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Vol. 19

No. 9

CONTENTS William Frederick Durand, '80

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Teaching as a Second Career by Allen P. Calvert, '24

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Capitol Hill by Fred Lardner, '22

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Bureau of Personnel

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Navy Athletics

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Spindrift by R. N. Kane, '57

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COVER—W. F. Durand, '80, distinguished living graduate.

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"Another reason why the formation of the Association is timely is that we are demonstrating our continued interest in the Academy just at the time when it is put on trial. All influences that now operate [in the Navy] have emanated from the Academy, its tone pervades the service, its grade of learning is the standard of the profession, into hands of its representatives falls the direction of naval affairs.

"Just at this j u n a u r e we see the movement which marks the rehabilitation of the Navy. The new Navy is to be built and furnished in all its details by those who represent the advanced ideas of the service, and on them rests the responsibility of sustaining the character of the profession, under the new conditions of things, at a height equal to that which it occupied in the past under the different circumstances that then obtained. That they are competent for the work, we have no doubt; our meeting at this time may emphasize the responsibility and encourage to effort.

"Our interest in our Academy is not limited as in the case of graduates of a civil college. With them the representative character is complete in their identification with their college. In our case the Academy identifies us with the Government and we become representatives of our country. Our institution is national, and its graduates have the proud distinction of being worthy to serve their country. This thought enhances the value of our diploma and binds our affections with hooks of steel to the medium through which we have reached such honors and responsibilities. In our character as representatives of the country, we feel that we have its honor in our keeping. This proud consciousness is early developed and it exercises a restraining and impelling influence upon the ofiicer, restraining from acts unworthy of his high calling, and impelling to effort for the credit and honor of the country which he represents. Herein lies that store of energy which enables us to outbid in devotion the alumni of civil colleges; our devotion is magnified by its association with love of country."

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WILLIAM FREDERICK DURAND CLASS OF 1880

AN INSPIRING AMERICAN WILLIAM FREDERICK DURAND, Ph.D., of the Class of 1880, is the oldest living graduate of the Naval Academy. He is an active member in good standing of the Alumni Association. He has been a naval officer, teacher, outstanding engineer, pioneer in aeronautics and an inspiring American. He is also a symbol of the contribution that the Naval Academy has made to engineering education in the United States.

Congress in 1878 enacted a law which provided for the detail of officers of the old Engineer Corps of the Navy to scientific and technical institutions for the purpose of giving instruction in steam engineering and shipbuilding. Forty-three officers served in fifty-two such assignments to colleges and tmiversities. Many of these officers later became leading engineering educators, among them Mortimer E. Cooley, Class of 1878, longtime Dean of Engineering at the University of Michigan, and Dr. Durand. By 1890 the needs of the growing modem Navy forced the department to discontinue this practice.

Dr. Durand was born March 5, 1859, in Beaver Falls, Connecticut. He "prepped" for the Academy at a coaching school run by a retired naval officer at the Maryland Agricultural College, now the University of Maryland, and he entered in 1876. He graduated second in a class of seventeen cadet engineers in 1880.

Admiral C. R. P. Rodgers and Commodore Foxhall A. Parker were Superintendents while Durand was at the Academy.

Both were Civil War heroes and they had received their first commissions as Passed Midshipmen before the Academy was established in 1845. W I N F I E L D SCOTT SCHLEY, '60, and W I L L I A M T. SAMPSON, '61, later of Spanish War fame and controversy, were instructors as was Ensign A L B E R T A. M I C H E L S O N , '73, who was to become a world-renowned physicist.

Cadet Durand's first ship was the steam frigate TENNESSEE, then flagship of the North Atlantic Squadron. It was also the first ship of another classmate who became an eminent American, W I L L I A M S. SIMS. Durand and Sims remained friends and later there was to be a remarkable similarity in their distinguished appearances.

Cadet engineers of those days served two additional years afloat, usually on fireroom watches, before being commissioned.

Assistant Engineer Durand served in the TENNESSEE until the summer of 1883, when he went to the Bureau of Steam Engineering to work on the machinery design of the first steel ships of the new Navy:

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Passed Assistant Engineer Durand remained at Lafayette College for two years and spent two more at the Morgan Iron Works in New York City as Inspector of Engines for the ATLANTA and BOSTON. He

took part in the famous trials of the dispatch boat DOLPHIN during this period.

The efficacy of the designs in this novel ship had become a political issue, a situation not unfamiliar today. To settle it the ship was given a severe sea trial by a selected group of officers, Durand among them. The trials were successful and the DOLPHIN gave useful service for over thirty years.

In March, 1887, P. A. Engineer Durand was back teaching at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He was not there long when he was offered the chair of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State College. He resigned from the Navy in September, 1887, to accept this post. He remained at MichDOLPHIN, ATLANTA, BOSTON and CHICAGO. igan State College until 1891 when he went to Cornell to organize and be head of the graduate school of the College of Naval * Much material in this article is from Architecture and Marine Engineering. He Adventures, a life story of Dr. Durand, by made three lasting contributions to engithe kind permission of the American Society neering knowledge while at Cornell: logaof Mechanical Engineers, its publishers. rithmic cross section paper so familiar to SEPTEMBER,

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all of us; a radial planimeter, and early research into the theory of the marine screw propeller.

Dr. Durand in 1904 accepted an invitation to be head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. He held this office until 1924 when, on reaching the age of sixty-five, he was elevated to the position of Professor Emeritus. In addition to teaching, he set up and managed the World Wide Engineering Congress at the Panama Pacific Exposition in 1915 and took an active part in the founding of the National Advisory Committee for .Aeronautics.

It was during World War I that Dr. Durand made the first of his many contributions to aeronautics. He was an early member of the National Research Council.

He participated in the design of the liberty engine and the first aircraft supercharger, in the first agreement for exchange of aircraft patents and in the initial organization of aviation ground schools. From December, 1917, to the end of the war he headed the Paris office of the National Research Council, where his duties were to foster development of applications of science to warfare. His assistant in Paris was Dr. K. T. Compton, later president of M.I.T. Retirement in 1924 was in name only. He continued his work on aircraft propellers at Stanford, where he had already built a wind tunnel. He was elected president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1924 and the following year was a very active member of the Morrow Board which did so much to set the pattern of military and civil aviation in the United States. He returned to the Naval Academy in 1925 for the first time in forty-two years as a member of the Board of Visitors. In 1927 he became a consultant for the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation and worked on developing the resources of the Colorado River. This work eventually resulted in the Hoover Dam. He wrote a biography of Robert H. Thurston, first President of the A.S.M.E. and his beloved associate at Cornell. He edited the six-volume Encyclopedia of Aerodynamic Theory between 1929 and 1936. American firms would not publish the work, fearing uncertainty of sales, and it was done in English by a German firm. This work was successful and was sold out by the time of World War II, when it was needed most. Fortunately it was possible to pubhsh a limited edition by offset. Dr. Durand was president of the third meeting of the World Power Conference, held in Washington in 1936. He retained this office until the next meeting in London in 1950.

Dr. Durand was called to Washington in April, 1941, to become the chairman of a committee charged with developing aircraft applications of jet propulsion. During World War II he was in addition chairman of the Engineering Division of the National

Research Council. He served on committees studying ship turning characteristics; priority for wind tunnel construction; and the possibility of the use of non-magnetic steel for shipbuilding.

Dr. Durand earned his Ph.D. while at Lafayette College and was awarded this degree in absentia in 1887. He received honorary degrees of Doctor of Laws from the University of California in 1924 and Doctor of Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1938. He has his Bachelor of Science degree from the Naval Academy.

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The Durands returned to their beloved home in Palo Alto in July, 1945, and at the age of eighty-six he entered full rejjiillia p \ p l j l t^t^jaaj'^ tirement. Mrs. Durand died in December, 1950, at the age of ninety-one. The following May the doctor took up residence in Brooklyn, N. Y., to be near others in his family. He now lives at the Mohawk Hotel, 379 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. The .-Vlumni of the U. S. Naval .Academy are proud to be associates of this imaginative teacher, engineering statesman and USS MAYFLOWER, Cadet Durand's first class cruise ship, drawn by himself. His modest gentleman. journal for this cruise is in the Naval Academy Library.

TEACHING... As A Second Career

By R. Adm. Allen P. Calvert, USN (Ret.), '24 EDITOR'S NOTE : The Naval Academy's great contribution to American education three-quarters of a century ago was recalled in the previous pages. The Academy today is on the threshhold of another such contribution. Able officers are finding a rewarding second career in tlie teaching profession ivhere their cotmtry still needs them. AL CALVERT, '24, ivho lias made the successful transition, here tells hoiv to do it by chapter and verse.

Retirement, along with death and taxes, is a problem that all naval officers must face up to sooner or later and how to plan for the inevitable transition from active duty to civilian life requires much thought if the disruption is not to be too painful.

Not all retired naval officers are fortunate enough to be able to live on their retired pay, particularly if there are children still to be educated at the time of retirement. Neither are all retired officers content to spend the rest of their days in fishing, hunting or working their gardens.

To those who wish to augment their retired pay and do not relish continuing the pressures, tensions and sometime frustrations of a naval career into the business world, the author suggests the teaching profession as a very pleasant and satisfying second career and one that the average naval officer can enter without any difficult period of adjustment or training.

Many of us have been asked during our last year or so of active duty, "Have you ever thought of going into teaching?" and the answer has frequently been in the affirmative. But there the inquiry sometimes stops because the average naval officer does not know the requirements for entering the teaching profession nor does he know how or where to learn them. The author faced these same problems prior to his retirement on 30 June 1954 and now that two years of teaching in the Oakland Junior College, Oakland, California, are behind him has written this article in an

effort to answer some of the questions that potential retirees may have. The remarks are necessarily based on the requirements of the California public school system and are probably not completely applicable throughout the remainder of the United States so that further information will have to be sought from the appropriate State Board of Education. Reference to "Requirements for Certification of Teachers, Couunselors, Librarians and Administrators" by \yoellner and Wood, 20th Edition, available in most college and other large libraries should prove of assistance in determining steps necessary for teacher qualfication in any state. It is recommended that a transcript of your academic record from the Naval Academy or other college be sent with your inquiry.

First of all, in order to teach in a California public school one must have a teaching credential issued by the State Board of Education. In this state there are some sixty-three different credentials issued in the educational field covering every facet from teaching thru administration. However, as average retired naval officers we are concerned mainly with the General Secondary, and the Junior College credentials.

Few retired officers are interested in teaching in the elementary grades; that is, below the sixth grade. The General Secondary credential authorizes one to teach in the 7th through the 12th grades as well as the Junior College while the holder of the Junior College credential is limited to that level only.

Now if we are still considering the average naval officer equipped with a Naval Academy Bachelor of Science degree we will find that we are faced with about the same problem whether we are interested in the General Secondary or the Junior College credential as far as the length of time required to complete the necessary education courses. If we prefer the General Secondary credential with its wider latitude in teaching field we can plan on three to four semesters ( 1 ^ to 2 school years) of preparation in order to complete the courses required by the state, such as educational psychology, audio-visual education, teaching methods, and so forth. The required courses are not dull and uninteresting, and the potential teacher will find they are very informative, worthwhile and will prove there are other ways to instruct besides the "Draw slips and man the boards" method!

Little credit if any will be allowed for courses completed at the Naval Academy or for teaching experience obtained since graduation. However, some of the required courses can be taken by correspondence in the evenins: thru the Extension Division of the State University or state teachers colleges which will shorten the preparation time accordingly.

Correspondence and evening courses may even be pursued before retirement at your own expense of course, if time is available and an Extension Division is near at hand. At the end of the preparation period, you will probably have earned a Master's Degree in Education.

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specialize in some field other than Education, such as Political Science or History, you will probably have completed the courses required by the state anyway as well as becoming qualified in your specialty. A Master's or Doctor's degree is required only for the junior college credential, though after you have completed your required courses you will ordinarily find you have accumulated enough credits for a master's degree and its possession does help in finding a job. Soon after enrolling for the required education courses the author recommends that contact be established with a teacher placement bureau such as probably exists at the college being attended.

The information and advice that will be freely given will be most helpful in locating a position that suits your needs.

Now suppose we are a Naval Academy graduate who has acquired a Master's degree somewhere along the line between graduation and retirement. We may not have fully appreciated its worth before but now we find that our preparation time is greatly reduced if one is interested in a Junior College Credential. The author with a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering was able to complete the necessary courses during the Spring Semester, by correspondence and attending evening classes, prior to retirement, and by performing his practice teaching during the summer after retirement, to be qualified to teach in the Oakland Junior College at the beginning of the Fall Semester. However, if the possessor of the Master's degree wishes to have the General Secondary Credential he will probably have to allow two to three semesters for the additional education courses not required for the Junior College Credential.

At this point the term "Junior College" should be explained. The State of California undertakes lo educate its high school graduates and any other citizen eighteen years or older who can benefit from the education, thru the 13th and 14th grades, in a junior college usually separate from the high school, this being the equivalent of two years of college preparation. However, only a minority of the courses offered in the usual junior college qualify the student for transfer to the junior year of a four-year college. The majority of the courses are called "terminal courses" and are intended for students whose formal education will end with the 14th year and which have trained them for the business and vocational fields. California has some 20% of all the junior colleges in the United States at the present time with a total of 75 (public and private), while Texas is second with about 45. While the junior college field does not appeal to all retired naval officers engaged in teaching, the author does believe it offers some distinct advantages over the high school and junior high school levels. The students are morc mature, an average of 19 years for nonveterans, 23 years for veterans, which means there are few, if any, disciplinary problems. .At Oakland Junior College, the veterans comprise about 30% of the enrollment and their eagerness to learn is indeed heart-warming.

Another advantage to teaching in the junior college field is that, in general, the classroom hours or "teaching load" is less exacting than in the high schools. While an average teaching load in the junior college might be only 15-20 classroom hours weekly the instructors are expected to spend some time during oncampus hours in self-improvement in their teaching field.

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best qualified to teach. Here it is a matter of personal opinion, but the author notes that most retired officers teach mathematics or engineering subjects. A very few seem to prefer history, political science, physics or chemistry. The latter group usually require more refresher preparation than the former which may account for the choice. The high school math teacher may teach beginning algebra, geometry, or trigonometry while the junior college instructor may be called upon to teach remedial arithmetic, elementary algebra or geometry, trigonometry, intermediate algebra and possibly solid geometry, analytical geometry and calculus.

The high schools do not ordinarily offer engineering courses while the average junior college in the so-called university transfer "field" offers three courses in mechanical drawing (elementary, engineering graphics and an advanced course), plane surveying, statics (previously called "mechanics") and descriptive geometry. Some junior colleges offer courses in elementary metallurgy, manufacturing processes and architectural drawing. For the retired officer vvith an interest in the above engineering subjects that field is recommended with mathematics second choice. Engineering instructors appear to be in short supply at the present as the teaching profession unfortunately does not seem to be able to compete with industry for the engineering school graduate. On the other hand mathematics instructors appear to be cofhr paratively plentiful so that competition for the jobs is rather keen.

Teaching salaries are well known to be somewhat lower than those in industry and they vary greatly throughout the United States with California and New York probably paying the highest salaries. In California public schools, salaries in the metropolitan areas start at about $4,500 per annum for the holder of a Master's degree and may increase to around $7,500 with about 10 years' teacliing experience.

Credit for military service receives consideration in determining your starting

salary. Private school salaries are ordinarily lower than those in the public schools. However, the private schools in California do offer the advantage that no state teaching credential is required which means that no prolonged preparation period is necessary. It is also true that most state universities and four-year colleges do not require a teaching credential though most of the courses offered therein are probably beyond the capacity of the average retired naval officer without very extensive preparation.

It is realized that the above article does of necessity cover only the more obvious questions that a person soon to retire might have and possibly the time and preparation work necessary to qualify for a teaching credential may appear a bit formidable but the author can state wi:h no reservations whatever that the retired officer will find the teaching profession very stimulating, he will be associated with a group of well educated, fine people, he may even learn to enjoy the liberal vacation periods including the usual three summer months for which he is paid and, at the risk of being thought "corny," he will realize a great deal of satisfaction from knowing he helped to reduce the shortage of teachers and has contributed something really worthwhile to our nation's youth.

Teaching Positions A western university has several vacancies coming up in the immediate future and would be interested in receiving applications from retired officers who have had teaching experience at one of the service academies.

Rank and salary will depend upon background, academic experience and graduate study of applicants.

Specific information can be obtained from -Alumni House, Annapolis, Md.

They symbolize the words of Rear Admiral Simpson, Class of 1846, on page 1.

Bourke, '23; Twining, West Point '19; Radford, 16; Taylor, West Point '22; Pate, V.M.L '21.

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By Fred Lardner, '22 The 84th Congress may have done more to improve military service than any previous Congress, observers say. But such a conclusion is largely a matter of opinion, as it would be almost impossible to add up totals of benefits and make comparisons. The only apparent fact is that the years 1955 and 1956 witnessed the enactment of a comparatively large number of major and minor bills designed to make the Services more attractive to members and their families.

Some good bills, including a few openly supported by the Defense Department and the Administration, failed to reach the President's desk. Reasons for the failure of these bills may not sound logical, but the actions of Congressional committees and individual members of Congress are often based on factors not understandable to outsiders.

Many of the bills which did not pass, as well as new bills, will be introduced early in the 85th Congress. Before discussing what this Congress did, let us consider some of the subjects the next Congress will consider.

S u r v e y of Service Life

In studying the needs for higher pay, the Defense Advisory Committee on Professional and Technical Compensation (The Cordiner Committee) will make what promises to be a study of Service life. It will, in the words of the Defense Department, "examine all aspects of the personnel promotion and retentiofn problem." In addition to discussions with senior military commanders, the committee will visit military and naval installations to observe living and working conditions.

Special effort will be made to obtain a "direct and current indication of the climate of opinion now prevailing among senior career enlisted personnel on the factors which deter or stimulate reenlistments in the Armed Forces."

The various announcements of the work of this committee, headed by Ralph J. Cordiner, president of General Electric Company, has included some mention of what shall be done regarding the pay of officers. But this mention has been rather vague, and it is difficult, for this observer at least, to say whether or not increases in pay are contemplated for all classifications of officers. Here are some of the statements that have been made: Senior officers do not receive pay to compare with their responsibiHties; too many young officers are leaving the Services (so, presumablyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;this is our conclusionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;they should have more pay) ; field commanders need pay increases as much as any class does.

C a d e t - M i d s h i p m a n Service

The failure of H.R. 10212, the bill to credit for longevity pay purposes time spent by cadets and midshipmen at the Service academies and time spent in ROTC training which has led to commissions, was a real blow to readers of this magazine, judging from letters and comment.

This legislation in similar forms has failed of enactment at different times for more than twenty years. Original failures were due largely to the fact that the legislation applied to Academy graduates only.

Early this year a bill was introduced to include officers with any ROTC and NROTC training, along with Academy graduates. Late in the session H.R. 10212 was sponsored, applicable to Academy graduates and those ROTC-NROTC officers who obtained their commissions from such training. Perhaps the only real reason for failure of this legislation this year is that final agreement on its scope was arrived at too late.

In any event, it will be one of the first personnel bills introduced in 1957.

Another cadet-midshipman service credit bill, H.R. 5055, failed to get out of the Senate Finance Committee after having passed the House in 1955. This bill would credit time spent at the Service academies in the Spanish-American and World War I periods as active war-time service for purposes of laws administered by the Veterans Administration. This bill is expected to be introduced again next year.

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Various agencies of the Federal Government can not find sufficient engineers, technicians, scientists and other specialized workers to fill their needs. Yet in seeking employees the government continues to ignore the pool of military and naval officers retired for longevity.

The Defense Department would like to have Congress repeal the Dual Office Act of 1894 and the Dual Compensation Act of 1932, the primary bars to employment of retired officers by the government. A subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee gave this subject some consideration in this past session.

The Senate passed a bill, S. 3681, which would revise upward the limit of annual retirement pay of officers who can be employed by the government. This limit, established at $2,500 by the Act of July 31, 1894, was reset at $5,000. Thus, officers with $5,000 or less retired pay would be, under the terms of this bill, employable by the government, but still subject to a combined limit of $10,000 retired pay and job pay. This bill originated in the Senate

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Post Office and Civil Service Committee.

It was referred to the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee, where it died.

Passage of this bill would have benefited comparatively few retired officers.

It is expected that this subject will be considered by the 85th Congress, and a logical solution of the problem may be enacted into law.

The Defense Department and an increasing number of legislators believe that retired officers should not only be. Employable by the Federal Government without restraint, but also that their civilian government pay should have no relation to their retired military pay, which has already been earned.

One of the factors opposing such legislation is the thought, prevalent among various classes of Americans, that the military already have too much to say in government as well as in economic life.

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Survivor Benefits, Public Law 881 (H.R. 7089). This law was partially explained in the August issue. There will be more on it as more studies become available. The law establishes higher death pensions for widows, children and parents of Service members who die or have died on active duty or from service-connected causes after leaving active duty. Widows of retired members whose deaths were not service-connected are not affected by the law. There will be more on this as more official reports become available. January 1, 1957, is the effective date of the law.

Dependents' Medical Care, Public Law 569, with an effective date in December, is being implemented as fast as possible.

The Defense Department has appointed a Health Plan Advisory Committee to aid in formulating insurance, medical service and health plan aspects of the law.

Running Mates For Staff Corps Lieutenants, Public Law 581 (H.R. 4229).

This law provides a running mate system for staff corps lieutenants (junior grade) by eliminating the fanning system.

Examinations For Promotion, Public Law 584 (H.R. 4704). This law will curtail use of sea duty requirements in examinations for promotion of naval officers.

Physical Examinations for Promotion, Public Law 776. This law (H.R. 9892 in bill form) eliminates the necessity of having naval officers examined by a statutory board of naval surgeons prior to being promoted to the next higher grade on the active list. There is a similar requirement for promotion in the Marine Corps. The reports of these boards require legal review (Continued on page 39) S H I P M A T E

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In the case of detailing commanders, tour dates are set for overseas in accordance with BuPers Instruction 1300.15a.

Sea duty is two years, unless a split tour when it is three. Continental U. S. is nominally two and a half to three years, working out usually as closer to three.

"For the convenience of the officers, we try to give them their orders quite far in advance," Commander Rudden said, "but we are asked why not send them six to eight months ahead?" He answered the question with the reason: Flexibility. Moreover, it was pointed out that an officer's personal desires might change in such a long period, and there might also be sudden new requirements. Most officers will receive orders two to three months ahead of time, therefore. However, some get less time—needs of the service.

Officers in higher ranks are ordered directly into a billet. This, naturally, after checks with placement desks. Junior officers are ordered to a ship or station.

The interview was coming to an end.

Commander Rudden was anxiously looking at two more officers who had come in to see about their assignments. He hurriedly (Continued on page 44)

We w^ere looking for an interesting item on the Bureau the other day and even sent up to "Captain Hauck's bailiwick" to learn something about officer detailing. W'e were Commander Rudden likened his assigntold to see Cdr. T. J. "Tom" Rudden, who ment duties to an endless chain. Round heads the Commander Detail Desk, as one and round, relieve and assign. "It's a supof the typical assignment spots. Com- ply and demand situation, in which supply mander Rudden was busy—it seems he was consists of those completing tours plus talking over the next assignment with a those who become available for assignment visiting officer—so we looked around. for various reasons. For example, officers On the bulkhead nearby w-ere two col- in hospitals, those needed for new billets, ored charts of the world. One of the charts those released because an old billet is done was labeled "Where you can serve over- away with, and for officers being assigned seas" : the other, "Where you can serve to active duty." in the U. S. A." Map pins were stuck in Demand, he said, w-as the second part. It to represent a great variety of geographical was the necessity to relieve at the end of billets. a tour date, plus filling of new billets, and We looked over at the Commander. Still unforeseen vacancies such as are caused by busy. He was typical of the senior officers an officer undergoing hospitalization. in Washington, healthy and energetic, and .An officer's proposed assignment is consurrounded w'ith papers, card files, memo pads and the like. A varsity baseballer in sidered daily for a period of a week to two months, sifting all possibilities before his Academy days, which probably accounts assigning, and always "remembering the for the energy. trilogy." On the other hand, billets are We thought about a recent cartoon which gone through daily, to be certain of being showed a "typical" detail officer. His feet filled. w-ere on a desk. .Also on the desk was a turtle. The turtle had a card bearing the name of an officer, and was progressing across the table toward various sea duty slots marked DD, DE, CA, CVS and so on.

The "detail turtle" had further choices.

He could climb up a narrow ladder to a small slot marked "overseas duty." Then he could vvend his way further along a top shelf, climb another ladder to an obscure slot marked "Shore Duty, U. S. A." It isn't like that, as we found. When Commander Rudden was free, we asked, "Can you give us a few words about detailing?"

"First off," said the Commander, "tell Shipmate readers to be certain to submit the Officer Data Card, NavPers 340." He told us about the card. It should not only be sent in on time, but new cards should be sent in to reflect changing desires of the individual officers.

"I sometimes think," Commander Rudden laughed, "that we should also ask the wives to send in data cards." The fact is, he quickly pointed out, personal desires are very important.

When asked about the cards, he said there is a "trilogy of detailing." The three are needs of the service, needs of the individual for career progress, and desires of the individual. Where possible, equal weight is given to the three factors. "An ideal situation exists," Commander Rudden stated, At the commissioning of the Guided Missile Cruiser CANBERRA. Left to right: "when all of the trilogy are in consonance." Most Rev. Philip J. Furlong, R. C. Bishop of the Armed Forces; Captain Charles T. There are, of course, occasions of over- Mauro, '30; Hon. Thomas S. Gates, Under Secretary of the Navy; Hon. Reuben B. riding consideration in respect to needs of Robertson, Deputy Secretary of Defense; Hon. Sir Percy C. Spender, Australian the service, but these are not too many.

Ambassador to the United States.

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By Jerry Sedor '57

When Navy's 1952 Olympic Championship crew- returned here to make their bid for the '56 Games, newsmen tabbed them "The Admirals." This was a misnomer since five members were junior-grade lieutenants in the Navy and four were Air Force lieutenants.

When President Eisenhower approved a recent selection board's recommendation that 33 Captains be promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral, Navy came up with a team that can rightfully bear the title, "The Admirals."

With the selection of Captains R. T. S. Keith, Commandant of Midshipmen at the Naval Academy; William E. Gentner, Jr., commanding officer of the aircraft carrier CORAL SEA ; Edward A. Hannegan, office of the Chief of Naval Personnel; Frank A. Brandley, chief of staff and aide to Commander, First Fleet, and Vernon L. Lowrance, commanding officer of the USS MACON, the 1928 Navy baseball team can now claim six Admirals from its ranks.

Rear Admiral Roy Johnson, first Commanding Officer of the USS FORRESTAL, was selected last year.

Catcher—William W. Gubbins, retired as an ensign for physical reasons; pitchers —Johnson made the grade in '55, Brandley was selected last week, and Thomas R. Wilson died of pneumonia at Pensacola, Fla., shortly after graduation.

First base—Captain Adolph J. Miller, who will be eligible for selection next year; second base—Hannegan, selected last week; third base—Lowrance, selected last week; shortstop—William J. Millican, lost in submarine duty during World War I I ; left field—Clovis C. Coffman, retired as a Lieutenant Colonel from the U. S. Marine Corps for physical reasons; center field— Gentner, selected last week, and right field —Keith, selected last week.

"The Admirals" of 1928 were coached

by Chief Bender, former Philadelphia Athletics' great.

Football Practice N o w On

The football squad reported back from leave on 21 August. Erdelatz is putting the 95 candidates through two workouts daily until classes begin on Tuesday, 4 Here is a run-down, by positions, on the September. By the 29 September opener with William and Mary he will whittle lineup of "The Admirals".

the group down to a varsity squad of 38 with the remainder joining the junior varsity.

Such '55 standouts as All-American end Ronnie Beagle, quarterback George Welsh, tackle John Hopkins and fullback Dick Guest will be missing from the squad.

N a v y Football Handbook Wins Top Honors Navy's 1955 Football Handbook, a brochure of information on the Academy grid team, was selected as the best in national competition by the American College Public Relations Association for the second successive year.

N a v a l Academy Athletic Assn.

Members of the N.A.A.A. received their blank forms for football tickets last month.

Included with them was a report from the Superintendent giving an accounting of the Association. It explains the distribution of tickets for the Army-Navy game and has an excellent analysis of the stadium problem at Annapolis.

Former NA Bandmaster Celebrates 9 5 t h Birthday Chief Bandmaster Pasqual de Santis, U S N (Ret.), celebrated his 95th birthday at the Naval Hospital, Annapolis, Md., on 6 August. Mr. de Santis was in the Naval Academy Band for twenty years before he retired in 1923. He served in Admiral Sampson's flagship, the armored cruiser NEW YORK, as a musician during the Spanish War and also acted as interpreter. He first enlisted in the Navy in 1893 after serving six years in the Army of the Reliublic of Argentina.

Although confined to a wheel chair, "Pop" manages to get around the hospital and is affectionately known by all. Rear -Admiral Smedberg, the Superintendent of the Naval Academy, was present for the birthday celebration at which Mr. de Santis was presented with a cake and a reading glass.

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HOMECOMING THE ADMIRALS—1928 Baseball Team. Six members of this team are now Rear Admirals on the active list.

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was open to questions by the officer. As <« ing a result this was a success, and quite im-

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By R. N. KANE, '57

Now, after a full thirty days' rest and relaxation, the mids have returned for the 1956-57 academic year.

The Class of 1957 has now reached the top notch and has accordingly been granted the position of command. It is the first class which makes pohcy and sets examples each year; of course, it all starts at the bottom. We were all plebes at one time, weren't we?

Second Class year is finally at hand for '58, complete with those ghoulish skinny labs and the nav classes which require a minimum of five books for each recitation.

It is always said that 2/c year is academically the toughest, but we'll let these guys find out for themselves.

The jump to Third Class year is always the greatest because with it comes many new privileges, the best of which, of course, is dragging. Last year as plebes most of the Class of 1959 were writing to some young miss, keeping her on the line for this year. Just watch 'em this fall.

So far we say very little about our new plebe class. They look like a group of ambitious fellows who have what it takes.

It will be up to each member of 1960, though, to buckle down to plebe year and stick with it. Soon they will learn to plan ahead for the football games out-of-town, which are their only chances to drag.

The 1/c and 3/c Cruise "A" wound up its last lap at the usual spot—Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The firsties can tell you that the place hasn't changed one bit since their last visit in the summer of '54. Every mid there purchased gifts for his family and Cuban beer for himself. And you can bet your bottom dollar that the P.O. Club was again the howling success for three straight nights.

Something new was in store for us there upon arrival. A detachment of submarines was awaiting us, and as many midshipmen as possible were taken for four-hour rides.

Each sub would take approximately a group of twenty or thirty mids. During the rides we made an average of four dives, during which we were allowed a peek through the periscope. Other times were spent in the control rooms and the forward torpedo rooms.

The brief voyage and orientations were not intended to sell the mids on choosing submarines as a career. Instead, these periods were devoted to the purpose of broadening our concept of the sub in its role of naval warfare. In later years it is hoped that we will retain a little of this gained knowledge which might certainly aid us future naval officers regardless of our type of duty.

When our sub had finished diving and was bringing our group back to the piers, we were all invited to the messing compartment. The skipper broke out boxes and boxes of ice-cream bars, bread, toasters, butter, and honey.

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Once ashore you've never seen a happier guy with such a full stomach.

The episode to follow also took place while in Gitmo, only this time at the Officers' Club. The names used here are purely fictional and any similarity is purely coincidental.

The last night there a group of firsties had gathered at the O Club for an oldfashioned get-together before going back to the states. Among this group was a Navy lacrosse player who was also a Navy Junior.

He was gazing around when suddenly his eyes fell upon an Admiral whom he believed an old acquaintance.

The Admiral's back was turned, but our boy approached him, patted him on the back, and said, "Why, it's Admiral Brown . . ." The Admiral wheeled around, looked the firstie square in the eye, and said nothing. It was not Admiral Brown! The mid was at a loss for words, but the Admiral instead replied, "Son, don't you remember me?" "Oh yes, you're Admiral . . . uh . . .", but the firstie could not place him now. "Admiral Johnson," said the Flag, "you used to caddy for your father and me on the golf course."

The two chatted for awhile, the firstie still rather embarrassed over the incident.

He had misplaced an Admiral's name who happened to be the Commanding Officer of the Gitmo Naval Base.

The cruise ships had pulled into Annapolis Roads and anchored off Tolly Point.

The fading sunset gave way to the fantail movies topside. Toward the end of the movies the men watching were frequently bothered by scanning searchlights. The word finally got around—a firstie had gotten over-anxious to get ashore and had decided to disembark early. Granted it must have been a long swim ashore, but he made it, thanks to the 40-minute survival swimming test last year. Only a few people have found out his exact motive, but it must have been urgent to swim ashore with only eight hours of cruise left. .Aside from the usual gripes and good times on cruise, a large amount of practical knowledge was gained by all hands.

Both 3/c and 1/c worked on the cruise journals, mostly in an "on-the-job" manner. Although these journals were graded, no record is being kept which will be entered on the midshipmen's Academy standing. They merely helped to correlate our booklearning with our practical experiences and observations.

On one destroyer an informal meeting was held one night for all possible Supply Corps candidates. This was arranged at the request of several interested first classmen. The ship's Supply Officer gave a rundown on the Supply Corps School in Athens, Georgia, and the later types and locations of duty assignments. The rest of the meet-

portant to the 1/c who will soon be lookingfor places in the Navy as officers.

The wardroom plan of having one firstie for each meal also gave considerable aid to the midshipmen's knowledge of wardroom etiquette. While there he had ample chance to meet each of the ship's officers and to discuss any question concerning the Navy with them. Besides, it was darn good chow for a change!

Don't forget to keep pullin' for that team called "Desire"; we'll be doing our part.

And remember that the Homecoming Game isn't far off. Here's hoping we see you all back on the campus !

