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United States Naval Academy Alumni Association

Shipmate Volume 39, Number 1 Executive Director W. S. BUSIK, '43 Captain, U. S. Navy (Retired)

FEATURES Editorial

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

January-February, 1976

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Services

Director of Development R I C H A R D A. TEEL, '36 Captain, U. S. Navy (Retired)

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

Visits From Outer Space

by RAdm. Kemp Tolley USN (Ret.)

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Combat Weapons System Tests Aboard SPRUANCE

by Capt. Frank D. Buckley USN (Ret.) 17 Seeing Winnie Home

by Capt. John S. Keating USN (Ret.)

(DD-963)

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The Great Mystery

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

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The Saga of Sagarmatha Assistant

Editor

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

Commander, U. S. Navy (Retired)

by Cdr. Grant H. Rogers USN (Ret.) The Silver Plate Project Yangtze Anecdote

Executive Secretary BARRIE D U R E E

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Friends Who Deserve Our Thanks

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DEPARTMENTS Editorial Assistant A R N E T T CUSTER

Contributors' Biographies 2 Sea Breezes 3 The Mail Boat 4 Alumni Tour Dope 8 All Hands 10 Officers and Trustees 16 Lucky Bag of Books 33

A Few Inches From The Yard Capitol Hill 37 Navy Sports 39 Class News 44 Chapter News 95 Last Call 99 Classified Services 104

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

COVER Grant Rogers '39 plants his class flag in the Khumbu Glacier, high on the shoulder of Mount Everest. The saga of his journey begins on page 25.

Photograph courtesy of the author

Published monthly (July-August and JanuaryFebruary combined) and copyrighted 1976 by the Um'ted States Naval Academy Alumni Association, Inc., Alumni House, Annapolis, M D 21402; W. S. Busik, Executive Director.

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inquiries, insertion orders and space contracts should be addressed to: Mr. Gene Kraemer, Advertising Manager Box 96 Short Hills NJ 07078 Telephone (201) 379-2720 Reproduction proofs, copy and art work for advertising should be addressed and mailed to: The John D . Lucas Printing Co. 2601 Sisson Street, Baltimore, M D 21211 T. M. Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.

Contributors' Biographies REAR ADMIRAL KEMP TOLLEY USN (RET.) Kemp Tolley '29 put in much of his active service in China, including three years as a Russian language student in Shanghai and Harbin followed by a Trans-Siberian Railway trip to Latvia for another eight months of study. From that experience have come two books and many contributions to Shipmate, the Naval Institute Proceedings and other publications. As a Russian language expert he was asked to be the formal interpreter during the 1972 TovARiSHCH visit to Baltimore and again for the Boston visit described in his current article.

CAPTAIN FRANK D. BUCKLEY USN (RET.) Frank Buckley '37 commanded USS ISABEL (PY-10), KEY (DD-348) and HOLDER ( D D - 9 1 9 ) , was ASW Officer at FltTraGru Gtmo and Surface Ops Officer in a PacFlt HUK Group, and is a Naval War College graduate. After retirement in late 1957 he worked for Republic Aviation, Lockheed California, including a year with its destroyer Readiness Analysis Group at CinCLantFlt HQ, and Hughes Helicopters. Since 1973 he has been with Litton's Data Systems Division on the DD-963 Program and was cognizant engineer for the ASW Operational Demonstration sea trials of USS SPRUANCE.

CAPTAIN JOHN S. KEATING USN (RET.) John Keating '23 was a destroyerman with WWII commands of USS NICHOLSON, DesDiv 31, DesRon 17 and the Fleet Sonar School at Key West. Post war service included command of USS MANCHESTER, PhibGru China, NTC Great Lakes and NROTC North Carolina. Since retiring in 1953 he has served as Ass't.

President, Massachusetts Laboratories; Director of Sciences, Massachusetts Bay Community College; and on the Board of Trustees, State Colleges of Massachusetts. This is his first article in Shipmate, but another will follow soon.

REAR ADMIRAL GEORGE VAN DEURS USN (RET.) George van Deurs '21 graduated in 1920, served two years in battleship and destroyer, then went to Flight School. In 1925-26 he pioneered catapult flying from USS MEMPHIS and WEST VIRGINIA and continued on as a test pilot. In WWII he was C/S ComAirSoPac, commanded CHENANGO and was C/S Bombardment Task Force. Postwar service included SOPA Western Japan, carrier command, Navy Department and CinCUSNavEur staff before retiring in 1951. He is the noted author of Wings for the Fleet and numerous magazine articles on history and travel.

COMMANDER GRANT H. ROGERS USN (RET.) Grant Rogers '39, a WWII naval aviator with the DFC, was retired for physical disability in 1946. Entering the food processing business in Minnesota, he patented several processing machines.

In 1958 he founded the California Glazed Products Co. in San Jose. In recent years Grant and wife Betty, who writes and illustrates baby books and popular songs, became deeply interested in physical fitness. Hikes across Death Valley and the Kennedy 50 mile run were preludes to the hike to the Mt. Everest Base Camp.

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

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

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

THOMAS F. BATES A I960 graduate of Notre Dame, Tom Bates became Director of Public and Sports Information at Gannon College in Erie, Pa., in 1961, and also was publicity assistant for the All-American Bowl Football game at Buffalo in 1962-63. In 1967 he was appointed Director of Sports Information at Lafayette College, where his publications won honors for editorial excellence and his peers rewarded him with high offices in their professional associations. He joined Navy's staff in September 1973.

FREDERICK W. LARDNER '22 Fred Lardner '22 has been writing our legislative news since March of 1946, a longevity record not even approached by any other participant in or contributor to the magazine. After leaving the Naval Academy his career includes service as a newspaper reporter, business magazine writer, department store advertising manager, correspondent for newspapers, business and military magazines, and as a managing editor in Washington where he has lived and worked for many years.

JAMES G. STAVRIDIS Midshipman Jim Stavridis '76 is an English major, planning a Navy career in the nuclear power program after graduation. He is a first set four striper this year as Brigade Operations Officer and a nominee for a Rhodes Scholarship. He has been Editor of The Log, has won an N** in Squash and plays varsity Tennis in addition to maintaining an outstanding academic record. Jim hails from Pittsburgh, Pa.

We regret that the photographs and biographies of Cdr. Walker and Capt. Hall were inadvertently reversed in printing the December issue. However, we are sure that any observant reader would have recognized which was which.

Shipmate

Paul R. Schratz '39

The Great International Travel Ripoff Travel to adventure filled foreign lands has always been a joy to Americans.

Occasional discomforts are overlooked in the thrill of the unexpected. In recent years, two seemingly unrelated events changed all that. One was the invention of the computer, the other the discovery that hogs and cattle could travel across the U.S. without changing trains but humans couldn't. The travel industry reached the obvious conclusion: if people accept less than cattle, treat 'em accordingly and automate the discomfort to make a quick killing in mass travel. The result was the invention of the airbus, a stretch model of an aging transport or one of the new wide-bodied jumbo jets.

Today's light-hearted traveler bids friends goodbye, grabs a computer generated economy ticket and seeks his computer assisted seat amid swarms of like-minded. In the forward section are a few Arab oil sheiks, foreign government officials, free spenders on expense accounts and prize fighters; all others are packed three deep in the economy package. Privileges and courtesies once extended to all are now limited to the front seats. In the economy size, the traveler receives back-of-the-bus treatment learned in the deep South before Brown vs. U.S., Supreme Court, 1954. Aircrew and facilities are inadequate. Constant streams of people wait for abused lavatories or self-anesthetization at the bar at premium prices. Booze subsidizes the flight; to make still more money, meals are skimped and delayed. Children become irritable, further irritating overworked hostesses. The movie is not planned to destroy the last hope of sleep; it just works out that way. Cocktails, dinner and movie divide the long night into equal segments; sleep is impossible either in-between or instead of.

Arrival is something else. Tired blood and frayed tempers find the first glimpse of foreign land uninspiring. One oversize parking lot is like any other. No airport can handle or be expected to handle as routine one, two, or three airbuses simultaneously. Megahundreds of weary passengers swarm into customs lines six deep, fight their way to baggage carts, porters, money changers, taxis, buses.

Laden like dromedaries, queues intersect at right angles so as to facilitate maximum cultural interchange.

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The veteran wanderer in the world's watering holes soon finds new adventures.

The age of terrorism makes all personal belongings potentially lethal objects of extreme suspicion.

Airport security checks and electronic searches are one thing. My problem was a day in London devoted to carefree scrounging through second-hand book stalls. Arriving in Victoria station on a midweek morning, all baggage checking services were closed. Two railroad stations, four restaurants, two hotels, a travel agency, even the police station refused to accept temporary custody of luggage. The ridiculous last resort appeared to be a trip to the American Embassy merely to check a bag when a Swiss restaurant, not wishing to see a grown man weep, accepted the risk at the price of a meal and following a painstaking search of every nook and nodule.

(Honor bright, every single item is true!)

People in transit find daily variations of harassment by computer. The ticket envelope smugly proclaims the modernity of machine printout, perhaps to absolve responsibihty or possibility of human error. The original and top copies go somewhere else, who knows—the traveler gets an eighth carbon when only four are legible. And it isn't just tired old eyes which can't translate flight numbers and departure times. Reconfirming becomes an adventure in which any number can participate. When I asked, quite reasonably I thought, who more important than the traveler should be able to read the ticket, I was dismissed as a troublemaker.

To my added discomfiture, the point was soon emphasized.

In Scandinavia, neither I nor the travel agent could verify the blurred date of departure—and I was in Ronneby, Sweden, 125 miles ('scuse it, 200 kilometers) and one frontier from the airport. The printout was wrong; the desired flight was overbooked and I was bumped. The next Copenhagen to Paris plane was also fully booked but for 56 clams I was seated in first class alongside a cauliflowereared Australian. "Sorry, computer error" and you must pay the difl'erence—but expect no food, not even synthetic airline champagne.

On arrival in Paris three hours late, my bag, so hard to get rid of in London, I was now rid of, still in the Land of th^

Midnight Sun—"computer error," with a shrug—and I have not seen it since. They know how to treat a troublemaker, you see. In the bag are the half dozen packages of Christmas joy lugged all over Europe for the grandchildren in Paris (waiting all those hours with no word), some very nice Swedish crystal purchased the day before and the bottle of duty free scotch I probably missed most of all.

Should this ever happen to you, dear friend, take my advice. Don't bother exaggerating the value of your precious belongings. The payoff is made at $20 a pound regardless. And I was conned into an admission that it was a rather small, Ught bag even before I realized it was lost.

Airline people no longer look at passengers. They take the ticket and, whether to locate a lost child, misplaced baggage, snarled reservation, or merely finish a cigarette, soon hypnotize themselves in a private world of closed circuit TV. The computer response can be no better than the weakest link in the input, of course, which is why you needed help in the first place.

Multiple metropolitan airports such as Washington-Balitmore are also skillfully designed to confuse. The traveler flies in to Washington National; his host/escort/ family go to Dulles or Washington-Baltimore (formerly Friendship) and his baggage goes to Cincinnati. The real reason for the name change to Washington-Baltimore was to get that word "Friendship" out of the title, a psychological handicap to airline officials.

Ready to swear off forever, we are now wording a New Year's resolution: no more independent travel abroad except in tour groups which may happen to coincide with business needs. Let somebody else do the worrying and if something goes wrong there's at least a people to argue with. ^

The Mail Boat Has The Academy Gone To Hell?

Shipmate: I would like to take exception to some of the remarks made by Mid'n Stavridis in "A Few Inches From The Yard" in the Oct. issue. He states that USNA "hasn't changed all that much— maybe an extra hour of liberty, etc."

From what I understand it has changed all that much and to the detriment of the Academy and its graduates. I wager to say that there has been more change in the last ten years than in the 28 years between my father's class ('25) and mine ('53). Specifically, I deplore the fact that mids are allowed to drink (at the Superintendent's quarters even), that they don't march to class, they can own cars, they wear soft collar shirts—the detachables were so much neater, they have virtually no plebe year, chapel is no longer mandatory (the moral dechne in our country is accelerating) and a host of other items.

I base my remarks on conversations I had with a 2/c not too long ago. This young man, while not altogether disrespectful did not use "sir" and addressed me by my first name. This was unheard of in my day.

This laxness is manifest in the fleet also. My civiHan job takes me aboard navy ships and I have been appalled at the pornographic pictures splattered from bulkhead to bulkhead and I couldn't beheve my eyes when I encountered women in the machinery spaces on a working day on one of our carriers.

When I was a mid'n I griped as much as anybody else—some of which were reflected in the cartoons I drew for the Log. However, I thank God that the powers that be in those days didn't hear us and, if anything, even tightened the screws a bit.

Mr. Stavridis is right when he says older grads feel plebe year is too loose and privileges overabound and if that makes me a prude—so be it. Also, I don't believe he is in a position to judge whether or not the "qualities that have produced capable officer grads are still very much in attendance."

F. F. Sima, Jr. '53 LCdr. Sima's letter raises an issue important enough to warrant a direct reply from the Commandant of Midshipmen, the responsible officer, rather than editoiial comment by the staff. Although

Captain Forbes' letter is considerably longer than normal correspondence to "The Mail Boat," we publish it in full for the information of our readers.

Shipmate: As pointed out by Lieutenant Commander Sima, there have been numerous changes made at the Naval Academy in the past ten or more years. These evolutionary changes were based on rationale that was sound and in every case, the change clearly was appropriate. The changes provided a better academic program, more efficient operation of service facilities for midshipmen, and a means of fostering a greater sense of personal responsibility and maturity in the officers we were providing to the fleet. In reply to Lieutenant Commander Sima's letter, it would be appropriate to explain part of the rationale behind the various changes he specifically mentioned.

A long standing Maryland State law which prohibited midshipmen from drinking within five miles of the Chapel dome was repealed during the 1973 session of the Maryland legislature. Thereby, as of 1 June 1973, midshipmen 21 years of age or older legally could consume alcoholic beverages within the corporate limits of the City of Annapolis, and were afforded that privilege by the Naval Academy.

Effective 1 July 1974, the Maryland State legislature lowered the age of "majority" for citizens, thereby permitting persons 18 years of age or older to consume beer and light wine within the State. A Naval Academy decision to permit consumption by midshipmen 18 years of age or older followed on 1 August 1974. This was done in order to foster a mature approach to the use of alcoholic beverages by midshipmen and was in keeping with the philosophy of allowing responsible individuals greater latitude in managing their actions, and punishing severely those individuals who act in an irresponsible manner. I am happy to report that the vast majority of midshipmen have proven to be very mature in their approach to the use of alcohol and have acted in a responsible and prudent manner in handling this new privilege. A few have not and they have been "hammered" by the Commandant up to the point where they have been discharged for unsatisfactory conduct. We no longer are plagued by the overindulgence that

formerly was in evidence during brief away trips from USNA for weekends, football games, leave, etc. For example, we no longer have to "pour" the Brigade back on the buses or trains after the Army-Navy game. With regard to where and when consumption takes place, it should be noted that midshipmen, with a few exceptions, may consume alcoholic beverages only during liberty hours from 1515, Friday, to 1830, Sunday. First classmen are the only midshipmen authorized hberty on Friday night.

Fourth class midshipmen are not permitted to consume alcoholic beverages inside the seven-mile limit at any time, with the exception of June Week. Additionally, fourth classmen are not permitted outside the seven-mile limit except on rare occasions; e.g., leave, Army-Navy game. While midshipmen are permitted to consume alcohol in the City of Annapolis in accordance with State law, the only places they can drink on the Naval Academy grounds, without the express permission of the Commandant or Superintendent are in the private homes of officers and faculty, the Officers' and Faculty Club, and Dahlgren Hall. The bars in the Officers' and Faculty Club are "off-limits" to all midshipmen except first classmen. Beer only is sold in Dahlgren Hall.

Marching to class was disestabUshed with the advent of the academic minors (now majors) program in the early 1960's. Since classmates within the same company and battalion pursue different majors, and even pursue different elective courses within a common major, they have different class schedules on a daily basis. Under the new academic program it became infeasible to form them up and march them to common classes which simply did not exist. The obvious solution then and now is for midshipmen to proceed to class independently.

Ownership of cars has never been prohibited for midshipmen; however, the rules regarding their use and possession within the seven-mile limit has evolved over a period of time from no use, to one that now permits first classmen to have cars the entire academic year. The prime consideration always has been lack of parking space and congestion in Annapolis and on the grounds of USNA. With Shipmate

the growth of space on the Academy grounds through land fill, we have been able to provide parking for the first classmen, but not the underclass. Except for special circumstances; e.g., departing, returning from leave, underclass are not authorized to operate cars within the seven-mile Umit. Car privileges were extended to all first classmen in keeping with the "mature and responsible"' philosophy previously discussed. Again, the vast majority of the first classmen are meeting their responsibilities to the country, the Academy, and the Brigade and are enjoying the use of an auto at the same time.

Hard detachable collars, in my opinion, are neater than attached collars. On the other hand, they certainly are uncomfortable, more of a bother to put on, and were outmoded in the fleet long before we did away with them here. However, detachable collars were discontinued in 1964 for sound, logistical, cost-effective reasons. The shirt manufacturers could no longer obtain this type of collar from their suppliers, the laundry was unable to locate either new equipment or repair parts for existing collar pressing equipment and processing costs became prohibitive. When all classes wore detachable collars, the collar processing section alone of the laundry consisted of 9 to 15 employees, depending on the season. As wages at the laundry increased, employment of that many employees for one function became uneconomical. A similar situation occurred last year with white leggings. Former suppliers of leggings discontinued manufacture and an attempt to locate new sources proved futile because of the small quantities involved.

Lieutenant Commander Sima's statement that there is no Plebe Year is without substance and not based on fact. Although all alumni and upper classmen historically have perceived that the plebe class is not having a Plebe Year, I assure you that perception is incorrect. Plebe Year has changed to the extent that physical hazing and harassment were eUminated by an act of Congress. On the other hand, Plebe Year starts in early July of each year when the entire class is sworn in. The Plebe Summer portion of Plebe Year is extremely demanding. Reef Points, yard gauge, famous naval sayings, laws of the Navy, and the like of yesteryear are mastered during Plebe Summer.

During the Academic Year, the emphasis shifts to professional questions and topics.

Those in the Office of the Commandant who are close to the Plebe System fully recognize that Plebe Year is different from our Plebe Year but we all agree that it is still tough and demanding as it always has been. Simply put, the methods utilized to indoctrinate plebes have changed but the end result has not.

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Chapel and church attendance is no longer mandatory because of a successful challenge in court of this requirement by several former midshipmen and West Point cadets. It should be pointed out that attendance at chapel and at various churches in Annapolis is still a part of the routine of a significant portion of the Brigade on Sunday, on a voluntary basis.

As pointed out by one of our former chaplains, the number of worshipers in chapel on Sunday did not change when chapel became voluntary, only the number of midshipmen in attendance changed.

The conclusion inferred that laxness at USNA is manifest in the fleet, is not a valid one and is a general condemnation of all USNA graduates and skippers.

Each individual commanding officer determines how his command is run and sets the tone of the demeanor and behavior of his crew. It patently is unfair to state that all officers permit pornography on their ships or women in machinery spaces, or that those who do, do so because they didn't march to class, were aUowed to drink, owned a car, or wore soft collars as a midshipman.

In surrunary, I would agree with Midshipman Stavridis that the quahties that have produced capable graduates in the past are still very much in attendance, and I am in a position to judge. It is not the privileges, but rather the misuse or inability to handle privilege and the concomitant irresfKjnsibihty with which we ought to concern ourselves—and I do!

D. K. Forbes '50 Plebe Training Shipmate: The letter from C. M. St. Laurent '61 recalls a second classman of '21B who, in the fall of 1919, undertook to hold seamanship classes each evening between chow and study period. Maybe he felt it would help his own grasp of the subject; if so, perhaps it failed. In any event, he did not survive the full coirrse.

One evening we four plebes were sitting "at attention" in his room during a quiz session. Out of a clear sky came a remark by Harold (Jawn) Doe, "Sir, I think it's time the turkeys were let out to go to the bathroom (paraphrased, lest your secretary blush)."

Query by the frowning instructor, "Mr. Doe, who told you to say that?"

"No one, sir."

Announcement by instructor, "Class dismissed."

Let me add, la derriere classe.

Incidentally, John was a bit worried over an answer he wrote to a question on leadership during first class year. Asked (abbreviated), "In a tense situation in a turret handling room during battle practice, what do?" His answer, "I'd tell the crew the story of the three bears!"

His mark on the exam was not made pubUc, but at least he was not frapped for frivolity. Lucky he didn't refer to the story about the travelling salesman and the farmer's daughter.

John E. Curry '23 Do Nuclear Submarines Contribute Beyond Their Specialty?

Shipmate: In an essay "The Naval Academy of the Future (Shipmate, April 1972), I stated that the "highly competent officers in the nuclear program, cream of the corps for a generation, have not made an adequate contribution to the naval profession beyond their technical specialization." AmpUfying these remarks in an open letter to Admiral Rickover (Shipmate, April 1974), I stated that in the twenty years since NAirriLus slid down the ways, the needs of the nuclear program preempted the top leadership sources of the Navy yet, citing the Admiral's lament to Congress that the submariners are lowest on the totem pole in relative influence in the Navy today, I asked, " . . . have they in fact made a contribution to the naval profession worthy of their great potential?"

Although my gloomy view was accurate at the time, a remarkable change in assignment of nuclear trained officers to key positions seems to be emerging.

Nuclear trained are the Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Holloway, and his vice chief, Hal Shear; Mike MichaeUs, Chief of Naval Material, his vice chief, Forrest Peterson, and the Deputy for Material Acquisition, Ralph Ghormley; the Commander, Naval Air Systems, Kent Lee; Bob Long, DCNO (Submarine Warfare) and his deputy. Bill Cowhifl; Jim Doyle, DCNO (Surface Warfare); Ed Cooke, DCNO (Logistics); Jim Watkins, DCNO (Manpower) and Chief of Naval Personnel; Pat Hannifin, DCNO (Plans and Policy); Frank McMullen, Deputy Director, ASW and Ocean Surveillance; Paul Early, Director Ocean Surveiflance Division and Bob Blount, Director, Undersea and Strategic Warfare Development; the Trident Program Coordinator, Al Kelln and Director Deep Submergence, Tom Malone; Al WTiittle, Director, General Planning; Chuck Ranch, Assistant Chief of Naval Personnel (Human Goals) and Cal Trost, Assistant Chief (Officer Development); Cleo Mitchell, Deputy Director, Naval Education and Training and Jim Wilson, the Chief of Naval Education; the Superintendent, U.S. Naval Academy, Kin McKee, and many others in the SubPac, SubLant, and SubGroup commands.

In the DoD and Joint commands are Yogi Kaufman, Deputy Director, Joint Strategic Target Planning and Joe Russel, Chief, National Strategic Target List;

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In any case your Navy birthday issue was a good one.

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Whether the recent increases are the result of a deliberate policy change is not known..Remarkable is the fact that all the above are flag officers and even this roster is incomplete. The captains, commanders and less senior oflScers appear more and more in important positions outside their nuclear specialist field. I'm still not sure that this occurs to an adequate degree in major nontechnical policy assignments. My inquiries all received the same comment, that there aren't enough available, partly because these skilled and disciplined officers are highly sought after. In any event I think the results are of interest to our readers.

Paul R. Schratz '39 The October Bicentennial Issue Shipmate: Congratulations on the fine article on Washington's Navy by Judge Eller and about the part played in bringing about the surrender of Cornwallis by Comte de Grasse.

on the cover of the October Shipmate is not only attractive but astounding and a bit startling.

Here is a naval vessel broad reaching on the starboard tack with the wind on the starboard quarter! Hold everything!

A glance at the colors and commission pennant is in disagreement, both showing a breeze of six to eight knots on the port beam!

A jibe seems imminent and when that boom swings over, the colors and staff will go by the board. Is this an incident once referred to as "striking the colors"?

I am sure John Paul Jones would not have approved!

Harris K. Lyle '16 P.S. And in Shipmate yet.

I was told by the late Cdr. Ivan Fleuriot de I'Angle, French Navy, who was stationed here not long ago, that de Grasse was taken prisoner after the battle of Les Saintes by Rodney. After his captivity in England he appeared at the French Court. When de Grasse presented himself to the King, Louis abruptly turned his back. De Grasse left in disgrace for the rest of his life.

Two of de Grasse's daughters are buried in the graveyard of St. Mary's Church in Charleston, S.C. They died within a short time of each other. The inscription reads that they were the daughters of Vice Admiral Comte de Grasse, Viceroy des Antilles.

Wm. A. P. Martin '20

Shipmate

Shipmate: In the Shipmate "Mail Boat" section several months back you kindly published an appeal from me for information on the availability of a 1935 class ring as replacement for the one I had lost.

I am pleased to report that in response I received four offers of rings from widows of classmates, and classmates who had an extra one.

As a result of Mrs. Vestel's thoughtfulness I am now proudly wearing the ring of an old friend and classmate, Capt.

E. D. (Virgie) Vestel. It's a nice feeling —serves to keep him with us.

Many thanks for your and Shipmate's help.

J. M. Lyle '35 ^

Shipmate: I was very pleased to see the October issue of Shipmate with its Potter and Eller articles. The lithographs from our series on naval actions were well presented, particularly the two in color.

Your review of the series was appreciated, although we would have preferred it if you had mentioned not just the prints but also the publisher—Naval History Division, Department of the Navy. As I am sure you realize, the selection of the paintings to be reproduced was the product of a lot of time and thought, as was the working over of captions and the brief historical coverShipmate

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Editorial The Intelligence Probes

This editorial, by Col. Minter L. Wilson, Jr. USA (Ret.). appeared in the November 1975 issue of The Retired Officer.

We consider his statement important enough to reprint, even though it is three months later, because only a quarter of our readers will have seen it on first appearance and because we agree wholeheartedly with Colonel Wilson's last paragraph.

After nine months of Congressional digging into the secrets of America's intelligence operations, we must wonder what national purpose remains to be served.

Damage to our image abroad has been severe. A lessening of pubhc support and understanding of the intelligence function is daily more evident. In combination, both have resulted in an incalculable cost to our national security interests.

It is said that already the files accumulated by the Senate are larger than in any single investigation previously conducted by that body. The committee under Senator Church employs a staff of over 100 and Rep. Pike's committee more than 40. This extraordinary expenditure of time and money will have been well spent // the investigations are totally objective—designed to determine what malpractices may exist. But it is also vital that revelations and findings not be based on caprice nor poUtical motivations. The question each person involved in the process must ask himself, over and over, is "How should I handle this in the best interest of my country—today and, more importantly, for the future?"

Some relevant observations: Clearly, lawlessness under the national security umbrella must be curbed. But that doesn't preclude vigorous pursuit of the information our government needs to protect itself.

Assassination of foreign leaders doesn't fit our nature. If such planning did, in fact, occur, it represents a flaw in the system which must be corrected.

WTiolesale or unwarranted intrusions into the privacy of telephone, cable or mail communications of our citizens is wrong. But there are times when such practices may be in our national interest, and so a safe and rapid system to authorize it must be devised.

No legitimate weapon should go unused in our efforts to keep American society free to function for the good of all, and not just the few. Protection of individual liberty must not be so blindly construed and pursued that it causes the demise of our legally constituted government, from within or without.

Surely there is a sufficient record now to allow the Congress to perform its constitutionally mandated function. Little can be gained by pushing—on a purely speculative basis—into new areas of inquiry. And it does not help for investigating committees, on their own authority and against the advice of the Executive Branch, to reveal arbitrarily that which helps other nations know or confirm our intelligence capabilities.

There is no challenge to the notion that the United States needs the best intelligence services it can fashion. Congress now is in a position to consider the structure or restructure and to provide any oversight required.

January-February, 1976

In our view, it is high time for the Senate and House Intelligence Investigating Committees to consider the available evidence, write their reports and make their recommendations. if

Reprinted with permission of The Retired Officer Magazine © 1975 The Retired Officers Association.

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Visit to Russia in May Orient and East Africa Safari Space Still Open

Our first trip to Russia will depart May 10 via Pan Am charter flight from Baltimore-Washington. We will spend three days in Moscow, three days in Leningrad and a day in Kalinin; return to the U.S. is May 18.

Hotel accommodations and all meals are included. Also included are a full sightseeing program with English speaking guides, and a theatre evening in both Moscow and Leningrad.

The latter will feature opera, concert, ballet or the famous circus, depending on the schedule.

Although busy and animated, Moscow has an unexpected charm; after all, she's over 800 years old! Moscow has a sense of theatre, with its ornate, often awe-inspiring buildings.

Center stage is the Kremlin's triangular citadel, enclosing some 64 acres behind stone and brick battlements. Massive and impregnable in appearance, the Kremlin has its moments of beauty, particularly in the evening when its 19 towers emphasize its essentially medieval character.

We will leave Moscow via train for Kalinin, one of Russia's oldest cities. Called Tver until 1931, this city on the Volga River was a major trading center of Old Russia. We'll have some time at leisure before leaving by train for Leningrad.

Leningrad is the lavishly designed capital of the ancient czars. Built by Peter the Great to rival Venice, Leningrad stands on 101 islands linked by more than 300 bridges.

There are picture perfect sights at every turn—parks, spacious squares surrounded by impressive buildings and monuments, and bustling Nevsky Prospect, filled with shops, theatres and passersby.

We'll tour St. Isaac's Cathedral, Palace Square and visit the Hermitage Museum to see a portion of its millions of works of art—including some of the world's most famous masterpieces.

The cost of our springtime in Russia is $664 per person; single room supplement is $56. A visa is required and passengers will receive applications and information upon booking the tour. The fee, including consular charge and processing, is $13.

Other 1976 Tour Dates 17-31 May

— Spain and Morocco

4-18 August

— Scandinavia

8-15 August

—* Alaska Cruise

20-27 September— Munich Oktoberfest 7-23 November—*Tahiti, Australia, New Zealand *West Coast departures

The Lenin Museum from Moscow's Red Square-

Space is Still available on our East Africa Safari March 28-April 13, and our Orient Holiday, April 11-30.

In East Africa we will spend four days in Nairobi and ten days on safari, staying at luxury safari lodges. Everything is included: park admissions, expert game spotters and escorts, transportation in comfortable safari vehicles, all meals on safari, breakfast and dinner in Mombasa, and full breakfast in Nairobi.

We will see Mount KiHmanjaro, dominating the beautiful Amboseli Game Reserve, and drive into the world's largest national park, Tsavo West, home of more than 20,000 elephants. The scenery is rugged, spectacular and completely unspoiled.

Our Orient holiday features three days in exotic Bali at the deluxe Bali Beach Hotel. Tokyo, Kyoto, Bangkok and Hong Kong are also on the itinerary, with a full sightseeing program in each country. Dinner is included seven nights, featuring a geisha party in Kyoto and sunset dinner cruise in Bangkok. Deluxe hotels include the Okura in Tokyo, Oriental in Bangkok and Peninsula in Hong Kong.

Further details of our trips may be obtained from Matterhorn Travel Service, 2450 Riva Road, Annapolis, Maryland 21401. Telephone (301) 268-7822.

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Salute to Our Oldest Alumni At the beginning of the New Year, the Naval Academy Alumni Association takes great pride in saluting the ten oldest living alumni. According to Alumni House records, those "top ten" are: Name and address

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Mr. William Carroll Parrish P.O. Box 414 Colton CA 92324

1889

Capt. Byron Andrew Long USN (Ret.) 67 Hilton Avenue, Garden City Long Island NY 11530 RAdm. WilHam Rea Furlong USN (Ret.) 3611 LoweU Street, N.W. Washington DC 20016 Capt. Robert Alden Dawes USN (Ret.) Cobbs Creek Mathew Co. VA 23035

Born 4-2-1879 1901 Born 4-15-1880 1905 Born 4-26-1881 1904 Born 7-24-1881

1903 VAdm. Walter Stratton Anderson USN (Ret.) 1065 Lexington Avenue New York NY 10017 Born 10-4-1881 Capt. Sam Colby Loomis USN (Ret.) 15 Windjammer Point S. Merritt Island FL 32952 Capt. Harry Langley Pence USN (Ret.) 7694 Exchange Place La Jolla CA 92037

1903 Born 7-14-1882 1906 Born 9-23 -1882

1905 RAdm. Harry Earl Shoemaker USN (Ret.) R.R. I lorn 112-21 -1882 Bluff ton IN 46714 1903 RAdm. Thomas Herbert Taylor USN (Ret.) 130 St. Marks Street Born 1-15 -1883 Sugarland TX 77478 Capt. Earl Roop Shipp USN (Ret.) The Sequoias, 1400 Geary Blvd., Apt. 810 San Francisco CA 94109

1905 Born 2-7 -1883

Hearty congratulations are also extended to the next ten oldest living alumni, who are: Mr. James L. Hall 105 Montgomery Street San Francisco CA 94104 Capt. Alvah Breaker Court USN (Ret.) Atholl, Cumberstone Road Harwood MD 20776 Adm. Aubrey Wray Fitch USN (Ret.) River Road Newcastle ME 14553 Adm. Royal Eason IngersoU USN (Ret.) The Kennedy Warren 3133 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Washington DC 20008 RAdm. Kirby Smith (CEC) U S N R (Ret.) 1693 Little Joe Court Decatur GA 30033

1907 Born 3-7-1883 1905 Born 3-29-1883 1906 Born 6-11-1883 1905

Born 6-20-1883 1906 Born 7-8-1883

1906 Cdr. Christopher Augur Russell USN (Ret.) Gen. Lee Apts., 5203 Fafls Road Born 7-29-1883 Baltimore MD 21210 Commo. Charles Frank RusseU USN (Ret.) 1907 133 Main Street Born 8-19-1883 Wellsboro PA 16901 Capt. James Orville Gawne USN (Ret.) The Kennedy Warren 3133 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Washington DC 20008 Capt. Henry Rawle USNR (Ret.) 59 Courtland Avenue Stamford CT 06902 Capt. Louis Poisson Davis USN (Ret.) 2126 Connecticut Avenue N.W. Washington DC 20008

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Born 10-4-1883 1905 Born 10-8-1883 1905 Born 12-8-1883

"There is a true honor and a true glory; the honor of integrity and the glory of duty done."

Robert E. Lee

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All Hands the invitation extended to me by the Board of Trustees of the Association.

Ever since I became an Assistant Secretary of the Navy in 1954 I have had a deep affection for the Navy and the Naval Academy and its alumni. That this affection has been returned has given me one of the great satisfactions of my life.

With warm and continued personal regard, Sincerely, s/ Bill Franke

Slate Of Nominees For 1976 Election Of Officers

In accordance with the By-Laws of the Alumni Association, President Benham's Precept to the Nominating Committee was pubHshed in the September 1975 issue of Shipmate. The Committee, chaired by Hon. William A. Anders '55, has presented the following slate of nominees for the 1976 election of officers and trustees: Vice President, East (one nominee) VAdm. Chas. S. Minter USN (Ret.) '37 Vice President, West (one nominee) VAdm. Paul D. Stroop USN (Ret.) '26 Trustees-at-Large (six nominees for four vacancies) Maj. Richard C. Abington USMCR '59 Lt. WiUiam M. Ecker USN '71 LGen. Hugh M. Elwood USMC (Ret.) '38 LCdr. Paul E. Galanti USN '62 Mr. Owen F. Keeler '43 Mr. Kent A. Maxfield '63 Additional nominations may be made by petition submitted to the Board of Trustees, Alumni House, Annapolis MD 21402, provided that the petition is signed by not less than 50 members in good standing of the Alumni Association, and that it be submitted not later than 15 February 1976.

Photographs and biographies of all nominees will be published in the April issue of Shipmate, just prior to the annual election.

USNA Board Of Visitors

Lt. John Paul Jones hoisting "the Flag of Freedom" ensign until adoption of the first "Stars and Stripes" on 14 June 1777, which was also first hoisted aboard ship by Capt.

John Paul Jones in commissioning the frigate RANGER on 4 July 1777.

In the Academy's re-enactment, over 4,000 midshipmen and marines stood at attention as a replica of the Grand Union flag was hoisted in Tecumseh Court during noon meal formation. Immediately afterward the Superintendent, RAdm. McKee, led an official party to lay a wreath at the crypt of John Paul Jones beneath the Chapel. The party included representatives of the John Paul Jones Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, who donated the flag to the Academy.

Our New Honorary Member Revolutionary Flag Flies Over USNA

Old alumni need not be alarmed; this was the "Grand Union" flag, first national ensign of the American colonies, which was hoisted at the Naval Academy with full honors on 3 December, 200 years to the day after Lt. John Paul Jones first hoisted the original colors on board the ALFRED, our first naval flagship.

A few weeks after the hoisting aboard ALFRED, the Grand Union flag was adopted by George Washington's army and flown over his headquarters on 1 January 1776. It remained the national

In its 1975 Fall meeting the Board of Trustees voted to extend honorary membership in the Alumni Association to one of the Academy's staunchest supporters, former Secretary of the Navy William B. Franke. His letter of acceptance is published for the edification of our readers: It is many a day since I have had a thrill such as your letter of 9 October has given me.

To be asked to become an honorary member of the Naval Academy Alumni Association is a great honor. I accept with humility but with deep appreciation

The Board of Visitors met at the Naval Academy on 19-20 November 1976 for its semi-annual review of how the Academy is performing in terms of its mission.

Although efforts to have the President of the Alumni Association serve at least as an ex-officio member have not been successful, three of the five presidential appointees are alumni: Adm. Harry D. Felt USN (Ret.) '23, LGen. Victor H. Krulak USMC (Ret.) '34 and RAdm. Eugene A. Barham USN (Ret.) '35.

We also note that Capt. Cary H. Hall USN (Ret.) '40 is a member of the USMA Board of Visitors.

GAO Report Favors USNA

A recent study by the General Accounting Office concludes that the service and Merchant Marine academies are doing a good job of producing qualified officers but could make many improvements.

GAO criticized West Point, Air Force and Coast Guard for not requiring a comprehensive examination covering professional knowledge before graduation in order to determine professional competency and to verify the effectiveness of academy instruction. Such examinations are required at the Naval and Merchant Marine Academies.

The Air Force and West Point were also criticized for not having a formal feedback system between the school and the units to which graduates are assigned, providing data from both the graduates and their commanders. The Naval AcadShipmate

11 emy has such a feedback system in operation and the Coast Guard uses a board of senior officers periodically to assess graduate performance.

Unlike the Naval Academy and West Point, GAO says that Air Force and Coast Guard are not producing enough technically oriented officers to satisfy their long-term needs. It was not until 1973, according to the report, that the Air Force informed its Academy of the need for technically trained officers. The Coast Guard is reported as not getting enough technical officers from its OCS program but, at the same time, cutting back on technical training for its Academy students.

GAO's one complaint against the Naval Academy is that 25% of its faculty does not have advanced academic degrees. It does not comment that the great majority of these instructors are young officers assigned to the Executive and professional departments. One would not think an MA essential to teaching Seamanship or being a Company Officer.

230,000 officers and men, the Chinese are reported to have over 1,000 vessels, including 60 submarines of which one may be nuclear, and 600 aircraft. Although the Chinese Navy so far has been employed in a coastal defense role, it must also be reckoned now as a formidable fighting force.

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Ceremony At The French Monument Continuing its custom, the Midshipman French Club conducted a wreathlaying ceremony at the French Monument on St. John's College campus on 11 November 1975.

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Two survey vessels, each equipped with sophisticated sonar, will be used to probe the ocean floor. The area is considered ideal for underwater salvage work because of its rocky bottom; the depth is less than 200' and there should be a minimal amount of wreck subsidence into sand and mud.

Commemoration Of The First Takeoff

Building Up On The Other Side

Recent reports carried in various newspapers give food for thought as to the extent of naval build up by the Soviet Union and China at a time when the U.S. Congress seems determined to cut back the Defense appropriations in favor of other programs.

DoD has announced that the Soviets are building a third attack carrier, expected to displace about 45,000 tons and to operate fixed wing aircraft. With her sisters, KIEV (undergoing trials in the Black Sea) and Minsk (nearing completion at Nikolayev), she vastly expands the operational area and the capabilities of the Soviet Navy, and the three carriers can also be employed to produce important political effects—as we well know.

U.S. intelhgence sources also report that a new Soviet submarine missile was test fired last October from the White Sea area and travelled nearly 3,500 miles to Kamchatka. It is not yet clear whether it was a simple multiple re-entry vehicle, several warheads fired shotgun fashion at a single target, or the more sophisticated multiple independently targeted vehicle with warheads capable of precise aim at widely separated targets. If it is the latter, the Soviet Union is catching up in one of the few facets of the missile race in which we still lead.

Meanwhile, the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London reports that Red China has built up to rank as the world's third largest Navy. With

The expedition will be staffed by faculty members, graduates and students of several British and American universities.

The Navy will cooperate in the venture and it is possible that USNA midshipmen may be able to receive academic credit for participation in the project. The operational base will be on the coast of Yorkshire, a short distance from the scene of Jones' great fight with HMS

Laying the wreath; LCoL Richard Hambleton USAR, Mid. 1/c Samuel Hauge, President of the French Club, and Capitane de Fregate Sauvage, French Ass't. Naval Attache

The monument, overlooking College Creek, honors French soldiers and sailors who gave their lives fighting side by side with Americans under command of George Washington during the American Revolution. In 1965 the French Club was instrumental in refurbishing the monument and initiated the wreath-laying ceremony on November 11, Veterans Day, of that year.

Attending the ceremony this year were representatives of the French Government, the Midshipman French Club, the U.S. Army, St. John's College, the Naval Academy faculty, the Annapolis Chapter of the Alliance Francaise, various civic and patriotic organizations.

The Post Office Department and the Smithsonian Institution have combined to produce a cachet cover to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the first aircraft takeoff from a naval vessel. The historic event took place from a flight deck 83' long and only 37' above the water installed on the light cruiser BIRMINGHAM just seven years after the Wright Brothers' first powered flight at Kitty Hawk.

On 14 November 1910 Eugene Ely, a civiUan flyer employed by Glenn Curtiss, took off from the ship at anchor in Hampton Roads. The plane actually touched the water, cracking its propeller, but Ely managed to regain air speed and flew to a successful landing IVi miles away on Willoughby Spit—the real beginning of naval aviation. Ironically, every one else connected with the early days of aviation has been honored by ship names—but not Eugene Ely, one of the most deserving.

The Smithsonian Institution will forward a copy of this cachet cover upon receipt of $1.00. Requests for Cachet No. 33 should be sent to Milestones of Flight, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC 20560.

Bon Homme Richard To Be Raised A plan to salvage artifacts from John Paul Jones' flagship, BON H O M M E RICHARD, has been granted recognition by the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration. The project, organized by the Atlantic Charter Maritime Archeological Foundation, will begin operations this summer with the goal of lifting all the artillery from the wreck by the end of 1976 and completing the operation in 1979, two hundred years after her sinking.

Late Flash RAdm. Thomas J. Hamilton USN (Ret.) '27 is being awarded the NCAA's highest honor, the Theodore Roosevelt ("Teddy") Award for 1976. Presentation will be at the NCAA annual convention in St. Louis Missouri, on 16 January.

The 1975 recipient of the Teddy Award was President Gerald R. Ford, /h

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Visits from Outer Space Rear Admiral Kemp Tolley USN (Ret.)

Manned by crews with nervously quivering lobal antennae and anxiously orbiting third eye, the space beings aboard two pairs of craft stood by to land on widely separated spots on Terra, unsure of the natives' reception. This was midMay 1975.

One pair threaded the tricky channel past the historic fortress of Kronshtadt, which guards Leningrad. They were the U.S. destroyers LEAHY { D L G - 1 6 ) , Captain Alexander M. Sinclair, and T\TTN.ALL (DDG-19). Commander B. F. Featherstone, unit commander Rear Admiral Justin E. Langille III, ComCruDesGru Twelve.

The other pair was approaching the equally historic port of Boston, under the overall command of Rear Admiral A. M. Kalinin: the Soviet destroyers BOYKIY ("nimble, alert, lively, adroit, ready") and ZHGUCHIY ("burning, hot, caustic, corrosive," or in the vernacular, "a redhot mamma").

The two ports, Leningrad and Boston, shared something peculiarly in common; each had been the focal point of a revolution that jointly had changed the face of the world.

Of course there had been exchanges of visits of U.S. and Russian warships before this interesting new facet of detente had been whipped up on relatively short notice, ostensibly in celebration of VE Day's 30th anniversary.

Notably, Imperial Russian Squadrons lay in New York and San Francisco during the American Civil War, making it entirely clear on whose side the Russians would be in case Britain intervened on the side of the Confederacy.

In the summer of 1888, the 1,400-ton wooden steam sloop ENTERPRISE, Commander B. H. McCalla, on an extensive European cruise, creaked into Kronshtadt for probably the most hectic fortnight experienced by any U.S. Naval contingent before or since. The scheduling of social events, if somewhat haphazard, certainly omitted nothing in wild excesses of hospitality, opportunity for gustatory punishment, and simple, plain, hilarious abandon.

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crews were the foreign born sweepings of the world's waterfronts, to whom the American flag merely represented a better shake, poor as it was, than they could find aboard a merchantman. When liberty was granted, the immediate object of the drill was a rush to the grog shops to attain as soon as humanly possible a condition of beastly stupefaction. Jumping ship and overleave were so common as to be the normal state of affairs.

The Russians had given permission for ENTERPRISE to use a nearby rifle range, and as described by the then Lieutenant R. R. IngersoU, Executive Officer, it was a total disaster: "The squads distributed before the targets had hardly commenced practice when Russian moujiks appeared with milk cans and asked permission to sell milk. . . . The men bought milk very freely. In less time than would have seemed possible, nearly every man . . . was gloriously drunk." It was milk, all right—at least five percent, enough to sUghtly color the remaining pure vodka.

ENTERPRISE had entertained almost the entire officer corps of the elite Second Cuirassier Guards, who lay into a number of cases of port "like kittens to new milk," as IngersoU described their enthusiasm for the stuff taken aboard at Oporto but which the Americans found too sickly sweet for their whiskey-tuned throats. The return engagement was nothing if not strenuous. The American party took off in three-horse droshkies, flying over dirt roads at full gallop, mud heavily spattering cocked hats, epaulettes, swords and frock coats. Soon they were at the summer bivouac of some 70,000 Russian troops. Joyously received by their hosts, the nearly one hundred at table ate and drank copiously at a two-hour dinner before repairing to the exercise field.

While IngersoU was innocently applauding the magnificent horses passing by, a group of cavalrymen suddenly rushed toward him, grabbed him in many pairs of hands and tossed him high in the air . . . "caught me gently . . . then hove me up again." This was a rare honor, the colonel said, as IngersoU readjusted his badly ruffled feathers, one that any prince of the blood would be happy to receive.

All this was merely the prelude. By three o'clock the next afternoon, IngersoU and his equally bruised, beat and bedraggled companions were at last gratefully in their bunks aboard ship, after a sleepless, non-stop 24 hours of conviviality that would have flattened lesser men.

That the German Emperor was in town on a state visit probably added to the general air of festivity, but it did nothing to enhance the pride of the Americans in such a sorry old bucket as ENTERPRISE and her ancient artillery, lined up with rows of modern Russian and German ironclads.

In 1911 a far more impressive display of American might showed the flag at Kronshtadt: the powerful new Second Division of the Atlantic Fleet—battleships LOUISIANA, SoirrH CAROLINA, N E W HAMPSHIRE, and KANSAS, with collier CYCLOPS as train.

As in 1975, the Russian aim was detente. The current effort is deeply involved with Jewish emigration. In 1911, the Russians had refused several dozen Americanized Jews permission to return to establish businesses in contravention to Russian law. By then, the miUions of Jews who had ffed the late 19th century Czarist pogroms had built up a powerful financial and political base in the U.S. and were hotly pressing Congress to repudiate the 1832 Russian-American trade treaty in retaliation.

Thus, Division Commander Rear Admiral Charles J. Badger and his officers were received in a most friendly way and the Czar himself came aboard LOUISIANA for a thorough inspection. Nor was the Admiral tossed in a blanket. Petersburg had come a long way in decorum since 1888.

Also to the good was the wholly different character of the U.S. bluejackets, who though still not angels, certainly were a far cry from the rabble which had kept the Russian police on the jump a generation earlier.

The only contretemps was clearly a victim of circumstances—Passed Midshipman Roy C. Smith Jr. (our Editor's father). He was at the dock awaiting a boat shipside when a Russian admiral's

14 barge drew alongside. The admiral disembarked, returned Smith's salute, then had a double take. There was much reminiscing after discovering that he had indeed seen Smith's face before, when the latter was in Petersburg with his assistant naval attache father. The pleasant interlude concluded with the admiral's sending Smith off to SOUTH CAROLINA in his barge, the coxswain thereof unfortunately neglecting to lower the admiral's personal flag. The hastily summoned reception committee of commanding officer, guard and band, was naturally not amused to find the object of all this unexpected flap was a very junior oflicer indeed, one whose shore leave thenceforth was somewhat constricted.

Alas! Despite all the Russians' efforts.

Congress bowed to the pressure and repudiated the treaty.

There are other visits which limitations of space prevent our enlarging on. Some of these could scarcely be classified as "good will," such as the ill-advised 19181919 interventions at Murmansk, Archangel, and Vladivostok, where, as a Soviet admiral once remarked to me, "matters ran more to shooting than to toasting."

The Asiatic Fleet flagship AUGUSTA made an informal call at Vladivostok in the summer of 1937. We and Stalin were not by any means chummy at the time, that of the great purges, but the Japanese were giving the Soviets a very bad time in Manchuria and Mongolia, as they were us in China, and as the pragmatic Arabs put it, "The enemy of my enemy is my friend." So AUGUSTA was warmly received.

CNO inspects a Russian crew

We, rell before ZHGUCHIY and BOYKIY eased alongside Boston's Commonwealth Pier, extensive preparations had been launched before public release of the news, "The Russians are coming! The Russians are coming!" There must be no incidents! Schedules must be kept full to allow no spare time for mischief. This being a "first" no one knew exactly what the Soviets would or would not stand still for in the way of entertainment. On the release of the news, a thoroughly well done CHINFO program had set the stage for wide dissemination and favorable pubhc acceptance. Hundreds of invitations from private individuals, clubs, societies, corporations and so forth deluged Navy headquarters with offers of dinners, entertainment, gifts and trips. The Boston Globe printed a very friendly welcoming article in both Russian and English. The subway provided free rides and some

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theatres free tickets. Coca Cola turned up dockside with 40 cases for the pauses that refresh. Various ice cream companies donated their products.

How did all this sit with our space visitors? Very well indeed. The individual dinner invitations were politely declined (too busy), although about twenty-five discreetly attended a party hosted by a local language group. A large success was the steak barbecue following a soccer game sponsored by Massachusetts Institute of Technology. One of the super hits was lunch at McDonald's, where the management enthusiastically greeted the busload of Soviets, hosted them with everything on the menu and passed out McDonald souvenirs. Not only did the

Soviet sailors enjoy the experience, but local patrons also, as everybody partook of a bit of Americana and tried to communicate with each other.

An afternoon watching the Boston Red Sox, where on arrival the Soviets received a standing ovation, also was well received, although the translators were hard put to explain to their bewildered guests the intricacies of bunts, sacrifice hits, errors, catbird seats and stolen bases. (Stolen bases? The police do nothing?) But oh! those hot dawks!

One group of officers and men visited Newport, the War College and several naval training establishments. A tour of some enlisted family quarters, with fine hi-fi's, shiny 'friges, fascinating mechanShipmate

15 ical toys for the kids and flip-top cans mystified and delighted the Soviet sailors, whose comments suggested a mild skepticism that it was all genuine and not a mockup. The base exchange with its dazzling array developed more interest than sightseeing, and indicated a canny knowledge as to what back home was on top with the rock albums.

For the Soviets' part, they clearly did their best. So many thousands filed on board for a quick once-over of the topside that the Soviets lost count. But the estimate is 40,000. Their amateur musicians, dancers and singers wowed audiences wherever they went. Soviet personnel were friendly and outgoing with the crowds, both aboard ship and on liberty. Contacts with the Boston police produced a constant exchange of gifts and souvenirs and generated much goodwill. Daily, contingents of U.S. and Soviet navymen visited each other's messes and wardrooms for meals and entertainment.

Wide swapping of personal gifts and mementos helped breach the language and cultural gap. .And there were even some wet eyes observed among the young ladies who came to the pier to see the ships off.

In summing up, Uttle was left to chance by a crack Navy public affairs team. Vice Admiral Stansfield Turner, Com Second Fleet, the senior host. Rear Admiral Roy D. Snyder, Jr., Com ONE, and Rear Admiral James P. Stewart USCG, Commander First Coast Guard District, whose cutter USCGS SHERMAN led the Soviets in. Admiral Holloway, who just happened to be in Boston, dropped in on Admiral Kalinin, and Soviet Ambassador Dobrynin came up to give the whole show full diplomatic recognition.

That the Soviets were well pleased by it all is indicated by their saying so in strong terms to Admiral Langille, then in Leningrad, and at whose companion mission of good will we shall now have a look.

It was not really a "first" when

LEAHY

and TATTNALL eased by the fortress of Kronshtadt, wondering why the approach was bare of all traffic*; on 2 October 1972, with no hoopla, the Americans and Soviets had agreed on each opening 40 ports to sixteen specified ships on each side, with four days' notice. Since then for example there had been the USNS * The authorities had banned all movement during the American entry.

January-February, 1976

Leningrad's greeting

Detente aboard the LEAHY

Capt. Sinclair meets a Russian P.O. HARKNESS'S November 1973 Novorossisk

(Black Sea) visit, with U.S. Naval ratings aboard. Six Soviet ships have taken advantage of the agreement, before which had been the November 1963 visit of the USS REHOBOTH to Nahodka, Siberia, and

the September 1959 visit of the USS MAURY to Odessa. All had been most hospitably received. It was after the latter visit that negotiations were going on for a more pubhcized "formal" exchange, such as the recent one in May 1975. But Gary Powers and his U2 spy plane got winged over the USSR in May 1960, and that wrote finis to not only the ship exchange idea but to Eisenhower's and Khrushchev's projected love feast.

As a minor variation, in June 1975, USS WAINV^'RIGHT, a destroyer, penetrated what for years had been a Soviet lake, to visit the USSR's somewhat rambunctious associate, Roumania. Here again, nobody took a chance in stirring up the U.S. pond with any publicity waves.

But LEAHY and TATTNALL were different, even if not "firsts." There alongside Leningrad quay, not far from the famous cruiser AURORA, whose blank shot had signalled the Revolution's start, they could be seen by tens of thousands of strolling Leningraders. It was perhaps no accident that Boston and Leningrad were selected; both consider themselves their country's intellectual elite and eminently fitting that such an exchange should take place in cities not only culturally superior, but in the case of Boston, less hkely to produce embarrassing incidents than such cities as New York or Baltimore, where large, hostile ethnic minorities exist.

There had been a minor flap over the American berthing, an earlier Soviet offer having been a rather remote spot in the commercial harbor, difficult for the public to get at. But U.S. opposition to this cloistering had got them changed to a place in the Leningrad sun, such as had been provided the Soviet ships in Boston.

It was clear from the moment of arrival that the Soviets wanted the American visit to be a success. Publicity had been wide, and the superefficient bamboo telegraph provided a powerful backup; crowds lined the waterfront to see the Stars and Stripes flapping aboard a U.S. man of war for the first time in their lives. Actually, they had seen the flag itself just a year earlier, flying in the Maine Maritime Academy's big schoolship SS STATE OF MAINE, which carried some 250 cadets, on whom an estimated $200,000 worth of hospitality had been showered. Rear Admiral E. A. Rodgers, USMS, Commandant, had been led off the usual tourist path to visit Lenin's old Smolny Institute office. At Rodgers' pleased comment on the honor, the Soviets had rather wistfully observed that, "not every day do we have an American admiral as a guest."

Now they had another one—Rear Admiral Justin E. Langille III, and again they really "showered it on"—literally— in activating for his benefit the vast Peterhof Palace fountains, which like those of the Taj Mahal, do their magnificent spraying only on very special occasions.

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USNA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERS President— M R . DAVID B . BENHAM ' 4 1 ,

Oklahoma City, O K Vice President (Eastern

Area)—

V A D M . JAMES F . CALVERT, USN (Ret.) '43,

Darien, C T Vice President (Central

Area)—

R A D M . CORWIN G . MENDENHALL, USN (Ret.)

•39, Dallas, TX Vice President (Western

Area)—

V A D M . P. D . STROOP, USN (Ret.) '26,

San Diego, CA Executive

Director—

CAPT. W . S . BUSIK, USN (Ret.) '43,

Annapolis, M D Treasurer—

Obviously, the old tune, "Whattaya gonna do with a drunken sailor?" had no place in this scenario. What do you do with a foreign sailor in Leningrad? There are no pubs or nightclubs as we know them. The young ladies are circumspect to a degree. Only in a few restaurants and the park may one have a beer, or perhaps a vodka. But Admiral Langille, as he put it to me in a letter, "gambled and granted general liberty." Dress blues for all hands—liberty expiring at 11:45 p.m. for officers and CPOs and 45 minutes earlier for lower rates. In the perfect 70° weather they strolled the wide streets of a city close to unique in its baroque if somewhat faded grandeur, sweeping vistas, canals, low skyline and impressive monuments. Many citizens stopped sailors to exchange souvenirs and practice their English; as a window on the West with many tourists, Leningraders are less suspicious of foreigners than Soviets elsewhere.

CAPT. J. D. OLIVER, JR., USN (Ret.) '43,

Annapolis, M D

TRUSTEES Past President— A D M . ARLEIGH A. BURKE, USN (Ret.) '23,

Bethesda, M D Superintendent's

Representative—

CAPT. W . C . HASKELL, USN '49,

USNA, Annapolis, M D

At Large (To serve through Spring Meeting

1976)

R A D M . N E W T O N P. Foss, USN '44 CDR. FRANK N . HANNEGAN, USN '52 LCDR. HARLAN K . ULLMAN, U S N '63 CAPT. AVERY K . LOPOSER, USN '52

(To serve through Spring Meeting

1977)

A D M . WILLIAM F . BRINGLE, USN (Ret.) '37 LCDR. WILLIAM P. DONNELLY, ( C E C ) USN '65 R A D M . SHELDON H . K I N N E Y , USN (Ret.) '41 CAPT. EDWARD H . MARTIN, USN '54

(To serve through Spring Meeting

1978)

T H E H O N . WILLIAM A. ANDERS '55 CAPT. JAMES R . HOGG, USN '56 R A D M . JOHN E . KIRKPATRICK, U S N R (Ret.) '31 CAPT. JOHN F . LABOON, C H C , USN '44

From Local Chapters M R . L . PARKER FAIRLAMB '27, Annapoh's M R . WALTER J. TONER, JR. '43, Boston

ADM. H . D . FELT, USN (Ret.) '23, Honolulu CoL. DAVID B . GROVER, U S A F '53, Los Angeles

MR. J. S. PARK '48, New York M R . W . PINKNEY JONES '54, Peninsula CDR. RALPH A. SENTMAN, USN (Ret.) '25,

Philadelphia R A D M . B . H . BIERI, JR., USN (Ret.) '37,

San Diego/Coronado M R . STEPHEN S . MCDONALD '65,

Southeast Florida (Miami) CDR. THOMAS O . MCWHORTER, USNR '41,

Texas Gulf Coast (Houston) CAPT. DONALD F . KRICK, USN (Ret.) '30,

Seattle CAPT. CHARLES E . K I N G , USN (Ret.) '33,

Wa-^hington, D C

Outside the dock enclosure Americans were held for half an hour or more, signing autographs, and answering questions covering the entire spectrum of life in the U.S.A. And of course, the Americans' impression of Hero City Leningrad, which had so valiantly withstood the German siege.

There were organized tours to the circus, the grim former prison-fortress of Peter and Paul, the great Hermitage Museum, Pushkino, and around the city itself. At a friendly hockey game between the U.S. Navy and the home team, the 75 U.S. officers and men vociferously rooting for the Soviets obviously did the trick; the Leningraders won.

Special passes issued by the Soviets allowed individuals to enter the enclosure and board the ships. General visiting was restricted to LEAHY, where some 12,500 toured in two afternoons. TATTNALL was reserved for special guests: Frunze Naval Academy officer students, youth groups, diplomats and "bol'shie kapusti" ("big cabbages"). Rather a surprise visit was that of the Florida Junior College Choral Group, from Jacksonville, TATTNALL'S home port, on a musical tour of the USSR. Aside from serenading the delighted crewmen and civilian crowd, romance blossomed; a TATTNALL petty officer is now engaged to one of the singers. Another unlikely visitor was Liz Taylor, waving to the cheering troops, on the arm of her smiling escort, Henry Wynbert, coming aboard LEAHY for lunch along with Soviet associates with whom she was making a movie.

There were more serious visitors, too.

"How many missiles do you carry?" straightforwardedly inquired a Soviet admiral of LEAHY'S skipper Sinclair.

"Enough to do the job," he replied. And in one of the conversations a meeting of fly-boys inevitably generates, a Soviet Air Force general was curious to hear a naval aviator's story of Vietnam. Had the general ever flown a Mig 21, our man wanted to know. Yes he had, and what did our man think of them in combat? Well, in one encounter, he had run out of ammo and was seriously considering ramming the guy, his own plane was that superior. The chat was of course dramatically illustrated on both sides by the sweeping gestures fly-boys employ to re-enact aerobatics. The upshot of it all was that the two exchanged "wings"— aviation insignia, the brotherhood of the wild blue yonder generating its own brand of detente. Jet fuel is thicker than vodka.

American return engagements to the many Soviet parties included a LEAHY fantail reception for 130 military and civilians, with the 13-man 6th Fleet band wowing the guests as it had in 40 "gigs" in five days, which included four impromptu pierside concerts that drew large crowds. And the American consul general's reception for 300 must have been the smash, star-studded social affair of the season, with no less than fourteen Soviet flag officers on hand.

All the official brouhaha notwithstanding, the informal nightly exchanges that took place in the pier area offered probably the most rewarding and enlightening part of the visit. These candid encounters uncovered a warm, friendly, quizzical Russian citizen prepared to go out of his way to engage in casual conversation.

The ships left Leningrad with flair.

All hands manned the rail in dress blues and executed a good-bye wave with their white hats, to the cheers of those gathered on the pier to see them off. The experience had been an unforgettable one for everybody, and a highly creditable one for planners and participants alike, with no sour note and not an untoward incident. One can sum it up in the words of a grizzled, old-time CPO, who remarked on departure that, "This is one hell of a goddam port, and I'd like to come back any time they'll let me." One suspects the sentiments were mutual; a fair sprinkling of those discreet Leningrad damsels in the goodby crowd were wearing U.S. Navy white hats. ^ Shipmate

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Combat Weapons System Tests Aboard Spruance, DD-963 Captain Frank D. Buckley USN (Ret.)

SPRUANCE, lead ship of the DD-963 class, successfully completed Acceptance Trials for the Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey on 9 July 1975. Litton Data Systems Division (DSD) personnel located at Pascagoula, Mississippi, had a significant part in these trials in support of the ship's Command and Control Subsystem. This support took the form of manning and operating the ship's Combat Information Center and communications facilities during the several combat weapons system operational demonstrations, and providing specialized knowledge in the areas of hardware and computer program support.

The award of the DD-963 class destroyer contract to Litton Industries required that the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division construct a new building yard capable of series production. This was located across the river from the original Ingalls yard at Pascagoula.

DSD was subcontracted to Ingalls for the procurement (of non-Government Furnished Equipment) and integration of the several subsystems of the combat weapons system with CIC and the software, including the Ship's Operational Program (SOP) which controls them.

This resulted in the construction of the Command and Control Shore Station (CCSS) at Culver City, CaUfornia, and the Land Based Test Facility (LBTF) at Pascagoula. The DD-963 program is supported by approximately 250 people at this facihty, under the direction of Richard D. Fleck, Vice President of DSD Ship Electronics.

The CCSS includes a CIC and Sonar Control Room arranged as they are aboard ship. Simulators provide inputs to the SPS-40 air search, the SPS-55 surface search, the SPQ-9 and SPG-60 fire control radars, and the SQS-53 sonar. An ASROC launcher is installed at this facility. Other simulators provide appropriate signal response for those hardware units which are not installed, such as the MK 45 5'754 gun mounts. NTDS data link capability is provided.

January-February, 1976

USS SPRUANCE underway during trials Most of the software development, including that of the SOP, was conducted at Culver City. The capability of the CCSS to operate as a large scale simulator made possible the checkout of the software being developed. It can function as well, as can the shipboard combat weapons system, as a simulator to train personnel in the operation of the equipment. An important feature of the CCSS and the DD-963 class ship is that ASW data are for the first time included in an NTDS system.

At the LBTF, an operable CIC is provided within the yard where the ships are being built. At this location, hardware related test procedures are conducted on consoles and other units as an operable set before they are installed aboard ship.

As there are two CIC spaces, one or the other contains an operable set of equipment, so that it is possible to check the operability of current SOP tapes before shipboard tests begin. The CCSS installation at Culver City, however, has a broader capability.

Actual preparation of sea trial test procedures began, in Mississippi, in the late fall of 1973, under the direction of James S. Gallahue, head of DSD's DD Test and Evaluation Department. The initial versions of these procedures were ready for running at the CCSS and the LBTF by April 1974. These procedures were laid out to demonstrate the basic functions of the respective subsystems in an operational sequence representative of a combat situation.

Proofing of the sea trial test procedures was necessary to confirm that hardware and software would meet the many contract specification requirements, and that the procedures would adequately demonstrate this. Beginning in August of 1974, personnel of the DD Test and Evaluation Department visited Culver City once a month through April of 1975, refining and debugging the procedures, incorporating additional features in them such as Link 11 capability, and developing a team capable of conducting operational demonstrations at sea. This activity was conducted under the direction of Clyde V. Main, head of the Systems Test and Trials Section of the department. Mr. Main subsequently was the Test Conductor for the CIC events during all underway trials of SPRUANCE. During these dry runs, hardware and software faults were detected and brought to the attention of Culver City and Mississippi personnel for correction.

A parallel effort was conducted at the LBTF at Pascagoula, where there was additional opportunity to check out proposed revisions to test procedures. Until SPRUANCE was ready for dockside tests, specific parts of some test procedures could be checked only at Culver City, as in those which required verification of interfaces between sonar, ASROC and Torpedo launchers, and CIC. Perhaps the most significant tests prior to the sea trials were those conducted aboard the ship itself at dockside. The sea trials procedures, or operational demonstrations, were conducted a number of times at dockside before the Builder's Trials took place in February. A significant step in the preparation for SPRUANCE'S sea trials took place in January of 1975, when Clyde V. Main's operational demonstration team ran these sea trial test procedures for a formal demonstration to Navy observers at the Culver City facihty. This demonstration resulted in Navy concurrence that the Ship's Operational Program was ready to support sea trials.

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Manning the UYA-4 Tracking Consoles in CIC Builder's Trials were run for six days in February for the Supervisor of Shipbuilding, the Navy's on-site representative at Ingalls Shipbuilding Division, and his staff. A Special Noise Trial was held in June to further test noise suppression measures, and combat weapons system demonstrations were again conducted in preparation for the coming Acceptance Trials. The at-sea portion of Acceptance Trials was conducted from 7 to 9 July.

These trials, including those of the combat weapons system, were highly successful.

The ASW Operational Demonstration provided for initial detection of a simulated enemy submarine at relatively long range. SPRUANCE then controlled an ASW aircraft to a weapon release point, using its radar and the UYK-7 computer based Navy Tactical Data System (NTDS) to control the aircraft, and the MK 116 Underwater Fire Control Subsystem to track the target. Next, as the range closed, the ship simulated an ASROC attack—a complete sequence except for firing. Finally, at relatively close range, the ship was maneuvered into a position from which it simulated firing an Over-the-Side torpedo. A point of interest of the SQS-53 sonar is that it is digitally interfaced with the UYK-7 computer, which also performs the computing functions for the UFCS. While this test was in progress, the LBTF functioned as a consort ship, receiving and transmitting Link 11 data to demonstrate SPRUANCE'S capability to integrate into the NTDS network of automatic tactical data exchange between ships of the Fleet. In addition to manning the CIC aboard ship and at the LBTF, personnel of the DD Test and Evaluation Department also performed functions at LBTF in the areas of communications, logistics, and administration. Communications tests aboard SPRUANCE were conducted internally and with the Naval Communications Stations at Balboa, CZ and Iceland.

The AAW Operational Demonstration consisted of detecting a jet aircraft with the air search radar, tracking it and transferring this target to the MK 86 Gun Fire Control System (GFCS) for a solution and lock-on. Similarly, the SSW Operational Demonstration performed the same basic functions with a surface target. In both tests, the MK 45 5-inch gun mounts were automatically matched up with the generated fire control solutions.

These basic operational demonstrations of SPRUANCE'S combat weapons system do not complete the test program or DSD's part in it. On completion of her shakedown training at Guantanamo, her crew will be a highly trained combat team, which our personnel do not purport to be. The more exacting Reaction Time and Error Budget testing will then be conducted at range sites such as AUTEC in the Bahamas and AFWR off Puerto Rico, under the direction of the ship's Commanding Officer. An SH-3H ASW hehcopter will go aboard prior to departure from Pascagoula and will participate in these tests. At this time, more precise measurements of system errors will be made and of time required for the systems and crew to react to contract specified threats. There will then be a Mission Demonstration exercise for the ship and the crew. The combat weapons system will be more severely taxed than during the relatively simple operational demonstrations conducted during the completed Acceptance Trials by having to handle a greater number and variety of threats simultaneously.

Feedback from the Navy crew and

these post delivery tests will reveal oversights and some unresolved problems; and will provide guidance as the program proceeds and deliveries accelerate. There are nine DD-963 class destroyers in the water now at Pascagoula, and eleven more on which construction or fabrication have commenced.

SPRUANCE does not yet have aboard all of her armament and equipment, as certain of these items have not yet been decided upon or require further development. Weight and space provisions have been incorporated in the DD-963 class to accommodate modernization over the lifetime of the ship. We are all familiar, for example, with the fact that many of the WW II destroyers had their fourth sonar installed during the FRAM program some 15 years ago—each larger and more complex than its predecessor.

The planning for SPRUANCE will accommodate such massive changes much more easily than was possible before.

The DD-963 class ship is a well thought out program. The basic ship is a fine performer. The subsystems of the combat weapons system have demonstrated their basic functions satisfactorily.

As these ships join the Fleet in increasing numbers, it will become evident that they are improving the Navy's operational capability. Some of the criticism of this program has been justified. More of it will, in time, become recognized as chaff.

When this article was written, had been delivered to the Navy for commissioning in September 1975 with shakedown and further operational training still to come. ^ SPRUANCE

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Seeing Winnie Home Captain John S. Keating USN (Ret.)

