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When Steve Slowinski was eight years old, he was lucky enough to find a broken-down alarm clock in a vacant lot near his home. He took the clock apart, and then put it back together so it worked perfectly. in the days and years that followed, Steve considered it a personal challenge when he found anything that needed rebuilding. In high school, for

example, he set up his own repair business and within a year his room was crowded with faceless clocks, dismembered watches, washing machines, toasters and other items. You name it â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Steve could fix it.

After courses in mechanical arts and drafting, Steve joined the Ternstedt Division of General Motors. His first jobâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;to fix intricate machinery when it

got fouled up. Today, Steve is the Foreman of the machine repair team at this important CM Division, Looking back, it was more than a broken alarm clock that a young boy found so many years ago. It was, in effect, a lifetime career.

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Ed/for R. B. DERICKSON '33 Capt. USN (Ret.)

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Defense

NASA'S CONTRIBUTION TO NATIONAL SECURITY

by Adm. W. F. Boone, USN (Ret.)

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SPACE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

by RAdm. J. K. Leydon, USN

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THE NAVY'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE NASA SPACE PROGRAM

by Capt. W. M. Schirra, Jr., USN

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A N OVERVIEW OF THE SOVIET SPACE PROGRAM

by Dr. C. S. Sheldon, II

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ATHLETICS

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MAIL BOAT

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LUCKY BAG OF BOOKS

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ROUND TURN

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ACADEMIC CONTROVERSY

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SEA BREEZES

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WHAT'S THE DOPE

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THE COVERS Front A small tropical storm off the west coast of Morocco as seen by Astronauts Cooper and Conrad in Gemini V, August 1965

Back Gemini VIII Astronauts Armstrong and Scott, surrounded by recovery personnel, await arrival of USS LEONARD F. MASON, March 1966

PACE T h e proud history of our Navy on the sea and in the air has been a major determinant in the growth and development of our national power and character. It was only natural, then, that the Navy and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration should form a partnership in voyages of exploration on the new ocean of space.

T h e tremendous progress which has been made in probing the vast reaches of our solar system, in understanding the phenemona of the space environment and their effect on life here on Earth, and in developing the capability to conduct manned and unmanned operations in space not only in our own national interest but for the betterment of all mankind would not have been possible without the help which has been so abundantly T h e exploration of space and the pressing back of the frontiers of knowledge are not the prerogatives of any single

given by the U. S. Navy and the other military services.

T h r o u g h the pages of Shipmate,

may I say to all of the men

part of our complex national society, but rather are the joint

and women of the Navy that the cooperative working relation-

responsibility of all those who have the capability to serve as

ship and understanding between N A S A and the Navy has

members of the national team. T h e United States Navy, through

been one of the most rewarding aspects of our aerospace

its laboratories, its astronauts, its officers and men, its shore

endeavors.

facilities and the Fleet, has carried its full share of that respon-

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NASA'S CONTRIBUTION TO NATIONAL SECURITY

by Admiral W . Fred Boone, USN (Ret.) "Space is a new ocean, and we must learn to sail on it."

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HE BEEP-BEEP OF SPUTNIK I in October of 1957 awakened the nation to the starding realization that Russia was off to a good head start in the conquest of the new medium of space. It was immediately obvious that the Soviets had boosters more powerful than our own, and that their plans to exploit this advantage to enhance both the image and reality of Soviet power were aggressive and well advanced.

A pertinent evaluation of past history predicts the importance of space to national security.

As man acquired knowledge and developed craft for operations on the high seas, and later in the air, the new media were quickly exploited for military purposes as well as for transportation and trade. It was therefore entirely logical that the Congress, in drafting the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, and while declaring that United States policy concerning activities in space should be devoted to peaceful purposes for the benefit of all mankind, did recognize the importance of space to national defense.

The National Space Act was a direct response to the challenge of the Soviets in space technology. The Act assigns primary responsibility for the aeronautical and space activities of the United States to a civilian agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration created by the Act. An important exception was made, however, in that responsibility for "â&#x20AC;&#x201D;activities peculiar to or primarily associated with the development of weapons systems, military operations, or the defense of the United States (including the research and development necessary to make effective provision for the defense of the United States)â&#x20AC;&#x201D;" was assigned to the Department of Defense.

The NASA space program is so designed and managed as to achieve and maintain U. S. preeminence not only in space itself, but in the broad field of aerospace technology.

The division between the civilian and military responsibilities in our national space program has resulted in important advantages. The conduct of NASA's program in the open, its civilian character, and the sharing of scientific findings with the international scientific community have gained us access to foreign launch sites of special geographic significance in relation to space trajectories. NASA has been accorded the right to establish tracking and data acquisition facilities on foreign territories where military installations would not be accepted. We have been able to establish cooperative programs in space with 69 other nations which pay the cost of their own activities. We have established bonds of friendship with scientists in other countries and have benefited from their interpretations of data and their technical insights. By agreements with other countries, we have made progress toward creating world-wide weather and communications satellite systems. These cooperative efforts have served to draw nations together in the peaceful pursuit of scientific knowledge and the practical uses of space.

Within our own country, because of the openness of the NASA program and the ready accessibility of its results, this Agency has been able to attract the best minds of the scientific community to participate as consultants, experimenters, and analysts. The NASA charter provides a freedom for scientists and engineers to pursue their creative ideas and experiments without being circumscribed by the need to justify their efforts

Thus there are two separate and distinct segments of our total national space program so far as management responsibility is concerned, one civilian and one military, but the two parts are so closely interrelated that the respective areas of concern cannot be sharply defined. The gray region of overlapping interest, coordinated effort, and mutual support covers almost the whole spectrum of NASA aerospace activity. In fact, there is very little of NASA's research and development program in aeronautics and space that does not contribute to national security, particularly when one applies the term in the broad sense of encompassing economic, social, and political security as well as military.

Adm. W. Fred Boone '21, USN (Ret.), has never been content to let his thoughts and energies stay on the ground. When he retired from active duty in March 1960 after thirty-five years of flying, he had realized one of his ambitionsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;to become the oldest Naval Aviator.

His two final tours of duty were at the four-star level as Commanderin-Chief, U. S. Naval Forces, Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean, and as the U. S. Representative on the NATO Standing Group and Military Committee.

We can no more afford to falter in our space efforts than we can in any earthly pursuit in which the security and future of our country and the rest of the Free World hang in the balance.

The space competition is, in a crucial sense, a contest in research and development. Should we lag behind seriously in any area of space technology we would place ourselves at a military disadvantage and thereby jeopardize our ability to deter aggression.

For two years and nine months after his first retirement, he was employed as a consultant to an aircraft manufacturing company while residing in his native state of California.

Then in December of 1962 he accepted his present position with NASA as the Assistant Administrator for Defense Affairs. "The third best decision I ever made," he said. (The two first best in chronological order: entering the Navy; and proposing to Pauline Currey of Shreveport, Louisiana.)

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in terms of recognized applications or defined requirements.

This environment, possible only in an agency whose primary mission is to conduct research and development rather than to produce and manage operational systems, is most conducive to innovation and creative thinking and has enabled N A S A to advance the frontier of scientific knowledge and the state-ofthe-art in technology across a broad front.

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Strengthening the N a t i o n a l Security Base

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N A S A programs, like those of the D O D , contribute to our national security by adding breadth and sinew to the American industrial base, an important element of national power. In response to NASA's needs, a government-industry-university team of great strength and capacity has been created and is providing national resources in terms of skills, facilities, equipment, and experience essential to any nation competing for world leadership in the space age.

N A S A programs have produced a complex of unique facilities which are operated jointly by government and industry.

Within this complex the large boosters and intricate spacecraft, the essentials, are designed, produced, assembled, tested and launched. Here the United States is being provided with the capability of conducting a wide variety of unmanned and manned operations in space, including manned missions out from the earth to a distance of a quarter of a million miles. All this is available to the Defense Department to meet whatever requirements it may have in the future for manned or unmanned space systems.

T h e N A S A program is adding to industry's capability by making available the information and experience gleaned from the aerospace research and development effort. Through its technology utilization program, data banks of technological information from N A S A sponsored research are available to all industry. Included in this service are the newly learned techniques of data processing and information retrieval.

While N A S A draws upon the national pool of scientists and engineers for its projects, it is replenishing this national resource through its university program. T h e Agency is underwriting an output of 1,000 new Ph.D.'s per year in aerospace-related disciplines, thus adding to the human resources of the Nation in these critical areas.

In addition, NASA nourishes the innovative competence of university researchers through the assignment of research projects under grant or contract, and expands research facilities on campuses where advanced work has outgrown the physical capacity of the laboratories. In these ways, N A S A is strengthening the educational base of the Nation.

In a broader sense, the space program has been a spur to education at all levels. It has raised the educational sights of our young people, and increased significantly the wealth of challenging new knowledge with which to condition them.

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In short, the N A S A program broadly contributes to our national security by stimulating education, expanding research and development, augmenting total productivity, strengthening the industrial base, and adding to our stature among the nations of the world.

Supporting the M i l i t a r y Services T h e U. S. military interest in space can be traced from man's early attempts to reach higher altitudes in balloons and aircraft through the experimental use of captured V-2 rockets and development of ballistic missiles to the present active and varied program of the Department of Defense. Some military space systems are now operational, others are under development.

T h e D O D sponsors a vigorous program of advanced technology SHIPMATE

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phases of test flights. A miniaturized apparatus was developed for recording pulse rates of flight crew members and accelerations against a time scale of events. Following an expression of interest by the Navy in this study of pilots' physiological responses to stress, a team of three NASA investigators studied the reactions of carrier pilots in Vietnam combat operations.

Heart rates and accelerations were recorded from the time the pilot entered his cockpit to his landing back aboard the carrier.

Surprisingly, it was found that heart rates were higher during the periods just prior to take off and landing than they were at any other times during the combat mission. This technique may prove to be a valuable tool in the selection and training of all military pilots.

In another example of NASA-DOD cooperation, NASA is participating in the XB-70 Mach 3 bomber program of the Air Force. This is the largest supersonic airplane in existence and a prototype, in some basic aspects, of future supersonic military and commercial aircraft.

NASA Photo The X-15, capable of attaining speeds in excess of Mach 6 and altitudes above 100,000 feet, is used for the study of manned supersonic and hypersonic flight in the outer reaches of Earth's atmosphere.

in space-related disciplines (aerodynamics, propulsion, avionics, materials, flight dynamics, etc.) in order to maintain the competence of service laboratories and military contractors, and to acquire the knowledge necessary to the conception, development, and production of future space systems needed for our national defense.

NASA assists the military services in their various aerospace activities by making available the fruits of its advanced research and development programs. In some cases, NASA develops and tests a prototype device directly associated with a military requirement, or investigates some phenomenon of military interest. This is mainly because of the special or unique capabilities found in NASA Centers, such as the existence of a particular wind tunnel, shock tube, or simulator. In other cases, a project, experiment, or test of primarily scientific interest may yield information of present or future military value.

NASA installed instruments in the two XB-70s during their production for the purpose of validating wind tunnel data and certain aerodynamic theories, such as the effect of scale on skin friction, heat transfer, etc. These initial experiments will be expanded into a comprehensive flight research program that will help NASA in its advisory role in the development of the supersonic transport which, in all probability, will ultimately fill a military need.

The Gemini project, during its twelve flights, will have performed sixteen military experiments, some of them several times. The DOD experiments were proposed and designed and the hardware provided by the Air Force and Navy.

One of these experiments has tested a man's ability to see, evaluate, and photograph objects in space, such as the booster rocket, the rendezvous test vehicle, and celestial bodiesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the moon, planets, and stars. Another experiment tested man's ability to acquire, track, and photograph ground objects, including cities, railways, highways and harbor complexes, rivers and lakes, ships and sea wakes, heat sources such as rocket

One of the best known and most successful examples of joint NASA-DOD experimental work is the X-15 rocket aircraft. This is used for the study of manned supersonic and hypersonic flight in the outer reaches of the earth's atmosphere.

The X-15 project was started in 1954 as a cooperative effort among the U. S. Air Force, the Navy, and the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, NASA's predecessor.

The Air Force was responsible for development of the airframe through an industrial contract with North American Aviation, Inc. The rocket engine was developed by Reaction Motors, Inc., under contract with the Navy. NACA contributed its vast experience in aerodynamics and structures, as well as its ground test facilities.

Only three aircraft were built, but they have been modified and up-rated many times. These aircraft have made almost 200 flights, including more than 75 at speeds above Mach 4 and more than 50 flights above Mach 5, or more than 4,000 miles per hour.

The results of close to seven years of research and developmental flight programs utilizing the X-15s have contributed to the design of many types of supersonic aircraft produced for the armed services, from the Century series of fighter aircraft to the more recent F-111 dual-service strike-interceptor.

As a physiological corollary to the X-15 program, NASA initiated a study of reactions of flight crews during critical

NASA Photo TIROS IX photograph showing a near perfect weather vortex and frontal band S.W. of Australia on 12 February 1965.

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The exploration of deep space began with our Pioneer I in 1958. Later we put Pioneer V into orbit for NASA and helped send Mariner II to Venus and Mariner IV to Mars. Our six Nuclear Detection Satellites are still monitoring outer space for the Air Force. And our two OGOs continue to gather scientific data for NASA.

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NASA Photo This global photomosaic was prepared by the U. S. Weather Bureau from 450 individual photographs taken by NASA's weather satellite TIROS IX during the 24 hours of 13 February 1965.

plumes, volcanoes, and blast furnaces. The value to mapping and surveillance is obvious.

Another Air Force experiment involves making highly accurate measurements of radiation effects on equipment inside the spacecraft and on the astronaut's body. Such information is essential for determining safe levels of radiation for future long-duration flights in space. Still another experiment requires the astronaut to perform feats of navigation, using the horizon and celestial bodies as references. Such experiments are typical of the opportunities that have become available in manned space flights. By making payload capacity available to the military services, NASA performs a function of benefit to national defense.

In some cases, NASA undertakes to evaluate a development for the advancement of commercial use of space and soon finds that this development is valuable to the military also.

A good instance of this is the communication satellite development. Following its successes with ECHO and RELAY, NASA developed a communication satellite to be placed in synchronous orbit; that is, an orbit in which the satellite circles the earth at an altitude of about 22,300 miles where its angular speed matches the earth's rotation.

The second and third SYNCOM satellites, following an unsuccessful first attempt, were placed into orbit, and have since been turned over to the operational control of the DOD. They are now being used for communications between the United States and our Armed Forces in the Far East. It is expected that future military communications systems will be based on this technology. Thus, SYNCOM is an example of a NASA development that has been put to work to perform a necessary military service.

Advances made by NASA in weather observation and forecasting are of direct application in support of military operations. In July, 1965, NASA launched the first operational meteorological satellite, TIROS X, for the use of the U. S. Weather Bureau, through which DOD requirements are levied.

TIROS X followed a series of ten successful developmental satellites, one of which was designated NIMBUS I. Two of this series carried an experimental automatic picture transmission (APT) system by means of which a military commander in the field or a ship at sea could, with relatively inexpensive, transportable receiving equipment, obtain from the weather satellite 10

as it passed overhead almost instantaneous pictures of the cloud cover within a radius of several hundred miles around his position. The first and second of the new TIROS Operational Satellite series (the latter with APT), designated ESSA I and ESSA II, are now successfully flying, transmitting weather information for the Weather Bureau under the operational control of the Commerce Department's Environmental Science Services Administration.

T H E PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT that the Air Force would proceed in developing a manned orbiting laboratory (MOL) brought into focus one of NASA's main contributions to date to the military use of space.

With Projects Mercury and Gemini, NASA laid the groundwork for manned space flight. In particular, the long-duration flights of Gemini IV, V, and VII included numerous experiments which indicated that astronauts can perform functions in space having potential military value. The rendezvous of Gemini VI with VII not only proved out a key maneuver necessary to our lunar exploration program, but also demonstrated a capability of great military significance. The rendezvous proved that we can examine at close quarters objects put into orbit by another country.

However, NASA's major contribution to the Air Force's MOL will be made during the course of its implementation.

Through its work on Gemini and Apollo, NASA has accumulated much experience and proven hardware which will be used by the designers, manufacturers, and operators of the MOL. The MOL project will use the basic Gemini spacecraft as the means of transporting the MOL astronauts to and from the orbital altitude. Gemini capsules and related test and ground support equipments are being made available to the Air Force when they have served their purpose in the Gemini program.

The laboratory module of the MOL project will use some of the subsystems developed for Gemini and Apollo, such as power supplies, environmental control systems, guidance and navigation equipment, and reaction control systems.

NASA's experience in bio-astronautics and related instrumentation, developed for Mercury and Gemini, will be available to MOL astronauts. Gemini and Apollo simulation facilities SHIPMATE

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The new Olympic Pipe Line has recently been put in operation by its owner companies, including Texaco, to carry gasoline, jet fuel, and diesel and heating oils from Paget Sound refineries to Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Oregon.

For most of its 267 miles, the Olympic line is tidily inconspicuous. Few people, except its operators, will ever give it much thought. That's the way it is with pipe lines: out of sight, pretty much out of mind.

But a lot of details had to be remembered during construction to make the Olympic line so easy to forget.

The line cuts through forests and across farms, makes some 200 water crossings.

Careful planning and hard work made sure that wildlife, water, all natural resources were disturbed as little as possible. Water-crossing jobs were timed to give the region's salmon a clear run during spawning season. Pollution and flood-control authorities were consulted all along the way to guarantee proper conservation practices. Farm and ranch lands that had to be crossed were restored and reseeded. From one end to the other, the Olympic represents a victory for sound conservation practice.

The care that went into the construction of this new pipe line is in keeping with Texaco's character as a corporate citizen. Over the years, the Company has developed a concern for nature that by now is second nature.

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can and will be used to prove out systems, subsystems, and operational procedures of the MOL. Many of the improvements made in the Titan II missile, sponsored by the DOD-NASA Gemini Program Planning Board to man-rate the booster for use as the Gemini launch vehicle, are being used in the Titan III series which will launch the MOL and other DOD spacecraft. These include reduction in vibration (pogo effect), rendering the second stage engine stable, and increasing the reliability of certain components.

New fabrication techniques developed in manufacturing the SIV-B stage of the Saturn-Apollo boosters will be applied by the Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc., in producing the laboratory module of the MOL. Finally, the technical knowledge and operational experience gained by the large number of Air Force officers on assignment to NASA who took part in the Mercury and Gemini operations will be highly valuable assets in the MOL program. Included in the military supporting groups receiving valuable training in NASA programs are those involved in tracking and recovery operations, those connected with launch operations at Cape Kennedy, the group at the Manned Spacecraft Center who managed the incorporation of the Air Force Gemini experiments, and finally, the 128 junior Air Force officers who are being trained as mission planners and flight controllers in the Gemini-Apollo Integrated Mission Control Center at NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas.

There is now beginning a reverse "lend-lease" of the personnel in the NASA-DOD cooperation in aerospace program activities. For example. Dr. Michael I. Yarymovych, a NASA engineer who has had a major role in the study and development of advanced manned space flight projects, has been detailed to the MOL Project Office since March, 1965, and is now serving as Technical Director of the project. The Air Force is expected to make further requests for the temporary assignment of NASA personnel with knowledge in manned space flight programs.

The Value of Research and Development While NASA is contributing to our national security through a number of specific developmental projects, it is in the basic activity of advancing science and technology that a larger share of its effort ultimately finds application, either direcdy or indirectly, in meeting the needs of the Armed Forces.

For example, when the effects of wing sweep-back on aerodynamic efficiency in high speed aircraft became understood, the advantage of being able to vary the angle of wing sweepback in flight, depending upon the speed, was obvious to aircraft designers. But this concept did not find practical application until Langley engineers, beginning fifteen years ago, evolved a successful design incorporating a hinge point in the wing. This design feature is used in the F-111 (TFX) and is also being proposed by one of the major competitors for the supersonic transport prototype contract.

Another of the important contributions of NASA and its predecessor, NACA, to national defense is their work on high speed re-entry into the earth's atmosphere. This work had direct application to ballistic missile nose cones.

The basic paper on this subject, written in 1953 by Dr. H. Julian Allen, now Director of our NASA Ames Research Center, and Dr. A. J. Eggers, now Deputy Associate Administrator for Advanced Research and Technology, NASA Headquarters, was "A Study of the Motion and Aerodynamic Heating of Missiles Entering the Earth's Atmosphere at High Supersonic Speed." This treatise became a classic in the field.

Through the years, NACA and its successor, NASA, have pursued an extensive program of theoretical analyses and tests using ballistic ranges and wind tunnels. These studies have investigated the heating rates and stability of a variety of nose 12

cone shapes. Various materials have been tested and their ablation (melting and evaporating) rates measured. A great deal of work has been done to overcome the black-out of transmission of radio waves through the plasma that surrounds nose cones during re-entry. The major portion of this work has been done at NASA's Ames and Langley Research Centers.

A knowledge of the physical environment of space is vital to present and future operations in this new, challenging, and much more severe medium for flight. The various phenomena in the atmosphere, ionosphere, magnetosphere, and the radiation belts affect communication between points on earth as well as to and from satellites. They have direct bearing on the design, lifetimes, and efficiencies of spacecraft, including those used for military purposes.

One should keep in mind that our accomplishments in space today are based upon technological developments started as long ago as ten years, or more. Our future progress in turn depends upon the advanced research and technological developmental work we are doing today. The developments make no distinction between their utility to civilian or military needs.

American leadership in the aeronautical sciences and engineering is based on a tradition of advanced research and technology established by NACA over four decades, and continued by NASA. Through its research in aerodynamics, structures, propulsion, stability and control, and incident to the solution of operational problems arising from ever increasing mission requirements under ever more stringent flight conditions and environment, the Space Agency is adding to the tradition inherited from its predecessor.

A similar activity on a larger scale is required for space technology. NASA sponsors and conducts basic studies and investigations in air breathing engines and rocket propulsion, using both chemical and nuclear fuels. The Agency also studies feasible sources of sustaining power for spacecraft: nuclear, chemical, photoelectric, and thermoelectric.

The space program makes some of the greatest demands for advances in electronics, microcircuitry, guidance and control, and computer technology. Advanced materials having the highest strengths and having great resistance to high and low temperatures, fatigue, corrosion, and radiation damage are required for spacecraft and, in fact, for development of the more sophisticated aircraft types. The demands of space systems, furthermore, have called for a quantum increase in equipment reliability standards.

Solutions to many of the problems of limited warfare being encountered in Vietnam will depend upon further progress in the miniaturization, reliability, and life span of equipments.

As NASA pursues this advanced research, it finds that it must extend knowledge in basic disciplines such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, astronomy, and biology. Few can specify how, where, and when this type of work will have specific applications, whether civilian or military. But if past experience is any index, advances in the sciences and technology are soon reflected in new and improved weapon systems.

NASA Facilities In developing a national capability for space flight, NASA is furnishing one of its most valuable contributions to defense by making available its unique facilities, manned by experienced operators, for tests and investigations requested by the military services. This activity actually began years ago with the use of NACA wind tunnels for model and full-scale tests of military aircraft. It now extends to almost all of NASA's R&D centers.

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A child is not fettered by the infinite.

For even beyond forever lies discovery. Discovery that begins when a mind asks "whyP". This basic probing, this "why?", repeated time and again, has led man down incredible avenues of adventure. And knowledge begets knowledge, \vith each new discovery dovetailing and complimenting the last. Lockheed is a leader in today's accelerated surge of progress. It has put wings on the fastest jet plane in the world. It probes the universe. It explores phenomena at ocean depths.

It applies computers to myriad tasks on earth.

Today, as the men of Lockheed continue to grow in their basic understanding and command of the esoteric mysteries of nature, so too, grows all of mankind. And the reason for growing is clear.

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Army, Navy, and Air Force aircraft and These N A S A facilities included sixteen wind based flight-motion simulator, and a 60-ft. mental chamber. Some 32 different military jected to or are currently scheduled for tests these facilities.

weapon projects. tunnels, a groundvacuum environprojects were subin one or more of

Each of these laboratory centers has unique facilities which do not exist elsewhere in the United States. They are made available through the D O D without charge to assist contractors to the military services in meeting development goals of important projects in defense. T h e amount of work done is much greater than is indicated simply by the number of projects.

Major projects, such as the F - I l l airplane, go through a series of tests in several different N A S A wind tunnels to cover in advance the whole range of subsonic, transonic, and supersonic flight for each of the airplane's many adaptations.

In 1965 alone, N A S A did more than 6,900 hours of wind tunnel testing on the F-111, backed up with 19.3 professional man-years of technical support. N A S A contributed 4,072 wind tunnel and simulator hours to the SST in 1965, and 365 wind tunnel hours to the huge new military jet transport, the C-5A, being built for the D O D by Lockheed.

Of the many vacuum environmental chambers in the United States, the Langley 60-ft. vacuum sphere, converted from a surplus Navy helium storage vessel, has become a workhorse tool. It is one of the few chambers available for "dirty" tests, involving the discharge of contaminating substances, such as the exhaust gases of small rockets. It has been used for tests of inflatable space devices for the military services as well as for NASA. T h e Ames aircraft motion simulator, with six degrees of freedom, is being used to study pilots' responses to the motions of a proposed large military transport. T h e Lewis 10-ft. Unitary and 8 x 6-ft. supersonic propulsion wind tunnels, and the icing wind tunnel are used extensively. T h e JPL 20-inch supersonic and 21-inch hypersonic tunnels are also among the key facilities that support military projects.

In 1965, the Ames and Langley Centers together gave about 17,888 hours of facility time to military projects. In addition, some 58 professional man-years of analysis and consultation were devoted to military projects. This work comprised activity on 13 aircraft, 13 missiles, and 6 miscellaneous projects.

Precision tracking data on many D O D satellites are provided by the Baker-Nunn camera world-wide network. This network is operated by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory under a grant from N A S A .

In the early 1960s, N A S A faced the need for prompt construction of very large, specialized facilities. The Space Agency called upon the Army Corps of Engineers and the Navy Bureau of Yards and Docks for management of almost $1 billion of construction. In undertaking the construction of massive installations for N A S A , these D O D agencies advanced the special skills they had developed in building missile sites and worldwide communications networks. In managing the construction of N A S A test stands, environmental chambers, launch pads, tracking stations, and other special space installations after the phase-down of the ICBM program, they kept their teams ready for possible future defense projects such as sites for N i k e X anti-ballistic missile missiles or advanced ballistic missiles.

More than 1,500 civil service and military personnel have been directing the work of over 8,000 contractor employees, not only at N A S A stations in the U. S., but at tracking stations as far away as Guam, Bermuda, Spain, and Ascension Island. In this work they have developed new construction criteria, designs, materials, and techniques applicable to both space and missile programs.

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for titanium steel, worked out for cryogenic and high pressure gas systems for N A S A rockets, have application to missile base construction.

T h e Navy's BuDocks construction of NASA's world-wide tracking network keeps current a know-how and readiness for meeting D O D requirements for tracking and commmunication stations. Furthermore, D O D construction agencies have been able to maintain their contacts with the architect-engineers, construction companies, and suppliers who would be vital to any defense build-up, and are in a position to identify those best qualified. These agencies have awarded some 1,000 contracts. Many more than this number of firms have been involved as subcontractors and suppliers. T h e construction industry in turn has developed a greater productive capability in the space and missile areas.

By accomplishing the construction of these unique and in some cases massive facilities on a tightly controlled time schedule, the Corps of Engineers and BuDocks have stretched their capabilities in all facets of construction management. They thereby have increased their competence and readiness to cope with the problems of building new types of defense facilities in the future. This new knowledge and experience, as well as the availability of NASA's specialized facilities to support defensive measures in space if needed, are a national resource of substantial value to the military establishment and the Nation.

I n today's fast-moving developments i n technology, w e a p o n systems quickly become obsolete. It is therefore important that a nation constantly advance its capabilities and competence in the technologies and the sciences.

Defensive p o w e r is more than the sum of armaments and military forces in being. Our strength lies more and more i n our c o n t i n u i n g ability to replace o u t m o d e d equipments and techniques w i t h more advanced and more effective w e a p o n systems and operational procedures.

These truths of military strength are being recognized by all nations, large and small, strong and weak. Technological potver itself has become a potent instrument of diplomacy, and a vital element of national security. A manifest balance of technological power in our favor is critical to our policy of deterring war, and to our ability to fight successfully on any scale should war occur.

N A S A programs are making a solid contribution to our Nation's technological power by developing a broad national capability in space operations, by spurring industry to continually create new resources of skills, equipment, and experience, by strengthening the educational base of the nation, by increasing the wealth of knowledge, and, through a marriage of science, technology, and management, by creating the ability successfully to execute complex projects on a massive scale.

But the future security of our people, and of freedom itself, requires that we as a Nation do more than these things. W e must constantly seek ways to apply our technological creativeness in support of our national objectives and foreign policy, and to provide a better life for all mankind.

President Johnson said last year: "All that we have accomplished in spaceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;all that we may accomplish in days and years to comeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;we stand ready to share for the benefit of all mankind. Whether we stand first in these endeavors matters to our momentary pride but not to our continuing and permanent purpose. T h e race in which we of this generation are determined to be first is the race for peace."

Our aerospace programs are helping to meet this challenge by engaging the minds and skills of tens of thousand of highly trained, innovative people, by inspiring our youth to pursue careers in the scientific and engineering disciplines, and by setting an example for all nations by our creative vigor.

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SPACE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION TO THE NAVY

By RAdm. John K. Leydon, USN

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The author has compiled the material presented in this paper from a number of contributing sources, including both the Navy and NASA. He is particularly grateful to Admiral W. F. Boone, USN (Ret.), Assistant Administrator for Defense Affairs at NASA, who has helped in collecting much of this material. An attempt has been -made to tell a coherent story about an area that is quite broad and diffuse. In a sense, the author considers himself the spokesman for a number of people who have been wor\ing largely unsung in the field of space science and technology within the Navy to produce a Navy of the future which may well be far different from the one in operation today.

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T T CAN TRULY BE SAID that the Navy has been involved -â&#x20AC;˘- in studying the depths of space far longer than any organization that exists today. In the earlier daysâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;in fact up until the middle of this century, space research, a term too pretentious to be used then, was generally limited to astronomy, an area of science in which the Navy has been working since 1830. It was then that the Naval Observatory was established to carry out a scientific effort aimed at determining accurate time and preparing celestial data and charts. Since then, the Observatory has become one of the world's outstanding centers of astronomical technology, celestial mechanics, and knowledge of the physical characteristics of the solar system and space. Meanwhile, the sophisticated research programs of today's Navy have taken us well beyond classical optical astronomy conducted at ground observatories into the new fields of radio astronomy, rocket and satellite astronomy, and balloon astronomy.

The Navy has expanding requirements in space. It is therefore extremely interested in the practical exploitation of space technology. Navy emphasis is placed today on developing and understanding this new technology. Our objective is to devise simple, straightforward applications that will give an immediate pay-off and to place these first generation tools in the hands of average Navy people. Toward this end we are conducting biological and medical research which touches on bioastronautics, and developing propulsion devices and instruments applicable to spacecraft. The Navy also makes regular assignments of key technical officers to NASA to work on a day-to-day basis in space program development and management.

The Navy's first venture into space was in 1946 when the Naval Research Laboratory organized a group to study the upper atmosphere. Informed by the Army of the availability of a number of captured German V-2 rockets, NRL worked out a program of high altitude research. During a six-year period in which about 70 V-2s were flown, NRL gained new knowledge about cosmic rays, the solar ultraviolet spectrum, the ionosphere, the earth's magnetic field, and the temperature, pressure, and composition of the earth's upper atmosphere. All flights were made from the Army's White Sands Proving Ground in New Mexico, which is still used today by NRL. Meanwhile, NRL's Rocket Sonde Branch, headed by Dr. Homer E. Newell (now at NASA), launched a long-range program to provide a steady supply of sounding rockets after the supply of V-2s became exhausted. One type of rocket developed was the Viking, designed to carry a 500-pound load to altitudes above 100 miles. The program was so devised that each rocket was an improvement over its predecessor. A total of 14 Viking rockets were fabricated and flown over a six-year period. Toward the end of the program, NRL used the Viking as a tool to solve basic problems associated with ballistic missiles, such as guidance and high-speed entry into the atmosphere, and gained important new data in this area.

With this experience behind us, it is not surprising that in 1955 the Navy received the assignment to pioneer this Nation's space program in what came to be known as the Vanguard project. Interestingly enough, it was not the Navy's first experience with a satellite program. As early as 1946, the Bureau of Aeronautics undertook development of a satellite and a launching vehicle but could not obtain the required support. Despite the development of the Viking rocket, the Navy faced a formidable challenge in undertaking the Vanguard project. We agreed to provide in time for the International Geophysical Year, scheduled to begin about two years later, a brand new type of rocket which would place an instrumented satellite in orbit around the earth.

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It was recognized that military hardware already existed which could probably accomplish this feat, but it would have meant diverting missiles from a top priority military program, and there was no race to push into space then. The Navy's task was to produce an advanced rocket with high efficiency at low cost on a limited budget. Since we could not afford to waste an ounce of thrust, the rocket had to be unusually light, which required us to develop and utilize new and unorthodox components, including experimental miniaturized parts. We could not allow ourselves the luxury of protection from failure by overengineering for reliability. As a result, the Navy produced what was then the most advanced and sophisticated rocket in the free world, capable of lifting more payload weight per pound of rocket than any other existing U. S. vehicle. The lesson learned from building the Vanguard rocket benefited not only the Navy but also the Army, the Air Force, and NASA in the design of later space rockets.

Just two and a half years after Navy scientists and engineers sat down to work, the Vanguard rocket placed in orbit a small test satellite on March 17, 1958. Our most optimistic anticipation was an orbit that would last a year. Instead the angle of entry into orbit was accurate to within a fraction of a degree, with an apogee of about 2500 miles. The result was a high, stable orbit that may keep Vanguard I circling the earth for as long as 2000 years. More important than that, its radio transmitter powered by solar cells (the first such use in space) sent out a useful signal for seven years. This long life provided an unexpected scientific bonus for the Navy in that it made possible a more accurate measurement of the shape of the earth, leading to the discovery that the earth is less like a sphere which bulges at the equator and more like a pear, with the narrow end at the Arctic. The value to the operational Navy, particularly in the case of the pinpoint navigational accuracy required by our Polaris missile submarines, is obvious.

When NASA was created in late 1958, the new space agency absorbed the Navy's Vanguard team at the Naval Research Laboratory along with the Vanguard rocket, satellite program and its Minitrack tracking system. NRL continued to work on the development of satellites for space research, but all space vehicle or booster development was passed to NASA. In September 1959, the Secretary of Defense assigned the navigational satellite program to the Navy, but the responsibility for research

RAdm. Leydon graduated a star man from tfie Naval Academy in 1938 and in 1945 completed his studies in aeronautical engineering at California Institute of Technology and received his degree as a Master of Science. Designated a weapons engineering officer, he has since had extensive experience in research and development. Among his duty assignments was a 3-year tour at the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project at Sandia Base, N. M. In 1962 Adm. Leydon attended the advanced management program at the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration and upon completion of the course was assigned to a special study group convened by the Secretary of the Navy to analyze and recommend improvements in the management of the Navy Department. With the activation of the new Naval Material Support Establishment in 1963, an implemented recommendation of the study group, he became Deputy Chief for Management and Organization. Since July 1964 Adm. Leydon has been Chief of Naval Research.

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and development for military space boosters went to the Air Force.

W i t h no space rockets of its own to launch satellites, the Navy developed the technique of multiple or pick-a-back satellite launches. This was first successfully accomplished in June I960 when an N R L solar radiadon satellite was placed into orbit together with a navigational satellite. T h e two spheres, clamped together in the nose cone of an Air Force Thor-AbleStar rocket, were separated at orbital altitude and injected into separate orbits by a spring mechanism. T h e 42-pound solar radiation satellite was the first of a series designed to study the effect of solar radiation on the ionosphere and its relationship to the Navy's long-distance communication problem.

T h e formation of the ionosphere is known to be strongly dependent on the sun, with much greater ionization being present during the day than during the night. In addition, the ionosphere is electrically denser during the period of sun spot maximum than during sun spot m i n i m u m . Furthermore, specific solar events, particularly large solar flares, are followed immediately by an immediate increase in the lowest level of the ionosphere with resulting disappearance of short wave ionospheric reflection. T h e solar radiation satellite provides another means of recording for a long period the radiation history of larger solar flares, and of producing a study in detail of how solar flares are related to other solar radiation phenomena. Ultimately it may be possible to predict the onset and expected duration of radio and polar blackouts from satellite observations of the sun.

T h e value of the program was quickly demonstrated. On August 6, 1960, the satellite came within range of a tracking station just as an 18-minute solar flare began. Six minutes of clear signal reception telemetered from the satellite traced the history of the development of solar emissions and their effect on ionospheric behavior and radio reception.

In another combined satellite launch early in 1961, a specially instrumented satellite was placed in orbit to study the possibility of low frequency radio waves coming through the ionosphere. Known as L O F T I ( L O w frequency Trans-/onospheric), the satellite was launched atop a navigation satellite.

It contained very low frequency ( V L F ) receivers designed to measure the intensity of V L F signals in the ionosphere and the exosphere. L O F T I was instrumented to receive 18 kilocycle signals from the powerful 300 kilowatt N B A Naval Radio Station in the Panama Canal Zone. In addition, three N R L trailers were sited in Texas, California, and Panama to receive telemetry signals from the satellite and ground signals from NBA. Although the two satellites unfortunately did not separate, the orbit of L O F T I carried it through the outer ionosphere and the F l layer, a heavily ionized region approximately 100 miles above the earth. This permitted a good sampling of the effects of the ionosphere on very low frequency radio wave propagation. Very strong signals from the Navy station at Panama were received by the satellite when it was 1,000 miles to the north of the station at an altitude of 325 miles. T h e San Diego station observed that signals were received and retransmitted by the satellite when it was 3,700 miles to the west of the Canal Zone transmitter. In addition, strong signals were received by as well as from L O F T I when it was near Woomera, Australia, when the sphere was not in line-of-sight of the V L F transmitter. This confirmed that it may be possible to command and communicate with satellites over other parts of the world from stations based on the continental U. S. Even more important, the results of the L O F T I experiment provided new information on the role played by the ionosphere in radio transmission. While the ionosphere does reflect V L F radio waves, the Navy satellite proved for the first time that the ionosphere is not nearly as opaque to these frequencies as had been generally assumed. It demonstrated a very substantial penetration of V L F waves to outer space. This information points to the possible use of trans-ionospheric V L F radio waves emanating from ground stations as navigational aids to manned or unmanned space vehicles, and conversely the possibility of communicating with submerged submarines by means of communication satellites.

T h e Navy's obvious requirement for a world-wide reliable system of communications points to the high desirability of communication satellites or space stations. Just as communications have improved naval capabilities by operating at masthead height or aircraft height, a station operation at hundreds or thousands of miles altitude can provide extreme line-of-sight ranges overcoming current communication limitations. Another aspect is that a satellite allows the placing of an antenna over unusually remote points on earth where coverage normally is difficult, if not impossible.

These carefully detailed models, built by the Engineering Services Division of the U. S. Naval Research Laboratory, are representative of NRL's role in space research. The eight types of satellites showrn were built by the Laboratory for its own wide-ranging basic research program. Held by Mrs. Loretta Goldsmith in the center is the granddaddy, VANGUARD I, launched 17 March 1958 and still in orbit. Counter-clockwise from upper left are the plain Surveillance Calibration (SURCAL) satellite, the Solar Radiation satellite, the Low-Frequency Trans-Ionospheric (LOFTI) satellite, another type of SURCAL, a 12-antennaed Dodecahedron, the Two Axis Gravity Gradient, and the Three Axis Gravity Gradient satellite.

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PROBABLY the space system which can be said to be uniquely naval in its benefits and application is the navigation satellite. Basically, the system operates by first tracking an orbiting satellite and observing on earth the doppler-shift of a very precise radio frequency emitted from the satellite. The amount of this doppler shift or change is dependent upon the relative position of the tracking station with respect to the path of the orbiting satellite. If an accurate measure of doppler shift is made, calculations will give the precise location of the SHIPMATE

receiving station providing the ephemeris on the satellite's orbit is precisely known. A ship equipped with a navigation receiver can receive information on the satellite's position by recording die satellite's transmissions. Simultaneously, by observing the variation in the doppler frequency emitted from the satellite, the ship's navigator can deduce his position relative to the satellite at various times during the pass. With these data, the navigator can compute his latitude and longitude with great precision.

The advantage of satellite navigation is that the system is truly global in scope. It is an all-weather system, operating 24 hours a day in fair weather or foul, through storms and typhoons and through atmospheric disturbances that normally interfere with lower frequency transmissions. It is not readily jammable because of the use of line-of-sight frequencies in a very narrow-band mode and, during a 15-minute satellite pass, considerable loss of signal can be tolerated and still yield a good navigational fix.

For well over a year the Navy has been operating an allweather satellite navigational system that enables fleet units to pinpoint their positions anywhere on earth. The current system, composed of three satellites, is the first continuous use of space technology in direct support of the Fleet.

The shipboard end of the system includes units equipped with receiving and computing systems, which convert them into precise navigational fixes. The system is completely automatic, activating itself when the satellite approaches, receiving data, computing a fix and typing the results for the navigator. The satellite system was used extensively by the all-nuclear Task Force One in its Sea Orbit sail around the world in August and September 1964.

One of the three satellites uses a radio isotope power source known as SNAP (System of Nuclear Auxiliary Power) and is the only space system to date to be powered by the atom. The other two are powered by solar cells. Each operational satellite is normally small, weighing between 110 and 160 pounds, and is designed to have a life of about two years.

One satellite is actually sufficient for an operating system, but the additional orbiting devices provide more complete coverage and the opportunity for more frequent navigational fixes. The three satellites can provide a ship with a fix about every 90 minutes at the equator.

Although the system is operational, research and development will be continued in efforts to improve the precision of the system and the reliability of satellites in orbit. This includes such work as the development of long-life and stable power supplies, self-healing circuits, precise temperature, vacuum and other environmental controls, plus the use of ultra-reliable construction techniques, such as welded circuits. One facet of the SNAP nuclear power source is that besides pioneering the use of nuclear power in space it will also contribute to applications of remote, long-life power on earth for unattended weather stations or isolated beacons. This is a typical example of a related technology accelerated by space research.

Another bonus is the fact that navigational satellites can provide a great amount of geodetic information. Deviations occur in the orbits of the satellites since the earth is not a sphere but rather has considerable equatorial bulge. By accurately measuring these deviations, a means is provided for determining the extent of irregularities in the earth's shape. Thus the navigational satellites have substantiated the earth's "pear shaped" theory, which, as I noted earlier, was first revealed by Vanguard I. It is anticipated that the collection of geodetic information from these satellites will provide the data to further refine our knowledge of the size and shape of the earth.

The advantages of satellites and space platforms for observation have long been considered by the Navy. The vehicle could MAY,

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NASA Photo Among the photographs taken from Gemini 4 during its 3-7 June 1965 orbital mission was this clear view of the Nile Delta and adjacent sea and land areas. The dark areas indicate cultivation. The Mediterranean Sea is to the left; the Suez Canal, its Biter Lakes and the Red Sea are in the middle background with Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf of Aqaba.

employ a variety of sensors. For this reason, the Navy has continually participated in the NASA Tiros weather satellite program in the area of ground reception, processing, and analysis of the data. Early experiments employing Tiros cloud-cover photographs by fleet commanders proved the feasibility of the system as a useful weather observation tool.

Navy effort in this field is concentrated on devising weather satellite systems that will allow direct readout of weather in the area in which the ship is operating. This would permit the ship's captain or the task force commander to obtain an immediate look at the cloud cover, frontal activity, cyclones, jet streams, and similar data for a radius of several thousand miles around his force. In areas like the northern Pacific or the Antarctic such forecasts would be invaluable since few, if any, good sources of weather reports now exist. During World War II it happened twice that severe typhoon damage was encountered by Admiral Halsey's force because of the lack of accurate weather data.

Shortly after Sputnik, scientists at NRL became concerned about the problem of silent hostile satellites crossing the United States, and in January 1958 offered a solution in the form of an electronic fence stretching across the southern United States.

It was to be composed of strategically-located transmitters which could send up continuous radio waves in fan-shaped patterns.

When an object passed through one of these patterns, the radio waves would be bounced back to special ground receivers.

The plan received the support of the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) and was authorized six months later. The Navy Space Surveillance System has been operating since midFebruary 1959. Because of the military value of information gathered by the system, the Joint Chiefs of Staff on November 10, 1960, placed the NAVSPASUR system under the operational control of the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) in Colorado Springs, Colo., and it was officially commissioned as an operational military unit on February 1, 1961. â&#x20AC;˘ 19-

An artisfs sketch of the dodecahedron, or so-called "Porcupine," satellite in orbit 600 miles above Earth. The satellite shell, nine inches in diameter, contains twelve 25-foot-long antennae which spring outward when orbit is achieved. This design provides a large target in space but requires little space aboard the launch vehicle.

There are three functional subsystemsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the detection network, a tracking and prediction center equipped with a high-speed digital computer, and a display of current status of satellites known as SPASCORE. The two latter subsystems are located at the Naval Weapons Laboratory, Dahlgren, Va. The detection network consists of an eastern and western complex. Each complex consists of two 108 megacycle receivers separated by 500 miles and a 50,000-watt transmitter located equidistant between the receivers. As an additional booster, a central 560,000-watt transmitter has been built in Texas to fill the gap between the two complexes.

The data from the detection network are transmitted continuously over a telephone circuit to recorders at the Space Surveillance Operations Center at Dahlgren. Information on reflected signals indicating passing satellites is put through the Naval Ordnance Research Computer (NORC) for orbit computations. As a satellite repeatedly crosses the line in successive passes, the computer accumulates these observations and continually refines the orbital elements stored in the computer memory or Space Catalog.

In order to make practical use of the data stored in the Space Catalog, the Spascore machine projects the current status of all known satellites on a screen-map of the earth's surface. Spascore can also be called upon to display the actual path of a satellite or group of satellites during any particular time period in the 20

past or predict its path in the future. These paths are shown on the Spascore display as a succession of dots representing position determinations or predictions. The system is one of proven performance and is maintaining up-to-date orbits on hundreds of objects including live and dead satellites, spent booster cases, and space "junk." Objects as small as the six-inch diameter Vanguard I satellite can be observed by the NAVSPASUR system.

There is one other type of satellite or space station that has direct application to the Navy, and that is a vehicle for gathering data in space. Falling into this area are the detection and observation of natural characteristics such as particles of energy in space, the measurement of meteoroid density, the measurement of the chemical composition of space, the measurement of geophysical phenomena such as magnetic or gravitational fields, the collecting of oceanographic data, and finally the measurement of man-made disturbances. The solar radiation satellite program mentioned earlier falls into this category.

Another example is the satellite program conducted by Dr. James Van Allen, the discoverer of the Van Allen radiadon belts, for the Office of Naval Research. Since 1952 ONR has been supporting research by Dr. Van Allen at the State University of Iowa in a broad program of investigation of primary cosmic radiation utilizing balloons, rockets, and satellites. His early studies utilized a Navy-developed, inexpensive, high altitude research vehicle called "Rockoon" in which a balloon carried aloft a small meteorological rocket. The rocket was launched when the balloon reached altitude, enabling the rocket to soar to a height of 70 miles. In 1953 two Rockoons discovered at an altitude of 30 miles in the northern latitudes low energy electrons of a density ten times greater than expected. When Van Allen later discovered the outer radiation belt, this earlier discovery proved to be the horn of the outer belt that dips into the atmosphere in the polar regions.

A few years ago. Van Allen developed the Injun series of satellites under this program. These satellites are placed in relatively low-altitude orbits that pass through high ladtudes where they can be used for studies of the Van Allen belts, auroras, and airglow, and other geophysical phenomena. The Navy is particularly interested in studying the influence of auroral phenomena on radio propagation in the polar regions.

We would like to learn how solar flares apparently affect radio transmission by causing an aurora, and also learn the sequence of events where auroral displays are followed by radio blackouts.

Such data in combination with the knowledge we gain from the solar radiation satellites could help us to predict the onset of radio blackouts well in advance, and estimate their duration.

One unexpected bonus of this program was the measurement

by Injun I of the artificial radiation belt created by the Starfish high-altitude nuclear test on July 9, 1962. The satellite had been in operation for a year at the time of the test. Since it had made millions of measurements of the radiation environment prior to the explosion, it was possible to distinguish clearly the natural from the artificial radiation. As a result, shortly after the burst. Dr. Van Allen and his associates were able to make a report on the intensity, extent in space, and time decay of the artificial belt.

ONE OF T H E LATEST APPLICATIONS of space technology is the collection of oceanographic data. For decades oceanographers have been limited to the slow and costly process of sampling the ocean environment from surface vessels and basing their assessment of the ocean's properties and characteristics on information separated widely in time and space. The recent development of remote sensors and their employment in aircraft have permitted broader coverage in a shorter interval of time as well as opening to the oceanographer certain areas previously excluded from surface surveillance. The use of SHIPMATE

spacecraft, however, affords the oceanographer even greater possibilities than those of aircraft to reconnoiter large areas repeatedly and synoptically. It also makes it possible to open to scrutiny certain marine areas such as the Arctic in which even aircraft have limited capability.

Early in 1962 Tiros II demonstrated on its first pass over the ice in the Gulf of St. Lawrence the ability of obtaining useful oceanographic data from space. The use of satellites for oceanographic application was spurred by a conference held in August 1964 at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution sponsored jointly by Woods Hole and NASA. This was followed up by a decision by the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research and Development) to carry out a program of research studies that will lead to the identification of oceanographic-marine technology experiments utilizing satellites. The Naval Oceanographic Office was assigned the responsibility within the Navy for implementing this program.

In January of this year, NavOceano established a small but comprehensive organization devoted exclusively to developing an applications experiment program for oceanography-marine technology. The first phase of the project will cover a "definition and feasibility sequence" which includes definition of the scientific and technical experiments as well as the supporting program and studies required to determine feasibility of the suggested experimental techniques.

Helping to carry out these goals will be a special Oceanographic Advisory Group composed of prominent scientists drawn from the several government agencies engaged in oceanographic and marine technology. Some of the activities to be covered in the project are the monitoring of ice masses and icebergs, the mapping of sea ice thickness, measurement of waves and currents, monitoring of seasonal and storm-induced changes in beach and coastal structure and shallow water sedimentation, meteorology and oceanographic forecasting, and monitoring of the migration of large marine animals and schooling fish.

Pioneering by the Navy in space technology has not been confined to the design and building of rockets and satellites.

The Navy's long and intense interest in aviation medicine has naturally led us into bio-astronautics. For example, as new aircraft have brought Navy pilots closer and closer to the fringes of space, it has been necessary to develop space suits to protect them in emergencies. Such suits must also permit a certain degree of mobility. These suits developed for Navy pilots became the basis for the suits used by the Mercury astronauts.

A few years ago, the Navy became concerned with the problem of testing these suits in the actual environment for which their use was intended. Two Navy men, one a medical doctor, volunteered to make a special balloon flight using the Navydeveloped, high altitude, Stratolab balloon system in order to conduct such a test. A special gondola was designed to take them as high as possible. Constructed of aluminum tubing, it was essentially open, surrounded on four sides by slightly modified Venetian blinds to provide protection from the sun. Its occupants would be protected from the near-space environment only by their pressurized space suits.

In May 1962, the two men successfully rode this gondola to an altitude of 113,740 feet, a world's record for a manned balloon flight which still stands.

As it happens, NASA has returned the favor by developing a heated suit based on Apollo technology which can be used by the Navy in its man-in-the-sea program. One of the basic limitations to man working in the sea for extended periods is keeping himself warm. This suit uses nickel cadmium batteries to heat elements implanted in the suit and is streamlined to permit maximum mobility. Space technology may also assist us in solving other problems connected with working and living in the undersea environment.

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to maintain their exact position in bad weather when navigation fixes by means of the sun and stars are not possible.

With a topographic map of the ocean bottom programmed into a small shipboard computer, navigators of tomorrow will be able to pinpoint the location of their ship to an accuracy of 150 feet on the face of the ocean without regard to the weather overhead. BNE could potentially be used for locating disabled or enemy submarines resting on the ocean floor.

It is not surprising, therefore, that the Navy has recognized astronautics as a useful new technology, and has organized itself to monitor and direct work in the field of space technology. The Office of the Chief of Naval Operations has an office under DCNO (Development) to direct naval astronautics efforts. Similarly, the Bureaus of Weapons, Medicine and Surgery, Ships, and Yards and Docks each have offices managing part of the Navy's astronautics program. At many of the Navy laboratories, new staffs or departments are being manned to execute work in astronautics research, development, and operations.

Instant round-the-world voice and teletype communications, relatively unaffected by atmospheric disturbance and solar disruptions, will be possible with DOD's proposed network of military communications satellites and carefully positioned ground-based satellite link terminals shown in this artist's conception. The air transportable terminals are being built for the U. S. Army Satellite Communications Agency by the Hughes Aircraft Company.

A Strong link between the space program and the man-in-thesea program has been forged by Commander Scott Carpenter, an astronaut who has become the Navy's top aquanaut. Superbly trained by NASA to perform in the hostile environment of space. Carpenter utilized his experience and training as leader of a group of 27 aquanauts who successfully carried out the Sealab-II experiment. These men, divided into three teams, spent a total of 45 days last year living inside an undersea house sitting on the ocean bottom at a depth of 205 feet, and working outside at depths down to 300 feet. Each group of aquanauts spent a two-week period on the ocean bottom, with Carpenter staying down for a continuous period of 30 days, dramatically demonstrating that there is a close relationship between the experiences of an astronaut and an aquanaut.

NASA technology has also developed Bathymetric Navigation Equipment which determines a vessel's exact location by automatically comparing its sonar soundings with a topographic map or profile of the ocean floor previously obtained and stored on punched paper tape. BNE computers will be installed aboard three NASA tracking ships which are being modified to take part in the 1969 Apollo moon shot. The ships will be able

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The Naval Research Laboratory operates the E. O. Hulburt Center for Space Research. Its purpose is not only to conduct an expanded program of space research but also to permit graduate students, postgraduates, and visiting faculty members of academic institutions to participate in these experiments.

Opportunities are provided for research appointees to initiate new space research experiments in collaboration with the permanent staff of the Center, or to join them in the existing program of rocket and satellite astronomy. The permanent staff of approximately 60 scientists and technicians is drawn from members of the Atmosphere and Astrophysics Division of NRL whose research efforts fall into the broad area of space science, radio astronomy, and supporting laboratory research in spectroscopy. Director of the Center is Dr. Herbert Friedman, internationally known for his studies in space and satellite astronomy experiments.

The Navy is also training its military personnel in this new technology. Officers are trained at postgraduate schools where they receive degrees in astronautical engineering, ready to take their place alongside the aeronautical, electronic, ordnance, and naval engineering specialists now in the Navy, though the rate of supply of such officers is currently much below the Navy's needs.

A special indoctrination course has been in operation at the Naval Missile Center, Point Mugu, where there is a special Navy Astronautics Group, to acquaint senior officers and key civilians of the Navy and other agencies with the present state of astronautics and the meaning of space programs to the Navy.

This course, called the Navy Space and Astronautics Orientation Course, is a one-week concentrated course which has contributed materially to the Navy's advancement in space technology.

The Navy program to exploit space technology presently tends toward practical systems with immediate returns to the operating forces. For the present we are concerned with doing a job at sea. At the same time, we are following a broad program of basic and exploratory research bold enough in scope and imagination to be applied to the naval mission. In this way the Navy can be sure that there will be devised from space technology the tools and weapons the Navy will require to carry out the strategy that will need to be followed 20 or 30 years from now.

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NASA Photo GEMINI VI underway with Astronauts Walter M. Schirra, Jr., command pilot, and Thomas P. Stafford, pilotâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;15 December 1965.

NASA Photo GEMINI V I , Copt. Schirra's first deep-draft command, is picked up by USS WASP.

The Navy's Contribution to the NASA Space Program b y Capt. W a l t e r M . Schirra, Jr., USN

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Y FIRST EXPOSURE to the new era of guided missiles was during a two-year tour of duty at the U. S. Naval Ordnance Test Station, China Lake, California. I was assigned to the Experimental Officer's Staff as project officer and pilot for the air-to-air missile Sidewinder.

My awareness of the "impact" of this endeavor came to focus when observing an early research flight of the now operational surface-to-air missile Terrier. The Terrier was launched to intercept a drone aircraft as a demonstration for many senior Pentagon observers. The bird launched beautifully, straight up, did an inspiring hammerhead stall about a mile high and proceeded down toward the official party. As we all dug holes in the desert sand, admirals as well, I realized the Terrier was an "admiral seeker," 24

Since becoming a part of the Nadonal Aeronautics and Space Administration team, I realized that NASA, as well as the early Terrier, is an "admiral seeker."

The success that NASA has demonstrated to the world must surely be shared with the U. S. Navy and her admirals, and through all the ranks and rates to Seamen Apprentice. NASA sought help from the Department of Defenseâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;help in a massive research program with national prestige as our common goal. I feel that my Navy needs to know about her role in this effort.

