1975-July-August Shipmate

UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

July-August, 1975

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United States Naval Academy Alumni Association

Shipmate Volume 38, Number 6 Executive Director W. S. BUSIK, '43 Captain, U. S. Navy (Retired)

FEATURES Board of Trustees Meeting A N e w Memorial

Treasurer and Director of Alumni Services JAMES D. OLIVER, '43 Captain, U. S. Navy (Retired)

Director of Development RICHARD A. TEEL, '36 Captain, U. S. Navy (Retired)

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

Assistant Editor

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by Ann Smith June Week '75

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The Wilkes Expedition

by Wm. Ray Heintzman Charles Staropoli

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Nights To Remember

by Capt. Leonard J. Baird USN (Ret.) RAdm. Benjamin Katz USN (Ret.) RAdm. John D. Sweeney USN (Ret.) VAdm. John L. Chew USN (Ret.) 25

JAMES J. M C D O N A L D

Commander, U. S. Navy (Retired)

Executive Secretary BARRIE DUREE

Fifty CVE's

by Capt. Paul Jackson USN (Ret.) Remember the NAUTILUS

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DEPARTMENTS Editorial Assistant ARNETT CUSTER

Contributors' Biographies Sea Breezes 3 The Mail Boat 4 All Hands 14 Officers and Trustees 30 A Few Inches from the Yard

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Capitol Hill 38 Navy Sports 40 Class News 44 Chapter News 85 Last Call 90 Classified Services 94

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

Vice Admiral W. P. Mack USN '37 at his last graduation exercises as Superintendent.

He retires from the Naval Service on 1 August after outstanding service in that exacting billet. See the Alumni Association's resolution honoring Admiral Mack on page 7 of this issue.

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Contributors' Biographies WM. RAY HEITZMANN, PH.D. Ray Heitzmann taught high school History and Social Studies in Illinois (North Chicago) and New York (Highland Falls) prior to joining the faculty of Villanova University in 1969. History and Social Science teaching and American Maritime History are his concerns with a special interest in Nineteenth Century U.S. Naval History. His articles have appeared in several journals such as the following: The Creative Teacher, U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, Shipmate, The Social Studies Coach and Athlete and The Teacher Educator.

CHARLES STAROPOLI, ED.D. Chuck Staropoli has been on the faculty of the University of Delaware. Before joining the University he taught History and Social Studies in New York (New Hyde Park) and Connecticut (Danbury). He has published articles in the Social Studies Journal, The Journal of Teacher Education, The California Social Studies Review and The Teacher Educator.

CAPTAIN PAUL JACKSON USN (RET.) A 1923 graduate of the Academy, Paul Jackson has served in the regular Navy in USS SHARKEY (DD-281), on the staff of CinCPac/ CinCPacFlt, as CO USS NAVASOTA (AO-106), as Naval Attache in Karachi, and with MSTS. As a Reserve he served as CO, 14th Separate Fleet Division in the 9th ND, in USS ST. Louis (CL-49), the Kaiser Vancouver Precommissioning Detail, and as CO USS OcoNTO (APA-187). He is a registered professional mechanical engineer in the State of Pennsylvania.

CAPTAIN LEONARD J. BAIRD USN (RET.) REAR ADMIRAL BENJAMIN KATZ USN (RET.) REAR ADMIRAL JOHN D. SWEENEY USN (RET.) VICE ADMIRAL JOHN L. CHEW USN (RET.) Each of these four officers contributed a section of personal memories to compile our story of the rescue of the survivors of USS HELENA (CL-50) in July 1943. In this case space precludes individual biographies, but each has cause to remember. Captain Baird '35 was picked up from the water the night the HELENA went down. Subsequently he commanded a destroyer and an oiler, the Service Schools at Great Lakes and NAD Crane, Indiana, where he obtained a Master's degree from the U. of Indiana before retiring in 1961. Admiral Katz '26 commanded USS TAYLOR, lead ship in the rescue operation deep in Japanese held waters. Later he commanded USS ROCKY MOUNT, first USN ship to reach Shanghai in 1945. After retiring in 1957 he became a noted business consultant and author and continues active in that field. Admiral Sweeney '26 commanded the APDs that picked up the survivors from Vella Lavella. On retirement in 1956 he taught at the Maine Maritime Academy for two years, then shifted to public schools in the Annapolis area.

Admiral Chew '31 was the senior survivor rescued from Vella Lavella. He served a long and distinguished career, retiring as a Vice Admiral from command of ASWForPac in 1970.

PAUL R. SCHRATZ Ph.D., retired USN '39 and Director of International Studies at U. of Missouri, now serving as senior staff officer of the'^oint White House/Congressional, bipartisan. Commission on the Organization of the Government for the Conduct of Foreign Policy. His naval service included policy and planning roles and attendance at the Naval and National War Colleges as both student and faculty member. He was the first naval officer to receive a Mershon doctoral fellowship at Ohio State and a Wilton Park fellowship from the British Foreign Office.

THOMAS F. BATES A 1960 graduate of Notre Dame, Tom Bates became Director of Public and Sports Information at Gannon College in Erie, Pa., in 1961, and also was publicity assistant for the Ail-American Bowl Football game at Buffalo in 1962-63. In 1967 he was appointed Director of Sports Information at Lafayette College, where his publications won honors for editorial excellence and his peers rewarded him with high offices in their professional associations. He joined Navy's staflF in September 1973.

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

JAMES G. STAVRIDIS Midshipman James G. Stavridis '76 is an English major, planning to enter the Marine Corps or the Service Line on graduation. He is the Editor of The Log, has won an N* in Squash Racquets and plays varsity Tennis.

He also carries a 3.6 CPQR in his major. Jim hails from Pittsburgh, Penna.

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Paul Schratz '39

A Log From Ceotral Africa Frequent travel in either the well known or the obscure corners of the globe rarely offers experiences surpassing the beauty and primitive culture of much of Central Africa. I made the African circuit with the National War College several years ago. The War College concentrates on cities and seaports, the strategically and economically important. It also implants a deep longing to return.

A visit to Malawi—remembered as Nyasaland by the few who know it at all —offers httle of strategic position, economic importance or poUtical urgency.

Ignored by travelers—and perhaps because of it—Malawi offers grinding poverty and a primitive but carefree people, a wholly untroubled outlook despite one of the lowest per capita incomes in the world. It also offers awesome mountain and lake scenery carefully isolated from all but the hardiest of tourists by wretched and near impassable roads.

Blantyre, the capital, is a comfortably modem city boasting good hotels and all four of the country's traffic Ughts. Our destination, however, was Nkhata Bay in the northern region, well off the edge of the State Department brochure, fifty miles beyond the end of the airline at Mzuzu. Here, daughter Margie and sonin-law Terry have been teaching secondary education for the past three years, but that's another story.

Shortly after meeting and greeting in Nkhata Bay, we took off in an ancient British 4-wheel drive Land Rover for a big adventure in Nyika National Park lying across the high northern plateau of Malawi and Zambia. We had reservations for a charming chalet and arrived at sunset, choked with dust, bones aching from the jarring of nine hours and 200 miles of rock strewn trails. An unexpected delight on arrival, we were greeted by two houseboys, already doing the necessary about hot water, a cold beverage and dinner, a cheery fire of pine knots and cedar logs already glowing in the fireplace. One of the few remaining traditions of the British colonial era which ended fourteen years ago, the household staff, for a microscopic fee, cared for our needs, baked hot breads daily, prepared lunches, tea, and kept the wood-fired hot water heater glowing day and night.

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Nyika Park is sixty miles across and lies above the 7500 foot level. The clean, fresh air brings the stars low at night, shining through the soft light of the moon and clearly reflected in the dark waters of a cold mountain lake at our doorstep. From far and near, the startled cries of animals break the stillness and whet our interests for the trip through the game park commencing each morning.

Blessed by spectacular weather, our travels by day were a tourist's dream. The gently rolling, grassy plateau, occasionally darkened by the deep forest, reminded one of a seascape; the long, gentle rollers off Hatteras in the calm following a summer storm. In the splendid highlands, the feeling of spaciousness is much similar to the panorama of the sea. The uninterrupted horizons and empty vaults of blue sky framed a picturesque backdrop for quietly grazing herds of eland, zebra, randbuck or impala. Amid the luxury of wild orchids, iris, protea or hibiscus, only the occasional cry of a bird disturbed the utter stillness. Almost no other vehicle intruded into our private planet. The similarity with the sea, memories of similar solitude as deck officer or captain, came again and again to mind, yet with a difference.

Poets extol the lonely vigil at sea, but a ship is essentially an urban society; one can never get away from people. In a secluded wing of the bridge or occupying a favorite vantage point from the captain's chair, one is still tied by an invisible telephone line to every compartment, every member of the ship's company. No captain would have it otherwise but it is

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rarely possible to savor the vastness of space, the magnificence of nature compared with the smallness of individual feeling.

In our African wilderness we reached the Kaserambu overlook at 8500 feet. Faroff Livingstonia gleamed in the bright sun 40 miles away, the perfect village society perpetuating the dream of Dr. Livingstone a century ago. In the clear atmosphere, two, three distant mountain ranges in Mozambique and Tanzania to the east and Zambia to the west were proved by the map to be over a hundred miles away.

Below us was Lake Malawi whose black depths reached 2300 feet, 750 feet below sea level. From the lake, stretching north and south a thousand miles, lies the massive geological fault of the Great Rift Valley extending to Lake Rudolf north of the equator near the source of the Nile in far-off Kenya.

Four days of paradise passed all too quickly, and with deep regret we left it once again to the solitude of roving animals, birdlife and wild flowers blooming largely unseen. Paying the admission price in a different kind of coin, eight flat tires from the wretched roads quickly resurrected boyhood skills with a cold patch, and blistered palms from an inefficient hand pump, a small enough debt for the experience. Later, cruising along mile after mile of lake shore with white sand beaches dotted occasionally with primitive thatched villages, one breathes a silent prayer to whatever deity is responsible for preserving the natural' beauty without even the motel chains knowing that such places can still exist on the earth. ^

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The Mail Boat A Unique Experience Shipmate: Would you believe a Midshipman in the U.S. Navy was given a Letter of Commendation from a 4-star Admiral while serving weekend confinement? We believe this event is probably unique in the history of the Naval Academy. Enclosed is a copy of the Admiral's letter.

Right after Plebe year, a new Midshipman Third Class was mustering in the main office every half hour for accumulated demerits. At the same time, the Mates of the Deck were passing the word on a late Sunday afternoon for anyone with a Yawl Command to report to the main office. Mr. Haaren, being an enterprising Midshipman and already in the main office at the time, promptly indicated that he was available . . . whereupon the Midshipman Officer of the Watch ushered him into the Commissioned Officer of the Watch, and he stood at attention and said, "Midshipman Haaren Third Class, Sir." The OOW then asked how long it would take to get a crew together. The response was about thirty minutes, whereupon the Midshipman was told he would take Admiral Conolly, CinCNELM, out on one of the Academy's yawls, and if the Admiral wished to disobey Naval Academy Regs concerning sailing, he was to be told what the Regs stated and if he wished to violate the Regs he would be allowed to.

Further, the crew was expected to stoke milk, cookies and coffee for the Admiral's comfort. After he had given all of the instructions, the OOW noticed the Midshipman hesitating, and asked what was the problem, at which time Mr. Haaren indicated he did have a slight problem— he was on weekend confinement. The OOW said, "Never mind the details, get on with the sailing trip."

The Admiral and Midshipmen all had a pleasant sail on the Chesapeake, and it was indeed a wonderful way to spend a Sunday afternoon—especially concerning the alternative of weekend confinement and mustering in the main office.

I am sure you can imagine the surprise when Admiral Conolly sent a Letter of Commendation to the Superintendent.

We do believe this is a first in Naval Academy history.

John Haaren '52 Dear Midshipman Haaran, Before returning to London I wanted to tell you how much my Aide and I appreciated our sail last Sunday aboard

your yawl. It was a very pleasant way to spend a Sunday afternoon and I was particularly interested in seeing under sail one of the yachts which I helped obtain for the Naval Academy.

I reahze that in taking us out with you for such a short period in the middle of the afternoon that you deprived yourselves of a much longer and probably more interesting sail. Consequently, I should be pleased if you would convey my appreciation and thanks to the rest of the young gentlemen who made up your crew for their cheerful courtesy in tailoring their cruise to fit our schedule.

In closing, I wish to state it was a pleasure to watch the smart way in which you and your crew handled the yawl.

Sincerely yours, s/ R. L. Conolly cc: Superintendent U.S. Naval Academy C O . USS REINA MERCEDES

The Great White Fleet Shipmate: I have read "Fid" Murray's "The Great White Fleet" with great interest. It really makes a guy want to get back to sea again. Could you provide me with passenger rates and schedules for the present "Banana Fleet"? I'd be interested mainly in North American-Caribbean routes (that data has been requested).

Enjoy every issue of Shipmate. Keep up the good work.

George Laird '33

and to the Matterhorn Travel Service for the great and really grand arrangements, accommodations and services. The Matterhorn tour personnel—directors, guides and our bus driver—were unbelievably proficient and courteous, tops in every respect.

Jean and I thoroughly enjoyed the tour and look forward to another quite soon.

Cato Glover '20 The World's Smallest Bike Shipmate: I noted with interest the article on page 30 of the April 1975 issue of Shipmate re Midshipman Art Nails '76 and his record size bike. Yesterday while cooling off from 85° weather at a local bar, I noted the cocktail napkin enclosed.

Both you and Mr. Nails may be interested in his inclusion on this napkin, particularly with the artist's visualization of the bike and Mr. Nails himself. It just doesn't look like the photo in Shipmate!

One small ride for mankind but another great boost for the Naval Academy.

James W. Walsh, LCdr. USNR-R Blue and Gold Program

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The Alumni Spring Tour Shipmate: My bride and I are back in Camden almost out of breath after that superb tour of Italy, the Italian Riviera and the French Cote d'Azure. We are still thinking and describing in superlatives and I want to express, through you, our genuine appreciation to the Alumni Association Executive Director, Bill Busik,

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Shipmate: Congratulations on one of the finest seagoing magazine covers it has been my pleasure to observe. Frankly, I'm all against the artsy-beautiful covers editors seem to feel are obligatory. Design, for me, is the key—those old United Fruiters were grand. They used to tie up to the pier just across from the MEMPHIS in Panama, so I knew those ships well.

How beautiful the new ones—arriving in 1933—were: TALAMANCA, VERAGUA, and so on.

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In addition to the illustration of Mid. Nails on his bike, the napkin included others of various largest and smallest records in transportation.

Congressman Aspin and Admiral Zumwalt Shipmate: What worried me after reading your report of the symposium in which Zumwalt and Representative Aspin differed in the number and type of reserve officers who served on the House Armed Services Committee was not that Mr. Aspin was ignorant of the make-up of his committee, but that he is also ignorant of what that committee is for.

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He was concerned that the committee was weighted in favor of the military.

For Heaven's sake, Mr. Aspin, the committee is supposed to recommend to the Congress laws to make the Armed Services effective in carrying out their functions to preserve and protect the United States. If you aren't in favor of that, sir, maybe you ought to resign from the committee and serve on one where you can feel secure, though I can't imagine what that might be if you don't want your country safeguarded.

J. W. Leverton '31 Lucky Bag Available Shipmate: I have a 1918 Lucky Bag I would like to give to someone who would like to have it.

Mrs. J. W. Rogers 10012 63 rd Avenue So. Seattle WA 98178 NMCGRF News Shipmate: Here is a photograph of a handsome plaque which is mounted prominently in the Penthouse Auditorium of Carl Vinson Hall.

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The Vinson Hall plaque The Trustees and I will be grateful if you can find space in Shipmate to present the reproduction of this photograph with perhaps an invitation to classes not shown thereon to join ranks with those classes that have been so helpful in estabUshing the success of this important undertaking.

John M. Alford '36 Executive Director

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Service Family Continuity Shipmate: After reading the Editor's Note at the end of the '26 News in the May issue of Shipmate, I thought you might be interested to know that there is another name that has been and still is continuously on the active duty rolls of the Armed Forces since 1880. The current representative is Capt. Robert T. Styer USN '48B, who is also a direct descendant of Admiral Charles Wilkes of exploration (see the article in this issue) and "The Trent Affair" fame.

I'm not trying to steal "Smeddie's" thunder—after all, we're rather proud of his line of succession because, beheve it or not, we are cousins.

Here's how the Styer line goes for Robert T.: Admiral Wilkes' granddaughter, Bessie Wilkes, married Henry T. Styer, who graduated from West Point in 1884 and retired from the Army as a Brigadier General after 42 years of service. They had three children: (1) LGen. W. D. Styer USMA'16, who has a son. Col. G. D. Styer USA (ReL).

(2) RAdm. Charles Wilkes Styer USNA '18, who has two sons; Capt.

Charles Wilkes Styer, Jr. USN (Ret.) '41 and Capt. Robert T. Styer USN '48B. (3) One daughter, the undersigned, who married A. M. ("Willie") Hurst '24, now RAdm. USN (Ret.). We have one son, LCol. James Styer Hurst USAF (Ret.), USNA'49.

In addition to many named Wilkes, Smedberg, Renwick, Rankin, etc., products of our family tree continue to flock to the various Armed Services. At one time we boasted relatives in every class at the Naval Academy plus an instructor.

Bess Styer Hurst Consider your Editor's line; straight back on the paternal side to RAdm. W. T. Sampson, who entered the Naval Academy in 1857. and on the maternal to Commodore John Rodgers, the first Lieutenant commissioned in the U.S. Navy in 1798. with unbroken commissioned service by their direct descendants that only ended in 1970.

Board of Trustees Meeting Alumni House, 29 May 1975

Executive Director's Summary Although FY '75 was rough economically, the Association weathered it in good shape with a balanced budget. By 30 June we expect to reach, or be very close to, our goal of $200,000 in total contributions from individual donations, matching gifts and bequests. And, the all hands effort of our membership drive resulted in a net gain of 937 new members, to an all-time high of 18,508.

One notable factor was a great increase in chapter activity, both in establishment of new and revitaUzation of old chapters. Last year the twelfth chapter to qualify for nomination of a member of the Board of Trustees had 111 members of the National Association; this year the cutting line (shared by two chapters) was 136. One of the chapters nominating a Trustee is Honolulu, only established a short year ago, and it appears that the Tidewater chapter established in the Norfolk area last April will probably qualify next year. Also notable was the New York Chapter's 50th Anniversary in April, honoring Claude Vickery '15, its founder and a moving force in forming the present Naval Academy Alumni Association.

Close coordination with the Academy's Memorials and Gifts Committee has resulted in more effective allocation and use of funds to meet the Academy's needs.

The Alumni Association has underwritten the new monument commemorating USNA graduates killed or missing in action in Vietnam, has again financed the annual Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference and has worked with classes planning project contributions. 1939 is organizing a $39,000 gift for its 39th year after graduation, 1943 has contributed funds for a new PA system in the football stadium, 1946 has funded the restoration of the Naval Academy chapel carillon, 1945 is planning a bicentennial gift and other classes are considering other projects. 1951 continued its custom of presenting a $400 savings bond to the Plebe class, to be held in trust by the Association until the Class is ready to function as alumni after its graduation.

Internal management and fire safety were greatly improved by converting some 35,000 alumni jackets in 36 file cabinets to microfilm, requiring less than half of one cabinet for storage. The con-

version was done at no cost by the Naval Reserve Manpower Center at Bainbridge.

The original documents are being held in the Academy's Nimitz Museum.

Another management saving was the first coordinated mailing with the Athletic Association of membership renewal applications, which appreciably reduced the mailing cost to each organization and appears to have been well received by our members.

Our staff has been expanded by the addition of Cdr. J. J. McDonald USN (Ret.) as Assistant Editor of Shipmate, a billet that had become a real necessity in the past year and which he is well qualified to fill.

Finally, the Navy Federal Credit Union has announced that all members of the Alumni Association are now eligible to join the NFCU, whether or not on active duty or retired or civilian.

New President and Officers The election of a new President and Vice President was certified to and accepted by the Board for two year terms: President—Mr. David B. Benham '41 and Vice President, Central Area— RAdm. Corwin G. Mendenhall USN (Ret.) '39.

Associate Members The proposal to reinstate the category of associate membership, as explained in the April issue of Shipmate and in the ballot mailing to all members, was carried by a vote of 4,656 to 1,665 against.

The Association By-Laws are therefore being amended accordingly, the key change being a new paragraph 3 under Article I on Membership: In addition to those eligible for regular membership as provided above, a person having demonstrated active support of the Naval Academy or the Naval Academy Alumni Association may be invited to apply for Associate Membership. Approval of issuance of such invitations will be considered on an individual basis by the Board of Trustees. The number of Associate Members shall not exceed ten percent of the number of regular members, and Associate Members shall not be eligible to vote or to hold office in the Association.

However, the President urged and the Board agreed that we should not rush into acquiring Associate Members but exercise considerable caution in the selection of early candidates for invitations to join. The nomination of a prospective Associate Member must be made and seconded by regular members and it should be on a highly selective basis.

Action by the Board of Trustees

The new and Past Presidents

Four new Trustees-at-Large were elected to serve until the spring meeting of 1978: Hon. William A. Anders '55, Capt. John F. Laboon (ChC) USN '44, RAdm. John E. Kirkpatrick USNR (Ret.) '31 and Capt. James R. Hogg USN '56.

7976 Budget The Board approved the FY '76 budget totalling $721,400 of income and $703,300 of expenditures, based on reaching a total of 19,500 members during the year—an increase equal to that of 1975. Major income items are $184,400 in dues, $212,000 in contributions, $ 147,000 from publication sales and advertising, alumni merchandise and house sales. Major expenditures include $224,700 for general and administrative expenses of the Association, $173,500 for publication costs, a gift program of $72,000 primarily for the Naval Academy and $50,000 to our Endowment This budget, only $18,000 in the black from an income of $721,400, clearly shows the vital need for increasing our membership and for continued alumni support of the annual giving campaign.

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Resolution Honoring Admiral Mack The Board unanimously approved a resolution (printed following this article) honoring the distinguished service and contributions of Vice Admiral WiUiam P. Mack USN '37 in his three years as Superintendent of the Naval Academy.

The Admiral had previously announced that he would retire this summer.

Honorary Member The new Commandant of the Marine Corps is not an alumnus of the Naval Academy. The Board, continuing the Association's long standing poHcy in such cases, directed the President to extend an invitation to General Wilson to become an Honorarj' Member as soon as he has assumed office. Assuming his acceptance, he will become the sixth living Honorary Member of the Association.

Bicentennial Plate The Board authorized production of a U.S. Navy Bicentennial Plate for offer to our alumni in October. This will be a sterling silver plate etched with a view of the Naval Academy Chapel and appropriate engraving, on a one-time, limited offer through the Franklin Mint, with proceeds from the project to be used as a restricted gift to the U.S.N.A. Memorial Fund.

Gavel Presentations During the luncheon break outgoing President Arleigh Burke presented inscribed gavels, honoring their service as former Presidents of the Alumni Association, to VAdm. George F. Hussey '16 (1953-55), Adm. Jerauld Wright '18 (1961-63), Adm. Walter F. Boone '21 (1963-65), Adm. Robert B. Carney'16

(1967-69), and Mr. Hanson Baldwin '24 (1969-71). Adm. Burke was then presented his gavel by incoming President Dave Benham. The offhand exchanges between Admiral Burke and the recipients were the real highlight of the day.

The four other living former Presidents, Mr. Donald S. Walker '24 (194749), VAdm. George C. Dyer '19 (195961), VAdm. W. R. Smedberg III '26 (1965-67) and Adm. George Anderson '27 (1971-74) unfortunately were unable to attend the ceremony.

Following its annual custom, the Class of 1939 presented a gavel made of wood from the U.S. Frigate CONSTITUTION to the graduating class. The presentation was made by Capt. C. R. Chandler USN (Ret.) to Mid. Craig Quigley '75, presidents of the respective classes.

RESOLUTION Honoring

VICE ADMIRAL WILLIAM P. MACK, U. S. NAVY Superintendent, U. S. Naval Academy, 1972-1975 The Board of Trustees, U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association, at a meeting held 29 May 1975, unanimously adopted this Resolution of Appreciation.

RESOLVED That in his three years as Superintendent of the Naval Academy, Vice Admiral William P. Mack's outstanding qualities of leadership have brought great credit to the Naval Academy and its midshipmen, faculty, supporting civihan and military personnel, and its alimmi.

His vigorous and imaginative leadership and untiring efforts have significantly increased the Naval Academy's ability to meet the professional and academic demands facing the institution during a period of major changes in the national educational and social environment. Admiral Mack has preserved the time proven strengths of the Academy and improved the professional training essential to the basic mission of developing Naval Officers.

Through his deep understanding of youth, he has made evolutionary changes at the Academy to keep pace with the times without lowering the high mental, physical or moral standards required. The "Professional Officer and Human Person" course has been designed to support the development of a personal philosophy capable of sustaining an individual facing the many uncertainties and tensions encountered by officers in the Navy and Marine Corps today.

Adiniral Mack has provided the leadership in improving and advertising the image of the Academy and in each of his years as Superintendent there have been more than 7,000 nominations for the entering class. This has provided the Academy with the highest degree of selectivity among candidates in its 130 year history.

With his interest in sports, there have been major improvements in the athletic program and particularly in football. The quality of the recruited athlete has shown marked improvement that will be reflected in more Navy victories in future years.

He and his lovely wife, Ruth, have graciously hosted the Commander in Chief, cabinet members and heads of state as well as thousands of people from all walks of life in our country and from other countries around the world. They have always presented a most favorable impression of the Naval Academy and its many alumni. Admiral Mack is without a doubt one of our most distinguished graduates.

Now therefore be it resolved that this tribute to Vice Admiral WiUiam P. Mack be entered in the annals of the Naval Academy Alumni Association, and that a copy be presented to him. /

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i^^3*^ ARLEIGH A. BURKE President July-August, 1975

WILLIAM S. BUSIK Executive Director

A New Memorial On 17 May the Alumni Association and the Naval Academy joined in dedicating a new monument, facing the Academy Cemetery, "In grateful remembrance of Naval Academy graduates killed or missing in action in the Vietnamese conflict." There are 118 names engraved on the memorial plaque affixed to the granite column.

The monument, sponsored and underwritten by the Alumni Association, was unveiled by VAdm. William P. Mack USN, Superintendent of the Naval Academy, and Adm. Arleigh Burke USN (Ret.), President of the Alumni Association.

Other participants and speakers in the ceremonies included Capt. Donald K. Forbes USN, Commandant of Midshipmen; Capt. William S. Busik USN (Ret.), Executive Director of the Alumni Association; and RAdm. John J. O'Connor (CHC) USN, Deputy Chief of Chaplains and former Senior Chaplain of the Naval Academy.

The Superintendent's moving tribute to these honored graduates is reprinted here for the edification of all alumni: "We are here today to honor those Naval Academy graduates who, in the recent troubled times in Southeast Asia, made the supreme sacrifice for their country or who are still missing in action. Many of you here today are loved ones or relatives of these honored persons. Some of us served with them and were fortunate enough to have returned to our country. Some are former graduates of the Naval Academy who have joined us to honor their fellow alumni. All of us are aware of the gratitude we owe these men. The events of recent weeks have seen the end of active fighting in Southeast Asia come about in a less than satisfactory manner. This should not deter us from believing firmly that the actions of our Armed Forces in the previous years were correct, honorable, and worthwhile. We in the Armed Forces cannot determine the course of political decisions. We can only carry them out correctly and with determination. And perhaps the events of the last few days will be the beginning of a move toward restoration of our national pride.

"It has long been the custom in the Navy and at the Naval Academy to pay homage to those who served before us. You will find on these grounds many monuments and memorials to courage, to service, to victory, to sacrifice. This custom assures that throughout the succeeding years the memory of those who sacrificed and served and excelled will live in the minds and memories of those who follow in their footsteps.

"We are grateful that Mr. Hamaker, who designed this beautiful monument and who designed other monuments and memorials at the Naval Academy, can be with us today.

"We are grateful to the Naval Academy Alumni Association which made this monument possible. The Association is eternally vigilant in the interests of its members, and this is a splendid example.

"We are grateful to all of you here who attended today to do honor to these particular graduates. They will long be remembered, as long as there is a Naval Academy and a Navy. *

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"Ladies and gentlemen, we are about to unveil the monument. After the ceremony 1 hope all of you will come forward and view its aspect as we see it.

"First, the monument faces this beautiful Naval Academy Cemetery, where the many valiant alumni are joined by those now honored.

"Second, it faces the Bancroft Hall complex, the home of 4,000 midshipmen, who, over the succeeding years, will be forever young.

"And lastly, it faces the east and the rising sun, the symbol of resurrection.

"Admiral Burke and Captain Busik, will you please join me for the unveiling."

The new monument unveiled

Families and friends gather around

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NAFAC • 75 Professor Rocco M. Paone, USNA The Naval Academy's fifteenth annual Foreign Affairs Conference was held on 21-24 April 1975. The topic for this year's Conference was "Europe 1975—Changing Patterns?"

Judging from comments of observers and conferees the meeting was again highly successful.

Under the chairmanship of Professor Rocco M. Paone of the Political Science Department, the Midshipman staff, with Midn. Gary Miller '75 as Director, planned, organized and conducted the conference which was attended by 164 delegates from 120 colleges and universities throughout the United States. As in previous years, the major discussions were in a series of round tables interspersed with more formal addresses.

This year the round table subjects were Europe in Evolution, The Changing Role of NATO, The Energy Crisis and Europe, Europe and World Trade: New Trends?, and Europe and the Developing World.

Representatives from government, the academic world, industry, and the diplomatic corps were speakers and round table moderators for the Conference. Among the major speakers were His Excellency Jens Otto Krag, former Prime Minister of Denmark; the Honorable Benjamin Rosenthal, a member of the U. S. House of Representatives; and Dr. Fred Ikle, Director of the U. S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.

Presentations were also made by Ambassadors Jacques Kosciusko-Morizet of France, Joao Hall Themido of Portugal, and Comeliu Bogdan of Romania; Minister Helmut Matthias of the Federal Republic of Germany; and Counselor Nabil Badr of Egypt. The panels of round table moderators also included several members of the Naval Academy faculty, including the foreign exchange officers from European countries.

Congressman Rosenthal was of special interest to the some 500 midshipmen, conferees, and faculty who attended his presentation. Both midshipmen and civilian delegates sharply questioned Mr. Rosenthal's thesis which stressed the relegation of our need for foreign military bases, particularly in nondemocracies, to a position of importance secondary to ideology. In his address before a banquet audience of some 375, Dr. Ikle stressed the need for bilateral and multinational approaches to Arms Control—not a unilateral disarming by the United States.

Prof Paone and NAFAC '75 staff (1. to r.) Midn. 1/c Dan Burks of Hawaii, Barry Miller of Katonah NY, Gary Miller of Annapolis, and-Tim Healy of Belleville IL.

The attitude and maturity of the civilian students impressed the senior participants of the Conference. Having nursed NAFAC since its birth in 1961, I've witnessed a metamorphic change in conferee attitudes from one of good manners and diplomacy in the early to middle 1960's, to arrogance, contempt and abruptness in the late 60's and early 70's, to mildness, patience and careful conduct in the last two Conferences.

The delegates of NAFAC '75 seemed quite serious in their zealous investigations of issues and emphasized their desire to know if our European allies could be depended upon, as well as "what's in it for the United States?"

Again, the ever-increasing gratitude of the faculty and midshipman staff of NAFAC '75 must go to the Alumni Association, particularly the President, Admiral Arleigh Burke, and Captain Bill Busik, the Executive Director, for its financial and moral support of this important Academy project. Without you behind us NAFAC '75, like its predecessors, could not have reached the level of success it has attained.

Next year's Conference is scheduled for 19-22 April and hopefully additional alumni will be able to attend.

The Alumni Association records are the only ones anywhere that cover the Academy, service and civilian careers of our alumni. It is therefore important for historical and biographical purposes that they be as complete as possible, and all alumni who have not done so recently are urged to provide an updated biography for our records.

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Again * * * * A Michelin Guide to the Alumni Spring Tour Ann Smith Up, up and away, and this time we're headed for Rome, some from New Yorlc and the rest from Washington. Although the airport and hotel unions were on strilce that day, management rallied around and we were soon settled in the posh Cavalieri Hilton. After a needed siesta we had our welcoming coclctail party and were delighted to be joined by local residents Betty and Bill Porter '33 and Myra and Brown Taylor '34. The party was brightened by the news that the Cato Glovers were on honeymoon, and that Ann and Bill Brown, who made the Greelc tour last year as singles, and Ruth and Broolce Schumm, had recently married. And, old tales were retold as we discovered that half of the group were happy veterans of previous alumni tours. Things began swinging and we were off to dine on the Piazza di Navona, once the site of Roman chariot races and of real naval battles.

Next morning we had a Papal audience in the Vatican's new Audience Hall, where we were cited as one of the delegations receiving the apostolic blessing (which we may have needed). Afterward some of us wandered off to explore and to enjoy the ambiente of the Spanish Steps, loaded with huge pots of azaleas and vendors selling their wares- Later we rejoined the main group for a tour of Rome, including tossing coins in the Trevi Fountain. The evening KTs were followed by dinner and fun at the Fantasie di Trastavere in the old city. The floor show consisted of marvelous singing and folic dancing, enlivened by Ev Steinmetz teaching "Anchor's Aweigh" to the

musicians and a response chorus of "Dark Eyes" by a visiting Russian delegation.

Thursday we were off bright and early to the Vatican Museum, the Sistine Chapel of Michelangelo and St. Peter's— a combination that was awesome and mind-boggling, really hard to describe, for it was all so lovely and so far removed from our busy world. After lunch and siesta we drove out to Hadrian's Villa, a modest chalet with space for a thousand guests and their servants in addition to the Emperor's Court. Then on to the Villa d'Este and its world famous gardens and fountains, one Icnown as "Sophia Loren." Dinner was at a charming country inn where the waiters, in Roman costume, came in singing and dancing while carrying the food. It was not long before all hands joined the act.

Oh, that Italian vino!

Capri, so it must be Friday. A bit bruised and battered we joined the traffic to and in Naples, for this is Liberation Day and every Italian is on the road to somewhere. We made it eventually to Capri and the Blue Grotto in perfect weather, up the hill to Anacapri with its magnificent view for lunch, then to the Sorrento ferry and back to Rome.

Saturday was free for more sight-seeing and shopping until evening KTs and a farewell Roman banquet, with all the ladies wearing togas and the gents something like a hospital gown. It was surprising how attractive the togas were on the gals and how little the gowns did for the men, especially with black shoes and socks showing beneath. It was great fun.

but some of the hotel guests we met in the elevators weren't at all sure that it was safe to ride with us.

Sunday we departed for Florence by way of lunch in Siena, where the ancient custom of racing horses around the central square continues to this day. This was Florence's day for the labor strike, so we toted our bags again and had a selfservice KT party. The next morning we bussed up to Venice, which looks just like its pictures except for the garbage floating in the canals. We taxied along the Grand Canal, stopping at every landing along the way and noting the steady replacement of gondolas by motors, and visited a Venetian glass factory where many dollars were left behind. St. Mark's Square was full of people, outdoor tables and restaurants, and was definitely the scene of the action. The Doges' Palace was filled with huge paintings of sea battles from the days of Venice's sea empire, and we found that all Venetian Admirals' houses are marked by two small obelisks on the roof comers above their canals.

Tuesday morning we toured Florence beginning with II Duomo, the 13th Century cathedral with its giant dome and famous Baptistry of the golden doors.

The facade is of soft green, white and pink marble which all blends beautifully together. In the Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts are Michelangelo's David, Pieta di Palestrina and Four Prisoners along with innumerable magnificent pieces of Belgian tapestry, mosaics, paintings and other sculptures that must be seen to be believed. Then to the Uffizi

St Peter's Plaza, the Vatican

The newlyweds at St. Peter's

The Spanish Steps, Rome

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Roman ladies?

Let joy be unconfined

Gallery with many more works by Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Titian and countless others. One of the loveliest pieces was an octagonal drawing room table inlaid with semiprecious stones. The afternoon we spent lightening our husbands' wallets; fortunately for them the gold and silversmiths along the Ponte Vecchio were all out on strike.

Packing time again and off to Cannes by way of Pisa and Portofino. The famous Leaning Tower looks to be heeled more than its actual 8째, and we were surprised to find that both the Cathedral and the Baptistry also lean out of the vertical as a result of the marshy soil on which all three were built. Portofino was smack out of the National Geographic; we all chose our future penthouses while lunching in a charming restaurant overlooking an out-of-this-world view of the sea. On to Cannes and, running behind schedule, we had the evening KTs on the bus riding along the high corniche above Monaco.

So now we're in Cannes and it's 1 May, Labor Day and a complete holiday all over Europe. This was convenient, for we all needed a rest and a wash day in our luxurious Carlton Hotel overlooking the bay. On waking that morning, there was the USS F. D. ROOSEVELT practically in the front yard. Our party that evening was joined by RAdm. Nicholson, Capt. Easterling, Capt. Southworth and Capt. Addams of his staff, which added some young blood to the group and gave us an opportunity to tour the ship on Saturday afternoon. That good old USN coffee was much appreciated.

Next morning we drove along the Lower Corniche to Villefranche and Monte Carlo. The Casino looks the same as in the movies but none of us tried to break the bank. This day was full of adventures, beginning with leaving Honor Crampton behind in Cannes. Because Savy was sitting up front giving a guided

tour as we drove through his familiar places, she was not missed until Beaulieu where the Cramptons, Hensels and Grace Hoffman were to leave us for a '24 lunch with local residents Marion and Doc DeWolf. Honor, undeterred, caught the train to Monte Carlo where she found us and the DeWolf party caught up with her. As the old saying goes, "All is not lost if Honor be not lost." Meanwhile our bus had been chased away from its parking place to make room for a local and the driver could not get back to us. Heidi, our outstanding Tour Director, persuaded another Italian bus driver waiting for his group to carry us up to the palace for the changing of the guard, where our driver found us and we headed for lunch and shopping in Nice. But, when we regrouped for return to Cannes, Grace Hoffman was missing. She was coming down to the rendezvous in Marion DeWolf's rented car, which had broken down. This time Savy was left behind to wait for Grace while the bus went on to Cannes and, after a few more adventures, they arrived by the rapid train. Heidi's comment was that this was her birthday, but one when she should have stayed in bed.

Sunday was a wonderful day, only slightly marred by rain, beginning with a drive up to Grasse, the perfume capital of France and the hereditary lands of Admiral de Grasse of Yorktown fame.

From there we drove around through the gorge of the River Loup with breathtaking scenery, past the ancient hilltop fortress of Gourdon and down to mediaeval St. Paul de Vence. There we wandered through the narrow streets, admiring the many boutiques, artists' galleries and flowers everywhere, and had lunch before returning to Cannes. Alas, that meant packing again for early departure to the Nice airport and the long flight home in the morning, but a great time was had by all.

A quiet lunch in Cannes

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All Hands The New Superintendent

Academy Band to Stay

The 48th Superintendent of the Naval Academy, who will relieve VAdm. William P. Mack on 1 August 1975, is RAdm. Kinnaird R. McKee USN '51.

At the age of 45 he will be the youngest Superintendent in the history of the Academy.

Secretary of the Navy J. William Middendorf II has made the decision "not to move the Naval Academy Band at the present time," according to a news release from Washington. A study had been undertaken to consider the possibility of consolidating the Academy band with the Navy band in Washington as an economy move. Such consolidation would have eliminated the Academy band, which was founded in 1852 and is the oldest continuing musical organization in the Navy.

Protest from the Annapolis community and the recognition that little if any money would be saved by the move were the principal factors in the decision.

The band was scheduled for concerts and parades as usual all during June Week and will begin its free public concerts at the North Severn Naval Station during the month of July, presenting semi-classical and popular music every Tuesday through 19 August.

First Candidates Orientation Day The new Superintendent After graduation RAdm. McKee served in USS MARSHALL, deployed to Korea, then went to Submarine School and served in various submarines until 1955 when appointed Officer-in-Charge of USS X-1, the only experimental midget submarine built by the U.S. Navy. After nuclear power training in 1958, he served in USS SKIPJACK, NAUTILUS and SAM HOUSTON.

In 1964 he became Assistant for Personnel and Training to the Director of the Division of Naval Reactors, Atomic Energy Commission, and to the Commander, Naval Ship Systems Command.

A tour in command of USS DACE was followed by assignment as Special Assistant to the Director of Navy Program Planning in OpNav in 1969. A year later he became Executive Director of the CNO Executive Panel. In 1973 he was ordered as Commander Submarine Group 8 and, since 1974, additional duty as Commander Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine Force and Commander Submarine Force Sixth Fleet.

Welcome on board. Admiral McKee.

Over 1,000 candidates selected for the Class of 1979 visited Annapolis on 23 May for the Naval Academy's first Orientation Day. Invited with their parents by the Superintendent, the attendees were briefed by the Commandant of Midshipmen, the Academic Dean, the Director of Physical Education, the Midshipman Plebe Summer Regimental Commander and other key staff members, had a guided tour of the Academy, and met with individual officers and faculty members for private discussions.

While the orientation was voluntary and at the attendees' own expense. Admiral Mack wrote the new appointees, "This firsthand look at the Naval Academy will be informative for your parents as well as yourselves. The unique opportunity to hear and question those of us here on every facet of life at the Academy will provide your parents with a good idea of what you will be doing for the next four years. If you have any doubts or questions about attending the Naval Academy, Orientation Day should assist you in removing those doubts."

Of some 7,000 young men who sought

appointment to the Academy this year, approximately 1,300 have been selected and will officially become midshipmen on Induction Day, 7 July.

Trident Scholars for 1975-76

Nine midshipmen have been selected as Trident Scholars and will conduct independent research during the 1975-76 academic year at the U. S. Naval Academy. Under the Trident Scholar program, midshipmen in the top 10 per cent of the junior class are invited to submit proposed study areas and projects for independent research. Outstanding proposals are then reviewed by the Academy's Academic Board which selects the Trident Scholars on the basis of overall record and quality of their proposed projects.

Selected Trident Scholars and their projects are: David C. Boch of Pittsburgh, an electrical engineering major, "Frequency Analysis Using a Minicomputer."

David E. Crisalli of Chatsworth, California, a bioscience major, "Design Construction, and Flight Testing of a Liquid Fueled Missile System."

Scott M. Jenkins of Reisterstown, Maryland, a physics major, "Low Frequency Dielectric Properties of Wide Band Gap Semiconductors."

Frederick G. Johnson of Satellite Beach, Florida, aerospace engineering major, "Investigation into the Feasibility of Utilizing Wind Shear for Obtaining Continuous Non-Powered Flight."

Charles A. Mihalko of Livingston, New Jersey, an ocean engineering major, "A Comparison of Triaxial Shear Tests and Vane Shear Tests on Marine Sediment."

Danny H. Mills of Dumas, Texas, a physics major, "The ESR Determination of Site Populations in Erbium Doped CaFa

by Comparison with a Calibrated Ruby Standard."

Steven J. Raher of Sioux City, Iowa, a mathematics major, "Mathematical-Statistical and Digital Computer Analysis of Time Series Data."

Michael L. Smith of Gladstone, Michigan, a chemistry major, "An Investigation into the Backbonding of Transition MetalCarbene Complexes."

Jon S. Tandy of Verona, Wisconsin, an electrical engineering major, "The Design of a Sonar Target Simulator."

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Midshipman Awarded

graduate of Langley High School in McLean. At Annapolis, he was named to the Dean's List for academic excellence and to the Superintendent's List for academic achievement combined with leadership ability last semester in addition to being a member of the Academy's Rugby Club.

An American Political Systems major, Hawkens has also participated in intramural sports such as football and soccer as well as serving as Class of 1975 vice president. He is scheduled to go to nuclear power school at Mare Island to train for service in the Navy's nuclear powered submarines.

Navy and Marine Corps Medal Midshipman Edward R. Hawkens of McLean, Virginia, has been awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his efforts to free three occupants of an overturned burning automobile while on leave from the Naval Academy.

Then a first classman at the Academy, Hawkens, while travelling near Birds Nest, Va., with his family, saw a vehicle in front of him go out of control, leave the highway, turn over and burst into flames. Midshipman Hawkens succeeded in rescuing two of the occupants, but when he returned to the flaming wreck the intense heat forced him to abandon his efforts to free the remaining occupant.

The Secretary of the Navy cited him for his "exceptional presence of mind and extraordinary bravery in the face of grave personal danger. His timely efforts at the risk of his own safety led to the saving of two Uves," read the citation that accompanied the medal.

The award was presented to Midshipman Hawkens by Captain Donald K. Forbes, Commandant of Midshipmen at the Academy, at ceremonies in Tecumseh Court before the Brigade of Midshipmen.

Hawkens, the son of Colonel and Mrs. Edward A. Hawkens USAF (Ret.) of 1705 Forest Lane in McLean, is a 1971 Presentation to Midn. Hawkens

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1943 Contributes to the Academy Last May Capt. W. S. Busik USN (Ret.) '43, Executive Director of the Alumni Association, presented a check for $9,133.13 to Capt. E. A. McManus USN '48, Chairman of the Naval Academy Memorial Fund. Capt. R. N. Adrian USN (Ret.), President of the Class of 1943 (far right), had previously presented the check to the Alumni Association as a gift to be used to modernize the public address system in the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Looking on is Capt.

J. O. Coppedge USN (Ret.) '47, Director of Athletics, who later received the proceeds from Capt. McManus. The Class has pledged additional support if necessary to complete the project.

Professor Chambers Honored, Dies Shortly Thereafter

Retired Naval Academy Mathematics Professor Livingston H. Chambers was accorded the honorary title of Professor Emeritus by VAdm. William P. Mack, Superintendent, at ceremonies held in late April. The following week Professor Chambers died of cancer. Services in his memory were held in the Academy's St. Andrews Chapel on 5 May. Professor Chambers retired in December 1974 after teaching for 32 years at the Academy. He joined the faculty in 1942 as an officer instructor and, after release from active duty in 1946 as Commander USNR, he continued on as a civilian professor. During his tenure as administrator and senior professor of the Mathematics Department from 1959 to 1970, the first offering of elective courses were incorporated into the department's curriculum. Under his leadership the Naval Academy became one of the first educational institutions to incorporate the computer into its mathematics program.

A native of Madison WV, Professor Chambers received his AB and AM degrees from the University of West Virginia and his Ph.D. from Cornell in 1935.

He is survived by his wife, Ruth, of Annapolis.

New Device to Save Water

1943's project contribution

Naval Academy midshipmen and faculty members have recently been taking showers for science, attempting to show that it does not take much water to get clean. Over 90 percent of those participating in the experiment, which was done after strenuous exercise, have indicated that they were satisfied with the results which cut the average amount of water consumption per shower from 12.1 gallons to 1.7. The importance of the experiment. Navy spokesmen indicated, is that reduced-flow shower units can save water and energy and could, in fact, pay for itself in two years if installed in the entire fleet.

The shower device is designed to simulate the spray pattern of a conventional shower by incorporating a small electric blower in the shower head. The additional pressure of this forced air in turn replaces water pressure in soaking the outer skin layer. The participants in the experiment indicated that while they thought this a good idea for use on board ship, only 60 percent would be wilHng to have such a shower at home.

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Navy Helps Army Celebrate Land locked Naval Academy graduates were guests of the Military Academy during the month of March at the annual West Point Founders Day activities at Patch Barracks, Headquarters of the United States European Command, Stuttgart, Germany. The assembled graduates were addressed by Gen. Alexander Haig Jr. USA, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe and Commander-inChief, U. S. European Command. Pictured in the photo from left to right: LCdr. Cole Lindell USN, '63, Cdr. Art Wright USN, '57, Capt. King Pfeiffer USN, '50, RAdm. Don Poe, '45, LCdr. Skip Gesswein USN, '61, Cdr. Carl Giese USN, '58, and LCdr. John Hammer USN, '62.

USNA grads at USMA Founders' Day Dinner in Stuttgart

Navy's New Hydrofoil

Carl E. Menneken Research Award

Blue Angels' Schedule

PEGASUS, first of a new class of missilecarrying hydrofoil ships buih by Boeing Aerospace Company for the U. S. Navy, skims the waters of Washington State's Puget Sound at a speed in excess of 40 knots (46 mphâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;74 k m / h ) . Five of the eight planned Harpoon missile-launcher tubes are visible on her stern and a rapidfire 76 mm gun is on her bow. This highspeed, all-weather craft, known as a Patrol Hydrofoil Missileship (PHM), is designed for heavy seas, operating with a stability found only in much larger ships. The 231-ton (235 MT) PEGASUS is to be delivered to the Navy later this year. Designed for strike, patrol and surveillance missions, PEGASUS class hydrofoils are 131.2 feet (40.0 meters) long, 28.2 feet (8.6 meters) wide and carry a crew of 21. Extensive foilbome testing, including weapons and operational evaluations conducted by the Navy, will continue through the summer.

The Carl E. Menneken Research Award has been established at the Naval Postgraduate School as a memorial to the late professor and long time dean of research administration at the school. The award will be given annually for the outstanding research performed at NPS each year. Students and faculty members will be eligible for the award, which will be administered by the NPS chapter of Sigma Xi, the scientific research society of North America.

Professor Menneken's career at NPS spanned 33 years, from his arrival as a military instructor in 1942 to his death this past March. During those years he took two leaves of absence, one in 1951 to become head of the Electronics Branch of the Office of Naval Research (ONR), and the other in 1962-63 when he spent a year as deputy scientific director of the London branch office of ONR. He retired from teaching in December 1974 to conduct full-time research on an NPS range studies project, on which he was working at the time of his recent death.

The Blue Angels, the Navy's flight demonstration team, will perform at 19 military installations and civilian communities from August through November. Appearances are scheduled at local airports unless otherwise indicated. The schedule runs as follows: August 9-10 Chicago, 111.; 16-17 NAS Oceana, Va.; 23-24 Ottumwa, Iowa; 3031 Nashville, Tenn.

September 1 NAS Memphis, Tenn.; 67 Niagara Falls, N.Y.; 13-14 Texarkana, Tex.; 20 NAS Patuxent River, Md.; 21 Latrobe, Pa.; 27-28 Norman, Okla.

October 4-5 NAS Miramar, Calif.; 13 NAF China Lake, Calif.; 18-19 Lincohi, Neb.; 25-26 NAS Cecil Field, Fla. November 1-2 St. Petersburg, Fla.; 7-8 NAS Key West, Fla.; 9 Kissimme, Fla.; 15-16 NAS New Orleans, and 22-23 NAS Pensacola, Fla.

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June Week 1975 ginia and Washington. Thirteen ensigns and one second lieutenant have been awarded Burke Scholarships, available after a first tour of active duty in the services for graduate programs at schools of their choices leading to a Ph.D. degree.

Three other graduates have been nominated for Olmstead Scholarships, which offer annual grants to two officers from each of the service academies for two years of study and other educational experience abroad. Final selection for these grants is made after two to six years of operational service.

As always, wedding bells were ringing within hours of graduation. Ens. William Garrett and Bride Audi Chesley were the first couple of five married in the Chapel that afternoon, but the total of only 35 June Week weddings was the lowest in memory. As one new ensign commented, "I think the guys are just getting smart."

Presentation of the Outstanding Midshipman Award

Graduation Honors

USNA Alumni Association's Outstanding Midshipman Award The Association's fourth annual award of $1,000, "to that midshipman of the graduating class who best combines outstanding leadership and professionalism, academic distinction and athletic achievement," was presented to Mid. Robert Kevin Miller at the Commendation Parade by Association President Dave Benham '41.

Kevin, a native of Washington DC, is a worthy successor to Rodney Womer '72, Charles Munns '73 and Dan Driscoll '74. He was a 3/c Battalion Commander, 2/c Regimental Commander and second set Brigade Commander this year. He was a varsity tennis player for three years, winning three N* awards, and captained the team in 1975. But, because of ineligibility for further intercollegiate competition, he served as assistant coach and helped his team to a 17-6 season, including another win over Army. As an Analytical Management major, he opted for higher level courses in physics, electrical engineering and control systems and graduated "with distinction," standing 16th in the class.

After graduation Kevin will enter the nuclear power program, where we wish him continued success.

Graduation and the Graduates 786 graduates of the Class of 1975 heard Vice President Nelson Rockefeller July-August, 1975

An appropriate memento. Note the Vice President's "Go Goat" necktie

deliver the graduation address on 4 June, in which he pointed out the need to maintain national strengthâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;militarily, economically, and in personal character â&#x20AC;&#x201D;in order to make detente work towards world peace. 82 of the class graduated "with distinction." After the award of degrees by the Vice President and the Secretary of the Navy, 85 graduates were sworn in as 2Lt USMC by Gen. Robert E. Cushman, Jr., Commandant of the Marine Corps, and 693 as Ens. USN by Adm. James L. Holloway III, Chief of Naval Operations. Six of the graduates were foreign nationals who will enter their own services and two were not commissioned because of physical disability.

There were 25 selectees for scholarships or advanced educational awards.

Five will go immediately to the Naval Postgraduate School, six will attend MIT and the Universities of Michigan, Vir-

Mid. Bruce E. Miller, of Leawood, Kansas, stood first in the Class of 1975 and received the VFW Award for that accomplishment. A Physics major, he compiled a four year cumulative grade average of a perfect 4.0 yet found time for success as a varsity fencer. A Trident Scholar this past year, he is one of the recipients of a Burke Scholarship for later postgraduate study. Ens. Miller's first duty assignment is to the Nuclear Power School.

Mid. Carl H. June, of Houston, Texas, stood second with a 3.91 average for four years as a Bioscience major. He served as Honor Representative and First Regiment Adjutant, and was active in the Chemistry Club and in intramural sports.

Ens. Miller will attend the Baylor College of Medicine in Texas to prepare for a career in the Navy Medical Corps.

Number three man was Mid. Francis X. Hartmann, Jr., of Paramus, N.J., a Chemistry major who commanded the 35th Company in the winter set. He also was a member of the Chemistry Club and has also received a Burke Scholarship. He is scheduled to work at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington prior to assignment to the Nuclear Power Program.

The Class of 1897 Sword and Cup for the greatest contribution through leadership ability and positive character to the development of naval spirit and loyalty within the Brigade was awarded to Mid.

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Color Company The 1975 Color Competition was won by the 9th Company, which ranked only 18 th last year, in a close race with the 19th and 17th Companies. The June Week Color Company Commander was Mid. Michael C. Tracy, of New Orleans, La., who received the Forrestal Award for that achievement. His choice of Color Girl was Miss Charleen Graves, of Grover City, Cal., but currently employed by the FBI and living in Greenbelt, Md. The 9th Company Officer is Lt. Richard M. Kadlick USN '68, who reported on board last September.

Faculty Retirements

1975's One-Two-Three, (/. to r.) Bruce Miller, Carl June and Francis Hartmann

James J. Adams of Beltsville, Md. The Brainerd Award for the greatest contribution to strengthening the Honor Concept within the Brigade went to Mid. Daniel A. Wehrle of Pearl City, Hawaii. Mid. Daniel B. Wick, of Pasco, Wash., won the Naval Leadership Prize awarded to the midshipman selected as Brigade Commander for the honor set of midshipmen officers during June Week. In addition to

Adams, Wehrle and Wick, twenty-five other graduates received Letters of Commendation from the Superintendent.

One other honor, treasured within the Brigade if not by the Administration, is that of being the Anchor Man. This year it fell, along with its monetary perquisites, to Mid. Christopher M. Lunny of Framingham, Mass.

Congratulations to all!

The Dedication Parade, opening event of June Week, honored two faculty members who were retiring, four who had completed twenty years service at the Academy, and two retired members who were named Professor Emeritus.

The two retirees were Ass't. Prof.

Richard C. Boys of Behavioral Science and Assoc. Prof. John E. Losure of Naval Systems Engineering. Twenty year service awards were made to Prof. Roger A. Farley of Area Languages Studies, Assoc.

Prof. Edgar D. Hall of Physics, Assoc.

Prof. Arthur A. Richmond III of History and Prof. John N. Wysong of English.

The two Professor Emeritus honors were awarded to Assoc. Prof. John R. Fredland of Economics and Assoc. Prof.

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The Wilkes Expedition Wm. Ray Heitzmann, Ph.D., Villanova University and Charles Staropoli, Ed.D., University of Delaware

Many times absent from texts on American history and, unfortunately, frequently missing or underdiscussed in histories of the U.S. Navy is the treatment or examination of the first United States Exploring Expedition (1838-42) under the leadership of Lieutenant Charles Wilkes, U.S. Navy. Wilkes, who shares with Columbus the distinction of discovering a continent, is better known to students of American maritime history for his involvement in the "TRENT Affair," a serious diplomatic incident which occurred during the Civil War and involved England.

The Expedition, dedicated to "the promotion of the great interests of commerce and navigation" and to extend "the bounds of science, and promote the acquisition of knowledge," was clouded by controversy from its inception to long after its conclusion. Initially, the Expedition was given only Up service in many quarters; consequently it failed to receive adequate financial support. The concept of an exploring expedition for the advancement of knowledge and national prestige had been expressed as early as 1825 by President John Quincy Adams; however. Congress was slow in reacting with the necessary funds. It should be remembered that this was one of those peacetime periods of naval inactivity when the nation had turned its back upon the Navy, showing more concern with domestic than international affairs.

Finally in 1836 a treasury surplus gave impetus to the idea of an exploring expedition. At this point the nation as well as the Navy showed enthusiastic support for this noble venture; shortly, however, difficulties beset the expedition. Captain Thomas ap Catesby Jones, returning from a tour of the Pacific, was offered the command and accepted it. From this point on, the Expedition was marred by delay, disorganization and consequent disinterest. Organizational jealousy took hold, resulting in petty bickering; finally, as a result of a dispute over the appointment of two scientists, Jones resigned his command in December 1837, eighteen July-August, 1975

Rear Admiral Charles Wilkes USN

months after assuming it, leaving the situation in serious confusion.

Following the refusal of the command by several senior officers. Master Commandant Francis H. Gregory accepted it, only to resign two weeks later- Thereupon, Secretary Dickerson conducted an intensive investigation, consulting with persons inside and outside the Navy, which resulted in the appointment of Charles Wilkes.

Wilkes, a New Yorker by birth, entered the Navy in 1818, receiving his professional education and training aboard ship as was the custom of the times. He correctly assessed the situation when he assumed command, "at that time, great confusion existed in its organization . . . it had already been denounced as an entire and complete failure." The young lieutenant quickly set about the task of reorganization, making provision for supplies and arranging for the appointment of additional staff. The fleet consisted of the flagship, VINCENNES, a sloop-of-war;

the PEACOCK, also a sloop-of-war under Lieutenant William L. Hudson, second in command of the expedition; the PORPOISE, a gun brig under Lieutenant Cadwalader Ringgold; the RELIEF, a supply ship under Lieutenant L. K. Long and two small tenders. SEA G U L L and FLYING FISH.

One might question why such a flotilla was under the command of a junior officer. While one reason stems from the fact that senior officers were unwilling to accept command, part of the explanation can be gathered from the fact that the expedition would be of a scientific nature "entirely divested of all military character" and armaments would be carried for defensive purposes only; the neutrality of the expedition would be honored by all belligerents. Interestingly enough, Wilkes later "assumed" the rank of captain, a move which contributed to the criticism of Wilkes during and following the voyage.

Owing to Wilkes' untiring efforts and administrative abilities, the squadron was able to put to sea from Norfolk on 18 August 1838. Wilkes remarked, "The day was beautiful, the sea smooth, the wind light." A week later he reminded the crew of the "great purpose" of the undertaking "to extend the bounds of science, and promote the acquisition of knowledge." Wilkes, desirous of retaining that knowledge, required all participants to keep a journal, "a record of all objects of interest." The journals, together with additional information, formed the basis of publications and technical reports when the expedition returned. Naturally, additional data was recorded dailyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;water temperature, air temperature, astronomical observations.

