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Shipmate ISSN 0488-6720 (USPS 494-440) Executive Director W. S. BUSIK '43 Captain, U.S. Navy (Retired)

Chief of Naval Operations Birthday Message to the Marine Corps

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Commandant of the Marine Corps Birthday Message

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The Alumni Funds

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Vinh, The Missed Opportunity

by Capt. Edwin W. Besch USMC (Ret.)

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Annapolis and Naval Air

by Prof. Paolo E. Coletta

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Soviet Initiatives in Latin America (NAFAC Prize Essay)

by Midn. Theodore F. Olt, III USN

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Letters From Vietnam

by Thomas C. Leiser

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Dominoes

by RAdm. Kemp Tolley USN (Ret.)

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Services

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Director of Publications and Editor JAMES W. HAMMOND, JR., '51 Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired)

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TO THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS On behalf of the United States Navy, I take sincere pleasure in exten(5ing our best wishes to each member of the United States Marine Corps on your 209th Birthday.

More than any other group of people, the Navy knows your strength, your spirit and your selfless devotion. We have lived together; we have fought together; we have died together in our persistent quest for world peace and freedom.

While we do not begrudge such sacrifice for our great nation, we still cannot and will not allow those valiant sacrifices to be forgotten. This is an appropriate time to honor and remember your shining and flawless record of determination, loyalty and sacrifice which spans our nation's rich history.

The Navy is indeed fortunate to have the few and the proud as members of the first team of national defense. As we move into another year of assuring peace through strength despite difficult world challenges to our freedom and security, we are proud to serve beside such professionals.

Happy Birthday; God bless you all. Semper Fi.

/iJAMES D. WATKINS Admiral, U.S. Navy

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A MESSAGE FROM THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS

To a l l who have e a r n e d the title MARINE; to the s u p e r b Navy men and women who serve alongside our Corps; and to our precious families those s i l e n t heroes who endure u n c e r t a i n t i e s , h a r d s h i p s , and loneliness and from whom i n r e t u r n we receive e x t r a o r d i n a r y love and devotion; to each of you a heartfelt HAPPY BIRTHDAY! As we move into our 210th y e a r , I a s k t h a t a l l MARINES pause for one brief moment to rededicate themselves Co Country, to Corps, Go family, and to each other.

We are a unique and s p e c i a l breed a breed with the most important and demanding of a l l missions the defense of our Nation!

The name MARINE knows neither defeat nor dishonor; i t knows only pride and professionalism. We are proud "Soldiers of the S e a , " you and I , and our generation must uphold the h i g h e s t t r a d i t i o n s of our beloved Corps a Corps of MARINES! God bless you and STATES MARINE CORPS.

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Contributors' Biosraphies

CAPTAIN EDWIN W. BESCH, USMC (RET.) Ed Besch '60 served as a Marine Corps infantry officer in various command, staff, and instructor positions on Okinawa and at Quantico, Virginia. He participated in ten combat operations in Vietnam as a company commander or staff officer and survived a helicopter mid-air collision before being wounded and retired for combat disabihty in 1967. During 1968-73, he was a CIA intelligence analyst in Washington and Saigon. From 1974-83, he served as a Department of the Army ground forces analyst before joining the Defense Intelligence College, DIA as a professor of scientific and technical intelligence. He received his M.A. from George Washington University in 1966 and now lives in Reston, Virginia.

PROFESSOR PAOLO E. COLETTA, USNA (RET.) Professor Coletta, Captain USNR (Ret.) was a member of the Naval Academy's English and History faculty for 30 years. He has a B.S. in Education, a M.A. in Literature and a doctorate from the University of Missouri. He taught at Stephens College, Missouri, South Dakota State University and the University of Louisville before coming to the banks of the Severn. In 1971, he was a senior Fulbright Lecturer in American History at the University of Genoa, Italy. He is the author of several books and essays, and numerous articles and reviews on American poUtical history.

This article is derived from his forecoming book on naval bases. He retired from the Naval Academy faculty in 1983 and lives in Aimapolis.

MIDSHIPMAN THEODORE F. OLT, m USN Ted Olt '85 was the first Midshipman to win the Roy C. Smith, III Prize Essay competition. His wiiming essay which is printed in this issue was awarded first place among all Naval Academy essays submitted this past Spring. Midshipman Olt is a Political Science major, concentrating in International Relations. He came to the Naval Academy from Davenport, Iowa, via the Naval Academy Preparatory School. He looks forward to graduation in 1985 and joining the Fleet after qualifying as a Naval Flight Officer.

THOMAS C. LEISER Tom Leiser '67 served 17 months in Vietnam as Navigator and Commimications Officer in USS HIGBEE (DD-806), Senior Advisor to 15 river boats in the Mekong Delta (RID-41), and Aide to the Deputy Commander of Naval Forces in Vietnam. He received a M.S. in mathematics from the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, and concluded his active duty as an instructor and assistant football coach at the Naval Academy. For the past eleven years he has worked for International Business Machines Corp. and is currently "stationed" in their Corporate Headquarters in Armonk New York.

REAR ADMIRAL KEMP TOLLEY USN (RET.)

PALTL R. SCHRATZ '39 Following a distinguished career in submarines and in poUcy planning in Washington, Paul retired as Captain USN to be come Director of International Studies at the University of Missouri. Later he served on White House-Congressional Commission on Foreign Pohcy, as a guest scholar at the Brookings Institution and a professor at Georgetown University. He has been a faculty member of the Naval, Air and National War Colleges, and 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.

JOHN F. SLINKMAN John was the first Editor of Navy Times, serving from 1951 through 1974 and earning the Navy's Distinguished Public Service Award on retirement.

Subsequently he edited The Officer, published by the Reserve Officers Association, for several years and continues to contribute editorial and sp>ecial articles to both publications. He has long been a respected member of the Washington Naval and Maritime Correspondents Circle.

THOMAS F. BATES A 1960 graduate of Notre Dame, Tom Bates became Director of PubUc and Sports Information at Gannon College in Erie, Pa., in 1961, and also was publicity assistant for the Ail-American Bowl Football game at Buffalo in l%2-63. In 1%7 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.

JOHN DERANIAN John Deranian '85, our columnist from within Bancroft Hall, is the second in his family to attend the Academy. His predecessor is his father, George '50. As a naval architecture major, John hopes to enter the submarine force upon graduation and to eventually call upon the knowledge gained at the Academy to design ships for the Navy. Until then, John is content keeping himself bus>' pla>ing tennis and skiing. He grew up on various bases around the country but now calls Boston home.

Kemp Tolley '29 now a gentleman fanner and historian in rural Maryland, spent most of his career in the Orient, including three years as a Russian language student in Shanghai, Tsientsin and Harbin. He also had two tours on the Yangtze Patrol. The latter's memory is preserved in his editing of the Yangtze and West River Patroller. It was that avocation which toppled the first domino in this latest of his frequent contributions to Shipmate.

He is the author of a whimsical three-volume autobiographical history of his naval experiences. Cruise of the Lanikai, Yangtze Patrol and pubUshed a year ago. Caviar and Commissars.

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Yearning For Change There is a yeatTiing in the services today seeking change in military doctrine, strategy, weapons and organization. The reform movement attracts proponents from all the services, from defense analysts, and from a bipartisan Congressional Military Reform Caucus.

The goals sought by reformers include an increased defense budget, more costeffective, irmovative, less expensive, less sophisticated weapons, reexamination of defense doctrine, smaller aircraft carriers in greater numbers, diesel submarines for limited missions, changing education and promotion to give officers a chance to think about warfare, greater stress on miUtary history and theory in miUtary schools, revitalizing oiu- miUtary journals, reducing the administrative load on officers at sea, shifting from a biu^eaucratic to a corporate organizational model such as found in the Marine Corps, improving miUtary decision and plaiming processes, and, by some, shifting from a continental to a maritime strategy in Europe.

The reformers goals are more a grab-bag than an agenda and do not carry full support of aU the participants. The question of NATO strategy and the role therein of the carrier battle groups is most important to the maritime commimity yet few of the spokesmen are maritime strategists. Many who favor a continental strategy for Europe tend to neglect the contribution of NATO aUies, which is absolutely essential to an adequate defense with either strategic concept.

By insisting on a NATO central front strategy, they misinterpret the role of the large carrier and favor smaUer ships for economic reasons. Others favor greater nimibers of carriers for antisubmarine warfare and a global strategy based on seapower.

Present Navy strategy built around the big carriers finds Uttle support among the reformers. Steven Canby, a co-leader and weU known defense analyst, claims that nowhere in the current defense budget can he find "an articulated strategy for naval operations; what is termed strategy is a mere coUection of justifications for more ships."

The question of reorganization of the JCS, although much discussed in Congress, again finds naval spokesmen strangely silent. Our leaders apparently feel content with the present organization and any change will hardly improve matters for the seafaring man. But the major question is, is there a conspiracy of silence in naval circles, as often aUeged,

barring free discussion of these vital problems of organization and strategy? Rumors persistently allege what common sense denies.

The gods have been very good to the folks in blue. If only by accident of history, the need for real power — visible power — in himdreds of crises and near crises worldwide have made our maritime forces the leading edge of defense readiness. The Navy now controls the dominant sUce of the defense budget; a 600-ship navy is already imder contract. Why do our "best and brightest" remain mute in interagency groups studying critical issues of national security?

RAdm. S.B. Luce USN

Some feel that the worm — or sea slug — may be turning. The optimist can see indications of a new era in the professional education of naval officers. The SecNav and Superintendent, USNA, both favor upgrading the Academy curriculum to place more stress on history and communication skills, including honors programs in the humanities and added emphasis on logic, ethics and languages — the groundwork for professionalism.

At the apex of our education, the Naval War College enters its second century with a solid graduate level program apparently ending a long period of intellectual drought at Newport. And throughout one's career, no farther away than his inkwell, the poor

man's war college, the Naval Institute, offers a fonun where ideas irmovative and constructive can always be put to the judgment of peers. The abiUty to think constructively and express one's ideas in writing is a basic skiU for every officer. (The Institute even offers its authors a free pen.) Under a new Secretary-Treasiu-er, Capt. James A. Barber, USN (Ret.) — administrator, scholar and strategist of considerable renown — added luster wiU accrue to the Proceedings, already the envy of the other services for its constructive yet critical contributions to professional thought.

The irreducible element in the yearning for change is a rebirth of the study of war and its prevention. Admiral Luce said it best a long time ago.

Your profession is the profession of war and yet you do not study war. Fancy a university man aspiring to the honors of the legal profession and ignoring law school and the science of law . . . It must strike anyone who thinks about it as extraordinary that we members of a profession of arms should never have undertaken the study of our real business. (Proceedings, 1911) We are technicians rather than strategists, doers rather than thinkers. Our bleak record in modern strategy making invites preemption by civihans from academe. Although many are gifted, most lack operational experience, are largely iminterested in the study of strategy as a distinct discipline, and can add Uttle of value to operational planning.

We ourselves must recapture the field in strategic planning, with its necessary anchor in miUtary history. We can do more in this field only by doing less in others. Objective study of past wars is a study of strategy, often of strategy by defauk. The aim always must be to educate and enlarge the outlook, not to harden it in previously estabUshed points of view.

Our intellectual assets must be managed differently. Conceding the role to civilisms may be a short term necessity but it is a long term loser. No miUtafy estabUshment ever retained its virility after surrendering its inteUectual destiny to those not in imiform. Officers with both the capacity and propensity to think will have to be nurtured. A whoUy new approach is not only indicated but necessary. Reform, like charity, starts at home. Let our caution be the counsel of Fedrich Nietzche — "The surest way to corrupt a man is to teach him to esteem more highly those who think alike than those who think differently."

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The Mail Boat Semper Fi, Shipmate: "When '88 Had the Helm" (Shipmate July-August 1984) recalls an old but oft repeated tale.

At the dedication of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, after World War I, General Lejeime said to Admiral Hughes, "They should have something to the memory of the Unknown Marine."

Replied the gentleman (sometimes referred to as "The Wahus," alas!), "Who the heU ever heard of an unknown Marine?"

J.E. Currj '23 Dogs and Devildogs Shipmate: When I came to the part in Adm. Mendenhall's hilarious story (March '84 Mail Boat) of Adm. Calhotm's poodle which mentions WEST VIRGINIA'S proud Marine guard, I expected something such as occurred with another pet aboard ship that I knew was going to happen. This misbehavior was on the part of a chow, the pet of Cdr. George Courts '07, the first XO of PENSACOLA (CA-24) in which I served from 1930 to 1932.

I knew a Uttle about chows. They can be very ill-natured and this beastie had bitten a couple of people before this incident — which, I think, proved the last straw and the XO then gave up keeping him on board. We had a very proud Marine guard commanded by a very proud but somewhat humorless Marine, Stuart King '20. One morning the guard was paraded for the usual inspection in the uniform of the day — khaki, stiffly starched and pressed. The dog, which was neveron a leash, decided to do some inspecting himself. Walking behind the rear rank he found a khaki trouser leg evidentally as attractive as Adm. Greenslade's roses and acted accordingly. Witnesses guyed poor Stuart uimiercifully about the iron discipline of his guard, because the unfortunate target never stirred! As a matter of fact, we don't think he was aware of it, the stiffly starched khaki having insulated him against it. Stuart, of course, was outraged and I'm sure his men would gladly have held target practice on the dog. George Courts made full amends, either by buying the man new trousers or having those cleaned. It ended the dog's "cruise."

George Courts was a good XO, though he appeared aloof and humorless. He did a good thing for ship's morale, in a rather odd way — he ordered us, by divisions to put on amateur shows which proved quite successful and diverting. I don't think he was very well.

He died in August 1932. Stuart King and his wife became good friends of my wife and 8

me, and he was my second roommate in the ship. He was lost in the tragic sinking of a Japanese POW ship by one of our own subs after he was taken in the Philippines.

J.M. Kennaday '24 On Elastic Ethics Shipmate: In the Olden Days, Daddy, the days of flush-deck 4-pipers, the professional ethics of some segments of the destroyer community might be said to have been somewhat flexible — or perhaps "elastic" would be a better word.

On a scale of 1-to-lO the Commandments were never flouted per se, but some of them were rather loosely and subjectively interpreted.

Obviously, that is an indictment which should be supported by convincing illustrations. Renouncing Fifth Amendment protection, I will tell it Uke it was.

The "midnight requisition" was accepted by the destroyer coimnunity as a benevolent undocumented process of adding to the ship's inventory without the hassle of paper work.

For example, a replacement engine for a destroyer's whale boat was acquired with darkness-covered stealth from a Navy Yard warehouse. Out of fairness it was replaced by the old worn-out engine. All in the spirit of serving one's ship's performance and wellbeing. (Noble intent, here, was the motive even though implementation was questionable.)

Then there was the attempted whale-boat heist. A de-commissioned destroyer's rowing whale-boat had been a notorious race winner for reasons never satisfactorily explained. An officer — yes an officer of a stillactive destroyer coveted (see #10 Commandment) that boat, and brazenly commandeered a crane at the Base and started that wonderful boat on its transfer from storage to its natural water element.

Unfortunately the Base Conmiander happened by, became nastily suspicious, and, in short, aborted the heist.

The Base Commander has gone to the Great Base in the Sky, so 1 have nothing to worry about now on that score.

Destroyer sharp practices even attempted to circumvent rules of official competitions such as that for the Engineering Trophy.

Naturally, efficient expenditure of fuel was a vital factor in the contest. So, also naturally, sucking some additional unmetered tanker oil was a destroyer desideratum — a potential hidden bonus in the com-

pilation of official economy statisdcs. A concept not universally condoned, but — well, as pointed out above, destroyer ethics could be elastic.

But most good things come to an end eventually, and the Flotilla Commander discovered, and put an end to, this corruption of ethics and mathematics. In the context of the idea that it takes a thief to catch a thief (harsh words) he transferred a foxy destroyer XO to the XO billet in a tanker.

Thus ended an arcane factor in the scramble for the Engineering Trophy. Note: The Flotilla Conunander had been a top-flight destroyer skipper in WWI which explained a nimiber of things.

As an on-coming nonegemarian, out of punitive reach, thanks to the Statute of Limitations, 1 would frown on any shifty ethics by today's destroyermen — a tj-pical geriatric glossing-over of past indiscretions as mere pranks, while preaching puritanical ethics to our young destroyer successors.

R.B. Carney '16 An Encounter In The Dark Shipmate: Near the end of the Fleet visit to Australia and New Zealand in the summer of 1925, the ships were offered a mascot if they wished in the form of a kangaroo or his smaUer brother, the wallaby. Some of the big ships chose the kangaroo. Soon after return to the West Coast ports, a new admiral, a rather short rotund type, came out from a desk job in Washington to take over a battleship division. On a certain evening one of his ships was scheduled to fire night battle practice, so the new BatDiv Commander transferred from his flagship to the firing vessel in order to observe the exercise.

The captain, wishing of course to make the Admiral's visit, pleasant in every respect, told him to make himself comfortable in the cabin when it was learned that there would be some delay in starting the firing run.

Finally the approach was started, the ship darkened, and the Captain phoned the cabin to tell his boss.

The Admiral stepped out into the dark passageway to gain the ladder reaching to the bridge. But before he got there a huge — something alive — with strong hairy arms wrapped itself around the little fat admiral who let out a shriek not unhke the ship's siren.

Now the Marines from the beginning of time, have always been equal to the occasion — even to accomplishing when need be, the impossible. But here was a situation for Shipmate, November 1984

which the the Marine orderly was totally unprepared. His flashback revealed the horrendous predicament the flag officer was in, serving notice that immediate action was required. For the next few moments Admiral, Marine and the 350-pound gent from "Down Under" skirmished in total darkness — it was not easy to break the amorous embrace of the hairy one.

Finally freed, the battleship boss made his way to the bridge, spent and distraught, and tho the orderly could not vouch for it, he beheved the Admiral needed a change of underwear. . . . Little wonder then that on the following morning a priority went out from COMBATDIV — to ships of his Division: "RID YOUR SHIP OF MARSUPIAL VARMINTS WITHOUT DELAY." Edward L. Beck '25 Glenview Daze Shipmate: Toward the end of my VPB-104 squadron deployment in the South Pacific, I requested continuation of my command and the opportunity to take her out again.

The request fell on deaf ears. "No way, you're too old." Too old at 37? I shifted gears and submitted another request, this time as exec of an an EssEX-class carrier.

Same reply with an added, "We have you pegged for the Naval Air Training Command." Well, at least, I thought, I can pass on some of the lessons learned in SOPAC to the lads training in Liberators (PB4Y's) at Corpus Christi and NAS Hutchinson, Kansas. To my dismay, I learned that I was not being assigned to the Advanced Training Command but to the Primary Air Training Command, the realm of the "Yellow Peril" training plane, Preflight School and kids just learning to fly. The "why" soon became apparent; Commanding NAPTC was none other than Rear Admiral Obie Hardison '16 and his genial Chief of Staff, "Country" Moore, under both of whom 1 had served earUer at NAS Anacostia. When I learned later that the command embraced some 24 air stations, six preflight schools and dozens of flight prep schools at colleges scattered widespread over the good old US of A, I felt somewhat mollified. With thousands of embryo pilots in the pipehne, I, as Training Officer, would have plenty of work cut out for me and plenty of flying to boot.

So, after a debriefing at Pearl by Admiral Jack Towers '06, COMAIRPAC and his Chief of Staff, George Anderson '27 (who later became CNO) followed by a national radio broadcast in Washington with interviewer Commander Doug Fairbanks, Jr., I reported in to NAPTC. When I came on board for duty in June of '44, the headquarters of the command was then located on a tiny air station on an island at the confluence of the Missouri and Kaw rivers in Kansas City. Not a very exciting place. You haven't heard of the Kaw? It's not much of a river — its water is too thick to swim in but too thin to plow. Kaw Kaw! Shipmate, November 1984

This ill-disguised humor was alleviated somewhat when I learned that we were soon to be transferred to NAS Glenview, Illinois, on a newly buih field 30 miles north of Chicago containing many goodies including quarters and an 18-hole golf course.

Setting up shop at Glenview was everything one could ask for — good living, plenty of flying and a great, hand-picked staff including Marshall Field, Jr. (Silver Star and Purple Heart winner). Bill Loughlin — steel scion, a famous movie star — Robert Taylor, and a future President — Gerald Ford! Bob was a flight instructor and Jerry Ford was in charge of physical training of the thousands of trainees in the pipeline. Once in Preflight School, the NAVCADS (Naval Aviation Cadets) led a rugged life. Up at 6 in the morning and in a 10 PM taps, their day was filled with classes and physical exercise. With a diet of 5400 calories a day, they grew a couple of inches and put on 20 lbs. of muscle during a year of preflight training. It was grueling all right as one C O . found out. Inspecting his cadets one day he noticed one unshaven youngster. "Why haven't you shaved?" he inquired. The young man, who was not without a droll if misguided sense of humor, repUed, "Oh, sir, this is my day to sh~!"

H.E. Sears '28 Musical Script Shipmate: I have recently written a short musical comedy called A Typical Day in the Life of a Class of 19 Grandfather.

The running time of this seven scene show is 20-30 minutes, and it is designed for use at homecoming by a USNA class that has reached grandfather status.

The show is a satire on the Alice in Wonderland story. The stars of the show are Alice and The White Rabbit who appear in all scenes but one and have quite a bit of acting and singing to do. Also appearing are the Cheshire Cat, Tweedledum and Tweedledee (the first male and female biological robots of the 20th Century), and the Mad Tea Party

characters, the grandfather and his grandson, the king and queen, et al. Any class desiring to use this show may contact me at home, area code 703/978-1439.

There will be no charge for the use of this show, although the music will have to be arranged for piano.

Robert S. Triplet!, '40

Another Apparel Record?

Shipmate: Re a puerile reference to "record breaking" used clothing — a puny twentysome years. I presume we operate under the same rules, i.e., continuous, appropriate usage, of course, frequency is not a criterion, but consistent functional wearing is essential.

My own cherished costume is my current civilian formal dress — white tie, naturally.

Jacob Reed provided these for me for my Christmas leave from the Academy to Washington, D . C , in 1930. The frequency of needs for "tails" have varied. Roanoke, Virginia, seems to be an infrequent setting even for "black tie." But I am ready for a repeat of their last showing — four years ago at the Inaugural Ball.

Any competition?

Robert Maulsby '32

Served In China?

Shipmate: 1 am a retired serviceman who is now working on a Ph.D. at Purdue University. I wish to send a questionnaire to anyone who served in China prior to 1937. Information gathered will be used in my dissertation and then the original material will be deposited with the Historical Center of your Service.

Dennis L. Noble

STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULATION (Act of Oct. 23, 1962 Section 4369, Title 39, U.S. Code) Date of filing: 30 September 1984. Title of Publication: Shipmate Frequency of issue: Monthly (July-August and January-February combined). Location of known office of publication and of headquarters of publishers: 247 King George St., Annapolis, MD 21402. Publisher: Capt. W. S. Busik USN (Ret.), 247 King George St., Annapolis, MD 21402. Editor: Col. James W. Hammond Jr., USMC (Ret.), 247 King George St., Annapolis, MD 21402. Managing editor: None.

Owner: U.S.N.A. Alumni Assn., Inc., 247 King George St., Annapolis, MD 21402. Known bondholders, mortgagees and other security holders owning or holding 1 percent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages or other securities: None.

Average no. copies Single issue each issue during nearest to filing preceding 12 months date Total printed 26,970 27,800 Sales 20 5 Mail subscriptions 26,121 26,965 Total paid circulation 26,141 26,970 Free distribution 590 579 Total distribution 26,731 27,549 Office use 239 251 Returns from agents 0 0 Total (last 2 items) 26,970 27,800

The call to crttack can come in the worst weather imaginable: when aircraft speed and maneuverability become ineffective in total darkness, rcrin, and fog.

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No other carrier aircraft will have comparable all-weather attack capabilities. A new radar will enable the A-6E Upgrade to detect, acquire, and track targets at nearly double the range of the present system.

The Grumman A-6E Upgrade can be armed with virtually every airborne weapon in the Navy's

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For reliability and ease of maintenance, Grumman will use the most advanced avionics and integration techniques. The result: a system vdth much lower failure rates and improved mission capability.

The investment is timely and affordable. And a necessity for our defense. No adversary or weather will be a match for the A-6E Upgrade, in this decade and into the next.

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The Alumni Funds One of the more persistent myths concerning the Naval Academy is the belief that the needs of the Academy and the Brigade are fully met using federally appropriated funds.

Like many myths, this one has a partial basis in fact — Congress does appropriate a considerable sum each year to meet the capital and operating needs of the Academy. However, such appropriations have never been sufficient to meet all of these needs.

Since 1845, miUions of dollars from Alumni and friends of the Naval Academy have assisted in its growth and development.

One of the earliest benefactors was Robert Means Thompson, Class of 1868. He hired — and paid — Ernest Flagg to design a modem Naval Academy; founded the Naval Academy Athletic Association; commissioned the design and construction of the massive bronze doors of the Naval Academy Chapel; founded the Naval Academy Alumni Association of New York; and contributed in many more ways to the growth and betterment of the Academy. Colonel Thompson also attended 55 consecutive June Week ceremonies — surely a record. Since that time, virtually every area — from academics to athletics, from books to buildings — has benefitted from private support.

Today, the Alumni Association raises funds of two basic types for the Academy.

Unrestricted funds are made available to the Superintendent to meet the greatest need in any area at any time. Restricted (designated) funds are made available to fill specific needs of the Academy and the Brigade. In either case, the money is used to meet needs which caimot be met with available appropriated funds.

Many would argue, and convincingly, that it is the responsibility of the Congress to provide aU of the resources needed by the Superintendent. The simple truth, however, is that the Congress never has, does not, and most probably never will do so. In that way, the Academy is similar to a state university.

The government provides what might be termed the absolute necessities; it is others who bridge the gap between adequacy and excellence.

Unrestricted funds give the Superintendent the flexibility to fill those needs which cannot be programmed or which do not lend themselves to support by a specific class.

They may be one-time needs, or they may be of a recurring nature. Some of the areas supported include: • The Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference • The Bancroft Lecture Series Shipmate, November 1984

• Nimitz Library — book acquisition, purchase of special collections, commercial art • Museum — painting acquisition and restoration • Wrestling — TV coverage • Football — radio coverage • San Diego Crew Classic • Outstanding Midshipman award • Chapel renovation, improvement and programs • Midshipmen extra-curricular activities, (i.e., Masqueraders, radio club, rugby, hockey, glee clubs. Log, Lucky Bag, etc.)

• Faculty support — seminars, retirement pins, etc.

• Recruiting — Blue and Gold awards, candidate guidance programs, recruiting materials • Publication of sports schedules • Maintenance of Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium And the list goes on.

Restricted or designated funds provided by individuals and classes also fill a variety of needs at the Academy. The Marshall Cox Scholars Program, for example, provides approximately $45,000 per year to enhance foreign language programs. The Creative Arts Program, funded by Mrs. EUot Bryant, provides for increased cultural activities. The Frank E. and Harriet E. Hedrick Endowment provides substantial funds each year to apply to the area of greatest need of the Academy as does the Marvin M. Stephens Endowment, created by his son.

Some class projects underway or recently completed include: Class of 1927 provided a stained glass window dedicated to all Midshipmen, past, present and future, in the Bancroft Hall Protestant Chapel; Class of 1935 contributed $18,000 for a plaque in Mem Hall listing alumni who are Medal of Honor winners, a six-foot diameter clock for Nimitz Library and a 49-note Flemish Carillon for the Main Chapel organ. They are currently raising $50,000 for the purchase of a star projector for the Naval Academy Planetarium; Class of 1937 is raising in excess of $37,000 for a memorial at the Academy which will honor those alumni who died in the line of duty but whose bodies were never recovered; Class of 1938 has commenced a campaign to provide an endowment to promote and enhance the development of leadership qualities in the Midshipmen; Class of 1939 raised more than their goal of $50,000 to provide and install a cesium frequency (atomic) clock in Michelson Hall; Class of

1940 raised $56,450 to construct a memorial fountain and landscape the area northwest of Lejeune Hall; Class of 1944 raised over $80,000 to construct a memorial plaza adjacent to the entrance of Lejeune Hall and to provide funds for a coordinated Navy sports display area within Lejeune Hall; Class of 1945 is raising $120,000 to enhance the area around the Triton Light by constructing a ceremonial boat landing at the seawall and by improving the area with brick paving, bollards and chains; Class of 1946 has raised over $57,000 to endow the Forrestal Lecture Series at the Academy. The purpose of this series is to enhance the education, awareness and appreciation of the members of the Brigade of Midshipmen in the social, political and cultural dimensions of this nation and the world. Featured are representatives from various walks of life — government, the arts, humor, literature, education, sports, politics, science and other major fields on the national and international scene; Class of 1947 raised $57,000 to fund the addition of 2,100 permanent seats in Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium to meet NCAA requirements of seating capacity to remain in the I-A division; Class of 1948 will renovate the area surrounding Gate #1, the gate through which the majority of the 1.5 million visitors pass each year when visiting the Academy.

Cost of the project will approximate $125,000; Class of 1949 provided $3,000 for a stained glass window in memory of Father Tom Donoher '49 in the Bancroft Hall Catholic Chapel; Class of 1950 raised over 150,000 to provide a graciously landscaped setting adjacent to Lejeune Hall; Class of 1951 raised over $60,000 for "Operation Access," making the Naval Academy Chapel accessible to the handicapped; Class of 1952 raised $16,000 to provide the remainder needed for the scoreboard in Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium; Qass of 1954 provided in excess of $4,000 to upgrade and maintain the list in Mem Hall of USNA KIA's; Class of 1956 is conducting a campaign to provide a significant gift to the Academy at their 30th reunion; Qass of 1957 raised $15,OCX) for purchase of a gate in Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium — with that goal exceeded, it is presently deciding on a second project; Class of 1960 will renovate the central area of the space behind Mitscher Hall where the reflecting pool existed. In so doing, they will help transform the area into a modern Smoke Park; Class of 1961 raised $20,000 to purchase 10 stadium seats in memory of KIA's and MIA's from the class and two handi-

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capped shelters and a gate in the NavyMarine Corps Memorial Stadium in memory of all deceased Classmates; Class of 1962 is providing four diormas to be placed in Bancroft Hall depicting naval actions of historic significance; Class of 1975 is raising $15,000 to place a memorial gate at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium; Class of 1980 contributed $1,800 for Medal of Honor plaques in Dahlgren Hall.

Although the projects are varied, they have a common denominator: all fill needs of the Academy which cannot be met with available appropriated funds.

Additional classes are currently planning major gifts to the Academy through the Alumni Association.

Corporate and foundation gifts also support the mission of the Academy. In addition t o corporate gifts matching contributions of Alumni, grants for specific projects are sought and received. The extremely successful Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference is but one example of the type of program made possible through such gifts.

It is interesting to note that today's Midshipmen are very aware of the support provided by Alumni. This awareness is one of the reasons why recent classes are graduating with some 99% being life members of the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

As a final note, some unrestricted funds are used to support other facets of the Association's mission. These include services to chapters, classes and parents' clubs (i.e.,

newsletters, speakers); planning and administration of Homecoming; maintenance of records; subsidizing Shipmate subscriptions for widows; support of awards program for Navy recruiting command; etc., etc., etc.

Another use of unrestricted funds is to assist with maintenance of Alumni Association property. Being off campus, we get no assistance from the institution as do many other alumni associations. Our 40-year-old roof on Alumni House has been replaced this year by a $60,000 new roof. We are fortunate that an unrestricted bequest received a few years back permitted us to form a maintenance and improvement fund so that we do not have to dig into operating funds for many of our repairs. Another bequest, recently received, permitted us to form a contingency fund. Our new computer system was purchased out of that fund.

Dues simply cannot pay for everything. If we were to try to make them do so, they would be prohibitive.

In summary, private support is essential to the well-being of the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

The annual fund drive is the primary vehicle used to garner that support.

OFFICERS A N D TRUSTEES OFFICERS President VADM. CHARLES S. MINTER J R . USN (Ret.) '37,

Annapolis MD Vice President (Eastern Area) — RADM. WH-LIAM R . FLANAGAN, USN (Ret.) '44

Virginia Beach, VA Vice President (Central Area) — MR. J. KiRBY EwiNG '45 Houston TX Vice President (Western Area) — VADM. ROBERT B . BALDWIN, USN (Ret.) '45

Rancho Santa Fe, CA Executive Director — CAPT. W . S. BUSIK USN (Ret.) '43,

Annapolis MD Treasurer — CAPT. J. D. OLrvER, JR. USN (Ret.) '43, Annapolis MD TRUSTEES Past President — VADM. WnriAM P. MACK, USN (Ret.) '37

Annapolis MD Superintendent's Representative — CAPT. ALAN K . RffFEy CEC USN '61

"Nothing's too good for the Armed Forces and that's what they usually get."

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There is no finer ring than this.

Jeweled miniatures are available in a wide variety of handsome combinations. Precious and semi-precious stones may be incorporated to suit your individual taste.

Wedding bands to complement your miniature may be obtained in matching designs. These may be with or without jewels and contoured to fit next to a miniature or class ring.

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USNA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

USNA, Annapolis MD At Large (To serve through Spring Meeting 1985) CAPT. RICHARD E . FOSTER USN (Ret.) '41 RADM. PAUL E . HARTMANN USN (Ret.) '37 VADM. RAYMOND E . PEET USN (Ret.) '43 CAPT. ROBERT E . QUINN J R . CEC USN '56

(To serve through Spring Meeting 1986) LT. FRED B . HORNE USN '76 RADM. DONALD T . POE USN (Ret.) '45

LGEN. PHILIP D . SHUTLER USMC (Ret.) '48 CAPT. CHARLES W . TRAVIS USN (Ret.) '33

(To serve through Spring Meeting 1987) CoMO. MICHAEL C . COLLEY USN '60 MR. W . DOUGLAS DAVIDSON '63 MR. JAY G . MCKIE '47 CoMO. MYRON V . RICKETTS, USN '55

From Local Chapters CAPT. JOHN R . WALES, USN (Ret.) '51

Annapolis LCDR. ROBERT T . MCCARTHY USNR (Ret.) '45

Ciiicago RADM. DAVID L . MARTINEAU USN (Ret.) '33

Connecticut CAPT. JOHN T . SHEPHERD, USN (Ret.) '43

Greater Washington, DC Assoc.

MR. JOSEPH N . PORTNEY '52

Los Angeles CDR. BRADFORD D . SMITH U S N R R '62

New York CAPT. JAMES V . HEALY U S N R R '54

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San Diego/Coronado CoL. CHARLES W . COLE U S A F (Ret.) '53

San Francisco MR. FRANK C . MARTIN '59

Southeast Florida (Miami) CDR. MARTIN J. BLOCK, USNR '64

Texas Gulf Coast CAPT. DONALD R . JEX USN (Ret.) '47

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All Hands Militarj'/Press Procedures Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger after releasing the final report of the Military Media Relations Panel recommended that necessary steps be taken to implement those portions of the report which meet the panel's criteria for providing maximum news coverage of U.S. military operations while maintaining the security and safety of U.S. armed forces.

The Panel, headed by MGen. Winant Sidle USA (Ret.), was convened following U.S. operations in Grenada last year. There members of the civilian news media were barred from the island until the third day of operations.

As a result of the recommendations, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs has begun planning for the estabUshment of a national press media pool which exists at all times and could be called upon on short notice to participate in military exercises or operations. The media pool would operate under security conditions so as not to release information prior to the start of actual miUtary operations, as well as observing "ground rules" concerning release of information which may not be available to the enemy after combat operations have begun.

Likewise, media pool reporters must be physically fit to withstand operational requirements. "If a reporter shows up . . . and can't stand the rigors of it, he can't go," said AsstSecDef (PA) Burch; "He can't in any way jeopardize the operation. The security of our mission and the safety of our forces are paramoimt."

Other procedures being incorporated by DOD include reestablishing an accreditation system for all mihtary reporters and making Public Affairs Planning a required part of all exercise and operational planning.

Although the formulation of a media pool is being plarmed, it does not guarantee that the media will always be allowed on the scene. How the press is to operate will be decided on a case-by-case basis. The abortive raid to rescue U.S. hostages in Iran is an example of an operation where the media would not be allowed.

GI BiU End In Sight Eligible veterans are reminded that they have ten years from date of discharge to take advantage of the many programs under the GI Bill. Date of last discharge notwithstanding, the expiration date for the application Shipmate, November 1984

and start of benefits is 31 December 1989.

Veterans without dependents and in a fulltime educational program get $343 per month. Veterans with one dependent receive $407 and those with two dependents get $454. Additional amounts are provided for more than two dependents.

Those needing information about the GI Bill, or their eligibility, should contact the nearest VA Regional Office.

ASWSOW Firing Success A successful low-temperature static firing of its rocket motor marked the most recent development milestone for the U.S. Navy's new Antisubmarine Warfare Standoff Weapon (ASWSOW).

In the test, the flight-weight motor performed as predicted. Prior to the firing, the motor was subjected to repeated high- and low-temperature cycling.

The firing, third in a series, was conducted at McGregor, Texas. The motor features a composite motor case and soUd propellant.

The test follows the successful March firing of the new missile from its launch capsule.

Exercise Gallant Eagle '84

Brigade Leaders Brigade Commander and Deputy Midshipmen Patrick W. Butler 21, and David M. Taylor, 21, hold the top positions of command this semester in the United States Naval Academy's 4,500-member Brigade of Midshipmen.

As Brigade Commander, Butler holds the Midshipman rank of Captain and the responsibility for the military performance of the Brigade. He is most visible in parades, ceremonies and daily formations, but is also responsible for administrative duties and is the key hnk between the Brigade and the Academy officials.

A physics major, Midshipman Butler, of Savannah, Georgia, is a 1981 graduate of the Benedictine Military School.

As Deputy Brigade Commander, David M. Taylor, of West Seneca, New York, assists Butler in handhng the many administrative details involved in the daily operation of the Brigade.

Midshipman Taylor, also a physics major at the Academy, is a 1981 graduate of West Seneca West Senior High.

Two cargo ships â&#x20AC;&#x201D; one an exercise veteran and one a newcomer â&#x20AC;&#x201D; both controlled by the Navy's Mihtary SeaUft Command (MSC) participated in the major military exercise.

Gallant Eagle '84, involving approximately 50,000 U.S. military personnel and more than 255,000 sq. ft. of widely varied military equipment.

USN CAPELLA, the first Fast SeaUft Ship to participate in a military exercise, loaded equipment in Savannah, Georgia, on 5 August. An exercise veteran, the Ro/Ro ship MV AMERICAN EAGLE, loaded military equipment at Wilmington, N.C., on 12 August. Both ships discharged cargo at Los Angeles; CAPELLA made the trip in 10 days, AMERICAN EAGLE in 13 days. Both ships transited the Panama Canal.

USNA CAPELLA is one of eight Fast Sealift Ships purchased by the Navy and converted to increase mobiUty and responsiveness to the Armed Forces. The conversions give each of the 946-foot-long ships roll-on, roll-off capability; side ports to facilitate rapid loading and unloading operations; heavy and medium lift cargo handling equipment for self sustaining capability, which wiU enable the ships to handle cargo independent of a port facility; and an emergency helicopter landing area.

Riverine Experiences Wanted Author needs first-hand accounts of Vietnam coastal and riverine warfare experiences for book. Combat, Uving conditions, routine ops. Specify permission to use name. Contact LCdr. T.J. Cutler, M-6, Phythian Rd., USNA, Annapolis MD 21402.

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Nimitz Stamp FAdm. Chester W. Nimitz, Commander in Chief, Pacific throughout most of World War II, wiU be honored by a 50c postage stamp in the Great American series, according to representatives of the Admiral Nimitz Foundation.

First Day of Issue ceremonies wiU be held in the newly-restored Nimitz Steamboat Hotel in Fredericksburg, Texas, the Admiral's birthplace. The ceremonies will take place on 22 February 1985, two days before the 100th anniversary of his birth.

The Fotmdation is pubUshing three firstday covers and cachets with first day cancellations. These may be piu-chased for $1.75 each. A folder containing the three stamped covers wiU cost $5.50 postpaid.