Spacecraft

Recovery

Perhaps the best known Navy participation in support of NASA's programs is the use of fleet ships and aircraft for recovery operations. The Navy has participated in the recovery phase of every manned space flight. The contribution has been of major proportion. The Navy's greatest deployment was for SHIPMATE

Colonel John Glenn's historic orbital flight. This event in February 1962 involved a larger force than that assigned to the Sixth Fleet.

NASA has gained confidence with experience, and has developed more operational vehicles. As a result, the recovery posture for the Gemini 7/6 mission in December 1965 was considerably reduced.

NASA Astronauts The Navy has made a significant contribution in the assignment of experienced test pilots to the NASA Manned Space Astronaut Program. The fifty astronauts now assigned include seventeen naval officers and three Marines; five of these officers are USNA graduates. Of the nineteen Air Force officers on the team, six are graduates of the Naval Academy.

Navy or Marine astronauts have flown in many of the more significant U. S. manned flights. Captain Alan B. Shepard '45 made the first suborbital flight in a Mercury when our manned flights were just getting underway. Colonel John Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth; Captain Jim Lovell '52 was a member of the Gemini crew which set the current world's record for the number of continuous flight hours in space. This flight was the target for the spacecraft which I piloted with Tom Stafford '52 when the first manned space rendezvous in history was accomplished.

The list of Navy and Marine Corps astronauts continues with Commanders M. Scott Carpenter, Charles Conrad and John H. Young; Lieutenant Commanders Alan L. Bean, Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans, Richard F. Gordon, Joseph P. Kerwin (MC), Edgar D. Mitchell, Paul J. Weitz; Major Gerald P. Carr; Lieutenants John S. Bull, Roger B. Chaffee, Thomas K. Mattingly and Bruce McCandless '58; Marine Captains Jack R. Lousma and Clifton C. Williams. Among the astronauts with Navy backgrounds are the six who graduated from the Academy and went into the Air Force: Lieutenant Colonel Thomas P. Stafford '52 (mentioned above); Majors Don F. Eisele '52, Edward C. Givens '52 and James B. Irwin '51; Captains William A. Anders and Charles M. Duke '57. The late Theodore C. Freeman, USAF, also graduated from the Naval Academy; he was in the class of '53.

Astronauts, of course, serve as members of a team, or as individual participants in a space flight program, with primary responsibility for eventual piloting. They also serve as on-board members of a flight team in one or more missions in Gemini, Apollo, or similar programs. They are all stationed at the Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas.

Personnel Assistance A major contribution by the Navy toward the establishment and initial build-up of NASA was the complete transfer of the Navy's Vanguard Program Office to the space agency. This Naval Research Laboratory Team had been responsible for the initial design and development work on the Vanguard program.

This team provided an initial nucleus of trained and experienced personnel for the Goddard Space Flight Center.

Since the early days of NASA, and continuing to the present time, Navy personnel with specific experience and capabilities have been provided "on loan," both to NASA headquarters and the various field centers. These people, provided to assist the agency with its initial staffing requirements, fill specific billets for which it has been difficult to recruit civilians. They are assigned to work side by side with NASA managers and engineers on various space programs.

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NASA Photo James Lovell, Fritz Widdick, Walter Schirra, Don Cromer, Tom Stafford and Alan Shepard at a Gemini 7 / 6 launch team party. Cocoa Beach, Florida, 21 January 1966.

to the astronauts it has provided, has assigned eight other officers who are graduates of the Naval Academy.

At NASA Headquarters in Washington Navy officers fill some key slots in administrative and technical management.

Heading the list is Admiral W. F. Boone '21, USN (Ret.), Assistant Administrator for Defense Affairs. Vice Admiral Rufus E. Rose '24, another retired officer, is Special Assistant in the Office of the Administrator. The Deputy Director of the new Electronics Research Center in Boston, which will soon be the focal point of our national capability in space and aeronautical electronics, is Commander Albert J. Kelley. To name the many naval officers, both active duty and retired, who are filling highly important assignments at headquarters, installations and centers and to give the briefest descriptions of their jobs would require pages.

Instrumentation Ship Program Office In establishing the requirements for the Apollo tracking network, it was determined that several very specialized tracking and telemetry ships would be required. Because these stations would be ship-based, and the most experienced government agency on ship conversion was the Navy, it was decided to establish the Program OfBce within the Bureau of Ships. This Program Office, headed by Captain Alex F. Hancock, currently is responsible for modifying existing tanker hulls to the design requirements and schedules established by NASA. This is a major effort, consisting not only of the conversion of hulls into very complex tracking and telemetry stations, but the lengthening of the ships themselves. The basic experience for this conversion rested within the Bureau of Ships. The total cost of this Program is over $100,000,000.

Capt. Schirra graduated from tlie Naval Academy in 1945, a member of the class of 1946. After duty at sea he was ordered to Pensacola for flight training and subsequendy designated a naval aviator. As an exchange pilot with the 154th Fighter Bomber Squadron (USAF) he distinguished himself in a numfjcr of combat missions in Korea. Following various other assignments he took test pilot training at Patuxent River where he performed suitability development work on the F4E. Capt. Schirra was one of the original seven astronauts and on 3 October 1962 flew a six-orbit mission in the SIGMA 7 spacecraft. He was command pilot of the backup crew for the first manned Gemini flight and was command pilot of the GT-6 flight.

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NASA Photo The Gemini 7 / 6 rendezvous provided the occasion for the highest and fastest class reunion and pre-Army-Navy game pep rally ever held. This shot, taken from Gemini 7 with Frank Borman, USMA '50, and Jim Lovell, USNA '46, aboard, is of Gemini 6 with Wally Schirra, USNA '46, and Tom Stafford, USNA '52, embarked.

gondola at the end of the centrifuge rotating arm to be subjected to the exact G forces he would experience both in launch and re-entry. These G forces are applied with the exact timing and body direction that will exist in real manned flight.

Since all NASA manned flights terminate in a water landing, each astronaut is given extensive instruction in water survival.

A part of the basic training provided NASA astronauts at Pensacola is an adaptation of the basic water survival course which each naval aviator receives.

The water landing is practiced routinely by our Navy seaplane pilots and is a requirement for all Navy pilots. Even the Dilbert Dunker of Pensacola has a role for all of the astronauts.

One of the most critical pilot operations in the Apollo program is the pilot-controlled landing of the lunar excursion module on the moon's surface. It was determined that the pilot technique most nearly comparable was the landing of a helicopter.

Although all of the NASA astronauts are pilots, few were helicopter pilots on arrival. In order to provide this qualification a special course in helicopter pilot training was established by the Navy at Pensacola, and a selected number of NASA astronauts were given helicopter pilot training.

Recovery Equipment

Although all NASA manned spacecraft are designed for water landings and flotation, it was decided that additional flotation support should be provided to the spacecraft after it had hit the water. Therefore, after an extensive study of methods of accomplishing this, a "flotation collar" was designed and developed by the Overhaul and Repair Department, NAS, Pensacola, Florida. The construction of these collars was based upon that of the inflatable life rafts so familiar to every pilot. Every recovery effort now includes the placing of a flotation collar around the landed spacecraft immediately upon the arrival of frogmen at the scene.

The most satisfying facet of the Navy's recovery system I have experienced was my opportunity to utilize the flotation device in the Pacific Fleet action of October 1962. At that time I was in the Mercury spacecraft, Sigma 7.

Again, a similar device was employed in the Atlantic. My first deep draft command as a Captain was yielded to Captain Gordon E. Hardey, commanding USS WASP. Astronaut

Training

Every NASA astronaut has had, or will experienceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;as a part of his trainingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a simulation of the G forces which occur in both the actual launch and re-entry phases of a flight. This training is conducted on the huge human centrifuge at the Naval Air Development Center, Johnsville, Pennsylvania.

The training basically consists of programming the computer controlling the centrifuge so that it causes the astronaut in the

Water survival training.

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NASA Photo Agena is approached for rendezvous and station keeping. This picture was taken by Astronaut David Scott in Gemini 8 with the target docking vehicle at a distance of about 210 feet.

G e m i n i Ejection Seats

The Gemini spacecraft utilizes pilot ejection seats very similar to those of high performance military aircraft. These seats are to be used by the pilots in case of emergency either when on the pad or at low altitude.

Because an "on-the-pad-abort" requires the astronauts to be propelled clear of the fireball of a burning booster, a quite powerful rocket drives the seat from the spacecraft. To prevent excessive tumbling during escape, the seat rocket must be carefully aligned.

Following design and development of this ejection seat, extensive tests were run on the rocket track of the Naval Ordnance Test Station.

I had my first indoctrination at NOTS as I mentioned. A second indoctrination was to observe the ejection seat tests there.

A tribute to the total training, as a naval aviator, as an astronaut, and as a test pilot, was evident on the day I did not use this ejection system in the Gemini 6 abort.

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Transport of Boosters NASA faced a difficult logistics problem in the transportation of the huge booster stages which are built at the North American and Douglas plants in the Los Angeles area, by Boeing and Chrysler at a government-owned facility at Michoud, Louisiana, and at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center at Huntsville, Alabama. These stages are tested at Marshall and at NASA's Mississippi Test Facility, and then must be transported to Cape Kennedy for final assembly and launching. It was determined that water transportation was the most feasible means, and for the largest of these stages, the only answer.

The Navy came to the rescue by making available and reconfiguring two LSD's for transportation of the stages from the West Coast to the Gulf reshipment points. These two vessels are being operated for NASA by MSTS. The Navy further assisted by providing six large barges from the reserve fleet for transportation of the stages on the river routes to Huntsville and to the Mississippi Test Facility, and again from these points around the tip of Florida and up to Cape Kennedy via the coastal route and inland waterways.

Until we succeed in landing man on the moon and returning him to the Pacific Fleet, I can look back on the total success of the Gemini 1 /(> mission.

Three major goals were accomplished by Gemini 6 and 7.

The required duradon for the lunar mission was surpassed

by Captain Jim Lovell, USN, and Colonel Frank Borman, USAF. The first space rendezvous was completed by Lt. Col. Tom Stafford (USMA '50) and me. The third goal, accepted

by Gemini 6, was a visual acuity test for the space travelers of Gemini 7. They did see and record the first rendition of "Beat Army" with the obvious score of Navy 3, Army 1.

The final rendezvous of Gemini 6 and 7 was on board the USS WASP. The off-loading of two well-traveled and well cared for spacecraft occurred at Mayport, Florida, a naval installation. The U. S. Navy is continually alert, prepared and happy to give the now traditional "welcome aboard" to all who return from outer space.

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by Dr. Charles S. Sheldon 11

Why W e Have an Interest THE. SOVIET SPACE PROGRAM deserves our attention for reasons which do not have to be developed at great length here. If we have established the several ways in which space is important to the United States and to its defense, then we must have more than an idle curiosity about Soviet goals, operations, and performance in space. Presumably the Soviet Government is reasonably hard-headed about choosing to devote large amounts of scarce resources to space development, and this they most certainly are doing. Like our own, the Soviet program is a strong one of broad capabilities rapidly approaching a level of assured competence to see through to success such varied assignments as the national interest may dictate.

Whether U. S.-Soviet relations are deteriorating or moving toward accommodation, there is a condnuing rivalry in the area of space flight with a keen awareness that the whole world is making judgments on the competence and motivation of these great powers based upon their performance in space. Even making the assumption, which now can be only a hope, that some day these two nations will find common cause to help the advancement of mankind, we would need to understand thoroughly our relative space competence before we could make meaningful plans to join in partnership with the U.S.S.R. "to explore space together," quoting a phrase used by more than one American President.

Thoughtful Americans close to our space program believe with good cause that it would be worthy of vigorous pursuit even without the ever-present Soviet competition. But they are also aware that the fact of a strong Soviet program necessarily influences both the pace and character of our effort. The last thing we would want is to be constandy reacting hastily and perhaps too late to Soviet surprises in space. A good understanding of the direction, pace, and seriousness of the Soviet space effort will help us to keep open the opportunity to direct our own efforts toward those areas that hest suit our total national needs.

Historical Beginnings

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The launching of Sputnik I in 1957 caught much of the lay and scientific public by surprise, and the world has not been the same since. Only a few voices were heard before that time to give warning and to explain the potentiality, but sometimes even these messages were muted by the comfortable common view that our technical leadership was beyond all challenge.

Yet the possibility of successful space flight had been awaiting actual exploitation for a considerable period of time. The laws of physics and chemistry governing rocket propulsion and the workings of celestial mechanics had been in textbooks for centuries, and their applicability to space travel had been laid out fairly specifically by Konstantin Tsiolkovskiy, Hermann Oberth, and Robert H. Goddard many decades ago.

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By the early 1950s, Earth satellite engineering design was well advanced m private in more than one country, including our own. Fairly comprehensive total systems analyses, in some cases accompanied by beautiful color airbrush work, had been prepared for popular edification both by Arthur C. Clarke in Britain, and by an inter-disciplinary team of experts gathered around Dr. Wernher von Braun in this country. However, our of&cially supported plans for a scientific satellite for the 1957 IGY were in a "think small' context, with some pride expressed in their economic prudence and close to complete separation from military long-range rocketry which was just at the takeoff stage.

Fortunately, after the thermonuclear breakthrough of 1954, a high priority was given to ballistic missile development, and several of these projects have sustained our most significant space efforts ever since our earlier efforts with the first Explorers and Vanguards. Only now are we moving toward the first operational use of new space launch vehicles specifically designed for this purpose, and even these so far are the technical descendants of military weapons, perpetuating the high costs of ammunition thinking instead of the economies of reusable transportation systems.

Large Launch Vehicles The Soviet Union, whether by luck or by conscious design, seems to owe a good part of its commanding early lead and continuing strength in space to a decision to start building ICBMs even in advance of a certainty that relatively lightweight missile warheads could be achieved. Hence their standard space launch vehicle from 1957 to the present day has been a large rocket of about twice the capacity of our recent Titan II, or three times our Atlas. The U.S.S.R. apparently never was held back by a desire to keep separate their scientific objectives in space and growth of a military strategic rocket force. Now they, too, are moving on to new all-space oriented launch systems of far greater capacity. This does not exclude the possibility, of course, that the same new vehicles could also support Soviet deterrent power by carrying the 100 megaton warheads which that nation has pointedly advertised.

Soviet Intentions We should not exaggerate Soviet canniness in anticipating the world impact of their early demonstrated Sputnik successes.

They may have been pleasantly surprised. But it is also true that a careful review of Soviet public statements for more than ten years reveals a striking conclusion. At every level of their ruling society from the highest political leaders, to the military generals, and to the scientific and engineering community, there has been a continuing commitment on the public record to an intention to be first in space and to have Soviet Man carry their system to all the potentially habitable parts of the solar system. True, the timetable has been vague, but the willingness to think in such terms and to say so in public has yet to be matched in the U. S. outside the specialized circles of the industrial and governmental aerospace community.

Who Is "Ahead" In The Space Race?

Although in certain respects our own space efforts may be those of a latecomer compared with those of the Russians, we have no reason to be disheartened. It is only realistic, however, to understand that our rival is a formidable one. Once our Nation decided to compete, our tremendous inherent strength in science and engineering stood us in good stead. At this stage, it would be fruitless to try to prove that one nation or the other is "ahead" in space. Tides of opinion flow in both directions, constantly influenced by the latest spectacular achievement which one power or the other displays to the world.

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Such space comparisons cannot be made with accuracy in any case because of differences in program philosophy, priorities, and objectives. Both programs clearly seek many separate though interlocking goals, and in a catalog by tide, these may differ hardly at all. But they do differ as to the order and the priority accorded to each. It might be useful, therefore, to review some overall trends and then examine individual major program elements.

The Statistical Record Soviet secrecy and American security rules combine to conceal most Soviet space launch failures. U. S. spokesmen, however, indicate that Soviet failures as a percentage of their overall program are not too different from our own ratios. In this country there has been a steady trend toward increased reliability. Somewhat more than three-quarters of all launchings have been successful, and during 1965, the success rate was better than 90 per cent. Over the past eight years, the United States has had 282 launch successes, putting 358 payloads in Earth orbit and sending 13 more payloads to the Moon or into orbit around the Sun. (Of these launchings, 98 were for NASA and 184 were for the Department of Defense, or their respective clients.) Over approximately the same period, the Soviet Union had 141 launch successes, sending 162 payloads into Earth orbit and 16 to the Moon or around the Sun. What these figures of the public record do not reveal is that by applying known facts about launch vehicles to all these payloads, one can derive that the Soviet lead in weight of payload has been consistently held for many years, and the gap continues to widen every year in the Soviet favor. The year 1965 had the worst gap yet, from our point of view, because of the Soviet weight lead.

Also of interest is the estimate of Government spokesmen that when the total launch record including hidden failures is reviewed, the Soviet relative commitment to lunar and planetary missions takes 23 per cent of all launch attempts, while in the United States only 7 per cent have been devoted to similar escape missions. We are also told that in absolute numbers, more payloads have been devoted to escape missions by the Russians, and the weights of these again have been so great that, for example, the interplanetary part is seen to be ten times the weight of the U. S. effort.

Scientific Satellites As we examine individual program elements, varied comparisons can be made. The Soviet commitment to Earth orbiting scientific satellites is substantial. As long ago as 1958, Dr. Sheldon, a member of the professional staff of the President's National Aeronautics and Space Council, is a Harvard-trained economist and Captain in the Naval Reserve. His interest in transportation began as a boy in China, was pursued in many parts of the world, and eventually resulted in teaching that subject at the University of Washington. Seeking ever wider horizons, it was natural that in time he reached beyond aviation to space.

What was a hobby became a profession. He lectured on space at the Naval Intelligence School during the Korean War and then worked fulltime with Congress in the writing of the Space Act. After serving as Technical Director of the House Science and Astronautics Committee, he joined the small advisory group attached to the White House. He stresses the views published are personal and not necessarily those of the NASC. 29

NASA Photo Soviet VOSTOK (one-man spacecraft) with service module and upper stage â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1965 Paris Air Shovir.

Sputnik II was put up with a great variety of experiments to provide synoptic geophysical data. In paradoxical fashion, it carried off-the-shelf traditional vacuum tubes and also thousands of solid-state elements. Its almost 3,000 pounds and experiment variety put it into a class we term an OGO (orbiting geophysical observatory). It operated reliably for two years until it decayed from orbit. Data return rates were nothing like as good as our OGO's, but our first OGO followed six years later in 1964, and both of ours have had some operating difficulties.

Four Venus probes were put on the right course, but all fell silent before arrival.

It is significant that since 1960 no available launch window to either planet has been allowed to pass without some Soviet attempt, and in some cases up to three attempts. These payloads often weigh over a ton, and seem fairly sophisticated in their design. By contrast, the United States has sent only two probes to Venus and two to Mars, but our greater reliability in these difficult missions has paid off with striking world firstsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;probable temperature readings at Venus, and surface photos of Mars. Our payloads have been only a quarter the weight, and many launch windows are being let by without use.

We shall not match even the 1960 Soviet interplanetary payload weights until 1973, albeit by a large margin at that time, so that we have many years of being less able to attempt advanced planetary missions.

In 1959, the Russians completed three shots to the vicinity of the Moon with payloads and rocket structure of about 3,300 pounds each. Our first shot in that direction which succeeded weighed 13 pounds. Both countries have had a very trying time with their more advanced lunar missions. Six of our Rangers failed, and then in rapid succession came more than 17,000 pictures successfully returned by the last three Rangers. Our soft-landing Surveyor, scheduled to fly this summer, is now about three years behind plan. The Soviet soft landing program evidently got underway in January 1963. Its full extent is not in the public domain, although Lunas 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 are all known to have failed in their ultimate missions. Unclassified sources help us to identify at least two more Soviet attempts which never left Earth orbit. Luna 3 did take the first pictures of the far side of the Moon, and Zond 3, an interplanetary test vehicle, repeated the flight with even greater success, then radioed back its films from ever greater distances in a test of long distance transmission. One must credit the Russians with perseverance and willingness to commit large resources. They have finally been rewarded by the recent Luna 9 soft landing success and returned surface pictures.

The bulk of the Soviet scientific program has been conducted with a minimum of fanfare under the Kosmos label with relatively small satellites like our Explorer class, which they launch at a 49 degree inclination from Kapustin Yar near the Volga.

These are non-recoverable and in modestly eccentric orbits.

A few satellites under the name Elektron probe far deeper into the radiation belts, and are put up in pairs from the main launch base at Tyuratam in Kazakhstan. They fly as far out as 40,000 miles. The heaviest useful payloads ever launched are the two Proton unmanned space stations of 26,903 pounds each, which carried very elaborate cosmic ray measuring devices, able to measure energies higher (100 trillion volts) than any natural or artificial voltages ever handled on Earth.

Even with this strength of effort, the Soviet scientific orbital program has shown less variety than our own, and fewer significant findings have been published, which suggests certain weaknesses in imagination, execution, and interpretation.

Scientific Lunar and Planetary Probes Judgments which are valid and fair in comparing escape mission activities in the two countries are even harder to make.

For the case of the planets, the Russians have at least six times tried to launch to Mars, and ten times to Venus. Two Mars probes reached their destination. The first set world distance and time records for reliable communications, but still failed in the end to function at the planet. The second may have passed within 900 miles of the planet, but was also inert on arrival.

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MARS I, a 1,970-pound scientific probe, launched 1 Nov. 1962 with several hermetically sealed compartments, extended solar paddles, radiators for excess heat disposal, and on its far side, partly visible, a huge directional antenna.

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Civil Applications In the area of applications to civilian use, there is no doubt that the United States set a high priority on payoff at a far earlier date. It is the American label which has been carried

by Tiros and Nimbus weather satellites; by Echo, Telstar, Relay, Syncom, and Early Bird communications satellites; by Transit navigation satellites; and by a host of geodetic satellites. These have proven reliable and useful, and still better applications craft are on the way.

The Russians have expressed an interest in all these areas of application. Two Molniya communications satellites are now flying in 12-hour synchronous orbits, less difficult to achieve than a 24-hour fixed position satellite such as we use. But these craft are inclined to the Equator and fly in such a way as to linger for long hours within line of sight of northern latitude Soviet ground stations, and they have considerable bandwidth for high capacity service.

Soviet weather satellites are coming along with surprising slowness, considering the long-standing agreement to exchange satellite-derived data between the two countries. The Russians have yet to honor their part of the agreement, but Kosmos 92 did apparendy fly experimental instruments of advanced design, intended to go beyond the cloud cover pictures of our Tiros by probing weather conditions at different altitudes in the fashion of vertical sounding rockets.

Just as the operations of our navigation satellites have tended to be obscured by our rules, Soviet navigation efforts are now hidden. The Russians have, however, indicated a strong interest in the development of navigation satellites. By the fall of 1965, they had put 24 multiple payloads into orbits suggestive of the start of an ojjerational military navigation system. Geodetic work, of interest both to scientists and military men, could easily have been encompassed within other Soviet flights, and most probably has been.

Military Applications A direct comparison of military efforts in space is harder to make from public sources, as reticence has been a common feature in both countries. In earlier days, both countries spoke of the potentials of observation from space for many purposes.

The United States described an early military project for this purpose, but its progress has not been revealed. In early 1962, almost within days of each other, must of the openness in space operations of both countries disappeared from the public domain.

On our side, we have made clear that our engineering development flights threaten no country with harm, and whatever passive activities we may be conducting support peacekeeping. While the Department of Defense does not specify most missions any more, two-thirds of our spacecraft are launched by that Department. The Soviet Union went through several years of labeling our military overflights as aggressive, but these complaints have become markedly more muted, and the reasons can be guessed.

The greatest part of the Soviet program is made up of heavy Kosmos satellites from Tyuratam which disappear from orbit routinely after eight days. They fly to maximize daylight coverage of interesting parts of the world in low circular orbit. No reasonable, purely scientific mission can be suggested for so many of them. Further, Khrushchev was reported to have boasted on at least two occasions (to Spaak and Benton) that he could show photographs of American military bases taken from space.

Whatever either country may be doing in a military respect, neither officially announces details, and neither has interfered with development work underway in the other country. Some persons might advocate intercepting or capturing foreign payMAY,

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loads in time of nominal peace, but this would amount to piracy, so far as one can make the shaky connection between the rules of the sea and the freedom of outer space whose free and open status has been tacidy accepted ever since Sputnik I started to cross most of the inhabited Earth.

The U.S.S.R. and the United States have pledged not to put weapons of mass destruction into orbit, but the Russians have not been above parading a so-called orbital bomber rocket.

Probably both countries have at least a token satellite intercept capability as insurance against a breaking of the international agreement to keep weapons out of space. But the most practical deterrent against orbital bombs is their limited effectiveness compared with ballistic missiles in hardened silos and in submarines at sea.

Manned Space Flight Wholly objective comparisons in the area of manned space flight are also hard to draw. For several years we suffered under the constant knowledge that the Soviet Union was capable of performing more advanced manned missions than ourselves. They made the first flights. From the outset, their manned craft weighed over 10,000 pounds, and carried supplies for at least ten days in orbit. With our much smaller booster capacity, our Mercury ships had to be more modest. They were first aimed at a nominal three-orbit life, and only later stretched to 23 orbits.

The Soviets have been at least as cautious as we in preparing for manned space flights. Gagarin was preceded by 100 unmanned controlled orbits of flight experience, including the use of dogs. Glenn's flight was launched after we had gained only three orbits of Mercury experience, including the use of one orbiting chimpanzee. The Soviet space ships had a variety of biological sensors, TV systems, considerable redundancy, and sea-level, two-gas atmospheres. We have lost no astronauts in space flight, however, matching the Soviet safety record in this regard. Stories of Soviet space deaths are contradicted by U. S. Government spokesmen and will not survive logical analysis, despite the frequently published purported details of catastrophe.

Mercury was terminated with a total experience of 38 orbits, manned and unmanned. Valentina Tereshkova alone, though a relatively untrained woman factory worker, was up for 48 orbits, and Bykovskiy was up for 81. The basic Vostok/Voskhod ship by now has over 5,500 orbits of operation, most of them in the unmanned Kosmos guise.

Fortunately, this is not the end of the comparison story, but only of the first chapter. As we have moved on to Gemini, we have outdistanced the Soviet manned flight record for endurance. Equally or more significant, the Russians have not yet been able to move beyond their impressive 1962 direct ascent near-rendezvous of two manned ships to an actual sustained rendezvous and docking. Our Gemini craft, on the other hand, have demonstrated repeated controlled maneuvers, and in 1965 a sustained close rendezvous.

The Russians were the first to try an extravehicular excursion by man, and did so with a self-contained back pack for life support plus use of an air lock. Our astronaut stayed out longer and used a maneuvering device, but he was sustained by an umbilical cord. Our Gemini spacecraft was depressurized to let him out. The year 1966 could easily present us with a see-saw series of manned triumphs by each of these two leaders.

A Race to the Moon A question close to uppermost is whether the Russians are in the race to be first to land men on the Moon. Some spokesmen in each country have disavowed a race, but the elements of one are clearly present. The United States has a well-publi31

Economic Burden of Space There are those who doubt the wisdom of staking such large resources on going to the Moon. Our national decision makers, to be sure, are aware of the prestige of being first, but even more important is their recognition that the lunar mission serves to focus our project energies and to provide a time frame within which to attain a flexible operational capability to use space for whatever national purposes come along. It should be noted that the $20 billion price tag of our Apollo may include only | 2 billion which is highly specialized for the lunar landing.

T h e rest of the capability will be needed far a variety of national purposes, and even the lunar excursion module may turn out to be a versatile component for such an undertaking as an Earth orbital laboratory.

SOVFOTO LUNA IX, the 220-pound final soft-landed capsule, launched 31 Jan. 1966, the first to meet success after a large number of failures.

cized lunar landing program in Apollo which is so well founded as well as funded that it seems quite likely to achieve its objective close to the promised time.

T h e Soviet Union does not volunteer information to outsiders as to its plans for accomplishing a manned lunar landing, but there have been many indications that this is indeed one of its principal objectives. If the United States followed the same practices of excluding visitors from factories and launch sites and withholding pictures of future spacecraft, foreigners might conclude there is little technical evidence that the United States is making progress with needed hardware for going to the Moon. T h e Russians have done nothing inconsistent with having a program as large and as aggressive as our own toward the timely accomplishment of such a goal. They clearly are working hard to establish the surface characteristics of the Moon in their massive unmanned soft landing program.

Their Proton vehicle, when given a proper upper stage, should lift 40 to 50 thousand pounds to circular orbit, and even without rendezvous could send a human crew nonstop around the Moon and home again. After long boasting that their soft landing system permitted them to land at home on Soviet soil, they have now announced that they are about to conduct new water landing tests in the Pacific, which previously has seen only Soviet ICBM reentry tests. This could be a recognition that early lunar return flights will come back to equatorial water regions rather than to land in northern latitudes.

But could they rendezvous and assemble enough materials in Earth orbit to support a lunar landing in the same time frame that we shall use our Saturn V, or do they plan on an equivalent of the Saturn Y? These are mysteries which should be resolved in 1966 or 1967, when the leadtimes of actual orbital experience will cast before them the shadows of final lunar operations still further ahead.

Soviet political leaders, engineer administrators, and cosmonauts all have found occasions to state their certainty that they will win this race to be first to the Moon. Other times they have been more cautious in their pronouncements. W h a t seems most likely is that it is still anybody's race, and if we wish to be first, we cannot slacken our pace. In any event, it is likely that by the early 1970s both countries will have demonstrated a capability to support continuing manned lunar operations.

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Premier Kosygin was asked recently whether the Soviet Union worries about the high cost of the space program when so many other needs are unmet in the U.S.S.R. His reply was illuminating. H e said Soviet authorities drew no distinction between space efforts and other work related to consumer benefits, since the program was viewed as wholly consistent with Soviet aims for economic progress. H e also stated it was no great strain on the U.S.S.R., and he doubted that the United States was really strained by its space expenditures either.

T h e United States spends about one per cent of its gross national product for all its space purposes. These expenditures, going to American industry for the most part, quickly enter the mainstream of economic activity. T h e national resources in skilled manpower and materials being applied to the space effort are not allocated at the expense of solving the problems of medical research or poverty. W e have the capacity to provide adequate support to such national programs simultaneously.

T h e percentage of G N P allotted to space in the U.S.S.R. may run higher than in the United States, since their total G N P is smaller than ours. In both countries, the kind of advanced technology with new materials, precision techniques, systems development, and scientific discovery helps to make these nations vital and growing, without regard to their ideological differences.

LUNA I I I , a 614-pound automatic station, which took pictures of the far side of the Moonâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;launched 4 October 1959.

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New advances in telephone service promise to make your daily life easier, and give you still more command of your personal time and energy.

One advance is today's Touch-Tone serviceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the push-button means of placing calls that is now being introduced in many areas.

These buttons will not only let you call your bank, for example, but may someday put you "on line" into your bank's computer in order to pay bills and verify deposits and use revolving

credit. There are many such "input" uses for these ten little buttons.

Another big step forward is the Electronic Switching System, which in the years ahead will be handling almost all phone calls. The first ESS office went into operation last year and more are being added.

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evening . . . add a third phone to a conversation . . . hold one call on your home phone while you answer another.

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Conclusions

This brief review has concentrated upon a broad description of the Soviet space program insofar as its shape, size, and directions can be discerned through Soviet secrecy. To make these descriptions more meaningful, parallels have been drawn with the United States. This analysis also has implied that the progress of the Soviet program should concern us, without spelling out all the reasons therefor.

Man is going to go into space and will use it in the years ahead to the betterment of all mankind just as surely as he has explored his own world, and learned to establish transportation lines on and over it. Looking beyond the technology of our current space plans, one can see new approaches quite in keeping with known physical laws, but still requiring practical engineering application. These developments to come later will bring down costs, raise reliability, and make space travel routine. This man will do, if not in this generation then surely in the next, considering the headlong rush of modern technology.

Whatever arguments may be made today by sincere and intelligent people criticizing the relative priorities afforded space projects compared with those for other endeavors, there can be no doubt of the permanency of space flight. It is not a passing fad. The Russians seem to believe they will be in the vanguard of human progress through their long-range space flight efforts.

Americans are not going to let this Nation drift into a backwater of history by failing to meet the challenge, not just of Soviet progress, but of the destiny of our species in an opening universe.

Appended MOLNIYA

Table One is a simple comparison of numbers of launch vehicles used by each of the two space leaders in successfully placing spacecraft in Earth orbit or sending them beyond to the Moon or planets. The number of spacecraft may exceed the number of launch vehicles because multiple craft may be sent up by a single rocket. The test of success used in this table is attainment of Earth orbit or escape velocities, not total mission success which frequently is unknown. The reader is reminded that the weight of the Soviet payloads more than offsets the larger number of American launches, and hence this table, though interesting, does not tell the whole story.

Table Two lists all the classes of Soviet spacecraft sent to Earth orbit or beyond, with general mission descriptions. Because the mysterious Kosmos family is so large and has many different purposes, its figures are further broken down into the apparent missions. Although the Russians generally try to conceal space failures, a few can be identified from overt sources.

U. S. sources revealed that two Soviet spacecraft intended to go to Mars in 1960 failed to achieve Earth orbit. In addition, six

1, a comprehensive communications relay satellite of unstated weight, first launched 23 April 1965.

Some other countries which are highly industrialized but which cannot afford space work on the same scale as the United States and the U.S.S.R. are acutely conscious that their inability to pursue space research on a larger scale is leaving them behind in modern technology. Recent months have brought a renewed effort in several countries to see what can be done to gain some of the advantages the Americans and the Russians have obtained from their space efforts. Modest but nonetheless significant space programs have been undertaken jointly in western Europe through ESRO (European Space Research Organization) and EI^DO (European Launch Vehicle Development Organization), and in purely national efforts in France, Japan, and probably soon in the United Kingdom.

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other escape failures which reached Earth orbit were never publicly acknowledged by the Russians, but Ambassador Stevenson called them to the attention of the United Nations as a Soviet violation of the agreement to register all space flights.

The Russians apparently reasoned that the failure of these payloads to escape put them in the category of nonreportable objects, since they only register successes. Ever since, the Russians have passed off such failures as regular Kosmos flights.

They undoubtedly know we know what happened, but try to maintain the appearance of near infallibility nonetheless. These several inferences account for the 13 listed failures. The United States has had 11 lunar and planetary flight failures.

SUMMARY O F SOVIET SPACECRAFT BY N A M E OR M I S S I O N N a m e (Mission)

KY KY TT TT TT ?

TT TT TT TT TT TT TT TT

TABLE O N E COMPARISON O F U.S. AND SOVIET SUCCESSFUL SPACE LAUNCHINGS Spacecraft to Earth orbit

USA 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966* Total

USSR

Spacecraft to Moon or planets

USA

USSR

USA

USSR

0 5 10 16 29 52 38 57 63 12

2 1 3 3 6 20 17 30 48 11

0 5 9 16 35 54 60 69 94 16

2 1 0 3 6 20 17 36 66 11

0 0 1 1 0 4 0 4 3 0

0 0 3 0 1 1 1 2 7 1

282

141

358

162

13

16

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Luna (toward Moon) Zond (toward Venus) (toward Mars) (system check) Heavy Sputnik (platform) Sputnik (scientific) 2 Korabl Sputnik (precursor to manned) Vostok (manned) Voskhod (manned) Polet (maneuverable) Elektron (highly eccentric) Molniya (comsat) Proton (station) Kosmos (cover name) Subtotal

Table Three summarizes the manned space flights of the two countries, comparing data made available by each of the Governments concerned, except that the United States reports number of revolutions around the Earth, and the Soviet Union reports number of orbits in space. Corresponding figures have been developed to make comparisons meaningful. The orbital elements listed are the highest average apogee/perigee attained at some point during the flight.

Launch Vehicles

Year

58

59

60

61

62

63

64

63

1 2

6

2

2 2

2

2

4 2 1 23 3

2

1 1

1

9

1

4

1

3

66* Total

1 9

3

1

1 o

1

49° N R scientific?

49° N R pair, obscure mission 51° R reconnaissance?

65° R reconnaissance?

69° R reconnaissance?

72° R reconnaissance?

65° R precursor to manned?

65° N R obscure mission 65° N R Heavy Sputnik platform?

52° N R Heavy Sputnik platform?

52° R biosatellite 64° highly eccentric, comsat?

56° N R obscure mission 56° N R multiples, navigation?

Total

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12

12

27

7

4

5

7

6 2 4 8

1

1 1 1

6 2 2 4 2 2 113

1

1 1 4

2 2 52

10

7

2

2 14 1

6

3

1 21

26 2 6 40 I 1 2 4 3 1 1 1 1 24

38

73

173

1 1 3 1 1 1 1

7

21

18

Failures Detectable from Open Sources within the Above: Additional Venus probes 1 3 Additional Mars probes (2) 2 Additional lunar probes 1 Additional Molniya comsat

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1

1

6 4 3 l

K Y = K a p u s t i n Yar; T T ^ T y v u - a t a m ; R = r e c o v e r a b l e ; N R = n o n r e c o v e r a b l e .

Heavy Sputnik platforms are used to launch escape or other special missions.

The 1960 Mars failures did not even reach E a r t h orbit. Kosmos inclinations t o E q u a t o r in degrees. *To March 26, 1966.

* To Mar. 26, 1966.

TABLE T H R E E COMPARISON O F U.S. AND SOVIET M A N N E D SPACE F L I G H T S

Launch Date

Flight VI Swallow M R 3 Freedom 7 M R 4 Liberty Bell V2 Eagle MA6 Friendship 7 MA7 Aurora 7 V3 Falcon V4 Golden Eagle MA8 Sigma 7 MA9 Faith 7 V5 Hawk V6 Sea Gull VklRuby Vk2 Diamond GTS MoUy Brown GT4 Gemini 4 GT5 Gemini 5 GT7 Gemini 7 GT6 Gemini 6 GT8 Gemini 8

Apr May Jul Aug Feb May Aug Aug Oct May Jun Jun Oct Mar Mar Jun Aug Dec Dec Mar

12, 61 5, 61 21, 61 6, 61 20, 62 24, 62 11, 62 12, 62 3, 62 15, 63 14, 63 16, 63 12, 64 18, 65 23, 65 3, 65 2 1 , 65 4, 65 15, 65 16, 66

Passengers Gagarin Shepard Grissom Titov Glenn Carpenter Nikolayev Popovich Schirra Cooper Bykovskiy Tereshkova Komarov, Yegorov, Feoktistov Belyayev, Leonov Grissom, Young McDivitt, White Cooper, Conrad Borman, Lovell Schirra, Stafford Armstrong, Scott

Ship Weight (lbs.)

Booster Thrust ( E lbs.)

Flight Time (hrs, min)

10,419 2,845 2,836 10,432 2,987 2,975 10,412 10,425 3,028 3.033 10,408 10,392 11,731 12,529 7,111 7,879 7,947 8,076 7,817 7,850

1,323 78 78 1,323 367 367 1,323 1,323 367 367 1,323 1,323 1,433 1,433 530 530 530 530 530 530

1:48 :15 :16 25:18 4:55 4:56 94:22 70:57 9:13 34:20 119:06 70:50 24:17 26:02 4:53 97:56 190:56 330:35 25:51 10:43

Orbits (no)

Revolutions (no)

1

1

17 3 3 64 48 6 23 81 48 16 17 3 66 128 220 17 7

16 3 3 60 45 6 22 76 45 15 16 3 62 120 206 16 7

Apogee Perigee (st. miles) (st. miles) 203 117 118 159 162 167 156 157 176 166 139 144 254 307 139 184 193 189 189 185

Inclination

(°)

Period (min)

112

65.0

89.1

110 100 100 113 112 100 100 109 113 110 107 105 104 125 183 183 185

64.9 32.5 32.5 65.0 65.0 32.6 32.6 65.0 65.0 65.0 65.0 32.6 32.5 32.6 28.9 28.9 28.9

88.6 88.5 88.6 88.5 88.5 88.8 88.6 88.3 88.4 90.1 90.9 88.3 88.9 89.5 90.3 90.3 90.3

V = V o s t o k , Vk=Vo3khod, M R = M e r c u r y Redstone, M A = M e r c u r y Atlas, G T = G e m i n i Titan.

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by Fred Lardner HERE will be a pay increase this year, of T about 3.2 percent. And another big pay study is underway; perhaps it will lead to something more substantial, something that will lend more encouragement to career service members, than these small pay raises.

The medical care system for wives and other family dependents is scheduled for improvement.

There will be a program for care and training of handicapped children. And there will be a good health care program for retiree groups, including dependent survivors of active duty and retired personnel. Thanks to the Retired Officers Association, the charge for retiree care in hospitals will be the same as that charged for dependents of active duty personnel—$25 an illness or $1.75 per day, whichever is greater. With hospital costs now averaging about $42 per day per patient, the $1.75 per day charge, or even the $25 charge, must be about the lowest among health insurance programs, particularly since it includes doctor's bills. The medical care legislation is expected to become law July 1, 1967.

The House Armed Services Committee is trying hard to have houses, barracks, medical facilities, and other construction included in the fiscal 1967 military construction authorization bill.

Postponement or curtailment of this work is unfair to the military, particularly since some Great Society programs envisage much construction work.

NAVAL OFFICERS' PAY One of the most interesting recommendations made by the Alford Task Force was sea pay, which would vary from $15 to $105 monthly for both officers and enlisted men. According to this proposal, the first two years of sea duty would bring an additional $15 monthly; two to four years' sea duty would bring $30 monthly; six to eight years, $60; 8 to 10 years, $75; 10 to 12 years, $90; and more than 12 years, $105.

Many observers believe that naval service aboard surface ships, while not rated as high as naval aviation or submarine duty, should still rank ahead of any ground duty in any service, except wartime combat duty. Many naval officers spend half their time at sea. The total family cost-of-living is higher when an officer is at sea, separated from his family, than when he is living with his family. There are other than financial hardships, and there is some danger. There is more danger in living at sea, no matter what you live it, than there is in living on shore. That is one reason why men serving in the Merchant Marine are so highly paid, but not a reason why they may be overpaid.

Sea pay was authorized by law for officers and enlisted men from 1812 to 1922, when it was discontinued. It was reinstated in 1942. For naval officers, it was discontinued again in 1949, although sea pay rates for enlisted personnel varying from $8 to $22.50 monthly were instituted in the Career Compensation Act of 1949.

The Military Pay Act of 1965 stipulated that a study of the military compensation system should be made every four years. The first study, under authority of that law, is now underway. It is being conducted by a "Compensation and Retention Study Group," headed by a Navy man. Rear Admiral Lester E. Hubbell, USN, former Director of Training and Career Development in the office of Thomas D. Morris, Assistant Secretary of Defense for manpower and personnel. Admiral Hubbell also served with the Alford Task Force.

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Rear Admiral John M. Alford, who headed the group which prepared perhaps the best and most inclusive personnel study ever made by a military department, was named Chairman, Education and Training Activities Group, BNP, but this was a short-lived assignment. Now he is Commander, Mine Force, Atlantic.

Separate groups under the direction of Admiral Hubbell will report on the following: Enlisted Requirement & Inventory, Military-Civilian Occupation Comparisons, Military Pay, Civilian Pay, Officer Requirements & Inventory, and Retirement.

Among other things, concerning this study. Admiral Hubbell has said: "The existing system does not appear to be providing the kinds and numbers of personnel we need to most effectively man the force. To the extent that this is true, our present strucmre fails to meet the first objective of a compensation system. The fact that the problem is one of the internal structure and not just the level of compensation follows from the differential nature of our retention experience.

"There is some evidence that many of our career personnel, particularly those with high levels of education and special skills, are receiving military compensation considerably below what the same attributes would command in the civilian economy. To the extent that this is true, it is unfair to those who stay in the military, since their earnings lag behind those of equally well qualified civilians for much of their careers.

"We believe there may be a further problem within the military created by the small differences in career earnings between hard and soft skills. By a hard skill we mean one requiring long and cosdy training—either formal or on the job—and one in which we have significant manning difficulties. By soft skill we mean one which requires relatively litde training and in which we have plenty, if not too many, careerists.

"We recognize that we may not want large earnings differences between hard and soft skills in every case. In some cases, what might otherwise look like a soft skill may be getting offsetting differentials for difficult and dangerous conditions of service and other peculiar demands. In this case, the close relationship between military earnings in the two skills may be perfecdy proper.

"In other cases, however, it appears that the lack of earnings differences among skills may reflect the undue influences of longevity and the paternalistic nature of the compensation system.

To the extent that this is true, the compensation system tends to be unfair and inequitable for failing to reward individuals in accord with their contribution to the national security."

Various aids to retention are under consideration. For instance, there is something like the Alford Task Force's proposal of additional pay for officers based on a critical skill or a billet of extraordinary responsibility. In the 1965 hearings on pay legislation. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara called attention to the fact that Russian officers receive two types of pay, one based on rank which is the same for all in that rank, and the other based on the skills required for or the difficulties encountered in certain positions.

Secretary McNamara also mentioned the possibility of combining almost all allowances along with special pays and basic pay to provide a new pay base. The allowance money would then be-

come taxable, but an increase in compensation could compensate for this. McNamara said he would like to get rid of allowances because, being tax free, they are causing too much criticism. This matter of a so-called gross pay, including allowances, has been under study for several years or more in connection with pay bills. The average service member might get more income under such a system, for some of the allowances are not given to all members and some are given to members only part of the time.

However, the primary purpose of those who would like to arrive at a gross pay system may be to make military compensation appear larger than it really is. General John P. McCxjnnell, Chief of Staff, Air Force, raised the point that military personnel could hardly be compensated for the inherent hazards of military occupations and long hours of work, restrictions on freedom, and job instability.

Another possibility is to establish, as widely as possible, a Regular officer corps in each service.

Very few Regulars, when well started on a career, resign their positions. To help attain this goal, the first period of obligatory service, four years, might be lengthened, and other contracts might be eliminated. Officer retention bonuses, recommended by the Alford Task Force, might be instituted. Officers who planned to resign before retirement could be promised sizeable severance payments.

The services may be forced to institute bonus payments to young officers. The fact that enlisted men can get $8,000 to $10,000 in reenlistment bonuses is bothering younger officers, reports indicate. The first enlisted man to sign for the increased bonus payments is Gordon E. Freeman, U. S. Coast Guard, age 44, who agreed to six more years of service. Freeman said six more years would entitle him to retirement privileges, and that would be more valuable than the cash money.

But let's get back to sea pay. How could this be made acceptable, when the general purpose is to equalize, as much as possible, pay and allowances as between the services.? Well, this same pay, as applied to the Army and the Air Force might be given to members who serve in certain places or endure certain hardships. About the only reply this correspondent ever received to a statement that Navy sea surface service is worth more than any military ground service is this: "Well, the Navy always eats!" Some education is needed, and it's up to Navy men to start the teaching.

MEDICAL CARE The new medical care bill, H. R. 14088 (die original bill, H. R. 13582, was modified slighdy), provides the following: For Dependents: The scope of treatment for dependents is widened from the restrictions of the Dependents' Medical Care Act to include the same case as authorized in Plan A, high option, of the Federal employees' health benefits program. The bill provides that certain services now authorized for dependents, but not included in the Federal civilian program, as physical examinations, immunizations, care of the newborn, emergency dental care, and dental care outside the United States, will continue to be available. The charge would remain the same—$25 per hospitalization or $1.75 per day, whichever is greater.

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agnosis, inpatient, outpatient, and home treatment; training, rehabilitation and special education; institutional care in private nonprofit, public and State institutions; and transportation to and from such institutions when appropriate." State institutions would be favored, and service members would, by paying State taxes, gain immediate access to these institutions. The cost would vary from $25 monthly for the lowest enlisted grade to $250 monthly for the highest commissioned grade. The $250 maximum appears negated by another provision, that no service members would have to have more than 25 percent of the cost.

For Retiree Groups: The original bill stipulated that retired members pay 25 percent of medical costs, whether inpatient or outpatient.

However, the Retired Officers Association insisted that retirees should pay no more for care of their dependents than active duty members pay for care of theirs, and the new bill makes the hospitalization cost the same as that under the Dependents' Medical Care Actâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;$25 per hospitalization or $1.75 per day, whichever is greater. Outpatient care for retirees would cost 20 percent of the total charge, in the new bill.

Other changes in the original bill, made at the request of the Retired Officers Association, are: The Defense Department shall program not less than 5 percent of new hospital construction for retirees and as much as 20 percent in areas where the requirement in the preceding year had indicated such a need. The original bill merely gave Defense permission to include beds for retirees in new hospitals.

Under the new bill, Tide II retirees (Reserve officers mentioned in P. L. 810 enacted in 1948) with less than 8 years' active duty, would receive medical care under this program.

Upon reaching 65, retirees would be transferred to the Social Security health program. However, the bill provides that they shall not suffer any diminution of service as a result of this transfer.

Retiree groups include dependents, and dependent survivors of retired and active duty personnel. Parents and parents-in-law are not included, although they might obtain care in military facilities on a space-available basis.

Outpatient Careâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Outpatient care for active duty dependents would cost 20 percent of the total charge.

"While it is not easy to forecast any program of this character and magnitude," said Vice Admiral Robert B. Brown, MC, Navy Surgeon General, "there are certain effects that appear most likely from the point of view of Navy medicine.

More and more diseases are being treated on an outpatient basis. The advantages, both in time savings and quality of care, are becoming increasingly evident. As a consequence of this factual experience and given the fundamentals of these proposals, I visualize that our outpatient facilities will become much more efficient and thus more capable of handling an even wider range of medical problems on an outpatient basis."

THE 1966 PAY INCREASE The estimate of a 3.2 percent pay increase this year is based on the fact that the House has, and the Senate is expected to, approve a bill giving Federal civilian employees a compensation increase of about 3.2 percent. Of this, 2.9 percent would be an across-the-board increase in pay.

Representative L. Mendel Rivers (D.-S. C ) , chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, wrote into the fiscal 1967 military procurement authorization bill, H. R. 13456, a provision that retirees would get the same percentage increase in compensation which civilian employees of government receive. Rivers' proposal has been accepted by Secretary of Defense McNamara and the Bureau of the Budget, and Senator Richard Russell (D.-Ga.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is willing to go along with it.

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ATHLETICS

by Budd Thalman

I V T A R Y L A N D presented a major obstacle to -'-'-'- Navy's lacrosse and track teams as the Midshipmen approached their first major confrontation of the spring campaign.

The Terrapin stickmen, winners of five straight, appeared to have the best chance of derailing Navy's lacrosse express, which hopes to make it seven consecutive championships this year.

Coach Bill Bilderback's squad went down to defeat for the first time in 25 games on April 16th. The villain was the Mount Washington Lacrosse Club, which escaped with a pulsating 12-11 victory before an excited crowd of 5,000 in Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. It was the third win this season for the Mounts, who were unbeaten a year ago save for an 11-10 loss to the Midshipmen.

Despite the reversal, the Midshipmn have still won 21 straight collegiate games, going back to the 1963 Army finale, and rate a slight favorite in the weekend battie at College Park.

In track. Coach Jim Gehrdes' forces are eager to avenge a 59-41 indoor loss to the Terrapins, defending I-C-4-A indoor champions. The loss was the only blemish on Navy's 7-1 winter dual record.

By sports, the records stack up like this: Baseball 5-1-1, Golf 5-2, Lacrosse 3-1, Tennis 4-1, and Track 4-0. The lightweight and heavyweight crews had a disappointing debut on the Severn River. Princeton's visiting heavy and 150-pound eights swept a six-race program that opened the local rowing season. Navy's lightweights finished ahead of Rutgers, which also participated in the varsity and freshman 150pound regatta. The sailing squad won the Kennedy Cup in yawl competition but the dinghy team could do no better than a second and a third in the M.A.I.S.A. Spring Invitational and Owens Trophy Regatta.

The quick start in baseball was due largely to a much-improved performance at the plate.

After seven games, the team batting average was a lusty .301 with Don Eshleman's .389 average showing the way for the regulars. Eshleman, a pitcher in two previous varsity seasons, has been used at first and in the outfield this year.

Youngster Al Lemerande, a shortstop and third baseman, was hitting at a .387 clip while fellow newcomer Warren Spaeth showed a .379 mark. Other regulars over the .300 level included outfielder John Naye (.364) and first sacker Bill Dukiet (.348).

In the pitching department. Coach Joe Duff got excellent results from youngsters Rick Miller (2-0) and Rick Buchanan (2-0). Buchanan did not surrender an earned run in his first 8J4 innings of pitching. Miller gave up only four in 20 and % innings. Of the "veteran" hurlers, George Volkman (1-1) and Paul Bacon, both second classmen, were the most effective.

Navy's only loss in seven games was a 4-0 shutout by a strong West Virginia nine. The Midshipmen had defeated Dartmoutii, West Chester, Syracuse, Harvard, and Villanova. The tie was with Baltimore University.

Maryland and Penn State tripped the Navy golfers by identical 5-2 scores but Coach Bob Williams' linksmen still managed a sharp 5-2

record after seven matches. Navy's victims included Vermont, Dartmouth, Harvard, Bucknell, and Georgetown.

Captain T. R. Jones owned the best individual record on the squad with six wins in seven outings. Jack Diesing, Harry Buzhardt, and Ken Lovett all advanced through seven starts with 5-2 logs. Others to see action in the early season were: Leland Moore (4-1), Jim Kosmicki (4-3), Gary Schmidt (1-1), and Dan Moser (3-4).

A familiar name topped Navy's lacrosse statistics after easy wins over Washington College, the University Club, Princeton, and a narrow loss to Mt. Washington.

Jim Lewis

Photo by Whelan The man was Jim Lewis, Navy's two-time AllAmerican attackman considered by most to be one of the best ever to play the game. Lewis registered 11 goals and a like number of assists for 22 points. His nearest rival in the scoring column was attack teammate Owen McFadden, who combined 10 goals and 4 assists for 14 points.

The defense, weakened by the loss of three starters and goalie Dennis Wedekind, looked sharp in the first two games but showed the greenness somewhat vs. Princeton and the Wolfpack. Goalie Mac Ogilvie promises to be a good one in the nets before he graduates. Oglivie is a youngster.

Navy's first tennis win over Maryland since 1963 highlighted the early net season. The Midshipmen also decisioned Dartmouth, Colgate, and Syracuse but lost their first tennis match to Penn State in the 32 contested between the two institutions since 1911.

First class captain John Williamson and youngster Lance Home showed the way from a won-lost standpoint with identical 5-0 records.

Number one man Bill Burns was 2-3 against some of the stiffest competition in the East. Bob Chester (4-1), Dave Beard (3-2), and Wes Overton (3-2) were Coach Harvey Muller's other starters.

In doubles, the combination of Burns and Beard was the most effective for the Midshipmen. The combine won three of four matches.

Six other doubles teams had seen service as the Midshipmen prepared for a road swing to Cornell.

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A perfect 4-0 dual record in track was the target Navy offered in its big meet at Maryland.

The Midshipmen opened the season with a pair of victories in a triangular affair with Quantico and R.P.I, and tacked on convincing wins over Manhattan and St. John's.

While none of the early season performances were record-shattering, Dave Finch showed promise of a possible new standard in the javelin.

Finch's best toss of the young campaign was 223 feet, 3 inches.

Through the St. John's meet, the top performance in each event follows: Mile—Buzz Lawlor, 4:16; 440—Jay Prout, 48.5; 100—Bob Donohue and Tom Paulkie, 9.6; 120 high hurdles—Eric Houin, 14.7; 880—Ron Knode, 1:53.1; 220—Tom Palkie, 21.8; 2-mile— Greg Williams, 9:09; 440 hurdles—John Payne, 55.6; Hammer—Stan Holmes, 184'; Triple Jump —Larry Froistad, 44'3"; Long Jump—^Tom Paulkie, 23'5"; Pole Vault—Ron Holcombe, 14'; Shotput—Chris Swanson, 50'1"; Javelin—Dave Finch, 223'3"; Discus—Kuehn, 141'2", and Mile Relay—3:16.4.

BROWN NAMED TO GRID STAFF

Navy filled out its football coaching staff with the appointment of Sterling R. Brown, a Hofstra assistant for the past two seasons. Brown's selection was announced by Captain Alan R. Cameron, Director of Athletics.

The 27-year-old Brown fills the last of three vacancies created when Dave Hart and Doug Scovil left for head coaching positions at Pittsburgh and the University of the Pacific and Bill Neal joined Hart at Pitt.

Brown played at East Stroudsburg State College as a guard and linebacker. He was the 1960 grid captain of the Warriors. The new Navy coach won three letters in football, three in tennis, and two each in gymnastics and track as an undergraduate.

He was twice an All-Pennsylvania football choice and made the Littie AU-American team as a senior. He also played in the Gem City Senior Football Bowl in 1960.

After earning a B.S. in Health Education from East Stroudsburg in 1961, Brown served for two years as line coach, wrestling and tennis mentor, and assistant track coach at Sleepy Hollow High School in North Tarrytown, N. Y. He remrned to East Stroudsburg in 1963 to earn his Master's and joined the football staff as a line coach. After receiving an M.E. in Health and Physical Education in 1964, Brown moved to Hofstra University as an assistant grid coach and freshman tennis mentor.

