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The views and opinions expressed in the following material are mine alone and are not to be construed as representing the Secretary of the Navy, the Navy Department, or any governm,ent agency.

sidering the sum total of those weapons, installations, and geographical circumstances which enable a nation to control transportation over the seas during wartime.

My fellow alumni, six years in United States Navy destroyers have convinced me that if these types of ships are to perform their mission properly in anti-submarine warfare, then drastic and immediate emphasis should be placed on our national anti-submarine warfare readiness— and, among other things, this would require immediate updating of all destroyer types. For, to truly evaluate seapower, we must scrutinize our anti-submarine warfare capability in terms of effectiveness, for one thing, of our convoy escorts' weapons capabilities.

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You and I as Naval Academy graduates, regardless of when we last passed in review with the Brigade of Midshipmen on Worden Field, must not fail the public trust.

Regardless of our current rung on the ladder of life, or whether we are now in or out of uniform we all, individually and collectively, bear the Annapolis stamp which in the public eye rightly demands that our best efforts be exerted, for national security.

An outstanding Harvard professor, Naval Reserve Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison, has written in his Battle of the Atlantic, Volume 1, that the Navy has twice previously—in 1917 and in 1942—almost failed to keep this public trust. H e was referring to our lack of capability for meeting determined submarine offensives of the Germans, in two World W a r s .

H E N A V Y has been slowly augmenting its destroyer forces with a series of small destroyer escorts, destroyer leaders, and large destroyers since the end of World W a r II. But the great bulk of destroyer types in commission are inadequately armed to successfully challenge modern, aggressive nuclear powered submarines.

In fact, they are equipped with a hodge-podge of World W a r II vintage weaponry, and few if any in the operational fleets actually have long range "stand-off" weapons on board—weapons now considered essential for dealing with enemy submarines. Only a relatively few ships are presently carrying A S R O C , the antisubmarine rocket with a range in considerable excess of that enjoyed by earlier rocket-type missiles with which most destroyers have long been equipped. The much publicized drone anti-submarine helicopter ( D A S H ) , designed to be an advance-range early surprise A S W weapon to be carried and controlled by destroyers, is still in the stages of research and development. Greater acceleration in the development and outfitting of destroyers with D A S H , or with some other type of vehicle for long range delivery of anti-submarine projectiles, is considered highly necessary. Drone hydrofoils, for example, might prove superior to all other types of A S W vehicles launched from destroyers. Such air-propeller type "sea sleds" presumably could fly through the water at 80 knots, to nail down and destroy a submarine detected many miles from a convoy.

This concept would mean that control of the hydrofoil would rest in the destroyer.

It is my over-riding hope that the United States will not again fall victim to a massacre of its merchant shipping through uncontested massive attacks by enemy submarines. We, who learned our "trade" by Severn's shore, would do well to reconsider the lecture of Alfred Thayer Mahan on Seapower. Updated and oriented to the circumstances of the present, we might well consider the following to be a projection of his thinking: Seapower cannot be fully measured by a preponderance of large attack carriers, or by a nation's exclusive possession of nuclear submarines capable of launching Polaris missiles. Nor can seapower be equated to mere numbers in warships of any one class or type. Instead, it can only be evaluated by con-

Most surface ships of the A S W forces are armed with "on-top" type weapons of World W a r II design and usage —depth charges; hedge hogs (short range rockets) ; Weapon A L F A (an improvement over the hedge hogs, but still a close-in weapon) ; and various slow to moderate speed homing torpedoes. Although the Navy today possesses homing torpedoes which have been proved capable of good results against most modern non-nuclear submarines, the dictates of naval budgets have thus far precluded providing our destroyers with enough of them.

The advent of the nuclear powered submarine, with its ability to operate at great depths and at high sustained

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\ V / E , whose united voice so often through the years has W sung such tribute to "Navy's stern call," and has proclaimed our proudest right to wear the Navy Blue and Gold, owe to the nation the fulfillment of the most stern and demanding calling entrusted to u s : the preservation of our capability to exercise free use of the seas while denying such use to our enemies.

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speeds in excess of the maximum speeds of a large number of our in-service naval convoy escorts, has demanded a fresh look in A S W thinking. There have been strident cries of alarm for new and effective weapons to combat the menace. The Commander of the Pacific Fleet Antisubmarine Defense Force, Vice Admiral John S. Thach, USN, h a s , for e x a m p l e , declared a s recently a s N o v .

15, 1 9 6 1 , in a New York Times interview, that "present m e t h o d s of protecting . . . against submarine attack had b e e n 'knocked out of the ball p a r k . " ' The 3-star operational commander was quoted by the Times as saying that "for some time, the Navy has been trying to keep up with the technological changes in antisubmarine warfare by scrimping and borrowing from other branches of the service." Other naval officers on the Admiral's staff, specializing in anti-submarine warfare, were credited with saying that "The N a v y w a s trying t o find t o d a y ' s quarry with y e s t e r d a y ' s equipment."

deniably become prime prey for the greatest submarine armada the world has ever seen. And at this time, it seems to me as a Destroyerman that there is room for grave doubt that our across-the-board A S W capability would be sufficient to insure the decisive defeat of the enemy submarine menace.

There seems no real doubt that to accommodate the newly designed or contemplated A S W weapons of the future, the design of ships must change. There is room for reasonable doubt, for instance, that the Navy's new guided-missile destroyers can "cut the mustard" against submarines as well as a ship could whose sole purpose in design could be the destruction of under-seas craft.

It is improbable that a criticism here (even if justified) of the Navy's relatively small previous A S W funding, or the lack of enough progress in A S W countermeasures to keep pace with the new capabilities of the submarine itself, would achieve any particularly beneficial results.

What is important is that more widespread acknowledgment be given to the fact that in a prolonged global conflict lasting more than a few months, the control of transportation over the seas in wartime (by defeat of the pressing submarine threat) must be secured and maintainedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; largely by destroyers and other types of ocean-going escorts, as well as by aircraft and our own under-seas craft.

The transports and freighters which carry troops, equipment, and raw materials, as well as the tankers which transport petroleum, must be protected in transit. They must be guarded against the ravages of submarine attack.

Yet the Navy does not have enough escort destroyers to sail with the scores of mercantile convoys which history has proved are mandatory for protection of our shipping.

O u r tankers and freighters, should war come, would un-

This eminent naval historian ended his remarks by saying, "The writer cannot avoid the conclusion that the U . S. Navy was woefully unprepared, materially and mentally, for the U-boat blitz on the Atlantic Coast that began in January 1942. This unpreparedness was largely the Navy's own fault. Blame cannot justly be imputed to Congress, for Congress had never been asked to provide a fleet of sub-chasers and small escort vessels, nor to the people at large, because they looked to the Navy for leadership. Nor can it be shifted to President Roosevelt, who on sundry occasions prompted the Bureau of Ships and the General Board of the Navy to adopt a small craft program. In the end, the Navy met the challenge, but this does not alter the fact that it had no plans ready for a reasonable protection to shipping when the submarines struck, and was unable to improvise them for several months."

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E S T W E choose to forget the "lessons" of World W a r s I and I I , perhaps it would be appropriate to reflect on some of the comments of Professor (Samuel Eliot) Morison (Harvard historian and reserve Rear Admiral), who in his official account of the Battle of the Atlantic (Volume I ) , made the following observations concerning enemy U-boat warfare against our shipping: "Admiral Tirpitz' (submarine) coastal campaign of 1918 was a very faint taste of the foul dose that Admiral Doenitz administered in 1942. . . ."

According to Admiral Morison, a senior naval officer whom he intervaev/ed in Washington in the latter part of World W a r I I attempted to explain away the reasons for the "massacre" of American merchantmen in 1942, by remarking that " W e w e r e just plugging a l o n g t o find out w h a t sort of anti-submarine craft w e w a n t e d in case w e n e e d e d t h e m , and then all of a s u d d e n ,

by God, w e w e r e in a war!"^ 1 Morison, Battle of the Atlantic, Vol. I., p. 230.

f^EDGE-HOGS in flight from a destroyer launcher. These missiles are almost hopelessly inadequate for dealing with modern nuclear submarines. What is needed is a modern weapon which will reach out over the horizon and nail the sub before it realizes what is happening.

It has been suggested that it would not be too far fetched to transplant those words of "explanation" into the mouths of some future Washingtonian "explainers" in the event of World W a r I I I . (Let us hope an Annapolis graduate won't attempt such an explanation.)

In any event, we must consider that the combined SovietChinese Communist submarine fleets of today are nearly ten times the number of U-boats with which Nazi Germany started sinking Allied merchantmen in World W a r II. Furthermore, the enemy submarines of today are more lethal, doubtless employing better, more devastating weapons—and most probably have infinitely more speed available to them than the Nazi boats had.

Yet the German destruction of United States and Allied tankers, freighters and other cargo-carrying types during World W a r II's fourth year alone was nothing short of a wholesale slaughter, and very nearly caused our overall defeat.^ These sinkings by Hitler's U-boats, along the Atlantic Seaboard of the U. S., during just the first six months of 1942, were tantamount to the most grave of national calamities. Losses suffered by United States merchantmen during this period surpassed those sustained by this nation during the entire war period of 1914-1918.

The Arsenal of Democracy, through lack of adequate planning and programs in anti-submarine countermeasures, suffered the loss of 8y3 million gross tons of merchant shipping in our first year at war with Nazi Admiral Karl Doenitz' submarines. In fact, U-boats operating in the Eastern Sea Frontier alone sank almost J4 a million gross tons in just the first four m,onths of active U. S. participation in the war. Despite the fact that the Atlantic Fleet berthed much of its might at the Norfolk, Va., Naval Operating Base when its units were not at sea, the Nazis were able to maintain a continuous war patrol off the Virginia Capes and Cape Hatteras. Evidence is today available which reveals that the damage inflicted upon our tankers and freighters in the Eastern Sea Frontier was wrought by no more than a dozen U-boats operating at any one time.^ The W a r Diary of the Eastern Sea Frontier for January 1942, as a matter of interest, states that of 95,000 gross tons sunk in a period of little more than 2 weeks, 70% of it was comprised of merchant-marine tankers.

blitz was pitifully inadequate."^ His account of the war at sea notes that the Allied, American, and neutral merchant vessels sunk in the North Atlantic in January 1942 amounted to 307,059 gross tons, of which nearly half consisted of tankers of 5,000-12,000 tons each; and that in February 1942, the tally was almost identical.^ The tragic loss of American tankers and freighters, with their precious cargoes, continued throughout the war, and unclassified statistics from the Navy Department's Fleet Operations Statistical Section reveal that in 1943, two full years after our entry into World W a r II as a belligerent, and 4 years after the German submarines were first unleashed against Allied shipping, we were still woefully unprepared to counter that submarine menace: almost y3 of all cargoes sent to Russia from the U. S. in 1943 were sunk.

Today, 52.3% of U. S. merchant-marine tanker strength is comprised of World W a r II built types, most of which make 14.5 knots (full speed)—-as against the almost doubled underwater speeds of nuclear submarines.

During the next 3 years, U. S. tanker strength is expected to rise from 429 to 447 " T 2 " class or their equivalents— but our already insufficient force of destroyers and A S W escorts is not being strengthened proportionately for their defense under war conditions.

Without doubt, one of the most severe indictments of the United States Navy emanated from the flowing official pen of Admiral Morison, who stated that "such protection as the Navy could furnish to shipping during this (U-boat)

2 Marshall, General George C, Letter to Fleet Admiral E. T. King, USN, 1942 War Diary. ^Morison, Battle of the Atlantic, Vol. I., p. 128.

4 Ibid., p. 131.

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N I M P A R T I A L perusal of open-door Congressional hearings before the Armed Services and Appropriations Committees, during the past several years, would indicate that top Navy Management requested (and received from the Congress) appropriations for the methodical buildup of successively larger, more powerful, and more costly attack aircraft carriers for the necessary projection of our armed naval might almost anywhere over the earth's surface. Armed naval might from below the surface of the seas (Polaris program) was also requested, and provided for. Noticeably lacking in the records of these Congressional hearings, however, is any evidence of requests by the Navy for sufficiently augmented A S W funding to bring the country's convoy escort capability even close to a war footing.

General M a x w e l l D. Taylor has stated that when

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he was Army Chief of Staff,^ the Navy claimed it was vigorously pursuing responsibility along three parallel lines of equal effort: (1) Strategic bombing through attack carrier capability.

(2) The Polaris program.

(3) Anti-submarine warfare.

Nonetheless, it is a matter of public record that before the Senate Appropriations Committee (1960), the Navy delivered views which rejected $100,000,000 extra which the House had authorized for additional research and development in anti-submarine warfare; concurrently, the Navy declined to accept additional funds authorized by the House for destroyer escort construction; but the Navy pleaded for another new attack aircraft carrier which the House Appropriations Committee had deleted from the original funding request. Without doubt. United States security hinges on the effectiveness and continued capability of our naval striking forces, the hub of which is the all-important carrier. But this does not alter the fact that the Navy did relegate A S W to an importance of less than top priority, however good the reason at the time.

To a r g u e that anti-submarine w a r f a r e d e v e l o p ment should or should not h a v e b e e n a l l o w e d t o slide in favor of other programs w o u l d serve no useful purpose n o w . W h a t is important is that w e pick up the reins which w e r e allo>ved to slip, and forge dynamically a h e a d t o bring our n e e d e d control of the s e a s into a latent reality. To do this, we will have to heavily augment our A S W forces with every known and proven weapon and vehicle of effectiveness; and we will have to devote more energy and effort in basic research and development; and probe substantially further into the mysteries of the sea itself.

As a final reminder of the crushing capability of the submarine, to the end that we realize the fundamental importance of a new and genuine A S W effort, the following commentary from an unclassified Naval Air Training ManuaF is provided: "The massacre enjoyed by the U-boats 8 Taylor, General Maxwell D., The Uncertain Trumpet. â&#x20AC;˘^ AirAsDevLant, Training Manual, Naval Air Station, Quonset Point, R. I., p. 128.

along our Atlantic Coast in 1942 was as much a national disaster as if saboteurs had destroyed half a dozen of our biggest war plants. . . . In order to knock out the same amount of equipment by air bombing (as would result from a submarine sinking of two 6,000 ton ships and one 3,000 ton tanker) the enemy would have to make three thousand successful bombing sorties."

It is interesting to note here, in passing, that the Germans, in World W a r I I , were in four years able to sink a greater mass of merchant shipping than was to be found in the entire British merchant marine in 1939, at the beginning of the holocaust. They accomplished this with a mere fraction of the number of submarines that Soviet Russia today has in operation, let alone under construction or in planning stages.

In the light of the foregoing, it becomes important to consider the basic anti-submarine weapons designed for use by escorts. These must now be consigned to two groups: (a) The long range early attack weapons, and (b) The normally short range weapons for close-in effective destruction. In view of the revolutionary advances made in underwater technology, it is considered that of the two, the first group of weapons is more important, since it has now become essential to prevent the enemy submarine from approaching our convoys to within effective range of his own weapons.

However, we currently have no fully proven, demonstratedly effective, long-range early attack weapon installed on the vast majority of our surface escort types. In fact, with the budgetary limitations imposed, it is most doubtful that such a weapon will be mass delivered for many, many months to come. The drone anti-submarine helicopter, ( D A S H ) , may ultimately prove the best long-range, early attack weapon to be used by escorts. However, even those destroyers which have undergone the F R A M (Fleet Reconversion and Modernization) Program, which have been converted for carrying D A S H , and which are now steaming with the U. S. Sixth and Seventh Fleets, do not as yet actually carry the weapon, because, as previously mentioned, it is still being worked over in final development stages.

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THIS HUNTER-KILLER GROUP in World War II would have meant curtains for a detected enemy submarine. Today, against a modern enemy nuclear submarine (Khrushchev says he has them) this same HUK group, armed with a hodgepodge of old equipment, might not be able to cope with the sub. Solution: MORE FUNDS FOR ASW!

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ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE UNOPPOSED MERCHANTMEN SINKINGS OF WORLD WAR I I . In 1942, Gen. G. C. Marshall wrote to CNO Adm. E. J. King: "One more month of these sinkings and there is doubt that we will be able to exercise a determining influence on the conduct of the war." Question: Have we done enough, and are we doing enough, to preclude a repetition of this situation come World War III?

The Associated Press, on November 17, 1961, disseminated word that a California aerodynamics engineer and 1937 Annapolis graduate, Cdr. Richard L. Barkley, U S N R , has just evolved an air-screw driven torpedo carrying drone hydrofoil which would fly through the water at 80-100 miles per hour, in search of submarines. According to the report, which was also broadcast on coast-tocoast N B C radio hookups, this craft, called STORMY P E TREL, would operate under a built-in guidance system or under radio control from a mother ship. The radio news broadcast described it as a "powerful weapon which can— from a safe distance—bring its homing torpedo quickly to within destruction range of an enemy sub." Will this new invention ever be properly tested and evaluated by the Navy, to determine its feasibility? I b e l i e v e that all such n e w concepts of promise should be accorded e v e r y consideration, for only through varied research, d e v e l o p m e n t , and testing, can the N a v y and hence the nation stand to benefit from the traditional inventive genius of the American e n g i n e e r — w h e t h e r he be in or out of uniform. In any event, a workable long-range, ship-controlled A S W weapon is a cardinal objective sought by United States Destroyer Forces.

Most A S W torpedoes carried by surface escort types today are close-in weapons, whose optimum launching point is fairly close-aboard the bows of a target. The latest model in widespread service has a top speed which is slower than the higher undersea speeds of nuclear powered submarines in the U. S. Navy, yet can search to a depth approaching the greatest to which a submarine can now submerge. Clearly, this torpedo's speed limitation means it is very definitely a "weapon of opportunity."

A still newer type A S W torpedo, which for some time had been under evaluation by the fleet development groups, should for best results be launched or dropped within effective small-arms range to its target. With a spiral search lasting several minutes, it is capable of potential harm to almost any quarry. Its speed, however, is less than that of our S K I P J A C K class submarines. This torpedo, although it represents our latest accepted and approved ASW weapon of its type, still leaves m,uch to be desired.

Nonetheless, this torpedo has been proven capable of handling modern conventionally powered submarines. Unfortunately, the fleet is not being equipped with it in volume, largely because of (1) funding limitations, (2) a hope for a still better type which may be proved more effective a few years hence.

Shorter range weapons under development or in limited usage include the Norwegian designed " T E R N E , " which is a system of trainable, ahead-thrown, elevation alterable rockets, as well as various wire-guided torpedoes capable of ranges exceeding those of the largest known projectiles in conventional naval guns.

The basic problems confronting the designers and planners seem to be in the area of fire-control. No sure fire, certain method of control appears available to insure that the missile—-whether rocket or torpedo—can be launched into the water in a favorable proximity to the target, or that it will receive the correct guidance required to cause undoubted impact against the submarine.

It must therefore be concluded, in the light of the material so far presented, that unless our naval designers and technicians provide an accurate and practical means for delivering our long-range destructive payloads (such as would be carried in our latest A S W torpedoes) to the target, we shall not be able to control transportation over the seas during wartime. This would lay the groundwork for our descendancy to virtual insignificance as a true sea power, and it would thus invite our general defeat in the prosecution of any war in which we might be committed.

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H E F I G H T to stay free actually demands the allocation of whatever funds are necessary to prosecute a genuinely vigorous anti-submarine warfare program. These funds should not be provided at the expense, however, of other vital naval programs. Where the requirements of national security are known, there must be no compromise for the sake of more precise accounting methods, or for an arbitrary budgetary economy which cannot determine or fulfill the country's armament requirements. In fact, who would deny that it would even be better to increase our national taxes now, to pay for what we must have for undoubted security, than to gamble on losing our national sovereignty itself through inadequate naval or military might ?

History should have taught us the plete mercantile convoy protection if comes. Should we not do now, while that which must be done?

T o you, my Naval Academy brothers, Arms, for "in war, there is no substitute

need for comand when war we have time, then, I say. To for victory."^

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' T ' W E N T Y - F I V E YE.ARS ago Joseph â&#x20AC;˘*- Mason Reeves was the best known officer within the naval profession. Today I would hazard the guess that his name means nothing to Naval Academy Alumni who have graduated since 1945. Such is what happens to the memory of a man destined by fate not to lead the U. ,S. Navy in World War II but to prepare it for that great struggle.

A man in one generation to be remembered by those who follow him must either write something worth reading or do something worth recording for the only thing that lasts forever is the written word. In the military profession the only deeds that are inscribed in the record seem to be those of war. Today the names of Leahy, King, Nimitz and Halsey are part of our history but out of the four decades before World War II, historians have saved the names of only two naval men, Alfred T. Mahan the writer and William S. Sims who was lucky enough to get a part in World W a r I. Lost with the names of other naval officers, who in years of peace gained only anonymity in serving their country at sea, are those of Taylor, Fiske, Benson, Gleaves, Mayo, Jones, Pratt, Hughes, Up-

From 1909 Lucky Bag. INSTRUCTOR IN PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY, USNA. (The 1909 Lucky Bog was dedicated to LCdr. Reeves.)

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ham, Yarnellâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and in a class by himself, Joseph M. Reeves.

Reeves served as Commander Aircraft, Battle Fleet (Pacific ) i during naval aviation's most formative years. He came to that job in 1925 when combat air consisted of one carrier, the LANGLEY, a converted collier operating eight planes from her flight deck.

When he left the same job six years later, the SARATOGA and LEXINGTON were the major

units in the fleet, the modern carrier task force concept had been initiated and there were signs in the sky, in the form of dive bombers, which indicated that the days of the battle line, formed by Robert Blake three centuries before, were numbered.

This Robert Blake, the general who created the modern naval profession, was fifty years of age when he first stepped aboard a warship. J. M. Reeves was fifty-three with three months' aviation experience when he started showing pilots how to properly do their job.

In 1933, at the age of sixty-one, he was the first naval aviation officer to command the fleet and in the last three years of his naval career he left his mark on that fleet which it still carries.

The man who did all this had one of the shortest biographies in Who's Who, eight lines. Today there are no reference cards on him in the Library of Congress and only two in the Naval Academy Library. The index of the U. S. Naval Institute Proceedings shows that he authored one article and that, although it contains some of his wisdom, appears to have been prepared mostly by his staff.

The reason for this literary blackout is that Reeves had little use for the written word.

Words preserved in books, in Reeves' opinion, tended to make men look backward instead of forward and turn them from the real world to the unreality they were able to create in their books. The written word with the power to preserve the truth was, in his view, too often used to distort or sugar it.

The oral word, however, was everything to Reeves. It was the means for truly communicating, for transferring ideas, convictions, enthusiasm between living men. It was a God-given tool by which men could be inspired to perform beyond themselves, to reach heights they thought they could not reach.

Anyone who ever heard J. M. Reeves speak never forgot it. Sailors, midshipmen, young aviators, members of his staff and the officers of a vast fleet all came under his spell. I myself remember an otherwise tiresome critique of a fleet problem where he held his audience spellbound for almost an hour, speaking extemporaneously from notes written on the back of a calling card. His speeches at the Naval Air Station, San Diego, in November 1925 and at the Naval War Col-

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lege in June 1933 are milestones in American naval history, although it is doubtful if a record of either of them has been preserved.

Reeves only once prepared and memorized a speech. This was made before the Senate Naval Affairs Committee in October 1929, answering a charge, made by columnist Drew Pearson before the same Committee, that he and other naval officers, who were members of the Geneva Disarmament Conference of 1927, wanted that Conference to fail. Reeves completely refuted this charge in a dozen well chosen sentences that "did not contain a single superfluous syllable" to the extent that the Washington Post which had half believed Pearson asked "Why was this falsehood put forth?" This did not stop Pearson but the next attack on the naval officer was made in a book which disturbed Reeves not at all.2 Early

Service

Joseph Mason Reeves was born 20 Nov. 1872 in Tampico, Illinois, a small farming community about one hundred miles west of Chicago. At the Naval Academy he distinguished himself in athletics, playing right tackle on the team that beat Army in 1892 and 1893. Graduating in 1894, he served in the battleship OREGON during the SpanishAmerican War. With him as shipmates were three other officers who had also reached the top of their profession. Lieut, (j.g.) E. W. Eberle, '85 and Naval Cadet H. E. Yarnell and Engineer Cadet W. D. Leahy, both '97.

Reeves was transferred to the line with the abolishment of the old Engineer Corps in 1899. His career for the next twenty-five years was not unlike that of other officers of his time. As a gunnery officer he demonstrated a remarkable ability to train gun crews to make numerous hits in record time.

The major factors in this achievement were his power of concentration and above all his enthusiasm which he could transfer to others.

He may have been familiar too with the time-motion efficiency studies of Frederick W. Taylor.

From 1906 to 1908, Reeves served at the Naval Academy as instructor in Physics and Chemistry and as assistant coach of the football team under "Skinny Paul" Dashiell.

Again his teams beat Army. His personal interest in helping midshipmen, especially athletes, with their academics earned for him the following accolade:

* J . M . Reeves, " T h e Battle of J u t l a n d . " A lecture given before the A r m y W a r College, 1925.

Copy in Naval Academy Library.

1 In t h e decades before World W a r I I , u n i t s normally stationed in the Pacific composed the Battle Fleet whereas those in the Atlantic composed the Scouting Fleet.

2 Drew Pearson, More Merry-Go-Round (New York, 1932), 248-250.

S H I P M A T E

The Class of 1909 respectfully dedicate this volume of the Lucky Bag to Joseph Mctson Reeves, Lieutenant Commander, U. S. Navy, as a mark of appreciation for his tmfailing courtesy and kindness which has characterised his every relation with each member.

Reeves's first command, in 1913, was the new electric drive collier JUPITER, destined as the LANGLEY to become the most famous auxiliary ship in U. S. naval history and the ship in which Reeves would b r e ^ his first Admiral's flag in 1927. He held command of the OREGON during the Pan-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco in 1915 and during World W a r I commanded the battleship MAINE. Shore duties were supervising the construction of the coaling station at Tiburon, Calif., captain of the yard at Mare Island and naval attache at Rome. From 1921 to

on North Island and delivered the epochmaking lecture previously referred to. He bluntly told them from what he had seen, the Aircraft Squadrons, Battle Fleet were incapable of conducting fleet-air tactics and had no conception of the capabilities or limitations of their weapons. He then asked questions and stated nobody yet had the answers. The outcome was that the squadrons became a school where the only text was a mimeographed pamphlet which earned the name of "Reeves Thousand and One Questions." The lessons were learned on the flight deck of the LANGLEY and in the cockpits of aircraft in flight. Soon other ships in the fleet became more conscious of the presence of the LANGLEY and especially of the dive bombers and torpedo planes that came suddenly out of the sun.

1923, Reeves commanded the NORTH DAKOTA.

By the time of the fleet problem in 1928 the LANGLEY was operating 36 planes from her deck. More important, in early June, the LEXINGTON arrived on the West Coast. Instead of allowing her to leisurely await the fleet's return. Reeves had her steam to Hawaii at high speed, setting a record which still stands. After the problem was over, the army commander in Hawaii asked the services of the carrier planes for an air defense exercise. Reeves took his two ships about 250 miles from Oahu, made a night run in, a predawn launch and a dawn attack. This exercise set the pattern, in the fleet problem in 1929, for the attack on the locks of the Panama Canal by the SARATOGA operating independently of the rest of the fleet.* From then on the carrier concept evolved and it was ready for its supreme test when the battle line sank in the mud at Pearl Harbor.

This ship formed part of the Midshipmen Practice Cruise Squadron which took the classes of 1924 and 1926 to Europe in the summer of 1923. The midshipmen of the NORTH DAKOTA, of whom the writer was one,

did not forget the bearded gentleman whom they christened "Billy-Goat." W e did not know that his nickname since Academy days had been "Bull."

In the fall of 1923, Reeves was ordered as a student at the Naval W a r College. An activist, the game board attracted him more than the library jmd at the end of the year he was retained on the staff to head the department of tactics. In this position he refused, as he did at the Naval Academy, to be just an academic arranger and referee. During the summer of 1924 he applied his power of concentration to a study of the principles of war as demonstrated by the battle of Jutland. The result of his work has fortunately been preserved in a lecttu-e on the subject given in 1925 to the Army W a r College. To me these sixty pages, typed double space, have more in them of lasting value than all the vast literature published on this battle.

Commander Aircraft Battle Fleet

Squadrons,

After two years at the Naval W a r College, Reeves was assigned to Pensacola to take a three months' naval aviation observer's course which included everything but instruction in the control of aircraft. His biographer, Adolphus Andrews, Jr., claims that he was induced to make this choice to aviation because he perceived in the airplane the means of piercing the game board screen which in the prelude to the naval battle prevented one side from observing the other.3 A more likely reason was that the Bureau of Navigation was combing the lists to find captains zmd commanders, physically qualified, who were willing to volunteer for duty involving flying.

The law of July 1921, which set up the Bureau of Aeronautics and still governs naval aviation, required that only officers who were qualified as naval aviators or naval aviation observers could command aviation units at sea or on shore.

Whatever the reason. Reeves started on a new career at an age when most officers reach the dead end of their profession. In October 1925 he took command of Aircrafts Squadrons, Battle Fleet, a hodge-podge outfit mainly concerned with testing, breaking records and stunt flying. He proceeded to revolutionize his command with the methods he used to produce record breaking gun crews in the old S A N FRANCISCO, WISCONSIN N E W HAMPSHIRE.

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In the summer of 1931, Reeves turned the job of running the carriers over to younger hands. In disfavor with the then administration in Washington, he believed his days afloat were over. Instead, March 1933 brought Franklin D. Roosevelt to the White House and in June of that year Reeves was back in the fleet for three more years, first as Commander Battle Fleet and then for an unprecedented two years as Commander-inChief, U. S. Fleet. Officers who were in the fleet at that time will remember the reality he endeavored to bring into its operations,â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the emergency transit of the Panama Canal in the Spring of 1934, his feud with Halloway H. Frost, the lecture at Newport, R. I., the deployed transit of the Canal on the return to the Pacific, the emergency sortie from San Pedro and San Diego on what was to be a quiet weekend. Fleet Problem XVI, and a security consciousness that imagined spies everywhere, barred cameras in the fleet and armed the watches. In June 1936 when Reeves was relieved by Admiral A. J. Hepburn, the fleet was as ready as anyone could make it in peacetime. After hauling down his flag, he was rowed ashore by a staff which all but adored him. Six months later, reaching the age of 64, he was retired.

While Commander-in-Chief, U. S. Fleet, Reeves suffered the tragedy that many high ranking officers have known. His son, William C. Reeves, Army Air Corps, West Point '33, was killed in an airplane accident, in December 1934 in California.

In 1940, Admiral Reeves was recalled to active duty, performing lend-lease and munitions assignment duties and serving on the Roberts board which investigated the Pearl Harbor disaster. He was released to inactive status in 1946. He died on 25 March 1948 at the age of 76 years, 48 of w^hich were spent on active duty.

From '^Admiral With Wings" ADMIRAL REEVES, CinC US FLEET, 1934

Reeves,

The Man and the

Officer

What made Reeves the man and officer that he was? Those who were close to him and have since reached high places should come forward with their parts of his story before they are lost. Two have already done so. Eugene E. Wilson '08, his chief of staff from 1928 to 1930, wrote adoringly of Reeves in his own autobiography which, however, was placed on some sort of a publishers' Index Expurgatorius. Fortunately much of what Wilson told about Reeves had been extracted and was published in the U. S. Naval Institute Proceedings.

Adolphus Andrews '01, Chief of Staff when Reeves commanded the Battle Fleet, later induced the older man to furnish his son with the biographical material that has resulted in Admiral With Wings by Adolphus Andrews, Jr. In preparing this character sketch I have leaned heavily on these two men with some help from the official records, from Archibald Turnbull's rather inadequate History of Naval Aviation, some autobiographies, especially those of E. J. King and R. F. Zogbaum, both '01, and my own experiences. I express a special debt of gratitude to Wilson and Andrews for what they have done to preserve the record of Joseph Mason Reeves for posterity, a task he himself would not do.

Finally, does anyone have a copy of the "The Thousand and One Questions" ? The Naval Academy should have one.

3 Adolphus Andrews, Jr., Admiral With Wings The Career of Joseph Reeves, Unpublished senior dissertation, Princeton University, 1943 ^ * E E Wilson, " T h e Navy F i r s t Carrier Task Force, L S M Proceedings, Vol. 76 (Feb 19501 pp. 159-169.

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AN OPEN LETTER ADMIRAL MOREELL Annapolis, Md. 25 April 1962 Dear Admiral: I am taking the liberty of offering both my congratulations and an expression of gratitude as a Naval Academy Alumnus for the excellent work your board has done in preparing the farsighted and realistic document, Future Development of Academic Facilities for the United States Naval Academy. It is, in my opinion, the most forward step in this regard taken since the first years of the century when the layout and architectural pattern of this institution were permanently established.

On 22 June 1958, I addressed a letter to the Editor of the Annapolis Evening Capital (see page 13) which resulted in a series of articles in Annapolis and Baltimore papers on the subject of future expansion of the Naval Academy. These were reprinted in the August 1958 issue of Shipmate. As I now read them again after several years I believe the letter to be the better statement of the problem. The news item, however, did silence the opposition at the time and, I believe, gave the citizens of Annapolis a true picture of this problem. It may have been responsible for the generally favorable attitude citizens have taken toward your plan as expressed recently in "Letters to the Editor" and formal statements of certain groups.

I have carefully studied your plan and also heard your presentation of it made at the Chamber of Commerce meeting in Annapolis on 17 March 1962. With one reservation, I am most enthusiastic about it and believe that the Alumni will be also. It is unfortunate that a plan of a similar character was not made fifteen years ago when the need for expansion became evident. Had this been done, the city of Annapolis and the Naval Academy would be better off today and the national significance they represent together would have been preserved in such a way that all Americans who visit here would experience a feeling of both pride in their past and confidence in their future. Your plan makes this still possible.

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WHAT THE MOREELL PLAN PROVIDES

1. A complete academic plant for 4,000 midshipmen.

2. A modern science building.

3. An auditorium.

4. Adequate quarters for mess attendents.

5. Sufficient library space 6. A beautiful, balanced and efficient Naval Academy.

7. A national monument of which all Americans can be proud.

WHAT THE MOREELL PLAN ASKS:

1. Sixty-eight million dollars from the American people.

2. Three and one-half blocks of not the most desirable section of the city of Annapolis.

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What has amazed me about it is that you have required so little additional land to provide an efficient, balanced and beautiful academic plant. To achieve this, I expected, it would be necessary to go as far as Prince George Street in the old section of the city.

Instead you have gone only to King George Street, using land that should have been acquired a half century ago. Can one imagine constructing the Naval Academy Chapel, one of the most beautiful buildings in America, within twenty yards of a wall!!!

Your plan pwrovides complete academic facilities for 4,000 midshipmen, built around a quadrangle in which the Chapel has the most prominent place and with an approach that includes some of the oldest historical preservations in the country and openly facing out on our only remEuning true colonial city. If the citizens of Annapolis can now be assured that no more land acquisition will be necessary, the old section of the city, instead of dying, should become one of the most attractive residential sections in the country.

Should the wall of the Naval Academy which now separates it from the community, mentally as well as physically, also come down, the future of a small prosperous city, linked inseparably with a great national institution, can hardly be imagined.

The objections to your plan by those who live in the area involved is understandable.

They could have been kept appraised of their situation by long range planning and good public relations. However, I am convinced that the vocal opposition does not represent a majority of the residents and property owners. The fact that some of it comes from Alumni tends to confuse and emotionalize the situation.

What is not undestandable are objections

by Historic Annapolis, Inc.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;unless the organization itself means more to its members than the purpose for which it was formed.

You have provided for what they have been striving and in a manner such as Historic Preservation, the Journal for National Trust for Historic Preservation, should approve.

Annapolis and the Naval Academy are synonyms in the American language. To many Americans they mean one and the same.

SHIPMATE

If this is not a reality today, your plan holds promise of making it so. Any movement that would block this, for whatever purpose, just does not make sense.

JOHN D . HAYES, '24

LAND FOR THE NAVAL ACADEMY

Annapolis, Md. 22 June 1958.

Editor of the Evening Capital: The people of Annapolis learned on 10 June through their newspaper that on the previous evening the City Council by a split vote of 6 to 2 went on record in opposition to further land acquisition by the Naval Academy in the old section of Annapolis.

Aldermen Fredland and Gelhaus voted against the resolution while Alderman Parker abstained. The resolution, according to Alderman Campbell who sponsored it, had specific reference to the recent proposal that the Academy acquire 2.2 acres along Prince George Street between Randall Street and the harbor. Several retired officers went on record as concurring with the action of the City Council. So did Dr. Richard D. Weigle, president of Historic Annapolis, Inc., who said that his organization was concerned because of the threat to the Patterson and Sands houses, two of the city's oldest, which are in this area.

I am also a retired officer and I yield to no one in my sense of historic values. However, in my opinion this action of the City Council is a flight from reality. First things must come first.

I believe the Naval Academy to be the most important segment of the Navy, more important than Polaris or the Sixth Fleet

or the Navy part of the Pentagon. Men, not things, must protect our way of life from that which threatens it and it is the men of Annapolis who will set the tone of the Navy and will train and lead other men who must be our bulwalk for generations to come.

Citizens of the city which houses this institution have a position not enjoyed by most of their countrymen. We also have a responsibility to these countrymen.

The physical plant of the Naval Academy has to expand even if not one more midshipman is added to its rolls. The present land fill will provide only adequate living space for these young men. Additional academic facilities that should have been provided more than a decade ago are still needed. Paramount among these are an auditorium to seat 5,000 and a library and archives that could make Annapolis a center of naval and military learning attracting scholars from all over the world. This auditorium and library can only be placed on land now outside the walls. The Naval Academy has to expand to the west or move elsewhere. These are facts of life against which the City Council, Historic Annapolis, Inc., and a few retired officers cannot argue with conviction.

It is not necessary to plead the case of the Naval Academy to the people of Annapolis.

The words "Annapolis" and "Naval Academy" have become synonyms in the American language. Despite claims to the contrary the richest part of Annapolis history has been linked with the Academy. What each has meant to the other in human and material values need not be reviewed here.

Should Historic Annapolis, Inc., succeed in making this city into a second class Williamsburg, it still might not attract Americans in such numbers as the Academy now does and it could never make those people feel the way

they do now on their visitâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that all this is part of them.

I do not discount the value of the old historic houses in Annapolis. I question however how many are worth saving or need to be saved. The past is gone and we cannot hold it. We should save the historical significance of Colonial Annapolis but this might be done better if a few of the best and most representative houses were properly preserved with the funds available. If competent advice decrees that the Sands and Patterson houses are among these, they can be moved to other locations outside or inside the Academy grounds.

The overriding fact is that the Naval Academy has to have more room. Farsighted men recommended against bringing the Academy back here for that reason after the Civil War. Whether it can stay is something which the citizens of Annapolis must decide in the not too distant future. The present academic plant has to be expanded into the city and an airfield must be provided. Otherwise the Naval Academy will have to go.

There is a precedent for such action.

Twenty-five years ago a plan for moving the Postgraduate School was first advanced.

Few at that time thought it would ever happen. Today the Postgraduate School at Monterey, California, has a splendid physical plant such as this city could never have provided.

Those of us who make our living here should seriously consider this. The Mayor and the four aldermen who voted with Mr. Campbell should especially consider it.

J O H N D . HAYES

Rear Admiral, U S N (Ret.) Editor, Shipmate U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association

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H E N A V A L A C A D E M Y was honored on 4 April by the Secretary of the Navy's first visit to the Naval Academy since he was appointed Secretary. Mr. Korth received full military honors upon his arrival in the morning and then was taken on an extensive tour of the Naval Academy, highlighting Bancroft Hall renovation, the Academic area, the housing area and the North Severn facilities. The Secretary lunched with the Brigade of Midshipmen in the Mess Hall at which time he briefly addressed the Brigade. After lunch, the staff and faculty briefed Mr. Korth on the Naval Academy, its Mission and what is being done to accomplish the Mission. Finally, the Secretary reviewed the Brigade dress parade where he again received honors. The lovely Mrs. Korth and daughter, Verita, joined the Secretary at the parade and following the parade the Superintendent and Mrs. Davidson held a reception in the Korths' honor. W e were favored with good weather for the visit and are all grateful to Mr.

Korth for taking a full day from his demanding schedule to see and learn about the Naval Academy. It was a most worthwhile day for us and we hope it was for him. W e also hope that this will be only the first of many visits.

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I M E is growing short before the Class of '62 joins the ranks of Naval Academy graduates. In the past few weeks the number one topic of discussion in the Yard has been the Service assignments for the class. I know that there is much interest in this subject in the Fleet and I will attempt to give a concise breakdown of where the new graduates will be assigned. One hundred and ninetyfour new ensigns will be assigned to surface ships as follows : 9 to large combatants, 7 to amphibious types, 170 to destroyers and 8 to M S O duty. Two hundred and two graduates will be assigned directly to aviation training.

One hundred and ninety-two of these will go to Flight

SECRETARY OF THE NAVY FRED KORTH receives arrival honors in front of the ChapeL RAdm. John F. Davidson, USN, Superintendent, stands to the Secretary's left

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THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, FRED KORTH (second from right), watches a demonstration of the tow tank in the Engineering Dept. From left to right: LCdr. Rob't P. Nottingham, Flag Secretary; Capt. Harry B. Hahn, Secretary of Academic Board; Prof. R. M. Johnston, Senior Professor of the Engineering Dept.; RAdm. John F. Davidson, Superintendent; Secretary Korth; Capt. John M. Reigart, Head of Engineering Dept.

Training and 10 to the Code 1350 program. One hundred of the graduates will go directly to Submarine School, 79 to the Nuclear Power School, and 5 to the Advanced Science (Burke) program. Forty-three members of the class will be assigned to the Staff Corps as follows: 9 to CEC, 33 to the Supply Corps and 1 to E D O (1400).

The Marine Corps will get 59 second lieutenants from the class and 97 graduates have selected another Service.

Twelve of this 97 will be commissioned in the Army and 85 will be commissioned in the Air Force. Nine of the graduates will not receive commissions for physical reasons, and 4 foreign nationals will receive commissions in their respectives navies. At the time of this writing, it is expected that 792 members of the Class of '62 will receive their diplomas on 6 June, and although there may be some change in this total, I believe that most of them will make it.

I have been concerned for some time about the number of midshipmen who have been trained for four years at the Naval Academy for a career in the Naval Service and then are given the opportunity to select service in the Army or Air Force upon graduation. The law states that 12^4% of our graduates may select service in another Force. This problem is being carefully studied; and I hope that in the near future we may come up with some solution.

Midshipmen in Bancroft Hall and briefly addressed the Brigade. H e paid high tribute to the Naval Academy and the splendid job it has done in training those young men from Belgium who have attended or are attending our Academy. H e expressed the gratitude and pleasure of the Belgian Government at the fine cooperation between our navies and thanked the Naval Academy in particular for its vital part in this close cooperation. The two Belgian midshipmen who are now attending the Naval Academy and are members in good standing of the Class of '63 had an opportunity to meet and chat with Admiral Robins before his departure. It is always a pleasure for us to have the opportunity to host a person like Admiral Robins; a person who is so completely dedicated to the Free World's fight to guarantee that the world shall remain free.

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H E E N D of the Academic Year and June Week are rapidly approaching and Mrs. Davidson and I are looking forward to the opportunity of welcoming the parents, guardians and the alumni who will be with us for this year's festivities and commencement exercises. She joins me in warmest best wishes to all.

Sincerely,

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E A R A D M I R A L L A M B E R T J. J. R O B I N S , Belgian Chief of Naval Operations, visited the Naval Academy on 9 March, while on a brief visit to the United States.

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PROGRESS OF SPRING SPORTS T H H E S P R I N G teams made the turn at -*- the quarter mark of their campaigns with a record of 19 wins, four losses. All three heavyweight crews won in the opening rowing action against Columbia while the varsity and JV lightweights dropped their first regatta at Harvard. The dinghy sailors had a first and a second in two outings.

Coach Joe Duff guided his Navy team to five victories against a single loss in the first six outings. The Middies opened the season with a 21-run-17-hit assault against Lafayette and followed with a 14-run outburst that buried Syracuse, 14-5.

Navy won its next three by identical 5-4 scores with victories over Rider, Southern Connecticut and American University. Rain foiled Eastern League outings scheduled against Penn and Cornell. Villanova tainted the Navy record in the first road encounter by scoring two runs in the home half of the ninth to take an 11-10 decision.

Outfielder Pat Roney hit the ball at a lusty clip in the first six games and unloaded a grand slam home run in the victory over Syracuse. Ron Reihel, Harvey Cybul, Captain Bob Foyle, Hank Kettelhodt and Chuck

Galloway also made their presence felt, in the batting order. On the mound, Bruce Gunkle and Bruce Terwilliger each recorded two decisions and reliefer Dan Hennessy, the workhorse with four appearances, won the fifth.

The lacrosse team substantiated its preseason billing by racking up 47 goals in consecutive victories over Rutgers, Harvard and Princeton. Coach Bill Bilderback's stick team is a prime candidate for national title honors.