Profits wiU further the Museum of the Pacific War, dedicated at Admiral Nimitz' request to aU who served with him in the Pacific. Orders should be sent to the Admiral Nimitz Foundation, P.O. Box 777, Fredericksbtirg, Texas 78624 for deUvery after February 22.

expected to be delivered to MSC this Fall.

Four additional Fast Sealift Ships will be deUvered to MSC by March 1986. All the ships wiU be under the operational control of MSC. Conversion of the former SL-7's gives each of the 946-foot-long ships roU-on, rolloff capability. Each ship also has sideports to facilitate rapid loading and unloading, hea%7 and medium Uft cargo handUng equipment for self-sustaining capabUity, enabUng the ships to handle cargo independent of a port faciUty, and an emergency heUcopter landing area.

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Life in the Yard is Old and Gnariy No matter how things change, somehow they remain the same. The foUowing is an extract from the daily Brigade Bulletin: GOAT WORKOUT SCHEDULE 0730 — Pep workout with Coach Lenz (T-Court) 1210 — Goat observes noon meal formation at T-Court 1220 — Anchor announcement (Progress Repon) 1530 — Weight room (Halsey) 1600 — Goat attends Navy Soccer at Dewey Field Now we know how the goat is able to take the bacon from the worn-out Army mule.

The goat stays in shape and relaxes by observina noon meal formations.

Musical Activities 1984-85

New Sealift Organization A new organization, the Fast Sealift Ship Readiness Support Squadron (KS RSS), has been estabUshed under the MiUtary SeaUft Command (MSC). Its headquarters is at Naval Station Mayport, Florida.

The Squadron Commander is Capt.

Thomas E. Morin, USN. FSS RSS wUl be staffed with two naval officers, three enlisted personnel and three civilians. They are responsible for readiness oversight of the first four of eight Fast Sealift Ships.

The management and operational readiness responsibiUties of the FSS RSS include, but are not limited to, on scene direction of ship operations, monitoring of contract operator performance, readiness planning, equipment maintenance inspections, dock and sea trials, shipboard training inport, and hurricane sortie planning and implementation. The staff will also assist MSC Area Conmianders with coordinating loadout and ship operations following FSS activation(s), coordinate FSS employment in major exercises and oversee FSS training at sea.

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Vinh, The Missed Opportunity Captain Edwin W. B e s c h . USMC (Ret.)

Few captains, especially retired ones, ever have the opponunity to decisively influence the outcome of a major war. My opportunity occtu-red during mid-1972 when, as a CIA inteUigence analyst at the US Embassy in Saigon, I briefed Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker and senior members of US agencies who composed the Mission Council.

By then, I had been a CIA intelligence analyst at the US Embassy in Saigon for over a year. Although a civiUan, I was still very strongly influenced by my Naval Academy education and my training and experience as a Marine. My partially disabled right arm, from wounds received while commanding E/2/4 during Operation Prairie I in 1966 and which ended my Marine Corps career, gave me a special "score" to settle with the Communists. And, along with my wife. Donna, who had accompanied me to Saigon, I felt that the Vietnamese people and their history and culture were worth defending against the perversions of Communist philosophy. This heightened my commitment to winning the War, while my naval background and professional reading versed me in the use of amphibious operations as the strategic tool.

The 1972 North Vietnamese Offensive may now seem, like the 1968 Tet Offensive, to have been only another bloody anticlimax to the 1975 Indochina debacle. During mid-1972, however, an amphibious opportunity to end the War favorably for South Vietnam and America occurred.

The failure to recognize and exploit the amphibious opportunity was a costly one for the peoples of Southeast Asia, for the United States, and ultimately for the Free World.

Although the 1972 Communist "SpringSummer General Offensive" failed to achieve immediate success, it set the stage for the Communists' eventual takeover of South Vietnam and consolidation of their power throughout Indochina after further losses of milUons of Uves and untold suffering, which continues today. Although no one can be certain that the outcome would have been otherwise, I believe that the amphibious option at Vinh in mid-1972 offered the United States a reasonably good chance of avoiding the 1975 debacle.

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The 1972 Offensive was rooted in events of a year earlier. Although the South Vietnamese raid into Laos during Spring 1971 preempted any major Communist offensive during 1971, Communist tanks and artiUery caught unprepared South Vietnamese forces as they withdrew, infUcting serious losses and temporarily demoralizing some units. This probably convinced General Giap in Hanoi that modern conventional weapons in the hands of the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) would be the key to overcoming the numerical and firepower superiority of the South Vietnamese forces and shattering their morale. By mid-1971, large numbers of tanks, armored personnel carriers (APC), artillery, SA-2 and SA-7 surface-to-air missiles (SAM), and portable SAGGER antitank missiles began to arrive from the Soviet Union, China, and Eastern Europe. New units were formed, and replacements exceeding those committed to the 1968 Tet Offensive entered the infiltration pipelines to Laos, Cambodia, and South Vietnam by September 1971.

The NVA tested its shift from guerrilla to conventional tactics with a carefully orchestrated general offensive on the eastern edge of the Plaine de Jarres in Laos during early December 1971. Three NVA divisions, supported by carefuUy concealed 130-mm guns which outranged defenders' 105-mm and 155-mm howitzers, drove General Vang Pao's Meo irregulars and Thai mercenaries from their hilltop firebases while bad weather hindered aerial observation and close air support. These tactics: sudden, heavy artillery preparation preceeding massive infantry assaults, sometimes accompanied by tanks, and under cover of bad weather to hinder Allied close air support, set the pattern frequently used by the NVA in South Vietnam during 1972.

In South Vietnam, the Communist buildup of two new NVA divisions, a medium tank battalion, and 122-inm field artillery in the Western Highlands was watched anxiously as Tet passed quietly, and reports of a coming "general offensive" seemed exaggerated. In fact, the Communists had ably concealed the scale of their buildup of heavy

weapons just above the DMZ and inside Cambodia opposite III Corps.

The NVA struck its first major blow in South Vietnam with a surprise three-division assault across the DMZ during Easter Weekend at the beginning of April, while cities throughout the Mekong Delta received rocket and mortar attacks. A week later, three NVA divisions shattered an Army of Vietnam (ARVN) regiment and supporting armor at Loc Ninh, in northern III Corps, and besieged the 5th ARVN Division's Headquarters and its other two regiments at An Loc, further south. FinaUy, the first week in May, the Communists staged their attack in the Western Highlands. The 1972 "SpringSummer General Offensive" eventually threatened almost every major populated area and line of communications in South Vietnam, with three main blows directed against Quang Tri Hue, Kontum Province, and the Route 13 approach to Saigon.

The Communists inflicted terrible losses on the Government of Vietnam (GVN) and shook confidence in Vietnamization, seized considerable territory and seriously threatened important population centers, and caused 600,000 refugees to further burden the GVN. They had reversed the Pacification Program, and most important, secured important forward base areas for future offensive operations (the incessant "nibbling" which sapped GVN strength and morale in 1973-74 and the fatal blows of 1975).

Nevertheless, the Communists failed to achieve their major territorial objectives in 1972 because of determined resistance by South Vietnamese miUtary forces and civiUan population; massive aerial bombardment by US air forces and US logistic support; and overextension of Communist forces and resources committed simultaneously to major operations in South Vietnam and Laos (which they probably had hoped to knock out quickly) and, to a small extent, Cambodia. Communist overconfidence and inflexibility played their part in defeat also, and lack of coordination between infantry and supporting arms, especially tanks, frequendy blunted attacks and resulted in irreplaceable losses. By early June, the Communists' most Shipmate, November 1984

severe blows had been struck, and ahhough they would achieve further successes in southern I Corps and the Delta, President Thieu confidently (and with reasonable accuracy) asserted that the Communists "do not have the capacity to do anything more."

Meanwhile, President Nixon had ordered resumption of the aerial offensive against North Vietnam (NVN) in April, shortly after the Communist offensive began. The "smart" bombs; imprecedented employment of B-52s against Haiphong and the outskirts of Hanoi, and strong reinforcement of US air forces in Southeast Asia made the air strikes against NVN Unes of communication, supply storage areas, and fuel depots extraordinarily effective. The North Vietnamese air force was shot out of the air trying to intercept the raids, and the NVN used intensive AA fire and profligate expenditure of SA-2 SAMs, many fired in unguided voUeys, in attempts to blunt the aerial blows.

In mid-May, President Nixon ordered blockade of NVN's ports and rivers by mining, which prevented Soviet fuel tankers and cargo ships of many nations from supplying NVN's miUtary and civilian needs. The mining only temporarily halted supplies from reaching NVN, since within two months supplies began entering NVN's northern border via Chinese ports. The blockade, however, made NVN's supply lines longer and more vulnerable to air attack as well as halting the supply flow for two critical months.

The North Vietnamese reacted with characteristic determination and resourcefulness to partiaUy overcome the problems caused by the US aerial offensive and mining. They dispersed their supply depots, expanded their road network, and evacuated unneeded civiUans from Hanoi and Haiphong to the countryside. But, while they were able to continue the war in the South and defend most of their territorial gains, the North Vietnamese suffered tremendous physical and psychological losses. Even NVN's official Party newspaper, Nhan Dan, admitted that the bombing had caused "very serious economic problems."

By early June, the war had reached a turning point. The Communists' three main thrusts had failed to achieve their major objectives in the South, and their forces were seriously weakened and overextended. The GVN forces had largely recovered from their initial shock, and heartened by emphatic US responses to the enemy offensive, were regaining confidence and strength. The overwhelming air strikes and naval blockade of NVN's ports and President Nixon's surprising diplomatic successes in Peking and Moscow combined to seriously lower North Vietnamese morale at a time when all major Shipmate, November 1984

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NVA combat units were fully committed outside of NVN. And, fighting a conventional war in Laos and South Vietnam while supplying the Khmer Communists in Cambodia, NVN was more dependent than ever on its Unes of communication. In short, the NVN homeland was now more vulnerable to a decisive counterstrike than at any time in the war, and it was possible to reverse NVA gains in the south and force a conclusion of the war very favorable to the Allies.

Initially, I shared the euphoria about effectiveness of the bombing and mining and the hope that they would bring NVN to its knees. I noted with increasing dismay, however, the effectiveness of NVN's efforts to mitigate the effects of the bombing and mining blockade and the renewed convergence of Soviet and Chinese interests in resupplying NVN. I realized that the bombing and mining would not prove decisive and that a third, more effective way must be found to cripple NVN's will to fight. I knew that antiwar feelings in the United States would not aUow a major reintroduction of american troops to fight a bloody ground war retaking lost territory. Vulnerability of the NVN homeland, however, suggested amphibious assault with minimum force against

NVN as an indirect approach to cutting its vital communications to the South. Inchon, of course, was the obvious and most recent model in scope and strategic effect.

I had no information available about potential landing sites in NVN, but Vinh, at the junction of NVN's northern " p a n " and its southern "panhandle," had been suggested earlier in the war. Seizing a costal enclave at Vinh would have severed the fuel pipeline and direct communications to the DMZ and the four southern passes leading to the Ho Chi Minh trail network in Laos, leaving only a circuitous route through northern Laos. Concentrated bombing there could have reduced the supply flow to a trickle, far below the requirements of a depleted NVA dependent on fuel, ammunition, and repair parts for its heavy weapons.

Aware of concentration given by high level US military and civilian planners to the Indochina War at this critical juncture, I looked for some inkling at the Embassy or from Stateside that an obvious (to me) amphibious strike at Vinh was being considered.

But none whatsoever surfaced, and I began to emphasize North Vietnamese countermeasures against the mining and bombing in 19

daily briefings to Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker and the Mission Council.

FinaUy, one especiaUy perceptive Mission CotmcU member said, " E d , you seem to be disparaging the mining and bombing. \Miat would you d o ? " Given an imprecedented and precious opportimity, I quickly summarized my thoughts as I walked to the large Indochina map in the rear of the Embassy conference room and began my impromptu argtmient for executing the amphibious option at Vinh with the US 3rd Marine Di\ision, then on Okinawa; the Vietnamese Marine Di\ision; and a Vietnamese airborne brigade. I pointed out: That all NVA regular forces, except new imits forming, were overextended outside NVN and had suffered hea\T losses.

That NVN's forces in the South were more dependent than ever before on supply lines and, thus, more \"ulnerable now because of their need for troop replacements, POL, tank and artillerj- ammunition, and repair parts.

Thai a landing at Vinh would sever, not merely interdia temporarily, the lines of commimication directly to the DMZ and all four southern passes to the Ho Chi Minh trail, leaxing only one circuitous route open.

That President NLxon's visits to Moscow and Peking had diplomatically isolated NVN and practically eliminated threat of Chinese military intervention in response to a limited invasion of NVN. That the Viemamese Marine Di%ision and an airborne brigade defending the My Chanh River line north of Hue could be replaced by the 21st ARVN Division, then involved in an obviously futile effort to reopen Route 13 in III Corps area. (The 21st ARVN Di%ision had an excellent combat record in the Delta. It suffered desertions enroute to III Corps and proved incapable of successfull>' attacking the decimated but stubborn and well dug-in 7th NVA Division along a predictable avenue of approach. It was surely capable of defensive combat behind a river line, but it would no doubt have been necessar>' to move it to I Corps under close guard to avoid wholesale desertions.)

That consistent and reliable information from prisoners, defectors, and captiued documents indicated that Communist units in northern I Corps were greatly understrength and demoralized; that they could not mount and sustain another serious attack against Hue. (I had seen recent reports from at least one battalion in each North Vietnamese regiment indicating that battalion strength was below 50 men, which was probably indicative of overall strength.)

That a small enclave at Vinh, vital to NVN, could be traded in future negotiations for Communist territory captured in the South, thus removing Communist bases for future operations.

Then I resumed my usual briefing about the previous day's military activities. Ambassador Bunker, who had recommended an invasion of Laos to cut the Ho Chi Minh Trail as early as 1967, remained silent, and I beheve the MACV representative, usually a colonel or general officer, unfortunately was not present at this session. A few days 20

later I gained the impression that Ambassador Bunker had discussed my suggestion with Gen. Creighton Abrams, Commander, USMACV, because, at another Mission Coimcil session, he pointedly mentioned that Gen. .Abrams expected another offensive against Hue, presumably a reason for rejecting a distant coimterstroke using the Vietnamese Marine Di\ision and airborne brigade. But no significant attacks against Hue occurred again. I stiU hoped that the Vinh operation was being considered at the highest planning levels in Saigon and Washington, to which I did not have access.

Several weeks later, about 19 .August, I briefed the Mission CotmcU when Dr. Henn.'

Kissinger, then National Security .A.d\isor to the President, \isited Saigon. I did not propose the amphibious strike again at that time because: I believed (incorrecdy) that Ambassador Bunker already had discussed my suggestion with Gen. .Abrams; it would have been inappropriate to go over their heads.

The opponunity for an amphibious strike had largely passed, because the US and NVN had resumed negotiations.

The formality of the briefing and Dr. Kissinger's evident impatience made it v^ry difficult to interject an extemporaneous discussion.

The bombing and mining brought NVN back to the negotiating table by mid-July 1972, initiaUy with "hat in h a n d " but, later, a stiffening attitude. The GVN eventually coimterattacked, but very cautiously. In many areas, the .ARVN had only marginal numerical superiority; replacements were not adequately trained; and some commanders lacked aggressiveness to exploit their tremendous superiority in firepower. The weakened Communists dug in and effectively used their infantry weapons and a few artillery pieces to repel ARVN assaults and determined major coimter offensives by conducting their own limited attacks.

Saigon's exaggerated concern over the threat to Hue delayed the Airborne-Marine drive to retake Quang Tri City, the only provincial capital lost to the Communists, untU NVA forces had sufficiently recovered and organized a desperate defense. The GVN's two best divisions were wasted in a bloody offensive to retake this non-strategic, sjmbolic pUe of rubble in mid-September. The opportunity to exploit AlUed advantages of air and sea mobiUty by launching the amphibious option at Vinh during June-July 1972 passed as the Hue perimeter was extended and heavy casualties forced full commitment of the Vietnamese Airborne and Marine Divisions. The North Vietnamese suffered very heavy casualties themselves, but they had pinned down South Vietnam's strategic reserve and prevented its employment against far more strategic terrain

elsewhere. It was Verdim, not Inchon, all over again!

Was the amphibious strike at Vinh an impractical figment of the author's fertile imagination and perhaps too limited analysis of the situation, or was it a viable option?

The answer Ues in its two major aspects. miUtary and poUtical. Two disdnguished experts addressed the former issue. Sir Robert Thompson, British coimterinsurgency expert and NMiite House consultant about Vietnam, stated "Disrupting the enemy's rear base while securing ones own is far more important in achieving victory and breaking the enemy's will to resist than . . . defeating the enemy's main forces in the field. In insurgency and coimterinsurgency it is primary."

In an interview quoted in Armed Forces Journal International (November 1980), General Roben H . Barrow, then CMC, stated: " . . . look at Inchon, the classical turning movement. .Most wars are won by getting on the other fellow's Unes of communication.

MacArthur referred to (Inchon) as his strategic masterpiece. Also one could speculate on what the results would have been had we landed in NVN, around Vinh, and come south in a son of hamma-/an%il action.

I'm not suggesting it would have ended the war, but rather that we failed to exploit the usefulness of our amphibious capability."

I beUeve that General Barrow, who was CG, MCB, Okinawa in mid-1972, primarUy was speaking about earUer in the war, when NVN maintained a large strategic reserve that would have required a large US invasion force; when China might have intervened mUitarily as in Korea; and when the NVA was fighting a semi-guerilla war and was much less dependent on P O L , ammunition for heavy weapons, and vehicle repair parts.

The most knowledgeable experts were the North Vietnamese themselves; in mid-1972 their diplomatic personnel queried news correspondents about US/South Vietnamese intentions to invade them.

As to amphibious capabiUties, formidable US Marine forces and naval support were available to Commander, Task Force 76 by early May 1972, according to MGen. E.J. Miller USMC and RAdm. W . D . Toole, Jr., USN, the respective commanders. They wrote in 1974: "The obvious objective was to project this available seapower ashore and strike the enemy behind the lines, inasmuch as the coast line w as lightly defended and the enemy was well extended. The tactical advantage of such operations was clear, bm political constraints precluded the reintroduction of US Marine Corps troops into South Viet Nam in a land warfare role . . . " Instead, USMC heUcopters and LVTs lifted up to 3 battalions of Vietnamese Marines during each of four limited strikes in Quang Tri between 13 May and 22 July.

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Obviously, the limited and localized benefits of a turning movement behind NVA forces in northern I Corps were not deemed commensurate with political consequences of reintroducing US troops. But, suppose the reintroduction could have decisively altered the war and forced its favorable conclusion; would the high stakes not have justified overriding the political constraints?

In the decade since I suggested the amphibious option at Vinh to the US Mission CouncU, the question of its poUtical feasibUity, especially the reintroduction of US troops, bothered me. Use of the 3rd Marine Division on Okinawa for the amphibious assault was deemed essential by me (and later confirmed by USMC advisers) because of the rapid replacement of losses in the Vietnamese Marine Division with personnel untrained in amphibious techniques. From the news media I had learned that unprecedented use of heav7 weapons and blatant invasion by the NVA had temporarily but sharply curtailed anti-Vietnam criticism worldwide. I don't think the outcry over the 3rd Marine Division invading NVN in mid-1972 would have exceeded that following the aUeged "carpet bombing" of Hanoi by B-52s in December 1972, and which the Administration weathered.

I recently queried Ambassador Bunker concerning his memory of the particular briefing in which I advocated execution of the amphibious option at Vihn. He graciously repUed with a telephone caU and a letter, but unfortunately, his memory and records yielded no further details. He did state his "beUef that Washington would have found it impossible poUticaUy to reintroduce American forces into Vietnam and that Gen. Abrams felt incapable of diverting any ARVN troops from the job at hand of turning back the North Vietnamese offensive."

He also wrote "I think you are right in describing the option at Vihn as a "missed opportunity" . . . (as was his own) proposal made in June 1967 to cut the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos."

At the time. Ambassador Bunker, having already had his earUer proposal rejected, must have felt a natural reluctance (as anyone else in his position would have) to suggest the bold proposal of a lone and junior civiUan analyst to a 4-star general and his large miUtary staff who were preoccupied with the desperate battles for South Vietnam.

This explains why my proposal probably "died" in the Embassy conference room (and why I didn't get any further with it among my acquaintances at MACV J-2 either), but not why it apparently didn't occur to someone else with sufficient "horsepower" to have it receive serious consideration at MACV or the Pentagon.

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Ultimately, the decision to invade NVN would have to have come from Washington.

Dr. Kissinger's 1979 memoirs. White House Years provide strong clues to the national decision-making process in mid-1972. On page 1178 he states that, while a three-day B-52 strike on Hanoi and Haiphong was contemplated in early April 1972, he favored the mining blockade of NVN, originally proposed by Kissinger's staff in 1969. He also states that the B-52 strike concept "had to contend with the reluctance of Gen. Abrams, who, even though his air forces had been augmented far above his recommendations, still insisted that he needed all his assets for the crucial battle in South Vietnam." I believe they overestimated the NVA; failed to see NVN's vulnerability; and lacked the rare strategic insight, appreciation for amphibious operations, and daring shown by Gen. MacArthur at Inchon, despite his past example.

Kissinger and George C. Carver, CIA expert on Vietnam, recognized that the mining would only be effective until overland routes through China could be established.

On 6 May, Kissinger sent a backchannel message to Ambassador Bunker: "To put it in the bluntest terms, we are not interested in half-measures; we want to strike in a fashion that maximizes their difficulties . . .

There should be no question in either your or General Abrams's mind that we want to devote the necessary assets."

Describing our relations with Peking in mid-May, after the bombing and mining had started, Kissinger asserts "[Chinese] UN Ambassador Huang Hua repeated [to Kissinger] the official line that China stood behind its friends. But he did not demur when I pointed out that we had warned Peking half a dozen times of our determination to react strongly if Hanoi sought to impose a military solution. Nor did our actions in Vietnam prevent Huang Hua from encouraging a visit by me to Peking in June. We had not only achieved a free hand in Vietnam; we would be able to continue at the same time . . . our foreign policy" [vis-a-vis China and the USSR].

Speaking further about NVN and the American domestic situation, Kissinger states: "Our twin summits had undoubtedly engendered a sense of isolation in the North.

We were seeing their effects on the morale of the North Vietnamese leadership, population, and armed forces. And they had greatly strengthened Nixon's domestic position, thus removing Hanoi's key weapon of leverage on us." I was not privy to Dr. Kissinger's insights in 1972, of course, but I had read intelligence reports about NVN's leaders withholding information about the Moscow and Peking summits from their people (an information gap quickly filled by US and

South Vietnamese radio propaganda broadcasts) and had gathered as much about US domestic policies (which Kissinger describes as "Hanoi's key weapon") from the press.

The ultimate decision to exercise the Vinh amphibious option would have been President Nixon's. Of his attitudes at this time.

Dr. Kissinger says: "As I have repeatedly shown, Nixon was exceedingly suspicious of negotiations in general (unless he had a nearly ironclad guarantee of success) and especially with the North Vietnamese. He doubted that anything would ever come of them; as his election prospects improved, he saw no reason to pursue them . . . (later) Nixon saw no possibility of progress (in the peace talks) until after the election and probably did not even desire it. Even then, he preferred escalation before sitting down to negotiate."

But, what escalation? The bombing and mining cards already had been played.

Unless they were tragicaUy overconfident in US firepower and technical superiority alone to bring an end to the war, the President and his top security adviser apparently would have seriously considered a limited operation, such as a combined US-South Vietnamese amphibious assault on Vinh. The bombing, mining, and miUtary defeats in the South might be compared to a series of left jabs that "set up" a boxing opponent, but, sadly, the amphibious "right uppercut" against Vinh was never launched.

It's too late for recriminations now; Indochina is lost. But, the lesson of the missed opportunity at Vinh can still be learned; Inchon was not an anomaly; amphibious operations remain a viable form of modern maneuver warfare that can decisively influence the outcome of a war.

Questions also emerge. If the amphibious opportunity at Vinh was apparent to a mere captain-turned-junior analyst in Saigon, what were the generals and admirals, the ambitious staff officers, and intelligence "experts" in Washington thinking about? I have seen no indication that any of them ever saw the Vinh opportunity during May thru June 1972 when NVN was most vulnerable. Are our intelligence and operational bureaucracies any more coordinated today, or are they stiU Uke their 1972 counterparts, perhaps too immersed in quantifying data "trees" to see the "forest" of their enemy's strategic vulnerability?

Ed. Note: When your editor was Head of the Command Dept. of the Marine Corps Command & Staff College (1968-71), the final or graduation staff problem was an amphibious operation against Vinh. The problem had been used for several years prior and presumably several years after. All of which proves that key terrain attracts attention.

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Annapolis and Naval Air Naval Aviation Camp 1911-14; Naval Air Facility

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Professor Paolo E. Coletta

U.S. Naval Aviation began in 1911 at Greenbury Point, across the Severn River from the U.S. Naval Academy, on the present site of the Naval Radio Station. On 31 October, the Chief of the Bureau of Construction and Repair suggested to the Secretary of the Navy that one or more aeroplanes be acquired to test their use for naval purposes. Although Lt. Theodore G. EUyson '05 was the first naval officer to undergo flight training at the Glenn Curtiss Aviation Camp at North Island, San Diego beginning 23 December 1910, it was not until 4 March 1911 that $25,000 was granted the Bureau of Navigation for "experimental work in the development of aviation for naval purposes." Of this sum, $5,548.22 was allotted to the buUding of a hangar and establishment of an aviation schoql. On 17 March the Navy Department directed Lt.(jg) John Rodgers '03 to report to the Wright Company at Dayton, Ohio, for instruction inflying,and on 27 June issued similar orders to Lt. John H. Towers '06 to report for duty and instruction in flying at the Curtiss School, Hammondsport, N.Y., where his instructor would be "Spuds" EUyson. He quaUfied on 11 August after breaking an ankle when he crashed his first plane.

Meanwhile, on 8 May, the Navy had ordered its first aircraft, an A-1 hydroplane, from Curtiss. On 6 July, Capt. Washington I. Chambers '76, was ordered from his office in the Bureau of Navigation to temporary duty at the Naval Academy in connection with the establishment of an aviation experimental station at Greenbury Point, and on 23 August the officers on flight duty at Hammondsport and Dayton were ordered to duty at the Engineering Experiment Station located there. On 8 November Ens. Victor D. Herbster '08 joined EUyson and Towers, but on 29 December all the officers were directed to transfer to North Island, San Diego, and set up an aviation camp on land offered for the purpose by Curtiss. Back in Annapolis in the Spring of 1912, the first naval pilots camped in tents outside the Experiment Station and continued their 22

experiments. In addition to day and night collier at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to conflights â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the latter by the light of gasoline duct the first aviation operations with the burning in buckets in a line of rowboats â&#x20AC;&#x201D; fleet. During their two-month stay they they included the first attempt to launch an demonstrated the operational capabilities of airplane from a catapult operated by com- aircraft and greatly stimulated interest in pressed air released from an old torpedo aviation among fleet personnel. tube. Rescue personnel were two sailors in Tests continued at Annapolis during the bathing suits, and bullets frequently hit the Spring and Summer of 1913, with tragedy aircraft when Midshipmen at the rifle range involved. Bellinger on 13 June set a new behind them fired high.

American altitude record for seaplanes by reaching 6,200 feet but Billingsley, piloting an open cockpit Wright B-2 "hydroaeroplane" over the water, was thrown from the plane when it was hit by a downdraft and fell to his death. His passenger. Towers, held onto a strut and was seriously injued. Cur^ tiss thereupon designed the first safety belt.

Then, in consequence of the report of a board directed to draw up " a comprehensive plan for the organization of a Naval Aeronautic Service," the Navy Department directed that an Aeronautic Center be established at Pensacola, Florida for flight and ground training and for the study of advanced aeronautic engineering, and that a ship be sent there for training in operations at sea. An aUotment of $1.3 million was made for those purposes.

On 4 January 1914 the Marines at Annapolis were directed to proceed to Culebra for exercises with the Advanced Base Unit, and EUyson, Towers, Rodgers on 20 January all naval personnel and equipFirst Lt. Alfred A. Cunningham USMC, ment were ordered transferred from Annapreported to Annapolis after training at the olis to Pensacola to establish a flying school.

Burgess Company, Marblehead, Massachu- The station, including the station ship USS setts, on 22 May. He was joined on 18 MISSISSIPPI (BB-23), was commanded by September by the second Marine officer LCdr. Henry C. Mustin '96, with Towers as assigned to flight training, 1st Lt. B. L. his executive officer. Many years would pass Smith. before naval aviation returned to Annapolis.

On 6 October, Towers took off in a Cur- Indeed, the waters of Chesapeake Bay tiss A-2 from the water at Annapolis and set eroded Greenbury Point and threatened the a new American endurance record for planes hangar there. In 1923, the hangar was torn of any type of remaining airborne for six down and its lumber used to build sheds to hours and 11 minutes. Between 25 October protect 500 hogs the Academy kept on its and 2 December, Ens. G. deC. Chevalier '10, farm at the Point.

Lt.Gg) P. N. L. Bellinger '07, and Ens. W. In 1924, and every other year while he was D. Billingsley '09 reported to Annapolis. in office thereafter, SecNav Curtis D. WilOn 6 January 1913 the entire aviation bur, '88 visited aU sorts of naval installations. complement from Annapolis arrived on a He opposed the combined military air servShipmate, November 1984

ice avidly proposed by Brig. Gen. William "Billy" Mitchell USA and supported the naval air arm, including aircraft carriers and rigid airships. He approved the recommendation of RAdm. L. W. NuUon '89, Superintendent of the Naval Academy in 1925, that changed the Departments of Engineering and Seamanship to the Departments of Engineering and Aeronautics; and of Seamanship and FUght Tactics, and brought to the Academy nine officers and 18 men from the fleet as flight instructors. All new ensigns would be given three months of special instruction and flight work at Annapolis immediately after graduation at a naval air facility to be established along the southern side of the Naval Experiment Station. The training squadron originally known as Naval Air Detail, after 1929 became Training Squadron VN85D. During the first two years after he graduated, every physically capable officer was expected to qualify as a naval observer or naval aviator and, beginning in 1926, Midshipmen First Class were given flight training during the Summer as part of their train"Hi!-

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ing, but not as a specialty. The H-16, F-5L planes and then N3N Yellow Perils and JRFs were the plane types used for many years.

These were also used for emergency and utility purposes, for aeronautical research by the academic departments at the Academy, and for flight time by Naval Aviators at the Academy and at the Postgraduate School, which remained in AnnapoUs until 1951.

Operations under a Director of Aviation, originally Capt. Harry A. Baldridge '02, were routine between 1925 and 1929. While there never was a flight fatality, the facilities at the old Santee Dock at the Naval Academy were extremely poor. Finally, in 1937, construction began on a ramp and hangar next to the Engineering Experiment Station. The work encompassed an area of 16.45 acres with 4,155 square yards of concrete in taxi areas, hangars, apron, and ramps. There were 15 buildings with 63,316 square feet of floor space. Link trainers were provided, and the personnel complement was about 30 officers and 250 men. When seaplane types failed to interest many Midshipmen in a career in naval aviation, the Superintendent recommended the acquisition of a land base but the Navy Department rejoined that he Shipmate, November 1984

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should use the facilities at NAS Jacksonville.

During World War II, therefore, 15 seaplanes of various types were used and the station complement remained steady at about 30 officers and 250 men. When the Bureau of Navigation recommended the acquisition of a land base — NAF Annapolis was the only naval aviation installation that operated only from water — COMINCH vetoed it, as did the Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics a third such recommendation in 1944. In 1946 VAdm. Aubrey W. Fitch '06, the naval aviator serving as Superindent and Commandant of the Severn River Naval Command, tried to interest the Chief of Naval Operations in providing a land base, saying that one was imperative because of the expansion in the number of Midshipmen in the classes of 1947 and 1948 and a corresponding increase in Naval Aviators in his command who had to maintain required flight time.

By order of the Secretary of the Navy, Capt. Robert B. Pirie '26 reported on 8 April 1946 as the first head of a new Department of Aviation. The ground school segment of instruction was considered equal to that offered at Pensacola, and every Midshipman would get about 20 hours of flight time at the air station and at least six hours of CIC instruction aboard BLOCK ISLAND ( C V E 106), which was towed from Norfolk in November 1946 and moored at the Naval Air Activity SecNav James Forrestal created out of the old VN8D5 on 17 July 1947. BLOCK ISLAND also served as quarters for an AviaLaunching a Yellow Peril

tion Boatswains Mate School operated by 30 officers and 13 men. With six planes, these men hoped to graduate 40 men monthly.

Logistic support for the activity was provided by the Naval Station at Annapolis.

Then using newly overhauled N3Ns, the Naval Air Activity was disestablished and recommissioned as a Naval Air Facility on 20 March 1950. While the Midshipmen received aerial indoctrination in N3Ns, JRF-5S, and PBYs later replaced by PBM-5s.

In September 1950 USS APL-5 replaced BLOCK ISLAND, which was placed in reserve in Philadelphia. In March 1951, the morale of the NAF personnel greatly improved when they moved from their floating quarters on the APL to the Naval Station barracks.

Appropriate ceremonies were held on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the naval aviation camp at Greenbury Point in 1911.

While the NAF seaplanes were used for emergency and utility purposes, it was obvious that NAF could no longer provide realis-

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tic training for the Midshipmen — of whom 998 were instructed in aviation in 1945 by 13 Naval Aviators and six staff officers — and also for aviators attached to the Academy and the Postgraduate School as well (the last flew 24 percent of the flight time in 1952).

Total flights in 1952 approximated 9,000, with 12,000 hours of flight time for the planes. In consequence much study was given by the Academy to saving a program that offered air indoctrination to the Midshipmen, provided flight time to the many aviators at the Academy and PG School, and kept aerial activity alive at the major institution that provided officers for the fleet.

The Academy realized the limited potential of the N3Ns and the need for modern planes at a land field, but attempts failed to acquire land near Davidsonville, Maryland, about eight miles from the Academy, for an airport — the tobacco farmers in the area refused to give up some of the best land in Anne Arundel County. Moreover, the Academy set a twenty-minute ride limit to another air facility because of the impingment of a greater time upon classroom schedules of 23

aviators attached to the Academy and PG School. In any event, in 1958 CNO directed that the N3Ns be retired, in great part because of the logistic problem of keeping them operating, and vetoed a request for reconsideration by the Superintendent of the Academy. Thought was then given to using the new naval air facility established at Andrews Air Force Base, southeast of Washington, D.C. The seventeen-minute flight by heUcopter would be too expensive; the 32 mile ride by bus would take too long, and Andrews wanted no contract with the Academy. When the CNO directed the chief of Naval Air Training to assist the Academy with a summer air indoctrination program at Pensacola, men in Annapolis felt that doom impended.

On 9 July 1960, CNO directed that NAF Annapolis be disestablished by 1 July 1961 and move to the new NAF at Andrews.

Despite valiant attempts to save the Annapolis facility, even by the Chief of Naval Personnel, the Naval Inspector General on 26 January 1961 recommended to CNO that it be disestablished. Confirmation of the fact was announced on 2 March 1961, and the date of 17 January 1962 was accepted by the Secretary of the Navy. On that date all personnel had been transferred, all material had been sent elsewhere, and the land and buildings were transferred to the Academy to be used for supply and smaU boat storage — the end of a long era of naval aviation in Annapolis.

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Soviet Initiatives in Latin America Midshipman Theodore F. Olt. Ill U S N

Latin America has traditionally been regarded as a bastion of United States influence, and virtually ignored by most of Europe. Since adoption of the Monroe Doctrine, the United States has been firmly entrenched in Latin America, resistant to interference from outside the hemisphere.

But the emergence of the Soviet Union as a superpower, and growing anti-American or anti-imperiaUst sentiment, have brought a new power to the region. The Soviet Union has become a major power in Latin America, and wields considerable influence there through its poUtical, economic, military and ideological initiatives. The Soviet Union now has a firm foothold in Latin America, and its future holds potential for more power in this traditional bastion of United States influence.

There are many reasons for Soviet presence in Latin America, including military, economic, and idealogic considerations, but aU support common objectives: to strengthen its Third World position, and to weaken and undermine the influence of the United States in the Third World.

Soviet interest in Latin America and the Third World did not fully develop until after Stalin died in 1953: and did not really become a Latin American issue until 1959 when Castro's Cuban Revolution drew Moscow's attention. Until then Soviet interest had been influenced by the strength of the United States' influence, and the continuous failures of Conununist parties in the Western Hemisphere. Once Moscow's attention was attracted to Latin America, events developed slowly, partially because of a limited knowledge of the region. This was solved by creation of the Soviet Institute of Latin America, a union of speciaUsts formed to keep Soviet policy makers informed on Latin American issues. Castro's Leninist/Marxist regime gave Moscow hope that further Communist expansion was possible, yet it remained cautious in its approach, trying to avoid the high costs of military-economic commitments, and the risk of a confrontation with the Shipmate, November 1984

United States while vulnerable. Vulnerability was apparent in the Cuban Missile Crisis, showing that even though the United States could coexist with communist regimes, Washington would not allow a Soviet military extension so close to the United States.

Thus, until recently, the Soviet approach to Latin America has been dedicated to peaceful development of Soviet/Latin American political and economic relations in order to enlarge Soviet influence, thereby eroding United States domination there. While the Sovites also attempted an arms build-up and military presence in the region, it was considered more of a test of United States reaction, since it was too small and too vulnerable to be a serious threat to United States strategic interests. The Soviet approach to Latin America was initially a "selling" approach, stressing peaceful coexistence; supporting the rising tide of nationalism; and quitely pushing the anti-imperialist attitudes of the people, while maintaining a low profile not to appear as exploiting the region.

This was accomplished by programs including economic aid, technical assistance, eduation and training, as weU as supplying advanced technology for military and economic uses. Assistance was not purely benevolent. It was part of the Soviet overall approach to world socialism. By openly seeking peaceful relations, and supplying Latin America and the Third World with economic aid, the Soviet Union gave the appearance of a friendly nation; while it was also often involved in covert action; e.g. espionage, propaganda, political agitation, and revolutionary violence against the same governments that they were formally aiding. This is typical of the Soviet Union's approach to the Third World in general. It is not uncommon for the Soviet Union to openly maintain relations with a Third World government, while covertly seeking their absorption into the sphere of Communism.

This original approach, however, toward Latin America and the Third World was not entirely without its drawbacks. First, there

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was a basic mistrust of the Soviet Union's motives in their foreign relations, as well as criticism of the Soviet Union's handling of Third World problems like hunger and poverty. These have led to set backs in the Third World; e.g. Soviet expulsion from Egypt in 1972. These setbacks have led Moscow to realize that ideological goals could not be reached without a more direct approach, thus altering its approach to Latin America and Third World relations. The rise of the Soviet Union's power projection capability; strategical parity with the West, and the West's vulnerability to the denial of natural resources has led the USSR towards an increased interventionism policy in Latin America and the Third World. While there has not been direct intervention in Latin America, precedent exists, as in Afghanistan, and the Soviet/Cuban intervention in Angola. In addition, the new Soviet approach is evidenced by increasing arms deliveries and proxy intervention illustrated by the findings after the United States incursion into Grenada.

In Cuba, there is the ideal proxy force for furthering Soviet Latin American influence.

Cuba leads Latin America as the critic of the United States there, serving as a new model for development of Latin American countries. The Soviet Union maintains Cuba's loyalty through economic aid; Cuba has the highest per capita debt to the Soviet Union of any country, repaying with political and military service to the creditor. These services are especially helpful in Latin America, where the Cubans are well-accepted because of their common culture and historical background, which helps to counteract distrust of foreign aid. Cubans serve Soviet interests in the areas of construction, medicine, education and military training. In addition, Cuban forces have fought elsewhere, as in Angola, supporting Soviet Third-World objectives. It is increasingly accepted that the Cuban civil service is also trained to react militarily, as is evident by Cuban construction workers' resistance in Grenada.