SYRACUSE REGATTA

Oarsmen from 15 schools, including the Naval Academy, have been invited to row in the annual Syracuse Regatta of the Intercollegiate Rowing Association on Onondaga Lake, near Syracuse, N. Y., this coming June 18.

The IRA, which brings together the top collegiate eights from coast to coast, is the championship event of college rowing. Navy will be the defending champion in all three races.

The Regatta format calls for three races again in 1966, beginning at 3:00 p.m. Frosh crews will row two miles, while junior varsity and varsity boadoads will paddle three miles.

Bud Wilkinson, the former Oklahoma football coach who now heads the Lifetime Sports Foundation, will be the speaker at the Stewards' Dinner at the Hotel Syracuse, on Friday, June 17, the night before the Regatta.

More information on the Regatta and dinner can be procured through the Naval Academy Athletic Association or by writing the Syracuse Regatta Association, Manley Field House, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, 13210.

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NATO

Shipmate: Your feature story on NATO and the Atiantic Command was exceptionally well done, both in format and content. Admiral Moorer clearly and concisely set forth the importance of NATO's sea defenses and the various articles by odier NATO officers should leave no doubt as to the essential role of NATO in meeting the communist threat.

Regrettable, but quite understandable on the part of active duty officers, was the paucity of comment on the damage to the Alliance from the actions of the French as represented by General De Gaulle. As a former Chief of Staff to two distinguished SACLANTs, Jerry Wright and Bob Dennison, I have some knowledge of this subject and perhaps my inactive status will afford me the privilege of some comments on the disruptive actions of the French.

There is an old French saying that what is good for France is good for the world. If this is true we are now witnessing its truth in reverse; for what France is doing now is neither good for France nor the world. In plain language, France is defecting from NATO—at least temporarily— after a series of annoying actions which culminated in its recent decision to remove all French forces from NATO command and to ban NATO forces and installations from France unless they are placed under French command.

Shordy before the annual ministerial meetings in Paris in 1957, I relieved Page Smith as Chief of Staff to SACLANT. Upon my arrival in Paris I arranged for a round of calls on top civilian and military NATO representatives. During one of these calls a high ranking non-U. S. official made the observation that the success of the alliance depended on a thorough understanding of its purpose. One wedge in the unity of the alliance, he told me, might well result in the collapse of the entire structure.

The first heavy swing at that wedge was taken when De Gaulle pulled his Mediterranean naval forces out of the NATO command structure and placed them in what he called a "cooperative status." Admiral Wright sent me to Paris to confer with SACEUR on the implications of that action.

Prior to my appointment with General Norstadt, I talked with the senior French Naval officer attached to his staff, Admiral P. Barjot. Barjot, now deceased, was a highly capable flag officer and who, although a loyal Frenchman, had a full appreciation of the adverse significance of that drastic action. In fact, he made no effort to conceal from me his distress over the decision which he said had been made despite unanimous disagreement with it by every high ranking military officer present at a meeting during which De Gaulle announced his intention.

Barjot told me that De Gaulle was displeased with what he considered the relatively minor role of French officers in the principal NATO military commands and staff assignments vis-a-vis the United States and British officers. This view, he said, was shared by many French officers. (I know that such a view was prevalent among the French because Admiral Ed-_ard Jozan, an old friend and associate of mine in Vietnam, told me the same thing later at a dinner in Paris. Jozan cited SACLANT's staff specifically as an example where a United States Admiral, a British Vice Admiral and a United States Vice Admiral held the top positions with a French Captain CKcupying a relatively low position.)

I pointed out to Barjot (and also to Jozan) that the size of the force contributions to the alliance had an important bearing on the status of Naval positions and this was probably also true

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in Army and Air Force assignments. I said that whenever France was disposed to augment their force contributions in proportion to what the United States and Great Britain were contributing, I was quite confident that favorable consideration would be given increasing the French command and staff assignments. Barjot knew and understood this basic fact. De Gaulle either did not or he refused to accept its validity.

The most recent decisions of De Gaulle are very sad and very dangerous in respect to the future of the alliance. NATO's structure still stands but there is a serious crack in its foundation which, of course, is its unity. If this crack should result in the collapse of our great alliance, the result will be the greatest victory to date of the Communists and that without firing one bullet or triggering a single bomb.

Such a tragedy would place Western Europe in a precarious position. The consequences to the Free World would be incalculable. There is no better way to express the implications of such an eventuality than to quote Admiral Jerauld Wright who long ago warned the NATO Council that the defense of Europe, the defense of North America and the defense of the North Atlantic Ocean were equally important and mutually dependent, one upon the other. "To succeed in the defense of one," he said, "we must succeed in the defense of all three; for to fail in one will be to fail in all three."

The remaining NATO nations would do well to heed that eloquent statement lest it become prophetic. NATO's future has never been more shaky.

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lutky Bag of BOOKS Harlan Cleveland, THE OBLIGATIONS OF POWER: American Diplomacy in the Search for Peace (Harper and Row, New 'Vork & London), 168 pp., 14.50, was to come out on 27 April 1966.

Mr. Cleveland, present U. S. Ambassador to NATO and on leave from Syracuse University, is a Rhodes scholar, a former editor and publisher of The Reporter magazine, and from 1961 to 1965, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Offairs. A full review of this volume will be in the next issue. Of significance is his description of the new military man as represented by commanders of U. N . peacekeeping forces whose roles have become that of parlayers with strength, moral and military, rather than managers of violence.

Henry E. Eccles '22, MILITARY CONCEPTS AND PHILOSOPHY (Rutgers Univ. Press, 1965), 319 pp., $9, is the outgrowth of lectures on strategy and logistics given from 1953 to 1963 at the Naval War College and other military educational institutions. Rear Admiral Eccles, USN (Ret.), the founder of the systematic study of naval logistics, has two other books to his credit, OPERATIONAL NAVAL LOGISTICS (1950) and LOGISTICS IN THE NATIONAL DEFENSE (1959).

Bliss K. Thorne, THE HUMP: The Great Himalayan Airlift of World War II (Lippincott, 1965), 188 pp., profusely illustrated, $5.50. Now that the transport plane, by the dictum of Mr. McNamara, is no longer the stepchild of the U. S. Air Force, look for more volumes of this character. They are needed.

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ROUND TURN One of the great ships in U. S. Maritime history was neither a warship nor a merchantman but a yacht that served as both. AMERICA in 1851 secured the famed AMERICA'S cup for the United States and this nation has since retained it against all competition. The AMERICA herself was sold in England and returned only as a blockade runner during the Civil War. After capture she became a most efficient blockader, then became a practice cruise ship in the squadron that Admiral David D. Porter gathered at the Naval Academy after the war. She fell into the possession of General Benjamin F. Butler through a legal shennanigan in prize law, but through efforts of Alumni she was at last in 1921 obtained permanently for the Academy. However, in the penny-pinching decades that followed she was neglected and in the husde and bustle of World War II abandoned and forgotten.

Had foresight instead of neglect been her lot, midshipmen today might be sailing her as they did a century ago.

Shortly after her victory in 1851 the following poem appeared in the New York Tribune: T H E YACHT AMERICA

At Cowes the Royal Squadron lay.

Their shadows on the blue wave gleaming, From their high masts above the bay, The meteor flag of England streaming.

And Britain's Queen and court were there.

To see the victory that would follow When England's canvas caught the air, And beat all other nations hollow!

Another flag is on the gale, A Yankee craft and Yankee skipper.

And as she spreads her ample sail The fleetest there cannot outstrip her; Ahead she runs, they toil behind, 'Tis all in vain they seek to whip her.

The Stars and Stripes are "on the wind," And none may touch the matchless clipper.

The race is done, the prize is won, The cliffs of Britain, white and horay.

Survey the deep whose billows leap Round many a high old promontory; But never now shall Neptune bow, (As minstrels feign in mythic story).

The Lion's day has passed away.

The Stars appear in cloudless glory.

When Stevens left Columbia's shore.

He vowed to win the silver flagon.

And he has won it, what is more A feat Americans may brag on.

The beating England nobly bore.

Nor sought with vain deceit to shroud it, But when the famous race was o'er With honest frankness she avowed it.

The author of this piece was Charles Graham Halpine (1829-1868), poet, journalist, politician, soldier and humorist whose pseudonym, "Private Miles O'Reilly," became a byword during the Civil War. He was also father and grandfather of two Naval Academy alumni, Nicholas J. L. T. Halpine, '73 and Charles G. Halpine. '16.

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ACADEMIC CONTROVERSY A reporter for a Washington, D. C , morning newspaper has been writing a series of articles maligning the academic standards of the Naval Academy and impugning the judgment and integrity of the Academy's administration. Some out-oftown newspapers, without benefit of factual information, have picked up the story and carried editorials or articles exaggerating the minor faults of "the system" and omitting any mention of its splendid accomplishments. Other newspapers, true to objective reporting, have stated the case factually. But we fear much damage has been done because of normal public reaction to devour every word of a shock story (particularly if it is aimed at military authority) and to skip lighdy over the prosaic truth.

We will not descend to a nit-picking contest with a crusading reporter whose prejudiced viewpoint is based on information received from an unhappy young professor who had long since been notified his one-year contract at the Naval Academy would not be renewed. With full confidence, we await the report of the accreditation committee of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools which has completed its decennial survey, and the annual report of the Board of Visitors scheduled to convene at the

Academy on 29 April. We anticipate favorable results, but should the reports include constructive criticism, as well they might, there is every reason to believe the critical portions will receive prompt and corrective attention.

The Naval Academy is not all-perfect; no college, no organization can claim that Utopian state.

Where problems exist at the Academy they are known to the authorities and are being corrected as rapidly as sound, mature judgment dictates. In the recent few years, the Academy has undergone a tremendous evolution in both academic organization and in the curriculum. In this transition period, problems were bound to occur despite the t)est advanced planning and thought of outstanding naval officers and educators. These problems, temporary and minor in substance, are being solved.

Our Naval Academy is unique—it is neither university nor trade school—it is the one and only U. S. Naval Academy. It is not in competition with Johns Hopkins to produce doctors, with MIT to produce physicists, with Harvard or Yale to produce lawyers, with seminaries to produce clergymen, nor with the Berlitz School to produce linguists. It is not in competition with any of the great universities to produce outstanding graduates in industry or civilian professions (although we

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can point with pride to Academy alumni who have attained national and international distinction in these areas).

The Academy exists for one purpose—to produce professional, dedicated, career officers for the Navy and Marine Corps, the hard core of our officer personnel upon whom the country must rely in times of national emergency. It is the duty of the Academy to insure these officers are militarily well trained, physically well trained, and academically broadly educated to perform any of the varied duties to which an officer may be assigned in peace or war. The scholarly young men who today comprise the Brigade of Midshipmen are receiving that balanced education and training.

History has proved the Naval Academy of yesterday accomplished its mission with distinction; time will prove the Naval Academy of today, adjusting to the challenges of this nuclear and space age, is maintaining that same superb standard of accomplishment.

W. F. FITZGERALD, JR.

Rear Admiral, USN (Ret.) Executive Director, U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association

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OFFICERS President— V A D M . WILLIAM R . SMEDBERG. Ill, USN (Ret.) '26 (8367), Washington,

D.C. Vice President (Eastern

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MR. HANSON W . BALDWIN '24 (7405), New York, N.Y.

Vice President (Central Area)— MR. JOHN F . GORDON "22 (6330), Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

Vice President (Western Area)— RADM. MARSHALL W . W H I T E , USN '34 (11548), San Diego, Calif.

Past President— ADM. WALTER F . BOONE, USN (Ret.) '21 (5735), Washington, D.C. Executive Director— RADM. W . F . FITZGERALD, USN (Ret.) 7 1 (5912), Annapolis, Md.

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CAPT. E M I L SAROCH, JR., USN '45 (17376), USNA, Annapolis, Md.

At Large (To serve until Spring Meeting 1966) CAPT. W . S . BUSIK, USN '43 (13565)

M A J . G E N . J. N . HART, U S M C

(Ret.)

•25 (7864) RADM. E . B . FLUCKET, USN '35

(11861)

V A D M . R . B . PIRIE. USN

RADM. GORDON L . CASWELL, USN

(7380)

RADM. L . S . KINTBERCER, USN (Ret.)

•32 (10515) EDWARD

L . BEACH,

CLIFFORD

USN

COOPER.

'27

'39

CAPT. PAtn. R. SCHRATZ, USN "39

USN

(Ret.)

"26 (8197), Annapolis MR. L . D . PARADIS '35 (12090), Boston CAPT. E . K . ZITZEWITZ,

USNR

"25

(7966), Chicago CAPT. NELSON W . PICKERING,

USNR

(Ret.) '08 (3169), Connecticut RADM. CURTIS S . SMILEY, USN (Ret.)

'23 (6952), Coronado RADM. OSCAR H . DODSON, USN ( R e t )

'27 (9147), Detroit

CDR. HARRY D . TRAIN, II, USN '49

(20423) From Local Chapters (To serve until Spring Meeting 1966)

CAPT. A. J. GREENACRE, USN

1966

(Ret.)

(13436) S.

(Ret.) '27 (8653)

MAY,

CAPT. D . J . WALSH. USN

(9015) (To serve until Spring Meeting 1968)

(13221) RADM.

'26

R A D M . H . B . MILLER, USN (Ret.) '24

(Ret.) '27 (9125)

CAPT.

(Ret.)

(8189) (To serve until Spring Meeting 1967)

LCDR. E M M E T T R . QUADY, USNR

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(15800), Los Angeles RADM.

BEN S . CUSTER, USN

(Ret.)

•26 (8549), New York RADM.

J.

A.

ROBBINS,

USN

(Ret.)

'30 (9912), Peninsula CAPT. JOSEPH C . SNYDER, USNR (Ret.)

'30 (9980), Philadelphia VADM.

FRANK

T . WATKINS,

USN

(Ret.) "22 (6359), Seatde VADM.

H . B . JARRETT, USN

(Ret.)

•22 (6670), Washington, D.C. I

NOT ANALYSIS—EXPERIENCE! Every spring with the tulips somebody raises the problem of experience versus the magic man with the numbers in the myriad mazes of the Pentagon. A letter from a deeply disturbed reader gives us an excellent chance to kick a few ideas into the open. First let's choose some key examples from history where the effect of experience or technology was decisive.

Joe Alsop suggests, in From The Silent Earth, that in the Greek Bronze Age the experienced Pylian fighting men armed with highly developed bronze weapons were wiped off the face of the earth by unskilled Dorians using iron swords so crude they had to be bent back into shape after a few whacks. However, iron, being common, was available to everybody; scarce and highly complex bronze was restricted to the military elite. The inferior weapon, cheap and in large numbers, beat the superior, numerically small and costly elite force. In this case, neither quality nor experience appeared adequate to prevent total defeat.

In the fifth century B.C. the Persians with traditionally large, well-trained and experienced armies again succumbed to a Spartan Army concentrating on an elite corps with advanced tactical formations and highly refined offensive and defensive weapons. Each Spartan required 72 pounds of equipment. It took seven serfs in the rear ranks to keep him headed in the right direction. Though the investment per Spartan was very high, his great combat effectiveness was proven in combat— a case of quality and technology over "experience."

Long after the fall of the Roman Empire the armored knight appeared on the scene. He r e - ' quired 200 pounds of hammered plate for himself and his horse and again a large retinue to keep him in the saddle. But only 30 days and 70 knights were required to conquer the entire kingdom of Sicily. Later still, at Crecy, the new and cheap longbow in the hands of a few dozen English archers brought down 1500 French knights and lords. In time, the musket and black powder challenged the longbow, not because it was superior; it wasn't. It had less range, less accuracy and a lower rate of fire. But it was cheaper in equipping troops, required less accuracy and hence less training. Massed gunfire was wanted, which led to virtually all modern infantry tactics. All this happened merely because arrows were expensive and experienced archers difficult to train.

The House Armed Services Committee recently restated the above dilemma in modern terms. "No one would argue that nuclear propulsion is not better on a ship-for-ship basis but in view of the increased cost, the question really is, which is the better—to have fewer nuclear ships, each one somewhat superior, or more conventional ships of lesser capability for the same investment?"—which brings us right back to the bronze and steel swords.

Experience teaches us to buy quality; experience with cost effectiveness analysis teaches us not to buy quality when quantity will produce greater effectiveness, or vice versa. A POLARIS missile, delivered, costs 2 or 3 times as much as a MINUTEMAN. It is the high survivability of a POLARIS which makes it extremely attractive on a cost-effectiveness criterion. The job for all analysis, whether based on experience or a computer, is to free the decision maker from questions which can be resolved by analysis, leaving to him the more difficult questions which can be resolved only by judgment.

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HOMECOMING 1966 This year's homecoming weekend at the Naval Academy will be Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the 21st, 22nd and 23rd of October.

Classmates, old friends and shipmates will be expecting you to join them in the round of festivities and events. The football game scheduled for 22 October is with the College of William and Mary. Mark the dates on your calendar and watch for further announcements.

ADMIRAL JACKSON, CENTENARIAN Shipmate thanks Capt. Paul B. Ryan '36 for the following account of his 10 April 1966 call on Adm. Jackson at the latter's home in Coronado.

To visit with Admiral Richard Harrison Jackson, class of '87, is to look back into history. Oft interviewed as the Academy's oldest living alumnus (his 100th birthday will have been celebrated on 10 May), he recalls events which all of us know only from history books.

Lucid, alert, speaking in the soft accents of his native Alabama, the Admiral is a fount of information on the Old Navy.

His career of 47 years personifies the adaptability on which the U. S. Navy has always prided itself. His service went from sail in 1883 to command of the U. S. Batde Fleet in 1926.

The Admiral described operations off Chile in 1889 with "Fighting Bob" Evans; alluded to the famous typhoon at Apia, Samoa, in March 1889 when six U. S. and German warships were wrecked; recalled the Battle of Santiago where he was awarded over $500 in prize money, and topped it off with an eyewitness account of the Pearl Harbor attack on 7 December 1941!

Admiral Jackson's birthday will be properly celebrated by Naval Academy Alumni and various civic organizations in the San Diego-Coronado area and a report will appear in the June-July issue of Shipmate. This present account outlines a few of the highlights recalled in an hour's conversation.

The talk was studded with famous names. For example, the Superintendent when he graduated was Commander William Sampson who not only later became a famous admiral but also Ensign Jackson's father-in-law. He served under men trained by Farragut and studied strategy with Mahan.

Admiral Jackson entered the Academy from Alabama only six years after the Reconstruction era when the Federal Army of Occupation was withdrawn. Was there any feeling of antipathy between the students from the North and South.?

"Not a bit," affirmed the Admiral. "The Civil War was over and done with." He recalled with amusement a naval cadet from Massachusetts, one Michael Pigott for whom he had a warm regard.

SHIPMATE COPY DEADLINE Issue June-July, 1966 Aug.-Sept., 1966

Copy Due at Alumni June 1 Aug. 1

House

One hundred years by the calendar, ever-young in spirit, and timeless in the hearts and memories of your host of friends and shipmates, you are an inspiration to all of us.

Your distinguished naval career followed by your significant contributions in civilian affairs has marked you for all time as a truly great American.

You are a shining symbol to all of us; we are proud to be fellow-alumni of such a great naval and civic leader.

To you we extend our warmest greetings and respect. May you enjoy all good health, joy, happiness and continued pleasant living—a reward you so justly deserve.

Sincerely,

NAVAL CADET to

W. R. SMEDBERG, III

FOUR-STAR ADMIRAL

Vice Admiral, USN (Ret.) President

FLEET ADMIRAL NIMITZ A letter was received from RAdm. John McN. Taylor, Commander Western Sea Frontier, giving many facts concerning the final years and weeks of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz' life. In Being shipwrecked in USS TRENTON during a typhoon at Apia Harbor, Samoa, in March 1889 part, he wrote: "Before his death, Fleet Admiral Nimitz was was an experience in which Naval Cadet Jackson distinguished himself by leading the crew up the attached to my command, the Western Sea Frontier, for administrative purposes. His official posimizzen mast in the midst of the storm when the tion on the active list of the Navy was 'Special sails had been lost. There hundreds of men formed Assistant to the Secretary of the Navy.' For the a human sail, enabling the ship to clear the reef last two years Mrs. Taylor and I were privileged before becoming partially grounded alongside to have been next-door neighbors of Fleet Admiral another ship—a much preferable situation. Because and Mrs. Nimitz; and I was privileged to be an of his distinguished performance of duty. Naval honorary pallbearer at the funeral on 24 Feb. Cadet Jackson was promoted to the rank of ensign by a special act of Congress in 1890. The bill "It was Fleet Admiral Nimitz' own wish that was given a fair wind by Majority Floor Leader he be buried on the west coast at the Golden Gate William McKinley of Ohio who later, as President, National Cemetery, San Bruno. His connections became the ensign's Commander-in-Chief. with this area were very close, having served with the University of California as its first professor of These are but fleeting glimpses into a full and fascinating life, but they convey a picture of one naval science and later as a regent. Following his tour as Chief of Naval Operations, he has lived who possesses an amazing capacity to absorb the in Berkeley and on Yerba Buena Island since July best out of life. The Admiral is living proof that 1948. salt water and sea air must promote a long and happy life. More importantly, perhaps this fine "Fleet Admiral Nimitz requested that a Protesgentleman's sense of scale and of values has tant Navy Chaplain conduct a special military brought him to the century mark. He epitomizes funeral, and that such members of his Naval Acadhis philosophy by counseling, "Count your age by emy class as could do so be included among the friends, not years!" honorary pallbearers. Adm. Raymond A. Spruance, Life at the Academy was strict but pleasant.

Capt. Alvah B. Court, Capt. Robert L. Irvine, Admiral Jackson remembers an exchange visit to Capt. Earl R. Shipp and Cdr. Henry A. Orr, all West Point which convinced the Annapolis men retired, were the members of the class of '05 who The President of the Alumni Association has were able thus to participate. The Chief of Chapthat life at Crabtown was preferable to the Prusaddressed the following letter to Admiral Jackson. lains, RAdm. James W. Kelly, conducted the sian-like rigors endured by the kaydets. service.

Hazing at the Academy in the 1880's was not Dear Admiral Jackson, excessive—despite Congressional investigations and As President of the U. S. Naval Academy "President Johnson made available his own jet edicts making it a dismissal offense. The first class Alumni Association and on behalf of our alumni aircraft to transport the official party from and to ran the regiment much as they do now. The old throughout the world, I extend sincere congratu- Washington: Secretary Paul Nitze; the Chief of lations and all good wishes to you on the great SANTEE (later to be replaced by the REINA MERNaval Operations, Admiral McDonald; the Comoccasion of your one hundredth birthday. mandant of the Marine Corps, General Greene, and CEDES) was the temporary home of malefactors.

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many others. Lt. Gen. James L. Richardson and Lt. Gen. W. K. Martin were the senior representatives of the U. S. Army and U. S. Air Force, respectively.

"Special flights from Southern California, Hawaii, and the Pacific Northwest brought other distinguished officials and veterans who fought under Fleet Admiral Nimitz' command in the Pacific. These included: Adm. U. S. G. Sharp, CinCPac; Adm. Roy Johnson, CinCPacFlt; Adm. R. A. Spruance, Adm. W. M. Fechteler, Adm. A. A. Burke, Gen. H. M. Smith, Adm. T. L. Sprague, Adm. A. D. Struble, Adm. F. G. Fahrion, Adm. H. D. Felt, Adm. J. S. Russell, Adm. J. M. Will, Adm. S. S. Murray, Ambassador (then Admiral) Jerauld Wright, Adm. A. G. Ward, U. S. Representative, Standing Group NATO, and many others.

"Although the weather conditions had been unsetded, the 24th was beautiful and sunny. All agreed that the special military funeral was in keeping with Fleet Admiral Nimitz' own preference for simplicity, and yet sufficiently impressive to honor such a distinguished and beloved American. The gravesite is well located near the main gate, but inconspicuous. All headstones at Golden Gate National Cemetery are of the same size and shape; and Fleet Admiral Nimitz' is no exception to the rule. It is inscribed with a circle of five stars, name, rank, and dates of birth and death.

His wartime Amphibious Commander, Adm. Richmond Kelly Turner, is buried nearby, with Mrs. Turner.

"Mrs. Nimitz' stamina and courage inspired the admiration of all. Despite the constant care she devoted to her husband since his first illness in November 1965, the ceaseless worry about his condition, and the demands of such a large funeral, she has borne up amazingly well and is now living in Berkeley at 2606 Benvenue Ave. Her roof-top apartment with its spacious deck enables her to see the breathtaking view of the Bay and Berkeley hills which she and her husband loved so much.

Mrs. Nimitz feels very much at home in this environment where she is among old friends, and where the Nimitz name is as respected as any in California or U. S. history.

"The Regents of the University of California have recendy named the NROTC Wardroom in Callaghan Hall, on the Berkeley campus, the 'Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Room." The concept of suitably developing and distinctively furnishing the room was enthusiastically supported by the Chief of Naval Operations and the Director of Naval History Division. The furnishing of the room was made possible by priceless memorabilia from the Nimitz family, and donations from those who served under Fleet Admiral Nimitz, those who had the good fortune to know him personally, and those who believe in the exceptional merits of the project. Official dedication of the Room has been rescheduled for 28 April.

"Those who would have wished to send flowers, but were prevented from doing so by the circumstances, have made contributions toward the cost of furnishing and maintaining the Nimitz Room, or to the Chester W. Nimitz Fund, at the University of California's Scripps Institute of Oceanography, La Jolla, Calif. The latter fund permits Scripps Institute to grant scholarships to worthy students who wish to pursue the science of oceanography."

RECOLLECTIONS

OF FLEET ADMIRAL

NIMITZ

The Director of Naval History has Fleet Admiral Nimitz' extensive correspondence, other documents and memorabilia. He would like to add as much as possible to this priceless collection and therefore will appreciate the receipt of any recollections, copies of correspondence, reminiscences or comments about Fleet Admiral Nimitz during any part of his career.

RAdm. E. M. ELLER

Director of Naval History Navy Department Washington, D. C. 20350 M A Y ,

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LAMENT OF THE

O.D.

I am supposed to run this ship, But her course I cannot vary.

I'm not allowed to change her speed.

Though I'm alert and wary.

I'm not allowed to shoot the guns, The whisde I can't blow.

No matter how wet and cold I get, I cannot go below.

I can, of course, stick out my neck And have the watch sweep down the deck; But even in this I'm circumspect.

And always a little leary.

I'm not allowed to set the clock, Nor even "make" the bell.

But let the damn thing hit a rock.

Then see who catches hell I R. S. ROBERTSON '09 TO THE W A S H I N G T O N

POST

The following letter, written by VAdm. W. R. Smedberg, 111, USN (Ret.), President of the Alumni Association and one time Superintendent of the Naval Academy, was addressed to the Editor of the Washington Post and published in that paper on 6 April.

Dear Sir: Many of us in the Washington area have been reading with interest, and some nausea, some of the critical comments in the Washington Post about the Naval Academy and its academic standards. The Academy has been undergoing the regular examination of the Middle Atlantic Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, which takes place every few years for most colleges and universities for accrediting purposes as a matter of routine. The Post staff writer seems to indicate that he has some advance dope on what they are going to report, "that Annapolis needs to deemphasize military and athletics and put greater emphasis on the academic program. . . . The view that students are not working to academic capacity also is expected to be supported by the accreditation committee. The group, it was learned, has concluded that midshipmen are not achieving what their counterparts in civilian colleges are."

To that last sentence, which I suspect has been taken way out of context, if it exists in the report at all, I think all Naval Academy graduates will say, "Thank the Lord!!" We know, first of all, that the Naval Academy is not a university or a civilian college; that it is a naval school, whose sole purpose is to produce career Naval and Marine Corps officers. The history of this country and of our Navy shows that the Naval Academy has done a pretty good job in this respect.

Further, the record shows that of those who have gone into other endeavors, in science, in business, in other professions, even including education. Naval Academy men have established top marks. 1 think then, that we can continue to be proud of our present-day midshipmen, their Superintendent and their instructors and professorsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;both officer and civilian. We need not be ashamed that the midshipmen are not "achieving what their counterparts in civilian colleges are"; rabble-rousing on college campuses, burning their draft cards, protesting because they are told they should not use obscene language, rebelling against constituted administrative university authorities, and openly reviling our Country's foreign policies and spitting and trampling on her flag. As long as our Academy continues to teach submergence of self in dedication to Country, integrity of character, and loyalty, both up and down, we'll have our pride in her. Too many young college smdents today are not taught about our traditions and what they have meant to this Country. Few Naval Academy graduates ever forget Stephen Decatur's proud toast in 1816: "Our Country! In her intercourse with foreign nations, may she always be in the right; but our Country, right or wrong."

%m Call ABBOTT, J O H N STRONG (CAPT USN RET ' 0 3 ] , 16 M a r . ' 6 6 , C o r o n a d o , Calif.

BARNARD, JAMES HILLS (RADM USN RET ' 3 6 ) , 19 A p r . ' 6 6 , San M o t e o , Calif.

BULLARD, GEORGE CLOUGH (RADM USN ' 3 8 ) , 14 A p r . ' 6 6 , R a d f o r d , V a .

CAPRON, WEBSTER ALLYN (COL ORD USA RET ' 1 0 ) , 2 4 M a r . ' 6 6 , A s h e v i l l e , N . C. COOK, HAROLD EARLE (CAPT USN RET ' 0 1 ) , 8 Oct. ' 6 5 , U S N H , Chelsea, Mass.

CORBUS, J O H N (RADM USN RET ' 3 0 ) , 2 2 M a r . ' 6 6 , U S N H , O a k l a n d , Calif.

GALLOWAY, CHARLES EITHEL (LTJG USN ' 6 3 ) , I A p r . ' 6 6 , A A ofF USS FORRESTAL n e a r Gibraltar.

GARCIA, GEORGE EDWARD (LCDR USN RET ' 3 0 ) , 3 0 Dee. ' 6 5 , L a k e p o r t , Calif.

GIESELMANN, ADOLPH OTTO (CAPT USN RET '19), 25 M a r . '66, Vollejo, Calif.

GRANT, VERNON

FRANCIS

(COMO

USN

RET

' 1 7 ) , 9 M a r . ' 6 6 , U S N H , Pensacola, Fla. HUNTER, FLOYD W I L L I A M , JR. (MAJ USAF RET ' 4 1 ) , 2 9 J a n . ' 6 6 , B a m b e r g , S. C. JACKSON, J O H N PARKER (CAPT USN RET ' 0 1 ) , I I M a r . ' 6 6 , W a s h i n g t o n , D. C. KELLY, R I C H M O N D KENNETH ' 2 1 , 2 8 M a r . ' 6 6 , Brick T o w n , N . J .

LAWS, RICHARD LEE (LT USN ' 6 2 ) , 3 A p r . ' 6 6 , AA, N. Vietnam.

LEUTZE, TREVOR W I L L I A M ( R A D M SC USN RET ' 9 7 ) , 2 5 A p r . ' 6 6 , W i n t e r P a r k , Fla. McCULLOUGH, RICHARD PHILIP (RADM USN RET ' 0 4 ) , 2 2 M a r . ' 6 6 , U S N H , P h i l a d e l p h i a , Pa. McKENNA, W I L L I A M FRANCIS, JR. (ENS USN ' 6 5 ) , 3 A p r . ' 6 6 , Pensacola, Fla. PILCHER, MARSHALL R A Y M O N D (LTCOL USMC ' 3 0 ) , 2 3 Feb. ' 6 6 , U S N H , San D i e g o , Calif.

PINNEKER, JERALO LEE (LTJG USN M a r . ' 6 6 , A A , S. V i e t n a m .

'63),

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POWER, HARRY DOUGLAS (RADM USN RET ' 2 0 ) , 14 M a r . ' 6 6 , Santa B a r b a r a , Calif.

PRESSEY, GEORGE W A S H I N G T O N (RADM USN '32), 21 Apr. ' 6 6 , Tripler A r m y Hospital, Honolulu.

RANDOLPH, W I L L I A M FREDERICK ' 4 2 , 18 M a r . ' 6 6 , Corvallis, O r e .

REYNOLDS, FRANK FARIES (LCDR USNR-R ' 1 1 ] , 11 A p r . ' 6 6 , USNH, Bethesda, M d .

ROSSI, LOUIS FRANK (LT USN ' 5 9 ] , 2 9 ' 6 6 , off N . W . Coast of I t a l y .

Mar.

SCHWARTZ, WALTER W I L L I A M , JR. (CAPT USN ' 4 5 ) , 9 A p r . ' 6 6 , Oceanside, Calif.

SEDAR, DEAN DELWIN (ENS USN ' 6 5 ) , 2 6 M a r . ' 6 6 , A A , M e r i d i a n , Miss.

STARKUS, CHARLES JOSEPH (LCDR USN ' 2 7 ] , 10 Oct. ' 6 5 , M a s o n City, l a .

RET

STENGEL, SIMSON CARL (CAPT CEC USN RET ' 1 4 ) , 1 M a r . ' 6 6 , Los G a t e s , Calif.

WEBB, J O H N CRAWFORD (CAPT USNR-R ' 2 0 ] , 10 A p r . ' 6 6 , U S N H , Bethesda, M d .

W O O D H U L L , ROGER BLAKE (CAPT USN RET ' 3 7 ) , 5 Feb. ' 6 6 , USAFH, O r l a n d o AFB, Fla. HAROLD

EARLE COOK

'01

Capt. Harold E. Cook, USN (Ret.), died of cardiac failure at the Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass., on 8 Oct. 1965.

Capt. Cook was born in Annapolis, Md., and was graduated from the Naval .Academy in 1901.

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During his 35 years of naval service he was awarded the Navy Cross during World War I, the Sampson Medal, the Cuban Pacification Badge. He retired in June 1936 but was recalled to active duty in June 1941, and served until June 1945.

For duty as commander of the Naval Ammunition Depot at Fort Mifflin, Philadelphia, he was awarded a commendation and citation.

He is survived by a daughter, Miss Lorna C. Cook of 200 Reservoir Road, Chestnut Hill, Suffolk, Mass.

he was sent to Europe. He had service at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md., and was deputy commander of the Rock Island Army Depot, 111., from 1935-36, then commanded a supply depot at Honolulu, where he was stationed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He then was in command of the Ogden Arsenal, Utah, also a relocation depot and storage depot nearby.

Following the war the depots were used to receive equipment marked for assignment with the United States. For his services he was awarded the Legion of Merit. Following his retirement in JOHN PARKER JACKSON '01 September 1946 he and his wife, the former Mary Capt. John P. Jackson, USN (Ret.), died at his Osborne, lived in Asheville. home in Washington, D. C , on 11 March. Private In addition to his widow who lives at 146 graveside services with full military honors and Woodland Place, Asheville, he is survived by two interment were in Arlington National Cemetery. daughters, Mrs. Leo H. Heintz of Wood Acres, Capt. Jackson was born in Newark, N . J. He Md., and Mrs. Spencer M. Adams of Philadelphia; attended Groton and Princeton University before eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. entering the Naval Academy, from where he was His father and a brother, both Army captains, had graduated in 1901. In 1907 he served as flag lieu- been killed in action in the Spanish-American tenant to Adm. C. H. Stockton who commanded War. a special service squadron, and was aide to Adm. Raymond P. Rodgers, then president of the Naval FRANK FARIES REYNOLDS ' 1 1 War College. He also served as aide to Adm. John LCdr. Frank F. Reynolds, USNR (Ret.), died C. Fremont in USS MISSISSIPPI, commanded USS of lung cancer at the Naval Hospital, Bethesda, on JENKINS, then was assistant naval attache in Rome 11 April. Interment was in Arlington National just prior to World War I. During the war he Cemetery. commanded the troopships LOUISVILLE, MATSONIA LCdr. Reynolds was graduated from the Naval and ARTEMIS, and later served as a member of the U. S. Naval Commission in Brazil for two years. Academy in 1911. He served in the Vera Cruz campaign and was awarded the Victory ribbon He was awarded the Navy Cross, the Spanish- with silver star for services during World War American Campaign Medal, the Mexican Cam- I, when he was stationed in Brest, France. He paign Medal and the Liberty Medal. He was re- later was assistant port engineer in Tampico, tired for disability in 1927, but was recalled to Mexico, and during retirement years he joined the active duty in January 1942 when among his Public Works Administration as a consulting engiassignments was that of Navy Representative on neer and smdied law and was admitted to the bar the Prisoners of War Board. He again retired in in Virginia and Washington.

April 1945.

He was recalled to active duty in August 1940 He is survived by his widow, Dorcas MacLaurin and served in Newfoundland and San Francisco; Jackson, and a son, Schuyler W. Jackson, a para- in 1945 he served as a lawyer on the staff of the trooper who was awarded the Silver Star and the Judge Advocate General of the Navy. He was Bronze Star for gallantry during World War II. born in Clayton, Del. Botii live at 2840 McGUl Terrace, N.W., WashHe is survived by his widow, Clara, of 3561 S. ington, D. C. Stafford St., Arlington, Va.; a son, George F. Reynolds, and a daughter, Mrs. Marie L. Pierce, RICHARD PHILIP McCULLOUGH '04 and two grandchildren.

RAdm. Richard P. McCullough, USN (Ret.), died at the Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, on 22 SIMPSON CARL STENGEL ' 1 4 March.

Capt. Simpson C. Stengel (CEC), USN (Ret.), Adm. McCullough, who was born in Bound died in his sleep on 1 March at his home in Los Brook, N. J., was graduated from the Naval Acad- Gatos, Calif. Services were held at Arlington emy in 1904. He served during World War I National Cemetery. when he commanded the converted yacht CEYCapt. Stengel was born at Jefferson, Wis., and DONE in the Mediterranean, and sank a submarine was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1914. during enemy attack on a convoy between Algiers He served in USS MICHIGAN, USS CHATTANOOGA, and the Balearic Islands. and attended the Naval Postgraduate School at He served on the staff of the Commandant, 12th Naval District, with headquarters at San Fran- Annapolis and Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute. He served at the Naval Station, Pearl Harbor, and in cisco, and in the office of the Chief of Naval Headquarters, Third Naval District, and at the Operations. He was appointed security officer for Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, N. J., then at the the Office of War Information and assisted in developing security programs for other govern- Naval Station, Guam.

Following duty at the Navy Yard, Philadelphia, ment agencies. he had duty at the Naval Training Station, NewAdm. McCullough first retired in January 1932 port, and at the Navy Yard, Boston. During but was recalled on 1 Dec. 1939 and served until World War II he served in Headquarters, First June 1945 when he again retired in the rank of Naval District, and at the Marine Barracks, Quanrear admiral. In 1933 he studied law at Stanford tico.

University. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for his work as director of intelliHe is survived by his widow, Beatrice, of 25 gence for the 12 th Naval District, and also held Mariposa Ave., Los Gatos; two sons, John A. the British Distinguished Service Order, and the Stengel and Richard H. Stengel, and a step-daughItalian and Mexican War Order. ter, all of Los Gatos.

WEBSTER ALLYN CAPRON '10 Col. Webster A. Capron, USA (Ret.), died at his home in Asheville, N . C , on 24 March.

Graveside services and interment were in Arlington National Cemetery on the 29th.

Col. Capron attended the Naval Academy with the classes of 1909 and 1910, then resigned and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U. S. Army in 1908. He attended the Army Artillery School at Ft. Sill, Okla., and was stationed there until the closing months of World War I when 46

He was awarded the Legion of Merit by Fleet Admiral Nimitz, in the name of the President, "For exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service as Atoll Commander, Majuro, Arno and Aur Atolls, Island Commander and Commanding Officer, Naval Air Bases, Majuro, from 6 Feb. '44 to 26 Sept. '44. . . ." He also held the Bronze Star Medal.

He is survived by his widow, Lucy, of 307 Interbay Ave., Warrington, Fla. JULIAN BENNETT NOBLE '19 Cdr. Julian B. Noble, USN (Ret.), died on 22 Dec. at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Los Angeles, after a long illness. Following cremation his ashes were consigned to the Pacific with full military honors.

Cdr. Noble was born in Timpson, Tex., and was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1919.

During his active service he qualified in submarines and commanded the 0-12; he later qualified as an aviator and served in that branch for many years. His sea commands included USS ROPER and USS BRIDGE and he served as a special assistant to Charles Edison, Assistant Secretary of the Navy. In 1941 he was executive officer of the SALT LAKE CITY; he retired in 1942 due to physical

disability.

His death was commemorated by an official certificate from the White House, signed by President Johnson, in recognition of his naval service.

He is survived by his widow, Jeanne, of 26857 South Yale, Hemet, Calif., and two daughters.

HARRY DOUGLAS POWER ' 2 0 RAdm. Harry D. Power, USN (Ret.), died of a heart condition in a hospital at Santa Barbara, Calif., on 14 March. Services were held in All Saints-by-the-Sea Chapel in Montecito, with interment in Santa Barbara Cemetery.

Adm. Power was born in Buford, Ga., and was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1919 with the class of 1920. He served 33 years in the Navy, with duty in World Wars I and II. He commanded USS BIRMINGHAM at Iwo Jima and Okinawa, and an attack transport at Guadalcanal.

Other duties included that of public relations director for the Navy Wartime Training Project, including 33 colleges in eight southwestern states.

He was awarded the Silver Star and Bronze Star Medals.

His last assignment prior to retiring in July 1949 was professor of naval science at Tulane University. From 1950-65 he was manager of the Santa Barbara Better Business Bureau, and was a member of the Salvation Army Board of Directors, the Executive Board of the Mission Council, Boy Scouts of America, and at the time of his death was president of the Santa Barbara Chapter of the Alumni Association.

Survivors include his widow, Maryon, of 855 Woodland Drive, Santa Barbara; three sons, the Rev. William T. Power of Marysville, Mr. Dixon D. Power of Seal Beach, and Mr. H . Douglas Power of New York City; a daughter, Mrs. Harold Doulton of Santa Barbara; a stepson, Mr. Roger A. Smith of Santa Barbara; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Samuel McCool of Lompoc and Mrs. Brenda Dean of Santa Barbara; a brother, two sisters, and 11 grandchildren.

JOHN CRAWFORD WEBB ' 2 0 Capt. John C. Webb, USNR (Ret.), died at die VERNON FRANCIS GRANT '17 Naval Hospital, Bethesda, on 10 April. Memorial Como. Vernon F. Grant, USN (Ret.), died of a services were held at the Warner E. Pumphrey heart condition at the Naval Hospital, Pensacola, Funeral Home, Silver Spring, Md., with private interment. on 9 March. Interment was in Barrancas National Cemetery.

Capt. Webb was born in Detroit, Mich., and Como. Grant was born in Chicago, 111., and was was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1919 graduated from the Naval Academy in 1917. He with the class of 1920. He served in USS N E W served during World War I, and was retired on HAMPSHIRE, MURRAY and MAHAN until his resigna1 July 1939 but was recalled to active duty and tion in 1925. He was employed by the Merrimac served throughout World War II, when he again Chemical Co. as a research engineer, then worked retired in April 1946. in insurance and as a broker in Boston. He was SHIPMATE

graduated from the Harvard School of Business in 1927 in the field of statistics, studied psychology at George Washington University in 1946, and agriculture at the University of Maryland in 195354.

After being recalled to active duty in 1939 he served intermittendy in the Bureau of Personnel (finances); he initiated and trained the first comptroller type organization in the Navy. He also served in Admiral William F. Halsey's Third Fleet. On 3 Sept. 1945 he participated in the surrender ceremonies of the Japanese garrison on the island of Yap. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal.

Capt. Webb lived with his family at Chilly Hills Farm at Gaithersburg, Md., where he had grown corn, alfalfa and organic vegetables since his retirement in 1952. He was active in Montgomery County political, education, and civic work.

Survivors include his widow, Helen, of Route 1, Gaithersburg; a daughter, Mrs. Susan V. Errickson of Spokane, Wash.; two sons, John Crawford Webb, Jr., of Gaithersburg, and Hugh Geoffrey Webb of Rockville, Md.; two sisters, and six grandchildren.

He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from City College of New York, majoring in arts, and his Master's degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in naval architecture.

He is survived by his widow, Joan, of 17 Fieldcrest Lane, Brick Town, N. J.; two sons, LCdr. Richmond K. Kelly, Jr., '54, and Mr. George Edwin Kelly, and a daughter, Mrs. L. E. Williams,

Jr. ALEXANDER M A R T I N K O W A L Z Y K ' 2 7

RAdm. Alexander M. Kowalzyk, USN (Ret.), died on 20 Feb. in San Francisco, Calif. Services and interment were in Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno.

Adm. Kowalzyk was born in Ansonia, Conn., and was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1927.

He served in USS WYOMING, and in USS

HELENA on the Asiatic Station. He attended the Naval Postgraduate School at Annapolis from 1933-34, and served in an Eagle boat at Perth Amboy, N . J.; had duty in USS TENNESSEE, then became assistant professor in the NROTC at the University of Oklahoma.

CHARLES WILKES ' 2 0

Cdr. Charles Wilkes, USN (Ret.), died at die Naval Hospital, Annapolis, on 10 March, following a lengthy illness. Services with full military honors were held in the Ft. Myer Chapel, with interment in Arlington National Cemetery.

Cdr. Wilkes, a native of Charlotte, N . C , was a graduate of the Naval Academy in 1920; until his retirement in 1947 he spent his naval career in the submarine service. Following graduation he was chief engineer in USS GILMER in Smyrna and the Near East, and as a lieutenant was commander of Roger 10, Honolulu, which was awarded the Batde Efficiency Pennant.

Following duty at the Naval Academy as an instructor in the Engineering and Science Department, he had duty as commander of S-32 in China and the Philippines; from 1933-34 he commanded S-48 in the Panama Canal Zone, and served in USS PORTLAND, then became inspector of naval material at Pittsburgh.

During World War II he commanded USS MEDUSA, then was commanding officer of the Submarine Base at Kodiak, Alaska. His last command was the USS BRIAREUS. He was connected with the Maxwell Frozen Foods Co. in Southern California, taught briefly at BuUis Preparatory School, and was chief engineer with the FranklinSimon Department Store and the Hay-Adams Hotel in Washington, D. C.

Alexander Martin Kowalzyk '27

During World War II he had combat duty in USS CINCINNATI, and was convoy commander

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J O H N CORBUS ' 3 0

RAdm. John Corbus, USN (Ret.), died at the Naval Hospital, Oakland, Calif., on 22 March.

Graveside services with simple military honors and interment were held at Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno.

Adm. Corbus, a native of Vallejo, Calif., was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1930. He served four years in USS CALIFORNIA, then attended Submarine School, New London. He served in S-10 at Coco Solo, C. Z., and in R-10 based at New London. After completing an ordnance engineering course at the Naval Postgraduate School, Annapolis, he was executive officer of USS STURTEVANT on neutrality patrol off Central America.

He then commanded R-3, which was turned over to the Royal Navy in Nov. 1941, then S-24, conducting several patrols off the west coast of South America before turning it over to the Royal Navy.

(He became known as the "Bundle Carrier.")

He joined Submarine Squadron 50, subsequendy based at Rosneath, Scodand, following the invasion of North Africa. While in command of USS HERRING on patrol in the Bay of Biscay he sank a German U-boat, for which he was awarded the Legion of Merit. He then served on the staff of Commander Submarines 7th Fleet, and later commanded USS BOWFIN and received a Letter of Commendation for sinking a freighter off Palau.

In BOWFIN he was awarded the Navy Cross for wiping out a convoy of three ships and two destroyers, blowing up a dock and two ships, and sinking two other ships by gunfire.

in the destroyers LIVERMORE and WINSLOW in the

European theatre for the duration of the war. He headed the NROTC at Duke University from 1945-48, then commanded USS BEXAR, was District Intelligence Officer for the Fourth Naval District, Philadelphia. He served as assistant chief Cdr. Wilkes' naval service was a family tradiof staff of the Third Naval District, New York tion dating back to 1818 when his great-grand- City, then as Chief of Staff until his retirement in father, RAdm. Charles Wilkes, entered the Navy 1957. as a midshipman and in 1838 commanded the He received his Master's degree in education first U. S. Exploring Expedition. During his life- from Stanford University, and taught for a time time four of his cousins were also in the Navy: at Palo Alto. He was a member of the California VAdm. John Wilkes, Capt. John Wilkes Rankin, Teacher's Assn. He was holder of the Legion of RAdm. Charles Wilkes Styer and VAdm. William Merit.

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He is survived by his widow, Lillian, who is now living at 2318 Spruce St., c/o Mrs. E. Survivors include his widow, the former Mary Glen Sharpe, of 660 Americana Drive, Apt. 24, Wygant, of Philadelphia, Pa., and a daughter, Barbara Anne, of Philadelphia.

Annapolis; two daughters, Mrs. Donald E. Woolley of Upper Montclair, N. J., and Mrs. Justin A. CHARLES JOSEPH STARKUS ' 2 7 Miller, Jr., of Quonset Point, R. I., and a sister, LCdr. Charles J. Starkus, USN (Ret.), died of a Mrs. Stanley W. Black, Jr., of Chariotte, N. C. heart attack in Mercy Hospital, Mason City, Iowa, R I C H M O N D KENNETH KELLY ' 2 1 on 10 Oct. Services were held in the First MethMr. Richmond K. Kelly died on 28 March, and odist Church at Sheffield, Iowa, with interment in was buried in Brielle, N. J., near the home he had Arlington National Cemetery. lived in for the past few years.

LCdr. Starkus was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1927. He was born in Northampton, Mr. Kelly was a graduate of the Naval Academy Mass. He served in USS RELIEF, USS KANAWHA, in 1921, and resigned in 1929 as a lieutenant in and at the Naval Training Center, San Diego, and the Construction Corps. He held the Victory Ribbon with Clasp for \Vorld War I services. He was was Commander, Landing Craft Infantry Group 40, Flotilla 3. He took part in the invasions of associated with the Tidewater Oil Co., first as Okinawa, the Solomons, the Marianas, and the marine manager, and retired a few years ago as a Philippines during World War II. He also served vice president of the company.

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as personnel officer, gunnery officer and commanding officer of LCI Groups and Flotillas during his 23 years naval service. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, among other decorations.

Following retirement in January 1947 he made his home in Sheffield, where he was in the hardware and appliance business, and operated a greenhouse. He was a past commander of an American Legion Post, past president of the Sheffield Community Club, a member of the Masonic Lodge, and was Scoutmaster of the Sheffield Boy Scout Troop.

He is survived by his widow. Bertha, formerly a lieutenant, junior grade, in the Navy; a son, Charles John, of Sheffield; two brothers, Anthony and John Starkus of Northampton; three sisters: Mrs. George Adams of Southampton, Mass.; Mrs. David Macy of Cleveland, Ohio, and Miss Gertrude Starkus of Northampton.

John Corbus '30

In Oct. 1944 Adm. Corbus served on the staff of Commander Submarine Force Pacific Fleet, then as operations officer until the end of the war.

A tour as naval inspector of ordnance at Arma Corp., Brooklyn, N . Y., was followed by duty as Commander Submarine Division 81 at New London. In July 1948 he was named Assistant, 47

then Officer-in-Charge of the Submarine School.

Two years later he commanded the newly formed Submarine Squadron 7 at Pearl Harbor, then served on the staff of Commander Submarines Pacific Fleet.

After graduating from the Naval War College, Newport, R. I., in 1954, he commanded USS WRANGELL. He was retired on 1 March 1958, having developed diabetes, and became a technical research writer for McLaughlin Research Corp., Washington, D. C , for two years. In 1963 he moved to Santa Rosa, Calif.

Surviving are his widow, the former Alice Cameron Kirdand, granddaughter of the late RAdm. W. A. Kirdand, class of 1856, who lives at 5160 Hall Road, Santa Rosa; a son, Mr. William R. Corbus of Arlington, Va.; a daughter, Mrs. A. R. Abel of San Francisco; four grandchildren, and a brother, Mr. William Corbus of New York City.

CLARENCE ALOYSIUS FLEISCHLI ' 3 3

Dr. Clarence A. Fleischli died of a heart attack at his home in Springfield, 111., on 28 Jan. Services were held at the Blessed Sacrament Church, with interment in Calvary Cemetery.

Dr. Fleischli was born in Springfield, and was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1933. Following his resignation in June he attended Northwestern University Medical School and received his Medical Degree in 1938. He served his internship at St. Luke's Hospital and his residency at the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary in Chicago, and started practice in Springfield in 1940 in the field of ophthalmology, serving 25 years.

He was a member of the Illinois State Medical Society, the American Medical Assn. and the Central Illinois Society of Ophthalmology.

He is survived by his widow, Martha, of 1725 Wiggins Ave., Springfield, and a daughter, Katherine Elizabeth.

GEORGE CLOUGH BULLARD ' 3 8

RAdm. George C. Bullard, USN, died of a heart attack on 14 April at his summer home at Radford, Va., where he was spending Easter leave. Services with full military honors were held at the Naval Academy Chapel, with interment in the Naval Academy Cemetery on the 18th.

Japanese aircraft before being shot down himself in 1944 over the island of Truk. After swimming many hours in the ocean he was captured by the Japanese and repatriated in 1945.

From 1945-48, Adm. Bullard was aide to Adm. Arthur W. Radford, then served as commanding officer of Patrol Squadron Seven. In 1953, while serving as operations officer in USS BENNINGTON, he was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroic conduct when the BENNINGTON experienced a series of violent explosions and fire.

Following duty as Atomic Plans Officer on the staff of the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, he served in the Atomic Energy and Guided Missile Branch, Joint Chiefs of Staff. He commanded USS RAINIER, then BON HOMME RICHARD. For sub-

sequent service with the Chairman's Staff Group, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he was awarded the Legion of Merit. Promoted to the rank of rear admiral in the summer of 1965, he reported for his last duty assignment, ComCarDiv 18.

He is survived by his widow, Mary Barton, of Quonset Point; two sons, George C. Bullard, Jr., and John Ingles Bullard; two daughters, Laura and Anne; his mother, Mrs. Maurice Bullard of Pompton, N. J., and a brother, Mr. Maurice Bullard, Jr., of Pekin, 111.

FLOYD W I L L I A M HUNTER, JR. ' 4 1

Maj. Floyd W. Hunter, Jr., USAF (Ret.), died of accidental carbon monoxide asphyxiation on 29 Jan. in Bamberg, S. C. Services with full military honors, and interment were in Arlington National Cemetery.

Maj. Hunter attended Bailey Military Academy, the Randies Preparatory School and the Naval Academy, class of 1941; he was graduated from Oregon State University. He received basic air force training at Santa Maria, Calif., and intermediate training at Moffett Field, and was graduated on 9 Jan. 1942 from Luke Field, Ariz. He was ordered to Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp. for test pilot training, and then became a test pilot for Lockheed and Douglas Aircraft. He and Richard Bong tested the first jet plane, the P-80 Shooting Star. Other planes tested and flown were die C-47, B-25, C-54, B-17. He served at Guam, Okinawa, Tokyo, Japan, and Burtonwood, England.

WALTER W I L L I A M SCHWARTZ, JR. ' 4 5

Capt. Walter W. Schwartz, Jr., USN, was killed in a four-car collision on U. S. 101 while en route from San Diego to Long Beach, Calif., on 9 April.

He was executive officer in the guided missile cruiser USS LONG BEACH, based at Long Beach.

Services were held at Fort Myer Chapel, with interment in Arlington National Cemetery.

Capt. Schwartz was born in Pordand, Me., and was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1945.

He was a tackle on the 1943 football team which won the Lambert Trophy. He later served for more than two years as a marine engineering instructor and junior varsity football coach at the Academy.

He first served in USS HALE, which participated in Leyte, Okinawa and the Japanese Mainland campaigns, then was a student aviator at Corpus Christi. He commanded USS VIGOR, was division commander of Mine Divisions 32 and 44, and attended the Naval War College. In 1960 he received his Master's degree in political science at Boston University. He was commanding officer of USS RENSHAW, and was in the Nuclear Power Training program from 1962-63; he was considered an expert in naval nuclear propulsion.

For services while serving in USS BEATTY, which took part in United Nations operations off the east coast of Korea, he received the United Nations Service Medal. He also held the Korean Service Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the Philippine Liberation Ribbon, and others.

Surviving are his widow, Rhoda W., and daughters, Margaret Ellen and Andrea Jean, of 1438 Willow Wood Dr., Norfolk, Va.; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. Schwartz of Pordand.

LOUIS FRANK ROSSI ' 5 9

Lt. Louis F. Rossi, USN, was drowned in a sailboat accident in a race off the islands of Elba and Corsica in the Mediterranean Sea. He was on active duty at the Italian Naval Academy at Livorno, Italy, on exchange duty as an instructor.

Lt. Rossi, a native of New York City, was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1959. Prior to his duty in Italy he served as engineer officer in USS WADLEIGH, and as executive officer in USS RIVAL.

After retiring in June 1960 from the Charleston Air Force Base he raised Anglo-Arab horses and taught equestrian; he was an authorized horse show judge in Virginia.