Don MacLaughlin, a junior midfielder from Baltimore, flashed All-America brilliance in the first three contests. MacLaughlin was the team's assist leader with 11 and scored five goals. Pete Taylor, a red-hot prospect at midfield up from last year's plebes, led the Middies in scoring with eight goalsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;six of them in the victory over Princeton. Attackmen Bill Oatway and George Tracy deadlocked for second in scoring with seven goals apiece.

The tennis team got perhaps its finest spring start since Bill Bos took over as head coach three seasons ago. After dropping an opening match to Dartmouth, the netters

reeled off consecutive victories over Syracuse, Williams, Haverford, Bucknell and Penn. The Georgetown match was cancelled by a downpour. Lee Pekary, Bos' number two man, was undefeated in five matches.

Colin Fox showed a 5-1 log in singles, Tom Quimi, 5-1, Corkey Graham, 4-2, and Sandy Beall, 5-1.

Coach Bob Williams' golfers met with disaster on a road trip after taking their first three decisions at home. The linksters dropped verdicts to North Carolina and Duke after topping Penn, Harvard and Bucknell on the home course. The Penn victory was a Navy shutout while Bucknell scored only one point. Captain John Dierdenhofen and Junior Tom Haney played top golf along with Youngsters "Tom Flory, Jim Seeley, M. B. Calhoun and Don Burbick.

Navy's dominance in the field showed in the Middies' first outdoor track victory at Quantico over the Marines and Morgan State. Doug Tozour won the hammer and discus to pace the Navy victory while Pete Golwas was first in the 100-yard dash.

Golwas repeated his victory in the 100 and also won the 220 as Navy whipped Penn

Photo by Whelan.

THE NAVY ATTACK, left to right: Arnold Glassner, Dudley Hendrick, Bill Oatway and George Tracy.

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State in their second outdoor try. Tom Dumont was first in the high and low hurdles.

The heavjrweight crew of Coach Paul Quinn found itself behind but rallied to nip Columbia by ^ of a length in the opening regatta of the season on a wind-whipped Severn River course. The varsity sweepswingers had a time of 4:46.6 over the mile course. The junior varsity and plebe heavyweights also won against their Columbia counterparts.

The results were a little less satisfying at Harvard, where the 150-pound crews of Coach Bob White suffered defeat in their initial outing. The Harvard JV boat crossed the finish line 19 seconds ahead of the Navy shell while the heavyweight boat was 18.5 seconds ahead of the Middies.

Coach Don Rockwell's dinghy sailors got off to a fine start with a victory in the 15school Spring Invitation Regatta on the Severn. The Middies scored 32[) points as compared to 296 for runnerup Princeton. George Guedel took honors as the top skipper. In the Service Academy Championships at New London, Conn., the Middies were second to a strong Coast Guard team. William Umphrey took second in the competition for top skipper.

FENCERS W I N

Captain Clyde Dean's pistol squad fired its way to the sectional title in the Eastern tournament held at Bucknell University. The Middies shot 1110 and Jack Renfro topped the individual shooters with a 288.

Senior Bill Pfingstag took the title in the rope climb and Jim Sloat was the top contestant on the flying rings at the Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastic League's Individual Championships at West Point.

FOOTBALL SPRING PRACTICE

Navy's football team called a halt to spring drills April 5 after 18 days of practice.

Coach Wayne Hardin said, "We've accomplished what we set out to do. We think we know where we want to put the boys in the fall."

Hardin, faced with the task of finding replacements for eight graduating lettermen, ended the spring with a first unit that included Ed Gill and Jim Campbell at ends, Ron Testa and Larry Graham at tackles, Steve Hoy and Vern Von Sydow at guards, Walt Pierce at center, Bruce .\bel at quarterback, John Sai and Jim Stewart at half-

backs and Bill Donnelly at fullback. .All are letterwinners except Abel, who played some behind Bob Hecht and Ron Klemick last season, and Donnelly, who is up from last year's plebe squad.

The Navy mentor, starting his fourth season at the helm, junked the three-unit system he used to such advantage last fall during spring practice in favor of a plan to find his "eleven best football players."

After the spring period, Hardin said, "Our plan at present is to play any boy who helps the ball club and this probably entails the three-unit system." Hardin indicated, however, that he was not entirely sold on the idea at this moment.

On the subject of personnel, the Navy cocah said that it was difficult to tell how valid the spring practice evaluation would be because 23 boys missed at least one day of drills due to injuries. He had no misgivings, however, about the spring performance of tackle Ron Testa who, he said, "should be one of the outstanding tackles in the country next year."

Testa is the man who nailed Army quarterback Dick Eckert for two key losses of long

NATIONAL COLLEGIATE TITLE

The Navy fencers, undefeated during the regular season, ousted defending champion New York University to win their third national collegiate title in the NCAA championships at Ohio State University.

Coach Andre Deladrier led the Middies to the three-weapons title and brought back an individual champion in epeeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Midshipman Thane Hawkins of Meadville, Pa. Hawkins, a senior, won 27 of 29 bouts to become Navy's first national champion since the Middies scored an unprecedented sweep in the 1959 championships at Annapolis.

In the sabre, Midshipman Edwin Hurst of Ottumwa, Iowa, finished in a first-place tie but lost the title (5-4) in a fence-off.

The third member of the national champion aggregation. Midshipman John McCarthy of New London, Conn., was fourth in foil.

Hawkins and Hurst both won berths on the first team All-America and were named "Fencer of the Year" in their weapon. They also qualified for spots on the 1963 Pan American Games squad and the 1964 Olympic squad. McCarthy was a second team AllAmerica selection.

The national title is Deladrier's second since he became head coach of Navy fencing in 1957. He previously led Navy to the throne room in 1959. Former Coach Joe Fiems tutored the Middies' third national championship in 1950.

Navy also won the team sabre title at the Eastern Championships but finished third in the team ratings.

OTHER EASTERN A N D NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

Junior Mike Harman outclassed the field to take the 137-pound title at the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association championships at Penn State University. Harman, who was undefeated in six bouts during the regular season, won four more on his way to the Eastern title. Denny Farrar finished as runner-up in the 130-pound class.

The undefeated Navy rifle team put in a strong bid for national honors with a 1-2-3 finish in the National Rifle Association Eastern Section Tournament held here. Mike Caputo of Teaneck, N. J., a sophomore, finished first zunong the 79 individual shooters at the sectional. Caputo fired a 294 and three teammates finished third, fourth and fifth.

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Photo by Whelan, RETURNING GOLF VETERANS, left to right: Tom Haney, Walt Martin and John Dierdenhoffen.

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yardage in last fall's 13-7 victory over the Cadets—the third straight for the Middies.

Hardin said he was encouraged by the quarterback situation with veterans At)el, Klemick and Hecht back along with Roger Staubach, w^ho directed the plebes to an 8-1 season a year ago and looks like a real good quarterback. Hecht missed most of the spring drills with a separated shoulder but is expected to be available in the fall.

The coach said he also liked the depth he apparently has at the fullback spot with Donnelly; Jim Ounsworth, billed as the "slowest man in America"; Steve Szabo, and letterwinners Nick Markoff and Dick Merritt, both of whom were troubled with injuries during the spring. Ounsworth, up from the junior varsity, tallied two touchdowns in the final scrimmage game, including one on an 80-yard scamper with a Klemick screen pass.

"Our halfbacks are all good hard-working kids," Hardin said, "but you could put them in a popcorn popper, pop them up and they'd all come out the same—nothing really outstanding, nothing really bad. The ones who produce will write their own headlines."

Included in the first six halfbacks are Sai, who led the squad in rushing as a sophomore; Stewart, who was the leading pass receiver a year ago; Bill Ulrich, who got the Navy touchdown against Army despite the fact he only had 'seven minutes of varsity playing time before the kickoff; Bob Orlosky, Bob Teall, and Dick Earnest.

Hardin looked at the schedule and said, "It would still be possible to lose five or six football games and play good ball doing it."

The Middies open at Penn State on Sept.

22. The remainder of the ten-game card includes: Sept. 29, William & Mary (Homecoming). October 6, at Minnesota; 13, Cornell; 20, at Boston College; 27, Pittsburgh at Norfolk (Oyster Bowl). November 3, Notre Dame at Philadelphia ; 10, at Syracuse; 17, at Southern California. December 1, .\rmy at Philadelphia.

Photo by Whelan.

HELMETS TO FILL—Guard Steve Hoy, Navy's 1962 football captain, and Ray Novell!, the Middle equipment manager. present Coach Wayne Hardin with the empty helmets of eight lettermen who will graduate from Hardin's 1961 squad.

Greg Mather, the Ail-American placekicker, and Captain John Hewitt are among the key losses.

Twenty-frve lettermen are back for the '62 campaign against one of the toughest schedules in Navy history.

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CAPITOL HILL

by Fred Lardner

1 7 ROM the personnel viewpoint, depart'- mental and Congressional action on pay (active and retired) continues to be the most important activity in Washington. Changes in active duty compensation are being planned now, and the emphasis in Defense Department planning is on "gross pay," and the effective date of such changes, if approved by Congress, is comparatively remote, say mid1963 or January 1, 1964. And there is a possibility, perhaps even a probability, that Congress will not agree with the department's proposals.

Congressional approval of retired pay recomputation legislation, for those retired prior to June 1, 1958, appears to be almost assured now. For the first time, a high-ranking official of the Administration, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, has requested Congress directly for enactment of this legislation. During a "closed" hearing on military posture, Mr. McNamara urged Congress to equalize retired pay and then base future retired pay changes on the cost of living.

The fiscal 1963 Defense Department appropriations bill contains $30 million to cover costs of the increase in retired compensation which would result.

One of the two bills now before the Senate, S. 401, was introduced by Senator Barry Goldwater (Rep., Arizona) who has been appointed a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

The Stennis subcommittee on pay, which stymied retired pay recomputation legislation, was a standing committee set up only for the 86th Congress. Senator Stennis is^ now chairman of the Senate Preparedness"' Subcommittee and is also in charge of the hearings dealing with "muzzling" of military officers' speeches. Another such subcommittee may not be named to consider this legislation, which may be considered by the full committee.

Discussing increases in retired pay after retired pay is equalized, Mr. McNamara said : "The question of adjustment of retired pay as conditions change and as that retired pay applies to people already retired is a very difficult one and I don't know that there is an agreed-on policy that should be followed. My own strong beliefs are these: First, that a bill has been proposed to the Congress and that the Defense Department supports that bill. The bill proposed to adjust retired pay to take into account the changes in the pay structure brought about by the 1958 Act. I think retired pay needs adjusting.

"If we were starting all over again, I wouldn't suggest that it be adjusted in this fashion. Rather I think the basic principle on which retired pay should be adjusted is the principle of adjusting it to changes in the price level. In other words, I think your original action which proposed a 6 percent increaseâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;because generally speaking that reflected the inflation and the general price levelâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;was the proper action and I believe it should be followed in the future."

"GROSS PAY" CONCEPT NOT NEW

A "Military Pay Study Group," headed by Assistant Secretary of Defense Carlisle P. Runge and including officers, active and re22

tired, from the various Uniformed Services and officials of the Civil Service Commission and the Budget Bureau, are already engaged in a general pay study. A cost engineer from the Rand Corporation, William Gorham, may be the most influential member of this groupâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; he has been named Vice Chairman. Top Navy men in this group include Rear Admiral Bernard A. Clarey, Vice Admiral Thomas G. W. Settle (Ret.), and Lt. Gen. Robert H. Pepper, USMC (Ret.).

The recommendations made by this group would then be considered by the President's Panel on Federal Salary Systems, headed by Mr. Clarence Randall, former head of Inland Steel and member of various Presidential advisory groups.

Back in 1956, when the Cordiner Committee was considering the pay legislation which was enacted in 1958, the "gross pay" concept for military personnel was strongly advocated. The Cordiner Committee rejected the arguments of the "gross pay" enthusiasts. It is doubtful, however, that the group now studying general compensation can do the same The Administration has requested the group to "identify and evaluate the several benefits available to military personnel which supplement actual pay and allowances and to consider the feasibility or desirability of retaining them in their present form of translating them into the basic pay structure. It will also study the question of financing certain of these benefits through individual contributions or through a combination of individual and government contributions with the possibility of providing some benefits on an optional basis. Consideration will be given as to whether the translation of some elements of compensation into basic pay would affect the incentive values which assist in the recruitment and retention of personnel, achieve greater equity for the individual, and possibly result in direct or indirect savings for the government."

Back in 1956 advocates of gross pay said, among other things, that the differences in total compensation for officers and enlisted men with or without dependents would be eliminated. They inferred, of course, that this would be a good result, even when men with dependents were serving afloat or in the field where dependents can not go.

You can get into this game yourself. How would you figure into basic pay such factors as quarters allowances, flight pay, foreign duty duty pay, hazard pay, responsibility pay, etc., without causing many inequities and tax problems? As for contributions, you could of course figure that you could contribute toward retirement compensation and toward a civilian medical care fund for your dependents. How much do you save by trading at government stores, at commissaries and PX's ? Do you think such savings might be included in basic pay? Some people do.

And what about retirement pay under a gross pay concept? In the last issue of Shipmate this correspondent observed that retired jSfersonnel would benefit by including allowances and special pays in basic pay. He has heard retired officers say it would be a good

thing to enlarge basic pay to include allowances, etc. We all should have known better.

Back in 1956 the Cordiner Committee recognized that the gross pay concept, if made effective, would have to be accompanied by a drastic change in retirement compensation.

Under a system of gross pay, a retired person could hardly expect to have his compensation based on 2yi percent of basic pay per year of service. Retirement compensation costs for fiscal 1963 are expected to run over $1 billion, be about $1.9 billion by 1970 and about $3 billion by 1980, under the present system of retirement pay.

The President does not order the pay study group to install a system of gross pay; he merely mentions its feasibility or desirability.

What will the pay study group, or the President's pay panel, do?

We might better ask, what will the Congress do? In the final analysis, the control of this controversy will be in the hands of the Armed Services Committees, and particularly the House Armed Services Committee. No Appropriations subcommittee can exercise authority in this case, as these subcommittees do in making money available for many defense expenditures. Recently various committees of Congress have shown a tendency not to go along with projects advocated by the Administration. On the defense front, Representative Carl Vinson (Dem., Ga.), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, has challenged the Administration's authority. He has asked that present manpower ceilings be retained, wants larger Reserve forces and a continuance of four entirely independent Services. He has also asked for the B-70. You don't have to agree with him on all these points. But many observers are happy to see him sounding off like this. It was beginning to appear that Secretary McNamara had too good a hold on Congress. We've not saying, here, that Mr. McNamara is or would be for gross pay.

I doubt that Mr. Vinson would go along with any gross pay system of compensation.

ADEQUATE HOSPITAL SPACE?

The number of retired personnel is increasing fast. One report has 49,000 retiring in fiscal 1962, 61,000 in fiscal 1968 (highest year), and an average of 50,000 for the latter 1960's. Dependents are increasing; in 1962 they number 1.6 to 1 Service member.

There is a greater feeling of security, including financial security, in the Services, and more men are getting married and more children are being born.

In a letter to retired Navy personnel. Vice Admiral William B. Smedberg, III, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Personnel, said there is serious overcrowding of Service hospitals and other facilities in many communities. California, Florida, and Washington, D. C, were mentioned. This condition will worsen, he said, as retired rolls increase.

Representative Robert Wilson (Rep., Calif.) has introduced H. R. 10627, providing for two naval homes, one on the East Coast and one on the West Coast, for treatment in the field of geriatrics. These homes would (Continued

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UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

by Paul R. Schratz ' 3 9 N A T H A N HALE A N D THE U-2

ALUMNI

NEWS

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O F F I CERS President— ADM. JERAULD WRIGHT, U S N (Ret.) '18 (4915), Washington, D. C. Vice President (Eastern Area)^ ADM. B . HALL HANLON, U S N (Ret.) '21 (5953), Washington, D. C. Vice President (Central Area)— CAPT. J O H N K . HYATT, U S N R '24 (7548), St. Louis, Mo.

Vice President (Western Area)— V. ADM. I. N. KILAND, USN (Ret.) '17 (4657), Coronado, Calif.

Past President— V. ADM. GEORGE C . DYER, U S N (Ret.) '19 (5127), AnnapoHs, Md. Executive Director— R. ADM. W . F . FITZGERALD, U S N (Ret.) '21 (5912), Annapolis, Md.

TRUSTEES Superintendent's Representative— CAPT. C . K . MILLER, U S N '39 (13484), Chief of Staff, USNA At Large

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scn'c until Spring Meeting 1962)

R. .^DM. E . M . ELLER,

R. ADM. P H I L I P N I E K U M , JR.,

U S N (Ret.) '25 (7738) R. ADM. F . V. H. HILLES,

USN (Ret.) '26 (8204) MR. EDWARD W . REBARD,

USN '30 (9620) '41 (14475) (To serve until Spring Meeting 1963) LT. GEN. C . C . JEROME,

CAPT. W . S . BUSIK,

USMC (Ret.) '22 (6451)

USN '43 (15752) R. .^DM. E. B. FLUCKEY,

R. .ADM. C . W . NIMITZ, JR.,

MR. HANSON W . BALDWIN,

R. ADM. H . D . MOULTON,

U S N (Ret.) '36 (12227) USN '35 (11861) (To serve until Spring Meeting 1964) U S N R (Ret.) '31 (10026)

'24 (7405)

CAPT. WALTER L . SMALL,

V. ADM. E . W . CLEXTON,

USN '38 (13017)

U S N (Ret.) '24 (7181)

From Local Chapters

(To serve until Spring Meeting 1962) CAPT. E . K . ZITZEWITZ,

U S N R '25 (7966), Chicago R. . \ D M . W . H . BURACKER,

U S N (Ret.) '20 (5427), Boston R. .A.DM. F. L. TEDDER, U S N

(Ret.) '26 (8433), Central. Fla. CDR. THOMAS I. MILLER, U S N R

(Ret.) '37 (12528), Connecticut CoMO. C. C. BAUGHMAN, U S N

(Ret.) '07 (3107), Coronado MR. DANIEL C . WILKERSON, '20

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(6093), Los Angeles C.\PT. PAUL W . SIEGRIST,

U S N R '24 (7369), New York CAPT. WALTER F . SEEDLOCK, U S N R

'41 (14292), Peninsula CAPT. THOMAS M . DELL, JR.. U S N

(Ret.) '21 (6087), Philadelphia CAPT. J. B. BURROW, U S N '33

(10961). Seattle V. ADM. GEORGE H . FORT, U S N

(Ret.) '12 (3902), Wash., D. C.

The fol-de-rol over the U-2 and the alleged "spying" by the unheroic Powers is passing at last from international prominence to deserved oblivion.

For those with the long memories, the "spy" charges may recall faded recollections of an equally absurd charge of spying way back in 1931.

In the early post-Lindbergh days, everybody was giving prizes for flying the oceans, flying over the Pole, for endurance flights if only atop a flag pole. The team of Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon was out to beat the record of round-the-world in eight days just set by Post and Catty. The overloaded Pangborn-Herndon plane took off from New York on 28 July 1931 and, despite very bad weather, made Wales, London, Berlin, Moscow, Omsk, Kharborsk (Siberia), and Tokyo.

Their chances for a record gone because of weather delays, real adventure in another form met them in Tokyo. Landing in Japan on 6 August, they were met by a squad of hostile Japanese police and tossed into the hoosegow. They admitted flying over fortified Tsugaru Strait, over the naval base at Ominate and the concealed fortifications near Tokyo Bay before landing at the new Hanedo Airport, all of which were forbidden areas.

Moreover they still had undeveloped film in their possession.

The Japanese saw red, accused them of espionage, and American spy stories blazed across Tokyo newspapers. State Department was most embarrassed, but Washington denied that the two fliers were working for the government. Socialite Herndon's father negotiated permission to visit his son in prison and worked with Senator Borah for his release. Nevertheless, both were tried in Japan, found ^ i l t y , fined a_ thousand dollars for the airspace -violation and $25 for photographing fortifications. The money was paid by their backers but permission to resume the flight was refused for almost two months until October 4 when they took off across the hitherto unconquered Pacific. By cutting away the landing gear to reduce drag, they completed the first trans-Pacific hop of 4,558 miles in 42 hours, landing in a screeching nose and belly landing in Seattle on 6 October. The fascinating adventure was completed at Floyd Bennett Field on 19 October, 82 days from its start.

Even Japan hailed the flight as a great achievement and the Tokyo newspaper Asahi presented a $25,000 prize—but Japanese officials failed to lift the ban forever prohibiting Herndon and Pangborn from flying over Japanese territory.

Now, with your memory properly jogged on "spy flights" in the '30s—can any reader identify the three U. S. naval a\nators who strayed from Tiensin and got into trouble for flying over the Japanese fortified base at Darien at that time?

Where'd we get the title ? We had to make you read it, didn't we?

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Issue Copy Due at Alumni House June-July, 1962 M a y 25 : August, 1962 July 15 Sept.-Oct., 1962 .A.ug. 17 .^ ATTENTION

ALL CLASS

SECRETARIES

Please forward a copy—or two—of your class constitution a n d / o r by-laws to th^ . \ l u m n i .A.ssociation, Alumni House, .Annnapolis, Md. THOMPSON H. MITCHELL "BOSS OF THE YEAR"

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T h o m p s o n H . Mitchell '25, President of R C A Communications, Inc., was named 1962 "Boss of the Y e a r " by the N e w Y o r k Cjty Chapter of T h e National Secretaries .'Vssociation ( I n t e r n a t i o n a l ) at their 13th annual boss night dinner held at the P a r k S h g r a t o n Hotel on 13 M a r c h .

M r . Mitchell was nominated by liis secretary, Gloria Beills, and was selected in recognition of his outstanding achievements in the field of international communications, his untiring efforts in civic projects, and his continuing support and interest in the activities of the N . S . A .

F o r more than 35 years, M r . Mitchell has devoted himself to the cause of extending and improving global communications. H e joined R C A Communications shortly after his graduation from the N a v a l Academy in 1925 and has held increasingly important positions with the company since then. H e became president in 1953.

Guests at the dinner included some 200 officials of N e w Y o r k ' s top business firms and their secretaries. Professional and political leaders were also among the guests.

T h e a w a r d and plaque commemorating the event were presented to M r . Mitchell by David H . Lanman. Jr., the N.S-.A.. Chapter's 1960 " B o s s " who is director of Membership Relations for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. T h e principal speaker of the evening was L. Millard Collins of I.B.M. HAPPY

BIRTHDAY

ADM.

JACKSON

D e a r ."\dmiral Jackson, A s President of the U . S. N a v a l Academy Alumni Association, I extend to you on behalf of Naval Academy alumni throughout the world sincere congratulations on the 24

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occasion of your ninety-sixth birthday on 10 M a y 1962. .\11 of us a r e proud to salute our oldest living graduate. W e t r u s t you will long enjoy good health and happiness. Your distinguished active duty naval career and exceptional retirement activity as an outstanding American a r e symbols to all of us.

It is our fervent hope that for many years ahead you will continue to carry the distinction of being our oldest living graduate.

H a p p y birthday, Admiral J a c k s o n !

JERAULD

WRIGHT

Admiral, U S N President Admiral R. H . Jackson, U S N 504 Glorietta Boulevard Coronado, California

(Ret.)

(Ret.)

FLEET ADMIRAL CHESTER W . N I M I T Z

FUND

T h e N a v y League of the United States established the "Fleet Admiral Chester W .

Nimitz F u n d " a t the University of California's Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, Calif., in 1960.

T h e goal of the N a v y League in establishing this fund was two-fold: T o show affection and respect for a fine naval officer, to honor a great American—and to amass a large enough sum so that the Scripps Institution could provide scholarships to worthy students who wished to study the infant science of oceanography.

Contributions, which a r e t a x deductible, should be made payable t o : T h e Regents of the University of California—Fleet Admiral Chester W . Nimitz Fund for Oceanographic Research, and mailed to the University of California, Berkeley 4, Calif.

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sion Report offers the most practicable solution to the many requirements. By a majority vote of more than three to one the voting members directed us, the Council of the Annapolis Chapter, to prepare this open letter supporting the general plan of modernization, including the acquisition of three and one-half blocks within the City of .\nnapolis.

T h e Annapolis Chapter fully appreciates the position of those residents of Annapolis who oppose the plan and at the same time a r e directly affected by this plan. It does consider, however, that this p l a n : ( a ) Is essential to the educational and physical development of the future naval leaders of the country. ( b ) Will permit the Naval Academy to be more fully developed as a National Memorial. ( c ) Will permit the preservation and display of significant historical landmarks within the area to be acquired.

By direction of the membership a copy of this letter is being sent to the Secretary of the Navy, Chief of N a v a l Operations, the two Senators from the State of Maryland, the Representative from the Fifth Congressional District of Maryland, and the Mayor and City Council of the City of .A.nnapolis.

Signed : by the Council FREDERICK A.

EDWARDS

Captain, U S N JOSEPH W .

(Ret.)

GREGORY

RAdm., U S N

(Ret.)

JOHN N . HART

MajGen., U S M C CHARLES

K.

(Ret.)

MILLER

Captain, U S N WALTER L .

SMALL

Captain, U S N PROPOSED M O D E R N I Z A T I O N PLAN, USNA A N OPEN LETTER FROM ANNAPOLIS CHAPTER, USNA A L U M N I ASSOCIATION

Sir: D u r i n g a scheduled business session on 11 .April 1962, the Annapolis Chapter, U . S. Naval Academy Alumni Association, discussed and considered the proposed modernization plan for the U. S. Naval Academy. T h e membership of the Annapolis Chapter consists of retired and active duty officers residing in .A.nnapolis and vicinity. T h e great majority of these members a r e permanent residents and local voters and, therefore, thoroughly understand the pros and cons of the proposed plan. After considerable discussion as to possible alternative solutions, the chapter concluded that the Moreell Commis-

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(Ret.)

CLARENCE F . S W A N S O N

Captain, U S N

(Ret.)

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LCol., U S M C HARVEY T .

WALSH

R.Adm., U S N VICE

ADMIRAL

(Ret.) WILLIS

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LEE

BIOGRAPHY

Mr. E v a n E . Smith, of 3557 Michigan .A.ve., Cincinnati 8, Ohio, is engaged in writing a biography of V A d m . Willis A. Lee. M r . Smith requests that anyone having stories or recollections or information about Lee, which might contribute to his biography, mail them to the address given above.

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USS REVENGE—A Painting by John P. Benson. See " A l l Hands"—THE CASE OF THE LOST PAINTING.

17TH A N N U A L ERAC SPRINT REGATTA

The 17th .\nnual Championship Sprint Regatta of the E R . \ C (Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges) is scheduled for Saturday, 19 May 1962, at Lake Quinsigamond, Worcester, Mass. The program will comprise trial heats in both the heavyweight and lightweight divisions. The finals are scheduled for 3 :30 in the afternoon.

The Regatta will be the largest collegiate one-day crew event in the history of rowing, bringing together some 68 crews—42 heavyweights and 26 lightweights—representing the 14 member colleges. The distances will be 2,000 meters.

In the heavyweight division. Navy will defend in the varsity and the junior varsity, with Syracuse the defendent in the freshman race. Last year Navy also won the Rowe Cup with a total of 23 points.

In the 150-lb. events. Harvard will be the defending champion in the varsity, with Navy in the jayvee, and M I T in the freshman event.

PUBLICATION A N N O U N C E D

.\ new book by Captain Damon E. Commings, U S N (Ret.) '07, entitled Admiral Richard Wainwright and The United States Fleet has been published. This book, containing 275 pages with 50 illustrations, is available from the Supt. of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D. C. Price: $2.75.

THE CASE OF THE LOST P A I N T I N G o r " T h e REVENGE I n A c t i o n I n The English C h a n n e l Off T h e Coast O f D o v e r , 1 7 7 8 " b y J o h n P. Benson

Somewhere in the Navy hanging unnoticed on a bulkhead or languishing forgotten in the corner of a storeroom is a painting that the Curator for the Department of the Navy has been hunting for a year and a half.

When U S S CONYNGHAM ( D D - 3 7 1 )

was

commissioned in November 1936 the sponsor, Mrs. .'Mice Conyngham Gifford Johnson, presented a fine oil painting by John P. B e n son to the ship. It shows the .\merican Cutter REVENGE commanded by Captain Gustavus M A Y ,

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Conyngham attacking British ships in the English Channel off the Dover Coast in 1778.

The painting—about three feet by four feet—was transferred with other "strip ship" items on the afternoon of 7 December 1941 at Pearl Harbor to USS WHITNEY and subsequently to storage ashore at Pearl Harbor.

The only clue as to its future movements is the report bv an officer who served in the Submarine Officers' Club at San Diego in .\pril 1945. No further trace has been uncovered.

The Curator for the Department of the Navy, Rear .\dmiral E. M. Eller, is seeking to recover this unique painting for the historical collections of the Navy Department.

The generosity of the donor, the impressive execution by the artist and the inspiring records of REVENGE, CONYNGHAM and the

crews who sailed them to glory warrant the reclaiming of this commemorative work.

Write Rear .Admiral E. M. Eller, Curator for the Department of the Navy, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington 25, D. C , if you know anything about: "The

REVENGE In .\ction

In The English Channel Off The Coast Of Dover—1778" By : John P. Benson

l a s t Call ALER, FRANK V E R N O N , JR. (CDR USNR RET) '19, 31 M a r . 1962, Nassau Hospital, M i n e o l a , L. I., N . Y .

A T K I N S , ALFRED W A L T O N (CAPT USN RET) ' 0 7 , 19 Feb. 1 9 6 2 , C h a r l e s t o n , S. C. CARNEY, ARTHUR GERALD ' 2 4 , 2 4 M a r . 1 9 6 2 , B r o n x v i l l e , N. Y. C O N N O L L Y , LAWRENCE FRANCIS ' 2 1 , 2 7 F e b .

1962, W a t e r b u r y , C o n n .

CROUCH, JAMES MORRIS (CDR USNR RET) ' 2 2 , 19 M a r . 1 9 6 2 , St. M a r g a r e t H o s p i t a l , H a m mond, Ind. DUDLEY, SIDNEY EVERETT (CAPT USN RET) '16, 2 3 M a r . 1962, USNH, Chelsea, Mass.

GLUTTING, PAUL ROLLAND (RADM USN RET) ' 1 6 , 15 A p r . 1 9 6 2 , U S N H , C h e l s e a , M a s s .

G O O D , GLEN EDWARD (LT USN) ' 5 6 , 2 A p r .

1962, (Missing a t sea) A A .

GRAMMER, FREDERICK EDWARD, JR. (LCDR USN) ' 5 2 , 2 1 M a r . 1 9 6 2 , A t s e a .

GULLIVER, LOUIS JOSEPH (CDR USN RET) ' 0 7 , 17 A p r . 1 9 6 2 , U S N H , B e t h e s d a , M d .

L A N G T O N , CHARLES H A M I L T O N (LCDR USN) '48, 7 A p r . 1962, USNH, Bethesda, M d .

L O N G , W I L L I A M WALLACE ' 2 2 , 2 7 Feb. 1 9 6 2 , Socorro, N. M. LOWE, ROBERT V I V I A N (CDR USN RET) ' 0 6 , 18 A p r . 1 9 6 2 , U S N H , C a m p P e n d l e t o n , Calif.

M c M A N U S , RICHARD LEO ' 4 5 , 18 J a n . 1 9 6 2 , M e l r o s e , Mass.

MONTGOMERY, THOMAS JEFFERSON (CAPT SC USN RET) ' 3 2 , 2 7 Feb. 1 9 6 2 , M c L a r e n Gen. H o s p i t a l , Flint, Mich.

PARCELLS, PAUL DONNELL ' 2 2 , E a r l y M a r c h 1962,

Berkeley, Calif.

PARKER, THOMAS CARROLL (CAPT USN RET) '25, 8 M a r . 1962, USNH, P o r t s m o u t h , V a .

PERRILL, HARLAN PAGE (CAPT USN RET) ' 9 7 , I M a r . 1 9 6 2 , U S N H , San D i e g o , C a l i f .

PRICE, ALLEN I N G R A M (CAPT USN RET) ' 1 7 , I I A p r . 1962, USNH, Bethesda, M d .

RICHTER, OTTO CLARENCE, JR. ' 2 1 , 17 F e b .

1962.

RUST, HERBERT CARL (CDR USN RET) ' 2 0 , 4 Apr. 1962, C o r o n a d o , Calif.

STRICKLER, LYLE EUGENE (CAPT USN) ' 3 4 , 18 Mar. 1962, V A H , Long Beach, Calif.

SUTHERLAND, ORSON REED (CDR USN RET) ' 2 2 , 2 0 Feb. 1 9 6 2 , USAF H o s p i t a l , M a c D i l l AFB, Fla. TAYLOR, LOUIS V A N DERLEY (CDR USNR RET) ' 2 1 , 2 0 Sept. 1 9 6 1 , W e s t P o i n t , Lee C o . , lo^a.

VETTER, W I L L I A M PAUL ' 0 9 , 2 2 M a r . 1 9 6 2 , Coronado, Calif.

W A L S H , J O H N HENRY (CDR CC USN RET) ' 0 1 , 3 M a r . 1 9 6 2 , Pass C h r i s t i a n , M i s s .

W I L L I A M S , J O H N A L T O N (CAPT USN RET) ' 2 8 , 2 6 M a r . 1 9 6 2 , U S N H , San D i e g o , C a l i f .

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Louisa Rodgers Taylor ALGER

A gracious lady at 95 years of age, Louisa Alger, widow of P H I L I P R O U N S E V I L L E ALGER ( C A P T U S N ) '80, died on 2 March, in Annapolis and was buried in the Naval Academy Cemetery on 5 March. She is now buried alongside her husband and son. Ens. M. M. Alger '16.

As a girl in Washington and on the Indian Frontier she knew many of the great figures of the Civil War as family friends. As a Navy wife in Annapolis she entertained and was loved by hundreds of midshipmen, most of whom continued to call on her whenever (in later life) they came back to Annapolis.

She was a phenomenal lady and her epitaph says truly that her long life was marked by courage, wisdom, and generous deeds.

Her husband, Capt. Alger, was Head of the Department of Mechanics at USNA, author and authority on ballistics, and perennial Secretary of the Naval Institute. The U S S ALGER, now Brazilian Navy's

BABI-

TONGA, still has his portrait in her wardroom.

Mrs. Alger was the great-niece of Presitent Zachary Taylor; great-granddaughter of Commodore John Rogers; granddaughter of General M. C. Meigs (Quartermaster General of the Union Army, builder of the aqueduct and the National Capitol) ; a daughter of Colonel J. H. Taylor, USA. One of her brothers was Adm. Montgomery Meigs Taylor, U S N '90, and another was Col. J. R. M. Taylor, USA, member of the Society of the Cincinnati (Virginia) and the Aztec Club of 1847. One of her daughters is the widow of Cdr. Roy C. Smith, Jr., '10; a grandson, Capt. R. C. Smith, III, '34; and a great-grandson, Lt. (jg) R. C. Smith, IV, '60.

9/ HARLAN PAGE PERRILL

H A R L A N PAGE P E R R I L L ( C A P T USN R E T ) died at the Naval Hospital, San Diego, Calif., on 1 March 1962. Interment was on 6 March at Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery.

Capt. Perrill was born in Kansas in 1874.

He was a veteran of the Spanish-American War and World War I. In 1917, he was the skipper of the gunboat YORKTOWN cruising in Central American waters in search of German submarine bases. He made an inspection of Clipperton Island and found three women and eight childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the only survivors of a colony placed on the Pacific island by the Mexican government nine years earlier. The survivors were taken aboard the YORKTOWN and carried to safety. The men of the colony had died when their boat capsized.

Sec'y, R A d m . J . A. F a r e r , U S N (Ret.) 2101 Connecticnt Ave., N . W .

W a s h i n g t o n 8, D . C.

For many years R U F U S F. ZOGBAUM, JR., has been carried in the Register of Alumni as Capt. U S N (Ret.). We have recently received word from the Navy Department that Zogbaum was advanced on the retired list to Rear Admiral on 6 August 1956. This entry will be corrected in the next issue of the Register.

11 W Sec'y, V A d m . Alexander S h a r p , U S N I I I I ( R e t . ) , 6306 B a n n o c k b n r n D r .

U U Bethesda, Md.

ROBERT VIVIAN LOWE Sec'y, Capt. R. H . J o h n s t o n , (SC) U S N ( R e t . ) , 2118 Bancroft Place, W a s h i n g t o n 8, D . C.

Capt. W I L L I A M D. P U L E S T O N entered the Naval Hospital, Jacksonville, Fla., early in February. His classmates and many friends in the Navy and others will be pleased to learn that he has returned to his winter home at Mountain Lake Club near Lake Walex, Fla. His classmates and many other friends will be glad to know that Capt. ROSCOE C. DAVIS has returned to his homeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Alexandria, Va., after treatment at the Bethesda Medical Center.

Adm. and Mrs. J. O. RICHARDSON have been registered at the Coquino Hotel, Ormond Beach, Fla., since early in February. They will be returning to their home in Washington later in the season.

Sec'y, R A d m . A . H . V a n Keuren, U S N ( R e t . ) , 8013 Aberdeen R d .

Bethesda 14, Md.

DUNCAN GATEWOOD is back from the Riviera and is planning a land-locked salmon fishing trip as soon as the ice is out of his little Maine lake.

Louise (Mrs. W. J.) GILES writes that she has moved from Seattle to San Francisco.

She will be glad to see classmates and friends at the Fielding Hotel, Geary Street at Mason.

W A L T E R A N D E R S O N has located our Costa Rican classmate, RICARDO IGLESlAS, at Apartado 330, San Jose, Costa Rica.

Ricardo's niece. Dotty, is the wife of Capt.

Duncan Curry, U S N (Ret.). The last time she heard from Ricardo he was well.

Capt. Allen B . Reed, U S N (Ret.) 3101 Woodley Road, N . W .

W a s h i n g t o n 8, D. C.

DAVE LEBRETON's new address is La Trochoire St. Germain-Sur-Vienne, Indre et Loire, France, but the return address on the envelope was: RAdm. D. LeBreton.

USN ( R e t ) , Naval Attache Office, A P O 230.

Capt. Perrill attended the Naval W a r College in Newport, R. I., from 1924 to 1925, and was skipper of the battleship ARIZONA from 1925 to 1927. Following his retirement he settled in San Diego.

Margaret Nye HOOPER

Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Charlotte Knox Perrill; a daughter, Mrs. Martha Wyttenbach, of Vista, Calif.; and a son, Cdr. Harlan Knox Perrill, U S N (Ret.) '26, of Los Angeles, Calif.

The class Secretary regrets to announce the death of Margaret Nye (Peggy) Hooper, the beloved wife of RAdm. S T A N F O R D C. ( S T A N ) H O O P E R and the mother of Elizabeth Louise Hooper, at her residence,

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4425 Garfield St., N.W., Washington, D. C , on 8 February 1962. Services were held on 12 February at Christ C^iurch, where Peggy had been a parishioner for many years, with interment in Arlington Cemetery. The class was represented among the honorary pallbearers by Ingersoll, Furlong, Spears, and Gawne.

Capt. LoDis P . Davis, U S N (Ret.) Dresden A p a r t m e n t 2126 Connecticut Ave., N . W .

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

Our classmate ROBERT VIVIAN LOWE died at the Naval Hospital, (3amp Pendleton, Calif., on 18 April of pneumonia. The rosary was said at the Catholic Church, St. Paul The Apostle, in West Los Angeles, Calif., on Monday, 23 April. Burial in Holy Cross Cemetery in Los Angeles followed a high Requiem Mass on 24 April.

"Jam" is survived by his widow, Helen VanBrunt Lowe, of 932 Tiverton Ave., Los Angeles 24, Calif. "Jam" had been ill for a considerable time, poor chap.

H A R R Y P E N C E was on a trip East with his wife and two granddaughters and had lunch at the Army and Navy Club, Washington, D. C , with his classmates hereabouts.

The Pence outfit looked fine and regaled us with news of the West Coast. He also read us the following "poem" which is very apt: "How do I know my youth is all spent?

Well, my get up and go has got up and went.

But in spite of it all, I'm able to grin When I think of where my get up has been.

"Old age is golden so I've heard it said, But sometimes I wonder as I get into bed With my ears in a drawer, my teeth in a cup.

My eyes on the table until I wake up.

Ere sleep dims my eyes, I say to myself Is there anything else I should have laid on the shelf ?

I'm happy to say as I close my door My friends are the same, only perhaps even more.

"When I was young my slippers were red; I could kick my heels right over my head.

When I grew older my slippers were blue.

But still I could dance the whole night through.

"Now I am old, my slippers are black; The reason I know my youth is all spent, My get up and go has got up and went.

But I really don't mind when I think with a grin of all the grand places my get up has been.

"Since I have retired from life's competition I busy myself with complete repetition.

I get up each morning, dust off my wits, Pick up the paper and read the obits.

If my name is missing I know I'm not dead, so I eat a good breakfast and go back to bed."

The loss of Adm. Richard L. Conolly and his wife at the same time as the great reception for Astronaut Col. John Glenn, USMC, reminds me of an event preceding the proposed invasion of Southern Japan from Okinawa at the end of W W II. One important island stepping stone in the Ryukyu chain was to be taken by a force under Adm. Conolly, and he sent to me for an officer to command his minesweeping detail to be briefed.

Capt. Ralph Moore, USNR, returned from his briefing with an enthusiastic account of SHIPMATE

than usual; and accommodations will have to be made well in advance—which is one of the reasons for talking about it this early.

Anyhow, the sooner everyone writes in, preferably by 1 June, stating whether he will come, or merely hopes to, or definitely cannot, the more it will help in plarming. More details will be issued when we know any.

After some weeks of overhaul and repair work at the Naval Hospital, Bethesda, I K E G I F F E N went home in early April.

K E N T and Floride H E W I T T , who have been in Annapolis at Carvel Hall for several weeks, have returned to their hilltop at Orwell, Vt. Two widows of classmates, Mrs. Sec'y, Capt. R. C. Parker, USN (Ret.) 5706 Bradley Blvd., Bethesda, Md. CHARLES A. (Phoebe) D U N N and Mrs. A L B E R T M. (EvaHna) COHEN, are now ALFRED W A L T O N ATKINS living not far from each other in Bethesda, Md., the former at 2 Fairfax Court and the Our classmate A L F R E D W. ( T O M M Y ) A T K I N S ( C A P T U S N R E T ) died in latter at 6917 Strathmore.

Don't get mad if notes in Shipmate are not Charleston, S. C , on 19 February 1962.

Charleston had been his home since duty fresh headlines in your morning paper. The there in the Navy Yard in 1929; retiring in interval between submitting them to meet the 1933, he was recalled to active duty in 1933 "deadline," and the time when you see them and served as Convoy Commodore in W W printed, runs unavoidably to about five weeks.

II. Subsequently he was employed on engi- It is thus theoretically possible for someone neering duty with the Gibbs Corporation in to break his neck just before a deadline, and Jacksonville, Fla., until 1953 when he re- yet to have one or even two subsequent issues of Shipmate take no notice of it! turned to Charleston.

In which connection you should have alWith the threat of cancer in September 1960, he made a long and courageous fight ready received by mail the plan for a 1907 against it but had to be hospitalized in Jan- Reunion at Annapolis on 12-14 October. This uary of this year. The funeral service was gives the true date, so disregard any other at St. Michael's Episcopal Church in Charles- that we have mentioned in the Shipmate ton ; all flowers were dispensed with but previous to<this one. those on the altar from the Class of 1907.

Harking back a little, on 29 November Interment was at Orange, N. J., in the family 1961, Dorothea V. Kays, daughter of our burying-ground in Rosemount Cemetery. late classmate H A R L O W T. KAYS, was He is survived by his widow, Marion Burr married to Mr. William N. Benner at the Atkins; by two sons, Alfred W., of Dune- home of VAdm. Frank L. Lowe, U S N (Ret.). Chaplain R. C. Workman, USN, perdin, Fla., and John D., of St. Augustine; by two sisters, Mrs. Paul T. Bruyere and Miss formed the ceremony and Admiral Lowe Gladys B. Atkins, both of Charleston; and gave the bride in marriage. by four grandchildren.

Adm. ConoUy's deep knowledge, leadership, and outstanding personality. So I have put him in the tablets of my memory as one of our most impressive war commanders.

To me, he and John Glenn had much in common.

R O L A N D and Jessie BRAINARD sold their home in Pensacola and moved north to visit their son-in-law and daughter, Capt. and Mrs. G. S. James, Jr., at the Naval Air Station, Quonset Point, R. I. Future location undetermined for the Brainards.

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"BABE" M p N T G O M E R Y , down in Naples, Fla., this winter reports that he is still having trouble after two operations on his thigh, but he is expecting to go back to his home in Simsbury, Conn., about the first of April.

Apologia: In the February Shipmate the Secretary of '07 somehow omitted the names of H O O V E R and R E A D from a list of classmates in Washington. How dumb can one get!

On 14 March all of 1907 in this area who could make it without aid of a stretcher gathered at the Army & Navy Club for lunch and to discuss class affairs. Present: from Washington—Bemis, D. E. Cummings, Hoover, Parker, and Schuyler. From Annapolis—Dyer, Frellsen and Robinson, plus Kent Hewitt who has been there this winter.

Nothing very earth-shaking was decided, but ideas were batted around, and some may be heard from later.

This year marks 1907's Fifty-fifth Anniversary, and the question is whether and when to celebrate it with a special reunion.