It was just one month after Pearl Harbor. On a bitter cold night in January, 1942, the new destroyer NICHOLSON

swung impatiently around her moorings in Newport Harbor, awaiting orders to action. Shortly before midnight they came—a secret dispatch from the Commander-in-Chief—"Proceed at best sustained speed to Bermuda and report to Commander Task Group 23 for further instructions." Steam was raised, other preparations completed and within the hour the NICHOLSON was threading her way down the harbor toward the open sea.

Strangely enough, the secret dispatch did not generate undue excitement on board. A surge of security consciousness had engulfed the Navy after Pearl Harbor, and even notices of scheduled garbage collections were now being sent secret. Furthermore, new training facilities were being estabUshed in Bermuda, and it was presumed that the destroyer would be utilized in some sort of "guinea pig" exercises.

As the NICHOLSON knifed through the cold gray seas at 27 knots, actually the primary concern on board was the necessity to raise Gibbs Light to guide her safely into harbor. It must be remembered that these were days before Radar and Loran, and neither sun nor stars were seen during the passage.

Fortunately the light appeared at the right time and place. At dawn, the ship rounded the sea buoy and picked its way up the main channel toward Hamilton and, on a signal, moored at the Royal Dockyard. Without delay and without any real feeling of excitement, the Captain sauntered up the Dockyard to report for "further instructions." He was about to get a real shocker.

The Task Group Commander welcomed him cordially, laid a chart on his cabin table, and then, mysteriously, closed all the ports and drew the curtains. He beckoned to a chair, sat himself very close, and spoke just above a whisper: "You will take your ship now and anchor in this lagoon (indicating on the January-February, 1976

USS

NICHOLSON

chart). At 1400 tomorrow. Prime Minister Churchill will land here (pointing) on a flying boat from the States. You will take Mr. Churchill and party on board the NICHOLSON and deposit him aboard the KING GEORGE V which is anchored in the outer harbor. You will then report to the KING GEORGE V for duty in command of the escorts which will accompany the Prime Minister to England or until relieved. These instructions are for your ears only. You may not divulge them even to your Executive Officer. Naturally no liberty will be granted. Barges with fuel and fresh provisions will come alongside at the anchorage. Any questions?"

The first reaction was dismay. The ship had only recently left the Navy Yard and was not really clean. Certain important diplomatic necessities must be smoothly handled. It is not comforting to have an ex-First Sea Lord breathing down one's neck while maneuvering alongside KING GEORGE V. But what can one say? "No questions." The ports were opened and a cup of coffee was hoisted to a successful mission.

On the return walk to the ship, the captain could not think of any white lie which would deceive the officers. He finally told them that a British inspection party would board the ship tomorrow to examine the capabilities of a new American destroyer—so let's get the ship cleaned up! Then he moved the ship out to the designated anchorage.

At 1400 the next day—right on schedule—a giant Boeing flying boat swooped down to a landing about a mile away.

Several motor launches immediately appeared and approximately 80 people disgorged from the plane and headed for the shore. Through binoculars, the Captain watched for the Prime Minister—but could not identify him in the crowd.

Shortly thereafter, a small motor launch came alongside the NICHOLSON and a young British naval lieutenant scrambled on board and asked for the Captain. He eased the Captain far from any curious bystanders and whispered: "The PM has gone to call on the Governor. Stand by." Without further ceremony he departed. The ship stood by— and an hour later the lieutenant was back.

His message was now quite disconcerting. "The PM is having dinner with the Governor and, under cover of darkness, he will board the KING GEORGE in the Governor's launch. You will please now get underway and anchor near the KING GEORGE."

The Captain felt quite let down. After the initial shock, all apprehension had gradually diminished until he was looking forward to meeting Mr. Churchill and entertaining him as a guest in the NICHOLSON even for such a brief period.

It appeared to be a historical event of some importance—or, at the very least, a conversation piece for years to come. An hour later, the ship had anchored in the outer harbor near KING GEORGE V and

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signalled, "Reporting for duty." The reply was immediate—"Underway on signal at first light."

Before first light, there was plenty of time to appraise the situation. At this point in time—early in 1942—things were going very badly for Great Britain.

France had capitulated and an invasion of England was probable. The country had suffered tremendous casualties and its courage in face of such adversity was due, in no small part, to the magnificent leadership of Churchill. "We will fight them in the streets, we will fight them . . ." he would thunder, and the British people would heroically respond. Imagine the devastating blow to England and the entire war effort if Churchill were now lost.

Churchill's presence in America was well known to the Germans. He had attended a conference in Ottawa and had visited Florida and Washington. Every move had been reported to the press. It must be assumed that German intelligence knew that he was now in Bermuda, and that KING GEORGE V, the most powerful battleship in the world (and the ship that had carried him to America) was lying in the outer harbor with three destroyer escorts. Furthermore, the latest submarine report had shown a tremendous—and unusual—concentration of U-boats in the Central Atlantic. Most certainly the Germans would rather get Churchill than a million tons of shipping.

So, with a deep sense of the responsibility involved in escorting the Prime Minister safely home, the Captain turned in to wait the departure signal.

The group was underway without incident and set course directly for England at 22 knots. As Commander of the destroyer escorts, the NICHOLSON took position directly ahead of the battleship.

The other two destroyers were deployed on either bow. A standard zigzag plan was effected, and we commenced the monotony of an escort passage.

Monotonous, except for the responsibility. Time after time—day and night— the officers would look directly astern from the NICHOLSON'S bridge, watch the majestic battleship cut through the placid seas, and feel very proud of a small part in a moment of history.

Because somebody in Naval Headquarters had concluded that U-boats usually attack at dawn or dusk, the group was all at General Quarters (or Action Stations) before the light of each day.

After a reasonable time, we would shift to Wartime Cruising and call for coffee

and the daily press. The daily press was a one-page mimeographed sheet whose items were received by Morse code during the night and which usually devoted more time to sports than international events.

On the second morning, the task group was entering, for the first time, an area of possible submarine attack. All hands must be alert today, the Captain reflected, during the morning ritual of coffee and press.

An item in the press startled him momentarily. It read: "London: Prime Minister Churchill arrived in England today and immediately went to his place in Chequers." He had always been a great admirer of British Intelligence—from Sherlock Holmes and Scotland Yard to James Bond and His Majesty's Secret Service. It was a great comfort to speculate that they undoubtedly were masterminding this entire operation. And now they had made a very clever move.

He beckoned the Navigator. "Look here, the British have just leaked an item to the world press that the PM is safely home. The Germans will pick it up and let down their guard. Note that apparently nobody in London saw him and he made no statement to the press. Maybe the Germans will now order the U-boats back to their old stations. Smart move

by British Intelligence." The Navigator agreed.

The weather was fine, the sea smooth and the day passed without incident. The group zigged and zagged with more zest than usual, and wondered how Mr. Churchill was enjoying the ruse, relaxing in the luxurious quarters of the giant man-of-war.

The next day would be critical. Daily reports of submarine activities were being received and the latest information indicated at least three U-boats to be in close proximity to our position. The morning press was awaited with great interest. It was presumed that no mention would be made of Mr. Churchill, thereby creating the impression that he was still resting at Chequers—or secluded with his Ministers and not available to the press.

Nothing could have been more wrong.

The press item read: "Prime Minister Churchill addressed the House of Commons today and discussed the results of his meetings in America. En route to Parliament, he was cheered by thousands of happy Londoners." The Captain read the item three times before light reluctantly dawned. The Navigator was standing by his side, and eyeing him warily.

"Captain," he volunteered, "I think we've been took."

The Captain turned astern for a hard look at the KING GEORGE V. She coasted innocently enough through the long Atlantic waves. But even now her signal light was blinking the damning confession: "Duty completed. Return to base.

Thank you for your services."

The escorts reversed course on signal and passed abeam the great ship. From the bridge and weather decks a score of British arms waved farewell. The crew of the NICHOLSON sensed the snide jokes about how they had fooled the Yanks.

They were not amused.

When a ship is christened, the traditional blessing often goes: "I christen thee so-and-so. May God bless you and the men who sail in you." That day—as they parted company—under his breath the Captain bestowed on the KING GEORGE V a rather uncomplimentary version of that benediction.

Epilogue A few years later at Malta, I met the Captain of the KING GEORGE V (then a Vice Admiral). He assured me that he himself never knew that the Prime Minister would not be a passenger until his anchor was aweigh. He further explained that British Intelligence had nothing whatever to do with the operation. It seems that Mr. Churchill became enamoured with the flying boat and its pilot on the passage to Bermuda. He asked the pilot if he would take him directly to England. The pilot agreed and Mr. Churchill alone made the decision, against the advice of the staff. The trip nearly proved disastrous because the flying boat was blown off course, missed England, and turned northwest just before coming under the fire of the German batteries at Brest. The plane then approached England from the South and East and the British, believing it to be an enemy, sent up interceptors to destroy it. Fortunately for Churchill—and for us all—that mission failed.

Future Homecomings For your advance planning, the dates of the next two Homecomings will be: 1976—October 15 through 17 1977—October 21 through 23 The football game both years will be with William and Mary.

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The Great Mystery What Happened to

CYCLOPS, NEREUS

and

PROTEUS?

Rear Admiral George van Deurs USN (Ret.)

On 16 February 1918 German-born George Worley USNRF commanded the USS CYCLOPS. A twenty-year veteran of the U.S. Naval Auxiliary Service, he could stare aft from the CYCLOP'S tall bridge through the steel maze of 28 cargo booms standing housed against 8 latticed towers. Beyond this steel forest the white wake stretched north over the horizon toward Rio de Janeiro's hills. Steaming alone in war time Worley assumed spies on every shore. So he waited till the hills disappeared before turning east on the first leg of his 5,010 mile voyage home.

He was justly proud of his well-run ship. Longer than two city blocks, she was bigger than 19 of the battleships then in the American Fleet. Under her bridge and forecastle were holds for freight and cargo oil, which a few ships were then using. Between these and the raised poop deck six big holds filled her midship section. Each hold was unobstructed from side to side and from the double-bottom to the well-deck so that fast-swinging "clam-shell" buckets could either load her with coal or snatch these holds cleanly empty. Aft of the coal holds, boilers, twin reciprocating engines, store rooms and crew spaces filled the hull below the poop where a deckhouse held officers' quarters and the galley.

Manned by 15 officers and 221 men, CYCLOPS steamed with hatches tightly dogged, alert lookouts, and anti-submarine guns manned forward and aft. She was repeating a voyage routinely completed a few months earlier by her sister ship, the JASON. After unloading 9,960 tons of Virginia coal at Bahia for the British South Atlantic Squadron, CYCLOPS had gone to Rio to pick up 70 naval passengers. Consul General L. M. Gottschalk, and 10,800 tons of strategically valuable manganese ore for Baltimore's steel mills.

This heavy stuff loaded her down to 28 feet while leaving the holds looking threefourths empty. Some feared such a cargo might shift, capsizing the vessel; but heavy-laden these ships were steady. It was not the hurricane season, and in her eight years service coal had never shifted in a partially filled hold. Furthermore, January-February, 1976

USS CYCLOPS

had reported no trouble with such a cargo, and so Worley sailed without worrying about it.

On the outbound voyage one of CYCLOPS'S engines had developed troubles only a shipyard could fix. Disconnecting one of its three cylinders was a standard engineering expedient which had brought many a steamer limping home, and so no one worried about the engine's unbalanced thump. Almost imperceptible on the bridge or well-deck, it jounced the stern so that men walked as though on a jiggled spring board. Because of the power loss, Worley estimated his voyage at 10 knots instead of his usual 14.

For two weeks CYCLOPS bounced through kindly tropic seas before anchoring off Bridgetown, Barbados. On 3 March her well-deck crew lowered two of the long booms, rigged a "clam-shell" between them and opened the bunker hatch between the galley door and the break of the poop. Two men filled the bunker after the coal barge arrived alongside. One standing at the rail signalled with raised finger. The other handled the steam-winch throttles at the base of the after tower. No one ever went into that bunker to stow coal. Its "A" shaped botJASON

tom straddled the boilers so that when the bucket dropped its one ton bite through the hatch, the coal sHd down to the space around the fireroom.

Next morning CYCLOPS left Bridgetown. She was never heard of again. In both tonnage and personnel she was America's greatest naval loss in World WarL On 14 May 1918, Secretary of the Navy Daniels announced her overdue, saying there had been no bad weather, no distress signal, no reports of enemies near her route (after the war, German records showed there had in fact been none).

The search for some trace of the vessel persisted for years without turning up a valid clue. Speculation has lasted longer.

Enemy action, internal explosion, sabotage, enemy agents, defection of her German born skipper, sudden storm, shifting cargo, and "the ore ground the bottom out," were all suggested and discarded while her six, identical sister ships continued safely to criss-cross oceans.

The JUPITER became LANGLEY, our first airplane carrier. NEPTUNE, NEREUS, and PROTEUS were tied up at Norfolk, without maintenance crews, after the

took her away from St. Thomas laden with 12,200 tons of this aluminum ore.

She should have reached Portland long before the end of the month, but had not arrived on 10 December when Captain J. T. Bennet in the NEREUS followed him

Cross section view of CYCLOPS hull design

1922 treaty scrapped our coal burning battleships. In December 1925 a wave dropped the loaded ORION on the Chesapeake bar. She staggered back to the Norfolk yard with a broken back.

Some hoped her damage would explain the CYCLOPS'S loss but investigation showed damage was entirely the result of hitting bottom. She was eventually sold for scrap, as was the NEPTUNE, whose experimental turbines had never been satisfactory.

Early in World War II, when Britain desperately needed bottoms, PROTEUS and NEREUS were still rusting in their Norfolk berths. Their U.S. Navy records end on 10 March 1941, when the Saguenay Terminals Ltd., of Ottawa, bought them.

In June 1941, refitted as Canadian merchantmen with 60 man crews, PROTEUS and NEREUS began hauling bauxite 2,226 miles from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, to Port Alfred, Quebec. Their summer and fall voyages seem to have gone well though detailed records have not been found. When the St. Lawrence season closed they changed their unloading to Portland, Maine, which cut their voyages to 1,557 miles, or to five to six days steaming. On such a short run the forward holds, and the storerooms designed to keep a large crew supplied for months at sea, carried practically no weight. This allowed extra ore loading amidships without putting the Plimsolls under.

Bauxite, heavier than coal, is still much lighter than CYCLOPS'S manganese. PROTEUs's holds looked nearly full on 23 November when Captain W. H. Miller

out of St. Thomas with 13,000 tons.

Bennet left an American seaman behind who quit because he "did not like the working conditions."

Neither PROTEUS nor NEREUS was heard of again.

There was no publicity about their loss.

Britain was not encouraging her enemies by admitting ship losses. NEREUS and PROTEUS were listed in Lloyd's Register until the 1945-46 edition, which omitted them without comment. Few not personally involved knew they were gone. Besides, most of our world was talking only of Pearl Harbor when NEREUS left her last port.

Investigating officials quizzed the seaman left at St. Thomas, especially about sabotage, but they also considered most of the other possibilities suggested when the CYCLOPS was overdue. As in the

earlier case they found: no storms, no SOS, no enemy, no sabotage, no wreckage, no survivors, no trace. Afterwards official records of merchant shipping merely listed them as "Overdue and presumed lost."

In 1963 the U.S. Weather Bureau, looking back into their historical weather maps, reiterated that CYCLOPS, PROTEUS, and NEREUS encountered no severe storms but each passed through a moderate cold front, encountering winds of 30 to 40 knots. Little stronger than those blowing into San Francisco's Golden Gate on many pleasant summer afternoons, such winds do not usually bother 20,000 ton vessels.

Dr. R. W. James, of the U.S. Navy Oceanographic Office, pointed out that these cold fronts were moving fast enough to outrun the waves their winds kicked up. No swells ran ahead of the fronts to warn ships steaming with gentle seas and light breezes coming from astern. Without warning these ships met cold headwinds, hke Texas Northers, quickly followed by high seas that crashed their forecastles. The Oceanographic Office estimated them thus:

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Wave Height (feet) 19 16 17

Wave Period (seconds) 10 7 9

Crests of these waves could run under

the ships a half-ship-length apart, lifting bow and stern on successive waves while the load concentrated amidships sagged unsupported in the intervening trough.

Probably the hull would be twisted at the same time. Did these ships have any weak point that might fail under such strains before a captain could swing to a safer course?

JASON, the CYCLOPS'S seventh sister, answered "Yes." In 1925 she went to the Philippines as the Asiatic Fleet's seaplane tender. For 7 years, ballasted with coal, nesting seaplanes on her coal hatches, she operated from Zamboanga to Chingwantao. Even loafing through a glassy sea the expansion joints between her towers clattered, and her stern, jumping a foot or more, kept time with her engines.

Everyone asked why she wriggled through the water. Nobody knew, until her crew readied her for a voyage home in 1932.

Lacking decks and longitudinal bulkheads to stiffen their hulls, like most ships, these colliers were built with heavy steel I-beams very much like extra inner keels and indicated as "C" in the sketch.

Their 3-foot webs and 10-inch flanges ran from stem to sternpost.

In 1932, Chariie Allen, JASON'S First Lieutenant, stood in her nearly empty fireroom bunker below the galley with Olongapo's sun flooding down from the wide open hatch. The inside of her hull, rising sheer from double bottoms to poop deck, seemed somehow different from the cargo holds he had just been through.

Suddenly he realized there were no I-beams. Only ridges of rust on the skin plates showed where they belonged.

Stepping to where the lowest one came through from Number 10 hold, he found only a rusty stub, tapering down to nothing, a few inches from the bulkhead.

Charlie's eyes bugged. At last he understood JASON'S bouncy way. Sulphurous coal had completely destroyed the stiffening girders in the bunker. For some 50 feet of her length, only rust-thinned skin plates attached JASON'S engines to the rest of the ship.

When the report of this condition reached the Commander-in-Chief, Asiatic Fleet, he quickly cancelled JASON'S voyage via Japan and the great circle track across the boistrous North Pacific, sending her by a longer, but smoother, route through lonely southern latitudes. Lightly laden, she used two months squirming home past Guam and Hawaii to be decommissioned. But she made it! continued on next page

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NEREUS and PROTEUS rusted for 9 more years before going into the Canadian service. Could their bunkers have been in better shape; their hulls any stronger? Most unlikely.

CYCLOPS probably had more of her bunker girders left when she disappeared.

But eight years of rusting must have weakened them, and the steady pounding of her unbalanced engine concentrated strains in the same hull section just abaft her heavy cargo.

What would happen if such a ship snapped in two at the fire room? The machinery spaces would flood almost instantly. Boilers might burst; but how would the separate pieces of ship behave?

The tale of the CHUKYS engineers give most of the answer. The 7,300 ton tankers CHUKY and Toco, Glasgow-built in

1922, were similar in shape but 100 feet shorter than CYCLOPS. In 1926 Toco, bound from Chile to Japan with copper concentrate, reported good weather at her position less than a day's steaming from Yokohama. She was never heard of again; no trace of her was ever found.

Some months later in good weather after bad, CHUKY reached the same area on a similar voyage. After a morning chat with the Captain on her bridge, the Chief Engineer walked aft on the catwalk above the Pipe Deck. As he stepped onto the poop, a big wave rolling aft snapped the ship in two, a hundred feet behind his heels. As he spun around, the bow section flipped over and sank so quickly that even the men on her open bridge were carried down with it. Since the break was well forward of the buoyant

machinery spaces, the rear section, settling with a heavy list, allowed time for the Chief, his men, and the ship's dog to get clear in a boat.

Sometime later a power driven Japanese fishing boat towed them to port.

Because they were identical ships, in similar weather, with similar cargoes, in the same area, it is likely similar events caused all three colliers to disappear without a trace.

Because of the JASON'S rusted bunker, the CHUKY'S broken hull, and available weather data, I believe all three sisterships snapped in two at the fireroom which sank both ends too suddenly for anyone to escape. But, the whereabouts of the three colliers and the bones of their crews remains a mystery. ^

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The Saga of Sagarmatha A Trek to the Top of the World Commander Grant H. Rogers USN (Ret.)

My wife. Betty, has always been a good sport and shared with me our 'Wilderness trips"—the raft voyage down the Colorado in 1965, 300 miles through the Grand Canyon to Lake Meade; the High Sierra backpack trip to Mt. Whitney and our hike across Death Valley with the problem of running out of water. Her remark there that "Things don't seem to work out as you say they will" made me more surprised than ever when, in December 1973, she enthusiastically agreed to my proposal to make the trek through Nepal to the Base Camp below Mount Everest ("Sagarmatha").

We set the trek date to follow the end of the monsoons in late September 1974.

At the age of 59 and with not too much experience, I had to talk my way into acceptance by the mountain group in California. "Smoke" Blanchard, of Bishop, would be our leader; his wife.

Sue, the assistant; the others coming from all over the U.S. We were told in no uncertain terms that "Most people who trek in Nepal have done a lot of previous camping. They know what it's like to live out of doors for a week or two, but most Nepal treks last four to six weeks—which is a long time to be out. Will you continue to enjoy it through that length of time, or will you just be sticking it out? Have you hiked to altitudes of 10,000 feet? If so, you will probably find that 15,000 is an extension of your previous experience, but you will walk slower, rest more frequently, be restless at night and have some headaches. However, if your previous reaction to altitude has been nausea, etc., or if you've never gone that high before. Nepal may not be for you."

Betty and I had been over the highest passes of California's John Muir Trail, had hiked over 10,000 feet and got to the top of Mount Whitney (14,495), but those periods had not been very extended.

And, on ocassion, we had both experienced altitude sickness below 9,000 ft.

Further, we were told, "There is one thing you must do for your trek. You must get in shape. That doesn't mean taking a few walks now and then. You must start a regular conditioning program January-February, 1976

months before you leave and stay with it until departure. Even though you will be carrying only a day pack and water, trekking in Nepal is awfully strenuous."

Betty and I started to shape up before shipping out. We live on a small hill, where Betty carved out an up and down path of about 1/8 mile. She would average three or four miles a day doing her trail work at home. We both used the High School track for jogging and ran up and down the bleacher steps with packs on to simulate mountain hiking.

In March 1974 I went east to enter the Kennedy 50 mile ruin near Boonsboro, Md. I thought I was in good shape, but a near freezing rain took its toll and I had to quit after 30 miles. We kept on training. In May I entered the "Bay to Breakers" race, eight miles across San Francisco and finished without problem.

From then to our departure in September.

I jogged about 700 miles and Betty, who never did tell me how many she had done on her hill track, must have been close to 350 miles.

In late September we left with about 50 pounds of luggage each, including clothes for all kinds of weather—hot, cold, warm, snow or rain—plus aspirin, Lomotil and similar medications. Joining the group we took off from J.F.K. Airport for Nepal via London, Paris, Rome, Beirut and New Delhi. We wore our only shoes—hiking boots—and carried only our day packs. It was a long trip, but as we approached Nepal from India, we finally saw "Them"— the giant Himalayas.

Arriving in Kathmandu (4,271'), we were fascinated with the people and the city. As Betty said, "It comes to you through all the senses: sight, sound, feel and smell." After two days there we boarded three Landrovers along with sixteen other American men and women for the ride to Lamosangu (2,200'), each allowed 35 pounds of gear in one duffel bag plus day pack. The monsoons had caused many washouts and landslides and it took us five hours to cover the 50 miles to Lamosangu on the Sun Kosi River.

The young man next to me in the

Landrover was a Sherpa named Kanchha of Namche, who was to be our trek Sardar. His responsibility was to organize the logistics—hiring porters, Sherpas and Sherpanis (female Sherpas), transporting supplies, camp preparations, cooking and serving and overall safety—reporting directly to Smoke Blanchard, the Group Leader. Kanchha had served on the American Everest Expedition with Jim Whittaker, first American to reach the peak, and had climbed to 26,000 feet without oxygen.

Kanchha employed eight Sherpa guides and some 75 porters and Sherpanis. The porters would go with us to Khumjung (12,435 ft.), then return to Kathmandu. Their loads would be transferred to yaks and more Sherpas for the higher altitudes. Our group totaled about 104 people and the total weight of its equipment was about 3-1/4 tons, including one oxygen bottle.

At Lamosangu we left the Landrovers and crossed the river on our first Nepalese bridge. After a small box lunch we started the trek, saying "Goodbye" to the roads and much of civilization.

I asked someone where the trail took us and he pointed straight up to 6,000 feet. What a whopper of a first day!

Climbing up through and alongside steaming rice fields, the humid heat coming from them was unbelievable. The trail was muddy, with free water running down the slopes making the footing slipp)ery. Drenched with sweat, my thighs began to cramp. I couldn't believe this could happen after all the work to get in shape. Finally, at about 1730, we came over a small crest and observed our tents already up at Thulo Pakha Campsite (6,000'). Lou, from Sun Valley, met Betty and me with some tea—nectar!

At 1800 we had supper in the "big tent", large enough to accomodate only 16 so some were always outside looking in. We sat on small wicker stools and the table was plywood sections mounted on taller wicker stools, all carried up by the porters. We always had soup and giant pappas, followed by some type of meat; chicken, goat or lamb bought live on the trail during the day. Chickens were

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Our daily potatoes were cooked in every sort of fashion. Vegetables consisted of broccoli, cauliflower and something that looked like watermelon but tasted like cucumber. Sometimes we had rice with potato gravy, sometimes potatoes with potato gravy. There was no dessert but a choice of coffee, tea, boiled goat or yak milk, or plain water. Fortunately, I had brought some Tang and freeze-dried fruits which I rationed out carefully for supper and breakfast.

With water all around in many rivers and streams, the only problem was boiling before use. The routine was to fill the bottles at supper, heat them for foot warmers until they cooled, put them outside to be cold for breakfast and refill them afterwards for use during the day.

We hit the sleeping bags as soon as supper was over. Sherpas don't pay much attention to flat ground in pitching a tent, so one had to compensate. To keep from rolling during the night, we braced ourselves with our duffel bags. The nights were also time to change clothes and to select gear for use the next day.

At 0530 Tashi or Smoke would bang a cup on his head to wake us up and start the scramble to get dressed, for at 0600 we had to be packed and out for the Sherpas to dismantle the tents. A small basin of boiled water was delivered by a Sherpa, leaving us to figure what to do first; bathe with clothes on, brush teeth, wash face, shave, etc. At about the same time the whistle or yak bell would signal breakfast.

This consisted of tea, coffee, sometimes cocoa, and crackers or cookies followed by oatmeal and boiled yak or goat milk.

Between the crackers and oatmeal. Smoke gave the day's trek plans. Short on words, it was "some ups, some downs, some long, some short", sometimes "long, steep ups in the A.M. and long, steep downs in the P.M." At about 0620 Smoke said, "Now it's time for you slower hikers to get going."

We started off. The Sherpas and porters with tents and duffel bags had disappeared down the trail, the kitchen crew were cleaning up after breakfast.

The gentle, sloping trail led through lush forests of pine, oak, rhododendron, wild poinsettia, banana (small fruit about two inches long) and mango trees. We would

proceed generally east up one peak, then descend to a river and up again to the next ridgeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;breathtaking scenery with each valley seemingly more beautiful than the one before.

By 0800 the kitchen crew had passed us, going ahead to prepare lunch. About 1100, coming over a small hill, we saw the little Sherpa, Gorgi, coming to meet us with a cup of fruit. For lunch we had the usual tea or coffee and crackers, followed by a plate of eggs, potatoes, canned meat and chipatahs (Indian pancakes). The eggs were hard boiled, sunnyside or omelet style depending upon the hikers' separations. Hard boiled meant we were spread out; sunnyside, close together.

Lunch took about 45 minutes but, some 30 minutes into the meal. Smoke prodded us with, "Now it's time for you slower hikers to get started." In some cases, the slower hikers hadn't even arrived.

After lunch the heat was on again.

Panting and sweating and stopping often, we made it to 8,200' over slippery stone steps. Then came a slow descent to Phedi (5,000'). Again we found our tents pitched. The faster hikers arrived in midafternoon and enjoyed "tea-time", the usual coffee and tea, crackers and cookies, but occasionally with canned sardines and even peanut butter or jam.

For the rest, 1800 supper and bed.

On the third day, another hot one, we hiked through more rice paddies where trails were washed out and made a gradual descent to Kirantichap (4,200') for camp. The next day brought more descent to the Bhote Kosi River (3,000'). up to lunch at Namou (5,200') and another descent to river camp below Yarsa (5,000'), where we bathed in the roaring river.

On the fifth day we climbed to Chisanpani Pass (8,225') and down to lunch by a stream at Sikuikhola (6,000').

Then it was across two bridges, up another steep hill and down to Those (5,500'), camping in a Hillary School yard, one of several native schools established by the Hillary Foundation.

Kanchha came in later and reported that Doug, our young doctor, was lost.

Kanchha had gone all the way back to last night's camp site without finding a trace. Doug had been sick earlier with diarrhea and felt weak. Kanchha had wanted to leave a Sherpa with him, but Doug refused. The decision was made to send Sherpas back early next morning for a search but, about 2200, Doug walked in, to the relief of all hands. He

had taken a wrong turn, easily done on unmarked trails, and paid various natives to guide him back.

The sixth day we worked along the river to lunch in a village, then up and up a really steep hill to the 8,900' pass to Deorali. We met many groups this day, natives going to other towns, and kept passing three young Swedish boys, one of whom we later helped rescue from high altitude but too late to prevent brain damage from lack of oxygen. We also met Sherpas trained to carry heavy loads of rice paper stock back to Kathmandu and couldn't believe that their loads were 250-300 pounds. At the pass we met thick fog as we went down along a slippery trail to Bhandar (7,200') and camped on a big plateau.

Rain that night continued on and off for the next six days and with it came leeches, small beasts about as thick as a worm with a great affinity for human blood.You don't feel them, they inject a numbing drug before they bite and then an anticoagulant so that the bite continues to bleed after they have departed. Betty had as many as 22 bites on one foot even though wearing snow gaiters over socks and boots. Sherpas burn them off with a match or use salt; I tried to flick them off with a fingernail but often had to use a knife. Not taken care of properly, these bites can lead to quick infection.

During those six rainy days we camped at Sete (9,400'), Junbesi (8,800'), Tashinou (9,300'), Karka Khola (6,800'), Puiyan (9,300') and Phakding (8,700'). Not much change in total altitude, but lots of ups (17,085') and downs (16,305').

On the 13th day we left Phakding about 0630 in clear and warm weather for an enjoyable hike across many bridges and along the river to lunch. Then we started up "Bastard Hill", up stone steps and a dirt trail that never seemed to endâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;2,600' from the Bhote Kosi River to Namche Bazar (11,300').

Finally we reached Namche Bazar, the capital of "Sherpaland", a town shaped like a bowl. The school is at the bottom with about 110 two story homes (animals on the first floor) terraced upwards in circular rows. We had to check in with the local authorities in the police station on the topmost row, where we entered a small room reeking of sweat and frustration. The Nepalese sergeant showed us to wobbly desks with ink wells and dip pens to fill out police forms. I carried my trekking permit (much like a passport) in my boot bottom. Upon removing the boot I found that the photo="iipmate

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graph was completely worn off with the exception of the left shoulder.

Disposing of the other group members, the sergeant concentrated on my problem.

His solution was to send me back to Kathmandu for another picture. I simply lay on the floor, exhausted, and listened to my Sherpa, another Tashi, argue with him. The defense was that the remaining picture showing the shoulder truly belonged to "Husband" (The Sherpas called me that because Betty would often ask on the trail, "Where's Husband?"). Being of artistic nature, the sergeant finally sketched in my worn face to match the bit of shoulder and let me pass. It had taken four days on the trail to teach Tashi the first lines of "I've been working on the railroad". As we left the station, Tashi broke into the song, signalling to all that he had won his case against the authorities.

There was much activity in town. By mid-afternoon the fog was coming in so we started again, up the opposite rim toward the pass to Khamjung. There were many trails and one had to be careful not to take a wrong one and literally end up in China. At the top we crossed the newly constructed "Japanese airport", serving the new Japanese hotel at Khamjung, and made a slow descent into the town (12,435'), camping in the yard of the first Hillary School.

There we had a day off to acclimatize to the altitude change. Time for washing and drying, and for short hikes without packs to the Japanese hotel (12 rooms Jani""'"-^'''^''"3rv 1976

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;12 oxygen bottles) with dining room and veranda overlooking breathtaking views of Everest (29,028'), Lhotse (27,890'), and Nuptse (25,860'). We also visited the Hillary Hospital in the neighboring Town of Knude Time to move in the morning, but now with yaks carrying much of the load.

Interesting animals they are, each carrying the loads of two Sherpas. The views this day were fantastic, with Ama Dablam (22.494') dominating the landscape.

Down to the Dudh Kosi River (10,665') for lunch and then up a long slope towards Thyangboche (12,715'). Don, the psychiatrist, spurted ahead of me to pass some yaks but the effort was too much for him and he suddenly passed out. I propped him up against the rock ledge and started pumping his chest, supplemented by mouth to mouth, and yelled ahead for the oxygen bottle. Shortly before it appeared Don came alive again.

Two of us walked with him the remaining distance into the Monastery at Thyangboche, where a decision was made that night to have another day layover.

Thyangboche is famous for one of the largest Buddhist monasteries in Nepal.

We had a ten minute audience with the Lama, leaving a small monetary donation and some flower seeds we had brought from California. He seemed to be much pleased with this small gift. His guest book contained signatures of members of all the former expeditions, including Hillary and Whittaker.

That evening at supper we received perhaps the longest lectures by the group leaders. Up to that time, our senior doctor, Martin, had responded to a request for help with, "Here's an aspirin and keep marching." Now he began to expound on hypothermia, dehydration, polluted water, hemogloblin, and even a complaint that some of us were not doing a good job of "hitting the hole" in the purple tents that were our heads.

We had observed helicopters going in and out every day on the trails and knew that some hikers were having trouble.

Now we would be moving up to higher altitudes that helicopters could not reach.

Patients would have to be transported by Sherpa basket down to lower elevations for helicopter pickup, and the cost for a helicopter rescue is $700.

Kanchha got into the act when asked what would happen if a group member died at higher altitudes. His reply was simple, "Dig hole, put body in." The next question was "What happens if we just get too tired but won't die?" The answer was again simple, "Dig hole and wait."

On the 17th morning we set foot for Dingboche. Leaving Thyangboche, our trail descended through thick forests to the river crossing at Imja Khola and up again to Pangboche (13,100') for lunch.

What beautiful views of ever changing Ama Dablam ("Lady's Jewel Box").

Then more ups and downs, a high trail above roaring rivers and finally over a landslide of rocks into Dingboche (14,175'). The village was deserted, the

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The Silver Plate Project During the month of October 1975, which coincided with the 200th Birthday of the U.S. Navy, your Alumni Association, in conjunction with the Franklin Mint, offered to alumni a Hmited edition of a sterling silver plate featuring an original design of the Naval Academy Chapel.

The Bicentennial plate

Your response was overwhelmingly favorable. Over 2,200 orders were received, exceeding by far the previous record of over 50 major universities and colleges which had sponsored similar programs. Net proceeds to the Alumni Association will be contributed to the U.S. Naval Academy Memorial Fund to help finance priority items approved by the Superintendent for the direct benefit of the Academy and the Brigade of Midshipmen in those areas not covered by government appropriated funds.

To all those who participated, our sincere thanks for your generous response. May your plate serve as a constant reminder of all that the Academy and the Navy stands for, both now and in the future. ^J^

native Sherpas having moved to lower altitudes with approaching winter. We camped in a yak pasture which was also a potato field.

The next day we were up earlier than usual and on towards Lobuje, above the timber line. It was very cold but the sun was very bright. Cautioned by leaders to be alert for our own condition, and to observe and abnormal behavior in others, my only indication of higher atltitude was a swelling of fingers and wrists and a puffiness around the eyes. Many more high mountains loomed above us: Taweche (21,388'), Khumbilh (19,297'), Kantega (22,340'), Cho Oyu (26,700') and Makalu (27,825'). We passed seven Sherpa graves as we came into Lobuje (16,175') to camp.

On the 19th day our game plan changed. Instead of going on to camp at Gorak Shep (17,060'), base for the unsuccessful Swiss expedition of 1952, we would remain at Lobuje and hike up to Kala Pattar (18,200') and Base Camp I, returning the same day to Lobuje. A big day's order! We started out at 0500, without breakfast, going up the rocky glacier in the dark. As dawn broke the mountain giants came alive all around us.

We could see Pumori (22,442') looming ahead. Over and down through the giant boulders we came to the flat sand strip at Gorak Shepâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a strange feeling to be walking on sand and looking up at the top of the world.

At about 18,500' Betty became nauseated and experienced numbness in her legs. Her ever faithful Sherpa, Pemba Tunda, lost no time in getting her turned around and both headed back towards Lobuje. It would have been better for Betty had we followed the original plan to camp at Gorak Shep.

We pushed on up to Kala Pattar and at last we could see the giant Everest in all its awesome beauty. I suddenly felt very small and fragile, a feeling I had not anticipated. "Sagarmatha", or "Sky High" (29,028'), wooed for over 32 years, Everest was finally conquered

by Hillary in 1953. It took us 19 days to reach our goal of Base Camp I (18,300') on the Khumbu Glacier; it is difficult to believe that it took 35-40 more days of fierce struggle for Hillary and others to get from there to the peak.

In the Glacier there is a stone monument at the grave of John E. Breitenbach, a member of the American Everest Expedition who died there in an avalanche on 23 March 1963. A similar monument records the death of Indian

ex-Ambassador H. Dayal, who died there in 1964. There I planted the USNA 1939 pennant (see the cover photograph).

After a snack lunch we turned back for Lobuje, I with mixed emotions and great concern for Betty. We passed a rock on the glacier inscribed with a memorial to Gerald Devoussoux, leader of a French expedition, and five Sherpas killed in an avalanche on 12 September 1974â&#x20AC;&#x201D;only a month before. With that loss, the French had abandoned their expedition. Fortunately, Betty had recovered.

In the morning we left Lobuje to back track for seven days via Thyangboche and Khumjung to Lukla (9,300'), from where we would fly back to Kathmandu.

Near Thyangboche Betty visited and had tea with Dawa Tensing, famous Sherpa of the American Expedition who twice carried support loads to Camp VI at 27,450'. We had tea and chang, Sherpa beer, at the homes of Kanchha, Pemba Tunda and Tashi in Namche Bazaar and Betty visited the well known Sherpa painter, Kapa Kalden, in Khumjung.

Along the way we met with an American Sierra Club group making a 450 mile, 40 day trek down to Darjeeling, observed the Japanese Expedition celebrate its climb to the top of Pumori and met the 300 man Polish Expedition at Pheriche on its way to conquer Lhotse.

Arriving at Lukla, we had to wait two days for good flying weather. On the third day, after being out 27 days and hiking some 275 miles, we left Lukla Airport. Except for the 9,300' altitude, it was like a carrier takeoff. The flight to Kathmandu took 40 minutes, the same distance it had taken us twelve days of hiking to cover on the way up.

Thankful that our home training had enabled us to get through, I was sad to leave the mountains and the Sherpa people. I went to Nepal eager to hike in the high mountains, to see their endless beauty and to know the Sherpas. This 1 was able to do. But the greatest blessing of all was the realization of the great and remarkable physical effort made by my wife, Betty, to share all of these things together. Without her and her efforts, all the wonders of this great adventure would have been lost. ^ The pictorial spread in this article was specially prepared for Shipmate by the National Geographic Society, to whom we are most grateful.

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A Yangtze Anecdote This story is also excerpted from the manuscript memoirs of Capt. Malcolm M. Champlin USNR (Ret.), other sections of which have previously been published in Shipmate. The story was told to him while en route Manila in SS PRESIDENT HARRISON in the fall of 1941 by a fellow passenger, and veteran of earlier China duty, the late Cdr. Frederick Baltzly USN (Ret.) '11. It describes an incident that occurred when he commanded USS SACRAMENTO up the Yangtze River.

Coming down from Ichang, on the Upper Yangtze, I had run aground on a rocky pinnacle and managed to back her off but had to beach the ship. A little crowd of Chinamen gathered, thinking it was a very funny joke. On inspecting the hole in the bow, things really looked bad.

I had my men gather all the timber we had on board to shore up the hole, but we got nowhere. Part of the hole was still underwater and I, frankly, did not know what to do about it. In desperation I sent some men ashore with the Chinese mess boys to find the Mayor of the local town and try to get more lumber. Shortly they brought back the Mayor, accompanied by a Chinese friend who spoke some English.

"You have hole in ship," he said. "Let me looksee."

He examined the hole and promptly said that he could fix it. I thought he was crazy but, with nothing better to offer, told him to go ahead. He left on the run and came back a little later with about ten chattering Chinamen. They had some powder that looked like cement and some long, hollow bamboo poles. I watched them work and laughed about the whole idea, wondering how the cement could dry in the portion of the hole that was under water. They ignored my laughter and kept on working.

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When they finished, the Chinaman came running up to tell me to stay there until the next day. "Sure." said I, having no plans to go elsewhere. That evening I examined the cement and found that it was drying, both above and below the waterUne. By noon the following day we were ready to go and, much to my surprise, the Chinaman did not haggle about about the price but took what I offered without argument.

About two hundred miles below Ichang, a Chinese customs official came aboard. "You have opium on this ship," he told me. I assured him that we did not; that we inspected frequently and I was sure that none was aboard.

"I think you mistaken," he said. "I

am sure you have opium on this ship, but you see when you get to Shanghai." He paused. "You promise no one get off ship 'til you get to Shanghai?" I promised, and we resumed the voyage.

The very minute we moored off Shanghai a customs boat was alongside.

The Chinese official came aboard and, with great deference, informed me that the cement patch was full of opium. We drydocked and proceeded to break it up with sledge hammers. He was right.

There was an estimated half-million dollar cache of opium in small capsules in that cement patch. How the owners planned to get it out I never knew, but there it was. Opium or not, that patch had served us well. ^

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In The Soviet Naval Offensive a naval officer examines the revolutionary shift in Soviet naval strategy from mere traditional coastal defense to a deep-water, high-seas offensive.

Moreover, he evaluates the modern missions of the Soviet Navy, both in coastal waters and in the broad oceans.

The many different types of ships, aircraft, and weapons of the Soviet Navy are well described elsewhere. Admiral Wegener takes us a step beyond this, to describe Soviet strategic objectives at sea. He evaluates the political results of the peacetime presence of Soviet warships overseas, and he discusses modern naval warfare and the conditions in the nuclear age under which it might occur.

Because the true difference between these two has not been clear in the minds of captains and kings, fortunes have been spent attempting to attain the unattainable, and huge fleets have lain nearly unused through long years of war.

Unlike many modern scholars, Admiral Wegener is keenly aware of the influence of geography on navies, and he makes his readers equally aware of it.

The Soviet Naval Offensive shows why those familiar with Admiral Wegener's work believe him to be the finest naval strategic thinker born in the twentieth century.

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Lucky Bag of Books Admiral of the New Empire: The Life and Career of George Dewey

by Ronald Specter. Louisiana State Press, Baton Rouge, 1974, 220 pp. $10.

The Writings of Stephen B. Luce Edited with Commentary by Rear Adm. John D. Hayes and John B. Hattendorf.

Naval War College, Newport, RI, 1975.

262 pp.

Two new books, a biography of Admiral George B. Dewey and a compilation and analysis of the writings of Admiral Stephen B. Luce, add to the wealth of excellent recent literature on prominent American naval officers.

Dewey (1837-1917) and Luce (18271917) both spanned the era from the Civil War to World War I, from the American reformation through the age of imperialism and rise to world power.

Both were heroes but of a much different sort. Dewey at age 61 achieved world fame overnight by his great victory over the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay in 1898; Luce, no hero in the popular sense, earned his fame throughout an activist career which did much to shape the Navy of the twentieth century, and still more to shape the intellectual rebirth of the Navy and the emergence of modern maritime thought.

Admiral Dewey, in Ronald Spector's study, emerges as a quite unremarkable man, pale indeed when set against colorful contemporaries such as Luce, Mahan or Sims. Before his meteoric rise to fame "he had devised no new weapons, planned no great campaigns, written no important pieces, explored no uncharted seas, and contributed no new strategic insights to the Navy. He was, in short, an ordinary naval oflicer." While stationed at the Torpedo Station, Newport, he attended no War College lectures; he never submitted an article for publication in the Naval Institute Proceedings. His moment of great glory at Manila was made possible by an element of extreme good luck.

His predecessor in command of the Asiatic Squadron, Acting Rear Admiral Frederick V. McNair, is alleged (but not specifically by author Spector) to have voluntarily given up the command to Dewey because the latter would have been too old by the time he normally would have become eligible.

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Dewey, an activist, made no pretense as a theorist or innovator. To the end of his life he remained a fighter and an organizer. When fate handed him his great challenge, he acted with keen intelligence and great courage in a situation filled with unknowns capable of daunting a lesser man. Inspiring leadership plus skilled seamanship and superior firepower enabled him to destroy the Spanish squadron of seven men-of-war without loss of a single American ship or man.

An instant folk hero, he was promoted to Admiral of the Navy by Congress, at full pay ($14,500 a year) for the remainder of his Ufe. Dewey's rank and great prestige contributed directly to the establishment of the General Board by the Secretary of the Navy on 13 March 1900. No other assignment was prestigious enough for him and the Navy gained a much needed planning body which may hardly have emerged in the normal course of events.

Dewey served as chairman of the General Board until his death 17 years later —allowing the action to be dominated by others and functioning largely to compromise differences, but playing a prominent role in the successful fight to establish the oflice of Chief of Naval Operations.

Ronald Spector's book is highly readable, factual and interesting. It may not find wide popularity in Dewey's home town, but it is an excellent case study in leadership. An era which tends to stress leadership as a matter of techniques needs such an example of the leader as a man.

Dewey typifies the ordinary naval officer who performed brilliantly at a critical time and under difficult circumstances.

This is all his country could ask of him; it is the essence of leadership.

No such folk legend was Admiral Luce. Scholarly, affable, articulate, authors John Hayes and John Hattendorf made this a volume of hero worship.

Luce found complete fulfillment in his naval career with no need to search for material rewards. He spent his life preparing men for war and achieved his own fame in the fields of education, training, management and naval organization while doing so. He was above all a leader of men, a prolific writer and a great seaman in a profession where great seamen

are not men of letters. It was Luce's practical experience in the Civil War which taught him the need for a Naval War College; persistence over a quarter century of effort finally made it a reality. It was Luce who chose Mahan for the War College, stimulated him in his writings, prodded him to draw analogies between history and contemporary problems, and encouraged him to publish his lectures in book form.

The Luce writings, thoroughly researched and with an excellent and workmanlike commentary by Hayes and Hattendorf, will be a gold mine for young scholars and researchers in study of an era of naval history in which much remains to be done. The study is also important in another respect. As Volume I of the Historical Monograph Series sponsored by the U.S. Naval War College, it marks a significant milepost by the College and the Naval War College Foundation. How completely appropriate it is that the first volume should be devoted to War College founder Stephen B. Luce.

Paul Schratz '39

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A Few Inches From the Yard Midshipman Jim Stavridis '76

A Letter to the Log Editor Where have all the supporters gone? Why are there nearly as many coaches' wives and Navy juniors as midshipmen in T-Court to welcome the football team back after a win or a loss? There were more wins than losses this year, and we were only two points away from a major Bowl. I am relating my feeUngs to football, for I had the opportunity to see several away games this year. However, you can substitute the name of any other sport in place of football and come up with the same result—no support. Unfortunately, it appears that the spirit of the Brigade is nearly dead when only 300400 of the Brigade keep some semblance of spirit flickering.

Why an apathetic Brigade of Midshipmen, group of Brigade officers and faculty? Why so few at practices, send-offs, luncheons, meets, etc.? Academics? Drags? Liberty? Too much trouble?

Try and reheve yourselves of the tunnel vision syndrome.

Make an effort some weekend and travel to an away sporting event. Take a look at the home team's support. Ask yourself why the big turnout for the pep rally? Why all the stomping and cheering throughout the contest? Why the crowd around the locker room after the game? Why all the emotion afterwards? After watching many student bodies for many years, I think that I may know why. Somehow a feeling of being a team has been engendered throughout all facets of campus life. How? I can only guess. Attendance at practices is probably the starter. Everyone knows who every player is and what his contribution to the team is before the game has even started. Pep rallies and team send-offs seem to solidify a feeUng of togetherness. By game time everyone is peaked— the team and the supporters. After a loss notice the tears.

Why tears? How many at the Academy can imagine getting that involved? A few can, for a few do. Our teams always do.

Our "supporters" rarely do. We're out-shouted, out-spirited, and "out-involved" by our civilian institutions. That's a sad commentary on an institution that should be a leader in teamwork and team spirit. USNA just does not get involved.

As long as this continues the Navy juniors will continue to "out-involve" us all; that is, until they enter the Yard as members of the Brigade.

Am I correct in my observations? If so, how do we turn this around?

A Concerned Alumnus

In the background the dark ages unfold their long, drawn faces. The sun makes only rare appearances and the usual cold wind is ratthng down the length of Stribling Walk.

The Brigade endures, and does little else. The faces of the Midshipmen seem slightly pained in the manner of a man suffering from a chronic but mild backache.

The editor of the Log received the above letter. It seems to fit into the mood of this winter, and deserves an answer. j^j,.,„..„_ITphniarV- 1976

First and foremost, it is necessary to admit the validity of the author's statements. There is a problem with spirit at the Academy. This has been brought to the attention of the Brigade, and the Brigade stripers, by a large number of officers, coaches, players and general supporters. The major complaints are lack of numbers at sports contests, lack of cheering on the part of those attending, lack of real concern over winning or losing and a general wave of apathy.

The reasons for this syndrome are complex and difficult to pin down. A restructuring of values, a greater concern for academics, perhaps even as the author suggests, too much liberty? It would be difficult and rather pointless to examine individual reasons, since they vary extensively from man to man.

Certain tactics can be employed. The author's second question can be answered, and the remainder of this article turns to this point.

First, some don'ts. Exhortations on the part of the stripers don't help—they merely widen the gap and further alienate some Midshipmen. Example, in attendance and cheering, does help. The sight of the alumni yelling for the Big Blue is a big plus. Example, especially on the part of the faculty and officers of the USNA complex, is always a good beginning in any leadership proposition. And that, in essence, is the key to the issue—viewing it as a leadership proposition.

We must recognize the fact that the Midshipmen are not turning out spontaneously to support the team. They must be led in a positive fashion in order to "get them hot" on this, just as on any other item.

The second set stripers hopefully will use a variety of means to "turn out" the mids to spirit raising activities. Pep rallies designed with good music, interesting personalities and careful timing can attract more Midshipmen. Keeping communication open, letting the troops know that major contests are coming can also be a large factor. Let the mids know that a national championship is riding on the Princeton-Navy squash match, that the Eastern title will be decided in a certain wrestling match, that gymnastics is going for a high placement in a certain event—and the midshipmen will attend and support. Articles from the Log, from Shipmate, from the Capitol and Post, put on company bulletin boards to inform people about the characters on the various teams will foster a feeling of knowledge and connection with the team that will help the turnouts.

As long as we stop merely complaining and start really doing in a positive, leadership-oriented manner, the Midshipmen will respond—count on it.

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Capitol Hill Fred Lardner '22

Benefits vs. Economy

Rep. Samuel Stratton (D.-N.Y.), who once was considered one of the best friends of the military in Congress, said recently: "It is hogwash to suggest that this matter of buying off accrued leave is a contractual right. This is a serious misrepresentation. I am getting a little tired of this constant reference to contractual rights when it comes to military benefits.

The fact is that money for defense is hard to come by here in Congress, and this is a fact that all of us must learn to live with.

"We can't get enough money to maintain our basic defense posture. And yet we are told that we can't even eliminate certain practices that have grown up in the past and have gone beyond the purposes for which they were originally intended, when all we are trying to do is to save a few dollars for more important purposes.

"We are running into the same situation that we have found in New York City.

While the Mayor and the Governor were in Washington begging for financial assistance, some of the city's unions were threatening to tie up the city with a general strike because they were not getting the annual cost-of-living increases called for in their contracts. Fortunately they have seen the light now and have agreed to a wage freeze."

No matter what one's opinions on this subject of ehminating members' benefits, the Defense Department is planning a wide program against them. Now under study is a plan to cut benefits in personal services such as housekeeping, shipboard staff, closed messes and others.

For instance, one report advises that all naval officers living in bachelor quarters may have to pay for housekeeping services. Other possibihties are that personal services for most officers aboard ship would be eliminated, that closed messes ashore would gradually be eliminated, as would specialists in mess management.

Reports on these subjects are made by William K. Brehm, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. The General Accounting Office Jan'"'"'-^'''^"'3''v

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has insisted that the reports be made.

The Navy objected to the elimination of mess management specialists, claiming that they increase the morale of the entire Navy. At present, permanent residents of BOQs in the Navy and Marine Corps receive housekeeping at government expense, while their Army and Air Force counterparts must pay for this service.

"This change," the report paper states, "will be perceived by Navy and Marine Corps officers as yet another example of fringe benefits and privileges lost. It may have some adverse effect on the retention of Navy and Marine Corps officers."

However, it could provide a saving of $2,000,000 paid to some 570 enlisted personnel who provide janitorial and housekeeping services at BOQs and permit the reassignment of some civilian employees of the Marine Corps.

The Navy doesn't like the proposed changes. "Elimination of one facet of support to one service without examining the entire spectriun of support in this area for all military officers may create an inequity rather than eliminate one," it states.

The Navy contends that personal services aboard ship are necessary to allow officers to maintain a life style which compensates to some extent for long periods afloat, and it points out that the same services provided for officers are provided for enlisted men.

In closed messes ashore officers may receive meals at approximately one-third of the actual cost; this is very likely to change.

All of these proposals involving cleaning, mopping, the preparation and serving of food, were conceived by several members of Congress and prepared by the General Accounting Office in an effort to embarrass the Navy, although undoubtedly the Navy would agree to some changes. But the practices in general would affect the entire officer corps adversely, interfere with its work, and deprive the group of a worthwhile life style.

LATE FLASH The Senate-House conference on the defense appropriations bill restored the funds for continuing the commissaries.

DOPMA To Include Women

The House Armed Services Subcommittee is preparing a DOPMA (Defense Officer Personnel Management Act) bill which would include women officers, but would bar them from combat. The bill eliminates the definition of dependents as applied to women; abolishes the reporting of officer strength by sex; abolishes the positions of Directors of female components of the Navy and Marine Corps; and removes all bars to the assignment of female naval officers, as well as the assignment of female naval officers, as well as the assignment of female army officers other than Nurse Corps and other specialists. There are no such legal restrictions in the Air Force. It also permits female officers to compete for promotion for all grades with their male counterparts.

DOPMA To Include AU Ranks

The Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Manpower and Personnel hearing testimony on the Defense Manpower and Personnel Act, indicated the new bill may also be a medium of change for star rank modifications. Sen. Sam Nunn (D.-Ga.) said it had not been the intention to include general and flag officers in this bill, but it appears that this could be a vehicle to cover career management for these officers. One factor the Senators oppose is the "up or out" concept, already approved by the House committee.

Nunn asked Assistant Secretary of Defense Brehm if a case might not be made for some highly trained technical officers to spend longer careers at comparatively low rank rather than be transferred to staffs or commands where they would have greater chances for promotion. Reference was made to the twotrack system. Highly qualified LDOs serve in the lower track and object to remaining in that level while being passed over for promotion. Both Navy and Army witnesses have stated that a two-track system is not effective.

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"Statistics Are the Worst Liars"

Sen. Sam Nuim (D.-Ga.) has attacked a group of liberal colleagues for forcing the Congressional Budget Office to use false assumptions to prove there is a $932 miUion excess in the 1976 Defense budget.

Acting on instructions from Sens. Alan Cranston (D.-Cal.), Thomas Eagleton (D.-Mo.), William Proxmire (D.-Wis.), Edward Kennedy (D.-Mass.), Richard Schweiker (R.-Pa.), Charles Mathias (R.-Md.), Mark Hatfield (R.-Ore.) and Clifford Case (R.-N.J.), the Budget Office produced a report to create alarm in the Senate that the defense budget would go far over its ceiling.

Nunn charged that these senators, and members of the press who reported their alarming findings, failed to mention several misleading assumptions they forced the Budget Office to use: —A cut of only $225 million in the Military Construction Appropriations Bill after the Authorization Bill, which cannot be exceeded by appropriations, had already been cut by $400 million.

—^No cut in the $425 million in the President's budget for military assistance to Cambodia, even though there is little expectation that any part of the money will survive the budget process.

—^No pay "cap" on federal raises this year, ignoring the fact that the cap had already been voted by the Congress. This assumption alone, according to Nunn, accounts for $900 million of the so-called excess.

By Nunn's calculations, the elimination of these false assumptions would bring the defense budget about $700 million below the congressional ceiling instead of $932 milHon above it.

Explanation of this funding is as follows: The Senate figure on recruiting funds is $55.8 million compared to $52.7 set up by the House. The House cuts of $10.1 milUon in education are for career counseling as well as drug and alcohol counseling. The cuts made in Champus funds were $13 million for couseling and visual aid.

All money cut by the House for the support of dependent overseas education was returned for this FY, but a cut in the 24,000 civilian employees in this system by the end of 1976 was approved by the Senate Committee.

Both the Senate and the House agreed that the Navy Oceanographic Office should be moved from Suitland, Maryland, to Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.

The Senate agreed with the House in the procurement of 36 Tomcat (F-14) fighter aircraft in FY 1976 and of nine more in the transition period of 1 July

1976 to 30 September 1976. There was further agreement with the House in the buy of nine new patrol frigates.

Differences in the Senate and House proposals will have to be resolved by a joint committee after the Senate has passed its own bill.

N o Moving Tax in 1976

There will be no Federal tax on moving in 1976 if the Federal Government sponsors the move and pays for it. For years members of the Armed Services have been expecting such a tax, for it is written into law. Various plans, such as government withholding of funds, have been considered to assure that the tax would be paid. But each time the subject has been broached, the Defense Department has managed to convince the Bureau of Internal Revenue that this law is in conflict. Now, however. Internal Revenue has warned that 1976 is the last year that the military would get such a tax break.

There is no wizardry about this. The fact is that the new tax bill will not be ready until late this year and the moving tax could not become effective until the start of the new fiscal year.

200 Mile Fisheries Limit

A bill that would give the Coast Guard nearly 17 times more ocean to patrol for foreign fisheries violations, but without any additional money to do so, has passed the House by a vote of 208 to 101. A similar bill to establish a 200 mile fisheries hmit is under committee study in the Senate, where it reportedly has a good chance of passage. Adoption of the measure into law, at least this year, is doubtful because of administra'ion opposition. The President and Secretary of State oppose such a unilateral bill, preferring to work instead for an international treaty through the United Nations Law of the Sea Conference. Other arguments against are that other nations would follow suit and that long-distance U.S. fishermen would suffer tremendous losses.

Proponents argue that other nations have already taken such action and that, by the time the Law of the Sea Conference reaches agreement, many species of fish will be commercially extinct along the U.S. coasts.

Land for Airship Museum at Lakehurst

Senators Williams and Case of New Jersey have joined in sponsoring a bill to transfer some 13 Vi acres of excess land at NAS Lakehurst to the non-profit Airship Association for a museum of naval airship history. The Association was formed 2Vi years ago under leadership of VAdm. Charles E. Rosenthal USN (Ret.), former Commander of Airship Training, and is actively collecting artifacts and memorabilia for the museum.

Ford Promises to Fight Scuttling of Ship Funds

President Ford criticized Congress for cutting his defense budget, saying that it is a "misguided notion" that new domestic programs can be created by cutting spending for military hardware. Speaking at the Washington Navy Yard in Navy Bicentennial celebrations, he said that, even though the nation is now at peace, this is no time to dismantle our defenses.

His remarks were apparently addressed to the earlier House passage of an appropriation bill almost $9 billion less than he had recommended. $1.6 billion of that cut was in funds for Navy shipbuilding.

"I will resist to the utmost the scuttling of the U.S. Navy, in any way possible," he said.

At about the same time, Sen. Nunn (D.-Ga.), a staunch defense advocate, was poining out to the Senate that the Navy is now down to 490 ships, the lowest number since before World War II, while the Soviet Navy continues to expand in numbers and capabilities.

Who Has Old Copies of Proceedings?

RAdm. E. M. (Judge) Eller USN (Ret.) is looking for old copies of the Naval Institute Proceedings to complete the file collection of the Virginia Historical Society. Needed are copies from Volumes 1 through 11 (187485) and from Volume 35 (1909).

If any reader has copies from those years tucked away in some safe place, please notfy Admiral Eller or send them directly to: Virginia Historical Society P.O. Box 7311 Richmond VA 23211

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

Jackson, Muczynski Pace this Year's Domination of Army by Midshipmen

For the third straight year. Navy's football team completely dominated Army in the annual battle of this classic rivalry. The Midshipmen had a couple of expected heroes in fullback Bob Jackson and kicker Larry Muczynski on offensive plus the entire nationally-ranked defense, but a pair of newcomers latched onto the hero's tag too. They were junior linebacker Jeff Hoobler and youngster defensive end Bob DeStafney.

Basically, the facts showed the Mids with a 30-6 win in the game played before 81,576 spectators and a national television audience. The triumph gave Navy a 7-4 record for the season, its best since 1963. It also closed the gap in the series to 34 wins for Navy, 36 for Army and six ties.

Jackson powered his way to 133 yards and for the third consecutive year scored the first touchdown of the game. In the fourth quarter, he became Navy's second best all-time career rushing leader, surpassing Heisman Trophy winner Joe Bellino. Jackson finishes with 1,667 yards, despite missing nearly a half of two seasons with injuries. That is three yards more than Bellino garnered.

Muczynski, whose name one Philadelphia sportswriter indicated brings out the fears of typesetters, literally saved the best for last. He did not gain any action with the varsity until this, his senior season. But he set five school records, equalled an Army-Navy game record, and led the Mids in scoring for the season with 63 points. Altogether, he scored 12 points in the Army-Navy game, making field goals of 27, 31 and 28 yards and adding three extra points. The 12 markers equalled the game record of Ed Garbisch of Army set in 1924.

The 63 points by kicking in a season, the 13 field goals in a season and the 19 field goal attempts in a season are all Navy records set by the Houston, Texas native who originally came to the Academy to play baseball. He also set new Navy standards for extra point kick percentage by going a perfect 24-for-24 this season. All of the previous marks had been set by Greg Mather in 1961.

Januarv-February, 1976

Jeff Hoobler

Bob DeStafney

Earlier this year, Muczynski set a Navy record for most extra points in a game, seven, against Connecticut.

Muczynski, backed up by the Navy defense, had the Mids on the board midway through the first period with his 27yard field goal. And then it was Hoobler and DeStafney who came up with two big plays on punts to produce two Navy touchdowns. Early in the second period.

Hoobler hit Army's Phil Macklin as he

fielded a Steve Dykes punt, causing him to fumble. DeStafney recovered on the Cadet 17 and Jackson scored four plays later from the two.

On Army's next possession, Hoobler made what coach George Welsh described as "a great individual effort" when he blocked Dave Hoopengardner's punt and DeStafney picked up the loose ball, racing 42 yards for a touchdown. A Muczynski field goal of 31 yards gave the Mids a 20-0 halftime lead.

Muczynski added his third field goal in the third period and then Jackson capped a 54-yard drive in the fourth quarter with a one-yard prance and a 30-0 Navy advantage.

Then came one of the interesting bits to the game. Army scored its first points against the Midshipmen in three years.

Those came late in the contest and were aided by two Mid penalties. Leamon Hall sneaked across from the one as the Army stands went wild. Some Navy defenders expressed disappointment at not recording their third straight shutout, but Welsh indicated he wasn't. "That's not being realistic to think we could do that again," he said.

Jackson's 133 yards also overshadowed an outstanding effort by tailback Gerry Goodwin, who managed 114 yards on 18 carries. Jackson led the Mids in rushing this year with 849 yards while Goodwin was right behind with 819 yards. Goodwin's two-year rushing total of 1,228 yards makes him Navy's sixth all-time best rusher already.

The Mids limited Army to just 192 yards of total offense and thus were able to retain their position as the nation's third best defensive team, allowing just 201.1 yards a game. It is expected that Navy will be able to hold this spot when the NCAA publishes the final standings.

Jackson and Goodwin shared offensive player of the game honors from Mutual Broadcasting Co. while tackle Dave Papak was selected as Mutual's best defensive player. The ABC Chevrolet Player of the Game awards went to Jackson and Hoobler.

Where does Navy go from here? "This team (1975) did the hard part," Welsh indicated. "They gave us that winning season. We know how to win now and we can keep it up."

The biggest losses will be on defense where 10 starters in the Army game will

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be graduating, including Moeller who was named to the Associated Press AllAmerica team. Linebacker Andy Bushak and Jackson were honorable mention on the AP team.

But Welsh does have a good nucleus returning on offense where he started eight sophomores at one time or another.

Quarterback John Kurowski, who missed the final two games with the leg injury, should fight it out with highly-regarded freshman Steve Rogers and Goodwin gives the Mids a solid runner to rely on.

The defense still has middle guard Jeff Sapp, who was brilliant on numerous occasions this year plus such backup people as 6-5, 245-pound tackle Jeff Smart and 229-pound Ken Trass, injured much of this past season, to go along with Hoobler and DeStafney.

Welsh's recruiting priorities will be big interior linemen and a solid running back to complement Goodwin.

Report on Earlier Games

Here is a brief summary of other action in games since the last Shipmate.

NAVY 17, PITTSBURGH 0 What was probably one of the greatest efforts in the history of Naval Academy football, the Midshipmen stopped highlyregarded Pittsburgh, 17-0. Heroes were plenty for the Mids that afternoon, not the least of whom was rover Chet Moeller.

On the first play from scrimmage, he made a touchdown-saving tackle on Pitt's All-America running back Tony Dorsett.

Later in the first period, middle guard Jeff Sapp forced Dorsett to fumble on the Mid 16 and Moeller alertly came up with the ball. In the fourth period with Pitt driving again to overcome the 14-0 Navy advantage, Moeller intercepted a halfback pass on the Navy 17 and returned it 54 yards to set up a field goal.

The Mids made good two long drives for their touchdowns, the first a march of 84 yards in the first period with Bob Jackson scoring from the three. The second was a 60-yard thrust at the start of the second half with Gerry Goodwin slanting over from the two.

Navy limited Pitt to a total of 223 yards as he Mids continued to rank among the nation's top teams in defense.

Dorsett registered 122 yards on 18 carries, but 53 of those yards came on Pitt's final thrust in an attempt to avert a shutout. Moeller was named Associated Press Lineman of the Week, Eastern College Athletic Conference Player of the Week and Sports Illustrated Defensive Player of the Week for his performance

while Sapp earned All-East for making 15 tackles that afternoon.

NOTRE DAME 31, NAVY 10 Navy helped Notre Dame to four touchdowns in losing to the Irish, 31-10, in a game that was much closer than the score would indicate. This is evidenced by the fact that ND had only 200 yards of total offense for the day, made only six first downs and had only one first down the entire second half.

After Navy had taken a 3-0 lead in the first quarter on a 33-yard Larry Muczynski field goal, Notre Dame tallied a touchdown when Ross Browner blocked a Mid punt and recovered it in the end zone. The Irish added 10 more points in the second quarter on a 72yard drive for a field goal and a 30-yard thrust for a touchdown after recovering a Navy fumble.

The Mids marched 52 yards for a touchdown in the third period, narrowing the gap to 17-10, and were on their way to possibly tying the game early in the fourth quarter when a pair of miscues stymied them. On a fourth and inches at the ND 38, a Navy lineman moved, resulting in a five-yard penalty. And when punter Steve Dykes attempted a pass out of punt formation on the next play, the Irish intercepted and returned it for a touchdown. ND then added another TD set up by an interception return to the Navy seven late in the final period, thus accounting for the final margin of 31-10.

Fullback Bob Jackson had a brilliant day for the Mids, rushing for 130 yards on 24 carries, compared to Notre Dame's entire rushing effort of 80 yards.

NAVY 17, MIAMI (FLA) 16 Navy overcame what co-captain Chet Moeller termed a "half of sluggishness" and 13-point halftime deficit to rally and beat Miami of Florida in the Orange Bowl, 17-16.

"We knew when we were behind at halftime (16-3) that we had been sluggish from sitting around and waiting for this night game," Moeller explained after the game. "We just had to suck it up and go out there to do the job."

Miami scored a touchdown in just three plays on its second possession in the first quarter and it seemed after the Mids "escaped" two other drives by the Hurricanes with just field goals that it was not to be a Navy night.

But in the third period, the Mids punched a touchdown across, with Bob Jackson throwing a halfback pass to flanker Joe Gattuso and that put the Midshipmen back into the thick of it as they trailed only 16-10.

Late in the third period, Navy weathered a missed Miami field goal try. Then, with 3:26 gone in the final

period, safety Gene Ford stepped up to intercept a Hurricane pass and return it 24 yards for a touchdown. Larry Muczynski, who had a 42-yard field goal in the first period, made good on the extra point and put the Mids up 17-16. Still it took some heroics by Chet Moeller, Ed Jeter and Bob Jackson to preserve the triumph.

As Miami began a drive in the fourth quarter to try for a game-winning score, Jeter hit a receiver with a jarring tackle and Moeller grabbed the ball for an interception. Then Jackson, on a third-and-22 situation under the two-minute mark, bolted 51 yards to enable Navy to retain possession. Jackson was named to the All-East team for the second straight week, having had 109 yards rushing to go along with his TD toss.

Coach George Welsh called the win "my greatest as a player or a coach.

Why? Because this gave Navy its most wins in 12 years, we came from behind to win and it came during a tough part of our schedule, when we were on the road and when we were coming off a loss."

GEORGIA TECH 14, NAVY 13 A visit to Atlanta resulted in one of the most disappointing losses ever for a Navy football team, a 14-13 defeat at the hands of Georgia Tech.

A victory would probably have propelled the Mids into either the Gator Bowl or the Liberty Bowl. And for a while, despite being without two offensive backfield starters. Navy was on the verge of achieving the triumph.

Tech, which entered the contest with the nation's second best rushing offense, immediately struck for a touchdown on the game's opening series, travelling 74 yards in nine plays, with Adrian Rucker dashing 23 yards for the TD. The Mids were unable to capitalize on two scoring opportunities in the first half, settling for a 23-yard field goal by Larry Muczynski on the first. On that one. Navy had reached the five on a penalty. On first down, Gerry Goodwin added three yards. But on second down.

Bob Jackson was hit hard at the goalline and fumbled the ball, with quarterback Phil Poirier recovering on the three. A five-yard delay of game penalty then followed and on came Muczynski. Another Navy thrust to the Tech 25 was halted by a lost fumble.

Late in the third period, Muczynski kicked another field goal, a 30-yarder.

And then on the second play of the fourth quarter, linebacker Jeff Hoobler blocked a Tech punt and the ever-present Jeff Sapp, the outstanding junior middle guard for the Mids, recovered in the end zone for a touchdown. Navy now led 13-7.

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41 With its back to the wall, Tech began a 68-yard march against Navy's fourthranked defense with 10:58 remaining.