He is survived by two sons, Floyd W. Hunter, 3d, and Michael Chase Hunter; a daughter, Mrs. Deborah Herbel; parents. Col. Floyd W. Hunter (MC), USA (Ret.) of 212 Adahi Rd., S.E., Vienna, Va., and a sister, Mrs. Morris A. Esmiol, wife of Capt. Esmiol, USN '45.

W I L L I A M FREDERICK RANDOLPH ' 4 2

Mr. William F. Randolph died of pneumonia on 18 March at Corvallis, Ore., with services and interment in that city.

Mr. Randolph was a member of the Naval Academy class of 1942. He served as a lieutenant, junior grade, in destroyers in the South Pacific during World War II.

George Clough Bullard '38

Adm. Bullard was born in Manchester, N. H., and was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1938. At the time of his death he was Commander Carrier Division 18, based at Quonset Point Naval Air Station, R. I. A naval aviator, he served in the Pacific during World War II, in action over the Coral Sea and Midway; he was credited with shooting down four 48

For many years he was associated with the Boeing Co., and was vice-president of MacDonald Associates of Washington, D. C , San Francisco and Corvallis. At the time of his death he was division engineer for Evans Products Fiber Division, with headquarters in Corvallis. He was active in the Masonic Lodge and in several professional engineering societies.

Survivors include his widow, Mardi, of 1315 Spring Lane, Corvallis; two sons, William F. Randolph, Jr., and Nicholas Tibbetts Randolph; two daughters, Rae Krisann and Joan Marie, of Corvallis, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Randolph of Eugene.

Louis Frank Rossi '59

He is survived by his widow, the former Maria Theresa Proco of the Bronx, N. Y., and two daughters. Donna Marie 4, and Laura Ellen 2, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rossi of 1856 Edison Ave., Bronx, N. Y. RICHARD LEE LAWS ' 6 2

Lt. Richard L. Laws, USN, was killed in an aircraft accident on 3 April in North Vietnam. He was attached to VF-24 homebased at the Naval Air Station Miramar and was finishing his second S H I P M A T E

deployment in the Southeast Asia combat zone. He was flying an F-8 Crusader from USS HANCOCK when his plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire by the enemy.

Lt. Laws, who was born in Austin, Tex., was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1962. He is survived by his widow, Karen Wilcox Laws, and children, Richard Allen and Cheryl Lynne of 3693 Ethan Allen Ave., San Diego, Calif., and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Willard Laws of Rt. 1, Box 265, West Sacramento, Calif.

CYRUS SWAN ROBERTS '62 Lt. Cyrus S. Roberts IV, USAF, was killed in a military aircraft accident in Southeast Asia on 6 March. Services and interment were held in Arlington National Cemetery.

Lt. Roberts, who was born in New York City, was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1962.

He is survived by his widow, Katherine H. Roberts, and daughter, Katherine D., of 315 E. 80th St., New York City; his mother, Mrs. Katherine K. Roberts of New York, and his father, Mr. Cyrus S. Roberts, III, of Long Beach, Calif.

CHARLES EITHEL GALLOWAY '63 Lt. (jg) Charles E. Galloway, USN, died as die result of an aircraft accident while on a practice bombing flight near Gibraltar on 1 April. He was serving in Attack Squadron 112 on board USS FORRESTAL. Services were held at the Fort Myer Chapel, with interment in Arlington National Cemetery on the 11th.

Lt. Galloway was born in Evansville, Ind., and was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1963.

He was captain of the baseball team during first class year.

He is survived by his widow. Bertha Bernice, and a son, Glenn William, of 4410 42nd St. N.W., Washington, D. C , and his stepmother, Mrs. Erna C. Galloway of 1203 E. Gum St., Evansville.

JERALD LEE PINNEKER '63 Lt. (jg) Jerald L. Pinneker, USN, died as the result of enemy action in South Vietnam on 20 March. The aircraft he was piloting was observed to have crashed immediately after being hit by enemy fire.

Lt. Pinneker was born in North Platte, Neb., and was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1963.

He is survived by his widow, Kay Lavon, of 1509 26th Ave., Moline, III.; his mother, Mrs. Esther Brehn Pinneker of 3256 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., Milwaukee, Wise, and a brother, Reinold V. Pinneker of Bettendorf, Iowa.

WILLIAM FRANCIS McKENNA, JR. '65 Ens. William F. McKenna, Jr., USN, died on 3 April in the Baptist Hospital, Pensacola, Fla., as the result of an automobile accident on the 2nd.

Interment with full military honors was in Arlington National Cemetery.

Ens. McKenna was born in Meriden, Conn., and was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1965.

He was in basic training at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola.

Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William F. McKenna of 8004 Park Crest Dr., and a brother, Daniel J. McKenna, of Tacoma Park, Md., and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. McKenna of the home address.

DEAN DELWIN SEDAR '65 Ens. Dean D. Sedar, USN, died on 26 March at the Jeff Anderson Memorial Hospital, Meridian, Miss., as the result of an aircraft accident on the 18th. He was a student pilot on duty with Training Squadron Seven at the Naval Auxiliary Air Station at Meridian.

Ens. Sedar was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1965. He was born in Long Branch, N. J., and is survived by his mother, Mrs. Evelyn Eagstrom Sedar of 2017 Chestnut. Casper, Wyo. MAY,

1966

Dope Sec'y, RAdm. C. W. Fisher, USN (Ret.) P.O. Box 1101, Carmel, Calif. 93921 RAdm. Alfred G. HOWE was an honored guest at the annual West Point dinner for the Charleston area held in mid-March in Mark Clark Hall on The Citadel campus.

Admiral Howe was honored as the oldest Naval Academy graduate who resides in the Charleston area.

A letter from Alfy on 3 April stated: "I am enclosing a clipping from one of the Charleston newspapers that I thought may be of interest.

Regretfully, Generals Parker and Honnen were ailing physically and unable to be present. (Brig.

Gen. Francis Le Jau Parker '94 was oldest graduate of West Point in area.)

"My daughter, Mrs. Hilda Howe Edwards, accompanied me to the reception and dinner. The entire evening passed in good will and friendship with some mild raillery as to why I was deserting the Navy. I think Gen. Mark Clark set the feeling when he told me he liked the Navy very much; that it had always taken him where he needed to go, and then taken him away again. My daughter and I both found the evening pleasant and inspiring. . . ."

During the evening Rep. L. Mendel Rivers was made an honorary member of the West Point Society of Charleston and the West Point Class of 1935.

As Adm. Howe stated in the above quoted letter, the Charleston Branch of the Retired Officers' Assn. had previously, some months ago, made the Hon. Mr. Rivers an honorary member of the Association.

Capt. Louis P. Davis, USN (Ret.) Dresden Apartment 2126 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington, D. C. Commander Western Sea Frontier, RAdm. John McN. Taylor, has written a letter relating something of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz' final years with us and mentioning a few of the facts concerning the final services for this worldwide known and most respected officer. Because, in a matter of interest, it is not confined to the class of 1905 the letter will be found in the All Hands section of this issue.

Sec'y, Como. Harry A. Badt, USN (Ret.) Apt. 609, Blair House, 8201 16th St. Silver Spring, Md. 20910 A letter from Pat DONAVIN, who is on the move again, having changed his address from Sun Valley Lodge, Sun City, Ariz., to Casa del Rey Hotel, Santa Cruz, Calif. After 1 May he will start on his annual pilgrimage to the east coast. In early June he expects to be in Washington and then on to NYMA just above West Point, where he will present the Head Boy Medal and have his own reinstated. On 10 April he will attend submarine services in San Diego and states that he is the oldest submariner on the Pacific Coast. Just take it easy on that motor trip across the U.S.A., Pat, as we are looking forward to seeing you in Washington.

Glad to have a letter from Arnold H. VANDERHOOF dated 11 March in which he says that he has been persuaded by Haller Belt to do something newsworthy to help me hold down my job as class secretary. Thanks, Vandie. I trust that other classmates will get busy and send interesting news so I will not lose this good job.

I quote Vandie's letter verbatim: "Arnold H. Vanderhoof, Vandie, of Asheville, N. C , was recently reported to be at the Carolina Inn, Chapel Hill, N. C , for a few days in February and was seen driving about the countryside with Elizabeth Hazlett (Swede Hazlett, 1915). They were entertained at the Inn for Sunday dinner by Charlotte and Cary Magruder, who as usual are spending the winter there. The Magruders both seemed well and happy."

A nice letter from Vera Kemp, widow of our Dennis Kemp, who resigned in 1919 and died in 1954 at Corpus Christi, Tex. Vera is off on her annual visit to her son and family in Maplewood, N. J. She is a great booster for Corpus Christi and its wonderful climate.

BIRTHDAYS IN MAY Happy birthday to: KNERR, 79 on the 10th; STILES, 82 on the 7th.

Sec'y, RAdm. Harold C. Train, USN (Ret.) 1 St. Mary's St., Annapolis, Md. 21401 "Steve" STEPHENSON: I am saddened to announce that Steve's wife, Wanda, passed away on 20 March, in the Army Hospital, Fort Ord, Calif. Steve was with Wanda alone in her room when she passed away. She had suffered terribly during the past year. She became ill about a year after she and Steve attended the fiftieth anniversary of the class in 1959 in Washington and Annapolis.

The former Wanda Montwid, she was born in Yonkers, N. Y. She and Steve were married in 1957; they moved from Santa Monica to Carmel in 1959.

Funeral services were held in the Mission Mortuary, Monterey, on the 24 th followed by interment in San Francisco National Cemetery, Presidio of San Francisco, with Father Roger Dieudonne, Carmel Mission Basilica, officiating. Steve's son, Lt. Col. Harry W. Stephenson, Jr., USA (Ret.), now on the faculty of 'Trinity University, San Antonio, Tex., flew up to be with Steve. Cliff Van Hook represented the class at the graveside services; Jeannette Koenig, widow of Charlie Koenig, now living in Sausalito, Calif., also attended, as did several of their old friends in the San Francisco area. Steve is her only survivor.

Mildred Edith Brown WUEST: I deeply regret to report that Mildred died on 22 March in a convalescent home. Private funeral services were held in Benbough Mortuary on the 25th with interment in Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, where Dick, who died on 25 Jan. 1957, is buried.

Mildred was a native of Wisconsin. She and Dick were married in 1912 and had lived in Fallbrook, Calif., for many years. They had two sons, Lt. Robert R. Wuest, USNR, who died in a Japanese prison ship from bombing wounds in 1945, and Charies B. Wuest, a teacher with a B.A. degree. University of Pennsylvania, and a M.A., University of Toronto, who died in 1947.

Mildred was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church, Fallbrook, and the Red Cross auxiliary.

She formerly was active in St. Paul's Episcopal Church in San Diego. There is no immediate survivor.

FUNCTIONS Poco Smith wrote to me about Charlie Morrison being a "function," so I asked Charlie about it.

He wrote: "Really a 'Function' was any first time Midshipman who was attached to the Naval Academy but not to a specific classâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;as 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4thâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and could not be so assigned prior to the next graduation, which would create a vacancy for the formation of a new Fourth Class. It did not necessarily depend on his bout with maximum age limitation. It did in my case. Several of us candidates took the entrance exams in Washington 49

in April 1905. We returned to Annapolis, where we had been prepping, to await results. The results were posted at the Main Gate by 1 May. Those who passed and had principal appointments were permitted by the Superintendent, upon request, to take our physicals at the Academy immediately.

Those who got by these physicals were sworn in as Midshipmen, U. S. Navy, if we so desired, and granted leave by the Superintendent to expire at the Naval Academy on 10 June 1905.

"Several of our class were 'Functions.' To name some, besides myself, whom I can recall—^Fox, Oldendorf, Brown, Gunther, Koehler. There were others. On 10 June Olie and I met on the train coming into Annapolis. When we went through the Main Gate on the way to reporting, the U.S.N, on our suitcases could be read only from the rear.

Friends seemed so scarce. Later when we were greeted in the Armory by Corbiesier with 'AHTEN-TION: Gendemen of the New Fourth Class'—we did not bust the buttons off our awfully smelly white works because they had no buttons.

But we tried. We soon found out that our amount available was really a tidy littie sum, as it included PAY while we were on leave. Function? Not so bad."

In Poco's letter, he remarked that a Function was a rating even lower than a Plebe, if such a thing is possible, and that that was the last year of this species.

I have checked and can find no evidence that Functions existed after 1905. I have talked to several naval officers and when I asked if they knew what the word Function meant at the Naval Academy, no one had ever heard the term.

Poco SMITH: Poco has turned author and his first book, Midway, Turning Point of Pacific, is a superbly written book, very readable and a most accurate description of this batde. His flag was in the heavy cruiser ASTORIA and he had charge of the cruiser and destroyer screen of carrier YORKTOWN. He was never more than a few hundred yards from YORKTOWN and you might say he had a grandstand seat; he could see everything.

Poco, who was Chief of Staff to Admiral Kimmell, Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet, at Pearl Harbor, and one of the four flag officers at Midway, tells in his special style what happened in the Pacific theater from the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor to the prelude at Coral Sea and the historic Midway encounter.

His dedication of the book, "To the men who in the service of their country go down to the sea or under the sea in ships, to those who serve in the air, and to the patient women who hopefully await their return, this volume is proudly dedicated," is particularly appropriate.

It will be published by Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 201 Park Avenue Soudi, New York, N. Y. 10003.

The publishing date is 4 June 1966, the 24th anniversary of the Batde of Midway. The price of die book is $4.95.

BIRTHDAYS IN MAY Happy birthday to: HAXTON on the 2nd, MORRISON on die 3rd, ALEXANDER on die 14di, PEIRCE on the I4th, CARTER on die 17th, WEYLER on die 24di, GUILER on die 29th.

HAROLD TRAIN

Sec'y, RAdm. Charles J. Moore, USN (Ret.), 5509 Grove St. Chevy Chase 15, Md. Corr. Sec'y, Mr. Dorsey O. Thomas 725 West Boulevard, Kokomo, Ind. 46902 We regret to inform you that Col. Webster AUyn Capron, USA (Ret.), died in Asheville, N. C , on 24 March. He was a member of both the '09 and '10 classes.

Men in the Capron family have served continuously in the U. S. Army and Navy from the Revolutionary War to the present time. His father, a captain of artillery, was killed at Santiago, Cuba, 50

in the Spanish-American War. His brother Paul, a retired Marine colonel, passed away on 24 Jan. Please note the remarks about Web under Last Call in this issue.

Word comes of the impressive memorial service for Don BEARY in Coronado. In addition to the 1910 contingent of (Coronado and San Diego, Sid (Capt. Howard B.) and Hilda BERRY drove down from Long Beach. The graveside service in Annapolis was quite simple. Charlie MOORE flew in from Newport to attend. Don's two stepchildren brought the remains across the continent.

The message from the secretary-treasurer was a welcome announcement that the class of 1910 has contributed handsomely to the furnishing of the wardroom of the 10th Company of the Brigade of Midshipmen. The letters from the Superintendent and from the 10th Company Three Striper were very gracious.

The batde of Coronado school affairs waxes furious in the press of that community. Elizabeth Gray (Mrs. Gus) seems to be commanding the defending forces with distinction.

Bob MULNIX is putting on a one-man show of his paintings at the Rancho Bernado Inn and Country Club near San Diego.

Evelyn TRAYNOR is vacationing at Palm Springs—to get an improvement of the weather of Coronado. Can that be done.?

With the completion of this letter, your reporter gets underway to escort his daughter's new millinery to an Episcopal Easter service in New Jersey.

As Red REINICKE would close: "Chin, Chin"!

Sec'y, VAdm. R. M. Griffin, USN (Ret.) 3133 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington 8, D. C. Paul and Isabelle FOSTER have moved from River House, Arlington, Va., where they have lived for the past five years, to a home on the Tred Avon River near Easton, Md. Their address hereafter will be Route 4, Box 46, Easton, Md. Paul has recendy been invited by the State Department to join a Foreign Service inspection team to inspect one of the major embassies in Europe, including a study in depth of the operation of the United States Mission to the European Communities (The Common Market, Euratom, etc.), but he doubts if he will be able to accept because of a possible conflict of interest arising from his recendy renewed contract as a consultant to the General Atomic Division of General Dynamics Corp.

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Sec'y, Como, R. S. Wentworth, USN (Ret.) 1922 CarroUton Rd., Annapolis, Md. 21401

We have just heard with sorrow of the death of Carolyn Kerr, which occurred about 24 Feb. in Eugene, Ore., after a long illness. It is a great shock to all those who have known and loved her. Stoney and Carolyn had been married over 51 years. She is survived by Stoney and one son, Raymond, Jr., a graduate of the University of Washington, and a daughter, Jean Kerr Stevenson.

A charming, lovable lady.

Charlie LOCKWOOD has been under treatment at the Naval Hospital, Oakland, for a respiratory ailment. While there he suffered a mild stroke on 9 March. He is making satisfactory progress towards recovery.

Josh and Dorothy "VTENTER and the two boys.

Si and Peter, are spending a week at the Cancel Bay Plantation on St. Johns, Virgin Islands, trying to thaw out after the long cold winter.

Mammy and Margaret WEEMS have just returned (6 April) from a Mediterranean cruise in the SS ATLANTIC. They sent their granddaughter

to Edinburgh to take some courses at the University there.

Andy and June BENNETT are planning to visit their daughters in Washington and Newport this spring.

We have heard a faint rumor that Red PACE is planning to be married this spring.

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Exec. V. P., Paul D. Sleeper, Apt. 710 4545 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington, D. 0. 20008

The deadline for class news for the April issue of Shipmate was 10 March. I did not know of the deaths of our two fine classmates Hank Briggs and Ted McCawley in time for my regular news items but by phoning Ted's home in Villanova, Pa., and Hank's home and the hospital where he died in Massachusetts, and with the very fine cooperation and help of the Alumni Assn. at Annapolis, they informed me they hoped to get the Last Call notices and obituaries in the April issue which you have already received.

We all regret the loss of these fine classmates, and I have received letters from Ted's daughter and from his widow who writes, "Our children and I wish to express our thanks and appreciation for the beautiful gold chrysanthemums sent by the class of 1913 to the memorial service for my husband."

Our D. C. class luncheon was attended by Abbott, Davis, Doug Jones, Jupp, Jake Lee, and Sleeper; also by Crane, Davidson and Foote of A'13. Those present at A^13 luncheon were classmates Crane, Crittenberger, Davidson, Englehart, Foote and Johnson; also by Edgerton A'08, Maxwell A'12, Col. DuPuy, USA (Ret.), and by Helmick and Sleeper. We all enjoy these joint luncheons.

Roy DUDLEY has sent in a fine contribution to our class fund and I have sent to him the thanks of his classmates.

ARD writes, "Feeling more or less the same and hope everyone is 'in clover'."

CLARKE—"Still like it here in Sarasota but wish more classmates got down this way.^^ DuBOSE—"As usual I have asked Bill Jupp to represent 1913 at the spring meeting of the board of trustees of the Alumni Assn. in Annapolis.

Sorry to learn about Briggs and McCawley, but I fear that all of us are eligible. I am feeling fine now and hope the best for all.^^ DUDLEY—"Arrived home 28 March after tiiree months away, two in tropical Mexico. I appreciated the many letters I received after Win^s death. After a rough check I find that, since my retirement, she and I motored over 300,000 miles; no wonder how much I miss her. Expect to carry-on here in New Hampshire as my sister will run the house while I struggle in the garden.

Good luck to all."

HATCH—"Robbie and I are holding up with much vigor."

HUDSON—"I am still remembering our 50th and thinking a lot about our 55th in 1968! It won't be too long now. What kind of tentative arrangements are in the works.?" (Several classmates have suggested that we have two separate reunions for our 55th—one on the east coast, probably Washington, and the other on the west coast wherever that group decides; because we will all be somewhat older and the mass attendance at Homecoming in Annapolis would be tough on us. Please send suggestions. Also, as to time to have it—for the east, in Washington just before June week or just before Homecoming weekend— so that those who wished could go on to Annapolis—PLEASE, you west coasters, tell us your ideas? As Carvel Hall is no more, and accommodations would probably have to be made in various motels, it could not possibly be as good as our 50th where most of us were in Carvel and had SHIPMATE

a better chance to see each other. We should get started on arrangements. How about it?)

KEISKER, Mrs. H. E. (Louise)—"My new address is W. Mann St., Rogersville, Tenn.

37857."

GREENE, George Loomis, Jr.—The 1966 Alumni Assn. Register lists him as "Col., USARet., 12604 Ambaum Blvd. S.W., Seattle, Wash."

I wrote him a note but no reply. Has anyone seen or heard from or about him?

ROBINSON—"No real news here, but always our best to the gang."

RUBLE—"Have survived the winter but looking forward to some warm weather, long overdue."

THEBAUD—"Had a fine trip south and west.

Enjoyed short visits with Clarke and Margaret Withers in Beaufort and with Duby and Gertrude DuBose in Charleston, S. C. Called on Ken and Bridget Wallace but he was in hospital, tho with optimistic oudook. Also, it was fine to see Jasper and Tiny Wild; she especially looks fine. Tried to phone Dick Knight but no answer to call. Sorry we did not see more."

WHITE—"Had lunch recendy with Mildred (Mrs. Ellsworth) Davis at Boca Raton Hotel. She is making her annual tour to visit her daughters and grandchildren—Boca Raton, Los Angeles, Columbus, O., and she has a son who lives near her in Hartfird. I always look forward to getting our class news in Shipmate. My best to all."

I also received cards from Clarkson, Dillingham, Donahue, Grayson, Henderson, Thurston and Todd. All of above send their best wishes to all classmates everywhere, as I do.

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Sec'y, Cdr. Robert H. Maury, USN (Ret.) 208 Prince George St., Annapolis, Md. 21401 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Charles D. Swain, USN (Ret.), 10231 Vivera Dr., La Mesa, Calif.

You will see the bad news in the Last Call which precedes all of the class columns. It was quite a shock not long ago when Bea Stengel informed me that Schlitz had died in his sleep early in the morning of 1 March. A donation to the heart fund from the class of 1914 was sent in his memory to Los Gatos, Calif., which is their home. I received a very appreciative letter from Beatrice extending her thanks to the class.

Although I had not seen him for quite a few years we were very close friends. As a matter of fact, I was one of his ushers at the time of his first wedding not very long after we graduated.

If I remember correcdy, Carl (Da Da) BRYANT and "Fish" McDONALD were also ushers. At my present age of seventy-five and a half my memory is not too perfect and for that reason I can't recall the names of the others.

His first wife died about 1934 and in 1937 he married Beatrice. I have known her since 1910 as she was a very close friend of a very attractive girl friend of mine whom I was taking to the midshipmen's hops.

Speaking of my girl friend, mentioned above, I introduced Van Weems '12 to her and we became rivals. From that time on I did not have much of a chance! He made Walter Camp's second Ail-American football team, was on the No. 1 crew, and in addition to the above, he was the champion boxer and wresder of all the eastern colleges. All I did was to make the weak squad and remained on it during the entire time that I was a midshipman. However, as the old saying goes, "Everything is well that ends well." She married a civilian!

Regardless of the rivalry, Van and I have always been very close friends; as a matter of fact I am still working for him as chief instructor in his Correspondence School of Marine and Air Navigation.

In the April issue of Shipmate I gave you the sad news that Josephine Ferrell had passed away.

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but at the time that I submitted our column I did not know who the honorary pallbearers would be as the funeral had not taken place. They were CAREY, HALE, McGUIGAN, MAURY, PERRY and REDMAN. In connection with our column in the March issue of Shipmate relating to the sponsorship for 14th Company's wardroom I am very glad to say that the Superintendent extended the deadline until our class memorial committee could decide what to do about it. I am now very happy to say that the committee approved, and on 28 March Don ROYCE, who is the treasurer of the memorial fund, sent a check to the Superintendent for $414 as a starter. Incidentally, the committee also approved that we donate $114 annually for the upkeep. As you all will notice, the number "14'^ is quite conspicuous!

As all of us who attended our fortieth, fortyfifth and fiftieth reunions will remember, we always applauded the 14th Company just as it passed us during the special dress parade for the USNA alumni who were here for the annual Homecoming weekend. On all three occasions our class was grouped together in a section adjoining the reviewing stand; we were seated in very comfortable chairs and not in the bleachers.

A short time ago I received a most interesting and newsy letter from Dr. George OULTON who was formerly our classmate; his present address is 480 Cragmont Ave., Berkeley 8, Calif.

About seven years ago, due to arthritis, he had to give up his active medical practice and is now retired but is enjoying life very much.

George subscribes to Shipmate and for many years has been following very closely the latest news in our column. He sends his best regards to all classmates, and now I will quote how he ended his message to the class: "Tell them that my memories of them are of the happiest and most cherished.•• I recendy received a very cheerful letter from Deac HANS telling me that he became quite ill over a year ago, and that he remained that way for quite some months. He also mentioned that he is now well enough to play his daily 18 holes of golf each day, beginning at sunrise. However, he also gave me the news that since his illness he has not started to play the "19th hole,^' or anything pertaining thereto.

Most of you will remember our classmate, John HARMON, who resigned when we were midshipmen. I was very sorry to learn that not long ago he had broken his hip and will be laid up for many more months. He owns a very well-known concern in Sugar Hill, N. H. I know that his products are very good because I have received some of them including the maple syrup which is produced in that neck of the woods.

I received a very nice letter from the STECHERs a few days ago. Helen told me that although Bull has to watch his step due to the fact that they live on a very high hill he is getting along fine; he still weighs 190 pounds, and we all remember that he was the champion wresder in our class.

A letter from Bob CARY states that he is just recovering from an attack of flu but that he will soon be OK. The unfortunate part of it is that he had made plans to go to Europe on a business trip a short time ago but had to call it off due to his illness. However, the chief of staff and the treasurer of his company in Toledo, Ohio, substimted for him.

I believe that the idea of Paul Sleeper (class of 1913), who suggested his method to me about sending out self-addressed postal cards to all members of the class, has worked out quite well. You saw the replies from three of them in the April issue of Shipmate, and now I have several more to insert in our column: Phil and Margaret WEAVER, at the time of this report, are in the middle of a 10-day visit in Point Clear, Ala., after a very wintry season at

their home in Des Moines. They are staying at the Grand Hotel, on the American Plan, and as a result of the excellent food there he expects to be rather square by the time they leave.

Dick TRIPPE, who lives near Delray Beach, Fla., says that he is enjoying life very much gazing over the sparkling waters; that is when he is not golfing, fishing, writing or hoisting. He also gave me the good news that he may get to old Crabtown and splice a few with Hazel and me, this summer if possible. Incidentally, I spent five winters in that same area shordy after my retirement some years ago, and did the same things that Dick is now doing.

Wilder BAKER informed me that he, along with 40 others, flew to Alameda, Calif., to attend the funeral of Fleet Admiral Nimitz. He said that the funeral was very impressive, and that afterwards he had a chance to have a chat with Mrs. Nimitz whom he had known since 1921.

Carl BRYANT, at the time of this writing, is in Santa Barbara, Calif., where he and Betty are having a great time. Due to the fact that they wanted to escape the Maine blizzards, they made a trip to California last year and liked it so much that they repeated the trip this winter; they will return to their home in Ellsworth, Me., about the middle of May. Their son is production officer at the San Francisco Naval Shipyard.

On their way from Maine to the west coast they passed through Texas, and while in that area they stopped by and left a few odds and ends in the old USS TEXAS. This was his flagship when our forces invaded Normandy and Cherbourg.

While visiting the TEXAS he entered one of the compartments and saw a considerable number of items regarding ROOKS and his fighting ship, the USS HOUSTON.

About three weeks after receiving Carl's postal card stating the above information, I received a letter from him stating that I am correct regarding his being an usher at Schlitz's first wedding. Not only that but he was the best man in 1937 when Schlitz married Beatrice. As most of us will remember, the two of them were roommates during the entire four years at the Naval Academy.

The Joe ARNOLDS have recendy returned to their home in Coronado, after having spent several months in Honolulu. They were delayed for about a week as Joe had a touch of flu just before they were due to leave.

Henry BALSLEY wrote that he and Peggy are enjoying very much their home in Pebble Beach, where they have been living during the past few years. He believes that he made a very wise decision when they decided to move from the Virgin Islands where they had been living for some years after his retirement. He also mentioned that Deac HANS had recendy called on them and was full of pep in spite of his lengthy illness last year.

When Henry and I were midshipmen, his home town and mine were only 23 miles apart on the South Railway, and while on September leave we would visit back and forth.

He and Peggy called on us here in Crabtown not so very long ago and we enjoyed their visit very much, and before they said goodbye we all lifted our glasses and drank: A TOAST TO THE BEST OF THEM ALL, FOURTEEN! BOB

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Sec'y, Capt. J. G. M. Stone, USNR (Ret.) 248 King George St., Annapolis, Md. 21401

The March '16-'17 area luncheon at the Army and Navy Club was attended by Walt Calhoun, Frank Dean, Hot Hanafee, Jack Jenkins, Doug Spencer, Earnie Earnhardt, Billy Fechteler, Bill Hawthorne, Pete Merwin and Tony Ziroli who is over from sunny Italy. The spirits frumend and hop flowed freely.

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A large delegation (Walt Calhoun and Charley Noble) came down to Crabtown to change the date of our 50th from Oct. to 12-14 May, which they did. It made no difference to "old consensus" —your yeoman. Both months have their advantages. The class of 1911 is having its 55th this May. Many prefer May and accommodations are no problem. So pay heed and put it on your calendar. There will be at least one letter to all we can reach. Going over the register suggests that we should have about 90 including our gals. Anyone asking us in Crabtown to make reservations, please tell date of arrival.

Chippo and Edith RCXJERS have been in Washington for a few days. They are off to Europe where they intend to buy a car and roam for three or four months.

Hot HANAFEE and Rosa have gone to Europe and Hot reports in from Lisbon. They are on their way to Rome and expect to return in May. Hot really went over to brush upon on his dago—but he didn't say which one.

Ward DAVIS sent in the details about Jimmie Grant. He attended the funeral. Ward is toying with the idea of coming to Annapolis to live—we hope that he is serious about it. His presence would help even such an elite group.

Bo WELLS and Gayle left on 30 Dec. for an extended trip to the Far East—our Pinkerton man failed to report if they had returned yet.

Merrill and Elinore COMSTOCK are moving from La JoUa to Coronado. Look out, Coronado!

Connie and Anne FORSHEW are still in Mexico. Anne has a vast number of scrapes which are quite in style down there.

Spike and Kay FAHRION are coming cast in early summer for an extended visit, intending to spend a lot of time in Newport. Your slave has known Kay since she was two, he was grown then and she is now grown and married. How time marches on!

Red WORDEN is back home from Bethesda and much improved. They still don't know the cause of his illness.

On 2 April we had a little local 49th reunion at noon at 248 King George, Crabtown. Attending were: the Austins, Bradys, Calhouns, Doughtys, Deans, Kellys, Nino Gregory, Jack Jenkins, Headlees, Ross Collins (Mary is in Bethesda but wanted him to come—so like her). Smalls, Adelaide FuUinwider, Betty Price, Elsie Skylstead and Caroline Tobin. It was great fun, especially for the inmates of 248. Gird yourselves for our 50th.

Some people are so thoughtful. We get most of our west coast class news from Bunny Cochrane.

He and those in Crabtown inaugurated the '16-'17 get-togethers. After all '16 and '17 were thick as thieves—maybe we were. Anyway he put in his column about Kay Fahrion's mother's death. It should also have been in this column because your yeoman has known Kay and Fran all their lives and Fran's husband's grandparents, mother and father—were even present at the latter's wedding.

Also the Tottens—Bill's mother was Eda Totten.

The world is small, especially if you stay in one place.

Chuck KELLY is getting out of the wilderness and his eye operations were completely successful.

It has taken a load off local friends. You will see in the press that USNA is under investigation, shades of 1915, this time it's a communist dago ass't professor (get the pronunciation). It was always the dumbest instructors who gave the worst marks. No change on the risual! (Dear Abby, don't mention my name or where I went to school!)

CHANGE IN ADDRESS Reports of change in address and other communications concerning Shipmate, the Register, merchandise and other Alumni Association business should be addressed to the Alumni House, Annapolis, Md. 52

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Sec'y, RAdm. E. E. Dnvall, USN (Ret.) Apt. 755-B, The Westchester Washington, D. C. 20016

We have just learned HALLAND's new address: Judge Herman E. Halland, 1505 4th Ave., East, Williston, N. D. 58801; Swede is die judge of the Williams County Court of Increased Jurisdiction located at Williston. He has a daughter living in Arlington and expects to be here this summer and we hope that he will attend one of our first-Wednesday-of-the-month luncheon gatherings at the Army and Navy Club in Washington; which hope of course extends to other classmates headed this way.

Freddy HOLMES was in the Naval Hospital, Bethesda, recendy for a check-up but has returned home. Northing serious, we understand!

Fin FRANCE sent us a note that Jessie, Mike FLYNN's widow, was married on 12 March in Delray Beach, Fla., to Col. Donald MacGrath, USA (Ret.).

As previously mentioned, our 50th reunion will be held next year during the Homecoming weekend, which weekend will be later than usual, now scheduled for Friday, 20 Oct. through Sunday, 22 Oct., 1967. Navy plays William and Mary on Sat. 21 of that weekend. Preliminary plans for our 50th are in the making and will be made the subject of detailed bulletins at a later date. But now that the weekend for Homecoming has been fixed, it is suggested that your plans for next year be earmarked to include our 50th reunion, 20-22 Oct. 1967. Try to arrive in Annapolis in time to check-in and to attend the dress parade at 1530 on Friday. This event honors that class having its golden anniversary. Mark your calendars, please!

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Sec'y, Cdr. Scott G. Lamb, USN (Ret.) 241 Steeplechase Rd., Devon, Pa. 19333

On 20 March at 1:30 P.M. George DYER presented Midshipman Hardy, 19th Company Commander, with a plaque of the 1919 seal. Present for the ceremonies were DuVal, King, Adams, Thurber, Schildhauer, Lamb, Tarbutton, Fink, Callaghan, and Ansel. The 19th Co. wardroom is located on the 4th floor of what we knew as the second battalion area, in the old sick bay quarters.

It is tastefully furnished and they have the start of a fine service library, mosdy presented by '19.

Included are DUVAL's two books, Cadiz to Cathay and And the Mountains Will Move, together with his articles on Canal Policy and Mathew Foitaine Maury; Ernie HERRMANN'S Exterior Ballistics, Walter ANSEL's Hitler Confronts England, Leslie STEVENS' Russian Assignment, and George D Y E R ' S Naval Logistics.

Beany ADAMS was able to attend the ceremonies as he had just reached Annapolis as a member of the accreditating agency for the Naval Academy, the Middle States Assn. of Colleges.

Another •19er has broken into print. A pamphlet entided "Dye Plants and Dyeing" has been published by the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, containing 37 pages of textual matter by Etheljane SCHETKY. Copies for those interested may be obtained for $1.25 each by addressing the above mentioned organization at Brooklyn, N. Y. 11225.

On 23 Feb. the Central Islip State Hospital's Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center for Women was dedicated and named for Charlie POST, Secretary of the Board of Visitors of the hospital. This is a subject in which he has been interested for many years and to which his contribution has been significant. Congratulations, Charlie! (This item courtesy of Bill Ludlow and Walt Calhoun '17.)

Jimmy HOLLOW AY forwards a copy of SecNav Notice 5750 of 1 Jan. 1966 announcing successful completion of the fund drive on behalf of the National Army-Navy Museum to be located in

reconstructed Pemberton House (1775-1812) in Carpenters' Hall Court near Independence Hall in Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia. It is to be remembered that the class made a financial contribution to this effort. Jimmy and his lady expect re-retirement this fall and then to locate in Virginia.

A card from Clayton DEMAREST reports continued progress and re-learning to walk. He expressed appreciation for the many phone calls and visits from classmates.

Womp WALDRON advised that he and Adelaide would be in Washington for three days, beginning 14 April. They took their 15-year-old grandson to visit Annapolis and Washington.

Red SCHOEFFEL and Marcia will miss our May get-together as they plan on staying in Naples, Fla., until the end of May. Dan and Helen McGurl have recendy completed a 5-week, 5000-mile trip by car which took them to Naples, Fla., where they saw the SCHOEFFELS, then to McAllen, Tex., to visit a brother and to Houston to see a nephew and friends, to New Orleans for the Mardi Gras and then home. They report snow going and coming.

Dick CRAWFORD says he and Sarie will be at our 50th, "if our mailing address remains the same that long." Don't be a pessimist, Dick.

There's still a lot of life left in you.

Desmond SINNOTT did not attend the 19th Company wardroom presentation as he has recently been having trouble with his blood pressure and rest is indicated. (Des—see my note to Dick, just above.)

Carl and Eloise FINK planned a Florida trip on 2-26 April in celebration of their 40th wedding anniversary.

Mike WILLIAMS checks in with two good letters from Houston, where he keeps busy with his real estate business. He reports his health as excellent once again and "busier than a bee making honey." He remains quite active in patriotic organizations.

From Russ IHRIG: "I am today sending Carl a check to clear my dues. I hope there will be a similar reaction from the too many others who have simply overlooked it for too long." His letter was written from Oak Knoll Naval Hospital where he had major internal surgery in early March and is now recovering in fine shape.

Another fine letter from Yen CONEY, written at sea Haifa to Piraeus, said they would be home about 5 April. Yen reported visits to Colombo, Bombay, Suez, Alexandria, Beirut and Haifa with Piraeus, Naples, Genoa, and Marseilles still to come before disembarking at New York. He and Mila look forward to seeing all hands at our spring reunion in May and to entertaining classmates and their ladies on Sunday, 15 May, after chapel.

The DYERs will entertain, as usual, on Saturday, 14 May with a ct party at Simmerdown at 5 P.M. All classmates and their ladies present in Annapolis for the meeting are invited.

The FERGUSONS report in a very nice letter that they have seen Beauty MARTIN in Madrid, where he was visiting his sister-in-law. Forest SHERMAN'S widow, Delores. They attended a lovely ct party given by Delores, in Beauty's honor.

Beauty expects to return to his home in Memphis by 2 April. The Fergusons look forward to a week in Seville and a week in Lisbon, thence to Paris and the Low Countries, arriving home about July.

We saw Dulany DIERDORFF and Nellie STEVENS on 20 March when in Annapolis. They were among others who assembled at the Dyers following the presentation. Dulany is recovering beautifully, following her operation. Nellie was her usual ebullient self.

Watch the Naval Institute Proceedings in coming months for an article by George DYER entided "Landmarks of Amphibious Warfare, 19241944."

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1920 at Jubilee Farm.

Ray THURBER is having a '19 Lucky Bag rebound for presentation to the 19th Company wardroom.

Miriam BRYANT reports her return to Annapolis from a delightful month's cruise to the Med aboard the QUEEN MARY. She expects to be in

Annapolis for the May festivities.

Marjorie Colyear checks in from the west coast with a nice letter.

From the tenor of our monthly notes it would almost appear that our organization is composed solely of people living on the east coast and mainly in Washington or Annapolis. The reason is, of course, because so few from the west coast bother to drop a line to your secretary or other officers. Let's hear more from those on the west coast and other sections of the country.

Don't forget to return to your secretary the postal card enclosed with the Bulletin re your present thought on attending our 50th reunion in 1968.

Stew and Beth CROSLEY are rejoicing over the birth of a new granddaughter, Amanda Josefina, born to their daughter Betty Chase, wife of Victor G. Junquera, in New York City. Stew reports Beth to be progressing as well as can be expected from her twisted and sprained ankle.

Tomb and Jane SULLIVAN have both recovered from bouts with the flu.

Since the publication of the Bulletin and dues list, a number of checks for dues have been received but, in the main, they have been from the regulars who pay year after year. With our new commitment for the 19th Company wardroom, we are in continuing need for funds and M A Y ,

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our base is gradually shrinking as more and more pass on, so why don't you take a look at the list and if you find yourself in arrears, get off a check to Carl Fink.

Recendy received from Laurence SCHETKY is an interesting compilation of class statistics, since our entry to the Naval Academy. This is excellent material for the next Bulletin and Laurence's thoughtfulness in sending it is much appreciated.

Unfortunately the SCHETKYs will not be able to make our May reunion as the date conflicts with a meeting of the Herb Society of America, of which both are members and officers.

Word has just been received of the death of Adolph Otto GIESELMAN (Capt. USN, Ret.), of a heart attack in Vallejo, Calif., on 25 March. No details are available at the time of publication deadline.

Classmates will be saddened to learn of the death of George Dyer's mother on 19 March in Annapolis at the age of 90. She will well be remembered as a very lovely person; she was present at our annual informal reunions for many years, held at Simmerdown. She was particularly fond of our class and always marveled a bit that year after year we always gather together.

Mrs. DYER was the widow of Maj. Harry B. Dyer and grandmother of Maj. Brownlee S. Corrin, AUS (Ret.), Cdr. H. W. BURNETT, USN, and Cdr. C. Ray SMITH, USN. She is survived by her son, George, and 12 great-grandchildren.

Interment was at Arlington on 22 March. A letter has been received from George expressing thanks for the wonderful turnout of classmates and their ladies and for the lovely flowers from the class.

Sec'y, Capt. Roswell B. Daggett, USN (Ret.), P. O. Box 201 Annapolis, Md. 21404 We had a bang-up attendance of 32 at the monthly luncheon at the Army and Navy Club on 25 March as follows: Bassett, Browder, Bryan, Christmas, Crowe, Fred Cunningham, Curts, Daggett, Deringer, DeWeese, Fahrney, Greer, Hague, Savvy Harrison, Haugen, Hawkins, Hepburn, Holsinger, Korns, Lyon, Mansfield, Maxwell, Nibecker, Osborn, Page, Pearson, Clyde Smith, Stoddert, Swanson, Swanston, Thompson and Wachtler.

At this luncheon the nominating committee reported the slate of officers for the ensuing year consisting of: chairman, Jack Lyon; secretary, Ros Daggett; treasurer, Don Osborn, who are the incumbent officers. Election will take place at the April luncheon for a term of one year starting at the May luncheon.

In the Feb. issue of this column, classmates were requested to express preference, without delay, for the 50th reunion in 1969 to be held in May or at Homecoming in Oct. An early decision is deemed necessary to permit making reservations for accommodations at this time as hotel and motel space in and around Annapolis is in short supply. Since only nine had replied, with a majority in favor of May, Jack Lyon decided to put the question to the 32 present at the March luncheon for decision. The vote was 30 for May and 2 for Homecoming. Hence the 50th reunion will be scheduled for Fri.-Sun., 9-10-11 May 1969. \s, will be noted in the obituaries appearing in the All Hands section of this issue, we have lost 53

two more classmates. Charies WILKES died at the Naval Hospital, Annapolis, on 10 March. He and Mary only recendy moved from Philadelphia to Annapolis. While the furniture was en route, they visited in Greensboro, N. C , where Charles was stricken and underwent abdominal surgery. It was found he had inoperable cancer. He was flown back and was at his Annapolis home when he suffered a stroke on 25 Feb. and was moved to the hospital where he remained in a coma until the end. The following classmates attended services at Arlington National Cemetery: Bryan, Bunch, Crowe, Daggett, Goggins, Haugen, Korns, Mansfield, Nibecker, Osborn, Clyde Smidi and Swanson.

began coming to our bridge club in Philadelphia in the late 1920's and immediately showed everybody that he had a savvy for the game. I was playing reasonably well myself, and I went to him and said, 'Woolk, what's the sense of beating our brains out against each other? Let's team up.'

We did and for two years we found it all but impossible to lose a match. Wolcott Roberts was the best unschooled bridge player I have ever seen.

In minutes he worked out plays that I would have to study for days to understand, plays that now take up whole chapters in textbooks. The only person who ever came close to him for natural bridge moxie is Helen Sobel." She, by the way, is Goren's favorite bridge partner.

Harry POWER died in a hospital in Santa Last month I reported on Ken REED's trip to Barbara, Calif., on 14 March. He had two heart Honolulu. It seems that upon returning to the west attacks and was hospitalized ten days before death. coast he checked in with the BONNEYs and the Word of Harry's death came very indirectiy and MORSEs. He notes that Carroll's mind is still not for several days after interment. So far as I active especially when he took Ken to a place know no classmate attended his funeral. None called "Nero's Nook" to see what the waitresses was listed as an honorary pallbearer. The class are not wearing. Ken couldn't actually read his regrets that it did not have the opportunity of mind, but he had his suspicions. Myron BABER sending flowers. Harry will be remembered and sends word from Lynchburg, Va., that he hopes missed by his many friends and classmates. Those to pop in pretty soon for one of our monthly in Santa Barbara will remember him as a friend Washington luncheons. Sure hope he does as we and counsellor who gave willingly of his leader- would be delighted to see him. Ted and Dottie ship and guidance to many community services HAFF report the arrival, on 27 Feb. in Arianta, and activities consisting of sixteen years of un- Ga., of their 13th grandchild, a boy. Ted and selfish service to others.

Dottie have thoroughly enjoyed their stay in Key Largo, Fla., and en route there they spent a Kitty Dettmann sends word that Kraut has renight with Helen and Tom BRITTAIN and found ceived his doctor's approval to drive back north both of them looking remarkably well. in April as they had planned. She also stated that they have just sold their small apartment in Fort I was mighty glad to at last get word from Lauderdale, Fla., and have purchased a larger Harold PARKER but distressed to learn that he one. Kitty says that Penny PENDLETON's widow, and Betty have had a rough time for part of last Mary, left the east coast the end of March for year. She broke a leg resulting from a fall while Calif, and left there mid-April on a trip to the leading a horse and he had a bout with cancer.

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He states that now all seems to be well but that Last month this column reported that Dutch he will have to continue under observation for and Helen CHRISTOPH spent die Christmas holi- some time. Harold says that this year they achieved the status of great-grandparents with the arrival days in Fla., with their son Karl, Jr. '48, and his family. Karl, Jr., commands USS WILLIAM V. of a boy to the wife of their first grandson and namesake, Harold Parker Coffin, Lt. (jg) SC, PRATT and he furnished this photograph taken at the time of Dutch's visit. Karl, Jr., states that his USNR, now assigned to destroyer duty. Since retirement Harold and Betty have been engaged in father retired again for the umpteenth time last Sept., this time from Calif. Employment Service. raising cattle and registered horses. Betty devotes most of her spare time to the horses but Harold's At that time Karl, Jr., was in the Med and Dutch and Helen "foolishly volunteered" to baby-sit for preference is motor boating and volunteer teachthe four grandchildren while Karl's wife, Gerry, ing navigation and piloting for the United States joined him for six weeks. Karl, Jr., hopes that his Power Squadrons. I hope he will keep us informed as to how he is getting along. parents have by now sufficiendy rested up from this harrowing experience so that they can reap Jack LYON received an announcement of the the benefits of retirement. marriage of Elmer HELMKAMPs widow, Mildred, to Dr. Carl G. Amick on 1 March in Honolulu.

They are making their home at 720 South Clinton St., Apt. C-3, Denver, Colo. Possibly many of you received the same announcement. Some of you who have not travelled by freighter may be interested in the recent experience of Red and Marilyn HEPBURN as they were agreeably surprised. They boarded the M. S. KREON at New Orleans and found the other 10 passengers to be most congenial. AH were Americans except a Dutch priest returning to Trinidad from his first vacation in 20 years. Incidentally, he had spent it in N. Y., where he was robbed and beaten-up in the subway before 10 male witnesses who decided not to be "involved." What are we coming to? Anyway, the ship carried the usual 12 passengers in two-bed cabins with bath. There was a lounge and a dining room and the poop deck was reserved for the Dutch Christoph '20, Karl, Jr. '48 and Karl III '? passengers and was quite adequate. There were the usual deck games and, of course, bridge. Drinks Sabby SABALOT sent me a note from the and food were available at all hours. The food QUEEN OF BERMUDA en route Aruba to Kingston. was excellent but slightly on the heavy side. Red He said he entered a duplicate bridge tournament says the bread, which they could smell baking, was and came out first and selected as the prize an autographed copy of Goren's latest bridge book. particularly hard to resist. In 10 days they visited Curacao, Caracas, Tobago and Trinidad where the In glancing through it, he ran across a paragraph Hepburns left the ship to do some island hopping on our late classmate Wolcott ROBERTS as folby plane en route back to N. Y. Their all-inlowsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;"and when I (Goren) found that I seemed to have a natural flair for bridge, I decided to clusive fare worked out at $20 per person per day aboard ship. But Red says staying in Trinidad make it my life. 1 suppose the late Wolcott Roberts and Barbados at Hiltons is a different matter. He should get a lot of the credit or blame. Roberts, an Ail-American football player at Navy in 1919, thinks the Trinidad Hilton is worth the expense 54

as this must be the most luxurious hotel in the world.

The Naval Academy Association of New York held its 41st annual dinner at the Hotel Roosevelt.

'20 was represented by Slim Cowdrey, Roy Graham, Roscoe Hillenkoetter, Sol Isquith and Barney Talbott. Barney says that Roy looks the same as he did 30 years ago, that Slim looks taller and that he has shrunk. I had been led to believe that a trip by MSTS was only a fond memory but things must be loosening up. A neighbor of mine left for Europe recently on two days' notice and now our classmate BOCKIUS left on 30 March on a one-day notice. More power to 'em! Water Tight HART finally came thru with his biography from his home in Charleston, S. C. In 1921 W. T. was in a destroyer at a mooring buoy in Charleston and one night had a wardroom birthday party for an II-year-old. Six years later he married her. He resigned in 1924. He had considerable reserve duty from 1940 until he retired in 1955. Since then he has been engaged in the restoration of older Charleston houses.

For three years he was president of the local Preservation Society. His latest venture is the restoration of a small 1740 house completely unsullied by electric wiring, water piping, a heating system or modern plaster. They now live in this house as a snug retreat. And by the way, recently W. T. chatted with Eddy TILLMAN and reports him fit as a fiddle.

On 2 April classmates in the Washington-Baltimore-Annapolis area were really given a treat.

They were invited by Felix and Fay JOHNSON to their Jubilee Farm home located about eight miles south of Leonardtown, Md., on the mouth of a creek within sight of the Potomac River. Not only is their home delightful but the setting is beautiful. Each car as it arrived was greeted in "Ye Ole Plantation" style. Two small native boys stood opposite the field designated for parking, approached the driver and said. "Good morning, sir. Welcome to Jubilee. Please take the ladies to the house and come back here to park." There were 75 guests. Felix and Fay have their own oyster beds in the creek direcdy in front of the house. Liquid refreshments were served on the lawn with two bushels of their own oysters as hors d'oeuvres. These were shucked on the spot by a professional. The guests were entertained by a number of ducks that came within a few feet for the corn thrown to them. Immediately before lunch a group photograph was taken. The buffet luncheon was delicious. Felix, that old rebel, has stolen a leaf from us dâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; yankees. It seems his specialty is Boston baked beans. And can he cook 'em! The flavor is out of this world. Fay says he prepares a batch every month.

The fortunate guests were: the Erik Andersons, Bergesens, Bryans, Christmases, Connellys, Daggetts, Deringers, Goggins, Savvy Harrisons, Haugens, Heinemans, Hepburns, Hitchcocks, Korns, Lyons, Maxwells, Mullinnixes, Nibeckers, Osborns, Pages, Pattersons, Pearsons, Pop Perrys, Sabalots, Clyde Smiths, Stodderts, Swansons, Swanstons, Tomlinsons, Watsons, Ed Wilsons, Wooldridges and Mel Bassett, Max Browder, Claude Doolin, Johnny Greer, Nancy Gearing, Paul Miller, Robbie Robinson, Bery Shope, Bunny Smith, Wap Thompson and Marge Turney. All hated for the party to end, but when the time came and we drove back on the private road to the highway, we could not help but admire the lovely daffodils which Felix and Fay have lining the roadside in profusion.

(The editor regrets that the picture mentioned in the April issue of Shipmate could not be published.)

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Sec'y, RAdm. Floyd F. Ferris, USN (Ret.) 4201 Cathedral Ave., N.W., Apt. 414W Washington, D. C. 20016

The engagement is announced of Jill Jamison, daughter of Mrs. John W. Jamison of Washington and the late Capt. Red Jamison, USN (Ret.), to marry Walter E. Langsam of Cincinnati, Ohio.

Jill graduated from Holton Arms and American University and made her debut at the Army and Navy Ck)untry Club debutante cotillon.

Francis Alan (Hank) FORD writes: "In clearing my files I find on hand a number of copies of The Gorilla of Hospital Cay. I would be glad to mail one to any classmate requesting same of me." These sea ballads are nostalgic, excellendy written, and salty. Write Hank at the Spring Badi and Yacht Club, Yalaha, Fla. 32797, for your complimentary copy before they run out.

In March Fred and Polly BOONE flew to San Juan, P. R., where they were joined by Windy and Ann SEITZER from Pensacola for a 10-day golf and swimming holiday.

Wop BARBARO has recendy been hospitalized in Bethesda Naval Hospital for pneumonia. At deadline time for this issue he was doing very well according to his son, Joe, and indications were good that only a short sojourn there would be indicated.

The death of Kathrine Loker on 21 March at her residence in Bethesda, Md., is announced with deep regret. Services were held at Ft. Myer Chapel on 23 March and a private interment in Arlington National Cemetery followed. Survivors in addition to Blackie are a son, Donzel Stoney Loker, and a sister, Mrs. Charles H. Davis of San Francisco.

Cambridge, Mass., a daughter, Mrs. Patricia Kasten of Orinda, Calif., and four grandchildren. Interment was in Golden Gate Cemetery, San Bruno.

The March class luncheon of '21ers was held at the Fleet Admiral Nimitz Club, Treasure Island, on 29 March. Attending were: Ames, Carlisle, Davis, Duncan, Erwin, Harris (Doc), Jessup, Johns, Madden, Main, McKee, McQueen, Moore, Nichols, Reisinger, Roland, Talbot, Thomas, Van Deurs, and Wirth. The celebration of our 45th anniversary was the main topic of discussion.

Highlights are: Time: 1800-2300 Saturday, 4 June 1968 Place: Casa de la Vista, Fleet Admiral Nimitz Club, Naval Station, Treasure Island.

Dress: Informal.

Details of the discussion are being mailed to key classmates in western states and to the class secretary in Washington. Widows of classmates will be guests of the class on this occasion. We hope classmates from all over the country will join in making the celebration a success.

We are glad to report that Harry GUTHRIE is much improved after a long period of enforced inactivity following surgery.

Piggie and Bess SCHWIEN are on a visit to Texas (non-political, we understand).

The NICHOLS have recendy returned from Bermuda where they successfully launched a new grandson, John Bluck V (the 15th grandchild for Phil, 1st for Ruth).

Jeff BEARD has returned east after a visit of several weeks with his brother, Kelly.

The Jimmie HARRISes spent part of March in Georgia, combination business and pleasure.

Seventeen classmates attended the March luncheon at the Army and Navy Club.

The Moores on both coasts are on the move: Slats and Kay MOORE left San Francisco on 2 April in Pan Am via Panama to Lima, Santiago, and by motor and steamer to points farther south.

Crossing into Argentina, they work their way up to Buenos Aires, then to Montevideo, San Pavlo, and Rio. A ship gets them from Rio to LaGuira and Curacao and upon landing in Houston they fly back to San Francisco arriving 2 June.

Country and Bobbie MOORE flew to London in early April, bound for a visit with Bobbie's mother who is spending this time of the year in Paris. Upon their return to England they plan to rent a car and motor to Scodand and back.

Country says he must get home by cornplanting time, however. Remember when driving. Country, to keep to the left.

Pinkie THORP reports that his great-nephew, James Gasper, UCLA '65, just graduated from OCS in Newport and recendy spent a weekend with him in Washington en route to flight training at Pensacola. I believe Wakeman is almost as proud of that brand new stripe and star as is his nephew.

WEST COAST—BAY AREA NOTES It is with regret that we report the death on 12 March of Katharine I. Howell, wife of Paul E. HOWELL, and a descendent of one of America's earliest families. A native of Toledo, Ohio, Katharine lived most of her life in California.

Upon Paul's retirement from the Navy in 1931, they settled in Berkeley at 1851 San Antonio Road, where he still lives. Katharine was a widely acclaimed authority and lecturer on antiques, and published a number of articles on the subject.

The Howells made many trips to Europe to assemble their fine collection of antique glass, porcelain, portrait miniatures and other objects. Katharine was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Berkeley Army and Navy Women's Club, the Antiquarians of California and the English Ceramic Circle of London. In addition to her husband, she leaves a son. Dr. David M. Howell of Northeastern University, M A Y ,

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Joe Saurette and Duncan Curry. The Currys have recently returned from a trip around the world.

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Sec'y, Gerald A. Stacey, Golden Propeller Farm, R2 Box 146, Mercersburg, Pa. 17236

Letters of appreciation for flowers sent to the funeral services of classmates have been received from these widows: "I only wish that I could thank each classmate in person for the beautiful blue and gold iris and chrysanthemums sent for Tom's services. The wide blue ribbon with gold letters was so special that I have saved it for our grandsons.

