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March, 1969

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CONTENTS The Impact of Student-Faculty Demonstrations

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THE IMPACT OF STUDENT

by Morris W . Watkins

The accompanying article was delivered as one part of a panel discussion at the recent District II Conference of the American Alumni Council. While the subject matter has little direct relevance to the Naval Academy it is most relevant to the pursuit oj higher education in the United States today. The matter of demonstrations on campuses throughout the country has come to the attention oj everyone who reads newspapers or listens to news broadcasts.

There is little doubt that among the members of the Naval Academy Alumni Association there are those whose concern for the situation is conditioned by the fact that they have youngsters of college age. They in particular will find this article of interest.

1 HIS presentation is not solely in reference to my own institution. I share with you information which was cooperatively, frankly, and generously made available by sister institutions around the country. The office of the Columbia Alumni Federation, counting as ever on the goodwill and interest of fellow members of the American Alumni Council, among others, addressed an inquiry to 40 colleges and universities, public and private, including Columbia. The inquiry went to around 140 individuals. Responses were received from 21 institutions in time for the preparation of this report, and from many more than that number of individuals.

Seven questions were asked. The conscientiouslywritten replies represented personal opinions or observation, fact, surmise, or theory, as the case may be, and combinations of these. In my opinion, the responses were valid and helpful for the purpose of this session, provided that we recognize that in all cases there is a tentative aspect to our situations and plans; the end is not yet, and the final specifications for institutional governance, relationships, and the curriculum, are, hopefully, an accomplishment for the not too distant future.

There are few examples in the responses of things being all black or all white.

One colleague from a western college, a former President of the American Alumni Council, wrote me as follows, on the otherwise blank page of the questionnaire:

The author and member of the panel is Morris W. Watkins, Executive Secretary of the Alumni Federation of Columbia University. Mr. Watkins is well qualified to speak to the subject.

"DearMorrie: Since we are in the middle of our confrontation, there is nothing I can report. Sorry we couldn't arrange this earlier."

The Naval Academy Alumni Association finds that there are many benefits deriving from its membership in the American Alumni Council, a national organization of college, university and secondary school alumni associations. The opportunity to profit by the experience of others through the well organized programs of the Council is perhaps the most significant advantage accruing to your alumni association. The free exchange of information and professional knowledge at the regularly scheduled conferences has been of much value to the staff at Alumni House.

The first question: What has been the reaction of (1) alumni, (2) parents, and (3) friends of the institution?

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The Alumni: The evidence seems to be that the vast majority of them are in favor of the administration, and desirous of punitive measures being taken against segments of the student body, not excluding some members of faculty. An encouraging sign is that the alumni have been shocked and jolted into thinking about higher education and its problems as perhaps never before. As one respondent remarked, "They feel that where there's smoke, there's fire."

Here and there the evidence seems to indicate that the younger alumniâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;say from the middle Fifties Classes to the presentâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;tend not to support the administration's stand. They take somewhat vicarious pleasure in the students' aggressive actions.

The Parents: On the whole, they appear not to be as critical of developments as the alumni are, although they are almost equally bewildered. They were the first to live with the generation gap, and seem to be better informed on the student approach.

The Friends of the Institution: Regardless of fact or fancy, there is some variance in the respondents' views, "if they were real friends," says one, "they are still friends of the institution." Another remarked that "the word 'friends' becomes one that might now be enclosed with quotation marks, since, generally speaking, there has not been a friendly reaction . . . " Most of the respondents are in agreement that the friends of the institution are as shocked and revolted as the alumni in the more disruptive or violent of the students' efforts.

The second question: What has been the effect upon applications for admission?

Although one response indicated a 16% drop in applications, and another feared that applications from parts of the country distant from the campus would show a falling off in the spring of this year, the majority spoke with one voice: the number of applications is steadily rising, and this is expected to continue.

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The third question: What has been the effect upon annual giving?

Practically all feel that it is too early to determine, but with that qualification, the information and comments were as follows: 1. Admittedly the uprisings have not helped to improve the picture.

2. There has been no noticeable or appreciable change from the previous year.

3. It has been observed that there is a growing reluctance here and there to commit oneself to a stated gift, or to any gift at all, until the picture becomes clarified. Also, some of the more strident complainers about the situation are those who had been minimal givers, if they had given at all.

4. A number of institutions received special and extra gifts during the respective periods of their crises, interpreted as a gesture of help in a bad time. One University School elected to send out an appeal in the midst of turmoil, and soon received 700 contributions, some of them constituting a second gift during the year.

We can at least hold the hand of a colleague who lamented the use of annual giving prepaid envelopes by alumni for sending indignant letters to the University or the Alumni Association, sans contribution. There was one who brought upon the Association an excessive postage-due expense because, instead of the hoped-for contribution, he sent an envelope filled with stones.

The fourth question: What has been the effect upon the capital fund campaign?

Some institutions which are engaged in a campaign responded in part that there has appeared to be no effect one way or another thus far, qualifying this in practically all cases by saying that up to now it has not been a measurable thing, or that it is too

early to know. Some respondents were apprehensive about the near future, and one stated that the campaign at his institution had been so hampered by the problems created through student-faculty demonstrations as to have been set back in its time schedule a year or more. Again, this is a "time will tell" thing.

The fifth question: Has the bequest picture been affected?

The majority of respondents were not in a position to know. One had reason to believe that at least a dozen wiQs had been changed to the institution's loss. Four replies indicated a steadily brightening situation in the bequest category.

The sixth question: Have relationships with foundations and corporations been affected?

So far as foundations are concerned, the majority of replies indicated the belief that no negative chÂŁmge has occurred in the relationship and financial support. A half dozen or so either did not know, or felt that change, if any, could not at this time be measured. Three institutions had been adversely affected, one of them having its appeal refused because the foundation felt that a certain College and a certain University had failed to take such punitive measures against the students as the foundation believed should have been done.

The remainder disclosed a positive picture, two of them happily reporting increased foundation support financially and in goodwill.

There were two arresting comments. One was to the effect that corporations are becoming aware of the need of their devoting far more manpower and financial resources to the problems of the poor and the problems of education. The other offered the reminder that there are "other factors more important in the fund raising picture than the spring sit-ins."

The final question: What have been the results in the area of public relations?

The respondents to this question provided most helpful and, in some cases, provocative, information and commentary, occasionally going beyond the category of statistics and into the philosophical. The replies deserve extended recording.

Very few reported opinion or fact that the state of their institutions' public relations had remained unchanged. A number spoke of a "mixed picture," reflecting blame or sympathetic support, as the case might be, in one degree or another. Geographic influences, with regard to certain urban institutions, were referred to, bringing to mind an old Dutch story about a minister who was described by his enemies as "street angel, house devil." The point in these institutional examples was that the community and the city are antagonistic, while the farther away you go from the metropolitan district, the more sympathetic and supportive becomes the attitude of the public, if not the alumni.

Practically all agreed that the institutions' communications to their publics stand in urgent need of rethinking and refurbishing, hopefully to create a two-way street if one did not exist before.

Here are several commentaries from around the country which we may profitably be attentive to: 1. "There is no question but that the image of greatness, that [the institution] has so richly portrayed over so many years, has been adversely affected . . . and many years will be required for rebuilding. In my own case, while my enthusiasm continues as strong, some sparks have disappeared from that enthusiasm. It is therefore logical to suppose that where lesser enthusiasm existed, both among alumni and the public, the image was more readily shaken, and [the institution's] reputation has resultantly been damaged."

2. "I feel that these demonstrations are not flattering to the institution, even though the institution is innocent. However, the demonstrations reflect the type of students admitted by [the institution], to a certain extent."

4. "Undoubtedly [public relations] is our most difficult problem. The sensationalist press has over-reacted to these demonstrations to the point where the vast majority of our alumni and citizens of this State are demanding that punitive action be taken against the [institution], the Board of Regents, faculty, administrators, students, et al., without being entirely aware of the consequences of such precipitate action. This situation bothers and frightens us more than any other, as legislators, reacting to this public pressure, conceivably can make life very difficult, or change the very nature of our [institution]."

5. "It is of course difficult to promote the image of a university as a free and open society when anarchy and oppression are on the rise."

6. "Too many people are now having to spend a disproportionate amount of time in PR, from the president down. This is really the biggest cost factor to the taxpayer, with less time for education."

In the department of "misery loves company" or "low man on the totem pole," we may ponder (whUe smiling through our tears) the extracts below from a column in a New York City newspaper on April 30, 1968. The writer, so far as I know, is a respected, highly thought of, observant, concerned, and articulate reporter on what he thinks he sees. The title of the column was "Thoughts on Columbia."

Blast off! As follows in part: "I have hated it as long as I can remember and am no fair judge of its agony . . .

"So I am a man whose dream for Columbia is that it fall into ruin like the Roman Forum . . . with the Church putting a cross over it, the grass growing, the peasants tethering their goats and an occasional traveler musing over the vanity of worldly pride . . .

"Yesterday afternoon, the demonstrators outside began throwing food at the demonstrators inside.

Every now and then, they would fire too lowâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Columbia has a deplorable record of completing passesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and a broken piece of citrus would fall on some professor with tenure . . ."

Well, now, our charmer seems not to have noted the record of pass completions by Quarterback Marty Domres, before and during the 1968 season.

But that is another subject.

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Before I continue, may I say that what is said in this presentation reflects my personal view or observation, or that of writers who are quoted. I am not a spokesman for my University or for my alumni organization.

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student uprisings? There is probably no need to outline in detail the assignments of countless study groups which have been formed in colleges and universities, and the missions they have been appointed to carry out. The response of these study groups has faced.up to student requests, usually put forth as "demands," for action on a long list of subjects which includes amnesty, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Institute for Defense Analyses, the ROTC, business, industrial, and armed forces interviews or recruiting on campus, community relationships, student membership and voting rights on various faculty and administrative bodies, not excluding the board of trustees; a voice and vote for students on selection of the institutional president and other officers, on curriculum building or change, on the grading system, and a voice and vote on faculty appointments and tenure.

Add to that their desire for a closer teacher-student relationship, self-governance in that part of their lives considered by them to be private, and the requirement that ihe institution make amends for "having helped to bring about," or for "having done nothing about," poverty, racism, and the Vietnam war. It is not with tongue in cheek that I mention the last three. And we are reminded by these unhappy collegians that there must be "relevance."

In the foregoing listing, practically any single subject, whatever consideration it may merit, requires time, much time, for investigation, Around the country, committees of faculty, committees of administrators, committees of students, committees of alumni, and combinations of these in the committee membership, have given and will give most generously of themselves in facing up to the challenges, accomplishing the procedures of tentative or final reports, referral, voting, and so on. And there should be mentioned the occasional committee composed of members outside of our own college or university families, such as "The Cox Commission," in the case of Columbia. No one who is sensitive to what this whole thing involves can predict when the end of the road will be reached.

Great credit and appreciation are owed those who have given themselves to this demanding, and occasionally, frustrating, task, at the expense of their vacations, teaching preparation, research, administrative agenda, attending of classes, and the like, and, in the case of devoted alumni, at the expense of their business, professional, and home time.

The colleges and universities appear to have made the effort to maintain communication with their several publics. Messages and interim reports have gone out from time to time to one or another of these publics, or to all of them, from presidents and other institutional officers, from alumni associations, study committees, and so on, all the while the students' propaganda mills have been grinding out their sometimes incomprehensible diatribes, especially where the so-called "students M A R C H ,

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for a democratic society" is concerned. The institutions have not lacked for alumni interest and response; in the case of my university, the Alumni Federation made tentative recommendations to the President and Trustees concerning the Morningside Heights situation, which were published and mailed to the Federation's membership. Response was invited in three categories of reply: (1) approval, (2) general approval, and (3) disapproval. The mailing was to slightly more than 24,000 Federation members, and to date the written responses (on a postpaid reply card) are as follows: (1) approved: 2647; (2) generally approved: 687; (3) disapproved: 425. There have also been around 250 letters from alumni to'the President of the Federation, expressing at considerable length, and, for the most part, constructively, the feelings of the writers, pro or con.

1 THINK it would be profitable to discuss the subjects at issue as previously outlined in the list of student complaints and grievances. Unfortunately time does not permit us to cover the waterfront.

Our interest and concern are as deep as anyone's, and it is our duty, and certainly not an onerous one, to prepare ourselves, if we are not already prepared, for the presenting of our views, ideas, and advice when invited to do so, or, when the occasion is auspicious, without being invited. Articles, essays, reports, and books on the subject are steadily on the increase. It is our obligation, and part of our job, I feel, to inform ourselves.

The growing company of writers, within and outside of Alma Mater, are calling a spade a spade, whatever side of a question they favor. As far as time allows, let us share a number of views. In listening, we may agree or not.

To the question, "Is a student justified in attacking the university's ties with the elements of a society which he believes violate liberal, humanist traditional values?" Chancellor H. Edwin Young of the University of Wisconsin replied in part: "If society faces a possibility of biological warfare, it behooves someone to be worried about how to cope with it. We can't afford not to know.

Some people want to solve the problem of the atomic bomb by not knowing about it, but the Chinese aren't going to close their eyes to it . . .

Classified research injures the spirit of scholarship because the best scholarship takes place with a free exchange of ideas. But our national leaders must know as much as we possibly can discover for them about all kinds of things. We don't run a government inteUigence system from the University of Wisconsin, but the national government has a right to rely on us for learning. I don't have much sympathy for people who take it upon themselves to decide what the national government should do, and the relationship of every one on campus to that viewpoint." (Wisconsin Alumnus, Nov. 1968.)

On relationship and service to the community, the town or city, from The Report of the President of Yale University for 1967-1968, written by Kingman Brewster, an artist and maker of the apt

and colorful phrase in the use of our language: "The new pressure from business, from the federal government, from state and local communities is to have the university go beyond individual scholarly research, go beyond training of professional manpower to undertake an institutional commitment to work on unsolved social problems . . .

"Yale and every other university badly needs a theory, or at least a way of thinking about its function, which will tell itself and explain to others what the University should and should not try to do in the application of its tangible resources, its managerial apparatus, and its know-how to the solution of social problems . . . there is still proper concern lest a university which is hospitable to work on practical problems should permit itself to become, as my predecessor feared, a 'service station.' ". . . It is clear that we cannot turn away from the problems of New Haven in haughty academic aloofness. It is equally clear that what we do should not only be consistent with our primary mission as a center of learning, but should not dilute the quality of what we do in teaching and research.

"Perhaps most important, our role in the City must not subvert the neutrality of the University. It, too, must respect the diversity of interests and viewpoints which a free university must accommodate. Faculty and students must not be coerced into any party line, or represented as though they all agreed on political, social, or moral issues."

President Brewster tossed off a chuckler at the reunion of his Harvard Law Class some time back.

In effect, he said that where the letters Y-A-L-E had stood for the name of a university in New Haven, now those letters may stand for "Youth Against Law and Education."

Let us hear the reply which Professor Daniel P. Moynihan, Director of the Joint Center for Urban Studies at Harvard and MIT, made to the late Senator Robert Kennedy, when Mr. Kennedy asked what role the university should play in the development of urban areas. Professor Moynihan replied: "Now it is certainly possible that universities can concern and associate themselves with the same kind of problems in the urban areas where increasingly universities are located. I think that while this service function is important, really the main thing that universities should do in this country is to call things as they see them. I think the function of universities is to seek knowledge, to identify problems, and to identify failuresâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;to solve them wherever they are encountered, and however it may offend the persons involved. But the main point about universities is that they make independent judgments on the effects and the efficacies of public policies, and they ought to remain independent, even at the costâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;if it comes to that â&#x20AC;&#x201D;of not involving themselves in the formation of public policies as much as some of us may like to think they ought to." (Wilkes College Alumnus, Spring 1968)

\JN the subject of "relevance." University Professor Jacques Barzun, in his new book, The American University, speaks feelingly, and, I do believe, persuasively, in saying, as partially quoted here, ". . . The curriculum seems to many students outmoded. They call it 'irrelevant,' which is a mistake, because relevance is a relationship in the mind, and not a property of things. . . . The belief that a curriculum can be devised and kept relevant to the present is an illusion: whose present, in the first place, and relevant for how long? Students differ in tastes, knowledge, and emotional orientation.

What concerns (or'excites') one four-year generation will bore the next, as anyone can verify by reference to popular music. And so it is with literature, politics, and the current view of creeds and crises.

"If a university is not to become an educational weather vane, a sort of weekly journal published orally by aging Ph.D.'s, it must avoid all 'relevance' of the obvious sort."

On the students' demand for "power." Professor of Philosophy Charles Frankel, in his recent book.

Education and the Barricades, has this to say in part: ". . . the case for student power cannot be presented as a case against tyranny and oppression.

Nor can it be justified on the basis of fundamental student rights. It is highly desirable for a dozen reasons, I think, to give students a larger share of responsibility in the govermnent at the institutions which they attend. But the issue is a matter of practical educational and political practice, not of the rights of man. And this distinction is important.

To do something because it is desirable is not the same as to do it because it violates people's rights not to do it. The logic is different, and the consequences are different. Students are indeed members in good standing of a university community. But this community is a hierarchical human organization, based on the premise that some people know more than other people, and that the community cannot perform its tasks effectively unless these gradations in knowledge are recognized in its form of government. Allowing for certain qualifications, the rights which people acquire within this community are earned rights which they have to show that they merit."

The response to the importunate pressures of students has revealed what I think is an admirable example of national tolerance, patience, and forbearance. Whatever the degree of our indignation and sense of outrage at the methods used, administrators, faculty, and the public (and let's not overlook the student majority of the more reasonable and moderate), have largely conducted themselves with restraint and a desire for "fair play." It is earnestly to be hoped that, in the persevering attempt to bring out rational discourse, proper authority will not lean too far in the direction of appeasement.

In this regard, Leo Rosten, in the November 12 issue of Look magazine, could be said to have "taken the words out of the mouths" of a multitude of our citizens who are angered to the breaking point by the style of confrontation and the resort to violence. Mr. Rosten gave his answer to many, if not all, of the now-familiar questions and "demands" of the student left, and he did it in one page of an article entitled "To an angry young man."

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A brief quote from the piece which I confess to you gave me a beautiful lift: "I have been getting lusty cheers and jeers for a rueful little paragraph I recently wrote about student riots. The most eloquent (and savage) letter ended: 'Drop dead!!!' Another diatribe was signed 'Columbia Senior.' I wish I knew where to send this reply to both: "Dear ?: It will upset you to learn that I agree with many things you said. For instance: 'Don't question our sincerity?' I don't. You are about as sincere as anyone can be. You are sincerely unhappy, sincerely frustrated and sincerely confused. You are also sincerely wrong about the few facts you cite, and sincerely illogical in the violent conclusions you reach. Besides, what does 'sincerity' have to do with issues? Any insane asylum is full of sincere patients. Hitler was undoubtedly sincere. So are the followers of Voliva, who think the world is sincerely flat.

"I sadly agree that your college courses have been 'outrageously irrelevant to the times'—because your letter reveals that you could not pass a freshman exam in at least three fields in which you pass such sweeping judgments: economics, history, political theory. " . . . P.S. Please don't take any more courses in sociology, which seduces the immature into thinking they understand a problem if they discuss it in polysyllables. Jargon is not insight. Vocabulary is the opiate of radicals."

The whole of the aforementioned list should be dealt with, much of it toward the goal of future decision; this goes without saying. For me, two things stand out. One: The spotlight surely has been placed on the drift away from classroom teaching and on the disintegration, or indeed the absence, of an intellectual relationship and rapport between teacher and pupil. In the opening essay ("Agenda for the Colleges and Universities") in a book titled Campus 1980 (edited by Alvin C. Eurich and the staff of The Academy for Educational Development), John W. Gardner lists as primary the restoration oj the status of teaching. It is earnestly to be hoped that the members of faculty everywhere will recognize that the onus is on them, perhaps more than on any other segment of the college or university family. May they respond fully and gladly to Mr. Gardner's welcome dictum!

The second thing that stands out in my mind is the kind and degree of students' dissent and aggressive action relating to policies and actions of our country, with particular reference to Vietnam. It is deeply saddening and infinitely disheartening to view what for some of us is unspeakable disloyalty and atrocious conduct in matters where the nation's welfare is concerned, if not its survival.

How shameful and humiliating it is, for those who believe they have a broad and patriotic view of the responsibilities of citizenship, to contemplate the probability that, at the hour of death of Duane D. Hodges of Creswell, Oregon, 83rd member of the crew of the United States Ship PUEBLO, uncountable numbers of young college men around the country were burning their draft cards and paying disrespect to the National Emblem. For all citizens there are proper and peaceful means of expressing disagreement. Burning the draft card and desecrating the Flag is not one of them.

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W iE surely recognize how much remains to be done in our country to bring about social justice for an almost unbelievably large segment of our citizenry. This is primary and urgent. At the same time, the privilege of living in this blessed land should not be forgotten. Who is to say whether our country is right or wrong in actions involving the use of the armed forces? And is it not discouraging that little, if any, mention is made of the majority of college students who respond without fanfare to the call?

Donald W. Griffin of Princeton put this question in an article on leadership in the Winter 1968 issue of Culver Alumnus: "Do we need in home, school and college a crusade designed to instill respect for authority, obedience, duty, honor, country, or are there new modern improved methods of turning out citizens with respect for law and honorable obligations who are prepared to serve the commonwealth within the framework set by the founders of our country?"

A member of the Class of 1970 in the University of Tennessee, Miss Donna T. Gentry, wrote to Newsweek, and her letter was published in the October 14 issue. To the point, and a bright light in a dim time: "To every Tom Hayden it must be said: should the time ever come that you pose a serious threat, the overwhelming numbers of my generation will be there, perhaps not to destroy you, but to absorb you. You will never sit on an ash can filled with the rubble of the U. S. Government.

The flexibility of our society will survive those who would see it destroyed or unrecognizably altered."

Blessings on you, Donna Gentry.

In a communication dated September 23, Dr. Andrew W. Cordier, Acting President of Columbia University, gave us guidance, and a warning, with these words in part: "The destructive forces have been entirely too effective, not alone in the totally indefensible acts of destruction in which they have engaged, but also in infecting other students and too many faculty members with the demand for change that can only bode ill for the future of the University. More vigorous efforts must be made to neutralize and isolate the extremist students, and to bring the responsible elements in the University—whether Trustees, Administration, Faculty or students—or alumni—to an understanding of the necessary balance between continuity and change."

Ladies and gentlemen, I leave you with a little story told in the Summer 1968 issue of Hamilton Alumni Review: "An alumnus, who refused to contribute to the alumni fund because 'most of your kids are dirty, sloppy and long-haired,' was asked what other campuses he had visited recently.

He replied, "West Point."

I submit to you that our institutions can well stand a good dose of the discipline of Annapolis and West Point.

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by Captain Frank V. Rigler, USN (Ret.)

For those who knew the Naval Academy ten or more years ago the changes that have taken place in recent years do constitute an Academic Revolutionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; a descriptive term used by a recent Superintendent.

That the Academy will continue to fulfill its unchanging mission while responding to the ever changing requirements of a modern navy is assured by the vigilance oj the authorities whose responsibility this is. In the accompanying article Captain Rigler submits a condensation oj the report oj a special subcommittee oj the U. S. House oj Representatives which recently sought to make "a thorough inquiry into the operation oj the U. S. Military Academy, the U. S. Naval Academy, and the U. S. Air Force Academy to determine whether the present law, policies and regulations . . . assure a projessional military jorce truly representative . . . oj the American people."

1 HE recent and sometimes militant attempts of students at colleges and universities to dictate to their respective administrators which courses will be taught obviously have not occurred at the service academies. This does not mean that change in the learning processes has not received consideration.

Readers of previous articles in Shipmate on the educational situation at the Naval Academy are aware of this. The articles have pointed out that attention to change in curriculum, teaching competence and methods as well as academic organization has been, and is being, actively pursued in an orderly manner.

A report on "Administration of the Service Academies" by the Special Subcommittee on Service Academies (Chaired by Representative F. Edward Herbert) of the Committee on Armed Forces, whose Chairman is Representative L. Mendel Rivers, released last October is of particular interest to supporters of an effective Navy. The subcommittee was established in May 1967 and its purpose included, "a thorough inquiry into the operations of the U. S. Military Academy, the U. S. Naval Academy, and the U. S. Air Force Academy to determine whether the present laws, policies, and regulations, including test scores, assure a professional military force truly representative of a cross section of the American people." Also examination into, " admission practices, retention rates of Academy graduates, and whether or not the curriculums provide a background for the professional officers commensurate with the technical advances in the weapons of war and military and naval techniques." The subcommittee was authorized to recommend corrective legislation and changes in regulations and policies, if such changes and policies were found necessary or desirable.

Before presenting a condensed report of the findings and recommendations of the subcommittee, particularly as it affects the Naval Academy, a brief look into one of the main reasons for the Academy's establishment is pertinent.

The Naval Academy is the principal source of career naval officers who will one day provide the leadership in the highest echelons of the naval service. The justification for its existence then rests on how well it accomplishes the task. Most wiU accept this statement as fact. However, opinion is somewhat divided as to the best manner by which the task is to be accomplished. Through World War II the curriculum at the Naval Academy was highly standardized, the only elective being choice of a selected foreign language course. Since that time advances in science and technology, the birth of the nuclear age, and the complexity of the political and economic situations have dictated the necessity for adjustments in academic processes at the service academies.

By 1959 important changes had been made and were progressing at them. These were both in expanding and improving curriculum more in step with current conditions and in improving academic competence of officer and civilian faculty members.

(As an example in 1961 only 57 faculty members at the Naval Academy held doctorate degrees while by 1967 this number had increased to 124.

Through 1959-64, only 15% of the officers on the faculty had equivalent Master's degrees while at present the number is over 60% â&#x20AC;˘) In an article in Shipmate in June 1968, Captain W- F. V. Beimett stated, "In summary, it is fair to state that by every index of measurement which one normally applies in such evaluations, the present academic program at the Naval Academy is a significant improvement over the academic programs in effect in 1958 and prior years. That conclusion has been made a matter of record as a result of both internal and external review."

W I T H the changes in the academic program concern began to be felt by many that what the former Superintendent, Rear Admiral Draper L. Kauffman, termed an "Academic Revolution" had possibly produced an imbalance at the expense of professional training and education. He stated, "We cannot justify this institution as a Naval Academy solely, or even primarily on the basis of giving an outstanding education." In February 1967 he appointed a Professional Training and Education Committee consisting of five captains of the unrestricted line to review the professional program and to recommend changes where needed. The impact of this committee and some principal specific findings and recommendations of the Special Subcommittee of the House Armed Forces SHIPMATE

Committee are summarized below: 1 "The subcommittee has found, with certain exceptions hereinafter noted, that the overall administration and operation of the service academies reflect the high standards of excellence traditionally attributed to, and identified with, each of the service academies."

2 The subcommittee visited and conducted hearings at the respective academies as well as in Washington. It received testimony not only from the Superintendents and staffs at the various ^ academies but from individual cadets and midshipmen. It "wishes to particularly acknowledge the invaluable contribution and assistance it received from every cadet and midshipman who appeared before the subcommittee and testified to matters ! of subcommittee concern."

3 The "fourth class system" and the "plebe ' indoctrination system" as administered at each of â&#x20AC;˘s the academies were reviewed by the Subcommittee.

They "found that these systems were being conducted in a manner best calculated to provide first-year cadets and midshipmen with a sense of ' military discipline and motivation essential to their future careers as professional military officers." It also found "that the practices and discipline observed by the fourth class and plebe indoctrination systems in no way violate the statutory prohibition against 'hazing' prescribed by the Congress."

4 It was convinced that the Honor codes as administered at the respective academies are enthusiastically endorsed and supported by the cadets and midshipmen.

5 "The present method of reviewing the curriculum content at each of the service academies contains a possible weakness which should be corrected by statute.

"A careful study of the manner in which the curriculum is reexamined and modified indicates that the review is largely conducted by those individuals on the academy faculties who are primarily concerned with the academic content of the curriculum. Thus, it appears that in the curriculum review process, the professional and military training aspect of the curriculum may not receive its proper share of attention. The subcommittee in making this observation, however, wishes to make clear that it is unaware of any specific deficiencies in either the professional training or academic portions of the curriculum at any of the academies. The subcommittee, nonetheless, believes that in view of the critical importance of the curriculum review process it should employ some procedural device to insure that the professional training requirements of the academies are given the same contiauing attention as do other elements of the academy curriculum."

The subcommittee's concern in the above regard was triggered by the report of the U. S. Naval Academy Professional Training and Educational Committee which was appointed in February 1967

by Admiral Kauffman, and is mentioned above.

The subcommittee professed no special competence with which to pass judgment on the findings of the P.T.&E. Committee. It did however state "since many of the recommendations of the P.T.&E. Committee received the concurrence of authorities MARCH

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at the U. S. Naval Academy and resulted in their adoption, it is evident that the one-time review made by that special in-house committee was indeed worthwhile." And, "The subcommittee believes that this review process, in one form or another, should be made on a continuing basis at each of the service academies." It accordingly recommended establishment of a "Professional Training Advisory Board" at each academy to have stature comparable to that now provided the Academic Board, the recommended board to be responsible for evaluating and monitoring professional military training on a continuing basis and its members to consist of not more than six career officer members of the faculty and to be designated by the respective Service Secretary. It would be expected to forward annually the results of its review and its recommendations to the respective Service Secretary and to the Congress via the Superintendent of the Academy.

6 In reviewing the statutes relating to establishment of the faculties the subcommittee found a distinct and unnecessary lack of uniformity in the provisions relating to the position of "Dean of the Academic Board" or "Dean of Faculty." It was prompted to recommend that the statutory position in this respect be redefined and clarified toâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; (a) Clearly establish that the Academic Dean shall perform such duties as directed by the Superintendent of the Academy, and (b) limit the appointment of the Academic Deans at the respective academies to a term of four years unless reappointed for additional four year terms thereafter by the Secretary concerned.

7 The subcommittee examined the athletic programs and policies observed at the academies.

After consideration of what it termed "this very essential part of the cadet's and midshipmen's training" it concluded, along with other favorable findings, "that intercollegiate athletics are an indispensable adjunct to service academy training and have a distinct morale impact on all of the men and women in our career military services."

In its "Conclusion" the subcommittee stated "in retrospect, (it) believes that its review of academy operations and administration has been highly beneficial for both the Congress and the service academies and strongly recommends the reestablishment of a similar subcommittee during the 91st Congress."

"The review made by the subcommittee has enabled the Congress to place in better perspective the problems confronting the individual military departments in the operation of the respective service academies and at the same time has enabled responsible authorities at the service academies and others to more fully appreciate the determination of the Congress to insure that our future career officers will, in truth, understand and wholeheartedly accept the precepts of 'duty, honor, and country.' " In the matter of professional training and education for our future military and naval leaders it should be obvious that it is impossible to please all the people all the time. The report of the subcommittee should, however, reassure us that a conscientious effort and orderly, thorough, and intelligent consideration is being given to best meet this important need by those in position to take the necessary action.

THE PUEBLO COURT OF INQUIRY Remarks by Admiral Thomas H. Moorer, Chief of Naval Operations

The Chiej of Naval Operations addressed the American Bar Foundation in Chicago, Illinois, on 25 January 1969. He included in his speech pertinent remarks in regard to the Pueblo Court oj Inquiry in an effort to reassure the American people that the Court oj Inquiry is being conducted in a straightjorward, legal and objective manner.

Since jeature parts oj the enclosed copy oj the CNO's remarks have been published rather widely, we ( Chief of Information, Navy Department) are not seeking additional use oj it by the press. We do request wide coverage through one oj the most effective mediums oj communication— person to person. Hopejully, you will be able to put the Pueblo Court oj Inquiry into a more favorable light through this medium.

Ladies and Gentlemen—Before I relinquish this microphone, I would like to take advantage of the presence of such a distinguished group of the nation's leading lawyers to discuss briefly with you a most pressing legal topic of the day—The Pueblo Inquiry.

You, as lawyers, will understand why I, as Chief of Naval Operations, and thus in the reviewing chain of command, cannot make comments on the substantive aspects of testimony given during the Inquiry. I will be ready to do this at the appropriate time.

I can, however, put the nature of the Inquiry in proper perspective and, hopefully, reassure the American people that the Court of Inquiry is being conducted in a straightforward, legal and objective manner.

First: What is a Court of Inquiry? It is a fact-finding body—that and nothing more. It is not a court-martial. Witnesses at a Court of Inquiry are not on trial. A Court of Inquiry cannot even prefer charges. It simply records the facts and makes recommendations to the convening authority—in this case the Commander-inChief of The Pacific Fleet. These recommendations may cover such things as operational procedures, material improvements, communications, training of personnel, international law—and many other subjects—and, if warranted, the recommendation for further legal proceedings.

Next: Why are we having a Court of Inquiry? A ship has been lost. We always have a Court of Inquiry when this happens—whatever the cause.

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Particular emphasis is being placed on protecting the rights of the individuals, and on lessons learned. These lessons will be of great assistance in the future.

When the Inquiry opened its initial session, the first witness was Commander Bucher. He was given the legally required advice concerning his rights as a party to the Inquiry. Counsel for the court made it clear that Commander Bucher was not at that time suspected of having committed any offense under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

Later, when Commander Bucher, in his testimony, indicated that the North Koreans had boarded his ship, the counsel for the court—as required by the law you know so well—told Commander Bucher it was possible that he had violated U. S. Navy Regulations, Article 0730, which reads: "The commanding officer shall not permit his command to be searched by any person representing a foreign state nor permit any of the personnel under his command to be removed from the command by such persons, so long as he has the power to resist." He explained to Commander Bucher his right to testify no further and gave him the routine, required warning that, if he did so, the information could be used against him later.

Since this simple act of legal procedure —basic to our legal system—caused so much controversy, was so misinterpreted and has caused so many to prejudge the outcome of this Inquiry, let me emphasize three points: First: Such a warning was not unexpected by Commander Bucher or his counsel—here are the words of Commander Bucher's counsel addressed to the counsel for the court: "We have discussed this matter with Commander Bucher in some detail. As you know, we had some preliminary conversations with you before this Court of Inquiry convened as to the procedures that would be followed and the manner by which Commander Bucher's story and the story of the USS PUEBLO could be presented to this Court.

We obviously anticipated the situation that rve find ourselves in at the present moment. We have discussed this in detail with Commander Bucher. In view of your warning, Commander Bucher persists in his desire to fully and completely tell this Court of Inquiry the details of the 23rd of January and the events subsequent thereto. Based on that, Commander Bucher, with the Court's permission, requests that he be permitted to testify, and

complete this phase of the story. Commander Bucher, am I correctly reciting your wishes in this matter? And do I correctly recite that you have been adequately and fully apprised of all your legal rights which include the right to remain silent on this portion?" Commander Bucher answered in the affirmative.

The second point I would like to emphasize is that a Court of Inquiry must begin with a blank record. Newspaper accounts, rumors, second-hand reports or prejudgments cannot be considered. The official record of the PUEBLO'S capture and the treatment of her crew must come from testimony and evidence presented to this Court of Inquiry. For the Court, what has appeared and will appear in public accounts simply does not exist.

Thirdly: Whether the Navy—or anyone in the Navy—was pleased or displeased with Commander Bucher's testimony could have nothing whatever to do with that warning. I realize I am "preaching to the choir" when I tell you that. However, the requirement to warn Commander Bucher is obviously not so well understood by some.

Ladies and Gentlemen—I am deeply troubled—the Navy is deeply troubled— that what was a routine and totally correct legal procedure has been widely misinterpreted.

As Chief of Naval Operations—I intend to ensure—and the Court itself will ensure —that Commander Bucher's rights—as well as all others appearing before the Court—are fully protected. Possibly there will be similar warnings concerning selfincrimination as additional witnesses testify. The point to keep in mind is that the Navy is searching for facts—not scapegoats. We are doing so—within limits imposed by national security—in open hearings, because I believe that this is the way the American people would want it done. And we are taking welltested and legally prescribed steps to protect the rights of all concerned.

I earnestly request you, who are so well-qualified, to assist me in explaining the legal aspects of the Pueblo Inquiry to the American people. And I earnestly request the American people to be patient, not to prejudge, and to have full trust and confidence that the procedures used in developing the facts surrounding the piracy against PUEBLO are being carried out by experienced men of great integrity who have only the welfare of our country at heart.

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by Fred Lardner

AS PRESIDENT-ELECT, Mr. Nixon •^ received plenty of advice of what to do as President. As President, he is still receiving advice. Some of this advice concerns things he intends to do anyway.

Some of it is designed to put him on a spot, later on.

Under law an outgoing President is supposed to submit a budget for the next fiscal year. Lyndon Johnson was the first outgoing President in 81 years to make a speech before Congress, talking about the state-of-the-union and his fiscal 1970 budget. Mr. Johnson proposed a budget of $195.3 billion, or $11.6 above that of fiscal 1969, with a surplus of $3.4 billion on June 30, 1970. The surplus for fiscal 1969, on June 30, 1969, will be $2.4 billion. These surpluses are based on a continuance of the 10 percent surtax, expected to produce $10 to $11 billion a year.

In recent years administration budgets have underestimated expenditures. Congress stepped in to reduce the fiscal 1969 budget. According to syndicated columnist Ray Cromley, Mr. Johnson underestimated the costs of several major programs in his projected budget, such as the Vietnam war; research and development to carry out budget programs; replenishing military weapons and supplies now at a dangerously low level; capital costs of buildings, equipment and supplies for a variety of programs.

Defense Budget

For the current fiscal year, 1969, Mr. Johnson proposed a Southeast Asia expenditure of $28.8 billion, including a supplemental figure of $3 billion. For fiscal 1970, his estimate is $25.4 billion, about $3 billion less. Mr. Johnson's total defense budget for fiscal 1970 would be $80.6 billion. Of this total, the Department of Defense would get $79 billion, including military assistance funds to help arm allied nations. For fiscal 1969, the Defense Department has $78.4 billion.

Mr. Johnson's proposed allocation for construction and conversion of new naval ships is about $2.6 billion, with $1.6 billion earmarked for the building of new ships.

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Representative L. Mendel Rivers (D.S. C ) , chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, has introduced a bill, H. R. 574, authorizing the expenditure of $3.8 billion for ships in fiscal 1970. Included in this program would be: 19 new warships, including one nuclearpowered aircraft carrier, two nuclearpowered guided missile frigates, three nuclear-powered attack submarines; and eight conventionally powered destroyers, fast enough to accompany carriers, and having ASW and AAW capabilities; 17 new support ships; 21 conversions includM A R C H ,

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ing six Polaris submarine conversions; and modernization of three missile escorts.

In Mr. Johnson's proposed budget for fiscal 1970, three fast deployment logistic ships (FDLs) are included. Mr. Rivers includes no FDLs in his shipbuilding program. In considering the fiscal 1969 military procurement bill, Mr. Rivers opposed FDL ships on the ground that it was more important to build other' classes of ships. The Senate approved a start on these ships, of which there would be 15.

In the fiscal 1968 bill, the House approved FDLs and the Senate Armed Services Committee did not, on the assumption that FDLs might encourage involvement in foreign affairs.

In Mr. Johnson's proposed budget the Navy would get (in thousands) : Aircraft and Missiles—$3,409,000.

Shipbuilding and conversion—$2,603,300; Research and development—$2,207,100.

Construction—$352,582.

Mr. Johnson proposed increases in various social projects, and even some new such projects. He deliberately advised Mr. Nixon to follow his budget, although the budget of an outgoing President is usually considered a formality. In these times, much of the Federal budget costs are fixed, and growing, and cannot be changed. However, in 1968 Congress indicated it was no longer willing to accept spending projects which could not be considered necessary in view of the need for big military spending. It failed to prevent the allocations of many millions of dollars to private organizations, including street gangs in various cities. The fact that much of this money simply disappeared has awakened many members of Congress to the danger of this type of spending.

Pentagon Civilian Influence

In his election campaign, President Nixon said at various times that he would make changes in the Pentagon leadership and practices to lessen the influence of Pentagon civilians, primarily researchers and "whiz kids," and give military officials more of a voice in determining the types of weapons and the methods of military operation.

During the spring and summer of 1968, hearings were held before several Congressional committees during which several high-ranking naval officials pointed to obstructions aimed by Defense Research and Engineering at naval efforts to obtain approval of construction of new submarines. The committees issued reports condemning such practices, which were applied to the efforts of all the military departments.

In spite of this, the new Secretary of Defense, Melvin R. Laird, former member of Congress from Wisconsin, has retained Dr. John S. Foster, Jr., as director of DOD Research and Engineering.

The Defense Department Office for Systems Analysis, who have been criticized for their influence on defense policy, are being relegated to a review rather than a policy-making organization, Secretary Laird said.

Presumably Mr. Laird, who was a ranking member of the House defense appropriations subcommittee and an expert on some Pentagon operations, will be able to stop some of the practises which Dr. Foster either fostered or condoned.

No Hubbell Plan In '69

Representative Rivers recently stated that a large amount of legislation will be considered by his committee this year and there is little chance of approval of the Hubbell pay plan before July 1, 1969.

The Hubbell plan is too large and complex for quick consideration, he said. The certainty of a 12.6 percent pay raise effective July 1 lessens the need for early consideration of the Hubbell program.

Mr. Rivers said he would not approve any plan which reduced or eliminated some of the benefits now available to retired people. He also said he is not in favor of the idea of equalizing military and civilian pay. The military man is committed to a rough life, long hours of work, danger, and death, he said, and it would not be honest to say that military pay should only equal Federal civilian pay.

New Bills Introduced

Dental Care. Representative Rivers said it is highly probable that the House will take some action to provide a dental care insurance program in this 91st Congress for dependents of members of the uniformed services. Mr. Rivers said he is tired of seeing children of servicemen with bad teeth.

In 1969 Mr. Rivers and Rep. James A. Byrne (D.-Pa.) sponsored a bill providing dental care by civilian dentists, with the patient paying a certain annual fee plus about 20 percent of the remaining charges.

Rep. Melvin Price (D.-Ill.) has sponsored H. R. 1278, which provides for complete dental care for children, except that patients over 16 years of age shall pay up to $15 for ordinary care, 15 percent of charges for partial and full dentures, and 35 percent of charges for inlays, crowns, and bridges. H. R. 3343, by Rep. R. L. Leggett (D.-Calif.), would provide payments by the government of expenses for ordinary dental care, including X-rays, of more than $25, and of $10 if the patient is under 15 years of age. Patients would pay 35 percent of costs of dentures, inlays, crowns, bridges, etc.

Dual Compensation. H . R. 1158 b y R e p .