The Yellow Jackets kept the ball on the ground entirely, time and again converting third and fourth down plays into first downs. Finally, with 1:28 left, Rucker pranced four yards around left end. barely sidestepping a tackle by Moeller for a touchdown and a 14-13 Tech lead.

Poirier then passed the Mids to the Tech 32 as time was running out, but there he threw three incompletions, the third just missing tight-end Kevin Sullivan. It would have moved the Midshipmen at least 10 yards closer; instead.

Larry Muczynski was forced to try a 49-yard field goal with eight seconds remaining. It was short.

Hampering the Navy offense the second half was the unavailability of quarterback John Kurowski. an excellent runner who had been injured the previous week against Miami, and an injury to tailback Gerry Goodwin. That left the burden on Bob Jackson and Tech stacked its defense.

gomery, the Cadets were able to gain a 1-1 tie 15:42 into the second half. But, three minutes later, plebe Mark Decker alertly struck for a goal when the ball rolled off the hands of the Army goalie.

It was Decker's fifth goal of the season and gave him seven total points for the year.

Navy then weathered five minutes of pressure from the visiting Cadets. Three Army scoring opportunities were nullified. The first was thwarted by a fine save by Montgomery, the second was a shot that hit the crossbar, and the third was an apparent goal that was ruled no good because Army was offside.

Senior co-captain Tom Panik was the team's top scorer, coming up with five goals and four assists. But right behind were a host of players who will return next seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;youngster Scott Eckert with six goals and two assists; plebes Decker. Jeff Johnson with two goals and four assists, and Dave Dennis with four goals and one assist.

The Mids allowed more than one goal only twice this past season, those coming in the identical 2-1 losses to Penn and Penn State.

Warner Becomes Soccer's Winningest Coach

Cross Country Team Also Takes Army

Navy's 1975 soccer team, snubbed in its quest for an NCAA playoff berth, wound up highlighting the last half of its schedule by beating Army, 2-1, and by making veteran coach Glenn Warner the winningest mentor in the history of intercollegiate soccer. The Mids completed their season with an outstanding 9-2 record, and the nine triumphs gave Warner 251 total wins over 31 years of coaching, 30 of them at Navy. He thus surpassed the previous leader, the late Pete Leaness of Temple, who had 249 wins, when the Mids beat Virginia.

2-1, on November 14.

Warner first coached collegiate soccer in 1942 at Maryland, running up an 8-0-2 record. After several seasons as assistant soccer coach at Navy, he was named head coach in 1946. His 1964 team was unbeaten in 15 matches and won the NCAA championship. Altogether, nine of his 30 teams won NCAA bids.

Warner's Naval Academy record shows 243 wins, 65 losses and 31 ties.

His overall mark thus becomes 251 wins, 65 losses and 33 ties.

The victory over Army was typical of Warner-coached squads. The Mids took the lead on a goal by Pete Grieve 29:44 into the first period. Despite some excellent goaltending by senior Bruce MontJanuary-February, 1976

Navy Lightweights Finish with 4-2 Record Navy's lightweight football team closed out its 1975 season with a 57-7 thumping of Pennsylvania. The Mids thus finished with a 4-2 record and tied for third place in the league standings with Army, behind Princeton and Cornell, who tied for the league title.

Junior Greg Sawyer was the team's top rusher with 523 yards on 101 carries.

He scored six touchdowns. Quarterback Andy Cuca completed 60 of his 95 pass attempts, gaining 918 yards and 8 TD's. Top receivers were Barry Wilcox, a split-end with 17 catches for 280 yards and one TD, and tight-end Gene Bojarski with 16 catches for 236 yards and five touchdowns.

Wilcox heads a trio of Navy players selected to the Eastern Lightweight League first all-star team. The others were offensive guard Robin Mickle and defensive end Denny Simons. Selected to the second team were Sawyer, Cuca, center Mark Kenny, defensive end Mark Murton and defensive tackle Joe Storto.

Navy Athletic Notes Navy's cross country team won its third straight race from Army when it beat the Cadets, 25-36, on the Naval Academy Golf Course.

As expected, the Cadets took the first two places with Curtis Alitz and Dennis Trujillo respectively in those slots, but the Mids had the next eight places to produce a bulge greater than expected. Alitz, second in the 1C4A championship, was timed in 24:14.4. the third fastest time ever over the Navy course.

After Trujillo came in with a 24:34, Navy captain Steve Giorgis was third at 24:43, Kevin Walsh fourth, also at 24:43. followed successively by Rich Salazar. Doug Smith, Jim Kelly, Claude Barron, Jim Doherty and Tim Cummins.

For Giorgis and Salazar, the meet and win over Army was particularly gratifying. Both had preseason injuries and really did not get into top running shape until late in the season. Both were keys to Navy finishing with a 6-3 dual record, second in the Heptagonals Games Association championships and seventh in the IC4A.

Rover Chet Moeller has made each of the big four All-America teams: Associated Press, United Press, Football Coaches and Football Writers of America. If others are announced, no doubt Chet will also appear on their rosters.

For other honors he has accepted invitations to play in the East-West Shrine Game on 3 January and in the Hula Bowl a week later. * * * Col. John Clune USAF '54, who set basketball scoring records as a midshipman, has been appointed Director of Athletics at the Air Force Academy. He joins Ben Martin '46, who has been Air Force footbaU coach from the beginning. * * * ILt. Lloyd Keaser USMC '72 added to his trophies with the 149.5 pound wrestling championship of the 1975 Pan-American Games, pinning all six of his opponents. He is now bidding for a berth on the 1976 U.S. Olympic Team.

Good luck!

Well Done to George Welsh for a fine team and a successfid season.

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"Thank you" . . . two simple words that are so very important in letting someone know his job has been well done. And a "thank you" is certainly due to a special group of friends of Navy football; in particular, Texaco, Inc. and the Navy Football Radio Network which this past season included nine stations and gave the Midshipmen excellent coverage throughout the country.

Texaco was the prime sponsor that enabled the flagship station, WWDC in Washington to originate the broadcast of the games. Texaco extended further support in a two page advertisement in the Navy home football program.

For their outstanding efforts in supporting Navy football, the officials of Texaco and the radio stations deserve the sincere thanks of Navy fans. We urge that alumni write to Texaco and their local football station to express their appreciation for the support extended during the 1975 football season.

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Mr. W. V. Linn Manager—Sales Department—U.S. Advertising & Sales Promotion TEXACO, Inc. 135 E. 42nd Street New York NY 10017 Mr. Fred Koester General Manager WNAV Radio Admiral's Drive Annapohs MD 21401 Mr. William Crawford General Manager WSUB Radio 1074 Poquonnock Road Groton CT 96340 Mr. E. W. Bie General Manager KWAM Radio P. O. Box 12107 Memphis TN 38112 Mr. Dave Sweeney General Manager KFOX Radio Box 1280 Long Beach CA 91701 Mr. Jim Smith General Manager WVIX Radio 2800 Hollywood Ave. Pensacola FL 32506 Mr. Joseph Burton General Manager WTID Radio 11 Koger Executive Center Norfolk VA 23502 Mr. Harry Weaver General Manager WOKE Radio P. O. Box 183 Charleston SC 29402 And don't forget thanks for the ArmyNavy television broadcast, so vital to the support of all intercollegiate athletics at both academies. We urge all alumni to express their appreciation to: Mr. Roone Arledge, President ABC Sports 1330 Avenue of the Americas New York NY 10019 Shipmate

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Class News DEADLINE: For April—10 February; for May—10 March

99 Mrs. Beulah M. Lewis, widow of LCdr. John E. Lewis USN (Ret.), died on 8 October 1975 in San Diego. Interment was in El Camino Memorial Park, San Diego. LCdr. Lewis had died in 1969. Married in 1906, he was engineer of the battleship CONNECTICUT, the flagship of the Great White Fleet when she sailed on the cruise round the world in 1908-09. Mrs. Lewis followed the ship from Norfolk to the Philippines on that historic cruise. She is survived by her son, Lt. John M. Lewis USN (Ret.) '30, a daughter, Mrs. H. K. PerrUl, wife of Cdr. H. K. Perrill USN (Ret.) '26, 2 grandchildren and 6 greatgrandchildren.

Bemis died in 1970. Many friends and acquaintances attended the services, Capt.

James D. Oliver Jr. USN (Ret.) '43, representing the Alumni Association.

Mrs. Bemis was known for her interest in naval affairs and her kindness and generosity. In 1972 she presented the Alumni Association with a Georgian sterling silver service which is now on display in the Alumni House. The service is frequenlty used for formal teas and other functions.

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Sec'y, Cdr. Allan G. Olson, USN (Ret.) El Miradero, P.O. Box 131, Bonita, CA 92002 Percent Members: 67

05 Hildegard Herwig Dutton, widow of our Benjamin Dutton, died on 16 September at the Bethesda Naval Hospital. Washington Classmates Gawne, Davis, Furlong and IngersoU sent flowers from 1905.

Hildegard, the daughter of Chief Engineer Henry Herwig, USN, and his wife, the former Mary Amelia Wheat of Alexandria, Virginia, was bom in Yokohama, Japan, on New Year's Eve, 1887. After her marriage in Washington, in 1912, she followed the fleet to most of the attractive ports, and when this was impossible she lived at her home, 1 Oklahoma Terrace, in Annapolis.

Ben had three tours of duty at the Naval Academy. Hildegard loved "Crabtown" and her many friends there.

In the Thirties, she accompanied Ben to Washington, to Berlin, Germany, and finally to Long Beach, California. Long Beach was the homeport of the USS PORTLAND, the

cruiser which Ben commanded at the time of his death in 1937.

Thereafter, Hildegard, always a big rooter for 1905, lived in Annapolis or at her family farm in Upperville, Virginia, and finally at Vinson Hall in McLean. She is survived by a brother, Maj. L. J. H. Herwig USA (Ret.), now a lawyer living in Washington; a son, Capt. W. T. Dutton USN (Ret.) '34; a daughter, Mary, wife of VAdm. P. N. Charbonnet Jr. USN '41; a grandson, Lt. P. N. Charbonnet USN; eight other grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

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Services for Mrs. Hazel M. Bemis, widow of RAdm. Harold M. Bemis, were held at the Ft. Myer Chapel on Friday, 14 November, with navy chaplain Cdr. Robert L. Mole ChC USN officiating. Interment was in Arlington National Cemetery. Admiral

Pascagoula, Mississippi. Admiral Oldendorf served in many ships prior to WWl and was in the PRESIDENT LINCOLN when that ship, a troop transport, was sunk by a German U-boat in 1918. He later commanded the HOUSTON and after having made flag rank was in charge of several task forces in both the Atlantic and Pacific areas, including command in the victory at Suriago Strait, one of the largest engagements of surface vessels in the world's history, in which he won a complete and total victory. He was injured when his flagship, the PENNSYLVANIA, was struck by a torpedo launched by a Japanese plane, but he later relieved Admiral Spruance in Task Forces 55 and 56.

In addition to the Navy Cross, he was awarded three Distinguished Service Medals by the Navy, one by the Army, and the Legion of Merit for his distinguished war service.

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Corr. Sec'y, Mr. Dorsey O. Thomas 725 West Blvd., Kokomo, IN 46901 Percent Members: 82

VAdm. and Mrs. Francis W. Rockwell VAdm. Francis W. Rockwell USN (Ret.) was the honored guest of ceremonies held at Brunswick, Georgia, in celebration of Navy Day. Now living at Simons Island, the admiral was in uniform as members of the Navy League, Junior NROTC cadets, and the Brunswick High School band gathered to welcome the veteran of two world wars and forty-four years of service in the navy.

During WWII, Adm. Rockwell was commanding officer of the Sixteenth Naval District and the Navy Yard at Cavite in the Philippines, and he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for his defense of the Bataan Peninsula and the fortified islands at the entrance to Manila Bay. He later was awarded the Legion of Merit as commander of the assault force which ousted the Japanese forces from their bases in the Aleutian islands of Attu and Kiska. He was accompanied to the ceremonies by Mrs. Rockwell.

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Sec'y and Treas., RAdm. Frank A. Braisted, USN (Ret.). 3104 Cleveland Ave.. N.W., Washington, DC 20008 Percent Members: 60 On 8 November the USS OLDENDORF was

christened by Mrs. Stephen L. Johnson, daughter of Admiral Jesse B. Oldendorf, in

The obituary of Robert C. (Bob) Mulnix in the October issue of Shipmate closed with the statement: "He leaves no immediate survivors." Your reporter received a letter from Bob's daughter Charlotte (Mre. Harold G. Gibson, 21 7th Place No. 208, Long Beach CA 90802) thanking him for the copy of the October issue. Your reporter was as surprised to learn of Bob's death as anyone; and, like his daughter, would like to know who wrote the obituary, and who sent her the copy. Bob Mulnix had a most interesting background. He was appointed by President "Teddy" Roosevelt as a result of a friendship with Bob's father during "Teddy's" ranching days before he entered politics. And it was at the President's suggestion that Bob enlisted for two years experience before appointment as a midshipman. So Bob was probably the first appointment of that kind. He entered the USNA with the expressed special interest of the President of the United States, as did George Dickson. But Bob was not quite ready from a scholastic angle—nor a temperamental inclination. But he remained a most loyal Non-Grad.

(Editor's Note: The incorrect information published in the obituary of Robert Mulnix is due to a misinterpretation of information submitted to the staff of Shipmate. Our apologies are extended to Mrs. Gibson and Mr. Thomas.)

And some correspondence with another eminent Non-Grad: Dr. Russell Ryan writes that he has since August been under intensive care for a severe heart attack. He says it is a miracle that he pulled through. But as a result of that and some eye surgery on ^•"•pmate

45 Mrs. Ryan to correct a detached retina, they have given up their lovely home in Carmel Valley. Their new address is: 2005 Cactus Court, Manor No. 5, Rossmoor, Walnut Creek CA 94595.

Your reporter wishes a healthy and pleasant 1976 to the 11 Graduates, 3 Member Non-Grads, 25 Subscribing Widows and 30 Non-Subscribing Widows of 1910.

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Secy, Capt. W. D. Chandler, USN (Ret.) Chevy Chase Club Chevy Chase, MD 20015 Percent Members: 82 A recent guest at Bradley House, the guest house of the Chevy Chase Club, was the former Mary Risley, widow of our Classmate Capt. Ralph G. Risley USN, who died on 19 June 1962. Some time later she was married to a British naval officer, Cdr. Sir Melville Willis Ward, Bt, D.S.C., RN., who has since died. The friends of Lady Ward may address her at Box 276, Southport CT 06490.

Sara C. Brandt, widow of Cdr. William Van C Brandt USN, died at the Annapolis Nursing Home on 16 August after a brief illness. Like Van, she was active in many Annapolis activities such as the Peggy Stewart Tea Party chapter of the D.A.R., and Naval Academy Women's Club. She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Arthur R. Eakin of 129 Market St., Annapolis MD 21401, five grandsons and three great-grandsons. Interment with private graveside service was at Arlington National Cemetery.

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Sec'y, Capt. Robert A. Lavender, USN (Ret.) 3133 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20008 Percent Members: 86 It is with regret that we announce the passings of "Froggy" Fulton and Sam Ziegler on 24 October.

These two officers had been roommates at the Naval Academy and stood within two numbers of each other in their class standing. Both were students at MIT; both were appointed to the Construction Corps; both were aeronautical engineers and both Best Man for one another's wedding. Both passed away after a lingering illness on the same day in Naval Hospitals; "Froggy" in Philadelphia and Sam in Bethesda.

"Froggy" specialized in lighter than air and was recognized as the leading authority in that construction in the navy. He was detailed to inspection of airships' construction in Germany. After retirement he was employed as Chief Engineer and Vice President of the Cramps Shipbuilding Company in Philadelphia.

Services were held at Ft. Meyer Chapel on the 29th with burial in Arlington Cemetery. He is survived by two sons, Garland Jr. of Wayne, Pennsylvania, and Langdon of Ardmore, Pennsylvania, and by four grandchildren.

Sam, upon graduation from MIT. was Januarv-February, 1976

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American use. He was later transferred to aeronautical activities and was twice in command of the Naval Airplane Factory in Philadelphia. Following his military retirement he was employed by the Solar Aircraft as an engineer and assistant to the President.

He is survived by his widow, Frances, and two sons, Howell of Baltimore and Landon of Norfolk, Massachusetts; eight grandchildren and a sister. One grandson, Conrad, is a lieutenant (jg).

Services were held on the 28th at Ft. Myer Chapel with full military honors and burial was in Arlington Cemetery.

Memorials have been sent by the Class to the Navy Marine Coast Guard Foundation to be applied to a fund for the widows in Vinson Hall.

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Pres., VAdm. Glenn B. Davis, USN (Ret.) Sec'y-Treas., MGen. C. G. Helmick, USA (Ret.) 4784 Old Dominion Dr..

Arlington, VA 22207 Percent Members: 75 The November Army-Navy 1913 Joint Luncheon was attended by Tex Davidson for Army, and Jimmy Hall, Glenn Davis and Gardiner Helmick for Navy, reinforced

by Mike Schuyler '07. Gardiner had as a guest his son, Charles G. Helmick, Jr., an electrical engineer with Westinghouse, who enjoyed the tales of "old times" that were the principal conversation.

Babs and Theb Thebaud are settled in Annapolis for the winter. Their address is: 302 H Forbes Street, Mariner's Cove, Annapolis MD 21401. We are delighted to have them in the neighborhood, and hope to see Theb as a regular at our luncheons.

Marjorie Austin writes: "I have moved from my Summit NJ home to a retirement home at this address: Mrs. Charles L. Austin, 103 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange NJ 07052. I am in excellent health, but feel that the time has come to look into the future. It's difficult to give up my civic activities which have brought me such joy, but I trust that I'll still be of use to others, but on a more limited scale."

Mac Miller reports: "We have now decided that perhaps it would be better if Dorothy and I don't take the proposed cruise this year, but just visit her old 'stamping ground' in Tampa. Maybe we will come north in May or June, and may contact you then. . . . We may look up Marguerite Grayson when we get to Tampa, but 'Dottle' has laid out quite a few social engagements with old friends of H. C. Davis and herself."

HAVE YOU UPDATED YOUR BIOGRAPHY RECENTLY? THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION IS INTERESTED IN YOU, IN WHAT YOU HAVE DONE AND IN WHAT YOU ARE DOING.

14 Pres., RAdm. H. A. Spanagel, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Mr. Russell E. Perry 3325 Kaywood Drive Falls Church, VA 22041 Percent Members: 79 On November 9th we suffered another great loss when our Classmate, Wilder D. Baker, died in La Jolla, California. Funeral services were held at the St. James Episcopal Church, La Jolla, November 12th.

Wilder is survived by his widow, Joyce, 7056 Vista Del Mar, La Jolla, 92037; a son, Wilder Jr., of Darien, Connecticut; a daughter, Constance Bowen of Alexandria, Virginia; and six grandchildren. He was 85 and a life member of our Alumni Association.

Wilder's naval career of 38 years was outstanding. Eleven of his early years were spent in submarine service, and records show that on 11 January 1923 he commissioned and skippered the S-11. Later he commissioned the S-13. But probably the high point of his career occurred in early February, 1944 when he commanded a cruiser task force that shelled the southern tip of Paramushiro in the Northern Kuriles, then offensively swept Japan's Sea of Okhotsk and successfully completed the operations without casualties or damage to his own forces.

This was the first sea attack against the Japanese homeland in World War II and for his outstanding leadership he was personally awarded the Navy Cross by Adm. Chester W. Nimitz.

Wilder Baker's submarine service calls to mind the prominent part our Class has played in the development of that service.

(Kemp Christian, Deac Hans and Bob Luker can attest to that.) Some 28 Classmates served on submarinesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;^most of them as skippersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;beginning with the H and S boats in the twenties, later on boats named after fishes, and finally as commanding officers of submarine squadrons. It would be remiss not to mention also that some half dozen of our class naval constructors were most active at times in the design, construction, repair and conversion of our submarines, and one of them, Ed Ellsberg, made history in the salvage of sunken submarines. But that's a story in itself.

Mabel and Don Royce were in Washington in October to visit their two daughters and to attend the annual Founder's Day luncheon at the Army-Navy Country Club.

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

LGen. Pedro del Valle USMC (Ret.) 41 Comhill St., Annapolis MD 21401 Percent Members: 90 The Scott Bakers who usually visit Tides Inn in the fall made their trip this year to Washington. The Bakers, Granats, Marshalls and Strubles held an unofficial Sixtieth Class

46 Reunion which proved to be a very happy affair. Old Fifteen days received a lot of attention.

Our old Classmate, John Stites Ray, died October 12th in Briny Breezes, Florida, where the Rays have lived for 22 years.

The Briny Bugle reported the service as follows. "This afternoon, Tuesday the 14th, John Ray's funeral service was held at Boynton Scobee's. Those who were present heard one of the most touching and beautiful farewells ever delivered. The minister's talk was simple and personal, and a great comfort to all who had ears to hear. But most moving of all was the living tribute which Jim Ray paid to his father.

"Jim shared with us a part of one of the last letters he had written to John, telling him of the appreciation he had for his Father's and Mother's gentle and intelligent upbringing of the children. How he had encouraged their curiosity about living things and taught them intrinsic values as well as spritual reverence for their way of life. It was a great tribute for a son to pay his father and I doubt if there was a dry eye at the service after he had finished.

"Jim's sisters, Jane and Nita, were both with Jeanne, Jane having come from New Jersey and Nita from Massachusetts, while Jim had traveled from his home in Colorado. Virginia Ward who had nursed John these past months after his health broke down, and looked after Jeanne's welfare too, was hovering quietly in the background.

"John had done the 'Voice of the People' for Briny and has always been one of the contented Brinyites who, with Jeanne, made up part of what is known as the 'backbone' of this paradise. More than a few will miss him here."

Stites, as we knew him in 1915, was born in Colorado and appointed to the Naval Academy from New York. After graduation he served in the Navy during World War I. In November 1919 he resigned as a Lieutenant USN. He then commenced a new career in Camden County, New Jersey, at a large Boys Vocational School, which lasted for about 25 years. He later re-entered the Navy in the U.S. Naval Reserve from which he retired as a LCdr. in February 1954.

While at the Boys Vocational School, he was stricken with a heart attack and the doctors advised him to retire and live in a warm climate. He chose Florida.

Jeanne Ray's address now is Briny Breezes-J9, Boynton FL 33435.

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Pres., VAdm. Bertram Rodgers, USN (Ret.) Sec'y-Treas., Capt. George P. Brewster, USN (Ret.), 611 West 40th St., Baltimore, MD 21211 West Coast Reporter, Capt. George F. Chapline, USNR (Ret.), 1327 Inspiration Dr., La Jolla, CA 92037 Percent Members: 87 A short note from Dutch Wynkoop in October announcing a permanent change of address from their home for thirty years in Pleasantville, New York, to Florida. In describing their new home, Dutch was quite

enthusiastic. To quote him: "We have a very nice house—quite large as the run of the mine houses here go; a good size lot, and right on the water. Part of Tampa Bay—just a pretty inlet about like Spa Creek off the Severn, so we are off the Inland Waterway.

Good water, fairly deep, moving clean and very pretty to see from our lawn." The address of this heavenly sounding place is: 15705 Redington Drive, Redington Beach FL 33708. We wish for Florence and Dutch much happiness in their new home, and many years to enjoy it in health and comfort.

Also came some interesting tidings from Mick Carney gathered in the course of his ever busy schedule. We will let Mick tell it in his own way. Quote: "Saw Bobby Walker at the Navy-Air Force game. His belly laugh is undiminished as is his outrageous sense of humor. Our house guests for that game were Gen. Freddy Smith USAF (Ret.) and his wife Martha, one of Ernie King's daughters.

Was that game any way to treat a guest?

Yes. At the Syracuse game (Homecoming) we saw Florida and Jake Davis. I had been honored with one seat which received all of the rain water accumulated in the upper tier, so we bugged out at the half. Jake and Florida, sitting in dry comfort, shed crocodile teams in our behalf.

"In mid-October Phebe Nell and George Hussey, along with son Ted and Ted's lovely Nancy, dropped in for a communal snort.

Nothing gives us more pleasure than a visit with any and all Husseys, great and small.

(George is the 'small one' compared to Son Ted!) "On 9 October at the Washington Navy Yard there was an impressive celebration of the Navy's 200th anniversary with the President, the Secretary of the Navy and the CNO on hand, despite what was euphemistically described as a drizzle! Some drizzle!

The President, in business suit only and bareheaded, gave a fine talk. I was on the platform as the designated representative of the Retired Community—a suitable old fossil for the assignment. Meditating in the rain, I recalled days of long ago when I comfortably addressed Gerald Ford as 'Gerry.' You don't 'Gerry' the President of the United States!

"Finally, at the risk of astounded reaction on the part of our Classmates, I hesitantly mention the fact that I am a member of he Supe's Academic Advisory Board with about five years seniority. Now I am wondering if academic attention will be adversely affected by the presence of cutie midshippersons."

Thanks, Mick, for your interesting titbits.

Midshipperson? WOW! A good note to end on. A HAPPY, HEALTHY, AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO ALL. WEST COAST NEWS The monthly joint Classes lunch for October was held on the 16th in the Destroyer Room of the Admiral Kidd Officers' Club, Naval Training Center (Point Loma). It proved to be a most interesting occasion as we had the rare pleasure of having, as the guest of "Hook" Jenkins, a line Naval Aviator, Capt. Clement, USNR (Ret.) of Palo Alto, California, who in civilian life is a practicing and research doctor of sociology.

The Doctor gave us an enlightening and learned talk on the modern naval personnel situation. Prior to his recent retirement from an active Naval Reserve command, he had cruises aboard today's aircraft carriers with his reserve units. His naval experience dates back to, or before, he was "Hook's" assistant on station during WWII. Following the Doctor's talk he fielded questions from our "Old Timers Group," further discussing and enlarging on the problems of today aboard ships and at naval stations. Cdr. Folsom Jenkins USN '53 was also a guest of his father and as the executive officer of the large Naval Training Center brought us up to date on the center's activities. Other guests present were Cdr. Jim Rodgers USN '53, Bert's son, and Cdr. Bob Gorton USN (Ret.) '46, who each month sees that his father-in-law, Ike Bennett, is able to be with us.

Bert Rodgers brought up for discussion matters initiated by Mary Awtrey, Bob's widow, in recent telephone conversations from her home in Florida to Bert and Gyp Brewster relating to the plight of the American Indian in today's America; particularly wanting to stress the role of the Indians in helping to build America while we are celebrating our Bicentennial year. Bert requests (as did Gyp in the October issue of Shipmate) that anyone having any ideas or suggestions on this important subject to please pass them along direct to Mary where they will be gratefully received. Mary's address: Mrs. R. A. Awtrey, 468 Lakewood Dr., Winter Park FL 32789. Further, should anyone of you be associated with any Bicentennial Celebration Committee or activity, please accentuate this thought in the planning.

Amos Root handled all the arrangements for this occasion including the selection of the excellent menu. Present were: 1916— "Possum" Webb, McGinnis, Carrington, Loventhal, Rodgers, Chapline, Jenkins and Root. 1917—Kiland, Rogers and Bennett.

1918—Nichols, Gibb and Curtis.

Six ladies gathered in the Garden Room for their luncheon. They were: Esther Jenkins and her guest Mrs. Clement, Judy Sauer, Gilda Terhune, Dolly Loventhal, and Marie Rodgers.

The January lunch will be on Thursday the 15th, again at the Admiral Kidd Officers' Club, Naval Training Center.

NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS TO ALL.

17 Pres., Capt. John H. Jenkins USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. J. G. M. Stone, USNR (Ret.) 248 King George St., Annapolis, MD 21401 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. John H. Forshew USNR (Ret.), 2022 Columbia Rd., NW, Washington DC 20009 Percent Members: 76 Have had two letters from Cap Ward relative to class reunions. He would like to see sectional celebrations and a final wingding at Annapolis. I believe most of the Class want the sectional celebrations, but not the wingding in Annapolis. I think we should take it up from there. Cap says he Shipmate

47 will go to the one in San Diego if they have one.

Ward Davis has been following the Navy Football Team around the country. He went to the Notre Dame game in South Bend and the Georgia game in Atlanta, combining the trips with visits to his children.

It would be wonderful if widows and Classmates would write me some good news once in a while. Here in Washington 1 am sorry to report that Elsie Skylstead is extremely ill. She has moved to Vinson Hall.

It would be much appreciated if everyone would drop her a note. For years she has been one of the mainstays of the Class.

I saw Adelaide Fullenwider in New York on November 15. By chance we went up in the same elevator at the theatre. She is still blooming, thank goodness. No other helpful news from Annapolis.

I went to a benefit at the St. Regis in New York November 16 and sat next to Natalie and Jimmie Jemail. He was fit as a fiddle and sends his best to everyone.

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Pres., Capt. W. J. Malone, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. Peny R. Taylor, USNR (Ret.) 1211 South 25th St., Arlington, VA 22202 Percent Members: 88 The naming of a building for a living person is not common. However, this was done about ten years ago at the SubBase, when the facility for Polaris submarine training was built. It was named for an officer who had contributed immensely to submarine warfare—our respected and beloved classmate, Jimmie Fife. It is with profound sorrow and great reverence that we report his passing on 17 November at the Naval SubBase Hospital, after a short illness. He was buried on 21 November at Arlington with the military honors to which a four-star Admiral is entitled.

Jimmie entered the Academy with us and left with us. His career, detailed in "Last Call," was varied and outstanding—the first NAUTILUS was under his command, '35-'37.

Early in WWII he was attached to our embassy in London for submarine observation. He rode British submarines on patrol facing overwhelmingly superior German craft and returned home able to pass along his authentic, practical knowledge of undersea warfare.

During the war he served with distinction in the Pacific (3 DSM's), where he became well acquainted with Gen. MacArthur, whom he greatly admired. After the war Jimmie became Commander, Submarine Force, Atlantic, for over three years, which in his estimation was his most valuable contribution to the Navy and to his job. It was at this time that his associates began calling him "Mr. Submarine." Perhaps then his sohd integrity and his loyalty to the Submarine Service began to be universally recognized and praised. As is true of many successful officers, Jimmie was strict, thorough and conscientious, traits he expected and demanded of his subordinates. His last duty was NATO deputy on Malta to Adm. Mountbatten, with whom he continued contacts and correspondence for years.

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After retirement he returned to the vicinity of Groton, living there for his remaining years with the exception of several trips abroad including a flight around the world in '70. His interest in the Silent Service continued, hook, line and sinker. He attended all graduations at the Submarine School and all commissionings at Electric Boat. His generous and frequent contributions to the Dolphin Scholarship Foundation helped many a young man seeking higher education. Jimmie served a short time as Director of the Mystic Seaport Marine Museum (dedicated to the whaling industry) and also for several years as Director of the Submarine Force Library and Museum.

Jimmie's Classmates and other friends are better for association with this truly dedicated officer and will feel deeply the loss of "Mr. Submarine."

The Vice Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Harold E. Shear USN '42, called to express his sympathy to our Class on the loss of Jimmie Fife.

"For here was one who made his mark Who wore the mantle well Who left a strong and manly legend For those who knew to tell."

The Class extends deepest sympathy to Jimmie's daughters, Barbara and Nancy, to grandsons, William, Bruce and Roger, and to his brother. Bill. Address of daughter Mrs. N. F. Prior is 10570 Main St., Fairfax VA 22030.

Take notice. At the class luncheon 5 Nov., most of the gang living in metropolitan Washington showed up. Tales were told, perhaps too merry for printing. It was good to welcome Rogers again. Others: Duvall, McDowell, Riggs, Smith and your scribe.

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Virginia and Ray Gallemore Photo courtesy of Polk County Democrat We were pleased and proud to learn that on 16 September our Classmate, Capt. Roy Trent Gallemore USN (Ret.), of Bartow, Florida, had received a Medal of Honor from the Daughters of the American Revolution—the citation reading "for leadership, trustworthiness, service and patriotism."

Roy has been actively identified with civic affairs in Bartow since 1924 when, upon his father's death, he resigned from the navy to take over the family business. In 1940 Gallemore returned to service in the navy and after the war made his home in Bartow again, assuming an impHjrtant role in local activities.

In making the aforementioned award, the DAR took into account Roy's varied and substantial contributions to affairs of his community and, after peace was signed, his assignment as District Administrator of Trust Territories in the Pacific.

The photograph illustrates the occasion of the well-deserved recognition showing Roy and his loyal wife, Virginia Holland Gallemore, and Judge Blankner, who made the presentation. The Class Committee extends its congratulations to Roy and kind respects to Virginia.

Mac McDowell, in response to our appeal in May for news, has written as follows: "During class luncheon this past winter, Elmer Duvall expressed a bit of his philosophy that: 'Now is the time to travel, don't wait until tomorrow because it may be too late.' Heading this advice I signed on for one of the Winter-in-Spain tours. With my brother-in-law and his wife we left Washington in early March via an Iberian 747 and presently were in our housekeeping suites at La Colina in Torremolinos. This formed the base for operating; leisure time, shopping, and numerous side tours for the next five weeks. The overall tour was for six weeks but we elected to have them arrange for our final week in Madrid. We were very fortunate in having ideal weather; apparently the rainy season had just ended.

"Upon my return from Spain, I came down to the mountains of North Carolina and opened my summer home. Then I signed on for yet another trip; this time for three weeks in Scotland during July with Berma, Jr., her husband and their three children, ages 9, 7, and 5. Our rendezvous was Edinburgh where a bus was rented so we could make a leisurely trip through the Highlands.

I did find time to slip away to Carnoustie and watch the final round of the British Open Golf Championship. Upon return I came back to the mountains where I will remain until October."

Graham Lester (Col. USA Ret.), living in Monterey, came into Washington in midOctober hoping to join the class luncheon— or any luncheon with classmates. Many of us were out of town and Rogers had not recovered sufficiently to attend. Henry McCown, now living in Austin, was visiting his son here so he joined Lester, Riggs and your scribe for a pleasant get-together.

Afterwards we took Lester through the Kennedy Center and he departed for Columbus, his next stop enroute California.

Nick Nichols in answer to our plea for news about the Nichols' recent trip has written as follows: "The trip was fine as a trip—Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark. But beyond the fact that Norway has some very beautiful scenery, there is little to tell. The fjords are marvelous. We went by ship in four of them, spent a night at the head of one—at Ulvik. It was beautiful and we had there one of the most beautiful rooms of the entire trip.

"The trip by bus up through the area where the Germans had their headquarters —Voss—was also very nice. The motel at Stalheim was situated at a most marvelous lookout point. In fact it was a German observation point, because it controlled absolutely one of the few ways of invading from the fjords.

"Sweden, Finland and Denmark were very nice, not scenically but people-wise.

But they are quite prominently socialistic and I got an eye opener. Everything (not literally) was 'free.' I finally asked the guide about this 'free.' She believed it. But on

48 more inquiry and careful listening to her I found that taxes on income over about $3,000 are 40%; the tax on a new car is 100% of the price; ditto for gasoline. Is this 'free'?

"They have great difficulty getting doctors, pharmacists and veterinarians in school and more trouble keeping them. They seem to migrate. In fact our guide had a brother who is an orthopedic surgeon in the U.S. I can understand. I'll take the U.S., thank you! I guess that is about 30 for this time."

The Class was ably represented on two occasions by Emma Lou and Ion Pursell.

One was at the President's appearance at the Washington Navy Yard 10 October in celebration of the Navy's 200th birthday.

Of the flag officers receiving SecNav invitations. Ion was our Classmate attending. He and his wife were warmly welcomed by the SecNav and received his autograph and best wishes.

At homecoming. Ion was the only Classmate to register at Alumni House. The evening before the football game the Pursells attended the reception in the Armory and dined in the messhall (now known as the wardroom). Here Ion renewed his friendship with Jake Davis '16. They were shipmates in 1917 (and Jake, since retirement, has been for 19 years a member of the Pennsylvania Legislature). Emma Lou and Ion were guests of the Superintendent at the dress parade and at a reception for Assistant SecNav. Again we are delighted to quote verbatim from Bill Domer: "As far as we are concerned, all is well: the house is wide open, the air is soft, the mullets are jumping in the canal and the gulls and pelicans are giving them a hard time. The birdfeeder is empty by noon and our pet raccoons come around of evenings for their handouts. They have been a bit erratic recently, but we think this is the season for romance, and that could explain a lot. That is, it could to a raccoon!

"So, who can complain? Hopefully, if still ambulatory, I plan to attend our 60th.

Meanwhile, I hope all is well with you and yours. Please give my best to all and sundry."

Two more octogenarians have surfaced and are acclaimed Emeritus Classmates: Mr. Thaddeus A. Hoppe, 1-2-96, 2214 Woodstream Apartments, 675 East Street Road, Warminster PA 18974 and RAdm. Samuel H. Hurt, 2-7-96, 200 Courthouse Road, Blackstone VA 23824.

We send birthday greetings to them and to Leventen, McDowell and Jack Phillips, 2-28: Crecoa, 5 March.

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Pres., VAdm. George C. Dyei, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, VAdm. Wm. M. Callaghan, USN (Ret.) 2700 Virginia Ave., N.W., Apt. 811 Washington DC 20037 Percent Members: 87 Yearly Homecoming activities at the Academy every October appear to be attended by dwindling numbers of older classes. 1919 was no exception this year to the trend but a few stout souls made the dinner:

Dyers, Sunshine Murray, Wincklers, Mirba Bryant and Nelle Stevens with her guests, a former daughter-in-law and her husband.

The Midshipmen's 19th Company issued a cordial invitation to all Classmates, wives, widows and guests attending the Homecoming to come to their Wardroom Open House on Sunday. The Dyers and Mirba Bryant responded to the invitation and reported that the Wardroom looked extremely well— had been completely done over by the graduating members.

October did not pass, however, without some saddening developments. Peyton "Bunny" Cochran died on the 20th in Owings Mills, Maryland, after an illness of several months. Memorial services at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Garrison were attended by the Dyers, Schildhauers and Ross Winckler. Our sympathy to Bunny's widow. May, the surviving son and two daughters. On the 24th George H. "Shorty" Mills died at the Bethesda Hospital. As most of us were aware, Shorty had been an invalid for over ten years, the greater portion of which had been spent in nursing homes in South Carolina and Maryland before entering the hospital in Bethesda.

Just a few hours before his own death he was preceded by an old friend, associate and one time boss in lighter-than-air aviation assignments—Garland Fulton of the Class of 1912 who died in Philadelphia Services at Arlington for "Froggy" Fulton were held in the forenoon of October 29th and were followed by those for Shorty in the afternoon. Classmates attending the burial services were Dyer, Fink, Greer, Rochester, Schildhauer, Settle and Winckler.

Augmenting the honorary pallbearers were Cdr. F. W. Reichelderfer USN (Ret.), M. M. Bradley of '25, one of Shorty's Group Commanders in WWII, and Mr. F. W. von Meister, German Zeppelin representative— a close friend and collaborator of Shorty's during the '30s and '40s. As in the case of Bunny Cochran, the spirit of the Class was present in the form of a floral tribute to Shorty's memory. Our sympathy to Lee, who suffered so many years in watching Shorty waste away, and to the surviving daughter. Lee's address commencing 1 December is: Thomas Wynne Apts. #B-301, 200 North Wynnewood Ave., Wynne PA 19096. Tel.: (215) MI 2-8860.

In a lengthy letter to George Dyer, Mike Williams paid a touching tribute to Matt Gardner and told of the times they had been friends and roommates at flight school in Pensacola when he (Mike) was having such a time trying to get his Morse Code recording capability up to over eight words per minute. It was a tip from Matt on how to note sequence of letters as received that enabled Mike to increase his capability to thirty words per minute and stay on to complete the flight course. Harking back still further to his Academy days, Mike recalled with gratitude the assistance in mathematics he had from Tex Settle, Dick Rush and Logan Ramsey.

Getting to contemporary news, Mike states that Jo had an operation slated for early November and that he was recovering from a slipped disc or similar back problem by home treatment consisting of traction (10 lb. weight attached to belt three times

daily) and chinning himself frequently. Our best to you, Mike, and do hope that as these notes go to the Alumni Association that your Jo will have fully recovered from her operation and that your back is better.

In cataloging the undesirable ailments of advancing age Fergie Ferguson writes that he is getting to be a victim of most of them.

"At eighty I stagger and fall. Eyesight is bad and I am deaf as the proverbial door nail. I write illegibly and can't even read my own signature on a check. When I hear of someone having to enter a nursing home 1 feel like asking him to move over and make room for me." Notwithstanding your complaints, Fergie, I could read your writing so keep the news coming. Dan McGurl has had a tough time the last year or so with ailments and spent a month in the hospital in Philadelphia during the fall with a liver problem. Is home now on a strict diet and making progress toward recovery.

Not previously recorded was Ross Winckler's siege at Bethesda during early summer with a planned hip operation. Up and about now in good shape with only a cane accompaniment in event he feels the need of a little assuring support.

Gratefully received the felicitations and welcome to Sarah from Beth and Stewart Crosley. In his letter Stewart reports that the ulcers on his left ankle have finally responded to treatment after months of anxiety and inactivity. Fay and Tex Settle were off to Florida about mid-November for a month's visit with Fay's brother in Orlando. At about the same time Adaline and George Dyer left on a trip to Korea for a week's visit with all expenses paid to and from Los Angeles by the Korean Government. A return favor for the courtesy George showed to representatives of Korea who came to the U.S. for a visit when he was ComEleven. Florence and Tom Wynkoop did their visiting a little earlier and included a month's trip away to and from Hawaii with stopovers in California. "Enjoyed a call on General Lee while in Palo Alto, said Tom, and as always found him cheerful despite the severe restrictions on his activities because of emphysema."

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Class Chairman RAdm. C. Carter Anderson.

USN (Ret.) .Sec'y, Capt. Wm. A. P. Martin, USN (Ret.) 2 .St. Mary's St., Annapolis. MD 21401 Percent Members: 79 Ann Perry wrote on 7 October, "How distressed I am that I cannot be with you all on the 11th. Standish Wellings is coming down on Thursday to be with me for a while . . . driving that distance after dark is impossible for me. I am looking into the possibilities of a nice apartment at Severn House—maybe next summer. I was glad to hear from so many lovely, nice people after the luncheon at Cosey Point. Pop and 1 had been planning it for a long time. My best love to each and everyone."

For the Homecoming Friday night KT party and dinner only Admiral Furlong and Captain Court (1905) and several 1919 Shipmate

49 were our seniors. We showed up with the Bassetts, Cowdreys, Marion Crist, the Haffs, Harrisons, Lees. Frank Maichle, Martin, McNemeny from Texas, Shad Miller and Joe from Tennessee, Packy Swanson, Harriet Taylor, Chub Wheyland from San Diego and Campbell Cleave's daughter, Mrs. Charlotte Cleave Gould, also from there.

After the Syracuse game the Martins were ait home to the Class. Fifty-three people came: the Andersons, their two daughters and two guests, the Bassets, Cowdreys, Jim and Consuelo Crowe, Marion Crist, the Haffs, Harrisons, Lees, Frank Maichle, Shad Millers, McMenemy, Swanson, Harriet Taylor, and Dudley Page came down from Frederick with the Joe Mahers. Barbara Curtis Fairlamb came with her brother and sister-in-law and Chub Wheyland and Charlotte Cleave Gould. Frances' sister Helen, Mrs. Remsen Johnson, Jr., was there, and our son Chris Martin.

Roy Cowdrey sent the Class a generous check which I hope Mead Pearson got. Roy also told us that he is the great-grandfather of a boy whose father is 1st Lt. Cowdrey USMC, stationed at Camp Pendleton. Congratulations to Roy and his family and thanks for the check.

Our Paul Miller died at the USNH here on 18 October after a very long and debilitating illness during which he was for the most part at Bethesda. A memorial service was held in St. Andrew's Chapel on 20 October, which was crowded with Classmates and friends. Our deep sympathy to Mary Jo. Paul's widow, and to his son Paul, Jr. (Cdr. USN (Ret.) '44) of Bedford, Texas. Paul nearly missed being a star man.

He was retired in 1935 and became Commandant of Cadets at Gordon Military College. Recalled to active duty in 1940, he taught in the Math Department at the USNA until retired again in September of 1945. For many years he was associated with the Weems System of Navigation here.

Present at his memorial were: Carter Anderson, the Bassetts, Becks, Christmases, Bailey Connelly, Crowe, Cunningham, the Daggetts, Kitty De Weese, Mabel Deringer, Nancy Gearing, Marion Greer, the Haffs, Marilyn Hepburn, Harrison, Vergie Korns, C. V. Lees. Martins, Pattersons, Nancy Sabalot Barbour, Sextons, Fran Sickel, and Harriet Taylor. Mary Jo's family was there.

Also from the Seven Seas Garden Club wives and husbands: the Barkers, Ellises, Anna Gilmore, the Louds, Mitchells and Tuckers. Mary Jo writes: "Will you please express to the Class the deep appreciation my family and I feel for the lovely flowers which were sent to Paul's Memorial Service. The thought confirms my conviction that the Class of '20 takes care of its own."

Later, another day, Mary Jo and Paul Junior scattered Paul's ashes on Spa Creek.

On 23 October Evelyn Connelly died at her home in the arms of her nurse Clarice who had been with her for the last four months of her life. With the help of Dr. Bill Stephens (RAdm. MC Ret.) she had gone from 80 pounds to 95 and she was able to talk to her son Bob in Newport, which she couldn't have done in the nursing home where she had been. She also kept the whole Annapolis Class informed of our news.

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Her funeral was held at the Taylor Funeral Chapel. Chaplain Richard T. McCue read the simple service. Bailey came with his son Robert Bailey Connelly. Present: the Bassetts, Daggetts, Claude Doolin, Nancy Gearing, Barbara Curtis Fairlamb, Vergie Korns, the Martins, Ho Sexton, the Haffs and daughter Dutchy, also the Condons, Jean Beaumont, the Huebls, Anne Horn, Helen McLean and the Tuckers. At her burial at Arlington there were: Carter Anderson, the Christmases, Crowes, Daggetts, Nibeckers, Happy Osborn, and the Swansons. Bailey and his son Bob were present (Capt. Robert Bailey Connelly USN '52), now on the faculty of the Naval War College. I can only pay tribute to Evelyn by quoting lines from Plato via Shelley to describe her lovely and gallant character: "Thou wert the Morning Star among the living Ere thy fair light had fled.

Now, having died, thou art as Hesperus, giving New splendour to the dead."

Bob and his wife thanked us for the Class flowers.

At our October luncheon on the 31st at Alumni House we had 38 Classmates and wives and widows. Paul Heineman was with us, our especial pleasure after his long siege at Bethesda. From Washington, Virginia and Frederick we had: Carter Anderson, the Crowes, Goggins, Harrisons, Pearsons, Happy Osborn, Page, Cunningham, Marge Turney and Mary Gwyn Crocker. From Annapolis: the Bassetts. Daggetts, Claude Doolin, Nancy Gearing, the Greers, Haffs, Marilyn Hepburn, the Heinemans, Vergie Korms, the Martins, Pattersons, Sextons, Swanson, Adelaide Stoddert, Harriet Taylor, and Marion Wooldridge.

The Greers gave me a letter from Sumner Scott, a patient at the Veterans Hospital, Bldg. 48, St. Cloud MN 56301. "How happy I was to receive your wonderful letter. I just had my 79th birthday. We've had a beautiful Fall. Vance (his son) lives in Fairmont and my other son, Sumner, Jr., lives in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, both a good distance away, so I don't see them as much as I would like. . . . I hope you will write again soon."

Benny Decker wrote on 7 November: •The Class of 1921 held a golf tournament on 5 November at Miramar Air Station.

They are always considerate of us and so invited the Class. Phil Kinney, Chick Hartman, Chub Wheyland and I played. Dutch Isgrig couldn't because of his skin trouble.

The sun is too much for him. We also had Harold Fick out. This was good news to us. We are all in good health and leading quiet lives."

The Pensacola paper recently ran a column on Bill Sinton entitled Old Navy Salt Has Seen Best and Worst of Duty which Pope Daggett gave me. After the war he was ordered back to command the training bases where he had learned to fly 23 years earlier. He wrote to the detail officer saying, "You can't do this to me!" When he learned that 40 people wanted that job he went to Pensacola and has been there ever smce.

As we go to press we have the distressing news that Paul Heineman is back at Bethes-

da with a recurrence of his ear trouble.

Also, sad to say, Faye Johnson is at Bethesda as a result of a stroke. We wish them both a speedy get well.

It was voted at our last Class luncheon, viz., 31 October—not to have our luncheon the day after Christmas. I don't think it too early or too late to say to all A Happy and Healthy 1976!

21 Pres., IVIr. Homer O. Einiers Sec'y, RAdm. William B. Fletcher, USN (Ret.) P.O. Box 44 Blue Ridge Summit, PA 17214 Sec'y West Coast (SF Bay Area): Capt. C. W. Roland, USN (Ret.) 131 Font Blvd.

San Francisco, CA 94132 Percent Members: 84 It is with regrets that we report the death of A. Ward Knisley, Maj. AUS, on 2 October 1975 in N. Olmstead, Ohio. He is survived by his widow. May D. Knisley of 5284 Victoria Lane, N. Olmstead 44070, a daughter, Barbara, and a son, A. Ward Jr., and eleven grandchildren, to all of whom the Class extends deepest sympathy.

On a happier note we report the recent marriages of VAdm. W. E. Moore USN (Ret.) to Mrs. Bethene M. Dickie on 22 October 1975 and VAdm. George L. Russell USN (Ret.) to Mrs. Dorothy Foster on 1 November 1975. The Class extends best wishes for a long and happy life to the newlyweds and welcomes the brides to the Class of 1921.

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(CVAN-69) and the keel laying of CARL VINSON ( C V N - 7 0 ) in Newport News, Virginia, on 11 October 1975. Ex-representative Carl Vinson served the State of Georgia in the Congress for fifty years. Harold was a close personal friend, and, when in legislative liaison to the Congress in the mid'50s from the Navy Department, saw a great deal of Mr. Vinson who was chairman of the Armed Services Committee of the House of Representatives.

Unfortunately I missed most of homecoming (did make the Navy-Syracuse game) but have gathered the following. Slats Moore was present from the Bay Area. Ruth and Hal Akens were down from Rye, New York, combining homecoming with a visit with their grandson who will graduate next June.

John Morrison, who left the service in 1923 and later died, also has a grandson who is presently a first classman. Vera and Harold Houser's son-in-law is RAdm. Frank S. Haak USN '46, now on duty in Washington.

Charlotte and Ed Kline also have a navy son, Capt. E. T. Kline Jr. who is also on duty in Washington.

The Annapolis-Washington Group held its monthly luncheon at the Bethesda Officers' Club on 23 October with the following present: Justine Abercrombie, Aleck Alexander, Wop Barbaro, Polly and Fred Boone. Cat Brown, Nina and Heber Brum-

50 baugh, Kitty and Os Colclough, Dee de Rivera, Margaret and Jim Dudley, Louise and Homer Elmers, Gerry and Bill Fletcher, Grace Frier from Carmel, California, Carol and Ed Fullinwider, Doris and Van Hamilton, Vera and Harold Houser, Betty Lamdin, Mary C. and Legs Leggett, Blackie Loker, Peg and Mac McCollum, Ahce and Joel Newsom, George Russell with his brideto-be Dorothy Foster, Sherwood Smith, John Waters and Faye Willkie.

SAN DIEGO GROUP The San Diego Group held its luncheon at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Officers' Club on 23 October with the following present: Paul Abernethy, Jim Baker, Abie Cook, Duncan Curry, Tom Esling, Hod Gorry, Judge Hailey, Bob Hickey, Bris McHugh, Ivan Miller, Tim O'Brien, Gordy Parks, Charlie Perdue, Stogi Roberts, Sabe Sabin, Leo Stafford, Rex Tellman, and Bunny Wray.

Do not forget our 55th Reunion to be held 15, 16 and 17 October 1976 at Annapolis. It is not too early to make plans, particularly for accommodations. 80 double rooms at Howard Johnson's Motor Inn and 20 rooms at the Maryland Inn have been reserved by Van Hamilton. Send in your request for accommodations with a down payment of $25.00 as soon as you have decided to attend. Complete details will reach you early next summer.

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA NEWS Summer was over, salmon had headed upstream to winter spawning grounds, travel bags were stowed away, gardens clipped, trees pruned, flu shots in the past, fall half over and it was time for a Class get-together.

Vera and Jim Harris fired the opening guns with the first '21 fall gathering on Sunday, 19 October, when they entertained with cockails and a buffet in the Treasure Room at the Fleet Admiral Nimitz Club on Treasure Island. The party honored Jimmy's niece, Mrs. Gertrude Harris Martin, who was visiting from her home in Atlanta, Georgia. It was Mrs. Martin's first trip west and she seemed to enjoy meeting the Harris' friends and incorrigible '21 Classmates who take the attitude that if age is inevitable, they may as well enjoy it. She remarked that they appeared to be "a particularly happy and congenial group." Mrs. Martin's remark reminded several people of the time Ruth and P. G. Nichols' son addressed the local '21ers with the remark that, "As I grow taller and older, the members of '21 seem to grow broader and younger." Vera and Jim took Mrs. Martin on a cliff-hanging tour to Sequoia National Park during her stay. Vera said it was a first-time thrill for a California visitor and that they had taken so many visiting firemen to Yosemite that the change of scenery of Sequoia was worth the risk and perils of the trip.

Tram and Charlie Roland succumbed to what has been referred to as "The Treasure Island Syndrome" when on Tuesday, 28 October, they entertained with cocktails in the Patio Room, followed by dinner in the Terrace Room at the Fleet Admiral Nimitz Club. The "T. I. Syndrome" might be defined as a feeling of loyalty to the Club which, being the focal point for residents of the Peninsula to the south, Marin County

to the north and west and those coming from East Bay, is THE Meeting Place for most '21 Class affairs. The old club was great in the good times but needs our support now. It is in reality our "Entertainment Center." The Terrace Room is small enough to impart the feeling of warmth and coziness of a private home, yet is large enough to accommodate three round tables for ten persons and conveniently adjoins the Patio Room. Interestingly enough, the Terrace Room is about all that remains of the original "Display Model Home" which was on exhibit at the World's Fair held on Treasure Island back in the '30s before T.I. became a Naval Base. It was the nucleus of the sprawling complex of rooms which now comprise the Club.

Charlie rose, following the pouring of the wine, and proposed a toast to the absent Bay Area '21 Class President, Slats Moore.

He shared some happy news with Classmates and their wives when he read a note he had received from Slats. The note was datelined "The Army and Navy Club, Washington, D . C , 23 October 1975" and readâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Dear Chas. and Tram, Slats Moore writes that he and Mrs. Bethene Miller Dickie of Oakland were married on October 22nd in the Presbyterian Church in New Canaan, Connecticut, the ceremony being performed

by Beth's nephew, the Rev. Mr. Jack Miller.

My best to you both, (signed) Slats Enthusiastic applause followed Charlie's reading of the note and scuttlebutt was put to rest. On 3 October before Slats left for Washingon, Tram had asked him to be sure to let the Rolands know if he picked up any happy or newsworthy items on the trip. Although rumors were about at the time, he left no clues as to his nuptial plans and still revealed none when Frank Talbot delivered him at San Francisco Airport for his flight east. Everyone went home from the Roland party happier for the good news and looked forward to welcoming Slats and his bride on their return home.

Also apropos of the Moores: On Sunday, 16 November, the newlyweds were welcomed home by long-time civilian friends of Slats, Mr. and Mrs. Jay Darwin, who entertained for them with a dinner at their San Francisco home. Bethene ("Beth") Moore proved to be extremely attractive and personable. Slats was delighted to introduce Beth's relatives as "My new family."

He even boasted later that Beth's nephew had married them "for free"! Slats had sold his flat on Chestnut Street in San Francisco where he had resided for many years, but retained the privilege of occupancy until 1 January 1976. Beth had put her decorator business in Oakland up for sale and was about to vacate her home there. With these few adjustments, the Moores plan their New Beginning in a co-op apartment on Pacific Heights in San Francisco. We welcome Beth as our first lady and wish the Moores a long life and much happiness together.

Ann and George van Deurs returned about 1 November from a two month motor trip east and return during which time they drove approximately 8000 miles. The trip

was primarily for the purpose of visiting their two daughters. Miss Kay van Deurs, who resides in Montecello, New York, and Mrs. James Shannon (Sally van Deurs) who lives in Washington, D . C , with her family.

While visiting the Shannons, Ann and George attended the cocktail party given

by Margaret and Jim Dudley followed by the class luncheon at the Laurel Brigade Inn in Leesburg, Virginia, on 23 September.

Enroute home they broke the trip with a stopover and rest at the Grand Canyon in Arizona. They were fortunate in the weather which, heading west in the fall of the year, can be anything from sandstorms to blizzards or benign, golden, fall days.

Gypsy and Nick Coulter entertained on Friday, 14 November, with a dinner at their home in Los Altos Hills in honor of their house guest, Mrs. Elizabeth Newman Egan of Rancho Bernardo-San Diego, California.

Mrs. Egan is the godmother of Gypsy's daughter, Mrs. Gloria Greve. The Coulters were married at Mrs. Egan's home in New Jersey in March of 1928. Mrs. Egan had recently sold her home and real estate business in New Jersey and migrated to the Golden State, trading her snow boots for what she hopes will be more moderate weather.

The San Francisco Bay Area '21 Class "Now or Never Society" wishes all classmates and their families elsewhere a happy holiday season and joyous and healthy New Year.

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Pres., Capl. A. R. Sanborn, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. D. H. Johnston, USN (Ret.) 3928 N. 36th St. Ariington VA 22207 Columnist, RAdm. Harvey Thomas Walsh USN (Ret.) Box 441, Rt. 3 Annapolis MD 21403 Percent Members: 69 Homecoming was par, or perhaps a little better, for an Off-Reunion-Year. At the reception were Maude and George Bauemschmidt, Robby and Pat Borden, Jo and Bev Carter, Idella Fink, Hilda and Milt Jackson, Peg and Don Johnston, Carol and Al Malstrom, Marj and Zeke Sanborn, Martha Shultz, Harriet and Abe Stacey and Walsh. Additionally seen at the game were Hal Baker, Ernie Becker, Meb and Sam Groseclose and Omer Kneeland. Navy handled Syracuse firmly if not decisively and showed promise for the future. And now, last week, we lost a "squeaker" to Georgia Tech but, as always: BEAT ARMY. The 22nd Company Commander, Midn.

Alfred W. Clark, wrote a fine letter of appreciation to Zeke for our gift to their Wardroom. He invited any of our Class to visit the Wardroom any time they are in Annapolis. The Company was disappointed that only one had visited them this Homecoming and hoped for more visitors next Homecoming. The idea of a Company Wardroom is a fine one and the 22nd Company has fitted out theirs tastefully and comfortably, aided and abetted by our contributions.

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51 The amazing Walter (Fish) Rowe continues to add to his sailing laurels. Of course.

Fish is one of the "younger squirts" of '22 but even so, winning a first in the Interclub dinghy frostbite series at the Essex Yacht Club is a noteworthy accomplishment. The races were sailed in a 14-25 knot breeze which had many a crew and skipper on the floorboards as often as hiking on the rail.

Walter's experience included not only small sailboat racing at Essex in the '30s but also in the English Channel in general and Cowes in particular. Congratulations, Fish.

The San Diego group held its monthly luncheon 7 November at the Admiral Kidd Club with a good attendance. Present: Vic Ellis, Glenn Jones, Libs Libby, Bert McVey, Murph Murphy, Miller Redfield, Bill Riggs, Fish Whaley and Milo Williams. To embellish this "special" occasion, there were four wives and two widows at a neighboring table, to wit: Georgia Ellis, Win Jones, Ruth Murphy, Genevieve Williams, Ruth Jackson and Kay Goodwin.

Murph reported that Mike Malanaphy was in the San Diego NavHosp and doing well after a successful operation on his left eye for a cataract.

The Washington group also had a banner attendance for its 4 November luncheon.

Present: Frank Akers, Hal Baker, Ernie Becker, Bev Carter, Bev Coleman, Owen Comp, Howard Davison, Carl Espe, Johnny Johnson, Don Johnston, Omer Kneeland, Al Malstrom, Johimy Parker, Dutch Reeside, Zeke Sanborn, Oliver Walker and Harvey Walsh. There was so much talk, before and during lunch, that I can not recall any particular threads or bits of gossip. All were most happy about Navy's football performance.

Zeke Sanborn makes it diflicult to decline —even if I were of a mind to—his invitations to ride to Washington with him. This time he had Betty Saunders as well as Marjorie with him. Betty was "between trips" and could happily report that her son, Franklin Harwood Saunders '60 was on the Commander selection hst. Congratulations, Pinkie.

Since I do not "invent news" very well, I decided to go for the "real thing." So, in mid-October I went to see Isabel and Sammy Sampson in Galena. Now first let me tell you something about Galena of which I had heard so much in our Missy days when Sam used to quote at length from the Galena Gazette, founded 1834.

As I approached Galena by bus, two-a-day from Rockford, the bus driver gave us many items of information. From O'Hare to well past Rockford it was strictly prairie flatlands. The driver then pointed out the mountains as we approached them, one 1240', the highest point in Ilhnois, and the many hills, valleys, gorges, etc., carved out during the glacial period. Then Galena itself came into view with four prominent church steeples, the oldest one being the First Presbyterian Church, built 1831. First settled in 1820 it became the most important commercial point on the Mississippi north of St. Louis. By 1834, 127 steamboats were arriving annually with as many as 18 tied up at the levees at a time. Among the many historic personages visiting Galena was Lt. Jefferson Davis but my source did not indiJanuary-February, 1976

cate whether he met Capt. Grant who returned to live there in 1860 after the Mexican War. Today the river resembles the Los Angeles River but its four or more floods each year require a caisson gate to protect Main Street, the only one subject to flooding.

Sam added a tour of Gen. Grant's home after The War and also Sam's family home built about 1850 by his forebears. You may wonder about all this space for Galena. As an Ozarkian hillbilly, I just had to give equal space for us Yankees after my dissertation regarding the CSS ALABAMA and our Bev Coleman, Admiral, Alabama Navy.

While Isabel and Sam were having their diflicuhies, as do we all "at our age," dam it, both were functioning under their own steam. I had to limit my visit to one day as Iz had a "setback" from which she recovered nicely shortly thereafter. However, Sam and I did have some time for reminiscing on our Missy and Asiatic Station days in the '20s.

Sam Sampson and Your Scribe Ruth and Perry Fenton Then I visited Ruth and Perry Fenton in Valparaiso. They had recently moved from their farm and after three weeks were completely, by my standards not by Ruth's, settled in their beautiful home in the suburbs. I might add a word of warning to any future Roving Reporters in Perry's neighborhood. Do not take your walk on Wynnewood Drive; there is a large German short hair there which likes to bite Easterners, and perhaps Westerners also. Ruth and Perry were in fine health although Ruth was on a temporary bland diet. That did not seem to handicap Perry and me.

I have heard since that Ruth is "all clear" on her bland diet. Perry had word while I was there that Ray Sullivan was continuing his convalescence after his open heart surgery.

It has not been customary to mention in our class notes the many kind and gracious letters of appreciation for flowers or memorial contributions our president or secretary has received from the wives of deceased classmates. I do want to say that all have responded and their letters do honor to our Class as well as to their departed spouses.

George Hunter wrote to Don Johnston that his Andrea passed away 14 October of a massive heart attack. Andrea had been active in Cape Cod charitable and cultural circles for many years. Interment was in the Hunter lot in Beechwood Cemetery at Centerville on Cape Cod. Our deepest sympathy goes out to you, George.

Shipmate had its mail to Frank Burdette returned on 23 October by the postmaster, Butler, Pennsylvania. Reason: Deceased.

Zeke's telephone calls and my inquiries have

been unsuccessful in locating his widow or other survivors.

Will some of you other "fellow travelers" send us more news of your travels? Please.

23 Pres., Adm. Arleigh Burke, USN (Ret.) Secy, RAdm. Elliott Strauss, USN (Ret.) 2945 Garfield Terrace Washington, DC 20008 Class Reporter: LCdr. James R. Cutting, USNR (Ret.) 12 Southgate Avenue Annapolis, MD 21401 Percent Members: 77 We can do no better in starting off the great new year of 1976 than to reprint a Skinny Joe Wenger New Year Wish to all Classmates. This appeared in the Washington Area Chapter Bulletin several years ago: "As journalistic custom seems to require at the beginning of each New Year, your scribe has ventured an apprehensive peek at the New Year to see what it might hold in store by way of new troubles for the '23 Classmates, that is things they are likely to encounter. A survey among established hand-wringers indicated their latest preoccupation to be with ENVIRONMENT— pollution, trash, and excessive noise that threatens to poison, engulf, and deafen us all. That the problems of combatting these dangers are indeed formidable your scribe can testify to as a result of a personal experience last summer.

"As if there were not already enough junk and trash being produced to cover the landscape, your uneasy scribe has now discovered another menace which, at least to him (who is apt to be a slow learner), was entirely new. This appeared following a brief visit by his youngest married granddaughter to what had been previously regarded as a safe mountain retreat in the wilds of New Hampshire. Then, after her departure, he found himself holding the bag.

This situation was not of course unusual, but the contents of that particular bag were definitely unusual and unfamiliar—namely, a used collection of new-fangled devices labelled 'disposable diapers,' though how, where or by whom disposable was not specified.

"Now such items may be the answer to a travelling mother's prayer, but to an unindoctrinated grandfather these same items can be something quite different. Efforts to consigning these to the plumbing system resulted in a near-catastrophe, not to mention some impulsive profanity that added noticeably to the local noise level. Repeated attempts at burning merely caused more air pollution, and also a disagreeable charring effect. Casting the remains into the nearby stream would only contaminate it. Burial was a physical impossibility, at least to your scribe. The trash can was no answer either, since a neighboring family of raccoons had defied all measures to prevent them from scattering the contents all over the place.

Re-use was out of the question, and tossing them from the car window unthinkable—

52 even on a dark night. The only solution was to haul the plagued diapers five miles to the nearest authorized dump. This was done in hopes they would be quietly interred by an unseeing and undiscriminating bulldozer, and create no further danger to the environment (or to your scribe's sanity).

"So friends, you can see what we are up against. Leaving this bright thought to ponder, your scribe bids all hands a Happy New Year!"

Belated December birthday greetings to: J. R. Bell and Dodson (both the 1st), Logan, Schade and Storrs (both the 3rd), E. S. Pearce, Agnew, Foley and Riley (both the 9th), M. E. Arnold, J. L. Brown, E. P. Martin, Hoffheins, Huntington, Barrett, Ward (Christmas Day!), Kingsley, A. W. Schneider, Montgomery and Rembert and Ryan (all three the 31st). Do you remember our Christmas Leave of 4 days in 1919?

Apparently Frankie Ward was the only one able to celebrate his birthday at home.

Louise Ambrose has moved east from California. Her new address is: 5837 Kara Place, Burke VA 22015. Pat Moran's new address is: 4201 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Apt. 3053C, Washington DC 20016.

Edna and Sam Fuqua attended the Congressional Medal of Honor convention at Lakeland, Florida, during the middle of November. His exuberant postcard was from where all conventions should be held (according to the printing at the bottom of the card)—from Disneyland, the home of Peter Pan. Snow WTiite and Mickey Mouse.

During Homecoming Weekend at the Naval Academy it was Neil Dietrich, Pierre Bernard, Ray Lewis, Bill Wadbrook and Morris Smellow who visited the 23rd Company's wardroom in Bancroft Hall to inspect the new refrigerator and meet some of the midshipmen. Secured to the refrigerator was an engraved plate reading, "Presented to the 23rd Company wardroom by the Class of 1923." Below the plate was a handwritten beautifully expressed note of thanks from the midshipmen themselves. The 1923 group found the visit to be a very refreshing and enlightening experience, getting the midshipmen's point of view on current ideas of interest—especially the prospect of an invasion next fall by "midshipwomen."

Your Recorder has been having some very interesting contacts of late with a group of midshipmen who are entering the competition for a Rhodes Scholarship. He sits with the Navy Selection Board made up of officers who were Rhodes Scholars themselves and a few professors from the Academy. Only the best get the Navy's nod to enter the tough national competition. One can be very proud of these midshipmen who go out to compete with the best in the country. To win a Rhodes Scholarship is indeed an honor not only for the individual, but also for the Academy itself; and there is great hope this year the USNA will win one or two of these coveted scholarships.

Word has reached us that B. Newhall died last October 20th in the Bryn Mawr Hospital, Bryn Mawr, Pa. The sympathy of all the Class goes to "B's" family. The Class' sympathy goes also to Gordon Crosby and his family and to Nat Hawthorne and his family; Ruth Crosby died October 15th, and Virginia Hawthorne died November

4th. Frank Lamson-Scribner joined Karl and Wynne Hensel to attend the funeral service for Virginia.

Joe Waters died November 15th of a heart attack, and was buried in Arlington Cemetery with many Classmates present.

The Class sends sympathy to all of Joe's family. Buck Walsh (Joe's roommate First Class Year) noted this in the 1923 Lucky Bag: that Joe said so many things with his music and gave everybody so much pleasure, especially Gilmore Dobie who must have realized that that musical skill and grace could be successfully transferred onto the football field!

Billy McDowell reports favorable progress is being made by Pete since the corrective operations on his knees.

Arleigh Burke ran into Hoogie and Wells Field in Washington last October; they were on their way back home to Carrollton, Texas, from their daughter's home in Madison, New Jersey. Arleigh has some interesting observations to make, and so has Wells in the same letter: "Nobody would ever believe that this damn Yankee would ever have settled in Texas and adopt all the Texas atttiudes and equipment. While in Washington Hoogie and Wells saw the Withingtons, Strubles, Mendenhalls, and the Burkes. Wells' classmates will be glad to know he hasn't changed much. In fact he has improved very little. Fortunately he's not quite as energetic as he used to be—and unfortunately he doesn't drink or smoke, and he says he doesn't do a lot of things any more.

Everybody knows that there's nothing worse than a man who is depriving himself of the luxuries of life." And then Wells himself added this interesting observation at the end of Arleigh's letter, "You can certainly tell that Arleigh is up to his famous old tricks of making a two-sentence statement into a six-minute oration."

At the end of the Arleigh part of this interesting epistle was this serious message to the whole Class: "At the October Trustees Meeting of the Alumni Association the hope was expressed that all Classes would try again to have a 100% Class Membership in the Association. I would like to make a strong plea to every one in 1923 who is not yet a member, to join now!"

There are many things that bind us all together, and the deep feeling of class unity is getting stronger. Membership in our Association is a part of this.

Evelyn and Merle Huebl are back from a jaunt to the Eastern Shore, and looking fine. With them and others the Annapolis contingent of the Class wined and dined recently, wining at Libby and Jem Wood's and dining at the Officers and Faculty Club in the Yard. These local and bimonthly gatherings have become a delight to all who attend. But all of us missed the Pottles who were kept at home by illness.

