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Shipmate Volume 40, Number 3 FEATURES

Executive Director W. S. B U S I K , '43 Captain, U . S. Navy (Retired)

June Week West Slate of Nominees

Treasurer and Director of Alumni J A M E S D. O L I V E R , '43 Captain, U . S. N a v y (Retired)

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Services

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Tommy Maru's Finest Hour

by Pierre L. Sales 16 Combat Ready

by Capt. John H. Bell USNR

Director of Development R I C H A R D A. T E E L , "36 Captain, U. S. N a v y (Retired)

Director of Publications and Editor ROY C. S M I T H , III, '34 Captain, U S N R (Retired)

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Kemp Tolley USN (Ret.)

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MONOCACY, P a r t II

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Naval Academy Golf Courses

by Cdr. John E. Downin USN (Ret.) Long and Arduous Duty

by Cdr. John H. Falge USN (Ret.) The First January Inauguration

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J A M E S J. M C D O N A L D

C o m m a n d e r , U. S. N a v y (Retired)

Executive Secretary BARRIE DUREE

Editorial Assistant CORDELIA RICHARDS

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DEPARTMENTS Contributors' Biographies Sea Breezes 3 The Mail Boat 4 Tour Dope 8 Officers and Trustees 12 All Hands 13 Capitol Hill 37

A Few Inches From the Yard Navy Sports 43 Class News 46 Chapter News 85 Last Call 90 Classified Services 95

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COVER 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. All pictures are official Department of Defense photographs unless otherwise credited. Member, Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).

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Contributors' Biographies PIERRE L. SALES, F.S.O. Pierre Sales, a career officer in the U.S. Foreign Service, was born in France and graduated from Columbia in 1947. He was an intelligence scout with the 111th Infantry in the Pacific 1943-46 and later an Intelligence Specialist with the Department of the Army. Joining the State Department in 1952, he specialized in SE Asia and West Africa, serving as Coordinator of Free World Assistance in Saigon 1966-68. Then seconded to the United Nations, he served as UN Representative to Zaire, Director of Bangladesh Emergency Operations and UN Representative to Vietnam 1973-75. He is presently with the UN Development Program in New York.

CAPTAIN JOHN H. BELL USNR (RET.) Captain Bell entered the Navy as a NavCad in December 1942 and retired as a TAR in September 1975, having served in fighter, night fighter, helicopter and ASW units. His duties included command of VS-29, Reserve ASW Tactical School at Willow Grove and NARTU Norfolk. He served on the staffs of CNARTRA and ComNavAirLant and, for the last three years was Director, Reserve Readiness and Mobilization in the Office of Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Reserve Affairs). He is now a consultant to the Naval Reserve Association in Washington, D.C.

REAR ADMIRAL KEMP TOLLEY USN (RET.) Kemp Tolley '29 spent a great deal of his naval career in the Far East as a language student and ship's officer up the mighty Yangtze.

From the experiences of those years have come a steady flow of articles for Shipmate and other publications as well as two books, Yangtze Patrol and Cruise of the Lanakai, both published by the Naval Institute. For this two-part article he also corresponded with survivors of the MONOCACY for their reminiscences. The photograph was taken at Chungking in 1939—a typical "River Rat."

COMMANDER JOHN E. DOWNIN USN (RET.) Jack Downin, a native of Baltimore, entered the Navy through the Naval Academy V-7 program in 1942 and later had a tour under instruction at the P.O. School, then in the Academy. On retiring, he settled in Annapolis—partially because of the availability of a fine uncrowded golf course. His love of the game led to extensive research on the history and development of golf at the Naval Academy, with the full cooperation of many old-timers, which he outlines in this article.

COMMANDER JOHN H. FALGE USN (RET.) John Falge '12 served in the Atlantic, Pacific and Asiatic Fleets, first m the newly commissioned USS ARKANSAS, then in the UTAH at Vera Cruz. World War I service was in destroyers, followed by duty as XO of BUFFALO and ABRENDA and command of USS BITTERN. In 1930

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attended the Naval War College, followed by instruction and later assignment as an instructor at the Marine Corps Schools, Quantico.

He retired in 1933 but was recalled in 1940 and, in 1942, became O-in-C, Advanced Naval Training School at Treasure Island. He retired again after the war and now resides in San Francisco.

PAUL R. SCHRATZ '39 Ph.D., Capt. USN (Ret.) and former Director of International Studies at U. of Missouri, Paul has completed service as senior staff officer of the joint White House/ Congressional Commission on the Organization of the Government for the Conduct of Foreign Policy and as a Guest Scholar of the Brookings Institute.

His naval service included policy and planning roles, student and faculty member at the Naval and National War Colleges.

He was the first naval officer to be awarded a Mershon doctoral fellowship at Ohio State and a Wilton Park fellowship from the British Foreign Office.

FREDERICK W. LARDNER '22 Fred Lardner '22 has been writing our legislative news since March of 1946, a longevity record approached by only one 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.

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 All-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 staff in September 1973.

BRADFORD N. McDONALD '77 Brad McDonald, son of Mickey McDonald '49, came to the Academy after four years of Army JROTC in Washington. A Mechanical Engineering major with a 3.5 QPR, he is scheduled for duty in PINTADO (SS-672) until entering Nuclear Power School in February 1978.

J. SCOTT SPIKER '77 Scott Spiker is a Chemistry major with a 3.0 QPR and was first set 28th Company Commander. He is from Hinsdale, 111. After graduation he will attend the Surface Warfare Officers" School before assignment as ASW Officer in USS STEIN (FF-1065).

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Reflections on an Uptight Navy Sitting around the cracker barrel the other day a few old-timers were reflecting on how the Navy had gone to the dogs. Not that it couldn't operate those complex modern ships and planes with consummate skill. This may or may not be; we haven't been out on the briny since the country started managing wars instead of fighting them. But the Navy isn't fun anymore. People are so wrapped up in social problems, human resources management and rapport quotients with the men that they are forever looking over one shoulder to see who's watching from above and the other to see who's blowing the whistle from below. Everybody is so uptight we've forgotten that the only reason for having a Navy is to have fun.

How long has it been since a ship made headlines for a cruise to Samoa, or Zamboanga, or 'round the Horn, or under the Pole? When last did an airplane jockey enjoy an afternoon punching holes in the sky, or making an oyster run for a congressional committee chairman or a booze run for the commodore? Do we still goof off at sea swimming over the side or killing a day exploring a strange uninhabited island? When did you last hear of an airplane doing an outside loop or "skiing" down the slopes of Mt. Hekla ten feet over the snow? Or anything but straight level flight programmed every split-second from wheels up to wheels down and locked?

When it's not fun it's an erosion of our primary fringe benefit, the right to enjoy.

I see bright young midshipmen/mams and cadets enter the service at the bottom and I pray that they can loosen up the system when they get to sea. Those honor code violations have finally disappeared from the headlines, thank the Lord, but they were a direct result of an uptight service life.

It's sacrilegious for me to say so but a double standard of honor had long ago taken over the services. British novelist John Masters, a top graduate of Sandhurst in the 1930s and veteran of service with the Prince of Wales' own Gurkha Rifles in India, expressed it well.

The honor code as practiced at West Point was unknown and we would have regarded it as the height of caddishness . . . for one cadet to report the dishonorable action of another. Our world was divided into two camps—us, and the enemy.

April, 1977

Against the enemy no holds were barred.

The code was something else again, and had to do with written rules, regulations and laws.

Cheating . . . was recognized as a form of work and had its own customs. It was permissible, indeed almost laudable, to cheat if that was your only hope of passing and getting your commission. What did book learning matter anyway to a subaltern of afightingregiment? It was not permissible to cheat in the hope of improving an already secure position, and more especially not in order to get a reward.

Winning any of the scholarships available meant a lot to me, but I never dreamed of cheating. On the other hand, it was my duty, at an examination, to put my worked papers in such a position that a desperate neighbor could look at them if he needed to avoid dropping a term. Whether he did look or not was his business. And if he was stupid enough to get caught, that was his business, too. Damn it, a chap had to be good at something.

A more direct view is offered by writer Lucian K. Truscott, scion of an old Army family and a late 1960s grad of the Point.

In a recent Harper's Weekly article, he claims that the deterioration in the honor code is linked to the War in Indochina "—falsifying body counts, illegally barraging hamlets and villages, covering up atrocities, covering up . . . a massive drug problem among American troops— was carried back to West Point on the shoulders of the graduates."

Nor were the cadets adequately prepared. They aren't instantaneously "honorable" upon entry. All honor violations are not of equal gravity; all violators are not of equal culpability. In all other aspects of student life, one is expected to mature and develop; in matters of honor a plebe should not be expected to meet the same standards as a first classman. To the faculty, whether at Annapolis, the Point, the University of Virginia, Sandhurst, or wherever, a real challenge emerges in the responsibility to assist young men and women to cope with inevitable moral dilemmas as they arise and in developing standards which will carry them through a career as a leader, a moral leader of young and generally less favored. It cannot be done merely by imposing a code.

The necessary commitment of a service academy faculty to values is extensive.

A few years ago, mandatory chapel became a thing of the past under some

technically legal if idiotic interpretation of the Constitution with respect to separation of church and state. To the amazement of many, at least two-fifths of the cadets involved in the honor violations brought up the removal of mandatory chapel as a motivating factor.

By "removing limits", in effect, they felt "the sanctity was driven out of the moral code". The honor breakdown has complex roots but the chapel issue became symbolic of the fact that it is very hard for societies to have institutional morality when the individual does not have a personal standard based on largely implicit beliefs which shape his outlook.

An instruction in ethics is an essential basis for any code of honor but it can never be based on a series of rigid "thou shalt nots". Leaders to be emulated require the example and standards of what one "shalt". The fact that eight of the ten Commandments are negative only emphasizes the difficulty in laying out positive guidance, not what one must avoid but what he actively seeks within moral and ethical standards of behavior.

One is as one does. His code is not what he strives to achieve at his noble best but how he functions in ordinary life situations. He is judged on what he is, not on what he wants to be. A permissive society is half the problem. Moral guidance is not learned in the home as it once was. But a rigid prescription of right and wrong is hardly the answer. A moral rejuvenation throughout the services seems necessary no matter what actions are taken at cadet level. Meanwhile, let's relax and enjoy life. Ease those tense fingers off the number, shipmates, or you'll die of tension or boredom. If it isn't fun, you aren't doing it right.

The Mail Boat The White House January 31, 1977 To Bill Busik Thank you for your letter welcoming me as a Life Member of the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association.

I also appreciated the copy of Shipmate, and have enjoyed reading about my classmates and friends from the Academy.

Sincerely, s/ Jimmy P.S. The cover is really an honor for me.

Hail to the Chief Shipmate: The feature article, "Hail to the Chief" in the January-February issue was excellent and clearly expresses the hopes of all alumni that our new President will achieve greatness throughout his tenure. He will need all the loyalty and support he can get, and he will deserve it.

The three photographs used were impressive: the intense, youthful midshipman, the relaxed politician and the casually dressed CinC. What contrasts!

If Horatio Alger were alive today he would have a ready-made success story to write. From Plebe to President. What an idea for Shipmate! Find another Dan Gallery, commission him to write the book, publish it in installments, get it on the best-seller lists and finally sell it as a TV documentary with profits to the Alumni Association.

Back to the inaugural. To me the two highlights were the Marine Band's rendition of the old 1861 hymn "Melita", better known as "Eternal Father", at the beginning of the ceremony and, of course, "Anchor's Aweigh" as the 12th Company of midshipmen passed in review.

Even though the memorable event was seen and heard on TV, the tears welled and the old heart swelled with pride and nostalgia. We all should be grateful for such a beginning.

Thomas B. Congdon '23 Navy, Merchant Marine— Partners or Strangers Shipmate: As a reader and as a retired naval officer experienced with both the U.S. Merchant Marine and the Military Sealift Command, I was offended by your "Editorial—Navy, Merchant Marine—Partners or Strangers?" which appeared in the January-February issue.

Webster's International Dictionary defines "editorial" as . . . an article published as an expression of the views of the editor or those of the person or persons in control of the paper." Do the editors of Shipmate believe that "all Secretaries of the Navy" are guilty of "obstructive tactics" "over the past eight years"; and "The Navy shipbuilding bureaucracy and Military Sealift Command have blocked the use of the Merchant Marine during peacetime in its statutory role as naval auxiliary"?

In the May, 1974 issue of Shipmate you carried several informative articles on the Merchant Marine. Your contributors included, among others. Rear Admiral George H. Miller '33, whose article was titled, "Necessary for the National Defense," and an article by Vice Admiral Arthur R. Gralla '34— "Military Sealift and the Merchant Marine." Those two articles accurately elaborated on the relationship of the Navy and the Merchant Marine. I commend their reading to anyone who would like to decide just how closely these two arms of our national defense are clasped in partnership.

There are certain errors or omissions of facts which color and disfigure the "editorial" and which beg for correction or clarification. In his May, 1974 article Admiral Miller correctly quoted our Merchant Marine Policy as . . . "capable of serving as a Naval and Military Auxiliary in the time of war or national emergency." (my italics). Yet in your "editorial" he states, "The Navy shipbuilding bureaucracy and Military Sealift Command have blocked the use of the Merchant Marine during peacetime in its statutory role as naval auxiliary." (my italics). How did "war or national emergency" mutate to "peacetime in its statutory role"? The Merchant Marine has no naval auxiliary role in peacetime.

We all can agree that a modem Merchant Marine is necessary for the carriage of our commerce, and to serve as a naval and military auxiliary in times of war and national emergency. The Merchant Marine Act of 1970 was supposed to provide some 300 new ships to perform just those functions. Although it is far behind its goals of ship construction due to failure in the generation of cargoes, the ships which have been launched or are being subsidized consist primarily of: LNGs (Liquified Natural Gas Carriers), VLCCs (Very Large

Crude Carriers), Large size tankers (over 85,000 dwt), OBOs (ore-bulk-oil carriers), plus small numbers of handysized tankers (less than 35,000 dwt approximately), LASHs (lighter-aboardship), SeaBees (Sea barge) ships, and modem break bulk carriers. Except for the last four categories (minor in number) how by any stretch of the imagination can the Department of Defense use those maritime monsters as naval auxiliaries? It was because a former Maritime Administrator tried to force the Navy to utilize oversized tankers and other commercially uneconomical ship types which the Merchant Marine operators tumed in for credit, that some friction was generated.

On the positive side of the ledger, 95% of all cargo moved for the Department of Defense is transported in ships of the U.S. Merchant Marine. That cargo is put into those civilian owned and manned ships by the Military Sealift Command, which alone is responsible for Military Sealift. The Military Sealift Command moves only 3% of the total DOD cargo in its own fleet of cargo ships. Is that "obstructive tactics" in cooperating with the Merchant Marine? As for the accusation of "foreign flag interests" obstructing and befogging Navy-Merchant Marine operations, the facts are that 98% of all cargoes moved for the military are in U.S. flag bottoms. The remaining 2% are on routes not served by U.S. flag ships at a reasonable cost, or where specially configured ships not in the U.S. inventory are required.

In actual dollar value, the Military Sealift Command directs 80% of its operating funds to the U.S. Merchant Marine and the U.S. maritime industry, which equates to approximately 600 million dollars annually. Its small nucleus fleet, which includes research ships and a few special cargo types to help tide us over during contingencies, utilize the remaining resources. In the words of a former SecDef "we cannot rely solely on commercial shipping assets to meet our deployment needs early in the contingency."

Unlike the Soviet Union, we have a free enterprise system. In peacetime it permits our merchant ship operators to build the kinds of ships which are economically viable to them without any regard to their impact on national security or the "naval auxiliary" function. Whenever special equipment or features are Shipmate

classified as •"defense features" their costs are paid for by the U.S. ta.xpayer, so that they may be available "in time of war or national emergency." Until the President imposes the restraints of a "national emergency" upon the entire country, the govemment cannot "requisition" merchant ships. Government regulations require that agencies like Military Sealift Command procure sealift at reasonable rates, and under competitive procurement, rather than allocation.

This competition has also irritated some elements of the Merchant Marine and a former Maritime Administrator.

Contrary to the editorial's inferences, close cooperation does exist between the Marad and Navy (MSC) at all levels in areas where there is a mutual interest.

These include communications; the status and composition of the NDRF (reserve fleet); national defense features; striking of ships from the register; studies on effects of procurement policies; and where there is no attempt to usurp the prerogatives or charter of the military in the provision of sealift for the DOD. Cooperation of the Merchant Marine and the Navy as partners is exemplified by the successful sealift of supplies to our military forces around the world during Korea and Vietnam and in the years since then. Some merchant ships specially configured by MSC have been employed to prove their ability to replenish at sea our deployed fleets.

That valuable experience too. has not been lost in the Navy-Merchant Marine partnership.

Are the Navy and Merchant Marine partners or strangers? Let these facts provide the answer.

Arthur R. Gralla '34 VAdm. Gralla was Deputy Commander ofMSTS in 1961-62 and later the first Commander of the present Military Sealift Command in 1970-71.

Even though titled "Editorial," the opinions expressed were those of the author. See the disclaimer statement on the Contents page of every Shipmate.

Unionization of the Services Shipmate: I am faintly amused over the posturing and sputtering of those in high places at the mere suggestion of unions in the services. I say "faintly" because, as a careerist, I would oppose unionization for all the standard reasons while concurrently observing those in power continuing to fertilize the fields which, inevitably, will produce the union flower.

Since the end of WW II we have seen the steady erosion of those things, both tangible and intangible, which produced the dedicated career service.

Tangible erosion?—The slashing at commissaries and exchanges; years of low pay adjusted only after acrimonious April. 1977

and degrading Congressional debates; changes in retirement compensation; inadequate medical services, including CHAMPUS; and, more importantly, the politics of federal budgeting which has spawned a vast dependency of welfareites largely at the expense of our ability to defend ourselves with adequate forces and tools.

Intangible erosion?—A quarter century of Congressional and media attacks on the military; a parade of defense and service political hacks through office; an oversupply of political selections; all of which has diffused, if not destroyed, the sense of loyalty down and up and the pride in belonging. When people feel threatened, abused or helpless as individuals, they band together. I predict the power of the Congress and the DoD to flow it all downhill will be met, in time, by the service union. The willingness of the serviceman to defend his country or his love of flag will never be bargaining points, but, his fair treatment, his service life contract, his prestige as a professional man will be protected and enhanced at the table by touch, hard-nosed union bargainers.

I suppose what I am saying is that for over 25 years those at the top at all levels have failed to do the job, with many contributing to the failure.

Thus, the service union will enter the scene and do the job itself.

R.E. Thomas, Jr. '41 Dissent or Discord?

Shipmate: (This is intended as one ""shipmate's" reply to Bruce D. Tyler concerning his letter in the JanuaryFebruary 1977 issue of Shipmate.)

The differences that you express between your views and those set forth in Admiral Arleigh Burke's article may be, at least in part, semantics and the difficulties of remote communications.

First of all. it seems unfortunate that it has become so common to use the words ""dissident" and ""dissidence" even when what is meant is honest and loyal differences of opinion. In my Webster's, one of the definitions of "dissident" is ""discordant". The word ""dissidence" seems to imply ""dissension," which is defined as ""disagreement in opinion: esp.. partisan and contentious division; breach of friendship, discord." It seems clear that this was the meaning Admiral Burke had in mind.

From my own discussions with junior officers. I doubt if the views of the seniors (perhaps you meant ""old timers") and those of junior officers are as different on these matters as your words imply.

When we were young officers, many of us also questioned opinions or actions of senior officers or the ""system." We had been taught that it was proper to

express our contrary opinions up the line, and many of the better JOs did. In retrospect, we were sometimes right but, when viewed in overall perspective, sometimes wrong. Not long ago the Executive Officer of the destroyer in which 1 served as a department head in the 1930s told me that his most vivid memories of those days were those of Lieutenant (junior grade) H saying ""Aye Aye Sir, but." We had. however, been taught the dangers to morale and discipline, and thus to combat effectiveness, of griping in the wardroom and expressing our discontent to those under us. In my own long service I can recall very few instances in which a senior did not accept an expression of differing opinion in the constructive spirit intended. And, as a senior officer, I did not have full confidence in juniors who would not state their own views. Once a final decision was made, however, it was expected to be supported.

As to your comments on some of today's ills, you undoubtably make some good points. The last three decades have witnessed a regretable bureaucratic growth in the national military establishment, with added echelons and functional centralization of authority. The Navy Department seems no longer to have the simple, direct alignment of responsibilities, authority and accountability, and the extent of delegation of authority commensurate with responsibilities that it enjoyed in earlier years. One encouraging sign is Admiral Holloway's emphasis on following the chain of command and his placing overriding priority on fleet readiness as the primary goal.

As to paperwork requirements and inspections, these have apparently multiplied grievously in recent years, despite periodic high level attempts to reverse the process. In our junior officer days we were far better off. Yet there were complaints even then. One frequent one concemed the report of longrange battle practice, including the calculations of dispersion, pattern sizes, systematic errors, and hit probabilities for the ranges fired and the conditions of the practice. World War II, however, demonstrated the value of such analyses to individual ship performance and combat doctrines, moreover during this past year these reports have been reviewed for data of importance to the operational evaluation of the new 8-inch gun battery.

Looking at these matters from the point of view of many years at sea, I would take issue with you on at least one specific. Weekly zone inspections are, 1 am convinced, of basic value. I have seen too many adverse effects from their neglect.

I think you do injustice to Admiral Burke when you conclude that he

doesn't appreciate many of the frustrations felt by today's junior officers. The reaction to these frustrations might be another matter.

Concerning the nature and extent of any adjustments to changing ""views of society," I am sure you agree that providing for the common defense must always be our foremost consideration.

Edwin B. Hooper '31 A Correction, Please Shipmate: I would like to make a correction in regard to your article concerning the book of fin design of the airships AKRON and MACON, on page 37 of your December issue. The photo in the article is of the MACON and not of the AKRON as the caption states. This photo was taken of the MACON two weeks after her commissioning on 7 July 1933, over New Egypt, N.J. The AKRON had crashed off Little Egg Inlet, N.J.. on the night of 3-4 April

1933. The AKRON did not receive her

first planes until almost six months after her commissioning.

Eric Matyskiela Junior, Wheeling Park H.S.. WVa. Our young reader is quite right. In looking for a photograph of AKRON to illustrate that book review, we inadvertently pulled a picture of her sister ship from the class file. Experts will also have noticed MACON'S flush top skin where AKRON'S gas valves protruded above.

"Dr. Spock's Navy" Shipmate: Apropos of Paul Schratz' "Sea Breezes" column in the JanuaryFebruary Shipmate, my first berth after leaving the USN A in 1915 was also the ""Queen of the Seas", flagship of the fleet. Hand-picked officers and crew, skipper Henry A. Wiley, a martinet if there ever was one, with taut discipline the watchword. He was tall and slim, with the perfect military countenance and the bluest eyes you ever saw—but which could tum to steel. The squarest shooter that ever lived, you jumped when he ordered; not from fear but from respect.

A fiend for competition in all fields— gunnery, engineering, crew racing—he was quick to reward merit and early to praise. Given the opportunity, he might have been a Farragut or a Porter. It was a happy ship.

You can understand my concern after reading the Daily Mail article. This, however, has been completely changed to pride after reading in the November N.l.

Proceedings the account written by Cdr. Robert A. Peterson, skipper of the destroyer escort in the MAYAGUEZ incident.

Kendall Preston '15 It was Commander Preston's clipping from the London Daily Mail that generated the "Dr. Spock's Navy" column.

Shipmate: While Sea Breezes (JanuaryFebruary, 1977) makes pretty grim reading, it is in refreshing contrast to the statement in the July-August, 1976 issue to the effect that "All in all, a case simply cannot be made that the Congress has been anti-military or in fact anything but fair and generous." It is one thing for Congress to appropriate funds which must ultimately be extracted from taxpayers, albeit at a declining percentage of the GNP, but it is quite another matter apparently to insure responsibility by its members in the statements denigrating the military which emanate so freely and which are eagerly picked up and broadcast by the media at all levels.

Let us have the truth even when it hurts, but let us also insure that an appropriate defense is made against unwarranted attack from whatever quarter.

Martin Merson '28 Going to the Dogs Shipmate: The night before the ArmyNavy football game of 1976, my exroommate, Pete Reinhardt, and 1 went to the local dog racing track with our wives.

Ronnie and Cheryl. It was our first time at the races and we were trying vainly to find a winning system. While waiting for the sixth race of the night, we were surprised to hear ""Anchor's Aweigh" played over the public address system.

Naturally assuming this to be a lucky sign, we placed our bets on the dogs wearing navy blue and gold to win and place. Our wives picked the favorite to show.

Our fortunes turned with that race as navy blue, gold and the favorite came in one, two, three. Such a good omen for the week end! Unfortunately for us, we then lost our shirts betting on green after an Irish ditty was played before the seventh race. 1 guess we'll have to stick to football.

Ed Johnson '73 Lucky Bags Available Shipmate: 1 have one copy each of the 1935 and 1936 Lucky Bag which 1 would be pleased to send to any '35- or '36er who might want to have them.

G.F. Smale '38 224 Noland Street Falls Church VA 22046 Life in USS FcsCH (AM-9) Shipmate: Cdr. Walker's article about USS FINCH was most interesting, for 1 was her XO from February to August 1929 (Chuck Kelley '17, CO).

The FINCH wore many hats. Primarily we were under ComMinForAsiatic ("Judge" Underwood '10 in USS RIZAL) and, to prove that we were not just a tugboat, we cartied 20 mines in two tracks

on the stem which did not help at all in performing our primary duty of towing.

We were also assigned collateral duty to ComBaseForAsiatic (Cdr. Jules James '08 in USS PECOS), to ComSubFor (Cdr.

Steinwachs '10) and occasionally operated directly under CinCAsiatic.

In mid-April we were given permission

by Judge Underwood to clean boilers, for which we were considerably overdue.

Halfway through we received a priority msg from CinCAsiatic to proceed immediately to lloilo to relieve USS AvOCET(one and the same ""Egg" Mentz '19, CO) as station ship for the Naval Eclipse Expedition. Chuck sent a priority message to CinC stating our disability and authority. Back came a priority, no doubt initiated by the Chief of Staff for Admiral Mark Bristol was too nice a fellow to send such a message, "My so-and-so.

Are you going to comply?" Our next message was a movement report limping down Manila Bay on one boiler.

Our stay at lloilo was most interesting, with Cdr. C.H. Keppler '07 in charge of the expedition and Dr. Kellers the collector extraordinary of various specimens (anything that walked, flew, swam or crawled). My additional duty for the eclipse was to operate one of the cameras.

We ""all went up to China in the springtime", even the FINCH, via a stopover in Shanghai. Everything was fine until we met a typhoon in the middle of the China Sea. It may not have been the worst ever, but bad enough to make me think I'd never set foot on land again.

The forward peak tank flooded and we were taking spray over the stack. The next day. when the storm abated a bit, I tried to get a fix. After laboring for several hours with a bucket on my left arm. a sextant in my right hand and the rest of me draped around a stanchion, the resulting plots were all over the China Sea. Chuck finally said, ""Hansen, you don't know where we are, do you?" The reply was "Captain, we are somewhere around here," putting my palm down over the whole chart. The command decision came, ""Head west." Just about dusk, the most beautiful sight in the whole world appeared on the horizon, flashes from a lighthouse on the China coast.

My first visit to Shanghai was wonderful, being taken in tow by my good friends Abie Dickie and Dick Moss. Our stay, though, was rudely interrupted one night by a personal call from the CinC's Chief of Staff, ""Get underway immediately and pull the LUZON off the Whangpoo Breakwater." Unfortunately, the LUZON'S situation was not that simple, in spite of the super efforts of "Tireless Tom". She eventually had to be dug out by a Japanese salvage company.

George L. Hansen '27

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Vienna, Budapest Highlight September Trip to Europe The tremendous interest in our trips to Russia (there are still some seats left on our May 8 departure) has encouraged us to expand our visits to eastern Europe.

Our fall trip, departing from BaltimoreWashington September 19, will include three days in Vienna and two days in Budapest, as well as Munich, Innsbruck and Zurich.

Vienna is a must for anyone seeking the real Europe. This elegant city on the banks of the Danube, for centuries the source of western art and culture, remains one of the richest treasuries of our civilization. Enjoy the wine gardens and coffee houses, stroll along the Danube, visit the palaces and parks and savor the good food and wine.

You may wish to attend a performance at the magnificent, awe-inspiring Vienna State Opera, the finest opera in the world! Even if you are not an opera lover, an evening at the Vienna State Opera is an unforgettable experience and a highlight of your trip. If the worldfamous Spanish Riding School is open, we will be able to visit a practice session of the aristocratic, white Lippizaner stallions performing the most intricate maneuvers in the magnificent riding hall of the Hofburg.

We will be treated one evening to the delightful regional specialties of the Rathauskeller, an enormous series of charming old Viennese dining rooms on the lower floor of the elaborate City Hall, filled with authentic historic furniture and atmosphere, especially the Grinzingersteuberl with its 30,000 gallon wine cask and flickering candles.

We will also visit Budapest, the "Pearl of the Danube," "City of Roses," one of Europe's most romantic capitals.

The blue Danube, flowing gracefully through the center under six bridges, gives the city its split personality.

Historic Buda on the right bank has its counterpart Pest, the modern left bank metropolis.

In Budapest we will enjoy a short cruise on the Danube. Dinner is included, with wine and gypsy music, at the famous Fortuna restaurant in the Buda Hills.

We'll stay five days in Munich during

The old town of Salzburg

that city's famous Oktoberfest. We will have an evening of dinner, beer and Bavarian entertainment at this famous festival, one of the liveliest events in Europe for over 400 years.

Munich is a shopper's paradise and there are few cities in Europe which offer so much. With over 200 antique and art dealers, it is on a par with Vienna and Berlin for antiques. German crystal, Rosenthal china, Solingen cutlery, furs, clocks, porcelain, leather goods, wood carvings and, of course, cameras and binoculars are all outstanding buys in Munich.

An optional full day excursion will be offered to Berchtesgaden. We will cruise on the Konigsee, Germany's most beautiful lake with sheer cliffs coming right down to the water's edge. In the afternoon we will visit the famous Eagle's Nest of Adolf Hitler with its sweeping panorama of the German and Austrian Alps.

The little wood carver's village of Oberammergau, scene of the world renowned Passion Play every ten years, will be another optional excursion. On this day we will also visit the popular resort of Garmisch and take the train to the Zugspitze, Germany's highest peak.

There will also be an optional trip to both East and West Berlin. The former German capital is one of the world's most interesting cities, the vibrant dynamism of the west contrasting sharply with the stolid uniformity of the communist sector.

The lovely Austrian cities of Salzburg and Innsbruck are also on our itinerary, as well as two days in Zurich, Switzerland. From Zurich we'll enjoy an excursion to the Black Forest with its pine-clad hills, lakes, old sawmills and shingled farm houses—scenes out of a Brothers Grimm fairy tale.

We'll return to Baltimore-Washington on October 3.

The cost of this trip is only $995, including all taxes. The single room supplement is $98.

Our Oktoberfest trip last year was a sellout and we could not accommodate everyone who wished to participate. If you are planning to join the festivities this year, we urge you to make prompt reservations. Further details may be obtained from Matterhorn Travel Service, 2450 Riva Road, Annapolis, Maryland 21401. Telephone (301) 224-2230.

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At first glance, you will notice the massive proportions of the solid wood and the heavy metal banding. The distressed sculptured look is not simulated, but attests to the authenticity of natural distressing resuhing from years of use at Sea. This old, southern heart pine has been restored and refmished in a warm, rich burnished walnut tone, waxed and hand rubbed to a beautiful mellow luster. Hatch tops sit on a sturdy trussel base.

Also, notice the heavy iron flush-mounted handles which seamen used in lifting the Hatches from the ships' decks so that cargo could be loaded and unloaded. This metal, along with the original banding on the ends, has the muted silver look reminiscent of old pewter.

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Slate of Nominees FOR PRESIDENT (1977-1979)

FOR VICE PRESIDENT CENTRAL AREA (1977-1979)

FOR TRUSTEE-AT-LARGE (1977-1979)

VAdm. Paul D. Stroop USN (Ret.) '26

Cdr. Thomas O. McWhorter USNR (Ret.) '41

Capt. James W. Blanchard, Jr. USN '56

Admiral Stroop's career centered around aviation and ordnance, highlighted by his assignment as first Chief of the Bureau of Naval Weapons. During WW II he participated in the Battles of the Coral Sea, Solomons and Tarawa, and in the Quebec, Yalta and Potsdam Conferences as a member of Admiral King's staff. He has commanded USS MAC-

Commander McWhorter attended the University of Houston one year prior to entering the Naval Academy where he graduated with the Class of 1941. He served mostly in destroyers and amphibious forces until his resignation in 1953 to attend the University of Texas School of Law, J.D., graduating in 1955. Since then he has been engaged in active practice of law, is a member of the American Bar Association, State Bar of Texas, Houston Bar Association, and is admitted to practice, U. S. Supreme Court. He is the author of several professional articles and is a National Trustee, Sons of the American Revolution. From 1975-1976 he served as USNA Alumni Association Trustee from the Texas Gulf Coast Chapter. •^

" D o c " Blanchard, in his senior year at the Naval Academy, was selected to the All-American Lacrosse Team at midfield.

Upon graduation he served in destroyer USS MULLANY (DD-528) for a year then attended U. S. Naval Submarine School.

He then served three years in USS TANG (SS-563) at Pearl Harbor, then Flag Lt on the Staff, Commander Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet. Subsequent tours included duty in USS TUNNY (SS-282) and Executive Officer, USS WAHOO (SS-565). He assumed command of USS BONEFISH (SS-583) at Pearl Harbor in July 1968 and reported to Staff, ComSubPac as Assistant Prospective Commanding Officer Instructor and Tactical Development Officer in September 1970. He attended the Naval Postgraduate School and obtained a B . S . (M.E.) Engineering Degree: Armed Forces Staff College; Industrial College of the Armed Forces and George Washington University, where he obtained his Master's Degree in Administration. Since August 1974 he nas been stationed at USNA as Deputy Director of Athletics, reporting from the Bureau of Naval Personnel. He has served as Class Secretary since 1974. ^1^

KINAC, CROATAN, ESSEX and PRINCETON,

the Naval Ordnance Test Station at China Lake, and the Taiwan Patrol Force, and had served as Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance before taking over the Bureau of Naval Weapons. His last active duty assignment was as Commander Naval Air Force, Pacific Fleet before retiring in 1965.

He is currently an aerospace consultant associated with Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical, Teledyne McCormick Selph and Rockwell International, and is a member of the Navy's Laboratory Advisory Board for Undersea Warfare. Residing in San Diego, Admiral Stroop has been very active in both local and national Alumni Association affairs, having served as Vice President Western Area for the past three years as well as being a Blue and Gold Associate. He has two sons who are Naval Academy graduates of 1954 and 1969, a grandson who graduated in 1974 and another in the Class of 1980. ^t'

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For 1 9 7 7 Election FOR TRUSTEE-AT-L.\RGE (1977-1979)

FOR TRUSTEE-AT-LARGE (1977-1979)

FOR TRUSTEE-AT-LARGE (1977-1979)

LGtn. Henry W. Buse. Jr. USMC (Ret.) "34

Mr. David O. Chain '60

LCdr. WUIiam P. Domielly (CEC) USN '65

General Buse has served in command of every type infantry unit in the Marine Corps from platoon through division, topped off as Commander Fleet Marine Force Pacific. His staff duties included C S FMFPac and C S HQ US Marine Corps. He maintained his interest in athletics by serving as a member of the Board of Directors. U.S. Olympic Committee 1960-1973. as Secretary of that Committee 1969-1972. and as Assistant to the President and Chairman of Games Preparation. U.S. Olympic Team 19761977. Since retirement from the Marine Corps in 1970. General Buse has been a Board member and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Severn School and a Trustee of the Naval .Academy Foundation.

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David A. (""Rusty"") Chain attended Penn State University for one year prior to entering the .Academy. Upon graduation and following flight training, he flew P-3 Orions until he resigned from the Navy in 1965 to pursue a business career.

In 1967 he formed a heating and airconditioning business in Richmond. Va.. which led to his interest in the field of energy conser\ation. This interest led to his founding Sun Check. Inc. in 1972. a company which markets nationally a neu type of solar screen for exposed windows of commercial buildings to reduce solar heat gain and save energy dollars. Rusty has served three years as President of the Richmond Chapter of the .Alumni .Association. He has encouraged membership growth by having speakers from the Academy and last year instituted the first Midshipman Dads and Candidates Night in the area to interest top flight candidates in the Academy. Residing in Chester. Va.. he is presently a deacon for the Church of Christ and is on the Board of Directors of a children's home in Northem Virginia. \t*

Pat was a star fullback on Navy's football team for three years and an AllAmerican lacrosse selection. After commissioning in CEC he spent a year with a CB Batt in Vietnam, being detached to accept a Churchill Scholarship for graduate study at Cambridge University; following year earned a second MS degree at MIT. then went to Pacific Division of Naval Facilities Engineering Command in charge of its Engineering Division. In 1970 moved up to Assistant for Planning in the Facilities Planning and Program Branch and a year later assigned as Director of Navy Construction in Laos. He was transferred to the Naval Academy in 1973 as instructor in Mechanical Engineering and assistant football coach. He is currently assigned to Bureau of Naval Personnel. He has served the Alumni Association as an active member of the Finance Committee and is presenth a Trustee-at-Large. \t,-

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USNA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERS

Slate of Nominees

PresidentMR. D A V I D B . B E N H A M ' 4 1 ,

Oklahoma City, OK Vice President

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V A D M . CHARLES MINTER, U S N (Ret.) '37

Annapolis, MD Vice President

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R A D M . CORWIN G . MENDENHALL, U S N (Ret.)

'39, DaUas, TX Vice President

FOR TRUSTEE-AT-LARGE (1977-1979)

FOR TRUSTEE-AT-LARGE (1977-1979)

Capt. Frank A. Liberato USNR (Ret.) '51

LCdr. Terry A. Ross USNR (Ret.) '48

(Western Area)—

V A D M . P. D . STROOP, U S N (Ret.) '26,

San Diego, CA Executive

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CAPT. W . S . BUSIK, U S N (Ret.) '43,

Annapolis, M D Treasurer— CAPT. J. D . OLIVER, JR., U S N (Ret.) '43,

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ADM. ARLEIGH A . BURKE, U S N (Ret.) '23,

Bethesda, MD Superintendent's

Representative—

CAPT. W . C . HASKELL, U S N '49,

U S N A , Annapolis, MD

At Large {To serve through Spring Meeting

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ADM. WILLIAM F . BRINGLE. U S N (Ret.) '37 L C D R . WILLIAM P. DONNELLY, (CEC) U S N '65 R A D M . SHELDON H . KINNEY, U S N (Ret.) '41 CAPT. EDWARD H . MARTIN. U S N '54

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T H E H O N . WILLIAM A. ANDERS "55 CAPT. JAMES R . HOGG, U S N '56 R A D M . JOHN E . KIRKPATRICK, U S N R (Ret.) '31 CAPT. JOHN F . LABOON, C H C , U S N '44

(To serve through Spring Meeting

1979)

MAJ. RICHARD C . ABINGTON. U S M C R '59 L G E N . H U G H M . ELWOOD, U S M C (Ret.) '38 L C D R . P A U L G A L A N T I , U S N '62 MR. O W E N F . KEELER, JR. '43

From Local Chapters ADM. A . G . WARD. U S N (Ret.) '32. Annapolis MR. WALTER J. TONER, JR. '43, Boston CAPT. H . E . MILLER, U S N (Ret.) '38,

Connecticut CDR. H . K N O X PERRILL, U S N (Ret.) '26,

Los Angeles LT. JOHN S . PARK, ( S C ) USNR '48, New York MR. W . PINKNEY JONES '54. Peninsula LT.

R . J. CHUDAY. U S A F R '54, Philadelphia

R A D M . B . H . BIERI, J R . , U S N (Ret.) '37,

San Diego/Coronado

Following graduation, Frank served in USS MONTEREY ( C V L - 2 6 ) prior to flight training. Earning his wings he served in a variety of aviation billets afloat and ashore. O-in-C of a Photo Detachment in both INTREPID and ENTERPRISE, he was among first pilots toflyphoto missions over Cuba during 1962 missile crisis. In 1964 he resigned from Navy and accepted a position as engineer with Chance Vought Corporation. He remained active in the Navy by joining Reserve Fighter Squadron 703 at Dallas and was CO when the squadron was recalled to active duty during the PUEBLO crisis. Subsequently promoted to Captain, he retired from the Reserve in 1972. He has served in all offices of North Texas Chapter of Alumni Association and was Chapter representative to the National Association in 1974, has been a Blue and Gold Officer since 1969, is a member of the Dallas chapter of the Navy League and for the past three years has been Chairman of the Service Academies Selection Board for his congressional district. ^

Terry Ross served in destroyers and submarines as a junior officer, then attended PG School where he received a BS in Engineering Electronics in 1958.

Leaving the regular service in 1960, Terry took a Reserve commission working as Sonar Group Leader and Project Engineer (AN/BQS-6) for LTV. Subsequently he joined Honeywell and Lockheed. A registered engineer in California, Nevada and Florida, he currently is President of the Peninsula (San Francisco) Chapter of the Alumni Association. In addition to many other civic activities, he serves on his County Council of the Boy Scouts of America, and is an ordained Elder and Deacon in his church.

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Southeast Florida (Miami) MR. JOHN F . CATES, JR. '69. Texas Gulf Coast (Houston) ADM. ROY L . JOHNSON. U S N (Ret.) '29, Tidewater (Va.) V A D M . B . M . STREAN. U S N (Ret.) '33,

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All Hands Flag Selection Lists SecNav recently announced the 1977 selection list for Rear .Admiral USN, which included 19 USN.A alumni in the total of 33 selectees. They are: Karl J. Kristoph. Jr. "4ÂŤ James H. Webber '49 James W. Lisanby '50 Robert W. Carius '51 James .A. Winnefeld '51 Paul ,A. Lautermilch. Jr. "51 Thomas M. Ward. Jr. "51 Frederick G. Fellowes. Jr. "53 Alexander M. Sinclair "51 Milton P. .Alexich "52 Huntington Hardisty "52 Curtis B. Shellman. Jr. '52 David S. Cruden '53 .Albert J. Baciocco. Jr. '53 Clyde R. Bell '53 .Arthur S. Moreau. Jr. '53 Bernard M. Kauderer '53 Frederick C. Johnson '52 Lowell F. Eggert '52 The Stafl" Corps flag selections include Captains S. David Frost (SC) "53. Gerald J. Thompson (SC) "52 and William M. Zoble (CEC) "52.

Two of the six Marine Corps Major General selectees are also USNA alumni: Brigadier Generals Calhoun J. Killeen "49 and Charles G. Cooper "50.

The Naval Reserve flag list includes Capt. William A. Armstrong (SC) "49. who is President and Director of Lease Consultants of Philadelphia. Inc. The one Air Force promotion we know of is Col. Richard K. Saxer "52 to Brigadier General on 1 March 1977.

Congratulations to all.

"People might as well accept that there will be unions in the military in short order. The politicians ha\ e been raping the benefits of structure too long,"" he said.

However, there is still some dissension w ithin AFGE over the wisdom of taking in military members because of the potential problems of representing both military and civilian employees at the same bases. The President of AFGE"s Pentagon local has urged a slowdown on unionizing the services for fear that "outside groups w hose goals are not the same as those of AFGE"" may use the union "to destroy our military structure.""

On the other hand, a director of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, in a recent address to the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, said that the teamsters have no plans to organize military personnel. Their feeling is that such action would be in neither the union nor the country"s best interests. Quoting a statement released earlier by Teamster President Frank Fitzsimmons. he said.

"Unionization of the Armed Forces would neither be desirable nor feasible.""

As to ser\'ice feelings pro and con unionization, a 1976 Air Force survey of 800 each officers and enlisted men showed that 35'7c of the enlisted and 16^ of the officers favored unions, but 679f of both groups felt that there is a need for a lobbying effort with the Congress in behalf of military' personnel. It seems that the majority prefer some other form of lobbying than by a union. That is confirmed by the fact that 709c of the officers and 419?^ of the enlisted believe the effectiveness of the Air Force would be reduced by a union, and 729c and 509?^ believe that a military union would have a negative efl^ect upon discipline.

Second Set Brigade Command Unionization Sitrep Navy Times reports that Kenneth Blaylock. President of the American Federation of Govemment Employees, planned to meet during February with servicemen who have expressed an interest in joining a union. An AFGE spokesman said that the outcome of that meeting would decide whether or not to submit the question of recruiting military personnel to the fuU union membership, a decision expected to be made by May. April. 1977

This year there will be only two sets of ""stripers"" instead of the three of recent years. For the second set. the Brigade Commander is Mid. Samuel J. Locklear. of Greer SC. and his Deputy is Mid. Albert R. Hochevar of Joliet. 111.

Locklear served as Regimental Commander for the first half of 1980"s Plebe Summer, directing a contingent of 200 first classmen assigned to plebe indoctrination. He is an Operational Analysis major, active in the Glee Club and in-

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tramural sports, and plans to make his service career in the surface line.

Hochevar spent his summer leave as an intern with the Viking Project at the Joint Propulsion Laboratory in California working with a team of top scientists on the Mars Lander, the first space craft to reach that planet. An Oceanography major, he has made both the Superintendent's and Dean"s lists in each of his four years at the Academy and was also selected for inclusion in the 1976-77 edition of Who's Who Among Students In American Universities and Colleges. He plans to serve in nuclear submarines and has been selected for a postgraduate Burke Scholarship.

Midshipman Speaker at Cancer Rally Mid. 2/c Tom Harper, of San Mateo.

Cal., was one of the principal speakers at the American Cancer Society"s "Crusade Kickoff Convention"" in Atlanta. Georgia, in January. He talked to state representati\es from across the nation about the challenge and hope of finding a cure for cancer, and was inter\iewed afterward by TV personality Minnie Pearl.

Harper entered the Academy from NAPS in July 1973 and showed great promise as a tight end on the Plebe football team. Cancer knocked him out before the season was o\er. dropped him from a robust 220 pounds to a weak, exhausted 175. and out of his Class of "77. But it could not knock out his determination to beat cancer even when told he had less then three months to live. He kept on fighting. Now he"s regaining his former strength and physical condition and has his sights set on graduation in 1978.

Congratulations. Tom Harper.

14 BRISCOE, STUMP, CONOLLY, MOOSEBRUGGER, JOHN HANCOCK and NICHOLSON

Midshipman of the Year The Annapolis Chamber of Commerce presented its annual Midshipman of the Year award to Mid. 1/c Robert A. Goodrum, of Lanham, Md., at a formal dinner on 22 January. He is the fourteenth recipient of this award, which is based on involvement in the community through personal contributions of time, talent and leadership.

(DD-972 through 982 in order), OLIVER HAZARD PERRY (FFG-7), SAIPAN ( L H A 2), MEMPHIS (SSN-691), CINCINNATI (SSN-693), GROTON (SSN-694), NEW YORK CITY ( S S N - 6 9 6 ) and INDIANAPOLIS

(SSN-697).

U.S./NATO Admiral McKee congratulates the retiring professors

Bataan and Corregidor Veterans

Mid'n. Goodrum and friends

Goodrum, a native Annapolitan and a graduate of NAPS, is a Mathematics major whose activities include intramural sports, the Brigade Activities Committee and the Big Brother Program.

Well done, Mr. Goodrum.

Some fifty members of the Executive Board of the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor met at the Naval Academy on 19-20 February for a program honoring USNA graduates who served in the Philippines and adjacent areas in World War II. A walking tour of the Yard was followed by a memorial service in St. Andrew's Chapel on Saturday morning, after which the group lunched at the Officers & Faculty Club and conducted a business meeting in Alumni House. On Sunday morning the group attended Chapel services in the Academy.

The National Adjutant had done a great done of research in preparing for this program, including preparation of a complete list of all USNA graduates who were taken prisoner by the Japanese. A copy of that list is available to anyone interested on request to the Alumni Association.

Faculty Retirements A retirement ceremony was held in the Superintendent's office on 8 February for Associate Professors Haney H. Bell and Kendall E. Lappin of the English Department, who have served the Naval Academy for 32 and 30 years.

Professor Bell is a noted scholar of American literature and he directed the After Dinner Speaking program for many years. Professor Lappin taught languages for 24 years before shifting to English and he was often used as a translator by the Navy Department as well as the USNA. Both were presented with special retirement lapel pins by Captain Busik for the Alumni Association, the first such presentations made under the new policy adopted by the Board of Trustees last October, and both have been acknowledged with warm appreciation.

The National Adjutant addresses the memorial service in St. Andrew's Chapel

20 Ships Join the Fleet in '78 Twenty combatant ships will join the Fleet in the course of 1978. a healthy and badly needed increase in the Nation's first line of defense.

The ships are USS DWIGHT D .

EISENHOWER (CVN-69), MISSISSIPPI (CGN-40), OLDENDORF, JOHN YOUNG, COMTE D E G R A S S E , O ' B R I E N , MERRILL,

Trade with Communist

Countries The State Department recently put out data on the trade between NATO nations and the communist countries of Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, German Democratic Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, U.S.S.R., People's Republic of China, North Korea. North VietNam, Mongolia and Cuba. Considering the many arguments in the press and on Capitol Hill pro and con the expansion of U.S. trade with those countries, it is interesting to note what is its present extent. Here are the 1975 figures, in millions of dollars: Country/Area

World Total

Communist % of Countries Total

IMPORTS NATO Europe 321,551 13,682 Canada 33,955 292 U.S.A. 96.940 894 Total NATO 452.446 14,868

4.3 0.9 0.9 3.3

EXPORTS NATO Europe 307.503 19,132 Canada 32,301 1,201 U.S.A. 107.652 3,092 Total NATO 447,456 23,425

6.2 3.7 2.9 5.2

The percentage of imports from the communist world has remained almost constant over the past four years, but the dollar amount has almost doubled since 1972. The percentage of exports to those countries has increased from 3.8 to 5.2 since 1972. but the dollar amount has almost tripled. Overall, the amount of NATO and U.S. trade with communist countries is a very small percentage of their world totals and does provide a healthy balance of payments.

A breakdown of U.S. trade with the communist world for 1975. again in millions of dollars, is as follows: Country

Albania Bulgaria Czechoslovakia G.D.R. Hungary Poland Romania U.S.S.R. P.R.C. Mongolia

Imports

Exports

2.8 20.3 34.7 11.3 34.7 243.1 133.0 254.5 158.4 1.3

0.7 29.9 53.0 17.3 76.2 583.3 190.7 1,837.0 303.8 Neg. Shipmate

15 American Naval Prints The Naval Academy Museum is showing an exhibition of a group of 65 etchings, engravings, aquatints, lithographs and watercolors from its famed Beverly R. Robinson Collection, several others of which are on loan to Alumni House. The International Exhibitions Foundation has prepared a beautiful, fully-illustrated catalog of the exhibition, tracing the maritime History of America from colonial times through the Civil War. It contains such fine examples of early printmaking as a line engraving of the 1776 British landing on Long Island, a pair of lithographs of Commodore Perry's Expedition to Japan and the battle between MONITOR and VIRGINIA in 1862. In addition to a foreword describing the formation of the Robinson Collection, there is an introduction stressing the art history and the historical significance of the prints. .As an aid to the collector, the full text on the face of each of the 65 prints is reproduced in the catalog entries.

The 128 page catalog is available at S7.00 per copy from International Exhibitions Foundation. 1729 H Street N.W., Washington DC 20006.

National Trust Gets OpSail '76 Funds Operation Sail 1976. Inc.. the nonprofit corporation that organized OpSail "76. and the parade of Tall Ships in New York Harbor on 4 July, has transferred its assets of over S300.000 to the National Trust for Historic Preservation for development of its maritime preservation program as described in "All Hands"' in the March issue of Shipmate. In addition to cash, the assets include the right to generate additional funds through the OpSail commemorative merchandise program and all rights to the copyrighted OpSail logo.

Director of the National Trust's maritime preservation program is Capt.

Harry C. Allendorfer USN (Ret.) '42.

"Go Navy" Bumper Stickers The Naval Recruiting Command has underway a "Go Navy" promotional campaign to help reach its high goals for enlisted recruits in the difficult summer months. One feature is the "Go Navy" bumper sticker illustrated here. We urge alumni support for the campaign by using these stickers, available on request from the Navy Recruiting Command, 4015 Wilson Boulevard, Ariington VA 22203.

Doc Snyder With deep regret. Shipmate reports the death of our beloved Augustus K. (Doc) Snyder. Naval Academy athletic trainer and honorary member of four classes, of a heart attack at age 99 on 16 February 1977 in the nursing home he had entered last Christmas Eve.

Naval History Symposium The Naval Academy's History Department will sponsor a Naval History Symposium to be held at the Academy on 27 and 28 October 1977. Distinguished U.S. and foreign historians will speak to the theme "New Sources and Changing Interpretations in Naval History."

Those interested in further information should contact Prof. Craig Symonds. Department of History. USNA, Annapolis MD 21402.

Reunion Notices USS WASHINGTON (BB-56)—The 13th

reunion will be held in Dearborn. Mich., on 11-14 July 1977. For further details, contact John A. Brown, Executive Director, USS Washington Reunion Group Inc., Box 27035, Columbus OH 43227.

Battle of the Coral Sea Association w ill hold its eighth annual meeting, on the 35th anniversary of the batde. 6-8 May 1977 in Washington DC. Plans are being made to hold the ninth reunion in Honolulu. Hawaii in May 1978. For more information, write to Box 1172, Rockville MD 20850.

Doc's military service began with a tour in the US Cavalry in 1903. putting down an Indian uprising at Cheyenne. Wyoming. He joined the Marines in 1906 and participated in the Cuban occupation, and served as a Navy Pharmacist's Mate in World War I. Assigned to the Naval Academy as an athletic trainer after the War. he retired in 1922 and remained on the job as a civilian until 1949.

Doc was one of only two men to have a personal cheer from the Regiment of Midshipmen: "Iodine. Iodine. Epsom salts and pills.

We've got a doctor but we Don't pay his bills.

Doc Snyder." ^

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Tommy Maru's Finest Hour Operation

Frequent

Wind, 29 April

1975

Pierre L. Sales

The notation in the ship's deck log was terse.

05 04 H 29 1850 Helo 727 arrives 1853 Helo 727 departs This was but one of a multitude of entries recorded on board USS THOMASTON (LSD-28) on April 29, 1975, the day Operation "Frequent Wind" was launched. In what has become recognized as one of the more ambitious evacuation schemes on record, over 7,000 people were airlifted out of Saigon by helicopter and deposited aboard ships of the U.S. Seventh Fleet in the South China Sea during 20 hours of intense activity. In all, over 40 U.S. ships in various task forces were involved. Seventy Marine and Air Force helicopters flew 495 sorties during the operation. While "Frequent Wind," undertaken on the last day of the Vietnam war, unfolded a human drama of epic proportions, this story is about the activities of a single Navy ship during that historic period.

The 10,000-ton THOMASTON, affectionately called Tommy Maru by her crew, was no newcomer to the South China Sea. Commissioned in 1954 and having the distinction of being the oldest ship of the amphibious force still in active operation, she was first deployed to the Seventh Fleet in 1957. Her bridge displayed the awards won for years of participation in Vietnam campaigns, including the Meritorious Unit Citation. When "Frequent Wind" was launched. Tommy Maru had been at sea for 57 days, except for an abortive one-day stop at Subic Bay. She had already participated in aiding Military Sealift Command refugee ships off Phu Quoc Island and in operation "Eagle Pull," the airlift of refugees from Cambodia.

THOMASTON was not especially configured for evacuation operations. She was one of the four amphibious ships of Amphibious Ready Group ALFA which carried the 31st Marine Amphibious Unit.

THOMASTON was fully loaded with both

Navy units from San Diego and Marine units from Okinawa. There were a beachmaster detachment, an underwater demolition team platoon, an assault craft unit detachment, a tank platoon, a reconnaissance platoon and the majority of Logistics Support Unit 2/4, whose commander. Major Jim Gallagher, was also Troop Commanding Officer. The ship was so filled with troops, vehicles and equipment that the only place for refugees was on the weather decks.

Amphibious Ready Group ALFA proceeded out of Subic Bay on short notice on April 18-19 in readiness for "Frequent Wind." An irrepressible Operations Specialist noted in the CIC log for 19 April, " . . . I wonder how long we'll be at sea this time. It is anticipated that we will be out only a short time. Good luck to the Tommy . . . " Nine more days were to elapse before the evacuation would be launched.

Two days later ships of TF 76, Seventh Fleet's amphibious task force, began to gather at the holding area about twentyfive miles off Vung Tau, and to be augmented by ships of other task forces.

Tommy Maru was one of the last to arrive because of boiler problems. The ships of the task force barely moved, often logging speeds of 2-3 knots.

Repeated rehearsals were held aboard Tommy Maru in preparation for the reception and processing of refugees.

While boarding might be by landing craft admitted to the well of the ship or by helicopter, or conceivably both, the routine would be the same. Crew members were designated to lead the refugees from the point of landing aboard the ship to an area where a search was to be made.

To ensure security, the underwater demolition team was charged with making rapid body frisks and baggage checks.

Additional security would be provided throughout refugee areas by Marines equipped with riot sticks. After the weapons search, the next step was to be

escorting the refugees (or carrying the young and infirm) to where a census would be taken. The beachmaster unit was to handle this phase. Data sheets were devised and printed for Navy and Marine administrative personnel to use in collecting information about each refugee. The information was to be verified by identification papers which the refugees would be asked to produce.

Since a language problem was expected, some of the early arrivals would be asked to serve as interpreters. Family units would be interviewed together to expedite the process and to cross-check data. Maintaining family integrity was the rule of thumb to be followed. Refugees would be screened for medical problems.

Corpsmen would be on hand, although serious cases were to be referred to other ships because THOMASTON had no doctor. Signs in Vietnamese were posted to show the locations of men's and women's heads. Large quantities of refuse bags were distributed. Clean-up details from the crew and Marines were designated, and frequent garbage collections and sweeps and swabs were planned.

Decisions were made regarding where the refugees would go once the processing was completed. The forecastle would be filled first, and then other weather decks as needed. No one, however, could foretell what the dimension of the overall evacuation would be. Estimating the numbers of refugees who would come aboard Tommy Maru was perforce a guessing game. A probable minimum of 500 was guessed, and if attained would pose relatively few problems, but there was an outside estimate of 1,500 and that level would be troublesome, for some very practical problems affecting the ship's ability to function effectively would arise. How, for example, could the ship anchor, since the evacuees would be dispersed over every inch of the deck?

Feeding the refugees would not pose a Shipmate

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Let us be backed with God and with the seas Which He hath given for fence impregnable And with their helps only defend ourselves: In them and in ourselves our safety lies.

Shakespeare: III King Henry IV, iv

problem. In addition to her own provisions, the ship had permission to use 90 pallets of Marine rations belonging to the 31st M.AU. Round-the-clock messing was planned in case of necessity.

Supplies of potable water, coffee, tea and milk for children were ample, as were the paper cups in w hich drinks w ould be distributed: although, borrowing a lesson from the Sixth Fleet e\ acuation of Cyprus, soda cans had been saved by the hundreds to be reused if needed. .AU was in readiness aboard THOM,\STON. though neither the timing (when the operation would start and how long it would last), the method of evacuation (by landing craft, by helicopter, or both), nor the dimension (how many refugees would be taken aboard) were ascertainable. Nor was it known until 27 April, two days before "Frequent Wind" was launched, whether or not THOM-^STON would keep the refugees and take them to Guam or transfer them to Military Sealift Command ships. The decision was finally made that THOM.\STON would keep only U.S. and ceitain third countrv nationals. A transfer operation would, therefore, have to be undertaken, but the timing could not be determined: nor was it known to which MSC vessel the transfer would be effected. .As the military situation continued to worsen in Vietnam, the first active measure taken on Tommy Maru was staging the Marine reconnaissance platoon. Two days before "Frequent Wind"" started, the platoon moved to USS OKIN.\WA and was subsequently transferred to USS DL^BUQUE, where the personnel eventually boarded CH-53 choppers for Saigon. The reconnaissance platoon, which provided security at the American Embassy during the helicopter evacuation, was destined to be the last U.S. military unit to leave Vietnam.

The days immediately preceding the Vietnam evacuation were a period of April, 1977

USS THOMASTON (LSD-28). oldest ship of the .Amphibious Force

waiting. The log reflected the monotony: •"The ship is steaming on special operations in company CTG 73.5. CTG 76.3.

CTG 76.1. CTG 76.8 and CTG 76.9 on a base course . . . The ship is not darkened . . . Condition of readiness is IV . . ."'

On 29 .April, the day started fairly routinely.

0800 General Quarters Drill 0930 Secure from General Quarters Vietnamese and .Air .America helicopters began to land on other ships, and the official word launching "Frequent Wind" came later in the morning. It was now known that the procedure would be strictly airborne: that the helicopters would land the refugees on amphibious ships: and that the amphibious ships w ould transfer the refugees to MSC ships by landing craft.

1310 "night Quarters 1332 Station securitv' [personnel 1431 Helo 726 landed on flight deck 1436 Helo 726 departed the ship 1439 Secure from flight quarters

1534 1543 1545

Flight quarters Helo 725 landed Helo 725 departed

These were the initial flights between USS

MIDWAY and THOMASTON.

The

largest choppers (CH-53) were being used to ferry the evacuees from the mainland directly to amphibious ships with larger flight decks, but THONLASTON could not land CH-53s. MIDWAY received refugees from the mainland by CH-53 and used smaller Sea Kings (SH-3) to shuttle to THOMASTON. The first refugees to arrive on Tommy Maru were Vietnamese Air Force personnel who were to work tirelessly helping the ship w ith the remainder of the refugees. The pace quickened after 1700.

1724 Helo 154792 arrives with refugees 1727 Helo 154792 departs 1728 Helo 726 arrives with refijgees 1733 Helo 726 departs 1734 Helo 21 arrives with refugees 1739 Helo 21 departs The SH-3s from MIDW.AY were trans-

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19 porting between 25 and 30 people. Turnaround time during the peak period was two minutes.

Activity aboard THOMASTON attained unexpected proportions, but no untoward incidents occurred. Discipline was easily maintained, and the processing progressed routinely throughout with surprising rapidity.

The last entry recording the arrival of refugees was noted at 0030 the following day, approximately ten hours after the first came aboard. In all, 44 helicopter landings were made. A final count subsequently showed that 1,009 evacuees had streamed aboard Tommy Maru— 922 Vietnamese. 57 Americans and 30 third country nationals.

Miraculously, perhaps, no major problem arose on THOMASTON during the operation. The search of refugees did not reveal any arms, for a search had been previously made on MIDWAY. The security details reported that some refugees carried gold bars (taels of one kilogram) and various denominations of foreign currency in their bags. Most, however, had only modest amounts of personal belongings, some having only a change of clothes. There were no medical cases of consequence—the most serious was a broken toe. And. although four pregnant women were processed, none was near term. The oldest refugee was 70. and the youngest was a 45-day-old baby. Women and children comprised the bulk of those registered.

At 2200. THOMASTON was ordered to prepare for transfer of Vietnamese refugees to the MSC ship SS GREENPORT. Ballasting started shortly thereafter, and the first boatload of refugees left at 2323.

Four loads averaging over 200 persons each were required. By early morning all Vietnamese evacuees had been transferred without incident. Even the heavens cooperated. Whereas the weather on the 29th was mild and calm, the next day heavy monsoon rains fell, but by then the refugees had been transferred.

On April 30, the early rays of daybreak shone feebly through an increasingly overcast sky, as the holding area was shifted about 25 miles farther off shore.