The squadron's shakedown cruise, which produced the first soundings chart across and south through the Atlantic, ended in Rio de Janeiro where the stay was rather long because of repairs. However, it was not unproductiveâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;enough specimens were collected to fill eighty boxes. It was also at this time that Wilkes' strong disciplinary measures were first felt. Angry at the lack of effort on the part of the officers stationed at the observatory (it was standard practice for the Expedition to set up an observatory ashore) in recording data, he called a meeting and announced that careless or dissatisfied officers would be sent home.

Soon afterward the vessels left Rio

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and rendezvoused at Orange Harbor in Tierra del Fuego. It was from here the real exploration voyage began. The first Antarctic voyage accomplished little in terms of scientific knowledge but did result in valuable, though painful, experience, "mountain against mountain blended with the sky whose very whiteness was horrible. All things were the same chilling hue."

Leaving the bottom of the world, the vessels reassembled at Valparaiso early in 1839 and prepared to journey across the Pacific while seeing the sights and collecting data and specimens. But there, and later at Callao, morale worsened. The case of Lieutenant Dale is representative of the many "disciplinary" incidents occurring during the voyage. Earlier during the voyage he had gone ashore with a crew to pick "scurvey grapes" in Good Success Bay; however, because of rough surf he was unable to get off. Wilkes suspended him, feeling he was "timid" and lacked "perseverance." A Court of Inquiry conducted at Callao restored him to duty "in consideration of (his) remarkably long confinement" and his general "good conduct." However, when Wilkes found that Dale had contacted Washington and charged him with abuse of authority and oppression, he ordered Dale home.

The stay at Callao was also marred by a duel between two midshipmen, desertion and drunkenness by the crew, and the use of severe floggings by Wilkes— most received twenty-four lashes, some more—double the number permitted by naval regulations. These incidents, along with others, left a residue of discontent and uncertainty among the crew during

the voyage and long after clouded the accomplishments of the ExpeditionIt should not be thought that the journey was without relaxation or humor.

Aside from viewing the wonders of nature in their travels, the officers and crew frequently established warm relationships at their ports of call—and on occasion even "frolicked in the surf" with the natives. The following order from the Commander must have elicited a smile, "hereafter, no specimens of coral, live shells, or anything else that produce a bad smell, will be taken below the spardeck, or into any of the rooms."

Following the crossing, the squadron visited the Paumotu Islands, Tahiti, the Samoan Islands and Australia. Specimens were collected in great abundance, islands charted, tides measured, information on native life taken and astronomical data recorded. Relationships with the native populations varied greatly; some cordial relationships (frequently aided by missionaries) were established while other native populations were aggresively hostile.

Wilkes wasted no time in Australia, for he wished to take advantage of the weather and explore Antarctica prior to the British and French who were in that area. Following several bouts with the weather and floating icebergs, Wilkes claimed the discovery of land on 19 January 1840, but in writing the Narrative of the journey later he recorded the date as the 16th. Captain Dumont D'Urville, a Frenchman, made a similar claim but examinations of both have upheld the American. Hence the synonym "Wilkes Land" for Antarctica. Surely this has to be listed as the greatest accomplishment

An Antarctic sketch by one of the Expedition's Artists

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of the Expedition—the determination that this was a continent and not a collection of islands.

After extensive cruising and charting in the Antarctic, the squadron reassembled at the Fijis, where the task began of surveying the islands for a suitable harbor and collecting data and information on the native population. While there Wilkes heard that a Fiji chief had murdered the crew of a boat that had come ashore from the American brig, CHARLES DAGGETT, six years before. The Commander, determined to make an example of the chief, Vendovi, for his savage act, had him captured, held as hostage and taken back to New York. Vendovi, accompanied only by his hairdresser, left fifty-five wives and many slaves behind.

One of the chief sources of interest in the Expedition, he quickly made friends with the crew of the VINCENNES; unfortunately, he contracted a severe cold and died just three days after arriving in New York. Following several encounters with the Fijis, in which several members of the Expedition and of the native population were killed, the squadron departed for Honolulu. Charles Pickering remarked, We have now got through the worst part of the cruise... However, we are

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The Hawaii sojourn provided a needed respite from the "uncivilized" South Pacific as well as the opportunity to collect additional information. The Commander, not wishing to waste too much time, pushed off for the West Coast of America arriving in the Oregon Territory (Fort Discovery) on 2 May 1841. Charged with examining and surveying the "territory of the United States on the seaboard . . . with special reference to the Bay of St. Francisco," Wilkes began his task. The squadron divided into several groups, surveying the interior and the coast. After spending some time in the Oregon Territory, part of the group left to travel overland to San Francisco while the remaining group traveled down the coast by ship. Titian Peale, a Naturalist, described the trip by land.

On our right the mountains were burning and sent up immense masses of smoke; on our left was the snowy summits of Mount Chasty (Shasta). . . We found many curious plants and gathered their seedsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;several species of Origanum were conspicuous.

The members of the squadron now explored and surveyed the area around the Bay extending as far east as Sacramento.

Surely the work on the West Coast must be regarded as one of the more outstanding accomplishments of the Expedition.

The technical and scientific reports as well as the charts provided important and detailed first hand information as to the value of Puget Sound and San Francisco Bay; additional information on the interior was provided by the Narrative. It was a best seller, largely because there was great interest in California and the Oregon Territory and the Narrative was one of the few sources of information on those areas.

Leaving the West Coast, Wilkes stopped at Hawaii before continuing on to the China Coast to investigate safe routes as well as determining islands that might be useful for trade and supplies.

After short stops at Manila, Singapore, and Cape Town the squadron headed for home.

VINCENNES entered New York Harbor 10 June 1843, the first U.S. Navy ship to circumnavigate the globe. Her crew, at sea for three years and ten months, was only too glad the journey was over- Unfortunately, Wilkes' reputation for paranoid behavior and iron-fisted discipline had preceded him. The New York Morning Herald acknowledged the arrival of the VINCENNES:

We understand that there is to be a nice mess dished up in a short time in the shape of courts-martial, courts of inquiry . . . it is said that there are at least a bushel and a half of charges already preferred against Lieutenant Wilkes, the

Commander-in-Chief, and that several of the officers of the squadron have come home under arrest.

The charges against Wilkes, while in the main not undeserved, deterred from the accomplishments of the voyage for many years. While one can agree that an expedition of such duration requires special discipline on the part of officers and crew, Wilkes' personal insecurity resulted in his over-reacting to many situations with excessive discipline. The courtmartial in late August and early September 1842 found him innocent of the charges against him, but he did receive a public reprimand for illegal punishment of seamen. Wilkes, angered by this blow to his ego and the loss of time, quickly began work on his report of the Expedition, the Narrative. Working tirelessly, he completed the five volume, 2,500 page work by January 1844 and it was published later that year. An immediate best seller, it went through three additional printings; by 1859 there were fifteen editions, some as one volume abridged copies.

The Expedition's other members contributed works in their special areas of competence; fifteen additional scientific reports, dealing with Geology, Meteorology, Crustacea, Mammalogy, Botany, Ichthyology and other topics were published along with diaries and personal reminiscences.

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Nights T o Remember The Rescue of USS HELENA'S Survivors, July 1943

The First Night

Captain Leonard J. Baird USN (Ret.)

One night of all the rest stands out as a beacon, as the cobwebs of time collect upon my memory. The receipt of two external Ufesaving messages during that fateful endless night focus more and more sharply among the slipstreams of my experiences during the bitter days of our country's struggle for Guadalcanal and the South Pacific. Perhaps, if I tell about them, you can be the judge and jury, and render your own decision as to whether or not Divine Guidance was involved.

Regardless of your verdict, I will never be convinced to the contrary.

The time was shortly after midnight on July 6, 1943. The place was Kula Gulf just off the New Georgia Islands in the Solomons, up the "Slot" a short distance from Guadalcanal. Our mission was to stop the "Tokyo Express" from landing reinforcements. I had the privilege of serving aboard the Ught cruiser HELENA (CL50), one of the fightingest ships in the South Pacific and an unsung heroine of those crucial days of bitter fighting when the Japanese had definite "local" naval superiority. Our radar picked up the enemy at about 30,000 yards; after slugging it out in two previous night battles at practically boarding ranges of less than 5,000 yards, we were at last opening a battle to our own advantage, utilizing our superior radar capabilities, and being outside the effective range of Japanese torpedoes. All went well as the first two targets at which we fired appeared ablaze in the distance. The range was closing fast and Admiral Ainsworth's signal from the HONOLULU to turn away ninety degrees (to open the range and avoid torpedoes) was in the air but it was executed seconds too late, for a torpedo slammed into our bow and blew it completely off. Two more torpedoes and the explosion of one of our own magazines followed within the next few minutes.

My only count of the hits was the number of times I was thrown hard against the steel plating of the fighting bridge.

Each time I picked myself up more slowly and more bruised. After the last hit, it July-August, 1975

was obvious that only a matter of minutes remained until our ship would sink, for the stern was settling fast.

Our gallant ship went down like the thoroughbred she was, for she gave us about fifteen minutes, sufficient time to bring up all living persons from the unflooded areas below decks and to launch the remaining life rafts. After assisting with releasing the remaining rafts on what remained of our forecastle, I slid down one of the hues and dropped a distance to the water that seemed like falling off the Empire State Building.

Many of our shipmates were survivors from other ships—ASTORU, WASP, BENHAM, etc., and we had learned most of the "do's" and "don'ts" about sinkings from them. To enumerate a few: (a) don't blow up your rubber life jacket until you hit the water and are clear of the burning gas and oil; (b) keep your clothes on to prevent severe sunburn in case you have to float for days on a raft; (c) keep your shoes on in case you have to walk through sharp coral in landing on some beach; and (d) keep a hunting knife on your belt to open coconuts or to kill Japs. These survival precautions flashed through my mind as I lowered myself to the end of the short line hanging over the side of our jagged bow. One could not realize that each of these precautions was tailored for a specific situation and compliance with any or all might spell doom.

Upon hitting the water, we had to thrash around in about two inches of thick oil. I was not a good swimmer—as a Naval Academy plebe I was a member of the "sub-squad" for a couple of weeks until able to swim twice the length of the pool. But even this preparation was of no value in thick fuel oil. My life jacket wouldn't blow up because the grease on my hands prevented even budging the intake valve. My clothes and shoes felt like a ton of lead pulling me down. I swallowed lots of oil—in short, I was drowning. Panic seized me; I called for help and felt really close to meeting my

Maker. Then, an inner voice or sense returned my thoughts to rational reasoning.

Those seconds of external guidance stand out in my memory. A quiet calm seemed to transcend my every action. I stopped calling for help and realized the only help possible would depend upon myself. My shoes and clothes somehow fell off my body. Then, I swam further than ever before or since, to the only bobbing life raft that could be seen in my limited range of vision.

Upon reaching an occupied life raft, those of us who were relatively uninjured began pulling in survivors and other life rafts. Our objective was to help our wounded, make rescue more profitable, and provide collective security in case we drifted into a Jap held island (165 survivors did land on Vella Lavella). In all, four large life rafts and about seventyfive persons were floundering together in our speck of the South Seas.

It would have been funny under other circumstances when another sailor and I swam out to help one of our obese ship's cooks. He was loudly screaming, "Help, I can't swim." He had two kapok life jackets fastened around him. The young sailor with me said, "Shut up, Mose, you can't sink either."

Without warning, gun-fire splashes began landing around us. In our frenzied minds, it could only be the villainous Japanese mopping up. We prayed, we cried, we dared not hope—for little did we realize our own ships' radars had picked up our floating steel bow which was visible close by when the shell bursts lighted up the water. At this time a second miracle happened! Lt. Vic Post, our signal officer, had the only flashlight which worked! Navy flashlights rarely work when needed, but to have one work after four hours in salt water was indeed phenomenal. I happened to be the senior officer on our group of rafts, but rank meant very little with no clothes on and hanging to the side of a life raft in the dead of night. We held a speedy "Council-of-War" on our raft and some inner

26 voice told us to risk all—Japanese or not; so Vic sent a blinker message—"HELENA Help." The shooting stopped and a screened signal light from the destroyer NICHOLAS blinked back—"Take it easy, we'll be right over." Our prayers were answered! Soon a destroyer loomed out of the darkness and most all of us weakly climbed or were helped up the rope nets to safety. Few were left on the rafts when the NICHOLAS picked up another radar

target and sped away to attack. A spread of torpedoes were fired and then her fiveinch guns opened up on the target. Those of us who could stand joined in the ammunition line and passed bullets until the firing stopped.

Dawn was coming fast and the NICHOLAS and RADFORD, which had also been detached to assist in picking up survivors, opened the throttles wide to head for the dubious safety of Tulagi Harbor.

The air search radar was filled with many Jap "bogies," but we were relatively safe and heading for home. For most of us, our fuel oil cathartic and bruises soon would pass, but what about our memories? If we live to be a thousand, those few hours of trial and salvation will always be fixed with those of us whose prayers were answered on that night to remember.

Operation Vella Lavella Rear Admiral Benjamin Katz USN (Ret.) A few minutes before 2:00 a.m. on a dark night in July 1943, the USS TAYLOR was creeping very slowly toward the enemy held coast of Vella Lavella in the Solomon Islands about 250 miles north of Guadalcanal. As Commanding Officer of the TAYLOR, I hoped that by using depth finding equipment and the hand lead line, the ship could get close enough to the jungle covered shore to see a prearranged light signal before she ran aground.

We were part of a rescue unit organized to pick up the survivors from the cruiser HELENA which had been torpedoed and sunk a week earlier in a night engagement with Japanese naval forces.

These ships had come down from Rabaul in the north and were trying to break up U. S. operations in the Solomons.

Most of the crew of the HELENA had been rescued by two U.S. destroyers, the NICHOLAS and RADFORD. About 150 members of her crew had reached the island of Vella Lavella where they landed at two separate points. Shortly thereafter word of these survivors reached an Australian Coast Watcher who had remained hidden on the island to report by radio the movements of Japanese ships and aircraft.

Admiral R. K. Turner, USN, Commander Naval Forces on Guadalcanal, received the report of the survivors from the Coast Watcher and immediately ordered a rescue operation for the night of July 15th. This operation had been confirmed with the Coast Watcher as to the location, time of arrival, and light signals to be used by him. As the Japanese Navy was very active at night in the area around Vella Lavella, the rescue force had to be protected; it also had to complete the rescue before daylight and re-

turn to an area within air cover of Guadalcanal to avoid possible enemy air attack.

Captain Francis X. Mclnerney, USN '21 had overall command of the operation and had a division of four destroyers with him. Captain Thomas J. Ryan, USN '21 in the USS TAYLOR and with three other destroyers was in command of the Rescue Group. My classmate.

Commander John D. Sweeney '26, with two destroyer transports was to effect the actual rescue of the survivors from the island. Captain Mclnerney was to protect the Rescue Group from interception to the North and two motor torpedo boats were placed to the West, in Gizo Strait, to intercept any enemy forces from that direction.

To avoid detection by Japanese scouting planes, the Task Force departed after dark at a speed to permit arrival off the rendezvous point about 1:30 a.m. With the increasing tempo of operations, the rescue operation had to be successful on the first attempt, as opportunities for another attempt could not be predicted. To reach the rendezvous point, we were to steam through waters never previously traversed by a United States man-of-war.

We arrived at what we thought was the right rendezvous point about 1:30 a.m. and the TAYLOR moved slowly toward the shore. The three other destroyers and the destroyer transports remained offshore patrolling the area.

The TAYLOR continued to the beach and the hour of 2:00 a.m. was getting nearer and nearer. The moment we had been waiting for was about to arrive.

Would the Coast Watcher be there?

Would he make the prescribed signal?

Would we accomplish our mission and bring our shipmates home? Would we get

out of the area before being spotted by Japanese planes which had been snooping near us?

Almost simultaneously at 2:00 a.m., the TAYLOR got a sounding of 5 fathoms by the hand lead and the Coast Watcher flashed his signal from the shore. Our worries about making contact were over!

The TAYLOR backed off and Commander Sweeney with his APD's felt his way in to the beach.

The first group of survivors was picked up quickly and the Coast Watcher guided Commander Sweeney to the point where the second group had assembled. 161 survivors were rescued, all in good condition.

We started our return to Guadalcanal at maximum speed, with the destroyers formed in a circular screen around the transports. For ships that had a maximum practical speed of 25 knots, the APD's were doing a nice 27 knots. Daybreak found us well on our way home, a happy group to have succeeded in our mission, the survivors safely on board, and no harm done to any of the ships.

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USS HELENA (CL-50)

Amphibs to the Rescue Rear Admiral John D. Sweeney USN (Ret.) The rescue of HELENA'S survivors had three phases: (1) the immediate pickup

by USS NICHOLAS and RADFORD on

the

night of the sinking, (2) the voyage of Captain Cecil's flotilla of liferafts and motor whaleboats (left when the destroyers had to break away), to Gizo, from where the group was recovered by USS GwiN and WOODWORTH, and (3) the Vella Lavella operation. The last was generated by a Coast Watcher's report that two groups of HELENA survivors had landed on that Japanese held island, one at Paraso Bay and the other at Lambu Lambu, on opposite sides of a promontory about twelve miles across. Rapid planning at Camp Crocodile, Admiral Kelly Turner's headquarters on Guadalcanal, assigned two APD's, my USS DENT and USS WATERS, to make the pickup under escort of two destroyer divisions.

DENT and WATERS slipped up the

"Slot" early as the destroyers made rendezvous in a forward area to prevent interference by "Tokyo Express." These first-class Jap DDs would depart Rabaul and barrel down the Slot on a southeasterly course, land supplies and reinforcements where needed, shoot up anything in sight and return to Rabaul by morning. The Express passed right by Vella Lavella. If spotted at work without protection we would be dead ducks.

However, knowing the operation plan, our real worry in the APDs was finding July-August, 1975

the right spot, for our old, foreign charts were far from reliable.

Captain Ryan, the Rescue Unit Commander, embarked in USS TAYLOR with three other destroyers, provided the inshore coverage. Captain Mclnerny, the Operation Commander, with four more DDs made up the offshore guard. The TAYLOR led us into Paraso Bay, slowly and carefully, to where the Paraso River empties from the jungle into the bay. The TBS whispered, "Pluto, this is TAYLOR. This is as far as we can go. Backing away.

Good luck." We eased on in and drifted to a stop. The radar was showing the shoreline fairly well but the sonar told ominously of coral reefs all around. In silence, with the shoreline shadow looming up, it was "time to go boating," and to realize the importance of the two young boat officers. Ens. Rollow Knowles of the DENT and Lt(jg) Vance Stallup of the WATERS. The prospect of a hairy trip was in store for them.

Suddenly, a tiny white flash, close aboard. It was a HELENA gunner's mate in a log canoe, and with him was a Japanese pilot captured by the natives. Later, when asked, "Why the strange passenger?", he replied that he wasn't too sure we were the rescue ships but, with the pilot along, he'd get a fair shake either way. A smart thought for a daring sailor.

"Away Boats," and the canoe led the way to the assembly point at the river mouth. Then came the shipboard ordeal

of lying doggo through the long wait for their return, and the temptation to lay an anchor on the bottom to prevent drift.

Once before in confined waters several APDs had drifted too close together and, to protect our plating, we had barely rolled one engine astern. That did it! We bumped coral and swung broadside onto it. Working free made pretzels out of both propellers. We didn't want that to happen again, certainly not in these waters.

What a relief when the first D E N T boat appeared out of the dark. And what a surprise to recognize the Coast Watcher, Mr. Jocelyn, whom I had landed from USS MCKEAN with Edson's Raiders at Tulagi the year before. Later he had joined the Coast Watchers. Most of them were Australian copra plantation owners or managers but Jocelyn was a young Englishman previously connected with the British Solomon Islands administration. When the rescue was completed he was offered passage to Tulagi, but declined, choosing to remain in his post.

He would not even take the canned food that went over in each boat for fear that the natives might get careless with the empty tins and so betray his presence to roving Jap patrols. He only wanted some black socks, some Worcestershire sauce, a few cigarettes and candy bars, which he carried ashore in a sailor's neckerchief.

The first group of fifty-four HELENA survivors were brought off, along with

28 seventeen Chinese men, women and children who had befriended them and cared not for Japanese domination. One lady, very baby-heavy, went up the sea ladder assisted by countless hands but fortunately, no new citizen of debatable nationality arrived aboard DENT. One crewman, suffering from groin injuries, couldn't support his own weight. To avoid handing him down :• ladder to sick bay, he was put in my cabin, the only one that opened onto the main deck. So he rode to safety in the "Commodore's" bunk.

Taking advantage of Jocelyn's local knowledge, we then hustled around the promontory to Lambu Lambu to pick up

the second group. The two had not been able to unite for lack of trails and shoes, and for fear of detection by the enemy.

There we embarked another 107 officers and men from a small dock once used by copra traders and missionaries. Then it was off and away for home.

On the return, spirits were high with everyone doing his regular thing and the two old ships performing beautifully. All the HELENA people were down in the troop space, having nutritious soup, bread and butter, coffee and smokes. Their officers were inconspicuous but roster information showed many distinguished men; one was LCdr. John L. Chew, a HELENA

gunnery department officer, later of great Pacific fame.

After mooring to a concrete tanker in Tulagi, DENT'S survivors were whisked across the tanker's deck to the RADFORD and rushed to Guadalcanal to be outfitted and sent home for rehabilitation leave.

Admiral Halsey was so exhilarated that, in true Halsey fashion he fired off the message to interested parties "Well done to those fighting bushmen, Mclnerney, Ryan and Sweeney. Know you are disappointed you did not meet the enemy."

Well, the last desired nothing to do with the enemy; he was quite happy just to have brought one hundred sixty-one brave veterans back to safety.

The Trials of Vella Lavella Vice Admiral John L. Chew USN (Ret.) For those of us who were not picked up the night of the Battle of Kula Gulf, a "night to remember," became more appropriately "days to remember." Rescuing survivors in enemy waters is a particularly hazardous undertaking and our destroyers did a magnificent job in picking up as many as they did. But for those of us viewing a new day while bobbing about in enemy waters, it was not a very comforting thought. Much to our surprise, as soon as dawn and our oil-fogged eyes would permit, we saw the bow of the HELENA still floating. This remnant of the ship was about 50 feet long and its deck stood about 20 feet above the water.

It was not much of an island refuge but it seemed like a good beacon for friendly, and, unfortunately, for enemy planes as well. The good guys came first and a Liberator (PB4Y to us Navy men) dropped three rubber boats for us. One sank, but the other two inflated. This formed the nucleus of our flotilla with the seriously wounded in the rubber boats.

Originally we thought of trying to make Kolombangara, but since the wind and current were setting us up the "Slot," we decided to try for Vella Lavella. The trip for our group—there were other groups in ships' rafts—took about 62 hours. One crate of potatoes happened to float by and, after considerable discussion as to their probable effect on us, we ate them raw, but we had no other food and no water during the journey. Some of the men were refreshed by the water the potatoes contained, but they (the potatoes) promptly made me sick. Strangely

enough, on the second day I was not thirsty and I did not hear of any of the men wanting water. Possibly, as a doctor later suggested to me, some water had been absorbed into our systems, particularly through the wrists. Few of us had been out of the water for more than very short periods.

For some time Vella Lavella had been clearly visible in the far distance, but we found it impossible to reach the island on the second evening and were forced to spend another night in the water. By the next morning most of us were getting near the point of exhaustion. I decided that I ought to try to swim to the island where I might possibly get aid from the natives in rescuing my men. I asked if anyone would like to try to make the attempt with me. LCdr. Boles and Blaknik BM2 agreed to join me. As we approached the island in the late afternoon, a canoe with two natives in it came alongside, examined my identification tag, and asked, "You Melican?" I replied, "You betcha," and the next thing I remember was that I was on the beach where I found that a few of our men had already arrived in some of the H E L ENA'S rafts. Meanwhile, the natives in their canoes had picked up our rubber boats and brought them to the beach with the other survivors. Boles and Blaknik had reached the island just ahead of me.

Providentially, we had landed on the beach opposite the side of the island where the Japanese garrison headquarters was located. It is remarkable that the Japanese did not discover us as we ap-

proached the island that afternoon, but we were very small objects out at sea. Apparently the natives did not see us either until we were quite close to the beach.

The natives took us about 2Vi miles inland. Those who could walk found it tough going. Those who were too weak were carried in litters. In all, our group numbered 104. Another group of 50 landed around a point from us and formed a separate camp a few miles away. We had messenger communications, but never saw the other group until the night we were rescued.

We established our camp initially around Tom's house. Tom was a Chinese who became our strong defender and his house was a small native hut looking like a chicken house.

The morning after our arrival a group of natives came and built us a kind of lean-to shelter. This constituted our quarters while we remained on Vella Lavella. The food problem was one of our major difficulties. The natives were short of food themselves, but they managed somehow to bring us potatoes, taro root and tapioca from their meager supplies. We collected all these strange foods and threw them into a big pot along with green bananas and two or three kinds of aromatic leaves which we thought improved our stew a little. Sometimes we used a can of meat like Spam which had been salvaged from the ship's rafts for flavoring.

The natives also brought us papayas and bananas. This fruit, if ripe, we gave to our invalids. The green fruit we threw Shipmate

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We had one real feast while on the island. Some of the natives managed to kill a cow. They had difficulty in getting the meat to us since the cow was killed on the other side of the Japanese forces and the meat had to be brought to us through the lines, so to speak. But they made it and arrived with two joints of beef wrapped in palm fronds and carried in a sling. We had no way of preserving the meat so it all went into our pot and we had a grand one course banquet.

Our water problem was quite simple. Tom had put galvanized gutters on his cottage and through these the rainwater flowed into a barrel. As it rained about three times a day, the barrel was always well filled. There was a stream at the foot of the hill below our encampment used for bathing and as additional water supply. Everyone wanted to go there to bathe, but I was afraid of them being discovered by Japanese patrols and limited the trips to those who could carry back a full water breaker weighing about 50 pounds. That discouraged all but a very few.

Very fortunately, a 25 pound can of coffee washed up on the beach below our camp. This was a great luxury, not as a beverage but as a smoke mixed with some vile native tobacco and rolled in

Tom's Chinese cigarette paper. This was an entirely new blend, but the cigarettes would be smoked down to a point where the men had to use a piece of straw to extract the very last puff.

As Mayor of our camp I depended a great deal on Major Kelly of the Marines, whom I appointed Chief of Police. He saw to it that the camp regulations were carried out, he was in charge of the sanitary arrangements, and he was named commander of the camp's defense forces known fondly as "Kelly's Irregulars."

Our armament approached the ridiculous.

We had one Jap rifle with three rounds of ammunition and Tom had a shotgun with a slug in it. We also had a 44calibre carbine, a Remington, a Springfield, an English Enfield, and a curious assortment of ammunition varying from one round up to 30 rounds per gun.

There was one .38 revolver with magazine and a .45 automatic with clip.

A daily routine was established. We got up with the sun about 0600. We had two meals a day, both exactly the same except that one was called breakfast and the other dinner. After breakfast there was exercise time when everyone who could was required to walk around the camp twice. Almost every day planes would pass overhead and we would have our air raid drill. This consisted of getting completely under cover, for we did not want to be seen by either friend or foe.

In our wooded area it was very dark

after nightfall and, since we had no light, we lay down to sleep early. About 1730 in the afternoon we held evening prayer service. Every man in camp was always there. They needed no urging and usually some of the natives joined us to read from their Bible, for we did not have any in English. We always sang a hymn, usually "Rock of Ages," which the natives also knew.

On the seventh day after we reached the island we received word from our coast watcher that a rescue mission was to be attempted. We were to be on the beach where we had landed at 0400. To make the trip at night would have been impossible so we started our trek to the beach at about three o'clock in the afternoon with Kelly's Irregulars covering our rear.

At the appointed time LCdr. Boles went out to guide the boats to the beach.

I can assure you that it was the most wonderful feeling in the world to see those Higgins boats coming towards us.

Our hearts filled with pride when the full realization of what was being done dawned upon us, as we had considered ourselves expendable. The fact that our Navy could and would attempt such a daring and hazardous undertaking under such conditions was beyond our wildest dreams.

True it is that "the Navy looks after its own."

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Fifty CVEs A Most Unusual Year Captain Paul Jackson USN (Ret.)

Gasoline rationing brings to mind the story of a highly placed British official in India whose dinner was interrupted by the announcement of a servant that an officer was demanding immediate audience. "How do you know he's an officer?"

"Because, Sahib, he screams and shouts so loudly." This tactic overcame the reluctance of clerks in newly established ration boards in various parts of the country to issue coupons for much needed gas and tires and enable a group of us to report to Com 13 in compliance with vaguely worded orders. That was early in December, 1942. Most of us had come from sea duty and had not had our families with us for two years or more.

We all knew that at that time there was only one effective carrier operating in the Pacific.

On 18 December we were directed to proceed to Astoria, Oregon, to establish a Pre-Commissioning Detail for fifty small carriers which were being built in the Kaiser yard up the Columbia River in Vancouver. Excerpts from a letter written on 24 October 1944 by Admiral Taffinder, then Com 13, succinctly describes what ensued: This program included: organization and training of crews, involving the impressive total of approximately 2,500 OflScers and 25,000 Enlisted Men; vast expansion of facilities and personnel at the outfitting activity on extremely short notice; completion of alterations, repairs, and adjustments, and installation of confidential elements of radar, radio, and sonar equipment; and outfitting vessels completely. Taut commissioning and outfitting schedules were maintained throughout. So efficiently was the task accomplished that none of the 50 Escort Carriers has suffered material casualties at sea.

Fifty Escort Carriers were outfitted, commissioned, and prepared for service in the Fleet in the short period of one year, from 8 July 1943 to 8 July 1944."

That was what happened, but only after a head-scratching beginning. The District Personnel Officer had likened our duties to that of quickly establishing and operating a University. The nucleus of this faculty, ably led by our Prexy, Captain James H. (Hoot) McKay '20, July-August, 1975

checked in at the Hotel Astoria the evening of the 18th. The next morning we called on George Hasselman, C O . of the Naval Air Station, Tongue Point, whose empire we had hoped to usurpHis facilities were obviously inadequate for what was to come, so the conversation ran something hke thisâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Hoot: "How much space can you give us now?"

George: "A small bit of office space in one of the hangars and accommodations for a few single officers in our BOQ. By the way, where are you people staying now?" Hoot: "The Hotel Astoria."

George: "My Lord, I've just put that place out of bounds." Hoot: "Where do you suggest we live?" George: "I frankly don't know, but I'll put the joint back in bounds until you people are able to find quarters elsewhere. Let's hope that will be soon."

Office space, storage for equipage, living quarters for crews due to arrive at the rate of 750 per week, establishing training programs, and finding respectable dwellings for ourselves were among the problems facing us. The latter was urgent. The single officers immediately moved out to Tongue Point where celibacy prevailed, leaving those of us who were married to resist the blandishments of the hotel's attractively clad female elevator operators. Spurred by our wives, we were out of the place before Christmas.

Worthy of mention is the helpfulness of a Mrs. Baker, the widow of a former Mayor of Portland, who owned a large complex of completely furnished apartments on the beach at nearby Seaside.

She limited occupancy to service personnel at most reasonable rates throughout the war. This was a godsend to us and hundreds of officers who stayed there with their families while awaiting their ships.

The office space in the Tongue Point hangar was large enough for only half of us so, for a while, we would go to work every other day. Our time was spent composing a Ship's Organization and Regulation Book for the CVE's, capably and

meticulously edited by our Exec, Jeff Beard '21. Capt. McKay was relieved after the first of the year by Capt. James D- Earner. Most of the Pillsbury dock, its large warehouse and surrounding areas were taken over. Adequate office and storage space for the Pre-Commissioning detail soon took shape. Across the slip a small Naval station was erected, complete with BOQ's, barracks, messing and repair faciUties, a PX, and even an Officers' Club. Additional construction and alterations were made at Tongue Point, including a small air field with two large hangars.

Before all this occurred, consideration was given to taking over the Hotel for office space. Led by the proprietor, we were taken up in an elevator piloted by a lady clad in maroon satin pajamas. Stops and inspections were made on all floors, except the 4th. The owner emphatically asserted that that floor was in disrepair and not worthy of attention. Later, when it became apparent that incoming personnel would need more places to stay, he solemnly promised to renovate the floor in question and keep the hotel strictly respectable. All went well for a while.

Shortly after taking over from Jeff as Exec, two irate aviators, whose wives had been asked to work at a trade much to their dislike, stormed into my office. That hotel was a real headache.

When all was about organized and the officers and crew of the first CVE were beginning to arrive, orders were received to prepare for the reception of some 50 Waves who would report for duty in two weeks' time. An advance Wave emissary explained that enlisted women's requirements differed from those of enhsted men.

Instead of rejoicing at Vive la difference, as was once done in the French Chamber of Deputies, we were hard put to erect a barracks which would accommodate no more than four of these people in a single room. It must be said, that with one exception, these young ladies were a tremendous help. For the first time, at least one part of the Navy suffered from no (Continued

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ried sick for a while until our wives got wind of our shenanigans and made us lay off. All told these girls were a credit to the Service.

The first CVE to arrive was the CASABLANCA, launched on 5 April and commissioned on 8 July 1943, assigned initially to operate in Puget Sound as a training ship for following crews. LisCOME BAY commissioned a month later, on 7 August, followed by ANZIO and CoRREGiDOR On 27 and 31 August. After them, commissioning ceremonies were held at intervals of a week or less for the remaining 46 ships. The interval between launching and commissioning was also reduced; remarkably, considering the size of the ships. MUNDA, last of the fifty, was launched on 8 June and commissioned on 8 July 1944, exactly one year from the date of the first commissioning.

USS CASABLANCA'Sfirstpicture, 1943 shortage of competent yeomen. The exception was a rating who showed her dislike for the service by shedding her attire and running around the station in her birthday suit. Dr Herman Seal handled that problem! The rest of these girls were quiet, serious, and proud and eager to serve. Their division officer was an ensign

who also doubled as an assistant to our communicator. One morning she excusably missed the transportation which was to take her and the representatives of the department heads to Vancouver to ride a ship down to Astoria and check it over.

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Remember the Nautilus In June 1931 Sir Hubert Wilkins' a former O Class submarine of the U.S. Navy, sailed on an expedition to penetrate the Arctic ice pack from below and surface at the North Pole. Sadly under-equipped, she was rescued in midAtlantic by USS WYOMING, en route Copenhagen on Midshipmen's Cruise, and towed to safety in Ireland.

Here is the verbatim, unedited account of the story NAUTILUS' radio operator sent out for press release as transcribed by the radio gang in WYOMING. The "Danenhower" mentioned was LCdr. Sloan Danenhower USNR (Ret.) '07, an early submarine pioneer who was Sir Hubert's strong right hand throughout.

Shipmate is indebted to RAdm. Francis D. Foley USN (Ret.) '32 for the temporary loan of the original transcript copy from which this account is reprinted.

NAUTILUS,

Leaving dock with escort of ice patrol boat we were on our way on first leg of our adventure to North Pole. With two engines speed was gratifying, things settled down nicely, quarters were straightened out and painted. Buckets of dirty oddments left over by reconstruction gang daily heaved over side. Crew all veterans of sea mostly with years of submarine experience made themselves true engineers though overworked. Much to be done, their compartments were closed down almost from start preventing slopping waves coming down hatches. Motor room, just aft of engines, inch deep under water level, inclined carry stagnant air, Riggs second engineer, working there when suddenly he collapsed, was dreaded he had been overcome with carbon monoxide, but he had been through it before and his calm disposition helped him. Most everybody with mechanical skill had joined and we managed to keep auxiliary running spasmodically. Banks down and not much air, batteries low, thousand miles to land we in desperate fix. Danenhower always ready in emergency. Riggs was saved with little worse than heavy head for an hour or so, this weakened from air banks much to our discomfort later.

Our batteries were low when we started but nothing to worry about as we expected to boost them daily at sea. On 14th starboard engine was about to be

started for that purpose and one sputtering thrust from motor threatened to fire them when brushes on motor went bad.

Any good submarine man agrees must have one good engine attached to generator, so we with one good engine and bad motor, and one bad engine with good motor, were in desperate fix. We could not charge batteries or have current to start other engine, air banks low and we thousands of miles from land. Danenhower, who of course in charge of working boat and crew naturally thought it wise to signal passing INDEPENDENCE HALL, asking her to stay with us until we saw what could be done with port motor.

Seas still running high and we still battened down, skipper navigating from conning tower and we getting air through ice drill. No one knew what NAUTILUS would do out of control, some sailors even tried to persuade us that superstructure would be swept away first violent storm but we believed it strong, sufficiently sturdy and oiu" faith was justified as it still with us intact, although taken some terrible beatings. Since then our flying bridge, a thing of canvas and light wire, has carried away but that temporary arrangement put up for Atlantic crossing and fine weather only.

INDEPENDENCE HALL signalled battle-

ships WYOMING and ARKANSAS under Admiral Bloch. At 1519 GMT battleships came abeam. After short while INDEPENDENCE HALL proceeded. Battleships now with us and when weather moderates if Winton (auxiliary charging engine) not performing satisfactorily may ask for tow until generator fixed.

Batteries now so low that long range communication limited. Meyers cleverly arranged communications by tapping antenna after hetrodying other receiver on INDEPENDENCE HALL which in turn relayed to WYOMING. NAUTILUS weathering sea splendidly but lurching in heavy seas periodically carries away all loose articles, we living on cold victuals with hot coffee, conditions not serious except for generator trouble.

"Stand by will steam slowly by and shoot line" was word we got from WYOMING. It was extremely dangerous on NAUTILUS deck, under water, seas

slapping first one sheer aluminum painted side then other, slopped over narrow deck occasionally angry breaker swept deck from stern to bridge. Except momentarily our hatches were closed, deck watch donned Ufebelts snapped through hatch one at time, clung to life Unes which run parallel to deck there to hang perilously watching movements WYOMING, she under skipper control came up slowly grim looking determined her bows heaving with swell until forefoot showed clear of water. We rose and fell fully twenty feet with each big wave battleship dared not approach too close otherwise might crush us like eggshell beneath her bulging blistered side. Her decks lined with sailors, marines and midshipmen, their blue uniforms, topcoats slapping in wind grouped upon gun platforms watched and took instructive part in performance. Slowly some distance WYOMING crept abreast there was flash of gun, burst of smoke and life line shot out from side snarled in air and fell short of us. Then other gun shot from shoulder, spat fire and a wavering light line towed by projectile swung high up and over our bow with rousing cheers from throats of sailors. Danenhower Clark and Crilley rushed for line, heaved in fast furious. Theirs was dangerous work on slippery decks with waves dashing over them. Soon stouter rope was made fast to our rail we had sloughed into lee of battleship our movements not so violent. All available hands on deck skipper ordered. Engineers electricians cooks came tumbling out of hatches, shirts, flying pants, boots adrift but lifebelt securely fastened.

"Heave her down boys heave her down" was general yell on decks. We pulled and tugged at sixes and sevens and it was man-killing labor, cold hands chafed against hard new rope, no firm footing on narrow metal covered deck.

Our only safeguard was slender Ufe line slung from bridge to bow. As many as possible reckless of personal safety hung far over this line to exert their strength on hawser, the life line groaned at unaccustomed weight then at unusual heavy surge gave way carrying two men with it, fortunately heaving line held tight. For Shipmate

35 moment men's bodies swung in air far over side. They held fast by hands until comrades hauled them in, this brought another rousing cheer from sailors aboard battleship. The parted Ufe Une left us with nothing to brace against, we almost stomped the skipper carrying bight around aft ice drill, Crilley dug up combersome handy billy from somewhere and with many hands as possible on its tail we started hauling. By this time been strenuously at work for three hours, everybody drenched repeatedly and it was cold shivering in keen wind despite their heavy labors. Would heave for moment then lay to until stopper was made fast then back up carefully for another hitch, inch by inch the hawser neared our hull.

Before long end of towering Une was in sight, darkness fell lending misery to scene. Two powerful searchlight from battleship extremely useful and almost essential for our safety. Soon it was pitch dark beyond width of searchUghts beam. Much of our comfort screened by canvas bridge from Ught beams was carried on by sense of touch and sound of weary voices. My position abaft of ice driU manning tail of same. Taking in slack, eye was exposed to waves and wind waterproof overalls had ceased to be of service sea came through neck bands up trouser legs and sleeves but position gave general view whole impressive scene.

Our men close at hand with figures grotesquely bulked by Ufe preservers moved and shouted except when sharply silhouetted Uke animated pillars.

Every time she dipped her bow into the sea to be Uke an arrow plunging to destruction. With each roU decks lapped green water, the play of battleships searchUghts on our wireless tripods from a distance of five hundred feet away cast long black shadows Uke gnarled animals. When that happened between me and searchUghts eye could see weird wriggUng forms silhouetted in water there were myriads of fish of

NAUTILUS

crew hauling in

strange sights, swimming around about us. A passenger liner went past her decks and saloon lights glaring. A waning moon glowed fitfully in scudding clouds. Our men were practically exhausted still they heaved and shouted but shouts were feeble and muttered curses, the sinless safety valve of suffering seamen, were heard from time to time. At last there was a clang of metal upon metal, the iron shackle found its place and this brought cheers but vainly because we then found it impossible in darkness with no lifting forward to swing hawser end to meet our towing pendant, all that could be done for the moment was to make fast as best we could, wait for dayUght.

ous to us, we couldn't even see out and sea getting worse. Compartments reeking with various smells, communication absolutely cut off even from battleship nearby. We snuggled Uke rats in dark every night in every hole nearly every light turned out saving energy only lowpowered deep blue night lights, on in sleeping quarters. Later on auxiUary engine rewarded by continuous run eight hours putting juice into batteries. So few lights now available. Men health greatly improved despite close confinement aU eating again. What we have cold salmon tomatoes haddock. Appetites washed down by water stained with redlead from tanks.

Everything secured aft to best our ability. Skipper, Schlossbach and Crilley went forward in grave danger to secure things there, Crilley heaving when ship pushed went spinning over side badly wrenched his back but holding on was hauled back by his companions. When all made fast all but single deck watch went below, we were peeling off our garments when rattling on conning tower attracted attention, all Unes have parted, five hours work in vain, the lines chafing on sled deck runways used for ice work had cut through, there was nothing to do but drift and toss. Beams of searchlights seemed to be our only safety as we had no lights and ships passing were danger-

This morning boat from WYOMING brought us bread apples and hot breakfast, these with sunshine, was greatly appreciated by crew. Tow line now secured and we on way.

To which account the WYOMING radio gang added its own comment: We leave the NAUTILUS wishing her God speed in their adventure to the North Pole and may she have learned by these experiences suflacently to install safety devices which would send them off on their next leg of their journey feeling that success wiU be theirs.

ANNAPOLIS BANKINGaRUSrCQ July-August, 1975

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A Few Inches From the Yard Midshipman Jim Stavridis '76

Each year around mid-July, Midshipmen are scattered about the earth. Riding boomers under the choppy Atlantic, watching flight ops on the NIMITZ, standing JOOD on Framll cans in the Medâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;indeed, the pleasant summer months of leave and cruise are right in the center of their slow, enjoyable pattern. Yet sneaking around in the back of all our collective minds is the thought of that muggy day in early September when the Brigade of Midshipmen reforms in Tecumseh Court.

Picture the scene: 2,000 men of the first and second regiments stand sweltering in T-Court, freshly shod of summer locks and moustaches. At their head, a new Brigade staffâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; and a new Brigade Commander, nervous perhaps as never before, as he shouts commands that echo from the front of the grey palace that is Bancroft Hall. Leading up to this particular scene were a long series of striper boards to determine who finally stands and shouts those commands; the man was selected to fill that post and wear the six bright stripes. Next year's first set Brigade Commander will be John J. Carwile of Midwest City, Oklahoma.

John, a Naval Operations Analysis major, has served as the Managing Editor for the Log magazine, and is also a Rhodes Scholar candidate from the Academy. He recently managed to make it down to this reporter's room for a short interview concerning his outlook and opinions on the job, himself and the coming year: Shipmate: John, what do you concieve the job of Brigade Commander to be?

Carwile: Let's face it, Jim, a big part of the job is the implementation of policy and administrative detail. Beyond that though, I see it as a position of innovation and initiation, in the areas that we as Midshipmen can influence.

Shipmate: Such as what, John?

Carwile: Well, I'd Uke to see the shadow command really become a shadow command system. I think this necessitates a greater willingness on the part of the first class to stand up and take charge. That's a "hokey" sounding thing, but that's exactly what is called for. It's unfortunate that many midshipmen seem to have a desire to be told what to do, rather than make a decision and stand by it.

Shipmate: Alright, why do you think you were given the six-striper billet?

Carwile: Because I can do the job. We can run the show if we'll just accept the responsibility that comes with first class year.

Shipmate: What are your plans for service selection?

Carwile: Nuclear Surface, or graduate education.

Shipmate: That was a quick one. What are your feelings on women at the Naval Academy?

Carwile: Really putting me on the spot, eh? At the risk of angering Gloria Steinhem, I don't think that the Naval Academy is quite ready for them.

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Shipmate: OK, John, how much free time do you expect to have as Brigade Commander?

Carwile: I think the magic word is delegate, Jim. The man at the top must rely on his subordinates, and I plan to put a lot of faith in the men working directly under me.

Shipmate: John, what are your feelings on the so-called "roving patrol," the stripers walking through AnnapoUs to control the drinking "problems" among Midshipmen.

Carwile: Frankly, I'd like to see the patrol eUminated.

Shipmate: Why? Carwile: I'd also like to see Midshipmen control their own drinking. I think we're capable of doing that, but until we do the roving patrol is going to be with us.

Shipmate: What changes would you like to see in the leave and liberty poUcies pertaining to underclass at the Academy?

Carwile: Jim, I think there are Umitations. Obviously, it's not my job to determine liberty policies, and while I'll gladly serve as an input to the Commandant, he will be the one to make those decisions. As a matter of fact, however, I think the liberty is being expanded next year.

Shipmate: To wrap up, John, is there any message or statement you'd like to express to the alumni or the midshipmen who might actually sit down and read this article?

Carwile: I'd like to say that I hope that everyone reaUzes that the strength of the Academy lies in each one of the four thousand midshipmen and not simply in the stripers. I would like further to invite any response or criticism in the form of letters from our alumni. After aU, they're looking back on their own experience, and we, of course, are still undergoing it. This gives them a perspective we sometimes find diflRcult to develop.

Shipmate: Well, let's hope someone takes you up on it, John. *

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Capitol Hill Fred Lardner '22

Money for the Military

There's too much money in the Defense Department 1976 military authorization bill. But we've got to keep America strong; right now European and other nations are jittery about the intentions of the United States.

The House disregarded the first statement above, and took real note of the second as it passed the Defense Department miUtary authorization biU almost as the Defense Department wanted it passed. The House did better for the department than its Armed Services Committee proposed, approving an expenditure of some $32 billion (the Committee had cut this proposal by $3.7 billion).

The vote on the bill was 303 to 96.

This reporter, who has been writing about the military since 1946, can't remember any similar bill remaining almost untouched, except for those in World War II. Those who proposed savings here and there in the bill got begruding attention.

Rep. Ronald V. Dellums (D.-CaUf.) suggested that the 418,000 men abroad should be cut, not necessarily those in Europe, but also in Thailand, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Bermuda, Cuba, and Morocco. A little cut wouldn't hurt defense, and besides, isn't the Congress and not the Pentagon responsible for U. S. military posture abroad?

Rep. Wayne Hays (D.-Ohio), a senior staff member of the House International Relations Committee, said: "This is the wrong month of the wrong year of the wrong century to offer such an amendment. In the wake of Vietnam, Europe is jittery about what the purposes of the United States may be."

House Democratic Leader Thomas P. O'Neill praised Dellums for his sincerity. "But," he said, "your amendment comes at the wrong time."

During debate on the bill in the committee, critics said, all right, we'll get them on the House floor. When things seemed to be going better on the House floor than in the committee, a group of opponents brought up an amendment to take $1.9 billion from the bill, with the

Defense Department authorized to say where the reductions would be. This amendment was beaten 216 to 183, a closer vote than almost any other.

This bill covers expenditures not only for fiscal year 1976 (beginning 1 July 1975), but also for the period 1 July to 31 October 1976. Under a law passed last year, the government must adopt a new fiscal year, and this new year will extend annually from 1 November to 31 October.

Both the Congress and the Administration feel that the new fiscal year will induce more proficiency, particularly on the part of Congress, and be more practical for government operations. The fiscal years of many businesses have been changed from the calendar years.

Here are some of the votes cast in approving this bill: 227 to 164 on a proposal to cut $108 million for long-lead-time procurement item for the B-1 project.

Defeated by voice vote a proposal to cut $567 million from the A-10 plane, whose primary mission is to knock out tanks and can remain for two or three hours, instead of only thirty minutes, directly over a target area.

280 to 136 on an amendment to cut $260 million from purchase of three AW ACS airborne alert planes.

293 to 100 on an attempt to cut $46 million to begin the program of converting 747s and other large commercial aircraft for use in an emergency airlift, but not taking them from hauling passengers.

Funds for fiscal 1976 would be $26.5 billion, and $5.5 billion for the 1 July1 October 1976 period. The $32 billion approved by the House represents about one-fourth of the overall amount for defense, $129.3 billion.

Effect of House Action

The Senate Armed Services Committee proposed to cut $4.8 billion from the bill. However, they managed to preserve all the Pentagon's highest priority projects. The cut included $1.3 bilUon authorized for Vietnam, not needed now, and $902 million which represents the cost of inflation on ships that may be

started in fiscal 1976. This inflationary cost will have to be taken care of later, said Senator John C. Stennis (D-Miss.).

There is no purpose in mentioning proposed Senate cuts here, as the Senate will have acted on the bill before this is printed. Senator Stennis tried to warn against excessive cuts in this bill.

"You get results when you're armed," he said. "That is the only way to persuade people."

This bill will go to a House-Senate conference. It is possible that the national spirit displayed by the House will rise up to prevent the Senate making good any deep reductions in the bill.

The bill must also be considered by the House and the Senate Appropriations Committees. Now these committees probably never let a military appropriations bill go by without leaving their mark on itâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;sharp reductions. But their final efforts must be approved by the House.

Unfortunately, the efforts of these committees may be accompanied by a ruling that no amendments may be offered on the House floor.

Salary Dispute

The House Appropriations Authorization for fiscal 1976 follows the Administration's plans on military pay and on commissary stores. Whether these actions remain in the bill, or are replaced by amendment or other law, remains to be seen.

The House Armed Services Committee, in reporting the bill, apparently agreed with the five percent, but said it could be applied either to increases in active and retired pay or in reductions of funds for service stores, but not both. The committee voted to permit a five percent increase in military pay provided that Federal civilian pay is not increased by more than that, and provided that increases in the prices of goods of commissary stores are defrayed until pay becomes normal again.

The five percent increase on pay could save the government $938 million a year, while the salaries of commissary store employees total only $110 miUion.

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About The Stores

Armed Services Hearings

A year or so ago the House Appropriations Committee asked the General Accounting OflBce to make a study of and prepare a report on the operation of commissary and other government operated stores. The GAO recommended the closing of such stores in metropolitan areas because of the presence of privately-owned food stores selling at low prices.

In 1974 GAO told Congress the services were increasing, not decreasing, the number of commissary stores in metropolitan areas, and using unrealistic data in determining whether prices of private stores were unreasonable. GAO reports the appropriations for commissary operations and maintenance alone have increased from $135 million in fiscal 1970 to about $232 million in fiscal 1975. Lack of centralized control has caused duplication of certain activities, especially in areas where there is more than one command. This is especiaUy true of the Army and the Air Force. In San Antonio, for instance, there are four major Air Force commands and five commissaries in a fifty-mile radius, with no common management or support.

GAO says that many dupUcations and inconsistencies could be eliminated by managing commissaries through a single organization, and this is one of the various alternatives being studied by the Defense Department.

GAO contends that the availability of a commissary store has no effect on the decision of more than ninety percent of enlisted men to enlist or re-enUst. The report contends that in fiscal years 1973 and 1974 the commissary system shortchanged the U. S. Treasury by $46.4 milUon by not reimbursing in several instances, including: the cost of resale merchandise, purchase and maintenance of equipment, supplies and services, inventory losses due to pilferage and spoilage, and failure to pay local transportation within the United States.

Commissary hearings by the House Appropriations Committee are underway, and it is said that this committee may have more to do with this subject than any other.

The House Armed Services Investigations subcommittee held hearings on the commissary subject and the brunt of this testimony was that the Defense Department should permit commissary operation to continue as it now is.

A total of 19 bills is before the subcommittee, each of which would tell the department to leave the commissary system alone.

Under the present DOD plan, surcharges would be increased 50 percent, to pay for part of the employees' salaries, and the surcharges would be increased next year to pay for all of their salaries.

During this period surcharges are expected to be increased from five percent, about the present level, to more than 20 percent.

Terence McClary, Defense Department Assistant Secretary and comptroller, said costs of managing commissary stores have risen 70 percent in the past five years.

McClary told the subcommittee the goal is to improve store management so appropriated funding costs could be held down and minimize the need to increase surcharges. Even with increased surcharges, customers could save about 12 percent as compared to prices in chain stores.

The Defense Department, in its search for alternative plans of operation, is studying the following, according to Army BGen. Emmett Bowers: 1. Creation of a servicewide organization to manage the stores.

2. Establishment of a common management system for all commissary stores.

3. Establishment of a new agency to manage commissary stores.

4. A government-owned, contractoroperated arrangement.

Bowers told the subcommittee that three major store chains had been approached with the contractor-operated idea, but they did not like it because of the uncertainties involved.

Officer Strength Cut

The cut in all-service officer strength will have reached 39,000, about 12 percent, between fiscal year 1973 and the end of fiscal year 1976. During this July-August, 1975

period, one officer was cut for each enlisted man cut.

After fiscal 1976, another 10,000 officers will be required to leave the service, said William K. Brehm, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. He was speaking to the House Appropriations Committee defense subcommittee.

During this same period, the number of 0-6s was decreased from 14,300 to 12,900, about 10 percent, and 0-5s from 34,300 to 30,600, about 11 percent.

During the period fiscal year '67 to fiscal year '75 only academy produced officers increased, from 2,000 to 2,400.

Other sources of officers decreased:— ROTC and Off-Campus, 18,100 to 9,000; officer candidate programs—-35,000 to 5,700; direct appointments—13,600 to 8,800; and Reservists called to active duty and interservice transfers—3,300 to 400.

Officers Fight For Retention

About 85 twice passed over 0-3 officers have submitted a petition to President Ford, claiming that they are being forced out of service about two years before qualifying for retirement. They say they are older than their colleagues because they served as enUsted men, and that the Defense Department is trying to get rid of them now because of increasing retirement costs. Senator John V. Tunney (D.-Calif.) has asked the President to act favorably on the petition so the 85 can remain on active duty until Congress takes steps to help them.

"I feel confident Congress will act in the present session to rectify this terribly inequitable situation," Tunney said.

Forty-five of these officers, apparently not satisfied with the Presidential petition, filed suit in U. S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Their lawyers asked for a restraining order to prevent the Navy and the Marine Corps from going ahead with scheduled separation. The district court, the circuit court and the California Supreme Court all failed the 45 officers. Some 15 were discharged May 1 and the others are scheduled to go out by June 30.

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

Army-Navy Game on 1975 TV

The 1975 Army-Navy game at Philadelphia is included in the schedule of collegiate football games to be televised by the American Broadcasting Company this fall. ABC Sports announced the slate at the end of May, stating that the game will be shown on 29 November as part of a national double-header that will also feature Alabama vs Auburn.

After the broadcast, remember to write appreciations to ABC.

Navy's Lacrosse Team: It Did the Impossible All Year Coach Szlasa

Pride is Navy's lacrosse team beating Army, 10-5, the day after it lost in the NCAA championship game, 20-13, to the University of Maryland. Most skeptics had said it was impossible for the Mids to beat the Cadets under such circumstances, two games in two days, but then Navy's lacrosse team has been doing the impossible all year.

"It's the most thankful season I've ever had," exclaimed Dick Szlasa, the Navy coach following the two grueling days.

"We can't be any more proud of this team. They refused to quit all season and today they refused again. They didn't want to end up as losers."

One lacrosse historian said it was a first in collegiate lacrosse history for a team to play regulation games on consecutive days.

Szlasa must have wondered what his third season at Navy was going to be like when, back on March 19, he sat on the team bus stuck in a muddy field in Baltimore for two hours following the Mids 10-9 loss to University Maryland, Baltimore Campus. "It was a scene that brought us back to reaUty all season," he later recalled. But the Mids then made their first comeback of the season, taking three straight games from Towson State, North Carolina and Washington & Lee. Number two ranked Cornell halted the win string and then Princeton sprang a 15-14 surprise on the Mids.

Realizing a bid to the NCAA lacrosse playoffs was in jeopardy. Navy came on with comeback number two—beating

Rutgers, Hofstra, Maryland and Virginia in succession. That moved the Midshipmen into third place in the national rankings, a spot they held at the start of the tournament despite a 16-11 loss to number one ranked Johns Hopkins.

Thus, the Mids headed for the NCAA playoffs for the fifth time in the five-year history of the tournament. But here they faced the stigma of having been eUminated in the first round in each of the past two years. They overcame that with a 17-6 thumping of Pennsylvania, outscoring the Quakers 13-1 in the second half, to advance to the NCAA semi-finals against Cornell, on the Big Red's field.

Comeback number three—the Mids avenged the 16-7 loss to Cornell earlier this spring by overcoming a one-goal deficit late in the third period for a 15-12 win. Bob DeSimone, Jeff Connelly and Fred Cook each had three goals for the Midshipmen while the team's leading scorer, Jeff Long, had five assists in directing the Navy offense.

The stage was then set for the NCAA championship game against Maryland on May 31 at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. It would mean the Mids also had the Army game the next day, since the latter had been scheduled as a part of June Week festivities.

The powerful Terps built up a threegoal lead at halftime and the two squads traded goals the entire third period. But Maryland edged away in the final period

for the 20-13 win despite four goals by DeSimone, three by Cook and a pair of goals and assists from Long.

The Mids appeared a little tired at the start of the game with the Cadets the following day, but Cook broke a 5-5 tie in the final minute of the third period and Navy was on its way to the 10-5 triumph. The defense was nothing short of superb, holding Army scoreless over the final 18 minutes and 49 seconds.

Szlasa credits much of the success of an almost unbelievable season to the squad's four seniors—Cook, Marty Mason, Paul Gustin and John Lawlor, the team captain. "Their attitude was a factor in what we accomplished. The four of them wanted it so bad." Lawlor characterized that feeling when, in the fourth quarter of the Army game he raced the length of the field to score an unassisted goal.

Long, only a youngster, ended up as the team's top scorer with 27 goals and 34 assists.

The final rankings of the season showed the Mids number two behind Maryland and ahead of Johns Hopkins.

Baseball Team Makes Run at League Title, Paces Other Spring Teams

While Navy's lacrosse team was gaining national attention, other Midshipman spring athletic teams, particularly those in baseball and tennis, were running up impressive marks.

Coach Joe Duff's 14th Navy baseball squad may have been one of his best ever and garnered the most wins since the 1961 team went 24-2. This year's nine carried a 21-6 mark into the season's finale against Army. The tennis team, mentored by Bobby Bayliss, was 16-6 before the match with the Cadets, the fifth straight year the Mid netters had gained 15 or more triumphs.

The baseball team was just nosed out for the championship in the Eastern Intercollegiate League race, making an almost incredible run at the title in the final weeks of the season. During one stretch, the Mids won 11 games in a row, the longest baseball win streak since 1962 when that team won its last 11 games and the EIBL title.

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They almost were equal to the task.

On the first weekend. Army fell once and Cornell twice, all three wins coming on the road. The following weekend was the crucial one. The Mids opened it with an 11-5 win over Dartmouth on Friday.

Then the Saturday doubleheader with Harvard. Scoring six runs in the first two innings. Navy took the first game, 7-5, behind the pitching of lefty Lou Repucci.

In the second game. Harvard tallied two runs in the second inning without benefit of a base hit. The Mids knotted it with two in the fourth, Mark Haas hitting a home run, and first baseman Mike Golden driving in Ron Clipp after the Mid third sacker had tripled.