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With Cuba as a proxy, the Soveit Union has initiated a very active role in Latin American affairs. It has shown it will support unpopular movements and direct revolutionary activities in a manner to guarantee dependency on the Soviet Union. In addition, the Soviet Union is active in arms deals.

In general, it has become inclined to involvement in regional conflicts, using arms aid and the proxy of Cuba to expand its influence and to erode the prestige of the United States there.

Besides armed aggression and arms sales, the Soviet Union still relies on political and economic means to achieve its objectives.

Politically, the Soviets are very Uberal in developing relations; seeking them with many nations that are vocally anti-communist and those hosting multi-national corporations. This policy is opportunistic, motivated by economic or ideological considerations vice goodwill. Often the Soviets conduct relations with a nation, while at the same time supporting a revolutionary front there. The Soviet Union supports the numerous communist parties in Latin America, but the effect primarily is supporting the common goal of decreasing United States influence, owing to the fragmentation of party allegiances among Moscow, Havana and Peking. Soviet diplomacy also serves as a base for covert operations, with an estimated one-half of its embassy staff in Latin America expected to be KGB agents involved in covert intellignece operations. It is apparent that the Soviet Union prefers to maintain relations with as many nations as possible, regardless of ideology, not out of benevolence, but to further political and economic objectives. At the same time, existence of formal relations with a particular country does not preclude efforts to support revolution there.

In additon to the political initiatives of the Soviet Union, the Soviets have made efforts to expand economic initiatives. Although the economic approach is cautious, taking care to avoid heavy losses, they will accept such losses if political advantage can be gained.

Because of U.S. trade restrictions, many Latin American countries are turning toward Europe and the Soviet Union for trade. In this, Latin America gains from the diversification of relations, and the Soviet gain is economic and political leverage over Latin America. Growing acceptance of Soviet trade is clear, and the Soviets capitalize on this by accepting a 4:1 trade deficit to build up relations in Latin America.

Clearly the Soviet Union is making an effort to establish relations in Latin America, and to diminish the United States influence, but this is only possible because it is being accepted, and supported by conditions in 26

Latin America. Two major factors common to the region are nationalism and antiimperialist feeling directed against the United States for past exploitation. In addition, the economy is almost universally poor, with high poverty, unemployment, insufficient housing, and lack of education. All are conditions suitable for a sociaUst movement. The Soviet Union recognizes this and uses it to enter the Latin American picture. The Soviet effort has been fairly successful. Foundation of the Latin American Economic System (SELA) represents an anti-imperialist, anticapitalist movement, and Cuba plays the leadership role, while the United States is excluded. This anti-imperialist feeling, however, does not toally benefit the Soviet Union. The same nationalism that serves when directed against the United States also works against the Soviets. There is an increasing anti-Soviet distrust as the Latin Americans perceive the Soviet Union's imperialism. What Latin America really desires is a peaceful environment in which to consoUdate independence and economic development. Now, too much effort is wasted by conflict among rival factions, and too little emphasis is placed on solving the economic problems of the region.

It is clear that the Soviet Union has taken a major initiative in Latin America, but the effect on the United States is not quite apparent. Latin America has traditionally been considered an American bastion, and the increased Soviet influence provides a potential for harmful effects on the United States, economically and militarily. Latin America is rich in natural resources, a major reason for the United States' interest over the years.

Because of this, American industry depends on the region's resources. In 1976, the combined investment of American industry there was greater than that in the rest of the combined Third World. Recent decline of the United States' prestige and foreign relations world-wide should cause Latin America to continue to be important to the United States, and the presence of the Soviet Union in the region leaves the U.S. vulnerable to the denial of resources, which could be disastrous to industry.

Beside the economic effects of increased Soviet influence, the United States also faces a strategic threat. While there is no cause for fear of a direct attack on the United States from an exposed southern frontier, the existence of a Soviet presence in Latin America is a consideration to strategic planning. The Soviet presence is a threat to the South Atlantic shipping lanes, which are vital since U.S. aircraft carriers and supertankers are not able to use the Panama Canal. In addition, Soviet naval bases in Latin America would lengthen the on-station time of Soviet

nuclear missile submarines and conventional warships, making Western sea lines of communication extremely vulnerable, diverting U.S. resources from other areas. In addition, the presence of Soviet forces might preclude U.S. intervention in any regional conflict.

The Soviet Union has already firmly established a foothold in Latin America, creating the potential for a major crisis in United States influence and interests. The question now is what to expect in the future? While the Soviet position in Latin America is not strong enough to be a physical threat, it is strong enough to limit U.S. options. For example, the Soviet Union has been prevented in the past from basing strategic weapons in Cuba, but what is to prevent future attempts? During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the United States enjoyed both strategic and conventional superiority in the region, and could dictate from a strong power base: but now the Soviet/Cuban team posses a counterforce and a similar crisis could easily turn to open conflict. In addition, the Soviet Union defines its role as a world power as having the right and duty to interact in world affairs, and to support anticolonial revolution for national liberation.

With these perceptions, a foothold in Latin America, and a strong wUl to undermine United States influence, the future in the region is not bright. The United States can no longer approach Latin America with the Monroe Doctrine. The Soviet Union has the capacity and the will to project its power in Latin America, and it has shown in other parts of the Third World that it is not afraid to do so. The United States must formulate a Latin American policy opposing the Soviet expansionism and supporting equality and independence of Latin American nations.

The use of force and military aid will only lead to further conflict in the region. The United States should keep in mind that Latin America has no overwhelming desire to join the Soviet Bloc, it is merely struggling to solve its own problems, and attempting to establish its own identity in the world picture.

Unless the new Soviet leadership unexpectedly initiates new programs in Latin America or the rest of the Third World, the future bodes a continuation of the present Soviet approach toward the Third World.

While being cautious to avoid any direct confrontation with the United States or its Allies, the Soviet Union will continue to employ political, economic, and military initiatives to support its goals of increasing Third World influence at the expense of decreasing United States influence and prestige in the Third World.

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Letters From Vietnam Thomas C. Leiser

Thirteen years ago I returned from my second tour in Vietnam as an officer in the U.S. Navy. During these deployments I wrote many letters to my famUy and friends.

Some were written to provide a contrast to what was being presented by the American news media. I have selected excerpts from four of these letters to Ulustrate: first impressions of Vietnam; extensions of the war into Cambodia; compassion for the civilian casualties; and final conclusions on our role in Southeast Asia.

This article is dedicated to Jany and Bill, whose love carried me through; and to Brian and John, may the lessons be learned.

25 January, 1969 Today I came face to face with an issue that has been debated, photographed, doctmiented, and blasphemied. I spent the day visiting hospitals, inteUigence operations, Seabee BattaUons, barracaded installations, and the teeming streets of Danang, Republic of Vietnam. I am still amazed and stunned at aU the poverty and touched with the glaring contrasts in a nation whose hearts are scarred with war.

It is very easy to discern when one reaches the boundaries of the city and the military take over. Every corner has several machineguns embedded in high piles of sand bags surrounded by dense barbwire. Most of these areas are patroled by the Vietnamese Army who rather stoicaUy Usten to a transitor radio as they straddle the walls looking like emaciated Humpty-Dumpties. However, strategic locations such as the bridge between Danang and Camp Tien-Sha are alertly guarded by Americans who randomly fire into the water below. Again I was met with contrasts as from this same bridge I could see children passively riding their water buffaloes in the rice paddies below.

Up to this point the fighting seemed very distant to me and Danang appeared as a prison for the Americans and a rest home for the Vietnamese soldiers. This impression of Vietnam was abruptly changed when I visited the main American hospital. At least every 15 minutes a helicopter would bring wounded GI's into camp and then immediately leave to pick up more casualties.

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The landing strip was stained with blood and 1 got a Uttle queasy as I greeted several Marines still bleeding from the morning action.

It wUl be up to historians to conclude if the end justified the means in this conflict.

However, at this point I feel that our efforts are stagnant both at the conference table and on the battlefield. Whether to end the present deadly stalemate by premature negotiations or to escalate militarily for a resounding victory is a costly decision . . . the price of peace.

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23 May 1970 President Nixon certainly didn't waste any time pulling me out of Vietnam. I'd barely gotten settled into the routine of patroling the canals on Barrier Reef that I was sent with ten boats up the Mekong into Cambodia.

What the news termed an extension of the war was actually a very simple, long-overdue short cut to ending the conflict. Ideals were long ago violated by the VC/NVA as they fought their guerilla war. Their strategy was merely what Mao Tse Tung advocated, "The people are the sea and revolutionaries are the fish that swim in the sea." Thus, boundaries

meant nothing to the enemy as they were free to choose supply routes and lines of communications.

Having previously operated in Vietnam within easy mortar range of Cambodia, I was obviously very happy to participate in the sweep to destroy the VC/NVA outposts, arms caches, and staging areas. We wiU be withdrawing our forces soon, having accomplished a crucial blow to the enemies' morale and supplies which wiU enable the South Vietnamese to take over their part of the war much more easily and safely. Sitting Ducks only belong in carnivals. Even though some feel this conflict is a real side-show, I'm over here and I don't like being handicapped by idealistic fantasies.

This brings me to the other harsh reality of this war, the innocent suffering of the civUians. I'U never forget the fear and hunger in the eyes of the chUdren. Oh, the many things we take for granted! The very simple basic necessities of life took on the dimensions of being the most precious commodities on earth for these refugees.

We're not over here fighting for ideals, we're fighting for these people's lives. How wrong our initial commitment might have been, we can't leave these people alone to suffer at the hands of a nation where human life has no value. Once these people can defend themselves, I'll be more than happy to call my job completed.

Peace, pull out now, I'll pack up as soon as I can to return to my beautiful family and joys of Uving in America. However, I've got a job here and I can't advocate a hasty retreat.

29 June, 1970 Recently I found myself in Binh Thuy in the heart of the Delta and I was boarding a helicopter for a ride to Seafloat, deep in the jungles of the south.

We had an uneventful take-off and a standard flight pattern at 1,500 feet and 90 knots cruising over the maze of canals and rivers cutting the endless fields of rice paddies at aU angles and directions. Suddenly, clouds surrounded the helo and the fickle monsoon rains quickly engulfed the craft. As the pUots were skiUfuUy dodging the squalls, the nature 27

of the mission took on an entirely different priority. We received a med-evac request, a call for help. Somewhere below two Vietnamese women and a child had been blown up by a VC booby trap. The report was classified Urgent, Life or Death. Even with the coordinates for pickup, recognition would be very difficidt in the driving rain.

We dropped, hovered, and slanted between trees and hootches. After 15 minutes of aerobatics we spotted a weak dying fire shielded by a smaU group of soldiers in an open field. This was the spot and soon we had a yoimg woman aboard wrapped in blood stained blankets. Her eyes were closed and swoUen. FoUowing her was an even younger woman with a bandaged head and half an ear carrying a hysterical bUnded child just over a year old. Do the VC employ terrorism cimong the civiUans? A mine planted to disrupt the elections of 28 Jtme exploded a day later in the faces of three irmocent human beings.

This perverted, cowardly attack should have flUed my heart with immense hatred, but at the moment there was only room for feelings of compassion and prayers for these maimed friends of mine on board the DusTOFF. When I touched their hands to feel their pulse, they responded by clutching firmly to my grasp. They smiled, grateful for the reassm-ance and strength I was trying to give them.

We are needed to help the Vietnamese hold and secure their homes and Uves from the subversive elements of the VC. When the people are able to protect themselves and thus ensure the freedom of choice in elections, to choose any form of government without the fear of retribution, otu- job wiU be done.

6 February 1971 After spending more than 17 months in direct support of the United States efforts in Vietnam, I feel it is appropriate to reassess our role in Southeast Asia.

Beginning with Truman in 1949 we backed the coloniaUsm of the French with 80% of their suppUes for their Indo-China War. Ho Chi Minh, a strong nationaUst, defeated the French miUtarily and united North Vietnam in 1954.

Eisenhower sent in 800 advisors, Keimedy upped it to 15,000, and Johnson started bombing the north and brought in more than 550,0(X) Americans (nearly Vi of the entire U.S. Army). Finally Nixon not only realized the disaster, but also began to treat it properly. Only by turning the war effort over to the Vietnamese to handle on their own and to decide their own fate can peace be attained in Vietnam.

A fine example of a joint effort with American advisors is our latest operations in 28

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Cambodia. Our order was to supply Phnom Penh with fuel, ammunition, and food. We chose the route up the Mekong River as the most effective means to deUver large quantities of the critical suppUes. We employed Cambodian combat troops (FANK) on fast boats as an interdiction element in choke areas of the river about an hotu- ahead of the convoy. When the convoy passes, these boats are extracted and

"leap-frogged" ahead of the convoy and inserted further up the river. The main body of the convoy has a screening force of VNN (Vietnamese Navy) boats and a reaction force of ARVN (Army of Vietnam) embarked on more VNN craft. To complete the tactics there is continuous air cover for the transit. The convoys have taken some fire, but no casualties.

I am proud to be a member of the forces that organized these tactics. I have been honored to work with talented and motivated Vietnamese and Cambodians. We were professionals doing our job.

"When the necessity for arms ceases, armaments will disappear. The basic causes of war are not armaments, but human minds."

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Dominoes Rear Admiral K e m p Tolley U S N (Ret.)

Sometimes the domino theory works, leading to unexpected ends. In this case, the first domino feU in an Army dental cUnic waiting room, where I was killing time reading a magazine caUed, Soldier. On the back cover was a fuU page photo of a busty blonde in brief, precariously anchored deshabiUe, kneeUng on a polar bear skin rug. It looked Uke a perfect iUustration for a tale I was writing for the Yangtze River Patrol Association's quarterly publication, Yangtze Patroller.

This was a true story, wherein somewhat deviously I become the possessor of a handsome bearskin named "Oscar." His fur had been weU charged with pepper, as a moth inhibitor, a fact not known to its then owner, a Shanghai Frenchman whose plans went disastrously awry as a result. (The story wiU not be told here, previously having been censored on an earUer try and rated as "X.") Suffice to say that I got the bearskin which the Frenchman had found useless for his purposes, got a good story, then 40 years later, needed a photo to Ulustrate it.

The photo carried its maker's name over "Santa Monica." The geographic locator in the back of our indispensable Register of Alumni, revealed that classmate Al Baird Uved in Santa Monica. Second domino Al performed magnificently, coming up with fuU name and address of the photographer, a request to whom brought the foUowing heartwarming reply: I read with great interest your letter telling of the formation of the Yangtze River Patrol Association. What a great idea! And to think you were able to carry it out so that you now have 300 members. Of course you may have my permission to use the photograph . . .

Tucked in with the above was a note from his wife. A good friend of her family and one-time boy friend had served with the 4th Marines in Shanghai. Then he had returned Stateside, got his wings and gone back to China with the volunteer Flying Tigers.

Shortly, his letters stopped, but cherishing the hope that sustains so many with lost kin and friends, she dreamed that perhaps he had been shot down and even to this day might still be in some remote Chinese village. She wondered if through the Yangtze Patroller, Shipmate, November 1984

someone among our Old China Hands might be found who could tell her what happened to Patrick.

There is an organization somewhere for almost everyone in the armed forces who ever sailed, flew, rode or hiked. So I wrote to Mrs. Anna Chennault, widow of the founder of the Flying Tigers, Major General Claire Chennault. Anna passed by letter to the editor of the Jing Bao Journal, the pubUcation of the Flying Tigers of the 14th Air Force Association, Inc.

P^Ws on RANGER (CV-4)

In short order, replies began to come in to my appeal printed in JBJ, from enlisted and officer. Patrick was a swashbuckling, muscular, handsome six-footer, hero to the enlisted men because he organized athletic events, and gave heU to colonels who blew dust in their eyes. But he was something of a bore to fellow pilots, who felt him overly gung-ho. At any rate, it developed that Patrick was attacking a bridge near Canton where he waited too long to puU out of a dive after releasing his bomb. So the bomb crept along the fuselage until it hit the prop, following which there was a large bang. There would be no Patrick in any Chinese village.

Amongst the interesting repUes to the JBJ appeal was one that mentioned in passing how some of the 14th Air Force's P-40s got to China: They were transported across the Atlantic aboard USS RANGER (CV-4) then

flown off when near the coast of Africa.

That was a new one. Like most people, my impression was that the only Army Air Force launchings from a carrier was the 1942 Doohttle raid on Tokyo. We had to track this one down.

So next domino was able Miss Martha Crawley, Operational Archives, Naval Historical Center, Washington, who dug out of the files RANGER'S action report regarding this ferry mission: USS RANGER, 769 feet long, 14,000 tons, completed in 1934, was our first carrier built from the keel up as such. On 22 April 1942, convoyed by heavy cruiser AUGUSTA (CA-31) and five destroyers, plus tanker USS MERRIMACK (AO-37), she departed Quonset Point, R.I. loaded with 68 P-40 type aircraft, 68 Army pilots, and 30 enlisted armorers, mechanics, crew chiefs. Also tucked aboard were 4 VSB for ASW enroute and during the critical flyoff period. They were headed for Accra, Gold Coast, arriving in early May. At 0910 on 10 May the first group of 12 planes was launched, 46 miles off the beach. At 0947, 16 more roared away, the wind at 10 knots.

(RANGER could do 29 knots all out.) Then at 1107, 20 more flew off. After some rain squalls had cleared, 15 more planes were launched at 1514. The last group of five, which had had mechanical difficulties earUer, finally was launched at 1709, by which time Accra was only 36 miles away.

Last plane off. RANGER instantly headed for the barn, awaiting with tense eagerness the message, "CHEERIO BARR 157," from radio Accra, which arrived at 1935. (LCol. John E. Barr, USAAC, was commanding officer of the detachment.) It was a prearranged message meaning that all 68 planes had arrived safely.

The trip home as well as that out had been uneventful. On the way back, AUGUSTA fuelled once and the destroyers twice. Two of the latter knocked into each other, with minor damage. The several submarine alerts had produced no solid spoor. But certain lessons had been learned: pick up the ammo ashore; fully armed, some of the planes nearly hit the water even with a light gasoUne load (about 100 gallons). Indoctrinate aU pilots 29

in carrier takeoff. Carry an Army paymaster so their men wouldn't have to borrow pocket money from the ship's welfare fund. .A.nd lastly (for the benefit of any KGB among our readers) judging by the amount of information as to mission and destination which was known to Army personnel prior to departure. Navy security in general was far better.

From 1 July to 5 August 1942, an additional 50 or more P-40s were transported to Africa in the same manner, once again launched at sea for a short fly-in. As in Colimibus's day, if one continued in a fixed direction over the sea (even an Army aviator) he was eventuaUy bound to strike land.

How did they make out? Perhaps they should have stuck with the carrier. Once ashore, the P-40s were organized into groups of eight, to fly across the waist of Africa, landing on dirt runways, frequently fueling from drums of gas. Two groups got lost over the African desert through navigational errors. Nine planes cracked up. Difficulties and delays expanded. But about 58 of the original 68 eventuaUy reached India from that fust load.

The final domino is yet to fall. Information continues to trickle in, from pilots, ground crewmen, and sailormen aboard the various carriers. Most surprising to this black shoe author is the greatly expanding scope

of Army-Navy "carrier" operations: USS W.\sp ferry trip to Iceland before Pearl Harbor, W.4SP again in the Med, flving off both British and American planes, and an even greater joint effort in the Pacific, where the 7th U.S. Army Air Force operated under Navy command for a considerable number of such "carrier" operations. In the Mediterranean, and perhaps in the Pacific as weU, Army planes even flew off jeep carriers, both British and American.

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A Few Inches From The Yard Midshipman J o h n Deranian '85

There is always one thing you can say about the Naval Academy â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it never stays the same! The biggest change to date has to be the arrival of the brand new Yard Patrol Craft (YP's). It has been almost twenty-five years since we received new ones and these have long out-lived their ability to play "tag" with the sea wall! Yes, we all look back at our days of our turn at the helm of one of the greyhounds of the Severn with great fondness. Especially after Second Class Summer when we have had the opportunity to really become acquainted with some of our Classmates in the close quarters of forward berthing. It basically reminded me of all those old World War II movies with everyone sleeping in hammocks!

(The guy's rack above you is about four inches from your nose and if you try to turn over, your shoulder digs into his back!) What memories!

because of rotting. He cited that because it had been decided to replace them, the Academy wanted to see what improvements could be made rather than duplicating the present ones. Significantly important was the decision to increase the mission of the new YP's.

The size was to be dramatically enhanced, 108' versus 80' and a displacement of 175 long tons vice 60 long tons. By making the YP's larger they would carry more Midshipmen (24 versus approximately 18), have a greater unreplenished range of 1400 NM, be capable of operating in the open ocean, facilitate a male/female crew more easily, and have a five-day endurance capability.

In addition, the new YP's will be able to be used for more training cruises in the event that the transportation of Midshipmen to their summer cruise ships becomes too expensive or there is insufficient availability of Fleet ships owing to current events in the world.

Of particular note, just to show how serious the Academy really is, these YP's have their own distilhng plants, a reverse osmosis distillation system to be exact. It was decided that the hull would continue to be made of wood as stipulated by the CNO. Steel, fiberglass, and aluminum were considered, but wood is, by far, the most "forgiving" in the sea wall contact sports. Also, the present personnel at the Naval Station are most experienced with repairing wood structures. Even though this was the most expensive alternative, the CNO had a broader concern of maintaining the capability of building large wooden ships in the event that the Navy ever needs them such as mine sweepers or fast river patrol boats.

Present YP Bumper Drill

Seriously, as much as we Mids Uke to make fun of the YPs, we all know just how valuable they were to us in learning how to drive a ship. By the time Youngster Cruise rolls around, standing watch on the bridge is no problem at all! (Even though there has been more than one Naval Science prof who has had his life and career flash before him as we approached the sea wall with "All Ahead Full" still rung up!)

Interestingly enough, these new YP's that the Academy is receiving are not only designed for Midshipmen, they were also designed

by Midshipmen. The initial interest for new YP's was made in January of 1977. By the Spring of that same year, the First Classmen naval architect majors were developing preliminary designs as their design project. Who could possibly be better suited for the job than someone who had already spent Plebe Year, Youngster Year, and Second Class Summer training aboard one of these very unique "ships?"

I had the opportunity to talk to Professor Roger H. Compton who has been in charge of the naval architecture First Class design projects for several years. I asked him for what other reasons than sheer age had the Naval Academy decided to put so much time and money into the development of a new yard patrol craft. He replied that the age itself was not the main problem as much as the major structural replacement that was becoming necessary Shipmate, November 1984

Port Quarter View of New YP

Seven years after the initial plans were made, the Academy has produced a new yard patrol craft. More importantly, however, is the fact that they were the offspring of a Midshipman design. Prof.

Compton told me that the final copy very closely resembles those first designs. As much as we, the Upperclass, will appreciate the modifications made, I would not be, in the least, surprised to return for my fifth reunion to hear the exact same complaints about the new YP's (all of them that is except about forward berthing). All I have to say is that I sure am glad that I won't be the first Plebe who decides to play "tag" with the sea wall. Whoever he may be, God help him!

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Long Time Passing: Vietnam & the Haunted Generation by Myra MacPherson, Doubleday & Co. Inc., 1984. 663 pp. $19.95.

The Vietnam War ended for America more than a decade ago. Yet there lingers a legacy to that war that pervades our society with effects that are perceptible but somehow not quite definable. There is a whole generation of Americans who experienced Vietnam in ways ranging from the ferocity of jungle combat to the placidity of a candlelight peace march. There were those who lost Umbs and those who burned draft cards, those who fled to Canada and those who won medals for heroism. Some went to jail for what they believed and others died for their convictions. Still others were never quite sure why they were fighting or why they were protesting. The diversity of experience of the Vietnam generation, both during the war and in the years since its inglorious end, is the subject of Myra MacPherson's monumental work Long Time Passing.

Realizing that she, like most of America, had been suffering from "collective amnesia over the Vietnam War," Miss MacPherson decided to explore the thoughts and feelings of those who had Uved through this turbulent period and had responded in so many different ways. In her quest, she interviewed more than 500 people including, of course, combat veterans: some disabled, some suffering from PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder), many with varied feelings about the war, ranging from "gung-ho" support to revulsion and bitterness. She interviewed those who did not serve: the draft avoiders (those who used the law and/or devious methods to keep themselves out of the armed forces), the draft evaders (those who fled to Canada), and the draft resisters (those who went to jail rather than serve). Adding depth and dimension to her treatise, she included women who served in Vietnam, men who used the Reserve and National Guard as a way of avoiding the draft, and "Gold Star Mothers," among many others. Naval Academy Alumni will find one chapter of particular interest because of its focus on James Webb '68.

This book will not provide the final answers to the questions that have plagued the American Vietnam experience since its beginning. The controversy and the emotions of that epoch will be put to rest only when the Vietnam generation is put to rest. Final judgement rests in the hands of future hisShipmate, November 1984

torians. What Long Time Passing does accomplish however, is that it sheds light on shadows of our society that desperately need to be illumined; it gives voice to those who have been kept silent for more than a decade by the reluctance of a people to come face to face with a painful portion of its past; it sweeps aside the usually predominant factors of issues and politics and puts human feelings and thoughts into the foreground.

Praised by such diverse critics as Senators Goldwater and McGovern, this book does much to destroy the stereotypes that have been accepted as real for far too long. This is accomplished by going beyond the usual academic efforts of statistical analysis and logical debate. Indeed, were it founded on these typical approaches alone, the book would be considerably shorter than its sixhundred-plus pages. But the major strength of this work is that Miss MacPherson has devoted much effort to presenting fully developed real-life characters. Using the term "characters," normally reserved for fictional works is appropriate because her depictions of people have the same strengths found in quality fiction. She breathes the kind of reality into her subjects that allows identification, or at least partial understanding, on the part of the reader. This is not to say that the reader will love and respect every person portrayed. But it is to say that bridges of understanding will be built where the chasm of dispute was once believed too wide. Her "characters" are not motivated by a love of killing or a KGB bank account as we once were asked to beheve by the most vocal of left and right. They are real people with the kind of motivations that real people have; not always admirable but quintessentially believable.

The opening chapter is perhaps the most significant because it so well symbolizes the Vietnam generation. Two brothers are described. Both served in Vietnam, both in the same platoon. Yet, despite the fact that their combat experiences were as nearly identical as is possible (they were even wounded together), they came away as antipodes in their viewpoints. One believes the war was justified, the other views it as a horrible mistake.

Much of the expected is found in Long Time Passing â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the veterans with psychological problems, antiwar activists still championing causes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but there are some surprises as well. For example, a significant number of the draft avoiders now view their actions as selfishly, rather than idealistically.

rooted. And some, like James Fallows, editor of the Atlantic Monthly, now strongly advocate reinstituting the draft!

Not too surprisingly among the various forms of protesters, those who resisted the draft by going to jail have, as a group, retained the most integrity. Unlike the ones who manipulated the system to their advantage or those who ran from the problem by going to Canada, these individuals took a difficult stand for their beliefs. Their conviction is often reflected in a continuing commitment to principle that is evident even today, more than a decade later.

No different from any of us. Miss MacPherson has her biases. At times, her slantings detract from the very positive effect of the work, but overall, her lapses into opinionation are tolerable to all but the outer fringes of the political spectrum.

One chapter, in which the author participates in an anti-nuclear demonstration and is subsequently arrested, should not have been included in the book. In an attempt to strengthen her understanding of the protesting element of the war. Miss MacPherson participated in an anti-nuclear demonstration with the expressed intent of being arrested. She writes, "I did not feel I could write accurately about such protestors or the conditions under which they were detained unless I experienced it." Yet she has managed in many other chapters to write very accurately about combat in Vietnam without actually experiencing it.

This aberrant chapter aside. Long Time Passing is a quality work, a testament to the American ideals of individuality and introspective candor. It is a documentary monument to a generation that saw its numbers diminished in battle, its ideals challenged and sometimes destroyed, its innocence lost in the turbulence of a violent milieu.

This book should be read by those who want to learn about the Vietnam generation and especially by those who think they already know about it.

T.J. Cutler

"We think of war in terms of killing; the communists think of war in terms of subverting."

J.F.C. Fuller

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Capitol Hill John F. Slinkman

Defense Funding Proceeds Despite Authorization Lack

overrule that although the Senate version of the Defense .Authorization caUs for 4'''o.

Neither the House (which voted 3.5%) nor the Senate versions would raise the pay of E-ls with less than four months' ser\ice.

Space-available dependents' dental care is pro%ided in the money biU drafted by the Defense .Appropriations Subcommittee as weU as in the Senate version of the authorization. But the AsstSecDef for Health Affairs, Dr. WiUiam E. Mayer, said existing resources could provide ver>' Utde such care. He urged instead a CHAMPUS-type dental insiu-ance program.

Several other pro%isions in the Defense authorization are being handled in other ways. For one, a decision is Ukely on what reUgious practices now in conflict with military regulations may be aUowed. After the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld the Air Force's ban on wearing the Jewish yarmulke with uniforms, the House wTote permission to wear "unobtrusive" reUgious headgear into its version of the Defense authorization and the Senate wTote in a call for a study.

Now Chairman Aspin of the House Armed Services' MiUtary Personnel and Compensation on Subcommittee has asked SecDef Caspar Weinberger to convene a panel to study the issue. Defense probably wiU provide its views even if there is no mandating legislation.

A significant provision in the Senate subcommittee's defense money bUl is requiring a test of contractor operation of conmiissary stores in three metropoUtan areas. Committee staff insist no patron would lose money in the test but the Fleet Reserve Association has asked its members to oppose it. FRA cites the danger of not reopening a commissary if a contractor loses money and goes out of business.

Congress returned 5 September from presimiably the last of several recesses for what, also presimiably, is a final month of sessions before its scheduled 4 October adjounmient. It faced a mass of unfinished legislation, much of which probably will not be enacted.

The big issue for military people is the Defense Authorization, stalled in interchamber conferences since the Senate passed it on 21 June. In addition to authorizations for people, hardware, operations, etc., the Senate and House versions contain dozens of legislative provisions, ranging from reorganization of the Joint Staff through a space-available dependent's dental care program to two versions of a GI Bill. Also involved are extensions of enlistment and reenUstment bonus laws due to expire 30 September 1984. The hangup is not over those things, mainly, but over the overall level of Defense expenditiu-es and the MX missile. The Senate also is angry that House Speaker O'Neill added 39 members of such committees as Foreign Affairs and Veterans to the usual House Armed Services Committee representation on the inter-chamber conference.

As for what will happen, "you pays your money and you takes your choice."

Anything from a pretty comprehensive authorization to Uttle more than extension of expiring laws is possible.

More certain is that there wiU be a Defense Appropriations Bill. The Defense Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee already has approved such a biU and the corresponding House subcommittee was to frame one the week of 10 September.

Repeatedly this year Congress has had to enact money bills before final action on the technicaUy required authorization bills. The miUtary construction money biU passed the Special Bill Trims Some COL, House and was reported to the Senate before Assures Various Defense Funds final action on the authorization. The Commerce appropriation is practically through A multi-bilUon supplemental appropriaCongress, though the Maritime Administra- tion bill curing deficiencies in the funds of tion and National Oceanic and Space Ad- dozens of government agencies created by ministration authorizations have not passed. the last miUtary and civiUan pay raises and Transportation money bills have been other factors was quickly passed by Congress reported to both House and Senate without and signed 22 August as PL 98-396. a final vote on the Coast Guard Important to miUtary retirees under age 62 authorization. was a special provision in H.R. 6040 to keep A few other details before reporting on the them from getting more than older retirees above legislation: in the next cost-of-living increase. The 1982 A 3.5% miUtary and civilian pay raise ef- ReconciUation Act said the under-62s should fective from 1 January 1985 is proposed by get only half future COL increases but not President Reagan. Congress is not Ukely to less than 3.3%. It assumed inflation would 34

be much higher than the 2.9 to 3.1 % increase actuaUy expected in the consiuner price index between the third quaner of calendar 1983 and the third quaner of 1984. That means over-62s, who will get the CPI-based increase on 1 January 1985, would get less than the yoimger retirees. H.R. 6040 drops the onehalf proNision and makes 3.3% a ceiling, not a floor. The younger retirees thus wiU get the lesser of 3.3% or the actual COL increase.

A niunber of miUtar>' items are in the supplemental. Construction provisions are discussed below in coimection with the construction bills. More operations and maintenance money is added for all services and more persoimel money for the Marine Corps and Army, mainly because of the Grenada and Lebanon operations but also to meet higher social seciu-ity taxes. Pay biU costs, as stated, are met.

The depleted fund to pay for an aimual round trip for dependents of personnel stationed overseas who attend U.S. coUeges is replenished. But concerned over costs of the benefit instituted last year. Congress wTote in a ban on pajing for the U.S. portion of such travel inciured after 31 August 1984.

Dependents of ci\iUan employees of Defense or other government agencies wiU continue to be reimbursed for the Stateside portion of their travel.

The bUl mandates a Naval Reserve Training Center and a recruiting station aboard the INTREPID Museum. The decoimnissioned CVS-11 is berthed at a Manhattan Island pier.

The new law repeals last year's ban on sale of the AN/SQR-19 towed sonar array to foreign countries. The repealer, requested by Defense, is also in the stalled Defense Authorization. But there's a new prohibition: foreign ships cannot be used for floating storage of petroleiun. And Congress was going to ban reduction of U.S. ports of call by MiUtary Sealift Command ships tmtil Defense reconsidered its plan to use fewer ports, shipping cargo overland to them. The biU frees $52 milUon to let the Naxy take advantage of a good opportunity to buy rollon/roll-off ships for the National Defense Reserve Fleet. It allocates enough money to reactivate battleship MISSOURI instead of financing it over several years, as proposed in the Defense Authorization.

The Coast Guard got a transfer of $6 milUon of surplus retired pay money to beef up operating funds. But it also was told to maintain its five icebreakers and not decommission WESTWIND. Other than for pay, no supplements were asked for either the Maritime Administration Shipmate, November 1984

or National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. But the former emerged with money to replace the New York Maritime Academy's training ship and $2.5 million to restore yacht POTOMAC if non-federal sources put up a like sum. NOAA emerged with money for the new National Coastal Resources Research and Development Institute, for the "Year of the Ocean," for weather buoys around Hawaii and for regional ocean centers. Supplemental money was also voted for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Veterans Administration and other agencies.

And there's $70 million supplemental miUtary aid for El Salvador. That wasn't as much as the President asked or the Senate voted but it's more than the $40 million the House leaderships was willing to provide tmtil it was overruled in a floor vote.

MarAd, NOAA Funding Voted; More Ship Money Held Needed Despite lack of authorization laws for the Maritime Administration and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration an appropriations bill financing these and other agencies for FY '85 passed both chambers and needed only Senate approval of the final version before going to the White House.

That final version of H.R. 5712 includes the House's allowance of an unbudgeted $5 milUon to overhaul the Massachusetts Maritime Academy's schoolship SANTA MERCEDES and allows $2 million for fuel oil for the six state training ships. It denies increased fimds to modernize facilities at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. The biggest item for MarAd, operating subsidies, was not an issue. House and Senate both having voted the requested $377,750,000.

Both Ukewise had approved the $12,292,000 asked for the Maritime Commission — an increase of $1.5 milUon over the '84 appropriation.

The dispute over allowing ships built with construction subsidies to repay them and enter the domestic trade was settled by banning it until 15 May 1985, to aUow the Merchant Marine and Conunerce Committees to decide the matter. The House had voted a complete ban as it had last year, but compromised this year with the Senate which favors no restriction.

The other State, Commerce and Justice Department agencies financed by the bill include NOAA. It is financed far above budget as it was for FY '84. The Sea Grant College Program, which the administration has been trying to phase out, gets $39 million — $2.5 milUon above '84 and the '85 House allowance and $3 million under the Senate figure.

In other maritime news, the Congressional Budget Office, finding the U.S. merchant marine unable to meet wartime needs, suggested three options costing $1 to $4 billion more than the $1 billion in current aid to Shipmate, November 1984

shipping and yards. The Office indicated a preference for building and operating ships directly with government money. Other options were increasing present aid or reserving some cargos for U.S. flag ships.

And Congress finally completed action on the long-pending bill Uberalizing the overly restrictive law governing the nation's only deepwater port. The House accepted Senatepassed S. 1546 on 9 August in place of its own H.R. 2353, as reported by the Merchant Marine and Public Works Committees.

Congress Approves Wide Variety Of Service Construction Projects Military construction legislation for FY 1985 was virtually completed before the August recess. The authorization, H.R. 5604, which September Shipmate described as it passed the House and Senate, has since been fashioned into a compromise version and became PL 98-407 on 28 August. The appropriations bill, H.R. 5898, detailed in that issue as the House Appropriations Committee reported it, has since passed the House and been reported by Senate Appropriations Committee.

Another development was quick passage of the supplemental appropriation described above. It removed several projects from the regular construction bills for quicker passage. One was a fueling pier at Keflavik.

The Senate had voted the requested $30 million, the House only $5 miUion. The bill provides $25 mUlion, but it's not to be spent until NATO agrees to pay half the estimated $200 milUon cost of projected Iceland projects. There are, however, several Iceland projects in the regular construction authorization and money bills, including a barracks and an addition to the school.

Disputes in the regular bills over whether Brooke Army Medical Center, Texas, should be renovated or replaced were settled by a provision in the supplemental allowing either renovation or replacement without specification of size. And the Appropriations Committees called for Defense to get outside experts to recommend proper hospital sizes.

As for the regular miUtary construction biUs, while all the requested child care centers were authorized and funded, requested amounts were reduced by 10% each because of congressional concern over costs and Congress ordered a test of contracting the building and operation of a center for each service before it will approve future centers.

Authorization and funding of three of the four requested Navy and Marine family housing projects were assured — 405 units at Adak, 28 at Wallops Island and 360 at Camp Pendleton — plus 400 more there for junior enlisteds to be built from proceeds from sale of Sterling Homes at Oceanside.

As for the 100 units asked for Guantanamo Bay, the House authorized and funded 125.

But because the Senate authorization dropped them, the Senate version of the money

bin does not fund them. The final version of the authorization does allow the 125 units so it's likely the final money bill wiU finance them. The Senate ordered a study of standard designs of family housing to try to lower costs.

CONUS medical facilities were generally approved as requested, though the House retreated from its attempt to add a hospital at Groton, Conn. A naval hospital at Rota was authorized and is funded in both versions of the money biU. The Senate approved a hospital at RAF Locking, England, in both bills; the House rejected it in both. The final authorization drops it so the final money bill will drop it too.

Another disputed project was the $263 million Santa Margarita water project. The Senate approved the requested $142 miUion first installment; the House did not. A million and a half for design survived.

Two Annapolis projects — a $1,900,000 modernization of the boat repair facility and a $760,000 barracks at the Naval Radio Transmitter Facility — were authorized and are funded in the House and Senate money bills.

For all services, the authorization law allows $9.1 billion of the requested $10.5 billion in projects. The House money bill totals $8.3 biUion; the Senate version, $8.5.

Direct comparisons are difficult; money bills not only reduce or reject some authorizations but they usually include previously authorized but not financed projects.

Variety of Reports Continue Criticism of Defense, Services The Services cannot function without many of the thousands of Civil Service or contractor-supplied civilian technicians, yet the Defense Department has not made sure they can be kept at sea or overseas in an emergency. That's the charge the Government Operations Committee made to the House in H.R. 98-936. While civilians have stayed at their posts in past crises, there's no legal means short of a declared war to assure they will, the report states. Over the years, it said, the department studied such measures as a law giving commanders power to keep civilians at their posts, or requiring civilians to join the Reserves, or requiring written agreements. But, complained the committee.

Defense hasn't taken any of those actions.

Another Government Operations report to the House H.R. 98-935, criticizes the waste caused by each Service's using unique avionics equipment in many cases when a common device is practicable.

The General Accounting Office told Congress that the Navy had not backed up its claims of a petty officer shortage. Despite a variety of benefits and improved recruiting and retention since 1980, when a 22,000 shortage was reported, the Navy still claims a shortage. The Navy retorts that it has the figures and will supply them. It reminded Congress that enUsting recruits and retain35

ing them in desired numbers does not immediately end a shortage of technicians.