Security was a consideration, as the North Vietnamese were thought to have small missile vessels which, potentially if not prospectively, might be used.

Caution was appropriately the key word; the purpose of the operation was strictly humanitarian, and there was no reason to countenance even the possibility of any secondary activity.

Too, there was another unexpected development which justified this added April, 1977

A youngster cheerfully awaits evacuation

precaution. The launching of "Frequent Wind" was taken by all concemed, and especially by the remaining South Vietnamese forces, as the last gasp of the war. The U.S. evacuation represented to them a last attempt to gain freedom.

Literally scores of craft of all shapes and sizes brimful of evacuees made their way out of Vietnam and headed towards the task force. Small patrol craft, tug boats towing barges, converted mine sweepers, fishing boats, LSTs and others maneuvered within the holding area. Some were armed and represented an unknown danger if manned by a disgruntled or contentious crew. Some of these craft proceeded from one U.S. ship to another, pleading to be relieved of their human cargo. Radio and visual means were used to signal their plight—overcrowded conditions imperiled their sea-wortniness, fuel was in short supply, water and food

were scarce. To accent their distress, some Vietnamese craft were purposely set on fire to persuade U.S. ships to pick up those aboard. Many tens of thousands of refugees were believed to be aboard the multitude of craft which had put to sea. Had the task force stayed near shore, the stream of evacuee craft might have continued for days, and space aboard U.S. ships was limited.

The task force faced a dilemma, but decisions were not long in coming. MSC ships with room aboard were asked to take more refugees. Cargo nets were dropped over their sides to permit the Vietnamese to clamber on board. Provisions were given to those ships which could proceed to safe shores. All helped as they could. Indeed, at one point Tommy Maru happened upon USS VEGA trying with limited success to transfer food to a Korean LST by utility boat, and

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Registration aboard Tommy Maru

Tent city, rigged from Marine blankets Refugees loaded in LCM in THOMASTON'S well deck for transfer to SS GREENPORT

assisted the transfer by using landing craft.

A totally unexpected occurrence happened the afternoon of April 30.

Flight Quarters was suddenly sounded at 1657. Two Air Force helicopters were sighted approaching THOMASTON'S flight deck astern. Flight deck personnel ran to their stations and began frantically waving the choppers away. No radio contact had been established, and the only signals possible were by hand. The ship's antennae, strictly collapsed during helo operations, were fully extended and were a serious hazard to any landing or take-off. To everyone's consternation, the first helicopter continued its approach and made a perfect landing even in those difficult circumstances. After touching down and while maintaining constant rotor speed, a new batch of refugees was disgorged. THOMASTON'S security and processing units scrambled into position, a sudden lesson in reacting to the unexpected. The ship's antennae were quickly lowered, and the helicopter departed without incident. The second Air Force chopper circled patiently and followed the same landing pattern, but in safer conditions. In all, 86 additional refugees were deposited. The following day, at 1100, the Vietnamese were transferred in an LCM-8 to USNS SERGEANT KIMBRO. Before departing, a spokesman for the Vietnamese used the ship's accouncing system, and, with deep emotion, expressed his group's gratitude for all the kindness shown, a gesture well received by Tommy Maru's crew.

The final operation took place on May 1, and was a transfer in reverse,with THOMASTON taking on board from USS OKLAHOMA CITY 27 American and two

Philippine nationals, all to be transported to the Philippines. Thus, Tommy Maru completed her last transfer in "Frequent Wind" and now waited instructions. The thoughts of the officers and men were once again on shore leave, and no wonder—some had not been ashore for more than four hours in the past two months.

"Frequent Wind's" box score was communicated to all ships from the flagship, USS BLUE RIDGE. In addition

to the 70 U.S. helicopters used in the operation, about 70 unscheduled choppers had landed on American ships. (All but 20 were ditched to keep flight decks clear.) 70,000 refugees were ready to head eastward on U.S. and Vietnamese ships, including the 7,000 which had been airlifted. 800 Marines had served in various capacities.

The ship's morale was now markedly high. A feeling of euphoria was pervasive, and everyone was happily recalling the events of the previous 48 hours. Reflecting on the experience, THOMASTON'S Commanding Officer, Cdr. Grant Carson, said that he found no limit to the ingenuity of the crew in helping the refugees. LCdr. Billy Surles, the Executive Officer, who had had little time to reflect, commented that it was gratifying to save lives although the sight of traumatized women and children was upsetting. To Lt.Og) Philip Foley, Officer-in-Charge of the Beachmaster Detachment, the handling of the Vietnamese children had left the deepest impression, and the appreciation of the refugees was gratifying.

At 1900 on May 1, THOMASTON'S loud speakers announced that orders had just been received releasing her from the task force and authorizing her to leave immediately for Subic Bay, about 800 miles away. The men greeted the announcement with hooplas which resounded throughout the ship. Cdr. Carson personally made the announcement and added that the ship would steam at 18 knots and would reach Subic Bay at about 1800 on May 3. The task force commander was giving the ships of ARG ALFA due recognition—as the ships which had been at sea longest, they should be the first to be released.

Tommy Maru, USS VANCOUVER, and USS PEORIA would be the first ships to reach Subic Bay. USS OKINAWA, the flagship of the ARG, was still needed and must be left behind. The commanding officer of VANCOUVER was senior and took charge. The next day, Cdr. Carson, taking advantage of sunny skies, calm seas and the good disposition of Commanding Officer, VANCOUVER, stepped up Tommy Maru's speed to 20 knots.

Later in the afternoon of May 3, the outline of the Philippine Islands appeared on the horizon, and at 1800 the ship entered Subic Bay. Cdr. Carson and his officers and men could, with pride, end this mission. In his words, "In addition to keeping the peace, what greater purpose is there than to serve a humanitarian need?" The more dispassionate observer could also reflect upon Tommy Maru's motto, "Mild in Manner—Strong in Deed," and declare, "Well done."

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Combat Ready The ORE of Naval Reserve

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Captain John H. Bell USNR (Ret.)

CVWR-30, with the limelight focused upon it. proved once again that properly supported Reserves are the best. For two weeks in November, the wing conducted cyclic operations aboard R-^NGER off the Southern California coast, culminating in a Fleet Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE) 15-19 November 1976.

The ORE was conducted by Commander, Carrier Group 1. RAdm. Paul Speer. with assistance from observers from ComNavAirPac and ComMineWarFor in Charleston, SC. using the same pagefi^omthe same book as for the active force. The test involved a traditional operational readiness evaluation coupled with war-at-sea threat situations.

Flight operations were conducted day and night in various weather conditions.

The 12-hour schedule commenced with a 1000 launch and ended with final recovery at 2215. Thus, five of the 12 flying hours, including three launches and four recoveries, occurred during hours of darkness.

The two fighter squadrons, VF-301 and 302. had a combined total of 69 air-crew members on board. Of these. 68 had previous F-4 F-8 cruise experience and 65 were combat veterans. Each squadron has 12 F-4N aircraft assigned, in outstanding material condition. Weapons systems and air combat maneuvering exercises were evaluated as outstanding.

Aircrews have more experience and a higher level of Navy Fighter Weapons School-graduated crews than Pacific Fleet U.S. Navy VF squadrons.

The three attack squadrons. VA-303.

304 and 305. had 55 aircrew members on board. 50 had previous A-4/A-7 cruise experience. 50 are combat veterans and most have more than 300 carrier landings. The squadrons are assigned 12 A-7A aircraft each, and the condition of these early-vintage A-7 aircraft is uniformly excellent. Weapons system performance was excellent, hung ordnance rates were very low, and April. 1977

missions were well planned, briefed and executed, which demonstrated a high degree of tactical knowledge. The desired level of target destruction was achieved on all strike missions.

Of the support squadrons. VFP-306 with four RF-8G aircraft provided photo reconnaissance; VAQ-308. with four E-IB aircraft, provided airborne early warning. The support aircraft are old. but in outstanding material condition.

Support squadrons were effective, crews demonstrated consistently high performance and ability to meet the requirements of all phases of Air Wing operations.

Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 9 augmented the Air Wing by conducting plane guard, and combat search and rescue operations and other exercises during the onboard period. HC-9 is homebased at NAS North Island.

Another group supporting the operation was VRC-I421 from NAS North Island.

This unit is composed of Reservists flying fleet C-1 COD (Carrier On-board Delivery) aircraft. The unit pro\ ided supply and logistic support and personnel transportation for the carrier and served as the link between RANGER and the beach support units.

Time after time, the observers commented on the highly professional and aggressive manner in uhich the flights and preflight and postflight briefings were conducted. The experience level in the squadrons was far superior to anything seen in an active unit and their performance caused one high-level Navy observer to remark, "This is far different from the Reserves 1 remember. " The overall Air Wing shipboard boarding rate was day. 91.5 percent: night 80.1 percent, overall 85.8 percent.

Aircraft opready average for the u ing was 88.75 percent. The accomplishments of the wing with regard to boarding rates, safety, opready aircraft and mission performance was considered equal to

or better than that of fleet wings. The lowest grade given to any unit was 92.8. a High Excellent, with several Outstanding ratings given. The overall grade for the Air Wing was 94.11, which borders on Outstanding.

The exercise was marred by the loss of the Executive Officer of VA-305. whose A-7A crashed on deck. The pilot ejected but the rescue force helos and destroyer were unable to retrieve him from the water. The feelings of many of the active force observers aboard were expressed best by a very involved 0-6. He said he wondered if, and probably expected, the wing to stand down after the accident. He said ""these people don"t have to do this, they have good incomes outside their Reserve participation, so most of the Reserve salaries revert back in taxes, I am amazed at the way they bounced back after the accident. . . . I am truly impressed by their professionalism and dedication.""

Perhaps we should go back in time and see just how this test came about, who was trying to prove what to whom.

No doubt the easiest place to start is to bring back the Total Force Study of the Guard and Reserve. This was sent to Congress by the Secretary of Defense in September. 1974, a result of more than 18 months of effort. The final decision concerning the Naval Tactical Air said in essence that a test should be conducted of the operational capability of the Naval Reserve Air Wing to conduct cyclical operations, day and night, from a carrier. One wing was always to be ready to be deployed aboard ship in two weeks, the other in four weeks.

Once the Total Force decision was made. Navy proceeded smartly with its plans to conduct the test at the first opportunity during FY 1977 when a carrier deck was available. This was not an easy task because it meant standing down an active Air Wing for more than two weeks to make room for Air

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Operations, Personnel and Maintenance billets, for obvious reasons. The rest of the officer billets, consisting of about 33 in a fighter squadron and 20 in an attack unit, are SARs. A pilot program which just has been initiated in several units, is to have either the CO or XO of a unit be a SAR and the other a TAR. The Air Wing summary then reads something like this: —3 USN Officers (CAG and 2 Maintenance Warrants).

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Wing 30. This probably would have been a welcome respite for the actives a few years back when the flying activity was at a high level. However, in the past few years, significant reductions have been made in flight-hour funding, which could jeopardize the necessary teamwork required between the active air wing and the carrier. In any case, active Air Wing 2 which is assigned to RANGER, was required to stand down early and begin its transition to new aircraft. RANGER herself is entering overhaul at Bremerton, WA, in mid-February and won't report back for fleet duty until mid-February 1978.

What of the composition of Air Wing 30 which did such a remarkable job aboard RANGER? (Incidentally, Reserve Air Wing 20 passed a similar test sans night operations back in 1971 aboard the USS JOHN F . KENNEDY. The ship was on a shakedown cruise, just out of overhaul, which made the results that much more impressive.) The top man of Air Wing 30 is and has always been a Regular Navy Officer. Being a Reserve CAG is considered a bonus command which keeps an outstanding aviator out of the Pentagon and in the cockpit for one more tour. The CAG staff, other than CAG himself, consists of six Training and Administration of Reserves (TAR) officers and eight TAR enlisted personnel. The squadron manning works out at about 61 percent enlisted Selected Air Reservists (SAR) and 39 percent enlisted TARs. The TAR officer cadre consists of about four or five billets per squadron, usually including the

(*lncludes 6 TAR officers and 8 TAR enlisted on CAG Staff.)

What Was Proved?

1 think the test proved conclusively that a Reserve Carrier Air Wing is just about the most effective weapon system in the Defense arsenal and that it is extremely cost-effective. It is obvious that there was no problem getting aboard at night even though, in some cases, it had been 10 years since the last night landing. As one squadron CO put it, "It's like riding a bicycle, once you learn how, you don't forget the skill.

You might be a little unsteady at first, but after a few minutes you have it mastered again." Another comment was, "The effort to maintain night qualification degrades the rest of the readiness since it occupies so much time. We believe night carrier qualifications are a very perishable product and, once accomplished, can be given low priority in the readiness scheduling,"

Another good landing

It was proved that the Naval Reserve aviators can and do remain highly proficient in all aspects of weaponry and other readiness qualifications. Due to their experience level they can consistently outgun or outbomb or outphoto or outperform any active fleet squadron or air wing. Some people make the point that we won't always have this experience level in the Reserves. That may be so, but the relative experience level between the fleet and Reserve units will still be the same because the Reservists all are fleet graduates.

Normally the ship would undergo an ORE at the same time as the air wing.

"RANGER was extremely pleased to have been chosen to support the first full-scale tactical test of our reserve air wings. We were somewhat apprehensive about the way the Reserves could be integrated aboard. Frankly, I never had a doubt that the aircrews would be superb—after all they are a very experienced bunch without any 'nuggets' to pull those dumb boner things you generally expect to see from young, inexperienced aircrews . . . .

"It became obvious that CVWR-30 was coming aboard absolutely determined to be part of the team in every way. We called them our air wing, dropped all that Reserve talk and all hands just got on with the program. The result was that, despite the limited deck time they had, CVWR-30 took a back seat to no one. Real front-line troops.

RANGER would be tickled to turn into the wind for those guys, anytime, anywhere."

Capt. Doug McCrimmon USN '55, CO USS RANGER ( C V - 6 1 ) .

The test results indicated that CVWR-30 is an aggressively led, highly effective air wing. The aircrew personnel have a high level of combat veterans and shipboard operating experience. The aircraft assigned are in excellent to outstanding material condition and maintenance crews demonstrated a relentless dedication to meet all commitments.

The fact that this did not happen detracted somewhat from the air wing performance. RANGER was overdue for overhaul and had considerable equipment problems which slowed down operations. In spite of the short acquaintanceship, the ship and air wing personnel operated together amazingly well.

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Now that the test is completed, what will happen'? Obviously it would make no sense to cut down the two Reserve .\\r Wings after such a successful performance. Neither does it make sense to drop an active wing. With 13 carriers operating 12 Active and two Reserve Air Wings, there is very little backup.

Attacks on heavily defended targets are quite probable in a NATO scenario and resultant aircraft and pilot losses would be commensurately heavy. Both Reserve Wings would therefore be needed within hours after the initiation of hostilities.

It should also be remembered that the Reserve Wings are capable of mo\ ing to and operating anywhere in the world in a few days. .\11 that is needed is a packup or mobility kit to support them until the logistics line is established. The Naval Air Reserve is unique in that its pilots can operate off either land or carrier which is a tremendous asset in contingency planning.

The planes of .\ir Wing 30 in formation

"From my personal observation it is clearly apparent that Air Wing 30 can match its record, its combat readiness, and elan with any and all fleet carrier air wings. They have proven beyond doubt their professionalism and dedication among those who follow the honorable and challenging calling of carrier aviation. To all concerned with the successful execution of the ORE, Well Done."—VADM Pierre N. Charbonnet, Jr., Chief of Naval Reserve.

There should be a realistic plan established where the wing maintains its qualifications to permit deployment of one wing within 14 days and the other within 30 days. Pilots should maintain day carrier qualifications and night field bounce. Once a person is night qualified aboard the carrier there is no reason to have to requalify more than once every four or five years. If mobilized, the night quals can be accomplished as part of the workup.

The Reserve Air Wings should be included in the Procurement and Distribution Plan for new aircraft. The old wives' tale about some weapon systems being too sophisticated for Reserves has been disproven. Let"s start addressing the Total Force where it means something, in the initial buys.

Akhough it has been proved that the Air Wing can perform the full mission spectrum, maybe the necessity for every squadron to be fully qualified in all missions is not realistic or necessary.

The Air Force has many units that are single-mission-capable because that is all the Tactical Air Command requires of them.

April, 1977

Those unresolved questions regarding the capability of the Naval Reserve to mobilize and deploy as rapidly as needed, which were raised during the Total Force Study of 1975. have been answered by this test. Mobilization objectives can be met and the Reserve air wings will provide a ready warfighting capability.

With the test a complete success, the question heard most on the ship during the last several days of the exercise was. ""When do we get the F-18s?"

Commander. Naval Air Force Pacific evaluators said: "On-deck efforts with regard to aircraft turnarounds, safety and deck

drills by the wing have been equal to or better than that of fleet Carrier Air Wings observed during the past year."" ""Shipboard safety training for all squadron personnel prior to embarking was evident and personnel were well versed on shipboard emergencies.""

Special note was made of the aviation ordnancemen from the squadrons. The report praised the men for their high degree of readiness. ""Throughout the exercise CVWR-30 AOs demonstrated an in-depth knowledge of preparing, loading and arming all air-launched weapons assigned. Strong leadership and pride is apparent throughout.""

Perhaps the finest summation was that of Hon. Will Hill Tankersley. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, who said. ""I have never been prouder of any Reserve Component."

"I note with great pleasure the overall high excellent evaluation of CVWR-30 during your ORE on RANGER. The success of the evaluation was very gratifying. CVWR-30 verified that thorough planning, realistic training, critical self-evaluation and quality control are the essential factors leading to combat readiness. The success of CVW R-30 serves as an example for all."—VADM Robert P. Coogan USN '44, Commander, Naval Air Pacific.

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Rear Admiral Kemp Tolley USN (Ret.) Uss MONOCACY

In May 1921, one of MONOCACY's most bizarre operations cost a crewman's leg.

Her skipper. Lieutenant Commander G.E, Brandt '08, did what came naturally for gunboaters—protecting American property. Standard OiPs Chinese-manned kerosene junks were being delayed, sometimes rifled, men shanghaied, and generally harassed by gangs of bandits spotted along the 350 miles of gorges and rapids between Ichang and Chungking.

So two houseboats, each with a couple of MONOCACY sailors commanded by a chief petty officer, attached themselves to two convoys creeping upriver in tow of the usual eighty or a hundred coolies. The seventeen-page diary of Chief Boatswain's Mate T.L. Anderson covering his 4 March—17 May experiences reads like something out of Kenneth Roberts— fired upon, returning the fire, living for months aboard a vermin-ridden, mantowed houseboat junk, improvising rations, strictly on their own in wholly Chinese company. It is a saga of the U.S. Navy enlisted man at his ingenious, determined, courageous best. Anderson's laconic report on one of the encounters is typical: I. On the morning of May 17. 1921. at 3 a.m.. while moored to the beach . . . the robbers began to fire on the boat from the beach and coming on board, three of them got on board, two of which was killed and thrown overboard and their rifles were taken from them, the other one escaped with his rifle minus the bolt.

There were not less than twenty-five and fifteen are (sic) more of them were armed. At 3:30 a.m. firing ceased on the beach and the robbers retreated if there were any alive . . .

Fireman Everett Conley received a bullet in the leg. later amputated.

Also in 1921, a houseboat carrying a missionary and family was nabbed by bandits and rescued through the fortuitous arrival of HMS WIDGEON.* She had fired several 6-pounder rounds to hurry the bandits on their way. The Built in 1904: model for April, 1977

MONOCACY.

good reverend's account follows: "Such an experience indisposed us to face another of the same kind, or perhaps worse. So when we came to Feng Tu Hsien and were informed by the city magistrate that the next section of river was held by over 1.000 ex-soldiers, all well armed, and that he had only 200 men and could give us no escort, we could only wait, hoping something would tum up. And something unexpected did turn up and not by chance, we think, but by God's good Providence for us—after waiting two days. (Autlior's note: Bad communications plagued everybody on the Yangtze.) The USS MONOCACY came upstream. So we sought advice from Captain Brandt, and to our great relief, he kindly invited us to go down on his ship to where he was standing by the Standard Oil steamer MEITAN. and also put an armed guard on our boat.

The next morning we were three times fired upon, but instead of pulling in, a reply was sent by machine gun."

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'hiang Kai-shek's Nationalists' march north from Canton in mid-1926 set the whole Yangtze valley aflame. In late August, British gunboats bombarded Wanhsien to free some merchant ships, inflicting heavy casualties. ""Shell no hit, Chinese die anyway!" excitedly explained a native witness to the 6-inch British shells howling down the main street, sucking in the jerry-built shacks in clouds of ancient dust.

As usual, MONOCACY was in the midst of it, at Chungking in reduced commission through Coolidge economies and poor condition. But her guns could protect foreigners from Chinese mobs infuriated by the Wanhsien affair.

To the rescue, from the Ichang station ship USS PENGUIN, came a party of fourteen bluejackets under Ensign Henry T. Brian '25 aboard Standard's MEI HSIA. "It took much negotiating to arrange the evacuation." Henry wrote me. All were reluctant to leave possessions behind, but space was limited. ""It seemed incongruous." Henry said, ""but. true to the best colonial traditions.

on Saturday night there was a big party at the club." Then downriver.

On the other side of the world.

Secretary of State Kellogg received a nice note from the British ambassador, saying that, ""The attention of His Majesty's Government has been drawn to the fact that . . . looting of Lungmenhao [Chungking's south bank] on September 18th last, and the complete evacuation of the city by British subjects . . . was only prevented by the USS MONOCACY shifting anchorage and clearing for action."

Riots in early January 1927 brought an inglorious end to British control of their Hankow and Kiukiang concessions, after an Imperial presence of almost a century. In March. U.S. destroyers NOA. LCdr. Roy C. Smith, Jr. "10 and POPE. LCdr. George Ashe '11. together with the 6 " cruiser HMS EMERALD, bombarded Nanking in a spectacular rescue of over four hundred foreigners from out-of-hand Cantonese troops.

Aboard NOA was the last recorded powder monkey in U.S. nautical history: fourteen-year-old Roy C. Smith III (our editor-to-be), an ""informal crewman." loading and carrying Lewis gun pans to the machine gunners attending to snipers along the river bank. The rescue was not a moment too soon; two senior British officials already had been killed, the Japanese consul general and others grievously wounded. One missionary lady had been on the way to chalking up some sort of Far East record, but after the ninth violation by Cantonese soldiery she swooned away and thus lost official count and recognition.

While Chiang Kai-shek"s April 1927 violent break with the Communists heralded the beginning of an era of Nationalist respectability and recognition, the Yangtze was far from secure. Bandits of various political hues plagued river traffic. Kidnappings of foreigners for ransom were routine. Stranded merchant

28 ships would be picked clean in very short order unless a gunboat beat the ghouls to it.

Elsewhere in the world's navies there remained only in the history books a routine drill still heard on the Yangtze: the shrill tweet of a boatswain's pipe followed by, "AlUlll haaaands! Stand by to repel boarders!" For every man aboard there was a weapon—a pistol, Springfield, gangster style ""Tommy" gun, or short-barrelled fowling piece loaded with buckshot. And, of course, the traditional meat cleaver for the ship's cook. Some of the quarters even had a rack for cutlasses.

Riverine disturbances proliferated to the extent that in July 1931 MONOCACY was put back in full commission. Retired Chief Quartermaster Arthur Holmberg has some recollections of it. LCdr. Andrew G. Shepard ' 17 commanding, the old ship proudly set out from Shanghai. Proceeding upriver, darkness brought them to a halt. "Let go the port anchor!" yelled the Skipper. There was only a feeble rattle. "The anchor won't sink. Captain!" called the Boatswain's mate. "At the same time," writes Holmberg, "the seaman sounding over the bow with a bamboo pole shouts, 'mark three!' That meant three feet, four inches less than MONOCACY'S draft. So we backed off and let go again."

With the casual understatement common to Old River Rats, Holmberg tells of a typical Yangtze incident: ""We had a little difficulty with a Chinese officer, probably calling himself a general. He had commandeered the American river steamer I FUNG and crammed three or four hundred troops on board. We received a distress call from the skipper and right away loaded about forty men in sampans, all but ten of the crew. When we got aboard the I FUNG, our exec, Lt. McNamar

[Julius A. '21] ordered the Chinese officer to get his men off the ship. The 'general' ignored him. Mac's temper being on a short fuse, he pulled his forty-five, jabbed it in the Chinaman's ribs, drew the fellow's gun and flung it over the side. Then he called for us to throw the S.O.B.s overboard. There were a number of casualties among the Chinese soldiers but we got rid of them."

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L11 warships have emergency plans and drills—collision, abandon ship, fire-and-rescue and so forth. The Yangzte gunboats had some uniquely their own. One instruction covered combat against "enemy" warships: "If

necessary to protect against great odds," it read, ""use fire for maximum destructive effect." In this case, "fire" did not mean "shoot." It meant bum the ship.

Then there was "'escape and evasion."

For MONOCACY this translated as scooting for Poyang Lake, crossing to its south end and scutUing ship. The crew was to skedaddle up a river tributary in sampans as far as possible, then trek over the coastal range of mountains, hopefully winding up in South China via one of the south-flowing rivers or canals.

For the most numerous group of Americans, the missionaries, escape and evasion meant an agonizing reappraisal, featuring the abandonment of a generally pleasant mode of existence, a lifefime of application, and of such personal possessions that could not be slung on the two ends of a yo-yo pole.

Bailey, as acting American consul, ordered them to do so, for which of course he had no authority. That night Japanese planes heavily bombed the area. Next morning Bailey was surprised and pleased to see all the missionaries safe aboard ship. During the previous night they had had a heavenly vision and a call, they explained. It was that they leave China at once. Ah, so! One supposes that Japanese aviators sometimes assumed strange forms.

There were even more missionaries, British and American, gathered at Kuling, a cool mountain-top resort to which they retreated each year to escape the Yangtze valley's 100°-plus summer heat. When it became apparent the Japanese would soon be in a position to overrun the area, MONOCACY'S skipper, Lt. C.V. Conlan '21 warned them to get out. The then Lt.(jg) Cecil Caulfield '27 fills us in: "They chose to disregard this warning," he wrote me. "'The Lord would provide." Then the wholly predictable scenario unrolled.

"The Chinese troops ran like hell, leaving the missionaries alone." But the Japanese made no effort to occupy the mountain, so some alleged Chinese "general," euphemism for "'bandit" in this case, established his headquarters in the missionary midst and started what came naturally—putting on the squeeze.

The missionaries were to all intent his hostages. They then decided that, after all, there were times when the heavenly forces could use a leg-up, so they demanded that Conlan and HMS COCKCHAFER'S skipper, Lt. Cox, get

Intelligence system. Yangtze style.

HMS APHIS to passing merchantman

Such was the imbroglio facing Lt. John Bailey '27 at Ichang in 1937, where he carried the State Department's plea that all nonessential Americans get out of China.

Nanking had just fallen, with gross butchery of Chinese non-combatants.

None could predict the Japanese mood henceforth. Hankow was next. It was the last escape route to the Outside, via the Hankow-Canton Railway, on which trains bombed window-less dashed for the security of tunnels when the enemy flew near, or if no such refuge was available, passengers tumbled out into the knee-deep muck of rice paddies. The last ship lay ready to depart Ichang next day for the 350-mile trip downriver to Hankow. "Get cracking," Bailey told them, "before the gate closes." " N o " , said the missionaries; they would not leave unless (a) their church back home should so direct, and, (b) MONOCACY'S

them down. But, as Caufield explained, "Conlan flatly refused and the CinC Asiatic backed him up. However, Cox relayed the plea to his boss. Rear Admiral Yangtze, who passed it to London, who took it up with Washington, who directed CinC Asiatic to get them down." And he put the bee on MONOCACY.

So up went Caufield, accompanied by Cox's "Number One" (Executive Officer). The Britisher turned back after some difficulties passing through Japanese lines. On top of the 3,500-foot high peak, Caufield was a hostage for two or three days until the general made up his mind to allow all to depart.

"Then 1 went down the mountain to bring a small army of chair-bearers back u p , " Caufield writes, "so the poor dears would not have to hoof it." * (Author-published; Frying Pan Creek, Florence, Oregon.)

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29 Since the days of Joe Fyffe and Yangtze paddlew heelers, matters had been so between missionaries and military. John Patric, in his splendid book, Yankee Hobo in the Orient.* put it clearly in one sentence: "To one, the other was hopelessly parasitical and useless; to the other, the one was immoral beyond the slightest redemption on this earth. "

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• y mid-1938. a year after the start of the ""China Incident," as euphemistically put by Tokyo, the Japanese were increasingly pre-empting foreign rights on the Yangtze. Thus, as John Bailey wrote me, "MONOC.ACY was ordered to Kiukiang primarily to become "trapped" in Japanese-held territory.

Then, in defiance of the Japaneseproclaimed blockade, she would break it by boldly steaming dow n river to Shanghai, perchance escorting one or more American merchant ships.""

At Kiukiang. fired old ""Fire Dragon"" watched at close range the Japanese invasion forces, led by cruisers and destroyers firing on both banks. Close astern were troop ships and an assortment of support vessels. Waves of low level bombers and fighters circled overhead, to a background of evernearing artillery fire from downriver.

Scarcely had the troopships dropped anchor when up came the swarms of amphibious assault boats. Troops and light artillery drawn by three-wheeler motorcycles soon were pouring over the ramps of the assault boats. Next came more landing craft, with bulldozers, tanks and trucks. It was an operation that the U.S. Marines could have observed with profit, seeing equipment in many cases still only on drawing boards in the United States, plus tactics some would soon bitterly experience.

There was more to do aboard MONOCACY than watch spellbound an operation that was indeed "no drill."" Tenderly fused Chinese mines were constanfly drifting downriver, interspersed with grotesquely bloated bodies. Neither one entangled in the anchor chain could be considered a choice bag. Veering ship in the strong current by use of the rudder dodged some. A bamboo cowcatcher type rig extending forward of the bow deflected others. Long bamboo poles, ends padded with rags, lay handy on deck for eager volunteers to fend off mines too close aboard.

Enough is enough. Skipper Conlan April. 1977

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SS ROBERT DOLLAR off Chungking, MONOCACY against opposite bank

sent Bailey to call on the Japanese admiral with the announcement that tomorrow's dawn would see MONOCACY'S fantail disappearing downriver.

Coaling went on apace, including a dangerously oversize deckload. The riverine ""filling stations"—sampan loads of coal to haggle over—had long since disappeared from the scene.

The Japanese admiral must have worked fast. Late that night. CinC Asiatic messaged that at the request of the State Department. MONOCACY was to stand pat. On both sides the thought was uppermost that there be no more PANAYS. Thus did the drama drag out. The Japanese cheerfully supplied air transport for personnel replacement, saw that food—meat on the hoof, local vegetables—was available, and allowed coal to be picked up.

At last, in December, the green light came on. MONOCACY. trailing nimble consort USS GUAM (later renamed WAKE and captured intact at Shanghai on 8 December 1941). joyfully bulled her way through the sampan traffic to arrive off Shanghai's gaily lighted bund on Christmas Eve. Tied up alongside flagship-yacht USS ISABEL. MONOCACY sailormen were invited to her washroom for a bath in water clear enough to see through. And next morning, Christmas Day, Santa really came to town, with the first full payday in many a month. Equally important, there were exotic places aplenty ashore where investments could wisely and joyously be made in wine, women and song, with the remaining mex. if any. to be spent foolishly.

This would be MONOCACY'S final

Christmas. On 10 February, a young 4th Marine, Lieutenant Victor Krulak '34, was assigned to do what most of us at one rime or another have dreamed about—blow up the ship. Out near the Saddle Islands, off the Yangtze's mouth.

Krulak laid the TNT, lit the ten-minute fuze, then scurried back aboard the Norwegian tug that had brought them out. Nothing happened. Had the fuze fizzled? The tug crept cautiously back alongside MONOCACY. the old girl floating as saucily as any walky-walky duck. Krulak eased himself cautiously down into the engine-room; there is nothing more embarrassing for a demolitions expert to have the charge go off while he is trying to discover why it didn't. Yes. the TNT had gone off. there being a bathtub-sized hole in the bottom to prove it. And at the rate water was coming in, she'd be around another week. What next? Tell the Admiral ten more cases of TNT would do the trick? That is not the Marine way. The Norwegian skipper was cajoled into ramming the old gunboat right in her rusty midriff.

In ten minutes she was gone. Thenceforth she would live only in the long memories of a generation of Old River Rats who had sailed her. It has been a romantic attachment not unlike those ashore, with damsels of many accents, hues and temperaments—sometimes stormy, sometimes idyllic, rarely dull, never predictable, once in a lifetime, perhaps even once for all time. Dear MONOCACY. God rest you! aAll photographs

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In 60 years of evolvement, the Naval Academy Golf Course has gone through several phases—from a nine hole short course, with sand greens, to a class A championship course. The long years of growth and refinement have been ones of trial and error, hard work, expense, and satisfaction—particularly to the "old pro"". Bob Williams.

Originally, the Naval Academy course was located on the south shore of the Severn River in the vicinity of the old Severn River Bridge. The small clubhouse was located on a knoll in the area of the present Wherry Housing Apartments. There were nine holes which progressed counterclockwise around the "high-ground."" Number 1 green was at the bottom of the hill now covered by Perry Circle Apartments and Number 2

was a 60 yard blind hole—straight uphill.

Shots on Number 2 were made over the hill after the players ahead had finished putting and rung a farm bell to signal that the green was clear. The fifth hole ran parallel to the WB & A Railroad tracks, near the Wardour Station, and players who were prone to slice spent much time sidetracked, looking for lost balls. The seventh hole was the longest and the only par 5 on the course. It ran parallel to the old Baltimore-Annapolis Road from the area of the entrance to Perry Circle, at the water tower, over the ridge now covered by the swimming pool to a blind green located just south of the clubhouse.

On this hole, slicers ended up in the old Postgraduate School, often with studied expressions.

The most interesting part of this old

course was the pair of 8 and 9, once Numbers 1 and 2, which played across County Road on to the area of the hospital lawn—between the flagpole and the Severn River—and back. From the eighth tee. players drove across the highway and played their seconds down to the green near the old seawall. On the ninth, they drove short of the road and played a second over it to the green by the clubhouse.

Captains Roy Smith "34 and Skip Giffen '38 both remember this early course from caddying on it in the mid-twenties. But, as road traffic picked up on the old County Road, about 1927, these two holes were moved to the north side of the road: Number 8 became a short hole down to the bridge abutment and Number 9 back to the clubhouse on the knoll, another one-shotter.

The original, sand green USNA course. In the early 20s No. 3 became No. 1 and Nos. 1 and 2 became 8 and 9.

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1941 Exhibition match; Sarazen and Sam Snead vs Admiral Willson and Captain Pollard (MC)

1953 ladies group: (seated) Mmes. Livmgstone Chambers. Robert Williams and Hugh Auld; (standing) Mmes. Thomas Carr, John Davidson and Charles Williams.

Admiral Smedberg congratulates Navy's 1957 Eastern Intercollegiate Champions

1967 team; William Cobb, Jack Diesing, Coach Williams, Eric Utegaard and T.R. Jones.

In 1928, golf became a P-work drill in the Physical Education Department. The first instructor in golf, who came to the Naval Academy from Baltimore, was Bob Williams, As golf grew in popularity and was recognized as an intercollegiate varsity sport, the NAA decided to support a varsity team and the first coach was Bob Williams. An informal team was organized in 1934 and the first varsity team in 1935, with the first match played away against Virginia that spring. Since Navy did not have a regulation 18 hole course, home matches were usually played at Sherwood Forest or the Annapolis Roads Club, and the team practiced on the short nine at Perry Circle.

Another private club in the area at that time was the Greenbury Point Golf and Country Club, located on Greenbury Point on the north side of the Severn River. However, during the lean years of the depression, this club had almost returned to seed and was not suitable for intercollegiate matches. The owners had suggested to the Navy that the property be purchased for expansion of the communications station. In 1939, the Navy finally agreed and acquired the Greenbury Point property. About half of the acreage was used to expand the radio facilities.

The remainder required clearing— generally in the area of the present second nine, which was heavily wooded. It took about a year to establish the first nine holes of the new course, which was opened in October, 1940. The opening featured a pro-amateur exhibition match

between Wiffy Cox, a noted pro and Ralph Bogart, the outstanding amateur from Montgomery County and a Navy junior, versus Jimmy Thompson, a successful touring pro and Lieutenant Hal Bowen '33. Cox and Bogart won that first match.

When the course was finally established as a full length 18 hole layout, it was slightly different from the present configuration. Today's maintenance building was the clubhouse and midshipmen's locker room, and the first two holes played where Number 8 and 9 are now. The second 7 holes of the first nine were north of the entrance road. The back nine started where Number 1 tee is now, and the 12th and 13th holes played down past the transmitter building in back of Number 2 green. If you look carefully to your left as you go out of the golf course area, just inside the fence near the transformers, the outline of the old 12th green is still visible. Number 13 was a long, par 5, dogleg right—along the fence in the area of the gas station.

Later on, when the Naval Radio Station expanded and the transmitter building was built behind the present Number 2 green, about 1954, new holes were cut out of the trees and took the place of the two which were lost (old Number 12 and Number 13). In addition, the nines were reversed and the course assumed its present form. Much of the design and layout of the holes and greens can be attributed to Bob Williams, who, incidentally, became particularly noted for the Shipmate

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In 1939 after conversion to grass greens.

Nos. 1 and 7 top left and center, 8 and 9 top right. The old 8 and 9 to right of the hospital are now lawn.

Original North Severn course below the entrance road, present back nine laid out above

outstanding quality of the bent grass greens which make the Navy course great.

The most recent major change has been the installation of an automatic underground watering system. This system was installed in 1972 and included a deep well as a water supply source. The controls can be remotely operated on a timed sequence from the clubhouse. With adequate water—and the services of Mike McKenzie, a full-time professional greenskeeper—Navy bows to no course from the standpoints of beauty and a fine competitive layout.

The story of the Navy course is replete with historical characters, for it has played to Presidents, Governors, top professionals and a fine women's organization. The top personality associated with course must be Mr. J. Robert (Bob) Williams, who coached golf for over 35 years prior to his retirement at the end of 1970.

His outstanding record included 196 wins, 94 losses and 5 ties. In 30 matches against Army his golf teams won 21, lost 8 and tied once. His teams won the Eastern Intercollegiate tournament five times—in 1943, 1944, 1950, 1957 and the 1963 Spring championships—and produced many outstanding golfers, including in recent years three All-Americans—Jim Seeley '63, T.R. Jones '67 and Eric Utegaard '69. T.R. Jones went on to win the Interservice Golf Championship at April, 1977

Quantico in August, 1968 and Jim Seeley is now the top pro and manager at Prince George's Golf and County Club, near Washington, D.C. Bill Lewis '44, was captain of the golf team which won the Eastern Intercollegiate matches in 1943 and 1944, and led the team to the Nationals in Chicago in 1943. This team was the only one to win the Easterns "back-to-back". Bill particularly remembers a "pick-up" match in 1943, with a young Naval officer, who was a PG student. After seven holes Bill's opponent was one-under and Bill learned he was playing Lt.(jg) Charlie Yates, from Atlanta, Ga. Charlie had been the British Amateur Champion, and was one of America's outstanding players. Bill Lewis still plays competitive golf at Navy and carries a handicap "just-above" scratch.

The NA Golf Association has many civilian members who live in the Annapolis area. Elmer Jackson, now Cdr. USNR (Ret.) and publisher of the Anne Arundel Times, was one of first civilian members and joined the Association when it was a short nine hole course with sand greens.

He played the old course for many years in a foursome which included Marion Lazenby, a prominent Annapolis businessman and father of Dick Lazenby '43 (who plays to a low handicap today). Dr. Robert Welch, a well-known Annapolis eye-doctor and father of the Dr. Bob

Welch who now practices in Annapolis, and Claude Handy. This foursome was involved in an incident on the old par 5, Number 7 hole. One of the players, in all innocence, fired a mid-iron to the blind green and accidentally injured Cdr, Morris Gilmore ' 11, a senior official of the NAAA. Although there were mild repercussions for several days, the injury healed promptly and Cdr. Gilmore became an active member of the JacksonLazenby golf group, as well as a life-long poker opponent.

Bob Williams formed the Women's Golf Association in 1946 and since then the ladies have been an important part of the growth of Navy golf. Some of the ladies who were playing in 1953 are shown in the picture. Mrs. John Davidson is the wife of the former Superintendent and both are still enthusiastic golfers today—23 years later. Several other Superintendents have also been active golfers, including Admirals Willson, Beardall, Joy, Smedberg, Minter and Mack. And the then Commandant of Midshipmen, Captain D,K. Forbes, won the club championship in 1973 and 1974.

The Naval Academy Golf Course has certainly come a long way in the past six decades and its present management bids fair to continue its improvement. It is a course full of challenge and potential troubles for the unwary, a championship course in every respect, and one of very few in the area that is not perpetually overcrowded. Its only shortcoming is the lack of a proper clubhouse and pro shop facility, and plans are in progress to remedy that one deficiency. Meanwhile, come and enjoy Navy golf.

Photographs from the author's collection.

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On April 6. 1917. the day that war was declared. Destroyer Division 8, composed of six 1,000-ton destroyers, was anchored at Hampton Roads. Late in the evening several days later hand delivered orders for the Division to "prepare for long and distant arduous duty" were received by USS WADSWORTH (DD-60), Flagship, Commander Joseph K. Taussig '12, commanding. On April 28th the Division sailed from Boston Navy Yard under sealed orders to be opened 100 miles east of Cape Cod. The orders read to proceed to 50 N., 20 W., where we were to contact any British naval vessel.

Arriving at the rendezvous, a ship was sighted on the horizon. She tumed out to

in the Admiral's fine neat, legible handwriting, it recalled the time when the two occupied adjoining hospital beds during the Boxer Rebellion in China. Captain Taussig had a thigh wound and couldn't sit up; the Admiral had a chest wound and couldn't lie down. The Admiral wrote that Captain E.R.G.R. Evans, "Evans of the BROKE," Antarctic explorer and Britain's latest naval hero, was being ordered to WADSWORTH to accompany us on our

first anti-submarine assignment.

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be HMS MARY ROSE. Her rugged

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appearance contrasted with the graceful lines of our flush-deck destroyers. She signalled ""Follow me to Queenstown.

Zigzag. Slow down in order to delay time of arrival"". Enemy mines had been laid at the harbor entrance four days before we arrived.

Captain Taussig reported for duty to Admiral Sir Lewis Bayly RN at Admiralty House. He commanded all the British and American ships operating out of Queenstown throughout the war. Able and tough, the Americans thought he was great. When the Admiral enquired how soon we could be ready.

Captain Taussig replied, ' W e are ready now."

Two depth charges were mounted on the stem of each American destroyer.

None of the Americans had ever seen a depth charge before.

Admiral William S. Sims, Commander United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, serving in London as the principal liaison officer between the British Admiralty and the Navy Department, came aboard and delivered a personal letter from Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, First Sea Lord of the Admiralty, to Captain Taussig. Written

enemy destroyers. His ship, HMS BROKE, rammed a German destroyer and several enemy sailors scrambled on to his forecastle over the hawse pipeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; the first boarding action since the Napoleonic Wars.

Our first assignment was to meet and escort a Cunard liner through the protected lane shown on charts by two rows of lettered squares, one superimposed above the other. The lettering spelled ""Holding Supremacy." The fast large ships travelled singly. . . When we asked for a position report the liner suspected a ruse and devised an ingenious method of determining whether we were friend or foe. She enquired "'What is the name of the paymaster passenger on your ship who is a friend of so-and-so on this ship?" When the reply "Lt.(jg) White" was made, contact was made.

During the early days operating out of Queenstown the American destroyer FANNING accomplished an amazing feat in bringing a U-Boat to surface and capturing its crew, though the sub was successfully scuttled by the Germans.

Eight destroyers were assigned to escort the LEVIATHAN when she arrived with several thousand troops. The big

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ship, steaming at 22 knots, rode the gale that was blowing with what seemed to us as ease, but the destroyers took a beating. With the completion of that assignment the American destroyers were ordered to Campbell Laird's shipyard at Liverpool for strengthening of their bows.

While there Captain Taussig received an invitation from Mr. Mowrer, long-time resident of London whose factories were producing electrical war goods, for the WADSWORTH officers to be his house guests. My classmate Broadbent and 1 accepted. The red carpet was rolled out for two junior officers who were introduced to Admirals at Whitehall and Generals at the War Ministry.

Our host took us to the theater to see "Chu Chin Chow", a smash hit, and back stage to meet Oscar Ashe and Lily Brayton, man and wife, leading man and leading lady, who invited us to their home for a night cap after the show.

The younger daughter of our host took us shopping at Harrod's department store. On our own we visited the lobby of the Regent Palace Hotel, the favorite congregating place for Allied officers on leave. There we saw a former classmate who was wearing the uniform of a lieutenant in the Irish Fusiliers. Like many other Americans he had volunteered for British service before American entry in the war.

Alterations completed, the destroyers returned to routine duty of a week at sea alternating with a few days in port.

When the war ended we felt our duty well done. All troops entrusted to the care of the Queenstown navy had reached their destination safely.

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G6mputers in the Navy The articles that constitute this book have been written by naval officers and policy-makers who dally nnake key decisions about data-processing in the Navy. Consequently, the book gives an accurate picture of how the Navy operates, responds to, and changes a highly developed technology.

For example. Admiral Haak writes about the Navy's need for people and the talents required of them in the field of computers, while Ms. Dragunas discusses the complexities of ensuring security In computer networks. Captain Grace Hopper, the Navy's foremost pioneer in the development and management of computer programs, examines the trends toward minicomputers, while the Assistant Secretary of the Navy provides a high-level management view of the best ways of enhancing the productivity of computer services. Several of the articles explain the government's regulation of the purchase of computers.

Naval architects and marine engineers alike will read about recently developed techniques in computer-aided ship design; and weapon-system specialists will be reminded of the Navy's proud place In the invention of computers when they read of new tactical data systems and advances in firecontrol systems. Computer program specialists will be Interested In the Navy's development of languages, compilers, and the methods for their evaluation.

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In 1963 he attended the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, from wh'\ct\ he received a master's degree in management/data processing. Hisnextdutywasaschief of the Data Systems Support Office in Oakland, California. Here he established, organized, staffed, and then directed the central analysis and programming office for Navy stock points. Thereafter he v\^as responsible for estabiishing a computation facility for the Chilean Navy at Valparaiso, Chile.

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The Carter Budget The Carter Administration did not make any radical changes in the Defense Department-President Ford budget for fiscal year 1978, primarily because there wasn't enough time to study many existing and proposed projects thoroughly.

The fiscal 1979 budget is likely to contain more projects designed by the Carter Administration.

Some military weapons projects were slowed down or postponed. Study is proposed to determine how they fit in diplomatically or technically. In some cases it is a matter of postponing decisions. Continuance of some projects depends to some extent on what happens when Allied and American diplomats and military experts jointly consider changes in or additions to the North Atlantic Treaty organization rules.

Some military activities, including a number of Naval Reserve Training Centers, are earmarked to be consolidated or closed. For the most part, these actions were recommended a year ago by the Ford Administration but, in response to congressional and other pressures, deferred for further study.

Some naval experts and personnel officials may not agree that none of the proposed Carter changes are radical. Here are some of them: Smaller Warships? The Administration decided not to provide funds for the new NiMiTZ nuclear carrier or the nuclear

Pay and Retirement. Tables show that funds spent on retirement will be about the same in fiscal 1978 as for fiscal 1977.

Funds for active duty personnel in 1978 will also be about the same as for 1977.

The Carter forces will study various recent reports on pay and retirement by non-service organizations. A new pay bill has been introduced in Congress; one of its provisions is to make certain that the Federal Government observes local prevailing pay rate principles in formulating pay rates for employees in different parts of the country. For retirement pay purposes, a new formula has been proposed, one that would provide smaller increases in retirement pay than under the current CPl formula.

Personnel currently in the military services will not be subject to any decreases in compensation proposed in new legislation. Secretary of Defense Harold Brown said.

The Dod Budget Statement The Defense Department statement covering the Carter revisions in the DoD-Ford fiscal 1978 budget presents an excellent picture of the effect of the changes: The administration proposes budget revisions that reduce spending for the national defense function.

powered cruiser and the LONG BEACH

conversion. The Navy had planned eight nuclear powered large strike cruisers, called by some small battleships, whose future is now doubtful. However, the Administration has opted for the building of two small aircraft carriers in following years as a substitute for the fourth NiMiTZ. It would appear that the HighLow mix principle is being adopted by the new Administration.

European Defense. President Carter has decided to help, financially and otherwise, to improve the readiness and combat capability of forces provided for the defense of North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries. He claims there should be better defensive measures, better maintenance, and more stockpiling.

The proposed spending on actual military capability would increase the current spending about 6 percent.

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Because the budget revisions had to be prepared in a short time, radical changes in defense programs and strategy are not now proposed. A major review of U.S. defense policy and military programs has been initiated, however, and the results jaf this review will be reflected in the 1979 budget.

The preliminary assessment is that the currently planned force structure is generally consistent with our defense needs, but that the efficiency of our military programs can be improved. The revisions proposed for 1978 are designed to begin this improvement.

The revised request for national defense in 1978 is $120.1 billion in budget authority and $111.9 billion in outlays. These levels represent reductions from the level requested in the January budget of $2.7 billion in budget authority and $0.3 billion in outlays.

Most of the revisions for Department of Defense military functions are reductions resulting from slowing down the rate, or postponing the initiation, of various procurement and operations and maintenance programs, although there are some production cancellations. Several high priority increases in readiness and combat capability that were not sought in January are now being proposed.

In addition, a number of reductions and reforms proposed in January are included in the revised request because they will result in greater efficiency.

The underlying rationale behind the proposed revisions is to: —Defer or slow down programs that would restrict the administration's flexibility to carry out thefindingsof its review of national defense strategy and programs. Development of the Army's advanced attack helicopter and the Air Force's new M-X strategic missile are being slowed down and no additional funds are provided for the Navy's patrol hydrofoil program.

—Slow down the acquisition of expensive new weapon systems, the justification for which should be subject to a thorough review. Production of B-l aircraft will be reduced from 8 to 5 and the F-15 will be reduced from 108 to 78 aircraft.

—End procurement of weapons for which no continuing military requirement is clear. Procurement of the Army's nonnuclear Lance missile and the Navy's A-7E attack aircraft will be terminated.

—Increase combat capability where obvious improvements can be obtained at modest cost. Additional funds are provided for tactical aircraft shelters and Army storage facilities in Europe, and for overhaul and repair of equipment.

—Increase program efficiency so as to reduce costs without impairing effectiveness. Naval reserve paid drill strength will be reduced by 40.000. continued on next page

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The administration endorses the rescission of $721 million (less unrecoverable funds) in 1977 proposed in the January budget for a fourth NiMiTZ class aircraft carrier and for conversion of the cruiser LONG BEACH. This action will also avoid the need to appropriate $2.0 billion in 1978 to complete these programs.

Two of the compensation-related initiatives recommended in January are strongly endorsed by the administration. A Presidential commission is to be established to review the findings of the Third Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation and to provide independent recommendations to the President. This commission will also be asked to review the military retirement system. Accordingly, the budget does not anticipate enactment of a retirement modernization act. In addition, the reforms of the Federal wage system recommended by the President's Panel on Federal Compensation are embodied in a draft bill that has already been submitted to the Congress. This legislation would correct those provisions of current law that cause significant departures from the local prevailing rate principle, and result in an unfair competitive advantage for the Federal Government and unjustifiable payroll costs. Early enactment of these reforms is strongly recommended by the administration.

A moratorium on defense-related stockpile acquisitions and disposals is in effect pending a review of stockpile policy.

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—Endorse reductions and reforms identified in the January budget, wherever justified. The decision not to provide funds for either the new NIMITZ class aircraft carrier or conversion of the nuclear powered cruiser LONG BEACH is reaffirmed.

Selected reductions in budget authority totaling $0.4 billion are recommended for strategic forces in 1978. Despite these reductions, the revised request permits real growth in the resources devoted to strategic programs, although at a slower pace than proposed in January. The resulting program will maintain the ability of U.S. strategic forces to deter aggression and preserve a stable world balance of nuclear forces.

Adjustments are also recommended to decrease the rate of modernization of the general purpose forces. At the same time, additional funds are provided to increase the readiness and combat capability of forces oriented primarily toward the defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization nations.

The resulting program will provide substantial real growth in modernization and readiness while lowering 1978 budget authority by $2.3 billion. Planned general purpose forces are sufficient to maintain, for the time being, the conventional force balance in Central Europe, keep open the sea lanes of communication to Europe and Northeast Asia, help South Korea maintain stability in Northeast Asia and provide effective power to deal with contingencies that might arise.

Under the Carter-revised budget, the government will spend $2.8 billion less for defense than it would have to spend under the Ford budget. Under the original budget, defense expenditures would total $121.7 billion, and under the Carter budget, expenditures would total $118.9 billion.

produce aircraft that can attain supersonic speeds. He recommended a fourth large-deck carrier because he is "reluctant to give up a capability before we have a replacement on h a n d . " Brown testified that a NiMiTZ-class carrier costs about $2.3 billion compared with an estimated $900 million for a new carrier of 40,000 to 50,000 deadweight tons.

Cruise and Antiship Missiles Defense Secretary Harold Brown has ordered a slowdown in development of the antiship version of the cruise missile but, at the same time, ordered a go-ahead on full scale development of its landattack version. This missile can fly just over the ground, at 500 miles an hour, with apparatus to permit it to rise just over raises in the ground, then come down again, for great distances . . . and hit something.

Brown reversed a 14 January decision by a review committee of senior Pentagon officials to go ahead with full scale engineering development of a Tomahawk missile that could be launched from ships and submarines against other ships. He ordered a slowdown under an extension of the original contract with an eye toward a decision on further development later this year.

Crack Down On Ship Claims Two Small Carriers Approved Defense Secretary Harold Brown has told the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee that the Administration has approved the construction of two smaller aircraft carriers, one to start in fiscal year 1979 and the other in fiscal year 1981. Thus, the Carter administration has endorsed the action of the Ford Administration to scrap plans for a fourth NiMiTZ-class nuclear carrier and build two small carriers instead. The two new carriers will be designed to carry both conventional aircraft now in inventory or in production and new vertical and short takeoff and landing aircraft (VSTOL) being developed.

Admiral James L. Holloway, Chief of Naval Operations, said he supports the decision, although he personally would have preferred to see another NIMITZclass carrier in the fiscal 1978 budget.

Holloway said the V S T O L aircraft will not be operational until 1988 at the earliest, with another four of five years to

SecNav W. Graham Claytor, Jr., former president of the Southern Railw a y , has said he will get tough on ship financial claims. Claims totaling $2.4 billion against the U. S. Navy have dragged on for years, delaying delivery of a number of ships and resulting in a court order to force continued work on an aircraft carrier.

The shipbuilders claim this money is legally owed them. The Navy is doubtful of this, and believes it would be illegal to pay the money, under contracts for building the ships. " I don't believe it would be in the best interests of the country to force any contractor into b a n k r u p t c y , " said Claytor, who became a lieutenant commander in World War II, " b u t it might b e . " Claims totalling $155 million for two nuclear cruisers have just been settled for around $44 million and other pending claims are being negotiated. Let us hope that the remainder can be settled promptly so that the Navy and the shipbuilders can get back to working together.

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DoD Lowers Commissary Costs

Moratorium On Pay, Benefits?

New Formula for Retiree Raises

David Taylor, Assistant Secretary of Defense, has reported to the Chairmen of the Senate and the House Armed Services Committees that, over the years, the Defense Department will save many millions of dollars on changes in commissary operations already made.

The savings now predicted will be $14 million in fiscal year 1977, $26 million in fiscal year 1978, and $36 million in fiscal year 1979.

Changes in operation include consolidation of regions (Navy) to reduce administrative costs; more use of part time employees; and reducing the number small annex stores (Army, Air Force, Marine Corps), letting main stores on installations handle all business.

The commissaries also handle all steps in the "cents-off" coupon business, collecting a handling fee from the manufacturers who issue the coupons.

A moratorium of one year on legislative action concerning retired pay and military retiree benefits has been proposed by Gen. George S. Brown, USAF, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the top military officer in the United States.

This statement was obviously made at the recommendation of the Carter administration, members of which have said that time is needed to study the paybenefits situation. Gen. Brown said that Defense Department leaders want to study all recent reports on the subject, including the Third Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation and the report of the Defense Manpower Commission.

"What is needed is a detailed plan for implementing necessary changes," Gen. Brown said, "a clear, concise and understandable plan which can be enacted by Congress and understood by service members."

Brown made this statement in his annual military posture report to Congress.

Whether or not Congress will go along with the proposal will become apparent during hearings on the appropriation bill.

In late Presidential months, Mr. Ford proposed a new formula to govem pay raises of government retirees and for other purposes. The new formula is called "All Urban Households . . . CPI", and is based on the shopping habits and the prices paid by 80 percent of the population. The present formula is called "Urban Wage Earners and Clerical workers" and covers 35 to 40 percent of the populace. The All Urban Households formula, under study by several govemment agencies, would show smaller inflationary prices than the present formula and thereby reduce the extent of retired pay raises. The Labor Department expects to put the new formula into effect this year.

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The First January Inauguration John R. Wadleigh, '37

Watching our first Naval Academy alumnus become President and the TV closeups as Jimmy Carter '47 and Jim Holloway "43 reviewed the "Hellcats" and Color Company brought back memories of a January 20th forty years ago. It was the second inauguration of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the first in history to be held in January. Previously inaugurations had been held on March 4 but, by 1937, the lawmakers had finally acted to reduce the time that an outgoing Chief Executive would have to work with a new Congress. Today we are hearing criticism that the transition period is still too long. Will there be another change ahead?

Since retuming from Christmas leave on January 3rd the Regiment of Midshipmen had been anticipating the coming inaugural ceremonies. Word was out that we would all march in the parade and that there would be liberty afterwards in Washington, a rare break in the long, post-holiday schedule. The fact that January 20th was perilously close to midyear examinations didn't seem to worry us too much. After all, the President was a strong Navy supporter, and we would march just behind the Corps of Cadets in the first division of the parade.

Preparations for the Washington trip included some winter infantry drill in the Armory and extra questions fired at the plebes about previous presidential inaugurationsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;also many phone calls to young ladies in Washington for dates that evening. There would be a lot of competition there with the "kaydettes" also in town.

Wednesday, January 20th dawned, gray and cold with sleet in the air as the Regiment, 2400 strong, marched to the West Street station to embark on four special trains. There were many other marches through Crabtown in my four years, but this was the grayest and coldest of them all. There were no spectators in the early dawn and no band music, just drumbeats to keep us in step.

Our trains wound their way westward to the main line of the B&O and then south to the yards at K St. Northeast in Washington. Yes, we probably pulled the shades down as we skirted Baltimore, and a few minutes later started on one of those famous cold box lunchesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;how did the poem go? That lunch was served very early, for by ten o'clock we had disembarked from the trains and were marching

to the parade marshalling area south of the Capitol. It was raining on our arrival and it continued, water and more water, with temperatures in the 30s. The uniform was service dress, overcoats, leggings, and, of course, overshoes. Those coats were quickly waterlogged and twice as heavy. By eleven o'clock we had formed on Delaware Avenue near the House Office Building. I was the one striper in the Bugle Corps, for that day in charge of the drum section, already soggy before we started the parade.

We stood and waited in the steady rain while spectators and friends came by to chat, with word of what was going on up ahead in the Capitol Plaza. A few of us rotated into the House Building for warmth and comfort as we awaited the word to march. On other streets were military units preparing to fall in line. To the north we could see the gray horses of Battery C, 16th Field Artillery as they snorted in the rain waiting to pull 75mm guns and caissons down Pennsylvania Ave. I recall being thankful that they were following the Regiment. Later I would realize there were other mounted units ahead of us: the parade staff, including Mid. 1/c Charlie Nash on a cavalry horse, and the President's Escort, 1st Squadron 3rd Cavalry from Fort Myer.

There were no pocket radios to keep us informed of events in the Plaza and we could only imagine the inaugural ceremony and Roosevelt's address taking place a quarter of a mile away. At one o'clock the waiting was over; we heard the sound of bugles ahead and the dim strains of the West Point march as the Corps of Cadets started towards the parade route. Our Hellcats stepped off playing "Semper Fidelis" behind the Regimental Color Guard and between the Second and Third Battalions. The companies ahead of us between Band and

Bugle Corps had their usual difficult time keeping step, but our drumbeats quickly degenerated to an African tom-tom sound as the rain continued. We were off at last on another leg of an endurance contest, a P-work for weather tests that lay ahead in the future at sea.

We marched the same route that President Carter followed forty years later, through Capitol Plaza, left on Constitution Avenue and into Pennsylvania, the Avenue of the Presidents. At periodic stops bystanders would joke with witticisms, "Join the Navy and see the world", "Going anywhere after the parade. Middy", "What are those leggings for", etc. Somehow the march went by quickly and, before we knew it, we swung by Riggs Bank to advance on the reviewing stand, 12 companies in column led by our Commandant, Captain Ford Todd, USN '04. Our Corps "sounded o f f as we approached the President: somehow I gave the sword salute without knocking my cap off, and with classmate Joe Dodson leading, the Hellcats of 1937 saluted a smiling President and his family.

Three more blocks of parading, and then we started the long trek back to the railroad sidings where equipment was deposited and liberty call sounded. There were enough cold and wet marchers to fill one train, which left immediately for Annapolis. The braver, or more foolhardy, swarmed back into downtown Washington to face the perils of Inauguration Night. Some found old friends, many made new ones. All were back at the railroad yard to fill up the other trains at midnight and start the long journey to Bancroft Hall. By that time all were dry on the outside, but wet inside. A memorable day was over as we "fell out" in Tecumseh Court. Room 2463 never looked so good before or since as it did in the early hours of January 21, 1937. ^

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A Few Inches From the Yard M i d s h i p m e n Bradford N. M c D o n a l d and J. S c o t t Spiker '77

Those miscolored uniforms in last fall's p-rades were not simply faded drill shirts, rather they belonged to exchange cadets from our sister academies in West Point and Colorado Springs. Surprisingly enough, in the eternal environment of intense inter-academy rivalries, this select group of individuals had the fortitude to w ithstand the pressures of their sister academy. But they managed to survive this task and we were grateful for the opportunity to be their host. Perhaps now that the visitors have returned to more accommodating surroundings, they, as well as we. are questioning the merits of the program as related to the furtherance of inter-service understanding.

The exchange program, now in its second year, allows six fortunate cadets from both the Air Force Academy and West Point to spend the first semester of their second class year at the Naval Academy, in exchange for six midshipmen visiting each of the two academies. Except for the wearing of the uniforms unique to their own academies, the visiting cadets fit right into our routine. They participated in sports, company activities, academics and plebe harassment alongside their midshipman counterparts. Hopefully they acquired a favorable impression of what the Naval .Academy and the Naval Service are all about during their four month sojourn to Mother Bancroft.

Initially the usual barriers of language and life styles had to be overcome, much in the same style as occurs during plebe summer induction rites. The new cadets tended to remain in the background, observing our routine occurrences and desiring to avoid any more attention than necessary. No doubt prevalent undercurrent of "that's not how it's done where I come from" passed through their minds frequently. Time erodes such barriers and in a matter of several weeks the distinction of uniforms faded from our minds and was replaced by better insights. We discovered that there is no major difference between these birds of a different feather, especially in the striving to become professional officers, leaders and warriors.