FoUowing, however, was a tragic fifth inning for Navy. Harvard loaded the bases on an error and two walks. Starter Bill D'Amico left the mound for the Mids in favor of reUever Ron Rodgers. Jim Thomas, the Crimson third baseman, then drilled out a grand slarh home run, the first hit by the visitors in the game.

Navy ralUed for two runs in the sixth and added a third in the seventh, but was unable to push across the tying run in that last inning despite having two runners on base. The 6-5 defeat of Navy cinched the league title for Penn.

Hopes for an at-large bid to the NCAA playoffs dimmed the following weekend when the Midshipmen split a doubleheader with Delaware, another team which finished second in a league race.

The Blue Hens won the opener, 3-0, and the Mids the nightcap, 2-1. Both Delaware, with its 28-6 mark, and Navy, 21-6, appeared to be snubbed by the playoff selection committee, which went with teams that had less illustrious or similar records.

During the 11 -game win streak, the Mids also faced the Baltimore Orioles in a seven-inning exhibition before 6,000 fans at Lawrence Field. The American League East Champions had to score two runs in the final inning to take a 3-2 decision.

Duff had four .300 hitters on the club, led by Bruce Buck, a sophomore second baseman who batted .370 with 17 runs driven in. Clipp had a .318 average and 20 RBI's, followed by another sophomore, Ed Abner, an outfielder, batting .308 with 25 RBI's. Haas batted .301 and also drove in 17 runs.

Duff will lose two pretty fine hurlers in Mark Bumgardner (5-0, 1.38 ERA) and July-August, 1975

Randy Young (4-1, 1.87). Repucci had a 6-2 record and 3.37 ERA prior to the Army game.

The tennis team was victorious in six of its last seven matches before meeting Army, including surprise wins over Columbia (5-4) and Swarthmore (6-3).

Freshman Brad Baylor, playing at number five singles, had the best individual record, 17-5. Junior Mark Hoekstra had stroked his way to a 16-6 record at number four singles.

The golf team was assured of a winning season prior to its trek to Army.

Sophomore Vic Vine, whose father was a football halfback at the Naval Academy from 1949-51, was the squad pacesetter with an average of 76 this spring. Dave Ziemba, another soph, and junior Mike Williams both sported averages of 81.

Navy had four individual winners in the Heptagonals Games Association Track and Field championships this spring, where it finished second as a team behind Pennsylvania. Dale Bateman took the mile run (4:06.84), Steve Hubbard the 3000-meter steeplechase (in stadium record time of 8:56.88 at Army), Dan Murphy the discus (160-1), and Keith Zwingelberg the pole vault (stadium record of 15-ll'/2).

Highlighting the final month of the season for the crew teams was Navy's upset of Harvard in the Haines Cup for lightweight crews in late April and the second place by the lightweight varsity in the Eastern Sprints Championships.

The win over the Harvard 150-pounders was Navy's first over the Crimson since 1961. The Mids then finished second behind Harvard in the Easterns in the varsity race as well as in the point total for the Jope Cup.

Bateman, Hampton Named Recipients of Academy's Top Athletic Awards

Middle distance ace Dale Bateman and basketball standout Mickey Hampton were the 1975 winners of the U. S. Naval Academy's top two athletic awards.

Bateman, from Laurel, Md., won the Naval Academy Athletic Association sword given annually since 1893 "to the midshipman of the graduating class considered by the Athletic Council to have personally excelled in athletics during his years of varsity competition." Bateman won 12 varsity letters, 11 of them Nstars.

"His winning of 12 varsity letters speaks for itself," says Navy track coach Jim Gehrdes of Bateman's achievements at the Academy. "But as a coach you see another side of a young man like Dale.

No one has been more of an inspiration to our younger performers than he has."

Winners of the Athletic Awards

Bateman holds two individual Academy records and is a member of three record-setting relay units. He has the school mark for the indoor 1000-yard run (2:08.2) and the outdoor 880-yard run (1:49.8). He has won four letters in each of cross country, indoor track, and track and field.

Bateman, a member of this year's graduating class, captured three Heptagonals Games Association individual titles. As a freshman in 1972, he won the Heptagonals outdoor 880 (1:53.9). He took the indoor 1000 at the Heps in 1974 (2:10.5). And this spring he was the mile winner (4:06.84) at the Heptagonals championships.

Hampton, from Long Branch, N.J., is considered one of Navy's all-time great basketball guards. He is this year's recipient of the Thompson Trophy Cup inscribed to the midshipman "who has done the most during the current year for the promotion of athletics at the Naval Academy."

Navy basketball coach Dave Smalley calls Hampton "the best guard I've coached. Mickey was a complete player and I don't think you could have asked him to contribute any more to our program than he did the past three years.

He's the finest young man I've ever had the pleasure of having on a team."

Hampton this past season led Navy in scoring with 302 points, in assists with 148, was second in rebounds with 132, and was the key to a defense that finished 10th best in the country.

Hampton was selected to the all-tournament teams at both the Volunteer Classic and the Pillsbury's Best Tourney.

He twice was named to the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Division I weekly all-east team this past winter. For his career, Hampton, the Navy captain in 1974-75, had 781 points, 412 assists and 338 rebounds. {Continued on page 43)

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Three members of Navy's 1974-75 pistol team have been named to the first All-America team picked by the National Rifle Association. The three, Rodger Krull of Dansville, N.Y., Brad Tilgner of Dallas, Oregon, and Dave Swingle of Santa Anna, California, were members of the Academy "Blue" team which won the 1975 national title for international-size targets with a score of 3216. Tilgner set two national records in the NRA sectional at the Academy in March. He fired a 377 for the national air pistol mark and had a 564 for the national pistol collegiate standard 60-shot course. * * * Captains for the 1975-76 season in nine winter sports were announced recently by Naval Academy director of athletics, J. O. Coppedge. Named were: Mark E. Alters of Hamilton, O. and Jerome C. Liscomb of New York, N.Y., basketball co-captains; Robert G. Treitz of Louisville, Ky., fencing; David C. Harrison of Cherry Hill, N.J., gymnastics; J. Andrew Hutchinson of Springfield, Va., indoor track; David A. Swingle of Santa Anna, Calif., pistol; Robert H. Bauman of Bismark, N.D., rifle; C. Kurt Hoffman of Annapolis, Md., squash; Joseph Keman of Rockledge, Fla., and Gordon O'Neill of Hazelcrest, III., swimming co-captains; and Mark T. Costello of Park Rapids, Minn., and Kenneth B. Goodrow of Levittown, Pa., wrestling cocaptains. * * * Navy third baseman Ron Clipp and outfielder Mark Haas have been selected to two post-season all-star baseball teams.

Both were named to the All-Eastern Intercollegiate League first team and both were selected to the NCAA District 2 first all-star team. Shortstop Jerry Liscomb and pitcher Lou Repucci both were placed on the All-EIBL League second team. Haas led the Eastern League in runs scored with 19 and batted .333 in league competition. Clipp and Haas both tied for the league leadership in home runs with two apiece. Repucci's 5-0 league record tied him with Penn's Andy Muhlstock as the best for 1975.

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Varsity Golf: Princeton, 406-391; EIGA, Navy, 8th; Troy State, 379-386.

Lacrosse: Maryland, 10-9; Virginia, 1511; Johns Hopkins, 11-16; Pennsylvania (NCAA Playoffs), 17-6; Cornell (NCAA Playoffs), 15-12.

Varsity Tennis: George Washington, 9-0; Pennsylvania, 2-6; Columbia, 5-4; Swarthmore, 6-3; Cornell, 9-0; Johns Hopkins, 8-1; Harvard, 1-8; Dartmouth, 7-2; Penn State, 5-4.

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Class News DEADLINE: For September—10 July; for October—10 August

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Jane and Jim Gawne gave a delightful dinner at the Sulgrave Club in Washington on 26 May to honor W. Rea Furlong, who became a young 94 on that day. Present were his wife, Lulu, Louise and Royal Ingersoll, Edna and Louie Davis, Mrs. Louie Davis, Jr. and Dr. Hans von Dreyhausen.

Rea was toasted and wished many happy returns, for which the prospect seems good, and was complimented on his youthful appearance—eyesight almost normal and hearing good if one talked a bit loud. Mention was made than when Rea stepped out, he didn't have to reach for a cane as some of his classmates did.

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Sec'y, Capt. Clyde R. Robinson, USN (Ret.) 107 Scott Dr., Annapolis, MD 21401 Percent Members: 61 The Alumni Association has received a most generous endowment of $1655.29 from the Association of the Class of 1907, USNA, to be used in the General Fund. The presentation was made by Capt. Clyde R. Robinson USN (Ret.), president of the class and an Annapolis resident, and is another example of the generosity of the class to the Alumni Association. In 1969 members of the class presented furnishings and funds for the decoration of the drawing room on the main floor of the Alumni House, the room which is now often referred to as the '07 Room.

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Secy, Cdr. Allan G. Olson, USN (Ret.) El Miradero, P.O. Box 131, Bonita, CA 92002 Percent Members: 70

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Sec'y and Treas., RAdm. Frank A. Braisted, USN (Ret.), 3104 Cleveland Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20008 Percent Members: 60 Our classmate, Josephus Gayle Robbins, died 14 April after a fall near his home suffered a week previously. He was hospitalized at the Mayfield (Kentucky) Community Hospital according to his nephew.

RAdm. Joe A. Robbins USN (Ret.), class of 1930, who promptly alerted us to the sad news. Although Gayle resigned in November of 1906, he had always been a most loyal and enthusiastic member of the Class.

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

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Sec'y, Capt. W. D. Chandler, USN (Ret.) Chevy Chase Club Chevy Chase, MD 20015 Percent Members: 82 Your secretary has been struck with a few of the minor disabilities that occur to mortals of our age group and has been in the Bethesda Naval Hospital for a bit, thus having a slight interruption to class news.

However, a few short items have accumulated.

Phil Baker has written a most welcome letter although the news is a touch melancholic. Capt. Howard Jeans USN (Ret.) died in February in Pasadena, California.

He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Anne Francis of 659 Camino El Dorado, Encinada, California 92024. And Capt.

Eric Lloyd Barr USN (Ret.) whose obituary appeared in Shipmate last month was buried in Arlington National Cemetery with Ben Butler representing the Class of 1911. Unfortunately your secretary was in the hospital at the time and unable to attend.

It would appear that the number of class graduates is down to twenty-one, at least this is the number for whom we have accurate mailing addresses. If any are out

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Pres., VAdm. George H. Fort, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. Robert A. Lavender, USN (Ret.) 3133 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20008 Percent Members: 86 We regret to announce the passing of George Gillespie on 21 April in Coronado, California. George was one of the pioneers in Navy aviation having been interested in stunt flying, observed planes in France in 1913, and winning his wings in 1916. Among the early craft he flew were huge balloons attached to ships off San Diego, which were used for night anti-submarine patrols in 1917. He was Commanding Officer of Naval Air Stations at Cape May, New Jersey, and Seattle before retiring for the first time in 1933. Recalled to active duty in 1940, Gillespie was Executive Officer of the Pensacola Air Center during the early part of World War II and later served in the Solomon Islands. He received the Commendation Ribbon for his outstanding service with Acorn Group 26 at Bougainville during the latter part of World War II. Gillespie was a member of the Early Birds, Golden Eagles, the Hall of Fame in Dayton, and Daedahans of San Diego, a group of pioneer aviators.

He is survived by his widow. Opal, and a nephew. A class memorial check has been sent to Navy-Marine-Coast Guard Foundation for a contribution to a fund in Vinson Hall for the pleasure and benefit of residents there.

Word has been received from the West Coast that Jimmie Clark suffered a fall some time ago but forutnately broke no bones.

Ozzie Osgood has been under the weather but is cheerful and busy.

Elliott Buckmaster is pleasantly located in Coronado. His stepdaughter looks after the household for Buck, although she is at present on a Mediterranean trip for a month.

A letter has been received from Chaplain Alister Anderson, U.S. Army, and the son of Andy and Miriam, telling of heart surgery undergone by his wife, Frances, in December and their return to the Washington area. Alister reports that his mother has adjusted herself very well at the Mar Salla Convalescent Center in Washington. It is a great pleasure for Miriam to have her son in the area.

Steve Robinson has flown East to join the Lavenders on a cruise to Bermuda on the S. S. STATEDAM.

Dorothy Sanbum made her annual visit to Coronado and hosted a beautiful cocktail party for her many friends in that area.

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13 Pres., VAdm. Glenn B. Davis, USN (Ret.) Sec'y-Treas., MGen. C. G. Helmick, USA (Ret.) 4784 Old Dominion Dr., Ariington. VA 22207 Percent Members: 75 I regret to report that Arthur Eddins died suddenly 26 February 1975 at his home in Covington, Tennessee. The news reached me very late, and I called Nathalie to express the condolences of the Class. She said that Arthur had had warnings of a heart attack, but that he was acdve and energedc right to the last. She is staying on at the home, 412 S. Main Street, Covington TN 38019. She is well, and has a daughter living just across the street from her.

I also received a late notice that Caryl H. Annin, widow of Burt Annin, died 8 January 1975 in Billings, Montana, and a memorial service was held there 10 January.

The Washington contingent of the class is saddened by the loss of one of our 1913 Army confreres—Col. R. Ernest Dupuy, who died at Walter Reed Army Hospital 25 April 1975. At the funeral, 28 April, Jimmy Hall, Marguerite and Glenn Davis and Gardiner Helmick represented the class.

Flowers were sent by the class, and a note of appreciation has been received from Colonel Dupuy's son. Col. Dupuy was the first commander of Fort Drum, the four gun, 14-inch battery in two turrets on Fraile Island at the mouth of Manila Bay, written up in the April issue of Shipmate. In WWU he was Public Relations Director at Supreme Headquarters Allied Forces in Europe, and his was the voice that made the radio announcement of the Allied landing on the coast of France. He is the author, with his son, of a large number of military histories and discussions of operations. Prior to WWn he served as public relations officer at the Military Academy, and though not a graduate, he was made an honorary member by the Class of '13. It was our good fortune to have had the pleasure of knowing this interesting and congenial soldier and gendeman.

I was delighted to receive a note from Marguerite Grayson, whose Christmas card was returned—"Moved, address unknown."

She writes: "Last winter I moved into this apartment on the Gulf side, almost across from our house." The address is Mrs. Robert H. Grayson, 20 Whispering Sands Drive, Sarasota FL 33581.

A letter from Mike Hudson: "Hazel and I went to Florida in February, as we often do, and took a day off to run down to So. Miami to see Billie and Hugh White, which visit we enjoyed greatly. . . . I was not in the best of health from December to April, but I am alright now. Played nine holes of golf today."

A note from Babs Thebaud: "Will you please change our address back to 370 Commonwealth Ave. (Boston MA 02215). We hope to leave for Canada by the end of May. Theb is fairly well, and very restless to get home, for Boston weather has been worse and colder than usual, while Diana July-August, 1975

reports lovely warm weather up North. We hope to have the same Annapolis apartment for next winter."

The combined Army-Navy 1913 class luncheon was held at the Army-Navy Club on the 7th, and was attended by Tex Davidson for Army, and Jimmy Hall, Glenn Davis, and Gardiner Helmick for Navy.

We were delighted to have Gardiner's brother George, from Hawaii, as a guest.

Hugh White writes that Billie has gone to California, to visit her aunt, and that the mango season is in full swing—and to prove it, he sent a generous sample of those grown in his own yard.

Pat Pillsbury reported that she is well, and has been enjoying a number of guests.

Sometime ago she fell and fractured a couple of ribs and was in the hospital a few days, but escaped serious damage. She had not seen Ethel Lee or Francine Jupp recendy, but at last report they were doing well.

Kirkman O'Neal recently sent the Alumni Association a copy of his Memoirs, a small volume privately printed for his family and friends but a fascinating book. He resigned on graduation because of an early accident that reduced the vision in one eye but was accepted for active duty in 1917, serving overseas in the converted yacht USS DRUro and in USS DECATUR (DD-5) on convoy escort duty out of Gibraltar. The extracts from his war diary covering DRuro's howling hell of a trans-Atlantic crossing in November and December might well have been written by Joseph Conrad.

Even more interesting though, is the account of Kirkman's subsequent business career, beginning with an investment of $2,000 in a tiny steel processing shop in Birmingham, Alabama. By 1940 his Southern Steel Works had become one of the South's major fabricators of steel and in WWII it became the largest producer of aircraft bombs on top of expanding its fabricated steel production. Today O'Neal Steel, with Kirkman as Chairman of the Board, has six plants and additional branch offices covering the entire Southeastern U.S. It is indeed a true success story and we offer him our hearty congratulations.

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Pres., RAdm. H. A. Spanagel, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Mr. Russell E. Perry 3325 Kaywood Drive Falls Church, VA 22041 Percent Members: 82

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Chairman Class Comm. and Sec'y, Adm. A. D. Struble, USN (Ret.) 4017 Oliver St., Chevy Chase, MD 20015 Percent Members: 89 Glenn Easton passed through Washington on his way north to China Lake, Maine. He is still riding and enjoying the auto train.

Claude VIckrey was given the Annual Award of the Naval Academy Association

of New York at the Annual dinner in April.

The citation stated that Claude almost singlehandedly organized NAANY in 1925 and had been active in the Association for 50 years. He was President of NAANY in 1946. It is interesting to note that NAANY was organized before the formal Organization of our present U.S.N.A. Alumni Association.

My thanks to Larry Neville, Class of 1933, who is the present President of NAANY for this information.

Jack Park, '48, congranilates Claude Vickery, '15, in New York Leon Scott has given up his apartment in Washington and has gone to Honolulu to live at the Arcadia in the Punaho district.

I regret to announce that our classmate Ed Izac has lost his wife Agnes who was buried in Arlington cemetery on 29 AprU. They have five children, nineteen grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

A letter from Hubert Paddock. "It was good to have a definite word on our sixtieth reunion in the last Shipmate. However I will miss having the opportunity of seeing you again and some of our classmates. In a week or so I'll be heading back to the cool Lake Michigan breezes and a summer of gardening."

Yesterday while rummaging around in a drawerful of old magazines I came across two copies of our Class Bulletin. The Class was showing plenty of enthusiasm for our 50th reunion!

A letter from Ralph Christie. "1915 seems to be suffering from a dearth of news. You may be able to glean a paragraph about the doings in Honolulu. Through the courtesy of Admiral Frank MacMullen, I was invited as the principal speaker at the two Submarine Birthday Balls in April. Both events, one for the Officers and the other for the Enlisted personnel were held at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel with about one thousand turnout for each. They were very gala and much fun.

"We celebrated La Rene's birthday on the 11th with a dinner party at the Cannon Club. Except for a bout of virus which raised my golf handicap. La Rene and I

46 are happily holed up in our kuliana on Diamond Head among the papayas, mangoes and bananas. My next public appearance will be as speaker at the Memorial Day services at the Submarine Base.

"The population of '15 will increase from 1 to 2 with the welcome arrival of Leon Scott Hope you are well and active as usual."

Ralph also noted that a new Submarine book. Silent Victory, is out and is more extensive than its predecessors and very interesting.

I regret to announce that Doc Wiley's widow, Charlotte Hayfield Wiley, died in Livermore, California, on 12 May. She is survived by her daughter, Marie Ross, and her stepsons, Gordon Wiley Captain USNR (Ret.), Class of 1942, and David Wiley.

Graveside services were planned for 16 May at Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California.

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Pres., VAdm. Bertram Rodgers, USN (Ret.) Sec'y-Treas., Capt. George P. Brewster, USN (Ret.), 611 West 40th St., Baltimore, MD 21211 West Coast Reporter, Capt. Geoi^e F. Chapline, USNR (Ret.), 1327 Inspiration Dr., La Jolla, CA 92037 Percent Members: 87 On Thursday, 17 April, the 1916-17-18 Classes group joined the regular monthly meeting of the San Diego/Coronado Chapter of the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association at the Admiral Kidd Officers' Club, Naval Training Center. We were greeted by RAdm. "Hank" Monroe USN (Ret.), Class of 1933, President of the Chapter, who directed an excellent and interesting program highlighted by a most informative, illustrated talk by Capt. N. D. Harding, Jr. USN, class of 1949, Commanding Officer of the Naval Electronics Laboratory Center. The talk covered the history of the Center, its current mission, and its accomplishments.

It was great to see many long time friends and former shipmates from the classes which, for the most part, followed our three classes. Our normal "preliminaries" were missed, however, and the mixologist was overtasked at his crowded area of operations. RAdm. Gill Richardson USN (Ret.), Class of 1927, Secretary of the local Alumni Association Chapter will, no doubt, give a more extensive review of the meeting in his report to Shipmate.

Present from our group were: 1916— Jenkins, Herndon, McGinnis, Rodgers and Chapline. 1917—Richards, Bennett and Kiland. 1918—Price, Curtis and Gibb.

We all missed Amos Root who regularly handles all arrangements when we meet at the Admiral Kidd Club, but who was absented due to a short attack of the flu.

As far as we know, this is the only 1916 group meeting that Amos has ever missed since the class luncheons were originally organized some 28 years ago by "Soc" McGinnis and the late "Shorty" Sauer. "Soc" was the first group President, an oflSce we no longer maintain. Thanks to their fore-

sightedness, we now have our cheerful monthly luncheons where we are able to keep in touch with our classmates and friends. The July meeting will be on Thursday the 17th at the Admiral Kidd Club.

We have been grieved to leam of the death of Malcolm Reed who passed away on 21 May 1975. Malcolm resigned from the Navy stoorUy after having been commissioned, but he always retained his interest in the service and especially in Naval Academy matters. Dorothy, his wife, was Color Girl in 1916 and they had seven diildren.

Our deepest sympathy is offered them.

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Sec'y, Capt. J. G. M. Stone, USNR (Ret.) 248 King George St., Annapolis. MD 21401 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. John H. Forshew USNR (Ret.), 2022 Columbia Rd., NW, Washington DC 20009 Percent Members: 78 Very little news to report. Ward Davis is back in Virginia Beach, after spending the winter in Atlanta and Florida. Reports Disney Land going strong. The Washington and Annapolis contingent seems to be about the same. The Comstocks will be with us until after the "Sponsors Luncheon." And Connie Forshew will have more news for all of us when he reassumes his duties as C S . upon return from England. Hope everyone has a good summer.

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Pres., Capt. W. J. Malone, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. Perry R. Taylor, USNR (Ret.) 1211 South 25th St., Arlington, VA 2220?

Percent Members: 88 Please note in March Shipmate the account of Tommy Tomlinson's November trafliic accident enroute to Mexico. After Christmas in SeatUe Francel and he headed south again and arrived in Manzanillo 20 January where friends had arranged comfortable quarters in lieu of their destroyed air-stream trailer. The remaining weeks of the winter were enjoyed swimming and sunning twice daily followed by the usual round of happy gatherings.

They headed north in their new Mercedes diesel on 7 March, stopping in Yuma and North Island. They met with Gail and Ted Gibb both of whom were going strong and located several aviation pals of the '20s. By 21 March Seattle was sighted.

Tommy has praised the diesel which has delivered high mileage at a fuel cost of 16# per gallon in Mexico.

Tommy's plans, which no doubt have been carried out, were to depart 27 April, visit daughter Jean at Fairoaks, California, TWA pals at Nevada City, pause in Rogers, Arkansas to throw a joint birthday blast with a pal and about 10 other couples there, reach Pensacola by 19 April, and then attend Golden Eagles reunion through the 22nd. Probably saw Buddy Wieber there. Thereupon he started for Seattle, pausing here and there to heckle old pals who are "hid out."

Tommy reflects: "The sun is out, the ferries are poking back and forth across Elliott Bay and Sound to Bremerton and Winslow. I look out our living room window and think back to the great days when the Pacific Fleet made its annual summer visit to Puget Sound and anchored in Elliott Bay. The one time I ever wore Special Full Dress was when I was aboard the USS OKLAHOMA and President Harding reviewed the Fleet as he came back from Alaska. A few days after that event I skipped off to old Camp Lewis to bum a JN6H from Army aviation pals on Forest Fire Patrol (I had just been booted out of Naval Aviation as 'too dangerous to be allowed to fly'), flew over to Seattle and jazzed the 'Oky,' chasing everybody off the quarterdeck. Those were the days, summer of 1922.

"Now here I am 53 years later, married to the wonderful girl I met on the quarterdeck of the old 'Oky,' my flying days behind me, but still on the go, and having FUN. The time is late, I can't take a nickle with me, pull the chocks, we're off."

Ed Price has become romantically associated with another 4.0. Elizabeth Riggs, a widow of 17 years, and Ed were married in St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, Palm Desert, California on 14 May. They met each other on a cruise to Alaska in July 1974 and engagement came about in February of this year. This marriage for Ed (a widower of two years) also added to his life a married daughter, a granddaughter attending the University of Redlands, and a grandson in high school. Elizabeth and Ed have much in common including golfing, sailing, dancing, gardening and traveling. In fact, they plan to leave Long Beach on 9 October on a luxury cruise of 52 days passing through the Straits of Magellan and the Canal. They will be home early in December—will not live in South Pasadena but in Palm Desert until July, after which their abode will be Balboa Island.

Ed and Elizabeth Price Speaking of past editions of Shipmate, reference is made to the note in the May class news regarding Jerry Wright's inheriting his father's Caraboa membership number 6. Your scribe erred. Jerry's father should have been described as the first "invited" member, not the first "white" member.

Irma and Bert Rogers departed 23 April bound for their daughter's home in Champaign, Illinois. After a reunion with her and the grandchildren, they visited relatives in their home port of Mount Pleasant, Shipmate

47 Iowa. At this writing (5-7-75) we cannot report on difficulties they may have had in air travel.

Emeritus Classmates In the two months covered by this issue of Shipmate, six classmates will become octogenarians. Their names are added to the Emeritus Classmate list: Capt. Wm. R. Nichols, 17 July '95, 611 Alemeda Blvd., Coronado CA 92118.

Lt. John Q. Wood, 22 July '95, 545 S. Jessica Ave., Tucson AZ 85710.

RAdm. John R. Sullivan, 11 August '95.

Apt 6C, 975 Park Ave., New York NY 10028.

Mr. Howard G. Gamble, 12 August '95, Box 46, Umatilla FL 32784.

Capt. Wm. M. Lockhart, 19 August '95, 108 Lyell St., Los Altos CA 94022.

LCdr. Clifton E. Denny, 21 August '95, 220 Medford Dr., San Antonio TX 78209.

We send birthday greetings to those listed above and also to Dink Stover, 7/7; Joe Foeler, 7/9; Vaughn Bailey, 7/20; Ted Gibb, 8/27, and Mac Bledsoe, 8/28.

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Pres., VAdm. George C. Dyer, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, VAdm. Wm. >I. Callaghan, USN (Ret.) 1110 Randolph Rd.. McLean. VA 22101 Percent Members: 86 Happy to start off this column for a change with news of two felicitous events.

John Griggs, giving some advance information, wrote on 6 April: "Marie Lindsay, the widow of 'Filly Lou' (Hugh W. Lindsay, class of 1922) and I having known each other for some thirty-two years and having lived around the comer from each other for some twenty-four years have decided to join forces and see if we cannot make it together for the remaining years of life." The wedding took place at Virginia Beach just two days after the date of John's letter. Congratulations, John, and every good wish to you and the bride for many more years of happiness.

The 57th Class Get-together was held as scheduled at Annapolis on 10 May and was blessed with fine sunny weather. Attending the luncheon at Alumni House were the Ansels, DeKays, Miles DuVal, Dyers, Finks, Greers, Grimsleys with daughter Barbara, Jones with Caroline's cousin from London, Kay Donald, McGurls, Nettings, Olsens, Rends, Rochesters, Schaeffers, Schildhauers. Sculls, Settles, Willenbuchers, Wynkoops including daughter Norma, Marian Anderson, Miriam Bryant, Maud Crichton with son Neil, Virginia Kincaid, Sallye Lamb, Nell Stevens and your recorder. The Class Business meeting followed the luncheon and before adjournment heard a rousing declamation from Franz Otto Willenbucher on the State of the Union with particular emphasis on the Panama Canal treaty question, the probable attempt to deprive us of the use of Guantanamo as a base, and the weak-kneed attitude of certain officials in Congress and elsewhere who are complacent to the dangers facing our country on those matters. In the evening a dinner preceded by KTs was held at the Officer and Faculty Club in the Academy grounds.

July-August, 1975

TTiose making the concluding festivities were the Ansels, DeKays, Dyers, Grimsleys and daughter. Nettings, Olsens, Rends, Rochesters, Schaeffers, Sculls with daughter Nancy and son-in-law Mr. M. W. Egerton, Class of 1949, Settles, Wynkoops and daughter, Miriam Bryant, Virginia Kincaid, Nell Stevens and again your recorder. Elizabeth Metzel and Marie Sprague had planned to attend both occasions but had to cancel out at the last moment.

Charlie Rend reports that the latest address given for Campbell Carmine at 2510 Webster Street in Palo Alto must be in error. Charlie went around to call on Campbell at that number before coming east and discovered that no one at the residence ever heard of him. Many thanks to all who sent in reply postcards stating their intentions of attending or not attending the Get-together. For the thirteen classmates and twenty-three widows who did not respond it raises the question of whether the card was lost, the address has been changed or whether you are still in the land of the living. No cards were returned marked address unknown, but despite first class status it is doubtful that postcards receive the same return treatment as first class letter mail. In expressing regrets at their inability to be present Helen reported that George O'Rear had been in the intensive care unit at the hospital with a heart attack but was better and hoped to be home in a week or so. Here's wishing that hope was fulfilled, George, and that you are well on the mend.

Jean Herrmann was another expressing regret at her inability to attend because of hospitalization with a broken wrist. Sorry, Jean, but couldn't make out the last few words obviously written shakily with your injured member. Could be, "no fun" or "no fall." Whatever intended, our best wnshes for a rapid recovery. The next Class Get-together is set for 8 May 1976. Put it on your calendar.

Just as these notes were about to be mailed a notification came from BuPers stating that Wade Griswold's widow Marjorie had died in Sarasota, Florida, on 18 November 1974. Her cremated remains were interred in Arlington on 15 May. Marjorie's only known survivor is a sister who lives in Sarasota.

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Class Chairman RAdm. C. Carter Anderson, USN (Ret.) Sec'y. Capt. Wm. A. P. Martin, USN (Ret.) 2 St. Mary's St., Annapolis, MD 21401 Percent Members: 78 Two of the ladies on the recent Alumni flight to Rome, Florence, and the French Riviera, my informants, report that Cato Glover and his bride, the former Jean Calvin of Littie Rock, were very much present.

•'She couldn't be nicer and everybody liked her." She and Barbara Fairlamb went to Venice together. The Class sends congramlations to Cato and best wishes to both bride and groom. The weather on the trip was gorgeous and the trip could not have been more enjoyable. The Glovers will live in Camden, South Carolina, at Cato's old address.

We had 40 for our 25 April class luncheon at the USNA O&F Club—from the Chicago area Emmy and Frank Maichle who brought the welcome news that Savvy Forrestel seems in fine shape again. From DC.—Viola and Carter Anderson, and Consuelo and Jim Crowe who brought Eddie Smith; Fred Cunningham and Mead Pearson brought Happy Osbom, and Elizabeth and Lloyd Harrison also came; from Vinson Hall: Virginia and CV Lee brought Gladys Lyon and Ellen Skinner; from Annapolis: the Bassetts, Becks, Pope Daggett —Roz was recovering from a cataract operation, Marion and John Greer (just back from Key Largo) Kitty De Weese, Margaret Haugen, and Emily and Paul Heineman, Marilyn Hepburn, Willie and Vergie Koms, recently back from a visit to their daughter Brenda and family in Madrid, the Martins, Millers, Pattersons and Sextons—Ho doing well—Harriet Taylor and Loretta Watson.

Marilyn Hepburn, with a friend, recently opened a shop in West Annapolis—The Dormouse featuring dollhouse specialties.

She is selling her big house at Beacon Hill, overlooking the Bay. Nancy Gearing and Marion Wooldridge have just returned from a cruise to the Near East, including Alexandria—a bus to Cairo, full of highrises and a splendid Hilton on the Nile where they stayed.

Ted Haff also reports back from a pleasant winter in Sarasota where he and Dot saw Hope and DeWitt Redgrave—^DeWitt still playing over 75s champion tennis.

Ted also talked to Harry Markell who faces an unwelcome cataract operation. Apropos cataracts, Roz's second eye is good the way it is.

Almost immediately after being reported with a clean bill of health Evelyn Connelly was turned in at the convalescent Nursing Home in Eastport a few blocks from their apartment at Severn House. She has lost much weight. She enjoys visitors and her spirits are high. Bailey Connelly cooks his own meals and walks to see Evelyn. He is grounded and can't drive.

A note from Mrs. C. J. Ballreich (Margo), 1803 Jackson Street, San Francisco, 94109: "Enclosed are (several) colored snapshots of Japanese prints—the artist's impressions of the early foreigners who came to Japan —an American with a glass in his hand.

"When Shorty and I were there in 1934, our civilian friends there were very enthusiastic collectors of these prints and we, too, became interested." Their collection Margo is willing to the Museum with the request that the display be marked with a small card bearing Shorty's name. "I remember with great pleasure our visit to the 40th Reunion—the only one I was fortunate enough to attend."

In response to the postcard invitation to the April luncheon Alf Bergesen writes on 12 April: '"Our one trip this spring is to attend our granddaughter's graduation from Skidmore. She is the daughter of Alf E. Bergesen, USNA, Class of 1945.

12 May—^just in a letter from Cato Gloven "My apologies for not having written before to break the good news that, perhaps, you have heard already; Jean McDowell (Mrs. Jack C. McDowell—widow

48 for about 12 years) and I were married in Little Rock on Saturday, 5 April.

"Jean and I first met in 1921 in Hollywood, California and we hadn't seen each other for about thirty-five years but the Spark was still there and I am confident that we will be very happy.

"Shortly after our wedding we went to the Masters and the Commanding General at Fort Gordon (quite near the Augusta National Golf Course) made available to the Bride and Groom none other than the General Gordon House. Then we headed for Europe on the recent Alumni Association sponsored tour of Italy and the Italian and French Rivieras. It was unbelievably great and I am wrhing to Roy Smith of Shipmate to express our genuine appreciation to all concerned for the superb planning, arrangements, accommodations, and the courteous and expert guides and tour agents from the Matterhorn Tour Services.

"My very best to you and to my classmates. Sincerely, Cato."

We all reciprocate, Cato, and our very best to you both. It takes news like this to undo our usual woes from so many Last Calls.

Dudley, Homer and Louise Eimers, Dolly Fitzgerald, Gerry and Bill Fletcher, Carol and Ed Fullinwider, Vee and Dan Gallery, Don Giles, Vera and Harold Houser, Lucile Kelley, Betty Lamdin, Blackie Loker, Peg and Mac McCollum, George Russell, John Waters, Charlie Wellborn and Faye Willkie.

A note from W. R. Smedberg forwarded the attached photo of Marcella and Rennie Mclver with Claudia Smedberg taken at John's Island, Florida, where the Mclvers escape the rigors of the winter months near Philadelphia. Smeddy notes that Rennie, in spite of a bad stroke some years ago, is now playing golf regularly and enjoying a good competitive game.

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

San Francisco, CA 94132 Percent Members: 82 A note from Albert Van D. Smith, Capt.

USNR (Ret.) reports on the sad death of his wife Elizabeth (Lib) on 23 March 1974, after some ten months of struggling with emphysema. Our belated sympathy to B.V.D. is tendered. He also reported on his difficulties with the Postal Service in getting his mail forwarded to his winter quarters in Delray Beach, Florida. As of this writing he is back at his home, 6203 Wedgewood Road, Bethesda MD 20034.

Another note from John Willis sets us straight on L. L. (Mike) Hunt's address which is 1541 Longwood Drive, Norfolk VA 23508. Mike had a serious stroke in 1968, with almost total speech impairment (wife Nell can interpret) but enough mobility to get around their apartment by holding on to the furniture. I wonder if he still plays the flute?

Dash Madeira and wife Elizabeth called off their projected trip to the Orient on account of the unsettled conditions there.

Elizabeth has just completed her second cataract operation and we all hope it has been successful.

The Washington-Annapolis group held their monthly luncheon at the Officers' Club, Naval Hospital, Bethesda, on 22 April with the following in attendance: Justine Abercrombie, Aleck Alexander, Phronie and Wop Barbaro, Mary and Buddy Braun, Eleanor and Cat Brown, Heber Brumbaugh, Kitty and Os Colclough, Margaret and Jim

Marcell Mclver, R. S. Mclver, and Claudia Smedberg It is with regrets that we must report the death of Mrs. Alice E. Yager, widow of Ray F. Yager, Capt. USN (Ret.) in Ariington on 3 May 1975. She is survived by a daughter Mrs. Betty A. Britton and son William R. Yager, to both of whom the class extends deep sympathy.

San Diego Group The San Diego Group held its monthly luncheon at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on 22 April with the following in attendance: Paul Abernethy, Nick Carter, Abie Cook, T. O. Cullins, Sydney Dodds, Tom Esling, Hod Gorry, ludge Hailey, Bob Hickey, Bascom lones, Bris McHugh, Logan McKee, Ivan Miller, Charlie Perdue, Stogi Roberts, Eppie Schell, Leo Stafford, Rex Tallman, Ray Tarbuck, Herb Tellmen and Bunny Wray.

They were most fortunate in having as a guest Captain Peter Fullinwider USN, Class of 1949, our Ed Fullinwider's son and a member of the well known and admired Fullinwider Navy family which, other than Peter, were known by most of us. Peter gave a very interesting talk about the assets and problems of the present-day Navy.

Nick Carter reported that Elsie and he had recently visited Clytie and George Watson USNA '22, in Litchfield Park, Arizona, and that the Watsons expected to be in the San Diego Area during July and August.

The group is looking forward to a golf tournament during that period in which George may participate.

Bris McHugh said that Bill Juvenal had apparently fully recovered from his cardiac trouble. Hod Gorry also said that Ralph Butterfield was well but not yet as mobile as he would like to be.

Logan McKee reported that Sabe Sabin was at the time in Dallas on business and that he had done a great job on KCET-TV in a panel discussion on the situation in Vietnam. Sabe, also by special request, had an editorial on the Vietnam subject published in the 23 April edition of the San Diego Evening Tribune.

San Francisco Bay Area News: April proved to be a socially quiet month.

A few classmates and spouses were away on business or traveling, others were busy with spring weeding and planting following a late rain and wind storm. The unusually late spring rains and snow storms brought out the famous California wild flowers and Vera Harris was happy to return home following a seven week sojourn in Chattanooga, to find her garden undamaged and in lovely bloom. Jim Harris completed his contract for two furnaces for Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company on 21 April. Their stay away from home also included visits with relatives and friends in Buffalo, Savannah, and Huntsville, Alabama.

Virginia and Charlie Woodson took a few days off starting 29 April to visit the Mother Lode country around Grass Valley and later Mendocino County where Virginia's father had homesteaded some land many years ago. Their visit to Mendocino County enroute home should be in time for them to witness the great pods of whales spouting off shore as they migrate north to their spawning grounds.

De Vecmon and Leon J. Jacobi (RAdm. USNR Ret.) of Grosse Pointe, Michigan, spent the last week of April in San Francisco where Leon attended the annual convention of American Wood Preservers Association, an organization of which he is a past-president. Also, as a past national President of R.O.A., Leon still takes an interest in that organization. Both he and De Vecmon are active in civic and charitable affairs in the Detroit area. They took time out from their convention duties to contact old friends and classmates in the Bay Area.

They were the Rolands' guests for luncheon at the Presidio of San Francisco Officers' Club followed by a drive to revisit old scenes. De Vecmon particularly wanted to see the old Cliff House which has figured so prominently in San Francisco history.

Warned that it had changed hands and suffered a modern facelift, she could barely recognize the building but was delighted to find Seal Rocks covered with barking seals all struggling for a flipperhold on the rocks.

A visit to San Francisco is a trip in nostalgia for De Vecmon who as a young girl from Shreveport sang, under her maiden name of De Vecmon Ramsey, in the company of the operetta "Blossom Time" which played here in the early 20s. Pat and AB Carlisle, the party givers, came up with a quickie cocktail-buffet for them on Saturday, 3 May at their home "Deer Hill" in Los Altos Hills.

Classmates hope the Jacobis will have reason to visit San Francisco again soon.

"Rain in Spain? Forget it!," said the brochure of "Spain in Spring." A steady downpour greeted Tram and Charlie Roland on 10 March when they arrived at the Malaga, Spain, airport. An apology regarding the petulant weather followed from the 'Tour Shipmate

49 Papa.' A week later the tour's arrival on Mallorca was hailed by a near-hurricane such as MGM never conceived, but clearing skies permitted a complete tour of the island which was lovely with orange groves in bloom. A flu bug was active in the tour party and Tram called a Spanish doctor as soon as they arrived back in their apartment in Torremolinos. Charlie's cold had gone down into his chest. Following the usual prescription writing and after wimessing the astonishing feat of the doctor taking Charlie's temperature by placing the thermometer under his arm. Tram suggested that they pay the fee then and there as they would be leaving as soon as the miracle drugs took over. The doctor's invoice included an item "Holy Day" (Santo Dia) which, it developed, was for 507c MORE FEE. The day was Thursday before Easter, Holy Thursday.

Tram's suggestion is, "Don't get sick in Spain on a Holy Day. In fact, don't get sick in Spain." They enjoyed their trip to Morocco, had a pleasant stop in Rota, found Seville, Cordoba, Madrid and especially Granada all charming. Torremolinos, Malaga and Marbella were fast showing signs of being overrun by beach types when they left on 22 April. Many American college students were taking advantage of the 16 day Easter vacation period smdent tours.

They were well behaved, neatiy dressed and clean; most young men were shaven or had well trimmed beards and their hair was combed even if worn long. Also impressive were the types of American Exchange Students they saw and met in the traditional Spanish university city of Salamanca. All were living in Spanish homes and studying the language and customs of the country.

Their only complaint was that their curriculum was limited to Spanish language and customs solamente. The Rolands' general consensus was that while Spain is bueno, even bonito, that Mexico and Guatemala are drier, warmer, closer to home and more accessible.

While on Mallorca an attempt was made to contact June Parfitt, the widow of our late classmate. Tommy Parfitt who died in Palma in 1962 as a result of a heart attack and is buried there in the local cemetery.

Tommy was retired early in his career due to a heart condition. It is with deep regret that we must now report June's death in 1973. Their daughter, Mrs. Lynne P. Larsson, resides in Goteborg, Sweden. Her stepfather, Senor Jorge de Armengol, whom June married after Tommy's death, still resides at the family residence in Palma.

This information was furnished by Senor de Armengol and is passed on for correction of the U.S.N.A. Register of Alumni. In his letter, Sr. Armengol eulogizes as follows: "Tom used to love Mallorca and, due to his nice character, gentlemanly maimers and sense of humor, he had many friends of all nationalities that loved him."

Those of us who knew Tommy well will join in concurring with Sr. Armengol's sentiments. His letter was also rather interesting from an historical viewpoint, especially witii regard to early naval operations in the Mediterranean during the period of the wars against pirates on the Barbary Coast. During that period. Port Mahon, on July-August, 1975

the neighboring island of Menorca, was used as a naval base and a burial ground for personnel who died while on duty in the area. The Editor of Shipmate has kindly furnished this scribe with the wording of an old sailor ditty of that period which reads as follows: "I lost me hat at Cape Ferrat and where do ye think I found it?

Under a stone at Port Mahon with all the girlies around it."

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Pres., Capt. A. R. Sanborn. USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. D. H. Johnston, USN (Ret.) 3928 N. 36th St. Ariington VA 22207 Columnist, RAdm. J. L. Pratt, USN (Ret.) 4000 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20016 Percent Members: 69 Lots of people went down to Norfolk for the commissioning of the new nuclear carrier, USS NiMrrz, on 3 May. The Don Johnstons went because their son, Don Jr., had been Project Officer during the latter part of the great ship's building over at Newport News; Don Senior, no amateur in such matters, says he was amazed at her size, ninety-five thousand tons displacement and a crew of 6,000. Capt. Bryan Compton USN, Class of 1951 will be her first Captain, and there will be other Captains before it will be necessary for NiMrrz to refuel.

She can sail "From Crabtown to Timbuctu" and back a thousand times over without stopping at St. Thomas, even, to take on coal.

Speaking of Timbuctu, Howard Orem has been there. Howard and Betty found it too dusty, with no naval facilities (or any others to speak of) as those with a sense of geography, and humor, have long surmised.

Howard reports, however, that it is still a terminal of those great ships of the Sahara, the ancient camel caravans. Well, there goes a melodic myth, but what the heck, we've enjoyed that fanciful couplet for so long.

Let's deepen the Niger River rather than change "The Service Toast."

Virginia and John Parker threw a terrific whing-ding on the occasion of their Fiftieth Anniversary. Everybody that was ambulatory was there—the entire '22 contingent turned out plus several hundred other people to wish them well and to enjoy the festivities in the ballroom of the Chevy Chase Club on 13 April. A great party. The occasion brought back many nostalgic memories: Eleanor and Bev. Coleman presented Johnny with a pair of old tennis shoes, the type worn by a famous cook in Jamestown, Rhode Island—Mrs. Gorton, an aging littie Portuguese female—who served in the menage of Parker, Coleman, Jennings, and Pratt during the courtship of John Parker. The object of his attentions was Miss Virginia Edwards, who was visiting Alice Jones, now Mrs. Doc Pratt. The young ensigns had taken a house which they called "Broken Inn" at the foot of Shoreby Hill on the island of Jamestown, while attending Torpedo School. Little did they realize when

renting it that just up the hill dwelt several damsels of rare charm. That is how it all started and this is where Mrs. Gorton moved noiselessly about in the tennis footwear which was to make her famous—the shoes, not necessarily her cooking. Whew! That's a long sentence. Well, it was a long courtship —all that summer of '23.

Two letters which should be shared because of what they exemplify, one from Edith Berger, the other from Barbara Clay: Dear . . . (Edith wrote to each of those who stood with Herb at Arlington) Because of the extremely bad wind at the services for Herbert at Arlington my main consideration was to let everyone leave for their cars and shelter as soon as possible, and so my thanks to all you dear men at that time were very brief.

I regret this because I find it so difficult to write what I feel. Herbert's love of the Navy and its traditions was such a large part of his life that he would have been so pleased and proud of the beautiful tribute to him and for your part in it.

Please accept my gratitude for being with my daughter, family, and me at this last good-bye to him. Sincerely, Edith Berger The other letter: "Class of 1922." / want to thank you all for the beautiful tribute to Jimmy, and for your loving support of me.

It was as if a big family circle had closed around me protectively and constructively, giving me strength and courage and contributing to my peace of mind in this sad, confusing, and very busy time.

I had never fully realized how close you all are, and what a great source of comfort you have been to the many who have found themselves in similar circumstances. Thank all of you from the bottom of my heart.

Sincerely, Barbara Clay Marion Murphy sends news from the Coast: The Class Luncheon on 2 May was a great success with the regulars all in fine fettie (before cocktails as well as after).

Reminds one of Cari E^spe's favorite KT story about the young lady who, after a martini, or two, when asked how she felt replied, "I feel more like I do now than when I came in." But the luncheon was stag. Present: Libby, McVey, Murphy, Redfield, Riggs, Swalwell, Whaley, and Williams.

Would that we could tape the reminiscences at these gatherings. For example: at the 5 May Washington-Annapolis Lunch Meeting, Omer Kneeland, one of our reminiscers par excellence and our source of vital (and not so vital) statistics, is working on a new series: the membership of that exclusive group of those who served on the REINA MERCEDES. There was even discussion of a club ribbon or pin, the central design of which would be a black N. On a field of blue of course. Red was voted down because with age it might turn pink.

There was joy and jubilation in the Clarence Atkeson and Frank Akers households when news came that their sons Teddy and Albert, classmates at West Point, had been selected to become brigadier generals.

Congratulations are pouring in.

Oscar Hagberg, Class of 1931 has sent us news about the death of Tim Raftery on 11 May in Albuquerque where he had spent most of the intervening years since retire-

50 ment, doing meteorological work for Sandia.

Oscar ti-ansmitted die sad news while Uehle Uehlinger was assisting Tim's widow witii arrangements. Uehle also sent flowers in the name of the class.

Glemi Jones has also reported the loss of Jim Dorsey but we have littie information other than tiiat, at this writing. ObiUiaries will be carried in die "Last Call" in this or a subsequent issue. We shall miss botii of them—remembered so well by all of us.

I am sure we express the feelings of the class in sending deep sympathy to Florence and to Lottie.

Information has come in that Dick Dole is still playing tennis when the rest of us septuagenarians (had to look that up) have opted for less strenuous exercises. His game is excellent: tiiat fast slider serve is still working as is die cross court fadeaway.

Those, with his down the alley surprises, make Dick a highly respected participant in the Florida Senior Tournaments—as his yoimger opponents are well aware.

We have a bulletin which may be of interest to those who find food prices a bit high now. With a lock of hair and ten pounds steriing The Nutritional Science Research Institute, Mulberry Tree Hall, Brookthorpe, Glos. OUU, England, wiU analyse and compile a dietetic chart (trophically diagnosed) which will eliminate your dietary inbalances and reduce the cost of food consumed by substituting nutritional quality for useless calories to meet each individual's needs. Discovery of the method is the brainchild of our own Curtis Shears at his Research Institute. We have paraphrased the information so, if interested, write to Curtis for complete information.

Milt Jackson came up from Florida to Annapolis for the Spring Meeting of the Naval Academy Foundation on 17 May. The '22 members present were, beside Milt, Johnny Paiker, Oliver Walker, and Doc Pratt, among some 85 other Trustees attending this semi-annual review of the operations of the Foimdation which, as you probably know, manages the 5 scholarships from our Memorial Fund—as well as 85 others supported by other classes, and individual gifts.

The Class of 1922 is the largest single contributor in terms of the number of scholarships—^five, plus four additional which have been conveyed directiy to the Foundation by or for single individuals in the class.

Therefore a total of 10% of all the scholarships are attributable in one way or another to our class, a splendid contribution toward constantiy improving the breed of midshipmen by making it possible for many promising young men to become naval officers who otherwise could not enter the Academy because of inadequate preparation.

The years go by and it is high time that another pen take over the '22 column, so your scribe has asked Zeke to appoint another in his stead. Not because of the task—which I have thoroughly enjoyed— but because of new and unexpected responsibilities which are now an overload. Something has to give—and it's time for a fresh viewpoint anyway. Thanks a million for all the help. Alice and I are off to Maine for another four months where I shall try to finish a book, one condensed chapter of which you might have seen in the January-

February Shipmate. So long for now. Sincerely, Doc. P.S. Just got die word that Harvey Walsh has agreed to write the column. Great. Excellent choice.

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Pres., Adm. Arleigh Burke, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, RAdm. Elliott Strauss, USN (Ret.) 2945 Garfield Terrace Washington, DC 20008 Class Reporter: LCdr. James R. Cutting, USNR (Ret.) 12 Southgate Avenue Annapolis, MD 21401 Percent Members: 79 Here is an impressive list of July birthdays: Ralph Arnold, Reinken, Cofer, Drake, Nutter, Nelson, Higgins, Chariie Walker, Edwards, Mclsaac, Schoeffel, Weston, Laurent, Richards, Molder, Murdaugh, McRight, and Wadbrook. Congratulations to all of you from the class. When we recall 56 years ago, everyone of the above must have celebrated an interesting birthday right in Bancroft Hall, and especially the following born on the same day: Drake and Nutter (the 10th), Edwards and Mclsaac (the 19th), Laurent and Richards (the 22nd), Murdaugh and McRight (the 26th).

Our San Diego brethren had a coed luncheon on 14 May. Bobbie and Arleigh Burke (on a trip west for the Alunmi Association) were present as guests of honor.

While on this visit the Burkes were house guests of die Whitey Walkers. On 7 May the Washington Environs Chapter celebrated the arrival of spring in Annapolis with a coed luncheon at the Officers' Club in the Academy Yard, beautifully set up by Dot and Shorty Walton. About 70 gathered to celebrate the end of winter. And Mac McLellan writes there was also a USNA Alumni coed luncheon 7 May out in Seattle. At the 1923 table were: the Browns, the Shaws, the Jacksons, the Downs, and the McLellans. While we are in the need to gather, let us not forget the great 55tii to be held in Annapolis in May of 1978!

Walter Ginn's news is impressive. He has completed the building of a castle-like addition to his Mediterranean style home in Miami. No doubt to repel boarders?

Joe Morrison's daughter Zelma wrote Elliott Strauss, "The flowers from the class of 1923 were lovely. The thoughtfulness of Father's friends meant a great deal to us."

Mary and Brick Roberts departed in early May for their lovely summer home up in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. They do not expect to return to the turmoil of Washington until after that brilliant New England fall foliage is over.

Joe Briggs has nothing but praise for the Naval Aviation Museum Dedication Exercises in Pensacola; all went off very well.

The 1923 contingent was made up of Don Felt from Hawaii, Selden Spangler from Arizona, John Crommelin and his brother Quentin from Alabama, Bill Rassieur from California, and of course Joe Briggs from Virginia. Joe writes, "Everybody looked well and happy."

Fred Moosbrugger and Herbert McLellan The pictures seen here of Moosbnigger and McLellan will bring back memories of Youngster Year. Ed Logan dug these up and sent them in. If other classmates have pictures like these, do send them in to your Class Recorder. Hopefully we can have pictures of our midshipman days printed from time to time. We're all old enough now to do a littie reminiscing without embarrassment. Mac McKinney has sent in a few that will appear next time. The picture here of Ted Hasbrouck, Alice and Randy Owsley is one of the last taken of Randy.

Ted Hasbrouck, Alice Owsley, and Randy Owsley As we go to press a postcard from Karl Hensel has just arrived from Florence, Italy, dated 29 April. He and Wynne, Nell and Jo Johannesen (who are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary this year), John Crommelin's wife Lillian and their daughter are all traveling together on this USNA Alumni Tour. Jo and Nell were given the special seat of honor in the front of the bus riding from Rome to Florence, seeing they were celebrating their fiftieth; this was on the 27th of April and the exact anniversary day. There was a 1923 reunion in Florence when they all got together with Carvel and Jack McCutchen in the McCutchen apartment, one and a half blocks from the Uffizzi Gallery and the Ponte Vecchio.

Gussie and Gordon Daisley annually head for Sea Island, Georgia in April, and this year ha& been no exception. Steamboat Fulton reminds us that retirement goes well for him, no slowing down and time goes quickly. His prescription is: golf, travel, reading, fussing with electronic toys and his music system. Hank Dusinberre occupies his time a wee bit differentiy: playing the stock market, trying to settle with the city of Norfolk a problem involving a boundary line with the city, enjoying his Club, and having fun with his new electric compost shredder. Is is not interesting, and truly amazing too, what a variety of things we 1923ers are involved in? Cari anybody add to this list?

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51 Here is an item of interest from Virginia Beach, appearing in the local paper five years ago: "There's something for just about everyone. That's how Johmiy Shomier describes his General Merchandise Store here.

After driving up to old hitching posts, you pass through a door that bridges many generations. Suddenly you're in the past, in a quaint country store where penny candy is still a penny and calico prints are the rage.

The warm odor of scented candles and soaps fills the air as you wander through the store—upstairs and down. In every comer you can find some delight that you remember your grandmother had once upon a time. At the Shomiers' General Store even if you don't buy anything it's fun just looking."

Do you remember the following, asks Jo Johannesen: A parade on Worden Field for Albert King of the Belgians, 19 Oct. 1919?

A parade on Worden Field for the Prince of Wales, 14 Nov. 1919?

A parade on Worden Field for Admiral JelUcoe, 6 Jan. 1920? and after the parade for the Prince of Wales he addressed us in Memorial Hall and announced to the regiment that at his request the Superintendent had cancelled all demerits? And do you remember that Admiral Jellicoe addressed us after the parade in Dahlgren Hall?

Here is another test of your memory: do you remember that our Christmas Leave in 1919 commenced Wednesday the 24th of December at 1230, and then ended Sunday the 28th erf December at 1800? Do you know what kind of a leave the midshipmen had at Christmas this last year? The comparison leads one to ask the question, "Why were the good old days so good?"

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Pres., RAdm. Howard L. Collins, USN (Ret.) Sec'y-Treas., Capt. Paul Siegrist, USNR (Ret.) 22 Macopin Ave., Upper Montclair, NJ 07043 Asst., Mr. Robert A. Keyer Box 7234, Richmond, VA 23221 Percent Members: 84 Our April Co-Ed Washington Luncheon was held at Vinson Hall, "the best we've had there," and was enjoyed by Joe Cabanillias, Marie and Bob Keyer from Richmond, Dottie and Tich Tichenor from Annapolis; and from the local area Bell, Bradleys, Bullises, Mary Devins, Duvalls, Dyers, Dot Hartwig, Herrings, Dorothy Jaudon, Johnsons, Kalisches, Dot Keliher, Margaret Lewis, Morgans, Kitty Mercer, Petersens, Pam Ramsey, Robinsons, Edith Sisson, Bob Swart, Harriet Sweeney, Ruby Williams, Wilsons and their guests, Gladys Small. The group is greatiy indebted to Kitty Mercer and Dot Keliher for arranging for these CoEd Luncheons.

Also in Washington, the Chowder Club continues to thrive, reports Bert Kalisch. At a late April meeting Bert was joined by Bradley, Duvall, Dick Johnson, Sutliff and Swart Regretfully, we leam of the 10 April demise of Mrs. Kathryn Pomeroy Strohecker, wife of F. A. Strohecker, following a heart July-August, 1975

attack, a few days prior to their 50th Wedding Anniversary, in Seattie.

We leam that a graveside Interment Service for the late Roger E. Perry was scheduled for Monday, 16 June at 3:30 p.m. It is regrettable that we did not have this information in an earlier edition of Shipmate.

Family and close friends were scheduled to meet at Alumni House after the ceremony.

It now seems well established that we can have Class Rings, and miniatures, made

by Bailey, Banks & Biddle. Pinky Hopkins is one who has had a miniature made. We quote from Pinky's letter: "We had a great get-together with Wallers a couple of months ago; then yesterday Tom Glemi dropped in.

What a great fife this is—nothing better than wonderful friends! . . . A letter from Frank MacDonald states that his new business place in Columbia needs a lot of work; also, they are in the process of getting squared away in their new home."

Joe Heriihy is one of those contemplating a new Class Ring. Joe is also submitting an obit to Shipmate for fumre use, and this reminds us to remind you that Shipmate encourages that such obit material be sent to them. Joe continues that enjoyable sea life where he teaches the game of Bridge. He and Mary are scheduled to sail out of Port Everglades, Florida, 17 May in the TSS FAmwDrt). June 4 they were to embark in the SS SAGAFORD for a cruise to the North Cape. Sounds like "a good life!"

Looking over Bob Keyer's shoulder, we quote from a letter he has from George Privett, at San Antonio: "Georgiana and I have lived here since 1954. We still have contact here with many friends in the Army; we live about 10 minutes from Fort Sam Houston. . . . San Antonio is simply crawling with retired Army and Air Force people, and a few Navy. . . . My contact with classmates has been limited over the years.

Juris Rasbach and I were stationed together twice. . . . Eddie Auerbach and I were together at Fort Bragg in the twenties. Malin Craig and I, with families, lived next door to each other at Fort Sill. . . . Locally, I have not seen Wally Short, who has spent much time away doing consulting work."

(And we remind you that Georgiana (Mrs. Privett) is the "Navy Girl" who posed for that Pearl L. Hill painting in our 1924 Lucky Bag, facing page 388.)

At the 18 April Annual Dinner of the Naval Academy Association of New York, 1924 was represented by Lovejoy, Miller, Siegrist and Singer.

And from a Ralph Mills letter to Bob: "I passed through Winnsboro, South Carolina, and had a fine visit and diimer with Ramona and 'Mickie' McDonald. I'm happy to report them well and in fine fettle. . . .

In the Alumni Fimd Campaign Artie Townsend and Tommy Kirkland wrote gracious notes, both reporting themselves well."