C. S. Gubser (R.-Calif.) and H. R. 281

by Rep. S. M. Matsunaga (D.-Hawaii) would authorize retired Regular officers to receive all their military retired pay and the pay of the position when employed by the Federal Government or the District of Columbia. H. R. 3127, by Rep. O. E. Teague (D.-Tex.), would remove officers retired for disability from the provisions of the Dual Compensation Act. 11

Retired Pay Equalization. Numerous bills, perhaps as many as 100, on this subject have been introduced. Most of these bills would provide equalization of the retired pay of members of equal rank and equal years of service. A few bills, including H. R. 220 sponsored by Rep. Gubser and 24 other House members, would equalize the retired pay of members retired prior to June 1, 1958, whose retired pay is computed on laws enacted on or before Oct. 1, 1949.

Retired

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3132, by Rep. O. E. Teague states that "emergency officers' regular, or reserve retirement pay may be paid to any veteran concurrently with compensation for any service-connected disability rated 30 percent or more in degree disabling, without reduction from either the retired pay or the compensation. However, nothing in this section shall permit payment of retirement pay and compensation based upon the same disability." Mr. Teague is chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee.

Disability Retired Pay—75%. Senator J. M. Montoya (D.-N. Mex.) and Rep. J. Brinkley (D.-Ga.) have introduced S. 346 and H. R. 139, respectively, to provide that disability retired pay shall be 75 percent of the basic pay the member would be getting if serving on active duty.

Retirement

Deaths

A F T E R a month-long search that ineluded screening of some 200 applications, the Athletic Association chose 40year-old Rick Forzano as its new head football coach on January 15. Forzano, offensive backfield coach of the A.F.L. Cincinnati Bengals this past season, was an assistant on the Navy staff from 195963.

Service-Connected.

Representatives C. S. Gubser and Craig Hosmer (R.-Calif.) have sponsored identical bills, H. R. 1140 and H. R. 2087, which provide that a "veteran entitled to the receipt of retired or retainer pay at the time of his death shall, if such entitlement to retired or retainer pay is based upon either 20 or more years of active military service or a service-connected disability rated at 50 percentum or more, be conclusively presumed to have died of a service-connected disability." These bills offer a survivor benefit program for all career service members and members retired for severe disabilities, assuring DIG payments to survivors of these members.

These bills were referred to the House Veterans Affairs Committee. If only one could be enacted, many worries would end.

They would be effective for deaths occurring after Dec. 31, 1956.

MAIL BOAT Shipmate: In reading Captain Rigler's article, "The Academy Graduate in Politics," in the December issue of Shipmate I was struck by the failure to mention our Representative from the First District of Maine. The Hon. Peter N. Kyros is listed in the Register of Alumni as a graduate of the Class of 1948A. He resigned as a Supply Corps lieutenant in August 1954, is now an attorney, was elected to the 90th Congress in 1966, and was reelected last month (Nov. 1968).

EDWARD C. WHITE '45

Shipmate: Congratulations on the cover of the January issue.

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Photo by Whelan Rick Forzano, Navy's Head Football Coach

The new coach got a three-year contract. Terms were not disclosed. He succeeds Bill Elias, who was released December 11 after four years at the Academy.

In making the announcement. Captain J. O. Coppedge, Director of Athletics, said: "After a great deal of study and consideration, we have decided Rick Forzano is the man for our football team. He has had experience at every level of the game —high school, college, and professional.

He comes with unassailable credentials and superb recommendations from everyone under whom he has ever worked.

Rick is not unfamiliar with the Naval Academy, having served five years here as an assistant.

"Before arriving at this decision, the Board of Athletic Control considered what we regard as some of the finest talent in the coaching profession. All brought to Annapolis impressive backgrounds, certainly worthy of our careful scrutiny. We looked into each candidate thoroughly and arrived at the conclusion that no one fits our needs more adequately than Rick Forzano. His enthusiasm, dedication, and knowledge of football cannot help but impress all with whom he will come in contact. We have every confidence that Rick Forzano will live up to the best traditions of Navy football."

While working for the Bengals under Paul Brown, Forzano helped develop running back Paul Robinson of Arizona State, selected following the 1968 A.F.L. season as "Offensive Rookie of the Year."

by Budd Thalman

He moved to Cincinnati in 1968 after a two-year stint as offensive backfield coach with the St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League.

Before going into the pro ranks, Forzano served for two seasons as head football coach at the University of Connecticut. He led the Huskies during the 1964-65 seasons, winning Yankee Conference "Coach-of-the-Year" honors his first year and leading Connecticut to its first victory over Yale in 90 years in the 1965 opener.

Forzano was a member of the Navy football staff from 1959-63, handling both the offensive and defensive backs in five years at Annapolis. He went to two Bowl games with the Midshipmen—the 1961 Orange Bowl and the 1964 Cotton Bowl.

Rick played a prominent part in attracting All-America quarterback Roger Staubach to the Naval Academy while recruiting the Ohio territory as an assistant. He is generally regarded as Navy most effective athletic recruiter in 15 years based on the reputation he established as an assistant.

Prior to his first Navy appointment, Forzano was backfield coach at Kent State University, his alma mater, for two years. He also coached one season at Wooster, Ohio, College, was head coach at Akron Hower High School and an assistant at Akron Kenmore High School.

In all, his coaching experience spans 18 years.

A 1951 graduate of Kent State with a B.S. in education. Rick earned a Master's in education from the same school four years later. The new head coach, 40, is married and the father of three children— Stacey, 9; Kristie, 7, and Rick, 6.

Captain Coppedge announced that the new coach will have a free hand in selecting his staff. While here for a press conference, Forzano spoke with five holdover assistants from Elias' coaching group but did not indicate if any would return. One of the old assistants, Whitey Campbell, has already accepted a new position under John Ray at the University of Kentucky.

In his first meeting with the pressradio-television, Forzano displayed poise and wit. Some of the random comments: Recruiting—"I am aware of the problems the service academies have with recruiting, what with the five-year service obligation and the high salaries being paid by the pros. I feel we will just have to hit more areas and hit them more intensely in order to get the type of young man we want here at Navy. I have always felt, in my previous five years here, that boys at the Academy always play a little above their ability. This is the kind of atmosphere that exists in Annapolis."

Coaching Philosophy—"My idea of a wide-open attack is a 70-yard quarterback sneak for a touchdown. Seriously, I guess being pro-oriented you might say I like to SHIPMATE

throw the ball. T h e players you have dictate, however, the coaching philosophy to a great degree. I am not familiar with our personnel at this time. After we get a look at them in spring practice, we'll decide whether to be a running or passing team."

Schedule—"I feel that Navy should play the best. Army is the most important game on our schedule but we want to win the other games too."

Paul Brown, his ex boss—"He is the finest man I know. Paul has been like a father to me. I always wanted to coach for him and it was an honor and privilege to do so. H e is such a great coach and man. He seems to have a sixth sense about things. It is even a little eerie sometimes the way he comes up with things."

His new job—"I've said many times that the only college coaching job I'd consider would be at the Naval Academy.

I was here five years as an assistant and I feel that this is the greatest place in the world to coach."

WRESTLERS PACE WINTER EFFORT AT EXAMINATION BREAK

At Shipmate's deadline, the Navy winter sports program had reached the examination break. In the first two months of the indoor season, the most sensational results have been achieved by Coach Ed Peery's varsity wrestlers, unbeaten in five outings this season and 15 straight dual matches going back to the 1966 season.

The Midshipmen steamrollered Cornell (28-6), Springfield (32-2), Syracuse (28-5), Pittsburgh (27-8), and Virginia Tech (40-2) on the way to a 5-0 log. T h e 40 points against Virginia Tech equalled the one match high established vs. Duke (40-0) in 1955-56.

Three wrestlers—lightweight Dale Stahl (137) and middleweights Ben Welch (167) and Bob Christianson (160) —turned in perfect records of 5-0. Stahl has three decisions and two falls, Christianson four decisions and one fall, and Welch three pins and two decisions. U n defeated in four outings is first classman Ed Bannat while Bob Ahrens and Mark Kane have both won three and lost none.

Here is a look at the other sports: Basketball (5-7) : After winning three straight to open the season, the basketball team slipped into a deep slump and dropped seven of the next eight games.

Just before examinations, however, the Midshipmen broke a four-game losing string with an 87-67 win over a good Baltimore University club. One of the highlights of an otherwise disappointing year was John Tolmie's 1,000th career point, which came in the final moments of a 70-69 loss to Washington & Lee. Tolmie, who compiled a 20.8 average through 12 games, is only the third eager in Navy history to reach the 1,000 mark in scoring. John Clune and Don Lange are the only others in the exclusive club. Another standout for Dave Smalley's crew was youngster Jack Conrad, hitting at an 11.9 clip from his backcourt berth. Conrad had a single game high of 26 vs. Baltimore University.

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Fencing (2-0) : Action was slow for the Navy fencers, who had just two dual meets, almost a month apart, before the examination period interrupted the athletic program. T h e Midshipmen won both, rolling over Cornell 20-7 and touching out Princeton, 14-13. Sabre proved to be the Midshipmen's best weapon in the first two outings but epeeist Jim Davidson, undefeated in five bouts, was the outstanding fencer. Dale Crisp was 5-1 in foil and Bob Phillips 4-1 in sabre.

Gymnastics ( 1 - 2 ) ; Coach John Rammacher's gymnasts defeated Syracuse but lost to Springfield and Temple to open the winter campaign. Despite the losing record, several stars emerged including second classman Bob Mackey who had two firsts and a second on the side horse and was Rammacher's leading all-around contestant. Terry W a n n e r had two firsts in floor exercises and Steve Klotz also had a pair, one on the long horse and the other on the parallel bars.

Pistol (5-0) and Rifle (3-1) : A rifle loss to National Champion Murray State was all that prevented Navy from hitting the mid-point of the indoor season with a perfect marksmanship record. In pistol.

Coach A r t Sievers' lads got excellent shooting from Captain Nat Pace, leading performer in two different matches, and first classman H u g h O'Neill,, who numbered two seconds and a third among his accomplishments. Firstie Tom Wilkes and segundo Gary Marvin made the most explosive impact for the rifle team.

Squash (6-1) : After starting smartly with six consecutive wins, the Navy squash rackets suffered an 8-1 setback in a visit to Pennsylvania on January 18th.

Number one man for the rackets was first classman Bob Cowin, an easy winner in his first four outings. Paul Achenbach and Charles Wood had other impressive marks. .Swimming (3-3) : Consecutive setbacks to Maryland and Tennessee evened off the Navy tank record at 3-3. T h e Midshipmen beat Columbia, Cornell, and North Carolina and suffered a narrow one-point setback to H a r v a r d in the Crimson pool before misfortune set in. Backstroker Frank Gunkelman of Fargo, N . D., was undefeated in his first six races and turned in a record effort of 2:01.8 vs. Tennessee.

Captain Bill Poirier (in the 200-yard individual medley) and freestyler Chris Johnson (100 and 200) also did standout work in their events.

Track (3-1) : Navy's thinclads recorded lopsided conquests of N.Y.U. and Fordham in a triangular meet and Pennsylvania in a dual encounter but lost to Maryland in the first three indoor track attractions of the winter. Weightman Ed Potts ( a toss of 59'7 in the opener), broad jumper Bob Atwell (23'43/2 vs.

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The 84th edition of the R E G I S T E R O F ALUMNI has been published and is available at Alumni House.

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To be found also in the new edition of the R E G I S T E R are the geographical locator, a current roster of the principal sea and shore commands ajid assignments in the naval service which gives the names of the flag and general officer incumbents, a list of all flag and general officers of the Navy and the Marine Corps, both active and retired, who are not alumni of the Naval Academy, and other features which have made pa.st editions of the R E G I S T E R both interesting and useful.

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SEA BREEZES

by Paul Schratz '39

THE VOICE OF DISSENT M a n y months a g o I addressed a student group at a large Midwestern university on the subject of American foreign policy. T h e class w a s an experimental one in which a t tendance was voluntary, grades were optional, and t h e students themselves chose the five areas of concentration each term. O n e of those areas w a s always Vietnam, of course, but that was not m y subject on this occasion.

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A t the airport I w a s met by a very alert graduate student, a bright mind behind his beard, and as curious about me as I about him. I n the audience, he assured me I would meet "the President of the S D S , t h e P r e s i dent of the Y o u n g Conservatives, the P r e s i dent of the Democrats for Kennedy a n d F u l bright, t h e President of the Y o u n g Republicans . . . "

NEWS

" A r e there any w h o a r e not presidents?"

"You'll meet some of those, too."

OFFICERS

Attendance being voluntary, the visiting lecturer gets his first shock, sometimes from an empty hall. F o r an active military officer, curiosity helped fill every seat and t h e first question, irrelevantly, w a s a rude a n d raspy, " W h a t about V i e t n a m ? "

President— ADM. ROBERT B . CARNEY, USN (Ret.) '16 (4521), Washington, D. C. Vice President (Eastern Area)— VADM. FELIX L . JOHNSON, USN (Ret.) '20 (5289), Leonardtown, Md.

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

Vice President (Western Area)— CAPT. J. L. P. MCCALLUM, USN (Ret.) '35 (11761), Seattle, Wash.

Past President— VADM. WILLIAM R . SMEDBERG, III, USN (Ret.) '26 (8367), Washington,

D.C. Executive Director— RADM. W . F . FITZGERALD, USN (Ret.) '21 (5912), Annapolis, Md.

"Nozu we'll talk about Vietnam."

Looking at this scruffy, scraggly a n d somewhat unscrubbed specimen, I replied:

TRUSTEES Superintendent's Representative— CAPT. THOMAS E . JACKSON, USN '47 (19165), USNA, Annapolis, Md.

At Large (To serve until Spring Meeting 1969) LTGEN. A. L. BOWSER, JR., USMC '32

(10650) RADM.

J.

VADM.

R . B . PIRIE, USN

(Ret.)

'26

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KIRKPATRICK,

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CDR. C . A. TROST, USN '53 (23314)

(Ret.) '31 (10277) (To serve until Spring Meeting 1970) CDR. WILLIAM R . SMEDBERG, IV, USN '51 (22237)

M R . H . R . DUDEN, JR. '47 (19003) LCDR. R . B . PIRIE, JR., USN '55

RADM. J. W . CRUMPACKER, USN (Ret.)

(25101)

'31 (10294) (To serve until Spring Meeting 1971) CAPT. C . H . BLAIR, USN '45 (16617)

LCOL. W . G . LEFTWICH, JR., USMC '53

CAPT. W . C . CHAPMAN, USN

CAPT. E . P. RANKIN, USN (Ret.)

(23456) (Ret.)

'44 (15857)

'37

(12728) From Local Chapters (To serve until Spring Meeting 1969)

RADM. SCHUYLER N . PYNE, USN (Ret.)

'25 (7724), Annapolis CAPT. T . H . SUDDATH,

(Ret.)

(13135), Boston CAPT.

HERBERT

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'35 (11962), Peninsula I.

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'26 (8167), Coronado RADM. L . J. JACOBI, USNR (Ret.) '21

(5786), Detroit LCDR. E . R . QUADY, USNR '43 (15800) Los Angeles MARCH,

CAPT. PAUL W . SIEGRIST, USNR (Ret.)

'24 (7369), New York USN

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T h i s obvious shoal w a s avoided and discussion proceeded briskly until time r a n out.

W i t h t w o free hours before addressing a faculty group, somebody suggested continuing at the local bistro over a bucket of beer. W e were n o sooner settled than m y heckler, directly across t h e table, began dogmatically,

R . RIGGS, USN

(Ret.)

"Time magazine last year made t h e teenager t h e man of t h e year. I agree completely.

I think the younger generation is absolutely magnificent. F r o m Peace Corps to planetary physics they prove there is no comparison with m y own in its youth. B u t Vietnam is a far more complex problem than most of its supporters or its detractors generally realize.

I would like t o suggest to you that every observer w h o has returned from the front, whether a congressman, an ambassador, a bishop, or a general, has stated that t h e morale of the troops is the finest they have ever seen. T h e youngsters out there fighting that w a r a r e just as sharp a s you here on the campus. O n e of you must be very badly fooled; which is i t ? " After a long pause . . .

'04 (2653), San Francisco CAPT. J. B. BURROW, USN (Ret.)

"O.K. b u t first a prelude. Y o u look upon me a s a bureaucrat from W a s h i n g t o n w h o is a s limited in what he is allowed to say a s in what he is able to say. I will grant your image but I would like you to think a bit of my image of you. I look upon you as a young man w h o m a y be deeply interested in his country's foreign policy but m a y be motivated more by thoughts of his draft board and perhaps by plain fear. O n t h e other hand, you m a y really want to do your share in Vietnam and feel legitimate doubt that you can measure up in t h e toughest w a r this country ever fought. I'll grant your stereotype of me and I'll expect the same of you.

But one thing I'd like to point out to you.

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(10961), Seattle RAdm. R. P. HUNTER, USN (Ret.) '31 (10130), Washington, D. C.

" S i r , " ( t h e first time he h a d used t h e t e r m ) , " I wanted to ask you about the Common Market, too."

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ALUMNI ASSOCIATION CONTRIBUTION TO NAFAC

By vote of the Board of Trustees of the Alumni Association, and at the request of the Superintendent of the Naval Academy, the Association has contributed $1,750 to the 1969 Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference. This event will be held at the Academy 23-26 April and will be attended by the representatives of some 125 universities and colleges throughout the country. The topic will be "The Indian Ocean Area." High level State Department and diplomatic personnel will participate.

The following letter has been received from the Superintendent.

Dear Fitz, On behalf of the Brigade of Midshipmen and the staff of the Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference, I wish to thank you for the check in the amount of $1,750.00 which the U. S. Naval Academy Aluinni Association has so generously provided in support of the Naval Academy Foreign Aflfairs Conference 1969. The financial support of the Alumni Association has been a major factor in making NAFAC the success that it is.

This year's contribution will greatly assist in defraying a substantial portion of our Conference expenses.

Please relay my personal gratitude, as well as that of the staff of NAFAC, to the membership of the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

Sincerely, / s / Jim JAMES CALVERT

Rear Admiral, U. S. Navy Superintendent PROFESSOR CAMPBELL DIES

Prof. Richard Crowley Campbell of the Naval Postgraduate School at Monterey died in January 1969 in California, following a 18

brief illness. Prof. Campbell had been a member of the mathematics faculty at the School for the past 20 years.

MAINE MARITIME ACADEMY

The Superintendent of MMA announces the availability of two positions at the Academy. An Academic Dean with a Ph.D. degree and appropriate teaching and administrative experience is sought. Desirable but not essential is previous experience at sea in the Navy, Coast Guard or Merchant Marine. The starting salary for this position is $13,000 to $16,000 with excellent fringe benefits.

The Maine Maritime Academy is also looking for a Marine Engineering Instructor who has a Coast Guard merchant marine officers' license and a Master's degree. His salary would start at $9,000 to $11,000 a year.

Resumes should be addressed to: Superintendent Maine Maritime Academy Castine, Me. 04421.

COMPLAINTS FROM MANY, INCLUDING THE EDITOR

While editing copy for a recent issue of Shipmate the editorial staff came across the following: "As for timeliness, if your class notes were published in the South China Gazette and came to you by slow boat you'd have them as soon as you do in Shipmate."

This may not be a verbatim quote, but it's reasonably accurate.

The most recent complaint comes from a large cross-section of Shipmate readers— "Where is the January issue?"

Your editor had a particular desire to get the January issue out at an early date—if for no other reason than for the timeliness of the cover. Despite the seasonal demands on time at the printing plant as well as at Alumni House the January issue of Shipmate was delivered into the hands of the United States

mails on 28 December. Where the magazine spent its time between that date and delivery to your mail box your editor knows not.

The aforementioned delay is something of an exception to the general rule. There is, however, a to-be-expected dead time of six weeks between the date of Shipmate's deadline and the day the magazine comes off the press in Baltimore. Add to this time the elapsed period between an event and the following deadline date and to the total add mail delivery time and, indeed, the event may have taken place two months or more before you read about it.

The six weeks between deadline and publishing date is the editor's concern . . . and herewith is an accounting.

Shipmate staff consists of three persons: your editor, an editorial assistant and one typist. When these three have completed reading, editing and sometimes retyping the volume of copy that arrives on deadline day (rarely does any arrive before) no less than two, sometimes three or four, days have passed. However, within a matter of two or three days enough has been finished so that some of it can be off to the printer for typesetting and the rest is close on its heels.

Working within budgetary limitations, the Alumni Association does not employ the speedy newspresses of a metropolitan daily, nor even the rapid publishing processes of the modern weekly news magazine. Modern, yes—but it does take IS or 20 days to finish the galley proofs and return them to Alumni House for proofreading and pasting up of the dummy magazine. When this is completed the final lay-out returns to the printer in Baltimore—just about the time the next deadline has arrived. Press preparation, printing and binding account for the remaining time until publication. Finally, some six weeks after deadline, hopefully about the 25th of the month. Shipmate is published. With good luck in the mails it arrives in your mail box on or shortly after the first of the month. (You can't beat that—or I can't! Ed.) SHIPMATE lail

CLASS NEWS Sec'y, Capt. Louis P. Davis, USN (Ret.) Dresden Apartment 2126 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington, D. C. 20008

The widow of Capt. Arthur C. Stott, U S N (Ret.), Grace, died 19 Dec. in La Jolla, Calif. Mrs. Stott, born in Wilmington, Del., was the youngest daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. (jeorge W. Miller; her father was a Methodist minister. Capt. and Mrs. Stott were married shortly after his graduation from the Naval Academy. She travelled extensively following Capt. Stott wherever his tour of duty took him. Upon Capt. Stott's retirement, they made their home in New York City; in 1949 they moved to Lajolla, Calif. Active in the cultural life of the Lajolla area, Mrs. Stott was also a devotee of the opera and a member of the Lajolla Beach and Tennis Club, and the Lajolla Museum of Art. She is survived by her niece, Mrs. Henry A. Ingram, of Hingham, Mass.

Sec'y, VAdm. Alexander Sliarp, USN (Ret.), 6306 Bannoci(burn Or. Bethesda, iVId. 20034

It is with sorrow that the death of Capt.

William Bingham Howe, USN (Ret.), is announced. He died 31 Dec. and was buried 3 Jan. at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, Calif.

Sec'y, Adm. John H. Hoover, USN (Ret.) 5004 Scarsdale Rd., Washington, D. C. 20016

Jonas INGRAM has been elected to the Football Hall of Fame.

We regret to report the death of Horace DYER on Christmas Day. He has lived in Annapolis for the past ten years. He is survived by a son and a daughter.

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Sec'y, Cdr. Allan G. Olson, USN (Ret.) El Mi.'adero, P. 0 . Bo« 131 Bonita, Ca. 92002

An interesting letter from Hazel Davis, widow of Henry F. D. Davis, recounts her nostalgic memories of the "Old Navy" and her intimate acquaintance with the late Admiral and Mrs. Rodman.

Mrs. Davis is living at Holbrook House, Portsmouth, N. H. More news next month.

Sec'y and Treas., RAdm. Frank A. Braisted, USN (Ret.) 3104 Cleveland Ave., N.W. Washington, D. C. 20003

Commo. Bain (Home Cooking) McCANDLISH writes that he is permanently settled at 283 Cashua St., Darlington, S. C. 29532 (pop. 8000). Too many friends and interests in Darlington to warrant moving to Myrtle Beach as previously planned.

Josephus C^yle ROBBINS writes that, after the death of his wife Kathleen in Takoma Park, Md., he flew to Kentucky, bought a mobile home, and has batched in it since May 1966. Address: RRl, Mayfield, Ky. Sends his best to our classmates of '09.

Mrs. R. J. (Hazel) Coman writes that she has moveil to Hawaii to be near her daughter, MARCH,

1969

Mrs. M. W. (Susan) Moore. Hazel's address is 1350 Ala Moane, Apt. 2405, Honolulu, Hi. 96814.

Mrs. Ernest J. (Glenna) Blankenship advises that she has move(l to be with her daughter Ruth Marshall. Glenna's new address is W. 12 St., c/o Ruth Marshall, Paso Robles, Ca. 93446.

Hugh V. McCABE (Rookie) will be glad to have classmates write to him at Potomac Valley Nursing Home, Potomac Valley Rd. and Great Falls Rd., Rockville, Md. 20850.

He has been unable to talk since his stroke some years ago, but is reported to be quite active otherwise and able to read.

I deeply regret to report the death of Gladys Baxter Porter in Key West, Fla., on 10 Dec. after a long illness. Graveside services were held in Arlington National Cemetery on 16 Dec. The class sent flowers with expression of deepest sympathy. Gladys is survived by her husband Maj. Gen. William N. (Bill) Porter, USA (Ret.) ; a daughter Margaret, wife of Capt. L. M. Stevens, USN (Ret.), of Miami, Fla.; a son, Capt. William Baxter Porter, USN (Ret.) of 80 Cheyne Ct., Chelsea, London, England; five grandchildren; and six greatgrandchildren.

After meticulous preparation, our list of classmates and widows of classmates forwarded by my letter of 13 Dec. suffered several errors in reproduction which should be corrected as follows: Stephenson, Harry W., LtCol. USA (Ret.), not USN as listed; Mrs. Ernest F. (Glenna) Blankenship, spelled incorrectly in the list; Mrs. John B. (Martha) Okie spelled incorrectly in the list.

Birthdays in February: Happy birthday to McCabe on the 10th, Braisted on the 12th, Oldendorf on the 16th.

Birthdays in March: Happy birthday to Manahan on the 1st; W. N. Porter on the 15th; Elder on the 18th; Manock on the 20th.

Birthday omitted in December, Henry Settle. Please add a special wish that Henry had a happy birthday on 4 Dec. Henry says he has not discontinued having birthdays nor does he agree with the little fossil who said with a wink, "It's kind-a-fun to be extink."

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Sec'y, RAdm. Charles J , Moore, USN (Ret.), 5509 Grove St. Chevy Chase, Md. 20015 Corr. Sec'y, IWr. Dorsey 0 . Thomas 725 West Boulevard, Kokomo, Ind. 46901

The many Holiday greetings from classmates and associates, which are fresh as this is written, makes this a very pleasant chore for your reporter.

Theo Anderson (Mrs. Lorain) and her sister still in their comfortable quarters in Wilmington, N. C. Theo is in fine health, very active. "Andy's" granddaughters are in New York—one a student, and one teaching in a private school.

Katinka Ainsworth (Mrs. W. L.—"Pug") keeps an active interest in '10.

Mary Beary (Mrs. Don) sends cordial greetings to all.

Tim (Capt. John A.) BYRNE is quiet at his Anchorage on the (Zhesapeake, but cheerful. He frequently visits his son in metropolitan N. J., who lives not far from your reporter's daughter.

Capt. Walter BROWN (Squarehead) says he is fit as can be, after a couple of bouts with the surgeons this year. No round-theworld cruise this winter.

Carolyn Davidson (Mrs. Lyala) will be moving to Vinson Hall, McLean, Va., as soon as that establishment for retired service people is completed.

Col. John P. EDGERLY (Stumps) enjoys the monthly gathering with CJM and Pop and 1909, at the A&N Club. This is his closest association with classmates since he transferred to the Army after graduation.

Margie Flanigan (Mrs. "Pat") is staying on in Switzerland. She is looking for a smaller and less secluded house than Le Prieure.

George F U L L E R and May send cordial greetings from Dallas. They keep their part of that town Navy conscious—both '10 and '11.

Pop (Capt. E. J.) GILLAM says we maligned him in reporting him in Bethesda for surgery last fall. Doctors gave him a diet, and instructions to "eat right." But he did appreciate the get well cards we stirred up for him.

Dutch (Capt. Roman B.) H A M M E S is interested in classmates who were at Vera Cruz in 1914. Were you there, or do you know any other 'lOers who were? Get in touch with Dutch, if so.

Elmer (Cdr. E. D.) L A N G W O R T H Y and Mildred send greetings from Annapolis.

Al (Cdr. A. Y.) L A N P H I E R as the "Ancient Bosun" on an Army Mule says "Damned if we haven't made another one!"

Quoting Chink (Capt. Howard K.) L E W I S from Honolulu: "Nothing of interest happening in this far west outpost. Am still contributing to the geriatric lore of Tripler Hospital in numerous small ways but nothing serious Y E T ! " Skate (Capt. Frank) LUCKEL seems most concerned with maintaining discretion at the many holiday festivities that he and Gladys are attending. Driving, you know!

Charlie (RAdm. C. J.) MOORE is still uncomfortable with the medico's harness on the collar bone. But still a very Merry Christmas. Had dinner with Gus and Elizabeth GRAY^—can see no change in them in the 10 years or so since last he saw them.

Peg (Mrs. Thos. A.) Nicholson reports that Tom's granddaughter, Theresa Cabell, home from school in Washington, is being presented at The Bachelor's Ball in Oklahoma City during the holidays. Peg had a post-Christmas visit with her son, an executive of Westinghouse, in Pittsburgh.

Swifty (Cdr. J. P.) N O R F L E E T and Henriette are flirting with the idea of moving to Florida—but only flirting.

Baldy (VAdm. C. A.) P O W N A L L and Mary send the same gracious greeting of two gracious people as of yore.

Fanny Sherman (Mrs. "Ted") is busy with the celebration of the 200th Anniversary of San Diego, and with saving some of the lovely old buildings in their park, one of which houses the famous Indian collection of her father. Her card is a real bit of nostalgia.

Tod (M.Gen. John E.) SLOAN is a good Navy man on A&N game day. He says that Navy tackle who intercepted the pass "ran like an artillery wheel horse" to a touchdown. Altho Tod's eyes are getting a little dim, he did not miss that trick I Jack (Cdr. John H.) S M I T H and Virginia have been out on the west coast visiting their son out there, and the Pownalls. Jack was Baldy's best man way back when.

A lovely card from Gertie Lang Smith.

She is just back from a cruise to Australia, New Zealand, and the Fijis, and Tahiti, too.

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Evelyn Traynor reports a very festive Christmas aboard ship in Mexican waters.

The religious phase of the occasion was devoutly recognized as well.

Capt. Webb T R A M M E L L has a new address: 4716 S. Chelsea Lane, Bethesda, Md. 20014. He lives there as a member of the family—as did "Hoot" MACFARLANE some years ago.

A lovely card from Frances Underwood (Mrs. "Judge")—a kodacolor of her surrounded by a group of Hollywood notables at her place last summer—among them "Der Bingo" Crosby and his Kathryn.

George (VAdm. G. L.) WEYLER's signature on his card shows no signs of the ordeal of the past year, just as steady as ever.

And what a bit of nostalgia was a U S N A card from the staff of Shipmate. Shades of J. C. Leyendecker and the Christmas of 1907.

Your reporter spent Christmas with his daughter, Gretchen Tiedeman (Mrs. Robt.

K.) in New Jersey. Many 'lOers know her.

Complications there and here cut short the visit. Particularly regretted not getting to Manhattan and checking with the LEEs, the REINICKEs, and Al L A N P H I E R .

It is with sorrow that the death of Henry Eastin (Moose) ROSSELL is announced.

He passed away on 7 Jan. in Deland, Fla. Funeral services were held in Deland. Moose, a modest man, graduated at the top of our class at the Naval Academy. The class extends sympathies to Mrs. Rossell who resides at Apt. 7, 220 West Howry Ave., Deland, Fl. 32720.

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Sec'y, Capt. W. D. Chandler, USN (Ret.) 2029 Connecticut Ave. N.W. Washington, D. C. 20008 Corr. Sec'y, Adm. Harry W. H i l l , USN (Ret.) 201 Prince George St. Annapolis, Md. 21401

On 7 Dec. at the Todd Shipbuilding plant at San Pedro, Calif., Isabelle Badger had the honor of smashing a bottle of champagne (and she did it with one swing) on the bow of our newest destroyer escort with the words, "I christen thee BADGER." In addition to Oscar, the ship is named for Secretary of the Navy (1841) George A. Badger; Como. Oscar C. Badger; and RAdm. C. J. Badger (Supt. USNA 1907-09). Asst. Secretary of the Navy Bowsher was the principal speaker at the ceremony, and spoke in glowing terms of Oscar's outstanding naval record. At the luncheon which followed, Isabelle was unexpectedly called upon for a few words, and said, "I have experienced four very happy days in my life. The first was when I was married; the next two were the days when our two little daughters arrived; and now today. Thank you." Well done, Isabelle; we're all proud with you.

Eric BARR reports that Ellen is quite well, and that he, with the assistance of a cane and the Bremerton Naval Hospital, is getting along just fine. Eric, Jr., is still in Vietnam with Esso. Ellen, Jr., is teaching in Fairbanks, Alaska. His other two sons are engaged in commercial salmon fishing in the Washington area. In case you didn't make a note of it, Eric's address now is Rt. 1, 625Q, Poulso, Wa. 98370.

Dorothy Anderson's son-in-law. Gen. Goodpaster, now the deputy commander of our forces in Vietnam, has been called home to advise President-elect Nixon. If he returns to Saigon, Dorothy will probably fly out to nearby Thailand for a visit with her daughter.

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Marie Buchanan writes from her son's ski cabin in the Sierras, where they have five feet of snow. She has had a recent eye operation, but is recovering satisfactorily.

A delightful post-New Year's party was given by Susan Zimmerman, her son Richard, and his wife Dorothy, assisted by the twin grandsons. Many old friends and classmates were there, as well as some of the second generation of '11. Among those present were Starr KING with Betty and John Johnston; Dwight and Amy Chandler and their son Charles; "Peg" McCord; Bill Mack and Ruth McMillin Mack; Bob Hinckley; Harry and Margaret Hill; Eloise English and her two daughters and their husbands—Eloise and Tom Davies, and Cornelia and George Monthan; and Margaret Paine Whyte and Bill Whyte.

George McMILLIN writes that he saw Gladys McCaughey on board the carrier USS PENNINGTON at a change of command ceremony. She said she and Scott were quite well, but Scott doesn't get out very much.

Hazel Godwin Home is contemplating another trip to the Far East to visit her daughter, whose husband, VAdm. Bringle, is Comdr. Seventh Fleet. She writes, "I do read my Shipmate and wish there were a lot more news about '11."

SO GET BUSY ALL YOU CLASSMATES AND SEND ME SOME N E W S .

Sec'y, Como. R. S. WentvJorth, USN (Ret.) 1922 Carrollton Rd. Annapolis, IVId. 21401

A paragraph was not submitted for Shipmate last month because the class didn't keep me informed of their activities and troubles.

But thanks to Christmas cards I have some news for this issue.

Tip T I S D A L E was planning to leave Vallejo on 15 Jan. for 4200 Cathedral Ave., Washington, D. C, via stops in Sacramento with the Sangers and in Los Alamitos, with the Callaways. Tip will fly from Los Angeles to Dulles. This will be his twenty-second year in Washington. His grandson Jeep (Lt. Kenneth Tisdale Sanger '63) brought his wife and Tip's great-grandson (age 14 mo.) to visit Tip on IS Jan. Jeep flies out of NAS Lemoore pending return to Vietnam in April. Jeep was recently awarded one Distinguished Flying Cross, two Navy Commendations and 12 Air Medals.

What a flyer. Jeep I Andy and Miriam ANDERSON spent two weeks in old Mexico around the first of December. They are back home now and may come East in April. One son is back from Vietnam and the other is going to the National Institute of Health to a chaplain's school. Ida Louise is still in Alexandria.

John FALGE sat next to Dick ROBERTSON at the Naval Academy Alumni dinner in San Francisco about 1 Dec.; Dick is fine.

The LAVENDERS flew out to San Diego for Christmas with Peggy and Buzz BETZEL. First time in six years! They plan next to go to Steve ROBINSON's in Coronado to foregather with the '12 contingent of that "Heaven on Earth" locality.

Elliot BUCKMASTER is better; he will live to fight another day!

Marion Greenman is a great-grandmother.

Speaking of great-grandchildren, and who doesn't, I have one.

Josh and Dorothy V E N T E R spent the night with me about 1 Dec. They went on to Washington, D. C , the next day to see their daughter, Joan. They have a son, Si, who is in Vietnam.

Doc (J. Lloyd) Abbot, the son of Bunny ABBOT, is in Antarctica. Doc expects to return to Wash, in "our " spring.

Ross Collins '17 reminded me recently that 51 years ago on 7 Dec. 1917, the USS DELA-

WARE sighted the west coast of Scotland in the early morning. We were met by a British cruiser and escorted into Scapa Flow. Ross was Plot One, and I was Spot One. Acting Sec'y, RAdm. H. A. Spanagel, USN ( R e t . ) , 5302 Briley P i . , Washington, D. C. 20016 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Charles D. Swain, USN ( R e t . ) , 10231 Vivera Dr., La Mesa, Calif. 92042

This is one of those months, as of 8 January, when no news is good news. The class has been quite fortunate since the month of September when we experienced several losses. In the interim there has been nothing biit good news regarding the well-being of our members and of their families, that is so far as we have heard. May that situation continue unabated.

Two letters have been received recently from alumni members of the class. C. L. K E L L E R wrote, "As time marches on, my thoughts keep turning back to those happy days at the Academy. I had planned to bring my family to the game (Army-Navy) and had the tickets but illness crept in to spoil the anticipated pleasure. I then thought how much good feeling I could engender in my own feelings if some of our classmates or their families could attend in place of the Kellers, with our compliments. I hesitated to ask but finally presumed to mail them to Hazel Maury with the request that she turn them over, for me, according to my thoughts above." Hazel Maury did make inquiries in the Annapolis-Washington areas but could not locate anyone who desired to use the tickets, so they were turned in for redemption. A check for the value of the tickets was received by Keller who in turn endorsed it for payment to the class fund or the 14th Company wardroom. We thank him for his donation and greatly appreciate his generosity.

A letter was also received from George OULTON thanking me for the invitation to attend the SSth Reunion. However, he said he is stymied by the 3A's—Arthritis, Available amount, and Age. He also expressed the hope that his best regards be extended to all who remember him as once a member of the class, the best of them all, even if it was for such a short time.

Letters from our alumni, as well as from those who graduated, are always most welcome. Write and tell us how you are and what you are doing.

Speaking of the 55th reunion, there has been scant interest shown as of this date (8 Jan.). The usual provisions for a reunion cannot be made unless there is a definite indication of interest and of who will attend.

There are presently 51 living graduates and eight non-graduates whose whereabouts are known. Of that number all but 15 are known to be members of the Alumni Association and receive copies of Shipmate. It follows from the foregoing figures that there are at least 44 who have been notified in Shipmate of our intentions to hold a reunion but only a couple of them have shown an interest. This result might be because some would prefer a date other than 16-17 May. Please express your views as soon as possible.

As is customary, widowed members of the class are cordially invited to attend.

In March, Birthday greetings are extended to: Palmer 1st, Perry 10th, Berry 23rd, Nelson, H. J., 28th, and Hart 30th.

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Sec'y, Adm. Arthur D. Struble, USN (Ret.) 4017 Oliver S t . , Chevy Chase, Md. 20015 Corr. Sec'y, Mrs. M. W. Hutchinson, Jr. 6 Acton Place, Annapolis, Md. 21401

Ike SCHLOSSBACH, brief as always, on his Christmas card says that Stu CLARK, BAKER, VICKREY, O V E R E S C H and BATES were at the game.

Received a letter from Claude Vickrey: "Our class had a fine turnout for the ArmyNavy game—bigger than any other class around our time. We had three classmates who played in the 1915 Army-Navy game.

Overesch, Schlossbach, and Bates. Also there were Clark, S. B., Baker, Fisher and myself.

Several families were represented: Glen Eastland's daughter, Mrs. McCaffrey and grandson, Shorty (jamble's son, McCrea's son, and my grandson. Too bad there were not more. I am enclosing a Christmas card showing a painting done by my son, Robert Vickrey. The girl in the painting is my granddaughter. Best regards, Vic." Also present in the family representation were Struble's son-in-law, grandson, and stepson. Vickrey's Christmas card was a UNICEF card named "Windy Day" whose design was contributed to benefit U N I C E F , the United Nations Children's Fund, by Robert Vickrey. The granddaughter is a beautiful girl with flowing blond hair and wearing a white sweater.

Brot WOOD writes, "Frances and I are plarming to fly to Seattle in January to visit our younger daughter and family. Then on to Hawaii for two months, golf with Ralph Christie, visiting old friends on all the Islands. At the end of March, we fly to Los Angeles, thence to Coronado to make 'hoopie' with the Pennoyers, Godfreys, Campmans, and Mitchells and other friends from other classes. A little 'cowpasture pool" will also be in order. Here in Bedford, N. Y., it was minus 4 at Christmas!"

Irv CHAMBERS says that he would certainly like to have a SSth reunion, in the spring. "Separate luncheon and joint dinner —a weekend preferably as one day is too short for most who have to travel a long distance. My best to all Hunky Dunks I" Merion COOPER writes from Dornstein, Austria, "Dorothy and I have the big 'manor house' to the left of a church on the Danube River, all to ourselves for the winter—plus one cook-house boy. It is really out of season and the Danube is partly frozen over. We are the only non-Austrians in this tiny medieval town, and we love it. The ruined castle above us on the hill was where Richard the LionHearted was held prisoner for ransom. Dick just passed as an experimental test pilot; Mary is in Madeira, Theresa and family in Ireland, and I am working hard on my writing. We all hope to be together for Easter.

It is really fun here!"

Johnnie LUSK says that Rose and he have lived at 7 Dixon Lane, Escondido, Calif., for three months, and like it very much. They are about 25 miles north of San Diego.

Vince and Emilie Eleanor GODFREY said they had a fascinating cruise and loved the little koala bears so much that they bought pictures of them for their Christmas cards!

Heather Hutchinson thanks all the 'ISers for their lovely cards and good wishes! The same to you all!

From the west coast, Ted BREED has grown a Hemmingway beard or "bush." He claims that his English bulldog, Sir Johnny, still recognized him, but only at chow time.

The cartoon that Ted sent us of himself hiding behind the bush was not accepted. Rafe MARCH,

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B A T E S writes that he recently visited Ted and only recognized him by his cane.

Mitch, Belle, Harry, and Bine and Emily are all in fine fettle, but staying clear of old folks with the sniffles on account of the Hong Kong flu that is running rampant in Coronado. The same applies to Peg and yours truly. Horse P E N N O Y E R .

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Sec'y, Capt. George F. Brewster, USN (Ret.) 611 West 40th St. Baltimore, Md. 21211

In the December issue of Shipmate in the '16 column an article about our Herb J O N E S of Litchfield, Conn., stated that he had a severe case of arthritis. Herb now advises that he does not have arthritis and also that his doctor informed him that he is as fit as many forty year olds. We are sorry about the mistake and hope that Herb continues in good health for many years to come.