Letters have already come in asking about it. Our Fiftieth was held on May 17, 18, 19, in 1957, and was entirely our own affair— and also our own job to get up. W e could hold it this year in conjunction with the annual Homecoming festivities in Annapolis, slated for September 28, 29, 30, or do it by ourselves on the weekend, October 12-14.

The advantages of combining it with the regular Homecoming parties are that those attending would see not only their classmates but a lot of other old friends. The disadvantage is that Annapolis will be more crowded MAY,

1962

Sec'y, RAdm. Edward J. Foy, USN (Ret.) Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington 8. D. 0 .

There has been passed on to me a note sent by the widow of our recently deceased classmate, Capt. A N D R E W D. DENNY, to Frank Wille, in which she thanks the Class of '08 for the floral piece sent to his funeral services in Long Beach, Calif.

Mr. Evan E. Smith, of 3557 Michigan Ave., Cincinnati 8, Ohio, is engaged in writing a biography of VAdm. W I L L I S A. L E E ("Chink" Lee or "Wah" Lee, as he was affectionately known to us). Mr. Smith asks, and I urge, that anyone having stories or recollections or information about Lee, which might contribute to his biography, mail them to the address given. The Navy Department, I am told, has supplied him with a roster of the class, and I understand that he proposes to write to all in quest of material to perpetuate, in print, the memory of this fine member of our class, of whom we are justly proud.

A recent letter from BURTON PIERSOL from their winter place in Clearwater, Fla., tells me with what pleasure he and his "Missus" learned that our friends, the " S H O R T Y " STRUBLES, had settled there.

Piery wrote that the Strubles came for a cocktail with them and that all "had a fine time." In last month's Shipmate, I wrote the information about "Shorty's" stroke, which I received from his brother. I failed to include the fact that—in spite of his difficulties with speech—he could manage (with not too much success) the word "Man-

hattan." I can easily imagine that this small capability served him well at the Piersols' that day! From May to November the Piersols occupy their house in Mantoloking, N. J. It faces the beach and the address is 1066 Barnegat Lane. Piery says they have their own dock to which is tied up his motor boat, always ready to go. Which reminds me that when he and I roomed together at the Naval Academy, his "homework" during study hours consisted mostly of drawing plans for motor boats. In spite of this and of rigorous football and of leading the choir and of various other extra-curricular activities, he managed to do very well by himself academically. This blurb should repay my erstwhile roommate in part for making me a "dead-wood" member of the choir, first class year, with its several little advantages, such as missing drill on Saturday mornings!

A gift of $500,000 to endow a professorship in honor of the late RAdm. W A L T E R K E N N E T H K I L P A T R I C K at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business has been pledged to the $100 million P A C E Program at Stanford. The gift, from the Admiral's widow, Mrs. Ethel Studley Kilpatrick of Hillsborough, was announced recently.

Though both RAdm. and Mrs. Kilpatrick were educated in the East, they became interested in Stanford's Graduate School of Business while San Francisco Peninsula residents.

Sec'y, RAdm. Harold C. Train, USN (Ret.) 1 St. Mary's St., Annapolis, Md. DAVID HUNT STUART

It is with great sadness that I report the death of DAVID H U N T " J E B " S T U A R T ( C A P T U S N R E T ) on 22 February 1962 at the Naval Hospital, Bethesda, after an illness of about a year during which time he had several operations. He was buried in .Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors after services in the Fort Myer Chapel. Honorary pallbearers were classmates and close friends of other classes at the Naval Academy around our time.

Jeb was born in Wytheville, Va. He attended Kentucky Wesleyan College, Winchester, Ky., and entered the Naval Academy from Kentucky in 1905, graduating in 1909. In the seven years following graduation he served successively in the U S S N E BRASKA, U S S FRANKLIN, and U S S PRESTON.

He had duty as Censor at the Commercial Radio Station, Sayville, L. I., N. Y., from July 1916 until August 1917, when he was ordered to duty in the U S S AGAMEMNON (ex-German ship KAISER W I L H E L M I I ) ;

after only two days aboard, he was transferred to command the U S S HENLEY. In .\ugust 1918, he joined the U S S CONYNG-

HAM and in October of that year assumed command of the U S S TRIPPE. For that service he was awarded a Special Letter of Commendation as follows: "He rendered meritorious service in command of the U S S TRIPPE from October 11, 1918, until the end of the submarine campaign." In 1919 and 1920, he fitted out, commissioned, and commanded the U S S FOOTE and later the U S S

WoRDEN. He was an instructor in the Department of Marine Engineering and Naval Construction at the Naval Academy, 192022. Served at sea as First Lieutenant of the USS PENNSYLVANIA, July 1922-August 1923, then transferred to the U S S PROCYON

as Executive Officer.

Jeb graduated from the Naval W a r College, Newport, June 1926, and then had duty in the Fifth Naval District, Norfolk, for 27^

one year. He commanded the U S S SOMERS from June 1927 until November 1929, then to duty at the Naval Torpedo Station, Newport. Leaving there in November 1932 he became Executive Officer of the USS M E M PHIS until September 1934. He then took a course of instruction at the .A.rmy W a r College, graduating in June 1935. He then reported for duty in the Navy Yard, Washington, D. C. On 30 June 1937, Jeb was transferred to the retired list. He returned to active duty in September 1939. His duty was Personnel Officer of the Potomac River Naval Command. On 15 December 1942 he was promoted to the rank of Captain on the retired list and retired a second time in October 1945. He had the Victory Medal, Destroyer Clasp, World War I and the American Defense Service Medal, World War II. He is survived by his widow, the former Fay M. McKillip, of Key West, Fla., whom he married in 1916; a daughter, Mary (Mrs. William M. Hoover, wife of LCol. Hoover, MC U S A R E T ) , and two granddaughters.

Jeb and Fay had lived for many years at 4703 Dover Rd., N.W., Washington 16, D. C. W I L L I A M DOUGLAS KILDUFF

It is with deep regret that I report the death of DOUG on 8 February 1962 at the Naval Hospital, Oakland, Calif. Doug started with our class, but graduated with the Class of 1910. (Details under 1910 notes.)

W I L L I A M PAUL VETTER

I deeply regret to report the death of D U T C H at his home in Coronado, Calif., on 22 March 1962, of a heart attack. Private services were held at the Coronado Mortuary.

Entombment in the Cypress View Mausoleum.

He is survived by a son, Dr. William Paul Vetter, Jr., a Coronado dentist, and three grandchildren. He was married to Elizabeth Gardner (deceased). Angels Camp, Calif., in 1912. He had been a resident of Coronado for ten years.

Dutch was a native of Kansas City, Mo. He was one of those in 1909, numbering about ten, who had to resign on graduation due to physical defects; in his case it was a heart condition. His activities after his retirement were varied, such a s : banking; motion picture theater; general manager, Butte Valley Land Company, and public accounting. During W W I , he entered the Naval Reserve with the rank of Lieutenant, serving on board the destroyers HOPKINS and PERRY in the Panama Canal

Area (ISth Naval District), and Receiving Ship, Mare Island. He was a graduate of the San Francisco Institute of Accountancy.

After a career as a public accountant, he became comptroller of the Kaiser Shipyards, Richmond, Calif., and served there during W W I I , and until his retirement in 1952, when he moved to Coronado.

The Lucky Bag said this about Dutch: "A silent man, who, though so much to himself, has a quiet, courteous greeting that makes him the friend of all."

M a r g o t WEYERBACHER

Deeply regret to report that TOMMY's wife, Margot, died after a long illness at her home in Chandler, Ind., on 17 January 1962.

She was buried in the family lot in Maple Grove, Boonsville, Ind. They were married in 1922.

H O W A R D BENSON

The following announcement just received: Col. and Mrs. .\ndrew Layvrie Fabens announce the marriage of Clarinda Collings Wyse to Como. H O W A R D H A R T W E L L BENSON, USN ( R e t ) , on Monday, 2 April 28

1962, Saint Vincent Ferrer Church, Delray Beach, Fla. CLASS LUNCHEON

Ten attended the March class luncheon on the 20th; Braisted, Chapline, Glennon, Hustvedt, Piatt, Robertson, Sampson, Smith, Train, and Wright.

FIFTIETH W E D D I N G ANNIVERSARIES

H U S T Y and Irene H U S T V E D T celebrated theirs on 16 February 1962 and EASY and Credilla W I C K H A M on 21 April 1962.

W O O L S E Y JOHNSON—Had a letter late in March from Woolsey, who was in Panama at the time visiting his daughter. He has joined the few of us who are greatgrandparents. His great-grandson, Gilberto .\lvarez, Jr., was born on 21 March 1962, the son of his granddaughter, Emily Edelin Price Alvarez. Woolsey expects to return to Rockhill, S. C , in .'Vpril.

C L I F F VAN HOOK—A note from Van .says to add to the list of 1909 grandsons in the Naval .Academy: his oldest grandson, Hugh Wyman Howard, Jr., Class of 1965.

He is the son of Capt. Hugh Wyman Howard, U S N (Ret.) '37, and Mrs. Howard (Helen Van Hook). Van adds that he hopes to add one more grandson next year.

J O H N SAXER

John has returned to the Middle West after several years in California. His address is now: 164 Waukegan Rd., .A.pt. 10, Glenview, 111.

HAROLD TRAIN Sec'y, RAdm. Charles J. Moore, U S N (Ret.), 5509 Grove St. Chevy Chase 15. Md. Corr. Sec'y, Mr. Dorscy O. Thomas 725 West Boulevard, Kokomo, Ind. ALUMNI HOMECOMING—1961

.\lumni Homecoming weekend at .'Knnapolis last fall is still news to 1910 except the four who attended: Col. J O H N P. EDGERLY ( S T U M P S ) and his Cecil and their charming daughter with her four-stripe Supply Officer; ELMER L A N G W O R T H Y and his Mildred ; C H A R L I E MOORE and Anna Louise; and your scribe with Evelyn RIH E L D A F F E R (Mrs. J O H N ) representing the Washington group of "Associates." It is newsworthy that we were among the first ten in point of Alumni seniority, ."^nd being housed again on Naval .Academy grounds— in the Field House visiting teams' quarters —was a nostalgic experience after so many years. A delightful hour with H.ARRY and Margaret H I L L after the big dinner !

Mrs. LORAIN A N D E R S O N (Theo) : Theo's older brother, Robert Cantwell, LCdr. USNR, died suddenly last fall.

Capt. ROBERT T. MERRILL ( S K I P ) : Skip has finally and officially retired from the State Department. At last account he and Margo were off for the winter at Pompano Beach, Fla. Mrs. F. C. S H E R M A N (Fanny) : Fanny is off on a three-month cruise to Europe— London, Paris, Rome, and Brussels—with a pair of life-long friends and fellow travelers.

Will be back home in San Diego in July.

Mrs. FRANCIS P. TRAYNOR (Evelyn) : Evelyn is our champion "gad-about."

Back recently from three months in the Mediterranean ; off for Easter in Mexico City, Ta.xco, .^.capulco, and Cuernavaca; plans July in Seattle, Lake Louise, and the Banff country; and this fall starts on a round the world tour to renew her acquaintance of thirty years with Japan and to do India for the first time.

Mrs. J O H N E. W.-VLLACE (Alberta) : Last summer .\lberta did the western U.S.A. and Alaska and Vancouver. This summer it is the North Cape Cruise.

Cdr. T. A. N I C H O L S O N ( S W E D E ) and Peg took off for Puerto Rico in late February. .A. few days after arrival at San Juan an old ulcer acted up on him. He was rushed to the beautiful new Army Hospital (Rodriguez) where the Army surgeons did a gastro-enterectomy on him. One of the Old Swede's narrowest squeeks! Latest reports are that he is back home in Oklahoma minus about two thirds of his stomach, and with a completely new supply of blood—13 pints. A letter from him indicates he is pretty humble and tliankful—and ready to do what Peg and the medicos tell him to do from here out.

DORSEY T H O M A S : Your scribe mentioned last year his fondness for "high-brow" music. Gossip about that has gotten him in trouble. He has been impressed into service by a newly formed "Symphonic Society" as "Director of Publicity." Until Mendelssohn's "Elijah" is presented to the Kokomo public next month, he is a pretty busy young fellow.

CAPT. WALTER E. BROWN (SQUAREHEAD)—Walter has recently returned from a three-month cruise, circumnavigating South America—thru the Canal and the Straits of Magellan—on one of BOB LEE's "MorMac" freighters. He is an enthusiast for that w-ay of traveling, a comment much appreciated by Admiral Bob—Chairman of the Board, etc.

D o r o t h y REEVES

Dorothy Reeves, Jack's wife, died in Warrington, Fla., (near the Pensacola Air Station), on 2 .April, following a cerebral hemorrhage the preceding day from which she never regained consciousness. She was buried in the Barrancas National Cemetery.

Jack and Dorothy, the daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Hutchinson of Baltimore, were married in 1923. They had two children, Lt. John W. Reeves, III, who was killed in a plane crash in 1943, and a daughter, Mrs. -Adrian Balstra. Dorothy's brother. Col. Charles Gordon Hutchinson, USA (Ret.), died in 1958. .As Jack requested no flowers, the class sent a check in memory of Dorothy to the Pensacola Chapter of the American Red Cross for use in the relief of those in Milton, Fla., suffering from the effects of the recent hurricane.

P E T E and Grace CYGON are back in Washington from Florida where they experienced bad wheather, and PAUL and Isabelle F O S T E R from Mexico where they witnessed a gory bull fight.

Sec'y, VAdm. R. M. Griffin, U S N (Bet.) 3133 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington 8, D. C. C a t h e r i n e W h a l e y HOLT

Mrs. Catherine Whaley HOLT, PLUG's widow, died suddenly in Atlanta and was buried at .Arlington on 2 March. Mrs. Holt, a native of Charleston, S. C , had been living in Atlanta with her daughter, Mrs. Catherine H. Smith. In addition to her daughter she is survived by her brother. Col. Louis Whaley, USMC (Ret.), of .Annapolis; two sisters, Mrs. W. C. Claude of Annapolis, and Mrs. W. C. Hargrave of Portsmouth, Va., and four grandchildren.

ROY LEWIS, who has resided in Clairsville, Ohio, since retirement in 1922, attended the March class luncheon. It was the first opportunity most of us had had to see him S H I P M A T E

in m a n y y e a r s . H e is a successful lawyer in Clairsville, and very much interested in both the Girl a n d Boy Scouts, to whom he has m a d e land he owned available for their activities. Roy has kept his weight under good control and looks fine.

T w o of our classmates have had sessions with the medicos. M c C L U N G , after an operation at St. Alban's, is home and well along t o w a r d r e c o v e r y ; but B I E R I , w h o had a slight h e a r t atack from which he rallied well and w a s returned home, had a relapse and is back in Bethesda w h e r e they expect to keep him for a month.

H . A R R Y H I L L is presenting an illustrated lecture on Colonial .Annapolis before the local chapter of the V i r g i n i a U n i t of the Colonial D a m e s . I t should create considerable interest in view of the opposition to the proposed expansion of the .Academy into the area adjacent to the Chapel.

B O B and M a r i o n H I N C K L E Y a r e back in W a s h i n g t o n after an interesting trip d u r ing which they motored to Charleston, S. C , and flew from there to San Juan. T h e y spent t w o days in Charleston w h e r e they saw B I L L and M a r i e S I M O N S . W h i l e in San J u a n they made a side trip to the C h a r lotte -Amalie, and while r e t u r n i n g to W a s h ington stopped a t N e w b e r n , N . C , t o see the old Governor's P a l a c e which is being restored.

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Corr. Sec'y, VAdm. G. H. Fort, USN (Ret.) 3537 Edmonds St., Washington 7, D. C.

Juanita R A M S E Y has established a prize at the Academy to be k n o w n as " T h e .Admiral D e W i t t R a m s e y A w a r d . " A w r i s t w a t c h of such type as to be useful to an aviator will be a w a r d e d annually to that midshipman of the g r a d u a t i n g class w h o achieved the highest multiple for the courses in the Division of Science and E n g i n e e r i n g and who intends to qualify as a naval aviator.

T h e midshipman receiving the a w a r d must be qualified in all respects and a candidate for flight training. A t J u a n i t a ' s request, the Superintendent will present the first a w a r d this year.

A memorial in m e m o r y of " D I C K " B Y R D was dedicated on 11 M a r c h 1962, on M o u n t Victoria, outside of Wellington, N e w Zealand, on the 5th a n n i v e r s a r y of his death.

T h e site of the memorial w'as presented to the R i c h a r d E . B y r d Fellowship, by the Wellington City Council. T h e memorial took the form of a "Look-out," with a novel edifice in the center incorporating stones brought from Antarctica, a bust of R e a r A d m i r a l Byrd and a p p r o p r i a t e bronze plaques. .Among those t a k i n g p a r t in the ceremony w e r e : T h e P r i m e Minister of N e w Zealand, the M a y o r of Wellington, prominent members of the diplomatic corps, and prominent citizens of N e w Zealand. " J O S H " and D o r o t h y V E N T E R had a short but pleasant vacation in B e r m u d a and returned in time to g r e e t their boys from their E a s t e r vacation. T h e y all drove down as far as W a s h i n g t o n to see some relatives and give the lads some sightseeing in the Nation's Capital. " P L U G " and F a y H O L T escaped M i s s ouri's ice and snow in early M a r c h and found delightful w e a t h e r and sun bathing for a couple of wrecks in south T e x a s . " B I S H " B I S C H O F F recently returned from F l o r i d a and reports that while t h e r e he saw " S N O W " A L D E N . B O B E L M E R , and M . A R I O N G R E E N M . A N . H e reports t h a t all was well with them. " S n o w " is taking M A Y ,

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things easy after his h e a r t attack. "Bish" has again had minor s u r g e r y but says he is fine, and they a r e looking f o r w a r d to our 50th and a pleasant summer in Maine. , G. H. FORT

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Corr. Sec'y, Paul D. Sleeper 4545 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington 8, D. C.

T h e most important news lately is from " H A Z Y " H A Z E L T I N E w h o reports t h a t our fine classmate " H A T T I E " H . A T C H was m a r r i e d on 3 M a r c h to Miss D o r o t h y Bouch of Los Angeles, a lovely girl whom he has k n o w n many years. ( C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s to both bride and groom. W e will all look forward to meeting her at our 50th, if not sooner.)

T h e i r honeymoon trip took them to W e s t Indies, P u e r t o Rico, V i r g i n Isles, T r i n i d a d , etc.

Changes of A d d r e s s . S H I N E — t o 1815 Visalea Row, Coronado 18, Calif.; Z E M K E —

to # 2 Casa W a y , San Francisco 23, Calif., only three blocks from present a p a r t m e n t ; D A V I S , Mrs. E L L S W O R T H (Mildred) — 150 K e n y o n St., H a r t f o r d 5, Conn.

T h o s e present at our D. C. joint 1913 .Army-Navy luncheon held on F r i d a y , 13 .April, w e r e : LGen. W . D . Crittenberger, MGen. H . C. Davidson, Col. W . C. Foote, Col. -A. B. Johnson, M G e n . W . R. Schmidt, and BGen. G. R. Y o u n g from A r m y '13, a n d our classmates, Craven, Helmick, Doug Jones, " J a k e y " Lee, Powell, W o o d s i d e , and Sleeper. T h e A r m y men were especially interested in notes I had received from C l a r k son and Rodes whom most of them k n e w when on active duty. T h e s e joint luncheons a r e always enjoyable and we were delighted to have \ \ ' o o d s i d e with us from N e w H a v e n .

W e missed our .Annapolis g r o u p because of bad weather, and we will miss T o m Shine w h o has moved back to Coronado.

Since m y last report F r a n c e s and I m a d e a short visit to Jacksonville Beach t o see m y son and family and to S a r a s o t a to see m y d a u g h t e r and family. W h i l e at the Beach I

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had a long phone talk with "MIKE" DONAH U E who was also visiting his son's family, but as we were about 30 miles apart didn't go to see him. He sounded fine on the phone.

In Sarasota we had a grand get-together for KTs and dinner with BOB and Marguerite GRAYSON and LARRY and Toni CLARKE. They all look "in the pink" and it was fine to see them as the last time was at our 45th in Sept., 1958.

Am glad to hear that SHOCK and W I T H ERS had no damage from the severe East Coast storm recently, and T I M B E R L A K E tells me "it might have been worse," altho his house was surrounded by water and he had to move in with friends; cellar full of water and furnace out of commission.

AUSTIN—"Leading the simple life on an island (near Nassau) with friends, 3-17 April. Cheerio to everyone." He also tells me he has an extra copy of our 1913 Lucky Bag. DALE—"Expects to explore the Colorado River as far as Hoover Dam in April."

(Good luck, George).

DILLINGHAM—"My first grandchild, F W D 3rd, was born 21 March to my son Edward and his wife, the former Jean Hammond of Los Angeles, at Hoag Memorial Hospital, Newport Beach, Calif."

HALL—"Returned to D. C. early in May. Have enjoyed seeing Gayharts occasionally.

They're fine."

HENDERSON—"Hope some of Philadelphia '13 group can get together and come down for a D. C. lunch sometime." (Do it, Jess. We would like to see all of you.)

HOFFMAN—"Attended birthday party for 'BUCK' J O N E S , with McCAWLEY and TOM SEARLES at Philadelphia Cricket Club. 'Buck' and Louise are fine. My wife has been somewhat laid up from a leg injury in April, '61, but better now. Hope to get to a D. C. lunch soon."

"DOC" LEE—"The welcome mat is always out here for any '13ers who get this way."

McCAWLEY—"Go to Europe 24 May, get car in Paris, then to Geneva to be with our son. Bill."

McGUIRE—"Winter weather held up my search for apartment. Everything else OK." QUINLAN—"Wish I lived in or iiear D. C. to attend monthly luncheons. I might try to arrange it." (Do it, Earl, you will be a welcome addition to our D. C. and Annapolis groups.)

ROBINSON—"We are planning for a '13 group at Navy-Southern Cal. game in November."

RUBLE—"Mildred's fractured arm slowly improving but 4 weekly visits to doctors and for physical therapy wear her down, hope the bank roll holds out." (Good luck, Millie.)

SEIBERT—"Returned from Florida in March to find foot of snow in Pittsburgh.

One of the first things I did was read '13 news in Shipmate. No classmates near me.

It is grand to keep in touch thru our Class News." (He did not say where he stayed in Florida.)

WHITE—"The Dudleys were at the beach here for about a week on their way north.

Both look real well." (Thanks, Hugh, for sending Mildred Ellsworth's address.)

WOLF—From 99 Emerald Bay, Laguna Beach, Calif.—"Enjoying vacation in this delightful spot, but go back East early in May. Hope I get chance to see some of our classmates before I leave."

Received cards or short notes also from Ard, Babbitt, Briggs, Brownell, Clarke, Clarkson, DuBose, Gayhart, Hudson, Hunt, 30

"Buck" Jones, Masek, Loynachan, Rodes, Thebaud, Thurston, and Todd. All send their best to all classmates everywhere, as I do.

PAUL

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Sec'y, Cdr. Robert H. Maury, USN (Ret.) 208 Prince George St., Annapolis, Md. West Coast Corr. Sec'y, RAdm. O. O. Kessine, 842 D Ave., Coronado, Calif.

RICHARD LANSING CONOLLY

It was a great shock to all of his classmates and to untold others when word was broadcast from television and radio stations that DICK CONOLLY and his wife, Helen, were among those lost in the jet liner which crashed near the Idlewild Airport near New York City on 1 March. They were just starting on a vacation trip to California where they have one of their homes.

Dick lived a very distinguished life—not only when on active duty in the Navy but also after he retired. In addition to his outstanding performance of duty at sea and as full Admiral, he also served as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, and finally as President of the Naval War College. Upon retirement from active duty in the Navy he accepted the presidency of Long Island University where, commencing in 1954, he brought that institution into national prominence. I am sure that all of us will be greatly interested in the Memorial Service given for him on Wednesday, 7 March, which is partly described later on in this article.

Funeral services were held for Dick and Helen, first on Monday, 5 March, in New York, and again in Washington on Tuesday, 6 March, at the National Cathedral. Interment was in Arlington Cemetery. Flowers were sent in the name of the class. I was unable to get to Washington due to a blinding snow storm which was prevailing at the time.

Mr. William Zeckendorf, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Long Island University, gave the following tribute at the Memorial Service mentioned above: "Speaking on behalf of the Board of Trustees and myself, it is our opinion that Long Island University has suffered irreplaceable loss with the untimely death of Admiral and Mrs. Richard L. Conolly.

"Since the advent of his presidency, eight years ago. Admiral Conolly has brought about expansion growth, and scholastic improvement beyond our fondest hopes. He was a man who has served his country with distinction throughout his naval career and in his later years, having retired from active military service, he gave the last full measure of his dedicated selfless devotion to the furtherance of the best interests of our national community. He was a brave and brilliant man and to those who have had the privilege to have known him personally, a man of great charm with unsurpassed capacity for friendship. He will long be gratefully remembered."

Another tribute along the same line was given by the Provost, C. W. Post College, Mr. R. Gordon Hoxie. Dick was also President of this college, which is connected with Long Island University. The above information was given to me by Commander C. K. Post, USNR, and a member of the Class of 1919, USNA. Hazel and I had the pleasure of having Elizabeth and P H I L YEATMAN call on us a short time ago. They were beginning a trip to the Sunny South (or was it sunny?)

We have heard from them since their call

stating that they saw the T A W R E S E Y s while in the Norfolk area, and the W A R N ER BAYLEYs at Beaufort, S. C. I have not heard from the Tawreseys or the Bayleys since that time but we hope that they were not washed away in that terrific storm which destroyed many beaches, etc., on the Atlantic coast last week. I wonder how Dorothy and R A L P H DAVIS fared during the storm as Virginia Beach was terribly damaged.

Regarding our column in the February issue of Shipmate, I have been informed that instead of the INDIANA being involved in the anchor incident that it was my own ship, the lowA. I wonder how I missed it but the chances are that I was probably hiding down below alongside the ice machine recovering from seasickness at the time as I can't recall what was happening on the topside!

J O E and Lydia ARNOLD have recently returned from a two and a half months visit in Southeast Asia and the Philippines. I understand that Singapore was considered their most enjoyable port of call, and that Hongkong was also to their liking. However, most of their enjoyment was life aboard their ship, the GRANT, of the American Presidents Line.

Hazel and I were very much disappointed that we missed seeing Peggy THOMAS when she called on us a short time ago. We were at home at the time but failed to hear her knock on the door. It seems as though we have two front doors with a vestibule in between them. A knocker is on the outside door and our door bell is in the vestibule.

We rarely hear the knocker but we always hear the door bell in spite of some of those loud commercials on our television set.

A TOAST TO THE BEST OF THEM ALL, FOURTEEN! BOB

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Sec'y, Adm. Arthur D. Struble, USN (Ret.) 4017 Oliver St., Chevy Chase, Md. Asst. Sec'y, LGen. P. A. del Valle, USMC (Ret.), 41 Cornhill St., Annapolis, Md.

H O K E and Margaret S M I T H have left the wilds of the Northwest for a vacation in sunny California. Hoke, are we going to hear from you?

R A F E BATES, visiting in sunny California, says the weather has been cold and the public a little apathetic. Rafe made a quick trip back to Washington to be an honorary pallbearer at Dick Conolly's memorial service in the Washington Cathedral.

Nineteen-fifteeners probably remember a cold and snowy day some fifty years ago when as plebes they marched in Admiral Sampson's funeral parade. It was a similar day in Arlington when Admiral Conolly and his wife were buried.

DICK RICHARDSON has a new address —910 Greenway Court, Apt. E, Norfolk 7, Va. ARCH H O W A R D wrote to the Class Box, Post Office, Annapolis, and his letter was returned. After many, many times of visiting the Annapolis post office in vain, P E T E DEL V A L L E and C H E S T E R LEWIS gave up on the proposition and so we have closed out the box. It did not serve its purpose. Arch says that La Jolla has missed the usual 1915 tourists and wonders whether they are too old to travel or too financially reduced by the New Frontier program? He hopes that the summer season will bring them out.

Then Arch phoned H O R S E P E N N O Y E R to meet the Shipmate deadline which Horse has done. He says that all Hunky-Dunks and their better-halves in that area are in fine SHIPMATE

fettle with no aches, pains, or complaints.

It must be nice to live in California.

S K E E T E R M I T C H E L L , back from quailing in Baja California, and Horse now play the golf course bordering the bay shore of Coronado. H A R R Y CHAPMAN'S mansion overlooks the tenth fairway, Lillian McCORMICK's domicile is a short pitch from the tenth tee, and the Pennoyer home is an eight iron shot from the ninth tee. Horse and Skeeter are quite proud they have not yet resorted to electric carts. No new fangled ideas for those boys.

Capt. F. W. Pennoyer, III, '40, has graduated from the N A T O Defense College in Paris and has been assigned to the Joint United States Military Mission in Istanbul, Turkey.

KAY K I N N E has returned home from Scripps Hospital in La Jolla minus some of the piping originally installed. He is reported to have a streamlined appearance but still maintains his old sense of humor. Kay— here's hoping that you will be operating soon again under forced draft.

VINCE GODFREY'S son, a P T boat operator in the South Pacific in W W II, has announced for Congressman from California.

The Arch Howards' daughter and son-inlaw have been visiting them for two weeks in La Jolla. He is number two in Research and Development Department of Electric Boat.

Salud y pesetas—RIP Sec.-Treas., Capt. E. S. Earnhardt, USN (Ret.), 3900 Calverton Dr., College Heights Estates, Hyattsville, Md. Corr. Sec'y, Mrs. Leon F. Brown 20 Southgate Avenue Annapolis, Maryland West Coast Sec'y, Cdr. E. F. Cochrane, USN (Ret.). 4315 Avalon Blvd.

San Diego 3, Calif.

SIDNEY EVERETT DUDLEY

SIDNEY E V E R E T T DUDLEY passed away on 23 March 1962, in the Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass. Interment was in the Arlington Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers were: Carney, Fechteler, Steele, and Earnhardt. Mrs. Dudley will be in D. C. for a couple of weeks and then her plans are indefinite.

Mrs. PhiHp R. Alger, mother of M O N T Y ALGER, passed away 2 March 1962, at her home in Annapolis. She will be missed by many of the class; especially the ones that called on her during Homecoming and enjoyed her gay spirit. (See '08.)

I have just received a letter from EARNY as follows: "I have received a letter from the Retired Officers Association, 1616 Eye St., N.W., Washington, D. C , which invites all members of the class to become members of that Association.

"I now have an extra Lucky Bag and will be glad to send it on to anyone who might desire it, upon request.

"We finished our sojourn in Florida on 8 March, and Gladys and I fully enjoyed our four weeks of Florida sun. The weather was really perfect and Florida was crowded.

We saw many relatives and friends, among them Marie Elmore (Mrs. E. E. '22) at West Palm Beach, who is busy with her music; Arlene and Ken Read '20 who live on their boat in Fort Lauderdale and enjoy it; Tina Schrader in Miami who seemed cheerful as ever, but she has reason for that with nine grandchildren who live nearby; and Ruth Williams at the Indies House, Duck Key. Ruth was more than surprised to find us at the Indies House when she arrived.

We spent a week there. It is a fabulous place, MAY,

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one where it would be easy to run out of money. We found out that Jo and Bobby Walker were looking around in Florida for a home."

WEST COAST ACTIVITIES

Just as we were going to press, an invitation to the commissioning of the THOMAS A. EDISON, 10 March, reached us. All of us

here wish the Skipper, Charlie Young, his officers and crew every possible success and happiness.

We were very sorry to learn that C O U N T GRASSIE's mother passed away 27 February in Cohasset, Mass., where she had been living with her daughter, Mrs. Marguerite Barnett. Count flew East for the services. Our heartfelt sympathy to Mrs. Barnett and Count.

LIL and Muriel H E R N D O N took off on another sortie to Tucson via Las Vegas.

Expect to spend a couple of weeks in the desert, barring unforseen complications. We hope that their stay in Vegas will be at least as profitable as that on their previous venture.

We are delighted that H O O K J E N K I N S and his construction company have been awarded the contract for San Diego's only Cinerama Theatre. Arthur H. Lockwood, President of Lockwood and Gordon Enterprises, Inc. of Boston, Mass., has selected the Belleview Center Company and their site on University Avenue, San Diego, for their 976-seat theatre. It will have an exclusive franchise to the right to Cinerama Pictures within a 100-mile area. Congratulations, Hook!

Our Golfers-Three, J O E L O V E N T H A L , ING K I L A N D and COUNT GR.A.SSIE, continue to show the way in their flight group. In the February tournament, Ing and Count were both winners, and in the early March contest, Joe Loventhal picked up most of the loot. Congratulations, GolfersThree.

As may have been noted, our Southland has been absorbing no little moisture these past weeks. Sort of seems like those monsoons have gone astray and in their wanderings tumbled over So. California with deluging results. Such procedure is unusual out here and certainly not in keeping with those glamorous folders so cheerfully circulated by the C. of C. The outlook for the San Diego '16-'17 February luncheon looked gloomy as the 15th arrived, but Lady Luck smiled on us. It was overcast and drippy but no deluge. By the time the roll was called, 24 of the faithful had sloshed through the puddles and checked in. The prelims ran

true to form. Several of the contestants who had previously evaded the financial hazards of those gentle pasttimes got clobbered but good—(Thippo Rogers, Ward Davis, and Gloom Rutledge. The luncheon, true to the glorious traditions of the Admiral Kidd Club, was pleasingly tasteful and abundant.

The speakers were eloquent. Shorty Sauer's guest, Charles Rindow (Yale 1919), was introduced. He had served on the Staff of Admiral Albert Gleaves in W W I. Charlie's remarks were enjoyed. Hope he will be with us again. Ward Davis explained why he failed to show at the January skirmish— that Andy McFall show. B. Cochrane's guest, Eddie Leishman, gave an interesting sketch of the 1962 Padre Baseball Club. Eddie is the GM of that outfit. He pointed out that this is the year when, come September, the Padres will top the PCL. They are now a farm club of the Cincinnati Reds and new management is the break the Padres have been waiting for. Thus another luncheon slid into the record book. Donning their foulweather attire, the mariners headed for their gigs and the old home port. A grand party.

Present, not already noted: Bateman, Bennett, Benson, Carrington, Comstock, Emerson, Fahrion, Haeberle, Herndon, Holmes, Jenkins, Kenworthy, McGinnis, Richards, Root, and Walter Webb.

The Annual San Diego '16-'17er CocktailDinner Party has been scheduled for 23 June at the Marine Officers' Club, Recruit Depot, in San Diego. All '16ers and '17ers, and their wives, are cordially invited to join with us. Please contact any San Diego '16'17er for details.

Hasta la Vista, Amigos.

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Sec'y, Capt. J. G. M. Stone, USNR (Ret.) 248 King George St., Annapolis, Md.

ALLEN INGRAM PRICE

It is with great sadness that ALLEN's passing is reported. It occurred in U S N H , Bethesda, on 11 April. He had been an intermittent patient for many months and had undergone much suffering during his long and brave fight.

To know Allen was a pleasure; to know him well, a joy. He had a particularly gay laugh and we are profoundly sorry it is stilled. Few have had lives graced with warmer friendship than he both gave and received, and we can only say "hail and farewell" to a much beloved classmate. We shall miss him sorely.

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Services were held in Fort Myer Chapel and interment in Arlington at 3 p. m. 16 April. Besides his beloved wife, Elizabeth (Betty), he is survived by their daughter, Mary Stuart, and by a son, Lt. AUtn I., Jr., USMC, to whom we offer the heartfelt sympathy of the class.

Florence GREGORY

Mrs. J O S E P H W E S L E Y GREGORY, Florence (Bunny), our Nino's beloved wife, passed away on 14 April in U S N H , Annapolis. She had only entered there the day before and seemed to be better as late as an hour before and then left us suddenly. Bunny had many, many friends in the class and throughout the service. Services were held on 17 April, with burial in the Naval Academy Cemetery. The class extends sympathy to our Nifio and may God bless her.

At the A & N Club '16-'17 February luncheon were: Len Austin, Eddie Brady, Walt Calhoun, Pete Merwin, Chuck Noble, Lisle Small, and Jim Steele. A lot of familiar faces (or what have you) missing from that assembly. There were no fatalities and the curry was excellent—also the bottled food.

The space boys from Annapolis were not able to attend on account of uncertain road conditions—figure that one out! We can't.

REUNION—12-13-14 October 1962. It is beginning to be embarrassing to tell the girls which one. But some of the really brave ones have taken some of the rooms and without advertising; it looks as though it will be a great success. That is strictly up to you.

You gotta make it! Various people want various things and all these things we can have, but we must know how many are coming. So do tell your mathematical wizard, and you all know he ain't any computer and can only count on his fingers. That's it, your yeoman, at 248 King George, Annapolis, zero, Md. But don't be alarmed as we shall turn out nearly 100. We'll make it bang up and the Cornell game should be good. It can be guaranteed good.

S M A L I ^ - L I S L E has had a short bout with Bethesda, in for minor overhaul and emerged triumphant. He expects to be down here at 248 for the class party 30 March.

F O R S H E W — C O N N I E and Anne returned to Crabtown 12 March—following an escape from winter trip to California. They were much more charmed with Arizona than any of the rest of the terrain covered.

PORTER—BOB and Mary have been out to the West Coast where they saw almost all the resident members of the class. They are returning to Wynnewood about 20 March.

D U N W O O D Y — KING and Company have written Carvel and taken a room out of the Reunion pool. It is to be hoped that more will follow this good example so that we will know where we stand.

Surprise—TEX ROGERS and Janie were here on 30 March.

Our informal 4Sth reunion was held at 248 on 30 March, the date of our first commissions. .Attending were : Bradys, Calhouns, Collins, Deans, Nino Gregory, Headlees, Heffernans, Hoeffels, Kellys, the Tex Rogers, Nobles, Len Doughty, and Smalls. Also—and the best come last—our .Adelaide Fullinwider, Caroline Tobin, Elise Skylstead, and Rose Dietrich. The Len Austins were being pursued by a virus, the Hanafees by checks at Bethesda, and the Prices detained because Allen was down with pneumonia in Bethesda. Allen has had a tough siege and we missed them both very much. The party was a lot of fun and we all had a very good 32

time. .All present expressed their intention to attend our Reunion on 12, 13, 14 October.

Be sure to apply for your tickets to Cornell Game on the 13th. It may well be a sell-out with no last minute tickets available. (Tlass will sit together.

CALHOUN—WALT and Louise have left for the West Coast—so look out, you pioneers—though Louise is gentle enough.

P.ARK—it seems that POSSUM and Marion got back to the Indian country after some months of travel. It is income tax time and that is no time to be loose with words— one can't even guess where the shells are— much less the pea.

R.AWLINGS—RIM is coming to the 45th and will be at Carvel when he isn't hither and yon—and will we be glad to see him !

Reunions—things got off to a good start and continue to pick up momentum. It now looks as though everyone able to move will be here. .And, strange as it seems, that will be a good many. Your committee requests that all of you get after our widows to attend : they will be guests of the class—and very honored ones.

With love and good cheer, JACK

Sec'y, RAdm. E. E. Duvall, U S N (Ret.) Apt. 755-B, The Westchester Washington 16, D. C.

ALBERT "MIKE" H U T S O N sent us an account published in the Healdsburg (Calif.)

Tribune of his and Eleanor's South Seas cruise in the S.S. MONTEREY; they sailed 18 December last and were gone six weeks.

Eleanor, who writes for the Tribune, gave a most interesting and colorful description of the various places visited: their natural beauty, native ceremonial dancing, lovely costumes, exotic dishes, and the gracious hospitality experienced everywhere. Their itinerary included: Rarotonga in the Cook Islands; Bora Bora and Tahiti in the Society Islands (Papeete of course, with a side trip to Moorea) ; Auckland (NZ) ; Sydney (Australia) ; Noumea (New Caledonia) ; Suva in the Fiji Islands; Pago Pago (Samoa); and Honolulu. Eleanor's account gave Tahiti the top rating describing it as a Polynesian Paris.

GORDON and Doris R O W E plan on being home in Seattle during July and August.

They hope to see many old friends attending the Seattle's World Fair. Their son, Roger, graduates from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in June.

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

FRANK VERNON ALER, JR.

Retired as an executive of the Long Island Lighting Co., only a month before after 38 years of service, FRANK ALER (CDR U S N R ) died 31 March at Nassau Hospital, Mineola, L. I., of leukemia after a very brief illness. Surviving is his widow, Elaine, 36 Cathedral Ave., Hempstead, L. I. Funeral services were held at 8 p. m. at the Walter Cooke Garden Chapel, Garden City.

After Episcopal rites, military rites were conducted by the Chaplain, Nassau County Commandery, American Legion, which also provided the stand of colors and the honor guard. Many of Frank's friends attended.

The class was represented by Fitzpatrick and Strachan. Frank's ashes were later spread at sea from a Navy ship.

FRANK VERNON ALER, JR., '19

Frank, a native of West Virginia, resigned in 1924. A Lieutenant Commander in the Reserves, he returned to active duty soon after learning that two of his old ships, the ARIZONA and

the

W E S T VIRGINIA, had

been

sunk at Pearl Harbor. Assigned first as an instructor in Ordnance and Gunnery with the Midshipmen's Training School, USS PRAIRIE STATE, he assumed command when promoted to Commander in 1943. Later that year he was transferred to the U. S. Naval Amphibious Base, Oceanside, Calif., and took charge of its Beach Battalion Training. After the war, he returned to his company.

In her gracious letter of 6 April, Elaine expresses her thanks for the class's floral offering and her appreciation for the fine asistance given by Tom and Pauline Fitzpatrick. Frank's many friends join us in sincere sympathy for her sudden and tragic loss.

The Venezuelan Navy had requested and received permission from GEORGE DYER to publish his Naval Logistics in Spanish as has the Brazilian Navy in Portugese. George and Adaline went to St. Augustine, Fla., in early March for a 10-day vacation.

George reports: "Our train was 9% hours late, a record of some kind." Despite this, the Dyers enjoyed their visit.

PAUL TALBOT'S welcome note of 22 February from Oak Knoll reports: "After four weeks in bed, am now sitting up for an hour a day so you see am making a normal recovery. Having had two jolts in the first 48 hours, I am really pleased. JACK REDMAN, in for a check, came across the hall and we watched Glenn take off on his flight."

Grandpa ALLEN reports from Coronado on 6 March, that a hale and hearty Charles Allen, III, arrived on 27 February. He also writes: " J O H N R O P E R and I still engage m_ our twice weekly nine holes of golf—I think John had me down two strokes at the end of the year. I see TOM J E T E R on the course occasionally but he plays in faster company." Charley has practically retired from his real estate activities, "But I still have an office to go where I can watch the S H I P M A T E

girls on Orange .Avenue." Charles! What an example for Charles .Allen, I I I !

On 14 February, Florence PELZMAN wrote: "We went to Saratoga Springs for the holidays. The children wanted to ski and it seemed the perfect spot. The Gideon Putnam Hotel, state-owned, is beautifully situated in a State Park there.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;We had plenty of snow and the snow-laden evergreens made it a fairyland."

Mrs. Genevieve Tyner Straus of New York, widow of F E R D I N A N D STRAUS, and Admiral J O H N H O W A R D CASS.ADY, USN ( R e t ) , were married at the home of the bride's brother, Mr. Ralph Tyner, Jr., in Boca Raton, Fla., on 23 February 1962. The bride was given in marriage by her brother while her sister-in-law, Mrs. Ralph Tyner, Jr., was matron of honor. .Admiral Cassady was attended by his sons, William S. and John H. Cassady, Jr. Elizabeth METZEL now has an apartment at -Army Distaff Hall, 6200 Oregon .Ave., N. W. Son, Cdr. Jeffery C. Metzel, Jr., '47, took command of the famous atomic submarine NAUTILUS on 13 .April. .And as of .April first, younger son, the Rev. Wm. Sims Metzel, and his family were well and happy in the Congo.

On the report of a trusted agent, I alleged in February's Shipmate that the DICK CR.AWFORDS and the L U K E GRANTS were great-grandparents. Luke's sharp note on 6 March reads : "I suggest you take appropriate steps at once to improve your G-2. .Although we do have 15 grandchildren, the oldest is only 14 years of age." Consider yourself corrected, Operative Dyer.

Gladys FENG.AR's address is now 1500 Massachusetts Ave., N. W., Washington 5, D. C. She writes: "I could not stand the prolonged heat of Florida living. I go down to visit my daughter in the winter for a month or two. But I find life more stimulating and more interesting up north."

Virginia KINC.AID's note of 8 March from her father, Mr. .Arthur Morris's, Willingham Plantation, Allendale, S. C., indicates that she has had a much-needed opportunity to rest. She had done a good deal of quail hunting, one of E.ARLE's favorite sports, and was going to Florida for a time.

Rachel HERBST's letter of 7 March from Morton, 111., carries the distressing news that ROBBO had had a stroke on 21 Jan., affecting his right side. Home from the hospital on 21 Feb., he was confined to a wheel chair.

The Herbsts had planned to attend our May Reunion. We trust they will make our 4Sth next year.

The DAN McGURLS visited Tunis and Spain last fall and Dan's letter of 26 March says: "We are ready to go back to Spain anytime." They expect to attend our May Reunion. But ED and Flo F R I E D M A N , with whom they came last year, will be in Europe at that time.