Of course there were and probably always will be the diehards who played the "Army-Navy" game for the entire semester. For the most part our visitors accepted their endless practical joking and verbal abuse good naturedly. Besides, an occasional dunking in the Santee Basin for the Black Knights and Zoomies made them aware that spirit is a living resource at Navy, and that the Midshipman are always on watch.

Through comparison we finally admitted that each school has its own unique advantages and privileges. The Air Force cadets probably enjoyed the yard's proximity to civilization, particularly that old liberty port, Annapolis Towne, endowed with countless hamburger palaces, racy movie houses and haberdasheries. One cadet complained that second class liberty at Air Force was more readily available than first class liberty at Navy. However he was quickly informed that less liberty made tougher men, better able to withstand the rigors of military life. Maybe he even believed it.

Undoubtedly the West Pointers scoffed at our marching abilities, just as they have year after year at the annual mulefeast in Philadelphia, where they have consistently won the marchons. Perhaps this can be explained by stating that we usually concem ourselves with winning the game whereas the cadets just worry about getting there. Nevertheless, the Pointers seemed to enjoy the activities here, as our own enjoyed the majesty of Colorado and the brisk beauty of the Hudson.

Possibly the mission of this exchange exercise is to enlighten a select few to the many advantages of their own academies.

Without doubt this mission was fulfilled as the midshipmen and cadets hastened to join their own ranks for the commencement of the second semester. However at the end of the visit, with every appearance of sincerity, the cadets indicated the hope that they would be back and that we would be able to visit their colony some time.

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Navy Sports Thomas F. Bates, Sports Information Director, U. S. Naval Academy Athletic Association

Navy Scraps Way to Six Victories over Army in Winter Sports Navy's winter athletic teams put together certainly one of the finest days they have ever enjoyed against Army by taking the measure of the Cadets in six sports the last weekend in February. The Midshipmen scored victories in fencing, pistol, rifle, swimming, squash and wrestling.

Army eamed a narrow 54-53 win in basketball and added a triumph in gymnasfics to a victory a week earlier in indoor track to give the Cadets three claims in the winter sports. The six wins, coupled with two in fall sports, gives Navy a commanding eight to four bulge with one tie in this year's 18-sport rivalry with Army.

In producing such a win total in winter sports, the Mids eased somewhat the disappointment of the loss to the Cadets in basketball. Navy, in its first season under Bob Hamilton, was striving for its best year in over a decade but needed a win over the Cadets plus a triumph in the other remaining game against St. Francis of N.Y. to do it. CWe did beat St. Francisâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Ed.) The Mids were coming off another of the surprise victories that have characterized this year's team, an 84-73 taking of Manhattan. "Our best overall game," was the way the intense Hamilton referred to it.

But the Mids were not quite as sharp against the powerful Cadets at Halsey Field House. Army arrived with a glossy 18-7 record, a postseason berth in the Eastem College Athletic Conference toumament and one of the nation's top scorers.

Gary Winton.

The noisy 5,200 in attendance saw the two teams battle to a 19-19 tie in the first 15 minutes, before Navy grabbed afour-point advantage on successive baskets by Hank Kuzma and Bob Scott. A Kevin Sinnett basket gave the Mids a 27-21 lead with a minute before halftime, but they were not to score again for the next six minutes. By that time, five minutes into the second half.

Army had tallied 10 consecufive points and had the lead. Sharpshooting guard Matt Brown pumped in six of seven field goal attempts in the second half many of them in the early going, and Army eventually built up a 10-point advantage with just over seven minutes remaining.

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tually. Army's lead was cut to one, 52-51, with 47 seconds remaining. But. at this juncture, all Navy could do was foul the Cadets, hoping to have them miss foul shots. They didn't, and wound up with a 54-53 win, Sinnett led Navy in scoring with 15 points and had eight rebounds. Kuzma had nine points along with 13 rebounds. Navy limited Winton, who had been scoring at a 23-point clip, to just 12 points, but those allowed him to equal Army's single season scoring record. Brown in the meantime was scoring 24 points as the Cadets shot an even .500 from the floor.

The fencing victory was fashioned by an 8-1 margin the Mids achieved in the epee weapon. Second classman Tom Manobianco and youngster Frank Hollimon each nabbed three victories without a loss in epee. The Mids concluded with a 3-5 season's record in fencing, the first losing year since the sport began at the Academy in 1897. Thus the victory over the Cadets was even more significant.

In gymnastics at West Point, Navy had its best point total of the season, a 192.80.

But Army, with its strong all-around contingent, was likewise posting its best, a 210,40. The Mids, whoend the season with a 7-5 record, had first places from Pete Wdowiarz on the parallel bars (9.15) and Cliff Cooksey on the still rings (9.15). For Wdowiarz, that was his 10th first place out

of 12 meets this past season and for Cooksey, his eighth first of the campaign.

Navy's pistol team avenged its only loss of last season with its 7904 to 7867 win over Army in a battle of the unbeatens. The Mids, 9-0 against collegiate competition and 13-0 overall, are the defending national champions on both conventional and international targets, All-America Brad Tilgner was the pacesetter in the win over Army, firing an 819, followed by another Navy All-America, Mark Willis, with an 807.

Brent Obenour, a second classman, had an 807 too.

There was a bit of uncertainty conceming Navy's chances in rifle against Army. It stemmed mostly from a pair of losses the week before to West Virginia and North Carolina State. But when the dust settled on the West Point range, Tom Rentz, an All-America last year, had led Navy's balanced attack to a close 2798 to 2794 triumph. It was the Mids' third consecutive win over the Cadets and Army's first loss of the season after eight straight wins.

There was an added bit of emotionalism to the Army-Navy squash match. This was coach Art Potter's final dual match before retiring after 28 years as the Navy coach.

His team did not let him down, scoring a 7-2 win and making up for last year's 6-3 loss.

Steve Howell and Chet Seto won at number one and two respectively and then plebe Jeff Carlson and youngster Tim Conlan came through with straight set triumphs at number seven and eight. Potter's final season record was 13-4 and his 28-year mark was 267 wins and 61 losses.

The 68-45 swimming victory gave the Academy its best mark in this sport in 16 years, a 9-1 record. It had figured to be a close meet, for Army, which had beaten the Mids the past two years, had strengths that could cut Navy down.

The Mids rocked the West Point pool immediately by taking the opening event, the 400-yard medley in school record time of 3:27.771 and they were never headed.

Ranking freestyler Joe Keman took the 50-yard freestyle in :20.609, another school record, and plebe Mike Fitzgerald annexed a victory in the 200-yard freestyle with a 1:40.834, also a school record. Eventually, the Mids were to capture eight of the thirteen events, and set six Naval Academy records in doing so.

Navy's hopes for an unbeaten year in swimming had been cut off just two weeks prior to the Army meet, when Princeton, the defending Eastem League champion.

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took a 60-53 engagement but had to set two Naval Academy pool records to do it. The Mids were looking to avenge that defeat in the Eastern Seaboard Swimming championships as Shipmate went to press.

In no sport has Navy dominated Army more in recent years than in wrestling. So it continued in 1977 with a 27-11 Mid victory.

Mike Beck, the team co-captain, began things for Navy with a pin over Bob Vottero at 4:19 of the 134-pound bout. First classmen Nick Episcopo followed with a 7-1 decision at 134 and Tom Bauer scored his eighth straight win with a pin over Eric Hughes at 4:16 in the 142-pound match.

The Mids thus end up with a 12-6 season in wrestling, including losses to eastern rivals Lehigh and Penn State, Navy was without its all-time winningest wrestler, John Althans, on the final two weekends of the regular season because of an injury.

Althans, who wrestles at 158, had a 15-1-1 record this year. Beck ended up 12-4-1 while Episcopo had a similar mark, Bauer a 15-3-1 record and Greg Cooper at 190 a 14-5-1 record.

In losing to the Cadets in indoor track, 68-50, the Mids were suffering their first loss to Army in the sport in five years.

Navy's inability to grab some key places in the running events was the turning point, for the Cadets were expected to be strong in the field.

Navy came in third in the Heptagonals Games Association championships the following week, gaining 29 points to 44 by host Comell and 37 by Pennsylvania. Tony Campbell, the Academy recordholder in the high hurdles, won his specialty with time of :07,4, and the mile relay unit of Tony Campbell, Bmce Prutzman, Dan Ray and Daryl Anderson, was first with a 3:18.91.

Anderson finished second in the 600 as the event was run in two heats. The two mile relay team also was second.

For the year. Navy had an 11-2 record in eight meets in indoor track.

Navy Completes 1977 Football Slate A year ago. Navy's football team played its most home games in 45 years, five. Add one more home game for 1977.

Naval Academy Athletic Director J. O. Coppedge announced a home schedule of six games for the Midshipmen this fall.

The Mids will open that slate against The Citadel on 10 September at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Connecticut will appear there the following week.

The Citadel is one of two new teams on this year's schedule; the other is Duke, whom Navy will meet in Durham, N.C. on 1 October.

Other home games include Air Force on 8 October; William & Mary for Homecoming on 22 October; Syracuse on

5 November and Georgia Tech on 12 November.

The Navy-Air Force clash, the 10th between these two academies, will be the second time the two have met in Annapolis. In 1973, Navy had a 42-6 win.

Navy again will be meeting national powers Michigan, Notre Dame and Pitt.

The Panthers were ranked number one last season.

Navy had a 4-7 record last fall, winning its final three games over Syracuse, Georgia Tech and Army. The Mids averaged over 400 yards total offense in those games and most of the principals involved in this achievement retum in 1977.

The complete 1977 schedule: September 10 The Citadel, home September 17 Connecticut, home September 24 at Michigan October 1 at Duke October 8 Air Force, home October 15 at Pittsburgh October 22 William & Mary, (Homecoming) October 29 at Notre Dame November 5 Syracuse, home November 12 Georgia Tech, home November 26 Army at Philadelphia

Larry Ringer Named Head Professional, Golf Coach at Naval Academy Larry R. Ringer, a former teaching professional at Congressional Country Club, has been appointed head professional at the Naval Academy Golf Course and coach of Navy's varsity golf team.

Two Added to Football Coaching Staff; New Responsibilities for Spaziani Navy head football coach George Welsh has added former Bowling Green State University defensive coordinator Dale Strahm and former University of Maryland assistant Joe Krivak to the Midshipmen coaching staff. The two replace defensive line coach Rick Lantz and defensive secondary coach Len Pontes, both of whom recently resigned to join the University of Miami (Fla.) staff. Strahm will work with the defensive line and Krivak will concern himself with the offense.

At the same time, Welsh has indicated Frank Spaziani, an assistant coach who has worked primarily with the offensive line the past two seasons, will take over coaching the defensive secondary.

Strahm is a former quarterback and linebacker at Ohio Northern University.

He coached at two Ohio high schools before joining the Bowling Green staff in 1971, with the Falcons never experiencing a losing season in his six years there.

Krivak was a three-year letterman at Syracuse as a guard-center-linebacker and was on the Orange 1956 Cotton Bowl team. He was the head coach at Madonna High School in Weirton, W. Va. for eight years, winning a pair of conference titles and one state catholic schools championship. He later coached as an assistant at Syracuse for five years before spending the past three years on the Maryland staff At both Syracuse and Maryland, Krivak worked with the pass receivers.

Golf Coach Larry Ringer

Ringer succeeds Alan Niederlitz who resigned earlier this year to enter private business after one year at the Academy.

He becomes only the fourth head golf coach for the Midshipmen since they began competing in the sport on an intercollegiate basis in 1934.

Ringer, a native of LaPlata, Md., and a graduate of Murray State University in Kentucky, has also served as an assistant professional at Hawthome Country Club in LaPlata, Wicomico Shores Yacht & Country Club in Mechanic sville, and Belair Golf Club in Bowie, Md., in addition to a year as playing and teaching professional at Congressional. He spent the 1974 and 1975 seasons on the national PGA tour, representing Congressional, He was fourth in the Bangor, Maine, Open in 1975 and played in the 1974 U, S. Open at Winged Foot Country Club.

Ringer served as an assistant professional to Niederlitz at the Naval Academy Course last year, where he demonstrated outstanding teaching ability.

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Winter Sports Results Since Last Shipmate: Varsity Basketball (Won 12, Lost I D Catholic U., 68-60; William & Mary.

56-70; Johns Hopkins, 104-61; Lynchburg, 76-66; George Washington, 59-65; Penn State, 64-77; American U., 68-70; Manhattan, 84-73; Army, 53-54.

Fencing (Won 3, Lost 5)—Maryland, 18-9; Pennsylvania, 13-14; Columbia, 15-12; Penn State, 10-17; New York U., 13-14; Army, 15-12.

Gymnastics (Won 7, Lost 5)—West Chester State, 190.55-158.95; Springfield, 184.85-192.90; Slippery Rock State, 188,20-167.05; William & Mary, 189.05169.20; East Stroudsburg State, 183.70146.45; Massachusetts, 189.00-193.05; Temple, 179.90-201.75; Long Island U., 179.95-138.75; Arniy 210.40-192.80.

Pistol (Won 9, Lost 0)—Pennsylvania, 3275-2875; Villanova, 3275-3012; Coast Guard, 3283-3078; MIT, 3283-3102; Army, 7904-7867, Rifle (Won 8, Lost 3)—East Tennessee State, 2834-2838; Murray State, 28342794; William & Mary, 2820-2513; Georgetown, 2818-2553; West Virginia, 2801-2843; No. Carolina State, 2801-2801 (State wins tiebreaker); Army, 2798-2794.

Spring Sports Schedules Varsity Baseball: Mar. 16, at Maryland; 22, Loyola; 23, George Washington; 26, Brockport State (2); April I, Columbia, 2, Pennsylvania (2); 5, Rhode Island; 6, Villanova; 13, Richmond; 15, at Yale; 16, at Brown (2); 20, at Georgetown; 21, at Catholic U,; 23, Princeton (2); 27, at Penn State; 29, Harvard; 30, Dartmouth(2); May 2, Pitt-Johnstown; 6, at Comell; 7, at Army (2); 9, Baltimore Orioles (Exhibition); 10, Towson State; 11, Wilmington College; 14, Delaware (2); 17, George Mason; June 3, at Army, Heavyweight Crew: Apr. 2, at San Diego Crew Classic; 9, at Columbia; 16, at Princeton; 23, Yale and Coast Guard, home; 30, Goes Trophy (Navy, Syracuse and Cornell) at Ithaca, N.Y.; May 7, Adams Cup (Harvard, Penn and Navy) at Cambridge, Mass.; 15, EARC Championships at Princeton; June 2-4, IRA Regatta at Syracuse, N.Y.; June 18, Middendorf Cup (Harvard vs. Navy) at New London, Conn.

Lightweight Crew: April 16, at Princeton; 23, Coast Guard; 30, Harvard; May 7, Callow Cup (Penn, MIT and Navy), home; 15, EARC Championships at Princeton.

Varsity Golf April 2, Towson State, William & Mary, Maryland, Madison, home; 16, Fordham and Villanova, home; 20, Pennsylvania; 22, at Columbia; 23, at Princeton; April 30-May 1, Maryland State Invitational at Navy; May 7-8, Eastern Intercollegiates at Army; 14, Penn State; June 3, at Army.

Varsity Lacrosse: Mar. 19, Rutgers; 23, Washington College; 25, at Washington & Lee; 27, Dartmouth; April 2, at Maryland (Baltimore County); 5, Delaware; 9, at Princeton; 16, Hofstra; 23, Maryland; 30, at Virginia; May 7, at Johns Hopkins; 13, at Penn; June 4, Army.

Varsity Tennis: March 15, at Maryland; 19, East Stroudsburg State; home; 21, Bloomsburg State; 23, George Washington; April 1, Columbia, 2, Pennsylvania; 3, William & Mary; 7, Richmond; 8, Dartmouth; 9, Harvard; 15, at Yale; 16, at Brown; 19, at Swarthmore; 20, at Georgetown; 23, Princeton; 24, at Virginia; May 6, at Comell; 12, Washington & Lee; 15, at Penn State; June 4, at Army.

Varsity Track: March 26, at Delaware State Invitational Relays; April 2, Manhattan and VMI, home; 9, Maryland; 29-30, at Penn Relays; May 7, Heptagonals at Philadelphia; 8, Maryland Track Classic at College Park, Md.; 20-21, IC4A Championships at Philadelphia; June 4, Army.

Squash (Won 13, Lost 4)—Harvard, 2-7; Yale, 5-4; Pennsylvania, 0-9; Franklin & Marshall, 8-1; Army, 7-2.

Swimming (Won 9, Lost 1)—Pennsylvania, 68-44; Princeton, 53-60; Comell, 71-42; Army, 68-45.

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Indoor Track (Won 11, Lost 2)—Navy 741/2, VMI 371/2, William & Mary 35; Princeton, 77-41; Pennsylvania, 63-55; Manhattan, 65-53; Army, 50-68; Heptagonals, 3rd.

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Wrestling (Won 12, Lost 6)—Yale, 32-3; North Carolina, 26-9; Lehigh, 16-25; Penn State, 13-23; Pittsburgh, 29-15; West Chester, 22-15; William & Mary, 30-6; Cleveland State, 16-19; Army, 27-11.

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Women's Basketball (Won 8, Lost 1)— Gallaudet, 65-48; DC Teachers, 60-30; Chesapeake College, 72-45; Goucher, 52-27; Towson " B " , 56-50; St. Mary's, 54-50; George Washington, 61-54; College of Notre Dame, 70-55.

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09 Sec'y. and Treas., RAdm. Frank A. Braisted, USN (Ret.), 3104 Cleveland Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20008 Percent Members: 42 I regret to report that Elizabeth Oldendorf, widow of Admiral Jesse Barrett Oldendorf USN '09, died I January 1977 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, after a long illness. She is survived by her daughter, Elizabeth Johnson, wife of Capt. Stephen Labdell Johnson USN (Ret.) '39.

10 Corr. Sec'y, Mr. Dorsey O. Thomas 725 West Blvd., Kokomo IN 46901 Percent Members: 87 It is with deep sorrow that this letter, reporting the death of three good friends of many years, is written.

Capt. John Aloysius Byrne (SC) USN (Ret.), and known to his Classmates since Plebe days as "Tim," went to The Great Beyond on January 30th at the home of his son John in Richmond, Virginia. He had been living on his farm near Kilmarnock, Virginia, since his retirement in 1945. Since the death of his beloved Dorothy he had been spending his Winters with his sons, Robert in Westfield, New Jersey, and John in Richmond and Summers on his farm with a companion. And he had been nursing a heart ailment for a long time.

See the November S/i/p^a/e, and the obituary in this issue for details. A fine gentleman was Capt. "Tim" Byrne.

- And Associate Claire Parmelee, widow of RAdm. Frank H. Kelley, passed away in the nursing home in Fort Myers, Florida, on Dec 23rd, as the result of a stroke reported in the March issue of Shipmate. She was a native of San Diego and a debutante of the era when The Armored Cruiser Squadron was the Pacific Fleet based on San Diego. Her father was a senior executive of the San Diego Union, her brother Harold a member of the Class of 1913 USNA; her younger brother "Archie" a Colonel (Ret.) USA; and her youngest of three sons, also named Archie, a member of the Class of '41, now living in Coronado. She leaves four other prominent children, and some 17 grandchildren. Your reporter, as a passed midshipman of those early days, was a frequent caller at the Parmelee home. Private family Memorial Services were held for her at the Cypress View Mausoleum in

San Diego on 6 January. She was truly a lovely young lady, and one of I9l0's most charming Associates.

And your reporter offers a Salute to RAdm. Harry E. Shoemaker, '05, with whom he spent 3 years in the Asiatic (1912-15) and a life long of friendship.

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12 Sec'y, Como. Ralph S. Wentworth, USN (Ret.) 1922 Carrollton Rd., Pendennis Mt. Annapolis, MD 21401 Percent Members: 83

13 Pres., VAdm. Glenn B. Davis, USN (Ret.) Sec'y-Treas. MGen. C. G. Helmick, USA (Ret.) 4784 Old Dominion Dr., Arlington VA 22207 Percent Members: 79

14 Pres. RAdm. H. A. Spanagel, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Mr. Russell E. Perry 3325 Kaywood Drive Falls Church VA 22041 Percent Members: 80

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LGen. Pedro del VaUe USMC (Ret.) 41 Comhill St., AnnapoUs MD 21401 Percent Members: 88 Doris Burnett has received a very interesting letter fi-om Dick Richardson in which we believe the Class will be interested.

"Dear Doris—Having only recently returned from a trip to Vermont, 1 find waiting for me your attractive Christmas Card and its enclosed newsy message. Thanks for both.

You may be surprised to know that on 24 October 1 married Mrs. Dorothy S. Philbrick, in Scarsdale, New York. Dot is the first cousin of my brother John's wife. 1 met Dot in 1915 right after graduation, and 1 never saw her again until July 1976, a passage of 61 years. We have been guests at the Philbrick home in Scarsdale, at my brother's home in Stratford, Connecticut, and at the Philbrick's beautiful ski chalet in Ludlow, Vermont. There 1 was asked by the assembled family and friends how the famous 'Rotisserie Flip' is accomplished; needless to say, it was very difficult for me to demonstrate.

"Dot is a beautiful and attractive woman and 1 hope you can meet her some day. I am glad you are with such nice people and enjoying your many activities. You can look forward to many happy years I am sure, Dick."

The Class extends its best wishes to the Richardsons.

Helena and Bill Granat flew to Southern California on February 2nd. They plan to spend a month in La Jolla where they'll enjoy basking in the warm sunshine, taking walks around that charming spot and watching the sun set in the Pacific fi-om the balcony of their room at the Royal Inn. The Granats are also looking forward to seeing many old friends and Classmates.

Eileen Jenkins, Sam's widow, is driving down with a friend from her home in Vancouver, British Columbia, to spend several weeks in the Coronado-LaJolla area at this time.

The Hoke Smiths hope to head for Southern California from their "Thousand Pines" in Seattle any day now, in their annual search for sunshine.

Those of us still here in Washington work on our Income Tax, shovel snow, set the thermostat at 65 degrees, get our "long Johns" out of moth balls and hope for Spring.

16 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. George F. Chapline, USNR (Ret.), 1327 inspiration Dr., La Jolla CA 92037 Percent Members: 83 It is with deep regret and great sadness that we report the passing of another of our highly loved and admired Classmates. Milton (Swede) Carlson, RAdm. USN (Ret.), died at his home in Little Compton, Rhode Island, on 3 Febmary after an illness of a month. Early in January Swede suffered a heart attack and he was hospitalized for three weeks at the Naval Hospital in Newport. At the end of that time he was sent home only to succomb after a short time. After private services at his local church his remains were cremated and the ashes scatShipmate

47 tered at sea in accordance with his wishes.

Swede is survived by his widow, Jean, and a daughter. The Class extends its heartfelt sympathy to his family and to his many friends in and out of the Service. Their loss is shared by each of us. May he rest in peace. Jean's address is: Mrs. Milton O. Carlson, Michaelmas Farm. Amesbury Lane. Little Compton RI 02837.

Please see "Last Call" for details of the career of this outstanding officer.

The December lunch of the Classes of 191617-18 was enjoyed in the Guard Room of The Officers" Club, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, on Thursday, the 16th. Don Curtis handled all arrangements, as well as the excellent menu (wine on The House). The Decorations of the Holiday Season not only brightened the Guard Room but was the decor of the cheerful appearance of the entire Officers' Club. Present were: 1916—Jenkins. Hemdon. Root. "Possum" Webb, McGinnis, Rodgers: 1917— Rogers, Kiland, Comstock; 1918—Nichols, Gibb. Curtis and Price (South from Newport Beach, Orange County.) "Ing" Kiland directed the lunch in the absence of "Ye Scribe" who was absent due to the loss, after long illness, of his beloved wife. Allene, on December 15th, and her Memorial Service in the Chapel of the St. James-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, December 18th. as well as the Services in the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, on December 22nd.

Phoebe and George Hussey paid a Holiday visit to their son and his family, now a permanent resident of our area.

Marge and Leone Fiske were north in California for the Holidays to be with their son and his family.

The Destroyer Room of the Admiral Kidd Officers' Club, Naval Training Center, Point Loma, on Thursday, the 20th, was the setting for the January Lunch of the Classes of 191617-18.

Amos Root handled all arrangements and the fine menu. The meeting was devoted to the Final Arrangements for the 1977 Valentine Party which will include wives and widows.

The Party will long have been enjoyed by the time this is read, but will be thoroughly covered in the next issue of Shipmate. It will be a gala occasion enabling our greeting not only the wives, but the many widows we so seldom have the opportunity to entertain, visit with, and see. Present were: 1916-Hemdon, "Possum" Webb, McGinnis, Carrington, Jenkins, Rodgers, Root, Chapline; 1917-Richards, Warren, Kiland; 1918-Price, Libb, Nichols, Curtis.

A fine letter has been received from " P e p " Flood who will be south to see us all soon.

Lucia and Max Cole are again escaping the extreme Winter this year in New Hampshire, and are in Carmel, California, visiting Lucia's family. They, too, expect to be visiting us here in the San Diego Area soon.

Joe Loventhal has experienced a most critical serious accident but should be out of the Coronado Hospital, and active again by the time this appears in Shipmate.

April, 1977

17 Pres., Capt. John H. Jenkins USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. J. G. M. Stone, USNR (Ret.) 248 King George St., Annapolis MD 21401 Corr. Secy. Capt. John H. Forshew USNR (Ret.), 2022 Columbia Rd.. NW, Washington DC 20009 Percent Members: 77 Gale Poindexter, who has been ill for several years, died of pneumonia December 22. 1976.

Services were held at the Smith Funeral Home in Spokane on December 24. Other than he was cremated. I have been unable to find any further information.

Washington is still holding its own. Frank Hanafee is about to start his cataract operations: other than that he states he is coming along fine.

Gladys Small co-hosted a large party at Vinson Hall on February 6. Peg Brady, Perk Dean, Lucy Rawlings, Louise Calhoun and Jack Jenkins were among those present.

A safari from the East Coast has already started for Hawaii. Leaving at different times via different routes. Ward Davis, Adelaide Fullenwider. Pie and Marion Park are leaving from San Francisco on March 7th and will spend two weeks at Hale Koa, returning March 21st. The trip sounded wonderful and several of us only wished we could join.

18 Pres.. Capt. W. J. Malone, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. Perry R. Taylor, USNR (Ret.) 1211 South 25th St., Arlington VA 22202 Percent Members: 82 The home of the Hampton Roads Auxiliary of the Navy Relief Society has been named the Vincent R. Murphy Building. This structure, formerly an enlisted men's club near the Naval Base, has been renovated and is currently in use.

Vincent R. Murphy It seems quite appropriate that the building be named for Vince. whose childhood home was in Norfolk and who worked diligently for 16 years for the Navy Relief Society. Most of his service in the Washington headquarters was as President of the organization and a member of the Board of Managers and of the Finance Committee. He conceived and started a training course for volunteers who are associated with 125 field offices wherever Navy personnel are located around the world.

In your June "74 news, mention was made of frequent telephone calls to Genevieve and John Crecca from their grandsons living in

Granville, Ohio. In addition to this method of keeping in touch, the Creccas were able to visit Granville once a year until about "70 when Genevieve was denied travel because of poor health. By then her condition became so weakened with emphysema and pulmonary fibrosis that much of her time was spent in hospitals and nursing homes. Rather than actually visiting the family, she and John with the encouragement of their son decided to say farewell in June "76 to their fine home in Elizabeth and move to Granville where John, Jr. is employed by the technology center of the Owens Coming Fiber Glass Co. They rented an apartment well suited to their needs and most acceptable to Genevieve.

However, it was necessary for her soon to go into a nursing inn. Actually Genevieve did not get fuU benefit from the apartment which she so loved—she visited it only three times in the five months before her death. 14 November 1976. Nevertheless she and John were together almost constantly during that period when her life was slowly ebbing away. The immediate cause only six months prior to her 80th birthday was double pneumonia. Genevieve was buried in St. Gertrude Cemetery, Colonial, New Jersey, after services in the Church of Immaculate Conception, Elizabeth. It is with deep sorrow that her passing is reported.

John was one of the first in our Class to marry. During the late Winter of "17-" 18 he met Genevieve in New York. On his birthday, 5 March, 1918, when his ship was at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, they decided to marry immediately. He found Dook Paige and Bob Parker at the New York Navy Yard who agreed to witness the ceremony on 6 March at the church of St. Catharine, Washington Heights.

Duty at the Philadelphia Yard encouraged the Creccas to start a family. Genevieve gave John his first child, Genevieve, born in Newark, New Jersey, in May "23.

About the time John left Philadelphia, his wife suffered a nearly fatal case of hyperthyroid gland difficulty. Many of us remember that medical help from the Navy for dependents was uncertain then. Following consultations in Newark and New York, hospitalization was recommended for Genevieve. After eleven months undergoing surgery in the Newark Memorial Hospital, she was able to join John in the Spring of '26 in Quincy, Massachusetts, where he was on duty at the Bethlehem shipyard. Because of the nearness of the famous Lahey Clinic in Boston, further consultation there about her condition led to another operation which restored her to reasonably normal health. She presented John with a son in '29.

Duty in Washington in the 30s was a happy time for Genevieve. She saw her daughter go on to higher education and her son prepare for high school. On 17 July '43, she sponsored the launching of the HMS KEMPTHORNE at Boston at which her daughter was Matron-of-Honor.

This memorable event was soon followed by the tragic death of the 20-year old young lady.

At this time, the son was lodged with his father"s sister in Elizabeth in order to attend the Pingry School (Bull Halsey"s prep school).

Thus Genevieve could look after John full time until his retirement in "48. She was able to see her son obtain a B. S. in chemical engineering at Rensselaer and saw him earn an M. S. in industrial engineering at Lehigh, after service in Korea. She also had the pleasure of acquiring a delightful daughter-in-law, Jodie Alice

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19 Pres., VAdm. George C. Dyer, USN (Ret.) Secy, VAdm. Wm. M. CaUaghan, USN (Ret.) 2700 Virginia Ave., N.W., Apt. 811 Washington DC 20037 Percent Members: 88

Genevieve and her children

Fischer, of Charleston, West Virginia, followed by the birth of three grandsons.

Genevieve, certainly, was a woman of mental stamina. Her early trials with surgery, her need to adjust to the demanding calls of the Service with her periods of ill health also displayed perseverence. She was truly a great helpmate to John especially during the days of stress in the building of the Navy prior to WWII. She relieved John of many household chores that an engineer would normally assume and eased the demands on him for rearing the children. Thus she greatly aided the United States in the war by permitting him to put all his time and attention to the building of ships. He feels that she was quite adequately endowed with that womanly attribute— intuition, that helps in times of crisises.

The sympathy of the Class is extended to Crecca; to John, Jr.; his wife, Jodie; and to the three grandsons. Address them at 123 Elm St., Granville OH 43023.

Ethel and Bill Domer returned to Florida late in January from "Paradise in the Pacific." The weather was gorgeous, even though the Islands are experiencing a drought. They attended a grand Christmas party at the Cannon Club on 21 December. Bill's recollection of his activities is somewhat vague, but Ethel is sure that he deported himself properly. And Bill does remember having a good time.

The class luncheon, 2 February, was attended by all but one Classmate living in the Washington metropolitan area; viz. V. Bailey, Duvall, Riggs, Rogers, Smith and Taylor. Jerry Wright was not in town. Decision was made to propose to the Class the holding of a 60-year reunion on 20 May at Annapolis. Before this Shipmate is in your hands, a memorandum will have been received outlining details of the proposal. Also at this luncheon, the treasurer submitted his 31st annual report of the class finances. The report was audited and found correct by Duvall and Smith. It showed a balance on deposit in a savings account. Union First National Bank of Washington, of $2758.97. The income, $142.69, consisted of interest on the savings account. The expense, $227.42, was for flowers and the secretary's expenses: stationery, postage and long distance telephone. A copy of the report can be obtained by writing to Bert at 3512 Albemarle St., NW, D. C. 20008.

Emeritus Classmates Tommy is welcomed into the Octogenarian Club and is acclaimed emeritus: Captain Daniel W. TomUnson IV, 28 April "97, 2320 W. Viewmont Way, W. Seattle WA 98199.

We send birthday greetings also to Ion Pursell, and Graham Lester, 4/1; Bob Parker, 4/5; Don Curtis, 4/14; Horace Corbett, 5/3; Red Baldwin, 5/16; Hayden Smith, 5/20; Walter Wariick, 5/25.

Our late distinguished Classmate, Admiral Robert P. Briscoe, was the first in the Class to be honored with a combatant ship named for him. On 8 January 1977 at Pascagoula, Mississippi, the DD-977, a multi-mission destroyer of the SPRUANCE Class, was christened by Kitty, Bob's widow, with his sister. Miss Marguerite Briscoe, as the attendant Maid of Honor. As reported by Mick Carney, our esteemed former CNO who made the principal address on the occasion, some one-hundred-ninety of Bob and Kitty's relatives and friends also descended on Pascagoula for the memorable event. Because of the affection and respect all of us had for Bob, the following excerpts from Mick Carney's address neatly summarizes the thoughts and feelings which I am sure we would have had if present at the ceremony: "For the comfort of his widow, for the edification of those present, hopefully for the inspiration of the ship"s company which will take this ship to sea—and for my own satisfaction—let me give you a vignette of Admiral Briscoe as I knew him. He was an outstanding naval officer and public servant. He had broad technical qualification as attested by his assignment in charge of the Belleview Laboratory. He was an effortless but strong leader, be it as a ship skipper or commander-in-chiefs billet. In the crucible of combat and battle damage he measured up to the Navy"s highest traditions.

But there was another side to him. Contrasting with an easy participation in top-level military, technical or diplomatic considerations, he never lost the simple and disarming aura of his small town Mississippi beginnings. Throughout the years of war and the problems and pressures of peace he remained a warm, friendly and unruffled soul, loved and enjoyed by his friends, respected and universally liked by his seniors, contemporaries and subordinates." To which in concluding with an Amen to the above sentiments we also add our loving congratulations to Kitty Briscoe for the honor paid to her beloved Bob. In a letter to Carl Fink, Stewart Crosley explained why so many of his and Beth's friends failed to receive their customary greetings at Christmas. Just prior to the holidays, Beth missed the last step coming out of the public library and in the ensuing fall broke her wrist.

As if that wasn't enough to throw a damper on the festivities it was followed by another fall at home some time later in which she sustained a fracture of a small leg bone. With Beth incapacitated and Stewart the self-acknowledged world's worst cook, life became too complicated for the Crosleys to think of Christmas cards.

In separate notes to the Dyers and Carl Fink, Gwen Hill expressed her thanks and appreciation for the sympathy of the Class and the donation made to the Heart Fund in Elmer's memory. Adds Gwen, "It is difficult to give up a happy marriage of fifty-four years but Elmer had not been himself for sometime and so this was a release for him."

Alex Staudt combined a Christmas greeting to the Dyers with the news that last Summer was a bad one for her with pneumonia and

heart complications. Would like to come to some of the class functions, but going anywhere for the present is out of the question.

Which is to remind again that the next class function is the annual get-together next month.

May 14th, at Annapolis.

20 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: 82 From Dick Glass: "Dear Wap-Thought you'd like to have some happy news to start off the New Year—happy news for your Shipmate column and an extremely happy event for me.

On December 16th in Christ's Church, Bronxville, New York. I was married to Mrs. Craig Ritchie Smith of New Canaan, Connecticut. Best wishes always to you and your lady. Sincerely, Dick."

The same to you and your bride, Dick.

From Virgie's widow: "I want to send my sincere thanks to the Class of 1920 for sending the large, beautiful yellow mums to the funeral of my beloved husband, Virgil E. Korns. He passed away the seventh of December after a short illness.

"All our immediate family happen to be living, either here or in Washington, which is a great help and blessing for me. Morgan Wheyland and his wife Charlotte flew from San Diego on very short notice for the funeral.

Chub was the best man in our wedding.

"It has been wonderful to have been married all these many years to one in the Class of 1920. Sincerely, Wilhelmina Korns."

Many thanks, Wilhelmina. You and Virgie were pretty special and you and your family still are.

From Robbie's widow: "Dear Carter, My very grateful thanks to you and Robbie's loyal Classmates who stood by at Arlington last Tuesday. I deeply regret that illness prevented my being with you. Our sons and other members of our family were greatly impressed with your kindness and esprit de corps. I understand that the class flowers were beautiful and wonder if you would express my appreciation to all concerned. With every good wish to you and Viola, Ever sincerely, Charlotte G. Robinson. January the eighth."

From Harvey Wilson, 20 Yacht Club Drive, North Palm Beach FL 33408, who sent me a clipping from the Miami Herald of December 31 with a mention of Lt. (jg) Jimmy Carter, Electronics Officer of POMFRET—"It's hard to believe about anybody in the Navy," says Roy Cowdrey, the executive officer, "but there are no sea-stories about Jimmy Carter."—That Roy Cowdrey is the son of our Slim and now lives in Crabtown and is a friend of your secy.

Harvey's picture, as well as one of Bright, and Marion Crist, was shown in last month's Shipmate. He continues: "Dear W.A.P., Thot you might find an item of interest for your colyum in this article—Slim Cowdrey seems to have been in close contact with our new Pres.—Slim and I used to sing in the choir during our 1st Class year. Haven't seen him at the S.E.Fla association meetings but get reports from the group that he's up and doing— Anyway, Bright and I keep going OK (except my golf handicap keeps going up). Best to you Shipmate

49 and Fran from Bright and me." Thanks, Harvey.

Helen Binford died of a heart attack in hospital in Montgomery, Alabama, on Friday, January 14, while visiting her niece, Helen (Mrs. John Crommelin). to whom we send sympathy. Memorial services were held in La Jolla at St. James Episcopal Church. Her ashes, like Tommy's, were strewn over the Pacific. There were no Classmates present at the service but her eulogy was written by Chick Hartman's wife. Florence. Helen had lived in LaJoUa 22 years—19 with Tom, who died in "73.

We had our January Class luncheon on Friday the 28th at the A-N Club in D.C. Eleven Classmates were present and an old chaplain on Andy"s ship, Capt. West (Ch.C). Present: Anderson, Christmas, Crowe, Cunningham, Daggett, Harrison, Holsinger, Mansfield, Martin. Pearson and Plaskitt. We wish Ray Holsinger. many happy returns of the 25th, when he joined the octogenarians. Incidentally, the Daggetts and Frances" sister, Helen, drove up with me, Helen, thinking to see the King Tut exhibition and rejoin us at the A-N Club, we thought, at 1330. The crowd was so big that she didn't get to the club until quarter past four. Meantime the Daggetts had taken the bus back to Annapolis. The D.C. police said they could take no action on a missing person for 24 hours.

A letter from Cato postmarked Montego Bay. Jamaica. 27 January arrived on 3 February: "We are fortunate indeed and are 'vacationing" . . . in the superb Round Hill Hotel and Club. . . . the gorgeousness of the gardens, swimming pool and cottage is truly unbelievable. Here is Jewett—My very best. Cato."'— "Dear W.A.P.. Hoping to meet you soon— from Cato's "happy bride"!, Jewett." From the Longstaffs. Ve and John. 12 Meadowbrook Dr. Hadley MA 01035. (Jan. 30. '77) "Dear Fran and W.A.P.: "John was so happy and pleased when your phone call came thru. He was a very sick man, weak and miserable. The call helped his morale. Sorry, Frances, you joined the club of broken hips. If the ice in our driveway and on our street is any indication. I'll be next. I walk with my head bent, slowly, but it is a chance every time I go out. ""The doctor won't let John outdoors. His pulse is better. His lungs are 'shot" from submarine duty and other hazards of the Navy.

He was physically retired in 1946 but before Portsmouth Navy Hospital let him loose he got a job teaching Engineering (his P.G. was in Engineering at Penn State) at University of Massachusetts in Amherst. He"s now an Emeritus Professor in Engineering, could have a desk and do research or whatever, but he doesn"t feel interested. He is writing his memoirs. He did do a successful research for the Navy on periscopes in the Arctic. '"So here we sit snowbound. Temperature this morning 5 below zero. Our best always, Ve and John."

April, 1977

21 Pres., Mr. Homer O. Elmers Sec'y. Capt. Heber B. Brumbaugh USN (Ret.), 3722 Manor Road, Apt. 2 Chevy Chase, MD 20015 Sec'y West Coast (SF Bay Area): Mr. Norman C. McKee 19 Blue Ridge Lane Woodside CA 94062 Sec'y LA Area: RAdm. Robert W. Berry USN (Ret.) 2253 B Via Puerta Laguna Hills CA 92653 Percent Members: 83 The Washington-Annapolis Group As this is being written (31 January) the long-range forecaster of the National Weather Service is saying that yes, this is a very cold winter, but not as cold as January 1918 (the coldest on record). The younger generations will remember 1977. but we old-timers remember not only the frozen Chesapeake of 1918, but how cold it was in Bancroft Hall those winter nights. "Red" Condon (upper classmen dubbed this plebe "Busy Dick") rigged up a "Rube Goldberg" to an alarm clock to close our window before reveille. His roommate (your writer) shivering under everything he could pile on his bed protested that it would be better to keep the window closed all night but "Red" liked fresh air! (Just here the long-range weather expert is saying that the extreme cold this Winter does not indicate a trend, and that we will not see the start of a new "ice age".)

In spite of snow the night before our 25 January luncheon we had a good turnout. Those who came were: Justine Abercrombie, Aleck Alexander, Phronie Barbaro, Polly and Fred Boone, Eleanore and Cat Brown, Nina and Heber Brumbaugh, Margaret and Jim Dudley, Louise and Homer Eimers, Gerry and Bill Fletcher, Carol and Fully Fullinwider, Alwilda Ferris, Don Giles, Vera and Harold Houser, Betty Lamdin, Mary C Leggett, Blackie Loker, Dorothy and George Russell, Bert and Sherwood Smith, and Margaret Swigart.

John Waters didn't show up for this luncheon. Later we learned that the day before he had tripped over an electric cord in his home, had fadlen and broken his hip! (After his operation I February his surgeon said it was "a surgical and medical success". We hope John has a good recovery!)

Jim Dudley, who arranges our luncheons, told us about correspondence he has had with Classmates about the Alumni Association's Annual Drive. He has done this for several years, receives news from a good many in the Class as a by-product, and this he enjoys.

Margaret and Jim were to leave in February for a trip to California and Hawaii, retuming via Canada in early April.

Those of us here in the Washington area like to hear from "you all."" We were glad to receive a letter from Margarita Isbell Giese.

(Mrs. A.A. Giese, Box 1427, Newport News VA 23601). She enclosed the page of pictures from Shipmate of our 55th reunion and asked that some of us be identified. Who of those who knew them could forget Buster and Margarita? He was killed by enemy action 19 March 1945. Margarita remarried in December 1950 but was widowed again in '66. She is proud of her two fine sons: Don, USMA '55 and Charles, USNA '54.

We are suffering more losses, and we extend deep sympathy to the families of those reported below: Adm. Byron Hall (Red) Hanlon died 9 January 1977 in Charleston, South Carolina, and, after Mass in the Ft. Myer Chapel, was buried in Arlington National Cemetery on 12 January, a bitterly cold day. Fred Boone and Homer Eimers attended the services and talked with Red's widow Ellen, his sons Kevin ('48) and Peter, and their families. Fred Boone and Red were roommates at the Academy and again on their first ship after graduation: USS CALIFORNIA. On 7 December 1941 Red was again serving in the CALIFORNIA in Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked. We remember him in his midshipman days as the tough captain of the water polo team. That experience served him well in his leadership of the Pacific Fleet's World War II Underwater Demolition Teams, for which he received the Navy Cross. Your writer remembers him at Lingayen Gulf, climbing aboard the USS BLUE RIDGE in his wet suit

(still wet) to report to VAdm. Dan Barbey '12 that the landing beaches had been cleared of obstmctions. Red's first wife. Lady Jane, died in January '64. A letter from his second wife, Ellen Duval Hanlon, says that she, a widow, married Hall in April 1966. She would like so much to hear from any who can tell what Hall was like in his younger Navy days. Her address is: 47 Logan St., Charleston SC 29401.

(Also, see "Last Call.")

On 17 January Beth and Slats Moore drove south to Santa Barbara where they saw Vera and Ells Roth, and reported them in good health. En route they stopped in Monterey and were entertained by Elinor and Tom Murrell, who had just returned from visiting their grandchildren in Singapore. Tom said the Raffles Hotel bar still serves sloe gin fizzes.

On 30 January Marjorie and Dave Davis together with Virginia and Charlie Woodson, entertained Classmates and friends in the Treasure Room, Fleet Admiral Nimitz Club, T.I., over ninety in number. This occasion marked the 40th anniversary of the Davis wedding.

Dave and Marjorie informed us that they were married in the Chapel at Riverside Inn, Southem California. Dave had remembered a frozen over bird bath. That was a cold Winter too.

This was also a special occasion for the Woodsons, who can boast of a combined family of six, evenly divided. They had most of their descendants present plus a number of assorted in-laws. A number of other Classmates brought along members of their next generation. The Norman McKees persuaded their son and daughter to join the fun. Dodie (Mrs. George C.) Miller, was accompanied by her daughter, son-in-law, and granddaughter. My Classmates will remember "Scup" as Captain of the boxing team first class year, and as a midshipman, he never lost a bout. Boxing was a sport to Scup. He should have been called "Gentleman Scup" as he never took advantage of an opponent who was obviously in trouble.

With reference to an earlier report on the Paul Howards' trip east,—after Mary and Paul had visited their daughter, Barbara, in New Jersey, they stopped to see Paul's sister at Falls Church. They then headed south to Florida to see Lucille and Fort Callahan. They missed a symphony at Kennedy Center, but they did see the King Tut exhibit at the National Gallery.

While on their holiday trip to Seattle, Anne and Joe Connolly visited Peg and Frank Watkins, "22, and of course, Edwina and Dal Em-

50 ory. Other old shipmates seen were Helen and Petey Ferrall, '27 and Florence and MacBledsoe, '18.

Charlie Woodson recently received a letter from Corinne and Arnold True in the Philippines. They are spending a month as guests of the Philippine govemment in their Reunion for Peace program. They have met the town mayors and press, have been escorted by the Department of Tourism, which was about to take them to the Head Hunter territory. Charlie and Arnold were roommates at the Academy.

RAdm. Daniel Vincent Gallery Jr. died 16 January 1977 at the Bethesda Naval Hospital after a long illness. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery on 21 January after Mass in the Arhngton Chapel in which Dan's brother, the Rev. J.I. Gallery, was the celebrant. Six other priests participated. The services were well attended by family, friends and Classmates. Several years ago Vee and Dan entertained Classmates, wives and widows at a delightful luncheon in their farm home near Oakton, Virginia. Vee is an artist, and, as we all know, Dan was an imaginative, humorous and prolific writer. He will long be remembered for the capture of the U-505 in World War 11. He and Vee last attended one of our monthly luncheons on 25 May 1976. (Also, see "Last Call,") Lucy Know Marie, widow of Col. Louis Marie '21, died 5 January 1977 in Silver Spring, Maryland and was buried in the Naval Academy Cemetery 7 January. Margaret and Don Giles represented our Class at the services.

Elinor Dorrance Ingersoll, wife of VAdm. Stuart H. Ingersoll '21, died 9 January 1977 in New York City. She was very active in a number of community, business and charitable organizations.

Gladys Allison Hyatt, wife of Cdr. Delwyn Hyatt '21, died 20 January 1977 in Orono, Maine, and was to be buried in the Naval Academy Cemetery after services in the Naval Academy Chapel.

San Diego Group Logan McKee writes that the San Diego Chapter of the Class held a "Guys and Gals" bmnch Sunday 23 January at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, attended by: Paul Abemethy and guest Lucy Snyder, Fay Acuff, Aide and Jim Baker, Mary Brandt, Marion Bushnell, Elsie and Nick Carter, Florence Cohan, Lucille and Abie Cook, Mary Cronin, Sydney Dodds and guest Harriot Wimmer, Hod Gorry, Natalie Guyman, Virginia and Bob Hickey, Maxine Jones and guest Maryanna Foster, Irvine McGowan, Ruth and Bris McHugh, Elizabeth and Logan McKee, Eleanor and Ivan Miller, Christine Owsley, Alice and Gordie Parks, George Peet and guest Mrs. John Willett, Jimmy Pollock, Mary and Stogi Roberts, Sabe Sabin, Louise and Eppie Schell, Sophie and Don Smith, Frankie and Rex Tailman, Ray Tarbuck, Bunny Wray and daughter Patsy Wray Keliher. A few absentees were on the binnacle list, fortunately none seriously ill: Marty Gorry, the Haileys, the Tellmans, and Peter Wray.

After lunch several gave news of mutual friends in other areas. Hod Gorry reported on the recent trip he and Marty had made around South America. Yams were spun by some gifted storytellers, including Abie Cook, Don Smith presented each lady with a lovely serving tray.

Marion Bushnell, Irvine McGowan and the McKees said they were going to Hawaii for two weeks in February.

Los Angeles—Orange County Area In the December 1976 issue of Shipmate, it was reported that the Raleigh Hales had booked passage on the MISSISSIPPI QUEEN to

trek down the Mississippi from St. Louis to New Orleans—a seven day cmise—and they were hoping to recruit some other '2lers to join them. One couple—the Bob Berrys— signed up for the cruise when, without any explanation, the schedule of the QUEEN was changed to a series of round trip cruises from New Orleans to Natchez—a distance of about two hundred miles—for the remainder of 1977.

The time was the same—seven days—and the fare remained unchanged. As a resuh, the Hales and friends from Pasadena, and the Berrys canceled and are making other plans for the year.

San Francisco Bay Area The January class luncheon was held on 25 January in the Patio Room, Fleet Admiral Nimitz Club, Treasure Island, The following were present: John Ames, Albert Arkush, AB Carlisle, Joe Connolly, Doc Cooke, Nick Coulter, Red Craig, Dave Davis, Eddie Duncan, '23, Doc Harris, Paul Howard, John Madden, Wayne McDowell, Norman McKee, Slats Moore, Piggie Schwien, Frank Talbot, Tommy Thomas, Charlie Woodson, 19 in all. Fourteen wives enjoyed the luncheon in the dining room.

22 Pres., Capt. A.R. Sanbom USN (Ret.) Sec'y., Capt. D. H. Johnston USN (Ret.) 3928 N. 36th St. Arlington VA 22207 Corr. Sec'y., RAdm. Harvey T. Walsh USN (Ret.) 12106 CalladoRd. San Diego CA 92128 Percent Members: 70 Through a slight slip in the old computer, I inadvertently gave a wrong date in the March issue of Shipmate. On p. 54, '22 Class News, 15 September is listed as the date of the initial event of our 55th Reunion, the Oliver Walker party in Washington. Hope that not too many of you began changing calendars—the date is, of course, 8 September 1977, repeat, the 8th. (Just wanted to see how many of you are reading the column closely.) Anyway, hope to see all of you there.

1 missed reporting last month that Ruth and Murph Murphy not only celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on 28 December 1976 but also sailed the same day out of Los Angeles on the T.s.s. FAIRSEA on its Mexican Riviera cmise. I have since talked to Murph and he said that they had a most happy, relaxing and smooth-sailing cmise.

Maryland/Virginia visiting was considerably curtailed by the icy roads in January.

We did manage a most pleasant luncheon with Florence and Arch Archibald in Newport News. As a "bonus" we had their houseguest, Florence's sister Lillian Duvall Orville, widow of Howard Orville, '25. There was a bit of reminiscing, going back to midshipman days when

Arch, Milt Convers and 1 had many happy days at the Duvall home in St. Margarets, Annapolis. Of course Howard was just a plebe and managed an introduction only for the June Ball. Beauf Fink was also a "latecomer" and first met Idella when Beauf served as Arch's best man and Idella was Florence's maid of honor. Also present at luncheon were my son, Tim, '54, his wife, Bunny, and Joan, my son Dick's wife. Dick, '56, was busily engaged in keeping AMERICA "supplied." It was a most happy gathering.

Nina and 1 missed connections with several friends but did manage the long way around (not through the Straits of Magellan) for our retum to San Diego. The cmise on the T.s.s.

FAIRSEA from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Los Angeles was a first for both of us and a "busy" one it was. However, conducted tours in Grenada, Caracus, Willemstad and Acapulco and "independent" ones in the Canal Zone, Panama and Cabo San Lucas were very interesting. There were some relaxing days coasting along the west coast of Central America. These had been only distant landfalls during my oil tanker "cmising" on NECHES in the early '30s.

We almost made a rendezvous in Acapulco with Peg and Frank Watkins cmising west to east on the ISLAND PRINCESS. Our ships passed in the night about 7 hours north of Acapulco.

We hope to make said rendezvous somewhere in SoCal within the next month.

Another cmising '22er was Eddie "Outside Calipers" Arroyo who made his in the Caribbean on a Russian liner. Eddie added that the service and accommodations were good but that the food left much to be desired. Incidentally, during our Canal transit there was a large group of Russian tourists on shore observing our passage through the Mirsflores lock. Also, there was a large Russian satellite-tracking ship moored at a dock in Willemstad, Curacao.

Eddie also sent a picture of a Class supper held at the Pavilion Club, Ft. DeRussey, in January 1940. It was much too "beat-up" for reproduction but Eddie had written the names on the print, most of which I could make out, to wit; Arroyos, Bakers, Bradys, Butler, Cadys, Candlers, Cogswells, Forsters, Holmes, Kaufman, Malstroms, Riggs, Saunders and Wallaces.

Frank Akers reported that Bayless and he had had a luncheon date planned with Emily and Slim Garrison just four days before Slim died of a massive stroke. They were able to be of some assistance to Emily who was bearing up nobly in her trying ordeal.

Frank also enclosed a clipping reporting the promotion of their son, BGen. Albert B., West Point, '51, to Major General. He is now Asst.

Comdt. of the U.S. Army Field Arfillery School, Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, Albert and Edward Atkeson, also West Point '51, were the first '22 sons to make flag rank but John J. (Joe) Ekeland, '49, was the first to make RAdm. Come on, sons of "22, keep those stars multiplying!

Rupe Lowe sent in some corrections to my identifications of that fine 1919 football squad.

They will appear in "The Mail Boat" and 1 am truly grateful for said corrections, especially as to Doc Woodruff.

Ward Harrigan sent in some interesting news from Florida and I quote herewith: "Twenty-two suddenly began to spring up like bean sprouts here in south Florida the other day.

"Doc Pratt came down here for a few days' battery charging and brought his lovely daughShipmate

51 ter, Mary Lynn Lukens. We were sorry their time was so limited, but they did join us at the January meeting of the local chapter of the Navy League on the 19th.

"Then on the 20th. Professor Curtis Shears joined me and we ploughed our way across the Everglades to be guests at a delightful gathering hosted most ably by Rupe Lowe and his Beaming Billie at the Marco Yacht Club. It was their first party since joining the Club and we all were happy to act as guinea pigs for them. Present were Bayliss and Frank Akers together with Emily Garrison and her daughter. Lee. Perry Borden and wife Robby, George Hunter and Carmen Gardner who ably coaxed the hors d'ouvres out of the galley. The only non-"22 couple was RAdm. and Mrs. Jenks Longfellow, "24. Mrs. Longfellow is the former George Cooper widow. We all dispersed in a proper and orderly manner and Curtis and I were back on the east coast by early nightfall. We agreed that once every fifty years or so is not enough.

"Incidentally, Harvey. Curtis Shears has been doing a monumental work in the field of nutrition. I am giving him your address so you will get an accurate mn-down on his progress.

After a mgged lecture tour last year, from Florida to New England, he recently retumed from an even more ambitious trip through Australia and New Zealand . . . but will let him give it to you in his own words. His plans are impressive as you will learn.""

Ward added some encouraging words for my efforts in following that "Tough-act-to-follow Doc Pratt." Thanks, Ward. I shall welcome more news of Curtis" activities. I well remember his visit at the Washington luncheon in Febmary "76 as reported in the April issue.

My own discipline is not up to the Curtis Shears philosophy with most of which I am in agreement: if 1 could bring myself to follow it.

1 had heard from Don Johnston that Carmen was the houseguest of Billie and Rupe Lowe.

Frank Whitaker wrote that Luna Quarton is now living near her son and his family. Her address is: Justin Convalescent Hospital, 165 N. Myrtle St.. Tustin CA 92680. Frank added that he is sure that she would appreciate hearing from friends.

When it rains it pours and now I have an interesting letter from Bob McMurray. First off. Bob reports that he was again able to "serve"" Bob HoUis as "best man"" for Ruth and Bob"s 50th wedding anniversary on 24 November 1976. Also assisting were Betty McMurray and Hilda and Milt Jackson among the 60 guests. Back in 1926 the two Bobs watched the 21-21 tie at Soldiers Field, Chicago, a game which 1st Lt. Bob Hollis could tmly enjoy, in spite of the cold stands that day. They watched the "76 one on TV in the Hollis apartment, quite a difference, temperature and score wise. In deference to Bob Hollis ril not repeat the score but of course again. Bob can't lose, completely.

Shortly thereafter. Bob McMurray was involved in an artery graft in his left leg but is now ambulatory, albeit with a slight "hobble.""

He is looking forward to our 55thâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and dancing thereat.

Bob has had most interesting and satisfying activities since his retirement as Vice President of Public Service Company of Indiana with which he was associated since our graduation in June, 1922. He became active as a board member of the Visiting Nurse Association, one of the first men to serve on the VNA board, traditionally considered a "women's board."

April, 1977

On 20 January, at the 64th annual meeting.

Bob, having served the maximum nine years, was voted into the status of "honorary member."" Mr. Donald Walker will become the first man to serve as President of VNA since its incorporation in 1913. VNA Executive Director Charlotte Akins praised Bob for sharing his administrative expertise, his service in the area of finance and his "extraordinary"' attendance at the necessary meetings. Mrs. David V. Burns, the outgoing president of the agency"s board, hopes that honorary member Bob will be available for the board to call upon when needed.

That clipping was a mighty fine encomium for your important work. Bob; we congratulate and applaud you. With a touch of facetiousness. I venture that you are a worthy foremnner of that movement of the future, "Men's Lib." I shall also add that during that same period. Bob also served as Secretary of the State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers.

Don Johnston, my most dependable news source, also spent several items. The Washington Febmary luncheon was attended by only a few hardy souls who braved the ice and cold, that is Hal Baker, Owen Comp, Omer Kneeland, Don Johnston and Zeke Sanbom who brought Buck Jordan's son with him.

Idella Duvall Fink has had privately published, for family and friends, a booklet of poetry. Written through the years, it is called Recall. Some of the poems have been set to music by a composer friend, some read before various book clubs, and one copy is being put in the college library of Randolph-Macon.

Don continues with word from Charley McWhinnie that James P. Owings, one of our Lost Battalion, lives at 6401 W. 47th Place, Wheat Ridge CO 80033, and from Dick Taylor that E. D. Taylor's widow now lives at 716 Michael St. N.W., Atlanta GA 30329. Also, that George Bauemschmidt has given up his P.O. Box but is still living at 681 Hendler Rd., Sevema Park MD2II48.

All the Roll Calls went into the mail on 5 January and, four weeks later, only 14 have been retumed. Don had told me previously that he had received a very kind note of appreciation from Emily Garrison for the Class flowers at Slim's funeral.

I had requested some obituary statistics regarding Frankie Walker from Russ Sturges.

Russ did not have said statistics but sent me some personal notes about Frank. But first he included a clipping about his golf exploits.

Russ has apparently been burning up the Sonoma fairways and recently fired a net score of 48 to top the medal play event of the Los Arroyos Senior Men's Club.

Frank's first wife, who died in January 1945. was Doris Carpenter, twin sister of Dorothy Sturges. He married his cousin, "Del" Walker in early 1949. Fiank was a fine Classmate whom we shall miss. We offer our sincere sympathies to Doris' and Frank's son, Frank R. Jr. and to his widow and cousin, "Del" Walker Walker. However, he never responded to the Class Roll Call or 40 Yr. Later Book so I do not have sufficient information for a "Last Call" Obituary. The same applies to Tom Cory and William Kent Jr. noted in the March issue.

Don just informed me that the Roll Call addressed to Arthur Dineen was retumed labeled "Deceased" but we have no further information regarding Arthur.

1 called Murph upon my retum and he brought me up to date on our San Diego area.

The Febmary luncheon had eight in attendance; regulars Libs Libby, Murph Murphy, Bill Riggs, Fish Whaley and Milo Williams and "suburbanites" Vic Ellis, Glenn Jones and Mike Malanphy. Vic was definitely on the mend and walked with only slight difficulty.

The ladies. Georgya Ellis, Win Jones, Ruth Murphy and Genevieve Williams held forth separately. Miller Redfield was slightly indisposed and unable to make the luncheon.

Murph reported that he had talked with Bert McVay in late December and that while Bert was "holding his own", he was still unable to move about without assistance. He is now at the Hillcrest Convalescent Center, 3520 4th St.. San Diego. Two sisters, Gertmde and Corinne Connell, who were childhood schoolmates of Bert's, and his Elk friends, especially W.L. Grandalski, have been most helpful to Bert. We all wish Bert continued recovery from his stroke.

Murph was on his 50th anniversary cmise when George Boldizsar died but did talk to George's daughter, Peggy Schatz, later. Peggy requested that the Class remembrance to her father be made as a contribution to the 1922 Memorial Scholarship Fund. I also talked to Peggy who said that her father had gone to the hospital just before Thanksgiving due to blood complications. He was home again 10-17 December and then again to Balboa NavHosp, still due to blood complications. However, he succumbed to a massive stroke on 28 December. We San Diegans especially will miss George at our monthly luncheons. Our sympathies are extended to Peggy, her sister, Elizabeth and her brother, George, Jr. and their families.

(Also, see "Last Call.")

23 Pres., Adm. Arleigh Burke, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, RAdm. EllioU Strauss, USN (Ret.) 2945 Garfield Terrace Washington, DC 20008 Class Reporter: Lt. Wm. P. Wadbrook USN (Ret.) 2911 Newark St., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20008 Percent Members: 78 Washington Area News In the White House, on the tenth of January 1977, Arleigh Burke was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Gerald Ford. The citation said: "Combat Commander.

Innovative Naval Strategist and Tactician, Inspiring Leader, First 3-Term Chief of Naval Operations. He made the Sea a place of Victory in War and a Mighty Fortress in Peace."

Arleigh also was honored on 27 November 1976 in Philadelphia, by receiving the Union League of Philadelphia's Bicentennial Medal in recognition of his part in the contribution the Armed Forces have made to the Nation.

Classmates who attended our Febmary Luncheon were: Cofer. Stephens, Spmng, Dietrich, Mendenhall, Cutting, Mclsaac, Holdemess, Withington, Johnson, King, Johannesen, Murdaugh, Dussault, Strauss, Wadbrook, Barrett, Tucker, Edwards, Moran.

Those Classmates whose presence we missed, but who sent regrets, were: Merle Huebl, Bill Van Dusen. Gordon Daisley, Jack Curry, Arleigh Burke. Pierre Bemard. Ray Lewis, Shorty Walton, Tommy Tucker, and

52 Melville B. Grosvenor. Reasons for being absent were varied and interesting—hope they will be able to join us later.

We regretfully note the death of two of our Classmates in December: Walter Ginn and Dan Cone. Both were well known to their Classmates for their cheerful courage through life.

Walter Ginn died on 16 December 1976 at his home in Coconut Grove, Florida, in tragic circumstances. He was killed by burglars. His death was indeed a tragedy for his daughter tells us that Walter was in vigorous good health. Our deepest sympathy is extended to his wife, Elizabeth, and his daughter, Rita Ginn Johnson. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery on 21 December.

Dan Cone died in Ormond Beach, Florida, on 21 December of pneumonia and complications. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery on 24 December. Our deepest sympathy is extended to his wife, Helen, and brother, James. A number of our Classmates in this area attended both burial services. (See March "Last Call.")