"This tribute to Tom, and the many kindnesses of classmates in expressing sympathy and being so helpful to his family have meant very, very much.

Sincerely, Katharine Beattie."

"Please express our heartfelt thanks to the class of 1922 and the engineering duty officers for the lovely flowers they sent to Shorty. The Navy and his classmates were always very dear to his heart.

Sincerely, Edne Kephart."

"Your kind expression of sympathy is gratefully acknowledged and deeply appreciated. Phil retained his interest in the Navy all his life, and particulariy the class of '22. Thank you. Helen Miller."

J. Campbell LESTER, professor of mechanical engineering at the Pennsylvania State University, will retire with the rank of professor emeritus.

This is the second retirement for Campbell. The first occurred in 1947, when he retired at his own request from a 25-year career in the U. S. Navy with the rank of rear admiral.

J. Campbell Lester '22

Still Photo Services U.D.I.S., Penn. State Univ.

His particular interests in mechanical engineering have been in diesel engines, gas turbines and heat transfer. His Master of Science degree was conferred by Penn State in 1930. He is co-author, with the late Prof. George M. Dusinberre '20, of Gas Turbine Power, published by the International Textbook Co. Lester is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and has held several offices in its Central Pennsylvania section. He is a registered Professional Engineer and also holds membership in the American Society of Engineering Education and the American Society of Naval Engineers.

Campbell and Eugenia will continue to make their home in State College, Pa., and they look forward to the leisure for travel, for vacationing at their cottage on Cayuga Lake, and for visiting with their daughter, Mrs. John C. Howard, who resides in Summit, N. J. His hobbies—hunting, fishing and stamp collecting will have their share of attention. He also plans to do some writing.

From San Diego we get this dope from Marion MURPHY: "Lillian and Dave RAU were recent visitors to this area. They came primarily to see their son, Ronald, (Lt. USN '57) and his family, and to do some baby-sitting with their three small grandchildren. Ron is attached to the submarine CAIMAN which just returned from the Far East.

On the third of March Ruth and I had a small cocktail party for the Raus; about eight classmates —plus wives—attended. Many had not seen Dave for decades. (Last time I saw him was during WWII in Washington.")

A doff of the derby to Detective Kener BOND. When I couldn't help him out, he did his own spade work. He postcarded, "Walter ROWE did return to the States. Now at Crosstrees Road, Essex, Conn. 06426. Cheerio Kener."

Another address turned up in the mail: Thomas O. BROWN, Jr., 207 W. Tenth St., Sanford, Fla. A committee has been formed to handle details of reunion 45. The dates: 19, 20 and 21 Oct. 1967.

The Homecoming football game will be with William and Mary on the 21st. The fall date was selected rather than spring, as the class voted by a large majority to have the Reunion in the fall when we celebrated the 40th. A broadcast on the subject will go out to all classmates in the near future.

Our red-haired friend, treasurer Duke GUIDER, is certainly the busy traveler these days: "When I landed in New York on 4 Feb. I had just 29 days before I was due to sail again for Europe.

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Will be on the trip until mid-May." Hope you'll fill us in on some of the details when you return, podner.

And now to wind up the tale of the poor working man's travels, the first installment of which I gave you last month.

Returned to the San Francisco Bay area on 27 Feb. Talked on the phone with Frank Akers and Clyde King; a curtailment of the trip precluded our getting together as it did widi Frank Wickhorst, Tom Hamilton and Bill Worden. While in Santa Rosa tried to contact Russ Sturges. Either he was on a trip or has moved, for there was no phone service. Or maybe he forgot to pay the phone bill, and the man with the litde pair of cutting pliers paid him a visit. Will someone please supply the dope on Russ's whereabouts?

Talked widi A. J. ROBERTSON, but had to be on the move before we could get together.

In Los Altos I had delightful visits, and dinners, widi Pete and Aria COGSWELL and widi the Herman Spectors '39. Talked widi Howard HUTCHINSON, who is enjoying life with his wife and three daughters. However, he has experienced some difficulty of late: just recovered from one cataract operation and scheduled to have another in the near future.

In Long Beach, talked with Frankie WALKER, who says he is doing nodiing but fully enjoying retirement.

Fred PIERCE took me to an Alumni Association dinner at Terminal Island. He rounded up Yancey DANNENBERG, FITZSIMMONS, Glenn JONES and BUFHNGTON. Had lunch the following day with C. B. ARCHIBALD at the Elks Club in Long Beach. Met a Holt Bradford, who wants me to say "Hello" to Railroad JACKSON. Yancey says to tell you that he and Hannah motored all the way to Panama. The roads are still a bit rough, so they flew back.

While at Fort Ord, had the pleasure of having dinner two evenings with Bobbie MEYERS. In addition she took me on several stretches of the famous Seventeen Mile Drive, showed me her shops, art gallery and lovely home midst the woods and golf courses that abound in that Monterey-Carmel-Pebble Beach area. Talked with Squire PULLEN who was down with the flu; and with Hugh GOODWIN who is enjoying his teaching career immensely. Jess FORSYTH, and they tell me that he has a terrific photography hobby, was away.

Completed the circuit by returning to my old hometown, San Francisco, where I said "adios" in the form of a real Italian dinner with a very dignified Schlitz SAELTZER and Deb GARVIN. The latter completed a trip to Europe last year.

This fall he and Vera plan to head west on a round-the-world trip, concentrating principally in the Near East.

As for me, I'm content to return to the farm and my litde trundle bed.

Mostest of the bestest, ABE

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Sec'y and Recorder, Capt. Charles Beaumont, USN, Ret. 37 Maryland Ave., Annapolis, Md. 21401

Charlie BEAUMONT is recuperating from a kidney operation at die Anne Arundel General Hospital so these notes have been written by his 93rd assistant.

Thirty-five turned out for the March luncheon at the Army and Navy Club—the largest mondily turnout to date. The 11 May luncheon is scheduled to be a joint affair with our wives. The 8 June luncheon will be held at Mel GROSVENOR's National Geographic Society Building, to be followed by a tour of interesting points in the building. As 8 June is also the 43rd anniversary of our commissioning, a very large turnout is expected.

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Parking won't be a problem—Mel is making parking available in the Society's parking lot.

B. B. WILSON recendy returned to Annapolis from a prolonged visit to Key Largo, Fla. While there he visited with Ike Niemyer, who has retired and is devoting much of his time to fishing.

B. B. also called on Gyro SPERRY and Paul KOONCE while south. He reports that they are coming along OK.

B. B. Wilson and Ike Niemyer, plebe roommates, are shown outside Ike's trailer at Key Largo in March.

This column is the best medium that we have for keeping each other informed of our various doings. The dearth of information available to your secretary has resulted in a column that is much shorter than those of our contemporaries. An occasional note from class members, particularly those who live in areas remote from the concentrations in Washington and San Diego, would be more than welcome. DO WRITE! Just the other day someone wanted to know if we had any great-grandfathers in the class. Do we?

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Sec'y-Treas., Capt. Paul Siegrist, USNR (Ret.), 22 Macopin Ave. Upper Montclair, N. J.

Sometimes all of our submitted news items do not make publication, as was the case in April when pictures predominated. But we still do not get enough of the more important news and developments; and we get reminders that we are overlooking or missing important happenings of our classmates. Take John D. HAYES, for example: we are all familiar with his articles and book reviews in this publication, we know something of his research and biographical smdies and writings, but we were late in learning of and reading his U. S. Naval Institute Proceedings prize essay 1965: "Sine Qua Non of U. S. Sea Power: the Merchant Ship." This is a very interesting review of the sad plight of our U. S. Merchant Marine, now emphasized because of our Vietnam shipping requirements. ("The naval officer must convince himself that ocean shipping is the other arm of sea power, its right arm, as Stephen B. Luce insisted.")

John's repute has been heightened by an article in the 13 Jan. issue of The Reporter magazine, tided "Our Merchant Marine in Trouble"; from which we learn that American vessels carry only 9% of our country's foreign trade . . . not a single ocean-going dry bulk carrier has been constructed in the USA in 20 years . . . in shipbuilding, the U. S. ranks 12th, behind Spain and Poland . . . and the observation that "If the United States is to remain the world's foremost nation, it must have a necessary measure of control over these (merchant) ships. This is sea power, and we do not have it now." This article has naturally brought about a great deal of editorial comment, and warnings that broad action must soon be taken.

Hayes reminds us that America's air power began with the Morrow Commission of 1925, and he suggests "A comparable body could set the United States on a course which would eventually provide it with the true and integrated sea power that it needs but does not have today."

We have not learned what the final decision was, but at this writing it appears that the 24th Company of the Brigade of Midshipmen will use our cash gift for the purchase of a set of Morison's History of World War II plus a color TV set (we don't see how they could avoid the latter). And our 24th Company fieldball team nearly won the regimental championship—losing the playoff game in three overtimes!

Indicative of what this class sponsorship movement may lead to. Stock COLT reports that our classmates in the Pensacola area, including 7 retired aviators, will be interested in following the careers at Pensacola of those 24th Company graduates who will be taking flight training down there. Stock also mentions the only classmate in the Pensacola area who is still occupied in a second career: Brom Nichol. We are reminded that Brom was the first flight instructor of the late Admiral Halsey, who first took up his flight training at age 52. Brom later served on Admiral Halsey's staff. Of course, what Stock is leading up to is that Halsey came from the city of Elizabeth, N. J., from whence came such other leading lights as the Colts (Stock and Rut), Artie Hooper, and Schuyler Pyne. At the time of making this report, Stock was feeling the good effects of a report that his son Stock Jr., Midn. USNR, had a letter of commendation from his CO for attaining a place on the Dean's honor roll at Auburn University.

One item that did not make the April column was the casual post-retirement trip being made by the Doc COOKES, which we assume is still in progress at this writing. Some of you will surely be seeing them, as did Stock Colt in February while they were in the Pensacola area. The Cookes had visits with Brom Nichol, the Carsons and the Harrises. Donna Colt missed all this because of her hospitalization, but she has long since returned home, back to normal but with a low protein diet.

The Weary WILKINs also finished their west coast trip in February. They visited Ellen's mother and sisters, and also the Joe Farrells in Vallejo.

Next anticipated visitors with the Wilkins' at Daytona Beach are Margo and Bill Cochran.

In this issue we have the picmre of another classmate who weighs in at less than 135 pounds: Woof HATCHER, at six pounds less than at Christmas of plebe year! Says Woof: "The recipe for my present sylph-like condition is simple. I lost four pounds when I went off whiskey; I lost four more pounds when I went off salt; and I lost four more pounds when I went off the cliff in my daughter's Volkswagen last summer! All three devices are guaranteed sure-fire, but only the first two are recommended for general use."

1924's Woof Hatcher, registering a net weight of 127 pounds, March 1966

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The Carmel area monthly luncheon is running smoothly, and present at the March meeting at the Postgraduate School were Armor, Cutler, Falge, Gardner, Hatcher and Hopkins.

The Ash EVANS are in the midst of a world tour, and from Madrid he writes: "I have just come from a jolly meeting of the members of the American Club of Madrid at the Plaza Hotel, and I was hosted by the suave and effective president, Bob Waid. He and Mamie are highly popular here. She is having a post-operation recovery, but Bob says she is doing all right. . . . The evidence indicates that we succeeded in avoiding a rather rough winter in the U. S. when we headed for the southern hemisphere last autumn via Honolulu-Nandi-Auckland. Kura was very much at home in New Zealand, so we spent four months there on the beaches, hiking in the national parks and touring. From New Zealand on March 1 our regimented tour took us to Sydney, Hong Kong, Bangkok, New Delhi, Agra, Athens, Delphi, Rome and Madrid. We scratched Cairo to have extra time in Greece. . . . We have been delighted with every place visited, and particularly with Hong Kong, Thailand, Delphi and Madrid. Now to Bavaria, where we may find the weather cool, in which case, back to Italy. Our flight plan, however, calls for a flight to Munich, via Geneva. At Munich we will pick up our new car; and from then until our return to the U. S. about the end of June we will have a lot more casual, unscheduled travel. . . . Re Australia, I should mention that Lou Gwinn, class catde baron, entertained us regally in his very charming Sydney penthouse. Steak, of course."

And Lou GWINN confirms the Evans' visit: "Denise was at the farm on a business trip, so two of the men of the family had a few nights out on the town. We enjoyed having the Evans, next time we hope they stay longer. . . . I was back in the States for August and September. Had a wonderful trip, perhaps the best part was that I had space available with the Air Force. . . . The drought here has done untold damage. It will take years to recover. We are importing lamb from New Zealand. Many have been forced to sell their breeding stock, so it will take years to regain the lost ground. We are in good shape at our place, about the only property in the district that did not suffer a heavy loss; did a litde better than break even."

Count AUSTIN gave a report on his activities with the Organization of American States, at the March meeting of our Washington group. He obliged by answering questions, and apparently satisfied all questioners except George Cranberry.

Others present to make the total 22 were Hoffman, Van Steenbergh, Ollins, Sisson, Bachman, Petersen, Hartwig, Kalisch, Robillard (new chairman), Sinclair, Bradley, Mercer, Rook, Rollo Wilson, Neale, Burroughs, Purple, Wright, Keyer and his son Scott Keyer.

Bob Keyer reports that he, Joe Cabanillas and George Brydon are trying to re-activate the Richmond Alumni Assn. which has had no meetings since 1961.

At the March 25 annual dinner of the N. A. Assn. of New York, 1924, was represented by Hans Baldwin, Graesser, Miller, Sayres, Siegrist, Singer and Whalen. Thug Whalen announced his approaching retirement, but he will continue in an active capacity with (Combustion Engineering.

Postcards received by Roy Hartwig and Bob Keyer assure us that Joe HERLIHY is still getting around—sending greetings from the Taj Mahal in India.

And from where will you be sending us a postcard, to let the column know where you are?

Colby RUCKER reports from Annapolis the dedication on 9 April of a memorial plaque honoring the late Dr. Carroll Storrs Alden (18761965). This plaque is located just outside the door leading from the auditorium (Mahan Hall) to the English Department. The inscription reads: "His M A Y ,

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precept was glorified by his example, while for thirty-seven years he moved among the officers and midshipmen of the Naval Academy, and wist not that his face shone."

Colby found many of the old familiar faces missing at this dedication: "Of the officers who had served under Alden, only Allen Blow Cook and myself were present—and of other former midshipmen, only the head of the department.

Captain Hoof, to whom I taught English when he was a midshipman. We are growing old!"

Continuing, Colby says, "The midshipmen had their first parade for this year last Wednesday, so spring must be officially here . . . the jonquils are out, the judas trees have a bit of red, but my shadbush is still dormant. . . . I went out to see the Kennedy Cup races in the Bay, and Navy won (Naval Academy yawls), with Rhode Island a strong contender."

From Vina Weeden of 2895 Kalakana Ave., Honolulu, Hawaii 96815, comes the sad word that her husband, RAdm. William W. WEEDEN, USN (Ret.), is critically ill of cancer of the brain and a paralytic stroke at Tripler Hospital, Honolulu.

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and Pauline BELL, Puss and Marion GOODNEY, and Horace and Louise TRAINER. In the course of their travels the Simpsons spent a weekend with Dave and Pat GREENLEE, who are back in their home in Fallbrook, Calif. Doug also reports seeing Clyde and Dorothy JENSEN. Clyde is still busy with his work at Oregon State College, and is in good health.

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Tink and Pauline Bell, Louise Trainer, Morion and Puss Goodney.

Most of the news we get this month comes from sunny Florida. Butch and Betty PARKER returned in mid-April in their good ship THREE STAR. They had Puss and Marion GOODNEY aboard for a three-week cruise through the Keys and up the west coast to Boca Chica and then across Florida by the Okeechobee Waterway. In the Pompano Beach area they saw a good bit of Lew and Zelda PARKS and Byron LOOMIS. Also visiting Florida were Doug and Grace SIMPSON. Their arrival in Ocala prompted Horace and Alice BLAKESLEE to set up a class reunion. Others attending were Fred and Mary WARDER, Tink

We were delighted to hear from Gus WELLINGS and get a report on his doings since his retirement and movement to Newport. He writes: "After retiring, the doctors in Bethesda recommended strongly that we move to a level lot and a house with only a ground floor, which would enable me to exercise more easily. This was essential if I expected to regain the use of left leg, which was completely paralyzed after my stroke. . . . We moved here in May 1964 and have been quite happy with the house and Newport in general. . . . Dolly and I returned on 11 March from a two-month winter vacation by car. Dolly does all the driving. I am still not able to get any use out of my left hand. We stopped en route to see my brother Al in McLean and Lois Wishart (widow of Clifton) in Richmond. . . . We also flew from Tampa to Los Angeles and return to see my brother Ted who lives in Redondo Beach.

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Rany haven't lost any of their charm or interest.

They live in the same apartment building as my brother. They loaned us their son's Volkswagen for the entire time we were there, which was a great help to Dolly. Their son, Ranald Ross, is now a lieutenant in the Navy and stationed in Vietnam. After Rany finishes his classes in June they plan to make a cruise to the Scandinavian countries via the Panama Canal."

We have learned with regret that George and Hope PURMONT are moving from San Francisco to Compton, R. I., because of health. She has kidney trouble to the extent that they will install an artificial kidney for her in the cottage they own there. George has done a fine job for the class in San Francisco as area vice president, and we are sure to hear from him from R. I. We hope that Red MARKHAM will take over the San Francisco job.

Our president. Butch PARKER, after looking over the geographical distribution of the class, recommended that we get more area vice presidents, for a closer association to be brought about by work on the Quiver and the reunion. So far some of the nominees haven't replied to their invitation, but we have had acceptances from Whimey TAYLOR for the Norfolk-Virginia Beach area, Phil CREASOR for the Los AngelesSanta Barbara area. Hap LYON for the CarmelPebble Beach-Monterey area, and Jack GRIFFIN has relieved Jack DELANEY in the Annapolis

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Sec'y, Cdr. H. A. Fravel, USN (Ret.) 3410 14th St., North Arlington 1, Va. Corr. Sec'y, VAdm. W. R. Smedberg, III USN (Ret.), 8405 Bnrdette Rd. Bethesda, Md. 20014

This is being written just before the 10 April deadline for the May Shipmate so, since that issue should reach the east coast contingent a week to ten days before the 40th reunion, it would seem appropriate to point out that those planning on attending should immediately send their checks to RAdm. J. F. GREENSLADE, USN (Ret.), 5020 Millwood Lane, N.W., Washington, D. C. 20016, for those events in which they wish to be included.

As of this writing, there are 181 persons—classmates, wives and widows, who have notified Jack Greenslade that they will be attending the various functions. There are a number of others, however, who have indicated to him or to the CS that they are going to attend, but who have not gotten around to paying Jack, the man who is responsible for the planning. It is difficult to plan the dinner in the boathouse on Friday night, or the formal dinner at the club Saturday night, without knowing, even approximately, how many to plan for. It appears that those who live farthest away from Annapolis have been the most prompt in sending checks and indicating functions they will attend; many in Washington and New York are apparently so close that they have just put off mailing the check and dope.

The Washington group had a very successful class luncheon on 28 March at the Navy Yard, which differed from—and many thought was better than—the usual luncheons, in that the wives were invited for cocktails, after which the sexes were separated into separate rooms for luncheon.

A lot of us have reached the conclusion that it would have been even better had we all had lunch together; something that we will do, even better next time, before the year is over. Classmates and wives who were present: Agnews, Barkers, Briners, Bert Browns, Buchanans, Dudleys, Fravels, Frosts, Ganos, Greenacres, Grofis, Hills, Morrisons, McQuillens, Nelsons, O'Beirnes, Stranges, and Stroops (Esther and PD having come all the way from San Diego). We were especially pleased to also have Kay Hutchinson, Sara LeHardy, Eve Shane, Rita Willingham (Conway) and Virginia Stiegler with us. And then there were Bob Armstrong, Jack Greenslade, Bennie Katz, Jim Leeper, Bill Miller, Tiny McCorkle, Bill Smedberg, John Sylvester and Jim Ward.

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Ben CROSSER's widow, Wythe, has recendy visited with Bea and Ben KATZ in Alexandria, Va., on her return from about six months in Spain where she had been visiting with her daughter, Hildreth Grosser, a 1965 graduate of Swarthmore College, who will be in Europe for another year or so with the American Friends (AFSC).

Benny KATZ is one of the busiest men in the class, but reticent about saying just what keeps him so busy. The CS managed to pin him down at the luncheon, however, pleading a dearth of material, and discovered that Ben has been the administrative vice president of the Technical Material Corp. Power Distribution, Inc., one of the subsidiaries of TMC, for about six months, charged with material control, purchasing, contract administration, personnel, security and general administration. For the past month, however, he has been the vice president (finance) for both the TMC Power Distribution and the TMC Systems, a job requiring his full time and attention. In addition, the CS happens to know from reading the local papers that Ben is rather deeply involved in the Chamber of Commerce, United Givers Fund, the Armed Forces Communications-Electronics Assn., and several other City of Alexandria projects.

More power to you, Ben! The press recently has been publishing some critical comments concerning the academic standards of the Naval Academy and its standing in the academic community. In response thereto and as president of the Alumni Association, your CS took it upon himself to write a letter to the Washington Post. You will find it republished under All Hands in this copy of Shipmate.

So much for the flag-waving! and back to lesser matters.

E. N. "Boot" DODSON writes from Taunton, Mass., where he is the president of the New England Die Company, Inc., that he and Betty are looking forward to the reunion. Incidentally, he forwarded a substantial contribution to the Naval Academy Foundation, with the request that it be credited to the class of 1926.

J. B. "Mac" McLean writes from Virginia Beach, Va., that he will be at the reunion and that he thinks the sponsorship of a company wardroom in Bancroft Hall is a good idea. (As reported in this column previously, we have an "option" on the sponsorship of the 26th Company Wardroom until after the class decides what to do about it, at the reunion—CS.) Many classmates have written to express their regrets at not being able to attend the reunion. At least nine have indicated that their teaching duties make it impossible at this time of year. Regrets have been received by Jack GREENSLADE from: Joe L. BIRD, who writes from Birmingham, Mich., that he will not attend because he "probably will be moved by that time to the southwest."

Donald C. BROWN, who has been hoping to arrange it but has had to give up because he has to come east from Seatde in August and his teaching prevents in May. He sends his regards to "those fortunate ones who will be together again."

V. K. BUSCK from his yacht PSYCHE; Earl S. CALDWELL, now retired from Lockheed and living in Palo Alto, Calif.; Spencer A. CARLSON from San Francisco; Charles R. CARROLL from Coronado; Robert W. CAVANAGH doubts if he can make it from Oslo, Norway.

R. Sperry CLARKE writes from Corpus Christi, Tex., that he and "Red" will be visiting their oldest daughter in Honolulu in May and hence cannot be at the 40th. Sperry is still active as a vice president of the Parkdale State Bank in Corpus, and states that they have become "dyed-in-thewool Texans with a home only four minutes from the bank and seven minutes from the golf course" where he is still trying to break 90 but thoroughly enjoying the game.

Gideon A. COX from Washington, D. C ; George C. CRISSMAN from Sherman Oaks, Calif.,

"hopes it will be as good as the 35th"; Frank J. DONAHUE, Phoenix, regrets that his job prevents; S. B. DUNLAP from Ardmore, Pa., regretting that his 1961 illness still limits his activities; Robert B. ELLIS, Wrightsville Beach, N. C , hopes a change in conditions might make their attendance possible.

John G. Farnsworth from Webster Groves, Mo.; John P. Fitzsimmons from La Mesa, Calif., "regretfully"; Louis E. French, from Alameda, Calif., another teacher whose duties prevent; John F. Kallaher, from Maidand, Fla.; Douglas V. Gladding from Annuisquam, Mass.; Robert B. Goldman, from Westminster, Calif., whose exam schedule conflicts, "but who will attend in 1976, God willing"; Fred C. Harlin from San Francisco; Walter W. Honaker, from San Diego, regrets that his disability prevents; Malcolm A. Hufty from Bremerton; Jesse L. Hull from El Cerrito, Calif.; Ben F. Kaiser from Vista, Calif., reports that with a daughter in high school, a son and his wife in college, and an older daughter getting married, they just can't make the reunion (about as good reasons as we have seen yet!—CS); Andrew H. LaForce from Boise, Ida.; Charles O. Larson from La Jolla, that "a test-run on full retirement has something to do with this regret."

Max F. Leslie from Coronado; Louis C. Mabley from Suffield, Cbnn., another teacher "finally had to give up"; Clifton B. Maddox from Tiburon, Calif.; Burnham C. McCaffree from Jacksonville, Fla.; Jesse S. McClure also from JAX; John C. S. McKillip from Bradenton Beach, Fla.; Lewis R. Miller from Nixon, Tex. William MILLER, Washington, D. C , thanks Jack Greenslade as "the man who made it all possible" but says he will be "long gone elsewhere by May, as I will be travelling."

D. L. "Gloom" MILLS writes from Sacramento, Calif., that there is nothing they would rather do than attend, but can't. They are making plans, "tentative and alternate, to retire from State of California employ on 1 Jan. 1967 but no later than 1 Oct. '67. In the meantime, I'm hove short with all boilers lighted off and on the line, with steam to the throtdes and spinning the engines, ready to get underway."

Providence R. Mounts, from Frederick, Okla., "uncertain"; Bertram P. Montagrifi, from Denver, Colo.; George T. Mindorff, from Hong Kong; William E. Oberholtzer, from Monterey; Al S. Oakholt, from Whittier, Calif.; M. E. Paradise, from Los Angeles; Carl W. Ramsey, from Newport News; John L. Rhodes, from Orlando, Fla.; E. A. "Babe" Ruth, Jr., from Santa Fe, "building a new house and plans to be in California about that time prevent attendance."

Joe B. Stefanac writes from San Luis Obispo, Calif., that his job at California Poly prevents his making the reunion; Frederick C. Stelter and Dennis J. Sullivan, from Coronado; Carroll H. Taecker, from Naperville, 111., near his practice of medicine in Chicago; Samuel M. Tucker, from St. James, N. Y.; Benjamin F. Tompkins, from Honolulu; John K. Wells, from Coronado; William J. Whiteside, from New York City, "very doubtful"; George M. Whitson, Jr., from Asheville, N. C , and John A. Winfrey from Memphis, another teacher.

We have also had regrets from four of our class widows: Jeanne (Carlton G.) Long; Margaret (Owen T.) Rippey, who writes of their three children: Ann, living in New York and working with Columbia Artist Management; John, attending the University of Illinois Graduate School of Music, working on his Doctorate in Musicology; and Paul, in his third year at the University of Virginia; Eve (George L.) Shane, and Marjorie (Louis, Jr.) Shane.

The class has just learned of the death on 12 April in Bethesda, Md., of Martha G. Livdahl, beloved wife of RAdm. Orlin L. Livdahl, USN (Ret.). Funeral services were in Arlington National Cemetery on 18 April. The class extends deepest sympathy to Otto and their two children.

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Sec y, Cdr. Howard C. Adams, USNR Pacific Far East Line, Inc., 918 16th St. N.W., Washington 6, D. C. Corr. Sec'y, RAdm. Howard W. Gordon, Jr., USN (Ret.), 3127 18th St., North Arlington, Va. 22201

The Washington gang is glad to welcome Bobby and Mary Lou SNYDER back to the fold. Bobby takes on the position of director, special projects for the Bird-Johnson Co. Lillian Kowalzyk will probably move to the Philadelphia area after the death of Alex at Letterman Hospital on 20 Feb., from a heart attack.

Bert and Bob QUACKENBUSH hosted a small group at their home in Arlington in honor of Grace and Frank TURNER of Columbus, Ohio.

Frank is still working hard for North American in that city. Dutch WOELFEL was a short time visitor to Washington from the West Coast. Alice NILON visited in North Carolina, Florida and Mexico.

The following is quoted from a Harvard Business School press release: "Ambassador to Portugal George W. Anderson, Jr., has accepted an invitation to participate as this year's guest speaker at Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration's Residency Program on March 20-30.

Each year the InterClub Council invites a prominent individual from an area of interest peripheral to the business community to reside for several days on the Harvard Business School campus to deliver a major address and to participate in a series of seminars with students and faculty. These discussions serve to supplement the normal curriculum by exploring the interactions of business with government, law, the military and technological sciences.

"On Monday, March 28, Ambassador Anderson, formerly Chief of Naval Operations and member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under President Kennedy, will present his views on several important issues facing U. S. diplomatic and military relations around the world. He will discuss the Defense Department's policy of maximum national security at minimum investment, relating this policy to the business world. During Ambassador Anderson's term as CNO, the Navy carried out the Cuban embargo and a reorganization based on the cost-effectiveness and centralization polices of Secretary of Defense McNamara. In 1963 he was a central figure in the hearings over the controversial TFX contract. Ambassador Anderson is eminently qualified to discuss the impact of defense spending and government contracts on the private sector of the economy. He is also prepared to discuss the present Portuguese-African policy in informal seminars with Harvard business school students and other interested individuals."

Elizabeth Faigle entertained a group of the Washington '27 gals at a delightful luncheon at her home in Chevy Chase on 6 April while 12 of the boys celebrated St. Patrick's Day at the Army and Navy Club in Washington. Gypsy and Charley MELSON recently returned to Arlington, Va. Charley is with CIA. Washington complexions have darkened by the return of the Leahys, Caswells and Everetts from extended visits in sunny Florida.

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Sec'y, RAdm. R. K. James, USN (Ret.) Apt. B611, River House South 1600 S. Joyce St., Arlington, Va.

VAdm. William F. RABORN, Jr., Director of Central Intelligence, received the James Forrestal Memorial Award Medal from T. Roland Berner, chairman of the award committee of the National Security Industrial Assn., and chairman and president of Curtiss-Wright Corp.

The annual award was given at a banquet in the Sheraton-Park Hotel, Washington, D. C , to "a distinguished American who has most eflectiveM A Y ,

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ly applied Mr. Forrestal's ideals to the concepts and requirements of national security."

Among past recipients of the award have been President Eisenhower for 1954, Gen. Alfred Gruenther for 1956, Adm. Arthur Radford for 1957, Gen. Nathan Twining for 1960, Adm. Arleigh Burke for 1961, and Secretary Robert S. McNamara for 1963.

Adm. Raborn, a pioneer naval aviator, as Director of Special Projects developed the Fleet Ballistic Missile System and the Polaris Missile.

loyal and dedicated member of the class of '28, who misses very few of the class functions, Nate is to be congratulated on this honor.

Ed DEXTER was in Washington from New York City a couple of weeks ago looking hale and hearty. Ed is executive director of the New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange, Inc., a commodity group that keeps him very busy and very happy in his new work. Ed also has been president of the Alumni Association of New York City and remains extremely interested in all class affairs.

Pete ANDERSON scheduled a dinner-dance for Washington area '28ers at the Army and Navy Club on 23 April.

Mac LEARY sends along information about Chester Wine. Chester is in Corpus Christi, Tex., and is president of the Central Power Co., an affiliate of Central and Southwestern Corp.

Swede NORGAARD reports that the poll being taken by Jimmy Boyd and Tom Roberts about the date for the '28 40th reunion is running approximately 2 to 1 in favor of a May date over the homecoming weekend date. We will get a final report from Jim and Tom on this later.

29 Don GrIfFin, CinC Allied Forces Southern Europe, greets Larry Freeman of Rand Corp. at Allied headquarters in Naples.

The Naval Academy Alumni Assn. of New York City has elected Ed DEXTER its president.

This is fine recognition of Ed's continued enthusiasm for anything to do with the "blue and gold."

When he was inducted into office, '28 turned out in great numbers to cheer him on. Present were; Bill Etdinger, Matt Radom, D. K. Smith and Al Taylor. I am not clear as to the reason D. K. Smith was in New York City but he "sho do get around."

Matt RADOM, continuing his pursuit of knowledge and education, has just received his Ph.D. from Columbia University. Congratulations, Matt.

From the not-too-robust treasury of the class of 1928 a contribution was made to the Naval Academy in the amount of $200 to assist in furnishing the wardroom for Company 28 at the Naval Academy. This idea, recendy espoused by the Superintendent, assisted by the Alumni Association, is a great one. The suggestion was made that an amount totaling $400 with approximately 1200 annually be made available to make the 28 Company wardroom a pleasant gathering place for midshipmen. Any classmate motivated to make personal contributions to augment the one given from the class treasury may send a check to Jimmy James, Class Treasurer, CASL, 1155 Fifteenth St., N.W., Washington, D. C. Your secretary laments lack of attention given by '28ers in passing along tidbits of news that might be published in these columns. The "leave it to George" theory seems to dominate the thinking of too many '28ers. Let's do something about it to keep these columns filled with interesting news.

Remember the 18 June date for the '28 Nutmeg Reunion—which starts at 1300 at Al Gaden's place in Greenwich, Ck)nn., for lunch and drinks. About 1600 everyone will go to Simsbury for more food and drinks and on Sunday there will be church, golf, or swimming.

Send confirmation of arrival to George E. King, 46 Hildurcrest Dr., Simsbury, Conn.

From Nate BABBITT in Endicott, N. Y., we learn that he has just been elected president of the Binghamton Sons of the American Revolution. A

Sec'y, Capt. L. E. Richardson, USN (Ret.), 3605 Tnpelo Place, Alexandria, Va. WEST COAST Sec'y, RAdm. Robert N. S. Clark, USN (Ret.), 2510 Via Campesina Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.

Cappy KOHR writes from York, Pa., that he and Bea completed a nice trip to Florida in April to look over a prospective "wintering over" spot: "We saw Savvy Fenton and his wife Millie, caught him on the roof painting with Millie swabbing down the patio. Both seem in good health and spirits. Next stop was Bartow, where we caught up on the news of the Flatley clan. Dotty is staying with her mother and keeping house in fine fashion. That son Jimmy, Jr., is really making a name for himself as are the other three boys.

Sarasota was our next stop and there we had a real surprise visit with Delos and Kitty Wait.

Delos just completed a bout with the medicos, but is now feeling fine and he and Kitty are tending store in a very fine gift and basket shop in the city."

Phil OSBORN reports that he and Caryl made a trip to Florida and North Carolina in late March, and had a very nice visit with Eddie and Berniece Hannon in St. Petersburg following a visit with the H. E. Duryeas ('30) in Venice and the Winters ('32) in Bradenton followed by a weekend with Johnny and Dotsy Walker in Asheville. Ample opportunity was afforded to review long past episodes of J. O. days in USS COLORADO whose ranks these days are exceedingly thin (and more conservative in point of view!).

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Sec'y, Capt. Oscar E. Hagberg, USN (Ret.) 1109 Grove St., N.E. Albuquerque, N. M. 87110 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. S. W. Belts, USN (Ret.) Atmospheric Sciences Program National Science Foundation Washington 25, D. C.

Here's the second edition of your 35th reunion report. As of early April we've heard from nearly half the classmates whose addresses are known.

Fifty have indicated they plan to make the reunion. Some dozen more are hoping, but not sure yet. And some 15 or 20 more from the D. C. area are pretty sure to be with us, but haven't yet said so. Bob Theobald reports that all the reservations have been allocated, but we're alert for more spaces and we're considering an OPERATION HOUSEFUL to generate spaces in our D. C. area homes. Keep the requests coming in to Bob and we'll find the space.

Those heard from and planning to make THE PARTY on 21 Oct.: Doug WRIGHT—"please include us in your reservation plans, probably travelling by car." Barney SIEGLAFF—"thanks for notice, hope to see you at the reunion if not 59

before." Ernie HOLTZWORTH—"letter caught me in California. I am unemployed. 1 leave next week (13 March) for Japan and Hawaii, returning in May to 135 Poplar Ave., N.W., New Philadelphia, Ohio 44663." George SCHLEGEL—"looking forward to being with all of you." Barney McMAHON, Ransom PIERCE—"fine letter. Betty and I are planning on attending." PK WILL—"Keep up the good work. If everything goes well we hope to see you at the reunion." Bob FOJT—"We are looking forward to the big event. I work with D. G. Wright and will try to work out something." Karl WHELAND—"Long John Kirkpatrick is now on the slate of trustees-at-large for the Alumni Assn. No one has ever been more All Navy than John and his service and civilian accomplishments are most outstanding." (Deadline is 15 May! Let's get that vote in the mail.) Charlie BR.\UGHT. Those heard from and planning not, or not yet planning, to make the party: Frank HO YE— "Pauline and I are both well now, though I am scheduled to enter the hospital day after tomorrow (10 March) for what I hope will be a minor operation. (Hope all's well, Frank!) Both our daughters are married. Betty is Mrs. T. C. McBeath and lives in Mill Valley, Calif. Tom, her husband, is a junior executive with Standard Oil of California. Mary is Mrs. Richard Humphreys in Albany, Ga. Dick is a first lieutenant in the J. A. G. Corps of the Air Force at Turner AFB. My golf game is deteriorating with age. Year before last I managed to stumble into the Washington State Senior Championship. Had a 6 handicap then, but it has gone up to 9 now. (Note—our hearts are bleeding, Frank!) Keeping my nose to the grindstone at Boeing, having been assigned the job of trying to cut down the noise of jet engines.

I see Terry Bradshaw sometimes."

Harry GIMBER—from a new address 15202 Yawl St., Garden Grove, Calif. 92640: "Glad to know that '31 will cooperate in the Supe's wardroom program. (We're working on the questions raised and will have a report on the status soon.)

Since I'm currendy a school teacher, I do not consider it likely that I'll attend the 35th reunion, but at this early date I am not closing the door to the possibility. Suggestion: between now and the fall, publish in Shipmate a roster of '31 still on active duty." (Note: Will do.) Tony ROESSLER— "All things considered, I think we should be quite proud of die class of ' 3 1 . " Bill HOLLISTER— "Sorry for delay—^just too busy on the golf course I guess. Norma and I both send our best. We are thinking about the 35th reunion but no decision yet." Nick TRIPI—"Sorry I won't be able to come east for the big reunion in October. We have a fairly large '31 group out here (San Mateo, Calif.),

but somehow we never have gotten together for an evening affair. (Put the bee on Johnny Gannon, Nick.) I can't go to the lunches which are held about once annually (.?) because I work. Good luck and my best to you all." Junior LAY—"We are discussing our 35th reunion. So far our schemes haven't progressed far enough to give a positive answer on attendance. All the best." Robbie ROBBINS—from Pat: "Robbie is away for a short time." Bob JONES—"found notice upon returning from a fairly extended trip. Hope all's well."

Banks HOLCOMB—"I think it is a fine thing that we are going to do something about the 31st Company's wardroom. Living (or trying to?) on retired pay, and the Riviera is not the cheapest part of the world to live, but we think it one of the best. Afraid I won't make the 35th reunion —maybe the 40th! All the best."

Fu WEIR—"Sorry to be late. I guess it is a combination of: old age, time passing too fast, and too much to do. A horrible disease isn't it.?

The company wardroom idea is excellent. Glad we are participating. My best to all in the east." Alvey WRIGHT—"Dot and I are unable to firm up as yet plans for the 35th reunion but we would like nothing better than to be with you. Ernie Holtzworth is expected through (Hawaii) April 16th on his way back from Japan. Jack Chew, Ed Hooper and I are looking forward to a class reunion on the occasion. Please extend my aloha to all classmates thereabouts and the invitation to let me know should they ever put wheels down at Honolulu International." Joe FLYNN—"better late than never, I hope. Best and all that." Jim SENN (SANNS)—"Please note the change of name and address—957 Mission St., San Francisco, Calif.

94103."

Here are some classmates we're still trying to locate: Charles G. SMITH, Jr., John R. VERGE, Robert N. WHITE, Sydney A. FREEBERG, Lawrence W. GREENBANK, Homer E. FERRILL.

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Sec'y, RAdm. Robert B. Fulton, II, USN Bureau of Ships, Code 600 Navy Dept., Washington, D. C.

HERE AND THERE WITH '32 Washington luncheons are now being held on the second Thursday of each month in the Officers' Club at the Navy Yard. With this regular date, we hope that more of you out-of-towners will be able to join us.

Plans are going ahead for our spring dance on Friday, 22 April. It looks as though we will have a fine turnout.

Dimi is taking care of all the details. I know that a number of us away from Washington would like to participate, and it is suggested that those who do send a small check payable to W. J. Dimitrijevic. Address it to him at Broadwater Road, Churchton, Md. 20733, or send it to me and 1 will forward it on. The plaque which will indicate the memorial as being given by the class will be mounted sometime this spring.

From down in Norfolk we have a special report from Nemo HOWE on the troops there: "Marty got on the phone and organized our semi-annual get-together with great success.

Schnapps and dinner at the N.A.S.O. Club at Breezy Point on 1 April (no inference, please!).

Present were Frank and Bump Nuessle, Dick and Betsy Matter, Buck and Boots James, Howard and Mary Bruce Prince, Berny and Evelyn Freund, Nemo and Marty Howe and down from Waukeegan, Wis., Hank and Lib Ford, who were the Princes' house guests. Invited but unable to attend were Al and Mary Bowser and Kenny Letts.

"Congratulations to our newly elected class officers are extended from the Norfolk group, who also join in an expression of thanks to Jerry Miller for his long and faithful service to the class."

We have just received the sad news that Ronald WILSON passed away oh 18 Jan. "Cotton" had a full and varied career on active duty, both as a line officer and later as an ED. After retiring he had lived in Altadena, C^lif., where Fritzie survives him. Her address—2910 Santa Rosa Ave. We all extend to her our deepest sympathy.

We were also saddened when Al SLAYDEN's wife, Louise, died on 3 April after an accident in Washington. Services were held at Arlington with a number of the class in attendance. Al and Louise had been living at 3905 Morrison St. N.W., Washington, D. C. 20015. Al has been engaged in patent work and Louise operated the Parson Weems Antique Shop in Washington. Other survivors are son, Alvin, and daughter, Billie. Our sympathy has been extended to them and to Al, one of the most loyal of all the Washington group.

From Jim SMITH we hear diat as W6RT he has been in touch with Skipper Pat MAYER and expects to establish a regular schedule with USS REPOSE for handling phone patch traffic from personnel aboard to all parts of the U. S., via amateur radio. He is also connected with a small group known as Cento-Aids Systems, Inc. They can make motoring safer with an electronic device which will warn you before you run out of gas on a freeway or find yourself in even more serious

1966 REGISTER OF A L U M N I The Dick Craighills and guests.

The new 1966 REG/STER is available for distribution $4.00 plus postage ($1.25 west of Miss.; 75(f east of Miss.)

EnclosecJ is $ Please send 1966 REGISTER to:

Mail to: ALUMNI HOUSE Annapolis, Md. 21402 60

Pictured in the quarters of Dick CRAIGHILL, Commander Caribbean Sea Frontier and OimTen are the Craighills with guests at a party last Christmas, the SHINNS and NICHOLASes. Nick is now in business in San Juan. Al and Sevilla were down there on a brief vacation. Al had a less than happy encounter with a West Indian auto traffic pattern—but he walked away from the scene and he is OK now.

Arrangements have been completed for a memorial chair to Lou BRYAN in the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. It is being sponsored by a number of the class in the Washington area and

straits. Jim says he will consider any of us who care to apply to be his broker. He is still at 624 Canyon Place, Solana Beach, Calif. 92075.

Chmn., Mr. Turner A. Duncan AVCO Corp., 1701 K St., N.W. Washington, D. C. 20006 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Dale Mayberry, USN (Ret.), U. S. Naval Academy Museum Annapolis, Md. 21402 Hank MONROE sent in the accompanying photograph taken at a '33 class reunion at the Amphibious Base, Coronado, on 26 Feb. The smiles on this group of very young-looking people would SHIPMATE

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'33 Class Reunion in Coronado.

seem to attest to the success of the party. No locator was provided with the photo so you will just have to pick them out for yourself.

The number of classmates serving in the grade of vice admiral and above will be increased to eight on 1 June when Rufe TAYLOR is promoted to 3-star rank and reports as the Deputy Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, relieving Lt. Gen. Alva R. Fitch, USA. Congratulations to Rufe on joining this very select group of classmates!

Those classmates who might have the thought that this is a rather brief report on '33's activities are reminded that it could be lengthened and increased in interest if they would send in an occasional item to the secretary for publication.

The April luncheon-meeting of the Washington group was held at the Army and Navy Club vidth the following members present: Bowen, Curtze, Derickson, Dietz, Turner A. Duncan, King, George H . Miller, Oren, Shifley, Strean, Thompson and Travis.

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Sec'y, Cdr. Robert P. Harbold, Jr., USNR 129 Spa View Ave., Annapolis, Md. 21401

LCdr. Willard J. Bain, USN (Ret.), and Mrs. Bain, have announced the marriage of their daughter, Suzanne Alexandra, to Mr. Herbert R. K. Andresen, Jr., on 14 Feb. at the residence of Judge Tracy, Pacific Heights, Honolulu, Hawaii.

A first report from Claude KIRKPATRICK (960 La Senda Road, Hilsborough, Calif.): "Along with most of the others in our dass, I immediately look under '34 in Shipmate each month as it is about the only source of personal news of our old friends and classmates these days. It is a wonderful thing you are doing to keep it going. Elizabeth and I are making our annual trek to the east in April this year. In Washington we will get a first look at our first grandchild, the son of Brian and Joan Kirkpatrick of Arlington, Va. Brian is a Foreign Service officer and is now studying Vietnamese and will go to Vietnam this summer. On our return trip to our home here in Hillsborough, Calif., we will visit our elder son, John B. Kirkpatrick, who is a lieutenant, USNR, and is superintendent of drilling and production of the Kirkpatrick Drilling Co. John E. Kirkpatrick '31 is president. Both live in Oklahoma City."

Noted in passing: Gordon CHUNG-HO()N, president of the Hawaiian Civic Club, consulting with the chairman of the 1966 Holoku Ball, Mrs. Parker Weidemann.

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In response to a proposal by the Superintendent, USNA, and endorsed by a representative group of the class membership in the Washington area, the class of 1934 is sponsoring the 34th Company of the Brigade of Midshipmen. With the sponsorship fund the company plans to renovate its wardroom to enhance both its military appearance and the professional reading available therein. Frank G. Duserick, Midshipman Lieutenant, 34th Company Commander, acknowledges on behalf of the midshipmen of the company and extends their grateful appreciation: "The company has asked that I extend to the members of the Class of 1934 an open invitation to visit the company wardroom whenever any of them are in the area.

McENTEE, training at Betty drove were proud son became

IV, completed Marine Corps recruit Parris Island on 19 April. Pat and down to the South Carolina base and spectators at the final review as their a full fledged U. S. Marine.

"We would also be most pleased to have the Class of 1934 members as guests in the Brigade Mess Hall whenever possible. We hope that during this year, and in the succeeding years, our company will be able to achieve the high standards of professionalism set by the Class of 1934. Please convey to all the members of the class our heartfelt appreciation and enthusiasm for their interest in and generous sponsorship of our company."

As this issue goes to press, plans are underway for a joint class of '34 USMA-USNA cocktaildinner-dance to be held at the Arlington Hall Officers' Open Mess on 23 April. The USMA entertainment committee is again congratulated for its fine work in organizing this gala social affair.

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Sec'y, Capt. E. D. Vestel, Jr., (SO USN Staff, Com MSTS, Washington, D. C. 20390

The class of '35 proudly announces it is sponsoring the 35th Co. of the Brigade of Midshipmen. Details will be in the next issue of Shipmate.

Rhodam McELROY has left his National Security Industrial Assn. job in Washington. He and Jane closed their Alexandria, Va., home and have moved to Palm Beach. Nev SHAFFER is back in Charleston, S. C , as ComMinLant. In 1961 Nev and Fran resided there while he commanded a Charleston-based destroyer squadron.

Cy AUSTIN, now employed by Lockheed, came to Washington in April on 3 months' TAD for that firm. Cy is connected with the Shipbuilding and Construction Div. of Lockheed.

Spider MATTHEWS, an old 3rd Batter, sends greetings from Greensboro, N. C. Girard L.

'35's Capt. John W. McCormick administered the oath of office to his son. Ens. John W., Jr., who was graduated from OCS, Newport, in February.

Since then young Jack has been learning to be a frogman in the UDT course at Coronado's Amphib Base. Jack, Sr., will retire 1 July after 3 years in the Netherlands as U. S. shipbuilding representative, Europe.

When the class news cupboard was bare, Jack SEYMOUR (God bless him) came through with the following: "On return from London, we enjoyed a life of rural leisure in Hallstead, Pa., during the summer and fall, interrupting trail blazing, wood cutting, hiking and horseback riding with trips up and down the east coast to visit friends and relatives. In November we shifted our scene of operations to New Rochelle, N. Y. Right after Christmas we went to California for the wedding of Marshall Lea METCALF (Ralph and Helen's daughter) to our elder son, Lt. Jack M. Seymour, Jr. Jack and his bride flew to Berlin, where he is stationed. Thanks to the grand hospitality of Ralph and Helen and other classmates, we enjoyed being with, or speaking on the telephone 61

with, Dixie and Eleanor Farrell (hadn't seen them since Madrid in 1956), Tom and Fran Henry, Frank and Sally Hess, Roger and Aggie Keithly, Frank and Mary Lou Wheeler, Max and Inez Schmidling, and Bud and Sally Gruner. Stopping in Omaha on the way back east, we spent two nights with Charlie and Winnie Lyndon, where we also saw Earl and Ann Sneeringer. In March, Charlie, son Lt. Dennis, and daughter Mary spent an hour or so with us in Conn.

Another stop in Evanston, 111., with Judy and Bill Kisor '34 (Judy is Elise's sister) put us in touch with Sam and Jean Loomis. A return stopover in Washington with Bud and Penny Paret enabled us to see Steve and Betty Gimber.

"In mid-January I became executive director of the Seamen's Friend Society of Connecticut (in New Haven). This century-old private foundation is undergoing radical reorganization, to meet the challenge of changing conditions in the U. S. Maritime Service. Our mission is to encourage interest in the Merchant Marine through educational scholarships, welcoming crews of visiting ships, and acting as clearing house for information about the various Maritime Academies, Coast Guard Academy and, of course, the Naval Academy. These activities bring me into close contact with those concerned with harbor development and Yale University, where 1 am still a Fellow of Branford College.

"We bought a country home in nearby Branford whence we will move in May. The address is 175 Mill Plain Road, Branford. Horse-loving classmates—and all others—are welcome to visit us and help clean the three box stalls which sooner or later Elise will find occupants for. Non-riders may enjoy sailing the Blue Jay, temporarily berthed with us while her builder, my nephew Lt. J. S. Hellewell '57, engineer officer of SIMON BOLIVAR

Blue Crew, is on patrol. Jim is a midshipman in the Yale NROTC and is beginning to realize that it isn't too bad having parents close aboard."

From Bub WARD in Viemam: "It has been one year since I last attended a class luncheon; an extremely active and fascinating year in South Vietaam. The Navy participating in the conflict off the shores and within Vietnam has increased tremendously along with that of the other services.

I need not write of the magnificent job the Seventh Fleet is doing because that is known by all. Far less well known, though, is the part played by my ever-increasing fleet (small in size but large in numbers) and the naval advisors.

"Hundreds of young officers and enlisted men in the Naval Advisory Group are living, working, sleeping, eating, and fighting side by side with their Vietnaemse Navy counterparts in the Coastal Force, the Sea Force and the River Force. Many of the Coastal Force bases, out of which the Junk Fleets operate, are located either in or on the periphery of VC controlled areas. Some represent the only government forces in the area and are often under harassing attack. Our young lads perform nobly and we can all be proud of them.

"I have two classmates' sons with me in the Advisory Group, young Jack Thies and Tom Henry. Jack is an advisor to one of the coastal groups (Junk Fleet) and Tom is a supply advisor to the Sea Force. Both are doing a terrific job in their respective fields.

"Lib is planning a four- to six-week tour through the Far East—Japan, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Singapore and Manila—commencing near the end of April, even though she informs me she has just cracked a bone in her foot in a household accident. If our timing is properly adjusted, 1 will return home with her in June for about three weeks' leave—I am on a two-year tour in the best job in the Navy today.

"Please give my regards to all classmates in Washington. Some day I expect to rejoin you at lunch."

Bub, a rear admiral, is now wearing three hats: his newest assignment is Chief of Naval Forces, Vietnam; his previous job as Chief of the Naval Advisory Group, U. S. Military Assistance Command, is additional duty, as also a third job as Naval Components Commander, Military Assistance Command.

Willie GUEST commanded the 6th Fleet Task Force which recovered the missing bomb off the Spanish coast. In late March Em STANLEY had dinner in Mundelein, 111., with Jim BAIRD and Marie and D. O. VAN NESS, at D. O.'s new Indian Creek Farm. Jim is still teaching the younger generation math at North Chicago High.

D. O. has parlayed his insurance biz into a travel agency, into a tree farm, into a string of dry cleaning establishments in the Chicago environs.

From the U. of Mass., Pete PARADIS writes that his son Roger is in the 34th Co. of the Regiment but that number 5 son Phil, who had his heart set on becoming a midshipman, has bad eyes that presendy prevent his entrance. He may try for West Point.

Pete says job openings frequendy occur at the U. of Mass., which is undergoing a rapid expansion program. Anybody interested could write Pete and he'll tell them who to contact.

Slade CUTTER is leaving Annapolis about 1 June for Tucson where the climate is expected to ease Franny's asthma. Slade will become director of physical education and intramural activities at Southern Arizona School, a boys' prep school near Tucson. He will also teach math.

Virginia Hack and Virge Vestel thank the class for the many kind expressions of sympathy each received during their recent loss.

Sec'y, MGen. P. R. Tyler, USMC 5529 Edgemount Dr., Alexandria, Va. Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Wm. A. Ellis, USN 4101 Downing St. Annandale, Va. 22003 Here it is Easter weekend, and once again we find ourselves fighting the old deadline which just seems to come around faster every month and

In Washington '35 has a class luncheon at the Navy Yard at noon on the 3rd Thursday of every month.

Shown there on 17 March are (standing) Packard, Bottoms, Coffin, Brandt, Goldberg, George Powell, Jeff Parker, Lamkin, Hutchinson and McEntee; (seated) Vestel, Hyland, Stanley, Kear, Mecklenberg, Thomson, Tarantino and Detweiler.

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slip up on us before we can gather up all the litde bits of news available. So here goes!

On 23 March the Garden Room of the Hunt Club of the Hotel Jefferson found 20 of the remaining Washington area stalwarts present for the final luncheon of the '65/'66 season and the election of our officers for the next year. Most of the topics of conversation, as you can well imagine, were centered around retirement—where are you going? what are you planning to do.?, etc. After a lengthy social hour followed by smorgasbord— WOW! what chow!—we got down to the business at hand. Joe RICE was unanimously re-elected president, and not being there to defend himself— he had to leave early to meet a "flap"—Paul TYLER was elected secretary-treasurer. An excellent slate for next year which will really be a tough one with everybody scattering here and there come June.

Perhaps the happiest one about the results was Frank LAW who for two years now has really done an outstanding job keeping us all together, arranging all our social events, putting out a class directory, and keeping the bank account in the black. His efforts were duly recognized by a loud round of applause, a rising vote of appreciation, and a hefty toast by all to a job well done. However, he really isn't free yet. He still will be skipper for the 7 May C&O Canal barge trip—to be reported next issue—ably assisted by our chief stoker Jack RYDER who will see that there is plenty of fuel for the refreshments. This will really be a gasser, for as Jim GRAY so apdy put it, "It's the only time you ever get to see all of '36 at sea together, even if it does take a couple of jacks to pull them. And that's something!" So will end the many years afloat, but not without also recognizing the happy ones ashore. 4 June will find everyone gathered at the A&N Country Club for a dinner-dance to honor the 30th anniversary of our graduation on 4 June 1936. Again! Mark your calendar now. Be there! Blanch and Jack BAUMEISTER will be our sponsoring hosts and committee chairmen. Get the word around to outof-town classmates so we can make this one a big event.

It rained catlovers and doglovers on Capitol Hill recendy as the House Agriculture subcommittee launched two days of hearings on legislation to curb pet thefts and assure humane handling of animals destined to be used in medical research. Among several of the legislation's proponents was our own George GRIDER who told of a hapless bird dog named Sam whom he rescued from stormy seas in the Gulf of Mexico after he was washed overboard and stayed afloat for 5 hours behind George's boat. Says George: "Sam was so grateful to me for saving his life that he volunteered to help me in my campaign for Congressman." That's our George. If we know him, there's bound to be a bill introduced.

Davvy DAVENPORT gave us the dope on his recent family holiday to Europe. After being frustrated for several months by the scarcity of space available, Lucille and her mother, Mrs. Clark Morrow, sons Clark and Bruce, and Davvy managed to get a flight out of McGuire AFB in midFebruary. Hampered only by unforeseen ground fog which gave them an unscheduled stopover at Zurich, Switzerland, they landed at Orly in Paris none the worse for wear and enjoyed a few days parlez vous-ing and sightseeing. Then by overnight train to Nice where they rented a car, driving around the French and Italian Riviera for a week—no admissions as to how much was won or lost at Monte Carlo. The car was turned in at Barcelona, Spain, after driving through the Costa Brava region, and thence on to Madrid by air, where space available was obtained again for the homeward trip. However, once again they got the bargain trip; engine trouble provided a 2-day stopover in the Azores before arriving back at McGuire in early March. Sounds as though the Davenports had a bang-up trip. Hope Ede and I can do the same some day. Maybe we could all SHIPMATE

get together and make it a '36 world-wide tour.