John D. H a y e s , '24, Is N e w M a n a g i n g Editor J O H N D. H A Y E S , '24, is the new managing editor of Shipmate, filling the big shoes of F R E N C H Y J A L B E R T . Since retirement in 1954 Johnny has been studying history and doing freelance writing.

His last active duty was on the faculty of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in Washington, D. C. Hayes is currently President of the American Military Institute, the military history society and is a member of the American Historical Association. At the last A H A annual meeting he was chairman of a panel on which three distinguished historians discussed civil-military relations.

He is active in the Naval Historical Foundation and he has been making an extensive search for the papers of deceased naval officers. An article on this will be published in a coming issue of Military Affairs.

He is also engaged in research for a biography of R. Adm. Stephen B. Luce.

John has had four articles published in the U. S. Naval Institute Proceedings. One of these, "Three Modern Naval Mutinies" (Sept. 1939) was republished in 1942 in Naval Essays of Service Interest, a collection of 35 selected Proceedings articles over a 26-year period. Two recent ones, "Peripheral Strategy—Mahan's Doctrine Today" (Nov. 1953) and "A World with Bulk Cargo Aircraft" (May 1956), together with one in the Army Combat Forces Journal, "Peripheral Strategy, Littoral Tactics, Limited War" (Sept. 1954), have been reprinted by various services colleges for reference purposes. He has done considerable book reviewing.

One of Johnny's two articles in Shipmate, "How to Make or Not Make Admiral—The Philosophical Approach" (Oct. 1951) is something of a classic. He edited ships' papers in the W E S T VIRGINIA in 1936 and 1937 and in the ASTORIA in 1942.

2 7 3 Former Enlisted M e n In Plebe Class Two hundred seventy-three enlisted personnel from the Regular Navy, Naval Reserve, Marine Corps and Marine Corps Reserve, selected by the Secretary of the Navy, have entered the U. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md., as part of the Class of 1960, the Navy announced.

All appointees on full-time active duty and 20 members of the Reserve Forces successfully completed a six-month course at the Naval Preparatory School in Bainbridge, Md. Of the new midshipmen, 127 were selected from the Regular Navy and Marine Corps and 146 from the Reserve Forces.

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H-DAY—28 SEPTEMBER This is the final word we can get to you on the big Homecoming Weekend. Applications have been sent to all members of the Alumni Association; class and chapter secretaries who have requested them have been given additional applications; forces afloat and ashore have been notified. The early response indicates Homecoming this year will be bigger and better than ever. If you have not yet sent in your application, do so now and join the merry throng returning to Crabtown-on-the-Bay 28-30 September.

To remove any doubt which may exist—wives, widows and adult relatives and guests of alumni are indeed invited and urged to attend all functions of the Homecoming Program.

Due to space limitations and other considerations it is not possible to include minor children at such affairs as the reception in Dahlgren Hall or the dinner in the Mess Hall.

If, however, you are bringing your children to Annapolis with you, the youngsters will greatly enjoy such items as the Dress Parade, the Y P Tour of the harbor, Open House at the Academy including the Planetarium, and the football game with William and Mary.

Several class reunions are being held during the weekend. Get in touch with the appropriate class secretary for information about these additional class events. Above all, don't delay any longer—get on the bandwagon now. All hands in Annapolis are bending every effort to insure that you will thoroughly enjoy your visit. Alumni House is the focal point where you can get all information, see your old buddies of all classes, and be able to listen to and tell those old sea stories which improve as time marches on.

See you at Homecoming September.

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OFFICERS To serve until Spring meeting 1957 President— V. ADM. J . F . SHAFROTH, U S N (Ret.), '08 Washington, D. C. Vice President (Eastern Area)— CDR. S . G. LAMB, U S N (Ret.), '19 Philadelphia, Pa. Vice President (Central Area)— J. H. WHEELER, '45 Milwaukee, Wis. Vice President (Western Area)—• CAPT. T . G. MURELL, U S N R '21 Los Angeles, Calif.

Executive Director—R. ADM. W . F . FITZGBXALD, JR., U S N (Ret.), '21

TRUSTEES To serve until Spring m^eeting 1957 At Large CAPT. J. T. TALBERT, USN (Ret), V. ADM. W . W . SMITH, USN

(Ret.), '09 A. ARNOLD BRAND, JR., '14 CAPT. L. F . BROWN, USNR,

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D. C. WILKERSON, '20 (Detroit)

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L. I. REPLOGLE, '24 (Chicago)

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'30 (San Francisco)

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L T . CDR. G. S . FORDE,

LT. ( J G ) R . L . MONTGOMERY, U S N

(Ret.), '07 (Connecticut)

G. N. POWELL, '31 (Pittsburgh) CDR. A. S. FUHRMAN, U S N

COMO. F . G. REINICKE, U S N

(Ret.), '10 (New York) CAPT. HAROLD R . KELLER,

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(Philadelphia)

(Ret.), '37 (Los Angeles) USNR

(Ret.), '11 (Boston)

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CAPT. J. C. TOTH, U S N , '31

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To serve until the Spring meeting 1958 V. ADM. H . F . KINGMAN, USN

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USNR, '21 To serve until the Spring meeting 1959

CDR. E . H . ENRIGHT,

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CAPT. H . E . BAKER, USN, '32

CAPT. C. H . BENNETT, JR., USN

(Ret), '23 LT. (JG) B . S. MARTIN, USN

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Mrs. Anne Hitchcock Sims, widow of W I L L I A M S. SIMS, resides at 101 Chestnut St., Boston, Mass.

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Edward Janin Sharp. Incidentally, the young sailor was born in Philadelphia, Pa., on 4 June 1956. His parents are Lt. Cdr. G. H. Sharp, USN, and wife, Sally, who is the daughter of W. T. Lightle, '05.

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Sec'y. Como. Dndley W . K n o x . U S N ( R e t . ) , 2311 Connecticnt Ave.. N W , Washingrton 8. D . C.

1 908 18 9 7 Sec'y, M r . A . H . M a c C a r t h y , C a r r e l H a l l , A n n a p o l i s . Md.

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Sec'y, R. A d m . A. H. V a n Kenren, U S N ( R e t . ) , 8013 Aberdeen Rd., Bethesda 14, Md.

F R I E D R I C K and M I L N E faithfully called on their class secretary while on their round trip by auto from California to Key West, north to New York and back across the country. They reported having seen R O B I N S O N in Houston, CLIFFORD in Navasota, Texas (already reported to Shipmate) and ANCRUM at Pawley's Island, S. C. They intended to see the R O W A N s at Merion, Pa., and the COOKEs on Long Island. The esprit de 1903 waxes strong in this energetic pair of classmates.

Following their usual summer schedules, the STARKs are at Lake Carey, Pa.; the Cookes will be at Wentworth by the Sea and Warmclick Hotel, Jefferson, N. H., for a few weeks; the LEAHYs at North East Harbor, Maine; and the A N D E R SONs in London, England. Most of the class will enjoy the comforts of home.

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W a s h i n g t o n , D . C.

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A. S H A R P and Cornelia are happily telling the world about their first grandchild, SEPTEMBER,

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We recently heard the following from R U F U S K I N G : "Peggy and I are back again this summer at the Instituto Tecnologico in Monterrey, Mexico, where I am teaching Spanish in the Summer School.

"It is so good to see P E N N and Mary Belle CARROLL again. Both seem to be in the pink of condition.

"In September we are to go to Palm Beach, Fla., where I have accepted the position of Dean of Masters and Boys at the Graham Eckes School."

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Sec'y, R. Adm. J. A . Fnrer. U S N (Ret.).

2101 Connecticnt A T C , N . W . , W a s h i n e t o n 8. D. C.

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Sec'y, Capt. R. F . Frellsen, U S N ( R e t . ) .

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Sec'y. R. Adm. Harold C. T r a i n , U S N ( R e t . ) , 1 St. M a r y ' s St.. Annapolis, Md.

BEN TYE. I regret to report the death of Ben, on 24 September 1955, at Beverly Hills, Calif. He was born on 5 March 1888, in Atlanta, Ga. He left the_ Naval Academy before graduation and lived in California from then on. He is survived by his widow, who lives at 723 N. Bedford Dr., Beverly Hills, Calif. I have no information as to whether or not he left any children nor do I know where he is buried.

If I get any further information I will put it in a future Shipmate. Ben was one of those whom I lost track of completely. I am indebted to Jack Thiesen for information as to date and place of death. He got it from Ben's brother. Judge John L. Tye of the Fulton County Superior Court, Atlanta. I also received a letter from Duff Miller in Los Angeles giving me the same information and also the fact that his widow lives at the address given above.

BERNARD CONLON. As far as I know Bernard has always lived at 191 Park Place, Brooklyn, N. Y., and all class bulletins sent there have never been returned. However, the last special bulletin sent out in July was returned. I would appreciate any help.

JIMMY DOYLE. A recent postcard from London indicates that Jimmy and Ri will not return to the States until the summer of 1957.

I had a nice letter from Marion DAVIS saying she had heard from many friends and that it gives her a very warm feeling to know that Roy still has a place in many Navy hearts. Marion deeply appreciated the fact that Grant Quale represented the class at the funeral services for Roy.

MARK H E R S E Y . Mark writes that he and Carol have another grandchild, their fifth. Paul Hersey Rogers was born in Galveston, Texas, on 27 .April. Marcia and her husband expect to arrive in Newport in .August. He has given up the lumber business and is going back to teaching. He will teach at St. George's in Newport.

TRACY McCAULEY. Tracy left the last of July for a three-week stay at The Pines, Cotuit, Mass.

J E D G E ROBBINS. I had a cheery and newsy letter from Jedge, written from Oak Ridge, Tenn. He was on a trip in which he saw Count Church at Clearwater, Fla., and hoped to see Ben Todd at Laurens, S. C. He tells me that his son and family live in California, and his daughter and family in Daytona Beach, Fla. He is confused as to where he will eventually settle, but it will probably be Orlando, Fla. He asks that for the time being I keep his address at 1407 S. 10th St., Mayfield, Ky. BEN TILLEY. Ben flew to Bermuda in late June and returned to the States in the yacht RoYONO, one of the Naval Academy yachts that sailed in the Newport-Bermuda race. Ben said the trip back took 108 hours and was rather rugged. Ben is now in London where one of his daughters is living. He went over on the Dutch liner' NiEW

AMSTERDAM.

RALEIGH W I L L I A M S .

Margaret, Raleigh's wife, has been ill for several months, but is home now at 1869 Wyoming Ave., Washington 9, D. C. I am sure letters from friends and classmates would be appreciated.

HOMECOMING. The August Shipmate carried a detailed schedule for Homecoming. Friday and Saturday, 28 and 29 September are the days. Last year only seven classmates and their wives attended. Let's hope we can have a larger 1909 attendance this year.

HAROLD C . TRAIN

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Sec'y, R. Adm. Charles J . Moore. U S N ( R e t . ) .

5509 Grove St., Chevy Chase 15, Md.

WILLIAM A. MOFFETT, '90, first CO of USS MISSISSIPPI, decommissioned this month after 37 years' service.

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S«c'y, Capt. Alfred G. Zimermann, U S N (Ret.), 2908 Forty-Fifth St., N.W.. Washington 16, D. C.

L I G H T W I N D S A N D VARIABLE The picture of a ship one served in always evokes happy memories, so the ten of us gathered for the July class lunch had a good time when CIT L O F T I N brought views of the U S S SEVERN under full sail,

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the monitor ARKANSAS. VAN BRANDT brought a reprint of an interesting Shipmate article on the former prisoners-ofwar repatriated by the U S S SANCTUARY

(AH-17) vvhile he was in command. Added to that, we all piped down long enough to have BOB H I N C K L E Y give us an interesting rundown of his trip around the world from east to west, a la Magellan.

Those present were Snow, Cygon, Reynolds, Loftin, Chandler, Byrnes, Brandt, Hinckley, Cobb and Zimermann.

BENGY B U T L E R could not be with us, for he just got back that morning from the Bethesda Medical Center after a slight operation. All is going well, but he had to remain indoors for a few days.

A L E X MACOMB was out of town on July 11, the day of the lunch. He and Edna took an interesting trip this summer, visiting Detroit where they inspected the Cadillac and Ford plants and Ford's Early American Village, then saw relatives in Mississippi en route home.

The Atomic Energy Commission announced several new appointments made necessary by the President's latest Atomsfor-Peace program. PAUL F O S T E R was made Assistant General Manager for International Activities, heading up the present Division of International Affairs together with the new Office of Special Projects. He will coordinate international programs concerning disarmament, agreements with other nations and organizations for peaceful uses of atomic energy and cooperate with the State Department, foreign governments and the United Nations in connection with international conferences. He retains his present duties with the Operating Coordinating Board and as Commission Representative on interdepartmental committees.

Your^ scribe also learned from the Commission's press release that Paul was the first reserve officer to reach the rank of Vice Admiral and the first officer to be awarded all three of the Navy's highest decorations—the Congressional Medal of Honor, the Navy Cross and the Distinguished Service Medal.

The 267th District of Rotarians, comprising 40 clubs, elected VAN B R A N D T as Commodore of their Rotary Power Boat Flotilla during their July meeting at the -Annapolis Yacht Club. Thus Van's SAEAVAN becomes the flotilla flagship flying the three-star flag. The flotilla burgee has a white background symbolizing peace, a blue border for deep water and a Rotary emblem in the center. Rotarians with power boats twenty feet or more in length are eligible for membership.

The C H A N D L E R S hit the road again during July-August and had a pleasant stay at Jackson Hole. Wyo. They plan to be in town briefly and then give New England a last look before the cold weather comes on.

The Reunion Committee has selected GLENN H O W E L L as toastmaster for our opening banquet in Washington—or in modern parlance, as MC for the occasion.

All hereabouts are agreed that the job is in good hands, for Glenn's background of radio commentator and participant in public affairs gives promise of our having a real sprightly time.

Now for 19irs Second Echelon news: R A L P H D E N N E T T , now a widower living on Dennett Rd., Kittery, Me., has two fine sons: Armistead, who is a Commander, USN, on staff duty in Paris. He married Mary Louise Howard at Round Bay, Md., on June 1, 1946. They have two children, Sarah, 8, and Peter Armistead, 3.

WilHam Alexander, who is a naval architect at the U S N Shipyard, Portsmouth, N. H. He married Mary Irene Daigle at Portsmouth, N. H., on September 9, 1950.

On July 23 the appointment was announced of Calvin H. Cobb, Jr., as chairman of the Volunteer Department of the United Community Services of Washington, D. C. This is the first year of the United operation in the area and the task is to provide and place volunteer workers in health, welfare and recreation agencies.

Calvin is with the law firm of Elisha Hanson.

When the Reunion Committee's biographies are issued, our Second Echelon will be fully accounted for and thereafter we will have only current weddings, births and new accomplishments to report.

Speaking of accomplishments, and getting on to 19irs Third Echelon, Eloise English's grandchild, Tommy Davies (10), is playing in a children's golf tournament, he being on the Overbrook Country Club team, playing against the St. David's. His daddy is in charge of the Naval Air Engineering Facility in Philadelphia and his home is in Villanova, Pa.

P E D E CYGON has readied another book for publication, this time on the subject of Mysticism: Its Relevance to Religion. It is primarily a treatise on immediate religious experience, but it does, how- 1 9 1 2 • ever, discuss the relationship with existenSec'y, Capt. J. Y. Dreisonstok, U S N (Ret.), tialism. In looking up "existentialism," your The Westchester, 400 Cathedral Ave., Apt. 212A, scribe found that it has not only literary, Washington 16, D. C. political and atheistic facets, but Christian Following the advice of Admiral Jalbert ones as well. Whatever "Pede's" thesis, you may be sure he has put the same thor- of the Alumni Association, this is the first ough craftsmanship on it as he did on of our bulletins that will be printed periodically by Shipmate which has done such a Journey Towards Self-Realization. fine job for all classes. In my last bulletin The Reunion Committee's suggestion of I noted that just a few of our classmates augmenting the class fund if you were not were not members of the Association. Acmaking the trip to our old stamping ground cordingly, three immediately joined up: was promptly responded to with a gener- DAN BARBEY, MOMUS BARBER and ous check from AMES LODER, followed BOSCOE W R I G H T . As for the widows closely by BOBBY DOYLE and AR- of the class, I am inquiring of them if T H U R ROOD. Thus far we have never they are interested enough to have the class needed to ask for annual dues and, at the pay for their memberships in the Associapresent rate, all will be quiet along the tion (the fee for widows is but $2.00 per Potomac (financially speaking, that is) year). If interested I shall take it upon myuntil our Fiftieth Reunion draws near. self to use class funds for this purpose. It 1?

should not exceed $20. If there is serious objection from a majority of the class to this expenditure, I will defray the costs myself.

The questionnaire sent out in the last bulletin as to the advisability of having our reunion next year is bringing in many replies. Those that have not answered please do so soon.

PLUG and Fay H O L T are on an auto trip in the Northwest and stopped over in Laramie, Wyo., with Red and Gert Doyle where quite a bull-fest was held talking over old submarine days.

H A N S and Delia ERTZ flew to Europe on 17 August for a few weeks to take a look at his new granddaughter.

Heard rumors that F O R E S T and Rosamond LAKE were looking for a place to roost on the West Coast and just recently I had a card from Forest from San Diego so that it looks as if the rumor were true.

CAM and Isobel EDGAR are back from their tour of Europe as I got his vote from the West Coast favoring San Francisco.

BOB and Peggy L A V E N D E R entrained for the West Coast for a three-week visit.

As you know, they are in the SOG class and couldn't keep away from the grandchildren. Got a nice letter from JOHNNY FALGE in which he said that he and Barbara were looking forward to the Lavender visit, when they visit the Betzels in San Mateo. Incidentally, John and his pretty daughter, Mary, spent two weeks in the Sierra at Echo Summit Lodge belonging to the California Alpine Club. That I would like to see—Johnny in an Alpine costume.

I always suspected that he could yodle.

Had a very long and interesting letter from Mary H O O G E W E R F F , who with Hoogy is summering in Castine, Me. Mary said that several classes in the last two years have had reunions either at June Week or Alumni Week. She suggested early May. Then things are not overcrowded, the weather is fine and Alumni House, Carvel Hall, etc., have space and time to give full attention and every facility. We should give this worthwhile suggestion every consideration. Incidentally, thanks for the class contribution.

Had the usual nice letter from JASPER GROW. And I do believe that he never writes without enclosing a check for the class fund. Many thinks. We will soon have enough to get back to where we were before our last reunion. In that event I will ask the financiers of the class (and we have quite a few) as to the best way to invest it so that we may have enough income to continue the class prize without worrying about inflation.

Had a long and very interesting letter from OSSIE OSGOOD together with a substantial check for the class. Ossy and Ruth are back from a most interesting trip around South America after visiting 22 ports of call of which he had heard of but seven. Arrived home to find the ANDERSONs safely ensconced in an apartment across the way and enjoyed dinner with them and the LAKEs who arrived from New Orleans to look things over.

P. V. H. W E E M S has just received more kudos for his work in air navigation.

This time it is the Colonel Thomas L. Thurlow Award of the Institute of Navigation given at its twelfth meeting at Santa Monica, Calif., on 28 June 1956. The award was given for Mammy's outstanding contributions such as his well-known Mark II plotter, ground speed and drift indicator, second setting navigational watch, Line of Position Book, Star Altitude Curves and Secant Time Sight.

SHIPMATE

Mammy made an address to the Institute on "Comparison of Navigational Methods."

JACK B R O W N announces that he lost his wife July 12 at Stella Maris Hospice, Towson, Md.

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Sec'y. P a u l D . Sleeper, c / o A e t n a Life I n s u r a n c e Co..

1700 K S t r e e t , N . W . . W a s h i n g t o n 6. D . C.

Those present at the July luncheon were Abbott, Craven, Haas, Helmick, Lee, Keisker and McGuire (Sleeper again out of town).

As "Dutch" K E I S K E R has been laid up for a while, everyone w^as delighted to see him when he came in looking debonair.

Also, everyone congratulated "Tunis" CRAVEN on his appointment to the Federal Communications Commission. He once again is an "Honorable."

LIGON ARD sent in a contribution for our class fund which we all appreciated.

Doughtry, Glenn Davis, Enright, Hill, "Buck" Jones, Doug Jones, Thebaud, Thurston and Woodside all sent best regards and regrets that they could not be present.

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Sec'y, Cdr. Robert H. Maury, U S N ( R e t . ) , 208 P r i n c e George St., Annapolis, Md. W a s h i n g t o n Rep..

Capt. W . A. Heard, U S N ( R e t . ) , 1700 K St., N . W . , Suite 910, W a s h i n g t o n 6, D. C.

J A L B E R T writes: "The photograph on page 53 of the August issue of Shipmate picturing me receiving the Legion of Honor is unique. It is the first, last, and only time I have masqueraded as an admiral. In fact, the uniform was borrowed from Tim Keleher, '08. The medal and ribbons, however, are on the up-and-up."

R O B E R T MAURY has taken over the management of the School of the Weems System of Navigation in Annapolis, Md.

book by John Beatty, The Iron Curtain Over America.

R I P S T R U B L E had called for a meeting of "The Goat Committee" to be held on 23 August at his office, Room 2111, 2 Park Ave., N. Y. 16, N. Y. TULLY expected to be in the USA at that time.

No Goat Funds were received during the past month.

The Class Bulletin has been delayed temporarily while I track down some late addresses. When the list of addresses comes out, it will be as nearly correct as possible.

All those who have not sent in their changes of address, please take notice!

HUTCH

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Sec'y. Como. M. W . Hutchinson, J r . , U S N ( R e t . ) , 6 Acton Place, Annapolis, Md. Treas., Cdr. C. C. Vickrey, U S N R ( R e t . ) , 110 William St., New York 38, N . Y.

H O R S E P E N N O Y E R dropped in to see Dick Richards in July at Oakridge, Newcastle, Me. Dick reports that Horse looks in tiptop shape, perhaps a little gray but otherwise fine. He missed the 40th Reunion because he caught an ulcer, which E N R I G H T also tells us he will be in he chased away by giving up martinis.

Nantucket for the rest of the summer and M E L P O W E R S is now on the job as that he just had a visit from their West coordinator of construction for the new Point grandson. LEVOY H I L L is now campus expansion development at Pratt visiting in Alabama. DOUG J O N E S says Institute, Brooklyn. This involves twelve he expects to be in Maine, but hopes to new large buildings at a cost of many milreturn the latter part of the summer. lions. Their retirement to sunny Florida T H E B A U D writes, under date of July 18, may be delayed a few years.

"This old sailor and his two girls are Crabtown enjoyed one of the coolest moored fore and aft at Murray Bay, Quebec, until October 1. To all hands in 1913 Julys on record. Why go away to a sumas well as to all commissioned sailors in mer resort when we have that sort of any and all of the six English speaking weather here?

H O M E R and Laura GRAF will be at navies, the Bar Is Never Closed." the beach, POBox 44, Rehoboth Beach, T H U R S T O N says he hopes to be at Del., until the Homecoming. They had such our October luncheon. W O O D S I D E tells us a good time at the Reunion last year that that his wife. Alma, underwent a serious they are going to try it again this Septemoperation recently, but is now progressing ber. Heather and H U T C H visited them real well. W'e all hope for her the best of en route to Ventnor, N.J., and enjoyed a good luck. fine swim.

Our classmate, DON.ALD W. DOUGRumor has it that P. M. R H E A will LAS, chairman of Douglas Aircraft Co., also attend this year's Homecoming. P.M. Inc., was recently honored by the Defense is the new president of the recently charDepartment. He was selected to receive tered Retired Officers' Club at Fayetteville, the 7th Annual National Defense Trans- Ark. A very good picture of him appears portation Associations Award. This is given in the July-August number of The Retired to "the person who has made the most out- Officer. standing contribution to military transporP E T E DEL VALLE has his picture in tation in the preceding year." Congratula- the same issue of The Retired Officer. Pete tions, Don, from all of 1913. says no American who has taken the oath PAUL SLEEPER of allegiance can afford to miss reading a

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Sec.-Treas.. C a p t . E . S. E a r n h a r d t , U S N ( R e t . ) , 3900 Calverton Dr., College Heights E s t a t e s .

Hyattsville, Md. Corr. Sec'y, Capt. L . F . B r o w n . U S N R .

31 Maryland Ave., Annapolis, Md.

With regret we report the passing of S. A. (Hammy) H A M I L T O N on July 24.

He had been ill for quite a long time and was in the hospital when the end came.

He knew he didn't have much time left but, as he said on his last visit to Annapolis, he wanted to make the Reunion at all events. We all will miss a man for whom we had great affection.

Have had letters from a large number of the class about the Reunion. There will be a final bulletin before you read this. Meanwhile please send anything to do with either Homecoming or the Reunion to me.

We've made arrangements to do it that way to simplify the work of all concerned.

Those in the West who can't make it to Annapolis for the Reunion should contact "Bunny" C O C H R A N E (Capt. E. F. Cochrane, USN (Ret.), 4315 Avalon Dr., San Diego 3, Calif.). They are planning a Reunion there to coincide with our Saturday night dinner and if things work out we'll have a telephone hookup similar to our 30th.

T O N Y ZIROLI notified us that his new home address is Palazzo Taverna, Via Monte Giordano 36, Rome, Italy. His business address is still Grand Hotel, Rome.

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Sec'y, Capt. Ross F . Collins, U S N R ( R e t . ) , 53 Cornhill St., Annapolis, Md. So. Calif. Rep.. C. N . P e r k i n s , 1306 S. Sycamore Ave., Los Angeles, Calif.

Our 40th Reunion progresses. Twenty rooms have been transferred from the pool

OLONGAPO . . . Subic Bay, P. I., in 1912.

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to individual names and there are eight more pending—the writers not being in a hurry. There are thirty additional who will be with us but have other plans for quarters. Replies come in daily as do nondeliverable letters. Of these some have been tracked down with addresses sent in by other members of the class. We have bad addresses for the following: Carl Brewington, Jake Hendley, Izzy Lehrfeld, Egg Mentz and Nick Vytlacil. Anyone know where they are? We also need addresses for Fred Haeberle, Randall Dees, Colin Campbell, Paul Shortridge, George Keller, Doug Spenser. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of the fugitives please notify Stoney.

Bilgers and turnbacks too numerous to mention appear in name only in the Register. It appears that their addresses will, in the main, be impossible to get—which goes to show that 40 years is a long time.

It appears, even this early, that the Reunion is a success. The food will be good as will also the liquor. The program is simple and designed to be not too tiring.

Business will be nil. The Academy already has a brass goat thoughtfully donated by '15 complete with a pedestal! Who ever saw a goat without one ? So let it be hoped that no one suggests '17 donate a brass monkey. Winter nights are cold in Annapolis.

JACK GR.AY gets right down to facts.

He's just been East with Marjorie, saw Len Austin, in fact visited him. He and she will be on hand come May 10. He's well and happy. Has all the faculties he ever had.

ING K I L A N D is flourishing. Has a son in the Youngster class. Still on active duty as ComFive. He will be with us duties permitting.

T E X H A R P E R is coming East early next year and he and his wife expect to attend. Even says he'll be at Stoney's on the 12th for luncheon. He's just slumming to find out how the lower echelon exists.

BILLY L U D L O W is coming all the way across Chesapeake Bay to attend. He's living within smelling distance of the Eastern Shore oyster beds.

T E D CALWELL says he and Jean will be on hand. He's in good shape. Looks rather young to be flitting around the country the way he does.

.As Shipmate's deadline is three weeks before publication date the news cannot be up to the minute and any will have to be at random and as it comes to hand. ANSON BIGELOW writes from Palm Beach that he is so fond of Florida he stays there most of the time but is attending, complete with his bride of a year. W A L T and Louise CALHOUN have left for Europe in ^, P^^^^ of g'ory; may they have sunnv skies. They have a Youngster now on the summer cruise and expected to encounter him here and there on their journey.

F I E L D H A R R I S will be on from Versailles, Ky., where he has settled in his old home town. All is fine with him.

CHICK NOBLE has shifted his headquarters with the Vitro Corporation of America to New York at 261 Madison Ave. His Madeline is keeping close to Akron where another grandchild is expected soon. They are attending.

S P I K E F A H R I O N writes from Newport where he has settled for a rest for the next 40 years. Whatever could have tired him? He'll be with us with bells—at least one Belle—Kay. He still has his hair and equanimity.

J O H N N I E R E I F E L writes from Ann .Arbor that he will be with us. His last boy just got his M.D. and Johnnie feels that he should move into a less educational atmosphere. May be moving to West Coast LYLE DE VEAUX says his plans for the future will crystallize in the fall and he can be definite then. He sounds all right otherwise and as though he'll come—just playing hard to get.

E D D I E J O N E S writes two pages on why he can't come. A regular thesis no less. He carries it all the way from—he may have a hair cut in San Diego that weekend to the amazing fact that the lambing season may be on in urban Los Angeles. He and Thais are both fine. Someone on the West Coast should tell him how important May 10-12 is.

K. C. W. D O W N E Y lives under a wrong name and address. He must have gotten the idea in Naples in 1914. All this talk for years about what a big shot he is in Milwaukee and they can't even find him in the police records. It just goes to show!

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Mary E. Carmine, daughter of Captain C. C. Carmine, '19, who graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University.

In answer to the request for addresses Crusty sent his list in. That wasn't what was meant, Crusty. Shades of Casanova!

Oh ! Those wasted 40 years !

E D D I E the Hays BRADY accepts our challenge and is bringing Peggy along for decoration and safety. He is still designing !

They say he has turned out very well.

None of that noisy yammering about nothing anymore. He yammers about everything.

FELIX S T U M P will try to let the Pacific Fleet and the Pacific look out for themselves for a couple of days and will be with us if he possibly can. He is being held on by the President until 1959 and is doing a job—so say those who should know—of which we can be proud. Japan is to be added to his diet.

GEORGE H O W A R D is teaching college in his native heath: Augusta, Ga. Will make it if he can—May is difficult for college professors. We'll know early in the spring.

H A R V E HARVEY will be with us if possible. He has not been too well but is on the mend.

ROSS and Adelaide COOLEY have just returned from two months in Japan and need ten months' rest after which they will join us in dear old Crabtown.

There are dozens more letters but time and space preclude more at this time. In closing up the "Dope" in this issue it can be said, as mentioned previously, our 40th Reunion will be outstandingly successful.

The response has been wonderful. Keep your eyes peeled for October Shipmate.

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Sec'y, V. Adm. Earle W. Mills, U S N (Ret.), Apt. 2A, 1 Beekman Place, New York 22, N. Y.

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Sec'y, R. Adm. R. A. Dierdorff, U S N (Ret.), 34 Randall St., Annapolis, Md.

Miss Mary Elizabeth Carmine, daughter of Captain and Mrs. C. Campbell Carmine of Piedmont, California, was graduated from Stanford University last June with great distinction and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She majored in geography and in April was awarded a fellowship to Columbia University by the Society of Woman Geographers. The fellowship will allow Miss Carmine to take a year's graduate study in 1956-1957 in physical and economic geography and to work toward her Master's Degree. Miss Carmine is doing cartographic work this summer for a county planning commission in California and is hoping that her graduate studies will lead either to further work in planning or into teaching.

It was our pleasure at the August class luncheon to toast S U N S H I N E MURRAY'S newly shipped fourth star. He retired at his own request on August 1 after a long tour as Naval Inspector General.

He and Madeline plan to spend two or three months taking it easy at .Attawan Rd., Attawan Beach, Niantic 2, Conn. Have never run into a classmate who was not a Murray fan and I know I voice the class' best wishes for a happy retirement for both.

After a long and successful tour as Commandant, Fourth Naval District, COUNT VON HEIMBURG assumed on -August 15 his duties as Commander of the newly created Naval Reserve Training Command. His centrally located headquarters are at 30th and Fort St., Omaha 11, Neb. The Hattiesburg (Miss.) American for July 16, 1956, carries an excellent picture of CHAUNCEY CAMP on the front page together with the news that he has been placed upon the retired list of the U. S. Naval Reserve with the rank of Rear Admiral. .Among his important wartime assignments were the Beach Command on Normandy's "Omaha" Beach on D-Day and for some months thereafter and Commander of the port of Cherbourg. His decorations include the Bronze Star with Combat "V" and the Croix de Guerre with Palm. From 1946 to 1951 he was regional manager for Mississippi of the Veterans Administration. He is now in private business in Hattiesburg where he resides at 809 Adeline St. With the news, Chauncey adds: "Remembering the crack Vice Admiral Kempff made, 'A Vice Admiral never gets kidded about his vices but it is not so with a Rear Admiral,' you must admit I have the build for it." Congratulations, Chauncey. Has T. M I T C H E L L KEGLEY heard the news?

SHIPMATE

Fourteen were present for the very pleasant -August class luncheon in Washington: Stevens. Murray, Read, Tarbutton, Schaefter, Duval, Pelzman, Thurber. Schildhauer. Staudt, Fink, Schoeffel. Greer and Dierdorff. There will be no September luncheon. Next one is scheduled for Tuesday, October 2.

Grandpa S C H O E F F E L reports that just before he and Marcia were due to return George -Anthony Nelson, aged fifteen months, from .Alexandria to his parents' home in Sherburn, Mass., the young man turned up with a beautiful shiner and wellswelled lips. Claimed he bumped into a door in the dark. Better watch that Grade A stuff", George Anthony, especially if it's homogenized. Those Virginia cows, I'm told (by Sherritt). love to drink just dow-nstream from a Kickapoo Juice factory. You don't think that Grandpa and Grandma Nelson and Great-uncle and Great-aunt Lee are going to buy that "door in the dark" story, do you George?

LOU and Florence PELZM.AN plan to leave soon for a three-month European tour starting with Ireland and ending in Spain.

Send us a progress report now and then, Lou, and both of you have a good time.

Lou asked your secretary to bank any incoming checks while he is away. And a vote of thanks for the quick, efficient and economical preparation and mailing of the last Class Bulletin by Lou's office force under his able direction.