E-J Taylor writes he has "Nothing to report about myself except to say I came through the (North Dakota) winter in fine shape." E-J also did a job for us in the Alumni Drive.

Now George (maybe you called him "Bull") Towner writes: "On the first of April I resigned as Assistant to the President of

Seattie University. After a 12-year stint and a new President in prospect (I served with four) I thought it was time to try and improve my golf handicap!"

Hank Birmingham and wife Val have moved from Coronado to National City CA 92050 (910 Manchester St.) where Uiey find better nursing facilities. But Hank ("Bill," "Willie"—what do you call him?) suffered a broken hip in the past year and illness had him hospitalized New Year's Eve. We are pleased to leam he is "getting aroimd" some, and seldom misses the Coronado Luncheons.

The Reverend and Mrs. Charies F. Replinger (that's "Rep") were honored by a reception, dinner and dance, celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary at the Smitiifield Elks Club (R.I.) on Sunday afternoon, 27 April. Some 200 guests attended, including 55 close relatives.

On that April USNA Alumni Tour to Europe, Honor and Savy Crampton report some "extra events." At Beaulieu, France, the 1924 contingent was met by Marion and Doc DeWolf, who took them all to the DeWolf home for a "sup«r-lunch." (We leam that Honor and Marion were Smith College classmates.) Contact was also made with Abe Vosseller at Cannes. Others from '24 on the Tour were Grace Hoffman and Anne Brown (Bill Brown did not make the trip).

J. J. (Thng) Whalen gives us good reasons for his missing a NAANY meeting: "Fracture of the wrist, and then two fractured ribs"; but says "Don't pass on all the horrible details."

Well, if you're planning a big party-feast, you might call on Tommie Dyer, who reports: "I cooked dinner at the Scottish Rite for about 300 people—baked ham on Friday, roast beef on Satorday. . . . This week I'll cook roast beef for 100, just a small affair."

When have you seen Louie Nnesse? His wife Lucy writes he is home from hospitalization (KnoxvUle, Tennessee), and "It is a comfort to us both, and he can enjoy his dogs, Toni and Tina."

Lucy and Lou Nuesse with Toni and Tina Other ailings we've heard about: Hap Goodall had some more trouble with that injured foot. In April, Fritz Forth was reported hospitalized for an operation. Wally Petersen writes "My hips are doing very well." And Chariie Beatty says "It took much longer to get over the effects of my operation than I'd expected, but I am doing fine now."

52 Now here are some new addresses to enter in your Cruise: A. T. Donnels, 2009 Branch Lane, Reno NV 89502; George N. Robillard, 76 Sorrento Circle, Winter Park FL 32789; and Robert T. Waid, Las Condes, Casilla 133, Santiago, Chile.

A report from Bill Bullis: "Lois and 1 spent six weeks in Torremolinos, Spain, on a TROA Tour. On the same plane going over were Ruth and Jenks Longfellow. .

Now I am on my way to visit my daughter in La Jolla, my first West Coast trip since 1941."

Another leisurely traveler is Sam Singer, who in May was getting ready for two months' cruising in the Mediterranean, with visits to the Riviera, Italy and France.

Also in May, John Shannon and Sam were at the White House as Trustees of the Harmon International Aviation Award, when President Ford delivered the Citation to the Award Winner.

Now we steal a word from a Bob Keyer letter: "It is easy for me to help the class, not only because of great and intense interest, but also am 'in gear' on one thing or another all the time, and it requires no effort. I shall probably 'go out of this world' in gear." (Yea, man, on this we'll all agree!)

And we can appreciate this statement from Hans Baldwin: "We need more people in high oflSce with the character that the Old School on the Severn seems to foster!"

From Paul Bryant: "Lillian and I made a trip to Mobile. We had a local couple with us, and they were impressed when I conducted them on a tour of Bill Davis' ALABAMA. We also called on Bill, who has retired and spends his time making furniture. He does beautiful work; was making a cradle for an expected grandchild."

From Gertrude and Louis Allen: "Our thoughts are beginning to wander East: wondering if it will be our time of getting away. We'd love going via Houston to visit a few days with Gene and Hap Goodall."

The last line is a quote from a letter a classmate reports receiving from Noble: ". . . Your intriguing choice of words, your use of sophisticating alliterations, your colorful similes, your iambic pentameter composition, and your explosive metaphors. . . !" WOW!

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Pres., RAdm. Schuyler N. Pyne, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, RAdm. F. Kent Loomis, USN (Ret.) 3055 Foxhall Rd., N.W. Washington, DC 20016 Percent Members: 79

ments, put on by Bruce Kelley and his stalThe Class wishes to thank the Superinwart west-of-the-Rockies contingent, those tendent for Mrs. Mack's and his receiving present and those absent but contributing. of the class on Saturday, for his gracious This transformed the usually dull process remarks, for the help of the various offices of registering into a much-appreciated warm of the Academy, and especially for the use welcome. At this event beautiful favors, of Dahlgren Hall for our dinner. We thank class neckties for the gentiemen and class Bill Busik for the use of Alumni House and handbags for the ladies, were presented to its staff and for his good remarks of weleach classmate, wife and chick checking in. come at the Class meeting. To Roy Smith, The whole favor program was well-handled the editor of Shipmate, we send our apfrom design to presentation by Chan and preciation for extending the closing date Henry Ford. for the submission of these notes thus makNext came a delightful cocktail and buf- ing it possible for them to be included in fet party at the O and F Club in the Acad- this issue. We shall have more in later isemy, followed by a showing of the silent sues. And to all members of the Reunion movie The Midshipman taken during our Committee we say, "Well done!" first-class year, starring Ramon Navarro and Walt Mayer sent in a schedule of events by present-day standards a pretty corny and list of attendees put out for our 25th melodrama, complete with hero, heroine, (Silver) Reunion held in Annapohs, 19, 20 villain (hiss . . . ) , the U.S. Navy to the and 21 May 1950. Although we were twentyrescue and "happily-ever-after" ending. It five years younger then, we did not have was fun! an as active program for that occasion as A class meeting and photograph intro- we did for our 50th just past. There were duced a busy Saturday followed by an in- ' two less scheduled group meals at the earlier formal buffet luncheon at the Bay Ridge gathering, the attendees being on their own Inn which featured Maryland crab cakes for Saturday evening and Sunday noon, with the Class Dinner being held on Friday. and fried chicken.

After a rest period we were at it again In mitigation of what might appear to have with the class reception in Dahlgren Hall been a skimpy program for the 25th, in at which the Supe, VAdm. Bill Mack, and those days small or medium-sized groups his lovely wife, Ruth, graciously received could have gotten together and have dined us. The ensuing Class Dinner was a high- at Carvel Hall, the Officers' Club, at some of the smaller places around Annapolis, light of the weekend with a fine speech of welcome by Adm. Mack, good food, good or gone to Washington or Baltimore withmusic, good cheer and a weary wending to out too much trouble. Nowadays with the Annapolis area being the weekend boating bed.

On Sunday many attended the regular center of Chesapeake Bay, even individuals 1100 Chapel service (the Midshipmen were or small groups have to plan long ahead to away) which was followed by a special get into a waiting line at many of the memorial service for our departed class- more-popular places within a radius of sevmates. Our classmate Bill Hanner who is eral miles of Crabtown. an ordained Episcopal priest conducted it, As regards the attendance at the 25th, 99 and we are sure all hands must agree it classmates, 87 wives and 3 widows for a was one of the most beautiful services that total of 189 were present as against about any of us have had the privilege of partici- 300 persons for our 50th. Both figures are pating in. Bill has a wonderful resonant good considering that at the 25th almost voice and his choices of prayers, lessons, everyone was on active duty in the service hymns and words for his sermon were or in active civil life and circumstances spiritually inspiring. Everyone was thrilled could not permit attendance for many, by all the procedure. whereas the 50th number shows the great Old Mother Nature, or perhaps that nasty survival power of the members of the Class old weatherman, now erupted into the pic- and their wives. ture with a violent rain storm which caught A very fine letter from Ralph Sentman a few before they could get to Alumni explaining why Ruth and he could not be House for the despedida, but spirits were in Annapolis for the Reunion. Ruth has had not in the least dampened and weekend a series of operations from which she is came to a great finale. recovering but at the time of writing her Joe Stryker and some of his "chicks"

Twenty-fivers were very much in evidence in Annapolis on 23, 24 and 25 May when 296 persons (141 classmates, 121 wives, 22 "chicks" and 12 family guests) gathered to celebrate the 50th Reunion of the class.

They came from all parts of the c o u n t r y East, West, Nortii, South and Central; and Hawaii and Canada too. Pretty spry bunch of septuagenarian guys with a bevy of attractive wives and chicks. And did they get around to cover a program which would have been strenuous fifty years ago!

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Twenty-five in '25

Twenty-five in '75 post-operative progress prohibited her being exposed to the excitement of the trip. Ralph is a great supporter of the Navy, the Academy and the Class and he sent along a most generous check. Thank you, Ralph, for the letter, the check and for your good wishes; we missed Ruth and you immensely and our best regards to you both, and speedier recovery for Ruth.

July-August, 1975

Lew Parks sent a page from the winter issue of the Sons of the American Revolution magazine in which in two different pictures, two different classmates appear. One shows George Tarbox, a Past PresidentGeneral of the National Society with other bigwigs at the Colorado State Society's Bill of Rights Day Banquet in Denver, whereas the other shows Agnes and Judge Eller at a

ceremony at the John Paul Jones Chapter in Annapolis when Judge was awarded the Good Citizenship Medal. Lew is the Registrar of his local chapter in Florida. Congratulations to all for their achievements for and recognitions by the SAR, a fine patriotic society.

He's done it again! Fifty-yard backstroke and 50-yard breaststroke records in the

54 septuagenarian age bracket fell with a bang when our own Woolsey Johnson smashed them by huge margins at the Dutch Masters swimming meet held in York, Pennsylvania, in late April. Good work Woolsey and heartiest Congrats!

Bill Gallery just cannot keep out of the news either. Charlie Silsbee sent us another of his son-in-law's columns in the Chicago Daily News from which we quote: "The fleet's in, fleetingly. Admirals and top Chicago civilians gathered Wednesday at the Naval Armory, foot of Randolph St., to honor Chicago-born RAdm. Bill Gallery USN (Ret.) for his 'spirited' support of the Navy here. Attendees included George (Papa Bear) Halas; U.S. Atty. Jim Thompson, and two of Gallery's brothers: Admiral Dan, who captured the U-505, and the Rev. John, who delivered a bambumer of an invocation. Admiral Bill got gobs of awards."

Bill's picture was featured in the column also.

During the binding operation on the Golden Quiver, a few copies were assembled with pages missing and other wrong pages in their place. At this time, a month after mailing the books, we've heard of only three cases where the errors were made.

Of course there may be a few other defective copies, and we are anxious to replace any that may have been mailed out. Anyone who has received a faulty copy is requested to return it to: The Class of 1925, USNA, c/o the Naval Historical Foundation, Washington Navy Yard, BuUding 220, Washington DC 20390. We will gladly replace the book, and reimburse the sender for postage used in returning it to us.

We had a very pleasant surprise at a reception in Washington recently where we were greeted by Alice, Stu Blue's widow, who is just as pretty and attractive as always. She is now Mrs. W. C. McHenry and lives in Washington. Her address is in the Golden Quiver under Stu's listing.

Stu was lost in the JUNEAU when that ship was destroyed in a mighty explosion on 13 November 1942 in the sea batties around Guadalcanal. Bull Williams was also lost in that same ship.

Our Golden Quiver staff expresses deep chagrin because under Claude Dillavou's listing his widow, Margaret, was noted as "deceased." We apologize. Margaret is very much alive and lives in Carmel Valley CA. Kay and Kent Loomis remmed in midMay from their trip to four Iron-Curtain capitals, viz; Prague, Budapest, Bucharest and Warsaw. They went by plane all the way, first to Rotterdam and then to the cities in the order above, in fact the passage from Budapest and on to Warsaw was made in propeller driven IL 18's. It was quite an experience all around, visiting countries and cities which not so long ago seemed out of reach for most Americans.

What impressed them most was that the people and the cities seemed to be gay and easygoing compared to the drabness they had noted in Leningrad on their trip there last year. The people were friendly, the streets filled and the cafes bubbling; more like they were reputed to be in the days before WWII. The Loomis' did not detect the feeling of fear and suspicion which is so often reported by travelers in Russia.

It is with profound regret that we have to report the deaths of three classmates: Chink Shahan died on 27 April. While attending a gathering of classmates and wives at the Army-Navy Country Club he suffered a massive seizure from which he did not recover. Chink was buried with simple military honors in Arlington Cemetery after a brief service in Fort Myer Chapel on 30 April. Our very deepest sympathy to Clara and the others of his family. Chink was a classmate who made great efforts, in spite of not-too-robust health, to be present at class luncheons and other events and took part constractively in discussions of class matters. We shall all miss him.

Nappy Kivette died in Auburn CA on 17 May. He had been ill for some time with terminal cancer which he knew about, but he bravely and, up to just a short time ago, hoped that he could make the 50th. In a letter in April he told certain class officers about the situation and requested confidentiality, so his illness and death will be a shock to all. Nappy was a naval aviator of great note, experience and adventures which he loved to tell about. Heavier-thanair, Hghter-than-air and the surface Navy, he was there with them all, doing the impossible and surviving. One of the few classmates to get into the three-star bracket on active duty, he held many important posts and commands. A great and distinguished naval officer, a great classmate and a great guy! To Elizabeth we extend our most sincere and affectionate sympathy.

Jack Alger passed away on 10 March of a heart attack in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Although Jack did not graduate from the Academy he had been a consistent supporter of all that it stands for, being very much interested in the athletic programs and progress thereof. He spent many years with Koppwrs in Pittsburgh, retiring about ten years ago. He and Doris' favorite pastime was traveling many miles to see Navy teams in action. We send our heartfelt syspathy to Doris at this time.

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Pres., RAdm. Kenneth Craig, USN (Ret.) Corr. Sec'y, VAdm. W. R. Smedberg III, USN (Ret.), "Secure," Box 178, Crystal River, FL 32629 Percent Members: 85 The column for this issue is liable to be spotty because the corresponding secretary and his wife are embarking on a long hegira during May, June and July by auto, from Florida to Washington, DC, Virginia Beach, Coronado, San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver, Lake Louise, and back into the U.S. via New Hampshire. Hence, reception of mail will be occasional and catch-ascatch-can.

With that caveat, it will start with mention of the Naval Aviation Museum dedication at the Pensacola Naval Air Station when, on 13 April, SecNav J. W. Middendorf accepted the museum on behalf of the Navy from the Museum Association Director, Retired VAdm. Robert B. Pirie.

Jack Greenslade was among those invited

to be present by the Secretary of the Navy.

Others from the class of 1926 present on that occasion were: Ford Taylor, McClusky, Sperry Clark, Russell, Duerfeldt and Libby Hutchins Parmalee.

Our treasurer also reports additional contributions to the Class Fund for 1975 as: Pohl, McKee, Reynolds, Moureau, Cavenagh, Fritz Graf and Eloene Griggs in Gale's memory.

The CS has gleaned from the Leisure World NEWS some information concerning '26ers, to wit: Don G. Campbell has been elected as a Director of Third Laguna Hills Mutual. Perhaps Don, whose contributions to this column have been conspicuous by their absence for too long, will tell us what that is. A dimming memory seems to tell the CS that Don once wrote this column, many, many years ago. The other item of interest reported the installation of RAdm. Phil Niekum, Jr., as President of the Southern California Council of Chapters of the Retired Officers Association, recalling to memory the outstanding job Phil did in "honcho-ing" the Retired Officers Association convention in Anaheim in 1972.

Peggy and Ham Howe were hosts to the Smedbergs in early May in Winston-Salem, in their lovely home with its treasure of really old early American furniture. Especially intriguing was the King-sized "Rainbow Bed," which came to this country with one of Peggy's great grandfathers in the sailing vessel RAINBOW in 1637. Ham and the CS had a g^me of golf on his gorgeous Forsyth golf course, his net being something on the order of a 76, with all putts holed out. Mort Fleming reported no scores turned in from the West Coast and Jack Frost had only Otto Livdahl's 83 for low gross and Smedberg's 86, bad weather being the excuse on both coasts apparentiy.

If there isn't more participation in the next couple of months, the '26 tournament will undoubtedly expire quieUy. In Washington there was golf with Kack and Charlie Buchanan, dinner with Gerry and John Sylvester and a great party with Bucks, Taylor Keiths '28, and Thurston Clarks '27.

Short Splices The best news was received from Jewel Dunn on 18 April, saying that Charlie was recovering remarkably rapidly and is just about back to normal again, to the amazement of his doctors.

Frank T. Butler's wife, "Billie" died in April. They had been living in La Jolla.

Isabel and Mort Fleming spent most of the month of May traveling across the continent, golf clubs and cameras at the "ready." He reported little golf interest in the San Diego area in April, adding, "Never can I remember such a long siege of rain in March and April." (Florida would give a great deal to have had just a small part of it because our dry spell has been long and prolonged this year: CS.) Bob Ellis writes from Wilmington, North Carolina, that he and Betty are getting along OK but that there is little chance of their attending the Big Reunion in May 1976, and they will hate to miss it.

Fritz Graf merely indicates that he and Bea are alive, in a note to the treasurer.

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55 with his contribution. (How about some news of yourselves, Fritz? We haven't heard from IndianapoUs in a long while! CS.) Virginia and Jack Pohl seem to be still in the States, as he writes from Colonial Heights, Virginia. (How about some dope.

Jack? CS.) Luther Reynolds is another very quiet but substantial supporter of the Class Fund and its projects, as he writes from 1 University Place, Apt. 18-B, New York NY 10003.

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Pres., RAdm. Thomas J. Hamilton, USN (Ret.) Exec. V.P., Adm. C. D. Griffin, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, RAdm. Wm. D. Irvin, USN (Ret.) 3011 Foxhall Rd., N.W. Washington, DC 20016 Percent Members: 82 It was the Memorial Day weekend in Annapolis, all the Midshipmen were away on leave, and the Washington/Annapolis Group had its Spring Coed Luncheon at Alumni House. It was by far the largest turnout we have ever had, 86 percent They were: Ruth and Joe Maher, Ellen and Herb Eckberg, Ellen and Chariie Tooke, AUce and Tim Donohue, Marian and Don Griffin, Mary and John Hines, Ruth and Bev Bristor, Rita and BUnn Van Mater, Elizabeth and BiU Leahy, Betty and Brate Atkeson up from Norfolk, Rene and Josh Cooper, Bert and Bob Quackenbush, Gypsy and Charlie Melson, Rebecca and Joe McClaughry, Virginia Milbum, Virginia and Bob Hinners, Carolyn and Bill Irvin, Mary and Sinbad Addison, Ethel and Cliff Wakeman (up from Gulf port, Florida), Liney Rubins, Em and Frank Bruner, Margaret Edsall, Mimi and Joe Hazen, Olive and Frank Giambattista and their son and daughter-in-law, Dan and Edna, Barbara and Partner Fairiamb, Millie and Phil Olln (from Narbeth, Pennsylvania), Marge and Gordon CasweB, Ruth and Dick Schumm, Marie and Eddie Herron, Sam Newton (27th Company OflHcer), Sue and Pat Henry, Isabel and JP Walker (down from Forest City, Pennsylvania), Vera and Rosie Loud, Mary Lou and Bobbie Snyder, Dixie and Steve Brodie, Mary Miller, Eleanor and Tom Greene (up frpm Jacksonville, Florida), Helen and Phil Ross, Eleanor Saunders, Helen and Gordon Everett (up from Mobile, Alabama), Fritz Habecker, Tom Cobb King, Frances and Carl Steiner, Peg and Herb Zitzewitz, Gene and Lorrie Shook and Louise and Donk Donabo. We are sorry that Katherine and Robie Palmer of Westminster, Vermont, and Cris and Mike RussiUo of Redington Beach, Florida, were in town but didn't get to the party. They were missed.

In a nice note just received from Creed Borlingame he says "The picture in the latest Shipmate of the aviator in his boots along with four of our classmates on the Pensacola basketball team in 1929 reminds me of a story.

"In the summCT of 1942 my submarine was refitting in Brisbane and I was lucky enough to get to Sydney. One night I was dancing at Princes' (anyone who got to July-August, 1975

Sydney would remember it) when suddenly my ankle was pierced by a spur. I looked around to see a U.S. Army officer in boots and spurs. I tapped him on the shoulder and asked 'Mister, where is your horse?'

Before he had completely turned around he said 'Sailor, where's your ship?' I replied 'It's been a damn sight closer to Japan than you will ever get your horse.' By this time he had completely turned around and 1 saw the stars of a major general, USA. I oaught the first plane out of Sydney early the next morning.

"Doreen and I are heading out to San Diego the end of the month to see my nephew, LCdr. Anson Burlingame USN, Class of 1965, and his family. He's with the Polaris squadron homeported there. We hope and expect to see Larry Freeman, Walter Price, Gene McKinney and the other '27ers in that area.

I just had a cataract removed and with a new lens and a new set of teeth, I think I'll be good for another seventy years."

We are saddened to report that Eleanora, the wife of R. W. (Spivis) Smith died at the Naval Hospital, Charleston, early this month, the victim of a sudden heart attack. We extend Spivis our heartfelt sympathy.

Francis Jones moved from her Annapolis residence to California on 25 May. We will miss her in Annapolis and we hope she will be very happy in her new home.

Ruth and Dick and Barbara and Pariier Fairlamb took the very successful tour organized by the Alumni Association in late April and early May. They visited Rome, Naples, Capri, Sorrento, Florence, Venice, Pisa, Portefino, Cannes, Nice and Monaco ahd aU had a happy time.

Ruth and Joe Maher cruised in the SS MICHELANGELO in April from New York to SL Kitts, St. Thomas, San Juan and St. Maartens.

On 6 May, Ruth Maher and Olive Giambattista were joint hostesses for a delightfid luncheon meeting of the "27 Wives Club in Frederick, Maryland. Cocktails were served at the Maher's new home in Frederick followed by luncheon at the local VFW Club.

Present were: Chicquita Bums, Emma Bruner, Martha Beans, Marge Caswell, Peg Edsall, Millie France, Olive Giambattista, Olive Sandris, Mimi Hazen, Mary Hines, Dorcas Hickox, Vera Loud, Carol Miller, Eleanor Mitchell, Virginia Milbum, Mary Miller, Ruth Maher, Helen Maher, Joan Maher, Bert Quackenbush, Liney Rubins, Betty Thomasson, Ellen Tooke, Betty Zahm and Rita Van Mater. A wonderful time was had by all.

Dutch Woelfel wrote last week to report that his Youngster Year roommate, Wm. M. Pepper, Jr., succumbed to a heart attack on 16 May at Crystal River, Florida. Resigning at the end of Youngster Year, he remmed to the University of Florida which he had attended before coming to the Academy. He was a retired Commander in the Naval Reserve. To Mrs. Pepper and her son we extend our sympathy.

Dutch also stated that P. L. Stinson passed away some years ago. His sister lives in Monterey, California, and Dutch said he would try to get some information on his family.

Marge and Dutch were leaving for a short visit to Arizona to wimess the christening of their youngest grandson in the Greek Orthodox Church in Phoenix, anticipating it would be a great ceremony.

We have finally got a controversy going.

Several issues back we published the claim of the Jack Holtwicks to being the first great-grandparents of 1927. Harry Hummer has just written in to say "Several of the San Diego Group have asked me to challenge the Holtwicks' claim.

"We claim the tide with our great-grandson named Robert Dewey Grantham HI, born 9 September 1971 and his sister, Kimberly Michelle Grantham, bom 25 May 1974. These are the grandchildren of our older daughter, Yvonne and Cdr. R. D. Grantham of La Mesa." There you have it, boys. If there are any other contenders, please send your data in so that we may get a resolution out of this great conflict!

Eddie Eckelmeyer reports from Los Angeles: "The L A . Group met for luncheon at the 'O' Club, Long Beach on 29 April.

Present were: John Claris, Les Mye, Ron Hamley, Herb Neuhaus, Red Scoles and myself. We were all very much surprised to hear from Hamley that he had been in the hospital for a couple of weeks in February with a heart attack. Apparentiy the medicos got hold of him in time to give him adequate treatment but he said he must now take things a bit easier than before the attack.

"Harry Tallman couldn't make the luncheon because he's unable to leave Paddy alone for very long. She's up and about with the aid of a walker and doing very well, considering what she has been through.

"At last report, the Leathermans are on a slow road to recovery. Now, if we can just keep the rest of our group from falling and breaking various and sundry bones well be in good shape. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to report something other than our many illnesses? But I guess we're all getting to the point where we can expect nothing but physical problems."

Last month we told you that there was a healthy flow of money coming in to the *27 Beacon Fund drive and we answered some questions which had arisen about the funding. As of the moment the flow hasn't been stopped, but it has diminished and we would again urge you to send in your checks, if you haven't already done so. Our need for money is greater now than it will be at the end of the year and we would be much better off if we had your contributions in hand today. Please get the old check book out and send us a part—or all of that rebate you just got from the IRS. It will be for a most worthy cause and youll feel so much better for it.

At its last meeting the Executive Committee approved a schedule for the Washington/Annapolis Group luncheons for 1975-76. The schedule: (all Washington meetings to take place at 11:30 AM at the 'O' Club, Bethesda), 25 September—Stag; 20 November—Coed; 22 January 1976—^ Annual Business Meeting—Stag; 25 March —Stag and finally the Spring Coed Luncheon, tentatively listed for 22 May at the Naval Academy. A firm date, place and time will be confirmed later.

56 Glad to relate that he is finally off the binnacle list and is again reopening the golf season, particularly with his Army pals at Preside.

"The traveling Helen and Howie Dysons are off and ranning again. This time to Spain for a couple of weeks."

Oscar Dodson checks in with a check for the Beacon Fund and reports that he and Polly spent Febraary in French Polynesia. Both are in good health and keeping busy in civic and social affairs.

Frank Corbin wrote to advise me that his new address is 726 Royal, Apt. 74, Medford OR 97501.

Larry Freeman, who runs the Rand Corporation—or something like that, with Phyllis as his teacher, has spent the last two weeks of May on the golf courses in the Hawaiian Islands.

And Thelma Weigle did a tour of the Orient arranged for her by Gil Richardson of the Thos. Cook travel agency in San Diego.

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One-half of this class is from '27 Frank Bruner sent the accompanying photo and was particularly pleased to note that the squadron commander, Adm. A. W. Fitch USN ('06) is still living up in Maine.

He says the names, as he remembers them are: standing, from left to right. Brownie Temple ('24), Huntington ( N R ) , Joe Adams ( N R ) , unknown, Ruf Johnson ('26), Bill Ashford ('27), A. W. Fitch ('06), F. Bruner ('27), Al Schwarz ('27), Harry Day ('27), Jesse Blackwell ('27); sitting—Burkhart ( N R ) , Pug Traslow ('27), Oscar Pate ('27), Ike Reeves ('25), Bill Nation ('27), T. C. Green (MC) and Bash Overfield ('27).

We were all distressed to leam that George Lange has become afflicted with cancer of the throat and has been under intensive radiation treatment at Bethesda but we are happy to report that he is making progress.

The Northem California Clan of '27 put on an alcoholic excursion in April which Heinle Armstrong writes about. 'The Log of the Clan shows that on Tuesday, 8 April, despite some rain, a small contingent of the Clan staged a foray into the wine country of Napa Valley, California. First the Armstrongs rendezvoused with Caroline and Marty Lawrence in Vallejo. Their next stop was at Yontville, where they inspected the beautiful Clock Shop. The clocks come in all shapes, sizes and prices and all have to be wound daily! The next rendezvous was at Oakville, where the party met Ted Dahl, who immediately introduced them to the Oakville Winery—specifically the tasting room. Additionally, the group met Ted's son who has retired from the teaching field in the cold east and has joined the staff of Mayacamas Winery. Good Job! The next stop was at the Robert Mondavi Winery and tiience to the great Winery—Beaulieu, where the group admired the new buildings and those priceless wines. Heinie was so taken by tiiat (not cheap) Pinot Chardonnay (Estates) '70 that he took aboard a supply.

Next, on to St. Helena to gab with the Dahl's. Since the day was cold, Ted supplied the 'medicinal grog' need to hold the

group together until the six members arrived at Calistoga, where they found an excellent restaurant and had a marvelous lunch. As the group got underway again, the splendor of Mt. St. Helena came into view—a beautiful mantle of white snow. A last stop was made at the Kornell Winery to pay a call on Hanns Kornell, a fellow member of the International Order of Military Wine Tasters. Following this the group dropped off the Dahls, the Lawrences and the Armstrongs and made their way back to Oakland with memories of a great day."

Armstrong also reports "The Monterey Bay Contingent of the Northern California Clan staged a gathering at Chez DeKay on the evening of 19 April. Those in attendance were: Host and Hostess Tiny and Count DeKay, Phyllis and Lu Chappell, Ethel and Frank June, Bea and Joe Eamshaw and House Guest Rosy Boyd. On the personal report of Rosy, the gathering was a great success. The Contingent agreed that it would be better to postpone the June meeting of the Clan until September, at which time all the Contingent would be present and Monterey is at its loveliest. By phone. Clan Chief Heinie agreed so they all went back to their fun and games. Mark this on your calenders—No San Francisco meeting in June but a big affair in Monterey/Pebble Beach in September. Heinie will be out with firm dope on the date and schedule by next month.

"On the occasion of the Bay Area Yacht Clubs officially opening the yachting season on 27 April, Rosy Boyd had a champagne brunch. From his balcony the view of the bay is beautiful and it was a marvelous sight to see the yachts sail by, following the fire boat with its stream of water. Following the sights and the delicious lunch, the mini group adjourned to browse around Ghiradelli Square. If you have not done this, you have been missing a real experience.

"Last fall Rosy Boyd spent a few weeks in intensive care. He underwent a series of operations on his left shoulder and arm.

Pres., Capt. Albert O. Momm, USN (Ret.) Eastern Corr., Cdr. John G. Urquhart, USN (Ret.) 117 Hesketh St., Chevy Chase, MD 20015 Western Corr., BGen. Robert G. Ballance, USMC (Ret.) P.O. Box 585, Indian Springs, NV 89018 Percent Members: 74 This may sound like it's a bit premature but plans are already being formulated for the fiftieth (50th) Reunion! Harry Sears has "consented" to be Chairman and Al Momm, our President, the Vice Chairman.

Phil Wakeman, who lives near Annapolis at Scientists Cliff will be the Editor of the "50th Reunion TWENTYEIGHTER," assuming the Class votes in favor of such an historical document. It'll be a lot of work but Phil can do it!

Charlie Broadbent writes to us from Oklawaha, Florida, where he spends the winter.

It's about fifteen miles south of Ocala on Lake Weir. His son lives in Miami. Charlie had heart attacks in 1972 and 1973 not to mention several more after returning to his home in Fulton, New York. He's doing fine now and rides a bike about ten miles every day. I don't know why he's listed with '29 in the Register but he is and I believe that can be changed if you initiate the request, Charlie. How 'bout it?

Another Floridian, Jesse L, King, writes from Lake Placid, also with a letter to Bob Watts. These letters identify Jesse as "the sixth from the left, top row," in the Plebe Soccer Team, between Don Gordon and Jimmy Brett. Thank you Jesse, and you might "write in" for your Class numerals which you never received. Carl Gesen '23, wrote that the Assistant Coach, extreme left, second row is Claude H. Bennett, Jr., class of 1923. Carl lives in Concord, New Hampshire. Now comes one Neale Curtin who confirms Gesen's dope and identifies Sam Futhey and Erie Lyie Klein. This completes the identification of ALL in that photo (April issue). I acknowledge that I owe those gentiemen several drinks for their alermess in supplying the missing names.

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57 Neale Curtin has been hospitalized recentiy for an ulcer in the esophagus; luckily, it did not perforate and Neale writes that "I've drunk more milk in the last month than I've had in two years." Real rough.

Roily. One of our women athletes, Margaret, Heebie Jones' wife, has scored again.

The Anne Arundel Times says that she was the guest of honor at a dinner in Annapolis recendy because she made a hole-in-one playing in Del Ray Beach, Florida. It was Mrs. Jones second hole-in-one achievement while "hubby and other guests had nary a one between them. RAdm. Ralph K. Jimmy James, and his wife Virginia, promised Mrs. Jones that they would keep trying to make an ace. 'It's not too hard,' quoth Margaret, 'The day I made mine a man in a foursome behind us made an ace on another hole.'" Well!

A long letter of reminiscing from Roy (Reggie) Reynolds who lives at 207 Lagrange Street. Newnan, Georgia. Reggie came to one of our reunions, I forget which.

He has quite a command of the English language. He may have set some kind of a record for he appears to be the first greatgrandfather, viz., grandchild bom 23 July 1948 and great-grandchild born 24 Febraary 1970. I should think that Reggie would make a good historian; he seems to have almost total recall of his classmates. I'm sorry, Reggie, that I can't print all of your impressions but Harry enjoyed your keen analyses of shipmates of long ago. Sounds like you've had an interesting life.

Here is a photo that Swede Norgaard took at our twentieth. There are persons in it who are no longer with us but it may be of special interest to their families. It was at the Army-Navy baseball game at the Naval Academy.

right hip and Mac was able to get him transferred from the AF to the VA Hospital in Shreveport. His home is in Monroe, Louisiana, where he lives near his daughter. I'm sorry I have no address there but his wife has not been well either and she lives in New Orleans.

It isn't often that I go to birthday parties anymore but one of unusual interest occurred last month and here's a picture to prove that. Ed Dexter invited us and the Binneys to his mother's 102nd birthday party. She is a lovely lady and look how angelic Ed looked just for the occasion.

Ed Dexter with his mother at her birthday party celebrating 102 years Harry Sears expresses his appreciation to all of his B L C classmates who have contributed to the Alumni Association Annual Giving Fund Drive. He also reports receipt of many fine letters which make his efforts more than worthwhile. WhDe some notes were sad (illness, etc.) others were jovial as attested by one from Bill Searles, invalided with MS for many years.

"I had a fine time in San Diego all three days. Felt flattered that all the '28ers in Southern Califomia were present . . . my first time out of this institution for 4 or 5 years!" (Limey Cockell just sent me another good pix of this "littie reunion" which shows, from left to right, Cockell, Searles, Monahan, Pope and Fritschmann.)

The Class of 1928 at its 20th Reunion. Navy lost to Army 9-6 in this baseball game at the Naval Academy Another classmate: "Harry, I'm sending my check to you personally as I want to make sure that the BLC gets credit for it!"

EUice reports that Tommy Simmonds is now in a nursing home in Texas Morningside Manor, 4917 Ravenswood Drive, Apt. 411, San Antonio 78227. Mentally alert but physically weak. Send him a note!

The Nutmeggers are in conclave from June 27th to 29th and of course this is stale news when you get this but I note that Caroline and Ray Burzynski are "hosting" it this year and they can accommodate 14!

George King writes in this connection that "other motels are nearby." Be sure to include Ski if you happen to get up to; Cope Road, New Castie NH 03854.

Some time ago Mac Leary had occasion to "look in" on our classmate Billy Parsons.

Billy showed up in the Barksdale A F Hospital; he fell in the bathroom and broke his July-August, 1975

Luncheon at San Diego in honor of Bill Searles I have here a letter from Otto Otterson who lives in Butier, Pennsylvania. He and Ruth are established in their retirement home there and Otto has just made a substantial contribution to the Alumni Association (BLC credit).

John Kent writes from his new address in Del Ray Beach: it is 801 Andrews Avenue. He and Bert will be back in town early in June. He goes on about Margaret Jone's hole-in-one and the Club has presented her with a trophy. He tells of a party that Margaret Ball had for her o'night guests, Christine and De Earle I^ogsdon.

At my suggestion Al Momm has "appointed" Swede Norgaard as our Florida correspondent. With so many of us enjoying the land of sunshine we need a "rep" down there.

Harry Sears reports that the dedication of the U.S. Naval Aviation Museum at NAS Pensacola on 13 April was, to his mind.

Navy Air's finest hour. He and Red Rabom, as guests of the Secretary of the Navy for this prestigious event, were the only '28ers in attendance. It was unfortunate that with all the '28 flyers living in Florida and nearby, more were not present on this historic occasion. But let him describe it.

"There will never be another like it, how could there be? Spearheaded by the Secretary of the Navy and the Chief of Naval Operations (the President was slated to be present but had to cancel due to the SE Asia crisis), the distinguished guest list included the Commandant of the Marine Corps, the Chief of Naval Material, the recent Chairman, JCS, several dozen Flag and Marine General officers, active and retired, four astronauts—Shepard, Kerwin, Lovell and Weitz, three Medal of Honor winners—-Bill Hall, Tom Hudner, and Dave McCampbell—other Naval Aviation greats such as Walter Hinton, 87, co-pilot of the NC-4 with Putty Read in the first flight across the Atlantic in 1919, Clarence W. McClusky, whose intuition led him to the Japanese task force at the Battle of Midway and whose air group sank four enemy aircraft carriers, and Al Rothenburg, whose exploits with the Catalina were legend. Senators and Congressmen, widows of distinguished Naval Aviators, members of famous families of NA, and prominent aerospace industry guests.

"The day-long program was impressive starting with memorial services at the station chapel in the morning. These were followed by luncheon at the Mustin Beach Officers' Club attended by several hundred happy people renewing acquaintances. Next came the event at the museum with Vice Admiral Bob Pirie USN (Ret.), Class of 1926, Chairman of the Museum Association, presenting to Secretary J. William Middendorf title to the $1.8 million museum building and its contents. The museum was formally dedicated by speeches by Vice Admiral "Chris" Cagle USN (Ret.), class of 1941, Museum Director, Congressman Bob Sikes, Secretary Middendorf, and Senator Stennis, the principal speaker. 4,000 people were in attendance.

"Next on the schedule were the Blue Angels at Sherman Field. Tremendous!

"A banquet in the evening was well attended despite the fact that many of the VIP's had left for Monday conferences next day. It was a fun occasion with great entertainment and much swapping of sea/ air tales and lies! That was one of the features which made this occasion so great —the reunion with so many Naval Aviator friends—some with wives—a number of whom I hadn't seen for years.

"Great credit for the success of the Naval Aviation Museum and its dedication must go to Bob Pirie, Chris Cagle, Bill Hauser, Magruder Tuttle and the many other contributors to the fulfillment of Arthur Radford's dream!"

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29 Chairman, Executive Committee, RAdm. Bill Kabler, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, RAdm. C. B. Laning, USN (Ret.) 6404 Lakeview Dr., Falls Church, VA 22041 West Coast Sec'y, Cdr. W. L Darnell USN (Ret.) 2003 Bayview Heights Dr., Sp 224 San Diego CA 92105 Florida Sec'y, Cdr. R. A. Hart, USNR (Ret.) 1700 Dana Blvd., Merritt Island, FL 32952 Percent Members: 74 We have received the following letter from the 29th Company Wardroom President: "On behalf of the Twenty-Ninth Company, I would like to express our sincere gratitude to the Class of 1929 for its generous gift to our Wardroom Fund. As we discussed previously, we will accomplish several items using the gift. Two professional books will be purchased from the U.S. Naval Institute to supplement the Wardroom Library in furtherance of the Plebe Professional Programâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Janes' ALL THE WORLD'S AIRCRAFT and ALL THE WORLD'S FIGHTING SHIPS. A vacuum cleaner is being purchased and an electric ventilation fan. We are having the photograph of the Class of 1929 you loaned us reprinted and a class roster printed, to be enclosed together in a suitable frame. When complete, it will add an appropriate bit of nostalgia to the Wardroom. I am also securing photographs of ships, air stations, naval stations, buildings and the like which were named after your classmates. These will be suitably framed with a photograph of the individual and mounted in the Wardroom.

"I feel that the next visit you make to our Wardroom will be rewarding due to the changes we are initiating. The Class of 1929 has an open invitation to visit the Wardroom and eat lunch or dinner with the Twenty-Ninth Company at any time. Thank you again for your support. We are most grateful to the Class of 1929 for its generosity. Sincerely, Daniel J. Wildfong."

Johnny Davidson presenting Class check to midshipman officers for wardroom of the 29th Company Incidentally, whenever you '29ers visit the Academy you should arrange at the Main Office to visit our sponsored wardroom in the old Eighth Company deck.

One can have a fine time discussing things with current serving middies while there, no holds barred. If you are concerned about how training and discipline are going, read the excellent article in the May Shipmate, "A Few Inches From The Yard" by First Classman Jim Stavridis.

Chick Frankel honored again! Writes, "Something happened on the way to the golf course. Got a call from the State Department asking if I would be a representative veteran to attend the 30th anniversary of WWII victory in Moscow, leaving 1 May from Washington, all expenses paid. After a quick consultation with Terry I called back saying 'Da!' Just this morning the details were wrapped up and I'm off via DC on the 30th. Short notice indeed. And just tomorrow our daughter Susan arrives here from London for a two week stay, giving us only a few days together! I'll call you from Washington between briefings." (Sect'y still waiting for that call. Would like to know if Chick was appointed as the only Naval Commander who ran down a Russian freight train in wartime. Congratulations on all counts!)

From Al Strahorn. "We are having a wet spring in the land once called 'a land of B.S. and geraniums.' But being behind in normal winter rainfall we'll take this to avoid a dry summer. The Jerry O'Donnell's hosted a cocktail party recently which I enjoyed. With the exceptions of host, hostess, and Kathryn Walker, I found myself among strangers, dominated by flag rank retirees.

It's puzzling, to me, why some continue to insist on being addressed by rank." All right.

Ensign Strahorn, if you insist. Item: Your sect'y is shipping on Don Filer's trimarin as cook and t'gallantman, coming up from the Keys to Rehoboth, Delaware. Item: Ashford's flew to Amsterdam on 24 March to see a new grandson, Dutch-born. George says he will take steps to see g.s. is eligible for President. Also hopes to bring news of Cy Perkins from Rome.

News from the Boneyard, Los Osos, Califomia: Joe Berkley writes, "Currently having fun with watercolors, life drawing (nudes?) and golf. Miggs continues to have problems with her pacemaker but doing well as could be expected. My chassis creaking at times but continue active to keep the rust from accretion. Doubt ability to make the 50th Reunion, but we wish you Easterners best from the West."

Item: Since economy measures in the Navy Department have eliminated the preparation of official obituaries for the Last Call section of Shipmate, Phil Osbom has been working to build a file from which he can supply Last Call with suitable obits for us. Please provide material for him in advance.

Wilsons have a new grandson, Eric Gsell, and leave soon to photo him and parents in Houston.

The last check to arrive for the 1975 class dues came, from "DC" Roberts in Santa Ana. DC said "have been out of the country." DC was always non-reg. Your sect'y well remembers standing in ranks with DC in the San Diego USNA prep class company, just before a peerade. The company officer, CWO Furlong, singled out DC and yelled, "Dammit Roberts! You out of uniform again?" DC staged a precedent-making EM revolt when he yelled back, "Whaddya think, I carry a bag of clothes up my , Sir!" Bill Darnell writes on USS YAKUTAT AVP 32 stationery: "Stopped in on Swede

Wotton who has a large assortment of aches and pains and can hardly get around. But, so help me, yesterday evening he was in some sort of accident on a motorcycle (bulldogging it?), and escaped without broken bones but with mobility unimproved." Will Dye is still with Harris Upham in downtown Washington. Says he had his gallbladder removed but improvement not enough. Has one more year to get his son through college. He adds that daughter number one is in Manila with her husband with First National City Bank, and number two is working at home as an artist with several companies. Notice to freeloaders: Marie and Bill Allen are buying a home in Boca Raton.

While working at Vinson Hall (planting ivy and periwinkle on the fifty degree slope at the entrance, as assistant to an 81-yearold boss) your sect'y had conversation with the sister of Shorty Duval. We discussed with Mrs. Lee and Clarence Lee USN '20, the boxing career of Shorty and his service in Nicaragua with Larry Bninton. I knew Shorty as a tough and formidable boxer, but Mrs. Lee said that Shorty was "too tough" and delighted in camping in the open of the Nicaraguan hills and swamps.

There he contracted tropical infections which caused his retirement and eventual demise. Mrs. Lee added, "the boxing didn't do him any good either."

Helene Pennington is one of the three chicks who came to our last reunion. She now writes for help in finding a way to get Dale's grandson into the Academy. Tom is a school leader, all A's, eagle scout, tennis team and more but has eyesight below requirements. Anyone any suggestions? Item: Many thanks to Art Hill who was a godsend to Jo in handling the estate problems after Gus Gray died. Jo is carrying on very well at their Rancho Santa Fe ranch.

Item: Lou Harrison's sword, presented

by Norma, has been mounted in the wardroom of the 29th Company. It is sad to announce that Helen, widow of Hugo Nelson, passed away in early April. She and Hugo built a fine tire distribution business in Great Falls, Montana, which she continued after Hugo died. Their son John, USNA '56, continues on with the family firm.

Martha was buried alongside Charlie Trescott in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale in late April after suffering from a long illness. We hope that their three daughters and son will maintain some contact with your secretary who was a lifelong friend and admirer of Charlie and became acquainted with Martha in Ridgewood.

Dottie Flatley and young Jim (Cdr. USN '56) attended the opening of the Naval Air Museum at Pensacola. She mentions that Manoa Easton is the "ever-constant World Traveler." From Chet Ely: "Bad vibes last month. Both had the flu, I smashed the car and we lost our old dog."

We have misplaced the name of the classmate who wrote in, "There hasn't been a contribution to the imbibing worid from the Navy since we invented grog. Now, after suffering feeble inventions from the civilians, like Perfect Manhattans, BuUshots and Harvey Wallbangers, I submit one from Old Twenty-nine: 'The Broadside'â&#x20AC;&#x201D;equal Shipmate

59 parts of mm, gin, rye and geritol. Take one every day. Your wife will love you."

in Sun City were John Dimmick, Marvin Gibson, Marvin Gluntz, Gerald Hewitt, Macpherson Williams and Crittenden Taylor.

Bob Jennings was absent because of a toothache."

We regret to report that Frank Reinecke died the first of May of a heart attack at his Pres., RAdm. Wreford G. Chappie, USN home in Louisville, Kentucky. We send our (Ret.) heartfelt sympathies to Dee Dee who lives Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Herbert H. Marable, at 310 Lotis Way, Louisville KY 40207.

USN (Ret.) Styx Phillips sends his warmest regards 100 Askewton Rd. from Australia and regrets that he cannot Sevema Park MD 21146 be at the 45th. Well, Styx, by the time you Percent Members: 82 read this, way down there beyond the last ship in the "Picket Line," it will be time for Herb Marable will take over the duties of putting together the '30 column in Shipmate. you to start preparations for the 50th!

Fred Beans wrote on 16 April that he and Herb's first column will appear in the September issue. I hope that he will enjoy the Martha had just gotten back to Annapolis same satisfaction that I have in he last seven after a three month trip around he world. and a half years, assembling the class news Don Grant wrote from Athens that he and and receiving the thanks of the classmates. Kitty were happily expecting a visit from In tuming over to Herb I wish to thank my Helen and Mike Sanchez in April, returnLouise for her never failing help in making ing, as it were, their most enjoyable stay the column readable and interesting and for with them last winter in Madrid. Whilst typing the finished product. With her help I there they also saw Elena and Joe Ruddy at frequent intervals. All four were in good avoided the incomprehensible jargon which has permeated my communications since and high spirits. Nick Lucker says he exmidshipman days. Hereafter, please send pects to get back in the Annapolis area your news and tidbits to: Capt. Herbert H. sometime in the coming year and is looking Marable USN (Ret.), 100 Askewton Rd., forward to the monthly meetings when he Sevema Park MD 21146. Phone (301) 647- does. Nick's address has been changed to Box 498, Stonington CT 06378. Classmates 0485. I hope that all of you will give him the same cooperation that you have given and widows who have received a class of 1930 Washington area address list dated to me.

January, 1975, please correct Helen McThe April luncheon meeting of the Wash- Cullough's address to read "1925 N. Harington Chapter of the Naval Academy vard St., Ariington VA 22201." Her teleAlumni Association was held at the Army- phone number is JA 4-0632.

Navy Club on 16 April. The speaker was Harvey Burden writes from San Diego: Midshipman 1/c Robert K. Miller, Class of 1975. Mr. Miller was a former Brigade "We, the southwest area contingent, had our Commander and Captain of the tennis team. semiannual KT party on 18 April at the His talk described life at the Academy to- Admiral Kidd Club. Frances and Ned Harday and how it might be changed for the rell joined us. They moved to Sun City, better. Things seemed to be much as they California, from the Bay Area during the were forty-five years ago. Chief .Masterson, past year. Down from San Clemente came Bill Nelson, Buff Simons and Glen Williams Julie and John Gragg. Others attending were: Bunny and Jay Bowen, Ralphia and Ed were there.

Brumby, Evelyn and Harvey Burden, Mary The Washington group of 1930 met for and Moon Chappie, Dottie and Bob De lunch at the Commissioned Officers Club, Graff, Mary Alice Hahn, George Heap, Kay Fort Myer, on 11 April 1975. At the meet- Hinderlet, Anita and Herschel House, Betty ing a new Class Executive Committee was and John Kinert, Fred Lucas, Julie Luongo, elected to take office I June, 1975. Those Marge Massey, Dixie and Ted Miller, Stuie elected were: Bill Nelson, Chairman; Peter and Jack Moreno, Eli and Roy Newton, Jan Horn, Treasurer; Herb Marable, Secretary; and Emmet O'Beime, Ann Peterson, Trudy Bill Kirvan and Jim Howard, Members; and and Ed Price, Marie Rutter, Peggy and Eddie Waddy Wadsworth and Tim Dorner, Alter- Sanders, Betty and Bill Sanders, Gertrude nate Members. Present at lunch were: Rolla and John Seargeant, Pat and Royal WolverAdams, Bob Craighill, Tim Dorner, Mullie ton, and Marian Woodward. Two recent Foster, Jim Howard, Bill Kirvan, Herb Ma- events dampened our enthusiasm. Fred Bradrable, Chief Masterson, Sandy McGregor, man had a fall recently and broke a hip.

Towser Miller, Bill Nelson, Gene Sands, However, I hear he is progressing satisfacBuff Simons, Bill Snead, Ted Stevens, Wad- torily and should be home to recuperate dy Wadsworth, Eddie Wagner, Dave Whel- soon. De Mouy Lynch had a severe heart atchel. Glen Williams and Fred Weiss. It was tack in early April while vacationing in great to see so many classmates gathered to- Palm Springs. He was still in intensive care gether and obviously enjoying being there. the latter part of April, but his condition was stabilized. Evelynne and Bill Coates Mary Margaret and Wooftie Walter took a tour of Mexico recently and enjoyed it im- couldn't make the party as they were off to England the day before." Evelyn and mensely. They especially liked Guadalajara.

Harvey left for Texas, New Orleans and In a recent letter Marvin Gibson writes way points for four weeks in late April. from Sun City, Arizona, that "Tiny Hewitt From Palo Alto, Bill Stewart writes in as has been in Sun City for two months to try follows: "Saturday 12 April, the first really us out for a winter retirement location. Bovven McLeod was in town at the lime of our good day of spring in this area, the NorCal monthly luncheon on 5 April, but was un- Class of 1930 gathered in the Patio Room able to join the other members of '30 there. of the Fleet Admiral Nimitz Club for cockAttending the luncheon at the Lakes Club tails and lunch. Baskets of spring flowers

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decorated the tables, joining the cheerful atmosphere, and reflecting the happy accomplishment of the five ladies sitting at the head table. Organizers Anne Hawkins, Alice Corbus, and Eleanor Winant were joined

by Genevieve Hilles and Adrienne Clark in greeting Hannah and Ed Carmick, Marge and John Azer, Betty and Warren McClain, Doc Strohbehn (Gertmde was East assisting her ill sister), Alice and Bill Stewart, Margery and Paul Kohlhas (Jean was in Los Angeles visiting her grandchild), Betty and Bill Drane, and Dee and Abe Lincoln with their guests from Hawaii on a world cmise, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Schwartz. Mr. Schwartz was head of the Electrical Engineering Dept. at Pearl Harbor on that never-to-be-forgotten day. Alice Corbus advised us that Harry Stevenson underwent lung surgery a few weeks ago and was progressing satisfactorily.

Our ever alert President Abe Lincoln quickly made a get-well card out of the "O" Club monthly bulletin and all hands were able to send Harry a cheery message. The McClains are seriously mulling over a move to SoCal to be near their daughter. If they should move, NorCal will sorely miss a staunch supporter, and SoCal will gain another wonderful couple. To all 30-ers, wherever you may be: the calendar year 1975 is an exact duplicate of the 1930. It doesn't happen very often, but it should be a good reason to be at the reunion. On and after 15 May, Mrs. B. V. (Adrienne) Clark will be living at 790 Duncan (Apt. 204), San Francisco CA 94131. Starting the middle of May, Alice Corbus will be on an extended European trip. Marion and Hugh Mac Kay are touring Europe. That's 30 for now."

The following bits of news were sent in

by Gfene Sands and arrived just before press time: Jan O'Beime is on cratches and is scheduled for another operation 2 June. The O'Beimes' new address is 432 Glorietta Blvd., Coronado CA 92118. Skip and Spoof Spofford are both still workingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Jay Bowen is still recovering from cardio-vascular surgery several months ago and is not yet back to battery. Rosalie Renfro's new address is 1512 190th St., Seattie WA 98125. Tex Gilliam says he is personally well and cantankerous and feels well preserved enough to play tennis daily; Salonika faces surgery to clear a cerated artery. Rebel Ix>wrance is recovering from eye surgery satisfactorily but cannot travel yet. Ben Waldo was hospitalized in mid-April and L,ouis Breault fell and broke a hip and is mending slowly.

Here's hoping that all ailing classmates and/ or wives will make rapid recoveries and soon be back to battery.

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Pres., RAdm. Raymond P. Hunter, USN (Ret.) Secy, RAdm. John Crumpacker, USN (Ret.) 1000 Twinbrook Parkway Rockville, MD 20851 Percent Members: 77 I'm sorry to report that Jim Weiler died of heart failure on 20 April at home in Delray Beach, Florida. Rana's address there is 1017 Burida Rd., 33444. As the Secretary, I have written to Rana but I'm sure she would like to hear from others.

60 Alvey Wright, whose picture (probably taken about 1960) appears herewith, has been confirmed by the State Senate after appointment by Governor George Arigoshi as Director of the Department of Transportation of the State of Hawaii. Congratulations, Alvey, from all of us. Alvey had been with the department since 3 January, 1967, following his retirement. He became Acting Director in May, 1973, and Director subject to the senate's confirmation last December.

In this capacity, as State Transportation Director, he is responsible for the planning, engineering and operation of 11 airports, six commercial deep water harbors, 14 marinas and more than 600 miles of State highways. He also serves as Acting State Highway Safety Coordinator.

in sculpture have been brought into delightful harmony. As we wandered around we came upon this little anonymous rhyme: "I used to love my garden But now my love is dead.

I found a bachelor's button In Black Eyed Susan's bed."

Heading home we stopped two days at Hilton Head. Dinner there with Carlotta and Bill Williams in their new home that they have planned so well to accommodate some truly splendid antiques. Two weeks before they celebrated their 40th anniversary. The next day Tommy Booth and I played some fairly bad golf on the spectacular Sea Pines course. How nice to live down there!

Now is the time to be thinking about our 45th reunion. We will be putting out a specific notice very soon. Please send me your ideas and news for this column. We are putting out a new directory timed with the reunion. I have sent two postcards out to all of you whose addresses I have. Please hurry the replies along.

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Pres., VAdm. Lloyd M. Mustin, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, RAdm. Francis D. Foley, USN (Ret.) 77 Shipwright St., Annapolis, MD 21401 Percent Members: 74

Alvey Wright

Tommy Payne sent me the following which is so much like him and so blithe in spirit that I give it to you as written. "Dear John: Reading a recent copy of Shipmate has inspired me to report the events surrounding a recent gathering of all of our classmates in Mandeville Canyon in Brentwood, California. It was one quite similar to other gatherings throughout the country.

We had a 100% turn-out. After the affair had been underway an hour or so 50% of the attendees were turned in. Within another half hour everyone had left and peace again reigned in the canyon. There were no arrests.

"Next time we hope for a better attendance and slower turn in. It was enjoyable, however. We feasted on groceries grown at the home of one of the attendees (radishes and tomatoes). He also brought lemons, avacadoes, peaches and other fruit which grows in abundance here. So, from the Mandeville gang we send to you and all of the other gangsters our fondest regards.

Sincerely, George and Dottie Greene, and Connie and I." Vera and I made a slow trip by car down to Palm Beach where we visited my youngest sister and her husband for three days.

My brother-in-law and I saw some alligators in a pond on this golf course. This reminded Clark that the week before a dead gator upon being opened revealed three dog collars in its belly. When Clark told his grandson about this Timmy said, "But, Grandpa, why would an alligator want to eat dog collars?"

At Myrtle Beach we visited the famous Brookgreen Gardens where nature and art

Tut Tuttle must have been too busy to give us the promised run-down on '32 participation in the dedication of the Naval Aviation Museum, an event which took place in mid-April, but we have heard from other sources that this was a memorable occasion marked by a fine turnout of active duty personnel as well as old timers to share the tire kicking. In any case. Hap Asman took pen in hand (from Pensacola, natch) to submit the following aviation news: "Over the past years that I've been reading Shipmate I have noted some claims of 'firsts' among our Classmates, such as the first to have a son graduate from the Academy or the first to become a grandfather, etc. So, along that line I am laying claim to being the first to have a grandmother taken up for a flight by a grandson. It happened on 21 December 1974 when we were out in California visiting our daughter Angela and her husband, LCol. Ed Cathcart, USMC, and their two sons and one daughter. The eldest son, Mike, was 17 and had just earned his private pilot's license. His grandmother, Janie, isn't too fond of flying, even in large commercial planes, but when invited for a spin by her No. 1 grandson, what could she say except 'Sure, let's go.' Anyway, Mike gave her a smooth ride of about an hour around the San Diego area and they both thoroughly enjoyed it. The No. 2 grandson, Chris, 16, has also soloed and is well along toward earning his license when he is old enough. Both boys are fine athletes, winning their high school letters in football, basketball and track. (Sec'y's comment: Bo Coppedge please note.) That about sums it up . . . all of '32 in the Pensacola area are doing well, enjoying life and looking forward to the 45th reunion out around the Golden Gate."

The combined Washington/Annapolis chapters shifted their usual second-Thursday luncheon from the Washington Navy Yard to the Annapolis Yacht Club on 8 May,

marking the occasion by inviting the wives.

This was a highly successful affair in a picturesque and very nautical setting. A total of 59 of us enjoyed cocktails beforehand on the open veranda overlooking the waterfront. Luncheon was served in the main dining room on the upper deck where all potential boat owners could cast envious eyes over some of the yachts below while the handful of harried owners in the group worried over how they were going to pay for that next bottom paint job or overhaul.

It's all in the point of view, but a boat is still only a hole in the water lined with wood, fiberglass, or metal into which one pours an endless stream of money. In any case the happy attendees, who had yachts of fun, were: Dorothy and Barry Atkins, Jack Bandy, Toots Blaisdell, Gwen and Dimi Dimitrijevic, Allison and Owen Fang, Clair and Francis Foley, Deb and Ralph Humes (who drove all the way down from York, Pennsylvania for the occasion). Buck James (alone, Dottie being in Norfolk at the time), Ralph Johnson and his date, Wes Kelley, Dora and Leon Kintberger, Clare and Klink Klinksiek, Bobby and Jack Lamade, Teeny and Bob Leonard, Helena and John Lietwiler, Margaret and Harry Lockwood, Emmy Marshall, Betsey and Dick Matter, Jeanne and John Munholland, Emily and Lloyd Mustin, Charlie Odend'hal, Mary Pierce (without George, who is now listed as a workaholic), Babs and Count Ruckner, Bo and Jack Seager, Erma and Al Slayden, Jane and Bill Stuart, Betty and Sug Sugarman, Louise and Modoc Sunderland, Margaret and Van Van Evera, Nona and Corky Ward, Muriel and Al Wellings, Willie Williamson and his date, Jeanne Stitt, and Marion and Mel Young. There was a strong consensus for repeating this drill in the fall, which we may well do.