A repon by the staff of the Democratic controUed House Appropriations Committee that service readiness may have declined between July 1982 and July i983 despite increased defense expenditm-es was attacked both by Defense and by ranking Senate RepubUcans. Sen. Barry Goldwater (RAriz.), slated to be next chairman of the Senate Armed Services Coimnittee, said readiness "by virtually every measure" has improved. "For the committee in Congress that has cut defense spending the most in recent years to come out with a repon of this nature is not only h>'pocritical but nearly criminal," the retired Air Force Reserve major general said. Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) of the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee also criticized the House report. And Defense Secretarj' Caspar Weinberger and JCS Chairman Army Gen. John W. Vessey, Jr., called a special Pentagon news conference to dispute its accuracy. Mr. Weinberger also charged the report was potentially dangerous because "people, otu- foes and some of our friends, wUl get a wrong and incorrect impression of both our capabiUties and our resolve."

Coast Guard's FY '85 Bills Lag Badly at Congress' Hands The Coast Guard's authorization and appropriation bills have been on dead center the past two months. The authorization for FYs '85 and '86 has not moved since — as detailed in September Shipmate — it was passed by the House and reported to the Senate. Nor has the Transportation Department money bill moved since it was sent to the House floor. Indeed, because of the delay, the Senate Appropriations committee reported its counterpart to H.R. 5921.

The Senate money bill, S. 2852, Uke H.R. 5921, funds only the budgeted 37,202 military and 4,798 civiUans, but says that money can be reprogranmied if the higher floors proposed in the authorization bills become law. The Appropriations Committee does object to the proposed elimination of 176 law enforcement positions pending

further review. The budget proposes increasing the Selected Reserve from 12,000 to 12,500 but reducing Regular miUtary and ci\ilian totals because of that increase and because of contracting out Coast Guard work. The Resene increase is in process of both authorization and funding; the Regular reduction is being blocked by the authorization bUls but pending their passage, to repeat, the money bills do not fund above the budget-proposed levels.

The Senate money bill's allowance for operating expense is almost identical to the House bill's and five of the other seven Coast Guard accounts are identical in both bills.

They are the fimds for Reserves, retired pay, bridge alterations, research and "other."

The House's $303 milUon aUowance for acquisition would be raised to $355.5 milUon by the Senate, stiU imder the $362 milUon request, and the recreational boating ftmd would be doubled from the House bill's $7.5 million to the budgeted $15 milUon. ELF, Gay Ouster RuITngs Upheld Another Court of Appeals decision, that of the 7th Circuit, ruling that the Navy could go ahead with the Extremely Low Frequency transmitter in Wisconsin, will not be appealed further. Wisconsin and local officials threw in the towel after Supreme Cotm Justice John Paul Stevens refused to distiu-b the Court of Appeals ruling. A companion ELF transmitter in Upper Michigan already is under construction. The two will work in tandem to communicate with submerged missUe submarines.

Discharge of a Navy petty officer for homosexual conduct, upheld by a U.S. district court, now has been affirmed by a 3-0 decision of the Court of Appeals. Denying the appeal of former Cryptologic Technician Second Class James L. Dronenburg, the Appeals Court opinion written by Judge Robert Bork said: "We can find no constitutional right to engage in homosexual conduct and . . . as judges we have no warrant to create one . . . The effects of homosexual conduct within a naval or miUtary unit are almost certain to be harmful to morale and discipline."

Retired pay divisions continue to produce rulings. A Cailifomia appeals court overruled a county court's attempt to divide disability retired pay with the divorced wife. The higher coim said what service lawyers maintained all along was the law: DisabUity retired pay caimot be divided in a divorce settlement. The Internal Revenue Service, meanwhile, said military retirees do not have to pay income taxes on the part of their annuity which is paid to a former spouse. That leaves payment of taxes up to the recipient.

A new Manual for Courts Martial, meanwhile, went into effect in August. It adapts the provisions of the latest revision of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (detailed in January-February Shipmate) and makes other procedural changes.

Secretariat, Nuclear Jobs Filled The Senate has confirmed six assistant secretaries — foiu^ for Defense and two for Navy — and had two other significant nominations before it when it reconvened 5 September. They were of Adm. Lando W. Zech, Jr., USN (Ret.) '45, former Deputy CNO (Manpower, Persoimel and Training), to be a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and of MGen. WiUiam W. Hoover, USAF '54, to be Assistant Secretary of the Energy Department for Defense Programs.

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Navy Sports Tom Bates, Sports Information Director, Naval A c a d e m y Athletic A s s o c i a t i o n

Navy Coach Opened Door For America's Success In Gymnastics At Olympics In 1976 at the Olympic Games in Montreal, a diminutive American named Peter Kormann made a significant breakthrough when he won the bronze medal in floor exercise in the gymnastics competition.

It had been 44 years since the United States had gained any Olympic medals in this sport.

Ironically enough, it was four Naval Academy products who had been the last medaUsts, back in 1932. They were Ens. R.H. Bass '31 who won the gold medal in the rope climb, Lt. Gg) W.J. Galbraith '29 the silver medaUst in that event, and Midshipman T.E. CoimoUy the bronze medalUon winner on the rope climb. The fourth American medaUst that year was Midshipman WiUiam Denton who took the sUver medal on the rings. Bass, Galbraith and Connolly aU went on to reach flag rank.

Kormann, who wUl be in his third year as the Naval Academy's gymnastics coach this winter, is a highly-popular figure in the sport, not oiUy because of his accompUshment in Montreal but also because of his knowledge of the sport as evidenced by the fact that he is the color commentator on CBS when that network presents gymnastics championships.

He has also shown early-on that he is a superb coach, guiding the Mids to an 11-1 record in his first season as head coach in 1982-83, the most wins ever in the sport at the Academy, and foUowing up with a 7-3 record last year when he was rebuilding the team.

Kormann's enthusiasm and energy are infectious. He appears to be always on the move, but never failing to convey the positive outlook he so deeply cherishes.

As he watched the success of the American men's team in Los Angeles this past summer, Kormann must have done flips in front of his television set. He had competed with just about every one of the U.S. team members — Bart Conner was a teammate at Montreal — and he is a prodigy of the American coach Abie Grossfeld, who was his coach at Southern Connecticut State.

Kormann realized about as weU as anyone in the world the real meaning of what the U.S. team did in winning the gold medal.

"It was a big surprise," he said, his voice starting to rise in excitement. "We've never approached the team title.

"And after talking with Abie for nearly an hour the next day, it was even more thrillShipmate, November 1984

ing. Each individual performed better than he has ever shown before. To have the entire group do their best at the Olympics is something you don't count on."

Kormann has played a role in the development of the sport in the United States in the past decade. "After I got the bronze in Montreal, several Olympic officials told me I had broken the medal barrier, that I had helped open the door," relates Kormann.

He then was a member of the 1979 American team which was third in the World Championships, another significant step forward.

Coach Kormann

"This (the 1984 Olympics) was the first big burst of popularity for the men, the first significant impact for men's gymnastics in this country," he added.

By today's standards, Kormann had a "late start" in the sport, first taking an interest in it when he was 13. Until that time, he had been more into soccer and track and field.

But it was not long before he began to earn some recognition, winning the all-around title at the state meet in his junior and senior years in high school in Massachusetts.

From there, it was on to Southern Connecticut where under Grossfeld his feats are legendary. He won eight NCAA titles altogether and is the only gymnast in NCAA history to capture both the NCAA Division I and Division II all-around championships, something he did in 1976. His placings in six events in the sport at the NCAA championship meets won him All-America selection 20 times while at Southern Connecticut.

He also holds the Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League record of six individual titles in one year.

Kormann never received a scholarship to college — one school told him he couldn't make its team. "In my freshman year at Southern, we beat that school and I was second in the all-around competition," he notes with a wry smile.

Kormann went on to win two gold medals at the Pan American Games in 1975, foUowing that with his Montreal performance. He was the first Nissen Award winner as the U.S. Gymnastics Federation Gymnast of the Year, taking that prize both in 1976 and 1977. He was an assistant coach at Southern Connecticut for two years in the late 1970's, before coming here in 1979 as an assistant coach. He became the head coach in the summer of 1982.

Kormann, like his mentor Grossfeld, approaches his coaching with the idea of "keeping things positive. Negative comments are few and far between," he explains. "You only use them after a positive point has been made a thousand times.

"The best form of motivation is learning a new skiU in the sport," continues Kormann. "You can't teach those with negative comments.

"I have complete confidence in that system too," he says. "You have to feel good about what you're doing.

"If you see a thousand repetitions of a skill done right, you form a mental image.

And then if you see it done wrong, you are immediately aware that it is wrong.

"The hardest thing for me as a coach is to give one or two hints to get a skill correct instead of making five or six comments on what was wrong as some coaches do. It's usually just one flaw that has caused the other flaws.

"Abie was great at his," concludes Kormann.

Kormann's voice rises too when he talks about the progress the sport is making at the Naval Academy. "Last year we still had a good season despite having lost a lot of key performers from my first year here. We're getting better recruits now and we're looking forward to getting back into the new facility at MacDonough Hall. That will be one of the finest in the country."

Kormann also believes the sport itself received a big boost from the Olympics success, noting that the high school programs in the country are down a bit now but that the growth in the private clubs has been stimulated. "This wiU eventually extend into the high schools as these performers need further competition," he claims.

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His upbeat manner and knowledge of the sport have enabled him to attain favorable response as a commentator on CBS. He started this work in 1981 and has done every major gymnastics that network has carried since, including the Pan American Games, World University Games and NCAA championships in 1983.

"I think it's been good for me to do this because it has kept me involved in the sport at a high level," he states. "It's helped me with recruiting for the Naval Academy too because people write and teU me they heard me on the commentary."

Mids Split in First Two Football Games Lose McCallum for Year The parameters of emotion were visibly evident after Navy's first two footbaU games this year. The Midshipmen reached a highly emotional state of exultation foUowing a 33-30 upset of North CaroUna in the season opener.

But a week later. Navy feU to Virginia, 21-9, while coming up with what Coach Gary TranquiU termed a "flat performance."

More importantly, running back Napoleon McCaUum, a Heisman Trophy candidate and the most heralded offensive player at the Naval Academy since Roger Staubach, suffered a fractiued ankle late in the game and is out for the remainder of the season.

McCaUum leaves with a total of 17 school records, including most yards rushing in a season (1,587 in 1983) and most career aUpurpose yards (4,842). He had gained 117 yards rushing on just 19 carries (a hefty 6.2 average) in the win over North Carolina but was held to just 74 yards on 21 carries against the Cavaliers. He did have a 42-yard punt return against Virginia.

In the North Carolina game, TranquiU alternated Youngsters BiU Byrne and Bob Misch at quarterback. Byrne, sixth on the depth chart when faU driUs started, fired three touchdown passes whUe completing 13 of his 28 tosses for 171 yards. With 2:24 remaining, he cormected on a 60-yard TD play that provided the Mids with the winning margin. Misch was at the helm for an 80-yard TD march late in the second period when Navy narrowed the gap from 21-6 to 21-12.

Ironically, Clouse was coming off knee surgery that kept him from the final six games of the 1983 season and aU Spring practice. He wiU now take McCallum's place at tailback.

Navy committed five turnovers against Virginia, with two of them leading to Cavalier touchdowns. The Mids failed to muster any sustained offensive power except for three field goals from Second Classman Todd Solomon.

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Youngster quanerback Bill B>Tne (15) sets up to pass against North Carolina.

Running back Napoleon McCallum gets loose down the sideline against the Tar Heels.

Winter Sports Schedules (Subject to change) Men's Basketball: 11 Nov., Gettysburg, home; 29 Nov., Drexel, home; 3 Dec, American, home; 5 Dec, at Penn State; 7-8 Dec, at Saluki Shootout at Carbondale (Navy, Southern lUinois, Western lUinois, Texas-El Paso); 5 Jan., at Loyola of Baltimore; 7 Jan., North CarolinaWilmington, home; 9 Jan., at Richmond; 12 Jan., James Madison, home; 14 Jan., Bethany, home; 16 Jan., at Lafayette; 19 Jan., at WiUiam & Mary; 21 Jan., Delaware, home; 24 Jan., at North CarolinaWilmington; 26 Jan., at East Carolina; 30 Jan., George Mason, home; 2 Feb., Richmond, home; 4 Feb., at Fairleigh Dickinson; 6 Feb., Fairfield, home; 9 Feb., at James Madison; 13 Feb., at American; 16 Feb.,

WilUam & Mary, home; 18 Feb., East Carolina, home; 23 Feb., Army, home; 27 Feb., at George Mason; 4 Mar., at CampbeU; 7-9 Mar., EC AC South Tournament at WilUam & Mary.

Women's Basketball: 16-17 Nov., at Kutztown Tournament; 20 Nov., at Mt. St. Mary's; 30 Nov., UMBC, home; 5 Dec, at George Mason; 7 Dec, Longwood, home; 8 Dec, Lock Haven, home; 7 Jan., Concordia, home; 8 Jan., at Immaculata; 11-12 Jan., at James Madison Tournament; 16 Jan., at Lafayette; 19 Jan., at William & Mary; 22 Jan., Shippensburg, home; 26 Jan., American, home; 30 Jan., at George Washington; 2 Feb., David & Elkins, home; 4 Feb., Rollins, home; 9 Feb., Richmond, home; 11 Feb., at Towson State; 13 Feb., at Loyola of Bahimore; 19 Feb., at Morgan State; 23 Feb., Army, home.

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Tennessee State, home; 2 Feb., West Virginia, home; 9 Feb., at William & Mary; 16-17 Feb.,, NRA Sectionals at Navy; 23 Feb., at Army.

Tailback Rich Clouse holds the ball high after scoring the winning TD against North Carolina.

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Linebacker Greg Schildmeyer (87) returns an interception against North Carolina, one of four the Mids made in the second half that day.

Squash: 28 Nov., at Hartford; 29 Nov., Tufts and MIT at Cambridge; 30 Nov., Williams, Fordham, Colgate at WiUiamstown; 1 Dec, Cornell and Columbia at Williamstown; 19 Jan., Lehigh, home; 23 Jan., at Franklin & MarshaU; 26 Jan., Stony Brook, home; 1 Feb., Trinity, home; 2 Feb., Yale, home; 6 Feb. at Penn; 8 Feb., Harvard, home; 12 Feb., Princeton, home; 15-17 Feb., USSRA Championships at New Haven; 19 Feb., Franklin & Marshall, home; 23 Feb., Army, home; 1-3 Mar., National IntercoUegiates at Army.

Men's Swimming: 24 Nov., Dartmouth, home; 30 Nov., at Harvard; 1 Dec, at Brown; 6 Dec, West Virginia, home; 8 Dec, Shippensburg and East CaroUna, home; 9 Jan., at Johns Hopkins; 12 Jan., at Cornell; 19 Jan., James Madison, home; 26 Jan., Yale, home; 2 Feb., at Penn; 6 Feb., Villanova, home; 16 Feb., Princeton, home; 23 Feb., at Columbia; 2 Mar., at Army; 7-9 Mar., EISL at Providence.

Women's Swimming: 17 Nov., Bloomsburg, home; 28 Nov., at Delaware; 8 Dec, East Carolina, home; 12 Jan., VUlanova, home; 16 Jan., Johns Hopkins and Towson State at Towson; 19 Jan., James Madison, home; 25 Jan., at American; 29 Jan., Shepherd, home; 1 Feb., at George Washington; 9 Feb., Maryland State Meet at Towson; 15 Feb., at William & Mary; 1 Mar., at Army.

Men's Indoor Track: 30 Nov., St. Joseph's, home; 8 Dec, at George Mason Relays; 5 Jan., at Lehigh Invitational; 13 Jan., Princeton, home; 19 Jan., LaSalle, home; 25 Jan., at Millrose Games; 26 Jan., WUUam & Mary, home; 1 Feb., Penn, home; 8 Feb., Navy Invitational; 14 Feb., at Army; 23-24 Feb., Heptagonals at CorneU; 2-3 Mar., IC4A Meet at Princeton.

Women's Indoor Track:30 Nov., at BuckneU Invitational; 8 Dec, at George Mason; 12 Jan., at Lady Tiger Invitational at Towson; 16 Feb., Navy Invitational; 23-24 Feb., Heptagonals at CorneU; 2 Mar., ECAC Division II Championships (to be announced).

Wrestling: 17-18 Nov., Turkey Bowl at Navy; 30 Nov., Wilkes, home; 5-6 Dec, at U. of Maryland Tournament; 7 Jan., Franklin & MarshaU, Princeton, George Mason, home; 12 Jan., Syracuse, home; 19 Jan., North Carolina, home; 26 Jan., Penn State, home; 2 Feb., at Pittsburgh; 3 Feb., at West Virginia; 9 Feb., at Lehigh; 14 Feb., at Maryland; 16 Feb., Rider, BuckneU, home; 23 Feb., at Army; 1-2 Mar., EIWA Tournament at Navy; 14-16 Mar., NCAA at Oklahoma City.

Men's Fencing: 8 Dec, Princeton, home; 12 James Madison Tournament; 25 Jan., Jan., St. John's, home; 19 Jan., William & Massachusetts, home; 2 Feb., at Southern Mary and North Carolina at Williamsburg; Connecticut State; 9 Feb., Springfield and 26 Jan., at Penn; 2 Feb., Columbia, home; Princeton at Springfield; 16 Feb., Temple 9 Feb., Rutgers and Air Force at Rutgers; and Georgia at Philadelphia; 23 Feb., at 16 Feb., Peim State and WiUiam Patterson Army; 1 Mar., East Stroudsburg, home; 9-10 at State CoUege; 23 Feb., at New York U.; Mar., at EIGL at Springfield.

9-10 Mar., IntercoUegiate Fencing Association Championships (to be announced).

Pistol: 6 Oct., at Air Force; 8 Dec, MIT, Women's Fencing: 8 Dec, Princeton, home; Worcester Poly, Norwich at Cambridge; 19 12 Jan., St. John's, home; 19 Jan., at Jan., New Jersey Tech and Ohio State, WiUiam & Mary; 2 Feb., Barnard, home; 8 home; 26 Jan., Virginia, home; 2-3 Feb., Feb., Fairleigh-Dickinson, home; 9 Feb., at NRA Sectionals at Navy; 9 Feb., Coast Rutgers; 16 Feb., Johns Hopkins, Stevens Guard, home; 16 Feb., at The Citadel; 23 Tech, James Madison, home; 22 Feb., at Feb., Army, home.

WiUiam Patterson; 23 Feb., at New York U. Men's Volleyball: (To be announced).

Men's Gymnastics: 10 Nov., Metro Meet at Rifle: 6 Oct., at Air Force; 17 Nov., North Navy; 2 Dec, Syracuse, home; 8 Dec, at Carolina State, home; 12 Jan., St. John's, WUUam & Mary; 11 Jan., Slippery Rock and home; 19 Jan., at Coast Guard Academy; Jacksonville State, home; 18-19 Jan., at 20 Jan., MIT at New London; 26 Jan., East Shipmate, November 1984

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Membership: 33% Send news directly to Shipmate It is with deep regret that we have learned of the death of Capt. Jerome C. Hunsaker USNR (Ret.), number one man in the Class of 1908, the first recipient of a doctorate in aeronautical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technolog)-, and a pioneer in the establishment of a mathematical and scientific basis for the theor>of flight. He died in Boston, Massachusetts, on 10 September 1984. He was the oldest li\ing Naval Academy graduate at the time of his death. Capt.

Hunsaker was bom in Creston, Iowa, and raised in .Michigan, from which State he was appointed to the Naval Academy. Shortly after graduation with the Class of 1908, he was sent to .M.I.T. to study naval architecture, but he developed an interest in aerodynamics and translated a book, Air and Aviation, by Gustave Eiffel, a pioneer in aeronautical research and the designer of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. (Then) Lt. Hunsaker was ordered to Europe to study progress of flight principles on the Continent and consulted with Eiffel, who was pleased that Hunsaker had found some errors in his book.

In 1913, the president of M.I.T. asked the Department of the Navy to detail Hunsaker to the Institute to develop a course in aerodvTiamics, an association that would last for well over a half a century, including service as the school's first chairman of the Department of Aeronautical Engineering. Prior to World War I, Lt. Hunsaker, having received his doctorate, was ordered to the Department of the Nav7 in charge of aircraft design including rigid and non-rigid airships and fixed wing planes. He is considered by many to have been the "father" of the Bureau of Aeronautics, and among his many decorations was the Navy Cross. A good deal of his fascinating career was pubUshed in the January-Februar>' and March 1983 issues oi Shipmate. Deepest sympathy is expressed to his family of Sarah Porter Swope, Jerome C. Himsaker, Jr., Alice Hunsaker Bird, and nine grandchildren and 11 greatgrandchildren.

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With regret, we report the following from Cdr. John H. Falge USN (Ret.). Sarah Elizabeth (Sadie) Barber, widow of Ernest H. Barber, Captain SC USN (Ret.), died of a hean attack on 7 May 1984, at the home of her daughter, Nancy McNan, 20905 Little Bear Creek Road, WoodinviUe WA 98072.

Graveside services. Father J.J. Lanihan officiating, were held, 9 May, at Williamette National Cemetery, Portland. She was buried next to her husband, who died on 15 July 1968, at Concord, California.

She is survived by one son, Lt. George Barber USN (Ret.), and three daughters, Phyllis, Virginia, and Nancy; and several grandchildren.

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and prior Send directly to Shipmate Early in September 1984 a letter was delivered to the offices of Shipmate from V.Adm. Glenn B. Davis USN (Ret.), expressing his sorrow at the loss of his wife, .Marguerite Evans WiUiams Davis, on 1 -August in Hilton Head, South CaroUna. He went on to state that graveside services were held at Rock Creek Cemeterv- in Washington (DC) on 6 August, as she was laid to rest alongside her first husband, Stanley WiUis, who had died in 1944.

VAdm. Davis and his wife had moved to Hilton Head to hve with his son, Gleim Jr., and family.

On 10 September Glenn Jr. phoned Shipmate to indicate that his father had died on Sunday, 9 September. Memorial services were to be held later in the week in Arhngton National Cemetery.

Deepest svinpathy is e.xpressed to the siu-vivors in this tragic loss of two family members in so short a period.

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Sec'y, RAdm. Donald Royce USN (Ret.) 65 Meadow Road Riverside CT 06878 203/637-2773

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Sec'y-Treas., Capt. George P. Brewster USN (Ret.) 611 W. 40th St., Baltimore MD 21211 West Coast Reponer, Capt. George F. Chapline USNR (Ret.) 1327 Inspiration Dr., La Jolla CA 92037 The 1916-17-18 regular monthly lunch was enjoyed at a special window table in the Officers' Club, Na\ al Air Station, Nonh Island (Coronado), August 16th, where not only the fine beach activities were observed, but also the many Fleet Ships' training activities which e.xtended to the horizon.

Due to the Officers' Club having discontinued serving beverages at the noon day meal, the preliminaries this month were enjoyed as guests of "Angle" Grassie in her lovely Coronado apartment. Her appetizers and refreshment were superb and enjoyed for over an hour.

Present were: '16 — "Angle" Grassie, Blair and George ChapUne; '17 — Ing Kiland; '18 — Eleanor and Don Curtis. We regretted that Elizabeth (Sport) and Dick Richards '17, could not be with

us ttiis month.

Late -August Capt. George Dorsey Price USN (Ret.) "16 was to celebrate his 92nd Birthday, so "Ye Scribe" gave him a congratulatory telephone call to his Point Loma home. I found George in fine, active, cheerful condition, as always. He sends his regards to all 1916ers and other Naval -Academy friends from the Class of 1913 through 1919, as well as shipmates and squadron aviation mates he knew during his career.

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Pres., -Adm. Jerauld Wright USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. PeiT> R. Taylor USNR (Ret.) 1211 South 25th St., ArUngton VA 22202 The name Watergate is familiar to many, but it has not connoted cheerful activities during the past few years. However that memorv- has now been set aside. The Watergate Hotel near the Potomac River and close to the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is currently well worth visiting. Local members of the Class of '18 were accorded that privilege by the thoughtfulness of Don Curtis who recently gave a deUghtful limcheon in the Riverview Room, West; this room faces the river with a view of the Virginia hillsides and the buildings beyond. The day, 17 July, was bright, but the normal Washington heat did not encroach there on the joyous party from noon until late afternoon. The chief attraction for some twenty guests was meeting Don's wife of 25 February.

Mention of her and also her picture appeared in recent issues of Shipmate. Meeting and talking with this gracious, well informed lady was a privilege which Don provided. Eleanor, daughter of an Episcopalian clergyman, grew up in Southern CaUfomia. She became a widow in 1977 when her husband, Capt. Ale.xander Johnston Gray, Jr., '21, died. She, of course, is familiar with Navy customs and no doubt now fits weU into her recently adopted Class of '18. She was a perfect hostess and at the luncheon made us all love her and also feel happy for Don. Although few members of '18 are living in the Washington area, several who were well enough did pay their respects to the new bride. Many friends of Eleanor and Don who Uved nearby helped to liven the party and others for the first time were also delighted to meet Eleanor.

Of course it was wonderful to know several of Don's Marine Corps associates. Certainly those having served with him can be mentioned. The guests were deUghted to meet again or to become acquainted with Gen. and Mrs. R. M. Kilmartin, Gen. and -Mrs. M. H. Silvenhorne and Mrs. Jerome, widow of Gen. C. C. Jerome '22.

In addition to a number of Don's friends, several of Eleanor's who lived nearby were happy to join the party. Of them were Cdr. and Mrs. H. C. Transue '37, from Newport News, Mrs. Macintosh of McLean, and Miss Carole Anderson, all who came and increased the jovial spirit of the occasion. Miss Anderson and Eleanor were serving our country in WWII by going overseas for Shipmate, November 1984

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Pres., VAdm. George C. Dyer USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. G. Laurence Schetky USN (Ret.) 5606 Glenwood Road, Bethesda MD 20817 In July, George Dyer was presented a pewter bowl in recognition of his services to the Abenaki Tower and Trail Association during the past twenty years. The Association maintains a fiftyfive foot tower on a knoll, from which to view the expanse of Lake Winnipesaukee and its many islands. The Dyers' summer home, "Summer Simmerdown," is located near this tower.

A recent issue of the newsletter of the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation Usts Honor Scholars for the Vice Admiral Eliot H. Bryant Memorial, created by Miriam Bryant; also for the H. McCoy Jones Memorial created by the Trustees of the Foundation. George reports, with regret, that our "Lady Midshipman," Elizabeth Cambre, who was present at the Sixty-fifth Reunion, has resigned, at the end of her youngster year, and is now working in Annapolis. However, the Naval Academy Foundation has sent notification that Midn. Cynthia Jo Hooker has been selected as the Class of 1919 Honor Scholar for this year.

A historian is looking for information about Beany Adams. Anyone having stories about him should send them to George Dyer.

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Some guests at the luncheon the Red Cross (Honolulu). Accordingly Eleanor's war service is now gratefuUy appreciated.

It was good for several Navy folks to meet Eleanor and to express gratitude at being present.

Capt. Pat -McKelvey (NC) USN, came in uniform which fitted in very properly and handsomely with the group of Service people. Faith Gale, widow of Col. T. B. Gale USMC '17, and also Emaline, widow of Bob Mitten '18, were very welcome among Don's many friends. The folks there were happy to renew acquaintance with the widow of Capt. G. L. Woodruff '12. It was also good for the guests to see Mrs. Louise Dyer, widow of Chaplain H. S. Dyer USN, and Capt. and Mrs. R. C. Sutliff '24, friends of Don living near Washington who years ago knew Don in Baltimore. Miss Jill Begien, an old friend of Don also in Baltimore, was happy to come some distance to join the party. Also your scribe and Nell were delighted to cross the river in order to be present.

After enjoying an extraordinary luncheon served with elegance by a competent staff, all of which was arranged by Don writing from CaUfomia, the guests continued pleasant conversations into the late afternoon.

As Don's guests all know, he is one of the mainstays of the Class of ' 18. With encouragement of his lovely Eleanor he and his memory could depict the image of the Class of '18 for history.

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Sec'y, Capt. C. F. Swanson USN (Ret.) Fairhaven, Apt. B-213, 7200 Third Ave., Sykesville MD 21784 Class Correspondent, Mrs. W. P. Hepburn 11 B-1 President Point Dr., AnnapoUs MD 21403 As the Summer turns into Fall, our travelers are returning. Virginia Lee is back from an extensive stay in Europe with relatives and tours. I presume the Wheylands are still roaming.

Included in our mail is a note from Helen Haven thanking us for our donation to the Heart Association as a memorial to Benny.

Melvin Bassett and Marshall Anderson on Peleliu in the Pacific circa 1944 Marshall (Andy) Anderson was kind enough to send a welcome note and several pictures plus a number of colored sketches by George Gregory.

The sketches were sent on Christmas Cards to Andy over the years and are interesting but unfortunately cannot be printed in Shipmate. They are good cartoons, such as those by Slicker Bassett which we could not reproduce in our news column.

I am presenting for printing two of his photographs for this issue. Andy suggests that the cartoons may be sent to relafives of George — but we have no address available — does anyone know of such an address?

Andy goes on: I'm about to sell the ranch I bought in 1939 and have lived in except for war service in the Pacific. After the death of my first wife in 1943 I remarried in 1950 and my second wife, Julie, died on 27 March 1983 after lung surgery.

I'm about to sell my 20 acres but will have the option of residing in my adobe house until I die if I want to.

Most of the Class of '20 who lived in this area have passed on. The most recent one, our beloved friend Benny Decker. Del Fahrney has been coping with a serious lung problem — Chub and Charlotte Wheyland appear to be doing well, and able to travel where and when they want to . . .

My love of the '20 Class and the USNA is a forever thing. For those who carry on the load for our Class, I want to express my admiration and thanks for jobs well done, now and through the years. My regards to all hands! Sincerely, Marshall — Andy — Anderson.

We must agree with Andy that the Class has been outstanding in comradeship and joint effort for the good of the Class. We should pause to remember, with Andy, and pay homage to many Classmates who have labored for the group benefits and gatherings, including many who more recently have passed through the Pearly Gates, such as Mead Pearson, Carter Anderson, Ross Daggett, Paul Heineman, John Crowe, Don Osborn, Benny Decker, on and on, and including their always sharing helpmates. We could hardly single out any member who would not have labored for the Class if needed. For long service we should not neglect those such as WAP Martin, still with us but disabled. I am sure most Classes have similar Class Spirit, but during the active years we have less time to appreciate and show it.

In our mail also we have a clipping from Harry Markell featuring his grandson, Todd Stroud, lauding his fine performance and effort on the football field, and including a photo of Todd in uniform ready to play. We can understand Harry's enthusiasm.

And we have a note from Merle McEathron, widow of our Classmate, and who is now living at 4602 N. 24th St., #454, Phoenix AZ 85016. She relates that just prior to her departing for an extended North European Cruise Tour, she was hospitalized for a sudden paralysis of her left lower leg. There was little pain except for a feeling like needle pricks and she could not stand on it, and she became a bit lightheaded for about an hour.

The doctors suspected a slight stroke and made many extensive tests and examinations but were unable to find any cause or reason for the temporary paralysis. So after about five days she was discharged and has since been in excellent health.

She, of course, cancelled her part in the tour. Surprisingly she later received news that the vessel on which she would have started on the cruise, after two days out of London colUded with a Russian freighter in a fog and aU the passengers were taken off and sent home. Apparently no serious injuries were sustained. Merle says (with apparent reason) that "The Man Upstairs" must have been on her side and she gives him credit for taking care of her for all of her eighty some years.

A. B. Cartwright and Murray Smith, San Diego area — 1965

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Sec'y RAdm. J. R. Dudley USN (Ret.) 306 Edwards Ferry Road, N.E. Leesburg VA 22075 703/777-3887 Sec'y. San Diego Area: RAdm. Logan McKee USN (Ret.) 738 Glorietta Blvd., Coronado CA 92118 Birthday greetings in November go to Fred MacGurn (our Coast Guard Captain), Bunny Wray, Leo HUl, Fort Callahan, Nick Coulter, Bill Rees, and Dolly Fitzgerald. Congratulations on turning another corner, and keep it up!

Most all of the replies are in from our 1984 Roll Call. It's encouraging to find how many are keeping fit and are finding interesting activities. They used to be called hobbies. A few, only six, replies were made by a family member or an agent because of disability, such as stroke or other malady.

August was another testing month for our longtime former President, that indestructible man from Idaho, Homer Elmers. A fall that he had at home broke four ribs and cracked a hip bone.

After repairs at a hospital, he is now at home in the T-L-C of Louise. We hear his Uttle black dog, Lucy, was not involved.

We were saddened by the deaths in August of two noteworthy Classmates. One was our author, George Van Deurs, the other our World War II defense net specialist. Bob Lewis. We extend the sympathy of the Class to the surviving families of these Classmates. Ann VanDeurs may not realize her loss but we hope her daughter, Sally Shannon, or one of the grandchildren may explain it to her.

Betty Lewis, who wrote us last July, had enjoyed 63 years with Bob and had been blessed with two children, four grandchildren, and two greatgrandchildren. Bob's honorable service in our Naval Reserve, when he commanded USS KEOKUK (AKN-4), a net cargo ship, in action at Palau Island, at Iwo Jima, and at Okinawa, earned a decoration which entitled him to his promotion to rear admiral upon retirement.

If anyone happens to have a copy of Shipmate July/August 1979 issue, there on page 29 is an interesting and readable story by George VanDeurs called "The Cape Horn Pilot." It recounts a story told him by his grandfather of rounding Cape Horn by sailing ship — also two times in George's own life when a word came to him from some unseen source to do something that saved his life.

Again, the December 1980 Shipmate has another of his articles that tells of his staff experience in Hawaii before the Japanese surprise attack. Your Secretary can send you a copy of these if you ask for them.

Here's a new address for Isabelle Alexander, widow of BiU, at Carl Vinson Hall, 6251 Old Dominion Drive, McLean VA 22101. We hope IsabeUe wiU be able to join our twice-a-year luncheons in the DC area. We also hope to welcome Frances Lalor, Bill's widow, from her South Arlington Ridge Road home.

As November starts, let's give a cheer for our 1984 Navy team, and help them BEAT ARMY!

(Nick) Carter. He had been Ul, at home, for several months, with cancer. He was to be interred in ArUngton, on 7 September. He will be sorely missed by his many friends.

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Pres., RAdm. Frank Akers USN (Ret.) Corr. Secy, RAdm. J. L. Pratt USN (Ret.) 4000 Mass. Ave. NW, Washington DC 20016 On August 18th we talked with an old friend and Classmate in his cottage near Easton, Maryland, where he and Marjie are now retired.

Among other members on his study wall hung a small frame; shining from it, a beautiful gold medal. He saw my interest. He said, "King Albert of Belgium gave me that in 1920" — the simple, modest statement of a great athlete, Zeke Sanborn.

We talked quietly and lovingly of another great and modest athlete and Olympic gold medal holder who had just died only two weeks before: Don Johnston. A shock to all of us. (The notice about Don in our last column was brief because there was only time to add a few lines. The finished final layout was already enroute to the printer when we phoned the Editor.)

Don was buried with full military honors in Arlington after a memorial service in the Fort Myer Chapel. Nine Classmates were there: Akers, Bauernschmidt, Carter, Coleman, Comp, Pratt, Stokes, Sturges, and Walsh.

Peg was magnificent, and all hearts went out to her as she and her family stood by the graveside of her husband of fifty-nine years.

Don had rendered great service to the Class as our Secretary for 14 years. (His obituary is in "Last CaU" of this issue.)

The picture of the famous Gold Medal Olympic crew is from your '22 Class book. Forty Years Later, published in 1963. From left to right you'll recognize, and remember: Clyde King, Vince Gallagher, Don Johnston, Zeke Sanborn, Sherman Clark (coxswain). Country Moore '21, Buck Jordan, Eddie Graves '21, and Joe Jacomini '21.

(The great Olympic race was, of course, won in 1920 in Belgium. This picture was made some 30 years later.)

There is other sad news to report: Milt Jackson died on August 20th in Sarasota where he had been very ill for quite a long time.

His experience in managing steamship companies and other maritime businesses based in Philadelphia and other East Coast ports proved invaluable to the Navy when he came back to the colors in World War II. He took great interest in Class affairs and was largely responsible for the origin of our Memorial Fund which contributes so much to the Naval Academy Foundation in helping promising young men equip themselves scholastically for entry into the Naval Academy.

An obituary for Johnny Lester, who died on July 11th, appeared in the last issue of Shipmate and covers his service history, but from our knowledge of Johnny and conversations with his daughter Eugenia we add the following about his active and fruitful life after retirement. "Active" borders on understatement: a duck hunter, fisherman, bridge player, Red Cross volunteer, churchman, all eminently qualified him for his membership in and popularity as president of the "Dunworkin Club" of his hometown, Montclair, New Jersey. Johnny was full of joie de vivre until his very last days.

Betty and Howard Orem report that Peg Watkins, Howard's cousin, whom they saw enroute back from their Alaskan trip, plans to move to Tucson to be near her son but expects to return to Seattle in the summer time.

Our President, Frank Akers, has asked Bev Carter to be Secretary of the Class. Bev accepted and will do a good job. Summing up the duties of the Secretary — as outUned in the Class by-laws: Class records, minutes of class business meetings, distributing ballots for elections, recording voting, and publishing the Roll Call. Traditionally and necessarily the Secretary and Corresponding Secretary work closely together on all matters of Class news interest and publication in Shipmate.

We have a letter from Streuby Drumm reporting the death of Eddie Arroyo on August 25th.

Eddie loved the Navy and the sea, but was frequently plagued by severe arthritis which disqualified him for full sea duty. However, his abiUty as a teacher was a quality which enabled him to remain on active duty ashore through WWII and at Tulane University and Louisiana Tech Univer-

The Olympic Crew, 44 years later , . Annapolis, 1964 — King, Gallagher, Johnston, Sanborn, Clark, Moore, Jordan, Graves, Jacomini

West Coast News The San Diego Chapter of the Class of 1921 held its regular monthly luncheon at the Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado, on 21 August. Present were the following: Paul Abernethy, Hod Gorry, Logan McKee, Ivan Miller, Stogi Roberts, Don Smith, Leo Stafford, Ray Tarbuck and Bunny Wray.

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sity. Eddie's arthritis subsided many years later, and he became a quite avid golfer at the New Orleans Country Club. He had twenty years of married life with Lillian Harrrison, who died of cancer in 1951, leaving him with two children, Mary and Teddy, both of whom devoted their Uves to the Catholic Church, Teddy as a priest, and Mary in a religious order. We shall miss Eddie's ready smile and buoyant personality. A Memorial will be sent by the Class to the Jesuit Seminary Fund.

C.C. Adell died on June 9th in Walter Reed Hospital, sent there as a patient from the Army hospital at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, near his home in Red Bank. C.C. took a business course at Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania) upon retirement from the service in '52, then joined the staff of the Monmouth County Social Services Administration. C . C , his wife Kay (Adams) and stepdaughter EUzabeth Buckley continued to live in Red Bank after his second retirement. He enjoyed golf and bridge at the Fort Monmouth Golf Club — an expert at both. One of C.C.'s last naval assignments was at Key West where he was host to President Truman who enjoyed C.C.'s domain for winter vacations. As most of us will remember, he and his brother Bruce, the elder by almost two years and who died in 1974 in Hawaii, were roommates in Bancroft Hall all four years. Both came to AnnapoUs after serving together in WWI in the North Atlantic.

As we go to press we have a report through Peg Watkins that Lee Richardson died on or about August 20th. We have no additional information at this writing but expect to have an obituary in the next issue of Shipmate. Lee had been in poor health for some time. We're sure many will remember his beautifully illustrated book on his favorite pursuit — fishing — a hobby which gave him such great pleasure during his latter years.

Johnny Vest reported after a visit to Newport that Isy and Henry Eccles were still going strong.

We dropped Henry a line. Result: a good letter which should indeed be shared. Excerpts: Isy, famous for her quilt designs, finished a beautiful one for the Aimual Point Association show; and now another for a granddaughter.