In a letter to Arleigh, Red Cone ("31), brother of Dan, expressed warm appreciation of the presence of eight of our Classmates as pall bearers at Dan's funeral. Quoting Arleigh's letter in reply, "Dear Red, Thank you for your very kind letter of 3 January. 1 wish I could be accurate in naming Dan's Classmates who attended his funeral but we have had several funerals recently and I would be sure to make an error. Many more Classmates would have been there had it not been the day before Christmas for a great many were out of town.

They would all have attended if they could have, for Dan was a much beloved and respected man. All through his life he was one of those few people who had the admiration of all his associates and we all aspired to be more like that fine brother of yours. He was a great man and he will be sorely missed."

Reporting from the distaff side: Pearl Evans, "This is an attempt to try to express my appreciation to all the Class of '23 for their kindness to me over the years—expressed in so many different ways, not the least of which is making me feel as though I belong, which is a warm, wonderful way to feel. Thank you, one and all. 1 have enjoyed your letters and am so glad to be included in your mailing list. I'm enclosing a small check to help defray expenses.

Thank you, once again. Best wishes for a healthy, happy year of '77." Maurie Ruble, "I do thoroughly enjoy hearing of old-time friends thm the Class letter—thank you so much for keeping me on the list. I'm not very active these days but these news bits bring back so many happy memories of when we were all 'young & gay' and could get together." Betty Myers, "If there's anything nicer than being remembered 'out of the blue,' I don't know what it is. I was delighted to hear from you and to realize that I am still counted as one of a very favorite group. I am ashamed that 1 have not answered sooner. This past year has been one of decisions. Just about a year ago 1 blacked out—I who had not been ill since a child—and it was a startling thing. I needed a new aortic valve—my daughter said 'of course she'll have the operation.' So-o I did and at 72 I've made what they call a remarkable recovery. There is a very nice retirement community near by and I registered there soon after Abe's death but did not choose to go until recently. I've decided to buy an apartment and forever be taken care of. I will move on February I s t ^ b u t still keeping my house till I see

I really like the place. I have 3 months to decide. It is a Quaker Community and they are the shrewdest people I know. It is a beautiful woodsy setting but whether I can live perpetually in a motel-like place I'm not sure. I hope I can attend the 50th reunion and will be so happy to get any mailings. Please give my best regards to all—I've always been so proud that Abe was an Annapolis graduate besides being the nicest person I ever knew—Lucky, lucky me." Margaret Stimson, "I am happy to take this opportunity to thank you for putting me on the mailing list for the Alumni letter. 1 like your format and the letter is very warm and well done. I look forward to receiving it."

Bobbie Burke, "The latest series of Newcomin Society addresses [Arleigh Burke is a member] included an account of the '1976 Virginia Dinner.' The speaker. Dr. Thomas A. Graves, Jr., President, The College of William and Mary, tells briefly the absorbing story of this nearly three centuries old College. But, as the narrative proceeds, we are reminded of the great part our Classmate and his father before him have played in the more recent development of this famous university. Both President Alvin Carroll Chandler and his son, President Alvin Duke Chandler, are given much credit for innovation and 'enormous increase in the number of faculty and students.' Particular credit is given our Duke for starting the New Campus. The Class of '23 is proud of your accomplishments, Duke." (Thank you Bobbie for writing up this tribute to our Duke.)

And from Classmates: Lennarie and Ted Hasbrouck: "Greetings Friends—The Hasbroucks are back in San Antonio, Texas—after 2 years opening San Antonio's own and original Mini-Storage on the Florida west coast—Tampa. Lennarie wanted to stay in Florida but air pollution was too rough for Ted's breathing apparatus. Lucky to have a Mini-Storage niche open in San Antonio for Mini-Manager—mama and polluted-papa.

City acreage back of Mini-Storage is overgrown with vegetation and wild life. About 30 deer came and drank out of the Hotel swimming pool next door to us one morning. Maybe even took a swim. Ted visited the old St. Louis Court House (now a federal Museum) where he learned to paint in oils 43 years ago under WPA—at night, no heat for painters or models. We've thrown away the thermometer.

Why look for bad news? The floods have washed away the rain gauge. But we still have the gourmet cook of all gourmets—mama. We need no gauge to measure our Holiday good wishes to y'all up yonder and down thar—and that goes for New Years, Easter, 4th of July, Labor Day or Thanksgiving—or any idle time you need good wishes. Best of everything" Cabell Gwathmey: "This one has to do with a delightful party for the Bay Area '23ers given

by Peter and Betty Obninsky at their home in Lafayette on Dec. I Ith, 1976. There was a good tumout of the Class which I will not list.

The day was fine and bright. The spirits provided by the host and those brought by the guests were of the first order of excellence.

The luncheon was delightful. Betty is a talented hostess. Peter Obninsky's name has appeared in Shipmate in connection with our local class activities. He has been made an Honorary Member of our Bay Area Group, Class of '23, so you might like to know more about him. A member of the Class of '23 in the Russian Naval Academy, he escaped from the Bolsheviki by way of the Mediterranean; spending some time in Bizerte, Tunisia, on a

long joumey to the United States. 1 won't try to fill in all the blanks in his career (it would take too long), but, after becoming an architect in this country, Peter served in the Navy for many years as an architect on the technical staff of the Commander, Western Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command in San Bruno, Califomia. It was in that capacity that 1 first became acquainted with Peter when our office was designing athletic and housing projects for the Engineering Command. Since his retirement, Peter has been engaged in doing some fine water colors of Califomia scenes and activities. He currently has an impressive exhibit of his work on display in the Fleet Admiral Nimitz Club on Treasure Island. 1 have personally checked Peter out in sailing small boats. He is a good sailor and enjoys practicing the art. I would like to add my voice to others hereabouts to compliment you on your editorship of the Washington Environs Bulletins. We all enjoy them and are grateful to you for the effective job you are doing for us all." Carl Gesen: "I have enjoyed your news letters and look forward to future ones. Thanks for the 'plug' regarding my demerit record. For many years 1 have tried to impress on my grandchildren but without success, that I was well behaved in my youth. With an assist from your letter I'll try once again. Of course 1 was lucky. Whenever my room was in disorder one of my roommates was 'in charge.' Furthermore, I lived on a lower deck so I had no trouble beating 'late blast.' " Will Price: "It was most pleasant to receive a visit from Karl Hensel during which he said he would request that you place my name on the list for notes of the D.C. meetings. Just returned from a Caribbean cmise to find your 5 January report and I enjoyed reading of the doings of many friends and acquaintances." Bill Lemly: "[Sent a] contribution to stamp kitty [and wishes for] A Happy New Year to All Hands." John King: "Sorry for no show due to snow, January meeting." Peirce Kingsley: "Enjoy reading the news of our Classmates. Expect to spend Febmary in Florida (Clearwater Beach). We have an old man's club of about 200 members and keep busy with bowling, golf, bridge and trips.

We even have a stocks and bond group if you want to make or lose money. There are about 12 couples from the group that are going to stay in the same motel for month of Febmary so we will get our golf in down there. Expect to stop and see the Tuckers on the way down."

Duke Chandler: "I have thoroughly enjoyed your report on the Class and look forward to receiving it. Enclosed is a small check to help cover the postage. The Chapter on behalf of the Class has done an excellent job. With all good wishes."

From various sources we leam that: Frank Lamson-Scribner retumed in December to Florida from a two months' stay at his son's home in Arlington. Jenks Longfellow and his wife Ruth have bought a lot on Marco Island. They are thinking of building a larger place than their present condominium. Mae and Gyro Sperry enjoy a real nice home on a lake in Orlando. They would like to receive our Bulletin. (Now on our mailing list.) Walter Goldsmith and wife Isabel enjoyed Alaska and felt the spell of the Yukon this past Summer by air, train, bus and ship. Val Morrow (John Morrow's widow) now is living in St. Petersburg close to the Gulf. She would very much like to receive our Bulletin. (Also now on our mailing list.) " J e r r y " and George Welker made a flying visit North in August for Shipmate

53 the wedding of granddaughter. Will Price, who left us in late "20, lives on Siesta Key, Sarasota, in the Winter and in Harwich Port, Cape Cod in the Summer. He served with Stone and Webster for some 33 years and was a senior vice president before he retired. As he requested, have placed him on mailing list for Bulletin. Min and Morris Smellow spent two weeks in December at Satellite Beach. Florida.

And late news from our San Francisco Bay Area Reporter. Cabell Gwathmey: "Thanks for your note of January 14th. Your encouragement inspires this report on our '23 luncheon yesterday at Treasure Island. We had a good tumout of 22. including 'Dempy' Mooromsky (Bill Thayer's daughter) who was the guest of the Duncans. She is visiting here from her home in Bmssels. The list follows: Charlie and Ruth Walker. Mickey O'Regan, Bear and Alyce Arnold.

"Dempy" Mooromsky. Ike and Adelaide Teuscher, Peter and Betty Obninsky. Cabell and Marion Gwathmey. Packy and Alice Schade. Frances Bowers. Eddie and Susie Duncan, Bill and Esther Stock, Savvy and Marie Northcutt, Bert Shone.

"Judging by the decibel level attained and the spirited exchanges on real and imagined subjects, the party could be called successful: as all of our thrice-yearly gatherings are.

Frances Bowers gave us a first hand report on Mike Connelley's excellent progress in recovering from his recent injuries. Ike and Adelaid Teuscher invited us to hold our May meeting in their delightful community. Oakmont. in the Valley of the Moon. Sonoma County. We all remember the fun we had there in the Spring of 1975 and look forward to another chance to meet there. No doubt you will receive a copy of the notice when Ike mails them out. The date will be 21 May. We asked Peter Obninsky to give us a brief rundown on the Russian Naval Academy as he remembers it when we meet at Ike's in May. He promises to do this, giving some thought to my suggestion that he not allow a good story to be spoiled on an overzealous concem for the tmth. We are sincerely interested to know what a Russian Midshipman's reactions to his Academy were like in the days when we were at Annapolis. We toasted the New Commander-in-Chief in Califomia wine and reluctantly set our courses for home. My salutations to the Environs Chapter."

The annual co-ed luncheon will be held on Wednesday 4 May. in the Officers' Club, Annapolis, at 12:30. Price per person is $5.00 and widows wiU be welcomed as guests of the Chapter at no cost. Please send check to Capt.

T. T. Tucker, Luce Creek Dr., Annapolis MD 21401 by 20 April: widows are requested to notify Tommy of their intention to attend as well.

Correspondents, past, present and future, who made and will make our Bulletins possible—Thank You. West Coast News The "Greaters" assembled at the Marine Recmit Depot at noon on the 4th Thursday of January and proceeded to check on each others" activities of the recent past. All seemed to be in great spirits with thirty Classmates, wives and widows plus one of the next generation comprising the group. FYesent were: Nels and Andy Anderson. Shirley Bames with son John, Lou and Emmy Brendel, Tom and Ellen Casey, Bob and Ruth Casson, Joe and Madge Chapman, Mike and Peggy Connelley, Louise April, 1977

Hederman, Stan and Billie Leith, Bill Lemly.

Al OIney, Speed and Mabs Rodgers. Harry and Evelyn Sanders, Curt Smiley, Put and Eleanor Storrs, Ken and Marge Walker, Frank Weir, Hat Williams, and Woodie Woods.

After a very welcome meal, Mike brought to the attention of all present what information he had gathered from Classmates by means of letters, telephone, and face-to-face conversations. All were urged to forward to Morris Smellow all necessary details for attendance at our 55th; this information is important to the Committee.

The following greeted us cordially, but we regret that they could not be with us physically. Our thoughts were with all of them. Arleigh Burke (with a most cordial letter). Kat Carlin.

Bo Dodson, Steamboat Fulton (very happy to be on our mailing list), Ted Hasbrouck (now living in San Antonio), Don MacMahan, Max Mizell. Margaret Willetts. and Jack Pearson (who had been down for the Charity Ball).

Some of the miscellaneous news that we gave and received: Andy Anderson and Al Olney celebrated birthdays on 26 November.

Murr Arnold was home after having been incarcerated in the hospital for a week with a heart condition, but he says he is in good shape once again. Joe Briggs sent a news clipping giving an account of the friendship of Joe and Marge over many, many years and telling of their subsequent marriage. Tom Casey showed up to see how Mike performed with his repaired hip. Ellen has had a similar repair job which seems to be working well and she is very pleased. Other letters were from Bob Confer who said that Christmas at Vinson Hall was very merry, and he and Maurine sent greetings and best wishes. And Alan Davis sent a most interesting and cordial letter with snapshots of his home near East Haddam.

Connecticut. The summer picture showing green grass and trees and shrubs was greatly different from the winter scene with mounds of white snow covering the bam and landscape.

Katie and Harold Krick had a wonderful 6-week trip to Europe last Fall, including a most happy visit with son David and family in Paris. And intrepid Bill McCafferty has been threatening to clean the gutters of his 3-story home if only he can get Ann away from the house long enough for him to sneak out the equipment and do it. We regret to report that Dot McCarty had a bad fall with injuries to her feet—the result, she is "shoeless" for a time.

A most cordial letter was received from Hubert McLellan which made us feel warm inside. He stated that Marion and Paul Jackson had been house guests at the end of the year.

Hubert is conferring with Arleigh for the authorization of a cachet at the time of the launching of USS MOOSEBRUEGER later this month.

Other notes received: Marie and Savvy Northcutt sent greetings and best wishes.

Savvy has had a number of physical problems this past year, but is improving and we hope that he recovers completely very soon. Morris Smellow sent a delightful letter and inquired particularly about Gat Washburn. Gat is still in the Veterans' Hospital in La Jolla, but he did get a chance to get home for a short time in December. Claire lives at 140 Walnut St.. San Diego CA 92103 and would like to hear from friends. And Elliott Strauss sent a fine letter of congratulations with best wishes and hopes that a lot of us intend to be at our 55th. Bill Wadbrook also sent his best; Bill is doing an excellent job for the Washington group, judg-

ing by the great reports received out here on the West Coast. Also reporting from the snowy East was Frank Rigler, now living at 217 Hanover St., Annapolis MD 21401, just outside the main gate at the Academy.

John Crommelin was in town about a week but could not stay for our meeting. He and Lillian had the sad duty of packing up the household effects of Helen Binford (aunt of Lillian) who had died in the early part of January.

Helen was the widow of Tommy (Ducky) Binford '20.

Mary Dugan reports that the Missouri Winter has been COLD! She is in good spirits and fairly good health too. Karl Hensel dropped off his usual pleasant letter with lots of reports of Classmates in his area, and elsewhere as well. The Storrs were with us for lunch, but started for San Francisco for a short visit immediately afterwards. And Mabs and Speed Rodgers indicated they would be braving the frigid East sometime in Febmary. Hope the snow was down some by that time.

Another world traveller is Hat Williams. She enjoys her home at Dann Point, but still goes and goes.

We had hopes that Marion and Paul Jackson and Mickey and Mac McKinney would be with us for the luncheon, but circumstances prevented that. They all sent hearty good wishes.

We miss them greatly when they can't be with us.

Finally, Cabell Gwathmey urges all who may be in the area to attend their "23 group luncheon on 21 May. The same invitation is extended to all those in the San Diego area on 26 May, 28 July, and 23 September. The meeting date for November is still uncertain. ''^'•S^. ^

Bill Wadbrook and Jimmy Willet in back of Bancroft This picture of Jimmy Willett and Bill Wadbrook was submitted by Karl Hensel. It was taken in back of Bancroft Hall, and Karl says: "Does anybody remember how many buttons we had on our monkey jackets? Behind our two young midshipmen laze a couple of carefree lads after a full dress parade, or some such. At the time, Jimmy was my roommate—a grand lad too!"" And so say I!

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24 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 Columnist, RAdm. John D. Hayes, USN (Ret.) P.O. Box 2667. Texas City TX 77590 Percent Members: 86

D.O., who tried to fatten him during Plebe Summer, failed miserably.

Felix Howland. from Alpine, Texas, writes that he enjoys being a Texan, "though I am not yet six feet tall or a millionaire."

Claire and Red Ruhsenberger have 2 sons in the Navy—Commander and Lieutenant Commander—the latter an aviator. Red wants to start a Three Century Club in the Class made up of those who were bom in the 19th century and intend to make it to the 21st.

A Christmas card from Al Harmon really carried good news. Al was back from the hospital with a "no cancer" report, just an infection, fixed up with anti-biotics.

Passings Austen Magly died on Wednesday, 12 January, at the Balboa Naval Hospital, San Diego.

Cause was a heart attack, but he had been in poor health for some time. Private services were held at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery on Point Loma where his ashes were interred.

Austen commanded VT-3 in SARATOGA about 1940 and commanded the escort carrier WAKE ISLAND when she was kamakazied and

severely damaged at Iwo Jima, probably the only ship of that type to suffer such an attack and survive. We remember him fondly as the star forward on our class basketball team. During World War II he was awarded the Legion of Merit, Commendation Medal and the Navy Unit Citation. He was a Life member of the Alumni Association.

A Few Years Back, Approaching Middle Age When the blizzards were going on in Chicago and Buffalo a few weeks back, Hayes decided to call up up E. J. Taylor in Bismarck, North Dakota, to have a report from a Classmate who lives where it is really cold. But there was no big news story from E. J. There had been little snow in his area this Winter and besides the Taylors spent much of it in Arizona.

From Letters to Noble Bernice and Crutch Adair report that they have kept busy since retirement, she teaching English and Art, mosfly sculpture, and he astronomy including giving planetarium programs. Jack Engeman with an associate, Mr. Jim Welch, gave a two-man show of photographs during the month of Febmary at the Waxter Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Ethel and Ken Borgen live in a large house with several acres of view propped above Alki Point, West Seattle, overlooking Elliott Bay and Paget Sound. They watch the ships coming down from Whidbey Island and going to Bremerton. They are blessed by having 4 children, 6 grand and I great-grand in the area, along with spouses, in-laws, etc., altogether 35.

Their 3 daughters want them to sell the old place but they love it. "Bum-dope" Topper, getting no response to many telephone calls to Ken, presupposed the Borgens had gone to Califomia like other oldsters, when they were actually out on the Olympic Peninsula. Hence the incorrect report in the December Shipmate. Ken came from Chicago to Seattle in 1942 and served in the small carrier BLOCK ISLAND in the Pacific and, from 1943 to 1946, did duty in the Puget Sound area. In 1944 he bought the house they now live in. He retired as Commander USNR in April 1959. We knew Ken for many years as "Hungry" because a

A Grave Marker, at last, for John Waldron A letter dated I Febmary 1977 is quoted here in part: "I am Nancy Waldron Le Dew, my father John C. Waldron. The purpose of this note is to pass the sad news of the death of my mother and John's widow, Adelaide Waldron. She died after a 6 month's illness at her home in Pensacola, Florida. Since my father was killed in the Battle of Midway, there has never been a grave marker. So my sister Ann and myself saw to it that he was included on mother's marker with 'Lost in the Battle of Midway' and the date."

Mrs. Le Dew's husband is Capt. Tom Le Dew USN (Ret.) '50. They live at 1466 Peari Ave., Live Oak FL 32060.

After reading Mrs. Le Dew's note, I broke out my The United States Navy in World War II, compiled and edited by S. E. Smith and reread Slaughter of Torpedo 8 by Sidney L. James (pp. 271-276), first published in Life Magazine, 31 August 1942. Ensign Gay, the only survivor of John's squadron, recently retired as a TWA pilot.

Comings and Goings We are indebted to Ev Burroughs for the information on Magly's death and also on his naval career. When Ev wrote on 16 Febmary, he had just returned from three weeks in Washington on the sad mission of burying his daughter Kathy who had died very suddenly.

While in Washington, he had seen Wally Petersen, Dick Johnson, Bob Swart, Bob Sutliff, Mike Bradley, and Hunter Robinson. All seemed fit.

In mid-January, Ev had met Le Reah Lilliard in the North Island dispensary. She told him that Joe is cheerful but recenfly suffered another stroke and is having a difficult time.

Ev closed with: "The best thing we can do is to stay healthy."

Paul Crosby wrote Bob Keyer that, after his

third retirement, he stopped working and now is sorry. After his active duty ended in July 1955, he first taught at Admiral Farragut Academy in Pine Beach, New Jersey, for ten years; that was followed by a decade in real estate, living all of it on Toms River. Last year, so that his wife could be near her brother and son, in case he went to Arlington first, they moved to Jamestown, Rhode Island.

After this Winter, Paul claims he will probably have a snow shovel for a headstone.

Doris and Jose Cabanillas were at Oceanside from after Christmas to mid-January. They journeyed to Coronado where they saw Helen Ritchie, Tom's widow. Bill (Dutch) Deuterman '27, Evelyn and Hal Tiemooth, Kay and Ev Burroughs and Swede Ekstrom. They learned the population of San Diego now exceeds that of San Francisco, and report that all Classmates in San Diego are in good shape except Joe Lilliard. On II January 1977, they started their retum trip to Richmond via Jacksonville, Florida.

Bill Mansfleld attended a luncheon on 27 January at Moffett Field, Califomia, where he learned what Rear Admiral K.R. McKee, the Superintendent is doing at the Navy School.

"How different from our Scales and Wilson."

McKee told Bill that 14 of his Classmates are 1924 Jrs., and 5 are still on active duty. He remembered Frank Grandfield and Bert Kalisch.

Arthritis seems to be affecting the giris of our Class more than the boys. At least two of the former are almost cripples but your columnist recalls none of the boys in such shape. Am 1 wrong about this?

Class Gatherings An important item was omitted from the March issue. The Philadelphia '24 group had dinner with their ladies at the top of the Barclay in Bala-Cynwyd. Pennsylvania, just beyond North Philadelphia on 6 December 1976. Of particular pleasure was the presence of Norma and Paul Siegrist as guests of Helen Louise and Raoul Waller. Others attending were Alice and John Buxton, Alice and Joe Callaghan, Betty Gjmimage with Art Fleming, Katee and Jim Lazell, Jan and Eph McLean, Connie and Carl Rode, LyI and George Stott, and Bill Tumey. After dinner, Helen Louise and Raoul showed their excellent slides of their trip through the Falkland Islands and Antarctica.

The January Co-ed Lunch of the Washington group was held at Rossmoor Liesure World under the sponsorship of Martha and Rollo Wilson. Although bad weather kept a number of people away, the following did show up to take part in a very enjoyable occasion: Bo and Malin Craig, Mid and Hank Duvall, Edith and Tommy Dyer, Dot Hartwig. Adele and Lee Herring, Bert Kalisch, Virginia (Leach) and Frank Kehr, Marian and Wally Petersen, Ed Rawlins, Jean and Hunter Robinson, Mary and Bob Sutliff, Harriet Sweeney, Helen Louise and Raoul Waller. As a separate item, the Wallers are off again on a rather extensive Egyptian trip.

Class Agents The class agents for the USNA Alumni Association Fund—Campaign '77, in addition to Chairman Abrahams, are: George King, J.F. Cooke, J.F. Addoms, G.E. Beatty, W.E. Lankanau, W.A. Evans, J.C. Landstreet. F.M. Falge, G.C. Towner, W.N. Mansfield, J.B. Ricketts, J.L. Herlihy, F.A. Strohecker, L.B. Blaylock, Howell Armor, E.E. Yeomans, E.E. Shipmate

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Gentlemen, Noble thanks you, the Class thanks you and the Alumni Association thanks you.

Final news this month is that your columnist was foreman of the grand jury of Galveston County, Texas, for the February—March term. Any in the Class who have performed this duty for their community knows what that means.

25 Pres., RAdm. Walter C.Ford USN (Ret.) Sec'y. RAdm. F. Kent Loomis, USN (Ret.) 3055 FoxhallRd.. N.W. Washington. D.C.20016 Percent Members: 82 This edition, due to the time lag in going to press, will have news of the Holiday season.

The Washington-Annapolis group held its annual Xmas—New Years luncheon on January 6th at the Officers' and Faculty Club, U. S. Naval Academy. This was just after a heavy snow storm on the 5th followed by another on the 7th. However it was a sunny day for '25 and a good tumout for midwinter, and those present were unanimous in agreement that with the ladies it made a very pleasant event which they would like to repeat quarterly. Attending were Jean Burrowes, Louise Clark, Barbara Delaney, Jimmy Dowden, Jim and Judge Filer, Chan and Henry Ford, Neil and KC Hurd, Georgette Hart, Dot and Johnny Johns, Melita and Woolsey Johnson, Kay and Kent Loomis, Pat and Bob McFarlane, Marg and Jim McNally, Ruth and Joe Nevins, Maidee and Pete Peterson, Jane and Schuyler Pyne, Noreen Query, Allie and Robbie Robinson, Ruth Reamy, Anne and Red Slaven, Tini and Joe Stryker, Connie Hurt Stringer, Anne Tonseth, Bill Tumey. Grantland and Von VonKleeck.

The class president read the following certificate, later presented to Bob Cronin who has not recovered from his serious illness of last year.

Certificate of Recognition Rear Admiral Robert E. Cronin, U.S.N. (Ret.) The Class of 1925, United States Naval Academy, wish to express our sincere thanks for the invaluable services you have rendered our Class. You have been a forceful leader and hard worker. Your guidance and inspirational assistance helped to make possible the publications of our Silver, 45th., and Golden Quivers. You gave of your valuable time even though you were involved in many other important activities.

We, the undersigned, members of the Executive Committee, on behalf of the entire Class, want you to know. Bob Cronin, our beloved Classmate, how deeply we appreciate your devotion and tireless efforts.

President Walter C. Ford Vice President Joe W. Stryker Secretary F. Kent Loomis Treasurer Kenneth C. Hurd Member Schuyler N. Pyne Bob's condition remains about the same and he is still in the Potomac Valley Nursing Home, Rockville, Maryland. Several ClassApril, 1977

mates in the vicinity visit Bob. Jane has been ill and in a hospital, but is back home in Alexandria and is slowly recovering.

We regret to report the death of George Dufek on 10 Febmary. He had been at the Bethesda Naval Hospital, where Schuyler Pyne and Henry Ford had visited him recently.

We extend our sympathy to Muriel and the family. Also see "Last Call."

Chan and Henry Ford spent a delightful weekend at the Williamsburg Inn January 29th.

Their daughter Barbara Wemess and 4 of the grandchildren came over from Norfolk and attended the Navy-William and Mary basketball game with them. It was a most enjoyable weekend. Enroute home they stopped by to see Kay Long. They were so pleased to see Kay and her daughter Neville who is living with her so comfortably settled. They had a nice long visit reminiscing over their long years of friendship. Henry and Johnny Long were at Torpedo School, Newport, back in 1926 and later roommates aboard the old four-stacker DALE in 1927. Their room was so small one had to stay in bed while the other dressed! The loss of Johnny is greatly felt.

We continue to pass the baton of preparing our Shipmate notes and these have been prepared by Henry Ford with assistance from Schuyler Pyne, who does a fine job finalizing each edition, Kent Loomis and Joe Stryker also contribute items.

By the time you receive this edition, Jane and Schuyler Pyne will have retumed from Haiti and the Dominican Republic. They had planned a visit to Cincinnati to the MOOW General Staff meeting, but 25° below zero weather discouraged them.

Charlie Silsbee advises that after years of trying unsuccessfully to get Illinois license plates NA 1925 he inherited a set from Goldie Goldenson when Goldie decided to give up his car.

Charlie also wrote that his wife Rose fell and broke her hip on Christmas day. Corrective surgery was required.

Betty and Oliver van den Burg are vacationing in Winter Park, Florida, where they are enjoying warm weather before retuming north.

Champlin, Bob and Ruby Clark, Vic and Virginia Long, Ran and Mary MacKinnon, John and Louise Murphy, and many other friends as well from other Classes. An excellent start for a worthy project.

Sunday aftemoon about 700 attended the dedication of the junior high school named for Bill's father. The principal speaker for the ceremony was the Commandant, Eleventh Naval District, RAdm. W. Haley Rogers USN '47. He presented a concise and colorful rendition of Admiral Standley's career in the Navy and his continued service to the country and the community of San Diego following his retirement. Bill Standley then presented the picture of STANDLEY and a portrait of Admiral Standley painted by Mrs. Will D. Wright to the school. These were gratefully accepted by the school principal and student representatives. It was a meaningful ceremony enjoyed by those attending because of the cooperative efforts of the Standley family, the Commandant, the Navy Band, the community leaders, the school administration, and the students.

Vic Long writes that Virginia is improving nicely but that they are staying close to home.

Ron MacKinnon reports nothing unusual at the "Geriatric Ghetto." He has a motto "Don't go to heaven in ' 7 7 " to supplement Speed Graubart's "Stay alive in '75." Ron and Mary, as pictured, are looking forward to their Fiftieth Anniversary in September, so we advance congratulations.

Mary and Ran MacKinnon

Bill Standley and Arthur Beaumont with painting of tJSS STANDLEY Saturday, 13 November 1976, was the start of a very festive week end for Flo and Bill Standley. The theme of the occasion was the dedication of the William H. Standley Junior High School in University City, San Diego, the next day. Bill and Flo hosted a reception at the Admiral Kidd Club in San Diego on the 13th honoring Arthur Beaumont and his charming wife Dorothy, plus their many service and civilian friends. The painting of USS STANDLEY (CG-32) had its first public showing at the reception and was much admired. Among the guests from 1925 were Jack and Betty

Al Jarrell writes from Sedona, Arizona, "A couple of Classmates have asked how I made out in my race for State Senator. Never thought my campaign would generate such widespread interest. To relieve the tension, I hereby officially announce that 1 was clobbered. There are just too many Democrats in my district, and I couldn't convert them. They were equally unsuccessful in trying to convert me."

Bob Hogaboom writes that he will continue until September as chairman of the commission to preserve and develop St. Marys, Maryland, the original settlement and for 61 years capitol of the colony. He has visited Quatamalas with his daughter and viewed by air the Mayan mns at Ticol in the Yucatan jungles. They also visited the Indian country of the high Andes in Ecuador. Hoge has enjoyed an interesting second career. He reports that Jean is fully recovered from a severe hip fracture, thanks to the super surgeons at Bethesda.

Red Eye Coleman writes that he and Kitty spent the holidays in Orlando with family and will be traveling around Florida for awhile. He also forwarded a note from Paul Crosley who now lives in Jamestown, Rhode Island, who

56 wrote—"the hospitable Heneberger family had us over to a noon reunion with the Gus Wellings family in Newport. It was a welcome reunion of local '25ers and you can imagine the stories we exchanged and the fun we had. It was also the first time that the three of us had been together and 1 regret we had not had more chances. 1 have been sort of segregated from members of the Class down in Toms River, New Jersey, except occasionally when someone like Alex Sledge would drift in with a nice wife at Lakehurst."

Anne and Red Slaven—November 1926 The wedding picture is that of Anne and Red Slaven in November, 1926. Others in the picture are Hap Lyon, best man, Millicent Redmond, Anne's sister as maid of honor, Henry Crommelin, Ed Swinburne, Clay Latrobe, "Soldier" Ellis (VMI or Citadel), ushers, George Weber '17, Anne's brother-in-law who gave the bride away, and the Rev. Walker who performed the ceremony. All were serving in CALIFORNIA except Weber who was engineering officer in OKLAHOMA.

The group picture shows the entire "Slaven Clan" assembled at their 50th Anniversary for a quiet celebration. That is, as quiet as it can be with seven grandchildren ranging from 18 months to 22 years, some of whom had not seen each other for about a year. The dinner took place at the home of Anne Slaven Parr on the Wye River, Eastem Shore Maryland. Practically everyone took park in the cooking, even to Red who baked a mince pie. The process overflowed the Parr's kitchen into a house trailer and cottage on the farm. Nancy Slaven Reams made a replica of the wedding cake from a picture and Anne cut it with Red's And now, "The Slaven Clan"

sword. Then the gang sang "Happy Anniversary" to the tune of "Happy Birthday." Ben Reams '48A, a photo hobbiest, had covered the walls with blown up snapshots of Anne and Red taken in June Week '25 and just before the wedding. All shown in the group picture were present except Suzanne Reams Bridges and family who were added by the photographer.

They were home expecting a "launching" which took place early in December and produced a great-grandson as a playmate for the great-granddaughter.

We are pleased to report news from several widows. Eleanor Gellhom informs us that she had a flare-up from an old trouble last Fall and Winter which laid her up for several weeks.

However, the rest did her good and she is now "riding the crest." Ginny Henderson says that old friends have been wonderful to her and she is getting out and around a bit. Betty Lambrecht is planning to donate a set of handpainted dinner plates which John had acquired to the Aviation Museum at Pensacola. Each plate shows a different type of WW II airplane.

A very nice thing for Betty to do. Harriette Hoag spent Xmas with her son Bob and his family in Alexandria. Bob, Class of '61, is a Commander EDO stationed in Washington.

Noreen Query's health seems much improved.

She looks very well and is able to get out to do her chores regularly. Ethel Paul sends her thanks to the Classmates who helped her at the time of Pablo's death and also to those who remembered him by contributions. Doda Taylor spent Christmas in Palm Beach.

Minerva Ludewig has a new address, across the street from her old one. It is 750 Gonzales Drive, Apt. M-L, San Francisco, Califomia.

She looks forward to a possible 55th something or other in 1980. Betty Kivette had a lovely visit with friends recently in the Bahamas. She flew from Miami to Nassau-then to Eleuthera Island and on to Harbor Island. She not only got a tan, but she caught a 10 lb. Mutton fish.

Dorothy Cleland has survived several bouts with the doctors but is now in good shape in her new home 6224 Fisher Rd., Apt. 2-142.

Dallas, Texas. She said it was hard to leave Jacksonville where she had so many friends.

Bobbie Schleif is reported by her daughter to be in a nursing home "living in her own private world unaware of her surroundings or condition." Please do not grieve for her for 1 know

she wouldn't want that. Since our last report we have lost four widows: Irma McCall of Long Beach, Romayne Smith of Vinson Hall, Katherine Billing of Tampa, and Margaret Printup of Northridge, Califomia. Our deepest sympathy to their survivors. Hanna Quinn lives in Chatpala, Jalisco, Mexico. The unrest in Mexico causes foreigners there to travel by convoy.

Bill Gallery received a nice letter from RAdm. Sackett, Commandant, Ninth Naval District, stating in part—"As I dwell on the past, one person stands out above all others in both personal support and assistance to the Base and the Navy. That person just happens to be Admiral Bill Gallery. We here at Great Lakes are most indebted to you, and everyone joins me in expressing our appreciation and fondest wishes for the coming year." We extend our sympathy to Bill on the loss of his brother Dan, who attended our 50th Anniversary Reunion as Bill's guest.

Martha and Shane King attended the Army-Navy Football game. Said it was a beautiful day and we sure clobbered them. Cam Briggs writes that most 25ers in the San Diego area are enjoying their shirt-sleeve weather.

From New York comes word from Helen and Bill Shiler who faced the cold winter at home but plan a summer cmise, somewhere this year. Alex Sledge had a seige in Bethesda and a very serious operation. He recuperated sufficiently to go home to Highland Park, New Jersey, on 22 January. Our last report is that he is doing fine. Our best wishes to you, Alex, And Johnny Johns writes from Florida, "It's awful cold down here."

A few months ago we wished everyone who had had a birthday in the waning months of 1976 a Happy one and commented on those who had had a diamond one. Well, we do the same for the first quarter of 1977 with special note that the youngest living Classmate, Charlie Weeks, age 72, had his birthday on 12 January. Our diamond boys for the quarter are: Tee Benson, J. S. Day, Jeane Clark, Tom Crigler, J. R. Dyer. Boots McGirr. F. C. Bamhart. Bill Goulett, Mac McFall, Horace Trainer, Jim Knowles, Bob Gardner, J. E. Wilson, Wayne Eckley, and C. C. Seabury. Happy Birthday one and all! The above information courtesy of Frank Monroe.

It was with much pleasure that we received announcement of Bill Turney's marriage to his brother Hugh's widow, Marjorie, on 18 December in Arlington, Virginia. The couple will make their home at 439 Riverview Road, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, where Bill has lived for some years. Our congratulations and best wishes for their happiness.

The Washington-Annapolis class luncheon held at the Army-Navy Club in Washington, January 27th, was attended by Benson, Cash, Elliott, Ford, Goulett, Hurd, Loomis, Marshall, McFarlane, Naquin, O'Keefe, Pyne and Stryker.

The changes to the constitution sent to the class members, November 15, 1976, have been approved and the Executive Committee is very pleased with the results. The Area Representatives are doing a fine job and we greatly appreciate their efforts.

We have just leamed of the death of Ira Hobbs at Pebble Beach, Califomia, on 8 February 1977. and we extend our deepest sympathy.

Noreen Query has loaned us Jimmy's memory book which is full of pictures, programs, clippings, letters, etc. We have selected a few Shipmate

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pictures of Classmates taken on first-class cmise and a group picture taken first-class year on the terrace outside Smoke Hall, which are shown here in Shipmate. In the group picture we recognize Dave Hull, Joe Ludewig, George Gellhom, Larry Haugen, Perc Gibson, Dan Beard, Jimmy Query, Chuck Sigel, Bill Landers, Squire Harris and Stuart Smith. We are not sure of the Mid with the broken leg or another in the back row.

26 Pres., RAdm. Kenneth Craig. USN (Ret.) Corr. Secy, VAdm. W.R. Smedberg III, USN (Ret.), "Secure,"" Box 178, Crystal River, FL 32629 Percent Members: 87 Every now and then we are privileged to start this column with some good news. This time it is to report that your C/S has just received a letter from Marjorie Shane stating that, "like Samuel Clemens, T m afraid my demise is grossly exaggerated."'" She wasn't upset when she received the clipping from the January-Febmary Shipmate from her son, Louis; Class of 1958 at the Academy. She just wrote, "Don't worry about the grave mistake in Shipmate. It doesn't bother me a bit. Not everyone gets to read her own obituary!"

Nonetheless, this reporter apologizes not only to Marjorie but to her daughter and two sons, and to all those friends of hers who read Shipmate. Marjorie has many more friends from her old Navy days than she realizes, all of whom will be happy with this news; some of us pleased at the opportunity to tell her so, at 5 Green Street, Winthrop ME 04364, where she has lived since 1940. All her children are doing April, 1977

well. She has five grandsons and two granddaughters, all of whom visit her in the Summertime.

Kenny Craig writes from Maggie Valley, North Carolina, that between their return to Maggie on 4 January and the end of that month they have not been able to get their car out of their driveway and down to the main road and that he and Louise have been able to get to town only twice in those four weeks. They have had snow, ice and more snow; would have left for Blakely. Georgia, had they been able to get their car out. Kenny agrees that we should authorize sufficient expenditure of Class funds to enable Bunny Benjamin to mail out a questionnaire to all Classmates for whom we have addresses, and to help with other expenditures for the Class History. He and I. as President and VP of the Class, have made that decision for the Class.

Louise and Kenny were planning on looking for warmer weather by heading for Sarasota, Florida, in late Febmary, with a visit at "SECURE" enroute.

Although this is being written in early February it seems safe to predict that this month may not be our "usual" warm, sunny golfing weather. January was the worst month we have experienced here because, although we could play golf on all but three or four days, many times we had to wear sweaters and windbreakers, due to the chill wind which seemed to come straight from Hudson Bay. Gerry and John Sylvester were at "SECURE" with us from 20-25 January. We played four days, the first two being very chilly, though John kept saying "you should see what we left in Washington," where he had difficulty getting out of his own driveway to head south.

From here they went a couple of hours further southeast, to a lovely golfing spot called Mountain Lake, near Lake Wales, where Carmen and Al Mumma had them for cocktails and phoned us, from the one room, in their newly finished but not yet fumished house, which had a place to sleep and sit. I think the Sylvesters retumed to Washington around the first of Febmary.

Dorothy and Otto Livdahl dropped in from their Jekyll Island golfing resort for a couple of nights of excellent bridge and one game of golf, the second day being rained out, in early Febmary. I'll take Otto as either golf or bridge partner at any time. He's good at both!

Knox Perrill writes that he is the '26 Class representative for "June Week West'" to be held on 18 June 1977 on board QUEEN MARY in Long Beach, as was the one last year. He will send all Classmates on the West Coast the data, reservation slips, etc., and also to anyone in the East who will send him their names and addresses as soon after I April as possible. (He asked that he receive it before I April, but this column will not reach you by that date; C/S.) Virginia and Knox came East last Fall to visit their daughter and her family; Knox attending the Alumni Association Tmstee meeting as the Tmstee from the Los Angeles Chapter. Knox added that he, like Jack Taylor and probably others unknown to me, is still working on his PARK-SAFE business, with 240 of them at various places in the country.

Benny Katz relieved Jack Greenslade as Class Treasurer and. noting by the Class Constitution which he also received, that the position should be Secretary and Treasurer, he has agreed to assume both of those duties for the one year of his tenure. Those who were at the Reunion will remember that Ben agreed to

serve for only one year, being fully occupied by his own business. Another still working!

Benny and Jack agreed, with Grayce Fravel's continuing help, to honcho Class luncheons and funerals in the Washington area.

Yearly contributions to the Class Fund may now be sent to RAdm. B. Katz, 910 Overlook Drive, Alexandria VA 22305. Since our obligations are no longer a pressing requirement, it is suggested and agreed by our President and Vice President that a $5 or $10 is a good way to express continuing interest and help to the Class Fund which will be utilized to reduce the cost of the Class History to each of us who chooses to buy one, when completed.

Benny wants the Class to know, as the result of his inspection of Jack Greenslade's records, how much we are indebted to Jack for the thoroughness and professional manner in which he has kept our financial records, and kept us informed; and of course for his work on the Reunions. To that comment I'm sure there is a hearty "AMEN" from each one of us!

The Class Fund amounted to $6,975.40 as of 31 December 1976. As a matter of general interest, Reunion expenses were $9,852.35; Retirement (paid in fuU) of Foundation Scholarship was $5,211.00. And, amazingly enough, our astute treasurer of the golf toumament, John Sylvester, turned in a PROFIT of $32.84!!!

Bunny Benjamin, the Class Historian, reports that, as of 12 January 1977, he had received biogs or resumes and/or stories from exactly 15 of our Classmates. That is the reason the decision has been made to send out the questionnaires; hopefully many will find it easier to answer questions and fill in spaces than to attempt something from scratch.

Bill Pryor has offered to make a major contribution by doing some research and writing up the wartime submarine exploits of '26ers.

Perhaps some aviator might volunteer to do the same for that branch; some destroyerman, with help from others of us, could make a fascinating story, starting at about the time of the loss of "Tex" Edwards in October, 1941, while on the "neutrality patrol" in command of his REUBEN JAMES. Perhaps Jack Frost's reminiscences of his days on that same patrol in his GREER would undertake the task. There are many fascinating incidents during WWII, in which our Classmates played major parts, which have never surfaced to more than a few intimates of the person involved. How many of us had the sorrowful task of sinking one of our own aircraft carriers, as I did when in command of LANSDOWNE (DD-486) in September, 1942, when ordered to finish off USS WASP and to stay with her until she sank. We had picked up Jack Greenslade from the burning carrier. I later leamed that our Classmate, Gus Lentz, was still on board, unable to get off because of a broken leg, when she went down.

We had in our ship, as we torpedoed and fired our five inch into WASP, more than 450 of her survivors who sadly watched their ship sink with all their uniforms and worldly, seagoing possessions in the darkness of a very black night.

SHORT SPLICES Joseph Robert Haskin, Jr., has died, according to information from Martha Gladding in her letter dated 7 December 1976. The CS has no further information but would appreciate the date from some one who knows. Martha also

58 writes that, despite her broken hip, she used a wheel chair in aU twelve airports during her two months in the Orient. She is now trying to find a freighter that isn't booked solid until 1978, to go around the world, and some one who also wants to go. (Where there is a will, there is a way! More power to you, Martha: CS) A new address is reported for Tracy B. Sands as 1233 6th St., Apt. 404, Santa Monica CA 90401, they having sold their house.

"PD" Stroop writes that, although it is not yet firm, there should be a get-together of the southern Califomia '26ers on Tuesday, 26 April. He wonders how many grandsons of '26 may be at the Academy now, in addition to his own. I know that Ed Snedeker and Red Ransom also have grandsons there, all three in 1980, I think. My own, Robert Stark Adams, Jr., graduated in 1973 and has already been selected for senior lieutenant! (How long did it take us to make Lt.? 10 yearsHIHCIS) Surely they aren't that much smarter these days!

27 Pres., RAdm. Thomas J. Hamilton, USN (Ret.) Exec. V.P.,Adm. C. D. Griffiin, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, RAdm. Wm. D. Irvin, USN (Ret.) 3011 FoxhallRd., N.W. Washington, DC 20016 Percent Members: 84 After 50 days of bmtal cold winter weather the sun has finally broken out and the temperature has climbed to the point where the outside thermometer is just a few degrees below the setting on the inside thermostat. Just a little more warming and we'll open the doors and windows and let the chill air out and have some fresh come in.

The Washington-Annapolis Group held its January Stag luncheon at the ' O ' Club, Bethesda on 27 January 1977 with the following present: Quackenbush, Bames, Griffin, Irvin, Mitchell, Hubbard, Schumm, Tooke, Pryce, Hazen, Roberts, Fairlamb, Giambattista, Hinners, Cooper, Steiner, Hines, Briggs, Van Mater and Leahy. Fairlamb reported great progress on the Reunion, heavy response on the call for checks and other returns and Bames reported that everything is on track with the Beacon. Fairlamb stressed the fact that the limit on the number who may attend the Reunion banquet is firm and that the reservations for it must be held to a "first comefirst served" basis. So if you haven't gotten that check in the mail hurry to do so-else you'll be too late for the banquet list!

The Washington-Annapolis Group has been scheduling its luncheons on an altemate Stag and Coed basis in the past. They have decided that in the future all luncheons will be Coed except for the annual Business Meeting which be held in January and it will be Stag. Hence, the next luncheon which was scheduled for 24 March at the 'O' Club Bethesda was Coed.

We have suffered heavy losses during the last forty days—in fact, the highest we have ever suffered-three Classmates and two wives.

We have previously reported the passing of Mary, wife of 'Sinbad' Addison the end of December. It is saddening to report the death of VanNetta S., the wife of Bill H. Brockman, at Boca Raton Florida, on 25 January, the victim

of a heart attack. Following services in Boca Raton she was interred at Arlington. The Class extends its deep sympathy to Bill and his daughter, Barbara.

We were shocked to leam of the passing of James Aloysius Haley, Jr., on 17 January, 1977—the victim of a heart attack. Following local services he was buried with full military honors at Arlington. We send Marge and her son and daughter our deep sympathy. (Also, see "Last Call.")

Having suffered for many years from severe emphysema, Eugene F. McDaniel passed away on 19 January 1977. Services were conducted at Berkeley, California, and after cremation, his ashes were deposited in El Cerrito. Survived by his wife, Laura, and his sons, Roland McDaniel of Washington, D . C , and Robert of Oakland, the Class extends them our deep sympathy.

Under hospital treatment and suffering for a long time, Harlen Martin Thorpe died at Jacksonville, Florida, on 28 January 1977. Services were held in Florida and he was interred at Arlington I Febmary. His Classmates extend to Enid and her daughter, Dottie, their warm expression of sympathy.

The San Diego Group met for the January luncheon at the Admiral Kidd 'O' Club in San Diego on Tuesday, 25 January 1977. Present were: Ceece Caufield, Jesse Chamberlin (who said Skivvie was doing well in his recuperation but did not feel up to joining the meetings as yet), Ciff Cooper, Sally and Dutch Deutermann. Dale and Tommy Flynn, Corra Bess Hammitt, Mary Jane and Jimmy Hogg, Madeline and Harry Hummer, Ken Keepers, Dick Levin, Alice Manville, Bobbie and Mac McCann, Czar McCoy, Harriot and Doc McKechnie with Doc's sister Marian Weller, Mims and Mac McKinney, Mary Lou and Hank Paige, Walter Price, Patsy and Gil Richardson, Nadine and Robbie Robinson, Pat and Ole Sharp, Anne and Alan Sutherland, Madalyn and Jimmy Thatch, Lucie and Bus Trafton, and Theresa and Zondo Zondorak.

The Group was happy to welcome Madalyn Thatch back after her stay in the hospital.

Alan Sutherland says: "We have sent out invitations to our West Coast compatriots at Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles, inviting them to a Class Get-Together in San Diego at the Admiral Kidd Club for an evening 'Heavy Buffet' and 'No Host Bar.' We San Diegans will house those who can make the trip. The party will start at 6 pm Saturday, 26 March 1977. This should give us a good warm-up for the trip East for our 50th Reunion at the USNA the end of May." Harry Hummer states "there will be no luncheon meeting of the San Diego Group in March or May." Ed Eckelmeyer writes: "Our Los Angeles Group held its regular monthly luncheon on Friday, 28 January 1977 at the 'O' Club in Long Beach—the first one in 1977. Present were: Bill Kem, Dutch Woelfel, Les Mye, Red Scoles, Harry Tailman, Fred Leatherman, John Clark and Ed Eckelmeyer—the usual crowd.

"Since we'd all heard each other's stories many times over, our talk tumed to the more practical things such as who was-or wasn'tgoing to the 50th Reunion, who was going to fly and who was going to drive, and why the dinner cost so much—especially for the nondrinkers. Also the subject of considerable discussion was the amnesty given by our new president to the men who chose not to fight for their country. Needless to say he was given a

2.5 for that action.

"At the meeting we were all shocked to hear the sad news about 'Sinbad' Addison's wife, Mary, and his brother-in-law, Jim Haley. That family has really had its share of misfortune in the past few years.

"And we were happy to have Harry Tailman with us after many months of absence. It appears that Paddy has improved enough healthwise to permit him to feel safe in leaving her for a few hours in the care of friends."

Heinle Armstrong complains that there is a real paucity of news from the San Francisco Clan but he does send along the following: "Betty and Heinle Armstrong, Lorene and Charlie Beasley, Rosie and Frenchie Goyette, and Ella and Coach Gullett represented the Clan at a well-attended luncheon meeting of the combined San Francisco and Peninsula Chapters of the USNA Alumni Association at Moffett Field 'O' Club on Wednesday, 26 January. All Hands were present to welcome RAdm. K.M. McKee USN '51, Superintendent of the Naval Academy and his lovely wife. The Admiral gave us an excellent 'mndown' on the present and future status of the Academy. As might be expected, there were numerous questions on 'our gals of the Academy.' The Ship appears to be on an even keel—and steaming ahead with a great future.

"Thanks to Barbara Wickhorst, she got Emmie and Tom Hamilton away from golf and Silverado long enough to have a delightful dinner and numbered among the guests were Betty and Heinie Armstrong. As usual with Barbara, we had too much liquid and too much delicious dinner! But it was a great opportunity to catch up on plans and get the data. We of the Clan do not have enough opportunity to visit with the Hamiltons since they moved to the southland.

"To avoid conflict with the San Diego Groups West Coast '27 Gathering we have moved our March meeting from the 26th to the 19th of March. Be sure to join us."

Dorothy Koonce and Marge Haley have each written notes to the Class expressing their appreciation for the flowers sent and for the attendence of Classmates at the respective funerals.

BGen. Harold D. (Snowy) Hansen USMC (Ret.) and his wife, Elizabeth, had occasion to visit the Marine Corp Base at Albany, Georgia, and to see the re-dedicated Hansen Marine Uniform Collection. The Collection displays Marine uniforms from 1775 to the present on life-like mannequins—a very comprehensive display.

There is a beautiful ranch high in the mesa outside Wickenburg, Arizona, which provides riding, trail hiking, skeet shooting, golf, and a myriad of other sports in brisk but not cold winter weather. Bunny and Don Griffin took their children and seven grandchildren there for the Xmas period this year. The management stated that they were the best of the Christmas Carol singers.

The late Al Pefley, '25 was in command of this squad on the Wyoming our Youngster year cruise. Mith Matthews writes: "Sorry I'm late with this snapshot 1 had hoped Al Pefley would see, which was taken during his First Class Cruise. 1 think it interesting that both Mummas were in the squad. I am sitting in front of Harlow McCord and just to Tom Neblett's right.

Efe McDaniel is showing between Hank Luongo and Neblett, and Molly Malone's head is between Luongo and Doc McKechnie. 1 think Ken Miller is between McCord and NebShipmate

59 ries a beautiful shock of long blonde hair!).

Marge and Gordon Caswell are both home from sessions in Bethesda Hospital, Marge for some rather serious pulmonary trouble and Gordon for some eye surgery. We are happy to report they are both making great progress at home.

We are also happy to report that Phil Freeman, wife of Larry Freeman, is back home recuperating nicely after a session of surgery in San Diego.

Al Pefley's Squad—WYOMING Summer Cruise—1924 lett." Matthews continues: "Jean and 1 retumed from the KUNGSHOLM cmise in the Caribbean on 21 January— a cmise which Shipmate had carried as an Alumni cmise. We had talked it over with Dorothy Nulton Browning when we were back home in May sville, Kentucky, in October, and she agreed to go if we would. Dorothy is the widow of Laurance Browning, USNA "24 of Maysville, and her father was RAdm. Louis Nulton who was Superintendent during our last two years at the Academy. The fourth person in our party was Marian Gilmore of Utica. New York, an Army widow and long-time family friend. So far as I know we were the only Navy files to embark at New York: all the others came aboard at Norfolk the next day. Dorothy asked me to get the names of all those on board connected with the Navy as she wanted to give a party. It was quite a job and I later leamed that I had missed several. The Purser had no information about a Naval Academy Alumni Association Cmise party but by the end of the cmise I had compiled the following list of couples. Some are non-Naval Academy and it is probable that I missed a widow or two: Joseph A. Briggs '23, Frederic W. Brooks '35, Mrs. L. L. Browning '24, E. T. Deacon, Frederick A. Edwards '23, Hugh M. Elwood '38, Mitchell D. Matthews '27, John Salop, Dr. Richard Seeley, Rexford V. Wheeler 37, Bemard W. Freund '32, and John H. Wilhs '21. The Cmise was well planned, the weather excellent except for one day southbound and one day northbound, and a good time was had by all."

1 promised to report on Hank Jarrell. He has just written to say that while USAF doctor at Torrejon Hospital signed him up for a total hip replacement at Bethesda, he went there for three weeks as an outpatient to be observed.

He said that the Navy people at Bethesda convinced him that it was best to leave well enough alone for the time being and they didn't have to talk loud or long to convince him— since there is nothing wrong with his hearing.

So he hustled back to Madrid. He added that they will be seeing us at the 50th.

Gil Richardson sends the following information about travel to the 50th: "1 have made arrangements with Greyhound to have a motorcoach at Dulles Airport at 4:30 pm on Thursday, May 26th, for the use of our Classmates arriving there enroute to Annapolis for our 50th.

"Altho the coach is being provided primarily April, 1977

as a convenience for the use of our West Coast Classmates who will be arriving there between 4:30 pm and 5:00 pm, it occured to me that there might be other Classmates and their families arriving from parts of the country other than the West Coast who would welcome the use of the coach and would schedule their arrivals at Dulles accordingly. The coach will depart a little after 5:00 pm. I am not providing a coach from Annapolis back to Dulles following the Reunion.

"This may prove to be of assistance to some of our Annapolis-bound Classmates. If they wish to avail themselves of the motorcoach, they should notify me ASAP to that effect at Thomas Cook, Inc., 750 B Street, San Diego, CA 92101 . . . Phone (714) 236-1221, so that I may reserve seats for them. The fare is $3.50, payable at the coach."

Miles Hubbard speaks very sparingly of his recent cmise around the Horn. He said he had a nice time but it wasn't until we got these snapshots that we saw he had a roaring good time—in his costume as King Neptune—in the Crossing the Line Ceremony and as a lead caroller (he can't carry a note but he sure carKing Neptune (Hubbard)

He doesn't look Sinatra, and doesn't sing like him either

The Willie Outerbridges Willie Outerbridge says that he and Grace are ever so happy in a small southem town— Tifton, Georgia—where they will probably spend the rest of their days. He was finally able to get all of his family together last December 29th. Back row, Thomas Amy Alice, Robert Kathy, Bill, and Laura. Front row, Marcia, Grace, Marilyn, Willie and Dorothy.

Very belatedly, we get more sad news.

James Walter (Jimmy) Lucas, Jr. LCdr. USN (Ret.) died at Jackson, Mississippi, on 25 January. Following services he was interred in Moorhead, Mississippi, where he was bom. To his wife May, their two sons and two daughters, the Class extends its deep sympathy. (Also, see "Last Call.")

28 Pres., Cdr. John Urquhart, USN (Ret.) Corr. Sec'y, RAdm. H. B. Jones USN (Ret.) Ferry Farms, Annapolis MD 21402 Westem Corr., BGen. Robert G. BaUance, USMC (Ret.) P.O. Box 585, Indian Springs, NV 89018 Contrib. WesCoast Corr., RAdm. W. A. CockeU, USN (Ret.) Percent Members: 75 Matt Radom writes that he is now tuming to with the "Work in America Institute," a nonprofit organization. Matt retired as professor emeritus from Rutgers last June. He and his wife are now living in Norwalk, Connecticut.

We regret to report the death of Ed Dexter's mother at the age of 103. She is survived by three sons. William M. of Nashville, Coast Guard RAdm. Dwight N.. retired in Naples, Florida, and retired RAdm. Edward B. of New York City, and a daughter, Mrs. Herbert H. Ball of St. Petersburg Beach, Florida. The Class extends its sympathy to Ed and the family.

Nutmegger '28ers will hold their annual reunion from 13-16 June at the Thayer Hotel, West Point, New York. Reasonable rates, historic setting, limited space. Let Ed Dexter. 16 E n t h St., NYC 10003, or George King know your room reservation needs immediately.

60 It is with regret that we note that Chester Blackford passed away at his home in Baltimore.

This reporter feels that he must regret an error in the Jan.-Feb. issue of Shipmate. By mistake we reported that Nancy Alderman was John's widow. Abby is John's widow and our sincere apology.

Harry Sears, as chairman of our 50th, has forwarded three good letters from Classmates.

Edited excerpts are as follows: Ray Doss is doing the cover for Twenty-Lighter. He is trying to get a photo of a quarter view of a battleship of our vintage. Anyone having one, please contact Ray or your correspondent. Bill Searles announces that he will attend our 50th. We think this is one of the tops in our reunion. Bill has been paralyzed for several years, but his fighting spirit gets him around in remarkable fashion.

29 Pres., RAdm. Bill Kabler USN (Ret.) Sec'y, RAdm. Cal Laning USN (Ret.) Corr. Secretaries: So. Cal., Cdr. BiU DarneU USN (Ret.) 2003-224 Bayview Hts. Dr., San Diego CA 92105 No. Cal., RAdm. Al White USN (Ret.) 2121 Sacramento St., San Francisco CA 94109 Florida, Cdr. Russ Hart USNR (Ret.) 1700 Dana Blvd., Merritt Island FL 32952 Percent Members: 80 We debriefed Terry and Chick Frankel on their privileged penetration of the Himalayas.

Quoting Chick: "We entered Bhutan from northern India (he pronounces it IndiAH) over the wildest and most beautiful mountain roads I've ever travelled, into a valley that has to be Shangri-La—magnificent fortresses and monasteries perched up on seemingly impossible cliff reachable only by mule and tough hiking. A truly peaceful kingdom of gentle people coming slowly and carefully into this century.

The accommodations, although limited in numbers, were first class and the food a shade below that. The most recent National Geographic has a fine article on the country. Sikkim is now really a de facto state of IndiAH; the latter is creating a buffer state of the former against a possible invasion from Tibet—plenty of troops, new roads. In addition, much hydro-electric work in progress.

There are many Tibetan refugees there as well as in Nepal. We had expected to find Katmandu a 'Hippie Heaven,' but nothing of the sort. Those folks have been forced out and dope is definitely illegal; the only remnant is the place where they used to gather—it's still known as Freak Street. We flew in a chartered chopper right up to base # I at Everest and in course of the trip saw the entire Himalaya Range which defies description, so I won't try.

As an added attraction we rode elephants on a game beat in Northern India; came across some rhinos, deer and monkeys but no closer to tigers than fresh tracks." Chick added some limericks he composed to describe the native gals he met, but his use of "yak butta" to rhyme with Calcutta, and "rumblings abdominal" to rhyme with phenomenal is not in the genteel tone of this column.

Earl Schreiber, up in the Adirondacks, has painted the main house and the school house (26 pairs of shutters) and is now renovating the

barn. Alton Meeker is back in the oil lease investment business, but this time only as an investor in operations headed by a major oil company "who are financially strong enough to fight off the 'Wolves' that invariably descend on a small operator." Charlton Rogers says he by himself overhauled his Troyway tiller and it runs. He also ploughs up old records and gets lady friends into Colonial Dames or D.A.R. George Ashford was in the hospital with a stroke in late January. Lack of later news hopefully indicates that he is out and recovering. Margaret and T Davison sent a card from the Hale Koa hotel at old Fort DeRussy, and recommend it as your base in Honolulu.

Hope you saw Charlotte Weise while there.

In late January, Royce Davis gave up his long struggle with throat cancer. Jake had sent in cheering reports of his combats at the veterans hospital in Mississippi over a period of five years. His theme was that if the doctors weren't always successful with the surgery and chemotherapy, he was sure teaching them a lot. For our Forty-fifth Reunion, Jake showed up in sartorial splendor and dated his old Academy OAO once more. Gurley had preceded him by many years. We believe that Jake chose for his final resting place the family plot in Hammond, Louisiana, where Jake and Gurley had retired. They are survived by their children, Alden (Cdr. USN), Tia (Mrs. Gary Wimberly), and Royce jr. (LCdr. USNR).

Only a few months after Miggs and Joe Berkley moved from the Bay area to Southem California, Miggs passed away after open heart surgery. Miggs had carried a heart pacer for some years. Though this cramped their style for air travel, they had gone everywhere in their trailer. They had just settled in Oceanside near Miggs' native San Diego and were renewing acquaintances with many old friends. Joe and Miggs children are: Ski jr. (USNA), Sandy (Mrs. Ray Aylsworth) and Peter (USA).

Thanks to Bill Pryor '26, Knight's brother, we have a report on our grounded submariners in the New London area. We copy: "Rose and George Wales are a wonderful couple—do a lot in their country community of North Stonington, Connecticut. George is also Senior Warden of St. James, parish of Seabury where the first Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church was consecrated by the Bishop of Aberdeen, Scotland. Doris and Rammy Ramsbotham are also very active in the more

sophisticated community of Stonington, where Rammy is longtime and very effective President of the Stonington Historical Society. (Ed note; Rammy is also the George ArUss of the Connecticut stage.) The Ramsbothams are about to leave on a cmise to Spain and a tour of Britain."

Following the presentation of the framed pictures of the Navy ships named after our Classmates to the 29th Company Wardroom, Phil Osborn received the following letter: "Dear Captain Osbom, On behalf of the 29th Company 1 wish to thank you and the Class of 1929 for the gift presented during Homecoming 1976. The pictures commemorating the ships named in honor of your Classmates, Ricketts, Van Voorhis, Collett and Bermingham, are proudly displayed in the 29th Company Wardroom. These pictures represent more than just the Navy of yesteryear; they symbolize the heroism and dedication inherent in our Navy since its inception. I would like to invite you and your Classmates to visit our Wardroom anytime you are in Annapolis in order that you might inspect the accomplishments made through your past generosity. Should you be free during lunchtime, it would be an honor to have you or your Classmates as our guest for the noon meal. We especially look forward to meeting some of the Class next Homecoming.

Sincerely, Glenn D. Elliott, 29th Company Commander." For anyone passing through Annapolis, this is a very privileged invitation.