JOE BUCHALTER's 4 April letter from SS DEVON, Hamburg to New York (with his new car aboard too), marks his completion of another circumnavigation of the globe. In Hongkong he had met and dined with an old Chinese merchant friend of Shanghai days who remembered Joe and other j . o.'s on the old HURON in 1922. After his years of wandering, Joe is thinking of building on some lots he owns in La Quinta, Calif., near Palm Springs. But knowing Joe, I won't believe it until I see a "La Quinta" postmark.

I regret that our friend, .ARTHUR FOLZ's name, was mis-spelled in the MarchApril Shipmate in the account of his death and funeral. It was submitted correctly.

M A Y

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Sec'y, Capt. John F. Crowe, Jr., USN (Ret.), 4431 Volta PL. N.W. Washington 7, D. C.

HERBERT CARL RUST

RUSTY died 4 .April of a cerebral hemorrhage at his home, 910 J .Ave., Coronado.

Interment was at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego. He had been retired for physical disability in 1934 after service in battleships, cruisers, and destroyers; he was recalled to active duty in 1940 and was re-retired in 1945.

Rusty has been very active and outstandingly successful in amateur theatricals in the San Diego area for many years, having played the lead in many productions over the years. He had appeared in more than forty roles at Old Globe Theater, La Jolla Playhouse, and Coronado Playhouse. His last appearance in a leading role in "Rain" at the Coronado Playhouse was completed only a few weeks ago. He had received awards for superior performances in several roles.

Rusty was a senior master bridge player.

He won many honors in competition against the best in the field.

Surviving are his widow, Mary, two sons, two sisters, and five grandchildren. The class extends deepest sympathy to them in their bereavement.

WEDDING

MAURICE E. H A T C H (CAPT USN Ret.) and Mrs. Mildred K. Watson, both of Coronado, Calif., recited marriage vows Sunday, 28 January 1962. The Rev. Kenneth Baird Carson, of (jraham Memorial Presbyterian Church of Coronado, officiated at the ceremony, held in the patio of the home in which they will resideâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;725 Guadalupe Ave., Coronado. The bride was accompanied to the improvised altar by her son, LCol. Paul B. Watson, Jr., USMC '44, who came from Quantico, Va., to attend his mother's wedding. Mrs. Robert S. Vail and Cdr. Frederick S. Hatch, USN (Ret.) '11, of Tucson and Winchester, Mass., brother of the bridegroom, were the only attendants.

The following attended the class luncheon at the Army & Navy Club on 23 February: Bryan, Crowe, Daggett, Dettmann, Haugen, Holsinger, Felix Johnson, Lyon, Mullinix, Nibecker, Osborn, Pearson, Robbins, Sexton, Steinhagen, Wachtler, and Wilkerson.

T O M M I E ROBBINS discussed various current matters pertinent to the Navy's functioning within the Department of Defense. He mentioned several boards that have been appointed to look into specific areas such a s : training and supply, and to determine whether the present organization requires changes in order to assure the most efficient operation of the Navy.

F E L I X J O H N S O N , who is on active duty as President of the Naval Reserve Evaluation Board, outlined the very efficient manner in which the recent recall of the Naval Reserves functioned. In contrast to the adverse criticism contained in the newspapers on some phases of the recall of reserves of other services, the Navy's recall of officers and men to man ships and air squadrons was accomplished smoothly. Feli.x pointed out that the ships and air squadrons performed very well when they joined the operating forces of the Fleet.

In an answer to my pleas for news, .ARTIE DOYLE has sent me information on classmates residing in the Pensacola area which with its golf, fishing, and civic activities, he finds ideal for retirement. Jamie visited their son, Peter, an Episcopal minister in Basel, Switzerland, last October. Peter celebrated

the completion of his first year of study for his doctorate in Basel by announcing the birth of a son, the Doyles' first grandchild, on 21 February. He has been filling in for services at English-speaking churches in Germany and Switzerland, thus giving him an opportunity to travel. .Artie saw JACK SHOEM.AKER recently at a Pensacola party for CNO and advises that he looks very well. .Artie and Jack discussed when they would move to their beach homes at Innererity Point, on the Inland Waterway, ten miles west of the Naval Air Station and decided it would be about 1 May. The Doyles see JIM W I L S O N occasionally. Jim is consultant engineer for a construction firm with state-wide connections.

THED.A COMBS, who settled down in Tallahassee, was in Pensacola for a check-up at the hospital recently and Artie reports that he looks healthy and feels well.

W. W. S M I T H and Edith attended all the Pensacola holiday parties; they frequently visit Edith's home in Laurel, Miss. .Artie frequently sees BILL S I N T O N , whose golf he says has improved considerably.

ROSCOE and Bess GOOD are continuing to enlarge their very nice house on Bon Secour River outside Foley, Ala., a short drive from Pensacola. Roscoe builds models of houses for architects from their plans and is an Elder Statesman in Foley though retaining his Ohio accent.

-Artie, the Navy baseball coach in 1933 and 1934, expressed his regret at learning of Max Bishop's death, as do all Navy baseball fans. While coach, Artie felt that Navy baseball would be furthered by having a professional ball player as coach and so recommended. Chief Bender (and later Max Bishop) was appointed on the recommendation of Connie Mack; Max put Navy baseball at the top in the liast. Many thanks for the news, Artie.

SHAD MILLER and Bonnie recently visited their son, Bill '56, in Norfolk, a naval aviator attached to the FORRESTAL, and their new grandchild. Shad's other son, Raleigh Jr., '54, is the Fire Control Officer (Gold Crew) of the Polaris submarine PATRICK HENRY. Shad is on the Board of Directors of the local Rural Telephone Cooperative in Rock Island, Tenn.; for diversion, he hunts quail and engages in county activities.

B.AILEY and Evelyn CONNELLY have taken an apartment in the Americana, the new apartment building in the Eastport section of .Annapolis.

SLIM COWDREY forwarded the good news that Rosita is home from the French Hospital in New York after winning a threeweek battle with a heart attack. He says that while still weak, Rosita is now well on the road back to good health. Slim expects to be in Washington for the A.S.N, annual dinner and hopes to see some of the gang then.

To complete the news of the CROWEs' Florida trip, P A U L and Kay LAMBRIGHT have a beautiful home in Coral Gables backing up on the 13th hole of the golf course. They invited the D O N A L D S O N S , HEVIAS, and GRISTS over for cocktails the evening before the Crowes' departure for Ormond Beach. The MARKELLS were down from St. Petersburg and joined the gang. Eeveryone had a gay time.

Also, the Crowes dropped in on K H E M and Lucile PALMER at Daytona Beach, Fla. I am glad to report that Khem looks very well. Having been in the old FLORIDA'S J . O .

Mess with Khem after graduation we had much to talk about. .As a hobby, Khem and Lucile have made artistic ceramic statutes, 33

Khem being Chief Engineer of the kiln.

The Crowes became grandparents for the fourth time when a daughter, Karen Louise, was born to their son at Fort Knox, Ky., on 29 January.

MAURICE H A T C H writes that his cousin, Charlotte DUSINBERRE, DUSIE's widow, visited his bride about a year ago, and the visit was greatly enjoyed. He says they may visit the Annapolis-Washington area this fall. He is still running a hobby and sporting goods store in Coronado and this keeps him occupied.

The following attended the 30 March luncheon at the Army-Navy Club: Bryan, Christmas, Crow, Fred Cunningham, Daggett, Fitz, Hitchcock, Holsinger, Felix Johnson, Lyon, Mead, Mullinix, Nibecker, Pearson, Robbins, Tomlinson, Wachtler, and Wilkerson.

TOMMY and Barbara ROBBINS gave another delightful cocktail party on 31 March for 35 classmates and their wives at historic Tingey House, their quarters at the Naval Weapons Plant, Washington. All hands greatly enjoyed their most gracious hospitality and the opportunity to see and talk to old friends. About eighty attended including the following: (practically all of whom were accompanied by their wives) Bryan, Bunch, Christmas, Crowe, Fred Cunningham and his son, Kevin, Curts, Daggett, Glass, Goggins, Greer, Haff, Hague, Haugen, Hawkins, Heineman, Hitchcock, Holsinger, Felix Johnson, Korns, Lyon, Mansfield, Wap Martin, Maxwell, Mead, Paul Miller, Mullinix, Nibecker, Osborn, Patterson, Pearson, Plaskitt, Robinson, Shope, Steinhagen, Swanson, Tomlinson, Wachtler, Paul Watson, Wilkerson; also Faye Hobbs and Cynthia Murphy (Pat's wife) of Eklisto Island, S. C. The traveling ROY SACKETTS of Coronado are off on another European jaunt that will last about four months. They will tour by automobile through the more northly countries, which previous tours convinced them they should return to for more adequate investigation. While active, Roy spent a lot of time in the Pacific and since retirement he has been concentrating on Europe.

Capt. J O S E P H T. TALBERT, USN ( R e t ) , and Mrs. Talbert have just returned from a trip to Japan—Tokyo, Kyoto, Nara, Osaka, Yokosuka, Yokohama, and Hong Konk, Taipei, and Hawaii including Kauai.

fine cruiser went down fighting at the Battle of Savo Island on 10 August 1943. A letter was sent to Bill, Jr., expressing to him, and through him to his sister, the condolences of the Class of '21.

MONTHLY LUNCHEON

During the regular monthly '21 class luncheon at the Army & Navy Club in Washington it was brought to light that CAT BROWN had been made Vice-President for European Operations of McDonnell Aircraft Corp. Congratulations, Cat! The following were present at lunch: Abercrombie, Barbaro, Bolger, Cat, and Luther Brown, Colclough, Costello, Eimers, Ferris, Fullinwider, Jamison, Tom Kelley, Prof. Kelly, Loker, McCollum, McDowell, Moore, Purves, Sherwood Smith, Thorp, Waters, and Wattles. All hands enjoyed the stories, reminiscenses, food, refreshments and, most important, the company.

COUNTRY MOORE recently hosted a stag luncheon at the above club. Attending were: J O E BOLGER, H A P P Y BOWMAN, CAT BROWN, and MAX W E L L BORN (up from Florida), all of '21, all five having graduated in the same Pensacola class, and all assigned to Squadron VT-1, then commanded by Cdr. T. Gordon Ellyson.

H O M E R O. EIMERS—Homer resigned from the Navy in 1923 at the suggestion of Senator William E. Borah who appointed him to Annapolis, and who was firmly convinced there were to be no more wars and the Navy was shortly to be scrapped.

After his resignation, he became an employee of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company here in Washington. He held various positions with the company and now is General Plant Personnel Supervisor.

Homer will retire from the company at the end of this year, 1962, having completed little over 39 years of service.

He belongs to the Army and Navy Club, the Washington Golf and Country Club, the Washington Board of Trade, the Naval .Academy Athletic Association, and the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

Our class President states, "I play golf at every opportunity and enjoy working about the yard with the flowers. My health is excellent. Haven't lost a day from work in 39 years due to illness of any kind. I have a wife, Louise, one child, a son, Homer, Jr., and one grandchild—a girl."

WEST COAST NEWS

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Sec'y, RAdm. Floyd F. Ferris, U S N (Ret.) 4201 Cathedral Ave., N.W., Apt. 414W Washington 16, D. C.

LAWRENCE FRANCIS CONNOLLY

We are sorry to report the death, due to a coronary, of L A W R E N C E F. CONNOLLY, on 26 February at Waterbury, Conn. He was interred or 2 March in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Boston. Larry resigned in July of 1938 as a Lieutenant, USN, and in recent years had lived at 10 Cotswold Terrace in Newton Center, Mass. A letter of condolence from the Class of '21 was sent his widow.

CAROLYN MAE GRAY

Word has been received from Lt. William Gary Gray, Jr., U S N R '54, of the passing of his mother, Carolyn Mae Gray, widow of our classmate W I L L I A M GARY GRAY (CDR U S N ) . She died on IS January 1962, and had resided in San Gabriel, Calif. She is survived by her son, and by a married daughter, Susan Gray Sanchez, of Alhambra, Calif. It will be remembered that Bill was killed in action in USS QUINCY when that 34

From Coronado comes word that RAY TARBUCK is a candidate for the City Council of San Diego. Best of luck, Ray! ABE and Pat CARLISLE have recently sold their home in San Mateo and have relocated in the Los Altos Hills area.

LORENZO S. SABIN, JR., (VADM U S N RET)—"The Sabins have completed one year of retirement living out of suitcases.

Together or separately we have made four transcontinental trips by motor and two by air. We have had temporary abodes in Virginia, Texas, and California, and have pretty well covered the nation in an effort to find a place to settle permanently. In the process, I turned down three job offers which will probably be the last offers I get, since my 63rd birthday is rapidly approaching. When we finally decided to settle in California, we examined ninety-seven houses in the Coronado-San Gabriel-La Jolla area without finding any to which we could marry our needs and our pocket book. So with much trepidation we decided to build—our first venture in home building. It has been interesting, challenging, frustrating, rewarding, and expensive. But, at least, when it is completed

all the errors will be ours. And it is in a lovely La Jolla area with your sailor's sea to view on one side, and the mountains on the other side to bring out your insignificance.

It is only five minutes from the Beach & Tennis Club where I have joined an old man's sextet on the courts.

"WALT S C H I N D L E R sends me Florida newspaper clippings about Florida's sunshine and California rains—and I send him California news clippings of Florida's freezes and storms and California's unusually fine weather.

"We expect to move into our abode sometime in May and any '21ers out this way will find the latch string out."

R A L P H H U N T has recently been drydocked in Bethesda Naval Hospital where he underwent some abdominal surgery. He is back home now and, Sophronia reported, recuperating nicely.

At our regular monthly luncheon at the Army and Navy (town) Club, we welcomed DAN GALLERY (from nearby Oakton, Va., where he now lives), and voted to hold monthly lunches (on the fourth Wednesday as usual) throughout the summer. Present: Luther Brown, Costello, Eimers, Ferris, Fullinwider, Gallery, James Hamilton, Jamison, McDowell, McShane, Purves, Al Smith, Thorp, and Wattles.

Accompanied by his wife and daughter, FRANCIS ALAN FORD was in Washington for a few days during the first part of April. Hank teaches French and algebra at Aiken Preparatory School in Aiken, and was stopping off in Virginia Beach to say hi to his naval aviator 2-striper jet-pilot son (attached to USS INTREPID), Randolph Ford, and his family, and to await the arrival of his second grandchild. Hank retired back in '42 and says he has already retired from real estate and looks forward to retiring next year from the teaching profession. Says school kept him from being at the 40th reunion last fall, but nothing will cause him to miss the 4Sth. L I O N E L R O W E writes he is staying with the GEORGE RUSSELLS (COM-12) and that he thoroughly enjoys being able to ring for the watch-boy for coffee on a 24hour basis. Lionel is likewise enjoying a reunion with his daughter who lives in San Francisco.

WEST COAST ITEM

In Los Angeles BLAIR and Pat FULLER had the following '21ers for dinner in their home: LARRY and Evelyn GRANNIS and RALEIGH and Gwen H A L E S . Blair had a special surprise for Raleigh—some scuppernong wine direct from Chowning's Tavern in Colonial Williamsburg. Raleigh writes that he recently had lunch with SANDY WIEDMAN and LOGAN McKEE: Raleigh said he had not seen the former since graduation, but that he, Sandy, had changed surprisingly little.

SAN FRANCISCO BAY NOTES

The Bay Area has a lot of catching up to do to report activities since the dawn of 1962. After a brief respite from the holiday rush, TOMMY and Cathy T H O M A S and son, Bob, threw a whing-ding at Treasure Island, cocktails followed by a sit down supper. The end of January, AB and Pat CARLISLE celebrated the R. K. DAVISES' 25th wedding anniversary with a small surprise party complete with appropriately engraved silver tray, the gift of the group of closest classmate friends.

In February J I M M I E H A R R I S took over the Club at T. I. as a tribute to Vera for having put up with him for 40 years. The SHIPMATE

dinner-dance was attended by all Bay Area '21ers, plus a host of civilian friends. By connivance, the guest list was secretly obtained in advance and the Harrises surprised with gifts including a king-size comb for Jim and a 40-carat "ruby" ring for Vera and other jokes that were right down Jim's alley. The piece de resistance was a substantial gift order shared by all the guests.

Everyone spent the next month recuperating from that week-night tempest (not in a teapot!). The only sizeable gathering in March was at the PIGGIE S C H W I E N S ' for OLIE and Betty OLSEN who were on their way back to the Islands after a cruise of several months around South America and a visit with their children in Newport.

Except for small home dirmers, '21 pulled in its horns again until 8 April when FRANK and Carmen T A L B O T entertained at cocktails and buffet at Treasure Island for some 85 guests. On tap were classmates (and wives) : Entwistle, Johns, Slats Moore, Woodson, Thayer, Schwien, Thomas, Miller, Carlisle, Coulter, McQueen, (Virginia, that is, Johnny was out of town), R. K. Davis, Russell, Nichols, Hoover, and Roland. Illness kept the Jim Harrises and John Maddens from attending. Everyone was glad to see LIONEL R O W E who has torn himself away from Florida to "thumb his way around the world backwards." The class was in upper crust company, mingling with such distinguished guests as the Consul-Generals of Mexico and Peru as well as many prominent civilian San Francisicans. The thoughtful Talbots provided individual birthday cakes for Dodie Miller, Slats Moore and Phil Nichols.

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Sec'y, Gerald A. Stacey, Golden Propeller Farm, R2 Box 146, Mercersburg, Pa.

JAMES MORRIS CROUCH PAUL DONNELL PARCELLS ORSON REED SUTHERLAND

WHUft, Since 1879

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NAVY MUTUAL AID has provided security to officers of the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and their families IN ADDITION, MEMBERSHIP IN NAVY MUTUAL AID PROVIDESJ,

Today, over 33,000 officers are secure in the knowledge that their families are p r o t e c t e d by sound, PERMANENT INSURANCE and in time of need will have effective and understanding assistance in securing Government benefits.

WILLIAM WALLACE LONG

It is with deep regret that we report the death of four classmates in February and March.

JAMES M. CROUCH (CDR U S N R RET) passed away in St. Margaret Hospital.

Hammond, Ind., on 19 March 1962. Jim was manager of rates and contracts for Northern Indiana Public Service Co. He had been in the employ of the firm since 1922. His widow resides at 21 River Drive South, Munster, Ind. PAUL D. P A R C E L L S passed away in early March. Only this information was forwarded by A. M. R. Fitzsimmons. Burial was in Sunset View Cemetery, Berkeley, Calif.

ORSON R. S U T H E R L A N D (CDR USN R E T ) died at U S A F Hospital, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., on 2() February 1962. " C U P I E " suffered a stroke, was taken to the hospital and appeared to be improving when he collapsed suddenly. A service was held in Dunedin, Fla., with burial in Arlington National Cemetery on 26 February. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Eleanor K. Sutherland, and two brothers; George R. Sutherland of Norfolk, Va., and Stanley Sutherland of Tucson Arizona.

WILLIAM W. LONG, professor of mining and engineering at New Mexico Institute and Technology for 13 years before his retirement 2 years ago, died 27 February from coronary occlusion at his home in Socorro, N. M. Bill had been in ill health since an automobile accident in December 1959, in M A Y ,

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which his wife, Dorothy, was killed and he was seriously injured. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Phyllis Mae Rayner of Marrero. La.; and a son, William W. Long, Jr., of Socorro, a graduate student at the University of New Mexico.

W E D D I N G ANNOUNCED

Mrs. E. E. Myers sent us a clipping concerning the wedding on 14 February of Miss Sidney Mary Goodwin of Pebble Beach, Calif., and Mr. George Marshall Brown of Atlanta, Ga. The bride is the daughter of H U G H H. GOODWIN (VADM U S N R E T ) and Mrs. Goodwin of Pebble Beach.

-After a leisurely motor trip the couple will reside in their new home in Oak Ridge, Tenn.

DIRECTORY N O T E : By the time you read this you should have received our broadcast concerning the 1922 Directory to be published this summer. If our letter failed to reach you, please notify us at once. If you did receive the dope and have not as yet returned your questionnaire, please forward the form to us pronto, if not sooner.

Several classmates wrote interesting notes along with their questionnaires. We'll try to include as many as possible in these columns during the next few months.

Trying to locate Mrs. J. G. Murphy, the former Lola Follett, BILL EGAN writes there is no such Murphy located in the Detroit area phone books. Adds he would have joined P E T E ( P E D E R S E N ) in Florida, but Evie had an operation which necessitated spending the winter in Royal Oak. Bill hopes to make Reunion Forty, but is also planning on New Zealand for next winter.

M.ARION S T A P L E S was in Hawaii the latter part of February. Had nice visits with the BOB MORSES, T. D. W I L S O N S , J.ASPER H O L M E S , BAT CRUISES, and ED SOLOMONS. Mostest of the bestest, ABE CLASS LUNCHEON

The class luncheon on 13 March at the .Army-Navy Club in Washington was a sellout. BOB S H O R T was a surprise visitor and welcome indeed: Said things were slow at P. and G. so he is on the road pushing Chlorox. H A R V E Y W A L S H was over from .Annapolis to put out the dope about housing at the Reunion. As you may have heard, his job was really thrown into a spin by the change of the Reunion date from Spring to September because we are competing with all the other classes for rooms. But Harvey thinks he'll make it. BEANY J A R R E T T presided. The speaker of the day was JERRY STACEY, down from Mercersburg. And all the regulars were there: Red Marston, Doc Pratt, Pete Atkeson, Ed Gardner, Lowe Bibby, Dunkelberger, Doc Hudson, John Schultz, Bud Thompson, Alan McCracken, Beau Fink, Omer Kneeland, Hubie Chanler, Pete Neimo, Johnny Johnson, Jerry Jerome, Al Malstrom, Fred Lott, Harry Butler, and Bill Brice. â&#x20AC;˘ H.ARVEY W A L S H reports on the status as of 16 April of room reservations for our 40th Reunion in September.

"We now have requests for reservations of 123 rooms. This absorbs all (102) rooms in and near .Annapolis and 21 at the Kent Motel across the Bay Bridge. This leaves 25 rooms still available, 1 at Kent and 24 at the Islander Motel, also across the Bridge.

"It is pointed out that 'across the Bridge' may sound very remote. However, these motels are only 9 miles beyond the 'nearby motels' on a dual highway ( U S 50 and 301).

The Kent and Islander Motels are excellent ones and the additional travel time involved is small.

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"I am still working on acquiring additional rooms nearer the Academy but the demand is great during Homecoming and the chances are slim. Cancellations and 'doubling up' of bachelors may also make a few more rooms available.

"Classmates and widows are urged to send in their requests so that the class may recover its deposits on unnecessary reservations and not hold out rooms which other classes could use."

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Sec'y and Recorder, Capt. Charles Beaumont, U S N , Ret. 37 Maryland Ave., Annapolis, Md.

RAdm. and Mrs. J O S E P H L. K A N E announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter. Patience Alice Kane, in the fall to Georg Frazier Bethel. Time and place to be announced later.

H O M E R and Louise AMBROSE announce the arrival of a granddaughter, Anna Marguerita, on 3 March 1962. The proud father is Capt. Ambrose, Corps of Engineers, USA. By now you will have received N E I L DIETRICH'S first report on the 40th reunion and F R E D W I T H I N G T O N ' s letter on the Class Record to be published about reunion time in '63. Really cooperate on these items, because much work is involved and you supply the ammunition.

The list of names for the roster desired is published here, as the new roster suggests.

The new roster will be in your hands about 20-25 .April. Help me keep it up to date.

At present addresses are needed for at least the following names: Beckler, Gordon F . ; Bell, James P . ; Browne, Everett H . ; Gurns, Walter F., J r . ; Cunningham, Rae H . ; Drexler, Mrs. Dorothy A.; Flaherty, Michael E.; Fly, W. A.; Graham, Wm. A.; Harp, Terrence, R.; Hasbrouck, T. L.; Hight, Richard; Hobby, W. D.; Hughes, Mrs. F. M.; Jenkins, Earl F . ; Kelly, H. M.; Kelly, Matthew L.; Kurtz, Mrs. Wm.; Lewis, P. R.; Long, Fred W.; MacMahan, Donald S.; Mann, Mrs. Calvin H . ; McCollum, Francis L.; MoUoy, Thomas R.; Nunn, John R.; Olivares, Jose E.; Schoeffel, Paul F . ; Severin, Hugh; Tortorich, Dominic J., Jr.; Trundle, Wilson B.; Walker, Charles H . ; Wallace, George L.; Wirtz, Paul, and Yoder, Russell H. The ranks get thinner. Help fill up the blank files.

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Sec'y, Mr. Paul Siegrist, c/o Standard Poor's, 345 Hudson St. New York 14, N . Y.

R A Y M O N D ALGOT ANDERSON

Very regretfully we have to record the loss of another classmate, in the passing of RAYMOND A. A N D E R S O N (MGEN USMC R E T ) , on 22 February 1962, at La Jolla, Calif., after a long illness. Andy retired in 1957 from Marine Corps service which began in 1917, prior to entering the Naval Academy. Many of us remember him from plebe summer days as the affable, seasoned, and experienced Marine whose nonchalance rather helped us get "broken-in"; he had most of the answers. Graveside services with full military honors were held 27 February at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, with many '24 classmates present. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Alethea Grimsley Anderson; daughter, Mrs. Alethea Ann Moller, and three grandchildren.

ARTHUR GERALD CARNEY

It is a sad task to announce the passing on 24 March of A R T H U R G. CARNEY, at Bronxville, N. Y., following a heart attack. The "Bimbo" was a real stalwart of our Midshipman days, captain and a key man of the football team in our final year, and very much on the team in all years. Later he played professional football for two years with the New York Giants. Art was a 1929 graduate of Columbia University Law School, and for many years following was an Assistant District Attorney for Bronx County. He had been retired in recent years, and those of us in the New York area seldom saw or heard from him. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Muriel Holland Carney, and a son, James A. Carney.

We think that perhaps that picture of the 1920 Naval Academy Preparatory Class which appeared on page 14 of the January Shipmate, with 35 of our class included did not get the attention it deserves, and suggest you might like to refer to it again. But BILL MANSFIELD, our reliable historian, has had some communications concerning the picture and identifying some of those whose names were missing. We do not reprint that information because none of the new names are of those who stayed with us for the course. Bill is also interested in another NAPC, formed at Goat Island in 1920, and including H. H. HARRISON, NORMAN W. ELLIS, W A Y N E GAMET, A. J. CLAUSEN, and H. R. DEMAREST. We wonder if there were not several others from 1924 in that class, and invite anyone to write in such additional namesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;or perhaps produce a photo.

MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED

Without details, we have just learned of the recent marriage of "A. B." A B E VOSSELLER (VADM U S N R E T ) and Mrs. Judy Fowler, formerly of Atlanta, in Paris.

While on a brief business trip to the States in March, these newlyweds did not have time to look up many classmates, but their happy presence in Beverly Hills is reported by JACK BOLTON, and they also spent an evening at Coronado with the H U R S T S and the LILLARDS. They will, of course, continue to live in Paris, where Abe is resident Vice-President for European affairs for Lockheed.

(A. M.) A R T I E T O W N S E N D in midMarch was expecting to be soon released from U. S. Army Hospital at Sandia Base, Albuquerque, but planned to rest until 1 May before returning to his Michigan home, which he and Nietta left in December "to escape the snow and ice." A hernia operation on 4 January was followed by a 1 February heart attack, then pneumonia; so that Art has really "had it" all at once. A critical 10 days was followed by a recovery which is coming along nicely at this writing. The Townsends are with their son, Capt. T. A. Townsend, USMC, stationed at Sandia Base.

Now we have news of F R A N K FALGE and Rose, living now in "wonderful" Carmel, Calif., after early retirement from General Electric. He writes . . . "On 24 March we sail from San Francisco on the Italian freighter

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Genoa where we will pick up a Fiat, and then tour all of the countries of Europe, returning 2 November on the new S.S. FRANCE. I'd like to meet any classmates in Europe who might like to freshen up on their English." Say, this guy really knows how to take a vacation!

We learn that all the Falge sons are now married: Roger (married Ginny Garde) is S H I P M A T E

finishing his teaching credentials at U. of Calif., and will teach in Carmel next fall; Robert (married Deanna Bedeau) is gettmg his architectural degree at U. of Calif., and Richard (married Berit Feragen) is afliliated with Price, Waterhouse. The Falges have two grandchildren. Frank, you are invite to send in a resume of your trip.

H U R S T in politics: as you West Coasters must know, W I L L I E Hurst is hard at it, campaign manager for Ray Tarbuck '21, who is running for a seat on the Coronado City Council.

In early March, Dora B.AILEY (Mrs. W. B.) was hospitalized by an operation, at Balboa Hospital, San Diego, and we trust has made positive recovery. Also in the Coronado area, we learn that P E T E DUNN had another attack, but that it did not prevent him and Leila leaving on 13 March for a 2-month trip to Europe, via Washington, Norfolk, and London.

IRA N U N N (Com 9) (R.ADM U S N ) was in New York in early March to deliver a lecture before a National Strategy Seminar on "Leadership" and for which he is being highly praised. Ne.xt time, please Ira, let us know when you will speak in the N. Y. area!

Should we call that trip around the world that W.ALTER GRAESSER is on a "Busman's Holiday" ? No, on account . . . wife, Pauline, is with him . . . and Walter has been around so much of the world on repeat trips that he oughta be a good guide. He writes they are "seeing the out-of-the-way places" . . . P O P S E A W A R D let us know he is still at Ames, Iowa, but gives no news of the crops, the weather, the fishing, or the chinchbug outlook . . . From a J.ACK BOLTON letter: "JIM DANCY and I went all the way to downtown Los .Angeles for a luncheon honoring Don Felt. There we saw BILL D.AVIS and S W E D E E K S T R O M . . . " D. C. LUNCHEON

The D. C. Group of 1924 held its regular fourth Wednesday of the month luncheon at the Army and Navy Club on 28 March.

The following 24 members were present: Bachman, Bradley, Bush, Cleaves, Cunningham, Francis, Gminder, Hartwig, Hoffman, Johnson, Kalisch, Longfellow, Mercer, Nesser. Purple, Rook, Sinclair, Southerland, Sutliff, Swart, Sylvester, Van Steenbergh, Wilkinson, and Wright.

RED SYLVESTER introduced his guest, Jimmy Leeper '26, who gave an interesting report on the current legislative status of bills intended to remove unreasonable restrictions on the employment of retired naval officers.

It was announced that the annual presentation of the Class of 1924 Engineering Prize to the winning Midshipman will take place about 11 a. m. on 5 June. In addition to urging attendance by those who can arrange it, the chairman solicited suggestions for a nomination of a member of the Class of 1924 to make the presentation.

WEDDINGS

Mrs. Mary Emerson Young and Mr. Theodore Lawton Sweet announce their marriage on Tuesday, 6 February 1962, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Burlingame, Calif. They are making their home at 5616 Wood Way, Sumner, Washington 16, D. C. Mrs. Sweet was the widow of the late EDWARD W. YOUNG, and the deceased wife of Mr. Sweet was Peg Young, a sister of Edward Young.

Miss Lynne Jones of Birmingham. .Ala., and Mr. James D. Lazell, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. J A M E S D R A P E R LAZELL of PhilaM A Y ,

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delphia, were married 16 March 1962 at Urbana, 111., where both are postgraduate students in zoology at the Univ. of 111.

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RICHARD SPENCER

RICH.ARD S P E N C E R ( C A P T U S N R ) died in early February, it was learned only recently. .A small funeral was held in Paris where he had lived at 1 Rue du Boccador, Paris VIII, France. Dick entered our class from 1924 and resigned from the Naval .Academy in 1923. Little has been heard of him in our search for information with which to publish Quivers but we are all sorry to hear of his passing.

Due to the reduction in issues of Shiptnatc, we are announcing the election of class officers with this issue. .A nominating committee has come up with the following slate: for president, Charlie Goetz; for v. pres..

Merle Van Metre; for secretary, Kent Loomis ; for treasurer, K. C. Hurd; for exec, committee. Bob Cronin.

The area vice presidents are asked to serve again as they have done so well in the past.

The outgoing officers wish to thank you all for the help that they have received in the past and to ask you to give the new slate the same fine support. Anyone objecting to the one party slate, please just send JOE STRYKER your poll tax for 1962 and your nominations for any of the above offices. The poll tax will be used for buying whiskey.

young Munroes are in San Diego where Pete is serving on the staff of ComSubDiv 52.

Frank and Martha expect to take off for San Diego within a few weeks and Frank promised to make a report on any '25ers they encounter.

Due to the flu, the storm on the Eastern Shore, and a general lack of news, your Secretary will have to short change you a bit this issue. For the benefit of those of you who have written, one of my beach cottages at Bethany Beach, Del., was undamaged and the other lost about half the foundation. It can be saved with a few pilings and I beams.

The general damage was beyond description.

GUY and Connie H U R T S T R I N G E R were moving into their lovely new beach home the following week but lost it completely. Everyone is picking himself up, dusting off the sand and starting all over again. Hope the boys at Virginia Beach, E R N I E DAVIS at Beaufort, N. C , and the boys in Florida weren't hurt too much.

C H A R L I E and Kay BOND have as their address: 2017 Condor St., Colorado Springs, Colo. "BEVO" retired to Switzerland and attended the University of Lausanne for 3 years, graduating in political science in 1958.

Then he relocated his family in Colorado Springs. Charlie and Kay and their three daughters are fine; .Andrea attends Pomona College, Claremont, Calif.; Judy is at Colorado State, and Matilda is a senior in high school. They all w-ent to school in Switzerland for three years and are savvy in French 1 Parents are also!

DAVE GOLDENSON GIVES REPORT

"I have a legitimate excuse for my protracted silence. As to most men, surgery at long last came to me. My 'third career' as the V P of a medical college stood me in good stead, despite the fact that I was practically shanghaied into the hospital by several members of the faculty. .At any rate I am back at my desk now after many weeks.

"The other day I received a call from EDG.AR FUNK, a classmate of ours who left our ranks second class year and who now lives in the Chicago area. Some of the gang who prepped with me at 'Hall's War College' in Columbia, Mo., may remember Eddie. I am happy to report that Eddie's heart is still with the Navy, for he put me on the trail of a lad with qualifications which should make him most welcome in certain Naval .Academy activities. Once I am completely back to battery I hope to communicate with our classmates in my area. In the meantime, will you please include in your next Shipmate blast A PLEA FOR N E W S I T E M S TO BE S E N T TO ME? "My son Joseph is attending Supply Corps School in .Athens, Ga. When he completes his course in May he will be assigned somewhere—I hope with a classmate or former shipmate of the old man's."

CHARLIE and Dorothy BUTLER have recovered from their East Coast trip and are enjoying life in their country home in Marin County, Calif.

R A L P H and Mary R A N D O L P H are back from a month's cruise aboard USNS G.AFFEY to Hawaii, Japan, and Korea.

FRANK and Martha M U N R O E report a fifth grandchild (and fourth grandson).

Their son, Lt. (jg) Frank A. Munroe, III, (Pete) and his wife Mary have adopted a two-month-old boy and named him Roland Hall Munroe. The "Roland" is for Vice .Admiral Roland Munroe Brainard '06. The

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WEDDING

Lt. (jg) Brent W. Taylor, U S N '58, and the former Miss Betty Ann Lancaster were married in Beaufort, S. C , on 17 February 1962. Lt. Taylor is the son of RAdm. FORD N. TAYLOR, JR., U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Taylor. Lt. Taylor is currently stationed aboard U S S DARTER ( S S 576) which is stationed at Charleston, S. C. ENGAGEMENTS ANNOUNCED

RAdm. ROBERT GORDON ARMSTRONG, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Armstrong, formerly of Alexandria, announce the engagement of their daughter, Roberta Stallworth, to William Bruce Hobbs, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dallas William Hobbs of Gloversville, N. Y. Miss Armstrong was graduated from the College of William and Mary, where she was a member of Pi Beta Phi, and is attending Katherine Gibbs School in New York City. Her fiance, who was graduated from the College of William and Mary, where he was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha, is in Naval Officers Candidate School, Newport, R. I. A summer wedding is planned.

RAdm. GALE EMERSON GRIGGS, USN (Ret.), and Mrs. Griggs announce.the engagement of their daughter. Marguerite Adele, to Dean Reynolds Sackett, Jr., Lt. USN, '56, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dean Reynolds Sackett of Beatrice, Nebr. Miss Griggs was graduated from the College of William and Mary and is attending graduate school at George Washington University.

Lt. Sackett is stationed at Annapolis. A March wedding is planned.

KNOX P E R R I L L writes that, after months of after-hours endeavor, he has built "completely from scratch, except for propellers and beaching gear wheels" eight models of the PBY-1 airplane, the type used

by Patrol Squadron Eleven in the flight from San Diego to Pearl Harbor on April 12-13, 1937, and in which he and Kenny Craig were among those participating. Knox reports he plans to present one of the models to each of the pilots who took part in that flight as a memento of their 25th anniversary.

JACK TAYLOR, Commander Second Fleet and Commander, Strike Fleet Atlantic, reports that on a recent trip to New York City he had a pleasant visit with H E N R Y BOORSE. Jack also forwarded an article which appeared in the Neiu York Times on 15 February 1962 reporting Henry's recent election to be interim President of Barnard College. The article is quoted for the information of all classmates. "Dr. Henry A. Boorse, Dean of the Faculty and Professor of Physics at Barnard College, will serve as acting president of the college from July 1 to November 14 . . . .

"Dr. Boorse is an authority on low-temperature physics. From 1942 to 1945 he served with the original group of scientists on the Manhattan District Project, which developed the atomic bomb. He was consultant to the Atomic Energy Commission, and later consultant to Brookhaven National Laboratory from 1949 to 1955.

"Professor Boorse graduated from the Naval Academy at Annapolis and received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Columbia University. Before joining the Barnard faculty in 1937, he taught at Columbia University and City College."

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At the annual Naval Academy Graduates Association dinner in New York on Friday, 16 March, there was a most impressive turnout to hear the Chief of Naval Operations, George Anderson '27, make an extremely able talk on the present-day Navy.

The following 18 members of the Class of '26 were present at two tables in the Hotel Roosevelt: Albertson, Benjamin, Boorse, George Campbell, Crowley, Custer, Flippin, Fradd, Haddad, Helmick, Klimas, Lahn, Frank Lee, Pederson, Pratt, Schanze, Shapiro, and Smedberg. As the result of a splendid thought by CLEVE P R A T T , who had prepared in advance a number of comment sheets, the following items of interest have been accumulated: BRUNO A L B E R T S O N reports that he is retired, living quietly, keeping up a couple of acres and a couple of daughters.

H A N K BOORSE is still at Barnard College and Columbia University, currently taking time out from teaching physics in the University to be Dean of the Faculty at Barnard College. This coming fall. Hank will be the acting president in between a shift of administrations.

AMBROSE CROWLEY reports that he is still an executive of Allied Stores, engaged in the "setting up of more shopping centers, more stores, more businesses, etc." which he enjoys.

BEN CUSTER, still assistant to the president of Columbia University, regretted that he did not get BILL W H I T E S I D E , also at Columbia University, to the dinner.

ROYCE F L I P P I N , whose efforts produced the second best class turnout at the meeting, said that he had recently heard an inspiring performance at Town Hall at a recital by HARRY POTTLE's daughter.

He commented that, "She is a lovely girl, as nice as she is beautiful, and that all of our class would have been proud and thrilled to have been there."

JACK FRADD is the executive director of the Essex County Heart Association and is still located in East Orange, N. J. He says that fund raising is for the birds but important enough to be challenging. His son, John Fradd, Jr., is presently with the Joint Command for Atomic Defense in Albuquerque, N. M. His oldest daughter is in Holy Lock, Scotland, with her husband, George Vahsen '52, who is in the Polaris submarine program.

B.ARNEY KLIMAS, from whom we did not get a response for the Thirty-five Years After book, says that he is living in North Plainfield, N. J., and is fine and happy; working as usual.

JACK L A H N appears to be majoring in the educational field, with his son Richard at Drew University, majoring in biology, his daughter Jean a school psychologist, and his son-in-law, a professor of economics at Rutgers University.

OSCAR P E D E R S O N , brief as usual, reports two daughters married, one to go, and one grandchild.

CLEVELAND P R A T T reports 5 grandsons and a recent trip to Germany to see his son, who is a Lieutenant in the Army on duty there.

E D D I E SCHANZE says he has no news beyond that in Thirty-five Years After.

JERRY S H A P I R O reports a change of home address to 300 East 71st St., N. Y. 21, N. Y., and that he is still the general manager. International Sales, CaliforniaTexas Oil Corporation. He expects to retire in 2 years and hopes to live in Arizona.

The recording secretary reports the arrival of an 8th grandchild, Debra Lynn Smedberg,

daughter of Lt. (jg) E. B. Smedberg '58.

Ted is flying S2F aircraft from the carrier BENNINGTON in the South China Sea on an eight-month deployment to that troubled area.

Ted's wife, Beverly, and their three daughters are visiting the happy Smedberg grandparents in Washington, D. C. The following attended the class luncheon at the Naval Weapons Plant in Washington on 27 March: Agnew, Alexander, Armstrong, Barker, Mr. Lyttle, guest of Admiral Barker, Briner, Brownfield, Busey, Claiborne, Cochran, Dow, Fravel, Frost, Greenacre, Greenslade, Groff, Leeper, Lyman, McCorkle, McKee, McQuillen, Bill Miller, Morrison, Nelson, Pirie, and Smedberg.

F R A N K and Harriet "Mom" BUSEY announce the marriage of their daughter, Elizabeth Dudley, to Capt. Robert Albert Hoolhorst, USN, on 12 May in the Navy Chapel, 3801 Nebraska Ave., Washington, D. C. Capt. Hoolhorst is presently a member of C H A R L I E BUCHANAN'S staff in the Fourteenth Naval District. The couple will reside at 1720 Ala Moana Boulevard, Honolulu, Hawaii.

C H A R L I E LYMAN has recovered nicely from the serious illness which forced him to relinquish command of the Destroyer Force, Atlantic Fleet, several months ago and, in late June, will assume his new duties as Commandant of the Eighth Naval District with headquarters in New Orleans, La. J I M R U S S E L L reports from Naples, where he is Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe, that he has recently been honored by the President of France, who bestowed upon him the rank of Commander in the French Legion of Honor. The award was delivered by Vice Admiral Jubelin at a ceremony in the hangar of the French aircraft carrier L A FAYETTE (CX-LANGLEY).

"CRAWF" EDDY reports that he is still batting around the world in a bi-monthly orbit, visiting his offices in the Middle East, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam. He and his company are engineers for the United States Government in building the major international and national communication systems in these areas. He says, "So far our company has maintained a record of having been in as many brush fire revolutions as the Marine Corps. Starting with Cuba, we saw the coup in Baghdad, Turkey, Pakistan, Laos, Vietnam, and Burma, but so far we haven't issued any purple hearts to our boys. We've also been busily engaged in crashing our survey aircraft in various forgotten spots of the world, which will eventually reduce the stock of 'war wearies' that the Government has on hand or give the FAA new information on how not to fly airplanes. I've always doubted the feasibility of a sometime submariner, like myself, becoming an aviator, and I've about proved my point to the satisfaction of my board of directors, my insurance agent, the FAA, CAB, and my wife.

"Outside of trying to make a buck in this field of telecommunications (remember I failed the juice course at the Trade School), I'm still drawing cartoons for MinneapolisHoneywell, and have just signed up for my second twenty-five year contract. I'm also trying some serious painting and sculpture, mostly of kids around the world and of our grandchildren. With nine grandchildren already, I won't run out of subjects soon.

"Other than that, I can report good health and an unusually charming disposition that tends to keep me in trouble most of the time.

"Right now, I'm completing the University of Minnesota correspondence course in written Chinese preparatory to reenlistment as one of your language officers.

SHIPMATE

"My best to all hands in '26."

J O E C A L L A H A N is running for the City Council of Coronado, Calif. He has taken quite an interest in his community, his activities including such diversification as chairman of Citizens Budget Committee, committee chairman of a Cub Scout Pack, Little League team coach, etc. I an sure all of '26 wish Joe the best of luck.

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ENGAGEMENT

RAdm. W I L L A R D A R T H U R SAUNDERS, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Saunders of Alexandria, Va., announce the engagement of their daughter. Patience, to Thomas Wade Herren, Jr., Capt. USA, the son of LGen. Thomas Wade Herren, USA (Ret.), and Mrs. Herren of Washington, D. C. Miss Saunders attended St. Agnes School, Alexandria, Va., and was graduated from Escola Americana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and is currently attending George Washington University. Capt. Herren was graduated from Sullivan School and the United States Military Academy. A June wedding is planned.

WEEKEND HOUSEPAR^ at the Alston Ramseys '27.

LOS ANGELES CHAPTER OF ' 2 7

On Wednesday, 24 January, the first meeting of the Los Angeles chapter of the Class of '27 was held at Tang's Restaurant in Chinatown. The gathering was arranged by JACK W E I G L E following a letter from TOM H A M I L T O N suggesting the formation of Pacific Coast Chapters of the class.

Tom Hamilton and Dave Walsh will endeavor to coordinate matters on the West Coast and keep our address lists up-to-date in order that our directory will be complete.