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President, RAdm. Walter C. Calhoun, USN (Ret.), 4230 Fordham Rd., N.W., Washington, D. C. 20016 Sec'y, Capt. J . G. M. Stone, USNR (Ret.) 248 King George S t . , Annapolis, Md. 21401

At last we have Ward DAVIS' address: 1324 Corolyn Dr., Virginia Beach, Va. Adelaide Fullinwider has heard from the Pi P A R K S in Arizona who were on their way to Mexico, to return to Va. in the late spring.

Since 29 March happens to be Saturday this year, we are having a S2nd reunion at 248, noontime on that day; please pass the word. It is for class members and widows only except for our class surgeon Bill (RAdm. MC Ret.) Stephens and his gracious wife, Hilda. Remember the date. Bring your own girls, otherwise it's on the house. It seems that there will be over 30 of us.

We received Christmas cards from most of the class, bless you. I was not up to sending any.

Walt and I make no differential between whose baloney in this column is whose. So if you don't like what you read, blame the other guy.

We are luckily located here. In one day recently the Calhouns, the Kellys, Nino Gregory, Frank Hanafee and Jack Jenkins (who brought to Bernardine a lovely plant) and Ross Collins all drifted in. Try that roll on your pianola.

Present at the December '16-'17 class luncheon were: Austin, Calhoun, Hanafee, Jenkins, Noble, Kelly, GIregory, Merwin and Hawthorne.

Walt and Louise CALHOUN, seeking a warmer climate, were thinking seriously of taking an extended trip to the countries of South America.

They hoped to get away the latter part of January and leave by air from Miami where they were to join a small group for the trip.

They were to stop at all the large cities on both coasts with short trips to the interior and to the Mayan ruins in the Andes. They expected to be gone about two months.

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

Since it was years ago that we had seen Gordon B. S H E R W O O D we were all delighted to see him and Kay at our SOth Reunion. They reside in Kirkland, Wash., and have two sons, both graduates of U of W. The senior, Gordon, Jr., is manager and part owner of radio station KAYO Seattle and has an interest in station KWAC Bakers-

field. There are two daughters 9 and 7; the youngest son, John C, is owner and manager of a building supply business in Los Angeles dealing in partitions of his own design and patent. Big Gordon, after spending two years (1944 to 1946) in the hospital Seattle, was retired physically. While recuperating he entered the real estate business which he pursued successfully for 10 years, after which health conditions dictated permanent retirement. Kay has always been interested in church work and when the mission (35 people) which she and Gordon attended burned to the ground she went to work and now they have a fully constituted church with Sunday schools and two missions. There are over 500 communicants and 400 children in school.

Like Kay Sherwood, another stalwart in church work is our class treasurer, Elbert C. "Bert" ROGERS. Bert has been a member of the vestry of St. Columba's Church for 12 years, chairman of the Property Committee for 11 years, an officer of the Men's Club since its formation 10 years ago and president for five years, and is the chief usher. In addition he does most of the purchasing for the church and often supervises repairs and rehabilitation. For over 10 years he has operated a booth at the annual bazaar at which 90 percent of the toys, bird feeders, and wooden ornaments have been made in his own home workshop. In short, Rogers has been a bulwark and sustaining force for his church, giving generously of his time, energy and engineering experience. From our attendance at Men's Club dinners on several occasions we have learned the kind of reliance placed upon him and the esteem in which he is held.

Sec'y, Capt. Donald C. King, USNR (Ret.) 4201 Massachusetts Ave. N.W. Washington, D. C. 20016

Yen CONEY needs some help. One of the classmate-photographers operating at the ANSELs' delightful picnic during Reunion took a very good picture of Mila and Yen Coney standing together (Nino Post in the immediate background). Yen failed to mark down who had sent him the picture which was the last taken of Mila, and excellent.

He hopes the photographer will see this note and lend him the negative so that he may have it blown up to a good size. Louise and Raymond S M I T H invited Yen for Thanksgiving with them. He not only had a wonderful time but reports that our classmate is an agriculturist of no mean proportions and the landscaping of his grounds, much of which he has done himself, is second to none. He is also a naturalist and has a lawn full of mallards which swarm over his land at frequent intervals looking for a handout which is always forthcoming. Last but not least, he was so far advanced in the art that he was able to give me many useful hints on how to prepare breakfast and other culinary delights.

I feel sure that Louise agrees with me in my opinion that Smitty was wasting his time during his years as V P , Western Electric.

Everyone in this area will be sorry to hear that Yen further said, "as soon as I can dispose of our place here I am taking off for Augusta, Ga., where I expect to make my home in the Bon Air Retirement Club.

I flew down and spent a week there on a trial basis and found that it was everything which I now want."

Greer, Schildhauer, Callaghan, Duval, Coney, Dyer, Grant, Fink, Rochester and King started 1969 at the first class luncheon of the year. Army and Navy Club, Washington.

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While many of us may have heard the news report via TV-radio, it is worth repeating that 1969 looks better for Malcolm and Marcia S C H O E F F E L since a broadcast from Hanoi passed on a message to them from Peter to the effect that, "I am in good health and constantly thinking of you till I see you again."

Sec'y, Capt. Roswell B. Daggett, USN (Ret.), P. 0. Box 201 Annapolis, Md. 21404

Slim WOOLDRIDGE passed away at the Naval Hospital, Annapolis, on IS Dec. Although he had been in poor health for the past two years, his death resulting from a heart attack was quite sudden. Funeral services were held in the main sanctuary of the Naval Academy Chapel followed by interment in the Naval Academy Cemetery with full military honors. There were ten pallbearers which included Lawrence Haugen and Felix Johnson from our class. The following classmates and wives attended the services : Evelyn Beck, Connelly, Daggetts, DeWeese, Nancy Gearing, Margaret Haugen, Heineman, Fay Johnson, Wap Martin, Paul Miller, Nibeckers, Pattersons, Pearsons, Sabalots, Sexton, Ten Eycks, and Ed Wilson.

Slim is survived by his wife, Marion; two sons, Cdr. Edmund T. Jr. 'SO, and Marshall H. '59; a daughter, Mrs. Marion Lee Duval, and nine grandchildren.

Taps during 1968: Jan. 5th, Ajax Spriggs; 14th, Paul Steinhagen; Feb. ISth, Bill Swanston; Mar. 22nd, Vanetta Gingrich; 31st, Walter Roberts; April 8th, Katherine McMahon; May 17th, Paul Watson; June 26th, Sampson Scott; July 20th, Benjamin Needham Ward; Aug. 10th, Bill Fife; Oct. 6th, Virginia Burnham; 30th, Jeanne Graham; Nov. 6th, Charles McVay; Dec. 3rd, Lina Nolan; ISth, Slim Wooldridge.

My records indicate that as of 1 Jan. 1969 the class has 255 living, 196 deceased, and 12 whereabouts unknown.

The class luncheon at the Army-Navy Club on 27 Dec. was not well attended, probably due to the Christmas holidays and to the flu epidemic. The following showed: Browder, Christmas, Crowe, Daggett, Hitchcock, Holsinger, Lyon, Mansfield, Osborn, Pearson, Sexton and Shope.

Attention, Please! For a little variety, the regular 28 March class luncheon will be held at 1200 at the Alumni House in Annapolis instead of in Washington.

I am indebted to Harold MARKELL for the photograph of our classmates in the 11th Company 1918-1919. He had it enlarged from an old photo and I am sure some of you will get a kick out of it. Do you agree with this identification ? Front row 1. to r.: Wiens, R. L. Higgins, Finney, Peay, Christoph, Higley, Nickolas. Second row: Hunt, Osborn, Hitchcock, Longstaff, Shad Miller, Korns. Third row: Bokius, J. D. Wilson.

Top: Markell, Dutch Christoph is holding a football, but Don Osborn says he does not recall playing any football.

In case you did not know it, our class chairman. Jack LYON, has become a very important personage. Of course heading our illustrious body gives him prestige, but now it turns out he has been featured on a TV program series entitled "Our Mid-West Heritage." This was sponsored during 1968 by the Toy National Bank to honor former midwesterners born or raised within the trade area of Sioux City, Iowa. Fifty-one individuals were honored including Lawrence Welk, George Gallup, Mrs. Abigail Van 22

Buren (Dear Abby), Mrs. Ann Landers, and "RAdm. John B. Lyon, USN (Ret.), Arlington, Va. Adm. Halsey's staff at Pearl Harbor. Awarded many recognitions." More power to you. Jack! Few of us can be in the same class with "Dear Abby."

Indirectly, I received a little information on Rocky T O W N S E N D . He had some difficulty over a year ago and for ten months took cobalt treatments five days a week but eventually tapered off to one a week. Altho he has lost considerable weight, he looks well, is quite active, is in good spirits, and is confident of having licked his illness. Rocky is one of the few persons in the U. S. skilled in the art of marquetryâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a method of injecting a photographic-like veneer onto wood. The walls of his den are (lovered with an impressive array of his highly skilled accomplishments. I was sorry to learn that Harold FICK will not be able to attend our SOth in May. His wife Frances has not been well for several years. Their two daughters are married. One with five children lives near them and the other with three lives in Rochester, N. Y. Last month I promised Wally W A C H T LER's change of address as soon as received. It is Algonquin House, Apt. 9-H, 7320 Glenroie Ave., Norfolk, Va. 23505. Jim and Consuelo CROWE are spending seven weeks in Orlando, Fla. Melvin B A S S E T T had the flu and developed pneumonia, which necessitated hospitalization. At this writing he is recovering nicely. I think he could easily have a medical record no one else in the class can beat. It is my understanding that this is only the second time he has been a hospital patient since we graduated, the first time being when he was a Lieut.

Bennie WARD'S Christmas card said he and Ellen were leaving to spend the holidays at the Balmoral Club in Nassau and that George and Peg C U N N I N G H A M will join them there. It seems that in August the Wards and Cunninghams enjoyed a trip to Ponte Vedra and Antigua. Bennie retired from Auburn University last summer and was appointed assoc. prof, emeritus of mechanical engineering. He was drafted for some extra duty last fall so he felt he was ready for this vacation.

Judy BOIT has again shown his generosity to our class treasury. He says they have been getting pretty sticky up in Amherst, Mass., but plan to make a real energetic effort to break loose from their moorings and be on hand for our SOth in May. Oliver GAINES and Joe SPYKSTRA also hope to attend.

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Sec'y, Capt. S. S. Bunting, USN (Ret.) Kensington House, 10225 Kensington Parkway, Kensington, Md. 20795

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Dal EMORY wrote from his Seattle home recently that J. S. MacKINNON and his wife Hazel, who live in Juneau, Alaska, stopped by in Seattle for a few days while en route to Arizona for a month's visit. His visit was the occasion for a luncheon at the Washington Athletic Club attended by Opal and Shorty POOLE, Dutch GREBER, and Dal EMORY. LuLuLee Bowman recently flew to Honolulu for a Christmas visit with her two sisters.

Rumor has it that Frenchie CHERBONN I E R on 30 Nov. somewhere on the west coast became a new bridegroom. I have no details as yet. Anyway, congratulations to you both.

Blackie LOKER spent Christmas with his two sisters in Camden, S. C. Renwick McIVER and his lovely wife are in Florida avoiding the bitter Philadelphia winter.

Our December class luncheon at the ArmyNavy Club, Washington, was an unusually lightly attended affair. We had with us Eleanor and Cat Brown, L. A. Brown, John Waters, Betty and Ducky Lamdin, (jeorge Russell, Bert and Sherwood Smith, Ed Fullinwider, Pinkie Thorp, Harold Hauser, Homer Eimers and Syd Bunting.

We have just received the sad news of the death of our classmate Campbell MINCKLER on 26 Dec. in Oakland, Calif.

The following classmates were at the funeral : Doc Cooke, Hank Duvall, A. G. Cook and his wife Harriett, and Joe Connolly. The class extends to the family its sincere condolences.

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA Bay area '21ers were saddened to learn of the death of Earl H U N T which occurred at his home in Santa Cruz on 22 Nov. Earl had been for many years associated with the operation and management of officers' clubs in the Puget Sound area and here in San Francisco. During his 15 years or more at the Treasure Island Officers' Club Earl and his wife Lil were closely associated with all classmates in the area and were honorary members of the Bay area '21 family. Since his retirement several years ago they have lived quietly at their home in Santa Cruz.

Funeral services and interment were conducted on 26 Nov. in Santa Cruz and were attended by a dozen or more classmates and

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They a r e t h e Akers, G a r d n e r s , Kings, Murphys a n d Lyie N e e l y .

address as 40-D Crestwood Parkway, Whiting, N. J. The Washington group luncheon on 10 Dec. was attended by Pete Atkeson, St. John Butler, Bev Coleman, Tommy Dugan, Carl Espe, Ralph Hudson, Don Johnston, Omer Kneeland, Al Malstrom, Reds Marston, Doc Pratt, Al Toney, and Oliver Walker.

Recorder, RAdm Joseph N. Wenger, USN (Ret.), 4918 Tilden St. N.W., Washington, D. C. 20016 Sec'y, RAdm. Morris Smellow, (SO USN (Ret.), 100 S. Cherry Grove Ave., Annapolis, Md. 21401

Classmates and friends of Ralph WOODS will be relieved to know that there has been some hope for his son Brian whose plane was shot down by North Vietnamese ground fire. wives. Earl was a good friend to all of us Lugibihl '27, Gene and Janet McKinney '27, In response to expressions of sympathy received by Ralph, he wrote: "At first it apand we shall miss him.

Ja(:k and Lil Redman '19, and Red and Jane peared that Brian must have died in the plane Williams '24.

The total was corripleted with On 3 Dec. the bi-monthly luncheon was when first hit, but a second advice, from a number of civilian friends from way points Navy, quoted from a Hanoi propaganda held in the Patio Room of the Fleet Admiral between New York and the outer Bay area Nimitz Club with the following present: broadcast, stated, 'the pilot was captured.'

John Ames, AB Carlisle, Nick Coulter, regions.

We choose to believe that he is alive, and Ransom Davis, Eddie Duncan, Red Erwin, is being carried in a prisoner-of-war status.

Sec'y, Capt. E. R, Gardner, USN (Ret.) Doc Harris, Darrell Hoover, Paul Howard, Other details seem to support this analysis.

1700 San Carlos Ave. Lew Johns, Bob Lewis, Norman McKee, Thank you for your kind thoughts, and San Carlos, Ca. 94070 John McQueen, John Madden, Al Main, please say a prayer for his safe return." NeedCorr. Sec'y, VAdm. H. D. Baker, USN (Ret.) 2210 Wyoming Ave., N.W. Slats Moore, Jim Reisinger, Piggie Schwien, less to say, we all share Ralph's hopes and Washington, D. C. 20008 Tommy Thomas, George Van Deurs, and prayers.

Charlie Woodson.

We extend our deepest sympathy to Burt Plans for the SOth Reunion are progressDAVIS who, in addition to being seriously On 8 Dec. Cathy and Tommy T H O M A S ing and 22 and 23 Sept. 1972 have been selected, one week before the Naval Academy ill himself, had the great misfortune to lose and Frank TALBOT entertained a group of Bay area friends and '21ers at a cocktail- annual homecoming for 1972. It has been his wife Donna on Christmas Day. She was buffet at Casa de la Vista, Fleet Admiral impossible to obtain accommodations on the one of the four Lane sisters of Seattle who Nimitz Club, on Treasure Island. Although weekend of the annual homecoming or on a were all married to admirals. According to there were many dropouts due to early ar- later weekend of the Pitt football game but reports. Donna kept bravely going until the rival of Hong Kong flu epidemic the follow- the committee has been able to reserve ade- last and entered the hospital only the evening ing classmates and wives or widows were quate and convenient accommodations for the before her death. Interment was at Palo Alto. able to make i t : Pat and AB Carlisle, Ran- 22nd and 23rd of Sept. Chairman Hitch We trust that Burt is bearing up as well as S A U N D E R S and his committee have been possible under the circumstances, and to som Davis, Lee Davis, Marian and Lou Entwistle, Vera and Jimmie Harris, Irene very active and additional information will our sympathy we add all good wishes for and Doc Harris, Mary and Paul Howard, be furnished when the plans are completed. improvement in his health.

Bunty and Lew Johns, Betty and Bob Lewis, Soldier Burford wrote a touching note deFrank A K E R S recently visited the Akers Eleanor and Norman McKee, Virginia and Elementary School in the Capehart housing scribing Bill's great courage and spirit beJohn McQueen, Bobby and John Madden, area at the Naval Air Station, Alameda, to fore his death. She said fortunately he was Margot and Al Main, Dodie and Scup Miller, announce a scholastic award which he is spared most of the intense pain that usually Kay Moore, Ruth and Phil Nichols, Corinne sponsoring to be known as the "Gray Eagle accompanies the sort of terminal illness that and Jim Reisinger, Tram and Charlie Roland, Award." It will be given to the eighth grade he suffered.

Aima Thayer, Ann and George Van Deurs, graduating student attaining the highest eduA note from Cecile Bradley explained how Virginia and Charlie Woodson. cational achievement during the school year. much the Navy had meant to Brad even During Virginia and Charlie W O O D - The award is named in honor of the Navy though his association with it was relatively "Gray Eagle," the senior naval aviator, which short.

SON's flying trip to Hawaii in December they contacted Betty and Clarence OLSEN, Frank was until his retirement. When Frank Tragedy also struck two other '23 famthe only '21ers residing there. Both were was Commander, Naval Air Bases, 12th ilies. A grandson of Margaret Hudson was Naval District, he was instrumental in estab- killed in an automobile accident in Tennessee, fine. Clarence is continuing his paintings in lishing this school and it was named in his where he was a student, and LCdr. Eric which he has captured in oils a variety of the natural beauty of the islands. There is a honor upon its dedication in 1963. The an- Brossey, USNR, husband of Frank WARD's nouncement was received with enthusiasm by daughter Anne, met with a similar fate at commercial demand for his paintings. both the faculty and the students.

Van Nuys, Calif., in a freeway accident.

La Casa de la Vista at Treasure Island Savvy DOLE has presented to the Naval Brossy was the son of Henry Brossy '31, was the setting for the cocktail party 14 Dec. hosted by Piggie and Bess S C H W I E N and Academy the lacrosse ball used in the game who was lost in a submarine during World Eddie and Susie DUNCAN. In spite of con- between Navy and the Mt. Washington Club War II. flicting parties and a number of last-minute in May 1922, which Navy won by a score of Writing about their misfortune, Thelma flu cancellations, some 75-80 invitees arrived 3-2, thereby becoming the National Cham- Ward said, "This has been a difficult time in time to see a beautifully lighted San Fran- pions and completing a three-year string for all of us (naturally) but Frank has been cisco from the Christmas-decorated Casa. In of victories. For the three seasons the total his usual strong self, and has given the rest addition to the gorgeous wreaths, swags and score was Navy 249, opponents 16, with 12 of us strength, in spite of his many rather Christmas tree in place, Bess and Susie had shutouts. The ball will be placed in the serious disabilities. He can no longer play Naval Academy Trophy Room and appropri- golf and finds walking rather difficult even put their personal touch of holiday decor on ately identified. the bountiful buffet table. with cane. But . . . his doctor says that he, Gladys and Marion S T A P L E S spent part personally, intends to get Navy orders to Classmates present were AB and Pat Carlisle, Lee Davis, R. K. Davis, Jimmie of the Christmas holidays in California with escort Frank to Annapolis for the '23 SOth and Vera Harris, Johnny and Bobbie Mad- Lucille and Harry S T E V E N S and while Reunion. Let's hope it happens that way, or den, Al and Margo Main, Scup and Dodie there saw some of the San Francisco and some other way."

Meanwhile another automobile accident Miller, Anice Ramsey, Jim and Corinne Bay area contingent. Ken F O R S T E R has Reisinger, Charlie and Tram Roland, Anna been traveling in Europe and reported in by almost took the lives of Cabell and Marion a short note while returning in SS UNITED GWATHMEY. Bill THAYER, after visitThayer, Tommy and Cathe Thomas and George and Ann Van Deurs. Other Navy in- STATES. He said the engine room of the ing them in the Marin General Hospital in Greenbrae, Calif., on 11 Dec, reported that cluded the Duncans' house guest Luz Con- UNITED STATES looks a little different from over, wife of Jimmie ('17), Kay Calvert, those we saw in the summers of '19, '20 they were returning home with a friend when and '21. an oncoming car crossed the dividing line Charlie and Lorene Beasley '27, Ken Dawson '25, Tom and Julia Hayes, Gene and Helene I. J. (Jake) H A L E Y reports his new and and struck them. Cabell suffered a MARCH

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"Lots of fun, boating, fishing and sun bathing. One of the boys caught a 5 lb. Jack on the seawall." Tom's vacation, however, was evidently broken by demands on his time for speeches on the Vietnam situation, one to the local Rotary being enthusiastically received. Karl added that his own "ace Xmas gift" was a 4-foot-wide hammock swing between two palm trees on the waterfront.

Sam FUQUA, also writing from Florida, indicated that he and Edna expected to be in Washington for the inaugural ceremonies, as President-elect and Mrs. Nixon had invited all Congressional Medal of Honor holders to be their guests at the festivities. Sam was about to leave for Atlanta to visit his daughter and son-in-law, Pat and Charles Nagle, and their three very active and accomplished sons. According to Sam, one of the latter wrote Granny beforehand, "Please see to it Papa rests a lot before you start, as By way of additional news. Bill concluded we have many new sports we want to play." his report by saying that while he was visit- So Sam added, "I'm savin' ma strength." ing Cabell the latter telephoned Bob CASIn a previous issue of Shipmate, mention SON in Ventura and found him just out of bed with the flu and being relieved therein was made of Wink FOLK's intended visit to

by Ruth with same. The Thayer family. Bill England for a reunion of the Midlands said, was fine. "Had a card from my daugh- RNVR Officers' Association, of which he ter, who is spending the holidays with her is an honorary vice president. Upon his rehusband and two children in the Canaries turn. Wink gave an interesting account of and enjoying it." Bill limits his own travel- his experience. Excerpts from his letter ing mainly to visiting them in Brussels where follow: "I have given you the background to my invitation to the reunion in Birmingthey live. ham. My main purpose was to speak to the Art AGETON brought us up to date on Association, as invited to do by its chairman. his year-end activities in Honolulu. He and "Before leaving New York, I met an Jo spent a happy Christmas Day with Pete Fullinwider '52 (son of Edwin Fullinwider Englishman who turned out to be rather a '21), wife Hardy, and family of three. Also 'hootchus dinkus' in international hotel present were Ron and Marjorie HIGGINS, circles. When I told him of my coming trip their son Ron Jr., his wife Barbara, and to England and he learned that I had reserthe four lively Higgins grandchildren. Two vations at Grosvenor House, he said, 'Oh, days later the senior Higginses entertained the president of the corporation that runs it for their juniors at the Oahu Country Club. is a friend of mine. I'll alert him.' He cerAmong others present there. Art and Jo had tainly kept his promise, for on arrival at nearthe pleasure of seeing Don and Katherine ly midnight in London, I had almost literally FELT, both apparently "well and happy." a red carpet rolled out for me—visit by the The junior Higginses had come all the way top manager and numerous other personnel, from Arlington for the holidays. Ronald luxurious room, flowers, fruit, etc., and even Jr. is a commander. Supply Corps, on duty a loan of 20 British pounds, it being too in Washington, D. C. Art and Jo were both late to change any money that evening. Howenjoying their stay in Honolulu and prom- ever, with all the service, what impressed me most was when the maid came in with ised to be home in the spring. a full-size cake of Lux as a gift from the Along with this good news, Art sent an manager! interesting newspaper clipping, headed "Felt's "In B'ham, I stayed with the reunion chairTask Force Warns of Major Soviet Naval Gains." This concerned a report prepared by man. After various preliminaries including, a special task force and submitted to Con- of course, tea, we went to the King Edward ( V I I ) School where the reunion dinner was gress at the request of the House Armed Forces Committee. The task force, a sub- to be held, and where I received a heartcommittee of the privately organized Amer- warming welcome from the Association members. The group at the head table inican Security Council, advised Congress of the growing Russian threat to U. S. dom- cluded several British flag officers, our inance of the seas. Bob DENNISON, inci- Naval attache Lou Kirn, the Bishop and the dentally, was also named as a member of the Lord Mayor of B'ham, and several titles. subcommittee. Another clipping sent by Art After excellent food and wines, there were indicated that Don was evidently trying to toasts to the Queen and to the President of correct some prevalent misunderstandings as the U. S., then a toast to the Royal Navy by to the real nature of the Liberation Front. Lord Aylesford. The latter, who sat next to me, indulged in some leg pulling at my exBrick ROBERTS wrote from San An- pense. He mentioned a visit to the Boston tonio, Tex., that his sister, whose serious Navy Yard at which time Old Ironsides was injury had held him there beyond his intended in drydock. He said, 'Her guns had been stay, was progressing so well that he hoped removed and placed nearby, and I noticed to return to Washington, D. C , early in they bore the cypher of George, the Third.

February. (As treasurer of the local chapter On seeing the Commandant, I mentioned this there, he will undoubtedly be warmly wel- fact to him, saying it seems to me by this comed home.) time you should be quite through with them, Earl H E N S E L , in Fort Myers, Fla., re- and it would be nice if you returned them.'

"When the time came for my talk, which ceived a note from Ike N I E M E Y E R saying that he was back in Longview Trailer Park concerned Anglo-American relations, I re(Rte. 1, Box 83, Key Largo, Fl. 33037) for sponded to his needling by saying, 'I took the winter. Karl and Olive had daughter note of Lord Aylesford's observations about Pat and her husband (Col. Tom Fields, the CONSTITUTION'S guns and his thought U S M C ) , plus their four children with them that it was time to return them to the origfor two weeks over the Christmas holidays. inal owner. Am I to understand that his

broken foot and several cracked ribs, while Marion, who apparently went through the windshield, was left with a broken hip, several broken ribs and severe cuts on the neck and head.

A follow-up letter from Bill, dated 3 Jan., reported as follows: "Marion cannot have visitors but we ran into her in the hospital corridor when she was on her way to physiotherapy. She looks and sounds cheerful, but I'm afraid it will be some time before she gets home. Cabell is home with his right foot in a cast, but moves around well on crutches.

A piece of bone had to be taken from his thigh to patch up the foot so it will be some time before he is back to battery. Neither of them complains, as they are so thankful to be alive,"—which feelings we sincerely share.

Fortunately, Cabell seems still to be a tough old bird.

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remarks are meant to be an opening wedge in a campaign to regain the "Lost Colonies"?' The applause was so generous I had to take a bow, and Aylesford himself said 'Jolly good.'

"After dinner the chairman had all of the head table at his house where wassailing continued until 0300. Had to catch a train back to London at 0600, and three hours sleep was not enough for this ancient mariner."

Other travelers were Arleigh BURKE to Japan; Tony and Nova McISAAC across country in son's new car, the son having to report to BON HOMME RICHARD for duty;

Mex and Hazel K E I T H on a cruise to the South Pacific; the Charley COEs to Florida, where he hoped to see Randy OWSLEY. Fred and Louise W I T H I N G T O N to Brazil to visit their daughter and grandchildren; and Pete McDOWELL and wife to the west coast.

The Washington environs chapter held its January luncheon meeting at the Army-Navy Country Club with 29 members present. Included were: Ambrose, Barrett, Baskett, Beaumont, Briggs, Coe, Cofer, Cutting, Dussault, Farrar, Haas, Holderness, Hudson, Johannesen, Lewis, McCutchen, McDowell, Mendenhall, Murdaugh, Oliver, Rigler, Shoup, Smellow, Stephens, Van Dusen, Von Dreele, Walker, Wenger, Withington.

As these notes were about to sent to the editor, word came that Mel GROSVENOR was to be honored by Secretary of the Interior, Stewart Udall, with a special award for services to the cause of conservation.

Sec'y-Treas., Capt. Paul Siegrist, USNR ( R e t . ) , 22 Macopin Ave. Upper Montclair, N. J . 07043 Asst., Mr. Robert A. Keyer Box 7234, Richmond, V a . 23221

The 1969 Cruise was mailed out late in 1968 by Bert (and Cleo) KALISCH. If your copy did not reach you, get in touch with the secretary-treasurer who has some extra copies. These can also be purchased at $5 each, as "second copies." Also, if you are in need of the 1964 edition of the Cruise, we also have copies of that available "while they last" for free. The new Cruise is easily the dominant '24 topic at this writing, and we hear nothing but praise for it and Bert, and those who gave him a hand. Yes, the Cruise sets the pace and background for our 4S-year Reunion at Annapolis 16-18 May 1969!

Bob S W A R T reports on the 27 Dec. meeting of the Washington Chowder Club: "Today we had six present; the only regulars were Beakley and myself. Bert Kalisch brought Gordon Kissam, whom I hadn't seen since graduation. Gordon was a real treat, and regaled us with numerous delightful experiences both in and out of service. Also present was Hank Duvall. We had not seen Hank for quite some time. He looks great, and in-so-far as I could detect, there wasn't a gray hair in evidence; he swears it is all natural. Roy Hartwig made up to number six. Jenks Longfellow couldn't make it, and Dick Johnson was away for Christmas; Mike Bradley had guests drop in—Dot Abdill."

Bill DAVIS, executive director of the moored decommissioned battleship ALABAMA, shows up well in a picture with 15 Boy Scouts, from Scouting magazine, sent in by Dick Penny. The scene is on the second deck of ALABAMA, where a diorama of a Fast Carrier Task Group was composed of ship models made by the interested beaming Mobile Scouts. The diorama represented a task force attack on Okinawa.

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Bert Kalisch and Gordon Kissam, the editor and the artist of '24's 45-year Cruise.

From Carefree, Ariz., Doc COOKE reports: "We arrived here 26 Oct. and will return to the east 22 April, arriving home after mid-May. . . . We found this delightful spot in 'the Valley of the Sun' while taking a motor trip; we liked it so much that we built this house in 1966, and hope to spend many winters here. The climate is perfect, sunny and warm. We are three miles from our golf club. . . . At home in Maine I love to garden, and usually have some real nice flower beds; here I do no gardening, but keep busy fighting the golf course and sitting in the sun. . . . Janice and I are in good health. . . . From Bob Keyer I learn George King is in Sun City. Perhaps one day we'll drive over to call."

And they still congregate at Largo, we learn from the Townsends: "Jack and Eva Martin came down from Rome, Ga., looking over our area in anticipation of moving

down . . . the Ruhsenbergers, Wolowskys and Townsends spent New Year's Eve with the Laynes . . . Skipper Warburton spent three days with us; came over for the Retired Officers' Convention, of which Red is local V P . Harry and Mildred Southworth wrote they would be down here in January. . . . Hope we'll see you at reunion."

Joe F A R R E L L reports: "The Homer Wheelers had all our group over to Rossmore to watch the (A&N) game. The Bertholds, Farrells, Montgomerys and Red Williamses attended. Leila and Homer did a great job, serving an excellent lunch, with liquid refreshments. . . . Nothing new on Bertschy. Guess he is busy riding his snowmobile around the Jackson Hole area."

Names make news: Adolph BEDNAR reports, "Ruth and I have been tied down somewhat by several trips to Cedar Rapids, due to the death of my brother, the last of the family. Also spent some time in the hospital nursing a case of phlebitis. Back on the ball now; see you at reunion." The BRERETONs write: "Back in our house in Haiti for the winter. Hope anyone, in '24 will drop by if cruising in this vicinity. Returning to our home in Connecticut in May." From Kay and Ev BURROUGHS: "John and Alice Buxton came and stayed with us a few days on their way to Japan; both in the pink of condition and full of fun, so it was a real pleasure to have them as our first guests here. . . . No more movin', we've bought this house with that in mind. Do you remember Bill Birmingham? He is living here, after years in Paris, Portugal, Chile, New York, etc.; 165 J^ G St., Coronado." Lennie DAY, at Hillsboro Beach, Fla., says, "We got out of Massachusetts just before the bad weather, and are warm enough down here. Hope to see some '24 people here soon."

A report from Frank FALGE, our Carmel Councilman and Commissioner of Public Works: "Our time is very well occupied by city business, golf and a trip now and

then. Last summer Rose and I took a trip of 4,600 miles by bus, from Amsterdam through the Scandinavian countries to Russia, then to Poland, East Germany (were there when the Russians moved into Czechoslovakia). Then West Germany and home.

Russia was depressing with its lack of freedom, Poland was like a breath of fresh air, and East Germany the worst of Hitler and Stalin. Down here we also have (son) Dick and Bette and their five children; Roger and Ginny and their five live in Mill Valley.

And, sadly, we lost our son Bob in September. His widow lives in Berkeley. We are planning to make the 45th."

Hap GOODALL reports the return of Peg and Dan MARTIN to Houston for the winter, and adds: "I see Mike Kearns frequently, Arthur Leman now and then, but neither Roths nor Krook in the past six months. So far as I know, everyone here is in good health. Expect to see you at the May reunion."

Icky and Pinky H O P K I N S sent in some newspaper pictures of "old Annapolis"—but we gather it is a California settlement, although we can't find it on the map. But they also enclose a good picture of the youthfulappearing Bob BARE (LGen. USMC Ret.) swearing in a young Miss as second lieutenant USMC. The Hopkinses report, "We take off for Germany 2 May. Norm Jr. (our nephew) and family being stationed in Germany with the Army. Plan to be in Holland at the time the tulips bloom."

Names make news : Al H U N T (long time no see) sends one of your reporters a 1907 picture postcard of Montclair, which we think the historical society will accept. Al found this card when cleaning out some old papers—"and it's about time." From Birmingham, Mich., Jerry J E R R E T T admits going into retirement, but is busier than ever; "Enjoy reading the reports in Shipmate—keep up the good work." Sara and Mike KEARNS report on Louie Allen's

Troop 66, B.S.A., of Mobile visits the USS ALABAMA. Greeting these young men and inspecting their collection of ship models is VAdm. W. D. Davis '24, USN (Ret.), Executive Director of the moored World War II battleship.

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visit to Houston, adding, "We hear that Milt Roths had a heart attack in August, but is well and has returned to work." From Jack K E N N A D A Y : "Three quarters retired last July, and we seem to enjoy the relaxed pace a little too much; that is, we are too relaxed." Kitty and Pres MERCER plan to move into their new home (on the Severn) in March, and "look forward to seeing the '24 group there during reunion."

We well remember the spot, from 1964! From Jean (Mrs. C. G. Meints, "visited Michigan and Bermuda last summer. New York in the fall, and will have a few days in Florida in January. Very busy with school." Emily and Colby RUCKER send greetings from 'way down south, and Colby apologizes for no recent Annapolis report; but "I have been frankly just loafing. I'll try to do better in the New Year." You'll agree Colby's reports are refreshing. From their rural Plymouth Meeting, Pa., home Evelyn and Royal S T E V E N S admit their surroundings are "for the birds and squirrels, but Steve has no desire to leave the reservation." On future organization. Skipper WARBURTON comments, "Why not do the finalizing at the SOth year reunion (on class officers and organization). I think the diehards attending it should select from their own." And Malin CRAIG adds, "I still favor annual dues of $5 or so. But no one seems to agree. I have been paying dues to '24 USMA for 20 years, and would be pleased to do so to my own class!" Now, here we have a patriot!

Roy H A R T W I G , our reunion chairman, is really "organized" for your 16-18 May assembly at Annapolis, and reports the following committee to help: Howie Collins, Colby Rucker (memorial service), Rods Verge (golf), Whitey Richards (reception), Preston Mercer (picnic), Bert Kalisch (pictures). Bill Bullis (cartographic reproduction).

Very regretfully, we have to record the loss of three more classmates in the last weeks of 1968: Wilburt S. BROWN, Pete DUNN and Eric ERICSSON. The colorful and outspoken Wilburt left us in 1922; then went back to the Marines for a fine career and flag rank—and after retirement earned his Ph.D. at Alabama University and taught history there. Pete Dunn was the easygoing genial Midn. of whom it was said, "As a gloom chaser he can't be beat." Pete married at graduation, and his son P.H.H. Jr. was the first '24 junior to graduate at the Academy, 1947. For many of us the mental picture of Lief Ericsson is that of him in his wrestling uniform. In that sport he was outstanding for four years, ending as captain, and with a block "N." He also was prominent on the Log with his drawings, and was a part time artist after retirement. Otherwise it appears that he was a "loner" in late years. Our dependable Bob Swart really took charge at the Arlington National Cemetery interment of Eric, supported by classmates Kalisch, Sutliff and Tichenor.

We regret also to learn of the 31 Dec. death of Mrs. Chrissey Varley Mansfield, wife of Bill MANSFIELD, at a Boulder, Colo., hospital, after a long illness. Memorial services were held in early January. Surviving in addition to Bill are son William V., four grandchildren and two sisters. Bill writes: "Chrissy will be remembered by 1920 NAPC'ers of Newport, for she paid us off when we were transferred to USS REINA MERCEDES and USNA. Chrissy was a YN3c in W W I , and my OAO!" We are moved to list here the motif on a card received from Bill: "May we bring hope to those who despair . . . a new year of Peace and Happiness."

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Sec'y, RAdm. F. K. Loomis, USN (Ret.) 3055 Foxhall Road, N.W. Washington, D. C. 20016

Last month, just after we had sent our copy in to Shipmate, we received from VON KLEECK a most interesting account of a mobile class reunion from Philadelphia to Florida and return. So you have Von to thank for most of this issue. Between the holidays and Hong Kong flu, we have heard from few classmates. So here is Von's saga.

"Grantland, Ernie (bachelor son), atid myself decided to make an automobile trip through the east and west coast of Florida including the central part, Charleston, Raleigh, and return. Prior to taking off I listed from the Quiver all classmates' addresses living in and around the vicinities that we planned to visit.

"Our first stop was in Annapolis to witness the University of Virginia trounce Navy. At this slaughter we sat next to the Neyins, and Fig Newton. The Kent Loomises, Pines, and Johnny Johns were close by. There were a few others there but did not get the opportunity to talk to them. During the half, George Bains (from Jacksonville) stopped for a few seconds to say hello to Fig and myself. We all decided the plebe team could have done better.

"Passing through Jacksonville, I was able to talk to Harry Ferguson on the phone. Had a pleasant evening visit with the Melgaards in Cocoa Beach. John states he is retiring for the second time very shortly from North American and has bought a home in the vicinity of Laguna Beach, Calif. Called the Savvy Doles, class of '22, who live near the Melgaards, the next morning before leaving Cocoa Beach but no one would answer the phone.

"At Pompano Beach we saw the Hulls, Porters at the Hulls'. The Hulls have just sold their lovely home there and rented an apartment for the time being down Lauderdale way. The Parks, Ham Loves, B. B. Loomises, and the Harrisons (class of '29) stopped by the motel where we were staying to have a few drinks with us. The whole crowd looked great. Tried to have the Ryans and the McKinneys but could not reach them by phone. Got in touch with Squeak Tuzo but he was ailing with a bad backache. The group told us that we had just missed a round of parties given in honor of the yachting group consisting of Hap Mitchell, Butch Parker, and Saunders '27.

"On the west coast got the Bob Ashtons off the golf course and spent a couple of hours with them at their home in Port Charlotte.

Bob has let his white hair grow and along with a white beard does not look like a Hippie, looks like a disciple. We were guests at the Becks' country club for a lovely luncheon in Bradenton. Hope Eddie found time to make hay for his Black Ang^Js cattle another day.

"On to Ocala to hoist a few with the Tinkle Bells, Blakeslees, and Freddie Warder. Spoke to both Horace and Louise Trainer on the phone. Horace Blakeslee teaching school and had a night class so could not join in on the evening festivities.

The Bells and Freddie Warder hosted us to a delicious dinner and the next morning Freddie bade us farewell at breakfast at The Holiday Inn. Took a rain check on a fishing trip with Freddie, but sure enjoyed at the Petersons' in Raleigh the oranges and grapefruit we purchased in Citra. Thought we might see the Goodneys, but were told they moved to Duck Key. See you all next trip.

"In Charleston we spent the evening after dinner with Johnny Florance living on Tradd St. Mary has a bad foot and has to use crutches to get around. Hope she will be dancing at the yacht club very soon. Johnny told us that Mrs. McNulta (Herbert's mother) is still living across the street from him, and at her age still driving her own car. The next morning had breakfast with Don Varian at 8 a.m.—too early for Lydia —Don a busy import-export man and as gay as the old NEVADA days in 1926. The Spivis Smiths '27 dropped in to have coffee. They are building a home, doing the building themselves, on Wadmalaw Island. Spent a few hours touring old Charleston where I courted Grantland, an Ashley Hall girl, in my old destroyer days and bringing back memories of 40 years ago to both of us.

"En route to and from Florida we were the houseguests of the Petersons in Raleigh.

Pete and Maides have a lovely colonial home.

The cocktails and dinner parties as well as their cordial southern hospitality were a treat to us Yankees.

"Arrived back home in Rosemont, Pa., in time to get ready for Thanksgiving and the A-N game. The Petersons came North for the A-N weekend. Our classmates are fading from the classic scene—especially this year.

Looked all around us and could see only a couple of classmates, the Paul Crosleys and Mr. Fitz Fitz-Gerald. No others in sight.

"Everyone we saw during the trip and at the games appeared healthy and well preserved after 43 years. We hope to see you all at our next reunion in 1970."

Along with his Christmas card, Frank T I M B E R L A K E sends dope on his company, the Guittard Chocolate Co. of San Francisco, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary. Frank points out that he has been with them for 40 of these, so maybe it's time for him to retire. He closes with—"Did you know that Ken Dawson is also getting married? With George Purmort tied up, he was the last of the '25 eligible in S. F. !"

Pat and Bob McFARLANE combined their travel plans and seasons' greetings in a poem, which we quote: "We're off across the country, This wonderful country of ours And we shall feel like Santa Claus Flying among the stars.

We'll visit Charlsey, Neil and girls In Moline. Hip Hooray!

And celebrate with Anne and Jim In Calif-orn-eye-aye.

We hope to see friends by the dozen And many a kin and kissin' cousin.

Then, when the New Year rolls around We'll travel home to our firm ground.

But wherever we may go We hope that surely you will know Our Christmas greetings speed to you With happy New Year wishes, too."

Congratulations, Bob (or P a t ? ) , on your poetic ability.

Sec'y, Cdr. H. A. Fravel, USN (Ret.) 3410 15th S t . , North Arlington, Va. 22201 Corr. Sec'y, VAdm. W . R. Smedberg, I I I USN (Ret.), Box 178, Crystal River, F l . 32629

All of us '26ers who chose a career in the Navy have been retired for two or more years but some of our classmates who found success in other endeavors are still in full harness, but also nearing retirement, or retiring to join us.

Charles L. BOYLE, who joined the Sun Oil Co. in 1930 as an inspector in their SH I P M A T E

Marine Department, retired on 1 Jan. as vice presidetit of transportation for the Sunoco Division of Sun Oil, and a member of the board of directors. He had headed the company's land, sea and air operations during a period of substantial growth and expansion for the Transportation Dept. and for Sun Oil.