Six months ago. Professor Jeffiies of the Academy Museum sought information of the death of our Classmate Jack Prause. We now have reliable information of Jack's postAcademy career and death. It is strange that the information comes from the one survivor of a four-man study room of Bancroft Hall.

Dan Carlson writes that he, Claude Stewart, Red Sharp, and Jack were roommates in first and second year. Dan and Jack double-dated Baltimore girls, and Jack married one of them, Ruth. Jack resigned early, but came back in WWII to command a DE in the Gilbert Operation. Dan and Natalie met Jack and Ruth again at an Army-Navy Game in '48. Jack was then suffering increasingly from the migraine headaches which had long distressed him.

Shortly after that, Dan was informed of Jack's death, connected with the migraines, in Salisbury, Maryland. We are trying to locate Ruth, starting at Salisbury. Would Freddie Sharp

At the MCRD, San Diego, last November

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61 have any info?

Shown here are some of our West Coasters in one of the best pictures we have ever had from that area. Up forward from L. to R. we have: Welch, Grace Beardsley, Darnell, Mary Baird, Baird, Dosh Rodimon, McGregor, and Eliz Stovall Willems. And standing we see: Lynch, Ashford, Fran Welch. Bunny Ashford, Mary Lynch, Marie Damell, Beardsley, Connie Cone, Eleanor Wilson, Miggs Berkley, Berkley, Frankel, Brandley, Terry Frankel, Rodimon, Deloras Clark, and Clark. We regret that two of our friends shown above have died since the picture was taken.

30 Pres., RAdm. Wreford G. Chappie, USN (Ret.) Corr.-Sec'y. Capt. Herbert H. Marable, USN (Ret.) 100 Askewton Rd.. Round Bay, Sevema Park MD 21146 Percent Members: 84 First my apologies to Jack Moreno. Unfortunately due to lack of space my write up of the monthly class luncheon was not included in the last issue. Cdr. McDonald tells me he will be able to include it this time. Space is getting increasingly critical.

Just like "old faithful" Jack again reports on the '30 Class Luncheon for the San Diego Area as one of the best they have ever had. "When two or three shall meet and old tales be retold!" The old tales went all the way back— almost—I started to say to the first days of Plebe Summer, only 51 years ago (with the gals there now it must be a bit different). Besides Marion Institute, several other celebrated First Class Midshipman Cruise spots were discussed, although the names of the participants were tactfully omitted. Present from far away places were Claire and Rebel Lowrance from Connecticut, John Gragg from San Clemente and Warren McClain from Laguna Hills. Those attending locally were: Herb Andrews, Rea Axline, Lee Boyle, Fred Bradman, Harvey Burden, Moon Chappie, Willie Coates, Bob DeGraf, Mush Domin, John Gragg, Fog Hayes, George Heap, Frank Johnson, Johnnie Kinert, Jack Lee, Rebel Lowrance, Bill Lowery, Fred Lucas, Mac McKnight, Warren, McClain, Ted Miller, Jack Moreno, Ed Moring, Emmet Obeime, Ed Price, and John Seargent.

Along the same line. Bill Stewart brings us information about a luncheon of the NorCal Class of 1930 at the Presidio Golf Club in San Francisco on Sunday, 23 January 1977. This was done with the gracious and cooperative assistance of Margo and Cy Johnson, '29. Attending were; Pat and Leo May, Betty and Bill Drane, Anne Hawkins, Billie and Roscoe Newman, Marge and Harry Stevenson, Sam Randall, Dee and Abe Lincoln, Gertmde and Doc Strohbehn, Hannah and Ed Carmick, Patsy and Merv Halstead, Alice and Bill Stewart, Margo and Cy Johnson '29 and Ginny and Dick Ballinger '29.

New address, Hugh McKay. 109 Sharon Way, Alta Sierra, Grass Valley CA 95945.

Have received the following note from Wings Eddy. "I want to thank the Class of '30 for its contribution to the Naval Academy Foundation in memory of my dear Ian. Ian was a tmstee of the Foundation and was tremendously interested in its work. He loved the April, 1977

Naval Academy dearly and 1 thank his Classmates for honoring his memory in this way.

Most sincerely. Wings Eddy."

Received word from Oscar Browne of the death of Nathan Starr Haines just after the last write-up went to press. Outside of the write-up in the previous issue, Betty said there wasn't much to tell about Nate's life after retirement—"that he just did what he felt hke doing." (Also, see "Last Call.")

From Richard C D . Hunt, '30 Historian for your convenience—word that "By invitation, Dick Hunt attended the inauguration of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter (U.S.N.A. '47) as Commander-in-Chief, and a party following the ceremony.""

From Towser Miller I get word that he and Jean were recently in Sun City, Arizona, and while there attended an Alumni lunch attended by; Marv Gluntz, Priscilla and Marvin Gibson, Mac Williams, John Dimmick. Towser Miller, Paul Emrick '32, Leverett Nichols '22, John Scott '28, James Reaves '43, Elbert Fryberger '23, George Wilson '25, and Glen Lockhart '22.

31 Pres., RAdm. Raymond P. Hunter, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, RAdm. John Crumpacker, USN (Ret.) 3717 N. Nelson St. Ariington VA 22207 WesCoast Corr., RAdm. Andrew J. Hill USN (Ret.) 1295 Bangor Sreet San Diego CA 92106 Percent Members: 83 Dear Classmates: This month there is almost no news. Now, everybody who has done something recently, please write to me. Ray Hunter, Ransom Pierce and Tom Green are still employed. Who else is? Not me!

Marge and Bill Hale took a sailor's holiday from Florida into the Caribbean and the islands there, then on to Panama, the Pacific and several Mexican ports, and then to LA and San Diego to visit their daughter, Sally, at Christmas. Their son Bill was recently detached as XO of TARAWA and has reported in as prospective CO of a ship (Bill didn't give me the name) building at Pascagoula. Bill says Marge expected to make their expenses at Vegas where they spent New Years. Wonder how they did?

Vera and I were in Dallas for Christmas with Harry and Helen and our grandchildren. Then we went to Boca Raton and spent a week at that lovely old hotel. Somewhere along the route an extra nine iron got into my golf bag.

I have retired from my job as director of the Rockville (Md.) Easter Seal Clinic and would appreciate it if you would now use my home address for Shipmate news. This concludes 46 years of work for me, and that's enough.

Please make two other changes of address in your directories: Estelle and Bud Needham, 4000 Massachusetts Ave., Apt. 723 Wash DC 20016; and Marie Demetropolis, 10 Stadiom Street, Athens 133, Greece.

Carol Moore is still in London. She has done a locator on the Class from the 45th directory.

It should be very useful to traveling Classmates. Tom Green is also working on something like this. We will see about publication to all directory holders in the near future.

Thirty-two members of the Washington Group and wives and widows had a Valen-

tine's Day luncheon at Fort McNair. Cessca and Dick Steer will meet with the Annapolis Classmates in June or July for a coed luncheon at Alumni House or the Yacht Club.

Plans are developing under Andy Hill's chairmanship for our interim reunion in Coronado. Better mark this down in your long range plans for October, 1978.

We continue to receive nice letters about the 45th Directory. The lastest is from Ralph Cullinan who, in his usual thoughtful way, says, "Knowing well the generous contributions which dedicated wives invariably make to the undertakings of their husbands, I venture to suspect in this work the helpful assistance of Vera. To her and the others who may have helped you, please extend our warm thanks."

32 Pres., VAdm. Lloyd M. Mustin, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, RAdm. Francis D. Foley, USN (Ret.) 77 Shipwright St., Annapolis, MD 21401 Percent Members: 80 Here and There with '32 As of this so-called writing (?) we are still in the "Winter of our Discontent," inundated by snow and ice east of the Rockies and plagued by a prolonged drought west thereof. However, all things considered, we feel that our Youngster Cmise indoctrination in ARKANSAS, FLORIDA, and UTAH should have made the lack of water easier for us to adjust to than the rigors of a deep freeze, even at this late date.

Spa Creek has been frozen solid for a month and I am watching ice boat sailors make splitsecond decisions as to who has the right of way as they race over the white stretches in laughing defiance of the signs which prescribe "6 MPH speed limit." Their speeds are closer to 60 and 1 understand they get fairly good gasoline mileage too. Come the 45th in Coronado we will all have an opportunity to swap lies and voice our gripes in concert, a pastime at which '32 has long been in the forefront. In any case, all you pseudo-Paul Bunyans can come prepared to outdo each other in telling tall tales about how bad the situation is or was where you live.

Don Thomas, our most faithful and prolific correspondent, writes that the San Diego contingent had a Class luncheon at the Admiral Kidd Club on 25 January attended by Burl Bailey, Dan Carroll, Mark Dennett, Jack Kaufman, Chuck Keyes, Bull Ovrom, Frank Parker, Bob Porter, Don himself, Bob Walker and Bud Willard. Main item on the agenda was of course the 45th Reunion, decisions reached to be included in a bulletin which you will have received by the time this column appears. Unfortunately, some 40 Classmates had yet to answer their mail or give our hard-working committee any indication whatsoever as to their intentions regarding attendance. This is very exasperating when you are trying to get a show on the road. Don goes on to say "we told the laggards (some 60 in all, last June) that we needed to know their plans—some 20 replied—but the others haven't. We also told them in that June mailing that if we didn't hear from them soon, we would assume that they were not interested in coming and would delete them from future mailings. Would you mind putting in a final plug to the effect that anyone who hasn't yet replied is asked to let Don

62 know, preferably by sending back the original questionnaire. If they have misplaced it, a letter of intention (yes, no, or maybe, with or without frau) would help avoid last-minute planning changes." Glad to oblige, Don. The letter's address is 4032 Liggett Drive, San Diego CA 92106.

Additional information passed along from San Diego included a report that Ray Pitts was back in the Naval Hospital there, incapacitated by an inoperable brain tumor. The Casulaty Section in BuPers has since called (as did Don) to report that Ray passed away on 2 Febmary and was buried with full military honors in the Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. Many Classmates and wives in the area joined to pay final tribute to Ray and to comfort Dianne who has the deepest sympathy of us all. Memorial donations were made to the American Cancer Society. (Also see "Last Call.")

Doc (Ralph) Wilson reports that Rosemary and he terminated their Mexican adventure after almost two years south of the border and have since returned to a California condominium. Their new address is 3933 Virginia Road, Long Beach CA 90807. Jane and Mike Chambers apparently also made the same shift as they report a change of address from Jalisco, Mexico, to 14638 Camanito Orense Este, San Diego CA 92129. However, just to prove that the cactus is always greener on someone else's mesa, Dick Mandelkorn writes to say that "we are about to take off for Yucatan— (Merida and Cozumel). Santa Fe is indeed sunny and beautiful, but at 7000 ft. our Winters are not exactly warm, so a little scuba in the Caribbean sounds inviting." Dick also mentions being with Katie and Rip Raring recently.

Both couples are looking forward to seeing all hands at the 45th. Yet another couple on the move, and another addition to the Sunshine State, is Lenora and Owen Vaughan. They have sold their home in Boonton, New Jersey, and moved to 14109 Village 14, Pleasant Valley, Camarillo CA 93010. It's beginning to look as though the San Diego Open Golf Toumament was so successful everyone will be moving out in that direction to get a slice of the action, that is—of course—if they can hook a ride!

Jack Counihan, our man in Tangier, sent us a movement report as follows: "The African safari to Coronado begins in Febmary when Frances proceeds to Dallas to our daughter and son-in-law's home to establish forward base prior to final movement on California. 1 depart Tangier about I April complete with golf clubs, ready to challenge all golf courses and visit friends enroute. Present plans envision probing Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana in April—proceed westward through New Mexico, Arizona to Califomia in May, ETA Coronado about 30/31st. After 45th reunion, plan proceed northward through California (SOA 5 knots), Oregon and Washington arriving about 30 June for further investigation Puget Sound Area. Additional info when situation clears. Barring financial disaster, plan return Morocco in September. Look forward to seeing all old shipmates and Classmates." Batten down the hatches, mates, they're on their way!

Now, having told you the bad news, we'll pass along the good. According to that inveterate statistician, Mike O'Connor, there were, as of I January 1977, 3268 living graduates of the Naval Academy who would have to pass on to a greater glory before anyone in the Class of 1932 could claim the distinction of being the

oldest living graduate. Anyone who would like to challenge these figures is more than welcome to do so, but only at the risk of being called a spoil-sport.

Just had a conversation by phone with Eddie Nisewaner who happily informs me that Andy's war-battered back is back to battery once again thanks to some expert attention at Bethesda and his own determination. Andy is planning to retire from his teaching job at the local Walt Whitman High School on I April at which time he will, appropriately, start fooling around. The Nisewaners are planning to drive to the West Coast for the 45th, contacting some of you other characters along the way.

Don't be surprised if sometime, somewhere, someone calls you and says "Guess what?

We're in town!"

Porter Lewis, covering all the bases, wrote to advise us of the death of Jack CoUey and to give some details conceming that sad occasion. However, since Paul Harrington's account had already been received and shared with you in this column, we won't repeat except to remind Vivian that time and warm friends are great healers. (See March "Last Call.") A post script to Porter's letter added that Porter Jr. '60 is now a Commander on duty in OPNAV after several submarine tours, so we continue the march.

The Washington-Annapolis chapter will have its May luncheon on Thursday the 12th at the Annapolis Yacht Club. Wives and widows are not only included but very welcome. We foregather at 1130 for happy hour, sit-down at 1230. In view of the fact that we will probably have a lot of last-minute matters to discuss regarding the 45th Reunion, we are not inviting our USMA confreres to join us for this affair.

Any of you who are within striking distance are urged to attend. Out-of-towners please let your Secretary know (tel.(301)267-8338) not later than the lOth if you intend to be on hand so that we can plan accordingly. This has been a particularly enjoyable get-together in the past and should be once again. FYl the Yacht Club is located at the Annapolis end of the Eastport bridge; plentiful parking is available in the lot adjacent to the Club or in the garage of the Annapolis-Hilton close by. See you there!

We had another good tumout for the Febmary luncheon at the Channel Inn in Washington with 22 Classmates on deck for the occasion.

Present were Atkins, Bandy, Dimitrijevic, Foley, James, Ralph Johnson, Kintberger, Klinksiek, Leonard, Moncure, Mustin, O'Connor, Odend'hal, Al Parker, Pierce, Ruckner, Slayden, Sosnoski, Stuart, Van Evera. Ward, and Willie Williamson. Bob Leonard brought a guest, Bill Dawson, Boston College '31, a retired Captain, MC USNR and wartime shipmate, who failed to inhibit the usual exchange of insults between the natives.

We learned that Erma Slayden had suffered a broken right arm, poor dear, but that Buck James had had no ill effects from the swine flu shot program—you guessed it, he refused to take one. Dorothy and Barry Atkins recently returned from a winter cmise in a ship built in Japan, sold to the Greeks through a German agent, registered in Panama, chartered to the Israelis, manned by Italians, and operated out of United States ports to the British/French West Indies. Barry told us the one about the two Syrian soldiers who stopped an Arab in his Volkswagen and made him unlock the rear.

One then said to the other: "My God, he's stolen an engine, and it's still running!" All of which reminds us of the NATO definition of

Hell, i.e., a place where the British are the cooks, the Germans the police, the French the mechanics, the Dutch tell the jokes, the Americans are the lovers, and there are no Italian girls. That's all for now, folks.

33 Pres., VAdm. B. M. Strean, USN (Ret.) 5038 North 30th St., Ariington, VA 22207 Sec'y-Treas., Capt. D. R. McMullen, USN (Ret.) 8828 Burning Tree Rd., Bethesda MD 20034 Percent Members: 75

Xmas gathering at Elliott Stanley's

'33ers at June Week West, 1976

June Week West is getting to be an annual ritual with the Los Angeles chapter of the Alumni Association; last year's bash on QUEEN MARY was so successful that this year the chapter has reserved the four largest meetand dining rooms and 300 staterooms on the Q.M. for 18 June, the day of the gala. EUiott Stanley is the Class of '33 committeeman so any one who will be in the area of "L.A." in mid-June shouldn't miss this one and should contact Elliott (4016 Via Larga Vista, Palos Verdes Estates CA 90274, phone (213) 3786647). In passing the foregoing along Stan also sent me the illustrations for this month's column taken by the official class photographer west of the Sierras, Gus Kiergan. The Xmas photo was at a small gathering at the Stanleys—Gus Kiergan, Hayden Leon, Dottie Kiergan, Peggy Bewick, Elliott Stanley, Eloise Stanley, and Virginia Leon; the other two Shipmate

63 photos are from June Week West last year— one shows Maudie Fredericks, Eddie Fredericks, Eloise Stanley and Elliott Stanley and the other gives a full front view of Peggy Bewick, Tony and Mary Gallaher and Al Felling, a nice port quarter view of Betty Coye and a clear and unmistakable view of the back of Bob Keating's head.

Eddie Fredericks' regular newsletter to me reports on the January luncheon at the Admiral Kidd O'Club. Attendees were: Coye, Macpherson, Hanson, Williams, Monroe, Gamon, Stuart, Bmning, Russell, Bird, Heinz, Rumble and Fredericks. The distaff had a simultaneous luncheon, which they do quarterly, at which the following attended: Karen Monroe, Maggie Felling, Pat Lambert, Maudie Fredericks, Elsa Bird, Emie Rumble, Helen Gamon, Madeleine Williams, Bemiece Coleman, Margot Hanson and Ruth Jordan. For other west coast news Eddie ran in several "one liners." Fred Bruning says his daughter Bunny is still making a living at pro tennis and. as we reported in an earlier column, she's playing with the best.

Gary Coleman, who is skipper of one of Scripps' Institute's most sophisticated research ships, is operating in the Straits of Magellan and off the southwest coast of Chile.

Southem Califomians are now looking toward to the annual San Diego Crew Classic on 2 April—Hank Monroe is all tied up in the Committee. And I'll bet that not many people knew that Eddie Rumble once rowed on the women" s crew for the ZLAC (whatever that means) Club; anyhow, ZLAC is now the prime mover behind the annual Classic. Marritt Higham has retired and he and Marjorie have moved from Florida to Califomia; Marritt had been in the footwear business and although retired he is continuing, at least for the time being, to serve as president of his company.

Janet and Smoke Strean took off on 25 January for Detroit where they were going to pick up a new car and drive out to Palm Springs for the month of Febmary. On 26 January the big bhzzard stmck in the upper midwest; well, by the time you read this Smoke will have long since retumed and we will know how they fared in the storm. Sidney and Ray Thompson made one of those London theater trips in early January. Bob Bamum missed the last class luncheon because of ill health that had him hospitalized, but is now home and recuperating.

Each inauguration the Medal of Honor Society is junketed to Washington for the affair and Dave McCampbell has written me a long letter narrating the various winings and dinings.

While "yours tmly"" watched the parade and other ceremonies on the tube at home, Dave and his date were losing their dyed-in-the-sun Florida complexion on bleachers in frigid weather. The cold finally got to Dave and to a number of others who left the stands early and found refuge in the ROA building. Some 170 Society members plus wives and/or daughters or other camp followers came to Washington for the ceremony; transportation around town and to all of the functions that had to be attended was fumished by a VFW Honor Guard.

President Carter did not get around to visiting the Society"s banquet and ball at the Sheraton Hilton but Vice President and Mrs. Mondale dropped in. Conspicuously absent from the Society's reunion was our Classmate John Bulkley.

The January class luncheon in Washington was held at the Congressional Country Club (Charlie Blick and D.R. McMullen, sponsors) April, 1977

vice the Touchdown Club, and the Febmary meeting was in the Army-Navy Club. These unprogrammed changes in luncheon sites emphasize the importance of out-of-towners getting in touch with Smoke or me if you think you can make one some month. Present at the January gathering were Blick, Blouin, Caldwell, Bill Davis, Dawson, King, Mandarich, Cobb, McKibbin, McMullen, George Miller, Ogden, Oren, Strean, Thompson, Travis, Wright and Rakow.

Today, the 8th of Febmary, we had our February luncheon at the Army-Navy Club: Blick, Bowen, Caldwell, Erck, King, Cobb, McKibbin, McMullen, George Miller, Mott, Ogden, Rakow, Travis, Wright, and down from Connecticut was Dave Martineau.

34 Pres., RAdm. Paul Savidge USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Cdr. Robert P. Harbold, Jr., USNR (Ret.), 129 Spa View Ave., Annapolis MD 21401 Percent Members: 80

Roy Smith and friend Last Febmary, Ann and Roy Smith assisted several neighbors, including Mary and Tim Wooldridge '50, and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation in banding some of the wild Whistling Swans that winter off their beach.

Eight eventually followed a trail of com across the beach into a pen. Then it was a case of catching the individual birds for determination of sex, weight, markings and approximate age; searching for bee for lab study (only three of the beasties were found); banding for future identification on neck and both legs and photographing—all duly recorded by the Foundation. Future sighting reports will enable the Foundation to track the annual migration of the Whistlers between Canada's Arctic Slope and the Chesapeake Bay. Since swans are monogamous, band sightings in groups also provide a check on family growth.

The swan holders throughout the identification process promptly became adoptive parents of their swans. Here are Roy and his 17 pound, three-year old Susie.

35 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: 70 For the 1977 Alumni Association Annual Fund Drive, thirteen '35ers volunteered to serve as Class co-chairmen. Eight were repeaters from last year's Drive: Jim Brown, Henry Eppes, Norm Gage, Jim McCallum, Dve Nash, Jeff Parker, Bob Ward, and Al Weldon. In addition, Charlie Harris, George Hutchinson, Joe Lyie, Ken Musick and Al Paddock agreed to lend their help this year.

This increased number of co-chairmen reduced the individual burdens and provided broader participation in this '35 support to the Alumni Association and its important programs for the Naval Academy and all its Alumni. The Class Council wishes to thank the above cochairmen, their respective agents, and all those who have given in this year's Fund Drive. For those who haven't yet given, the Drive is still on, and there is still a chance to help boost '35's participation percentage.

Bobby and Morrow Decker reported on their move from Saugerties, New York, to East Hardwick, Vermont, in December. Morrow drove a suplus Army ambulance with an 8-foot avocado plant, a 7-foot grapefruit tree and 2 St. Bernards; and Bobby drove their VW camper with 2 Beagles, sleeping bags, and other immediate necessities for use until the moving vans arrived, hopefully the following day. But, the vans didn't arrive until one week later, taxing Bobby's ingenuity to fit into a sleeping bag each night for a week.

However, the big news is that, on 23 December, eight days after the moving vans arrived, their new daughter, Samantha, arrived via an emergency Caesarean section. As of a month later, Bobby and Samantha were doing fine, but no word on Morrow. In the January/ Febmary Shipmate, it was reported erroneously that Morrow's employment would be at the IBM facilities at East Hardwick. Actually, they are at Essex Junction, which means a 50-mile drive each way for Morrow. His position with IBM is as a buyer. His son, Cdr. Joel P. Decker ('61) is attending the Naval War College in Newport. He and his wife have 2 children, and the latter are looking forward to getting up to see their new Aunt Samantha.

Herewith are some quotes from a very newsworthy and interesting letter of 10 January from Whitey McGill: "Had a call from Bill Petrovic, last Summer, to join with them and others to greet his onetime roommate, Nick Poulos, and his wife who were visiting from Florida. Gathering at the Petrovic's lovely home near Bremerton were the McCallums from Seattle, Harmers from Bellingham, Roxy Holmes from Port Townsend, and yours truly. In my advancing senility, 1 am sure that I have forgotten another couple who were there, but it was a wonderful afternoon with Classmates not seen for years.

"While selecting some fruit in the Oak Harbor Safeway, one day, I heard a familiar voice call 'Hey, Whitey'. Tumed to greet Snuffy Smith. He and Laureen had been visiting their daughter on Vashon Island and were continu-

64 ing their travels—to the Northem Cascades and parts of Montana enroute home (to Coronado). Couldn't inveigle them to backtrack a few miles to my place, though.

There is a standing invitation to other '35ers passing this way to skip the expense of a motel by using the ample space of my home. I have gained some renown locally as a fair to middhng cook and will be glad to dish up a sample for those stopping by.

"Just retumed from a holiday trip to Southem Califomia to visit my daughter, Gerri, and her husband, Rob Brown, and granddaughters, Kristen and Kimberly; also my son. Lucky (Dr. Wm. F., PhD) from San Pedro. Had a nice visit with Sally and Cy Austin in Sepulveda. Both were in fine fettle when I left, but they had just taken on their two grandsons for several days. . . . Bert Herold stopped by for a brief visit; hadn't seen him since Noah was an apprentice seaman, as the saying goes.

Also had a chat with Don Van Ness via Mr. Bell's invention. . . (Don and Marie were avoiding the cold of Illinois by spending the winter at Rancho Bemardo.) Spent an evening with the Arky Lasters in Los Angeles. Hope to see them again, and many other Marines of the '35 vintage, in San Francisco in June at another reunion at the Marine Memorial Club.

Spent New Years with the Al Flemings ('36) in La Jolla, then headed North."

Pete Islev-Petersen was retired from Westinghouse Ocean Research and Engineering Center at Annapolis on I Febmary after a 20-year second career with that company. Pete retired from the Navy on I July 1956. He and his wife, Louise, will continue to live in Annapolis in the same house where he dated her when he was a midshipman. Westinghouse has a mandatory retirement at 65, so Pete will be starting his third career, as a Senior Citizen, and basking in the privileges thereof.

A note has been received from Midn. Mike Musser ('77) of the 35th Company reporting the completion of the redecorating of the Company Wardroom, which the Class helped fund. He expresses the thanks of the Company for that help and invites any of the Class in or visiting Annapolis to have lunch or dinner with the 35th Company. His address: 35th Company, Bancroft Hall, USNA, Annapolis MD 21412.

Again, attention is regretfully called to the "Last Call" section where the death of BiU (Watertight) PoweU is listed. Bill had a mild heart attack about two years ago and had apparently regained his health satisfactorily.

However, after working at a new job for about a year and a half, he was again stricken on 8 January and did not recover. The condolences of the Class have been expressed to his widow, Mildred, and his family, by Jeff Parker. A contribution has been made to the Navy Relief in Bill's memory.

In the January/Febmary Shipmate, a list of '35ers and their wives who attended Homecoming '76 omitted Jim Baird's wife, Kyle. This error by your Corr. Sec'y is particularly regretted because it was the first time she had attended one of these events.

Some items of information about '35ers from Christmas cards received by Louisa and Jeff Parker: Virginia and Johnnie Cline from Marion, Illinois, planned a winter visit with daughter, Susan, her husband and 3 grandchildren who had recently moved from Los Angeles to Hawaii.

Ginger and Bill Wideman made a one night

stop with Virginia and Slim Barham enroute home to San Diego from an extended tour covering the West Coast, Canada, the eastern U.S. and a visit with their son, Bill, Jr., wife and grandchildren in South Carolina.

Monica and George Hutchinson have designed and built "a little crooked house on a little crooked creek" in Hampton, Virginia, into which they moved last May. Agnes and Myers Keithly reported a quieterthan-usual Christmas for them in Huntington Beach, with most of their children away: Roger ('64) in San Diego, Tom ('72) aboard Uss LONG BEACH, and Karen in New York.

Tom received the Olmstead scholarship and will enter the University of Strasbourg in France this June, after he completes a five month language course at Monterey.

Al Nibbs was anticipating a visit from his son, Mac, Lt. USN, and his wife, Dianne, at Al's home in Mobile. Al had an enjoyable visit with them in San Diego last October.

Helen and Ralph Metcalf were also in San Diego in October, visiting Dottie and Bill Hazzard and Lib and Bud Ward, the latter in their beautiful new home at Rancho Santa Fe. The unique card from Mardges and Ace Husband consisted of pen and ink sketches, including their sailboat CAN DO and scenes of their '76 travels: Sandwich Islands in Febmary, San Francisco in March, Bermuda in May, Tall Ships' visit in Narragansett Bay in June, and home-based at Ayer's Point, Connecticut, June through September,

36 Pres., Capt. F. G. Law, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. W. M. Hanger, USN (Ret.) 4720 Sedgwick Street., N.W., Washington, DC 20016 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Wm. A. EUis, USN (Ret.) 4101 Downing St., Annandale, VA 22003 Percent Members: 74 Brr . . . Brr . . . Brr!!! And we do mean BRR! As we sit here trying to make our hands manipulate this "Mill" and wrapped up in two sweaters, Washington area is still in the throes of an early and what portends to be—if we believe all the weathermen—a long cold Winter.

At this point in early Febmary we still haven't been able to break all the ice accumulated in the driveway, and the wood pile has dwindled down to nothing—even those logs that have been sitting there for over 26 years now. Oh well, maybe by the time you read this column Spring will be with us, and all our worries with low natural gas levels and short supplies of other heat generating materials will have left us—our only worry then being the crab grass and lots of yard cleaning up to do after a hard winter. Enough of this; let's on with some news, but before that, our apologies to Rita Coppola and Elena Gray for this misspelling of their names in the last issue of Shipmate.

The annual Valentine Luncheon with our wives takes place tomorrow, unfortunately too late to report in this issue. It will be held as usual at Vinson Hall, and with a good tumout anticipated, we'll report on this in our next column.

A letter from Helen and Jack Turner, with Christmas card enclosed, showing them at the Equator in Kenya at altitude 7,747 feet, brought news of their wanderings and their family. They wrote: " . . . sorry we couldn't make the 40th. Dottie and 'Scrappy' Crawford

stopped by for a visit on their way home and gave us glowing reports. Vicariously we were there! . . . We had quite a trip last Summer—a safari in Africa covering Kenya, Tanzania, Rhodesia, Botswana, and South Africa, along with thousands of elephants, rhinos, hippos, lions, all kinds of monkeys, etc. All this in perfect weather amidst beautiful scenery. Very interesting, staying one jump ahead of the troubled areas as well as seeing a lot of things that probably won't be on this earth much longer.

A couple of thousand miles by Land Rover over two mts in the plains is one way to lose weight! We did enjoy it, but recommend it for the non-Social Security Set. . . . The boys and their families are fine. Lynn and Johnny and two children are in Roanoke; Vicki and Blair are in Gainesville where Blair is teaching at the University of Florida and has nearly completed all requirements for his Doctorate in Latin American History. Meanwhile, we prosper here at 'Dolphins' with lots of golf and gardening for Jack, and a variety of projects for Helen to keep her busy. . . . Our best wishes to all." And our best to you all. We envy you your safari trip; maybe a Land Rover is what this Reporter needs to get rid of the extra pounds put on during the Christmas season.

We'll consider it and maybe give it a try.

Not to be outdone by our travellers, the Noels and the Turners, Jim Gray wrote from Santo Domingo on 31 January telling all about where Elena and he had been since the 40th Reunion. Said Jim: "1 owe Jack Noel a letter, but since we got his news from Shipmate we'll try to send him ours by the same route. Incidentally, while in Paris we read in the Herald Tribune about the fine job Jack is doing in placing retired executives in spots where they can help Iran develop. . . . We flew to Bucharest the day after the Reunion Bmnch for our annual visit to Dr. Ana Asian. Elena is a most enthusiastic patient of Dr. Asian, as am 1.

Where Elena was once crippled with arthritis, she now works up a storm in our garden, both in Washington and our new one down here. In fact, ours is one of the prettiest blazes of glory around these parts. . . . After the 'cure' we picked up a new car in Germany and headed for Berlin. We had enjoyed an excellent dinner in Braunschweig and heard Berlin was only two hours away, so decided to finish the trip.

Ha! We'd now say that any East German official can tmmp our classmate Queeg in any suit. When we got to the border, a tme Nazi type handed me a screwdriver and commanded: 'Rous!' Elena speaks German, so we got the message, but I still had to buy a visa and East German tags for the car. Since their tags are 2-feet long, the holes wouldn't fit, and so we had to promote brackets. Most of an hour was gone by the time we finally cleared, and by then I was frozen stiff. It was an easy but very dark drive to West Beriin, but on leaving the 'People's Paradise,' we had to go through the whole process again in reverse. It was two in the morning by the time we found our hotel, the Zeehof, a lovely one on a lake with one of the best dining rooms in Europe. It was really a Hell to Heaven experience! The EG's are reminiscent of the Nazis we saw in '35, complete with goose-stepping and a closed fist. Certain sympathizers ought to be sent there without passports for a few days. They'd soon convert back to our side. . . . No matter where we go Elena produces relatives and friends, and so 1 decided it was time she met a part of my clan and we drove to Edinburgh.

One can no longer fly a car across the ChanShipmate

65 nel, but while it's a sprayed-over, bumpy ride, the Hovercraft takes only 40 minutes and we made it on up to Scotland where my cousins loved Elena and it was mutual . . . We then drove to the Riviera to see old friends. The weather was gorgeous and we had a wonderful stay in Cannes before proceeding on to Rome where after a month we tossed a coin to see whether we would ski Vail or Italy. Had marvelous snow at Madonna di Camiglio; even got snowed in for 4 days. After that, Barcelona to ship the car only to find that the stevedores had been on strike for 6 weeks. However, a marvelous old girl at the American Visitors Bureau immediately solved our problem by having the car shipped out of Antwerp for less than half of what the Spaniards wanted. . . .

We went on by shuttle to Barcelona and Madrid, but left after 2 days because the polluted air was so bad it burned our eyes and made us cough a lot. . . . Home once again, we got ourcar, the last ship to make it through the ice to Hobelmann's Pier in Baltimore, so we're grateful not to be sitting up there still waiting for the ice to melt. Inch Allah! We'll see you all at the June luncheon, but right now we are enjoying this climate which is exactly like Oahu was "EC—before concrete, that is." Thanks for the news Jim. Wish we had room to share all of your letter with everyone instead of capsule version, particularly your reaction to antipatico treatment you received in Spain sans Franco. We'll be looking forward to a full report at the June luncheon.

From Bettsy and Jim Shaw came a belated Christmas greeting received in late January and fully illustrated by Bettsy as she presented "The Shaws—as listed—Up in the Air and All at Sea," each little drawing showing some part of the life in the Shaw clan. We share a bit of it with you: "Late greetings from New Hampshire where close aboard dwell two daughters, one son, their spouses, five grandchildren, and umpteen assorted animals. . . . Last June saw the marriage of daughter Elizabeth to Richard Merritt of West Chester, Pennsylvania. In July we retumed to our island in Maine after a 2-year absence. We then bought a 'yacht' named QE 7 after seven human Elizabeths in this family. It's probably the smallest and oldest fiberglass cabin cmiser in New England. . . . One sadness during the year; death claimed our beloved Welsh Gorgi 'Willie,' but Bettsy's new waif pup Finnea currently keeps us young. . . . We're wintering in New Hampshire where son Allan has built us a beautiful dry stone wall, and now Bettsy has a year round porch greenhouse. . . . A happier footnote: Jim is fast recovering from his last bout in the hospital which has delayed this salutation, Happy 1977 to all! . . . PS: We also own 2 lawnmowers, I snow blower, I chain saw, and I electric can opener, but what we really need is a dog sled!" Good hearing from you all; better late than never. We're indeed happy to leam the good news on Jim's recovery, and we all wish him continued good health for many more years to come and no more trips to the hospital.

We're sorry to report on other illnesses among the '36 clan in notes received from: Fred Chenault (27 Jan.): "As you may recall, 1 was very hoarse in my speaking during homecoming weekend. On 27 December the doctors at NRMC San Diego diagnosed the cause as cancer of the larynx. In early January 1 had a successful laryngectomy—they got all the cancer and my larynx. Next huddle which I am determined to master is leaming esophogal April, 1977

speech from a voice therapist. Everything OK now, and Katie and I are planning on the 45th . . . Our very best to all." Yes, Fred, we were all concemed about you at the 40th, but we're glad to hear the doctors got to the root of the trouble. We know you'll master the speech problem, and our best wishes go with you for a full recovery. We'll be looking forward to seeing Katie and you again; yes, and before the 45th that is!

Mary Louise Hunter who briefly on 24 January reported that Gould had suffered a mild stroke the previous week. She says she is glad the 40th came in October and not in January because both she and Gould had such a good time. On the happier side Mary Louise says Gould is coming along nicely and that he would be fine for a trip to Hawaii in March.

We are all sorry to hear about Gould's sudden illness, and we wish him not only a speedy recovery, but also a wonderful time in Hawaii with Mary Louise.

Phil Shetenhelm who wrote: "I read your Memos and Shipmate carefully to keep up with things—keep up the good work. . . . I spend most of my time caring for Jerry and the rest with this three-quarters of an acre place— pmning, weeding, watering, and mowing are always necessary. The doctor said I was 'strong as a horse' on my recent physical, but Jerry has had quite a time and being fairly close to the Naval Hospital has been a real help. Our regards to all back east." Thanks for the news Phil. Let's hear from you more often.

We are all very sorry to hear about Jerry's illness and we all send to her our very best for a complete recovery and future good health.

Bill Parham (6 Jan.): "Thanks for a well organized 40th—wouldn't have missed it for all the world and feel sorry for those who didn't make it. . . . Shortly after retuming from our trip east, Jane had a bad fall in the house and fractured her leg. Now our life style has really changed—will be April before she can walk again." Sorry to hear the bad news about Jane confirmed. Don Merker in his note said he had run into you wheeling Jane around the commissary but didn't go into any great detail. We all wish Jane a speedier recovery than you predict, and if we know Jane, she won't be held down for very long. We all wish her well.

We are sorry that our space limitation has run out, and so we'll have to wait until May before sharing with you the many other notes and news tidbits received. However, speaking of the 40th, Randy Meade reports his part of the celebration was a financial success even though he still has a few large, medium, and XLs left in the windbreakers. Says he paid off his mortgage on the farm with the proceeds, but not so! His report to Frank enclosed $112.83 for the Class Fund. So you can see the 40th was a financial success.

Once more we regret having to close the column with a sad note from Charles "Hutch" Hutchins. He confirms a previous short note from Jean Moreau telling us that Ann Hutchins suddenly passed away while enroute between Terre Haute, Indiana, and Naples, Florida, on 22 November 1976. We have not received any further information as to the cause, but to "Hutch" and Melissa Ann all in '36 send their deepest sympathy in the loss of their loved one. Classmates and friends may send personal condolences to either of the home addresses: 2011 Gulf Shore Blvd., N., Naples FL 33940 or 1160 Gilchrist Rd., Terre Haute IN 47802.

37 Chm. Wash. Grp., RAdm. Paul Hartmann USN (Ret.), 1701 N. Albermarle St. McLean VA 22101.

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: 74 Hello, mates. Hank Transue has sent me ammo for this month's shootout: "I retired from Bechtel Corp. in May, 1976, and immediately went to work for Procon Inc. I am doing the same work, coordination for the construction of three large LNG (liquefied gas) tankers being built in Newport News for El Paso Gas. Only now I am also doing the same for three more being built at Avondale Shipyards, near New Orleans. In Atlanta, on one of my trips to New Orleans (twice monthly) I ran into the Jack Mingays on their way to Connecticut and Canada for the Summer. We didn't have much time to talk as all were racing O.J. Speaking of Newport News Shipbuilding, Ralph Cousins was made President of the Company as of January I, 1977. We are all proud of him and know he will do a good job.

Babe and I drove to Elizabeth City NC to watch the A-N game with Bud and June Watkins. Bud is Manager of the CofC for Elizabeth City. We all enjoyed the game and the entire week end. Again we were in North Carolina, this time for New Years in Pinehurst. We called Kay and Eddie Pace and it just happened that Mary and Tom Cunningham had arrived about five minutes before the call. They were on their way to Florida. Eddie is dean of students at Sandhills Community College. All four looked fine and even a little better after some liquid libation." A good letter. Hank!

Jack Wadleigh's letter has grown a few whiskers, so let's trim the beard with his report: "From time to time various Classmates have heard from me in my current volunteer job as President of this Foundation (SEAPORT '76, America's Maritime Heritage, Newport, Rhode Island). Shipmate and the Naval Institute have helped us a lot with publicity and in the past year we have build up a membership of over 2400. Quite a few of the Class have joined, some for the second year. My time this past year has been fully occupied with this job, except for a 2-week trip abroad in August. Ray and I sailed from Copenhagen to Lisbon aboard the Greek steamship ARGONAUT, a former yacht and during WW-II, USS VIXEN (PG-53). It was a great cmise, visiting a dozen ports along the coast of Europe. We had a few retired Navy shipmates and a good crowd of fellow travellers. We hope we'll have a chance to repeat it.""

At the January luncheon, Bill Mack reported he was regaining his tennis form, after his November hemia transplant at Bethesda Hospital. Wes Steesy had one 3 months later—his third (" . . . just install a zipper. Doc"). Hearing of nothing else in the medicine line, I guess everyone else is disgustingly healthy. Hope so!

We tmst all hands received the January 18 mailing from Reunion Chairman Charlie Minter (238 Puritan Place, Annapolis 21401), reporting that 108 Classmates (plus 28 tentative) are planning to attend 21-23 October. Let Charlie know if yours didn't arrive. And make your

66 housing reservations at the earliest with Morgan Baldwin (Rt-3, Box-245, Annapohs 21403, 301/269-6099). By the time you read this, surely the list has swelled, and a fine reunion is assured. Also in the same envelope came the call for annual dues of $5 minimum from ChmWashGp Paul Hartmann (1701 No. Albemarle Street, McLean VA 22101). In previous years many of you sent in considerably more than the minimum. If you haven't done it yet, why not do it at this moment—and sleep more soundly tonite, mates. (The annual dues is entirely independent of the 40th Reunion.)

Paul also requested you send your annual newsletter to me, to share the news of yourself and family with your Classmates. Why not let your birthday each year be the signal to write me? If everyone did this I'd have so much ammo I wouldn't know how to "Train In!"

38 Chm. Wash. Grp., Capt. S.S. Mann USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. John A. Bogley, USN (Ret.) 4620 North Park Ave., Chevy Chase, MD 20015 Percent Members: 71 Following a busy homecoming as well as an equally active Christmas season, January 1977 was a time for rest and relaxation. In the Washington area, on 19 January, Mary Bullard and Ro Brown co-hosted a lovely wives' luncheon on a cold winter day which was attended by some 19 gals, three from Annapolis.

The "over 60 group" of men met as usual on the fourth Thursday in January at Fort Myer.

A total of 23 were in attendance, including Homer Conrad, who came all the way from Winchester.

The Hestons, accompanied by their illustrious chauffeur, Jack Bogley, departed for points south in mid-January to retum in March. We will hear more of their trip in the next Shipmate.

Art Johnson is now located at the Woodbine Nursing Home on King Street in Alexandria, Virginia . . . visitors welcome! Nice to report that Art is holding his own.

Mary Bullard is pleased to announce the marriage of her youngest daughter, Laura, on 26 June 1976 in Arlington, Virginia, to a Navy Junior, Ens. Carl E. Soderholm, Jr. USN '76.

They are now stationed in Hawaii.

The enfire Class expresses deepest sympathy to Marie Spears in the loss of her brother, Ed O'Hare, who was well known to many '38ers. The same thoughts are expressed to Ann Church with the passing of her father, RAdm. William V. Hamilton, '21, who had many admirers in '38.

Emilou and Agee Melvin's son, John, and Susan Roetter were married at her family's home in Indianapolis, Indiana, on New Year's Day. All of the Melvins were there for the wonderful occasion.

Emily Melvin eamed her Doctrate of Education at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville and is now on the faculty at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama.

Harriet and Hugh Elwood pusillanimously ducked the cold January weather by taking a cruise to the West Indies in MS KUNGSHOLM. They report that, except for the predictable boiling pot off Hatteras, the weather was perfect, the food terrific and ports of call intriguing. The best part of the cmise was the great group of Naval Academy alumni who were present. The eight old grads, spanning USNA classes from about 1920 to 1940, kept the ship alive with their tall tales and sea stories.

Barbara and Charlie Norris report a most pleasant visit of the Hestons, Jack Bogley and Jean's father in late January.

39 Pres., Capt. C. R. Chandler, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. F. P. Anderson, USN (Ret.) 2725 N. Wakefield St., Ariington, VA 22207 Percent Members: 70 After the record low tumout (8) at our January Washington luncheon, we managed to recover extremely well in Febmary. It seems that one sure way to boost attendance is to schedule a coed affair. It really works. On 2 Febmary, as the result of invitations extended to the distaff side (spearheaded by Betty Claypool), 25 Classmates showed up with wives plus 7 without (wives, that is) for a grand total of 57! A most pleasant addition to this enjoyable occasion was the surprise appearance of Nancy and Benny Benitez from Miami. They both looked great. Ralph reported that he is now a full-fledged Professor of Law at the University of Miami after having been Associate Dean of the Law School there for the past several years. They invited Classmates to visit them when in Florida (but please, not all at once!). Stan Kerkering fortunately brought his camera along and took several candid shots of the carousing assemblage.

If they don't tum out too badly, I may put some in the next issue. Mary Schumann and Emily Gore won door prizes furnished by Norm Bennett from his U.S. Merchandise Mart in nearby Rockville, Maryland. Carol and Bill Ruhe were repeatedly being reminded how thrilled we all were to see their daughter.

Melody, on TV during the half-time Disney Land show at the Super Bowl. For those of you who watched but may not have recognized her, she was the very pretty and captivating singer/dancer who was on camera a great deal of the time. (My March column included a brief statement re her contract with Disney Land.) Incidentally another of the talented Ruhe offspring, Barnaby, had a very successful art showing last December in NYC. Not to be outdone. Bill himself had also been in the limelight. His excellent article, "The Cmise Missile—Key to Naval Supremacy", was published in the winter issue of Strategic Review.

At the luncheon, Bud Schumann was being addressed as "Mayor" of Chevy Chase since, in addition to his real estate endeavors, he manages to stay very busy as president of the local civic association in that N.W. Washington community.

Here's some info on what Vince de Poix is doing these days. I understand from west coast sources that currently he is president of a metals-producing company in Albany, Oregon,

known as Teledyne Wah Chang Albany Corp., a subsidiary of Teledyne Inc. of Los Angeles.

Wah Chang's major product is zirconium metal used extensively in nuclear reactors. Some of the other exotic metals produced by the plant are tantalum, vanadium, titanium and tungsten. Vince took over this posifion in 1975 about a year after retiring from active duty as Director, DIA. Incidentally, this makes three '39ers in Teledyne as Vince joins Henry Singleton and George Roberts.

Joey and Bob Border recently sent me a brief note from Barcelona. Bob is an advisor there to the Spanish who are building a nuclear power plant on the Ebro River. It is still in the planning stage so they expect to be there for awhile. They were pleasantly surprised shortly after Christmas when Maria and Tex Harris dropped in enroute from Mallorca to Malaga and brought them up-to-date on West Coast '39 news. Sometime this year they expect visits from Jan and Noble Harris plus the Traugers and Simmons. Their welcome mat is out and, for any who may be heading that way, here's their address and phone number (Joey said the phone is unlisted but at least it works—most of the time): Paseo Manuel Girona, 73, 2°-3°, Barcelona, 17, Spain. Tel. 204-4733.

Polly and George Forbes of Mosswood, Fallston, Maryland, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Tracy Louise, to George W. Murgatroyd III of Bozman, Maryland. A graduate of Bryn Mawr, the bride-tobe attended Briarcliff College, the University of Denver and received her degree from Hofstra University.

Family tradition Remember last month when we spoke about John Muhlenberg presenting his sword to his son, Barry, an Air Force Academy graduate?

Well the accompanying picture never got published, so here it is with Barbara and Barry and John, and in the background Dale.

We end on a sad note. Ed Olcott reports that his wife Beth died suddenly from a cerebral hemorrhage in Boston of II Febmary. Services were held at Ft. Myer Chapel and burial in Arlington with Classmates serving as honorary pallbearers. Expressions of sympathy will find Ed at Pine Meadows 27, R.F.D. 2, Exeter, NH 03833.

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40 Pres.. RAdm. John Chase, USN Sec'y, Cdr. Leigh Winters, USN (Ret.) 701 S. 23rd St., Arlington, VA 22202 Percent Members: 67 Washington Report April is bound to look good this year—after the coldest Winter on the east coast since 1940. Get your income tax reports out of the way. mates, and enjoy the bloomin' crocus and daffodils!

The Second-Wed nesday-of-the-Month Lunch bunch met at the Fort Myer O'Club Wednesday, 12 January, and again on 9 February. Same subjects for discussion, and just about the same cast of characters: John Chase, Tab Collins. Jack Clair. Art Esch, Stan Ellison, Vince Healey. Mike Hanley. Bob Kaufman. Bill Keafing. Larry Lockett. Ed Muhlenfeld, Ray Schneider, Tad Stanwick, Bob White, and Winters. The Metro Area attorneys, headed by Art Esch, are setting up a tax-free foundation for future use by the Class of 1940. Projects are being discussed for eventual presentation to the Class at large after preliminary investigation and staff work have been completed by your hard working locals.

Dick Brown was among the missing. He was busy—driving the southland route during Frigid February . . . through Texas and Califomia to visit Classmates and inspect boats.

Loretta and Ted Hechler also escaped part of our "deep freeze" during January—Febmary on the Gulf Coast of Florida.

As reported in last month's Shipmate, Bill Lindsay also escaped from the Capital Circle—but in the wrong direction. He's further up north: back home in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Bill writes: " . . . Full circle for Washington bureaucracy has been accomplished! Last Monday (17 January) I started work for a large trucking company in Spring City (about 20 miles from home in Bryn Mawr). So now I can come home to Jerry every night, and enjoy our granddaughter.

Erika, on week ends . . . instead of commuting weekly from Washington. . . . It was a great experience, but it's even greater to be home again full time. . . . " Just in case some of you folks out there in Florida, Califomia, Hawaii and Alaska missed

the full story of the cold winter in the Washington-Annapolis sector. . . . People were ice skating on the Severn and Annapolis Rivers. . . . and on Chesapeake Bay!! The local temperatures dived towards zero right after the Army-Navy game, and didn't surface again until a week after Groundhog Day. Now—that is cold\ (No, Hank, don't tell us how cold it was on Crystal Lake in Illinois . . .)

Castine Caper Time A letter from Ted Rodgers reminds us that it's "Castine Caper" time again. This year's date: 3-16 July, or any portion thereof Room rates: $70/week for 2 adults in a double room; no charge for children in same room when you provide your own cot/sleeping bag; for children in adjacent room—$4/child, or $10/ room/night. Meals in the Academy Dining Hall are equally reasonable: $6.75 per day (3 meals) per person; $3.50 for children under 10. Daily rates for rooms and rates per meal in proportion. Don't delay. Write to Coordinator Len Tyler, Maine Maritime Academy, Castine ME 04421, or pick up the phone and call (207) 326-4311, Ext. 232.

Ted writes: " . . . Marguerite and I thoroughly enjoy having the gang here . . . and we hope to see some new faces in '77 . . . We're getting all the bad weather for the year out of the way now so that we'll have fair skies all Summer long . . ."

News from Here and There From somewhere out on the high seas or perhaps temporarily c/o Spencer Boat Co., 4000 N. Dixie (for Dixie Howell '40?), West Palm Beach FL 33407—comes word of the wandering Gretchen and Dixie Howell: " . . .

We arrived in W. Palm Beach just the other day (mid-December '76). We sailed down the inland waterway this year. It was so rough outside . . . we decided not to beat our heads against a stonewall. This trip was interesting, and we're glad we did it this way, but my goodness, it sure took a long time—over four weeks. We could have walked it faster . . . It was worth it, though, just to be warm again.

We're now packing away our long Johns and winter clothes (just before Christmas), and hope not to see them again until at least next Fall—if then. On the way down we stopped to see Sis and John Refo in Virginia, and Saralee and Pete Peters in (Ponte Verdra) Florida . . .

We had planned to see other friends along the

Alumni Bash at Saratoga, California, with '40 Leading the Way

route, but they all must have gotten the word and skipped out . . . " Did you all read Gretchen's sea-tale in the Jan.-Feb. Shipmate?

Swede (H.G.) Carlson sends news and a photo from the Gold Coast: " . . . a picture taken at the local USNA Alunni dinner held at the Masson Winery in Saratoga last Fall . . . 7 Classmates and wives; Cissie and Cliff Bundy, Betty and Pat Clancy, Shirley and Bob Kirkpatrick, Bettie and Ozzie Osborne, Flo and Snuffy Smith, Marge and Tack Tackaberry and Isabel and Swede Carlson . . . Latest news here is that Larry Fox is back at work after heart surgery, Don Bruce is superintending Camanche Park, and Pat Clancy is teaching aeronautics at Foothill JC . . . on a noninterference basis with his golf game . . ."

Isabel and Swede spent a school year (75-76) at the University of Stockholm, visited throughout Eastern Europe and Russia, and are now back home at 319 Lunada Court, Los Altos CA 94022.

A postcard from Mac McFarland in Arcadia, California, hints that ol" Mac was sunning at the Santa Anita Park track "against the backdrop of the San Gabriel Mountains . . ."' last Winter whilst the rest of us east-coasters shivered through Operation Deep Freeze.

More power and good luck to ye, Mac! Put a fiver on Navy Boy in the fifth for us . . .

Mary Williams sends her thanks to the Class for remembering her Johnny on his death in Sanford. Florida, last October. Mary is keeping their home at 205 South Oak Ave., Sanford FL 32771.

A welcome but unhappy note from G.G. Williams in Norfolk. Virginia. G.G. enclosed a local news obituary reporting the death of Randy Steffen at his ranch near Stephenville.

Texas, on Monday, 17 January. Randy was a noted artist, author and sculptor, and was in the process of preparing an illustrated cover for Shipmate. His most recent plan for a cover—not yet communicated to editor Roy Smith—". . . would show an engagement between some of the Navy gunboats on the Tennessee River and the Confederate Cavalry.

The cavalrymen would be in the foregound with the horses scrambling to get out of the way of the cannon fire from the gunboats . . . which would be seen in the background . . . " Randy's home was the Walking S Ranch. Rt. 4, Dublin TX 76446. Dorothy Steffen tells us that Randy was also deeply involved in creating a new sculpture of Navy Bill XX—an unfinished masterpiece by a nationally recognized genius . . . a loss to us all. Our latest photo of the 'artist at work' appeared in the September '76 Shipmate.

The Secretary's Corner It has been obvious to all of you for some time that this column is a compilation of letters, cards and phone calls from the Class of '40—a constant and welcome stream. But your secretary must apologize to several of you for being late in responding . . . Some day I'll get these here files organized and . . . * * * ONLY FORTY IS 4.0! * * *

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41 Chairman, Capt. Frank M. Sanger Jr. USN (Ret.) Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Victor Delano, USN (Ret.) 7111 Pyle Rd., Bethesda MD 20034 Percent Members: 68 Our Class now has another lawyer in its midst. Charlie Carr received his juris doctor (J.D.) degree from Western State University College of Law of Orange County at the conclusion of the 1976 Fall semester. For those of you who did not know, WSU Orange County is the largest law school in California and when combined with its coordinate campus in San Diego it is the largest law school in the nation!

Charlie expects to be on the east coast for the arrival of a new grandchild this month so we can hear more of his accomplishments then. In the meantime, congratulations to Charlie on this fine achievement and the start of another career. How many other lawyers in '41?

The Christmas season co-ed lunch was held in the Raw Bar at the Flagship in Washington.

Forty-one attended and enjoyed. Interspersed among the oysters was the news that Jane and John Doherty became grandparents of a granddaughter, Winton Brooke Doherty, born on 10 December 1976 in Philadelphia. The Fosters spent Christmas with daughter Saraellen and her husband and family in Raleigh, North Carolina. After cutting miles of red tape—too much to go over in a column in Shipmate— Flav and Rusty Crenshaw are breaking ground for their new home in Alexandria.

John Burwell has been named a Vice President of the American Security Bank in Washington, DC. John joined the bank last December and is the Manager of General Services, a new department of the bank. John is responsible for property management, office services, purchasing, and food services. He was formerly with the Irving Tmst company in New York. John commutes back to Princeton on week ends until Ann and he can move to the Washington area permanently. Welcome to the capitol, John, and remember that the class luncheons are on the last Thursday of each month at Blackie's.

Howard Schoenbaum checked in by mail from Columbus, Ohio, and here is what he had to say: "It has been a long time since I saw you or the Class has heard of me. Well I did make the 30th reunion and had a great time.

Not only that but I had already scheduled reservations for this past year—even discussing it with Judge Tom Macklin—a transplanted Columbusite now who is doing great work—when my work became overloaded and I had to cancel out.

"We were leaving the Tuesday after that week end for New York to visit our daughter and then on to ten days in Israel and four days in Italy. Three days after our retum we were leaving for a five day convention in Las Vegas.

All this built up to a point where something had to give as we had to get ready for our Christmas business, too. Much to my regret, the reunion had to be the one I gave up. Really felt bad as both Mickey, my wife, and I have enjoyed these reunions to the fullest—even go back to my prep school every five years at Mercersburg, Pennsylvania.

"The trip to Israel was most exciting to see the advances that had taken place since my last visits in '64 and '73 (four weeks after the Yom Kippur war). The highlight was witness-

ing a full scale war game maneuver in which they caputured two hills using fighter bombers—Phantoms and Kafirs (their own)— tanks, helicopters for invasion and evacuation, paratroopers and ground forces as well as resupplying them by air. The desert of Beer Sheba creates a lot of dust—$125 worth of camera repair. I got great pictures of the drops and rescues. (Ed. note: How about one of you in action, Howard?)

"I have just decided and completed arrangements as far as authority to deliver and install a pocket billiard table for Dahlgren Hall.

Am waiting for a break in the weather. Glad to know this has become an accepted recreation for a gentleman of the U.S.N.A.! Hope to be able to go up there to see it put to use and maybe I can find a couple patsies.

"Still here in Columbus where the bowling and billiard business is keeping me busy. Planning a new building for this Summer. Anyone in the area—we're five minutes from the airport—drop in any time. Lots of empty rooms with three daughters away at colleges from New Orleans to New York. Regards to '41."

We could probably muster some pretty good competition from the Washington area for the inauguration of the billiard table but I cannot quite see the brigade existing on just one table.

Better sell them some more. As for bowling alleys, the Winter in Washington has diverted many of us to bowling and platform tennis which may or may not be in Howard's bailiwick. Many thanks for writing. For those of you who have misplaced your directory, the Schoenbaums' address is: 2808 Fair Avenue, Columbus OH 43209.

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42 Pres., Capt. William R. Kurtz USN (Ret.) Sec'y, R. S. Day, CLU P.O. Box 6042 Shiriington Station, Arlington, VA 22206 Percent Members: 69 Valentine's Day '77 was given full recognition with the holding of our annual Sweetheart luncheon on Febmary 9th at Ft. Myer. As always, we meet on the second Wednesday of the month, but traditionally have had the ladies join us only in Febmary. Our next joint outing is April 16th, when we again gather at Ft. Myer for the annual spring cocktail party.

Then, on Father's Day, June 19th, we will break with tradition and hold our family picnic at Gunston Hall, the home of Virginia's George Mason. Walt Price is in charge of this historic site and with Jeanne will act as host and hostess for a catered buffet. We'll wind up the social year with the Saturday night shindig following the Homecoming game, and the annual Xmas dance at Ft. Myer on December 17th.

Attending the Sweetheart luncheon were the Childers, Coles, Barrys, Days, Griffiths, Lowes, Kurtz, Landuas, Ruehrmunds, Rices, PS Smiths, Welsh and Wileys with Jack Mitchell, Ken Simmons and Bob Reilly. Marcelle Ruehrmund was chosen as "sweetheart of the year" and received a lovely orchid.

Barbara and Dale Reed had planned to be there, but Barbara fell victim to our arctic weather and landed in Bethesda with a violently shattered ankle. Ree and Bob Childers went by to see her after the luncheon, taking written messages of good cheer from the attendees and Marcelle's orchid. The ankle has been repaired but the convalescence will be long and painful.

Ed Gallagher filed a report of the Long Beach Army-Navy game celebration hosted by Marge and Max Munk and Mary and Bill Arthur, at the Westlake Yacht Club in the valley near Thousand Oaks. Anne and Gene Farrell and Barb and Dick Sewall came all the way from Coronado, while Pat and Wes Gebert

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drove down from Santa Barbara. Carmen had the duty at St. Mary's in Long Beach. Bill Arthur's mother was visiting from southern Florida and provided German-style potato salad. Others attending were the Sturgis.

Wheldons. Hansons. Bachhubers from Ventura. Salassis from Fallbrook. Tut Fry from the Valley. Dottie Wiggins. Miriam Johns and Ed. The Gallaghers had contemplated moving from Long Beach to Lake Arrowhead so Ed could enjoy the skateboard his kids gave him for Xmas. Unfortunately, they took it back after Ed performed an Immelmann from a tree into their empty pool, apparently to prevent any more serious accidents. Ed fully recovered, having landed on his head. Proof that we retain our youth, even if the Midshipmen continue to look younger each year. Pictured herewith are Bill .\rthur. Marge Munk. Mary Arthur, Ed Gallagher, Tut Fry. and Wes Gebert.

Their house, like the pool, is empty of kids except on special occasions. Mary Pat is a Freshperson at UCLA, where Chris is a Senior and in Navy ROTC. Mike lives in Anaheim and works with the Department of Motor Vehicles. Lt. (jg) Ed is with the SeaBees in Rota.

Spain. Pam and family live near Chapel Hill.

Now Carmen and Ed need some visitors, even if the pool remains empty. On a concluding note. Ed and Charlie Bishop have organized a Flower/Memorial Fund for their respective areas of the West Coast and will work together for mutual support as needed. This need has been evident and got a severe test when Ray Wiggins suffered his fatal stroke.

Interment at Fort Rosecrans Jim Ashley and others, including Ed and Dottie Wiggins, wrote about Ray's funeral at Fort Rosecrans. There was a large tumout from both LA and San Diego, and Buck Catlin's eulogy was greatly appreciated by Dottie and the giris. AInora and Charlie Bishop provided the setting for the wake which followed April, 1977

with logistic support provided by Gerry and Gary Brown. Dottie's address is 816 El Mirador Drive. Fullerton CA 92635. and she'd enjoy hearing from all of their friends.

Max Munk is sending east all of the Yearbook material he has painstakingly and solely collected over the past several years. When we have had the opportunity to evaluate what is on hand and determine whether or not to move ahead with something for the 40th. you will be advised. Obviously with the 30th and 35th anniversaries behind us. we need to at least update what has been submitted, as well as try to obtain more coverage of the entire Class. Any volunteers will be good news for Bill Kurtz.

Sam Jones winds up the reports from the west with a list of attendees from the 35th reunion he and Jerry put together. With 22 Classmates to draw on in the Bay area, and allowing for some who are anti-alumni affairs, they still gathered the Scotts, McFetridges, Stokes, Knox, Slaters, Maddox. Jim Schremp.

Nickersons. Jones and Hicks in the face of stiff competition from other Xmas parties and visits. This was their first attempt at an anniversary party, so they had to forgive the fact that Bill Barnett had marked the wrong day on his calendar.

his frost-bitten toes. The marsh is home to Canadian geese and various kinds of ducks, herons, hawks, and so on, which occupy Dave until the influx of bikini-clad birds in Summer.

Lisa works and Dave thinks about it as his employer moved Dave's department to the warmed climes of Santa Monica last August.

Dave was a constant attendee at our Washington luncheons, so we hope nostalgia might cause him to venture back for one of our gatherings.

Beez and Sam Jones drove in from Vallejo where Sam as Executive Director of the United Way (Napa and Solano Counties) had been winding up the annual appeal and Beez was setting the educational bureaucrats straight. Beez was elected to the Vallejo School Board last year on her first run for the roses. Beez and Sam planned to host the next '42 outing at their ranch following the San Francisco/Bay area 35th anniversary dance at Moffett Field. Jean and Jerry received glowing tribute for their efforts, which Jerry put entirely on Jean's talents as chief cook and the hostess, plus a strong Navy victory. Kathleen and Jim Nickerson were to have rounded out the group, but she fell prey to a bug necessitating a last minute cancellation.