Anyone from out of town who might like to attend, please inform the Sec'y.

Dick Adams, inspired by his letter writing as an Agent for the USNA Alumni Association membership drive, dropped us a line to say that "it was interesting to see how many classmates were willing to come to San Francisco for our 45th reunion, and all hands in this area, under the great leadership of Mai Munger, will turn to in order to make the event worthwhile. Classmates should keep in mind the neamess of Disneyland, Knotts Berry Farm and Yosemite for a side trip before or after our reunion.

There have been substantial changes to all three during recent years." He goes on to relate that he is "still working full time running my export business in which I ship motors, gear reducers, valves, steel, and similar industrial material, mainly to the Pacific Area . . . am still active in the Navy League, the NRA, ROA, etc."

Sally and Brooks Harral tell us that their youngest son, John, is now a lieutenant in the JAG Corps, USNR, stationed at tiie Naval Law Center, Norfolk. John is married to the former Marjorie Van Fosson, a fellow graduate of the University of Mississippi from which he received his Juris Doctor degree last year. Brooks has recently Lven in telephone contact with a number of classmates in connection with his activity as a Class Agent. He passes along the following items of interest: "Red Adams is fully Shipmate

61 retired, but lives in great style in Old Lyme, Connecticut, having completely recovered from whatever used to bother him; Bud Leeds has now retired from A.M.F. Inc., where he was Administrative Assistant to the Comptroller, and is enjoying his newfound leisure in Stamford, Connecticut; Bill Short has a home in Chappaqua, New York and a summer place on Block Island. He is in excellent health and fine spirits and conniving to get Paul Grouleff out for a visit soon. The Growler is very lonely without Mary and, despite a long cruise to Greece, can use all our expressions of friendship and understanding." It's tough. Growler, but with your spirit, you'll make it. We're with you. Brooks was also in touch with Jack Hayes. Unfortunately, Jack has suffered two heart attacks and is not too sanguine about his own condition. However, he sends his best to all hands and hopes to make it to the next Army-Navy game. If you can.

Jack, we can too. See you there!

The letters from Dick and Brooks referred to above prompted us to call the Alumni Association to see how '32 was doing in the membership drive. As of the 21 April countdown, the latest at that time, our class membership had improved from 65% a year ago to 73.7% thus far this year, with returns not all in hand. This is certainly a very significant increase and congratulations are in order to the Area CoChairmen (Moe Archer, Charlie Odend'hal, Tate Simpson, and Don Thomas) plus the many Class Agents they enlisted to help them, for the success of their efforts. Anyone in '32 reading this column who may have postponed "joining the club" is hereby again invited to exercise his rights. Our Alumni Association will be just what we make it.

Speaking of Don Thomas, he sent along a communique on the Mustin-Thomas fishing trip to Cabo San Lucas, Baja Califomia. Lloyd, accompanied by Emily, flew to San Diego in mid-April to attend the National Rifle Association's Annual Convention in his capacity as a member of the NRA Board of Directors. Anne, Emily, Don and Lloyd flew down to La Paz and thence by air taxi (what else but a DC-3?) to the Cape, a beautiful but remote place where they were spared T.V., a newspaper and the telephone. They fished for five days, boating 10 marlin, all of which (except the one in the accompanying picture) were released to fight again. The 70 lb. wahoo in the picture was landed by Anne!

The ones with the hats are Mustin and Thomas

July-August, 1975

Don had been in contact with Charlie Phillips who is recovering from a stroke.

Charlie's wife, Sara, is in more serious condition. Charlie Palmer is "pretty well immobilized" with glaucoma. He cannot go anywhere at night and not much at any time. Our hearts go out to all three of you and your loved ones.

Don noted the tremendous assistance he received from Class Agents Swede Eastwold, Jack Roudebush, Dick Blair, Bull Ovrom, Al Bowser, Johnny Fahy, George Luker, Dick Adams, and Jack Colley. Thanks, you guys. Fortunately, there are some others like you who respond to a call to "heave 'round."

You may recall that several months ago we alluded to an honor bestowed upon Earl Pinkston, but we were unsure as to exactly what it was. Thanks to the alert eye of our next door neighbor. Professor Jack Smithson, Chairman of the USNA Physics Department, the details have come to light. Earl received a George B. Pegram Award for excellence in teaching from the southeastern section of the American Physical Society. A report of this in the May edition of the magazine Physics Today contains the following: "Pinkston, a member of the Annapolis faculty since 1942, was cited as an 'innovative classroom and laboratory instractor' whose 'ingenious and carefully prepared demonstrations have excited and instructed two generations of students.'

He earned his Master's degree in physics from Catholic University in 1954 and during 1958-67 was chairman of the Annapolis physics department." If that's not enough for you, let me add that Jack Smithson believes Earl is the first Marylander ever to receive a Pegram Award in physics. All of this goes to prove two things: first. Earl is still a very modest fellow and, second, at least one person reads this column!

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Pres., VAdm. B. M. Strean, USN (Ret.) 5038 North 30th St., Ariington, VA 22207 Sec'y-Treas., Capt. D. R. McMuIlen, USN (Ret.) 8828 Burning Tree Rd., Bethesda, MD 20034 Percent Members: 70 Mary and D. R. McMuIlen took off for an extended vacation in Europe. I agreed to lend him my personal copy of Europe on $5.00 a Day but he seemed disinterested as if he had money he hadn't even counted.

After some effort meeting the deadline for the June column, your reporter finds the July-August deadline 10 days later. "D.R." knows when to get out of town.

As he mentioned in the last '33 column, he left your President with the responsibility for succeeding columns until his return.

Since his deparmre, I've been receiving some friendly and newsy letters from old pals and classmates. I appreciated these nice letters which 1 threw away with the intentions of writing each a thank you letter and in turn telling them all about my activities. I suddenly realized these letters are the source of information for this gossip column. I shall write this from my memory which is reasonably good but sometimes reluctant.

As an alumnus of Marion Institute I received another of the President's letters recently. It would appear that Peggy and Draper Kaufman are doing a fine job for the school and enjoying it. Draper is making some hard decisions in my estimation.

In the words of W. C. Fields it would appear that Draper "has the bull by the tail and is looking the situation square in the face."

Eddie Fredericks writes that the following classmates attended the regular monthly luncheon at the Admiral Kidd Officers' Club: Ryan, Shook, Carl Jones, Williams, Gamon, Coye, Monroe, Stuart, Felling, Bird, Coleman, Rumble, Bruning and Fredericks.

On the distaff side '33 wives held a luncheon coincidental with the men's luncheon attended by: Elsa Bird, Bernice Coleman, Betty Coye, Lee Elliott, Maudie Fredericks, Fou Fritter, Helen Gamon, Nita Gibbons, Jean Hampton, Dee Heinz, Arore Ingels, Corinne Jones, Ruth Jordan, Pat Lambert, Fran Miller, Karen Monroe, Lee Riddell, Gail Poullard, Ernie Rumble, Maggie Pelling, Doric Pray, Marion Ryan, Dottie Shook and Madeleine Williams.

Pickles Heinz won a silver cup for "Best Rose" in the single rose category at the flower show in Coronado. This flower was grown by Pickles. Congratulations.

Gary Coleman, C O . of research ships for Scripps Institute of Oceanography, has operated research vessels all over the Pacific and Indian Ocean areas in many interesting places since his retirement from the Navy. He is looking forward to an interesting trip in March 1976 when he will take the research ship ALPHA HELIX more than 5000 miles up the Amazon River. (Is the Amazon that long?)

Other news from the West Coast: Madeleine and Joe Williams plan a visit to the East Coast via New Orleans. The Riddells plan a cruise in June (the dry season) to Alaska via Inland Passage. And the Fellings announce a new grandson, Raymond Eric Felling, born to James and Judy Pelling.

Jocko Macpherson reports about a Polynesian night get-together at Lib and Willy Fortunes, back from a trip to Tahiti. Attending were Beth and Pres Belcher, Loma Newton, Jocko Macpherson, and Billie and Jack Roudebush ('32).

Betty and Martin Shellabarger have gone back to the family ranch after Shelly's second career of teaching and athletic coaching. They visited the Washington area last Christmas to see daughter Susan and her husband. Bill Catiett (son of Jack Catiett '32) up from Patuxent with their 3 little girls, and to see their youngest daughter, Jill, down from Pennsylvania. In February in Sacramento the Shellabargers welcomed a new grandson born to daughter Janet who is married to an Air Force Officer. In Sacramento they visited with Jeanne and Joe McGougbran. Joe is fully retired now. They also saw the Lou Snyders and the Ray Fusselmans in San Francisco and the Carl Jones and Al Ryans at Lake San Marcos.

The Tyrces were in the area so they had a USNA room reunion with the Jim Betheas on the phone from Jax, Florida.

Shelly writes he is using gentle horses on the ranch now. About two years ago Cow-

62 boy Shellabarger was tiirown by a fractious horse and I remember was knocked coocoo for a short time. (The old gray mare is what she used to be.)

Red Morgan who has been chairman.

Sheet and Tin Operations Committee, for the U.S. Steel Corporation at Pittsburgh retired 30 April after 36 years of service at the magic age for industry of 65 years. The Morgans plan to spend a year checking out warmer climates for a retirement locality with California favored because 4 of their 6 children live there.

The Class of 1933 in D.C. had quite a turnout at Chevy Chase Country Club: Barnum, Blouin, Bowen, Caldwell, Cobb, Dawson, King, MacDonald, Mayberry, McKibben, McMuIlen, George Miller, Moorer, Mott, Oren, Rakow, Shifley, Sublette, Thompson, Travis and Neville.

As President of the YORKTOWN Association I have been trying to help the Patriots Point Development Authority of South Carolina find museum displays for this decommissioned aircraft carrier, which was formally turned over to the State of South Carolina on 8 May. Because of the enormous expense and responsibility, the YORKTOWN is the only aircraft carrier which will ever be made a monument and museum, in my estimation. If you know the whereabouts of available WWII Carrier Aircraft or any YORKTOWNERS who served on

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10 at any time let me know. The YORKTOWN reunion will be held aboard the "Y" at Charleston, 10 to 14 October.

I wrote part of this column at the home of Katie and Tom Christopher while we are visiting them at Virginia Beach. They are in as fine fettle as ever.

On 10 May the Washington-Annapolis contingents, including the ladies, had a luncheon at the Annapolis Yacht Club.

Afterwards many attended a baseball doubleheader between the Academy and Harvard.

Present: Esther and Charley Travis with three lady guests from their hometown of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Dottie and Willie Rakow, Helen and Dale Mayberry, Charlotte and Turner Duncan, Marge and Elliot Loughlin, Rosalie and Champ Blouin, Betty and Bill MacDonald, Janet and Smoke Strean, Chick King, Mary and Bill Davis, Bill Dawson, Harold Bowen, Lisa and Bill Sublette, down from Philadelphia, as were Lee and Bob Camera, Chevy Chase, Betty and Jimmy Ogden, Adele and Archie Wright, and George Miller.

I am writing this in Pensacola where we have several classmates. Betty and Porter Bedell have been living here since his retirement. Porter is the president of a large, impressive and busy bank. The First Navy Bank. It is located on the Naval Air Station, and is the first full service bank on any naval station. Their daughter Joan and family have been visiting them from England.

She is married to Royal Navy Commander Brian Hortin and they five in London.

Sunshine Reedy was in town recently for the Falstaff Amateur Golf Tournament and visited the Bedells. He and Jean live in South Florida and Sunshine is the SE representative for an aircraft electronics firm.

Mac and Jake Jacoby also have lived here since Jake's retirement and theirs is a very comfortable situation. Jake is an

artist (who would have guessed it) and Mac is an expert in ceramics. They have their own art exhibits throughout the area.

Marge and Ray (Hodag) Davis have lived here for some years. Ray is fully retired.

They travel a lot, having gone to Europe last year. I'm informed Ray likes to garden.

Also Ginny Shafer, widow of William E. Shafer, lives here on Fairway Drive and is in good health. Bill used to be my flying partaer when we were students. Once during the course when I didn't understand the fuel system and he was in the back seat, the system overflowed and soaked him with a continuous gasoline spray. He wanted to jump but I talked him out of it. It would have been a reflection on my flying.

All this activity of '33ers reminds me of a remark by one of the visiting '33ers at a luncheon in Washington recently. When someone left the gathering to go back to work he asked in surprise—"Is one of us still doing something?"

Keep the information coming, fellows.

I'm bound to get better!

has interesting exceptions. The professional experience gained on this project was the most rewarding that I have had since leaving the active Navy and our participation in the way of life in Iran, where we were assigned for five months, provided many interesting insights that Sallie and I will always treasure. I am convinced that the leadership of the Shah is without equal in the free world, and that the success of his industrial revolution is critical to the survival of his country—and ours. It was a distinct privilege to have worked with I.E.S.C. in their program for assisting developing nations in getting on their feet with the help of U.S. know-how." The development upon which Capt. Knerr worked is designed to help Iran catch up with other industrialized nations within about 30 years. Formidable problems include extremely high temperatures and the need for fresh water, but Capt.

Knerr feels that these challenges can be met.

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Pres., Capt. C. M. Bertholf, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Cdr. Robert P. Harbold, Jr., USNR (Ret.), 129 Spa View Ave., Annapolis MD 21401 Percent Members: 77 The regular monthly luncheon on 24 April was arranged by Fid Murray at the Belle Haven Club in Alexandria. Present to enjoy the hospitality of this fine club were Batcheller, Bengston, Bertholf, Bunevich, Christensen, Condon, Fairweather, Farwell, Fuller, Gralla, Harbold, Ingram, Klunk, Lawson, MacLeod, McCormick, Murray and Ours. Several classmates, about two foursomes, enjoyed a round of golf following the delicious lunch at which Marriner Bertholf was elected Chairman of the Class Council. To Doug Fuller we extent our appreciation and a "well done" for his efforts during the past two years.

These words from John Harllee: "I resigned from the San Francisco Twin Bicentennial, Inc. on April 15, and will leave San Francisco on May 1, 1975. Jo Beth and I will fly to London and spend May 2-13 there for a reunion of World War II American and British PT officers and also for the purposes of maintaining my maritime and political contacts in London. Following this, we will then take the Rhine River cruise with a group of friends and spend a little time in Europe, probably Switzerland and France. We will return from Europe to Front Royal to stay about June 15; the address is "Oakley" 135 Sherwood Avenue, Front Royal VA 22630."

An interesting note from Hugh Knerr: "Having read last year of the exploits of John Harllee during his assignment with International Executive Service Corps, I investigated the organization and was so impressed with it, that I joined. This was the smartest thing I have done since I married Sallie in 1935. Going on I.E.S.C. assignments (like getting married), is voluntary action, without pay—and my experience proves that the old adage 'never volunteer'

Shelton Fisher Another member of the Class of 1934 steps forward to public prominence. Shelton Fisher, chairman and chief executive officer of McGraw-Hill Inc., has been named vice chairman of the public information committee of the National Commission on Productivity and Work Quality. The commission, which is chaired by Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, has been established to promote methods of improving productivity growth in the U.S. economy. Among its activities, the commission sponsors seminars and conferences for business and labor leaders throughout the country to stimulate increased productivity within their respective organizations.

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Pres., Capt. Jefferson D. Parker, USN (Ret.) Sec'y-Treas., Capt. L. M. Detweiler, (SC) USN (Ret.), 6650 Van Winkle Dr., Falls Church, VA 22044 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. W. H. Packard, USN (Ret.) 5600 Yorktown Blvd., Ariington, VA 22207 Percent Members: 68 For those who haven't already heard, it is regretfully reported that Whitey McGill's wife, Allaire, died suddenly on 4 April 1975 at Coupeville, Washington. Services were held at NAS, Whidbey Island on 7 April Shipmate

63 and inurnment burial was at sea, auspices of the U.S. Navy. Allaire was the sister of Al Fleming (Class of 1936) and, besides Whitey, is survived by 2 sons, a daughter and 5 grandchildren. The class has made a donation to the Navy Relief Society in her memory, in accordance with Whitey's wishes.

They met in Peking in June 1937 and were married in July, when Whitey was on duty with the Marine Detachment at the American Embassy there and Allaire was touring China.

In connection with the death of Ray Cox, reported in the June Shipmate, the class made a contribution in his memory to the Southwest Indian Foundation in Gallup, New Mexico, as suggested by his wife, Doryce.

As a by-product of requesting money for the Alumni Association Annual Fund Drive, Johnnie Becker received a long letter from Red Blount, dated 11 April, this time from Sydney, Australia. Last year. Red similarly repUed from New Zealand, as reported in the October 1974 Shipmate. He has been touring and studying various parts of the world continuously for the past 8 years.

When his New Zealand visa expired in August 1974, he shifted to Australia and spent the next 4 months in New South Wales and Victoria visiting areas seldom seen by tourists; spent a week on a "Bee" farm learning about bee keeping and got stung only twice; visited the RAN Naval Academy on Jervis Bay; and, at Albatross RAAF station, met an Aussie lieutenant who had trained at Pensacola and married a Florida girl. He reached Melboume in December and flew to Tasmania where he spent January in Hobart near the Casino expecting to see at least one USN retiree, but didn't; was on the scene in Port Arthur when the Tasmanian bridge was knocked down by an ore carrier; and found quite a few USA permanent residents in Tasmania, self-styled "escapees from the USA rat race."

In April, he flew back to Melboume and proceeded to Castlemaine in Victoria, the scene of a gold rash, 100 years ago. Red continues his scrutiny of Australia but plans to be on the U.S. east coast by October in time for our 40th.

Peimy and Bud Paret spent January-March 7 5 at their condominium in Barbados and touring other islands of the Lesser Antilles.

In early April, they remmed to their new home in Bethesda, Maryland. They also report that they expect to be present at our 40tiL Jeff Parker has put out a flier requesting deposits from all those who have indicated their intentions to attend our 40th in October at Annapolis. So, anyone who is planning to be present and hasn't received this flier must let Jeff know right away in order that final arrangements can be made, particularly for the banquet at the Annapolis Hilton on the night of 11 October. This appUes especially to those in the WB&A area who haven't applied for room accomodations but still wish to attend the banquet.

Gene Riewe, who has done such an excellent job in tracking down the location or status of "lost" members of the Class of 1936, has kept us advised on the information he has gained on '36ers who started with '35. To disseminate this information, Lou Detweiler has added a Supplement to July-August, 1975

this year's class address list which should have been received by all '35ers by the time you read this. Any '35er who hasn't received our Annual Letter and address list should advise Lou. A form for reporting what's new is included again with the class letter, and it is hoped that all (including those in the Supplement) will take advantage of this easy way to help us keep in touch.

Gene, in carrying out his search efforts, found that Fitz Fitzgerald's dad, James C , whom many '35ers knew before Fitz's premature death in 1938, is 93 and enjoying life, living with his daughter at 450 Waupelani Dr., State Park PA 16801.

Conceming the presentation of Tom Gillmer's sword to the outstanding Mid. 1/c in the 35th Company, reported in the June Shipmate, herewith is the picture pertaining thereto (which couldn't be processed in time for the appropriate deadline). Posed after the presentation in the 35th Co. Wardroom are (1. to r.) guest Mr. Tilghman (whose store refurbished and inscribed the sword), Dermott Hickey, Jeff Parker, Pete IslevPetersen, Lou Detweiler, Midn. Francis Hartmann, Red McDonald, Tom Gillmer, Wy Packard, and Kagey Schacht.

Passing on of '35 Sword to Midn. Francis Hartmann, Class of 1975 Warren Armstrong attended the graduation of his son. Brace, from Brown University at Providence, Rhode Island, in June, "a thirty-fiver at a seventy-fiver." Brace majored in German Literature and European History and, two years ago, he was given leave of absence from Brown to spend part of the year studying at the University of Munich. Now he has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to do graduate work at a German University during the coming year, subsequent to which he will retum to the U.S. to continue his graduate studies.

Warren justifiably advises that he is very proud of Brace's application and use of his talents.

At an awards dinner on 26 April, Snuffy Smith was the ranner-up in the Coronado Community Playhouse Annual Acting Awards for Best Comedian in 1974, based on his performance as the father in Come Blow Your Horn. Local press comments on the awards indicates many believed Snuffy should have won, but congratulations are in order for having been nominated.

The annual Vinson Hall Benefit DinnerDance held on 18 April at Stouffer's National Center Inn in Arlington, Virginia, induced several '35ers to don formal evening wear and take advantage of the opportunity to help his worthy Navy retirement home.

Those present included: Phyllis and Rod Badger, Audrey and Bob Cushman, Ida Mary and Lou Detweiler, Gwen and Jessie Gay, Fran and Fritz Harlfinger, Margaret and Wy Packard, and Louise and Jeff Parker. An excellent time was had by all.

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Pres., Capt. F. G. Law, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. W. M. Hanger, USN (Ret.) 4720 Sedgwick St., N.W., Washington, DC 20016 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Wm. A. Ellis, USN (Ret.) 4101 Downing St., Annandale, VA 22003 Percent Members: 66 Here we are in mid-May enjoying the Spring flowers, the last of the azaleas, and now looking forward to our annual trek to Nags Head in August. It's hard to believe that half of 1975 has already gone by, but then time does fly. If you don't think so, you should have an alarm clock that projects the time on the ceiling and watch time as it "fidgets" by . . . It's eery, but fun to wake up and know what time it is without having to reach for your specs. But on with the news. . . .

The 9 April luncheon at Vinson Hall was small in attendance, but a most congenial gathering. Present were: Alfred, Dick Bradley, Ellis, Gillette, Law, and Woodville. Surprise guest was June Baldwin, here on a Vinson Hall promotion visit, who did much to brighten up the luncheon and keep us all well entertained with her stories and news from the west coast. . . . No real business was transacted, but our President brought us up to date on the responses to the 40th Reunion and told about the excellent job Gene Riewe was doing as the "36 Tracer of Missing Persons." More on this later.

RAdm. James C. Shaw USN (Ret.) was our '36 Representative at the graduation ceremonies at the relocated Naval Academy Preparatory School which is now in Newport, Rhode Island. Winner of the Class of 1936 Award this year was Daniel F. Lyons, an outstanding young man who had done very well, both academically and athletically, at the Prep School. He is well deserving of the Award, and we in '36 extend to him our congratulations and our best wishes for continued success at the Naval Academy. We hope he will enjoy his gold watch and make good use of it when he gets to Navigation.

Notes received from the following are shared with you: Margaret Phelan Coleman, widow of J. C. Hunter and now remarried to Col. Clark W. Coleman USAF (Ret.): "Did not receive the '36 Directory. 'Pappy Jack' was lost around Midway on 8 December 1941. He and crewmen landed safely, but later search could find no trace of them and they were declared missing in action for one year as was the custom at that time. Perhaps that accounts for the difference in dates. Clark, my present husband, was a Reserve Officer in the cavalry under George Patton out of Ft. Myer prior to the war. When cavalry was split to make Tank Corps and Air Force, he chose the latter and served in Headquarters 8th Air Force in England, then at War College, and as an Intelligence Officer. After the war he was Base Commander at Nellis Air Force Base where he retired as full Colonel. I met him during my singing engagements in 1953. 'Pappy Jack' attended Flight School at Pensacola after Annapolis and was attached to the old LEXINGTON. Prior to that he was on

64 the ARIZONA which was sunk at Peari Harbor. My very best regards to all in the Class of 1936."

Joe Icenhower confirms his address as 150 Drummer's Lane, Wayne PA 19087.

Marian and Bert Orr (5 May)—"If all continues to go well, Bert and I will be at Number Forty! Tentatively book us for Thr—rift Inn please." Humerous enclosure was a cartoon (McNaught Syndicate 1974) of a brick wall with the following inscribed upon it: "GRAFFITI—Class Reunion: Getting together to see who's falling apart."

How true! Thanks Marian and Bert for our theme for the 40th.

Mark Hattan—"I have moved from Newport Beach to Orange, both in Orange County. I am just finding things I brought along, so please excuse my late reply to the January Letter. . . . I keep an office in my home and this in Orange turned out to be much better than my previous home. . . .

The 40th Reunion sounds great; would love to attend with my wife if health permits.

Have had some heart trouble which they seem to be regulating OK if I don't get any side effects from the medicine. Would it be possible to reserve a room under the assumption that I will be OK? Know this is no way to run a business because if everyone did this, you wouldn't have any idea of who is coming until they arrived. Virginia and I look forward to this big event.

Regards to all."

Harry Stark (7 April)—"Services for Hoyt Mann were held this morning in Graham Memorial Presbyterian Church in Coronado. Hoyt was a long-time member of that church, dating back to 1942 when he officially joined the congregation although he had attended services there back to 1939. He transferred his letter to Westminster in Alexandria for the years he was on duty in Washington, and then he and Mildred transferred back here shortly after Hoyt's retirement. He was an active member of the church, an Elder and Church Treasurer, among many of his interests in Coronado. There was a large turnout of classmates and wives and scores of friends at the services, and the 1936 floral spray was an appropriate blue iris and yellow (gold) chrysanthemums. . . . Less than 11 more weeks to go in the school year for me; then it's off for the summer with a bit planned to keep me busy around the house —inside painting, trim painting, patio brickwork, flower boxes, etc. If there is any time left over I might even get outside to play a bit of golf. . . . Plan to teach one more year after this and then turn in my chalk at the end of next school year. At this stage of the game, we are planning on coming east for the 40th to see old friends and acquaintances. After returning here, 1 have a few ideas which I will try to work on to keep myself semi-busy, I trust. Ginny joins in regards to everybody."

Biff Stiles (10 April)—". . . appreciate the fine job you fellows around Washington are doing for the class and always look forward to Bill Ellis' news in Shipmate. . . .

We're still living a fairiy quiet life here in Guntersville, Alabama, but last year was more like a disaster area. Chib had major surgery last spring but has recovered and is feeling very well again. Our daughter also

had an auto wreck in the spring and then was ill in the hospital for a couple of weeks in the Fall. She is all well again too, as is our little granddaughter who is almost four and a lot of fun to watch growing up. . . .

This year everything seems to be going much better and hope it keeps on that way. When the weather is not good for golf or fishing, I have a few things to study. Trying to figure out the stock market had me baffled until I decided I was using the wrong basic assumptions. Now I am studying our new ideological ecology and developing a whole new approach to the problem. It's bound to be better than the old one. . . . Looking forward to seeing the old crowd at the 40th Reunion. Best of luck to all."

Margaret E. Yoho, "Jud" Yoho's widow confirms her address as: 1814 Northeast 67th Avenue, Portland OR 97213 and writes: "Have not received the '36 Directory. Please rectify same. Loved getting Frank's letter and the poop sheet. Letter later if I can help in finding some of the 'missing persons of '36."

Henry A. Romberg (12 April)—"I was quite surprised and pleased when your lovely wife, Rosa, talked to me in the Chapel at Fort Myer, and even more so when our son told me of the beautiful spray of flowers for Ruth. It is impossible for me to tell you my full appreciation for all of your thoughtfulness. The whole thing seems like a bad dream. I am still in sort of a daze. My thanks to all for your expression of sympathy."

Mildred Mann (23 April)—"To the members of the Class of 1936—Our daughters and grandchildren join me in expressing sincere thanks for the lovely flower arrangement of blue iris and yellow mums which you had placed at the church during Hoyt's Memorial Service. Please accept our grateful appreciation for your expression of sympathy. . . . Fondly, Mildred Mann."

Did you happen to catch the Metro Section of the Washington Post on 18 April?

There was a wonderful article "Guerilla Warfare for U.S. Agencies" by Helen Dwar regarding the fight that Barbara Schlech is carrying on with Congresswoman Marjorie Holt (Md.) to prevent the move of the Navy's Oceanographic Office from Suitland, Maryland to Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The picture of this team of Holt and Schlech was wonderful, and we wish them both success in their fight to prevent the move that may have its good points from Defense budget viewpoints, but which is certainly an injustice to the many dedicated employees of the Agency. Past experience has proven that such moves only cost the Navy the loss of many fully dedicated people and the expertise of their many years of experience and loyal devotion to duty.

Our "Sleuth," Gene Riewe, has been doing a wonderful job tracking down all the "missing persons" and accounting for everyone associated with the Class of 1936. He feels that there are many of you out yonder sitting on information about the whereabouts of classmates that you should send in, thereby helping all of us to put the jigsaw puzzle together. Please do so by responding to Gene promptly or by sending the dope to your reporter or class president. For example, some of our missing people were ultimately in the Service. Maybe you were ship-

mates with or ran across Alex Kramer, Seibert, Stockman, or Tilburne. If you were, or know the whereabouts of them, let us know as soon as possible. At any rate our Sherlock Holmes has turned up the following. Can you add to his efforts???

Widows: Mrs. C. W. Coleman (Mrs. J. C. Moore) as reported earlier in the column; Mrs. Roy Krogh, now Mrs. R. N. ("Nick") Lamberto—804 39th St., Des Moines lA 50312, Phone: (515) 255-4902; Mrs. Robt. B. Moore, now Mrs. Robt. V. Hynde—1461 Broadway, Benton Harbor MI 49022, Phone: (616) 925-5514; Mrs. J. W. Ferguson, now Mrs. A. J. Rauchle—6337 Glidden St., San Diego CA 92111. Jean's step-son is Capt. James Rauchle, USMC, Class of 1968; Mrs. F. M. Robinson (Eleanor), now at 25 E. 9th St., New York City NY 10003, has a daughter in Scottsdale, Arizona, three grandchildren, girls 3 and 12 and boy 9. Frank's mother, Mrs. Hugh B. Robinson is a resident of Vinson Hall; Mrs.; L. W. Ross (Anne)—2589 S. Bayshore Dr., Miami FL 33133, correct phone to (305) 858-2934; Mrs. A. E. Teall (Mildred), now Mrs. V. L. Markham—5010 Wilder Lane, Soquel CA 95073.

Deceased: Seymour Karasyk September 1968, as verified by Cornell University; J. A. Lewis, 1 Febraary 1948, at Waco, Texas.

New findings: Andres, Charles—Rt. 2, N. Berwick ME 03906, Phone: (207) 646-2200, is Head of the Art Department at Berwick Academy and has done covers for Seapower, the Navy, and Shipmate; Damson, S. I.— 356 Gaines Ave., Mobile AL 36609, Phone: (205) 342-7091, obtained through a phone conversation with "Sy's" 88 year old Mother in Mobile; Shepard, J. S.—917 La Paloma Rd., Key Largo FL 33037, Phone: (305) 451-0199, who writes: "Your letters with enclosure have helped me perk up a bit after losing my wife. I am a little shocked at the number of deceased members of the Class of 1936. My roommate J. C. Hunter I knew went down off a carrier and I served two years aboard the TENNESSEE with Jack Cnitchfield and Porter Maxwell. After leaving the Academy, I became an Aviation Cadet, and after graduating I served in the Fleet for two years and then returned to Pensacola as a flight instructor in patrol boats. Oddly enough, I had quite a few students from '34, '35, and '36. . . . retumed to inactive status as a Reserve Ensign and accepted a pilot position with Pan American Grace Airways based in Lima, Peru. After the company merged with Braniff, I transferred to Travis Air Force Base and flew the Pacific to Vietnam for 3 years under a MAC contract. I had to retire when I reached 60 and lived awhile in Boulder City, Nevada until I moved to Florida. . . . I was a 2nd Batter when in '35, but moved to the 4th Batt when turned back into '36. I certainly do appreciate Masters, Butler, and McCormack for tracking me down. I now own a commercial fishing boat which I operate with my son. Fishing has been poor of late; too much high winds and rough seas. . . . Again I was glad to hear from '36. . . . Steaming as before, Shep."

Also received were notes or letters from:; Clifford F. Clark, Jr.: "It's very good to hear from you; some memories are very sharp, others not so good. My Lucky Bag is Shipmate

65 in Virginia, so can't check. . . . We're here at Box 105 Madison, Virginia, 1 June to 1 October. I did 33 months at NATTC, NAS Jax as Aviation Fire Controlman 1/c and taught Norden Bombsight, etc. Would like to attend the Reunion if it is in the summer time. Regards to all."

C. M. Hutchins—"Correct my Florida address to 2011 Gulf Shore Blvd. North, Naples FL 33940. not north Naples. Also did not retire, but was severed after WW II—so no rank and no retired are in order."

L. N. ("Leek") Brooks, 1270 Clover Nook Dr., Hamilton OH 45013, Phone: (513) 895-5220: "I vaguely remember you (Riewe) as a Youngster while I was a Plebe. There has been an enormous amount of water over Niagra Falls these past 42 years. I have had an interesting and gratifying life with marriage to Audrey E. Marlatt of Hagerstown, Indiana in 1935, an enduring reward for nearly 40 years. We have had four children, 3 girls and 1 boy, ranging in ages from 27 to 38. They have enriched our lives and provided us with 10 fun-loving grandchildren from ages 2 to 18 years. Along with this fulfilling family life, I have pursued a satisfying career in the machine tool business and have recently retired from teaching vocational High School to become a one-third owner of Machine Tool Corporation of Hamilton, Ohio—a 15 man tool and die shop. Audrey and I continue to work hard and live comfortably in a Hamilton suburb surrounded by wonderful friends, a loving family, and the enjoyment of good health.

From fond memories of the past, I look forward to many interesting years ahead."

Hugo L. Culpepper who writes: "I was surprised and pleased to receive your letter along with enclosed material about '36. A copy of the Class Roster would be most welcome. . . . You requested a run down on my activities since leaving the shores of the Severn. A response is the purpose of this letter. . . . I entered the Academy on 9 June 1932 and roomed during Plebe Summer with Dave Richardson and Bill Kaufman. I had roomed with Richardson at Marion Military Institute, and Kaufman's father was the Senior Medical Officer at the Academy Hospital. Just before the beginning of classes in September, I applied for Italian instead of Spanish and was transferred to the 4th Batt. where W. B. Bayless, also a friend from Marion days, was my roommate.

About the middle of October 1936 I had a religious experience and submitted my resignation, retuming south to begin my preparation for a career in the ministry. I entered Guachita Baptist College and studied for two years before transferring to Baylor University where I received my BA degree in June 1936, and then went to Southern Baptist Theological Seminary from 1936 to 1939 where I married Ruth Louise Cichrane of Little Rock, Arkansas who received her BA from Baylor in 1937 and her Master of Religious Education from the the Seminary in 1939. I was ordained in 1940, and we sailed from San Francisco under appointment from the Foreign Mission Board expecting to spend all our lives in interior China teaching in the All China Baptist Theological Seminary at Kaifend, China.

However, a week after our arrival, the Tripartite Pact was signed and the State Department evacuated us to Baguio, Luzon, July-August, 1975

Philippine Islands. Within three weeks after Pearl Harbor, Bagio was occupied by the Japanese and we were placed in a civilian concentration camp until 1944 when we were moved to Bilibid Penitentiary in Manila. We were there until February 1945 when the American Army arrived, and in March were repatriated on a Troop Ship returning from Okinawa. My wife lost 30 lbs. and I about 40 lbs. during the war. . . . To make a long story short, we transferred to Santiago, Chile in 1947 to teach in a Seminary until 1953 when we were asked to transfer to the International Seminary in Buenos Aires and stayed until 1958. I then joined the Faculty of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville and taught from 1959 to 1965 when I became the Director of the Division of Missions of the Baptist Home Mission Board in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1970 I returned to Louisville as W.O. Carver Professor of Christian Missions and World Religions, and from 1972 to 1973 was on sabbatical studying at the Center for the Study of World Religions at Harvard University. I have three more years until normal retirement at 65 in 1978, but I have the option of staying on a year at a time teaching until I am 70 if I desire to do so and there is a need. . . . We have two sons. The older is Richard Alan who is now 29 and an Assistant Professor of New Testament Interpretation at the Seminary. His one year old daughter is our first grandchild.

Our Second Paul Lawrence, Doctor of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine 1973, is now a resident in Family Practice at Montefiore Hospital, Bronx, New York. . . . My wife received her Master of Sciences degree in Library Science on 10 May at the University of Kentucky and became a member of the Faculty of the University of Louisville on 18 May as Interloan Department Librarian. . . . I've written too much. It would be great if I could secure a copy of the 1936 Lucky Bag. 1 received one from Dave Richardson, but the Japanese got it in the Philippines. Hope to meet you all some time."

Sam Haynes (6 May)—"What a pleasant surprise to find your letter when we returned home yesterday, having recently closed my business and finding time to take a short trip. . . . My life since leaving the Academy in 1934 has been relatively uneventful but extremely happy. Have held no commission as 1 could not meet the Navy's physical requirements, but I did volunteer and served 3 years as an enlisted man in the Army during WW II. . . . Have spent the better part of my business life in the automobile business, and the past 25 years have been spent here in Clearwater. . . . See from the Class Roster that you need C. C. Manley's address. He visited us here some 6 or 8 years ago at which time he could be reached through: Agency for International Development, U.S. Embassy, Bogota, Columbia. . . .

Thanks again, and regards to all in '36."

Thanks to Ben Robertshaw we have finally put a tag on J. H. Spencer whose address is 47 Rockmeadow Road, Westwood MA 02090.

Corrections to previous reports are as follows: Saymour, G. E.—change the zip code to 31705; Fitzgerald—change area code for his phone to 201; O'Dell—change his state to Massachusetts vice Maine.

That's it for now, but as Gene Riewe says:

"Somebody, somewhere is sitting on the information." How about it? Where are Banks, Bucken, Cofod, Gwatkin, Rankin, D. M. Wilson, Evans, Hayes, Friedman, J. O. Gray, Short, Farrow, Hercules, Hinxman, Jahn, McNerney, Merchant, Moran, Orvis, M. C. Patterson, Perry, H. M. Sauer, K. G. Sauer, Snyder, Stockman, Tilburne, Washington, Welker, R. H. Wilson, Young, to mention only a few. Let us know if you have any dope on their whereabouts. See you in September after Nags Head. Meanwhile keep the news and dope on classmates coming in.

37 Sec'y-Treas., LCdr. J. P. M. Johnston, USN (Ret.) 2118 Bancroft PI., N.W., Washington, DC 20008 Corr. Sec'y, Cdr. Wesley Steesy, USN (Ret.) 9127 Sligo Pkwy., Silver Spring, MD 20901 Percent Members: 67 Train out! Our four-star mate, Ralph Cousins, became a retiree on 1 June, having turned over his command (CINCLANT & CINCLANTFLT)

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Kidd. The Norfolk ceremony was aboard the NIMITZ, our newest nuclear carrier.

Ralph adds, "Mary and I have not yet firmed up our plans for the immediate future. We hope to have a few weeks in our house in Portugal and I am making plans to do some fishing in Iceland in July.

As soon as our plans are more definite I will let all hands know where we can be found."

Extracted from a press release is the news that Bemie Bieri has been elected President of the Board of Directors of the San Diego Navy Federal Credit Union, the largest membership credit union in California and the third largest in the nation.

Hu Reece's son Larry (Class of 1965) read my appeal for Hu "to surface" and writes of Hu and Lois: "All is well. They still remain in Rio de Janeiro and dad continues to be a consultant with Gibbs and Cox Ship Design for the Brazilian Navy. ETR to USA is unknown at this time. Youngest daughter Pricilla (15) resides with them. Be sure to contact them if you should visit Rio, at Rua Prof. Ferreira da Rosa 161, Barra da Tijuca, Guana Barra, Brazil, Phone 3990227. PS: Let it be known that it took a dedicated Sixty-Fiver to help keep the Class of Thirty-Seven together." And thanks so much, Larry, for this contribution.

Bunny Shupper, our San Diego area coordinator, writes: "I play golf regularly with Flick Hake, Kenneth Hanson and Fred Lucas. Several foursomes behind are Tex Lander, Vic Wildt and Bemie Bieri (when the Supply Corps retireds give him an open date). Syd Bottomley joins our '37 foursome play once a month in the County Senior tournament, which is played at a different course each month. Duke Ferrara has recovered nicely from his recent heart attack and he and Judy have just returned from an extended visit to the East Coast, where they traveled the Inland Waterway to Florida. Both look fit and well. We see the Coronado contingent regularly, thanks to the entertaining done by D. J. and Syd Bottomley

66 and Jean and Skeetah Gardes. When last seen Skeetah (not Skeeter) was talking about selling his 57' motor cruiser so he could buy a bigger one. Willy Crenshaw has recovered nicely from his heart attack, lost about 30 pounds and looks fine. Ginny and Gene Rankin live in Coronado Cays, with dock, boat, etc. at their front door. Connie and Bones Savage live in La Jolla and we see them frequently. The Eddy Arentzens just bought a home in Rancho Santa Fe and like it fine. We rarely see Stan Zimmy or Walt Phaler. I understand Walt's a school teacher, as is Frank Shamer. We're still looking for Donnie and Bush Bringle, who bought a house out here last year. Lois and Bob Eriy are remodeling their Coronado home. We will be sitting with them at the Bottomley table at the Charity Ball at the Del Coronado Hotel. I will be in Washington in May, working on a consulting job for Analytic Advisory Group." Thanks, Bunny.

Regrettably, I report that heart attacks have taken Frank McKay (5 May) and Joe Dalton (14 May). Paul Hartmann informed me of Frank (Paul's 4-year roommate), but no details other than that the funeral was on 10 May at Greensboro, NC. Joe went quickly at home, during a 15minute rest period following yard work.

The funeral and burial were on 17 May at Grace Church, Kilmarnock, Virginia. Our class was represented by the Transues, Lakes, Johnstons, Joyces, Smarts, Kellys, Fords, and Gosses. Frankie's mother, sister and brother were down from Toronto.

Frankie may be reached via General Delivery, Kilmamock VA 22482.

Paul Hartmann tells me that receipt of Class Dues is up to $1332 as of this writing ( 5 / 1 5 ) . Most everyone sent in more than the $5 requested, the average amount from 156 contributors being around $9.

Really great, mates! He hopes to receive occasional amounts from those not yet heard from. Paul has made available to me some of the replies he received, such as: (1) Larry Bernard wrote, "Your skillfully phrased dunning memo to the USNA Class of 1937 has affected me profoundly. From my own extensive experience with the '37 Washington Group, which has given me considerable insight into class cohesiveness, I know that every single member of the class will want to contribute. Unfortunately, a significant number will forget to mail their contributions and an equally large number will never quite get around to it.

Accordingly, I am enclosing a check for $15â&#x20AC;&#x201D;five dollars for me, five for one of the members who will forget, and five for one of the gentiemen who will never get around to sending anything. PS: I have the highest admiration for the way you have apparently gotten the NAAlumni Association to pay for the stationery and the printing and mailing of your memo. Keep up the fine work!" (Note: Well, not quite, Larry.

USNAAA billed us the total actual cost, but it was a fine service rendered us, and very much appreciated.) (2) Bepo Carroll wrote he had just seen Art Grantham and Frank Menefee on the golf course in Honolulu before he wrote his check. (3) Wyman Howard formed his own company a few years ago in Westwood, Massachusetts, and is a principal agent for General Develop-

ment Company in Florida land and home sales. He and Lil have the last of four sons and a daughter still at home. (4) Zeke Soucek reported that he and Mary keep busy, she with her painting and he with office as well as countless chores around their Silver Spring, Maryland, home. (5) From Menlo Park, California, Don Gay wrote that he's a consultant involved in the acquisition and management of shopping centers and such, while Mickey is busy in real estate. (6) Dave Tamny is still working with EPA of Research Triangle Park in North Carolina. (7) Ted Gibson lives at Goldsboro, North Carolina. Mary Virginia and Diana work at nearby SeymoreJohnson AFB, while younger daughter Patti is in school and is an explorer scout. Ted manages his rental properties and enjoys semi-rural living after his two light strokes a few years ago. (8) From Long Island Pete Friedrick wrote he would like to see some classmates but he and Dot don't get to Washington at all. So plan to attend the 40th, Pete. (9) Hoppin Rowland who retired as a senior American Airlines pilot to his home in North Carolina and a teaching job has now switched his efforts to the life insurance business. (10) Edie and Bob Ware write that "all is well despite inflation, smog, etc., but we find Guadalajara is the best climate ever and we plan to stay." (11) Sid Freedman has "graduated" from General Dynamics and has moved into a new home at 941 Runnymead Lane, San Diego CA 92106.

That's it for this month, mates. I only wish there was this much material every month. Train in!

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Pres., Col. A. J. Saxten, USMC (Ret.) Chm. Wash. Grp., VAdm. P. A. Beshany, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. John A. Bogley, USN (Ret.) 4620 North Park Ave., Chevy Chase, MD 20015 Percent Members: 66 Highlight of April for the Washington Group was the annual husband-wives luncheon at Ft. Myers O'Club, with a whopping attendance of nearly seventy. Attendees included the Andrews, Arthurs, Berkeleys, Beshanys, Bidwells, Jack Bogley, Betty Bolam, the C. D. Browns, Mary Bullard. the Churches, Conrads, Dwyers, Elwoods, Ferriters, Fikes, Fleps, Giffens, Harrigans, Hestons, Inghams, Skip Jakel, the Hank Jacksons, Art Johnsons, Melvins, Mansfields, Masons, Owens, Paynes, Raymers, Rindskopfs, Hugh Robinsons, Gordon Smale, the Spears, Trickeys and Muriel Wells, plus several family members and guests. As is customary, election results for the officers of the Washington Group for the next year were announced. Phil Beshany was elected to chair the Group, assisted by Snowden Arthur, Secretary, Carter Berkeley, Project Assistant for the '38 Reunion, Hugh Elwood, Vice Chairman, Art Johnson, Social Secretary, Joe McDowell, Assistant to the Chairman, and Rett Trickey, Treasurer.

The spring thaw again stimulated the peripatetic '38ers to new travels. Inbound were Nan and John Sweeney to witness their

daughter perform at the Washington Cherry Blossom Festival as the Princess from New Hampshire. Outbound were the Hestons, to England and the Trickeys to Russia. Fred Bardshar and the Elwoods made it to the dedication of the Naval Aviation Museum at Pensacola where they confirmed that it is easier to preserve the condition of old aircraft than old fighter pilots.

Nor are the "stay-at-homes" doing badly.

Agee Melvin has recently retired from his second Naval career, this time as a civilian executive with NavAirSystems Command.

From here out he intends to subsist on his golf winnings from luckless classmates.

John Burrill reports from Sacramento, California, that, although now a proud grandparent of a second girl, he is still a tiger on the tennis court and challenges all classmates to a singles duel.

Carter Berkeley announces that plans for the "38th for '38" Reunion are moving ahead, guided by the objective of "the biggest bang for the buck." The dates are firm: Friday, 17 October through Sunday, 19 October 1976. This will be Homecoming Weekend at the Naval Academy. We intend to base operations in Washington where hopefully, all out-of-towners can be put up by classmates. It is a short jaunt to Annapolis and transportation will be arranged. Available activities include: Friday, an update view of the Naval Academy, a reception in Dahlgren Hall and dinner in the mess hall. Saturday, a briefing on current issues (usually given by CNO and CMC); a "tailgate" lunch as guests of the Washington Group, followed by attendance at the Navy/William & Mary football game; a dinner-dance at the Army-Navy Country Club in Washington. Sunday, sports, socializing and sight-seeing in Washington and/or Annapolis to be determined later.

You simply won't want to miss this memorable occasion and we'll keep in touch as the plans firm up. However, now that everyone is retired the keep-in-touch drill isn't so easy, at least for the thirty-four percent of us who don't belong to the parent Alumni Association and receive Shipmate.

Not only does Shipmate print our news, it also provides the only up-to-date roster of our classmates who are members. How about joining up so we may keep "38 alive in '85."

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Pres., Capt. C. R. Chandler, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. F. P. Anderson, USN (Ret.) 2725 N. Wakefield St., Ariington, VA 22207 Percent Members: 66 Last month I had the unhappy task of reporting the passing of Carlos (Charlie) Albert in Manila (Quezon City) on 19 Mar. 1 can now report that a beautiful memorial service (arranged by Tom Rudden) was held for him here at the Ft. Myer Chapel on 25 April attended by daughter, Maritze, and her husband, Mike Rudden, many of his classmates from the Washington area, and by the Philippine Ambassador to the U.S. and his Embassy staff. A Requiem Catholic Mass was celebrated. Bill Ruhe, in a stirring eulogy, eloquently remiShipmate

67 nisced some of the more memorable events in Charlie's midshipman days, his Navy assignments here in Washington with the Philippine Embassy, and then his unblemished and distinguished civilian career in Manila where he was always so gracious and hospitable to any of us when passing through. Bill ended his remarks with the thought that Charlie could be described as having actually lived up to his middle name, "Jesus!" A taped recording of the entire service was sent to Mia in Manila including, of course. Bill's beautiful oral tribute to a wonderful man, classmate, and friend.

1 received the following announcement last May from Gene Henry in Rhode Island: "Just a note to say that I am planning to be married on 1 June to a lady resident of the Island. 'Bushy' and I will make our home at 326 West Main Rd., Portsmouth RI 02871, and would Uke to see classmates passing this way. Later in Jime we will visit # 1 son in Denver and # 2 son in Monterey.

Doug is at the PG school and is now a lieutenant. In August we plan to visit England for about 6 weeks. Otherwise, we shall be sticking close to Newport. I enjoyed the 35di very much last fall and am looking forward to our 39th."

Congratulations to John Muhlenberg and his two Air Force sons! Here's his brief letter: "I guess I should have sent the good news in 1972 but now with my second son following in the first son's footsteps it is too good to hold back. Barry entered the Air Force Academy with the class of '76 and Mark will join him on 30 June with the class of '79. Of course, it is not the same as the USNA but it is enough to make any Alumnus proud."

There's an Ens. Paul R. Schratz on the active list again. Pete (Jr.) was commissioned at VanderbUt in mid-May and will

per year for the next four years (FY 75, 76, 77, 78) to meet the goal.

Rhythm reports that we are off to a good start witii $4000 in the bank witii half tiie precincts heard from. Do not send Rhythm or K. C. the money; send it to the Alumni Association marked "Class of '39 Memorial Fund," and do not feel constrained to give only $39. All of your annual contribution can be marked for the memorial if you so desire.

Related subject: Rhythm is anxious to get your ideas on a suitable memorial, and the field is wide open for imaginative suggestions. Please write him at 605 Timber Branch Parkway, Alexandria VA 22302 or phone him at (703) 931-1300. In fumre columns I will try to list all suggestions that are suitable for printing in a family magazine.

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Pres., RAdm. John Chase, USN Secy, Cdr. Leigh Winters, USN (Ret.) 701 S. 23rd St., Ariington, VA 22202 Percent .Members: 61 WASHINGTON REPORT You will be reading this on or about 6 June 1975. So—a Happy 35th Aimiversary to those classmates who survived and graduated! And Heartiest Congratulations to those who departed sooner, but went on to distinguished careers in many fields, including the Navy! Hope to see you all at '40"s 35th Homecoming in Annapolis the weekend of 10-12 October!

usual), Betty and Harvey Seim, Mary and Ed Sledge, Judy and John Sims, Thelma and Bill Scott, Margaret and Ray Schneider, Betty and Tom Taylor—the Anniversary couple. Bee and Bob Wann, Betty and Stan Wagenhals, Claudia and Bob White, Dee and Early Winters.

Before cocktails Vince Healey held a meeting of the Homecoming Committee for the purpose of establishing prices for the various events, and firming up details as to times and places. Another maihng will go out to our corrected Class Roster in May with hopes of reaching those from whom we have not yet heard. Then later, in June or July, a final nation-wide mailing will disseminate price and schedule info. Meanwhile, if you plan to attend Homecoming, send your $10 for the "working fund" to BILL SCOTT, 1529 Dahlia Court, McLean VA 22101. If you need motel reservations send anodier $20 to BILL KEATING, 6232 N 23 rd St., Arlington VA 22205 for room deposit. Further on in this column you'll find a listing by states of classmates now planning to attend. It might be a good idea to get together with one another on transportation arrangements, etc.

Local siblings of classmates are still making the news. An item from the 12 April Alexandria Gazette: "Captain and Mrs. Lawrence Ixtckett of Alexandria announce the engagement of their d a u ^ t e r Mary Kathleen to John McCallum of Alexandria.

Miss Lockett is a graduate of St. Mary's Academy and Northern Virginia Community College "

go to the USS CONE in Charleston.

I regret to report the tragic passing of another classmate. Eari Carlsten died 13 April in Harbor View Hospital, Seattie, from severe bums received in a freak automobile fire the night before! The only facts known at the time of this writing are that Earl's car apparently got hung up on a curblike low retaining wall while he was tuming aroimd in a driveway and then abraptiy caught fire. Earl was unable to get out in time. Our deep sympathy goes to his widow, .Adelaide, of 12307 N.E. 147th Court, Kirkland WA 98033 and the four children.

Memorial Fund Info: As you know, at the meeting held in conjunction with the 35th Reunion, a decision was made to raise $39,000 by our 39th for a suitable class memorial. Charlie Chandler has been recording class response to this decision, and reports almost unanimous support from those classmates responding.

Rhythm Moore volunteered to lead this drive for 39 by 39 at 39, and has tied in K. C. Childers to help. They have been in direct contact with Dick Teel and Bill Busik of the Alumni Association, and the Association has agreed enthusiastically to support the '39 Fund with a special accounting system, with periodic reports to be distributed to the class. What "39 has to do is to push home individual donations of $39 July-August, 1975

Socializing at the Fort Myer Officers Club Local Wives of '40 and their husbands assembled at the Fort Myer O'Club for 1800-2000 cocktails on Friday, 18 April.

This was a preliminary warm-up for the impending Reunion . . . and a toast to Betty Ann and Tom Taylor on their 33rd Wedding Anniversary. Three score celebrants included Jonnie and Art Beradtson, Kay and Ace Barton, Betty and Jack Bowell, Maxine Pole with Dick Brown, Mary and Bill Carpenter Elouise and John Chase, Lib Vaughan with Jack Clair, Lu and Paul Desmond, Mary Anne and Phil Eckert, Caroline and John Greenbacker (down from Baltimore), Jo and Oz Gray, Joan and Marsh Hamill, Helen and Vince Healey, Loretta and Ted Hechler (up from Annapolis), Ruth and John Henry (Paeonian Springs VA), Goody and Bill Keating, Charlotte and Gene Lamiman, Marge and Ed Muhlenfeld, Mary and John Montgomery, Vi and Bob Quinn (Vi was the gal in charge of all arrangements for the cocktail party—our thanks to her for an affair "Well Done," as

Frederick H. Michaelis Front page of The Navy News, a Washington area weekly, dated 18 AprU 1975, carries the photo and lead story of Mike Michaelis' change-of-command: "Admiral Frederick Hayes Michaelis will become the new Chief of Naval Material today. He will relieve Admiral Isaac Campbell Kidd, Jr. in change of command ceremonies scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. in the Washington Navy Yard . . . Admiral Michaelis comes to the helm of the Material Command from his job as Commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Atiantic Fleet. . . ." Congramlations to a very popular classmate and Admiral!

68 California—Skip Appleton, Kent Bulfinch, Don Bruce, Pat Clancy, J. C. Cochran, Harry Fischer, Kiik Kirkpatrick, Snuffy (H. J.) Smith; Utah—Buck Buchanan; DUnois—Cros Croft, Davy Davenport, Ben Frana, Dave King, Bill Mauer; Minnesota— John Hardy; Missouri—Andy Anderson, Rue O'Neill; Ohio—Ned Bent, El Bergman, Virgil Gex; Maine—Ted Rodgers; Massachusetts—Connie Carlson, Bill Hill, Bill Roseborough; Connecticut—Blaine Libbey, Dusty (A. W.) Rhodes; New Jersey—^Bob Roberts, Bud Schafer, Wally Utiey, Dan WilHams; Pennsylvania—Jake Heimark, Bill Laffey, Bill Lindsay, Bex Trimble, Hooky Walker; Texas—Bill Bryan; South Carolina —Ed Malloy, Russ Moon, Stormy Karl; Georgia—Dick Champion, Cary Hall; Louisiana—Bill Lewis; Florida—Pancho Gerber, Jack Hinman, JJ Jackson, Pete Peters, Johnny Williams. And there'll be more. . . .

We're ranning out of hotel reservations. . . .

Class of 1940 on Youngster Cruise June is the time for graduation . . . and reminiscing. The enclosed photo brings back sweet memories of Youngster Craise in 1937. Do you recognize the following: Bob Clements, Jim Elkins, Marsh Hamill, BC Hall (dec), Ed Hayes, Jonse Hughes (dec), Fred Mallory (dec). Art Maltby, Russ Merrill, Mike Michaelis, Ed Morrison, Sandy Saunders, Roger Smith and MC Snyder (dec). Any others?

NEWS FROM HERE AND THERE A clipping from a Washington, D.C. paper concerning the son of Miles Libbey of BernardsvUle NJ: ". . . The FY 1976 CNO Fellow is LCdr. Miles A. Libbey III USN, a 29 year-old surface junior officer detailer at BuPers. The selection, made by CNO James L. Holloway III, follows the screening of applicants by the 19 Febmary board " The "missing" continue to be found: Charles D. Arthur served as a Lt. USNR with the Navy Group, China, and the 7th Fleet, and is now a Professor of History at Penn State, Media PA 19063.

Ned Bent, a manager of Monsanto's Mound Laboratory in Miamisburg OH, will join the class this year at Castine in July and Annapolis in October.

Attorney Walter Newport, Jr., "found" last March in the law firm of Newport, Newport, Wine & Buzzell of Davenport, Iowa, forwards the address of another "missing" classmate: Oscar W. Wilhelm, 923 Spaulding Boulevard, Davenport 52804.

A query from Stew Swacker, in Dallas indicates that he may be witii us at the 35th.

Also in Texas—Bill Bryan, who earned a aeronautical engineering at CalTech, is now Project Engineer for the Fort Worth Division of General Dynamics. Having conquered tiie air. Bill is now leaning towards oceanography as a diversionary interest.

From San Diego, Stan Orser reports on the growing groundswell for a reunion in California: "We are in the talking and phoning stage of a get-together here in San

Diego. . . . Will keep you posted." Also in San Diego—Carl Sander adds his vote for a California reunion, and scratches "J. F. McDonald, Jr." from our Dec. 1974 Class Roster. It's the wrong Joseph McDonald.

Does anyone out there know what happened to our Joe? Up in Sacramento Kent Bulfinch writes: ". . . We have finished and furnished our retirement home up in Siskiyou County, near Mt. Shasta, and the wild and beautiful Klamath River . . . I hope to retire from Shell Oil next year (after 30-|-) . . . son Scott, Lt. USN (class of 1970) . . . after sea duty in USS LANG (DE 1070) off Vietnam, is at USNaval Facility Keflavik . . . with bride, Ens. Susan (nee Heelan) USNR (W) . . . if they can survive a year in such a confined location with Scott making out Susan's watch list—I guess they will make it! . . . We have a very small USNA chapter here in Sacramento: Bill Bush was down from Incline Village, Nevada, for our Christmas Dinner-Dance at Mather AFB; Don Bruce's wife Jeanne, was thrown from a horse several days before Christmas, fracturing several vertebrae. A full recovery is expected long before October. Don is Assistant Park Manager at Comanche Park, about 40 miles south of Sacramento. . . ."

Becky and Kent will be at the Homecoming.

And—from Hawaii . . . Mac McKinney happily writes: " . . . Hawaii is all that we expected it to be for a retirement home.

Great weather, great golf and great people.

Am in complete retirement . . . love every minute of it. . . . Bobbe sometimes expresses the desire that I go to work! . . . " A quick memo from Bill Caspari: ". . . Business is great in Europe (he is with Sanders Associates in Germany . . . C.S.), and I plan to be here several years more . . . in case I don't make it—Happy 35th! . . ."

In addition to tiie local ( D . C , MD, VA) contingent, here are the classmates you can expect to greet at Homecoming '75: from Hawaii—Jim Vellis; Washington—Herm Trum; Nevada—Bill Bush and Dick Long;

THE SECRETARY'S CORNER John Montgomery relayed the sad news of the passing of Mary Tipton "Tippy" Rhodes, in late March 1975. You might drop Dusty a line at 18 Wilson Ridge Rd., Darien CT 06820.