Mary and George Holderness enjoyed 10 days of golf and wonderful weather at Myrtle Beach, S.C, last October.

Mel Grosvenor in distinguished company, 1902 David Bachrach © National Geographic Society Don Kelsey sent Al Murdaugh a rare newspaper print of Mel Grosvenor taken back in 1902, with his maternal grandfather Alexander Graham Bell and his paternal grandfather Melville Bell Grosvenor looking on with pride and wonder. Mel was Elsie Grosvenor's first child and we were able to get a glossy print of this lovely portrait so we can all see how much Mel has changed and observe what an exciting and very purposeful life has done to his general appearance. Just since last spring this has been his schedule: a trip to East Africa to check on the National Geographic Society's research going on there, summering on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, looking over the Grand Teton National Park, and then cruising home to Gibson Island, Maryland, in his WHITE MIST—eluding two hurricanes

and sailing 1100 miles over Atlantic Coastal waters.

Roland Smoot promises we shall hear more from and about him now that his term as President of the Governing Board for Laguna Hills, California, is expiring.

Beulah and Whitey Hezlep journeyed all the way east from California to take in the Army-Navy Game in Philadelphia. Their headquarters was in the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel, another name for 1923 headquarters.

As we go to press we all know the Big Game and the 1923 Hezlep gathering came off successfully.

Edna and Mac McLellan report a very happy 50th Anniversary celebration in the San Francisco area, seeing Gertrude and Church Chappell, and taking in that beautiful 17-mile drive to Del Monte along the coast past Pebble Beach. Before they star' south from Seattle they saw that cliffhanger of a game beween Navy and the University of Washington.

Elsie and Red Redfield's permanent address, according to Red's recent letter to your Recorder, is: Caretaker's Residence, Redfield's Retirement Complex, Route 1, Hayes VA 23072. He assures that retirement is not complex, and all one has to do is to take care—especially along the banks of the York River.

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\\ atch Out. .Academy—Here We Come A most interesting picture came from Al Sodergren, now semi-retired but also somewhat involved in real estate in Connecticut.

Here it is: The Naval Academy Preparatory Class for enhsted personnel at Hampton Roads. Va., back in 1919. 1923 Classmates recognizable are: front row 6th from left— Tom Birtley and 9th—Tim Parker; second row 3rd from left—Jack Adams and 9th— Al Sodergren; back row 4th from left—Ron Higgins and 9th—Dan Mills.

Al's wonderful memory has come up with the following items, now almost ancient history: Dan Mills served in the 6th Battle Squadron with the British Fleet out of Scapa Flow prior to 1919; Tom Birtley served in transports, and I served in ARIZONA. For those who ever served in ARIZONA the following may be of interest.

When I reported aboard in June of 1917 (1) the captain was old John D. McDonald '84; Adm. Kinkaid was then a LCdr. Gunnery Officer; and RAdm. "Dippy" Moon (of the WWII Normandy operation) was then a Lt. (jg). (2) ARIZONA at the time had no director system for the broadside batteries, and turrets were fired by a master key. In late 1917 or eariy 1918 the ship received a Vicker System for the broadside batteries from the British. (3) At one time in the winter of 1917-18 the fleet was frozen in at Yorktown. One of our boats trying to get back to the ship was caught in the ice and was abandoned, the crew walking back over the ice. This was the same storm during which the old Chamberlain Hotel burned down because the water froze in the fire hoses. (4) ARIZONA was chosen to escort President Wilson into Brest, France, for the Peace Conference that was to be held in Paris.

And then Al adds this one: Tom Birtley called on the SecNav Josephus Daniels in 1919, and I accompanied him. Tom had failed his physical entrance exam at the Academy because he lacked Vi of an inch January-February, 1976

in height. Time was of the essence; so Tom decided to go to Washington to plead his case, yea to the Secretary of the Navy himself. He told the Marine sentry outside the SecNav's door he wanted to see Mr. Daniels.

The Marine went in, then came back shortly and escorted Tom in. Tom boldly told Mr. Daniels he needed a waiver on his height in order to get into the Academy.

Mr. Daniels gave it to him immediately; and this was how Tom actually made it into the Class of 1923. Tom told me after the interview the place was full of waiting Admirals, but he got priority. Old Josephus Daniels had a son in the Navy as an enlisted man, and always had a soft heart for sailors.

The late U. T. Bradley, one of our Classmates who "defected" to Princeton in the fall of 1920, has been honored by Rollins College of Florida with a beautiful new memorial boathouse dedicated to the sole use of the Rollins crews which U.T. (or "Doc" as his many successful crews affectionately called him) did so much to establish. It is now called the U. T. Bradley Memorial Boathouse. U. T. and Cecile lived in Annapolis the last year of WW II when they were attached to the Department of English and History.

Dr. U. T. Bradley

Our alert and well-informed Arkansas Traveller, Karl Hensel, has returned to the grind of raising mangos and avocados, and also tarpon fishing. All good things must come to an end sometime, so Wynne and Karl headed for Florida November 2nd, leaving that idyllic place called Arkansas.

Listen to this and in Karl's own words, "Before leaving Arkansas I picked two buckets of wild grapes which will make 15-20 glasses of jelly—wild grape jelly! And the trees all around Hillspeak are full of apples and pears. The land of 'milk and honey'! No worries here, except one: what to do with my young homing-pigeon. I caught him, a banded 1975 bird half-starved and half-dead, and he couldn't fly. After careful nursing for a week he improved; and now he likes it in Arkansas and won't go away. Will he adjust to Florida?" So now we await further word from Karl whether or not he took the homing-pigeon home to Florida. En route they stopped for a visit with John Crommelin, who continues to live a busy and very satisfying life on his farm at Wetumpka, Alabama. Also they stopped to enjoy a warm welcome from Alice Owsley. Oh yes, Karl says the big news is: Ted Hashrouck celebrated his 76th birthday in the County Court in Tampa, sued by the State of Florida for assault and battery. Ted quickly goes on to say that when the case came up for a hearing, the State suddenly dropped the charges like hotcakes. Why? It must have been mistaken identity. Maybe Ted will tell us how a State can even suspect such a nice member of the Class of 1923.

Just as we go to press we report the sad news of Bess Edwards passing after a very long illness. The Class sends its sympathy to Fred and all of the Edwards family.

24 Pres., RAdm. Howard L. Collins, USN (Ret.) Sec'y-Treas., Capt. Paul Siegrist, USNR (Ret.) 22 Macopin Ave., Upper MontclairNJ 07043 Asst., Mr. Robert A. Keyer Box 7234, Richmond VA 23221 Columnist, RAdm. John D. Hayes, USN (Ret.) P.O. Box 2667, Texas City TX 77590 Percent Members: 83 Martha and Rollo Wilson celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on 24 October 1975 with a reception at the Open Mess, Naval Medical Center, Bethesda. Their three children sponsored this splendid tribute which 225 guests attended. The reception was preceded by a service in the chapel, similar to their wedding ceremony, at which Fred Bell and the minister of the Wilson's church officiated, with family and guests receiving communion. The latter included members of their church where Rollo is a vestryman, service friends, residents of Leisure World where the Wilsons live, thirteen Classmates and three widows. Adm. A. D. (Rip) Struble USN (Ret.) '15, whose son married the Wilsons' youngest daughter, was present.

Martha E. Powell and Ens. Ralph E. Wilson USN were married in the chapel of

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Ensign and Mrs. Ralph E. Wilson, 24 October 1925 Reed College, Portland, Oregon, by Martha's father, then the college president, as Bob Keyer who was there recalls.

Now, in dead of winter, should be a good time to recount the summer saga of Helen and Raoul Waller. In June they cruised the Baltic with Theo and Leo Bachman in the Swedish flag cruise ship, LINDBLAD EXPLORER, visiting Helsinki, Leningrad and Copenhagen. Leaving the ship, they spent July in delightful South Ireland, "looking two years younger," after it and the "Heelands, who were unbelievers, saw the Loch Ness Monster after visiting the nearby pub." In Aug-

reports that there is not much news in "this smoke signal hinterland." In September he made a fishing trip off Guayamas with another foremost Seabee, C C Seabury '25. George Privett, Col. USA (Ret.), is the only other Classmate living in San Antonio.

The Class was well represented at the 1975 Homecoming, 24-26 October. Paul believes he has the total, most with their wives: Alphabet Adams, Bullis, Cabanillas, Callaghan, Ilsemann, Kalisch, Keyer, Kolb, Landstreet, Longfellow, Miller, Morgan, Morrill, Montgomery, Richards, Siegrist, Sutliff, Tichenor, Wiley, R. E. Wilson, and Woodyard. Widows present were Dorothy Abdill Miller, Dorothy Hartwig, and Sarah Neale. Californians Collins Landstreet and George Montgomery came the longest distance.

The Philadelphia Area 1924 group is in its eighth year of operation with monthly meetings at the Engineers Club. Regulars are Buxton, Callaghan, Fleming, Lazell, Rode, Bill Turney and Grant A. (Bunny) Williams. Bill graduated with 1925 and retired as Captain in April 1956. Joe Callaghan covers the news of Philly classmates.

His more convenient address is P.O. Box 322, Wynnewood PA 19096.

Ed Rawlins, on 29 September 1975, made another advance in his long legal fight for promotion to Captain when the Senate passed a resolution favoring it. This resolution expressed the opinion of the Senate that, by executive appointment of the President, Cdr. Edward White Rawlins, USN (Ret.) should be advanced to the grade of Captain, pending final action by the Court of Claims on Senate Bill 881 for Rawlins' relief. The resolution was submitted a year ago by Senator Charles Mathias of Maryland.

ust, again in LINDBLAD EXPLORER, they saw

green Iceland and icy Greenland, and were caught for a while in an ice pack. Their ship, however, had an ice breaker bow.

Shipmates on board were the former Betty Barchet, daughter of Lou and Steve Barchet, and her husband Cdr. R. B. Schabaker, USN (Ret.) '46, "the most attractive couple on the ship."

Mary and Joe Herlihy will visit Denise and Lou Gwinn in Sydney, Australia, in March 1976. Lou wishes his bank statements came as promptly as Shipmate, thanks to Bob Keyer who gets the impossible done.

While in Seattle for the Washington-Navy football game, Betty and Swede Ekstrom telephoned Elizabeth and George (Bull) Towner and found their new address is 2348 West Plymouth, Seattle WA 98199, tel.

(206) 284-1072. Seattle is Betty's home town.

Wally Petersen's correct telephone number is (301) 229-8254. Please make these corrections in your 45 and 50 Year Cruise books now.

Jack Engeman, our nationally known photographer, author and painter, had another of his one-man shows during July and August last year in the Waxter Center Gallery, Baltimore. The exhibit consisted entirely of pictures of trees, a subject in which Jack has long been fascinated. This report comes late but is still news as he continues with his beloved work.

Dyna Short's new address is VAdm. B. Short CEC USN (Ret.), 123 Brackenridge, Apt. 321, San Antonio TX 78209. Wally

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Bert Kalisch (right), pictured with Gen. and Mrs. Omar N. Bradley, and another member of the general's WW II stati. Col. C. B. Brownson With deep regret we report the death of Bessie Morton (Cleo) Kalisch, beloved wife of Bert Kalisch, on 13 October. We recall her devotion to class activities and her able help to Bert with his class publications. She was born near Brandywine, Maryland, where she and Bert resided most of their fifty years of married life. Cleo was twice a greatgrandmother. Bert writes: "I expect to continue living here and expand my activities."

He attended homecoming and the 1975 Reunion of General Omar Bradley's two top Worid War II staffs, 12th Army Group and First Army, on 18 October. Bert is Secretary-Treasurer of the 12th Army Group Association.

Oliver L. (Tex) Norman, Cdr. USNR (Ret.), died in Tyler TX on 10 Nov. 1975.

Tex resigned on graduation and became an electrical engineer. He returned to the Navy in World War II, then became Washington representative of the National Association of Electric Companies. Retiring in 1967, he and Sara moved to Naples, Florida, and in 1972 to Tyler. He also leaves a son.

Captain Oliver L., Jr. USN '45.

Mrs. John B. (Nina M.) McDonald, one of the Russian-born adopted children of the late VAdm. Newton A. McCully USN '87, commanding the Midshipmen Practice Cruise Squadrons of 1922 and 1924, is compiling a biography of her father. Classmates who served in OLYMPIA during our 1922 cruise are asked to write Mrs. McDonald, 720 Via Somonte, Palos Verde Estates CA 90274.

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Pres., RAdm. Schuyler N. Pyne, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, RAdm. F. Kent Loomis, USN (Ret.) 3055 Foxhall Rd., N.W. Washington, DC 20016 Percent Members: 80 Homecoming Weekend was rather quietly celebrated by '25 in contrast to the gathering in May. Several classes whose graduation years are divisible by five held their quinquennial reunions over the weekend but the confusion and the difficulties of competing with so many people made those of us attending glad that we had had our big one on a weekend of our own in May: nevertheless, those who were present for Homecoming enjoyed themselves, in spite of the rain. Those attending the reception and dinner on Friday evening were Toon Benson, Horace Blakeslee, Judge Eller, Henry Ford, Bob Gibbs, Jack Griffen, Kent Loomis, Jim McNally, Red Miller, OUver Naquin, Schuyler Pyne and Robbie Robinson, all with wives. Bill Tumey was there as a single, and Jean Burrowes was the lone "Chick" present. Anne and Red Slaven had signed up but he had been taken ill and had to miss the party and the game too. Bob Gardner was also present with a very nice lady in tow. It was a good evening, as it usually is, and a good chance to see lots of old friends.

The Syracuse game was attended by some of the above, but a few dropped out and some new faces were to be seen, among whom were Joe Nevins, Woolsey Johnson, Al Pefley, K. C Hurd, Bob McFarlane, and others, with wives. Frank Kams was there alone. The rain let up for the game which made those present quite happy, doubly so when the game ended 10-6 in Navy's favor.

We had an unexpected pleasure when after the game we literally ran into Dave Hull. Flo and he had not been at the reception and dinner on Friday but had come up to Washington on short notice to visit younger Hulls. Although Dave had given his descendants his tickets he decided at the last minute to come to the game and bring Flo along too. Incidentally, we bumped into Flo on the other side of the stadium just by accident also. Quite a coincidence!

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We gatherers for and preparers of this column should apologize, but on the other hand, mixing up two such fine ladies we suppose can be excused.

In our opening paragraph we mention that Red Slaven was taken ill and hence missed the Homecoming events. Red had a heart attack on 25 September and was hospitalized for a while but is now (20 November) at home where he has been for about a month and is doing very much better although he did have a rough time at first. We all wish Red a speedy recovery.

Referring again to the Liberty Bell project brought up at the Class meeting at the Fiftieth and discussed further in the October Shipmate, Judge Eller reported at the October luncheon that if the Class would make a deposit now of $100 we could get bell #1925 for this gift. In the discussion that followed it was disclosed that some Classmates, and Chicks, had already donated funds exceeding $100.00 toward this purchase, so the motion was adopted that the $100.00 deposit be authorized, and that Class funds be authorized, subject to replacement by donations of Classmates who are interested in contributing to this worthy cause. Again, please see what you can do, as the Academy has told Judge that this gift will be greatly appreciated.

Speaking of football games we had letters from Frank Munroe about the Navy-Washington game in Seattle and from Butch Parker in regard to the Miami game in Florida. The ever-reliable Frank writes in part as follows: "I saw the Navy-Washington game. Ginny and Charlie Weeks were seated nearby, and Alex Hammond was on the bus going to and from the game. I'm sure I would have seen Lee Sugnet or Bruce Kelley had they been there.

"The Seattle Chapter did a fine job of plaiming. Brunch at the Officers' Club at the former NAS Seattle, followed by eight buses to and from the game. (That's the ONLY way to go to a Washington game—for individual cars the traffic is horrendous and the parking horrible.) (Beg your pardon—THE way to go is by boat—if you have friends with one on Lake Washington.) The Chapter had received an excellent block of tickets on the 35-yard line, on the uncovered sunny side of the stadium, but it was shirt sleeve weather and delightful. AUhough I am a member of the Seattle Chapter I am unable to get to any meetings—with reduced ferry schedules (on account of the cost of fuel) I would have to remain in Seattle overnight after a Chapter meeting. I saw very few of the old timers I knew when I was stationed in Seattle in 1951-53, but know very few of the 'youngsters' in the Chapter now.

"I'm no expert on football, but it looked to me that Navy needed more experience on artificial turf. TTiere were two occasions when a Navy ball carrier, in the clear, skidded on a wet area and fell flat on his face.

I was proud that Navy decided to go for the extra 2 points following the touchdown in the last minute of play. It reminded me of the last Navy-Washington game when Navy won 15-14 in the last 15 seconds—was that 1965?" (Sec'y's note: It was 1960.)

Jam

Butch, just as reliable, writes in this news: "We had a 1925 luncheon at the Dupont Plaza Hotel, Miami—11 Classmates, 1 'Chick,' 10 wives and a gal who came up from Key West with Ginny Truesdell. The Class Flag you so kindly arranged to send me was on display and all hands had a most pleasant visit together. One, 'Mitch' Mitchell, said he was meeting some he hadn't seen in 52 years.

"Present were: Evelyn and Fred Bamhart, Ruth and Monty Eggers, Flo and Dave Hull, Dorsey and Courtney Ivey (they have a vacation place in Delray), Louise and Ham Love, Phoebe and Charlie McKinney, Mitch Mitchell, Zelda and Lew Parks, Ginny Truesdell, Eleanor and Freddy Warder, Peggy and 'Zitz' Zitzewitz, and Betty and I. "Several who had planned to attend had to drop out at the last minute: Marion and Puss Goodney, Thelma and Ed Beck, Ruth and Tony Beiser, Leone and Sam Foss and Kit Carson.

"Most of those who attended the luncheon stayed on for the Alumni Party that evening and the game later. Navy looked 'flat' the first half, but roared back to pull it out 17 to 16. As their record indicates, they are a much better team than we've had in recent years."

Thanks a lot for your letters, Frank and Butch.

Anne and Joe Stryker were listening to a TV program this summer on why young couples were not having children. One reason was "We want to travel now. I don't want to see my husband teetering around the Fountains of Rome at the old age of 64 or 65." They thought they had better get "teetering" again and so made a cruise called "Voyage into Antiquity" on board the JASON,

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which they cruised the Baltic area last summer with a fine navy group. This cruise covered about 30 ports in Greece, Jugoslavia, Sicily, Greek Islands, Rhodes, Asia Minor, Malta, Crete, Tunisia, with Istanbul, the Bosporus and the Black Sea thrown in. It all tied into the history of about 1800 BC onward and was made fascinating by excellent tour guides, one an archeologist from Smith College. Joe discovered a cut stone inscription on a remote part of Delos saying "Capt. M. C Perry USN, 1826"; so Kilroy was there even then.

Stan Harcourt who lives in Westfield, New Jersey, and from whom we do not hear too frequently except we did get a nice contribution from him at the time of the Reunion, has written in a good letter from which we quote: "It was good to hear from you and I'll try to do as you suggested—even though some of it might not be pertinent. See John Laffan every now and then and everytime I do he looks better. Trips?—one about every six months—this year it was Florida with stops enroute at Charleston, South Carolina, for the gardens at azalea time, Hilton Head Island and the Sea Islands, Kennedy Space Center, etc. We had missed these on previous trip>s. Last August we visited our son at Santa Fe, New Mexico—he's on the staff at the Institute of American Indian Arts.

Timed our visit so we could close Santa Fe Opera Season and take in Fiesta. Before going to Denver to visit the family, took a drive to Arizona—doing Flagstaff, Scotts-

dale and Grand Canyon. In between trips we keep tabs on our grandchildren—babysitting, watching the boys play baseball, football, basketball and wrestle. For outside activities count on the 'Old Guard' and duties of treasurer of Westfield-Mountainside Chapter of American Red Cross and officer of the Westfield Chapter, New Jersey Society, Sons of the American Revolution, to keep me busy." Thanks, and please write us again, Stan.

While we are quoting from New Jersey Classmates we should add a bit that was received from Alex Sledge who lives in Highland Park. Alex says his life is filled with little chores of his own devising, which is probably true of a large p>ercentage of us. He is attending a ten-session course in auto maintenance, a learn-by-doing arrangement at a local night school. His conclusions are that one might as well let the service stations do the greasing and oil changing, find a mechanic who is skilled at interpreting today's diagnostic equipment and turn that work over to him, except for the carburetor which nobody understands anyway, which you can take of yourself.

While in Lakehurst one day, Alex found himself sitting next to Paul Crosley in a bar (tut! tut! our Classmates in bars?). Paul is a Jerseyite too; he lives near Lakehurst.

Jack Schrefer has sent in a very interesting item which we paraphrase here. It seems that about a block from Jack in Madison, Conn., lives Mr. William Redfield, age 101, in good health and quite a gardener, growing all kinds of vegetables. Mr. Redfield is the father of our fine Classmate, Morgan Redfield, who was lost in the dirigible AKRON in April 1933. The old gentleman felt the loss of his son very keenly and does not like to talk too much about what happened. Nevertheless, he is very active and married for a second time. The older Redfield was a ship-and-engine builder at Consolidated Shipbuilding Co., Morris Heights, New York, for 49 years. Our Morgan had a son, John Morgan Redfield, Capt. USN, Class of 1951. Incidentally, we lost another Classmate in AKRON, Charlie (C. F.) Miller, whose son, having been adopted first by Earl Olsen '26, who married Charlie's widow, and after whose death was then adopted by Ollie Olsen '21, Earl's brother, graduated from U.S.N.A. in 1954, under the name of Charles Frank Olsen, and is now an associate professor and Ph.D. at the Academy.

A postcard to Frank Kershner brought a nice reply from which we quote: "It's flattering to learn I was missed at our 50th reunion. Did manage to get together with Frank Timberlake and Benny Wright a few days later in Berryville to relive events of the roaring twenties.

"From what we read in Shipmate it seems that '25 retirees spend most of their time on exotic cruises, flights and vacation activities.

"Louise and I own and operate a 215acre beef-cattle spread and find little time for travel. We live on the farm in a new home we built shortly after retirement, and when we say operate, we mean personally.

Our health has been excellent which may be due in part to physical activity. At the time of our reunion we were making hay and I was on a tractor all day. We had

56 136 head of caale, many cow^ with newb o m calves. Sometimes there is a calving problem and I act as veterinarian assisted by obstetrical nurse, Louise. Maybe we should cut down to one dog that could be boarded at a keimel when one wants to travel—but where are you going to find a kennel that will take in 136 cows? Louise. in addition to housework, tends her roses and flower beds, harvests, and freezes beef from a steer we slaughter each year. Now you know why we don't \isit Classmates more often. .About the only time we take off is to go see our son Louis who practices law juid lives with his family in Virginia Beach. We would welcome an\ Classmates who can come this way. The latch string is always out. Telephone (703) 955-1976.

"P.S. Without meaning to get commercial, we are about ready to sell 100 acres of our spread together with original restored large farmhouse and bam so if anyone is interested get in touch."

We've had a nke letter from Tiny Schultz.

He reports seeing Ira Hobbs and ha\ing several discussions with him about class matters. About the middle of September.

Margaret and Danny Stnbbs \isited the Schultzes in Hacienda. Their trip to California was primarily for "family \isiting in San Luis Obispo," but they also went up to look over the Peninsula. Tiny and Danny had a good opix>rmnit>- to talk about the 50th Reunion and "how well everything went." Tiny"s guess was that the Stubbs may be thinking about retirement in the future and a house near their children—and away from the Nebraska winters. But Danny says that he is not ready to haul his fires yet. Incidentally. Tiny and Helen have a new address—later than the one in the Golden Quiver—189 Hacienda Carmel.

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Jug Ray was the \ictim of a brutal attack in his home in Santa Barbara on 9 October.

Red Powell has sent in several stories and an editorial from the Santa Barbara paper.

Mc Long sent in a wire stor>" frcwn the San Diego paper and your secretar>' clipped it from the Washington Post. The background seems to be a bitter struggle in the area over proposed legislation on hcUidgun control, which Jug strongly opposes. He had recently wxitten a letter to the Santa Barbara \ews-Press. stating his \iews.

According to the poh'ce report quoted in the local paper, "he (Ray) told them that he had been writing letters in his den when the doorbell rang. The man at the door handed him a religious tract and asked him 'Do you believe in the universal brotherhood of man?" Ray said he replied "Yes." The man asked if he was the "SOB who wrote letters to the \ews-PressT When Ray replied "Yes" once again, officers stated in the report that the man said T m going to kill you!,' grabbed Ray by the throat and began to hit him with a rubber blackjack."

Ray called for help and tried to block the blows with his arms, whereupon the assailant ran to the phone, ripped it from the wall, and returned to the attack. When Jug managed to escape to seek help from neighbors, the intmder dashed upstairs, presumably to assail Ruth Ray who. fortunately, had locked herself in her bedroom.

After the police came. Jug was admitted to Cottage Hospital with multiple cuts and

bruises and two broken fingers. The next day the police arrested Yung Min Kim. a Korean-American who had been in this countn for three years, on suspicion of attempted murder and burglary. He was a graduate student at U.C. Santa Barbara, a candidate for a Ph.D. in political science.

In a lead editorial entitled "Gun Debate: Keep It Cool" the S'ews-Press said in part.

"While there is a place in this process for public pressure in behalf of control legislation—or in opposition to it—there is no place for intimidation on the brand of hooligan pressure personified by the attack on .Admiral Ray. There is no conceivable justification for such an outrage, and the leadership on both sides of the gun issue would do well to caution their hotter heads among their membership to stick strictly to democratic debate and avoid violence hke the plague it is."

As noted pre\iously. we've been in touch with Hugh Charles, brother of Roland Charles, our late Classmate, in cormection with the Golden Qidver. . \ recent letter from Hugh, written after he had heard about the Reunion, recalled that he had been present at our graduation and that he had taken several still pictures while The Midshipman was being filmed. He also remembers taking a long canoe ride with Roland and Josh Carrington. and therefore got a kick out of the picture of the latter in •-he Golden Quiver—paddling a canoe. He said that he took some picmres of the occasion and now that he has Josh's address, he'll send him one of them. Hugh, who lives in Missouri, enclosed two clippings from the Kansas City Star, both of which made reference to members of the Class. One was an article about the attack on Pearl Harbor which told of .\l Kramer's work in decoding the Japanese messages prior to the attack.

The second contained the story of the blackjack attack on Jug Ray (see above).

Someone said to us, "Do you ever hear from John Florance?" Our answer was "No!" So we wrote a postcard to John and received a fine reply as follows: "T appreciate your asking about my current life— there's really not too much to write about. .\fter retirement I spent about 12 years teaching math at a local private school.

Don't see many Classmates as there are none within a reasonable distance. Robe Thornton used to be in Summerville. Gelsa Simms in Orangeburg, and Dick Gaines at Hilton Head, but they have all gone to their rewards. We ha\e seen Butch Parker, George Bains and Von Kleeck as they passed through—but that is about it.

"We live in the Old Part of Charleston, right next to Mrs. Verners Studio—a tourist attraction—and would be delighted to have any Classmates or other friends drop in for a glass of Chas'n Tea." Red Eye Coleman always has some news and his latest correspondence is no exception as he says: "Kitty and I have seen Ellie Gellhorn and Maddy Gibson in the past month—both well and full of pep. Ellie lives in Heritage Village in Southbur>- and Maddv' has a summer, or week-end would be better, house with a beautiful mountaintop outlook in New Milford. Connecticut.

But she still works hard and loves her NYC apartment."

Red Eve also sent us a great big box of goodies such as Midshipman Cruise pictures and the like. Well get a big kick out of going through them and are sure we shall find some nice things for future editions to Shipmate.

In addition we received information from Red Eye relative to Bill Gee's death. Bill, a resident of Derby Line. \"ennonL died in the Fanny .Mien Hospital in Colchester, Vermont, on 29 September. He had been ill for some weeks. Funeral services were held on 3 October in a local Catholic church, with interment in South Burlington.

VS'e wrote a brief outline about Bill in Sliipmaie a year ago. noting his long-time duties with the U. S. Customs Service. We extend our most heartfelt SNinpathy to his widow. Gertrude, and to his children and grandchildren.

Pearly Clark's widow. Louise, made a trip to San Diego in September and October to \isit Mary and Jeane Clark. From her reports Louise had a great time and said the Jeane Clarks were in good shape. Louise and Mary were .\nnapolis girls together.

Youngsters Herman Schieke and Harold H. Babcock Among the pictures in the memory" book of our late Classmate Herman Schieke was one of two tall youngsters in full dress and white caps. One of the midshipmen, the person on the left, is Herman himself, and the other is Harold H. Babcock who died on 29 March 1923 shortly after this picture must have been taken. We show the picture here and some of you may remember Harold (who was from West \'irginia) from those days long ago. Of course we all knew Herman, a great crewman and friend.

We have geen greatly saddened to hear of the death of Red PowelPs wife. Martha, on 15 November in Santa Barbara. Martha had been ill for some time, but the loss of a person whom we had all loved and res[>ected is always a blow. We send our most profound sympathy to Red and the rest of his family.

As we go to press we have just learned of the passing of Louise Lion. Paul Lion's widow, on 18 November in .Arlington, Virginia. She is survived by her son. Prof. P. M. Lion HI. of Princeton, to whom we send our deepest sympathy.

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Pres., RAdm. Kenneth Craig, USN (Ret.) Corr. Secy. VAdm. W. R. Smedbcrg HI, USN (Ret.), "Secure," Box 178, Crystal River. FL 32629 Percent Members: 85 This is beuig written in early November, 1975, and carries the sad news that two more Classmates left us during the month of October.

Cdr. Peter Albert Wyckoff USN (Ret.) finally lost the magnificent fight which he had been waging through eight heart attacks and left us on 5 October 1975. He had written the CS three days before, saying that he "was back in the hospital, had passed through a low point, then turned the comer and should be back on the outside next week. Can't keep a good man down!!" A letter from his sister, Margaret Wyckoff Brown, who lives in Boca Raton, Florida, brought the final word to the CS. To Margaret and to Pete's other sister, Jean, who lived with him and did so much for him through his last few heart attacks, the Class extends deepest sympathy.

Charles Carroll Dunn died in La Jolla, California on 11 October 1975. He had been improving from a stroke and seemed well on the road to an excellent recovery when the CS saw him in June, but a subsequent fall led to a deteriorating condition from which he could not recover. The Class extends to Jewel and to their two sons our deep sympathy.

Jack Greenslade has managed to persuade John Sylvester to mn the 1926 Seniors golf tournament on Friday, 21 May. Applications to play in the tournament will be sent out

by Greenslade with the reunion information packet which should reach everyone for whom we have an address in the early part of January. He stresses again the necessity for making reservations early if you are planning on staying in Annapolis. It is already getting later than you think. Jack has received more contributions to the Class Fund from Bert Brown, Leeper, Scotch McLean, Livdahl, Deacon Johnson, Dan Sweeney, Pryor, Perrill, Bill Miller and Helmick; also Winfrey, Sylvester, Flippin, Boorse and Pratt.

Bob Pirie finally crashed through with a golf score for the monthly tournament, which has now been discontinued for lack of sufficient interest. He had a 76 which, with his handicap, gave him a net 66 in a tournament. Unfortunately, that was not the tournament in which he and the CS played in Crystal River on 1-2 November. We did pretty well the first day and then blew the second. However, we enjoyed Bob and Bobbie's visit to Secure.

The accompanying informal snap was taken at the Navy-Air Force game in Washington. Cecil Burnside can't quite believe Bunny Benjamin and his close friend. Quite a crowd of '26ers turned out for the delightful 17-0 Navy victory in J. F. Kennedy stadium in Washington; among them, Cavenaghs, McKees, Katzs, Moses, McCorkles, Flippins, Craigs, Piries, Smedbergs, Buchanans, Lovetts, Johnstons, Greenslades, Sylvesters, Harriet Morgan, Cecil, Grayce Januarv-February, 1976

What Class Did You Say You Were From?

Fravel, Ford Taylor, Oscar Stiegler, Benjamin, and the Dolans.

Bunny reports that most of the abovenamed Classmates were at Homecoming and the Svracuse game; also, the Barkers, Stranges, Custers, Sweeneys, Greenacres, Havards. Marge Lyman, Sarah LeHardy, Babs Brady, Harriet Gano, Diggs Logan, Peggy Eakens, Earl Ashton, Helen Nelson, and "PD" Stroop. Bunny also went to the Boston College game — his fifth of the season, incidentally—with son Jack and his family, who live in Concord, Massachusetts.

Elsie and Bill Romoser did not make the Homecoming this year because Bill had to be in Williamsburg to attend a meeting of Region # 1 of the Southeastern District of the Boy Scouts of America, of which he is a member of the Executive Committee. Bill has been very active with the Boy Scouts for many years.

Greenslade and Buchanan made their annual pilgrimage to the Academy to present the checks for the 26th Company Wardroom, and our yearly $1,000.00 contribution to the Naval Academy Foundation. A letter has been received from Midshipman 4th Class Dennis Craig Moffett expressing his gratitude to the Foundation and to the Class of 1926 for making it possible for him to attend a prep school for the Academy. He is the "Class of 1926 Honor Scholar." Greenslade reported that "our" Wardroom looked great, with the midshipmen taking great pride in it.

REUNION NOTICE—Becsiuse there are always some who do not get the word, or who forget what it was, this is another reminder that the dates are 21, 22 and 23 May 1976. Our Reunion Chairman says, "The Class of 1926 Information and Reservation Sheets were mailed to all Classmates for whom we have a reliable address just after Christmas. If you have not received your packet by the time you read this column, contact Jack Greenslade at 5020 Millwood Lane, N.W., Washington DC 20016, or telephont (202) EMerson 3-5769.

Good news has been received that our Fred Davisson's Ruth, widowed a year and a half ago, has just married Robert P. Gallaher, in Miami. She has learned that he was trying for the Naval Academy Class of 1926 Ruth Davisson Gallaher and Robert P. Gallaher

but failed the physical because of poor hearing. His neighbor at that time, who was his alternate, entered instead, and was, and still is, our Chester Kunz. Ruth's address is: Mrs. R. P. Gallaher, 420 N.E. 155 Terrace, Miami FL 33162.

And sad news is that our Classmate, John F. Gallaher, lost his Clare to a heart attack in Orlando, Florida, on 26 October, I think the date was. To John and their daughter, Clara Jean Cutbill, the Class offers deepest sympathy. Clare was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Norman Helfrich, long unheard from, writes from Jacksonville, Florida, that, since traveling appears to be one of the key occupations for many of our Class, they have been right in the swing. The Helfrichs had a 13-day voyage from Jax this spring in the RENAISSANCE—excellent cuisine and entertainment—with Cok>mbia and the Canal Zone included in the ports of call. September found them motoring to Montreal for the annual convention of the American Association of Port Authorities— "Our fifteenth convention attended in the past nineteen years." In mid-October, they were planning on being in Fort Lauderdale for the annual meeting of the Propellor Club of the U.S., which they intended to follow with a five-day visit to Key West.

Isabel and Mort Fleming apparently so enjoyed their auto trip East that they couldn't stand staying at home so, after Labor Day they headed North toward Victoria, B. C Played golf at the Army Presidio course, "wearing our Alaskan snow jackets in the cold, foggy, bitter, windy, late afternoon in 50 degrees, but it was nice to play it after an absence of 40 years." From there they went to Astoria, via Oregon's beautiful Coast route, to Aberdeen and Seattle, where they played golf on a course lined with Christmas trees; magnificent scenery, with 88 degree temperature. Then to Vancouver and by ferry to Departure Bay from Horseshoe Bay. Then by ferry to Port Angeles, to Portland, down Rt. 5 via Mt. Shasta, where they paid the highest price for gas on the entire trip, 72«J per gallon, to Sacramento for the first time, to Monterey and Vandenberg AFB, where they played their beautiful course, "where the price was right! 2 green fees and cart for only $9.00." When they got home, they had done another 4750 miles, to make it 15,000 miles of traveling since May 4th.

Deacon Johnson has pointed out an error in the October Shipmate which can only be laid at the door of this CS. The picture in the '27 column of Tom Hamilton, really is our "Deacon". Just how it got by the sharp eye of Bill Irvin and the dimmer ones of his correspondent is beyond me! Deacon's comment, "When he sees this picture, Tom Hamilton will cut his throat and lie down and quietly bleed to death—or at least cancel his subscription to Shipmate!" Sorry about that, fellows!

SHORT SPLICES One of our Class wits, in commenting on women arriving at the Naval Academy this coming summer, probably about 80 strong, wondered what the women "libbers" will say when they learn that the females are also to be called midshipmen. Will they insist on Midship-person?

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Charles Buchanan and John Greenslade making the annual Class of '26 donation for wardroom maintenance to Midn. T. S. Kennedy and E. A. Harder with LCdr. Otis Tolbert, 26th Company Officer Benny Helmick plans on being at the Reunion, sees very few Navy in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, but works with the local chapter of the Navy League and the Sea and Navy League Cadets.

John Winfrey plans on attending the Reunion, as do the Cleveland Pratts.

Bill Pryor, apparently completely back to battery, is doing some USN historical research, which he will continue at the Reunion.

Henry Boorse, in his contribution to the class fund, sent half of it "in memory of J. McNair Taylor, my Academy roommate—a great officer, a great friend and a great person." Henry will be with us at the 50th.

Chick Evenson is coming, too, though he says that Maud won't be able to make it this time.

Elva and Jimmy Leeper left the peace and quiet of their lovely St. Petersburg home in September to visit their daughter, Pat, and her family in Hawaii, until mid-October.

Short notes from the Aylwards and Callahans indicate that they will be in Annapolis for the Reunion, too.

Jewel Dunn has asked that her deep thanks be extended to the Class for the gift to the Memorial Fund in Charlie's memory.

The CS is indebted to Herald Stout and Joe Callahan for details concerning Charlie Dunn's death.

The J. G. Fosters really carried out their move from Coronado to Florida; their current address being 840 Ocean Drive, Juno Beach FL 33408.

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Pres., RAdm. Thomas J. Hamilton.

USN (Ret.) Exec. V.P., Adm. C. D. Griffin, USN ( R e t ) Sec'y, RAdm. Wm. D. Irvin, USN (Ret.) 3011 Foxhall Rd., N.W. Washington, DC 20016 Percent Members: 82 During a spell of the most lovely, unseemly and unseasonable fall weather we have seen in a long time, the Washington/Annapolis Group held their Fall Coed Luncheon at the 'O' Club at Bethesda and had a remarkably good turnout. Included among the 56 present were Polly and Oscar Dodson from Urbana, 111.—in the East on business and to take in the Army-Navy game. Others present were: the Barnes, Hinners, Quackenbushes, Irvins, Griffins, Snyders, Tookes, Fairiambs, Hines, Steiners, Fitzwilliams,

Bmners, Courtners, Coopers, Van Maters, Fitzgeralds, Bristors, Herrons, Hazens, Mayers, Phillips, Sullivans, Fred Berry and daughter, Eleanor Saunders, Mary Miller, Betty Zahm and guest, Virginia Milbum, and Tom Cobb King. And I almost forgot the Donahues!

Our Exec V.P., Don Griffin, announced the formation of the 50th Reunion Committee which is now working energetically on the many details leading to that great event.

The committee—^Parker Fairlamb, Chairman, Charlie Tooke, Vice Chairman, and members. Herb Eckberg, Johnny Hines, John McClaughry and Charlie Melson (honorary).

Barbara Fairlamb has been named Assistant to the Chairman. The V.P. speaking for the Beacon Fund said that altho we are not hurting for money as yet we are most anxious to get checks and contributions in order to establish our base for our financial operations. At the moment we are barely at half our goal—so if you haven't sent Bob Barnes that check you had been meaning to get in the mail, by all means do so now.

Address—2800 Quebec Street, NW, Apt. 236, Washington DC 20005, and draw the check to the "Class of 1927 Beacon Fund."

Remember, $15 for the book and all over that is a tax free contribution to the enterprise.

The V.P. asked Parker Fairlamb to give the Group a rundown on developments to date regarding the Reunion. Parker reported that the Naval Academy has now firmed up the date for Graduation and June Week for 1977—the week of 5 June. Accordingly the dates of May 27, 28 and 29, 1977 have been firmed up for our 50th Reunion. On that weekend, the midshipmen having finished their exams will be in a leave status, thereby enabling our Class to enjoy the facilities of the Naval Academy to the fullest extent. The Committee has gained confirmation of the reservation of 100 rooms at the Hilton Hotel for the weekend starting the 27th of May. The Committee has also been successful in making arrangements for the Reunion Banquet in Dahlgren Hall (the newly converted Midshipmen's Recreation Center) catered by the Midshipmen's Mess.

This innovation was first used by '25 for its reunion and it proved to be outstandingly successful. Parker stated that the Committee would go out with a "letter of intent" in early December of this year (1975) and he urges All Hands to answer this a "Yes" or "No." Those who are not sure of attending but hope to at this time should answer "Yes." It is imperative that the Committee have data on which to advise hotels, clubs, restaurants, etc., on the maximum numbers to be expected. As the actual date is approached it will be possible to scale down to firm numbers who will attend. The Committee urges all area representatives to stress this request to Class members and widows—answer "Yes" and do it as soon as you get the "intent" letter.

The Secretary reported that a number of letters have been received concurring with his position about reporting on the ills of Classmates and their families. He did, however, get one blunt response in which the writer, name not stated, said his family affairs were his own private business and he wanted me to mind my own business and to keep my long nose to myself!! You can't

win them all but you hate to lose one like that.

The Secretary also reported that he has handled an increasing number of requests for chairs to honor Classmates in the Memorial Stadium. And would be happy to handle many more. As a wife, it is a fine thing to do now to name a chair for your husband. All it takes is a letter to me with a check drawn' to the Naval Academy Athletic Association for $100 and labeled ' T a x Free Memorial Contribution" and I'll take all the necessary action to get the job done.

The San Diego Group had its October luncheon at the Miramar 'O' Club on 28 October. Ken Keepers reports that they were particularly pleased to welcome Chris and Mike Russilo from Florida who were visiting Harriot and Doc McKechnie. Present in addition were: the Buckleys, Buttrey, Ceece Caufield, the Chamberlins, Flynns, Isaura Geiger, Cora Bess Hammitt, Margaret Hinds, the Hoggs, Hummers, Ken Keepers, Dick Levin, Alice Manville, the McKinneys, Czar McCoy, the McKechnies, Paiges, Walter Price, Richardsons, Robinsons, Ole Sharp, Jimmie Simpson, the Sutherlands, Traftons, Zemmers. As an incidental note, we learn that Harriot McKechnie has recovered from her hospital seige and is getting along beautifully. Real good news!

We are saddened to learn of the passing of Mrs. Clarisse Yates, the widow of Capt.

1. I. Yates USN '01 and the mother of two wives of '27 Classmates, Mrs. Walter Price and Mrs. C L. Freeman. The Class extends its sympathy to the Price and the Freeman families.

The '27 Wives Club of Washington/Annapolis held their last luncheon of 1975 at the home of Em and Frank Bniner, in the Gettysburg-Fairfield area, a fine old Pennsylvania stone house with a huge kitchen fireplace around which they all gathered.

Luncheon was served at the Fairfield Inn. Couples attending were the Bruners, Cortners, Steiners, Hazens, Rosses and Virginia Milbum, Vera Loud, Betty Zahm, Liney Rubins, Ruth Maher, Olive Giambattista and her daughter, Helen Maher.

Heinie Armstrong sends us a report from San Francisco: "Howie Dyson suffered several heart attacks during October and landed in the intensive care ward at Oak Knoll. After a month of treatments he was declared as OK as possible and sent home to the TLC of Helen. His routine to be (a) stay in bed for a week, (b) stay in his bedroom for a second week and (c) thereafter, take it easy.

Glad to report that he is now OK and being very careful."

Heinie received a very nice note from Fred Berry and lovely daughter, Suzanne, saying they would both be in San Francisco, at the SF Hilton in October. Heinie immediately got off a note to Fred to gain more data on times of arrival, etc. No dope until 20 October when Fred called from San Francisco at which time H. A. went into high gear. In short order, he had Rosie and Frenchie Goyette lined up for a gathering.

But so sad—no Berry listed at the SF Hilton. They called numerous hotels around town but no Berry anywhere. And no further word from Fred! They were a disappointed group. Heinie did enjoy the brief telephone conversation but that didn't make up for not seeing him.

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59 Heinie continues in his letter: "Lillian Henry has informed us that Hank suffered another stroke and was again placed under extended care—he had lost his pacemaker and was suffering from a too rapid pulse. In addition, he picked up bronchial infection which further complicated the situation.

Happy to report that he is now out of extended care, still, however fighting off the bronchial troubles. Do hope that he can come out of his unsteadiness and get back to battery, fully.

"God willuig, Betty (who has completely recovered from her accident) and I hope to make it to the 50th."

We were pleased to get a nice check for the Beacon Fvmd together with a note from our honorary Classmate, Bill Franke, saying that he hopes to make it to the 50th.

Howard Caldwell wrote to say "after our very pleasant weekend in Washington, we continued to New England to join the thousands of Fall Leaf Watchers. Enroute we stopped with Jean and Mitch Mathews in their most attractive home in Princeton, New Jersey. Next, we stayed with Dottie and Sammy Seabring in Summit, New Jersey.

They were hale and hearty and enjoying life to the fullest.

"After touring in New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, New York and Northem Pennsylvania, we went on to Chicago to visit our daughter, Joyce, son. Hank and their families. Was pleasantly surprised to find Tom Hamilton in Chicago. Had a good visit with him at a family diimer in Joyce's new home in 'Old Town', Chicago. He is very busy helping his son. Tommy, in their exciting business venture. Emmie was unable to make the trip East this time.

"Enroute home we stopped with Louise and Kenny Craig in their home in Maggie Valley, North CaroUna. What a lovely home in such pleasant surroundings and such hospitable hosts.

"Further along on our way home we had a telcon with Eddie Condra. Was dismayed to leam that Patty had undergone serious surgery in August and now is recuperating in the Parris Island Naval Hospital. Also, Eddie is under the weather to the extent that he cannot drive his car. Glad to report that both are improving and looking ahead to full recovery.

"Next week we plan to attend the NavyMiami game with the Emmet Sullivans and the Jack Dimons. Hope to see a big batch of friends at the pregame activities."

Biscuit Wev flew up to Norfolk from his home in Florida and entered the hospital at Portsmouth, Virginia, where he underwent surgery for a hemia. His recovery was satisfactory and he has now returned to his home, operating carefully under doctors' orders—no car driving and no golf until after the first of the year. Other than his hurt disposition, everything is OK and improving.

V/e were distressed to leam that Jack Holtwick has been suffering difficulties. Last May the doctors discovered a bad clot in the right carotid artery which had starved his right retina of blood to the extent he lost vision in that eye. An operation at Tripler removed the clot but he suffered another stroke on the operating table which affected his left side, arm and leg, hence smce that time he has been hobbling on a cane. He Jar

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says he is progressing but very slowly and is completely in the TLC of Dinty.

Eddie Eckelmeyer reports from Los Angeles: "At our luncheon at the 'O' Club in Long Beach the end of October we had present, Les Mye, Herb Neuhaus, Dutch Woelfel, Harry Tallman, Red Scoles, Bill Nation and myself. Nation reported that Buck Ewing, who also lives in Bakersfield, is having more physical problems on long car trips and is not likely to attend many of our meetings. Fred Leatherman is still having trouble with his hearing as a result of the bad fall he had a year ago. His wife, Agnes, who also had a bad fracture of the arm a year ago, is back in action but still hurting.

Billie Knight seems to be fully recovered from her automobile accident and is back in circulation. Ellen Alback keeps busy with the help of her 'pacemaker' but is travelling less than she has in the past. Ron Hamley missed our luncheon because he had started a three weeks trip two days before. Expect to hear from him on his retum. Harry Tallman gave us the good news that Paddy has recovered enough from her stroke to be getting around with only a cane—a big step from the walker she had been forced to use.

"We'll meet once more in '75 and I'll write you more after that session."

The limitations on space for this column prevents us from carrying notices of the receipt of the checks and the many notes you have sent in. We'll try to pick up more of them in the next issue of Shipmate. If you haven't sent to Alumni Association that updated biography on yourself, won't you please do it now.

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Pres., Capt. Albert O. Momm, USN (Ret.) Sec'y,-Treas., Cdr. John G. Urquhart, USN (Ret.) 117 Hesketh St., Chevy Chase, MD 20015 Western Corr., BGen. Robert G. Ballance, USMC (Ret.) P.O. Box 585, Indian Springs, NV 89018 Contrib. WesCoast Corn, RAdm. W. A. Cockell, USN (Ret.) Percent Members: 74 I'm afraid the news is sparse for this issue. I had occasion to phone Caroline Brock Parsons last week to obtain additional data for "Last Call." She is living at the Shannon St. address in Monroe, Louisiana, in an apartment and is doing well except for some back trouble. The number on Shaimon is 1702, not 1706, as I reported earlier. Her telephone number is: (318) 387-1067. Fortunately, Caroline's daughter, Joanne Parsons Williams, lives nearby in Monroe and her son, William Brock Parsons, lives in Houston.

We mustered eight at the October luncheon of the local Alumni Association at the Army-Navy Club. Besides your C/S there were Binney, Collins, Momm, Gerin, Kent, Stanley and Sears. '23 beat us out by one in attendance.

I'm sorry to report that I have here a note from our faithful Limey telling us of "Beans" Wakefield's death. He passed away on 31 October in San Diego and a graveside ceremony was held on 3 November at Holy Cross Cemetery there, the Class repre-

sented by Limey, Bill Schoech and Bill Jacobsen, sporting a full beard. Beans lost his wife in 1958 and never remarried. There is an excellent picture of him and his family in our 40th reunion Twenty-Eighter.

We shall all miss this big lovable guy. I saw him last when we hosted a party at the North Island Club in 1967. He left four sons and one daughter, Anne. The latest address I have for his family is: 1824 Sheridan Avenue, San Diego CA 92103.

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Pres., RAdm. Bill Kabler USN (Ret.) Sec'y, RAdm. Cal Laning USN (Ret.) Corr. Secretaries: So. Cal., Cdr. W. L Darnell USN (Ret.) 20034-224 Bayview Hts. Dr., San Diego CA 92105 No. Cal., VAdm. George Beardsley USN (Ret.) 985 Continental Drive, Menlo Park CA 94025 Florida, Cdr. Russ Hart USNR (Ret.) 1700 Dana Blvd., Merritt Island FL 32952 Percent Members: 76 From Crabtown, Bill Kabler reports, "Homecoming is great but always crowded —even more so in 1975. The Boat Show was scheduled for that same weekend and 100,000 people swamped Annapolis! Twentyniners at the reception, dinner and dance Friday night included Vida and Roy Benson, Jim Hughes, Dick Hunt, Bill Kabler, Caryl and Phil Osborn and Ed Stayer. The next day Ann and Johnny Davidson joined us for the Alumni Assembly and the football game.

And the Davisons from Washington joined at the game. Two Navy fumbles almost saved Syracuse, but the final victory of 10-6

by Navy topped off a great weekend. P.S. The PA system at the stadium is now excellent thanks to a memorial gift—$9,000— by the Class of '43.

As fast as we lose crewmen from the Washington area (usually "Gone South") we gain new loyalists. Win Brown and Spud Marcy have joined the Union forces. Win to suburban Washington and Spud to Annapolis. Win claims he is job hunting, but his social schedule doesn't leave much time for idle hands. However, you just may find "you have a friend in the IRS." The govemment official cycle is usually that of the official, after making the laws, going to industry to show how to get around those laws. Win seems to intend to reverse the cycle. Watcha doing. Spud? Budding another cabin in mral Crabtown?

Roy Johnson has sparked the formation of a Tidewater Chapter of the Alumni Association. Good job, Roy. Greetings to the Chapter. Do any of the six '29ers caucus at the meetings?

NoCal News, via "Old" George Beardsley: "On the way home from Wyoming last week we made a slight detour to Paradise, Califomia, to spend a delightful evening and morning with Margaret and Thurlow Davison. During these visits Thurlow and I generally get around to reminiscing over the Christmas vacation from the Academy that we spent together at the Lake Placid Club in Upper New York State. Abe Lincoln was

60 also along. The Davisons are planning a two week trip to Southern Califomia for some time in early November. Hopefully, they will spend the first night on the road with us.

"Thanks to Cy Johnson, our Fall coed luncheon was held today at the Presidio Country Club. In attendance were the Whites, Coes, Johnsons, Foleys, McCauleys, Welshes, Otto Kuhn and ourselves. Everyone seemed to have a fine time. Cy has been commissioned to set up another luncheon for sometime in March 1976. I called the O'Donnels in Monterey, having a phone visit with Ruth as Jerry was out. They had guests so couldn't get to the city, which is a trifle far anyhow. Dick and Ginny have just recently returned from an African safari but somehow slipped up on the date or otherwise would have been there. Didn't get around to discussing travel plans with all hands but did leam that the Welshes are planning on spending several weeks or more in Hawaii from mid-December on."

SoCal dope. First in '29? Bill Darnell says Dean Roberts failed to show at the October lunch by reason of "attending a party for his great-grandson." Any competition? Item: Sam Denham seems about to reappear. After a face-lift. Seems he had been seriously ailing but is now "enjoying being arrested." On the other hand, Swede Wotton is having more and more trouble with locomotion.

The sixth meeting of this chapter was held around a luncheon table at the Admiral Kidd Club. With several of the faithful reported on trips to faraway places, our attendance was reduced to the following seven: Ashford, Brandley, Damell, Frankel, Loomis, Lynch and Wilson. Art Hill was reported a patient at Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla (prostate surgery), and expected to be home shortly. George Ashford presented an invitation from the local contingent of 1930, that the periodic meetings of 1929 and 1930 be held jointly. After discussion of the pros and cons, it was agreed that 1929 will continue with present format, and George was asked to relay to 1930 our appreciation of the cordial invitation. Chairman Frankel urged all to attend the '29 A-N Game telecast at Terminal Island on November 29th, stating that the TI meeting would be considered a substitute for our regular 2ndTuesday-in-December meeting. This chapter is handling the publicity, notifying all '29ers, wives and widows having Califomia addresses.

We had heard about Helen Coffin's really deluxe train tour through Mexico. Although she took the tour over a year ago we are sure that her description of it may interest you (1) because it's the best archeological guided tour available, and/or/but (2) its "closed environment" prevents Montezuma from ever wreaking his revenge on one. The train carries its own kitchen as well as its archeologists. Helen writes: "I don't remember if I wrote you about the three week train tour through Mexico a year ago, but here it is. Our tour director owns his own Pullman and observation cars. These were hitched to Amtrak at Los Angeles and then taken over the border at El Paso. In Juarez they were hooked up to the Mexican National RR. We travelled over 10,000 miles and went as far south as Yucatan where we were fascinated by Mayan and Toltec archeological findings. We visited cities such as Guada-

larjara, Mexico City, Taxco, Cuernavaca, Pueblo, Vera Cruz, Merida, Guanajuato and Zacatecas. We were in altitudes from 10,000 feet to below sea level. Our train passed through deserts, plains and high mountainous country and we were enchanted by the lovely flowering trees, shrubs and gardens. Mexico is tmly a country of vivid colors. We saw three types of architecture from the original Indian and the Spanish to the most modern steel and glass structures. The people from the lowest classes to the elite were most gracious and friendly.

"I have just retumed from a 12 day cruise in the Caribbean which was most enjoyable.

Though I have travelled fairly extensively I had not been to Haiti, Jamaica, the Bahamas nor the cities of Miami and New Orleans.

We were on a beautiful Norwegian liner for 7 days and it was smooth sailing all the way.

I am well and enjoying many activities and interests in Coronado. Looking forward once again to the Army-Navy game. Please extend my best wishes to Mike's Classmates and their families. I hope you stay well and can continue the good job you are doing to keep us all informed. Helen" Now that winter is here, the chicks are peeking over the typewriter. By this we mean that the reward to the editor of one chickadee feeder, from Elizabeth Wolf, chick department, is being constantly used just outside the window.

30 Pres., RAdm. Wreford G. Chappie, USN (Ret.) Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Herbert H. Marable, USN (Ret.) 100 Askewton Rd., Round Bay, Severna Park MD 21146 Percent Members: 83 The Secretary regrets to report that a very studied examination of his editorial larder makes the legendary Mother Hubbard's Cupboard look like a treasure chest.

Consequently, off the almost bare shelves he offers the following: Various brief notes accompanying dues, so;re in arrears and some not, have found their way to Peter Horn. It must be reassuring to Peter to have an upsurge accompany his turnover of the treasurer's duties to Glen Williams.

Harvey Burden reports that the San Diego Group has resumed its monthly stag lunches, second Friday of the month, currently being held at the North Island Club. On the 25th of October they held a semi-annual party—this time at Kay Hindrelet's beautiful home. Among the guests were the following: Bunny and Jay Bowen with their son John and his wife as guests, Evelynne and Willie Coates, Betty and John Kinert, Louise and DeMouy Lynch, Else and Fred Bradman, Fred Lucas, Betty and Bill Sanders, Janet and Emmet O'Bierne. Edd Price, Betty and Warren McClain (who recently moved to the Laguna Hills area) and their guests Mrs. Ashford and George Ashford '29, Madeleine and Bowen McLeod (down from Ventura), Stuie and Jack Moreno, Elie and Roy Newton, Helen and Bill Laurey, Anita and Hershel House, Millie

and Jack Edwards (down from Glendale), Evelyn and Harvey Burden, and of course Kay Hindrelet, her son Jeri and his wife, her daughter Katherine and her husband Larry Brydon who were moving to Richmond, Virginia, two days after the party, Estelle Fuetsch, Simonne Daly and Marion Woodward.

The Morenos recently returned from a tour of Europe. At the party the Nominating Committee of Jay Bowen, Bill Lourey and DeMouy Lynch came up with the idea of Jack Moreno and Harvey Burden exchanging jobs for the next year. So now the Southwest area officers are: Moon Chappie, President (Emeritus); Fred Bradman, President; Harvey Burden, Vice President, and Jack Moreno, Sec.-Treas. Those of us near the seat of the Gov't join me in saluting you.

Seems George Kosco has really been traveling again. George reports that "Bernie and I have returned from an eight day visit to Istanbul where we enjoyed the many attractions of the old city and the Golden Horn. We took a side trip to Ephesus—the largest city in the world at the time of Christ—350,000. We also visited the Old Capital of the Ottoman Empire at Bursa.

Here we had a good view of Mt. Olympus.

Istanbul with its large suspension bridge, which we crossed from Europe to Asia, is indeed a tourist's delight and I was busy recording it in pictures."

Helen and Tim Dorner spent September and October traveling in Europe. Countries visited were Russia, England, Scotland, and Ireland. Eastbound crossing of the Atlantic was made in the M/S MraAiL LERMONTOW and the westbound in the M/S ALEXANDER

PUSHKIN. Both are Russian passenger ships.

Depending on the political situation, the Dorners expect to spend March and April in Spain.

Betty and Charlie Martell have changed their home from Santa Barbara to Graniteville. South Carolina; new address is 239 Midland Drive, Graniteville 29829. Tel. (803) 663-6462.

Mullie Foster reports that those Classmates who missed the Air Force and Syracuse games also missed two gala gatherings.

Patty and Bill Snead hosted in their picturesque quarters at Madeira School after the Air Force game, and Martha and Fred Beans topped it off a week later when they entertained in their Annapolis home filled with Oriental treasures. The food and drink complemented the glamour of our ladies and served as a sequel to the celebration of our 45th.

A note was received from Leontine Vosseller expressing her appreciation for the contribution sent by the Class to the Washington Heart Association in memory of James O. Vosseller Jr. Harvey Burden forwards distressing news from his area. Moon Chippie was operated on but seems to be doing quite well. Not so for Willie Wilbourne. Willie died in the Coronado Hospital on the 14th of November of congestive heart failure. Betsy will stay on in their home, 1050 Alameda Ave., Coronado CA. Marv Gluntz forwards the sad news that our Classmate, Crittenden B. Taylor, Cdr. USN (Ret.), passed away in a Phoenix Shipmate

61 hospital on 20 October 1975. Crittenden's family have expressed the wish that any memorial contribution be sent to the Kidney Fund.

On a happier note Marv reports that Jo and he visited with Alice and Oscar Browne while attending an AARP Regional Conference in Seattle, Washington, and that Polly and Cy Perkins were then enroute home from an extensive trip overseas. Stuie and Jack Moreno have just returned from a three week trip to Europe covering ten nations in just three weeks. Jack also reports that several Classmates have passed through the San Diego area in recent times without them knowing about it, much to their regret.

He would like all to know that the SW area group holds a stag luncheon the second Friday of each month, and the wives do likewise during the fourth week; that they have semi-annual parties as well, and that they would like to see visiting Classmates.

The Washington, D . C , group held the Fall meeting luncheon at the Fort Myer Officers' Club on the 18th of November.

Attending were: St. Clair and Bob Craighill, Helen and Tim Dorner, Cici and Jimmy Howard, Louise and Jack Jones, Charlotte and Chief Masterson, Jean and Towser Miller, Lil and Bill Nelson, Madeleine and Art Owen, Patty and Bill Snead Jr., Ev and Ted Stevens, Waddy Wadsworth, Jane and Fred Weiss Jr., Vera and Glendon Williams, Peg Ailes, Marion Lord, Dave Welchel, Sandy McGregor.

Information has been received that Bill Wesanen has been elected Secretary, Pensacola Suburban West Rotary Club after being Rotary District 694 Governor.

And it is with regret that we have just learned of the death of Julia Gragg, wife of our Classmate John B. Gragg, on 24 November in San Diego. She is also survived by her daughter, Juanita Negri of Sanger, California. The family requests that memorial funds be sent to the American Cancer Society.

A very interesting item just in from Ed Carmick. Ed advises that he has just concluded a project of considerable interest to him—the donation of his collection of "ships prints" to the Naval Historical Foundation. This collection contains many items comparable to those of the late President F. D. Roosevelt collection and in every type of print process: engraving, aquatints, lithographs, etc., covering many periods of history. This will augment an earlier gift

by Ed to the Foundation consisting of early American ships plans—originals—all before 1870. We are sure that the above information will be of special interest, not only to others in '30, but also to those who may have articles of value which might be of interest to the Foundation. Congratulations, Ed!

CHANGE OF ADDRESS LATELY? PLEASE NOTIFY THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF ANY LATE CHANGES, THEREBY SAVING MAILING CHARGES AND INSURING PROMPT DELIVERY OF SHIPMATE. Jam

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Pres., RAdm. Raymond P. Hunter, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, RAdm. John Crumpacker, USN (Ret.) 1000 Twinbrook Parkway Rockville,MD 20851 Percent Members: 78 Jack Parham, our class VEEP, has produced this priceless photograph from his memory book. Pictured are eight Navy juniors, three of whom are our Classmates.

Perhaps some of you dear readers will have pictures like this that you can send me and it could be that this bit of memorabilia will inspire thoughts of the past and we will have a few more gems.

The Home Guard at the Navy Yard, Charleston, in 1916. David C. Crowell '37, Jack C. Parham Jr. '31, H. R. Greenlee '32 but USMA '35 graduate, W. M. Garton '31, A. W. Greenlee '32, H. WiUiams Jr. '31 and Norm Garton '28.

The young female charmer is Dorothy Reed who married a serviceman Watch next month for a series of three photos showing four '31ers as first classmen who were roommates, second the same four posed similarly just last month, and third a picture of their four lovely wives who have survived with these husbands all these many years. Can you guess who the four might be? Hint: Out of the four, six stars were produced.

From Mary McAfee (Mrs. Stuart): "Dear John: I am enclosing your card with my present address and would like very much to have a copy of the class locator handbook. Please advise me of the cost if you want the money in advance.

"The house in Lansdowne was just too big—and I was either there alone or it was locked up and empty while I visited with the children, so I sold it and moved to Florida last fall. Robert, my son, owns a home nearby but is in Patuxent, Maryland, just now. I am sure he will be relocated here eventually, however, and they do enjoy getting down here when it is possible. Our daughter, Marilyn, was in the states on home leave from Terhan, Iran, this March and April and Robert and his family were able to join us for a two weeks visit. It gave me a chance to try out the flexibility of the new apartment and I find it takes company quite well! I do hope some of our Navy friends will make a stojxjver if and when they travel down 1-95—I am not far away from it—south of Jacksonville.

"There are many retired Navy in the area but I haven't heard of anyone from the Class of '31 so far. If there are any here I would like to set in touch with them. I had a card from Marie and George Peckham at Christmas time and they said they

were thinking of taking a cruise out of Miami and would get in touch if they did come down this way but I haven't heard from them. I doubt if there will be many Florida visitors during the summer months but I would like to hear from anyone coming this way.

"I have been remiss with correspondence these last two years and am grateful for Shipmate as a means of some information about old friends. Maybe now that I am relocated at Continental Palace 402, 2199 Astor Street, Orange Park FL 32073, I will turn over a new sheet and reestablish some contacts! Sincerely, Mary McAfee." * * * From Chick Chandler—"Dear John, Perhaps John Webster has already informed you, with Shipmate in mind, that he (with Virginia) and I (with my sister) were in Lancaster, New York (just out of Buffalo) early in July for the 50th Anniversary of our graduation from high school.

"There were 24 graduates in our class!

Nineteen are still living and 16 attended our Anniversary Dinner at the Lancaster Country Club. That ought to be some kind of a record among our Classmates for small size graduating classes. Any contestants?

"The local newspaper noted that out of that small class two young men were selected as candidates for the Naval Academy

by Congressman Clarence McGregor out of his congressional district which included much of the city of Buffalo.

"Among our reminiscences at that reunion John and I recalled that one night after we had finished a rehearsal of the senior play.

Green Stockings, we thought it would be a lark to spend the night in the bedroom of the Home Economics Department. We must have been late in arising; the janitor caught us before we left the next morning. Our punishment, if any, was light but must have raised some eyebrows among the faculty.

"Incidentally to get to Lancaster for that reunion, I flew from the West Coast to JFK Airport where my sister met me. Together we drove from her home on Long Island to Buffalo area via the Southern Expressway through an extraordinarily beautiful part of New York State. Enroute we visited many friends and relatives, especially in the Lancaster area where he had both been raised and gone through school. A warm experience.

"Later in the summer, Margaret and I, while at our San Jacinto Mountain (overlooking Palm Springs) 'hideaway,' enjoyed visits with Peg and Jim Smith and Lucille and Justin Miller, both of '31.

"Jim and Peg have been spending much of each summer there for about 15 years.

They have been active participants in and supporters of the music and arts program of the University of Southern California up on the mountain at Idyllwild.

"Justin and Lucille spent a few weeks of their summer vacation there last year (1974) and enjoyed it so much that they bought a mobile home there as soon as he retired from teaching at Point Loma High School this past June. So now we look forward to our summers there with even more anticipation.

"While in Honolulu in April and May we had several 'get-togethers' with Louise and Tom Hogan who have been living in

62 Kailua ever since Tom was commanding officer of the Naval Base at Pearl.

"Our first visit with them was on the edge of Kapiolani Park where Louise was showing a number of her paintings. Making the frames, providing transportation, and encouraging her artistic expression, Tom is indeed a cooperative husband. Tom is also a painter but was using a broader brush on some interior decoration of their lovely home.

"Much the same should be said about Jim Smith whose wife. Peg, as many Classmates probably know, is talented on the violin and viola and plays with several instrumental groups. Jim certainly encourages Peg's musical expression.

"Just before leaving Honolulu this past summer Margaret and daughter. Dee (who, with her husband and daughter live in Honolulu's Manoa Valley), had a dehghtful luncheon for about twelve gals at the very attractive Navy Marina (a beautiful spot and good food) on the shore beyond the Naval Base not far from the fantastic new Aloha Stadium. Unfortunately Dorothy Wright and Louise Hogan (Alvey's and Tom's wives) had other commitments.

"Must mention, too, that Irina and Art Wilson who live in Cambria about 35 miles up the coast from us have moved their art gallery and gift shop from Harmony to a spot close by Hearst's Castle at San Simeon.

We're looking forward to a picnic on the beach with them.

"In winding this up, John, I'd like to observe that many Classmates no doubt feel as I do that the '31 column in Shipmate alone is well worth the cost of membership in USNA Alumni Association. Hopefully we'll continue to hear from more and more Classmates.

"Margaret and I are hopeful and planning that we'll be in Annapolis for tbe BIG 45th. Warm regards, Bryant Chandler."

32 Pres., VAdm. Lloyd M. Mustin, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, RAdm. Francis D. Foley, USN (Ret.) 77 Shipwright St., Annapolis, MD 21401 Percent Members: 74 HERE AND THERE WITH '32 The November luncheon of the Washington-Annapolis Chapter was the occasion for our annual get-together with the USMA Class of '32 at the Fort Myer O Club.

Again the event was well attended (27 USNA to 21 USMA) and eminently successful, so much so in fact that it was agreed to have an interim A-N luncheon with the wives, probably in Annapolis in May. It was good to see both Toots Blaisdell and Willie Williamson back in circulation after their recent contretemps with the medicine men and to inspire Al Croghan and Bob Weeks to favor us with their welcome but rare appearance. Others on hand were Jack Bandy, Willeye Bull, Jack Catlett, Jim Collett, Dimi Dimitrijevic, Francis Foley, Bob Greenlee (playing both Navy offense and Army defense), Klink Klinksiek, Bob Leonard, John Lietwiler, Sam Moncure, John

Munholland, Lloyd Mustin, Mike O'Connor, George Pierce, Count Ruckner, Ski Sosnoski, Sug Sugarman, Bill Stuart, Corky Ward, Al Wellings and Mel Young, adding up to a total of 26. Must have missed someone . . . my apologies to whomever it was.

Shortly after going to press for the last issue we received the belated but sad news that George Beardslee died on 15 July 1975 as a result of a cerebral hemorrhage. As far as we know at this time Eloise continues to reside at 1535 Sunset Blvd., Royal Oak, Michigan 48067. You have the heartfelt sympathy of us all, Eloise.

Mel Young reported that September was an ideal time to visit Southern Spain. In fact, up to mid-October Marion and Mel enjoyed well nigh perfect weather, right on the beach in Torremolinos. There they had an apartment, overlooking a pool and garden, directly facing the Mediterranean.

When someone asked "Were you ever in Spain before?" his answer was "Yes, about 46 years ago, that Youngster Cruise when our ships visited Barcelona and, later, Cadiz." Mel also described an overnight trip to Tangiers where he detected no change in the Casbah, same smells (Marion said— "Don't put that in, Mel"), same beggars, same bargaining (but with much higher prices). Iberia Airlines gave them two good flights, over in a 747 and retum by DC-8 Stretchjet. Mel ix>lished up his plebe year Spanish so as not to remain completely incommunicado while overseas.

Bud Willard writes to say that although he was unable to make the initial planning meeting held in San Diego for the 45th Reunion, he has since called Don Thomas to offer his services. Bud also said that Pat and he were in San Francisco a week before Mai Munger died. They visited with Mai and Sara Ann at Letterman Army Hospital and later took her to lunch, observing that "Ann was as lovely and gracious as ever."