43 Pres., Capt. Robert Adrian. USN (Ret.) Sec'y. Capt. William T. Peach, III, (SC)USN (Ret.), 647 Kaimalino St.. Kaliua, HI 96734 Corr. Sec'y. Capt. Robert B. Greenwood, USN (Ret.), 2609 South June St. Ariington, VA 22202 Percent Members: 65 In the Scotts" Backyard Jean and Jerry Scott played host for a steak and champagne breakfast for the 34th ArmyNavy game following our graduation. Each Classmate attending penned a paragraph of family news to share with our readers, and excerpts follow as well as a picture of some of the victory-mad group. In the rear: George McFetridge. George Glendinning (Beez Jones' father). Carl Van Emon. Grif Stokes, and Jerry Scott, and up front. Sam Jones. Mary Ann McFetridge. Jean Scott. Sue Stokes, and Beez Jones. Sue and Grif Stokes were up before six ayem to make the journey down from Walnut Creek, but the game and the gathering made it all worthwhile. Carl Von Emon has been in real estate in the Santa Clara area for 5 years. He suffers from a commuting problem with wife, Toni, kids and grandchildren living on Long Island. Mary Ann and George McFetridge have been watching the game with the Scotts for 14 years: but, for the past nine years have had mixed emotions about the game's outcome.

Their two older boys are West Point gradsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; George. Jr.. now a Navy Lieutenant aviator, and Bob a 1st Lieutenant. Infantry, in Hawaii.

Mac is working on recruiting the remaining candidates. Rich, Patti and Jeffrey, for Annapolis. Mac remains with Lockheed and Mary Ann is busy with real estate.

Dave Peto sent along his greetings from Box 455. East Dennis MA 02641. which is on Cape Cod. Lisa and Dave find themselves pleasantly situated on a saltwater marsh on the northside of the cape. As he wrote, looking out over the Bay from their bedroom window, there was ice to the horizon, which probably accounted for

As this column is being sent on its way to meet the deadline, the Washington area '43ers are all set for the Annual Valentine's Day Sweetheart Luncheon to be held at the Ft. Myer O'Club. Maybe the next issue will have one of those line-up fotos for you to guess who all the old fuds with pretty girls are.

For the Christmas party in '76 the Classes "38 through "43 teamed up for a grand ball at Ft. Myer. It was a great idea and a good opportunity to see older friends. This exercise could easily get to be a habit.

In January on Merritt Island near Cocoa, Florida, there was a mini-"43 reunion at Iris and Sam Watson's house: Squidge and Dave Holmes, June and Bob Smith, Hazel and Bob Greenwood, Helen and George Davis, Maxine and Bert Thompson, Orpha Mae and Ellrod Suggins. There were golf and bridge in the afternoon followed by a delightful buffet and continued open bar. The Davises have left the resort island life in Lake Superior and settled on Merritt Island with boat. Bert Thompson is professorial in Nuke Stuff at Ocala. Dave Holmes spends part of the Winter at Cocoa Beach, commuting at intervals to D.C. The Smiths live in Ponce Inlet, Florida. The Suggins were back in country from Botsuwanaland where he is now the Fried Chicken concession king.

As the Class moves closer to paying off the obligation on the stadium speaker system, it was honored to receive this letter: "Dear Captain Busik, In reading Shipmate. I was pleased to note that the new public address system at the stadium was given by the Class of 1943.

Enclosed is a check for your fine project in memory of my son. Robert Graham Bradley.

70 "43 who was killed in the USS PRINCETON, Oc-

tober 24, 1944. Sincerely yours, Edna Woodruff." Mrs. George Lynn WoodrufFs address is 4801 Conn. Ave. N.W. Washington DC 20008.

Thank you, Mrs. Woodruff. This note in Shipmate should serve to refresh memories for many of Bob's Classmates.

There was recently an article in the Washington Star where people were asked to recall Pearl Harbor Day. '43's Virginia Vitucci was quoted: "The week before, Navy had played Army and beat them 14-6. That Sunday there was a reception in the Navy Superintendent's quarters in Annapolis, and all the men and their 'drags' were invited. Sometime during the afternoon, we noticed that people started disappearing and going off to listen to radios. It's funny, the gaiety snapped off as though someone had tumed off a light. None of us really knew the impact of what the announcement meant. We were all pretty young, 20 or 21, and like most of the young people of that day, we weren't very conscious of the world situation.

I guess it was a very juvenile approach, but unlike young people today, we weren't very aware. All 1 knew was that I'd been denied a bicycle trip through Europe by my father because of the state of war over there."

Once again word has been received of the death of a Classmate. Ken Wilson died on 20 January in Key West. Earl Buckwalter is providing notes which should appear in this issue's obituary column. '43's thoughts and prayers are with Tobby and the family.

44 Pres., RAdm. D. Vance Cox 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 (301) 268-6474 Percent Members: 63 Attention, all hands! The '44 Washington Chapter, acting as headquarters chapter for the Class, has consolidated all old '44 bank accounts and separate funds into a single national fund. It will be used with discretion under the direction of our president, Vance Cox, and kept in the custody of our treasurer, Charlie Miller.

This enables your Class to act promptly to do its part in appropriate charitable or assistance activities worthy of our collective support. It also provides a centralized, convenient mechanism for the president and the treasurer to express for the Class our sympathy and support for Classmates and their families in times of distress. In memoriam contributions will be made in accordance with known desires of Classmates' families. Direct contact with Vance Cox will insure prompt consideration in all instances calling for expenditure from the class treasury.

The headquarters chapter's annual "Sweetheart Luncheon" on 10 Febmary at the Washington Navy Yard had 66 attendees. This Valentine love-in was not only enjoyed by those living in the Washington-AnnapolisBaltimore area but some far-away-out-oftowners like Hap Perry from the San Diego area, Creighton Cook from Los Angeles, and Barbara and Lew Began from Saudi Arabia.

Barbara and Lew are back to attend their son Robert's wedding, after which the whole family will retum to Saudi Arabia where Lew works for AVCO and Robert works for a joint venture combine.

Our speaker for the luncheon was Lt. Sue Stephens, the 6th Company Officer from the USNA. She is the first woman to hold such a position in the Executive Department of the Academy. A graduate of Mary Baldwin College, Class of '70, Women Officers Candidate School, Newport '71, and Post Graduate School, Monterey '75 (Meteorology), Sue has served at the USNA since August 1975 and was instrumental in planning and implementing the program for admission of women midshipmen. Her fascinating talk on the progress of the program indicated that it is well and thriving and that the girls are holding their own in academics and athletics.

Randy King has recently become Executive Director of the Maritime Transportation Research Board of the National Research Council. His office is 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue (mailing address: 2101 Constitution Avenue), Washington DC 20418.

Paul Crutchfield told me that his son, Capt.

Jack Crutchfield USMC, is now the Marine Inspector/Instructor at Paul's pre-USNA alma mater, Georgia Tech—time goes on!

Charlie Miller was all smiles when he reported his son Ens. Jimmie Miller USN had just returned to home port after a six month cmise in the Mediterranean on board the destroyer BARNEY.

With sadness it is reported that Paul Miller died on 1 Febmary 1977 in the hospital at Carswell AFB, Texas. For communications with the Miller family, the address from the alumni register is: 904 Edgecliff Drive, Bedford TX 76021. (Also, see "Last call.")

As a parting shot for this issue, I would like to put in a plug for the annual USNA Alumni Fund Campaign. You should hear from one of your Classmates about contributing to this worthy and necessary cause. If you do, please contribute what you can. If you do not get a campaign letter, then I urge a spontaneous contribution—^just send it to USNA Alumni Association, Alumni House, Annapolis MD 21402. This contribution is in addition to membership dues in the association and is much needed to help defray the costs of services provided to the alumni Classes and to support the many good projects around the USNA which are not covered by appropriated government funds. Give more for '44!

45 Pres., RAdm. Bill Barnes USN Sec'y, Mr. Phil Erickson 6313 Golf Course Square Alexandria VA 22307 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Dutch Schuiz USN (Ret.) 5100 26th St. N., Arlington VA 22207 (703) 536-7156 Percent Members: 56 Dear Commissioner: Although you added only one line to Form 1040 this year, it took you over 22 pages of instructions to tell us how to fill out the form, compared to a little over 17 pages last year. How come? And, thanks for the new rules for the recapture of intangible drilling and development costs—they really helped me take out that old tree stump in the back yard . . .

Pat and Jim O'Brien, Inc. One couple, apparently not too concemed with the IRS, are Pat and Jim O'Brien who spent the month of March cmising the Grenadines. Jim, an oral surgeon, writes from 988 W. 3rd St., Dubuque lA 52001: "We have a house in Bequia, 9 miles south of St. Vincent.

If you anchor in the lovely harbor of Port Elizabeth, just ask where 'de dentist' is or ask to be directed to Julie's Guest House and she will know where I am." Jim included the foto showing his Mississippi River command, "A Delicate Balance," with crew made up of Pat, two sons, three daughters, grandchildren and guests.

Sue and Chuck Priest, long known for their organizational ability, did it again by scheduling the birth of two grandchildren within three days—a daughter for son Randy on 11 January and a son for daughter Sharon on 14 January!

Unrelated to the previous events. Chuck had a short tour in the hospital with a slipped disc, but is now back to duty.

Again this year, the annual Valentine Luncheon was well-attended by 110 Classmates and their Valentines on Tuesday, 8 February. Following a social hour for attitude adjustment, we sat down in the Koran Room of the Ft. Myer Club for a delicious lunch and then listed to Col. George F. Hennrikus Jr. USAF (Ret.) of TROA (The Retired Officers Association) give a talk on the current situation with regard to Congressional legislation affecting the military retired community. We were happy to welcome as guests of the Class: Cally Bolger, Betty Kavanagh, Anne Ewald, Mary Hellen Wize, Sara Midgett and Dottie Mullins Windblad. And the out-of-towners were led by Willie Crenshaw, who gets back here frequently, John Hicks, Buz Uhler and Fred Uhlam. Sam Rorex, not seen for two years, was there with his daughter, Diane. Sam is spending most of this time airbome between Chicago, Memphis and Washington with his air cargo company. He had a recent chat with Shot Sevier, now working for an iron ore developing company in Australia. Thanks to Sam, we have located Jimmy Carter's first classman—yep, that's right, it was Sam! Also at the luncheon, Phil Erickson passed out copies of the 1977 edition of the Washington DC area directory of Classmates. If you have need for one, drop a line to Phil. This directory, first begun by Sally Conover in '68 or '69 as a labor of love, now contains the name, address and phone number of 174 Classmates and widows who live in the greater Washington area, including Annapolis. A very special thanks to Evelyn and Phil Erickson for the arrangements and decorations and to Bill Barnes, Ed White and Pete Perkins for developing the program.

I regret to announce the death of Douglas Severance Mackay in California on 16 January of cancer. He is survived by his wife, Jo, of Shipmate

71 5714 El Canon Ave., Woodland Hills CA 91364 and two sons, Douglas and Randall, The Class extends its deepest sympathy to Jo and the family. A more formal obituary will appear in the "Last Call" section of Shipmate.

Monthly luncheon notes: There were 39 Classmates at the January luncheon, including Dick Neuendorffer down from New York . . .

Gene SiUiman has taken two courses in welding at the local community college and plans to start building his retirement home in Illinois this Summer . . . Bill McCulloch, formerly on Capitol Hill, has taken a new job as executive director of the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association in DC . . . Julian LeBourgeois had a heart by-pass operation in Bethesda. The luncheon group sent him a get well card . . .

Cal Cobb is revising the by-laws of the Association of the Class of 1945. He was one of the authors of our Constitution . . . Don't miss the June edition of Shipmate containing Phil Erickso.n's story of our youngster war time cmise on the battleship SOUTH DAKOTA. This cmise. from 9-26 July 1942, was the first wartime cruise of midshipmen since the Civil War . . . Dick Van Orden is now with DDI. Bob Eidson's Washington-based firm.

Well, the secret is out . . . after many months of intensive research and exchange of correspondence, Pauline Ashley came through with the name of the oldest living Classmate of the Naval Academy Class of 1945—yes, it's Ted Ashley. So. Ted. I hereby dub thee, "Sordid Senior Citizen of the Class of 1945" from here to eternity. There were some close mnners-up. such as Joe Bonds, Sam Rorex, Jim Bradley and other old folks, but it was Ted who was the first to arrive on this mortal coil.

Appropriate ceremonies will be held whenever Ted retums to Civilization.

Our last Phantom search of last year uncovered 24 "unknowns" which were promptly cranked into the Alumni computer and Phil Erickson has been actively tracking down the "lost" widows who will also be entered in the next issue of the Register of Alumni. But, there are still 132 Classmates for whom we hold no valid address. Since we had such a good response from readers of this column, I will again run a list of their names from time to time and include such amplifying information as we have on hand: Philip R. Shutt, 9th: resigned Jan 1947— hometown: Huntington IN Dean K. Marquardt, 9th: resigned July 1954—hometown: Kalispell MT Vemon H. Ellenberger, 14th: resigned Oct 1947—last address: 365 Ingram Rd., Cincinatfi OH William B. Huckabee jr, 1st: resigned Aug 1948—last address: 365 Eastway Dr., Lakeland FL Harold Hoffer, 4th: resigned Jan 1947—last address: 3691 Florida St., San Diego CA Secrets from the pachenko machine: Rhoda (Schwartz) and Jack Stone spent Febmary in Florida. Rhoda sends the address of one of our widows—Mrs. Philip Rogers (Bob Mack), 14 Emerson Rd., Severna Park MD 21146 . . .

Phil Erickson provides the addresses of three more widows—Mrs. J.F. (Cally) Bolger, 4314 Alton PI., NW, Washington DC; Mrs. Bob (Betty) Kavanagh, 1514 17th St. NW, Apt 604, Washington DC 20036 and Mrs. R.S. Hodson, 321 N. St. Asaph St., Alexandria VA 22314 . . .

Frank Clifford, enroute Trinidad to collect an oil spill from one of his tankers, called to get April, 1977

Lou Scliris' address in Caracas . . . Joy and Red Colegrove announce the summer wedding of their daughter, Anne Melissa, to Alfred David Sparks of Annapolis. Both Joy and Red were active in Jimmy Carter's campaign as head of the Fourth Congressional District Campaign Committee . . . Ed Beasley. a professor of physics at Gallaudet College in DC, was a judge at the January Virginia Slims tennis tournament . . . Brick Kinnear is donating a pair of matched 1804 cannons to the Naval Academy in the name of the Class . . . Johnny Johnson provides another address of a widow, Jeanne North, widow of Roger North, who is now Mrs. Robert McCall of 5912 Aberdeen Rd.. Bethesda MD 20034 . . . Pauline and Ted Ashley became grandparents on 2 August when daughter, Linda, presented them with a grandson.

Is your old roommate one of the 448 Classmates who read this column? If not, why not send him a subscription to Shipmate? To determine if he is now a member of the Alumni Association, send a nine cent postcard to Phil or Dutch.

Late Flash: Doc Fallon died on 16 Febmary at Bethesda Naval Hospital following a stomach operation. Marge's address is 3127 14th St. South, Arlington VA 22204.

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Robert W. Wesson he became director of sales of the corporation's business. In 1971 he became director of sales for Chemicals and Plastics in Chicago and was appointed a vice-president of Chemicals and Plastics as well as general manager of the coating materials department in 1974.

Born in Mount Vernon, New York, in addition to his Academy degree he holds an M.B.A. from Hofstra University, received in 1966. Mr. Wesson and his family are residents of Greenwich, Connecticut.

Pres., RAdm. John M. Tierney USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Mr. C. W. Kennelly II 7911 Sleaford PI., Bethesda, MD 20014 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. C. V. Wilhoit Jr, USNR (Ret.) P.O. Box 17386, San Diego, CA 92117 Percent Members: 55 Ole '46 has distinguished itself in many ways in the past all too numerous to mention here.

But I came across one last month that should be added to the list. You know we sponsor the 6th Company Wardroom. Well, the tour of duty of the 6th Company Officer, LCdr Onorato, was over and he was relieved by Lt. Stevens. O.K. so far. When I delivered the March column to the Shipmate Office in January, I decided to call upon Lt. Stevens to introduce myself and see if there was anything we could do for the Wardroom. I went to the main office, Bancroft Hall, and asked for Lt. Stevens. Can you imagine my surprise when this officer came up and said, "You must be Mr. Kennelly. I'm Lt. Sue Stevens." Yep, a female. First one at the Academy and she's ours. Wonder if there will be any changes in the decor of the Wardroom. Tune in next month for any changes.

Got some news from the Alumni House this past month on a Classmate of ours. On 26 January Union Carbide announced the appointment of Robert W. Wesson as assistant secretary and assistant treasurer, as well as director of investor relations for their Corporation. The news release goes on to say that he "will have direct responsibility for establishing and maintaining relationships with security analysts and professional investors."

Mr. Wesson joined Union Carbide in 1947 as a member of the engineering department at the corporation's chemicals and plastics facility in South Charleston, West Virginia. Throughout his career with Union Carbide, he has been mainly identified with the chemicals and plastics area of the corporation's business. In 1971

For Distinguished Service Our Supply Corps Admiral, Wendell McHenry Jr., was presented with the Distinguished Service Medal by the Honorable Gary D. Penisten, Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management), when he retired on 1 October. Wendall was honored for his meritorious service as Assistant Comptroller of the Navy (Financial Management Systems)/ Commander, Navy Accounting and Finance Center from June 1973 to June 1975, and as Deputy Comptroller of the Navy from July 1975 through September 1976. Congratulations and best wishes in your new field.

Saw Hal Hamberg the other day. He gave me a list of those attending the Memorial Service for Col. C.G. (Griff) Moody, Jr., USMC (Ret.) on 23 November 1976 at the Post Chapel, Ft. Myer, Virginia. Those attending were: Ray Damm, Hal Hamberg, Mac Maginnis, John Tierney, Bomb Uhwat, and Al White. Griff had to retire a couple years ago because of his bad heart. He died at his vacation home in North Carolina on 13 November.

Hal also said that the mail bringing in the Class dues has dried up. Our Class Association is supporting the 6th Company Wardroom at $500/year, and $500/year to the Naval Academy Foundation Association until our $20,000 pledge is fully subscribed. We're about

72 halfway there but we'll never make it if things continue the way they're going. Please support your Classmates in this endeavor.

Gave Jack Langille a call last week to find out where he and Madeleine were living. He gave their address as 2009 Freedom Lane, Falls Church VA 22043. And since I hadn't seen nor heard from John Butner in so long, a call to him was in order. John is still working in the Admin office at University of Maryland, but he had added another task—he is writing his thesis for a Doctor's degree which he will get this June. Guess you can worK at a University just so long before you find yourself deep into the scholastic area.

Heard some sad news recently that Robe Pennington was found murdered sometime ago after attending a night school class. Anyone having information on this please let me know before 1 say anymore.

Received a short note from Pete Haring about a week ago informing me that "Peer Grease" in which Classmates rated others has been dropped. He was violently opposed to this practice and wrote many letters (and asked others to do likewise) expressing this view to the Academy. His note said thanks for the support and help. He gives his address as Box 35, 8 Fox Hill Lane, Strong Brook NY 11790.

Let me end this column by quoting from the Class '65 column of December '76. "This month's report is a perfect example of how enjoyable this column can be to read (and write) when people take the time to send even a short note. How's your track record in this area?"

How's yours?

47 Pres., RAdm. S. J. Evans (SC) USN Sec'y, Capt. J. L. Moss, USN (Ret.) 21 Alpine Dr., Latham, NY 12110 Percent Members: 58 For reasons that are self evident, the Class had more than normal interest in the Inauguration as many Classmates converged on Washington for the week-long activities, in addition to the Washington area classmates. Those reported to be in town for the occasion included Mickey and Jack Sullivan, (visiting with Nancy and Chan Von Shrader); Anna and Andy Sides; Bob McKinney, Joe Flanagin, Don Welt (staying with Saumi and Pat March); Frank Deaton, Blu Middleton, Dick Gardiner, also Betsy and Harry Delaney and Tom Hudner (guests of Sybil and Jim Stockdale). I won't attempt to sort out just who went to which events, but with special events, parties, square dances, et al every night, there was plenty for all to do and thousands of people to do it with, as tickets to the various events were difficult—but not impossible to obtain. Most of those present went to one or more of the big inauguration night parties and many of the senior military types attended a reception at the White House held that week end.

Perhaps this is the appropriate place to reprint a portion of a letter dated ten years ago, April 17, 1967, received by Jack Stevens, when he was class secretary. " . . . 1 had planned to come up for the reunion last June, but at the time I was running for Govemor of Georgia. Unfortunately, 1 lost out to Maddox by a close margin in the Democratic primary. My Senate term expired this January.

"My wife Rosalynn and I have three boys and another (girl, I hope) on the way. We have enjoyed politics and my intention now is to stay active in Georgia and there is a possibility of another Governor's race. The last one was extremely confused and I had to start out without any statewide organization and as a relative unknown. The same handicaps would not exist next time. It's still early though, a lot could happen, and our politics are unpredictable."

The original, handwritten, letter on Carter's Warehouse stationery, has been returned to Jack Stevens to keep as a personal memento.

A November wedding occurred in Annapolis when Vay Renee Kugler and Karl Douglas Brungot were married. Needless to say Karl is the son of Jean and George Brungot of Annapolis. Congratulations and best wishes to the groom and bride. Weddings aren't just for the young, however. Bob Turnage will be married to Ingeborg on April 9 in the Naval Training Center in Orlando, Florida. Bob reports a visit with Vonne and Paden Woodruff in Pickens, South Carolina, recently and enjoyed catching up on the 30 years since they were in the Fourth Company together.

The honorary member of '47 and many other Classes. Doc Snyder—beloved team trainer for all the athletic teams, reached his 99th birthday on January 10. Although clear of mind and stout of will to the end. Doc passed away on 16 Febmary. (Also, see "All Hands.") He had entered a nursing home in a suburb near Annapolis. Doc was the guest speaker at a class luncheon about five years ago and recited, from memory, some long lines of seaflavored poetry.

Dick Colquhown wrote that he is now with the YMCA in Spokane and regretted missing the reunion. Dick reports his son is out of the Navy working for 3M in Knoxville, Iowa, and that their daughter is married and helping put hubby through vet school at the University of Georgia.

Bill Grant also lives in Spokane where he is a Superior Court Judge.

Haley, third from left Haley Rogers is now Commandant of two Naval Districts, the llth and 12th as he relieved RAdm. John T. Coughlin as Commandant 12th N.D. I'm sure you are all aware that Stan Turner has been nominated to direct the CIA. Having the Senate's approval, Pat and Stan should be moving to the DC area from Naples, Italy soon.

The January class luncheon in Washington was a success. The senior military attache from Peru was present and Art Calisto still looks just as dashing as he did when he was '47's All-American Soccer Star. Art and his lovely wife are living in Alexandria, Virginia.

Ben TerreU writes in from Rt #2, Box 463-A, Louisburg NC 27549. Ben obtained a Civil Engineering degree from N.C. State and had been with the State Department of Transportation for about 28 years until he had to retire recently due to a heart attack. Rachel and Ben maintain an 160-acre farm with Angus cattle, pigs, chickens and all those good things. Ben would like to re-establish contact with old friends and Classmates and I've sent him some addresses which he requested. How about dropping him a line? Also, I'm trying to locate a copy of the 25 year book to send to Ben— any extras available?

Chuck Carlisle has retired at 2327 Harris Avenue, Richland WA 99352. He reports a phone call from Bob Giles, the first report we've had on Bob in a long time. Bob lives at 2640 Traver Boulevard, Ann Arbor MI 48105.

Pat and I have used the long winter isolation to get class files caught up and ready to tum over to the next class secretary. Remember to send in your nominations for a new slate of class officers to Stu Evans as the present terms expire at the end of the year.

48 Sec'y, Cdr. Sumner K. Moore, USN (Ret.) 308 Mansion Dr., Alexandria, VA 22302 Percent Members: 40 The great FREEZE of 77 seems to be thawing a bit. The 20s seem warm by comparison.

The ice skating has been superb since there has been almost no snow to cover the ice. February 6th I skated on the Potomac from D.C. to Virginia just above Key Bridge, and up to the Three Sisters—a rare opportunity.

January II, we had our regular O'Donnell's outing with 28 appearing for luncheon. It was the occasion of the annual election of officers, and those 28 thought enough of their hides to show up and protect themselves. Consequently, Warren Graham, who was absent, was hailed in as president—a great choice, incidentally. Warren has just arrived in town from his tour on CINCPACFLT Staff in Pearl, and is at the moment holding down a spot in BuPers.

Also at the gathering were Carolyn and George .Ball. George's band, the "Sons of Hawaii", recently appeared on the local tube supporting a Clothes-a-thon. The luncheon supporting cast were Prichard, Manganaro, Cuddy, Ghormley (perennial Chapter Treasurer), Ahem, Jochum, Dick Bates, Ed Ward, Dick Adams (outgoing Pres.). Hathaway, Ortleib, Holstein, Grechanik, Fry, Knock, Baughman, Pierson, O'Keefe, Tony Duncan, Osmer, Kays, Sisson, Paul Riley up from Miami, Sims Ross, Edelson, Dick Sprince, and S.K. Moore.

Incidentally, OP-04 is amply supported by 48 flag officers, with Kerns as OP-40, Allshouse as OP-41, and Jortberg as OP-44.

Peggy and BiU Bartow were asked to be Host and Hostess at the Inaugural Ball held at the Washington Hilton. Of course, they were more than delighted to appear.

Brad Daly writes from Columbia, South Carolina: "I finally joined the Alumni Association and have taken time out to look through Shipmate . . . after all these years. So, I'm going to give a very brief present situation report for me and my family. Too much has happened in the past 28 (God-28!) years to recap all of that. As you can tell by the address (Institute for Life and Change, 2221 Devine St, Columbia SC 29205). 1 have gone back to Shipmate

73 school (USC) and gotten a doctorate, and am a licenced psychologist in private practice here in Columbia. 1 really like what I'm doing. We specialize in marriage and divorce work, mostly. Plus do quite a bit of work (seminars, workshops) in death education for professionals and para-professionals in the medical and psychological/social work fields.

"Mary and 1 still married . . . and happily. I might add. We have only one of our 5 children still at home. Ann is 13 and a 9th grader, varsity basketballer, and nice young lady. The older offspring are Lee (USNA'7I) who recently resigned from the Navy (lieutenant aboard USS Fox), and is now an engineer with Lockheed at Navy facility at Charleston, South Carolina. Bill is a Lt.(jg) aboard KITTY HAWK, presently in the yard at Bremerton. He wants to be an actor, and apparently is quite good . . . so. after his next sea tour he will be getting out to start pounding the pavement in LA or NY. Lynn, daughter # 1 . is in Orlando, and just left Disney World, where she was Alice-in-Wonderland and similar things for the past year. Jane. #2. is married and in Boone.

North Carolina, where her husband, an exAll-American wide receiver. Mike Haggard, is an assistant coach. Mary has started her own business and is president of her own company.

I'm impressed as hell!

"I hope something is going to happen for our 30th reunion. We would like very much to come and see some of the troops. I have talked to George Goodwin upon occasion. He has come through here every now and then . . . and we have been there. Talked to him about two weeks ago. in fact. He and Fran (the Judges Goodwin) are welfand doing quite well.

Eeyore is lovable but still Eeyore.""

With regard to the 30th Reunion, which will be in 1978. although this year we will celebrate on a less grand scale, the Class has obtained a block of rooms at the Holiday Inn on the road into Annapolis from Washington (John Hanson Highway. Rt. 50). The man "In-Charge-of Room(s)"" is Gene Spalding. If you have an idea you'd like to get in on this deal, write Gene and get on his list. Capt. J. E. Spalding.

Apt 1504. 250 South Reynolds St. Alexandria VA 22304. These rooms are for Homecoming 1978. You are on your own this year.

Ed Sutter reports that a Christmas card sent to the Dave Hunts resulted in a note from Muriel Hunt that Dave died October 2. 1975. from complications deriving from hepatitis.

Dave had taken early retirement from Grumman at Calverton. Long Island. Muriel lives at RFD # 1 , box 298, Overlook Drive, Wading River NY 11792.

49 Pres., RAdm. Lucien Capone Jr. USN Secy, Col. Eugene O. Speckart, USMC (Ret.) P.O. Box 2741 Arlington VA 22202 Percent Members: 39 General Some months ago I mentioned that we would make a count of the Class to see what the status of each graduate was. We have finally completed the count. For those of you who may have forgotten, 790 graduated in the Class. One retumed to his native country and three were discharged upon graduation. Of the 786 who were commissioned, 140 are still on active duty in the Navy, 195 have retired from April, 1977

active duty, and 304 resigned from the Navy.

In addition, 47 of our Navy Classmates have died while on active duty. In the Marine Corps. 7 remain on active duty, 25 have retired, and 18 resigned. Three have died on active duty and one transferred to the Army. The Air Force count is 10 still on active duty. II retired. 19 resigned, and 6 died on active duty.

Those Classmates still on active duty continue to make their marks in their respective services. Cal Killeen has just been selected for promotion to Major General and Jim Webber has been selected for Rear Admiral. Congratulations Cal and Jim. Molly and John Barrow have announced the engagement of their daughter. Patricia, to Lt. Francisco Antonio Rios of the Spanish Navy.

Lt. Rios is currently attending Flight School at Pensacola. The wedding is planned for this April.

We have had a few changes in the Executive Committee lately. To bring you up to date the current members are (Tapone. Thomson.

Hammer. Albers. Bauman, Beckwith, and Speckart. Al Thomson is presently engaged in a project of contacting Classmates throughout the country in the hope of developing better lines of communications between the various groups in areas where a concentration of '49ers exists. If anyone has any ideas or suggestions along this line, drop Al a note at the class post office box.

Washington Area We have had a few queries from Classmates who are in Washington on business occasionally as to when and where the monthly luncheons are held. For anyone who is interested, the luncheons are on the second Tuesday of each month at the Orleans House resturant on Wilson Blvd. in Rosslyn. just across the Key Bridge from Washington. We usually start gathering between 1130 and 1145.

The January gathering was well attended and was strictly social with no business being conducted. Those attending were Capone, Wood, John Walker, Dobson. Swanson, Francis, Benoit, Dorenkamp, Ghormley. Tomson, Tolbert, Clarke, Walters, Lawrence, Somerville.

Bartholomew, Hammer, Bauman, Neely, and

50 Pres., Capt. D. G Fraasa, USN Corr. Sec'y, Capt W. L. Jensen, USN 499 Skyhill Ct. Chula Vista CA 92010 Autovon: 951-6823 Commercial: (714)437-6814 Percent Members: 43 In January Pete Rixley's father visited friends in San Diego and stopped to say hello.

Pete's father has been retired as a Brigadier from USMC for twenty years and has kept himself in great shape. He happily reports that Pete, who retired from the USMC on disability in 1955, is with the school system in West Point, New York, and is currently the superintendent of three elementary schools there.

John Brick has lived in quarters in Pensacola for the past year or so and in January finally made the big move and has put down permanent roots in Pensacola. John and Carolyn moved to town and bought their "Big House"

at 890 Woodbine Drive, Pensacola FL 32503.

Dorothy and Wayne Jensen didn't do anything quite so drastic but did finally decide to add a room to their house in Chula Vista. Now we have plenty of room for grandchildren and Classmates as they visit San Diego. John reports that Phil Ryan is coming down to Pensacola in June to be C O . of Schools Command.

On the 22nd of January on the occasion of Joe Howard's 50th birthday. Phyl provided him with a surprise birthday party and it was a wonderful affair. From '50 to wish Joe all of the best were Charlie Dunn (down from L.A.), Edie and Bill Grimm, June and Stan Neander, Sue and Hank Scribner and Dorothy and your C. S.

Princess Ann Lisanby with Jim and Gladys at left and Kentucky Govemor and Mrs. Julian Carroll Jim Lisanby was in San Diego following the progress of the USS TARAWA as she went through special evaluations in Febmary and March. The LHA is. as previously reported, Jim's baby as he is the program manager. He reports his new Washington area address as 1500 S. 20th Street, Arlington, VA 22202. Jim will also be the PM for the LSD-41 class of which we will buy eight as a replacement for the LSD-28 class. Jim and Gladys have always enjoyed Washington. Gladys stays busy in a teaching assignment at Stratford Jr. High in North Arlington. One daughter is a junior at George Mason College in nursing and is a Cherry Blossom princess for the State of Kentucky this year. Holly, their youngest, is eleven and in the 6th grade.

As this went to press it had just been announced that Jim was the sole member of the USNA Class of "50 on this year"s flag list.

When reached by phone, we found Jim—not in Washington—but crawling around in marine boilers in Pascagoula, Mississippi. He had flown down in a Navy aircraft and during the flight the pilot called him to the cockpit to tell him the news. Jim had already called Gladys to inform her and then told her to get back in school—they still needed the money.

Bill DeMers reports from Washington that in spite of the continued bitter cold, the area Classmates and wives were more ready than ever to get together. So, for luncheon at the Flagship on 2 February they had 62 in attendance—Jack and Bobbie Akin, Tom and Gabe Anderson, Barbara and Bill DeMers, Josh and Chip Dorsey, Deke and Roz Forbes, (Deke will provide ongoing liaison between the Washington group and the USNA with regard to the 30th reunion, the class gift, etc.). Bob and Karen Hamer. Bill and Sally Hardy, Dave and Cynthia Heerwagen, George and Kathy Jessen, Jim and Jeanne Kennedy (Jeanne is in Washington area real estate and invites your queries and business). Jim and Gladys Lisanby. Bill and Debbie Martin. Joe and June

74 McLernan, Dick and Claire Miller, Lee and Jo Minnis (both the Minnises have had leg problems and operations but are recovering nicely).

Gene and Betty Morin, Frank and Elaine Roth (Frank was trying to drum up interest for a June Week Potomac cruise but with the cold and snow existing he had a difficult time). Jack and Liz Ryan, Bob and Mary Satre, Bob and Margie Shultz, Jack and Barbara Spiller, Don and Betty Stull, Bill and Jane Taylor, Marsh and Dorothy Treado, Frank and Joan Young, Velura Highberg (Roy was in conference and according to Velura has a lot more demands on his time in his second career as a civilian in NAVAIRSYSCOM), Ward Lasley, Ray Bowers, Phil Conley (announced two new USAF Brigadiers from the Classâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Dennis Sullivan and Ed Mendel), Ted Debacker, Walt Flint (has his entire family working in the AeroSpace Museum at the Smithsonian Institution), John Henderson, Bob Oliver, Stew Hughes, Tom Ross, Ted Speaker, and Tim Wooldridge.

The day before on Tuesday, I Febmary, the Norfolk area tried, but it was a day when most were out of town. At Breezy they had Sam Doak, Bill Grigg, Cliff Hopkins, Ron Kelly, Flora and Don Dunham and our reporter Corky and Pat Angleman. John Greenwood was in town in connection with a large scale Marine exercise but couldn't make the luncheon. On the week end of 5 Febmary, Sam Doak and Bill Grigg got all together for a "Dark Ages" party at Emily and Sam's quarters at the Armed Forces Staff College where Sam is the senior Navy representative. Sye and Bill Grigg provided all the food with other attendees from '50: Jeanne and Ray Barber (attending Old Dominion U. in retirement), Mary and Jim Dinardo, Flora and Don Dunham, Connie and Dave Emerson, Ulla and Cliff Hopkins, Mary and Tom King, Peggy and Ron Kelly, Char and Bob Monroe, Joyce Sattler (Don was in Hawaii on 2nd Fleet business), Shirley and John Pleasants (John is the EA to the Director of the Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences in Gloucester, Virginia, and has the sculptured hair-do look), Hal Vincent and Corky Angleman (whose wives were afflicted with a malaise brought on by the cold winter in Norfolk). ^^ Public Relations at Allis-Chalmers supplies some information on the doings of Jacques Trevillyan. Jacques joined Allis-Chalmers in May of 1971 and has held a number of general management positions in the corporation's electrical business including that of deputy group executive. Power Transmission Group.

He was appointed president of Simplicity Manufacturing Co., Port Washington, Wisconsin, in November of 1975 and retains that position along with his recent election as a corporate vice president responsible for the activities of the Industrial Tmck Division: Material Handling in Europe, Mexico and South America.

Buddy Burt announces from New Orleans that he plans to retire on 1 August and will settle in Belle Chase, Louisiana, just outside NAS New Orleans, where he plans a second career selling bass boats.

51 Pre., Mr. Lowell Stockdale Sec'y, Cdr. Bruce I. Meader, USN (Ret.) 5609 South 5th St., Ariington, VA 22204 Percent Members: 45 Congratulations are due our five Classmates who have just been selected for flag. Listed alphabetically they are: Bob Carius, Paul Lautermilch, Al Sinclair, Tom Ward, and Jim Winnefeld. Our best wishes go with them and their new responsibilities.

OK, that's the news from some of our senior people. How about some mail from the rest of you?

52 Pres., Cdr. R. R. Zastrow, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. R. E. Jacob USN 6752 Towne Lane Road McLean VA 22101 Percent Members: 42 The big news and the good news this month is the FY-77 flag selection list. Heartiest congratulations to illustrious Classmates Milton P. Alexich, Huntington, Hardisty, Curtis B. Shellman Jr., Lowell F. Eggert, and Frederick C. Johnson.

While guests at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 1977 Honors Night Banquet, Nancy and I witnessed MGen. Thomas P. Stafford USAF add yet another award to his well-earned collection. This one, the Special AIAA President Citation, was granted to Tom, his fellow American crewmen and the Soviet crew for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. While missing the space flights, Tom is still well into the space age, directing the final development and test of aircraft and the Space Shuttle at the Edwards Test Center. He had only recently flown the B-l, so the desk hasn't taken charge yet.

Hy Gurney is knee deep in the 25th reunion business as plans continue to develop. Recheck last month's column and get your deposit money to Hy now before you find yourself on the overflow list and inconvenienced on the big event of 1977. Watch for a mail flyer soon. And keep me and the Alumni Association informed of your correct address. You members either get a new member or at least get some correct addresses of non-members.

53 Pres., Capt. Lew Sykes, USN Sec'y, Mr. C. E. Mumford, GRI 1303 Towlston Road Vienna VA 22180 (703) 759-3115 Percent Members: 37

Quarters F, USNO, Massachusetts & 34th, Washington, DC 20007, (One of Joe's primary jobs is caretaker of the Vice President's Quarters); Dick Storm, 4872 Old Dominion Drive, Arlington VA 22207, Dick is working for NASA; Ed Dixon reported his new address as 1515 Hiddenbrook Drive, Hemdon VA 22070; Davy Jones was proud to announce that his daughter, Cary Page Jones, was the first runner-up among twenty-eight contestants for Virginia State Junior Miss. Miss Jones also has acquired an appointment to the Naval Academy and hopes to join the Class of 1981; RAdm. Bob Chewning is now in the area, Op-06, and residing at 211 W. Walnut St., Alexandria VA 22301, Hap Robson with General Electric has recently relocated to the Santa Barbara area in California.

Flag Selectees Congratulations to the following new selectees: Frederick G. Fellowes, Jr., David S. Cruden, Albert J. Baciocco, Jr., Clyde R. Bell, Arthur S. Moreau, Jr., and Bemard M. Kauderer. The above were among 33 Rear Admiral selectees for FY77. Again CONGRATULATIONS to each and every one.

ORDAINEDâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Lexington, Virginia. On the thirteenth of Febmary Nineteen hundred and seventy-seven, at seven o'clock in the evening, R. E. Lee Memorial Episcopal Church, the Right Reverend William Henry Marmion, D.D., the Bishop of Southwestem Virginia, ordained John Arthur Furgerson to the Sacred Order of Priests. This is a big step in John's second career that started in 1973. Congratulations.

This column ends here because you forgot to mail that letter full of news about yourself and Classmates. Let's keep the mail bag overflowing.

54 Pres., LCol. F. M. W. Woodrow USMC Sec'y, Cdr. R. K. Sheehan USN Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Michael J. Stoffel USN Strategic Systems Project Office (SP-24) Washington DC 20376 (202) 697-0880 Percent Members: 36 Washington Area As mentioned in the last column, we had an excellent Christmas Party, Missed in the photographs but present were Wanda and Herb Trenham, recent arrivals to the area. Pictured in our montage are Don Bowen, Fitz Woodrow, Lenore Brown, (across the table) Bob and Barbara Jones, Pete Vogelberger, (and on this side) Walt Schumann, Snowden Ager, and Bob Sheehan.

Christmas Party

Washington Area The monthly class luncheon was held on the first Tuesday of the month, Febmary 1977, at the Ft. McNair Officers' Club, and thirty-one Classmates were present. New faces included; Al Manhard, stationed at HQMC and living at 8405 Porter Lane, Alexandria, VA 22308; Joe Smith, Superintendent, Naval Observatory, Shipmate

75 Bob Jones also has arrived in the area to take a position with Pete Vogelberger as Manager of Advanced Programs and Government Marketing for Teledyne Energy Systems (Pete is the president, incidentally).

Bob previously was Manager, Nuclear Operations and Technical Services with Crouse, Inc.. in Philadelphia doing engineering service work in connection with utility nuclear power plant construction and operation. Prior to that he managed the eastem regional office for Energy, Inc. and was a manager of Metropolitan Edison in Reading, Pennsylvania. Bob also spent six years in New England as superintendent of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant. Before that, he was the manager of the plutonium recycle experiment in the Experimental Boiling Water Reactor at Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois. Bob and Barbara and the four kids are living in Fairfax. Virginia, 3322 Prince William Drive.

After a disappointing tumout in January, the Febmary luncheon was well attended, 1 hope all of you put the luncheon on your calendar and join in. Jim Hay sfill has a stock of charms surviving from our 20th reunion. If anybody is interested, they are available for $20 apiece.

Jim reports that he will take over as C O .

SUBBASE New London this Summer.

I regret to report the death of Dorothy Steel, wife of Captain Charles E. Steel USN. I am certain I speak for all of us in extending the deepest sympathy to Chuck.

Paul Amoruso passed through my office in December enroute to assuming command of

of ultra-high reliability components for spacecraft and similar exotic applications. If you remember the modified and carefully polished Mercury he sported during our June week festivities, I can report he still pursues his avocation of beautiful machines. We were joined by his neighbor, another Classmate, John Fahey.

John is an instructor, football coach and jackof-all-trades at a nearby private high school and seems to be thriving on it.

SIMON LAKE (AS-33). SIMON LAKE is currently

Received the following note from the South Pole (kids loved the post mark and stamp) written in the cold hand of Joe Bennett: "A momento from the great white continent . . . I am making my first trip here since joining the National Science Foundation's Polar Planning and Coordination Staff last March. Darrell Westbrook, DOD-assigned Staff Associate for Plans and Policy, is with me on this first trip as well, and we are both very impressed with the excellent support being provided the Foundation's program by the Naval Support Force.

This has to be brief as it took us 6 days and 50 hours in the air to get here and we have lots to see before we head back for New Zealand in 8 days. Being 'processed' through Christchurch was not unlike Plebe Summer."

While touring the west coast last month I called on Dick Mclaughlin at NAS Alameda: except for the grey hair he hasn't changed a bit. Dick said he plans to retire this Summer and would like to stay in the Bay area. While in San Diego I chatted with Carroll Wittner who is well and studying hard. Since retiring in '75 he has been studying Finance & Banking: he's completed his Associate's degree and is now going on for his Bachelor's.

It's been quiet and cold here in Washington.

Jack Renard's boy wrecked both of Jack's cars on successive days; how's that for excitement and high insurance rates next time round. I bumped into Jim Perryman on an elevator at NAVAIR; he was beaming from ear to ear because he had just breezed through budget hearings on his program on Capitol Hill. Ron Kucera is expecting to get orders to the InterAmerican Defense Board when he graduates from the Foreign Service Institute over at State.

in overhaul in Charleston. More about that next month.

South On a recent trip to Dallas I came in contact with two Classmates. Tom Bentley and Paul Beckham. Tom is self-employed and very active in recruiting and alumni activities. Paul is a veteran employee of Collins radio and well settled in the area.

Dick Schroats, Jim Bell. Mel Peterson, and Chuck Horowitz Chuck Horowitz, a frequent source of news, relays: "Four '54ers recently got together at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, in the office of Mell Peterson, CO of the Navy facility there. Jim Bell was visiting from his T&E job in NAVAIR. I was taking my first look at the Desert Navy prior to a T&E assignment in NAVSEA. Dick Schroats, working for Lockheed, is manager of propulsion testing at the NASA White Sands Test Facility."'

West Coast During a trip to the Los Angeles late last year, I spent a most enjoyable evening with an old friend. Chuck Taylor, and his wife Ann. Chuck is president of his own company, TAYCO, which specializes in the manufacture April, 1977

Miscellany Jim Austin has assumed command of USS ENTERPRISE . . . If you have sent a letter and haven't seen it appear in the column, don't lose heart. I have learned to hoard enough news to carry me through the next month's column . . . Steve Sinko has been promoted to assistant manager, labor relations, at Bethlehem Steel where he has been employed since 1957. He and his family reside in Center Valley . . . See you next month.

55 Pres., Capt. John W. Renard USN Treas., Col. Emst Volgenau USAF (Ret.) Corr. Sec'y, Mr. Clif Shumaker 8800 Old Courthouse Road Vienna VA 22180 Percent Members: 33

56 Co-Chairmen. Executive Committee Capt. J. W. Blanchard Jr. USN LCol. R. H. LyIe USAF Sec'y, Capt. J. W. Blanchard Jr. USN Deputy Director of Athletics U.S. Naval Academy Annapolis MD 21402 Chmn., 20th Homecoming LCol. R. H. LyIe USAF 8539 Forrester Blvd.

Springfield VA 22152 Percent Members: 31 The April 1977 Washington area class luncheon will be held on the 20th vice the 12th of April at 1130 at the Ft. McNair Officers' Club (McNair Room). Contact Howard Burdick for reservations.

On I Febmary 1977, the Class of 1956 "took command" of the 26th Company Wardroom from RAdm. Charles Buchanan USN (Ret.) '26 (Buck's Dad) and RAdm. John Greenslade USN (Ret.) '26. The Class of '26 were good providers during their tenure as sponsors and I know '56 will keep up the good work. For those of you who are wondering what a Company Wardroom is all aboutâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;basically, it is a TV lounge and meeting room. The 26th Company midshipmen have recently built tiers to hold overstuffed couches to that a maximum number of mids can be accommodated to see the TV set. Also, the 26th has a refrigerator in the Wardroom, and a fairly good library. Various plaques and pictures donated by '26 adom the bulkheads. It's a nice setup, and at homecoming, "56ers will be welcome to visit the Wardroom. I expect our annual expenses in support of the Wardroom will run approximately $200.00.

Neil Groepler stopped by to see me recently.

He is the senior staff engineer from Cubic Corporation Defense Systems Division in San Diego. He tells me that he had a heart attack last year, but is doing fine now.

I have had a report from a Navy Classmate of some '56ers on a recent Colonel, USAF list.

Congrats are in order to Don Alser, Bernard Boshoven, Jesse Buckelew, Paul Cusick, George Decell, Jim Kamp, and Leo Koerkenmeier. Now, why can't one of you Air Force guys keep me cut in on our Air Force Classmates?â&#x20AC;&#x201D;and the same goes for you Marines.

Larry White, our Treasurer, has retired as of I Febmary. He says he is going to try his hand at being a "Beltway Bandit" (consultant) until next Fall. At that time he hopes to be in a new house on his 400 acre farm down in Virginia trying his hand at farming. Good luck Larry!

Tunisian Award for John Sterling

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Pres., Capt. John Poindexter, USN Sec'y, Cdr. H. W. Konkel USN Naval Electronics Systems Command Washington DC 20360 Corr. Sec'y, Cdr. D. W. Stubbs USN 5908 Parkridge Lane Alexandria VA 22310 Percent Members: 32

Pres., William R. Calvert Sec'y, Raymond T. Burkley Burkley Associates P.O. Box 496, Cupertino CA 95014 Percent Members: 35

Rowdy Second Classmen Pictured this month is John Sterling receiving his award described last month, and from out of the past, a fine group composed of Dick Terrell, Jim Cannon, Rod Flannery, Fred Hopewell, Don Kennedy, Doc Blanchard, Dick McShane and local lovelies. The occasion was the second class year exchange week end at West Point. No questions regarding liberty limits on this one please.

Make plans to attend a class get-together at USNA on 4 June 1977 for lunch, then the Army-Navy spring sports events. More on this in the next issue.

One set of orders: Tom Scott from TACWINGSLANT to C O . USS CORONADO

57 Pres., LCol. Fritz Warren, USMC Sec'y, Mr. Frank Barnes 5223 Crinnell St. Fairfax VA 22030 Corr. Sec'y, Cdr. W. H. Peerenboom USN Bureau of Naval Personnel Washington DC 20370 Percent members: 31 We have not received any mail from anybody in the past few months, so our news is necessarily restricted to what's been going on with Classmates here in Washington.

The January Washington Chapter luncheon was the occasion of the election of a new slate of officers. Bill Crowe will take over as President, Pete Boyne becomes Vice President.

Timm Anderson has assumed the Secretary's job, and Don Fowlkes has remained as Treasurer. The Class congratulates the new Chapter officers, and offers thanks to those stalwarts who have given of their time and energies to serve as officers the past two years.

George Lannan dropped by recently on a brief visit to frigid Washington from sunny Coronado. He wisely didn't stay very long. Joe Duffy found time from his busy schedule as a key attorney in the office of the General Counsel to attend the January luncheon. Joe is heavily involved in the ongoing CGN-41 issues between the Navy and the shipbuilder. Sounds like fun.

Congratulations to LCol. Bob Albertson USAF, currently at ICAF, on being awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for his outstanding performance of duty while serving as air operations officer with the Directorate of Plans at Headquarters, U.S. Air Force.

59 Pres., Cdr. Francis R. Donovan USN Sec'y, Cdr. Lloyd Adams, USN 7869 Godolphin Dr. Springfield, VA 22153 Percent Members: 30 Here and There Those Winter Doldrums are upon us! Here it is almost deadline time for this month's column and I've little news to pass on. If 1 don't get input from "near and far" I've little to put in the '59 column.

Had a note from Bud Hill indicating he and Margie had moved from San Diego to Glendale, California, in July last. Bud is a professor of law at Glendale University College of Law, and assistant to the Dean. I gather from his note that he commuted for a year before finally finding a place that Margie and their daughter, Andrea, would like. Bud also reported John and Sherri Walker stayed with them for several days last Spring before moving on to Hawaii.

Appreciate the lines. Bud. Your friendly class secretary recently was in Annapolis to address the conference of Area Blue and Gold Officer Area Coordinators. Was pleasantly surprised to find two '59ers are now very active reserve commanders heading the Blue and Gold Officers for their areas. Gayle Rees was representing part of Kentucky and Larry Franklin the other part of that same state. Larry had already gone "Over the Wall" so 1 missed him but I had a nice chat with Gayle. If there are any other '59ers out there doing the B and G bit, we would like to hear from you. Inasmuch as my present duty assignment includes managing the whole recruiting, processing and selection of NROTC Scholarship recipients, I work very closely with the B and G organization; it's a very interesting and exciting area to be working!

Coming Events Class luncheons in Washington D. C. area—NOON, 5 April and 7 June 77 at the Fort McNair Officers' Club.

Class of '59 Family Picnic—Washington D. C Area—Labor Day Weekend, U. S. Coast Guard Radio Station on Telegraph Road, Alexandria, Virginia.

Moving On Bill McAree soon to be leaving C O . of THOMAS EDISON ( B ) is going to ComSubRon

SIX Staff.

Gary Wheatly leaves C O . of VA-34 to the Staff of ComCarAirWing 1.

Bob Bovey is also headed for Staff duty with ComSubDevGm TWO. And Russ Whipps from C O . VA-II5 to Fleet Activities Yohosuka, Japan.

Rise and Shine with '59.

The response to the request for inputs to the Class Directory has been overwhelming—if the mailman would have had to deliver all seven letters the same day he might have had a hernia. We are going to keep doing it until we get it right—all together now: Name Address

Telephone No. ( )_ Wife's Name # Children: Boys Current Position Business Address-

_Girls_

Business Phone.

Please include a short summary of your activities since graduation for the class news column. On a more positive note, those that did respond provided the news for this month.

Delfina and Carl Mott Jr. wrote from Annapolis where they live with their 10-month old daughter, Juliana. Carl went through the multi-engine pipeline after graduation, spent a hitch at Whidbey Island with VP-17, then transferred to American Airlines in June 1965.

He has been based in New York. San Francisco, and currently in Washington where he is a B-727 Captain. Delfina. a flight attendant for Western Airlines, is also Safety Director for the Association of Flight Attendants, and Carl spends his spare time sailboat racing, including a I'/i year stint as an assistant sailing coach at the Academy.

Yvonne and Bill (Tank) Thomas are living in Boonsboro, Maryland, with their two sons.

Tank also went through the flight training program, then assignments with VP-31, VP-4 and VT-I, then a couple of years as a flight instructor before transferring over to United Airlines in January 1968. He has moved through the 727 and 737 aircraft and is now flight engineer on a DC-8 out of Washington.

Barbara and Ed Clexton and their three boys and two girls are living in Hampton, Virginia, Ed finished nuclear power school at Vallejo in 1974 and left the beautiful state of northem California for a short stay in Idaho Falls and then on his current assignment as XO of the DWIGHT D . EISENHOWER ( C V N - 6 9 ) . which will

be commissioned in the Fall.

Skip and Doug Menikheim wrote from Minneapolis, where Doug is a Doctoral student at the University of Minnesota. He spent the past 16 years as department head in USS SPROSTOR (DD-577); XO. USS BRADLEY (DE-1041); and commander of both the USS C JONES (DE1033) and USS PEACOCK (MSC-198), plus shore duty assignments at PG School, Monterey and the War College. Doug finishes his doctorate work this Summer and then will join the

USS

JOHN YOUNG ( D D - 9 7 3 ) as PCO this

Fall. With their three daughters, Maureen, Mary-Katherine and Molly, Skip and Doug live at 1631 W. 26th St., Minneapolis MN 55405.

Marjorie and Dennis Blanz wrote from Arlington Heights. Illinois, where they live with Shipmate

77 their three daughters—Barbara, Jennifer and Michelle. Dennis has a BA from DePaul University and an MBA from Loyola University and is currently in the Tmst Investment Division of the Continental Bank of Chicago. He is also active in the Naval Reserve Intelligence Program as a Cdr. USNR. Brynhild and Dr. Gene Kishel M.D.. FAAP, wrote from Britt. Minnesota, where Gene is Chief of Pediatrics at Virginia Municipal Hospital and also Staff Pediatrician at the Lenont-Peterson Clinic. He gets a little practice at home too. with their daughter and three sons. Gene-Mike Treseder and Joe Rosengren are both delinquent, so would you please send in their addresses—Thanks!

Insurance Companies. He travels to Washington a lot, but he is still going to give us a better rundown on what he has been doing the past 16 years.

The Northern California Chapter had a dinner meeting at the O'Club, Moffett Field, on January 28, 1977, with Alice and Dan Affourtit, Pat and Ray Burkley, Hope and Glenn Coleman, Mieke and Charlie Fisher, Dan Roth, Jonnie and Dick Shawkey, Harriet and Pat Sullivan and Karen and Denny Vied in attendance. Ed Von Fisher is currently in Saudi Arabia on assignment with Bechtel Corp.

News of the other Chapter Meetings is graciously solicited.

Danny Musselman called from Southern California to put out the first notice for "June Week West" to be held on board QUEEN MARY at Long Beach on 18 June 1977. Circle that date and look for more information next month.

Dan also reported that he ran into John Chenard in Orange County. John is still on active duty and has been in the Fleet Ballistic Missile Navigation Program Office at Sperry Systems on Long Island. Now that John has memorized his job title, he is being transferred to Pt. Mugu Naval Station, effective Febmary 1977.

61 Pres., Mr. James Traa Corr. Sec'y, LCdr. Kenneth G. Craig, USN 1033 Mountain Dr. Oak Harbor WA 98277 Percent Members: 32

Gene Tucker Hits a 1.000

From the Sixth Fleet, deployed in the Mediterranean Sea, comes news that Cdr. Gene Tucker, CO of Fighter Squadron 74, recorded the 1,000th carrier-arrested landing of his career aboard NIMITZ ( C V N - 6 8 ) on January 18. 1977. The photo shows Gene being congratulated by his radar intercept officer beside his F-4J aircraft. Gene has flown from every active carrier except RANGER and ROOSEVELT, and he has two combat deployments to Vietnam plus one downed MIG-21 to his credit, as well as numerous decorations including the Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross and others. When he is not making carrier landings. Gene spends his time with wife Alice and children Leslie and Robert in Virginia Beach.

Virginia, Congratulations Gene—keep up the good work.

One week after we had the Northern Califomia Chapter dinner meeting (see below) a letter arrived from Cdr. Ed Walker, who is CO of PYRO ( A E - 2 4 ) . and stationed currently

at Alameda in the shipyard for regular overhaul (PYRO, not Ed). Ed went to Sub school after graduation, then assignments aboard TIRANTE (SS-420) and

USS

DANIEL WEBSTER

(SSBN-626) before becoming Aide and flag lieutenant to COMSUBFLOTSIX. From there to USS VOLADOR ( S S - 4 9 0 ) and then USS CAIMAN (SS-323) as XO, a short stint in Air

Command and Staff School (his only shore duty assignment) and then to USS CAMDEN ( A O E - 2 ) as XO. He took command of PYRO in

Febmary 1976. Ed ran into Jack Newman in January when Jack was at NAS Alameda on a reserve weekend.

Marge and Bob Spolyar wrote from Indianapolis, where Bob is an attorney and lobbyist for the National Association of Mutual April, 1977

It is always a happy note to announce '6lers who assume command of naval units. This month we report on several of these happy events. We received a nice note from Ann Quarterman who enclosed a picture taken at John's Change of Command reception. It was a group of '61-'62ers: Frank and Holly Hughes '62, Barry Spoffard '62 (XO of HS-3), Ann Quarterman, Sue Catlett (Bill, not present, is XO of VA-87), John Quarterman (proud CO of HS-3), Scottie Davis (Bob is CO of VA-66), Charlie Plaugher (XO of HS-1), Rod Bubeck (then XO of VA-85), and Mary Spoffard.

Let's Have a Party

Mich Michaux recently assumed command of Patrol Squadron ONE at the Naval Air Station, Barbers Point, Hawaii. Bob Hofford was relieved of Attack Squadron ONE FIVE THREE by Larry Price on board USS FRANKLIN D . ROOSEVELT ( C V - 4 2 ) on

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cember. The first of our Class to assume command of an A-6 squadron was Rod Bubeck.

Rod took the helm of Attack Squadron EIGHTY-FIVE on 25 February at NAS Oceana. Another first for the Class was claimed by Fred Wilmot. Fred took command of Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron ONE THREE FIVE, an EA-6B squadron, on 28 January at NAS Whidbey Island, Washington.

Jack Pappas wrote a note to tell us of his latest activities. Jack is now in the Washington DC area residing at 501 Slaters Lane, Alexandria VA 22314 (Tel: 703-836-9149). Since leaving the service in 1971, he has worked in Civil Service, then as a research engineer, program manager, research director, and now as director of Washington operations for All American Engineering, a small multinational corporation. He will be leaving that job soon to get into the international business scene. He hopes to see Classmates in the area.

Bob Shaw wrote to help us keep track of our Seabees. Al Smith recently reported for duty at COMCBPAC after completing a very successful tour as Executive Officer of NMCB THREE. During Al's tenure, NMCB THREE was voted "Best of Type"" in the Pacific and recipient of the Peltier Award as the best construction unit in the Navy. A fine mark of distinction. Al. and congratulations!

Bob Shaw is Staff Supply Officer of Naval Construction Battalions, U.S. Pacific Fleet in Hawaii. Bob also reports that Mike Bickel is Commanding Officer of USS SAMPLE, homeported at Pearl Harbor. Ed Hux. Jack Harfield. Frank Jones. Bobby Wingard. Mich Michaux. Mike Moynahan, and Frank Butsko all make Hawaii their home. Frank Butsko is currently stationed at Headquarters, FMFPAC. at Camp Smith. Passing through Honolulu was Roger Onorati on his way to San Diego to take command of USS GRAY. Al Holifield is on his way to Pearl after making headlines as CO of the submarine which assisted in the recovery of the F-14 in the North Sea.

78 Any Classmates who are in the Hawaii area and are not receiving bulletins from the local alumni chapter should call Bob at 474-5189 to get on the mailing list.

Implementing a new year"s resolution to improve his correspondence habits led Bob Sherer to give us a nice long and welcomed letter. Diane, Bob and their three boys moved to NAS Alameda as Bob is the Reactor Officer, a department head billet, in ENTERPRISE. This will be Bob's second tour in the "Big E , " his last one being the A Division Officer, some eight years ago. Bob left his old job in DC as Surface Nuclear Power Assignments Officer and now knows how it feels to be your own detailer. In Wash, Bob saw Rod Bubeck, now CO of VA-85; Ted Fenno, who was the East Coast Cruiser-Destroyer Placement Officer and is now the Exec Assistant to OP-32. Lew Bryan is in the fiscal section of PERS-6, the Human Goals Division. Ed Crowley reported to the aviation detailers shop. Bill Straight was at the Navy Research Lab but was later shifted to the 600 psi Steam Improvement business with "multiple hats." Kathy Straight and Diane Sherer were Hood College classmates while Bob and Bill were old choir buddies. The couples have been able to relive great moments at the Messiah weekends, etc.

Ken Sydow is pioneering as the first surface nuclear power type to be assigned to Naval Reactors. Dave Burke is over the Naval Material Command in Alexandria. Bob Sherer has seen Bob Pelott and Amil Vazquez, USMC types, who are in the Naval Annex. At church one day the Sherers and Straights saw Tim Degavre, USAF, and his wife Sue. During Bob's trips to the fleet from BUPERS, he had the pleasure of running across several other Classmates. Mick Chase relieved Fred Triggs as XO of the new CGN CALIFORNIA so Fred could go and be one of the staff for the CNO Senior Officer Maintenance School at Idaho Falls. John Pearson, leaving a long tour as commissioning engineer of CALIFORNIA, went to XO in R.K. TURNER ( C G - 2 0 ) . He is

now on his way to join Fred in Idaho. Across the pier is Dick Hixson as XO of USS SOUTH CAROLINA and Bill Andress as commissioning engineer in EISENHOWER (CVN-69). Glenn Mays commands SARAFIELD (DD-837) and Glen Smith has MANLEY (DD-940). Dave Dean is holding forth as COMDESRON TWO chief staffer.

The Sherer home address is 120 Barber's Point Road, Alameda, CA 94501. They would like to hear from Classmates in the area or passing through. Thanks, Bob, for the news.

Duane DufT received a shock when he arrived in Wash. DC—the real estate prices— especially as the Duffs have had the good fortune to live in government quarters for the past three tours. Duane is with the U.S. Navy Supervisor of Salvage, located in Crystal Mall No. 2, a division of COMNAVSEASYSCOM. Duane is Salvage Assistant, which puts most of the active salvage and recovery work under his group. Examples of this would be the F-14 lost from the JFK and the ARGO MERCHANT oil

spill. Duane is also relieving "Black Bart" Bartholomew as Supervisor of Diving. Bart is on his way to CO of the Navy Experimental Diving Unit at Panama City, Florida. Duane will be a busy man until another man comes into the office to take over the Salvage Assistant job.