Think the world could take it?

John ALFORD probably had his shortest duty tour in history this past month. Having successfully concluded his Task Force Study—1 trust you all have been following the results-—he was named chairman. Education and Training Activities Group, BuPers. He hardly warmed the chair before plans switched and he now leaves the Washington scene to take command of CruDesFlot 2. We all wish him bon voyage and success as he assumes his new duties afloat.

The Syd SHERBYs are now in New York where Syd has recently shifted to a new assignment with General Dynamics. Also understand Will PRICE is now with Lockheed FDL project working with the systems integration concept in the aero space program. Our best wishes to Syd and Will in their new endeavors.

Wally SCHLECHT has left the local environs for new duties as Chief, Naval Section, JUSMAT, Ankara, Turkey. Dave RICHARDSON is shifting from ComCarDiv 7 to ComCarDiv 5.

Among the recent retiree list we noted Fred HOLMSHAW and Harry STARK going to Coronado, Calif., and Fred DOWSETT leaving Hqs. MarCorps. Let us hear from you and about your future plans. Our apology to Fred Holmshaw: space limitations precluded printing the picture proving the Christmas golf tournament and showing that beautiful Arnold Palmer swing of Fred's.

Keep Coronado news coming this way, Fred. We need a west coast reporter to keep us as informed as you did on Pearl Harbor doings. Best of luck to all of you—the Freds and Harry.

S'all for now, but don't forget the 4 June celebration in the Williamsburg Room, Army and Navy Country Club. BE THERE!!

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Corr. Sec'y, Lt. Cdr. J. P. M. Johnston, USN (Ret.), 5439 41st St., N.W. Washington, D. C. 20015

WASHINGTON NEWS Bucky WALSH called the office just the other day saying that he had discovered John Frederick Church POLLOCK working with him here in Washington, D. C. Bucky has recendy joined the National Association of Home Builders as director of business management. It was with the NAHB that Bucky found his long-lost classmate.

The 10 March class luncheon at the Army and Navy Club on I Street had 15 classmates breaking bread together. Joe Gerath (Westinghouse), T. H. Moore (Dinty from New York City works for Pocketbooks, Inc.), Ed Finney (Boy Scout Headquarters, D. C ) , Jack Wadleigh, and Jack's guest—• William H. REYNOLDS, Jr., was one of the classmates of unknown address at the time of the Twenty Year Fix. Willie graduated from Georgia Tech with an electrical engineering degree in 1938. He is now with the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. in electrical design department (IC & Fire Control). He has one son and one daughter with his family in residence at 248 James River Drive, Newport News, Va. 23601.

The others present at the lunch were Wyman Howard (Nucleonics—Columbus, Ohio), John JOHNSTON (National Geographic Society), Red WOODARD, Jimmy DENTON, Morgan BALDWIN (Baltimore, Md.), Bob TATE (AMP—who brought a guest also of AMP, Jim Walker '53), Tom ADAMS (Capital Radio Engineering Institute), Ace BARTON and Chuck STEIN (.A.VCO).

USNA 1937 here in Washington is club minded —at least for two classmates. Jack WADLEIGH, who is director of the Army and Navy Club, and Bill MACK, vice president of the Army and Navy Country Club.

Dick COLBERT has co-authored an article in the April 1966 issue of the Naval Institute Proceedings—"The Policy Planning Council."

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Plan NOW to come to the '37 thirtieth reunion in 1967. Homecoming will be held the same weekend. Already '37 has reserved all the rooms of a motel awaiting your reservations. A mailing with questionnaire and reservation form with instructions of arrangements will be mailed in 1966. Repeat—MAKE YOUR PLANS NOW! Six from 37 mathematically gives 31, but on 17 March it added up to six '37 Naval Academy graduates reuniting at a luncheon hosted by RAdm. R. B. ERLY, Commander Amphibious Group Three, in the Amphibious flagship, USS EsTEs. Class of '37 classmates attending the luncheon were Capt. W. R. STEVENS, District Operations, ComEleven, Capt. W. R. CRENSHAW, Chief of Staff for ComTraPac, RAdm. R. B. ERLY, Commander Amphibious Group Three, Capt. F. HALE, CO, U. S. Naval Training Center, Capt.

R. B. LANDER, Commander Fleet Training Group, and Capt. S. M. ZIMNEY, District Intelligence Officer. The topic of conversation varied from old, but good times at the Academy to current times in Vietnam. All six officers are assigned to the San Diego area.

Sec'y, Capt. John A. Bogley, USN 3900 Watson PI., Apt. 7B Washington, D. C. 20016 COMBINED ARMY-NAVY LUNCHEON As has been our custom for many years, the Washington group of the West Point Class of 1938 joined us for our monthly luncheon at the Fort Myer Officers' Club. In the past it has been normal procedure to cover the accomplishment of each group to see how the other had faired since the days of betting bathrobes on the outcome of the annual Army-Navy game. This year, by mutual consent, we agreed to dispense with this formality and I am inclined to agree since both classes have much to be proud of and perhaps it's time to join forces and leave the rivalry to the football field.

The luncheon proved a happy occasion and many old friendships were renewed. Seventeen West Pointers were present and General Morris, the West Point chairman, bought Unk ALFORD and Dick CHURCH a drink because their sons are now plebcs at West Point. We started to take to the football field though when the General said that this showed that they had given their sons proper guidance. Our classmates present were: Alford, Bagby, Gid Boyd, Burkhardt, Cal-

houn, Al Church, Dick Church, Homer Conrad, Du Bois, Foley, Glennon, Hausen, Heston, Irvine, Red Johnson, Kreamer, Mann, Mansfield, Morrison, Olsen, Raymer, Silk, Small, and Vinock.

The Washington wives group didn't have a luncheon this month. Marie Mansfield and Betsy Mason will be co-hostesses for next month. In the meanwhile, Jean Heston is giving a bridal shower in her lovely newly redecorated home "in absentia" for Mary Ann Muse who is getting married in June with the wedding taking place in the North Island Chapel in Coronado. So all the wives will gather and give a grand send-off to a lovely bride.

CLASSMATES ON THE MOVE I learned that Fred SCHROEDER retired on 31 March but couldn't get any of the particulars for this column. In the meantime we wish you good luck and Godspeed, Fred, in your second career and hope you will keep us advised of your new fields of endeavor. Ollie BAGBY, in his capacity as OP-63, visited South America and spent a few pleasant hours in Panama with Rosalie and Don BROWN and Luella and Charlie MOFFETT. Ruth Boyd and daughter Nancy, a TVA airline hostess, are paying a flying visit to Europe visiting London, Paris, Copenhagen and Germany.

The BERTHONGs leave shordy for Boston where Chunky will be Chief of Staff to the Commandant. The FERRlTERs are on their way to Norfolk to command the Amphibious Base at Littie Creek. The KREAMERS are lucky folks and head for new duty in Rota, Spain. Dolly and Charlie ROBERTSON are building a dream home at Mesa, Ariz., their hometown, overlooking the golf course in preparation for Charlie's new duty at Litchfield Park. The MORRISONs are also building a new home at Providence, Annapolis, and will soon move in, with Charlie's new duty in Baltimore. I hear the Skip GlFFENs may be coming back from Guam for duty in Philadelphia and that Mary Ann and Bob SCHELLING's oldest daughter is being married in Seattie in June.

CHARLESTON HEARD FROM Randy MOORE writes "that while reading your usual fine resume in the latest issue of Shipmate, I realized that news of the Charleston-based contingent was, as usual, rather conspicuous by its absence. The reason for this, of course, quite obvious—we simply haven't been providing you with any dope. The fact is that we continue to be four couples strong—Mary and Frank Bogart, Kathy

Washington visitor Ollie Bagby '38 is hosted by classmates and wives stationed in Panama. From the left: Don and Rosalie Brown, Ollie, Luella and Charlie Moffett.

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and Bob Cox, Muriel and Heydon Wells, Lucy and yours truly. I continue to thoroughly enjoy my assignment as Commander Submarine Squadron Eighteen, the newest, and only CONUS-based, Polaris squadron. Since all good things eventually must come to an end, I expect to be moving on this summer, probably in Augustâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;-next location unknown.

"As reported recendy by George BOURLAND, I had the pleasure some months ago of visiting both Petey and George and Grace and Skip GIFFEN in Guam. I think it only fair, however, to warn those who might be heading out that way that George's account of who won that golf game is slighdy exaggerated, so beware of both his putter and his bets. Also, in recent months, classmates seen outside the Washington-Norfolk circuit include Frank LYNCH, New London; Johnny M'yERS, San Juan; Les EUBANKS, back on business from the Holy Loch, and Skip PALMER, Key West."

Many thanks, Randy. It is always good to hear from the low country and hope you will keep sending us some news.

NORFOLK NEWS Howard de LAUREAL faithfully meets the deadline and reports that we thoroughly enjoyed a visit from Swede OLSEN, who joined us at our Norfolk Group luncheon. Swede gave us a rundown on the Washington group, and covered your recent USNA-USMA class of '38 affair, which was obviously a great success. Nine of our classmates here joined Swede at the luncheon, including: Johnnie Haines, Bob Sinnott, George Reinhart, Jim Payne, Miles Refo, Strong Boozer, Vince Schumacher, Dave Harris and your correspondent.

As you well know, this group is very happy at the prospect of having John and Julie FERRITER rejoin them soon. There is a sad note to the gay norm for our gang here, in that Dave HARRIS has retired and changed his locale to the west coast.

As a final item. May and I had a most pleasant call from young Frank (Dick) Whalen and his lovely bride last week. Frank and Eve have a great source of pride in this young couple. Except as noted, the atmosphere and situation in Norfolk remains quite the same, Jack. Remind our classmates in the Washington group that we take a great deal of pleasure in their visits to Norfolk.

Please keep us in mind. Many thanks. Hank.

Sec'y, RAdm. C. E. Bell, USN 6359 Cavalier Corridor Falls Church, Va. 22044 10 Aprilâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;it seems like it should be spring. In March it looked like warm weather was getting here early, but ever since we've had winter weather here in Washington.

Bill ALFORD wrote to let us know about the sixth annual '38-'39 spring party, scheduled at the Alfords' on 30 April (before this appears in print).

We hope Bill and Fran will send us a picture of the group. I'm sure it will be as successful as always.

I received a note from Dick FAHY to tell us that he still lives in the Phoenix area, and has bought a house recendy at 4016 E. San Miguel Ave., Phoenix, Ariz. 85018.

Gene FAIRFAX, who recendy relieved Tom WALKER at Sandia Base, Albuquerque, N. M., has been awarded the Joint Service Commendation Medal for his work as a member of the Weapons Systems Evaluation Group. He was cited for his important contributions involving the effectiveness of the nation's ballistic missile systems. Gene is now serving as Deputy Ckimmander of Joint Task Force Two. Tom WALKER has gone to sea in command of a carrier division and Jim RAMAGE, who also was on Joint Task Force Two, has gone to sea as chief of staff of a carrier division.

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RAdm. Eugene G. Fairfax '39 is congratulated by MGen. G. S. Brown, JTF-2 Commander, following presentation of the Joint Service Commendation

Medal.

A fine letter from Bob CLARK about activity in the Coronado area relates that Art FISCHER had a luncheon in his flagship for '39ers. Paul Holmberg, Danny Reilly, George Duncan, Bob Clark and Gordy Glaes were in attendance. They are planning a class reunion for all classmates who can make it to the Amphibious Base Club on 1 June. It is hoped that '39ers outside the San Diego area will make an effort to attend. Let us know about the party, Bob. Also in Bob's letter was news of Onida Reilly's growing reputation as an artist. She works mosdy in oils and particularly likes figurative painting in an impressionistic style. She had a one-man art exhibit of her work recently at the Officers' Club at North Island, Coronado, Calif. We are all very proud of you, Onida.

Last fall I got interested in the rapid growth of a California-based science and technology company named Teledyne. It looked so good I decided to buy some of the stock. The results have been spectacular, but that's not my reason for mentioning it. The main point is that the president of Teledyne is none other than Henry Singleton of '39. Henry, some of you may remember, stood number one in math for a year or two. The 1 April issue of Eorbes magazine discussed Henry and Teledyne. We wish you the best of luck, Henry. Keep that stock moving UP!!

Ernie Schwab sent us a nice letter and picture from Paris where he has been working on NATO force planning since he retired. He says: "Despite all the current flap here in Paris a few of us were still able to find time to help Howie Thompson celebrate his 50th birthday in his villa in Vaucresson near Paris.

"Actually, Howie invited a few of us for a brunch and we found out the occasion for the event and converted it into a birthday party.

Needless to say, libations and food were in splendid supply and the brunch extended until we all lost track of the time.

"As you know by the papers, De Gaulle is causing all sorts of thinking and planning to take place. Some of it relates to the possible relocation outside of Paris and France of the various headquarters to which we are all attached. As a result, there is a recendy renewed spurt of sightseeing, eating, and buying activity here in the 'City of Light' in anticipation of the day when such activities may no longer be possible."

The class luncheon this month was highly successful. Harry HIGGS arrived at the last minute to be the 39th attendee. Of particular note was the occasion of Bob DEIBEL's second luncheon ever.

Bob is still president of Dixie Mills of St. Louis and also is serving as president of the St. Louis Merchandise Mart. Bob looks great and still has that easy, warm, and friendly personality that we all remember. George Forbes, also present, is with Underwater Systems Inc. of Silver Spring, commuting daily from Baltimore.

Bob Trauger reports that John CEASE's oldest boy was recendy flown home from Vietnam to Chelsea Hospital in Boston where he now is recovering from a serious injury. He's coming along fine at this time.

K. C. CHILDERS reports diat Herb and Dagmar KRILOFF have been down on a visit. Herb is happily employed with Sperry Gyroscope. He and Dagmar spend frequent weekends at their home near Albany.

Ira and Beverly HARDMAN are back in town after a vacation in Florida, both looking tan and healthy. Ira is recendy out of the hospital and it was a pleasure to see him looking so well.

Danny Howland, Jack's widow, who has been living in London these past few years, is going to spend some of April in Washington. She'll be staying with Fred and Connie KITTLER and will get to see many of her old friends.

Sorry and Jeanne SIMPSON are returning to California this summer. Sorry has orders as CO out at Seal Beach, Calif. Elmo WARING is moving to the billet of CO at the Pacific Missile Range.

Bob GREEN has retired, but I don't know yet what he's doing. Pete POWELL has orders to Washington.

This is the beginning of the wedding season, and I heard about three while I was at the luncheon. Herb and Joan CASSlDY's daughter is getting married. Mike and Rita PERNA's daughter is engaged, and Joe and Marry LINEHAN's daughter also is about to be married.

Shown in the accompanying picture are Howie Thompson and Nida Renfro seated on the floor, and Polly Thompson, John Renfro, Betty and Ernie Schwab seated on the sofa.

At birthday celebration: Polly Thompson, John Renfro, Betty and Ernie Schwab, Howie Thompson, Nida Renfro.

Bill RINGNESS tells me that a number of classmates were in town recendy for a get-together of NROTC leaders. The '39ers present were Elmo Waring, Mark Lowe, Rex Warner, Bob Brent, Sam Caldwell and Spike Clausner. Harry Davey couldn't make it. Harry is planning on retiring and will continue at the U. of Idaho as a professor.

That's all for now, let me hear from YOU.

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Sec'y, Capt. Arthur G. Esch, USN OpNav (Op-602), 4E510 Pentagon, Washington, D. C. 20350

WASHINGTON REPORT The April class luncheon saw 22 mates enjoying a right fine conflab together at Fort Myer. Class president Mike HANLEY arranged a guest speaker of at least two distinct merits: ability and price.

Yes, you guessed it, the speaker was Mike Hanley.

His talk on surface effects ships and their potential for the Navy was gripping and stimulating.

Thanks for a treat, Mike. And I must confess that several had to virtually shanghai Mike into the undertaking. I still say the ability and price were entirely right.

Royal and Anne JOSLIN, it can now be said with more than a litde assurance, are in Washington and going strong. This has been verified in what might be termed the systematic, analytical SHIPMATE

way. That is, I saw him in the Pentagon vibrating on top of a whole bunch of problems; I saw Anne and Royal surveying a whole bunch of my vibrations at a splendid philosophical gathering at Helen and Dave KING's. At the same philosophical, Dick COCHRANE was gathering his kilts for the trek west and the freedom of the seas. Good cruising.

Hear ye, hear ye. The class spring dinner-dance took place 13 May at the Bethesda Officers' Club.

A sprightly and percolating number of good guys and dolls combined to make this a going go go.

Moreover, a number of irregulars answered the call to whatever in a perfecdy regular manner.

Lesson? More calls, more parties, more thanks to Al BERGNER and cohorts for a first class fling.

More!

Two tigers teamed to produce the new collective class roster. I refer, of course, to Joe D'AREZZO and Ed MUHLENFELD. An odierwise large and troublesome job was tidied up in no time, in other words considerable skill and some energy were blended exactiy right. This we salute. For this we thank Joe and Ed. Keep the corrections pouring in, both for this column and for the master record. Above all, watch your neighborliness, it may show if you aren't being really.

Neighborly, I mean. And according to the manual, this is an all hands rate—fore and aft and athwartships.

HERE AND THERE Our sly west coast undercover man Bill BOEHM has been ably at work. Thanks. He reported the recent visit of VAdm. Martell and Al Bergner to die Naval Electronics Lab. Also Al SKINNER looked in on him in March; Al is with Scientific Data Systems in Dallas. Bill has one whale of an assignment going in San Diego; keep up the good work.

Unhappy note just in has A. T. NICHOLSON ill in Subic Bay. He has had to leave his ServRon temporarily for this hospital sojourn. May it be short and entirely to your liking, Nick. " G G " WILLIAMS sent a note from the "Wall Street" of Norfolk, telling me to straighten up and fly right. Yes, and inasmuch as I wasn't doing anything anyway, why didn't I turn to and do a littie class work. How does one refute this broadbrush accusation ? A not guilty reply hardly covers the matter, nor the truth. I'll think of something.

Ed MASON penned a note from Columbus, Ohio, reporting his activities in public relations for the Columbus Dispatch. Ed has recently moved into a new home just down the street a piece, so note for roster change his new address: 485 Old Farm Road, The Greenbrier Farm, Columbus, 43213.

In a job like this one gets a litde of everything.

Of course my customers get just what they pay for. But listen to this. The other day in rolled a note on 25-carat gold stationery from ComServForSixthFlt with this doubtful encomium: "If I had been there, bad as you are, I'd have tried to get you elected president. If there is anything I hate, it is a secretary with ankles like yours."

Well, service in the fleet is clearly taking a downward focus. And, you know, Ruth Caspar! is a wonderful lady. Seriously, we will be glad when Bill comes back to head officer personnel in BuPers. Fore!

A very warm note from Dick HEATH brightened more than one day hereabouts, just as he always does. Dick has a fairly good job with a good company; their product is real good. But his pace is tough. For example, in addition to being exec of darn near everything at La Salle College, Father Dick serves on the Archdiocesan Commission for Liturgy and as chairman of the graduate program in religious education. He also wrote: "Had lunch with Pat Clancy and Ted Rodgers when the STATE OF MAINE (training ship of the Maine Maritime Academy) was in town. Ted is Superintendent of the Academy and Pat is CO of the Aviation Engineering Development Facility at the Philadelphia Navy Yard."

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Jean Anderson married David Radford on 2 April in Chapel Hill. Puddy and (I think) Andy were down to do the honors. Susan Hanley is pleased with her new job on Capitol Hill. She is an assistant in the office of Congressman Davis of Wisconsin.

WHERE AWAY Bill HODGES is on an important assignment in Vietnam for Page Communication Engineers.

Shirley and the children have moved to Boca Raton, Fla. She is near and can be reached through her brother Doug Clark, 711 N. E. 32nd St. Doug is a real estate tiger down there.

John MONTGOMERY and Easy GLENN are planning to retire in July. Again, getting the man out of the suit is certainly hard enough, but getting the suit out of the man is still harder. And for the real good guys, well, there you are.

Herman TRUM and Tad LOTHROP are expecting to come to OpNav program planning shop in the summer. Plaudits.

here and 1 have seen him a couple of times. I talked to Bob Macklin on a recent trip to Columbus, where he is a big attorney, and I hope to visit him soon. Ken Tebo, who was with Midwest Research in Kansas City, is now on the west coast, so I am sort of isolated here. Was sorry to miss the 25th anniversary—maybe the 30th I'll make."

From aboard USS GUADALCANAL, the LPH where ComPhibRon 8 flies his pennant, Vic DELANO checks in with a note: "There is a goodly representation of '41 in the Norfolk area which is where I sometimes visit. We have just started our third deployment to the Caribbean and hope to be back in June. Eddie Miller also has a PhibRon after having had command of RALEIGH in my squadron. Dick Wright had command of MONROVIA while she was my flagship for about two months. Ned Hines is on the staff of ComPhibLant and Vic Mauldin is at AOTULant."

AH SO.?

Hypodermically speaking, and as I sense I'm nearing the end of this blabber one frequendy needs a hypo, but interesting things do occur roundabout. For instance, this senior officer was briefing a senior assistant on congressional testimony. Said the former, "Now answer Yes or No as much as you can, but this may not be enough; then, don't tell any lies, but for gad sakes don't blabber the truth." Again, said one wise oldtimer, "Yes sir, selective neglect is the way one must handle some fundamental problems." Still again, gravy trains always run off the tracks when too many passengers climb aboard.

Are we thinking about ways and means to help classmates in the transition to second careers.'

Yes, many are. From some stalwarts I have heard.

Bless them. The response to my March Shipmate plea on this was rather gratifying. Pass the word.

Othersmanship is good for the mind and heart.

Shall we.? All of us.?

One othersmanshipper had a right good definition of legal tender. Said he, "A smile, a courtesy, a kindness, an amenity, a greeting are legal tender in every land."

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Sec'y, Capt. V. A. Moitoret, USN 6000 Merchant Rd., S.E. Camp Springs, Md. 20031

Thanks for the kind words from you classmates, most often e.xpressed as "It's nice to see something in Shipmate in between the '40 and '42 news!" And my pleas for news have been heard and answered, too.

Buck NEWSOM comes in with a fine letter from Lawrence, Kans.: "The 18 months since I retired in Sept. of 1964 have flown. Starting in a new profession and enjoying it so much makes some difference. Then, it is also good to approach life from a 'this is where we are going to stay' viewpoint. Whatever the reasons, Faye and I are most happy and we think that our family is also. Our No. 1, Jennifer, is a sophomore at K. U. and doing fairly well.

Unfortunately, she is a chip off the academic block.

No. 2, John, Jr., really likes it here, attending a fine school system and doing well. The city has a very active baseball league, and he had a good summer as a catcher/pitcher in the junior high division.

"Our youngest, Betty, just 5, has really changed our lives (and many of our plans). She had much to do with my decision to retire early and get setded in a new profession. I am working with a business communications firm, Centron, that specializes in motion pictures and film strips. As director of sales I travel through the midwest— enough but not too much, and spend every weekend and every other week at home. Vince Muirhead is teaching in the School of Engineering 66

recovery from his tragic airplane crash incident.

He has been getting home from the hospital to his quarters at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard every weekend. This is a complicated move, but readily solved by the ingenious shipyard types. They rigged a special elevator on a fork lift, complete with a chair decorated with a captain's four stripes. This puts Dicko on the porch, and a hydraulic lift was installed in his quarters to boost him upstairs. He had what was hoped to be his final skin graft operation, on one ankle, on 30 March, after which it would permit him at long last to be out of bed and in a cast. He's been getting in some reading and regularly beats Sarajane in gin rummy.

Ed TABER's son, now a Marine Corps 2nd Looey, Edward A. Taber III, was married 5 March to Miss Carol Elizabeth Anderson in West Side Presbyterian Church in Ridgewood, N. J. Young Eddie's bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

'41 in Newport: Jackson, Ball, Luehman and (framed) Carr, together with their "SOPAs."

Copy came ready-made to accompany the photo with this column: "Behold the Newport detachment contentedly digesting a delicious repast prepared and served at Gerry BALL's quarters by the skilled hands of mine host himself (with ample distaff assistance, I suspect). Unworried about the newly on-loaded calories were Dave and Anne Jackson, Betty and Gerry Ball, Rosie Carr, and Earl and Helen Luehman. Gerry was reluctant to identify the portrait on his wall. These seasoned nomads all expect to scatter once again come June: Luehmans east to Athens, Greece; Balls south to Key West; Carrs west to the Pacific; and the Jacksons out on some vector not as yet announced.

Up die I. R. A. and St. Paddy!" (You should recognize this author as Charlie Carr, but I can't figure how he got himself in the picture that way—and classmates, please note that Shipmate prefers glossy black and white photos to color prints.)

When Charlie puts away his books in Newport, he'll take over the skipper's cabin in USS VALLEY FORGE. And our other BALL, G-Squared, also completes his student days down at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in June and goes to sea as ComDesDiv 181.

Bob WITMER checked in by phone from Lancaster, Pa., primarily because his college-age son is developing an interest in oceanography. We pried a litde news out of Bob himself while we had him on the line. For one thing he has been active in the MEDICO teams founded by Tom Dooley. Bob joined a team of 10, spending six weeks in Algiers in 1962, then went twice to Vietnam, for six weeks each time, in '63 and '64. The Witmers live at 1336 Hunsicker Road just outside Lancaster (tel: EX 4-9269) and Bob says that if you're avoiding the Pennsy Turnpike and trying to see a little of the Amish or Pennsylvania Dutch countryside, drop in. He lives near the interesting Farm Museum there.

All of you will be glad to hear that Sarajane told me on the phone on 1 April that Dick FOSTER is still making fine progress in the slow

Walter F. Anderson of Renir, N. J. Our retired aviator, big Ed, is still in the furnimre business in York, Pa. Honors are flowing in on our RAdm. Pierre N. CHARBONNET, District Commandant down in New Orleans. The 6 April issue of Navy Times publicized the award of a Legion of Merit medal to Pierre "for exceptionally meritorious conduct."

The same periodical had a news story reporting that our boy was awarded the national certificate of merit by the Navy Mothers Club of America at their convention in New Orleans. This was presented by Mrs. Joseph B. Wrenn, national commander of this group, for Pierre's "outstanding service to God and country" and for his assistance to the Mothers Clubs.

Two '41ers occupied the guest speaker chairs on the platform at the change of command ceremony in USS TANNER in the Brooklyn Navy Yard on 25 March. First at the podium was Como. Burns W. SPORE, ComServRon 8, operational commander of this large hydrographic survey ship, followed by yours truly, Vic MOITORET, as Deputy Commander (Hydrography), NavOceano, the command having technical direction of the ship.

The March luncheon of the executive group in the Washington area mustered a normal turnout of a few less than 20. Wayne HOOF found himself cast in the role of semi-featured speaker because we were all interested in hearing more about the old school, where Wayne has moved from the Steam Dept. to head the Bull Dept. (shades of "Unity, Coherence, and Emphasis!").

His comments and sidelights on the academic changes and the relative standing of USNA in such things as Rhodes Scholars and Fulbright Fellows renewed our pride in the blue and gold.

Punchy OWEN presided, and among those present showing four buttons above the table were Thomson of BuPers, Blount of North American, Nicholson and Svendsen of BuShips, Bardett of ChesDocks, Camera of Op-40, Byrnside of ONR, Stewart and Moitoret of NavOceano, Andrews of S H I P M A T E

DDR&E, Heavey of Cooper-Bessemer, Jamison of BuWeps, and a fellow called Taussig who used to be an usher in the USNA Chapel.

Picked up at the luncheon were these tidbits: Joe Taussig's son, Joe, Jr., is engaged to Miss Dorothy C. Porter, whose great-grandfather was Park Benjamin who designed the USNA seal, so it looks like Taussig stays Navy all the way. And Ed Svendsen's son is again in the spotlight. This time he was co-winner of the grand prize at the Science Fair for all the Northern Virginia counties, so he and his project on "Derivation of the MaxwellLorenz Equations" will go on to Dallas for the international contest. We understand young Ed gets one of our Navy science cruises, too, as part of his recognition.

George NOLTE usually makes it down from West Hartford on the last Wednesday of the month to join our Washington lunches, but he missed this one. Reason: he was off on a visit to Switzerland, Denmark, and Holland. Amid the Alps he was attending the annual ASME Gas Turbine Conference, while in Copenhagen and The Hague he was talking with the respective Navy types on application of Pratt & Whitney's marine gas turbines for ship propulsion. George combined business and pleasure and took his wife along, explaining that Tommy had not had any opportunity for foreign travel since they got out of the Navy life. He was going to be on the lookout for European classmates and has promised a further report.

One sad note reported at this March lunch was news that Dickie REID had been hit with multiple sclerosis and will soon be confined to a wheel chair.

Now that news is starting to percolate through to me, I'd like to make a further suggestion: you '4lets who read this column would be well advised to latch on to a copy of the Register of Alumni published by our Alumni Assn. The new edition is better than ever. Then look up your old roommate and see if he's marked in the book as an alumni member. If he is not, why not drop him a line and convince him that he should join up so he can read the dope on '41 and contribute news about himself as well for the benefit of the rest of us?

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Had hoped to have some additional information for this issue concerning Bill RANDOLPH'S untimely death from pneumonia about the 18th of March. Unfortunately, Bill had dropped from sight following graduation, although I understand he had had a commission in the Navy. His widow, Mardi, lives at 1315 Spring Lane, Corvallis, Ore.

Sec'y, Cdr. R. S. Day, USN (Ret.), P. O. Box 6042 Shirlington Station Arlington, Va. 22206

We've had cherry blossoms in Washington and apple blossoms in Winchester, plus a well-attended "sweetheart luncheon" for the Washington contingent. The big prelude to June Week is the annual class picnic at Annapolis on 22 May. Youall come!

The wandering National War College groups have touched base with many of our overseas classmates, but only Bob KNIGHT had reported back as of this writing. He had seen Wes and Pat GEBERT in Istanbul, reporting that they are holding up well as senior tJS military types there.

This enviable position will come to an end this summer when packing orders are in hand. Bob and Mary FROUDE were well contented with their Athens duty, but will be headed Washingtonway before the end of May. On 27 May the Naval Preparatory School at Bainbridge will hold graduation exercises for the class of 1966. Jack JAMES has agreed to represent the class and present the class of 1942 Award to the deserving graduate. The actual check, of course, is presented following the swearing-in ceremony at the Naval Academy.

Sam JONES has picked up the cudgel in Norfolk—but I would remind all oudying precinct reporters to keep in mind that copy has to be in the Alumni House by the 10th of the month— and reminded us that they are continuing observance of our anniversary in February, as we do in Washington. Bill SIMMONS and Russ FLYNN MAY,

keep the Norfolk roster up to date, while Sam and Bob McGRATH handle the social affairs. Norfolk is becoming a retirement haven for some of the class, so will list the anniversary attendees for the record: Bill and Joyce Simmons, Russ and Belle Flynn, Bob and Mary McGrath, Sam and Beez Jones, Jake and Margery Glick, Bob and Liz McWethy, Phil and Kay Cole, Chick and Marie Martin, Frank and Doris Dunham, Roy and Joy Robison, Frank and Peggy Tofalo, Bill and Helen Vose, " H P " and Doris McNeal, Buck and Jane O'Neil, and Bill and Noni Kigerl.

Norm and Muff NASH have managed to keep BAYFIELD close enough to Los Angeles to monitor the social gatherings in that area. Inasmuch as Bob and Shirley MURCH arranged to have the LtjRLiNE make the Honolulu run out and back via the same port, the local "marching society" had an outing. The Nash, Sewall, Graham, and Salassi clans participated, while the Wiggins nursed sick children.

The Washington contingent has been discussing the possibility of sponsoring an individual company of the brigade—a project which has been gaining momentum among other classes. Early emphasis will be on fitting out the existing company wardrooms in Bancroft Hall and class participation could be a one-shot proposition or a continuing affair. No decision has been made, to date, but it would be helpful to have your thoughts on this worthy idea. Simdarly, class support of the Navy-Marine Residence Foundation has been requested, and comment is invited.

Joe TULLY advises that Norm TATE has accepted a position as assistant professor in the naval science department. He will teach management and navigation. Any retirees with solid technological experience, such as Norm, and/or holding advanced degrees in management, oceanography, and operations research might do well to drop Joe a line at the Academy. An ad to this same end appeared in the New York Times late last year and the need is fairly urgent.

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Sec'y, Capt. William T. Peach, III (SC), USN (Ret.), 647 Kaimalino St. Kailua, Hawaii 96734 Wash. Area Sec'y, Cdr. Frederic T. Hansen, USN (Ret.), 6424 Cavalier Corridor Falls Church, Va. 22044

It is my sad duty to announce the death of Sharilyn Heselton. The following notice appeared in the Washington Star: "Miss Sharilyn Heselton, 16, a senior at W. T. Woodson High School in Fairfax County, died Saturday, the 12th of March, in Bethesda Naval Hospital of cancer.

"Miss Heselton was the daughter of retired Navy Capt. and Mrs. Leslie Richmond Heselton of 9212 Ponce Place, Fairfax. The treasurer of her class, she was a member of the National Honor Society, the Spanish Honor Society and the Keyetts, the school's honor society.

"She also leaves two brothers, Leslie R. Heselton III, a Navy ensign, and Thomas C. Heselton, a cadet at the U. S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, N. Y. "Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Ft. Myer Chapel, with burial in Arlington Cemetery."

Don Lassell retired 31 March and is now principal systems engineer for the Electronic Division of General Dynamics, Rochester, N. Y. Ruth and the children will stay here until the end of the school year.

Bill GODFREY sent in an article from the San Diego Evening Tribune. The following are excerpts from the article:

"William C. Godfrey of 904 Fifth St., Coronado, announced he will be a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 36th Congressional District.

"Godfrey, 45, was the unsuccessful Democratic nominee in the same district in 1962 when he was defeated by Rep. Bob Wilson, R., San Diego.

"He managed the county Citizens for Kennedy campaign in 1960 and presently is a special agent for a life insurance firm."

It was wonderful, getting the following news from Dick BREGA: "After years of inactivity in the Long Beach area, '43 decided it was time to get organized and have a party. From an initial list of about 10 classmates known to be here, we finally assembled about 40 names. Of this number about half showed up at the party. Flu, business trips, and deployments accounted for the absenteeism.

"The party, held at COM, Long Beach, proved to be a huge success. Many of the group had not seen one another since the Academy. Tall stories were in order as the civilians compared tales with the active duty group.

"Joe Gould, our poet laureate, had a special '43 song which grew better with the drinks.

Later Al Lasater showed that he had not lost any of his talent at the keyboard. Two grandparents were present—Smiths and Collerans. Norb Hesse admitted to 11 chddren, including his youngest of 8 months. Bob Williams is not far behind with 10.

"Those attending the party included Bregas, Collerans, (Dale) Coxes, Galvanis, Goulds, (Al) Halls, Hesses, Lasaters, Lemlys, Muellers, Jane Pardee (Will at sea), Quadys, (C. W.) Smiths, Stastneys, (Walt) Stevens, (Sam) Watsons and Ver Clark Gordon who came up from San Diego.

"Incidentally, I'm still awaiting a final decision on my physical disability. As you may have heard a routine examination revealed a heart condition. Les Sell had to make a rush trip from the east coast to relieve me on the ENGLAND ( D L G 22) and take the ship to WesPac. My future plans are somewhat indefinite but I'll probably remain out here." Dick's address is 257 Raycraft, Long Beach, Calif. 90803.

This is the season of the year for change of duty stations. While we make no effort to catch all orders issued to classmates there are a lot of moves among the Washington group. Two recent arrivals in OpNav are Bart Connolly and Jim O'Brien. Have not seen Bart yet, but did have an enjoyable chat with Jim who is running the CNO flag plot. Departures include Max Harnish to CO USS RANGER and Hank Bress (left ankle getting better, by the day) to CO USS ANNAPOLIS. Later in the spring Chuck Pendleton leaves to become ComFltActs. Ryukyus and Lou Tutie will be ComSerFor6thFlt. The March luncheon became a special occasion, with wives, at the Gun Factory " O " club which turned out to be most enjoyable. Jacque and Dick White sent out the announcements. I tried to track down the source of the idea so due credit could be given. Dick and Dottie Zimmerman, Tom Casey and a nebulous group of "others" brainstormed the idea. Janie Beaver ran the operation.

I checked with her to get a guest list but an official one was not preserved. We reconstructed the following list of attendees but have probably left out some. Couples: Bress, with daughter Toni; Detweiler, Hansen, Harnish, Scherrer, Durham, Spreen, Phelps, Moulton, Beaver, Joe Sullivan, Keller, Selmer, Zimmerman, Pendleton, Drachnik plus Hazel Greenwood, Mary Anne Struble, Perry Hall, Emmet Quady, Lib Logan and June Humphrey. Don't know how often we'll repeat this sort of luncheon but most of us agreed it is well worth doing periodically.

MISCELLANEOUS Correction and addition: Last month's note on Det DETWEILER was in error. He retired 31 67

March and is working for Stanwyck Corp., Arlington.

Emmet QUADY is moving to Washington. He's still with IBM. Joe VOLONTE keeps active with the Boy Scouts. He's on the District executive committee and is in the midst of the ticket campaign for the exposition coming up in June.

Many of us had the pleasure of visiting with Dewey and Mary Ann Struble who were in town for a few days. The Greenwoods put on an outstanding party in their honor.

Dori and Bud CARTER have moved into their new home overlooking Manor Country Club—• address 14632 Crossway Rd., Rockville, Md. Bud is manager of the Link Group GPI Systems Division in Riverdale, Md., and he's busy.

Fred HILL has left Acacia and seems to enjoy life with Page Engineering of Alexandria.

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Class Sec'y, Mr. D. V. Ness 1331 Barger Dr., Falls Church, Va. Corr. Sec'y, Capt. C. E. Tucker 2247 N. Upton St., Arlington, Va.

Dear Classmates: Last month Jack HARKINS reported the results of the March election of class officers for the Washington chapter. For the benefit of those who missed his column. Jack CREAMER relieves Randy KING as president; Jack CRYAN relieves Danny HERLONG as vice president, and the Old Red Head relieved Jack Harkins as corresponding secretary.

In brief a KING, Jack and Ace (Danny) were replaced by two Jacks and a Joker. A tip of the '44 fedora to Randy, Danny, and Jack for an outstanding job during their tenure.

Bob CLACK writes from the campus of Kansas State University, where he is an assistant professor and reactor supervisor, to say that he's "moonlighting" in the summer time as "president of what may be the only three-aircraft, employee corporation in the country." In serious vein, he adds that he needs a charter pilot for next summer's activity and would love to hear from some adventuresome retired naval aviator.

Just off the press: Tom CARLIN reports that he and Dawn have a family of six, four boys and two girls, and that he has just been promoted to general manager of the St. Paul Dispatch-Pioneer Press Newspapers. Tom says that he sees Milt MALMQUIST and Dr. Jack HIEMARK from time to time. Milt is with Minnesota Mining in St. Paul and Jack is a partner in a thriving medical clinic in Mankato, Minn.

Lt. Col. "I'd rather switch-than-fight" Tom REYNOLDS, USA, has been appointed assistant engineer commissioner to the Washington District.

Tom, whose son, Tom Jr., will graduate from the Academy in June, comes to Washington from Ft. Belvoir, where he was CO of the 91st Engineer Combat Battalion.

George PRESTWICH writes that he and Alice are proud parents—of the class valedictorian in the New Hartford Central School's 1966 graduating class. Son Glenn, following in dad's footsteps, led the class academically, while finding time to sing in the choir, play in the band, make the tennis team, and participate in the Mathematics Club, the National Honor Society, and Advanced Student Seminars.

There will definitely be a class dinner-dance "somewhere in the Washington area, sometime in late May," says party chairman Al HERRON. Details will be promulgated at the class luncheon in May, and can also be obtained by calling Hank BARBER at the Pentagon: OX 7-6468, or at home: 527-5630.

In closing, we would appreciate hearing from any and all—particularly those in congested areas like Quonset Point, Newport, New London, Nor68

From the left, front row; Elliott, Burlln, Hilburn, Joslln, Etter. Second row: Moran, Aldrich, Hollyfield, Hanssen, Reynolds. Third row: Barrett, Eric Honour, Craig Honour, Dumas. Fourth row: Heintz, Cameron, Donaldson, Mallick and Stockton.

folk, Jacksonville, Pensacola, Glenview, Corpus Christi, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Honolulu, and London.

Enjoy life more with forty-four!

MIDSHIPMAN SONS OF '44 The smiling midshipmen you see are all sons of '44—19 strong, at the Naval Academy. Naturally the '44ers on duty at USNA couldn't help but get in the picmre too! If you have any difficulty in determining who are '44ers and who are the sons of '44, please let us know. Actually, it's rather easy. The three handsomest are you know who.

One bright afternoon in March, the sons of '44 congregated at Sue and Ed Mallick's (head of Math Dept.) quarters for lunch. Pat and Al Cameron (director of athletics), and Emily and John Donaldson (XO, physical education dept.), joined in to help feed the crew. Fay and Stet Hills, visiting from Washington, also did their part to help with the logistics.

It was an outstanding, enjoyable afternoon and a wonderful opportunity for all of us to get acquainted. The history of the sons of '44 at the Alma Mater is as follows:

Midn. Hal C. Casde, Jr. Capt. Hal Casde is CO USS BAINBRIDGE. Martha has been keeping the home fires burning at 153 W. Chester St., Norfolk, while Hal is at sea. In addition to Midn. Casde there are Bill 19, Kathy 17, and Chris 15.

Midn. William P. Etter, II. Parents are Lil and Cdr. William P. Etter (Ret.) of 106 W. Myrtle St., Alexandria, Va. Bill, Sr., is now assistant technical director of the Washington Division of Tracor. There are three other children and one grandchild in the Etter family: Mrs. Broyhill, Mary Kay 16, Elaine 14, and grandchild Broyhill.

Midn. Walter W. Honour, Jr. Elaine and Capt.

Walter W. Honour, Boundbrook Lane, Alexandria, Va., are doing their best to let all of the classes graduate with "Honour." They have two other sons who are midshipmen, and the possibility of another. Stephen who is now 12 is very interested in USNA. And just on the chance that girls may someday have the opportunity to enter, Melanie, 7 years of age, is watching with interest the many changes that are taking place where the Severn joins the Bay. Walt, Sr., is now on duty with the Joint Chiefs at the Pentagon, and he is looking forward to his "deep draft" which will be coming up soon.

Class of 1966 Two midshipmen entered, one resigned. The first son of '44 to graduate from USNA, therefore, is Midn. Tom Hunter Reynolds, Jr. Tom's mother, Lorraine, and his father, Lt. Col. Tom Reynolds, USA, reside at 5906 Dalecarlia Place, N.W., Washington, D. C. Lt. Col. Reynolds just recently became Asst. District of Columbia Commissioner for Engineering under General Duke.

Midn. Reynolds is an only son.

Class of 1967 Seven midshipmen took the oath. Two resigned.

Those still here are: Midn. James H. Aldrich, Jr., son of Virginia and Capt. Jim Aldrich, 507 Middlebury Dr., Alexandria, Va. Jim, Sr., has the Cruiser-Destroyer Strike Warfare desk in the Pentagon. Other members of the Aldrich family are Robert 15, and Ginger 12.

Midn. Harold E. Baumberger, Jr. Buddie (Myrrie) and Cdr. H. E. Baumberger (Ret.) reside at 848 East Mountainview Ave., Glendora, Calif. Harold, Sr., retired in 1962 and is now a senior project engineer with Minneapolis Honeywell. Other children in the family are Celia Anne 17, Susan 15, Evan 12, Britt 6, and Jon 3.

W. W. Honour, Baumberger and Castle.

Class of 1968 Seven sons of '44 started in this class. One resigned. Members of the Youngster class are: Midn. Jeffrey M. Dumas. Ditty and Capt. Glen Dumas live at 10702 Norman Ave., Fairfax, Va. Glen, Sr., is currently holding forth at the Pentagon as the right hand man to Mr. ASW, Admiral Martell. Younger Dumas children in the family are Doug 18, and Nancy 15.

Midn. Henry R. Hanssen, Jr. Nancy and Capt.

Hank Hanssen have two other sons, Mike 17, and S H I P M A T E

Steve 10, who are potential candidates for the Naval Academy. The Hanssens currendy reside at 2754 S. Ives St., Arlington, Va., while Hank attends ICAF. Rumor has it that Hank is looking forward to command of an LSD when he finishes his ICAF course this summer.

Midn. John W. Heintz, Jr. Mate and John Heintz (Cdr. Ret.) keep busy on the "farm" at 202 Meadowgate Dr., RFD # 5 , Box 3A, Annapolis. John, Sr., commutes to Washington each day where he is in charge of the Department of Interior's salt water to fresh water conversion program. Daughter Nancy attends St. Mary's Senior High in Annapolis.

Midn. John E. Hilburn. Edie and John Hilburn reside at 2604 Allen Place, Tampa, Fla. John, Sr., is district manager of Florida Steel. He resigned from the Navy approximately 10 years ago. Other members of the family are Peach 18, Clyde (girl) 16, and Jim 15.

Midn. Edward R. Hollyfield. Betty and Capt.

E. E. Hollyfield, Jr., have two other children, Lynn 17, and Amy Frances 8. The Hollyfields are residing at 8515 Culver Place, Alexandria, Va., while Ernie attends National War College.

Midn. Craig G. Honour.

See remarks under Midn. Walter W. Honour.

Class of 1969 Seven sons of '44ers are plebes. There has been no attrition in the class.

Midn. Frank O. Barrett, III. Willie and Cdr. Frank Barrett reside at 496 N. 71st Ave., Pensacola, Fla. Frank, Sr., is exec of Pre-Flight. Other potential midshipmen in the Barrett family are Bill 15, Jim 12, and Steve U .

Midn. David S. Burlin. Peg and Cdr. Charlie Burlin returned from Paris last summer where Charlie was on NATO staff. Shortly thereafter Charlie retired, and he is now an ASW expert with United Aircraft. The Burlin address is P. O. Box 72, North Chatham, Mass. There are two other sons. Bill 21, and John I I .

Midn. Patrick W. Elliott. Carolyn and Capt.

Mike Elliott reside at 6400 Wesdand Rd., Bethesda, Md. Mike is on the Submarine Research and Development Staff at the Pentagon. The Elliott clan has quite a range in ages—Kassy 17, Jill 9, Jack 5, Charlie 9 months, and well, you never can tell!

Midn. Eric C. Honour.

See remarks under Walter W. Honour.

Midn. Charles L. Joslin, III. Ann and Cdr. Charlie Joslin (Ret.) headed south when Pinky retired. They established residence at 821 Anchorage Drive, North Palm Beach, Fla. Pinky is in charge of advanced research for air breathing engines at Pratt-Whitney. The other Joslins at home are Mike 17, Hunter 14, Loretta 12, and Ann 2.

Midn. George F. Moran, Jr. Edna and Cdr. George Moran, Sr. (Ret.) have three other sons— Ron 18, and twins Doug and Dave 14. George, Sr., is Assistant to the Director of C.I.A. The Moran address is 7202 Thresher Dr., McLean, Va. Midn. Jackson A. Stockton, Jr. Hester and Capt.

Jack Stockton reside at 428 Pocahontas, Naval Station, Norfolk, Va., with their other son. Herb 16. Jack, Sr., is Ops Officer ASW, OpDEVFOR. Well, there you have it. There are 19 sons of '44 at USNA. Like their dads, they are all excelling at being midshipmen—from brigade leaders to star students, to star varsity athletes, to leaders in extracurricular activities. Rumor has it that the ranks will be enlarged considerably with the class of 1970 that enters this summer. We are looking forward to having another sons of '44 get-together early next academic year. There is no doubt about it—the midshipmen look younger each year, but their mothers look much, much younger!

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provide the teenage sons and daughters of active duty officers and retired Academy graduates with the opportunity of learning the social graces of ballroom dancing. (Does this type of dancing really still exist.?) The class voted aye, and Jim and Arlene Montgomery have volunteered to start on the committee. The West Point and NA classes of '24 started this years ago, and have progressively passed it on.

The next item was the gift to the Academy for the support of the 45th Company wardroom. We voted Hf450 to start, with $100 per year for a while. This will go to the steering committee of company officers. When we receive word of the designation of a '45 wardroom, it will be announced, and you will be urged to send pictures of commands and stations in order to give the personal touch. Another item was the proposed support for the Naval Academy Foundation. It is quite obvious from these sniping newspaper articles lately, that the unique purpose of the service academies is still not understood. I join my voice with those of others who protest against unwarranted reduction of military and athletic programs. This does not lead to the well-rounded leader the production of whom is the single goal of these schools. With the Foundation aid now limited to a fraction of "varsity" athletes, a broader base for support is needed. When the call comes with the dues, please join us.

Those attending were Poe, Erickson, Montgomery, Stewart, Nuschke, Temple, Watson, Prothro, Blum, Padgett, Alexander, Johnston, Johnson, McCarten, Beardsley, Gambrill, Stell, Adams, Saunders, Irwin, Hogsed, Behm, Best, Shelton, Thomas, McDevitt (down from York, Pa.), McCord, Zeigler, Taylor, Braun, Chappell, Callaway, Peed, Atkinson, Van Orden, Barron (from New York), Kelley, Cochrane, Rand, Sherman, Rush, McKay, Riley, Crenshaw, Wilhelm, Cockrill, Zech, Godshall, Rogers, and Haines.

Special congramlations go to the executive committee for the imaginative and positive leadership—so exemplary of the type with which we have been blessed over the years. By the time this is read, we will have elected a new slate from these nominees (election of one each with 3 trustees): Pres., Doc Prothro/Thad Taylor; VP Don Edge/Pat Hannifin; Sec, Bill McLaughlin/ Bones Thomas; Treas., Cal Callaway/Paul Nuschke; Trustees, Ted Cochrane/Jack Kalina/ Fred Kelley/Bud Nance/Gerry O'Rourke/Dave Saunders. Amazing how many of these have previously held office and still volunteered—knowing the time it demands.

Messages from Meddybemps: John Hancock MLINS Co. has named Charles N. BRENNECKE of Arlington, Mass., as field vice president for the southwestern region. He has been with John H. since '48 and served in various positions on his way up. Holds the designation of Chartered Life Underwriter. He and Patti have eight children, but in his spare time he is a member of the school committee of the town of Arlington.

Welcome to summer! And what an experience for those siblings who must regsiter for the draft!

Imagine my surprise to find that I, too, was supposed to register. But after due consideration, decided that I would forego the pleasure, and not add another identification card to the wallet. But for the teeners, another problem. I believe that I have convinced mine that the U. S. Navy is the service, but with poor eyesight making him ineligible for most programs with officer training, the remaining choices—and college—make for tough decisions. Makes me glad that my path was uncomplicated back in those early days of 1941.

San Marcos, Tex.: Charles JARVIS wrote recendy that a phantom was found—J. W. SCHRIEVER—in Tulsa with the Warren Petroleum Co. Bitsey has evidendy practically given up dentistry in order to concentrate on his speaking career. As humorist, raconteur, and philosopher he is greatiy in demand not only in the southwest, but in many other regions as well. We are looking forward to hearing him at the next reunion.

CLASS LUNCHEON The largest crowd in years attended the April lunch at Fort Myer—a rousing compliment to the new location. It was also the most interesting that I have attended (though admittedly this is a small sample), thanks to Don Poe who kept the proceedings rolling right through the meal. Dick Zimmerman '43 briefed us on the history of the Army-Navy-Air Force Cotillon for which he then requested us to assume Navy sponsorship. It is to

ORDERS The new summer rush has started—sort of surprising to see the changes, coming out of the deep drafts, when it seems the initial surge just began. Sherm BLANDIN away from Monterey to Systems Analysis Office of Asst SecDef. Walt DEDRICK moves from OpNav to CinCLant after a short stay. Bill KISTLER from Moffett Field to BuWeps (probably will arrive after the split into Ordnance and Air); it will be a lucky area where they setde; Eileen's voice can lift a routine choir 69

to greatness. Bobo COGSWELL from Newport War College to CO ALSTEDE; Mort COOLEY to CO KANKAKEE; and Joe MOORER also from War College to Staff 7th Fleet. Gordon HOPWOOD joins the tender skippers with DIXIE. Beerie FORBES leaves OpNav for CO DIAMOND HEAD: don't drop any, Beede, one search this year is enough. Morrie ESMIOL from Army War College to Staff NavFor Viemam; careful Morrie. Bob KASTEN leaves CHUKAWAN for Staff 6th Fleet.

And Forrest PETERSEN leaves the BIG ENTERPRISE for the bigger 5 square halls. Chuck PRIEST leaves his Gold TOM JEFFERSON for ONM. Lots of '45ers there. Ray BATES shifts jobs in Boston, but will stay in the house with the 01945 zip. And with apologies, a belated notice of Burris LAMAR from Long Beach Naval Shipyard to the Fast Deployment Logistic project in ONM, and Jim RUMBLE from CO NavMobileConstBattalion 3 to the Joint Staff. Now Jim, you and Foster LALOR can get all those Vietnam projects tidied up—if such a thing is possible. Ralph HILSON takes a big jump from OpNav to Staff CinCPacFleet.

Will ADAMS says farewell to TOM EDISON'S Blues and joins ComSubPac. Hank ANSON leaves his CAVALIER for OpNav.

Charles J. Elkins, Jr. M5 has joined the Westclox Division of G e n e r a l Time Corporation in the position of Advertising and Sales Promotion M a n ager.

Well, I'm sorry to say that the ladies' column just didn't get going. We must salute the ladies occasionally, and this time Bobbie HAINES deserves it. Her marvelous painting of the good ship BRIDGET won a special award at the Naval Officers' Wives Art Show at Fort McNair in March. It is a fine work, to which I was pleased to contribute slighdy as technical consultant—shape of antennas, make-up of the flag hoist, and elevation of the guns.

Have a good summer, and when on that vacation, or when steaming between Dixie and Yankee stations, drop me a card and tell how you started the 26th year of service.

After we mailed this column, word was received from the west coast of the death of Walt SCHWARTZ in a four-car collision on U. S. 101 when he was en route to San Diego from Long Beach, Calif. Many classmates attended services for Walt on 13 April in the Fort Myer Chapel.

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This column is being written at Okinawa at the completion of an amphibious assault landing exercise with Battalion Landing Team 2/5 preparatory to taking them to Vietnam. Needless to say, I've been up since the early hours of the morning and am faced with the same thing tomorrow so this schedule is hardly conducive to writing a Shipmate column. Nevertheless, I know what happens when you open the magazine and find nothing in there from me—I get mail! Not very much out in WestPac and it's always late but appreciated just the same.

Imagine my surprise when I opened a letter from Bob THOMPSON to learn that he is to be my next commanding officer in TULARE. NOW if we could just get the hull number changed to "46" we'd have it made! Bob is currendy Commander Submarine Division 32 in San Diego and expects to take command in late Sept.

In San Francisco on the 23rd of Feb. Al BOWEN received the Bronze Star medal with combat "V" for his outstanding professional skill, diligence, and resourcefulness while serving with the U. S. Seventh Fleet off the coast of Vietnam from June to Oct. 1965. The medal was presented aboard the PREBLE, .'M'S command, by RAdm. W. H. Baumberger, USN, ComCruDesPac. His citation reads, in part: "Commander Bowen organized PREBLE to meet the ever-changing scope of Anti-air Warfare Search and Rescue operations in the Gulf of Tonkin throughout the month of September 1965. His breadth of vision and ability to assimilate isolated matters to foresee the pattern

of coming events enabled him to constantly press for expansion of PREBLE'S capabilities in anticipation of subsequent requirements. His skilled leadership, initiative and determination in preparing PREBLE for operations and guiding his ship through the complex tasks assigned, achieved new dimensions in destroyer performance and capabilities and assisted in pointing the way to greater effectiveness of the Navy's role in the war in Southeast Asia."

Al has been relieved as CO PREBLE and is serving a short tour on the staff of ComCruDesFlot 11 currendy in WestPac. When he's not in WestPac. Al lives with Delly and their two children right around the corner from us at 238 "J" Ave., Coronado.

Jack COLLINS has been named assistant vice president of buildings by New York Telephone, responsible for construction and leasing building space to house telephone operations of all types.

The company owns some 630 telephone buildings throughout the state valued at f l . 4 billion and leases about 5.6 million square feet of space at an annual rental of | 1 2 million. New York Telephone's budget for building construction and land is about 135 million for 1966. WOW! I'll never complain about my phone bill again (I'm only fooling, Dorothy).

The group picture was taken at the twentieth anniversary party held in San Diego on 5 June.