In mid-July, Dulany and I enjoyed a delightful weekend at the Hampton Roads Base with the Charles R. Browns just before they left for Europe where the one and only "Cat" Brown, '21, now commands the Sixth Fleet. Missed seeing the GRIGGs but did have an all-too-brief visit with the D.AVE CLARKs in their delightful Bay Colony home. Young Dave is recovering slowly but satisfactorily and Morton Clark, whom we had the pleasure of meeting, was about to report to Officers' School in Newport preparatory to a Naval Intelligence tour. He is in the midst of a law course.

Tried to sell Executive Director Dave on the idea of a large, neon-lighted advertisement for the Virginia State Ports Authority affixed to the seaward side of the Costa Rican freighter PARAPORTI, high and dry since -April 11 practically in the dining room of the Little Creek Amphibious Base Club but "No Sale."

While wandering through the main dining room of the -A&N Club after the class luncheon, whom should I spy but T E X and Fay S E T T L E . Tex was struggling valiantly to eat with his right hand and clutch a bulging briefcase with his left.

Both looked fine. Expected to sail from New York on August 9 via Norwegian-American line for Oslo where Tex will be Chief, Military Assistance Advisory Group.

C-ARL F I N K reports that he and Eloise recently had a very pleasant visit and dinner with the R E D W A L L E R S in Ocean City, Md., and that Red promises to attend a class luncheon whenever his Washington visits coincide with one.

Saw R A L P H and Joy O F S T I E briefly as they were leaving Bethesda Medical Center on Aug. 7. Glad to report that Ralph, though thin, is mobile again and able to go home from time to time. Our sincere good wishes to both for Ralph's steady recovery.

D U T C H S C H I L D H A U E R saw A R T GILMAN recently in Houston, Texas, and says that Art is one of that thriving city's leading realtors. What with M I K E W I L L I A M S now basing in Houston also, '19 should have the local situation well in hand.

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Should you see anything in the papers re the Shamrock Hotel being swapped for all the uranium claims in the state of New Mexico, you'll know what happened.

Sighted EGG MENTZ on August 7 in Bethesda where he underwent extensive surgery on July 18. Through a relatively newly developed technique (Bethesda's), a section of an enlarged abdominal artery (an aneurism) was removed and replaced with a new section. Egg was under ether for nine hours and on the table for six.

He is making a good and rapid recovery, looks just fine and is quite proud of what he refers to as his "nylon innertube."

DON KING reports that he has been up in the wilds of Rockaway, N. J., since June—temporary address c/o Clifden Rock Tool Co.—and gets to Rehoboth occasionally where Henrietta is spending the summer and is well and flourishing. Says, "You must be getting blase about grandchildren." No, Don, you must be thinking about T H U R B E R . We have only seven.

Nice card from HARRY R O C H E S T E R at Sturbridge, Mass., regretting his absence from the luncheon and reporting on the beautiful Massachusetts scenery. Missed you, Harry.

Look, boys! Doesn't anything ever happen to '19ers west of the Rockies? How about some news from the Golden State?

At least let me know before the next class bulletin, tentatively scheduled for January 1957. Regret that the addresses of our class widows were inadvertently omitted from the last bulletin although copies were mailed to them. We plan to remedy this lapse, in the next bulletin.

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3427 P o r t e r St., N.W., W a s h i n g t o n 16. D. C. Orders Issued ROSCOE H. H I L L E N K O E T T E R (VADM U S N ) to Inspector General of the Nav.

in Annapolis for many years where she has made a respected and beloved place for herself among a host of friends.

This son was the elder of two and known as Bud. He graduated in the Class of '44 at the .Academy and, at the time of his death, was one of the Navy's most highly thought of and experienced jet test pilots. His loss will be keenly felt. We of the class extend our heartfelt sympathy to Fran, who has thus received a double bereavement, and to his widow, Barbara, and his four children, two by a previous marriage.

Bud was stationed at Patuxent and was flying a new jet fighter to the North American plant in Ohio. The crash occurred near Billings, W. Va. He was buried in Arlington Cemetery July 19.

Many classmates from Washington and Annapolis were present at the services.

The younger brother, Jack, is also a Navy test pilot and is now stationed at China Lake, Calif. He is a Lt. Cdr. and graduated in the Class of '46.

Bud's widow and her two small children, Horatio Gates, III, and Tina Johnstone, are making their home in Annapolis.

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Sec'y. Mr. Homer E i m e n 930 H Street, N.W., Washington. D. C. Orders Issued S T E R L I N G T. D I B R E L L (CDR USN) to R A D .

Our committee says that plans for the 35tli Reunion are rounding into shape. Due to the unexpected detachment of Freddie Boone we were a bit late in getting started but we are doing OK. Plans include participation in .Alumni Homecoming the weekend of 29-30 September, with a class rooting section at the William and MaryNavy game on the 29th, followed by the private '21 dinner at North Severn. We have been assigned only the tap-room area of the North Severn Club. If you have disposed of your reunion notice in the circular file, write to Bob Jasperson for a duplicate. Fifty classmates have already put their names—and dough—on the line.

At our July class luncheon in Washington we were very pleased to welcome H O P P Y H O P W O O D back after an absence of some years. He has just relieved ROSCOE GOOD as Deputy CNO (Logistics). Hoppy has had three stars for some time out in the Pacific, first as Deputy CinCPac and • then as Commander First Fleet. He gave us 1 9 2 2 a very interesting picture of conditions in Sec'y, Gerald A. Stacey, the Far East, particularly SE Asia.

Golden Propeller Farm, Rt. 2, Box 146.

Mercersburg, Pa. P A U L W A T S O N , whom we hadn't seen Orders Issued in a long, long time, was over from BaltiL T O N E. M I L E S (RADM U S N ) to Command more and E D D I E W I L S O N who has been M IThird Naval District. away on a lengthy trip to Australia and New Zealand was up from Annapolis along The secretary writes: HARRY STEVwith a good contingent from that fair city.

He had recently seen CHARLES F I N C H E N S dropped us a line regarding vacation who is quite ill in Bethesda Naval Hospital. that Lucile, daughter Mary and he spent in California. One of the objectives was to Present at the luncheon were Daggett, see the 11-month-old grandson; he lived Wilson, Osborn, Paul Miller, Watson, Cope, up to advance billing. GEORGE FITZWachtler, Hobbs, Brooks, Hopwood, Pear- H U G H rounded UD a group for a luncheon son, Combs, Christmas, Nibecker, Connelly, which included Fitz, F R E D PIERCE, H. Patterson, Page, Tomlinson, Mansfield, Ten D. S M I T H and Capt. A. M. R. FITZEyck, Meade, Robinson, Lyon, Holsinger, SIMMONS. The last-named is on duty at and Felix Johnson.

Cal Tech. En route talked with J E S S C H A R L E S and Emma BOARMAN F O R S Y T H at Carmel and made the Dalwere elated to become grandparents for the las-Washington leg in M.ARION ST.Afirst time when Joseph Charles Boarman P L E S company's plane, which has the covwas born in Seattle to their son and daugh- ered wagon and hoofing beaten all hollow. ter-in-law, Robert Eugene and Mary Jo Another highlight was the Olympic trials which he wouldn't have missed for anything.

Boarman.

It is with deep regret that we report the RAY SULLIVAN sends a clipping from death, in a plane crash 13 July, of Horatio the Chicago Tribune of 5 July 1956, with Gates Sickel, II, son of our dear friend headlines " 'Answer Man' on Income Tax and classmate, GATES SICKEL who was Resigns Post—Joins Consultant Firm; 17 killed during the war. As many of us know. Years with U. S." Further perusal reveals Gates' widow, Fran, has made her home that L E I C E S T E R N. "Lefty" BAKER 15

outstanding senior lacrosse player in upper New York State colleges, and was selected on the First All-American team.

He is now on active duty.

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Sec'y. Mr. Paul W. Siegrist. c/o Standard & Poor's, 345 Hudson St., New York 14, N . Y. Orders Issued E P H R A I M R. M c L E A N J R (RADM USN) C o m m a n d a n t of the 4th N a v a l District.

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The Alumni Association gratefully acknowledges the receipt of $100 from AUSTEN V. MAGLY in payment for a Life Membership in the Association.

Some '24 in the S.F. Bay area. Front: Richter, Bertschy. Middle: Farrell, Hunter, Montgomery, Bun Bertschy. Back: Mary Hunter, Elizabeth Montgomery, Alice Farrell, Mick Richter. has resigned from the internal revenue department after 17 years, all in Chicago, to enter private practice. Since 1944 "Bake" had been an instructor in the Chicago internal revenue office and practically every one of the more than 500 agents in the office attended his classes. He is now a principal in the firm of Gorsky, Baker and Gunderlock, tax accountants and consultants.

The Washington papers have mentioned lately (1) "Rear Admiral J. LOCKWOOD P R A T T U S N retired has agreed to be master of ceremonies at the Rehoboth Art League's 17th annual costume ball 17 August at Rehoboth Country Club"; and (2) according to V I N GALLAGHER the shortest distance in town is between two points—the King Cole Room and the Chez Francois, both located in the Claridge Hotel. "Gal" keeps a proprietary eye on both the restaurant and cocktail lounge; travel between the two loses not a moment nor costs a single taxi fare.

"Have been intending to forward the enclosed clippings for a long time," says H. C U T T E R W A L T E R S . One cHpping announced that "JOHN GUIDER of Littleton, N. H., was named president of Mount Washington TV, Inc., succeeding US Ambassador to Pakistan Horace Hildreth who resigned. Guider is an attorney, principal owner of a Christmas card manufacturing company in Littleton and owner of radio Station W M O U in Berlin, N. H." The second showed E A R L H. EAKER, president, Boston Gas Co., being honored by the Advertising Club of Boston.

Notices were sent in early August concerning Homecoming Weekend 1956. The Class Party will be held Saturday evening after the football game at the home of George Bauernschmidt in Severna Park.

If you didn't get the dope, drop me a line.

Mostest of the bestus, Abe. " R E D " SINCLAIR and his wife, Dorothea, have just made a permanent change of address from Columbia, Mo., to Palisades, N. Y. Since retirement they have been living in Columbia and "Red" has been attending the University of Missouri as a graduate student and for the last two years as instructor in geology. In June he received his M.A., major subject geology.

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part of the geology department of Columbia University, at Palisades, N. Y. A joint luncheon of the Classes of '22 and '45 was held at the Army-Navy Club, Washington, D. C , on 7 August 1956. Attending from the Class of '22 were Riseley, H. W. Pierce, Stacey, Reeside, Rowe, Malstrom, O. M. Walker, Riddle, J. N. Johnson, Brice, Jarrett, Kneeland, E. R. Gardner, Fink, H. L. Jennings and H. F. Stevens.

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LAYTON A. ZIMMER, Col., IG, USA, writes from Fort Meade: "To bring you up to date in my case, I am retiring on 31 August 1956 after over 32 years' service, currently assigned as Inspector General Second Army, Fort George G. Meade, Md. On 1 September I will take up duties as Deputy Civil Defense Director of New Castle County, Del., to which assignment I have already been appointed.

Mrs. Zimmer, Katherine Parkhurst, and I have purchased a home in Wilmington, Del., at 1904 Shipley Rd., where we will reside."

P H I L RYAN, who lives at Boyd Tavern, Albemarle County, Va., and teaches math at the University of Virginia, lost his son recently in an aviation accident.

See Class of 1955.

Stewart Lindsay, Jr., was married on June 16, 1956, to Miss Mary Ethel Maitland Desborough in Chester, Nova Scotia.

She is the daughter of the late Capt. John N. C. Desborough of the Indian Army and Mrs. Desborough of Halifax and Chester, Nova Scotia. She is a graduate of Roedean School, Brighton, England, and Dalhousie University, Halifax.

Stew, Jr., graduated from Syracuse University and was commissioned an Ensign, USNR. He was captain of the lacrosse team, established a new university scoring record (119 goals in three years of varsity play), was on the North team in the North-South game, won the trophy for the

The editor apologizes for the incorrect spelling of the name of Life Member A U S T I N V. MAGLY in the August issue.

H A R R Y R I C H T E R is making a second career as Superintendent of the California Maritime Academy at Vallejo. To "indicate the whereabouts of certain class characters" he writes of a session attended by Bob Bertschy, Eddie Hunter, Joe Farrell, George Montgomery and Richter, plus their wives, at Hunter's place near Healdsburg, Calif. Harry says this gathering had no special significance, but "we wanted to observe Bertschy in the full vigor of life prior to his departure for an attack on the Alaska Highway."

The JACK ENGEMAN books, Annapolis (Life of a Midshipman) and West Point (Life of a Cadet) have gone to a second printing. The books are photographic records of Midshipman and Cadet life, respectively, and obviously find a ready market.

As you have read on the Shipmate masthead, J O H N D. H A Y E S is the new editor of our magazine. We congratulate him, and we congratulate Shipmate, for we all know how well John is equipped for this job. Henceforth John will compile this column. Keep sendin' it in, boys and girls!

Also, John D. Hayes gave a lecture at the Munson Memorial Institute of American History at Mystic, Conn., on August 2. Yes, it was on his favorite subject: "Admiral Stephen B. Luce, Educator of Mariners."

The Washington lunch (monthly on the 24th) remains our most successful continuing activity. You'll note that in July they had V I E W E G down from New London and BRYDON up from Richmond. So successful is this activity that they have accumulated a cash surplus which they plan to devote toward a permanent Class Memorial at the Naval Academy. The amount they now have is hardly enough in itself for this purpose, but the thought of the Washington group is that other groups of the class and perhaps some individuals will be interested in adding to this fund so that it may become a more representative amount. We'd like to hear from groups and individuals in this connection, as plans formulate on what a suitable memorial would be. It is also felt that other groups of the class throughout the world could well start programs which would provide for gradual accumulation of funds for this purpose. It was the sense of the last Washington meeting that ideas and funds for this purpose might well be cleared through the class secretary-treasurer. Or if you prefer you may write direct to the Washington group which sponsors this activity, addressing President ED CLEXTON (2010 Main Navy BIdg., Washington 25) or E. S. (Ed) GMINDER (2301 15th SHIPMATE

St. N W , Washington 9 ) . This could really develop into something big, and very worthwhile.

Squirrel reports meeting JIM RICKE T T S and DAVE W I G H T in San Francisco, and then went on to Coronado to visit the A U S T E N MAGLYS, where he also met the A S H B Y EVANSes. Also, as he puts it, he "hit the jackpot" in that he got in on one of those delightful meetings of our San Diego group. It is well that we all keep in mind these San Diego parties, in case we ever get down that way.

T E D BLANCHARD ( C A P T U S N R ) has joined DOC W O L F in the 3d ND as Deputy ChS for Naval Reserve. BILL D A V I S (RADM U S N ) has taken over as Deputy ChiefNavOp (Air), and RUF U S ROSE (RADM U S N ) is now Asst ChiefNavOp (FltOp and Readiness), both having been shifted up from other billets in OpNav.

B O B G O L D T H W A I T E (R-ADM U S N ) , who has been Chief of Naval Air Basic Training at Pensacola, has been given a recess appointment as deputy Commander and Chief of Staff U. S. -Atlantic Fleet, with the rank of Vice Admiral. From the Pensacola Journal we learn also of his J O S H S H I V E L Y has made his annual N A B T command receiving a citation from Lloyd and D p N McLEAN hosted the trip to his native Kentucky, and reports the National Safety Council for "outstand- June 9 San Diego meeting, assisted by conditions normal. His stopover in Washing contribution to highw'ay safety in Georgia and W I L L HAYS, and cheered ington was not timed to our luncheon there, 1955." DALE H A R R I S (RADM U S N ) , by others attending: Dora and Bill Bailey, and his only contact there was a brief visit former Chief at N A B T who originated the Easely and Cowboy Cameron, Lucy and with J U L I U S NESSER. SAM L A T T I safety program at the Base during his ten- Frank Deam, Leila and Pete Dunn, Esther MER, we understand, is recovering from ure, was present also for the NSC award and A-B Dickie, Tooie and Gus Fish, Babe an operation, on which we have no details. ceremony. We learn also that in June there and Al Handly, Btss and Willie Hurst, We regret to announce another loss from was a local 1924 Class Reunion at Pensa- Fern and Lank Lankenau, -Adeline and TROTTER cola. and regret we do not have the details, Mag Magly, Evelyn and Dutch Shultz, our ranks: T I L L M A N RET) with complete list of those in attendance. Ethel and Count Wolowsky and Kay and DANTZLER ( C A P T U S N The party was arranged by the BROM Abe Vosseller; plus Jessie Rutt and Eve- claimed by a heart attack July 7. Burial was at Arlington National Cemetery July NICHOLS. lyn Tiemroth.

10, with many classmates in attendance, BROM NICHOL, by the way, has a In San Diego it seems they have so including eight honorary pallbearers. second career in the field of investments, much fun they couldn't wait for July to S T E V E and Louise B A R C H E T deincluding Mutual Funds. The firm name have the July meeting, which was given parted on 1 August for Europe. Their son, is Nolting, Nichol & Co. Brom is also June 30 by Evelyn and D U T C H S H U L T Z prominently identified with Civil Defense (new address 1417 Tenth St., Coronado). L t (jg) Stephen Barchet ( M C ) , U S N , at Pensacola, and now heads up the evacu- -Actually the Shultzes hurried it up in or- and Miss Ann Gocke were married last ation committee in that organization. His der to include their houseguests, Jessie and June. son. B. B. Nichol, Jr., has been made T O M G R I F F I T H (Mrs. Shultz's brother, The regular monthly luncheon of the county engineer of Bay County, Fla. you know) and Squirrel Herrington. Well, Washington group was held July 24 at the Another Pensacola 2d Career: CHAR- the same group attended as at the June Gun Factory Mess.

Present were Beakley, Bradley, Brydon, L I E O E X L E is with the Ferris Ware- party, and in addition Helen and E D D I E house and Storage Company, agents of EDGAR, P-AUL GRAF (from Claremont, Bullis, Clexton, Davis, Deuterman, Domer, and when have you heard of him last?)

Dyer, Gminder, Hartwig, Hayes, Kalish, Aero Mayflower Transit. .And among Pensacola juniors we have a news item of and Becky Harvey. Yes, pictures were Lewis, Neale, Nesser, Ramsey, Robinson, Elton C. Parker, Jr., qualifying in carrier taken by Squirrel and Tom (after all, he's Sisson, Stout, Stuart, Sylvester, Weeden, Wilson and 'Walter Vieweg who was down landings, while D. Turner Day, Jr. (2dLT an Afga-Ansco man).

USMC) has received his "Wings of Gold" Second career:_ LOUIS N U E S S E is from New London. and is assigned to Kaneohe Bay, T. H. now professor of industrial management at The New York luncheon meetings seem the University of Tennessee. Of course, Louis will probably admit he got an earlier 1 9 2 5 • to "taper" in the summer. On July 24 we start his second career than did some had present at the Military & Naval Club: of youonteachers, Sec'y, R. Adm. T. J. Hickey, U S N (Ret.), but we are pleased to note Barchet Cullen, McLaughlin (where've he has held senior professorial status since 4608 Chevy Chase Blvd., Chevy Chase 15, Md. you been, Lonnie!), Mellon, Milton Mills, 1954 at the fine university where he has Orders Issued Whalen and Witmer. It has been decided been affiliated since 1949. The Nuesses have HARRY RANSOM (CDR U S N ) to MSTSO to hold our future New York class lunch- a home and 10 acres about 10 miles out of LBeach. eon meetings in all months except July, Knoxville (address "Covelawn," R F D 14, FREDERICK N. KIVETTE (RADM U S N ) to Assistant Chief of Naval Operations for Air. August, November and December. These Knoxville), but still maintain permanent THOMAS BURROWES (RADM U S N ) to Direcexceptions are obvious due to summer va- residence at good old Stonington, Conn., tor Long Range Plans Division Naval Operations. cations and to important national holidays. 7 Main St. HAROLD O. LARSON (RADM U S N ) to ComMeetings will be held on the 24th of the mand PhibGroup Three.

Second career: T O M "TEMPLETON other eight months (September, October and January thru June) unless the 24th has been appointed co-ordinator of servfalls on Saturday or Sunday, in which case ices and security with Consolidated ElecP-AUL CROSLEY has accepted the apthe meeting comes on the following Mon- tro-Dynamics Corporation at Pasadena, pointment as Director of Naval Science at Calif. day. W I L B U R MELLON heads up this the Admiral Farragut Academy. His adgroup, and his office should be notified a It's been suggested that we include more dress is POBox 299, Pine Beach, N. J. day prior to the lunch (MU 2-7722). duty orders in this column. Will try; but Paul is enjoying his job of helping to preS P U D S W I T M E R is doing the leg-work we have to realize that there are not many pare candidates for entrance to the service for the group. Spuds has now become so of our class left on active duty these days. academies. settled in the New York area that he has bought a house at 24 Linden Ave., Baldwin, L. I. Carolyn Sue Huckins, daughter of Capt. and Mrs. T H O M A S A. H U C K I N S now of Port Washington, N. Y., was married on August 25 to Mr. Thomas Spier. The Huckinses have six children, and Tom says his oldest son, Daniel, who is an independent geologist in the southwest, is trying to get Tom to join his staff. Apparently the big question with Tom is whether he can afford to give up his ketch, appropriately named H U C K F I N N , and settle down in Arizona.

Lillian and BOYD W I L S O N are back from a long trip-tour to California. Among others, they met and dined with Sarah and A L K R O O K at San Francisco. Al now heads the Stone & Webster organization there. On the train they met S Q U I R R E L H E R R I N G T O N , who like Boyd was heading for the Building Owners and Managers Convention at L.A. SEPTEMBER,

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Sec'y, Cdr. H. A.. Fravel, U S N (Ret.) 3410 15th St., North, Arlington 1, Va. Orders Issued THOMAS A. WORNHAM (MAJGEN USMC) to Command Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Calif.

WILLIAM ROMOSER (RADM U S N ) to Command PhibGroup Four.

The Alumni Association gratefully acknowledges receiot of the sum of $100 from ALVORD J. GREENACRE in payment for a Life Membership in the Association.

P E T E R A. W Y C K O F F sends us the sad news: "My wife, Jane, passed away on August 2, 1956, after an eight-month illness. The loss is pretty crushing, and without any children around—both of the boys have families of their own now—the house is terribly empty. I don't know what my plans are going to be, but I'll probably stay on up here at Grumman Aircraft for a while."

Pete's address is 15 Highview Dr., Huntington 12, N. Y. GEORGE DUFEK, Commander of the Navy's Antarctic expedition, attended the twelve-nation conference on the International Geophysical Year in Paris. The conference began July 30.

D W I G H T A G N E W is now vice president in charge of public relations for the Capitol Radio Engineering Institute of Washington, D. C. He was also elected a member of the board of directors. CREI is a leading center of training in radio and electronics. Dwight will also supervise armed service training.

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Sec'y, Cdr. Howard C. Adams, USNR, Pacific Far East Line, Inc..

918 Sixteenth St., N.W., Washington 6, D. C. Orders Issued HERBERT L. HOERNER (CAPT USN) to CO NAS LosAIamLBeach.

LAWRENCE R. DASPIT (RADM U S N ) to Commander Cruiser Division Six. GEORGE W. ANDERSON JR (RADM U S N ) to Chief of Staff Joint Staff Commander in Chief Pacific.

ROBERT E. DIXON (RADM U S N ) ) to Joint Staff Commander in Chief U. S. European Command for Duty.

A L A N SHAPLEY (MAJGEN USMC) to Command Third MarDiv. DAVID O'NEILL (BRIGEN USMC) to Command First Marine Air Wing.

JACK P. MONROE (CAPT USN) to CoMidEast For.

ALAN S H A P L E Y was recently selected for Major General and he is to command the Third Marine Division in the Far East.

The New York group of 1927 spent a most enjoyable Saturday afternoon and evening at WALLY HUCK's farm in Oldwick, N. J., on July 28.

After swimming in the beautiful natural pool on the Huck estate the group sat down to charcoal broiled steaks on the terrace outside the main lounge. Music, dancing and singing were continued until long after midnight. There were about thirty guests present including Deacon Brown, Tim Donohue, Bob Newbegin, Ted Clutts, Sully Sullivan, Danny Weintraub, Joe Hellauer, Mitch Mathews, Jack Slayden and Bill Van Doom.

H E R B E R T F. ECKBERG's new address is Campus Lane, College Park, Lewisburg, Pa. L A W R E N C E R. D A S P I T has taken command of CruDivSix which consists of 18

three of the Navy's most advanced warships, the guided missile cruisers BOSTON and CANBERRA and the command and communications ship NORTHAMPTON.

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Sec'y, Capt. R. K. James. U S N , Com. Long Beach Naval ShipYd., Long Beach, Calif.

Orders Issued JOHN QUINN (RADM U S N ) to Assistant Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance.

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Sec'y-Treas., Capt. Roy S. Benson, U S N , Room 1841, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Washington 25, D. C. Orders Issued JAMES H. FLATLEY (CAPT U S N ) to AirLant Temp 39.

FREDERICK W. KUHN (CDR U S N ) to 12ND.

The Class of 1939 want ROY BENSON to read their "What's the Dope" for this month.

The Washington group intends to resume class luncheons at the Officers' Club, Naval Gun Factory, noon on the last Wednesday of each month beginning with 26 September.

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Annapolis on 28, 29 and 30 September, concurrent with the Annual Alumni Homecoming. Special events for '31 are the luncheon at Alumni House prior to the football game on Saturday, party and dinner at the Hubbard Hall Boathouse after the game, and the Toths' at-home Sunday afternoon. Combined with the regular schedule for the Homecoming this all adds up to a very complete program. By the time you read this, the warning about making early reservations may have been overtaken by events, but the Alumni Association Committee may still be able to help."

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GEORGE B. MADDEN (RADM USN R E T ) , who retired last year, is now with the Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation in their Internationa! Department.

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Sec'y, Capt. A. G. Ward, U S N , OpNav, Rm. 4D537. The Pentagon, Washington 25, D. C. Orders Issued HERBERT J. CAMPBELL (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS AJAX. JOSEPH A. J A A P (CAPT U S N ) to USS CORAL SEA. DANIEL L. CARROLL JR (CAPT USN) to NorfolkNavShipYd. WALLACE H. WESTON (CAPT U S N ) to Com HatWg Two. RICHARD J. LAVERY (CDR U S N ) to 12ND Temp.

CHAUNCEY S. WILLARD (CAPT USN) to A L U S N A and A L U S N A for Air Ankara.

Sec'y, R. Adm. Charles Brook, U S N (Ret.).

4108 Chesterbrook Rd., Falls Church, Va.

The class council met at noon on 19 July with the chairman, J E R R Y MILLER, presiding, and the following members constituting a quorum present: Corky Ward, Bill Short and Mai Munger. Other classmates present were Brooks Harral, Andy Nisewaner, John Spangler, Jack Counihan and Howard Prince. The following class business was conducted: a. The council approved the designation of ANDY N I S E W A N E R to relieve Brooks Harral as editor of the "TwentyFive Years After Book." Andy volunteered for this tough assignment and stated that he and Eddie, with the help of classmates in the Pentagon and nearby areas, would BOB and Pat T R O W E R have now very do the best they could. We are all indebted happily joined the ranks of the class grand- to Andy for this generous offer, and apparents. Margaret Julia Matheny was preciate the long hours Brooks has put in born on 6 August at the U. S. Naval Hos- on this project in getting it well underway. pital, Portsmouth, Va., to Lt.(jg) Richard b. Acting on the recommendation of Alfred Matheny and Mrs. Matheny (Patti BROOKS H A R R A L which was based on Ann Trower). the first choice of the majority of ballots received, the following name for "The Twenty-Five Years After Book" was se193 1 • lected : "And a Quarter Thirty-Two." Corr. Sec'y, Capt. F. B. Myhre, U S N (Ret.), c. Continuation of the assignment of 9729 Bexhill Dr., Kensington, Md. E D D I E BAKER as business manager of Orders Issued the book "And a Quarter Thirty-Two" ROBERT W. COOPER (CAPT USN) to SacLant was approved.

Rep in Eur Paris.

WILLIAM B. SIEGLAFF (CAPT USN) to CO d. In accordance with Article VI, SecUSS ALBANY. HAZLETT P. WEATHERWAX (CAPT USN) to tion 2, of the Class Constitution and ArComDesRon Five. ticle 12 of the By-Laws of the WashingWILLIAM R. LEFAVOUR (CAPT USN) to CO ton chapter, the office of member of the NOP Pocatello.

FREDERICK S. STEINKE (CAPT USN) to CO council held by R. S. MANDELKORN USS GENERAL WILLIAM MITCHELL. was declared vacant by reason of transfer WILLIAM W. FITTS (CAPT USN) to NavHosp from the Washington area, and HOWCorpC Trmt.

BERNARD F. ROEDER (CAPT USN) to Com ARD P R I N C E was elected to fill this vacancy.

PhibRon One. e. JACK C O U N I H A N was elected to "After the summer recess from monthly fill the vacancy caused by the transfer of class luncheons, the Washington contingent W. B. SHORT, to be effective on the date will resume these get-togethers starting Captain Short is detached. with the second Tuesday of September. f. J O H N SPANGLER was elected to Class of '31 transients passing through Washington please contact Hagberg at the fill the vacancy as secretary of the class and secretary-treasurer of the Washington Pentagon for information. chapter to replace CORKY WARD who "Myhre has mailed the schedule of events is being transferred from the Washington for the 25th Anniversary Class Reunion at area. John Spangler volunteered to help

Orders Issued DONALD W. GLADNEY JR (CAPT U S N ) to OpCorDbd WashDC. BURTON S. HANSON JR (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS TIDEWATER; ComTransPhibRon Four.

ARTHUR F. SPRING (CAPT USN) to CO USS HELENA. ALEXANDER S. C. WADSWORTH (CAPT U S N ) to BuMed. KLEBER S. MASTERSON (CAPT USN) to CO USS BOSTON. WELLINGTON T. HINES (RADM USN) to BuAer General Representative Central District Wright-Patterson AFB Dayton, Ohio.

CHARLES B. MARTEL (RADM U S N ) to Commandant of the Fifth Naval District for Further Assignment by Chief of Naval Personnel.

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Andy Nisewaner on the feature section and Jack Counihan stated that he would assume responsibilities for biographies.

This will be Corky's swan song in reporting for the class because under the constitution detachment from the Washington area necessitates appointment of a new secretary by the class council. John Spangler will take over these duties immediately. I would like to take this opportunity to express appreciation to the class both for the help given me as class secretary and for the many notes of congratulation on my selection to flag rank. BuPers is writing orders for me to be detached immediately and to report on 2 .August as L E N QUIGGLE's relief as ComTrans PhibRon Eight. My first assignment will be to resupply the Dew Line in the far North. My pennant will fly from an icebreaker. Being placed on the selection list and getting "sprung" from the Pentagon all W'ithin a week's time is surely easy to take. For an .Alabama boy who has never seen an ice floe or even been on board an icebreaker these duties sound most challenging and interesting and I look forward with great pleasure to meeting that challenge.

Looking around and seeing the many '32 ON GUAM . . . at McCarleys' Quarcapable and outstanding officers in '32 I ters. L. to r., Marian and Harris McCarfeel plain lucky and somewhat humble in ley, Dottie and Ted Lank, and Mabel and being chosen as the first to wear a broad Hal Knoertzer. stripe, and I am convinced that many more will join the ranks of flae officers as a result of action by succeeding boards. cation by other classes. The Class of 1942 -Among the many nice notes received is providing the funds for the windows in from classmates is one from I K E W I L - the opening near the door, and the Class SON who reports that he is getting the of 1934 is purchasing the windows near the big. new oiler PONCHATOULA shaken dowm, altar. It is expected that the windows purengineering bugs eliminated, and that he chased by the Class of 1933 will be insails for the Western Pacific in August. stalled in March 1957 and those purchased R E D S T O N E R reports that the Long by the Classes of 1934 and 1942 in SepBeach Shipyard is a fine organization and tember of 1957." that local problems are being pushed aside in the efforts to serve the fleet.

C H A R L I E LANMAN, in his flagship 1 9 3 4 for Middle East Forces, provides some Sec'y, Cdr. Robert P. Harbold, Jr., USNR, information on the interesting tour in the 129 Spa View Ave., Annapolis, Md. Near East.

Orders Issued I am confident that John Spangler will STANLEY S. D A U N I S (CAPT U S N ) to CofS and Aide ComCarDiv 17. carry the ball and keep the news of '32 in ARTHUR R. GRALLA (CAPT U S N ) to CO the forefront.

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Rm. 2609, T-3 BIdg.. Office of Naval Research, Navy Department. Washington 25, D. C. Orders Issued THOMAS H. MOORER (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS SALISBURY S O U N D .

THOMAS H. MORTON (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS CAPRICORNUS. JAMES M. ELLIOTT (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS WINDHAM BAY. WILLIAM C. MOTT (CAPT U S N ) to Staff Chairman JCS WashDC. CHARLES E. KING (CAPT U S N ) to Staff CinCPacFlt.

"Contracts have been let by Naval Academy Public Works for the installation of stained-glass windows in each of three openings in St. Andrew's Chapel, the small chapel under the new nave of the Naval Academy Chapel. The Class of 1933, from class funds, has purchased the windows for the center opening. The windows depict St. Paul, Solomon, and St. Andrew, all men of the sea. In order that the overall effect in the chapel would be harmonious, the contractor submitted water color sketches for all nine windows (in the tree openings), which sketches were approved by the Committee on Memorials and Exhibits and the Superintendent The windows for the other two openings were then offered for dediSEPTEMBER,

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WALTER E. B A R A N O W S K I (CAPT U S N ) to PortsmonthNavShipYd. EDGAR H. BATCHELLER (CAPT U S N ) to BuShips.

ROBERT P. WALKER (CAPT U S N ) to Dir Log Dept WestSeaFron.

ROBERT C. BENGSTON (CAPT U S N ) to Nav Hosp St Albans LI Trmt.

EMERSON E. FAWKES (CAPT U S N ) to CO NaDeCen Johnsville.

The Alumni Association gratefully acknowledges the receipt of SlOO from IRVING BUNEVICH in payment for a Life Membership in the Association.