FLASH—Just got word (5/5/75) tiiat Tab Collins is back in town from Saudi Arabia. Details in next month's Shipmate. * * * ONLY FORTY IS 4.0! * * * USNA '40's 35tii HOMECOMING: 10-12 OCTOBER 1975

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Chairman, Capt. James R. Thompson, USN (Ret.) Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Victor Delano, USN (Ret.) 7111 Pyle Rd., Bethesda, MD 20034 Percent Members: 57

Rehoboth Beach Roustabouts Leslie and Mac Nicholson have recentiy moved to a new home at 1672 St. Albans Square, Annapolis MD 21401. Subsequent to their relocation from Bethesda, a picture taken at an earlier get-together at the Doherty/Foster apartment at Rehoboth Beach emerged from one of the crates which shows the Doherty, Foster, Nicholson and Sanger assemblage with poor old Frank nearly cut off by a slipping camera.

A note from Willie DeVenter has provided a possible clue as to the whereabouts of one of the three misplaced classmates who were reported as such last April. Willie believes that John Palm or his wife may be in Palatine, Illinois, and I am hot on the trail. In the meantime, I am still looking for George Everly and Bill Neely. Can someone help?

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The Connecticut Connection Not all of Tully Shelley's pictures of a winter reunion in Connecticut reached print last month so here is a montage of four of the celebrants: left to right. Sheldon Kinney, Bill Daly, Dick Smith (in the background), Jim Marion and Basie Feldmeier.

Congratulations to Harry Vincent on becoming the Vice Chairman of the Board of Booz. Allen & Hamilton with whom he has been associated for many years.

Last spring. I received an inquiry from a midshipman in the 35th Company about our late classmate. John Bumham. According to my correspondent, John Bumham's family believes that John's name is on a plaque at the Naval Academy. Unfortunately, they do not know the location of the plaque nor the reason for the plaque. Neither the Naval Archivist nor the Athletic Association has any record of John's name on any academic or athletic plaque nor on a chair in the Memorial Stadium. Perhaps one of you good readers is aware of such a plaque or even any circumstances which might give a clue as to where to look. I am sure John's family will appreciate any information that I can pass on to them.

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Pres.. Capt. P. S. Smith. USN Sec y, R. S. Day. CLU P.O. Box 6042 Shiriington Station, Ariington. VA 22206 Percent Members: 64 The annual Father's Day gathering on the Severn is in the hands of the capable team of Frank Andrews and John Wallace. WTiich is to say that Frank set it up, but since he has to be in Baltimore, John will be in charge. No way it can be other than successful.

Bob Childers is hard at work in Teheran —and house-hunting—with Re having flown off on 19 May to join him. Tex Winslow, who was in Iran, is now back in Washington. That leaves Bob Frondes and the Paul Smiths to welcome Re. Willy Nyburg expected to be in Teheran again prior to the Paris Air Show and Honey was to make the trip with him.

Parker Armstrong has pinned on his third star and has moved up to head research and development. Ike Kidd assumed his new duties as ComSacLant and ComCinCLant on board NiMrrz on 30 May. Hal Shear is back from his Eurof>ean Command as Vice CNO. July-August, 1975

Tom Turner has gone out of the clothing business to concentrate on regaining his health. Carolyn is busy with her duties as a tour guide in Washington and thoroughly enjoys the work. When circumstances permit and the throng of visitors have diminished somewhat, they hope to spend some time again in southwestem France and perhaps establish a second home.

Note from Leo Culjat in Bellevue, Washington, via Swabbo Rawson, looking for Dan Bergin and Steve Riordan—his roommates.

Both are in Washington and busy. Dan still in Intelligence, and Steve in mufti. Swabincidentally, is deeply engrossed in the U.S. Submarine Veterans, WWII, and has presented me with an appropriate license plate insignia of the Vets. If you are interested, drop me a line.

Congratulations to Bob Sweek, who was awarded his Ph.D. in Public Administration: Technology of Management from American U. Bob rates perserverance over education, talent and genius in view of the fact that he took six years to achieve his goal. He and Peggy are now really Arizonans, love Tucson and welcome visitors.

The few alumni there are found in the Retired Officers Association group, of which Slade Cutter is membership chairman.

USNA alumni include Virgil Hancock ('40) in real estate, BiU South ('40) a stock broker, and Warren Grosseta ('43) in real estate and Rotary. But I can't believe that one of our peers with a Ph.D. necessarily qualifies in the eyes of his children as an "old fud."

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Pres.. Capt. Robert Adrian. USN (Ret.) Secy, Capt. William T. Peach, III, (SC) USN (Ret.). 647 Kaimalino St.. Kaliua. HI 96734 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Robert B. Greenwood, USN (Ret.), 2609 Soutii June St. Ariington. VA 22202 Percent Members: 60 Once again Dave Holmes has wandered in from the hinterland with news. Out Colorado Springs way he got an update on Dottie and Bob Hawthorne. Bob is with the Ford Steel Co. of St. Louis as Director of Foreign Sales which sends him Europeaning thrice yearly. Son Bob '67 is in SSBN 658 USS VALLEJO. Daughter Hillery is married to USMC Captain Scott Graham. The

Hawthorne grandchild count is two on duty and two reporting.

Included in the Holmes report was, "Sencenbaugh still lives in Colorado Springs busily judging female Ice Skaters, and that is all I know."

Rod Dennehy wrote in from 877 Siesta Key Circle, Sarasota FL 33581 and mentioned congratulations to Dan Hunt for winning the ANCC club golf championship last fall. Noting his new address. Rod renewed his standing offer to traveling classmates to check out his bar. The addresses you asked for: Hope Strong, Box 276, Winter Park FL 32789; Charlie Taylor, Ransom School, 3575 Main Hwy., Cocoanut Grove, Miami FL 33133; Earl Buckwalter, 23 Arbutus Dr., Key West FL 33040. Don't forget that Bucky and Co. come North for part of the summer; we hear that he and Eleanor are grandbabying in June with daughter Susan's assistance.

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Pres., Capt. Henry Gorman, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. Wynn V. (Windy) Whidden, USN (Ret.). 6156 Loch Raven Dr.. McLean.

VA 22101 Annapolis Corr. Sec'y.

Capt. Jack E. Godfrey USN (Ret.) 40 Franklin St., Annapolis MD 21401 Percent Members: 58 It is always welcome news to hear that classmates are still advancing in position and stature in the civilian world. The following is excerpted from a letter recently received from Leon I. (Red) Smith: "I was recently made Vice President of European Aerospace Corporation here in Washington. DC. EAC is Aerospatiale of France's totally-owned subsidiary in the USA. In addition, we have recentiy created a subsidiary for our Corvette executive jet aircraft called Aerospatiale Aircraft Corporation and 1 was elected to its board of directors. All of which may sound a bit strange for a long-time pied noir, but it is great."

On the institutional side of the ledger, a recent news release reveals that another classmate continues to gather honors as well as responsibilities in the professional education field; "Peter A. Cipriano, P.E., has been appointed by Governor Brendon T. Byrne (New Jersey) to the Board of Trastees of the New Jersey Institute of Technology.

"Mr. Cipriano is President of Engineers Inc., and EI Industries. He is Past President of the Essex County Society of Professional Engineers, a member of the New Jersey Society of professional engineers, and Chairman of the Professional Engineers in Constraction.

"He is a 1943 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, and received a Master's Degree in Management and Industrial Engineering in 1952 from Stevens Institute of Technology."

A letter arrived in April from MaryWakefield informing us that her husband Charles William fWillie) Wakefield had passed on 5 December 1974. after a long

70 batUe with cancer. We are all saddened by this news and urge old friends to write or call on Mary at 23335 Buckland Lane, El Toro CA 92630. Further information should appear in the "Last Call" column of Shipmate.

RAdm. "Strat" Wentworth has been relieved after a normal tour as Deputy Commander, Naval Surface Force, Atlantic. He and Mickey have moved to Honolulu where Strat is now Commander, 14th Naval District.

RAdm. Bill Flanagan will be leaving his present job as Chief of Legislative Affairs and will become Commander, Naval Forces, Caribbean in August. He and June will be living on NAS Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico.

RAdm. Newt Foss is going to retire this summer from his present job as Deputy Chief of Naval Material for Operations and Logistics. When Newt was the speaker at the Washington class luncheon in early May, he indicated that he and Ada would probably remain in the D.C. area for the time being.

Pem Wall is now employed by the Electric Boat Division of the General Dynamics Corporation at their Quonset Point facility, having been transferred from the Groton offices.

He is in the Production Engineering Department, assisting in the facilities requirements for production at the new plant. Joe Hadley of the Class of 1945 recently joined the same activity, and Joe's son, Dan, is also employed in this office.

Pem's son Skip (Pem Jr.) was graduated from OCS at Newport in February and is an ensign, CEC, at Port Hueneme, California. Sheila McCoy, daughter of Tim McCoy, Class of 1939, was graduated in the same class.

As a reminder, homecoming this year will be on the weekend of 11 October when Navy plays Syracuse.

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Pres., Mr. Jack Barron Sec'y, Capt. R. S. Hayes, USN (Ret.) 8013 Lynnfield Dr., Alexandria VA 22207 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Dutch Schultz, USN (Ret.) 5100 26th St. N., Arlington VA 22207 (703) 536-7156 Percent Members: 53 As you all can see by the below, the Golfing, Marching, Chowder, Quaffing and Larceny Society have held their annual classic. Bones Thomas, laundered his handicap through Mexico and Key Biscayne, has the following lucid report of the event: "The Third Annual '45 Golf Classic and Freebie Festival was held on 30 April at the Fairfax Army-Navy Country Club Course. Despite threatening skies (an emerging trend at these affairs) and an excess of loud, profane, and frequentiy incoherent language emanating from the Cockrill-Watson-Taylor-Wilheim foursome, sixteen hardy souls completed the round.

"The honor of Spring Super-Jock of '45 went to low gross winner, Johnny Johnson, while Jack Barron and Red Colegrove took low net prizes. (Low net prizes generally go to those who are most adept at falsifying handicaps . . . this proves particularly true in Barron's case as he and Bob Blount massaged their handicaps on the first tee so well that they also won their Nassau from Polk and Burdette.)

"Speaking of our ex-pitcher, Paul Burdette won the Gorilla award for longest drive, and Dick Wilson was closest to the pin on the designated par three hole." Bones continues, "Other highlights included an Eagle Three

by Johnny Johnson (another guy whose handicap needs a thorough audit) and Charlie Mize's putting touch which frequently resulted in a second putt longer than the first.

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Other participants, heretofore unmentioned, who were either too honest or too inept to win any prizes or otherwise distinguish themselves were Bones Thomas (who, modestly, wrote this piece) John Gillchrist, Dick Van Orden and Stu Bowcock."

The Rockwell Drill prize was donated by Paul Allmendinger, our Pittsburg representative. We are all (those who must ride in a covered carriage from tee to tee) looking forward to the Fourth Annual Fall Golf Outing, tentatively scheduled for the Naval Academy Golf Course. A strident "Bravo Zulu" to J. T. Cockrill for hosting the Spring affair.

The April Class luncheon was another of Jack Barron's freebies, a $5.20 meal for $3.00. (Remember, second Tuesday of the month, just come to Ft. Myer Officer's Club between 1130 and 1200.)

Phil Erickson reported on the '45 sponsored 5th Company Wardroom. The class unanimously agreed to fund the rehabilhation of the room. Randy Prothro announced with regret the cancellation of the "Green Bowler Tour" to England, Scotland (MacGorslines) and Wales . . . lack of response.

Stu Bowcock reported a $7352.11 balance in the treasury with a total of 114 responses to our recent appeal for back dues and a gain of 48 Life members in the Association.

The class also authorized the expenditure of funds to increase the membership in the USNA Alumni Association (Shipmate included) by sending a complimentary copy of Shipmate to the 372 non-members plus a letter from the President extolling the advantages of membership.

It's all over . . . In a bloody election, held at the Washington Area class luncheon on 13 May, the following anti-liberal slate defeated a powerful caucus from Deep Springs, Texas, led by Pete Perkins, a veteran Potomac Mobjack Pilot: President, Jack Barron (of recent note as the leader of the Lupercalia Society); Vice-President, Bones Thomas (of the "laundered handicap group"); Secretary, Bob Hayes (a pillar of the National War College) and Treasurer, none other than Stu Bowcock (2nd year . . . a fledgling dynasty perhaps?). As you can see by the masthead, your Corresponding Secretary remains (I wasn't as slippery as Tom Polk who arranged the Great Train Robbery last year).

There were 45 persons present at the May luncheon including Walt Dedrick's son, Dan, who is enroute to his new duty station at the Naval Hospital, Jacksonville, where he will serve on the staff as an anesthesiologist. Another guest was Charlie Mize's dad, visiting from Georgia, who got a great hand. Martha and Charlie Mize are enroute Camp Pendleton where Charlie took over the First Marine Division on 2 June.

Gus Swainson, Chairman of the 30 year after gift committee, told of his visit to the USNA to solicit ideas for the class gift. Suggestions from officials at the Academy included: the rehabilitation of designated rooms in Dahlgren Hall, which is now a midshipman's activities center, the funding and presentation of oil portraits or a bronze bust to the Nimitz Library; the installation of a new four-sided scoreboard in the Field House and a Viet Nam War Memorial for Shipmate

71 the Academy Cemetery. Other suggestions from the floor at the luncheon were: to provide Green and Gold spinnakers for the Academy yawls which now sport the Green Bowler on their sails; a " '45 Chair" to provide honorariums for visiting professors and the funding of additional '45 Scholars. The class adopted President Dedrick's idea to publish all 30 year after gift suggestions in this column and to make the final decision in the Fall. So, here is your chance to get your thoughts considered for this worthwhile project! Send in your ideas.

Bert Flndly's efforts to locate '45 widows has been partially successful; he has obtained the addresses of Mrs. Randolph Patterson (Peggy Brown) and Eileen Kistler.

Thanks to Bob Kays, Betty Schmeltzer, Slim Caple, Arnett Taylor, Willie Conover and Rhoda Schwartz Stone for responding.

Bert, or rather Bob Hayes, the new Class Secretary, needs current addresses for the following persons whose 30 Year After Books were retumed for lack of a correct forwarding address: Mrs. Clark L. Beck, Mrs. J. A. Reid, Mrs. J. K. McAdams, Mrs. W. J. MacGuire. Mrs. C. Ives and Capt.

Tracey H. Wilder (formerly of MAAG Copenhagen, Denmark). If any of you can provide a current address, please send a card to Bob Hayes.

I am saddened to report the death of our classmate, J. J. King on 21 April in a Denver hospital after a short illness. He was buried at sea from the carrier KITTY HAWK on 24 April with Bob Baldwin and Jig Jig's three sons embarked for the services. Walt Dedrick sent flowers in the name of the class. Jig Jig is survived by his widow, Dorothy, 27 Sunset Drive, Englewood CO 80202, and six children. We stop for a moment to bid farewell to Jig Jig, respecting his desire to be buried at sea, and wondering what instractions we shall leave. Contributions may be made to the Natalie Warren Bryant Cancer Center, 618 S. Yale, Tulsa OK 74136.

From Wisconsin comes Jim Wheeler's welcome news: "On cmise in Caribbean last week (18 March) met BiH McGarry's widow, Elli, happily remarried to Dr. Charlie Hobelmann. Ginny and I were celebrating our 25th and the craise was a gift from some 150 friends. It was a most joyous occasion!" . . . Good Grief, if Jim can find 150 friends in Milwaukee, let's all plan to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary there.

Hugh Murphree's recent letter had a special meaning for me, for he revealed that one of our "Phantoms," Willie Petrat, has been located at a shipyard in Key West. Willie, Joe Chamberlain and I fought it out many times on the deck of our A-B hole room in the 2nd Company plebe year. Hugh writes, "I retired on 1 July last year and chose to remain in this tropical climate (Key West).

I tried working at the Florida Keys Memorial Hospital for a while, but found that it was really pre-empting my tennis, golf and yard work, so I re-retired on 1 April. With Peggy employed at the Key West Handprint Fabrics, we needed somebody to tend the house and our 11 year old daughter, Sandee.

There are two other '45ers in the area.

Bill Petrat and Al Channel (another Phantom). Al is reputed to be a wealthy lobster fisherman . . ." Hugh has been requested to obtain addresses.

July-August, 1975

Phil Erickson recently made the front page of the Alexandria Gazette for his efforts in the current campaign to restore U.S. Citizenship to General Robert E. Lee. Through his contacts in the Foreign Service, Phil even has the Swedes working on the problem as well as the midshipmen in the Fifth Company.

You would be amazed at all the news you can get on an 8 cent postcard! Why not try it?

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Pres., Capt. George Pavis, USN Sec'y, Mr. C. W. Kennelly II 7911 Sleaford PL, Bethesda, MD 20014 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. C. V. Wilhoit, Jr., USNR 4885 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., Apt. 504 San Diego, CA 92117 Percent Members: 46 Al Anderson wrote concerning his change of address reported in the April issue: "Our tour was cut short involuntarily as Frances had a severe heart attack and was medically evacuated to Walter Reed. In December she had open-heart coronary by-pass surgery and she is recovering from that ordeal slowly. It is good to be back in Washington at Walter Reed where she will get the best of medical care. . . . I have a fine assignment at Walter Reed and enjoy the hospital ministry very much. We keep in close touch with the Navy chaplains at Bethesda and have a fine association."

Minot Simons, who was formerly circulation and advertising manager for Gymnast magazine, is now the editor and publisher of his own magazine, O.K. Fan Club News.

"O.K." stands for Olga Korbut, the fantastic gymnast most of us saw on TV in the Munich Olympics. If you are an "O.K." fan and want to join the club, write to Minot at P.O. Box 75072, Los Angeles CA 90075.

"Zip" Zenni has received orders from command of Service Squadron Two in Norfolk to Commander, Naval Training Center, Great Lakes. That's all the news I have received for this issue. I hope those of you who have news will respond to the plea I made at the beginning of the June column, otherwise you may have to get used to a short '46 column.

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Pres., RAdm. S. J. Evans (SC) USN 8437 Toll House Rd., Annandale, VA 22003 Sec'y, Capt. J. L. Moss, USN (Ret.) 21 Alpine Dr., Latham, NY 12110 Percent Members: 46 This is another of those good newsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;bad news columns. To start with, some very good news. Congratulations are in order for John Prehn. The Board of Directors of Safeway Stores, Inc. the nation's largest supermarket chain, has elected John a Vice President.

John conducts liaison with the federal govemment. John and Mary have been living in Annandale, Virginia, since John retired last year. John has been active in class affairs, including serving a five year term as class

John Prehn treasurer. He and Brace Maxon also planned the first springtime luncheon, p-rade and raid on the Midshipman store back in 1965 which has become an annual highlight of class activities. This year's event, the tenth, was held on 23 April with 47 classmates and wives present. Luncheon was served at the Alumni House, an afternoon to see the changes to the Academy, and the p-rade followed by a critique at the Officers Club.

Robbie Brady and the AimapoUs contingent made all the arrangements and, as always, it was a really great way to enjoy a lovely spring day.

Can We Do Something About This Glare?

1947 awaits the P-rade at reunion time A letter from Bob Peniston carried the unhappy report of their son Rob (Rocket).

Rob, who was a senior at Washington and Lee, collapsed while working out and could not be revived. He was buried at Stonewall Jackson Cemetery in Lexington, Virginia, on 11 April. A memorial fund has been established in honor of Rob at Washington and Lee where Rob was to have graduated on 29 May. Fran and Bob expressed appreciation for the responses of sympathy from many friends and particularly for the assistance of Johnny and Bo Foster, who live in Lexington. I'm sure the entire class shares the grief of Fran and Bob. Contributions to the memorial fund should be sent directly to Washington and Lee. Bob also reported the good news that Jim Wilson is back in Pensacola and doing very well, and also reports that the remainder of the Pensacola contingent, Al Pickert Jim Chapman, Ix>u Larcombe, and Mo Muncie are all doing well.

The medical reports from Washington are that Ralph Camahan has been in Bethesda for back surgery and Warren Johnson is

72 also on the binnacle list. We hope the lapsed time between writing and the publishing will find both back to good health.

Joe and Verne Jennings had a Caribbean vacation during which they joined Georgie and John Van Sickle for a sail on the VANYA. Georgie then jetted to California and Dave Ansel joined John for the next leg of the VANYA cmise and have sailed as far as Panama. John and daughter Andrea will head for the Van Sickles new home port in southern California. ETA June or July.

Worth Bagley was back in the news as one of the first of two brothers to obtain four star rank in the Navy. The occasion was Dave Bagley's promotion to Admiral.

Our congratulations also go to Dave even if he was in the wrong class ('44).

A report from the Norfolk area from Ted Davis: "Dan Bailey, Dale Branmbaugh and I have requested retirement by 1 September.

No one of us has been placed under contract as yet, but all have definite ideas in the business world.

"Cita and Jim Barry are soon to head for Califomia, Jim as Chief of Staff to COM 12.

We will miss them but they leave COM5 in the good hands of Ethel and Fred Bouwman.

"I went to London last week and found the Grosvenor Square Kids, Grove and Von Schrader, healthy and safe for the moment.

Fortunately, Bryan Wiggins wandered through as a TRW traveler and joined forces for lunch. Saw Joe Adelman in Northwood the following day and then felt confident that the Queen had nothing to fear with such sterling members of '47 at hand.

"Dar Kiehl learned that Kim Foster will marry into '45 with Candy Clifford soon to be his bride. I guess it is OK as Frank and Lacey were forced to sit with '47 at the Homecoming Game last fall.

"Saw Bob Hirsch and Dave Hancock recently and both are fine with no immediate changes pending. Bob Roche is now his own boss as Supervisor Shipbuilding with offices in the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. He and Donnie are fine as well as their small fry and college students.

"Len and I are fine and daughter Charlene is now Mrs. Edward Roehm. She and our son Mark both live close to us in Virginia Beach. I will retire here and continue as your Tidewater representative." Thanks for the report, it is great to hear that we can depend on "Tidewater Ted" to be our permanent representative for the Norfolk area.

We also received a welcome letter for Ronnie and Jack Pavelle who are nicely settied in New Orleans where Jack is C O . of the Naval Investigative Service. Ronnie is feeling great after hurricane Carmen, a holiday season with a house full of kids and friends, Mardi Gras and major surgery.

Frank Hunter left New Orieans in March after retiring to join the growing group of classmates accepting attractive jobs in Iran. Lou Romatowski has completed a tour in Korea and they are living in New Orleans, near the Pavelles. We don't have the Romatowski's address, but Ronnie and Jack live at 3700 Rue Denise, New Oreleans LA 70114 and report three spare bedrooms, cheap rates and good drinks for classmates.

For those who are ready to leave now, the

phone number is 504-394-2138. We appreciate the report from New Orleans and the update on the Pavelles, since we had lost track of them. Next year when the snows are deep and the temperature way down, we will think about those spare bedrooms in New Orleans.

Last month's item on how much Cal and Bruce Smith were enjoying Philadelphia should have arrived about the same time as the moving van. Bruce left Philadelphia in June to go to Hawaii where he will be C O . of the Naval Supply depot. Bruce is already plotting what he plans to do when he gets Bill St. George on the golf course.

Jim Doyle is moving the other direction.

He is back in Washington as a Deputy Chief of Naval Operations.

Doris Oiler hosted (hostessed?) the Washington Area ladies' get-together in April for bridge, and a good time was had by all.

Turner Joy promises pictures of the '47 reunion on May 30 which will also honor newly appointed plebes from that area. Turner has been working hard to put the event together.

Bill Teasley retired on April 1, joined Stanwick Corporation, and will also be going to Iran.

Preparations for the thirtieth anniversary weekend in Annapolis in October 1976 are underway. One of the real needs is for current addresses for all classmates and a means of getting the word out to everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; hopefully through Shipmate. Our membership percentage has been hanging in the low forties; every class senior to '47 has a higher membership percentage up to and including '07. (I must be doing something wrong!)

Please encourage all our classmates to keep their addresses up to date at the Alumni Association and also urge them to join the Alumni Association so that they will receive Shipmate. It took nearly two years to update the files for the 25th Anniversary so it is none too soon to help out. Also, please keep information coming in for the column. We need addresses and items on all of our classmates, not just a small segment of the class.

48 Sec'y, Cdr. Sumner K. Moore, USN (Ret.) 308 Mansion Dr., Alexandria, VA 22302 Percent Members: 37 This month I am limited in news to an item from the Alumni Association which receives the PR release on our favorite sons wherever they may be, sent in faithfully by multitudes of PR types all over the country.

This entry concerns Robert K. Thompson, who has been assigned the duties of representing Aetna Business Credit, Inc., in the San Diego area. He will be based there and work from offices located in the Security Pacific Plaza. Prior to joining ABC, Bob was employed by various West Coast financial and management consulting firms. The press release goes on to give his navy credentials and the fact that he graduated from Appleton High in Appleton, Wisconsin. Currently, he is active in the Navy League in San Diego and lives in La Jolla with wife and four children. ABC, Inc., provides a wide range of financing services to business

from 13 offices around the country, and is a wholly-owned but autonomous subsidiary of the Aetna Life and Casualty Company.

Now, all of that is dandy, but we'd really like to hear from Bob personally about what he is doing for fun out there, and hope that he will send the Scribe a letter with that info for our enlightenment.

Speaking of San Diego, I was really saved this month by my wife . . . ex, of course . . . one Willy Ayers, who also serves the San Diego area. Here's Willy's letter: "It seems I wrote you about 2 years ago around this time after I read in Shipmate that you wondered what happened to your wives. Time to bring you up to date.

"Speaking of wives, John Evemgam was out here on business from OpTevFor from Norfolk. He looks the same (young) and we had an enjoyable visit.

"I'm still working for Sweetwater Union H. S. District and now have the title of Division Chairman, Math and Science, in my school. It's fun and a great second career.

I had a weeks vacation when the kids got off for Easter vacation last March, so Fran and I called the McMahons (John R.) in Saratoga, Califomia, and arranged to spend some time together in San Fran.

"Betty and John picked us up at the airport and we drove into the city with them.

We had adjoining rooms at the Marines Memorial Club, which is right down town and only a block from Union Square. Needless to say, we wined and dined for a couple of days until we were all pooped.

We didn't bounce back as quickly as we used to. The Club is actually a 12-story hotel and a great place to stay if you're ever in town. Any retired person is eligible to stay there and it's very reasonable. Incidentally, John is still with GE and a confirmed Californian. He'll never go back to Philly, and if he does, Betty won't.

"Jim Ward stopped by last week. He is with the IG for Naval Technical Training in Memphis. He's the same old Jim. Neither he nor Priscilla like Memphis too well from what he says.

"Our son, Steve, '71, is a submariner and after 2 years in NARWHAL, he's on shore duty in Washington with SeaSystems Command. He likes his job very much. Older daughter, Johanna, is married and in Reading, Massachusetts, with husband while he gets his MBA from Harvard. Our youngest.

Shelly, is 17, and a junior at Coronado Hi, and loving it.

"This last for Chuck Lane: I have a loft full of about 80 racing pigeons that I fool around with as a hobby. Eat your heart out."

Now that was an excellent letter. Let's hear it from the field. There are a lot of you out there we haven't heard from.

Over in Annapolis, Phil Rogers heads the committee to come up with a 30-year book.

The committee has done some ground work and Phil is coming out with a letter shortly soliciting approval for its approach to the problem. Those of you who read this will get the letter since the Alumni Association mailing list will be used as a base. The problem is getting to the lost and strayed members. When you get your letter, please add to your reply any people whose addresses you have that you suspect may not be on the list.

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Pres., Ens. John E. Benoit, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Col. Eugene O. Speckart. USMC (Ret.) P.O. Box 2741 Ariington VA 22202 Percent Members: 39

General: Received an update on the goings on in London from John Jepson. John reports that Alice and Walt Kraus were in London from Keflavik for a few days of thawang out R & R. Jean and Bud Ince are busy getting in their final bit of touring prior to leaving for the Naval Security Agency at F t Meade. As usual John is having his problems with Pooley Wood. It seems that this time Pooley has managed to get himself appointed chairman for an awards banquet for the local DOD high school and is on John's back to provide some assistance.

The latest report is that John is successftdly resisting Pooley's efforts.

Had a nice note from Bob Baker. Bob is still with Atlantic Richfield and he and Audrey are in Midland, Texas, where Bob is doing some petroleum engineering work drilling gas and oil wells.

Dennis Stanfill is now the unquestioned boss of Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. Dennis joined the film corporation as financial vice-president six years ago, was named chairman of the board in 1971, and since then has turned a loser into a winner. Dennis is now president and chairman and betting is that he will become another Darryl Zanuck.

Looks as if we really blew one again. Our apologies go to Jack Youngblade this time.

We had Jack's name so fouled up when we listed this year's selections for promotion to Rear Admiral that even his mother wouldn't have recognized it. My apologies Jack, I owe you one. Jack is now in the Washington area having taken over as Deputy Director, Operations, JCS during May. Ed Kocher left the Naval Supply Center, Pearl Harbor, during June and is now the CO., Navy Resale Systems Office, Brooklyn.

We all noted with a sigh of relief that Jack Benoit is out of the hospital after a serious kidney operation. Jack left the hospital the first of May in good shape and was back in his office full time by the end of the month.

Since so many who attended Homecoming last year expressed a desire to do it again this year we have decided to have two gatherings this fall in the hopes that those who are unable to make one can make the other. The Air Force game will be played at D.C. Stadium here in Washington this year on 4 October, the weekend before homecoming. For the Air Force game we have made arrangements with the club at the Washington Navy Yard (some of you old goats may remember it as the Gun Factory) to provide us with a buffet branch before the game, transportation to and from the game, and a cash bar and snacks at the club after the game. In addition there is plenty of parking for automobiles across the street from the club. The club will open at 1000 Saturday moming and the cost of the buffet, transportation, and snacks is July-August, 1975

$5.00 per person. If the response is large enough we may be able to get a private room for the after-the-game party. Fliers with a reservation tear-off will be included with the Athletic Association mailing of forms for football ticket applications for those in the Washington area. Be sure to put your class behind your name when mailing in the reservation tear-off. Anyone outside the Washington area who is interested in attending should drop a line to the class post office box and we will send you a flier.

For homecoming, the following weekend, we will have our usual Saturday night dinner dance at the Annapolis Hilton Inn in addition to the usual weekend alumni festivities. Fliers for the class activities will be mailed to all of those in the Washington area. Those outside the Washington area can obtain a flier by writing to the class post office box. There is one difference in the hotel reservation procedures this year. The Hilton will require that reservations be made at least four weeks in advance rather than three as in the past since there will be some sort of a boat show in Annapolis on 10-12 October. Full details will be provided in the flier.

Washington Area: The monthly luncheons are getting more popular as the months go by and we had one of the largest tumouts yet at the April gathering. The group included Hoppe, Black, Marquardt, Bodager, Albers, Boykin, Gunning, Walker, Bartholomew, Egan Magee, Krause, Roberts, Draim, Swanson, Capone, Bauman, Grabowsky, Barrow, Hammer, Benoit, Neely, and myself. The business consisted of Henry Hoppe reporting on the status of arrangements for the Air Force game which was provided above, and Jack Benoit's report that the nominating committee had nominated Tom Parsons, Warren Parr, and Luke Capone as candidates for the presidential election.

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Pres., Capt. D. G. Fraasa, USN Corr. Sec'y, Capt. W. L. Jensen, USN 413 Powhatan, Norfolk, VA 23511 Percent Members: 43 Present at the opening ceremonies for the Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola were John Coughlin, Wayne Smith, John Brick, Bruce Stone and Bob Harris. The affair was much enjoyed, professionally managed and heart stirring. All had planned to get together in the evening but John and Wayne like so many Washingtonians had to fly in in the moming and back in the afternoon. The culmination of events in Viet Nam have caused many late hours for a lot of our folks in Washmgton. The Coughlins now own a Scottish Terrier and a big orange cat and the last weekend in April were also caring for their neighbors Rat Terrier that was subject to heart attacks. In addition Mary was preparing to enter Bethesda the first of May for major surgery (the operation was a complete success) so Dorothy and your CS picked that weekend to show up with their Poodle to spend the lught. We had one dog or cat in each room

just to keep things quiet. The weekend before the Forbes had been down from Annapolis and Mary finally announced she was really looking forward to the hospital stay just to get a rest.

For the May first Wednesday luncheon in Norfolk, Dick Miller pulled out all stops and provided the class with a memorable feast in the Commodore's mess on the USS GUAM which flys his penant as ComPhibRon FOUR. Attending were Corky Angleman (new CoSTraLant), Don Sattler (TacGra 2), Jim Dinardo (Connecticut General Life Insurance Co.), Fred Edwards (Head of SubInSurve Board, Norfolk), Cliff Hopkins (OPS and Plans, CinCLantFlt), Bill Matson (CoS SubLant), Mike Schultz (DesRon 22), John McNally (INCHON), Ed Bronars (LftCLant), Roger Buck (YARNELL), Dave Space (Mr. Material for all of Surface LantFlt), Bob Monroe (OpTevFor), Ray Barber (AirLant Supply), Dick and your CS. The subjects discussed were: (a) utilization of women in the Navy, (b) lack of supply support, (c) R & D efforts for ship constraction as well as aircraft, and (d) the increased costs in the commissary. Jim was fascinated by the talk, having left the Marines for civilian endeavors eight years ago.

A list of new addresses and comments from those with whom we had lost touch and sending in dues to John Brick at QTRS 5, NAS Pensacola are: Bob Keevers—36 Partridge Lane, New Shrewsbury NJ 07724.

Frank Sacone—1658 Twining Road, Rantoul IL 61866.

Royce Pettit—2628 Lydia St., Waukegan IL 60085.

Dick Duggan—4310 Lorene Lane, Annandale VA 22003.

Tom Miller—Box 180, AWC MaxweU AFB, AL 36112.

Tom writes that he is a Colonel in the USAFR on ten months active duty at the Air University and on extended leave of absence from his job as Department Chairman, Health, Physical Education and Recreation Department at the University of Miami, Coral Gables. Tom got his M.Ed, at U. of Miami and his Doctorate at Florida State U. with 14 years service behind him at U. of Miami. Tom has seven children who live in Coral Gables with Tom's exwife. Tom points out they are the very best of friends, but that is just the way they do things in Florida.

Allan Cameron—Sandy Point ME 04972.

Dick Fox—USDAO American Embassy, APO, New York 09285.

Dick writes he is extremely happy to contribute to chairs for deceased classmates, but aren't we pampering the Mids by perpemating such things as Wardrooms? You have a point, Dick but it is the first time any of my correspondence has mentioned the subject. I say, "Let 'em eat cake." Seriously, Dick reports tife in Spain is fabulous living and he and Shirley would be flattered to have classmates stop as guests when ever in Madrid.

Jacques Trevillyan—2710 1st St., Apt. 2-C, RBC, Gadsden AL 35901.

Jacques comments that he is with AUis Chalmers as General Manager, Power Divisions with two divisions in Gadsden, one in Jackson, Mississippi and one in Portiand,

74 Oregon. Jacques will be at the 25tii reunion to see all of you.

The luncheon at the Cinders on tiie first Tuesday of May was another resounding success. The main topic for discussion centered around Adm. Zumwalt's emergence as a Democrat in the Virginia political scene.

The consensus was that if he can recoup the 1968 deficit in campaign expenditures, then he will probably be able to write his ovra ticket as to the office he would like.

The 34 attendees were not written down and therefore we won't report the names this month. It is a very real pleasure to see this many get together.

Actually, the Cinders has changed management and names—it is now called Crystal Nero and while the luncheon cost has risen slightly, the food and service are outstanding. Assuring the large tumouts is a team of eleven callers that get the reluctant to come. Callers are: Highberg, Carr, Radcliff, Ross, Kennedy, Stull, Bulger, Lasley, Oliver, May and Kivlen. Tom Ross announced that he has taken the plunge and submitted his request for retirement for 1 September to avoid the ridiculous retired pay inversion.

Roy Highberg plans to do things right by Velura for their 25th wedding anniversary by taking her on a 27 day tour of Europe that started on 31 May. They plan to visit relatives in Sweden among many other things that Roy has planned. The Washington group also got together on 1 June for a boat craise on the beautiful blue Potomac.

The boat was a 135 passenger Wilson liner and they were at sea for three hours from 7:30 to 10:00 PM enjoying cocktails and dinner. This was also 25 years to the day of our farewell ball at USNA. Frank Roth is the Washington area social chairman and he hastened to add that the real reason for the after dark craise was not to see the lights of the city but so that we couldn't see the flotsam and jetsam floating in that beautiful blue Potomac.

The spring house and garden tour in Annapolis received special attention this year when Carol Grandwald had all from '50 on the tour over to the beautiful Granwald home in West River for lunch. At the luncheon were Sally and Bill Hardy, Anita and John Cavanaugh, Ann and Tom Ross, Barbara Demers and Shel Taylor. They couldn't get D. D. Taylor and Bill Demers to go along as they insisted instead on playing golf with Deke Forbes at the USNA course. That golf course is even more fabulous than ever and Deke invites all in the area to give it a try. Just call Deke at the Academy for a starting time. Ed wasn't at Carol's luncheon either as he was the duty captain in OpNav that day.

The contract has been given to Stauffers at National Center in Crystal City for the '50 headquarters for homecoming for our 25th reunion. Again, that is 10 and 11 October and if you haven't made plans, then do it now. Don't forget the bus transportation back and forth to Annapolis as previously covered in early Shipmate issues.

Tom Noble and Frank Carter were in Norfolk in late April on business. Their consulting firm does a lot of business for the Navy and they find that as the Navy in Norfolk continues to grow so does their business interests there. Tom and I had a

delightful lunch at die NOB Club.

Bob Mandeville calls to assure me that things never get dull in OP-506. Bob only works half days as a rule—7 AM to 7 PM. He sees George Jessen, Law Kivlen (DoD civilian consultant) and Duff Arnold (OpNav R & D ) often in his work. He points out that Frank Cramblet has done a beautiful job for us in keeping program dollars flowing to the Navy in the POM-77. Thanks, Frank, we can't do a thing in the fleet without the funds.

Hank Hancock was in Norfolk for the commissioning of the NIMLTZ—along with President Ford. At 7:00 AM on the morning of the occasion he was observed playing tennis with Adm. Tom Hayward and as Hank says—"Got to take advantage of all those fringe benefits I gave up when I left the Navy." Hank is a VP for Rockwell International in Ohio and is very much interested in the Navy's VSTOL efforts in the years to come. Hank reports that wife Nancy has finally shaped-up and gotten a degree from Ohio State University in Landscape Architecture. Congratulations, Nancy. Nancy is the sister of Phil Howard and as many of you remember, Joe Howard retired last year and moved to Los Angeles. Well, the steel business in LA with Charlie Dunn was outstanding, but not entirely to Joe's liking— so Joe is back in Coronado and waiting to move into his old homestead. For a time Joe has invested in a van that is equipped for auto tune up purposes. Anyone in Coronado with car problems give Joe a call.

Phil is active in TV in modeling and acting and having a tremendous time just trying to meet all commitments. Look for Phil on Channel 10 in San Diego. Currently the Howards call home 601 Country Club Drive, Coronado.

The weather in Norfolk broke just in time for President Ford's visit. It had rained for the previous two weeks and we couldn't even get the tomatoes to grow because of the cold weather. The crowds for the NIMITZ commissioning were horrendous and a few of us took the easy way and greeted the President from my office area as he transferred from Air Force ONE to his helicopter for the short ride to NiMrrz. The azaleas were at their best and the President couldn't have helped noting the beauty of Norfolk in the spring as he flew over it.

Unfortunately time didn't permit the President to attend the reception at NOB O'Club even for a minute. The entire club was used for the occasion and yet the guest list was very limited. Your CS couldn't wrangle an invitation to the affair. Hank Hancock said, "Cheer up, Wayne, helicopters haven't arrived yet!"

A few notes from here and there—Fred Terrell has distributed the final 25th reunion flyer and if you didn't receive one then drop him a note at 406 Onodio Circle, Vienna VA 22180. Ken Bixby retired in May in tiie Boston area. Bill McGarrah is on his way to SupShips at Pascagoula. Rod Eyster calls to say, "Hey, just because' I have been out of the Navy since 1954, that doesn't mean I am going to disassociate myself from the class—how about seeing my name in print."

Right you are Rod! And your home address is 5041 Sedgewick St., Washington DC 20016.

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Pres., Capt. W. W. DeGroot, 111, (CEC) USN Sec'y, Cdr. Brace L Meader, USN (Ret.) 5609 South 5th St., Ariington, VA 22204 Percent Members: 46 Let me start out with a retraction; in the May issue of Shipmate, I reported that the '51 Winter Dance was attended by "Chic Welchel and guests." My apologies to both Faye and Chic for this mistake—I hope it didn't start any ramors.

I'll try to do better with the following report of classmates, wives and guests who attended the Annual Meeting on 3 May at Ft. McNair. Here goes: Joan and Hap Arnold, Babs and Ben Benjovsky, Barbara and Tom Boyce, Carol and Walt Boyes, Florence and Jack Bowen, Bev and Joe Bray, Lee Doggett, Nancy and Hany Gamber, Mary and John Gilchrist, "C. J." and Sam Ginder, Barbara and John Green, Carolyn and Pete Hughes, Janice and BiU Johnson, Betty and Sam Jones, Carol and Brace Meader, Mary and Jim Mebl, Doug Mow, Muriel and Don Moyer, Libby Mueller, Laura and Dong Murray, Peggy and Don Richitt, Gilda and Trent Shaver, Caroline and Walt Stevens, Lowell Stockdale, Evelyn and Bob Swart, Esther and Art Ward, Joan and Jay Woodbury, and Jean and George Yeager.

As you may remember, the office of president is held by Ward DeGroot, whose term expires next year. Elected Executive Vice President was Lowell Stockdale; and Harry Gamber, Jack Hamilton, and Bob Swart were elected members of the board.

Brace Meader and Ashby Reardon continue as Secretary and Treasurer, respectively.

The Aimual Report will be mailed to all hands as usual, along with the pertinent information on Homecoming.

However, please make a note about Homecoming: the date is 11 October, the football opponent is Syracuse, and the gathering place for '51 will again be the Bay Bridge Inn which has done such a splendid job for us the past two years.

As for Homecoming in '76 (our 25th reunion), that will be at the Hilton on II September 1976, which is not the regular Homecoming weekend. Please don't get the two confused. Tentative reservations are being taken now for '76.

Ben Benjovsky received a letter from Tom Trout in Palma de Mallorca, who says he expects to return to the States "in a year or so." Ben also got a lengthy epistle from Al Saenz in Ecuador. He writes, "I retumed to Ecuador in 1967, accompanied by the family, Adria and the children, Al (22), Tim (18), Doug (16), and Scot (14). I began work with a subsidiary of W. R. Grace and Company in Ecuador, as Plant Manager of a paper mill. . . . In 1969 I changed positions and went to work for a local company called La Reforma, where I am Operations Manager.

"My oldest boy, Al, is a senior at Georgetown. . . . Tim is taking Journalism at Marquette, where he is a sophomore. The two youngest ones are living with their mother in Florida, where they attend school."

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75 Recent orders noted include Andy Bergesen (see photo last issue) from NavAirPac to Defense Language Institute, West Coast; Dfck DaUa Mura from DesRon 20 to Staff, ComNavSurfLant; John Bres from USS KALAMAZOO to OSD; and Chuck Rusing moves to the Med to become Chief of Staff to CoMarAirMed. As for the Marines, Al Maclnnis is headed for Camp Pendleton, and Wes Hammond is ruimored to be on the verge of retiringâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;some say to Reno. Defend yourself, Wes. At the May meeting of the First Tuesday club. Bill Danner flew in from Puerto Rico, and Mark Lemelman flew in from New York to bring Bob Feldheim to his first class luncheon in 24 years (last one he attended was in Bancroft Hall).

News releases from the Air Force tell of two awards and one retirement. Retiring and receiving the Meritorious Service Medal was LCol. Paul Smith. Paul's retirement ceremony took place in Los Angeles where he was chief of the systems engineering division. Fleet Satellite Communications System Program Office. In nearby Las Vegas, Col. Bob Harding received the Legion of Merit for service as director of programs, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

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Pres., Cdr. R. R. Zastrow, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. D. M. Jackson, USN 1719 Melboume Drive McLean. VA 22101 Percent Members: 40

The presentation of bonds to the Class of 78 was made on 30 April, following the last P-rade of the season. Your Executive Committee members who were able to get to Annapolis for that event were treated to the warmest show of hospitality ever experienced in the nine years this practice has been going on. The Commandant of Midshipmen, Captain D. K. "Deke" Forbes USN (Class of 1950) joined the '51 group in the Midshipmen's Wardroom for dinner, and met with us both before and after dinner in his office to tell us about the changes taking place at the Academy. It was a wonderful exi>erience.

Don't forget Homecoming on 11 October at the Bay Ridge Inn.

According to a White House announcement. Jack Sheehan has resigned as a member of the Federal Reserve System's board of govemors. He will become president and chief operating officer of White Motor Corporation in Cleveland on 1 June.

Some of you remember Ned King as a hard working ranning back on three Naval Academy football teams that didn't do many things right except beat old rival Army two out of three times. Says Col. King, retuming to this country after two years as vice commander 601st Tactical Control Wing in Wiesbaden, West Germany, "I hope to visit Armapolis, see old friends at the Academy and possibly take in a practice or game."

Ned is the new chief of staff for the Air Force wing at Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter, South Carolina.

A note from LCol. Jack S. McKinley that he is leaving his job at Bangkok, Thailand, as Director, PACAF Procurement Center and will report to the USAFE Procurement Center at Wiesbaden, Germany, for three years.

While Demp is away, the job of preparing the class column has fallen on Mary-Un, and Wayne Hughes, her agreeable assistant.

There have been gripes that the column never has any spicey news. Wayne says it is just like those annual Christmas letters . . . everybody bragging about littie Henry making the Tiddly-Winks team and mother presenting a concert version of Chop-Sticks.

So here we go with the REAL lowdown on the class as we learned from the gossip picked up at the Washington Area Class party at Bethesda 9 May. Toxey Califf has turned over what is left of the class funds to the new Treasurer, Biscuit Wev. We were all relieved that Toxey only lost S5,000 in the market decline. I adored Martha's new mink coat. Biscuit reports that he and Petey will be spending Christmas (and our $) in the Virgin Islands! Biscuit replaced Toxey in the "election of new officer" glibly conducted by Lou McMillan. All were approved by voice vote near the end of the evening . . . the very end! All of the ballots disappeared, but as near as we remember the following were elected: Doug Lockwood will be the executive VP, Bill .Maxson our administrative VP, Biscuit Wev, treasurer, secretary Demp Jackson (without permission or even consultation with Joyce or Mary-lin), and the Members at Large are John Eshman, Ed Moser and Jim Troutman. Congramlations!

DON'T FORGET HOMECOMING FOR '51 AT THE BAY RffiGE INN OVERLOOKING The Beantifol Chesapeake Bay ON SATURDAY, 11 OCTOBER

Walt Locke is under suspicion of having given the plans for the new missile he is project officer for to the Soviet Embassy.

Others say that Rosemary gave the plans to Les Asperins, which is worse.

Red Stein is under investigatkm for the four groundings of his submarine . . . better late than never.

Bill Zobel, it is said, managed to slip an

Midn. Ken Waldie. acting president of the Qass of 1978, receives U. S. Savings Bonds from Harry Gamber, "51, in the annual presentation made to the plebe class

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extra $100 million into the Norfolk Naval Base account just as he leaves OP-90 to take over as CO Public Works, Norfolk.

Jackie and Tom Meeks told everyone how Donald, who is at Hemdon High, made the baseball team as a freshman. According to Agnes and Ron Mathis, Donald is establishing a new record for strike-outs . . . as a batter.

The most notorious secret society in the class, it is revealed in this column for the first time, is the Wine and Flower Society, which meets surreptitiously every Monday in the basement of Joan Hughes' house.

Ostensibly to craft flowers made of aluminum, it is in fact an orgy of wine and gossip! Ringleaders besides teacher Hughes, are Barbara Surk, Nancy Hannegan, Betty Caulk, Sally Rowden and Eloise Payne, with various others depending on the season or mood.

Hi Gumey will soon be Surface Captain Detailer at BuPers. Witii Hi's sense of humor, surface classmates are in for some exdting tours of duty. They will occupy the Zobel's house. How's that for househunting?

Jim Organ and Frank Wadsworth, we are told, lost in a doubles tennis match to their wives, Barbara and June. Or was it Billy Jean and Rosemary?

Jerry and Jim Madigan retumed from England with the world's largest collection of Brass Rubbings. If they all came from English churches, as Jerry claims, why is Jim negotiating a sale witii Playboy magazine?

If you think that we have gone too far, wait till you see Jean Ebbert's new book entitied All The News That's Unfit To Print (in collaboration with Jack Anderson).

More news: Dick Larsen took off on the 30th of April for Tehran for his new post as liaison to the Iranian Government for a major Brown and Root project His family expects to join him the end of June.

Bob Compton and his bride, Marianne, tied the knot on 4 April and are residing at 4705 Sunflower Drive, Rockville MD 20853.

Vince Argjro saw Joan and Ed Pastorino at Del Ray Beach, Florida, with their five children. They all went out to see a Polaris launch

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Ed has his own injection molding business.

The Cosners are going to Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, New Mexico, in May. Wendy will be Director of Nuclear safety for the Air Force.

John Alexander and Sally Dolan wiU be married 14 June at Andrews AFB. The whole class is invited?

Sheila and Pete Barry were here, probably from the longest distance. Pete is President of Hartman Systems in New York.

Flora and Chuck Home will soon be off to Norfolk where Chuck will take over as CO

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Biscuit Wev reported that his roommate, Jim Snyder will be going as CO of USS CORONADO.

Don McPadden, will become Inspector General to the chief of Naval EdtKation and Training in Pensacola and will be moving into Quarters 36 with his bride.

Bob Curran is on the OpNav Staff. Where are you Bob? Harry Bixby is moving to

76 OpNav. Paul White is coming to Washington from Omaha. Bob Sutley is retiring and going to Africa. Joan and John Beecher are coming back to town and will live on Midday Lane, Alexandria. John is going to NavSea and is relieving Jerry Rapkin who is going to Norfolk to take over DesRon 26.

We have it on the best autiiority that Jo Roberts is differing occasionally with her husband. Sonny Bono. Good news is that the Roberts' son is heading to USNA class of '79 as is Demp Jackson's son, David.

Sorry we didn't come up with a list of others, but with the s.ecretary out of town! . . . We will wrap up the column with a list of those present at the party but not listed above. (You must have been the quiet ones or else didn't want the notoriety this column produces!)

John Richard Woodward III dropped a note to the Alumni Association to renew his membership and also to send the regrettable news that his father, whom many of the class will remember from midshipman days, passed away on 5 April in Savannah, Georgia. John's sister, Carole, is with the State Department in Washington.

"Fox Charlie" Johnson writes from San Diego with news which I will quote, "Upon completion of my leave I will report to ComNavAirPac for a months TAD prior to proceeding out to report to ComAtkCarSticFor SeventiiFlt/ComCarGru Five/CTF 77 for duty as Aide and Chief of Staff. The boss will be Adm. Coogan. I will undergo a bunch of briefings and refreshers at AirPac including a few groups about CV(A) engineering problems from Brace Gair. It will be a great tour and I'm looking forward to it with great anticipation. Wally Numbers is still here as part of the new ComNavSurPac Staff. He and Mary have a great new place up on Mt. Helix which is mighty fine. Saw Hunt Hardesty in Long Beach a few times after he relieved as CO ORISKANY. He looks great and was full of enthusiasm. No doubt there are other '52ers in the area but I have not seen any recently.

Holly and the family will join me in Subic in mid-July for a two year tour. We expect to see lots of the Far East. All who pass through Subic are invited to stop by."

If your name did not appear in this column, and you feel slighted, send your very own confession to Mary-lin Jackson and Wayne Hughes, Box 13, Barrow, Alaska.

We are ranning off together! Far and fast!

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Pres., Capt. Lew Sykes, USN Sec'y, Mr. C. E. Mumford, GRI 1303 Towleston Road Vienna, VA 22180 (703) 759-3115 Percent Members: 33 WASHINGTON AREA The monthly class luncheon at Fort McNair Officers' Club on 6 May produced 34 live classmates. Newcomers in attendance included Brian McCrane (OP-633), Bill Purdum (enroute to OP-02), Frank Roach and Sandy Levey. Our June luncheon will be the last one at Ft. McNair for this year

because of shortage of facilities during renovations in preparation for the big Bicentennial Year. Area classmates will be notified of current meeting places via the Call Tree before each luncheon. Any newcomers to the area who want the information may call me or Bill Albers (202) 2271485.

LETTER BARREL Molly and Howard Randall in retirement at 1021 Penman Road, Neptune Beach FL 32233 report; "We love it down here!

Come see us! Randy is now associated with Connecticut General Life Insurance as a Financial Advisor. He loves his work and finds it challenging. He has had several difficult tests he has had to prepare himself for with 2 more to go!

"I haven't been working, but now that we have our house and yard pretty much in order, I've accepted a job as Secretary of the church we attend. I was approached about it by our minister and after much thought decided to take it. It is a busy job and varied, if you have any conception as to what a church secretary does, but there should never be a dull moment. I'll work for our head minister and our associate also, and they are both great guys! But I'll be a long time learning all church matters, etc.

Reception in Buenos Aires "Sue Rodgers sent along a picture and asked it be sent along for Shipmate. Jim Rodgers is the Naval Attache in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The picture is of their welcoming party last January." (Picture 1. to r.—Sue and Jim Rodgers, Mae and Mead Massa, Admiral Emilio Massera, Commanding General Argentine Navy, Mrs. Hill and Ambassador Robert Hill.) Many thanks to Molly for keeping the letter barrel from running dry.

AWARDS AND COMMENDATIONS Capt. J. Huntly Boyd, Director of Ocean Engineering, SEA OOC, was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious service to the Government as Director of Ocean Engineering, NavSea, and Commander, Task Group 65.7 from March to December 1974. He planned, organized, and supervised the salvage clearance of the Suez Canal, once more making it a navigable waterway. His meticulous planning and capable leadership were instrumental in realizing significant economies for the U.S. Government. In addition, his day-to-day dealings with the personnel of the Suez Canal Authority contributed in large measure to the success of the Canal clearance operation.

Albuquerque, New Mexico—The second

award of the Meritorious Service Medal was presented to LCol. Gerald E. Weinstein, in recent ceremonies at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. Colonel Weinstein was cited for his outstanding duty performance as chief of the range missile control division at the Space and Missile Test Center, Vandenberg AFB, California. Now assigned at Kirtiand, he serves as chief of the technical coordinating group. Air Force Weapons Laboratory, a part of the Air Force Systems Command. Colonel Weinstein holds an M.S. degree from the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio and is a candidate for a Ph.D. degree from the University of New Mexico at Albuquerque.

Lompoc, California—U.S. Air Force LCol. Robert V. Plank has received the highranking Armed Forces Honor Medal from the Republic of Vietnam for his support of Vietnamese forces in 1971-1972. Colonel Plank earned the award as director of logistics for the 504th Tactical Air Support Group at Phan Rang AB, Vietnam, which monitored air strike operations and was headquarters for all forward air control aircraft in Vietnam. Flying the single-engine O-l Bird Dog and the larger 0-2 Skymaster and OV-10 Bronco, U.S. Air Force and Vietnamese forward air controllers located enemy positions and directed strikes by ground forces and tactical aircraft. During the period of the award, from August 1971 to March 1972, Colonel Plank managed the aircraft maintenance and supply functions and was the group commander's advisor on logistics matters. "Most of my work," he said, "involved moving aircraft and maintenance personnel. The biggest problem was not in moving the aircraft; transferring airplanes is easy. It was in moving the maintenance people—ground crews— and supplies along with the aircraft." In March 1972, Colonel Plank went to Detachment 7, 13th Air Force headquarters at Udorn Royal Thai AFB, Thailand, where he was stationed until he returned to the states the following August. He was decorated during a recent ceremony at Vandenberg AFB, California, where he is chief of the instrumentation control branch of the Space and Missile Test Center, responsible for operation of the tracking sensors which track missiles launched from the Western Test Range. Colonel Plank holds an M.S. degree in aeronautical engineering from the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology and a degree in astronautical engineering from Stanford University.

LOST SQUADRON Anyone knowing the current address of any of the following classmates, please report same: John Endlich, James E. Green, Walter W. Lake, Richard T. Herkner, John T. Bucy, Bertram H. Shoopman, Thomas A. McCreery, John A. Eddy, Sam H. Huffman, James J. Joslin, William H. Snouse, Robert H. Kassel, Billy W. Ray, Billy G. Starnes, Larry H. Laird, Wallace C Scott, George O. Charrier, Michael C Kaye, Ben A. Wadsworth, Louis M. Fead, Richard B. Luthin, William A. Lynch, Harris F. Wilson, James W. Brundage, William W. Von Hausen, Bobby D. Mathews, and Irving L. Voyer.

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Pres., LCol. Clyde D. Dean, USMC Corr. Sec'y, Cdr. R. M. Olsen, USN 14 Fisk Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401 HOME (301) 263-3994 Percent Members: 35 With two weeks to go before the cutoff date I have received over 200 ballots for the Executive Committee election. Two of the five slots appear to be filled; however the three remaining positions are still in doubt. It looks like Fitz Woodrow will be the next Chairman as he continues to increase his lead and currently has 119 votes.

Solidly in second place with 105 votes is Matt Pasztalaniec who will be the 1st Vice Chairman. The race for 2nd Vice Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary is a toss up among Bob Olsen with 87 votes, Fred Franco, Bob Sheehan and John Pustay all with 79 votes and Dick Murphy with 75 votes. I would again like to thank all of you who took the time to submit a ballot and although 200 plus may seem to be a low figure, compared with past responses I think it was excellent.

The balloting for the proposals was a runaway (60%) for establishing a scholarship fund for deserving children of deceased classmates. A distant second (22%) was the proposal to donate $5,000 to the USNA Honor Scholarship Program. I agree that the winning proposal is a super idea but so is apple pie, motherhood and the 4th of July. With an ever increasing number of deserving children and at best a static principal I question whether the benefits derived are going to equal the effort that will be involved. Please remember that we are discussing a fund that is slightly over $10,000 and not referring to the assets of the Ford Foundation. Regardless, the new executive committee should consider some of the comments submitted by classmates before arriving at a final decision.

The monthly class luncheons are still being held on the second Wednesday of each month at the same location; however the name of the restaurant has been changed from Cinders Steak House to the Crystal Nero. For the newcomers in the area the address is 1500 South Joyce St., Ariington, which is less than five minutes from the Pentagon and the Crystal City complex.

Please make a note that the next three luncheons will be held on 9 July, 6 August and 10 September.

Stan Michael The following was received from Stan Michael in Taiwan: "Just received the December through February Shipmates and hearing about so many classmates again was well worth the price of re-admission to the Alumni Association. I will complete one year as Senior Advisor to the Chinese Marine Corps in July and am slated for inspector-instructor duty with the Marine Corps Reserve in New Orleans. I have enjoyed my tour with the Chinese Marines and Navy who are both very professional outfits.

"After several attempts and two painful but not serious injuries, I finally qualified airborne last November. I fully realize I have no business jumping out of airplanes at my age, an opinion my wife shares completely, but it sure is fun.

"The enclosed picture was taken after competing in a cross country race during Chinese Navy athletic day earlier this spring.

All 1 will admit is that I finished."

The orders have been light for the past few weeks and the only one I was able to spot was Gene Geronime to NavAir.

55 Jean Seagroves The accompanying picture shows Col. Connie Seagroves, USAF receiving the Meritorious Service Medal for duty as Commander of the 1st Mobile Communications Group.

We have no picture, but Col. Gene Leuker also received the MSM for duty as Deputy Base Commander, Norton AFB. By the time this issue hits the street the last of our Captain selectees should have donned that coveted fourth stripe. Once again our sincerest congratulations.