All 4 chapters on the West Coast are expected to have good representation at the 35th Reunion in Annapolis in May. Tom H a m i l t o n also reports that H O W A R D and Dottie CALDWELL will be arriving San Francisco shortly on their way from Kodiak to Quonset Point.

Sixteen of the 28 members of the class in the Los Angeles area attended: John Bailey, Art Bruner, Lannie Conn, Ed Eckelmeyer, Maurice Goudge, Myron Graybill, Gardner Grout, Ron Hamley, Hank Henry, Frank Manville, Bob Martin, Andy Mechling, Les Mye, Wayne Stuckey, Jack Weigle, and Dutch Woelfel. The remaining twelve: Tom Dykers, Tom Flynn, Larry Freeman, Sec'y, RAdm. R. K. J a m e s , U S N Conn Humes, Sam Jack, Levi Knight, Fred Chief BuShips, W a s h i n g t o n 25, D . C. Leatherman, Lefty Nation, Bud Rowley, Red Scoles, Skinny "Tallman, and Bus Trafton J O H N ALTON WILLIAMS were detained by previous commitments, but Capt. J O H N A. W I L L I A M S , USN had expressed a sincere desire to be included (Ret.), died on 26 March at the San Diego in future gatherings.

Naval Hospital. Interment was in the ArlingFor his fine work in organizing the meet- ton National Cemetery. ing. Jack Weigle was "volunteered" as chapJohn retired in 1953 and had spent the last ter President. Hank Henry drew Secretary- 8 years in La Jolla. He is survived by his Treasurer because he boasted of knowing widow, Viola .A., of 8190 La Jolla Shores many female secretaries who would type Drive, La Jolla, Calif., a son, John A., Jr., minutes and announcements for free. A war and two grandchildren, of New Jersey; and a chest of $8.00 was established by 50c contri- brother, Stanley of Connecticut. (John's butions from the sixteen members present. first wife, Vivian, died 12 August 1960.)

The ALSTON RAMSEYs hosted a weekend houseparty at their estate in Salisbury, Laura K e n n e d y COLE N. C. BOB and Bert Q U A C K E N B U S H From AL MOMM we learned the sad drove down from Arlington, Va. P A T and news of the death of VIC COLE's wife Mary P A T T E R S O N came from Raleigh, Laura. She died at the Hartford Hospital on N. C , and ROSY and Vera LOUD drove 24 March. Funeral services were held at St. up from Charleston, S. C. A wonderful week- James's Episcopal Church, Hartford, and inend! terment was in Miltonboro Cemetery, Milton, Vt. TOM H A M I L T O N reports from San Francisco that G E N E M c K I N N E Y has been Laura was a graduate of Middlebury Colelected President of the San Francisco chap- lege and received her master's degree at the ter, and D A V E W A L S H has been elected University of Washington in 1957. She had Secretary. The San Francisco chapter will been associated with the Newington school meet 4 times a year; 2 of the meetings will be system as a social worker for the past two stag, and the other 2 will be co-educational. years.

The Los Angeles chapter has had a meetBesides Vic, she leaves two sons, Richard ing and elected H A N K H E N R Y as Secre- K. Cole of Dublin, N. H., and David A. Cole tary. JIMMY S I M P S O N is handling the of West Hartford; a daughter, Mrs. Jane affairs of the chapter in San Diego, and .\nn Field of Duxbury, Mass., and three HARRY H O R N E Y is taking over in Seattle. grandchildren.

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Vic's home address is 48 Oak Ridge Lane, West Hartford, Conn.

Al Momm also reported that he had received a nice letter from JERRY GERIN who is living in New York and is a librarian with the New York City Library organization. Jerry got his degree for this specialty from Catholic University. He and Mary are living near the Fordham Library Center (2640 Marion Ave., Apt. 61, New York 58, N. Y.) where he is currently working. Jerry said he met M A T T RADOM walking down Broadway near Columbia University. Matt was heading for the University where he is working on his doctorate when not teaching at Rutgers.

Al and Bess are busy fixing up their new house which they recently purchased in Avon, Conn., just a few miles from Hartford. They hope to move in sometime in late summer.

In the meantime they are living at 22 Hartwell Rd., West Hartford, Conn.

GEORGE A N D GRETA FRITSCHMANN O N THE MOVE A G A I N

"After spending most of the winter in the Long Beach-San Diego area we headed out at the end of February for the Desert-Colorado River area to give it a try. The first two weeks of March we spent in the Palm Springs-Desert Hot Springs area, where on the 11th we had a class reunion at P I N K Y and Janice M.\DSENs', attended by D A N and Madeleine WAGNER, J O H N and Nancy ALDERM.A.N and ourselves.

"Then followed two weeks in the Yuma, Arizona-Imperial Dam area bass fishing, then to Phoenix, Ariz., for a week where we saw old WYOMING shipmates Dick and Marian Myers '27. Next a week in the Parker, Arizona-Parker Dam-Lake Havasu area where the bass were noncooperative.

"We are nbw in the midst of a two-week stay in the Bullhead City-Davis Dam-Lake Mohave area. A broken spring and a mangled tire on the trailer gave us an excuse to run up to Las Vegas for a few days during which period we also toured Death Valley.

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"From here we will go back to Long Beach for a few days with the children and grandchildren. Then north to Campbell River, Vancouver Island, B. C, for the summer. The month we spent there last year has whetted our appetite for more.

"While in Phoenix we were shocked to hear of J O H N W I L L I A M S ' death."

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W A S H I N G T O N AREA CLASS LUNCHEON

J O H N QUINN managed to round up some 21 classmates in the Washington-.A.nnapolis area, plus one visitor from Norfolk, for a most pleasant luncheon at the Willard Hotel on Tuesday, 13 March. Attending were: Logsdon, Sears, Raborn, Rittenhouse (recently retired), Wakeman, Quinn, Jordan, Collins, Norgaard, Roberts, Boss, Stringer, Peden, Watts, Wood, R. W., Gallery, Carusi, Stanley, Urquhart, James, and H. B. Jones.

Bill Howard was the visitor from Norfolk.

Much to the satisfaction of all present there were no speeches. However, John did bring up the question of our 35th reunion and it was the feeling of the group that it should be held in Annapolis in May, 1963. More about this at a later date.

AL F.AYE writes: "Thought you might like to hear from '28 in South Florida, so here goes. First of all our son, John, now a Lt. (jg), in CNO (Intell.) is engaged to be married to Miss Laura M. Tate of Stamford, Conn. Laura is a lovely girl and we are mighty happy with John's choice. She is a senior at Smith and they plan to be married shortly after her graduation in June.

"Had the pleasure of seeing P. G. P H I L S T O K E S a few weeks ago. Phil who lives in Atlanta is a professional orchidist and displayed some of his plants at the International Orchid Show here in Miami. I understand that, since this is the world's largest show, the competition is terrific. I'm happy to report that Phil was one of the prize winners !

"Since AL MOMM left his association in business in this area, '28ers are few and far between and it is, therefore, a special pleasure to see classmates. All are always welcome at the Faye hacienda in Coral Gables.

"Ginny and I are both well and enjoy our life in this area. I've put in three years of hard but most interesting work in the construction business here. The continued growth trend in Florida promises very well for the future. Ginny joins with me in sending our best wishes to your Virginia and you."

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Sec'y, RAdm. Charles O. Triebel, U S N Rm. 4B54S Pentagon Bldg.

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Everyone is working so hard in Washington, or at least protests that they are, that we couldn't get a quorum for a class lunch this month. This goes for both those who are still on active duty and those who are actively engaged in civilian pursuits such as J.ACK DALTON who is running for the House of Delegates of Maryland. All residents of Maryland take note and be sure to vote for him.

RED H O F F M A N who has had some years now with the Maritime Administration finds March a good month for a business engagement in New Orleans. You've never too young for the Mardi Gras!

Received the following note from H O W D Y B E R N E T : "Ellen and I have bought a home in Devon, Pa., at 110 Station Road—right on the Main Line, with free gangway and plenty of bunks for itinerant '29ers. JIM and Betsy H.ARDIN recently moved from 40

State College, Pa., to the Line incident to the start of Jim's new career teaching math at Drexel Institute. The Hardins were returning our first visit last weekend when in popped the F R A N K ADAMSONS, who moved last month from Merion to Devon.

Looks like we have a small class cell going in this area. Frank and I both work at the Space Technology Center of General Electric's Missile and Space Vehicle Department at Valley Forge. Philadelphia Inquirer Sunday Society Page (Feb. 25) we noticed carried announcement of BILL McCLURE Jr.'s marriage to a local society gal."

Finally, CAL LANING is still hard at work for all of us. Maybe there is still time to get under the wire if you have not written yet.

WILLI.AM G. W A L T E R M I R E has been appointed director of research for the Lamson & Sessions Co., Cleveland. This is a new position carrying responsibility for product development and engineering as theoretical and applied research.

Waltermire joined Lamson in 1945. He is a widely-recognized authority on the physical properties of threaded fasteners and invented a number of the special products made

by Lamson. His investigations and articles on the loading characteristics of bolted joints and the plastic and elastic action of interference fit threads are accepted as basic contributions to fastener knowledge. He has long been active in professional association work, particularly in regard to product standards.

Currently chairman of technical committees of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the American Standards Association, he is also a member of the Joint Research Council and of committees of the Society of Automotive Engineers. In addition, Waltermire serves on the Industrial Fasteners Institute's research committee and the government Interdepartmental Screw Thread Committee. He lives at 1872 Chestnut Rd., Seven Hills, Cleveland, Ohio.

Sec'y, BGen. Ronald D. Salmon, USMC (Ret.), 640 Oakland Ter., Alexandria, Va. Corr. Sec'y, RAdm. Parke H. Brady, U S N (Ret.), 1811 Foxhall Rd., Washington, D. C. ENGAGEMENT

Capt. FRANK P. LUONGO, JR., USN (Ret.), and Mrs. Luongo of Coronado, Calif., announce the engagement of their daughter, Kathryn, to Brian O'Neill, Lt. USN, '57, son of RAdm, E. J. O'Neill, USN ( R e t ) , and Mrs. O'Neill of San Antonio, Texas.

Miss Luongo is a graduate of Immaculata College of Washington, D. C. The wedding is planned for 5 May at Sacred Heart Church, Coronado, Calif.

On Saturday, 28 October 1962, the San Diego contingent of the Class of '30 held their semi-annual cocktail-dinner dance at the Commissioned Officers' Mess, U. S. Naval Station, San Diego. A total of fifty-two classmates, wives and widows enjoyed a very festive evening of drinking, dining and dancing as well as reminiscing. Those attending were : Jay and Bunny Bowen, Fred and Else Bradman, Ed and Ralphia Brumby, Harvey and Evelyn Burden, Moon and Mary Chappie, Bill and Pat Farmer, Bernie and Estelle Fuetsch, Al and Mary Alice Hahn, George and Jane Heap, Kay Hindrelet, Bob and Marjorie Jennings, Al and Eli via Koningsberg, Jack and Gwen Lee, Bill and Helen Lowery, Fred Lucas, Frank and Julia Luongo, O. D. T. and Louise Lynch, Ted and Dixie Miller, Jack and Stuart Moreno, Roscoe and Billie Newman, Roy and Elie Newton, Ed and Trudy Price, Foo and Marie Rutter, Eddie and Peggy Sanders, John and

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Not to be outdone by their brethren on the West Coast, the select Washington group held a party at the Bethesda Officers' Club on Saturday, 3 February. This group was able to muster a total of fifty-nine, or seven more people than did the West Coast contingent. The accompanying photographs clearly indicate what transpired during the evening, so there is no need to describe the "festive evening," as ROY N E W T O N called the high-jinks at San Diego. Among those present were: George and Martha Chaffee, Willie and Evelyn Coates, Bob and St. Clair Craighill, Johnny and Ethel Dimmick, Tim and Helen Dorner Lot and Kate Ensey, Mullie and Barbara Foster, Cliff and Ann Hall, Joe and Harriet Hartman, Sandy and Nick Heyward, Eph and Nancy Holmes, Frank and Nina Johnson, Rebel and Claire Lowrence, Chief and Charlotte Masterson, Charlie and Betty Martell, Towser and Jean Miller, Bill (Head Committeeman) and Lil Nelson, Anne Quiggle Strackbein, Fish and Marian Salmon, Gene and May Sands, Mike Sass (complete with 4 guests). Buff and Louise Simons, Harry and Grace Smith, Pattie Snead, Ted and Evelyn Stevens, Waddy and Lillian Wadsworth, Glen and Vera Williams, and Pete and Elinor Brady.

E D D I E RENFRO, in a note to CHRIS ENGLEM.A.N belatedly received by your reporter, says: "We had a fine one. Drove to Vallejo with the twins so we could be with the two older daughters. It was a grand Christmas and then to top it off Moonyean presented us with a grandson the evening before I left. Sugar stayed on and will not come home until in February." In an endeavor to decipher two names in Eddie's note to Chris, your reporter gave him a ring and not only found out the names (see above) but also learned that Eddie's son (one of them, that is). Thorn C, Lt. USN, is enroute to San Diego after completion of Helicopter School. This will not only make his parents happy, but will see the entire Renfro brood on the same coast for a change. Eddie also reports that Chris Engleman's hideaway on the Washougal River in southern Washington is absolutely fabulous. Inasmuch as Chris has invited .ALL H.ANDS to drop in any time, your reporter suggests you take him up S H I P M A T E

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CHICK H A Y W A R D finally left the Washington group and headed for Mayport, Fla., where he will take over CarDiv Two, with the INDEPENDENCE his Flagship. He was relieved on 8 March by "RED" R.AYBURN, and took off the next day with Leila and John, Jr. (aged 15). .Although he gave up a star to get this sea-going job. Chick is looking forward to a Mediterranean cruise, and so is Leila. .Anyone who visits Southern California enroute to visit Chris Engleman can get all the dope on what's what with his West Coast classmates from either (or both) B E R N I E F U E T S C H or ROY N E W T O N . .Anyone on the East Coast who has any dope should report it promptly to H.ARRY S M I T H , FISH SALMON or your reporter, P E T E BRADY.

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Sec'y, Capt. Oscar E. Hagberg, U S N (Ret.) 919 Urban Ave.. Durham, N. C. Corr. Sec'y, Capt. S. W. Betts, U S N Dir. Naval Weather Service, Naval Station, Washington 25, D. C.

4008 Rosemary St., Chevy Chase. Miss Gaasterland is also the daughter of the late Mrs. Marion W. Gaasterland.

Miss Gaasterland is a 1958 graduate of Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School. She attended Radford College where she majored in home economics. In June she graduated from Georgetown Visitation Junior College as a medical secretary. At the graduation she was awarded the Cloriviere Medal for academic achievement. Now she is working for a pediatrician in Bethesda.

Mr. Coombes graduated from the Landon School for Boys in 1958. In June he will graduate from Duke University where he is a premedical student majoring in zoology.

For the past five years he has been a member of the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad. .An early June wedding is planned.

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Sec'y, Capt. J. S. Fahy, U S N BoPers, Navy Dept., Washington 25, D. C. Corr. Sec'y, Capt. T. A. Nisewaner, U S N Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington 25, D. C.

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Capt. CL.ARENCE L. GAASTERLAND, USN (Ret.), of Rock Creek Hills, Md., announces the engagement of his daughter, Mary Dee, to Mr. David Harrison Coombes, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. Russell Coombes of

It is with a deep feeling of regret that we announce the untimely loss of our fine classmate TOM MONTGOMERY who died of a heart atack on 27 February at Flint, Mich.

Funeral services were held at St. Paul's

Church, Flint, on Friday. 2 March, and interment was in that city.

Tom was an intense, eager, hardworking classmate who made quite a name for himself in the Supply Corps after shifting over to that duty in 1935. He was one of the lucky ones who completed his tour of duty in Cavite before the Japanese began their take-over in W W I I , but the ne.xt four years caught him on a mad merry-go-round in the Officer Personnel Division of the BuSandA w^hile the Navy was going about its frantic task of trying to recruit suitable personnel to fill the ranks in a rapidly expanding Navy.

This was followed by other duty on the famous ALABAMA, a short assignment in the Supply Department of the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard and it was once again back to the Personnel Division in BuSandA. He was one of the few who had to go through the ulcercreating routine of both bringing them in and demobilizing them. He never said which was harder, but wherever Tom went, he was known for that extra added effort which contributed so much to the Navy.

Unfortunately the "medicos" finally spotted a weak ticker on Tom in 1955 ; in September of that year he was retired for physical disability and moved with his family to Flint, Mich., where he became involved with the General Motors Institute.

Surviving Tom, and still living in Flint,

A GROUP FROM THE CLASS OF 1930 got together recently at the Naval Base, Newport, for dinner. On the floor: Jock Hulme, "Spoof" SpofFord, Jack Dorsey. Back row: Andy Jackson, Marie Dorsey, Jane Colestock, Myrna Hulme, " S k i p " Spofford, Bertha Jackson and Ed Colestock.

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are his lovely wife, Barbara, and three children, Dave (19), Ann (17), and Holly (15).

The condolences of the entire class go out to this wonderful family on the loss of Tom, an esteemed classmate and a great family man.

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Captain S T E P H E N "MOE" ARCHER and Margaret announced the marriage of their daughter, Cynthia Jean, to Bruce Allen Hardy at the Mills College (ihapel, Oakland, Calif., on 17 March 1962. Cynthia Jean was a graduate of Mills College with the Class of 1961 while Bruce Allen Hardy is a graduate of the University of California. A wedding reception was held at the Officers' Club, Treasure Island.

Capt. J O S E P H H. KUHL, USN, and Mrs. Kuhl, of Memphis, Tenn., announce the marriage of their daughter, Leanne, to Lt. (jg) Anthony A. Less, USNR, on 3 March.

The wedding took place in the Chapel of the Good Shepherd (Catholic Chapel) on board the U. S. Naval Air Station, Oceana, Va. Performing the marriage was the Reverend Joseph Gerber, of Peoria, 111.

Mrs. Less attended the University of Hawaii and graduated from William and Mary College in June 1961. She is a member of (jamma Gamma and Tau Omicron Phi sororities. She has been teaching in the public schools in Norfolk, Va. Lt. Less is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Less of Salem, Ohio. He holds a B.S. degree from Heidelberg College, Ohio. Presently he is attached to Navy Attack Squadron 43 at NAS, Oceana. Upon returning from their honeymoon the couple is now residing at Virginia Beach, Va. ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

Mrs. Jules Raburn Monroe of New Orleans, La., announced the engagement of

her daughter, Linda Logan, to Lt. (jg) Charles King Mallory, III, USNR, son of Mrs. Jason Morse Elsas and the late Lt. C H A R L E S KING MALLORY. HERE A N D THERE

C H A R L I E HITCHCOCK, who has been associated with Boeing in Seattle for the past six years, flew into town over the end of February to check on a few missile and plane contracts for his company, made his usual rounds, and reported that '32 has gained another member on the staff of Boeing. TOM COLLEY, who recently retired as Commander of the University of Washington ROTC, has joined the Seattle contingent of that company.

Another classmate has received high honors in the A S W field with the recent appointment of BILL GROVERMAN to duty as Director for A S W (Research and Development). We just hope that he doesn't have to neglect Paola now that he more than ever is in the Pentagon whirl of real responsible jobs.

Word bounces over from the Special Projects Office that nominations are being received for annual awards of merit to be made at the Navy League National Convention this coming May. Highlighted in the inquiry and interesting to classmates who may have missed the original announcement is the fact that RAdm. (then Capt.) LEVERING S M I T H was last year's recipient of the RAdm. William S. Parsons award for scientific and technical progress.

COMBINED LUNCHEON

History of a sort was made on 7 March when the West Point and Annapolis Classes of 1932 met for luncheon at the Army-Navy Country Club. It is unlikely that a like number of active duty members of both classes will ever again foregather. Honored guest and "classmate for the day" to both USMA and

USNA was Under Secretary of the Navy Paul B. Fay, Jr. There was a good turnout of U S N A '32.

Among the thirty present were a number of recent retirees, including: Bob Denig, now with Aerojet General at Sacramento; Moe Archer, with AAU in New York City; Ray Pitts with Melpar; Ennis Taylor with IBM's Washington office; Joe Tschirgi and Win Bailey. Another welcome out-of-towner was Kelly Mandelkorn, down from Woodbury, Conn. Navy showed up with a flagrank Marine and a few admirals, also: Al Bowser, our Chairman, Floyd Schultz, Al Shinn, Bill Groverman, Emerson Fawkes, Harry Reiter, Frank Foley, and Muddy Waters. Others present were: Grimshaw Moore, Toots Blaisdell, Bob Leonard, Casey Holt, Mel Young, Jake Lark, Jack Counihan, Fats Pierce, Jerry Miller, Al Slayden, Jack Bandy, Johnny Fahy, Bull Dreany, and Charley Odend'hal. ' 3 2 LUNCHEON I N N E W YORK AREA

On 15 March some twelve thirty-twoers gathered in the Delegates Dining Room of the United Nations for a luncheon get-together and warm up for the last Class of '32 party in Washington on 30 March.

Present were: Lou and Betty Bryan, Horace and Jean Rounds, Dimi and Gwen Dimitrijevic, Bob and Nita Evans, Cy Brewer, Harry Hull, Moe Archer, and Paul Grouleff. The Bryans and Rounds were down from Newport-Dedham area as house guests of the Dimis, while Cy Brewer also came from Boston to combine business and pleasure.

MOE ARCHER, having taken the job of Secretary of the AAU and currently getting settled in that saddle, came alone; since Margaret is on the West Coast at present, arranging the wedding of the last of their clan. Although'HO definite plans are yet made.

THE FINAL REUNION of USMA and USNA Classes of 1932. Left to right: Capt. A. Slayden, USN; RAdm. Wm. Groverman, USN; Capt. Ennis Taylor, USN; head table (right to left): MGen. Frank Besson, USA; Capt. Rob't Leonard, USN (Rer); MGen. Dwight Beach, USA; RAdm. Floyd Schultz, USN; Under Secretary of the Navy Paul Fay; Capt. John L. Counihan, USN; RAdm. A. Shinn, USN; facing Mr. Fay is MGen. Stanley Wray, USAF. 42

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Moe reports they'll probably settle in Manhattan, when Margaret joins him the latter part of April.

MEL and Marie YOUNG have just returned from a Caribbean cruise. They report that DICK CRAIGHILL, who is ComFifteen, would like to have a call from any classmate visiting the Canal Zone.

ISADOR J. SCHWARTZ was awarded the Cobb County Chamber of Commerce Certificate in November 1961 for outstanding leadership and active participation in the development of the community. Capt.

Schwartz received a Citation of Merit from the Naval Reserve Association on 4 November 1961 during the association's annual conference held in Philadelphia, Pa. He was named Citizen of the Year for 1961 by Smyrna Civitan Club, Smyrna, Ga. Your scribe picked up some of the local class news about the country by the simple expedient of making a trip to the West Coast commencing in early March. First stop was at Offut Air Force Base, Omaha, Neb., where RAdm. Johnny Hyland '34 was my host, but one found the scene definitely brightened up by the presence of F R A N K N U E S S L E at the SAC Headquarters. Frank was patiently ( ? ) awaiting the arrival of Bump on the scene but inasmuch as this is not going to occur until school is out in June, he is spending his time admiring the Omaha weather and making side trips out to Hawaii and back to Washington, D. C , where he just accidentally manages to stay over each time and visit the family.

Out in San Diego it was no trouble at all meeting JACK and Charlotte K A U F M A N at their lovely home on Margate Avenue and listen to Jack tell about his new job with the Astronautics Corporation at one of its big plants in the San Diego area. Jack is a reliability engineer with that firm. Just around the corner in Coronado live MARK and Juanita D E N N E T T at their fabulous new home on Adella Way. Over on the Bay side of San Diego one couldn't help but take time out and see DON THOM.AS in the spacious office where he M A Y ,

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On arrival at the NAS, Alameda, it was just in time to make contact with DANNY GOODMAN, where he holds forth as Chief of Staff to ComFAIR, Alameda, and join him for lunch. To make it a foursome, June Goodman and Eloise MAJOR joined us at the Officers' Club. Eloise, who is now the private secretary to ComFAIR, Alameda, is as lovely as ever and busy taking care of the two youngest children on her time off from secretarial chores.

By a queer twist of fate, while riding over to San Francisco, who should pull up alongside in the traffic but an official car from the Twelfth Naval District Hdqtrs., carrying one MAL MUNGER, currently the Chief of Staff to ComTwelve. Joined Mai and he regretted that these visitors from Washington couldn't have gotten in one day sooner to join the party he and Sara Ann had given the evening before for Linny ( L A N M A N ) and Andy Saul, who were just returning from a vacation of four weeks in Hawaii and idly enjoying a few days in San Francisco before returning to their home in Chevy Chase. To help greet Linny and Andy at the Munger quarters on Yerba Buena Island, Mai and Sara Ann had collected a crew consisting of T A L L U L A H and Elizabeth WILSON, D A N N Y and June GOODMAN, WALLY and Ingeborg SHORT, BILL and Eleanore TAGG, BUD and Pat WILLARD, Tom and Peggy Connolly '33, and a host of other old friends of Charlie's and Linny's.

March IS saw quite another gathering of the clan at the Officers' Club, Treasure Island, thanks to a wonderful cocktail party given by Capt. R. H. Gazlay '33, and to top it all off, a goodly number including BUD and Pat WILLARD, T A L L U L A H and Elizabeth WILSON, joined your scribe and his brother, Raymond, a retired Army Colonel, at the Mungers' quarters to welcome M O E and Margaret ARCHER. Moe had just flown in from New York to officiate at his daughter's wedding and was full of news.

All in all it was quite an active occasion for '32 in San Francisco in a few short days.

THIRTIETH REUNION

The planning stage is going ahead full blast for the big Thirtieth Reunion come Alumni Weekend in September. We now have reservations for the back room and courtyard of the Alumni House for the Saturday noon meal (box lunches) before the game and have also acquired a block of 20 reservations at the Charterhouse Motel which is next door to the Howard Johnson's for those who were late in getting in their reservations. Send your request for reservations to our erstwhile class Secretary, BOB LEONARD, along with $15.00, to his home, 7904 Curtis Ave., Chevy Chase, Md. WINTER CLASS PARTY

The 1962 mid-winter class party at the Army-Navy Country Club on Saturday, 31 March, was one of the most tremendously successful Class of '32 parties of all times.

Ably handled down to the last detail by FLOYD SCHULTZ, the class responded by turning out 105 strong for the occasion.

The party was notable for the tremendous group of people attending from out of town.

DICK and Kathi M A N D E L K O R N were down from Woodbury, Conn.; JIM and Peggy COLLETT down from Newport, R. I.; NEMO and Marty H O W E up from Norfolk; W A L T E R and Pauline I N N I S visiting from Boston; DICK and Irene LAMBERT along with C H A R L I E S M I T H all the way from Pittsburgh; COUNTRY and Dot QUARLES, real strangers in town, from Hartford, Conn.; REX and Sylvia L I T T L E representing New York and the MSTS contingent from that city; M O E A R C H E R also down from New York but without Margaret who was visiting her daughter in Portland, Oregon; GEORGE RARING down from the Army War College at Carlisle, Pa.; MODOC and Louise S U N D E R L A N D representing the Annapolis contingent and that man-about-town again FRANK NUESSLE, who showed up all the way from Omaha to take Bump to the party. And last but far from least were: H.ANK and .Ann M U N S O N down from Princeton to uphold the honor of R(r.\, and 43

J.ACK and Toni C A T L E T T in from Warrenton, Va., to represent horsey set. No wonder the party was a success.

LEM and Mary SM.ALL along with J A K E and Marge LARK assured me that the party must have been arranged in their honor. Both retired as of 31 March and were the only ones present who came to the party as naval officers and went home as civilians.

Lem and Mary are going to settle on a farm near Charlottesville, Va., while Lem takes a year's sabbatical leave and fixes up the new '^home. Then he will decide what he wants to do. Jake hasn't yet made any firm plans for future employment.

873), was ordered to PG studies leading toward a doctorate in nuclear physics at Duke University, Durham, N. C. Capt. J O H N GAMON sent a brief note saying that he and Helen are settled at 5519 Chelsea Ave., La Jolla, Calif., and were delighted by a recent visit from TOM and Katy C H R I S T O P H E R who stopped by one day.

Their daughter, Mrs. Helen Mae Goody, acquired a Master's degree (Purdue) and a husband (Capt. U S A F ) in the summer of 1961, and they are now on duty at WrightPatterson Base, Dayton, Ohio.

CLASS LUNICHEON

The regular monthly class luncheon at the .Army-Navy Country Club followed close on the heels of the class party, being held on Tuesday, 3 .April, but still saw a rousing turn-out of some 25 stalwarts. S.AMMY MONCURE still acted the part of the perfect bartender and JERRY MILLER played the role of the accomplished Secretary with some news about Shipmate and the local alumni associations, but mainly we were greeting a few strangers to the luncheon.

MUDDY W A T E R S is hardly a stranger but he recently arrived from Yokosuka, Japan, for duty in the local area and many present had not seen him for years. Other strangers were M I K E O'CONNOR who now teaches at Ascension Academy and can't get off with any regularity; the same for BILLY ROBARDS who is teaching at Columbian Prep; W A L T I N N I S who is now representing the Mitre Corp., in Boston; TOMMY T H O M A S who is working for the Kaman Corp., with headquarters in West Hartford, Conn.; C H A R L I E O D E N D ' H A L who is now affiliated with Government Personnel Mutual Life Insurance Co.; and J O H N VAN EVERA who is at large and taking it easy.

Chmn, Mr. Turner A. Duncan AVCO Corp., 1701 K St., N.W. Washington 6, D . C. Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Morgan Slayton, U S N Room G-074-A, Arlington Annex, Navy Dept., Washington 25, D. C.

BENJAMIN WOODALL DEES

Classmates will be saddened to learn of the death of BEN D E E S in a Little Rock Hospital on Friday, 9 February 1962. Because of a physical impairment, Ben had to resign early during Plebe Year and, on 16 November 1929, received an honorable discharge from the Navy. Despite this, he always kept up an interest in the Navy and maintained his affiliation with the U S N A Alumni Association.

He graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1934 with a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering and continued in that line of work for the rest of his life. At the time of his death Ben was a consulting engineer for the architectural firm of Ginocchio-Cromwell, Carter, Dees and Neyland in Little Rock. Earlier he had been associated with the Marion L. Crist & Associates engineering firm.

He was a member and elder of the Second Presbyterian Church, Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity, the Razorback Club, the American Society of Civil Engineers, and the national, state, and local Societies of Professional Engineers, the Naval Academy Alumni Association and the Little Rock Kiwanis Club. Additionally, Ben was the former secretary-treasurer and director of the MidSouth Section of ASCE, past president of the Little Rock Engineers Club, a former member of the city planning commission and of the Little Rock Board of Health.

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DEWITT C. MACKENZIE '33

His widow, Mrs. Marcia Collier Dees, resides at 6 Point Circle, Little Rock, Ark. Other survivors include his son, John David Dees, of Little Rock; five daughters; three sisters; two half-brothers and five grandchildren.

On 26 February, P E T E GALANTIN, who has been Director, Submarine Warfare in OpNav for the past year, relieved VAdm W. F. Raborn as Director, Special Projects Office in the Navy Department. He is now charged with the development and production of the Navy POLARIS Missile Program. He and Ginny have announced the marriage of their eldest daughter, Joy, to Lt. (jg) Edwin Veazey, USN '59. (See photo with '59 notes.) The wedding took place on 27 January in the Navy Chapel, Washington, D. C. Lt. Veazey, following a year's sea duty in USS HAWKINS ( D D R -

D A V E M A R T I N E A U wrote a warm letter expressing his appreciation of the restoration of '33 to "Its rightful prominence on the pages of Shipmate," saying that it brings him a lot of pleasure over there in Geneva to be able to follow interesting doings of our classmates. A brief rundown of his own activities: in 1959 after completing a wonderful year commanding USS Los .ANGELES, he made the difficult decision to retire. Then joined American Machine & Foundry and for the past two years has been there with the Geneva company (which is also the headquarters of their other subsidiaries in the Europe-Africa-Middle East area). Along with his regular job as VicePresident A M F Overseas Corp., recently he became chairman of the board of their German subsidiary—AMF Technical Services.

Betty SHELLABARGER, the newly elected chairman of the Washington '33 Wives Club, sends these interesting bits of "info" garnered from our '33 Wives luncheon which was held on Tuesday, 27 February, at the Water Gate Inn. "Pearl WIGGIN was our hostess and made the delightful arrangements with Peg SEARCY and Betty MACI N T O S H helping as phone committee. Present were a small but select group: Mary McMULLEN, Ginny GALANTIN, Helen MANDARICH, Marge TYREE, Rosalie BLOUIN, Pearl WIGGIN, Dee HEINZ, Fran SHIFLEY, Lee FUSSELMAN, and 'yours truly,' Betty S. "We were thrilled and grateful for our '33 spouses' cooperation and the generous $50 check from ED GRIMM and TAD DUNCAN which matched our $50 check to the Navy Marine Residence Foundation, Inc. Fran SHIFLEY, of whom we are so proud (she is doing a most commendable job as President of the NOW wives of D. C ) , told us she thought our joint contribution of $100 was the first donation from a USNA class, and we are a comparatively small group here in Washington, Rosalie BLOUIN actually gets the credit for getting this 'ball' rolling—I am very proud of '33.

"We sent flowers to Billie HUDSON and Bettie M A C D O N A L D (Bill's wife) who are currently sojourning at U S N H at Bethesda, Bettie with a virus respiratory condition and Billie having a series of operations and bone grafts to her broken jaw (from her hip, no less). She is doing nicely but still has a long time to go and appreciates our thoughts and visits. We are sorry we have these sick ones and hope they'll soon be recovered.

"We found Helen MANDARICH delightful and a comparative newcomer in our midst as she is Steve's bride of only 2 and yz years.

And—couldn't they lay claim to the youngest child in the class? Stanley, their first, is just ten months old. S T E V E is with Turbodyne, Inc., here.

BEN WOODALL DEES '33

"Other vital statistics of interest: "No. 1—Melanie Laurence Bailey, daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Bailey, USA (Gloria Blouin).

Born 27 Oct. (Navy Day!!) 1961.

SHIPMATE

The first grandchild of RAdm. and Mrs. J. F. (CH.AMP) BLOUIN. "No. 2—Scott John Onofrio, son of Dr. and Mrs. Burton M. Onofrio (Judy Tyree), born 8 Feb. 1962, the first grandchild of R.Adm. and Mrs. J O H N A. T Y R E E .

"No. 3—Becky Schade has just returned from Honolulu after ushering into life their sixth! grandchild, first born to Lt. (jg) and Mrs. S. L. Ward, III (Susan Schade) — name of little miss is Rita Marjorie. R.Adm. and Mrs. .A. F. SCH.ADE must nearly have set the record for grandchildren in '33.

"Betty and Shelly's eldest, Betsy, is teaching at the Air Force .Academy! (dependent's school) in Colorado Springs and loves it.

Their four daughters range from ages 23 down to nine so they are currently 'broke' but 'young' and happy."

According to our new schedule of holding the regular '33 monthly luncheon on the second Tuesday of each month, classmates joined—27 strong—at Patton Hall, Fort Myer, on 13 March, with the following attending : Champ Blouin, Hal Bowen, Bob Curtis, Bill Davis, Bill Dawson, Turner Duncan, Eddie Fredericks, Gary Garrison, Pickles Heinz, Chick King, Joe Koenig, Tom Long, Donn Macintosh, Bob MacPherson, Mac McMullen, Bob McRae, Ed Miller, Tom Moorer, Tom Morton, Bill Mott, Arnie Schade, Shelly Shellabarger, Ralph Shifley, Morgan Slayton, Otto Spahr, Charlie Travis, and John Tyree.

DON L.ACEY couldn't make the luncheon but phoned in to say that he was beginning to take action on the programming for the '33 Thirtieth Reunion to be held during the Homecoming Weekend at the Naval .Academy in the fall of 1963. He asked me to poll the classmates at the lunch concerning their feelings in regard to his investigating the possibilities of having an informal get-together, either before or after the next Homecoming Weekend football game (since so many of the class are unable to attend the Friday night festivities at the Naval Academy on that particular occasion). Consensus is that it is a fine idea and he has been given the "go ahead" to check into places available for such a gathering. Next month I hope to have something more definite on this for you.

S H E L L Y S H E L L A B A R G E R reminded the classmates of the coming '33 Spring Dinner-Dance, noted in the distaff notes above, to be held at Arlington Hall on Saturday, 19 May 1962. Get your best gal, make your plans and let's have a BIG '33 turnout to celebrate our 29th Spring!

BOB McR.AE says he has several plans for the Long Range Planning Committee and will call a meeting ne.xt week to discuss them. Whatever evolves will be duly reported to the class via this column.

D E W I T T C. MACKENZIE ( R A D M U S N R E T ) , director of purchases of East Ohio Gas Co., Cleveland, has been elected vicepresident of Con-Gas Service Corp., in charge of purchases and material control. He will be located in the firm's operating headquarters in Four Gateway Center, Pittsburgh.

Con-Gas was formed this year to perform service and administrative activities for the entire Consolidated System.

Adm. MacKenzie was in naval service from 1933 to 1959. He served as assistant chief for purchasing. Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, Navy Department, and was M A Y ,

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in Rock Creek Hills, Md.; Lisa D R . \ K E not enjoying being a temporary widow while FUZZY is off on the annual jaunt of the National War College abroad; this time he is off to the wilds of Africa; Virginia and J O E E N R I G H T are the proud grandparents of a little girl, Christine, daughter of Lt. and Mrs. J. S. Enright, Jr., USA, born on 22 March; Beth LONG reports that her Pat is at Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, son Mike is at San Jose State College, Calif., and Lt. (jg) Tom, Jr., serving aboard USS RAZORBACK ; Fran MILLER'S Carol has been signally honored by being selected to participate in the "Experiment in International Living" and will live with a European family for a year in Switzerland ; and Marge T Y R E E is busy studying Spanish, in view of J O H N ' s forthcoming assignment as ComSoLant, stationed in Trinidad, and having such close association with the Latin American navies.

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ofhcer-in-charge, U. S. Navy Purchasing Office, London, England, at the time of his retirement. He joined East Ohio Gas in the latter part of 1959. With Mrs. MacKenzie and two of his four children (two are married) he will live at 1207 Beaver Rd., Sewickley.

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WIVES

With Ginny GALANTIN making the arrangements, assisted by Becky S C H . \ D E and Marge TYREE, the '33 Wives in the Washington area held their March luncheon on Tuesday, the 27th (as usual, the last Tuesday of the month), at the Commissioned Officers" Mess, Bethesda, with the following ladies in attendance: Bobbie Caldwell, Lisa Drake, Virginia Enright, Maudie Fredericks, Lou Fusselman, Peggy Ginesi, Beth Long, Betty Macintosh, Helen Mayberry, Fran Miller, Pat Miller, Becky Schade, Betty Shellabarger and Marge Tyree.

The next luncheon for the gals will be held on Tuesday, 24 April, at Evans Farm Inn, McLean, Va., with Betty M A C I N T O S H as hostess, assisted by Maudie F R E D ERICKS and Beth LONG. Betty SHELLABARGER, Chairman of the '33 Wives in the Washington area, passed the following bits of news concerning classmates and their families: S W I F T Y and Bobbie C . \ L D W E L L are building a house

The following classmates met at Patton Hall, Fort Myer, on Tuesday, 10 April, for their monthly luncheon: Hal Bowen, Swifty Caldwell, Turner Duncan, Eddie Fredericks, Ray Fusselman, Ed Grimm, Pickles Heinz, Draper Kauffman, Russ Kefauver, Chick King, Joe Koenig, Tom Long, Dale Mayberry, Bob McRae, Ed Miller, Hilary Rowe, Arnie Schade, Shelly Shellabarger, Morgan Slayton, and John Tyree.

BILL MOTT, whose staff has been doing a little research into cost estimates on different types of "30-Year After" '33 books for us, was unable to be present at the luncheon but passed the following information on to us : Production cost for a cloth, hard bound book similar to our Double Three Roimdup, about 512 slightly larger pages, 400 copies, offset process ($6,500) ; a volume similar to the mock-up shown at the luncheon, noncloth binding, but varying degrees of stiffboard available, post binding, 500-600 pages, 600 copies, offset and unjustified margins with an improved presentation of content, no limit on pictures ($5,500). We are still awaiting a cost estimate from the Offset Service Company which produced the original volume for us in 1953. It was further suggested that the committee obtain an estimate also for a minimutn cost type of publication (a mimeographed addendum) ; that East Coast firms having the experience of publishing Navy Cruise Books be contacted for their estimates; that costs be cut to a minimum because of the limited funds for such a project, unless we can be assured that the class, as a whole, will underwrite the more elaborate publication; and, finally, that the committee present specific recommendations to the class as to the feasibility of making up such a book, the type book that should be created, its characteristics as to size, format, distribution, etc., and what sort of a class organization should be created to compile the necessary data and effect the coordination of planning. DR.A.PER K A U F F MAN, newly arrived on the Washington scene, bravely and nobly volunteered his services to the Book Committee in whatever manner they could be exploited.

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HERE A N D THERE

P O R T E R BEDELL writes that things are busy at N.A.S, Pensacola.

J I M BURROW, now with Commandant, 13th Naval District, in Seattle, says that he and Caroline hope to get back East this summer w^hen son Jim graduates from the Naval Academy.

BOB M A C P H E R S O N hears occasionally from SCOTTY CAMPBELL now stationed at Moffett Field, Calif.

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J O E COBB, ComCarDiv 19, writes from WestPac to say that he hopes to see his family soon in Hawaii, then on to homeport in Long Beach, Calif.

DICK G.A.ZLAY paid a visit to BuPers recently and reports that life is fine in the San Francisco area where he is serving on the Staff, Commandant 12th Naval District.

S T E y E J U R I K A writes that he is enjoying life as the Professor of Naval Science, NROTC Unit, Sanford University, and has acquired a Ph.D. in geography and internaational relations.

DICK KIBBE writes that he and Mary are enjoying the duty and sunshine at the Naval Station, Mayport, Fla. DALE MAYBERRY recently received a nice long letter from H E R B SCHWAB, associated with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Lawyers, in Los Angeles. Filling us in on some '33 West Coast gossip, he wrote: " . . . I attended a briefing for retired admirals and captains down at Long Beach one evening . . . enjoyed a delightful dinner, and heard quite an interesting talk by VAdm. Yeager. Of particular pleasure to me was the fact that I ran into a flock of old shipmates and among them discovered two of our classmatesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;JOHN S T E I N B E C K and TOMMY C H R I S T O P H E R . Tommy was wearing his Admiral's stripe very nicely and the carrier in which he has his flag is based at Long Beach for some time to come. We made plans to get together . . . he is unchanged and we had some very pleasant moments over some equally pleasant drinks discussing our days in BuPers. Steinbeck, with whom I hadn't been in contact since London in '54, is living out in Santa Monica and is teaching algebra in the Los Angeles school system. He appears to be supremely contented with this career and says that at long last he is doing precisely what he has wanted to do for a long time and, on top of that, is doing it in the precise area that he and his wife settled on some years ago. In essence, the Los Angeles contingent of '33 that I have run into appears to be okay."

LEM S T E V E N S writes that he is leading a busy life as the Commanding Officer, Naval Air Station, Key West, Fla.

The class corresponding secretary, MORGAN SLAYTON, thanks to the kind invitation of RAdm. John Quinn, Director of Pan-American Affairs, took a 3-week leave of absence to accompany the Admiral's party down the West Coast of South America, spent a week renewing old acquaintances in Buenos Aires where he had been stationed as Senior Naval Advisor 2>^ years ago (and, incidentally, being among those who felt the effects of the tear gas bombs thrown by the military police to quell the street mobs on the day that ex-President Frondizi was spirited away to the island prison of Martin (jarcia), rejoining the Admiral in Montevideo, and his group augmented by representatives of the Latin American naval war colleges flying to Newport for their conference held during the second week in April.

A wonderful experience, heartwarming in the number of good friendships renewed and beneficial both to his proficiency in Spanish and valuable insights gained in the pursuit of his M.A. degree in international relations and organization at the American University.

And that is all for this month's deadline for '33 in Shipmate!

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Sec'y, Cdr. Robert P. Harbold, Jr., USNR 129 Spa View Ave., Annapolis, Md.

LYLE EUGENE STRICKLER

LYLE E U G E N E STRICKLER ( C A P T U S N ) died Sunday, 18 March 1962, after a brief illness, in Los Angles. He is survived by his widow, Marion, two daughters, Judith and Victoria, and his mother, Mrs. Tracy Strickler of San Diego. The sympathy of his classmates, and their wives, was extended to Marion and the children, and a memorial contribution was made to the American Heart Association. Interment was at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego, 21 March 1962.

ENGAGEMENT NEWS

Mrs. Arthur Lester Newman of 108 Duke of Gloucester St., Annapolis, Md.,

announces the engagement of her daughter, Floranne Hope, to Midshipman Joseph Thomas Roberts, III, son of Dr. and Mrs. Roberts of Snyder, N. Y. Miss Newman graduated from the College of Notre Dame of Maryland in June 1961, and is a member of Beta Beta Beta National Biological Honor Society. She is also a member of Tau Omicron Phi Sorority. At present she is associated with Johns Hopkins University in the branch of Medical Research. The bride-elect is the daughter of the late A R T H U R L E S T E R N E W M A N (LT U S N ) and the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donate Florestano of Annapolis and the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Newman of Portland, Mich.