Photo by Fabian

Bachrach

Charles I. Boyle '26

Charlie was an expert on tanker safety and prevention of pollution of the sea by oil, having been vice-chairman of the American Petroleum Institute's Tanker Rules Committee, and also of the marine section of the National Safety Council. At the time of his retirement he was a director of the Philadelphia Port Corp. and a member of several associations concerned with maritime law, navigation and safety at sea. Welcome to the retired list, Charlie.

Dwight AGNEW writes that, instead of their usual Puerto Rican winter vacation this year, he and Thelma traded houses with a friend and drove to San Diego, visiting old friends and doing some sight-seeing on the way, including the Grand Canyon and Petrified Forest. During their stay in San Diego they dined with Fred and Kay S T E L T E R in their lovely Coronado home, where they also saw Fitz and Hal LEE. Dwight was impressed by a ceremonial service on 7 Dec. in USS

BOYD, put on by "The

Survivors of

Pearl Harbor Association," at which the guest speaker was our own Joe CALLAHAN. The Agnews were planning on returning to their own home in Arlington, Va., by way of Mexico City, in February.

Mention of the Coronado Callahans recalls the fact that Joe, after six years on the Coronado City Coimcil, decided not to run again. Perhaps the busiest member of the family was Martha, who went to Washington last spring as a delegate to the DAR Continental Congress (I suspect that one of the attractions of Washington at that time was the presence in BuPers of Lt. Joe Callahan, Jr., USN, back from his third deployment in Vietnamese waters: C S ) , and after her return to Coronado, served a stint on superior court jury duty in San Diego, during which Joe learned more about many of the logistic jobs of the household that the wives quietly spare us husbands.

Faithful west coast correspondent Jack McN. TAYLOR writes that he "is sure J. B. Taylor has sent a report of his highly successful '26 gathering at NAS Alameda on 30 Nov." If he has, it has been lost in the mail, but McNay mentioned that the Art RULES returned from their grand tour of the U. S. and England in time to be present, before taking off by steamer for a trip to the Orient. The '26 gathering was, of course, for the Army game, and included the Don Alexanders, Cecils, Frenches, Fredericks, Deacon Johnson, Kobeys, Bob Lowther, both Taylor couples, and the Watsons; also the Johnstons.

Word has also been received that Malcolm H U F T Y had been ill at Oak Knoll Naval Hospital but is now back at his Hood Canal MARCH

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home. Star Rt. 1, Box 251, Bremerton, Wash. (I think he would like to hear from old friends: CS.) Johnny O'SHEA and Audrey are living in Indialantic, where the Smedbergs were planning on visiting them for the 18 Jan. meeting of the Central Florida chapter. (This is being written on 6 Jan. for the 10 Jan. deadline for the March Shipmate: CS.) We, the Smedbergs, have enjoyed Florida's relatively mild winter; particularly when reading about temperatures elsewhere in the nation, but must admit that there have been some decidedly chilly spells at Crystal River and even further south in between spells of glorious, balmy 70 and 80 degree weather. It is really hard to gripe about having to wear a sweater and a wind breaker on the golf course in Florida when the courses up north are either frozen or under snow. We took a trip south (474 miles farther south) in December in order to learn a bit more about Florida and its winter climate during a several-day cold spell in Crystal River but discovered that the Canada ice-blast sometimes reaches almost all the way to Key West. We found Naples most attractive, the newlydeveloping Marco Island a little southwest of Naples fascinating in its promises for the future because, in addition to all the usual Florida features, like a beautiful golf course, fresh and salt water fishing, and excellent winter climate, it has a perfectly beautiful, several miles long, white sand beach on the Gulf. At the risk of being accused of being in the employ of a Chamber of Commerce, I suggest an inspection of Marco Island to any prospective retiree who is thinking of coming to Florida. We included some fishing in Key West and a visit with Jack and Frosty FRADD in their charming home at Port St. Lucie Country Club, where they live between two fairways on one of their two gorgeous golf courses. Jack, who was a State Junior Golf Champion, if my memory serves me correctly, before he went to the Naval Academy, has got the golf bug again. I think he is president of the men's golf association there, in addition to being a power in the local Power Squadron.

Thanks to Earl J. Ashton, who lives in Rochester, N. Y., the corresponding secretary has just learned of the death of our classmate, John SHOEMAKER, on 30 Dec, suddenly in Rochester. John had left the Navy as a lieutenant commander in 1942 and had worked for the Eastman Kodak Co. until he retired from their employ, only eight months before his death. John left his wife Eleanor, two daughters Mary and Joan, and two grandchildren. Mrs. Shoemaker lives at 231 Glen Ellyn Way, Rochester. The class extends deep sympathy to John's family. To those of us who knew John well as midshipmen, he was a shy, retiring, quiet-spoken, sincere friend. Some may remember that he was one of the few in the class who had served on active duty, in combat, in World War I, as a machine gunner in the front lines, and if my memory serves, when he was about 16 years old.

Sec'y, Cdr. Howard C. Adams, USNR Pacific Far East Line, Inc., 918 16th St. N.W., Washington, D. C. 20006 Corr. Sec'y, RAdm. Howard W. Gordon, J r . , USN (Ret.), 3127 ISth S t . , North, Arlington, Va. 22201

Frank V I R D E N is now assistant professor of political science and director of LatinAmerica Studies program at the University of Mississippi.

He and Kay have moved into a wooded residential area in Lamar Park Estates, Hattiesburg. Miss. Frank gratuitously advises

that he and Kay have two spare bedrooms, so are ready for classmates any time but that grandchildren will have first priority.

They were visited last weekend by Connie Johnson, widow of Bob Johnson, who served with Frank in the J. FRED TALBOTT in 1931-32.

Kay and Frank accompanied a study group from George Washington University to Chile, Argentina and Uruguay last summer.

He is deep in inter-American plans to raise funds for a Center of International Studies at the University of Mississippi.

Ferol O V E R F E L T writes from Scarsdale, N. Y., "Dear Bus, You will be saddened to learn that John A. Underwood (Tex) of our class died in New York City 26 Dec. after an attack of Hong Kong flu followed by pneumonia. A funeral service was held at Colonial Funeral Home in NYC on 27 Dec. but interment will be in Rockwell, Texas, his old hometown. John has been employed by the Public Service Fuel Company as a salesman for the past 38 years.

His wife Helen, from NYC, died some eight years ago and John has been living alone at 165 Bennett Ave., NYC, since. There were no children. John has three brothers and a sister still residing in Texas, one of them, Fred Underwood, residing at 106 South Shore Dr., Dallas, Tex. John has attended a number of our Naval Academy Association affairs in NY over the past several years.

"As for myself, I retired from First National City Bank in December 1966 after 37 years of service. Since then I have been executive director of this fund (Greater Scarsdale United Fund and Council, Inc.), a year-round full time job, and am treasurer of the Scarsdale Congregational Church and secretary of the Scarsdale Bowl Committee, as well as a member of the Scarsdale Rotary Club. I am thoroughly enjoying these assignments. I have a new formula for improving one's golf score. In last August Ruth, my wife, had her appendix taken out. Three weeks later to the day she broke 100 for the first time this year, and a few days later had a 94. Our son, Bill, is a senior at the University of Denver and expects to get his degree late in 1969. His wife, Chris, is a stewardess for Western Airlines. Our daughter Susan received her degree as Bachelor of Fine Arts at Michigan State University last June. Her husband, Randall E. Schroth, is still a student at M.S.U. They live in Okemos, Mich., a suburb of East Lansing. I attend the monthly luncheons of the Naval Academy Assn. of NY quite regularly and often see Carl Flesher, Wally Huck, Jack Dimon and other classmates there."

Shortly after Christmas made a call to Tex and Muriel A N D E R S near La Mesa, Calif.

Tex's reply to my question of "How do you feel ?" was "How would you feel if your son had just returned safely from circling the moon ten times?" Congratulations to Tex and Muriel on the superb performance of their only son, Bill, and to him also. Bill is a graduate USNA 1955. Bet '55's column can give you more details on him. Tex, as you may remember, was badly wounded in the PANAY incident in China in the early thirties.

Can't seem to remember whether young Bill had arrived at the time. Mary DUKE reports she and Claren are off on another cruise, this time to the South Pacific. Says Johnny CLARK loves his fabulous job in Pasadena.

Dave W A L S H not too well after an operation.

Dotty and Sammy SEABRING building a beach house near Toms River but it wasn't sufficiently completed to house them after they were completely burned out of their seven27

room apartment in New Jersey. Lost everything except some silver and china. They probably needed that cruise to Buenos Aires and Recife to recover.

Mildred and Gene K A I T N E R still enjoying life at St. Petersburg, Fla., with a couple of new playmates, Chris and Mike RUSSILLO. Peg and Herb Z I T Z E W I T Z living at Scientists Cliffs, Port Republic, Md. Mary and Bill KERN visiting daughter Beverly and family in Bethesda. Ellen and Eck ECKBERG visited Argentina where Eck worked on an AID project.

Too late for the last issue but Harry H U M M E R tells of the San Diego group gathering for a brunch on Army-Navy game day at the Admiral Kidd Club. From the LA area Gil Richardson, the Kerns, Flynns, Leathermans, Baylors, Weigles, Myers, Tallmans, Clarks, Jacks, Ecklemeyers, Nations ; from Arlington, Va., the Josh Coopers and from the local area Buckleys, Cliff Coopers, Dawsons, Freemans, Hummers, Kneupfers, Massies, McGarrys, McKechnies, Parker, Prices, McKinneys, Ramseys, Robinsons, Simpson, Sharps, Taylors, Thachs, Traftons, Willcoxes and Hinds. Expect to make it an annual affair.

Eastern Corr., Maj.Gen. Arthur F. Binney, USMC (Ret.) 2815 Cathedral Ave., N.W. Washington, D. C. 20008 Western Corr., Mr. A. Mclntyre Leary 944 Oneonta St. Shreveport, La. 71102

For the second consecutive year the preChristmas luncheon of the Capital area '28ers included wives and, again for the second time, kudoes are due Bob W A T T S for staging the successful affair at the Army-Navy Country Club. The date was 19 Dec, and the turnout of classmates and wives might have been unanimous had the Hong Kong flu bug not bitten about eight of us. Along with the usual exchange of season's greetings, banter, and chaff, our president, Swede NORGAARD, managed to interest those present in one item of business that concerns all of us. He stated: "A Class of 1928 USNA Memorial Scholarship Fund was established on 4 Nov. by anonymous donors in the class on behalf of deceased members of the class. The scholarship supports the USNA Foundation prep school program on an annual basis. 'This action enables the class of 1928 to have a Memorial Honor Scholar in the next incoming class of the Naval Academy. The contributions, made independently by the donors in the name of the class, are indeed appreciated by the members of the class and by the families of our deceased classmates. If there are others in the class who wish to support this Memorial Scholarship Fund, they may do so by forwarding their contributions directly to the USNA Foundation or to R. N. Norgaard, made payable to the USNA Foundation."

Swede further noted that the problems of scheduling dates for a class reunion are similar to those faced in college football scheduling. In order to insure adequate accommodations in Annapolis for the 45th reunion in 1973, a reservation for a block of rooms has been made for the class for the weekend of 11-13 May 1973, at the Statler Hilton Inn in Annapolis. How is that for advance planning?

To start the New Year right, the Crabtown '28ers, joined by Jim Bierer from Fallston, Md., met for lunch on 8 Jan. at the Officers' and Faculty Club at the Naval Academy. Present from Annapolis were Bowers, Boyd, Hasbrouck, Hebe Jones, 28

Norgaard, Roberts, and Stringer. The group plans to entice attendees from a wider area to a subsequent meeting in Annapolis.

As we go to press, it is reported that Miss Helen Melrose was married to Harry SEARS on 11 Jan. in St. Andrew's Chapel, U. S. Naval Academy. The wedding was followed by a reception at Alumni House.

Harry and his bride expect to make their home at 4242 East-West Highway, Chevy Chase, Md. 20015, following a brief honeymoon.

Your secretary has the sad duty to report the passing of two more classmates: Charles R. Smith on 8 Nov. and Harold A. McCormick on 29 Dec. Both Bud and Mac were fine men and good friends who will be missed greatly.

Sec'y, RAdm. C. B. Laning, USN (Ret,) 6404 Lakeview Drive Falls Church, Va. 22041 WEST COAST Sec'y, RAdm. Robert N. S. Clarl<, USN (Ret.) 29303 Stonecrest Rd. Rolling Hills Estates, Ca. 90274

On 3 January, 1929's last man aboard, RAdm. Roy Stanley BENSON, USN, was retired from the Navy. The ceremony took place at Murray Hall, 495 Summer St., Boston, Mass.

A mood of financial joy and relief note pervades the class treasury. Almost every response to the request for Muster Notes biography dope has contained a check. The phrase, a sawbuck or two, was interpreted liberally by many; and now, with only 40 of the anticipated biogs received, the class was able to send our annual contribution ($300) to the Twenty-ninth Company wardroom and also face the statistical prognostication that a certain number of funerals per year will be celebrated by those of us who grow weary.

We anticipate that when all replies are in we shall also have a start on funding the preparation for the big reunion.

Buz DENBO reports (under duress) that his shift from running one repair-and-filling station to being distributor for several filling station supplies has been a good one. Says he now makes twice as much but only works half as hard. However, this action has remove(i the only fun filling station from the Washington area.

After many a year we have heard from Orv LUCKENBACH. Following years of sailing in the SS LILLIAN LUCKENBACH, Orv

became an attorney, specializing in admiralty law. He now practices law on the banks of the Wolf River, in Shawano, Wise, where an admiralty lawman is undoubtedly a powerful influence for fair play on the river. Orv has seen Robert BROWN in Seattle, Ed (Beans) O'DONNELL in Washington, Ed A S H W O R T H in Carmel, Calif., and Don K N O T T S in Arkansas and can provide addresses.

Mac McCOY' is back in the States and writes, "I have been away on a fall trip to Europe and have just returned. Spent some time in Iceland and then on to Switzerland, Italy and Holland—all in all a most enjoyable and interesting trip. Was in Florence when the news of the Kennedy-Onassis nuptials were announced and the reaction was most interesting to note. An atom bomb falling on the city wouldn't have caused more of a shock. Since returning, have been knee deep in fallen leaves that had to be cleared up before the snows fly—also there is a lot of firewood that has to be processed—plus a million other things that go with country living. As a result will delay any Muster Note paragraph for completion in the near future."

Dick BALLINGER says, 'Ginny and I ran over to Italy in September to pick up this note paper. So now we have to use it I played chicken with the Italian drivers for three weeks and came away without a scratch. But Ginny picked up a few more gray hairs. I have launched a new career— vineyardist. We have laid out a 20-year schedule to enjoy our wine and get our capital back so we'll stick around a while, Hope to see you next fall."

Spud MARCY is pioneering his way around the North American continent in his luxury trailer, using the '29 freeloaders chart for his fixes. Don't be surprised if he shows up and interviews you for Muster Notes. He is the authorized travelling correspondent for the class. He filed his last report in Phoenix.

"Departed Washington with trailer in tow on 17 Nov. Toured Florida and free loade(J a bit with the following: Ruth and Joey Ray in Winter Park; Charles and Millie Fenton in Indian Lake Estates, Ray Simpler in Milton and L. O. and Eleanor Fox in Pensacola. Attempted without success to contact Bill Epps in Hollywood, Charlie Briant in Miami Beach, Hank McRoberts in Pensacola and S. C. Anderson in Southern Pines, N. C. Spent the A-N game weekend at the Rays in Winter Park where the Kohrs and Dottie Flatley were also free loading. Am now laying over about a week in Phoenix to visit my brother and perhaps play some golf in this wonderful weather. Will move on to Palmdale, Calif., for Christmas with my sister, then after the holidays to the San Diego area for an indefinite stay. A more detailed report will be forthcoming from San Diego."

Joey RAY in Winterland Park, Fla., writes, "Dick and Joanne Visser just arrived, looking for a house. Couldn't get up an Army-Navy game cheering section, but Spud Marcy, Dotty Flatley, Kappy and Bea Kohr (house guests) attended in our home.

Kappy also looking over real estate. Charlie and Milly Fenton joined us for lunch Saturday."

Sec'y note: Inasmuch as the Rays' home is now the gathering place of all Florida-sailing '29ers, your eastern secretary and Girl Friday dropped in on New Year's Eve. Cal had just caught, or been caught by, a sailfish off Palm Beach and was still celebrating.

Joey and Ruthy were in the north, but, lo, the y i S S E R s were acting OTC. New Year's Day, Joanne guided us around the 172 lakes and canals of the Winter Park area and showed us some dozen beautiful homes she is getting Dick to retire in. What with the large Navy facilities and hospital under construction, the Air Force Base, waterfront advantages, reasonable property prices, the Winter Park-Maitland area seems ideal for a '29 settlement.

New addresses: Gov ROGERS has tracked down Manson RADFORD. If anyone wants to urge Manson to join us at the reunion, his address is 7712 Jeanette Place, New Orleans 70118. Gov thinks Manson came back for a third-hitch in the Navy during the Korean business. Orv LUCKENBACH says Donald K N O T T S now lives at 1025 North Mill St., Springdale, Ark. Ed BUTLER is living in town at 40 Fifth Ave., New York City, 10011. Does anyone know where Ev J O H N S O N is?

Pete P E T E R S O N is still trying to get out of Peterson's Peat Bog in Tuxedo Park, N. Y. Says he, "Another year gone by, and this time I hope movement from dead center so that 1969 doesn't look like a mirror. Contrary to plans, I worked steadily in the peat company until about May, then tapered SHIPMATE

C off to a couple of visits a week. All done on 1 Dec, no fooling. After a winter vaca-; tion we may start stirring about a bit. I k might even make it to Washington. Then ^ we want to do a bit more extensive traveling.

No particular plans yet. Just something we have been promising ourselves for the past ^ years. The girls are still in Long Beach. ^ Duchess works for Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena. Carolyn with Downtown Long Beach Association. Duke was detached from ^ his APD in Vietnam and spent two weeks ' at home last month. He is now completing survivor training and then back to the jungles for duty on the River Patrol Force." ' Many guys have written praising Bill ^ DARNELL'S conception and arrangement of the west coast '29er gatherings at the last two Army-Navy game dates. Bill says he 1 hopes to have one gathering at the Long ?

Beach Officers' Club. Can anyone up there give him a hand? It's not too early to get the spot reserved. Woody T E A G U E assisted in the delicate job of prospecting for a new football coach for the Academy.

Sec'y, BGen. Ronald D. Salmon, USMC (Ret.), 640 Oakland Ter., Alexandria, Va. 22302 Corr. Sec'y, RAdm. M. H. Simons, Jr., USN (Ret.), 5506 Cromwell Dr., Washington, D. C. 20016

Pete BRADY' says he has not been overwhelmed with biographical material for the 40th Year Book. Please send your biographical data to him now. If you haven't received forms and instructions or have lost the ones you received, write to Buff SIMONS. Mell P E T E R S O N writes that he and Ann recently had a visit with Freddie and Genevieve HILLES. Fred said his cancer is now being chemically controlled; he receives treatment every week at Letterman Army Hospital. Keep up the good work, Freddie!

Bill MOORE, who is with AC Electronics Research Laboratories in Goleta, Calif., has been able to track down a couple of missing classmates. He and Viv enjoy living in Santa Barbara.

Dick and Mary N I X O N have moved and their new address is: 116 W. Springs Lane, Geneva, NY 14456. Dick continues to teach at Hobart College and is about due for a sabbatical ; teaching has its rewards! Dick and Mary journeyed to St. Petersburg Beach, Fla., for the Christmas holidays.

Nix and Betty L I D S T O N E were in Washington for several weeks over the holidays visiting their daughter and her family.

Mac and Molly W I L L I A M S report that their son-in-law is still missing in action in Vietnam. We hope for good word soon.

Nick and Sandy H E Y W A R D are launching into business with their Persimmon Hill Nursery. With their green thumbs, all should go well.

Following are listed more classmates for whom we don't have addresses. If you are in contact with any of them, please send their addresses to Buff Simons: Bostwick, K C ; Brewer, A. N . ; Briggs, W. B.; Campbell, L. W . ; Clark, R. E., Jr.; Clithero, W. A ; Cook, B. F . ; Croxdale, L. B . ; Crumrine, J. S.; Darnall, J. O.; Dennett, H. C.; Downing, G. G.; Elliott, A. W . ; Fenton, T. H.; Fullerton, R. W . ; Gagnon, L. T.; Gee, R. L.; Gerst, M. A.; Goodall, K. L.; Gould, P. D.; Grovesbeck, J. P . ; Harrison, C. E ; Hotchkiss, V. G.; Hongas, C. A.; Hutchinson, H. B . ; Jennings, Z. D.; Kropp, R. E.; Kuhlman, C. E.; Leavitt, R. B . ; LeFors, T. L.; Mantell, B. L.; Manwaring, E. W . ; Marihart, L. A.; Masters, J. D.; McKernan, J. P . ; McNeely, W. A.; Miller, C. D.; Miller, C. P., Jr.; Miller, G. W . ; M A R C H ,

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Mitchell, A. E.; Morrison, W. C , Jr.; Mosley, V. M.; Muller, D. C.; Mullins, B. S.; Murphy, O. V.; Neal, E. L.; Paryn, B., and Paul, E. E. It is with regret that we report the death of Mike SASS on 7 Jan. in Los Angeles.

Mike recovered from a stroke nine years ago and had been active in business until his death, caused by another stroke. Our sympathy is extended to his widow Doris of 739 Tolita Ave., Coronado.

Thirtieth Company News by Mike Donilon '69â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Thirtieth Company's Army weekend last November was darkened by the fatal injury to Midn. Judd Copeland '71. The accident occurred during the annual Turkey Bowl game held on Thanksgiving morning. Judd died of the head injury five days later in Bethesda Navy Hospital. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Copeland of Ceder Falls, Iowa. Besides being a good student, Judd was also active in sailing, Glee Club, and the Protestant Chapel Choir. The whole company felt his loss.

After the Army game, in which Fred Jones '69 played an outstanding game, the winter set stripers took charge of the Brigade. Doug Berry, St. Petersburg, Fla., and Bill Robinson, Albuquerque, N. M., are the company commander and sub-commander.

Mike Donilon, Newport, R. I., is CPO. Dave Townsend, Marion, Oh., is wearing four stripes and is serving as Brigade Operations Officer. Dave is also the director of the Musical Clubs Show which is putting on "Once Upon a Mattress" this coming March.

Heavyweight football and basketball are the bright spots of company sports. Both these teams are enjoying a winning season.

The company is also supplying some very fine athletes to the varsity programs. Jim Davidson '69, Homewood, 111., an all-American in epee last year, is captain of the fencing team. Butch Provini '69, Irvington, N. J., a high-school all-state selectee, is starting at guard for the basketball team and at this writing he is the leading rebounder on the team. Gerry Gallagher '69, Tampa, Fla., is again this year the number one floor exercise man on the gymnastics team. All three of these men are returning lettermen.

Service selections is tentatively set for 11 Feb., and even at this late date, some are still undecided. As far as first choices go, air leads with eleven first class choosing this branch, nuclear power follows with four, surface has two. Marine Corps has three and three are going straight to Master's programs.

Sec'y, Capt. Oscar E. Hagberg, USN (Ret.) 13600 Sunset Canyon Dr., N.E. Albuquerque, N. M. 87111 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. S. W. Betts, USN (Ret.) Atmospheric Sciences Program National Science Foundation Washington, D. C. 20550

Jean and George MADDEN are on their way home after about eight years in Calcutta.

After leisurely stops in Capetown, Australia, New Zealand, Malaya, Cambodia, Hong Kong and Japan they plan to make California in March and the east coast in May. Dori and Ralph CULLINAN passed through Annapolis and Washington on their way from Rio to a short stay in Mexico by way of New Orleans last month. An impromptu luncheon gathering at the Army and Navy Club eased them along.

We are very saddened to report the passing of two classmates at the start of the year.

Peri LOCKWOOD died New Year's Eve after a very short stay in the hospital at

Miramar with flu complications. Joe T O T H died in the New York Hospital on New Year's Day after a heart valve operation. Joe was interred in the Naval Academy Cemetery after services in the St. Andrew Chapel.

Pres., Capt. S. P. Moncure, USN (Ret.) 3625 Trinity Drive, Alexandria, Va. 22304 Sec'y, Capt. J. D. Lamade, USN (Ret.) P.O. Box 6294, Washington, D. C. 20015

H E R E AND T H E R E W I T H '32 We received our first formal report from area Ten-Europe from our representative Rollins MAYER which is quoted as follows: "A full turnout consisting of registered members, namely Harry Sosnoski accompanied by his wife Polly and the undersigned (Rollins Mayer) and his wife met at the Hotel St. Goddard off the Bahnhofstrasse, Zurich. The section received word that Lou Kirn and his wife Ray, who are stationed in London, will visit the section headquarters sometime this ensuing spring. (It is requested that all members in the area inform headquarters of their address.) One of the subjects of discussion centered around the revival of the old NA Ten orchestra. Ski mentioned that he still had his old violin and was unanimously elected to form a nine member band to play at appropriate occasions and when VI Ps presented themselves. The meeting was cut short due to the fact that Ski was taking off for Los Angeles in order to allow himself ample time to return by midJanuary."

Ted and Anne W H I T E made a flying trip to Washington, D. C, last December attending an engineering convention and enjoying the hospitality of the Bethesda Officers' Club.

Inasmuch as he was escorting the dean and several members of the engineering department of Villanova University on the trip, he had a very limited opportunity to contact members of the class. Ted is thoroughly enjoying his teaching job on the faculty at Villanova.

J. S. "Jerry" M U R P H Y writes in from Los Angeles and thoughtfully included a small check for the class fund. To catch up on the class he had just re-read the '35-year book and stated that although he rarely got a chance to see many members, he did get to see Bob K E R R frequently and is an occasional "thorn in his side." Bob is on the engineering staff of Southern California Gas Co. while Jerry is on the line side of engineering. Jerry stated that his correct address is J. E. Murphy, 116 Club Rd., Pasadena, Ca. 91105.

One of the "short course" members of the class, Edward E. "Ed" GREENE, sent in a check for the class fund and indicated that he had thought remorsefully of U S N A '32 many times and regrets giving up so easily on Spanish but that fate had been very kind to him with success in marriage, business and

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Members of the JO Mess in the USS MARYLAND, 1932

might remember Ed from plebe summer when he was in command of the First Battalion.

Andy N I S E W A N E R informed us that he is still encountering many classmates who personally knew, but did not know of the sudden death of his vivacious middle daughter Holly Nisewaner, at the University of Tampa, on 29 March 1968.

Rich GREGORY dropped a note to us and stated that he and Stella now live at 82 Woodland Hills Dr., Tuscaloosa, Al. 35401, where he is currently associated with the University of Alabama.

George PRESSEY's widow Betty Lee writes that she was married to Mr. Samuel David Berger 15 Jan. 1968 in Hong Kong.

She has been living in Honolulu since George's death there in 1966. Sam Berger is well known to many Navy servicemen because of his various foreign service posts and he is now serving as U. S. Deputy Ambassador to South Vietnam in Saigon. Our congratulations to both Betty Lee and Sam and we wish them years of happiness.

Don T H O M A S passed along some information from the Southern California area in which he said that Ski and Polly SOSNOSKI made a flying (Polar route) trip to be with their children in Coronado during Christmas so we guess they made it. (See first item above.)

Also, Red G R E E N E is recuperating from a bout with pneumonia which landed him in the local Naval hospital during a visit to Coronado from Bremerton, when he was visiting with his daughter Sharon and her husband, LCdr. W. K. Rhodes, Jr., '55.

Lloyd and Emily M U S T I N flew to San Diego to be present at the change of command ceremonies when their son Hank (Cdr. Henry C. Mustin '55) assumed command of USS

HENRY B . W I L S O N .

Don T H O M A S also informed us that Joe T S C H I R G I has moved back to El Paso, Tex., after a year's trial living in Coronado.

Let us know your new address, Joe. Tommy H O P K I N S sent in the photograph of the J. O. Mess in the USS MARYLAND in 1932 during Fleet Week in San Francisco. The photo includes only the Starboard Watch; the Port Watch was probably ashore attending many of the gala events.

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not look too healthy, and forwarded a generous contribution. The contribution is much appreciated. Jack expressed regrets that he was unable to attend the 35th reunion. We hope he can make the next one.

The second bit of evidence that this column is read occasionally was provided by Chris BARKER. Chris noted our reported inability to locate a movie of our graduation exercises and recalled that his mother had purchased a copy of the Fox Movietone release when it came out. It has been stored away for lo these many years, but Chris is sending it to us so that we can have a copy made for showing at future reunions.

Correspondence with Chris revealed that he was unable to attend the reunion because he was then involved in a hot political contest for the North Carolina state legislature.

Running as a Democrat, he won a threeman primary and the general election by a Chm., Mr. Turner A. Duncan substantial majority, even though his district P.O. Box 90 voted otherwise for President and governor.

Arnold, Md. 21012 Chris normally keeps busy as a registered Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Dale Mayberry, USN (Ret.) U. S. Naval Academy Museum representative for a brokerage firm; handling Annapolis, Md. 21402 rental property for the family, and with civic With barely sufficient frequency to en- affairs. Wife Jean finds the North Carolina courage your secretary in the belief that year round golf courses very much to her somebody docs read this column, there is liking. Quoting Chris, "Should classmates or occasional evidence to that effect. Two ex- friends visit my town of New Bern, N. C, amples were recorded in this month's mail. please remember my door is never locked."

The address is 3911 Trent Pines Dr., New Bern, N. C. 28560.

If any evidence is required that this column is not prepared by a fully competent reporter, it is found in an unfortunate omission in reporting attendance at the reunion.

It was noted that Barney MEYER was there, but there was no mention of the reason why Mary did not accompany him.

A letter from Barney contained the first news that your reporter had heard that Mary Chris Barker '33 had undergone spinal surgery in May of last year and was still very much out of action at the time of the reunion. She is coming along nicely but must still wear a brace.

Our apologies to Barney and Mary for the In the November issue we published a very omission, and we all hope that Mary is brief report on the status of the class fund. completely recovered soon.

This was before we announced our annual request for voluntary contributions to the Mike and Ellie H U N T ' s daughter Joanne fund in the February Shipmate. On seeing Young Hunt was married to Dr. Alvin the November issue. Jack S T E W A R T con- Kitchin, Jr., of Monroe, N. C , on 7 Dec. cluded (quite correctly) that the fund did at the Charleston Naval Base Chapel. Mike Thtjse in the photo a r e : front row, left to right: Dimitrijevic '32, Hutchings '32, Trenholm '31, Hopkins '32, Lamade '32, Nicholas '32, Warfield '32, Gadrow '31, Vorphal '32. Second row, left to right: Hunter '31, Dennett '32, Miner '31, O'Conner '32, Roessler '31, Shultz '31, Lewis '32, Carpenter '32 and Strickler '32.

Tommy also informed us that Bob DENIG had been through the Norfolk area looking around the country before a second retirement. Also, Frank BRUMBY was on his way to Mobile to be the assistant to Bill Davis '25 in the U S S ALABAMA (National Shrine at Mobile). Don't forget to send in your new addresses when you all are settled.

It is with deep sadness that we mention the death of Freddie W O L S I E F F E R last December. He was buried on 2 Jan. in Arlington with many classmates attending.

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gave his daughter in marriage and the groom's father, Mr. A. P. Kitchin, Sr., served as best man. Joanne is a graduate of Peirce Junior College in Charleston and is employed as a medical secretary. Dr. Kitchin was graduated from Wake Forrest College and Bov*,'man Gray Medical School and is a general medical practitioner at the Family Medical Clinic at Monroe. Following a honeymoon cruise to the Caribbean, the couple will reside in Monroe, N. C. It seems certain that 7 Dec. 1968 was a far more joyous occasion in the Hunt family than was the same date 27 years earlier. On that date in 1941 Mike was aboard USS DowNES when she was destroyed in the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Another wedding of interest to classmates was that of Dick DERICKSON's daughter Dorothea Theresa (Missy) to Mr. Andrew Curtin Bierer, son of Capt. and Mrs. Bion Barnett Bierer, Jr. ( N A '26), and a nephew of classmate Pat Bierer at St. Anne's Church in Annapolis on 29 Dec. Bill H O W E L L has joined the ranks of private entrepreneurs in partnership with Capt. L. H. (Wick) Alford '38 by opening a travel agency in Washington, D. C. The firm name is Diners/Fugazy Travel with offices at 1010 Connecticut Ave., N.W. The agency telephone is (202) 659-2620. Good luck, Bill and Wick.

Incident to the holidays and winter doldrums, the December and January meetings of the Washington group of the class were cancelled, then resumed in February. Tentative proposals have been made for another get-together with the class of '33 at West Pointâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;this time with wives, in Annapolis, on a Saturday, in the spring. The schedule

would call for a luncheon followed by a lacrosse game. More on this later. Speaking of our delightful relations with our West Point classmates, we would like to pass along this letter which Turner DUNCAN received from Phil Pope (Col. USA Ret.) after the joint Army-Navy game luncheon: "Dear Tunier: A week ago today during the second half I had a moment or so of doubt as to whether there would be a requirement for your sending the cordial letter of 5 Dec. with its enclosure.

"But, on behalf of the USMA class of '33, I gratefully thank you for the $52.60 check and for arranging the good pre-game luncheon at the Army-Navy Club.

"I know the idea of a get-together at the lacrosse game at the Naval Academy will be well received by my classmates in the area."

The group picture was sent in by Howie K U E H L , with the following notation: "On 9 Nov. at the Commissioned Officers' Mess (Allen Center), Naval Station, Long Beach, the Southern California contingent of the class of '33 assembled for an outstanding dinner party followed by dancing. Howie Kuehl, CO, Naval Supply Center, Long Beach, was chairman for the enjoyable event.

Forty-eight class of '33ers attended. Of interest is the fact that 31 members of the c l a ^ and four widows presently reside in the Los Angeles area; 41 members and three widows reside in the San Diego area; 49 members and two widows reside in the San Francisco Bay area. It would appear that California is a popular place for the class in retirement."

Those appearing in the class picture are as follows: Front row (1. to r.) : Larry White, Al Pelling, Charlie Robertson, Pres Belcher,

Dick Baird, Howie Kuehl, Dottie Kiergan.

2nd row: Helen White, Maggie Pelling, Millie Sturr, Hank Sturr, Elsa Bird, Beth Belcher, Eleanor Robertson.

3rd row: Irv Hartman, Dave Lambert, Pat Lambert, Jean Reedy, Virginia Leon, Hayden Leon, Graysie Schwab, Hert Schwab.

4th row: Elliott Stanley, Katherine Black, Eloise Stanley, Libby Hartman, Mary Lou Gazley, Jim Reedy, Sally Steinbeck, Jim Elliott, Bob Garrels, Jane Garrels, Hank Rumble, Ernie Rumble.

Back row: Tom Black, Dottie Kimball, Lee Kimball, Don Shaul, Lee Elliott, Jim Steinbeck, Berniece Coleman, Gary Coleman, Dick Gazley, Laurette Gambling, Norm Gambling.

We are indeed grateful to Howie for this interesting report of class activities on the west coast. Hopefully, it may inspire others to send in dope of interest to classmates for this column.

We have learned in recent weeks of the deaths of wives of two classmates. Unfortunately, few details are available at this writing. Mary Luosey, wife of Mike Luosey, and Frances Roe, widow of Jack Roe, both died in late 1968. All classmates will join in extending deepest sympathy to Mike and to the Roe family.

Because of the time lag between submission of data for this column and publication, it is not yet possible to provide any report on results of our request for voluntary contributions to the class fund. Those who missed the announcement in the February issue are invited to take checkbook in hand, draft a check payable to Class of 1933 Fund, and send it to the class secretary at the address given at the head of this column.

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Along with their contributions to the class fund these classmates added the following messages: Jack BAIN—"Since I wouldn't attend the reunion I paid little attention to the additional data in the letter. However, here is a small contribution, sorry it's so late. Maybe you ought to mention again in the column what the money is needed for, or to be used for, besides any usual expenses; many others may not have read the literature carefully.

"Mona and I are both working. Recently joyed a vacation in San Juan, P. R., and Montego Bay, Jamaica. Haven't seen any classmates of late. We always appreciate your column and the news of classmates in it.

Keep up the good work."

Hugh MAPLES—"Here's a belated small check for the class fund. Didn't really know it was going on 'til we were delinquent. Glad to learn so many plan to come to Vegas.

I'm only 275 miles away and if any wisn to visit the environs of Los Angeles first, would be glad to have any classmates drop in."

Rosie KINSELLA—"I am sorry I have delayed so long in responding to your call for contributions to the class fund. I had not forgotten it or disregarded it, but had it on my stack of 'things to do.' Enclosed you will find a check . . . and a certificate which is to be signed by you and forwarded to the General Electric Co. who will match the amount of my contribution. I have marked the address to which the certificate is to be sent on the back of the form. I managed to make only one football game this year, the Virginia game, and only saw you from a distance. It was a poor season and we can only hope for a better year next year. I underwent two surgical operations this past year to have new hip joints installed and have pretty well recovered, having retired my crutches two weeks ago. I am now able to walk normally for the first time in over 20 years. Old age isn't so bad after all!

I hope all is well with you and that you have a very pleasant holiday season. As one member of the class of '34, I would like to extend appreciation to you for your continued dedicated service to the class as secretary-treasurer. I fully realize that it is at times a thankless job, but then I am sure there are many other times that you realize your just reward."

John McGILLIS—"We missed several issues of Shipmate so our contribution is delayed. Perram and I are fine. I continue to teach in the Calif, public school system. Our son remarried a fine gal with three children ; so we now count 12 grandchildren.

Our children are doing well: Phillips Co., New Zealand; Major, U S A ; mining engineer, Pennsoil. Ruie and Russ Maynard bought a lovely home near us, so we can no longer claim the finest patio view of the Pacific Ocean. We are just off Hiway One in Santa Cruz County about 70 miles south of the Golden Gate. A friendly glass and a spare room are available to any traveling Navy friends and family. Feliz Navidad.

With kindest regards and thanks for all your faithful service as class secretary."

Jack HOWARD—"My apologies. Your questionnaire re the class reunion was with a batch of mail when I returned from a junket and got stuck in a pending pile and was promptly forgotten until I read Shipmate and it triggered the lapsed synapses. My memory is just as good as it ever was—just 32

a lot shorter. So, with fear and trembling, I make amends as best I can. Your indignant reaction to four (count 'em four) contributions to the class fund also weakened my natural defenses against all worthy appeals so my puny effort will at least bring the total to five. Lest you think otherwise and become discouraged, those of us in the silent majority appreciate your continuing efforts to keep us informed. Does your massive information bureau include information on Charlie Mann ?

The latest Register lists an address in Rio but I could not find him there nor find anyone who knew whence he had fled." (The latest address now on record sounds like a post office box and still in Rio: Caixa Postal 395-ZC-OO.) Carl SCHOENWEISS—"Enclosed is my contribution to the class fund. Although I have read your column regularly over these many years and appreciate your good job of reporting the news, this, as you know, is my first letter to the column. Ellen and I are enjoying retired life in Norfolk, her hometown. I am embarked upon a second career as a trust officer with Virginia National Bank and enjoy my work very much.

Any classmates visiting me downtown are guaranteed a nice lunch at the Harbor Club, Norfolk's newest businessmen's club located on the 21st story of our new VNB Headquarters Building. Ellen and I intend to join the Washington group for the 3Sth reunion."

Chris CHRISTENSEN—"Sorry to be so slow. Merry Christmas to all.

Jean and Paul VAN L E U N E N on their Christmas card: "As usual, didn't get any word about the class fund request until November Shipmate. Regret it took December's issue to get results. Here is a small bit for now and it will have to do until I can discuss the matter with my better half who is on the east coast in Redding Ridge, Conn., assisting with the second grandson —by Martha (nee Van L.) Reid. I swear it's all very wonderful, but it certainly doesn't make one feel younger! Your columns have been full of news—how would we ever do without you? Joining Jean for Christmas in Conn, and then back here before New Year's. Sorry the whole outfit can't do Las Vegas, but we never can expect all of '34 ever to be together again anyway."

Dottie and Dick K A N E ditto: "Trust that this finds you and yours in the best of health and spirits. I know the spirit is there because I have been a most faithful reader to your very faithful regular report in Shipmate.

In fact, the enclosed check for the class fund is the direct result of your December column. I'm sorry I have been so remiss but I'd like to point out that I am only one issue of Shipmate behind my ex-roommate Hi Smith. Dottie and I have been out here in the St. Louis area since I retired in Jan. '63. Am with McDonnell . . . . . . . Assurance ( sorry, two words could not be deciphered). Daughter Dana is a bachelorette residing in Dayton, Ohio, where she attended Univ. of Dayton and where all her school friends reside—except for the inevitable contingent from Pittsburgh, Pa. She is a counselor in juvenile court. The other offspring.

Chip (RFKjr) is attending Univ. of Missouri, School of Education, and can't wait to 'OCS' into the Army (can't explain why not Navy—he swims well!). Looking forward to the Las Vegas reunion—'til then."

Anne and Joe STALEY—"Merry Christmas—Happy New Year" (check enclosed).

Capt. and Mrs. Allyn COLE, Jr., have the honour of announcing the marriage of their daughter Patricia Ann to Mr. John

Alexander Spithill on 28 Dec. at Sacred Heart Church, Honolulu, Hawaii.

All of us who have known Rhea and Charlie BLENMAN will be saddened to learn that Rhea died on 20 Dec. at the Naval Hospital, San Diego. Her death followed an episode of food poisoning which led to complications and a stroke. She was buried in Tucson, Ariz., where Charlie plans to remain with their boys, Bing and Chip, and to continue his association with the University.

Charlie's address is 7102 Edgewater PI,, Tucson, Az. 85704.

Sec'y-Treasurer, Capt. Louis N. Detweiler, (SC) USN (Ret.) 6650 Van Winkle Drive, Falls Church, Va. 22044 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. E. D. Vestel, Jr., (SC) USN (Ret.), 680 Virginia Dr. Winter Parle, Fla. 32789

Warren A R M S T R O N G has been appointed to the San Diego County Central Democratic Committee. He represents the SOth Assembly District. Warren's political career started last fall when he was a candidate for the San Diego city school board.