The Duffs found a new home in a fairly well-developed community just on the Springfield/Burke line, about 15 miles as the

crow flies to work. Their address is 6410 Glenbard Road, Burke VA 22015 (Tele: (704)4552940, Office (202) 697-7403).

Even aboard the "Big E"" they have '61 togetherness. "Mugs" McKeown is XO of VF-I and Dick Holt is winding up a tour as 3M honcho in ships company.

Get it done with '61!

62 Pres., LCdr. John Hewitt, USN Sec'y, LCdr. Howard Pinskey SC USNR-R 1783 Regents Park Road Crofton MD2I1I4 Percent Members: 38 Just saw the boxing matches at the Academy that were featured on ABC television. It brought back memories of our Brigade champs like Tony Zaccagnino, Smokey Tolbert, and Andy Hessor.

Phil Saunders has joined the firm of White, Weld & Co. as a vice president. Phil, Marie, and the two children have been living in St. Louis for eight years. Ron Yandrofski drops in now and then from Chicago where he is a trader for the First Federal Savings and Loan of Chicago.

Anyone headed east or west through St. Louis is welcome to spend the night with the Saunders. Phil says they have plenty of room.

Richard A. Tash, Divisional Sales Supporting Manager of Hard Lines and Communications, Central Distribution, for Burdines, Florida, has been promoted to Operating Vice President, Director of Merchandise Handling and Manager of the East Service and Distribution Center.

Dick joined Burdines in 1968 as Selling Service Supervisor for Burdines, Dadeline. He progressed through various positions to Divisional Sales Supporting Manager, Central Distribution, Administration and Service Security, then to Hard lines and finally to his most recent position which was effective Tuesday, Febmary I. Dick also received a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Miami. Mr. Tash is Vice President of the Board of Directors of Junior Achievement, on the local committee of Young Life and a parttime teacher for the University of Miami. He lives in southwest Miami with his wife, Joyce, and their sons Robert and David.

Your thoughts and concern for our MIAs would be greatly appreciated.

The news this month was rather sparse in nature, so if you'll take pen in hand and . . .

63 LCdr. C. S. Minter, III, USN Sec'y, Mike Shelley 7096 Leewood Forest Drive Springfield VA 22151 Percent Members: 33 I am very sorry to report to the Class the death of Vance Schufeldt in an aircraft accident in the Mediterranean on 8 January. Vance had assumed his duties as Executive Officer of VA-82 a short time before his death. After graduation and flight training he served in VA-163 where he flew the A-4 SKYHAWK and participated in one WESTPAC deploy-

ment aboard USS ORISKANY. Vance reported to VA-44 as a flight instmctor in January 1968 and later attended Naval Postgraduate School where he was awarded a Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering in December 1971.

He then retumed to WESTPAC while serving with VA-212 in USS HANCOCK. Vance reported to the Naval Air Test Center at Patuxent River, Maryland, in July 1974 and subsequently graduated from the Naval Test Pilot School. After completing training in the A-7 CORSAIR 11 he reported to VA-82 in January of this year.

He had accumulated over 3,000 hours in 25 different types of aircraft. He had logged 755 carrier-arrested landings and flown 473 combat missions. For his gallantry, bravery, and airmanship he had been awarded the Silver Star, two Distinguished Flying Crosses, 21 Air Medals, five Navy Commendation Medals, and several other United States and Vietnamese decorations. Nancy Schufeldt has asked that any memorial contributions be made to the Class of 1963 Foundation. The Class has made a donation to the Foundation in Vance's name.

Nancy and their two daughters reside at 144 Vanderford Road North, Orange Park FL 32073.

Grayson Redford will soon receive his Masters Degree in Meteorology from Penn State University. A reservist with VP-64 at Willow Grove, Grayson is also doing some flying with Penn State's research programs. His wife (whose name didn't come along with the report I received) has just had their third child. Also in the reserves at Willow Grove are Bruce Webb, Bill Hoefling, and John Castro. Brace is with the Commerce Department in Washington, and Bill and John are Flight Engineers with TWA and American Airlines, respectivelyDick Arvedlund is with the Dupont Chemical Company in Wilmington, Delaware, helping to manage its pension fund assets. Randy Orlowski recently received his Juris Doctor degree from Westem State University College of Law of Orange County, the largest law school in Califomia.

Meeting in Washington on 29 January, the Tmstees of the Class of 1963 Foundation elected officers for the coming year. Chosen were Jim Ring, President, Stu Settle, Secretary, and Doug Davidson, Treasurer. A special appreciation was extended to outgoing President Sonny Glassner for his Herculean and producfive efforts since 1972 in helping to conceive, organize, and manage the Foundation.

Again, my friends, we have a rather short column. And you know why . . . Aren't you beginning to feel a bit guilty about your long, unbroken silence?

QUALITY—'63

64 Pres., LCdr. Thomas J. Swartz, USNR Sec'y, LCdr. James Baumstark, USN USS G. P. LIPSCOMB (SSN-685),

FPO NY 09501 Corr. Sec'y, LCdr. Bill Harris USN Naval Systems Engineering Dept.

USNA, Annapolis MD 21402 Percent Members: 36 Sorry about the empty column last month but there has been only one letter since Thanksgiving. The drought has not been limShipmate

79 ited to the Pacific states, as believed by most.

The letter was from Mallory, Pete Taylor's father, with some news of his son. Pete is in USS INDEPENDENCE as Operations Officer of VA-12. While the ship was in St. Thomas.

V.I., on liberty, Pete was robbed and shot in the chest by a native. The wound required surgery and Pete came out of it O.K. By the time you read this, his convalescence at the NAS Jacksonville hospital should be over.

Mallory lives in Baltimore and keeps a boat here in Annapolis at Coach Bilderback's dock.

He reads Shipmate every month and keeps up with many of Pete's friends and Classmates.

Nan and I got a beautifully hand-crafted Christmas card with news from our former neighbors. Ann and George Christian. Here are some excerpts . . . '"George resigned his commission and was released from the Navy on November 24th. The past year has been quite traumatic. Last Febmary George was diagnosed as having glaucoma. He was subseqiiently medically disqualified from the Submarine Service and told that he would be found unfit for fijrther active duty. After several months of typical govemmental handling of the case, and after selling our home in Gales Ferry and accepting a job with a civilian firm, the Navy found George fit for duty with the exception of submarines. A decision was made to resign from the Navy. We are now situated in Newport. Rhode Island, working for Vitro Laboratories as a contractor to the Naval Underwater Systems Center. The job is great and civilian life is tremendous.

"We are in the process of restoring a 1790 colonial house in downtown Newport. There are 13 rooms in the house with 8 fireplaces.

We have 5 in working order. Three rooms have been completed thus far. We literally camped in the house for a month for there was no kitchen and no plumbing. There is now a completed country kitchen with fireplace and 3 workable bathrooms. We may be done restoring this Summer.

"George is remaining in the Naval Reserve and attends meetings at the Submarine Base in Groton. Our address is 204 Spring Street, Newport RI, 02840.""

John Howland The last item is a press release about John Howland. John has been named corporate treasure of the Skil Corporation. They are an intemational manufacturer of portable power tools. John got his M.B.A. from New York University after nuclear submarines and the Navy. He held positions previously with First National City Bank of New York, the American Hospital Supply Corporation and C F . Industries of Chicago. He and his family live in Glenview, Illinois.

Please write or call me. There can"t be a news column without some help from you.

April, 1977

65 Pres., LCdr. Sam Dutrow, Jr., USN Sec'y LCdr. Rick Brush USNR 763 Bright Star Street Thousand Oaks CA 91360 Percent Members: 33 Meteorologically speaking, this past Winter has really been something for the record books . . . first snow ever in Miami; 150-1- inches of the white stuff in Buffalo; and with all this precipitafion going on in the East, the West is experiencing the most severe drought in history as Marin County, California, has already shifted to water hours . . . ah, shades of Youngster Cmise aftd those salt water showers!! Obviously the solution to this dilemma is for the East and West coasts to get together and trade assets . . . snow for sunshine!

Received a letter from Karen and Dennis McComb who have just recently moved to Califomia. Dennis was a marketing technical representative dealing with polymers and petrochemicals for Monsanto Company before joining Craig (the Bear) Clark and his commercial real estate and development company in La Jolla, Califomia. Dennis will join the staff as project coordinator between contracts and architects for shopping center developments, while preparing for his real estate license. The CPA for Craigs company is Ted Krause who moved to San Diego about a year ago. Karen and Dennis and three sons, Dennis Jr., Christopher and David live at 10540 Vista Lago, San Diego CA 92131.

Steve McDonald also sent a newsy letter and enclosed a news-print picture of our new class celebrity, Paul Reason, President Carter's military aide. Steve and Paul spent Plebe year together in Charley Moss's room on comearounds. Grant Telfer '63, complained that Moss had two plebes and he had none, so Steve was reassigned to TELFER (such a deal!). Since UPl required considerable capital for copyright privileges I can only provide Steve's caption of that photo which appeared nation wide of President Carter narrowly escaping a slip on the ice. "Is that a picture of JAPER himself on the cover of the New York Daily News of 27 January 77? You bet it is!!

'65 ^rikes again, with our own Classmate, in uniform, pushing the Commander-in-Chief down an icy staircase. Paul Reason, wherever you are, Charley Moss sez, 'Come Around!'

Steve has seen the following shipmates in the Atlanta Airport since Christmas. Dick Selman, who besides flying out of New York for Eastem, lives and commutes from his ranch in New Mexico; Larry Leovic, who married an Eastem stewardess recently; Dick Hunter, who is out of the house painting business (also Eastem); BiU Burd, now a manager of Second Officers in Miami, will be celebrating his 10th wedding anniversary shortlyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;how time flies!

Ron Radtke who was Bill Burd's roommate, and now is in the Marine Insurance and Surveying business in Atlanta; Pat Philbin, besides being with EAL is practicing law with his wife (also a lawyer) in New York; Jim Savard, also with EAL has purchased a McDonald's franchise in Albany, New York, so if you're in the Albany area, you could always help Jim out by buying a burger or two.

So what's the latest with Steve . . . well, he formed a crop dusting corporation and hired several furioughed Pan Am pilots to do the flying. He also started a wing walking school and

promised to give free lessons to Oliver, Wrobleski and O'Learyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;^just bring your own parachute fellows, Steve will pack it for you!

Free mm punch party before the first lesson (for the above three only!). For those who would like to drop Steve a line, his address is Rt. 7, Lanier Drive, Gumming GA 30130.

Skip Storey has reported that he and the Corps parted ways last June and he is now working for General Dynamics (Pomona) as an Industrial Operations Analyst and being new to the L.A. area, would certainly appreciate hearing from Classmates nearby. His address 2556 Primrose Lane, Upland CA 91786.

Lastly, a press release that John Wilkenson has been designated a fellow of the Society of Actuaries, having passed the required ten examinations. John is the senior actuarial assistant, reinsurance operations at Connecticut General Life Insurance Company. He joined CG in 1970 in a actuarial post and was advanced to actuarial assistant in '72 and assumed his present position last August. John and his wife Marcia have a son and live at 9 Kilmer Lane, Granby CT 06035.

Well that's about the length and breadth of it for now. Take care, write soon, and we'll see you in May.

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Pres., Capt. Robert L. Spooner, USMC Sec'y, Mr. Robert G. Johnson, Jr. P.O. Box 1011 La Jolla CA 92038 Percent Members: 29 Jack Stinnett was named section manager of Babcock and Wilcox in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Jack has been with the company since 1973, and he and Connie have two children.

Cookie and Rick Brown dropped a line to us from Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, where Rick is stationed at the Naval Air Development Center in Warminster, Pennsylvania. They have two children, Erin, 6, and Jamie, 3, and they've been cmising in their 23-foot boat during most recreation hours, but Rick is currently the 4th Naval District racquetball champion and they reach a lot of the Eastem tournaments. They recently visited Judy and Lee Pitman and their two sons in Springfield, Virginia. Lee is assigned to the Pentagon in intelligence. (No reflection on his past academic days!) Rick sent us the address of Mrs. Jim Kappes. Jim, as you may have read, was killed in a fall last Summer while camping with his family. His wife and two sons live at 304 Navajo Springs, Diamond Bend CA 91765. I'm sure they would love to hear from Jim's friends. My thanks to Rick and Cookie for that information. Rick is living at 187 Lookout Lane, Willow Grove PA 19090.

Ray Garfield is wheeling and dealing in Commercial and Investment Real Estate in the Big D. Ray invites anyone in the Dallas area to drop by. He's working in real estate, brokerage, investments, and development, and extends his services nationwide. He can be reached at (214) 742-6512. Keep up the good work Ray! Lou and Jim Angel dropped me a card around the first of the year. Jimmy has his own insurance agency in Birmingham, Alabama, so if anyone is in the deep South, give him a jingle.

George Wright just celebrated his 7th wedding anniversary. He had the good fortune of

80 marrying a Navy nurse, after having the misfortune of trying to plow the range with an F-8 near El Centro (Naval Aviation News, July '69)! They have four sons. Bob ('93), Mike ('95), Matt ('96), and Phil ('98). George enjoyed homecoming with his father ('40) and his cousin Chris ('78). The messhall is the same, the food is the same, but the females? Sample: "Whitterspoon, are you a plebe or a girl?"

Answer: "I'm a plebe, SIR!" George is now in civilian line with NAVCOMP, Department of Navy.

Denny Zveare checked in with us from CARGRU 7 from Westpac, but should have retumed by this writing. His wife, Mary, and three children are in Fairfax, Virginia, where Denny was located with the office of Naval Research. Denny says that Yokosuka isn't what it used to be! But then, Denny, that's not looking at it through the eyes of a bachelor either!

Orlin Scrivner is meteorologist in MIDWAY, and others on board include Bob Spooner and Dave Fitch, both in squadrons, and Rich Rollins and Wil Trafton, recently transferred. (Sounds better than recently departed, since that could be misleading!)

Oke Shannon was due to report to Westpac in GRIDLEY in late November. Oke is so used to Westpac he finds salt all over him in the morning . . . but he likes sea duty.

John Downey is in PASSUMPSIC as O-in-C of the Comm Det. Jerry Kerr is a JAG at the NAS Oceana base in Norfolk, and Andy Sosnicky is on his way to the JFK as COMM Off. Art Abel is about to enter law school, and Tom Huffman is in an R and D billet working in Naples. Ed Ohlert was last heard to be at the Naval War College.

Tom Kaye is now Dr. Kaye, and is at the Scripps hospital in San Diego. My thanks to Denny Zveare for the above info. Denny hopes to be locating in Alameda in early April, and is looking forward to the next June Week West Coast Bash. Incidentally, the one last year drew nearly one thousand Classmates from various Classes dating back to 1918, and is again scheduled for QUEEN MARY in Long Beach this coming June. So be sure to mail in your applications to the committee as soon as you are contacted. That's about all for now.

See you next month.

67 Pres., LCdr. David A. Matema USN Sec'y, LCdr. Paul Schissler USN L-4 Phythian Rd., USNA Annapolis MD 21402 Percent Members: 31 Even though it is Spring, we are still receiving some information about homecoming last October, which is great, especially when it comes with a picture. Vicki and Steve Fisk sent this picture of one group with some information on their whereabouts. So from left to right let's get started. Sandy and Dave Tate are living in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey. Dave was recently promoted to manager with the Service Bureau Company. Mary and Mike Sherer are in Vallejo, Califomia, where Mike's sub is undergoing overhaul. Vicki and Steve Fisk are living in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he also works for the Service Bureau Company. Al Nilsen, working for Service Bureau Company, lives in Washington DC. Bob Havasy is a manager with Sensormatic in New York City. Kathy and Ray Smith live in Chula Vista, Califomia, where Ray is assigned to the UDT-SEAL Unit in Coronado. The ladies with Al Nilsen and Bob Havasy were not identified.

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Tom Leiser has been promoted to IBM's Atlantic Regional Staff in a Financial Planning position. He covers their branches in North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and DC. He and his wife, Jany, are planning to move to Northem Virginia soon. He also reported that Dr. Calvin W. Huey has been hired as a systems engineer for IBM. Cal will be working out of Baltimore servicing govemment, educational and medical accounts. His wife, Joyce, is contemplating a new career as a dentist.

Jim Perley works for United Califomia Bank in Los Angeles, as does Emmett Ross. They are both planning to attend our lOth reunion scheduled for Homecoming, 21-23 October 1977.

Tom Knudson wrote to update things since he got out in '74. He is now director of operations for Honey Farms Inc. He is also an acfive Blue and Gold Officer in East Texas. He also reported that "his old roomies" Dix Wol-

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It's fime for spring house cleaning and getting organized, so sit down and write. Pictures are not only welcome but are greatly appreciated. If you haven't heard about Homecoming and have not received a mailing, let someone know. We want to see as many here as can make it. Plans are proceeding smoothly and we are looking forward to seeing you.

68 President and Acting Sec'y, Lt. Donald R. Hay USN Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, USNA, Annapolis MD 21402 or West Coast news to: Lt. Don HiU JAGC USN 13320 Lingre Avenue Poway CA 92064 Percent Members: 29

69 Pres., Lt. William H. Newton, 111, USN Sec'y, Mr. Marshall E. Rachmiel 13800 NE 12th Ave. N. Miami FL 33161 Corr. Sec'y, Lt. Jim Dolan, USN Seamanship & Tactics Dept. USNA Annapolis, MD 21402 Percent Members: 27 Greetings Classmates. The Dark Ages and the worst Winter in a decade are here. However, a fine winter sports schedule and several winning teams (basketball in particular) are doing their best to alleviate the problem.

Jim Barnett wrote from "the top of the world." He relieved Tom Schram as executive officer of the NAVSECGRU activity in Anchorage. When he wrote, there was no snow, but they expected a few feet in the next few days. Jim and his lovely wife Hilary packed the children in a jeep and drove the TransCanadian—5000 miles in all. Jim reported on several of our Classmates: Malcome Fortson who is finishing a tour in FORRESTAL in the engineering department. Pete Zuidema and Bob Phillips are rotor-heads in the Norfolk area, Jim Solberg transitioned to S-3s and just completed a deployment with SARATOGA, Randy Henderson is a civilian working on a law degree at Wake Forest, and Tom McQueen is finishing up a tour as supply officer on a destroyer.

We also received a letter from Jim Sandberg, who after a IVi year silence decided to fill us in on his life and several Classmates. Jim is presently assigned to Test Pilot School at Edwards AFB. He's married to the former Marja La Porte of Annapolis, and has an 18-month old son, Brian. He evidently keeps in touch with a lot of friends because the list is long. Here are some: Bill Boise and his wife Ramona and two children are stationed in Kingsville with VT-21; Shely Buttrill is stationed at El Toro with MAWTUPAC and his wife Peggy is enjoying a career as a RN; Rich Bush—still single after all these years—is on his way to 3rd MAW after several years in Kingsville; Scotti and Larry Cohen are in Pensacola, where Larry is finishing an instructor tour.

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81 Jim. I promise to finish off the names, all within the next 7'-i! years. I was also able to get around quite a bit this month and ran into two old buddies. On a "business trip" to San Antonio I saw Fred Posey who is working for Pfizer. Fred was just promoted and Suzanne is very pregnant. Dennis Colin, who works for IBM in D.C, and his wife Maureen are also expecting a bundle of joy. Dennis loves his job and says hello to all his pals. .All good things come in threes so Christie and Jerry Kislia are also expecting. Jerry forsook the Navy for a warmer climate. Miami, and a banking career.

Till next month stay cool and keep those cards and letters coming.

70 Pres.. Jeff Krstich Corr. Sec'y. Lt. Jon Jensen, USN, Candidate Guidance. USNA Annapolis MD 21402 Percent Members: 29 We've been freezing our proverbial tail rotors off here in .Annapolis for the last two months (it's early Febmary now) and I bet that you would find it hard to believe that people have been ice skating under the Bay Bridge.

There's even been a problem with an iceberg in the Chesapeake!

Kirk "Shmirkley" or "Pit" Hanson is on isolated duty in Great Lakes. Illinois, where he is a "Company Officer" for Recmit Training.

Can you imagine "Shmirk" with a haircut and no handlebar?

Maggie O'Leary wrote a nice letter from San Diego where she is anxiously awaiting Tom's retum from deployment with VF-1. a Tomcat (F-14) squadron. Tom and Maggie met in "Kingsberg" and are the proud parents of "T.J.". their three-year old boy. Tom was an A-4 instmctor prior to his assignment with VF-I. Maggie and Tom have seen Linda and Stan Smith in Alameda. Tom Otterbein is deployed to the Med with a squadron out of Miramar—how about dropping me a short note. Tom!? Linda and Clay Grubb live 3 blocks from the O'Learys. Maggie claims that she's leaming how to talk like a Navy wife—I guess the old story about not being able to teach Texas girls anything except bulldogging isn't tme?

Terry Councilor with 7-minute old Philip Congratulations to Maryalyce and Terry Councilor on the birth of their new son, Phillip Allen, who reported on board 21 November 1976. The picture accompanying the column was taken shortly after Phillip's birth. The Councilors reside at 5274 Paremont Dr.. Irondale AL 35210 and would like to hear from any old friends. JoAnn and Mike Frick are located in Atlanta where Mike is attending law school at Emory. They have two children. Matt and Mike, Jr. Alfie Graham was last heard from in April, 1977

Italy last year about this time when he was TDY. Mary Lynn and Joe Carroll and family (Elaine and Mark) are moving, from San Diego to Bremerton, Washington, where Joe will work in contract procurement at the naval shipyard.

•Mlison and Bob Tamburini are expecting another child in late June. Tambo managed to put himself on crutches for a few weeks in January; he inserted his foot into the pole vault slot while running after a tennis ball on the indoor track area. Allison claims that it was like having another baby to take care of—having to wait on him was a real pain.

SWOS Department Head School has quite a few of our Classmates right now: Jeanne and Bob Blount, Chris and Gerry Mello, and newly-arrived Sandy and Charlie Carey.

1 have some unfortunate news from California. Chuck Potter was killed on a low-level navigation flight while flying for VFP-63 near Palmdale. Califomia. He is survived by his wife Donna and a five-year old son. Donna may be reached at her parents' home here in Annapolis.

71 Pres.. Lt. Steve DiAntonio USN Sec'y. Capt. Charles E. Boyer USMC 103 Moran Circle Monterey CA 93940 Percent Members: 25 Well. I have waited as long as I dare to get this month's letter off to Shipmate. I was hoping I could tell everyone that I am a new "Daddy."" However. Jan has convinced me that her social schedule is full until 10 a.m. next Wednesday and that is when she will have the baby. Guess all of you will have to wait until next month for the results.

Do not be dismayed as I have a great deal of other exciting news to pass on from many of our old friends.

Shelly and Casey Barton managed to defrost the ink in their pen and write us from back east. Casey is completing his fourth and final year at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine under a Navy program. After graduation this Spring. Casey will move Shelly and their daughter Bonnie to Oakland where he will begin his internship at the Naval Hospital.

Beating the wintery weather of Bmnswick.

Maine, Frank Wnek wrote from Bermuda where he is currently deployed with VP-8.

Meredith and son Chris are waiting back in Maine for the spring thaw and Frank"s return.

It is the half-way point of Frank"s three year tour and he is expecting duty at either the Academy or the opportunity to come out here to the PG school. Others that are enduring the Maine weather are Mike Hagy, Mike Hambleton, Tom Gross, and Skip Wilhelm. Also, Frank has crossed paths with Bob St. Germain and Jim Hergenroder. Both Bob and Jim were deployed to Sigonella from Jacksonville and VP-56.

Gene Ericson tells us that he is working on his Master of Fine Arts in Theatre at Ole Miss.

Besides being a student. Gene is also a teacher and busy actor. He is performing in a few shows in the local area. During the Thanksgiving holidays. Gene visited Steve Myck in New York City. Steve, now a civilian, is attending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Manhattan and is appearing in several shows around the "Big Apple."" Also. Gene passes on

that Pat and Bruce Hemphill are still in Hawaii.

Bruce has been doing a lot of running and recently ran in the Honolulu Marathon. Although Bruce did not win. he placed well up in the top half of the finishers and did not walk any! That is saying a lot in itself.

Contrary to my previous reporting. Susan and Dan Nelson did not go to Pittsburgh with the Hyatt Corporation. Instead, the Nelsons are living in Yonkers, New York. Dan is working for Mobil Oil in the corporate supply and product supply analysis for France and West Africa. Susan is now a stock broker for a New York firm. Dan also tells us that John Nevins left the Navy last fall to work for the Flour Construction Company as a construction project engineer. He is currently in Saudi Arabia working at a new refinery and raking in the big bills!

While I am correcting previous errors, Mike Morrell wrote and says he wishes he were in Georgia politics. He and his wife Rochelle live in Glen Rock, New Jersey, and both work for Burns and Roe, Inc. Rochelle is in the legal department and Mike is working on the reactor containment building for the Clinch River Breeder Reactor Project. When Mike left the Navy his replacement as Weapons Officer in PUFFER out in Pearl Harbor was our Classmate John Bickford. Not wasting time. Mike took his Professional Nuclear Engineers Exam in January and will be starting his MBA this Fall.

Mike also has some news on several other Classmates. John Shelton is studying for his MBA at Stanford. Cindy and Chip Griffiths are proud parents of a son. Brandon Sean. They are living near Pearl Harbor where Chip is in an FBM sub. Susan and Mike Miernicki are living in Baltimore and both work for Baltimore Gas and Electric.

If anyone knows the whereabouts of Doug Conklin, please write Mike at 7 Southboro Lane. Glen Rock NJ 07452.

"Froggy" Brighton is alive and well. Susan wrote that Steve left the Corps in November and has a job with IBM in Kansas City. He is marketing representative and is spending his first year in an intensive training program.

They are thrilled living in their new home and are having a grand time with it and their two sons. Matt and Drew.

Perry Martini returned from a WESTPAC tour in December. Just in time, too. as his wife Jeannie delivered their second daughter shortly thereafter. Perry is currently flying P-3s out of Moffett Field but is anticipating orders to the east coast.

While on Okinawa, Perry ran into Ron Spratt. Ron is still at Futema but will be returning soon to the states. Jim Queen will be staying on at Futema, but has his wife there to keep him company. Mario Summa reported to Okinawa the day before Perry left. Mario will be flying out of Futema also. Prior to leaving Okinawa. Perry sold his Okinawan "Rolls Royce" to Penny and John Cichucki. John was temporarily assigned to Kadena AFB but will be returning to Moffett Field as an instmctor at the RAG. Terry Virus is leaving Hawaii for Jacksonville where he will instruct in P-3s. Don Gunther returns this week (Febmary 8) from his WESTPAC tour and will be talking to the civilian airlines soon. Pam and Mike McNallen are contemplating a new career come 1 May. Mike is looking around for a position in personnel management if he does elect to resign from the Navy. Joyce and Steve Dmetruk are

82 also leaving the Navy this Summer. Steve too wants to work as a personnel manager on the east coast. Joe Santillo finished his flying stint with the Marines and is now working for Proctor and Gambel in Green Bay. Coleen and Rick Weidman are doing well in Norfolk. Rick just finished a tour with an E-2 Squadron and is now working as an instmctor at the RAG. Peggy and John Morris also live in Norfolk.

John also finished his tour flying F-4s with VF-I I to become an instructor at the RAG. Terri and Marty Alford will be leaving Bmnswick. Maine, to move to Norfolk. Marty will assume the duties as flag aide at the Navy Safety Center. Penny and Gene Williams are finishing their tour at Jacksonville the P-3 RAG. Gene is planning a trip to the hiring desk at the airlines this Summer.

1 cannot understand why '71 is so low in the percentage of members to the Alumni Association. The best idea is for all of us who are members to encourage our Classmates to join also. The momentum of our class unity is increasing each month. I receive more and more letters and each writer comments on the small number of Alumni Association members of our Class. It would be great to get as many of our old friends as possible back into the activities of our Class and Alma Mater. Let us all work together to continue on this road to better communication and close bonds.

Please note my new address. This is the last change for two years (unless my academic abilities become obvious to the faculty).

72 Pres., 1st Lt. Joe Glover USMC Sec'y, 1st Lt. Frank L. Gibson, USMC Hqs. Co., H & S Batt. MCRD Parris Island SC 29905 Percent Members: 28

73 Pres., Lt.(jg) Steve Ingram USN Sec'y, Lt.Cjg) John F. Kennedy USN USS WHIPPLE (FF-1062)

FPO San Francisco CA 96601 Percent Members: 27

74 Pres., Lt. (jg) George Yacus USN Sec'y, Lt. (jg) Mike Chaplain USN USS

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FPO San Francisco CA 96601 East Coast Sec'y Lt. (jg) Brent S. James USN 404 Philbate Terrace Virginia Beach VA 23452 Percent Members: 43 East Coast News Once again the inflow of mail has been outstanding. This is the kind of response we anticipated; keep it up.

I have just returned from a CAR Qual cruise aboard SARATOGA where Fox Corbin and I, along with Travis Brannon and Larry Loerch, quailed. We were working out of Cecil Field and 1 ran into several folks. Jack Sheehan is down there flying A-7s with VA-15. Also saw Bob Stumpf. He and Susie have bought a home and expect to be in the Jax area for a couple of years at least. He is flying A-7s with VA-105. 1 talked to Ron Wagner while there also. He is an aviation maintenance type with the same squadron and really enjoying it. While out to sea in SARA I saw John Neumann, but did not have a chance to talk with him. 1 had dinner with Susie and Jeff Cull (and Ralph Cull too).

He's a TACCO in S-3s with VS-30. Jeff had just returned from a two-week detachment to Puerto Rico. (Nobody ever promised you it would be easy, men.) Also had lunch with Ed Waller a couple of times. By the time you read this, Ed will be a married man. Congratulations!

Got a nice note from Linda (wife of Mike) Paczan. She says that Mike is in GATO ( S S N 615) and they are living in Mobile, Alabama, while the beast is undergoing an overhaul in Pascagoula.

This seems to be the wives' month for writing. I also had a letter from Martha (wife of Doug) Bloomquist. She wrote that after two years of duty at North Island, they are living in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where Doug is attending the university getting a masters in civil engineering. And there was a good deal of news from the San Diego area. USS ENTERPRISE is the temporary home a number of our lads. They have been on a WestPac cruise and should have returned recently. Gary Carter is one of them, flying S-3s with VS-29. Mike Moran and Dwight Pittman are both flying choppers with HS-2 off ENTERPRISE. Also Mike Ryder is a nuc on board, working out some strange experiments with the reactors.

Martha also sent that Doug Rau is in San Diego in Fox, having completed grad school at the University of Washington (Seattle). Tom Treichel is also working out of San Diego aboard HALSEY. He has been in WestPac recently where he saw Rick Wilson and wife in Yokosuka. Two reports of '74ers in Hawaii: Mike Olson is supply officer in the attack boat HADDOCK and Bill Butler is aboard QUEENFISH, another attack boat out of Pearl.

Got a note from George Yacus. Our Class President says that he has been stuck in Gitmo for a year and has not had much contact with anyone, but that he'll be heading for San Diego soon and USS DUBUQUE (LPD-8). He says he is looking forward to getting back in circulation.

Heard from Bob Brown. Brownie is living in Niantic, Connecticut, where he shares a house

with Jack McCaffrey who is stationed aboard TREPANG. Brownie has just retumed from a six month Med deployment in BILLFISH (SSN676). He sends that Jeannie and Mike Mora are now living in Bmnswick, Maine, where Mike is flying P-3s with VP-26.

The bonus of the month award goes to Buff (wife of Pat) Mcllrath. She sent a nice note accompanied by an old 2nd Company newsletter which had been used to keep in touch. The letter states that Pat and Buff are the proud parents of Samuel Timothy, born 19 October. Pat is aboard MCDONNELL out of Mayport. Jim Aldon is also working out of Mayport as DCA in RICH. Dana and Joe Avveduti are in Jacksonville where Joe is "playing lacrosse, hitting the bars, and flying a bit on the side to make ends meet." He is a chopper pilot.

Debbie and Mike Byram (married 8 January) are living in San Diego. Rumors have it that Mike may be in for an early out due to back problems. Hope all is well and that things work out OK. Jim Crowder has been spending a lot of time at sea in PUFFER (SSN-652), homeported (I think) in San Diego. Hank Cnill is in the engineering department aboard BIDDLE. He and Pat Mcllrath ran into one another in Antwerp recently. Kevin Flannery and Jeff O'Brien have quarters in San Jose. Califomia.

Both are flying P-3s out of Moffett, Kev with VP-48 and O.B. with VP-40. They are presently in Okinawa and Adak, Alaska, respectively. Fun, fun, fun. Some guys have all the luck.

Betty and Jeff Fort have added one to the family as of last August with the birth of Jason Edward. Jeff is in MCCORD out of Tampa. Belated Congrats on the newcomer. Ellen and Joe Harnden are living in Newport News near the shipyard where Joe is striving on board TEXAS, one of the new construction nuc cmisers. Harley Hunter has recently retumed from WestPac aboard GRIDLEY (CG-21). He's still considering trading the salt spray for the goodly life of aviation. (Is there really any question about it?)

Reed Kennedy is now in Norfolk with the good ship CONYNGHAM. He should be rotating off fairly soon. Betsy and Mick Keville are living in Jacksonville where Mick is gunnery officer aboard ADAMS ( D D G - 2 ) . They are expecting a new arrival this month. Good timing as Mick is scheduled to deploy in March.

Kira and Bruce Lewis are living in the Philadelphia area where Bruce is MPA aboard JOHNSTON (DD-821). They expect to be there until early Fall. Ralph McGhee is at sea aboard RICKETTS and has traded his snipe's hat for a pair of sound-powered phones in CIC. Doll and Marsh Nadeiz are headed for Bremerton and the yards where his craft. GURNARD (SSN-662), will be examined.

John Peskuric is flying P-3s out of Moffett with VP-46, and Dave Patillo is winging it off J.F.KENNEDY in SH-3s; he was married in December. Judy and Dave Ruehlman are living in Anaheim, California, but what he is doing there we shall never know (or not from the newsletter). Oh well.

Frank Short is a combat engineer out of Camp Lejeune and Dan Steele is living in Conecticut and stationed aboard TREPANG (SSN674). He has been doing the Caribbean circuit this Winter. Paul Wohlers is living in Virginia Beach and flying Hummers (E-2s). Saul Zavala is alive and well in Arlington and he has status of some importance, working as he does with congressmen and computers. (Ed. note: All of these signals have been received from the Second Company newsletter which required some Shipmate

83 decipherment. Can't guarantee the degree of accuracy, but it's enjoyable reading: if any other companies are putting out a similar letter, how about passing them along.)

As always, news from the Marines brings up the rear. Kenny Dunn sent a nice note from Key West. He and Connie are settling in nicely and he ran into Steve Wier recently. Steve is also stationed there and Kenny says he looks "well (fed)". Also indicates that he saw Dave Jones who had flown in from Meridian; Kenny reports that Dave's bionic eyebrows are alive and thriving. Among others, Kenny has heard from Ursula and Dennis Tate at Moffett Field; Steve Rasin in Corpus Christi; Tree Kirk and wife and Tree Jr.. living in Yokosuka; Diane and Chris Klein in the District of Columbia; and he says that Bill Harvard was spotted on a DO in the Philippines. Bill may have tied the knot. If so, Congrats! If not, keep running!

The other Marines that Kenny reports on are Linda, Ebony and Charlie Robinson at MCAS Cherry Point, living on the same street with Debbie, Tommy Jr. and Tommy Evans. Les Duer is at Camp Lejeune and Harriet and Tom Minor are toughing it out at Parris Island. (Just keep telling yourself. Tom. "It's better than the Rock, it's better than the Rock . . .")

Also heard from Mark Mooney. He and Sally are at Camp Lejeune where Mark is in the 8th Engineers. John Mitchell and Howie Hill are also in the 8th. He says that Mark MiUigan, Dave Jacobson, Bill Baker and Don Wagner are some of the '74ers at Lejeune. Henri Naeger (USN) is also at Lejeune doing liaison work.

Also, John Sergeant is at New River MCAS flying air supply. Steve Shigley and Tim Johnson are A-6 B/Ns at Cherry Point. Among the others that Mark has seen or heard from are Jeff Greene and Ray Craig, both in Pensacola. Jeff is a supply corps type and Ray a flight instmctor. And lastly, Mary and John Harrison have just added a young lady to the family. Congrats to them.

Well, that's all for this month. Getting so much mail for the column is really a confirmation of my feeling that people would really like to know about the Class. Keep the letters coming.

West Coast News Have heard from a few people this past month, and thought I'd pass on the whereabouts of all. First. I received a letter from Jan and Evan Rasmussen. Evan is stationed in USS HENRY B . WILSON (of MAYAGUEZ fame), and

living in San Diego. They also had a new addition to the family, and now they are four, with Crista and Todd. Kyle and Adell Martin are also living in San Diego, where he is flying F-4s with VF-154 in USS RANGER. Karen and Earl Babcock, having finished up at Monterey, are living in Mira Mesa, and Earl is working in USS GRIDLEY. Leslie and Don Loren are in Spring Valley, and he is shipdriving in LONG BEACH. Christine and Mike Donovan (the newest newlyweds 1 know oO are in Coronado enroute to a tour in USS BAINBRIDGE. Robin and J.R. McAliley are also in San Diego, where he is on USS RAMSEY, and also in the area are Kim and Shawn Smith. Shawn is enroute to USS AMERICA where he'll be flying F-14s.

Sharon and Greg Hurst are in the same area, where he is flying F-4s in RANGER, and rounding out the West coast are Laurie and Scott Stith in Santa Ana, where Scott is flying CH-53s.

Moving eastward, Connie and Jerry Derrick are way down south in Milton Florida. And if not already so, there is another Derrick on the April, 1977

way very shortly. Doug Dupacey is in Oceana, Virginia, flying F-14s in the KENNEDY, New London is the home of Lisa and Tom Dion, where he is diving in USS SKATE, and Frank "Scooter" Murphy is aboard USS GEORGE

vided the Naval Academy with $85,000 of financial support.

Projects for FY77 include purchasing portraits for the Nimitz Library; purchasing paintings for the Museum; the restoration of WASHINGTON CARVER. And way up north in museum artwork; and more furnishings and New Brunswick, Maine, are Maurine and Jeff equipment for the reception facility in SchuUer. (Who won't be reading this until Dahlgren. around July when it finally melts!!!). Easing The Association has a noble mission: you back south for a trip to the midlands Terry and can play a vital role in ensuring the continued John Brown are in New River, North Carolina, success of these efforts. I urge you to make a and planning a trip to computer school in Kan- contribution. sas City, Missouri. (I didn't know the Navy Roy Hawkens, '75 V.P./Fund Drive Chairhad made it there!!). Elena and John Etter are man living near NAS Moffett where he is flying 1705 Forest Lane, McLean VA 22101 P-3s and playing with their daughter Sara Ann. Well, January's mailbox was empty most of Also in Moffett are Eloise and Jim Miller, the time, but we did hear from Scott Lindsey, where he is also flying P-3s. Making a big jump Jim Maclin, Mark Darrow, and a clipping from to Cubi Fount, in the Philippines, Mike Holton the news service. The December letters came can be found flying with VRC-50. from Steve Butler, Bill Daley, Frank Returning to the U.S., Pearl Harbor has McKeone, Andy Howard, Gary Powers, seen a few faces. Rumor has it that George Randy Zeller, Bo Clark, and Kevil Miller. Sit Corrigan is in town, on the shore tour part of back and relax, this could be another long his FBM; and "Crazy" Lou Desaro, who is one. . . . working in USS OULETTE. Also on OULETTE is First of all Sharon and Steve Butler sent us a an ex-'74er who graduated in '75. who some Christmas card and a copy of the first Eleventh will remember: Mike Brown, who (I just found Company newsletter. The Butlers are in Philly out last night) is engaged. Congratulations to while GLOVER is being overhauled. Cathy and you Mike, and say " H i " to Laurie. And lastly, Pete Ortiz finally made it to Pensacola after but not leastly, Dave Clites, who recently re- suffering through TBS. Pete expects to finish turned from a WESTPAC trip, is communicat- flight training in May. Marsha and Mark Laming in USS HADDOCK. bright are in Rota and were expecting the stork Well, that's all the news for now. Except my last month. Thelma and Will Merrell and son traditional call for people—I was thinking Marcell are in Okinawa where Will is pursuing about Barbra Streisand, and would like to bor- a career as a groundpounder after dropping row a record, or a dozen—so I wonder where P-3s. Kathy and Frank Kearney are assigned to Joe lovanna is—the man with the largest col- VP-30 in Jax; he received his wings last August lection of Streisand albums I know. and will soon transfer to VP-16. Frank still plays LAX in his sparetime! Sue and Benny See you next month.

Foerster are in P-cola where Ole Bemy is landing on carriers and zipping around in his 19foot 150 hp Mercury speedboat. And they have a keeshound dog that reportedly doesn't "have any house problems like Tom's." Peggy and Pres., Ens. Craig R. Quigley USN Laverne Lovell are now in Hawaii where 1250 5th Ave., Apt. 505 Laverne is reactor controls officer in SARGO Chula Vista CA 92011 (SSN-583). A daughter, Kelly Regan, was born Sec'y, Ens. Steve Hubbard USN in November. Flossie and Ed Zapolski are in USS EDWARD MCDONNELL (FF-1043) San Diego where Ed will soon join HSL-33.

FPO New York NY 09501 Shirley and Toad Moorehead are flying in Percent Members: 44 Beeville. After their 27 December 1975 wedThe USNA Alumni Association is conduct- ding. Toad sold his MGB for a Granada and ing its annual fund drive—and you can help! they are expecting a tadpole in March. Karen The Association has devised a "Class Agent and Tom Hill are at Miramar with Tom flying System" whereby each of you will receive a F-4s in VF-121. A son. Bryan, was born in letter from a Classmate containing information September. Darby and Jack Monger are now on the activities of the Association and its headed for San Diego and PARSONS ( D D G - 3 3 ) needs. And what it needs is your support: if since he "saw the light" and dropped out of everyone who is contacted will make a small the jet program. Welcome to the "real"" Navy! contribution, the Association can continue its Jack will be missile officer, homeported in Japroud tradition of generous support and ser- pan. vice to the Naval Academy, the Alumni, and Laurie and Mark Disney helped decommisthe Navy. sion VESOLE (DD-878) and will probably wind The Association does more than publish up in Norfolk come April. Ron "Mama" Frigo Shipmate and maintain a computerized REG- seems to be serious about a girl and may soon ISTER OF ALUMNI that is essential for or- tie the knot. "Mama" will soon begin duty in ganized homecomings and reunions. It pro- Charleston. Jane and Steve Estes are still in vides monetary assistance for worthwhile proj- P-cola and still partying! "Animal Ed" Seibel is ects that may otherwise lack funds. The fol- "spending his days thinking of his dress blues lowing is a listing of recent examples of signifi- while wearing greens and living in trenches" cant contributions: annual contribution to down at Camp Lejeune. Go Corps. Sir! NAFAC of up to $4000; furnishings for the Roger Blummer escaped from NUC into the midshipmen's activities center: equipment for surface family. Margot and Mark Bumgardner the Sailing Center; a Memorial to Naval are headed for Brunswick and VP-33 via JAX Academy graduates KIA or MIA in Vietnam: (VP-30), having earned his wings in Septeminstallation of a plexiglass ice rink shield and a ber. Clair and Lynden Whitmer are on their large TV screen in Dahlgren Hall; construction way to HS-ll at NAS JAX after RAG with of a yawl and knockabout office and issue cen- HS-1. "Mer" was a member of HS-l's football ter, etc. Last year alone the Association pro- team which was this year's CINCLANTFLT

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Lester Ryan was last seen by Toad in Texas, where he is reportedly "living within an inch of his life at all times." Howie Gutzman had been attending SWOSLANT and was scheduled to marry Mary on 22 January. Pat and Jim Bellard are now the proud parents of Lorraine Margaret born 29 November. He's now in VREELAND (FF-1068) down in Mayport, prepping for Gitmo and UNITAS. Patty and daughter plan to join him in April. And that wraps up the llth Company news for now; Congrats to all the new parents and newlyweds, and especially to those who have decided to forsake the sky and the deep for the Fleet! Thanks for the letter, Steve.

Bill Daley wrote his letter on personal stationery . . . a placemat from Johnny's in Middletown! Shows how much work he was actually doing at SWOS. He should have been graduated in January, but as yet I know not where he is bound. He has obviously forsaken us for those "Awful, Awful" hangovers from the Newport Creamery. Hang in there. Dales!

Jane and Frank McKeone and son Matthew were originally headed for Barbers Point, but his orders were changed to Brunswick, Maine . . . which had been their choice! Matthew was born 15 minutes prior to Army-Navy kickoff, so his introduction to the world was truly Blue and Gold! Chris and Dave Duffie's sub is homeported in Hawaii. Jeannine and Rod Repka were expecting in December, and Karen and Bill Montgomery were due in January, while Deb and Pat Sloan will be blessed in May with their first. Marty and Steve O'Brien have a son, Christopher, and Patty and Dan Murphy are expecting in July. Julie and Mike Langley had a son in October and are going to Brunswick, as are Denise and Hut Lindner.

Thanks for the news, Janie, and we're happy to hear that Big Frank is so good at baby bathing!

Andy Howard is at SWOSLANT now after having participated in Teamwork '76 and Bonded Item in JFK. Andy reports that Charlie Lasko has joined him at SWOS since he was extracted from flight training. Chuck Louie is in FINBACK at Norfolk and Ray Williams is also at SWOS. Deb and Dave Maslow are still in Virginia Beach (in HAWKINS). Andy also reports that the Lucky Bag deposited $17,500 into our class fund in May (BZ LB!); and many thanks for your letter, Andy.

Gary Powers is in Bremerton, overhauling SCULPIN. Gary Swift is there too, beginning overhaul on GUITARRO. Bob Brownlee is in

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635), New London; Phil Troy—JAMES MADISON (SSBN-627), Charleston; Rick Udicious— PERMIT ( S S N - 5 9 4 ) , San Diego. Randy Z. is

going to GROTON, new construction, New London. Sandy and Ray Martin are proud parents of Ray Jr., born in the Fall, while Terry and Dave Herbein and Clare and Bob Boyce are anticipating "bundles of joy" soon. Thanks for the word, Randy!

News from Dixie and Bo Clark on the 9 April graduating class at Windsor: Cathy and Brian Covington, Mary and Les Foster, Sue and Erwin Wunderlich, Paul and Dennis Kruer, Peggy and Bob Kuppers, Karen and Tom Flint, Dawn and Jim Crowley, Rich Lee, Rich Dick, Frank Hartmann, Trent Powers, Ed Jablonski, Mike Matthews, Tom Brasso, Rich Luke, and Lou Roumaya will all be heading for sub school. The Wunderlichs and Kruers are expecting in April and May, respectively. Pat and Gil Madsden, Mark Regn, Mark Campagana, Jim Crandall, John Ennis, Paul Siedsma, and Valeria and Brian Wegner will finish NPTU in New York, then head for the submersibles.

Dan Wick, Dave Corley, and Mimi and Jay Donnelly should be at NPTU by now. having taken the comp at Orlando in December. Debbie and Joe Dinunzio (and son) are at SWOSLANT while Pat and Doug Ault are at the University of Michigan and infanticipating. Mike Groothausen is in Jacksonville (married— Summer '76); Luncford Bass, Mike Fackrell and Bob Guida are all in Pensacola; and Tom Kelley is qualified NFO in Califomia. Thanks for the news, Dixie and Bo! And for the last of December's news, Kevin Miller (F-14 RAG, VF-124, Miramar) reports on 34th Company. Phil Carlson is with VR-30 in San Diego; Katy and Kurt Huff and son James are in San D. where Kurt is a porkchop on a can; Steve Curlee is on an LGB (Large Gray Boat) in Norfolk: Chris Moschella is navigator in DALE out of Mayport; Dan Roepke is trying to become a Marine NFO: Steve Laabs is close to getting his rotor wings at HT-18; Tony Ruoti is an S-2 instructor at Corpus. And Bruce Bronars is grunting at Pendleton; Tom Jurewicz is close to his wings at Mather AFB in Sacramento (Advanced Nav HENRY STIMSON in Charleston and John for Bananas!); Tom Sprague is headed for Sampson and Marc Siedband are in ENTER- Brunswick via P-3 RAG in JAX. News of PRISE. Steve Wheeler is at Groton in ANDREW others: Todd Brannon has joined brother JACKSON, Mark Darrow in at Charleston with Travis ('74) at VF-IOI, Todd as F-14 RIO, STURGEON, and Hank Rohling is with UDT-21 Travis flying F-4s. Chills Garrett is winging it in Little Creek. Meanwhile, Mark Satorius is at in A-7s. Bob Adamson in S-3s. J.J. Adams in NPTU in Schenectady, Keven Hart (The A-6s at Whidbey Island, and Doug Schlaefer is Gmnt!) is on his way to Pearl Harbor via artil- an A-4 instructor at Meridian. Kevin anlery school in Oklahoma, and Gloria and Scott nounces that he and Dana were blessed with Key are stationed in Yokosuka. Thanks for the baby Justin in October. He (Kevin, not Justin) also played in the interservice tennis tourney update, Gary!

Randy Zeller writes to fill us in on Windsor's last Summer and made all-Navy, but lost to 29 December graduates: Randy Avers— Bob Phillips (CEC) who competed for the Marines . . . (traitor!). Bob is married to an WILLIAM H . BATES ( S S N - 6 8 0 ) , New London; Jeff Baker—SEA DEVIL (SSN-664), Norfolk: Army nurse and they are looking forward to a Scott Baldwin—BERGALL ( S S N - 6 6 7 ) , New little stranger in March. He is at Cal Berkeley London; Joe Cavalli—PATRICK HENRY right now. Thanks much for the news, Kevin!

(SSBN-599), Mare Island; Kirk Donald— Time for the seventh inning stretch.

BATFISH ( S S N - 6 8 1 ) , Charleston; Jim EUis— That all-efficient news service sent a clipping GEORGE C MARSHALL ( S S B N - 6 5 4 ) , New Lonannouncing the engagement of David Gray to don; Walt Flippin—THEODORE ROOSEVELT Miss Mary Shilow of Glen Burnie, a senior at ( S S B N - 6 0 0 ) , Pearl Harbor; Dave Gough— the University of Maryland. And Congrats to

Dave and Mary say we!

Scott Lindsey, Courtney Chinn, Bob Zakula, and three other bachelor gyrenes are surviving their "hardship tour" in a house on Kailua Beach known as the Palione Palace! All they need is a live-in cook (shaky, Scott, shaky . . .). Scott just returned from Australia, riding none other that the "good ship Lollipop" from youngster cruise . . . VANCOUVER! Apparently the green machine went slightly ape in Brisbane as mothers locked their daughters up, but two 2nd Lts. managed to become engaged during the 3-day stopover! And, of course, Scott is now a Shellback. Zakula is working on his masters, while Court just retumed from Southern Califomia. Scott made a trip to Aslaska, to practice "getting cold." Uh-huh . . .

Always great to hear from you, Scott!

Mack Darrow sends some more NUC news.

He is in STURGEON in Charleston. Dan Conway married Deb after prototype and they live in New London . . . CAVALLA. Bear Baila is in SEA WOLF and has managed to maintain a midshipman image in practically every bar from Maryland to Connecticut. Scott Rarig is in New London . . . LAFAYETTE . . . as is Craig Rankin—TREPANG, Vince Spunar—LIPSCOMB, Jesse Arildsen—R. RusSELL, and Brent Wham—NATHANAEL

GREENE.

LOU FUSCO—

POLLACK—and wife Jill have gone to San Diego, as has Mike Kirk—SCAMP. Butch Hansen and wife Denise are in Charleston in SUNFISH. Steve Buescher is in HADDO in S.D., Steve Dolat—SAND LANCE—Charleston: Roger Walker—HAMMERHEAD—New London.

Non-NUC news: Phil English (and wife) are headed for school in Sacramento. Dan Wheeler—PATTERSON—and John Theeuwen—Camp Pendleton—ran in to Mark at the Army game. Quoth Mark, "Both are doing a tremendous job in their respective, useless fields of Surface Line and Marine Corps . . . the only good surface ship is a target . . . " For shame! Boy. has he got a lot to leam. He also wants to hear from a "certain backstabber named Randy Sweeney." How about it. Randy? Thanks for the groups. Mark!

And now, lastly but not leastly . . . the final letter of the batch . . . from Jim Maclin. More NUC news . . . Bill Chimiak is at SWOSPAC en route BAINBRIDGE; Barry McCuUough will be on commissioning crew of TEXAS: Steve Yandle to NIMITZ. Other skimmers: Mike Sagen. Tig Krekel, Carl Klee, Pete Damisch, and Kevin Nietmann. News of the 13th Company: Doug Hall married Jane at the Chapel on 30 December. Sue and Rich Hess were there from Meridian. Linda and Keith Nostrandt ('74) were there too (married in August). Keith is aboard HAROLD J. ELLISON in Brooklyn. Ward Fogelsanger is now a P-3 pilot. Tom Daville was recently married. Jim headed for Bremerton and DRUM when finished at Sub School. And sad news . . . Ed Quirk and Mickey Bourne have changed pipelines. Ed is headed for Pensacola while Mickey is going to an FF somewhere. Thanks for your letter, Jim. Congratulations to all you new or expectant parents, and thanks again for all the letters these past few months. Keep cool . . . and GO GREYHOUND!

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ting in " K " Co. were the following: Randy Parman graduated # 2 in the class; with him in the top 10 were Stu Navarre, Ned Mueller, Mike Yeager, Vince Smith, and Scot Moore.

Pres., Ens. M. B. Pearsall USN Mike Yeager was also tops in leadership and Sec'y, 2nd Lt. Joe Buranosky USMC Stu Navarre was tops in military skills. Jack 404 GuU Court Williams won the Edson Trophy for being top North Palm Beach FL 33408 shooter in the class. We also had the distincPercent Members: 59 tion of having the most motivated Marines in Graduation is over half a year behind us now the class with Stu Navarre and Chuck O'Neill and by the time this column appears in print it being selected for Ranger School, Lou Sposato will be almost a full year so a lot of the Class as the altemate. are finished with schools and starting to get Vic Thombs injured himself the last week of their feet wet in the responsibihties that await the program—after all we had been through it us all. I have quite a bit of news, compliments took a trip on the ice to do him in. Naturally of Craig Weber 26th company and Dan Galik he's taking advantage of all the sympathy 27th company. Craig has just finished a sixwhile he awaits Pensacola. 1 wish I could write month deployment aboard USS PLUNGER about everyone in " K " company, but unfortu(SSN-595) and is headed for Nuke Power nately it would take too many pages. Other School in Orlando. Victor Neves was also denews from Quantico—Dale Dykhuizen has ployed aboard an attack boat, the USS POLAs for the air community . . . Alex Cobble dropped his air guarantee and chosen infantry LACK (SSN-603). and is also headed for Or- has soloed and is now into acrobatics at Whit- as his MOS, and Harry Blair has graduated lando. Dan writes that other Classmates ing. Ken Dombart is also at Whiting after doing and joined our ranks. wrapped in the books at Oriando are Dave Smith extremely well in his Air Indoctrination Class.

The number of engagements, marriages and and John Stamos. Mark McKinky isfinishingup Kip Nicely is still in a pool awaiting flight time. expectant parents is on the upswing. John at Mare Island and is on the way to prototype in In Corpus Chrisfi Bob Lowe and Dave Tribout Stamos, Mike Hughes, Mark Metcalf, and John Idaho. are also in a pool. Dave has taken advantage of Berkley are now engaged. And here is a listing Dan Galik is now finishing up at SWOS and the waiting period by putting his Masqueraders of the recently married, with name of the little has sent me the program for graduation exerexperience to work in a local theater group. helpmate: Blair Vorgang with Katie Lynch; cises of Class Seven out of San Diego. ConMike Logar has begun flying. Rich O'Hanlon Mike Weltsch with Barbara Brocklehurst; Mike gratulations to Jim Stavridis who won the dropped me a line; he and his wife Eileen are Hlywiak with Fey Paul Robertson; John BickAdm. Arleigh Burke Award for being tops in in Beeville along with Paul Langford and his ings with Jayme Bonnot; and Len Mokan with the class. Jim is now with the USS HEWITT wife Janice, Jim Engels and his wife Sue, John Chris Tuttle. John Kruse is scheduled to be (DD-966). Other members of the class inBridgeman, Gary Freeman, Dick Gallagher, joined in holy wedlock soon as is Chuck Dicluded: Tom Abbott, who is on his way to Brad Speer, and Skip Wood. rienzo, and joining the ranks of expectant Subic Bay to meet his ship. USS WADDELL I thought that I had had my last chance to fathers are Jim Dennis and Steve Von DoUen. (DDG-24): Joe Bouchard, USS LOCKWOOD put in a plug for the Arruga Birds of " K " As for our Classmates who have assumed a (FF-1064): Rod Brunngraber, USS CoOK (FFcompany but they have out done themselves temporary civilian status: Milt Mays writes 1083): Jerry Buck. USS REEVES (CG-24): H . and several big accomplishments are worthy of that Med School is tough but that he and Lynn Carl Butler, USS BERKELEY ( D D G - 1 5 ) ; Brant note. " K " company had its BASCOLEX are doing fine; and Jolly Jolicoeur will be reCarter, USS ROBISON ( D D G - 1 2 ) : Ken Ebersole, (landing exercises) early in January. We were ceiving his Masters in nuclear engineering from USS CORAL SEA ( C V - 4 3 ) ; Tim Hagen, USS aboard USS FAIRFAX COUNTY ( L S T - 1 1 9 3 ) — the University of Virginia in June. That's it for KNOX (FF-1052): Byron Iverson, USS SAN Mike Herb had just come aboard as the new now—let's keep it going.

JOSE (AFS-7); Gary Ralph McKinney, USS gunnery officer so already our class has bePARSONS (DDG-33): Mark Metcalf, USS KIRK come a Navy—Marine Corps team. Gradua1041); and Roger Wendt, USS BROOKE ( F F G I).

Other news from the surface community—Tim Farrell is the navigator aboard the USS BIGELOW out of Mayport.

Dave Deford is preparing for a WestPac deployment aboard the USS BUCHANAN ( D D G 14). John Lovasz is aboard USS CHICAGO. He had been the ship's 3M coordinator but was recently reassigned to a lieutenant's billet and now has close to 50 men under his supervision.

Spencer Nakaguma recently completed a six month tour of duty with the San Francisco Regional Recruiting District and is now starting SWOS in San Diego. Derwood Curtis has also finished recruiting duty in Chicago and is now at SWOS in Newport. Tony Violante recently completed the Strategic Weapons Officer course in New London and has been assigned to a submarine out of Pearl Harbor.

Chapter News Deadline: For June—10 April; for July-August—20 May States, especially since such unions appear to have become popular in Europe. He pointed out, however, that such syndicates are usually to be found in countries where a socialistic philosophy dominates the govemment; labor in this country has nearly always been in opposition to local, state and national governmental The 1977 slate of Officers for the AlbuquerRAdm. Charles Becker (SC) USN (Ret.) '44 policies. As an example of the efficiency of que Chapter has just been announced. John C presided at the sixth monthly meeting of the such organizations he gave the analysis of a Peters '49 will be the Chapter's president, Annapolis Chapter of the Alumni Association high ranking general after a joint exercise who LCol. John B. Ogas USAF '57 vice president, in Febmary. Over one hundred assembled at stated, that he would like to have five divisions and Donald G. Baker '53 is secretarythe noon luncheon to hear Capt. Paul R. of these men rather than the single division astreasurer. Alumni in the Albuquerque area are Schratz USN (Ret.) '39 discuss unionization. signed. This could be interpreted, however, to invited to contact the secretary at home (505) 294-7284 or at his office (505) 264-9488 to de- Capt. Schratz, a monthly contributor to Ship- show that the increased number was required mate and a guest scholar at the Brookings In- to do the job that one might have done. termine if any luncheons or other functions are Capt. Schratz indicated that the problem for stitution in Washington, is a former subscheduled. mariner, served with the Chief of Naval Opera- today's military is the erosion of benefits, with tions, and had been a student and a member of commissary privileges, health care, the GI Bill, the faculty at the Naval War College and the travel, and many other areas being affected. A good deal of this erosion arises from the fact National War College.

Capt. Schratz indicated that there had been that the pre-1940 military body was an elite much interest shown in many civilian and mili- group that has grown tremendously and the tary spheres recently in the possibility of present outlay for retired pay alone is more unionizing the armed forces of the United than the entire budget in 1939. When the pay

ALBUQUERQUE

Mr. Donald G. Baker Albuquerque Chapter, USNAAA Box 5631 Kirtland AFB NM 87115

April, 1977

ANNAPOLIS

LCdr. George Garrett USN Dept. of Mathematics U.S. Naval Academy Annapolis MD 21402

86 for military personnel was boosted in 1971, it was indicated that with more salary there would be fewer benefits. Whereas military pay from 1908 to 1938 had been raised a mere 10% (despite a cost-of-living rise of 80%), today's military salaries are quite comparable to the civilian equivalent and in some cases have actually exceeded civil service pay. Survivors' benefits are much more inclusive today and the retirement available to the military person after 20 years of service is among the finest in the country. A conclusion that can be reached is that the Department of Defense is not changing the rules in the middle of the game. Why then is there interest in a union? The junior officers and younger enlisted men are the ones being hurt by the loss of benefits, and the AFGE (American Federation of Government Employees) has indicated that the armed forces are reaping benefits without having paid for them, benefits that union has achieved. On the other hand, the military cannot lobby and is stymied when a benefit is lost. The fundamental weapon for a union is the strike, but advocates of unionizafion have indicated that this would not be used by the military, especially in the combat area. On the other hand, slow downs and sick-ins are always possibilities, and of especial importance is the effect upon morale should union influence be felt in any area.

Surveys have indicated that many of the unions do not wish the military to join their groups, the military people themselves have not shown great enthusiasm, and a number of congressmen have outlawed union efforts, but the constitutionality of this outlawing could be challenged. The Department of Defense has forbidden bargaining by commanders, but individuals may join unions if they so desire. In the over all picture. Congress has done well by the military and the Secretary of Defense has had a good response to his requests of the Congress. It is command failure that will make unionization more .appealing to the armed forces, an appeal that must be guarded against.

Future meetings of the Annapolis Chapter wiU be held in April with VAdm. D. C Davis discussing naval development and in May when the Spring Fling will be held at the Alumni House.

BOSTON Capt. Tom Suddath USN (Ret.) 3 Spindrift Lane Cohasset MA 02025 Noon-2nd Tuesday Wardroom U.S. Coast Guard Support Station, Boston, Massachusetts The final meeting of 1976 was held by the Boston Chapter of the Naval Academy Alumni Association on 8 December. Capt. William S. Busik USN (Ret.) '43, executive director of the Association, was up from Annapolis to give us an excellent presentation of the present status of the national organization including where it has been and where it hopes to go.

One of the results of the meeting was the formation of an ad hoc committee headed by George Strut '37 which will meet with the New England Chapter of the High School Guidance Counselors in October together with Blue and Gold officers, Naval Academy admissions personnel, and prospective candidates to the Academy to discuss entrance requirements.

Attending the meeting were: Thomas H. Suddath '38, Cyms Brewer '32, Harry Ingram '22, Al Doherty '61, R. G. Gillette '31, Ira

Stobbart '38, Harry HuU '32, Thomas D. Price '30, Horace Rounds '32, R. Wescott '37, R. A. McCormick '23, Jack McCaffrey '51, Geo. Street III '37, Wesley Randig '27, Joe Enright '33, Fred Brooks '35, Tate Simpson '32, G. PuUen '22, and M. Giffert '27.