Midshipman Roberts is a member of the Class of 1962 at the Naval Academy. The wedding will take place on 9 June in St. Mary's Catholic Church in Annapolis, Md. Capt. H A R R Y H O L T GREER, USN, and Mrs. Greer announce the marriage of their son. Bill, and the engagement of their daughter, Gabrielle this past winter. Bill married Mary Zettelman of Evanston, 111., over the Christmas holidays. They are back in school at Providence; he in Brown, she in Pembroke. "Gaby" will return from a year of study at tlie Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London this spring (she graduated from Stanford last June). She will marry Lawrence Pryor of Greenwich, Conn, in June. Larry is currently attending Columbia's graduate school of journalism, having graduated from Stanford last year.

The wedding will probably take place at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center where Harry Greer is currently CO of the Naval Examining Center.

A "deluge" of reports for a change, all greatly appreciated. From JACK MACK E N Z I E : "On 27 January we had a couple of visiting classmates in town; so had a gathering at the Officers' Club for cocktails and dinner. CLYDE and Polly Ann Van ARSDALL were staying a few days at Waikiki enroute to Japan where Clyde has subsequently taken command of DesFlot One.

'34 PARTY IN PEARL HARBOR, 27 J A N . Left to right: Brilly and Dick Akeroyd, Peg and Ellis Rittenhouse, Karen and Dick Latham, Polly Ann and Clyde Van Arsdall, Hank Miller, Mildred and Mac MacKenzie, Helen and Bob Hopkins, Romona and Jack Bain, Maxine and Barney Smith.

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'34 PARTY AT AMPHIBIOUS BASE, CORONADO, CALIF.

H A N K MILLER was in for the weekend with his H U K group. The party included Brilly and Dick Akeroyd, Helen and Bob Hopkins, Ramona and Jack Bain. Dick is the Head Weapons Engineer with the Naval Shipyard. Bob is with the State of Hawaii Civil Defense organization. Jack Bain is a civil engineer with Hawaiian Pacific Engineering Surveys, Inc. Others included Peg and Ellis Rittenhouse. Chief of Staff, ComServPac; Karen and Dick Latham, CO SuBase; Mildred and Mac Mackenzie, CO NavSta; and Maxine and Barney Smith, ComDesFlot Five. The only absentees were Jean and Gordon Chung Hoon, Head of State Agriculture Department, and Eloise and Kendall Casey, Head of the Management Engineers Division, Naval Shipyard. Both couples had previous engagements. The enclosed picture was taken on the grounds of the new Commissioned Officers' Mess, Pearl Harbor."

The scuttlebutt reported in the February issue that the J O H N ROENIGKs were expecting in January was almost true. Just received the vital statistics from the original "Young in Spirit" winner, who from Seoul, Korea, reports the birth of his first son, Thomas Allison, on 1 February 1962, in Naples, Italy. Suffice to say this is one for the record book. Mother and son are doing fine at Via Petrarca, lOS-Scala B, Apt. 10, overlooking Naples Harbor. The Cup's Number One entry, Debby Lee, during her previous three years in Stockholm, learned Swedish fluently. At this point it is being rapidly replaced by Italian. Allison's main worry is to try to teach her some English since one of these days she is going to be exposed to an American environment. John extends to all classmates a hearty welcome aboard, be it in Seoul or Napoli.

From LARRY B E C H T , our San Diego Respondent: "Several departures from our area include the J. D. F U L P s heading for Kodiak, Alaska (there are enough members in his tribe to form a good sized dog sled team), the RED BAUMBERGERs to Long Beach (as you know, he made flag rank), the B R U T E KRULAKs, back to Washington (with lots of local departing fanfare— well deserved), the SAMMY SH.AWs to retirement (Tennessee), CL.AUDE B.AILEYs ditto (Lockheed), the C. J. W A L T E R s ditto (San Francisco), the LEO F L Y N N s to France (schooling for Leo—French cooking and dog-walking for Jane). Not many MAY,

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newcomers—NELS J O H N S O N previously reported, BILL CALHOUN passed through but too quick for us to see him. We had a class hoe-down at the Amphib Base some time ago—under the generous hosting of H A R T KAIT—very nice. Otherwise the class is slowing down somewhat locally. The trend is towards small intimate parties rather than the extravaganza type affair—no one wants to grab the responsibility (and work) for coordinating the large groupings."

From HARRY GREER, in the Great Lakes area : "BILL M A R T I N is Commander Naval Air Reserve Training at Glenview and he and Shirley are much in the public eye.

DICK STU.A.RT is retired in this area but joins us weekly to bowl in our Monday evening bowling league. P A U L JOACHIM is an art dealer in Chicago, LES S T O N E and I had lunch with him when Les was here a few months ago. Paul makes frequent trips to Europe to purchase pictures and attend to his art business. P E N R O D SCHOFIELD is still here as Comptroller for the Ninth Naval District and sends his best.

Our son, Bill, who is a junior at Brown, got married this fall. Our older girl, Gabrielle, plans a June wedding to Mr. Lawrence A. Pryor of Greenwich, Conn. She graduated from Stanford last June and is presently studying voice in England."

A brief telephone conversation with BILL ROBBINS (341 N. Detroit St., Los Angeles 36) during a stop-over in Annapolis to visit his daughter.

A report from W O R T H SCANLAND of his marriage to Miss Alice Scott of Charleston, S. C. The wedding took place on 28 April at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in Charleston. Worth and Alice will be "at home" at their Arlington, Va., apartment, 4422 31st St., South, any time after the first week in May and hope old friends will drop in and help make .A^lice feel welcome to the Navy family.

pate, even if you did not receive the official notice. Please drop Mike a note if you do plan to attend. He will make nearby motel reservations for anyone planning to stay overnight. Please advise on this score as well. The date, in spite of other information to contrary : Saturday, 9 June. The time : 1000 to 1800 or thereabouts. The place: Quarters 501, Naval Weapons Laboratory, Dahlgren, Va., on U. S. Highway 301, just across the Potomac River Bridge, 50 miles from Washington. Events: golf—tennis—boating—swimming—fishing—fun and frolic for all or just relaxing.

Word from ED D I S S E T T E that he is moving to Dallas, Texas. Mary will follow when school is out.

WEST COAST NEWS

H. H A R T K A I T We recently toasted the local new stars of our class in a party at the PhiBase Mess.

Honored were the N E L S J O H N S O N S , the BAUMBERGERs and the H A N K MILLERS. Present also, as our photo shows, were the Adm. Calhouns (our adopted classmate), the Brute Krulaks, the Hemburys, the Gunns, the Dickinsons, the Dubois (Helen just passed away), the Fulps, the Jake Bullens, the Manns, the Gebelins, the Larry Bechts, the Fred Hawes and the Hart Kaits.

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Sec'y & Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Thomas S. Baskett, U S N , Staff, Indnstrial College of the Armed Forces (ICAF), Washington 25, D. C.

THIRTY-FOUR DAHLGREN FROLIC

GEORGE P O W E L L has sent in from Bethesda Naval Hospital a new report on his troublesome left leg. After being fused for about 30 years, it was forcibly bent on 18 February when a ladder slipped with George on it. The resulting compound fracture will keep him at home for a long time.

He will be glad to see any classmates who can visit him there. Address is: 5647 Ben Branch Rd. (Tulip Hill, Md.), Washington 16, D. C.

More than 100 notices were mailed to classmates in District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, and a few in outlying areas, announcing the details of this '34 picnic and other assorted and interesting events, with the MIKE SELL.A.RS' at the^ Naval Weapons Laboratory, Dahlgren, Va. .\11 classmates are cordially invited to partici-

J O E BROWDER writes that he is still in Atlanta with Georgia Power Co., where he is sales manager and assistant to vicepresident in charge of sales. .^Iso in Atlanta are GENE H E N L E Y and Sally Murphey, widow of L.\RRY EDGE. Sally recently christened BONEFISH II, namesake of Larry's last command.

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'35 PARTY AT TREASURE ISLAND. Standing, left to right: Red Blount, Max Schmidling, Frank Wheeler, Pete Boyle, Hank Shonerd, Bud Oliver, Spike Ev^ald, Eunice Beaman, Charles Beaman, Bill Sullivan, Mac Wordell, Irene Lloyd, Harry Lover Lloyd, George Good, Duke Doukas. Kneeling, left to right: Jeanne Blount, Mary Lou Wheeler, Elsie Boyle, Mildred Shonerd, Margaret Good, Ann Oliver, Renee Ewald, Margo Doukas, Nancy Sullivan, Ruth Wordell.

There are 35 classmates known to be on duty or retired in the 12th Naval District with the majority in the Bay Area. The party on 16 March at the O Club on Treasure Island was a real drawing card, bringing RED BLOUNT down 600 miles from Corvalis, Oregon, and CH.ARLIE BEAMAN 300 miles from Reno, Nevada. GEORGE GOOD volunteered to be the next party secretary. Many classmates retired in the local area have executive positions in various national defense industries on the Peninsula.

Sec'y, Capt. K. C. Lovell, U S N 3948 Garrison St., N.W. Washineton, D. C. Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Wm. A. Ellis, U S N 4029 Downing St. Annandale, Va.

Well, here it is April and summer, with school out and anxiously awaited vacations just around the corner. Hope this finds all surviving a happy Easter—'course baskets and egg rollings are probably all over for most of us, but they are nice to remember as old Easters long gone by.

Speaking of summer vacations—don't know about ours at the moment. As most of you know—especially those in the New England and Norfolk areas—we really had a dilly of a storm last month, with monstrous waves taking just about everything off the eastern seaboard. As a result, we haven't heard whether or not # 7 Sea Spray Court at Nags Head will be there or not come ,A.ugust. We both have our fingers crossed and keep hoping the cottage survived this one just as it did hurricanes in the past.

February 15 found the monthly clambake gathered at Patton Hall as usual, but not much news or business came forth. Only 14 showed after such a big turnout in January, so much of the time was spent in just swapping jokes, griping about the red tape mill, and telling sea stories of the past.

Among those present were Carmichael, Folsom, Laizure, Morton, Bill Shea, Davenport, Dick Fowler, Lovell, Pratt, Marshall Thompson, Humphrey, Masters, Chuck Phillips, and yours truly. Mostly we just enjoyed the good food and drink and the 48

chance to get together. Casey Lovell has really done a good job on this score, and his monthly notice with its chiding and cajoling is really a challenge that no one can turn down. Too early now, but I'll clue you in ne.xt month on the 20 March joint '36 luncheon. We hope we will have met Casey's target, i.e., "thirty-six for '36," so that we will have produced enough gold stripes to offset the glare from all those shining stars the Kaydets produce.

Old news is always good news—and certainly better than no news at all! So Katie C H E N A U L T tells of a '36 wives turnout in Norfolk at the quarters of NORM and Dixie GILLETTE at NAS, Norfolk.

Says Katie, "After reading about MED FOWLER's extra special party, we decided to make our coffee extra-special too! So— the choice beyond the usual fare included Irish Coffee, Cafe Brulot or sherry. It was a cold day, but everyone was nicely warmed on leaving." Honor guest was Mrs. Gordon Ellyson, an honorary '36 mother with two sons-in-law. Jack Carmichael and John Court. Mrs. Ellyson, the widow of the first man to land on a carrier, has been doing her bit by actively participating in the 50th Anniversary of Naval Aviation, and she is always a special guest whenever naval aviators get together.

Present: Bunnie Combs, Helen Turner, Nancy Kimmel, Peggy Gray and daughter, Mrs. Ellyson, Rosa Law, Katie Chenault, Dixie Gillette, and Georgia O'Denning.

Katie winds up her note with a request that all '36 wives in the Norfolk area get in touch with her or Dixie Gillette—they don't want to miss anyone for the next "do"— maybe a "bring your husband" affair. (Now that's a twist!) Thanks, Katie, for the dope ; keep it coming.

A status report on the class treasury as of 13 December 1961 (yes, we really have o n e ) : Cash $13.50; Stamps $0.88; Bank Account $807.76—for a total on hand of $822.14. Of this 97 have thus far contributed $670.00 toward the 1936 Twenty-fifth Reunion Lucky Bag. So long for now, BILL ELLIS

Corr. Sec'y, Capt. John A. Bogley, USN 3900 Watson PI., N.W., Washington, D. C. G l o r i a MANDEL

I know that you all will be saddened to learn that H E R B M A N D E L writes that Gloria passed away on 20 February and was buried in Groton, Conn. Ray and Annabel Dubois attended the services. Herb is retired, works for the Electric Boat Co., and lives at 27 Church St., Mystic, Conn. Young Mathew is a student at Phillips Academy, .A-ndover, Mass. Our deepest sympathies Herb.

W A S H I N G T O N NEWS

At our last luncheon we gave a well done to ED CONRAD, our Chairman, who heads west with the Joint .A.tomic Task Force, to GEORGE DALTON, our Treasurer, who takes command of Destroyer Squadron Twenty-Eight, and to PAUL LOVELACE, our Secretary, who retired and is going to George Washington University to get a Master's degree in business. J O H N BARTOL takes over as our new Chairman, CARL D W Y E R as Secretary and JAKE BLAND as Treasurer.

TOM S U D D A T H is in charge of arrangeinents for a spring picnic to be held in Mav at the Quantico Marine Base where J O H N S.A.XTEN is now stationed. Tom and L E P J E N S E N are also forming a hospitality committee to welcome and provide rosters and other information to classmates coming to this area. They are so well organized that the advance dope is the S K I P GIFFIN, H U G H ROBINSON, N A T E S O N N E N S H E I N and GEORGE MUSE are expected in the area soon. We were happy to learn that Eleonore FITZPATRICK and the three boys are returning to Washington this June to live in their house off Chevy Chase Circle.

The March luncheon for the wives group is to be held in Maryland this time with Kay ALFORD, Kitty OGLE, and Laura S M I T H in charge. Elaine BLAND and Aggie K I T C H will take charge of the April S H I P M A T E

lunch. For the May lunch, the Annapolis wives group consisting of Ruth B L . \ N D I N , Marie CASSIDY, Jean COWARD, Betty H U R O N , Chris KROL, Babs MYERS, and Jane SMALL have invited the Washington wives group to a picnic and boat ride on the Severn. Jean H E S T O N and Marie B U R K H A R D T are the Liaison Officers and this should be a very fine program.

J . \ K I E K L E I S S has retired and he and Jean go to Cumberland, Md., where Jakie starts to work for the Hercules Powder Company. Congratulations are in order for FR.ANK W H A L E N , who graduates from George Washington University in June, and has been apointed the Assistant Administrator for the .Alexandria, Va., hospital.

Eve is also the vice chairman of the Gray Ladies Training program for the hospital.

25th REUNION

We now have some firm plans for our 25th reunion which I will pass along for your own planning. The first gathering will be held in Washington during the period 31 May-2 June 1963 and the second gathering will be at the Naval Academy Homecoming 28-30 September 1963. The Washington Group Committee will make all the arrangements and get the program schedule out to you as early as possible. M I K E R I N D S K O P F has been appointed chairman of the 25-year book committee consisting of R A L P H W E Y M O U T H , N A T E SONNENSHEIN, JOHN BURKHARDT, CARTER BERKLEY, and ALLAN MacF A R L A N D . The book will be issued in June 1963 and include all classmates. So let's all make this a reunion we will always remember.

NEWS FROM ALL A R O U N D

J O H N F E R R I T E R writes from the North Atlantic where he and his Destroyer Squadron Twenty are riding out 40 foot seas. John's Squadron supports the Eastern Atlantic Force that was activated at the start of the Berlin c r i s i s . . . Julie joined him in London where they spent a wonderful evening with BEN and Kay P I C K E T T and JIM and Shirley A N D R E W S . Other trips took them to Garmisch, where they tried to ski; Munich, Hamburg, Copenhagen, and even East and West Berlin. John says Berlin looks a mite different than when we were there as midshipmen back in 1935. Julie is now back in Newport and John notes in closing that ten of the fifteen Destroyer Squadrons in the Atlantic are now commanded by '38ers. Thanks for the news

and their family. Jack was a Navy liaison officer in London. Danny and their son, John (Midshipman), were at the funeral as well as Jack's parents and his brother, Paul, from Pawtucket, R. I. Their other two children are in London where Danny has rejoined them. The family asked that any remembrances be sent to the Leukemia Foundation.

JIM and Sue W.-ALLACE write from Norfolk that their daughter, Susan Hollyday, is engaged to F. Francis Hughes, Class of '62 USNA, and a June wedding is planned. To quote Sue—"Wonderful, but I feel like Methuselah's grandmother!"

BOB and Sue B R E N T (here in Washington) report they visited BILL and Helene R E I N D O L L . \ R in Baltimore recently. Bill resigned shortly after graduation and has been working for the past IS years with Calvert Distilleries (that's whiskey). The Reindollars have 3 daughters who ought to match up pretty well with some of our Academygoing sons. .Another classmate not heard from in a long time is BEN SEXAUER. R. F. NICOLAI (a senior engineer with the government—Polaris project) visited the Sexauers who live in Santa Cruz, Calif., just across the bay from Monterey. Ben has worked for Pacific Gas and Electric since leaving the Navy.

NOBLE H.A.RRIS was off on a business trip to the West Coast. He stayed with the JIM SMITHs in San Diego, and happened to be there for P A U L GILL's retirement party. Best wishes, Paul.

Washington items (picked up at the wives' luncheon at the DEWEYS)—incidentally, wives' luncheons are held the second Wednesday of each month—SAM and Mary MAJOR are leaving Washington for Portsmouth, Va., where Sam will be Supply Officer at the Shipyard. Sam has been

chairman for us here in town, and we'll miss him. TOM BELL is taking over and asks that we all be reminded that '39 meets the first Wednesday of each month at the .\rmy-Navy Country Club at noon. J O H N DOLAN is off at Harvard for 3 months attending the .Advanced Management Course, with Dottie to join him for the last week.

SI and Suzy SUGG are now back and active on the scene after two grand duty tours—Honolulu and then Saigon. Glad we have world travelers in our midst who really like the travel. Washington has its fair share of families with husbands at sea (nearly 15 now for us). These '39 "widows" (thanks to Jean McDANIEL) had a supper .April first at ANCC. "April Fool" you salty sea-dogs.

I had an opportunity to take an interesting trip in the New England area in early March. Bumped into TOMMY BENN E T T (RADM R E T ) , who attended the same meeting. He is with Aerojet General living in Sacramento, and is as full of drive and fun as he ever was. In New London phoned the SCHRATZs and found Paul off to Charleston, S. C, with his ship, FULTON, for two weeks. Also missed T A L I A F E R R O BOATWRIGHT (lives in Stonington, Conn.) who was off on a business trip to La Jolla. He's with the Electric Boat Company, Research and Development. Was most happy to make contact with N E D BEACH who was the soul of hospitality.

Ned is ComSubRon 8, will be relieved this summer coming to Washington about -August for the National War College. He has a beautiful collection of paintings of submarines which give a real nautical and handsome look to his oflfice and the squadron area.

We have about 50 copies left of the list of Washington '39ers. If you'd like a copy, drop a line to the address above (class Secretary). Only price is a bit of news!

First come, first served.

John.

CLASSMATES O N THE MOVE

BuPers is sending me to sea in June when I will head for Norfolk to take command of Amphibious Squadron Two. FRANK J O N E S is soon to become commander of the Boston Naval Shipyard. DON BROWN will take command of Submarine Squadron Eight and GEORGE DALTON, Destroyer Squadron Twenty-Eight. BILL LEON.ARD has orders to the Staff of SACLant.

Sec'y, Capt. Thomas R. Weschler, U S N 4300 Hawthorne St., N.W. Washington 16, D . C. JOHN BROWN HOWLAND

It is our sad duty to report the death of JACK H O W L A N D ( C A P T U S N ) , who died Wednesday, 21 February, at the Naval Hospital at Bethesda of leukemia, and was buried the following Monday at Arlington National Cemetery. The whole class joins in extending deepest sympathy to Danny M A Y ,

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'39 GET-TOGETHER AT BLACKIE BLACKBURN'S in Quezon City, Philippines. Rear row, left to right: John Blackburn, Grady Reaves, Jack Hough, Ed Spruance '37 and Ernie Dunlap. Front row, left to right: Margaret Blackburn, Carlos Albert, Jo Spruance and Madte H ough.

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JACK H O U G H writes: "You will probably be surprised to hear from WestPac, but there are some '39ers out here too. We had a little gathering at BLACKIE BLACKBURN'S on 6 April honoring GRADY R E A V E S and E R N I E DUNLAP, visiting the Far East in connection with the Map program. CARLOS ALBERT (CAPT P H I L I P P I N E NAVY R E T ) is the Commissioner of Public Safety for Quezon City, Rizal, and is extremely active in politics on the local scene.

Blackie is the Chief, Navy Section, ChJusMag Philippines and I am presently the Assistant Chief of Staff for Plans, ComNavPhil, but am expecting to depart in about one month to take command of NAF, China Lake, Calif. ED S P R U A N C E was elected an 'honorary '39er' for the evening. Other Philippine visitors have been G E N E F A I R F A X while in command of TicoNDEROGA. Giene was host to the Phil-US Mutual Defense Board while at anchor in Manila Bay last November. MO MOORE partook of the Hough hospitality while visiting here in command of the NOBLE. Here's hoping visiting '39ers will remember there are some of us out this way when they bring their ships in, or just happen to be passing through."

Thirty classmates attended the 4 April class luncheon at the Army-Navy Country Club. GEORGE S H A R P was the lone newcomer. He is on exchange duty with the State Department. BILL GREGG and STAN KERKERING, civilianizing in the Washington area, showed up after absences of many months. BILL R U H E gave the class a rundown on the latest in national strategy. It was noted that EBBIE BELL is listed as a nominee in the current balloting for Washington area Trustee-at-large

for the Academy Alumni Association.

NORM B E N N E T T , U. S. Merchandise Mart director, continues to donate door prizes for the luncheons. TOM BELL, BULL D A W S O N and BILL R U H E were lucky winners. Any house-hunters or visitors coming into the area in June, keep in mind that the class is having a dinner-dance at the Army-Navy Country Club on 16 June.

If the weather cooperates, dancing on the roof after dinner. P R E S and Betsy S H A M E R are collecting money and reservations, with the OMEARAs and H E L FRICHs assisting. COME J O I N U S !

DAVE (LOBO) W O L F E was in the Pentagon for a few days, getting briefed before proceeding to MAAG duty in the Dominican Republic. The family is remaining behind at Quantico temporarily, with the expectation of joining him in June. Dave's son has taken the physical exam for the USNA, and we hope he is well on his way to being a member of '66.

Sec'y, Capt. E. Mnhlenfeld. USN, Joint Staff, JOS. Room 2B867, Pentagon Washington 25, D. C. Corr. Sec'y, G. G. Williams, c/o J. C. Wheat & Co., 15 Selden Arcade, Norfolk, Va.

From the OZZIE GRAYs we have this fine fainily photo which includes one of the first '40 offspring in USNA, Midn. O. E. Gray, III, '65. It's a good example of the type of family shot we need from all hands for the "XX-year after" book. How's about it, ye malingerers? Ozzie is now C. O. U S S ASHTABULA (AO-51), enroute WestPac. Jo and Virginia are holding the fort midway between their two Navy men, at 341 Lakeview Ave., Long Beach 3, Calif.

It looks like spring may have made it to the Washington area at last. But first, although March came in like a lamb, the proverbial lion was right behind and gave us our heaviest, wettest snow of the year.

Quite a few of us went back to "camping out" at home when the power went out all over the place.

For most, it was just plain inconvenient, but the storm brought near tragedy to the H E R M A N KLARES. They were awakened in the early morning hours to find the house full of smoke and fire and just about got out safely. Fire-fighting efforts were hampered by the lack of power and the snowclogged roads, and the net result was that the house was gutted. Margaret, Herman, and family are living in a garage apartment on their property, while they tackle the long process of cleanup and reconstruction. I'm sure all classmates join me in condolences at their lossâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but joy that they were all able to escape safely.

GEORGE M. H A W E S hosted Norfolk classmates aboard his ship the USS TIDEWATER (AD-31) just prior to his deployment to the Mediterranean. The number present was good since there was a more than normal conflict of schedules, operational commitments and the like. Those present were: J. E. Greenbacker, H. B. Seim, R. G. Anderson, R. D. Quinn, I. G. Peters, and G. G. Williams, plus the host.

Our group in the Norfolk area has been quite small for the last year or so, however, an increasing force for Forty seems to be evident. Most of this group are enjoying the benefits and prerogatives, along with shouldering the responsibilities of command; however, a few are hard working stafi officers or assigned to shore billets.

The nucleus of a colony of retired members of Forty formed in the Tidewater, Va., area. The plankowners include MARTY MULDERRIG and J O H N W H I T A C R E

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'40 GROUP LUNCHEON O N USS TIDEWATER (SD-31). Left to right: G. G. Williams, J. E. Greenbacker, H. B. Seim, R. G. Anderson, R. D. Quinn, I. G. Peters, G. M. Hawes.

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engaged in teaching, and G. G. W I L L I A M S m the investment banking business. This group, if the actions of earlier class groups are a criterion, is bound to grow much larger as time passes. Newcomers will certainly be welcomed.

MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED IN PARIS

Mrs. Madeleine Bradford Corcoran and FREDERICK WILLIAM PENNOYER, I I I ( C A P T U S N ) were married on Wednesday, 14 February, in the S H A P E Chapel, Paris, France.

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Sec'y, M r . Tnlly Shelley, J r .

69A West Road New Canaan, Conn.

Received in April—a boisterous account,

by J O E TAUSSIG—of the class party at the Army-Navy Country Club in Washington last February. Mentioned as participants were: Backus, Bienvenu, Blount, Buell, Ace Clark, Cooper, Crenshaw, Delano, Grubbs, Hadler, Herring, Gomez Jones, Landreth, Mechling, Moitoret, Nelson, Shutt, Taussig, Vincent, and Windsor. Space limitations (and censorship) preclude publishing Taussig's gory details, available on request from the Secretary.

ROLLO R I E V E reports that the class 20 -1- year book is still in the works but completion is delayed to about June, largely because of laxity of a number of classmates in submitting their personal data and/or family pictures. So, if you haven't sent your picture in, do so now—there is still time available. * FAMILY OF CAPT. O. E. GRAY, JR., USN '40 Sec'y, C a p t . A r t h a r F . Rawson, J r . , U S N 445 Argyle D r . , Alexandria 7, V a .

Col. W a l t e r W . Stegemerten, USMC 6106 Dorchester S t . , Springfield. V a .

subsidiary, it was announced 11 April. He moves up to the newly created post after serving as vice-president, engineering operaNew from '42 was scarce this month. Ap- tions, of Bell & Howell's Photo Products division, Chicago, since January 1961. Prior parently the winter doldrums.

The Scorebook went to press on 31 March to joining Bell & Howell, Spaulding was with the material on hand. With the project associated with Electric Autolite Co., Toon the road, the next item to tackle is the ledo, Ohio, where he was director of rereunion in '62. Don't wait too late to make search and general manager of that comyour plans. Send your reservation requests pany's SPARD division.

George Spaulding is a member of the to Capt. W. L. NYBURG, 325 Mansion National Society of Professional Engineers, Drive, Alexandria, Va. Society of Automotive Engineers, the GERRY SCOTT retired 1 February to the American Rocket Society, and the Society go to work for Lockheed Missiles. His mail- of Motion Picture and Television Engineers. ing address for the time being i s : c/o Cdr. He also holds membership in the American R. D. Varley, Jr., 1131 Plum Ave., Sunny- Society of Naval Engineers, the American vale, Calif.

Ordnance Ass'n., the Air Force Ass'n., the NORM N A S H reported that the Valen- American Management Ass'n., the Naval tine luncheon in Norfolk was a small, but Institute, and the Naval Academy Alumni very pleasant affair. In addition to the Nor- Association. H e lives with his wife and folk area news. Norm does a lot of traveling two children in Wilmette, 111., and will move and reports on all he meets. BOB and Jean to the Rochester area at the end of the BROWN are enjoying their student life at school year.

Purdue. Bob will soon have his Master's Washington chapter of the Class of degree, but their future location is still un- '43The is arranging for a 20th anniversary party determined. W E S GEBERT was reported on 19 June 1962 at the Army-Navy Country NorVa bound for an LSD. Old acquaintances Club, Arlington, Va. There will be cocktails renewed in the San Diego area were: BILL and dancing and entertainment, with (DesDiv) and Nancy MORROW, M I L T open dinner, bar all evening. Dress will be formal S T E W A R T ( F T C ) , GEORGE CROSS (uniform or civilian black tie). Reservations (BuWeps), DICK GLAESER ( G F ) , Dotbe made with Cdr. W I L L I A M H . tie W I G G I N S ( R A Y in WesPac), B I L L can 5604 West Inwood Drive, ( E P D O P a c ) and Ann ROBIE, and BOB HARDCASTLE, Springfield, Va. Price is $20.00 per couple.

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Sec'y, C d r . William T h o m a s Peach III, U S N ( S C ) , N a v a l Supply Corps School A t h e n s , Ga. Corr. Sec'y, C d r . J o h n T . Shepherd 5527 S. 3 r d S t . , A r l i n g t o n 4, V a .

GEORGE E. SPAULDING, JR., has been elected executive vice-president of Consolidated Vacuum Corp., Bell & Howell MAY,

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P r e s . , C d r . Scott E . Terrill, U S N BnWeps ( R m . 2 7 ) , Navy Dept.

W a s h i n g t o n 25, D . C. Sec'y, C d r . M . T . Scott, U S N , Room 2604, Boreau of N a v a l Personnel, W a s h i n g t o n 25, D . C.

who remember Dick will recall that he left our class because of physical disability. Dick was employed by the General Electric Co., in the Aircraft Accessory Turbine Department at Lynn. H e is survived by his widow, Barbara, and two children, Richard and Karen.

Seven members of '44 gathered for an impromptu reunion at the reception following the commissioning of the U S S

LAWRENCE

(DDG-4) at the Naval Base, Philadelphia, 6 January. Attending were BOB HARVEY, General Electric Company; J I M LIEBER, Steam Dept., U S N A ; T O M W A L S H , CO, USS

LAWRENCE;

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CO, USS PRATT (DLG-13); BILL GLODT, Supt. Ships Office, Camden, N. J . ; BILL ETTER, Weapons Superintendent, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard; and BOB BRAND, Insurance Executive, New England Mutual, New Canaan, Conn.

ROBERT C. BRAND is one of the ten members of the New Canaan, Conn., general agency of the National Life Insurance Company of Vermont to have qualified for the firm's agents' educational conference held by its President's Club at Hollywood Beach, Fla., March 21-25. Outstanding records in client service and sales among the company's Maine-to-Hawaii field force earned them the attendance, as well as membership in the 1962 President's Club.

On the last Friday in March the class had a turnout of about thirty for a dinner-dance held at the Naval Weapons Plant.

JACK REYNOLDS, who is skipper of Air Anti-Submarine Squadron 25, has returned to the West Coast after a lengthy cruise in the Far East.

RICHARD LEO McMANUS

J O H N H E I N T Z and BILL SHERI am reporting belatedly the passing of W O O D have retired and are working with R I C H A R D L E O McMANUS on 18 Jan- the General Motor's Defense Systems Diviuary 1962, in Melrose, Mass. Those of you sion at Santa Barbara.

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LARRY R I C H A R D S O N has been named general manager of the Aircraft-Missile Division of the Fairchild Stratos Corporation in Hagerstown, Md. GEORGE P R E S T W I C H has moved to Washington where he has been promoted to manager of the Systems Marketing Operation of General Electric's defense marketing organization.

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Corr. Sec'y, Cdr. Frank F. Clifford, Jr., U S N 3854 Columbia Pike, Arlington 4, Va.

" F L A S H ! T H E RING IS BACK. Yes, we are delighted to report that after outstanding leg and pen work by our fearless leader, ' W E W A N T I T ' VAN ORDEN, and his legal staff, the ring has been returned and peace is restored. To all who wrote in offering yourselves, your fortunes and your sacred honor in support of the greatest '45 battle since the 'Hump,' our thanks. Your loyal support aided the gaining of our triumphant victory. For those who still are suffering from rage—such as BILL RAND—we hope for a fast recovery. 'Put down the cutlass. Bill, the boarders are gone!' " On 3 April, a new headquarters staff was elected : pres.—Sam Simpson; vp.—Don Brooks; secy. — Vic Knick ; treas. — Jim O'Neil; board—Sherm Blandin, Jim Hightower, and Lou Scliris.

Congratulations to our new leaders, who will take over in May. UNCHOPPED SPINACH

As we take G.I. pencil in hand to count down with the prose, it occurs to us that this is the last column of our tenure in journalism. Reflecting over the past year, we must observe that although there has been some grind—it has been a good way to actively support the fine staff led by El Presidente Van Orden. Dick has been up to his ears lately in the famed "Mr. X" matter (see latest newsletter) which has caused us all a lot of concern and chagrin. Well, that's the editorial view—now on to the news.

P A R O L E D E P A R T M E N T — O u r eyes are green-eyed with envy as we observe T I N Y A T K I N S O N and N E I L MOUL

(there are probably others) with that glint in their eyes as they contemplate getting "sprung" tor duty elsewhere (Service Colleges). Neil, we believe, will break a record once held by Past Commodore Titus P. Paddlewheel (Class of ?) who held his tour in the Seat of Government to 19 months.

MAIL BAG — W I L L I E PLEDGER checks in with a new address effective 26 March: 218 Barry Lane, Lancaster, Texas.

His new duty station is: Ass't BuWeps Rep. Bell Helicopter, Hurst, Texas.

STU BOWCOCK, who is another tour record breaker, and Winnie hosted a party on 1 January for '45ers in the area at "their villa" outside Paris. The group included: J O H N and Doris CHAPMAN, DOLAN and Ida HERTZIG, BUD and Helen G E N E S T E , and "KEL" and Paulie KELLY. W A L T DEDRICK, happily engaged in the sea-going portion of the Polaris program (CO, Gold Crew, USS THOMAS A. EDISON,

SSBN-610), confides that A R N I E TAYLOR is XO, Blue Crew, on the same ship.

This indicates a definite '45 "fix" on the controls of this mighty part of the Missile Shooting Navy.

Good old SAM GORSLINE, who appreciates the correspondent's problems, crashes through once again and since we cannot improve on his immortal prose here starteth the "Ye Olde Directe Quote Departmente."

(This is not—repeat not—done to save effort, nor to eliminate paperwork—nor to shift responsibihty and avoid our "chop." Sam realizes, better than any, how harassed life is for those of us who take daily part in the affairs of our nation—we would rather rest for a moment so as to be able to give more of our all in the daily campaigns.) "I certainly haven't been very communicative the last couple of months but in order to escape the wrath of Prexy FERGY, I thought I had better get a letter off to you or get fired.

John Glenn's feat today was also inspiring, so here goes.

"On the beautiful Hawaiian night of 3 February we malahinis got together at JACK and Gloria McADAMs' quarters on Ford Island and from there we all wended our way to the 'O' Club for our quarterly social settoo. (Sic!) Jack and L L O Y D BELL hosted the gathering in honor of our departing destroyer skippers. Two days later

WALT SCHWARTZ, T E D COCHRANE, and TOM BUSH set sail for WestPac for their turn with Seventh Fleet. In the same groups, all aboard BENNINGTON, were DON CURRAN and BILL BROWN with their S2F squadrons and G E N E SILLIMAN as the Air Operations boss. Among those speaking Aloha to the departees were WILLY and Polly FERGUSON, MAX and Ginny T H O M P S O N , Sarah MIDGETT ( J O E was back on the Mainland), W A L T and Rhoda SCHWARTZ, R A L P H and Earlene H I L S O N , T E D and Doric COCHRANE, TOM and Mary BUSH, P A U L and Thelma N U S C H K E (late arrivals on ComDesFlot 5 staff), BONES and Mary THOMAS, JACK and Gloria McADAMS, LLOYD and Mary BELL, and Barbara and her faithful escort. BILL T R A Y N O R was also in from the Mainland for the night and entertained with a few MexPac sea stories. When last seen W A L T SCHWARTZ had the conn and BONES T H O M A S the wheel of the Ford Island Ferry, so I guess the party was a success.

"Thirteen February marked the next red letter day in Hawaii with the monthly Look Alive with '45 luncheon at the Sub Base Club with B O N E S T H O M A S and JACK RILEY doing the honors. All we 1300's had to turn in our wings at the door before we could get anything to eat, but it was a most enjoyable gathering despite these stringent rules.

Those who took two hours for lunch for the cause were: Lloyd Bell, Bob Buck, Slim Caple, Willy Ferguson, Rosie Hale, Bob Herrick, Bob McCrary, Paul Nuschke, George Peed, Dick Raihle, Jack Riley, Bones Thomas, Max Thompson, Bill Traynor, and Sam Gorsline. Almost forgot to mention our newest father in attendance—Jack McAdams. On 26 December Gloria just got old Jack under the wire by presenting him with a beautiful gal, Kristin McAdams. Congratulations on # 4 . In addition to the familiar classmate faces at the luncheon we were honored with the presence of eight guests including a LCDR in the RCN. "As Hawaii is a mecca for visiting firemen, we have seen the following pass through from time to time. GORDIE H O P W O O D , CO in MCDERMUT; J I M F A D D I S , CO in U H L M A N ; D O C P R O T H R O , F3H skipper in

CORAL S E A ; H E R B POORMAN, F8U skipper in HANCOCK ; JACK GAMBRILL, A4D

CDR. PAUL V. CONVERSE, USN '45, presents a model of the Grumman S2F Tracker to the Hon. R. Bonner Pink, Lord Mayor of Portsmouth.

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'45 H A W A I I A N TASK GROUP CELEBRATES MARDI GRAS O N 24 FEB. First row, left to right: Thelma Nuschke, Mary Thomas, Jo Ann Riley, Earlene Hilson, Ginny Thompson. Second row: Paul Nuschke, Bones Thomas, Jack Riley, Sam Gorsline, Ralph Hilson, Max Thompson.

In front: Bill and Polly Ferguson.

Exec and skipper-to-be in HANCOCK. Pending transfers from the islands are BOB McCRARY this month to FLTAAWTraCen, San Diego, and R A L P H H I L S O N in April to Staff, ComCruDesFlot 3 in Long Beach.

"Frank, I guess this about wraps up another Walter Winchell from this side of the Pacific; besides my two forefingers are getting tired. It was good to see you PAUL PURKRABECK, and JACK M A N H E R Z when I was in your fair city last month. I also ran into F R A N K R A W L I N G S in a snow drift out in Omaha. He is lined up to go to War College in the summer so he is not too unhappy about getting out of the land of the light blue uniforms." â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Aloha SAM Another communique just received from Sam announces: "The enclosed picture was taken at a Mardi Gras celebration we had out here on 24 February. Participating were: First row (left to right), Thelma Nuschke, Mary Thomas, Jo Ann Riley, Earlene Hilson, Ginny Thompson. Second row, Paul Nuschke, Bones Thomas, Jack Riley, Sam Gorsline, Ralph Hilson, Max Thompson. In front. Bill and Polly Ferguson. Barbara was not in the same costume (what was she in, Sam?) and therefore took the picture. As you can see, we are still looking alive out here. Sam." The Honorable R. Bonner Pink, Lord Mayor of Portsmouth, England, is shown accepting a model of the Grumman S2F "Tracker" aircraft, Cdr. P A U L V. CONVERSE, U S N , Commanding Officer of Air Anti-Submarine Squadron Twenty-Eight (VS-28), made the presentation in the official chambers of the major at Guildhall in Portsmouth on Monday, 5 March 1962. The occasion was the visit of VS-28 aboard U S S W A S P as a part of Task Group B R . W O ' s cruise to Northern Europe and the Eastern Atlantic. Capt. William F. Brewer, USN, M A Y ,

1 9 6 2

CO of U S S W A S P , is pictured as an in-

terested observer.

J A M E S M. R A V E N E L has been named vice-president of Georgia Securities Investment Corporation, one of the largest mortgage banking and real estate firms in Atlanta, with six branch offices in Georgia and one in Nashville, Tenn.

Headed by J E R E M. MILLS, Georgia Securities has led Atlanta in origination of mortgage loans for four consecutive years, beginning in 1958. The firm services some $80 million in residential and commercial loans. Mills is president and chairman of the board of both Georgia Securities and its subsidiary, Georgia Land Co., a land development organization.

In his capacity Ravenel will continue as sales manager of the corporation's residential loan department, will handle commercial real estate and loans and will supervise the firm's seven branch offices.

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Sec'y, LCdr. C. V. Wilhoit, Jr., U S N USS WISEMAN (DE-667> FPO, San Francisco. Calif.

CARTEN MELHORN HART

I'm sure you'll be sorry, as I was, to learn of the death of CARTEN M. (CHUCK) H A R T in the Subic Hospital several months ago (20 January 1962) of a cerebral hemorrhage. "Chuck" was Supply Officer in U S S BEXAR ( A P A - 2 3 7 ) in Subic on a WestPac

tour at the time. They have two children.

Laurel and Deborah. I never had a chance to see them in San Diego, but the last address I had was 2646 Nipomo Ave., Long Beach 15, and perhaps Marily can be reached at that address.

DAISY'S B U T T O N - D O W N ' 4 6 (WestPac Det.)

At this writing I am busy "showing the Flag" to the thousands of fishing craft in

the Gulf of Siam as part of a "training mission" we are conducting with the South Viet Nam Navy. Let me say here and now that these fellows are sharp and are doing a tremendous job, considering what they are up against and what they have to work with.

(There! I don't believe I mentioned a single word which would likely be deleted by the Dept. of Defense.) Sure has made me a believer in Mutual Defense Assistance.

Made the transit from EastPac with JACK BAILEY and BOB T R O T T . On the way through Guam I saw J O E GORSKI and had a few minutes to talk to him. L E E CUTCHALL came aboard unexpectedly while I was in drydock in Subic. Among other things he was down from Yoko to see about my sonar. Enjoyed a delightful evening at the Cubi Point quarters of JACK and Lorraine BUCKNUM on 14 February.

Jack and Lorraine recently have been R & R-ing in Hong Kong. Jack by Navy flight and Lorraine by commercial. Have visited D.ALE B O W E N and BILL LONGTON aboard their ships in Subic and flew from Cubi to Sangley with RAY H O W E on 20 Feb. Ray is currently engaged in the same operation with the South Viet Nam Navy but will soon be relieved by DE's to return to the more dignified duties of minesweeping.

Just before I left Subic on 21 February "RED" GRAVES came aboard for half an hour to say "hello," OKANOGAN having just sailed into port. Expect to see DICK and Ruth GIESER the next time I return to Subic. We have exchanged letters and it seems that they will be in Olongapo about the middle of March.

Of course, although '46 is my "first love" I do enjoy meeting alumni of other classes.

Dan Hunt '43 in Subic has been most helpful as Planning and Estimating Supt. at S R F .

So has Tom Moore '50, his Assistant. Sarah Murray (wife of Stu Murray '47) called 53

me soon after I arrived after seeing my name on the Ships Present List and welcomed me to Subic. Hope to see them on my next trip in as Stu has been at sea most of the time with PhibGroup One. Carl Vogel '55 is a real ball of fire at N S D Subic and his assistance on supply matters has made my stay there quite a bit easier. As a CO I had the pleasure of exchanging calls with RAdm. C. K. Duncan '33, ComNavBase Subic. It's smiazing how fast sailors can spruce up a ship when they get the word an Admiral is coming aboard—even in drydock while the hull is being sand-blasted!! Have also met Tom Kilduff '48B, who has command of U S S ILLUSIVE (MSO-488), and John Thornton '47, who was down from Sangley (I believe) on business. As well as being fellow Tennesseans, John and I were in Columbia Military Academy together prior to USNA. "Whenever two or three shall meet. . . ."

In Saigon I was most fortunate to meet two of the illustrious "Look Alive" group. Commanders Everett Parke and "Bud" Ursettie.

Everett is the Naval Attache in Saigon and "Bud" is XO of the Naval Section, MAAG. W e enjoyed cocktails in the spacious quarters Everett and Betty have and then I was their guest for dinner at one of the several fine French-style restaurants in Saigon. What a wonderful time on a one-night stand.

THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY awarding the SecNav Commendation of Achievement to Cdr. Eugene Gralla, (SC) USN '46.

in the superior performance of his duties in the field of inventory management and control operations. The citation reads: "During the period from July 1959 to June 1961 while serving as the Control Department Officer of the United States Naval Supply Depot, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Commander (then Lieutenant Commander) Gralla exerNORFOLK cised a high degree of professional skill and We'll have to forgive Pris F O U S T for resourcefulness in carrying out his duties. not writing for awhile. She has been on a Among his many accomplishments, he devised trip to Europe while Jim was in the Med in a system of providing improved supply supthe H A N K . ". . . In October, on the 10th, port to units of the operating fleet, ships in Edith ROGERS had a lovely coffee and training, and base activities; met increased imagine!—35 were present! On 11 November workloads in the face of personnel reducafter the Oyster Bowl, the MACON BAY- tions ; made recommendations which resulted LYs and "Free" J O N E S hosted a won- in inventory investment savings and advanced derful cocktail party at the Armed Forces the security of the naval base; and contribStaff College. There were 80 present with uted greatly to the improvement of working many from out of town. It was indeed a de- relationships among civilian and military perlight to see such a wonderful turnout. Then sonnel on the base. His leadership, diligence, on 6 Dec, Kathy MACON was hostess for and devotion to duty reflect credit upon himthe coffee. Although our number present self and the naval service." Bev, their childropped to 12, we had fun and Kathy was dren, Rhona and Steven, and Gene's mother the usual charming hostess. From the IS attended the ceremony in the Secretary's in the last Staff College Class, we gained two office. Gene says he was actually the first perpermanently in Norfolk—the Baylys and the son in the Navy to officially receive the Vieles. DON BAYLY to Second Fleet Staff award. He is working in the Office of the and J. W. V I E L E to LantFlt A S W Tactical Assistant Secretary of Defense for InstalSchool." lations and Logistics. Gene says he is a Staff LARRY BALDWIN has received orders Assistant in the Supply Systems Division from Attack Squadron 72 in Oceana to Nav- and his main efforts right now concern utilization of automatic data processing equipAirLant in Norfolk.

"BUSTER" BOUVERON has orders to ment in defense material management. (Gene, Naval Air Facility, Sigonella, Sicily, from do you mean you are trying to use machines BuWeps Representative, Sikorsky Air Di- to try to find out why the hell it takes so vision, United Aircraft Corp., Stratford, long to get the spare parts? I'm for you.

Congratulations.)

Conn.

The 31 January (WesPac edition) of Navy D A L E B O W E N gave me his address as 12032 Blackmer St., Garden Grove, Calif. Times revealed that LEROY JACKSON Dale says he should be getting orders this has also been awarded a SecNav Commendation of Achievement "for his contributions summer.

CURT CORDELL has received orders to submarine trials while serving as subfrom M S T S Atlantic Area to the Joint Staff, marine program officer in the Hydrodynamics U. S. European Command in Paris. Could Laboratory of the David Taylor Model be Curt is BOB SCHABACKER's relief. Basin." Congratulations to you too, Leroy.

W. K. DOTY has received orders to com- Sorry we couldn't have a picture of you too.

"RED" GRAVES gave me his home admand U S S HAWKINS (DDR-873) from U S S MYLES C . Fox (DDR-829) where he dress as 7100 East Atherton St., Long Beach was XO. Both ships are homeported in May- 15, Calif., and reveals that he and Janie had port. H A N K G L I N D E M A N will return to a third child, Leslie Jane, on 19 January San Diego (Miramar) for duty in FV-154 1961 (first girl). after a tour at Naval W a r College and then G E N E K E N Y O N has been ordered from OpNav. Will be good to have you back. Postgraduate School, Monterey, to CO U S S Hank and Jackie. JACK GORDON has re- SAMUEL N . MOORE (DD-747) in Long ported to Institute of Naval Studies (Resi- Beach. K E N LYONS has received orders dent), Naval W a r College, Newport, from to command Attack Squadron 75 in Oceana, Postgraduate School, Monterey. where he has been serving since 1960. Ken On 17 January, G E N E GRALLA was and Benny live at 2928 Creekwood Rd., Norpresented the SecNav Commendation for folk 3, Va. BOB P.A.RSONS has received Achievement Award by Mr. Fred Korth, orders from U S S TWINING ( D D - 5 4 0 ) , SecNav himself, for outstanding achievement where he was Exec, to CO, U. S. Naval 54

Facility, San Nicholas Island, Pt. Mugu.

A R T W H I T E has received orders to Norfolk Naval Shipyard. He has been on duty with the Naval Reactors Division of Combustion Engineering as a Representative of the Schenectady Naval Reactors Office of A.E.C. L E E ZENI has completed his course in International Relations at Tufts University and has orders to command USS GOODRICH (DDR-831) in Mayport, Fla. Guess I should say, in closing, that this column has been brought to you direct from USS

WISEMAN

(DE-667)

via

highline

to

U S S TALUGA ( A O - 6 2 ) , both units of the

Seventh Fleet—a statement required by ComSeventh Fleet OpOrder 201-60. Until next month then. . . .

"DAISY"

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Sec'y, Mr. Joseph P . Flanagan, Jr. 401 E . Mill Rd., Flourtown, P a .

J O H N " S " McNULTY, JR.

J O H N McNULTY's many friends were deeply grieved by his untimely death shortly before Thanksgiving last year.

John was stationed at Patuxent River, Md., serving as Project Officer on the Navy's new carrier-based jet fighter, the F4H, at the time of his death. While conducting a test flight on the F4H, John crashed near Cambridge on the eastern shore of Maryland. The cause of the accident was unofficially attributed to anoxemia. Chapel services were held at the Naval Air Station and funeral services, with full military honors, were conducted at Arlington. Many shipmates, classmates and their wives and numerous friends attended the services, evidencing the wide and warm esteem in which John was held.

Many will remember John or "Mac" from his Naval Academy and Service days.

John was in the 12th and 6th companies at the Academy and was known for his quiet efficiency. Upon graduation, John entered the Marine Corps and trained at Camp Lejeune. His marriage to Gloria, formerly Gloria Weems, not long after graduation, was part of a storybook romance. They had been sweethearts, though often a continent or so apart, since childhood days on the Island of Guam. They shared a wonderful life in the Service, which found John receiving his wings in July of 1950 after flight training at Pensacola and Corpus Christi.

Thereafter John was stationed at Cherry Point and served in the Korean conflict from September 1951 to July 1952, \yith the First Marine Division. He distinguished himself S H I P M A T E

*? \^^^ fighter pilot and the Commandant of the Marine Corps, in the name of the i'resident of the United States, awarded John *he Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with gold and silver clusters in lieu of the second through fifth Air Medals ,. heroism and extraordinary meritorious achievement in flights during operations against forces in Korea, 1951-1952." After Korea, John completed postgraduate work in aerological engineering at Monterey, Cahf., and Princeton, N. J. In 1959 John was stationed at the Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, first under instruction and later as a Project Officer. He was promoted to rank of Major in 1959.

John is survived by his wife, Gloria. John was an only child; his mother and father died approximately two years after his graduation from the Naval Academy. Many of his company mates and others at the Naval Academy will remember visits of his mother and father. John's father was a much-decorated Marine Corps Major and his mother served as a W A V E in W W I .

To those whose lives touched that of John McNulty, his violent death will always be irreconcilable with the man because John was known as the least violent of men. His kindly good humor and willing helpfulness were always inspiring and refreshing. His good nature and personal warmth seemed like anachronisms in the world of today, but he will be best remembered for these qualities.

Verdes Estates, and the phone number is 5-8139.

"I occasionally run into classmates in business in the Los Angeles area and all seem to have survived the rigors of civil life remarkably well. I wear my ring, subscribe to The Publication, play my record of Navy Songs, follow the progress of the Team, and mark down my appointments in Navy time. Other than that, I've been pretty much out of touch."

Incidentally, nobody yet has disapproved the proposed Amendments to the Class Constitution indicating a singular unanimity in seeing present secretary relieved of his duties.

For heaven's sake, start sending in some more addresses soon so that the ballots for election of class officers won't do in the mailman completely.

L A W R E N C E BILDER of 258 Highland Rd., South Orange, N. J., a lawyer, has been named acting secretary to Gov. Hughes.

Bilder will serve as acting secretary for a few months and then move into the office of Hughes' personal counsel, William J. Kirschner.

MAC and Mavis MACDONALD were their usual hospitable selves and had me out to spend the day at Kailua. Meg M O N GOLD was there also, and I enjoyed seeing her for the first time since P . G. days in Monterey. John is at sea as Exec of HALIBUT. JIM and Polly STRONG invited me out also, as did Newt Key, but I was unable to make it because of a previous engagement. Jim has orders to take command of a new construction nuclear boat, the JACK. I was sorry to have missed CHICK and Diane RAUCH, who were at Mare Island during my visit to Pearl. I understand Chick also has orders to command a nuclear boat.

I had a chance to say hello to D A N N Y S U M M I T T at a party. Danny is skipper of SEA DRAGON there at Pearl.

Members of the Class of '48 stationed in the Hawaiian area (my apology to some that I may not know of) are as follows: Howard Crosby,

CO

BASHAW

(SSK-241) ;

SARGO

(SSN-583) ;

Reade

Grady,

Staff

A S W Force Pacific; Newt Key, Staff CinCPacFlt; John Klinefelter, CO, BLACKFIN (SS-322) ; Mac MacDonald,

4lli

Tony

Duncan, Staff CinCPacFlt; Paul Eiarly, CO

CO

BARBERO

(SSG-317) ; John Mongold, X O HALIBUT (SSG(N)-587) ; Chick Ranch, X O SWORDCorr. Sec'y, LCdr. Ray Lochner (SC) USNR-R, 1221 V a n Bnren Dr. lAnnapolis, Md.

FISH

( S S N - 5 8 9 ) ; Jin Strong, CO STERLET

(SS-392) ; Danny Summitt, CO SEA DRAGON ( S S N - 5 8 4 ) and Lon Urbanczyk, CO W A H O O

(SS-565).

"Meanwhile back at the ranch" in CoroThe time has come when the Class of '48 All who knew John extend deep and heartfelt sympathies to Gloria and share in her becomes a single class again. Homecoming nado, Eklwina is having a get-together of great loss, a loss shared as well by the this year should be celebrated by all of '48 the '48 wives to get organized and throw a as their F I F T E E N T H reunion. For sake party. She writes that the following wives Marine Corps and our country. of argument, it is technically after the A have indicated that they will attend: Pat group and before the B group. However, it Winkler, Heather Newell, Alma Vermilya, AMENDMENT TO CLASS CONSTITUTION is the only logical date to use for celebration Dot Bilderback, Betty Boushee, Nan Rockcastle, Kay Keener, Diane Keenan and Goody The Secretary reports that letters were purposes. mailed on 1 March to the last known adThis writer welcomes any and all com- Braley. I understand that Pat Winkler has dresses of all active members of the class. ments on the above proposal. If you have "volunteered" to organize the projected class The results have been disastrous for the some alternate proposal, let me know and party (some time in February). "Thanks mailman who plies the East Mill Road route I'll place it in the column for all to read Pattie." I am very happy to note that tlie San in Flourtown, since the volume of daily and evaluate.

Diego wives are carrying on my efforts to mail returned for want of proper addresses get '48 organized and keep them active. is staggering. If you find this hard to be- SAN DIEGO W I L L I E LEE lieve, ask the mailman. He deserves to be Long letter from Pat W I N K L E R with made an honorary member of the class. At the dope of the '48 party in December and least we would know his address. the party in February. BILL L E E was the 1962 The latest activity in Shipmate has brought mainstay for the December bust, with Pat in an encouraging response of new addresses, Winkler's services volunteered for the FebREGISTER OF A L U M N I in particular, a bevy of Detroit locations ruary party. These were the first parties in contained in the Detroit Chapter Roster. the area for a long time, arranged for and Forty-seveners there include: Robert M. attended by '48ers.

A Complete Directory of Adams (Bob and Bee), 1611 FSelding, I must apologize for not getting the party All Naval Academy Alumni Detroit 19; Robert S. Giles (Bob and dope in the last issue of the Shipmate. I Gloria), 32263 Hearthstone Rd., Farming- was on a business trip and missed the deadton, Mich.; Lawrence B. Kidder, 602 Wel- line. Those things do happen to hard worklesley, Birmingham, Mich.; Neal Leete, 4074 ing civilians. Let's have some ideas about Over 23,000 Addresses Listed Burton S. E., Grand Rapids 6, Mich.; Homecoming functions for this year. Time Arthur W. Moesta, Jr., 1370 Harvard, is already growing short.

Plus a Geographical Locator Grosse Point 30, Mich.; Robert H . Pylkas, 6555 Hartwell Ave., Dearborn 1, Mich.; and other recent address elsewhere: Bill Sec'y, LCdr. Robert W. Hanby, Apt. J 4 , Sweetman, 316 Old Westford Rd., ChelmsI Perry Circle, U S N A , Annapolis, Md. $4.00 Plus Postage ford, Mass.; and Jim Collier, 1949 MassaWest Coast R e p : LCdr. W. W. Lee, U S N l418-6th St., Coronado, California 75c east of Miss.; $1.25 west of Miss. chusetts Ave., Lexington, Mass.

EDITORIAL

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JIM F O R B E S told us what he has been doing since he resigned in '54, including a tour on the Economic Staff of Stanford Research Institute, where he served 4 years as assistant manager of the Institute's Southern California Laboratories. Jim set up his own research service in '58 and operates under the imposing title of James H. Forbes Associates, Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. Jim writes: "For the past 14 years I've been married to the former Beatrice Watten of Minneapolis and we have four sons: William (13), James (11), David ( 8 ) , and John (3). W e live at 2421 Via Sonoma, Palos MAY,

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During our stopover at Pearl Harbor while heading for WestPac, I had an opportunity to contact some of our classmates in that area. I had a delightful lunch at T O N Y and Pattie DUNCAN's, and they caught me up on the Hawaiian area news.

Tony is still attached to CinCPacFlt. N E W T K E Y told me that he is now attached to CinCPacFlt also and he and Cornelia are neighbors of Tony and Pattie.

R E A D E GRADY has been relieved as skipper of BREAM and has moved over to A S W Force Pacific Staff at Ford Island and relieved H O W A R D CROSBY who has taken command

of the

Enclosed is $_ Please send 1962 Register to:

Ma/7 fo; ALUMNI HOUSE Annapolis, M d .

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Corr. Sec'y, Mr. Merwin Sacarob 5003 Rhoades Place, Alexandria, Virginia U S N A Class of '49 P. O. Box 26;-.!, Wash. 13, D. C.

ent for the first time gave brief accounts of their activities—Harvey Henning, Tom Donoher, George Kline, Bill Martin, and Ted Hammer. It was good to have Dean Osterhout out of the hospital and back with us.

The '49 Wives in the Washington area held a luncheon and fashion show at the ArmyNavy Country Club on 1 March; 22 wives attended.

TOM D O N O H E R has orders to U S S NORTHAMPTON

FIELD DARTER

as

(CLC-1),

Commanding

(SS-576),

STAN

Officer,

and BOB

Speaking of the girls—they are continuing their coffee and bridge meetings. The most recent coffee was in early April at Mary Gwen BRUMMITT'S. At the 14 April party many topics were informally discussed and resolved including our solid backing of H A R R Y T R A I N for Trustee at Large in the 1962 Alumni elections.

A nominating committee was formed for the purpose of coming up with a slate of nominees for next year's local officers. It is anticipated that ballots will be distributed shortly in order that installation of new officers may take place at our next meeting in early June. The present incumbents, consisting of C H A R L I E BAUMAN, BILL J O N E S and J O H N MIDDLETON, would like to take this opportunity to thank all who so energetically participated in local activities this past year and feel confident you will continue to give your earnest support to those who relieve in June.

MAY-

USS

BRADY

as

Executive Officer, U S S BARNEY (DDG-6).

OTHER AREA NEWS

Photo by Cecil C. HENRY P. FORBES '49

Taylor.

Henry Forbes reported to the U S S HAR-

DALE H E L M E R has orders from DesRon 5 to Executive Officer, U S S MORTON (DD-948).

F R A N K SCHLOSSER has orders to command U S S SPINAX (SS-489) and J I M F O S T E R has been transferred to NavAvSafetyCen, Norfolk.

ROBERT S. P O T T E I G E R has been named as plant manager of the Tung-Sol sealed beam headlamp plant, Boyertown, Pa. This is my last column and I want to say I enjoyed being the secretary. I want to thank those of you who wrote in and supplied the information that makes this column possible. Keep up the good work for Sacarob.

NORFOLK AREA

The Norfolk group gathered for cocktails in the surroundings of the Fireplace Room at Breezy Point Com Off Mess on 14 April.

What was to be a simple two-hour round of cocktails grew into a full evening of festivities. Twenty-nine classmates and their ladies were in attendance. "Breezy" went all out rendering excellent service and provided us with an outstanding setting of hors d'oeuvres which precluded dinner for many.

U S S SWALLOW ( A M S - 3 6 ) homeported in Japan and later took command of U S S Os- Color was added by the camellias which PREY ( A M S - 2 8 ) , also in Japan. He resigned Marine BAUMAN brought along for the from the Navy in 1954 and returned to Ham- gals. Believe it or not but J O H N MIDDLEmond, La., in November 1954. He has since T O N was actually seen to blush as he asbeen associated with Forbes Furniture, Inc., sisted with the pinning-on process. Incidentpresently as president. After Henry returned ally, John has recently recovered from an to Hammond he transferred his reserve com- emergency appendectomy at U S N H Portsmission to the Air Force and joined the mouth. A few posies from his classmates with Louisiana Air National Guard and took com- suitable libation contained betwixt hastened mand of the 236th AACS Flight (Mobile), his road to recovery. Coincidentally, this party Louisiana Air National Guard. This com- was also on the occasion of Ginny McENERmand has since been designated the 236th NEY's birthday and DON and Ginny HARLAN's wedding anniversary whose reComm. Flight. ception was held in the very same room eight In February 1962 H. P. Forbes was cited years ago, to the day. by the Junior Chamber of Commerce, Hammond, La., to receive the Distinguished Service Award of 1961. Henry is Clerk of Session, First Presbyterian Church; member, Hammond Assoc, of Commerce; member. Junior Chamber of Commerce; chairman of the Merchants Committee; co-chairman, Town ,..;•• and Country Week Committee; president, Hammond Rotary Club; vice-president, Hammond Golf Club, and ex-officio, Hammond Airport Authority.

JIMMY ROSS, son of Tom and Ann Ross ' 5 0 , holding the note found In August 1950 Henry married Nancy Cartwright of Whitehaven, Tenn. They now have on their Canadian Christmas tree, 3 children—Cary Rebecca 9, Harold Cart- 1961. The note was from a 10-yearold boy of a family of 7 children in wright 7, and Courtney Ann 5. They live at Clifton, N. B., asking for a pair of 906 Old Covington Rd. and would be happy skates. The Class of 1950 in the to see any old Navy friends stop by.

LAN R. DICKSON ( D D - 7 0 8 ) after graduation

and served as communications officer and navigator. While on a Med cruise he received orders to ComDesLant Staff as a CWO and later became assistant communications officer. From his duties on the staff Henry was ordered to the Mine Warfare School, Yorktown, Va. After formal training in mine warfare he took command of the

W A S H I N G T O N AREA NEWS

The monthly class luncheon was held on Wednesday, 7 March, at the Fort Myer Officers' Club with 22 attending. Plans were announced for the spring outing on 25 May on the C&O Canal. Nominations were received for class secretary—DICK BAILEY, SAC SACAROB, and F R A N K BENSON. Sacarob was elected and will take over this month. The following '49ers who were pres56

Corr. Sec'y, LCdr. F. M. McCraw, Jr., 620 Berritt St., Fairfax, Va. N E W CORRESPONDING SECRETARY

F R A N K McCRAW has been elected by the Washington group as the new corresponding secretary for our class. Frank's address for all that hot dope you all are going to send is as above. I am sure that Frank, with all of that good southern knack of knowing what is going on, will do a great deal to keep the class interest and spirit on the upswing.

As the watch is being relieved and I proceed back to sea, I would like to thank everyone for the support and help that they have given me in order to keep the class column underway. Although, at times I almost panicked for want of news someone always came through. I think that all of the corresponding secretaries of all the classes have felt the same way, since, there is no doubt about it, the people who really keep the column going are the ones who are willing to sit down for a few minutes and drop the corresponding secretary a line on "What's the Dope" in their part of the world. Thanks again for your help.

NEWPORT

Ann ROSS sent the following letter from Newport, R. I. She has a very interesting story to tell and included as evidence a photo-

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Newport area were able to purchase Jean Claude his skates plus Christmas presents for all the other children of the Caissie family.

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graph of Jimmy Ross with their "Tannenbaum."

"It all started when Tom found a note tied to the top of our Christmas tree purchased at the Base Commissary. The tightly folded white paper looking almost like a price tag wrapped to the tree trunk read in French: 'To the one who buys this tree.' Inside the white paper was a letter also in French dated 20 November 1961. That night at a class Christmas Party Betsy Ryan translated the note as follows: " 'If you please, do me the favor of sending me a pair of hockey skates, size 4, even if they are not new. I will be 10 years old on January 6. W e are poor and my father is sick.

We have seven children. The baby Jesus of the Creche will repay you and bless you. I am Jean Claude Caissie, Clifton, New Brunswick.'

"The note created a most wonderful response from the 'SO group and over $18, plus many articles of clothing, were donated for the Caissie family. It turned out that there were three boys (Cyrille 15, Jean Claude 10, Sylva 3) and four girls (Fernande 14, Claudette 12, Reymonde 8, Marie 6) in the family.

A fine pair of hockey skates was sent to Jean Claude plus a small gift to each member of the family. In return a lovely letter of thankfulness and joy was received from Canada: " 'I write you in French because I cannot express myself well enough in English. I hope you will understand my letter. You have given us great joy by sending a gift to each member of the family. Your group is the most charitable in the world. Please thank all who helped make these gifts possible. All arrived in good order and we did not have to pay duty. All the family sends thanks for Jean Claude's hockey skates. He cried for joy because since he first learned to talk he has prayed to the baby Jesus for some ice skates. He got up at 5 AM to go skating before going to school. As for Mother, she is very happy with the warm gloves and the billfold for she did not have any. She thanks you very much. Finally, all you have sent us was useful for the family. We will never forget you. Write to us again, please, even if it is in English. Mother doesn't write very much and Papa doesn't write at all. From Cyrille for Jean Claude.' " 10 YEAR BOOK

WIL CURLEY writes: "Response is beginning to trickle in from the 'unreachables' on our class book project since distribution of the last listing. The committee really appreciates the fine efforts of Walt Flint and Bill Haidler previously mentioned, and of Doc Hogue, Earl Dille, Chris Braybrooke.

Frank Moxley and George Irish. These boys have passed the word to friends and ex-wives appearing on our 'unreachable list.' This is the kind of help we need to get this bird off the ground by this spring."

Mary D U N H A M has been doing a wonderful job compiling the needed information for the "In Memoriam" section of our yearbook. So far, she has received or has been promised complete information on 50% of our deceased classmates. Unfortunately there are some holes in the response that she has received, and possibly, this is where all of us can give Mary a hand. She suggests that members of the class who are in an area near the families who have not responded (listed below) call these people and visit them if possible. Mary feels from personal experience that most everyone will reply cheerfully and that the real problem is to let the families understand that we do care about them and sincerely hope that they will aid us in remembering our deceased classmates. The letters to the parents of the following men M A Y ,

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CLASS OF '50 MONTHLY LUNCHEON IN WASHINGTON, D. C , 7 MARCH. Left to right: Hank Hancock, Wil Curley, Charlie Hirsch, Bob Jefferson and John Holmes.

have been returned unclaimed: Carl Arvidson, Craig Crowley, G. W. Duncan, Jr., Morgan Groover, Edward Hotz and Cedric Peterson, Jr. There has been no response to letters sent to relatives of the following men: D. F. Fant, 1900 Jefferson Ave., New Orleans, La.; H. R. Flory, 993 Park Ave., New York 28, N. Y.; H. C. Hayward, 805 Ridge Terrace, Evanston, 111.; J. A. Hudson, 743 North Orlando, Hollywood 46, Cahf.; T. E. Jenike, 328 Walnut, Hillsboro, Ohio; J. F. Kibbey, 210 Canyon View Drive, Los .-Angeles 49, Calif.; D. S. Kobey, 300 Campbell St., Warren, Ariz.; and H. E. McDowell, 10445 Strait Lane, Dallas, Tex. Mary, I am sure, will apreciate any assistance. Her address is Mrs. J. R. Dunham, 334 Stanmore Rd., Baltimore 12, Md. NORFOLK AREA

JIM LISANBY writes: "The Class of '50 held their initial monthly luncheon at Breezy Point Officers' Club on 26 January.

Those present were: Gene Dunaway, John Mackenzie, Pete Wood, Jim Lisanby, Bill Diehl, Ward Lasley, Dick Thurston, Rod Radcliffe, Bob Mandeville, Will Thompson, Elvis Purvis, Don Albright, Shotz Snyder, Wayne Smith, Fred Beck, Austin Shartel, Bryon Ruble (down from Halifax on T A D ) , Dave Space, Tom Eagye and Bud Lockwood. .â&#x20AC;˘\11 present voiced their agreement to continue the affair on a regular basis. So anyone coming through Norfolk on the last Friday of the month is invited to join us at Breezy Point. Next meeting is 27 April. Also discussed at this first meeting was the 10-year book preparation. All those delinquent were urged to submit their reports as soon as possible in order to get the program rolling again.

"On 2 February, twelve of the '50 couples met at Oceana Air Station Officers' Club for dinner and dancing. The twist has replaced the rock in '50 at Norfolk! The couples present were: Dick and Mary Lou Thurston, Skip and Liz Purvis, Roddy and Sue Radcliffe, Bob and Ann Mandeville, Ward and Liz Lasley, Bill and Jackie Diehl, Don and Barbara Albright, Mac and Alice Mackenzie, Pete and Bela Block, Pete and Madeline Wood, Wayne and Liz Smith and Jim and Gladys Lisanby."

W A S H I N G T O N AREA

Included is a photograph of the classmates who were able to make the 7 March luncheon at Hogate's: Hank Hancock, Wil Curley, Charlie Hirsch, Bob Jefferson and John Holmes. This was Charlie's first meeting

with the boys. He is still a bachelor living at 3440 North Roberts Lane, Arlington 7, Va. Right now Charlie is an Air Force Major assigned to the U S A F Comptroller Officer, Data Systems. Prior to reporting to Washington, he attended the Command and Staff Course at the Air University, Maxwell AFB. Charlie also has a PG Degree in E E from the Air Force Resident College at Wright-Patterson AFB. At the April luncheon, attended by Red Meek, Frank McCraw, John Holmes, Tom Mulligan, Wil Curley and Bill DeMers, J O H N H E N D E R S O N told us of a marvelous April first that he and a group of older children from the St. Peter's Episcopal Church of Arlington spent at the Naval Academy. CHUCK G R E E N W O O D is an .Assistant Chaplain at the USNA and he arranged for the group, about 25 in all, to attend the Sunday Service at the Academy Chapel. The visitors saw the Midshipmen march to church, attended the service and then gathered on the main floor of the Chapel where Chuck described the historical building and the religious life of the Midshipman.

John Henderson said that Chuck really made it a wonderful day for the children and brought many old memories back to John.

Your reporter couldn't get much out of RED M E E K during the last luncheon, but it is a fact that Red spent nearly a month on the continent on leave just recently. There were no specifics available but little things like: "The skiing was terrific," "The girls were gorgeous and very friendly," "Those movie actors are really great guys" and other tidbits heard at the luncheon table convinced your reporter that Red had one of his "usual" journeys reserved only for bachelors.

ED and Carol GRUNDWALD have just moved to the Washington area where Ed is assigned to duty with the Office of Legislative Affairs in the Office of the Secretary of the Navy. Ed and Carol have two daughters, Cara Jean 6 and Barbara 5. The Grundwalds are residing at 5830 Weaver Ave., McLean, Va.

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Sec'y, LCdr. J. N . Green, U S N 1826 Holly HUl Dr., Falls Church, V a .

By the time this column reaches print, the annual meeting for 1962, scheduled for the Washington area on 12 May, will be history.

The date of the meeting was submitted to Shipmate for publication in the February and March issues, and it was planned to give the 57

details of time and place in the April issue.

The change in Shipmate's publication schedule threw a monkey wrench in these plans, however, by delaying the utilization of the information submitted for the April issue until May. Whether or not we were able to obtain a quorum and the rest of the gory details of the meeting will be announced in the next issue.

NEWPORT AREA

BOB ADLER sent a news item from Newport: "Class of 1951, Newport section, held a party on 17 February 1962 at the Datum Club. In attendance on the cold and wintry night were Brad and Sudy Granum, Jim Miller and date, Bill and Ann Smedberg, Don and Jane Knutson, Bill and Lee Thompson, Paul and Dottie Lautermilch—from the War College contingent. Operating types present were Rich and Sally Fontaine (Flag Secretary to ComDesLant), Bob and Ruth Small (XO of D D ) , John and Beth Stader (Destroyer School Staff), Bob and Elsie Adler (XO of D D ) , Mike and Charlotte lacona (OCS instructor), and Louanne Cromwell (Jack was trying to make it but his ship couldn't get there quite in time). Quonset Point was represented by Jack and Susie Hamilton."

Missing from this gang for one reason or another were the Ed Carters, Dave Greathouses, and Frank McGeachys. As fate would have it, everyone in attendance expected the other to bring a camera along—and consequently there were no pictures. Actually, Bob Adler did bring along his Polaroid but had the wrong film for it.

BILL SMEDBERG adds to the news from Newport: "A short note from this part of the East Coast '51 contingent just to keep in touch with the D. C. area, since a number of us will probably be journeying down that way come the end of June. The seven of us here at the War College have been visited recently by the detailers from BuPers and as it stands now our tentative assignments are as follows: BRAD GRANUM to CO of a Submarine (out of Norfolk, I think) ; ED CARTER to OpNav ( O P 3 4 ) ; DON K N U T S O N to XO of new construction DDG (the SIMS, I think) ; P A U L LAUT E R M I L C H to OpNav (OP-07) ; J. P. MILLER to ComFairELM staff in Naples; BILL SMEDBERG to OpNav (OP-60) ; and BILL T H O M P S O N to HATWing staff in Sanford. These were the assignments tentatively slated for us; we have, however, received no orders to date so there is no telling what could happen between then and now. I think I speak for all of us here at the War College when I say that we will be not unhappy when we are detached on 20 June.

Not because the course itself is not extremely interesting, for it truly is, but rather because the weather is atrocious and the expenses are terrific. Actually, once we complete our second term paper, in April, and spring finally arrives, which I recall is about the middle of May, we may begin to breathe freely again and enjoy our last month in this area."

NEW ARRIVALS

Margee and JIM H U N T announce the arrival of their third child, Thomas McKenna Hunt, born 17 February 1962.

Gina and GERRY CONNOR have a new daughter, Wendy Rose—their first child.

Iva and J O E DAILEY have also added one to the fold recently—other statistics unknown.

Nancy and BILL McDONOUGH added their sixth daughter, Mary, born in January 1962.

HERE AND THERE

This column has no verification of this claim, but it has been stated by a usually 58

reliable source (a U S A F member of the class) that ROB ROY has launched more missiles than any other human in the world.

This includes pressing the button for shots at both Atlantic and Pacific Missile Ranges.

He is presently stationed at Vandenberg Air Force Base, working with the Samos/Midas program.

AL MacINNIS writes from Pueblo, Colo., where he is stationed as a Captain, U S M C : "I talked to WILLY W I L S O N at the Air Force Academy recently and it seems that there are several 5rers on that duty or at NorAD. Will be contacting them for a small local get-together soon. Now, how come I'm here in this part of the country (DICK T R U E S D A L E and the late 'ole BILL C H A R L E S ' home town), namely Pueblo, Colo. Specifically, I'm on duty as the inspector-instructor with the reserve Marines. For the record my duty is I-I, 5th A T Co, USMCR, 2501 West Northern, Pueblo. Skiing every weekend has been great; glad to take anyone coming through the area. Promotion wise, running with '52 now so perhaps this year."

Current address for D A V E BANNERMAN is 142 South 10th, Salina, Kansas.

BILL McDONOUGH, an Engineering Duty Officer at Charleston Naval Shipyard, has been serving as assistant P & E Superintendent for Submarines. He has now moved to the waterfront as a submarine ship superintendent. His home address is 46 Fort Drive, Route 6, Box 420, North Charleston, S. C. While at Miramar Naval Air Station with VF-53 in early 1961, DON S W A N K wound up getting wet after the engine of his F3H Demon failed on a night catapult shot. A large hassle with the medical authorities soon after resulted in a temporary setback, but Don is flying again and hopes to be back with a squadron in short order.

The group in the Washington, D. C , area held a cocktail party on 3 March at the Fort Myer Officers' Open Mess. Feature event of the evening was the presentation of a plaque to GERRY CONNOR in honor of the big effort he made in arranging the best ever 10year reunion last fall. Also sharing the plaudits was wife and co-worker, Gina. Most of the attendees, most accompanied by their spouses, are listed below with their current place of employment: Walt Boyes (civilian at N O L ) , Gerry Connor ( U S A F at AEG Germantown), Ward Degroot (CEC with OpNav), George Derby (BuPers), Bill Earl (BuPers), Sam Cinder (Vitro Lab), John Green (Special Projects Office), Bob Hodnett (BuWeps), Jim Hunt (AFSC at Andrews A F B ) , Tom Hutchins (General Electric Co.), Don Kinney (investment company), Joe Metcalf (BuPers), Vince Panciera (BuShips—AEC reactor development), Ashby Reardon (fuel oil and ice company), Don Robinson (George Washington University—preparation for USNA instructor duty), Steve Schoen (contractor), Bill Shaughnessy (OpNav), and Bob Watts (BuWeps). A few others probably wandered through, but no one kept a log.

CHARLES PADDOCK reports a temporary address change to VS-41, NAS North Island, San Diego.

LCdr. CHARLES LARSON of Hqs U N C / A A D , A P O 301, San Francisco, sends the following account of romantic events: "As one of the confirmed bachelors of the Class of 5&1, I naturally thought it would never happen, yet it did. On 3 March 1962 Miss Carole Jane Walker and I were married at the South Post Chapel here on Yongsan Compound in Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Carole (Carly) is a teacher here in the Dependents School, Elementary. She is from

Mattapan, Mass. I am assigned to the United Nations Command, Armistice Affairs Division, in connection with the Military Armistice Commission at Panmunjom. We still have meetings with the North Korean and Chinese Volunteer communist military people.

At the wedding from the class were R A L P H LEACH from ProvMAAG-K and H A L V A I L from the Naval Advisory Group.

Other classmates in the area are H O W I E MORRIS, on the staff of UNC as a statistician in the comptroller's office; MARV D U K E and J O H N ALVIS are at Atsugi, Marv in VQ-1 and John with NAS. I might add that the duty over here is not what everyone expects. For people with two-year tours the quarters are excellent to outstanding and, although there aren't the night spots of New York available, there are adequate spots to go for entertainment. There are a great number of Americans over here and the Navy group, although small in this predominantly Army area, is very close knit. The experience garnered here is definitely not available at any other place on the globe that I know of.

No where else can you meet personages on all levels, even from the junior officer level."

J O H N and Barbara GREEN added a second son via the adoption route. Brett Zigler Green, born 10 October 1961, entered the household on IS March.

BOB BRODIE sends a status report: "I have recently shifted from the nuclear submarine to the nuclear space program. This was not easy. I retired from the Navy for physical disability in early March. Two weeks later I was at work for NASA. My job, which I had been offered months ago, is at Plum Brook Reactor Facility, Sandusky, Ohio. I am an Assistant Chief, Reactor Operations Branch. We use the reactor to test various components of our future nuclear space vehicles. Molly and I are now living in Norwalk, Ohio. We hope to keep this address for a long time to come. We would enjoy seeing any classmates in the area."

LCdr. W A R R E N S T E V E N S , (CEC) USN, expects to graduate from Stanford University in June with an MS in construction engineering and be assigned to the office of Resident Officer-in-Charge of Construction, Sugar Grove, W. Va., supervising the buildof the Navy's 600-foot diameter "Big Dish" radio telescope.

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Class of 1952, USNA P. O. Box 225, Annapolis, Md.

ARTHUR H. MOORE FREDERICK E. GRAMMER, JR.

It is with deep regret that I have to announce the death of two classmates.

A R T H U R MOORE was lost at sea in the Mediterranean, on 20 February 1962 in an aircraft accident. He is survived by his widow, Charlotte, and their two children.

Charlotte is residing at 7324 Midway Rd., Jacksonville, Fla. FRED GRAMMER was also lost at sea in an aircraft accident on 22 March 1962.

His accident occurred in the Pacific and he is survived by his wife, Carol, and their three children. Carol is living at 175 Ionian Drive, Imperial Beach, Calif.

IT'S A GIRL

Judith Allison arrived 26 Feb. 1962 and weighed in at 8 lbs. 11 ozs. Proud parents —GEORGE and Judy TODD. MAIL BAG GLEANINGS

Wonder of wonders, ye olde mail box contained a few letters this month.

SHIPMATE

J O H N M A N F R E D I and better half Terry are coming to the tenth reunion. John further reports that he has received orders to the War College and will be reporting to Newport in August.

DICK D E N F E L D ' s address is now Qtrs.

6303A, U. S. Air Force Academy. I quote from Dick's letter: "We arrived here last July. We had a little get-together at W E S DOW's house (see picture) to bid farewell to TOM B A K K E and D E A N N E A L D E R N who were leaving for new assignments.

Deanne is now Flight Deck Officer on the ENTERPRISE and Tom is in Graduate School at Georgetown.

"Our family has now increased to four, three boys and a girl. Our latest was born last 31 July, just two days after we moved into quarters.

"I'm teaching physics and enjoy it very much.

"Other '52ers in the area are Bob Owens, Tom Julian, Roger Johnson, Ned King, Carl Webb, and Bob Burch."

GENE A V A L L O N E writes from Qtrs.

B-21 Philadelphia Naval Base: "There are three '52ers stationed at the Philly Naval Base: myself, V I N C E ARGIRO and STAN WILDE. Working in the area is ROLLIN H A R P E R . Aboard the subs going through overhaul P A U L K I L D U F F XO of the SAILFISH and BILL EDDY as third on the SEA OWL. Being in the shipyard we get to see a number of our classmates as they pass through on the submarines undergoing overhaul. If any of the boys happen to be in the area I would enjoy hearing from them.

"Stan Wilde lives on the base and Vince Argiro lives in Woodbury, N. J." J O E S T A N L E Y ' S address is 2568 Dellwood Ave., Jacksonville 4, Fla. JERRY M A L A M E N T forwarded his reservation for Homecoming and states: "Have been a contented civilian since June '57. Have three children: Mike (9), Larry (7) and Ricky (5j/2). Worked for two years as a field engineer for Babcock, Wilcox and You, sir. Am now, and have been for three years, with Sperry Gyroscope Co. as an engineer on the Terrier Radar project. Going to college at night taking my A'IB.'\. We see the S I E R E R S and BLASKOS ever so often."

DAVE Y O U N G is now stationed at Tyndall AFB, Panama City, Fla., and is living at 2912B Beacon Beach Rd. They have a nice beach and excellent fishing. Dave is with the 4750th Test Squadron, ADC, and is having an opportunity to fly all of the "birds" in the current ADC fleet. He and Joan have held the family line at three: Sharon (9), David Jr. (8) and Mike (2). Dave says the door is open and the beer is cold for any classmate in the area.

H O M E C O M I N G RESERVATIONS FIRST: DAVE LANG

I have cash in hand for room reservations for Homecoming from twelve hard charging classmates. D A V E LANG gains the distinction of being first among the early birds.

Others with reserved rooms a r e : John Manfredi. Ken Weir, John Yamnicky, Doug Lockwood, George Case, Gus Eggert, Jim Troutman, Bob Wilson, Jerry Malament, Gene Avallone and Vince Argiro.

ED P A S T O R I N O is coordinating the New York area and I expect a check from him any day reserving rooms for himself, Dick Gregory, Pete Barry, Tom Paris, Bill Delahunty, Bob Bartley and Larry Novak.

The rooms are going fast so don't be late and receive a sorry all filled up note. Rooms M A Y,

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'52 GET-TOGETHER at Wes Dow's. Back row: Bob Burch, Wes Dow, Tom Bakke, Ned King, Dick Denfeld and Deanne Aldern. Front row: Ernie Webb, Bobble Denfeld, Marge Aldern, Claire King, Irene Burch and Nancy Dow.

are hard to come by during Homecoming and when our fifty are gone that's going to be all. In case you have lost your last Shipmate, our rooms are in the new Holiday Inn Motel and the rates for the two nights (28 and 29 Sept.) are $20 one person, $24 two persons, $28 three persons and $30 four persons. The price includes both nights and rooms can only be reserved for both nights. Each room contains two double beds.

Incidentally, I failed to mention it in the last column but you should make your check payable to G. H. Hyndman.

JERRY HYNDMAN Sec'y, Capt. G. E. Weinstein, USAF 2067 Mercury Dr.. Kirtland AFB, N. M. Corr. Sec'y. Capt. Lane Rogrers, USMC, Exec. Dept., U S N A , Annapolis, Md.

Two gigantic parties have been held at the Ranch of GEORGE REITH's. One a riproaring twenties party followed by a hard aground shipwreck party. A terrific time was had by all.

Current officers of the Monterey group are: pres., George Matais; v-pres., Dick Albright; sec, Al Hinman, and treas., Ray Crater.

Congrats to the first set of stripers for doing a fine job during the fall term: pres., Pete Conrad; v-pres., Jim Youse; sec, Bill Shirley; and treas., Ray Crater.

The Monterey group has volunteered to take over the bulk of the correspondence job for the 10th reunion activities. Please send your current address and any changes of address to Ray Morgan, 18th Company Offcer, USNA, or Box 682, U S N P G S , Monterey, Calif.

Anyone having ideas, comments, and suggestions is encouraged to correspond with the Monterey group. A questionnaire will be sent out to all classmates in the near future.

Perhaps it is negative philosophy, but by not posting dribs and drabs to the class Notes, a landslide of mail has arrived from those of you "out there."

6935 Batista, San Diego, is the present address of J O H N and Lila FLORANCE.

John writes that (in December) he is going through F3H RAG and is destined for V F 92. He finished a year of Aero Engineering at Stanford, moving on to San Diego with wife and four small ones in September last.

Also seen in the area: DON and Pat TERRY (with a W 2 F Squadron soon to deploy) ; R U F E MOORE in the midst of F8U training; "MOOSE" MOORE in VF-114 (the first West Coast F4H Squadron) ; JACK DAVIS, instrument flight training instructor with VA-126; P2V instructees, BRUCE B O R T H W I C K (now at Whidbey) and ROY KELLY (Iwakuni) ; and finally new neighbors STAN and Cora W.A.ID just back from Japan. In closing, John says.

"Where is M I K E CONBOY?" J O H N H U N T L Y BOYD, JR. ( L T USN), reports from Guam that he is attached to the Ship Repair Facility there. The crew consists of wife, Libby, John (5), David (314), and new recruit, Adam S., who reported in on 12 September 61. John's address is: US Naval Ship Repair Facility, Navy 926, F P O San Francisco.

The end of a long search: DON (Donald Eugene) and Jeanne L O V E L L are at 725 Pacific Ave., Waukegan, 111. Don can be reached a t : Electronics Supply Office, Great Lakes. Lt. and Mrs. say, "Please come see, survivors of '53."

JIM S C H E R M E R H O R N (LT J A M E S R. U S N ) writes from PatRon 40, Navy 961, F P O San Francisco. His main subject is the lack of '53 in Shipmate. He proposes the utilization of regional secretaries for info collection. Prior to having this spot, I would have been of the same general opinion; however the problem does not seem to be in the area of collection but more in the area of origination. In summation, "You write, we'll print." . . . Back to PatRon 40, Jim reports having seen GERRY W E I N S T E I N at Holloman AFB back in February '61, that L E E EZZELL, Gunnery O on the U S S CURRITUCK (AV-7), was seen in Sangley waters, and that squadron mates JIM and Ginny P O L . \ N D just became the proud parents of their first addition, James B., arrived in November '61. .Additional dope: Jim Scher59

merhorn is now PatRon 40 Flight O, having just been relieved as Admin O; wife Nancy, Karen (6), and Peter (2) are fine.

Flash back (with pictures) . . . after much clipping, crimping, magnifying glass work, and calculated guessing, here is the '53 U S N A Alumni W. E. report. The reporters were a little "foggy" at the time; however these 'S3ers were "really here" : Sage Bassett, Bill Cole, Doug Egan, Dave Ellis, John King, D. H. Kuhlman, R. B. Lindsay, "Clayt" Mays, Dick Miller, Tom Mitchell, Ray Morgan, Jack Morrison, R. E. Paulsen, Dave Porter, "Howie" Randall, Tom Sawyer, R. N. Schucker. Arlis Simmons, J. R. Troop, Jim Walker, Jeff Wellings, Otto Will, Dave Young, "Good 01' Joe" Jebrowski, Jim Webster, Bill Ramsay, Dick Dally, Scott Purvis, "TC" Parker, Bill Campbell, and I think I was there too. Needless to say the party was a real blast; special awards to Otto Will for much hard work in the planning and execution, Dick Miller for photography, and Jim Webster for cleaning up the horrible mess early Sunday morning. I have omitted the names of wives, etc., present because we never did really know actually who was or had been at the party; perhaps the photo will be of some help.

The loyal fans of Monterey send the following through the kindness of Pat Wilson (Mrs. V A U G H N W I L S O N ) .

"The 'S3 members in Monterey joined forces with '52, '54 and '55 to celebrate the Navy victory over Army last 2 Dec. The party was held at the Naval Air Facility in Monterey and was a huge success. Many thanks go to Marguerite Felt, Dee Ploss, and Pat Wilson for all their help in planning the party and to the rest of the '53 wives for helping with the decorations. Our thanks also to V A U G H N 'Stretch' W I L S O N for the artistic work he did on the class crest.