Marge and W. B. W A L T E R S left Panama City, Fla., where Walt manages the Sears Roebuck store, for a three-week Italian vacation in September. They spent several days in Naples with two old friends of some 35-odd years, Mary and Eddie OUTLAW. Walt and Eddie hail from the North Carolina tobacco belt and were Bancroft Hall roommates. Marge and Mary used to be their drags. Horace LAIRD and his wife Lisolette spent an evening with the Outlaws in late November. Other visiting classmates included Mardges and Ace H U S B A N D and Squidge LEE. By the time this appears in print Mary and Eddie will probably have seen Marie and D. O. VAN N E S S too. Van evidently sold some of those dry cleaning plants he had around Chicago because he wrote to us from Anchorage two days after Christmas and told about a round-the-world three month way vacation he and Marie were taking. They planned to be at the Hotel Royal, 38 Via Partenope in Naples on 13 and 14 March and here are some of the other places they were going to see. Japan, Taipei, Hong Kong, Bangkok, New Delhi, East African Safari from Kenya, Addis Ababa, Cairo, Jerusalem, Beirut, Athens, Agrigento and Sicily. The following letter from Vivian Ramey was received by Jeff PARKER: "First, I want to thank you for the letter you so kindly wrote to me after Rebel's death. With over 300 letters and phone calls, it's been difficult to get all the letters answered. And too, the red tape has been unbelievable.

"Did you receive the note I sent to you acknowledging the generous contribution to the Heart Fund, sent by the classmates in the Washington area ? It hasn't been in Shipmate magazine, so I'm perturbed that Reb's classmates will think me unappreciative. Please let me know.

"I thank God every day that Reb went the way he did. He was on the golf course as usual at 7:30. At ten he took me to the beauty shop, went to the bank, took his dog to the vet's for his weekly medicinal bath, then picked me up at the beauty shop. It was Good Friday, so I cooked him a good fish dinner. I prepared the fish the way he liked them. He was feeling so well and was singing and joking, when he went to take his afternoon rest. Fortunately for me, Tom, a boy who had worked for us over five years, was here shampooing the rugs. When I went in to awaken Reb at two o'clock, he was gone.

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"The Fire Department came immediately, but there was no hope. The patio was filled with friends and classmates when the coroner from San Diego arrived. I was in the next room but didn't hear a sound. The attack was massive and fast, so nothing could have saved him according to what the doctor said and the coroner's report agreed with this.

"Everybody was wonderful with their help.

Dave Nash took charge and arranged all details for the funeral. Reb's brother, class of '37, came down from Santa Clara. He is the only one left of the four brothers. The three others all died of heart attacks. Reb had his first when he had the District Reserve program. He was temporarily retired until the first of last March."

Marion and Bobo T H O M S O N have moved to 6915 29th St., N., Arlington, Va. 22213. Bobo is employed as a computer equipment analyst in the Automatic Data Processing Equipment Selection Office of the Navy Department. U. S. mail will reach Marjorie and Flash F L A C H S E N H A R if sent to him at Box 503, U. S. Naval Air Facility, F P O Seattle 98770.

Dorothy and Jim McCALLUM's daughter Bobbi, a Seattle Post-Intelligencer reporter, was named winner of a first-place $1,500 prize in the ninth annual Penney-Missouri Awards competition for women's page excellence. The annual competition is sponsored by the J. C. Penney Co. and the University of Missouri School of Journalism. Miss McCallum, 25, is the youngest reporter ever to win a first place in the competition. She won for her five-day series of articles on "Unwed Mothersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;The Price They Pay." Lou D E T W E I L E R represented the class at graveside services for George GOOD in Arlington on 18 Dec. A Rosary had been recited and a Requiem Mass was said in Miami where George was stricken with a heart attack on the night of 11 Dec. He died on the morning of the 13th in Jackson Memorial Hospital there. George had undergone a severe heart attack about four years ago and was retired physically in June 1965.

Our sincere sympathy goes to Margaret, to George's son and daughter, and to his mother.

Here is a bit of news about Edna and Frank S M I T H who live happily in Port Townsend, Wash. They've been there since retirement and say there's no better place for a retired person to call home. After buying a large Victorian house and enjoying fixing it up, Frank got interested in real estate and was elected mayor of the town for a fouryear term. One day Edna and Frank found out they'd bought an old building (circa 1885) on the waterfront and were running the Port Towmsend Art Gallery. They've fixed up the upper floor for living and between the art gallery, real estate business and city hall are really having themselves a ball.

The class council received notes from the widows of Joe P L I C H T A and Walter EAST. Dorothy Plichta wrote, "Thank you so much for your personal note of 7 Dec. I wish there was some way I could personally thank all members of the class of 1935 for their lovely flowers. They were greatly appreciated by all members of Joe's family.

If you write a class letter at any time in the near future, perhaps you could extend our thanks to the class for their thoughtfulness."

Joan East said, "Please express to the class of 1935 our deep appreciation for the beautiful blue and gold spray they sent to Walter. H e was proud of his class as I am and it was a comfort to see it represented at M A R C H ,

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the last. My son Jim and my daughter Susan join me in heartfelt gratitude."

Mary Paull and Fred P H I L L I P S have an apartment at Ritter's Park Hotel in BadHamburg, Germany, where Freddy represents United Service Life Insurance Co. Mail to them may be addressed to P. O. Box 2274, A P O New York 09057. Marianne and Amos H A T H A W A Y are enjoying Charleston's gardens as Amos continues to teach math at The Citadel.

Jean and Wally NELSON spent Christmas in California with their daughter Judy and her husband Tom. Wally earned his doctorate several years ago and is a University of Florida professor in Gainesville. Another retired Marine classmate teaching in Florida is Gus H E N D R I C K S who is a math prof at the University of Jacksonville. Merla and Boozie BIERMAN drove to their old Ohio hometown to spend Christmas with relatives.

They're living in Naples, Fla., and proud of their two USMC Major sons, Teddy a West Point graduate and Jay who graduated from V.M.I. Marge and Steve S H E R W O O D sent two letters to the chairman of our Class Council in December. The first one read, "Thank you very much for your warm note. Our Diana was a remarkable young person, constantly giving of herself for others. We have heard from literally hundreds of people, many that we don't know, but who did know this youngster. She left a trail of warmth and love wherever she went. We were blessed to have her for 25 years. Our thanks to you and the Class for your letterâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;it helped."

The second letter from the Sherwoods said, "The copy of your letter to the Lighthouse received. And also the Lighthouse has informed us of the gift to them in Dee's memory from the Class of 1935. It will do much good and Dee would have approved the idea in place of flowers. Our thanks to the Class."

her M.A. at Columbia University's School of Library Sciences. The Taylors' son Kent and his wife Betsy are living in Carmel, Calif., where Kent is working towards his Ph.D. Ethel and Fletch LAMKIN's younger daughter Pat is a freshman at Duke University. Their son Fletcher, Jr., who spent a tour in Vietnam after graduating from West Point is attending the Army Career School at Ft. Sill, Okla. He's been selected to attend PG School to get a Master's degree.

George Philip, III, is a Marine in Vietnam and is due back in May. His mother Margaret Taussig Philip Helmer, wife of Col. Wilbur R. Helmer, USMC (Ret.), lives in Fallbrook, Calif. Her daughter Snow has recently returned from Finland and expects to live in the Washington area.

Jeannette and Kenny W E S T sent a Mele Kalikimaka from Hawaii to their friends at Christmas. Their children Dan, John and Gretchen reside with them near the University in Honolulu. Kenny is on the University of Hawaii staff.

We were shocked and saddened by the news of the sudden death of Buzz BORRIES at his home in Orange Park, Fla. A fitting tribute written by one of his many close friends, our N-star football manager. Red McDonald, was just received.

Reflections from the Sidelines "He was listed in the official line-up and statistics sections of Navy football programs in 1934 as: 'No. 10 Borries, Fred, Jr., Class '35, Position Back, Age 22, Weight 172, Height 6.00, Prep School Kavanaugh, Home Town Louisville, Ky.' And lo, like Ben Adhem's, his . . . 'name led all the rest . . .,' as deservedly then as it now does in retrospect. Who among us who were so

We're pleased to report that after a rough year health-wise, Cupid MACKIE was back on his feet and improving at the end of the year. He and his charming realtor wife Isabelle reside in Chevy Chase near Westmoreland Circle in a home they bought some 20odd years ago when Cupe was attached to Washington's Nebraska Ave. Communication Station.

Betty and Pat M c E N T E E relate their daughter Jill's husband has returned from Vietnam after a year there with the Special Forces and is now in his second year of residency at Boston's City Hospital. Their Marine son Jerry is in Vietnam and their daughter Lynn is a freshman at the University of Georgia.

Judy Moody sent Christmas greetings from herself and her smart-looking Kerry Blue Terrier, O'Brien. We once owned two Kerry Blues and we can say with authority that Judy has an intelligent, alert and loyal companion. A couple of other dog lovers who have a dachshund named Herman and two bassets are Betty and George Towne BAKER. Their new address is 511 Garrison Dr., Barefoot Acres, California, Md. 20619.

(That California, Maryland, is no joke. It exists!)

Barbara and Jesse GAYE are very proud of their daughter Mimi who recently received early acceptance from V.P.I. Barbara is managing a ladies' health club and having herself a ball doing it.

Floride and LeRoy TAYLOR have announced the engagement of their daughter Martha to Ens. Curt Shantze '68. The wedding is planned for this summer. Martha was graduated from Vassar and is working for

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fortunate as to see him in action can ever forget the electrifying sight of Buster Borries under full sail? Certainly not one single opponent. In that flickering instant that it took him to get underway from an utterly relaxed 'Stop' to 'All Ahead Flank,' that deceptively awkward-appearing roll of a gait with which he walked was transformed into pure poetry in motion. Years before the phrase, 'Run to Daylight' was even coined; Bustling Buster was making daylight with the elusiveness of a shadow, the grace of a gazelle and a power which only an opposing player whose unhappy chore it was to try to 33

impede his progress could evaluate. His downfield blockers had the relatively simple assignment of engaging the nearest opposition until the whistle blew, because they had nc) way of knowing how many times Buster might pass their way again on one of his patented twenty-minute runs. As for his speed, the answer to the question, 'Just how fast was Borries?' has always been an easy one for me. It consists of a simple statement of fact: 'At least two steps faster than whoever was chasing him.' It was well established early in his career that Buster did not relish being tackled from behind; and such an occurrence was more than a rarity; it was a practical impossibility.

"Borries excelled in three major sports at the Academy and, as one who thinks he knew him well, I like to believe that he had reasons distinctively his own for each of the sports he chose. In the springtime, he played baseball because that best fulfilled his need for a competitive outlet while affording the maximum of relaxation. It was less demanding in training and concentration and far less productive of contusions and abrasions.

In the winter, he played basketball for the sheer love of the game. This was, by a wide margin, his favorite sport and the one from which he derived the most satisfaction. During the autumn he played football—the one game in which he had no peer. In direct contrast to the flair with which he played baseball and the abandon with which he played basketball, he played football with a deadly earnestness. It may come as a surprise to some among his hosts of admirers and fans to learn that Buster had no particular fondness for football, the sport in which he has received his greatest acclaim and for which he will be best remembered. It is my sincere belief that Borries played football to the very hilt that he did, for Navy and for us bench-warmers and radiator-club members of The Regiment. He was the literal personification on the field of all the sideline courage, dedication, tenacity of purpose and ferocity of execution of all of us who were far less gifted and much more vocal than he. He did flawlessly what we would have liked to believe we could have done if . . .

"As a necessary defense of becoming modesty for one subjected to much hero-worship, as was his just due, Borries affected a bluff, 'I-don't-give-a-damn' air much as an actor might 'play the part' when on stage. This was not the Buster I think I knew. Beneath this often carefully cultivated, yet quite thin, exterior, I saw an essentially shy and deeply sensitive human being who wanted very much to be known and liked for what he was —just himself.

"Of all the kudos which have been heaped upon Buster Borries through the years, three come most readily to mind as being outstanding because they came with sincerity from giants in the world of college football, the field of his greatest renown. The first was from our own inspirational head coach, Tom Hamilton, in a radio broadcast in Cleveland on the eve of our 10-6 thumping of Notre Dame. Without equivocation Tom said, 'Borries is the greatest football player I ever saw.' That, coming from such a man, covered all the territory there was. The second was from a man not noted for his generosity to any opponent, the late Jock Sutherland, then head coach at Pitt. At the end of that long November afternoon when the finest Navy team I ever saw play suffered its lone defeat, in what was perhaps Buster's greatest game, Sutherland said, 'Borries was the best player on the field today.' That was high tribute from an unexpected source.

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The third was from Navy's inimitable and ageless 'Old Pro,' Rip Miller, when he called to ascertain if I had heard the tragic news of Buster's leaving us. In his own way, Rip said, 'That guy did everything that could be done on a football field except take tickets.'

"Praise from such as those above well qualifies as 'Approbation from Sir Hubert Stanley' . . . Little, if anything, could be added here. However, I would like to express a thought from one who saw him through my eyes: If ever that One whom the immortalized Grantland Rice described as 'The One Great Scorer' . . . should decide to field a team from all the Ail-Time AilAmericans on His roster, it would have to be a one-platoon system, or there would be only twenty-one players to be announced, in my book. For all I could expect to hear that Stentorian Voice call out would be: 'Starting at tailback and free safety, Number Ten, Buster Borries of Navy!'

"Gentlemen, I give you Borries.

"Truly, a Great Ballplayer and a Great Guy." To the Borries family, our heartfelt sympathy.

Sec'y, Capt. W. M. Hanger, USN (Ret.) 4720 Sedgwick S t . , N.W. Washington, D. C. 20016 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Wm. A. Ellis, USN (Ret.) 4101 Downing St. Annandale, Va. 22003

Well, the windy month is here, and not far behind will be spring with its clean-up, lawn seeding, and digging out the shrubs from under the winter mulch. Right now as we go to press, we're shivering in the twenties. So by the time you read this column we can be glad the cold winter and snow are over and really be ready to welcome the warmth of the spring sunshine again. One thing we do know, we got smart this year, we shivered at home and not in Florida.

It was with deep regrets and much sorrow that we picked up the sports page of the 4 Jan. Washington Post to learn that our old friend and Battalion mate Buzz Borries had died suddenly of a heart attack. To us '36 1st. Batt Aggies Buzz was more than just the best halfback and all around athlete Navy has had. He was our understanding comrade, our haven of rest and comfort during plebe year, and most of all our leading example of the Blue and Gold spirit which in all the years that followed has kept us together as one big Navy team. We are honored to have been numbered among his friends. To his wife and family we of '36 express our belated thoughts with deepest sympathy.

Gene R I E W E reports: "Among the 102,000 at the A&N game were the following '36ers who saw the Blue & Gold give a good account of themselves after an otherwise disastrous season: Gillette, Shaw, Holman, Bradley, Winsor Brown, Cresap, Barbara and Wally Schlech, Claudianna and Joe Rice, Golda and Dick Myers, Tessie and me, as well as various off-spring. It was a grand day for all in spite of the final score which was saved only by time once more running out on a hard-fighting Navy team."

The eighth of Jan. marked the beginning of the '69 luncheon season here in Washington. Out for the kick-off were: Baumeister, Bradley, Dabney, Ellis, Hanger, Tom King, Oseth, Rice, Robertshaw, Ryder, Teel, Tyler, and Williams—all once more enjoying the friendly atmosphere of the A&N Country Club stag room and those delicious roast beef sandwiches. While much of the conversation was centered around the A&N game and predictions on who would be

Navy's new head football coach, the main topic of discussion was the carryover from the November meeting, i.e., whether or not we should commit ourselves to a class-sponsored annual donation to the Naval Academy Foundation or poll the entire class for its views. After due consideration pro and con and thorough deliberation it was the consensus of those present that a poll of the class under our class constitution and bylaws was not required and that while the efforts and objectives of the Foundation are fully recognized, contributions to its cause are left to the decision of each individual member of the class.

Two additional items of business were a motion, unanimously carried, that annual dues of $3 be assessed to maintain the class treasury, and the election of Bill HANGER as class secretary to succeed Paul TYLER who retired on 1 March. Kudos were expressed to Paul by our president for the outstanding job he has performed as well as our best wishes to him and Rita for the future.

Reports have it that Otis COLE, back in Coronado, is working on his doctorate. We all wish him success in this endeavor.

Bob W I L L I A M S is now eastern regional marketing manager for Packard Bell Space & Systems Division with his headquarters in Suite 501, 1660 "L" St., N.W., Washington, D. C. 20036.

Christmas greetings from Nancy & Tom K I M M E L brought pictures and news about the Kimmel family. Nancy, still enthusiastic about being a Washington guide, now acts as an escort on occasional trips to such places as the Smokey Mountains of Tennessee; Tom still enjoys his work with the Westinghouse underwater program, frequently taking trips to far away places where he looks forward to seeing classmates and old friends. Tom Jr. is back on the east coast at Destroyer School after lyi years in the Pacific, Vietnam, and cruising around in Korean waters during the PUEBLO crisis. "Ginger" was married in September to Steven Herrick, also a Navy junior whose parents live in Coronado. The newlyweds live in Troy, N. Y., where Steve is teaching and working on his Master's at RPI. Ginger is also studying for her Master's at Albany State and doing parttime teaching at the high school. Ned, #2 son, is a sophomore at Penn where he is a member of the University golf team. Bill is a senior at Severn School and now looking colleges over as he contemplates the day he will be getting out from under the parental eye.

Shared with you as we have done in the past are news tidbits picked off the many Christmas greetings gratefully received.

From: Ann and Warfield B E N N E T T , "Too bad about that A&N game. Well, maybe next year! Everything AOK with us, tho' Ann and John won't be here for Christmas as they are in North Dakota for the school year, and Clay is doing his Naval Reserve training over the holidays. However, Bill will keep us company. Come on down to Panama City!"

Bunny and Vince COMBS, "We miss all the 'Classics' in the Washington area. What an A&&N game!! Regards to all."

Med FOWLER, "The three of us are busy in sunny Calif. There are lots of old friends here, and many activities available. I will have my three grandchildren and oldest daughter and husband here for Christmas.

Looking forward to it. Hope all is well, and regards to all."

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Bula and Ed KING, "Both daughters happily married, and we hope to get our boy out here before another semester at Memphis State. This has been a fantastic year! Ed's been extended 'til 1970—but I'll be home next summer or sooner to check on 'things.'

Regards to all. Boogie.''

Tessie and Gene R I E W E , "All alone here. Would like to hope (but don't expect) that the situation will change. Arnie, our youngest, is to be married in Trenton the Saturday before Christmas. Jon, #2, is due back from (Germany in January. We are now at 600 Kent St., Radford, Va. 24141; Phone (703) 639-0509."

Jane and Syd SHERBY, "We're still rubbing elbows with the cowboys and enjoying the Shipmate columns; we'll be with a Navy contingent in Ft. Worth for the BIG GAME —BEAT A R M Y ! Thinking of y'awl, and best wishes for '69."

S'all for now. We still hope to have that new directory in your hands by the time you read this month's column. You'll be hearing more from your secretary-treasurer about the $3 annual dues. But why wait? Get it in the mail today! We are still solvent, but the kitty is getting thin!

Corr. Sec'y, LCdr. J . P. M. Johnston, USN (Ret.), 2118 Bancroft Place, N.W. Washington, D. C. 2 0 0 0 8 .

WASHINGTON N E W S Westinghouse Electric per the 8 Jan. Wall Street Journal has had a major corporate reorganization which has resulted in the formation of four autonomous groups each headed by a president. John W. SIMPSON, formerly vice president of the electric utility division, is now president of the power systems group. John has three executive vice presidents reporting to him, one of which is Joseph C. RENGEL, responsible for the nuclear energy systems.

Joan Obermeyer sent a postcard to Larry Brantley explaining why the OBERMEYERs could not attend his cocktail party. Jack vras on the high seas and they had moved to 27 La Forge Rd., Darien, Ct. 06820. Jack is with the marine division of Texaco and enjoying his new career immensely.

Bea and Larry B R A N T L E Y gave a most successful cocktail party in the Gold Room, Officers' Club, Fort McNair on 12 Dec. for Mary and Charlie MINTER. More classmates turned up for this party than had been together for many a moon. The Minters had come from Norfolk, Va. Shirley and Tom Adams, Mary and Dave Bell (have quarters in Fort McNair where Dave is deputy in command), Peggy and Bernie Bieri, Ann and Fogg Blasdel, Phoebe and Pinky Baer, Berkie and Jim Cresap, Anne and Jim Cruse, Eloise and Tom Davies, Midge and Jimmie Denton, Mary Virginia and Ted Gibson, Jay and Fil Gilkeson, Mary Louise and Ard Grantham, Torry and Ted Harper, Peggy and Paul Hartmann, Ethel and Fred Janney, Betty and Curt Kelly, Jean and Swamproot Lajaunie, Betty and Charley Lake, Ruth and Bill Mack, Margrit and Cliff Messenheimer, Ruth and Walt Reid, Bess and Jack Slaughter, Marion and Fred Schneider, Fran and Walt Stencil (from Eastern Shore, Md.), Barbara and Bunny Shupper, Marcella and Wes Steesy, and Jane and Chuck Stein.

The above cocktail party was the second party given by the Brantleys in one week.

The first party had been an open house for Larry's second Shakey Pizza Parlor opening in Annandale, Va. The Brantleys had invited all of the area classmates and friends to the opening night.

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The second Thursday lunch at the ArmyNavy Country Club had lots of news just from the 12 that attended. Chuck STEIN is now director of Corporate Planning Leasco, Systems and Research Corp. This firm does consulting in the information sciences and computers. Tom ADAMS was saying that he has sold his instructional slide film-strips in 33 states and is in the black since he first started business with his own development in Jan. 1968. Paul H A R T M A N N was saying that Larry BERNARD has been ordered back to Washington as deputy inspector general. Bob FARRINGTON announced his marriage to Helen Zotos on Christmas Day. Bob now works for Systems Research Corp. in Washington, D. C.; Helen is the public affairs officer in the Department of Commerce. Fritz S C H N E I D E R said that on 1 Dec. Don W H I T E made upper half rear admiral and Roger M E H L E , on 1 Jan.; this left Fritz as the senior rear admiral lower half.

The others attending the luncheon were Larry Brantley, Jimmy Denton, Morgan Baldwin (from Baltimore), Wes Steesy, Ted Gibson, John Johnston, and John Reese.

Sec'y, Capt. John A. Bogley, USN (Ret.) 3900 Watson P i . , Apt. 7B Washington, D. C. 20016

W A S H I N G T O N AREA The Washington area group is slowly recovering from all the varieties of flu which have nearly incapacitated the area. When the casualties appeared to be heading for epidemic proportion, we ruled out the pleasant custom of greeting with a kiss and settled for a warm and friendly handshake. However, we ended up the year in great style and proved that '38 still had what it takes and would be doing their thing for a long while to come.

The RAYMERs started off the holiday festivities with a lovely open house party.

Despite the fact that Jack was confined to his bed with the Hong Kong variety, Betty and son Tom went on with the show and a good time was had by all. We held our annual cocktail-dinner-dance again at the Andrews Air Force Base Officers' Club and the local committee did themselves proud. I would like to take this opportunity to express to Beshany, O'Brien, Al Church, Raymer, Sonenshein, Morrison and Owen, the deep appreciation of all of us for the great job they have done in keeping us together during this rather hectic transition period.

They have left us a sturdy platform from which to launch future adventures and we are deeply gratified. In attendance at the party were the Wellses, Hestons, Mansfields, Owens, Morgans, Eliots, Hank Jacksons, Melvins, Adairs, Lubys, (Towards, Washingtons, Manns, Bidwells, Hartigans, Al Churches, O'Briens, Art Johnsons, Don Browns, Andrews, Inghams and Harry Masons. The guys were in youthful spirit and I never saw the dolls look lovelier.

The S P E A R S gave an unusual as well as most delightful party for classmates and their families. This younger '38 generation is most impressive and there is no question that our traditions have been firmly planted and reaching full maturity. The H E S T O N s wound up the year with their New Year's Eve party which has become a '38 tradition with gay hats and prizes.

New second careers launched include Ray ALEXANDER'S appointment as manager of the Silver Spring office of the National Bank of Maryland, and Charlie NORRIS and Bill Spears to manager H & R Block Income Tax Offices in Virginia. With so

many of our classmates in the financial world, our money problems are in good hands and we wish them good luck and welcome any advice they care to pass along to improve all our lot.

Luke and Anne McDONALD have returned from duty in Japan to new duty in Norfolk as deputy chief of staff for logistics and management CinCLantFlt. Married daughter Jessica lives in Denver and young daughter Elizabeth attends LSU. Luke recently spent some time in the Pentagon receiving briefings for his new job and promised to send some news of the Norfolk group as soon as he gets settled down, hopefully in quarters.

HOLIDAY GREETINGS W E L C O M E D As in years past, the abundance of my reward for my efforts in writing this column comes from the many kind and thoughtful words included in your Christmas cards for which I am sincerely grateful. This year exceeded the last and as space permits I will pass along some of the news. Florrie and Fred SCHROEDER left Old Shinglesides to visit London and Paris on business and pleasure—London for business and Paris for pleasure to see daughter who is with the U. S. Embassy.

Bill and Marybeth COLLUM went down to San Diego to attend a '38 party engineered

by Lee and Margie ROGERS, not too long from Japan and retirement, and stayed with the Mickie F I N N S . In attendance were the Olsens, Buasses, Muirs, Dimmicks, Finns, Ratliffs, Sinnotts, Ogles, Worthingtons, Semmes, Kerchevals, Jensens, Rogers, Willy Browns, Bennetts and Readys. The Collums also attended Chris Conrad's wedding in San Francisco, seeing Jean and Connie and Ruth and Gid BOYD. The GLENNONs pass along from Houston that Bill is enjoying his job with Tenneco as a staff advisor in management science. Normie graduated from Goucher in June and is living in New York City where she is doing cholesterol research work at Rockefeller University Research Lab. Susan transferred to the University of Texas and loves it. Peggie and Tom W A S H I N G TON, on duty at Patuxent River, have bought a new town house at 3913 Watson Place which I can see from my window, and will move in next summer as welcome neighbors. The Frank LYNCHes say hello from Stonington, Conn.; Frank plans a visit to Washington soon and promises to pay me a visit.

The Fred DIERMANs are enjoying college campus life in Baltimore. Jane and George MUSE continue to enjoy duty in Omaha. The Harry STOTTs landed in Lisbon to spend some time with Joanne and Bud Woodson '42 in their lovely home in Cascais on the coast just 10 miles west of Lisbon. Bud is number 2 on IberLant staff.

The SCHELLINGs are now settled down in Kodiak, Alaska. The Dave HARRISes find life in Menlo Park and the brokerage business most enjoyable. The W E Y M O U T H s have returned to Norfolk with Ralph in new duty as Commander Fleet Air Wings Atlantic Fleet and quarters in Maryland House East, Naval Station. The Jigger HARMONs have settled on the north shore in Huntington, N. Y., with Jigger working with Airborne Instruments Laboratory, a division of Cutler Hammer. Len is now in Florida training to be a park ranger in the Grand Canyon. Jerry is out of the Army and attending Marion Institute Junior College.

The McCRORYs are settled in Norfolk and young Jan sent best wishes from the '38 juniors. The BAGBYs are enjoying their 35

new surroundings in Pittsburgh and the Rab IRVINEs, their new home in Bellevue, Washington. The Walt SMALLs are on duty in Pearl and Nash WILLIAMs was the first to send me his-postcard with address in Pasadena. The Herb GRAVEs find college life in Winter Haven, Fla., satisfying in every way. The Herm MILLERs send word from New Britain, Conn., that daughter Julia was married to Roger Britain in May. In October, daughter Mary, married to John Pierce of Tyler, Tex., gave birth to a little girl making them grandparents. Hermon teaches ninth grade earth science and has joined the hole in one PGA ranks. The Lowell J E T T s say hello from Mill Valley, Calif. The John BURKHARDTs are in Mundelein, 111., where John works for the Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Co. of Chicago and commutes by train. Son Johnny is on duty in the USS NEW ORLEANS. Philip is in his third year at Norwich University. Mary, David and the baby are on their way to new duty station at Monterey where David will take postgraduate work.

Other classmates in the near vicinity are the DENEKASes, SOBALLEs and HAMLINs. The AKERs are living in Huntington Beach, Calif.

The Jim PAYNEs have settled in Minden, La., where Jim works for Sperry Rand Corp. in the ordnance business but feels he is still carrying out another set of Navy orders.

Young Jim attends the University of Georgia and Paul is at High Point College in North Caroline. The W E S C H E s report that they have been at one address and one job over five years in Pittsford, N. Y., but it is a good town and the job is a busy one. The WICKs moved to Honolulu to try it for six months and like it so much they are looking for a home and a second career for John.

The MARKs have moved to Winter Haven, Fla. The R I N D S K O P F s ' son Peter was married in November and Sylvia and Mike journeyed back to the states from duty station in Pearl for the occasion.

Many thanks for all the kind words and don't forget to send me a postcard with your address on it and any news that I can pass along to all your friends.

Sec'y, Capt. Edward L. Beach, USN (Ret.) U. S. Naval War College Newport, R. I. 02840

'Tis a grand thing to have Christmas, but for some reason one is also glad when it's over and things can get back to normal.

This is being written at the end of Christmas saturnalia and it is indeed about time we got back to business. But there is one huge fly in the ointment: after Christmas comes the income tax I One of the blessings of Christmas is that one hears from old friends, and a fall-out is that one gets the opportunity to up-date their addresses. That is, if they've had the forethought to give their new addresses.

This is particularly important for service folk, who change rather more frequently than the rank and file of the population (get the irony, folks?) So, those who don't make a habit of rubber stamping your address on Christmas cards or the envelopes are simply missing a chance to do to others as you have probably more than once wished others would do to you.

Bobo and Jane BOBCZYNSKI are still living at the same place (577 Rosecrans St., San Diego 92106), so that ain't news, but what is news is how in the devil he managed to get all ten of the Bobo clan into one picture at the same time. Tell us your 36

secret, old man, and we'll send the dope to Bill McGUIRK, who was last heard of chasing one or two of the smaller ones with a lasso.

News also in from the SUGGs. The CS reports that Sy and Suzy flipped over a lovely piece of acreage a couple of blocks from the University where Sy is trying to convince the kids that he is smart enough to be a professor, and so they went ahead and bought it and built a house, all in the face of ultimate plans to settle finally elsewhere.

The new address is 138 East Longmeadow Rd., Brookgreen, Greenville, N. C. 27834.

Win BERG has a mistress, but Charlie is staying on the job, too. Matter of fact, she's crew and he's captain, and the new mistress is about thirty feet on the waterline, brand new and the fastest sloop on the Chesapeake.

It's fully guaranteed against grandchildren falling overboard (the CS says), and anyone who wants to go for a boat ride can bring along his own yo heave ho and spell Charlie for a while on the halyards and sheets. 7037 Coventry Rd., Alexandria, Va. 22306.

At the December class luncheon Charlie Chandler was presented a mounted class crest in real appreciation for his work on the class executive committee. Paul Schratz was on hand for the presentation.

Bob and Micky CLARK are enjoying the new career (stockbroker) with headquarters at 1117 Woodbridge Dr., Alexandria, Va. 22308. The ECUCA sent a litte more dope than this, but Madame Buck is keeping a pair of gerbils for one of the young Bucks, and they got loose and ate some of Buck's secret files. Same for Bob and Charlotte BROWNLIE, whose address, however, is 1334 W. Ocean View Ave., Norfolk, Va. 23S03. Howard and Polly T H O M P S O N can still be reached at S H A P E Compound (LiveOak A P O NYNY 09055) and are making plans for the six months hence trek to Ultima Thule, if they can figure out where it is.

Some of the gents have already arrived at Ultima Thule, such as yours truly and the CP. SCHRATZ, as reported earlier, is now ensconsed more or less out at the U. of Mo., but he promises to be back too often.

No address yet, but we'll ferret one out in spite of him.

Ellen and Ebbie BELL were last heard of heading south to the West Indies in company with Phil and Gigi Beshany, presumably to inspect some of their joint real estate. Good time to head south, but we can't see how the Pentagon let them out, either one of them, long enough to go that far away.

But in the meantime, the P-palace has reclaimed Rog and Bebe PAINE, who enjoyed only about a year of release and now hold out the latchstring at 6214 Waterway Drive, Falls Church 22044. And Hank and Monty LLOYD, still at Qtrs. B, NAS Memphis (38115), are planning resettlement come next June all the way south, in the

first settlement within the U. S., i.e., St. Augustine, Fla. The Florida coast spy claims old Hammerin Hank has already got himself all set up and organized down there.

Incidentally, speaking of this resettlement business, or Ultima Thule, don't disregard the warning uttered earlier in these pages about how you go about this fairly crucial change of life. The dope is that those who retire voluntarily make out a heck of a lot better than those who merely let the wheels of the gods grind along. Only the comptroller knows howcum, and it sounds like a beautiful bunch of tangled technicalities which have not the slightest bearing on the substance of the problem, but there it is. Look up the fine print, gents, and don't get caught short after it's too late for herpicide.

Bing and Margalee GILLETTE, currently residing at 5716 Marengo Rd., Washington, D. C. 20016, recently decided to pay a late call on Lorenzo and Jimmie GEISâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;anyway, they announced their intentions by kicking and banging on the door until it fell in and after that it was a good party.

Among the latest to announce plans for Ultima Thule is Bill H U S H I N G , presently braving the snows of Boston but finally having had it and opting for the sunny shores of Florida, where there are apparently a couple of uncaught fish with either Bill's or Mickey's name on them. This is one place, says Bill, where if the impulse to do useful work becomes overpowering, one can merely roll over and let the other side tan for a while. Daresay he and old Don O'Meara will have something going, and the fishes had better hibernate for a term.

Here's a long report from the CS on old Jim HINGSON, who most recently made a trip to the South Pole with a group of Reps and Dems just before Christmas. It's a bit hard to decipher, but apparently the temperature on the first day down there was a mere minus 20, but the next day it was minus 40, and finally pegged at a cool minus 71 degrees. Some of the Reps and Dems were afraid of getting frozen stiff, but being well supplied with what's necessary were able to keep from having this happen. But old Jim had no problem because he was officer-incharge, and you all know what that means, the sheer responsibility of it all kept him from becoming a permanent feature of the frozen landscape. Old Doc Abbot holds forth down there for half the year in his job as ComlcePack, and it seems that one day while Jim was there Doc and a couple of his cohorts decided to take a four-wheel-drive jeep on a cruise over some icebergs. So they were chugging along very well, dodging crevasses when they could and going licketysplit over them when they were small and couldn't be dodgedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and all of a sudden one of the crevasses turned out to be a seal's blowhole, covered with soft snow, and the so-called pink panther, which was the name of this jeep, got mired down to its radiator caps. There they were, and Doc decided they would be better off somewhere else and they began to climb gingerly out of the sinking cab when the seal, who was the real cause of it all, surfaced alongside to see what in thunder had made such a mess out of his comfortable blowhole. The seal let out a couple of groans, the snow slid a bit higher, and now the Olympic Committee is looking for Doc and friends to offer them a berth on the team.

There's 7,000 feet of ice on top of Antarctica, not only frozen solid but compressed, and with several thousand years worth of gases also packed in. So this ice doesn't behave like any ordinary ice if you SHIPMATE

get it up from really down deep. This is one of the things Doc has been doing—they've got one of those corers down there, and Doc has lifted some pretty doggone old chunks of ice from real deep (see this column some months ago re a chunk of ice which has been there since the time of Christ). As the stuff melts it gives off this entrapped gas in little spurts, and the ice expands back to the size it ought to be if it had not been under so much pressure; so it squeaks and barks, and skids around on the dish, acting more like a Mexican jumping bean than anything else.

Brother Jim has his plans pretty much set.

He's going to Tyson's Corner, where he's to be manager of the shopping center or something like that. It's convenient, only a couple of miles from home (8909 Brook Rd., McLean, Va.), and it says here that this job will really suit old Jim for awhile but not forever, and either some congressman will grab him or he'll run hisself, and get elected, too!

On the subject of retirement plans. Buck recently attended the ceremonial departure from active duty of one of our better known classmates, an adopted member in fact, who shall henceforth be referred to simply by his well-earned sobriquet of Pigboat. After a lifetime in the service Pigboat finally cashed it in, to the tune of ruffles and flourishes, guns (fired rapidly. Buck thought, and therefore obviously at his own personal direction) and a fine few remarks in which the jollity, respectful irreverence and forward-looking joie de vivre, which have been qualities endearing this particular classmate everywhere he has ever gone, were conspicuously present.

RAdm. Roy S. BENSON, who graduated with '29 but has somewhere lost ten years and foimd up in '39 (at least that's our story), and Mrs. Benson, will be living at 134 Forest St., Needham, Mass. 02192. In the comments made about Pigboat there was reference to twenty decorations he had earned during his naval service (some of these old Buck watched him get), and among the comments heard in the audience was wonderment at how such a mild looking gent as our Pigboat coiJd have really been such a tiger. Just shows, I guess, that some tigers are felt and others are heard.

A flash just in from the Florida coast agent: Hammerin' Hank's date for Ultima Thule is the first Feb., and he's going to be the Director of Admissions of Flagler College for Women at St. Augustine. It's a brand-new college, opened this year according to the agent, and Hank will have his work cut out for him. Note for Hank: It says here that you gotta treat this crew different; no hammering—but maybe it will be ok to pat them on their pointed heads once in a while.

No report in yet from the WCUCA, and so we don't know whether the San Diego gang had their monthly food and gab festival in early Jan., but maybe next month we'll be able to report on two of them. The Washington group had theirs, however, with about 40 classmates gatherin' round. Most of them, it was noted, have already been to Ultima Thule, but Neal ALMGREN announced he was heading that way on 1 Feb. Neal plans to build a house in Essex, Conn., and claims he will turn down all proposals for anything because for the next six months he's going to have his hands full with that mammoth landscaping job. Ray T E N A N T Y is now a special asst to CNO, doing liaison work with Navy-oriented civilian outfits, in between times keeping himself out of trouble by helping Larry SEIS stay in trouble. Herb KRILOFF made it in town from up in New MARCH

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York state where he works for Sperry Rand and got the long distance prize (again, it seems to Buck). Dixie H O W E L L , looking the picture of success with his new travel agency and a new two hundred dollar suit, let it be known that this sort of business is the best, like, really great. You've got to, ya know? check in on all the places you tout your customers to just to make sure you're not giving them a bum steer. Special consideration and personal service for all members of '39, says Dixie, at the D I N E R S / FUGAZY T R A V E L Agency, with offices in the Nation's Capital at 1010 Connecticut Ave. N.W., zip 20036.

Another one of those present was old Jim McCrocklin, full of steam about his newly patented anti-pollution device for automobiles.

He's got a couple of manufacturers interested in it, and it's just about ready to go. Chance to get in on the ground floor, maybe, for anyone with a few extra buckniks and no kids left around to spend them on?

Buck's final item really should have led all the rest, but you know how it is amongst us fellows, we always try to save the best for the last. This is a late but carefully documented report from the CS, who claims he spent his entire expense account this month checking it out, that Gene and Wini BREEN are about to lose their heretofore distinction of being the oldest parents of the youngest baby, and the little CB (for Class Baby) will shortly forfeit her title to an even younger claimant who isn't even born yet— and you've got to admit that that's pretty doggone young! The accurate dope is that Pres and Betsy SHAMER have so enjoyed retirement in the wilds of Pennsylvania that they decided to start a new life together— and by golly this proves they really meant it.

They're living at exit four on the New Jersey Turnpike in a little old town called Moorestown, and Pres is manager of Program Planning at RCA Defense Electronics Products. His job is to guess what the Navy needs that RCA can make and then somehow get RCA to make it. If Buck's filing system were what it ought to be he'd have an address to give, but it got lost among the Christmas cards.

And that's about it for tonight, friends, the deadline is once again upon us, and it is late—or early, to be more precise. Your old pal, Buck.

Mr. Brown is serving as coordinator for the gubernatorial campaign of Norfolk State Sen. Henry Howell. The wedding will take place in early spring in St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Norfolk.

Also that a summer wedding is planned— Dr. and Mrs. William D. J A M E S announce the engagement of their daughter. Miss Sara Nair James, to Conley Clark Laster III of Norfolk, Va. Mr. Laster is the son of Mrs. Conley Clark Laster, Jr., of Norfolk and the late Cmdr. Laster, USN. Miss James graduated from St. Mary's School and Junior College in Raleigh and will graduate from Mary Baldwin College in Staunton in June. Mr. Laster graduated from the Norfolk Academy and from Davidson College in Davidson where he was a member of Pi Kappa Phi social fraternity. He attended the Univ. of Montpelier in Montpelier, France, for one year. Mr. Laster is attending the Law School of the Univ. of Va., where he is a member of Phi Alpha Delta legal fraternity.

Though it happened late last December we in the class of '40 were pleased to note that Miss Antoinette Figuers, daughter of Col. Horace H. FIGEURS, USMC (Ret.), and Mrs. Figuers, was one of the prettiest gals at the 14th Holly Ball. This year was the 14th anniversary of the Northern Virginia social tradition and was held here at the Army-Navy Country Club.

A big welcome back to Washington, D. C, to Margaret and Fritz F R E U N D . Maj.Gen. Fritz, USA, is employed—full time we understand—in the JCS as Special Assistant for Counterinsurgency and Special Activities (SACSA).

H E R E AND T H E R E Just received a nice note from John P. B A R R O N down in sunny Sebring, Fla., in which he states, "I just read in the November issue of Shipmate an article about a man named John F. Banon. Very interesting.

It sounds like me." Sorry, John, I didn't catch the error but am sure anyone reading the article on activities of "Banon," knew that shifty executive really was the Barron.

Thanks again—keep us posted—straight, too.

Sec'y, RAdm. R. G. Anderson, USN WSEG, 400 Army-Navy Drive, Arlington, Va. 22202

WASHINGTON REPORT Looks like we have made it through another winter. Though the March winds are still bitter cold, we in Washington know Spring is just around the corner because of the early sales on Easter bonnets and closeout sales on ear muffs and long undies. What we all are pleased about—"It's good jogging weather again!"

Happy to pass along the word that Capt.

John Everett GREENBACKER, USN, and Mrs. Greenbacker announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Susan Byrd Greenbacker of Norfolk, Va., to Robert Eugene Brown, also of Norfolk. Mr. Brown is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ivey Wendell Brown of Norfolk. Miss Greenbacker graduated from Stephens College, Columbia, Mo., in 1963 and Radford College in 196S. She is on the English faculty of Granby High School. Mr. Brown, who graduated with honors from the Univ. of Va. in 1960, served two years in the U. S. Naval Reserve. He received his law degree from the Univ. of Va. in 1965.