Pat and Bud made a generous donation to the Class of '32 Memorial Scholarship Fund in Mai's name as did Mr. and Mrs. Lewis L. Snider, San Francisco, friends of the Mungers. We hear again that Tex Levertt is not in good shape—he's been confined in the Army Hospital at Moncrief, South Carolina, since early in November. However, with characteristic dedication and loyalty, Tex continues to make a monthly contribution to our Scholarship F\ind. His example certainly puts a lot of the rest of us to shame. He would appreciate a word of encouragement from any of his Classmates.

Paul Harrington reports that Jack Colley "had a stroke and a small heart attack" (in late October). It left him with "his right side paralyzed and an inability to talk. However, he does understand and, in my conversation with Vivian at his bedside, he agreed I should report the above to you so that his Classmates could be informed. So far he's holding his own and undergoing therapy. Vivian said she's sure he would love to hear from any of you and suggests use of their home address, 538 157th Ave. S.E., Bellevue WA 98008, to communicate with him." Paul added a postscript regarding the Navy-Washington game to the effect that "We beat the Huskies every way but on the scoreboard—but now, to hear the locals.

Navy was a pushover! Husky football is a crusade out here—they fill the stadium to 58,000 at every home game. The 200 or so Navy rooters were lost in that madhouse but we yelled ourselves hoarse anyway."

On the brighter side, football-wise, is a rundown from Tut Tuttle "on the wonderful weekend Dot and I had with Ray and Lou Kirn for the Navy-Miami game. The pre-game arrangements made by the Southeast Chapter of the USNA Alumni Association were well attended and thoughtfully organized, including good bar service, an excellent buffet dinner, and buses to and from the game. After a dismal first half, Navy went to the dressing room, trailing 16 to 3, but from the opening kickoff of the second half it was a different ball game, with the final score 17 to 16. Indeed, Navy was very close (only seven yards) to another touchdown when the game ended. Now we are back in Pensacola where, working with the USNA Athletic Association, our local chapter of the Alumni Association has arranged to have most of the Navy games broadcast on a local radio station. As you know, we are pretty well represented down here . . . with Hap Asman, Dutch Close, Henry DeLong, Bill Kelly, Loci Mang and myself, all of whom at this writing seem to be in good health and going strong."

Speaking of Navy football, it appears that Nona and Corky Ward are two of our most ardent supporters. This season they not only went to Charlottesville for the Virginia game and joumeyed all the way to Seattle for the Washington heartbreaker, but packed their bags again for the Georgia Tech fracas.

Andy Nisewaner received a call from Bill Short saying that Dot and he were escaping from (Editor's note: meaning chickening out on) the rigors of a winter in Chappaqua, New York, in favor of a long visit to the sunny clime of California where they can be reached at l l l l ' / i South Pacific, Oceanside 92054. Bill expressed the hope that any Classmates passing through would give them a call. Incidentally, Andy missed the luncheon with the USMA because it took him three whole days to make a thorough inspection of the eighteen fire breaks at the Lakeview Golf and Country Club, Morgantown, West Virginia. He finally located the firewater at the 19th hole.

Your Secretary is happy to share with you some extracts from a brave letter received from Ruth McCormick, Jig Jig's widow, known to many of us, now living at 1201 Ocean Avenue, Sea Bright NJ 07760. Ruth writes that "Shipmate keeps me up on *32 news! But today down on reading of the deaths of Rich Gregory and Mai Munger. . . . I had planned on attending the 40th reunion, but illness in my family prevented . . . the McCormicks are fine. One daughter in New York, one in South Carolina, and one divine granddaughter, Rosemary.

I never remarried; couldn't find another J.J.—except for Pierce, and he was taken!

I've bored you long enough, but I do want you to know that I love and remember '32.

Over the years I take out And a Quarter Thirty-two and it brings back many happy memories. Best wishes to the Foleys, the Class, and—BEAT ARMY!" Thanks, Ruth.

It's letters like yours that make a Secretary's job worth while.

Shipmate

63 The accompanying photograph depicts Horace Rounds and Dimi Dimitrijevic presenting a '32 crest, mounted on a plaque made by Horace, to Bill Busik '43, for display in the Alumni House Tap Room, thereby filling a void which had gone unnoticed until Dimi's roving eye spotted it.

Bill's hospitality besides Bill were: the Motts, Jim Elliott (from California) and son, the Mortons, the Curtises, Larry Neville (from New York), the Sublettes (from South Jersey), the "TAD" Duncans, the Cameras (from Philadelphia), the Blouins, the Cobbs, the Loughlins, Chick King, the Ogdens, the McMullens, the Mayberrys, the Travises, the MacDonalds, George Miller, "Chevy" Chase, the Bill Davises, and Dora Lee Rowe.

E. M. (Dave) Davenport has recently (September) retired as vice-president of Ferendino/Grafton/Spillis/Candela, Architectural Engineers, and was made vicepresident emeritus for life. Dave and Glenna still live on Old Cutler Road in Miami which, by the way, has recently been made an historic road to protect it from widening and other alterations. Neither Glenna nor Dave have indicated what they

Horace Rounds and Dimi Dimitrijevic with Bill Busik Response to the ballots recently mailed to 310 of you for whom (we thought) we had current addresses has been gratifying.

As of 20 November 185 had been retumed, and three or four trickle in daily. A local committee headed by Ralph Johnson will open and make the tabulation of results by 1 December so that the new officers elected can start functioning as such by the first of the year. Four ballots were retumed undelivered, those to Bob Baker, Tom Chambers, Bob McVay, and Chub Ruble. If anyone has an accurate address for any of the above, please let us know.

The 1976 drive for Naval Academy Alumni Association membership is well underway. Our four Co-Chairmen this year are Moe Archer, Brooks Harral, George Rogers, and Don Thomas. They will have recruited their Class Agents from whom you will have heard by the time this appears in print.

This is our Association and will be just as viable as we make it. Our membership increased dramatically in 1975 to 74%. Ixt's make that at least 76 in '76!

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Pres., VAdm. B. M. Strean, USN (Ret.) 5038 North 30th St., Arlington, VA 22207 Sec'y-Treas., Capt. D. R. McMullen, USN (Ret.) 8828 Burning Tree Rd., Bethesda, MD 20034 Percent Members: 72 As I write this on 18 November the responses to the questionnaire about where and when to hold the 45th are beginning to trickle in. It is too early at this p>oint to note a trend but by next issue of Shipmate we should have a pretty clear picture, although the final count will not be made until about two weeks after you have read this final notice. Please, if you have not sent in your questionnaire do so at once; if you have lost the original just write me a letter.

The Washington/Annapolis Contingent has had two significant social events since the last column: The first was the k / t party at Bill Dawson's after the Homecoming Game on II October; those who enjoyed Jamiarv-Fehniarv. 1976

1933ers at Tides Inn The second W/A Contingent soiree was on the 28th of October, a joint venture with the wives to the Eastern Shore; Audrey and Bob Bamum entertained for k/t's in their home "Flag Quarters" at St. Michaels, after which we adjourned to the Tides Inn in Easton for lunch. The maitre d' took a picture of the whole group around the pool with Jim Reedy's camera and I am submitting a copy of the result with this column and hope that although it is in color it will be reproducible; in any case the attendees were from left to right: Bob and Audrey Bamum, Elliott and Marjorie Loughlin, Edie and Bill Mott, Tommy Morton (rear), Dottie Rakow, Helen Mayberry, George Miller (rear), Mary McMullen, Sue Morton, Hal and Connie Bowen, Esther Travis, Janet and "Smoke" Strean, Betty Ogden, Dora Lee Rowe, Jean Reedy, Bob and Lee Camera (back now). Turner Duncan, Dale Mayberry (rear), Ray Thompson, "D. R." McMullen, Mary Alice and Bill Davis and Joe Cobb and kneeling from left to right are Willie Rakow, Jimmy Ogden, Charlie Travis, "Sunshine" Reedy and Charlotte Duncan.

Missing from the picture are Lisa and Bill Sublette (there is someone standing to the right of George Miller who may be Lisa).

As mentioned above Jean and "Sunshine" Reedy were in the area at the end of October and were staying in Annapolis; reputedly, they were looking for a retirement home.

Carmelita and Charlie Blick were in Australia in early October; Charlie, who is on the 3M payroll, was attending the International Micrographic Congress, but the trip had an added bonus for both as their younger son is living in Sydney.

will do with their time but the fact that Dave inquired about my trip last summer suggests that they have travel in mind and if they do I hope they will heed the only solid advice I can give a prospective tourist: "Take lots of money!!"

Dick Poor (Miami) was one of the C/Ms I asked to make the preliminary survey in South Florida concerning the 45th. Now that we are polling the whole Class it wouldn't be right to report Dick's findings until all of the questionnaires have been retumed but Dick turned up names I haven't heard since 1933: Frank Gill, Max Crawford, Martin Garrott, Sal Militana.

Ben Thorn was not available to be polled as he was up in North Carolina and Henry Strozier who oscillates between his home in Atlanta and a refuge in Naples was in Atlanta. For a period of several days no one answered the 'phone at Peg and Lem Stevens so the conclusion was that they were off on a trip somewhere. Dick is retiring from Florida Power and Light on 1 December but he and Betty will continue on in the old "homestead."

Jim Reedy sent a note along with the picture mentioned in paragraph 2. Jim went down to Miami for the Navy-Miami game where he stayed with Betty and Dick Poor; there were several C/Ms who attended a party before the game at the DuPont Plaza â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Becky and Arnie Schade and Doris and Gordon Selby for starters. Jim didn't think very highly of the way Navy played against Miami (Navy had a close win) and predicted that if they didn't do better the following week they would get waxed at Georgia Tech (Navy didn't and Georgia Tech did!).

64 Jim also planned to take his son John to the Tech game along with Dot and Henry Strozier. Son John is an M.D. resident at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta in pediatrics.

Meanwhile, Henry Strozier writes that he saw Gordon Selby and Charlie Robhins Labor Day weekend down in Naples. It turns out that he and Gordon are neighbors and didn't know it. Charlie gave Henry a tip on what to do after he retires; Charlie is on his way back to Singapore with the same outfit from which he retired. As of the date Henry wrote to me he had 14 months and 5 days to retirement from the Georg Power Co. Jack Walsh is still practicing law in Philadelphia and we have only recently learned of a sad loss he and Terry sustained last spring. Their oldest son, John E. 3rd, was returning to the east from California where he had attended the ordination of a friend when he was killed in an auto accident in New Mexico. John E. 3rd had served in a destroyer (Lt., USNR) in Vietnam and upon discharge from active duty had entered the seminary and was to have been ordained himself in February this year (1976).

Dave McCampbell has been getting around the country doing his thing: dedication of the Museum in Pensacola, Pro-Am Golf Tournament, USS WASP reunion of the "swam aways," USS ESSEX reunion in Louisville, another Pro-Am Golf Tournament and a Congressional Medal of Honor Convention in Lakeland, Florida. Dave also mentions a visit with the old girl friend "Minsi" for whom his WW2 plane had been named; he closed that paragraph of his letter with "She's still a perfect chick!!!" (He doesn't say whether he's talking about the old girl friend or the fighter.)

Our San Diego contemporaries have had two luncheons since the last column. Attending one or both of these functions were Bird, Bruning, Coye, Fredericks, Gamon, Gibbons, Heinz, Keyser, Ed Miller, Monroe, PelHng, Rumble, "Jeb" Stuart, Williams.

The S. D. Wives Group also had a luncheon in October attended by Maggie Pelling, Ruth Beyer Podlewski, Elsa Bird, Betty Coye, Barbara Coleman, Jean Hampton, Ernie Rumble, Lee Riddell, Helen Gamon, Barbara Keyser, Ruth Jordan, Maudie Fredericks and her daughter Ann Nevitt.

Incidentally, the wives do this thing once a quarter with the next affair due on 9 January (after you have received this publication) and I estimate that the one after that will be in early April, so if anyone plans to be in the San Diego area in the Spring tell your wife to keep this date in mind.

Other bits and pieces of news from the new home of the fruit fly in the southwest: Betty and Jack Coye's daughter, Beth, has just made Commander; the Keysers retumed from a three-week tour of the U.K. and Ireland; last spring the Heinzes made an East African safariâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Pickles says, if you haven't been you better go soon as it won't be there much longer; Johnny Gamon sadly reports that at the Admiral Kidd O Club the price of sandwiches has gone up to a buck and a pitcher of beer is now a $1.25 (pretzels are still free but no longer peanuts). (When inflation gets to "chubby's choice" the only way a retiree can make

ends meet is by joining Weight Watchers.)

Up in San Francisco Ross Linson was sprung from Oak Knoll in early November following a hernia operation. In May Ross had had a colon resection followed by an attack of pernicious anemia; in short, this was his year for modernization and reconstruction and he feels sure that as of 1 January he has a "good as new" warranty.

Grace and Frank Schwartz (Seattle) returned from two weeks in Hawaii in October; they both give the new Fort De Russy Hotel (the Hale Koa) a big plus and have made reservations for two weeks next October.

Anyone interested in retiring or re-retiring in Hawaii should lean on Murray Hanson for assistance; Murray is in his third career in Hawaiian real estate.

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Pres., Capt. C M. Bertholf, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Cdr. Robert P. Harbold, Jr., USNR (Ret.), 129 Spa View Ave., Annapolis MD 21401 Percent Members: 77 Here is a bit of belated news from the San Francisco Bay area provided by John Nichols: "Virginia and Boh Close from Napa, and Eloise and I from Menlo Park joined together for a great month's vacation in Britain this past July. One highlight was a week's cruising on the Thames River, covering 145 miles, 50 lock passages, the Royal Henley Regatta and one cold raining morning awakening when the cabin roofs leaked. We leased an 8-berth dieselpowered boat in Maidenhead, and with a third couple to assist, ran her upstream to Oxford, downstream as far as the WindsorEton area, returning her to Maidenhead.

River was picturesque and clean, and everyone was most friendly and helpful. Should have had a bit more time to see all of the many colorful towns along the way, so we plan to repeat again in a few years, hopefully for two weeks." (Sorry the enclosed picture was not usable. Matte finished color prints very seldom reproduce well. Black and white prints are much preferred. Suggest that negatives be sent to your Secretary for appropriate printing.)

"About a month after returning, and getting over the 'jet lag,' Bob and Virginia hosted a reception-dinner at the Vallejo Officers' Club for daughter Bunny's recent wedding. '34 representation, besides the Closes as hosts, included Jim Bentley, Marjorie and Bill Lawrence, and Eloise and I. All looked great, even though a bit weathered by a few years."

'34 Class luncheon in November was held in conjunction with the Washington, D.C. Chapter of the Naval Academy Alumni luncheon. Guest of honor and speaker was Adm. F. H. Michaelis USN '40, Chief of Naval Material. Assembled for the occasion were the following Classmates: Batcheller, Bengston, Bertholf, Bradley, Bunevich, Christen.sen, Condon, Farwell, Harbold, Hoffman, Ingram, Jim Johnson, Lawson, MacLeod, Murray, Savidge. Shaw, Roy Smith, and Victor Smith.

Mac MacKenzie reports from Hawaii: "Just got back from Jack Bain's marriage

to Mary Johnson at the Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station Chapel. It was a nice wedding attended by two daughters of each and three of Jack's and one of Mary's grandchildren and various sons-in-law. They will be making their home in Vallejo, California. Our Class has established a record of having the greatest number in attendance at the Honolulu Chapter USNA Alumni Association meetings. Chick Clarey is a past President and Bill Kinsella the incumbent.

Isabelle and Ed Fleck recently spent some time in their Honolulu home and hosted the Class for a delicious dinner and enjoyable evening. Dick Latham was telling us something of a sailing trip he and his family made to the Marquesas Islands this past summer. Jake Updegrove recently completed a large office building as Resident Engineer and he and Ruth have taken off on an extended trip. Gordon Chung-Hoon and Jimmie Smith are both back to battery after hospitalization and looking fine. John Hyland keeps trim playing tennis, Allyn Cole and I keep in shape on the golf course.

Aloha and best wishes for the Holiday Season."

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Pres., Capt. Jefferson D. Parker, USN (Ret.) Sec'y-Treas., Capt. L. M. Detweiler. (SC) USN (Ret.), 6650 Van Winkle Dr..

Falls Church. VA 22044 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. W. H. Packard, USN (Ret.) ^600 Yorktown Blvd., Arlington. VA 22207 Percent Members: 68 To keep the reporting of our various 40th reunions in proper sequence, this column covers first that of the USMC Officers' Basic School, Class of 1935. That distinguished Class started out with 26 of our Classmates of which 19 are still living.

Their reunion took place at the Marines' Memorial Club in San Francisco, 25-27 June 1975. Those USNA '35ers attending included: Bruce Hemphill, Dick Hughes, Arky Laster, Whitey McGill, Charlie Shelburne. Earl Sneeringer, and Dick Weede.

The news on this event was sent in by Dick Hughes who pointed out the great advantage of having the whole affair, including hotel accommodations, under one roof.

Furthermore, the Club Manager is a '35er (USMC). (A thought for our 45th or any other number. "Why not a 42nd?" to quote Bud Paret.)

In spite of the drizzle on Friday and a heavy downpour early Saturday AM, '35's 40th at Homecoming '75 brought the series of '35 reunions commemorating that anniversary to a fitting climactic conclusion. For the 210 '35ers and '35etites who attended one or all of the homecoming and special Class of 1935 events, it was an unforgettable weekend.

Of course, there were the usual homecoming pleasures of seeing many old friends, shipmates and associates from other classes, of hiking through the Academy grounds to reminisce on past events associated with familiar sites and sights, and of observing the changes and additions in buildings and landscaping, some still in progress.

For '35, the special events started on Shipmate

65 Saturday with a tailgating luncheon get-together in a reserved area of the stadium parking lot, a couple of hours prior to the Navy-Syracuse football game. There, most of those who had attended the homecoming reception and dinner the night before joined the new arrivals in taking aboard sustenance in the form of sandwiches and other refreshments. Navy won the game, but Dick Hughes temporarily lost Pat in the first half when she suddenly was taken ill and was tranported by ambulance to the hospital, thus causing more excitement than the football game. (A welcome report from Dick, back in Santa Ana, stated that as of 22 October, Pat was "fine and completely back to her old self," but they were waiting final medical checks to determine the cause.)

The next '35 event was the reception and dinner at the Annapolis Hilton Ballroom, Saturday evening. Rod Badger gave the invocation which was a modified version of the one given at our 35th reunion at Homecoming '70 which, in turn, was the one given by Snuify Smith at '35's West Coast 35th. Following a delicious dinner, Jeff Parker, as Chairman of the Class Council, made a few welcoming remarks. He commented on the fact that this (108 Classmates and 7 widows) was the largest representation of the Class assembled since graduation. (There were 83 '35ers at the 35th.) He also mentioned those that had been signed up but had been forced to cancel for various reasons and sent their best to those present. These included: Polly and Brooke Atkins. Sally and Cy Austin, Jim Baird, Jack Barleon, Cecil Blount, Nell and Red Bowker, John Gotten, Dutch and Art Decker, Helen and Norm Gage, John Gallagher, Bill Germershausen, Helen and Bill Jackson, Alice and Page Knight, Eugenia and Bob Mandelkorn, Caroline and Jack O'Handley, and Lucille and Stan Ruehlow.

Added to the above were three who had signed up but, in the interim, were selected for the next life: Jack Brandt, Gene Riewe and Moxie Schmidling. Margaret Brandt, representing Jack, attended the full schedule. Jeff had handled most of the time consuming preparations for this 40th, but he expressed his thanks to the following who handled many of the specific details and thus helped in making the weekend a success: Badger, Barham, Claggett, Detweiler, Gabbert, Gillmer, Red McDonald, Packard, and Schacht. After a few other remarks on the achievements of the Class, he introduced Slim Barham as the master of ceremonies. Slim then, following a few comments, introduced those present which makes this an appropriate place to list the attendees for record purposes. (If wives' first names are incorrect, please let your Corr. Sec'y know.) Those present at the Saturday night dinner: Harriet and Conrad Abhau, Marjorie and Dick Babb, Margaret and Leonard Baker. Phyllis and Rod Badger, Ginny and Slim Barham, Eunice and Chuck Beaman, Pat and Johnny Becker, Anne and Joe Bettens, Eleanor and Dick Bischoff, Margarette and Bob Black, Gay (Kimmel) Blair, Elsie and Pete Boyle, Margaret Brandt, Maisie and Ed Bridewell, Jim Brown, Dick Burns, Bruce Borries, Poppy and Clag Claggett, Virginia and Johnny Cline, Gloria and Jack Cown, Dodie and lanuary-February, 1976

Bing Crosby, Audrey and Bob Cushman, Fran and Slade Cutter, Bobby and Morrow Decker, Ida Mary and Lou Detweiler, Eleanor and Woody Dodge, Eleanor and Tom Dorsey, Jane and Ned Dougherty, Lib and Jim Eppes, Dorothy and Henry Eppes, Eleanor and Dixie Farrell, Jane and Pat Finnigan, Chris and Jack Foote, Fran and Gabby Gabbert, Gwen and Jesse Gay, Anne and Tom Gillmer, Betty and Steve Gimber, Fran and Fritz Harlfinger, Amos Hathaway, Mary Jo and CharUe Harris, Dottie and Bill Hazzard, Monica and George Hutchinson, Ace Husband, Louise and Pete IslevPetersen, Ann and John Jay, Lamont Johnston, Margaret and Dave Kaigler, Julie and Bob Kail, Sellen and Ed Keats, Barbara (our newest '35ette) and Bob Kelly, Horace Laird, Ethel and Fletcher Lamkin, Sadie and Swede Larsen, Edie and Holy Lee, Jean Loomis, Joe Lyle, Winnie (and son Art) Lyndon, Jack Mann, Dave McClintock, Jane and Red McDonald, Betty McEntee, Whitey McGill, Mary Ann and Ed McLean, Traba and Mac McQuarry, Dorothy and Meek Mecklenburg, Helen and Ralph Metcalf, John Miller, Katherine and Lou Mills, June and Hank Muller, Louise and Chick Murphy, Fran and George O'Connell, Ann and Bud Oliver, Mary and Eddie Outlaw, Margaret and Wy Packard, Penny and Lefty Paddock, Floss Paradis, Penny and Bud Paret, Louise and Jeff Parker, Tony Parry, Eunice and Pete Petrie, Trudie and Pete Petrovic, Louise and Joe Pike, Bobby and Bob Prickett, Jackie and Eli Reich, Lillian and Frank Ritter, Betty and Kaygie Schacht, Alice and Gus Scott, Margaret and Jim Scott, Florence and Glenn Seymour, Elise and Jack Seymour, Beaty and Spurge Sharrocks, Cathchey and Buddy Shelburne, Marjorie and Steve Sherwood, Earl Sneeringer, Ruth and Art Tarantino, Floride and LeRoy Taylor, Olive and Red Thomas, Marion and Bobo Thomson, Isabelle and Henry Tipton, Amy and Frank Walker, Marge and Walt Walters, Lib and Bub Ward, Bob Ward, Mazie and Al Weldon, Janet and Joe Wesson, Jeanette and Ken West (from Honolulu, they came the furthest). Jay and Swede Westin, Mary Lou and Frank Wheeler, Ginger and Bill Wideman, Virginia and Woodie Wood, Dolley and Jim Wolfe, Mildred and Francis Wright, and Mary Lou and Don Wulzen.

Pictures of each of 20 tables at the dinner were taken and will be shown in subsequent issues of Shipmate, a few at a time as space permits. Unfortunately, 3 other tables were missed or caused camera malfunction. Individual pictures of those missed have been requested from those involved, so that the pictorial record of the reunion will be complete. Incidentally, if anyone got appropriate action shots at any of the events which they'd like to share, such pictures can be worked in. with due accreditation to donor.

At the conclusion of the dinner, the MidPenn '35ers announced a Class Tie Project which received enthusiastic endorsement by those present. It is being designed by Johnson's, Inc. in Annapolis and will have both the USNA and the '35 class crests woven in gold on a blue background, alternating with woven gold diagonal stripes of anchor chain.

For those who weren't present, or anyone else interested, Jack Mann is taking orders at $8.50 (includes postage). His address:

1500 Continental Road, York PA 17404.

Make checks payable to "USNA Class '35 Ties" for this attractive and unique "old school tie."

The next event was the Sunday attendance at Chapel, the Class sitting together and occupying a large number of pews reserved specifically for '35. Always an impressive service for those coming "home" after a protracted absence, it seemed as though this one was even more so. "Remembering Who We Are," the subject of Chaplain Robert's sermon, seemed to be most appropriate to the reason for our gathering together. The singing of the Navy Hymn, as it is played and sung only in our Academy Chapel, left very few dry eyes at the conclusion of the service and as "Retreat of Colors" was executed. A brief memorial service in memory of our 159 deceased classmates was then observed in the main sanctuary of the Chapel. Maurice (Fitz) Fitzgerald's brother and dad (who is in his 90's) were among those who joined us in this service of remembrance.

The concluding event of the weekend was the despedida lunch at Hubbard Hall, Sunday afternoon, where 152 assembled for an excellent sit-down meal and to say reluctant farewells. More appropriately, and very much in tune with almost everybody's sentiments, Whitey McGill brought the final event to a close by leading in the singing of Aloha, "till we meet again."

Found: On the stairs at Hubbard Hall after the despedida lunch, a partly exposed film cartridge from an instamatic type camera. Please claim from your Corr. Sec'y.

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Pres., Capt. F. G. Law, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. W. M. Hanger, USN (Ret.) 4720 Ssdgwick St., N.W., Washington, DC 20016 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Wm. A. Ellis, USN (Ret.) 4101 Downing St., Annandale, VA 22003 Percent Members: 71 A Happy New Year to you all! Now how about making this one of your firm '76 New Year resolutions: "Be is resolved that in the year of 1976 I will keep Frank Law, Willard Hanger, or Bill Ellis informed on what I am doing, where I am, and news about the family or other Classmates I may have seen during the year." Do this and this column will really be able to keep you posted on all the Class or those associated with the Class. We may earn our living at "ghost writing" when the Journal requires it, but for this column we need and want the REAL thing. So get busy now! Send in the news.

How about our "Big Blue Team?" Coach Welsh said he wanted a 0.500 year and we predicted better. The Team has not let us down, and in spite of two heart-breakers, Washington and Georgia Tech, at this writing Navy is 6 wins and 4 lossesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a big year! We are confident that by the time you read this. Army will have been sunk again, and it will be 7-4 or 0.636, a really successful season. Our congratulations to every man on the Navy Team and to Coach Welsh for bringing Navy back up the football

66 totem pole to the position it so rightfully deserves. Georgia Tech may have crushed "Bowl" hopes, but who cares really? Everyone knows—to take a thought expressed by Ben Robertshaw—that the A&N Game is really the biggest and the oldest of all the Bowl Games. And that is one we REALLY like to win!!!

Homecoming this year was really a big success as far as the '36 turnout is concerned, both on Friday night and at Saturday's events. In all, there were 43 Classmates, wives, and guests assembled for the two days of sociabiUty and getting together to enjoy homecoming weekend. Highlights of Friday evening were Dick Bradley, Willard Hanger, and Wally Schlech, along with Bunny Shupper ('37), leading the '36 and '37 tables in a 4-N cheer; the high-spirited, melodious music of the Midshipman Pep Band—known in our days as the "Hog Alley" Band—during and after diimer; and visiting with our old friends from Great Lakes days. Chuck Beaman and Dick Bischofif who were enjoying the '35 Fortieth Reunion. Speaking of the Pep Band, as it marched by our table we noted it too was now integrated as are the Cheer Leaders.

There was a beautiful young lass holding the music for one of the players. How lucky can you get? In our day in the old "Hog Alley" group we were lucky to have an old fashioned lyre attached to our outmoded and battered instruments. That's progress for you. I'm quite sure the young lady was greatly responsible for the excellence in musicianship and for most of the pep, vim, vigor and vitality poured forth.

After an exciting, nip and tuck defeat of Syracuse, came the party at Lil and Tom Dabney's home at Gordon Cove. We had hoped to have a few "pix" of this gathering, but unfortunately Frank's film was burned up during its processing. Likewise, all the news tidbits jotted down in our notebook suffered complete blurring by a spilled martini, and right now trying to decipher them has sent us "reeling" again. However, happily we can report that Ann Teel, her leg swathed in a huge cast as the result of slipping on wet leaves in the yard and breaking her ankle, was able to attend the party. She was doing fine and looking forward to the day when the cast would be removed.

Those attending all events or the Saturday party included: Blanche and Jack Baumeister; Pat and Dick Bradley; Dorothy and Mac Butler; Mimi and John Court; Lil and Tom Dabney; Ede and Bill Ellis; Gordy Fowler; Norm Gillette and son-in-law Doug Edwards; Jeanne-Marie Weber and Willard Hanger; Nancy and Tim Kimmel; Rosa and Frank Law; Audrey and Randy Meade; Lib and Maynard Nohrden; Claudiana and Joe Rice and son Jody; Marjo and Ben Robertshaw; Kathleen and Jack Ryder; Barbara and Wally Schlech; Emily and Paul Stimson; Ann and Dick Teel and their daughter, Nancy; Sue and Alex Tyree; and Jean and Don Willman. Also joining us were RAdm. Roy S. Benson and Vida— Dave Connole's widow, a pleasant surprise since we hadn't seen them since their return to the Annapolis area. It was indeed a wonderful weekend, and to the Annapolis contingent and to Lil and Tom Dabney we all say.

"Thank you for being our Hosts at a most enjoyable Homecoming."

As you all know, '36 is the sponsor of the 36th Company Wardroom in Bancroft Hall. Our president is in receipt of the following letter (21 Oct.) from Midshipman First Class George D. Puddington USN, the wardroom president: "On behalf of the 36th Company, it is my sincere desire to thank the Class of 1936 for their donation to our Wardroom Fund. . . . At the end of last academic year, our Wardroom was repaneled, and this year we were able to purchase a new vacuum. It is due to your generosity that our Wardroom is in the fine shape that it is now in. . . . Indeed, we are working towards our goal of selecting the Color Girl for June 1976. We took first place in dress parades for the fall season. . . . Our best regard to all. Sincerely yours, George D. Puddington." Thanks, George, we are always glad to hear from the 36th, and those who were able to visit your Wardroom were greatly impressed with it and the work you all have done. Our best to you all in achieving your goal. We know you will!

Speaking of the 36th Compvany Wardroom, it has been proposed by Ben Robertshaw and unanimously agreed upon by your officers, that Gene Riewe's "Lucky White Hat," mentioned in our last column, be presented to the 36th Company for their Wardroom. At this writing (18 Nov.) it is hoped that Gene's hat will be received in time for presentation prior to the A&N Game as a motivating gesture to "Beat Army!" If there even was a loyal suppyorter of the Navy Team, it was Gene Riewe, and his attendance at all games wearing his hat with its gold stars indicating the number of times he had seen a navy victory is a most unique and befitting symbol of the Navy and Naval Academy spirit. We therefore feel that there is no better place for Gene's hat to repose as an inspiration to generations of midshipmen to come than in the Wardroom of the 36th Company. We are sure Gene would be the first to agree.

Carol and Ralph Humes were in town on I November. They had come east to visit Carol's mother in Tall Timbers, Maryland, and were passing through town on their way to Annapolis to "case" our 40th Reunion hostelries for the Coronado contingent. They reported that Carol's two boys, Thomas and Walter Bayless, and Ralph's son, Frederic, and daughter Linda Lee were all fine. The boys are now married, and between them, C^rol and Ralph now have seven grandchildren. On their retum from Annajjolis, they called Frank Law and said to make the Maryland Inn the headquarters for the Coronado group. It was good to hear from Carol and RaljA, and we'll all be looking forward to renewed friendships with the Coronado contingent at the 40th in '76.

Speaking of the 40th, we had a note from Anne and Otis Cole early in October saying they would have to cancel their plans to attend the Reunion due to too many things requiring their presence in Coronado. From their "Give our best wishes to our many Classmates and friends at Annapolis as well as our regrets for not being able to see them," we are assuming that they thought the Reunion was this year since we held the

35th in 1970 instead of '71. We hope we are correct in this assumption and that we will still see them in Annapolis come '76.

We had a note from Bob Sleight (13 Oct.) which we share with you: "Don't know where else to write, but we received very lovely flowers for Bobbie's funeral with a card marked simply 'U.S. Naval Academy.'

I presume that it was from our Class. If so, please our thanks to the Class througb your column in Shipmate. . . . Mahalo to all." We regret the "goof" made by our florist's representative in Honolulu, and Bob has been so advised. The flowers were from the Class, gold mums with a blue ribbon that was to have said: "With sympathy from the Class of 1936." In case you missed our last column, Bobbie passed away in her sleep during the night of 22-23 September, the result of a heart ailment.

Not much news received this month, but a note from Bon Amme (26 Oct.) reported as follows: "Just finished reading Shipmate, and I see that both the published and unpublished news of '36 is as wild as ever.

1 say 'unpublished' because some of us got together here in Northem California for a reunion the other day (August!) and so far none of us has written you about it. Guess it's up to me, so here goes! . . . The Lincolns and Groners had a class bash at Fred and Audrey Lincoln's farm on the Russian River (rear Healdsburg) last August. Hope and I were there and so were Liz and Chuck Houston, Mary Louis and Gould Hunter, Petie and Bill Kramer (who came all the way down from Seattle), and of course the co-hosts, 'Queta and Bill Groner. It was so much fun that I almost purchased an option on one of 'Abe's' hills. . . . We all swore fealty to the Class of '36 and promised to get together again soon. But then, I guess we all got busy and forget about it. Actually, Hope and I are still discussing dates and places, although nothing has come of those discussions, either. . . . Fred and Audrey have a stable of beautiful horses, as well as a four-wheel drive vehicle for the less athletic that can drive straight up the hills. They have a view of the Russian River and surrounding vineyards that won't stop. . . Truly a lovely place, and we all thoroughly enjoyed the Lincoln-Grooer hospitality. Regards to all back East." Thanks for the news Bon, even though late. We're always most grateful to anyone who takes time out to drop this "Scribe" a Une or two.

A 17 October note from Jimmy Rutter said: "Have been authorized by Nancy and Dick Hansen to request that their accommodations for the 40th be adjacent to the Rutters. This is family routine since the Hansens and Rutters have made many, many trips together. Thanks, and how goes your wine tasting?" Your request has been duly noted, and we presume that by now Frank will have reported to you on his wine tasting ability or that of the Reunion Commitee.

A change of address card from Jane and Bob Egnor reports that they have moved to 5623 Chowning Way, Columbus OH 43213.

Mark your Roster now.

An early Christmas card, artfully drawn

by Jane and received in late October, reports the Sherbys on the move. Syd has re-retired, and in the winter, time is spent in Malaga, Shipmate

67 Spain; in the summer they are at Navy's Acre Island, P.O. Box 414, Perry Sound, Ontario, Canada PZA-ITO. They give as their mad forwarding address: 300 Magnolia Ave., Frederick MD 21701. We all wish them both good luck and much happiness in their wanderings, and we look forward to their dropping in on the 40th next year.

On 22 October, "Von" von Burkart wrote: "Under present plans you can put me down for homecoming next fall. Please put me on the books for any vacancy you might have; I seem to have misplaced your notice. Between losing my Mother and Virginia in the same year, plus estate settlements and other 'headaches,' I really am not as organized as I used to be. . . . Bob Odening is having a gathering for the Army-Navy Game which should be fun. I'll clue you in on it as I am going and am looking forward to a big day plus another Navy victory. From this year's performance so far, it looks like we have a pretty good team, but, as always, all bets are off for that game regardless howgood you are or how poor. . . . We had a nice gathering at Los Alamitos for the luau as you learned from Frank Springer. It was good to see some of the oldtimers again. . . . The girls and their families are doing nicely. Both are very busy and Yvonne is teaching again this year. Kitty is kept busy with her five plus the others that she is continually 'babysitting' during the day.

Paul, Kitty's husband, is still with R. J. Reynolds and busy with Boy Scouts in his area; Don is working hard as an engineer for Square D Company. . . . Sorry I don't have anything more for Shipmate. Just say that I am getting along fine in spite of the bout with hepatitis and the pinched nerve in my right hip, and that I am looking forward to renewing friendships at the 40th." Thanks for the news "Von" and we all hope that by now you have had a speedy recovery from your ills and pains. We'll be looking forward to seeing you.

That's it for now. Happy New Year once again to all of you wherever you are.

37 Sec'y-Treas.. LCdr. J. P. M. Johnston, USN (Ret.) 2118 Bancroft PI.. N.W., Washington, DC 20008 Corr. Sec'y, Cdr. Wesley Steesy, USN (Ret.) 9127 Sligo Pkwy., Silver Spiing. MD 20901 Percent Members: 69 "Train out!" Paul Hartmann reports that several more contributions to the Class Fund have been received. $1572 has now come from 179 mates. We're still far from 100%, but perhaps in time we'll get close.

One recent contributor was Race Crane, a member of 1937 but for his Plebe year, " . . . always . . . to my great regret that I could not continue. I visited USNA last Spring and was greatly impressed with what I saw. Accordingly, I have recently become a life member in the USNA alumni Association." Race further reports that he is a U. of Penn grad, and is now retired. He commutes between his Minneapolis home, where January-Febmarv. 1976

he finds golf and hunting to his liking, and another home in Montana. He hopes to be an attendee at future homecomings. Race, you may be assured that your numerous Classmates are most appreciative of your continued interest in your Academy.

Another two-home commuter is Charlie Minter. He and Mary attended homecoming, then hightailed to their Gulf Beach condominium in Pensacola for several weeks. By the time you read this, they will have returned to their Annapolis home.

Paul also heard from Barney Flennikin.

He is in Managua, Nicaragua, with World Health, on a hospital engineering program— rebuilding from their severe earthquake. He studies Spanish at night at Central America University. Flo Marie has joined him and surely is making her contribution. Barney says the "welcome mat is out to any '37 mate passing thru on the Pan Am Hiway."

But, Barney, is "Apartado 1309, Managua, D.N." a sufficient address? Please, be more specific! Could be that an occasional tourist might be venturing in your direction.

It was just three years ago that we lost Stretch Kelley. Now comes a note from Roxy Holmes ('35) advising that a heart attack took Stretch's widow, Martha, on 26 October at her home in NewfKjrt Beach, Califomia. A brother, Peter Reed, of Newport Beach, survives.

So what large industry is claiming the talents of Bill Mack, now that he's available?

Well, Bill is involved in industry all right— his very own in reestablishing his Alexandria home and putting it in tiptop condition.

General handyman, he, involving a bit of concrete, paint, gardening, etc. Watch for his ad in the yellow pages. "Train in!"

many years. Included in the group were: Libby and Ray Alexander, Shirley and Jim Andrews, Jean and Oliver Bagby, Doris and Ray Berthrong, Gigi and Phil Beshany, Ruth and Joe Blandin, Jack Bogley, Bobbie and Dick Bowers, Louise and Bill Boykin, Ro and Don Brown, Jean and Red C)ward, Harriet and George Dalton, Harriet and Hugh Elwood, Juhe and John Ferriter, Eleanor Fitz-Patrick, Josephyne and Carl Fleps, Freda and Bob Fletcher, Alison and Norm Fryer, Grace and Skip Giffen, Norma and Bill Glennon, Bob Hall, Barron and Bill Hunnicutt, Fran and Connie Hartigan, Jean and Grant Heston, Ester and Jim Horton, Connie and Hank Jackson, Jean and Art Johnson, Betty and Ed Luby, Steve Mann, Betsy and Harry Mason, Fred McEntire, Pat and Bob McNitt, Emilou and Agee Melvin, Kay and Chet Owen, Kay and Jim Payne, Betty and Jack Raymer, Sylvia and Mike Rindskopf, Peggy and Hugh Robinson, Bou and "KG" Robinson, Marie and Bill Spears, Peggy and Rett Trickey, Muriel Wells, Charlie West, plus several guests and even an enlightened couple from the Class of '37!

'38 goes to Capon Springs, West Virginia

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Pres., Col. A. J. Saxten, USMC (Ret.) Chm. Wash. Grp., VAdm. P. A. Beshany, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. John A. Bogley, USN (Ret.) 4620 North Park Ave., Chevy Chase, MD 20015 Percent Members: 65 Nothing like a little frost on the pumpkin and football on the Severn to rejuvenate the Old Grads of '38. Most of the Washington Group members witnessed the NavyAir Force game which was played here in Washington, the first Saturday in October.

That spectacle of a crisp Navy win was made even more enjoyable for many '38ers by the super hospitahty of Marie and Bill Spears who hosted a pre-game luncheon, bus transportation to and from the game, then a "victory dinner" in their home afterward.

The following weekend was Homecoming at Annapolis. Attendance at the Friday night dinner was disappointing but we were pleased to see such out-of-towners as Harriet and George Dalton and Dot and Tag Grell. Saturday was perfect in every way— beautiful, warm weather, a football victory, a post-game cocktail party in the new, picturesque Bob Crown Memorial Sailing Center (locale of the infamous old REIN A MER-

CEDES)

and the largest class turnout in

Two weeks later ten of the class golf enthusiasts were off on another jaunt, to Capon Springs, West Virginia. At this lovely mountain resort they nurtured the class spirit on fresh mountain air, superb food, respectable golf and questionable bridge, poker, chess or cribbage. Lest the attached photo of this historic event be misidentified as Navy's lacrosse team, they are: Front row: Ann Church, Al Church, Shirley Andrews, Marie Mansfield, Jo Fleps and Harriet Elwood. Rear row: Jim Andrews, Carl Fleps, Jack Mansfield and Hugh Elwood.

The ever more tenuous tendrils of the class "Grape Vine" have surfaced some good word regarding several illustrious classmates around the world. Bobette and Gay Gugliotta are reported to be back in Quito, Ecuador, where he is serving as Country Director for the International Executive Service Corps. Guy previously lived there while on active duty as a naval attache. Patsy and Cecil Welte are residing in Oaxaca, Mexico, and Lo and Ralph Weymouth have moved from Providence, Rhode Island, to Wonelancet, New Hampshire.

Carter Berkeley reports that plans for next year's "38th for '38" Reunion are moving forward apace and that an "All Hands" flyer will be mailed shortly to all classmates who can be located. Put this on your calendar A^OIf—15-17 October 1976. John Saxten, our class president, has it on his.

He and Leclaire are planning to come back for the occasion from California. We hope

68 company's goofs, and with the help of graphs and charts he gives advice in such a way that makes them laugh at themselves.

For income tax reasons he does not put a price on his comedy act. Instead he usually asks for an all expense-paid weekend for himself and Betty. This 10th Grog and Grill reportedly was another great success with all attendees vowing to return next year. Almost 50 celebrants were present with several from outside L.A. In addition to Maria and Tex Harris and Betty and Grant Rogers from S. F. Bay area, there were five couples up from San Diego: the Barkers, Brantinghams, Brents, Dolans, and Fischers (Art). Bob sent me several excellent candid photos which I will show you in later columns.

he will be leading the biggest contingent of west coast '38ers that we have seen since graduation.

Finally, as we go to press, we leam that Gigi and Phil Beshany enjoyed a double celebration on September 7th when they observed their own 33rd wedding anniversary and witnessed the marriage of their daughter, Natalie Ann Braniff, to Marius S. Sigurski.

Their son, Lt. Phillip Beshany USMC, was present for the event from Ft. Sill. The bride and groom will reside in Franklin Park, Virginia.

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Tailgating

As reported by Bob (R. W.) Clark, our San Diego/Coronado contingent had a belated Halloween get-together the evening of 1 November. All '39 spooks and gobUns left over from the previous night gathered at Isabel and Lou Spear's lovely redecorated and rebuilt home in Coronado for socializing and partaking of a beautiful steamboat roast beef chosen and prepared by the master chef, Lou. All of the other participants brought plates of their favorite goodies and their own choice of spirits. They were all happy to see two new couples join the happy throng of 51 strong. "Jig Dog" Ramage and wife Ginger had arrived recently and were looking for a permanent condo to buy in Coronado. They obviously enjoyed renewing old acquaintances. Jean and Bob Barnes were there all the way from Leucadia and received a fine welcome.

Two other rare attendees were Duke Knox and Ed Mattson. Nellie and Ray Laird looked relaxed after having just returned from a vacation in Las Vegas. (There were no reports of heavy winnings.) Madeline and Ken Barker were there, tmly the Old Faithfuls when it comes to '39 parties in San Diego. Bob Clark and the Barkers are the only ones that have never missed a gathering in the last two years! Johnny Weatherwax reported having had to keep house a lot lately, even to doing the washing, as Rosemary had been laid up with lobar pneumonia. Though a little weak, she was on the mend and seemed to enjoy the party. Anne and Chuck Simmons reported having moved, within Coronado, right across the street from the Lairds; new address— 1717 Monterey Avenue, Coronado CA 92118. Jan and Frank Ralston came all the way from Laguna Niguel again. The Sam Caidwells did not attend but sent word that Sam was well on the mend after his heart surgery and was back in the classroom.

The Fargos were in South America. Betty and Art Fischer reported buying a lot in California on a lake. Bob sent some excellent pictures, which I will include in a later issue, and said that any Classmates headed that way should be sure to give him a call for a free drink and a local roster, (714) 424-6085.

The photo above shows part of our small tailgating group before the Navy-Conn game last September. Casey Childers took the picture. For some reason, Alice Hooper and Virginia Weitzenfeld didn't get included. That's Paul Loustaunau hiding behind me. The stranger next to Fred Hooper is Andy Nisewaner '32 who happened to be tailgating next to us. The beautiful flag we were holding was donated to the Washington-Annapolis contingent by Sally Gulick as a duplicate of one she gave Bob on their anniversary. They were married on Flag Day 1941. (We all thank you, Sally!)

Sally and Bob Gulick sent in a report of the 10th Anniversary of their Gulick Grog and Grill. This annual soiree at their lovely home in Pacific Palisades has become quite a fixture in our class doings on the West Coast. This one was not held until 4 October since the originally scheduled date, 23 August, had to be postpwued because of a virus monster that attacked Bob and daughter, Sally Ann—2/3 of the G&G working force. At the rate they were spreading their bugs at their respective offices it was anticipated that Sally too would become a victim. Fortunately she refused to succumb, but it did take 6 weeks before Bob was completely back to battery.

Just as last year, the golfers got together Friday noon to play Riviera's best 18. Dick Tunnell had the best score with Tex Harris next by one stroke. The annual paddle tennis tournament took a back seat this year because of the baseball playoff and football games on TV—the perils of Saturday parties after Labor Day. However, Dwight Ness and Grant Rogers did squeeze in IVi sets before Dwight's plight was saved by the dinner bell. Grant's No. 1 mission here was to recruit more Classmates to attend the gala golf and tennis weekend planned for next June up in the Bay area by the greatest of all social chairmen—none other than himself. After most of the guests left.

Grant set up his slide projector to show his pictures taken on his and Betty's trek up Mount Everest last year. Speaking of Grant, Sally reminded us (in her letter) that he is definitely one of '39's greatest entertainers!

As a matter of fact he is available for hire to do just that—usually as an after-dinner speaker. For speaking at business meetings he dresses as a hobo, researches into the

Pres., Capt. C R. Chandler, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. F. P. Anderson, USN (Ret.) 2725 N. Wakefield St., Ariington, VA 22207 Percent Members: 68

Relaxing in Brussels Above is a picture sent in by Jack Cameron taken at Gay and Val Holzapfel's in Brussels last August while Peggy and Jack were on tour of Europe from mid-July until the end of August covering all of western Europe except Ireland. They were very fortunate in hitting Brussels on a day when Val, Tom Walker and Blackie Wienel were all in town and were all free for an evening.

As reported by Val in my November column, they had a wonderful visit plus a superb dinner in the garden of a Belgian restaurant near Val and Gay's home just outside of Brussels. They lucked out on the weather that night also. It was the last evening of Europe's long hot summer and after a month of temperatures near and above 100, it started to rain the next day and the last two weeks of their touring in France, England and Scotland were cool and comfortable with considerable moisture thrown in. They returned to their home in Reno just in time to start the new school year. Jack hoped that would be the last time around and he would be able to retire again next summer and do some more travelling.

We had an excellent class turnout at homecoming last October. Although very few of us attended the usual Friday night cocktail party and dinner, Saturday was crammed with activity. First, before the game, a good tailgating crowd homed in on my '39 sign and proceeded to break out their fried chicken, tuna sandwiches and whatever beverages seemed to be appropriate for elating one's spirits at high noon.

We were glad to see Sam Foster and his wife who joined us for the first time. Sam, Shipmate

LCol. USMC (Ret.), is a real estate developer at Glen Oban, St. Michaels, Maryland.

Vina and Henry Adams came with son, Winn, senior and varsity tennis player at McLean, Virginia. Janice and Noble Harris were there explaining that they had moved their antique car headquarters back to McLean until next May when they will return to 96 Leonard Street, Annisquam, Massachusetts. The Pres Shamers were down from N.J. where he slaves for RCA. The Schratzes unfortunately missed it because of pre-game traffic on the Severn bridge. Bing Gillette, our own Federal Energy Agency rep., was sporting his favorite Mexican hat. The football game, against Syracuse, was enjoyable with good seats and a Navy-winning score. After the game, we battled the stadium traffic jam and somehow found our way to Dalkieth Glen in nearby Arnold MD where Henrietta and Paul Schratz, assisted by neighbor Di Helfrich, had invited us to participate in a '39 house warming in the Schratz' lovely new home.

Sea Breezes, on the Severn. It was a delightful party with delicious food and refreshments furnished by the hosting threesome. The beautiful, low rambler-type house, to which Paul has semi-retired, is nestled in the midst of a large wooded lot at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac with a most restful view, through the trees, of a portion of the Severn below. And seeing Paul's study/library with its six foot skylight, we could easily understand why he chose this spot to continue his successful writings. (Incidentally. Paul's excellent article entitled, "The Role of the Service Secretary in the National Security Organization," was published in the September 1975 issue of U. S. Naval Institttte Proceedings.) Di looked great having spent the past year alternating between Annapolis and her other home on Martha's Vineyard. We were all glad to see Henrietta and Paul's daughter. Marge, and her husband, Terry McNamara, and their two children, Colin and Bridget. They had recently returned from Malawi. Terry was planning to enter the computer field in Baltimore. Approximately 25 couples made it over from the game.

Space has precluded my showing you any of the photos I took during the party and at the tailgater. Watch for them in future issues.

Ginny and Bob Lawrence passed through Washington D.C. last October on their camper safari of the U.S. Bob, who retired last spring from 16 years with Westinghouse, told me that this is the way to enjoy retirement! Swinging down from Canada they had just recently visited the John Guerrys and Posey Hoopers in Yardley, Pennsylvania, where they work for DeLaval. Ginny and Bob were on their way to Key West via Virginia Beach and Orangeburg, South Carolina (to visit the Renfros), then back across country to arrive in the Bay area about March.

FLIP CLIPS (from homecoming): Red Balch has retired from his high school teaching career at Annapolis. He said it interfered too much with his sailing! . . . Stan Kerkering was driving the new Mercedes he had ordered before he left Taiwan. He had just gotten the car back from a body repair job, resulting from someone hitting it shortly after initial dehvery!

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'40's 35th Reunion with Brunch at Alumni House

And the Distafi Side

40 Pres., RAdm. John Chase, USN Secy, Cdr. Leigh Winters, USN (Rst.) 701 S. 23rd St.. Arlington. VA 22202 Percent Members: 66 HOMECOMING '75 REPORT The following paragraph is to he read aloud with a thick Irish brogue and tongue ill cheek . . .

Sure and there's no intent here to start another Battle of Eire between our two retired Irish admirals—"Patrick" Clancy, Chairman of the 1970 Homecoming Committee, and Vincent Healey, the 1975 Chairperson. . . . It's about who had the better committee. Was it the sheer magic of Clancy's light leprechaun touch, or the laying on of the heavy shillelagh by Healey that produced homecoming schedules of such joy? Did Clancy do the superior job in '70 with the blue-and-gold mugs, the invisible

airplane and his spending of $26.78 of personal funds to balance the account? Or did Healey top him in '75 with the ladies' scarves, the baseball hats—and a winning football game? The real question is—can we repeat in '80?

Here's the report for 10-12 October 1975: a late count notes that 126 Classmates plus their ladies, and plus our late Jonse Hughes' wonderful Florence, attended some or all of the scheduled events. About 100 had rooms reserved at the Holiday Inns, Annapolis and Bowie, and at Thrrift Inn, Annapolis, where the busy homecoming committee members checked in Classmates and issued brochures and souvenirs.

Prize for the longest trip goes to Coralee and Jim Vellis—from Hawaii! Others came from such diverse and distant states as Washington, Oregon, California, Texas, Connecticut and Florida.

The Alumni program included a Friday afternoon Dress Parade on Worden Field, sailing, patrol-craft tours, minor sports events and Mid'n Store privileges for the

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Chairman, Capt. James R. Thomson USN (Ret.) Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Victor Delano, USN (Ret.) 7111 Pyle Rd., Bethesda, MD 20034 Percent Members: 58

visitors. The world's largest reception (open bar), dinner and dance in Dahlgren and Bancroft Halls on Friday night was, as expected, a multi-decibel overkill—noisy, that is. But there's a difference nowadays— the new decor of Dahlgren Hall makes the place a pleasure to visit; lots of over-stuffed furniture, cafe tables, sound barricades . . . and a game room with 25(J marvelous marble machines! During dinner the midshipmen provided marching band music, cheers and clowns for the appreciative grads.

Other mids hung out of the old 4th Batt windows tossing confetti and greetings to their startled elders below. Such a difference yet. . .

Saturday's tailgate lunch was the usual Gretchen and Dixie Howell splendid production, providing beer kegs (that worked!), box lunches and—under a threatening sky—a win (Navy 10—Syracuse 6).

That night's dinner-dance at Hubbard Hall begs description. There was a moon, stars reflected in College Creek, a smooth dance combo playing '40 music, good food, wine and an open bar. Special thanks to Loretta and Ted Hechler for this one! Special mention to Coralee Vellis for dancing a sensational hula!

Sunday morning church services were held in the Naval Academy Chapel. Father Dick Heath joined with Chaplain John Laboon '44 and Chaplain Tom Donoher '49 in conducing the Catholic services at 0900. We noted that the midshipmen now assist in the distribution of communion, and also attend mass with their famihes and dates.

The entire beautifully decorated main floor of Alumni House was used for serving Sunday brunch—and another open bar!! A satisfying finale to a lovely weekend.

Letters have arrived from Foggy Newcomb, Jake Plummer, Hooky Walker, Harry Fischer, Bex Trimble—and others are still coming in—concerning our recent 35th reunion. Here is Bex's . . . in full: "My compliments and thanks to the Committee on a well done 35th; it was a great weekend!

"A question arose two weeks later at the also enjoyable Pitt-Navy Game. Navy's Gorilla, which was cavorting around the field, was wearing a homecoming 4.0 button.

Could he be a Classmate? If so, where was he when we needed him during '39 football season?

Puzzled, / s / BEX"

Hubbard Hall Dinner-Dance

A final vote of thanks to all concerned: John Chase for "volunteering" Vince Healey and his staff—Jake Bowell, Ted Hechler, Dixie Howell, Bill Scott, Bill Keating, John Montgomery, Bill Dobie and, of course, their loyal and loving wives. . . . Well done and many, many thanks from all of us. . . .

WASHINGTON REPORT In the post-Homecoming euphoria a full two dozen classmates (and wives) gathered together at the Fort Myer O Club for November's 2nd-Wednesday-of-the-Month lunch-meeting. The Committee announced that reservations had been made at the Annapolis Holiday and Thrrift Inns (total— 125), and with Hubbard Hall and Alumni House for 40's 40th in '80. Tad Lothrop, assisted by Ginny, spoke eloquently on the plight of Vietnamese refugees; specifically of the efforts to locate a missing 4Vi-yearold son of a Vietnam family presently being cared for by the Lothrops. Besides Ginny and Tad the group included Ace Barton, Jack Bowell, Dick Brown, Bill Carpenter, John Chase, Tab Collins, Stan Ellison, Oz Gray, Vince Healey, Mike Hanley, Ted Hechler, Bob Kaufman, Dixie Howell, Gene Lamiman, Ed Muhlenfeld, Bob Quinn, Bill Scott, Harvey Seim, Harv Vogel, Bob White, Dan Williams and Winters.

THE SECRETARY'S CORNER Last October 16th it was the sad mission of several of the local Classmates and wives to attend funeral services at the Fort Myer Chapel and burial in Arlington National Cemetery for Ann, the beloved wife of Miles Libbey Jr. of Olcott Lane, Bernardsville, New Jersey. Miles' eldest son, LCdr. Miles Libbey III USN '67, and Miles' younger brother, Tom, were among many family members present for the final services. A blue and gold floral spray carried the prayers and concern of NA40 for the Class.

It seemed somehow fitting that Ann should pass by the USNA '40 window with the inscription thereon: "Eternal Father Strong to Save . . ." * * * ONLY FORTY IS 4.0 * * *

Last fall, while Jackie and I were on a combined business and pleasure trip to the southwest and midwest, we were having breakfast one Sunday morning at our hotel in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and to our amazement and delight in walked Kay and Bud Greenlee with their daughter and son-inlaw! The latter two live in Las Cruces, so Kay and Bud were taking advantage of this to make a long anticipated trip to Santa Fe. The Greenlees' other daughter lives in Portland, Oregon, which was to be the next stop. Bud says he has a most interesting job with NASA-Ames in Califomia and promised to give me more details for Shipmate so hang in there, good readers. Kay and Bud are hoping to be in attendance at our 35th reunion.

Joe Wheeler wrote the following interesting letter from St. Petersburg, Florida, where he and Pat are living and golfing: "A lot has happened since the Academy days. I feel that I had a most rewarding career but it was cut rather short and quite abruptly. After a series of heart attacks (3), I was surveyed out in December of 1961. In January 1962 I enrolled in Florida State University and got my masters. In July 1963, I joined the math faculty at St. Petersburg Junior College. The first person 1 ran into was John Palm who was teaching Political Science. He left in 1964 and I lost track of him. After two years of teaching I was moved into the Administration and for the past seven years have been Director of Evening Classes and take care of about 7000 students. My staff consists of two secretaries so I manage to stay plenty busy.

I had another heart attack three years ago but have been fortunate so far in recovering.

"Never see anyone from '41. Charlie Lynn lives in Sarasota but haven't seen him in a couple of years. He had open heart surgery a couple of years ago and had a good recovery. He has been in the savings and loan business since retirement.

"Pat and I are still married. I have taken up golf and two years ago she took up the game in self-defense. We spend our vacations 'following the sun.'

"Our children are all grown and gone.

Genevieve lives in Honolulu and is executive secretary to the president of Hawaiian Electric. Young Joe graduated from medical school and is now a surgical resident in Tampa. Richard has recently finished a tour in the Air Force and will shortly start with the FAA as an air traffic controller.

"If any Classmate(s) wander down this way, stop by. The latchstring is always out."

In a later note, Joe wrote that he recently played golf in a tournament at Disney World on a course which had been set up for a PGA event. No wonder Pat took up the game in "self-defense" and I hope she gets lots of strokes. Many thanks, Joe, for the splendid resume and I hope it will set a fine example for others from others!

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On the same trip where I encountered Bud Greenlee, 1 was driving from Phillipsburg in the north central part of Kansas to Kansas City to catch a plane and tried to descend on Buck Newsom in Lawrence. As usual, I missed him so I am beginning to wonder if he really lives there, but his notes to me are postmarked from Lawrence!

Buck wrote that he was away having lunch in Columbus, Ohio, with His Honor, Judge Robert Macklin who has done great work in Columbus and is highly regarded by his peers on the bench and, in fact, by the community. Buck was there to accept awards for some of his company's films at the Columbus Film Festival. One of these days.

Buck, I'll catch you in Lawrence.

Since this is the first Shipmate of the new year, I hope that many of you will resolve to bring me up-to-date on your activities and with pictures, too. It has been a long time since we have been blessed with a bulletin from the California contingent, especially northern, or from the Big Sky country for that matter. T u m to and Happy New Year.

Reports from the Norfolk area are being made with gratifying regularity. Once again Barney Rapp enclosed party pictures identifying the men as: Bill Hardcastle, Joe Gammon, Dick Willis, Barney, Erwin (Jack) Jackson, Charley Robison, Homer Haisten, Tommy Hurst and Bob Gillock. The ladies: Helen Galvani, Nancy Hurst, Alice Haisten, Chesley Gammon, Cathy Rapp, Nancy Davis, Polly Gillock, Mary Hardcastle, Betty Robison and Dottie Willis.

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Pres., Capt. P. S. Smith, USN Secy, R. S. Day, CLU P.O. Box 6042 Shiriington Station.

Ariington. VA 22206 Percent Members: 64

Off on a new year with best wishes to all and the arrival of our 35th! The rooms have been ordered, Jim Small is lining up the food, Pete Smith, Willy Kurtz and I are trying to get a few parts of the puzzle together, and the volunteers are lining up to make this our biggest yet. Jeanne Wiley, Ree Childers, Ginnie Ehreke, among others, have offered their assistance. We'll be out with a class mailing as soon as we have the facts and figures. So set 15-17 October aside and plan on the William & Mary game and Homecoming '76 for our 35th!

The annual Christmas dinner-dance with the Classes of '39, '40, '41 and West Point '42 was held on 20 December at Ft. Myer.

This event has become an institution and a Christmas highlight. We try to hold it as close to our 19th December graduation date as possible, and always hope that some of the Class living relatively close to Washington can join in the festivity. Having the Classes we "grew up" with has added a new dimension to the evening and assures a constant flow of memories and sea stories.

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Pres., Capt. Robert Adrian, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. William T. Peach, HI, (SC) USN (Ret.), 647 Kaimalino St., Kaliua, HI 96734 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Robert B. Greenwood.

USN (Ret.), 2609 South June St. Arlington, VA 22202 Percent Members: 62 January-Febmary, 1976

And ladies The occasion was the bi-monthly '43 bash held at Mary and Bill Hardcastle's new home. Betty and Charley Robison came the longest distance—from Nashville, Tenn., and gave the Hardcastles the chance to time the party with their visit. Cocktails and a participating covered dish dinner with lots of sea stories made the evening a 4.0 affair.

Barney added comments about the big turnout for the homecoming and the opportunity to see old friends again. He also gave a thumbs-up to the Adrians for the Maryland Inn party. Address Rapp, 1509 E. Bayshore Dr., Virginia Beach VA 23451.

A lot of words could be written about Homecoming, listing the many that attended and trying to paint a picture of the cocktail party and the noisy dinner in midshipman wardroom. However, the feature this year was the site of the mini-parties in Libby Logan's Home-on-wheels parked between Dahlgren and Bancroft. It was a new and hospitable addition to the festivities.

Bill McQuilken passed out a generous invitation for Classmates visiting Spain, "Stop by the Bodega, and I'll fill up your tank— with Sherry and Brandy, of course." His enviable job is Director of Marketing for USA & Canada for Garvey, S.A., P.O. Box 12 Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. Home address: Gen. Del. Box 1828, FPO NY 09540.

Ralph Leedy who is with Booz, Allen and Hamilton Inc., Bethesda, reports that Phil Erkenbrack has escaped from Pascagoula and has joined him and Boh Hansen at Booz, A. & H. Phil, don't forget the 4th Tuesday '43 luncheons at Arlington Hall O Club.

Incidentally, at the homecoming class dinner, Swede Hansen was once again unable to give his speech.

Fully "Retired" Bob Kunhardt has drifted farther south to P.O. Box 526, Kilmarnock VA 22482 where he is pioneering on 27 acres just off the Rappahannock in Lancaster Co. We know how much he must miss the beltway traffic. (Phone (804) 435-3792.)

Apparently Larry Kurtz borrowed a pencil from a leprechaun and scribbled a note: "Greetings to all. Long time no see but have seen much sea since. Built my own ferrocement yacht (49' LOA) and sailed to the Mediterranean this summer. Next year expect to sail to Caribbean then up to Annapolis in time for Homecoming. Also acquired a new wife—Irish girl. Sorry 1 missed Bill Busik and the group this summer during their trip to Ireland, but we were sailing in Spanish waters at the time. See you all next year!" Come on, Larry; what's the lady's name?

Bill Patterson responded to the "Rover" call for info with the following: Tustin Assoc.-Realtors 17772 Irvine Blvd. at Prospect, Tustin CA 92690 (714) 544-1440. "Last time I saw any other Classmates was at the 25th Reunion at Annapolis. A fine affair if there ever was one. Frank Reh and all the troops did a fine job. Please give my best regards to the Classmates. And, drop in any time any of you are out this way."

At the October luncheon a committee composed of John Gano, Fritz Hansen, and the Annapolis Volunteers set their sights on the 35th Homecoming in '77. They are reserving a block of hotel space, party rooms and thinking up grandiose and expensive galas to celebrate the occasion. Ideas, contributions and quarterbacking schemes should be sent to Johnny Gano for whatever value they may have.

If there are any more of you out there in Shipmate Land who have incorrect addresses on record, or want to let friends know where you are or if you want to advertise your latest con-man operation, this column can use the info with no guarantees for faithful reproduction.

And, if anyone has heard of the whereabouts of Ellrod Suggins in the last six months or so, give us a clue. Orpha Mae is worried because winter is coming on and he left without his red flannels; and—the pedigreed hound has produced a mixed breed litter without EUrod's permission.

And a note from the President— To All '43'ers: As most of you know, the long standing Class pledge of $20,000.00 to the Naval Academy Foundation for scholarship support has barely reached the $9,000.00 mark after several years.

In the interim, the Superintendent's Memorial and Gifts Committee published a list of priority requirements for Naval Academy projects not funded by government appropriated funds.

Upon recommendation by the Class President, and after discussion at the Washington

72 Chapter meeting, your Executive Committee voted to divert these funds in support of modernizing the public address system in the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

Funds in the amount of $9,378.13 from the Class plus $7,433.00 from the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association were presented to the Memorial and Gifts Committee for this sorely needed project, and the results have been readily audible to all who have attended the home football games this fall! Announcements are made thanking the Class of '43.

Your Committee has pledged to reimburse the Alumni Association in the amount of $7,443. When you make your annual contribution to the Alumni Association, you may designate all or part of it to be credited to our "Stadium Fund" to meet this Class obligation. A contribution of exactly $43 will automatically go to the '43 Stadium Fund. Membership in the Century, Tecumseh, and John Paul Jones Clubs will not be affected by designating that all or part of your contribution be credited to the Stadium Fund.

The Alumni Association will keep a separate record of all contributions specified for the '43 Stadium Fund. We hope that you will be generous in your response and keep '43 on top, as well as showing our appreciation to the Alumni Association for their assistance.

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Pres., Capt. Henry Gorman, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. Wynn V. (Windy) Whidden, USN (Ret.), 6156 Loch Raven Dr., McLean, VA 22101 Annapolis Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Jack E. Godfrey USN (Ret.) 40 FrankHn St., Annapohs MD 21401 Percent Members: 62 Looking backward into 1975, one realizes that the number of Classmates on active duty shrank to a total of 15—I Admiral, 8 Vice Admirals, 5 Rear Admirals, and 1 Captain in the Chaplain Corps who is Jake Laboon, Chaplain at the Submarine Base, New London, Connecticut.

Looking forward into the future one realizes that we only have two years to go to reach our 35th graduation anniversary.

You might be pleased to learn that Hank Gorman here in Washington, D . C , has kicked off some planning for that celebration at the 1978 homecoming in Annapolis.

In behooves all of us to begin our personal planning now to reassemble en masse for that most appropriate occasion. We will publish pertinent planning information bulletins from time to time as they shape up.

Bill Bennett has reported attending the dedication of the Patriots' Point Navy and Maritime Museum in Charleston, S.C. The Museum is actually in the Essex class aircraft carrier, USS YORKTOWN, which was saved from being broken up as scrap for this noble purpose. Bill had his first flight physical aboard YORKTOWN in 1944 and became one of her last commanding officers in 1967-68. Also present at the ceremony was Bill Grant who served in YORKTOWN

as an Ensign in 1943. He is now an attorney and lives in Maryland. His address is 3 S. 2nd Street, Oakland MD 21550, telephone (301) 344-2151 if you would like to get in touch. Both Bills invite all Classmates who are interested to support the Patriots' Point Navy and Maritime Museum foundation and the "Fighting Lady" which is its home.

Another bit of news concerning Bill Bennett—he addressed the Washington monthly class luncheon in November on the problems and status of our nation's railroads— a fine presentation of a rather bleak situation. Bill has been working for a small company, ENSCO, in Springfield, Virginia, for the past three years. His major job is surveying railroads under a contract with the Department of Transportation, which requires him to ride an instrumented rail car for many thousands of miles each year.

He obviously knows the subject well!

Among our numerous experts in the D.C. area, Steve De la Mater not only stays active as a writer (see '44 class news of June 1975) but he has become an authority on natural gas in the U.S. through his work in the office of the American Gas Association Headquarters. He has spent a great amount of time and effort during 1975 alerting government officials, both in the executive and the legislative branches, to the danger of a threatening gas shortage in the nation.

Jay Howell recently reported that his son.

Jay Jr., has joined the growing ranks of ocean-oriented professionals. He received his master's degree in Ocean Engineering from MIT in September.

At this writing Paul Crutchfield's wife, Mary, has just undergone a very serious but successful eye operation at the USNH Bethesda. We all join in wishing her a speedy recovery. A note to her at 528 Heavitree Lane, Severna Park MD 21146 would undoubtedly be most welcome and heartening.

In a recent conversation with Charlie Becker, who retired as a Rear Admiral.

Supply Corps, last fall, it was learned that he and Marge are very happily settled in with the Annapolis contingent. Charlie has become a jogging and physical fitness enthusiast, has lost about thirty pwunds, and looks like he has also dropped off about twenty years! Their address is 1737 Long Green Drive, Annapolis MD 21401.

Jack Christman was back in D.C. for a brief visit from the West Coast and attended the November class luncheon (see October 1975 class news for his address).

Some of us have not been able to get the salt water out of our blood. Ken Gummerson took a voyage off Scotland early this fall that would rival any tale of ancient mariners. He and Phyllis were visiting their son Scott, a Ph.D. biologist who is doing cancer research at the University of Edinburgh under a grant from the American Cancer Society and who recently presented Phyllis and Ken with their first grandchild.

While there. Ken, Scott, and a friend chartered a 34-foot Norwegian-built cutter to circumnavigate the island of Mull, starting from Crinan near the Firth of Clyde. It was a week's sail through squally seas with foul weather gear never doffed from start to finish. There was often wind of over 40

knots and currents in the narrows of 8 knots between tides. Between sheets of rain and the mist there were often visible only thousands of sheep and cows on the moors of Mull. For over 160 miles there were no navigation aids—hence day sailing only and nights with two anchors out against the howling winds. The final day from the tiny town of Oban back to the locks at Crinan was a nightmare of bucking headwinds and foul currents with no engine and a lost jib sheet tangled around the rudder post. In blinding rain and darkness they finally sailed their wet and leaky cutter into the lock and safety just as power was lost to the only navigation light ashore. Look for the rest of this story in some magazine—^Ken is going to publish it!