Henry has done a 50-page commentary on the Lebanon Crisis and continues to consult with the Marine Advanced Amphibious Study Group, visiting the War College from time to time and writing on military theory.

Last Winter he heard from Ruth Libby who disagrees with some of his ideas, and in July a long telephone call from Rickover, who agrees with some. Henry says they both seem to be in great shape and full of beans.

In June Emily Pierce (Eddie's widow) with her daughter Connie and her husband were there for lunch. In July the Eccles drove to Stonington for lunch with Barbara Robbins ('20). Johnny and Frances Vest and their sons, Buck and George, were there too. A fine reunion.

In early August, Billy Miles stopped in. They had a great time listening to the tales of her travels and adventures.

Henry hopes some scholar will some day look into Mary's papers and do him justice because, as he says, A Different Kind of War never got the attention it deserved. (We agree.) How much better off we would have been had Mary's guerilla experience and subsequent reflections been appUed in U.S. action in later years.

Newport, as usual, is in the throes of controversy as we try to ward off the inroads of rapacious developers who for the fast buck would destroy the character and livability of this beautiful island and city and foul the waters of the bay.

Henry has written some recollections of the Old Navy between 1920 and '41 in response to a request from Colonel Hammond, the new Shipmate Editor. He says he can't rival Mick Carney, Shipmate, November 1984

of course, but does enjoy recalling some characters such as Cy Plunkett and Pluvie Kemp, etc.

C.S.: Judging by Henry's letter, Libby and Rickover are not the only ones still "full of beans!"

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President and East Coast Reporter Adm. Arleigh A. Burke USN (Ret.) 8624 Fenway Dr., Bethesda MD 20817 Sec'y, RAdm. George A. Holderness USN (Ret.) 5825 Highland Drive, Chevy Chase MD 20815 West Coast Reporter Capt. H. H. Connelley USN (Ret.) 544 Silvergate Avenue, San Diego CA 92106 A sad call from Karl Hensel on 24 August informed us that Winifred had died in her sleep that morning. She had returned from a short stay in the hospital ten days before. In spite of considerable pain from arthritis and a heart condition, they had had a last happy ten days together in their HiUspeak home in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.

In Karl's words: "She was a lovely lady and was the hght of my Ufe for twelve blessed years." Services were held in the chapel in which they were married at HiUspeak. Our deepest sympathy to Karl.

A friend who shared her letter quotes "Hoogie" Field thus: "Wells scorns the young men on the golf courses who roll around in carts while he and his tournament contenders carry their clubs on shanks mare." In vindication of Wells' golf companions, they did give him time off to visit son (Col. USMC Ret.), Tim and Chariotte in Texas.

In mid-July, Louise Withington returned looking fit as a fiddle. She was off again in mid-August for the planned vacation rendezvous with her family in New England.

Nova Mclsaac has sold her apartment in Watson Place and moved to McLean, Virginia. This news came from the Al Mahers, who were stopping overnight in Washington late in July. It was good to catch a glimpse of Al and Betty, his bride of a year. They had been visiting relatives all over the United States and were looking forward to a tour up the Yangtze River soon after they returned home to Phoenix. No doubt they are planning to have as many adventures and tell as many stories as the Gwathmeys. That will be a highly competitive undertaking and if successful may be of enough interest to hold a 65th class reunion to decide who has the best of the "Old China" stories.

Al says that a book on the USS HOUSTON (CA-30) is in the works and should be out soon.

Since Al is the senior surviving officer alive, it will be of the greatest interest.

The world is small and it was proved so again when we had to get some data from the Duty Captain of OpNav and who should answer but Capt.

Richard Scruggs. He was none other than the son of our "Sailor" Scruggs and reported that Sailor was doing well in the cattle business in Florida.

However he confirmed Mike's report that Sailor had sold most of his cattle ranch and kept only about 10-15 acres. Can you imagine that young fellow mowing a lawn of "only" that size every week? Maybe he'll have some time to travel now and can come see some of his more aged and less virile Classmates.

EUiott Loughlin, the handsome Executive Director of the USNA Foundafion, notified the Class that Mark F. Scanlon was the George Castera Memorial Honor Scholar and Paul A. Pensabene was the other Class of '23 Honor Scholar this year.

Right on the heels of Elliott's fine letter Midn. 4/C

Mark Scanlon sent one of the nicest letters of appreciation to the Class that any class has ever received. He went to VPI and is gung-ho for Navy now. He has learned to work hard and wants to go into aviation. It was good to hear his enthusiasm for the most interesting career a man could have. George would have been very proud of this young man. George has been the cause of many young men being able to do well at our old school.

Tomorrow we'll probably get a letter of appreciation from young Pensabene. He is also a good man or he wouldn't be there.

West Coast News It has been learned from his son that Ted Hasbrouck died 7 May 1984 after a long illness.

After an impressive military funeral in Dallas, his remains were interred at the Eastland Memorial Park Cemetery. Survivors of Ted are his widow, Lennaire, and his son Ted, Junior, both of Dallas.

Lennaire is in the Traymore Nursing Home recuperating from an operation for her broken hips (both). Ted reports that his mother is improving greatly. Our sincere sympathy is extended to Ted and Lennaire in their loss of a most respected father and a devoted husband.

Jim Cutting reported he and Winnie and the "Judge" Ellers had fun at the Cabell Gwathmeys recently. To be with the Gwathmeys is always fun.

Thelma Ward will be home again 3 September.

She has been in Burke, Virginia, spending a couple of months with her daughters and their famihes. As an added attraction there, she had the great pleasure of seeing and hearing a grandson singing in the Bernstein opera. Thelma expects to have her daughter, Jane, and son-in-law. Col. S. J. Shaffran USAF '54, visit her in September. They have just returned from a three-year tour of duty of Germany.

Wayne Spangler, widow of Joe, wrote from Houston that she was headed for New Orleans, after visiting relatives in Baton Rouge, in late August. She was set to have lunch at Gallatoire's and dinner at Antoine's and really enjoy that Creole cooking in New Orleans. Of course, the Fair is a big attraction, but the lunch and dinner and the French Quarter are "musts."

Louise Withington wrote a lovely letter in August (for which we thank her very much), and told us of her long visit with her daughter in New England this Summer. She expects to dash up there again for a short time before settUng down at home in September.

Frank Rigler sent us some good clippings with his letters. One clipping concerned our great boxing coach. Spike Webb, when we were Midshipmen. He had a very interesting career. Frank reminded us of our first year together as ensigns aboard the ill-fated ARIZONA. The roster of 1923 aboard her included Arleigh Burke, Burt Davis, Paul Dugan, Carl Gesen, Pug Kirkpatrick, Bob MacKerracher, Augustus Mulvanity, Frank Rigler, Johnny Shomier, Dick Scruggs, Bill Von Dreele and Mike Connelley.

Frank also sent us a most interesting clipping telling of a new honor for our Arleigh: The U.S. Naval Institute's annual General Prize Essay Contest has a new name. The 106year old competition will now be called the Arleigh Burke Essay Contest. The annual essay contest has been an important feature of the USNI activity for generations. Among past Gold Medal winners have been Alfred Thayer Mahan, author of Influence of Sea Power Upon History, and Theodore Roosevelt, one of the most productive naval historians of his era.

From what we hear from Classmates, it seems to be unanimous among them that, as Arleigh expressed it, "While being fascinated by every one of those Olympic contests, it was such a proud feel45

ing we had, looking at the winning Americans' faces while they were listening to the national anthem with reverence." We all can well be proud of them, not only for their physical prowess, but their patriotic attitude.

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Pres., Ralph E. Wilson Sec'y and Columnist, Mr. Robert A. Keyer Box 7234, Richmond VA 23221 E. Coast Sec'y, RAdm. H. B. MUler USN (Ret.) W. Coast Sec'y, VAdm. C. E. Ekstrom USN (Ret.) Roy Hartwig Memorial Honor Scholar for this year is Anthony T. Calandra, son of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Calandra of Cresston, Pennsylvania. He was Class President of his high school class, active in football and track, and participated extensively in other school extra-curricular activities, then attended Mercersburg Academy demonstrating fine scholastic ability.

Dear Members of the Class of USNA 1924: Your floral arrangement was a beautiful expression of sympathy and was used alone on the mantle at my father's funeral. Thank you for your tender thoughts. It was my decision to request a chaplain for Paul's final services and I was touched by his ability to conduct them with military propriety, human love and religious sanctity. I was there (along with my husband and Paul's adored three grandchildren) to represent Paul's love of family and the flag on the casket his love of country. The presence of a chaplain reminded us of Paul's dedication to and love of God, as well as the many aspects of the U.S. Navy which he faithfully served. His Eternal Father will now take over his case. Fondly — Susanna Siegrist Johnson.

As we have said before there is no telling what career a Midshipman wiU pursue if he resigns upon graduation. Nevertheless Frank Falge proved the exception. Four years work with the Masquerader's juice gang clearly pointed his way via Broadway's bright lights. Having been raised on the shores of the Great Lakes and orphaned at age 14, Frank was strongly influenced by his older brother John, USNA 1912. He developed a keen interest in electrical gadgets. It was said later that Frank cut his teeth on copper wire and a pair of pliers. By now brother John was assigned to a novel Navy experiment known as the Preparatory School, which was intended to prepare enlisted men to enter the Naval Academy. To insure its success, John in 1919 recruited a group of young men and had them assigned to OKLAHOMA without prior boot training. Thus it was that the "OAKIES" consisting of Caples, Day, Falge, Kalisch, Kennaday, Palmer, Robillard and Schenck became members of '24 via the first Newport class. But, intrigued with electricity which he had appUed to the Masquerader stage, graduation found Frank Falge transferring to the Naval Reserve. He joined Westinghouse in Detroit and managed to keep in touch with naval affairs by navigating the Great Lakes with fellow reservists. In 1926 he shifted to GE at Nela Park in Cleveland as an engineer specializing in theatrical and stage lighting. Shades of the Masqueraders! His boss's efficient secretary was placed in charge of this promising young college man and with him, fifty-five years later, celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary.

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then designed the lighting for the Beaux Arts Ball in New York, followed by lighting for the first skating carnival starring Sonja Henie. Even as busy as he was, he found time to author many technical papers and books on stage and advertising hghting.

As a resuh, Paramount Public Corporation in New York chose him to take charge of all its theater lighting, including the traveling stage shows.

Heretofore the casts, scenery, and music were put together in New York with no thought of proper lighting, which was expected to appear by magic for the tryouts in New Haven. It was chaotic. To maintain his sanity, Frank developed his lighting plans and equipment in New York, integrating them with the other vital elements for each show.

Resuh? Peace of mind and highly successful results. Now he could enjoy the celebrities as they performed on stage. Sadly, the WaU Street disaster (1929) deemphasized these gorgeous musicals, and Frank then taught at the Theater Manager's School. Returning to GE, he soon was called to Hollywood where he worked with film studios on lighting, special effects, photographic and sound problems. He remembers with nostalgia his early work on Gone With the Wind. In February 1941, Frank found himself a lieutenant assigned to ARIZONA. Surviving Pearl Harbor, his professional skill was utiUzed throughout the Pearl Harbor Navy yard in providing the necessary lighting for the 24-hour workdays. Then to Fore River, Massachusetts, where the MASSACHUSETTS was under construction. With his background he sponsored standing lights from blue to red, increasing visibility and reducing wattage. Next came instaUation of fluorescent lamps in plot to withstand shock and to economize.

Peace found Frank returning to GE in Cleveland as sales specialist on automotive lighting, followed by managing the Pacific Sales District for the lamp division. He then became manager of the entire western region for the "Live Better Electrically" program.

Retiring in 1961 to Carmel, he has become active in civic and professional organizations with a stint as Carmel councilman and vice mayor. With his two sons and a daughter and their families living not far away, Rose and Frank find joy in the Monterey Peninsula. When a fuU moon lights up the Big Sur Mountains inland, Frank finds he misses theatrical lighfing very Uttle — if at all.

In your research check these statements: 1) The first woman Marine was Lucy Brewer, aUas George Baker and Louisa Baker. She concealed her sex and served on board USS CONSTITUTION in the battle with GuERRiERE, 19 August 1812. 2) The first football game played at night was 20 August 1892 at the Mansfield Fair in Mansfield, Pennsylvania, between Mansfield Teachers' College and Wyoming Seminary (Dale Harris' Prep school of Kingston). Twenty lights of 2,000 candlepower each were used for illumination. Neither team scored.

Jack Engemen, 10 August, crossed over the Border to join the legions on the other side. Outstanding photographer, painter of portraits and scenes and writer of books, he was indeed a Classmate of many talents. Jack's philosophy of photography was simple: "There is beauty all around us, in the alley, the street, the buildings and nature." In his writing career among other works, he wrote Careers for Young Adults, a series of twelve books that used photographs to show day by day activities of professionals in a variety of fields. With his many family survivors the Class mourns this loss of an outstanding human being.

Noble Abrahams continues to maintain contact with many Classmates by a phone call to them on birthdays; he does the same to widows of Class-

mates when he has some personal message for them.

Dyna Short was in the Washington area the latter part of August for the change of Navy's Top Civil Engineer. To those spending most of their time in civilian life, this department, now known as "FaciUfies Engineering Command," was formerly the Bureau of Yards and Docks.

Late July, Swede Ekstrom wrote that the August Co-ed luncheon looked doubtful. It so proved to be and was cancelled — several people away, unusually hot weather, and the clientele generally lacked interest. The possibiUty of combining it with '23 was investigated, but that would not work out, so no class luncheon this quarter. Looking forward to one in November.

Duly handled as outlined by procedures in the By-Laws, following is a current Ust of the Class Officers and Directors: President, Ralph E. Wilson; Vice President, Murray J. Tichenor; Secretary, Robert A. Keyer; Treasurer, Robert C. Sutliff; Directors, W. F. Peterson (Washington), Harold B. Miller (East and Northeast), Clarence E. Ekstrom (West Coast). Rolo Wilson has designated that Keyer will serve as Director for Florida and Gulf Coast as at present there is no one from that area.

Bill Stone in a phone conversation with Ken Randolph found Rachel and he are soon to "make a run" north of the border for their grandson's wedding in New Jersey, with probable September date.

On 17 August the Maine Maritime Academy Planetarium was named for and dedicated to Jack Kennaday. We find Jack put the dome up with his own hands (assisted by extra-duty Midshipmen), negotiated with the Spitz Company for the present projector and control console, and Jack has been almost the only one to demonstrate with it. Jack accepted the honor with no false modesty because of being so heavily involved.

As a result of cocktails in Annapolis with Ann and Roy Smith, Honor and Savy Crampton became convinced they would go along with them on the Alumni Rhine River Cruise (late August) which included Holland and Switzerland.

If in the newspapers in September in the race in Massachusetts Congressional District Ten you saw the name of Lester Crampton, he is the son of Savy, born in New York City and grew up in Cohasset, Massachusetts.

Some of the Class are real "news hawks" and send in anything that looks like it might be an interest to the Class. Most of these we never hear from, which makes us wonder who looks out for us and fills the column? Gene Rook says don't try so hard to fill the column and maybe more help will come, or perhaps the Class would prefer a short column.

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Pres., RAdm. Walter C. Ford USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. George F. O'Keefe USN (Ret.) 2003 Glen Dr., BeUe Haven Alexandria VA 22307 Columnist: RAdm. Schuyler Pyne USN (Ret.) 259 Providence Road, Annapolis MD 21401 As is usual for the November issue, we would like to give three resounding cheers for that great outfit, the United States Marine Corps, with especially loud ones for our three surviving Marines: Bob Hogaboom in St. Mary's, Maryland; Bucky Harris in Lakeland, Florida; and Ray Rahiser in San Diego.

And we would like to remember those who have Shipmate, November 1984

passed on and say "God Bless" to the surviving 1925 Marine widows.

The Naval Academy Foundation has apprised us of the young people to whom they have granted four of the scholarships sponsored by the Class or by or in the name of Classmates. They are as follows: The Capt. and Mrs. Robert N. McFarlane Honor Scholar is Scott T. Peterson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. Peterson of DaUas, Texas.

Scott graduated from Trinity Christian Academy, Addison, Texas, standing 9 out of 49 students. He lettered in football and received the scholar-athlete award. He was also a member of the National Honor Society, editor of the school newspaper, class treasurer, and an Eagle Scout.

The Capt. Frank A. Munroe Jr. Class of 1925 Honor Scholar is Robert Lee Joredemon Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Joralemon of Hamilton Square, New Jersey, who graduated from Hamilton High East, standing 40 out of a class of 568.

He lettered in football and cross country and was very active in extra-curricular matters.

The George L. Todd Memorial Honor Scholar is Edward Clyde Grinnell of San Jose, California, who graduated from Willow Grove High School and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Grinnell. In athlefics, he lettered in soccer, football and track, and he was a member of Boys State and the National Honor Societies.

The Class of 1925 Memorial Honor Scholar is Steven L. Tiedematm Jr. of Baltimore. Graduated from Woodlawn Senior High School of that city, he stood 5 out of 500 students. He lettered in wrestling, golf and soccer, and was active in the Governor's Youth Advisory Council, vice president of the student council, a delegate to the Baltimore County Council, and a senior lifesaver.

At Marion Institute where he prepped, he stood one in a class of 219.

We wish aU these fine young men the best of fortune at the Naval Academy and trust that they will have great naval careers.

Speaking of the Foimdafion, our Class no longer has an active member on the Board of Trustees.

Bob McFarlane, who was on the Board and treasurer for many years, and Gus Wellings, who also served on the Board for a very long time, have now joined Ralph Sentman as emeritus members.

Bob as Treasurer Emeritus, and Gus as a Trustee Emeritus.

We regret that Cam Briggs' name was inadvertently left off our Ust of 80-year-old birthday boys which appeared in the July-August issue. Our notes indicated it was submitted in its proper chronological place, but in the composition, it was omitted. Cam's 80th was on 15 July, and we apologize, but do wish him a very belated but very happy birthday. He says that Doris threw a great surprise birthday party for him, with 150 contemporaries present at the club.

A famiUar voice from across the Nation and outof-the-past came to your writer in August when Bill Agnew, a four-year N.A. roommate, called to be sure his name was on the attendee list for the 60th next Fall, to ask some quesdons about hotel reservations, and to say their daughter would be with them for the occasion. Nice to hear from you. Bill.

Red Slaven and Anne Tonseth, those inseparable but most decorous steadies, did quite a bit of traveUng by car and train to see numerous relatives over a large section of the country this past Spring and Summer. Leaving Annapolis in late May, they drove to Purdue University to see Red's granddaughter graduate, stopping in Columbus, Ohio, each way to visit Red's nieces. The graduating granddaughter stood second in her class at the Shipmate, November 1984

School of Veterinary Medicine and carried off many honors. In early June they took the train to Pend Oreille, Idaho, to visit Ann's sister. This trip took three weeks, the country and weather were gorgeous, and the train trip superb. Later, in mid-July, they drove to Norwich, Vermont, for a two-week visit with Anne's son John and family. As Tom Tonseth and Anne had lived in Norwich in the 1950s and '60s, Anne had many friends there whom she was able to see again. It was a great Summer for both of them.

Some other travelers during the same season were the Butch Parkers and several others. First to the Parkers: they went to the Netherlands in April for a meeting of the Militaire Willems Orde, the highest Dutch honor society, of which Butch is a member. While there they visited the Delta Project, the tremendous engineering effort to hold back the North Sea. Next Louise's son Bruce and her daughter-in-law Mary drove them to Brussels, with a side trip to Waterloo, and then on to Paris, which they did quite thoroughly. Then to London near the beseiged Libyan Embassy and for several theater nights. Next, home to Florida, but in May they left the Sunshine State for the North, stopping at various places including AnnapoUs when they saw Classmates and old shipmates too. On their way to Michigan they did the battlefield of Gettysburg, thus taking in the locales of two, Waterloo and Gettysburg, of modern history's most decisive battles. After a cool late June in Lake Fenton, Michigan, the Parkers went to Chicago for the 8th annual reunion of the "Tin Can Sailors." Butch in August went stag back to Florida for the men's cruise to the Bahamas and in October they both planned to return from Washington to Florida via Montgomery, Alabama, where there will be a reunion, Butch's first, of "Sailors of 4-Stack Destroyers of the Asiatic Fleet." Butch adds that at these various stops he was given three 80th-birthday parties. Sounds like quite a busy several months.

Margery Pefley also reports on her travels, which really cover a year since her return from China in October 1983. Thus, in February she joined the San Diego Museum of Art for a trip to Hong Kong, India and Singapore with Polly Keller, widow of Al Keller '31. In India they visited a long list of places and had the privilege of meeting Mother Theresa, and in Singapore they were greatly, as are all travelers, impressed with the order and cleanliness of the place and had Singapore SUngs at Raffle's Hotel. Margery adds that she came East in June 1984 where she saw some friends in the Washington area and drove up to Maine for a few days, but time ran out on her so she did not get around as she had hoped.

Coming up for her are a trip to Honolulu this FaU and our 60th reunion next Fall. Incidentally, Margery is one of those Marine widows about whom we spoke in the first paragraphs of these notes, so let's tip our hats to her.

Other travelers of note are Helen and Chuck Sigel, from whom we have not heard for some fime. In his August letter. Chuck says that they were busy packing for an eight-week trip to the South Pacific. As they expect to be home about the time you read this, we hope we shall have some details. But for the last four Summers they have been sailing with friends in a beautiful 50-foot yacht in Mediterranean and Scandinavian waters.

Also, a couple of years ago they took a marvelous trip to Japan, Singapore, Bali, Manila, Guam, and to Saipan where they spent two weeks. Chuck was chief of staff to the commander of that island right after WWII, and the Sigels sponsored a fine young native through college. The boy's family is now prominent in the Marianas government, and the

welcome the Sigels received was unbelievable.

Chuck wound up his letter with an offer to take over Red Eye Coleman's duties as our Northeast Rep, and we shall take him up on it. Thanks!

Although it wasn't much in distance, only 128 miles each way, Jane and Schuyler Pyne spent three very fine days with Martha and Shane King in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, in mid-August. As usual, the Pynes met some nice friends of the Kings, and the men had a great time talking about the U.S.N.A., the Navy, Navy football, and Classmates, while the ladies did a bit of sightseeing, shopping and listening to the tall tales of their spouses. Shane says he gets calls from Ed Walker whenever Miriam and Ed visit their daughter, who Uves close by.

Doc is honored Doc Schonland, our Medal of Honor winner and our oldest living graduate, has been honored again, this time by the State of Connecticut at a special ceremony in Hartford where Doc was presented by the Governor with an unusual Medalof-Honor license plate, number 1. In our picture we see Governor O'Neill and MGen. Gore, the Adjutant-General, congratulating Doc. He also reports that the new Damage Control Officer Training building in Newport, Rhode Island, wiU be named "Schonland Hall" when it is completed in the Summer of 1985; a wonderful tribute to Doc and to the Class of 1925. So again, our very special Congrats to Doc, and to Claire also.

Mary MacKinnon reports on Speed Graubart's annual party to honor Lucile and her L. A. High School classmates. Three classmates and two members of the next lower class were in attendance, but friends and the Class of 1925, U.S.N.A., fiUed any vacant chairs that there might have been, the latter being represented by Bob Clark, George Fowler, Flo Standley (Bill could not make it), and of course Mary and the Graubarts. The party was unique, with Speed teUing many funny stories, and Lucile, after a gracious welcoming speech, leading the L. A. High School football cheer.

From Oakland, California, we have heard from Majorie Cowie, who reports on Terry's grandson, Rob Uleses, who is a first classman at West Point, Rob's sister Terri Anne, and brother Mike. Rob has been Cadet Captain for the Plebe training at the Point and is an outstanding defensive football star on the Army team. Terri Anne is a lieutenant in the Navy Nurse Corps and Mike is going to the N.A. Prep School in Newport. With their father a Colonel of Marines, it is quite a service family.

Incidentally, if Mike does make the Naval Academy, he will surely be a big star on the soccer team as he has been the outstanding goalie in the Potomac District at Jefferson High near Alexandria, Virginia.

You will not be surprised to learn that Beulah and George O'Keefe are still off on another around-the-country sweep in their mobile home.

We have an interim report from them and they seem to be doing a counterclockwise job of the good ole U.S.A. We think, as they still have a ways to go, it would be better in view of the length of these notes already, to wait for a final report and write up their adventures in a later Shipmate.

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Dave, who was an Army brat, was one of the relatively large group of Classmates who had graduated from old Central High School in Washington (DC) in 1921. As a Midshipman he was a track star and as an officer he was a surface type who became one of the leading members of the "Gun Club," serving aboard several ships in WWII as gunnery officer. In between, he had several tours in BuOrd. Later he had command of NEW JERSEY and was superintendent of the Naval Gun Factory.

His last command before retirement in 1963 was that of the support force during Operation Deep Freeze, where he had relieved Classmate George Dufek. A quiet, soft-spoken type of man, he was an extremely knowledgeable and effective naval officer who served his country, his Navy and his family well; an outstanding, all-around person. He is survived by his wife Eleanor, who is known as Sally; by a son Cdr. David M. Tyree, Jr. SC USN (Ret.); a daughter; 11 grandchildren and 4 greatgrandchildren. Our deepest sympathy to Sally and to all of the family.

26 Russ and Bevo Via Charlie Silsbee we have a good letter and a couple of pictures from Russ Thomson written from the Thomson home in Indiana. Russ says listening to the Olympics reminded him of his late brother. Col. Earl F. Thomson USA, West Point '22, who was a team gold and an individual silver in the 1932 Olympics in L.A. and will be inducted into the West Point Sports Hall of Fame this Fall.

Russ also included two pictures taken in Coronado in March of this year. The first one shows, 1. to r., Doris Briggs, Bonnie Thomson, Russ and Cam Briggs; and the second is right after a March gargantuan golf match with Bevo Bond (r.) which Bevo won.

A second letter in Charlie's envelope was from Oliver Van den Berg, whose wife Elizabeth passed away in May (see our column in the September Shipmate). Oliver has been visiting his various children in the East since he lost Elizabeth and has decided to give up his old home in Webster Grove, Missouri, and move to Durham, North Carolina, where he will be closer to his offspring and their famiUes, but not directly with them. His new address will be 1923 Bedford Street, Apt. 4, Durham NC 27707.

Much to our consternation, when we reviewed our column in the September issue, we learned that in two months the printer had been able to move Nicobar Island from the Bay of Bengal, eight degrees north of the Equator, to the Arctic Ocean, eighty degrees north. We thought that the plates of which the surface of the Earth is supposed to be made, creep only a fraction of an inch a year, but here he is relocafing the island 4300 nautical miles in a sixth of that time.

Now unfortunately we have some bad news.

Dave Tyree died on 25 August at the Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, Virginia. Pneumonia was the immediate cause of death, but there had been serious complicafions over several months and he had been hospitalized for some time. The only burial service was a graveside one at the Naval Academy Cemetery on 29 August which was attended by his immediate family, several Classmates, wives and widows, and by a few others.

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Pres., RAdm. Kenneth Craig USN (Ret.) Corr. Sec'y, VAdm. W. R. Smedberg III USN (Ret.), "Secure," Box 178, Crystal River FL 32629 "PD" Stroop writes that the "Widow's Treat," at Betty Well's home in Coronado was a great success, on 26 September; Betty "being a super Hostess."

The West Coast Class Vice President, Don Alexander came down from Canyon Country with his Mary, who was supposed to send me some pictures of the party. Perhaps they are still in Crystal River, awaiting our return in late September. Present were the Callahans, Crissmans, Flemings, Floyds, Charlie Horne, the "Doc" Joneses, Fitz Lees, Leepers, Leslies, Linaweavers, Offutts, Scrymgeours, Ed Snedeker, Stefanacs, Stouts, JeweU Dunn, EUa Graf MacMillan,* Lorene Oberholtzer,* Ruth Reich,* Dorothy CarroU,* Alice King Davis,'* and Betty Wells,* plus PD, of course.

The hostesses are indicated by the *, and also include Marusia Asserson, who could not attend but insisted on sharing the hostesses' expenses. This was the largest gathering in recent years. Subject to the vagaries of life, the Southern California Group planned on an October meeting to be hosted

by Lovell and Stroop, one in November, hosted by the Flemings and one in January, hosted by the Leepers.

Al Boileau reported from San Diego on his annual flight to the East Coast and return, in his own plane, in "generally good weather but with several days of flying on instruments." He flew first to Moab in eastern Utah to visit the Arches National Park, where he spent a day exploring and photographing, being intrigued with the red sandstone geologic features which have resulted from erosion by wind and rain; magnificent, beautiful scenery. He sent the CS several magnificent photographs. From there he flew to Sonora, Texas, to see the caverns; well worth the trip, he says. From there to New Braunfels, Texas, to see the Natural Bridge Caverns; giganfic, rivaling the Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico. He went on to Richmond and New York State, visiting various relafives, before flying back to San Diego. Since he used the personal pronoun /throughout, the CS surmises that he must have been flying solo, this time, without his trusty and faithful co-pilot.

A letter from RAdm. Elliott Loughlin, Executive Director of the Naval Academy Foundation, reports that new Midn. Mark P. Maglin has been

selected as the Class of 1926 Honor Scholar for this year, and expresses appreciation for our Class support of the Naval Academy Foundation. Mark is from Kensington, Maryland, graduated from Heights High School in Washington, then attended the University of Minnesota, where he was a member of the NROTC Unit, on the pistol team and participated in soccer and sailing. We of the Class of 1926 extend our best wishes to our newest Honor Scholar.

At this point it seems appropriate to the CS, who is a "Trustee Emeritus" of the Naval Academy Foundation, to comment on the truly fantastic results which have been achieved by the Chairman of the Board of that Foundation, our VAdm. Bob Pirie, through the years since a very modest start, literally on a shoestring. The Foundation ended up this past scholastic year with 100 sponsored candidates, 90 of whom are at the Academy, including seven female midshipmen, of whom two are twins.

Those young persons who have been sponsored by the Foundation, after careful examination of scholastic and family backgrounds in each case, have been proven assets in each Academy Class, year after year. Of couse Bob has had considerable help, the contributions of Elliott Loughlin being major, but few of us realize the constant attention, drive, personal initiative and inspiration; the splendid leadership contributed by Bob Pirie to this project which has benefited the Academy in many ways. We are proud of being his Classmate.

Rita Willingham Conway, Mabel and Bob Cavenaugh The accompanying photographs, taken at a Washington Group Class luncheon, show two of our newest additions. Ford Taylor's Betty, and Frank Busey's Mary; also some old-timers, Rita WilUngham Conway, and Mabel and Bob Cavanaugh; plus proof positive that the Class President and Vice Pres., are still conferring regularly on Class matters; Craig and Smedberg at Maggie Valley, North Carolina, in July.

Helen and Paul Watson visited the Smedbergs in the Appalachians of West Virginia, at Capon Springs in late August, enjoying our foursome, if not always good golf shots. The Watsons appeared happy now that they are in residence in Vinson Hall; particularly since they have aquired a condominium in which to take shelter from WashingShipmate, November 1984

Helen and Paul Watson with the ubiquitous C/S

The Prez and the Vice Prez in serious discussion at Maggie Valley ton's worst Winter months, in Florida, east of Tampa, in a section of Sun City Center. There being no faciUties for developing pictures near Capon Springs, an update of Helen and Paul's state of weU-being will appear in a later column.

Two more Classmates left us during August.

RAdm. Dennis J. Sullivan USN (Ret.), died on 10 August 1984, was cremated and his ashes scattered at sea. Services were at Sacred Heart CathoUc Church in Coronado, with about ten Classmates present for a beautiful memorial service. His Helen had predeceased him by four years. The Class extends deep sympathy to their four children.

Three days later, on 13 August, BGen. John S. E. Young USMC (Ret.), departed this life, in Desert Hot Springs, CaUfornia. His older daughter, Gussie, Mrs. Frederick Murchall, had been taking care of Jesse and sent to PD Stroop a letter which he had dictated to her, addressed to his "Dear Friends," which stated, in part: I am back home from the hospital with Gussie, my daughter, Uving with me. I am regaining my strength-slowly. I can walk with a walker but not alone. I still haven't mastered my balance. I also have not regained the strength I need in my left leg and arm. It will take time. I think of all of you and thank you for your messages by phone and mail. Someday, and I hope it won't be too long in the future, I'll be able to write or use the phone. Until then this will have to do. My love to you. John, Jack, JSEY, Jesse.

His daughter added, in her handwriting, "Please give his love to the Class when you next meet."

Our deepest sympathy goes to Gussie and the rest of Jesse's family.

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Pres., RAdm. Thomas J. Hamilton USN (Ret.) Sec'y Capt. Cart L. Steiner USN (Ret.) 203 Riggs Ave., Severna Park MD 21146 301/647-1258 Tuesday, 31 July, was Installation Day at the Admiral Kidd Club for the new officers of the San Diego-Coronado chapter of the Class. Larry Freeman relieved "Two Gun" Qarence Coffin as President and George "Wash" Willcox took over from Secretary-Treasurer Alan Sutherland. Heartfeh thanks to the Coffins and Sutherlands for three great years. Thirty-five were present at the luncheon: Muriel and Tex Anders, Bobby and Clarence Coffin, Dorian and Jim "Speed" Cohn (over from Arizona), CUff Cooper, Barbara Curtis (widow of Shipmate, November 1984

MGen. Ray Curtis, West Point '27), Frances and Ziggy Dawson, Sally and Dutch Deutermann, Dale and Tommy Flynn, Phyl and Larry Freeman, Emmie and Tommy Hamilton, Mary Jane Hogg, Harry Hummer, Sal Jack, Ken Keepers, Natalie and George Knuepfer, Alice Manville, Mims McKinney, Walter Price, Patsy and Gill Richardson, Nadine and Robby Robinson, Anne and Alan Sutherland, Madalyn Thach, and Wash Willcox.

A birthday card for Gene McKinney's 81st birthday was circulated for signatures and well-wishes and was taken to him in Rancho Bernardo by Dutch Deutermann, a neighbor. A get-well card for Carl Dalton was similarly circulated and sent to him.

Outgoing President Clarence Coffin took the occasion of the luncheon to express the Chapter's appreciation of the invaluable work the "Call Girls," Nadine Robinson, Dale Flynn, Mims McKinney, and Bobbie McCann, do and have done to get out the vote and to pass the word concerning the local Chapter's functions, endeavors, and unscheduled events. As a gesture of gratitude, Clarence presented each girl with a small handsome, black, decorated lacquer dish, crafted by Coruc. He and Bobby also provided the delicious wine with which to toast the girls.

The new President, Larry Freeman, in receiving the gavel from Clarence, quickly demonstrated that he was in his usual fine form and jovial self, making the thoughtful comment that with everyone feeling such pride in the Olympic performers, after re-reading the 50th Reunion Beacon and the exploits of Classmates chronicled there, he felt great pride to be a member of the Class of 1927.

During luncheon Clarence Coffin gave a most interesting account of his and Bobby's recent cruise in American Cruise Line's SAVANNAH, a new 210-foot cruise ship, in which they took a delightful cruise from Haddam, Connecticut, to Block Island, Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard and other off-shore islands. Interestingly enough, the skipper was Capt. James H. Aldrich USN (Ret.) '44.

During the previous week those who could be mustered no-hosted a luncheon for Classmate Turk Powell, who was in San Diego as a national director to attend the Navy League Convention.

Lunch was at the Admiral Kidd Club and was attended by Clarence Coffin, CUff Cooper, Dutch Deutermann, Tommy Hamilton, Tommy Flynn, Hank Paige, Walter Price, Gill Richardson, Oley Sharp, and Wash Willcox. It was a most pleasant occasion, replete with unbelievable stories of Classmates. Turk, it may be recalled, presented the 55th reunion committee with a check for $100, which was used to provide the champagne for the gala reunion dinner. This time, Turk again surprised everyone with his generosity, giving president Clarence a check for $100 to be spent at his discretion for the local Chapter.

Received a note from Leonard "Tex" Mewhinney reporting that he has finally taken down his shingle as a labor artibrator. It was a great third career (after No. 2 which was coUege teaching) but after 30 years and then 27 more, it just came time to quit. The Mewhinneys' new address is Treemont. Apt. 210W, 5550 Harvest Hill Rd., DaUas TX 75230.

It is my sad duty to announce the death of Marion Randig, the wife of Wesley "Gus" Randig, on 16 August 1984. They were married on our graduation day in the Academy Chapel by Chaplain Sidney K. Evans. The Class extends its sympathy to Wesley, son George, and daughter Ruth.

For personal reasons, I am stepping down as class secretary and this will be my last column.

RAdm. Joshua W. Cooper USN (Ret.), 400 Madison St., Apartment 808, Alexandria VA 22314, assumed that duty on 4 September 1984.

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Pres., RAdm. Edwin B. Dexter USN (Ret.) Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Albert O. Momm USN (Ret.) 121 Glen Oban Dr., Arnold MD 21012 Florida Corr., RAdm. R. N. Norgaard USN (Ret.) 121 N. Phelps Ave., Winter Park FL 32789 West Coast Corr., RAdm. W. A. Cockell USN (Ret.) 3222 Browning St., San Diego CA 92106 N. Eastern Corr., Capt. R. O. Burzynski USN (Ret.) Box 145, New Castle NH 03854 In early August, Ed Dexter was in Pemaquid, Maine, attending a family reunion. He comments that the Betty Blaidsdell's family arrived in Maine in August 1655; the late-comer Dexters came in 1659! He vacationed in Sebasco, near Bath; "the birthplace of the Navy's greatest DDs," says Ed. In late August, Ed returned to Seminole, Florida, by way of New York City. Before attending Homecoming, he participated in USS BARTON reunion in mid-September in Nashville.

(C/S Note: These travels of Ed were written in the future tense by Ed in mid-August; ye C/S hopes that Ed's ventures will truly have taken place — rewritten in the past tense! The good news is that, due to a word-processing terminal in Shipmate's spaces, the Editor will soon be able to eliminate waiting time and gradually move the Class News deadlines toward the mailing date, hoping ultimately to have them about 3 or 4 weeks before publication — a distinct improvement over the present 2-month lead time.)

Al Momm with the organizers of the BLC's 55th Reunion: John Zabilsky, Bob Archer, John Urquhart, (in disguise) Jimmy James and Hebee Jones

BLC Nutmegger at the Burzynskis — back: Ray Doss, John Scott, Ray Burzynski; middle: Jean Doss, Jessie Scott, Carolyn Burzynski, Georgie King, Blair Momm; front: Al Momm In early August, your C/S, along with Blair, drove to Simsbury, Connecticut, to pick up Georgina (Mrs. George) King for a visit with Carolyn and Ski Burzynski at New Castle, New Hampshire. To their surprise, Jessie and John Scott had flown east from Logan, Utah, where they had been escaping (with neighbors) from the hot summer in Sun City, Arizona. While in Simsbury, this group of BLC visited Lola and Vic Cole in West Simsbury; the Coles were involved in other commitments, so could not join the gathering "Nutmeggers" on the trek to New Castle. Arriving at New Castle, we found not only the Burzynskis, but also Jean and Ray Doss down from Deer 49

Isle, Maine, so a small group of BLC's "Nutmeggers" spent a deUghtful two days, starting with a lobster " p i g " in the Burzjiiskis' dining room and ending with dinner at the Northeast Center for Higher Education at Dover. Subsequentiy the Scotts rode back with the Momms to AnnapoUs, to visit with their daughter's (Janet Ale.xander) family.

The Class of 1928 Memorial Honor Scholar, created by the BLC, is for the year 1984 Keith A. Masterson of Lambertville, New Jersey. Masterson graduated from South Himterdon Regional High School, Lambertville, standing 20 of 80 students. He lettered in footbaU, golf, and was a member of Bo>'S State, Who's \\Tio Among American High School Students, and Homeroom Representative. He attended Marine MiUtarj- Academy, worked hard, made the footbaU team, had zero demerits and the respect of his peers and teachers.

The W. L. Lyons Brown Memorial Honor Scholar for 1984 is Brian Stephen Bartholf of Folcroft, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Academy Park High School, Sharon HiU, with an excellent class standing of 30 of 385 students. He was an outstanding athlete in school, lettering in footbaU, indoor track and outdoor track. He attended Marine MiUtary Academy where he maintained his proficiency in athletics and was named in the S u p e r i n t e n d e n t ' s List for his a c a d e m i c performance.