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Good to hear from Charlotte and Bill BUSH, Capt. USN. They have just completed some two and one-half years at U. S. D.A.O., New Delhi, India. They are now back in the good old USA and Bill is Chief of Staff to Commander, Naval Air Technical Training Command, Memphis, Tenn.—their first inland tour. Welcome back, Bill and Charlotte, and look us up when you are in Washington.

Dick LONG (Capt. R. W., Ret.) writes from Tahoe City, Calif., "Greetings to all from beautiful Lake Tahoe in the Sierras."

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Jim and Betty TRAYLOR are getting set to enjoy retired life in Annapolis where Jim will be a program manager with Westinghouse. Temporarily they will be at 15 Shipwright St. Fritz and Jan H A N S E N report that Sally has been accepted at Purdue. Steve is already there.

A news release from Saigon takes note of Bryan P I C K E T T earning the Meritorious Unit Commendation for managing construction programs in Vietnam.

Hawaii Bound. Roy COWDREY stopped

by USNA just before leaving for the islands.

He will report for duty there as Commander SubRon One. The Cowdreys sold their home in nearby Crofton and departed for warmer weather just in time to avoid the coldest part of the Maryland winter. Beat Army!

Sec'y, Capt. Vernon F. Anderson, USN 300 S. Cherry Grove Ave. Annapolis, Md. 21401 Corr, Sec'y, Capt. Lawrence N. Smith, USN 1002 Darton Drive Alexandria, Va. 22308

After the colorful introduction by Vince ANANIA in last month's issue, there is no need for introductory remarks by me except to admit that I am not as persuasive as my predecessor and reckon that I'll do my own typing.

Charles (How do we stop saying Bitsy?)

J A R V I S has written another "Dear Vince" letter telling us of visits with Bill MORROW and Ted J O H N S O N ; he enclosed a check for lifetime membership in "Look Alive with '45." Dan CLEMENTS tells me that this brings the total life memberships in the "Look Alive with '45" association to 62 and there's room for more.

Another Texan, Gordon (Grif) GRIFFIN, tells us that he has resumed private practice after 12 years as district attorney for the 35th District of Texas.

We note that two more '45ers are taking command of aircraft carriers: Dick Alderton to the C a p t . Bryan S. Pickett ' 4 3

Wally and Babs P O N D E R write that they are rotating back to McGraw Hill's home office in New York after four and one-half wonderful years in England. They are setting down at 2 Holland Lane, Cranberry, N.J. Word from Bob and Polly GILLOCK indicates that Bob is working on his Master's degree at Penn State while Polly is busy teaching and doing a research paper.

Hope and Peg STRONG gave us the word on their young 'uns. Susan is at Randolph-Macon, and Hope III is back from 15 months in the Navy and has been admitted to University of Florida Law School.

Kitty and Ed DANK W O R T H were back in the U. S. from NATO duty on a vacation trip to see friends and family. They were in Washington, D. C , California and North Carolina.

Sec'y, Capt. S. P. Hills, USN 71 l i Enterprise Ave. McLean, Va. 22101 Annapolis Corr., Capt. Edgar E. Mallick, USN, Office of the Academic Dean, USNA Annapolis, Md. 21402

Admissions Time. The offspring of the class of '44 continue to carry forward the family tradition. Elk K E L L E Y checked in to let us know that son David is applying for admission with the class of 1973. Elk and Wes reside at 118 Merriam St., Weston, Mass. Elk is still an executive with Raytheon Co. Ginny Aldrich brought young Robert to U S N A for a physical. He, too, strives to be a plebe next fall. If he makes the grade, he will follow in the footsteps of his older brother Jim, Jr., class of 1967, who is now a Lt.(jg). 'The senior Aldrichs make their home at Norfolk while Capt. Jim is at sea as CO MAUNA LOA. Ginny Aldrich had carefully written out some other news items while visiting USNA, but like some others I know, she sort of forgot and departed the area with the carefully written notes in her purse.

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BON HOMME RICHARD and

Warren

O'Neil to the SARATOGA. '45'S Navy Air grows mightier.

Max T H O M P S O N sends an invitation from NAS Imperial Beach, "Can always find martinis for transients."

Capt.

W i l l i a m P. Ferguson takes command H e a d q u a r t e r s Supply Activity, T a i p e i .

of

With Bill FERGUSON well established as Tai Pan of Taipei and Fred GORE in the comparable position in Hong Kong, the "Far China Station" has taken on a fresher, brighter look; both have the "Look Alive" welcome mat out, as always.

Plans for the 25th reunion are firming up, but the planners continue to accept ideas....

"Look alive with '45 at the 25."

The class of '45 college-age party was a huge success again this year. Bob and Cecil EIDSON were charming hosts in their spacious home. Many thanks should go to the workers Katheryn Fortson, Polly Doolin, Liz Anania, the Sperbergs, the Finleys, the Colegroves for doing the leg work and the paper work notifying all the 45 college-age heirs. Audrey Utegaard with Tom's help and money provided a sumptuous feast. I can speak, because I helped the college students with the food. Thad TAYLOR recruited the band, it was good and loud. The college-age heirs thought the band was terrific; the parents agreed the band was loud.

Corr. Sec'y, Cdr. C. V. Wilhoit, Jr., USNR 11410 94th Ave. Ct. S.W. Tacoma, Wash. 98498 Washington Corr., Mr. C. W. Kennelly, II 7911 Sleaford Place, Bethesda, Md. 20014

Sec'y, Capt. C. Turner Joy, Jr., USNR 1001 Priscilla Lane Alexandria, Va. 22308 Washington, D. C , Area Sec'y: Capt. Pat March, USN 2713 S. Grant St. Arlington, Va. 22202

It is with deep sorrow that I report the death of Jon Rumble, son of Doug and Althea RUMBLE, who was killed in South Vietnam by enemy rifle fire while on patrol in late December. Funeral services were held at the Fort Meyer Chapel in Arlington, Va., with interment in the Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors. The tremendously large number of classmates who attended the impressive funeral services attests to the high regard the class of '47 feels for the Rumble family.

The annual '47 Washington area Christmas party turned out to be a huge success, thanks to the all-out efforts of Jan and Dick GARDINER. In spite of a run of the Hong Kong flu which felled five couples, 96 "Best on the Severnites" were on hand for the party at the Bethesda Officers' Club.

Present were Dick and Marge Amme, Ray and Anne Baker, Al and Hanna Barnes, Tom and Mary Bell, Ira and Arlene Blair, Fred and Ethel Bouwman, Floyd and Hope Bowdey, Jim and Margaret Burke, Dixon and Pat Caine, Doug and Ginny Cummins, Pete and Burnie Cummins, Ray and Rowena Davis, Jarl and Ardith Diffendorfer, Jim DeGanahl, Herm and Rosemary Estelmann, Tom and Pat Fortson, John and Sarah (Jeary, Web and Mickey (iokey, Bob and Clare Gower, Bill and Betty Graham, Ed and Pinky Hill, Leo and Gloria Hoffman, Dick and Doris Hollyer, Don and Ailsa Houck, John and Jane Jahant, Turner and Shirley Joy, Frank and Anne Keith, Bob and Leigh Lee, Ollie and Millie Loper, Pat and Saumie March, Bob and Barbara Marmet, Gordon and Regina McPadden, Bill and Doris Oiler, Duncan and Louise Packer, Les and Connie Pomeroy, Tom and Marilyn Pownall, Bob and Donnie Roche, Vern and Kat Rose, Doug and Althea Rumble, Bill and Billie Russell, Swoose and Bette Snead, Bob and Mikie Stone, Dave and Shirley 'Toll, John and (Georgia Van Sickle, Mase and Les Wells, Doug and Fran Yuengling. Batching it for the evening were Ken Ekelund and Jim Moss. During party conversation we learned that Jack LANGFORD fell a wee bit short in his bid for Congress in Nebraska, but word has it that two years from now will find Jack back in Washington.

Dick UMBEL, 23 Sunset Rd., Bay Shore, N. Y. 11706, writes, "As you may know, I left active duty early in 1954 and started working for a research and development firm there in the Washington area, first as a system engineer, and later on engineering administration. In 1960 we left Washington and traveled to the Island called Long, and have been here ever since. I went to work for the Airborne Instruments Laboratory.

Till last summer I worked for them in a succession of increasingly important administrative positions. But then, because of a number of factors, I left and decided to try my hand at teaching. I accepted an offer to teach electronics and electricity in a special high school elective program.

"Since I re-entered the academic arena, my traveling has been somewhat limited. However, if I do get in the Washington area, I'll certainly try and time it for one of your SHIPMATE

monthly luncheons. Between Shipmate and the Vern Roses, we keep pretty much up-todate on what is happening in the area and to the class.

"I'm still quite active in the Navy Reserve, having been in the Naval Reserve Officers' School program since its inception in 1954.

Have been instructing most of the years.

Have John Cohoon in my class in Naval Operations this year. Have managed to get to the New York alumni luncheons a time or two over the past several years, but teaching now will preclude that for a while."

Doug ALBERTS reported in to the Washington area to perform two weeks of active duty for training. Doug will soon be leaving G. E. in Pittsfield, Mass., for Schenectady, N. Y., where he will become the manager of new business development for the G. E. Service Shops Department. Doug reports that Moody BROWN is also in the G. E. plant in Schenectady in the advanced systems requirement operation and that Red DIETRICH, also with G. E., is with their Research and Development Center in Schenectady. So free beer for all '47ers who head for upstate New York.

Until next month, Turner.

He is a member of the American Ordnance Association, the Army Aviation Association of America, Association of the U. S. Army, and the USNA Alumni Assn.

Jack and Betty have three children: Bing, who attends Northern Arizona U.; Michael, a student at California State College, Fullerton ; and Stephen, who is in Newport Harbor H. S. The Sherwoods live at 2871 Bayshore Dr., Newport Beach, Calif.

I see by published orders (which I seldom see as I am submerged in the J C S ) that Tom CUDDY

REUNION The committees have been formed and will be announced in the next issue. For those not in the Washington-Annapolis area, I wotild appreciate a postcard indicating if you intend to attend the homecoming. This will not be a commitment but only provide an estimate of attendance.

Corr. Sec'y, Cdr. Charles L. Mull, USN 5200 Lawn Way, Chevy Chase, Md. 20015

is to be CO of NEREUS. I

noted oit the Pentagon concourse bulletin board that Bruce K E E N E R was in the market for someone to drive his V W out

The response to our class letter mailed late in December has been very prompt. As of this writing, 3 Jan., 93 responses have west for him. H e is about to be CO SEATTLE. been received from 567 letters mailed to There is a great deal of fascinating news "good" addresses and not returned by the about the class of '48, a reasonable amount post office as being nondeliverable. So far of which is printable, but I can't pass it on to 77 of us expect to attend our 20th reunion you if you don't pass it on to me first. Let if we possibly can and 45 included their dues in support of our class fund. It is indeed me hear from you. encouraging to see the interest and enthusiasm being expressed, and this gives your Sec'y, Capt. Stanley S. Fine, USN executive committee considerable satisfaction P. 0. Box 2142 for their efforts. We are hoping that all Washington, D. C. 20013 replies will be returned by 31 March at the very latest.

W A S H I N G T O N AREA N E W S Because only 10 days have elapsed since The 8 Jan. monthly gathering was well attended for a dark ages, cold weather meet- the initial mailing, there will be many more Sec'y, Cdr. Sumner K. Moore, USN ing. The major change was a price increase replies forthcoming. However, even in this 308 Mansion Dr., Alexandria, Va. 22302 in the crabcakes (now $3.00) ; inflation has short period of time, responses have been reA number of Christmas cards indicate that even hit O'Donnell's. Newly arrived Bob ceived from Brazil to Hawaii. I want to some classmates are steaming as before, as Coontz (OpNav), Vernon Klemm (Nav acknowledge receipt of dues already received, are the S. K. MOORES. However, status Ships), Pete Swanson (OpNav), and and I will do so again in future columns to quo is certainly not the case for most. This Warren Vosseler (NavAir) joined Dick avoid too long a list by waiting until all year, for the first time in three years, I have Agnew, John Bajus, Al Balch, John Barrow, replies have been received. Our thanks are not yet received via the Alumni Association Bart Bartholomew, Jack Benoit, Bill Bod- extended to Herb Arnold, Bob Binnion, the usual terse and cryptic card from Bill ager, Dempsey Butler, Jim Donovan, Fred Frank Beal ( 2 ) , Guy Buck, Jess Cariker, EVANS of Australia. Dutch L I P S C H U T Z Grabowsky, John Green, Ted Hammer, Hank Collin, John Coughlin, Gene Chipman, appears with all the family on a calendar Steve Krause, C. Roy Smith, Don Smith, Charlie Cooper, Cliff Crafts, George DenRed Tolbert, Dave Woodard and myself over mark (2), Earl Dille, J. J. DiNardo, Sam card from The Lipschutz Organization in lunch. Jim DONOVAN bade us farewell Doak, Ray Engle, (jeorge Ferguson, Gil Philly. Dutch looks great. before departing for his Reefer in San Fran- Gordon, Rob Greenley (2), Bill Grigg, Dick Dean D. D e W I T T reported from 1039S cisco. Steve KRAUSE reported an October Harrell, Hank Hiatt, Harvey Hogue, John Rivercrest Court, Cupertino, Ca. 95014, by retirement and subsequent affiliation with Holmes, Charlie Hooper, Bob Hunter, Dick means of a family newsletter. Dean and Harbridge House. Bill BODAGER made his Landes, Fred Leder, Joe Manci, Dan McCoy, Mary have one daughter Mary Holt IS, first meeting since his return from the A M P Don Miller, Ken Moll, Chuck Mull, Bob who is a sophomore at Homestead H. S. and course at the Harvard Business School. At (R. T.) Oliver ( 5 ) , Tom Peterson, Gordon a senior Girl Scout. Mary is neighborhood the end, Jim FOSTER, from Norfolk, finally Prince (3), Andy Pullar, Phil Ryan, Charlie Girl Scout chairman for the third year. The found us in time to say hello and gO(xibye Sellar (2), Bob (R. T.) Shultz, Ted Speaker dog Mitzie is 14 and still full of moxie. Dean prior to departing for VX-4 at N A S , Pt. (2), Bud Sproull ( 2 ) , Ed L. Smith, Ed Wisenbaker, Pete Wood, and Ed Wooldridge. attended the 2Sth reunion of San Bernardino Magu.

H. S. '43; after comparing himself with The foregoing dues payments add $283 classmates, he remarks that at least he is GENERAL N E W S to our class treasury. 'Those who have not yet bald.

For the second month in a row, the mail- numbers in parenthesis following their names A snappy news release from Philco: Jack N. SHERWOOD was named manager of the bag was as thin as the unobligated OPTAR paid dues in advance for the number of years radar department within the Advanced De- at the end of the fiscal year. Only two letters indicated and were anxious to get the fund velopment Corp. at Philco-Ford Corpora- were in Box 2142 through the closeout date; expanded quickly. We are certainly moving in the right direction, and we're counting tion's Aeronutronic Division. Jack will not a very cost effective investment. on all of you to join us.

Harry MEYER wrote from Yuma where be responsible for design, development, and There were many notes attached to comhe is with the Lockheed contingent testing the Army AH56 helicopter at the Proving pleted questionnaires, some not bearing pleasGround. Harry reports he will be returning ant news, others bearing amusing tidings. to the seven Meyers at Palmdale in about Among the former, we learned of the death eight months, and try to locate some '49ers of two classmates which occurred some time ago and may be known to some of you. for us on the west coast.

Bill H A L L wrote from the Naval Ship William B. TAYLOR and Gerald L. RASResearch and Development Center, Annapolis MUSSEN both died about 1954. This infor(just can't stay away from the old home- mation increases the number of deceased to stead) where he is head of the Engineering 46. Arrangements will be made to have Jack Sherwood ' 4 8 Services Branch of the Industrial Services chairs dedicated to Bill and Jerry in the Department. Bill served at various CB sta- Navy-Marine Memorial Stadium as soon as tions until 1960, when he left the Navy for possible. private industry, first as a consultant and The recent contributions of John BRICK, production of radar systems. Prior to his later with the (lelanese Fibers Co. In 1966 Bob K E E V E R S , and Joe MANCI to the new assignment, he was manager of market- Bill "rejoined" the Navy in a civil service stadium chair fund are very much appreciated ing for radar and intelligence systems. H e capacity, while still retaining his reserve and brought the total recently contributed specifically for the memorial fund to $200. has held several marketing management posi- commission as a Cdr. CEC and CO of tions since joining Aeronutronic in 1965. He SeaBee Division 5-7 in Cumberland, Md. These funds have been used entirely for that previously was with Goodyear Aerospace Another '49er, Carl H E R S H N E R , also purpose, and as our class letter indicated, works at the R & D Center in the Fuel Cell additional funds necessary for memorial Corp.

Jack resigned from the Navy in 1956, hav- Branch of the Power and Propulsion Depart- chairs will now be provided from the general class fund. ing flown in patrol and tail-hook squadrons. ment.

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Happily, I can delete the name of Ray E N G L E from the deceased list contained in our class letter. Ray himself best describes the circumstances in his recent letter to me.

"I realize that after ISyi years of sea duty and further because I am a poor letter writer, I may be out of touch, but please don't write me off. As Mark Twain said, 'The reports of my death have been exaggerated.' We got a good chuckle out of the flyer and it was a good topic of conversation at the various Christmas parties. I suspect the error started because 'way back when' I persuaded my father-in-law to invest in the stadium. Thanks for your quick follow-up note.

"Claire and I and the three boys live in Honolulu now, up on top of a hill with a view of the entire south end of the island.

I'm about to leave on what should be my last Polaris patrol in command of USS U. S. GRANT. What is next is wide open, but I hope to go to school, go to Washington, or stay here on the SubPac staff. Since Washington is by far the most likely, I look forward to the reunion."

As Ray indicated, stadium chairs can also be dedicated to the living, and he joins Dick STILL and Alex GROSVENOR in this category. And so to the class of 1950 corresponding secretary goes the 1968 USNA Alumni Association Top Fopas Award. Anyway, Ray, again please accept my sincere apologies. Ray's address, incidentally, is 3600 Kawelolani Place, Honolulu, Hawaii 96816, for those of you who would like to welcome him back.

George DENMARK expressed regret that he would not make the '70 reunion as he will still be on duty at the Defense Attache's Office in Rio de Janeiro. John N I E S S E reports that he saw George when he escorted a group of Brazilian naval officers to various naval activities throughout USA recently.

John writes that he has moved from Buffalo to Boston where he sees more classmates.

Carlos M E N D E S was also in the group of Brazilian officers. John also reports that Fred SINLAO, who was commissioned in the Philippine navy, is currently attending the Naval War College at Newport, R. I., and will be bringing his family to USA soon.

Red MEEK writes from London that he will soon assume command of the USS GEORGE K . MACKENZIE homeported at Yoko-

suka, Japan. I can see that Red's bachelor life continues to exist on a worldwide basis.

Bravo Zulu, Red. Charlie SELLAR said he didn't feel his age until he addressed his completed questionnaire to Col. Joe Manci. Does rank still signify age? And speaking of getting on in years. Gene Chipman writes that his son is interested in going to USNA. I guess most of us are thinking about college days coming again soon.

LCol. Fred Leder, USMC, writes that he is attending a one year management at USNPGS, Monterey, Cal. Charlie COOPER is leaving for South Vietnam in June and will leave his family in Alexandria. Charlie is currently attending the Army Staff College at Carlisle, Pa. Phil RYAN, our class vice-president, writes from the SHANGRI-LA and strongly endorses a revitalized class policy as expressed in our class letter. We like to receive your ideas, Phil, and others from any of you who will take the time to send them to us.

Our Valentine party at Andrews Air Force Base on 15 Feb. promises to be a popular affair. I regret that the six weeks lead time for Shipmate won't permit this event to be reported upon until the May issue. Leight 42

P A L M E R T O N and Frank DUNGAN de- receive our class letter and be made aware serve thanks for handling the advance ar- of 20th reunion plans. rangements. Would you believe that we have Dick T H U R S T O N was in town recently 136 classmates in the Washington area at this escorting a group of British naval officers time! around the country investigating aircraft The gals continue their regular luncheons mechanical facilities aboard ships. Things this month with hostesses Naomi Greenley are not too bad at the office of Naval Reand Cynthia Heerwagen in charge. I hope search in London. Mary Lou hopped around you girls located in other areas are as unified Europe recently with her parents and her as our local gals, and I would appreciate brother and his wife, and Dick met them in Brussels. hearing about your activities.

It is a surprise when you look up from the conference table and see a civilian classmate whom you haven't seen since graduation.

Such was the case recently when I ran into Leo INNIBICHLER. Leo has been with General Dynamics for over twelve years as a system engineer. He is currently working on the new destroyer (1972) DX program William R. which three contractors are designing and Abercrombie, Jr. '50 competing for a single multi-ship contract to build. Leo's address is 117 West Arrow St., Upland, Ca. 91786.

I learned a lot while researching your Receipt of a recent press release advises us addresses these past few weeks. The Alumni Association's computer service was a major that LCol. Bill ABERCROMBIE, USAF, assist. In fact it also turned up 10 classmates completed his 300th combat mission as a in the Washington area that I did not know BS7 Canberra pilot. Congratulations, Bill. were here. Most arrived in recent months, Bill is with the 8th Tactical Bomb Squadron but there were a few who have been here for at Phan Rang Air Base.

Bob K E E V E R S writes from 36 Partridge s6me time. Dick WEBB is one, and he has been with IBM since he resigned in 1954. Lane, New Shrewsbury, N. J. 07724. "I'm Dick's address is 14906 Westbury Rd., afraid I haven't done my share of correspondRockville, Md. Art P L E A S A N T S is ing in recent years, but I do want to make another, having been with T R W for 4 years. a contribution to the fund for memorial Art met his wife just that long ago while chairs. finishing up at William and Mary, and "I'm with Bell Telephone Labs now at Sharon is now teaching in the Fairfax County Holmdel, N. J. Joe Grier is at the same school system. Art's address is 5565 Colum- location and as a matter of fact was recently promoted to department status. bia Pike, Apt. 409, Arlington, Va. 22204.

"I try to keep posted on USNA activities My son, age 9, like most boys his age, thinks of nothing but sports, and to prove by various means, but your column in Shipthat our attitude doesn't change with age, he mate is most to the point. If I could insert and I took in the Navy-Penn basketball a line, it would say my hat is off to Ron game in early December at the Academy Hays." field house. Navy won a squeaker as you Dan MAYO writes that Russ S E I P P reknow, but it was a pleasant surprise to have tired last September 1st and that his new Bill and Anna ROCKEY sitting right in address is 1322 Woodbine Ave., Lansing, front of us with their young daughter. Bill Mich. 48910. Thanks, Dan. I've also learned had recently returned from the combat area of two others who retired recently. They are and is now 5th Battalion officer at USNA. Jim TODD, Rte 4, Box 317, Albany, Ga. Bill's address is 46 Rogers Rd., Annapolis 31701, and Adrian VINING, 1185 Barcelona 21402.

Drive, San Diego 92107.

John and Anita CAVANAUGH write There are a large number of civilian classmates for whom I have not been able to from Atsugi, Japan, that they are immensely obtain current addresses. I solicit your help enjoying Japanese housing and living. They and would appreciate your dropping me a both are travelling extensively throughout postcard if you have an address which might Japan, and are encountering usual language have been good during the last three years. barrier problems. Anita relates a story about Here goes: Harry Anderson, John Ashley, her maid waxing their furniture with Ralph Bagley, Bill Birkel, Frank Bonner, Windex.

Walt Bown, Bob Bowyer, Scott Burgess, Bud SPROULL writes from 2212 Victory Carl Burnett, Guy Cheatham, Charles Clark, Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45206, to wish Sherman Coffin, Harrison Frasier, Bill Fritz, all of us belated holiday greetings. Thank Tom George, Erik Gude, Gil Hain, Leland you, Bud, and the same to you and your Halleck, Lloyd Harrison, Ralph Hartwell, family. Also congratulations on the arrival Bill Hawkins, Ken Hoge, Bill Hoggard, of your fourth youngster, Muffy, born last Sanford Holcomb, Ed Hotz, Beverly Jakimer, September.

Jack Jordan, Murray Kaplan, Hank Kilroy, John BRICK writes from the USS KEARBill Kingsberg, Jim Lassing, Bob Lee, Don Lind, George Loftis, George Mahoney, Mar- SARGE, F P O SFran 96601. "This news is vin Martin, John Mathews, Bill McBloom, almost ancient but gtiess it is better late than Ambrose McCoy, Leonard Muller, John not at all. By the time this gets into print Murphy, Bob Ninnis, John Oltermann, Jim most of the people who attended will probably O'Reilly, John Parmer, Cedric Peterson, Bill have forgotten they went to the party but Petty, Sam Preston, John Reagan, Jim Rob- here goes anyway. inson, John Rogers, Joe Schettino, Bob "Way back at the end of September the Schneider, John Sieg, Homer Skelton, Rev. class had a great get-together at the NAS John Skien, George C. Smith, Phil Smith, North Island O' Club, San Diego. While Ed Stella, Doug Stone, Dick Taylor, John not by design, but certainly a happy happenTotri, Harry Walsh, Dan Willard, Keith stance, we ended up with '50 for 'SO.' A Wilson, and Bill Wultange. total of SO classmates and their ladies from the southern California area enjoyed cockWe are anxious that these fellows also tails, dinner, and sea stories. Phyl Howard SHIPMATE

and Ede Grimm put the party together, and they certainly did a grand job.

"Over the past few months I have been fortunate enough to be able to attend two classmates' change-of-command ceremonies.

In the late summer I flew to Lemoore to see Buddy BURT take Air Wing Nine, and this fall, while our ship was in San Diego, I got

over to

KITTY

HAWK

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the

Bob

FOLEY-Duff ARNOLD exchange of Air Wing 11.

"I haven't seen any new arrivals in the Long Beach area lately. Joe P A U S N E R should be aboard HORNET by now but I haven't made contact with his family. Our foursome aboard KEARSARGE (Rip, Bill Grimm, Steve McClaren, and me) will soon be five as I understand Dick MILLER is due to relieve Bill.

"I just received a long letter from Walt CLARKE. He is CO of VA-106, just finishing up a WestPac deployment. He says Don SATTLER and Wayne S M I T H are holding down the western front!

"Nothing else noteworthy for now. Belatedly, season's greetings to all and Bruce S'TONE, wherever you are, send pictures!"

John, we do appreciate your news, however late. I'd like to remind our readers that changes of duty for some of the people you mentioned in your letter have been indicated in recent columns.

My first wife. Ken BIXBY, includes information on classmates from 2723 Socorro Loop, Holloman AFB, New Mexico 88330, in our annual Christmas communication. "It has been a busy time here at Holloman since July because a TAC Fighter Wing moved here from (Germany. Housing became critical as well as other facilities on the base. . . .

"Jim Bier arrived here in June. He is an engineer in the Guidance Laboratory. He had been stationed here before. I see Bob Smith once in a while. He is at WrightPatterson in the Avionics Laboratory and comes here on tdy. As you probably know, Ken Munroe has been out of the service for some time and runs his own technical advertising business in Auburn, Me. Ken Bums is in the A F Space and Missile Systems office in Los Angeles working in the guidance field. Jack Bolger is at L. G. Hanscom Field, Mass., I think, as the project officer for the 440L System."

Bix is in the Air Force procurement business as some of you may know. When he has been transferred west, I seem to be transferred east, and vice versa. So we haven't had an opportunity to get together for a good many years.

Dave and Jeanne G O C H E N O U R write from 38 Skyline Drive, Morristown, N. J. 07960, where he has his own electrical conduit and underground business. As president of the local manufacturers association, it sounds like Dave has really taken hold in the business world. Congratulations, Dave, and best wishes for continued success. The (jochenours have five children ranging from 5 to 15 and would be happy to see any of you visiting the New York City area. Tel 201-538-6859.

John and Mary COUGHLIN are settled in Quarters Q, NAS Patuxent River, Md. 20690, where John assumed command of VP-30 on 24 Jan. John left the PRINCETON after 8 months as navigator and moved for the Sth time in five years. Mary says, "If we don't like it here, it will be over in a year."

Vic S C H M I D T was also in town recently from Redondo Beach, Calif., working on a new contract T R W has with the Air Force.

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His wife Nancy brought us up to date in last October's column.

Other than those already mentioned, I'd like to pass on new addresses of several new arrivals to the Washington area: Josh Dorsey, 8900 Rosaryville Rd., Upper Marlboro, Md. 208770; Fred Duggan, 2915 Barrister Lane, Bowie, Md. 2071S; Carl Goodiel, 10138 Glenmere Rd., Fairfax, Va. 22030; Art Neustel, 8912 Tuckerman Lane, Potomac, Md. 20854; Bob "Red" Oliver, 3906 Shelley Lane, Annandale, Va. 22003; Bob Ringhausen, 3230 Magnolia Ave., Falls Church, Va. 22041; and Hal Vincent, 1263 S. Oakcrest Rd., Arlington, Va. 22202.

Next month I hope to have a preliminary report on prospects for our 20th reunion.

Don't forget to send in your questionnaire if you haven't already done so. And please add a note to keep our news input at its present high level. I want to report all news, as received even though I risk a "feast or famine" cycle of information, and I hope you agree with me.

Sec'y, LCdr. R. Brodie, I I I , USN (Ret.) Quatron Corp., 1075 Rockville Pil<e Rockville, Md. 20852

"Whenever two or three shall meet.

And old tales are retold . ."

The class annual business meeting will be upon us all too soon. Even though this column is submitted in January, it is time for all hands to consider nominees for next year's board. The class bylaws require that the offices listed belowâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;those for which election will be held this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;be filled from classmates who reside in the WashingtonBaltimore-Annapolis area. These offices and the incumbents are: executive vice-president, Dix Billingslea; secretary. Bob Brodie; treasurer, Ashby Reardon, and members of the board, Paul Barnes, Bill Shaughnessy, Haig Donabedian.

Dixie will be appointing a nominating committee to prepare a slate and the necessary ballots very soon. Anyone who wishes to volunteer his services to help our cause is requested to write Dix; his address is: LCol. C. D. Billingslea, USAF, 4315 North 31st St., Arlington, Va. 22207.

A revised Washington area roster will have been published by the time that this column is out. It is very difficult to keep a current listing of people. The executive committee members try to telephone everyone who can be reached toll-free each month.

This lets us know who has left the area.

If those of you who are coming here would please telephone or write to me, the job would be easier and the result much more accurate. I try to get a copy of the latest

roster to each new arrival. We have presently 143 classmates in this area, whose names are known. Duty in Washington may have many faults, but it is a great place for renewing old friendships. Please help by helping to keep the list current.

The first monthly meeting of 1969 was held on 2 Jan. The turnout was good, with some new faces. Those attending were: Truesdell, Stockman, Shaver, Shaughnessy, Robbie Roberts, Reardon, Bill Phillips, Nyquist, McGlohn, Brodie, Bergesen, and Barnes.

Sec'y, Cdr. Grady H. Roby, USN Science Department USNA, Annapolis, Md. 21402

Over the Christmas holidays classmates were scattered from here to the moon! Congratulations, Jim LOVELL, astronaut, moon traveller, space poet. When I look at the moon, your eloquent words spoken in the great House chamber before the special joint session of Congress come to mind, and as an American, I am extremely proud to say "We were there." Thanks, Jim. Here's wishing you and all future space travellers success.

Zug ZASTROW is on his way to the Academy for duty and should be here about the middle of February. Before he left California he sent a short note with the photo of classmates and wives that gathered at the NAS Imperial Beach O Club for a Beat Army party in December. Zug enclosed a list of attendees. Bill and Tut Reed, Zug and Junette Zastrow, Doug and Eloise Payne, Gerry and Nancy Helland, Dick and Jean Pohli, Joan Hughes (Wayne was deployed), Bill and Sally Rowden, Larry and Jane Hicks, Gus and Jody Cheatham, Gelzer and Betty Sims, Corky and Mary Ann Moore and George and Nus Hull. Bill R E E D did the organizing. That is a beautiful Navy banner, Gus. Leigh EBBERT forwarded a wintry greeting from the northwest. Leigh has command of VAH-10. His squadron flies KA-3 tankers and provides aerial refueling for embarked air wings in LantFlt carriers and for transPacific and trans-Atlantic flights. Ted MEAD is the XO. He stated that Jack BLACKWOOD is now Ops officer of Tactical Electronic Warfare Wing Thirteen at Alameda. He saw Hi GURNEY and Toxey CALIFF on a recent trip to D. C. At the Tail Hook Reunion old times were toasted with Kirk KARVALA, CO VF-31; Larry CHAMBERS at Cecil Field; Dave S P E R L I N G ; Gerry HELLAND, ComNav AirPac staff; and C. C. SMITH. Leigh and Jean are enjoying the Whidbey area but are expecting orders soon. Leigh's address is 9167 975 East, Oak Harbor, Wa. 98277.

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Carl H I L L A N D has been decorated with his second award of the Distinguished Flying Cross. Carl received the medal for heroism vvhile participating in aerial flight as a C-123 aircraft commander. The award was presented by th'e commander of the 315th Special Operations Wing at Phan Rang AB, Vietnam. Congratulations, Carl.

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Bill FAESSEL, senior Naval advisor to the Vietnamese Naval Academy, sent a note of appreciation for the publicity received in the November issue of Shipmate. He stated that the team at the Vietnamese Naval Academy agreed that the "BS" degree mentioned was more appropriate; however, the degree that he earned prior to leaving USNA last year was an MA. Bill invites any of the classmates passing through the area to a cold beer at the General's Mess. The Vietnamese Naval Academy is located at the Vietnamese Naval Training Center in Nha Trang. Nha Trang is considered by many to be the most beautiful spot in Vietnam and was considered by the French to be their Riviera in the East. Good luck, Bill, thanks for the note. Keep us informed.

The up-dated Annapolis, Baltimore, D. C, and Quantico area class of '52 roster was distributed to all classmates in the above area

by Fox Charlie J O H N S O N in late December. Fox Charlie admits that the listing is neither complete nor correct in all respects; however, at the time it was valid. If you have moved into the area, give Fox Charlie a call at home or write him a note. His address is 5228 Portsmouth Rd., Country Club Hills, Fairfax, Va. 22030 ; Home phone: 273-3683; Office phone: OX 5-5927/OX 5^5150.

Corr. Sec'y, Cdr, Curtis 0. Anderson, USN Naval Science Dept., USNA Annapolis, Md. 21402 Corr. Sec'y, Mr. Thomas J. Lawson 3140 Anchorage Dr., RFD 3 Annapolis, Md. 21403

Final tally on the voting last fall. Total ballots received 159, those in favor of rescinding the earlier decision on the class gift 148, those opposed 6, not voting 5. Those voting to accept the constitution 154, against 3, not voting 2. So, our new constitution is now in effect. Dick DEAN, Pat PATRICK, and Shelby CLARK made up the ballots for the election of our first Exec. Committee based on the nominations received with the votes. How about returning them, and save yourself a stamp by including your dues with your ballot. We can expect 154 members, but only three didn't want to join. Where's the great silent majority of our class? You probably are in contact with one or two of them, so, how about trying to get them interested in our new class association?

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Now for a bit of historical information that Bob RICE dropped us a short note to should be of interest to those of you who advise us that he is now a civilian in all were in the Chapel Choir, the Drum and respects and is living at 3225 Caruth Blvd., Bugle Corps, Musical Club shows, the ISth Dallas, Tx. 75225. Bob and Barkley have Co., or were one of the many others who two little girls. Bob also reported that Carl numbered Dick L E W I S among your Acad- and Patsy O A T E S recently had a baby girl emy friends. Dick completed flight training to make two little ones in their family. for the Air Force in '55. From then until Congratulations to Carl SHUMAKER, '59 he flew C-121 out of Charleston AFB, who was recently promoted to manager, S. C. In Oct. of '55 he met Mary Jane Scientific Dept. of A R I E S Corp., McLean McElrath and they were married in April Va. '56. From '59 to '61, Dick studied at A&M Ray H I N E , our traveling secretary, forCollege of Texas and earned his Master's degree in civil engineering. Dick spent '61 to warded a newsy letter which is quoted in '64 at Rhein/Main AB, Frankfurt, Germany. part below.

"Tom and Beth Schultz are now living in The first part of this tour he served in Base Engineers Office and the second part fly- ' Concord, Calif., at 1219 Missouri Dr. Tom ing C-S4's. In '64 and '65 he flew C-130's is now XO of the PARICUTIN, homeported out of Langley AFB, Va., with two months in Concord. Tony Dopazo, former company TDY in the Philippines and Vietnam. In '65 mate, bumped into Tom and Beth at the Club and '66 he had a remote tour in the southern at Vallejo and carried the news back to the Philippines with duty in Vietnam. From '66 NavShips/NavOrd environment of the muto the present, Dick has been flying EC-12rs nitions building. out of Otis AFB, Mass. Dick and Mary "In a press release from the Los Angeles Jane have two sons, Richard, Jr., born in area we received news of Al Kosischek. Al Feb. '57, and Jonathan born in Nov. '67. recently assumed command of the MARSH, Their current address is Maj. R. B. Lewis, a L^SNR training ship homeported in Long USAF, 45 Chestnut St., Teaticket, Mass. Beach. Al has been in the Reserve program 02536. since 1962 and lives with his wife and three The following news release was received children at 6112 Navajo Rd., Westminster, Calif. Now in civilian life, Al is employed from DASA concerning another member of the 15th Co. "Air Force BGen. Bill Gernert, by the McDonnell Douglas Co. of Huntingdeputy commander of Field Command, ton Beach where he is assigned to the Manned DASA, awarded the Joint Service Commen- Orbital Laboratory Program." dation Medal to Navy Cdr. Jamieson K. Deuel in ceremonies at Sandia Base, a joint service installation.

Sec'y, LCdr. Edward A. Sechrest, USN P. 0. Box 1926, Annapolis, Md. 21402 "Jamie received the medal for meritorious service from Dec. '67 to Sept. '68, while Corr. Sec'y, Mr. Richard N. Leahy serving as operations staff officer, Directorate P. 0, Box 885, Benjamin Franklin Station of Plans and Operations, Joint Task Force Washington, D. C. 20044 Two, a tenant command on Sandia Base.

H E R E AND T H E R E From recent press releases: Maj. Philip N. PAPACCIO (06) was decorated with his second award of the U S A F Commendation Medal at Maxwell AFB, Ala., for meritorious service as a systems program officer at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. He was cited for his outstanding leadership and proJ . K. Deuel ' 5 4 refessional skill. The 3M Company announced ceives Joint Service that Samuel M. T R I P P E (17) has been Commendation M e d a l promoted to manager of commercial development in the 3M Company's Microfilm Products division laboratory. He joined 3M in 1961 and most recently was manager of "Assigned to Field Command, DASA, in technical service in the Microfilm Products Oct. '68, Jamie serves as Polaris/Poseidon division. Maj. William M. SNOW, Jr. (07) Project officer in the Research and Develop- was awarded the Air Medal at Takhli Royal Thai AFB, Thailand, for air action in Southment Liaison Directorate.

"He is married to the former Mena east Asia; he was cited for his outstanding Schnirel of Geneva, N. Y. They reside at 1431 Bryn Mawr Dr. N.E., Albuquerque, N. M., and have four children: Holly 12, Beth 10, Martha 8, and Jake 5."

To Jim HEALY the class sends its deepest condolences on the death of his wife, Pat, on 31 Dec. I have no details at press time.

Sec'y, LCdr. Ray Hine, USN 6203 Tyner St. Springfield, Va. 22150 Corr. Sec'y, Cdr, W, R. OverdorfF, USN Science Department, USNA Annapolis, Md. 21402

FAR AND W I D E Never in history have we had news of a classmate from so far as in the case of classmate and astronaut supreme, Bill A N D E R S .

The Christmas orbiting of the moon will place Bill in the history books of many nations for all time. To the praise already recorded we can only add our congratulations, a well done, and best wishes in all future ventures.

M a j . W i l l i a m N . Snow receives the A i r M e d a l .

airmanship and courage as an F-IOS Thunderchief pilot on successful and important missions under hazardous conditions. Maj. William J. H E S K E (06) received his second award of the U S A F Commendation S H I P M A T E

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Bernie GLEASON (08) reports arrival of #2 (also #2 son) at Andrews AFB in Oct.—George Frederick II. Corr. Sec'y, LCdr. John D. Rohrbough, USN Superintendent's Office USNA Annapolis, Md. 21402

Midwinter slump has set in. Just to raise the forces of nostalgia, I report that the Severn has already frozen completely over once this year.

Terry and Betty COOPER are here at the Naval Academy as previously reported.

Betty has been working on a booklet describing the many facets of Annapolis living and Naval Academy duty. It will be published by the Naval Academy Women's Club in the spring. The book will be a welcome additional information source for all who will have Academy duty. Terry still has his goats —he is Officer in Charge of the Navy Goats for those who have not read Sports Illustrated lately.

George and Janet M E I N I G are temporarily in Bremerton while TRUXTUN has a three-month overhaul. They are looking for summer of '69 orders—hopefully to the Washington area.

Letter from Don B E R N E S included: "In October Jan and I spent a great two weeks over in Hawaii on vacation. Spent one week staying with Bill and Kathy DRURY and M A R C H ,

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we were able to see several old friends. The attached photograph was a small scale 4th Company reunion we had with Max and Barbara MARBAIN and Bill and Kathy Drury. We also saw the Charley LORDs and Sandy LOMBARD—Fred being in Vietnam. Everyone looked great and it was hard to believe graduation was ten years ago.

"As for me I left the Navy in 1962 and worked for General Electric in sales for about a year and a half. Thought I would prefer a smaller company and joined Hysol Division of the Dexter Corp. Will be with them five years come January. Jan and I were in the San Francisco area for four years and moved to Los Angeles a year ago when I took over as Western Sales Manager. I cover the entire west out of our plant in El Monte. Our production manager is Ron Amon, class of '56. Jan and I have two daughters—Kristen S and Suzanne 9. I have been able to keep my hand in the Navy through reserves and made lieutenant commander a year ago.

"As for other news, I saw Phil CRISW E L L a couple of times around a year ago when he was getting ready to head for Vietnam. He is the observer in an F4 doing recon work if I recall correctly. Also see Bob and Linda BROWN once in a while.

Bob is with the oceanographic part of Zero Manufacturing. They are living in L. A. also.

"If any friends pass through, give us a call. Our address is 2110 Loraine Road, San Marino, Calif."

The Bill OLIVERS write in part: "Bill is presently a flight instructor with Training Squadron Nine (VT-9) flying T2-A and T2-B "Buckeye" aircraft. He likes flying jets and hopes to stay in jets in the future.