July-August, 1975

Pres., Cdr. Otto A. Zipf, USN Sec'y, LCol. A. J. Chiota, USAF 7708 Jaffrey Rd., Oxon Hill, MD 20022 Corr. Sec'y, Cdr. John W. Renard, USN Superintendent's Staff, USNA Annapolis, MD 21402 Chairman, 20th Homecoming Cdr. C. M. Plumly, USN 4503 Sonata Ct. Fairfax, VA 22030 Percent Members: 27

Received from Jim Greene via Otto Zipf: "All goes well here in Germany. I am short, short, short. Will leave for the States about 20 June, and report into Philadelphia for final retirement processing. 1 July is the

magic date. I have not the slightest idea what I will be doing after that. My efforts to set up a job in the States from over here have been very unsuccessful. Initially, Peggy and I and the kids will go to her folks' home in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. Effective 20 June, my address will be James F. Greene, Jr., 2219 Page Street, Camp Hill PA 17011. Give my regards to the Washington contingent, please. Possibly will be in the area in July, for some interviews.

Will hopefully make contact then."

More from the tireless Clif Shumaker: "As of this date I have spent one year trying to correspond with all members of the class. I would like to thank those of you who have responded by returning your questionnaires and leads on classmates missing from my files. I would particularly like to thank Bill Steven's wife Darlene, Tom State, Burt Munger, Pat Taylor, and Otto Zipf for their assistance. I am now down to 28 ( 4 % ) that I have been unable to locate; of course, I have not heard from all of those I have found."

Roger Scott writes under the heading of "Old Business" that he and Alice would enjoy a call from any classmate passing through or near Yokota, Japan. He says it is only one hour from Tokyo and three from Yokosuka by train. His number is 255-4503.

Ed Perron reported that he retired from the Corps last September and has joined General Research Corporation of Herndon, Virginia, as a Staff Engineer.

From the May issue of Shipmate I was glad to see that Bill Rentz, Pete Odgers, Tom State, Walt Lamb, Bob Smith, and Joe Malec are active in USNAAA affairs. Joe Malec was recentiy elected President of the Omaha Chapter and Walt Lamb is the Secretary-Treasurer of the Louisville Chapter.

By the time many of you read this you will have retired from active duty. May I for one wish you the very best in your second careers. Keep your guard up and your swords sharp. You will find yourselves more mature, talented, and dedicated to your jobs than your civilian shipmates; but they are more practiced and vicious at looking out for Number One than you. Please keep me posted on where you finally locate. My address is 8800 Old Courthouse Road, Vienna VA 22180.

Sugar Bowl Reunionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;The '55 Sugar Bowl football team is planning its 20th reunion in conjunction with the Air Force game in Washington, DC, on 4 October.

All members of the team (varsity, poolies, and managers) interested in attending should contact LCol. Vem Dander USAF, 10004 Mike Road, Oxon Hill MD 20022 for further details. Also include information on the whereabouts of anyone who might not get the word through Shipmate.

Happy 20th ANNIVERSARY to '55

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Ch. Exec. Com. Cdr. D. A. Shelso, USN Sec'y, Cdr. J. W. Blanchard, Jr., USN Dep. Dir. of Athletics, USNA Annapolis, MD 21402 Percent Members: 29 Now that it is all over, I hope that those of you who took in tiie June 1st Class Luncheon at the Naval Academy enjoyed the day. If you have any desires to continue this sort of function, let me know—it may catch on. Once again, thanks to Jim Thomas for handling the details. I'll have to admit it was my idea, but Jim did all the work.

The next issue will contain more news on this event.

The Washington group will have a new face in its leadership next year. Stepping in to help Jim Thomas and John Slough will be Joe Talbert's relief, Howard Burdick. As we head into a new "season," let me remind you of several phone numbers so those of you new to Washington can call and get on the class rolls: Jim Thomas (office: OX 70097; home—280-5075) and Howard Burdick (office: OX 7-1066). Our September meeting will be on 16 September 1975 at the Market Inn. Those of you who are members and therefore get Shipmate, please pass the word about this meeting.

Now then, back to Joe Talbert. As most of you know, Joe has been doing a terrific job in the leadership role of the Washington group. In recognition of his devoted service, the group honored Joe at the luncheon on 1 Jime by presenting him with a memento that all of us would, as you may remember, like to have had our hands on— an aerial photograph of the Naval Academy.

Hang it high, Joe! And Well Done!

Joe is on his way to ComSeventhFlt to take the job that was originally Charlie Roberts'. Since last reporting that Charlie was headed west, his orders have been cancelled.

He has had a bout with cancer, including surgery, but I am happy to report that he is now doing great. Post-operative tests are encouraging and Charlie didn't waste any time in getting out of Bethesda and into the out-patient status. He is remaining in Washington and in OP-60. He is shifting to an 0-6 billet, which is an indication of his professional ability and an excellent indication of his current physical condition. Attaboy, Charlie!

The class, through Roger LyIe and Dick Tarbuck, sent Charlie an umbrella tree and frait basket while he was recovering in the hospital. Charlie sends his thanks to all of you for your concern.

It has been a banner month. I received three letters (parts of which follow) and a phone call. Joe Doebler called from New London, Connecticut. He works in the Sound Lab there is a civilian and is really enjoying the work. He has been there for 14 years and he is primarily concerned with underwater acoustics. Good to hear from you, Joe. Pete Bennett writes from Quantico—"Just a short note to say that upon disestablishment of ComPhibPac on 31 March, I found myself without a job. The BuPers detailer,

after checking my dream card, then presented me with orders to the Navy Instruction Department, Education Center, MCDEC, Quantico, Virginia. So here I am on duty with the Marines and preparing to be an instructor at the various schools and courses here. Just love the duty and the base. Nancy and I have moved into quarters on the base and are just about ready to welcome any and all East Coast USNA buddies. Woody Woodbury is in the same office here with me and will be relieved in June by Jay O'Connell, who was CO of the USS

BRISTOL COUNTY

(LST-1198). Jarvie

(Red) Lynch is on the faculty here and Dick Braun was a student at Command and Staff here. Believe Ray Kostesky is on his way here this summer. As you can see, 1956 has Quantico well in hand. Our home address is: Quarters 4804A, Marine Corps Base, Quantico VA 22134, phone 703-2217756."

Then, Bob Quinn dropped us a line— "I am currently the Commanding Officer of the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FORTY, deployed to Okinawa. We will be completing an 8 month deployment on 1 June and returning to homeport at Port Hueneme, California. . . . Mac MacDonald is the Commanding Officer of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FOUR deployed to Guam. We spent the last week of April together on Guam working on Project New Life. Mac was responsible for the construction of the tent camp on Orote Point and I was the Camp Commander responsible for reception, housing, support and processing of the Vietaam refugees as well as operation of the camp. Our little tent city went from 0 population to 18,000 plus in five days. A very Interesting experience to say the least. . . . On my last trip from Cubi Point back to Oki, I rode on a Marine C-130 with John Hopkins. He had just been extracted from Cambodia and was on his way back to the III MAF staff on Oki. . . . Liz and Dick Shigley are living on Oki. Dick was the Commanding Officer of the Supply Battalion 3rd FSR. He was recently relieved and has moved to Ops on the 3rd FSR staff. . . . '56 is alive and kicking on Oki. We hope to have one last get-together before 1 leave. Anyone wandering past Hueneme from June to December, give us a holler. From 1 December on, I will be deployed to Roosevelt Roads with the Battalion and visitors are always welcome."

From Doctor Fred Lippert we hear— "I'm writing to bring you up-to-date as to my location and activities. My congratulations on your enthusiasm to keep the 1956 space in Shipmate full. Following graduation from medical school and orthopaedic residency training at the University of Vermont, Burlington, I spent one and one-half years at the Department of Orthopaedics, Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, completing some biomechanical research.

This field involves the application of mechanical laws to the musculoskeletal system.

Believe it or not, much of the mechanics and engineering at the Naval Academy suddenly has become highly applicable. . . . In January of 1972, I became part of the faculty of the Department of Orthopaedic Service at the University of Washington and 1 am currently Associate Professor of Ortho-

paedics and Chief of the Orthopaedic Service at the Seattle Veterans Administration Hospital, spending approximately 50% of my time in biomechanics research and the other 50% in clinical orthopaedics. . . .

During my spare time I race a Ranger 29 sailboat on Puget Sound and play several engagements a month with my German band. All that experience on trampet with the Midshipman Concert Band paid off!

Have not seen or heard of any '56'ers in this area. . . . Any classmate who wants a tuneup job, please look me up at the Veterans Administration Hospital, 4435 Beacon Avenue So., Seattie WA 98108."

Thanks to all of you for your contributions. A request—when you write in, please include some info on your family. Thanks.

Who's moving: Mort Hanson from CO, USS SARSFIELD to Staff, ComSixthFlt; Hoot Foote to Staff, ComNavAirPac; John Kirkpatrick to ASN (R&D), Navy Department; Pete Booth from Aide to CNO to CO, USS SYLVANIA; Vince Roper to FleWeaFac, Suitland, Maryland; and Bob Fesler joined the retired roles on 1 April 1975.

A quick sports plug—the Navy football team is playing all over the country this year. Why not make plans to get to one of your "neighborhood" games? If you need tickets, drop me a line. Just send money!

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Pres., Maj. Fritz Warren, USMC Sec'y, Mr. Frank Barnes 7705 Falstaff Rd., McLean, VA 22107 Corr. Sec'y, Cdr. D. M. Collins, USN P.O. Box 7539, Ben Franklin Station Washington, DC 20044 Percent Members: 32 Each month I look forward to receiving Shipmate and turn expectedly to the "class news" section. What joy when I see that there is class news. It is really refreshing to see what my classmates are doing; to see what interesting and challenging duty assignments the Class of 1957 is now performing.

I have just completed a very interesting and educational temporary duty assignment on a Reserve Officer Selection Board. What a sobering experience! Bob Fox (23) was also on the board. And just down the hall, serving on the E-8/E-9 selection board was Jim Coleman (13). Poor Jim. He had to thumb through the old familiar flat records.

Bob and I had the privilege of being on the first selection board to review records from microfilm. Personally I think that this is a tremendous improvement. We were told that all Navy personnel records were being converted to microfilm. Maybe the next time you stop by BuPers to review your record, you'll get acquainted with fiche 1, fiche 2, etc.

There have been some changes in the Washington Chapter. Tom Maraane (06), currently serving in BuPers, is President.

Ron Marryott (06), who is assigned in the State Department, is Vice President. Jim Beatty (04) is in receipt of orders, as is Mort Marks (07), so I don't know what their status is. I am still your correspondShipmate

79 ing secretary until one of you gets a compelling urge to relieve me.

Bill Romoser (05) called me the other day and gave me all of the following news, which he gleened from your class information updates.

J. J. Hower (14) is CO of Attack Squadron 115 which is currently embarked in USS

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are also serving in MIDWAY. Bill Kerr (02) is the Chief Engineer, Gene Conner (16) is CO of VF-151 and Walt Roeser (01) is CO of VA-93. Jim repKirts that they are participating in the great experiment, which 1 assume refers to the ship being homeported in Yokosuka.

Steve Paul (11), CO of VF-143 at NAS Oceana, says that he would be proud to show the F-14 "TOMCAT" to any classmates who stop by for a visit. Steve reports that the Class of '57 is completely dominating the "TOMCA" business at Oceana.

Other classmates at Oceana are Jerry Knutson (23), CO of VF-32; George White (17), CX) of VF-14 and Jack McHugh (23) who is a former CO of VF-14.

Craig Barnum (22) and Bob DeLashmitt (15) are respectively XO and OPS of VC-1.

Their area code is 808, which matches up with Hawaii. Ah! A land of very pleasant living. Jim Bostik (13) is a naval advisor assigned to CinCent. Dave Butterfield (08) is a recent arrival into the Washington DC area. He is a sales manager for EG & G ORTECH. I had intended to call Dave to get further information about this assignment and the company, but I forgot to do this. If you want to call him up, his number is 620-3939.

Fred Dammann (07) is in New Branswick, Connecticut on the Ck)mPatWingLant staff. Bill Kauffman (07) is with the First National City Bank Of New York City.

Hank Schneider (12) is CO of USS VALLEJO (SSBN-658). Steve Sloane (05) is CO of VC-8 in Puerto Rico. Art Wright (14) is leaving USEurCom in mid-May, with orders to report and relieve the CO of the USS ANCHORAGE (LSD-36), which is homeported in San Diego.

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Pres., Cdr. John Poindexter, USN Sec'y, Cdr. Ernest C. Luders, USN 137 Evitt Court Sevema Park MD 21146 Percent Members: 33

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Chmn. Exec. Com., Cdr. Edward B. Baker, USN Sec'y, LCdr. Lloyd Adams, USN 7869 Godolphin Dr. Springfield, VA 22153 or, P.O. Box 1692, Annapolis, MD 21404 Percent Members: 30 Congratulations are in order to most of our civilian classmates who have retained their commissions in the Naval Reserve; the selection list for inactive duty Naval Reserve line officers for promotion to the July-August, 1975

rank of Commander came out in April witii no less than 25 of our classmates listed.

Also recentiy released was the list of those active duty Marine Corps officers selected for promotion to Lieutenant Colonel with many '59ers included. Congratulations to all!

John Butterfield ran again this year in the Boston Marathon. You may recall last fall we reported John's cross country feats and he was the number one Navy finisher in the 1974 marathon. This year John escorted a blind ranner in the 26 mile ran and still completed the course in two hours and 57 minutes, only minutes behind the winner.

Congratulations John, keep puffing!

HERE & THERE Received the following from Dennis Moynahan in Los Gatos, Califomia: "I left active duty in 1963 and took a Masters degree in Electronic Engineering at Stanford. Since then I have worked in the computer industry and am currently working as a program manager for storage devices at Memorex Corporation.

"I married in 1963 and my wife, Joan, and I have three active children, Lisa 9, Gavin 7 and Susan 5 months. Susan came last Halloween and has been providing the family with more than her share of treats (and a few tricks) since. Obviously my ties with classmates and the Navy are rather few, but I have remained active in the Ready Reserve and as a member of the Alumni Association; I read the class column with great interest. '*My reserve duty has produced some rather strange reunions as it did a couple of years ago as I was eating lunch when the familiar figure of Duane Stratton strode by the Alameda O'Club. Since then we have gotten together a couple of times, once here for the 4th of July and once at Duane's home when Bill McCall came through. Last year my two weeks duty took me on board USS ENTERPRISE where Dennis Reed was serving as Reactor Officer. Also on board at the time was Dennis Lafferty who was riding the ship in connection with evaluation of the S-3 aircraft (I think he was with the S-3 but we were also evaluating the F-14 and some new systems in other planes). I was working in the Navigation Dept., standing the bridge watch and generally trying to become knowledgeable in CVA operations so we didn't have time for any real long bull sessions.

"My most frequent contact with our class is my association with Bill Worth who is also an active reserve drilling at the San Jose Naval Reserve Center. Bill is the Commanding Officer of a unit with responsibility to augment the Fleet Training Group, quite an assignment for 48 drills per year. Bill is employed locally by Fairchild and lives in San Jose. My (Naval Reserve) job is Commanding Officer of a 'Surface Unit,' a holdover from the massive reorganization that has been going on to make the reserves more viable. Strangely enough though, it seems as though much of the support for the reserve from the Navy comes from specialist groups these days and not much from the sea going line. (Maybe one of you Washington types can explain this.) It

would seem that there should be a real need to train extra CIC watch sections, engine room teams and the like but at least in this area few of our units are detailed to these missions.

"I spoke to Dick Hunter when he was in the Bay area recentiy. Dick is in Washington following his natural interest for foreign affairs but was visiting Duane Stratton at Lawrence Radiation Lab on an official visit pertaining to the research that Duane is engaged in.

"That about brings you up to date on happenings here. There are two other items I want to mention however. First, I have included a Xerox copy of Navy Times showing the Naval Reserve CDR selection results. If my work is correct, at least 24 classmates including Bill Worth and myself were selected for Commander in the Naval Reserve by the recent board. My second item is conceming class membership in USNA Alumni Assn. Why do we only have 29% of our class belonging? Let's get some more people signed up."

Thanks for the note, Denny, and I couldn't agree with you more. We members of the Class of '59 are certainly not supporting our Alumni Association properly when less than one third are active members. I certainly hope more classmates will take note and join this institution that promotes the standards, professionalism and common interests of all who have attended the Academy.

Moving on A few transfers in the wind for this summer: Ted Krumm gets relieved in JuneJuly time frame and goes to staff, ComSurfPac; Ted Alexander to PCO USS HEWITT

(DD-966); Freddie Touchstone goes to SRF Yokusuka; Cliff Rose to NELC San Diego and Byron McFarlane leaves USNA for OpTevFor, New London this summer. Gary Geist goes as O-in-C AUTEC in Andros Is.; John Butterfield gets out of Tehran to go to TraRon 28 in Pensacola and Joe Brantuas relinquishes the helm of VF-2 for a stint at ICAF. Jack Machesky moves cross town from the Washington Navy Yard to the Pentagon (OSD). I know there are others but they have slipped by me. If you are moving let me know and I can pass it on and update our directory.

Rise and Shine with '59!

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Pres., Mr. Henry A. Lawinski Sec'y, Dr. Chico Chavez P.O. Box 184, Greeleyville, SC 29056 Percent Members: 35 Correspondence from classmates these days has been sparse and that, in part, explains why we've had so many blank columns this year. I suppose we're going through that syndrome of having graduated so long ago that we don't want to care but long enough ago so that we really do care. There were a couple of people that cared since the last deadline.

Bob Correll, the one that didn't play football, as he puts it, dropped us a line.

80 He brought us up to date on his activities since he left the service in 1967. At tiiat time he went to work for Remington Arms Co. In 1970 he joined Schick Safety Razor Co. where he is currently the Manager, Razor Blade Production. He also worked on his MBA, which he completed in 1971, and he is still active in the reserves. He's had command of two surface divisions and just completed his second tour on the Group Command Staff. Witii tiie passage of time.

Bob and his wife Nancy have acquired 6 children, and die Correll family resides at 21 Brookside Dr., Trambull CN 06611.

Bob adds that he and Nancy are planning to attend their 2nd Homecoming since 1965 and are looking forward to seeing many friends at Annapolis for the planned class activities.

Bob notes that Don Newman and his wife Peg live in nearby Redding, Connecticut, and they get together often. He invites any classmates in the area or passing through to call—his number is in the directory.

One Saturday last May I received a call and was very surprised to hear someone speaking to me in Spanish—in South Carohna that is very unusual. The Spanish voice was that of Jose Peek. He wanted to share with me some of his experiences and the latest developments in his life. The very latest is the arrival of his 9th child, a girl named Regina, born to him and his wife Mary on 25 April. My mind was swimming by the time he finished naming the rest of his children: Mary Ann, 13; Katheline, 11; Denise, 10; Joseph Michael, 9; Margaret Mary, 6; Kevin "Thomas, 5; Rose Mary, 3; Sean, I'/i; and Regina. He says having a large family is fun.

Joe has been with Eastern Airlines as an engineer for 9 years. He ffies 727's and loves it, getting around quite a bit. On a number of trips to California he has visited Bill Calvert and family. He tells me that Bill has been doing a fantastic job in overcoming the handicap that resulted from the injury he sustained bout 3 years ago. He says that Bill's got to have more faith than anybody else he knows.

Joe extended an open invitation to me to visit him and his family next time I'm in Atlanta. He says that goes for any classmate too. His address is 1397 Diamond Head Circle, Decatur GA 30033.

I received an invitation to attend the change of command ceremony during which Keith Young assumed command of one of the destroyers based in Charleston on 12 April. I would have liked to have joined Keith, but at the time I was stranded out in the country without any transportation.

Congratulations to the Captain.

OK, now let's talk about the election. To date (early May), we have not had a single resp>onse to our call for candidates for the different offices, and it's not very likely that we will be able to hold the elections by the date originally established. We are extending the date to 1 October 1975. Please get the nominations in. My resignation is effective as of the date the new officers take over or no later than 31 December 1975, and I would like to see an orderly transition of class affairs to the new officers before then.

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Pres., Mr. James Traa Corr. Secy, LCdr. Kenneth G. Craig, USN 3724 S. Queensgrove Cir., Virginia Beach, VA 23452 Percent Members: 31

62 Pres., LCdr. John Hewitt, USN Sec'y, LCdr. Howard Pinskey, (SC) USNR-R Captain's Enterprises 2521 RivaRoad Annapolis, MD 21401 Percent Members: 35

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Pres., Kent A. Maxfield Sec'y, Mike Shelley 7096 Leewood Forest Drive Springfield, VA 22151 Percent Members: 33 When we were compiling the Class Register last year we wanted to put the '63 class crest on the cover. After a lengthy search we were unable to find a good reproduction, so we settled for the Academy seal. Since then I have been trying to locate a clear black and white drawing of the crest for use in 'the next Register and for possible use on stationery and other items on which a class motif would be appropriate.

No drawing of the crest is preserved by the USNA library or museum, and the firm that made our rings has no artwork on file. If you have a drawing of the crest, or if you have any ideas about where we might find one, please let me know.

Cole Lindell has sent a photo and an accoimt of USNA alumni participation in the West Point Founders Day festivities in Stuttgart, Germany. A photo of Cole and other USNA grads appears in the All Hands section of this edition. Cole reported that the two USMA '63 Majors in attendance were duly reminded that their class endured four consecutive football losses to Navy.

They were heard to complain that they did not get to carry on until they graduated.

Cole also said that his long dry spell of no USNA classmates (two years) was broken in early March when Dee and Merrill Dorman plus a bottle of fine scotch dropped in for a few days enroute from a Squadron Engineer tour in Holy Loch to duty as XO, USS PARCHE ( S S N - 6 8 3 ) . (The bottle of scotch

didn't survive the encounter.) Here is Cole's career summary: LCdr. Colen R. (Cole) Lindell, USN. Married Diane Ayers 12/ 14/63. Children: Scott 12/20/65, Lesliann 7/9/68. Career: 6/63-5/65 Nuclear Power School and Submarine School; 6/65-7/67 Supply Officer, Communicator, MPA, USS NATHAN

HALE

(SSBN-623);

8/67-11/69

NPTU West Milton, NY, as Training Officer at D I G ; 12/69-7/73 Engineer Officer, USS SEA DEVIL (SSN-664); 8/73-(present) Force Plans Branch of the Plans and Policy Directorate (J-5), Headquarters USEuCom, Stuttgart, Germany. Counts NATO soldiers

and conducts long-range force planning for 27 countries in USCinCEur's areas of responsibility. Received MBA from University of Utah. Awards include two unit commendations and two Navy Achievement Medals. Expects orders to XO of submarine in August 1975.

J. Ronald Terwilliger has been elected President of Sea Pines Plantation Company and Hilton Head Plantation Company, two major operating subsidiaries of the Sea Pines Company of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Ron was formerly chief operating officer for the two companies.

He joined the Sea Pines organization in 1971 and has held previous positions as corporate treasurer and senior vice president.

Metropolitan Division. Sea Pines Company is a major builder of resorts and recreational communities which are located primarily in the southeast. Sea Pines Plantation is the company's flagship resort community and generally considered the largest privately-owned resort development in the United States. Hilton Head Plantation is a new 4,500-acre recreational community being built ten miles north of Sea Pines Plantation. Ron graduated from Harvard Business School in 1970, where he was a Baker Scholar. Before joining Sea Pines he worked for the Oceanography Development Corporation where he was vice president of its subsidiary. Key Learning Systems. Ron and his wife, Patricia, have two daughters, Bonnie, age five and Tracy, age four.

In the Washington area, John Calande is working in the Equal Opportunity Division at BuPers, Spence Johnson is in OP-602, and Al Sherman is at the Center for Naval Analyses.

John Truesdell is with Rohr Industries, Inc., as Market Planner, Advanced Programs, Surface Effects Systems Division. He had previously worked in the company's aerospace division. John lives in San Diego.

Here is the second installment of excerpts from the By-Laws of the Class of 1963 Foundation, being serialized in this column to promote a better understanding of the Foundation, its objectives, and its operation: Article HI—Board of Trustees: 1. The business affairs, property and funds of the Foundation shall be managed and controlled by the Board of Trastees (the "Board"). The Board shall consist of nine members who shall be elected for threeyear terms as follows: Six Trastees-at-large, who shall be Regular Members of the Foundation to be elected by the membership; and three Tmstees (no fewer than two of whom shall be Regular Members of the Foundation), who shall be elected by the other members of the Board upon nomination by the President of the Class of 1963.

2. At the first Annual Meeting of the Foundation two Trustees-at-large and one Trustee shall be elected for a one-year term, two Trustees-at-large and one Trastee shall be elected for a two-year term and two Trustees-at-large and one Trustee shall be elected for a full term of three years. Thereafter at each Annual Meeting of the Foundation, two Trustees-at-large and one Trastee shall be elected for a three-year term.

3. Terms of office of all regularly elected Trustees and Officers shall commence on Shipmate

81 1 January following their respective elec4. In the case of death, resignation or disability of a Trustee-at-large or a Trustee having more than one year remaining to serve, an additional Trustee-at-large or Trastee, as the case may be, shall elected to fill the unexpired term of such Tmsteeat-large or Tmstee at the next Annual Meeting of the Foimdation.

5. Nominations for the position of Trustee shall be submitted in writing by the President of the Class of 1963 to the Secretary prior to 1 September of each year.

6. The Board shall elect all Officers of the Corporation.

7. The Board, in its discretion, may appoint an Executive Committee, which committee shall exercise such powers and authority as the Board may delegate. The President shall act as Chairman of said Executive Committee.

8. The Board, in its discretion, may appoint such other committee or committees to perform such functions as the Board may from time to time designate.

9. Any vacancy occurring in the Board for any cause other than by reason of an increase in the number of Trustees-at-large or Trustees may be filled by majority vote of the Executive Committee. Any vacancy or vacancies occurring by reason of an increase in the number of Trastees-at-large or Trustees shall be filled by action of majority of the entire Board. A Member elected by the Executive Committee or the Board to fill a vacancy shall be elected to hold office until the next Annual Meeting of the Foundation, or until his successor is elected and qualified.

10. The election of a Trastee, during the unexpired term of his trusteeship, to a post of Officer of the Foimdation shall not and may not operate to vacate such trusteeship.

11. Any Member of the Foundation may attend regidar or special meetings of the Board, but shall not have voting privileges.

The President shall be notified in writing in advance of such intention to attend and of any matters that the Member may wish to submit for the consideration of the Board.

The list of classmates who have dropped from sight remains quite long, desjHte our continuing efforts to locate them. Here is die next-to-last group of names to be printed in this column; if you know anything about the present whereabouts of any of these classmates, please tell me. The names: John Carroll, Roy Welch, Don Raulston, John Anderson, Dan Moran, John Pearson, Roy Warren, Wayne Fogel, Bill Haslet, Roland Weidt, Dave Leake, Bill Hamilton, Dennis Clark, George Nolan, John Wermuth, Jeff McLaury, Frank Butier, Harold Bahr, Bob Keams.

Please remember that in order for this column to continue to serve the class, we, as individuals, must provide an input for i t My mailbox has held very few letters from you in recent weeks. It's time for you to send in some news. We need your help.

Have a good summer!

QUALITY—'63.

(Shipmate regrets exceedingly that a photo of Len Eaton that was meant to accompany July-August, 1975

the story in the May edition which told of his promotion at Ijtkens Steel Company Inc., was mislaid during the editorial process. We apologize for this oversight.)

64 Pres.. Lt. Thomas J. Swartz, USN Sec'y, LCdr. James Baumstark, USN USS G. P. LISCOMB (SSN-685),

FPO NY 09501 Corr. Sec'y, LCdr. Robert Joyce, USN Candidate Guidance Office USNA, Annapolis, MD 21402 Percent Members: 35 Apparentiy my pleas and prayers have paid off, for I was fortunate enough to hear from some of you during the past month.

You can thank those who have called or written for not having to put up with my inconsequential driveling.

I mentioned in the May column that we had a small but inactive group of classmates here at the Naval Academy. To illustrate just how inactive it is, I left out Bob Bnttram—I thought he had been transferred!

Sorry Bob, I owe you a beer. Bob is teaching in the Engineering and Weapons Division and will be leaving shortly to take over as Missile Officer on USS AMERICA (CVA66) in Norfolk.

One of my correspondents was Donnie Thompson. Donnie left the Navy in 1969 and joined his father in a farming and manufacturing business in Harlingen, Texas. He married Nancy Thompson (convenientiy requiring no name change) in 1975 who provided a ready made family from a previous marriage consisting of a son, age 7, and a daughter, age 8.

Jerry Atwell was back in AnnapoUs last month, Linda and he dropped by the office for a visit with their new son. Jerry used to work here in Candidate Guidance so this allowed all the secretaries to stop work for an hour or so to reminisce. Jerry is currentiy Weapons Officer on the USS STERETT ( D L G - 3 1 ) in San Diego where '64

has a solid grasp on the department head jobs: Bill Lllrich is Ops Boss, while Geoff Clough is Chief Snipe. That should provide a formidable front in making demands on a lonely Pork Chop.

Jim Craven wrote from the University of North Carolina where he is a visiting Professor of Law. Jim left USNA after plebe year and went to UNC where he graduated in '64. Deciding that he should use those old uniforms he had in storage, Jim joined the Naval Reserve in 1974 and is a LTJG in the JAG Corps. He is working in the Blue and Gold Program and hopes to be coming to Annapolis for two weeks Active Duty for Training with that program in August.

1 had a long phone conversation with Wayne Amy who is stationed at VF-103 in Oceana. Wayne will be leaving this summer along with Bob Oriosky, who is in VS30, for the War College. Wayne provided info on the whereabouts of a lot of classmates, but a later call from Jerry Evans in BuPers provided me with a list of all classmates on active duty in the Navy. So I will use this as a basis for some future columns.

Jerry and his ex-roommate, Hernan ViUalba, visited the Academy recentiy. Hernan is now a Lieutenant Commander (equivalent) in the Ecuadorian Navy and works in their Telecommunications Institute. He was married two years ago and is now the proud father of a son. Jerry assures me that Hernan still exudes the same friendship and loyalty he did as a midshipman.

Besides Jerry, BuPers has the good fortune to employ six other classmates: John Evans, Dick Curley, Ric Ricd, Glenn Ritchey, Charlie Moore and Ron Hardee. Unfortunately, none of them is my detailer.

I also received a call from Bill Malin.

Bill, known for his flamboyant cynicism, left the Navy in 1970 and is now Manager of Systems and Programming for the Farm Credit Systems Regional Computer Service.

Sue and the family are doing fine; Bill is working on his MBA at the University of South Carolina.

Once again, a few statistics to let you know how we're doing. Of the 847 classmates commissioned in the Navy, 324 are still on active duty. Of those remaining on active duty, a total of 43 were selected early for Lieutenant Commander—13 percent One, Walt Kesler of course, was selected for Commander two years ago and is now in year group 59. Impressive! Walt would be easy to dislike if he weren't such a great guy who really deserves the recognition he's received.

Incidentally, of the 324 on active duty, 97 are surface warfare officers, 100 are aviators, 46 are submariners, and 81 are spread among various other designators, mainly supply corps and engineering duty.

That does it for this issue. Thanks for your calls and letters, but don't let it go to your head. Next month comes quickly, so let's hear from you.

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Pres., LCdr. Sam Dutrow, Jr., USN Sec'y, Mr. Rick Brush, Jr. 7436 Bo vet Way San Diego, CA 92122 Percent Members: 29 The mailbag was once again on the skimpy side this month. All those faithful correspondents who have been stashing away those volumes of good news, please saUy forth with your latest so our next column will be a best seller.

Wyman Howard sent me a flyer setting up the mechanisms for a monthly class gettogether for all those in the Washington area. It's the 3rd Tuesday of each month at the Cinders Steak House (in River House Apt. complex) 1500 S. Joyce, Arlington.

For any additional info please call either Wyman at 692-3327/8 or Sam Dutrow at 692-3770/1. Their home phones are (703) 548-4816 and (703) 491-3843 respectively.

As you may have noted in Navy Times in the early part of May. Bamey Brums was presumed killed in action over North Vietnam, having been an MIA since 1 August 1968. Please note the write-up provided me

by Sharon Katz in Last Call. The Class of 1965 sends its sincere sympathy to the Broms family, for they have had a long

82 hard vigil, and we only hope tiiat knowing he will always be remembered by his classmates will be comforting during this period following news of tragic personal loss.

Bob Andretta sent me a short note indicating he is now studying law at the University of Connecticut after having spent 3 years with the Congress as a speech writer during McGovern's '72 campaign and as a legislative aide to two representatives since retiring from VN disabilities in July 1972.

Bob married the former Betty Hein in March 1973. Betty is a cultural anthropologist currently on a 4 month stint in Etiiiopia.

That's about it for now—please take care, write soon and we'll see you in September.

66 Pres., Capt Robert L. Spooner, USMC Sec'y, Mr. Robert G. Johnson, Jr. 4430 Jewell, A p t 316 San Diego, CA 92109 Percent Members: 28 BiU Spadafora gave me a call the other day while stopping in San Diego with ComServPac for whom he is serving as aide.

Bill is living in Hawaii and loves the weather, the golf courses, and the Admiral's handicap! He says they've had some pretty good nassaus going over there.

Fran and Bob Lewis write in from Vinton, Virginia, where they have settied with their three children: Michelle (8), Kevin (5), and Melissa (3). Bob is with the McDonald's people and bought his first franchise in March of 1974 and added another one this past March. Both stores are in Roanoke and anyone passing through the southwest part of the state should drop by for a free meal. That's right, pickles, tomatoes, lettuce, onions. . . .

Bob ran into Gary Dimmig while back in his hometown of Quakerstown, Pennsylvania.

Gary also left the Navy in 1971 and is in business with his father in the appliance field. He and his wife, Alice, have three children and are doing fine.

While Fran and Bob were attending Hamburger U. (McDonald's training school in Chicago) in 1973, they attended the wedding of Bruce Bickel. He and his wife Anita are living in Chicago where Brace is areadirector of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Phil Norton was an usher at the wedding.

Speaking of McDonald's franchises, Sam Lincoln was up in San Francisco trying to decide whether to give the next 11 years to Uncle Sam or get into business for himself.

Sam's been living the good life up there and doesn't communicate too much so it might be next year before we find out.

That's about all for this time. Sorry we're so short. So write in and let us know what you're doing this summer, and have a good time at the beach!

HOMECOMING 10-11-12 October

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Pres., Lt. Dave Materna, USN Sec'y, Capt. Edward H. Mills, USMC TSTD, MCTSSA Camp Pendleton, CA 92055 Percent Members: 31 Patty and Ray Roll are now at Camp Pendleton. Dale Heeley and Joe Robitaille were commended for flying 1000 accident free hours. Dale and Joe are in Cherry Point. Jane and Ron Johnson and their two children are living in Jacksonville, Florida, where Ron is engineering officer in USS SIMS out of Mayport. Mike Singleton is on a sub out of Groton. Ike Eisenbach is a speech pathologist in Gainesville, Florida.

Beth and John Davison have a little girl, Susan, and are living in Key West. Linda and Bob Allen and their three children are living in Bountiful, Utah, where Bob is a brokerage consultant with Connecticut General Life Insurance Company. Sandy and Dave Tate are the proud parents of twins as of 6 December. They are living in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey. Ray Roll has earned bis MS in Oceanography from NPGS and he and Kathy are living in Chula Vista, California, while Ray is on the Inshore Warfare staff in Coronado. Pete Thompson is out of the Navy and living in the Philadelphia area. Sue, Melissa and Bill Evans are living in Pearl City, while Bill is stationed on a sub out of Hawaii. Jackie and John Scaizo are living in Charleston whUe John is stationed at the shipyard there.

Julia and Van McCullough, living in Campbell, California, added a second dependent, Wesley, to their family in October. Mary and Ted Steams live in Bowie, Md. Rick Fuerst received the Navy Commendation for his actions during a battery fire on Submarine NR-1. Rick is engineer. Joanne and Russ Tadych are out of the Navy. Larry Torgerson is part of ships company in USS FORRESTAL but would rather be flying. Al Lawver is Engineer in USS PARGO and just finished a long Med cruise. Bruce Lakefield is living in New Jersey working as a broker in New York. Bill Hamilton is out and working in Pennsylvania. Ron Bliss is working for Westinghouse in Oregon. Ron Barkhurst is working at a nuclear commercial plant in Oregon. Paul Ward is in USS MADISON in Charleston. Bob Murrian is engineer in USS NARWHALE in the yards.

Frank Rook is out of the Navy and working for Reinholdt and Gardner in Joplin, Missouri as a stock and commodities broker.

If anyone has a question regarding securities, commodities, tax shelters, options or individual retirement plans, Frank will accept any collect calls at (417) 623-4144 and he will provide what information is available.

Tim Hoffmann is living in Atianta, Georgia, where he is die Southeast Regional Manager of Lendman Associates, the company that holds Career Weekends all around the country. Tim said that the hiring companies pay the tab so the service is cost and obligation free. He has already placed 25 to 30 of our classmates with civilian jobs so if anyone has any questions about their own marketability or about the job market

in general, contact Tim in Atlanta at Lendman Associates, 2200 Century Pkwy., NW, Suite 678, 30345, (404) 321-5620.

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Pres., Lt. Dennis E. Blair, USN Sec'y, Lt. R. Mitchell Brown, III, USN 332 Lynbrooke Road Springfield, PA 19064 Percent Members: 29 Greetings classmates! Time for another update on '68 news. But is it just another column? Stay tuned. Jan and Bob Crotteau wrote a newsy letter from Honolulu, where he is stationed aboard USS PUFFER, recently returned to Pearl Harbor after a IVi-year overhaul at the Bremerton Shipyard. Married since June 1973, Bob has just completed his Nuclear Engineer's exam and they are looking forward to some shore duty either on the East Coast or out in Guam. There are quite a few classmates out in Pearl with the Crotteaus. Jim Bogart, Weapons Officer on the USS PORGY, had just returned from Westpac in time for the arrival of his second child. Angle Billones and Gary Jensen, Weaps and MPA, are both serving on the USS TAUTOG. Tom Mewfainney is the Assistant Materials Officer for Submarine Squadron One. Also Jan saw J. T . Lyons in the Exchange, having gone ashore at the completion of an exercise. He is Chief Engineer on some "target" (DDtype) out of San Diego.

Jacquie Hughes sent a poem from Annapolis, where she and Joy are currently living with her folks. She had been a good friend of Jack Esposito, and promised me a memorial poem at Homecoming. A first for this column, I thought her work deserved publication.

Jack Esposito, '68 A man with dark brown hair, Eyes that used to shine— Lost in the air.

He had love enough to spare For all those that cared.

He gave all he had to share.

He was an ace in the air But more than that.

He cared.

He lost his life, But he saw each of us through strife.

He was a true Naval Officer— A good and true man.

On that we can concur.

Thank you Jacquie, all of us who knew him concur.

Last March we had occasion to haul our Penn Middies down to Pensacola for an Aviation Field Trip over Spring Break.

While in the area I ran across several classmates and old buddies. Tom Hayes is still an Assistant Flight Leader in VT-1, and flew one of my driftier middies. Tom and Peggy are quite busy, and he hopes for orders to a LAMPS outfit next January.

From what I hear, though, the Pensacola Shipmate

83 Rugby Club would prefer he extended. BUI Tuck is also in VT-1, and Joel Tobiason and Carl Tamulveich are in Saufley's VT-5, at die other end of the field. Rick French is currentiy PAO for NavSColCom, but he and Jana were awaiting July orders to LAMPS in Norfolk. Jerry Porter is alive and well out at the beach, where he now owns Joe's Corner, a casual bar, gameroom and sandwich shop. Jer reports that "Dirty" Joe Verschuren is in the health care administration business in New Orleans a n l doing well. Also Jim Kern is in a west coast Law School. Out at Whiting I caught Jack Hogan just before he left for Dallas on a Coors mn. The Hogans are enjoying homelife with tiieir littie boy and girl. An old roomie, Mike Burkhart, is flying with HT-18, and he and his wife and son have another year down at the birthplace of Naval Aviation.

In the Mainside BOQ bar we saw Bob Parda, an NROTC instractor at Aubum, whose submarine field trip to Groton had run afoul of flight scheduling. Bob got married last September and is thinking about Nuclear Power or Destroyer School.

I mentioned earlier that this might not be an ordinary column for a reason. Denny Blair and I have come up with a plan for the new class Secretary position. We propose to locate the job in the Annapolis area and rotate it to willing classmates stationed at USNA, being a focal point for news and all. Rich Fox will take the first watch, and pass it on when he rotates in luly 1976. Rich is currently a Weapons prof and working on his MBA at night school through the University of Baltimore.

His address for future correspondence is: Lt J. Richard Fox, USN, Department of Weapons and Systems Engineering, Melville Hall, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis MD 21402.

Another possible variation is to have a West Coast Correspondent to gather news from that area and feed it to the USNA hub. Don Hill volunteered for that position.

Don and Barb are living in Coronado where he is about to start his third year at Cal-Westem Law School and will be Editorin-Chief of the Law Journal next year. Barb keeps active with Jennifer (4) and Geoff (1), plus studying part-time at San Diego State in Speech Pathology. Their address for you West Coast types is: Lt. Donal M. Hill, 233 G Avenue, Coronado CA 92118.

News in the fumre should be directed either to Rich or Don. Although I do not presently know the status of the other jobs, hopefully the next Shipmate will provide some illumination (you can all put your names in the hat now, the tough jobs have been alloted). Due to time lapse in publication (it is May as of this writing), you're still stuck widi me for at least one more issue.

Please keep the word flowing to Rich and Don.

FOOTBALL OPENER AT CHARLOTTESVILLE ON SEPTEMBER 13 vs UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA July-August, 1975

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Pres., Lt. William H. Newton. Ill, USN Sec'y Mr. Marshall E. Rachmiel 13800 NE 12th Ave. N. Miami FL 33161 Corr. Sec'y, Lt. Lanny Hunt, USN Math Dept. USNA, Annapolis MD 21402 Percent Members: 27 Greetings classmates! With Homecoming just around the corner, we here in Annapolis are anticipating the arrival of many classmates for another festive reunion. Liz and Jim Dionizio have offered to help coordinate the 3-day gala event by using their home as "Homecoming Central" for those needing info on accommodations, meals, etc. Address inquiries on Homecoming festivities to Jim and Liz at 14D Sellers Road, Annapolis MD 21402 or to me at the address heading this article. Remember to keep 10-11-12 October open and BEAT SYRACUSE. My good friend and former teammate Steve Potts called from his new duty station with one of the intelligence communities in Washington. Steve happily reports that he and Lydia have a new daughter, Leaha Gabriele born last year. Steve also reports that Joe Cooley has been detached from Fort Belvoir for Oregon; and Larry Falls is in Washington with Steve but over at OP-63 witii CNO. Jerry Doempke is with DIA in Washington after a tour at Moffett Field.

Frank Barrett, a fellow Corvette enthusiast in Pensacola, has departed the Navy and is looking for a job. Also resigned is Dave Dukek who has left Conus for persuit of his MBA in Hawaii.

Pat Sullivan, a former roommate of Steve Potts, was seen by yours tmly in the company of a lovely Woman Naval Officer at Navy's recent lacrosse victory over Maryland in the regular season. Sully is not going to accompany Admiral Kidd to Norfolk but is weighing some other sea duty alternatives. By the way, for those of you who do not have occasion to be closely acquainted with our female counterparts, WAVE is out; Woman Naval Officer is in.

To call them "WAVES" is to commit male chauvinism. No matter, they sure improve the view. . . .

In closing I would like any of you who can locate Ed Lehre, to please pass on information about him or provide him with an envelope addressed to this article. BEAT ARMY.

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Pres., Lt. Jeff Schott, USN Sec'y, Lt. Fred Hall, USN 5384 Coachway Drive Norfolk, VA 23502 Percent Members: 26 A news release from Chapman College in Orange, California, indicates that William Jeffries Lewis has been awarded a Master of Arts degree in administration at its mid-year commencement exercises.

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Pres., Lt. (jg) Michael E. McCuddin, USN Acting Corr. Sec'y, ILt. Dan Nelson, USMC 8810 Enfield Court Laurel, MD 20811 Percent Members: 24 Another rigorous month in the Corps has passed and now it's time for more of your favoriteâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1971 news. First of all I have the sad job of relaying the news that Art Bennett was killed in a plane crash this past month. He was buried with military honors at Arlington early in May. I have not received any other details concerning Art's death.

Hitting on a happier note I recentiy received a letter from Dianne and Bob DonIan. They are living in Pittsburgh where Bob is serving as Admiral Rickover's financial representative at Westinghouse for naval reactor contracts. Bob says he has leamed quite a bit and finds the job challenging but he is getting tired of 60 hour weeks at work. Rumor has it that he has not worn a uniform since he hung up his stripes at USNA (he must be a hippie). To prove that he has freaked out. Bob is pursuing an MBA at Duquesne filling his head with liberal art ideas. The Donlans recently saw Jeff Smith who passed through on his way to a new ship, the USS MAHAN, after returning from Japan.

That famous and daring fighter pilot.

Field McConnell, wrote from Beeville where he is destroying the hopes of numerous student aviators, often known as smds to those of us in the know. Field says that he is now so scared of flying that he is no longer scared of getting married. Therefore he is getting married to Carol Jensen of Garrison, North Dakota, in that booming metropolis on 2 August. All classmates in the Garrison area on that date are invited to attend. Mark Beck is also mmored to be getting married in North Dakota in either July or August Mike Morrell wrote in from Hawaii where he has recently been transferred from the

USS

GEORGE WASHINGTON to

the

USS

PUFFER. His big news was that HE is getting married to Rochelle LeBous in Binghampton, New York on 25 May. Everyone would be invited except that this won't be printed until after 25 May. He also had the news that John Shelton is on the HADDOCK which is in WestPac. Others in the Peari Harbor area are Jim Ward, Len Smith, Donnie Davis, Mike O'Rourke and Jim Bryant.

The last letter in this month's bulging mail bag came from Dick Cheliras. He was recentiy transferred from the WILLIAM V. PRATT ( D L G - 1 3 ) in Charleston to a job

as

officer-in-charge of PTF 17 with Coastal River Division 21 at Great Lakes, Illinois.

Dick and his wife Cathy are living at 7646 Geier Road in Gurnee, Illinois, near Chicago. Left behind on the PRATT were Mike Hallahan and Al Ptak, both awaiting orders.

Ah, sweet springtime is in the air and the sound of wedding bells both in the near past and the near future is deafening. Guy Snodgrass was married to Kathleen O'Donnell in Annapolis on 12 April. He is still

84 working as flight schedules officer at Pax River where he is flying A-7's. Looking ahead, George Flinn is all set to get married to Kitty McGovern in Annapolis in early May. That event should be attended heavily by D.C. area Marines since George is presenfly a stalwart at Marine Barracks, 8th and Eye. Finally, I would like to get personal and announce that my sister, Karen, is getting married in Long Beach on 19 July. Unfortunately, she is marrying my old roommate, Wally Winslow. Either Wally's personal habits have improved a great deal since my three years with him or my sister has lower standards than I previously believed. Karen is now a Navy nurse at the hospital in Long Beach and Wally is flying Marine helicopters out of MCAS, Santa Ana. Needless to say, having the Whale as my future brother-in-law has been a tremendous blow to my ego and I would appreciate it if word of the affair was not passed around outside of official channels.

Jim Bryant wrote from Pearl Harbor where he is aboard the submarine SEADRAGON along with Bob Custer. Jim is married to the former Midge Wilderson of Elkridge, Maryland. Others stationed at Pearl include John Morris on an ATE, John Brandes aboard the SARGO, and Larry Johnson who is on the GEORGE WASHINGTON. Jim Strat-

ton was married to the former Carol Smith of Moreland, Idaho, last September. He is on the TRUXTUN which has recently been the yards at Bremerton. The Bryants also report that Jerry Geil is a Marine NFO flying out of Cherry Point, N . C , and they ask that both Bob I^yd and Bill Seoule drop them a line.

Eric Benson dropped another line updating the scoop conceming the USNA ''71 chapter attending PG school in Monterey.

Other academics besides Eric include Bill Shutt, Howard Russell, Hugh Butt, Joel Lassman (?), Kevin Green, Rob Byrd, and Ron Route. Eric also joined the ranks of the unsingle on 29 March when he was married to Judy Hart of Pacific Grove.

Mike O'Rourke wrote in from Vallejo where he and his wife Wendi are stationed.

Mike reported that Betsy and Ted Fisher are now in Hawaii where Ted is on the submarine EDISON. The Fischers are expecting their second child sometime soon. Jim Bloom is aboard the MIDWAY where he is a ragby star and also works. Nancy and Mike Kehoe are stationed at the nuclear power prototype in Idaho and Cindy and Chip Griffiths are in New London while Chip attends sub school. Jim Paits is now on vacation from UDT and attending language school in Monterey.

Dan Lyons is currently attending Cornell under the auspices of the Burke Scholarship program. He wrote and said that also attending Cornell under the same program are Cindy and Larry Clark and Susan and Dave Odiand. Dan is working to complete an MBA after which he will report to Supply Corps School. Terri and Mike O'Connor are living in Newport where Mike is an instractor at OCS. Mary Ann and Dan McConnell are Hving in Dover, N.J., while he attends law school at Seton Hall, having received a line-staff transfer to the JAG Corps.

Finally, congratulations to Neil Kinnear who was recently awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroism in rescuing the pilot of a helicopter which crashed at New River MCAS, N.C. in April of 1974.

Despite the aircraft being in flames Neil freed the pilot from the wreckage and is credited with saving the man's life. Neil is presently living in New River with his wife Beth.

That's it for another month. Take some time out to drop me a line and have a relaxing and fun summer.

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Pres., 1st L t Joe Glover, USMC Sec'y, 1st Lt. Frank L. Gibson, USMC Marine Barracks U.S. Naval Base Subic, Box 56 FPO, San Francisco, CA 96651 Percent Members: 54 Ahoy, maties, ahoy. Is anyone out there, really? Drop a card in the mail if you see this articleâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;I'm becoming convinced that even my mother doesn't love me anymore and the only mail service to the Philippines is for banks and book clubs. But I did have two letters during January and Febraary, so I'll give them to you first.

A hearty hello to Jerry Haden, ex-Marine, now aide-de-camp for BGen. Noah C. New at the Development Center, Quantico. Tell the world, Jerry, how you pulled off this feat: "My life and times, as always, have been stormy since last we met at Subic Bay. My (and BLT V4's) return trip to Oki was somewhat uneventful save for my platoon trying to corner practically everything illicit or unauthorized in Kaohsiung. Fortunately duty prevailed and we all made it back to 3rd Tanks, spent a couple of weeks preparing for and standing a successful post-dep inspection, and then rotated back to the 'real world.* "I reported in MCDEC here at Quantico late in the year. As expected, I was assigned to TBS and checked in at the 'Old School' with diesel fuel flowing in my veins and full of intentions of spreading the wit and wisdom of tanking to the fresh herds of lieutenants. However, TBS had been prepared for my coming as it were, and, thanks to Maj. Loving (he's still there), it was decided that I should be given a chance to get an 0302 secondary MOS. So I was assigned to the Enlisted Instructor Company as platoon commander for The Infantry Platoon (70 men) whose main function is to act as demonstration teams and aggressors.

Needless to say, this assignment caused me to get just a bit excited: I was not able at the time to recall ever having said that I wanted an 0302 secondary. But all wasn't lost because my CO (company type) was none other than Lenny Supko '70 (then 1st L t , now Capt.) who made my grant platoon commandership rather enjoyable.

Most of our time was spent in the field and I was never one to dislike field work . . . at least not when I had a tank to ride around on and sleep in. All Good (??) Things must come to an end though, and with winter approaching and memories of Charles Co.

and the weather of late 1972 coming to mind, I did a quick estimate of the situation, perceived the indicated mission, and executed getting myself selected as aide-decamp for BGen. New, the director of the Development Center at Mainside Quantico.

(Actually, to set the record straight, my reasons were more professional than environmental.)

"Walt Crump can also be found at Quantico, instructing at Basic School."

Jim Bradley's letter had info on most of the old 23rd. Do it, Jim. "Bill Hopper now has his MSO out of Pensacola and he's commuting to Charleston. Mark Mendillo is flying LAMPS helos out of San Diego and he has bought a house with a swimming pool. Bob McLane is flying F-8's out of San Diegoâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;I ran into him quite unexpectedly at a bar (of course) and he spoke of expecting. And while on that subject, Pat and Del Hall had a Christmas present early this year, Delmon B. HaU IV, weighing in a 9 pounds plus. (A future heavyweight USNA wrestler?) Chuck Davis, Rick Horn and myself all attended a friend's wedding in Thomasville GA over Christmas.

Chuck and Rick are on subs out of Charleston. Ran into Biff Leonard who, having traded destroyers for UDT, has just finished his training for the latter. John Schork is NFO on A-6's wiUi VA 95 out of Whidby Island, after reportedly making the highest NFO grades ever out of Pensacola. He made a recent WestPac deployment in USS CORAL SEA. Sal Laughter is flying F-4's out of Oceana after getting his Masters degree at Pensacola. Rumor has it that he has swapped his Jaguar for a used VW. Tim Hallahan is now flying helos and he and Alice now live in Virginia Beach. Bill Hannan is flying A-4's with VAQ 33 out of NAS Norfolk.

Rosemary and Floyd Holz are in Jacksonville where he is flying P-3's. Bob Pariseau used that Texas charm to jump into the front seat of an A-7 and he has been flying them ever since out of Lemoore CA. Jeff Gossett is riding an SSBN out of Groton and George Howard has tumed in his salt sprayed brow for flight school. Marshall Short has decided that ships are his bag and is on a Pacific destroyer. Floyd Thome filled me in on the Marines. He was a platoon commander in Okinawa and is now a series commander at MCRD, San Diego, getting up early every moming to ran his privates several brisk miles. Asar Cardi is with the 2nd Tank Bn. at Camp LeJeune. Barry Bodine is going from Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, to 2nd Marine Air Wmg, North Carolina. Art Edinger is the head Marine on USS RALEIGH ( L P D - 1 )

serving

as Combat Cargo Officer. He and Val are living in the Norfolk area.

"I had an interesting Med cruise. We anchored from June until September in the Suez Canal where I ended up working as the Admiral's representative in Cairo. One experience which no mere JG would ever forget occurred to me in Alexandria, Egypt, when I was helping with the ComSixthFlt visit to Egypt. At the naval headquarters to meet my Egyptian counterpart, I suddenly found myself being ushered into a palatial office where there were five of us: the Egyptian Admirals, a USAF Brigadier General, and LTJG yours truly. Needless Shipmate

85 to say, I felt slightly out-weighed, but it was interesting. Am now in San Diego heading for a Spruance class D D if they ever get built."

Well, Jim, at least that shows you how highly the U.S. Navy rates its "j.g. power."

Cindy and Bob Madden write from the Charleston SC area that they became parents in Febraary of an eight-pound, 6 ounce baby boy that came out fighting.

Bob is keeping busy as ASW officer in USS VOCE, awaiting orders to PG school. He's been sidekicking with Glenn Reitinger, ASW officer in USS KOELSCH. Bob and Gletm have been tearing up the Charleston golf courses with their twenty-plus handicaps.

Paul Huck and his wife Patty joined them in Charleston in March. Patty is expecting and Paul is eagerly awaiting the recommissioning of USS M.AHAN.

The engagement of Patricia Anne Grant to Lt.(jg) Wesley Henry Schmidt, Jr. USN, has been announced. Lt.(jg) Schmidt is stationed in USS FAIRF.AX COUNTY.

A couple of new address for any 72ers up Coimecticut way: Lt(jg) James W. Angelo (wife, LaDoima —son, Dwayne Christin), 722 Oakwood Dr., Gales Ferry CT 06335; and Lt. (jg) WUIiam Nadean (wife. Kathy—daughter, Jennifer), 42 Champlain Dr., Old Lyme CT 06371.

Nancy Glass writes from Charleston to inform me that my ex-roomie BiU Glass (her hubby) is out at sea in the Indian Ocean.

She says that Donna and Dick Swanson are expecting and a strong rumor is afloat that Rick Baker may now be married. Fingers are crossed in the Glass family for a possible three-year tour as an NROTC instractor at The Citadel.

And now one more welcome letter, this time from Jim HaU: "First off, this comes to you from USS HENRY B . WILSON

(DLG-7)

where I

am

CIC officer, with Steve Lrandnim aboard

as gunnery officer. We are over in WestPac for our second deployment—had a yard period in Long Beach in between.

"Have seen a number of '72ers since we left San Diego. Stopped off in Pearl and saw John Sohl who is in USS POGY and had a chance to visit with Bmce (Pop) Warner, his wife Sherry and their daughter Blake.

Got to Subic and ran into I^rry Kubo; he's DCA in USS COCHRANE

(DDG-21).

Also

saw Daryl Cummings. a nukepower type from ENTERPRISE. Denny Worley was there (he's in USS LONG BEACH) and have seen

quick glimpses of others.

"I'm off in June to be an ROTC instructor at Villanova so I'll get to see another Army game. Jim Hall."

And now I must pass on to the Class of '72 the grievous news of the death of Matt Mason, 7 February at Kingsville, Texas. I have no further information, just sorrow.

73 Pres., Ens. Steve Ingram, USN Sec'y, Ens. Dean R. Brown, USN BOCJ, Kingsville NAS Kingsville, TX 78363 Percent Members: 49

74

Pres., Ens. George Yacus, USN Sec'y, Ens. Mike Chaplain, USN USS ROBERT E . PEARY (DE 1073)

FPO San Francisco, CA 96601 Percent Members: 42 From Chris C. Eckert, Class Treasurer for '74: Greetings to the Class of 1974 from the potential super snii>es in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

The first of us graduate on 12 July and the new class arrived on 28 April; it was good to see their new faces.

The class has been well represented.

Thomas Bennett McMuIlen was the first officer to qualify on site and it is hoped that others from the group will soon follow his example. In other news of the area, "C. B." (Crash and Bum) Rick Clark showed his versatility in an outstanding manner as he managed to reach every ski resort in the northern hemisphere during his spare time.

He and Steve Johnson got to Sun Valley, Jackson Hole, and Gran Targhee, just t o mention a few. Fine examples to the rest of us, but we couldn't maintain the pace. Ben "Gourmet" Wachendorf held several functions during the past few weeks which were highly attractive. Anyone knowing an attractive young lady wishing to marry The Galloping Gourmet please forward her postage paid at once.

7th Company News: Duke Snyder has fallen deeply in love with a young lass from Washington State and has gone so far as to want to sell his Porsche to me some day when it is running well. Jim Fry is going to Nuclear Power School (West) after graduation from Monterey and marriage is, supposedly, in the offing. Mark MiUiken will also be there.

And Keith Nostrant, who was a 3rd set three-striper.

Congratulations to Anne and Andy Scontra as they stand by for an addition to the home crew. And Becky and Larry Olsen are also awaiting a new member in the household.

Mary and BUI Wright are in Idaho Falls at the moment, but where is "Navy's Powerfully Built Running Back" Dan Howard?

Paul Salemi graduated from B.U.D.S. in Febraary. And as for me, I'm still up for grabs and quite happy with the situation.

Chapter News ANNAPOLIS

ATLANTA

Lt James E. Dolan, USN Seamanship & Tactics Dept.

U.S. Naval Academy Annapolis, MD 21402

Mr. Joseph H. Waterfill HI 68 Monet C t Cross Creek Parkway Atianta GA 30327

The Annapolis Chapter met for its monthBALTIMORE ly luncheon on Wednesday, 9 April, and Cdr. Robert R. Goll, USNR was privileged to have as its guest speaker 808 Chumleigh Rd. Capt. Robert L. Disc USN '46, Director of Baltimore, MD 21212 Undersea Warfare Systems Group, Naval Sea System Command Headquarters. Capt.

BOSTON Disc gave a very informative and enlightenMr. G. Gilbert Tallau ing presentation on the reorganization of the 50 Lucas Dr. Naval Ordnance Systems Command and the Haverhill, MA 01830 Naval Ships Systems Command.