The sympathies of classmates and their wives were conveyed to RUSS and Ruie MAYNARD upon the passing of their daughter, Ann, on 7 July at their home in Arlington, Va. E D W I N K. J O N E S (CDR passed away in New York City June. This news was relayed here Moran from Dallas, Texas, where was buried with military honors.

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HOMECOMING 28-30 September

USN) on 30

by Pat "E.K."

A note from "M.D." H A W O R T H (197 Vinton Circle, Fanwood, N. J.) and a check for the Memorial Window. Same from BILL C R U T C H E R (471 Country Club Lane, Coronado)) who incidentally is contending for the "Young-in-Spirit" Trophy. Also a note from LARRY B E C H T who has moved over to NAS North Island as Production Engineering Superintendent.

Your narrator recently enjoyed seven days in Atlanta attending the Naval Reserve Officers School National Seminar at Georgia Tech. It was a pleasant surprise to find W I L L I E WILCOX also in attendance as director of the school in Austin, Texas. JIM W E L D O N , one of our earlier departees, more commonly called "bilgers," is in business in Atlanta with the St. Regis Paper Co. We had a wonderful time talking over N A P C days in Norfolk and early plebe days in the second batt.

See note on class window in Naval Acaddemy Chapel under 1933 above.

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Sec'y, Capt. J. W. Thomson, U S N , Rm. 2607, BuPers, Navy Dept., Washington 25, D. C. Orders Issued FRED E. BAKUTIS (CAPT USN) to CO USS GARDINERS BAY. WILSON G. REIFENRATH (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS BEXAR. EDGAR G. OSBORN (CAPT U S N ) to OpNav.

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Sec'y, Capt. John V. Noel, Jr., U S N , Bureau of Naval Personnel, Rm. 2609, Washington 25, D. C. Orders Issued JAMES W. O'GRADY (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS VALCOUR. BILLY JOHNSON (CAPT (SC) U S N ) to CO NavSubsOfc NGF WashDC. RICHARD L. FOWLER (CAPT U S N ) to Aide to AstSecNav (Air).

JOHN K. K N A P P E R (CAPT U S N ) to CoMin Ron Nine.

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Cor. S e c , Lt. Cdr. J. P. M. Johnston, U S N (Ret.), 5439 41st St., N.W., Washington 15, D. C. Orders Issued ARCHIE H. SOUCEK (CAPT U S N ) to BuOrd Technical LOff Chrysler Corp Det.

W A S H I N G T O N N E W S : This July was the last of three Friday the 13th's this year that 1937 had its second Friday of the month luncheon meetings. Red Hessel, Charlie Minter, P. K. Taylor, Mark Jordan, Eddie Arentzen, Benny Freedman, Art Grantham, Bob Erly, Sneed Schmidt, Johnny Hess, Jack Carroll, Wes Steesy, Moose Bernard and John Johnston were present at the Army-Navy Country Club.

During the month of July Ed Finney has called to say that he would be detached on the 9th of August for duty as Head of Supporting Arms Dept., Gunfire and Air Support, Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, Norfolk, Va. There he will have some 26 instructors made up of representatives of the Army, Air Force, Marines, and Naval Aviation to supervise.

Zeke Soucek has written a note to say he was sorry to have missed the July luncheon and will be moving on the day of the August luncheon. Zeke's new duty will be BuOrd Technical Liaison Officer, Chrysler Corporation Missile Operations, POBox 2459, Detroit 31, Mich.

J O H N P. M.

JOHNSTON

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Sec'y, Mr. Robert C. Main, Stavid Engineering, Inc., Plainfield, N. J. Orders Issued FREDERIC W. MUIR (CDR (SC) U S N ) to Nav SubsOfc NGF WashDC. JAMES E. B R E N N E R JR (CDR U S N ) to 14ND OpNav. CECIL V. JOHNSON (CDR U S N ) to AWFitRon Three.

ABE F. COHEN (LCDR U S N ) to OFC ot Ind Man 9 N D .

The Alumni Association gratefully acknowledges receiot of the sum of $100 from 'WALTER L. SMALL, JR., in payment for a Life Membership in the Association.

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Sec'y, Ernest Dunlap, 3233 Valley Dr., Alexandria, Va. Orders Issued CHARLES D. McCALL (CDR U S N ) to CoMLST Ron Four.

LINCOLN MARCY (CDR U S N ) to BuPers.

LIONEL T. McQUISTON (CDR U S N ) to Op Nav. WILLIAM T. SAWYER (CDR U S N ) to ONR NavDept.

The Alumni Association gratefully acknowledges receiot of the sum of $100 from CLEMENT t . LATIMER in payment for a Life Membership in the Association.

The Class of 1939 will have a reunion at the Naval Academy Officers' Club following the football game, Saturday, 29 September, from 1800 to 2130. Cocktails and dinner will be served. Cost is $4.00 per person. Contact Cdr. R. J. Slagle, Dept. O and G, for application.

SEA BREEZES by

PAUL

SCHRATZ

The sincere sympathy of the class goes out to CHUCK and Pat NACE this month on the sudden loss of their nine-year-old son, Dougie, on 18 July in Honolulu.

Dougie had been swimming at the SubBase pool when stricken with a cerebral hemorrhage and he passed away not long after arrival at Tripler Hospital. To the bereaved parents our expression of sympathy may be an attempt to console the unconsolable or to assist where no assistance is possible. But I am sure that each of us, looking at one of our own youngsters, can feel the terrible sense of loss generated when the Reaper decides to cut a swath in the springtime.

I understand that LINC MARCY is or was back in the hospital at Bremerton, apparently with a recurrence of an ailing back. Line was due for relief as XO ST. PAUL for a tour in BuPers and we trust that the stout New England stock in your background will help you in getting back on your feet soon, old friend.

Congratulations are in order for one ROY H. (Pigboat Benny) BENSON, who became the first member of '39 to make Admiral, as announced in the recent flag selection list. I am sure many of us still remember the oft repeated quote of one of our favorite Nav instructors that "the only thing which kept me out of the Class of 1939 was that I graduated in 1929."

Forty-five or so members of the San Diego group of the class celebrated at a Poor Man's Party at our Coronado home on 13 July. HARRY and Di H E L F R I C H helped us co-host the evening (and morning) on the theme of the lucky thirteenth.

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We set up games of chance in the rumpus room and sold each participant a sack of fifty pennies, with green eyeshades optional. The house managed to net $3 from the games toward party costs. The gaming was enjoyed by most, dancing on the patio by many and cocktails, dinner and after dinner beverages by all, apparently.

And for those I didn't reach at the luncheon, the financial details were as advertised, with the two dollar per person share being exactly enough to break even.

up and it was really good to renew acquaintances.

The travelin'est traveler of all was J O H N DALE P Y E H O D A P P , who was taking the long way around in change of station.

"J. D. P." just left the job of Officer-inCharge of the Indian Island Ammunition Depot up in the Puget Sound area and is heading for new duties as a Naval Advisor on the staff of the Chinese Nationalist Defense College on Taiwan (Formosa, to you). He says when he extended an invitation to '39ers to visit him at Indian Island he never expected to see many because of its out-of-the-way location; however, he reported over 40 classmates had visited him there. So, he is extending another invitation for visitors to Taiwan to drop in and see him. Looks like PAUL SCHRATZ might make it.

Present, by the way, were Ruth Dewey, Art and Donna Fisher, Blake and Di Forrest, Paul and Betty Holmberg, Val and Gay Holzapfel, Gene and Roberta Knox, Ray and Nellie Laird, Jim Dick and Mary Jane Miller, Doc and Dal Norton, Dummy and Ouida Reilly, Rae Sanders, Ernie and Betty Schwab, Nick and Winnie Nicodemus, Sandy and Teedy Simmons, Les Also in from Pacific way was HARRY Moss, Rhythum and Vera Moore, Al and Betsy Toulon, Jonny and Martha Parks, H E L F R I C H who had a little TAD from Ellis and Marcia Fisher, Art and Grace the staff of ComAirPac. Harrison, Den and Madeline Barker, Jack East Coasters in town were: J O H N and — ? — Blackburn, and bachelor Carl WALLINGFORD, who has just moved Buechmer and his lady. down from Newport to New York City to Another of the pleasant ways to enter- take over duties as Material Officer on the tain yourself on an evening in Coronado staff of Atlantic Reserve Fleet; FRANK bears notice, here, I think. Many of us find VANNOY, who is now starting his second our way to the beach these nights for year as an instructor at the Naval War grunion hunting. I had never been exposed College; and ALBIE STROW, who is to it before but as all you guys undoubtedly down in Norfolk on the staff of CinCLant. knew all along, the grunion is a little fish First appearances of members who will be of the silversides family, about twice the with us for a while included: J E F F size of a sardine. On one or two days a MILLER, who has been over in OP-30 month during the spawning season they for several months, but just got out to a ride in on the spring tide to lay and fer- meeting; P A T STOW, who relieved RUSS tilize eggs in the sand. The sport comes in BUCKLEY in one of the OP-43 sections catching them at that time and it's differ- (Russ isn't leaving town, he just moved to ent, mainly because you aren't allowed to another seat) ; and POLLY PARRETT, use anything but bare hands to catch the who has just reported to BuAer. little rascals.

GEORGE SCOTT has reported into Pappy and Betty Holmberg, the Hel- BuShips, but was too busy getting settled frichs and others still enjoy grunioning to get to this month's meeting. and, with the aid of the children, caught And now for a new subject. Although several hundred of 'em, last time out. our class has always prided itself on its (Then what to do with them?) group spirit and progressive attitude, I And before leaving my commercial on think we have slipped a little in recent Coronado, I must report the great success years. In other words, at a time when of one of Coronado's most active, attractive many issues important to our members have and charming widows, the familiar Mrs. been considered by higher authorities, I Lucile Parsons, currently starring in the believe we have failed to provide for keeplocal Playhouse success, "Suds in Your ing our members well informed on the Eye." Better known to all of us, I should issues and for obtaining a group attitude refer to Mrs. Perkins as NEAL ALM- on these matters. For example, the promotion picture for the greater part of our GREN's mother. She's sensational! class and for subsequent classes is, as has And having left my commercial on Coro- been previously pointed out, not a very nado, I must now report that we are leav- bright one. In studying this situation it ing Coronado as well. Once more the appears that some improvement might have Schratz family is launched on the perils of been worked out had the class given this Route 101, the heat of the Midwest and some thoughtful attention and presented its the uncertainty of no housing in Norfolk, views in a constructive manner to the our eventual destination. We depart here proper persons. One of the later classes, on 11 August upon relinquishing command that of 1945, has decided to work at the of Submarine Division 52 for new duties project of keeping their members aware in Norfolk on the Anti SubLant Staff. of the situations that affect them, to glean Estimated date of arrival in Norfolk un- ideas from the group, and then to try to something about offering remedies for certain but will probably be determined by do the less desirable conditions. The executive date of children entering school. Next committee of the Class of 1945 has just month's dope sheet will probably be writ- printed a little booklet for their members ten en route, if at all. to pass out this information. I commend A late news item—Julia Fahy, Dick's to you for reading this little booklet enwife, is still battling the doctors in the titled "Check Sight." You may not fully local hospital. She had a second serious agree with the thoughts of the authors but, operation recently and by late reports is I believe that you will have to admit that it demonstrates a good, foresighted, and doing as well as can be expected. progressive attitude. The Class of 1945 is to be congratulated.

S H O R E BREEZES

by JOHNNY

RITCH

The lack of visitors at our July luncheon was somewhat offset by the good-sized gang of out-of-towners in the area at the time of the August affair. A number of faces I had not seen for many many months showed

If any classmates have any potent suggestions as to the projects that the group in Washington might act on to be of service to the class, these suggestions may be forwarded to me or BILL H U S H I N G in the Bureau of Ships.

SHIPMATE

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Sec'y, L t . Cdr. R . A. Mallek, U S N , P . O. Box 552, Riverside, Calif.

Orders Issued ^ ' A M ^ ? * ^ - '8USH J R (CDR U S N ) to Ast ^ r ^ . ' i ' i ^ ^ A . ' ' " ' ' A s t A L U S N A for A i r A t h e n s . ^ J ^ „ y ^ ' * ' *'• B R A Y B R O O K (CDR U S N ) t o CO USS E R N E S T G. S M A L L .

H E N R Y J . E R E C K S O N J R (CDR U S N ) to AstALUSNjV London.

OSC-AR E . GRAY J R (CDR U S N ) to CruDes Pac T e m p .

E R N E S T W . D O B I E J R (CDR U S N ) to BuOrd Technical LOff P a l o Alto.

T. A. H E R R I C K , JR., has joined the Electronic Instrumentation Division, The Ramo-Wooldridge Corp., Los -Angeles. He is presently residing in Long Beach, Calif.

CLASS PARTY—29 September, 1956— Porch at Old North Severn Officers' Club —Cocktails and Dinner—Contact Stan Orser or Royal Joslin at the Naval Academy for reservations.

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Sec'y, Cdr. John C. Feick. Jr., U S N .

Box 495. Bigelow A p t s . . Bigelow Sq..

P i t t s b u r g h 19. P a .

Orders Issued J O H N B . T H R O (CDR U S N ) t o CO U S S STOCKHAM. R O B E R T E . T U G E N D (CDR U S N ) to JVirPac.

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Orders Issued H - \ R O L D E . F R Y (CDR U S N ) to B u S h i p s .

J O H N G. D R E W I I (CDR U S N ) t o CO U S S BROWN. W I L L I A M B . M A R R O W (CDR U S N ) to CO USS MEREDITH. THOMAS R. P E A R S O N (CDR U S N ) to CO U S S F R A N K KNOX. A A R N E J . T E R V O (CDR U S N ) to BuShips.

W A L T E R H. E S W O R T H Y J R (CDR USN) to OpNav. J A C K M. J A M E S (CDR U S N ) to USS R A N DOLPH. T R A V I S O. TABOR III (CDR USN) to OpNav. C L E A M E N S K A R F G I N J R (LCDR U S N ) to NYNavShipYd. A L T O N B . GRIMES (CDR U S N ) to N a t R o n Six. CEDRIC B . B E R G Q U I S T (CDR U S N ) to P a t Ron 50.

J A M E S D. W . B O R O P (CDR USN) to Nav EngrExperSta Anna.

The Annapolis group of '42 has a homecoming party planned. Beginning immediately after the football game with William and Mary on 29 September, cocktails and sea stories will be served (as you like them) at the Alumni House. At 1830 a buffet will be served. Tickets for buffet will be $5.55 per pair, or $2.75 single.

Guests invited. Make reservations (in advance if possible, please) with Charlie Payne (C.N.) or Norm Tate (N.L.).

Bob (R. G.) Brown will help you with any overnight accommodations you require for Friday night, or Saturday night. "Write or call him at USNA. Don't forget to get your game ticket applications in by Friday, 7 September!

The Jacksonville detachment of '42 held a reunion in the 19th Hole of the NAS golf course, 8 July. The party was in honor of two classmates being transferred from the area, ED GALLAGHER to Pt. Mugu, Calif., and J E S S E MILLER to Pensacola.

An outstanding attendance record was set when eleven out of twelve locally assigned class members turned out, the Jimmy Congers being out of town.

-A total of 26 attended, including three '43 couples. Those present were Carmen and Ed Gallagher, Jesse Miller, Lovey and Paul Durand, Louise and Charlie Pittman, Honey^ and Boots Jennings, Bernadette and,-A8§tin Kennedy, Mary Lord and Tom Coppedge, Dru and Buck Buhrer, Nancy and Doug Winner, Joe Jeffrey, Patty and Bill Spiegel" plus Claudia and Bob Adams, Mary and Bob McConnell and Polly and Bob Gillock from '43.

See the note on the class window in the Naval Academy Chapel under Class of 1933 items.

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BILL

SPIEGEL

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Sec'y. Owen F . Keeler, J r . , 337 M e r r i w e a t h e r Ave. Grosse P o i n t 36, Mich.

Orders Issued J O H N W. N E W L A N D , J R . (CDR U S N ) to CO USS GEORGE K. M A C K E N Z I E .

L E S L I E H. S E L L (CDR U S N ) to CO U S S MOALE. F R E D E R I C K L . BAYS (CDR U S N ) to U S N A Anna.

P E R R Y H A L L (CDR U S N ) to BuOrd. J O H N M. S W E E N E Y (CDR U S N ) to P a t R o n F o u r Nine.

D A N I E L D. D E C K E R J R (CDR U S N ) t o N A S Brunswick.

H A R R I S O N R. F E H R (CDR U S N ) t o CO F i t Ron 82.

AMEDEO H. G A L V A N I (CDR USN) to CO U S S L E W I S HANCOCK.

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Domesticating the atom to serve mankind has intrigued science for over a decade.

One top priority application, secretly under way for several years at Lockheed: developing a nuclear-powered plane as different from present types as a supersonic jet is from the frst stick-and-wire biplane.

IMAGINE A GIANT AIRCRAFT SOARING ALOFT, N O T W I T H T O N S O F G A S O L I N E , BUT W I T H A URANIUM

FUEL SUPPLY

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A H A N D F U L OF G R A V E L . E V E N T U A L L Y , S U C H A P L A N E - O F - T H E - F U T U R E — W I T H T H I S SCANT FUEL S U P P L Y - W I L L GIROLE T H E GLOBE NONSTOP BETWEEN SUNRISE AND SUNSET.

More than a dream, this incredible aircraft is now being developed by Lockheed for the U.S. Air Force despite problems of propulsion, structures and materials, thermodynamics, crew survival, producibihty and maintenance imique in aviation.

INGS FOR THE ATOM Old concepts are being shelved, traditional solutions rejected. Tlie kind of aeronautical advances that once took a generation of research are now being telescoped into a few months, even weeks.

Soon several hundred nuclear scientists and engineers from Lockheed's Georgia Division vnll move to the North Georgia mountain country.

There on a vast site—some 40 miles from U.S. Air Force Plant No. 6 at Marietta, operated by Lockheed—will be built the nation's largest facility for the development of atomic-powered aircraft.

The exact status today of U. S. atomic plane

LOCKHEED'S NEWS COLUMN Detection of Heart Disease—our nation's # 1 killer—is being speeded with aid of Lockheed's battery of super-fast electronic brains that are correlating the studies sponsored by the Nash Cardiovascular Foundation. Ten minutes' work sandwiched between computations at the Missile Systems Division gives the cardiologist complete and accurate harmonic analysis of electrocardiograms that speed his vital research immeasurably ...

Radiant Iieating, first time used in any airliner, will be one of the many new creature comforts of Lockheed's up-coming propjet Electra. Heating wires in walls and ceilings work like electric blankets to give no-draft, no-hotspot comfort...

Atomic plane concept on a recent cover of Newsweek was not based in any way on Lockheed's Georgia Division ANP (Aircraft Nuclear Power) Project. T h a t plane will really surprise you . . .

25,000 Lockheed stockholders in every state of the union learned in mid-August that sales reached approximately $345 million for the first half of 1956. In a like period 20 years ago sales were less than one million . . .

Univac's newest cousin Si (for Scientific) will be the top quiz kid in the battery of analogue and digital brains at Lockheed's Missile Systems' Computer Center.

Si, first Model 1103A Univac in use, "thinks" up to 100 times faster than other computers ...

evelopment is still a military secret. But the trategic importance of the "A-plane" to our lation can hardly be exaggerated. It will be an lircraft with a new dimension—endurance uniniited. Its immense range and round-the-world latrol capabUities are certain to revolutionize air ogisrics—freeing mihtary aircraft from shackles iresently imposed by fuel capacity and airlase location. fHE DAY W H E N A M E R I C A ' S F I R S T N U C L E A R OWERED A I R C R A F T B E C O M E S O P E R A T I O N A L CILL BE O N E O F T H E T R U L Y lATES OF A V I A T I O N H I S T O R Y .

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Georgia Division, Marietta, Ga. Missile Systems Division, Van Nuys, Palo Alto, and Sunnyvale, Calif.

Lockheed Air Terminal, Burbank, Calif.

Lockheed Aircraft Service, Ontario, CaUf.

A nationally-known Los Angeles physician, after periods of intense nerve strain, goes to the airport, buys a round-trip ticket to New York on a Super Constellation, spends a quiet day at the Waldorf-Astoria, and comes back on the next flight. Says: "It relaxes m e " . . .

Hercules C-130 performance data just released show that the USAF strong-man can haul 20 tons of cargo right on the contrails of a fast jet tactical force. 100 mph faster than present combat transports, Hercules climbs fully loaded to 2500 feet altitude in just one minute.

meeting surpassed all previous ones' for it was a joint meeting with 1922. We had as our speaker V. Adm. Jarrett, who might be better remembered as "Uncle Beany."

There were some sixty to sixty-five in attendance and all thoroughly enjoyed hearing "Get That Man's Name—Said with a Smile." He told some good sea tales. Other speakers are lined up to give short talks so try to get there each time no matter where you're stationed. We'd love to see you and since we've got about 80 or so in the area, you'll see someone you know.

NOBODY'S W R I T I N ' N U T H U N TO M E ! Let's get off the ditty boxes out there in th' boondocks and generate some news.

See ya at Homecoming!!!

JACK

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Orders Issued EDWIN A. B U R N S (MAJ USMC) to HqMar Corps.

A T T E N T I O N : Immediately following the football game. Homecoming Weekend, 29 Sept. 1956, cocktails-buffet dinner at the Gatewoods': Qtrs. L, Apt. 6, USNA. Cost per couple between $2.00-$3.00—pay on arrival. For planning purposes, please '43 at Pearl Harbor: 1. to r., Lucy Kastenbein, Ralph Leedy, Ann Hanson, George notify by postcard as soon as possible: Lt. Grkovic, Dottie Hall, Howie Johnston, Jan McGann, Pat McGann, Bill Kastenbein, C. M. GLENN, USN, 28 Badger Rd., Joan Adrian, Al Hall, Gene Grkovic, Swede Hanson, Betsey Leedy and Bob Adrian. Annapolis, Md. F. J. READDY received his Master of Science in aeronautical engineering from AUDLEY H. McCAIN (CDR U S N ) to CO USS SHERMAN W. B L A N D I N JR (LCDR U S N ) to the University of Minnesota, July 12, 1956.

CHARLES J. BADGER. BuSandA. C H A R L E S RULON received his MBA JOSEPH S. ZEIGLER (CDR U S N ) to HelAnti THOMAS K. IVES (LCDR U S N ) to USS HUGH SubRon One. PURVIS. at Harvard University.

HERBERT R. POORMAN (LCDR U S N ) to Ofc 1. The '46 "What's the Dope" column, of BAR McDonnell AirCorp StL. E. L. SIBERT, Jr., received his MBA EDWARD S. CAPLE JR (LCDR U S N ) to U S N A written entirely by me and appearing in from New York University in June.

Anna. every monthly issue of Shipmate, is the ROBERT F. STANTON (LCDR U S N ) to JStaff only means of distributing '46 news. The CinCFe. JOE J. WILCOX (LCDR SC U S N ) to NavSta use of Shipmate for this purpose precludes 1944 • Sangley Pt Luzon. the collection of class dues and relieves me Corr. Sec'y, Rev. Knox Krentzer, of the additional task of printing and mail15 Forest Hill Rd., Bellehaven, Alexandria, Va. By this time I trust that the newsletter ing the dope each month. But, you must Sec'y, Lt. Cdr. Gene Goudie, U S N , of 1 July is in everyone's hands including the be a member of the Alumni Association in 515 S. 26th St.. Arlington, Va. famous edition of CHECK SIGHT. This order to receive Shipmate.

Orders Issued effort has been well received and is worthy 2. The Alumni Association informs me FLETCHER H. BURNHAM (LCDR U S N ) to of bearing the name of the Class of 1945. whenever a '46er changes his Shipmate AirPac Temp.

All comments both spoken and written mailing address, so that, for 50 per cent of JOLLY V. DWYER JR (LCDR U S N ) to Nav have been of the highest of praise for the the class, I do not have to worry too much Ship RepairFac Yokosuka.

ALBERT H. VITO JR (LCDR U S N ) to AirLant work. Although the pamphlet bears the by- about keeping up with their moves, since Temp. line of the Executive Committee and there I know that they are going to notify the D A N J. RIENSTRA JR (LCDR U S N ) to CO were various members who furnished ma- Alumni Association of their new address USS WILHOITE. WILLIAM J. F L A N N E R Y (LCDR USN) to terial and helped edit, DICK ALEXAN- in order to receive Shipmate promptly.

NLonGru. DER deserves the lion's share of the KENNETH F. X. SMITH (LCDR U S N ) to USS plaudits. He has the thanks of the entire Classmates who are not members of the Alumni Association are, through their inLESTER. ERNEST S. ARNOLD (LCDR U S N ) to USS class for a job "well done." Publishing is difference, helping to destroy the system SHANGRI-LA. not without its "booboos." You each might which I have worked so hard to develop.

FRANK O. BARRETT (LCDR U S N ) to U S N A have noticed that to receive this last letter, Yes, this applies even to those who borrow Anna.

KENNETH B. DUKE JR. (LCDR USN) to USS someone between us and you, if not you, a copy of Shipmate in order to read the had to kick in an extra three cents. Prior class news. Unless the task of gathering TICONDEROGA (CVA-14). to the mailing I took a sample to the Navy this information is made easier by your J O S E P H R. RIORDAN and his wife Dept. post offic^; and had it weighed. I was joining the Alumni Association and receivannounce the arrival of their fourth child, assured that it would require a nine-cent ing Shipmate, I cannot hope to continue John Lord Riordan, on July 24, 1956. John stamp so I purchased 800 nine-cent stamps. this work and the entire project will die will be greeted at home by Bill 8 ^ , Leslie If anyone is accusing me or the rest of the from lack of support.

Executive Committee of penny-pinching, 6, and Tim 3}i. this, at least, is not one of its manifesta3. As far as the Class of '46 leadership Harvard University announces the award- tions. Direct your wrath or bills for three in the Association goes, we have been foring of a degree of Doctor of Philosophy cents to the Navy Dept. post office and tunate in securing the election of Class to J O S E P H A. S O U T H W O R T H whose spare me, I'm too young to go.

President Ben Martin as a Trustee in the address is 106 Holden Green, Cambridge, Alumni Association, to serve for the next After all my rambling on rewards, etc., three years. Through Ben, we actually Mass. C H A R L E S GARDINER and R. R. R A N D O L P H also received degrees there. about "Yokosuka Sam" of a few issues have a voice in the governing body of the back and his subsequent good behavior by Association and Ben is certainly deserving They received their MBA. checking in with me when he visits Wash- of support from every one of us. ington, etc., I forgot to announce the addiI started last month to bring you up to tion to his family of recent months. Seems 1945 • on the statistics of classmates in unithat Barbara has given birth to another date form which I will continue this month by Class Sec'y, Jack Wilhelm, boy, James Scott, born 2 June 1956.

That 424 Whitestone Rd., Silver Springr, Md. listing the submariners (rhymes with makes three with John and Sambo, Jr. "wieners" in order to avoid the connotaOrders Issued The Washington group meets on the tion of other than normal sailors). Phil THOMAS A. B U S H JR (LCDR U S N ) to CO USS ENERGY. first Tuesday of each month. The August Allen, Sam Anders, Ray Anderson, Court24

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•and Ashley, Tom Auger, Frank Babbitt, Jim Bellah, Bob Bergs, A\Ut Beutler, Hunk Boland, Bird Bolton, Chick Bowling, Bob Brady, Bob Brumstead, Tom Bryce, Buck Buchanan, Arde Burki, Jim Burton, Quincy Campbell, Bill Cantwell, Stu Chambers, Morris Christensen, George Clegg, Ed Cooke, Clarence Couture, Ace Crawford, Jim Cronander, Al Davis, Gene Dente, Warren Dietrichson, Pat Dowling, Jack Fagan, Bob Finlay, Sam Fiske, Sain Francis, Bob Gautier, Al Glennon, Tack Gordon, Joe Greene, Chuck Griffiths, Chuck Grojean, Dick Guhck, John Gullette, Wally Hankins, Frank Harmer, Ted Haselton, Mike Hayes, Bernie Heesacker, Buck Herzog, Dave Howard, Leroy Jackson, Jack Jennings, Blackie Johnson, Bob Kaufman, Les Kelly, Bill Killefer, Ord Kimzey, Frank King, George Klug, Al Kulik, Bob Ledbetter, Legs Legare, Saul Levine, Bob Lichtenberg, Jack Lindsay, Harvey Lyon, Luther Mayes, Russ Miller, Bob Milloy, Bob Newbern, Bill Nicklas, Bob Page, Bob Parsons, Phil Pennington, Pete Peters, Hank Phelps, Bill Quisenberry, Bill Robinson, Joe Russel, Sandy Sandeford, Stu Savage, Ben Sherman, Joe Skoog, Stan Smith, Larry Stahl, Joe Sullivan, Perry Taylor, Al Thomas, Bob Thompson, Ed Treacy, Cal Turk, John Viele, John Walsh, Martin Warmath, Jess Watt, Whizzer White, Ray White, Al Whittle. Bud Willett, Bob Williamson, Hank Wilson and Chuck Woods. The count is 102.

nette Buchanan, Jean Taylor, Phyl Bellah, "Literary Pantomime," "Blind Man's Joan Strang, Josie Quisenberry, Rosemary Touch," and "The Needle-Tie Clutch."

Haselton, Nancy Kelly, Liz Sherman and Forty-sixers present were Sally and Howie Katie Hankins.

Weigle, Marty and Lew Millsaps, Camille Lo)i<7 Beach (Bea Pavis, 2323 Iroquois Metzger (Bob was night FCLPing), RoseDr., L.B. IS). "I am very happy to report mary and Clif Duncan. Forty-sevens presthat the Long Beach group finally got ent were Mildred and Ollie Loper, Virtogether again with a dinner-dance on ginia and John Johnston, Bob and Anita July 14 at the Los Alamitos NAS Club. Hadden."

See photo for list of those present. Jessie Norfolk (Jane Johnson, 152 Lembla St., Maples is missing from the picture since Granby Shores). "Since summer has really she was busy entertaining her father who come to Norfolk and so many are on leave had just arrived for a visit. A vote of or cruises, in lieu of a big party a few of thanks goes to the Lees for their work in the '46ers got together on July 21 for an making many of the arrangements. Bill evening at the Breezy Point 'O' Club. Ray and Jean Barnes volunteered to host the and Jenny Howe, Paul and Liz Wagner, next party at their home in Redondo Wally and Rosemarie Riggs, Al and Delly Beach on September 1. The Wives Lunch- Bowen, Paul and Georgie Ratte, Bob and eon for June was held at the home of Betty Schabacker, Al and Renee White, Jessie Maples. Those enjoying the delicious Ed and Lila Wolf, Jim and Mary Alice buffet were Jean Barnes, Alice Ferch, Bet- Cummings, Ted and Lynn Mouton, Dick ty Lee, Melba Scott, Iris Foglesong and and Olive Baird, Don and Phyl Heberling, Bea Pavis. Olive Renn was hostess for the Charlie and Jane Johnson, Jake and Marie July luncheon. Dottie Lucas, Jean Barnes, Jacobsen, Genie and Buck Herzog, Wils Betty Lee, Melba Scott and Bea Pavis Engel (Sally is up north for the summer), were there to partake of the tasty baked Connie and Bill Killefer, Marguerite and ham buffet. Melba Scott will be hostess for J. B. Jones, and Bob and Nancy Tisdale the luncheon in August." were the gay ones enjoying cocktails, roast Sanford (Bob Metzger, 2001 N. Grand- beef buffet and dancing." view Ave.). Thanks to Clif Duncan for San Diego (Bill Gieseke, 589 Hilltop substituting for Bob this month. "The ex- Dr., Chula Vista). A "Welcome Daisy to panding Sanford Sunlanders gathered at Dago" party was held on July 7 at the the southern mansion of Bob and Anita North Island NAS Officers' Club. Included Hadden, '47, on July 21 for a '46-'47 eve- in the evening of fun were cocktails and ning of frolic and fun. The group specialty buffet, featuring Do-It-Yourself grilled is original party games and after nine steaks, around the outside swimming pool.

XezL< London (Wally Hankins, 84 Beach monthly meetings we are proud to report Thanks go to the Nugents who made all Pond Rd., Groton, Conn). A Wives Coffee not a single game has been repeated. Many the arrangements. Present to enjoy the was held at the Officers' Club (no date games have been originals conceived by evening of fun were Nancy and Vince given) with Anne Lindsay and Sheila the hosts especially for these congenial Bacon, Jay and Ed Burns, Beverly and Walsh as hostesses. Attending were An- gatherings—Hadden inventions included Dagwood Bumstead, Rita Baily (Buck was

CLASS OF 1946 LONG BEACH PARTY—Standing (left to right): Dick Scott, Joe Meyer, Bill Barnes, George Ferch, Floyd Avey, Ray Larson, Luke Lucas, Luke Maples and Jerry Lee. Seated (left to right): Jean Avey, Pat Myer, Pat Larson, Alice Ferch, Bea Pavis, Betty Lee, Dottie Lucas, Melba Scott, Jean Barnes; (in front) George Pavis.

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on emergency leave due to the death of his mother), Mary and Clif Clifton, Harriet and Curt Cordell, Ellen and Herk Camp, Carol and Gene Dente, Jim Forrest (Liz away on vacation), Marie and Bill (jieseke. Marigold and Bob Gorton and Guest, Esther Hungate, Lois and Stan Hutches, Ann and John Mealy, Dot and Bill Morton, Joan and Baron Muncie, Betty and Dave Munns, Beth and Corliss Nugent and guests, Mimi and Warren Nugent from Chicago (he is Nuge's brother), Caroline and Al O'Neal, Ellie and Fred Tiemann, Shirley and Bob Williamson, and Dorothy and Daisy Wilhoit. Mary and Clif Clifton volunteered to host the next get-together in San Diego.

residence at 18 Eaton Rd., Meadowbrook, Pensacola, Fla. H A N K CESARI is still practicing Oral Surgery in Elmira, N. Y., where he lives with Lucy and the five children at 655 Grove St. NICK CHOKAS is still attached to the Staff, Commander Second Fleet in Norfolk, where he lives at 215 Bradford St. Nick is a bachelor.