"Those attending the party were: Bill and Bobby Bentley, and Carol Lawler, Rich and Muriel Hanford, Paul and Joan Dudley, Dave and Jean Wagner, Marguerite and Linn Felt,

Roger and Doris Kattman, Jim and Nancy Youse, John and Dee Ploss, Mac and Joan McCarty, George and Jerry Matias, George Reith and date Linda Matias, Vaughn and Pat Wilson, Gene Christensen (Kay stayed at home as # 4 child was due any minute), Manny 'Joe' Dioquino, and Walt Hubbell.

"It is tentatively planned to have another joint get-together with the other classes here in the near future.

"A Secret Halloween party which included a scavenger hunt and much mystery was held last October in Monterey. Many laughs were had by all. Freddie Goldsmith and the other 'S3 wives are commended for the fine job done in planning the affair. We have several new people among us this year, they are: Dick and Donna Buys, Gene and Kay Christensen, Manny Dioquino (his wife is still in Philippines and hopes to join him in the spring), Lou and Joan Gardner, Jack and Virginia Greene, Rich and Muriel Hanford, Bill and Carol Lawler, John and Dee Ploss, Frank Roach, and George Reith.

The new local class president for the men is GEORGE MATIAS. The new president for the women is Freddie Goldsmith.

"New arrivals: George Matias and Jerry: a girl; Gene and Kay Christensen: boy; and Jim and Nancy Youse: boy.

"Vaughn and I are due to leave Monterey in June with Vaughn going back to sea duty, of course. We have three children now, Martha, 4 years; Trip, 2^/^ years, and Mary Lauren, V/z. The group out here in Monterey is really great, so if any of you all are planning on coming out look us up and maybe one of us can be of some assistance to you."

PAT WILSON

The Ides of March are upon us and it is "Orders Time" for us. Though we do not know where or when, circa the USMC Hollywood Classics of the '30s, "We're shovin' right off, we're shovin' right off again." It has been good sport being associated with all of you via the column, and I should like to thank all of you who wrote

and all of you who thought about writing.

The incumbent O F F I C E R I N S P E C T O R O F U N I F O R M S (this should cause many a faint heart in the ex-Mid memory department) DICK MILLER has graciously and courageously accepted the "sack" and will be your Shipmate fun and games editor in future issues. Please give him a hand by writing often. Having finished (almost) my third PG year here, I guess it is time to be off to my natural habitat so SAYONARA tigers I Direct all new news either to Shipmate or t o : Lt. R I C H A R D K. MILLER, USN (SC), Executive Department, U S N A 16 Fisk Circle, Admiral Hgts, Annapolis, Md.

â&#x20AC;˘ I II P. O. Box 1926 U U Annapolis, Maryland GLEN EDWARD GOOD

It is with deep regret I report the death of GLEN GOOD. He was killed at sea in an S2F aircraft accident on Monday, 2 April 1962. Glen is survived by his wife, Barbara, daughter, Cynthia, age 4yi, sons, Mark, age 3yi, and Scott, age 6 months. Memorial services were held for him at NAS, Norfolk, at 1000, 7 April 1962. Hal Neuhard (Annapolis) attended the services, and made arrangements to send flowers in the class's name. The Class of 1956 extends sincerest sympathy to Glen's family.

BIRTH ANNOUNCED

Mr. and Mrs. MAX BALDWIN of Virginia Beach, Va., announce the birth of a daughter, 3 April at Norfolk General Hospital. Mrs. Baldwin is the former Miss Beverly Carter of Washington, and the new arrival is a granddaughter of Cdr. Beverly Carter, USN (Ret.) '22, and Mrs. Hill Carter.

NICK BROWN is now temporarily attached to the Foreign Languages Department at the Academy prior to leaving for France on an Olmsted Scholarship.

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Admiral Ray TARBUCK sends this news about his son, D I C K : he is presently CO of the U S S WARBLER (MSC-206), and has

recently been assigned the additional duty of ComMinDiv 32. The WARBLER is one of five ships in the division. The class is proud to have a DivCom among its ranks.

CH.ARLIE and Leilani R O B E R T S annoimced the arrival of Barbara Tiare. She was born on 2 February 1962, in Hawaii.

Charles, Jr., welcomes his sister.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SECRETARY'S REPORT

At the time of this writing, 13 March, the Class Directory information is being finalized and will be going to the printers on 16 March.

As noted in last month's issue of Shipmate, the best address available for many classmates is their home address at the time we graduated. Anyone having information concerning the below listed classmates, please write Box 1926 immediately! William A. LaBarge, Lawrence A. Lowden, John McCravy, Jr., Alexander R. Morris, Edward J. Parent, William H. Price, II, Harold J. Smith, Jr., John E. Schaefer, Robert W. Schmitt, Melvin B. Schweiger, William W. Scott, Ben L. Steele, Frank B. Tatom, James B. Townsend, and James C. Shortridge, Jr. F R E D H O E R N E R was recently selected for test pilot training and will begin training at Patu.xent, NAS, sometime this summer.

The Annapolis chapter of our class association is now headed by J I M BRUSO. The secretary is D E A N SACKETT, and F R E D EYLER is treasurer. Plans are underway now by this group in preparation for our 6th annual reunion party next September.

CARL and Barbara N E L S O N were blessed with a third daughter on 30 March.

Monica Ann was the name selected.

A letter from H . \ L DOLENGA included the following information: "My wife, Nancy, has objected that the announcement of my local address in the February column sounds too much like I'm a full fledged bachelor enjoying life at the Harvard Business School.

Such is not the case, and so to set the record straight, I'm living in Arlington, Mass., with Nancy and our three daughters, Karen and Kathy, age 2, and Julie, age 7 months. .A.lso at the school under Navy Supply Corps auspices is J A K E GARVIN OAKS. "Other '56ers attending H B S as civilians are D A N F L A H E R T Y , BOB CECIL, and J U L E S GERVIS. "I'm sure you must have thought of this before, but is P. O. Box 1956 available in Annapolis ?

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"Haven't had a chance to see them, but understand that J O H N MASON and E R N I E SCHEYDER are attending PG school across the river at MIT." (Secretary's note: I did think of P. O. Box 1956, but the closest one available was 1926. Sorry if it confuses you.)

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EAST COAST Lt. M. D. Giambattista. U S N USS TUSK (SS-426). FPO, New York WEST COAST Lt. R. L. Madouse, U S N Box 1148, U S N Postgraduate School Monterey, Calif.

This is the time of the month when I should be faced with the prospect of poring through the many letters I've received from you, but such is far from the case. If this column is to be full of information, I need help. News of parties, marriages, new arrivals, orders—anything that will enable us all to keep in touch—by all means forward it to me.

Our Monterey contingent continues to be quite active. The men enjoy a sociable luncheon once each month, and our wives do likewise, then we put our heads together to plan a monthly social for all hands. February's night out found a rousing group of 36 of us occupying the first five rows of California's First Theater in Monterey, booing the villain in true First Theater fashion. W e are looking forward to greeting the new arrivals who will greatly swell our ranks at PG School. BILL K N O D L E and FRANK W O O D S joined us at the March men's luncheon.

LARRY M A S T E N reports that L E E CL.A.RK recently left the realm of bachelorhood. He married Miss Frankie Lee Teal in San Diego, then sailed for WestPac on the CATFISH.

DON and Ann A T W E L L proudly announce the arrival of Christopher Allen, 8 pounds 7 ounces, on 17 February. The Atwells have a daughter Melanie, 2>^.

Valentine's Day heralded the arrival of a baby girl for J O H N and Monica S H E W M./^KER. Tracey Lee tipped the scales at 6 pounds 15 ounces. She joins brother Paul and sister Pamela.

To round out February arrivals in Monterey, H E R B and Carolyn H O P P E announce the arrival of Keith Allen, 5 pounds 11 ounces, born 21 February. The Hoppes have a son Herb, aged 18 months.

Well, back to sea.

DICK MADOUSE

EAST COAST President, Lt. (jg) Charles R. Larson, U S N VA-176, FPO N e w York WEST COAST Sec'y, Lt. (jg) John L. Higgins, Jr., U S N USS NOBLE (APA-218) FPO San Francisco EAST COAST—MARRIED

B R E N T TAYLOR and the former Miss Betty Ann Lancaster were married in Beaufort, S. C , on 17 February 1962. Brent is serving aboard the U S S DARTER (SS-576) which is based at Charleston, S. C. BIRTH A N N O U N C E D

Lt. (jg) and Mrs. E. B. SMEDBERG (formerly Beverly Hogle) announce the birth of a third daughter, Debra Lynn, on 18 February. Ted is on a Far East deployment flying S2Fs from USS BENNINGTON in the South China Sea. NEWS I N GENERAL

In relieving ceremonies in the Mediterranean, I ran across J O H N McCAIN and CARL RUSS who are both flying the AD-6 "Skyraider" with VA-65 aboard the USS INTREPID ( C V A - 1 1 ) . The INTREPID returned

to the states on 19 February, and VA-65 will be based at NAS, Oceana.

EAST COAST Pres., Lt. (jg) Frank Donovan, U S N USS THE S U L U V A N S (DD-537) FPO New York WEST COAST Sec'y, Lt. (jg) George Brainerd, U S N USS STERLET (SS-392) FPO San Francisco 16TH C O M P A N Y

J. P. JACKSON writes, "Seems every one else in the company is too busy with wives and babies, so being one of the few bachelors left (and likely to remain) thought I'd start things with this. Completed the first 2 years by riding the LLOYD THOMAS (DDE-764) into N. Y. Naval Shipyard for a FRAM overhaul as acting Gunnery Officer.

Shortly after our arrival I received orders to the U S S CLAUD JONES (DE-1033), home-

ported in Key West, as Gun Boss. Was a little sorry to have to leave the Newport area and the THOMAS with all her new FRAM II toys, but was quite pleased with the new assignment. Am presently in Charleston Naval Shipyard for regular overhaul and will be homeported back in Newport as Flagship for the newly formed CortRon 8 after refresher training. Prior to leaving the north, had heard from or about the following : JERRY V.A.RNI got married in Kings61

ville, Texas, last fall and he and wife Shirley are now living in Virginia Beach with Jerry flying jets for VA-43. E D R E D D E N finished flying with the RAG group in Key West last spring and went to the Med. for the summer. Ed and Annie and new son Mark are now living in the Newport area while Ed flys out of Quonset Point. DON and Marie K L E I N plus 18-month-old daughter Lynne announce the arrival of Don Jr. on 20 Oct. 1961. Recent letter from Don reports he is flying F3H's out of Miramar N A S with a 6-month cruise to the Far East pending.

GORDY and Leah J A M E S haven't checked in as agreed upon but Don says that Gordy is flying F8U's out of Miramar too.

"As to us Black-Shoes: before leaving Newport I was happy to be a part of BOB B A K E R ' S wedding last April. He and Sandra got orders from the U S S KEPPLER (DDE-765), also in N. Y. for FRAM II, about the same time I did. Bob is now in

Jeanne Christine, and a son, Michael Matthew, on Thursday, 22 February.

Pres.. Lt.(jg) H. A. Lawinski NAS Miramar, Miramar, Calif.

Sec'y, Lt.(jg) J. Chavez, Supply Dept.

USS FORRESTAL (CVA-59), FPO New York FROM THE FORRESTAL

The response to our call for information for our article has been lukewarm at best; in fact only two letters have come in since our last deadline: from BUD P E Z E T and GEORGE MARBURGER. Bud, who is the ASW

(CAG-1). NORM M.A.YO relieved as Chief Engineer of the KEPPLER just before Bake left and J O H N FIRMAN, also on the K E P PLER, got orders to one of the Fleet Oilers.

GIB S M I T H took over the Gunnery Dept. just be-

fore they started a FRAM job last spring and, as far as I know, is still there. Heard that F R A N ( P U F F Y ) H U R L E Y went to the Med on the U S S MULLINIX (DD-944)

last summer and that CHARLIE H U G H E S is now a Newport Destroyerman. F R E D OLDS left my old ship and relieved as DCA on the U S S LUCE ( D L G - 7 )

last spring.

"After leaving N. Y. Shipyard, took 30 days leave in Wise, and arriveci in Key West in July. Was greeted by L E S PALM-

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LT. (JG) AND MRS. S. E. VEASEY '59.

at Tripler Hospital in Honolulu where his wife gave birth to a boy on 21 March.)

"Les and I leave Charleston this month (thank Heaven) and will be in Key West for Xmas. After Xmas it's Gitmo for 3 months and we'll be glad to buy Hahtui for transients, just look us up."

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CARL and Carol K E S K E announce the between he and I and Frank Bessenger '60, birth of their second child, Catherine Mary, born on 3 April. The 4 C's are living in we are running things a la U S N A in 3 of the 4 departments. Les and Joanne and Bremerton, Wash. Also in the same area daughter Jodi are now living here in from the eighth company are DICK BEGGS, Charleston during the yard period and the J E S S DECESARE, and HARRY K E T T S .

Palmer house has been the scene of many J O H N S H I E L S writes: "Sharon and I parties, the last during the Army-Navy game. arrived in Pacific Beach, Wash., in August; "Old A S W school pal BILL KELLY I'll be here for a two-year tour as Supply (fellow bachelor and T R 3 owner) showed Officer. It's great for hunting and fishing, up in Key West just after I did for Test and although we're far off the beaten track, three Evaluation work. Bill is Gun Boss on the hours to Tacoma, four to Seattle. We want to announce our two junior 59'ers—Sheral U S S R . K . HUNTINGTON (Dp-781) and we spent the summer weekends in Ft. Lauder- Ann, born 25 March 1960, and John Archidale. Of interest to other single 59'ers: Ft. bald, born 12 January 1962. Would surely Lauderdale is better in the summer than it like to hear from some of the gang, and if is during the college migratory period. Also anyone should happen to be in the area, be in the Key West area was DAVE MC- sure to drop in. Heard from SAM KNOX CARTHY, Gunnery Officer of the U S S the other day. He's attending the new DD school in Newport.

SAUFLEY (EDDE-46S) who is not only a classmate but from my hometown as well.

"Not much news here—the Indians on the What really ties it is the fact that Dave's reservation (6 miles north) are quiet these First Lt., a Marquette graduate, is also from days." John's address is U. S. Naval Facility, our hometown and went to high school with Pacific Beach, Wash.

Dave and me. Between the three of us the Wardroom of the SAUFLEY looked like the WEDDINGS back of Joe's in Stevens Point, Wise F R A N K DONOVAN married the former Dwyer Lyons on 19 August 1961.

"Arrived in Charleston in Sept. and ran Martha Martha is a graduate of Salve Regina Colinto J I M F E A T H E R S T O N E in the O lege, Newport, R. I. Frank is Chief Engineer Club. H e is on the U S S GEARING (DL-710). aboard the SULLIVANS which operates out of Prior to running into each other we had Newport. The SULLIVANS recently completed spent a night at sea dodging Hurricane a regular yard overhaul and refresher trainEsther, each chewing the other out over P R I ing at Gitmo.

TAG for being off station. After finding out On 21 October S T E V E McGANKA and we both had had the deck we decided we Joyce Carol Bauer were married at Somerboth were right. (Gotta stick together.)

JACK UDEBROCK, Chief Engineer of the set, Pa. Joyce is the daughter of Mrs. Edwin USS LA WE (DD-763), is also in Charleston, F. Bauer.

RICHARD K E N N E D Y was married on getting a FRAM overhaul. Put an ad in the Charleston paper recently to sell my car and 3 March to the former Kay Parrish Beaver. promptly got phone calls from LARRY Kay is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred TUZO and "DOC" LEE, both at Charleston E. Parrish. Their address is 420-422 WashAir Force Base. Both are married and happy ington Ave., Hackettstowne, N. J. driving 'buses.' Haven't heard from DICK and Genevieve DERICKSON for some time, BIRTH ANNOUNCED—TWINS Lt. and Mrs. ROBERT H. DROZD last report had Dick in West Pac and Genevieve in Coronado. (Your secretary saw Dick proudly announce the birth of a daughter.

ER, O P S Officer of the CLAUD JONES, and

aboard

Lt., U S S PRESTON ( D D - 7 9 5 ) ; Terry Lingle, Supply Officer, U S S BLUE ( D D - 7 4 4 ) ; Bill Medaris, A S W Officer, U S S BLUE ( D D -

the Operations Dept. on the U S S BOSTON

of the U S S HARWOOD ( D D E - 8 6 1 )

Officer

(DD-447), is back from WestPac and informs us that just before the JENKINS left Yokosuka, he and BERRY BYRNE planned a big shindig for the '60ers in the area. It turned out to be a great gathering, with the following attending: Berry Byrne, 1st

Cooper, A S W Officer, U S S

DEHAVEN ( D D - 7 2 7 ) ; Dave Mares, Comm Officer, U S S WALKER ( D D E - 5 1 7 ) ; Nolle

Bell, Material Officer, U S S RENSHAW ( D D E - 4 9 9 ) ; John Fulton, Supply Officer, USS WALKER; Kevin Ryan, First Division Officer, U S S YORKTOWN (CVS-10) ; Angle Karampelas, "R" Division Officer, USS MOORE ( D D - 7 4 7 ) ; Tom Hyde, 1st L t , U S S P H I L L I P ( D D E - 4 9 8 ) ; Dick Davis, USS MADDOX ( D D - 7 3 1 ) ; Dick Harper, U S S EPPERSON ( D D E - 7 1 9 ) . Bud is presently A S W Oflficer on the J E N K I N S , but has al-

ready received orders to ComCruDesFlot Seven in San Diego, apparently as aide and flag lieutenant to R.Adm. Wendt. Sounds like a very impressive position, and we wish him well. Incidentally he reports: "I'm still single and holding out."

GEORGE MARBURGER informs us that he is now Communicator on the Sub ASPRO ( A G S S - 3 0 9 ) in San Diego. He is already

qualified and pinned on his dolphins on 16 January 1962. Then he changes the subject to those little things that mean a lot. He and his wife Ann are the proud parents of a baby girl, Julie Ann, born IS Dec. 61. And, he adds, JIM and Beth KNORR have a baby boy, David, born 27 Nov. 61.

At this point I would like to announce that after seven months on the thankless job as Wardroom Mess Officer, I was rotated to my third job thus far on the mighty FORRESTAL : Assistant Sales Officer (concerned with Ship Stores, of which we have 6, and services).

Having just arrived from our refresher training cruise in Gtmo, I haven't seen but one of our classmates in this ungodly city (Norfolk). I seem to have the knack of meeting people at the most unexpected places. This time it was FRANK MUNGER and his wife Ann at the NOB Chapel late one Saturday evening. Frank is aboard the U S S STROAM and is living in Norfolk

with his very attractive wife and baby.

M I K E P O R T E R just came through at the last minute. H e and his wife Betty wish to announce the birth of their baby Michael David, Jr., born 27 Sept. '61 in Troy, N. Y.

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Pres., Ens. James R. Traa, USN USN Nnclear Power School Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo, Calif.

Corr. Sec'y, Ens. Ken. Craig, USN USS RICHARD B. ANDERSON FPO San Francisco

Here on the West Coast another bachelor has fallen. By the time this goes to press DICK GILL ( U S S REDFISH) will be hapSHIPMATE

pily married to Miss Juanita Wheeler of San Francisco. The wedding is to take place in San Francisco and assisting in the wedding are Wally and Ginny Guthrie, Teddy and Lee Fenno, Larry and Jeanne Lubbs and Pete Kay, a former '61 member of the 17th company.

From the East Coast, GORDON CALL E N D E R writes that in the recent 6th Naval District Basketball Tourney, the Class of '61 was well represented. J O H N BRANNAN played for the U S S CONE, Tony Lazzaretti dunked them for the Pensacola "Goshawks," H E N R Y B O O T H for Charleston Naval Station and Gordon for the Jacksonville "Fliers." The "Goshawks" went on to the title and a trip to the South Atlantic Regionals in Norfolk. Also for an interesting highlight each of the various arms of the service with the exception of the submariners was represented: Tony (Naval Air), John (Navy Line), Henry (Supply), and Gordon ( C E C ) .

Further north comes word from BOB GLOVER who covered the Newport/Boston area in a very fine long letter. Bob, on the USS FRED T . BERRY, just returned from Guantanamo Bay, having been there since just after Christmas. Before he left for Gitmo, Bob ran into J O H N MOMM and M I K E P E S T O R I U S , who are both on board the

on IS December. He is presently assigned to

the Fleet Sonar School at Key West include Jerry Black, Bob Hawkins, Ed Keller, Luke Others in the class that Bob has seen in- Landin, Bill C. Long, Ernie Moreno, Mike clude SARI LIEBLER who is Supply Offi- Morley, Chris Nichols, Hank Schwirtz, and Herb Wade. Luke Landin writes that Jerry cer on board the U S S PARLE ( D E - 7 0 8 ) out of Newport; J I M R A T T A N who is in the Black will be returning to the U S S HENLEY (DD-762) ; Bob Hawkins to the U S S COURTgunnery department on the U S S BROWNSON ; J O H N (Shanks) PEARSON, who is on NEY (DE-1021) based at Newport; Ed Keller the USS PRATT (DLG-13) ; J O N E L L I O T T to the Norfolk based U S S DAHLGREN ( D L G and BOB SCHMIDT, both on the U S S 12) as First Lieutenant; Luke to the U S S the U S S DOGFISH.

LAWRENCE

( D D G - 1 0 ) ; JERRY

SMITH,

NORFOLK

( D L - 1 ) ; Bill Long to the U S S

WILLIAM C. LAWE (DD-763) ; Ernie Moreno to the U S S CONWAY; Mike Morley to the USS WARRINGTON (DD-843) then back to the U S S GEARING (DD-710) when she comon the U S S NORRIS (DDE-8S9). pletes her F R A M ; Chris Nichols to the From the Artillery and Missile School at WARRINGTON as First Lieutenant; Hank Fort Sill, Okla., comes the news from Schwirtz returns to the USS NoA (DD-841) D E N N Y DOHERTY, our Army rep. E D (Mayport) ; and Herb Wade to the U S S DECKER has finished airborne training at CROMWELL ( D E - 1 0 1 4 ) homeported at NewFort Benning and is expecting to head for port. Also at Key West are Dick Oldham, Germany soon. Ed and his wife are expecting U S S BALAO ( A G S S - 2 8 5 ) ; Buz Galbreath in August. BUDDY C H A P M A N and his and Dudley Williams, U S S BARACUDA ( S S T wife are presently in Germany and 3) ; and Mickey Drustrup and Milt Boudov JAN HARVEY, AL D O H E R T Y , PAUL on the U S S SPIKEFISH ( S S - 4 0 4 ) . Ernie and K L E I N D O R F E R , and Denny are on their his wife Kelaine are expecting a family addiway to Europe via Fort Dix. ROGER tion in May. Also Luke saw RAY and B U L L E N E has orders for Korea and will Joanne SAUNDERS in Mayport. They, too, leave his newlywed wife, the former Miss are expecting soon.

Carla Porter of Santa Clara, Calif., here in I learned that CHARLIE and Margot California while Rog serves his "no dependent METZLER are expecting soon. They are allowed" tour in Korea. presently enjoying life in Hawaii. Charlie U S S LUCE ( D L G - 7 ) . At Gitmo Bob met Denny saw BILL WAGNON, who is now hopes to make the April sub school class.

H A N K W I L L I M O N , who is on the U S S attending Hendrix College in Conway, Ark., TOM and Sara KINBERG are expecting INGRAHAM ( D D - 6 9 4 ) as A S W Officer, and CHARLIE FARRELL, who is DCA on in preparation for a teaching career. Denny in March. Tom will be in WesPac when the visited Bill in November and reports that Bill baby is expected. the U S S MCCAFFREY ( D D E - 8 6 0 ) . seems to be very happy in his preparations.

In the area I have seen H A L M A R T I N Recently at a DesRon 10 cocktail party J O H N N Y P H I L L I P S wrote Denny and re- who is on the submarine QUEENFISH. I only P A Y N E HARDISON, who is in the opera- marked that he wasn't sure whether or not caught a glimpse of him but he certainly tions department (communications) on the he likes the Air Force, for he has only worn looks like he is enjoying the subs. Also BOB his uniform once since June. MARK WAG- GIUFFREDA is on the USS PERKINS which U S S MASSEY ( D D - 7 7 8 ) , H A L S P O O N E R and his wife, Esther, and Bob represented GONER is presently at the Nuclear Reactor at the moment is moored alongside. Bob is the class at the event. Hal is First Division Training Unit in Idaho reports Denny. For in the gunnery department. The PERKINS all of those who were in the Fifth Battalion, just recently returned from a WesPac deOfficer on the USS FORREST SHERMAN ( D D 931). From Hal we hear that J O E B E L - Denny mentions that he ran into DAN ployment.

CHAPLA (1ST LT USMC '59). Dan is L I N O is now on the U S S NORFOLK ( D L - 1 ) . presently one of the many Marines who is BIRTH ANNOUNCED P E T E and Diane S M I T H are happily undergoing training at Fort Sill. expecting an addition to the family soon.

The J O S E P H SULLIVANs announce the Pete has been going to the Justice School in The prospective sub killers of our class arrival of a son, Richard Barrett, on 13 Newport after graduating from Sub School attending the 8-week A S W officers' course at March 1962.

CAPITOL HILL (Continued from page 22) accommodate retired members of the Uniformed Services in need of treatment.

Last September a conference committee of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees, in reporting on H . R. 5000, the military construction bill for fiscal 1962, said: "The basic law authorizing the use of military medical facilities by retired military personnel is completely permissive in nature and does not involve specific requirements for the construction of facilities for such personnel. Provision should be made for retired personnel on a space available basis as authorized by law and construction requirements should be based only on beds required for active duty military personnel and their dependents. The Department of Defense will be expected to adhere to a policy in the construction of hospital facilities which makes adequate provision for the care of dependents on a uniform basis, including obstetrical facilities, and does not program beds in new construction for retired personnel."

Senator John Stennis is a real friend of retired personnel in this controversy.

"I personally would favor having space made available for retired personnel," he said.

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who is First Lieutenant on the U S S DuPoNT ( D D - 9 4 1 ) which is now in the Med; and J O E CAHILL, First Lieutenant

"I do not think the House is opposing this principle. But the House conferees insisted that there be a uniform policy, and inasmuch as some plans now being made do not include space for retired personnel, the conferees were anxious to have this matter cleared up."

He also said, in another report: "Pertinent law provides that civilian dependents and retired personnel are entitled to medical care. Civilian dependents and retired personnel must therefore be taken into account in the planning of service hospitals.

To do otherwise would result in the building of medical facilities which would not meet the patient load requirements."

The Defense Department's poHcy on this subject was recently stated as follows: "The policy for construction of future military hospitals will include provision iov dependent care, including obstetrical facilities, to the extent necessary. Where other nearby Federal hospitals or civilian hospitals have the capability and available bed space,_ these will be utilized in lieu of constructing military hospital space for this requirement. Where such support from other hospitals does not exist, the full capability for dependent care will be provided within the newly constructed military hospitals."

This is written after hearings on construc-

tion of hospitals in fiscal 1963, as authorized in H . R. 10202, the 1963 construction bill.

The Navy wants to build a new SOO-bed hospital in the Long Beach, California, area, "urgently needed to provide the medical and surgical support for over 36,000 fleet and shore-based Navy personnel as well as military personnel of the other services in the Long Beach area. This new facility will replace the U S S HAVEN, designed for the evacuation and immediate treatment of war casualties, now being utihzed as an interim measure but which is to be deactivated in 1964 because of its overage and unsatisfactory material condition."

This project sounds very urgent. Yet it was thrown out of the 1962 construction bill.

It is expected to be approved this year.

What will happen to some other hospitals planned for areas in which there are heavy concentrations of dependents and retired personnel ? .A.dmiral Smedberg told retired officers that in some areas there is not sufficient hospital and commissary space to accommodate properly all those entitled to these privileges, that this is an indication that the "equity in retirement benefits which you expected at the completion of your military career is being diluted."

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HOUSE COMMITTEE APPROVES BILL TO ENABLE RETIRED N A V Y OFFICERS TO SELL TO N A V Y - M A R I N E CORPS

The House Armed Services Committee has approved H. R. 8977, which amends section 6112 (b) of Title 10 of the U. S. Code, so that Regular Navy and Marine Corps officers can sell defense supplies to the Government.

Section 6112 (b) provides that any such officer who sells, contracts, or negotiates to sell supplies or materials to the Department of the Navy, will forfeit his retired pay. A similar law. Section S9c of Title 5, U. S. Code, permits retired Regular officers of all Services to sell to any military department, as well as the Coast Guard, the Coast & Geodetic Survey, and the Public Health Service, provided such sales are not made in the first two years following retirement. H. R. 8977, expected to be enacted into law, would eliminate the lifetime ban on sales to the Navy Department by Regular retired Navy and Marine Corps officers.

REP. SIKES W A N T S DUAL EMPLOYMENT REPEALED

Representative Robert L. F. Sikes (Dem., Fla.) has requested that the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee hold early hearings on H. R. 974 which would repeal the 1894 dual employment statute and amend the 1932 dual compensation statute. Mr. Sikes is concerned because some 5,000 retired Army AUS officers .and some A F U S officers now employed by the Government may be subject to the 1932 Economy Act because of a decision of the Comptroller General issued May 18, 1961, and have to forfeit back pay exceeding $10,000 a year. He is also concerned for Regular officers who could be employed by the Government if there were laws encouraging such employment.

"Since passage of' the Dual Employment Act of 1894," Mr. Sikes said, "retired officers have been trapped in a sprawling jungle of restrictive measures. Federal Government

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employment is denied to many highly qualifieil people who could fill critical jobs. Many others are required to sacrifice part of their retired pay and retired officers who venture into Government service are exposed to an incredible morass of conflicting statutes.

Court of Claims rulings, and Comptroller General decisions."

Representative Sikes objects to an Administration-sponsored proposal which would permit Regular and Reserve officers to be employed provided they received the pay of the Government job plus the first $2,000 of their retired pay and SO percent of the rest of their retired pay. This, he said, "demolishes the time-honored concept that mihtary retired pay is earned pay for services rendered."

DEPENDENT TRAVEL BAN

Stephen Ailes, Under Secretary of the Army, has recommended to Secretary of Defense McNamara that government-sponsored family travel be resumed in May. Mr. Ailes was sent to Europe to investigate conditions there. He also urged that no penalties be assessed against dependents travelling on a tourist basis. The Defense Department has been contemplating means of discouraging tourist travel by Service wives.

In connection with the dependent travel ban. Vice Admiral Smedberg, III, Chief of Naval Personnel, recently told a Congressional committee that "many of our people are ordered overseas after completion of a sea tour. In a normal sea tour an officer or enlisted man is away 3 out of 4 years. If we then have to order him overseas with no family, we are soon not going to have these officers and men."

Marine Corps men are burned up because in many instances they serve overseas alongside State Department men, and this department put no ban on family travel, although it was ordered to do so.

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W A L N U T CREEK, C A L I F O R N I A B r i n g your Research, Development, and Electronics industry to fast growing Contra Costa County, California. In the Bay Area, 20 minutes from U n i versity of California. Contact—Capt. E. B. Mott, U S N ( R e t . ) , '30 specializing in Commercial and Industrial Real E s t a t e associated with King P a r k e r , J r . , Realtor, 1644 Main Streeet, W a l n u t Creek, California. T e l : 935-7050—Area Code 415.

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A N N A P O L I S , Md. Carvel Hall has available a few suites and p r i v a t e rooms for r e n t a l rooms to retired personnel. Located in t h e middle of beautiful historic Annapolis and offering all facilities and complete hotel service. Situated directly across from the United States Naval Academy. If interested, w r i t e to Executive M a n a g e r , Cdr. L. W .

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A N N A P O L I S , Md. For sale, P r i n c e George St. A brick town house in excellent condition consisting of full basement, e n t r a n c e hall, gracious d r a w i n g room, dining rm, modern kitchen, sun porch, screened porch on 1st floor. 2nd fl. has 3 bdrms, den and bath. 3rd fl. h a s 2 bdrms. and a n u m b e r of Ig closets. Nice g a r d e n and patio in the rear. F r o n t and back stairway. This home could easily be converted into two c h a r m i n g a p a r t m e n t s .

For further details c o n t a c t : T H E J O S E P H D. L A Z E N B Y CO., 215 Main St., Annapolis, Md. T e l . : CO 3-2684 or MI 7-4622.

TV) A N N A P O L I S , Md. For sale, house with 3 bdrms, 2 baths, and full basement. L g Iv r m , dining r m with fireplace. Located in W a r d o u r section of Annapolis. Approx 1 mile from U S N A . Only 5 blocks from elementary school. Lot with m a n y shrubs and trees including dogwoods. $16,000.

Assume 5 % % F H A loan or refinance. W r i t e : Maj B. B. DeWitt, USMC. 109 Old Crossing L a n e , Annapolis, Md., or c a l l : CO 3-5617.

(V-VI) A N N A P O L I S , Md. F o r sale, 3 bdrm rambler, with blt-in r a n g e , tile bath, full basement with plumbing roughed in for bath, and ground level exit, antique brk front and fenced in bk yd. Convenient to schools and U S N A . $17,800. Avail J u n e 1962.

Lt. Gordon Guimond, 815 J a n i c e Dr., Annapolis, Md. CO 8-0354.

(V-VI) A N N A P O L I S , Md. F o r sale, Admiral Heights.

A t t r a c t i v e 3 b d r m split-level in ex. condition.

1!^ baths, fireplace, Sep. dining r m , family r m , g a r a g e , blt-in r a n g e and wall oven, fenced in yd beautifully estab. lawn, trees and shrubs, a p p r o x 2 miles from U S N A , 2 blks from excellent g r a d e school. C o n t a c t : Lt. C. A. E. Johnson 26 Goodrich Rd., Annapolis, Md. CO 8-5100. (V-VI) A N N A P O L I S , Md. W a n t e d to r e n t . Desire 4 or 5 bdrm home on w a t e r , or w a t e r view with boating privileges about May or J u n e . Donald P . Hili, Suite 624, Cafritz Bldg., 1625 Eye St., W a s h i n g ton 6, D. C , EX 3-0873.

(V-Yl) Booming A R I Z O N A Land. 160-|- acre section corner 3 miles S. of Picacho which is on Rte. 84, the most direct El Paso-Tucson-Yuma-San Diego route. $37,500 with $10,500 down, bal at $4,500 a n n u a l l y plus a t 6.6% on unpaid bal. Own in 6 y e a r s ! ! ! Buy yourself or form 4-, 8-, or 16-man syndicate for big profits. In Ariz only Wo-{- of land is privately-owned. Capt. T. P . O Connell U S N ( R e t . ) , Box 12187, Tucson, Ariz.

(V-Vl) N A R L I N G T O N , Va. F o r sale, lovely, 2-story brick home, 3 bdrm, 2'/2 baths, lg Iv rm w i t h fireplace and c a t h e d r a l ceiling, dining rm, den, screened porch patio, rec r m , photo dark rm, huge lot, m a n y trees, 120 azalea, other shrubs, bar-b-que, n e a r best schools. Ten min. to P e n t a g o n . $31,900 C a p t . M. F . Thompson, 4211 N. 25th St JA 4-0617. i.\-Vi) ARLINGTON (FAIRFAX COUNTY), Va. Wanted to rent. Desire 3 or 4 bdrm house on 2-yr lease commencing J u l y 1962. Must be convenient to good g r a m m a r school, and (if possible) P e n t a g o n bus service. W r i t e : Cdr. R. O. Welander, USN, Air W a r College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Ala. (^-^1) B O U L D E R . Colo. F o r sale. Only 10 m i n u t e s to U n i v of Colo, and 35 mins. to Denver. A beautiful view of Rocky Mtns. t h r u front p i c t u r e window.

3 bdrms, kitchen-family r m combination, ceramic tile b a t h . Complete lawn. School bus service. Lot 101' X 7 1 ' House in A-1 condition. Assume Gl loan with reasonable down payment. Avail 1 J u n e 62. W r i t e : Lt. J . C. Ksycewski, 710 36th St., Boulder. Colo. *'^'''^' L O N G B E A C H / L O S A N G E L E S , Calif. F o r sale, 4 b d r m , 2 b a t h s , blt-in dishwasher, oven, stove, fireplace, 2 c a r g a r a g e , located on smog-free Palos Verdes peninsula n e a r schools and shopping center.

I v a i U S n e . W r i t e : LCdr. C. L. Mull 26944 Spring Creek Rd., Palos Verdes E s t a t e s , Calif. Similar home wanted to r e n t in Coronado or San D.e^o M c L E A N , Va. F o r sale. W e s t Grass Ridge. Con" n i e n t ^ Pentagon, N a v j A .^ „ e a r public and parochial g r a m m a r and high schools. Lg lot, 2 level brick, dbl c a r p o r t . U p p e r level: hall Iv rm paneled fireplace wall cathedral ceiling, d m [ ^ rm eat-in kitchen with stove, refrig, disposal, •i b d r m s . 2 b a t h s . Lower level: recreation rm fireplace sliding drs to patio, 2 bdrms, fu 1 bath, lg faundry and work rm, furnace rm Venetian blinds, i m n l e storage. W r i t e : Box 461, McLean. Va., or crjf: J o r ^ a n ' ^ f n c , Capt. D. W. Heagy. U S N (Ret.) E L 6-6000. {V-vn

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M C L E A N , Va. For sale, Langley Estates, 5 min to all schools, split-level, 3 bdrms, lg finished recreation rm, G.E. kitchen complete, fireplace, 2 ^ baths, 4 lane hwy to Pentagon, financing available, avail J u n e . $27,500. W r i t e : LCdr. J . S. Holmes, 502 Sharon Ct., McLean, Va. (V-VI) M O N T E R E Y , Calif. GOING TO PG SCHOOL? For sale, in exclusive Vista del Camino, 5 min. to schools and commissary, 15 min to P(5 School.

3 bdrms, lg master bdrm w / w a l k - i n closet, 2 baths, 2 car g a r a g e , ceramic-tiled electric kitchen, patio, fenced yard, beautifully landscaped. $2,500 down, assume F H A , avail immed. W r i t e : Lt. M. D. Matthews, Box 1460, U S N P G School, Monterey, Calif.

(V-VI) M O N T E R E Y , Calif. For sale, lovely 3 bdrm, 2 bath home within 5 min drive to PG School. L g Iv rm with wood paneling and brk fireplace. GE blt-in kitchen includes dishwasher. Family rm, opens onto lg patio. Dbl g a r a g e . Fenced, corner lot in excellent neighborhood. One block to elem e n t a r y and j r hi schools. Total price, $19,200, with $1,900 down. Lt. R. Damico, P . O. Box 1824, U S N P G School, Monterey, Calif.

(V-VI) M O N T E R E Y , Calif. For sale, 4 bdrms, 2 bath home located in sunny Del Rey Oaks, convenient to PG School, Air Facility, public schools and commissary. Lg lot, fenced back yard, central heat, open beam ceilings. Two financing plans a v a i l : Assume p r e s e n t 4 ^ % GI loan, or refinance with good F H A commitment avail. For details, w r i t e : LCdr. R. C. Dietz, 840 Arlington PI., Monterey, Calif.

(V-VI) N E W LONDON, Conn. For sale. E a s t e r n Point area on Groton side of river. Spacious home overlooking Thames River. Completely redecorated and remodeled inside and out. New asbestos siding, storm windows, doors. Excellent heat system.

Within walking distance of resident and p r i v a t e beaches, golf course, yacht club. On bus line for all schools. Much f u r n i t u r e being left. 1st fl.—lg Iv r m / w 2 fireplaces, lg formal dining rm, den, p w d r rm, butler's p a n t r y , kitchen, util rm, garage. 2nd fl.—7 bdrms, 2 full baths, 1 firepl. 3rd fl.—4 bdrms, 1 b a t h (not r e d e c , ideal for storage, hobbies, play a r e a ) . Avail. May. LCdr. Zeb D. Alford, BuShips, Code 1500, Navy Dept., Washington 25, D. C. (III) N E W P O R T , R. I. For sale, 3 bdrm home. Finished basement with 2 heated rms. Convenient location, low equity. P h o n e : VI 7-6912.

(V-VI) N E W P O R T , R. I. For sale, Middletown, 3 bdrm ranch, basement, attached g a r a g e . 4 yr old, 10 min from D. D. piers or base schools. $18,400 assumption or refinance. LCdr. D. F. Staple, 6519 36th St. N.. Arlington 13. Va. (V-VI) N O R F O L K , Va. F o r sale. River Forest Shores, 30 minutes from Shipyard and Naval Base, 20 minutes from Amphibious Base. Ranch, 3 bdrms, Iv rm, dining rm, kitchen, garage, screened, covered patio on landscaped lot on quiet street 4 blocks to elementary school. Avail middle of J u n e from owner. $16,000—why pay more? Call U L 3-5427.

(V-VI) SAN DIEGO, Calif. F o r rent, 4 bdrms, 2 baths, covered patio, redwood fenced-in yard, 2 car g a r a g e . Fireplace, w to w carpet except bdrms, drapes in Iv rm and dining rm. Electric kitchen, dbl oven, disposal, dishwasher, tile breakfast bar.

Corner lot, walk to g r a m m a r school. 15 min to M i r a m a r , N E L and downtown. Avail, early J u n e , $180. LCdr. C. R. Welch, 8751 Regency Rd., San Diego 23, Calif.

(V-VI) S A N DIEGO A R E A — I n exclusive Bonita Hills, within easy commuting distance of all Navy activities, country living in new 2200 sq ft ranch house with 4 bdrms, 2 % baths, formal dining r m , plus family r m , plus den, all on % a c r e with heated swimming pool. Horses permitted. Avail.

J u n e 1st. F o r photos and p a r t i c u l a r s w r i t e : Cdr. R. L. Mastin, U S N ( R e t . ) , P . O. Box 248. Bonita, Calif.

(HI) S P R I N G F I E L D ( F O R E S T ) , Va. F o r sale, avail J u l y or August. Ranch style brk rambler, 3 bedrms, 2 iiath. Beautifully landscaped % acre lot. Convenient P e n t a g o n / N a v y Annex. N e a r schools, churches, shopping ctrs and commissary/medical facilities. Oversize Iv rm with fireplace, w to w carpeting. All appliances including dishwasher/ w a s h e r / d r y e r . Oil furnace and storm windows.

Cdr. W. H. Hardcastle. USN, 5604 W. Inwood Dr.. Springfield, Va., F L 4-9193.

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V I E N N A , Va. For sale, in Vienna Woods, 13 miles to Navy Annex and P e n t a g o n . 4 bdrms, 2 bath ranch type, Iv rm, dining, family rm, all electric kitchen, and full basement. Bit 1960. 100 ft. frontage of 1/4 acre lot with large shade trees.

Very desirable community. Schools, churches, and shopping centers close by. Avail. 1 J u l y or 1 August. W r i t e : LCdr. A. Chertavian, U S N , 103 Ross Dr., Vienna, Va. (V-VI) VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. F o r sale, 3 bdrm, 2 bath custom built ranch t y p e ; ^ acre lot with m a n y trees ; 200 yds from Cavalier Golf C o u r s e : backyard boat slip accommodates 30 ft. b o a t ; excellent schools. Capt. A. W. Gardes, USN, 213 T a n a g e r Trail, Virginia Beach, Va. (V-VI) W A S H I N G T O N A R E A . F o r sale. 4 bdrm, 214 bath air conditioned modern California bi-level located Annandale, Va., 10 mi to Pentagon. Avail.

1 July, sacrifice at $25,000. Capt. R. F. Kane, USN, 730 First St., W r i g h t - P a t t e r s o n A F B , Ohio (V-VI) MISCELLANEOUS TRAVEL Personalized Travel Service by mail with William H. Worden, LCdr. U S N (Ret.) "39. The services of a real Travel Professional with 20 years* experience costs you no more. I t would be a privilege and a pleasure to serve you. W r i t e Worden Travel Agency, 9 Moraga Way, Orinda, Calif.

(XII-C) CORONADO, C A L I F O R N I A For your Real E s t a t e Requirements in this area—contact Captain Lex L. Black, U S N (Ret.) '28 1114 O r a n g e Avenue, Tel. H E 6-6291 Affiliated with S t r a n d Realty Company—Coronado's Oldest and Largest—(1923-19S1) (XI) (C) R E T I R E D OR P L A N N I N G R E T I R E M E N T ?

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C o n t a c t : Richard K. Gould '39 11 McCormick Road Newport, R. I. (A Division Manager for King M e r r i t t & Co., Inc.) (XI) (C) S H O M I E R ' S A N T I Q U E S — W h e n in Norfolk, Va., visit with S H O M I E R ' S . The best in authentic E a r l y American pine. Also large line reproductions, decorative accessories and gifts. Located Virginia Beach Blvd. (Route 58), 11 miles east of Norfolk.

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W r i t e or Call Collect J o h n Scott Olson '53 All F o r m s Life, Accident & Health Suite 214, 1309 Thomasville Road Tallahassee, Florida P h o n e : 224-4191 (V-VI) Wanted to buy—or borrow Copy of NAVY DIRECTORY for October 1, 1941 and one for March 1, 1942. F . D. Ripley, N'22, P . O. Box 869. Radford. Virginia (V-VI)

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