Unfortunately, I deployed for a short Marine-totin' tour on 24 May and missed this, the biggest party ever held in San Diego. Wish 1 could print all the pictures Bob GAUTIER sent me but picked this one as most representative of the group. Reading, left to right: Ben Chase, Jack Bucknum, Ted Mouton, Wally Hankins, Bill Huddleston, Bert Decker, Jack Bailey, Bob Gautier and Bob Barnes.

Second row (seated): Walt Hall, Ed Wolf, Dan Brimm, Bob Thompson, Hal Hamberg, Robie Robeson, Grant HinchclifiF; Dud Mills and Dagwood Bumstead. Third row (kneeling): Ed Ellis and Joe Jackson. Standing: Hank Glindeman, Albie Beuder, Chuck Williams, Bob Gorton, Bob Farley, Pat Patton, Dan Heagy, Jack Gullette, Vince Bacon, Chic Bowling, Ben Britain, Slash Slawson, Jack Langille, Jack Guentz, Luke Mayes, Gene Kenyon, Deke Dietrichson, Mike Elliott, Jack Lindsay, Bill Henningsen, Pat Cartmell and Corliss Nugent.

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Corp., and an active member of the Navy League, spoke to us in very straightforward terms on the subject of "Making the Transition from Military Life to Civilian Liife," and he spoke with the authority of one who has been involved in the Navy League's "Operation Highline," which is dedicated to helping Navy men make that fateful transition. In the best Navy vernacular, he put out good dope, probably the most telling part of which was his earnest advice N O T to leave the Navy until you have to. The outside world is not as rosy as it looks from here, he reminded us.

We are advised that "Operation Highline" information is available from local Navy League members and I commend their pamphlets to your attention.

Attending the April luncheon were the following: John Prehn, Dick Duden, Dean Kellogg and George Brungot (all from Annapolis), R. Clubb, R. Brady, A. Updike, T. Bell, R. S. Smith, B. Turnage, D. Yuengling, J. Thornton, B. Marmet, F. Hunter, E. Appert, W. Johnson (in from Akron for the day), H . Vose, L. Marousek, B. Merrill, Cdr. A. M. Bowen, Jr. '46, receiving Bronze Star B. Johnson, B. Groover, B. Heininger, R. YeatMedal from RAdm. W. H. Baumberger, ComCruman, J. Lenihan, B. Enright, E. Hemmer, J. DesPac. Fisher, R. Johnson, H . Matthews, J. Finneran, A. Holfield, B. Davidson, R. Edwards, M. Wells, W. The following clipping was taken from the Los Day, L. Rossi, W. Gokey, C. Darby, G. Riley, J. Angeles Times of 27 March 1966, datelined Co- Geary, D. HoUyer, J. Hill, K. Sears, and J. Donaldson. We hereby take note of the fine job lumbia, S. C : "At a lily-white convention bethe O Club management did in meeting the deneath a huge Confederate flag, the South Carolina mands of 13 unexpected guests. We all had places Republican Party Saturday nominated eight former to sit and all were duly fed.

Democrats as candidates for two U. S. Senate seats, three congressional seats and three state TWENTIETH REUNION NEWS offices. . . . Also nominated were two other candidates who announced in recent days they had By this time, all of you should have received your second flyer announcing the price and other left the Democratic Party—former State Represendetails of the big weekend. The price reflects the tative Marshall T. Mays, 41, an attorney, for lieutenant governor." Marshall, who lives at RFD # 5 , current high cost of living. It also reflects the early decision of your steering committee to go first class Chinquapin, Greenwood, S. C , says he'd rather and make this as fine a weekend as it could. switch and fight!

Our plan was that one price would buy you a A returned dope sheet from Bob LEDBETTER package of entertainment so that you would not reveals that the only son (four children) of Jane and Bob is a plebe at the Academy (class of '69). be plagued by miscellaneous cash outlays during the Saturday night and Sunday noon parties. See Bob is CO of USS FORT MANDAN in Norfolk. Fred you in Washington 3-5 June!

GAEBLER writes from 3306 Coventry Court, JEEP Joliet, 111.: "Please understand that I wouldn't take any glory away from our friend Ed Field, but Received a couple of nice newsy notes from I have had the tide of Commander Naval ReJohn PREHN this month. One of them calls serve DE Division Ninth Naval District for almost attention to the fact that 21 April is the 155th a year now—you can check it in the LantFlt anniversary of the founding of the Venezuelan organization. Our Task Group may not be so big, Naval Academy. Of course we all proudly realize our stationing speed so fast, but during the steamthat the superintendent of the Academy during ing season, when the lake isn't frozen, we make a this historic occasion is our own RAdm. Jose few good wakes in the Corn Belt Fleet. Just SEIJAS. John also mentioned the huge turnout for the April Washington luncheon which I am sure thought 5ou'd like to know." Congratulations, Jeep will comment on. To me it is another indiFred. As an alumnus and champion of the Reserve cation of the enthusiasm within the class as June ASW Program I can assure you it was merely a rolls around and we all head for the big relack of essential information. union in D. C. Congratulations to four of our classmates recendy selected for promotion to captain in the 1 was in Gitmo a few weeks ago in connection Naval Reserve: BENEDETTI, CALLAHAN, with an ORI for RANDOLPH and her air group.

LUCAS and REIFF. CAG-58 is Bob STONE and Gene FLETCHER had one of the accompanying small boys in the That's all for May from "Daisy," a unit of the force. Pleasandy surprised to see that Jack ARSeventh Fleet Ready Amphibious Force!

GUELLES is with the FlTraGru in Gitmo in the gunnery department. Was only able to chat for a Sec'y, Cdr. Jack M. Stevens, USN couple of seconds but seeing Jack surely did bring COMCVSG-50, NAS Key West, Fla. 33040 Wash. Corr., Cdr. C. E. Donaldson, III.USN back memories of his expert baton twirling 'way 1824 Baldwin Dr., McLean, Va. 22101 back in '43. Remember.? Bob will be leaving Norfolk soon to sample the Quonset weather as Bill RAINNIE, now working at the Wood's Ops in ESSEX. I know they will enjoy the Quonset Hole Oceanographic Institute, was the pilot of the area as much as we did. Travels this past few deep diving submersible, ALVIN, when she made weeks also took us up to Fort Laurderdale to hear the second—and successful location of the lost the traveling USNA Glee Club. Of course we were hydrogen bomb off southern Spain. There's '47 primarily interested in our plebe son, but it was right in the thick of things again! a tremendous experience to hear and see the truly professional performances of this finely trained WASHINGTON AREA NEWS group. They were certainly a credit to the AcadWe had the biggest turnout in memory at the emy and the Navy and stood out head and shoulregular monthly luncheon on 6 April in the Far ders above the beatnik, draft card burner set. If East Room of the Washington Navy Yard Officers' you get a chance to hear them, don't miss it.

Club. Forty-four classmates were on hand to break bread and to hear our speaker for the day. Mr. C. Maybe they will be performing June Week. Jeep tells me things are pretty much under control for R. Adams, retired vice president of General Cable

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This month's column starts with a welcome Reporting In story from Jack LeDoux. His letter says in part, "As you can see, I have spent a great deal of time in the nuclear field. It has been interesting and has given me the opportunity to work for and with some very interesting people in and out of the service. Our present work in nuclear power ashore has involved us in Man-InThe-Sea, Navy electronics, space field, and the Antarctic continent. Incidentally, while on the ice, I ran into Curly Olds at McMurdo Station. In Washington, I recendy ran into Perry Nelson, and it was gratifying to see someone else with grey hair, too."

John C. LeDoux '48

In January 1965, Jack LeDoux became director of the Nuclear Power Division, Bureau of Yards and Docks. In September 1962 he was assigned to the Office of Civil Defense, DOD, as the supervisory nuclear engineer and technical military liaison officer with the Architectural and Engineering Development Division. Prior to his assignment to OCD, he was XO of the CEC Officers' School, Port Hueneme. From 1957-60 he was director, nuclear division of the Navy Civil Engineering Lab. He has had other engineering and staff assignments since he transferred to CEC in 1951.

Before this. Jack served in ASTORIA and GRAINGER. He hold a Bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Rensselaer, and an M.S. (nuclear physics) from Monterey. He attended the Oak Ridge School of Reactor Technology as part of the Master's degree program from 1956-57. He is an active member of the American Nuclear Society, the Research Society of America, and the Society of American Military Engineers. He is past president of the Oxnard-Ventura Post of this latter society, and was awarded the 1960 Toulmin Medal for the best article in the journal of SAME, The Military Engineer. Since 1957 he has contributed extensively to the scientific literature. In 1963 he received a SecNav Achievement Award for developing a simplified method of radiation shielding analysis and design as applied to structures protected against fallout radiation. Jack and Betty live at 7715 New Casde Drive, Annandale, Va., with their 8 children.

The other day, while strolling through the Pentagon concourse during the noon hour, I ran into Jack SHERWOOD who was east on business.

It is always fun to run into people on the concourse, and I usually keep my eye peeled. Jack and 1 had a nice chat. He is marketing manager, reconnaissance and electromechanical programs, Aeroneutronic Division, of the Philco Corp. He lives at 2871 Bayshore, Newport Beach, Calif.

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Factory Club. Hal DEELEY presided in the absence of Bill BACON. Here are the diners: R. E. Wurlitzer, Hal Deeley, Ed Sutter, Sumner Moore, Bill Bartow, F. L. Crump, Jack Ahem, Chuck Braley, Joe Jochum, Jack Fisher, Cab Davis, Bill Wagner, Dwight Wadsworth, Charlie Metz, Nerri Osborn, Ben Goodman, R. M. Gregory, Bill Arnold, Kenny Wilson, Ty Dedman, Bob Kenyon, Ed Cummings, Don Tardiff, Frank Corley, Jim McHugh, and Snipe Hoffman. The Snipe, who came up from Quantico, where he is Public Works officer, informed me that Quantico presendy holds Cy Waldrop, George Balzer, and Chuck Schneeman, as well as its PW officer. Bill WAGNER, who is program director. Marine Corps Programs, Data Systems Divn., of Litton Systems, Inc., was in town from Van Nuys, Calif., and landed at the luncheon. He reports that fellow classmates in Litton are Shel HIRSCH and Rufo ROBINSON. Incidentally, Snipe Hoffman, who is always a treasure trove of information, informs me that Gordie ANDERSON has a SeaBee Battalion in Vietnam.

Floyd F. Young '48 of Foster Wheeler Corp. named manager of the Washington, D. C , district ofRce.

Well, pickings have been slim this month. Let me have a nice newsy note. I know you are out there somewhere because I read officers' orders.

My next column might just be limited to a discussion of the people I meet on the Pentagon concourse.

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Sec'y, Cdr. Wm. C. Dotson, USN P. O. Box 2651, Washington, D. C. 20013 FORTY-NINER OF THE MONTH

Dempsey Butler, Jr.'49

the sea duty enlisted personnel distribution officer and a type commander representative to EpDoPac. The most recent shore tour saw the Buders returning to Monterey as Dee took on postgraduate work. In 1964 he received an M.S. degree in aeronautical engineering and was made a member of the Sigma Xi fraternity. He then reported on board the staff of Attack Carrier Air Wing Two as operations officer.

In May 1965 Dee assumed command of Fighter Squadron One Hundred Eleven, a Crusader squadron embarked in MIDWAY, at sea in the Gulf of Tonkin. For his efforts in flying over 100 combat missions in North and South Vietnam, he was awarded eight Air Medals, two Navy Commendation Medals with the Combat " V " and is authorized to wear the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon and the Vietnamese Service Medal. It is expected that he will report on board USS CORAL SEA for duty as navigator in July 1966.

Thanks, Chuck, for your welcome contribution to the Memorial Stadium Chair Fund. Our thanks also to Tom MULLIGAN, who wrote us from EUCOM, and to Roddy RADCLIFFE in Norfolk.

Our faithful Norfolk correspondent. Bill DEMERS, sends in this item: "On 17 March we had an excellent turnout of classmates and their wives at Breezy Point Officers' Dee married the former Eileen A. Murphy of Cambridge, Mass., in 1951. They and their three Club for a cocktail dinner party. Attending were: Ron and Nancy Andresen, Ray and Jeanne Barber, children, Trudy 14, Gayle 12 and Dempsey III 10, now live at 8721 Chanrilly Ave., San Diego, Pete and Bela Block, Buddy and Joy Burt, Jess and Ginny Cariker, Jack and Shirley Colleary, Bill Calif. and Barbara DeMers, Fred and Nancy Duggan, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGS Lou and Ada Goldbeck, Bill and Sye Grigg, Marty The class executive committee met on the 16th and Cathy Hardy, Bill and Barbara Kelly, Dick of March. This was the second business meeting and Clair Miller, Howard and Paula Pormoy, the committee had held during the winter months. Roddy and Sue Radcliffe, Jerry and Jackie SoloSeveral matters of importance to the class of '49 mon, Don and Betty Smll, Bill and Marsha Thompson, and Ernie and Shirley Waller. The have been taken up, with review of past policy decisions, votes and actions of the class, and partic- party was an outstanding success. Plans for a summer outing were discussed at this time." ularly looking toward future planning. Included among the issues discussed at these last two conCharlie HOOPER, 8303 Thornton Road, Baltiferences were the class memorial policy (see more, Md., writes that after four years in sales below). Homecoming plans, both for 1966 and with IBM, he's made the switch to banking. follow-on years, the class constitution and the He'll be an assistant vice president heading up matter of up-dating the mailing list so as to the First National Bank of Maryland automation reach the many classmates who are not currently division. Before his stint at IBM, Charlie was with members of the Alumni Assn.

General Electric. He's also a graduate of the Wharton Graduate School of Finance and ComHomecoming planning and a review of the constitution have been placed in the hands of com- merce of the University of Pennsylvania. mittees appointed by the class president, Harry TRAIN. Thoughts and ideas on the above or on any other areas of class concern are needed and welcomed.

CLASS MEMORIAL POLICY A class memorial committee which was appointed in December made their report at the March meeting. This committee, consisting of Bill Read, Tom Gill and Mickey McDonald, did a very thorough job of researching the matter for the class. A letter and questionnaire proposed by that committee was approved and mailed to the full Alumni Assn. mailing list of '49ers, in order to find out what the sense of the class may be. By this time you should have received this letter. If not, please drop the secretary a postcard with your address, and a copy will be mailed to you.

If you have not had a chance to return the questionnaire, please do so as soon as possible. A summary of the returns is planned for the next or subsequent issue of Shipmate.

Upon graduation. Dee reported on board USS SiBONEY for a one-year tour before receiving orders to flight training. Upon designation as a naval aviator, he served for four years in Fighter Squadron 174, flying the F4U Corsair and the F9F Cougar off the carriers MIDWAY and F. D. ROOSEVELT.

Shore duty took him to Monterey as a general line school student and to Annapolis as an electronics instructor. The following sea tour sent the Butlers back to California where Dee served as a landing signal officer in VF-124, the NavAirPac Replacement Training Squadron for the F8 Crusader aircraft. This tour was followed by a deployment as operations officer of VF-142, a Crusader Squadron embarked in ORISKANY. Staff duty orders next saw Dee on ComNavAirPac Staff as 72

tour these days. I only view the ship repair business from outside since my business is the engineering and installation of shore electronics facilities for our Navy and Marine Corps shore bases in Japan, Korea, Okinawa and Taiwan. Not many people know of my Shore Electronics Engineering Department. But needless to say, electronics requirements have multiplied for our shore stations in WestPac and consequendy my engineers are busy and traveling much of the time. Crash projects are the order of the day. Frank McCraw, John Pleasants and I are holding down the fort here and welcome classmates to make contact with us if they pass through."

Sec'y, Cdr. J. J . Pausner, Jr., USN 2544 Marymonnt Ave., Vienna, Va. 22180 The April class luncheon at Hogate's mustered: Morin, Stapp, Frank, Young, McGarrah, Dutch Schultz, Scribner (visiting from the coast), Knapp, Farrell, Dunaway, Diehl, Holmes, Goodspeed, Weedlun and VanKleeck.

From far off Japan, Chuck MULL writes: "For various reasons our magazine seems to arrive in spurts here at Yokosuka. . . . We haven't seen too many classmates visiting Yokosuka during our nearly two years here. We're not exacdy out of the zone of operations as the tempo of work in the shipyard would verify, but the ships are lucky if they get one trip to Japan during their WestPac

Leonard A. Muller '50

But don't sell your IBM stock, yet; '50 is still in control. Len MULLER has been promoted to Director of Instructional Systems Development for IBM. Len was executive assistant to the vice chairman of the IBM Board of Directors. He joined the IBM sales organization in 1958 and has held a number of sales managements positions, including manager of planning coordination of the Data Processing Division. Len holds a Master's degree from Harvard Business School. He and his wife and three children live in Chappaqua, N . Y. Beat Army.

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Sec'y, Cdr. D. W. Knntson, USN 10203 Montgomery Ave. Kensington, Md. 20795

The Homecoming plans are stewing, and brewing under the able direction of Yeager, Patch, and Inman, all of whom provided such a fine program last year. You may rest assured that your new secretary will be reporting the plans for our year "fifteen" in the service of our country, whether on active on inactive duty.

Harry T. LEIGH writes from Louisville, Ky., that he couldn't be at our 7 May annual meeting S H I P M A T E

due to a prior engagement with a horse race on the same day. Can't blame you for wanting to sip juleps and watch the run for the roses, Harry.

Dick CHILDS reports that his next orders will send him to NORAD from the "CHAMP" ( C V S 39) and further that he would miss the annual meeting. Tough luck, Dick, but remember, the class will always be in touch, so keep such interesting letters coming in.

Jack HAMILTON will be on temporary duty this summer session in the Pentagon, OP5W, for June-July, so let's all go over and help him conduct operations analyses for OEG. Could you use some help. Jack? Welcome in advance—we'll help.

John BUCK reports his orders send him in December to a new DE command and commissioning detail. Good work, John, and yes, the column could stand the benefit of some pictures and news reports from around the world. Surely this class is making a bigger splash than has been reported. Congratulations on your assignment.

In conclusion and retrospect—my beginning column in May 1965 reported on various important events of yesteryear. Some events were: The USNA gate, our 10-year book, the size of our financial balance, and the potential of the class for doing BIG things The potential is being realized—we are coming up to the surface, we as a class are getting up to where the action is. Keep swinging.

Sayonara, and a new secretary will carry out the reportorial assignment for the new year beginning 8 May 1966.

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Sec'y, LCdr. Richard W. Case, USN Science Dept., USNA Annapolis, Md. 21402

Congratulations to USAF lieutenant colonel selectees: Bruce Brown, Jim Brickel, Bill Maxson, Larry Skantze, and Dick Saxer. Now that these five have broken the ice, other members of '52 in the Air Force can begin to hope.

In late March I made a trip up to the Air Force Academy and returned the unused portion of the blizzard Dick DENFELD brought down here with him in January. In addition to the climate I was quite impressed with the locale and the campus; and to those of you traveling across the country this summer I recommend re-routing your trip to include a stop at the Academy. During my short stay I managed to see only two classmates, Dick Denfeld and Ernie SCHULTZ, but there are many more. I had hoped to list them here but seem to have misplaced my notes. Dick is expecting to be transferred to the Washington, D. C , area this summer, but Ernie will still be there and can give you a rundown of other classmates in the area. While I was visiting, Liz Schultz was recuperating from a weekend of skiing; a point in favor of summer visiting—you won't be tempted to try your hand (or legs) at skiing.

Richard Smith '52

ing Newport in September '65 the GARY has been participating as a weather station ship for Operation Deep Freeze on the loneliest picket station in the world at 60° South, 160° East. We departed Dunedin, New Zealand, in early March and we will be visiting some interesting ports on our way home to Newport, R. I., where we are due to arrive 21 May. The ports we are visiting are Adelaide and Perth, Australia; Aden, Arabia; Barcelona, Spain; Lisbon, Portugal; Hamburg, Germany; Copenhagen, Denmark; Stockholm, Sweden; and Edinburg, Scotland. Who says that you can't join the Navy to see the world.? Upon returning to Newport, the ship will have been at sea 8 2 % of the time, so it has been a real pleasure and challenge to have had a real honest to goodness seagoing command."

Another DE got great coverage in the Fort Lauderdale news back in September, and a copy of the story has at last reached me. The USS KREICHMER, commanded by Earl CHINN, while off Vietnam had VAdm. B. J. Semmes, Jr., Chief of Naval Personnel, and RAdm. Connolly, assistant CNO for fleet operations, aboard; and Adm. Semmes took advantage of the occasion to ship over one of Earl's petty officers. According to the story, most of Earl's crew had sprouted beards since deploying and he had to setde for three close shaven and three bewhiskered sideboys, and also had understandable problems rusding up a three-star admiral's flag to fly during the visit.

Congratulations to your PIO, Earl.

At the March luncheon the Washington chapter appointed a nominating committee: myself. Art Lusby, and Duane Kiechel, to come up with a proposed slate of officers to present at the combined annual meeting, dinner and dance to be held in May, probably at Andrews or Boiling Fields. Our slate of candidates follows: for executive vice president, Jim NUNNELY; for administrative vice president. Bob COMPTON; for corresponding secretary, Gus CHEATHAM; for treasurer, HORK DIMON; for members of the executive committee (two vacancies), Jim LINK, Fred ADAIR, Duane KIECHEL, and Bob MICHAELS. Exact time and place will be announced as soon as we make arrangements, but if you are in the area plan to attend—even if only to protect yourself.

Lenine GONSALVES is now a professor and chairman, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Southeastern Mass. Technological Institute, North Dartmouth, Mass. His catalog is quite impressive and so are their plans as they are expanding from an enrollment of 2000 to an expected 7000 smdents.

LCdr. Bill LAUX, Jr., is a new arrival in the Washington area. He is working in BuPers and lives in Alexandria.

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Sec'y, LCdr. W. G. A. Sympson, USN Dept. of Mathematics, USNA Annapolis, Md. 21402

We hope the dark ages have passed and news from all will again start coming in to us. This month we received some correspondence. In the fumre, we hope each of you will make a point of keeping the rest informed through Shipmate.

Last year there was a suggestion that classmates help the housing situation by aiding each other to relocate. As yet no information has been received to pass on to you. However, for anyone interested in setding in the Annapolis area the local group will be more than willing to help.

STATISTICS ANYONE Tony DOPAZO writes: "Recendy I received a copy of the Alumni Register and became interested in the present status of our class. Without claiming my figures to be correct, I thought to pass them on for their approximate correctness and an overall view of how we look after 10 years: CLASS OF 1955 Graduates Non-Grad Navy 1100 1310 1350 1400 1510 1530 1610 1630 1650 3100 5100

742 524

Air Force• Marines 185 65 1 19 2 4 3 7 2 3i 11

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332 Corr. Sec'y, LCdr. Roy O. Girod, (SC) USN 118 Archwood Ave. Annapolis, Md. 21401

William J. QUIRK of Huntsville, Ala., was a session chairman for the 1966 Spring Joint Computer Conference held in Boston, Mass., from 2628 April. The conference was one of two sponsored annually by the American Federation of Information Processing Societies to encourage exchange of information on advanced developments in computer-related fields.

Bill was one of 16 session chairmen selected by the conference committee; he chaired a panel discussion on hybrid computers, on the impact of hybrid technology in aerospace engineering.

ship in the USN," the THOMAS J. GARY, which he

Photo by Warolin Donald F. Fagan '53 has been named regional manager of Navy programs for the defense marketing department of Sperry Rand Corp.'s UNIVAC Defense Systems Division.

Bill is the simulation center manager for the Boeing Co., Huntsville. He holds an M.S.E.E. from the University of Washington, 1958. He and his wife Patricia have six children: Kathleen, Maureen, Eileen, William, Patricia and Michael.

Their home is at 8807 Bridlewood Dr., Huntsville.

Resigned Navy 141 Air Force 58 Marines 12

Discharged Navy Air Force

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Retired Navy

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211 Deceased Navy Air Force Marines

18 5 2 25

"Rough percentages indicate approximately 6 7 % Navy still on board; 6 5 % Air Force and 7 5 % Marines." We appreciate Tony's satistics and find them most enlightening.

NEWPORT Ray HINE writes: "Here in Newport orders are in and the four '55ers at the War College are 73

pleased with the results. Dick Comstock goes to USS WoRDEN as ops officer, homeported in San Diego. Jerry Watson returns to his home away from home, Florida, and will be stationed with a RAG squadron in Pensacola.

"Hank Mustin, although not having orders in hand as yet, expects to go to Saigon, exact billet as yet unknown. 1 have orders for USS KING as XO. Homeport is San Diego. One new addition for the '55 group here in Newport, Michael Paul Watson, arrived on 18 Jan. to round out a complete family for Jerry and Pat. The count stands at 2 boys and 2 girls.

"I had lunch (and a few drinks) with Charles Plumly at the club last week, and he told me a few and almost unbelievable stories about humorous situations that he has been involved in lately.

Charlie is currently CO of the Newport-based DE, the WILLIS, presently in the Boston Naval Shipyard.

"Bob Phenix, now stationed at the Newport Naval Base, has orders for across the Bay to Davisville. His new job involves the formation of a new CB unit and perhaps a bit of hard work and long hours.

"The Newport-Quonset chapter plans a spring get-together on the 16th of April at the O Club.

Hope the camera doesn't get clouded again this time."

NORFOLK Jim GREENE writes: "Not much new here in the Norfolk area concerning classmates.

The last get-together was back during the Xmas holidays as I recall (at G and J Walter's), well attended and full of promises of bigger and better things to come, but nothing new since. Talked to Larry Frost on the phone last week. He's fixing me up with a good season ticket to the Norfolk Neptune pro-football (Continental League) games for next 1966 season, and all is well with Tidewater Construction Co., his current employer. Of course I see Al Dawson every day, his being on the staff here at ComASForLant also. We bowl on the staff team together every Tuesday.

"ASW in the Atlantic goes on as usual^â&#x20AC;&#x201D;a never ending batde for more ships, more planes, and more men. I swear they tilted the country and slid everyone to the west coast and further. Hopefully, I'll be on my way in that direction come next December when I'm scheduled to finish this tour."

HOMECOMING To begin work on this year's Homecoming we would appreciate anyone interested in reservations to drop us a line.

Sec'y, LCdr. Donald L. Brown, USN P. O. Box 1926 Annapolis, Maryland 21402 A recent letter from the far Med reports on a gathering of four of our number in Athens. Ray HILL wrties that Becky and Charlie CHAVARRIA were kind enough to host the reunion at their home in Athens and table a fine Greek meal. Our two remaining gifts to the Greeks were Ham BYNG and Howie BURDICK. Ham is VA-83 admin, officer and Ray is VA-83 maintenance officer aboard USS FORRESTAL. Howie is reported to be the USS BOSTON'S weapons officer and Charlie heads the Athenai Airfield maintenance group.

During their Athens visit, it appears that Howie gave King Constantine a go for his money in a three-day sailing competition of star boats.

Bill ELPERS dropped us a card stating he is now XO of USS S. N. MOORE. Besides LCdr., USN, the remainder of his address is FPO San Francisco 96601.

Be sure and read next month's column for a report from your excom.

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"REMEMBER lOTH HOMECOMING."

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EAST COAST Sec'y, LCdr. Richard L. Madouse, USN 31 S. Park Drive, Arlington, Va. WEST COAST Sec'y, Lt. Thomas E. Dyer, USN Box 2700, USNPGS, Monterey Calif.

Congratulations to Dave SMALLEY on his appointment as head basketball coach at USNA. After four years as assistant coach, Dave was elevated to the top spot following Ben Carnevale's departure for NYU. The best wishes of the entire class are with you, Dave, for a long and successful tenure. Dave states that he is soliciting the aid of all '57 classmates in this challenging venture. Without actually suiting up, we'll do all we can, Dave.

Jim ROYER is now assistant football coach at the University of Pittsburgh. Jim was at USNA for the past two years, and will now head up the offensive line at Pitt.

Dick TONER writes: "After a very rewarding and enjoyable three years as an instructor in the Squadron Officer School of the Air University at Maxwell AFB, Ala., I came to Troy, N. Y., last summer for more education. I'm presently completing a Master of Science program in engineering management at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Oddly enough, the house that I moved into was formerly occupied by Paul Gober. Paul finished up last year and is now stationed at Electronics Systems Division Hq. at Hanscom Field, Mass. The old silver fox, J. J. Kelly, was also in that same class, and he is currendy flying F-102's out of Goose AFB in the frozen north. Here with me this year are Tom Timothy and Dave Smith.

We received our next assignments a short while ago. Dave is going to an Air Staff assignment at the Pentagori, while Tom and I are headed for a year in Vietnam. Tom will be flying C-130's while I build the runways for him as a civil engineer.

I'm really not exacdy sure what I'll be doing.

However, the best information that I can get is that 1 will be a member of a rural pacification team. If this is the case, it should be interesting and rewarding.

"I'm not too current, but the following is my latest contact with some of the guys in the 13th Company. Bill Murphy is completing an MS along with babysitting for a Minuteman missile at Malmstrom AFB, Montana; Tom Donnelly is keeping facilities in good working order at the Boston Navy Yard; Roger Williamson is at Stanford University working on a Master's degree; Ivan Wolinsky is in the Air Force Security Service at Kelly AFB, Texas; Gene Valerie is working as an Air Force liaison officer with NASA at Houston, and two years ago Bill Hodge was a general's aide at the Pentagon."

Les McMENAMIN informs us that he and Loretta are presently at Georgia Tech where Les is finishing work on his Master's in construction engineering. He expects to leave Arianta in June, with no orders in hand as yet.

Wayne OLDFIELD writes from Dickinson, Tex.: "It doesn't seem like it's been almost nine years, so it must have been fun. Guess it's about time to update people on my whereabouts and major events.

"JoAnn and I have one child, Thomas, now seven years old. He was born in Montana during our assignment there, in time to enjoy subsequent assignments in the Philippines and then Wyoming.

There were numerous other short assignments, most at the behest of Air Training Command, but only three of any size, so I'll skip the others.

Nearly half my time has been spent in the Strategic Air Command, specifically the Missile Force. This half was an engrossing, rewarding career in itself.

There is more than a litde truth in the joke that SAC is a separate Air Force unto itself. Heads roll quicker in SAC, but most things move a bit faster there. It has an inordinate share of the Air Force's best men.

"My last assignment was spent mostly on a SAC missile crew, which probably prompted my recent selection to duty with NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center. I'm with the Landing and Recovery Division, alternating between the ships and the aircraft of the recovery forces. Gemini VIII was my big thrill so far. I was the NASA technical advisor aboard NAHA Rescue One, the aircraft that first sighted the spacecraft while still in the air. Then came the hard part, the organization and logistics of bringing it home, in which the Navy in WestPac covered itself with glory.

"When our aircraft located the spacecraft in the air, that wasn't the only first. It was the first triAcademy evolution of the recovery business. Our pilot, Les Schneider, was an Air Force Academy grad, and Astronaut Dave Scott was the USMA representative. It was my pleasure and privilege to complete the trio as the Naval Academy representative."

The following is a release from the Rand Corp., Santa Monica, Calif.: "Eugene P. Durbin, Logistics Department, Ph.D. (1965), Stanford University, will present two papers, 'Tarlog, A Computerized Differential Combat Model,' and 'Interdiction Model I,' at the Fifth War Games Symposium at the Carillon Hotel, Miami Beach, Fla., on 5-6 May 1966."

MONTEREY A majority of the Monterey contingent gathered on 18 March at NALF, Monterey, to celebrate the end of the term and to have a good time in general. That the evening was an exceptional one was due in no small measure to the efforts of Dan KENNEY, the new VP here.

With John BARTOCCI as "Nathan Detroit" and Ed MAHON as "Big Julie," the NPGS Little Theater earned a number of kudes for their performance of "Guys and Dolls." The two '57 entries were standouts in their roles. Ed's wife, Mary, was also in the show. In addition to togetherness in the Little Theater, Ed and Mary are also number one in their respective parts of the '57 organization here, with Ed as president of the men's group and Mary as chairman of the wives' group.

Bill ABBOTT took enough time off his studies to demonstrate that his versatility with a squash racket had not vanished since graduation. His toughest match enroute to victory in the PG School tourney was with classmate Jack SCHEIBLE, who unfortunately came up against Bill early in the single elimination tourney.

George PHILIPPS has been skiing weekends at Yosemite to break up the monotony of the class and study cycle. Muff has been going along, not to ski, but to protect George from the snow bunnies.

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Congratulations are also in order for Charlie DUKE who has just been selected in the most recent group of astronauts for NASA. Mickey FINN reports diat Ed PALANEK has just gotten his MS in aero from the Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright-Patterson AFB m Dayton. Ed and Solveig should by now be in Albuquerque, N . M., where Ed has been assigned to Kirdand AFB. Ted ALMSTEDT managed to slip into his LCDR stripes a litde early as the result of a spot promotion. He is now MPA in the nuclear powered guided missile cruiser USS LONG BEACH. Having just completed her first refueling in Newport News, LONG BEACH is now homeported on the west coast in the city she is named for.

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EAST COAST Corr. Sec'y, Lt. Edwin B. Smedberg, USN Flag Lieutenant/Aide, U. S. Naval Academy Annapolis, Md. 21401 WEST COAST Corr. Sec'y, Lt. George C. Skezas, USN Box 703, USNPG School Monterey, Calif.

On 16 March I received my long-awaited "When relieved detached—" and will report to the VS Replacement Air Group on 13 July for 18 weeks of school, thence to VS-23 at North Island and aboard YORKTOWN. Joining me in CVSG-55 are Marty McCULLOUGH going to VS-25 and Marion DOSS going to HS-4. Jim HIGGINS, presendy the 6th Company officer, has orders to West Point as a tactical (company) officer. Believe his reporting date at "Hell on the Hudson" is 11 July. The USNAY personnel office reports that at present four '58ers are inbound to Annapolis: Jack DITTRICK reports in June to the Naval Science Department; John ROHRBROUGH to Naval Science in July; Brad WELLES to Engineering in June, and Air Force orders being what they are, all we know is that Capt. John WILLMARTH, USAF, is soon to be en route here. Mike CHAPPLE has orders to USS SPINAX out of San Diego. Homecoming plans for a party at Pauls Restaurant are now firm for the evening of 22 Oct. Lou FISLER is trying to reserve some motel rooms for the weekend for anyone needing them.

For information or reservations contact Lou or Jim McNULLA c / o USNA.

first year. Was at a dinner party with Marsh Greer and his lovely wife Lyn last week, and Marsh has left ZELLERS (weapons officer) and is en route Norfolk where he will be Aide/Flag Lt. to Dep. CinCLantFlt (RAdm.). Wonderful orders for Marsh.

"Lo and I are enjoying Newport and am winding up my 20 months in HAMMERBERG this May. Have never had a more enjoyable tour, but at times makes one feel kinda old. All my department heads are DD-schl graduates, and have one ensign from class of 1965! Dates one a bit!

Am to be relieved in May to report as Aide/Flag Secretary to ComCruDesLant right here in Newport so will be at 40 Walnut St. for a couple more years."

I had a nice chat with Howie PABST the other day. He left the Naval Science Dept. in October to take command of USS NOXUBEE, which is being reactivated in Baltimore and should be ready for Vietnam in June.

Sec'y, Lt. Lloyd H. Adams, USN Exec. Dept.. USNA Annapolis, Md. 21402 ANNAPOLIS It's moving time again! Within the next couple months we will be seeing many '59ers stationed in the area moving on to bigger and better opportunities. Here at USNA four of our group are looking forward to a change, including yours truly!

Trux and Cassandra UMSTED are pulling stakes and heading for Charlestown, S. C , where Trux expects to relieve in early July as ops officer of USS McDoNouGH. Hugh STRACKWITZ expects to go to Newport, R. I., as material officer on the staff of ComDesRon 12. Strack, incidentally, is turning in his bachelor chit on 11 June before reporting to Newport; he is marrying Miss Mary Jo White of Norfolk, Va. Vic KRUZIC is looking forward to his new duty as engineer officer in USS BLUE homeported in Yokosuka, Japan. Nancy is quite enthused about the prospect of moving halfway around the world. I am also winding up my tour here at USNA. The Bureau has told me I can expect orders to USS CRAIG out of San Diego. Dee, the boys and I are anxiously looking forward to returning to sunny Southern California.

to Bainbridge to West Milton. When he reported aboard Carl Keske, Pete Bozzo and Bill Drake were already there; Dick and Carl are in the blue crew, and Bill Drake is engineer of the gold crew; don't know what Pete's job is.

"Some time ago you sent out a plea for addresses of a few lost classmates, among them Bob Darby.

He and June are in Charleston; he's in the blue crew of the JOHN ADAMS. Their address is 1312 Raymond Way, Lenevar, Charleston. They have three children now, Sidney, Noel and Kelly.

"Carol Keske and Patsy Robertson arranged a cocktail party for the classmates in the area for the night of the Army-Navy game. Unformnately, I don't remember who all were there, and don't have a list. About 20 couples were there—good party!

"What litde information I do have: Jim and Reesie Kelly -ill be leaving Newport for Harvard Business School late this summer. Fritz and Julie March (and Timmy and Barbara Ann) will be in Aruba until next fall. My father was working there when our son Keith was born, and spent many enjoyable hours with Fritz and Julie; they'll really hate to leave that comfortable way of life.

Joe and Janie Keeley are still waiting for orders from Key West, I believe he's with Sonar School there. I'm sure you know about the Mayos, but if not—Norm and Ruth are in Norfolk, he's aboard SAMPSON, now in the Med.

"Looking through my SubFlot Two directory, others in the area are: Dick Noreika, PATRICK HENRY; J. E. Collins, ABRAHAM LINCOLN; John

Robertson, SAM HOUSTON (gold); Dick Asafaylo, JOHN MARSHALL

(gold); Gibby Smith,

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KEY (precommissioning);

Tom Bond, FLASHER, and John Pcchauer, STURGEON. That, by no means, is all of the classmates, only the ones whose names I recognize. Forgot Dusty Rhodes in HENRY STIMSON."

WEST COAST Not much news coming from the west coast, but I have gleaned the following: Ted KRUMM is expecting to leave Monterey this June and go to USS CowELL as ops officer.

Johnny WALKER took the vows that ended his bachelorhood on 12 March when he was married to Miss Sharon Rumble in the chapel at North Island Naval Air Station. The '59ers assisting in the wedding were Van NIELD, Don SHELTON and Bud HILL. And from the far reaches of the Pacific come a few lines from John HILT. In addition to a few addresses John writes the following from USS BAINBRIDGE: "We are presendy enjoying one of our respites in that garden spot of the universe, Subic Bay! But even this looks good after a few weeks on station—the golf course and the 'O' Club are as good (and wet) as any.

John HOLLAND sends the following: "The spring social season got off to a real good start with a joint Annapolis-D. C. hosted cocktail party on Saturday, 2 April. The Jolly Roger room of the Navy Yard O Club was the scene of the gathering which soon buzzed with the greetings of old friends, the telling of old and new sea stories and the anticipation of soon-to-be received orders. All had a good time."

The '59ers gathered here for a class dinnerdance party at the O Club on 23 April. A small scale homecoming-type party resulted when more than fifty '59ers and wives from Baltimore, Washington, Pax River, and Annapolis showed up for the affair.

Among those hoisting glasses of cheer were: Bill Hotard, Jim McNuUa, J. D. Holland, Chuck Larzalere, Al Yost, Jack Adams, Gordy Schaaf, Jack Christman, Al Barbero, Ralph Buck, Mike Chappie, Dill Dogherty, Paul Brooks, Chip Buerger, Skip Gross, Jim Caswell, Jack Rennie, Bob Nazak, Joe Port, Bill Mooney, Bill Pendley, Bob Musgrove, Lou Fisler, Curt Sword, Bob Mason, Hank Vargo, Jess Hernandez, George Myers, John Laurusso, Pete Erickson, Mike O'Connor, Gordy Goldenstein, John "Doc" Swope, Mike Salmon, Tom Sinnott, and Dick Haase.

Thanks to Chuck LARZALERE, Al YOST and Jack "Money Bags" ADAMS for tying the loose ends together to make the party a success.

Steve EDWARDS writes from Newport: "The last issue of Shipmate really fascinated me as I was exec of the U. S. destroyer that participated in Matchmaker I; the NATO ASW Squadron.

I also noted the length of our column and your plea for news.

"Don Jones is our CruDesLant public affairs officer, and has just recently been selected for PIO designator. He and Peggy and son, Steven, live in Brenton Village, Navy housing here. Chuck Smith is XO in HARTLEY here, and is finishing up his

EAST COAST A letter from Bob BOOTH indicates that he is now at the Public Works Center, Newport, R. I. Bob finished up postgraduate work and received "I have been trying unsuccessfully for several his Master's degree in civil engineering at R. P. I. months to get a rise out of Joe King and to find last winter. Bob says, "I bought a house in Middleout when he is going to get the TRUXTUN in town and would sure like to see any '59ers passing commission so that we can have some help steamthrough. I did see Gate Long who was an ing around with the BIG E . instructor here at the Comm. School. Bill Garrett "Sorry, I don't have a home address to send also turned up one day at a War College lecture right now. My wife, Adrienne, and two daughters

by CNO." Shannon 4, and Julie 2, are presendy en route to Long Beach to set up housekeeping for our return.

Also received a note from Tom and Marge I will, however, be staying in BAINBRIDGE for at HOLROYD at McGuire AFB, N. J. I understand least another 8-9 months."

I made a faux pas in the January column. Tom is not flying C-130's as 1 inadvertently stated NASA SPACE CENTER but is an F-106 pilot with the 539th Fighter InterThe following interesting and informative letter ceptor Squadron. Marge also informed us that was received from Bill MOLNAR: Tony MARAN (Marangoni) was to be married 29 April at the Naval Academy Chapel to Janice "Reading the March issue inspired me to update Wengcrd. my address and fill in the last few years for the Received a letter from Dick and Gretchen record.

Winter (mosdy from Gretchen) that brought us "I entered the Air Force and went direcdy to up to date on the Sub Force Adandc. She writes, Navigator Training in Waco, Tex. Upon receiv"Now that we think we're setded in one spot for ing my wings, I was sent to a flight upgrading a while, I feel free to write. Dick reported school in Biloxi, Miss., and ended up in SAC aboard GEORGE WASHINGTON in September of '65 flying in the B-52H as an electronic warfare offi-

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cer. I spent the next many years stationed at the Minot AFB, North Dakota, and piled up 2,200 hours of flying time through May 1965. Also, you might pass on that Barry Packard and I had been together up until last May. Barry is still in the Air Force, presently going to a communications school in Biloxi.

"So, last May I was given a fine offer to join up with NASA as a flight controller here at the Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston. I packed my bags and joined the civilian ranks and traveled 1500 miles straight south to Houston. I arrived here in time for Gemini 4 liftoff. I've been working since then as a flight controller-titled operations and procedures officer for Gemini 5, 7, 6, and GT-9. I was lucky enough to travel as part of the remote control team to the Hawaiian Island of Kanai for GT-8. This field of space flight is new and rapidly expanding. As you know, we have begun our first series of Apollo shots, with AS-201 going early in '66. My job is insuring that all the computer communications facilities are ready to support a mission. I work directly with and for the flight directors. You might say my job is connecting all the loose ends the flight director doesn't have time to do. All this is a premission function. During the mission I'm in the control room and act as the interface for the Mission Ops. Control Room (MOCR) in Houston for the manned flight controller world-wide tracking sites (these are in Mexico, Australia, Hawaii, Canary Islands, a ship off Brazil, and a ship off Formosa).

"I might add that NASA is looking for guys with operational-flight oriented experience in my organization. Send applications—Civil Service Form 57—to me for fast service (Bill Molnar, 1102 Pecan Circle, Seabrook, Tex.).

"Enough gab for now. I want to pass my best wishes to all with an open invitation to those who may pass through Houston to pay us a visit. I've got a girl 5, girl 3, and boy 18 months."

wife, Maria, and the girls at this time of sorrow.

Since Lou and Maria were living in Italy at the time, correspondence mailed to Lou's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rossi, 1856 Edison Ave., New York 61, N. Y., will reach Maria.

The 1966 Class Newsletter has been mailed. If you have not received one, the class records do not reflect an accurate address for you. Write, sending your correct current address, and we will get another letter out to you.

You are also reminded that class dues are $3 per year and are being collected by the treasurer, Jim Curtin, Executive Dept., USNA. Send check or money order to him.

Let me also point out that with the next issue I will no longer be taking pen in hand for this column. As I write this I'm not sure who will be taking over, but I do want to say that I have thoroughly enjoyed this pleasant chore, particularly in receiving all the correspondence from classmates and their wives around the world. If you would all give the succeeding secretaries the fine support you have given me I'm sure the '59 column will continue to be a source of interesting class news. Until my successor is named, please address correspondence either to Lt. Paul Guay, Executive Dept. USNA, or to Class of '59 Secretary, USNA Alumni Association, Alumni House, Annapolis, Md.

CLASS BIZ It is with a saddened heart that I call your attention to the Last Call biography of Louis Frank ROSSI. Lou was lost in a sailing accident while on duty as an instructor at the Italian Naval Academy. Our deepest sympathy goes to his 76

HERE AND THERE Got a bit of dope from Pan Am on Henry PAPA, who is now flying trans-ocean routes of Pan American Airways as a co-pilot, and is based at JFK International Airport in N . Y. Hank left the Navy a year ago, but not before he saw plenty of action in Vietnam, where he flew 22 missions and received an air medal. Hank, his wife Theresa, and two children, Henry Jr. 3, and Theresa 1, are residing at Warwick, R. I.

RISE ANTD SHINE WITH '59!

Henry William Papa

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Pres., Lt. H. A. Lawinski, VF-162 NAS, Miramar, Calif.

Sec'y, Lt. Chico Chavez, USN OICC RVN, c/o APO San Francisco, Calif. 96309 NEW ARRIVAL Keith and Marcia YOUNG are proud to announce the arrival of their baby girl, Wendy Susan, on 11 March.

The Youngs are presendy living in Charleston, S. C , where Keith is with the gold crew of the WooDROw WILSON, as the main propulsion assistant, welfare and recreation officer, etc. They report they have seen Roy ROGERS, who is in the ODAX; Al and Eria PAOLE, who have since returned to Pearl Harbor where Al joined the crew of the STONEWALL JACKSON (they have a baby girl, born in Aug. '65); and Don and Betty WHEELER, who also live in Charleston. Don is with the blue

TIDBITS Harry BOLTZ is being promoted to plant production planning, purchasing and traffic manager of Armstrong Cork Co.'s new Waxahatchie, Tex., glass container plant. Harrv joined the Armstrong Co. in 1963 after serving four years with the crew of the ANDREW JACKSON and is to report to U. S. Marine Corps. Until this promotion, he has the Naval Academy for duty as navigation inbeen assigned to the company's Millville, N. J., structor in June. glass plant.

FROM SAIGON Larry WEAVER has left the Mare Is. NSY and The bombing of the Victoria BOQ on 1 April the San Francisco Bay area for a new position brought home the fact, rather forcefully once with the Esso Oil Co. in Puerto Rico. again, that the VC haven't forgotten us and Saigon isn't really such a rosy place in which to live.^ Jay METZLER says one of our classmates, who had been in the country for almost a year, came into town to check on a few things before he left (though he still didn't have orders, with 7 days to go to complete his tour). He had been planning Photo by Zito Studios to stay at the Victoria that night of the bombing, William Christian but by chance he happened to bum a flight out to Gabrielsen '59 Qui Nhom that night. Once back in Qui Nhom,

William Christian Gabrielsen '59 has been named manager of the new Movator Division of Sandvik Steel, Inc. Sorry no "Company in the Spotlight" again this month. I find deadline for copy creeping up and no response back from my source of info on the next company. Maybe two next month.

Corps Officers' School at Port Hueneme from Sept. '62 to Oct. '62. He spent the next 20 months at Charleston, S. C. (polishing up on his southern accent), first as the assistant design officer.

Southeast Division of BuDocks, then as assistant resident officer in charge of construction (AROICC) at the Naval Station. On 7 June '64 he finally succumbed and said "I do" to the former Miss Jeanne Campbell Ashley from Walterboro, S. C. From July '64 to July '65 Sid was the AROICC Baltimore. Finally he had the good fortune of joining our fighting forces in Vietnam, as a project coordinator (that means a super-paper pusher) with the OICC, RVN.

Jay invited him several times to the club for a beer, but the guy wouldn't venmre out of his quarters—even the club was too dangerous, with such a short time left to go. I hope he makes it out of the country in one piece.

Sid JONES and I have decided to join an organization in Saigon called the Hell's Angels. After a 5-month wait we finally received our motorcycles. So now we jump on our bikes and go barreling down the streets of Saigon, with crash helmets and hood outfits on. Now Sid not only looks like Marlon Brando, he acts the role.

After all these months I finally got Sid to break down and give me a rundown on what he's been up to since graduation. From July '60 to June '61 he served as the maintenance officer of the Public Works Department at NAS Memphis. He then went to Rensselear Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N. Y., for a year, followed by Civil Engineer

Gene CHANCY wrote las: Feb., but somehow his letter got waylaid in a drawer full of unanswered correspondence. Gene is aboard USS HANCOCK, out here in WestPac, flying Crusaders (F8Es) with VF-211. After his 5th air medal Gene says he's had his share of combat duty and is raring to get home by next Christmas, he hopes. He ran into Sid JONES in Tokyo, and this chance meeting, he says, reminded him of his years-long intention of dropping us a line. Here's the latest on some of our classmates he knows about: Jim EILERTSEN is off at TPS; Casey JONES, Paul COOPER, Don WRIGHT and Bob BRENTON are at PG School. Jim, Casey, Paul and Gene had their ring-knocker corner in the HANCOCK wardroom last cruise, but Gene's the only one aboard now, thanks to 18 months of DD duty out of Mayport prior to flight training. Woody BURNS is a civilian and is attending medical school at the University of North Carolina. In Hawaii last Nov. Gene ran into Phil ROGNLIEN, who is a RAG A4 instructor at Lemoore. While in Hawaii, he saw Jim McCONNELL at the Army-Navy celebration; Jim is with VP-4 at Barber's Point and is really enjoying the alluring tropical paradise that is Hawaii. And Karl RIPPELMEYER is at Subic Bay with FICPacFac, the intelligence branch there.

Got a couple of announcements—one from Estabrook & Co., announcing that Al AMES had joined their organization as a registered representative in their N. Y. office. Now we know with whom to get in touch if we want to invest our twopence. The other announcement came from the Ohio State University, announcing that Dick MEREDITH had just received his Master's degree from that school in March.

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Pres., Lt. James R. Traa, USN USS HADDO <SSN-604) FPO New York Corr. Sec'y, Lt. Kenneth G. Craig, USN 5736 Salerno Rd., W. Jacksonville, Fla. 32210

To begin this month's column, I want to bring up some brief business. First off, I still would like to encourage everyone to send a completed data card. It is important that we keep track of all of you. A 3x5 card or standard postcard will be fine with the following information: SHIPMATE

1. Last name, first name, and middle initial.

2. Wife's name or name of next of kin.

3. Children's names and birth dates.

4. Present address.

5. Duty stations, schools attended while in the service with inclusive dates over the past five years.

6. Duties (example: ASW Officer, Material Officer, etc.).

7. Special qualifications, service decorations and dates.

8. Remarks section: include career plans and any other data which you feel is pertinent for a complete biography.

Secondly, I would like to quote a portion of a recent memo that was sent out to the CS from the Alumni Assn. concerning reporting of obituaries.

Shipmate counts on the support of all alumni as well as class secretaries in sending accurate, confirmed information about the death of an alumnus.

Information needed for obituaries includes the date and place of death, place of services and interment; highlights of service record, decorations, awards, honors; retired activities, business or professional; organizations of note; name and full address of widow; names and addresses (city and state) of other surviving members of the family; service connections of note.

Lasriy in the business portion, the Superintendent of the Academy has invited class sponsorship of individual companies of the Brigade. It would be in the form of the financial as well as the establishment of liaison between the midshipmen and ourselves. A worthwhile project for our consideration. Please send any of your comments or suggestions about this project to Jim Traa or myself.

A class party for those in the San Diego/Long Beach/Camp Pendleton area is planned for 11 June. It will be a ct party with heavy hors d'oeuvres from 1900-2100 at the Adm. Kidd Club.

For reservations, which must be in by 6 June, call Nancy Home at 420-0317, Linda Theroux at 4224876, or Patsy Kraus at 278-2377 (all in San Diego).

This past month we have had a good response.

A pat on the back to all you letter writers.

George SAUPE writes from a BOQ room in Kadena, Okinawa, on a stopover flying MAC (Military Airlift Command) C-130s. George has been in VR-22 since graduation from the training command and has amassed 2600 hours in the past 3 years. VR-22 was Norfolk based until a recent move (Nov. 65) brought it to Moffett Field, Calif., near Oakland. From the list of places that he has visited it looks as if he has seen the entire world with the exception of China, Russia, and the Bloc. George and Theresa live in Sunnyvale, Calif., and have three sons, Kenneth, Kevin, and Stephen.

George reports that Burt WHITMAN and Ken O'DEA are in VR-7 flying C-130 homebased at Moffett Field.

'61 reunion of Sub School.

In Sept. '64 Gordon and Kent RIFFEY received M.A.s from Georgia Tech. Kent went to Port Hueneme with Ginny and their three litde ones: Sheryl, Mark, and Beth. Al COINS finished at Georgia Tech in June '65 and is now in Vietnam with a construction battalion. Bonnie and son.

Rocky, are at Port Hueneme. Gordon, after leaving Tech, went to NAS Pensacola for 6 months before transfer to Antarctic Support Activities training at Davisville, R. I. Before he left for "ze ice" Gordon married the former Miss Ann Murawski of Marpeth, N. Y. Toba SMITH wrote Jim Traa that Mickey is presently attending the U. of Mich, studying for a M.S. in civil engineering. When he completes he will switch from line to CEC. Toba and Mickey welcomed a son. Marc, last June. They report that Ken DIXNER is at U. of Mich, for a M.A. in bus. admin.; Herky, Gayle, and Robby HARDISON are at Monterey where Herky is attending PG; and that Stu FREELAND is completing the last phase of NucPower training.

School at the U. of Miami. Ed, Sandy, and son are really enjoying the Florida sunshine.

Mike has also heard frequently from Dale DEAN, who is a company commander with the Marines at DaNang in the 9th Motor Transport Battalion. Dale was recenriy named to command H&S Company (headquarters and support) after having D Company. Kay and their two daughters, Tracy and Kriss, are awaiting Dale's return in Greenville, N. C. Mike says that he saw Hank and Margie SCHMIDT, Frank and Sharon DATTILO and Hal HARDEN at a party at Long Beach prior to their Mine Divisions WesPac deployment.

Rusty LAMADE arrived in DaNang on 28 Sept. and was assigned asst. control officer of the Supply Dept. Rusty writes that Sherry, son Dietrick (3 years), and daughter Lynn (1 year) reside at 7230 Wedgewood Dr., Jacksonville, Fla. Rusty's previous duties have been USS OKINAWA to Dec. '63, NAS Lakehurst to Aug. '65, and now Vietnam. Rusty has seen Bob WINGARD (freight terminal div. of NavSuppAct); Howie WRIGHT Jim TRAA says that things are going hot and (30th Naval Const. Regiment in DaNang); Amile heavy in HADDO, but expects to be due for orders VASQUEZ (Marine captain with FltLogSupGrp, DaNang); Pete DANNA (household goods officer in late summer or early fall. Reid SMITH has just in Saigon). Rusty would like to hear from anyone received orders to USS RAY as engineer. Ernie and Helaine MORENO had their second child in at Box 72 NavSuppAct, APO San Francisco, Calif.

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Feb., a boy, Eric Charles. They are in Hawaii where Ernie has a staff job. Fred FARBER reDick STENGEL reports that he is a "dirty ol' cendy reported to SAM RAYBURN. Fred, Pat and civilian" in Matawan, N . J., where he commutes eight-month-old son Kirk will be residing in each day to N. Y. Univ. as a pre-dental student.