T E D CLARK is attached to the Staff, Fleet Air Wing One, Pacific.

C L I F CLIFTON continues in command of U S S OUTAGAMIE COUNTY (LST-1073).

BOB FINLAY has reported to Norfolk for duty on the Staff, Commander Second Fleet. Previous duty was XO U S S TROUT (SS-566) in New London.

CH.A.RLIE FORQUER, Civil Engineer Corps, is now on duty on Guam. The address is Navy 926, Box 173, F P O San Francisco.

BILL F O R S Y T H has reported for duty on the Staff of Commander Fleet Air Hawaii located on Ford Island. Bill, a bachelor, was flying with VF-54 at N A S Miramar, San Diego.

AL and Bev F O S T E R Hve at Country Gardens, Rye, N. Y. Al works for Lord & Taylor, Fifth Ave. L Y N N F O W L E R helps run Fowler's, Inc., Chevrolet-Oldsmobile dealer in Charlotte, Mich. Lynn and Kathleen live at 300 High St. DAN and Gloria GOOD, 5244 Waring Rd., San Diego 15, Calif., announce the birth of their third child, second daughter, Judith Ann, on 21 July 1956. Dan is in the Medical Corps on duty at Balboa NavHosp.

GENE and Bev GRALLA will live at 290 W. Essex Ave., Lansdowne, Pa., while Gene is on duty in the Submarine Supply Office, Philadelphia.

NICK GRKOVIC has been detached from U S S MANCHESTER (CL-83) after decommissioning in San Francisco and has reported for duty as an instructor in the NROTC Unit, Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City.

J O H N G U L L E T T E is serving in USS

Clif and Mary live at 8315 Larkdale Ave., San Diego 11. of U S S LOYALTY (MSO-457) in San DiN E I L E COE resides at 3502 150th St., ego on 21 July where the ship was under- Flushing St., but due to the fact that he going refresher training. The LOYALTY is has not returned the dope sheet I sent him based in Long Beach where Bruce and I am unable to tell you anything more.

Marilyn will live at 2808 Petalumn Ave. How about it, Neile?

MAL A R T H U R will report to U S S C H A R L I E and Edna COFFIN now NEOSHO (AO-143) for duty when relieved live at 7117 Hampshire Dr., Knoxville,

by Danny Wieland in the Naval Group, Tenn., Gateway to the Smoky Mountains Ankara, Turkey. and 14 miles from Maryville, Tenn., home BOB BACCHUS is on duty with Air of Daisy Wilhoit.

ED COOKE has been detached from Anti-Submarine Squadron 3, NAC Weeksduty in U S S HARDHEAD (SS-365) where ville, N. C. was Exec to National Reactor Test StaDICK BAIRD has orders from N S C he tion, Arco, Idaho.

Norfolk to U S S TACONIC (AGC-17).

P E T E COOPE is serving in U S S H E Y Since the TACONIC is Norfolk based, Dick and Olive will continue to live at 1502 LiGER (DE-510), a reserve training ship operating from New York Naval ShipBajrview Blvd., Norfolk.

Pete and Ginny live at 69 Tanners BILL BAKER, Supply Corps, is on duty yard.

Lane, Levittown, N. Y. About time for a at Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe change of duty isn't it Pete?

Bay, T. H. CHUCK COYER gives his new ad- SAWFISH (SS-276).

BOB B.A.RNES has been ordered from dress CLYDE HANN.-^H has reported to the as Box 893, Fairfax, Va. No word Moffett Field to David Taylor Model from him yet as to whether he is still Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent River, Basin in Carderock, Md. He is an Avia- working for Reynolds Metals Co. Md., from duty on the Staff of ComPhib tion Engineering Duty Officer.

Pacific.

BOB CRAIG, 3()4 Byron Rd., Howell, K E N BAUMAN has assumed command Mich., is a lawyer in the legal department W I C K H A R L A N is currently serving of U S S EMBATTLE (MSO-434). Ken, Lela of Citizens Mutual Auto Insurance Co. in U S S MASSEY ( D D - 7 7 8 ) in Norfolk, and children will reside at 3066 Knoxville where he and Dally live at 6916 Adele Dr., St., Long Beach, Cahf., where the E M - TOM CROOKS is serving in U S S E S - Larrymore Lawns.

SEX (CVA-9) as Communication Officer.

BATTLE is based.

JIM H A R R I S has recently resigned Jan and the two children are staying at BOB B.A.YLIS has reported for duty in 818 3rd St., Coronado, Calif., while the from the Navy and is living at 131 West the Portsmouth (N.H.) Naval Shipyard ESSEX is in WestPac. St., Doylestown, Pa. after a tour in the San Francisco Naval CHUCK H A R T , Supply Corps, is on H U G H CULLMAN works for Benson duty at the Naval Station, Kodiak, Alaska.

Shipyard. Bob and Marge give their ad& Hedges, cigarette manufacturers. He and dress as Box 347, York Harbor, Maine.

T E D H A R T L E Y is assigned to the H A R R Y B E N J A M I N writes to correct Nan live on Old Post Rd., Rye, N. Y. Office of the Secretary of Defense as a CHUCK DAY is now serving in U S S member of the Defense Legislative Task some bum dope I printed about him in the June column. He is now working for Gen- CASTOR ( A K S - 1 ) , PacFlt. Force which, if I can believe what I read, eral Electric as a consulting engineer, therDIZ D E H N is a Communication Special- seems to have accomplished quite a bit. modynamics, in their Light Military Elec- ist on duty at the Naval Communication Ted studied law at Georgetown during off tronics Equipment Dept. Harry and Elly Facility, Yokosuka, Japan. The mailing duty hours. now have two sons and live in a new house address is NavCommFac, Navy 830, FP(3 T E D H A S E L T O N has switched duties at 1907 Tilden Ave., New Hartford, N. Y., San Francisco. in New London from Exec of SPIKEFISH where they would like to see anyone passF R A N K D O N N E R is currently en- (SS-404) to Ass't Gunnery Officer, Sub â&#x20AC;˘ ing through. gaged in the business of raising corn and School. Ted and Rosemary live at 28 Plant St. F L U N K BOLAND has reported to the hogs on R F D 4, Greencastle, Ind. Staff of the Sub School in New London CLIF and Rosemary DUNCAN are now BEN H O O K S is on duty in Air Defrom U S S CHOPPER (SS-343), Key West. living at 119 W. 19th St., Sanford, Fla., velopment Squadron Five (VX-5) at NAS BUCK BUCHANAN will be relieved as where Clif is teaching special weapons in China Lake, Inyokern, Calif.

Exec of U S S BANG (SS-385) and report the Heavy Attack Training Unit.

DON HUSZAGH works as an associate to Stanford for postgraduate training.

J. P. EELLS is attached to the Air electrical engineer for Brookhaven NaJACK BUCKNUM is attached to Fleet Advanced Training Command at Corpus. tional Laboratory. "Omar" and Van give All-Weather Training Unit Pacific ( F A W W E S and Ruthie E S P Y live at 1201 E. give their address as Kensington Ave., TUPac) Det. B at Moffett Field.

51st St., Savannah, Ga., where Wes is con- Bayport, N. Y. ED BURNS is on duty with the C&E nected with the Espy Paving & ConstrucF R E D and Doris lACOBELLI have Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Dept., tion Co. moved into a new house at 17 Feldor Dr., San Diego. Jay, Ed and four children live JIM E V A N S is still attached to Patrol Meadowbrook, Pensacola, Fla., where at 2156 Clove St., San Diego 6, Calif.

Squadron 1 at N A S Whidbey Island, Fred is flying T-34s as part of his H T A BILL C A N T W E L L is decommissioning Wash. training. They have the Cartmells for U S S BURRFISH (SS-312) in New London.

JACK EXUM is Ass't Flag Secretary on neighbors.

Bill and Helen live at 202 Thames St., the Staff of ComDesLant. Jack and MilJ O E JACKSON has reported as Exec New London. dred live at 29 Rosa Rd., Middletown, R. I. of U S S LERAY WILSON ( p E - 4 1 4 ) , San J O H N CA.RL is still attached to Patrol BOB and Glennie Jean FARLEY are Diego. Joe and Mick are living at 6065 Squadron 11 at N A S Brunswick, Maine. still in Kodiak where Bob is on duty in the Broadmoor, La Mesa, Calif.

P A T C A R T M E L L has reported to Pen- 17th Naval District Public Works Office.

JACK J E N N I N G S informs me that he is on duty in OpNav (Op-61), Politicosacola for H T A training and has taken 'Bout time for orders, Bob? BRUCE A L T H O F F assumed command

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Military Policy Division along with Harry Watson.

P E T E J O H N S O N has just resigned from the Navy after a brief tour with a Cruiser Division Staff in LantFlt. No particulars yet as to where he is or what he is doing.

DON K E H O E graduated from NYU Law School in June. He works for Butterworth System, Inc., Bayonne, N. J., and had been attending school nights.

F R A N K K I N G is on the Staff of Submarine Division 12 in Pearl.

AL K U L I K is the ComSubPac Communication Officer in Pearl.

R E N N L A W R E N C E and P R I T C H P R I T C H A R D have been sent by the Army to Columbia Univ. to complete their training in the Foreign Duty Specialist Training Program.

BILL L O N G T O N turned over command of U S S PRIME ( M S O - 4 6 6 )

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BALL in May and is now on duty in BuPers. Ed is currently in WestPac with the PRIME, leaving Gail to get their new house squared away at 661 Willett, El Cajon, Calif.

T E D L O N N Q U E S T has recently reported to Naval Ship Installations Test Facility, N . \ S Lakehurst, N. J. DICK L Y O N S is serving in U S S M A CON (C.\-132), Norfolk.

BOB and Bettie McELROY sailed on 22 Jime for Buenos Aires where Bob will report for duty as Ass't Naval Attache.

AL O'NEAL was a member of the fiveman gunnery team which won the recent Fleet Air (Sunnery Competition for V F 112 held at El Centro. Congratulations, Ace.

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cently, while in Sacramento, I enjoyed a very pleasant visit with JACK HALLER, Bev, and the six little Hallers. Jack has been transferred from the San Francisco Office of Industrial Indemnity Insurance Co., to the Sacremento Office, where he is underwriting manager. They have just moved into a fine new home that they finished building just a few weeks ago.

P E T E and Mary Ann P E T E R S and Their new address is 6217 Kiernan Dr., five children live at 8358 Tanager Pkwy., Carmichael, Calif. . . . My business takes Hewitt Farms, Norfolk, Va. Pete relieved me to Los Angeles about one week out of BUD W I L L E T T on the Staff of Fleet Air each month. Usually, I manage to see Wing Five. Bud is reporting te the Naval STAN and Gloria Z I P S E R for an eveWar College, Newport. ning, sometime during each trip. Stan is J O H N R U S L I N G is serving on the really making a name for himself in legal Staff, Commander Carrier Division Six, circles down there. He has his own practice now with most impressive quarters in Norfolk. a suite at 8421 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly J O E R U S S E L has been ordered to Hills. They've also moved to a king-size command U S S DOGFISH ( S S - 3 5 0 ) in New apartment at 424 North Harper, Beverly London. He was Exec of U S S STICKLE- Hills. . . . A month or more ago, I ran BACK ( S S - 4 1 5 ) in Pearl. into ANDY V A L E N T I N E at the Officers' W A L L Y S C H I R R A has reported for Club on Treasure Island. He and I had duty in VF-124 at N A S Miramar, San served together aboard the BREMERTON in Diego. Wally and Jo have bought a house 1946. We had a great time reminiscing at 529 Marvista Dr., Solana Beach, Calif. about the antics of our former tormentor.

DICK and Melba SCOTT and four chil- That was a great ship in those days. As one dren have moved into a new home at 4018 indication, we had four Summary Court Elsa, Long Beach 11, Cahf. Dick is serving Boards, with each trying as many as four cases a day. Instead of the usual six months, in U S S BREMERTON ( C A - 1 3 0 ) .

I got stuck with a full year and a half as "Shoe" S H U M A K E R has been assigned recorder on one of the boards. After a duty as officer in charge of the Career while, those of us who had gained a little Appraisal Team on the Staff of ComServ experience prosecuting cases took to deLant in Norfolk. "Shue" and Edith live fending cases in other courtsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and usually at 1105 Bedford Ave., Norfolk. managing to beat them. At least one good STAN S M I T H has been ordered to duty result that came from all this is that it in OpNav from U S S CUTLASS ( S S - 4 7 8 ) . touched off a spark in Valentine. From that crude beginning, his interest in things MAC S N O W D E N has been detached legal waG aroused, so that now he has had from the Staff ComAirLant and reports to graduate legal training, and is assigned to NAS Patuxent River. the Legal Staff (of Com 12) in Treasure S W A N N Y S W A N B E R G has reported Island. Andy, Marjorie, and two small to San Diego where he has new duty as children are living up in Marin County....

Aide and Flag Lieutenant to ComPhibPac. For the past year, I've been involved in Swanny is in the Reserve T A R Program. the design and installation of a rather special system of our equipment for the Naval F R E D and Ellie T I E M A N N live at 559 Radiological Defense Laboratory at HuntThorn St., Imperial Beach, Calif. er's Point. The installation has now been A P P L E V A N D E R M A D E writes from completed and in operation for just about 395 Monterey Place, Los Altos, Calif. "Re- a week. I've been spending so much time SEPTEMBER,

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up there of late, that it's almost hke being back in the Navy again. Incidentally, W A L T H A L L was transferred from his duty at Treasure Island to the RadLab, but for the past few months has been out at sea for the tests, so I haven't had any opportunity to get together with h i m . . . .

Did meet J I M BURTON up there, in the cafeteria, one day. He's still at PG School at Monterey, just up looking over the RadLab with a group on a few days of temporary duty. He's still holding out as a bachelor. He gave me an awful shock when he mentioned the tragic loss of N E L S GUNDERSON. I had only met Nels for the first time at the party we had at our home, last fall. I can't remember ever having been so favorably impressed with anyone at first meeting. Nels certainly was outstanding as a truly fine person in every respect. Though my acquaintance with him was brief, I know I join the large circle of his friends who mourn his untimely passing." I'm sure you speak for all of us, Apple, and thanks for the very nice letter.

J O H N V I E L E is on duty in the Naval Ordnance Unit, Key West.

Due to a printing error in the July column, JACK W A S H came out as Jack Walsh. (There's probably a pun here, if I just had a Httle time to think it over.)

Anyway, I still don't know if Jack Wash is married.

Dr. T O M W A T T gives a recent change of address as POBox 287, Sta. 3, Rochester 20, N. Y. JIM and Fran W E I R I C H announce the arrival of third son, Dwight S., on 1 May 1956. "No politics involved, but we did get the idea for a name from another Dwight."

Jim is on duty with VW-13 at Patuxent.

TOM W E S T F A L L has reported to Op Nav (Op-452G) from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard.

Well, that's it for another month. Don't forget to renew your membership in the Alumni Association and, while you're at it, why not see if YOU can't get just one new member.

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Sec'y, Mr. Joseph P . F l a n a g a n , J r .

401 E a s t Mill Rd., F l o u r t o w n , P a .

The Alumni Association gratefully acknowledges receipt of the sum of $100 from "WILLIAM I. DONALDSON in payment for a Life Membership in the Association.

JIM W I N S T O N writes from Providence (after ten years) that he has been made a vice president of Paramount Line, Inc., greeting card publishers. He is located at 515 Wayland Ave., Providence, R. I. Jim owns up to the fact that the business belongs to his wife's family, but that should not make much difference with respect to future growth now that Jim is in it. It is the company's 50th year in business.

Jim reports that E R N I E STACEY has recently tied the marital knot.

The Philadelphia area had a get-together at the home of Liz and J O E FLANAGAN who substituted for BOB BARKER, the area representative, and his wife, Bobby.

The following classmates and their wives attended the cocktail party and supper: Bob and Bobby Barker, Jim and Vy Dickson, Hoot and Janie Gibson, Dick and Rita Gladding, Larry and Jean Hess, Ben and Alice Huggins, Pete and Marge Lippman, Lyn and Betty Ann Reed, and John and Micky Sullivan.

TOM H U D N E R , who was supposed to show up from Atlantic City, was not able to come at the last minute. Others in the same category were John and Olga Urban, Howard Unangst, and John Marshall, who just arrived in the Philadelphia area, was not known to be available until too late.

It is attributed to the splendid work started by W A Y N E HARBARGER and DOUG RUMBLE that area representatives of the class have been found as follows: Akron, Ohio, Joseph W. McGrath, 423 Wooster Rd N., Barbertown, Ohio; Atlanta, Ga., Evan T. Mathis, 15 Maddox Dr.; Annapolis, Md., Richard H. Duden, Ferry Farms; Bloomington, Ind., William E. Benckhart, R2, E. 10th St.; Boston, Mass., Ralph Scheidenhelm, ServoLab MIT, Cambridge 39, Mass.; Chicago, 111., Addis Jones, 932J^ Judson, Evanston, 111.; Cincinnati, Ohio, S. M. Cecil, 3030 Springer Ave.; Corpus Christi, Tex., Emiel R. Meisel, 466 Miramar Place; Denver, Col. Walter J. Krstich, 1445 S. Elm St.; Detroit, Mich., R. H. Pylkas, 6555 Hartwell Ave., Dearborn 1, Mich.; Ft. Worth, Tex., Stanley J. Schiller, 416 Crestwood Dr.; Houston, Tex., John D. Swenson, 4202 Charleston; Hutchison, Kan., H. D. Ruppel, 205 S. Park Dr.; Little Rock, Ark., J. W. Walker, 2302 Beachwood, Rd.; Long Beach, Calif., Donald C. Wallace, 4008 Pacific Ave.; Louisville, Ky., Sumner W. Burgess, 118 Bonnie Lane; Macon, Ga., Marvin J. Becker, 243 Albemarle Place; Memphis, Tenn., T. W. Frazier, 25 Bellair Dr.; Miami, Fla., Howard A. Weiss, 6060 LaGorce Dr., Miami Beach, Fla.; New London, Conn., Grant B. Apthorp, 5 Meadow St., Niantic, Conn.; New Orleans, La., Edward C. Guillot, 427 Carondelet St.; New York, N. Y., Harry L. Warren, 155 S. Bay Ave., Brightwaters, N. J., and Ken H. Volk, 225 E. 73d St., New York 21, N. Y.; Patuxent River, Md., Donald D. Farshing, Town Creek Manor, California, Md.; Pensacola, Fla., Peter Colot, 613 S. Barrancas Ave., Warrington, Fla.; Philadelphia, Pa., Robert N. Barker, 585 Conestoga Rd., Berwyn, Pa.; Portland, Ore., Frederick G. Bradshaw, 649 S. W. Moss; Providence, R. I., James W. Winston, 515 28

Wayland Ave.; Roanoke, Va., Robert R. Horner, 3122 Corbieshaw Rd.; San Antonio, Tex., Thomas I. Bell, 516 Rittiman Rd.; San Francisco, Cal., Luther Welsh, 1022 S. Springer Rd., Las Altos, Cal.; and Washington, D. C, Robert A. Marmet, 5101 Allan Rd. It is hoped that now a running list of transfers will serve to keep the area representatives up to date on classmates in their areas. In addition to the foregoing list Lt. Frank A. Thurtell, USN, writes that he is at the present time the Aide to the Commandant, Sixth Naval District, U. S. Naval Base, Charleston, S. C, but has orders to the Naval War College at Newport, R. I. He reports that "in Charleston there are at present only four classmates—G. H. (Hump) Bryan, Jr., W. W. (Bill) Georgen, J. W. (Griff) Griffin and myself. Hump is Flag Secretary to CoMinLant, Bill is Personnel Officer for CoMinLant and I am Aide to Com Six, and Griff is Exec of the submarine CORPORAL, which will be here in overhaul until 22 October. I understand that J. E. (Jim) Farley is coming to Charleston in the near future to take command of LST 1069 and that T. J. (Tom) O'Connell will be with us when his ship, the U S S N O TABLE, of which he is Exec returns from the Mediterranean. Hump Bryan or Bill Georgen will probably be the area representative in Charleston. Bob Barker, the Philadelphia area representative and Sixth Co. Representative, has compiled some interesting information for his Sixth Company Newsletter. Bob's compilation was submitted by Oliver Hallet and it coincides generally with the origanal list prepared by Don Whitmire for the Class lOth Reunion. Based on Don's and Ollie's tabulations, the chart is in general fairly accurate."

Incidentally, Bob Barker's newsletter is a treasure-trove of up-to-date information.

Ken Cole, chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee (which for those who were not fortunate enough to attend the Reunion is a temporary committee set up to recommend ways of bringing the class closer together and making it a more effective unit), writes in: ,, "The D.C. area monthly luncheons are going strong. There are toughly 50 of us in the area and we have 20-25 out each month—the second Thursday at the Naval Gun Factory Officers' Club at 1200. Any classmates passing through call Ken Cole at JOhnson 3-6600 (or Govt, tie line 130), Ext. 408, if convenient; otherwise, just come on out. July featured out-of-towners Doug Rumble ( U S N A ) and Bill Granat with G.E. in Schenectady."

Bob Marmet has started his D.C. area representation off with a bang. A Hst of those on board has been published and a '47 dinner dance held at the A-N Country Club on 28 July, attended by Merson and Barbara Booth, Ed and Rita Case, Ken Cole (batching it for the summer), Dick and Bet.sy Crane, Doug Sloan and Mary McNeil, Stu and Dorothy Evans, George and Aggie Fowler, Jim and Carolyn Hill, Verne and Mary Jo Jennings, Pat and Saumie March, Bob and Barbara Marmet, Jim and Pat Moss, Ed and Pat Myerson, Bob and Fran Peniston, and Dick and Ann Southwell.

It was enjoyed by all and we're sure there'll be more of the same this coming year.

Any newcomers to the area please call Bob Marmet at REpublic 7-2701 or Ken Cole (see above) and get your name on the D.C. roster.

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A U S T I N MIDDLETON, Jr., received his MBA from Harvard University.

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PAUL and Elizabeth CORRIGAN are the proud parents of six children, establishing our class record to date. Paul is a student at the PG school program at the University of Illinois. Their current address is 604 W. Illinois, Urbana, 111.

Four class members have families of five children each: BEN BREWSTER, ROBERT C . D O X E Y , R A L P H A . K E N N E D Y and E U G E N E M. P O R T N E R . Ben is a life insurance salesman in Albany, N. Y. (address 355 State St., Apt. 2-W), and he and Anne have two daughters and three sons.

There's a new baby at the DOXEY liouse! Thomas James arrived 24 June, The happy parents are Lt. and Mrs. R. C. DOXEY, of 489 B Road, Honolulu.

Lt. Doxey is with the USS RADFORD (DDE446).

R A L P H and Natalie K E N N E D Y live at 1031 N. Richman Ave., Fullerton, Calif., with their five children. Ralph is a research engineer.

GENE and Kay P O R T N E R report the number of their children has grown to. five.

Gene is now Assistant ROICC in Madrid, Spain, and his address is ROICC Area I, . \ P 0 285, New York, N. Y. Lt. ZEB D. ALFORD, U S N (2nd Company, is now studying operations analysis at the PG school in Monterey after five years in submarines. "Am upholding the submarine tradition of an all-girl family.

No. 4 arrived December '55. One daughter had polio in the fall of 1953—have nothing but kind words for the March of Dimes, City of San Diego, and the submarine force at San Diego for the real assistance they all provided at that time," he writes. Zeb, wife Margaret, and their four daughters live at 1383 Jack's Rd., Monterey, Calif.

LEON BRAMLETT, JR., (14th Company) is engaged in farming near Clarksdale, Miss., where he and Virginia and their three children live at Roundaway Rd. BRUCE GARLINGHOUSE (15th Co.) is now on duty in Washington. Vivian and Bruce have one child and reside at 5710 South First St., Arlington 4, Va. Lt. ROGER M. GREGORY, JR., USN (Sth Co.), has completed his first year as an NROTC instructor at the University of South Carolina. Greg and Charlotte have three children. Their address is 4741 Reamer Ave., Columbia, S. C. Greg went to flight training in 1950 after a year on a destroyer in DesPac and two years as exec of the

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Lt. C. C. HEID, USN (17th Co.), is in CEC. The address for him, his wife Marguerite, and two children is Box 13, Navy 3923, F P O San Francisco. He holds a BCE and MCE from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

A. GREGORY LANG, JR. (12th Co.), reports that lie and Edith have added a son to their family roster, born November 4, 1955, making three children for the Langs. Greg resigned from the Navy in January 1954 and works for the Kearfott Company as production engineer. Their address is 88 The Fairway, Cedar Grove,

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T O M N E A L O N (3rd Co.) is an engineer with the IBM Corporation. He and Betty Rae and their one child live at 305 Uoodlawn Drive, Vestal, N. Y. Lt. GORDON W. P H E L P S , SC, U S N (Sth C O . ) , IS on duty at BuSandA in the Navy Department, Washington. Gordon, Barbara, and their two children Hve at 2400 N. Quantico St., Arlington 7, Va. Lt. B E N T O N E. R E A M S , U S N (7th Co.), submariner, expects to continue PG studies at Monterey through Alay 1957.

Ben, Nancy, and their two children are living at 1122 Josselyn Canyon, Monterey, Calif. Ben reports that DON S H A K E can be reached at 1102 Marguerite, Bremerton, Wash.

Lt. W I L L I A M J. R E Y N D E R S , SC U S N (ISth Co.), is an N R O T C instructor at Northwestern University. Current address for Bill and Jeanette is 2204 Bluebird Lane, Arlington Heights, 111. They have two daughters and a son.

Lt. P A U L A. RILEY, U S N (13th Co.), is a Navv flier on shore duty at NAS Floyd Bennett, Brooklyn, N. Y. "Pablo" is still a bachelor.

Lt. B. T. SANSOM, U S N (6th Co.), recently a PG student of petroleum engineering at the University of California, expected to receive his Master's there in June.

Sandy, Gloria, and their two children were Hving at last report at 164 Duncan Way, Oakland, Calif.

Lt. J A M E S R. SCHMOLLER, U S N (24th Co.), is now communications officer of the Naval Air Station, Glenview, 111.

Jim is not married.

WILLIAM L. S H E A (4th Co.) is working in the field of marine insurance for the Insurance Company of North America.

Bill, Jean, and their two daughters live at 15 Glendale Rd., Thompsonville, Conn.

Lt. R O B E R T W. SLATER, U S N (12th Co.), attended the naval construction and engineering PG course at M I T until June of 1954 and was designated EDO at that time. Since then he has been at the New York Naval Shipyard, where he is now ship superintendent in charge of the machinery plant of the U S S S.AJIATOGA (CVA-60).

Bob married the former Claire Manganaro in October 1947, and they have three children. Present address is 30 Southridge Drive, Glen Cove, N. Y. With publication of its September column, the 1948-A class committee at Annapolis winds up publication of almost all the information received in response to this year's questionnaire. Although there are still a few classmates among the missing, we feel that during the past two years we have been able to make effective use of Shipmate magazine in re-establishing closer ties among the members of our class. In all. Shipmate has carried a total of approximately 720 items on '48-Aers since September 1954, and all but 91 of our living classmates have been written up at least once.

All of us here have enjoyed the work of hearing from and writing up information from classmates during our tours at U S N A and appreciate the enthusiastic support we have received.

Most of '48-A has left Annapolis for distant parts by now, leaving a sharply reduced committee to continue the work.

This being the case, it is not likely that you will be contacted again on an individual basis for some time, and material for the column will have to come from your letters to the Annapolis committee. In addition to individual letters, one good method of keeping the column going would be to have a corresponding secretary act for '48-A SEPTEMBER,

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groups at each major installation around the country. A series of regular reports on class and individual activities would thus maintain the interest and support already generated.

The following received their MBA degrees from Harvard University: James Duquette, George Herbert, John Meneke, Thomas O'Connor, Boyd Berkeley Sibert, Jr., and David Whelan.

See note beloiv on 1948 combined party.

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Staff. Cdr. Service Force, Sixth Fleet, FPO New York, N . Y.

CORRESPONDING SECRETARIES: East Coast, Paul L. Quinn 1005 Dreams Landing, Annapolis, Md. West Coast, Peter iJ. Sherill, 456 Laurel St., Menlo Park, Calif.

The Alumni Association gratefully acknowledges receiot of the sum of $100 from RICHARD W. BATES in payment for a Life Membership in the Association.

Combined Class Party at Homecoming Weekend.

The Date: The weekend of 29 Sept '56.

The Game: William & Mary.

The Party: A 1948 buffet and cocktail party at the Officers' Club, Saturday 1700 to 1900 or?

The occasion was a tremendous success last year. Let's repeat it.

See You At

HOMECOMING 2 8 - 3 0 September

Please send your reservation and check ($2.50 per person) to Jack Ryder, 107 Simms Drive, AnnapoHs, Md., or Paul Quinn, 1005 Dreams Landing, Annapolis.

We need this information now for planning. See you there !

R U F O ROBINSON whipped a nice letter my way reporting on the activities in San Diego. The Class of 48-B had a class reunion at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in early June—cocktails and dinner.

Those attending and their present duty stations follow: ROGER and Barbara CHAPMAN, USS BALL, living in San Diego.

J O H N and Jamie McCONEGHY, USS SUNFISH, living in Vallejo, Calif.

R U F O and Jan ROBINSON, NAMTC, Pt. Mugu.

Betsy Bryant, Fran Ayers, and Janet Small came sans husbands. P A U L BRYA N T is on the WASP, BILL A Y E R S on the LEXINGTON, and BILL SMALL with ComCarDiv 7.

T O N I and Patti DUNCAN, UDT-12, Hving in Coronado.

DEAN and Mary D E W I T T , Amphibious Base, Coronado.

CASEY and Patti TAYLOR, USS STEELHEAD, San Diego.

H A R R Y and Betty BELLFLOWER, FleetAirWing, San Diego.

DAN and Billie W A L C H K O , Communications School, Monterey.

JACK S H E R W O O D was getting out of the Navy about this time and couldn't make

it. He's living in Phoenix. H A N K and Barbara S E T T L E didn't make it either.

Hank is working for the civil service at Pt. Mugu.

Oh yes, J O H N and Dorothy BILDERBACK did attend. OCS, Newport, R. I. From MERRILL NORTON, "This letter will serve to announce the birth of my son, Morris Lafayette Norton, born on Father's Day, 17 June, 1956." Merrill further reports : "I have six more months before I receive my Bachelor of Laws degree from Vanderbilt, at which time I expect to return to New Mexico and establish my practice."

NORMAN L. DUNCAN, wife CaroHne, son, 5 years old, are Hving in Louisville, Ky., where Norman has the Culligan Soft Water Agency.

WILLIAM G. IKARD, wife, WaneUe, daughter, 5 years old, living between Las Cruces, N. M., and El Paso, Tex., on 1000 acres of fertile cotton lands, known locally as El Rancho Dulce.

Norfolk Area— 48-A and B rallied round at a cocktail party and buffet dinner for 24 in the Jamestown Room at the Commissioned Officers' Club, Naval Base. Present were Walt and Helen Alt, Nick and Ann Castraccio, Cal and Libby Davis, Chuck and Bonnie Gorder, Herb and Ev Latimer, Roy and Jean Lockner, Randy and Sally Patterson, Rocky and Millie Rockman, Jim and Elsie Ruehrmund, Karl and Carol Thiele, Wink and Pat Winkler, Mae and Betty MacAdams. The party was in the nature of a farewell for Herk and Ev Latimer who are due to transfer to Key West at the end of the month. Any new Norfolk area arrivals interested in future activities please send names and addresses to Mrs. Walter Alt, 1358 Bill Ct., Forest Park, Norfolk 3, Va. _ F R A N K M A T T H E W S and Nina are tickled pink over the arrival of Susan Lynn Matthews on April 21, 1956. This makes a boy and a girl for Frank and Nina. They are living in the Los Angeles area and Frank is working for Librascope, manufacturers of precision instruments.

A few people have departed from the AnnapoHs area: DICK and Marilyn NICKOLSON have departed for the Norfolk area and RON and Ann BURTON for the Newport area; Dick and Ron are slated for cans.

R. C. S M I T H has submitted his resignation but intends to remain in this general area.

CARLOS VILLARREAL has resigned and departed for Cincinnati, Ohio. He is going to work for G. E. in the sales engineering section.

BILL BULLINGTON has submitted his resignation and will be leaving Annapolis in the very near future.

DICK and Alice Mary S P R I N G E left .A.nnapolis the last of August for the Newport area. They have just adopted a new baby boy, Richard Joseph Springe, Jr., born 27 May 1956.

Don't forget homecoming. 48-A and B are getting together after the game at the Officers' Club. Let us know if you plan on being here. We are looking for a big crowd and lots of fun. P E T E S H E R R I L L reports from the West Coast that Lt. GORDON R. ENGEL, USN, has been detached from Development Squadron 5, Moffett Field, and is proceeding to Naval Air Station, North Island, San Diego, for a job with the Special Weapons Unit Pacific Fleet. Gordie's and Rusty's friends will be pleased to learn that in May they became the proud parents of a third boy.

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Pete also writes, "As long as I am reporting, 1 can seize the opportunity to tell you of my own recent history. I am remarried and have recently become the publications manager for Hewlett-Packard."

PAUL L .

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J A M E S E. MYRICK is now living in San Diego and on duty as Staff Commander Destroyer Squadron 17.

J O S E P H T A G L I E N T E received his MBA from Harvard University.

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W A L T H E L B I G graduated from Harvard Business School this past June and is now employed as a sales engineer for Electronic Associates in Long Branch, N. J. His new address in New Jersey is 12 Bruce Rd., Red Bank.

MAX GILLAM, JR., received his LL.B. degree from Harvard University, and J O H N LANSILL received his MBA de-

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C. H. "Pete" Young and Kathleen; Tommy; 18 Sellers Rd. Also at the Academy and either not available or on leave were R. E. Babcock, R. D. French, John E. Greenwood, J. Oberholtzer, C. G. Robertson, and W. B. Thompson.