RAdm. EUiott Loughlin, Executive Director of the Naval Academy Foundation, wrote to Hany Sears teUing him that the details of this selection, along with a Ust of Honor Scholars, are included in their Aimual Newsletter. RAdm. Loughlin concluded his letter saying: "Please accept my sincere appreciation for the Class support of the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation and for making the Honor Scholar Program a successftil o n e . " Harry Sears writes about an exciting trip which he and Helen enjoyed tremendously this past Summer. " T h e Nostalgic Passage on the Orient Express" not only involved a 26-hour, three-part trip on that famous train (Victoria Station, London, to FoUcestone on the Dover Coast, a beautiful SeaUft crossing of the channel and an afternoon, overnight and morning run on the sleeper section of the O.E.), but also three or foiu- days each in London, Venice and Munich. Each city had its own set of sights to see, gastronomic deUghts and out of the ordinary events to witness.

In Venice our hotel was the beautiful, aristocratic 15th century palazzo. The Danieli, located on the Grand Canal and adjacent to the Doge's Palace and St. Mark's Square. Since Helen and I were on a similar trip in Venice last year, we decided to forego the usual sightseeing trips and head by motor launch to the lovely Excelsior Hotel at Lido where we sunned and swam in the hotel pool and Adriatic Sea. In fact we enjoyed it so much we went back a second day.

Passage to Munich was via the Alpine Express through the Italian, Austrian and German Alps and the Brermer Pass. Our stay in Munchen, or 'Fun City' as I like to call it, was highhghted by the famous Glockenspiel at the Town Hall, with its animated, life-size figures which could be seen and heard every morning precisely at 11 A.M. Also the Hofbrauhaus where one-liter steins are a fixture and more beer is drunk than in Milwaukee! We also attended the inspiring Passion Play at Oberammergau, and enjoyed side trips to Garmisch-Partenkirchen country where we saw King Ludwig's three fair>- tale castles.

Much could be written about all of the cities on the tour and the wonderful Bavarian countryside, but suffice to say we were lucky to have such good weather, which helped a great deal. Another plus was the small size of the group — about 34 people, mostiy NA Alumni and families — which enhanced the camaraderie and conviviality. The

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spread among Classes was V years, which made the young feel older and the old feel younger (thank Godl). By Classes we enjoyed the good company of Pete Needham (CEC '22) and wife "Smokv," RoUo Wilson ('24) and Martha, Harrv Sears ('28 — The Biggest Litde Class) and Helen.

Ed MacDonald ('31) and Jessie. John Simpson ("37) and Esther, and John Jr.. John Mathews ("39) and Corinne, Jim .Mintun ('59) and Susan, as well as our fine tour director, and Englishman, John Powell, and his worthy aides and guides."

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Pres., RAdm. Roy S. Benson USN (Ret.) Sec'y, RAdm. Cal Laning USN (Ret.) 6404 Lakeview Dr., FaUs Church VA 22041 Corr. Secretaries: So. Cal., Cdr. BID Darnell USN (Ret.) 2003-224 Bayview Hts. Dr. San Diego CA 92105 No. Cal., RAdm. Dick Ballinger USN (Ret.) 25 Teal Rd., Belevedere CA 94920 Florida, RAdm. Hank McRoberts USN (Ret.) Azalea Trace, 10100 HiUview Rd. Pensacola FL 32524 Chet Ely has been robbed again. Leon Redbone, the smash hit slow blues singer, does "Winin' Boy Blues" so close to Chet's style that we thought it was Chet. The same husk>', sleepy — almost yawning — baritone stretchout of phrasing. Of course, Chet himself may have improved on JeUy RoU Morton's earUer bordeUo background where "Winin' Boy" originated; but the new yoimg blues singers can hardly go back that far for inspiration.

Chet can't get to the 55th Reunion, but we shall have not only his "Winin' Boy" recording, but also his tape of "The Bastard King of England" done for Joe D'Avis '29 rally in PhiUy, rated XXX. Ann and Gus Johansen were over at our house last night for Chinese takeout and a cruise on the Lake. First thing, we caught up on each other's latest aUments. Gus has a bad heel, hanging on from the sea urchin stab of a year ago. Aim is slowly but reUably recovering from a thoughtless allergic prescription. Micky is tiptoeing around with three broken ribs she received breakdancing with Yr. Secty., the latter trying to recover from the doctor's proscription (not prescription) of chocolate, coffee, and martinis. Just to marvel: Gus and our reminiscences go back sixty years, to Plebe Summer when we were roommates in the Second Batt Wing. On graduation, Yr. Secty. met Ann at the cottage on Jones Beach, then an island, where her parents summered. With visiting Grace Bermingham, we Ustened to Ann, later to be a concert violinist, and her father, the concertmaster of the Met opera orchestra, scream at each other all through their playing of the Kreutzer Sonata. Undoubtedly, the 50 or so couples soon to gather in Annapolis will have 60 years of parallel reminiscences.

Along that Une, Bill Darnell writes, "1 am saddened by what happened to Bill Kabler. In the FaU of '29, five of us rented an apartment together in Coronado: Mills, Kabler, Roth, Johnny Walker, and Darnell. Little left of that quintet now. We were down there from our respective batUeships to take what was caUed eUmination flight training. Sorry no photo was taken of that Ulustrious g r o u p . " BiU mentioned that the SoCal bunch had a fine luncheon at the Rancho Santa Fe lim, hosted by the Beardsleys.

The WB&A gang has resumed its lunches in the fine private room at the A-N Country Club near Washington, every third Tuesday.

Watching the take-off on TV of the Shuttle this

Charlie PhiUips . . . updated moming, we wondered if Sally and Russ Hart evoi get up to look out their window when it thunders up, nearby their home on Merritt Island?

Last month, desjjairing of ever hearing from Charlie Phillips, we pubUshed a 1929 picture of him with a memorandum of insult concerning the total lack of mail service in his extreme end of the U.S.A. Galvanized by the shock, CharUe sent in his latest photo and wTOte as follows, in a letter dated 27 November 1983: Dear Cal, The Shipmate picture of '29ers in OKUVHOMA J. O. Mess has inspired me to write you. You see, OKL.AHOM-\ was my favorite ship.

I wonder how many will remember our second exec, Cdr. H. S. Babbitt, and the three-page Plans of the Day with ever)thing Usted down to the half minute. I wonder how many will remember our first skipper, Capt. Julius Fritz Hellweg, who twice headed the Naval Observatorv- and how he put all boats under sail, which almost drove Chief Boatswain Martinson nuts tr>ing to rig them. And how many vvill remember our old USNA Nav Instructor, Cdr. R. E. Rogers, "Shoutin Joe" and his "Plot it," who was the OKIAHOM-\ navigator?

Apropos, CharUe, do you remember the OKIE and the foUowing batdeships slowly floating to anchorages in Long Beach Harbor right through the crowded racecourse of the 1932 01>Tnpic yachts?

A few years ago, the booklet on financial safeguards for your survivor. Now Is the Time, wTitten by Benny Katz '26, was distributed to aU members of our Class. We hope that you have taken his considerate and precautionary measures. Now, Benny has issued a one-page supplement, tided "Save on U.S. Estate Ta.xes: Live until 1987."

Your Executive Committee lu-ges that you take his recent advice. If any of you want a copy of this one page codicil, write to your Secty., enclosing some local news.

As any of you can plainly see, there has been a dearth of news reaching your column this month of August. It may be that the formidable effort of decision and mailing in reservations for the Reunion quite exhausted you guys. By the time this column is printed, the Reunion wiU be past, and the intimate, face-to-face exchange of news may again result in Utde employment of Yr. Secty. Rosy Junghans, another third of your Executive Committee, has graciously loaned the column a bit of his metaphorical midnight musings in hope of stimulating you: The eager prosecutor pressed his suit so vigorously that his breath came in short pants.

Judge Jonathan (Long Johns) Silver from his seat on the bench henuned and puffed that counselor had embroidered his summation with a pattern of woolly style which skirted the facts, jmd upbraided him for failing to knit a persuasive fabric. No comforter he, for he was laced into a corset whose stays would shift, binding his abimdant flesh painfully, causing him to cut and Shipmate, November 1984

snap at counsel. The defender, a sweater with beaded brow even when clothed meagerly, felt the needle of his adversary as he tried to blanket the discourse with threadbare argument and sew up his case. The D..\. did not cotton to his finespun yarn cloaked in a mantle of verbiage which tried to alter facts by stocking an excess of words pinned to a skein of talk. He longed to sock, or at least cuff, his designing rival.

In daylight. Rosy is a weU-pubUshed, honest, excellent writer. Keep those cards and letters coining.

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Pres., RAdm. Wreford G. Chappie USN (Ret.) Corr. Sec'y, Mr. Fred Bradman 18139 Viceroy Drive, San Diego CA 92128 Once again we imdertjike the preparation of this column with a fuU bag of reports from around the country. We hope that some of what foUows might be news to those of you who are distant from the places where the events reported have occurred.

And, with that, let's be at it.

Our earUer accoimts of grandfather/grandson relationships as Academy graduates have smoked out two more:

ensconced in their new high rise digs on the Portsmouth, Virginia, side of the Elizabeth River, overlooking the busy Hampton Roads shipping area.

Just across from the Norfolk waterside, an emerging playground for those with time and money for pleasant indulgences, their aerie on the 19th floor enables them to see it all and, in his words, "We can inspect the deck of any passing yacht enroute down the Intrastate Waterway and hope to see Classmates and other friends directing their craft into the HoUday Inn Marina next door. The latchstring is out" . . . at Apt. 19-C, One Harbor Court, Portsmouth VA 23704. Allan contributed the photographic gem reproduced herein: the time, the '30's; the place, the Long Beach Pike; the participants in revelry, standing (1 to r) George Palmer, Lib Porter, Allan, Joe Dodson, Sparky Woodruff, Emily Taussig and Jack Shaffer; and seated, Half-Pint Forster. How many could you have named?

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Three Haywards One involves Sandy Heyward, whose grandson, Alexander Shatmon Heyward, graduated with the Class of '84 and, as this is written is at Pensacola, hoping to become a Naval Aviator. This generational relationship is further and notably embelUshed in that the father of the younger of the two Heywards mentioned is Sandy's son, Capt. Shannon Douglas Heyward USN (Ret.) '57. All three appear in the accompanying photo.

The other was recently reported by Bunny Bowen, widow of our Classmate " J B ; " Bunny reminds us that their grandson, Steven M. Jordan '79, is a Naval Aviator serving at JacksonvUle. Steve is the son of Gail (Bowen) and Capt. Mike Jordan USNR (Ret.). It should also be noted that Buimy's and JB's son, John C. (Johnny) Bowen '69, became a whirlybird pUot, then a civiUan airUne pUot, and finaUy a successful securities broker in San Diego.

Apologies are in order; in an earUer issue, your CS inadvertently referred to our deceased Classmate, Raymond L. ("Hoot") Mayo as Bob Mayo.

His widow Jan, quite understandably, takes the same pride in her late husband's name that we all take in our own. Our letter to her expressed our deep regret, and this paragraph asks the forgiveness of other family members and friends of the Mayos.

While we're in the mood, let's apologize for ourselves and others involved in the writing, printing and pubhshing process for fouling up the identity of our old friend, Wat Tyler Quverius, in the July/ August issue — or didn't you notice? Jupe has our letter expressing regrets.

Allan Roby teUs us that Frances and he are now

journeyed from Pensacola to Washington, DC, to join with family members in celebration of their "Big 50." In Aubrey's letter, he says: "We were most pleased to have our entire family present, including Marguerite's brother who was our best

Tia Juana Bar Bill Nelson thanks respondents to his first general maiUng re our 55th Reunion at AnnapoUs, 24-27 October 1985, and encourages others to complete and return the questionnaires indicating the probability/improbabiUty of their participation.

For those who wiU make it, this promises to be a gala event, weU worth the time and effort to be there.

We referred to a group of Classmates as our "Snoop Squad" in the May issue in recognition of their having smoked out a long silent member of the family of '30. Now we nominate four Classmates and a fine friend from '32 for charter membership in our "Eagle-Eye Squadron." The circumstances: the Editorial staff of Shipmate cited the artist's identifications of aircraft and the battleship pictured on the front cover of April's issue, and invited comments from readers. Of the 12 readers who wrote to express their thoughts (see July/August issue) four were Classmates: Jupe Cluverius, Mush Domin, Eph Holmes and BiU Moffett. This appeared to tie the Classes of '30 and '32 for the top number of respondents, but for reasons known to all of us, we claim at least a one-half interest in good Bill Short, one of '32's contributors, thus giving us the lead at four and one-half to '32's three and one-half. Congratulations to each of you sharp-eyed readers/writers.

Golden wedding anniversaries keep popping up around the country. We have just learned that in May it was Marguerite and Aubrey Bourgeois' turn to take a bow for their 50 happy and successful years of travehng in double harness. They

man, as well as her aunt and cousin who had been at our wedding. They came from all directions, even as far as from Washington State. Our children hosted a dinner at Dominique's on our big day. The next day, after a brunch at daughter Suzanne's, everyone had to scatter back to job, school, home, etc. It was a very sentimental and happy occasion — amazing how fast 50 years go by." The accompanying photo was taken shortly after the celebration. Congratulations to the two of you and best wishes for many more happy years.

More Bourgeois: a June gathering at their daughter Judy's in Atlanta where their No. 2 grandson, Tom Rabil, an NROTC student at Georgia Tech, was commissioned in the Navy and accepted in the nuclear submarine program.

Aubrey, looking very youthful in his Blue Service uniform (picture next month), administered the oath to Tom, fighting off a growing lump in his throat during the ceremony.

Some of us are fortunate enough to have survived to enjoy happy times such as were enjoyed by the Bourgeoises. But there are the black days as well. One such was 7 August when our Classmate and friend, Frank Johnson, passed away in San Diego. (See obit in "Last Call" in the October issue of Shipmate.) Frank stubbornly fought a tough and drawn-out battle with a relentless illness in which he was between home and hospital repeatedly, untU time ran out for him. Readers wiU recaU that Frank's dogged spirit was an early trait of his as far back as when he was the Naval Academy handbaU singles and squash rackets champion of the year 1929-1930. Frank was a staunch supporter of our SW Area group during his approximately eight years of West Coast residency.

Another good friend has moved on, and we have the sense of loss once again. At services held at the Ft. Myer Chapel on 5 September, foUowed by interment at Arlington, Bob Craighill — everybody's favorite Chaplain — presided. Serving as paUbearers were Jim Howard, Chief Masterson, Bill Nelson and BUl Snead, along with the Johnsons' grandsons, Ian McAlister Bunch and Laird CampbeU Bunch.

The SW Area Group remembered Frank with a period of silence when it assembled at the COM at MCRD is San Diego on 10 August. Ray Conner presided while Eddie Wagner and Anne were enjoying the verdant Northwest with friends and family. Their eldest son, BGen. Robert Wagner USA, is stationed at Ft. Lewis, Washington, directing Army ROTC programs in colleges and univer51

sides throughout the Westem United States. We tumed out 16 members and a guest. Those who didn't make it missed a stirring storv- of the early days of ^^'WH when a gaUant, if imder equipped, band of .Marine Corps -Aviation people participated in estabUshing and defending the initiaUy tenuous foothold on Guadalcanal, as told by " F o g " Hayes who had been there, along with Joe Bauer and P a t Moret. It was Fog's second consecutive appearance, signaUng a resurgence in the state of his health. Tough guys, those .Marines!

In last month's column we promised you number six in our series of recoUections of first ship assignments, this one from Ed Carmick on early days on board USS CALIFORNIA (BB-44). Here are some of E d ' s favorites: I was ordered to FLORIDA on graduation, but my orders were changed before I fmished my "downcheck" preliininar>' flight training, to duty in CAUFORNL.*. Red Stiarp and I drove across country to San Francisco to join her. To the best of my ability to recall their names, our Class of '30 contingent included also: John Corbus, Chris Engleman, Milt Fairchild, Swede Hanson, Paul Hanlin, Rebel LowTance, Bill LOWTCV, Ken McPherson, Buster Rigsbee, Foo Runer, Rosie Rosasco, Eddie Sanders, Bill Sanders and Buff Simons. Things went along pretty normally, the customar>' breaking-in routines, and we fotmd ourselves participants in a Fle« concentration at Balboa, C.Z., in 1931.

CALIFORNIA enjoyed a choice berth there, while MiLW-^UKEE, Brick Blackbam's ship, was anchored some miles out in the Gulf of Panama.

By means of Msg's, Brick had made arrangements with George Wales ('29) in CAUPORNIA for participation in a night on the town centering on the weU-patronized Union Club in Panama City. I joined them and we set out in a horse-drawn carametra in standard JO attire for that period, white linen suits and unblocked Panama hats. It was a fine night, there was dancing on the lighted tile-paved sweep around the building and heavy activity at the gambling tables. At Brick's insistence, we went down to look over the swimming pool, which was not in use and not too well lighted. George couldn't fathom the reason for it, and went along reluctandy. A moment after taking up our positions at the pool's edge, and before I could intervene (if indeed I could have) Brick supplied the impetus that propelled George into the pool and, laughing heartily, disappeared for the rest of the evening. When I had done what I could to help the understandably irate and floundering Wales from the pool, we found transportation and returned to CALiFOR>nA on the sodden cushions of our vehicle. I am unable to recall George's spluttering words of anger and surprise. It might well be said that Brick was exuberant and just downright mischievous.

Many years later, from the bridge of TAtrroG (SS-199), where I stood, I was to watch CAUTORNTA as she slowly sank at Pearl Harbor until even the guns of her Numbers One and Two turrets were awash — a final farewell to a gallant ship where I had first served.

Jim Howard, our dependable source of input from the Washington/AnnapoUs contingent, writing the finale to a three-way exchange of correspondence involving also Dick Cass and your CS, recalled the days of December 1941 as foUows: "Dick was in JAMESTOWN, a support ship for MTBs at Ttdagi . . . when my Cmiser N E W ORLEANS (CA-32) took refuge in the Tulagi River after our bow was blown off by (enemy) torpedoes.

His people helped us make emergency repairs for a voyage to Sydney." Thanks, Jim, for sharing remembrances of difficult times.

The Washington/AnnapoUs Group has annoimced its schedule of activities for 1984-85. StiU to come are stag limcheons (visiting Classmates warmly welcomed — transportation available) on 31 January and 28 March at the Army-Navy Club 52

in -ArUngton; co-ed luncheons are planned for 7 December and 5 June at .AnnapoUs. The .Alumni Chapter luncheons, at which there is usuaUy a '30 table, are held on the third Wednesday of each month through -May at the Fort -Myer Officers' Club. Class of '30 members tailgate aU USNA home footbaU games. For further detaUs, contact Mullie Foster 301/268-6543. Jim H o w a r d 703/836-7780 or BiU Snead 703/534-5076, except for AnnaFKjUs limcheons, about which contaa Bob -Moore 301/757-3635.

A totaUy uncxpeaed and warmly welcomed letter came in July from Bill Doyle at Cocoa Beach, Florida, with his recoUections of " a few hits, and some near misses." Read further, as he recaUs events of \\'WII: .After being sunk in SQC.AIUS in May 1939, and later duty in Submarine School at New London, I graduated from the Naval War College command class on 2 December 1941.

My orders were to USS J.\RVTS to reUeve Hord -Armstrong. J.^IRVTS was badly mauled in the approaches to Guadalcanal in .August-September of 1942 before her disappearance and the loss of all hands in the Guadalcanal area. But following the historical 'Day of Infamy' and (our declaration) of war against Japan, my orders to J-ARVB were changed to duty aboard USS LAFFEY at the San Francisco Shipyard . . . LAFFEY'S shakedown cruise took her to Pearl Harbor from where she escorted the crippled USS NEVADA to Bremerton before returning to the Savo-Guadalcanal area for action from August to November of 1942. We (suffered) minor damage along the way until the night of 13 November. We had almost made it through the entire Japanese entourage when we tangled with (one of their) batdeships. L-\FFEY came out second best and (was sunk) in 'Iron Bottom Bay.' I (started swimming) widiin a short distance from where JARVIS had disappeared without a trace, ending up in the hospital at Auckland, New Zealand.

Offered the USS BUCK in the Atlantic, I requested submarine dut>' (instead) and this proved to be a 'near miss' when BLACK was sunk about the time and in the vicinity of the Normandy landings.

With the experience of that "near miss' I tried to avoid the third sinking and stuck entirely to submarine stjiff duty and submarine tenders which terminated with my putting the tender ANTHEDON in mothballs in New London.

Since our final retirement in 1969, Ella May and I have specialized in travel. Orthopaedic surgeons at Bethesda installed a completely new right-side titanium hip unit in 1983. (It) is like new and my gimpy right knee has followed suit.

We travel the American Continents only — no foreign entanglements. Cxurent and near-term assignments include a trans-Canada round-trip by rail, a cruise to Chesapeake Bay historic places, a Caribbean cruise out of Canaveral and the New Orleans World's Fair. We hof>e to get to the 55th reunion.

As this column was being wrapped up for mailing in AnnapoUs, a surprise phone caU came from Mac WiUiams. MoUy and he checked in with us from daughter Anne Williams Lawrence's San Diego area home to fill us in on Classmates who share life with them at Sun City, Arizona. Briefly: Bob Jennings, with long-term dedicated help from Marj, continues to battle his incapacitating condition; Jo Gluntz is making progress after her recent illness and MoUy WUUams' twice weekly golf game testifies to the good health enjoyed by both the WiUiamses.

Sudden thought: grandfather/grandchild relationships as Academy graduates have to include Mac and Lt.(jg) Wendy B. Lawrence USN ' 8 1 , whose parents are the aforementioned Anne WUUams LawTence jmd VAdm. WilUam P . LawTcnce USN, ' 5 1 . Wendy was a trail blazer as one of the early groups of young women appointed to the Academy and as a high-ranking officer in the Bri-

gade of Midshipmen. So go ahead, MoUy and Mac, be proud — we share vicariously in your feeUnas.

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Pres., RAdm. Raymond P . Hunter USN (Ret.) Sec'y Capt. Edward M . Day USN (Ret.) 6214 Winston Dr., Bethesda M D 20817 West Coast Corr., RAdm. Andrew J . HiU USN (Ret.) 1295 Bangor Street, San Diego C A 92106 In November 1929 the Class of 1928 estabUshed its "Class of 1928 A w a r d " to provide a prize each year " . . . to that member of the ' B ' Squad football team who, while serving on the ' B ' Squad, contributed most to the advancement of spirit and development of the footbaU team and did not himself receive a major footbaU a w a r d . " The reasoning behind this was that the contribution of the ' B ' Squad was often overlooked in acclaiming the more visible ' A ' squad . . . and so it seems to have been v^ith this award to one of our Classmates . . . anyone remember who received it? Our members of the ' B ' squad were Sherrv' Betts, Charley Braught, BUl Sisko, Bob Farquharson, George Peckham, Robby Robbins, Norm HaU, John Hollingsvvorth, John Kirkpatrick, Barney Sieglaff, Jim Grant, Fred Wieseman, CE Kirkpatrick, Biddy FiuGerald, Tom TvTa, Eddie O'NeiU, Ed Fomey and Ray Himter. In case you didn't recaU, the award went to Barney Sieglaff . . . it was a marine binocular. About a q u a n e r of a century later, a selection board decided that it was time for Barney to move up to the Navy's ' A ' squad . . . two stars and aU that!

Marie and George Peckham's new address is: Apartment 203, Azalea Trace, 10100 Hillview Road, Pensacola FL 32514; tel 9(>*/478-32514. Not only does the Washington-AnnapoUs Group of our Class miss them, but so do their neighbors . . . here's what the members of their community at Lake Barcroft, Virginia, had to say: In late July, we lost two of our earliest and strongest builders of the Lake Barcroft Community. George and Marie Peckham depaned for the retirement condominiiun of "Azalea Trace" on the Gulf near Pensacola.

Some of the history of the lake goes with them.

When they came to L>Tic Lane in 1955, there were only two other houses on their street.

Although still in the Navj", George entered immediately into community affairs and worked toward the purchase of the lake and beaches from the developer. Marie taught at Washington and Lee High School, later to become a much respected student adviser for many years.

After moving to Lakeview Drive, George became the spark plug in raising funds for lake purchases. That mission successful, he became the guardian for the continuation of fmancial involvement in BARLAMA shares for the community. He organized the committees for Safety and Welcoming, and with Marie, kept the South Area active in social and community interest.

They were alwa>'s among the few who caUed on every new family that arrived nearby and held a get-acquainted pany in their own home to welcome newcomers. We shall sorely miss this pair.

Andy Hill wrote that, at Adele McMahon's request, he and Jean were invited by Commander Destroyer Squadron 13 to the change of command ceremony at which Barney and Adele's son, Capt..

Bemard F. McMahon USN, was reUeved by Capt.

J . J . Mullen USN on board USS ALBERT DAVTD

(FF-1050) at Naval Station, San Diego, on I August. Barney Jr.'s new assignment vviU be in the

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Office of the Chairman, JCS, Washington. We all share Adele's pride and wish Barney Jr. continued success in his naval career.

Dick Anderson . . . quickly been responding to Ray Hunter's request for a status report, wrote that he had been operated on at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington last January, and . . . The surgeons did a good job zuid sent me home via Air Evac from Andrews Air Base. Shaw Air Base which is only five miles from home took me in instead of Charleston some 120 miles away and my chemotherapy doctor is a classmate of my surgeon (small world!). They treated me as though I were an Air Force General — even the cook came up from the galley to say he heard I'd not been eating my meat and to ask if I'd do so provided he cut it up for me. I responded to that!

Was back to normal weight when I went back to Walter Reed for a check up.

One of my requests to the surgeon was that he would patch me up so I could walk our daughter, Mary McKenzie, down the aisle for her wedding last May. This I did and danced with her afterwards! She was graduated from Vassar — a specialist in Medieval Art, Drama, Music and Costume. After two years in New York she went to San Francisco and has married a Califomian.

Since our church is temporarily without a clergyman, she brought hers from San Francisco, a young EngUshman who read the wedding services from the Book of Common Prayer 1667.

We housed 14 guests and fed 27 when they weren't invited elsewhere!

A letter received from RAdm. EUiott Loughlin USN (Ret.), Executive Director of the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation, says: It is my very great pleasure to inform you that Midshipman Daniel P.Webster has been selected as the Class of 1931 Memorial Honor Scholar for this year.

Please accept my sincere appreciation for the Class support of the U.S. Naval Academy Fotmdation and for making the Honor Scholar Program a successful one.

Also of interest to our Class is the selection of Midshipman J. Christopher Dempsey (Jimmie Dempsey's grandson) as the Captain James L. Rodgers Memorial Honor Scholar. We wish these two Midshipmen every success in their careers in the Navy.

Cape Cod Reunion — Johnny Webster, Red Ramage, Ed MacDonald, Junior Lay Ed MacDonald reports that the annual Cape Cod mini-reunion of our Class was held at the Lays' luxurious home on a hiU overlooking WeUfieet, with Virginia and Johnny Webster, Barbara and Red Ramage, Catherine and Junior Lay, and Jessie BeU and Ed MacDonald in attendance.

Ed wrote what he calls 'this bit of doggerel' describing the event: The air was thick with tales The wives did not hold back We talked of ships and gales.

Our fervor did not slack.

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" . . . So I said to Admiral King, 'Sir, if you want my help you've got to do it my way!' " Ralph Cullinan, Dick Steere and Rich Richardson At the expense of the Jap We were brave, we were canny None could close his yap.

It was a Joyous occasion Red, Johnny, Junior and Ed A kind of grand celebration A hell of a lot was said.

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Pres., RAdm. Emerson Fawkes USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. Terrell A. Nisewaner USN (Ret.) 7121 Helmsdale Road, Bethesda MD 20817 Here and There With '32 There are many facets to the long and distinguished career of our erstwhile Classmate, "Tut" Tuttle, who now along with the capable help of Dutch Close and Henry DeLong, is combining the running of our Sl'A Reunion amidst the myriad of his other activities. One of these facets came to life when the excellent book. Remembering Bear: The Life of Coach Bear Bryant 1913-1983, was pubUshed. The author stated that Bryant served in North Africa during World War II but gave no other information concerning his Naval service. Tut wanted to set the record straight and wrote a splendid article indicating the excellent quaUty of Bryant's performance and the influence he exerted upon his colleagues while he was in the Navy.

In 1944 stationed in Port Lyautey, French Morocco, Tut was senior squadron commander, flying B-24 Liberators on anti-submarine warfare missions, as well as Commanding Officer of the Headquarters Squadron. One of their duties was to furnish upkeep and maintenance work for fotir French squadrons flying our PV-1 airplanes,ffom Agadir, about 300 miles south of Port Lyautey, and Tut was definitely under pressure.

The French were creating one headache after another for the Headquarters Squadron and finally the Commodore, Capt. George Owens, a WWI aviator, became totally fed up. He told Tut that he wanted an officer on the spot in Agadir to handle their numerous requests and petty complaints.

Tut knew the man for the job: Bear Bryant.

They had become friends relating their past experiences on the football field, the Bear at Alabama and Tut at the Naval Academy. Bear Bryant knew how to handle men and knew how to keep their respect.

When Tut told the Administrative Officer to write the orders, he reminded Tut that Bryant's paramount duties were those of an athletic specialist whose mission was to see that pilots and aircrewman were kept in top physical condition for fighting the war.

Tut just said, "Fine. Write his orders that way, with paramount duties as athletic specialist and

collateral dudes as officer-in-charge." Bryant loved his job from Day One and the French loved him. The Bear took care of everything the Commodore or Tut asked of him and, in return, he asked plenty from us. Even though some things he wanted were frosting on the cake for wartime, they always tried to oblige. Sometimes Tut wondered who was working for whom.

When Tut left Port Lyautey he asked his super loyal Administrative Officer for a copy of Bryant's orders, thinking that they would make a nice keepsake. However, that officer had burned the orders and all available copies. He wanted to protect Tut's career in the Navy and knew that he had stretched the rules to put a good man in a tough job.

Tut's path crossed again with Bryant in 1945, just before the end of the war. Tut was in command of the Tactical Test Unit at Patuxent River and the Bear was a physical training specialist at the University of North Carolina with a mission to get prospective student aviators in top physical condition. The Bear performed that job superbly but his real interest was in building a great football team. The meat behind the football team was Smithfield ham.

The coach showed up at Tut's office with a 10-lb. ham in his big right hand to tell Tut that the Administrative Office at Patuxent River made all the assignments of reserve prospective flight trainees east of the Mississippi. He wanted Tut to use his influence to order all reserves with football backgrounds to UNC. Fulfilling his wish was no problem. The Administrative Officer didn't care where football players went.

Bryant was able to build an outstanding team at UNC. He didn't want the weU to run dry, so he returned to Tut's office again but this time with a 50-lb. ham in his arms. And once again, just like in Africa, he was able to oblige the coach, ham or no ham.

And that was the genius of Bear Bryant, the acid test of a true leader, and why he was a leader on and off the playing field: people wanted to do what Paul Bryant wanted them to do.

Among the consolations and truly satisfying events that came out of WWII are the continuing reunions held by various Squadrons, Divisions and individual ships or units on a periodic basis. None to your C/S is more important than the bi-yearly Reunion of ALBERT W . GRANT ( D D - 6 4 9 ) . This

year, held in Providence, (RI), in mid-August, it had the distinction of having everyone of its Commanding Officers (both of them) in attendance.

Besides your C/S for whom it was a first command, always a particularly proud event, the other C O . was Capt. Grover Higginbotham '34. The esprit de corps of these ex-Shipmates, many of whom were only 17 and 18 when they reported for duty, is absolutely fantastic. Many have done extremely well for themselves. They and their wives are proud, wonderful people with a great love still remaining for the Navy. At least one family has had a son graduate from the Naval Academy.

Others are owners and managers of successful businesses. Times change but despite growing older, all the original crew stUl vividly remember the agony, the hardship, the personal loss of shipmates and the eventual triumph of a successful torpedo run against the Japanese Fleet in Surigao Strait the evening of 24 October 1944. If Leon Kintberger were still around he could empathize.

That was the same action in which outside the Straits on the same day he barely escaped when his command, the HOEL, was sunk while executing a torpedo attack against the northern arm of the Japanese Fleet.

After the reunion and a quiet visit to Cape Cod, Eddie and your C/S were privileged to visit Jean 53

and Horace Rounds in their attractive Dedham, Massachusetts, home. The second day under the skiUful administration of Horace and Cy Brewer, they arranged the greatest get-together of the Class of '32 in Boston in many a year. Eight Classmates and their wives, less the two who are widowers, gathered in Boston in two separate groups for a rousing session of congeniaUty and good wiU. RaU>ing around the flagpole at the vervprestigious Algonquin Club in downtown Boston were the Ukes of such characters as Ted Hodgkins down all the way from Kennebunk, Maine; Tate Simpson saiUng in from Marblehead; Chief Evans driving down from Stafford Bow Lake, New Hampshire, Harry HuU traveUng no mean distance from Manchester, Massachusetts, BiU Wylie up from Portsmouth, Rhode Island, the two locals of Horace Roimds and Cy Brewer, plus your C/S. It was truly a great Class gathering and a wonderful treat to see Classmates with such a gung-ho attitude. -Almost aU had plans to attend the 52'A Reunion and were looking forward to even more complete detaUs of the outing in Pensacola. One question that was asked and left unanswered was "What is our pubUcized and planned-for Class project?" Perhaps the Committee wiU have a report on that subject in the immediate future.

Meanwhile, please be patient.

River, but it didn't cut short the long-winded chatter about innumberable Classmates and much reminiscing about those Midshipmen days of long ago. \\ ith WilUe's loss way back in March and the desire for more convenient quarters concerning her current status, Jeanne WilUamson has made a move. Change her address to: 13001 Shady Side Lane, Germantown MD 20874. The new phone number is 301 540-2588.

The Class of 1988, (it is hard to realize that we entered in 1928) is weU underway on the start of Naval careers, and we have one special member we can watch. The Class of 1932 Honor Scholar this year is Whitney G. Tandeff, son of Mrs. Bernice Tantleff, West Orange, New Jersey. He graduated from Mountain High School, \\est Orange, standing 47 of 243 students. Whitney lettered in three spons, cross countrv- (3), track (3), and wTestling (3), being Captain in aU three spons.

He was Class President and Boys State Altemate.

After high school he attended the New Jersey Institute of Technologj' where he did weU in chemical engineering, attaining a GPA of 3.36. It certainly appears that we have a sterling candidate of whom we can be duly proud.

Don Thomas reporting in on the good news in the San Diego area states that Htary Caperton and While the men were swapping Ues at the Algon- his wife have relocated from their long-time quin Club the ladies, Anita Evans, Katrink Hull, Denver residence to La JoUa. Their new address Mary Margaret Simpson, Eddie Nisewaner and is: 1621 CaUe DeUcado, La JoUa CA 92037. He Jean Rounds gathered with the super hostess, Con- Usts the telephone as: 619/454-9453; however the nie Brewer, at the Dedham Coimtr>- Club for a rest of the area seems to have the exchange number sparkling limcheon for the gracious members of of 704, which seems universal for Southem the distaff side. The Rounds and the Brewers truly California. We vviU check that out later. outdid themselves in arranging these two super separate Class luncheons.

Time marches on, people's needs change and moves are made to fit the circumstances. Jean and Horace Rounds are a case in point and by the time this hits the press they will have moved from their lovely home in Dedham to a more compact condo, along with a host of their friends. Their new address wiU be: North HUl Apt. F-302, 805 Central Ave., Needham .MA 02192. The new telephone wiU have to be pubUshed later inasmuch as they can't retain their old number.

After Boston and a few splendid days in Prout's Neck, Maine, it was on to Grantham where that super charger, Maylon T. Scon '44 and his wonderful wife Beny, demonstrated the joys of Uving in New Hampshire â&#x20AC;&#x201D; outstanding golf in Summer and gorgeous cross-country skiing in Winter. One even got to try out an outstanding exercise machine designed to keep one in shape for cross-country skiing. This member was not in shape.

Driving south from Grantham, it was an easy Frances and Joe Jaap in Sea Park, Hawaii . . . 1983 side trip over to West WUUngton, Connecticut, Jeannette and Growler GroiUeff relanng in Hawaii where not too far from the viUage green and the spreading chestnut tree is the charming home of Betty and Bill Outerson who had arranged a very super luncheon. Also present were Dorothy and Country Quarles, who had journeyed over from their domicUe in West Hartford, thereby making for a nice gathering of half a dozen.

On the way home an overnight stop was made in Seaside Park, New Jersey, to see a very special character, Whitey Toft. One had a bit of a problem because the address in the Class Directorj' is wrong. It should be 267 " N " St. Seaside Park, instead of 267 North St. Please change your Directories accordingly. Whitey Uves in a very compact house on a lot facing the bay, a summer spot that his father bought way back in 1921 but now winterized, comfortable and very adequate. Inclement weather cut short the projected ride in Whitey's boat, ye olde reUable, over to Tom's

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Theora and Earl Hydeman occasionaUy leave their comfortable quarters in Virginia Beach and head for distant shores, but normaUy within the confines of the continental U.S.-A. In .March it v\-as down to Florida where they visited with a cousin of Theora, with Earl's sister and husband in Davtona, and then with his youngest brother and his wife in Naples. Enroute home they visisted with Toni and Jack Catlett in Beaufort, South Carolina; they found both to be going fuU speed ahead, as usual. Then in May it was onward to Ohio and to complete the grand circuit in September they were joining Jo and Chuck Triebel '29 to saU out of San Francisco for a two-week .Alaskan cruise. .After that. Earl sadly reports, that they vviU be broke and have to retum to \'irginia Beach and contemplate going on the dole.

Verv' good news from CarUsle, Pennsylvania, where we had previously reported the sad loss of Frances Perkins, Cy's dear partner for 49 years, in April 1984. Frances and Cy had devoted their major effort for the past 29 years to the development of their church in CarUsle. Cy has now persuaded their best church friend for the past 30 years to join him in CarUsle to continue the work so nobly pursued by Frances.

That friend is .Mrs. Clara Metzner Perkins, formerly of Louisville and Boston, but now of Boca Raton, Florida. Clara was among the yoimgest Christian Science practitioners in the U.S.A. when she entered this profession about 30 years ago, and she shotdd be easily capable of carrying on the exceUent work with Cy. Clara and Cy vviU keep both of their homes, Uving in CarUsle most of the vear and in Boca Raton

Three golfers of sorts . . . Roudebush, Spangler and Nisewaner at Fort Ord Enjoying a Class hincfaeon in Aimapolis . . . Jim CoUett, Ted White, BiU MiUer and Bill Stuart â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1983

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in January and February. Meanwhile Cy is in serious training, hoping to enter the National age group tennis singles competition in San Francisco, and wants to settle down to serious tennis again.

Both are looking forward to attending the 52'/: Reunion and Cy is willing to accept any tennis challenges offered.

A bit of sad news from the hard-to-locate individual, Tom Warfield. Tom reports that he lost his wonderful wife, Jeri, about two months ago after about ten years of illness and that he is now trying to decide how to conduct himself in the few years left. He added that he is going through an adjustment period called "Ufe," but he will try to make the 52'/: Reunion in Pensacola. Tom's address, for those interested, is: P.O. Box 3558, Reno NV 89508.

A very welcome letter from Denmark tumed out to be from our inimitable Ski Sosnoski. Danuta and Ski were spending three months in their "summer house" because Danuta cannot take the heat and humidity of Minusio in the Summer. He reported that the weather had been variable, but that they had been swimming in the Kattezut which is only 10 minutes by car from their house.

Another reason they are in Denmark is the fact that Danuta Uved there for many years after escaping from Czechoslovakia (and the Russian slave labor camps) and has a host of friends there who are very concerned for her welfare. They plan to stay there tmtil early September at which time they will retum to Minusio. Ski doubts that they wiU make the 52'/2 Reunion, but wiU be thinking of those who are attending.