Charleston. Dave and Marrianne WRIGHT are Dick and JoAnn have two children, Charlie (2Vi at Norfolk where Dave is instructing at Dam years) and Suzanne (3 months). Dick will be Neck. Honey Traa visited Patti PRUDHOMME attending the U. of Penn. next year where he will in Virginia Beach and reports Patti is staying in the study for his D.D.S. Dick is XO of the Naval area and would enjoy hearing from any friends Reserve Unit (NSDR 3-10) at Earle, N . J. His coming through. duties prior to leaving the Navy were USS BEATTY, USS CHARLES R . WARE, Des School (class 5 ) , On 10 Dec. a class reunion was held at Sub and chief snipe in USS BAUER. Base Officers' Club. Attending were Dick and Juanita Gill, Mike and Carroll Gothie, Larry and Dick visited Rick DRUMMOND and family in Jeanne Lubbs, Joe and Mary Mueller, Bill and New London. Rick is a tactics instructor at sub Molly Eldridge, Dave and Marianne Wright, Milt school. and Marji Jones, Pete and Diana Smith, Herndon Rod HORNE recenriy reported to Nuclear and Kathy Oliver, Mike and Eileen Pestorius, Weapons Training Command at North Island as Gene and Elaine Livingston, Ed and Gail Ettinger, Tom and Jane McNICHOLAS relate that they an instructor. Nancy and Rod just bought a new are enjoying Troy, N. Y., where Tom is studying Dick and Susie Oldham, John and Betty Tudoliehouse in Chula Vista which will be ready for at RPI in the management course. Jane and Tom ski, Andy and Carol Hamilton, Arlington and Bonnie Campbell, Scott and Pem Thorell, Dave occupancy soon. The Homes have two litde ones, have a gal. Amy, born Sept. 18, 1965. Tom's preand Susie Stryker, Jerry and Jay Kennedy, Bernie Roderick, Jr. (2 years) and a young lady, Christy vious duties include DCA in SUMNER, DesSchool, (3/2 years). Nearby live George and Linda and chief snipe in JONAS INGRAM. Jane and Tom and Peggy Humphrey, Hal and Jane Martin, Walt and Cookie Stroback, Steve and Astrid Perry, THEROUX and their two girls, Lisa (3/2 years) have visited with Ron and Jan REIMANN a few Bob and Judy Vogel, Bruce and Kathy Wilson, and Michele (5 weeks). George is ASW Officer in times and are delighted to have them as Amy's Wally and Ginny Guthrie, Bob and Jane Smith, USS PROVIDENCE. Rick and Chris HOLLY also godparents. Ron is reportedly doing a tremendous Mike and Susan Sullivan, Ray and Bunny Matlive nearby. Rick is in USS CHEVALIER and is job in GEORGE WASHINGTON. Tom expects to finish zelle. Skip Borst, Ron and Jan Reimann, Gordy headed for PG at Monterey in July. Chris' brother RPI in June with destination unknown.

Wacker, Bob and Barbara Westfall, R. E. Mendez, Jim IBACH is staying with the HoUys while he With a wink and a wry sense of humor, Gordon Don Coullahan, Bob and Mary Beth Fenick, Rick attends Vietnamese Language School and will be CALLENDER invites anyone in the area to visit Shreve, Bill Buder, Rick and Nancy Drummond leaving for Vietnam the end of April. him. Gordon is encamped on the ice as Officer in and Rod and Susie Watterson.

Charge, Byrd Station, Antarctica. He has a LT. Nancy Home reports that George and Anne Mike BICKLE writes that Moni and he wel- YOUMANS and son George (3'/2 years) live in (MC) as AOIC and 16 enlisted men (12 of whom are Seabees) for a crew. In addition to the Navy comed their second addition on 22 Feb. A girl, Coronado. George just returned from WesPac and Tracy Anne, joins brother David. Mike left Minepersonnel 12 U. S. Antarctic Research Program is at North Island with his squadron. Bill and Patsy Pac in March and is getting established in his new personnel will be with them for a 7-month winter KRAUS have their own home in San Diego. Bill isolation period (last plane left 23 Feb. and the duties in BuPers. Mike has heard from Ed resigned last June and is with an electronics firm O'BRIEN, who is studying oceanography in PG first one arrives next season about 4 Oct.). in San Diego as western division sales manager.

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Tom B.^ILEY, a nuclear engineering officer in USS GEORGE C . MARSHALL, has been commended

by CinCPac for his performance in carrying out missions in the nuclear attack submarine SWORDFISH during the fall of 1963 and 1964. The citation read in part as follows: "As conning officer, Lt. (jg) Bailey consistenriy exhibited outstanding qualities of professional competence and mature judgment far beyond those normally found in officers of his rank and experience. His tireless efforts, enthusiasm, and professional skill contributed markedly to the success of missions of great value to the Government of the United States. His leadership and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service." Congratulations, Tom, from all of us. 1 bet that you have a sea story or two. Tom and Betty reside at 410 Logan Place, Newport News, Va.

Lt. T. F. Bailey '61 presented commendation by Cdr. W . E. Johnson, CO of GEORGE C. MARSHALL.

Another Bailey writes this month. Skip BAILEY brings us up to date on his activities. Skip is on his way to VS-30 at Key West. After leaving the Academy, he went through flight training, FAETULant NorVa; VS-30 (die S2 RAG); Justice School; then VS-26 with duties as line div. officer, legal officer, personnel officer, asst. admin, officer.

Skip has seen Joe and Mary Lou Kiel, George Simmons, John and Ann Quarterman; kept in touch with Bill and Judy Hartman; saw Bruce Churchill in VS-26 across the hangar. Skip understands that Bruce is headed for VT-7 at Meridian, Miss. He also has seen Tom Anderson, Howie Wright, Bob Shupe, Maro Tower, Hal Melendy, Lou Bryan. Skip says that he understands Ron

will be remembered as fine classmates, loving husbands and fathers, and dedicated and devoted officers.

NAVY AIR I received an information release stating that on 10 March Lt. Louis E. THOMASSY, USN, was presented the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism. On 6 and 7 Nov. 1965 he was co-pilot of a helicopter during two associated rescue missions over North Vietnam. The helicopter was attached to Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Two (HC-2) and serving with a detachment based on board USS TURNER. Lt. Thomassy is married to the former Miss Alice Lienaro of McDonald, Pa. The award was presented by RAdm. E. C. Outlaw, USN, representing ComNavAirLant at a full dress inspection.

Arlene Beasley sent along some information from Navy Times stating that Lt. Dan HERTZFELDT was presented with the Navy Commendation Medal. The Navy and Marine Corps Medal was posthumously presented to 1/Lt. William ARBOGAST, USMC, who was killed in a dramatic rescue effort in Dec. 1964.

Dick LUKER just returned home after a ninemonth deployment on board USS BON HOMME RICHARD attached to VA-195. This squadron flew over 2500 sorties and at one point Dick flew with Air Force forward air controllers at Soc Trang and Ui Thanh, directing air strikes by Navy and Air Force fighter-bombers.

NAVY LINE Marty SEELIG sends word that he is navigator aboard USS VIRGO in San Diego. The ship is scheduled to be commissioned this June and deployed in Oct. After three years on the east coast Marty is really enjoying the life in the golden state. Girls, golf and fun are his credo these days.

I heard from Bill ESTELL who is aboard USS BRONSTEIN homeported in San Diego. Bill put her in commission and is now the weapons officer.

They are presently deployed to WesPac as part of ASWGru 3, however Bill is expecting orders to PG School in Monterey any day now. Bill and his wife Jinny have two children. In Pearl Harbor earlier this year Bill talked to Paul HARVEY, learning that he is attached to VP-17 and is the father of a daughter born on 10 Jan. The Estells would like to hear from Phil and Sue JONES. Pass it along.

From Vietnam Roger RAMSEY filled me in on the '62 roster of classmates there. Hugh TABB is the MSTS representative while Bob YOHANAN and Jim PIERCE are on the staff of Chief Naval Advisory Group in Saigon. George GREER is with Hed SuppAct in Saigon. Roger is an advisor to the Vietnamese Navy and has orders to PG School in Monterey as does Ed CLARKE, another advisor. Phil HARRINGTON is a supply type helping set up the Naval Support Activity. Bob McNEAL is in the Marine Corps stationed at Qui Nhon as a gunfire liaison officer. Joe LANE, an engineering equipment maintenance officer, is with the Army in Qui Nhon. Many of our classmates are serving directly in Vietnam or are contributing materially to the fighting troops there. Congratulations to all of them.

HERE AND THERE Tom QUINN called the other day to tell me that he and Jennifer are doing fine in San Diego.

Tom is the customer services officer at the supply center and his wife is finishing her Master's degree. Tom tells me that his tennis partner and our Chilean classmate Colin FOX was married in April in Santiago, Chile. Colin is living there and is associated with the Chilean copper industry in the management and advertising departments.

Cap BEYER is attending computer school at the Fleet Anti-air Warfare Training Center in San Diego. He is stationed with the Marine Corps in Southern California.

Dick LIFE called last month to tell me of the tragic news of Cy Roberts' death. Dick is on his way to the Philippines for an assignment after having been stationed on a boat out of Key West.

John WHITE writes from the PG School in Monterey that he really enjoys the work and the California living. Last Christmas he was best man at Vic REILING's wedding. Vic married the former Miss Peggy Bradley of Santa Ana. Our own Mrs. Marshall was visiting in the area and dropped in for the ceremony. Others attending the PG School are Phil Ridgely, Jim Lucas, Chuck Batts, Tom Althouse, Pete McCammon, Bob Possi, Naim Benevente and Doug Keller. How about some detailed news from the school concerning courses being studied and other good news ?

For the information of all hands I have compiled, with the help of the Shipmate staff, a list of our deceased classmates.

Arbogast, William Levi, 30652, 1/Lt. USMC, 26 Dec. '64, aircraft accident near Rohnerville, Calif.; Acreback, Charles Thomas, 30833, Lt. (jg) USN, 26 Oct. '64, auto accident, Alleghany, Pa.; Tanger, Richard George, 30930, Lt. (jg) USN, 26 June '64, aircraft accident, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; Hayhurst, Edmon Lee, 30948, Ens. USN, 10 June '62, automobile accident; Fultz, John Morton, III, 30982, Lt. (jg) USN, 27 Oct. '64, aircraft accident at sea; Brodeur, Philip David, 30990, Lt. (jg) USN, 22 May '64, aircraft accident USNAS, Mass.; Murray, Thomas Edgar, 31111, Lt. (jg) USN, 28 Oct. '65, aircraft accident. South China Sea; Koch, James Peter, 31125, Lt. (jg) USN, 16 Oct. '65, aircraft accident, Puerto Rico; Burgin, Robert Arnold, 31139, 2/Lt. USMC, 19 March '63, Kansas City, Mo.; Egerton, Alfred James, 31318, Ens. USN (Ret.), 23 Jan. '64, Veterans Administrative Hospital, Dallas, Tex.; Osborn, Geoffrey Holmes, 31355, Lt. (jg) USN, 24 Sept. '65, aircraft accident at sea; James, Donald Willard, 31380, Lt. (jg) USN, 14 April '64, helicopter accident. Bay of Naples, Italy; Whitney, Richard Keith, 31409, Lt. (jg) USN, 30 Nov. '64, aircraft accident, Nevada Desert.

Non-graduates: Knapper, John Kelley, Jr., 7 March '64, auto accident, Baltimore, Md.; Myers, Samuel Thomas, 1/Lt. USMC, 29 Feb. '64, Suffolk, Va.; Sewell, Creed Ardiur, Lt. (jg) USNR, Skip is married to the former Miss Phyllis 24 Jan. '64, aircraft accident, USNAS, North Theresa Farmer of Weare, N. H. They have two Island, San Diego, Calif. boys, Scott (3/4 years) and Mark (1J4).

These fine young men will be remembered by Your CS departed Attack Squadron 81 (late us, their classmates, through our 1962 Memorial of the Med in FORRESTAL), one of the finest squadFund. rons in the fleet, and will join VA-72 at Cecil AIR FORCE Field. VA-72 is currently scheduled to depart for The spring meeting of the Board of Trustees of The Air Force has lost a good man in Bill WesPac in June in FDR. A cordial invitation to the Alumni Assoc, will be held at the Alumni SLOWIKOWSKI who resigned his commission stop by 5736 Salerno Rd. in Jax is extended to all.

House, Annapolis, Md., at 0930 on 1-2 June, a on 17 April to return to Florida State University Wednesday and a Thursday. in Tallahassee. He has since been awarded a NaOur class is authorized to be represented by a tional Institute of Health Fellowship for a threenon-voting board member. If anyone in the AnSec'y, Lt. H. S. Pinskey, (SC) USN year study in the department of statistics. His famnapolis-D. C. area desires to attend this meeting USNAV Box 26, Clarksville Base ily has grown with the birth of his first daughter, Fort Campbell, Ky. 42222 as our class representative, please write or phone Rena Mary, born on 19 Feb. He and Rena now me as soon as possible so I can give your name have three children, a class record thus far.? Bill It is my sad duty to announce to the class the to the Alumni Assn. tells me to remind any members of the 14th Co. tragic death of two of our beloved classmates. Dick That's it for another monthly column. I hope that he'd have 14 children and he says they're LAWS and Cy ROBERTS were killed while servyou all have a pleasant fourth anniversary on 6 well on their way.

All classrtiates in the Tallahassee ing their country in Vietnam. The class extends June. Please drop me a line. condolences to the families of these fine men who area are cordially invited to stop by the SlowikowSmooth sailing until next month. ski household. gave the supreme sacrifice for their land. They Reimann is leaving GEORGE WASHINGTON and is

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EAST COAST Sec'y, 1st Lt. John L. Newton, USMC Depot Athletic Officer, Depot Special Services, Marine Corps Recrnit Depot Parris Island, S. C. 29905 WEST COAST Corr. Sec'y, Lt. (jg) W. B. Orgera, USN VAW-U, NAS North Island San Diego, Calif. 92135 A letter from Jack MATTON says that he will be getting his Master's in nuclear engineering in August. He is debating whether to go on for his doctorate now or not. His son Jackie is growing like a weed.

Pete CARROTHERS wrote from Sanford to say that he will finish his backseat training in the RA-5C this month. He saw Ken CARLSEN in Jax. Ken got married in March, no details. I guess there is another little Carrothers running around by now.

in June for SubSchool in New London and then into the FBM program for supply officers. Bucky BUCKINGHAM and John KALLESTAD are both in the Swift Boat Program. Jim ran into John DOHRMAN while on a trip to El Toro MCAS. He is well and happy with his flying.

Dan Hennessy asked me to tell you all that if one of our classmates dies to go ahead and send some flowers and the class will reimburse you for this. His address is USS SHELTON, FPO San Francisco, 96601.

Pat FRANK, who is in the USAF, spent most of his 90 days TDY with Max Ricketts and Jim in Saigon last spring. Pat was doing great and raved about his snake ranch in Omaha. He is with SAC intelligence and is now back at Offutt AFB in Omaha. He ran into Fred KENLIN last May in Saigon. He was asst. supply officer in

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Went to quite a blast in LA on 12 March. Jack "Fish" ALMOND got married. The bride was the former Layne Lucile Wells. Ted HEALY and I were in the wedding party. Ted is working in the Navy Purchasing Office in LA. Flak LOGAN flew out from Cecil where he is flying the F-8 in a VU outfit. Bill HAMILTON came up from San Diego, Nick DRAMUS and his wife, and Mike RUBEL were also there. Fish and bride are off to Japan to finish his tour in VR-21.

zone. Also saw Ralph KIMBERLIN, USAF, in Saigon. He was also on TDY and was heading back to Eglin AFB. Glenn TAKABAYASHI was also at El Toro and doing fine. Jim bumped into Ron JARVIS on the quarterdeck of the STICKELL. His ship and others of the Acey-Ducey Squadron were transiting San Diego for a brief 8 hours en route to WestPac from Newport. Reed FARRINGTON is with an Army Engineer Co. near Saigon, and likes it fine. Bill GRAVES and wife have left for Destroyer School from the Long Beach area.

Bill was in USS ENGLAND in Long Beach. Dud HENDRICK is at March AFB and still a bachelor. Also saw Mike KIRKPATRICK over the holidays. Mike didn't graduate with us, but I'm sure many of us remember him. He's married and working on his Master's in Redlands, Calif. Don JACOBS is in USS THOM.'VSON and still single. Sam KARABASZ was at DD School with Tom Taylor last fall. Also talked with Tom YANESSA's wife Bird . . . he was deployed again out of Norfolk, but she and family are doing great. Saw Charlie GOSNELL in USS DAVIS—same squadron as Ron Jarvis. Charlie was fine and didn't like the idea of a WestPac deployment from Newport either.

Can't imagine why.? Jim saw Phil DEAN at Mickey Finn's. Phil is flying with VC-7 at Miramar.

The HORNET is loaded with '63ers. Roy WARREN and Bill HOEFLING are in VS-21. Ted KROHNE, whom I met in the pressure chamber, is soon to join them. Vern VON SYDOW, Ollie DONELAN, Bob WILDMAN, and Jerry SMITH are in HS-6. Drake HAWKINS is aboard with the Supply Dept.

A letter from Donn and Emily McCRORY, finally, says that Donn checked into VF-32 in Feb. His squadron just switched over to F-4s so he got there just in time for carquals. He will spend most of the month of May in Gitmo and then leave about 20 June for WestPac.

Doc PALENSCAR and his wife Leslie had a daughter Catherine Anne, on 28 July while they were in Texas. Doc is in the FORRESTAL with 'VA112 and should be back from the Med by now.

They will deploy again in October to WestPac in the KITTY HAWK. Chuck GALLOWAY is also

in 112 and Skip WIRGHT is in VA-83 aboard.

Vance SCHUFELDT and wife Nancy live up the street from Doc in Lemoore and also had an addition, Margaret Rose, on 14 July. Vance had three months of action with VA-163 and will deploy again this month.

Right now we are holding our own in U D T widi Larry GRAHAM as OPS officer, Ed GILL and Fred KAISER as platoon leaders with Team 12.

After 13 months in Saigon, Jim DEFRANCIA returned to San Diego for duty in June. With indoctrination over, he relieved as Aide/Flag Lt. to RAdm. Kimball, the CO of the Naval Supply Center. The job is great and he couldn't be happier. Jim married Dorothy Gale Golden on 9 Oct '65 in Arianta. Classmates who made the wedding were Steve BUESCHER, who is supply officer in USS CHOPPER, a conventional

sub out of

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West, and Buzz BARLOW. Jim was best man for Buzz when he was married 4 Sept. to the former Cecilia Redfox in Corpus Christi, and he returned the favor. Trying to find people for the wedding, he got hold of Dave THORNHILL who was flying jets out of Cecil Field. Tom TAYLOR graduated from Destroyer School in Dec. and is presently in USS FALGOUT in WestPac. Dick MIEHLE was married in August. Dick is in a nuclear boat in Norfolk. Joe STRASSER is here in San Diego as OPS in USS BUCK. He won a spot promotion on the way as did Dan CUNHA

in USS HALSEY.

Polcy DEGOLIAN is here as Aide/Flag Lt. to RAdm. Lambert, ComTraPac. Max RICKETl] is OIC of the Commissary Store at Barber's Point, Hawaii, and complains that the Islands are too expensive for him and his Austin Healy. A letter from Pete NOMURA stated that he and his wife Henri are at NAS Alameda. Dan HENNESSY is now aboard USS SHELTON. Dick LENNOX has reported here to the R. K. TURNER. Mike RUBEL spent a couple of weekends with Jim and Dottie.

He was down from Long Beach where he is the supply officer in the CIMARRON. He leaves the ship M A Y ,

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Lanny COX was down a couple of weeks ago from Alameda. He and Bill OATWAY are holding down VAW-13, still waiting to transition to the EA-6B Tom HANEY, Harlan ULLMAN, and Jim CARTER left for the big pond in April towing their Swifties behind.

Grant TELFER left not too long ago in the PRINCETON. He thinks that he owns WestPac now, having spent over 60 percent of his time over there since graduation.

Probably the biggest news from the west coast is the outstanding class reunion held at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on 26 March. There was a good turnout of about 90 people. It was so good that I hope we can have another in the near future. The people who attended and not yet mentioned are: Jim and Judy Koehn, VC-7 Miramar; Charlie and Donna Helsper, USS W I L T SIE; Bob and Liz Polich, VC-3; Ross Anderson, VF-154, Miramar; Jim Spruance, NavADGru MACV Saigon, John Conroy, VS-37; Phil Marsden, USS PERKINS; Dick Cherry, ComPhibTraPac; Joe Strasser, USS BUCK; Bob and Julianne Cronin, BSU-1, Coronado; Bill Earner, USS BLACK; Chuck

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Sec'y, Lt. (jg) James L. Roberts, USN BOQ 112, NAAS Kingsvillc, Texas 78363

The man of the mondi is Ernie CHRISTENSEN who became the first third-generation aviator in the history of the Navy when he received his wings in Kingsville. His father, RAdm. Christensen '36, assistant chief of staff for plans and programs in the Bureau of Weapons, was aboard to pin on Ernie's wings. Ernie has orders to A4s in Lemoore.

RAdm. E. E. Christensen '36 pins wings on Ernest E., Jr. '64, who becomes the first third-generation naval aviator.

During the past year Al CREAL, Larry OPPENHEIMER, and Tom TOCZEK have sailed aboard SAMPSON. Tom, the ASW officer, is still aboard and looking forward to a six-month Med cruise.

Larry was EMO aboard SAMPSON and has been transferred to SPRINGFIELD homeported in Villefranche. Al was asst. supply officer aboard SAMPSON and has recenriy reported to CbmNine in Bay City, Mich., for temporary duty in connection with the outfitting of VOCE. Al and Ellenore WEIGEL made the trip from Newport to Bay City where he will be DCA aboard VOCE. Al came from a tour in HUGH PURVIS. Mike TACKNEY has left CORNWELL and will meet VOCE in

Newport as ASW officer.

Now for the good word of the month—Andy THOMPSON is not married, contrary to a report in this article about a year ago. My apologies!!

Andy recenriy heard from Bernie and Joyce Maguire in New London. Bernie is in sub school along with Rich Umfrid, Dale Schempp, Frank Benner, Rick Eckstein, John Frazier, Denny Lyndon, B. J. Haynes, Win Peterson and many others.

Andy and Norm RADTKE are aboard FARRAGUT out of Mayport. Other destroyer sailors there include Gordie CABLE aboard LUCE, Woodie VAUGHAN in LAWE, Tom LYNCH in STRIB-

Maclin, USS EVERSOLE; Bob Kottke, USS BLUE;

LiNG,

Jack Karson, USS SAGACITY; Travis Beard, VS-33; Ted Franklin, USS PROVIDENCE,- Mick Favor, MCRD; Mike and Bonnie Spear, USS POMODON; Tom and Jackie Sheridan, Swift Boats; Denny and Terry Bell, VC-7, Miramar; Snuffy and Gene Robinson, Beth and Dave Konold, USS ROWAN; Jim Hall, VC-7; Connie and Tom Aulenbach, USS BRYCE CANYON; Derrck Simmons; Bill Hamilton, VS-38; and last but not least Sonny Glassner, the chief engineer in USS SHIELDS, never deploy.

aboard PERRY, Jim HOWSER in BAILEY and Bobby

Charlie

MANN,

Donnie

THOMPSON

SUTTON in WARE. Mike NOVAK was in Mayport aboard GOODRICH but is now a CEC major at Stanford. Andy also recenriy saw Al KREKICH in WARRINGTON and Buddy COLEMAN from NAS Jax. Octavio YEPEZ is going to Basic School at Quantico along with John BUCKELEW. Octavio will be in the Ecuadorian Marine Corps upon completion of this training.

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Jack G E R A G H T Y writes from aboard BAUER where he is bracing himself for a three-month cruise to Alaska on a CNO project. He sent a somewhat belated invitation to a very belated wetting down party. Some of those who attended were Dan Lavery, Larry Meyers, Jim Nunn, John Sande, Glenn Ritchey, and Jack Mumaw. Spirits were high and Jack got well fortified to fight off polar bears.

Jack passes on some other points of interest for the members of '64: On 12 March there was a '64 reunion at the North Island O Club run by Don SEYK. Bill ULRICH, who is in swift boats at Coronado, and Ray SNYDER, who is pushing recruits at MCRD and wearing a Purple Heart from Vietnam, were two who attended the reunion. Bill FUGARD is on the precommissioning detail for RAMSEY but expects to be transferred to BRONSTEIN soon. Wayne HUMPHRIES was with Bill and is expecting orders to Destroyer School. Dick CECIL just reported aboard SEGUNDO and deployed 18 March. Russ BUCKLEY is ASW officer in BUCK; John BEARDSLEY, 1st Lt., in THOMASON, is leaving for WesPac. Bob JOHNSON and Chuck WILDE in HOOPER, and Ray WITTER in BRIDGET, are currendy in WesPac. Tom BARNETT has been seen roaming the area, though no one knows what ship he is in. John ROBERTS finished UDT school and is stationed in Coronado. Jim OUNSWORTH is now at Vallejo in NPS. George EICHLER is in LARSON in Long Beach. Dennis LAWRENCE is flying A-4s out of Lemoore.

Last November Mike DUFFY relieved Mike PEMBERTON, who is currendy an NFO in WesPac, as com officer of VAW 13 in Alameda.

Lew BALDWIN is also in VAW 13 which flies the A-IE and EA-IF and is scheduled to deploy aboard CVAs in June. While finishing survival school at Whidbey in Jan., Lew and Mike ran into Bill KELLY who is an NFO in A-3s.

Mike DUFFY got a cross-country to Annapolis for Homecoming where he saw Bob D'Ambrosio who is an NFO with VR-3 out of McGuire and Bob Lawrence who is in NPS. Mike just returned from ECM school at North Island where he saw Glenn Ritchey, Jack Mumaw, Hank Chalkley, Don Boeck, and Brian Cassidy. Last month he saw Joe Finney at NAS Lemoore flying A-4s. Al Nichols and Greg Davis are also in Lemoore flying A-ls. Don Ewoldt is in the A-4 RAG at Jax. In recent letters from Dick Nelson and Bruce Kastel, Mike learned that Dick is flying F-8s at Jax and Bruce is in NFO school in Pensacola.

Bob and Casey GLENNON became the proud parents of Erica Paige last Nov. Johnny SAI is celebrating the fourth of July this year by getting married. Frank GRASSI became the first Marine in our class to receive his wings when he finished helos on 25 March.

Don and Joyce BYRNE are presently at NAS Moffett Field, Sunnyvale, Calif. Don is asst. air intelligence officer and is aspiring towards his Patrol Plane Tactical Coordinator qualification in PatRon Nine. A number of our classmates are also either at Moffett or in a postgrad program at Stanford.

Bruce THOMAN and Bill STARKS are in VR-22, Phil JACOBS, who visited on a weekend from Corpus, will soon be in VP-19. Ole OLSEN, Tom STICK, Shell ZANE, Sarge BROOKS and Ken VIAFORE are at Stanford doing postgrad work.

The Ninth Co. is really well represented in the area with Ole, Phil, Bill Starks and Don from '64.

John Lambert will soon report to VR-22. Paul Fletcher, who is presendy at NAS North Island, will soon be in VP-9 with Don. Bill and Jonnie HYLAND are headed for NAS North Island where Bill will be in VS-23; Bill and Terri NATTER are bound for NAS Lemoore where Bill will enter the A-1 RAG; Dick and Diane ARNSWALD and Joe and Arlene GERARD are in Hawaii; Buddy and Mary Ann BROWN are in Atsugi where Buddy is in VQ-1; Gordy and Ann CLOW and Tom and Carol WIEL are at Pax 80

River where Gordy and Tom are in VP-8; Jim and Nancy TOLBERT are in Long Beach; Gale TREIBER and his bride Georgia, Bob and Nancy MARSH and Ed and Virginia CHRISTINA are all in San Diego.

Freddy FAGAN is due back from Vietnam in June. Buck PORTERFIELD has finally conceded defeat and married his girl, Janet, from first class year.

John TENBROOK wrote a short note from VR-3 at McGuire where he and Bob D'AMBROSIO have been for about a year. He is enjoying the life of a traveling man and decided to put in a good word for the navigators.

A short note from Tom SWARTZâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;before their week at sea about 26 bachelors, mosdy '64 type, went to Boston for a weekend party which ended up at Your Fathers Mustache with a loud chorus of "Anchors Aweigh." Dave LESTER brought his guitar combo and everyone had an uproarious time. For St. Patty's Day Tom and Pat ELSSASER had a party which was attended by Emil and Barb Morrow, Bruce and June Taylor, John and Connie Gorman, Barb and Rog Sweeney, Bob Silvert, Bill Spriggs, Rich Umfrid, Jim Ayers, Austin Koenen, Dave Lipscomb, John Marshall and B. J. Haynes.

That is all for the May issue. Let me remind you to ascertain that the Alumni House has your correct address as the class will receive a class letter via the Alumni Assn. mailing list very soon.

Sec'y, Lt. (jg) James L. Roberts, USN 700 Paulding Ave., Apt. 2 Warrington, Fla. It is with deep regret that I must inform the class of the death of two of our classmates. Dean SEDAR and Bill McKENNA. The two tragic deaths occurred within a week of each other. Dean was killed on 26 March in an airplane accident while stationed at Meridian, Miss., for jet training.

His plane was involved in a mid-air collision with an Air Force jet trainer. A group of classmates were flown down from Meridian to attend the funeral here in Pensacola.

On 3 April Bill McKenna was killed in an automobile accident. Bill was also engaged in flight training at Pensacola.

I recently received a letter from ex-classmate Don McPHAlL, who is presendy working for United Air Lines in San Francisco. Mac graduated from San Francisco State with a B.A. in international relations. He is anxious to hear from anyone who is stationed in his area. You can get in touch with him at 2304 Grant St., Berkeley, Calif., or for those of you at Nuclear Power School, at 715 Marin St., Vallejo, where his wife, Jude, is a travel agent. He also reported that another ex-classmate, Mike DONAHOO, and his wife, Barbara, became parents for the first time in late January.

Pat DONNELLY also sent a note from Port Hueneme, Calif., where he is presendy company commander of a construction company within his Seabee Battalion. He really enjoys the work, especially since he is his own boss. In his spare time he has managed to fit in skiing, sailing, mountain climbing, beach trips, basketball, Softball, and entertaining the stewardesses, secretaries, and teachers who live in his apartment building. That must be quite a contrast to the jungles of Vietnam.

Jim DeNlCOLA wrote from the Med, where he was First Lieutenant aboard USS WILLIAM C. LOWE. During the deployment he visited Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Madagascar. While in the Med, Jim saw Chuck HUMPHRIES, who was married in the fall, and Vince LIEGGI. Following the Med deployment, Jim had a change of heart about Navy Line and decided to go into flight training, which he began in late April.

Craig TAYLOR recently became engaged to Miss Frances Haire of Adelphi, Md. The wedding will take place 28 May in Washington, D. C. Craig said he was having trouble locating classmates who will be in the area at that time to act as ushers. If you get this issue before then and can help Craig out, please contact him at NAAS, Meridian, Miss. Craig also reported that Mike CONCANNON, who was the first member of '65 to finish up at Saufley Field, was also the first to finish at Meridian.

Bob SHEPERD and Courriand GREY were both married during the month of December. Bob married the former Heather Marie Hendrix in Fort Worth, Tex., on 27 Dec. Heather was a high school English teacher prior to their marriage. Bob is now in the flight program after completing basic school in Quantico. Cx5urt was married on 20 Dec. in Starkeville, Miss., to the former Mary Winfred Love. He finished basic school in February and is scheduled to begin flight training in June.

Denny and Mary WEDEKIND announce the birth of their son, Dennis, Jr. Little Wede was born on 10 March in Pensacola and weighed in at 5 lbs. 9 oz., just about the right size for a lacrosse goalie. Ken MOORE and his wife Jo Anne announce the birth of Kenneth Jeffrey Moore, who was born on 17 March. Ken recendy started Nuclear Power Prototype in Windsor, Conn.

It was also a boy for Don and Deanna HALLWACHS. Their son, Scott Allen, arrived on 16 March. Don recenriy finished carrier qualifications with VT-5 along with Austin CROWE, Tom EVERSOLE, and Bob GROCE. A son, Robert Andrew, also arrived for Bob and Bette Jeanne BUSHONG on 14 March. He weighed in at 5 lbs. 10 oz. Bob is now at Whiting Field flying T-28s.

Finally, congratulations are extended to Bruce KENTON for being named "Student of the Week" at Saufley Field for the last week in March.

Sec'y, Mid. Robert C. Johnson, Jr. 1431 Bancroft Hall, USNA The Class of 1966 reaches another distinction by becoming the first class to appear in Shipmate before graduation. At this writing we have less than 50 days until we throw up the caps. This will be the first year that graduation will be held in the Navy-Marine Corps Stadium. This was proposed to alleviate the shortage of seats in the field house and the lack of parking facilities in the yard due to the construction of the new science building. The class thanks their officers and the class improvements committee for their fine work in this area.

I want to remind everyone that any information on changes of duty station, weddings, promotions, or other news of interest to the class should be sent to me at the address which will be listed in the next issue. Until that date send all news to me at 3365 S. Wabash Ct., Denver, Ck)lo. 80222.

A list of events on the class agenda before graduation will include a beach party at Mayo Beach on 14 May. During June Week parents will be entertained at the Superintendent's garden party on 5 June.

Right now it looks like the social calendar for June will be quite full with weddings and parties.

For those going to the Long Beach-San Diego area, Huby DORSETT in the 17th company plans a party in early July. When sending in information be sure to include names, dates, events, places, along with any other pertinent information. In order to keep up with these events be sure to take advantage of the package deal offered by the Alumni Association thus insuring that you receive your copy of Shipmate regularly.

BEST OF LUCK TO EVERYONE GRADUATION.

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ANNAPOLIS Capt. Daniel M. Karcher, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, USN.\, was elected president of the chapter at the 13 April meeting held at the Officers' and Faculty Club.

Other officers for the 1966-67 season are RAdm. S. R. Clark, USN (Ret.), vice president; LCdr. Richard P. Inman, USN, secretary-treasurer; Capt.

A. J. Greenacre, USN (Ret.), national trustee.

Members of the council are Mr. George O. R. Brungot, Capt. A. H. McCain, USN, Cdr. John L. Prehn, Jr., USN, Capt. F. V. Rigler, USN (Ret.), and Lt. T. A. Shields, USN. The speaker for the evening was Mr. Frank Barnett, president of the National Strategy Information Center in New York City, an internationally known expert on communist strategy. He has lectured in Mexico City, London, Panama, the NATO Defense College in Paris, the Naval War College, the National War College, and various conventions such as the U. S. Chamber of Commerce and the Reserve Officers' Assn. His subject was "Requirements for Strategy in the Context of Nonmilitary Warfare."

Mr. Barnett is also the program manager for a standing committee of the American Bar Assn.

He has worked with universities throughout the country which sponsor summer institutes on democracy versus communism for high school teachers.

BOSTON Mr. Charles F. Adams, chairman of the board of Raytheon Co., spoke on current military procurement in general, and its effects on Raytheon specifically, at the 12 April meeting of the chapter. W. J. Toner, Jr., '43 presided at the luncheon meeting held at the Officers' Club, Charlestown Navy Yard.

Mr. Adams has been with Raytheon since 1947 and has served as either president or chairman since 1948. He also is director of the First National Bank of Boston, Bath Iron Works Corp., the Gillette Co. and the Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. He is a graduate of Harvard NROTC and has served as first lieutenant of USS LANSDALE, commanded USS FOGG and USS WILLIAM SEIVERLING,

and was aide to Adm. E. C. Kalbfus, president of the Naval War College, and aide to Adm. J. H. Ingram, Commander-in-Chief Atiantic. He retired with the rank of commander.

One of the largest turnouts, a total of 60 members and guests, attended: R. P. Richardson '46, V Havard '26, P. M. Money '21, Alvan Fisher '22, F. P. Mitchell '29, M. B. DuffiU '27, W. N. Leonard '38, A. C. Edwards '40, F. G. Coburn '04, A. J. Kelley '46, R. B. Dana '46, W. I. Smits '60, K. G. Crompton, Jr. '54, W. B. Siegleff '31, W. H . Buracker '20, A. E. Phillips, Jr., Tim Donohue '27, R. S. Eastman '42, Stanley Pullin '22, J. C. Hunsaker '08, E. A. McDonald '31, O. M. Read ' 1 1 , D. W. Cullivan, H. P. Rounds "32, J. M. Quarterman '61, Walter Toner '43, T. T. Craven '25, A. K. Tyree '36, Jewett Baldridge '43, E. E. Conrad '38, D. H. Freeman '43, W. E. Haycock '22, W. D. Coleman '32, J. A. Benson '27, H. A. Keller '11, J. W. Rowen '46, J. P. O'Neill '46, R. Collier '47, H. Ingraham '22, J. Seamans '42, J. D. Shantz '32, W. C. Patterson '43, J. N. Brady '43, I. Stubbard '38, R. B. Weaver '46, C. W. Bates '45, and L. Coleman '39.

CHICAGO The March meeting of the chapter was held in the Wardroom of the Naval Armory where a color film, "Ring of Valor," was shown. Those attending were: Orrie and Maggie Crepeau '44, Dave Goldenson '26, Walt and Betty Rose '45, Sandy and Sally Sandquist '44, Frank Sheahen '45, Burt and Shirley Kielman '48B, Lou Bastien '24, Bill and Lillian Brandfon '49, Bob McCarthy '45, Mike and Shirley Berngard '49, Tom and Jane McCook '46, Charles McDaniel '25, Chuck and Carol Prieb '53, Doug Nankervis '46, Frank Thienpont '47, Larry and Phyllis Novak '52, John Meehan '59, Jack and Lolly Bailey '44.

The loss of two alumni was noted: Dr. Clarence A. Fleischli '33, who died of a heart attack in Springfield on 28 Jan., and Larry Menzies '59 who was killed in a plane crash on 5 March during a Naval Reserve two-week AcDuTra flight at Kirdand AFB, N. M.

HOUSTON Luncheon meetings of the chapter are held at the Ben Milam Hotel at 1521 Texas Ave., on the first Tuesday of each month at 11:45 A.M. Meetings are well attended by alumni, active duty naval officers, and others who are interested in the Academy and other naval matters. Although one of the larger chapters in the nation, an increase in membership is now underway by inviting subscribers to Shipmate in the Houston area as guests or prospective members. Class officers, needing address information for class members in the Texas Gulf Coast area, may write the chapter, in care of the Ben Milam Hotel, for copies of the Houston chapter roster.

Although primarily a social organization, the chapter has participated in the following events: 1. A presentation of the objectives and activities of the Texas Maritime Academy at Galveston; 2. A discussion of the desirability of maintaining active duty naval training vessels in Houston area; 3. Naval aspects of current foreign policy; 4. Participation of the Naval Academy alumni in the manned spacecraft program; 5. Plans for the chapter's annual presentation of a sword to an outstanding NROTC student at Rice University; 6.

Offers of assistance to midshipmen participating in Operation Information; 7. Recent developments in the field of oceanography.

The following persons have been active in recent meetings: John L. Allen '24, A. D. Blackledge '20, J. A. Boorman '38, Dan E. Croucher '57, Oliver N. Fowler '33, W. E. Ford '29, H. W.

Goodall '24, John M. Granville '58, Rayburn M. Hamilton '25, Bennet M. Dodson '33, Daniel Hunt '43, Richard Huntoon '45, W. A. lUing '30, Leon Ince, honorary member; John L. Jay '35, Francis C. Johnson '48.

And M. I. Kearns '24, G. F. Kershner '25, Phil C. Koelsh '43, Arthur Leman '24, Bob Mason '40, William Matney '57, S. M. Robinson '03, Gordon E. Selig '46, Walter Staight, honorary member; Ray J. St. Germain '33, Eugene M. Vallerie '57, Earl M. Weaver '35, C. A. Whiteford '21, Robert J. Williams '36, J. C. Williams '19, and Duncan F. Francis, honorary member.

HUNTSVILLE The Huntsville chief of police, Chris Spurlock, spoke to chapter members about the functions of the police in modern society at the 22 March meeting. He obtained his Bachelor's and Master's degrees following retirement from the Marines.

The annual meeting of the Huntsville Chapter, Reserve Officers' Assn., was held at Redstone Arsenal on 12 Feb. Shown in the picture at one of the two alumni tables are, from left to right around the table: Lt. Col. J. M. Johnson, Jr., USMC '49, Mrs. A. Russell Croft, Jr., Cdr. Croft, Jr. '44, Mrs. William P. Watts, Capt. Watts '38, chapter president, and three guests; Cdr. K. F. X. Smith '44 (hidden), Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Edward L. Lenihan, Mr. Lenihan '53 and two guests, and Mrs. J. M. Johnson, Jr. Two new arrivals in the Huntsville area, both in '45 and working at Northrop, brings the membership to 43 in the North Alabama area. They are Walker G. Bennett of 5203 Willow Brook Circle, Apt. B, and William Eaton, Northrop, 6025 Technology Drive.

INLAND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Plans for the year were announced at the March meeting held at the Commissioned Officers' Mess, March Air Force Base, Calif. The highlight of the year will be the proposed meeting of all California alumni at a meeting to be held in Palm Springs in October.

Other meetings will be a summer picnic, a dinner-dance (joint Army-Navy) at the Naval Ordnance Lab, the Navy-Air Force football game to be held in Colorado Springs, and the annual Army-Navy game.

Those attending the March meeting were Col. H. W. Stark, USA (Ret.) '11, RAdm. A. B. Cook, USN (Ret.) '21, RAdm. W. C. Blinn, USN (Ret.) '26, Capt. F. C. Manville, USN (Ret.) '27,

CHARLESTON Capt. John G. Corbett, USAF, was the principal speaker at the 17 March meeting of the Charleston chapter held at the Charleston AFB Officers' Club.

He presented a filmed and personal report on the Vietnam war.

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Capt. E. B. Jarman, USN '39, Cdr. R. N. Perley, USN (Ret.) '39, Capt. J. S. Howell, USN (Ret.) '44, Cdr. R. J. Cooke, USN (Ret.) '45, Cdr. S. G. Anders, Jr., USN '46, LCol. M. B. Elliot, USAF '46, Cdr. C. T. Joy, Jr., USNR-R '47, Mr. L. Welsh '47, Cdr. J. Green, USN '51, Maj. E. C. Peake, USAF '51, Maj. M. Mauldin, USAF '52, Maj. H. Hunt, USAF '52, Capt. A. G. Casey, USAF '54, Capt. D. L. Picardat, USAF '54, Capt.

P. J. Wilson, USAF '56, Capt. H. J. Andrews, USAF '57, Capt. R. E. Vreeland, USAF '58.

LOS ANGELES For two months in a row over 100 members and guests attended each of the January and February chapter meetings held at Allen Center, Long Beach Naval Shipyard.

Bob Hastings, who plays Lt. Carpenter on "McHale's Navy," replaced Ernest Borgnine as guest speaker at the 23 Feb. meeting when 110 attended. Borgnine, who was ill, asked for a raincheck and said he will speak later in the year.

Hastings spoke on two-hour notice and was tremendous in relief.

Marion and Paul Miller were speakers at the 19 Jan. meeting when 118 attended. Their topic was, "I was a counterspy for the FBI in the Communist Party." Mrs. Miller was a member of the Communist Party, USA, for five years, at the request of the FBI. During this time she learned from the inside how the Communists work, how they think, and how they plan to turn our own tradition and institutions against us. Over ten years ago, she said, plans had been completed and approved for college student demonstrations. Since the Communists do not tolerate "split families," her husband Paul also joinedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;then their son was pressured into joining a Communist youth group for political education. The evidence of the Millers was essential in breaking up the organization which flourished in West Los Angeles.

Mrs. Miller is said to be the most decorated lady in the nation. Among her awards and medals are a Commendation from President Eisenhower, a Commendation from Congress of the United States, the American Legion Gold Medal, tribute from J. Edgar Hoover, Freedoms Foundation Award, and many others.

The Western Regional Director of the Freedoms Foundation, Cy Rubel, who is a former president and chairman of the board of Union Oil Co., was guest speaker at the 16 March meeting. His subject was "Freedoms Foundation, America and You." The speaker explained that the Freedoms Foundation is a non-profit oranization, of which Gen. Omar Bradley and Herbert Hoover, Jr., are members.

Chapter officers for the year are: president, Charles D. Mcintosh '51; vice president, Philip B. Suhr '49; secretary, Dean L. Strong '53, and treasurer, William H. Campbell '52.

Members of the board of directors are: Morton H. Lyrie '37, George C. Crissman '26, David B. Jones '53, Warren S. Parr, J. '49, Emmett R. Quady '43, Harper D. Scrymgeour '26, Robert H. Shaidnagle '53, R. E. Stanley '33, Frank W. Taylor '37, and Nicholas Wallner '53.

Meetings are held the third Wednesday of each month, customarily at the Long Beach Naval Station O Club.

NEWPORT The Rev. Henry G. Turnbull, rector of St. John's Episcopal Church, Newport, gave an interesting talk on his travels in Europe at the 1 March meeting held in the Fleet Room of the Officers' Club at the Naval Base.

Those present were Jack Agnew '30, C. R. Blair '60, G. H. Bowdey '07, T. A. Brown '35, J. P. Carney '21, R. Dees '17, H. E. Eccles '22, W. M. Foster '30, H. H. Mcllhenny '27, L. W. McKeehan â&#x20AC;˘07, R. King '08, G. Morgan '16, D. W. Olney '30, 82

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VAdm. John T. Hayward, USN '29, president of the Naval War College, gave an interesting and stimulating talk on "Education in the Naval Service" at the 29 March meeting held at the O Club.

Attending were: F. H. Schneider '37, L. W. McKeehan '07, J. P. Carney '21, Scott Umsted '15, D. W. Olney '30, J. T. Lay '31, F. L. Robbins '23, H. E. Eccles '22, J. E. Owens '34, L. F. Welch '06, Col. M. C. Shattuck, P. C. Bennett '56, Capt.

M. M. Cloukey, E. A. Ruckner '32, G. H. Bowdey '07, G. Morgan '16, T. A. Brown '35, A. B. Sides '47, P. C. Staley '33, J. Agnew '30, J. T. Stapler '06, and guest, Mr. Louis Hobbs.

Also H. L. Mcllhenny '27, S. H. IngersoU '21, R. E. Dees '17, and guest Mr. C. P. B. Jefferys; J. B. Ferriter '38, W. M. Foster '30, Capt. Block, H. T. Cruser '42, C. O. Cook '31, Mr. Davol, Means Johnston '39, J. H. Curran '39, Elton Grenfell '26, and J. H. Wellings '25.

NEW YORK The 41st annual dinner was held at the Roosevelt Hotel on 25 March, with Clifford P. Berman '45, chairman of arrangements. During the business hour Edwin B. Dexter '28 was installed as the new chapter president.

Ernest G. Campbell '33 presented the Man of the Year Award to RAdm. W. F. Fitzgerald '21 for the exceptional work he has accomplished for the Alumni Association, of which he is executive director. A fine acceptance speech was then given by the admiral.

Ben Scott Custer '26, outgoing president of the chapter, introduced the main speaker of the evening, James Warner Bellah, author. His subject concerned the U. S.-Asian relationship, with emphasis on Philio Norton McGiffin, class of 1882, who later became the founder of the Chinese Naval Academy. A captain in the Chinese Navy, he fought heroically in the battle of the Yalu.

PENINSULA The annual election of officers was held following a dinner meeting held at Rickey's Hyatt House in Palo Alto, when wives and guests were present.

New officers for the year are: F. K. B. Wheeler '35, president; L. A. Niedfeldt '46, vice president; B. W. Giebler '42, secretary; Herman Spector '39, treasurer, and C. W. Jenkins '39, assistant secretary. Council members are J. B. Ricketts '24, J. M. Elliott '33, W. A. Sullivan '35, R. C. Boehm '41, and John Nelson '57.

A tentative slate of activities for the year includes a Stateline/Lake Tahoe trip, a joint dinner meeting with the San Francisco chapter, a baseball game, concert and dinner, a winery tour, a day at the races, and a dinner-theater evening.

Alumni transferring to the San Francisco Peninsula area for duty, or setding there after retirement are encouraged to call or write the chapter secretary to receive a copy of the chapter roster of alumni and the chapter newsletter. His address is LCol. B. W. Giebler, USMC (Ret.), 862 Bremerton Drive, Sunnyvale, Calif. 94087. Phone: 245-4701.

PHILADELPHIA Brig. Gen. Frank E. Garretson, USMC, addressed chapter members at the 1 April meeting held at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Officers' Club. His subject was, "The U. S. Marines and U. S. Navy in Vietnam."

Gen. Garretson, the senior Marine officer at the Pentagon, recenriy returned from Vietnam where he commanded the Ninth Marine Regiment. During World War II he served with the second battalion of the 24th Marines during their amphibious assault on Roi Namur in the Marshalls, for which he was awarded the Navy Cross. In temporary

command of the assault battalion engaged at Saipan and Tinian, he received the Legion of Merit. At Iwo Jima he was awarded the Bronze Star.

SEATTLE The spring dinner-dance was held by the Seatde chapter at the Commissioned Officers' Mess Open, Naval Supply Depot, on 22 April, for benefit of the chapter's treasury. A no-host Happy Hour preceded the dinner, and dress was informal. Other guests invited to attend were officers, and their ladies, in the U. S. Coast Guard and Coast and Geodetic Survey, and Navy League members.

At the regular meeting held on the sixth, Mr. James, proprietor of the Old Curiosity Shop, discussed the history of the shop and some of its acquisitions. The meeting was held at the COM Open, NSD. Dr. Dean A. Worcester, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Washington, discussed the legitimate use of armed forces in the world today. His views, particularly his thesis that nations will respect hard stands taken by other nations where national interest is concerned, sparked a lively discussion.

Members and guests attending were: John B. Anderson '39, Bob Barnes '53, C. B. Bergquist '42, A. M. Bledsoe '18, J. L. Brown '23, O. M. Browne, Jr. '30, Jim Burrow '33, Earl E. Carlsten '39, B. B. Cassels '22, Jack CoUey '32, R. Detien '58, H. A. Downs '23, E. W. Elliott '26, C. D. Emory '21, T. C. Fauntz '27, Earl Finney '32, Jim Flenniken '32, Robert R. Fox, Jr. '22, M. W. GraybiU '27, C. F. Greber '21, F. L. Hetter '27, Roy E. Jones, Jr. '44, W. F. Kramer '36.

And R. M. LaBarron '46, T. D. F. Langen '32, Harvey Lasell '39, Dave Lee '13, J. N. Longfield '45, E. D. Lucas, Fred Mackle, Jr. '26, Jim McCallum '35, John R. Middleton '35, Robert A. O'Neill '38, Rollo Ross '37, Frank Schwartz '33, Bernard Skahill '21, C. B. Stevens '30, F. A. Strohecker '24, Wells Thompson '28, G. C. Towner '24, N. F. Varney '38, Frank T. Watkins '22, C. S. Weeks '25, Don White '33.

WASHINGTON A rundown of the chapter meetings since the first of the year shows a record of well-attended meetings with very fine programs.

Col. Edward D. Dupras, USMC, spoke on Vietnam at the 19 Jan. luncheon-meeting, held at the Army-Navy Club. He had been the CO of the 4th Marine Regiment and was well versed in the problems that beset troops trained in normal warfare adapting and changing to meeting the problems of jungle warfare.

The class of 1923 had the largest number of members present. The senior class was '02, and the junior class '59. Also attending were father-andson, Capt. Richard H. Johnston '02, and Cdr. Richard H. Johnston, Jr. '43.

At the 16 Feb. meeting held at the club, a brief period was allowed for census taking and greetings, after which the 75 members and guests lunched, then heard VAdm. Joseph M. Lyles, (SC) USN, Director of the Defense Supply Agency and the senior Supply Corps officer in the Navy, guest speaker. He gave the background history of the Defense Supply Agency and stated its purposes and policies.

At the 16 March meeting some 80 alumni and guests heard VAdm. Paul H. Ramsey, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air). His talk brought home forcibly the problems confronting the Navy in retaining trained aviators because of the poor physical conditions of the living accommodations and the lures that commercial aviation uses to fill their depleted ranks of flyers.

Adm. Van Keuren '03 was the senior alumnus present, and a member of the class of '61 was the junior. The class of 1926 was the most numerSHIPMATE

ous. VAdm. J. Sylvester '26 was elected by acclaim as the representative of the chapter to the National Alumni Assn.

WILMINGTON The initial luncheon meeting of the newly organized Wilmington, Del., chapter was held at Mascagni's Restaurant on 8 March, with members as guests of the restaurant's owner, Ray Chote '49.

Future meetings will be held on the last Thursday of the month in a private room of the Executive Club, located in the Wilmington Parking Authority Building at 109 W. 9th St. The cocktail hour will start at 6 with dinner at 7 P. M. At this first meeting were W. J. Akens '54, L. S. Allen '42, W. R. Campbell, Jr. '45, R. G. Chote '49, R. S. Davis, Jr. '46, D. A. Dean '37, R. H. Dobson '45, L. E. Ellis '22, R. F. Engler, Jr. '50, M. H. Eppes '35, A. E. FitzwiUiam '27, R. W. Goodman '49, W. E. Hansen '45, G. M. D. Hart '45, W. K. Petticrew, Jr. '46, W. P. Robinson, Jr. '42, R. H. Scott '52, G. Wendelburg '33, and L. A. Zimmer '23.

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At Wilmington Chapter First Dinner Meeting. RAdm. J. F. Davidson, USN (Ret.) '29, Cdr. Ralph Sentman, USN (Ret.) '25 and RAdm. W. F. Fitzgerald, USN (Ret.) ' 2 1 .

At the organizational dinner meeting on 31 March, RAdm. W. F. Fitzgerald '21, Executive Director of the Alumni Association, was guest speaker. RAdm. John F. Davidson '29, a former Naval Academy superintendent who is now headmaster of Tattnall School, presided. Other speakers included Ralph Sentman '25.

The following officers were nominated for 1966-67: president, John F. Davidson '29; vice president, R. H. Dobson '45; secretary, J. R. Swanson '49, and treasurer, F. H. Altergott '60. The nominating committee consisted of L. S. Allen '42, chairman, and R. G. Chote '49, and W. E. Hansen '45.

The following members were present: Akens '54, Allen '42, Altergott '60, Bradbury '25, Campbell '45, Chote '49, Davidson '29, Dean '37, Dobson '45, E. H. Downes '20, R. N. Downes '27, Eisenbach '36, Ellis '22, Engler '50, Eppes '35, Faucett '46, FitzwiUiam '27, Goodman '49, Grossman, III '60, Hansen '45, Hart '45, Healy '54, Hindman '39, Kaigler '35, Pawley '22, Petticrew '46, Robinson '42, R. H. Scott '52, Simon '48, D. W. Smith '46, Strahorn '29, Swanson '49, Taylor '44, Von Kempen '50, Walker '46, Weimer '44, Wendelburg '33, and Wilson '44.

Capt. Warren Taylor '45, naval aviator and Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs, USNA, was guest speaker at the 28 April meeting held at the Executive Inn. Chapter officers were installed at the meeting.

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JUNE WEEK 1966 MONDAY, 6 JUNE

FRIDAY, 3 JUNE 11:00 a.m.

U. S. Naval Academy Band Concert, Bandstand

3:30 p.m.

Dress Parade, Worden Field

7:30 p.m.

Popular Music Concert, Field House

9:30 p.m.

Moving Pictures, All Classes and Guests, Mahan Hall

9:30 p.m.

10:45 a.m.

Dress Parade, Awarding of Superintendent's Commendations, Worden Field

1:30-4:00 p.m.

YP Demonstrations, First Class (2nd, 4th, 6th Battalions)

1:30-4:00 p.m.

Planetarium Demonstrations, Luce Hall

3:00-4:00 p.m.

U. S. Naval Academy Band Concert, Bandstand

7:00-11:00 p.m.

Superintendent's Garden Party for Graduating Class (Second Regiment), Superintendent's Quarters

Informal Hop, All Classes, Dahlgren Hall SATURDAY, 4 JUNE

10:00 a.m.

Golf, U. S. Military Academy, Golf Course

9:00-12:00 p.m.

10:00 a.m.

Track, U. S. Military Academy, Thompson Field

First Class and Guests' Dance, Memorial Hall

9:00-12:00 p.m.

Baseball, U. S. Military Academy, Lawrence Field

Class of 1968 Youngster Hop, Reflection Pool

9:00-12:00 p.m.

Formal Hop, Second and Fourth Classes, Dahlgren Hall

9:00-12:00 p.m.

"N" Dance for "N" Winners, Hubbard Hall

2:00 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

Class of 1967 Ring Dance Dinner, Mess Hall

8:30-12:00 p.m.

Class of 1967 Ring Dance; Reflection Pool, Library-Assembly Hall, and Mess Hall Areas

9:00-12:00 p.m.

Formal Hop, First and Fourth Classes, Dahlgren Hall

9:30 p.m.

Moving Pictures, All Classes and Guests, Mahan Hall

TUESDAY, 7 JUNE 11:00 a.m.

Presentation of Prizes and Athletic Awards, Field House

1:00 p.m.

Blue Angels Demonstration

1:30-4:00 p.m.

YP Demonstrations, First Class (1st, 3rd, 5th Battalions)

Religious Services:

1:30-4:00 p.m.

Planetarium Demonstrations, Luce Hall

7:45 a.m.

8:00 a.m.

Catholic Mass: Third and Fourth Classes, Mahan Hall First and Second Classes, Main Chapel

5:00 p.m.

Dress Parade, Presentation Worden Field

9:00-12:00 p.m.

10:00 a.m.

10:30 a.m.

Protestant Worship: Third and Fourth Classes, Mahan Hall First and Second Classes, Main Chapel

Farewell Ball: First and Second Classes, Reflection Pool Third and Fourth Classes, Dahlgren Hall

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Midshipmen's Band Concert, Bandstand

7:00-11:00 p.m.

Superintendent's Garden Party for Graduating Class (First Regiment), Superintendent's Quarters

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