Your correspondent and spouse Melissa also completed a two-week sailing cruise with friends in October. This was our third "bare boat" charter trip in the last four years. On the first one in 1972, we covered the Bahamas starting from Key Largo, thence via Cat Cay, the Berry Islands, Nassau, and down the Euma Islands chain. In 1974 we sailed a Pearson 390 sloop from St. Vincent in the Windward Islands down into the Grenadines and back up to St. Lucia and Martinique. Our October 1975 voyage was also in a Pearson 390 and began with a rendezvous in English Harbor on the Island of Antigua. From there we sailed past Nevis to St. Kitt (St. Katherine), thence on a broad reach to St. Bart (St. Bartholomew), a close reach to St. Martin, then an overnight 81-mile run downwind to Virgin Gorda and down the Sir Francis Drake Passage through the British Virgins to St. John in the American Virgins—finally journey's end was at Tortola. Where do we go next?

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Pres., Mr. Jack Barron Sec'y, Capt. R. S. Hayes, USN (Ret.) 8013 Lynnfield Dr., Alexandria VA 22306 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Dutch Schuiz USN (Ret.) 5100 26th St. N., Arlington VA 22207 (703) 536-7156 Percent Members: 53 Happy New Year! As you see by the above Homecoming pictures, we started our New Year's celebration early with a Navy victory over Syracuse. Although the Friday afternoon P-rade was rained out, the rest of the homecoming events went according to schedule. Some 44 Classmates signed in at the Alumni House where Jack Barron had arranged an attractive Kelly Girl to handle the '45 registrations. Many of us stayed at the Annapolis Hilton where Bud Bowler had reserved a block of 45 rooms, others spent the weekend with friends in the Annapolis area and the rest commuted from Washington for the Friday evening reception at Dahlgren Hall and the Saturday's festivities. Betty and George Steele were among the early arrivals. . . .

George retired as ComSeventhFlt on 1 September and they are now back in the Washington area. The Friday night cocktail party was as big a crush as ever (it took us 20 mirutes to get from the door to the '45 Shipmate

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Homecoming '75 for '45 location, via the Classes of '42, '43 and '44).

After the reception and dinner, many of us ended up back at the Hilton at pre-game parties. Flo and Vick Knick provided their balcony overlooking the yacht moorings for a couple of nightcaps. Saturday morning the Midshipman's Store looked like Filene's basement on a Washington's Birthday sale, but most of us were able to get out to the stadium in time for a little tailgating before the game, a very welcome change from those unappetizing box lunches of last year.

Sue and Johnny Johnson, as well as others, had such a fine spread of delicacies that they were adopted by a group of midshipmen . . . there was no march-on to save the grass for the game. At the stadium, the Class was somewhat scattered in seating, but I'll bet that Randy Prothro found everyone.

Meeting after the game under the watertower, the tailgates came down again for socializing while the traffic thinned out. And a very short time thereafter the bar opened at the Hilton for the annual homecoming dinner-dance held in the Carroll and Chase Rooms on the top floor. Thanks to Bill Cosgrove and Jack Barron's efforts, there were 84 of us present for a delightful evening of conversation, dining and dancing.

Although Sue and Will Adams were back in Milwaukee tending their nuclear power plant, Chris, their son, briefly stopped in to meet some of his dad's old submarine friends. For many, the evening's festivhies ended with other parties at the Hilton. On Sunday, the Homecoming crowd filled the Chapel for services and later many visited the midshipmen's rooms in Bancroft Hall.

Janie and I stopped in to see the Fifth Company Wardroom, which is sponsored by '45, to inspect the new carpeting and furnishings . . . the room seems like a great place to get away from the routine and January-February, 1976

watch the Redskins and the Cowboys. I was impressed by the "newness" of the midshipmen rooms and passage ways in Bancroft Hall although it was obvious that the world's largest dorm has problems with overcrowding with plebes three to a room and bunk beds in use. A visit to Rickover Hall and a tour of the impressive new library, Nimitz Hall, convinced me that the academic facilities had been dramatically improved. We all owe a vote of thanks to Jack Barron, Bill Cosgrove, Toxie Zeigler and Bud Bowler for their efforts in making Homecoming '75 a memorable weekend. For those of you who took fotos, I would appreciate some of your better ones for the Class files and for later issues of this column.

A not so recent letter brings sad news.

Katy Gilbert writes on 4 September: "I am sorry to be reporting the death of Slick Gilbert, John R., for the record. He died on August 17 as the result of surgery. We have enjoyed the years since retirement in 1964.

Ir 1971 we bought the Trail Inn and fell in love with the Wapiti Valley between Cody and Yellowstone Park. We planned to retire again and build here. At the moment I am busy finishing out a frantic tourist season, with tentative plans to 'go it alone' unless a rich dude from the East buys me out fast. Enclosed is a small memorial for the Bicentennial gift from the Class. My best to all the old submarine crowd." The Class has expressed our sympathy to Katy in a letter from the Association of the Class of 1945. Katy's address is: The Trail Inn and Motel, Wapiti WY 82450. A more formal obituary is contained in the "Last Call" section of this issue.

Several weeks ago I was pleasantly surprised with a phone call from Joe (Robert F.) Falardeau calling from Palatine, Illinois, who presented an interesting problem for the Class officers. In a follow-up letter, Joe writes, "I have been getting Shipmate for as long as I can remember and always followed all the good news the Class has put out. While I wouldn't trade the last eleven years of real family life, I have a lot of fond memories of those old navy days. In fact, June has decorated our family room with all kinds of navy memorabilia. One of my prized possessions is my lifetime membership certificate in the Class association, but it would look a hell of a lot better if somebody signed it . . . " Therein lies the question. How many of you have "unsigned" Life Membership Certificates in the Class of 1945 Association? If you want them signed, send them to me and I will have them signed

by Jack Barron and Stu Bowcock. As some of you may remember, Joe retired in 1964 and returned to Chicago. In 1971, he had a serious heart attack but recovered and is now teaching math in high school.

In a recent letter to Bill Busik, Executive Director of the Naval Academy Alumni Association, Jack Barron was able to report that seventeen Classmates have volunteered to serve as Co-chairmen for the Class of '45 during the Alumni Association's Annual Fund Drive. This annual fund is used by the Association to support the Academy in areas for which appropriated funds can not be obtained, to assist Classes and Chapters, and to fund the maintenance and operation of the Alumni headquarters. Jack writes.

". . . having this number (17) of men willing to help will reduce and limit the work load on each. These seventeen Co-chairmen are well and evenly distributed across the country; as a consequence, the relationships will be good and the lines of communication shortenedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;we should have a great response! . . ." Since many of you will be getting some correspondence on this subject, here are the Co-chairmen: Randy Prothro, Cal Cobb, Jim Ravenel, Bill Cosgrove, Wiley Conover, Ed Ladd, Bill Sturgeon, Tom Utegaard, Ed Hill, Phil Erickson, Jim Wheeler, Al Olsen, Lando Zech, Cliff Bermann, Jig Jig Daly, Don Curran and Harry Doyle.

November Luncheon Luncheon highlights from 11 November: Forty-two Classmates were on hand to hear Joe Moorer, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Plans and Policy (OP-06) give us a twenty minute run-down on the U.S. Navy interests in the world international situation. In a question and answer exchange following the presentation, it developed that Pat Hannifin is the "officer in charge of Go-Go dancers on naval platforms." Still in the international vein, Mike Marschall reported that the Panmure Arms Hotel in Edzell, Scotland was alive and well under the ownership and management of Ann and Sam Gorsline. Two out-of-towners made special efforts to attend the luncheon. Wiley Conover, of Logicon, was in town and he provided a new home address: 4682 Sierra Tree Lane, Irvine CA 92715. Hope that he and Sally can arrange a trip back for the Valentine luncheon on 10 February. Also present, Ben Leavitt, spending a few days in Annapolis where his 50' ketch, AARDVARK, was taking on stores under the first mate, Charlotte, before heading south for the winter.

And now, one of the intermittent features of this column, the Golf Corner . . . otherwise known as the 19th Hole. Player-correspondent Barron, covering the Third Annual Fall Golf Outing, held on 3 October, had this account: "Twelve starters showed up on a perfect day at the Naval Academy Course. After some delay in verifying Bones Thomas's handicap, we split up into three foursomes and headed out into the great unknown on the half-hour rate of the golf carts. The big prize-winner of the day was Toxie Zeigler who received the Rockwell International calculator donated by Jack Barron as well as the 'Big Jock' award for the best round. Each winner of this coveted award adds some embellishment, which while affording adequate protection, does get in the way when putting. Bob Blount's explosive nine iron on the very difficult 17th brought him the prize for closest to the

74 hole in spite of Bill Lewis's unflattering comments about 'illegal handicaps'. The Pilot Life golf balls, provided by Stu Bowcock, were taken by Johnny Johnson on the 18th with the longest drive and Bill Lewis took the arm wrestle prize on the 19th. Although Bud Bowler couldn't make it, prizes donated in the name of the Naval Institute were awarded to Paul Burdett who now wears the new Naval Institute tie and some fine Institute books went to Doc Fallon, Stu Bowcock, Homer Adrianse and Bert Findly.

Some of the printable comments by the 'also ran' included that that of Pat Hannifin and Bill Barnes who said, 'We are still working and don't have time to play very often,' and Bill Lewis, who probably echoed others when he groaned, 'I must be getting old!'

Thanks to Paul Burdett, Bill Lewis, Bo^es Thomas and to the host members of the Club for promoting the affair." Jack adds a postscript: "All hands are invited to the Spring Garden Party at the Alumni House, 14 May at 1930. We hope to arrange the 4th Annual Spring Golf Outing on the same day although the Garden Party is for all and will be held regardless of the weather.

Further details later in the year."

Odds and ends: Gloria has been promoted and when last seen, Gloria and Ralph Lipfert were about to leave for a two weeks trip to Russia . . . Arnie Taylor is now with Nuclear Associates International . . . Edie and Chan Swallow spent a couple of weeks in August bareboating the British Virgins in a Morgan Out-Islander 41 with their family . . . Jean Cooke (Mrs. Richard J.) was in the Washington area in mid-October visiting friends and family before returning to Corona, Califomia . . . Hal Lawrence has been featured flying with the Blue Angels, doing acrobatics in his glider and billed as "The Red Baron" . . . a card from Rachel and George Ellis doing South America on the Unitas Cmise reports spending their "30th" in Rio . . . Jim Ravenel came through with a check from the Atlanta Alumni Association for the plastic cups he purchased from '45 at the 1974 Homecoming!

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Pres., Capt. George Pavis, USN Sec'y, Mr. C W. Kennelly II 7911 Sleaford PI., Bethesda, MD 20014 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. C. V. Wilhoit, Jr., USNR 4885 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., Apt. 504 San Diego, CA 92117 Percent Members: 47

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Pres., RAdm. S. J. Evans (SC) USN 8437 Toll House Rd., Annandale, VA 22003 Sec'y, Capt. J. L. Moss, USN (Ret.) 21 Alpine Dr., Latham. NY 12110 Percent Members: 47 More than one hundred Classmates and wives attended all or part of the varied activities at Homecoming Weekend at Annapolis in October as the Navy team, on its way to one of the best seasons in years, beat Syracuse in an exciting football game.

The weather cooperated, barely, as the morning rains on Saturday stopped in time to leave only a soggy turf for tailgaters to wade through. However, the food and friendship were so great, both before and after the game, that no one really minded the mess. Hope and Floyd Bowdey and Chris and Dick Yeatman organized the tailgate party, with lots of help and lots of food from the Washington area Classmates.

The after game party at the Officers' Club was organzied by Chris and Dick Yeatman with 66 in attendance for food, dancing to a real live combo and liberal libations.

Classmates gathered from many directions and while we won't list all the names, several special mentions come to mind. Betty and Bill Sweetman came down from Massachusetts; for the fourteenth straight year they have been to homecoming from outside a 500-mile radius. Norma and Wes McDonald were back after missing the last few years. Wes is back in Washington as Deputy BuPers. Up from Norfolk were the Charlie Nimitzes, Jean and Tom Brenner and Bess and Doc Jex, and also Len and Ted Davis, with Len sporting a broken arm as a result of a dive off of and onto a diving board. Lynn and Bart Jones enjoyed their first homecoming trip last year so much they were back from Texas. Leveda and Newell Bowman were in from Knoxville where Newell is a chemistry professor at the University of Tennessee. Present, also, were Betsy and Dick Crane who have just moved to Weston, Connecticut (zip 06880) where their address is 48 Fanton Hill Road. Ginnie and Bob Keating are now living in the DC area after four years in Zaire. Tad Moyle was up from Ft. Lauderdale and Jack Fisher was in from Honolulu. Harriet and Dick Davis had mixed emotions at the football game after living near Syracuse for the past many years where Dick is president of AH Pond Company.

There were four tables of '47 at the Friday night mass class party for all classes.

The extra curricular visit by several Classmates and their wives to the '47 sponsored 7th company wardroom was enjoyed by all, the possible highlight being the Class of 1979 plebe who turned back a two-star Admiral, in full uniform, to win the mate of the deck of the year award. Pictures of the wardroom visit must have been confiscated, but the wardroom is really a great looking place for company activities. Incidentally, the Super Mid, who cavorts at the Navy games with assorted goats, gorillas and cheerleaders, is Gene Gygax, a '47 son.

Sunday was a beautiful day for the brunches, sailing and recovery from the previous days' activities, and, of course, further visits with old friends. Pat and 1 particularly appreciated the hospitality of Anne and Dave Ansel in their beautiful home in the land of pleasant living.

Bud Gehring has been named vice president of defense and aerospace for Sperry Rand Corporation, a new corporate level position with overall responsibility for Sperry Rand's defense and commercial aerospace markets. Since 1974, Bud has been Vice President, Systems Division in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, and prior to that he was Vice President and General Manager of Sperry Univac's Defense Systems Division. He has been with Sperry Rand since

1955. Bud will be located in the corporation's New York City headquarters.

Our congratulations to Bud on this significant promotion.

Did you see the two-page spread in the October 13 Time entitled "Carter: Swimming Upstream," which examined progress in his presidential campaign?

At last reports, the medical jury is still out on the growth on Jack Stevens' vocal cord and he is still under treatment at Lackland AFB, with possible additional surgery indicated. Our hopes and prayers are with Jack and Frances while they await resolution so they can make some plans for the future. Let's all hope to see them at the 30th reunion.

Sunny and Ken Murray report that all goes well in Florida, and Jean and Ely Kirk are enjoying the semi-retired life of a real estate salesman in Arlington, Virginia, where Ely is trying to get a listing on certain property on Pennsylvania Avenue; he thinks it should bring a good price. Jean is still gushing about being mother of the bride when daughter Cindy having married Phihp Williams in January. With cold weather coming on, you southern classmates be on the look out for Jean and Ely, especially those who live near golf courses.

Jeep Donaldson recently hand delivered the last missing 25th yearbook to Dan Mahoney in Houston where Dan is a bank president. Lou Romatowski has recently retired to Houston and also joined Jeep and Dan.

"The Bayou Buzzards Ronnie and Jack Pavelie report on the '47 contingent in New Orleans, as follows: "A quickie with the enclosed snaps of the '47 Bayou Buzzards taken at a dinner Betty and Bill Nivison gave in their gracious flag quarters at the Naval Support Activity.

Though a very small contingent, good food, drinks and lots of reminiscing made for a most enjoyable evening and reunion.

"An up-date on those attending. The Nivisons moved to N.O. from D.C. end of summer. Bill's new Job is Deputy Chief of Naval Reserves, involving a great deal of travel. Their address is Qtrs. 6, NSA, N.O. LA 70146. Young Bill is in high school here, while daughters Gigi and Janet are in Greece modeling and attending school respectively.

"Lou Romatowski retired 1 September and started a second career with Hahn and Clay in Houston, commuting to N.O. on weekends when time allows where Jo is waiting for a "house buyer" before making The Big Move. While house-hunting in Houston, they visited Bev and Dan Mahoney who is President of the Chemical Shipmate

75 Bank in Houston and doing fine. They will advise you of their new address when eventually moved and settled. In the meantime, Lou can be contacted at Hahn and Clay.

"Maureen and Corky Guillot (too darn young looking!) are doing great in their native state and reside at 32 Nassau Drive, Metairie LA 70005. Corky is Consulting Engineer with Guillot, Sullivan (G.E. '44) and Vogt.

"The Pavelles survived a long, hot summer with Jack traveling a good bit. He didn't get a chance to visit, but did call Ed O'Callaghan who also retired 1 September in Corpus. In August we sent off our youngest son Tim to LSU and inherited our oldest from D.C. which gives me more time before suffering from the empty nest syndrome! Jill is attending Soule College— executive secretarial school—and proceeding at record breaking speed. Jack 3rd is a junior at Ohio U. With all three in school, I wonder if we qualify for food stamps???

"The Bruce Hoefers, who also live in the area, were unable to attend the reunion at the Nivisons."

Many thanks for the complete report.

When winter comes, can the 30th aimiversary be far behind?

The Midshipman's Store at USNA has received a letter indicating that the writer has a 14-karat gold woman's ring purchased by a member of the Class of 1947.

The Alumni Association has no adequate address for this graduate, a non-member of the Association.

Should you know of anyone who has lost such a ring, it will be returned upon proper identification. Please address inquiries and details to— Linda Scott Finlay P.O. Box 204 Seaford NY 11783.

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Sec'y, Cdr. Sumner K. Moore, USN (Ret.) 308 Mansion Dr., Alexandria, VA 22302 Percent Members: 38

Homecoming has come and gone, and with the cooperation of the weather, it was a fine party, as the accompanying pictures might suggest. We got some good shots with my cheap camera, but they didn't always tum out as planned. More on homecoming below, but first, a letter from Curly Olds, now Corwin Anson Olds, M.D., presently of Gaithersburg, Maryland. "Just a note to Shipmate to more or less change address. I completed specialty training in Obstetrics & Gynecology in June 1975 and now am giving up the big city to return to Maine, where I will be opening my practice 1 Dec 1975. I will be working out of Camden Community Hospital in Camden, Maine, a small town actually in need of an OB/GYN (compared to the excess number of doctors here). Within three miles of the hospital are the beautiful harbor, the hills, the lake, and a ski area. For me it is a return home, but I would welcome any Classmates who would like a good view of the fog."

January-February, 1976

Homecoming '75 for '48

Speaking of Camden, Harry Remsen turned up at the Friday Night KT party in Dahlgren Hall, and it turns out he is still living in Camden at Harbor Road, Box 332, zip 04843. Harry flew down in his own or a borrowed plane, I'm not sure which, and stayed with Carol and Paul Martenson.

The homecoming followed the time-honored formula with the largest KT and dinner party in the world at Dahlgren on Friday.

Dahlgren is no longer an armory, the main floor having been taken over by a sometime ice rink, and Midshipman lounge social center. The acoustics remain excellent so that the KT party can be heard as far as Frederick, Easton, and Pohick. The Saturday football game with Syracuse saw the Class on the Syracuse side, on the upper shelf about the middle of the field with a fine view of all including the Syracuse cheergirls. Emma and Jack Park had a young friend on the Syracuse bench they spent most the game trying to reach by hollering, but he never looked up even with help from other '48ers. Some incisive coaching from Tom Murphree and Ben Moore was obviously quite helpful to Navy since we won the game.

After the game, for the most part, everyone pushed on to Severna Park and the Chartwell Country Club, the locus of the class party for the second year. Again, accolades to the Annapolis planning group for a super event. At last year's party a door prize was awarded in the form of a genuine homemade priwy door with Sears catalogue

attached. Sibyl and Bob Geiger won last year and brought it back with them to be passed on this year. A small brass plate with their name and year was affixed, and the door was passed on to Jeanie and Rube Prichard

by Jinx Morris, who had just been the recipient of a white works blouse inscribed with W. T. Door and matching white hat, which she wore for the balance of the evening.

In case you didn't make the party or were there but couldn't quite make out just who else was there, I furnish the attendance list courtesy of Ray Lochner. Joan and Paul Abel, Wyn and Dick Adams, Rose and Jim Ahem, Carolyn and George Ball, Fay and Bill Barnes, Peggy and Bill Bartow, Betty and Bill Brendle, Julie and Jim Brunson, Marion and Don Buhrer, Dottie and Jim Davenport, Amante and Roger Carlquist, Sally and Ed ChapUne, Angela and Matt Chiara, Marie and Bill Chipman, Jane and Reece Corey, Boots and Jim Crosby, Dan Cullivan, Dottie and Dick Duncan, Libby and Bill Fisher, Ruthanne and Ed Frothingham, Sibyl and Bob Geiger, Mary Ann and Norm Green, Betty and Don Hall, Peg and John Holland, Jean and Norm Hornsby, Kathy and Bob Jortberg, Carol and Frank Knock, Edwina and Bill Lee, Jean and Ray Lochner, Shirley and Jim Loucks, Kay and Dick Maurer, Gunvor and Bob McClinton, Peggy and Mac McManus, Betty and Ben Moore, Jane and Sumner Moore, Jinx and Max Morris, Janet and Tom Murphree, Jane and Bob Neely, Mari-

76 lyn and Nick Nicholson, Polly and Dan Nolen, Natalie and Keith O'Keefe, Jeanne and George Parish, Anne and Sam Pennock, Arden and Ben Pester, Colleen and Bill Pierson, Jeanie and Rube Prichard, Carolyn and Hugh Rardin, Wilma and Bill Reeve, Patsy and Phil Rogers, Joan and Jack Ryder, Faye and Vic Sharpe, Helge and Bob Smith, Julie and Gene Spalding, Pauline and Ed Sutter, and Bob Tohin.

Here is a note from Walt Spangenberg out in LaJolla, California: "We've been here about a year now, as a result of my becoming a Program Manager at General Dynamics Electronics Division. Virginia has put the house together, and Eric (14), Peter (12), and Jill (7) have maintained varying degrees of interest in school, surf, tennis, ballet, and various handicrafts. Early in the summer we saw Bettye and Ty Dedman and daughters Debbie and Laurie, who are now students at UCSD. Last weekend we enjoyed dniner with Peggy and Peter Duncan, with some of the reminiscences going back as far as elementary school in Washington, D.C. We apparently have made an incomplete transition to civilian life. We see symptoms of short timer's attitude beginning to pop up (now that we've been here a year)! And we all agree that we miss the friends of all ages in the Washington area, including those '48 luncheon attendees."

Bill Yates writes from 99 River Road in Mystic, Connecticut 06355: "I retired at the War College two years ago and now I am happily settled into civilian life as Director of Personnel at Yardney Electric Division in Pawcatuck. We make silver-zinc and other high energy-density batteries for missiles, torpedoes, deep submersibles, and a wide range of commercial applications.

"Mystic is a thoroughly delightful community. We found an old colonial home right opposite Mystic Seaport eight years ago and have had a lot of fun restoring it.

I figure it will take at least another eight years to finish it. In the meantime, we are enjoying life in New England. We have just one child still at home, son John, who is a junior in high school. Mary graduated from Goucher last year and is now working as a research assistant at the Maryland Institute of Psychiatric Research in Baltimore. She shares an apartment with Kathy, who is a senior at Johns Hopkins. Our oldest son, Steve, is a lieutenant in the Air Force, happily married, and currently stationed in Tucson, Arizona. Bea has retumed to her vocation as a social worker. She is in charge of the Mystic Office of Family Services. So everyone manages to keep busy."

As some of you probably know, the Washington area was shocked and saddened by the death on October 23 of Rocky (Charles H.) Rockcastle, his wife, Nancy, and youngest son, Matthew, from carbon monoxide poisoning in their Fairfax home.

Their second youngest son was hospitalized and died 7 November. An Arlington funeral was held 29 October, with services in the Fort Myer chapel, and interment near the amphitheater in the cemetery. The older Rockcastle children live in Califomia, and came east for the funeral.

On 4 November, the McCords, McCallums, Dittmars, and S. K. Moores joined Nina

and Frank Matthews at the Hayloft Dinner Theater in Manassas, Virginia, out Route 66 a few miles from Washington, for the opening night of the two-week run of a new idea in dinner theater called, Jazz Hayloft Style. As you must know by now. Hayloft is Frank and Nina's brain-child and they have owned and operated it since its concept several years ago. The program consisted of a sensational Dixie jazz group made up of international greats in the jazz field, plus a great single jazz pianist who alternated with the band. They played superbly and long, and the dinner was, as usual, the tmly magnificent buffet. If you haven't been out to Hayloft, you ought to pay Frank and Nina a visit soon. Their general run of theater is highly professional and well chosen, making for an outstanding evening.

In case you are in the Washington area then, there will be a class luncheon, starting the new year on the second Tuesday of January, and the second Tuesday of every other month after that (March, May, etc.) . . . automatically, and if all continues to go well and they don't throw us out for pioor attendance, at O'Donnell's Sea Grill on E St. downtown between 12th and 13th, northwest, from 1130-ish to 1315 or so.

Y'all come.

49 Pres.: RAdm. Lucien Capone Jr. USN Sec'y, Col. Eugene O. Spcckart, USMC (Ret.) P.O. Box 2741 Arlington VA 22202 Percent Members: 38 GENERAL Several '49ers held a mini reunion in Philadelphia as Jerry Jones assumed command of the Naval Shipyard. The Lechners came over from NAEC Lakehurst, the Englishes from New York City and the Demyttenaeres from Washington along with the Kremidases and the Klemms from the Philadelphia area were on hand with Sue and Jerry for the change of command ceremony.

Received a note from Paul Laric which included hellos from fellow New Yorkers Lou Serrille, Dave Sprague, and Phil Vladessa. Paul advised that Bill King and Gordon Hamilton had dropped in for a visit recently and that Gordon is now in Moscow with his family lecturing on plasma physics â&#x20AC;&#x201D;in Russian no less.

The current major event in the Laric household is the publishing of Dodo's book.

The book was published last November and is a non-fiction story concerning the Navy.

Bobbie and Fred Horan were visiting in the Washington area a few weeks after the results on the election for class president were finalized. Fred was here on company business attending a symposium and he and Bobbie decided to check up on a few of us Washingtonians. During a cocktail party one evening at Fred's motel we all decided that Jack Benoit and Luke Capone should get in a little practice for the forthcoming change of command ceremony. Fred decided to record the event for posterity and as you can see from the accompanying picture, the practice was rather informal to say the least. Who says politics doesn't make strange bedfellows?

As for the real changeover, that took place during an extremely enjoyable Saturday evening of homecoming weekend. This year's dirmer-dance was held in the reception hall between Michelson and Chauvenet Halls. Actually the location came about as the result of an oversight. Somehow or other the Annapolis Hilton misplaced or did not receive our reservation request for the ballroom. After much panic and scurrying around Charlie Haskell came up with the Michelson-Chauvenet area and it was one of the best moves we have made in years. Too bad it doesn't have ovemight accommodations. Of course the high point of the night was Luke's taking over the presidency from Jack. The ceremony started out with an unbelievable funny This Is Your Life. Jack Benoit dissertation by John Barrow. John's oratory was never better and as you can see in the photographic evidence, his golden words completely hypnotized Jack. Ted Hammer followed John with a few choice words. I believe they had to do Jack's four years of fiscal responsibility or lack thereof, after which Ted presented

Jerry and Sue Jones with friends at change of command ceremony in Philadelphia

Shipmate

I'm sorry I cannot be there this year. Warmest regards, Warren." We will look for you next year, Warren.

I Forgot the Punch Line

WASHINGTON AREA Attendance was good at the October luncheon and we spent most of the business time discussing and making prehminary preparations for the Dark Ages party. Those present were Myers, Walker, Hammer, Capone, Neely, Bauman, Bartholomew, E. B. Brown, Francis, Walters, Venable, Dobson, Benoit, Roberts, and myself. It was properly noted that this was the first time in many months that we were able to shake Jack Venable loose for lunch.

The date for this year's Dark Ages party is Saturday, 7 February, and the location is the north party room at Crystal Towers, 1600 S. Eads Street in Arlington or, for you regulars, same place as last year. As of this writing the arrangements concerning food, drink, and costs have not been finalized. However, by the time you read this fliers will have been sent to everyone in the Washington area. In the past this has always been a very enjoyable gathering with anywhere from 35 to 45 Classmates and their ladies attending. Anyone who failed to receive a flier can obtain all the dope by dropping a line to the class mail box.

The group for the November lunch was somewhat larger than in October and included Al Thomson who is back in Washington after an absence of several years. Al

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Jack with a desk top pen set. Dempsey Buder was on hand to provide Jack with some wisdom on the dignity and decorum with which a Past President should act.

Finally Luke assumed the presidency, and his first official act was to present Rose Marie and Jack with a portrait of the Chapel as a remembrance of their wedding day.

This brought the speeches to an end as you can see from the pictures the rest of the evening well into the AM was thoroughly enjoyed by all present. Along with the cocktails and speeches an excellent buffet and an evening of dancing was enjoyed by the J. C Barrows, J. F. Barrows, Bartholomews, Baumans, Beckwiths, Bennetts, Benoits, D. Butlers, Herb Butlers, Capones, Demyttenaeres, Donoher, Fosters and Foster Brother, Grabowskys, Hammers, Haskells et al., Horans, Terry Joneses, Koaches, McVoys, Phareses, Murphys, Mickey Boh who did a great job of filling in for the ailing Rog, Sagerholms, Sue Shea, Sommervilles, Speckarts, Swansons, Tolberts, Venables, Vosslers, Whitesides, Walterses, Harry Woodses, Halls, Maguires, and Carrs. Joyce and Mac Phares held the distance record for this homecoming, traveling all the way from Seattle. You can be sure we will all do it again next year.

I must mention one '49er who was unable to attend the homecoming but was certainly with us in spirit. As usual Warren Parr rose to the occasion by sending the following telegram to Luke: "Congratulations upon your ascent as the president of our Class.

It is a blessing that you won since there are grave doubts that I could have filled the magnificent shoes of your predecessor. May you have every success and a happy tenure.

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is at NavMat (05) in Crystal Plaza. Joining Al at lunch were Hammer, Neely, Walker, Speckart, Beckwith, Bartholomew, Roberts, Klein, Albers, Bauman, Barrow, Counts, Myers, Marquardt, Dobson, McVoy, Rollo Wilson, Killeen, Train, and Swanson. The major business item was ordering lunch and with a competence rarely seen in previous executive vice-presidents and presidents, John Walker came within one entree of getting the entire lunch order correct on the first try.

One last item. For any of you who would like to obtain souvenir trays, caps, or pennants from the twenty-fifth reunion, Hugh Albers still has a few and will make them available at the Dark Ages party.

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Pres., Capt. D. G. Fraasa, USN Corr. Sec'y, Capt. W. L. Jensen, USN 499 Skyhill Ct. Chula Vista CA 92010 Autovon: 951-6814 Commercial: (804) 444-2350 Percent Members: 44 Lee Minnis and Fred Terrell were superb with their arrangements for homecoming.

We had 181 classmates in attendance most with wives and/or sweethearts. The Classmate from the farthest away was Willie Ayres from his job as CO of the Communications Station in Northwest Australia; the shortest, George Halperin. Those fortunate enough to be able to attend were: Albright, Anderson, Andresen, Angleman, Duff Arnold, Herb Arnold, Ayres, Barrow, Beal, Binnion, Bixby, Bossert, Bowers, Branson, Brick, Bronars, Buck, Builta, Bulger, Carpenter, Carter, Clarke, Coleman, Congdon, Conley, Cooper, Coughlin, Cramblet, Crafts, Davis, Demers, Deranian, Diehl, Dinardo, Doak, DoUinger, Dombroski, Dorsey, Drew, Fred Duggan, R. W. Duggan, Dunham, Dyer, Edwards, Elliott, Emerson, Fahey, Fahs, Fling, Foley, Forbes, Fox, Fraasa, Frank, Freeman, French, Golding, Goldman, Greenberg, Greenwood, Greer, Griffin, Grosvenor, Grunwald, Haidler, Halleck, Halperin, Hancock, Hardy, Harkness, Hayes, Henderson, Herrwagen, Highberg, Hirsch, Hopkins, Ibsen, Jablonski, Jarrell, Jensen, lessen, Fred Johnson, Ginny Johnson, Kaune, Keevers, Kelly, Kennedy, Kiehl, Kilroy, Kirk, Kivlen, Kolstad, Krohn, Laniado, Lasley, Lisanby, Little, Lockwood, Loetscher, Lynn, Maire, Manci, Mandeville, Martin, May, Mills, Minnis, Monroe, Moore, Muck, Mulford, Mull, Mullin, McCoy, McFarland, McLeman, McMahon, Niesse, Nix, Noble, Nolan, O'Conner, Robert P. Oliver, Robert W. Oliver, Orem, Patterson, Pausner, Pettit, Pleasants, Portnoy, Powel, Powell, PuUar, Radcliffe, Rakowsky, Mary Ransom, Register, Rixey, Robinson, Ross, Roth, Royal, Rule, Ruos, Ryan, Saltsman, Satre, Sattler, Seeley, Seipp, Sellar, Shartel, Sheridan, Shultz, Simons, Sivright, Ames Smith, L. Wayne Smith, Philip Smith, Solomon, Somogye, Space, Speaker, SprouU, Stetson, Stull, Taylor, Terrell, Thurston, Tobin, Treado, Van Kleeck, Vosseller, Vytlacil, Wagner, Walsh, Whitehead, Williams, Wiseman, Wood, Wooldridge, C. H. Young, Frank Young.

78 Lee and Fred were the prime movers and they were assisted in outstanding manner by Deke Forbes, Jim Kennedy, Bill Simons, Bob Foley and Chuck Mull.

The pep rally went on schedule at 1800 on Friday night the 10th of October and many in the Class were a bit hoarse even before the game with Syracuse. The chapel service conducted by Chuck Greenwood at 1830 was so impressive that many found tears streaming as we remembered our departed Classmates. Chuck used a bag-piper down the center aisle playing "Going Home" and those who weren't inclined to be sentimental soon succumbed to the emotion-charged atmosphere. Most were reluctant to depart the chapel and proceed to the world's largest social hour in Dahlgren Hall. When one arrives 30 minutes subsequent to the start of festivities one is reminded of a giant beehive. Once again all were reminded of just how fine it was to be able to renew all of the old acquaintances, many of whom we hadn't seen since we threw our caps in the air in that very same hall 25 years prior. A few of us even found old drags and were able to introduce them to wives. The dinner for the 4000 plus went off on time in Bancroft Hall and at the end the Midshipmen Band Concert Band serenaded us with some very fine music. That is, when they could dodge the hot rolls being thrown at them by many of the more staid alumni. Dancing in Dahlgren concluded the evening. Some played golf or tennis and others of us had a chance to hear VCNO on Saturday morning. Those who played golf got caught in a heavy rain but fortunately the rain ended about three hours before game time. The stadium was soggy but the game was well played and Navy's defense was superb. They generated enough offense to make everyone feel that the final score was not in doubt. The surprise was that the score was as close as 10-6 in Navy's favor. The dmm and bugle corps was handsome in their cumberbunds, etc., and even more professional than we had remembered. The Class had straw hats and pennants and was the loudest group in the stadium, in the Upper East area straddling the 50-yard line. The dinner-dance at Stauffers in Ariington-Crystal City was particularly fine with the orchestra, vocalist, decorations, food and drinks all superb.

Most remained after "Goodnight Sweetheart" had been played. Al Drew did several drum solos and played with the band —still hasn't lost his touch on the snare drums. We received many comments from those present and all who wrote notes to the Class will be included herein.

Barb and Don Albright from sunny Monterey wished to send greetings to all. Don is a broker and Barb sells pies with her own muUi shop setup in Monterey and Pacific Grove. I think Barb said they go by the trade name of "Bunchie-Wunchies, the best in Crunchies," or something like that. Anyway, when you pass through Monterey stop and buy a pie. Carol and Charlie Cooper are adjusting to the throes of dealing with Congress (Legislative Assistant to the CMC) and have happily resettled at Lake Bancroft, Falls Church, Virginia. Chip, their J.G. son is getting married in San Diego at Christmas and they are looking forward

to a family reunion out there. Shelly and John Henderson retired on 1 September and left beautiful Bayonne by the Sea to retum to Arlington, Virginia, to work for Booz Allen Applied Research Division of Booz, Allen and Hamilton—translated that means he works for Classmate Pete Wood. Mary and John Coughlin were in all the way from San Francisco. In her enthusiasm and exuberance Mary managed to tear several large holes in your C.S.'s plastic raincoat and then proceeded to tell everyone about the old clothes I was wearing to homecoming. Thais and George Seeley had been in touch with Betty Whittle and she reports that Bill is doing fine. Both were sorry they couldn't make the 25th but George made sure they got a set of glasses as a memento.

Velura and Roy Highberg are retiring but remaining in McLean, Virginia. Elaine and Frank Roth did a lot of work on the reunion also but modest Frank refuses recognition.

Jean and Dick Duggan in from Annandale, Virginia; retired three years ago and works for TRW at Westgate Research Park providing systems engineering and management support for PMA. Their oldest son has graduated from Denison and their oldest daughter is a sophomore at East Carolina State. They have two others at home.

Jean is doing graduate work at the University of Virginia. Gerry and Skip Orem were happy to report that in retirement they have now lived in one place long enough to have to repaint. According to Gerry, Ohio is beautiful in the Spring and Fall; but they welcome visitors anytime at 1784 Kemery Road in Bath (just 15 minutes south of 1-80, Ohio Tpk.) near Akron. Gerry and daughter Sally (11) are proud riders in local hunts and shows while Skip tries to improve his golf. Daughter Nancy (23) is in Adrien working and doing graduate studies; daughter Cathie (21) is at the University of Maine.

Joan and Carroll (Duke) Griffin represented Texas, having come in from Austin where Duke works at the Applied Research Laboratories of the University of Texas. Radar, antenna and propagation are his interests.

The Griffins also have a farm which keeps them busy and they don't plan to move ever again. Son Mark (24) is an engineer with Union Oil Company in Casper, Wyoming, while daughter Becky (22) is married and living in C^ilifomia. No grandchildren. Jodie and Sam Powell report he is working at the U.S. Department of Transportation in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where Sam is Head of the Automotive-Engineering Group.

Jodie is living in Albany, New York, but will move to Boston area soon. Oldest son is through college and in the labor market with the youngest a senior at Princeton.

Home address is 115 West Squantum St., North Quincy MA 02121.

Diane and Ross Mulford keep busy—Ross as Military Secretary to the Commandant of the Marine Corps and Diane is with Guide Service of D.C. Daughter Adele is the 1st woman P.E. graduate of William and Mary and teaches in Norfolk. Son Clay is a sophomore at Amherst College. Dot and Ed Bronars enjoyed the homecoming and report that son Bruce, a USNA Class of '75 graduate, is now a Marine 2nd Lt. at the basic school at Quantico. Dot was wear-

ing her two crest pin at the get-together.

Debby and Bill Martin are back in Washington (NAVSECGRUHQ on Nebraska Avenue) after 2 years in Hawaii (CINCPAC FLT Staff) and 4 years in Scotland (CO Security Group Activity, Edzell, Scotland).

Daughter Betsy is a senior at the University of California at San Diego and Holly a sophomore at the University of Redlands with Adrian a high school junior. Geri and Dean French were there from 8 Phillips Lane, Rye, New York. Dean has been with Avon Products since a 1970 retirement.

A. O. Rule was there from 68 Water Street, Chagrin Falls, Ohio. He reports a large rumber from '50 in the Cleveland area— Monty Frazier with TRW, Ted Smitii—U.S. Steel, Dick Harkness and Skim Orem nearby. Ralph Hartwell also in the area but moving soon to Minneapolis with G.E. John Niesse reports he is moving from Raleigh to St. Louis and working for Monsanto.

Janie and Bob Binnion were in from 632 Rittenhouse Lane, Wayne PA 19087. The Binnions are approaching 15 years in the Philadelphia area near Valley Forge. Still in the air conditioning business with Trane.

They have two beautiful daughters, Alexa (19), a sophomore at Wells College, Aurora, New York, and Anne (17), a high school senior. Marie and Bill Dombroski were so happy to be back with the "young at heart" at our 25th. Bill said his job was very filling (a dentist in Baltimore.)

Lou and Roger Freeman represented Oklahoma City where they live at 7312 N.W. 19th Street. They acknowledged it was a wonderful and emotional experience to join again with friends from '50. The Freemans have two offspring, a daughter. Dee (23) and a son Tom (20). Judy and Dave Tobin had fun on their combination honeymoon and our 25th. Continuing on their honeymoon they headed for a Laser-Emerson Tennis Camp at Hilton Head, South Carolina. Mary Lou and Dick Thurston in from Provo. Mary Lou is going to be a grandmother soon. Daughter Elizabeth graduating Phi Kappa Phi from BYU, son Wright married and getting a masters in business from the University of Utah, and Robert a freshman at BYU. Charlotte and Austin Shartel are very happy at Penn State (CO, NROTC). Older two boys have graduated from the University of Rhode Island with daughter, Linda, a freshman at Penn State.

Two younger still at home. Char and Stan Krohn have been busy in law school and even though Dorothy and your C S . had made promises five years ago to get together with them—we haven't made it. We have now scheduled for August of 1976. Jane and Bill Taylor have lived at Mt. Vernon, Virginia, since 1958 and have six daughters ages 7 to 19. Bill works for IBM in his spare time. Oldest daughter is a sophomore at Sweet Briar. Helen and Ray Bowers report Ray at the Office of the Air Force Historian with Helen an accountant. Son Norman is a freshman at Rice and Steve a high school junior. Bowers have lived in Alexandria since 1969. Gabrielle and Tom Anderson checked in as Director Electronics and Weapons Air Force Systems Command at Andrews AFB. Son Andy is an electrician and daughter a freshman at Duquesne University. Son Michael—a real surprise—age 11. Marilyn and Bud Lockwood Shipmate

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No. 1 son married and in 2nd year of dental school at Marquette. No. 2 son a junior at Marquette; No. 1 daughter a senior in high school with youngest an 8th grader.

Margy and Bob Shultz in from 4431 North 33rd Road, Arlington VA 22207. Retired in 1972 and with Merrill Lynch since then. Four children all getting on well.

Nancy and Jim Lynn—Supply Officer at NATC/NAS, Patuxent River, Maryland— Quarters S, 20670. Quarters face Chesapeake Bay—stop by "Pot Luck." Daughter Karen (22) a mechanical engineering P.G. at the University of Virginia—son, 17. Jacky and George Deranian of 2530 Atlas Drive, Rome, New York (Griffis AFB) expecting orders to D.C. 3 children, Helen, a senior at Aubum, Candy a junior at the University of Connecticut and John at home. Pauline and Jim Haune down from Quarters P, U.S. Naval Base, Philadelphia PA 19112 where Jim is the Duty Production Officer at the Shipyard.

Have three at home. Pat and Dan McCoy from Rye, New York, with Dan in Marketing at IBM in White Plains, New York.

One 14-year-old son. Marge and Norman Carpenter in town from Quarters 2108H, U.S. Naval Base, Philadelphia, where Norm is the OINC of the Navy Regional Procurement Office. The Carpenters have a 23year-old daughter, a son in the Navy in the nuclear power program and a daughter at home. Carolyn and John Brick in from Quarters 45, Naval Air Station, Pensacola, where John is on CNET Staff. Mrs. Phillip Johnson (Ginny) from Baisden Road, Pensacola. Carol and Ed Grunwald of Route 1, Box 172, Harwood, Maryland, have two daughters, ages 19 and 20, and both at Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Joyce and Don Sattler up from Norfolk where he is COMTACGRU Two on MOUNT WHITNEY. Son Warren is a

junior at Stanford with daughter Linda a freshman at Wake Forest. Mrs. Tom Dyer (Jean) observed that "Being a part of a class such as this is an unusual experience—an experience that young people of today seem to be missing, you are blessed." The Frank Cramblets were there and Mary said Frank was putting her to work selling real estate.

Cliff Skinner dropped in unexpectedly (unplanned) from Hawaii, leaving Elaine behind. A. L. Pleasants made it to the Sattjrday banquet after having thought the homecoming was the following weekend. A. L. is currently moving into a new job with the Commerce Department. Dick Snyder, one time stockbroker and county judge, is now in real estate in Annapolis. Joan and Jack Branson in from USNPGS Monterey where Jack is Professor of Aviation. Son J.J. Jr. is now a 2/c Midshipman.

The double old fashioned glasses with the class crest were lovely and admired by all.

Lee and Fred have a goodly number of sets left over and they cost $15.00 a set. You can order from Lee Minnis at 14543 Braddock Road, Centerville VA 22020. I will also be bringing about a dozen sets to San Diego with me so West Coast Classmates can purchase at my Chula Vista address J anil

(above) without postage due. The photos are of '50 Potomac boat cruise in late summer and previously reported. Many can be recognized as staying young even now. Hope all enjoy the "dark ages" parties going on around the country. Hope to update them next month. Gene Brady writes from Scarborough Road, Scarborough NY 10510 to acknowledge he was probably catching me between duty stations, but would I please send class dues on to Bill Simons for him.

Gene passes on that he is professor of money and banking and managerial finance at the State University of New York at Westchester and an adjunct assistant professor of finance and management at Pace University in New York. In addition to teaching duties Gene has recently had a book published by Parker Publishing entitled Tripling Your Money in the Stock Market With Techno-Fundamental Strategies. Since I have yet to determine if I am a fundamentalist or a technical analyst I think I better read the book.

Yeoman Second Class Abigail Sturges whom a great many of you have come to know over the phone during the past two and one-half years and who has typed this column, is under orders to Admiral Writers School at Fort Benjamin Harison, Indiana.

She will graduate in the spring and any flag classmate would do well to request her by name. She has a habit of graduating first in her class in all undertakings.

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Pres., Capt. W. W. DeGroot, 111, (CEC) USN Sec'y, Cdr. Bruce 1. Meader, USN (Ret.) 5609 South 5th St., Arlington, VA 22204 Percent Members: 43 It is with deep regret that I report the death on 25 September 1975 of Oliver Bernard "O.B." Stieren of a heart attack.

For most of the 20 years since "O.B." left the service, he worked for Westinghouse in Baltimore. He is survived by his wife, Peggy, and their five children, to whom I join the Class in extending our deepest sympathy. Those wishing to write to Peggy and the children may reach them at 6 Carole Court, Severna Park MD 21146.

The abundance of mail responding to the announcement of our 25th Reunion has tapered off. The Hilton is fully booked as are most of the 50 rooms we have reserved at the Holiday Inn. Ashby Reardon advises from his experience in running the 20th Reunion, that there will be a fair number of cancellations by next fall, but don't count on it! Send your room requirements for Friday, 10 September and Saturday the 11th to Lowell Stockdale, 411 Riggs Ave., Severna Park MD 21146.

Carol and I had the pleasure of flying to Miami with the football team and a happy group of old grads/fans to see our team come from behind 16-3 at halftime to beat the Hurricanes 17-16. Even a torrential ram couldn't dampen Navy spirits during that great Friday night in the Orange Bowl.

Ward DeGroot writes from Gulfport that he has yet to tire of the slower pace at which things move down there, but he expects to head North in late spring. Herb

Bruch called to chat briefly and mentioned seeing R. A. Johnstone last September in Texas. "Stone" is PNS at Rice. From Milwaukee, Bill Vonier wrote to reserve space for the 25th; and Buz Wyman wrote for the same purpose from Tempe, Arizona. Buz, Barbara and the youngest of their four children moved back to Arizona from California, where the other three kids are still in college. Buz is manager of the Information Displays Division of Beckman Instmments.

He reports his old roommate, John "Pete" Peterson, lives in Corona del Mar, and shortly before leaving the coast, he spoke with Oscar Weber, a stockbroker living in Laguna Beach. And Col. Tipton Mott-Smith is now Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, Air Force Systems Command, at Andrews Air Force Base.

John McGrew writes from Sebastopol, California, "When in LA recently, I talked to Jack Kendrick. He is contemplating jumping into the import business. This past summer, on a Danforth Foundation backed study leave program, 1 was able to visit various school districts to explore career ed and the Bicentennial. . . . I was able to visit my old roommate. Gene McGarrah, in Dallas. Gene has been with Texas Instruments for many years . . . time treats him graciously, and his opportunities for stateside and foreign travel sound most intriguing. Bill Purse was unavailable in El Paso Don't forget the '51 Winter Dinner Dance on 6 March at Ft. Myer. Cocktails at 6:30, dinner at 8:00 and a band that's bound to please. Dinner dress, tux or dark suit is specified for the men and long dresses for the ladies. A notice will be sent out to the Washington area list, but if any of you from out of town plan to be here on that date, give me a call at (202) 433-5210.

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Pres., Cdr. R. R. Zastrow, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. D. M. Jackson, USN 1719 Melbourne Drive McLean, VA 22101 (703) 356-2889 Percent Members: 39 On 1 November 1975 Tom Stafford relieved MGen. R. A. Rushworth as Commander, of the Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards AFB. With Tom's outstanding background as a famed space pioneer he no doubt will play an important part in the horizontal flight testing phase at Edwards of the NASA space shuttle project.

Tom Stafford takes command of the Air Force Flight Test Center, Edward AFB, California

80 Recently received news that Harry House has been appointed the K-Resin product manager for Phillips Plastics, a division of Phillips Petroleum. Harry joined Phillips in 1956, moved into plastics in 1963, saw duty as a sales engineer in New York, a district manager in Memphis and eastern regional manager. In the new assignment, Harry will be working out of the Adams Terminal in Houston.

Harry Bixby and Bill Hippie shared the coordination and planning for the WashPhilly charter bus service to the Army-Navy Game. Also, joining in on the relaxing and at times extremely humorous trip were the Kellns, Low McMillans, Chuck Pollaks, Yamnickys, Lockwoods, and Hillands.

North by Nortliwest—-'52 in Bremerton My sensational new class correspondent from Seattle, Angela, wife of Glenn Driver came through with an updated roster of 20 Classmates in the area. Angela provided the pictures and the following: "Nostalgia ran wild with talk of cannon balls, goo and butterfly buns" at Marty and Chet McRorie's on November 1. That was when the Class of '52 Pacific Northwest Division had a reunion in Bremerton. Eleven couples were there and enjoyed seeing old friends. The couples attending were: Chet and Marty McRorie, Gus and Dee Eggert, Jerry and Anne Thompson, Dick and Shirley Burns, Syl and Maggie Desroches, Jim and Bee Niederkrome, Pete and Chalys Stephens, Tom and Carla Dykers, Vince and Esther Manara, Art and Pat Knowles, Glenn and Angela Driver. We hope to make this an annual affair so if you're in the Seattle area let someone know.

I have been able to identify with the assistance of Hi Gurney, four Classmates holding down jobs as Professors of Naval Science; Ron Campbell, University of Washington; Pete Stark, University of Virginia; Ken Smith, Vanderbilt University; and Gelzer Sims, Georgia Tech. Anyone knowing of equivalent positions held by our Air Force or Marine classmates in the NROTC/ AFROTC programs please drop me a line.

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Pres., Capt. Lew Sykes, USN Secy, Mr. C. E. Mumford, GRl 1303 Towlston Road Vienna VA 22180 (703) 759-3115 Percent Members: 34 Washington Area—The monthly class luncheon was held at the Ft. McNair Officers' Club on 4 November with thirty-two Classmates present. (Make reservations for these get-togethers thru Brian McCrane (703) 939-8141. They are held on the first Tuesday of each month.) New visitors included Tony Dowd now working for Gould, Inc., in their NR&D for Advanced Development section. Pat and Tony reside at 28646 Lynnhaven Drive, North Olmsted OH 44070. Tony is also active with the Cleveland Alumni Chapter. He gets into Washington frequently and finally made the right timing to make it to our luncheon. For those who knew Tony—back then—he still looks like that young kid on the block. The bartender thought he was a son and almost asked him for his ID Card! Pete Kraynak retired 31 August 1975 on 70% disability as a result of a heart attack in April of 1974. Dee and Pete reside at 2209 Jib Lane, Woodbridge VA 22191. Pete is busy on "honeydo" projects and Dee is cracking the whip.

Stu Sherman, Bill Chambers and Bob Plank are all reported as being at Vandenberg AFB. Art Barke, Sam Houston and George Fraiser are all at Pt. Mugu. Charlotte and Bob Doelling now reside at 5090 DeQuincey Drive, Fairfax VA 22030. Bob is now in NAVMAT 062. Six classmates were present at the Washington Area Alumni monthly meeting at the Army-Navy Club downtown to hear the guest speaker, Adm. Frederick H. Michaelis USN '40, Chief of Naval Material, speak on new trends in material support of the Fleet. Members present: Ron Gurnsey, Ed Chase, Scotty Purvis, Dan Rice, Tom Burt, and Chuck Mumford. Try to support your local area alumni organization.

Norfolk Area—Pat and Vaughn Wilson are hosting a '53 get-together at their home at 4525 Yarmouth Court, Virginia Beach VA 23455. A tentative date for the party

was set for 13 February 1976. All Classmates in the Norfolk Area are invited and should call the Wilsons at (804) 460-0676 to confirm the date and time. This is a most gracious offer of hospitality by one of our more active classmates. At last count there there are some twenty-five Classmates in the Norfolk area and it promises to be the social event of the Norfolk season. Anyone want to join me and make the trip down from Washington for this big biggie? See you there!

CAMP SPRINGS, MD.—The second award of the Meritorious Service Medal was awarded to Col. Robert E. Lowell USAF, in recent ceremonies at Andrews AFB, Maryland. Col. Lowell was cited for his outstanding performance as director of safety. Headquarters, Twenty-First Air Force, McGuire AFB, New Jersey. He now serves at Andrews as vice commander of the 89th Military Airlift Wing, the special Air Force unit which provides air transportation for the President of the United States and other top government officials. The colonel received his B.S. degree and commission in 1953 upon graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy. He earned his master of business administration in 1963 at the University of Southern California.

FOUND—George Ruddick, 1250 Longfellow Road, Cherry Hill NJ 08003. Willis A. Lent, Capt. USN, Planning Officer, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton WA 98314. Will resides at 1408 Decatur, Bremerton 98310. Joe Trunz, Cdr. (CEC) USN (Ret.), now residing at 13008 Maepine Court, Fairfax VA 22030. Joe is now a "Gas Consultant" and is on his own for now.

Homecoming 75—^The major coverage of homecoming was made in the December issue of Shipmate; however I find some Classmates were overlooked in the haste and these names should be added to list as being present over the weekend: Bruce Hall, Marlese and Walt Hubbell, Ira Kane, Betty and Art Potter, Dick Rioux, Gena and Ron Rodda, Irene and Tony Warren and Lee and Ed Willever. The picture shows some tailgaters at the UCONN game and include Art Gilmore, Chuck Fellows, Bill Ryan, Carl Trost. Pauline Trost, Ginny and Hank Hukill, Judy and Gus Hubal, Cricket Johnson, Joan and Jeff Wellings, Otto Will, Anne and Bob Hoffman and Art Bivens.

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Jim Rodgers, naval attache in Argentina, with Ambassador Hill and RAdm. Geo. F. Ellis USN '45 LETTER BARREL—Mrs. James B. Rodgers, USDAO Buenos Aires, Argentina, Department of State, Washington, D.C. 20521. ""Jim asked me to send you the enclosed picture taken at the U.S. Embassy, Buenos Aires, Argentina, during Unitas XVI visit, October 1975. The 200th anniversary of the U. S. Navy was celebrated, along with the successful Unitas XVI Operation, at a Reception held October 15th at the Residence of Ambassador and Mrs. Hill.

Five hundred attended including many ambassadors and Argentine admirals, most notably Admiral Emielio Massera. Others included American and Argentine naval officers from the Unitas ships and other distinguished citizens of Buenos Aires and the international community here. The receiving line was composed of Ambassador and Mrs. Hill. R.-Vdm. and Mrs. Ellis (George and Rachael) and Capt and Mrs. Rodgers (Jim and Sue). Following congratulatory remarks

by Ambassador Hill, the Navy Show Band presented a segment of its repertoire and dance music for those not occupied with refreshments and friendly chatter in many languages. The Navy is well received in Argentina. Regards to all. Sue Rodgers."

Press Releases—STAMFORD, CT., SEPT. 12, 1975—Frank E. Lammers has been appointed to the position of president of Peabody Engineering Corporation with responsibihty for all combustion equipment operations of the Stamford, Connecticut, company. Mr. Lammers, who has been an employee of Peabody Engineering Corporation for eighteen years, has been most reFred E. Lammers

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cently executive vice president of Peabody Engineering Corporation. He has held several key management positions including senior vice president in charge of operations; vice president, combustion products; vice president, sales and engineering; chief engineer; and manager of purchasing. Mr. Lammers took undergraduate studies at Notre Dame University and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1953. He received his MBA from the Bernard M. Baruch School of Business at the City University of New York in 1964. He is a member of several industrial and community service organizations, including the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the American Boiler Manufacturers' Association, and the Rotary Club of Stamford. Mr. Lammers, his wife Patricia, and their six children reside at 50 Elk Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10804. Peabody Engineering Corporation is a fifty-five year old company that pioneered in the clean burning of fuel at power stations, process plants and industrial facilities. The company's original multifuel burners are recognized industry standards.

Last Call—William Brown Branson, Cdr., USNR. MC, died 25 September 1975 at U.S. Naval Station, Subic Bay, R.P. VAdm. Charies Welford Fox SC USN (Ret.), father of Cdr. Charles W. Cox Jr. USN (Ret.), passed away on Tuesday, 4 November 1975. Interment was at Arlington National Cemetery. VAdm. Fox is well remembered by many Classmates for his hospitality during and after our midshipmen days.

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Pres., LCol. F. M. W. Woodrow USMC Sec'y, Cdr. R. K. Sheehan USN Corr. Secy, Cdr. R. M. Olsen USN 14 Fisk Circle. Annapoli.s. MD 21401 HOME (301) 263-3994 Percent Members; 34 There's no better way to start '76 (that's the spirit) than to reflect upon 1975 and prepare to make this year even better. As you read in a recent column the FatherSon/Daughter Day at USNA was a huge success, and we plan on having another one during the coming summer. Homecoming '75 was another big event for '54. Thanks to Walt Schuman and Pinckney Jones our Tailgate Party before and after the game was super. They were superb in furnishing the Winnebago, the beverages, the fly tent and other required logistical support. Approximately 200 classmates and wives/dates were counted and due to the enthusiasm, plans are underway to expand upon an obvious winner! It was good seeing so many -at our "spontaneous pep rally."

The class dinner/dance at the Fleet Reserve Club was fantastic thanks to Bob Sheehan. The only drawback was in the area of Classmate response. We had fortyeight couples and two singles. Walt (Schuman) and George (Abbey). No complaints were heard from the 98 Classmates and their ladies. The food was outstanding in quality and quantity and the band was the best we have ever had. Thanks to our plan-

ning committee, we have the Fleet Reserve Club reserved again next year for Homecoming '76. The Club has recently renovated their kitchen and we will use their new facilities for a hot, well-served banquet-type meal. We will also find a way to get more information out earlier to satisfy reservation requirements, etc.

One suggestion for the Class: Let's increase our subscriptions to the Alumni Association and Shipmate. If everyone took Shipmate, everyone would get the word and we could save some postage expenses. If you don't already belong—start '76 by getting in the spirit and subscribing to ShipmateW. We are presently negotiating to retum the unsold 20th reunion gold charms back to the jeweler. Should anyone want one, contact Jim Hay. A decision will be made by the Class Executive Committee during this quarter on what tack to take with the class yearbook.

Congratulations are in store for John (Jack) Clune on his recent assignment as Athletic Director of the Air Force Academy. Jack, as super as you are, it will take more than your assignment to curtail NAVY! Having written this column for approximately five of the past seven years I believe it is time for a change of corresponding secretary. I am therefore officially soliciting volunteers for the job. The requirements are minimal . . . a bare ability to write, the patience of Job and a thick hide. Among the multitude of Classmates in the Washington area there must be one who is willing to step forward and take the sack. I stand ready to be relieved.

The photo showing S. J. Shaffran receiving the Legion of Merit was accompanied by the following note ". . . My term on the Air Staff was completed last summer and I was fortunate to receive another tour in the Washington area. The new job is with the Defense Communications Agency where I am the Deputy Program Manager for the Defense Satellite Communications System.

It should be a three-year tour and both Jane and the children are as happy as I am. The 'children' are both in college with Anne Katherine a sophomore at VPI and Jim a freshman at William & Mary. . . ."

Col. S. J. Shaffran USAF '54 receiving the Legion of Merit

82 On 5 October the Polish-American Congress in Philadelphia sponsored its annual Pulaski Day Observance and P-rade. The center of attention at all of the festivities is the guest of honor who this year was Matt Pasztalaniec. The entire family was included in the ceremonies and I know that both Lorrie and Matt's mother were most proud. Matty, please accept the congratulations of all your Classmates including those of Irish persuasion.

The next scheduled class luncheons will be held at the Sheraton located next to the Navy Annex on 14 January, 11 February and 10 March.

As the new year commences may it bring health and happiness to all of you and peace throughout the world.

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Pres., Capt. John W. Renard USN Treas., Col. Ernst Volgenau USAF Corr. Sec'y, Mr. Clif Shumaker 8800 Old Courthouse Road Vienna VA 22180 Percent Members: 30 This past month has been marked by many big events, the biggest being our twentieth homecoming and election of new class officers. I squeezed the election results into the last column and Charlie Plumly did the same with some advance news on homecoming. Before that, let's get some other good news out of the way. The Supply Corps Captain's Board reported out with five more Supply Captains for us; they are: Cas Sojka, Jim Holder, Ace Davis, George Mead, and Carl Vogel. I haven't as yet heard anything from the Air Force or Marine Corps 0 6 Boards.

In the odds and ends category: John Camp and Carl Braun report their retirements; Don Walter has finally found a house to satisfy Velva: it was built in 1751, and Don is very happy in his new job as President of Tarrytown Labs Limited; Bob Tollaksen, who left the Navy in '59, hopes to retum to sea as soon as he finishes restoring his "36 year old 30' Baltic Sea woodenhulled, cutter-rigged, double-ender"; Carol and Jack Bedenbaugh's oldest daughter, Karen, was married November 8 (the first reported wedding involving a '55 offspring); and, regrettably, Jim McPherson lost a daughter last spring.

And now to our great homecoming, for which Charlie Plumly and his crew deserve a hardy Bravo Zulu (well done, to you nonnautical types). Hugh Webster and Jerry Gerdon handled motels, Guy Grafius handled favors, Eddie Turner handled catering and the bar, Don Straw handled finances, and if I've left anybody out mea culpa. In addition to their efforts, we have their wives to be thankful to for their patience and a lot of effort in preparing for the festivities.

I know many of the 154 attending Classmates expressed their thanks to Charlie (who isn't easy to thank by the way), at the class party, but we all owe him, and his lovely wife Sibyl, our special thanks for their year long effort to make it a great success.

HOMECOMING '75 for '55. 1. Hospitality Room Intelligentsia. 2. The Oyster Line. 3. Says You! 4. Pop Bland explains to Joe Gattuso Jr. why Dad got a 2.5. 5. The Chairman receiving instructions from the Chairman's Wife. 6. I believe it. 7. Phil Monohan and a few friends for dinner. 8. Another smart looking group. 9. You can trust these guys. 10 & 11. Tailgate Warmup.

12. The Joe Dunns. 13. So then what did you say? 14. Did we make it? 15. "Keep the Lines Closed Up." 16. Another smart looking group. 17. Under the Big Top. 18. Ken Holden is not too sure

The big turnout of the weekend was for the class party on Saturday night. I guess we'll all have to admit that Doc Higgs was the star; he shared with us some of the stories he tells his English students at East Tennessee State University. It was obvious that the Doctor must teach his own version of Tennessee English 101. Ray Mederios won the prize for journeying the farthest (from Germany), though there were a half

dozen classmates from California. In fact, I think California was better represented statistically than was the Washington DC area. After a great feed on all styles of Bay oysters et al., we spent the evening enjoying the renewing of old acquaintances.

After the party was officially over, the diehards adjourned to the Hospitality Suite Charley had thoughtfully provided for the occasion. There Eddie Turner tended bar Shipmate

83 and Fred Schoenberger entertained (on his guitar) for the rest of the night. I understand that when Eddie called the desk to leave a call for 0730, he was informed that it was 0730; undaunted, he left a call for 0830. Sunday morning left us all realizing that we aren't as young as we used to be and scattering to the winds until next year.

The pictures below speak for themselves.

Chariie, ready to do it all over again, writes: "With the 20th behind us, the committee for that big event is ready to be disestablished. But before that happens and as a matter of interest, during the year and a half of preparation for the event, the Homecoming Committee Treasurer, Don Straw, received from all sources such as monthly luncheons, dinner reservations, motel deposits, donations, class treasury, etc., a total of $10,487.00 and will have spent a total of $10,445.00 after all bills are paid and all reasonable refunds made. Don has done one fine job. As you can imagine, when you are dealing with this amount of money, one must be genuinely interested in the effort.

Sibyl and I have relied heavily on Don and Sally Straw along with Eddie and Carol Turner to carry a most responsible burden, far more than their share. I also want to acknowledge the efforts and thank other Classmates and wives who undertook specific, shorter term responsibilities. All the hard work led toward making the turnout this year the largest ever. Overall, all hands seem to have had a pretty good time. Because of the interest displayed and to keep the momentum going, a permanent Homecoming Committee has been established by our new president and is in the process of being expanded upon. The activities of this committee will be pointed toward the 25th Homecoming, utilizing the 21st, 22nd, and so on as stepping stones and warm-ups. To do this right, jobs and specific responsibilities must be nailed down far in advance.

This was apparent from reviewing the 'after action' report on the 20th.

"So this is what has to be done. Regardless of where you are living now, or where you think- you might be living in the future, how about helping out as a member of the new Homecoming Committee (close proximity to the D.C/Annapolis area is not necessary for committee participation). Get involved in this effort! Let us know, and know now, for we are beginning to fall behind the curve again, believe me! OK, that is one of the points that I wish to make. The others are theseâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;there are no working funds or monies available for administrative preparations: postage, printing or other necessary 'nickel and dime' expenditures.

You'll agree, I know, that it is not right for individuals or small groups to personally absorb these costs simply because they are on the scene. So to compensate for this and to get started, we will utilize our latest mailing list and send you information concerning 'Homecoming '55 USNA' leading in with the 21st (16 Oct 76) right up to and including the 25th and/or if you are interested in participating in the block ticket deal for the four '76 season home games, all for $1.00. Send it to me now (payable to Homecoming '55 USNA).' This will definitely keep you in step, giving you the edge both this Janr

coming year and in the future on motel accommodations, dinner and program plans, tailgate and transportation schedules, plus other specific arrangements. OK? Get that $1.00 in as soon as possible. And don't forget about the membership requirements for the Homecoming Committee. Let's hear from you."

Otto Zipf writes: "As I step down from my ten years as Class President, there are certain things that must be said. (1 hope that Tom Copeman doesn't mind!)

"FIRST. We all owe a sincere expression of gratitude to those Classmates who banded together over ten years ago to start the fire going under what was then a non-functioning and disorganized group of USNA Graduates of the Class of 1955. Their initial efforts created the necessary beginning for what now exists as an extremely conscious and cohesive Class of '55. The best evidence of this is the entire program and participation at the 20th Homecoming Weekend.

"SECOND. Without the dedicated interest and active participation of many Classmates and their wives, the Class could have again stalled out and remained a non-entity for the second ten-year period. The true key to our Class success at this point in time has been a willingness to get involved.

Sometimes this willingness has not been entirely spontaneous or voluntary. However, in most of the instances that I can recall (although not all of them), persons were willing to take on action items and responsibilities if they were asked. This being an apparent trait of human nature, it certainly helps all of us very much when people do voluntarily step forward, even at a time when no specific task needs doing. In addition to the Class Executive Committee, which has always been a strong and progressive working group, there are several individuals who I must single out for their unique contributions. Lee Biegel, wife of Classmate Herb Biegel, is the hardworking soul who pulled together all the loose ends which were turned over to her, and took on the responsibility for producing our most successful and professional style 15 Years Later Class book. And Lee was also working at that time. If it were not for Geoff Gardner, the necessary liaison and coordination leading to the outstanding USNA Museum portrait of Apollo 8 Astronaut and Classmate Bill Anders would not have materialized. Bill's wife Valerie was also a necessary ingredient to pull off that trick without alerting Bill to what was going on.

The unqualified success of our 20th Homecoming Weekend was only made possible by the dedication and long hours contributed by Charlie Plumly and his small committee, including his wife Sibyl.

"THIRD. The Class still maintains an extremely poor (low) membership in the USNA Alumni Association. Hopefully, this situation will show a noticeable improvement in the near future. The Association, through its publication Shipmate, provides to the Class a tie that binds. Try it! Talk it up! Get a Classmate to become a member!

The information and news appearing in the Class column, and also being sent out to Classmates through frequent direct maihngs, has only come about because of the interest

and long hours that Clif Shumaker has devoted to this most important area. When you feed material to Clif, it will be used and will not be neglected or get lost. At the present time you can all help out most by providing addresses on those Classmates that are still 'lost.'

"FOURTH. Support the USNA Alumni Association Annual Fund Drive, and help the Class kill two birds with one contribution. When you send in your contribution in response to a personal request from a Class Agent, please ensure that you specify that your contribution should be applied to the 'Class of '55 Nimitz Bust Special Fund.'

Out of a $3,000.00 pledge to pay for the pedestal for the Nimitz bust, the unpaid balance stood at $605.00 just prior to homecoming. After the homecoming weekend the balance was reduced to $405.00 as the result of three generous contributions being made

by Classmates attending homecoming. So, with just a little luck, we can wipe out the balance of the pledge this next fund drive.

When that happens all Class contributions received by the Alumni Association will go directly into the general fund. Both statistically and financially the Class can be very proud of the support that its members provided to these annual fund drives since they started four years ago. This, again, only happened because Classmates volunteered to serve as either a Co-Chairman or as a Class Agent, which resulted in very fine Classmate participation and tax-free contributions.

"FIFTH. It appears that Phil Monahan's suggestion of several years ago that the Alumni Association establish a Naval Academy equivalent to West Point's 'Founder's Day' has not died with the Association. A letter that I received since Homecoming weekend states that it may become an agenda item, again, at the Spring 1976 Tmstees Meeting. What this idea needs is a push, and some support. You can all push it within any local Alumni Association chapter, and also drop a line to Bill Busik, Director of the USNA Alumni Association, stating your interest and support in such an idea.

Let's help start a new tradition.

"SIXTH. Best wishes to our newly elected/re-elected set of Class Officers, who will serve us for the next five years. President is Jack Renard, and Ernie Volgenau has been re-elected as Class Treasurer. With your help, ideas, and enthusiasm, the Class can continue to move forward as a functioning unit, one that has achieved some recognition, has formed a fine reputation, and now has the necessary spirit and momentum to keep moving ahead in a positive manner to bigger and better accomplishments.