Alumni Weekend It was thought unanimously that the Roundup, where we had our party last year, would again be our best bet. We intend to charge $2.50 at the door for each person and this covers drinks and food snacks for most of the evening. The party will begin at 6:30 P. M. and should really be a terrific affair if the success of last year's party is any indication. Directions to the Roundup and other information will be passed out before and at the game on the 29th of September, or any of the above members at the Academy will be glad to answer any questions concerning the affair.

P A I S L E Y B O N E Y , RAYMOND F A H S , and JACQUES TREVILLYAN all received their MBA degrees from Harvard University.

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Sec'y, L t . A. L . S t a p p . U S N , 1516 E . Rosewood, Beeville, Texas

A meeting was held on 2 August 1956 at the Commissioned Officers' Mess at U S N A and arrangements for a 1950 gettogether after the game on Alumni Weekend were discussed. Those present are listed below, along with their wives' names, children, and address (all in Annapolis, unless otherwise noted) : George G. Deranian and Jacky; Helen Ann, Candace; 2 Alder Rd., Victor Haven.

R. C. "Dick" Doan and Joan; Julie ; 1603 Bay Ridge Rd. John B. Farrell and Benita; Harriet Gay, John B., I l l ; 34 Circle Drive, Terrace Gardens, Arnold, Md. Walt Flint and Peggie; Christina Lynn and Brian Douglas; 126 Academy St. S. R. "Bob" Foley, Jr., and Kathy; Bob, I I I ; 26 Goodrich Rd. Ed Golding and Joyce; Judy and Susan; 13 Monroe.

E. V. "Griff" Griffin and Ann; 42 Badger Rd. W. F. "Bill" Grimm and Ede; 1000 Madison Ave., Apt. 11 A. R. D. "Bob" Harris, Jr., and Joan; Jan, Rob; Edgewater, Md. Joe B. Howard and Phyl; Douglas; 6 Taney Ave. Jim G. Little and Roz; Larry and Greg; 29 Decatur Ave., Bay Ridge.

Don C. Miller and Peggy; Cameron, Karen; 1309 McKinley.

J. Ken Noble and Norma Jean; 3 Sellers Rd. Tom F. O'Neill and Mary Lou; Tom; Hillsmere Drive, Rt. 3, Hillsmere Shores, Md. Joe N. Schettino and "Chuckles"; 95 Sellers Rd. Keith C. Spayde; Room 4, COM, USNA. Ted O. Thompson and Carolyn; Eric, Lisa; Rt. 1, Box 790, Arnold, Md. J. L. "Rip" Van Kleeck and Catherine; David, Martha; 2 Eldemar Drive.

Ernie Waller and Shirley; Cheryl; 39 Badger Rd. Burt R. Weymouth and Lucile; Diane, Douglas; 207 President St. 30

on icy roads in Illinois, the Rooks bashed into a bridge. Ted was thrown through the window and rather badly hurt, but has snapped back after many months in the hospital.

"Reaching Washington, we stopped by the HAMILTONs' new homestead and found the welcome mat shining forth. Jack has kept in touch with many classmates and seems to be an energetic worker for the class. Perhaps by next month he can deliver a list of the class members in Annapolis.

"DAVE SORACCO sent a note and said that after his Webb school term is over, he and J O H N SCHULER, flying F-lOOs in Houston, are heading Mexico City way.

Dave wants the whereabouts of MIKE P A T T E N . His address is 70 Seacliff Ave., Glen Cove, N. Y. GENE McGARRAH has been using the old drawing techniques in building his own home at College Station, Texas. His new address is Apt. 2, 312 Second St. "As a result of another round, rather aborted, with a TV quiz, 1 had a fine note from BOB MEINHOLD's father in Brockport. Bob is still batching and is stationed at Ladd Field. His address is PM, APO 731, Seattle."

Members of '51 at a recent happy hour at Annapolis. L. to r., kneeling: Roger Farrell, Joe Metcalf, Doc Wassell, Charlie Lake. L. to r., standing: Harry Gamber, Al Young, Bill Gorski, Bill Thompson, Bob Adams, Mel Shrimer.

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FRANK and Peggy RENTZ are happy to announce the birth of their second, a boy.

Tommy arrived July 4, 1956, at Fort Ord Army Hospital, Fort Ord, Calif.

"It appears that a large number of 'Slers have been and will be assigned Annapolis duty this coming year. Jack Hamilton has mentioned several get-togethers, conversation at which pointed toward class organization. A questionnaire project is in the works and should be in the mails. At this point it appears that an organizing ballot will be enclosed, along with an information sheet and a questionnaire type locator card. A ballot closing date of 1 October is probable. Needless to say, gathering addresses may constitute something of a problem. Further information on this program will be available in Shipmate.

"In traveling across the country the wife and 1 have had some chances at getting together with 'Slers. Missed FRED GORSCHBOTH in Arnes but spent some time in conversation with his better half, Kathy.

"Spent a night with T E D and Kathy ROOK in Cincinnati. They will have Dayton duty with the Air Force. Ted gives further proof of the invincibility of USNA graduates. Last December while traveling

J O H N DUNCAN'S wife, Jane, writes the news of their new addition, Sandra Lee, on 11 May 1956, joining brother Johnny, age 2y2. John is in transit to the Naval Academy for his new assignment.

We are happy to announce the marriage of WILLLA.M T. H A R V E Y to Barbara Beverly Brustad on 23 December 1955 at Snyder, N. Y. For those of us celebrating fifth wedding anniversaries, it is good news to know that the most elusive bachelors finally get snared.

CHARLES McINTOSH writes from Harvard Business School, telling of his wedding on 23 May. Current address is 331 Harvard St., Cambridge, Mass. Charles is going to school with CHUCK GANGL O F F and SAMMY NILE, and also sees RUDY P I E R C E (PYSZ) from time to time.

BRAD and Sudy GRANUM are happy parents of another daughter, Susan Marcellus, born May 17 at Portsmouth, Va., Naval Hospital. Brad is at Portsmouth, N. H., Naval Shipyard, helping fit out the new submarine SALMON. Their present home address is Route 103, Elliot Road, Kittery, Me. Arrangements are in the mill for Alumni Weekend September 28-30. A '51 class dinner dance will be held after the football game at Paul's Restaurant.

Cost will be $5.00 per person, payable at the door; this will include drinks before dinner, steak dinner and a dance combo.

Those interested please contact Lt. Joe Metcalf, 160 Williams Drive, Annapolis; Lt. R. A. Young, 201 Norwood Rd., Annapolis, or Lt. R. L. Adams, Apt. H-6, Perry Circle, Annapolis. This is the first opportunity '51 has had to gather in five years, so let's have a big bang-up party. " J O H N McGREW and I have spent some time hashing over what we think is a pretty fair class organization. Soon a inailout will be reaching every one of you, and we hope that out of it will come the first class organization for post-Academy '51. The mailout will contain a ballot with a set of officers recommended, plus an advisory group, also elected: a set of bylaws, a questionnaire (very important), a dope sheet and a 1 December deadline on return of ballots. We have a fairly complete list of addresses gathered from the SHIPMATE

various service locator files, but there are stiU some missing. . \ list of men we can't contact will be published in the October Shipmate. We urge anyone who knows their whereabouts to let us know.

"-As you will note, there are blank spaces beside the names of everyone on the ballot for wnte-m purposes. G R . \ F T O N McF . \ D D E N will receive all ballots, and will tally them, with the aid of other class members. The proposed by-laws. Constitution and other ideas have been presented to the majority of 'Slers stationed in Washington and -\nnapolis for comment.

"The boys at .\nnapolis are cooking up a np-snorter of a reunion, and will have a letter on the way to you as fast as they can run them off, and get addresses. I think everyone can imagine the difficulty tracking down 725 people after five years have elapsed. So bear with them, and give them help. Let's have a good attendance.

"I was amazed to find so many of the class stationed in Washington and .Annapolis. Roughly 30 in Crabtown and a like number in D.C. Monterey seems to be brimming full of 'Slers too, as is M I T and Pensacola. Looks like the class is getting its feet dry for a spell. No remarks from the Mine Force, please, where it is noted a goodly number are at the helm."

J O H N W . HAMILTON

FINANCIAL REPORT ASSETS (as of 1 August 1956)

1.140.269 Shares Massachusetts Investors Growth Stock Fund, Inc.—Market value, $11.69 per share $13,329.74 In deposit—Farmers National Bank, Annapolis, Md 1,227.25 Total

$14,556.99

DEBITS

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F R A N K L. H I N E S is now a pilot in B-47 jet bombers at Barksdale . \ F B , La., where his address is 353rd Bomb Sq. Mr. and Mrs. David H. Wilson announce the marriage of their daughter, Deidre Ann, to H E R B E R T BURRIDGE on 28 July 1956 at Marble, Minn. The couple will be at home after the 17th of .August at 110 G Ave., Coronado, Calif.

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MEL and Bobbie H I L L E R are happy and proud to announce the arrival of their daughter, Susan Lee, on 20 June, weight 7 lbs. 12^2 ozs., at the Charleston Naval Hospital.

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The Alumni Association gratefully acknowledges the receipt of SlOO from A. B. BECKMAN, JR., in payment for a Life Mem.bership in the Association.

S T E V E and June RAMOS announce the birth of their son, Steve LaCroix, Jr., born 9 June. The Ramos family is residing at 3412 Waco St., Apt. 3, San Diego, Calif.

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J O H N and Sue VVOODWARD an- the fleet for the past year, the USS STRONG nounce the birth of their son, John Leslie, (DD-7S8), out of Norfolk. Eight months Jr., on 26 May. Woody also writes, "I'm of this convinced me that the best place with a brand new squadron just commis- to be is on 'the other side,' so, I put in for sioned here at Quonset Point on 1 June the 103rd submarine class. Prior to report(HS-9). Have bought a house at 11 ing, the long-awaited event took place when Tahena Dr., Warwick, R. I." Kathleen Lawrence and 1 were married HERB T I B B E T T S writes, "My wife, in the Navy Chapel in Washington on 23 Lorraine, presented me with a little daugh- June. Ably assisting me in the ceremony ter, Robin Leigh, on 12 March. We are were BOB TOLG, reporting to the U S S residing at 16-.\ Felton Rd., Key West." REMORA (SS-478) ; W A L T QUINN, and A word from D.A.VE GLUNT, "Ann BOB BROWN. Brownie's back door is and I wish to announce the birth of our within putting distance from our quarters son, David Lawrence, on .April 6, 1956, at T-8, here at the MOQ, with the links only the U. S. Naval Hospital, Jacksonville, a No. 5 iron shot away. H E R B T R E N HAM reported to his new duty station.

Fla." New London Submarine Base, with his The latest from the H A L WOODs, newly acquired bride, the former Lawanda "Martha and I would like to announce the Winburn Fogarty. Herb and Lawanda were birth of our baby girl, Sharon Lee, on married 1 June at the Park Blvd. Methodist March 27. She looks like her mother, for- Church in San Diego, Calif. They now tunately." Hal and Martha reside at 614 make their home at MOQ-T-3."

N W Sunset .Ave., Warrington, Fla. Believe it or not, J O H N MILLER sent A short note from M A T T P.ASZT.A- the following epistle in on three postcards.

L.ANIEC: ".A new addition to our family, It seems he was out in the "boon-docks" Matthew Scott, born in Coronado, Calif., at a remote radar station with no stationery May 23rd. .At his christening party on available: "Am finally overseas in Germany June 17th we had quite a few of '54 here at Sembach Air Base near Kaiser-Slautern. at 822 H .Ave., including Dick Kings, the Ed Defede, Carl Soreco, Rip Sassone, Dick Red Crawfords, the Andy Hamlins, the Profitt, Dale Gramley and Glen Hatch ('55) Frank Dorseys, the Gail Conaughtons, the and Dick Boverie are with me. Boverie and Mike Basfords. the Frank Scolpinos, and I share BOQ facilities. I left Burns, Prathe Bernie Czajas." halis, and Casey behind at Orlando plus The PETZRICK section muster in Apt. some members of '55 including my old KB 3, 275 Hoosick St., Troy, N. Y. neighbor Ken Holden. Bill Bogess is still Paul writes, "I am attending Renasselaer there, too. Our whole outfit (11th Tactical Polytechnic Institute studying Civil Engi- Missile) flew over including dependents. neering for transfer to the Civil Engineer First such move in the history of the Corp. Meme likes the one in infinity duty USAF. On Operations Sagebrush (joint days but doesn't go for being widowed by Army-.Air Force maneuvers) last fall saw a slipstick so often."

Dick Padberg and Joe Franks at Moody IRV, Betty .Ann, and 7-month-old Sharon Air Force Base, Georgia, and John Harvell S M I T H are now living at 318 Heron Rd., at Greenville, Miss. Saw Tom Hooley in Minneapolis over Christmas, and Marv Laguna Shores, Corpus Christi, Tex. Frank (old wife—now with a real wife JO B R E N D E L writes from Patrick and little boy; he is now at Colorado -AFB, located on a peninsula paralleling the Springs, Colo.), in the same place several east coast of Florida. "The Brendels had weeks ago on my pre-overseas' leave. Would a baby girl in January. Her name is appreciate hearing from old roomies and Marilyn. Two days prior to that Bobo Company (and Brigade) pals to obtain Newsome's wife had a baby boy in the same new addresses. Some of the best parties in hospital. Two days prior to that Shirley the Orlando area were 'Anchor Clanker' Kiehl ('50), while traveling from Key parties with '51, '54, '55, Annapolis and West to Charleston, was forced to alter '53 West Point grads from nearby bases her course hurriedly to the first available attending usually at Bogess' house and military base and ended at Patrick with a occasionally at mine. Yes, we well-to-do healthy but premature baby girl. So there bachelors rented homes in Orlando and were three wives of USNA boys in an Air Winter Park.

Force hospital at the same time. This must "Have taken some concrete steps towards set some kind of a record. The Newsomes' my resignation. Ever since I missed USMC baby is named Michael Thomas. I had an at graduation, I've been seriously thinking idea which I am attempting to put over of returning to Law School at University in our starting a chain letter which I of Minnesota. I would like to have a law mailed in a manila envelope which I hope background for whatever my future. I will snowball throughout the entire com- think Dick Boverie has similar ideas on pany and finally come back to me. BILL medical school or some profession. Would H.ARGR.AVE was married in Coronado you pass a permanent change of my address to Miss Sharon Black on July 7th. I was along. My mother now Hves at 4850 Chibest man in BR.AD B.ASSETT's wedding cago Ave. So., Apt. 7, Minneapolis, phone on .August 4th in Goshen, N. Y. TIM RE 3392. Hope to be back there next W.ALSH is still on the WALLER and is now summer also. engineering officer, and really likes the job.

"I saw J I M SEABLOOM and J O E Tim and Bunn" are now living at 1001 Little Bay .Ave., .Apt. 2.A, Norfolk, Va. F R A N K S at the Christmas Eve afternoon J O E CABANILLIAS was married to party last winter in Minneapolis. It wih Miss Dorothy Wade at the Naval Base be at the Radisson Hotel again next ChristChapel here last week. He is stationed at mas Eve afternoon. Jim Seabloom was Key West, though, so I haven't seen him married several days later in Duluth and before or since. I saw F R E D D I E I was supposed to make it—but my FloridaPYE.ATT down in San Juan a couple of bred warm-weather Buick froze up." months ago; he is on a general's staff and JIM ZIMMERMAN writes : "We're still really living it up." at the same lovely spot in the southern A note from P A U L TRE.AGY informs part of Bavaria, 20 miles from Munich us that his address after 7 August this year and 60 miles from Garmisch. And we love will be: Staff-ComDesRon Eight USS J. every minute of it. We are now living just P. KENNEDY (DD-850), F P O New York. a block from the Base gate in,a small area of 'on-base' housing. CHUCK DEMOS GEORGE P R O C H A S K A writes: "I is still here also, awaiting orders to go have been riding one of the greyhounds of back for flight training. He is now with 31

the Maintenance and Repair section and I am the Engineering Officer for the Installations Engineering Section. This base will be the training H Q for the German AF. A portion of work we're doing now is to put these three bases in good shape for the new G.AF ally. We got to Italy last year for ten days . . . Venice, Florence, Rome and Pisa, a good break. We have spent weekends at Garmisch, Salzburg, Switzeriand, etc. I have applied for an MS in Civil Eng. through US.AFIT at a civilian school, either Purdue or Maryland. We are very pleased with the Air Force as a career and I'm sure that most of our classmates who are with us in 'Greyhound Blue' will agree . . . even us'n that don't fly think it's great.

"JIM and Margie H U N T '51 live just around the corner and they keep him busy teaching . . . you guessed it—Navigation.

If his little boy (httle?) keeps growing like he is, he'll be starring for Navy (or U S A F Academy) football just like his dad, in a very few years. Our new address is: 7330th Air Base Group ( M D A P ) , A P O 208, New York, N.Y." Your secretary is very happy to be able to write this column from the U. S. Naval Submarine Base, New London, Conn., where the 103rd Officers Submarine Class is in full swing. Again the Class of 1954 is well represented here with 33 members thriving on 6 months of shore duty. The married folks are all living in the base MOQ apartments except Bob (R. B.) Rogers, who's baching it at the BOQ until his wife, Jeanne, finishes nurses' training and arrives up here in September. The others are: Reed Berkhimer, Bob Brown, Charlie Greene, Bill Greenlaw. John Hargrove, (Jeorge Harper, Raleigh Miller, George Prochaska, Jim Ramzy, Art Riendeau, Bob Sheehan, Edward Hawkins, Tom Sisson, Dick Soderholm, Mike Stroop, Herb Trenham, Steve Wallace, and Pete Vogelberger.

The bachelors a r e : Arch Beekman, Buster Bilyeu, Joe Cummings, Don Forbes, Hal Fugate, Paul Groman, Jim Grunwell, Jocko Horner, Gerry McCarthy, Ralph Millar, Paul Slawson, Steve Stephenson, Ed Stevens (of Olympic fame), Mike Stoffel, Don Walsh, and Denton West.

So far everyone has been hitting the books pretty conscientiously. As yet the wives are the only ones who have gotten all together at once, but we have at least one big cocktail party scheduled and more in sight. The Submarine Force looks very promising from where we stand.

TERRY " S U T " S U T H E R L A N D announces the birth of his second son, Scott Douglas, launched 14 June 1956. Terry writes from the U S S COLAHAN (DD-6S8), "Number One Son, 15 months, is named Stephen Bruce." Terry goes to ComDes Div 172 Staff but he can still be reached through his ship until December.

We are sorry to receive the word from Mr. T. S. Green of Syracuse, N. Y., that his son, T E R R Y S. GREEN of '54 was critically injured in a head-on automobile crash in Texas on 18 April 1956. Terry's present address is SOQ 3, US Naval Hospital, Corpus Christi, Tex. He is recovering, but due to the extent of his injuries he will be in the hospital probably for several months. Anybody in the Corpus Christi area is urged to stop by and give Terry the latest dope and best wishes of the class.

Notorious bachelor BRAD B A S S E T T and Miss Leota Eloise Makuen were married on 4 August 1956, in the Methodist Church, Goshen, N. Y. Brad's faithful friend, Jo Brendel, travelled north from Patrick AFB in Florida to be his best man.

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From BOB P I E R C E : "On June 23 I married the former Helen Ann Hamilton of Mendon and Natick, Mass., and immediately left for my new duty station: the USS

SHANGRI-LA

(CVA-38)

in

San

Diego. Our new home address is 1129}^ "G" St., Coronado, Calif.

WEST

D A V E RAUNIG got his wings in Corpus Christi and, after leave at home in Montana to show off his year-old-boy for the first time, he and Corlie went to San Diego and then here to Alameda, where he is stationed with VP-47 flying PSM-Z's.

There aren't any other '54 grads in the squadron, but a few '53 fellows and wives.

POINT

GERRY M C C A R T H Y gathered the following bits of information during his travels orior to reporting in to New London: JERRY and Connie M O C K E Y : 129 Georgia Ave., Travis AFB, Calif. Parents of boy, Peter Scott Mockey, born 26 June.

Jerry is flying F-86 in the 83rd FighterInterception Squadron at Travis.

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GENE GUTTENBERG is flying a B-36 at Travis AFB.

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Sec'y, Ens. Joseph Malec, U S N , Box 3377, Pensacola, Fla. Treas., 2nd Lt. Ernst Volgenau, USAF, 3415 Tech. Trng. Wg., Lowry A F B , Denver, Col.

We are sorry to have to announce the death of P H I L I P H E N R Y RYAN, JR., on 4 August at Corpus Christi, Texas.

Phil was a flight student and was killed when his parachute failed to open after the collision of two training planes. He and H. F. Snyder both jumped and Snyder suffered a broken leg. The two occupants of the other plane w'ere also killed. Phil, Sr., is in the Class of 1923.

Word has been received that Richard Kirkman Mattox, Jr., claims to be the earliest arrival for the Class of '55. Born on February 4th (six weeks premature), he is currently residing with his parents, 2nd Lt. and Mrs. R. K. MATTOX, at Reese Field in Lubbock, Texas.

ED STRAUB writes that there was an addition to the Straub family on May 24th in the form of a little gal, Cindy Lou. Ed writes that the 23rd of July marks graduation from the Observer Course at Ellington Air Force Base in Houston, Te.xas, for himself and several other members of 'SS: Johnny Raster, Bud Summers, Dave Hammett, George Riedel, Spike Wynne, Eddie Eassa and Brooks Huey. Charlie Senn and Nat Bernt are also at Ellington, but in a later class.

P H I L GEHRING writes that he and his wife, Paulette, are shipping (literally—the Air Force still needs the Navy, he writes) to French Morocco to spend the next two years at Sidi Slimane AFB ( A P O 117).

Phil also states that there has been an absence of information about 22nd Company classmates and he would like to see more of them corresponding with Shipmate.

The new forwarding address will be 923 Munroe Ave., Asbury Park, N. J., for the Gehring family.

JIM and Fran FERRYMAN announce the birth of a son, Jeffrey William, on April 21. The new home address for the Perrymans is 106A Chosen Circle, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

BILL and Claudia BARLOW list their new home address as 514J^ West Riggin St., Monterey Park, Calif. They say that between Malibu Beach and the mountains, they really have a grand time. The weather is described as just perfect, never too hot (Continued on page 43)

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by Oretha Swartz

ORDERED TO THE OTHER COAST?

A Cross-Country Trek in a Station Wagon is the subject of a letter that came in from Margaret L. Betzel—wife of Cdr. Albert Frederick Betzel, Class of 1942— and we pass it along to anyone contemplating a cross-country trip. Now, if anyone else has good tips in traveling, send them in and they will be published from time to time—perhaps with a bit of editing, due to space limitations.

Here is a typical Betzel traveling d a y . . .

"The alarm went off at 5 a.m., everyone got up, dressed, and put his night clothes in his own small canvas bag which was placed by the door—not to be forgotten.

We had breakfast in our motel room, fruit and cereal. I washed the dishes and one child dried them while the other helped pack the car. We were off at 0600 or so— our best time was made between then and 0900.

"Each child had a blanket and small pillow and slept in the back of the car until 0800 or 0830. Then we had 'coffee hour,' coffee in the thermos for us and fruit or iced juice for the kids, doughnuts or coffee, cake or buns. Then we shifted the seating of the children—this was our best idea.

One older child sat in front with Buzz and one sat in the rear of the car alone. The baby and I were "in the middle," thus avoiding all the fights, pushings, arguments, whining, giggling, that are inevitable when children sit by themselves with parents in the front seat.

"At each stop for gas, each child shifted from one place to the other. We had sandwiches around 11 a.m. as we drove along that had been made the night before, packed in foil and placed in the car ice box. Tea time was at 3 p.m., cold juice or cokes, coffee and cookies.

"We used the A.AA book for good places to stay and stopped at 1630 or 1700—it's risky to stop after 1730 and reservations should be made in advance if you must.

We stopped at the best motels, air-conditioning when needed, TV, swimming pool —it's worth the extra money. Buzz had the first shower, then went out to have the car serviced and to shop—sometimes I went along to pick out the food. The children showered if there were no swimming facilities, then off we went to a park which the motel manager would recommend.

"The parks were a wonderful help—Buzz would start the charcoal cooker and the supper was underway while the children explored. .Afterwards, we returned to the motel, washed dishes, packed, and were in bed and sound asleep by 9 p.m.

"Now about meals, you don't have to eat out of a can but you can heat food in them, beans for instance, after first taking off the tops—saves pans. We had steaks, chicken, either barbequed or cooked in aluminum foil with a little butter, hot dogs or hamburgers. We baked potatoes in foil, 34

are best. Take only trip clothes in the car, pack good things for visiting relatives, etc., in a luggage carrier on top. Wear canvas shoes, Keds or the Hke, dark, and two pairs preferable. Launderettes are available in most towns—and if you stop early enough you can get things done while shopping and having the car serviced.

"Try and leave early enough on the trip to stop at interesting places—try and make the trip through the Bad Lands and the Black Hills. The Big Horn mountains are terrific, and there's a nightly rodeo at Cody, Wyo., and Yellowstone Park is wonderful.

When you get to San Francisco—give us a call—and oh yes, there's plenty of launderettes here!"

or slices of potatoes and onions, also frozen vegetables in the foil.

WEDDING BELLS "Here is a list of equipment for the car: Saturday, 1 September, Miss Sylvia Pettiportable ice box with attached ice pick and grew Grant, daughter of Como. Vernon F. bottle opener, 40 pounds capacity; gallon Grant, USN (Ret.), and Mrs. Grant of thermos for ice water only, quart thermos Warrington, Fla., and Ens. David Winburn for coffee, plastic cups; small charcoal Timberlake, USNR, son of Mrs. H. W. cooker, charcoal, black iron fry pan, sauce- Timberlake of Nashville, Ark., in the First pan and lid—all packed in a separate box. Methodist Church. The bride is a graduate "These dinner things were packed in one of Pensacola Junior College and attended carton : large plastic plates, aluminum glass- Florida State University, Ensign Timberes (they won't break and highballs do not lake is a graduate of the University of look obvious in public places), forks, spoons, Arkansas and is in flight training at Pensasteak knives, serving spoons, cooking fork cola. and spoon and pancake turner; salt and Saturday, 11 August, Miss Ann Elizabeth pepper with lids, detergent, aluminum foil, Brackett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Caleb bread board for cutting salads, sandwiches ; Paige Brackett of 75 Elm Street, Oneonta, sponge for washing dishes, small jar of New York, was married to Ensign (Geoffrey Dutch Cleanser; paring knives, one in box Leland Gardner, USN, son of Mr. and and one in car; large knife to cut meat, Mrs. Leland G. Gardner of Washington, covered jar for sugar, plastic bowls.

D. C, and Northport, Michigan, at four "Keep these things in the car, either in o'clock in the First Methodist Church, side pockets, glove compartment or in boxes Oneonta, New York. The Reverend James under the seats : small packages of Kleenex ; Alcock performed the double ring ceremony.

Wash N Dry (skin cleanser) ; cigarettes The bride was given in marriage by her and matches, flashlight; pencils and auto- father. A reception for 200 guests followed matic pen, travelers' checks, bottle openers at the Oneonta Country Club.

—two, one is always lost; alarm clock, Mrs. Gardner was a June graduate of brush to sweep out car every afternoon; Wellesley College; Ensign Gardner attube shampoo, face and hand creams, dark tended Severn School and was graduated glasses, caps with visors for entire family, from the U. S. Naval Academy at Annapsoap powder or liquid detergent to rinse olis in 1955. He is presently stationed out clothes, plastic bags for foods. aboard the destroyer, USS ROOKS, based at ".About clothing, dress in cool things, Newport, Rhode Island, where the couple seersucker is fine or the drip-drys that need will live. not be ironed; a dark sweater and jacket Saturday, 4 August, Miss Margaret Mae for each person since it's often cool nights Overton, daughter of Captain William A. but hot in the daytime. Avoid solid colors, Overton, USN, and Mrs. Overton of Uniexcept for jeans ; plaids or checks or prints versity Park, Md., and Lt.(jg) William Carson Bie, USNR, son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Roy Bie of Forestville, N. Y., were married in the Navy Chapel, Washington, D. C. Miss Overton attended William and Mary College in Norfolk. Lieutenant Bie is stationed at N.AS, Norfolk.

Saturday, 4 August. Miss Catharine Claude Doolin, daughter of Mrs. Edward Hamilton Doolin of -Annapolis, Md., and the late Cdr. Edward H. Doolin, USN, and Capt.

Robert Russell Dickey, 3d, USMC. son of Mrs. Newbold Noyes of Washington, D. C, ;ind Air. Robert Dickey of New York City, at St. Anne's Church, AnnapoHs. The bride is a graduate of Hannah More Academy and Sweet Briar College. She is a member of the Junior League of Baltimore. Capt.

Dickey attended Summerfield's School in O.xford, England, and was graduated from St. George's School in Newport, R. I., and from the Naval Academy, Class of 1948-B. Station: Naval Academy.

Saturday, 4 August. Miss Jane Worden, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Duncan Worden of North Hampton, N. H., and Ens. Neil Leavitt Harvey, USN, son of Carolyn Sue Huckins, daughter of Captain Mr. and Mrs. John Leavitt Harvey of and Mrs. Thomas A. Huckins, '24, of Port Hampton, N. H., at Pensacola, Fla. The Washington, N. Y., was married on bride is a graduate of Endicott Junior August 25th to Mr. Thomas Spier.

College in Beverly, Mass. Ensign Harvey SHIPMATE

is a graduate of Phillips Exeter .Academy and the Naval Academy, Class of 1955.

Station: Pensacola.

Saturday, 4 August, Miss Susan Emily Small, daughter of Capt. Selden Clobridge Small, USN, and Mrs. Small of Woodlawn Manor, Fairfax County, \'a., and Mr. Ray Blundell Godfrey, son of Mrs. Leslie Seaman of Alexandria, Va., and the late Mr. Ray B. Godfrey, at St. Luke's Protestant Episcopal Church, Wellington.

Home: Alexandria.

Saturday, 28 July, Miss Suzanne Colclough, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold J. Colclough of Chappaqua, N. Y., and Lt. David Bowdoin Crouch, U S A F , son of Mrs. E. Bowdoin Crouch of Atlanta, Ga., and Mr. William J. Crouch of Little Rock, -Ark., in the First Congregational Church. The bride was graduated from the College of William and Mary. Lt. Crouch was graduated from the Naval Academy, Class of 1955.

Saturday, 21 July, Miss Mary Marcelle Gerin, daughter of Capt. Marcel Raymond Gerin, USN, and Mrs. Gerin of -Arlington, Va., and Mr. William Harold Hines, son of Mrs. Augazelle Johnson Hines of Florence, Ala., and Mr. Eugene L. Hines of Jonesboro, Ark., in St. Agnes Catholic Church, Arlington. The bride was graduated from Alarymount Junior College and Trinity College in Washington, D. C. Mr. Hines recently completed a tour of duty in the L^. S. -Air Force. Home: Florence, Ala., where Mr. Hines will attend Florence State College.

Saturday, 21 July, Miss Mary Elliott Lawrence, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John V. Lawrence of Bethesda, Md., and Mr. Donzel Stoney Loker, son of (Tapt. Alexander M. Loker, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Loker of Bethesda, in the Roman Catholic Church of St. Jane Frances de Chantal. The bride is an alumna of the Immaculata Seminary and Georgetown Visitation Junior College.

Saturday, 21 July, Mrs. Delight Wood Caskie, daughter of R- Adm. Chester Clark Wood, USN, and Mrs. Wood of Stonington, Conn., and Lt. (jg) Hamlin Alexander Caldwell, Jr., USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. -A. (Zaldwell of Birmingham, Ala., at the home of the bride's parents. The bride attended Holton-.Arms School and Mary C. Wheeler School in Providence, R. I. Lt. Caldwell is a graduate of the Naval Academy, Class of 1954. Station : Newport, R. I. Sunday, 15 July, Miss Linda Kay Hass, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Hass of Annapolis, Md., and Ens. Edward Kennedy Dillard, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. DiOard of Birmingham, Ala., in Fulton, Miss. Ensign Dillard is a graduate of the Naval Academy, Class of 1956. Station : Pensacola, Fla. Saturday, 14 July, Miss Ann Pleasonton Walsh, daughter of Mrs. Maurice Ogle of Wardour and the late Cdr. Charles S. Walsh, USN, and Lt. Francis Matthew Vondell Cahouet, U S A F , son of Mrs. Ralph H. Cahouet and the late Mr. Cahouet of Milton, Mass., in St. Mary's Church. The bride was graduated from Oldfields School and Sweet Briar College and is a member of the Junior League of Baltimore. Mr. Cahouet was graduated from Milton Academy in Mass., and from Harvard University. Station: Camp Drum, Watertown, N. Y. Saturday, 14 July, Miss Elizabeth Johnstone, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert LeGrand Johnstone of Geneva, 111., and Stonington, Conn., and Lt. Edward Allen Burkhalter, Jr., USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Burkhalter of Roanoke, Ala., in the SEPTEMBER,

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Saturday, 30 June, Miss Norma Clark, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry R. Clark of Edinburg, Tex., and 2nd Lt. Fred W. Colbern, US.AF, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Colbern of Everett, Wash., in Edinburg. The bride attended Pan American College. Lt. Colbern is a graduate of the Naval -Academy, Class of 1955. Station: Laredo, Tex. Saturday, 23 June, Miss Kathleen Lawrence, daughter of Capt. Sidney Jack Lawrence, USN, and Mrs. Lawrence of San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Lt.(jg) George Emil Prochaska, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Prochaska of Ellsworth, Kan., in the Naval Chapel, Washington, D. C. The bride was graduated from the Convent of Mary Immaculate in Key West, Fla., and Trinity College. Lt. Prochaska attended Kansas University and was graduated from the Naval Academy, Class of 1954. Station; Naval Submarine School, New London, Conn.

Photo by Charles Ii. I tpple

Mrs. Geoffrey L. Gardner Congregational Church, Stonington. The bride is a graduate of Miss Porter's School and Briarcliff Junior College. She was presented to society in 1953. Lt. Burkhalter attended Alabama Polytechnic Institute and was graduated from the Naval -Academy, Class of 1951. Station: New London, Conn.