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Pres., VAdm. Bernard M. Strean USN (Ret.) Sec'y-Treas., Capt. Leo Erck USNR (Ret.) 4515 WUlard Ave., #2109-S Chevy Chase MD 20815 301/654-6522 Writing from Albuquerque, Charles R. Cundiff says that "Ever since the 50 Year Book was pubUshed mentioning that I was developing a steam engine and boUer therefore (also mentioned in a late issue of Shipmate), I have received a

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number of phone calls and letters from all over wanting to know more about the setup." In response to these queries he provides the following information and photos: The design of the boiler is known (as) a Marine Special having a drum of 15"x3". It is fitted with 18 generating tubes which run alternately from one side to the other and terminate in water drums. There are also two large downcomers connecting the drums. The tubes are heated by 18 gas jets, the tube for which runs from back to front and is feed by a tank of butane.

Although the boiler is fitted with two scale fittings, a larger steam gauge was fitted for greater accuracy. There is also a feed stop and check valve after which the feed passes through a feed water heater over the jets.

The engine is a single cylinder l"\l'A" with two flywheels and is fitted with a forced feed pump on the side. Shown in one photo, though indistinctly, are the oil and water separator and air cooled condenser. People are fascinated by the operation as they have never seen one before and they invariably ask "What does it do?" The answer, "Nothing, I just like to see it run."

Chick King, who is secretary of The Army and Navy Club in downtown Washington, has sent us a copy of the August issue of the Club's monthly Bulletin which contains an announcement of the presentation of a copy of the Class's Fifty-Year Book to the Club. In announcing the gift, the Club Librarian writes, " . . . we received a copy of Double Three Roundup, Third Edition, Fifty Years After, Class of 1933, United States Naval Academy. I was at a loss to understand the meaning of the title of this beautiful book until I read the message from the President, Bernard M. Strean, Vice Admiral, USN (Ret). 1 beUeve the members would Uke to read the message from Admiral Strean, which I shall quote, in part." The Librarian then goes on to quote from Smoke's Message, which appears on page 3 of the Yearbook, concerning the split-up of the Class into three groups. A, B, & C. Chick also reports on the opening game of the Olympic soccer matches held in Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in AnnapoUs. He writes: The most impressive features . . . were the opening ceremonies which were a smaller version of the Los Angeles ceremonies. The Naval Academy band and color guard participated; sky divers dropped into the five Olympic rings formed on the field by colored balloons which were later released; athletic teams from the various countries (their ranks filled by youngsters from the Annapolis area) in appropriate uniforms bearing the appropriate flags marched on the field; fireworks; lighting the Olympic torch by former U.S. gold medal winners; remarks by the CNO, Mayor of Annapolis, member of the Olympic Committee, and opening of the Games by SecDef Weinberger. When the Olympic flag was borne on the field before hoisting who should be one of those carrying it but our illustrious Classmate Tom Connolly. It was altogether a great evening.

From Howie Kuehl we learn that Tom Long, in his role as president of the Chapter of the Santa Barbara Naval Academy Alumni Association, hosted the annual Alumni picnic at Manning Park in Santa Barbara, with 95 Alumni and their families and friends in attendance. Also Jim "Sunshine" Reedy had lunch at the Las Posas Country Club in CamarUlo with a few of his business associates, and Jim was reported to be looking fit and trim and enjoying the cool summer weather after that sauna bath of Florida, where he resides.

Carl Jones and Al Ryan were throwing a big bash and luau for the '33ers in California at their plush diggings at Lake San Marcos. In early July the Kuehls returned from an 18-day journey to Oberammergau, Germany, where they saw the Passion Play. After flying to Amsterdam they joined a Lutheran group for a journey by bus to

Paris and Strasbourg, France; Lucerne and Interlaken, Switzerland; Munich, Oberammergau, Wiesbaden and Frankfurt, Germany; and Salzburg, Austria. Aside from the Passion Play, the highlight of the trip (no pun intended) was to ride on a cog train to the top of the Jungfrau (11,333 ft.) in the Swiss Alps, and a golf game in Interlaken.

The San Diego Group held its August luncheon at the Admiral Kidd Club with the following in attendance: Jack Coye, Jim Elliott, Al Pelling, Hank Monroe, Jeb Stuart, Fred Bruning, George RouUard, John Gamon, " L C " Conwell and Eddie Fredericks.

Newsbriefs: Betty and Jack Coye's younger daughter, Sally, has set a 26 August wedding date.

The Coyes are scheduled to be in Chicago for the SubVets Convention, where Jack has been invited to be the guest speaker; memorial services are to be held on board SILVERSIDES. After Chicago, Betty and Jack are taking a cruise down the St. Lawrence to Halifax and New York. Maggie and Jeb Stuart went for the Gold, celebrating their Golden Wedding Anniversary on 27 July; they wish all together couples the same. Dick Gazlay has taken a refresher real-estate course and passed the examination for his broker's license. He occasionally sees Charlotte and Lew Snider, and Lee and Ray Fusselman; he also saw Pete Staley recently when Pete passed through. Alice and Elmer Glenn have stayed close to home since the 50th Reunion. Their second great-granddaughter was born on 1 January. Their grandson. Ens. John Glenn, is in multi-engine flight training at Corpus Christi.

The pictures of the San Diego Group reported in the May issue as having disappeared, have been found, but unfortunately they are not reproducible. The men's group showed Chevy Chase, Bmning, Fredericks, Ed Miller, RouUard, PeUing; Hayden, Gibbons, MacPherson, Gamon, Clay MiUer, Rumble, Conwell, Coye, Tyree, Grimm, Wagstaff, Ryan. The ladies' group #1 pic: Ruth Jordan, Mora Tyree, Jean Hampton, Mouse Hayden, Madeleine WiUiams, Mary Gallaher, Elsa Bird, Lee Riddell, Ruth Beyer Podlewski, Marion Ryan. The ladies' group pic #2: Ernie Grimm, Helen Gamon, Maggie Pelling, Ruth Beyer Podlewski, Marion Ryan, Ruth Jordon, Nora Tyree, Jean Hampton, Mouse Hayden, Madeleine WUUams, Mary Gallaher, Lee RiddeU, Elsa Bird.

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Pres., VAdm. Robert L. Townsend USN (Ret.) Capt. Roy C. Smith III USNR (Ret.) 3730 Ramsgate Dr. Annapolis MD 21403 On the next page are three Reunion pix: the Superintendent giving his inspirational talk to the Class meeting, BiU Busik presenting the Alumni Association's Golden Certificates to Bob Townsend for the Class, and the first three of '34 to be deep selected for flag â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Bill Martin, B.J. Semmes, and Chick Clarey.

An interesting view of the 50th comes from Orvil Driver: Having two Classes, I can compare 50th reunions. '33 chose the week before June Week and managed to have an entire wing at the Holiday Inn. Because we were all living together, I saw more of my Classmates than I did last May. Also was able to see a dress parade and some ArmyNavy contests. On the other hand, '34 was at the very beginning of a new year; the cruise had shoved off and there were very few Mids around.

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I'm happy to report that Dottie and I are both fine once again, enjoving Ufe in H a w ^ , and alw^v-s glad to see friends viho come to the islands in the course of their travels.

-As usual Hobart Key has a bright idea — this one on the proposal for a class gift to the .Academy. A f t a voting for the P G Scholarship. he WTOte:

so Years after .Admiral Han avoid the problem of getting back and forth from the Holiday Inn. Also, the entire reunion seemed low key and not so hectic as '33's. .As a Lucky Bag editor, I can't praise too highly the results -Art Gralla and staff achieved on our Golden Lucky Bag. It was superb.

(RCS comment: The scattering of accomodations was done to accommodate (pun intended) individual preferences (some verv- strong after the 40th and 45th) for lodgings based on location and cost. The dates were to coincide with the 50th anniversary of graduation, the lack of Jtme Week activity being balanced by having the whole Academy to ourselves. The "low key" atmosphere was deUberately planned to make for an easier and more pleasant three da>-s. And, though Orvil didn't mention it, '33's opening night festivitv' in Hubbard HaU was hampered by lack of facUides to hancUe the crowd, so we switched from Hubbard HaU to Mitscher HaU with outstanding results.)

Rosie Kinsella wrote from Honolulu of his and Dottie's great disappointment at having to cancel out of the 50th.

Dotne had been taken ill in California, but gamely tried to continue on to -Annapolis. She became much worse in Washington, so I immediately took her to our daughter's home in -Atianta for medical care. Our son-in-law is a doctor and daughter is about to become one in a few months, so the)' provided Dottie with the best of treatmoit and comfon.

We had been looking forward to seeing so many of our dear friends who are scattered so widely. It has become impossible for us to visit them all by any other means than such a gathering. Now we hope that we'll still be around for the 60th. (RCS comment: If the West Coast contingent rises to the occasion, maybe there'll be a 55th in California.J The First Three Flags

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I think we should have a bit more latitude in our choice, such as: (1) -\ suitably inscribed sextant for that member of the 4ih Class receiving the highest multiple while dragging blind.

(2) Some an work concerning life in a fourpipe destroyer with a set of historic tapes from those of us who frequendy begin our conversations widi "Now- in 1938 when I was Engineer in the old GREER, a four-pipe destroyer, etc."

There are lots of unique possibilities and I would hate to think that '34 lacked imagination.

John McGoff and .Mrs. Roy Smith Jr. H I Smith wrote up a mini-roinion, cocktails and diimer, in Newport on 26 July at the John Roenigks, "anended by the Roenigks, Hi Smiths, Sid MerriUs, Brown Taylors, John McGoff, and the Roy Smiths, plus Roy's 92-year-old-mother (stiU bright despite physical handicaps of age) and sister, Marv- Staley '33. -Marv- (Smith) and I were brought up-to-date on the 50th, which we were not able to attend. It was good to hear of old friends we had not seen in years. As the evening wore on, the sea stories came faster and faster, from Midshipman days to the present."

Hi adds, "-A few days after this party, MUdred and Art Gralla arrived in Newport. .A few phone caUs got together the Grallas, Roenigks, Brown Taylors and Hi Smiths. .Again, more talk of the 50th, which everyone agreed was a huge success, and of the great job done by the Golden Lucky Bag committee." He also had detaUed letters describing the reunion from Dick Kopff and Bill Staples, both much appreciated.

Presentation of the Golden Certificates

John Roenigk — costume?

Chariey Mann wrote that he had never received his Golden Lucky Bag, nor any report on the 50th reunion he missed for the birth of a grandchild.

Investigation revealed that his book was maUed to his last known address, care of his Florida b£uik, and that, as a non-member of Alumni .Association, he would not have received Shipmate and its class news column. Charley fotmd his GLB at the bank, held there for lack of a forwarding address, and sent in a check for membership in the -Alumni -Association, so he's back in the fold. His new address is 315 Palmwood, Key Biscavne FL 33149.

It's a long time since I was chasing him aroimd South -America trving to get a current address.

Worth Scanland has started a new career (?).

He vv-rites: Dorothy and I came straight to Balsam Gap (NQ from the 50th widi a stopover in Charlonesville, I took her to -Adanta for a few dav-s later to catch a plane home to Pensacola. then doubled back up to the Blue Ridge Mountains to dig in for the Summer while our new home is being built. In order to keep one eye on things genially and two on qualitv-, I've taken a small eflidencv- in a motel at the foot of our moimtain road and have been here since 2 June. The house is just beautifid; vre are quite taken with the design and the sturdiness of the log home we bought — 8" logs tongueand-grooved with lots and lots of insulation. 14' thick walls with an R-factor of 25 -i- — so we expect to be quite comfortable when the snow starts firing. We've built in a guest room and bath for those who happen to pass this way or have been waiting for an invitation, and we also have four bunk beds in a loft for the overflow or the more rugged of our friraids. The house is son of very, verv- moimtain countrv- on the e-xierior and kind of elegant on the inside, filled with Dorothy's antiques and my Oriental stuff from many tours in WestPac. The moimtain folk hereabout tell me they've not seen anv-thing quite like it, jmd I'm not sure they are ready for such heady stuff.

Our bav-shore place in Pensacola is on the market as of today and our realtor sa>-s, "We'll sell it in a week." For a guy who never ovv-ned a stick of w ood or a single brick until after retirement, I have now built and sold (almost) three homes — and I wish I'd staned about 50 years ago. I'd nov* be a millionaire (although who wants all that money?). Anv-vi-ay, our strategic plan is to have this mountain retreat as headquarters while we roam the world and. if we're lucky, we'll build a place of some kind in the Cav-man Islands — maybe next year. How can Ufe be so good?

John Wiley writes that he and Kica are visiting in the States in July instead of for the 50th in May because of the children's school schedules. They pretty weU covered the eastern section in four weeks, including a two-day visit to AnnapoUs. \\Tule passing Gettysburg, John called Baron Kiunk but was informed that he had died two weeks before. (RCS comment: WTien all official sources turned out negative, I caUed the home on 4 September and had a fine talk with Baron, who was in great form and looking forward to a class

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lunch in Washington on the 7th. He couldn't figure who had given John that word, but happUy quoted Mark Twain on the report of his death being "greatly exaggerated.")

John also reported a letter from Maury Baker saying that he and Mary were off on a jaunt through Scandinavia and Scotland, where they were going "to concentrate on lochs and fjords, countryside, old smaU towns, museums, and good food (along with a little drink)."

And John wrote that the Pcu-aguayan lady Mid in the Class of '87 bUged out in calculus and has returned home to Asuncion, being replaced by a young lad, Tomas Pablino Vera, in the Class of '88. John sent a newsclip from the local paper (in Spanish) reporting Tomas' sendoff by the U.S. Ambassador.

With great regret we report the death of Mickey Reeves on 19 August at the Hospice of Central Florida in Winter Park. Services were held there with interment in ArUngton National Cemetery.

The family suggested contributions in lieu of flowers to the Hospice in Central Florida (359 E. Fairbanks Ave., Winter Park FL 32789), which the Secretary has done. Later we had very appreciative notes from son I.S.K. Reeves V and from Ronnie, who wrote to John Condon: "I would Uke to express my thanks to the members of the Class who attended the services at ArUngton for my Mickey. I would also Uke to thank the Class for the beautiful flowers. The Navy takes care of its own and I was very proud for him. My boys Malcolm and Stockton join me in deep appreciation."

Bill Martin is hosting a class lunch in Alexandria on 7 September, which would have made the deadline for this column. However, Ann and I are leaving on 1 October with the Christensens for a three-week (TROA) tour of China and an extra week on our own in Japan. So I'U hold the Martin report for the next issue of Shipmate, along with one on the Class of '34 Honor Scholar from the Naval Academy Foundation.

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Pres., Capt. Jefferson D. Parker USN (Ret.) Sec'y-Treas., Capt. L. M. Detweiler (SC) USN (Ret.) 6650 Van Winkle Dr., Falls Church VA 22044 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. W. H. Packard USN (Ret.) 5600 Yorktown Blvd., ArUngton VA 22207 703/536-7120 No matter how hard one tries, typo errors seem to creep into the column. Somewhere between the mailing and the pubUcation of the one for September, Poppy and Clagg Claggett's daughter's name, Mariamne or Amne, got misspeUed in two of the three times that it appeared. For some reason the caption for the picture was not changed and is correa. We stUl wish Amne (rpt Amne) and Hugh Vickery a long and happy (rpt happy) Ufe together.

The July/August column mentioned a Class gathering at ManzanUlo, Mexico, in Febmary. An important occurence was omitted in the write-up.

On Valentine's Day, George Towne Baker met Dodie Wood of McLean, Virginia, and Honolulu, an old friend of Niecy and Bob Hinckley and their guest at this get-together. George Towne had first met Dodie in 1937 on Oahu and again in 1946 in Honolulu with the Hinckleys. The most recent reacquaintance after 38 years led to a happy event on 28 August when they were married at the Amphibious Base Chapel in Coronado. This was followed by a smaU reception attended by, among others: Dick Bums, Betty and Steve Gimber from Shipmate, November 1984

New Hampshire, Willie Guest and Mary Jo Harris. Except for the Harrises, who had attended the wedding, none of the others knew beforehand that they were attending a wedding reception to greet the new Mrs. Baker. Between them, Dodie and George Towne now have a total of four sons and seven grandchildren. G.T. says it wasn't love at first sight but close to it (possibly third sight or site). In any case, we wish them many years of happiness together and welcome Dodie to the '35 family.

In case anyone missed LeRoy Taylor's article "The Lamplighter" in the September Shipmate, take a look for some factual observations on 16 years (1962-78) of teaching the Sixth Grade that would be amusing if not so indicative of some of the past weaknesses in our education practices. The other 55 -I- Classmates who opted for a teaching profession could, no doubt, recall situations similar to those mentioned by LeRoy. He has had several previous articles in Shipmate and the Naval Institute Proceedings.

Margie (Mrs. Chas. H.) Hutchins, widow of Jack Fee, sent in a generous donation to the Class.

She and her husband. Hutch ('36), who normaUy Uve in Naples, Florida, spend their Summers in the beautiful mountains of North Carolina "where the weather is cool and the golf is great." Margie also reports that her son Jerry ('60), a Captain USN, is on duty in DC. So the Navy is stiU a great part of her Ufe. Mrs. Dorothy Payne, widow of D. Allen Harrel, sent in funds for a chair in the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, dedicated to AUen. This makes 116 chairs dedicated to '35ers. Dorothy Uves in Rancho Mirage, CaUfornia.

Word has been received that Woodie Dodge's widow, Eleanor, in Woodland HiUs, California, has joined the ranks of '35 great-grandparents. Her oldest grandson contrived this addition of a "new Dodge" to the family.

Patsy and George Hutchinson continue to travel. They retumed to The Pod in Severna Park from the MOWW National Convention in Dallas just in time to prepare to leave on the Alumni Association-sponsored cruise up the Rhine and MoseUe Rivers 17-29 August. They will probably stay home now for a whUe as Hutch is Commander of the Annapolis Chapter of MOWW until next June.

According to a press cUpping from Bloomington, Indiana, Don Clay put on his uniform and marched in the 4th of July parade there. Don was the prime mover to hold such an event in Bloomington and had first publicly stated that there would be a parade even if it consisted of only himself carrying a flag. However, ultimately he was joined by several hundred others.

Jack Cown from Mt. Vernon, Maine, sent in a check to update his Class dues to 2013 and hopes to be around to update it again.

A letter from Don Van Ness in San Diego enclosed a check to update his dues and to promise to send another to the Alumni '85 Fund Drive to help pay for the star projector. He and Marie were looking forward to the Alumni tour down the Danube, up the Dnieper and then to Moscow, 17 August to 2 September. Others making this trip were Rachel and Steve Carpenter and Dorothy and Steiny Steinmetz.

In accordance with guidance from Kirk Kirkpatrick's widow. Nan Lee, the Class made a donation to the Alumni Association in Kirk's memory, to be credited to the star projector fund. Subsequently, she wrote to express her thanks to the Class. As mentioned in the September column.

Kirk died in Hampton, Virginia, on 23 June 1984.

Beatty and Spurg Sharrocks were on a trip to

the Orient in September which explains why they weren't at the tailgating for the Navy-Virginia game on 22 September.

Lib and Bub Ward arrived in the DC area on 5 August. (They hadn't reached Virginia Beach yet but expected to make it their next stop.) Bub had anticipated attending the Class Council luncheon on the second Wednesday but it had been held on the first. So, it was decided to hold a special one for him on 8 August. Those attending to greet Bub were: Rod Badger, Clagg Claggett, Lou Detweiler, Jesse Gay, Meek Mecklenburg, Wy Packard, George Powell, Lou Scheibla, Art Tarantino and Henry Tipton.

A regular Class Council lunch was held at the Army-Navy Country Club on 5 September with most of the above local attendees present plus Bud Paret, Jeff Parker and Stevie Stever. George Hutchinson dropped by to say "heOo" but couldn't stay for lunch as he had an appointment in Bethesda. Wy Packard was also at Bethesda for his semi-annual check most of that afternoon and missed this lunch. The Class CouncU decided to order a few extra copies of our 50-Year book to have some available for those who missed the 1 September deadUne. So, copies can stiU be ordered by sending a check for $35., (payable to Assn. of USNA Class of 1935) to Jesse Gay at 2063 Hopewood Drive, FaUs Church VA 22043.

Dwight Wrigley from Rossmoor in Jamesburg, New Jersey, sent in a check to pay his Class dues up to the turn of the century. He advised that he is saving up aU his gossip for the 50th next Spring.

Speaking of our 50th reunion 10-12 May at AnnapoUs, correspondence indicates that sizable contingents wiU be coming from California, Washington, Florida and Texas to name a few of the more distant areas. Norm Meyer and Nev Shaffer, our two Five-Stripers, both are looking forward to being present.

Roy Barnes' report on San Diego for August showed the usual good turnout for the weekly luncheons. Jeannette and Ken West were visiting with Peg and Skip SeUers, and Ken was to attend the 4 September lunch. Jane and Doyen Klein were about to leave on a month long trip to Scandinavia, England and Belgium.

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Pres., Capt. Frank G. Law USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. Wm. A. Ellis USN (Ret.) 4101 Downing St., Annandale VA 22003 Can you beUeve it? November is upon us and 1985 will almost be upon us. It is hard to believe, but we guess as we grow older the years just go by faster â&#x20AC;&#x201D; something that didn't happen way back in 1932 and 1933 when it seemed that Plebe Year would never come to an end. 'Nuff said, and on with some news.

The local luncheons at Vinson Hall, were resumed on 12 September, but our deadline precludes a report untU the December Shipmate.

However, we are happy to report that there has been some action on the West Coast. Taking the bull by the horns, Charlie Holcombe organized and arranged for a luncheon get-together on 10 July at the Amphibious Base Officers' Club in Coronado. Our local wandering boy, Warren Woodville, was in the area and fortunate enough to join the group. He reported that it was quite an affair with a very good turnout â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 15 besides himself. Those present were: Chenault, Cole, Fleming, E. E. Hoffman, Holcombe, Merker, Parham, Richardson, RothweU, M. J. Smith, Seyford, Thomas, Marshall Thompson, Ray

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Thompson, and Winne. Four or five others would have been present, but were either out of town or had doctor's appointments. .As far as Warren knows, this was a first for the Southern CaUfomia clan — that is, except for the 45th West that was hosted by the Coronado group in '81 — and it was agreed to have many more with the ne.\t limcheon hosted by BiU Parham. Good going, CharUe. Keep the SD area clan organized. We'U be looking for future reports. How about electing a West Coast reponer to assist us in putting out this column?

It surely would be a great help in keeping aU our Classmates informed on West Coast affairs.

Randolph Dewey Lockwood was among the first to send along his biography for the 50th Golden Lucky Bag. He reported in his letter (11 July) that he probably would not be able to attend the 50th because he had a reaUy close caU back in September '84. Said he was saved only by the quick thinking of his wife who got him to Brooke Army Medical Center in time for immediate surgery on what was diagnosed as a " t e a r " in his stomach. Said Randolph: " . . . I feel OK now, but I've stopped making long-range plans. Congratulations to the 50th Committee on their efforts in setting up a reunion. Personally, I feel that we got to known one another better on the Cruises than we did in Bancroft HaU where there was too much studying and competition, neither of which was conducive to the formation of close friendships on the whole."

Tom Reed wrote (28 Aug.) that Nancy and he had just retumed from a most enjoyable two weeks in London where they had an apartment in the Dolphin Square Complex in PimUco and were able to renew friendships of 30 years ago when Tom was on the Naval Attache's Staff in London. Said Tom: . . . We had a tour of our old home in Hampstead Gardens and a lunch with my former secretar>-, Rita Malloy, whom I'm sure will be remembered by Bob Cavenaugh '26, Hemy Rumble '33, Swifty Caldwell '33, Fred Kitder '39, and our own Jim O'Grady . . . Also spent two days in York sightseeing and visiting with Irish and Bob Strachen. Bob was a young lieutenant in the British Occupation Forces in Salonika, Greece, when I fu-st met him in '47 while serving in MANCHESTER. Bob Nolle '41 and Sloan Rankin '42 will remember Bob and his charming Scot personaUty and will be glad to hear he is now- Group -Managing Director of Hargraves, an energy distribution conglomerate . . . Also spent two days with Priscilla and Christopher Round-Turner in Suffolk — friends who took our dog Sandy when we retumed to the States in '55 . . . We especially liked the theaters in London and managed to work in a few shows including Cats which we thoroughly enjoyed and recommend to all. Spent our last few days in Harrods making purchases and changing our pounds back into dollars — not that there were any left when we got through.

Enclosed you will find two photographs of possible interest; one taken on First Class Cruise in '35, and the other at a recent rev~'nn here in Memphis. Regards to all.

Tom Reed '36, John Grider and Stan Miller "32, and George Grider '36 . . . Summer 1984

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Jimmy Runer, Tom Reed and Ralph Embree — First Class Cruise — Lots of Libertv', No Boats Did you happen to read " L e v t e Gulf Remembered" in the .August issue of the Naval Institute Proceedings^ It was quite an interesting story including a tribute to our own Jim McCauley and his decision to go after "bigger g a m e . " We welcomed Joe Coppola back to the local scene in late -August after residing for many years in Seatde, Washington. His new address: 7621 C a r t e r C o u r t , Bethesda M D 20817; tel: 301/469-6679.

As previously reported, John Court and Rosy Ryan are making slow but steady progress in their research on Classmates kUled in combat or in Une of duty. However, they would stiU Uke to have any information or remembrances on " D u b " Bayless, Dick BuU, Joe Crook, Jack Crutchfield, Harlan Dickson, Louie GuUiver, Jack Hays, Jack (Pappy) Hunter, Jack Jaimey, Ted Lyster, Porter .\Ia.\weU, R. W. Meyers, and George Wagner. In particular Rosy would Uke to know such information as: a) Duty as a JO ('36-'40); b) DetaUs on family survivors; c) Name of wife and any children; d) Details on cause of death; and e) .Any memorials, e.g., Dave Connole has a DE and a Shopping Center named for him. This is not to say that Rosy has NO information on those Classmates named.

He would just Uke to have more, and he would welcome anvrhing you can send in to help in his biographical research. If you can help, send your info to Capt. Paul B. Ryan USN (Ret.), Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, Stanford CA 94305. So get busy right now and see what you may have in a file or memory book.

A by-product of Rosy's efforts are the changes of addresses that are coming in from widows of Classmates. Among them are: 1) Mrs. A. P. Burgess (Gus Weinel's sister; his widow is deceased), RRl Box 96, Columbia IL 62736 2) Mrs. Roy S. Benson (Dave Connole's widow), 28 FrankUn St., AnnapoUs MD 21401 3) Mrs. Henry Vineberg (Forrest Simoneau's widow), 5350 MacDonald Ave., Apt. #806 Montreal H3X 3V2, Quebec, Canada 4) Mrs. R. A. Bonin (Regis), P . O . Box 5122, Madison WI 53705 Eleanor Embree -McChesney told Rosy (27 Aug.) that she had just returned to Glendale after three weeks in the East on the occasion of Ralph Embree's mother's 95th birthday, and a trip to Utah to prepare for the family reunion on the occasion of her father's 90th birthday and her parent's subsequent move from Kamerer, Wyoming, to Utah in July.

Mimi and John Court joined the '36 Wanderer's Club back in August, spending two weeks in the Azores. Now they hope later on to head for Australia, New Zealand, and other places of interest in the Far East.

Dorothy and Mack Butler in the latter part of -August headed for the Middle West with their fust stop in -Manitowoc. Wisconsin, where they attended die reunion of submarine personnel who served in " b o a t s " built by the Manitowoc ShipbuUding Company during W W I I . FoUowing this reunion, they headed on down to Lake Forest. 11Unois. to sp>end a few dav-s with their daughter Barbara and family before attending the annual reunion of the Submarine %'eterans of World War 11 held in Chicago. Said they missed seeing George Grider who was reported present, but did see -Alec Tyree for a brief moment who gave them the sad news that Sue was in Bethesda Naval .Medical Center undergoing observation and treatment.

We also are sorrv- to report that Nancy Kimmel was back in the hospital for hip surgery and treatment of a back ailment. -As of this vv-riting, Nancy was doing weU and recuperating at home. We aU send Sue and Nancy our best wishes for a full jmd speedy recoverv-.

Once again we regret ending our report with sad news. On 27 -August. Madeleine Moreau, Jean's widow, was found dead in her Landmark apartment foUowing a severe heart attack. .A Mass was offered at the old Fort .Myer Chapel on 31 .August with interment foUowing in -Arlington National Cemeterv-. Honorarv- paUbearers representing the Class were Dick Bradley, Jack Ryder, John Oseth, Warren WoodviUe, Oren PhiUips, and BUl ElUs. Next of kin surviving Madeleine were her stepchildren, Cynthia .Moreau PhilUps and PhiUp S. Moreau, and two brothers, Charles and Philip Phaneuf. Our deepest svmpathy is expressed to Cvnthia, PhiUp, and brothers Charles and PhUip. We who knew Madeleine foUowing her marriage to Jean, loved her dearly and vviU miss her ver>much.

That's it for now. Until our next report, a happy Thanksgiving to you aU and BE.AT .-VRMY!

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Chmn. Wash, area, Capt. James B . Denton USN (Ret.) Sec'v-Treas., LCdr. J . P . M. Johnston USN (Ret.) 2118 Bancroft PL, N . W . , Washington DC 20008 Corr. Sec'y, RAdm. John R. Wadleigh USN (Ret.) 313 Swan's Wharf Row Brick Market Place Newport RI 02840 This column is being outUned on board our favorite afloat abode, the Greek liner. ARGONAUT (ex-yacht ORION and ex-USS VrxE.\'). We have just depaned from Gibraltar, where the ship made an unscheduled stop in place of the announced visit to Tangier. Wind and sea conditions at Tangier was the official reason for ARGONAUT'S change of plans. Local political activity in connection with a referendum on the Moroccan-Libyan treaty of union seemed more plausible to many of our shipmates. 1 was glad to have a chance to show Ray the British colony we visited as new Third Classmen 50 years ago. The old town hasn't changed too much since our landing forces from " A R K Y " and " W Y O " marched through the main street. The Rock Hotel still looks down on the naval docks, the favored watering hole of British tourists. Descendants of the Barbary Apes of 1934 greeted us near the Rock's summit. Perhaps the biggest change is a Holiday Inn, competing with the old Rock Hotel, enticing sunseekers and sailors.

Through Charlie Minter 1 have learned of a plaque now in place at the Academy honoring Bill

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Mack, who retired in 1975 as the 46th Superintendent of the Naval Academy. In his retirement address Bill offered advice to the Midshipmen, which, essentially, was to avoid the temptation to ignore or summarily suppress the dissenter who voices views counter to prevaiUng opinion or doctrine. BiU pointed out examples in the history of the Navy of major advances resulting from persistent efforts of a few who fought for new ideas and won in opposition to conventional thought.

His speech got national attention at the time, and to make a suitable and visible record of this, Wayne Brown spearheaded the production of a plaque containing the pertinent paragraphs on this point in the speech. The brass plaque mounted on a walnut-wood backing was created by Milton Erickson, who is now doing portions of the forthcoming 50-year monument now under construction. The Naval Academy has placed the plaque in Luce Hall (Seamanship Building in our days, and now the location of the Professional Development Department), a most appropriate place for Bill's departing words. Stephen B. Luce was a great innovator in several fields, and this year of 1984 marks the centennial of his greatest innovation, the Naval War College, carried foward despite strong opposition by most of the senior officers of his time. The Class can be grateful to Wayne for insuring a permanent record of Bill's words on a plaque containing the Academy and the Class of 1937 crests, to be read through the years by factdties and brigades of the future.

Brand New White Service — 1. to r., Patty, Lovelace, Shupper, Cousins

1934 Cruise — Pompeii tour — 1. to r.

Menyman, Wettack, Shupper; background, Gilkeson and Kelly

In this month of November, Tom Davies, Herbie Glennon, Tommy Nixon, Ralph Kissinger, Pete Frederick, Rex Wheeler, BiU Fey, and John Taylor join our steadily growing "70 Club." Many Happy Returns also to FeUx deGoUan, Dave Bell, Mike Shea, SpUce Ewoldt, Johnny Garvin, Ed Finney, John Currie, and Tex Lander as weU as Blake Moore and Warren Ford.

A meeting here in Newport with old friends who are also neighbors of the Wescotts in Hingham, Massachusetts, brought a letter from Bob who says,

Youngster Year, Sunday group — 1. to r., Nixon, Wettack Michelson, Finney, Riley, Rankin

WeU, as of May 1st I became retired, but to enjoy the best of both worlds, Massport took me on as a consultant on a two-day a week basis for a year. We'll see how that goes. Actually I seem to work harder now than on a five-day week basis, probably because of my own projects at home and because Massport wants to be sure it gets its money's wonh out of me. Priscilla remains the traveler, as do the kids. For my part I enjoy home, looking out for the dog, the rest of the things. Still get a kick out of working with my hands. I guess I was really bom to be an upcountry man. In Massachusetts it's hard not to be a Democrat, but I still have no use for them!

My boys are on the move as usual in Africa, and the girls are right here in Boston fortunately, both writing.

Thanks for news. Bob; we'U try to get to Homecoming, where your record of attendance is an enviable one.

News from Coronado comes via the pen of Bunny Shupper who encloses several photos of Youngster year and later. In his words, I finally dug down into a cruise box and came up with the enclosed pictures. The identities are correct, but some may be too faded to reproduce, and all may be too small. Sorry I appear in so many but it is my Memory Book. News from here is rather sparse. Fill Gllkeson is on the East Coast with his daughter and two granddaughters and is showing the latter Washington and AnnapoUs. Ken Hanson has grown a mustache with a capital M. Flick Hale and I will again be partners on the links, this time in Coronado Member-Guest tournament in late August. We have been partners for years now and haven't won anything since around 1971, but we're stiU trying. Lois and

Bob Erly just returned from a sailing trip to Catalina — no mishaps, just tired. Ellie and Vic Wildt will soon be off on another cruise, this one aboard the Love Boat. Barbara and I are also planning a trip, but nothing confirmed yet. Syd Bottomley was given the job of running our next '37 luncheon, and he is planning on having it at the Mexican Village (referred to as "MexPac" locally). We owe these luncheons to Skeeta Gardes, who, knowing the character of '37, one day just sat down at his computer and sent postcards to all those in the area, saying that there would be a 1937 luncheon, place, date, and cost with a request for replies. About half responded and now we are having them each quarter.

Thanks, Bunny, for news, for photos, and also for word on Skeeta Gardes who recently had knee surgery but is on the mend, and about D.J. Bottomley, recovered from a close call with a stroke in early August. Best wishes for both who were on the Binnacle List.

Also on that Ust in recent months was Duke Ferrara who sent a note supplementing Bunny Shupper's San Diego report. Duke writes, I've been out of circulation since last December, but now feel like I'm coming out of the woods in my recovery. I am now back to lapswimming several times a week, walking a bit, and aiming for some biking and golf soon. Ken Hanson and Flick Hale have been visiting regularly and filling me in on golf and the class luncheons. Vic Wildt, who is also recovering from surgery, came by this past week reviewing our tapes, recording the ceremonies conducted during our visit to the Philippines last year. He and Ellie are planning a trip to Europe soon.

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Good news, Duke, and thanks — from another source the word is that you wiU be on the golf cart very soon, working down the handicap!

Walt Barry has sent in a wrap-up on the Summer in Tidewater, writing.

After much lousy hot, humid weather we have had two weeks of delightful weather, but the 'steam' will be up again in a couple of days and will last through Labor Day week end. We had a '37 foursome, Barry, Currie, Ingling, and Pridmore in USNA Alumni golf tournament in July.

We didn't win anything but had a lot of laughs and a very enjoyable day. Hank Transue also played with a group from Newport News. I called Red Hessel last week to see how they were doing, but he was out for his daily walk, so had a nice chat with Ann. They are both doing well and as active as ever. Ann and 1 had a lively discussion on the political scene.

Up here in Yankee-land the political scene is a topic of much discussion, also, Walt, as you can well imagine.

While we were travelling, Ann and Jim Cruse came through this "city by the sea." Charlie and Mary Minter are due late in the month when CharUe gives the word to the opening meeting of the Newport Chapter, USNA Alumni Association.

Hopefully there wUl be other '37ers up here in foUowing months. "Beat A r m y " is again the word as November ends — it was 50 years ago at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, to the day, Saturday, December 1st, that we left hundreds of overshoes in the mud, got thoroughly soaked in the bleachers, and saw Slade Cutter kick the field goal that gave Navy a long-awaited victory over Army. Ah memories!

Membership: 7 6 % Pres., Col. John A. Saxten Jr. USMC (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. Snowden Arthur USN (Ret.) 10207 Dickens Ave., Bethesda MD 20814 Late in August Jerry Hinman invited me and Joe Blandin to go fishing near the Bay Bridge in his new boat, which can make 50 knots if the skipper is intoxicated or suffering from a maniacal fit.

Jerry shoved it up to about 25 knots directly into some three- or four-foot waves until Joe and I conceded that this was the wUdest ride on the East Coast north of Disneyland.

When we settled down to fishing for perch, we started talking about Latin America. Joe remarked that, " I have probably traveled more in Latin America — in more countries, not just one or two of them — than anybody else. From 1961 until 1968 1 was an auditor for the Catholic Relief Services." " H o w did you happen to join that outfit?" I asked.

"It all started in 1953," Joe replied, "when President Eisenhower decided to give away a large quantity of food to our European friends. I was in Naples on the staff of the Commander Support Force for NATO South. A phone call came from Frankfurt asking for an officer to attend a conference concerning the gift of food. A Navy Supply Corps Captain made the call, so my boss decided to send me, a Supply Corps officer, to the conference. It was one of those conferences without much guidance. When I was asked how many tons of food 1 wanted, I asked myself, should I follow my head or heart? The heart won and I asked for more food than anybody else, which made the general in charge of the conference very pleased. " W h e n 1 got back to Naples and told my boss about the enormous quantity of food that was coming, he said, 'Joe, I can't understand these gigantic figures. Tons of food don't mean a thing 59

to me. Please sit down over there in the corner and calculate how many pounds of food that will amount to. Pounds 1 can understand: a pound of potatoes, a pound of butter.'

"The food was coming, but we didn't know how to distribute it. There was a lieutenant commander on the staff who insisted that delivery had to be through the State Department and the Italian army. That sounded all wrong to me and I told him: 'We're going to do this the right way, my way, and not the wrong way, your way.'

"1 had to go to Rome one day for a conference.

Early in the morning 1 asked a taxi driver to take me to a church since I try to go every day to morning Mass. The driver sped past several perfectly good churches until he got to one with a sign in front 'Mass for speakers of EngUsh.' Inside the church there was an English-speaking priest. 1 told him about my problem with the food, tons of food, and no way to deliver it. He immediately took me to see the priests who were in charge of Catholic Relief Services for all of Italy. They undertook to distribute all of the food as soon as it arrived. And they did a magnificent job. Every needy church or institution in Italy got the food it needed — including Protestant and Jewish ones!

The distribution of the food was fast, economical, honest, and ecumenical. Nobody was overlooked."

Joe told us a heartwarming story. It all started with his habit of daily devotions at Mass. And now, 31 years later, Joe stiU goes to morning Mass, most mornings, when he's not scheduled for a fishing trip.

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Pres., Capt. Fernald P. Anderson USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. W. J. Ruhe USN (Ret.) 1310 MacBeth Ave., McLean VA 22102 At a '39 party — Labor Day week end — Bob Green showed his TV pictures taken at the 45th reunion in San Diego. The unrehearsed comments by '39ers on-screen provided no additions to this column and very unflattering harshness of closeups made me realize how much makeup is used normally on TV shows. Tom Rudden's TV footage, taken at a '39 Washington luncheon and also out at the 45th in San Diego was also shown, but with the same shudders and disbelief by those in attendance who saw themselves in these re-runs.

"That's me on screen?" Tom had a deep scar under his left eye and there was a bit of hobbling about, and questions as to where was Betty were answered with, "She's still recovering from the auto accident." She stiU has both arms in a cast.