"LAST. To my tolerant wife, Marion, thanks so very much for letting me get involved, and also helping me to do many things with the Class, and for the Class, over these last ten years. Believe it or notâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; It was fun! "(P.S. Tom, I'm done. PAU!)"

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Co-Chairmen, Executive Committee Capt. J. W. Blanchard Jr. USN LCol. R. H. Lyle USAF Sec'y, Capt. J. W. Blanchard Jr. USN Deputy Director of Athletics U.S. Naval Academy Annapolis MD 21402 Chmn., 20th Homecoming LCol. R. H. Lyle USAF 8539 Forrester Blvd.

Springfield VA 22152 Percent Members: 29 The big news around USNA has been the success of Navy's 1975 football team. Our Classmate, George Welsh, deserves a "well done" from all hands. In three short years George has reversed the losing trend and brought us our first winning season since 1967 and the most wins since Roger Staubach days. "Tough as nails, hard as bricks.

News and new information continues to flow in. Thanks, and keep it up, gang.

George Connolly (506 Springhouse Rd., Camp Hill PA 17011) writes: "A long overdue note from one who has had your job in the past. Bev and I, plus six, have been here for a year now and for the most of that time Barb and Boh Harman were also, he at the Fleet Material Support Office. He departed this past summer and presently is Supply Officer of RANGER. Yours truly is presently in the Planning Division after spending a year in Stock Control, SPCC, Mechanicsburg. Realize you probably don't make the Harrisburg area, but if you or any '56ers pass this way, we certainly hope you'll stop. Have enjoyed the articles in Shipmate and would be only too glad to help improve membership if you have a list of who's living in this area." Good to hear from you, George.

I received a nice letter from Ralph Jacobson as follows: "It was a jolt to find myself back in Navy school after 19 years in the Air Force. There must be something I didn't learn quite well enough when we were all trying to survive four years together on the Severn. I know of no other reason to be back with the Navy here at the Naval War College. I am aware of the following Classmates here at Newport so far—Guy Jarratt (student), Don Johnston (student), Dave Teachout (student), Herb Kuykendall (faculty). Gene McPartland (staff). Bob Schmidt (Dir., NAPS). B. D. (Bad Dog) Woods, who started with us, but didn't graduate, is also Col. Ralph H. Jacobson USAF '56 receiving the Legion of Merit

Homecoming '75 for '56 here as a student. He was commissioned through the Naval Aviation Cadet Program.

Bad Dog was forced to spend 4Vi years in the Hanoi Hilton as a POW. He looks and feels fine now. My hat is off to this guy. Enclosed is a picture of me receiving the Legion of Merit from MGen. David D. Bradburn (USMA '46), my old boss. This presentation took place last summer at the completion of my last assignment as Deputy Director for Research, Special Projects, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force. You will also find a copy of the citation enclosed. If things get slow, you might use them to fill up the column in one of the Shipmate issues." Ralph's citation reads in part "(Dol. Ralph H. Jacobson distinguished himself by exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the United States as Chief, Systems Div., Research Directorate; Chief, Advanced Engineering Division; and Deputy Director for Research, Office of Special Projects, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Los Angeles Air Force Station, California from 26 August 1970 to 1 July 1975. He was responsible for several multiservice, multigovernment agency space programs of vital importance to the national defense effort. . . ."

Thanks for the news, Ralph, and on behalf of your Classmates, we extend our congratulations to you for your well deserved award.

I'm always dehghted to be able to pass this kind of word along.

Mike McBride has provided an update from Pearl Harbor, "We are staying on in Pearl. 1 was relieved as CO of SARBO on 25 July after over 3Vi years and am now on the Sub Squadron One Staff as Deputy Commander of Logistics. We expect to be here for a few more years and are very happy about it."

I guess Dave Sibley is working pretty long hours down there in Dallas 'cause he got wife Carol to drop us a note: "It's hard to believe 20 years have passed since Dave's graduation or mine. It didn't really hit us until Susan enrolled at Texas this fall—ugh!

We have truly enjoyed our last five years as civilians, but we find Shipmate keeps us informed about what old friends are up to— really feel you and Roger, plus Dave, have done a good job reporting on class events.

I have been employed for the last three years—am a 'one girl office' for a vascular surgeon. Just love it and find it very rewarding. Navy's football team is doing great so far this year—we hope they win the big one on November 29th. This is just a short note to say hi—if you see John Slough, ask him to look us up if he would like help getting settled in wonderful Dallas (3486972)."

Rod Flannery, C O . of USS SELLERS out

of Charleston, informs us that Wayne Miller is C O . VC-10 and that they got together in Gitmo: "Wayne and I also went out to the NIMITZ to see Hoot Foote's Change of Command as CAG. It was a fine ceremony and we enjoyed it and the gala reception afterwards. I see Pete Petersen (CO. of KRAUS) and Gordon McGarry ( C O . of LEWIS & CLARK) all the time here in Charleston.

They are both scheduled to be relieved here soon. Gordon's Change of Command was 29 October. The surface force and submarine force are going to lose two great skippers."

I have some late word on Pete Peterson.

During my trip to Atlanta for the Georgia Tech game. Peg and Pete, Roger Lyle and date, Muriel Joiner, Frances and Millard Allen, Mary and Fred Lind, and the Blanchards all got together for dinner. Anyway, by this time, Pete will have been relieved as C O . ,

USS RICHARD E . STRAUS ( D D - 8 4 9 )

and reported to OPNAV (OP-435) for duty with the Fleet Modernization Program.

Their Washington address is 13007 Clarion Road, Oxon Hill, Maryland. The Petersons have two children Jill (a beautiful blonde)— 16, and Peter—13.

Then there is "Coach" Fred Lind. This past season Fred was a defensive coach for a 100-lb. Little League team and his charges allowed only 16 points in 9 games while scoring 24 themselves. If Fred wasn't the Shipmate

85 Director of Atlanta Airport Services for Eastern Airlines, maybe George could convince him to move to Annapolis. Mary and Fred have four children, Kristine—17, Kathleen—16, Ricky—15, and Mike—10.

Do you guys know what Mary calls Fred?

Roger received a letter from Don Flood and has passed it on: "After 10 years as a co-founder of Acurex Corp., Mountain View, California, I hung up my Senior V.P.'s hat and took a position with a small Southern Califomia Company, Industrial Dynamics Co. Ltd., as Vice President and General Manager. We make hquid level inspection equipment for breweries and food and consumer packaging plants. We are in the process of moving from Los Altos Hills to a new house in Palos Verdes Estates.

Betty and the two boys. Drew and Ty, are enjoying our new surroundings. I'm planning to make the 20th next year. Be sure to get out the notices with enough lead time so I can arrange my Washington/Baltimore "business'."

Bob Quinn, C O . of MCB-40, informs us that he deployed to Puerto Rico on 1 December 1975 for 8 months. Anybody down there we know, Bob? It's Dr. Louis Cusachs, and he's a Professor of Computer Science at Loyola University in New Orleans. Bob Grill is Chairman of the Shaklee Corporation—is a bachelor—and lives in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Gene Moore and his family live in Middlesex, England, while he serves as the Navy Liaison Officer, UK Defense Intelligence Staff. John Landis is the European Marketing Manager for Tektronix, Inc., and resides with his gang in Guernsey, Channel Islands.

Publishing the monthly Washington luncheon schedule early in the year resulted in Ed Hobson arranging a visit to D.C. to coincide with the November get-together. Ed received a Ph.D. from Florida State University in 1970 and is currently with BDM Corporation in Ft. Walton Beach, Florida, as the Director, BDM Center for Education and Training Analysis.

We have had some response to Larry White's appeal for donations to the Memorial Chair Fund. George Connolly, Ed Dilllard, and Jack Fellowes have recently made contributions towards chairs for Tigue Tobin and George Wilkins.

Pete Bennett fills us in from Quantico: "Aloha Classmates—here is a short note from the 'Force in Readiness' down the road at Quantico. Recently had breakfast with Pat and Con Stevenson. Con looks great and is on his way to ONR, London, England, where his sponsor will be Hank Jordan. Participating in a function for my wife Nancy on her recent birthday were Pat Ford, Roy Gulick, Jim Hogg, Al Henry, Pete Fitzwilliam, and their gorgeous lovely wives. Jarv "Red" Lynch, Ray Kostesky, and Jay O'Connell were busy and couldn't attend. Academics are moving at a swift pace down here and we've enjoyed the great fall of outstanding Navy football, fabulous weather, and much fun at both the Navy and Marine Corps 200th Birthday Balls (celebrations!). Nancy and I are now living in spacious 0-6 type quarters about one block from Harry Lee Hall (Officers' Club).

Home address is Quarters 421, MCB, Quantico VA 22134 and home phone is (703) Jan

Carl H. Murray, Jr. 640-6786. Please stop by and see us at anytime."

We have yet another promotion: "Carl H. Murray, Jr., has been promoted to corporate director of acquisitions, Lear Siegler, Inc., in Santa Monica, California. Carl joined LSI in 1968 as a merger and acquisition analyst and became assistant director of acquisition analysis in 1970. Previously, he was a senior staff consultant for Management Technology, Los Angeles; and a sales engineer, project manager, and program manager of electro-optical weapon-delivery systems during a six-year association with Hughes Aircraft. Carl served five years in the Air Force and attained the rank of Captain. He later received an MBA from UCLA." Congratulations Carl.

Boh Shumaker stopped in briefly while on a visit to USNA. He looks great and is enjoying life at Post Graduate School in Monterey where he is working on a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering. That chore boggles my mind after enduring the hardships of skinny.

I have some more news from John Henry down in Norfolk: "A new Tidewater Alumni Association is moving along at a pretty good clip. It seems I have been out of town or at pre-committed meetings each time they have had a get-together but Jim Cannon has been keeping me informed of happenings. They've had stag meetings with prominent speakers and a couple of dinnerdances already. Frank Kelso recently reported in to this compound to become Executive Assistant and Senior Personal Aide to Admiral Kidd. My first realization of this was on coming in to work one moming not long ago and as I opened the door on to a main passageway, I heard a voice ring out, 'Hey, John.' It was Frank, already wearing his Captain's stripes. We had a quick chat then and I see him every now and then.

"My personal plans over the coming months include being the Chairman of the four month reconstruction and analysis of NATO Exercise Ocean Safari 75 to take place in the North Atlantic and Norwegian Sea 10-20 November 1975. The analysis effort will involve at least 100 people from 21 nations

and commands, and will take place, in part, in Newport, R.I., at the Naval Underwater Systems Centers (NUSC). That's the reconstruction of the exercise and the first phase of the analysis. The latter two phases will be pursued in the UK at CINCEASTLANT Hdqs. in Northwood, England, just outside London. As things now stand, this extensive analysis will constitute my 'swan song' for SACLANT Hdqs. I am then slated for a one year unaccompanied tour to the land of 'Big Oil,' Iran. While I look forward to going to this land of excitement where international focus is these days, I regret that it will take me away from any opportunity to attend our 20th reunion next fall. Varena and I are, however, grateful for the info you and Roger sent out about the luncheon and ball game on 29 May 1976 and we are making tenative plans to attend. . . . So again, my best to you and your family and to the other half of the dynamic duo, Roger.

Many thanks for all your hard work for the members of our Class and I hope to see you before long." Thanks for the dope, John. Also, let me pass on some word about John's wife, Varena Henry. If you need a contact for locating a place to live in that area, call Varena at Womble Realty where she works as a sales agent and wants to assist any '56ers (or anyone else) in locating the "perfect house for you."

The following is a partial listing of Classmates for whom we have no address: Michael C Ahrens, Richard O. Allen, Jr., Donald J. Alser, Allen L. Andrade, Charles T. Andrews, Joseph D. Anthony, Thomas Ashworth, III, Charles C Baggs, Robert E. Baker, Victor J. Baricev, Leonard F. Benzi, Jack R. Binns, Gregory J. Bittner, Arthur C Boensch, Blifford A. Borden, John L. Bossert, Roger E. Box, John S. Boyd, Thomas C Brandt, Richard G. Braun, Charles J. Brockway, James C Brokaw, Robert H. Brown, III, Robert S. Brown, Jr., George D. Broyles, James W. Brusso, Jesse W. Buckelew, Vernon R. Bush, Weston H. Byng, John M. Caldwell, Carlos M. Charneco, Jr., George G. Clark, Harold A. Cleveland, Jr., John B. Collins, Richard D. Cook, James R. Copeland, Donald E. Coyne, Henry F. Culberson, Jr., Paul B. Cusick, Arsenio L. Delgado, Walter S. Denham, Jr., Nathaniel O. Devoll, Robert E. Diedrick, Neil Donovan, Michael Elinski, Jr., Thomas J. Farren, Alex E. Fazekas, Pierce G. Ferriter, Robert J. Fesler, Dale L. Fjelsted, Raymond J. Fleming, Norman L. H. Frith, II, Stephen G. Gardella, Jr., Benjamin W. George, Jerry L. Gibson, George B. Gollehon, Gerry F. Gollehon, Gerry F. Gossens, Robert M. Greene, Donald L. Grimes, Albert G. Haddad, Hugh E. Hanna, Jr., Leon S. Harding, Lyell F. Harris, Roy C Hejhall, Robert T. Herz, Fredrick C Hoerner, Ronald C Hudgens, WilHam S. Hunt, Jr., Murl E. Husted, Jr., Phillip D. Isaac, Edward C. James, Walter E. Jennings, Andre L. Jornee, James G. Kautz, Arthur E. Keegan, Cloyd H. Kingensmith, Charles E. Knettles, Lloyd B. W. Kriner, John J. Lally, Burton R. Lamb, Jr., Harry F. Lenhardt, Jr., Richard J. Levendoski, Franklin J. Lewis, Reed H. Lewis, Lawrence A. Lowden, Darwin L. Lunberg.

As you can see, we have a great number of unknowns. If you know where any of these gents are, please notify me.

86 Only with your help will Corky Corkins be able to put together a decent Class Directory. If you receive Shipmate, when you are finished, why not pass it on to a Classmate who is not an Alumni Association member. We must spread the word. Thanks to all of you for your support so far.

yet on our calling list please give Tom Marnane a call at OX 5-1338. We will also be getting together for one of the basketball games to give a big boost to Dave Smalley and the big blue basketball team.

SEEN and HEARD. Received the following note and accompanying picture:

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Pres., Maj. Fritz Warren, USMC Sec'y, Mr. Frank Barnes 5223 Crinnell St. Fairfax VA 22030 Corr. Sec'y: Capt. R. F. Marryott USN 4837 Tabard Place Annandale VA 22003 Percent Members: 31 This year's homecoming weekend was a gala affair. Many friendly faces were seen during the Friday evening dinner and cocktail party and many stayed on through the next day and evening. Saturday started with several tailgate parties just prior to watching Navy defeat the Orangemen. When the sun came out in the second half, the blue and gold came out in a big way. Navy's victory set the tone for the rest of the festive day.

After the game we were hosted at one of the finest cocktail parties in the area.

Larry and Betty Goldstein and Selig and Ellen Solomon threw a grand affair for us all, and along with the great food and beverages, we had a wonderful time with some great people. Thanks again, Goldsteins and Solomons.

That evening at the Bay Ridge Inn we were wined and dined in great fashion once again. It must have been a gala affair; the last couples were seen departing after 2:00 A.M. Our many thanks go to Tom Marnane and Gil Livingston for all the work they put into this year's homecoming. The prize for the longest traveller went to Dale Hollabaugh (San Diego). Runners up were the Doraghs and the Donaldsons from Fort Myers, Florida.

Those who attended the homecoming dinner this year were: Bob and Flory Albertson, Jo and Sally Andrews, Frank Balch, Randy and Mimi Brown, Larry and Lenore Cohen, Hank and Barbara Converse, Moose and Jo Donaldson, Tom and Mary Ellen Donnelly, Bob and Pat Doragh, Don Duggan, Bob and Judith Dundervill, Cliff Eley, George and Ginny Frank, Wayne Fritz, Larry and Betty Goldstein, Bill and Barbara Heske, Terry and Ellie Hobbs, Jim and Joanne Hockney, Dale HoUabaugh, Gil Livingston, Tom and Charlotte Marnane, Ron and Carol Marryott, Tom and Peggy McGinty, John and Gail Nolan, CharUe and Sheila Noll, Jack and Pat O'Donnell, Gary and Joyce Pelphrey, George and Marianne Robillard, John and Charlotte Sedano, Selig and Ellen Solomon, Don and Romona Swenor, Dick and Joan Toner, Julio and Diane Torres, Jack and Chispa Turner, Sam and Sandy Underbill, Bill and Ellie Zuhowski, Dennis McCormick, and Fred and Jinny Federici.

Just a reminder to all the Classmates in the local area. Our monthly luncheons are held the second Tuesday each month. In December and June we'll be having our husband-wives luncheon. If your name is not

Walt Roeser hits a 1000 On the eleventh of February this year, Cdr. Walt Roeser, Raven One, was awarded a plaque commemorating his 1000th carrier arrested landing. The officers and men of Attack Squadron 93 pooled their talents and resources to make the silver chromed A-7 CORSAIR tailhook mounted on a mahogany replica of the USS MIDWAY.

Cdr. Roeser graduated from and earned a commission as an June of 1957; since then he has various squadrons flying the S-2

Annapolis Ensign in served in TRACKER,

A-4

A-7

SKYHAWK and

presently the

COR-

SAIR II. Presently he is the commanding officer of VA-93 which is permanently deployed onboard the USS MIDWAY. Cdr. Roeser, his wife Joyce and their four children live in Yokosuka, Japan, the MIDWAY'S homeport.

From Kailua, Hawaii, Buck Rogers described a reunion in early June at "my house here on Oahu. Saw in this month's Shipmate that we missed Craig Barnum and Bob Delashmitt who are apparently stationed at Barber's Point. Maybe next time. Anyway we had a great time and here is a key to the attached picture: rear row, standing: Buck Rogers, Duane Greenhoe, George Robillard, Hal Sommerset, Doug Lowrance, Lee Clark, Bill Hobler, Buzz Beans, Bob

Sarallo, Tommy Sawyer, middle row, standing, Neenie Greenhoe, Debbie Sommerset, Mary Ahce Lowrance, June Beans, Julie Sarallo; kneeling: Marge Rogers, Mary Ashford, Peggy Hubler, Frankie Clark, Mary Lee Sawyer, Mimi Cooper."

Dave Mitchell sent us the following: "Years ago, as our first corresponding secretary, our '57 class column was a problem due to the volume of news. It taxed my limited literary ability in terms of editing into acceptable language, mostly because of the bachelor's bragging and the salty vocabulary. Judging from the last several issues of Shipmate, we now seem to suffer from lack of news. Thought I would provide some scuttlebut. Nan and Mike Giambattista are living in Dublin, Ireland, where Mike is spearheading the overseas expansion of Shaklee Corporation, an organic food and cosmetics firm headquartered in Emeryville, California. Sue and John Russell reside locally in Tiburon from which John commutes via ferryboat to his own real estate oriented company situated in the controversial Bank of America building. Ducky and Ken Peterson live in Hillsborough, a lovely Peninsula community just a comfortable train ride for Ken to his offices at Bechtel.

Sue and Art Wright just arrived in the San Diego area from their 3 year tour of duty in Germany with Art off to command USS ANCHORAGE, his third such challenge. Marty and Bob Cockell are in Australia where Rockets is attending a very selective joint service school. My work and residence is in Berkeley until September 1975, when I will return to school as a Sloan fellow at Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Last bit of news is that Jean and Dan McGlasson are grandparents. Perhaps they are the first? Wonder who will have the first daughter as a midshipman?"

Walt Meukow sent us an article about Dick Kane which in part said: Midland Marine Brokerage of New York, the exclusive agent in the United States and Canada for Malta Drydocks, has appointed Mr. Richard N. Kane as manager. West Coast sales. Mr. Kane, who graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1957, will have his headquarters in San Francisco, Califomia. Midland Marine Brokerage has other offices in

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87 Houston and other cities in Texas. Mr. Kane's appointment was announced by the company's president, Mr. James A. McQuilling. Mr. Kane served as a line officer with the Pacific Fleet for several years. For the past seven years he has been active in the marine industry, both in the sale of major ship components and in the trading and sale of offshore vessels for the oil drilling industry.

Walt also wrote: "Recently accompanied my Ambassador, and the British High Commissioner to Malta, on an ovemight visit to USS FoRRESTAL at sea. Found Dick Meaux (02) entrenched as the resident 'bubble head' attached to CTF60 staff, and Tom Donnelly (13) the Chief Engineer. I might add that his plant was beautiful and impressive.

"Have orders to Washington so any suggestions on how to commit suicide would be appreciatedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;as would any more mundane remarks about schools or housing, etc."

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Pres., Capt. John Poindexter, USN Sec'y, Cdr. Ernest C. Luders, USN 137 Evitt; Court Sevema Park MD 21146 Percent Members: 31 HOMECOMING '75 A small but vocal group attended the Friday night festivities in Dahlgren Hall including dinner in the Midshipmen Wardroom. A muster hst passed around our three tables yielded the following names: Tom and Linda Fleming, Joe Criner, Bruce and Laura Hall, Tom Lamb, Tim and Mary Ann Michels, Art and Carlyn Immerman, Irv and Carol Goto, John Paul Berry and Bilhe Bagwell, Ken and Polly Mitchell, Bill Meisel, Mike and Nancy O'Connor, Dick and Roxanne Kessler, Bill and Gale Simmons, Ernie and Paula Luders. Several more Classmates came to Annapolis on Saturday to watch Navy defeat Syracuse. At the risk of omitting a few names (for which I apologize) here are those I saw at the tailgate party: Gentile Diesing, Van Niman, Fitzgerald, Jones (Bobby), Mooney, Polski, Hanley, Kirkley, Konkel, Mixson, Gibbons, Stubbs and Schaaf. Art Immerman recently reported to the Naval Ships Research and Development Laboratory at North Severn as Asst. O in C and he and his wife, Carlyn, hosted an impromptu get-together Saturday evening at their lovely quarters overlooking the Sevem.

HERE AND THERE Al Caretta assumed command of USS MCCANDLESS ( D E - 1 0 8 4 ) on 3 July at Malaga,

Spain, and by this writing is back in Norfolk. Thanks Al, for a lovely contribution to the 18th Ck>mpany Wardroom Plaque Collection.

Another beautiful plaque was received from Clyde Morris who is OinC of Mobile Support Unit, Det F, U. S. Navy Office, Singapore.

I received a call from Bing Bassett who has left USNA after a three-year tour and is headed for the MAAG at Ankara, Turkey.

January-February, 1976

Bing had an interesting story which is probably unique. Since graduation, Bing and his roommates Jerry Larson, Kip Banta, Jerry Bellows and Mac Baldwin have kept a chain letter going. As the letter makes its rounds (which takes anywhere from six months to a year) the recipient removes his last letter and adds a new one. Currently Jerry Larson is CO of PLYMOUTH ROCK ( L S D - 2 9 ) ,

Kip

is CO of VA-52, Jerry Bellows is Financial Advisor to the city of Boulder, Colorado, and Mac is CO of ELMER MONTGOMERY.

Dick Rogers and family have spent the past three years on the island of Mindanao, Philippines, where Dick has worked for the Dole Company. He is anticipating moving in the near future to Montes Claros, Brazil, where he will be General Manager of the production facility of a new Brazilian company. Dick invites anyone headed for Brazil to look him up at Biobras; R & A Leopoldina, 260; 30,000 Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

As of 6 October the world famous Golden Dragons of VA-192 are commanded by Goldie Goldenstein. The Change of Command took place aboard KITTY HAWK at NS Subic.

The following article appared in the September issue of Corsair II Attack Report published by LTV Aerospace Corp.: "Cdr. James A. Kenney, CO of VA-27's Royal Maces . . . swept team honors in Bombing Derby IX for all West Coast light attack squadrons not on deployment. The Mace leader took one individual title and tied for another, while his team took the Golden Bomb for best performance in A-7E's, and the Black Bomb for best team in all-weather delivery. Cdr. Kenney won the night visual dive bombing trophy for individuals and tied for first in the visual laydown delivery."

Congratulations, Jim! J. J. Seeberger is currently serving at the Naval Air Integrated Logistic Support Center at Patuxent River. J.J., Mel Runzo and myself recently completed a three week Overview Course on Aircraft Design sponsored by the Naval Air Systems Command.

And a short note from Lee Holthaus after a bit of an absence: "After being in the Pacific area since 1970, including over three years as Head of Communication Operations and Plans on CINCPACFLT staff, I am back to the East coast just in time for the Bicentennial.

"I was selected for a year's assignment in the Navy's professional development program and am now with the Office of Telecommunications Policy, Executive Office of the President in Washington, D. C "I am enjoying and appreciating the experience of working with the small staff of super-professionals who support the Director in his role as the President's principal adviser and executive branch spokesman on national communications matters.

"OTP was created by an Executive Order in 1970 and is a vital link in the formulation of an overall policy structure for the United States which enables the executive branch to speak with a clearer voice in concert with industry, the FCC, the Congress and the public. Briefly OTP is the government spokesman in a field wherein technology is advancing in quantum strides and is impacting the psycho-social, economic and political potential of the nation. Among the current major tasks facing OTP is the

formulation of the government's position for the 1979 World Administrative Radio Conference in Geneva, Switzerland where the United States will be required to 'bargain' conclusively for its fair share of the limited radio spectrum in order that national security, government and public transmission requirements can be supported.

"April and I are looking forward to rejoining the active Washington/Annapolis class program."

FAREWELL With Executive Committee elections coming up this month, I plan to step down from the job as secretary that I've held for the past three and a half years. It's been a pleasure and I appreciate the support I've received from the many of you who have taken the time to drop me a line. I hope many more of you will contribute to Shipmate in the future and prevent the empty '58 columns that have appeared from time to time in the past.

'58 IS GREAT!

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Pres., Cdr. Francis R. Donovan USN Sec'y, Cdr. Lloyd Adams, USN 7869 Godolphin Dr. Springfield, VA 22153 Percent Members: 29 CLASS BIZ With the 1975 homecoming behind us, we are reminded that our 20th Reunion is not too far ahead and that plans are already in the making. We want this 1979 event to be the best yet and solicit any ideas or recommendations you might offer. Tentative plans have the Class of '59 holding a dinner dance in the Boat House at the Academy.

Any comments or suggestions?

More immediate to us though is to start thinking about this year, the Bicentennial Homecoming. Again we have rooms reserved at the Annapolis Holiday Inn and will hold them as long as possible, probably until midSeptember for commitments from those of you who want them. Our plans for this year do not call for a class party Saturday evening in Annapolis as we have had for the past years. A '59 party is, however, anticipated in the Washington (DC) metro area.

Again the Executive Committee asks for your earliest commitments to the accommodations and events available. Mid-September is the very latest; contact any member of the Class Executive Committee.

HERE AND THERE Received a very informative letter from Pat Schnauffer that I'm sure he would like to share. Pat and Joni are living in the Seattle area and he writes: "Another five years have passed rapidly since I dropped a line to the corresponding secretary, so I figured that it was time to send in a update from the Northwest contingency. I have been gainfully employed with the Boeing Company since my release from active duty in June 1969. During this time, I have been an instructor at the Flight Crew Training Center, teaching systems and procedures on

88 the B-727 and 737. Other than working with the crews from Delta and the Canadian carriers, the majority of our students are with the foreign airlines. Fortunately, the universal language among the world's pilots is English, as my two years of Spanish just gets me by. I have had the occasion to work with crews from Europe, Africa, Asia and South America. One interesting facet of my teaching career was working with the crews from mainland China, while they were transitioning to the B-707. Although the men did not speak much English and were restricted from traveling, I am sure their stay in Seattle was certainly a memorable one, and I know that we both gained a great deal of insight into each other's way of living. A couple of weekends a month I change into my uniform and head for NAS Whidbey Island, where I am presently attached to VP-69, the Maintenance Officer. We are still flying the venerable PAPA TWO VOODOO (P-2V); however, we are transitioning into the P-3A's this January. While attending the Navy-Washington game with all the grads, my Rise and Shine button attracted a couple of Classmates that I haven't seen since the old days in Pensacola. Frank Orr (19th Co.) is living up near Whidbey and working with Oak Harbor Airlines. He is awaiting a recall from Northwest Orient some day soon. Ben Hold, an old fellow 18th Co. shipmate, has been transferred to NAS Whidbey and is taking over the O-in-C of the station's AIMD. Gail and Ben are presently going through the joys of building and moving into a new house near the base. Jack LaFond is also stationed at Whidbey and is currently the resident Public Works Officer.

With that bit of news, I shall close for now.

If anyone is transferring or visiting the Seattle-Bremerton-Whidbey Island area, Joni and I are living across Lake Washington in Bellevue (206-455-2988) and would like to hear from you or to have you spend awhile with us." Thanks for the news Pat.

MORE '59 PROMOTIONS Congratulations to the new Commander selectees from the Class of '59. To name a few that I recognized: Larry Pizinger, Herb Richter, Lou Wardlow, Mike Cooper and Jim Wheeler.

MOVING ON Some recent orders: Bob Hydinger to CO, ROBERT E . PERRY; Joe Keeley to CO, MARVIN SHIELDS; Cy Nunn to CO, COONTZ; Joe King to CO, CLAUDE RICKETTS; and Ted

Alexander to CO, HEWITT.

RISE AND SHINE WITH '59.

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Sec'y, Dr. Jose Chavez c/o School of Education Dir., Mini-Corps Program San Diego State University San Diego CA 92115 Percent Members: 34 Larry Ryan is CO of the HIGBEE ( D D 806) out of Long Beach, while Tom Curtis is at the Naval Weapons Station, Fallbrook.

Alan Adier is with Fairchild at Edwards A.F. Base. Dave Parkinson is president of Westec, Inc., an environmental planning company in San Diego and Tustin.

Sal Zaccagnino is stationed at Norton A.F.B. and resides in Upland, and he extends a welcome to anyone in the area.

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Pres., Mr. James Traa Corr. Sec'y, LCdr. Kenneth G. Craig, USN 3724 S. Queensgrove Cir., Virginia Beach, VA 23452 Percent Members: 31

Jack McQuade sent us a nice letter updating us on his activities. Jack, after variWASHINGTON AREA ous experiences and duties in the Navy For those living in or planning to be Supply Corps, left the Navy in June 1965. visiting the Wash-Balto-Annapolis area the He went to work for the New York Teleweekend of Valentine's Day, a '59ers Dark phone Company. In 1967 Jack joined Tony Ages/Valentine Party is planned on Satur- Anthony '58 at Erie Technological Products. day evening, 14 Febmary at 7:30 P.M. A In August 1968 Jack went to work for IBM as a Marketing Representative in New York BYOL party will be held in the Partyroom City.

Following several positions in sales of Crystal Towers North—1600 Eads St., and marketing. Jack is now Marketing ManArlington. A nominal $2.00 per person will ager in the Garden City, New York, branch cover ice, mix and the party room. Wives office of IBM. The location is about 5 miles are being asked to bring a favorite hot or from where he was bom—full circle. cold hors d'oeuvres or covered dish! For Jack and Louise were married at the further info contact John Shields, Walt Winn Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Chapel in or Ing Kiland.

April 1962. They have 5 children: Jack (12), Tom (10). Jeanne (10), Jim (8) and ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Kathy (8). The observing reader will note FUND CAMPAIGN the two sets of twins—possibly a class The USNA Alumni Association will soon record! be kicking off its annual fund campaign.

Bob Pirrmann works down the street from This fund raising activity is an attempt to Jack. The McQuades welcome '61ers at reach all alumni of the Boat School to solicit their home at 37 Seaman Ave., Bayport NY support in the continued assistance in main11705 (Tel. (516) 472-3849). Jack would taining various projects in and around the like to hear from Pat Fitzpatrick, Bob Shupe, Academy; among these activities is the conand Ron Carlberg. tinuation of support for the new MidshipHomecoming '75 brought a group of men Activities Center in Dahlgren Hall. A '6lers back to "Boat School" to enjoy the personal appeal will be made to each of you weekend. Gordon Callender was kind enough in the near future by a Classmate who has to send a rejwrt on some of the activities. volunteered to help. This is an effort worthy Gordon and Ann arrived early Friday, witof the support of each of us. nessing Navy's 150 lb. football team cmsh

Columbia. They visited and remarked how splendid the new facilities are—the Nimitz Library, the Rickover Engineering Department, etc. Enroute to the pep rally, they ran into one of the bad guys from the Exec.

Dept., Bill Martin, and Denny Joyce, who is with the FBI. At the reception and dinner Arlie Campbell, Tony Dighton, Bob Graham, John Griffith, Jim Rauth, Art Rimback, Walt Stroback, Ted Langworthy, Gordon and their wives enjoyed themselves, reliving some experiences of yesteryear. Ted Langworthy invited a barrage of rolls to the tables of 1962 by asking if "anyone have any extra rolls." After dinner the D & B Corps and the 6th Wing mids held an impromptu pep rally for the "alums," proceeding from the mess hall to Dahlgren Hall. A shower of confetti and other objects from the mids led Ted and company to retahate and charge into old Mother B. The alumni enjoyed the unscheduled tour through old haunts and chats with the bright, spirited young men who reside therein.

Gordon is on exchange duty with die Army at the Army Coastal Engineering Research Center at Fort Belvoir. Preceding this tour, Gordon was on Guam for two years.

A big event during that tour occurred during the CEC/Seabee Birthday Ball 1974 when Gordon Andrew Callender arrived.

Gordon A. joined Winter (9), and Catherine (4). All are enjoying northern Virginia living after their Guam tour.

Gordon has seen Kent Riffey in the D.C. area. Kent is stationed at Gulfport as Chief Staff Officer of the 20th Naval Construction Regiment. Ginny Riffey was unfortunately visiting Bethesda to have a neck problem treated. We hear the good news that she will be heading home soon. Gordon also saw Ted McClanahan, Frank Aragona, and Jim McConnell—a roommate combination from '60—at homecoming. The Callenders' address is 12600 Harbor Drive, Woodbridge VA 22192.

Get it done with '61!

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Pres., LCdr. John Hewitt, USN Sec'y, LCdr. Howard Pinskey SC USNR-R 1783 Regents Park Road CroftonMD 21114 Percent Members: 34 As reported last month, there is a new address for our column's correspondence.

It is listed above and I would appreciate your marking it down and passing it along to other Classmates so they can keep us informed.

In the congratulating spirit of ^things, I believe our Classmates recently selected for promotion to commander deserve mention.

They include: Ralph Beedle, Steve Chadwick, Fred Lewis, Tony Maness, Pete McCammon, Mike Raggett, Bob Spane, Mike Tiernan, and Steve Todd. The bulk of our year group is not up for selection until '76 or '77 and these named Classmates were selected early. They are in the fine service tradition of our Class. Congratulations again to them and their families.

After a long silent period, Don McNeill writes that he and Barbara and three daughters are living in Pascagoula, Mississippi, Shipmate

89 where he has duty with SupShips. Following a tour in HADDOCK (SSN-621), Don transferred to EDO, earned an MSME at Monterey, went to shipyard duty at Pearl Harbor and then moved to Mississippi.

The VS community is well represented in this issue with news from Bob Kennelly. He is the maintenance officer in VS-38 aboard USS KITTY HAWK. After their return from WesPac in late December he will become the transition training coordinator for the move into the S-3A aircraft. Steve Todd is the PXO for VS-33, Brian Harvey is the Ops Off in VS-29, and Day Ritt is the NATOPS evaluator in VS-41.

John Arthur left Pensacola in mid-75 and joined a squadron in Italy while Lee Madison completed the MPA tour in KnrY HAWK and is now the XO of a ship in

Charleston.

I recently heard from Paul Pendorf who with wife Sandra and four children lives in Virum, Denmark. For the past year Paul has been the president of Pfizer Chemical, Denmark. He has had quite a career with the company and has risen through ten different jobs with the firm on the way to his present assignment. After leaving USNA, Paul received a chemistry degree from the University of Maryland and an MS in management from Rensselaer. In addition he was chosen to participate in the prestigious Presidential Executive Interchange Program.

This program is designed to bring young corporate executives into the Federal government for a year so that a beneficial interchange of information can take place. Paul served in the Environmental Protection Agency with distinction. He has also won numerous business and civic awards and is clearly a man on his way to the top.

I recently returned from two weeks AcDuTra with Commander Carrier Group 4 aboard USS SARATOGA in Mayport, Florida. The airwing was not embarked and the only Classmate I saw was on the beach, Lee Ewert stationed in the Jax area with a squadron. It is always good for us reservists to be back with the actives for a few weeks.

As we start the fourth year of our Peace with Honor, the fate of our MIAs, including Smokey Tolbert, is still unknown. We demand to know their fate!

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Pres., LCdr. Austin E. Chapman USN Sec'y, Mike Shelley 7096 Leewood Forest Drive Springfield VA 22151 Percent Members: 33 Well, friends, '63 is continuing its inexorable climb up the command ladder. On 28 October, Cdr. John Asher relieved as Commanding Officer of USS POLLACK ( S S N 603), ending almost a year in the C O . pipeline. Unless I'm mistaken, John is the first member of our Class to command a submarine or other major combatant. Hearty congratulations!

Congratulations are also in order for Julian Wright, who relieved on 26 July as Officer-in-Charge of the Naval Weather Service Environmental Detachment at Cubi Point in the Philippines. Julian sent in a January-February, 1976

program from the change of command ceremonies; here's a summary of the biographical information it contained: After receiving his wings in February of 1965, Julian flew the A-4 Skyhawk as a member of VA83. From 1966 to 1968 he had two combat cruises with VA-56 aboard ENTERPRISE. For his performance during 189 combat missions over North Vietnam, Julian was awarded 20 Air Medals, 2 Navy Commendation Medals, the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry, and was recommended for the Distinguished Flying Cross. From 1968 to 1970 he was a flight instructor at NAS Meridian, and was selected as a finalist in the 1970-71 White House Fellows program. In 1971 Julian flew the A-6 Intruder in VA-42 and served as the first Administrative Officer of Medium Attack Wing One at NAS Oceana. He attended PG School at Monterey from 1972 until March 1975, where he earned an M.S. in Meteorology. Julian and his wife, the former Dorothy Anne Brantley of Meridian, have one son, Andrew, age 3.

This is a good month for biographies.

Many people have commented that they find Classmates' biographies to be very interesting, so don't be hesitant—send your biography to me now, before you forget! Here's a biography that was received this month: George M. Singer. Married Theda Jo Vaughn 5/4/73. Children (by previous marriage): Raleigh D. Singer 2/20/66; George M. Singer II 1/26/69. Career: 7-9/63 USNA, instructing sailing/seamanship; 9/632/64 Supply Corps School; 3/64-2/65 USS FORT

SNELUNG

(LSD-30),

Asst.

Supply

Officer, Amphibious Wave Commander, Asst.

Gunnery Officer; 3-8/65 Submarine School; 9/65-1/68 Supply Officer, USS FRANCIS SCOTT

KEY ( S S B N - 6 5 7 ) .

Supply

Corps

dolphins. Patrol Pin w/2 stars; 2/68-6/70 COMSUBLANT Staff, Norfolk, Polaris material support; Fleet Transportation Officer; Logistics Officer for USS SCORPION search and research operations. Commended for work with SCORPION Task Force. 6/70 Resigned commission. 8-12/70 Sales training with Memorex Corp., Minneapolis; 1/719/72 Sales Representatvie, Memorex Corp., Kansas City. Computer peripheral equipment sales; 10/72-present Region Sales Manager, Ford Industries, Inc., first in Columbus, Ohio, now in Reston, Virginia. Set corporate production record in Mid-Ohio region, promoted to Northeastern region, with responsibility for all states north of Washington, D.C. Ford Industries is leading suppher of automatic telephone answering and recording equipment, call diversion equipment and other related ancillary products to the telephone industry. Remember the term "memory phone"—you'll be seeing a lot of it during the coming years via the Bell System.

A while back, I asked for help in finding a good, clear drawing of our class crest.

Not long afterward, I received a phone call from Dick Whalen, who had designed the crest when we were plebes. He has now provided the drawing we need for use in future class publications and other materials.

Dick is now

XO

of

USS

ELMER

MONT-

GOMERY (FF-1082), homeported in Norfolk.

As you may remember from his Log covers and other work, Dick is a very accomplished artist. His growing reputation was enhanced by a recent illustrated article about Dick

and his paintings which was published in the Norfolk Ledger-Star. He keeps busy on the weekends painting—usually on commission—naval vessels and other ships and boats. Dick's paintings are now hanging all over the world—many in the wardrooms of the ships they portray. One of his recent works, a painting of USS HOLT towing SS MAYAGUEZ, may soon appear on the cover of a major periodical. If you'd like to contact Dick about his artistic services, his address is 3508 Sandy Point Lane, Virginia Beach VA 23452.

Pete Carrothers has written to keep us up-to-date on his activities. Here's his letter: "Contrary to public opinion, I am alive and currently living in New Jersey. After two years in Omaha mnning the Midwest zone's distribution system for Frito-Lay, the company saw the light and transferred me to the Eastern zone to run distribution. Since leaving the Navy in 1969, we have moved from New Orleans (Proctor & Gamble) to Kansas City (P & G) to Omaha (Frito-Lay), and now we're living outside of Princeton, New Jersey. Nancy and I are looking forward to renewing acquaintances and seeing any Classmates in the area. Our new address is: 8 Cummings Road, Monmouth Junction NJ 08852. Telephone is (201) 329-6093."

Thanks for writing, Pete.

Finally, here some pieces of news from sundry sources. Bob Lyons has left Fleet Weather Center Norfolk and is now XO of a reserve DD in Philadelphia. Roger Glaes is at the Fleet Numerical Weather Center at Monterey. Bill Graves is Administrative Officer at Fleet Weather Center, Suitland. Bruce Webb moved to Annapolis in late October. He flies for Saturn Airiines and will commute to his base in Houston.

Recent issues of Navy Times report that Phil Gubbins has orders to VA-147, Cliff Barney has orders to VS-22, and Dan Koczur has orders to USS JACK. Sonny Langley is working at the national headquarters of the U. S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington. The October issue of Sea Technology magazine reported that Mike Bonsignore has been promoted by Honeywell's Marine Systems Division to the position of Operations Manager for Commercial Marine Systems.

Bear in mind that this column must have your input each month. Let me hear from you soon.

QUALITY—'63.

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Pres.: LCdr. Thomas J. Swartz, USNR Ssc'y. LCdr. James Baumstark, USN USS G. P. LiscoMB (SSN-685), FPO NY 09501 Corr. Sec'y, LCdr. Robert Joyce, USN Candidate Guidance Office USNA, Annapolis, MD 21402 Percent Members: 35 Here we go again. The mail is dropping off a bit, now that homecoming has passed.

How about a few newsy Christmas cards— better late than never.

I received a letter from Larry Myers in October. Judy, Larry, and their two-year-old daughter Nicole, are in Charleston, South Carolina, where Larry is beginning a threeyear residency at the Medical University of

90 South Carolina after receiving his M.D. from the University of Arizona. Following the residency, Larry hopes to become a country doctor so if any of you out there are in the boondocks and need a doctor, let him know. Incidentally, by the time you read this, Nicole should have a new brother or sister.

Larry sends word of Ted Triebel who just received his Masters Degree in Pohtical Science from the University of Washington and should now be in an F-4 squadron at Oceana. Larry also mentioned Don Lutton, who received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Degree from Purdue and is practicing in Hope, Indiana; John Sande, who is flying for Continental out of San Diego and Jerry Julian who works for IBM and operates out of his bachelor pad in Glenham, New York.

Congratulations to Jim McWalters who has been appointed District Manager of the downtown Los Angeles office of Grubb and Ellis Commercial Brokerage Company. Jim and his wife are living in Playa del Rey, Califomia.

A letter from Spence Hall informs me that he, Kathy, and their three children are now stationed in Gulfport, Mississippi, where Spence is Officer-in-Charge of the CUBLANT Equipment Office. He manages all construction and automotive equipment for the East Coast Seabees. Spence sends word that Bruce Wood is out of the navy and working in Nashville, Termessee.

A letter from Rick Beiser informed me of the death of his ex-wife Peggy, who was unfortunately killed in an automobile accident last Febmary. Rick's son Rusty and he live in San Diego where he teaches tactics at ASW School. Rick sent word of several Classmates: Bob (T. M. Link) Easton who is out of the navy, married and living in San Diego; Bob Cepeck and Jerry Bailey who are both in XO tours; Keith Claxton who is out of the navy and living in Palo Alto; Jerry Cusmano who also is a civilian living in Newark, California; and Ward Clark, Larry Probst, Bill Haines and Ernie Smith, all of whom are in XO billets on the West Coast. Our best to you, Rick, and thanks for the letter.

Finally, without being reminded, I realize that I omitted Sas and Bob Johnson from my hst of people at homecoming. And that after all the fine work Bob did to make our tenth reunion last year so successful! Sorry folks!

That does it for now, friends. My best for a great year in '76.

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Pres., LCdr. Sam Dutrow, Jr., USN Sec'y, Rick Brush PMTC (Code 2153) Pt. Mugu CA 93042 Percent Members: 29 Happy New Year! We're off and rolling into a year which is shaping up to be nothing short of spectacular. Already we can look forward to many Bicentennial extravaganzas, another thrilling Olympics, a Presidential Election and the welcome arrival of many new ships and aircraft for the Fleet.

The West Coast's Tenth Reunion was a super gala affair which was celebrated at the home of Gayle and Bill Hancock. Delicious hors d'oeuvres and thirst quenching spirits blended perfectly among renewed friendships and rekindled memories. The majority of Classmates who attended were from Southern California, but there were a few ambitious partygoers such as Bill Hart who tmcked on down from the Naval Weapons Center at China Lake—a mere seven hours, one way! After all was said and done, a great time was had by all and we are all anxiously searching for another excuse to get together in the very near future. Surely we shall succeed.

Received a newsy letter from Don Hailwachs who scribed his endeavors over the past eight years. After receiving his wings at Saufley in September of 66 and P-2 training at North Island, he joined VP-1 at Whidbey Island where he was joined by J. V. "Chicken of the Sea" DeThomas, Jim Tucker and Carl Spangler. In June of 1970 he retumed to the Halls of Ivy (NPGS) at Monterey with such familiar faces as Jim Tucker, J. V. DeThomas, Bruce Kenton and John Burt Don received his masters in aero in June of 1973 and for his academic achievement was rewarded with a one year, unaccompanied tour as Ops Officer of the U. S. Naval Detachment, Souda Bay, Crete (Greece). That area of the world managed to have two wars while Don was there— the Arab-Israel and Turkey-Greece confrontations which resulted in everything from zero activity to 24 hours alerts. Tom Dames passed through once—his hair turning gray from either being overworked or underpaid or a combination of both. Don also saw Skip MacMichael after a wild midnight ride from Souda Bay to Iraklion (3 hrs. by auto) to deliver an op-order. Some of our Classmates who were involved in MIDTRAMID will remember that Don was the MLO (Mid-Liaison Officer) for Souda Bay. All 200 plus Mids were scheduled to arrive by chartered Boeing 720 when the aircraft was refused permission to land by the Greek Base Commander. Luckily, some fast talking by one of Don's alert air controlmen brought the plane down without further incident. A hectic period of bus and helo shuttles followed to place the Mids aboard Fleet units. When the Mids left about a month later at Iraklion Air Base via C - H l ' s , the local natives of the small town of Souda Bay (the naval contingent is composed of only five officers and 70 enlisted) could hardly believe all the activity. After that eventful year, Don was transferred to N A F Andrews on the outskirts of Washington, as Line Officer and US-2B instruction pilot.

There he saw Jerry Plumb, John Coleman and Dick Harris when they passed through every now and then. Last June Don picked up his 15 G's and began work as a Systems Engineer for Simulation Engineering Corporation in Fairfax, Virginia, and moonlighting with VP-2406 at PAX River (Reserves).

For those who would like to drop Don a line, his address is 516 Walker St., S.W., Vienna VA 22180.

Received news from Craig Etka that he has just finished a very rewarding tour as Engineering Officer of USS HALIBUT ( S S N 587). The sub received both the PUC and the NUC and Craig was awarded the Navy

Commendation Medal. Since then, he has been attending graduate school at Scripps Institute of Oceanography where he received an M.S. on Oceanography in June 1975.

Craig is presently finished his fifth and last quarter of school prior to being transferred as

XO

of

USS

HAWKBILL

(SSN-666)

in

Hawaii. Fran and Craig just had a baby boy last Halloween night, and all those at the Tenth Class Reunion in San Diego should be relieved to know that the baby came shortly after the party. Their current address is 10535 Caminito Banyon, San Diego CA 92111.

"Champagne, Anyone?" The Borchers with John and Barbie Coleman (center) The first news and photo from our Tenth Reunion in Annapolis came from Jeanne and Doyle Borchers. They said everyone certainly had a wonderful time (clearly evidenced by the smashing tailgate party outside the stadium!). Doyle is presently the Maintenance Officer of VF-143 (F-14 Tomcat) aboard the USS AMERICA. Their address is 6321 Chestnut Hill Rd., Virginia Beach VA 23462. As I promised last month, I now have Mary and Les Heselton's address which is 12604 Prestwick Dr., Oxon HiU MD 20022.

Everyone please note the new address to send all your news. I am presently the Design Engineer for the Navy's Towed Target Systems (Code 2153) at Pt. Mugu, so anyone who has recommendations for improvement in either air-to-air or surface-to-air targets, please give me a buzz at AV 8737092. Also, if you would like help in housing in the Pt. Mugu/Oxnard/Ventura/Camarillo/Thousand Oaks area, I can assist you as a member of the multiple listing service as a realtor with Rancho Conejo Realty in Thousand Oaks.

That's about it for now. Take care, write soon and we'll see you in March.

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Pres., Capi. Robert L. Spooner, USMC Sec'y, Mr. Robert G. Johnson, Jr. 1205 Prospect, Suite 400A La Jolla CA 92038 Percent Members: 26 Bill Eisenhardt has recently been appointed Director of Student Life at Husson College in Bangor, Maine. Bill left the Duke University staff in Durham where he was Administrative Assistant to the Directors of Undergraduate and Graduate Studies in the Shipmate

91 Department of Education. He was also assistant lacrosse coach at Duke and at Bowdoin College. BiU received his Masters in Education from Duke and is a candidate for a Ph.D. in Counseling and Student Personnel Services in higher education. Bill and his wife Kathy have a daughter, Kristin, and Kve in Hampden Highlands ME 04445. Congratulations to Bill from all the Class.

Spider Day checked in with the big news from Hawaii. Frank announces that he was promoted to Lt.(jg) for the second time in October. He had to resign his commission to take the navy scholarship to medical school. He w^iU graduate with his M.D. from the University of Hawaii in May of 1976.

After his graduation he will start his surgical internship at Bethesda Naval Hospital, and will be on hand for our tenth reunion.

Spider plans a trip across country next June to August and wants anyone enroute to drop him a line at 1617 Keeaumoku St. -1007, Honolulu H I 96822 and he'll try to stop through. In his spare time Frank has taken up jogging with several cardiologists and is up to 16 miles at this WTiting. He fully intends to run in the Honolulu Marathon in December and is shooting for finishing. (Might be a good idea for the rest of us!) the jogging . . . not the marathon.

That's about all for this time. We could use a good report from the East coast, so in your spare time, scratch out a few lines and keep us posted. Warmest wishes to all the Class for a happy holiday and a most successful New Year!

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Pres., Lt. Dave Malema, USN Sec'y, Capt. Edward H. Mills USMC 453 Flying Training Squadron Mather AFB. Sacramento CA 95655 Percent Members: 30

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Pres.. Lt. Dennis E. Blair, USN Secy, Lt. J. Richard Fox USN Dept. of Weapons & Systems Engineering USNA, Annapohs MD 21402 or West Coast news to: L t Don Hill JAGC USN 13320 Lingre Avenue Poway CA 92064 Percent Members: 29

our Supply Corps representatives. Tom further sent news that Liz and Quenton Johnson have just bought a house in E>eerfield after finishing at Harvard. Quenton is working at a bank in Chicago.

Glenn Gottschalk tells me that the 33rd Company was well represented at homecoming. Herman Felger and Wally Peterson are the only ones out of the service although Glenn cannot attest to the whereabouts of Ed Kosky. During homecoming, someone asked how many of our Classmates were still in the navy. I posed the question to our Alumni Association and sat down with the computer printout. The printout, although recent, is not up to date. The only way it gets upnlated is if you write in, someone writes in for you, or your orders are spotted in the Navy Times. I found many classmates still listed as lieutenants junior grade, or first lieutenants. Here's my tally: 835 graduates, 652 (78^*) still in the service, 62 (7.4%) whereabouts unknowTi, 97 (12.4%) out, and 19 (2.2%) have died. Please write in and update the files. Send the information to me (and news for the column) or to the Alumni Association.

Ivan (the Terrible) Williams (formerly VF-143, VF-121, and now VF-124 with a future seat in VF-24), sent a letter in with lots of news. Ivan married Elaine, Lt(jg), NC, in August, so I guess Terrible isn't so terrible anymore. Ivan expects that they will be in San Diego for at least three more years, so anyone in San Diego should drop in and say "hi." H e claims to mix a helluva martini. Elaine and Ivan's address is 6610 La Jolla Blvd., La Jolla CA 92037.

Ivan reports that he and Dick Naoghton are presently transitioning to F-14s for VF24 and Bill Matthews is doing the same for VF-211. Jerry Watson in VF-114 in KrrrY HAWK will transition to F-14s following his present cmise. Dave Nimmer left San Diego for VF-151 aboard MrowAY in Japan. John Anderson is still an instmctor for VF-121 and awaiting orders. Paul McNanghton is an instmctor in the E-2 RAG at Miramar.

John Patton, as almost everyone knows, is flying with the Blue Angels. Jack Hogan is instructing at Pensacola. Jack has recently (late summer) flown a cross-country to Miramar in a Huey. Seems to this black shoe that that is not the way to go cross-country.

Dennis Rifkin was seen by Ivan at Bully's, a San Diego night spot. (Hey Dennis, how about dropping me a line?).

I've recently heard that Dale Hendricks and his wife are the proud parents of their first child. Dale is in Des Moines, Iowa, The mail box was almost empty this recmiting. No other details available. month. I did receive a nice letter from Sara Well, the pen is slowing, it's late, and I'm and Tom Parker. Tom left USNA and the out of mail. If you cannot write, call. My Navy just in time for me to move into his autovon number is 281-3455. This column quarters. Tom has since graduated from the needs your support.

Colgate Darden Graduate Business School rUniv. of Va.) in Charlottesville. Tom is with Travenol Laboratories in the International Manufacturing Division at their corporate office in Deerfield, Illinois. Sara and Pres.. Lt. William H. Newton. Ill, USN Tom are living in Lake Forest, not far from Sec'y ,\lr. Marshall E. Rachmiel the Glenview Naval Air Station. Any Class13800 NE 12th Ave. mates in the area are welcome to drop by for a drink. Sara and Tom's address is 82 N. Miami FL 33161 Corr. Sec'y, Lt. Lanny Hunt, USN Atteridge, Lake Forest IL 60045.

Math Dept. USNA, Tom reports that Jim Farkas also graduated with him from business school and is Annapolis MD 21402 now stationed in San Diego. Jim is one of Percent Members: 28

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January-Febmar>-, 1976

GREETINGS CLASSMATES! God Bless you all in this 200th year of our Nation and Navy. The football team has enjoyed a terrific season and certainly deserves your support for next year.

Eleanor and Larry Plumb sent a nice note from Buffalo, New York. Larry was a non-graduating member of the Class and was recently awarded his M.D. from Jefferson Medical College. The Plumbs were blessed with a son, (Christopher, a year ago and Larry's residency is in family practice.

Thanks for the note Eleanor and good luck to you both.

Baker Smith has been working hard for the junior members of the Alumni Association. In late October, Baker, as a member of the nominating committee, nominated Lt. Mike Ecker USN 7 1 for Trustee-at-Large.

Mike survived the final cut of six, from a slate of 40 nommees. Of these remaining 6, only 4 will be selected to fill the available trustee-at-large slots. For those of you who have been seeking more junior class representation in the Alumni Association, you now have a golden opportunity to select a tmly outstanding candidate in Mike Ecker.

Message orders are current out for: Tom Byrne to USS HULL ( D D - 9 4 5 ) , Mike Gembol to SUBSCOL, Chuck Rieth to USS FRANOS HAMMOND

(FF-1067),

Rich

Rohbins

to

USS BUCHANAN ( D D G - 1 4 ) , Bob Schamus to USS R. E. PEARY ( F F - 1 0 7 3 ) , Tom Smith

to ATKRON 204, and Steve Tinsley to USS JOHN KING ( D D G - 3 ) .

Sarah and Jim HiggiiB send us a letter from Portsmouth NH where Jim's boat, USS BiLLFiSH (SSN-676), is undergoing a yard period. Tag VanWinkle was married 29 March 1975 in Philadelphia. Now he and his bride, Valerie, are hving in Pittsburgh as Tag is a NUC with Westinghouse. Also at the VanWinkle wedding were Jo and Roger Herrman. Resigned from active duty, Roger is flying for a living in Wichita, Kansas. Additional items include Ron Reedy pursuing a Ph.D. in San Diego; and Carole and Mike Morrell are expecting orders to depart Canada this month; they have really enjoyed it there. Jim is Weapons Officer aboard the BrLLFiSH and will be leaving the yards for New London soon. Sarah passes along addresses on the following: Denny Burton, Bob Hartman, BUI Cima, C J. Carlson, Stan Shustak, and Bill Coleman.

Those desiring a current address please call or drop me a line. Thanks for all the information, Sarah. I hope more of the wives and members of the Class of 1969 Women's Club contribute to this columnâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the women's touch is much appreciated.

My very old friend and former track teammate Jim Kenney writes from LakeviUe, Mass. Now out of the Navy, Jim and Mary are located in a big lakeside home while Jim is a technical supervisor for the Negative Manufacturing Division of Polaroid. Jim saw Charlie Schaefer earUer while on active duty. CharUe and Jim were on the Sub School Staff in New London where Jim, befcH-e ending his Navy career, competed in the inaugural SubBase Superstars Competition. Of 23 competing athletes, Jim finished 2nd overall and scored the only maximum point performances in the meet. Jim won his two specialties: the 100 yd. dash in 10.6 seconds, and the long jtmip

92 at 19'2". These are creditable performances by a fellow 30-year-old! BZ and good luck to you, Jim, in your new career.

ANNAPOLIS NEWS! Tina and Tun Molloy gave birth to twin girls, Patricia and Shannon, on 28 October 1975. This brings them to 3 girls and a boy (poor fellow)!

We welcome aboard Bill Brooks for a shore tour, and finally, the 14th Company Officer, Doug Kirk, recently became the owner of a 1967 Ferrari. This purchase by a Classmate makes Doug and me the only Ferrari owners at the Naval Academy. Ciao! and beat Army in 1976!

Bill Chambers, George Mol and Wally Pratt were all flying F-8s on last year's cruise with Jeff. Sue and Steve Wood are stationed at Fort Meade after Steve's graduation from Russian Language school.

engineering to new submarine officers; he (F.P.) plans to leave the navy this summer.

70 Lt. Jon Jensen USN Lt. Jeff Krstich USN Candidate Guidance Office, USNA Annapolis MD 21402 Percent Members: 25

Needle your friends with these

Cheryl and Tom Gutierrez were married September 29th and sent a Christmas card which unfortunately arrived late because of the move. Tom had been flying with VMFA 212 as RIO in Hawaii for IVz years before moving to the 3rd M.A.W., El Toro, shortly after Christmas. Kathy and Duke Dubia first introduced Cheryl and Tom and are also stationed at El Toro. Ed Giambastiani is stationed on USS PUFFER at Long Beach and was seen just before returning to the states.

Steve Bannat wrote from LOCKWOOD which recently changed homeport from Guam to Yokohama. Steve saw Nick Carter at the Admiral Kidd Club in February. Nick is attached to the Fleet ASW Training Center. Pat Slattery is now at the Fleet Combat Director Training Systems Center. Jay Jans is flying helos off

the

KITTY HAWK

and

Boh McPhail recently began a tour at FLT CORGRU One in Coronado. Steve's old roommate, Ernie Davis is the MPA on the DECATUR. Hall Dillon and Steve met in the I I N D Handball Tournament a few months ago. Hall is flying LAMPS helos out of Imperial Beach.

Nancy and Dave Walker are now living in Bowie, Maryland, while Dave is stationed at NAF Andrews with Dave Larson and Craig Silverthome. The Walkers recently moved up from Jacksonville where Dave was stationed aboard USS ROOSEVELT after receiving his wings at Kingsville and masters from the University of West Florida. Nancy and Dave have two sons—Timothy, 4 and Jason, 1—and a new house not far from Jane and Gary Marvin. The Walkers have kept in touch with Peggy and Ben Holt who are living in Del Rey Oaks, Calfiornia, while Ben attends PG School.

Gail, Mark, Jackie and Larry Gretzinger have left Pensacola and are living on base at Lemoore where Larry is flying the A-7E. Ed Fahy and Jeff Lehman are also stationed at Lemoore and living on base. Larry attended SERE school in San Diego and ran into Terry Huff who had orders back to the Naval Academy. Jeff Schott is also flying A-7s at Lemoore with VA-215. Don Westerfield, E^ Ligon and Dick Click are in the squadron next door to Jeff. Tom Perkins,

Heather Click sent the enclosed photograph from Lemoore showing needlepoint designs which may be of interest to many class wives. Information on the USNA emblem may be obtained from: Pat Coffeen, P.O. Box 97, Liana, 93544. Information on the USNA '70 crest and Navy wings may be obtained from: Alex Rust, 2371 Woodacre Dr., Oceanside, 92054.

Alf Roy had the duty again and wrote from VR-30 at Alameda. Alf and Hobart O'Brien are flying DC-8s all over the U.S., Alaska and Puerto Rico and loving it. With a year and a half to go, Alf is sending in applications to various airlines. While passing through San Diego, Alf has seen Scott Douglas who flies S-3s, and Gary Michelson who is in the Loyalty and Obedience Department at Surface Warfare School. Alf is still surfing and is currently ranked 4th on the West Coast in the masters level after competing in the U. S. Surfing Championships this past year. Alf says that he may provide hotel or air taxi service to class members who call him at VR-30, (8) (686)-2321 or (415) 869-2321. Alf, I'm sorry that I can't answer your question about "How's a sailor's life?"

—I've completely forgotten.

Sue Crisp wrote from Charleston with news of her husband, John Crisp, and other class members. John is currently XO on LEADER ( M S O - 4 9 0 ) and will be leaving the

navy on July 31st to attend dental school at the Medical College of Virginia, Richmond. Sue and John became the proud parents of Brian Christopher Crisp last September. Also in Charleston, Sparky Culp had orders to begin Destroyer School this August. Alice and Jerry Guppy have left Charleston and are now in Norfolk where Jerry is aboard L. Y. SPEAR as RadComm Officer. Chet Shorts married Vicki, an Army nurse, last year and they are now both stationed in Pearl Harbor.

Frank Wurst covered the past five years in his letter. After graduation Frank attended Georgia Tech for a year and went on to nuclear power school. Frank and Sharyn are now living in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where Frank's ship, JOHN ADAMS, is undergoing extensive overhaul. G. L Hutcherson is also aboard ADAMS, and he, Pam and Geoffrey are also in Portsmouth. Frank attended a school in New London where he ran into Frank Peacock who is teaching

Brock Allen McMunn We received a couple releases from the Fleet News Center. Jack Dodd is attending the 11-month Test Pilot School at Patuxent River, after being selected while attached to VF-51 at Miramar. Dennis Olsen retumed from a 4-month deployment to Antarctica last March. Dennie is stationed at Point Mugu with Antarctic Development Squadron Six which flew more than 1,000,000 miles during the short deployment. Brock McNunn, shown in the photograirfi, is now an exchange instructor of EngUsh at OCS on Eta Jima, Japan. Carol and Brock were in D.C. for a year while Brock studied Japanese at the Defense Language Institute.

Brock is the second U.S. Naval Officer to teach English at the Japanese Academy under the exchange program through which a Japanese Naval Officer teaches the Japanese language at USNA. In the last column, unfortunately many months ago, volunteers for new Class Officers were requested. To date, only two requests for office, both for Secretary, have been received. Candidates are YA Robeson and Mike Kain. Because of the lack of participation, a general election will not be held at this time. However, class members are requested to indicate their choice for Secretary by notifying the President: Lt. Jeff Schott, VA-215, FPO, San Francisco CA 96601. Voting will close 3 June 1976. Until that time Mike Kain has volunteered to fill in as corresponding secretary. Please notify Mike of recent news at his address given at the column heading.

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Pres.. Lt. (jg) Michael E. McCuddin, USN Acting Corr. Sec'y, ILt. Dan Nelson, USMC 6100 Breezewood Court, # 3 0 2 Greenbelt MD 20770 Percent Members: 23 Shipmate

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Pres., 1st Lt. Joe Glover, USMC Sec'y, 1st Lt. Frank L. Gibson, USMC Marine Barracks SEP GA CO., Box 17 FPO, San Francisco CA 96654 Percent Members: 28 Imagine my surprise in getting a letter from Judy (Mrs. Gary) Smith informing me that she has been inspired to write by finding one of my .Academy-marked T-shirts in Gary's gear. I appreciate the letter and I want you to be assured that it was just the laundry service, Judy, just the laundry service.

Good old T-shirt swiping Gary just returned from his thirteen-month tour in Okinawa after spending part of that time on die USS MOBILE (LKA-115) evacuating refugees. Back on the home front Judy eamed her masters in English at Rutgers.

The Smith family can now be found at Camp Pendleton and would enjoy a letter from Wally Gavett and Dean and Mary Flatt.

Judy also sends word that Kris and Rick Stringer can now be located in Providence, Rhode Island, where Rick will be attending Destroyer School.

John Nugent finally forgave me for one of my earUer articles and sent some more news. It seems as if, of all places, Keflavik, Iceland, has become a haven for misplaced "72ers. John holds down the job of Training Officer at the Marine Barracks with Scott Bordernd as Guard Officer. Lathan Waters and Nick Brownsherger are also there with VP-16. To quote John: "Beautiful country, beautiful blonde women, much outdoor activity of all sorts." Hm-m-m?

Judy and Keith Jewell word on 15th Company types: Keith is flying LAMPS Helos in HSL-32 in Norfolk. At this time he should be in the Med on the USS AINSWORTH

(FF-1090).

John Welch is on the submarine BLUEFISH (SSN-675) stationed in Norfolk. Bill Gregoryis at NFO School in Pensacola. GJeorge Peterson is flying COBRAS out of MCAS, New River. Michael Hedrick should be in big time now in D.C. as the Admiral's aide.

Bo Caldwell is still at Camp Pendleton, working in Data Processing. Mike Vogt is flying A-6s out of Oceana, Va. Paul Martin is flying Twin-Engine Huey's at MCAS, New River. Chock Wiegand might possibly be on the MILWAUKEE ( A O R - 2 ) but no word

has been received recently.

Next on the agenda—a wedding. Bill Edwards married a fellow Marine officer, Linda Alice Essex, on September 27 at the Academy Chapel. Linda, formerly stationed in D.C., is now at Camp Lejeune where Bill is stationed. An A-R-U-U-UGH to all.

And word from Skip Wheeler on two more recent marriages: "I am currently finishing up my initial sea tour on LAWRENCE ( D D G - 4 ) , where I've

been Comm, CIC and Navigator for nearly three years. Having received my Surface Warfare designator, I'll be detached from the LAWTIENCE in August and move out to Monterey and PG School, via a month long honeymoon through the British Isles with my January-Febmarv. 1976

new bride, Ginny, who is a sister of my old 4th Company roommate. Rick Gilbert. Rick just got married himself, to Suzy, and is in the process of moving from San Diego, USS BERKELEY (DDG-15), to USNA, History Department. Al Thomson is aboard the LAWRENCE now and was my rehef as CICO. He split-toured from the WILSON when it was decommissioned last year."

Greetings to the 13th Company types from civilian-type Classmate Don Taylor.

Don graduated from college this past year and is working on his goal of being accepted to the Marine Air Program if he can recuperate fully from some soccer injuries.

If so, Don says we can expect him back in January or March at OCS. Don and Diane are also looking forward to a new addition to their family.

Linda (Mrs. Dave) Vaughn was kind enough to drop me a line: "After many months of nearly empty '72 columns, and many more attempts to get my husband to write, I finally decided to give it a go myself. Dave and I are stationed here in Kingsville where he is a basic jet instructor with VT-23. We are also the proud parents of a daughter, Jeimifer Lynn, born last September. We get together frequently with other members of the Class also stationed here. These include Jean and Dan Davis (instructor), Chris S. Heath (instructor), and Grep Papin also an instructor. Paul Donahue is also here in Kingsville as a student pilot.

"Moving out of Texas there are several people we know 'bits and pieces' on. Sharon and Mike Vogt with daughter Jennifer (bom June 1974) are stationed in Oceana, Virginia, where Mike flies A-6s. Diana and Ted Norris are in Jacksonville, Florida, where Ted is going through the RAG to fly A-7s.

"Colleen and Paul West are still in Charleston, South Carolina. Marge and Tom Sizemore are in Morgantown, West Virginia, where they are awaiting Tom's medical degree from the U. of W. Va. Medical School and the arrival of the httle Sizemore.

Jeannie and Glenn Kaden are in Oceana, where Glenn is a helo pilot. They, too, are expecting.

"All of us stationed down here would welcome any passerby—^we're on Mexico's back doorstep! Drop in any time."

Thank you, Linda, Judy Smith and Judy Jewell. Help from the ladies is much appreciated.

Bill Glass writes from the Citadel where he brings a bit of real Navy to young NROTC aspirants. Mike Clawson will soon be joining him there to teach freshman Naval Engineering.

And he continues: "Denny Hansel now has a new job as flag Lieutenant for COMCRUDESGRU 2, a Charleston Based Command. Bob Masfon, aboard the JOSEPH HEWES ( F F - 1 0 7 8 ) , will

leave in December to take over as OPS Officer at NUSC in Newport. Donna and Dick Swanson became proud parents of a daughter, Laura, in July. Dick will soon take his Nuke Exam and move on to SSNs." Thank you. Bill. I hope you and Nancy enjoy this bit of shore duty.

Recent correspondence with Joe Glover gave indications that we're finally working

on organizing our class structure. Expect to receive a class bulletin soon explaining where we stand now concerning class organization, finances and projects, wbat we have to look forward to, and soliciting your suggestions.

Dave Coleman, Fred Semko and Dale Sugg are all stationed aboard the USS BIGELOW ( D D - 9 4 2 ) out of Mayport, Florida.

Dave has orders to relieve Robbie Robertson as Comm Officer for DESRON 14.

Robbie is going back to USNA to teach.

Dale is slated to move from First Lieutenant to DCA on BIGELOW in the near future.

I have orders to go to DESRON 24 as OPS Officer. Heard from Allen Swisler who is back in the USA from his three year toiu" in Athens, Greece. He is slated to report to tiic USS CALIFORNU after COMM School.