Saturday, 7 July, Miss Mary Simpson, daughter of R. Adm. Rodger W. Simpson, USN (Ret.), and Mrs. Simpson, and Lt. Carl Lunding Moller, Jr., (MC) USN, son of Dr. and Mrs. Moller of Glendora, Calif., in Christ Episcopal Church, Alameda. The bride attended Dominican Convent in San Rafael and was graduated from St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing, San Francisco. Dr. Moller was graduated from Stanford University, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and received his medical degree from the same university. The bride's parents will return to TorremoHnos, Malaga, Spain, this fall.

Saturday, 7 July, Miss Linda Walleen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hans Axel Walleen of Pound Ridge, N. Y., and Lt. (jg) John Mylin Will, Jr., USNR, son of V. Adm. John M. Will, USN, and Mrs. Will of Washington, D. C , at the First Congregational Church, Old Greenwich, Conn.

The bride attended the Sorbonne in Paris, France, and was graduated from Skidmore College. Lt. Will was graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy and Cornell University. Station: Pearl Harbor, T. H. Saturday, 7 July, Miss Barbara Heinz, daughter of Mrs. George M. Heinz of Baltimore, Md., and the late Mr. Heinz, and 2nd Lt. Peirce George Ferriter, USAF, son of R. Adm. Charles Arthur Ferriter, USN (Ret.), and Mrs. Ferriter of Greenland, N. H., at the Church of the Twelve Holy Martyrs, Baltimore. The bride attended Mount Saint Agnes College of Baltimore. Lt. Ferriter was graduated from the Naval Academy, Class of 1956. Station : Denver, Colo.

Saturday, 16 June, Miss Nancy Ann Gocke, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Vincent Gocke of Clarksburg, W. Va., and Dr. Stephen Barchet, son of R. Adm. Stephen George Barchet, USN (Ret.), and Mrs. Barchet of Bronxville, N. Y., in the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Clarksburg.

The bride is teaching in the nursing program at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Dr. Barchet is an intern at the Chelsea Naval Hospital. Home: Arlington, Mass.

Tlmrsday, 14 June, Miss Mary Louise Holmes, daughter of Mrs. Mahlon C. Holmes of New York City, and Mr. Don Pardee Moon, Jr., son of Mrs. Don P. Moon of Weems Creek, AnnapoHs, Md., and the late R. Adm. Moon, USN, in the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York. The bride was graduated from Cornell University. Mr. Moon is attending Cornell as a nuclear physics engineering student.

ON THE RECORD

They're having a lot of fun at Pensacola, f/a.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;and plenty of hard work, tooâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;where Wings of the Eagle is being filmed by MGM. The movie is based on the life of the late Lt. Cdr. Frank W. "Spig" Wead, USN, Class of 1916. The part of the earlyday naval aviator, who began his career in Pensacola, is taken by John Wayne, with Maureen O'Hara portraying the aviator's wife, Minnie. Dan Dailey has doffed his dancing shoes to play the part of Sgt. Carson and Ken Curtis has the role of V. Adm. John Dale Price, USN ( R e t ) .

Curtis is the son-in-law of Director John Ford.

Admiral Price, former chief of Naval .Air Training is serving as technical director of the production that got underway in mid-August. The admiral served in the same capacity for Mister Roberts. He also worked several months with the author of the script, giving him background material.

In the early flying days of the Navy, Wead and Price together set seaplane records.

Friends of Spig Wead recall that his career was abruptly halted when he slipped and fell downstairs one night in a new San Diego home, when he had arisen to look at one of his daughters. His back was broken. The doctors told him he would be forced to face the life of an invalid, but he refused to accept their decision. He taught himself to walk with the aid of canes.

He turned to writing, especially about flying. At the MGM lot in Hollywood he was associated with some of the top air pictures of the '30s and '40s, among his credits: Hell Divers, Test Pilot, Dive Bomber, The Citadel, They Were Expend35

Some 75,000 persons turned out for the special Fiesta del Pacificio tours of Convair aircraft plants, Navy ships and other attractions. At Convair's two main plants, officials counted 49,000 visitors when the gates closed at 3 p.m. and 8,060 guests were welcomed aboard the attack carrier BENNINGTON from 1 to 4 p.m.

The crowd saw F102 jet fighter takeoffs, assembly lines, and visited the submarine TILEFISH, the attack cargo ship ALGOL and the destroyer HENDERSON.

Mrs. Charlene Holt, wife of Capt. Edward Y. Holt, Jr., USMC, Class of 1948, of Annapolis, Md., was among the 16 finalists at the Miss Universe contest held at Long Beach, Calif. She was earlier named Miss Maryland.

Enroute from Japan to Portgual, R. Adm. and Mrs. Walter E. Moore stopped off in Washington, D. C. The admiral has new duty in Portugal where he will be Chief of the MAG. Preceding their departure, Capt. and Mrs. Berton Robbins, Jr., entertained at a barbecue in the patio of their Alexandria, Va., home.

Honolulu, T. H.

MRS. FRED W. COLBERN was Miss Among the many farewell parties given Norma Clark of Edinburg, Tex., before her 30 June wedding in that city. 2nd Lt. for R. Adm. and Mrs. Schuyler N. Pyne Colbern is a member of the Class of 1955. preceding their departure for Washington, D. C , was that given by Capt. and Mrs. William Evans in the garden of their able. Ceiling Zero, Blase at Noon, and A Admiral's Row quarters in the Shipyard.

Admiral Pyne, recently Pearl Harbor Yank at Oxford.

During World W a r II—against the ad- Shipyard Commander, is the new Deputy vice of doctors—he assumed active duty Chief of the Bureau of Ships.

-A "welcome aboard" was extended to R. when his inventive mind came up with aircraft carrier battle plans of importance to -Adm. and Mrs. Joel Parks, who arrived in June from Washington, when supply the Services.

The U S S PHILIPPINE SEA is the scene officers and their ladies met from all over of the pre-Pensacola shooting, with the the island for a cocktail party given by major part of the scenes at the Naval Air Cdr. and Mrs. H. L. Beardsley and Cdr. Station. It's said that a number of Navy O. W. Stafford.

The fete was held in the garden of the wives will be in various scenes—and are Beardsleys' Kuahu Island quarters. Sharhaving a fine time while about it!

In Washington, D. C, Admiral and Mrs. ing honors with the Parkses were Capt.

William M. Fechteler are at the Sheraton- and Mrs. H. R. Fahlbusch, who will have Park Hotel, after returning from Naples. new duty in New York.

The Commandant of the 14th Naval DisThe admiral formerly was Commander-intrict, R. Adm. Clarence E. Olsen, and Mrs. Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe.

Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Charles Olsen, the Commander Service Force PaThomas visited Admiral and Mrs. Robert cific, R. Adm. E. A. Solomons, and Mrs. Briscoe at their home, Villa Nike, in Solomons, and Admiral and Mrs. Pyne Naples, Italy. On 30 July Secretary Thomas were guests at the "poi" supper given by dedicated the Anzio Cemetery, and later the Governor of Hawaii and Mrs. King. toured in Austria, France and England. In The theme of the dinner was the "Captain's London they were guests of Admiral and Dinner aboard the Lurline."

R. Adm. Elton W. Grenfell is the new Mrs. Walter F. Boone.

At Camden, N. J., Mrs. Bruce Avery Commander Submarine Force Pacific, with Van Voorhis sponsored the launching of recent duty as Assistant Chief for Personthe U S S VAN VOORHIS, the second of four nel Control, Washington, D. C. Admiral destroyer-escorts under construction at the and Mrs. Grenfell flew from D. C. to San New York Shipbuilding Corporation's yard. Francisco, and from there sailed aboard the SS LURLINE. The vessel was named in honor of the Before leaving Washington, they were Navy pilot. Class of 1929, who was award- honored at an "aloha" party by officers in ed the Congressional Medal of Honor post- the and their wives. A welcome humously for a mission over the Solomon was department extended to R. Adm. H. A. Yeager, Islands in 1943. new assistant chief, and Mrs. Yeager, with The Parrish Art Museum in Southamp- the fete held in the Crystal Room of the ton, Long Island, N. Y., held an exhibit Navy Gun Factory Officers' Club. of Naval Architecture from 26 July through The Grenfells hosted a party on 8 August 16 August. The exhibit included models of old vessels, paintings of ships and items in the McNair Room of the Ft. McNair associated with the maritime history of the Officers' Club. region.

V. Adm. Alfred M. Pride, commander Wasfii'ngfon, D. C. of Air Forces, Pacific Fleet, and Capt.

Admiral and Mrs. Arleigh Burke enterCharles Lord, skipper of the carrier SHANGRI-LA, were official hosts at a luncheon tained at a dinner in honor of V. Adm. aboard the carrier when honor guests were Matthias B. Gardner, recent Deputy Chief seven governors of western states, their of Naval Operations, and Mrs. Gardner wives and aides, -Vxfho attended the Fiesta at Admiral's House, Naval Observatory.

Guests included Under Secretary of the del Pacificio's Governor's Days, in San Diego, Calif, i Navy Thomas S. Gates, V. Adm. and Mrs. 36

Herbert G. Hopwood, V. Adm. and Mrs. George L. Russell, V. Adm. and Mrs. Ruthven E. Libby, R. Adm. and Mrs. Rufus E. Rose, R. Adm. and Mrs. William V. Davis and Mrs. Robert W. (Tavenagh.

Admiral and Mrs. Robert B. Carney entertained in their Georgetown home in honor of Admiral and Mrs. Gardner, who left Washington early in August for a vacation in California after which they will make their home in Pensacola, Fla. Admiral and Mrs. Carney entertained for their son and daughter-in-law, Lt. Col. Robert B. Carney, Jr., USMC, and Mrs. Carney of Camp Lejeune, N. C , who visited them recently.

Guests included officers who served with Lt. Col. Carney at Formosa and their wives. Also Admiral and Mrs. Carney's son-in-law and daughter, Capt. and Mrs. Joseph K. Taussig, Jr., of Annapolis.

Capt. Smith Hempstone, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Hempstone gave a garden party for their son-in-law and daughter, Lt. Col. John W. Bowman, USMC, and Mrs. Bowman, preceding their departure for Honolulu. Assisting at the buffet table were Mrs. O. Griffith Sexton, Mrs. Smith Hempstone, Jr., Mrs. John W. Thompson, Jr., and Mrs. Laurence Green.

The Bowmans stopped at Sikeston, Mo., for a visit with the colonel's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Reed Lee Bowman, during the motor trip West.

R. Adm. and Mrs. R. A. Currie and R. -Adm. and Mrs. Laurence H. Frost were among the guests at the farewell party given by the Pakistan Ambassador and the Begum Ali for the departing Pakistan Naval Attache and Mrs. S. M. Ahsan. The reception was held in the drawing room of the Pakistan Embassy.

Annapolis, Md.

R. Adm. and Mrs. William R. Smedberg, 3d, entertained at dinner in honor of Capt.

T. R. S. Keith—who has been selected for Rear Admiral—and Mrs. Keith, preceding

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MRS. WALTER CHARLES MAHR, JR., was Miss Gloria Perram McGillis, daughter of Capt. John Frink McGillis, USN, and Mrs. McGillis of Seattle, Wash., before her 10 June wedding at Grace Episcopal Church, Canton, N. Y. The couple is at home in Morristown, N. J. SHIPMATE

their departure for Newport, R. I. Capt.

Keith has been commandant of midshipmen and is taking command of Destroyer Flotilla Six. Guests included Capts. Harold E. Baker, J. N. C. Gordon, Ward T. Shields, Donald M. Whiteâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the new head of the Department of Mathematics, A. R. Gallaher, John T. Lowe, Jr., R. B. Madden. C. E. Loughlin, Edwin S. Miller, Joseph C. Toth, J. F. Tenney, L. C. Co.xe, F. M. Kyes, W. P. Stephens, O. H. -Alexander, .Albert G. Gibbs. Richard Pratt, John Zimmerman, and Cdrs. J. P. Coleman and Walter D. McCord, Jr., and their wives.

Capt. Allen M. Shinn, recently in command of the carrier SAIPAN, Mrs. Shinn and sons, James and Jonathan, are now in the Commandant's House. The oldest son, Midn. Allen Shinn, Jr., is a member of the Class of 1959. James attends Phillips Andover Academy.

Cdr. Marcy M. Dupre is the new Public Information Officer at the Naval Academy, with recent duty as air operations officer of the SHANGRI-LA. Mrs. Dupre and four children are now in Bowyer Road quarters.

V. Adm. James L. Holloway, Jr., Chief of Naval Personnel, was a luncheon guest in the Superintendent's House.

R. -Adm. and Mrs. George Angus Sinclair of Washington were weekend guests of R -Adm. Kenneth H. Noble, U S N ( R e t ) , and Mrs. Noble of Crownsville. Recent guests of the Nobles have been Capt. George G. Herring, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Herring of Harrisonburg, Va.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur D. Condon of London-Towne Terrace, South River, have returned from a stay in New York and Montreal, Canada. Their recent guest has been Mrs. D. Rex Talman, wife of Capt.

Talman, U S N (Ret.), of Coronado, Calif.

Lt. Cdr. and Mrs. Robert B. Mack and sons, David and Robert, Jr., have returned from Paris, France, and have been guests of Mrs. Mack's mother, Mrs. Charles C. Ross of Maryland Ave. Cdr. Mack has new duty in Jacksonville, Fla. Lt. Cdr. George Dewey Hilding, USN (Ret.), and Mrs. Hilding have been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Betty Lee Hall of St. Margaret's. Cdr. Hilding will be on the faculty of Georgia Institute of Technology at Atlanta, Ga., this fall. Before going to Atlanta, the Hildings vacationed in Canada.

-Among the many out-of-town guests at the wedding of Miss Catharine Doolin and Capt. Robert Russell Dickey, 3d, USMC, at St. Anne's Church and the reception that followed in -Alumni House were Mrs. George Barnett, grandmother of the bridegroom; Brig. Gen. E. C. Dyer, USMC, and Mrs. Dyer, Capt. and Mrs. Abraham Claude, Capt. and Mrs. F. L. Riddle, Mrs. Charles Willcox and daughter, Caroline, Miss Mary Hopkins Pierce, Capt. and Mrs. Donald I. Thomas, V. Adm. and Mrs. Edmund B. Taylor, all of Washington, D. C. -Also Capt. and Mrs. R. A. MacKerracher of Raleigh, N. C , V. Adm. and Mrs. Felix Johnson of Leonardtown, Md., Capt. and Mrs. Walter C. Holt of Chapel Hill, N. C , and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dickey of New York City.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wrenn Jasperson have been guests of his parents, Capt. Robert E. Jasperson, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Jasperson of Ferry Farms. Mr. Jasperson Norfolk, Va. attends the University of Montana.

Officers on the staff of the CommanderFrom Annapolis, the young couple visited in-Chief Atlantic Fleet entertained at a in New York and Jamestown, R. I., before farewell cocktail party in honor of V. Adm. going on to Ottawa, Canada, where they and Mrs. Charles Brown. Admiral Brown were guests of her parents, .Ambassador has since taken command of the Sixth Fleet and Mrs. Livingston Merchant.

Guests of the Browns preceding their departure for France were her aunt, Mrs. John Treadwell Bowers, and R. Adm. Ross Ainsworth Dierdorff, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Dierdorff of AnnapoHs, Md. Mrs. Bowers recently visited her son and daughter-in-law, Cdr. and Mrs. Richard Harwood Bowers, in Washington, D. C. Other guests of the Browns have been Mrs. Clifton Cooper of Washington, in whose honor they entertained at a small dinner party in Delaware House.

Officers of Destroyer Division 22 gave a cocktail party at the CE Piers Club as a farewell in honor of Cdr. and Mrs. F. H. Schneider and a welcome aboard to his relief, Capt. A. T. Mack, and Mrs. Mack.

Captain Schneider has a new assignment at the National War College.

R. Adm. and Mrs. Harold Davies Baker have had as guests at their Naval Base quarters Mr. and Mrs. Royden Addison Blount of Dorsey Hall Farm, Ellicott City, Md. Capt. and Mrs. Richard Gregory have had as houseguests Capt. and Mrs. William T. Zink of Washington, D. C, and their niece. Miss Sheila Cunningham of Wilmington, Del. R. Adm. and Mrs. Sherman R. Clark fhoto by Lharme ^tiiaio MISS BETSY HARRISON of San Fran- entertained at a cocktail party at their cisco, Calif., will be the 7 Sept. bride of quarters at the CinCLanFlt headquarters.

Lt. Williston Brandreth Symonds, USMC. The officers of the USS BoRiE were enThe bride-elect is the daughter of Mr. tertained by Cdr. and Mrs. J. R. Tucker Alfred Thomas Krook, Class of 1924, and at a party in the Jamestown Room of the Mrs. Krook.

Commissioned Officers' Club, Naval Base.

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MISS ALICE PAXSON, daughter of Brig.

Gen. Harry O. Paxson, USA, and Mrs. Paxson of Fort Myer, Va., is the brideelect of 2nd Lt. John Burd Collins, USAF, son of R. Adm. Howard L. Collins, USN, and Mrs. Collins of Long Beach, CaliL Newport, R. f.

Officers of the Naval Schools Command gave a hail and farewell party for Capt.

W. B. Perkins, who turned over the Schools' command on 3 August to Capt.

Otto W. Spahr, and their wives. The cocktail-dinner party was held at the Officers' Club.

Capt. Perkins is now in command of the USS ALLEGASH, based at Newport His family has an apartment in Touro St., with Miss Betsy Perkins planning to enter Vassar College this fall.

R. -Adm. and Mrs. Lamar R. Leahy of Oyster Bay, Long Island, have spent the season at the La Forge.

Mrs. Willis Manning Thomas and daughter, Marjorie, have been guests of Mrs. Henry V. Williams, Jr. Capt. Williams, who is commanding officer of DesRon 12, is overseas.

Mrs. Thomas, widow of Cdr. Thomas, USN, is secretary-treasurer of the Society of Sponsors of the U. S. Navy. Miss Thomas was honored by her hostess during the visit at a dinner party at the Officers' Club.

Capt. and Mrs. Robert Olsen and daughter, Roberta, visited Mrs. Olsen's parents at Salina, Kan., and from there went to Evergreen, Colo., and the T Bar-S-Ranch where Captain (Dlsen joined them.

Capt. and Mrs. Robert J. C. Maulsby have returned from a cruise to Bermuda and Nassau.

R. Adm. and Mrs. Frank Virden have returned from Chicago, where they attended a reunion of those who had served in the USS KNAPP. Admiral Virden commissioned the ship twelve years ago in Bath, Me. Capt. and Mrs. C. R. Simmers have left for Little Creek, Va., where the captain is commanding officer of the Amphibious Base. Before their departure, Lt. Norma Brown was hostess at a buffet supper in their honor.

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Cdr. and Mrs. James R. Payne were bidden farewell at a cocktail party given by officers and their wives of the U S S MITSCHER at the Officers' Club. The commander's relief, Cdr. Sheldon H. Kinney, recently of Annapolis, and Mrs. Kinney were welcomed aboard. Cdr. Payne has new duty in the Bureau of Ordnance, Washington.

Newly arrived in Newport are Cdr. and Mrs. Asbury Coward and sons, Sandy and Curtis. The officer is commodore of Destroyer Division 242.

R. Adm. Henry Eccles, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Eccles have returned from a European trip, where they visited in Rotterdam, Paris, Florence, Naples, Heidelberg, Wiesbaden—among other stops.

Buffet Supper, Coronado

Mrs. Thurston B. Clark, wife of R. Adm. Clark, commanding officer of Carrier Division 16, was hostess at a buffet supper in her Coronado home for wives of officers on the division staff.

Submarine

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MISS MARY GERIN was married to Mr. William Hines on July 21st at St. Agnes Catholic Church, Arlington, Va. Honored at a Tea, Newport Mrs. WilHam B. Perkins was honored at a tea given by the wives of the Naval Schools Command staff officers, at the quarters of Cdr. and Mrs. Antoine W. Venne on Goat Island.

The guest of honor was presented with a gift of silver and a water color scroll, made by Mrs. Venne, and signed by all the ladies.

Art Exhibit,

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Cdr. WilHam Francis Bullis, USN (Ret.), and Mrs. Bullis, daughter Starr, and sons Ensign Clark B. Bullis—a 1956 graduate, and Cadet Lawrence Bullis, second-class man at the Military Academy, drove to California early in August, where Ensign Bullis has duty at Long Beach.

Cdr. and Mrs. Bullis and Starr sailed in the SS SiLVERSTAR for a vacation in Bermuda. Upon their return to their Potomac, Md., home. Miss Bullis made her debut at a ball on 24 August at the Congressional Country Club. At that time some 20 of Lawrence's classmates were in town for the ball.

Announce Birth of Son, Annapolis

Cdr. and Mrs. John C. Haynie, Jr., of Perry Circle announce the birth of a son, William Henderson, on 2 July at the Naval Hospital. The infant is the grandson of R. -Adm. Albert George Cook, USN (Ret.), and Mrs. Cook of San Francisco, and the great-grandson of Admiral Archibald Henderson Scales, former superintendent of the Naval Academy. Cdr. Haynie is in the Executive Department at the Naval Academy.

BETROTHED

Capt. Carl Arthur Johnson, USN, and Mrs. Johnson of Bonn, Germany, and Washington, D. C , announce the engagement of their daughter, Jane Taylor, to 2nd Lt. Charles Cary Jones, USA, son of Mr. and Mrs. Curie Lee Jones of Hampton, Va. Miss Johnson, a graduate of the Holton.Arms School and of Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia, was a teacher in Norfolk this past year and is presently working at the Pentagon. Lt. Jones, a graduate of Virginia Military Institute, is stationed with the Army Engineers at Fort Belvoir, Va. A November wedding will be held at Fort Myer.

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NAVY WIVES

The Naval Academy Class of '48 wives held a get-together at the home of Mrs. Robert McGihon of Francis St. New arrivals in the area were contacted by the hostesses and future arrivals are asked to call her.

Daughter

Mr. and Mrs. Grant Hullinger Naus of Coronado, Calif., announce the engagement of Mrs. Naus' daughter, Miss Lois Ann Drake, to Lt.(jg) David Edward Ferguson, USN, son of Mrs. Spencer A. Macy of Coronado and Cdr. Edward Franklin Ferguson, USN, of Seattle, Wash.

The bride-elect, daughter of the late Cdr. Harrington Max Drake, U S N , is a senior at Pomona College. Lt. Ferguson is a member of the Naval Academy Class of 1954. He is serving in the destroyer

officer of the HENRICO, and Mrs. Coleman

Newport

for

Newport

Among the Navy wives exhibiting at the Art Association's annual show were Mrs. Benedict J. Semmes, Mrs. Richard R. Hartung, Mrs. Cameron McR. Winslow and Mrs. Charles Dodds.

vacationed in Alaska. They flew to Seattle, Wash., from where they joined a tour to Anchorage, Nome, Juneau and Fairbanks.

1948 Wives Get-Together,

I Coffee

NAVY JUNIORS Entertain

San Diego, Calif., and Area

V. -Adm. John W . Roper, U S N ( R e t ) , and Mrs. Roper entertained at a small dinner in their Coronado home when guests were recent service set arrivals—V. Adm. Carl Espe, new commanding officer of the Amphibious Forces, Pacific, and Mrs. Espe, and V. Adm. Robert L. Dennison, who is in command of the First Fleet, and Mrs. Dennison.

R. Adm. -A. M. Hurst, U S N ( R e t ) , and Mrs. Hurst entertained at cocktails for 100 guests in their Coronado home.

R. Adm. Elwood M. Tillson, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Tillson, who celebrated their wedding anniversary 4 August, invited a number of friend in for cocktails on that day.

R. Adm. W . W . Honaker, commanding officer of the Naval Supply Depot, and Mrs. Honaker were at home in their quarters on 29 July to meet the new supply officers of the depot and their wives. Hours for calling were from 4 to 6 p.m.

Guests of V. Adm. WilHam Keen Harrill, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Harrill in their Coronado home are their daughter, Mrs. Heyward Cutting, and her two sons, Heyward, Jr., and Brockie. Their home is in Cambridge, Mass.

Como. Ben H. Wyatt, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Wyatt entertained at a series of small luncheons in their yacht.

Capt. Joe W. Boulware, chief of staff to the commander, Amphibious Forces Pacific, and Mrs. Boulware were honored at an informal party in the Senior Officers' Quarters of the Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado.

The farewell party preceded the Boulwares' departure for Charleston, S. C , where the captain will be on the staff of the naval district. Others entertaining for them were Cdr. and Mrs. M. J. Prince, who hosted a dinner, and Mrs. George L. Heath, wife of Capt. Heath, who was hostess at a luncheon in Mrs. Boulware's honor in her Mission Hills home.

Capt. Walter Dan Coleman, commanding

flotilla

Mrs. C. O. Triebel was in charge of reservations for the Submarine Flotilla I wives coffee held in the Admiral Kidd Officers' (31ub. The wives of newly arrived submarine officers were welcomed.

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MRS. GEORGE EMIL PROCHASKA was Miss Kathleen Lawrence, daughter of Capt. Sidney Jack Lawrence, USN, and Mrs. Lawrence of San Juan, Puerto Rico, before her 23 June wedding in the Naval Chapel, Washington, D. C.

* * * Brig. Gen. Harry O. Paxson, USA, and Mrs. Paxson of Fort Myer, Va., announce the engagement of their daughter, Alice, to 2nd Lt. John Burd Collins, USAF, son of R. Adm. Howard L. ColHns, U S N , and Mrs. Collins of Long Beach, Calif.

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MRS. RICHARD THURLOW NELSON was Miss Mary Lucile Delchamps before her 6 July wedding to Ensign Nelson, USN, Class of 1955, at Dauphin Way Methodist Church, Mobile, Ala. He is stationed at Cabaniss Field, Corpus Christi, Tex. Miss Paxson is attending Principia College in Elsah, III. Lt. Collins is a member of the Naval -Academy Class of 1956. No date has been set for the wedding.

* * * Mr. and Mrs. .Alfred Thomas Krook of San Francisco, Calif., formerly of Houston, Tex., and Toronto, Ontario, announce the engagement of their daughter, Betsy Harrison, to Lt. Williston Brandreth Symonds, USMC, son of Mr. and Mrs. (Sardiner Symonds of Houston. The wedding will take place 7 Sept. in San Francisco.

Miss Krook attended St. John's School in Houston and was graduated from the Bishop Strachan School in Toronto. She attended Wellesley College and Stanford University. In 1954 she made her debut in Toronto at the Royal Artillery Ball.

Lt. Symonds is a graduate of St. John's School and attended the University of Texas. He was graduated from Cornell University and is on active duty with the Marine Corps in California. *

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Mrs. Mabel S. Spencer of West Hyattsville, Md., announces the engagement of her daughter, Judith Elaine, to Ens. Duane

CAPITOL HILL (Continued from page 6) by the Judge Advocate General of the Navy.

This is a cumbersome and time-consuming procedure originated at a time when naval officers were relatively few in number. It has become an administrative burden not warranted by the results achieved.

The new law will authorize a less formal procedure, permitting the submission of the physical examination for promotion to be made to a single administrative board in the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, which will review the physical examinations for promotion, to be given as the Secretary of the Navy may prescribe. The law provides that the examination in the field may if necessary be conducted by medical officers of other services, thus eliminating the expense involved in ordering officers at isolated activities to stations whose complements include sufficient naval surgeons and SEPTEMBER,

1956

Lawrence Heisinger, USN, son of Mrs. Grace Heisinger of Fresno, Calif.

Miss Spencer attends the University of Maryland. Ensign Heisinger was graduated from the Naval Academy, Class of 1956. * :|: * Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lopez of Astoria, N. Y., announce the engagement of their daughter, Lorraine, to Ens. James P. Kelly, Jr., USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kelly of Brooklyn, N. Y. The bride-elect attended the City College of New York and is employed in Newport, R. I. Ensign Kelly is a graduate of the Naval Academy, Class of 1955. A late November wedding is planned. * * * Mr. and Mrs. Julius Walder of Brandywine, Md., announce the engagement of their daughter, Joan, to Ens. Donald A. Sacarob, USN, son of Mrs. Ida Sacarob and the late Mr. Harry Sacarob of Hillside, N. J. Miss Walder attended the University of Maryland. Ensign Sacarob attended Tufts College and was graduated from the Naval -Academy, Class of 1956. He is stationed at the Supply Corps School, Athens, Ga. -A fall wedding is planned. * * * Mr. and Mrs. Edward John Robeson, Jr., of Newport News, Va. announce the engagement of their daughter, Martha Richards, to Ens. John R. Boardman, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Kilbourne Boardman, Jr., of New Orleans, La. Mr. Robeson is the Representative in Congress from the First District of Virginia.

Miss Robeson attended Randolph-Macon Woman's College and will be graduated from the College of William and Mary next June. Ensign Boardman attended Emory University and was graduated from the Naval .Academy, Class of 1955. He is now serving in the Mediterranean. The marriage will take place next June. * * * Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Calvin Limbach of Hudson announce the engagement of their daughter, Louise, to Selden Booth Spangler, Jr., son of Rear Adm. Selden Booth Spangler and Mrs. Spangler of Johnsville, Pa. Louise was graduated from Middlebury College in Vermont, where she belonged to Kappa Kappa Gamma. Her fiance was graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and served for three years in the United States Navy. Admiral Spangler is in charge of the Naval Air Development and Materiel Center in Johnsville. The wedding will take place in October. clerical personnel to permit them to constitute formal boards. The law also retains in substance the present provision of law which authorizes an officer whose physical disqualification for promotion, caused by wounds received in line of duty, to be promoted if such wounds do not incapacitate him for the performance of useful service in the higher grade.

Personal Claims, Public Law 571 (H.R. 3996). Sets a new limit of $6500 on personal or personnel claims for losses.

Former limit was $2500. Within one year after date of enactment of this bill, claims already settled for $2500 may be reopened on application with a possibility of higher settlements.

Great Lakes Sea Pay, Public Law 822 (H.R. 8617) : This law permits retention of sea pay to Navy men who served on the Great Lakes during the period November 19S0-February 1954 and on the USS SEQUOIA on the Potomac November 1950-

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Mrs. William Carson Bie was Miss Margaret Mae Overton, daughter of Capt.

William A. Overton, USN, and Mrs. Overton of University Park, Maryland.

The wedding took place 4 August in Navy Chapel, Washington, D. C. Capt. Philip F. Wakeman, USN '28, and Mrs. Wakeman of Annapolis, Md., announce the engagement of their daughter, Helen Marr, to Mr. Larry R. Nye, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald -A. Nye of Kenmore, N. Y.

Material Wanted on John H. Towers, '06 Mrs. John H. Towers is collecting factual material about her husband, the late Adm. J O H N H. T O W E R S , '06.

This material is to be used in articles she is preparing about his naval career. To date, she had contacted his classmates and now would appreciate obtaining data and information about his early years in the Service. Mrs. Tov/ers' address is 133 E. 92nd St., New York, N. Y. October 1953. Without this law, some ISOO officers and men would have had to refund $154,000 to the government.

Enlistment Contracts and Academy Service, Public Law 614 (H.R. 2106). This law provides that enlistment contracts shall not terminate as a result of appointments to a Service academy. Need for this law resulted, according to hearings, from statements that comparatively large numbers of enHsted men entering Annapolis and West Point resigned before graduation, with resignations coming primarily in the first and second years. The number of resignations of midshipmen and cadets who were formerly enlisted men has been considerably larger than resignations of midshipmen and cadets from civilian life.

Officer Augmentation, Public Law 737 (H.R. 11683) : This law provides the Army and the Air Force with a better program for converting Reserves into Regular offi(Continucd on page 42) 39

11. S. IL iLUMKI ASSOmiOm H'uuicU/liicciaiumi.

When changes occur within the Branch Association, such as officers or time and place of meetings, please inform the editors at Alumni House.

AKRON President, Mr. Clifford 816 Orlando Ave., Akron Secretary, Mr. Adolph Delaware Ave., Akron 3,

CLEVELAND

INDIANAPOLIS

President, Ralph M. Nelson 'IS, 2594 5. St. James Parkway, Cleveland Heights 6, Ohio.

Secretary, Maurice B. Jewett '23, 10305 Chippewa Rd., Brecksville, Ohio.

Secretary, Mr. Robert McMurray, '22, 725 E. 57th St., Indianapolis, Ind.

COLORADO J. Collins, '25, 20, Ohio.

Bednar, '24, 741 Ohio.

President, Mr. D. L. Wycoff, '44, 2241 Niagara St., Dehyer, Col. Secretary, Lt. Cdr. R. B. Atwell, USN, '45, 645 S. Dale Ct., Denver 19, Col.

CONNECTICUT ANNAPOLIS President, Cdr. R. C. Giffin, Jr., USN, '38, 39 Upshur Rd., USNA, Annapolis, Md. Secretary, Cdr. Royal K. Joslin, USN, '40, 40 Upshur Rd., USNA, Annapolis, Md.

ATLANTA President, Col. J. P. Edgerly, USA (Ret.), '10, Apt. 85, 595 McAfee St., N.W., Atlanta, Ga. Phone TRinity 6-6807.

Secretary, Lt. Col. Wm. T. Herring, USMC, '41, NAS, Atlanta, Ga.

President, James D. Taylor, III, '25. 119 Glenwood Ave., New London, Conn.

Secretary-Treasurer, Richard Neuendorffer, '45, 1 Maxson Place, New London, Conn.

DETROIT President, Mr. Paul D. Richmond, '42, 1614 Newcastle Rd., Grosse Pointe Woods 36, Mich.

Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. Wallace J. Agren, '46, 4134 Harvard Rd., Detroit 24, Mich.

DETROIT-ANNAPOLIS DADS CLUB

BALTIMORE President, Lt. Cdr. H. D. Scrymgeour, USN (Ret.) '26, 4903 Loch Raven Blvd., Baltimore 12, Md. Secretary, Mr. Cecil H. Hull, '46, 312 Weatherbee Rd., Baltimore 4, Md.