He is also the squadron's Standardization Officer. The 'Stan' officers are charged with teaching all of the new instructors how to fly and instruct in the Buckeye. Bill's orders arrived on 2 Dec. to go to a carrier-based squadron, VAQ-130, home based at Alameda, Calif. He will be flying a version of the A-3 'Skywarrior.' So, once again the Oliver family will be on the move. Leaving in April, we'll spend a month in San Diego, then on to Whidbey Island, for five months of familiarization and 'refresher' training, before finally settling in Alameda. We'll be looking forward to renewing our west coast friendships once again.

"We like Mississippi more than we expected. The NAS and surrounding country are beautiful. Meridian is the smallest city we've lived in—actually the NAS is twelve miles from the city. While Meridian is somewhat lacking in entertainment and shopping facilities, the genuine concern and interest of the natives more than make up for it.

We've made numerous weekend trips to Tuscaloosa, Ala., Vicksburg, Biloxi, and Columbus, Miss., and New Orleans. The military park in Vicksburg is beautiful."

Bill a n d Kathy D r u r y , B a r b a r a a n d M a x J a n a n d Don Bernes.

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Don McGARRIGLE has advised the class about his activities as follows: "My wife Brenda and family Erin, Keven, Tara, Shannon, and Sean departed VRF-32 at NAS North Island for NAS Olathe, Kansas, on 4 Nov. My present job is ass't VR program manager with collateral duties of special services and physical fitness officer. Some time around March I will take over as VR Program Manager and drop my collateral duties.

"My wife Brenda is a native crabtown girl and would like to hear some news from crabtown. Her maiden name was Caronna and her father, Albert, was a chief musician in the Academy Band for 24 years before his death." Don's home address is 9700 W. 95th St., Overland Park, Kansas 66212; phone 648-4842. Good to hear from you, Don !

Maj. Albert L. BARBERO, USAF, has been decorated with the U. S. Air Force Commendation Medal at Maxwell AFB, Ala. "Major Barbero distinguished himself by meritorious service while serving as a military system analyst at Scott AFB, 111. He was cited for his outstanding leadership, professional skill and knowledge."

Roger MANLY was pictured in the family section of a January Navy Times. He was shown assisting in a missile countdown. The Air Force scores again !

Remember the class party for the greater Washington area classmates scheduled in the spring. Date and place should be firm in time for all to make plans to attend. Let us know if word doesn't reach you.

Corr, Secretaries: Mr. Albert T. Mays, Mr. Harry C. Ketts, III P. 0. Box 1692 Annapolis, Md. 21404

H E R E AND T H E R E We received the following letter from Jack S E E B U R G E R : "I am presently on leave having been detached from the 28th Marine Regiment at Camp Pendleton and will be reporting to the 3rd Marine Division on or about 1 Feb. for my second (and hopefully last) tour in Vietnam. Linda, Tammy, now 8, (Thristina, 7, and John, III, 3J/2, will be moving back into our home in Laguna Hills just up the road from Camp Pendleton. We had been renting to another Marine family while I was at Language School in D. C. for the past year.

"Since I last wrote, my principal effort has been expended toward XO-ing the 1st Battalion of the 28th Marine Regiment. I have found no 'S9ers here at Camp Pendleton and few other USNA types. Most notable exception was LCol. Tom Parsons '49 who commanded the 2nd Battalion of the 28th, and then moved up to Regimental XO recently.

Many will remember then, Capt. Parsons as the 19th Company officer during our plebe year. My old company officer (17th), LCol. Robert Hifnt, also '49, has also recently joined the Sth Marine Division and commands the 3rd Battalion of the 27th Marines.

"The only contact I've had with classmates was a brief reunion with roommate Denny KIELY (17th) who was unhappily en route home from RVN to attend the funeral of his mother who passed away while Deej was overseas. Deej, I'm sure, is one of the most decorated classmates, if not the 7nost.

His exploits as an F-8 pilot with a fighter squadron as well as several months as the Air Liaison Officer and the S-3 of the 3rd Marine Regiment near the DMZ earned him a Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, 45

Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry (Division Level), Air Medals, in appropriate abundance, the PVC, NVC, and probably a Bronze Star or Legion of Merit to follow.

Dennis is now with the 2nd M A W at Beaufort, S. C. "I also recently had the pleasure of visiting with Dave and Joan F R I E while on a jaunt to HQMC. Dave is laboring in the logistics business in the HQMC labyrinth after obtaining his Master's at RPI. Dave and Joan and family reside in Springfield, Va., and I expect you all at Annapolis will be seeing them before I do.

"It appears that I will miss the 10th reunion, just as I did the fifth, but I guess I'll just have to plan on the 15th in '74. Best wishes to everyone in 1969 and I hope to see many friends in 1970."

We received a very nice letter from John and Diane W I L L I A M S over the holidays. It seems that John arrived in Saigon in April 1968, where he worked with the Naval Support Activity for several months, before he moved to Vung Tau where he is officer in charge of the Naval Liaison Division. John is expected back stateside in April of this year. Diane and the children have been keeping the homefires burning in Beaumont, Tex., while John is overseas.

IN MEMORIAM It is with a very deep sense of regret that we announce the death of Paul O. T H O R N T O N , who died on 23 Dec. from a heart attack. We send our condolences to Paul's wife and two children and we are deeply grieved by the loss of a fine friend and classmate.

J. P. "Jack" LONDON reported that he had seen the following classmates, and their wives, at the Army game: Steve McGanka, John McCabe, Jim Cartwright, George Simmons, Tom Henderson, and Buzzy McFarland. Also Jack sent us the following short briefs about classmates: Gale T U R N E R is in Decatur, Ga., in the construction business; Harold SAXTON is practicing law in the New York City area; Bill E V E R E T T is practicing law in Casper, Wyo.; Mike STURGES is practicing medicine in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.

Keep those letters coming and RISE AND S H I N E W I T H '59.

Sec'y, Mr. Jose Chavez 1201 Bentwood Rd. Austin, Tx. 78722 Corr, Sec'y, Lt. James F. Duffy, USN Executive Dept., USNA Annapolis, Md. 21402

We received a very nice letter from Barbara Hanson concerning the exploits of Rufus as CO of River Assault Division 91 in the Delta. Rufus, or Bob as Barbara calls him, has seen quite a bit of action and received the Purple Heart for wounds received near My Tho on 8 May. Later in the summer he was decorated with the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Bronze Star in recognition of his skillful command of his division during the T E T Offensive. The award was presented by Commo. Tran Van Chon, Commander in Chief, Vietnamese Navy. The H A N S O N s had been in the Azores for the two years prior to Bob's reporting to Vietnam in December of 1967.

He reported to the CORY as XO in February.

Those of you in the Philadelphia area can keep an eye out for the Hansons. They are now parents of Amanda Lee '64 Long Beach, Marion '65 Azores, and Abigail '69 Vacaville, Calif. Barbara says that she will have to get Rufus a male goldfish to keep him company when he comes home.

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Barbara, an excellent correspondent, continued : "Evan and Marieann Reese came for a few days' visit in June en route to his new duty at Whidbey Island, Wash., and brought news of John Riley who is now with Pan American out of New York. Saw Meg Sharp in Honolulu in August and she reported Grant was happy in Saigon. Diane McKinney reports their boys are terrorizing the neighborhood in Charleston where Jim is CO of the NIMBLE, an MSO, and a recent

announcement from Chet and Lyn Hanson brought news of their first child, a son named Phillip Raymond, from Coronatlo where Chet is instructing at the Amphib School. We're also looking forward to a reunion in Newport with George and Libby Weeksâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;he is now on the DesLant staff there."

The Washington-Annapolis chapter of the class of 1960 Association had an installation party on 22 Feb. at Andrews AFB. That was the same night Bernie Eberlein and yours truly graduated from George Washington University with M.S. degrees in personnel administration. Since all of this hasn't come to pass yet, the details will have to wait for one of the spring issues.

Harvey KRAMER and I attended a Naval Academy Foundation luncheon in December as representatives of the class. The Foundation serves to assist needy candidates who possess outstanding leadership potential with funds for various prep schools. We had believed that the object was for recruiting athletes only. We were very surprised to learn that in actuality only 25 percent of the boys receiving assistance are recruited athletes.

The emphasis is on leadership potential.

Harv and I were very impressed with the program and consider the Foundation's cause worthy of some class effort in the future.

Mary Lou and Clint J O H N S O N are now living in the Chicago area with their two children, Mark and Jennifer. Clint is flying with Delta.

Chico CHAVEZ had some bad news.

Donnie DARROW, who had been reported as missing in action in November 1967, was reported as KIA on 13 Dec. 1968. His remains were found along with the helo and the other crew members. He was buried in Springfield, Mo. He is survived by his wife Norma and three children: Teresa 12 (by a previous marriage). Donna 4, and Donnie Len, Jr. Donnie had been promoted to Maj. USMC in Nov. 1968. I am sure that each of us shares the feeling of grief which his family is suffering.

Chico's letter which arrived just as we were going to press contained the news that Diann and Rob K U N K L E added a new addition on 21 Nov., a 6 lb 5 oz. girl. Norma Diann.

That's it for this month. Let us hear from you.

Corr. Sec'y, Lt, Kenneth G. Craig, USN 532 Harton Circle Virginia Beach, Va. 23452

Joe "Ski" and Mary BERKLEY are now located at 7035 Del Norte, Goleta, Ca. 93017, near Santa Barbara. Ski is working for General Motors AC-DRL as an ocean engineer.

Ski's past duties have included destroyer and submarine duty as well as duty in the TRIESTE in San Diego and a year at the University of Miami. Ski and Mary live on 101 and state that the door is always open; tel. 968-6197.

From the Far East, Al S M I T H and family write that they are enjoying a tour

of duty in Japan. Al is now the planning officer at Public Works Center, Yokosuka. Besides Al's frequent trips around the Far East, Al, Mary Ann and the kids have managed to see some of Japan on short vacation trips.

The Smiths' address is U. S. Navy Public Works Center, Box 13, F P O Seattle 98762.

For friends visiting Japan, Al's phone number at Yokosuka Base is (234) 5702 or 5440 (military phone circuit).

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Bill E M M E R I C H assumed command on 21 Aug. while the ship was at sea serving as P C F support ship on Market Time Ops off the southeast coast of Vietnam; the ship is homeported in Guam.

After Bill left the ENDURANCE, he took 10 days' leave in Hong Kong where he ran into Tom H I N E S . Tom is now SOPA Kaohsiung, Formosa. Several other classmates have commands, reports Bill. John BLACK has the CLARKE COUNTY, Mike BICKLE has HICKMAN COUNTY and

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Da Nang, making cargo runs from Da Nang to Cua Viet, and is used in support of the riverine forces ( T F 117) and with Market Time ( T F 115). Bill comments that command at sea is great, but also that he will be glad to get back to CONUS in '69'70. He adds that if you are passing SEDGWICK COUNTY, flash him a messageâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;an answer is guaranteed.

Paul DELOZIER updates his data card.

Paul and Mimi now have three young ones: Denise, Douglas, and Aimee. They reside at 165 Haynes Rd., Avon, Ct. 06001, while Paul continues his work with combustion engineering at the Windsor, Conn, division.

An IBM-looking piece of paper from the Navy Manpower Survey in Wash, was sent

by Mike VON RADESKY to keep us up to date on various '61ers. Joe KIEL graduates in June from U S N P G S ( A E ) . Ned K U H N S is with the Supply Dept., NSA, Da Nang, S V N ; Judy is looking forward to R&R in Pearl with Ned. Arland KUESTER, still in an FBM homeported in Charleston, S. C , will be heading west for PG School at Monterey soon. John S T A V E is serving in an FBM homeported in New London while Marilyn is busy with young Sheila and Eric.

Freddy LOWACK, at MIT, says the "children are confused because daddy is home all the time." Hal MARTIN, also at MIT, is using his engineering abilities renovating an old home in Lexington and enjoying it.

Charlie METZLER is in SVN with the river patrol boats while Margot and the boys wait for his return in Annapolis. Jim H E L L A U E R and Tom ANDERSON were picked up one year early, LCdr., SC. And lastly Mike VON RADESKY is with OpNav (Navy Manpow-er Survey) which is presently located at the Wash. Navy Yard. Carole and the boys had a great Christmas with both sets of grandparents in the immediate area.

Ted GURNEE and family are now in Athens, Greece, where Ted's billet is listed as engineering liaison officer to the Royal Hellenic Navy. Ted states that it entails giving engineering advice in matters of ship construction, design, and maintenance and ends up with Ted acting as catch all for any problem dealing with keeping the Greek Navy intact and operating.

Ted's duties since graduation have included serving in various destroyers, attending U. S. Naval Destroyer School, and attending Webb Institute of Naval Architecture for a BS in marine eng. and an MS in naval architecture.

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houses so that neither side can attack the other. You guys are just going to have to learn to live as neighbors!

The new year is only a few months old but already it is shaping up as a good one for the class of '62. Congratulations are in order to the following classmates who were selected for promotion to the rank of lieutenant commander ( C E C) U S N : Paul Chapla, Tom Heffernan, Bill Heine, Sal Martinelli, Dennis McCahill, Neil Monney, Steve Stokes, Don Sturmer and Don Woodford.

Al GEZELMAN was promoted to major, USA, on 13 Dec. along with Bill BIRD, Dick RICE and Vic DEWEY. Joe LANE writes from Vietnam that he too was promoted to major in December.

Joe finished his Master's degree in operations research at Stanford last August and was sent to Vietnam for his second year. He is serving in G-3 Plans for the Ninth Infantry Division. His wife Lynn and daughters are living in Annapolis. Joe is scheduled to teach math at West Point upon his return from Vietnam.

The grades of lieutenant commander and major seemed a long way off back in June 1958 but our class has now reached that milestone; these officers and their families are to be congratulated again on this honor. while he is with NORTHAMPTON. Our good friends and faithful correspondDick and Caryl MORGAN welcomed their ents Fenn and Arleen BEASLEY sent word second daughter Margaret Kirkwood on 6 that everything is fine in the San Diego Oct. Dick is presently on duty at Annapolis. area. Arleen is kept busy working as a reRon REIMANN, our class treasurer, in a porter for the Sentinel, a bi-weekly newspaper published in the area. Wayne brief note enclosed the class' sad financial data. The class account has a total of $382.20 HICKAM has been working on a list of as of Dec. '68. All of the correspondence classmates in the San Diego area. On 20 Dec. the group met at the 32nd St. Officers' that the CS has received, with comments on a dues system, have been positive. Thus now Club followed by another get-together in late having the stark truth before usâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that after January at the Miramar O Club. almost eight years the class treasury has Arleen sent along the following informaless than SO cents per member, it may be tion concerning the tragic death of Capt. more than just appropriate for our class Thomas L. Carter, USMC. "Tom's last duty officers and class itself to institute a mean- station was the U S N PG School from July ingful dues system and begin to function as '66 until July '68 where he received a Master the proud class of 1961. Until then Ron will of Science in nuclear physics. Tom departed be happy to accept voluntary contributions: the United States on 26 Aug. for duty in write to Ron, in care of U S S TAUTOG ( S S N Vietnam. H e was assigned as CO of the 639), FPO San Francisco 96601.

USMC Artillery Co. C-2 in Quang Tri Province.

Sec'y, Lt. Howard S. Pinskey, (SC) USNR-R "On 10 Nov. USMC Artillery Co. C-2, c/o W. R. Grace & Co. Clarksville, Md. 21029 while actively engaged with the enemy, was Annapolis Corr. hit with enemy rocket fire. Tom was killed Lt. John C. Eller, USN instantly. Classmate Pat J. Jones, USMC Engineering Dept., USNA Annapolis, Md. 21402 from Monterey, escorted the casket from Travis Air Base to San Diego.

ANNAPOLIS AREA "On 19 Nov. the nondenominational There seemed to be a lack of news this month probably because everyone cleared out funeral was held at the Marine Corps Reof the area as soon as Christmas leave was cruit Depot Chapel with a military honors granted to the midshipmen. Naturally, dur- burial at Fort Rosecrans National Cemeing the holidays thoughts sometimes turn to tery in San Diego. Eight classmates were skiing and other winter activities and there- honorary pallbearers. San Diego area: Fenn fore Bill LEVINGS set out west with every Beasley, Bob Tidball, Skip Wheeler, Dick Szekely; Monterey area: Paul Tully, Frank good intention of skiing. However, he wound up in a ski lodge and never did find the ski O'Donnell, Jim Bagby, Jerry Crumly.

"On 21 Nov. Doris delivered their third trails. He stopped by to see Pete and Gail LABYAK in Monterey. Pete, at the PG daughter Kerry Lee. Kristy is 3 and Kim is 2. Doris and the girls reside at 5727 School, is expecting orders this summer.

Received a card from Rog RAMSEY, Ferber St. in the University City area of who is presently serving in LAWRENCE, hav- San Diego.''

Other news concerning our classmates in ing completed the course at the Destroyer the San Diego area includes the announceSchool.

Bob BYRNE is residing in California; he ment of the engagement of Miss Sandra Ann lists his address as 4514 Farmdale St., N. Williams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William John Williams, and Lt. William Richard Hollywood.

Hawes Smith, U S N . The wedding took George F U T C H is on the staff of ComSub place in February.

Lant in Norfolk and along with his wife Dave and Mary H O F F M A N left San Arlene was in Pax River harassing his old roommate Joe O'BRIEN. Joe just happens Diego in December and after a visit to the to be Joe MONROE's next door neighbor east, they will be residing in Monterey, Calif., and they have dug a moat between their where Dave will be taking the operations

Ted and Ann Gabriel have two children, Michelle Ann 6 and Scott Spencer 2}/2, and they are all enjoying their tour in Greece.

With Ted at Webb were Chuck BARTHOLOMEW and Jon E L L I O T T . Prior to attending Webb, Chuck was chief engineer in a west coast DD and is now ship superintendent at Long Beach Naval Shipyard.

Donna and Chuck had two children during their three years at Webb for a total of three (two girls and one boy). Jon, also a DD sailor prior to Webb, is now officer-incharge of the Underwater Explosives Res. Div., Norfolk, Va. The Elliotts have three boys.

Ted hopes to see any classmates who are traveling or with the fleet in Greece. Ted's address is U. S. Navy Section, Joint U. S. Military Aid Group, A P O New York 09223.

Buz N E E D H A M at N A S Oceana with VA-42, flying the A6, reports that Ernie and Joe F R A N K E N B U R G are in San Mateo, Calif., and Howie W I N F R E E is with the airlines. Your CS has seen Pat â&#x20AC;˘PAFT, who plays a mean game of golf and occasionally works at the Fleet Intelligence Center in Norfolk. Pat will be leaving the service soon after getting his MS from (Jeorge Washington U. at night school. Jack PAPPAS is now living in Virginia Beach

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analysis course at PG School. Dave made two cruises in the ENTERPRISE flying F4's

with VF-96. He then spent approximately a year and a half on shore duty flying F4's as an instructor in the RAG, VF-121 at Miramar. After almost five and a half years of marriage, Dave and Mary welcomed a son David Edward on 1 May. Cecil and Sandy T U N E left San Diego in July for Dallas, Tex., where Cecil is enrolled in theology school. Cecil was an instructor in VF-126 at Miramar flying A4's prior to getting out of the Navy. He made combat cruises to Vietnam flying F8's. H e and Sandy have ;two children, Wendy, who is almost two and Marty, almost five.

Marlene McGrath, wife of Mike, who is a POW, came to San Diego for Dave Bourland's wedding in November. Marlene looked well. She and their two boys live in Navy housing on the base in Lemoore.

On 9 Nov. Dave BOURLAND was married to the former Sandra Bandelin of San Diego. They are now residing at 4900 W. 116th St., #34, Hawthorne, Calif., while Dave is getting through training with Western Airlines to become a pilot for them. Dave made combat cruises to Vietnam and then had shore duty in VF-126 flying A4's prior to release from the Navy in the fall.

Also, going through a flight class with Western Airlines is Jack O ' B R I E N ; his wife is Elizabeth.

Paul HARVEY is flying for Western Airlines and has been based in Seattle. H e and wife Margi have two sons and a daughter.

Leighton and Dottie S M I T H are in Dallas where he is one of the liaison officers with Chance-Vought Aircraft Co. Leighton was stationed in Lemoore prior to going to Dallas and he returned from a combat cruise in May just in time to welcome Susan Page, born on 1 June. In the spring of 1967, after almost five years of marriage, Leighton and Dottie were thrilled with the arrival of Leighton III. Leighton and Dottie bought a house in Dallas and being together and being parents is agreeing with them!

Fenn and Arleen Beasley bought a house in San Diego in the fall of 1967 and

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at the present time plan to rent it, if and when Fenn gets orders. Fenn will be completing two years of shore duty in VF-126 in August. He was also on the selection list for PG School. If any classmates get orders to San Diego, get in touch with Fenn and Arleen at 6547 Mercer St. or 453-3152. Their four-bedroom house, completed in the fall of 1967, may be available for rent.

Bobby and Colleen GILES are living in Annapolis where they bought a house. Bobby is out of the Navy and they have three daughters.

Dick LUKER and his wife Melinda were also at the wedding of Dave Bourland in San Diego in November. Dick, out of the Navy, is flying for one of the airlines based in Los Angeles.

Mrs. JoAnn Borsic, field representative of the Navy Relief Society, conducted training courses for volunteers in the San Diego area last year. She is executive secretary of the Quonset Point, R. I., auxiliary of N R S and one of four field representatives who conducted classes throughout the country last year. JoAnn, who is the widow of Jim BORSIC, has worked in medical fields and social work; she was educated at Franklin School of Science and Art.

eral district court judge. They are presently living in Boston while Ron is attending the Howard Graduate School of Business; he expects to obtain his Master's degree in June 1970 and then return to New Bedford, Mass. Incidentally, Ron will be glad to set up banking facilities for any interested classmates.

That's the extent of the news for this month. There's one way to brighten up these dark ages and that's by talking about yourself. Tell it to me and I'll pass it along to the class. Don't be selfish!!

one of the many DD's out hereâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the name escapes me at the moment. The grapevine has it that Tom Reemelin is at PG School. The only aviators that I know of who made it after their first tour are Jerry Huss and Glenn Martinsen. Terry Abell is stationed aboard U S S

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homeported in Newport. Tom Heslop is out of the Navy and is a minister in a Methodist Church in Philadelphia, and he is now a 2nd Lt. in the U S A F R ! Eli Dabich is back at USNA as a chemistry instructor; he and Eileen now have three kids, two boys and a girl." Regarding his own particular plans, Ollie plans to leave the service in July.

Sec'y, L t . I . H. Sargent, USN Executive Dept., Concerning new arrivals, Bob and Zoe La USNA, Annapolis, Md. 21402 Gassa welcomed David Andrew on 23 Dec; Corr. Sec'y, L t . W . B. Orgera, USN that makes two for them. Bob is stationed V T - 1 NAS Saufley Field Pensacola, F l . 32510 in an FBM in New London (if at least one of you clowns up there would drop me a At last the situation is improving! Having short note I wouldn't have to be writing received some information by mail and hav- about chopper pilots all the time). ing seen a couple of classmates over the A few final remarks: George SINGER is holidays, I won't have to bore you with the attached to the staff of ComSubLant in Nortype of material threatened in the last issue. folk. Dick and Nancy N U T T are living in Fern and I went up to Phila. just before Charleston, S. C , where Dick is a freshman Christmas and spent a couple of days with at the Medical College of South Carolina, on Miller and Connie DETRICK. They were a four-year leave of absence from the Navy. spending the holidays with Connie's parents, Rich and Martha ROGERS are living in Los showing off the new arrival. The big news of Angeles while Rich is completing his work the moment from them was Miller's prepara- at the USC Grad. School of Business.

CIVILIANS tion to fly down to Jax to be best man in That's about it for this time, except for Bob K E N N E L L Y is in the process of D. W. (Dave) THORNHILL's wedding. collecting news for the 23rd Company an- Dave, who's attached to VA-43 at N A S my unconfirmed rumor for the month: R. B. (Bullet Bob) T I E S L A U is at San Francisco nual newsletter. Anyone from the old 23rd Oceana, was to be married on 4 Jan. Before having information for this newsletter should everyone starts maligning me for neglecting State! send it to Bob at 14 West Second St., Deer to mention the name of the bride, I must Park, N. Y. 11729. Bob is presently em- plead innocence. Dave sent us a card with all Sec'y, L t . James S. Baumstark, USN ployed by Pan American World Airways as the pertinent information about the wedding Executive Dept., USNA, Annapolis, M d . 21402 a second officer on the Boeing 707's flying (time, date, location, etc.), except the name out of New York. During 1968 he spent time of his wife to be. I guess you'll have to take in Corpus Christi with Bob CLANCY and one for that. Thorny.

Response to the info requested for the class Bill V I N C E N T . Brush F U L L E R and directory continues to be excellent. Many On Monday afternoon before New Year's George S C H W E I Z E R were there in VT-27 while Dick M A R T I N E A U and Roy I received a phone call from J. A. outstanding ideas have been submitted via V R E E L A N D were flying for VT-29. Bob (Jake) D E N N I S . Jake, his wife Anne, and the remarks section of the directory form. recently saw Jack V E R N E S K I who is work- young daughter Kelly were stopping by at I hope to be able to compile these into a ing for Bendix. 23rd Company, don't forget Anne's family's place in Pasadena en route series of issues which I will publish in this to send along information to Bob for inclu- to Jake's new duty station at N A S Jax. column for your further consideration. We Having served his time attached to the hope to have a class meeting during homesion in the newsletter.

W A S P in his beloved New England, Jake coming '69 during which we can develop Steve SIMPSON'S conscience finally seemed surprisingly eager to move to the these and other issues more fully. On to caught up with him and he decided to write sunny south. news. to me his first substantial letter since graduBob and Jane TIMBERG are living in Received a big assist from the west coast ation. Steve left the Navy in mid '68 after Palo Alto, Calif., while Bob completes gradfor this issue also, in the form of a letter serving four years on destroyer duty and uate work in journalism at Stanford. Bob two years as an NROTC instructor at the from J. O. (Ollie) DONELAN. Ollie is was retired from the Marine Corps in SepUniversity of Louisville. Now an assistant to presently attached to HS-10 at NAS Im- tember as the result of wounds received in the Dean, College of Arts and Sciences at perial Beach. He reports that he would like RVN. the University, he is involved in many of the to hear from as many of his old Eighteenth John and Martina MEYER became problems facing college youth and admin- Company classmates as possible in order to istrations today. Steve is married with a again compile a company roster. His address parents of twin boys, Raymond Vincent and Gregory Bennett, on 12 Sept. John, an EDO, family of two and is enjoying his job im- is: Lt. J. O. Donelan, USN, 338 E. Emerson is working in the oflSce of the Supervisor of mensely ; however, he still believes as most St., Chula Vista, Ca. 92011. of us always will, that the Navy offers a Ollie reports the following: "Recently I Shipbuilding, Conversion, and Repair at man one of the finest, most interesting and have seen quite a few of our classmates out Jacksonville, Fla. Phil and Jane BOYER challenging careers in the world. Tom in this area. Buzzy Barlow and his wife missed a 1968 Tax Exemption by one day; M C D O N O U G H and Ross W E S N E R are Cecelia, Chuck and Joanne Donovan, and Gregory A. Boyer was born on 1 Jan. Phil also in the Louisville area working for Bob Polich and his wife Liz recently partook is presently working on his PG degree at Anaconda Aluminum, and Conco, Inc., re- of some Christmas cheer at my house with Monterey. spectively. The three of them are ready to me and my wife, Sandy. Buzzy is going Jim and Pamela CAROLAN were married organize an impromptu '62 reunion for any- through the helicopter RAG, HS-10, and in the chapel at U S N A on 12 Oct. Pam is one passing through. has orders to join HS-6 about a week before from Sydney, Australia; the Carolans are Ron LA S T A I T I writes that after a tour they go on to WestPac. Chuck is presently living in Charleston, S. C , where Jim is in Vietnam he left the Navy and worked in an instructor at VS-41 as are Bob Tanis and serving aboard J. C. OWENS. A picture was received from Bruce NEWa family business in New Eng-land. They Bill Hoefling. Bob Polich is a CIC officer operated beauty salons, hairdressing schools, aboard the BONNIE DICK, and I am an in- ELL and was taken in August as the TicoNstructor in HS-10.

Bob Wildman and Jerry DEROGA left the line in WestPac to return supply outlets and real estate ventures. He Smith are in Key West where they are in- home. Shown, left to right, are Mike EDDY is also one of 21 incorporates of a bank in (now instructing in A-4's with VA-12S), the Boston area. On 24 Aug. he was married structors in HS-1, the east coast Helo RAG. to the former Elizabeth C. O'Neill of Bed- Vern Von Sydow is in Pensacola where he Steve H A S T I N G S (now at Test Pilot is a flight instructor whenever he can get School, Pax River), Don TAYLOR (curford, Mass. Betty is a lawyer and the first rently instructing in VA-122 at Lemoore), woman in the history of Boston College Law away from his duties as a football coach.

"I saw Bob Lyons wandering around the Bruce Newell and Marty P H I L L I P S (both School to graduate first in her class. She was also the only magna cum laude graduate last Marine Corps Officers' Club a few weeks now working on their PG's at Monterey), year and is now acting as a clerk for a fed- ago. He is still single and is stationed aboard Dick NELSON (now instructing in F-8's at

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Miramar with VF-124), and Jay F I N N E Y (now in Jacksonville with VA-174). All those shown have over 200 combat missions accumulated during two WestPac tours aboard TICONDEROGA.

Lew and Diane T A Y N T O N wrote from Norfolk where Lew is weapons officer aboard HAMMERHEAD (commissioned June '68) following a tour in New London aboard CORPORAL. The Tayntons had heard from Keith and Kathy W E R N E R and their two sons, Kurt and Kent; Keith is aboard JOHN MARSHALL out of Charleston. They also reported that David and Jade W A L S H , married last June, were living in the New London area where Dave is serving aboard CARVER.

Leon BROOKS and Patricia Anne McMahan were married in Santa Clara, Calif., on 22 Feb. Leon received his MS in electrical engineering from Stanford, in 1968, and is currently serving aboard the R. L. PAGE. Ted PALATUCCI, whose marriage plans were well documented in the January Shipmate, has really pulled a coup. Ted and Priscilla Ann Fry were married by the HANCOCK'S Catholic chaplain on 16 Dec. in Hong Kong, during the HANCOCK'S R and R stop between line periods on Yankee Station. Ted, an E l B pilot in VAW-111, wrote of several members of '64 on board with him. Rick RUBLE is flying helos with the Angel detachment and Bob SENEGAL is an A-4 driver in VA-163. D. J. W R I G H T was on board in VA-5S with orders to the A-7 RAG in Lemoore as an instructor. Ted also reported that Bob J O H N S O N was married on 30 Nov. to Lt.(jg) Sara Ann Sloat, a Navy nurse.

Glen S H I N D L E R wrote from the "boonies'' of the Upper Mekong Delta where he is CO of Y'RBM-16, a tender for some 20 PBR's and a varied assortment of other riverine craft Tom B A R N E T T is aboard as OIC of PBR Division 552. Glenn had also seen Mike COUGHLIN, ops officer for ComRivRon 59, in the area.

Jim HAUGEN is now attached to the Test Command, DASA, in Albuquerque, following PG work at the U. of Minnesota (MS in structural engineering), Jim attended CEC Officers' Class 100 in Port Hueneme this past summer with Ron GREGG, Bill FORRESTAL, and Spence H A L L . Jim and his wife Nela live just off US 66 (3304 43rd Place, Sandia Base, N. M.) and invite any classmates in or passing thru the area to look them up.

Butch C H R I S T I E is serving with VA-1S2 aboard the FORRESTAL following a tour with VA-146 aboard the CONSTELLATION. Butch's wife Joan had followed the FORRESTAL on a European swing and returned to the U. S. the first of February. On board with Butch MARCH,

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are Jim CAMPBELL and Lee T W Y F O R D .

Soupy, still a bachelor, is proving to be quite a good will ambassador, winning new conquests in every port. Lee, on the other hand, just became the father of a girl. Bruce B E C K W I T H is aboard with VA-34 following a transition from A-l's to A-4's. Bruce is another aviator who recently became the father of a girl (seems the girls predominate among the aviators while the boys are in the great majority among the submariners).

Terry MYRON is attached to VAW-123; he serves as the resident of the "mole-hole" of an E-2A. Lorie MOORE is currently flying Phantoms in VF-74.

Dave C H E N A U L T , in his Academy days one of the most vociferous exponents of both Navy Line and bachelorhood, checked in from "a little shack" on the coast at Pebble Beach. Dave, home in New Mexico over Christmas from his PG work at Monterey, met a first class also on leave whom he exhorted to come around to my office after returning from leave with a few choice remarks from our days in the 22nd Company.

Said first class messenger fulfilled his duties but, when questioned further, related that Dave was on pretty good terms with a certain young lady and didn't appear to be long for bachelorhood!

Al KOSMARK, homeported on Bahrain Island, is logistics officer on ComMidEastFor staff. Behrain Island, for the uninitiated, is

off the coast of Saudi Arabia in the southern part of the Arabian Gulf.

Chuck HIGGINS wrote from the Jacksonville area where he is serving aboard the C. R. WARE. Chuck and his wife Charlotte adopted a son, Walter Alexander, born on 25 Sept.

Ken MIDDLETON is presently attached to VX-5 out at China Lake following a tour in A-4's aboard the CORAL SEA in VA-ISS. Ken and wife Sharon have one daughter, Lori Denise, born in March 1966. Ken had exchanged letters with Phil and Cynthia LANK, who with son Chris live in Mechanicsburg, Pa., where Phil is employed by an air conditioned-heating firmi A note of condolence on behalf of the class was sent to Bob and Casey GLENNON whose 14-month-old son Ryan Evan drowned in a creek near their home in Orange Park, Fla., on 19 Dec. Ryan was buried at Arlington National Cemetery on Christmas Eve. The Glennons also have a daughter. Erica Page. Bob transitioned to jets after two and a half years in VAW-121 and was flying A-4's at Cecil Field until January when he was expecting orders to VA-34.

At this writing (10 Jan.) we are about 40 per cent of the way to our goal of 100 per pent participation in the class directory.

Let me urge you again to drop me a line if you have not received a copy of the December Newsletter. Don't forget the deadline for submission of the info formsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;15 April. See you next month.

Sec'y, Lt. Richard P. Genet, USN USS BLUE (DD-744) FPO San Francisco 96401

Brian K E N N E D Y and his wife received their best Christmas present five days early this year. A daughter Stacy was born on 20 Dec. Brian is at Moffett Field flying the new P-3B's with VP-40. Other '65ers in the squadron are Wayne MONI, Tom EVERSOLE, and Mike RILEY. Ron R I N K E R married the former Miss Suzanne Robertson in a Jacksonville, Fla., ceremony on 31 Aug. The class of '64 assisted with Jim K R A F T (left front) and Bill MURRAY (right front) acting as ushers.

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Ron is in Norfolk now serving in USS F. D. ROOSEVELT as the main engines officer and expects orders shortly to Destroyer School.

Dave S H I P L E Y is also aboard FDR. Garry CAMPBELL is the aide and flag sec for ComCruDesFlot Three and will be deploying shortly to WestPac. Ernie T E D E S C H I holds the same billet for Com CruDesFlot Nine.

Bill ERICKSON and his wife Emily have moved into the Long Beach area. Bill is now the weapons officer in USS O'BRIAN. 1969 has left your sec'y a little short on class news. Drop me a postcard and I'll pass the word.

Sec'y, Lt.(jg) Robert G. Johnson, Jr. Navy Public Affairs Office 6087 Sunset Blvd.

Hollywood, Calif. 90028

From the Philippines, Rusty McDONN E L L writes that he was married 26 Oct. to the former Kathy Fitzgibbon of Covina, Calif. Ushers at the wedding included Jack CONSOLVO, now flying F-4s at El Toro, Ed FUTCH, and Rob STANIFORD, a former classmate who is currently a high school chemistry teacher, private investigator, and Los Angeles playboy. Rusty is currently RAdm. Kauffman's flag lieutenant.

Jim BEESLEY sends the latest from the I Corps area. Bob W H I T L O C K is acting referee between the paperworkers and the cargo movers at Da Nang. Helping to move the goods are Bill HICKEY, Gary "Buggsy" SIEGEL, and Ken SEARCY. Bill and Gary are enthusiastic about their jobs as lumber and steel officers and Ken recently returned to his job as lighterage officer and after six weeks R & R in Subic.

Up north by the DMZ, Wayne LYNN is ramp officer at Dong Ha and Jim BEESLEY is communications officer at Cua Viet. Doug VAUGHN sports the black beret of the Coastal Advisory Group near Da Nang. The Swift Da Nang fishing fleet is in the capable hands of Charlie Pfiffer, Bill Zonderak, Jim Maitland, and Danny Salinas. A little further out in the Gulf is Noah SEXTON in USS POWER as gunnery officer.

Back in San Francisco the word is that Lane MELONEY recently qualified as underway cable layer and in-port CDO as supply officer in the USS NEPTUNE. In San Diego Steve BERG heard from his ol' roomie Rob PLOEGER who is in Norfolk and his wife Joyce. Rob is in the USS LEAHY. Jim and Lynda K A P P E S made their second contribution to the population explosion with the addition of Jim, Jr. Jim, Sr., anticipates a transfer from Charleston to San Diego in mid-July. Ron GURLEY, in a Barber's Point-based P-3 outfit (VP-4), is presently deployed. Tom and Connie M I N T U N are living in San Jose; Tom spent most of the holidays in Adak with his P-3 Squadron (VP-40).

Steve Berg is with VC-3 out of Miramar and provides services for the Navy ships in exercises in the area. Steve requests that all gunnery officers in the area be sure to take careful aim in their next surface-to-air practice (at the targets only). Steve sends Christmas greetings to Mike KELLY from their NROTC midn. cruise buddy, Lt.(jg) Rick Rudell, who is flying A-6s from the KITTY H A W K . Incidentally,

Steve and his

wife Pam spent a vacation last October dragging a camper trailer around Yosemite and catching trout while river fishing up North.

He is taking leave this summer to hit the high Sierras on a ten-day back-pack trip.

He's also taking applications for any hearty souls in our class that crave the great out50

doors. Thank you, Steve, I'll make the one next year.

Bruce VALLEY received orders last summer to HC-7, a Combat SAR, which is based in NAS Atsugi. While in training in San Diego he met Orlin Scrivener in HC-5, Tom Payne HC-1, Phil Svalya (Seals), Jim Giblin (Swifts), Paul Petrucka HC-8, and Bill McMenamin in USS RANGER. Before coming to the west coast Bruce cruised the Caribbean with fellow squadron and classmates Denny O'Reilley, Mike "the Bear" Ceruzzi, and Skip Sterling. Up at Quonset Pt. he saw Joe Metro, Jan Matthews H S 11, Tom Walker HS-5, Rich "the Surf" Hulse VS-22, and Larry Smith, also in a VS Squadron.

Among some of the jet types deployed with USS KITTY HAWK in January were Dave McElvein A-6s, Ray Hill, Dave Lovelady, Mike Nabor, and Terry Young in F-4s. Over in Atsugi Bruce ran into "the moth," Howie Trodahl and also saw John Nichols. While waiting for a ride out of NAS Cubi, he saw Bill DiFilippo, Jack "the radish" Connolly (both E-2s in the INTREPID), Cecil Boyd (Cubi Pt.) and Sterling Ben Bennett. Bruce Valley said he'd like to hear from Keith Wagner, Skip Allen, and Elk Burns. His address is Box 56 HC-7, USNAS, Seattle 98767.

Tom LoMACCHIO writes from U S S OKINAWA where he is assistant CIC officer/ 0 1 division officer. He is headed to USS JOHN KING shortly as CIC officer. Tom and

his wife Barbara added Lisa Jean to the family just in time for this year's tax exemption. While in WestPac Tom ran into several of our '66ers. In the delightful hamlet of Subic Bay he saw Tom Bates, XO of the CAROLINE COUNTY; Mike Daley, XO of the KEMPER COUNTY; Buck Thompson,

USMC, and Steve Hoxie. Tom's new address is USS

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From over in Nha Be near Saigon Dave "Boy" BILL is enjoying his deployment with a Swift boat unit. Dave works out in the gym every day in anticipation of a major league contract upon his return! He has run into Jay PROUT, and Carl CRABTREE, who is an NILC). Rumors are flying heavy that Crab may be headed to the altar when he returns to CONUS. Other PBR types in Nha Be include Oak SHANNON, Andy BECK, Don LATTA, Mike MELONEY, and Ed MORGAN. They are all waiting for some boats to arrive to go up near the Cambodian border. The last word from Dave Bill was that he was saving for a new Ferrari for when he returns to the States . . . and only has $9,277 left to go.

All for now, keep the letters coming.

Sec'y, 1/l.t. Edward H. Mills, USMC VMCJ-2, MCAS, Cherry Point, N. C. 28533

While I was in Oceana just before Christmas for A6 NAMO Dick FARVER and Larry TORGERSON gave me some news about several of our classmates in Navy air.

Dick is a station pilot and will be standing SAR watches. With Larry in VA-42, which is the A6 RAG, are Wally Leonard, John Hickok, Al Neilson, Bob Morehead, Mike Curry, Don Waid, Dave Pope, and Pete Deberry.

Myrd PELEGRIN is in the F4 RAG at Oceana. Jay W I L L I A M S and Tim SULLIVAN are at Pax River. Ted White, Hal Castle, Bill Calhoun, Dick Scott, Mike Farwell and Mike O'Hearn are at Ft. Rucker, Ala., for HAL-3 which flies the H U E Y

gunships in the Mekong Delta. Tom BROADHURST is in VAW-121 in Norfolk. Stan PERRY is flying H-34's in HC-6.

Ted W I T T wrote from Vietnam where he is operations officer in MADEIRA COUNTY.

He said that he enjoys supplying Army bases in the Delta much more than working on his old minesweeper out of Charleston.

Ted claims the distinction of being the first Navy type from our class in country.

Ted ran into Mike ROBERTSON, who was serenading the Subic O Club.

Bill W A T E R S wrote from MANLEY with news on more classmates Bill, Jim COOK, and Tony P R I N C I P I all have orders to PBR squadrons in Vietnam. They are training in San Francisco and leave for Saigon on April Fools' Day. Bob ISBELL was married to Randa Campbell in D. C , last fall with his brother Bill as best man. Bill was home on hospital leave from Vietnam after being wounded for the second time. Bob was in basic jet school in Meridian.

Doug OGDEN is in Newport attending the 17-week comm. school.

Bob W A T E R S and Jack BRERETON are in ENTERPRISE and left for WestPac in December for a seven-month deployment.

Tim H O F F M A N has orders to PhibRon 10 in Norfolk as the intelligence officer.