Fred's letter also included a clipping with some sad news for us all.

Classmate Rich Been was killed in an accident in August when the arresting wire on the USS ROOSEVELT snapped as he was

bringing his F-4 in for a landing. Hondo's death is a tragic loss for us all. I have received notice that friends of Rich are establishing a memorial. I will pass on any information as I receive it.

That's all I have for now. Keep the letters coming in, they help a lot.

73 Pres., Lt.(jg) Steve Ingram USN Sec'y, Lt.(jg) John F. Kennedy USN USS W H I P P L E ( F F - 1 0 6 2 )

FPO San Francisco CA 96601 Percent Members: 50 Happy New Year, '73ers. Hope the new year found each and every one in great shape. The Navy Birthday MIDPAC diningin at Pearl Harbor found '73 in rare form.

Brad Knutson, John Kelly, Joe Suchy, Dave Lucas, Dave Maresh, Ron Bowman and Jim Moseman were just a few of the Surface Force '73ers present. I haven't heard much from any other Classmates in the area. Drop a line if you have any news. Dean Brown has quite a bit to say from the '73 flyboys and men in green. Take it away, "Dino"— MARINE HELICOPTER TRAINING SQUADRON 301 Marine Aircraft Group 16 3d Marine Aircraft Wing, FMFPac Marine Corps Air Station (Helicopter) Santa Ana, Califomia 92710 Dear Shipmates, First, a hearty thanks to "DINO" for keeping us so well informed over the past months. It does take time and I would venture to say most of us receiving Shipmate, make our class legend the first stop in reading.

A past issue expressed an input from our marines on the scene, Ron "rico" (not the rum folks) Ruescher and J.J. "one brow" Dicks. However, nothing has come to pass and I'm sure as they both have finished the Rag in Yuma, and shpped slowly into Beaufort, S.C. Updates are necessary on the Hollywood Marines.

I've had a few chats with some squids in the area so will try and pass on some news. . . . Rick Elliott, our number one grad.

94 is now at USC for a two-year hitch as a graduate student. The government mails him his checks so he's living a normal civiUan life. J. J. Parus is in San Diego and hasn't moved from his PG boat. At last count, J. J. had 69 days leave on the books . . . not by choice. He loves those 7-day work weeks. Bob Hartling is hving in Long Beach and really enjoys surface line. Harts looks the same and is looking at the Navy in long terms. Carl Ransburg and his wife Anne are a weekend family. Their home is in San Diego and Carl's ship is in Long Beach. Quite a haul but for a true steamer . . . an easy trip (or voyage). A belaited Congrats to Pat Brignola and his new wife Libby, as they were wed in the Annapolis Chapel.

John Dailey, in advanced helicopters, should get his wings early in the year. John may be looking at other plans too but no mention of marriage will be made yet and especially that it might be Joan . . . again.

I ran into Ken Calise sometime back in Yuma as he was there for training with his squadron. He tells me Bob Brathuhn and his wife Bonnie are doing well in Oceana and that Bob loves these fox-fours.

Oeleste and John Seaberg are doing quite well also. Sorry no particulars. Beth and Scott Hendrickson are there in Norfolk.

I've tried to get in touch with them but to no success.

Personally, I'm doing fine. Here in Santa Ana flying the CH-46, I enjoy CaUfornia life. Hope this finds everyone else in fine health and wish you all a Merry Christmas or Happy New Year which ever comes first . . . NOT BOTH. Thanks for the info, Dino. Let's hear something from the East Coast Surface Force! Get those cards and letters rollmg in.

And Take Care.

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Pres., Ens. George Yacus, USN Sec'y, Ens. Mike Chaplain, USN USS ROBERT E . PEARY (DE

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FPO San Francisco, CA 96601 Percent Members: 43

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Pres, Ens. Craig R. Quigley USN 1250 5th Ave., Apt. 505 Chula Vista CA 92011 Sec'y, Ens. Steve Hubbard USN 1121 12th Street Laurel MD 20810 Percent Members: 43 Howdy from the beautiful Newport resort area, here in the great state of Rhode Island.

Quite a few of our Class have been basking under the lights of our SWOS classrooms during the day and watching it tum dark outdoors before 1700 each afternoon. I received a letter from Wayne Bergman concerning fun times at SWOS during the Autumn. Parts of his letter are as follows: "My intent in writing was to inform you of the success a few of us had in getting together a touch football team and playing in the base league here. Many of the members were from the previous class (July-

October), myself being the lone member from this present class (September-December). Paul Gregory rounded up a select group of ensigns to play on this team and not knowing the potential of many shipmates here, we ended up fielding a majority USNA team. We had a few participants from other source programs and they played equally well, helping to bring our team as far as we came.

"We were a proud group, though thought to be by many not too impressive; of course with luck we drew the base champions (for each of the 4 previous years) to test our skills in the first game. After getting by them, we followed with 9 straight victories and ended the season as the new base champs, scoring 35.6 points per game while allowing only 8.8 in return. A change of luck found our bid for post-season play halted since all but one player was lost through SWOS graduation and their subsequent reporting to fleet units.

"I would like to give the names of these guys and wish them all continued luck, hoping their trophy cases fill up. Our offense was led by Paul Gregory and consisted of Paul Northrup, Mark Klett, Mike McDermott. Bob Bums, George Windsor and Tom Gilchrist. Our impressive defense was captained by Roger Connell, and his mates were Rod Repka, Wayne Bergman, Bob Brown, Mike Maynard, George Siragusa, C. C. Adams, and Chuck Byrnes (USMA, '75), Scott DiMaieo (Villanova '75), Larry Breiten (UCLA '75), Ted Perry (Dartmouth '75), and Walt Wildeman."

Thanks for the note, Wayne, It's interesting to note that one of the teams which fell to the Champs was from the USS ADROFF and was led than by none other than LCdr. Frank (Form-two-it) Hewitt USN '67, C O .

Another interesting note picked up from the Newport Base paper is that the second place team (previous champs) went on to the district competition and won the tide with a 3-0 record, although they couldn't advance to higher competition because of professional commitments. Tough luck, guys, and a hearty "great job."

Wayne also announces with great joy that he is now engaged to Miss Karen (K.C) Henry, a Hood College gal from Cleveland, with wedding bells due to toll on 17 April 1976. Congratulations Wayne and K. C !

Keith Zwingelherg has started Med School at the University of Arizona, which is pretty good considering that he majored in oceanography. Dale Bateman is in Okinawa and Mark Lambright is in Rota, Spain. Both are in the Naval Security Group.

Also received was a letter from Bill Daley describing the trials and tribulations of line in the air community. It must be tough basking in the Southern Sunshine while we Greyhounds are facing Narragansett's icy winds and rain from the bridge of a YP. But then w all know who is in the real navy!

From Bill: "The days started becoming longer around 7 July. It was then that my first shock came concerning flight school . . . there were no more bi-planes or white scarves! This was of little concern, since everyone was soon busy taking tests and trying to swim. Mainside lasted four weeks but was not all work.

With the likes of Mark Lunny and Rich Rollins racing down Navy Boulevard, there was never a dull moment. Grant Begley and Gary Strul, the duty NFO types, were busy worrying about navigation and Chris Mortonson kept everyone happy with a constant supply of his hometown beverage —Milwaukee's finest—Schlitz. (Chris is getting married to Miss Colleen Sulhvan on 20 December.) Tom Frey drove his new Honda 750 all the way to Pensacola from John Knight's wedding in California. Don Burks and Mike Groothousen are also enjoying life at Mainside.

"For the aviator types the next stop was scenic Sauffley Field. We all did battle with the T-34B for about four weeks—some successfully and some not. Tony Cenci was hot stick of the week and received his award at the cutting ceremonies. Most were happy to get on to their selections, however, and jets took the crowd. NAS Kingsville has Wildman Lunny, Rich Rollins and his rundown Porsche (maybe it's still somewhere on I-IO, dying!), and Chris Mortonson (alias Pooh Bear). Off to NAS Chase, at Beeville, went Don Burks, Mike Groothousen, Tom Frey, and Tony Cenci. The best deal was NAS Meridian, which doesn't quite five up to its bad reputation if you don't mind cows for neighbors. The crowd here is a big one including Charlie Lasko, Bill Garrett (and wife—proud parents in April), Clay Absher, Ward Fogelsanger, Rick Lindsay, and Bill McKee (both of whom are forsaking BOQ hfe for some BAQ), Doug Schlafer, and myself.

Scouting reports from subsequent classes indicate that Tom Hill and Dennis Stone, along with their wives, have opted for jets.

Stu White is a helo jockey and busy playing flag football for Sauffley Field. Recent arrivals at Mainside are Mark Milliken, Mike Langley, Scott Anderson, Hurley Lutz, T. J. Reilly, Steve Laabs, and the Diantonio brothers.

Others in the area include Joe Matyskiela, Jim Gibson, Brian Balko, Mark Lindsey, and Dennis Sullivan (who was last seen trying to find the cap that he threw at graduation).

Mentionable are: George Chegin, a steamer on TAD (currently busy attending Navy football games), and Bob Sweeney who starts NUC School at Orlando in December.

For most of us the schedule is full, but weekends are still reserved for fun. TTie Tiki Lounge at P-cola Beach was a favorite hangout during the warm months. Lunny and I plan to open a Tiki II in Virginia Beach, if and when we get there. (Won't make any cash, but the cheer, will be free!!)

After returning from a hop the other day I overheard one of our illustrious jet jocks comment, 'Good gosh, it sure beats working for a living.' Anyway, keep 'em steamin', divin', flyin', or whatever else they do.

BEAT ARMY! . . . and have a beer!

"P.S. I have more info on many steamer types, but in the interest of service rivalry, I'll let them tell their own lies."

Thanks for the SitRep, Bill, and Congrats to Chris and Colleen, the Knights, Hills, Stones, and especially the Garretts. Hope all is well with everybody and that you'll drop a line to me and the Class.

Keep cool and best wishes for 1976.

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Chapter News ANNAPOLIS Lt. James E. Dolan, USN Seamanship & Tactics Dept.

U.S. Naval Academy Annapolis MD 21402 The Annapolis Chapter met on Wednesday, 12 November, to hear RAdm. Robert W. McNitt, USN (Ret.) '38, Dean of Admissions at the Naval Academy, discuss the selection process for applicants to the academy. To better understand the admission process from the applicant's viewjroint, RAdm. McNitt joined a group of high school students taking College Entrance Examination Board Scholastic Aptitude Tests some time ago and then wondered whether he could secure admission with his math score! A minimum of 5(K) on the verbal test and 600 on the math is considered necessary, although other factors such as rank in high school class, recommendations from school officials, and extra-curricular activities are given heavy weighting. With the academy curriculum designed for a math/science background, particidar attention is paid to the high school transcript to determine whether the student is prepared for college level work in these fields. In addition, preparatory school work and the possibility of siunmer courses for midshipmen who are not doing well in a particular field can be recommended.

The annual Christmas function was held at the Alumni House on Wednesday, 10 December, and the new year wUl be welcomed in on 14 January when Capt. Robert D. McWhethy, USN (Ret.) '42, vice president of the chapter, will discuss sailing at the Naval Academy and on the Bay.

ATLANTA Mr. Joseph H. Waterfill ED 2670 Dellwood Dr., N.W. Atianta GA 30305 The Atlanta Chapter was well represented at homecoming this year and at the Naval Academy Tmstees Meeting immediately preceeding the weekend festivities.

The homecoming contingent from Atlanta spread over thirty-three years of classesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; from '32 to '62: Virgmia and Dick Craighill '32; Anne and John Jay '35; Michele and George Griffith '45; Carol Sue and Jun Ravenel '45; Dick Daly '53 and date; Marilyn and Carl McCallum '60; and Wendy and Tom Brandon '62. Our former and beloved Secretary, Roger Carlquist '48. and his beautiful wife Amante were there, too . . . Atlanta's loss is Rockville, Maryland's gain. And, last but not least, our newlyweds, Trina and Steve McDonald '65 were very much there, celebratmg that big tenth! Everyone had a great time and got home safe and sound.

Jim Ravenel, President of the Atlanta Chapter, attended the Naval Academy Board of Trustees meeting on behalf of the Atlanta January-Feb

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Chapter, and, as it turned out, represented the Class of '45, too, since no others from '45 were present. It was a most enlightenmg meeting.

It will all be history when this goes to press but we are looking forward to a record crowd in Atlanta for the Navy-Georgia Tech game and festivities. The Atianta Chapter is entertaining the Official Party from the Academy including the Superintendent, the Commandant, the Athletic Director, the Board of Athletic Control, their staffs and wives at Carol Sue and Jim Ravenel's home the night before the game.

Immediately following the game the Atlanta Chapter will sponsor a "no host" cocktail party and reception in the main ballroom of Stouffers Atlanta Hotel, just a short walk to the east from the Stadium.

Also featured at the reception will be a Mixer for all the Midshipmen attending the game. Carol Sue Ravenel has made arrangements to have a bevy of Southem Belles there for the Mids . . . oh, to be young again!

luncheon meeting which was held at the Union League Club in Chicago on 9 October 1975. The election of new officers was

Chicago Chapter Officers. Don Liss '57, secretary; Mike Bemgard '49, vice president; Jim GiUman '56, president; and Jim Gierucki '69, treasurer

BOSTON Capt. Tom Suddath USN (Ret.) 3 Spindrift Lane Cohasset MA 02025 Noon-2nd Tuesday M.I.T. Faculty Club The October meeting of the U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association of Boston was held at noon on 14 October 1975. The newly elected president, John McCaffrey '51, presided. The guest speaker was Capt. Roy Davis, USN '47, Chief of Staff of the First Naval District. The subject of his discussion was Chile, an area in which he was serving as Chief of the Military Assistance Advisory Group during the take-over of the Allende govemment by the military juntas. His observations were most interesting and his remarks objective and to the point.

Present were: Harry Ingram '22, Alex Padis '45, Walter Toner '43, Al Doherty '61, J. McCaffrey '51, Ray Davis '47, T. H. Suddath '38, Robert H. Wescott '37, S. Pullen '22, A. Goodhue '32, L. D. Price '30, R. G. Gillette '31, W. Cuzner '27, W. J. Daly '41, and guests BGen. James A. Lamphier, USAR (Ret.) and Vic Stevens, Navy Blue and Gold Coordinator for New England.

CHICAGO Mr. Don Lisa, Patent Counsel Automotive Products Division MOTOROLA, INC. O'Hare Plaza 5725 East River Rd. Chicago IL 60631 The Chicago Chapter of the USNA Alumni Association got off to a mnning start for the new season with its first

Four members from senior classes at the Chicago meeting. Standing: Gordon Buchanan '22 and Joel Ford '32. Seated: Dave Goldenson and Charles Silsbee, both '25 announced as follows. President: Jim Gillman '56, Vice President: Mike Bemgard '49, Secretary: Don Lisa '57 and Treasurer: Jim Giemcki '69.

The guest speaker for the limcheon meeting was Bob Herguth, the well-known columnist for the Chicago Daily News who presented an interesting discussion followed by a question and answer period on the trails and tribulations of preparing a daily column for a major newspaper.

Those in attendance were: Doug Nankerais '46, Oliver Hallett '47, Jack Bailey '44, Charles Silsbee '25, Jim DeFrancia '63, Walt Rose '45, Jack Wilner '53, Laveme Brown, Jr. '45, Jim D'Orso '52, Gordon Buchanan '22, Robert Kuhng '49, Don Lisa '57, Mike Bemgard '49, Rich Babcock '46, Rich Pollock '70, Len Wass '64, Roger Drew '51, Elroy Sandquist '44, Joel Ford '32, Jim Gillman '56, Robert McCarthy '45, Dave Goldenson '25, Jim Giemcki '69, Robin Mc Glohm '51, and Bob Herguth.

96 CONNECTICUT LCdr. Charles Blount USN U. S. Naval Submarine School Code 21 Box 700 Groton CT 06340 A/C203 449-3515 Quarterly, in different parts of the state In September a new approach to chapter meetings was tried. Those who could afford the time met at the beautiful golf and country club in New Britain for an afternoon of golf before getting down to business.

Everything was perfect except the one factor beyond the control of any of us.

The rain held off until everyone had gotten out onto the course, had a few cuts at the ball and had had their appetite thoroughly whetted for more action.

From the stories being told by those coming in off the course, many of us have lost the knack of control of that little pellet through lack of practice. Birds, trees and even low flying planes were hazarded.

Following a beautiful dinner at the clubhouse a meeting was held in which VAdm. John Tyree was succeeded as president by Capt. H. E. (Buck) Miller. Elected Vice President was Dan Donovan of Hartford, and Charles Blount of New London provides south-state an active balance to the slate as Secretary and Treasurer.

A busy year is anticipated by the newly elected officers (it always is) starting with a luncheon meeting in New London on December 12th.

Any alumnus in the state of Connecticut not a member of the Connecticut Chapter is urged to write the Secretary as soon as possible at the address above. Spread the word.

KITTYHAWK (Dayton, Ohio) Mr. J. M. Gallagher 294 Cherry Dr. Centerville, OH 45459 Monthly, days vary O Club, Wright-Patterson The Kittyhawk Chapter held its November luncheon in the Daedalion Room at WrightPatterson Air Force Base Officers' Club.

Col. Bill Haidler, USAF '50, Dean of the School of Systems and Logistics, Air Force Institute of Technology was the guest speaker.

Those attending the November luncheon were: H. Wes Burnett, Jr., Cdr USN (Ret.) '43; Mr. Nicholas E. Davis '48; Dr. Robert B. Weaver, LCol. USAF (Ret.) '49; Mr. Thomas H. Saltsman '40; LCol. John E. Allen USAF '51; LCol. Dickey L. Blatz USAF '51; Dr. C J. Bridgman '52; James F. Link, LCol. USAF (Ret.) '52; Col. WUliam A. Lusby USAF '52; Col. Jo Brendel USAF '54; Col. C Walter Deppish USAF '54; LCol. Robert E. Dunne USAF '54; Col. Rano E. (Gene) Lueker USAF '54; Col. Wesley A. Newsome, Jr. USAF '54; LCol. Robert Binish USAF '55; LCol. William W. Welch USAF '55; LCol. George Mushalko USAF '56; Mr. James M. Gallagher '57; LCol. William E. Hodge USAF '57; LCol. William G. Fohrman USAF '58; LCdr. Richard C Antolini USN '60; Mr. Gary R. Adams '63; Mr. Thomas L. Selden '63.

On I November a group of members journeyed to see the Notre Dame game.

Everyone had a wonderful time and thought the team played a great game. A special thanks goes to LCol. Wilham E. Hodge USAF '57, for providing the transportation in his fantastic recreational vehicle. Those who went with LCol. and Mrs. Hodge were: Col. John H. Axley USAF '53; LCol. and Mrs. Robert E. Dunne USAF '54; Maj. and Mrs. Jerry P. Masterson USAF '56; LCol. and Mrs. George Mushalko USAF '56; Mr. James M. Gallagher '57; Maj. and Mrs. Charies D. Jenkins USAF '60.

The 12th annual Army-Navy TV party at the Wright-Patterson Officers' Club was planned for 29 November

LOS ANGELES Mr. James R. Simsarian World Trade Center, Suite 370 USNA Alumni Association Los Angeles 333 South Flower St. Los Angeles CA 90017 (213)628-3157 1976 PROGRAM Installation of Officers— Sir Michael's Febmary 18 Navy Night—Allen Center March 17 Open April 21 Aerospace Night—SAMSO Officers Club May 19 Plebe Night—^AUen Center June 19 June Week West—Class January 21

Reunions—QUEEN MARY

July-August Vacation September 15 Varsity Night—Allen Center October 20 Open November 17 Army-Navy Joint Meeting December Vacation All alumni in the Los Angeles basin are cordially invited to attend all our functions.

Please call the Chapter office for reservations and additional details, and to place yourself on our mailing list.

The Chapter goals for the year include a doubling of the membership, publishing of a local directory, a bigger and better June Week West in the QUEEN MARY, and the establishment of a Los Angeles affiiliate for the Navy Football Network. In addition to the monthly meetings we will continue to support the Blue and Gold Program in this area, and to provide the coveted Outstanding Midshipman Awards to the USC and UCLA NROTC units. Section-level activities are expected to continue their growth, and we will also provide support and assistance to local class functions. Anyone interested and willing to help out on these projects should contact the office. In particular we need class representatives to help promote June Week West.

Our nominating committee is busily scratching around for a slate of officers and three directors for next year, but are also very open to hearing from volunteers. If you can devote some time to the Chapter, or know comeone who can volunteer, call Russ Simsarian or Knox Perrill today.

Next year's program is well laid out, in draft form, thanks to Tom States' advance planning. We now need some "Action Officers" to implement specific details to make it all hannen. We have tried to do a staff job that will "relieve the few" and if we get some help, no one person will have an overload to accomplish. If you can help do something call Tom State, Bob Cunning-

ham, or the Chapter Office soon. Thanks for the tremendous support from so many this past year; we hope next year will be even better.

The first-ever Westside Section party was beautifully hosted by Bob and Naomi Greenley ('50) at their sumptuous home in the hills above Brentwood on November 9.

Such a good time was had by all that a repeat performance has been scheduled for Sunday, April 4 (5-7 P.M.). Stan and Lillian Zipser ('46) have graciously volunteered their home at 808 Thayer in Westwood for the occasion.

In attendance at the Greenley's were: Larry and Evelyn Grannis '21, Knox Perrill '26, Ed and Karen Ecklemeyer '27, John and Olive Thomas '35, Bob and Sally Gulick '39, Les and Joyce Skidmore '42, Walt and Ginny Stevens '43, Marvin and Lorrame May '44, Bob and Shirley Fredericks '47, Jack and Betty Bamch '48, Dean Strong '53, Galen and Judy Doane '59 and Bob Cunningham '59 (Chapter Pres.).

NEW YORK Mr Albert W. Crowell 3 Charbeth Lane Westport, CT 06880 Noon—3rd Tuesday NYU Club/Williams Club It is with great regret that the New York Chapter reports the death of one of its most active members. Professor John J. Evans of Brooklyn College. Professor Evans was an honorary member of the New York Chapter, but his interest in the navy and the Naval Academy for over 30 years was unique. A member of the 1935 Penn State varsity football team, he was nommated as an AllAmerica guard that year, then coached at the school. With the beginning of World War II he was assigned to the Naval Academy where he worked with RAdm. Tom Hamilton, USN (Ret.) '27 in organizing the physical fitness and athletic programs used at all naval pre-flight bases. He later became a Blue and Gold information officer for Naval Academy candidates in the New York area and helped nearly 200 young men gam admission to the academy. In 1959 he received a national award from the Naval Academy Association of New York as "Naval Man of the Year."

After the summer recess the New York Chapter resumed its monthly third Tuesdayof-the-month luncheons in September at which the speaker was RAdm. Bob McClinton, USN '48, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command. In October Adm. Jack McCain, USN (Ret.) '31 gave a rousing talk and in November Rip Miller discussed the Naval Academy athletic situation.

OMAHA Mr. Omar C. Keller 5003 Western Dr., RED 4 Fremont N E 68025 1130 Third Tuesday Omaha Chapter met for its monthly luncheon on Tuesday, 22 October, at Kenny's Restaurant. Present were: Pres. Joe Malec, Jr. '55; James Richardson '45; Jack Diesing '67; Mike Sullivan '62; Lou Dittmar '51; E. E. Flesher '61; Ira Hughey '57; Shipmate

97 Jim Gardner '47; Bob Montross '54; Lee Cuder '59; and Omar Keller '41.

The Omaha Chapter has now been organized for one year, and we do feel that we are going to make it permanent. Problems, yes, but all small ones Plans were laid for an Army-Navy Game Party to be held at Offutt AFB O Club on game day, with full expectations that Blue and Gold will triumph.

Election of officers was in order, with the following results: President: Raymond J. Howell '59, Vice President: John D. Diesing, Jr. '67, Sec'y-Treas.: Omar C Keller '41.

ORLANDO Capt. James W. Conger USN (Ret.) 200 Maitland Ave., Apt. 189 Altamonte Springs F L 32701 1130—2nd Friday. Sept.-June NTC O Club The October 10th luncheon was graced by the attendance of many of the members' wives. Highlight of the meeting was the enthusiastic response and unanimous approval to provide a continuing subscription of the Naval Institute Proceedings to the Winter Park Senior High School. Captain Glen R. Cheek USN, new NTC commander, attended and became an associate member of the chapter. Also, Captain BUI Fisher USN, new RTC commander, gave us some interesting insights into the latest plans for admitting young ladies to USNA. Those attending: Dave and LilUan Rau '22, Paul Martin "23, John and Clare Gallaher '26, John Rhodes '26, Earl and Elizabeth Piper "27, Bob and Eunice Rice "27, Martin and Tonie Stone "27, Swede Norgaard '28. E. N. Dodson '29, Cappy and Bea Kohr "29, Harry Smith '30. Harry Yokes '30, Joe and Irene Flynn '31. Amie and Becky Schade '33 (visiting from Port Charlotte), Mike and Mary Agnes Sellars '34, Moe and Thelma Vose '34, Dick and Dorothy Jack '35, Bill and Rutii Rossell '35, Bill Davenport '36, Jim and Virginia Marks '38, Dick Laning '40, Jerry and Betty Ball '41, Jack and Jeaime Beardall "41. Jim Conger "42, and Sims '45, Tom and Audrey Utegaard '45, Bob and Ruth Finlay "46. Louis Branch '49, Bill and Lucille Fisher '52, Jim and Barbara Forte '54, and Glen Cheek, associate member.

PENSACOLA

PITTSBURGH

Cdr. H. J. McRoberts, USN (Ret.) 2371 Bayou Blvd.

Pensacola, FL 32503 Noon—4th Friday Mustin Beach O Club

Mr. Brian D. McKenzie 1776 Hedwig Drive Allison Park PA 15101 (412) 364-0613 Noon—1st Friday Hospitality Motor Inn

The Pensacola Chapter met on 31 October to hear a discussion by RAdm. Carl J. Seiberlich USN on the role of the aircraft carrier in today's military hardware. RAdm. Seiberlich, a graduate of the Merchant Marine Academy in 1943, is the Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air Warfare) and is a designated naval aviator, a lighter-than-air pilot and a helicopter pilot.

He has served in the carriers SICILY, M I N DORO,

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iNTREPro, and has commanded the oiler SALAMONIE and the carrier HORNET. He has

also been on the staff of the Chief of Naval Air Reserve Training at Glenview, Illinois, and he commanded Anti-Submarine Group Three with USS TICONDEROGA. He stressed that when the United States departed Viemam, not one aircraft carrier and not one navy aircraft was left in the country. The mobility and tremendous striking power of the carrier are matched by a flexible defense force which make the ship anything but a "sitting duck." He further pointed out that no bomb from a land based airplane has ever stmck a modem U. S. Navy aircraft carrier.

RAdm. Seiberlich has been awarded the Legion of Merit with three Gold Stars and the Air Medal and in November of 1952 he received the Harmon International Trophy for outstanding achievement in aviation from President Tmman in ceremonies at the White House.

PHILADELPHIA Capt. Walter T. Jenkins, USN (Ret.) P.O. Box 191 Radnor, PA 19087 1130—3rd Wednesday O Club, NavBase. Philadelphia

The fall season was active and successful for the Pittsburgh Chapter of the USNA Alumni Association. In September, a "HoeDown" (Square Dance) was held at Bill and Jo Brinckloe's '37, in Fox Chapel. The square dance, which included Kentucky fried chicken and beer for sustenance, was attended by eighteen alumni couples plus a few guests. The highlight of the fall season was on October 25th with Navy's 17-0 win over a good University of Pittsburgh team.

Navy's third-ranked defense and good offensive performance gave us alumni plenty to cheer about. Precedmg the game, a fine bmnch was served at the Pitt University Club. Those attending the bmnch included members of the local Navy League and Captain Bill Busik, USN (Ret.), Executive Director of the Alumni Association, as special guest.

As usual, this is the most popular and well-attended event of the year. Among the one hundred ticket holders for the game were the following alumni: B. A. Abel '64, T. M. Anderson '60, J. B. Bangert '69, T. E. Bowman '63, S. M. Budney '58, T. F .

Clark '66, D. A. Fink '67, B. B. Jealous '65, D. M. Karcher '43, D. J. Kokomda '66, D. G. Lambert '32, J. Marshall '69, F . C Perry '39, D. P. Shapland '66, B. A. Trimble '40, J. A. Wiley '24, P. F. Alhnendmger '45.

W. G. Arendas '67, C C Best '65, W. D. Brinckloe '37, T. A. Christopher '67, H. G. Dittman '67, G. A. Huber '63, G. J. Kanupka '69, H. Kilmartin '67, R. H. Lambert '32, D. G. Latta '66, H. D. Moulton '31, J. E. Phelan '60, T. E. Sollars '63, W. R. Utiey '65.

Featured for the "Dark Ages" will be a dinner-dance in Febmary. Monthly luncheons are held on the first Friday of each month at the Sheraton Inn, Monroeville Mall.

With the hohdays over, besides the regidar monthly luncheons our major activities resume again this year with our "17th SAN DIEGO/CORONADO Annual USNA Alumni—Dads' Night." to RAdm. Gill Richardson, USN (Ret.) be held on a Monday night in either late 862 San Antonio Place February or early March. Dick Chuday, The report of the plans for the joint San Diego, CA 92106 the Board Chairman, set tentative wheels Army-Navy luncheon with the West Point in motion for this Number One event while The speaker and honored guest at the alumni and their ladies for the Army-Navy at the Naval Academy during homecoming Chapter's October 16th luncheon at the game on November 29th was the highlight with conversations with the Superintendent, Admiral Kidd Club was RAdm. Leonard of the November 7th luncheon. In addition, Executive Director of the Alumni AssociaA. Snead II USN '47, Commander, Fighter a cordial invitation was issued to the many tion, and the Director of Athletics. They Airbome Early Warning Wing at NAS, "snow birds" who came south during winter will now finalize the actual date which now Miramar, California. His subject was the months to join us on that second Friday of F-14 Tomcat and a comparison with the the month. Those present: Dave Rau '22. looks like Monday, 23 Febmary. Of course a special mailing will go out—watch for it. F-18. His was a most interesting and proMax Wells '22, Paul Martin "23. George fessionally presented subject. There were Also, a new chapter (area) directory is Robillard '24, Harman Bell '25. Horace 45 attendees. In the absence of RAdm. in the mill through the efforts of the Chapter Trainer '25, Eari Piper "27. Bob Rice '27, "Hank" Monroe USN (Ret.) '33, President President, Jack Santucci, assisted by the Swede Norgaard '28. E. N. Dodson '29.

RAdm. "Fill" Gilkeson USN (Ret.) '37, 2nd Secretary and other board members. It Joey Ray '29, Harry Smith '30, Harry Yokes V.P.. presided.

'30, Joe Flynn '31, Mike Sellars '34. Pat should be mailed in early 1976.

Finnigan '35, Bill Rossell '35, Bill Davenport '36, Dick Wallace '36, Bill Fuller '39, Dick Laning '40, Jerry Ball '41. Jack Beardall MOVING? '41, Jim Conger '42, Bill Underwood '42, Tom Utegaard '45, Bob Coleman '51, Jim Please let us know as soon as possible if you are going to change your address.

Forte '54 (with guest Rick Mathews, a The date of the last copy of Shipmate to be delivered to the old address and the date prospective member of '80), Miller Andress to start delivery to the new address would be appreciated.

'55, and Tom Heffeman '62.

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SANTA BARBARA

Mr. Stephen R. Brown 1410 CreeksUde Drive, # 6 Walnut Creek CA 94595 1815—1st Wednesday Fleet Admiral Nimitz Club

Capt. H. Hart Kait, USN (Ret.) 877 La Milpita Road Santa Barbara, CA 93105

Seventy members, wives and guests of the San Francisco chapter were entertained and enlightened by Mr. Tom Teshara, the Academy's West Coast Regional Director of Candidate Guidance, at the chapter's November meeting. The dinner meeting was held, as usual, on the first Wednesday of the month at the Fleet Admiral Nimitz Club.

Teshara's presentation was highlighted by the award-winning film, Annapolis—the First Year. The film, narrated mainly by actual Fourth Class Midshipmen, tells the prospective candidate about life at the Academy "like it is." It brought back many fond memories as well as pointing out the Academy's bright future.

Following the movie, Teshara addressed several topics related to recmiting for the Academy as he presentiy sees them in his daily work. He stressed quite strongly that competition is still brisk for each of the appointments in the plebe class. Another topic of interest, the one that stimulated the greatest response during the question period following Teshara's presentation, was that of the impending addition of women to the Brigade.

Chapter president Jack White '31 introduced Teshara as "Annapolis West." This tide stems not only from the fact that Teshara is the only full-time employee of the Academy not physically located in Annapolis, but also because his efforts have resulted in 165 young men from the Bay Area currently attending USNA. Appropriately, Joaquin Reis, a strong candidate for the Class of '80 listened to Teshara's remarks as a guest that evening.

Senior member present at the November meeting was Llewellyn Johns '21 and the junior member was Keith Maynard '69.

The Autumn Dinner Meeting in November turned out to be one of the nicest and best attended of events of the past few years. Sixty members, wives and guests came from near and far in beautiful weather to the Montecito Country Club to trade tales and enjoy the very scmmptious buffet.

Bob Puddicombe '45, President, held the annual elections with Ells Roth '21, member, and Hart Kait '34, sec'y-treas, being unanimously reelected. Bob also announced that RAdm. Morgan Powell's wife, Martha, had passed away during the week and that the chapter would make a gift to the N. A. Foundation in her memory. Bill Moore '30 gave a short but beautiful eulogy for Martha who, over the years, had been one of our most faithful members. The sec'y introduced the guests and reported that the summer barbecue fed and toasted over ninety members and guests from Morro Bay to Thousand Oaks and that we beat inflation again with the two-fifty tab. He also related how Rae Richerson '52 was recently approached in daylight in Santa Barbara by a man who offered to sell Rae his own suit of clothes and shirt for five dollars. Rae feigned that he needed to change a bill at the nearby gas station, called the cops, made the arrest, and got his duds that were lifted from his boat. That comes from good training!

Write or call sec'y for new roster. (6877278)

TIDEWATER Capt. Bill Knutson, USN 1413 RmlandDr. Virginia Beach, VA 23454 The Tidewater Chapter Dinner/Dance at Littie Creek Officers' Club 18 November 1975 successfully started the holiday festivities. Over 100 members and wives were in

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attendance. After cocktails m the Cabaret Room, the group enjoyed a roast beef and king crab dinner and dancing to Sonny Dee. Adm. Roy Johnson, President, announced our next meeting at NAS Oceana on Tuesday, 20 January 1976 and wished everyone a happy holiday season. VAdm. C. E. Bell, Manager of Scope, looked relieved and happy that both the Virginia Squires Basketball Team and Tidewater Sharks were saved from financial disaster and will continue to play professional sports at Scope. Cdr. and Mrs. Ed Clexton, Executive Officer of our next nuclear aircraft carrier, EISENHOWER, drove over from Hampton with Cdr. and Mrs. Jim Duffy.

The Membership Committee under VAdm. Jim Dempsey is now actively involved in gettmg all class rosters for the Tidewater area and updating the Chapter roster. Any local class officers or class groups with rosters are requested to send them to the Tidewater Chapter. The Tidewater Chapter has a current mailing hst of 357 with a paid up membership of 159. If you haven't paid your annual dues of $5.00, please send it today.

WASHINGTON, D.C. Col. James B. Glennon, Jr., USMC (Ret.) 4856 Yorktown Blvd.

Ariington, VA 22207 Noon—3rd Wed., Sept.-May Army-Navy Club The Washington Chapter met on Wednesday, 15 October, in the Sky Room of The Army and Navy Club, with close to 90 members on hand.

Our guest speaker was VAdm. Marmaduke Bayne USN, the first president of the newly founded National Defense University which includes both the National War College and the Industrial College as its major components.

Classes most strongly represented were '23, '28, and '39, with '05 and '62 the senior and junior present.

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Last Call "They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old, age shall not weary them nor the years condemn; At the going down of the sim and in the moming, we will remember them . . . " Tomb of the Scottish Unknown Soldier, Edinburgh *BAKER, WILDER DUPUY '14 (VADM USN RET), 10 November 1975, San Diego CA BOWMAN, Wn.LIAM HAMMOND 'IS (DR.), 2 April 1975, Gaston SC *BURDETTE, FRANK 1 2 , 25 June 1975, Pittsburgh PA BUTLER, BERNARD JEFFERSON '22, 31 January 1975, Oakland CA COCHRAN, PEYTON SKIPWITH '19, 20 November 1975, Owings Mills MD HFE, JAMES, JR. '18 (ADM USN RET), 17 November 1975, Groton CT FULTON, GARLAND '12 (CAPT USN RET), 24 October 1975, Philadelphia PA *GEE, WILUAM ELBERT "25, 29 September 1975, Colchester 'VT 'GILBERT, JOHN ROBERT '45 (CDR USN RET), 17 August 1975, Wapiti WY GUILE», ROBERT POLLOCK, JR. '09 (CAPT USN RET). 21 October 1975, York ME JURNEY, RICHARD LOYAL '07, 2 September 1974, Mt. Pleasant TX *KN1SLEY, ANDREW WARD '21 (MAJ AUS RET), 2 October 1975, N . Olmstead OH LOADER, NORMAN 16 (CDR USNR RET), 27 October 1975, Dallas TX LOHEED, HUBERT BRADFORD '48 (CAPT USN), MIA to K L \ 25 July 1975, N. Vietnam MILLS, GEORGE HENRY 1 9 (COMMO USN RET), 24 October 1975, Bethesda MD *NTLSON, DONALD PIPER '38 (LCDR USNR RET), 14 November 1975, Rockville MD NEWHALL, BLACKWELL '23, 20 October 1975, Bryn Mawr PA *NORMAN, OLTVER LEGRAND '24 (CDR USNR RET), 6 November 1975, Tyler TX PARSONS, WILLIAM SEAVEY '28 (RADM USN RET), 23 September 1975, Monroe LA *PRICE, FORREST MARION '34 (CAPT USN RET), 18 August 1975, Ingram TX •ROCKCASTLE, CHARLES HERBERT '48 (CAPT USN). 23 September 1975.

McLean VA *ROONEY, CARL WILLIAM '34 (CAPT USN RET). 6 October 1975, Pensacola FL *SEVERN, DOUGLAS KEENEY '22, 19 November 1975, Norwich CT **TAYLOR, CRITTENDEN BATTELLE '30 (CDR USN RET), 20 October 1975, Phoenix A Z WAKEFIELD, FRANKLIN WEBSTER, JR. '28, 31 October 1975, San Diego CA *WASILEWSKI, ALEX, JR. '51 (CDR USN RET), 14 September 1975, Brunswick ME *WATERS, HOWARD JOSEPH '23 (CDR USNR RET), 13 November 1975, Washington D C January-February, 1976

WILBOURNE, WILLIAM WILKERSON '30 (RADM USN RET), 14 November 1975, Coronado CA •WILLIAMSON, SIDNEY ROOSEVELT '25 (LCOL USMC RET), 14 September 1975, Fori Worth TX ZEIGLER, SAMUEL JACOB, JR. '12 (CAPT USN RET), 24 October 1975, Bethesda MD *Indicates that obituary was not ready for publication at this time but will be included in a following issue.

RICHARD LOYAL JURNEY '07 Mr. Richard Loyal Jumey died on 2 September 1974 at the Currey Nursing Home in Mount Pleasant, Texas. Burial was in the Masonic Cemetery in Mount Pleasant.

he entered the insurance business, eventually representing the Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company of Los Angeles in the Corpus Christi area. He was extremely interested in naval activities and when the navy began its naval air operations in Corpus Christi at the beginning of World War II, he was among the first to make an effort in the area to make the newcomers feel at home.

He is survived by his widow, Fanny, of 1718 S. Alemeda, Corpus Christi 78404; one son and two grandchildren.

ROBERT POLLOCK GUILER '09 Capt. Robert Pollock Guiler USN (Ret.), died on 21 October 1975 in York, Maine.

A Masonic Service was held at the Lucas and Eaton Funeral Home in York on 23 October with a memorial service the next day with the Rev. David Holroyd of St. George Episcopal Church officiating and private interment in the First Parish Cemetery.

Entering the Naval Academy from the State of Ohio, he was graduated in the Class of 1909. He served on board various ships including cruisers, tenders and battleships through World War I, then was gunnery officer in the NEBRASKA and the ARKANSAS.

He later commanded the JOHN D . EDWARDS, HART and WHITNEY. He retired in 1937 but

Richard Loyal Jumey Entering the Naval Academy from the State of Texas, Mr. Jumey was forced to resign because of failing vision. He thereupon completed a commercial course in Waco and became a legal stenographer, working primarily for various railroads in the Southwest. Upon his retirement in 1947 he was chief clerk for the assistant superintendent of The Cotton Belt Railway. For a number of years he had taught Sunday School class in the First Baptist Church of Mount Pleasant and had also served as a deacon and treasurer of the church. He was the author of The History of Titus County, a detailed account of the early period of that part of the country.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Lillian, in 1956, and is survived by a sister, Mrs. Gus Pate of Waco.

ISRAEL M. ALEXANDER '09 Mr. Israel M. Alexander died on 11 January 1975 at his home in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Entering the Naval Academy from the State of Texas, he resigned in 1907. He later received a degree in electrical engineering at the University of Texas and thereupon

was recalled to active duty as port director of the Fourth Naval District from 1939 to 1945. He enjoyed traveling and fishing in his retirement years, spending his winters in Mexico and summers in Maine.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Zehna, and his son, LCdr. Robert P. Guiler III USN '39, lost in the GRAMPUS in the

South Pacific during World War 11.

He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Patricia S. Adams of Cape Neddick and Mrs. Burton L. Hedin of York; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

BENJAMIN V A U G H A N

MCCANDLISH

'09 Como. Benjamin Vaughan McClandish USN (Ret.) died at the Veterans Admmistration Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina, on 16 October 1975. Funeral services were held the next day in the Darlington Presbyterian Church and interment took place on 18 October in Petersburg, Virginia.

Entering the Naval Academy from the State of Virginia, he was graduated in the Class of 1909. Proceeding to sea after graduation, he served in cruisers and battleships until 1915 when he retumed to Washington for a two year tour with the Department of the Navy. In World War I he retumed to sea, primarily in destroyers out of Queenstown, and he was awarded the Navy Cross for service in command of the USS DAVIS. He later was on the staff of Battle Force, Atlantic, then went to the Navy Yard, Mare

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Benjamin Vaughan McCandlish Island, as aide to the commandant. His next duty was as gunnery officer in the USS MILWAUKEE, whereupon he retumed to the Navy Department, then was navigator of the USS MARYLAND. After having served as governor and commandant of the U.S. Naval Station in Guam, he became captain of the yard in Norfolk and later commanded the USS BOISE. During World War II he was commander, Moroccan Sea Frontier Forces, commandant of the U. S. Naval Base at Palermo, and Chief of Staff of the U. S. Naval Forces, Mediterranean.

He retired in 1946 to South Carolina where he made his farm his hobby and his work. He was an elder in the Darlington Presbyterian Church, chairman of the American Red Cross chapter for two years, and commander of the local American Legion Post in 1966. He was twice chosen to receive the Distinguished Service Award from the Darlington Pilot Club, was declared the Kiwanis' Man of the Year, and received the first award of the City of Darlington Distinguished Service Award. Among his foreign decorations were the Legion d'Honneur from France, the Cross of Grand Officer with the Order of the Crown from Italy, and the Order of Quessan Alouite Chenefeu from Morocco.

He is survived by his widow, Louise, of 283 Cashua Street, Dariington 29532; one stepdaughter, five step-grandchildren, and two step-great-grandchildren.

GARLAND FULTON '12 Capt. Garland Fulton USN (Ret.) died on 24 October 1975 at the Naval Hospital in Philadelphia. Services were held at the Ft. Myer Chapel on 29 October with interment in Arlington National Cemetery.

Entering the Naval Academy from the State of Mississippi, he was graduated in the Class of 1912. Proceeding to sea immediately after graduation, he served in the

lighter-than-air ships constraction, he was the author of various articles and papers on the subject and the inventor of several devices for use in this type ship. In addition, he was versatile in other fields of engineering, being elected vice president and director of the Cramp Shipbuilding Company during World War II whereupon he entered private engineering practice and served as a director of several companies. He was active with some of these firms until shortly before his death.

He is survived by two sons. Garland Jr. of Wayne, Pennsylvania, and Langdon of Ardmore, Pennsylvania; and four grandchildren.

SAMUEL JACOB ZEIGLER JR. '12 Capt. Samuel Jacob Zeigler Jr. USN (Ret.) died on 24 October 1975 at the Naval Hospital in Bethesda. Services were held on 28 October at the Ft. Myer Chapel with interment in Arlington National Cemetery.

Entering the Naval Academy from the State of Louisiana, he was graduated in the Class of 1912. Upon graduation he applied for the Construction Corps and after attending postgraduate school, was ordered to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he eamed a masters degree in 1916.

During World War I he served overseas in Brest, France, and in 1921 he became a specialist in aeronautical engineering administrative work and was continually engaged in such duties in naval activities at sea and ashore until his physical retirement in 1947.

He thereupon joined the Solar Aircraft Company and became chief engineer of the Des Moines plant prior to moving to the District of Columbia in 1950 as eastern engineering representative for the firm.

He is survived by his widow, Frances, 316 Pooks Hill Road, Bethesda MD 20014; two sons, Howell of Baltimore and Landon of Norfolk, Massachusetts; eight grandchildren and a sister.

WILLIAM HAMMOND BOWMAN '15 Dr. William Hammond Bowman died on 2 April 1975 in the Gaston Memorial Hospital, Clover, South Carolina. The retired pastor of the Clover Presbyterian Church, services were held there on 4 April with interment in Woodside Cemetery.

Entering the Naval Academy from the State of South Carolina, he was graduated in the Class of 1915. He thereupon served William Hammond Bowman

five years in the navy, resigning in 1920 as a lieutenant to attend the Union Theological Seminary. Upon graduation he accepted a call to serve as pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Wytheville, Virginia, subsequently joining the church in Clover m 1939. He retired from the active ministry in 1966 but served as a supply minister for several churches throughout the area until illness caused his permanent retirement. In addition to his pastoral duties, he served as a scoutmaster for many years and for this service he was named a recipient of the Silver Beaver Award of the Boy Scouts of America. He also served as moderator of Bethel Presbytery and the Synod of South Carolina.

He is survived by his widow, Susie Dick, 201 Calhoun Street, Clover 29710; two sons, two daughters, eleven grandchildren, and three great-grandchlidren.

DONALD BRADLEY DUNCAN '17 Adm. Donald Bradley Duncan USN (Ret.) died on 8 September 1975 at the Naval Hospital in Pensacola, Florida.

Donald Bradley Duncan Entering the Naval Academy from the State of Michigan, he was graduated in the Class of 1917. After graduation he was assigned to the USS OKLAHOMA operatmg with the British Grand Fleet during WWI. He was detached in December of 1920 to report to Pensacola for flight training and designation as a naval aviator in 1921. He served with various aviation squadrons until June of 1924 when he had two years of postgraduate work at Annapolis and subsequently at Harvard University where he received a master of science degree. He thereupon joined the aircraft carrier LANGLEY, later serving in the W E S T VIRGINIA and NEW MEXICO.

Following a year of duty at the Bureau of Aeronautics he returned to sea duty in the TEXAS, CALIFORNIA and then the carrier

LEXINGTON before being ordered as navi-

VERMONT, KENTUCKY, and ARKANSAS prior

gator of the SARATOGA.

to applying for the Construction Corps and being ordered to postgraduate school, subsequently obtainmg a masters degree in naval architecture from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He thereupon was ordered to the Navy Yard in New York, but in 1918 volunteered for aeronautical duty and was assigned to the Bureau of Construction and Repair. In 1922 he was sent to Germany as inspector of naval aircraft during the building of the airship Los ANGELES and he remained in lighter-than-air administrative and engineering assignments until his retirement in 1941.

An outstanding authority in the field of

After serving for nearly three years as executive officer of the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, he was ordered to the command of the USS LONG ISLAND, the first merchant

ship converted to an aircraft carrier escort vessel. Under his command this experimental vessel proved so successful that a program for other ships of this class was aggressively pursued in World War II. When the war began he was ordered to Washington, but retumed to sea as the commanding officer of the USS ESSEX in 1942. The ship proceeded to the Pacific area and carried out attacks on Wake Island and Marcus Island for which he was awarded a ComShipmate

101 mendation Ribbon with combat device and the Presidential Unit Citation. He later reported to the staff of the Commander in Chief, U. S. Fleet, and was awarded the Legion of Merit for this service. He then served as Chief of Staff and Aide to the Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet, later being designated Deputy Commander in Chief with the rank of vice admiral. He was later appointed Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air) and then was designated Commander Second Task Fleet. He remmed to the Staff of the Chief of Naval Operations in operations prior to retirement in 1957 when he became the Govemor of the Naval Home, Philadelphia.

In addition to his American awards and decorations he had been made a member of the Order of the British Empire and was awarded the French Legion d'Honneur by foreign govemments.

He is survived by his widow, Aniela, of 1907 E. Gonzales St., Pensacola FL 32501; a son, LCdr. Peter Duncan USNR '48, of San Diego; and two grandchildren.

JAMES FIFE JR. '18 Adm. James Fife Jr. died on 17 November 1975 at the Naval Hospital in Groton, Connecticut. Services were held in Groton on 20 November at the Shepherd of the Sea Chapel with interment at Arlington National Cemetery on 21 November.

James Fife Jr. Entering the Naval Academy from the State of Nevada, he was graduated in June of 1917 widi the Class of 1918. After sea duty, he applied for submarine training and served in various ships, commanding the submarine NAUTILUS in the mid-1930s, and he was later designated officer-in-charge of the submarine school in New London.

Prior to World War II he was assigned to the office of Naval Attache in London with additional duty as U. S. observer on submarine operations of the British Navy.

He later was named commander of Submarine Division 62 and also served as Chief of Staff for Commander Submarine Forces in the Pacific. Other submarine assignments followed including duty with the Commander in Chief of the U. S. Fleet and then Commander Submarine Forces, 7th Fleet.

Promoted to the rank of admiral in 1951, he was deputy chief of naval operations from 1951 to 1953, then began a two year January-February, 1976

assignment as naval deputy to the Commander in Chief of Allied Forces in the Mediterranean. He retired in 1955 and became the first director of the Mystic (Connecticut) Seaport Marine Museum.

His decorations included the Distinguished Service Medal with two gold stars.

He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Nancy F . Prior, of Fairfax, Virginia, and Miss Barbara M. Fife, one son, Mr. William Fife; and three grandsons.

PEYTON SKIPWITH COCHRAN '19 Mr. Peyton Skipwith Cochran died on 17 October 1975 in his home in Owings Mills, Maryland. Memorial services were held on 22 October at the St. Thomas Episcoi>al Church in Garrison Forest, Maryland.

Entering the Naval Academy from the State of Pennsylvania, he was graduated on 6 June 1918 with the Class of 1919. He immediately went to sea on convoy duty for the remainder of World War I, then requested submarine training, subsequently serving in that branch of the service.

He resigned in 1922 and entered the petroleum business in Philadelphia coming to the Maryland area in 1929. He served as chairman of the Maryland Petroleum Industry Committee from 1933 until 1943 and was a member of the Fuel Rationing Board during World War II. He is survived by his widow, May, of 301 Garrison Forest Road, Owings Mills 21117; a son, two daughters, nine grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

GEORGE HENRY MILLS '19 Como. George Henry Mills USN (Ret.) died on 24 October 1975 at the U. S. Naval Hospital in Bethesda. Burial was in Arlmgton National Cemetery on 29 October with full military honors.

Entering the Naval Academy from the State of North Carolina, he was graduated in the Class of 1919, receiving his commission on 6 June 1918. Upon graduation he joined the USS N E W MEXICO, operating with the Atlantic Fleet. He later served as communications officer on the staff of Commander Battleships, Battle Force, then was aide to the Commandant of the Sixth Naval District. After having served in the commissioning detail of the USS PENSACOLA, he was ordered to flight training and in 1932 was designated a naval aviator, lighterthan-air. Thereafter he had duty flying rigid, non-rigid, and balloon type aircraft. In 1934 he was ordered to Frederichshafen, Germany, and he completed three round trips in the GRAF ZEPPELIN between Germany and

South America as an observer. Later that year he was serving in USS MACON when the airship crashed at sea and he was rescued by the USS RICHMOND. He

returned

to

Lakehurst, New Jersey, and later was naval observer on board the German airship HINDENBURG.

After having fitted out the USS YORKTOWN and served as gunnery officer in that ship, he assumed command of the air station at Lakehurst in 1940. He was awarded a Letter of Commendation with ribbon for this duty. In January of 1942 he assumed command of Airship Patrol Group One, the first non-rigid patrol squadron commissioned, attached to the North Atlantic

Coastal Frontier and based at Lakehurst.

He later served as commander of fleet airships for the Atlantic fleet and served in this duty with the rank of commodore until July of 1945, being awarded the Legion of Merit for this duty.

He later commanded the USS HERMITAGE and NAS Moffett Field, California, prior to becoming chief of naval airship training and experimentation just before retirement.

After his retirement, he returned to Rutherfordton, North Carolina, his birthplace, where he was active in business and civic affairs. During this period he served a year in the North Carolina legislature and also was instmmental in having the USS NORTH CAROLINA brought to Wilming-

ton as a permanent memorial. He later moved to a nursing home in Wheaton, Maryland.

He is survived by his widow, Leonore, of 307 Ciwyd Road, Bala Cynwyd PA 19004; a daughter, Mrs. Georgia Lee Head of Poolesville, New York, and three grandchildren.

PAUL MILLER '20 Cdr. Paul Miller USN (Ret.) died on 18 October 1975 at the Naval Hospital m Annapolis. Memorial services were held on 20 October at St. Andrew's Chapel, the Naval Academy.

Paul Miller Entering the Naval Academy from the State of Maine, he was graduated in June of 1919 with the Class of 1920. He had attended Colby College prior to entering the Naval Academy. Upon graduation he served in the usual tours of sea and shore duty but was compelled to retire as a lieutenant in 1935 because of physical disability.

He was recalled to active duty in January of 1940 and served all during WWII teaching mathematics and navigation at the Naval Academy. After his first retirement he took a masters degree in mathematics from Duke University and served as a teacher in private military schools including a period as commandant of the Admiral Farragut Academy and at the Gordon Military College in Bamesville, Georgia. He was also an executive vice president of the Weems System of Navigation Corporation.

He is survived by his widow, Mary Jo, of 710 Americana Drive, Annapolis 21403; a son, Cdr. Paul Miller, Jr. USN (Ret.) '44 of Bedford, Texas; two stepsons and a stepdaughter, eleven grandchildren and one great-grandson.

102 WILLIAM WILLIAMS JUVENAL '21 RAdm. Wilham Williams Juvenal USN (Ret.) died on 3 October 1975 at the Saddleback Community hospital in Laguna Hills, Califomia. Funeral services were private.

Entering the Naval Academy from the State of New York, he was graduated in the Class of 1921. First serving in battleships and destroyers, he later joined the USS SARATOGA, his duties primarily with gunnery.

He later took a master of science degree in chemical engineering from the University of Michigan. On 7 December 1941 he was gunnery officer in the USS MISSISSIPPI off Iceland, then became executive officer of the SAN JUAN in the South Pacific. Towards the end of WWII he returned to the Bureau of Ordnance as assistant director of production, then commanded the USS WILKES BARRE before retuming to BuOrd as assistant chief. He retired in 1948. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Combat V and two Commendation Medals for his naval service.

Upon retirement he entered the civil service with the Atomic Energy Commission and became assistant director of production at Los Alamos, later serving as director of the storage division with custody of all atomic weapons. He was a member of the National Advisory Board of the American Security Council and the Institute for American Strategy, helping to produce the film Only the Strong.

He is survived by his widow, Glenn, of 107-D Via Estrada, Laguna Hills 92653: three daughters, Suzanne Middleton of Lewisburg Pennsylvania, Sally Glenn Leonard of St. Petersburg, Florida, and Sandra Duran of Long Beach; and 12 grandchildren.

BLACKWELL NEWHALL '23 Mr. Blackwell Newhall died in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, on 20 October 1975.

Services were held at the Church of the Redeemer in Bryn Mawr with interment in St. David's Cemetery on 23 October.

Entering the Naval Academy from the State of Pennsylvania, he was graduated in the Class of 1923. He served as a junior officer but resigned in December of 1924.

He thereupon held a number of positions in the utility field, serving as assistant power engineer of the Philadelphia Electric Company, special assistant to the president of the United Gas Improvement Company, and assistant to the general manager and a director of the Philadelphia Gas Works Company. He was also a member of the advisory board of the Salvation Army, Chairman of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Red Cross, and a vestryman at the Church of the Redeemer.

During WWII he retumed to active duty and participated in the Okinawa assault and served at Manus as captain of the yard. He was awarded the Navy Commendation Ribbon for this service and he attained the rank of commander prior to retuming to inactive duty.

After the war he became general manager of the Girard Estate until 1968 when he became a real estate broker.

He is survived by his widow, Mary, of 414 Righter's MiU Road, Narbeth 19072;

a son, John H.; a brother and three grandchildren.

NORMAN LOADER '26 Cdr. Norman Loader, USNR (Ret.) died on 27 October 1975 at the Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. Services were conducted on 30 October at the Sullivan Funeral Chapel with interment in the Wilbarger Memorial Park.

Entering the Naval Academy from the State of New York, he was graduated in the Class of 1926. He resigned from the navy in 1929 and joined the Westem Electric Company in Keamy, New Jersey, later working for the Macy Company in New York. In 1942 he was called to active duty and served at Monterey, then became executive officer and eventually commanding officer of the pre-flight school in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Upon his retum to inactive duty he became the manager of a manufacture organization which was designed to produce Boy Scout equipment.

He was a member of the Vemon Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary Club, the County Council of Camp Fire Girls, and a recipient of the Silver Beaver Award of the Boy Scouts of America.

He is survived by his widow, Constance, of 15151 Bell, Vemon 76384; two daughters, Mrs. Robert Frederick Hunter of Dallas and Mrs. Richard Putnam Towne of Ballwin, Missouri; a sister and six grandchildren.

PETER ALBERT WYCKOFF '26 Cdr. Peter Albert Wyckoff USN (Ret.) died on 5 October in Lancaster, California.

Funeral services were conducted on 8 October in St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Lancaster, with interment at St. John's Memorial Cemetery in Cold Springs Harbor, Long Island, New York.

Peter Albert Wyckoff Entering the Naval Academy from the State of New Jersey, he was graduated in the Class of 1926. He was a member of the swimming team while at the academy, the national collegiate swimming champion in the 100 and 220 yard sprints during 1925-26, and an altemate team swimmer on the U. S. Olympics team in the 100 meter event in June of 1924 in Paris.

After serving on board cmisers and destroyers as a junior officer, he took flight training and was named a member of the Red Ripper (Fighting Five) Squadron and the three-man flying stunt team which preceded the Blue Angels. He was retired for physical disability in 1933 as a Lt. (jg) and thereupon he joined the U. S. Fire Protection Corporation until 1939, when he returned to active duty in the Bureau of

Aeronautics. His firm supplied inert gas for fire control for most of the CVs built during WWII. He was transferred to the retired list once again at the end of the war, having been awarded a Letter of Commendation for his services with the bureau. He thereupon became a design engineer with the Glenn L. Martin Company in Middle River, Maryland, later joining the Gmmman Aircraft Engineering Corporation on Long Island as chief of procedures and finance.

After 30 years of service with the firm he moved to the drier climate of Califomia where he became a community leader in the town of Acton, as well as a musician, author, and self-taught mason, carpenter, architect, and landscaper.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Jane, and is survived by two stepsons, Louis Doelling of Georgia and Norman Doelling of Massachusetts; one brother, Jerome, of New Jersey, and four sisters, Eugenia of Acton, Mrs. Joseph Brown of Florida, Mrs. George Roberts of Washington, D. C , and Mrs. Dan Locilento of New York.

WILLIAM SEAVEY PARSONS '28 RAdm. William Seavey Parsons USN (Ret.) died on 23 September 1975 in Monroe, Louisiana. Interment took place in the Greenwood Cemetery in Montgomery, Alabama.

Entering the Naval Academy from the State of Mississippi, he was graduated in the Class of 1928. He first reported to the USS TEXAS for duty, then went to submarine school in New London and served in the S-28 and R-4 prior to taking postgraduate traming at Annapolis and the University of Califomia. He then became communications officer in the USS AUGUSTA in the Asiatic Fleet, then went to the NORTHAMPTON prior to being ordered to the Sixth Naval District in Charleston. He retumed to the Pacific area in 1944 as commander of Transport Division 103 and participated in fourteen landings in the Philippines and the initial occupation of Korea.

In 1946 he reported to the Bureau of Naval Personnel for two years of duty, then commanded the USS MERCURY in the Atlantic. Tours in the Panama Canal Zone and the Eighth Naval District followed and he was commanding officer of the naval station at Green Cove Springs, Florida, when he retired in 1958.

He was awarded the Silver Star with Combat V for his WWII service and two Letters of Commendation for other duty.

First retiring in the Florida area, he taught mathematics in the local high school for a number of years, then retumed to the Washington area to enter the realty business. Ill health necessitated his withdrawal from this activity and he moved to New Orleans where he retumed to similar employment until 1964 when he took full retirement.

He is survived by his widow, Caroline, of 1702 Shannon St., Monroe LA 71201; a daughter, Mrs. A. C. Williams of Monroe, and a son, William B. of Houston.

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103 FRANKLIN WEBSTER WAKEFIELD JR. "28 Mr. Franklin Webster Wakefield Jr. died at his home in San Diego on 31 October 1975. Services were held in that city with the Goodbody Mortuary in charge.

Entering the Naval Academy from the State of Califomia, Mr. Wakefield was a member of the Class of 1928 but he left the academy prior to graduation. During his midshipman days he was stroke of the championship varsity crew and keeper of the goat for the football team. He later worked for the Harris Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago, then became a rancher in Arizona prior to moving to the San Diego area where he entered the real estate business.

He was a member of the San Diego Rowing Club, representing it on the Pacific Coast Championship four-oared crew. He was also a founding member of the San Diego Chamber of Commerce and a member of the San Diego Yacht Club and the University Club. He recenUy was honored as a Paul Harris Fellow, the Rotary Club's highest recognition for dedicated service.

He was preceded in death by his wife.

Carrie, and is survived by four sons, a daughter, two brothers and five grandchildren.

for planes in the operation and he was awarded the Legion of Merit for "outstanding operational achievement" and the Air Medal for 100 relief missions to Berlin.

He later served as commanding officer of the Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Saufley Field, Pensacola, and he retired in I960, becoming a stock broker at that time. In addition to the decorations already cited and many campaign ribbons, he was awarded the Commendation Ribbon and the Navy Unit Citation.

He is survived by his widow, Leontine, of 300 W. Gonzalez St., Pensacola 32501; two sons, James of Jacksonville and Cdr. Richard T. Vosseller USN '57; and a daughter, Mrs. William Jordon of Tallahassee; a brother, VAdm. A. B. Vosseller USN (Ret.) '24 of Cannes, France; and five grandchildren.

WILLIAM WILKINSON WILBOURNE '30 RAdm. William Wilkinson Wilbourne USN (Ret.) died on 14 November 1975 in San Diego. The Telophase Society was in charge of services and his ashes will be scattered at sea.

JAMES OLIVER VOSSELLER '30 Capt. James Oliver Vosseller USN (Ret.) died in Pensacola, Florida, on 23 September 1975. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. Funeral services were private with interment in St. John's Cemetery.

EDWARD JOSEPH O'NEILL '31 RAdm. Edward Joseph O'NeiU USN (Ret.) died on 19 May 1975 at the Army Medical Center, Sam Houston, Texas.

Entering the Naval Academy from the State of New York, he was graduated in the Class of 1931. He joined the USS N E W YORK immediately, then had duty in destroyers prior to being ordered to flight training at Pensacola. After having been designated a naval aviator he served with Fighting Squadron 6 on the USS SARATOGA for two years. He later became an observation officer in the aviation unit of the battleship TEXAS, then was landing signal officer in the USS LEXINGTON, later holdmg a similar assignment in the USS HORNET including the period of General Doolittle's raid on Japan in 1942. He retumed to the United States for duty with Naval Air Operations Training as commanding officer.

Carrier Qualification Training Unit, then in 1943 was ordered to the USS HOGGATT

BAY as executive officer. He was awarded the Bronze Star and the Legion of Merit for heroic service in this ship when it was under Japanese attack in the Central and South Pacific areas. He later was awarded a second Bronze Star for duty as Chief of Staff for Commander Carrier Division 27.

After the war he became executive officer of the naval air station in Pensacola, then was Chief of Staff for ComCar Div 2 in the USS F. D. ROOSEVELT and USS LEYTE. He

then spent a year at the Naval War College in Newport before joining the staff of Commander Second Fleet and later assuming command of the USS MINDORO. He thereupon reported to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations in the aviation personnel division, then took command of the USS RANDOLPH just prior to retirement. In addition to the awards already mentioned, he was awarded the Air Medal and the Navy Unit Commendation.

William WUkinson Wilbourne Entering the Naval Academy from the State of Alabama, he was graduated with the Class of 1930. First reporting to duty

After retirement he entered the real estate business in San Antonio, Texas.

He is survived by his widow, Susan, of 115 Oak Glen Drive, San Antonio; seven children including Brian Edward O'Neill USNA '57, and Edward Joseph O'Neill Jr. USNA '59; and several grandchildren.

in the ID.\HO, he later served in the LEXING-

TON and then the DALLAS prior to serving James Oliver Vosseller Entering the Naval Academy from the State of Illinois, he was graduated with the Class of 1930. He first reported to the USS MISSISSIPPI, then took flight training and was designated a naval aviator m 1934.

After serving in the RANGER and the LEX-

INGTON, he retumed to Pensacola as an instructor, then was in carrier qualification training at Norfolk and Glenview. He later reported to the HANCOCK as navigator, and was awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious service in action against enemy Japanese forces in the Westem Pacific and South China areas. Following service in the office of the Chief of Naval Operations as a detail officer, he next took command of VR-8 and was stationed in Honolulu when ordered to prepare for duty in Germany in the Berlin airlift. His squadron soon led the way for both navy and air force squadrons in maintaining the highest utilization record January-February, 1976

in the destroyer BULMER. In 1937 he re-

ported to the {wstgraduate school in Annapolis, then retumed to sea duty in the cruisers WICHITA

and

the

the

SAN FRAN-

CISCO, remaining with this ship for most of the war including the Battle of Guadalcanal and nine other major engagements.

As gunnery officer in the SAN FRANCISCO he directed fire which sank a Japanese battleship.

After the war he reported to the Bureau of Ordnance, then attended the National War College and had several sea and shore commands including the FREMONT, the ROCHESTER and the Naval Ordnance Laboratory in Maryland.

He was awarded the Navy Cross, the Legion of Merit with Combat Citation, and the Presidential Unit Citation.

He is survived by his widow, Elizabeth R., of 1050 Alameda Blvd.. Coronado CA 92118; a son. W. W. Wilboume III of Fairfield, Connecticut; and three grandsons.

JOHN BLANTON EDGAR JR. '40 Mr. John Blanton Edgar Jr. died on 10 September 1975 at the Baptist Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.

Entering the Naval Academy from the State of Tennessee, he was graduated in the Class of 1940. Commissioned in the Marine Corps, he was in some of the most furious fighting of the Pacific war, leading the attack of the First Battalion, 14th Marines, on Iwo Jima for which he was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action. He also received the Presidential Unit Citation for action with the 14th Marine Division at Saipan and Tinian.

After resigning from the Marine as a lieutenant colonel, he entered the business world in Memphis and in 1952 was nominated as the Outstanding Young Man of the Year in that city. In 1956 he joined the Memphis Realty Company and later was owner of the Edgar Realty concem before joining Memphis State University in 1962 as an assistant professor of real estate.

104 He is survived by his widow, Mary, 350 St. Andrews Fairway, Memphis 38111; a son, John B. Ill and a daughter, Anne, of Memphis; a daughter, Mrs. Richard S. Crichton of McMinnville, Tennessee; a sister and one grandchild.

HARTLEY STOCKTON BANCROFT '46 Mr. Hartley Stockton Bancroft died on 10 October 1975 at the Cherry Hill Medical Center in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Services were held on 14 October at the Collingswood Bible Presbyterian Church with interment in the Harleigh Cemetery of Camden.

Entering the Naval Academy from the State of New Jersey, he was graduated in the Class of 1946, commissioned in June of 1945. Ordered to sea duty immediately, he served in cmisers for two years, first in the Pacific and then in the Atlantic as division officer in the FRESNO. He then transferred to the amphibious force, serving as gunnery officer in an LST in the Atlantic prior to resigning in October of 1947. He thereupon became a manufacturer's representative but later formed his own company, the H. S. Bancroft Corporation, a plastic products company.

He is survived by his widow, Betty, of

504 West Drive, Westmont NJ 08108; his mother, and a son and a daughter.

JOHN COOLEY ELLISON '52 Capt. John Cooley Ellison USN who was placed in a missing in action status after having failed to retum from a combat mission over North Vietnam in March of 1967, has been presumed killed in action as of 5 September 1975. A memorial service was held for him at the West Lynchburg Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Virginia, on 27 September.

Entering the Naval Academy from the State of Utah, he was graduated in the Class of 1952. His first tour of duty was aboard the USS BATAAN and from here he proceeded to flight training in Pensacola, whereupon he joined VF 144 and served on board the USS

BOXER and USS

HORNET for

two

deployments in the Far East. In 1957 he was ordered to shore duty as aide and flag lieutenant to the Chief of Naval Air Advanced Training in Corpus Christi, then in 1960 reported to NAS Oceana, Virginia, for fleet replacement pilot training. He thereupon served with the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean.

Upon retuming to the United States he

was ordered to George Air Force Base in Califomia for exchange duty with the Air Force. While on this service he received a letter of appreciation for skillful flying and the saving of an F-104 aircraft. He then took A-6A training and was ordered to duty in Southeast Asia with Attack Squadron 42 on board USS KITTY HAWK.

He later retumed to the area as squadron executive officer Attack Squadron 85 and was flying from the KITTY HAWK when he failed to return after successfully attacking a heavily defended target.

In addition to numerous campaign medals, he eamed the following awards: Distinguished Flying Cross with 3 gold stars; Air Medal with 2 gold stars; Navy Commendation Medal with Combat V; Purple Heart; Combat Action Ribbon; Navy Unit Commendation; Republic of Viet Nam Meritorious Unit Citation Gallantry Cross with palm; and the Korean Presidential Unit Citation.

He is survived by his widow, Jean, of Lynchburg; four children and two grandchildren; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ellison of San Francisco; and two brothers and two sisters. <tf

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