President, Mr. John W. McCrea, 16801 Grand River, Detroit 27, Mich.

Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. William H. Hagenmeyer, 323 E. Atwater St., Detroit 26, Mich.

HAMPTON ROADS BOSTON President, R. Adm. W. H. Buracker, USN (Ret.), '20, 12 Stratford Rd., Winchester, Mass.

Secretary, Lt. J. F. Crehan, USNR, '46, 30 Percival St., Boston 22, Mass.

CHfCAGO President, Dr. J. F. Mallach, '26, 6043 N. Kirkwood, Chicago 30, 111.

Secretary, Lt. (jg) F. L. Sheahan, '45, 1984 Sunset Rd., Highland Park, 111.

President, Capt. Bosquet N. Wev, USN, '27, U. S. Naval Station, Naval Base, Norfolk 11, Va. Secretary, Lt. (jg) R. P. Davidson, USN, '53, Fleet Training Center, Naval Base, Norfolk 11, Va.

HOUSTON President, Capt. A. D. Blackledge, USN (Ret.), '20, 2307 Gramercy, Houston, Tex. Secretary, Capt. P. E. Woodruff, Jr., USMC, '47, 4914 Brae Burn Dr., Bellaire, Tex.

KANSAS CITY President, R. W. Holt, '12, 1232 W. 62nd St., Kansas City 13, Mo. Secretary, Mr. Pat L. Humphrey, '29, 3616 63rd St., Kansas City 13, Mo.

LOS ANGELES President, Mr. Albert S. Fuhrman, '37, 1725 W. Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles 26, CaliL Secretary, Cdr. H. Knox Perrill, USN (Ret.), '26, 10583 Rochester Ave., Los Angeles 24, Calif.

MIAMI President, Capt. Curtis A. Myers, USN (Ret.), '27, 901 S. Miami Ave., Miami, Fla. Secretary-Treasurer, Cdr. Elmer C. Powell, USNR, '27, 3622 Lejeune Rd., Coral Gables 34, Fla.

MILWAUKEE President, Mr. Mark N. Camp, '46, 208 E. Wisconsin Ave., Milwatikee 2, Wis. Secretary. Lt. Cdr. Louie B. Knudsen, SC, USN, '45, 783 N. Water St., Milwaukee 2, Wis. NEWPORT President, Cdr. Benjamin B. McCormick, U S N (Ret.), '92, Wellington Ave., Newport, R. I. Secretary, Capt. Harry B. Heneberger, U S N (Ret.), '25, 488 Walcott Ave., Middletown, R. I.

NEW YORK President, Como. F. G. Reinicke, USN (Ret.), '10, 350 Park Ave., New York 22, N. Y. Secretary, Mr. Spencer A. Barrow, '50, 340 W. S7th St., New York 19, N. Y. (Continued on next page)

MEETINGS AKRON: Dinner meetings held on the Last Thursday of each month.

ANNAPOLIS: Meetings held the Second Wednesday of each month at 8.00 p.m. at Alumni House, Annapolis, Md. ATLANTA: Meetings are held on the First Sunday of each month at the Commissioned Officers' Mess of the Naval Air Station, Atlanta, at 1930.

BALTIMORE: Meetings held on the Third Tuesday of each month at the Hotel Stafford, Baltimore, Md., at 5:30 p.m.

BOSTON: Meetings held first Tuesday of each month, September through May, except September and January on second Tuesday. 1215. Navy Building Officers' Club, D Street, South Boston, Mass.

CHICAGO: Regular monthly dinner meetings held on First Friday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Naval Armory, Randolph St. CLEVELAND: Meetings held at 12:00 Noon at the Hickory Grill, Second Floor, 929 Chester Ave., Cleveland, Ohio, on the 'Third Monday of each month.

COLORADO: Meetings held on the Fourth Tuesday of each month. The time varies as it is sometimes a luncheon meeting and other times a dinner meeting.

CONNECTICUT: Chapter meetings are held quarterly at prearranged places around the State. Members are notified by mail 2 weeks prior to the meeting.

DETROIT: Meetings held quarterly at the Naval Armory.

HAMPTON ROADS: Meetings are held on the Third Thursday of each month at Commissioned Officers' Mess (Open), Naval Station, Norfolk, Va. HOUSTON: Luncheons held on the First Tuesday of each month at the Ben Milam Hotel.

KANSAS CITY: Irregular dinner meetings. Contact Mr. Pat L. Humphrey, '29, 3616 63rd St., Kansas City 13, Mo. LOS ANGELES; Dinner meetings held on First Wednesday of each month, 6:30 p.m., at locations selected by entertainment committee. Phone: NROTC University of Southern California. Richmond 8-2311 Ext. 226.

MIAMI: Regular luncheon meeting held on Last Friday of each month at 12:15 p.m. on 3rd Floor, Walgreens, 200 East Flagler St., Miami. Dinner dances held as announced. 'Touring Alumni always welcome. Contact secretary.

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MILWAUKEE: Meetings held quarterly. For information contact Lt. Cdr. L. B Knudsen, SC, USN, Phone: BRoadway 2-5901.

NEWPORT: Meetings usually held at 6:30 p.m. on tbe Last Tuesday of each month at the Commissioned Officers' Mess, U.S. Naval Tr^ning Station, Newport, R. I. NEW YORK: Luncheon meetings on the Third Tuesday at 12:30 p.m In November, January, April and June in the Marine Room, Lawyers' Club, 115 Broadway; in December, February and May in the Butler Room, Columbia University Club, 4 W. 43rd St., New York.

NORTH TEXAS: Quarterly; Contact Patrick C. Moran, 3520 Waldorf Dr., Dallas 29, Tex. Phone EL-5581.

PHILADELPHIA: Dinner meetings are usually held on the Second Friday of each month at the Officers' Mess, Naval Base.

PITTSBURGH: Regular monthly meetings of the Chapter are held on the evening of the Third Friday of each month, eicept July and August, in the Sherwyn Hotel, Pittsburgh, Pa. RICHMOND: Quarterly dinner meetings held on the First Friday Nights of October, December, February and April. Contact J. L. Gammon, 369 Lexington Rd. ROCHESTER: Regular luncheon meeting at 12:15 p.m. on Second Monday of each month at Chamber of Commerce.

SAN DIEGO: Regular dinner meetings held one each quarter in Coronado or San ~ Diego. Members are notified by mail.

SAN FRANCISCO: Dinner meetings held at the Commissioned Officers'Club, Treasure Island, at 6:30 p.m. on the First Wednesday of each month.

SEATTLE: Meetings held on the First Wednesday of each month at 6:00 p.m.; alternating between C.O.M. (Open) Naval SUtion, Pier 91, Seattle, and B.O.Q., U.S. Naval Air Station, Seattle. No meetings during July and August.

WASHINGTON, D.C: Monthly luncheons held the Third Thursday in the month, 12:30 p.m., Army and Navy Club, Farragut Square & Eye St., N.W., Washington 8.

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB: Meetings held the Third Friday of each month at Officers' Mess, Wright-Patterson AFB.

SHIPMATE

NORTH TEXAS

SAN DIEGO

President, Mr. Patrick C. Moran, '34, 3520 Waldorf Dr., Dallas 29, Tex. Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. Preston Peak, '46, 2929 Amherst, Dallas 5, Tex.

President, Capt. Joseph T. Talbert, U S N (Ret.), '20, 506 First St., Coronado, Calif.

Secretary-Treasurer, Cdr. Hal C. Jones, USN (Ret.), '21, 4205 Del Mar, San Diego 7. Calif.

PHILADELPHIA President, Lt. Cdr. George S. Forde, USNR, '31, 421K- E. Slocum S t , Philadelphia 19, Pa. Secretary, William B. Cooley, '19, Apt. 17C, Wissahickon Ave. and Manheim St., Philadelphia 44, Pa.

SAN FRANCISCO President, V. Adm. Thomas R. Cooley, U S N ( R e t ) , '17, 1150 Union St., A p t 402, San Francisco 9, Calif.

Secretary-Treasurer, Lt. (jg) Frank L. Robinson, USN (Ret.), '30, 586 Santa Clara Ave., Berkeley 7, Calif.

PITTSBURGH

SEATTLE

President, Richard H. Miller, '22, 405 S. Braddock Ave., Pittsburgh 21, Penna.

Secretary, Robert B. Coleman, '33, 121 North Oak Hill Rd., Pittsburgh 38, Penna.

President, Capt. Eric L. Barr, U S N ( R e t ) '11, 2217 E. Newton St., Seattle 2, Wash.

Secretary, Capt. J. J. Greytak, USN, '26, U. S. Nav. Sta., Pier 91, Seattle 99, Wash.

RICHMOND

WASHINGTON.

President, Cdr. J. P . Moncure, U S N (Ret.), '20, 203 Nottingham Rd., Windsor Farms, Richmond 21, Va. Secretary, Lt. Cdr. Joe L. Gammon, U S N (Ret.), '43, 369 Lexington Rd., Richmond 26, Va.

President, Capt. Alfred G. Zimermann, U S N (Ret.), '11, 2908 Forty-fifth St, N.W., Washington 16, D. C. Secretary, Calvin H. Cobb, Jr., '45, 729 ISth St. N W , Washington, D. C.

D. C.

ATTEND LOCAL MEETINGS

The attention of all members is called :o the schedule of local meetings listed in each issue of Shipmate. Get in touch with the local secretary and let him know you are in town and arrange to be present at the next local meeting.

NEWPORT The seventy-eighth meeting of the chapter was held on July 24, 1956, at the Commissioned Officers' Mess, U. S. Naval Station, Newport, R. I. Those present were B. B. McCormick '92; W. D. Puleston '02; J. T. G. Stapler, Archibald G. Stirling, S. -A. Taffinder '06 with W. B. Morton as his guest; G. H. Bowdey, R. E. Cassidy, L. W. McKeehan '07 and his son, J. B. McKeehan; J. W. Rankin '08; M. L. Hersey '09; C. D. Peirce '10; P. W. Yeatman '14; Scott Umstead '15; R. Dees, F. G Fahrion '17; W. L. Eagleton '20; B. Anderson '21; R. Earle, Jr., H. E. Eccles '22; G. K. Hodgkiss '23; H. B. Heneberger '25; and the following honorary members: Brig. Gen. W. L. Ritter, USA (Ret.), and Capt. E. J. Tiernan, U S N ( R e t ) .

After dinner there followed an informal talk by R. -Adm. Henry E. Eccles, U S N (Ret.), on "Modern Italy."

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB ROCHESTER President, Laurence E. Guiliani '43, 96 Poplar Dr., Rochester 10, N. Y. Secretary-Treasurer, Earl J. Ashton, '26, 75 Elmdorf Ave., Rochester 11, N. Y.

BRANCH HAMPTON ROADS Nearly one hundred members and guests of the Hampton Roads chapter of the Naval Academy -Alumni Association attended the fifth meeting of the -Association on 26 July 1956 at the Norfolk Naval Base Commissioned Officers' Club.

R. -Adm. W'illiam R. Smedberg, III, USN, Superintendent of the Naval .Academy, addressed the group. His talk on the present and future needs of an expanded

President, Capt. Barton E. Day, USN, '34.

Secretary, 1st Lt. R. B. Loughead, Jr., USAF, '51, Box 1062, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.

ACTIVITIES Naval Academy to meet academic and Fleet requirements was enthusiastically received by the members present. His answers to questions put by the members were illuminating and clarifying.

The next meeting will be held at the Naval Station Officers' Club, 20 September 1956 at 1930, with cocktails at 1830 preceding the regular dinner and election of officers following.

N.

E. BLAISDELL, '32

HARRY B . HENEBERGER, '25

MEMPHIS The Memphis branch held its first meeting on 6 June 1956 at the Community Service Room, First National Bank, Poplar Plaza Branch, Memphis, Tenn.

Those present were W. T. Mallison '07; Capt G. R. Luker '32; G. W. Grider '36; J. J. Madison '39; C. D. Smith '40; J. K. Leipper '42; W. R. Montgomery '46; J. K. "Daisy" Wilhoit '46; R. S. Rainwater '47; S. T. Smith and W. G. Wepfer '48A; R. C. Pittman, E. C. Rice and E. H. "Jack" Rose '48B and E. W. Smith '49.

Jim Leipper '42 and Ray Pittman '48B were elected by acclamation to serve as chairman and recording secretary until such time as permanent officers are elected. Organization, meeting frequencies and location were discussed but it was agreed not to adopt permanent rules until a larger representation is present. George Grider '36 was selected to serve as chairman of the by-laws committee. By unanimous agreement, the Memphis area title was dropped in favor of the large area title.

Mid South Chapter.

CLEVELAND CHAPTER . . . had inter-service dinner and dance on June 9 at the Coast Guard mooring in Cleveland. The Naval Academy was represented by forty-two guests. West Point by eighteen, the Coast Guard Academy and King's Point by four guests each.

SEPTEMBER,

1956

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CAPITOL HILL

Each child would be entitled to 36 months of education in approved institutions at $110 per month for full-time training, $80 per month for three-quarters time training, and $50 per month for half-time training.

(Continued from page 39) cers. Originally -this bill under another number was applicable to the Navy, but the final bill recognized the fact that the So-called on-the-job training, apprentice Navy is doing all right in absorbing Re- training, avocational courses, correspondserves into the Regular ranks. ence courses, and certain other classes of Highest Rank Retirement, Public Law training are not covered by this law. For 547 (H.R. 8904) : This law gives the Army further information, write Administrator, and the Air Force permanent authority to Veterans Administration, Washington 25, retire officers in the highest grade held. D. C. The Navy now has such authority. The law also permits 91 Navy and 22 Marine Corps temporary officers retired prior to The Housing Situation August 9, 1955, to be advanced to the highCongress enacted into law a broader est temporary grade satisfactorily served housing program, but failed to pass the bill at any time. Existing authority permits which would benefit families occupying their advancement only to the grade held substandard housing. during World War II. In the Housing Act of 1956, P.L. 1020, Congress extended the Capehart housing T r a n s p o r t a t i o n Legislation program from September 30, 1956, to July The inequities involved in official trans- 30, 1958, and broadened it by increasing portation of Service families may never Federal Housing Administration insurance be completely overcome. We have heard authorization from $1,363,500,000 to $2,300,some officers say that part of the cost of 000,000, thus increasing the number of this transportation has always come from dwelling units authorized under this protheir own pockets, and probably always will. gram from about 101,000 to about 160,000.

Nevertheless, the departments and the ConThis law also authorizes acquisition and gress are becoming more aware of the need improvement of Wherry housing projects. to provide as many transportation aids as Acquisition of Wherry housing projects possible. The following bills, enacted by would prevent imposition by the States of the 84th Congress, bear out this assertion. taxes on this type of housing. The Supreme Transportation of Automobiles, Public Court recently ruled that a State may tax Law 538: This law permits the use of military housing built and operated by priprivate shipping for shipping automobiles vate companies on Federal land. at government expense. Many military perThis law includes construction of projects sonnel are stationed overseas at places not on Midway Island and in the Canal Zone. served by government-owned shipping, and The Navy will depend almost exclusively in the past have had to pay the expense of shipping automobiles from the United on the Capehart program for construction States. "Privately owned automobiles are of its Iiousing needs in continental United necessary both for business and pleasure," States. the Navy Department said in commenting The average unit cost under this law is on this bill. "In many instances the private- $16,500, and this cost mu:*; include equiply-owned automobile is used voluntarily in ment such as ranges, refrigerators, shades, the performance of official duties." screens and Ixtures.

Foreign Travel Allowance, Public Law Another bousing program resulted from 576. This law authorizes the 6-cents-per- enactment of Public Law 968, the Military mile allowance for travel by private con- P'.'.blic 'â&#x20AC;˘'. orks Act of 1956. This bill would veyance outside the United States. give Navy 400 new homes at overseas Storage In Commercial Warehouses, focations, mainly at overseas air stations.

Public Law 245. This law was enacted in These and other units built outside the 1955, and is repeated here for emphasis, United States would be financed with forsince some service members do not know eign currencies obtained through sale of of it. It permits storage of baggage and surplus American agricultural commodihousehold effects in either government fa- ties. cilities or commercial warehouses on perThe Navy gets a total public works manent change of station. In some instances expenditure of $400,000,000 under this bill, commercial storage is less costly to the and only 1.6 per cent of this is earmarked government, and more convenient for both for housing. About 4 per cent of it is government and Service member. earmarked for improvement of morale, welPublic Law 823 authorizes the refund to fare and recreational building in isolated certain Service members, including 130 continental United States and overseas staNavy men, of charges assessed on trans- tions. The rest goes for construction of portation of household goods and effects facilities at various shore bases or stations. above 9,000 pounds in weight shipped from The substandard housing bill, H.R. 5731, overseas in the period July 10, 1952, to would have permitted families living in July 1, 1953. substandard housing under the jurisdiction of the Services to occupy these quarters Educational Help for W a r Orphans on a rental basis without loss of the regular Public Law 634, newly enacted, author- basic allowance for quarters. According izes a surprisingly broad program of gov- to the report on the bill, some 36,500 units ernment financial assistance toward the of the 149,000 units of these public quarters education of children of Service members are substandard.

The bill would also have repealed the who were in World War I and/or II or the Korean conflict and who died as a Act of July 2, 1945, which provides that result of a disability or disease incurred personnel may occupy on a rental basis in line of duty. The children generally housing facilities other than public quarmust be between the ages of 18 and 23, ters without loss of money allowances to and be subject to loss or interruption of which they are entitled for rental of quareducation because of the death of the parent ters. veteran.

The House Armed Services Committee It is estimated that 156,000 orphans are specified that the department would be in this category, of whom 4,272 are children given two years in which to eliminate substandard housing or improve it. of World War I veterans.

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"It is undeniable that some personnel will choose to live in substandard quarters in order to secure as income the difference between the rental which is paid for quarters and the housing allowance received," the committee said. "In the opinion of the committee, this should not be permitted except with respect to this particular kind of family housing, and then only for the absolute minimum period of time necessary to correct the situation."

The Senate Armed Services Committee did not agree with the House committee's version in its entirety. The Senate committee proposed a limiting time of three years for change in substandard housing, and took off time limits on units declared substandard for size alone. Representative Carl Vinson, House committee chairman, refused to attend a conference to compromise differences in the House and the Senate bills.

Flag Selections Now that the smoke has cleared away, we can take another look at the recent flag selections.

Twenty-nine line captains, two EDO's and two AEDO's were selected. Six are from the Class of 1927, which was in the zone of promotion for the second time, and seven from 1928 in the zone for the first time. The majority were selected below the zone as usual: eleven from 1929; seven from 1930, mostly from the top of the class; and one each from 1931 and 1932.

Twelve of the line officers are aviators and seventeen are non-aviators. Seven of the non-aviators and one of the aviators are qualified to command submarines.

Twenty-two are graduates of senior war colleges. Eleven attended the National War College, five the Naval War College, two the Industrial College of the Armed Forces and one the Armed Forces Staff College.

One attended both the National and Naval War Colleges, while another attended the Naval War College and the Armed Forces Staff College. One attended a foreign defense college.

As for earlier postgraduate education, one of the line officers took an engineering PG, three took ordnance, two communications, one aeronautical engineering and five general line. The two EDO's are former Naval Constructors, while the AEDO's took aeronautical engineering courses. Four have not had higher education of any kind since leaving the Naval Academy.

Three class secretaries contributing to Shipmate are among the new Admirals: J A M E S '28, BENSON '29, and WARD '32.

M.O.O.W. Convention In Annapolis The Thirty-Fifth Annual Convention of the Military Order of the World Wars will be held in Annapolis, Md., 16-20 October 1956. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, Chief of Staff of the Army, will be the principal speaker at the formal banquet on 19 October. V. Adm. C H A R L E S A. POWN, U S N ( R e t ) , '10. is the Commander in Chief of the Order.

Service in any of the armed forces as a commissioned officer in the World Wars or the Korean War constitutes eligibility for membership in the Military Order of the World 'Wars. The broad mission of the Order is to aid our present armed forces in the security of our country in every way possible. Membership approximates 10,000 in about 100 chapters throughout the United States.

S H I P M A T E

WHAT'S THE DOPE (Continued from page 32)

The city of Fremont, Neb., BEN THOMPSON'S home, turned out to welcome some of our classmates. JIM HOGG writes of this and his trip across country with JACK COLLINS, Ben and TOM LYNCH. "We stopped in Las Vegas and went to the Sands Hotel gambling room which was still going strong when we left at 5:30 a.m. In California, JIM KAMP's mother had a 'luau' for fifty people. She writes music for the Hawaiian band at the Seven Seas so all the musicians came to the party. P E R R Y STONE, Ben, and I were on hand in Austin, Texas, for the big wedding for BEN JACK and Kathy Kinney."

The young studs in the E.xec. Dept. played the old fuds last week in softball. We let them build confidence by losing to them 17-12. Stakes were the cost of soft-drinks and we're holding out for higher stakes.

or cold. Patricia Anne, the new daughter for the Barlows, was born May 2nd. Bill and Claudia want to hear something about some of the 24th Company clan.

T O N Y DOPAZO sent some dope: He is now at New London, along with E. H. Browder, A. C. Cajka, R. B. Gilchrist, S. W. Layn, R. N. Miller. Tony lists his address as Box 700, U S N Submarine Base, New London, Conn. ^legan Lee M.ARTON chose DON and Betty for her parents on July IS at the U S N Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. Don winds up with the Advance 'Training Unit 205 in -August and returns to Pensacola to continue vvith A T U 206.

The Naval Hospital in Memphis was the first stopping place for Joseph MALEC, III, before coming to live with J O E and Leigh. -A return to Pensacola will be forth- Aid for Off-Duty coming when Joe finishes A T U 205 at NAS College W o r k Memphis.

Alumni on active duty in the Navy, espeWe have received word that E D D I E and Carol T U R N E R are the proud parents cially younger officers who wish to pursue of Edmund Lewis, Jr., born at the New- their education, will be glad to learn that the Bureau of Naval Personnel has resumed port Naval Hospital on June 21. its tuition aid program for those who wish to take off-duty courses at accredited universities and colleges.

1956 â&#x20AC;˘ Students under this program will receive Pres., Ens. Merrill F. Collier, U S N 75% of tuition fees for no more than six RR 2, N e w Richmond, Ohio semester hours. Complete details can be Sec'y, Ens. William S. Hull, U S N obtained in BuPers Instructions 1560.10.

USS WILTSIE (DD-716) FPO San Francisco, Calif.

We regret to announce the death of R O B E R T H O U G H T O N on 25 July, 1956, in an auto accident in New York. He is suTi-ived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Houghton, who Hve at -Apt. 1-A, Hudson Court, Bayonne, N. J., and his wife, Miriam.

Your secretary is going on a five-month "vacation" cruise to WestPac so, to facilitate matters regarding this column, kindly send all news to M E R R I L L COLLIER at the above address or, if desired, send typewritten information directly to Shipmate.

These four years every mid was talking about getting out and never coming back!

Just about every day some "old grad" traveling incognito in wash canvas trau, sun glasses, and aloha shirts is seen hiding behind the cannon on Stribling Walk, watching noon meal formation. John Wood, Bill Stiles, Perry Stone, Jim Blanchard, Al Reed, and Frank Smith have all been noticed loitering around the grounds before shoving off for ship and shore station.

Don Murphy, Dale McClure, Bobo Morris, Mark Wolff, and Bob (Tiger) Morris also dropped by to pay their respects to Tecumseh.

J I M DICKEY and his wife, Lila, were here for the summer before reporting to Athens, Ga. DON SACAROB and his fiancee. Joan Walder, were guests of BUZZ and Margie MANN in Annapolis.

A few more weddings took place here since the "roaring nineties" of 1 and 2 June. Among the newlyweds are Red and Marcia Lynch, Dave and Betty Broyles, Jack and Marty Binns, John and Marty Caldwell, and Frank and Carol McMullen.

J O E and Anne H A R R I S O N were weekend guests of M E R R I L L and Helen COLLIER. DICK and Dottie CLOCK came for a visit with BILL and Allene H U L L prior to going to Norfolk for duty.

SEPTEMBER,

1956

IMPORiyT NOTICE NOMINATIONS ARE IN ORDER The President of the .Alumni Association has appointed a Nominating Committee for the current year composed of the following: Chairman: Col. J. W. Moreau '36, 405 Clover Way, Alexandria, Va. Members: Capt A. D. Blackledge '20, Cameron Ironworks, P. O. Box 1212, Houston 1, Texas; Mr. -A. Arnold Brand '14, 77 West Washington St., Chicago 2, 111.; Vice Adm. J. L. Kauffman '08, Jefferson Medical College and Hospital, Tenth and Sansom Sts., Philadelphia 7, Pa.; Mr. David A. Stretch '30, Atlas Corporation, 33 Pine St., New York 5, N. Y.; Capt. J. T. Talbert '20. 506 First St., Coronado 18, Calif.; and one more from the West Coast who has not yet sent in his acceptance.

Nominations will be made to fill the vacancies which occur after the May meeting of the board in the offices of president, the three vice presidents, and four trusteesat-large. In accordance with the recently revised by-laws, the term of office of the incoming president will be two years, of the three vice presidents (one each from the Eastern, Central, and Western areas) one year, and of the four trustees-at-large three years.

The Committee would be pleased to receive suggestions as to nominees from local associations, classes, or individual members. We urge all of you to take an interest and positive action in this very important step in the selection of those who will assume these important positions in the .Alumni -Association. Get in touch with individual members of the Committee at the addresses listed above, or write to the Committee via Alumni House, Annapolis.

Cordially, JEAN

MOREAU

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Chairman

PROF. LOUIS H. BOLANDER retires as Librarian after thirty-one years at Naval Academy.

Academy Librarian Retires Professor Louis H. Bolander, Librarian of the U. S. Naval Academy since 1946, retired on 1 July of this year. He was -Assistant Librarian before that and has been at the Academy since 1925. He is well known in the Navy and outside as an authority on naval history. He is an alumnus of Syracuse University.

Under Mr. Bolander's direction the use of the Library by Midshipmen has increased markedly. Old-timers who remember the Library as being usually deserted will be pleasantly surprised when they visit it today.

Mr. Bolander has been succeeded by Dr. Vernon D. Tate, who came from the Library at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is an alumnus of the University of California.

A d m i r a l Lynde D. McCormick Dies Vice Admiral Lynde D. McCormick, USN, '15, President of the Naval War College, died at the Naval Hospital, Newport, R. I., on 16 August 1956, following a heart attack.

Funeral services were held at 1500 Monday 20 August, in the Chapel of the Naval Academy. Burial was in the Naval Academy Cemetery with full military honors of a four-star admiral.

Prior to heading the Naval War College, Admiral McCormick was Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic and Commander-inChief of the U. S. -Atlantic Fleet and Atlantic Area.

Excellent O p p o r t u n i t y EXECUTIVE SECRETARY WANTED Retired Navy Commander, or Lt. Cdr., Line or Supply Corps, wanted for secretary of national club connected with maritime industry. E.xperience with merchant marine affairs and some legal training would be desirable. The duties involve handling main club in New York City, and correlating branch clubs and maritime associations throughout the United States.

Travel involved. Applicants up to 55 years of age will be considered, with starting salary $8,000-$10,000, depending upon qualifications. Address: Box 5, Alumni House, 43

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FAIRFAX, Va. For Sale. Ideal location for family that likes outdoor living and recreation.

Plenty of privacy and freedom on 2 wooded acres at the end of a deadend country road near town of Fairfax. 30 min peak hr commuting to Pentagon. 1962 construction. Distinctive house with 7 picture windows looking out onto huge colored concrete terrace, lawn and trees. Free standing double open fireplace separates living and dining rms. 3 double and 1 single bdrms, 2 baths. One with twin basins. Fully equipped large modern kitchen. $32,000. Lt. Stansfield Turner, Box 630, R l , Fairfax, Va. Phone— BRowning 8-8784. (VIII)

A N N A P O L I S , Md. For rent unfurnished. Beautifully restored pre-Revolutionary brick house at 40 Cornhill Street in historic section of Annapolis. 8 rms, 2 ^ baths, several fireplaces, attractive garden, adequate parking space. Rent $160 per month. Contact Captain Stephens, Quarters One, Naval Hospital, Annapolis, Md. (VIII)

NORFOLK. Va. For lease, available Sept. 6.

Modern, new air-conditioned 4-bdrm, 3-bath brick home on Lynnhaven River, wooded acreage, near beaches and Army and Navy installations. Lge beamed ceiling living and dining rm, mahogany wood wall panelling, lge fireplace, beautiful kitchen, lge screened terrace and barbecue pit. Telephone Norfolk LO 5-0261 or LO 5-0031. Write Mrs. Otis C. Gregg, R. 1. Box 71, Little Neck Rd.. Lynnhaven, Va. (VIII)

A N N A P O L I S , Md. For Sale. New brick house; 1971 Fairfax Road; six rooms, bath; hot water basement heat: g a r a g e : club room and ^^ bath in basement. Lot 100' by 300'. Quiet, dead end street. Mr. A. J. Daniels, 1967 Fairfax Rd. (IX)

S A N DIEGO, Calif. Desire to rent or buy 3-4 bdrm home in Coronado or Point Loma areas, August 1956. D. M. Miller, 1026 E Ave., Coronado. Calif. (VIII)

A N N A P O L I S , Md. For Rent. Available 1 Sept.

1956. Owensville, Md. 16 miles from Annapolis.

Rent, $125 monthly. Large clapboard, white house: living room, dining room, den, all with fireplaces; kitchen, pantry, bath and 2 large porches ; four bedrooms and bath on second floor; third floor, two rooms ; central heat, hot water, summer and winter. Grounds: one acre; garage, b a m , chicken house, corn crib, flower garden.

Elementary school on same block; bus to high school. Driving pools to Annapolis and Washington. Three miles to water. Owner: Captain John H. Carmichael, U S N , 30 Mount Vernon St., Newport, R. I. For further info call: CO 3-4995 or U N 7-4532. (IX) A N N A P O L I S , Md. For sale. Lovely colonial style house overlooking Naval Academy grounds near Chapel. Newly decorated spacious rooms and porches. Deep lot for garden or playgrounds.

Extra space available for weekend rentals which can provide source of income equal or greater than payments. Available now. Easily financed.

Mrs. Tardy, 237 Prince George Street. Tel. CO 3-5102. (IX)

BUPERS (Continued from page 7) briefed us—a parting shot, you might say.

Here's his "message."

Most important "piece of paper" is the data card. It is an on-record indication of an officer's desires. It must be current and must truly reflect his desires. Choices should be as broad as possible. As an example of a poor choice, one card listed "Assistant Naval Attache, Paris" as first choice, followed by SACEUR (also Paris) and U. S. Liaison, Paris.

A personal letter to your detail officer is in order and is a privileged communication.

It is N O T part of your official record. It has value because you may be reluctant to put on a data card some of your personal 44

VIRGINIA BEACH. For rent, available September $100 monthly on yearly lease. Completely furnished 3-bedroom house, 214 79th St. Third bedroom is finished attic with permanent stairs. ly, blocks from beach, deadend street, adjacent to "sand dunes. Seashore State Park. Fenced back yard with pine trees, ideal for children and pets.

Completely furnished, available short periods at $125 monthly. 1% miles from Ft. Story (PX, hospital, commissary, movie, church, etc.). Convenient to Little Creek, Oceana. NavBase, N A S , etc. On Virginia Beach school bus route. J. R. Bass. 611 26th Road South, Arlington 2, Va. OTis 4-9545. (IX) WASHINGTON. Lovely 4-br, 3-bath, modern home in Ravenwood, Virginia's finest residential community. Large finished rumpus rm opens to patio, swimming pool and beautifully landscaped rustic lot. Ideal for children and large or small scale entertaining. City utilities; new Severn Corners shopping center, public and parochial schools nearby. Twelve minutes to Pentagon.

Rent $226. Home at 305 Juniper Lane. Inquire Cdr. P. R. Schratz, U S N , 400 Juniper Lane, Falls Church, Va. (VII)

reasons for wanting various choices. Even if the letter is not answered, your desires are looked to. . Commander Rudden estimated that 8085% are "hits"—that percentage will get the chosen duty.

Eckberg, ' 2 7 , Succeeds Eller, '25, at Bucknell Captain H E R B E R T F. ECKBERG '27 retired from active duty on 31 August 1956 in order to become Chairman of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Bucknell University. He succeeds Rear Admiral E R N E S T M. E L L E R '25, who has been recalled to active duty to become Director of Naval History.

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Grads Get PG Degrees Harvard University this year awarded degrees as follows to graduates of the Naval Academy: one Doctor of Philosophy, one Bachelor of Laws and sixteen Masters of Business Administration. The names of the recipients are given in "What's the Dope."

Ilast Call DANTZLER, T. T. '24 died 10 July 1956 in Washington, D. C. H A M I L T O N , S T U A R T ADAMS (COL USA) '16 died at Edgewood -Arsenal .Army Hospital 24 July 1956.

H O L M E S , W I L L I A M P A T T O N (LTJG U S N ) '52 died 18 July 1956, in an airplane collision over the island of Stroniboli, Italy.

H O U G H T O N , ROBERT '56 died 25 July 1956, in an auto accident in New York.

J O N E S , E D W I N K U Y K E N D A L L (CDR U S N ) '34 died 30 June 1956 in New York, N. Y. Burial was at Dallas, Texas.

JUNG, KARL E D W A R D (CAPT USN) '31 died 17 March 1956, while on duty at the Naval War College, Newport, R. I. McCORMICK, LYNDE D., (VICE ADM U S N ) died 16 August 1956 at the Naval Hospital, Newport, R. I. Burial was at the Naval Academy.

NELSON, WILLIAM NILES, JR., (LCDR U S N ) '44 died 6 April 1956 in a plane crash at sea RYAN, P H I L I P HENRY, JR., (LTJG U S N ) '55 died 4 August 1956, in training plane coHision at Corpus Christi, S W A N T O N , H O B A R T P. ;i4 died June 1956 in New York City.

TYE, BENJAMIN W. '09 died 24 September 1955 Beverly Hills, Calif.

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