Dave BAYS wrote from Honolulu where he is the supply otificer in GRANVILLE S. HALL, a test-research ship out of Pearl. He and Sharon live at 135 Main St. in Honolulu and would like to serve happy hour to any classmates passing throu^'h. Dave would like to hear from Terry W^].^NDT. Doug and Ruth LEONARD had a girl Jennifer in December while Doug was deployed so Dave acted as a proxy father and handed out cigars. Doug is in JENKINS and was due back in March.

John O'NEILL is going to PGM's after having spent a year on MSC's on Market Time. He will be going to school in San Diego and then back to RVN. Joel and Nancy H E A T O N stopped by the Bays' residence during the Holidays. They were married in October after Joel's deployment in COCHRANE.

Don S U R P L E S S is in ALBANY, my first class cruise ship, and would like to hear from some of his friends. Carl DOBSON is in PORTERFIELD.

Tom L E I S E R wrote from HIGBEE that he was married on the longest night of last year to Jany Parker in California. Skip DITMAN was his best man. Skip is MPA in FRANK KNOX. Tom and Judy STIDHAM

also attended the wedding from Oklahoma.

Tom, across the hall from me plebe summer, was starting plebe halfback and then transferred to U. of Okla. as their punter and played some ball later with the N. Y. Giants and Pittsburgh Steelers.

Dan W E L C H was married in Pensacola in December and went to the New England area to recruit for Navy Air with his hippie moustache.

Ron BLISS married Vonnie Dejesus in Montana, in November, and they are now living in Idaho Falls while Ron finishes his nuc prototype.

George BUT VILAS is comm oflScer in CHARLES BERRY out of Pearl where Barbara's cooking is beginning to show its hearty effects.

Buddy W A L K E R is first lieutenant in HIGBEE with Tom and made a gallant dive for the garter at the wedding.

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Steve F I S K took time off from R P S duties in KYES to join Tom in Long Beach just before the big plunge.

Wayne SAVAGE would like to hear from some of his classmates in 25th Company. He fives in Qtrs. 23-4, NAS Corpus Christi, Tx. 78419. Wayne is waiting to sign into advanced training as an instructor. He will be in VT-31 along with Robin LARSON. Tom P E R K I N S received his wings in the fall and is flying P-3's out of Moffett on the west coast. Skinny McKINNEY and Bob HUGHES are both married and flying jets somewhere. The rest of the jet jocks from 25 are Bob GRAFF, Dave LIGHTERMAN, Doug LINDQUIST, and Chuck GREER. J. J. SLOUGH is a proud papa in Glynco, Ga. Chuck Greer married Sally White in Charleston in December. LeRoy FARR w-as married in Pensacola in December.

Norb RYAN is a father. Eric and Bonnie JOHNSON had a boy, Eric Scott, in November.

Tony MONACO and Dianne had a son Anthony James in December. Tony received his wings in November and after completing nav school he will be flying P-3's in Brunswick, Maine.

Thanks for the Christmas cards and many letters this month.

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Sec'y, Ens. R. M. Brown I I I Box 1118 Sikes Hall 2942 NAAS Whiting Field Milton, Fl. 32570

Oh for joy, I have actually received five letters from which to draw material! What has gotten into the class? Could be the time of year; this writing directly follows Christmas. Whatever it is classmates, don't stop now, since I feel duly spoiled by such an onslaught of gouge.

Late in November I received a letter from (jeorge GARDNER, with the glad news of his marriage to Jean Peden of Norfolk. The Gardners reported to Bainbridge for the November class, and were accompanied by

Sarah and Eric STEIN, Glee and Bill BOYKIN and Kathy and Joe SOLYMOSSY. George saw Chuck MAYER, Jim E L S N E R and Jim P L E T S C H E R , and all were doing well at Nuc School.

Terry and Rick BUCHANAN further augtnented the Bainbridge news, with Terry playing "Hearts and Flowers" for the wives of the hard-working husbands. Terry wrote that among the other academic slaves were: Patty and Wynn Harding, Marty and Mel Walters, Ruth and Eric Oser, Maria and Carl Gaines, Jean and Mark Keef, Carolyn and Charlie Wike, Dora and John Mortsakis, and Donna and Jim Brown.

I saw Jay COHEN at Quonset Point just before Christmas, with reports from the Mare Island crew. Jay and the other Burke scholars are "turning and burning" up at New London and it looks like each of the eight will serve on World War II diesel boats. I saw Jim DARE that same day down at Andrews, and he confirmed Jay's report. See, guys, you should have gone Navy air . . . after all, our T-28's are only 12 years young, but, I digress.

The Fleet sent nie a couple of goodies.

Dave L E E was out in the (julf of Tonkin, chasing the RANGER for about 38 days. They planned to spend New Year's in Taiwan, so that should have made up for Christmas at sea. Gary F I S H MAN wrote from aboard the AMERICA, upon which he was completing a world cruise—not too bad, Gary. He highly recommends that we all take in Sydney, Australia, at the earliest possible time ; sound advice, to be sure. Also Gary is laying claim to being the first shellback in our class.

(A combination plebe ho and hundredth night, maliciously conceived as fit and proper celebration of one's first crossing of the equator. That was to save about five or six hundred explanations to all our good Navy wives.) If anyone can dispute this claim, dated 7 Nov., I'll be ever so glad to set the record straight. Hope all your cruises are as rewarding, Gary!

I received an unusual letter over the holidays—the first one from a former class-

mate. Randy NEYLAND, who left 19th Company after youngster year, wrote that he finished his final two years at Amherst, and is now at Harvard. Outstanding Rand, in 30 years when those of us who are left recount our gung ho factor, we'll be expecting to find your life in the success column.

Good luck!

The flu epidemic may have seemed bad around December, but it took decidedly second place to the ever-present (lurking in the darkness) marriage bug. Classmates trod the aisles by the score, and I only wish I could record all the happy events—but I don't know of them all. However, I did ride in with Mike LAGOW the other day, and he just returned from Nassau with his wife, Martha, Buzzy's sister. Sounded like Boston was jumping in December. I know the Annapolis area was rampant with the bug; since the 28th saw six chapel weddings. I was fortunate to be present for the nuptials of Suzanne and Mike McHUGH. Ushers included Mike BURKHART, Mike LEPP E R T , myself, and Rocky G M E I N E R as best man. It was a great time, and the McHughs will be in Monterey until Mac finishes grad school. Marshal and Rocky Gmeiner left the next day for Bermuda, but they are down here in Pensacola now, with Rock at VT-2. I drove back down here with Phil KATAUSKAS. In Pensacola we continue to fly along with our flight pay, etc. The weather has been decent of late, but I was able to experience non-Floridian drafts recently. Yours truly is a member of the Naval Air Training Command Choir, and membership in this august assemblage took me to Iceland for three days in December. Our come-on was that Bob Hope couldn't make it, but never fear . . . seriously, the country has great natural beauty, and the trip was outstanding in all aspects but one. Alex LAI, the only other academy-type in the choir, lost a bout with an ice patch outside the Keflavik Officers' Club. Sorry about that leg Alex, but hopefully it will have healed by the time of this printing.

LAST GALL BELL, WALTER FRANK (LCOL USA RET ' 3 2 ) , 7 Jan. ' 6 7 , Columbus, G a .

LEWIS, J O H N EARL (LCDR USN RET ' 9 9 ) , 8 Jan. ' 6 9 , San Diego, Calif.

REINBURG, J O H N ERNEST (CAPT USN RET '16), 16 J a n . ' 6 9 , USNH, Annapolis, M d .

BORRIES, FRED, JR. (CAPT USN RET ' 3 5 ) , 3 Jan. ' 6 9 , DeLand, Fla.

L O C K W O O D , ROBERT ELMORE (CAPT USN RET '31), 3 1 Dec. ' 6 8 , U S N H , Camp P e n d l e t o n , Calif.

RICKABAUGH, J O H N M A S O N (CAPT USN RET '42), 2 3 Dec. ' 6 8 , V e n t u r a , Calif.

BURNETT, HENRY POYNTER (RADM USN RET '15), 9 J a n . ' 6 9 , B u r l i n g a m e , Calif.

BURNHAM, HUBERT ' 0 5 , 3 1 Dec. ' 6 8 , La J o l l a , Calif.

CARPENTER, RONALD FRANKLIN (ENS '68), 11 J a n . ' 6 9 , M e r i d i a n , Miss.

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DARROW, DONNIE LEN (MAJ USMC ' 6 0 ) , 3 0 Nov. ' 6 7 , V i e t n a m .

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ROEHL, WILLIAM FREDERICK (LCDR USN RET '14), 23 N o v . ' 6 8 , Carson City, N e v .

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DEAN, J O H N LITTLE ' 2 7 , 3 1 Oct. ' 6 8 , Collierville, Tenn.

MINCKLER, CAMPBELL HARRIS (CAPT USN RET ' 2 1 ) , 2 6 Dec. ' 6 8 , USNH, O a k l a n d , Calif.

SMITH, CHARLES RUSSELL ' 2 8 , 8 Attica, Ind.

DUNN, PETER HENRY HILL ' 2 4 , 1 J a n . ' 6 9 , San Diego, Calif.

MULROONEY, ROBERT MICHAEL (LCDR USN '59), 2 1 Dec. ' 6 8 , a t sea.

STEVENS, ROBERT HENRY (CDR USNR RET ' 3 8 ) , 2 2 A u g . ' 6 8 , Renton, W a s h .

NICHOLSON, FREDERICK ' 2 2 , 3 0 Candor, N . Y.

T H O R N T O N , PAUL AUSTIN (LCDR CEC USN RET ' 5 9 ) , 23 Dec. ' 6 8 , U S N H , N e w p o r t , R. I.

DYER, HORACE TYLER ' 0 7 , 25 Dec. ' 6 8 , A n n a p olis, M d .

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ERICSSON, H A M P T O N M A T U R I N (CDR USN RET '24), 12 Dec. ' 6 8 , V A H , W e s t H a v e n , Conn.

OLSON, GARY ENTNER (LT USNR M a / ' 6 8 , M i l l V a l l e y , Calif.

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HOWE, W I L L I A M B I N G H A M (CAPT USN RET '06), 3 1 Dec. ' 6 8 , La M e s a , Calif.

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WOLSIEFFER, FREDERICK (RADM USN RET ' 3 2 ) , 2 7 Dec. ' 6 8 , B r o o k l y n , N . Y.

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JOHN EARL LEWIS '99

LCdr. John E. Lewis, U S N (Ret.), died 8 Jan. in the Mission Convalescent Hospital of San Diego, Calif., following a long illness.

Graveside services and interment took place at El Caniino Memorial Park.

LCdr. Lewis was born in Mantorville, Minn. He served in U S S IOWA then commanded by Capt. Robley D. Evans (Fighting Bob) at the Battle of Santiago prior to graduating from the Naval Academy in January 1899. After graduation, he took part in the Philippine Insurrection, then made the cruise around the world with the Great White Fleet as chief engineer in the CONNECTICUT. While serving in the PETREL he

attempted to rescue shipmates who had been trapped by a fire and suffered serious injury from smoke inhalation which resulted in his retirement in October 1910. Recalled to active duty during World War I, LCdr. Lewis served as the first executive officer of the Naval Air Station, North Island. He was returned to the inactive list in 1919. He had resided in San Diego from 1911 to the time of his death, except for a year in Germany and while on duty in San Francisco during World War I. In the January Shipmate LCdr. Lewis was honored as the tenth oldest living alumnus of the Naval Academy. He was 90.

Survivors include his widow Beulah M. of 3576 Third Ave., San Diego, Ca. 92103; his son Lt. John M. Lewis, USN (Ret.) '30, of 1508 Alta Vista Dr., Vista, Ca. 92083; his daughter Virginia, wife of Cdr. Harlan K. Perrill, USN (Ret.) '26, of 359 S. Westgate Ave., Los Angeles, Ca. 90049; two granddaughters, and three great-grandchildren.

WILLIAM BINGHAM HOWE '06

Capt. William B. Howe, U S N (Ret.), died 31 Dec. in La Mesa, Calif. Interment took place in Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego.

William Bingham Howe '06

Capt. Howe was born in Georgetown, Colo., graduated from the Naval Academy in February 1906 and went to the Asiatic Station. He served in USS H I S T on Cuban survey duty and in the PENNSYLVANIA. During World War I he commanded the CHEYENNE and also Submarine Divisions in the Pacific and the Atlantic. After the war he was an instructor at the Naval Academy, and a navigator in the FLORIDA. H e attended

the Naval War College, and was on the staff for two years. Following duty at the Naval Station at Samoa, he commanded the VEGA, was

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in the Fourth Naval District until his retirement on 1 July 1934 as commander. In 1940 he was recalled to active duty and served as intelligence oflScer with the Third Naval District, New York City, for four years, followed by similar duty with the Seventh Naval District, Miami, Fla. He returned to the inactive list in 1945.

Survivors include his daughter Mrs. Margaret H. Carter of San Marcos, Calif., and son William B. Howe, Jr., of Valley Center, Calif. Capt. Howe was the widower of the late Mary Norris Howe.

Surviving is a brother RAdm. Henry G. Moran, U S N (Ret.) '23 of 305 11th St., Cresskill, N. J. 07626. Capt. Moran's wife Elnia McClintock Moran died in December 1967.

JOSEPH HOMER HOFFMAN '13

LCdr. Joseph H. Hoffman, U S N (Ret.), died 16 Dec. in Chestnut Hill Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa., following a long illness. Services were held at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, followed by interment in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors.

HORACE TYLER DYER '07 LCdr. Hoffman, born in Williamstown, Mr. Horace T. Dyer of Annapolis, Md., Pa., was a direct descendant of John Peterdied 25 Dec. following a brief illness, in Hoffman, the original settler of Upper Anne Arundel General Hospital, Annapolis. A Dauphin County in Pennsylvania. He gradmemorial service was held at St. Andrew's uated from the Naval Academy with the Chapel of the Naval Academy, followed by class of 1913. During World War I he had a private interment. combat duty with the Army of Occupation Mr. Dyer was born in Chicago, 111., and in Vera Cruz and the Atlantic Fleet; from graduated from the Naval Academy in Sep- 1916 to 1917 he served in U S S CONNECTICUT. tember 1906 with the class of 1907 as a Following the war, he served in the KEARpassed midshipman. In 1908 he was commis- SARGE in connection with the training of sioned ensign. He served in USS TENNESSEE, engineering personnel, and he commanded a VERMONT, PANTHER, PAULDING, DRAYTON battalion of Marines in the Nicaraguan Reand the NORTH CAROLINA until 1913 when volt of 1924. he studied engineering at the Postgraduate While serving in ROCHESTER, LCdr. HoffSchool at Annapolis. He had sea duty aboard man accompanied Gen. John J. Pershing to the FLUSSER, KANSAS, HANCOCK and the Chile on the Tacna-Arica Commission, a MONTANA, followed by duty in the Bureau commission whose purpose was to settle a of Steam Engineering, Navy Department from 1917 to 1919. He served in the Naval boundary dispute between Peru and Chile. In Headquarters at London, England, in the 1929 he was gunnery officer aboard PENNBureau of Aeronautics, Navy Department, SYLVANIA, and three years later served in and in the ARKANSAS before resigning from the Navy Yard, New York. LCdr. Hoffman was a graduate of the Naval War Colthe service on 15 Feb. 1923 as commander. lege. Upon his retirement in July 1934 he Mr. Dyer was a naval architect in New joined Philco as power engineer. During York City and was associated with the firms World War II he served as liaison between of Combustion Engineering, Peabody Engi- the Bureau of Ordnance, Navy Dept. and neering and George P. Sharpe Engineering. Welding Engineers. Due to his efforts WeldHe was a member of the Military Order of ing Engineers received the first Navy "E" World Wars. in Philadelphia. LCdr. Hoffman, a past Survivors include a son Charles L. Dyer president of the Philadelphia chapter of the of San Rafael, Calif.; a daughter Mrs. Jose- USNA Alumni Association, was a member phine D. Barron of St. Petersburg, Fla., and of the Loyal Legion and the Sons of the Revolution; he was also a Mason and a four grandchildren. He was the widower of founding member of the Woodmere Art Galthe late Nathalie Lydecker Dyer. lery, Chestnut Hill.

THOMAS MORAN '10 He is survived by his widow the former Capt. Thomas Moran, U S N (Ret.), died Olivia Watson, a poet, of 901 E. Abington 29 Nov. at Cresskill, N. J. Interment took Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. 19118; a son, Col. place in Arlington National Cemetery, with Joseph H . Hoffman, Jr., USA, of Ft. Monfull military honors. roe, Va., and three grandchildren.

Capt. Moran was born in New Haven, Conn., graduated from the Naval Academy PETER HENRY HILL DUNN '24 with the class of 1910, and was commissioned Mr. Peter H. H. Dunn of Coronado, Calif., ensign in 1912. Early sea duty included U S S died in his home on 1 Jan. following a long NEBRASKA, the N E W JERSEY and command of illness. Simple funeral services were held at the MASON, PRESTON, and COGHLAN. In 1930 Sacred Heart Church in Coronado, with inhe became Director of Naval Petroleum Re- terment in Holy Cross Cemetery, San serves in the Office of the Secretary of the Diego.

Navy. He served in the WHITNEY until 1935, Mr. Dunn, born in Washington, D. C, attended the Army Industrial College in Washington, D. C , and spent two years on graduated from the Naval Academy with the the War Plans in the Office of the Assistant class of 1924 and was commissioned ensign.

Secretary of the Navy. He commanded the Upon his resignation from the naval service in 1925, he began a career with the DeMARBLEHEAD and was serving in the Shore Establishment Division of the Secretary's partment of Commerce in Washington, D. C, as a business specialist spending most of his office when World War II started. time in the Bureau of Standards. In 1937 he Capt. Moran was ordered to the West became a manufacturer's agent in WashingIndies as Commandant of the Naval Operat- ton, D. C. Entering the Naval Reserve in ing Base, Trinidad, then reported to San 1941, he served as lieutenant before being disJuan, Puerto Rico, as Chief of Staff of the charged due to physical disability in 1942.

Tenth Naval District. He served in Naval Mr. Dunn was a partner of Dunn and Jones Operations, Navy Department, as deputy as- of Washington, D. C , then moved to Calisistant Chief of Naval Operations until his fornia where he worked in the manufacturer's retirement on 1 January 1947. He was twice agent field until his retirement. awarded the Commendation Ribbon.

Surviving are his wife Mrs. Leila Scott Capt. Moran assisted with the annual 1910 Dunn of 1238 Churchill Place, Coronado, Ca. class bulletin of which he was editor from 92118; a son Peter Jr. USNA '47; a daugh1955 to 1960. He was also on the advisory ter Mrs. Leila Van Hook, and nine grandchildren. committee of the class organization.

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HAMPTON MATURIN ERICSSON '24

Cdr. Hampton M. Ericsson, USN (Ret.), died on 12 Dec. at the Veterans Administration Hospital in West Haven, Conn. Simple graveside ceremonies followed by interment took place in Arlington National Cemetery.

Cdr. Ericsson was born in New York and graduated from the Naval Academy with the class of 1924. While at the Academy he was active in athletics and served as captain of the wrestling team. His commissioned service in the Navy was principally in surface ships,

Capt. Toth was born in Budapest, Hungary, attended Marion Institute of Marion, Ala., and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1931. Following duty in USS CHICAGO, he

had training at the Naval Aviation Station, Pensacola, Fla., and was designated Naval aviator in 1934. He served in Torpedo Squadron Two based aboard the SARATOGA then commanded by Adm. William F. Halsey. During World War II he commanded Air Squadron VP-74 in the Battle of the South Atlantic and was awarded the Legion of Merit with combat "V" and the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon for his role in capturing and destroying enemy submarines.

Battle of Coral Sea. After a tour of duty in Florida teaching fighter pilots at Lee Field, Capt. Borries became air officer in the GAMBIER BAY. Heroic service at the time of the sinking of the GAMBIER BAY during the

Battle of Samar Island earned him a Bronze Star Medal. He served in the MIDWAY, then returned to the United States and a series of shore duty assignments. In 1953 he became executive officer at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola.

He was a graduate of the Armed Forces Staff College and commanding officer of the including U S S BAINBRIDGE, GOFF, and N E W Naval Air Station, Columbus, Ohio. He held YORK, as assistant gunnery officer in the the (Zommendation Ribbon and the Presilatter. He had considerable talent in art, and dential Unit Citation. Following his retireHe was air officer of the BOXER, and following retirement in January 1947 he deserved two years in Rio de Janeiro, attached ment from the service on 1 July 1961, he voted most of his time in that field, particularly in etching. In recent years he had resid- to the Joint Brazil-United States Military taught mathematics for five years at St. Commission. At the end of the war he Johns Country Day School in Orange Park. ed at Old Saybrook, Conn. served in the Pentagon, then commanded Survivors include his widow Bruce M., There are no immediate relative survivors.

Fleet All Weather Training Unit, Atlantic. P. O. Box 113, Orange Park, Fl. 32073; His brother, Lt. Edward L. Ericsson, U S N Following graduation from the Naval War '14, was killed in flying in 1922. H e was the College, Newport, R. I., in 1955, Capt. Toth three sons Lawrence H. of Columbus, Ohio, Robert B. of Orange Park, and William G., legal guardian of Michael Donafree. became chief of staff to the superintendent USNA '70; a stepson Charles R. Geiger of of the Naval Academy. He commanded Fleet Orange Park; a brother William D., and a HAROLD ARTHUR McCORMICK '28 Air Wing Three at Brunswick, Me., and the Mr. Harold A. McCormick died on 29 Dec. Naval Air Station, Chincoteague, Va. In sister Mrs. Robert Herndon. in his home at Phoenix, Md. Graveside ser1959 he became commanding officer of the WALTER JAMES EAST, JR. '35 vices and interment took place in Arlington Naval Air Station, Key West, Fla., where Capt. Walter J. East, Jr., U S N (Ret.) of National Cemetery, with full military he remained until his retirement on 30 June Coronado, Calif., died 30 November. Services honors.

1961. were held in Christ Episcopal Church, CoroMr. McCormick was bom in Mount Hope, nado,'with interment in El Camino Memorial Survivors include his widow Margaret of Kansas, and graduated from the Naval Acad301 S3rd St., Virginia Beach, Va. 23451; a Park, Calif. emy in 1928. Following duties in U S S IDAHO daughter Mrs. James A. Linen, IV of ChiCapt. East was born in Buchanan, Mich., and the MEDUSA, he resigned from the Naval service in June 1930. In 1932 he received a cago, 111., and three grandchildren. A son, attended Cochran-Bryan Prep School of Bachelor of Science degree from Massachu- Lt. Stephen Spencer Toth, USN '63, was Annapolis, Md., and graduated from the setts Institute of Technology in marine engi- killed while serving in U S S LIBERTY, which Naval Academy with the class of 1935. Upon neering and naval architecture. After study- was attacked during the Arab-Israel W a r ; graduation he served in U S S ARIZONA, and ing business and engineering administration he was posthumously awarded the Silver had communications duties in the CHILDS and Star Medal for gallantry. on the staff of Commander in Chief, Pacific at M.I.T. and at Harvard University School Fleet. of Business Administration for two more FRED BORRIES, JR. '35 years, he was employed by the Standard Oil During World War II he was executive Capt. Fred Borries, Jr., USN (Ret.), died Company of New Jersey as a shipbuilding inofficer in DEWEY, and commanded the Fox. following a heart attack on 3 Jan. in (Drange spector. From 1939 to 1942, Mr. McCormick Park, Fla. Services were held at Orange He had officer detail in the Bureau of Naval was the resident manager for the Lago Oil Avenue Baptist Church in Green Cove Personnel, commanded the H. J. THOMAS, and Transport Corporation in Aruba, N.W.I., Springs, Fla., followed by interment in Hick- and in 1947 became assistant to Director of where he served as American consular agent.

Enlisted Personnel, Bureau of Naval PerHe returned to the United States in 1942 to ory Grove Cemetery, Green Cove Springs. sonnel. In 1950 he received a Master's debecome assistant, and then general superingree in education from Stanford University. tendent, Baltimore Shipyard, Bethlehem Steel Capt. East was in enlisted personnel distribuCompany. He resigned from that position in tion on the Commander Service Force Pa1947 and had been engaged as Maryland repcific staff, executive officer of the JUNEAU, resentative for several manufacturers of capand military personnel officer in the office ital equipment until the time of his death. of Naval (Operations. He was commanding officer of the Enlisted Personnel Distributing Surviving are his widow Corinne of Office, Pacific, San Diego, Calif., before re"Northcote," Phoenix, Md. 21131, and a tiring 1 July 1961. Among other awards, he daughter, Christine. held the Commendation Ribbon, China Service Medal, Korean Service Medal and the CHARLES RUSSELL SMITH '28 United Nations Service Medal. Following Mr. Charles R. Smith died 8 Nov. in his retirement from the Navy, he taught mathehome at Attica, Ind., following a short illmatics at Hilltop High School, Chula Vista, ness. Interment took place in Attica.

Calif., for five years. He also taught adult Mr. Smith was born in Attica, and gradueducation courses at the Naval Amphibious ated from the Naval Academy with the class Base. of 1928. He resigned from the Navy on 28 Survivors include his widow Joan of 545 July 1930, after having served in battleships J Ave., Coronado, Ca. 92118; a daughter, and USS RAMAPO. H e joined the Union Oil Mrs. Susan Sturgeon, and a son James V., Company in Wilming^ton, Calif., later moving Fred Borries, Jr. '35 both of San Diego, Calif. to Lafayette in the Bay area. He returned to Attica to take over his late father's busiCapt. Borries was born in Louisville, Ky., GEORGE DEVEREAUX GOOD '35 ness in producing school and college annuals.

Capt. George D. Good, U S N (Ret.), died and graduated from the Naval Academy in Survivors include his widow Meryl of 1000 13 Dec. in Miami, Fla. Requiem mass was 1935. While a midshipman, he earned nine S. Council St., Attica, In. 47918; a son offered at St. Mary's Cathedral, Miami. SerThomas R., vice-consul with the American letters in football, basketball and baseball, vices and interment took place in Arlington and was an All American halfback for two Embassy in Tunisia; a daughter Sheryl, National Cemetery. graduate student at the University of Wis- years. He was elected to the National Football Hall of Fame in 1960.

Capt. Good was born in Indianapolis, Ind., consin, and two grandchildren.

Following graduation he served in U S S attended Park School, Indianapolis, and JOSEPH CHARLES TOTH '31 graduated from the Naval Academy in 1935.

ARIZONA, and in 1937 he returned to the Capt. Joseph C. Toth, U S N (Ret.), died Naval Academy where he served on the After graduation he served in USS MEXICO, of heart failure on 1 Jan. in New York. coaching staff. After a tour of duty in USS WHIPPLE, and QUINCY. He graduated from Services were held at St. Andrew's Chapel of LEARY he went to Pensacola where he earned the Postgraduate School at Annapolis, Md. the Naval Academy, with interment in the his aviator wings. He was serving aboard following study in aerology. During World War II he was aerological officer in U S S the LEXINGTON when she was sunk in the Naval Academy Cemetery.

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CABOT and was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation. In 1945 as staff aerologist with Commander North Pacific he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal. He became an aeronautical engineering duty officer a year later.

After duty in Fleet Weather Centrals at San Francisco and Manila, Capt.

Good served in the office of Chief of Naval Operations; in 1952 he became officer in charge of aerological engineering curricula at the Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif.

He was fleet aerologist on the staff of Commander Second Fleet, then served as officer in charge of Fleet Weather Central, and later Fleet Weather Facility at the Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Va. He commanded Fleet Weather Central at Suitland, Md., and at the Naval Air Station, Alameda, Calif., and was in charge of the Fleet Weather Facilities at Miami, Fla., then Jacksonville, Fla. On 1 July 1965 he retired for physical disability.

Survivors include his widow Margaret of 7921 East Drive, Harbor Island, Miami, Fl. 33141; a son George J r . ; a daughter Genevieve L. Hazelton; his mother Mrs. Gertrude (jood; and four grandchildren.

aviator wings in 1944, and served in the carrier U S S MASSACHUSETTS.

In 1946 he

commanded Fleet Air Service Squadron 13 in Guam, then attended Guided Missile School at Ft. Bliss, Tex. In 1953 he commanded VF-151 aboard the BOXER in the Korean area. For service during the Korean conflict he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with combat "V," and the Korean Presidential Medal. He served on the staff of Commander Sixth Fleet, and was executive oflicer in the CORAL SEA. In November 1962 he retired from the service and was employed by Raytheon Company at the Oxnard facility near Point Mugu, Calif. Among other awards, he held three Air Medals.

Surviving are his widow Anne of 4473 Sweetbriar St., Ventura, Ca. 93003; two sons John II and Andrew; and two daughters, Anne and Mrs. Amy Gabriel of La Canada.

GUY ALEXANDER FREELING, JR. ' 4 4

Mr. Guy A. Freeling, Jr., of North Little Rock, Ark., died 2 Sept. in an airplane crash near Lake Village, Ark. Services were held at Lakewood Methodist Church, with interment in Rest Hills Memorial Park.

ROBERT HENRY STEVENS ' 3 8 Mr. Freeling, born in Arkansas, attended Cdr. Robert H . Stevens, USNR (Ret.), Marion Institute in Marion, Ala., and graddied 22 Aug. at Valley General Hospital, uated from the Naval Academy in 1943, with the class of 1944. He served in USS PENNRenton, Wash., following a heart attack.

Cdr. Stevens was born in Albion, Mich., SYLVANIA and was a Navy pilot before restudied mechanical engineering at Lawrence signing in May 1947 as a lieutenant. He was Institute of Technology, Detroit, and attend- associated with his brother in the general ed the Naval Academy with the class of 1938. insurance business in Little Rock, then He studied mechanical engineering at the joined the Peoples National Bank at Stuttas a transit clerk. After completing a University of Detroit, and at the Detroit gart course at Louisiana State University's School Institute of Technology from 1936 to 1938, of Banking of the South in 1956, Mr. and international relations at Harvard Uni- Freeling became vice president and member versity. He was commissioned ensign in the of the board at the Stuttgart bank. In July Naval Reserve in August 1938 and served 1965 he joined First American National Bank in the Eleventh Naval Reserve Division, as a vice president, and was executive vice Detroit. president at the time of the airplane crash.

During World W a r II Cdr. Stevens President of the Lakewood Property Owners served in U S S DUBUQUE and CARACARA, Association, he was also a member of the and commanded USS SC-746. As command- North Little Rock Chamber of Commerce, ing officer, he oversaw the construction com- and a former member of the North Little Rock Airport Commission. pletion and supervised the final inspection of

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commanded the Naval Barracks, Tower Hall, Chicago. On inactive duty he was commanding officer of Naval Reserve Battalions in Detroit and Dearborn from 1948 to 1954, director of NROS at Detroit, and oflicer in tactical command of several Reserve Training Centers. He retired from the Naval Reserve in July 1965.

From 1932 to 1947 he was employed by the Motor Spring Co., which was followed by work with various spring, chemical and manufacturing concerns. He was also selfemployed with the R. H. Stevens Co., a concern involved in patent development, management and consulting engineering.

He is survived by his widow Cynthia of 810 Riverside Dr., Renton, Wa. 98055; a son Graham Robert; his mother Mrs. Lottie Stevens of 12020 Broadstreet Blvd., Detroit, Mich.; and a brother George F. Stevens of Elwood, Ind. J O H N M A S O N RICKABAUGH ' 4 2

Capt. John M. Rickabaugh, USN (Ret.), died 23 Dec. in Community Memorial Hospital, Ventura, Calif., following a short illness.

Services were held in St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Ventura, with interment in Ivy Lawn Cemetery, with full military honors.

Capt. Rickabaugh was born in Oakland, Calif., and enlisted in the Navy in 1935. He graduated from the Naval Academy in December 1941, with the class of 1942, and had battleship duty in the Pacific. He earned his 54

LCdr. Mulrooney was born in New York City and graduated from the Naval Academy with the class of 1959. Following flight training, he was awarded his wings in 1960, and served with the Attack Squadron 164.

Guy Alexander Freeling, Jr. '44

Robert Michael Mulrooney '59

He attended the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif., from 1964 to 1965, then taught chemistry at the Naval Academy. In 1967 LCdr. Mulrooney received a Master's degree in electrical engineering from Catholic University, Washington, D. C. He was a member of I.E.E.E. and a life member of the U S N A Alumni Association.

Survivors include his widow Carol L., son Patrick, and daughter Deborah, of 126 Crusader Ave., NAS, Lemoore, Ca. 93245; and his parents Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Mulrooney of 2940 East 196th St., Apt. IB, Bronx, N. Y. 10461.

PAUL AUSTIN THORNTON ' 5 9

LCdr. Paul A. Thornton, (CEC) USN (Ret.), died 23 Dec. in the Naval Hospital at Newport, R. I. Services were held at the Chapel in the Pines, with interment in Quidnessett Memorial Cemetery.

LCdr. Thornton was born in Mammoth, W. Va., studied engineering at the West Virginia Institute of Technology and graduated from the Naval Academy with the class of 1959. After duty in the Public Works Department of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, he attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and served in the Public Works Office of the Fourteenth Naval District, Pearl Harbor.

He was Officer in Charge of Construction, Vietnam, until he retired for medical reasons three months before his death.

LCdr. Thornton was a member of the Society of American Military Engineers, of the New Jersey Professional Engineers Society, and a life member of the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

Survivors include his widow Dale of 741 Murray Dr., Honolulu, Hi. 96818; two sons Mark R. and Daniel H . ; his parents Mr. and Mrs. Noah H. Thornton of Costa, W. Va.; three sisters, and one brother.

Survivors include his widow Peggy of 1546 Kent Rd., N. Little Rock, Ar. 72116, a daughter Laurie Ann, and a son Guy I I I .

ROBERT MICHAEL MULROONEY ' 5 9

LCdr. Robert M. Mulrooney, USN, died 21 Dec. as a result of an operational aircraft accident while flying from the deck of U S S INDEPENDENCE in the Mediterranean. He was

a pilot attached to Attack Squadron 76. A Requiem mass was held at the Naval Air Station Lemoore Chapel, Lemoore, (Talif.

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ANNAPOLIS The monthly meeting took place on 8 Jan. at the Alumni House. The guest speaker was Dr. Edward J. Anderson, Superintendent of Schools, Board of Education of Anne Arundel County. Dr. Anderson has recently come to this position from the San Diego area where he had similar responsibilities. He spoke on problems facing boards of education today in meeting the needs in elementary and secondary education. He pointed out that the rising costs of education do not necessarily mean that we are getting better education, and in fact in some cases it may be the opposite. Rising costs necessitate larger budgets just to maintain present levels. However, he did see some hopeful signs on the horizons with new management techniques and more efficient plant utilization leading to more effective methods of education. Dr. Anderson has behind him a wealth of experience in the field of education having taught at the graduate level at Boston University, Harvard and Stanford, and having served as Superintendent of Schools in Wayland, Mass., for seven years and San Dieguito High School District, Cardiff, Calif., for two years before his present assignment. He received his doctorate in education from the University of California at Berkeley in 1966. His doctoral thesis was on financing of public schools. A period of questions and answers followed Dr. Anderson's presentation and the meeting terminated in an informal social hour witli refreshments being served.

BOSTON RAdm. Thomas B. Owen, USN, Chief of Naval Research, discussed "Programs of the Office of Naval Research" during the 14 Jan. luncheon at the Officers' Club, Charlestown Naval Shipyard. RAdm. Owen, a graduate of the University of Washington, earned a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Cornell University in 1950, and had a year of postdoctorate work in molecular physics at Van der Waal Laboratory, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

In 1940 he was commissioned in the Naval Reserve, and two years later transferred to the regular Navy. He held various billets in the communications area in several ships, served as flag lieutenant to Commander Cruiser Division Nine, and was assigned to the Officer Distribution Division, Bureau of Naval Personnel. He holds the Silver Star Medal and the Bronze Star Medal with combat "V." BUFFALO Following an extensive campaign to contact interested alumni, the Buffalo chapter was established at a formal organization meeting held the end of January at the Lord Amherst Motel in Snyder, N. Y. Alumni interested in the chapter should contact Craig L. Thrasher of 119 South Lincoln Ave., Orchard Park, N. Y. An Army-Navy football game get-together in November provided the impetus to Buffalo area alumni and their wives to form the chapter. Those attending the game-dinner at Orchard Downs in Orchard Park, N. Y., were: Bob Ramage '41, John Gallivan '53, Frank Caroccio '54, George Hirsch '54, Maurice Huffer '54, Neil Groeppler '56, Free Shaw '60, Bill Ciesla '61, Craig ThrashMARCH,

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er '63, Charles Brown, USMA '64 (Boo), and John Ernst '66. Pat McCool '56 cancelled due to illness.

HOUSTON The 1969 officers were elected during the 3 Dec. luncheon at the Texas State Hotel.

The new officers are: president, Jerry A. Lee, Jr., '46; first vice president, Rodney H. Bowman '44; second vice president, Donald E. Croucher '57; treasurer, Earl M. Weaver '35; and secretary, William E. Ford '29.

A sword was voted as the chapter award to that midshipman of the Prairieview Naval Reserve Officers Training Course graduating with the highest class standing in aptitude for the service.

A plaque was presented by the chapter through J. Kirby Ewing, awards chairman, to LCdr. Pedigo, for the excellence of the Smiley High School NROTC Unit.

Those attending the luncheon were : RAdm. H. W. (Hap) Goodall '24; M. I. (Mike) Kearns '24; Col. William E. Ford '29; Capt.

A. J. Smith '31; Leon Ince, honorary; Ray St. Germain '33; Earl Weaver '35; Capt. O. O. Dean, honorary; James A. Boorman '38; Capt. W. R. Glennon '38; Thomas O. McWhorter '41; LCdr. Joseph Pedigo, USNR (Ret.), Smiley High School NROTC, guest; Capt. Philip C. Koelsh, U S N R '43; Rodney Bowman '44; LCdr. Jerry A. Lee, USNR, active duty '46; Dan R. Mahoney '47; Cdr. Jerry Thomas, USN, Exec, Prairieview State College, guest; Edward G. Higgins, Johns Hopkins '51, guest; Dick Kane '57; Peter Golwas '62; and J. Kirby Ewing '45.

LOS ANGELES A new slate of officers selected for the coming year includes: president, Phil Suhr '49; vice president, Emmett Quady '43; secretary, Myers Keithly '35; and treasurer. Bill Robbins '34. Directors are: Elliott Stanley '33, Ed Walsh '33 and George Crissman '26, to serve through 1971. An interesting schedule of meetings is on tap for this year.

The chapter is looking forward to supporting the Naval Academy Choir when it journeys to Los Angeles to sing at the Easter Sunday Sunrise Services at the Hollywood Bowl.

Visitors to the area are to contact Capt.

Myers Keithly, 342-1307, for meeting dates.

NEWPORT The regular meeting was held at the Officers' Club, Naval Base. Present were: Capt.

R. E. Baker, Capt. H. E. Bernstein, Capt.

G. S. Bogart, G. H. Bowdey '07, T. A. Brown '35, Capt. C. W. Bunting, M. O. Carlson '16, J. P. Carney '21, Capt. C. A. Castle, Capt. M. M. Cloukey, C. O. Cook '31, Col. R. S. Day, R. Dees '17, W. M. Foster '30, Cdr. A. W. Holmes, R. R. Hay '31, BGen. L. C. Heartz, H. B. Heneberger '26, R. K. Joslin '40, R. King '07, J. T. Lay '31, R. H. Maynard '30, J. W. McCoy '39, H. H. Mcllhenny '27, J. E. McGoff '34, J. B. Mutty '40, D. W. Olney '30, J. W. Rankin '08, F. E. Robbins '23, Col. W. C. Shattuck, P. C. Staley '33; L. R. Taylor '35, Capt. J. L. Thompson, Scott Umsted '15, J. B. Weiler '31, J. H. Wellings '26, Leo Welch '06.

Judge Florence K. Murray, associate justice, Superior Court of Rhode Island, gave a

very enlightening and interesting discussion of recent Supreme Court decisions and their impact on the judiciary, the public and law enforcement officials. The fact that this was one of our longest meetings attests to its quality.

ORLANDO Cdr. C. W. Petrie, USN (Ret.) '35, presided over the luncheon meeting on 10 Jan. at the Orlando Naval Training Center's Commissioned Officers' Mess. VAdm. W. R. Smedberg, III, USN (Ret.) '26, wintering at Crystal River, Fla., attended as special guest and gave an informal talk concerning the Naval Academy and the Retired Officers' Association, of which he is now president.

Following luncheon, members and guests toured the new Recruit Training Command, personally conducted by the commanding officer, Capt. B. W. Brender.

Members and wives who attended the February luncheon were invited to watch a recruit graduation ceremony at the Recruit Training Command.

PHILADELPHIA It is with great regret that the death of Patricia Dowd Healy, wife of chapter president Cdr. James V. Healy, USNR, on 31 Dec. is announced. Requiem Mass was held at St. Mary Magdalen Church in Wilmington, Del. Survivors include Cdr. Healy of 213 Wellington Rd., Fairfax, Wilmington, De. 19803; two sons James V. and Stephen; one daughter Maureen; her parents Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Dowd, and two sisters.

Members and guests attended the 23 Jan. dinner held at the Philadelphia Navy Base Officers' Club. The speaker of the evening was Capt. Don Lindbergh, USN '44, who is the Director of the Airborne Electronics Department of the Johnsville Naval Air Development Center.

SAN FRANCISCO A provocative talk concerning international communism was given by RAdm. Marvin P. Evanson, USN (Ret.) '26, during the 8 Jan. dinner meeting held at the Fleet Admiral Nimitz Club on Treasure Island.

RAdm. Evanson, a student of the subject for 20 years, presented his interpretation of the social and political aspects of the movement forcefully and lucidly.

Capt. William Walker, USN '40, skipper of the Treasure Island Naval Station, reported on the cadet-midshipman dance held on 27 Dec. at Treasure Island. The dance is held annually during the Academy leave period and is sponsored by the four service academy alumni associations, with the duty of host revolving. Host this year was Navy and a superb job was done. The attendees were 41 midshipmen, 22 West Point cadets, 17 Coast Guard cadets, and 4 Air Force cadets.

A St. Valentine's meeting on 5 Feb. was enjoyed by members and their ladies.

WASHINGTON, D. C. VAdm. Robert B. Brown, (MC) USN, Surgeon General of the Navy, was the guest speaker at the 18 Dec. meeting at the ArmyNavy Club, Washington, D. C. Adm. Brown's speech concerning Navy medicine was full of facts and information which are not known by the average naval officer. His talk was well received and appreciated.

Adm. George W. Anderson, chapter president, presided over the meeting and noted attendance had been curtailed sharply by the flu.

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