Noon—2nd Tuesday The Chapter completed its luncheon seaCharlestown O'Club son on 14 May at the Alumni House with TTie Boston Alumni Chapter teamed up its annual spring cocktail party. Introduction of the chapter officers for the 1975-76 with the local Retired Officers Association season was made at that time and plans for and the Military Order of the World Wars another auspicious season were announced. for an evening dinner-dance at the Boston July-August 1975

Coast Guard Base Officers Club during the month of April. The delightful seafood dinner was prepared by the Base Staff and the music provided was of a yesteryear period that was a welcome change from today's "bump." Other miUtary representatives present at this gathering were from the Navy League, Ancient and Honorables, Military Order of Foreign Wars, Veterans Association of the First Corps of Cadets, and the Reserve Officers Association of Massachusetts. A total of 87 were on hand including 31 alumni and wives. These were: P. Money '21, A. Goodhue and R. T. Simpson '32, R. Wescott '37, C. M. Cassel '39, R. H. Rotondi '57, and G. Mullin. Associate member Tom Morris, RAdm. USNR, chairman of the National Advisor Council of the Navy League and his wife were guests of the group. Other guests were Col. Fitzgerald USMCR, first cousin of Senator Edward Keimedy, and the daughter of Ambassador

86 John Volpe, Ambassador to Italy, Mrs. Jean Rotondi.

The last meeting of the season was held on 13 May. Cdr. Tyron Marion USN, Commanding Officer of USS CONSTITUTION spoke on the subject, "The Overhaul and Renovation of the CONSTITUTION in Preparation for the Bicentennial Celebration."

A new slate of officers is being chosen for the chapter and will be submitted to the membership during the summer months. A drive for new members and a renewal of the old membership will be made to help with the rejuvenation of the treasury. The membership records indicate that there are 184 members in the chapter, over 25% of whom are delinquent in payment of dues.

CHATTANOOGA Michael Easley Lundy 8th Floor, Blue Cross BIdg. 801 Pine St. Chattanooga, TN 37402

CHICAGO Mr. James N . Gillman 37 Graymoor Lane Olympia Fields, IL 60461 1900â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1st Friday

CLEVELAND LCdr. Richard Antolini, SC, USN 4567 Ashbury Park N. N. Olmsted, OH 44070

COLORADO Mr. James E. Bicknell 2337 Cherry St. Denver, CO 80207

Richard Rebbeck and Carson Miller with Adm. Adeigh Burke, all '23 The spring dinner meeting of the Colorado Chapter was held at the Tiffin Inn, Denver, the evening of 5 May. Our speaker, Adm. Arleigh Burke USN (Ret), brought a turnout of over eighty members, wives and guests, making this one of the most memorable meetings in the history of the Chapter.

Adm. Burke's talk was a very thought provoking one, pointing up the fact that everything today needs constant re-evaluation because of inflation, and that while more dollars are spent on defense today, we actually are spending a much smaller fraction of the national budget for this purpose.

On the other hand, the USSR is giving a high priority to building up their Navy.

Adm. Burke urged that we convey our feelings to our Congressmen.

Mr. L. Deke Lang 358 W. Cassady Ave. Columbus, OH 43209

Bill Fitts, USMC, a former USNA instractor from Ole Miss.

Our meeting closed with the singing of "Navy Blue and Gold" led by Ed Keliikoa.

CONNECTICUT

INDIANAPOLIS

Lt. Bill Boykin, USN Box 700, Code 24 USN Submarine School Groton, CT 06340 Quarterly, in different parts of the state

Mr. Brian Walker 7801 RookerRoad Indianapolis, IN 46250

COLUMBUS

DETROIT Mr. James W. Fleming 2662 Willow Dearborn, MI 48124

FLORIDA SPACE COAST Maj. Wayne Oldfield USAF 941 Flotilla Club Drive Indian Harbor Beach FL 32937

HONOLULU LCdr. James R. Fields USN 5713 Erne Avenue Ewa Beach HI 96706 On 16 April, 48 members of the Honolulu Chapter attended the monthly meeting at the "O" Club, Naval Station, Pearl Harbor.

Our newly elected President, Bill Kinsella '34, conducted the meeting, which opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.

The Honolulu Chapter ranks ninth on the list of local chapters in total members who belong to the National Alumni Association. Each of the top ten chapters is authorized to elect a member to serve as a National Trustee. Adm. H. D. Felt USN (Ret.) '23, was unanimously elected by the Board of Directors to represent the Honolulu Chapter in this position. Having recently observed our first anniversary as a local chapter, we are justly proud of this opportunity to honor our distinguished shipmate, Adm. Felt.

Our guest speaker for the meeting was Dr. John P. Craven, Dean of Marine Programs, University of Hawaii. He served as the Chief Scientist on the Polaris project.

Dr. Craven captured the group with an enlightening presentation on the "Floating Cities" concept. Dr. Craven concluded his his talk by answering a variety of questions regarding his extensive research in diverse oceanographic programs.

The first Honolulu Chapter Alumni Golf Tournament was held at the Navy-Marine Golf Course on 3 April 1975. Tournament Director, Dusty Rhodes '55, waltzed off with all of the prizes. Nice directing. Dusty!

Grads in attendance at the April meeting included: Campbell '24; Persons '29; Corey '30; Farrington '31; Harby '33; Clarey, Kinsella, Latham, MacKenzie '34; Carroll '37; Aurand, Dybdal, Rynd '38; Vasey '39; Dozier, Hamilton, O'Neill '42; Peach '43; Laboon '44; Althoff '46; Bowen, Bromley '47; Higgins '49; Bamette, Farrell '50; Sears, Tomb '51; Gibson '54; Grozen, Rhodes '55; Young '59; Eberlein, Keliikoa, Rohr, Saari '60; Owen '62; Fields, Spraance '63; Barry '65; Robinson '68; Broderick '70; Hemphill, Stiles '71; Frazier '72. Guests included LCdr. Paul Hoddinott of the Royal Navy and LCol.

JACKSONVILLE Cdr. W. R. Hamaker USN (Ret.) 2725 Woodland Dr. Orange Park FL 32216 1st Thursday, Sept.-June

KITTYHAWK (Dayton, Ohio) Mr. J. M. Gallagher 294 Cherry Dr. Centerville, OH 45459 Monthly, days vary O Club, Wright-Patterson At our May luncheon we enjoyed a presentation on the Air Force F-16 fighter program by Col. Bill Thurman '54 who carries the distinction and tide of program manager. This is one of the hottest high interest programs in the Air Force and, needless to say, is quite challenging and demanding for Bill. Following the full-scale development phase, the Air Force has plans to purchase in the vicinity of 650 of these planes. There is also a potential for foreign sales as the new standard fighter aircraft for NATO countries. In the recent source selection, based on prototype competition, the General Dynamics F-16 was selected over the Northrup F-17. Orrie Hiett '57, who works in the General Dynamics Dayton office, supplemented Bill's talk with some contractor comments on the F-16 program.

Some 31 attendees were at the luncheon with the most senior, in rank and age, being retired RAdm. George Whiteside USN '38, who is associated with a defense industry firm in the Dayton area. We also enjoyed the company of two fellow alumni guests who were visiting Wright-Patterson AFB. Capt. Wendy Rivers USN '52, who is chief of the Aircraft Survivability Program at Naval Air Systems Command, had some business with Col. Mike Nassr '54.

Wendy was a POW in North Vietnam for 71/2 years. Capt. Ron Kurtii USN '54, who just finished a year of language school, was passing through on his way to his new assignment as the Naval Attache in Moscow.

Some other data dealing with personnel of the Chapter are: BGen. Robert A. Foster USAF '53, who is one of our past Presidents, transferted in April to Hanscom Field, Massachusetts, to become the program manager for the Advanced Airborne Command Post.

Jim Gallagher '57, our Chapter Secretary, was promoted to a high position here as the Assistant Deputy for Airiift/Tanker Aircraft programs. Bo Newsome '54, is the program manager for the C-5 cargo aircraft in Jim's organization.

Col. Tom Forster USAF '54, announced his plans to retire from the Air Force in June to take a position with Research Analysis Development, Incorporated in Shipmate

87 Colorado Springs, Colorado. Tom spent just a year with us, coming from a tour as an engineering prof at the Air Force Academy.

Col. Bill Quasney USAF '54, whom we discovered in our midst, is heading up the F-15 aircraft engine program.

Maj. Ed Danber USAF '62, our Chapter treasurer, is the Air Training Command liaison officer for all reconnaissance and electronic warfare programs here at WrightPatterson. Ed is involved in a host of extracurricular activities including being a parttime prof in business and economics at nearby Wittenberg University.

Jack Barry '50, retired from the Air Force, is a civilian employee here in one of the laboratories.

LCol. George Mushalko USAF '56, the Chapter Shipmate Reporter, is completing his one year elected term in that capacity.

We hope to have as our next luncheon speaker BGen. John Pustay USAF '54, who is the Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff, InteUigence at Hq. USAF.

LOS ANGELES Mr. James R. Simsarian Worid Trade Center, Suite 370 USNA Alumni Association Los Angeles 333 Soutii Flower St. Los Angeles CA 90017 (213)628-3157 The regular meeting of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Alumni Association was held at NAS, Los Alamitos, on 17 April 1975. Guest speaker was LCdr. G. H. Jerry Welsh SC USN '59, recentiy retumed from Bahrein and well qualified to discuss the oil situation with an insider's viewpoint. He is the fuel specialist for naval activities in the Los Angeles/Long Beach area at present.

The attendees in order of salinity were Phil Creasor "25, Knox Penill and "Shanny" Shannahan '26, John Alderman '28, "Robby" Robbins '34, Hal Felix '39, Greg Johns '42, Lewis Milsaps '46, Phil Suhr '49, Chuck Gangloff '51, Dave Grover and Bob Shaidnaigle '53, Bill Kronzer and Russ Simsarian '57, D. S. Calkins '58, Bob Cunningham, Jerry Peterson, Jerry Welsh '59, Win Orgera '63, and Art McLaughhn '68. The Plebe was Dave Ruehlmann '74 who, along with Phil Creasor '25, represented a span of Naval Academy tradition of nearly fifty (50) years. The best represented class was '59 but this may have been because one of their members was the speaker. The most colorful class representative was Bob "Shandy" Shaidnaigle who certainly added something to the meeting. It appears that he showed up because we dropped him from the maihng list.

The Chapter has an office in the World Trade Center in Los Angeles—Suite 370— and the telephone number is (213) 628-3157.

Col. Dave Grover USAF '53, our senior active duty attendee, has been appointed National USNA Alumni Association trastee from the Los Angeles Chapter.

LOUISVILLE Mr. Walter W. Lamb 1911 Warrington Way Louisville KY 40222 July-August 1975

MEMPHIS Mr. Henry A. Booth, Jr. 2570 Tigrett Cove Germantown TN 38038 The 18 April meeting was at the home of chapter President Jack Holmes '40. He and his Dorothea were assisted by Ruth and V.P. Jim Owen '56; and Pat and Treasurer Al Davidson '47.

Although some wag had tabbed the party as a "hard times and post income tax" party, there was abundant merriment and IRS blues were quickly drowned.

Ann and George Grider '36 were present with big "back-in-town-to-stay" smiles. Helen and Howard Dawson '44 were over from Mark Tree, Ark., and the nearby tornadoes.

They were full of stories of a recent lost week-end in New Orleans with Margaret and J. J. Crowder '44.

Other taxpayers were Alice and Jerry DevUn '27; Nancy and Tom Reed '36; Susie and 4.0 Frank Frankenberger '40; Mary and Mike (Holiday Inn) Burbage '41; Vevienne and George McHenry '43; Louise and Mike Clark '44; Mary and Bill Fuller '46; Virginia and Hal Farnsworth '55; Heidi and MSU Prof. Bob Thoeny '56; Ann and Walker Uhlhorn '58; and Betty and Henry Booth '61.

Barbara and Dick "Stonewall" Sewall '42 were conspicious by their absence, having copped out temporarily to California.

Our pro-am golf tournament (less the pro) on Saturday 17 May is a preliminary to the Danny Thomas Golf Classic the following week. Our tournament is also a preliminary to a business meeting the same day at N.A.S. Memphis. The nominating committee recommendations are: President—Jim Owen; Vice President—Frank 4.0 Frankenberger; Secretary—Ben Ross; Treasurer—Al Davidson; Council—Henry Booth, Mike Clark, Jack Holmes, Dick Sewall, and Maurice Tyler.

Once this election is put to bed, this chapter plans to disperse for the summer but will rally round in September. We have had great leadership this past year and expect even greater things next year!

MILWAUKEE Mr. Win Williams The Williams Agency 312 E. Wisconsin St. Milwaukee. Wl 53202 Third Thursday, University Club, 1200 The Milwaukee Chapter presented its annual John Paul Jones award to Cadet Lieutenant Warren Conn at St. John's Military Academy in Delafield, Wisconsin, on Sunday, 25 May. Headmaster at the school is William West, USMA '47 and Capt.

Jared Clarke USN (Ret.) (Class of 1941) is commandant.

Barney Thielgas was Parade Marshal for one of the largest Memorial Day Parades Milwaukee has ever had on Monday, 26 May. Members of the chapter were invited to watch the event from the reviewing stand.

What's wrong with the world was decided at the May luncheon attended by Barney Thielges '43, Bill Hanson '46, Win Williams '46, John Illingworth '47, John Camp '49, Bud Lockwood '50, Ted Chaney '58, and Terry Manson '70. A Chicago

visitor was A. C. Boughton '49, district sales manager of Business Week, who happened to be in town.

NEW ORLEANS LCol. Rene S. Wogan, USAF (Ret.) 4702 Pitt St. New Orleans, LA 70115 First Friday—1145 International House

NEWPORT Capt. P. C. Staley, USN (Ret.) 2 Kane Ave. Middletown, RI 02840 1830—last Tuesday, Sept.-June OClub On Tuesday, 29 March 1975, the Newport Chapter held its regular monthly meeting at the Officers' Club. Twenty-four members and guests met for dinner and heard Leonard J. Panaggio, Assistant Director, Rhode Island Department of Economic Development, tell about Newport during the Revolutionary War. Mr. Panaggio has made an extensive study of Rhode Island history and his account of the nearly three years of British occupation was very apropos.

In 1775 Newport with a population of about 9,000 was one of the largest towns on the Eastern Seaboard. The city prospered on shipping and revolutionary activity (mostly smuggling). In 1765, it had been the scene of the Stamp Act riots during which three stamp collectors were hung in effigy and their homes vandalized. The collectors took refuge on a British man-of-war.

Newport was not alone in goading the British Lion in Rhode Island. On 12 June 1775 the General Assembly formed the Rhode Island Navy consisting of the 12 gun ship PROVIDENCE. Three days later this ship fired the first cannon shot of the Revolutionary War when she engaged the British armed sloop DIANA in Narragansett Bay. The DIANA was engaged in the suppression of smuggling. The Rhode Island General Assembly asked Stephen Hopkins, a delegate to the Constitutional Congress, to petition the Congress to establish a Continental Navy which Congress did in October 1775 and the PROvmENCE became the first of two ships authorized by Congress; Eser Hopkins, another Rhode Islander, became the first Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Navy. In March 1776, the PROVIDENCE made the first amphibious landing to capture the town of Nassau in the Bahamas.

When the PROVIDENCE remrned from this foray, she became the first command of John Paul Jones.

The home of a fleet of light, fast, expertly handled ships heavily engaged in smuggling and protected by only a small group of volunteers, it is not surprising that Newport attracted the attention of the British. In December 1776, a force of eleven warships and sixty-eight transports sailed into the Bay, landed troops north of the town, and occupied Newport. Over half the population fled, including the editor of the Newport Mercury.

British occupation put an end to the lucrative trade of the port and raids on other Bay settlements suppressed their activities as well. The surrounding farms were drained

88 of their produce to feed the troops and excess supplies were sent to New York for British garrisons there. About 300 dwellings were torn down or bumed and the abandoned land was put up for sale.

The defeat of the American forces who crossed to the northern end of the island to reUeve Newport in 1778 is die only recorded large scale military activity, but the colonial forces in Rhode Island were not entirely suppressed. In a raid from Wickford on the mainland, they captured the British commander. General Prescott, and his aide, who were sleeping in an outiying farmhouse.

Finally in October 1779 after ahnost three years of occupation, under the threat of a French fleet with strong troop support, the British left for New York witii about 100 Loyalist famiUes and all of the town records.

The winter of 1779-80 was a grim one for Newport. The remaining people were kept from starving and freezing by help in the form of food and fuel from the settlements in Rhode Island and Connecticut, but it was many years before Newport would recover from the occupation.

NEW YORK Mr. Albert W. Crowell 3 Charbeth Lane Westport, CT 06880 Noon—3rd Tuesday NYU Club/Williams Club

NORTH TEXAS Mr. Raymond Garfield, Jr. 7232 Aberdeen Ave. Dallas, TX 75230

OMAHA Mr. Omar C. Keller 5003 Westem Dr., RED 4 Fremont N E 68025 1130 Third Tuesday The Greater Omaha Chapter met for its monthly luncheon at Trentino's Restaurant on 15 April 1975, fourteen members in attendance and President Joe Malec '55, in charge. The most pressing business matter was the loss of our vice president, BGen. Bob Herres USAF '54, having been transferred. A mail vote to replace him will be held in order to permit all members of the chapter to participate. Great interest was evidenced in the possible presidential candidacy of Jimmy Carter, Class of 1947, the ex-governor of Georgia. As the presidential nominations draw closer, this possible candidacy will be more closely followed.

ORLANDO Capt. James W. Conger USN (Ret.) 200 Maitiand Ave., Apt. 189 Altamonte Springs FL 32701 1130—2nd Friday, Sept.-June NTC O Club

PANAMA ISTHMUS Mr. Diego Porras Apartado 5253 Panama 5, Republic of Panama

PENINSULA Mr. Tom Donlon 1243 Rousseau Drive Sunnyvale CA 94078 Third Wednesday, O Club, Moffett Field

PENSACOLA Cdr. H. J. McRoberts, USN ( R e t ) 2371 Bayou Blvd.

Pensacola, FL 32503 Noon—4th Friday Mustin Beach O Club

PHILADELPHIA Capt Walter T. Jenkins, USN (Ret.) P.O. Box 191 Radnor, PA 19087 1130—3rd Wednesday O Club, NavBase, Philadelphia A letter has been mailed to alumni and friends in the local area requesting that dues be paid in order that the Chapter may maintain its schedule of mailings and program notiflcations for 1975.

Some new faces appeared at the April luncheon at the Officers Club on the Naval Base in Philadelphia. Dutch Walton '17 represented the senior class and Harry Lewis '60, the junior. The Class of 1924 was well represented with six in attendance. Luncheons will continue during the summer months.

PITTSBURGH L t Wallace R. UtIey, USNR 1100 Penn Central Blvd., #105 Pittsburgh, PA 15235 Noon—1st Friday Hospitality Motor Inn

RICHMOND LCdr. Paul Galanti USN 5407 Toddsbury Rd. Richmond VA 23226

SACRAMENTO Capt John C. Burrill, SC USN (Ret.) 5849 Wymore Way Sacramento, CA 95822 First Thursday each month On Saturday, 26 April, the Sacramento Chapter hosted a Service Academy Alumni Dinner-Dance at the Mather Air Force Base Officers' Club.

Members attending were Ken and Helen Sanger '35, Joe and Cay Drachnik '43, Jack and Cariotta Burrill '38, Bill and Mia Goode '43, M. O. and Carolyn Slater '42, Ted and Lynne Robinson Duke '40, Bob and Sybil Westerman '62, Ken and Becky Bulfinch '40, Jack and Glennis Everett '64, and Dick Bishop '62.

Other service academy graduates attending were Lew and Ramona Henderson— USMA '52, Jack and Marianne Polickowski —USMA '56, and Bob and Phyllis Baker— USAFA '67.

The USMA graduates particularly liked the miniature yardarms Strang with signal flags which Bill Goode made for table decorations. They variously spelled out USNA, USMA, USMC, USAF, ARMY and N A V Y !

The Bravo flag signalled "underway replenishment."

After a delicious dinner of New York cut steak in mushroom sauce, a business meeting was held. Joe Drachnik, chairman of the nominating committee, presented a slate of officers who were unanimously elected. Officers for the year beginning 1 June will be: President—M. O. Slater; Vice President—Michael Magaletti; Secretary— Jack Burrill; and Treasurer—Dick Bishop.

The evening ended with dancing, drinks, and innumerable sea stories.

Sacramento area alumni are reminded that the chapter holds regular luncheon meetings on the first Thursday of each month from about 1145 to 1315 in the Elks Club Dining Room at Eleventh and J Streets in downtown Sacramento.

ST. LOUIS LCdr. Robert F. Diebel, Jr., USN 13437 Manorlac Dr. St. Louis, MO 63141 Quarterly Varies

SAN DIEGO/CORONADO RAdm. Gill Richardson, USN (Ret.) 862 San Antonio Place San Diego, CA 92106 Forty-five members attended the monthly meeting in March of the San Diego/Coronado chapter at the North Island Officers' Club. The president of the chapter, RAdm. Hank Monroe USN (Ret.) '33, presided, and RAdm. J. G. Williams, Jr. USN '47, COMSUBPAC REP WEST COAST, gave an extremely informative talk on the TRIDENT program.

At the April meeting held at the Admiral Kidd Club in San Diego, the chapter had 50 members attending for luncheon with approximately a dozen graduates from the Classes of 1916, 1917, and 1918. The most junior alumnus attending was from the Class of 1965! A feature of the meeting was the presentation of a membership plaque to Mr. John R. Lewis of Coronado, the first civilian ever presented with an associate membership by this chapter. Mr. Lewis has been an ardent supporter of the Navy and served on active duty for many years. He has been especially helpful with the Alumni Association, the Navy League, and other Navyoriented organizations. Capt. N. D. Harding USN '49, Commanding Officer of San Diego's Naval Electronic Laboratory Center, gave a presentation on the topic, "What NELC Does for the Navy."

The largest group which ever attended an Alumni Association dinner in this area was on hand at the North Island Officers' Club on 15 May when Alumni and their ladies met to honor Admiral Arleigh Burke, the Association's President, and Mrs. Burke.

Over three hundred guests were present.

Rear Admiral Hank Monroe '33, Chapter President, presided. Another honored guest was the Honorable Charies Thomas, Secretary of the Navy, 1954-57, when Admiral Burke was Chief of Naval Operations.

Some sort of a record was probably established by having four, 4-star Admirals (Admiral M. E. Curts, 1920, Admiral Burke, 1923, Admiral "Savvy" Sides, 1925 and Admiral U. S. G. Sharp, 1927) and a former Shipmate

89 Secretary of the Navy all seated at the head table. Not far away was the most junior alumnus. Ensign Dole, 1973, and his bride!

Admiral Burke addressed the overflow group on the subject, "Our Navy in Today's World" and received a standing ovation for his candor, down-to-earth, no-punchespulled, stirring address! Another feature of the evening was the introduction of 16 local candidates for the Naval Academy class of 1979 who will enter the Academy in June.

Even if the Academy's barbers still charge only 25f for a haircut they will enjoy a windfall profit!

The evening was concluded with two appropriate events. President Monroe presented Admiral Burke with a small, fourstar flag on staff and pedestal for his desk.

On the base was inscribed, "Presented to Admiral Arleigh Burke, President of the Naval Academy Alumni Association, with Great Esteem and Deep Appreciation for His Visit to The San Diego/Coronado Chapter. May 15, 1975."' With Karin Monroe at the piano giving a thoroughly professional rendition, Captain Bob Clark, 1939, led the guests in singing the first two verses of Navy Blue and Gold. It was a fitting ending to an evening which will long be remembered.

By means of a special communications hook-up. the Los Angeles Chapter which was meeting simultaneously in Long Beach at the Allen Center was enabled remotely to participate in the North Island dinner meeting and to hear Admiral Burke speak.

Mountain near Honda commemorating the 23 destroyermen who lost their lives in the grounding of the seven U.S. destroyers at Point Pedemales on 8 Sept. 1923. Anyone interested desiring a Xerox copy of the newspaper account please address the secretary. John Nielsen '37 got hold of "200 Years Before the Mast" slide set and gave a fine commentary with the projection. The set covered the bicentetmiaJ of the U.S. Navy.

TEXAS GULF COAST Capt. Pat Payne, USNR ( R e t ) 10615 Brentway Drive Houston. TX 77070 1130—1st Friday Houston Club Friday noon—2 May—a special day and a treat for some sixty Houston area alumni and wives. The May luncheon has become an aimual "Ladies Day" wherein the better halves have the opportunity to join us at the Houston Club.

The program spotlight was on Marilyn Lovell (Mrs. Jim Lovell '52) who was named Texas Gulf Coast Chapter's "Lady-of-the Year."

Jim introduced his helpmate with some delightful anecdotes, from their meeting in high school in Milwaukee onward through his academy days and career as naval officer, astronaut, and now businessman. Then,

SAN FR-\NCISCO Mr. Stephen R. Brown 1410 Creekslide Dri%e. = 6 Walnut Creek CA 94595 1815-1st Wednesday Fleet Admiral Nimitz Club The May meeting of the San Francisco Chapter of the Alumni Association was held at the Fleet Admiral Nimitz Club on the evening of 7 May. Fifty-five members and guests attended. Ransom Pierce '31 gave an interesting speech on "The Cahfomia Water Supply System."

Deac Hans '14 was the senior member attending and Steve Brown '65 was the junior member present.

Marilyn Lovell, Jim Lovell, and Chapter President Austin Seay Midn. Clifton Lofton USNR of Prairie View A&.VI University is presented sword by Capt Reeves R. Taylor USN (Ret), Class of 1953, former commanding officer of NROTC unit

SANTA BARBARA

July-August 1975

TIDEWATER Capt Bill Knutson, USN 1413 RutiandDr. Virginia Beach, VA 23454

TULSA Mr. William H. Everett, III 2608 East 58th S t Tulsa, OK 74105 The Summit Club was the scene for the Tulsa area meeting on 18 April. Fourteen members attended, including three newcomers who were welcomed aboard by President Dave Reif—Bob McCloskey '44, John Wood '56 and Larry Culver '67. The Reverend Doctor Edwin Kirtley was the guest of Hugh Thomson '25, and Carl Siftar, representing the Navy League, attended with Bill Moorer '22.

Bill Meisel '58, whose next duty assignment will be in the Washington area as haison adviser with the Federal Energy Administration, indicated his interest in attending the Spring Meeting of the Board of Trastees on behalf of the Tulsa chapter.

Having adopted a policy of never tuming down a volunteer, the membership heartily endorsed his attendance and gave him messages to relay. The only other item of business to come up was the election of officers for the coming year. The incumbents: Dave Reif '63, President; Dick Pierce '42, Vice President; and Bill Everett '59, SecretaryTreasurer, were continued in office by unanimous acclamation. Your correspondent was unable to determine whether this was done out of gratitude, sloth, or abysmal ignorance.

The program was a review of the activities of the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps, Saratoga Division, by LCdr. J. Richard Green, NSCC. Of particular interest to the members was the fact that we might be able to lend some assistance to the Saratoga Division in retaining a very fine easement on Lake Keystone given by the Corps of Engineers. The Cadets have visions of using the property for drills and craises. As previously authorized, the Treasurer was directed to empty the year-end account balance of the chapter in favor of the Sea Cadets.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Capt H. Hart Kait, USN (Ret.) 877 La Milpita Road Santa Barbara, CA 93105 The spring dinner meeting was held 18 May at the Montecito Country Club. With Ells and Vera Roth '21 winging over the North Pole for a trip to England, the Puddicombes '45 vacationing in Arizona and numerous members heading for Naval Academy reunions, we were happy to have forty present for the cocktail, dinner and meeting affair.

Shack and Pat Moore '43 coming from Camarillo renewed old friendships. The faithful Fishers '40 came all the way from Thousand Oaks to keep their 100% attendance record. Bob Swalley '52, our veep, ran the meeting for Puddicombe and brought things up to date. Bill Stewart '63 reported on the dedication last month of the bronze plaque at the base of Saddle

Prairie View A&M, C. D. Lofton; at Rice University, Larry Tarkington; at Texas A&M, Allen K. Bettisworth.

Col. James B. Glennon, Jr., USMC ( R e t ) 4856 Yorktown Blvd.

Ariington, VA 22207 Noon—3rd Wed., Sept.-May Army-Navy Club

after receiving our bouquet of Texas longstemmed red roses, our "Lady-of-the-Year" took us on a delightful journey through those past years from the viewpoint of the drag, the wife, the mother, et al. Marilyn received a standing ovation and acclaim for her charm and warmth—a perfect recipient for our Chapter's recognition as Lady-of-the-Year.

Announced at this meeting by President Austin Seay '63 was the awarding of swords presented by the Chapter to the top NROTC graduates at neighboring universities. At

The Washington, D.C. Chapter met on Wednesday, 16 April at our usual meeting place, the Sky Room of The Army-Navy Club.

An outstanding member of the Class of 1975. Midshipman Robert K. Miller USN, presented us with a refreshingly clear and encouraging picture of the Academy and the Brigade as they are today.

The Senior Class represented was 1905; 1975 outstripped 1962 as the Junior Class present. The largest contingent at the meeting was from the Class of 1925, followed by 1928 and 1923. Total attendance approximated 85.

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Last Call "They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old, age shall not weary them nor the years condemn; At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them . . ."

Tomb of the Scottish Unknown Soldier, Edinburgh *ALGER, JOHN NICHOLAS '25, 21 April 1975, Pittsburgh PA *BENNETT, ARTHUR KING III '71 (LTJG USN), 25 April 1975, Camp Lejeune NC BROMS, EDWARD JAMES, JR. '65 (LTJG USN), 15 April 1975, North Vietnam *BURT, PAUL STAINBACK, JR. '37 (CDR USN RET), 3 February 1975, Jackson MS CARI.STEN, EARL EDWARD '39 (CDR USN RET), 13 April 1975, Seattie WA *COLLINS, MARSHALL '08 (CAPT USN RET), 7 January 1975, Mt. Dora FL *DALTON, JOSEPH FRANCIS '37 (CAPT USN R E T ) , 14 May 1975, Kilmarnock VA *DORSEY, JAMES HARRIS '22, 2 May 1975, Laguna Hills CA *Gn.LESPIE, GEORGE SAMUEL '12 (CAPT USN RET), 21 April 1975, Coronado CA GRAY, ALAN McCLOUD '29 (CAPT SC USN RET), 5 April 1975, Rancho Santa FeCA *GRIMSLEY, ROBERT JUSTICE '48, 5 April 1975, Asheville NC *HAIGHT, STANLEY MARTYN '18 (RADM USN RET), 20 May 1975, Annapolis MD *raCKS, CHESLEY MARSHALL, JR. '57 (CDR USN), 12 April 1975, Banaue Province, Philippines *KING, JOHN JOSEPH '45 (CDR USNR), 21 April 1975, Denver CO KIVETTE, FREDERICK NORMAN '25 (VADM USN RET), 17 May 1975, Auburn CA MANN, HOYT DOBBS '36 (CAPT USN RET), 3 April 1975, Coronado CA *McKAY, FRANK D., JR. '37, of Greensboro NC, while on a business trip in. Tennessee 5 May 1975 â&#x20AC;˘PEPPER, WILLIAM MULLIN, JR. '27 (CDR USNR RET), 20 May 1975, Crystal River FL *PERRY, LYMAN SPENCER '20 (COMO USN RET), 2 June 1975, Easton MD RAFTERY, THOMAS JOSEPH '22 (CAPT USN RET), II May 1975, Albuquerque NM *REED, MACOLM WILLARD '16, 21 May 1975, Pittsburgh PA REINECKE, FRANK MILLS '30 (BGEN USMC RET), 1 May 1975, Louisville KY ROBBINS, JOSEPHUS GAYLE '09, 14 April 1975, Mayfield KY SHAHAN, WILLIAM HENRY '25 (LCOL USAR RET), 27 April 1975, Ariington VA SMITH, JOE NELSON '21 (COL USMC RET), 28 Febmary 1975, Camp Pendleton CA WAKEFIELD, CHARLES WILLIAM '44 (LCDR USNR), 5 December 1975, El Toro CA

WELCH, GEORGE WARREN '34 (CAPT USN RET), 13 May 1975, Philadelphia PA *WILLIAMS, ELMO HAMILTON '07 (LCDR USN RET), 10 April 1975, Long Beach CA *Indicates that obituary was not ready for publication at this time but will be included in a following issue.

LOUIS W. McKEEHAN '07 Capt. Louis W. McKeehan USNR (Ret.) died on 26 March 1975 at the Allen Nursing Home in West Kingston, Rhode Island.

Services were conducted at the Cedar Cemetery in Jamestown by the Rev. Charles E. Cloughen, Jr. of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church.

Entering the Naval Academy from the State of Minnesota, Capt. McKeehan left the Academy in 1905 but subsequentiy returned to active duty during the two World Wars. From 1908 until 1912 he was a professor of physics at the University of Minnesota, the school where he had obtained his doctorate in physics. In 1927 he became professor of physics at the Sloane Physics Laboratory at Yale University, and in 1946 he became director of the laboratory. In 1951 Capt. McKeehan was named a director of the Harbor Protection Project at Yale, having served as co-consultant to the Mine Advisory Commission of the Naval Research Council previously. During the early part of World War II he had been an assistant naval attache in London and in 1946 he was appointed chief of the Scientific Advisory Board with emphasis on underwater research. This Board instituted Operations Crossroads. He was awarded the Legion of Merit by both the Army and the Navy for his wartime service.

Capt. McKeehan is survived by his widow, Ada, 23 Coronado Avenue, Jamestown RI 02835, whom he married in 1960; a son, John B., of Sunnyvale, California; and a daughter, Mary Katherine Ronchie of Jamestown; and six grandchildren.

JOSEPHUS GAYLE ROBBINS '09 Mr. Josephus Gayle Robbins, a retired newspaper editor, died on 14 April 1975 at the Community Hospital of Mayfield, Kentucky, from complications arising from a fall suffered earlier. Services were held at the Byrn Funeral Chapel with burial in the Highland Park Cemetery.

Entering the Naval Academy with the Class of 1909 from the State of Kentucky, Mr. Robbins resigned in 1906. He was always a loyal and enthusiastic Naval Academy supporter.

Mr. Robbins was co-founder and editor of the Mayfield Times and also farmed in

the area. His son, Farland, was a lieutenant in the naval reserve during World War II and later was appointed county attorney.

Other survivors include his nephew, RAdm. Joseph A. Robbins USN (Ret.) Class of 1930; his daughter, Mrs. Kirk Bym, Jr. of Mayfield; and seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

WILLIAM FRANCIS BOYER '16 Mr. William F. Boyer, a pioneer in the aluminum industry, died 3 March 1975 in Burlington, Wisconsin. Memorial services were held in St. John the Divine Episcopal Church in that city.

Mr. Boyer entered the Naval Academy from the State of Missouri and was graduated with the Class of 1916. During Worid War

I he served in USS TEXAS and

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instrumental in having the Class of 1916 hold its reunion on board in 1969 in Houston, Texas, where the ship is now preserved.

Mr. Boyer met his wife, Virginia, on the TEXAS during World War I when she participated in a Navy Relief show for which Irving Berlin had written the music and Howard Chandler Christy had painted the picture for the program, the future Mrs. Boyer serving as his model.

After resigning from the Navy, Mr. Boyer was employed by the Gulf Coast Aluminum Company and later the Reynolds Metals Company, and he was instrumental in developing the aluminum chaff program which was used by aviators in World War II to foil enemy radar. He also helped to perfect aluminum for household use.

Surviving are his widow, Virginia, 410 Lawn Drive, Burlington WI 53105; his son, William F. Boyer, Jr., of Creve Coeur, Missouri (Class of 1944); a daughter, Virginia, of Lake Forest, Illinois; and five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

JOE NELSON SMITH '21 Col. Joe Nelson Smitii USMC (Ret.) died on 28 February 1975 at the Naval Hospital, Camp Pendleton, Califomia.

Entering the Naval Academy from the State of Kansas, Col. Smith was graduated with the Class of 1921. After a year of service with a combat Marine battalion. Col. Smith took flight training and spent the rest of his career as a Marine aviator. He received a Master of Science degree in aeronautical engineering from the Califomia Institute of Technology and spent all of World War II flying combat missions in the Pacific from the Solomon Islands to China and Japan. He retired in 1946.

Col. Smith is survived by his widow, Laura, 128 W. Cordoba, San Clemente CA 92672; his son. Dr. Joe Nelson Smith, Jr.; and three grandchildren.

Shipmate

91 THOMAS JOSEPH RAFTERY "22 Capt. Thomas Joseph Raftery USN (Ret.) died on 11 May 1975 in Albuquerque. New Mexico, from complications arising from an operation for a broken hip. Funeral services were held in the Chapel of Fitzgerald and Son in Albuquerque and interment was in the National Cemetery in that city.

Capt. Raftery entered the Naval Academy from the State of Massachusetts and was graduated with the Class of 1922. After a distinguished career at sea, he entered the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study meteorologv' and specialized in that field thereafter. Upon retirement in 1953 he joined the Sandia Corporation as a meteorologist and became interested in civic affairs in Albuquerque. He was also active in the Alumni Association Chapter in the city.

He is survived by his widow. Florence.

3822 La Hacienda Drive NE. Albuquerque NM 87110; two sons; and two brothers and two sisters.

PACT HOLLISTER WTEDORN '22 RAdm. Paul Hollister Wiedora USN (Ret.) died on 22 March 1974 in the Doylestown (Pennsylvania) Hospital. Services were held at the Naval Academy Chapel with burial in the Academy cemeter\'.

RAdm. Wiedora entered the Naval Academy from the State of Connecticut and was graduated with the Class of 1922.

During Worid War H RAdm. Wiedom participated in several of the major invasions in the Pacific area and was awarded the Bronze Star for his service. Before the war he had been a submariner and upon retirement he became a development engineer in firefighting foam production. He was acting commander of the Philadelphia Naval Base just prior to his retirement.

He was a member of the Army-Navy Country Club of Washington, the Engineers Club of Philadelphia, and the American Legion.

He is survived by his widow, Ruth, 275 BrvTi MawT Avenue. Apt. H-3, Radwyn Apts., Bryn Mawr PA 19010; three children, fifteen grandchildren, and one greatgrandchild LEON NELSON BLAIR '23 IL^dm. Leon Nelson Blair USN (Ret.) died on 27 March 1975 in Waukegan, Illinois. Funeral services were held at St. Dismas Church, Waukegan. and interment was in Arlington National Cemetery.

RAdm. Blair was appointed to the Naval Academy from the State of New York and was graduated in the Class of 1923. Prior to his naval service, he had enlisted in the Army for a short period. .^fter graduation, RAdm. Blair served in

mand of Submarine Divisions 43. 21, and 44.

He was decorated with the Navy Cross, Legion of Merit with Combat "V," the Commendation Ribbon, and the Presidential Unit Citation with Bronze Star for his submarine service during and after World War II and in 1946 he was ordered to duty as commanding officer of USS CAPE JOHNSON.

His last assignment prior to retirement was as Chief of Staff and Aide to Commander Naval Base. Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

He thereupon joined the faculty of the University of Illinois, Chicago Branch, in the Department of Systems Engineering.

He is survived by his widow, Delia, 805 Baldwin Avenue, Waukegan IL 60085; two sons, Leon Nelson Blair, Jr. (Class of 1954) and Cdr. Peter Steele Blair USN (Class of 1955): two daughters and twenty-three grandchildren.

FREDERICK NORMAN KIVETTE "25 VAdm. Frederick Norman Kivette USN (Ret.) died at his home in Auburn, Califomia, on 17 May 1975. His ashes were scattered at sea.

VAdm. Kivette entered the Naval Academy from the State of Oregon and was graduated with the Class of 1925. After

BURTON HOWARD PEAKE "25 LCol. Burton Howard Peake USMC (Ret.) died on 18 March 1975 in Southwest General Hospital, Berea, Ohio.

Entering the Naval Academy with the Class of 1925, LCol. Peake resigned prior to graduation but was later commissioned in the Marine Corps.

Burton Howard Peake Frederick N. Kivette serving in USS IDAHO he was ordered to flight training in 1927. After being designated naval aviator he served on board USS SARATOGA and later took training and served the airships USS AKRON and USS MACON.

After service in the 12th Naval District and at the Naval Air Station, Seattie, he assumed command of the USS WILLIAMSON, a seaplane tender ordered to the Aleutian Islands after Pearl Harbor and was awarded the Bronze Star for action against the Japanese in that area. He later was executive officer in USS SARATOGA and then Air Training Officer at Pensacola for which service he was awarded the Commendation Ribbon. After the war he was designated Chief USS COLORADO and USS N E W YORK just of Staff to the Commander, Naval Air before entering the submarine service in USS S-30, USS S-41, and USS 0-2. After Group in Operations CROSSROADS, for serving in USS LEARY, he attended the Naval which he was awarded a second Letter of War College in Newport, and then became Commendation by the Secretary of the Navy.

In August 1948 he was transferred to the commanding officer of USS STINGRAY after the ship was commissioned at the Ports- Naval Air Station. Glenview, Illinois, as mouth Navy Yard. In June of 1941 he be- Chief of Staff to the Chief of Naval Air came executive officer of the Submarine Reserve Training. He later was ordered to Base, Coco Solo. Canal Zone, and served the Naval War College, Newport, and upon there for two >ears prior to reporting to the completion of training assumed command Pacific Fleet where he had successive com- of USS MIDWAY. July-August 1975

In March 1951 he returned to the Naval War College as head of the Department of Strategy and Tactics and in 1952 he joined the staff of Commander Air Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, as Chief of Staff. He retumed to the Pacific area in 1954 as Commander Formosa Patrol Force after which he served as Chief of Staff, Joint Staff, Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet.

On 6 August 1956 he assumed duty as Assistant Chief of Naval Operations (Air), Navy Department and two years later he became Commander Seventh Fleet. In February 1960 he was ordered detached for duty as Commander Westem Sea Frontier and Commander Pacific Fleet and he retired in October of 1961.

He is survived by his widow, Elizabeth, 23149 Cypress Point Court, Aubum CA 95603; and a son, Lt. Francis N . Kivette, Jr. USNR.

Dr. Peake was a graduate of BaldwinWallace College, Case Westem Reserve University, and the University of Connecticut. He was extremely active in education and until 1963 was state director of guidance services in Montpelier, Vermont, when he retumed to his home town of Berea to become assistant to the president of BaldwinWallace. He also served as a psychologist at the Veterans Hospital in BrecksviUe, Ohio, working with out-patients until retirement due to illness in 1969. He was active in civic affairs and helped organize the Berea Memorial Day parade and program for fifteen years.

Dr. Peake is survived by his widow, Doris, 72 Manning Drive, Berea OH 44017; two daughters and seven grandchildren.

WARREN FRANKLIN PORTER '25 Cdr. Warren Franklin Porter USNR (Ret) died on 12 July 1974 in Boca Raton, Florida. Entering the Naval Academy from the State of Connecticut, he was graduated in the Class of 1925.

Upon graduation, Capt. Porter served in USS MILWAUKEE before being ordered to the Torpedo School in Newport, whereupon he reported to the USS LAWRENCE. In 1928

he took flight training at Pensacola and was

92 designated a naval aviator, serving on board USS SARATOGA until resigning in 1930. He thereupon became an industrial lubrication engineer, working for the Gulf Oil Company until retuming to active duty during World War II. He retired as a commander in the naval reserve in 1954 and thereupon was employed as a general engineer by the Bureau of Naval Weapons.

He later settled in Boca Raton where he is survived by his widow, Dorothy Taylor Porter, 1426 SW Walnut Terrace, Boca Raton FL 33432.

WILLIAM HENRY SHAHAN '25 LCol. William Henry Shahan USAR (Ret) died on 27 April 1975 after having been stricken at the Army-Navy Country Club in Arlington, Virginia.

Entering the Naval Academy from the State of Ohio, LCol. Shahan was graduated in the Class of 1925. He resigned from the Navy as a lieutenant (junior grade) aften ten years of active duty. He later worked with the federal govemment as a business analyst in Small Business Administration.

He is survived by his widow, Clara, 3155 Patrick Henry Drive, Falls Church VA 22044; a son, William C , and a daughter, Patricia S. Bradzinski; and 3 grandchildren.

production and inventory of clothing, textiles and footwear, Capt. Prien retired in 1957. He thereupon assumed the duties of assistant to the president of the Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science where he was also associate professor of mathematics.

He later became coordinator of research at the college.

Capt. Prien had earned a Master of Science degree in textile engineering from Lowell (Mass.) Technological Institute and a Master of Science degree in mathematics from Purdue University. He had been awarded a Letter of Commendation by the Navy while on active duty.

He is survived by his widow. Flora, of 14001 Newcastle Drive, Sun City AZ 85351; and a son, Walter Jr., Class of 1953.

FRANK MILLS REINECKE '30 BGen. Frank Mills Reinecke USMC (Ret.) died on 1 May 1975 at his home in Louisville, Kentucky. Funeral services were private.

BGen. Reinecke entered the Naval Academy from the State of Kentucky and was graduated in the Class of 1930. He was at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 and was cited for the shooting down of four enemy planes at that engagement.

During the Korean Action he commanded the Korean Marine Eastern Island Defense ALLAN McLEOD GRAY "29 Force and was awarded the Korean Medal Capt. Allan McLeod Gray SC USN (Ret.) of Valor. died 5 April 1975 at the Scripps Hospital, From 1954 to 1958 he was professor of La Jolla, California. Burial was private. naval science and commander of the NROTC Bom in Columbus, Kentucky, Capt. Gray unit at the University of Louisville. Upon attended the University of Missouri and retirement he joined the Kentucky State Hall's Preparatory School in Columbia, Employment Association as an employment Missouri, prior to entering the Naval Acad- counselor. emy. He was graduated with the Class of BGen. Reinecke was a past president of 1929 and thereupon commenced sea duty the Sons of the American Revolution, the on board USS W E S T VHIGINIA and USS Retired Officers Association, and the LouisELLIOTT prior to taking detached duty with ville Chapter of the Alumni Association. the Army (CCC). He transferred to the He is survived by his widow, Martha, 310 Supply Corps in 1935 after which he had Lotis Way, Louisville KY 40207; a son. Dr. duty at NAS San Diego, in USS OKLAHOMA, Frank M. Reinecke, Jr.; and three grandthen became Supply Officer for the Yangtze children.

Patrol in USS LUZON just before World War II. He thereupon served in USS PRINCETON and USS LEXINGTON, as well as ashore at JAMES BUCHANAN WEILER '31 RAdm. James Buchanan Weiler USN NAS Jacksonville, NSD Oakland, the Naval War College, Newport, and on Staff, Com- (Ret.) died at his home in Delray Beach, mander U.S. Naval Forces, Philippines. Florida, on 21 April 1975. Services were Subsequent tours were at Pearl Harbor and held in that city.

RAdm. Weiler entered the Naval Acadthe Pentagon, prior to his final tour as Commanding Officer, Naval Supply Depot, New- emy from the State of Pennsylvania and was graduated with the Class of 1931. He port, Rhode Island. had attended Germantown Friends School Capt. Gray was awarded the Presidential and the Werntz Preparatory School of AnUnit Citation for service in USS LEXINGTON. napolis prior to entering the Academy. As He is survived by his widow, Josephine, a midshipman, he was a member of the P.O. Box 372, Rancho Santa Fe CA 92067; Soccer Team and Glee Club. and two brothers and two sisters.

Upon graduation he served in the destroyers

WALTER FERDINAND PRIEN '30 Capt. Walter Ferdinand Prien SC USN (Ret.) died on 24 March 1975 in Sun City, Arizona. He was buried in Sun City with six of his classmates, John B. Dimmick, Hoot Gibson, Robert Jennings, Whitey Taylor, Macpherson Williams and Marvin Gluntz attending the services as honorary pallbearers.

Entering the Naval Academy from the State of Wisconsin, Capt. Prien was graduated in the Class of 1930. A specialist in naval research and development for the

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VIRGINIA. In 1935 he served on the survey vessel USS NOKOMIS, then in the destroyer USS TILLMAN prior to retuming to the Naval Academy to join the Seamanship and Navigation Department. He also coached plebe soccer and served in the Executive Department during this tour. He was gunnery officer in USS WORDEN at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked and he later participated in several island raids on board that ship which was undamaged during the attack.

He later served as executive officer of USS DALE, then commanded USS KENNISON and

USS McGowAN. He was awarded the Bronze Star with Combat "V" for distinguished service on the latter ship off Okinawa.

In 1946 RAdm. Weiler became executive officer of the Naval Ammunition Depot at Lake Denmark, Dover, New Jersey, and in June of 1948 he assumed command of Destroyer Division 182. He later commanded the Fleet Training Center in San Diego and was director of civil relations in the Navy Department office of information. Following service as war plans officer for Joint U.S. Bases in Spain, he was ordered to the Newport Naval Base as chief of staff, from which post he retired.

He is survived by his widow, Rana Ward Weiler, 1017 Bucida Road, Delray Beach FL 33444; a daughter, Mrs. Judith W. Hollis of Spartansburg SC; and two grandsons.

GEORGE WARREN WELCH '34 LCdr. George Warren Welch USN (Ret.) died on 13 May 1975 in the Presbyterian Hospital in Philadelphia. Funeral services were held at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Springfield, Pennsylvania, and burial will be at a later date in Oakwood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia.

Entering the Naval Academy from the State of Pennsylvania, LCdr. Welch was graduated with the Class of 1934. After having served in USS PENNSYLVANU and USS AUGUSTA, he was placed on the retired list in 1938 for physical disability. He returned to active duty in 1940 as an instractor at the Naval Academy in mathematics and reverted to the retired list in 1945 as a lieutenant commander. After having taught at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, he became a field engineer for the Philco Corporation in Washington, then joined the Naval Air Engineering Service Unit at the Naval Base in Philadelphia. He was a volunteer for control tests in diabetes which had caused his retirement from the Navy.

Surviving are his widow, Thelma, 467 Kerr Lane, Springfield PA 19064; a son, John; and a brother and a sister.

HOYT DOBBS MANN '36 Capt. Hoyt Dobbs Mann USN (Ret.) died on 3 April 1975 in San Diego, California. He had undergone open heart surgery earlier in the year. Memorial services were held at the I'resbyterian Church in Coronado with interment at El Camino Park in San Diego.

Capt. Mann was appointed to the Naval Academy from the State of Louisiana and was graduated in the Class of 1936.

After graduation he took ffight training and was a veteran of the World War II battles of Guadalcanal and he was aboard USS LEXINGTON when it was sunk in the Battle of the Coral Sea. He was a graduate of the Armed Forces Staff College and the Amphibious Training School and he also served as commanding officer of USS HORNET. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star, and the Air Medal.

Capt. Mann retired in 1966. He was past president of the Coronado Men's Golf Club, Shipmate

93 a director of the Coronado Residents Association, and past president of the local chapter of the Retired Officers Association.

He was also an elder in the church.

He is survived by his widow, Mildred, 1427 6tii S t . Coronado CA 92118; his mother; two daughters, and four grandchildren.

CARLOS JESC^S ALBERT '39 Capt. Carlos Jesiis Albert, Philippine Navy (Ret), died 19 March 1975 in Quezon City, Republic of the Philippines, after a short illness. At the time of his death, Capt.

Albert was vice major of Quezon City and flags on all public buildings were lowered to half-mast as a token of respect. Interment was at the Loyola Memorial Park in Marikina, Rizal.

Bom in Lucena City, Capt, Albert received an AB degree from DeLaSalle College, University of the Philippines, prior to entering the Naval Academy with the Class of 1939. Upon graduation, he retumed to his homeland to take command of the Offshore Patrol of the Philippine Navy and at the outbreak of WWII he assumed command of a torpedo boat to combat the Japanese Navy. He was captured at the fall of Bataan and interned, but he managed to join the Free PhiUppine Forces and fought against the Japanese until the islands were freed, whereupon he retumed to service with the Philippine Navy.

After the war he served as armed forces attache in Washington and became one of the military advisers to the late President Magsaysay during the anti-Huk campaign in the Philippines. In 1948 he was a member of the Philippine diplomatic mission to Spain and later he was Phihppine delegate to the first Seato council of ministers meeting in Bangkok and at the second meeting in Karachi. Upon retirement in 1959 he was assistant chief of staff for intelligence of the Philippine Armed Forces, whereupon he entered the political field and was elected to office in Quezon City in 1971.

He is survived by his widow, Mila, of 51 Magdalens Hemandy Street, Quezon City; a son, Jaime, and a daughter, Maria Rita (Mrs. Mike Rudden) in the United States.

EARL EDWARD CARLSTEN '39 Cdr. Eari Edward Carlsten USN (Ret.), died 13 April 1975 in Seattle, Washington after suffering severe bums in an automobile fire. Services were held 16 April with interment at Sunset Hills Memorial Park, Bellevue, Washington.

Cdr. Carlsten was b o m in Minnesota and won an appointment to the Naval Academy from the State of Ohio. He graduated with the Class of 1939. After five years of sea duty in various ships of the fleet during WWn he was selected for post-graduate education at the PG School, Annapolis, in 1944 and completed the training in 1947 with a Masters degree in electrical engineering. His first assignment after PG School was to the Naval Shipyard. Brooklyn. He was then transferred to the Pentagon in 1951 for a three year tour in OpNav. In 1954 he returned to engineering duty at the Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, where he retired from the Navy on 1 July 1959.

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After one year with Stromberg-Carlson Co. in Rochester, New York, he returned to the northwest in 1960 and accepted a research engineering position with the Boeing Company in Seattle. He and his family have lived there since that time.

Survivors include his widow, Adelaide, of 12307 N.E. 147tii Court, Kukland WA 98033 and four children: Earl E., Jr., Franz, Judy, and Reid.

CHARLES WILLIAM WAKEFIELD '44 LCdr. Charles WiUiam Wakefield USNR (Ret.) died on 5 December 1974 from cancer at El Toro, California. A native of that state, LCdr. Wakefield was appointed to the Naval Academy from the naval reserve.

He was graduated with the Class of 1944 and resigned in 1948, retaining his commission in the reserve.

After attending graduate school at Penn State and the University of California at Los Angeles. LCdr. Wakefield began a career in research and development in the space and missile field and was employed at the Marine Systems Center of the Honeywell Corporation at the time of his death.

He is survived by his widow, Mary, 23335 Buckland Lane, El Toro 92630; his parents, Capt. (USN Ret.) and Mrs. William Wakefield; two sons, a daughter, and three grandchildren.

JOHN LABBEE HOFFORD '49 Capt. John Labbee Hofford USN (Ret.) died in Charleston, South Carolina, on 14 October 1974. Cause of death was heart failure.

Capt. Hofford served in the Air Force from 1943 to 1945 and received an appointment to the Naval Academy from the State of Rhode Island. He was graduated with the Class of 1949. A specialist in submarine warfare, he served in the USS CLAMAGORE (SS-343) and several other ships.

He is survived by his widow, Grace, 1078 Northbridge Drive, Charleston SC 29407, three daughters and one son.

GENE EDWARD LESLIE '49 Mr. Gene Edward Leslie died 4 March 1975 at Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Appointed to the Naval Academy from the State of West Virginia, Mr. Leslie was graduated with the Class of 1949. He was Commissioned in the United States Air Force and received his wings as a fighter pilot and flew P-5rs. He later received a Masters degree in nuclear engineering from North Carolina State University.

Mr. Leslie resigned from the Air Force in 1957 and started the Home Planning Development Company, a construction and land developing organization in New Mexico, one of the largest in the state. He was also chairman of the board and president of the New Mexico Savings and Loan Association and of the New Mexico Capital Corporation. In addition, he was on the board of directors of KGGM-TV and radio station in Albuquerque and on numerous public and civic committees in the Albuquerque and New Mexico area. This data was submitted by LCol. Frank L. Hines USAF (Ret.) (Class of 1952) who had been Mr. Leslie's plebe and had worked with him since retiring from the Air Force in 1973.

Mr. Leslie is survived by his widow and six children residing at 4117 Rio Grande NW, Albuquerque NM 87107.

ROBERT STEWART GRAUS'TEIN '61 LCdr. Robert Stewart Graustein USN was declared presumed killed in action over North Vietnam on 3 March 1975. He had been shot down while on a night low-level combat mission just prior to action in that area drawing to a close. He was pilot of an A6 in Attack Squadron SEVENTY-FIVE. A memorial service was held in his home town of Fryeburg, Maine, with LCdr. Michael C. Roth USN representing his classmates.

Entering the Naval Academy from the State of Maine, LCdr. Graustein was graduated with the Class of 1961. While at the Academy, he was captain of both the football and basketball teams in his first class year, and he was an excellent skier.

His decorations included the Silver Star, seven Distinguished Flying Crosses, and several other awards.

He is survived by his widow, Maxine, 178 Main Street, Fryeburg ME 04037; three sons; his mother and step-father, and his father; two brothers and a sister.

EDWARD ROBERT FARRELL '62 Lt. Edward Robert Farrell USN (Ret.) died at his home in San Diego on 6 April 1975 of cancer. Services were held at St. Brigid's Catholic Church and interment was at the Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego.

The son of former New York Yankee second baseman. Dr. Eddie Farrell, now deceased, Lt. Farrell entered the Naval Academy from the State of New Jersey and was graduated in the Class of 1962.

Upon graduation he served on board USS NoRRis as assistant navigator and gunnery officer, then went to destroyer school in Newport before reporting to USS FRANK E. EVANS in WesPac. In 1966 he was as-

signed as commodore of Coastal Division 14â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Swift Boat Squadron, Cam Rhan Bay, and was severely injured and medically retired in 1968.

After retirement he moved to San Diego and went into business with RAdm. John D. Blitch USN (Ret.) (Class of 1936) as vice president and co-owner of Career Services, Incorp>orated, a placement agency specializing in employment for former naval officers.

His decorations included the Bronze Star with Combat "V," Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Expeditionary Medal (Cuba), and National Defense Service Medal.

He is survived by his widow, Patricia, 2616 Loring Street San Diego CA 92109; two children; his mother; five sisters and his brother, LCdr. Richard S. Farrell USN (Class of 1965), NAS P t Mugu CA 93042.

EDWARD JAMES BROMS, JR. '65 LCdr. Edward James Broms. Jr. USN who has been listed as missing in action since his plane was shot down over North Vietnam on 1 August 1968, now is presumed killed in action.

Entering the Naval Academy from the State of Pennsylvania. LCdr. Broms was graduated with tiie Class of 1965. He was

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His decorations include: Purple Heart, Air Medal with one bronze star. Navy Unit Commendation, Combat Action, RepubUc of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with one bronze star, and National Defense Service Medal.

He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward James Broms, Sr., 907 G Street, Meadville PA 16335, and a sister.

The family suggests that those wishing to make memorial gifts should send them to: The USNA Alumni Association, the Allegheny College Library Fund, or the Children's Reading Room of the Meadville Public Library.

a member of the 11th Company while at the Academy.

After graduation he was assigned to the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, for fiight training. He was serving on board USS INTREPID when his plane went down on bis ninth mission.

RICHARD CHARLES HORMEL 11 Lt.(jg) Richard Charles Hormel USN died on 12 February 1975 in the crash of his A-7E Corsair near Lone Pine, California.

He was attached to Attack Squadron 122 of the Naval Air Station, Lemoore, Califomia, at the time.

Lt.Gg) Hormel entered the Naval Academy with an appointment from the naval reserve and was graduated with the Class of 1971. While at the Academy he was quarterback of the 150 pound football team which won two championships and was named All-Conference player these two years. He entered flight training after graduation and was designated a naval aviator in 1973.

Interment was in Flagler Memorial Cemetery, Miami, Florida, Lt.(jg) Michael S. Bluestein USN, his roommate at the Academy, escorting the body to the family plot The Blake Construction Company of Washington DC through its employees and the corporation made a contribution to the Naval Academy Memorial Fund for the midshipmen recreational program.

Lt(jg) Hormel is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charies W. Hormel, 3420 Manor Road, Chevy Chase MD 20015.

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