CHICAGO Mr. Don Lisa Motorola Inc. Corporate Offices Motorola Center 1303 E. Algonquin Rd. Schaumburg IL 60196 The Chicago Chapter of the Alumni Association will be holding a Luncheon Meeting on May II, 1977, at 12:00 a.m. at the American Legion Room of the Union League Club.

Guest speaker will be Dr. Roe Johnston '45, Minister of First Presbyterian Church of La Grange, Illinois. Subject of his speech will be "A Minister's View of President Carter's Pardon."

JACKSONVILLE Cdr. Wilson Baldwin USN (Ret.) 4020 McGirts Blvd.

Jacksonville FL 32210 The Febmary meeting was held at the River Club at the top of the Independent Life Building—thanks to Zeke Zechella '43. The River Club provides a spectacular view of Jacksonville by night or day and is noted for its cuisine.

Our guest speaker was George M. Linville.

Last year he spoke to us about Jacksonville's plans for the Bicentennial. Now he chose to speak about "What the Cross Florida Barge Canal Will Mean to Jacksonville," with the panoramic view as a backdrop.

At the previous meeting a very successful 'Old Timers Night' with Sea Stories of the 1940-1941 era was held. There was also a most interesfing update on our Alma Mater by the Dean of Admissions, Bob McNitt '40.

KITTYHAWK (Dayton, Ohio) Mr. J. M. Gallagher 294 Cherry Dr. Centerville, OH 45459 Monthly, days vary O Club, Wright-Patterson The 13th Annual Army/Navy Game TV Party at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Officers' Club was attended by 46 Grads from USMA and USNA to watch the "great" Navy victory. We are already beginning to look forward to next year's football season.

The first luncheon meeting for this year had as its topic one of the hottest subjects regarding military personnel. Maj. Chuck McNichols, USAF, Assistant Professor of Management Sciences, AFIT School of Systems Management, spoke on the "Unionization of the Military." Chuck pointed out that through special studies by DOD, headed up by LCol. T. Roger Manley, USAF '58, Associate Professor of Management and Organizational Behavior, the "Unionization of the Military" is seriously and objectively being reviewed rather than considered an impossibility. Institutional Concepts are moving toward occupational concepts with more emphasis on monetary rewards. It was pointed out that the "all-volunteer force" might be acting as a catalyst for this movement. Some 29 Grads turned out in sub-zero, bitter cold weather to hear this very informative presentation.

Col. Gene Lueker, USAF '54 (the new Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Base Commander) was to be guest speaker at our next Luncheon meeting on 22 Febmary 1977.

Six May 1977 is to be the Second Annual Reef Points Dinner. This important event is anticipated with great enthusiasm.

LOS ANGELES Mr. James V. Cavanaugh, Sec.-Treas.

USNA Alumni Association, Los Angeles World Trade Center, Suite 370 350 S. Figueroa St. Los Angeles CA 90071 The Los Angeles Chapter's ambitious 1977 event schedule was kicked off with the January 27 Installation of Officers dinner meeting held in the King's Grill aboard the QUEEN MARY, Long Beach, site of the JUNE WEEK WEST class reunions. Installing officer this year was the Superintendent, RAdm. Kinnaird R. McKee, USN '51. Other dignitaries present included the Associafion President, Mr. David B. Benham '41 and the Western Area Vice President, VAdm. P.D. Stroop, USN (Ret.) '26.

Dinner was preceded by a reception for the Superintendent in the Queen's Salon. In addition to alumni, many members of the local Annapolis Parents Club, Blue and Gold Officers, NROTC unit representafives, recmiting officers and others interested in the Naval Academy attended. RAdm. McKee addressed formal remarks about present and future activities at the Academy, and answered questions.

The following were installed by RAdm. McKee: J. Russell Simsarian '57—president, Marvin (Rick) Ortiz '52—vice president, James V. Cavanaugh '61—acting secretary and treasurer, and Walter W. Stevens '43, Donald M. Robinson '58, and Jonathan P. Bromberg '65—members of the board of directors through 1979 while Harold E. Felix '39 will serve through 1978.

Newly-elected president Simsarian read the following letter of appreciation to outgoing president Robert S. Cunningham '59: The Los Angeles Chapter of the Naval Academy Alumni wishes to take this opportunity to express its thanks for your outstanding service as its president over the past two years. Your capable leadership, dedication to the task of president, and keen and sensitive foresight have guided this organization through a period of challenge, growth and accomplishment.

The challenge was one of establishing realistic chapter goals, formulating an effective approach to their attainment, and following through with workable implementation plans. As a result of having met the challenge, the chapter has grown in numbers, activities, participation, and service.

This growth has in turn led to accomplishments which, under your direction, have resulted in the Los Angeles chapter playing a substantial role in advancing Alumni Association goals.

As examples, we point with pride to: —the initiation of June Week West as a major function and new tradition for the Alumni Association at large; —the chapter support of the Blue and Gold program for midshipman candidate selection and indoctrination; —the job referral service for chapter members; —the development and growth of sectional activities within the chapter's large service area, thus enabling easy participation by members Shipmate

87 —the development of good communications with national Association leadership; and, —the dramatic increase in membership, thus eaming a national trusteeship for the chapter.

These accomplishments would not have been achieved without your positive leadership and tireless efforts, which have been in the highest traditions of the Naval Academy and the Naval Service.

In addition to providing direction to the chapter itself, you have greatly enhanced the image and reputation of the Naval Academy and the Association by your selfless attendance at the many ceremonial functions of the various Naval related organizations throughout the Los Angeles area. Your personal and unstinting effort to promote the concepts fundamental to the missions of both the Naval Academy and the Alumni Association have won you the respect and admiration of everyone.

On behalf of the Board of Directors and the entire membership of the chapter, 1 extend our deepest appreciation for exemplary performance and our best wishes for continued success in the future.

CONGRATULATIONS ON A JOB WELL DONE! A plaque with the Academy insignia was also presented to Bob. Other alumni attending the dinner were: Don Alexander. Phil Niekum. Knox Perrill. and Harry Pottle '26, Anthony Roessley and Karl Wheland '31, John Fahy '32, Elliott Stanle, John Steinbeck and Ed Walsh '33, Robbie Robbins '34, Von Burkhart '36, Jack Whistler '37, Paul Lovelace '38, Bob Gulick '39, Ray Miller '42, Basil Slaymaker '44, Dick Houghton '47, Vince Hart and Ron Shero '50, Phil Arst, Don Beck, Jack Hendrick, Wil Little, Charlie Mcintosh and Don Osbom '51, Pat Flynn and Dean Strong '53, Bob Rogers and Don Walsh '54, Tom State '55, Tom Hitchcock '62, Jim Thomton '63, Brian Flatley '66, Doug Ogden '67, Art McLaughlin '68, and associate Chuck Clopton.

By the time this news appears, Febmary's meeting with Executive Director Bill Busik '43 and March's meeting featuring Don Walsh '54 of Trieste fame will be history, and announcements will be out for JUNE WEEK WEST '77. Those interested in attending this third annual West Coast reunion of alumni should check Shipmate for the name of your Class Representative, or contact the Los Angeles Chapter Office.

On Tuesday, Febmary 8, fifteen alumni lunched together at the Registry Hotel, Irvine, Califomia, in the second of a series of informal business lunches designed to acquaint attendees with the nature of the Speaker of the Month's business. Dick Houghton '47, a recognized authority on biomedical equipment associated with open heart surgery life support systems, presented a fascinating glimpse into the "behind-the-scenes-world" of famous personalifies in open heart surgery, such as Dr. Michael E. De Bakey. Dick now consults with firms specializing in the design and manufacture of these devices in Irvine, a center for this mini-industry. These get-togethers are held on the second Tuesday of each month at noon.

The Registry Hotel is located at 18800 MacArthur Boulevard in Irvine. All are invited.

April, 1977

MILWAUKEE

NEW YORK

Mr. Win Williams The Williams Agency 312 E. Wisconsin St. Milwaukee Wl 53202 Third Thursday, University Club, 1200

Cdr. A. L. Dawson USN C O . , Navy Recruiting Dist.

Newark Gateway I Bldg.

Newark NJ 07102

A large number of Milwaukee alums and their wives gathered at the Villa Terrace on 19 January for dinner and an enlightening talk by RAdm. Sackett. Commandant of the Ninth Naval District. The evening also presented an opportunity to leisurely tour the Terrace, a massive mansion on the east side of Milwaukee formerly owned by the founder of A. O. Smith Corporation. Given to the county a few years back, the home now serves as a museum as well as a meeting place for various clubs and organizations.

Attending were: Ceata and Barney Thielges '43. Arlene and Jim Wish '44, Sue and Will Adams '45, Gerry and Mark Camp '46, Betty and Bill Hanson '46, Marg and Win Williams '46, Joy and John Camp '49, Patti and Rex Coryell '49, Marilyn and Bud Lockwood '50, Mary and Tim Wood '54, Carolyn and Jim Arnold "56, and Susie and Ted Cheney '58.

Milwaukee Watches THE Game

Over 30 Wisconsin Chapter alums, wives and guests tumed out to watch the Army/Navy game at a Milwaukee restaurant. The event was viewed on a big eight-foot screen.

NEWPORT Capt. P. C. Staley USN (Ret.) 2 Kane Ave. Middletown RI 02840 1830—last Tuesday, Sept.-June O Club The Newport Chapter held its monthly meeting at the Officers' (Tlub, Naval Education and Training Command, on 25 January 1977. The ladies were invited as well to hear Mrs. Lillian Gee, a member of the Newport City Council, speak on "Casino Gambling in Newport," an important local issue.

Attending the dinner were: Dick and Hope Alexander '45, Ned and Jane Dougherty '35, Joe and Peg Hadley '43, Dick and Norma Hay "31, Gene and Bushy Henry '39, Steve ana Jeanne O'Rourke '39, John and Lucy Roenigk '34, Hi and Mary Smith '34, Pete and Mary Staley '33, Wirt Thayer '47, Jack and Ray Wadleigh '37, Pem and Winnie Wall '44. Tom and Trina Weschler '39, John and Lillian Zimmerman '29, Fran Alford '39, and Mary T. A. Smith CIO).

It is with regret that we record the passing of Milton Carlson '16. RAdm. Carlson loved to have the Newport Chapter gather at his farm in Little Compton late in the Fall for the gathering of holly, followed by a social hour for all of the harvesters. He will be greatly missed.

The Chapter finished 1976 with a bang! At the November meeting we were honored to have a double-barreled presentation from the banks of the River Sevem in the presence of Bill Busik and Rip Miller. A great team. Bill talked about the activities of the Alumni Association and the Foundation. If you missed the luncheon at Mamma Leones' it is suggested that you write to Bill for a brochure. Your help is needed.

Rip followed Bill and made his "fearless forecast" of the then pending Philadelphia classic. The outcome is history—we admire Rip for his perception and send a WELL DONE to George Welsh and the team.

As is traditional—December we had our annual Christmas Party at the Governor's Island Officers' Club as guests of our sister-service the U.S. Coast Guard. It was a sell-out crowd—S.R.O. and many of the shipmates and their mates stayed on for dinner in, what is perhaps, one of the most beautiful dining rooms overlooking lower Manhattan, the Bay and Statute of Liberty. Chris Swenson, '44 and his committee did an outstanding job on the arrangements.

We cannot leave the Old Year— Bicentennial, without a bouquet to our President, Larry Neville. The Admiral was involved with OPSAIL and we all know what a success that was—a fitting tribute to our Nation's 200th Birthday.

Into the New Year—1977 and back to the regular luncheon meetings. In January we were privileged to have as guest of honor Capt.

Richard A. Stratton USN, currenfly the C O . , Navy Recruiting District, New York. He was joined by a liberty boat full of other Navy and Marine Recruiters that talked about the "allvolunteer force". Capt. Stratton is also to be remembered as a prisoner of the VC from 1967 to 1973, a period of more than six years. A great guy and a great day.

A note to all alumni in our visiting New York (the Big Apple). Luncheons are held the 3rd Tuesday of each month with the exception of April, July, August and December at the Williams Club, 24 East 39th Street, Manhattan.

(During July and August there are no scheduled luncheons.) In December we hold our Christmas Party, mentioned above, and in .April we hold our Annual Meeting at the 7th Regiment Armory, 643 Park Avenue. The luncheons start at 12 noon, with cocktails.

Sit-down is at 12:30 PM and a guaranteed break at 2:00 PM. See you at the next luncheon. Support your alumni and swap tales with an old Shipmate.

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ORLANDO Robert I. Coleman Jr. 2414 Geigel Ave. Orlando FL 32813 1130—2nd Friday, Sept.-June NTC O Club The Greater Orlando Chapter of the Alumni Association met at the Naval Training Center Officers' Club on January 14, 1977. Attendance of 46 members and guests was outstanding.

Forty years separated our earliest and most recent graduates. Discussion included the work underway to try to bring this year's Navy/Ga. Tech game to Orlando's Tangerine Bowl.

Members present were W. L. Taylor '18, W. N. Rodgers '21, Dave Rau '22 (glad to see Dave backfrom his auto accident), Paul Martin '23, C Wilkins '24, Bob Ashton '25, Horace Trainer '25, Tink Bell '25, Eari Piper '27, Bob Rice '27, John McCue '28, Swede Norgaard '28, R. E. White '28, R. A. Hart '29, Knight Pryor '29, Wally Ebert '30, Joe Robbins '30, Harry Smith '30, Joe Flynn'31, John Martin '34. Mike Sellars '34, Dick Jack '35, Bill Rossell '35, Pat Finnigan '35, Bill Davenport '36, Richard Wallace '36, Jim Marks '38, Dick Laning '40, Gerry Ball '41, Jim Conger '42, W. E. Underwood '42, Tom Utegaard '45 (our Chapter President), George Darfus '50, George Ruos '50, Bob Coleman '51, Jim Forte '54, Robert Smith '55, J. H. Van de Car '55, Miller Andress '55, and John Robbins '58.

Guests included Capt. Taylor, NTC Chief Staff Officer, Tom Cunningham '37 and Phil Searles.

PENINSULA Terry A. Ross 12456 Newport Court Saratoga CA 95070 1145—First Wednesday, O Club, Moffett Field NAS Approximately 100 young people attended the annual Cadet-Midshipman Dance held at Treasure Island over the Christmas holidays.

The event is jointly sponsored by the two Bay Area USNA Alumni Association chapters and young ladies from Stanford, the University of San Francisco, and U. of California (Berkeley) added charm and beauty to the gathering.

The Superintendent with RAdm. and Mrs. John V. Josephson 126 people greeted RAdm. and Mrs. Kinnaird R. McKee USN '51, Superintendent at the Naval Academy, at a luncheon in their honor hosted by the Peninsula Chapter on 26 January at the Moffett Field Officers' Club. In the accompanying picture, RAdm. McKee is renewing acquaintances with Mary Ellen and RAdm. John V. Josephson '49, Commander Patrol Wings Pacific at Moffett Field. Those in attendance included alumni from the Class of 1923 (RAdm. Bear Arnold), the Class of 1966 (Dave Claude) and many in between. Approximately half of the

attendees were members of the Naval Academy Parents Club of Northern California, including parents from as far away as Sacramento. We very much enjoyed and appreciated RAdm. McKee's remarks about the Naval Academy today, and where it is hearing in the future.

Dinner and installation of officers was held on 5 February at the Officers' Club, Moffett Field.

The nominating committee had submitted the following slate for the coming year: president—LCol. Paul Smith USAF (Ret.) '51, vice president—LCdr. Dave Claude USNR '66, secretary—LCdr. Terry Ross USNR (Ret.) '48, treasurer—Col. Don Jensen USAF (Ret.) '58, chapter council—Dave Allard '58, Ray Burkley '60, Pinkney Jones '54, Dennis Vied '60, and Capt. Frank Wheeler USN (Ret.) '35. Pinkney has also been designated national trustee from the chapter.

A new roster of Northern California alumni will soon be published and distributed to all Peninsula Chapter members. The list contains over 2,000 names.

We returned to our normal luncheon schedule—first Wednesday, 1145 at the Moffett Field Officers' Club—in March. We look forward to a full and eventful year ahead, and welcome any alumnus who is in our area.

PHILADELPHIA Capt. James V. Healy USNR-R 1205 Chadwick Rd. Wilmington DE 19803 The 19 January luncheon was attended by eight active duty, two guests and 10 retired, a good total of 20, notwithstanding the severe winter weather. For all alumni, far and wide, who may be in the Philadelphia area, don't forget, our regular informal luncheons are held, as noted above, the third Wednesday of every month without fail, unless the date is a holiday.

At this January affair, Capt. Lou Diley USN '54 supplemented his remarks at the December luncheon on the reorganization and consolidation of the Naval Shore Establishment, especially as it applies to the First, Third, and Fourth Naval Districts with ComFour wearing the three hats.

Officers and Directors of the Chapter met on 25 January to define plans thus far completed and formalize further required actions for the 28 February 18th annual Dads' Night. Additional programs and events proposed through June were presented by Program Chairman Harry Lewis '60, including (I) a "Beef and Beer" night with a local speaker to help promote new memberships, and (2) a "Spring Ladies Night."

These events, of course, will be the subject of special contacts or letters to chapter alumni and others on our regular mailing lists.

A letter, under dateline of 12 January, has been mailed by President Jack Santucci '60, requesting dues contributions in order to carry on our very successful schedule of events for calendar year 1977.

SAN DIEGO/CORONADO Capt. Harry F. Fischer Jr. USN (Ret.) 1414 Fifth St. Coronado CA 92118 A record turnout of 175 alumni and their ladies attended the January 28th luncheon of the San Diego/Coronado Chapter to honor the Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy, RAdm. Kinnard R. McKee USN '51 and his charming wife, Betty Anne. Seated at the head table with the McKees were RAdm. Fill Gilkeson '37, President of the Chapter and his wife Jay, Adm. "Rivets" Rivero Jr., '31, VAdm. P.D. Stroop, '26, Vice President (Western Area) and nominee for National President of the Naval Academy Alumni Association, LGen. "Brute" Kmlak, '34 and RAdm. Mason Freeman, '35.

Admiral McKee, who talked to the San Diego/Coronado Chapter a year ago, gave a very interesting and informative update on the progress of his administration of the Academy.

His explanation of current efforts to increase the curriculum emphasis on engineering and science subjects and to strengthen the professional areas relating to technical warfare fields was of considerable interest to the Alumni. Integration of women into the Brigade appears to be progressing smoothly which was gratifying to all present and particularly to a group of women officer guests serving in commands in the San Diego area. Other points mentioned were the athletic program and some of the self-help constmction projects made possible by alumni support.

This was also the Annual Meeting of the Chapter at which officers and directors were elected for the forthcoming year. Continuing for another year in office are President Fill Gilkeson, '37, and Secretary/Treasurer Harry Fischer, '40. New officers are: 1st Vice President RAdm. Bob Eriy, '37, and 2nd Vice President RAdm. W.H. Rogers, '47. New directors to serve for three year terms are: RAdm. Mason Freeman, '35, Capt. J. Gordon Glaes, '39, RAdm. Gene Farrell. '42, and Mr. W.P. Crenshaw, '45. Capt. A.J. Hodder, '48, was elected to serve the unexpired one year term of RAdm. A.P. Storrs III USN (Ret.) '23.

SAN FRANCISCO Mr. Bill Mayer 5707 Scarborough Drive Oakland CA 94611 1815—1st Wednesday Fleet Admiral Nimitz Club The San Francisco Chapter was treated to an update on the Academy today with a look to the future and an inspiring reminder of the heroism of the past at its December and January meetings.

The December speaker was Tom Teshara, the Academy's West Coast Regional Director of Candidate Guidance. Tom's chief sources of information regarding the Academy today are the 165 Midshipmen currently in Annapolis who are from within a 100 mile radius of Tom's office at Moffett Field, a testament to the success of his operation.

One point that Tom made quite clear in his address is that both the quantity and quality of candidates for admission have increased in recent years. This is due in large part to the efforts by the Academy to make information more available to promising high school students. This is particularly important in light of the increasingly competitive recruiting programs of civilian colleges.

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89 seemingly insurmountable problems. These ranged from an underway emergency appendectomy for a crewman to mechanical failures including one instance where the bowplanes stuck in "full dive" during a combat engagement. The trials he faced taught Admiral Davenport the power of prayer and he carries that faith with him today.

Fifty members and guests heard the Admiral's remarks. Senior member present was Cdr. John Falge USN (Ret.) '12, while Ens. Mark Mckinley USN '76 was the junior man.

Tom Teshara and Roy M. Davenport

Tom was quick to point out that the performance of the new women Midshipmen has been outstanding and that their influence can be seen throughout the Brigade. The women's presence could be one reason that no one failed the running test at the end of plebe summer. Another aspect of the presence of women can be seen in one "firstie's" comment that the Mids have been forced to "clean up their act."

Three members of the audience, Mike Matheny, a candidate for the Class of '81, John Hatten and Peter Reynolds (son of Tom Reynolds, '45), aspirants for the Class of '82 were particularly interested in the speaker's remarks. Senior man present was Lew Johns, '21 while Ens. Tim Farrell USN '76 was junior class representative.

The San Francisco Chapter was honored to have RAdm. Roy M. Davenport USN (Ret.) '33. winner of five Navy Crosses, address the January meeting. In the months following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, our submarine forces were the only component of the navy able to carry the fight to the enemy, buying us precious time to build up our surface and air arms. Admiral Davenport in his talk took the members back to those days and gave the heroic exploits of our submariners a very real and human perspective.

The Admiral stressed that even with the technical advances of today's nuclear submarines, "the thing that makes a submarine successful is the capabilities its men give it."

He recounted several instances where the teamwork and dedication of his men overcame

SANTA BARBARA Capt. H. Hart Kait USN (Ret.) 877 La Milpita Road Santa Barbara CA 93105 The first dinner-meeting of the new year was held on 30 January at the Montecito CC with a great turnout of 64. After the social hour and the fabulous club buffet, the outgoing president. Bob Puddicombe, installed the new officers for 1977: Bob Swalley '52—president; Bob Garrels '33—vice-president; Hart Kait '34—secy-treas; and Ells Roth '21 and Walt Christmas '55—members. With an active duty member on the staff for a change in the person of Walt, residing at Hueneme. we hope for greater participation in chapter activities from the officers at Pt. Hueneme and Pt. Mugu.

Hi-spots: Bill Stewart '63, Blue and Gold Rep in this area, related his progress seeking good talent in the schools for the USNA. Rae Richerson '52 awed the meeting with his "buddy" photo of himself with Jimmy Carter taken during the early campaigning. Shack Moore '43 with Pat killed the "two birds" by enjoying the meeting and then heading north to Vandenberg AFB for a next-morning change of command.

For your date book, the spring meeting is scheduled for 24 April and the summer barbecue 30 July.

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TEXAS GULF COAST Lt. Louis E. Buck, Jr., USN 918 W. Galveston League City TX 77573 The Febmary meeting of the Texas Gulf Coast Chapter was held on Friday, 4 Febmary 1977 at the Houston Club. Mr. Jim Sage of Southwestern Bell Telephone was a guest at the luncheon. Following the meal, Mr. Sage provided the members present with an excellent summary of the latest Bell labs advaces in communication technology. The presentation concentrated on the transmission of information by laser and light guides. The show was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone.

Members attending the January meeting included "Blackie" Blackledge '20; Hap Goodall and Edward Kornhauser '24; Earl Weaver '35; Paul Treitel '40; Tom McWhorter '41; Phil Koelsch '43; Jack Keller and J. A. Grace '44; Shot Sevier, Larry Smith, Kirby Ewing, Richard Dzikowski; Cliff Bermann, and Bert Leecraft '45; Ham Baker, M. W. McDonald and Doug Rodgers '46; Lou Romatowski and Dick Hollyer '47; Robert Kenyon '48; Capt.

Richard Johnstone '51; Rip Taylor '53; Frank Radik '63; Louis Buck '70 and John Aymond (Honorary Member).

Rosters of area members are available to every member paying the chapter dues for 1977. The wives luncheon will again be the focal point of the May luncheon.

WASHINGTON, D.C. Col. James B. Glennon, Jr., USMC (Ret.) 4856 Yorktown Blvd.

Ariington VA 22207 Noon—3rd Wed., Sept.-May Army-Navy Club The Washington, D. C Chapter met in the Sky Room of the Army and Navy Club on Wednesday, 19 January 1977 for its regular monthly luncheon meeting.

150 members turned out to hear VAdm. Joe Park Moorer USN '45 DCNO for Plans, Policy and Operations, discuss the impact of politico-military forces and events upon various countries and regions around the worid of greatest significance to the naval community.

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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

BOLDIZSAR, GEORGE THOMAS '22 (CAPT USN RET), 28 December 1976, San Diego CA *BROWN, GUY HENRY '72 (LT USN), 10 Febmary, Mediterranean Sea *BURHEN, RAYMOND '15 (CDR USN RET), 17 Febmary 1977, Annapohs MD *CAESAR, FREDERICK WILLIAM III '73 (LTJG USN), 20 January 1977, Illinois River near Florence IL CARLSON, MILTON OREN '16 (RADM USN RET), 3 Febmary 1977, Little Compton RI DAVIES, ROBERT HENRY '34 (LTJG USNR), 16 Febmary 1977, Sydney, Australia DUFEK, GEORGE JOHN '25 (RADM USN RET), 10 Febmary 1977, Bethesda MD *FALLON, EUGENE BRADY '45 (COL USMC RET), 16 Febmary 1977, Bethesda MD *FULLER, CLARK HALSEY JR. '38 (CAPT USN RET), 27 December 1976, Sidney NE

*SCHMOLLER, JAMES ROBERT '48 (LCDR USN RET), 9 Febmary 1977, New York NY *SOWELL, JESSE CLYBURN '25 (RADM USN RET), 16 Febmary 1977, Ft. Lauderdale FL *STONER, HOWARD FLETCHER '32 (CAPT USN RET), 25 Febmary 1977, San Luis Obispo CA THORPE, HARLAN MARTIN '27 (CAPT USN RET), 28 January 1977, Jacksonville FL *TRAUA, HAROLD FRANCIS '27 (CAPT USN RET), 13 Febmary 1977, Ford Ord CA *WALKER, FRANK ROBINSON '22 (RADM USN RET), 25 December 1976, Long Beach CA WILSON, WALTER KENNETH '43 (CAPT USN RET), 22 January 1977, Key West FL *ZESBAUGH, PAUL LEO '14, 13 November 1976, Minneapolis MN

*GALLEMORE, ROY TRENT '18 (CAPT USNR RET), 26 Febmary 1977 (Bartow FL) *GYGAX, FELK XERXES '07 (RADM USN RET), 24 Febmary 1977, Lemon Grove CA *HAHNFELDT, EDWARD FRANK '42, 22 January 1977, Orlando FL HAINES, NATHAN STARR '30 (CAPT USN RET), 9 January 1977, Seattle WA *HOBBS, IRA EARL '25 (VADM USN RET), 8 Febmary 1977, Pebble Beach CA HOLT, RALPH WALDO '12 (CAPT USNR RET), 3 Febmary 1977, Kansas City MO *HUNGERFORD, RALPH WALDO '19 (CAPT USN RET), 20 Febmary 1977, Abington PA *LAMDIN, CHARLES RIDGELY '21 (LCDR USN RET), 9 Febmary 1977, Bahimore MD *LANE, WILLLVM DANIEL '45, 6 February 1977, Franklin Lakes NJ LUCAS, JAMES WALTER JR. '27 (LCDR USN RET), 25 January 1977, Jackson MI *MACKAY, DOUGLAS SEVERANCE '45 (CDR USN RET), 16 January 1977, Woodland Hills CA *MAGINNIS, JACK '27 (CAPT USN RET), 25 Febmary 1977, Alexandria VA *MAGLY, AUSTEN VOLKER '24 (RADM USN RET), 12 January 1977, San Diego CA MILLER, PAUL JR. '44 (CDR USN RET), 1 Febmary 1977, Dallas TX *NOLAN, RATHEL LINWOOD JR. '31 (CAPT USN RET), 14 May 1976, Memphis TN *0'ROURKE, STEPHEN CHARLES '39 (CDR USN RET), 24 Febmary 1977, Newport RI *PENCE, HARRY LANGLEY '06 (CAPT USN RET), 5 March 1977, La Jolla CA PERRIN, FRANK GIBSON '51, 6 Febmary 1977, Waldorf MD PITTS, RAY MAURER '32 (CAPT USN RET), 2 Febmary 1977, San Diego CA â&#x20AC;˘POINDEXTER, GALE AYLETT '17 (CDR USN RET), 22 December 1976, Spokane WA *POTTER, CHARLES DARRELL '70 (LT USN), 23 December 1976, Palmdale CA *POUSLAND, CHARLES FELTON '07, 26 August 1976, Manchester MA

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HERBERT SEYMOUR HOWARD '04 RAdm. Herbert Seymour Howard USN (Ret.) died on 12 January 1977 in Washington, D.C. Memorial services were held on 15 January at St. John's Church, Lafayette Square, where he had been a member since 1914 and a vestryman since 1936. Interment with military honors was in Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, on 17 January.

Appointed to the Naval Academy from the State of New York, he was graduated with the Class of 1904. After two years of sea duty he was ordered to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he received a masters degree in naval architecture. He was in charge of developing plans for the first submarine to be designed wholly by the Department of the Navy and from 1917 to 1920 directed the construction of submarines at the Portsmouth (New Hampshire) Navy Yard. In July 1925 he was assigned duty as Aide on the Staff of the

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Commander Scouting Fleet, with additional duty as Fleet Constructor, serving in the flagships WYOMING and TEXAS. He later was a

student in the senior course at the Naval War College in Newport, then returned to the Bureau of Construction and Repair in Washington for a third tour of duty. During the 1930s he served with both the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets and had duty as well as assistant naval attache at the American Embassy in London from 1932 to 1935, with additional detached service in Paris, Rome, The Hague, and Berlin. He was commended by the Secretary of the Navy for "effecting the distinctive developments in the design of naval vessels prepared in the Bureau of Ships" while he headed the design department in 1941 and 1942. He later served as director of the David W. Taylor Model Basin at Carderock, Maryland, until transferred to the retired list in 1946. He was awarded the Legion of Merit and he was also made an honorary Commander of the British Empire. After retiring, he served as a consultant for several years at the Pratt Institute in New York.

He is survived by his widow, Mary, of 2807 36th Place NW, Washington DC 20007, a daughter, two sons including Capt. Macauley Howard USNR (Ret.), eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

RALPH WALDO HOLT '12 Capt. Ralph Waldo Holt USNR (Ret.) died on 3 February 1977 in Kansas City, Missouri.

He was a member of the Country Club Christian Church. Memorial services were held on 12 February with interment in the Forest Hill Mausoleum.

Entering the Naval Academy from Missouri, he was graduated with the Class of 1912 and proceeded to sea on various ships including duty for five years in submarines, three of which he commanded. He resigned his commission in December of 1920 and. after serving an apprenticeship, became president of the Heaton Bank in Craig, Missouri. He later was president of the Missouri Bankers Association as well as Commissioner of Finance of the State of Missouri. In April of 1941 he was recalled to active duty to head the recruiting station in Kansas City for two years, then was ordered to the Staff of Commander Panama Sea Frontier as Senior Watch Officer in the Operations Office. He later had duty in the First Naval District, then was released from active duty and returned to Kansas City to help organize the Naval Reserve Unit in that city and serve as its Battalion Commander until 1949. He was named vice president and trust officer of the Mercantile Bank during this period and retired from the business world in 1950.

He is survived by his son. Dr. Waldo S. Holt of 1202 W. 62nd St., Kansas City MO 64113, a brother and two grandchildren.

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91 MILTON OREN CARLSON '16 RAdm. Milton Oren Carison USN (Ret.) died on 3 Febmary 1977 at his home in Little Compton. Rhode Island. Memorial services were held at the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Tiverton and his ashes were scattered at sea.

A native of Minnesota, he was graduated with the Class of 1916 and served in UTAH during World War 1. He later took part in the expeditionary force sent to North Russia during the White Russian campaign against the Communists. Sea duty, especially in destroyers, and various shore station assignments followed, and as a commodore in World War II he commanded a division of troop transports, taking part in the battles of Leyte Gulf, Saipan and Okinawa. He was awarded three Legion of Merit awards, two Bronze Stars, a Navy Unit Commendation, and other decorations during his naval service. After the war he served as commissioner for lend lease mediations in India and then commanded the Naval Torpedo Station in Newport for a year prior to being transferred to the retired list in 1947.

He is survived by his widow, Margaret, of Michaelmas Farm, Little Compton RI 02837, a daughter, brother and sister, three granddaughters and two great-grandchildren.

WILLIAM ROSSFFER CASEY '16 Mr. William Rossiter Casey died on 17 November 1976 in Rouses Point. New York.

Born in Rouses Point, he was appointed to the Naval Academy after having attended Phillips Academy, Andover, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Upon graduation with the Class of 1916 he proceeded to sea and served on destroyers in the Queenstown Command during World War I. Following hostilities he was ordered to Brest. France, with the Naval Occupation Headquarters and thereupon went to Spoleto, Italy, on the Adriatic where he took command of the patrol vessel EAGLE 3 during the period of the D'Annunzio problems in Italy at the end of the war. Submarine training in New London followed, with service in several submarines and command of R-10 in the Pacific. He resigned from the service in 1923 and became treasurer of F. W. Myers & Company in Rouses Point, retaining his commission as a reserve officer in naval intelligence in northem New York state. The Myers Group, Inc., derived from the parent organization, eventually became the largest customhouse brokerage in the United States.

Other business interests included directorship of several banks, the Champlain Telephone Company, and two railroads in Canada. In addition he was active in many educational and charitable institutions including the Champlain Valley-Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh.

New York.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Clare Gordon, a member of the Naval Nurse Corps that he had met in Scotland during World War I. He is survived by his daughter. Sheila Fairbanks, a lieutenant in the WAVES during World War II, and his son William R. Casey Jr., '46, currently Chairman of the Myers Group, Inc.

DANIEL VINCENT GALLERY '21 RAdm. Daniel Vincent Gallery USN (Ret.) died on 16 January 1977 at the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Maryland. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at the Ft. Myer Chapel with interment in Ariington National Cemetery on 21 January.

BYRON HALL HANLON '21 Adm. Byron Hall Hanlon USN (Ret.) died on 9 January 1977 in Charleston, South Carolina. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at Fort Myer Chapel with interment in Arlington National Cemetery on 12 January 1977.

Daniel Vincent Gallery A native of Chicago, he entered the Naval Academy with the Class of 1921 and was graduated on 3 June 1920. As a midshipman he was a member of the Olympic wrestling team and participated in the Olympic Games of 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium. Sea duty followed until 1927 when he reported to Pensacola for flight training. At the opening of World War II he was in command of the U. S. Navy Fleet Air Base in Iceland, but in 1943 he placed in commission and took command of GUADALCANAL, an escort aircraft carrier converted from a Maritime Commission hull. After having been named flagship of antisubmarine task group 21.12, the ship made several successful attacks on German submarines in the Atlantic but her most noted exploit came in June 1944 with the capture of the submarine U-505 off Cape Blanco, French West Africa, the first boarding and capture at sea of an enemy naval vessel since 1815. The submarine is now located alongside the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago as a memorial to those Americans who have lost their lives defending their country at sea. In 1945 he assumed command of HANCOCK and when the formal surrender of the Japanese Imperial Government was signed on board battleship MISSOURI,

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planes flew overhead. In 1946 he came to Washington as Assistant Chief of Naval Operations for guided missiles, then had command of Carrier Division Six during the Korean conflict with his flag in CORAL SEA. He later commanded the Naval Air Reserve Training Command at Glenview and was also Commandant of the Ninth Naval District at Great Lakes.

Service in the Caribbean area followed and he was assigned to the Bureau of Naval Personnel when he was transferred to the retired list in I960. Among the decorations and awards he had received were the Distinguished Service Medal, the Bronze Star Medal, the Presidential Unit Citation, and nomination as Commander of the British Empire (Honorary). An imaginative and prolific writer, his books, which often gave a humorous picture of Navy life, included Twenty Million Tons Under the Sea, Now Hear This, 8 Belts, Stand By to Start Engines. and The Pueblo Incident. He also contributed articles and short stories to The Saturday Evening Post, Reader's Digest, Esquire, and Shipmate.

He is survived by his widow, Vera. 3042 Fox Mill Rd., Oakton VA 22124, two brothers, RAdm. William O. Gallery USN (Ret.) '25,

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and the Rev. J. I. Gallery of Chicago, a Naval Reserve chaplain, and a sister, Margaret, of Chicago. He was preceded in death by another brother, RAdm. Philip D. Gallery USN (Ret.) '28. Other members of the family who survive him are two sons and two grandchildren.

Byron Hall Hanlon Entering the Naval Academy from the State of California, he was graduated on 3 June 1920 in the Class of 21 A. The son of a naval officer, he had attended the University of Santa Clara prior to receiving his appointment to the Naval Academy. Following graduation he served with a number of components of the Navy, including studies at Lehigh University from which he received a masters degree in ballistics. Sea duty in battleships and destroyers and two tours at the Naval Gun Factory in Washington were among his pre-World War II duty stations and on 7 December 1941 he was aboard the battleship CALIFORNIA. Battle Force Flagship, in Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked. He suffered minor injuries in the attack and in 1942 retumed to the United States to become officer in charge of the planning division of the Naval Gun Factory. In 1944 he was named commander of the training command for amphibious forces of the Pacific Fleet and later commander of underwater demolition teams for the amphibious forces. He participated in the pre-invasion assault operations against Iwo Jima. Volcano Islands, Okinawa, Leyte and Lingayen Gulfs. He was awarded the Navy Cross for this service. He later commanded NORTH CAROLINA and then was commander of the Naval Powder Factory at Indian Head, Maryland. Further service included duty as commander of the Atlantic Fleet Mine Force and duty then as commander of the Naval Ordnance Laboratory and as superintendent of the Naval Gun Factory before being sent to the Far East as United Nations Command representative on the Korean economic board and on the joint staff of the commander in chief. Far East command. After 1954 he served as commander of the blockading and escort force. Pacific Fleet, then was commander of Joint Task Force Seven, serving as senior representative of the Atomic Energy Commission at the Pacific Proving Ground.

His last assignment before retiring in 1958 was commander of Amphibious Forces, Atlantic Fleet. In addition to the Navy Cross he had

92 been awarded the Distinguished Service Medal, the Army Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Bronze Star, and Korea's highest military honors. Upon retirement he was associated with the Magnavox Corporation.

He is survived by his widow, Ellen, 47 Logan Street, Charleston SC 29401, two sons, Peter of Mt. Airy, Maryland, and Cdr. Kevin Hanlon USN (Ret.) '48 of Setauket, New York, and several grandchildren.

GEORGE THOMAS BOLDIZSAR '22 Capt. George Thomas Boldizsar USN (Ret.) died on 28 December 1976 in San Diego, California. Services and interment were held in the San Bmno National Cemetery where he was laid to rest alongside his wife, Lucille.

A native of New York, he was graduated with the Class of 1922. Early service was in TEXAS, including assignment to the Navy Rifle Team for the national matches at Camp Perry, Ohio. He next served in R-14 at Pearl Harbor, then retumed to postgraduate school and was awarded his masters degree in engineering from Columbia University. Further submarine service followed as well as duty in QUINCY and UTAH and shore duty at the Experimental Station, Annapolis, and with the Naval Unit in the Chemical Warfare center at Edgewood, Maryland. At the beginning of World War II he was stationed at the Bureau of Ordnance but then went to sea, first in submarines and later with the amphibious forces in the Pacific. Post-war duties were as Chief Staff Officer to ComServRon 2 and then in the Combat Record Review Section in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, from which he retired in August of 1947. After a trailer land tour across the continent, he settled in Alameda, California.

He is survived by two daughters, Elizabeth Holgren of Alexandria, Virginia, and Margaret Schatz of San Diego; a son, George Jr. of Hudson, Wisconsin; and nine grandchildren.

GEORGE JOHN DUFEK '25 RAdm. George John Dufek USN (Ret.) died on 10 Febmary 1977 at the Bethesda Naval Medical Center. It was his 74th birthday.

Graveside services were held at the Naval Academy Cemetery on Monday, 14 Febmary.

George John Dufek Born in Rockford, Illinois, he was graduated with the Class of 1925. Ordered to a submarine tender, he later transferred to submarines and was one of the few officers qualified to hold command posts without having attended submarine school. He was also a pilot, having eamed his wings at Pensacola in 1933. He later served as operations officer of a scouting squadron in SARATOGA, then was navigator in BEAR, flagship of the third expedition of the late RAdm. Richard E. Byrd USN '12 to the

Antarctica. In 1940 he was sent to Jacksonville, Florida, to help establish the naval air station there and was commanding officer of its first flight training squadron, but with the opening of hostilities in World War II he was assigned to London as a special observer for naval aviation. He helped plan the attacks in North Africa, Sicily and Salerno, and the invasion of Southem France, then became commanding officer the of the Second Carrier Force and of BOGUE, the escort carrier which sank the last German submarine during the war. After service in the Pacific, he went on his first expedition to the Arctic and thereafter much of his service was spent in the polar regions. In between expeditions he was on duty at the Department of the Navy and he also attended the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. In 1950 he assumed command of the carrier ANTIETAM in service during the Korean Conflict and in 1954 he was selected to head a special Antarctic planning group in connection with Operation Deep Freeze. This task force built a major base at Little America and an air operating base at McMurdo Sound. In October of 1956 Admiral Di'fek became the first American to set foot p the South Pole and in 1959 he participated in Operation Deep Freeze Three before retiring that year. He was the author of two books. Operation Deep Freeze and Through the Frozen Frontiers, and he was awarded the National Geographic Society's Hubbard Gold Medal for his pioneering exploits. Military decorations included the Distinguished Service Medal with Gold Star, the Legion of Merit with two Gold Stars, the French Croix de Guerre and Legion d 'Honneur, the Belgian Order of the Crown and the Swedish Geographical Society's Andre Medal.

Upon retirement he became director of the Mariners Museum in Newport News, Virginia, unfil 1973.

He is survived by his widow, Muriel, 101 Museum Parkway, Newport News VA 23606; two sons, George of Atlanta, and Lt. David Dufek USN; a daughter, Mrs. Bemard Bellit of California, a sister and four grandchildren.

WILLIAM McNULTY BRODHEAD '27 Mr. William McNulty Brodhead died on 7 September 1976 at his home in Cleveland, Ohio. Mass of Christian Burial was offered on 10 September at the Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Cleveland.

Appointed to the Naval Academy from the State of Pennsylvania, he was a member of the Class of 1927 but he left the Academy prior to graduation; however, he always maintained his interest in the Navy and in the Academy specifically. After having graduated from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, he joined a department store in New Jersey, then in the mid-1930s settled in the Cleveland area as a salesman for a canvas manufacturing company. He later joined the Fruehauf Tmcking Company, then became sales manager of the Midwest Publishing Company for twenty years. Since 1966 he had been publishing representative for the Inter-Agency News of Cleveland.

He is survived by his widow, Agnes, of 13600 Shaker Boulevard, Cleveland OH 44120: ten children including U. S. Representafive to Congress William M. Brodhead of the 19th Congressional District in Detroit, eight brothers and sisters, and seven grandchildren.

JOHN EDMONDSON FITZGIBBON '27 RAdm. John Edmondson Fitzgibbon USN (Ret.) died on 23 November 1976 in Columbus, Ohio. Private services were held with interment in Arlington National Cemetery.

Entering the Naval Academy from the State of Ohio, he was graduated with the Class of 1927 and proceeded to sea duty with both the Atlantic and Asiatic Fleets unfil 1931 when he joined GAMBLE in Hawaii. He later commanded EAGLE 56, then became radio officer of WYOMING. Subsequent service was at the Receiving Station in Norfolk, then he returned to the Pacific Fleet as gunnery officer in ARIZONA. After service in the destroyer AYLWIN, he was assigned to the University of Michigan with the NROTC unit, but with the outbreak of hostilities in World War II he was transferred to the staff of the late Adm. Jonas H. Ingram USN '07 as flag secretary and aide with the Fourth Fleet in the South Atlantic. He was decorated with the Order of the Southern Cross by the government of Brazil for meritorious service on this duty. He returned to the Pacific theater as navigator in WISCONSIN, then became executive officer in WEST VIRGINIA. The latter ship was only one present at the signing of the peace treaty in Tokyo Bay that had been at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. His next tour of duty was as naval attache in Denmark and here he was made a Knight Commander of the Order of Dannebrog

John Edmondson Fitzgibbon by the king of Denmark for services in the restoration of the Danish Navy. He later commanded the fleet oiler PAWCATUCK, then had duty at the Sixth Naval District and at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center before being transferred to the retired list in 1952. His decorations included the Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star Medal with combat V. as well as numerous foreign and American service medals.

He is survived by his widow, Jane, daughter of the late Cdr. Grafton Asbury Beall Jr. USN '05, 625 Country Club Drive, Apt. G5, Newark OH 43055, a son, a brother and a sister, and two granddaughters.

JAMES ALOYSIUS HALEY Jr. '27 Capt. James Aloysius Haley Jr. USN (Ret.) died on 17 January 1977 at his home in Alexandria, Virginia. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at St. Mary's Church in Alexandria on 24 January with interment in Arlington National Cemetery.

Entering the Naval Academy from the State of Massachusetts, he was graduated with the Class of 1927. After three years of sea duty in the battleship FLORIDA and the destroyer Shipmate

93 CHILDS, he was ordered to flight training and designated aviator in 1930. Further sea duty

he helped set up a training course for senior officers at Newport, then served as navy followed in DETROIT and OMAHA, whereupon liaison officer to Gen. Van Fleet in Korea. His he returned to postgraduate school, finishing last active duty was as Chief of Staff and Aide his studies at the University of Michigan. Prior to Commander MSTS. New York, whereupon to World War II he served in the carrier he retired to Oakland to follow his interests as RANGER, then came to Washington for service a scholar, author and lecturer in the field of with the Bureau of Aeronautics. In 1944 he general semantics. In addition to taking was ordered to the Naval Air Station at Pearl courses of study at the University of San Harbor as overhaul and repair otTicer. then re- Francisco, he published a book entitled The tumed to the Bureau of Aeronautics as a con- Real Stuff which had as its theme the humane tract officer and was also designated bureau side of the Navy. representative at the atomic tests at Bikini.

During his active duty he was awarded the Other assignments were at the Naval Air Sta- Legion of Merit three times, the Bronze Star tion at Alameda and as Commanding Officer of Medal with combat V, the Brazilian Legion of the Naval Air Development Center at Naval Merit, and the Greek Order of George Johnsville, Pennsylvania, from which duty he 1st. was transferred to the retired list. After his reHe is survived by his widow, Laura, of 782 tirement he was a consultant with the Glenn L. Rosemont Rd., Oakland CA 94610, and two Martin Co. in Baltimore and the Boeing Co. in sons. Roland of Washington. D . C , and Robert Seattle, whereupon he retumed to live in the of Oakland.

Washington area.

He is survived by his widow. Margery. 6212 HARLAN M. THORPE '27 Foxcroft Road. Alexandria VA 22307. a son Capt. Harian M. Thorpe USN (Ret.) died in and a daughter and two grandchildren.

Jacksonville, Florida on January 28, 1977.

Funeral services and interment took place at JAMES WALTER LUCAS Jr. '27 Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, LCdr. James Walter Lucas Jr. USN (Ret.) D.C. on Febmary I. died on 25 January 1977 in Jackson, MissisA native of Lead. South Dakota. Captain sippi. Memorial services were held in Jackson Thorpe was graduated with the Naval and interment took place in the town of his Academy Class of 1927. Following graduation birth. Moorhead. Mississippi. he served in MARYLAND, the destroyers Entering the Naval Academy from Missis- SUMNER, ROBERT SMITH and DORSEY, and the sippi he was graduated with the Class of 1927 battleship WEST VIRGINIA, before entering the and proceeded to sea in ROCHESTER. Other as- postgraduate school at USNA in 1935. He completed the PG Engineering course at the signments were in TRENTON. PEARY and HALE, primarily off the China Coast and in Philippine University of California in 1938 followed by waters. He resigned from the service in 1932 duty in DAVIS. He was designated an Engineerand returned to the United States to teach at ing Duty Only Officer and served in various the Gulf Coast Military Academy, Mississippi engineering positions, including DestroyerCollege, and Tulane University. He returned Cruiser Type Desk, Bureau of Ships; Mato active duty with the opening of hostilities in chinery and Repair Superintendent, Pearl HarWorld War II and served on staff" duty until the bor; Production Officer, Mare Island Shipyard, end of the war, whereupon he returned to and at Bath Iron Works, Maine.

Jackson to enter the lumber and insurance After retiring in 1957. Captain Thorpe served businesses in which he was quite successful. as Quality Control Officer for General Electric He is survived by his widow. May, 425 Co., Lynn, Massachusetts, until 1965 when Beasley Rd., Jackson MS 39200, a sister and he retired to Orange Park, Florida.

He is survived by his widow, Enid Coover two brothers including Capt. Albert D. Lucas USN (Ret.) '29, two daughters, two sons, and Thorpe, of 2223 Astor Street, Orange Park FL 32073; a daughter, Dorothy Stump Horsfall, of thirteen grandchildren.

Jacksonville, Florida; and a grandson and a granddaughter.

EUGENE FIELD McDANIEL '27 RAdm. Eugene Field McDaniel USN (Ret.) NATHAN STARR HAINES '30 died on 19 January 1977 in Oakland. CaliforCapt. Nathan Starr Haines USN (Ret.) died nia. Services were held at the Berkeley Hills in Seattle, Washington, on 9 January 1977. At Chapel with interment in the Sunset his request, there were no memorial services Mausoleum, El Cerrito.

Entering the Naval Academy from the State and his ashes were scattered at sea.

He was born in Illinois and was appointed to of Virginia, he was graduated with the Class of 1927 He had attended the College of William the Naval Academy from that state. He and Mary prior to receiving his appomtment to graduated with the Class of 1930. At graduathe Academy. Upon graduation he joined NEW tion he joined ARKANSAS, leaving her in 1931 MEXICO, then served in the Mine Force m for flight training at Pensacola. This was followed by duty in a carrier scouting squadron LUDLOW and GAMBLE, followed by duty in CONCORD. He later attended the postgraduate school, then served in TEXAS prior to beuig assigned to the boiler laboratory at the Phi adelphia Navy Yard. During World War II he served in the destroyer LIVERMORE then commanded LANSDALE. He later helped tram sailors from the Allied Nations at the SubChaser School in Miami, then was named executive officer of BiLOXi. While in this ship, he helped defuse a 500 lb. bomb that had beeri placed aboard by a Japanese. He later served at Pearl Harbor, then attended the Naval War College and the National War College. In 1951 April, 1977

operating from LANGLEY, RANGER, LEXINGTON and SARATOGA. From 1935 to 1937 he was an

instructor in flight training at Pensacola. He was in patrol planes in Fleet Air Wing Four at Seattle and Fleet Air Wing One at San Diego until 1940, when he helped commission the Naval Air Station at Jacksonville. In November 1942 he took command of Patrol Squadron VP-41 in the Aleutians. He returned to the States and formed VPB-136 with which he participated in the Attu and Kiska expeditions. After duty as Chief of Staff, Fleet Air Wing Eight, at Alameda, he went to sea and

finished out the war as Executive Officer of BON HOMME RICHARD. This was followed by

duty as Commander Tactical Air Control Group One on the staff of Commander Amphibious Force, Pacific Fleet, and as Execufive Officer, Naval Air Stafion, Kodiak. He retired from active duty I July 1950. Capt.

Haines was awarded the Air Medal and a Letter of Commendation with Combat Device.

Following his refirement he followed his inclinations into a variety of activities including insurance, farming in Eastern Washington, and finally in real estate sales in Edmonds, Washington.

He is survived by his widow, Betty, 5730 153rd Place, S.W., Edmonds WA 98020; three daughters and four grandchildren.

RAY MAURER PITTS '32 Capt. Ray Maurer Pitts USN (Ret.) died on 2 Febmary 1977 at the Naval Regional Medical Center in San Diego, California. Interment with full military honors was at the Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.

Born in Mexico, he was appointed to the Naval Academy from the State of Texas and was a graduate of Texas Technological College. He also studied at the University of Mexico and the University of California and held a law degree. After having been commissioned with the Class of 1932 at the Naval Academy he spent seven years at sea, primarily in cruisers. He later returned to the Academy to teach Spanish in the Department of Foreign Languages, then had sea duty in WASP and the destroyer NICHOLSON. During

World War II he was commanding officer of the destroyer BANCROFT and served throughout the Pacific from the Aleutians to Hollandia. He later was in command of DOUGLAS H .

Fox at Okinawa when the ship accounted for seven planes during a concentrated attack by eleven enemy aircraft before being hit by a kamikaze and its bomb. He later had duty as Chief of the Naval Mission in Venezuela, returned to sea, then was Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations in the Eleventh Naval District.

During the Korean War he was Operations Officer of the Seventh Fleet, then was on the Staff of the First Fleet, and later commanded the repair ship AJAX. In the late 1950s he was Assistant Director of the undersea Warfare Division of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations in Washington and he was assigned to the office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the time of his retirement in I960. He thereupon joined Ocean Systems, Inc., of Arlington, Virginia, and as vice president and director of the operations division was awarded the Distin-

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94 guished Public Service Award for his part in the recovery of one of the American hydrogen bombs dropped accidentally into the Mediterranean off Spain in an air collision in 1966. He retired from this organization in 1969 and moved to California. His many military decorations included the Navy Cross and the Legion of Merit.

He is survived by his widow, Dianne, 5235 Elvira, Laguna Hills CA 92653, a son and a daughter.

ROBERT HENRY DAVIES '34 Mr. Robert Henry Davies died on 16 February 1977 in Sydney, Australia, while on a business trip. Services were to be held in Chagrin Falls, Ohio.

William Talmadge Powell Jr. Appointed to the Naval Academy from Virginia, he graduated with the Class of 1935 and spent his first five years in SARATOGA. His next assignment was to BIDDLE where he spent a year before going to Kearny, New Jersey, to complete fitting out HAMBLETON, the first warship commissioned after Pearl Harbor. In August 1942, he was detached and ordered as Chief Engineer of BUTLER when commissioned. Fleeting up to Executive Officer, he participated in the invasion of Sicily in July 1943 before reporting to ZANE in September 1943 as Commanding Officer. While so serving, he was awarded the Bronze Star for action in the Marshall Islands, the Marianas and Eniwetok. In October 1944, he went to the Naval Ammunition Depot, Hingham, MasRobert Henry Davies sachusetts, where he was the Executive OffiA native of Ohio, Mr. Davies was graduated cer for a year. He next served as Executive with the Class of 1934 but not commissioned. Officer of CAMBRIA before reporting to the He became an instmctor at the Connecticut Armed Forces Staff College from which he Nautical Academy in New London for one graduated in June 1947. This tour was followed year, then returned to Cleveland where he by command of BROWNSON, and then in 1952, taught in night school at Fenn College for two he was assigned to the staff of the Commanyears while working as an industrial engineer dant, First Naval District. His last duty was in for Republic Steel. He also took graduate work the Bureau of Naval Personnel as President of in advanced mathematics at Cleveland State the Navy Discharge Review Board, from University. In 1939 he became East Coast rep- which assignment he refired on I July 1956. resentafive for Industrial and Aircraft Sales of His second career was as a mathematics the Parker Appliance Company of Cleveland teacher, first at Columbian Prep in the District and remained with this company until his of Columbia, and then at Bishop Ireton High death. In 1945 he was loaned to the Technical School in Alexandria, Virginia, retiring from Industrial Intelligence Committee of the Joint this service in 1975. He then was employed as Chiefs of Staff and was attached to SHAEF in a Business License Inspector for Arlington London and Frankfurt until after V-J Day, in- County and was so employed at the time of his vestigafing developments in the German air- death. craft accessory industry. For this service he Capt. Powell is survived by his widow, was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Mildred, of 3438 North Emerson Street, ArAward and Certificates of Achievement by lington VA 22207; sons William C who is in both the Army and the Navy. In 1960 he was the U.S. Air Force, William III of Boston, made an internafional operations executive by Curtis W. and Raymond of Arlington; the Parker organization. He was a registered daughters Carol L. of California and Linda P. professional engineer in Ohio and California Saunders of Virginia; and 2 grandchildren. and a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Society of Automotive WILLIAM EDWARD WESTHOFF '40 Engineers, and the Cleveland Engineering SoCapt. William Edward Westhoff USN (Ret.) ciety. died on 23 October 1976 in Castro Valley, He is survived by his widow, Nettie, of 156 California, as the result of a traffic accident.

Shawnee Trail, Aurora OH 44202, his mother Memorial services were held on 1 November and a brother, six children and five grand- at the Presbyterian Community Church in daughters.

Danville and, as he had requested, his ashes were scattered at sea.

WILLIAM TALMADGE POWELL JR. '35 Entering the Naval Academy from the State Capt. William Talmadge Powell Jr. USN of Missouri, he was graduated with the Class (Ret.) died on 8 January 1977 at Arlington of 1940. He first reported for duty in NEVADA, Hospital. Virginia. Funeral Mass was held at then joined WASHINGTON where he began his St. Agnes Catholic Church in Arlington, fol- first communications duties, a field in which he lowed by graveside services and interment at would become a specialist. Shortly after the start of World War 11 he was made force comArlington National Cemetery on 11 January.

munications officer for ComBatFor and participated in the battles for Guadalcanal. He later attended postgraduate school in communications-engineering, then served as executive officer for naval training at Harvard.

He returned to sea in WISCONSIN as operations officer and navigator, then joined the Staff, ComSixthFleet, as communicator. At this time he initiated and programmed the erection of Port Lyautey's major communications stafion.

He later attended the Naval War College, then was ordered to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations as head of the fleet operational communications division. He commanded the destroyer TINGEY during the Korean War and was awarded the Bronze Star for this service.

Subsequently he served in Honolulu with the Pacific Fleet, in Washington in Congressional Liaison, and as Commanding Officer of the Navy Communications Station, San Juan, Puerto Rico. He next commanded the oiler CHIPOLA in the Pacific, before being ordered to duty as director of communications for the Pacific Fleet Commander-in-Chief prior to retirement. After his refirement he was communications director for the County of San Bernardino, then joined the Wells Fargo Bank in Livermore where he was employed at the time of his death.

He is survived by his widow, Ellen, 152 Waterman Circle, Danville CA 94526, two daughters and a son.

WALTER KENNETH WILSON '43 Capt. Walter Kenneth Wilson USN (Ret.) died on 22 January 1977 at his home in Key West, Florida. At his wishes, his ashes were scattered at sea from his sailing craft. MORNING STAR, and a memorial service was held in the Naval Chapel at Key West on 25 January.

Bom in San Francisco, he was a member of the Class of 1943, graduated in June of 1942 in the Academy's first three year class during World War II. He entered submarine training at once and served in both the Pacific and Atlantic theaters in BURRFISH and QUILLBACK.

He later was trained at the Deep Sea Divers School and had many assignments in this special qualification including a tour as commanding officer of the diving school in Washington, D . C , and command of the submarine rescue ship KimwAKE. Advances that he made in this field included the use of helium mixture in deep sea diving and the development of the decompression tables used today. Staff assignments which he held included duty with Commander Service Force in Norfolk, the Fleet Sonar School in Key West, service as the Commander Mid-East Force in Bahrain, Gulf Walter Kenneth Wilson

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the tender AMPHION. Upon retirement he settled m Key West and conducted charter tours to the Tortugas and other islands in MORNING STAR.

He is survived by his widow. Mary. 27 Aster Terrace, Key West FL 33040, three daughters, five sons, and his father.

PAUL MILLER Jr. '44 Cdr. Paul Miller Jr. USN (Ret.) died on I Febmary 1977 in Dallas. Texas. Memorial services were held in Dallas on 5 Febmary with an additional service to be held at St. Andrews Chapel at the Naval Academy on 13 April.

Cdr. Miller was bom in the Philippine Islands when his parents, the late Cdr. and Mrs. Paul Miller Sr.. were stationed there. His father was a member of the Class of 1920.

After graduation on 9 June 1943 with the Class of 1944. (then) Ensign Miller went to sea in cmisers and destroyers during World War II. but applied for flight training and received his pilot wings in 1948 and in 1951 attended the Navy Test Pilot School. He was the first Navy pilot to fly the XF-3H Demon and during his Navy career he flew more than 20 different type airplanes. In June 1957 he participated in the first non-stop, ocean-to-ocean carrier-tocarrier flight. He was pilot of one of two F-8U Crusaders which flew from BON HOMME RICHARD in the Pacific and landed aboard SAR.ATOGA in the Atlantic, the flight taking three hours and 25 minutes. The late President Eisenhower greeted him when he landed in SARATOGA. He later served as head of the Paul Miller Jr.

fighter weapons system section of the Operation Test and Evaluation Force in Norfolk, Virginia. After retirement in 1963 he joined the Bell Aerosystems Company as manager of flight testing programs for the X-22A TriService vertical takeoff and landing airplane being built by Bell in Rochester, New York, and he later worked with American Airlines in Dallas.

Surviving are his widow, Jean, 904 Edgecliff Dr., Bedford TX 76021, a son, a daughter, and two grandchildren.

and Commanding Officer of the Naval Guided Missiles School at Dam Neck, Virginia. He was awarded the Legion of Merit for this duty.

He had also received the Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal, the Navy Unit Commendation, and the Meritorious Unit Commendation. He had retired from active service on 24 September 1976 after duty at Dam Neck.

He is survived by his widow, Doyne, of 504 Gaskin Circle, Virginia Beach VA 23462, a son and a daughter.

WILLIAM JAMES HERNDON Jr. '51 Capt. William James Hemdon Jr. USN (Ret.) died in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on 10 January 1977. Memorial services and interment took place in Richmond, Virginia.

FRANK GIBSON PERRIN '51 Mr. Frank Gibson Perrin died suddenly on 6 Febmary 1977 in Waldorf, Maryland. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at St. Peter's Church in Waldorf with interment in the church cemetery.

Mr. Perrin was graduated with the Class of 1951 and commissioned in the Marine Corps.

He proceeded to duty in Korea immediately and was wounded in action there. He earned the Bronze Star Medal with Combat V and the Purple Heart with three gold stars for action incident in the capture of Bunker and Sibena Hills. After retum to the States, he resigned from the Corps in 1957 and obtained a law degree from Georgetown University in 1959. In 1962 he was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates from Charles County and he served in this post unfil 1966. He also had taught mathematics at evening courses at the Charles County Community College. He was a member of the Charles County Handicapped and Retarded Citizens organization, a leader in Boy William James H e m d o n Jr. Scout activities, and a member of his church's Entering the Naval Academy from the State school association. of Ohio, he was graduated with the Class of He is survived by his widow, Ann, AR P.O. 1951 and proceeded to sea with duty in MiN- Box 8, Waldorf MD 20601, and four children.

DORO and then GILBERT ISLANDS before being accepted for submarine training at New Lon- Frank Gibson Perrin don. After service in TROUT and ALBACORE, he

applied for nuclear training and in 1958 reported to SEAWOLF just prior to her historic sixty day submerged trip. He was next in the commissioning crew of GEORGE WASHINGTON

and he helped in the first successful submerged submarine launch of the POLARIS missile in I960. He was on board as well when the ship set a new world's record for submerged cruising, this time for sixty-six days. He later was executive officer of ROBERT E . L E E , then commanded ULYSSES S. GRANT and BENJAMIN

FRANKLIN, all nuclear submarines. Ashore he served on the Staff of Commander Submarine Squadron Ten, as Assistant Chief of Staff for Readiness and Training and Chief of Staff and Aide to Commander, Submarine Flotilla Six,

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