We were hit broadside by a driver who ran a red light." And, "Seat belts are no help when you're rammed on the side." When I asked Danny Weitzenfeld whether his 50th reunion at his Chicago High School was enjoyable, he said, "It was a lot of fun but there were so many OLD people there." Stan Claypoole gave a report on the number who'd paid for the events at the 45th East in October — 125 — and noted that the September first deadline was past and that guys Uke me weren't backing up their intentions v«ith green stuff on-the-line. Bob Green throughout the party was taking pictures of assembled '39ers.

Then later he slipped his cartridge into the TV — turning off the Redskins game in the first quarter — to show how we all looked a few seconds before. (Reruns are no fun!) Paul Adams, having read the latest Shipmate column, was pleased that "walking along the beach at Cancun" should be classed as a beneficial form of exercise "at our

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Norm Shorts will be almost neighbors in the same town." Bob also enclosed a newspaper picture of the fire-damage done to his garage from "Unseed \IAL oil-soaked rags with ignited in spontaneous comVALENTINE bustion." (Didn't we learn about such things at the Boys' School?)

Both Jim Dunford and Luther Reynolds sent news clippings (from the Jacksonville area) on the planned opening in September of Florida Junior College's Lawrence R. Geis Marine Center. This Center, the only one of its kind in the East, should eventually supply the labor needs of the maritime industry throughout the Southeast. Students of the Center will get hands-on experience in ship repair, engines, pipefitting, welding, electronics, boat building and other marine trades. Even the novice "boater" can take courses on how to maintain and repair his small boat. Jim Dunford notes that "this news article is another reminder of the place Larry Geis held in the minds of people in Jacksonville.

The idea for the Center started before his death (with Larry's interest and backing playing a maage." Ned Beach said that he'd wrap up his "selec- jor role) but the naming of the Center after him tive" history of the U.S. Navy in about a month was a natural outlet for the Memorial Fund's supand get it to his publishers. port." Then, on a different tack, "Ginny and 1 Howie Thompson, the number one booster of are off again tomorrow by plane to Seattle (my the Pajaro Dunes Reunion, wrote to say it would home town). We bought an Eastern Airlines be on 3 to 7 June in 1985 — noon to noon. Anyone Passport last January which entitles us to one trip interested in going next year should write to him at Vista De Sierra, Los Gatos CA 95030. Howie each week one way to anywhere Eastern flies in also enclosed the picture of Grant Rogers (the the U.S. With eight kids in eight places we hardly hobo) presenting a special award to Paul Schratz can run out of places to visit." (Plus attending the for his "Sea Breezes" column in Shipmate these 45th in San Diego, and the 45th in AnnapoUs?) At the September Washington luncheon, Stan many years. The presentation was made at the last Kerkering announced that they were leaving — Pajaro Dunes Reunion.

Bob Lawrence wrote, teUing of attending the 7th with art equipment — for Hilton Head "on Saturreunion of the cruiser NEW ORLEANS. " N E W day" for five months, before moving into an ORLEANS was my first ship: served aboard from apartment back here in Washington. Means June 1939 until September 1944. Enjoyed the Johnston, looking in good health and reporting reunion very much; remembered more old ship- that he would get his six-month checkup later this mates than I had anticipated, and am looking for- month, had as a guest Maj. Patrick Smoak USA, ward to the next one in Orlando, Florida, October son of Squire Higgins. Patrick said he was marof '86. Any Classmates who served on board and ried to a Captain in the MiUtary Police. At this, are interested in attending, drop me a card to: 166 I wondered how one manages that sort of marOakhUl Drive, Lompoc CA 93436." Also, "Heard riage. (With difficulty?) Means said he was tryfrom John Renfro. He just had cataract surgery ing a case in Greenville, Mississippi, against a and Nida has a bad shoulder — they had to cancel French medical equipment firm — with lots of their plans to go to Norway. They moved from French law and International agreements involved.

Orangeburg to Columbia, South CaroUna, and the Very interesting and hard work, according to

At Pajaro Dunes — Schratz, Rogers . . . Felix, Wadsworth, Rooney, Thompson

At the 45th in San Diego — The Parks . . . and Dunfords with Ingrid Beach

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Mike tagged along. He said that Bill Hushing was there, looking well and acting quite retired from it aU. And still another Olympic Games item: Judy Reaves wrote that their son, Whit, a Doctor of Acupuncture, was interviewed on ABC about the job he was doing on some of the track and field athletes by using acupuncture to help cure their aches and pains. Judy and Hank Reaves then went to the Stadium to see the finish of the women's marathon (Joan Benoit's great triumph!) "because Wit had treated some of the runners."

40 The NA-Z — Trauger, Cease Means, with lots of commuting there in an attempt to win punitive damages for his cUent. Means told of going to a reunion of his WWII DE — FLAHERTY — and how they got a German sub which sank so slowly that he suggsted to Admiral Dan GaUery, Bing Gillette's uncle and head of their HUK group, that another abandoned sub like this might be boarded and captured. So shortly. Admiral GaUery's group captured U-505 which is now on display in Chicago. Norm Bennett told of his closing down of his Merchandise Mart over a period of the last three months. He is now down to "a few refrigerators" at this point. Labor Day was their deadUne for going out of business. "But I'm not retiring, "Norm insisted. "1 have other corporations which 1 have to run." At this, I asked "Which corporation can supply door prizes for '39 luncheons?"

George Duncan had just arrived back from the West Coast where he visited key 39ers to tell of our Executive Committee's latest plans. Changes to the Class Constitution were passed along and an election for a new Class President was discussed. The West Coast crowd seemed to be in favor of cutting the President's term to three years — from the present five. Ernie Schreiter said he stUl works for TRACOR — 7 to 3:30 every day — preparing an integrated logistics plan for NavElex. Flip Anderson told about plans for a "hospital room" at the 45th East. (Are we that decrepit?) He was rapidly corrected: "You mean a Hospitality Room!" Right. Jack Michel was showing pictures of a $500,000 house that he's trying to seU. It's at Bay Ridge near Annapolis — which made Paul Schratz tell of taking Jane O'Meara on her last visit up here in Washington, over to see the house she Uved in — in Bay Ridge — when she dragged at the Boys' School. Also, that Jane will join us for the 45th in Annapolis.

Danny Weitzenfeld announced that there would be no wives' luncheon in October. Someone, and it wasn't JC Lawrence, muttered, "What a lousy excuse." Then Danny told of his speech to his High School class on their 50th. "1 would Uke to say that 'aU that I am today I owe to my days at Parker High School . . . " Then, like a good straight man, I asked, "Then what did you say?"

To which Danny replied, "1 let it go at that."

Danny also announced that, "Atley Peterson wins today's prize for the sharpest dressed guy. Who can match his lavender coat and tie?" Silence.

Dewitt Patterson told of going to Bath, Maine, for the launching of USS

SIMPSON, ( F F G - 5 6 ) .

Nancy Jane represented the President of the Society of Sponsors of U.S. Navy Ships, so Dog Shipmate", November 1984

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Pres., RAdm. Vince Healey USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Cdr. Leigh Winters, USN (Ret.) 418 Tyler Place, Alexandria VA 22302 Washington Report In the past 13 years the DC-area skies have lowered the boom (rained) but once on a PALS (Potomac Area Lunch Survivors) Sunday-inAugust Annual Picnic. Now the score, as of Sunday, 19 August 1984, is PALS 11 — Rain 2!

However, on the 13th annual Picnic Reunion the weather relented somewhat; this time it came only after all the sunning, swimming, dining and quaffing had been completed. The early departers escaped dry. Charlotte and Gene Lamiman had ample space in their large country home to shelter the remaining bulk of the three-score picnickers.

Besides the Lamimans' sons Del and John, and Del's wife Phyllis and two sons, Betty and Jake Heimark drove in from Berwyn, Pennsylvania,

Jack Bowel! seeks volunteers for '85 Homecoming

Jake still looking fit after his Baguio, Philippine Islands, heart attacks and a vigorous vacation at Castine, Maine. PALS present included Jonnie and Art Berndtson, Betty and Jack Bowell, Mary and Bill Carpenter, Maxine Pole wUh Dick Brown, Elouise and John Chase, Marie and Tab ColUns, Mary Anne and Phil Eckert, Jo and Art Esch, Jo and Oz Gray, Chris and Mike Hanley, Ruth and John Henry, Virginia and Ted HiU, Goody and BiU Keating, Helen Longino, Mary and John Montgomery, Marge and Ed Muhlenfeld, Johnny Refo, Florence and BiU Roseborough, Margaret and Ray Schneider, Betty and Harv Seim, Mary and Ed Sledge, Betty Ann Taylor, Penny and Hugh Vickery, Dee and Early Winters with daughter Wendy and friend. The rains did not come until nearly sundown, so the swimming pool, picnic tables and beer keg were well used. So, quoting Charlotte and Gene, "Same time, same place (Seneca, Maryland), same fun next year (18 August '85). Y'aU come!" (Many thanks to ace photographer Bill Carpenter for his fine fotos of the PALS at play.)

This year's Fund Drive report, distributed by the Alumni Association to the class presidents, shows '40 to StiU be among the top ten Classes in gross amount donated for 1984, a total of $16,868.00. This amount was given by 43% of the Classmates for whom we have addresses; that percentage could be improved! And we are still among the BIG NA class spenders — with $56,450.00 given to instaU the Class Fountain and landscaping. The Ust of your generous gifts to posterity is growing: stained glass windows in the Annapolis and Arlington Cemetery Chapels; Memorial Chairs in the AnnapoUs Stadium; scholarships; flagstaff and Memorial Benches at Maine Maritime Academy's Payson Hall; and the Fountain. Bea and Pat Gray will always remember the loyal warmth of Classmates coming to the rescue in stormy weather. God bless you, one and aU! Now, what do you have in mind for next year?

Among the local retirements from the lastest careers: Gene Lamiman finally departed IBM on 1 September after many urgings from Charlotte and his polo ponies; E. Neil Rogers closed his title search shop during the Summer, but is stiU operating with a home computer. Julian Burke, Ted Hill, Ed Muhlenfeld, Bob Pauli, Bill Keating and Dave Wolfe are just getting used to the idea that " . . . AU work and no play make Julian, Ted, Ed, Bob, BUl, and Dave . . . duU boys . . . " One of these days Ed Sledge will write us a report of his activities as President of the nearby Calvert Maryland, (pronounced "Cul'vet") County Historical Society. Recently his group has restored the famed Solomons Island Lighthouse and Marine Museum, and is in the process of activating a genuine Chesapeake Bay Oyster Boat for seagoing excursions.

Castine Capers ad infinitum Another retirement from the "2nd Career": RAdm. Ted Rodgers USMS, was relieved 31 August 1984 by RAdm. Sayre A. Swarztrauber USN (Ret.) as Superintendent, Maine Maritime Academy in Castine. Ted and Marguerite now hope to have the time to complete building and restoration of their two attractive houses on the shores of Lake Alamoosa, Maine. Happy Retirement! — to a lovely couple.

News From Here And There And still another retirement; we failed to report that Ash Little, the founding president and guiding mentor of South Carolina's Aiken Tech for the past decade-plus, retired from his many duties after placing the new school on a firm foundation.

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Cyclotron and Benelac . . . That left me with some recurring nausea, which is pretty much normal.

But no relapse as such . . . I hope to shake the nausea soon and gain a little weight. Imagine me, skinny . . . " Thanks, Lou. Those cheerful words show that you are back to battery.

And a FLASH from Pat Clancy on Valley View Court in Los Altos. (Ask him some day if his 'Valley View' has been spoiled by the old sea dog(?) who installed the solar system on the next door roof*'**). Pat reports: " . . . Let it never be said that Gun Clubbers are slow learners. On his 68th birthday Cliff Bundy soloed (flew an aeroplane). So there won't be a mistake in interpretation, this feat was accomplished in a heavierthan-aircraft into the wild blue yonder out of the Moffett NAS. CUff has been duly designated as honorary Naval Avaiator by Swede Carlson, Don Bruce and myself. CUff is already talking with his hands . . . " Now this all allegedly happened in CaUfornia back in the eady Summer. Later, at Castine in July, neither Cliff — himself or Swede Carlson breathed a word of this humongous feat to their many assembled Classmates. Did it really happen, or has Pat Clancy been dipping into the leprechaun liquor again? Stay tuned.

Marshall Hamill, Del and Ray Hundevat. Dorthe and Cary Hall at Redlands, California, May 1984

More Picnic Pix . . . In the upper right hand corner, the photographer (Bill Carpenter) gets photographed the quality of this country's educational faciUties chauffeur. Dee Winters. "Fog-fighter" Fritz in their so-called "retirement"years.

Freund and Gene Lamiman (sans polo ponies) A happy note from the deep south: Dave Marks, completed the search party in a following 4-wheel our popular Classmate from Orange Park, drive vehicle with (two) first aid kits. And where Florida, (CHANGE -9, September Shipmate), has were Jerry and Dee? — Safely home and abed at plans underway to wed the lovely Annette David- the Maritime Academy. son on the 24th of November 1984 in the First BapSo now you'll understand why Pat Gray writes: tist Church of Memphis. After that they wUl set- " . . . I was able to get away for a few days to tle in a home in the Jacksonville area where, Dave . . . Northeast Harbor, Maine, to sail with says, " . . . All wiU be most welcome . . . ". friends. It was a bummer! No wind and 100-yard Thank you, and best wishes from the Class of '40 visibility. We did motor around in the fog with to our newest newly weds. Additional thanks to the Loran and the horn in continuous operation.

Dave, and to John " J P " Baron and Ted Rodgers Bea and I have resolved to stick to swimming, golf, for more photos of CCXIV, which wiU be included walking and gardening . . . " Good choices, Pat. in this column when space is available. IncidenMeanwhile, the State of Ohio is pleased to report tally, The Washington Post of 22 July 1984 had that its favorite daughter, D'Arcy Bent, recovered an interesting and rather accurate 2-page account from her various post-Castine injuries in time to of "The Castine Calm." Phil Eckert has made join forces with world-voyager Ned Bent in a visit copies. If you would Uke a copy, just drop a Une last September to daughter Melissa in New to PhU or your Sec. Orleans. Which just proves that you can't break Ellen and Bob Mcintosh were not able to leave a good Bent. their home in Trenton, New Jersey, for last Last Summer Loretta Hechler was kept busy June/July CCXIV due to the serious illness of moving her mother from South Carolina to the Bob's Mother. AU join in sending prayers for home of a brother in Wisconsin; attending the recovery and best wishes to "Mrs. Mac." wedding of a cousin's daughter in New Hampshire, The rain fell plainly on Maine this past Sum- etc., etc. The golf game is suffering. In between mer. Weatherwise, it was not a "great" Summer she manages to maintain in top form the beautiful up there. In order to bring you only "the sunny garden and home in the Providence section of Anhours," I left out of last month's CCXIV report napolis. A lovely lady. the tale of the harrowing night when 'Eagle Eye' A very welcome letter from Lou Burke in Mike Hanley and 'Ol' Fumble-Foot,' your Berkeley — "After release (from Oak Knoll Naval secretary, cruised the fog, rain and flood-bedeviled Hospital, Oakland) I took a radiation course for road between Castine and Lake Alamoosa, search- 7 weeks at U. of Cal's Lawrence Berkeley Lab ing for the reportedly "lost" Jerry Lindsay and utilizing the heavy charged particles from U.S.'s 62

British '69 ROVER with friends . . . Summer of Just can't resist passing on photos of handsome folks. Here's one from Del and Ray Hundevadt in Redlands, California. " . . . May 29 . . . Dorthe and Cary (Hall) stopped by for a visit during their West Coast sweep and Marshall (Hammill) came up from Pauma Valley to escort them to his home for an overnight before they returned to Georgia . . . That evening we continued the celebrations at the home of Marshall and his lovely Joanne. Nothing matches the enduring friendships and warmth of Classmates . . . " Amen. And still another great shot of Shirley and TROOBLU Kirkpatrick in front of their restored '69 blue English Rover — Summer of '84. That's THIRTY for FORTY. ****ONLY FORTY IS 4.0!****

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Pres., Capt. Robert W. Hayler, Jr. USN (Ret.) Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Victor Delano USN (Ret.) 7111 Pyle Rd., Bethesda MD 20817 301/320-3887 Vic Blandin can rest easy for awhile, since there was no winner in the "Name Your Classmate" contest which started in the July-August issue. A winner and nine of his friends therefore will not be hosted at Casa Blandin for a fabulous week end.

The picture displayed was that of John Doherty, in his capacity as Regional Director for Northern Virginia of the Virginia State Air Pollution Control board, inspecting the circumstances surrounding a long-blazing fire in a mound of nine milUon tires about ten miles north of Winchester, Virginia.

It's out now, but it was black and grim while it lasted and there was some question as to whether it could ever be extinguished. John was notified about the fire at 0300, which explains the smile on his face. The seven entrants who named Pierre Charbonnet were geographically close but dead wrong — that was a gas mask, not a face! Maybe I'U give you contestants another chance.

In case you happened to miss it. Bob Hayler, in his Aimual Report, mentioned that our membership in the Alumni Association is only 70% of those eUgible and that this is low compared to contemporary classes. Not only does the Alumni Association help us keep in touch with Classmates and others through such publications as Shipmate, but it also offers travel and other opportunities that many non-member Classmates are missing.

In your contacts, if you find or know of a '41er who is not a member, try to get him to join. The annual dues is a small price to pay for the advantages to him and to us by having more '41 members.

Marie and Dick Pierce have lots of things to be proud of and happy about, and certainly one of them is their son, Richard, Jr., who is the Dean of the Law School at the University of Pittsburgh.

Dick Jr. is the youngest person ever appointed to that post at Pitt and probably one of if not the youngest law school dean in the country. Congratulations to everybody involved in such a splendid accomplishment.

The latest count on planned attendance at the 45th in Coronado has now risen to 232 with 93 rooms reserved at the Del Coronado. Don't get left out; get your bid in pronto.

In the meantime, the 1985 gathering in Key West, 6-8 Febmary, is picking up steam. Mac MacMillan has had 48 replies to the 100 notices he sent out. If you did not get a notice and want to go, please get in touch with Mac as soon as possible.

Of those who answered, 20 have made reservations at the HoUday Inn. Those who have said they are coming are: Ball (GC), Beardall, Burbage, Mrs. Chandler, Crommelin, Cuccias, Doherty, Foster, Hines, Huey, Larson, Luehman, Marion, McLeUon, Messer, MUler (EG), Penney, Price, Shelley, Southard, Stricter, Svendsen and Wheeler and the foUowing maybes: Brown (PC), Mrs. Camera, Matton, Palm, Rogers (EWjr) and Vail.

If your name is not on the foregoing list and you want it to be, do something quickly! Plans include an Early Bird cocktail party on the 6th, dinner on the 7th and a brunch on the 8th. Mac is also trying to arrange a ride on one of the Navy hydrofoil gunboats or the Coast Guard surface effect ships, plus a party boat fishing trip. Should be fun!

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thews Cathedral in Washington.

Bridget and Bob Reilly have put their Arlington Membership: 74% home up for sale and will move to the Carmel area.

Bridget has been actively working in a political Pres., Capt. Robert F. Reilly USN (Ret.) campaign all Summer, in addition to taking care Sec'y, R. S. Day CLU of her mother, and the move has been anticipated P.O. Box 6042, Shiriington Station for some time. We'U be sorry to see the Reillys Arlington VA 22206 leave and the Class will miss his active leadership Only a few days until Thanksgiving and a few these past few years. Our sincere thanks and best weeks to finish the Xmas shopping as you read wishes go with them. this, even though it is stUl in the 80'"s and footJoe Tully had run into Bridget at a fundraiser ball season hasn't started as 1 write. However, for the candidate, as Ruth is also quite politically these fascinating interludes should be less of a fac- active. Joe has relegated himself to "gopher" duty. tor as Shipmate gears up with a new printing cy- They were in Coronado to help Barb and Dick cle. Meantime, when you feel the urge, please let Sewall celebrate their 39th wedding anniversary me hear from you. Send your thoughts directly to and then all journeyed up to the ex-Douglas Fairthe Class P.O. Box and nowhere else. Until it banks ranch for the Olympic equestrian endurance passes through your Secretary's hands, your rides. "A great experience," was Joe's comment. message cannot otherwise appear in this column.

Rounding out the West Coast news is Charlie Received a gung-ho letter from Midshipman Bishop's run-down of our Southern California Denise R. Wiggins at the end of Plebe Summer. Classmates' follow-up to June Week West with a Having survived the well-known rigors thereof, Class party on 23 June. Alnora and Charlie got Denise has promised to "take a strain" and per- things rolling with cocktails at their newly form to the utmost of her abiUty. While both of remodelled home, from which the group moved Ray's daughters received Foundation scholarships, on for dinner at the San Diego Yacht Club. EnDenise was designated as the Class of 1942 Honor joying the full flavor of Forty-two's fulsome fun Scholar. Her twin, Diane, was named the RAdm. were: Pat and Wes Gerbert from Santa Barbara, Elliott Loughlin Honor Scholar. Denise is think- Mary and Bill Arthur from Westlake Village, ing of majoring in Political Science and making Elaine and Bob Palmer from Redlands, Vannie the Navy a career. Had a nice note from Dottie and Ivan Sturgis from Corona del Mar, Carmen as well and her pride and excitement were all too and Ed Gallagher from Long Beach, Dottie Wigobvious. The past eight years have been difficult gins from FuUerton, and Miriam Johns from La at times, but this "twin" accompUshment has Mirada joining with the North San Diego County made it all worthwhile. We certainly wish smooth members Grace and Hank Woessner, NataUe and John Drew, Bea and Don Holmes, Shirley and Eric saiUng for both the girls.

As the twins were getting settled, another Class Hopley, Harriet and Bruce Tichenor, Sue and Bob daughter was grabbing the hearts of her coun- MiUs, Jim Salassi, Fran and Bob Poage and the trymen and women. Theresa Andrews was spec- San Diego Bay area members Odette and John tacular in her Olympic victories and several Davis, Dot and Maino Des Granges, Verna and Classmates sent along clippings from their local Jim Ashley, Maryann and Tom Pearson, Barbara papers to ensure that 1 did not fail to mention her and Dick Sewall, Millie Halvorson, Gerry Brown, accomphshments. The entire Frank Andrews fami- Willie Weber and Lethe MoeUer, and Alnora and ly received their weU deserved acclaim. (Frank gives CharUe. Adding to the conviviality was the opportunity to celebrate the Pearsons' 41st wedding anMaxine aU the credit.)

Pieter Hinkamp has re-retired from full-time niversary, the entrance of Dottie Wiggins' twins service with the University of Rhode Island, but into the Academy, and Principal Hank Woessner's plans to stay on in an energy-related consulting Fallbrook High School status as one of the top role. While he rated his 16-year career in the five in California. Keeping education on a high academic world as very interesting — and different note, Gallagher, Gerbert, Sewall and Bishop supfrom life in the Navy — Pieter welcomes the op- ported the JWW golf tournament and practiced portunity to dust off his clubs and start back on all known forms of permutations and combinations in scoring to juggle handicaps, known and his golf game.

Ted Gerber, who lives in Guilford, Connecticut, unknown. Wes and Charlie suspect that they teach was visiting with Nan in mid-Summer and in the more at flight school than flying! process were the first visitors to Alice and Ed KintAnd, set your sights on June 1986 and join these ner's new home in Boonton, New Jersey. This gave laid-back Californians in San Diego for an enTed a chance to catch up on Ed's work, as the lat- joyable 45th Reunion! ter has not retired. In fact, Ed is Executive Vice Pat and Swabo Rawson attended the annual President of General PubUc Utilities Corporation meeting of the Submarine Veterans of WWII in and is responsible for decontaminating the reac- Chicago and were delighted to find that Dave Peto tor at Three Mile Island. Enclosed was a lengthy and Duke Harwood were among the attendees. article from The New York Times. Bechtel North This was Dave's second meeting and Duke's first.

American Power Corporation will actually They also met Johnny Johnson, who came in from disassemble the damaged reactor, which is owned Arizona. He started out with us, but graduated

by Ed's company, and already is about two months with '43. ahead of the initial schedule. Ed was quoted as Finally, I am happy to report that in May, the saying, "we have this beast by the throat" and we Virginia Association of Life Underwriters honored know the work is in competent hands. me as the Underwriter of the Year for my work On 14 June, the Mystic Seaport Museum, in the community and on behalf of our trade Mystic, Connecticut, marked the completion of association and industry. a 15-year restoration of a National Historic Land-

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mark, the old whaleship CHARLES W . MORGAN.

Among a host of dignitaries, our own Hal Shear, Maritime Administrator, was on hand to convey greetings from the President of the United States to mark the occasion. Just five days earlier. Jack Crawford's daughter, Mary, was given in marriage to Brian T. Downie at a Nuptial Mass in St. Mat-

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Pres.. Capt. Robert N. .Adrian USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. William T. Peach, 111 (SC) USN (Ret.) 647 Kaimalino St., Kaliua HI 96734 Corr. Sec'y, Owen F. Keeler Jr. 207 Meadow Gate Dr., .AnnapoUs MD 21401 Last month we reported on the commissioning of USS ROBERT G . BRADLEY, named in honor of our Classmate who was lost in USS PRINCETON

during the batde of Levie Gulf. This month, thanks to .Al Rasmussen, we have the full storvof the event and some pictures of Classmates fortimate enough to be able to attend. The ship's sponsor was Bob's mother, Mrs. Edna D. Woodruff, who serv ed in the Nav-y in World War 1 and who now resides at Vinson HaU. Classmates and famUies attending the ceremony included: Tom Bradshaw, BiU CampbeU, Larrv- jmd .Ann Caney, BiU and Jean Cobb, Mel and Anne Etheridge, Barney and Kathy Rapp, .Al and NeU Rasmussen, Bob and Barbara Stecher, Dave Watson and daughter Nancy. The Class was honored at the ceremony and those present were inv-ited to anend special award ceremonies aboard. In total, it was an impressive show and verv- vveU done.

Recendy, the Alumni .Association received a note from Bob's widow, Barbara, sajing that she had heard there were a number of Classmates w ho '43 at Commissionine of BRADLEY

USS BRADLEY (FFG-49)

were trying to get in touch with her but were unable to do so. Her address is now Mrs. Barbara Bradley Caves, R.R.I Epron Road, Comp. S., Granges, British Columbia, VOS lEO Canada.

John Gano has passed on the information that Walter Blattmann has retired for the second time as of 1 Januarv- 1984. Walt had been Director of Seminars and Programs in Executive Education for Colgate Darden School of Business Administration, University of Virginia, for something over ten years. 1 think he may be cheating a Utde on that "fuUy retired" status. He says that "on occasion" he is at his old office and even gave John the number to pubUsh. "On occasion" doesn't come anywhere near "semi-retired" does it, Walt!

Congratulations and enjoy!

Emmett Quady at Lake Casitas Olvinpic Canoeing and Rowing Site

The 1984 Olympics have come and gone but won't be forgotten for a long time. Many of us watched the tube with pride, others were fortimate enough to attend directly, and even we Crabtowners were treated to the pageantry and fun with the soccer playoffs in the Navy-Marine Corps Stadium. But we didn't know until Ejnmett Quady checked in that '43 was represented among the officialdom at those games. Emmett was the IBM Location Manager at Lake Casitas for the Canoeing and Rowing Competition. He comments, "Although the Romanian women dominated, it was a thrill to see the eight .American women with co.xswain grab die Gold Medal in die finals!" Glad you were there Emmett â&#x20AC;&#x201D; looks like good duty!

The coxswain was an Annapolis girl who was honored, along with the two other local medal winners, by a large parade and ceremonies in Crabtown recently.

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Wes Burnett, Dick Berquist and BiU Kirkland at Pebble Beach Wes Burnett reports on an outing he and Geo enjoyed at Pebble Beach involving an interesting and unusual arrangement. They had so much fun and were so pleased with the plan of the day that Wes has completely forgotten his Plebe Year training — he has volunteered for extra duty!! Listen closely.

One of the unexploited opportunities of retirement travel and adventuresome living is the home exchange. Geo and 1 recendy spent three weeks in the attractive and ideally situated home of Capt. and Mrs. Keith Taylor '34 in Pebble Beach, Monterey, California. The Taylors occupied our home in AimapoUs for the same period, attending his 50th class reunion. We exchanged automobiles, club priv-ileges, local knowledge, and we each had guests. It was really wonderful.

Resi)ect for each others' property comes naturally, and occupation of houses, otherwise empty, has obvious advantages. The generous amount of time available, at no added cost, encourages the thorough exploration of the visited region.

The Berqoists joined us for a week enroute for a visit with children in Los Angeles. The Kirklands came dow-n for a couple of days and we joined them in their great place in Alameda.

Bill invited me to crew on his beautiful sloop COLUMBINE (fondly remembered by his many sailing guests on the Chesapeake; shipped to the West Coast for several thousand dollars) in San Francisco. We did weU in the usual brisk winds by virture of two calculated spinnaker runs, passing narrowly to windward of Alcatraz (closer than I ever expeaed to get to even an abandoned federal prison). In Pebble Beach we played golf at the Monterey Country Qub, Spyglass and Fort Ord. We walked the Pebble Beach course; greens fee $85.00.

We are now interested in repeating the experience elsewhere. There are agencies which publish directories of exchange houses. A subscriber reads the description and contacts the owners of the homes that interest him. Parties exchange photos and work out the details. These agency arrangements are between strangers. I think it would be more desirable to exchange with Classmates or other friends and I would be glad to accept home offers and descriptions and maintain a directory. The offer does not include responsibility for the swap's success, but it would assist the parties in getting together. Descriptions should include house, vehicles, location, other privileges, time frame of suggested occupancy, guest privileges, other useful information. The directory will be more valuable if extensive so please write and help make it worth while. My address is 253 Heamans Way, Annapolis MD 21401.

See? He did volunteer! Now that we have an official Director of Vacation House Swapping, who wUl be the first taker?

Bernie Bennett has hit the news releases again!

Last year we reported his election as a national vice president of the Navy League of the United States. He must have continued to do good things because this year he was reelected to that job. He Shipmate, November 1984

retains his membersmp of the executive committee and the board of directors. Bernie, you may remember, was, for many years, '43's own representative in Mexico City; he now Uves in Palm Beach, Florida. Congratulations once more, Bernie!

China among other subjects. He and Sara were scheduled to depart for a visit to the Orient in September.

May all of you have a bountiful and memorable Thanksgiving among your friends and famiUes, and don't forget to stay in touch . . . WVW

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Pres., Capt. John F. Driscoll, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. Wynn V. Whidden USN (Ret.) 6156 Loch Raven Dr., McLean VA 22101 AnnapoUs Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Jack E. Godfrey USN (Ret.) 40 FrankUn St. Annapolis MD 21401 301/268-6474 SECRETARY'S CORNER As you can see, the mail bag is empty for this issue — a situation not unusual for columns submitted at the end of the dog days of August. You wiU recall, I hope, that there is still a two-month lead time for submission before Shipmate pubication. Therefore, the vacations and vicissitudes of the late Summer often leave your scribe with a dearth of material from which to construct a November column to be submitted prior to 10 September.

There is encouraging news from Wes Hammond, editor of Shipmate since last Fall. He has a progressive program underway to modernize and computerize Shipmate operations which wiU eventually advance column submission dates closer to pubUcation time. This will, in turn, lead to more timely Class news for all.

I believe all of you have sensed the growing maturity and effectiveness of the Alumni Association as a whole. In the past few years much has been done to increase membership and broaden the base of support for much needed Academy programs and projects for which appropriated funds are not avaUable. One good example, of course, is the '44 Memorial project, in which the Alumni Association provided guidance, assistance, maiUng, and financial management throughout our campaign tmtU dedication of the Memorial last October. The Association continues to provide computerized mailing assistance to aU Classes from its excellent Alumni Register data bank. It behooves us all to continue our memberships and annual contributions to the Alumni Association.

It is an exceUent organization which is now becoming comparable to the best and largest university alumni associations in terms of productivity and effectiveness in support of the USNA. The 1944 40th Anniversary Class Directory, which was produced by the dedicated labors of Wade Hiller and printed under the auspices of J. J. Bailey, will be periodically updated by the continuing efforts of Wade. All of you are reminded to submit changes to the directory in accordance with the instructions of page ii therein.

At our 6 September Washington HQ chapter meeting in the Navy Yard, we were honored to have Bob Long take time out from his busy schedule of various directorship duties and speak to us on the strategic importance of the Pacific Basin area. Having been CINCPAC from 1979 until his retirement last year. Bob is eminently quaUfied to discuss affairs and the strategic situation of the vast Pacific Ocean area. His observations included the economic growth of the ASEAN nations, the increased awareness of defense needs in Japan, the political and economic problem of the PhiUppines, and the outlook for U.S. diplomatic and economic associations with Mainland

Membership: 63%

Pres., Capt. Cart W. Gronemann USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Cdr. H. Y. Davidson USN (Ret.) 6108 Larstan Drive Alexandria VA 22312 703/354-4632 Corr. Sec'y Capt. Dutch Schuiz USN (Ret.) 5100 26th St. N., ArUngton VA 22207 703/536-7156 Wasn't it great to meet these folks in the foto and the rest of the 630 Classmates and spouses who attended the 40th Homecoming in AnnapoUs and Baltimore, 19-21 October? (See our two-column montage on the next page!!) Wasn't it great to renew acquaintances with a Classmate or wife after thirty years or so? Wasn't it impressive to attend the largest cocktail party in the world on Friday night and to have roast beef in the Midshipman's wardroom? And how about the '45 tailgating on Satiu-day? Who won the game? And the beautiful gals and the handsome gentlemen at the Oftmi Intemational in Baltimore for the 40th Reunion banquet! Without a doubt, the 40th Reunion of the Class of 1945 exceeded the wildest speculation! It was fantastic! With over 630 Classmates and spouses/guests, this Homecoming ranks as one of the largest Class reunions. We are giving a frantic wave of the Green Bowler to Carl Gronemann, Chuck Gardner, Hub Davidson and Fred Kelley for their long and short range planning to bring the 40th Reunion into an outstanding realization.

And without Vince Anania's Osborne Personal Computer and his Juki Printer, software d Base 11, you would not have had the updated information on your Homecoming status. These are the guys who did your 40th Homecoming. If you have any comments, please send them to Carl through me. Next month some fotos of the event. As previously reported in this column, the 1985 Homecoming Saturday night banquet wiU be held on 19 October 1985 at the Busch's Chesapeake Sea Food Restaurant on Route 50. Make your own housing reservations.

You will find in the "Last CaU" section of this issue another obituary on a Classmate — George Robert Kritzer, 62, a member of the 17th Company, who died in Houston on 30 August. The Class has expressed our heartfelt condolences to the family. And a special thanks to John Kirby Ewing for contacting me immediately, which enabled the Class to provide a timely response to the next of kin. Edie Donohue writes to express her appreciation for the many expressions of sympathy and visitations by Classmates to the funeral home, the church and at graveside in Arlington: "Gerry had a great pride in having gone to the Naval Academy and he enjoyed the monthly luncheons so much. Thank you for so much support." Edie can be reached at 508 Wayne Avenue, Silver Springs MD 20910.

A note to those of you who may have been concerned to read in the September issue of his column that you should have received Homecoming letter #5 by the time Shipmate reached your hands.

Alas, Shipmate arrived two weeks earlier than usual and Homecoming letter #5 was not mailed until 10 September. The Shipmate Editor, Wes Hammond, is constandy improving on the pubUca-

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Who's Who at Homecoming tion date. Ultimately, they hope to get the lead time down to less than four weeks.

Forty Years After Book sales have not been very brisk. Larry Simmelink and Pete Perkins ordered their books in time for Homecoming, leaving me with a balance of 14 (out of a printing of 550).

In any event, send me a check for $45, payable to the Association of the Class of 1945, and we'U do our best to have a copy in the mail for you.

Other Classes, including the USMA, have expressed an interest in our product. Speaking of the Book, Hal Taylor writes from Puerto Santa Maria, Spain: "Dear Phil: I have received three 40-Year Booksl Please turn off the computer.

Thanks for your concern. Saludosy Suerte, Hal." And from Ben Young: "Dear Dick: '45's debt to you and your committee for the . . . (book) is immense! I have thoroughly enjoyed every page â&#x20AC;&#x201D; even used a magnifying glass to relish each of the small pix." Jean and Ben Young were expected to be at the 40th.

John Chappell of Pensacola, Florida, returned the Giles info to me and it should now be in Bud Bowler's hands. As you may recall, the Gites Program is a network of low-cost rental homes and villas in France, for tourists . . . Write me and I'll put you on the waiting Ust. Over the past ten years, many of you have been most helpful to me in fighting the "Battle of the Phantoms." A "Phantom" is a Classmate for whom we (and the Alumni Asosciation) have lost contact. This could happen through death, a move or an active desire to be removed from our mailing Ust (we have three Classmates who want no part of us. . . . ). In one respect, we are cutting our own throat, percentage wise, by having only 29 Classmate (Graduate) Phantoms, for the "Membership Percentage" at the top of this column is determined by the number of Graduate Members (of the Alumni Association) divided by the number of known Graduates, so the larger the number of Phantoms, the smaUer the denominator 66

. . . It's a Catch 22 . . . Nonetheless, for other reasons, we are constantly trying to reduce the number of unknown Classmates, non-graduates and widows, and that is where the readers of this column have been such a help. Here are the current Phantoms: Keith J. Arthur, John W. Brown IV, Earl L. Brunner, James T. Boone, Peter R. Bragington, Charles S. Burne, John A. CarroU, James J. ConUn Jr., Mark J. Gallagher, Daniel F. Groth, James I Hemphill, Chas R. Holsclaw, William B. Huckabee, John V. Johnson, Ben J. Lampert, WilUam C. Lewis, Richard D. Loel, John F. McLain, Robert F. Moore, Walter W. Mulbry, Hardy Newman, James M. O'Malley, Lyle D. Oder, Marion E. Price, John H. Reed, Wallace M. Regets, FarreU E. Roberts, Dale S. Soulek and Merril E. Wagner. But do not despair, we have found four Phantoms since the AprU Shipmate. Can anyone locate Capt. Lee Vonia Irvin, Jr. USN (Ret.), formerly Usted at 10518 Pohick Road, Fairfax Station VA 22030, (page 139 of 30- Year-After Book) or Scenic Drive, Baldwin GA 30511? There is some indication that he might be deceased??? Help!

Chuck Sobel, CLU, of Englewood, New Jersey, sent a foto and an interesting note: "While vacationing recendy in Israel to attend the birth of my Reunion in Haifa

first granddaughter, 1 visited with Classmate Paul Shulman who resides in a beautiful house in Haifa.

We had a wonderful visit with Paul and his lovely wife Rose and thoroughly enjoyed their hospitality. We decided to form the first Class of '45 Alumni group in Israel when 1 finally move there in a few years. Both Paul and I and our wives are planning to be at the 40th Homecoming in October."

Jack Knudsen of 7400 Churchill Road, McLean VA 22101, retired for the second time on 22 June, this time from the Civil Service where he was the director of the Division of AFDC Quality Control in the Department of Health and Human Services. The first item on his retirement agenda was a trip to the Hawaiian Islands with Linda to visit daughter, Karen, who is married to Cdr. Barry Beckman '70. Other highlights of this trip were a helicopter sightseeing flight on Maui and watching a portion of the Olympic rowing events at Lake Casitas while visiting friends in Santa Barbara.

Next, on 26 October, was a tour of Egypt, Jordan and Holy Lands, and a stopover in London with Peg and Jim Bradley. What a way to retire!!

Speaking of trips, your Corresponding Secretary made an unaccompanied trip to the new end of the Metro Red Une in DC. As reported in the October issue of this column, I have all of the Forty Years After Book fotos.

At Homecoming, I returned individual pictures to those who attended. Now, for those of you who wish to have these valuable fotos returned to you, send me a dollar bill for postage and I will send the fotos on to you. In most cases, you will get more fotos than you sent in!!

Error Department: (this is apparently becoming a regular segment of this column . . . Ugh!) would you believe it, we've had an error right in the masthead of this column since May 1984. Our beloved Secretary is H.Y. Davidson, not H.W., and his address is 6108 Larstan Drive, not Larastan Drive. He claims that this did not hinder the incoming Homecoming maU. Trivial Pursuits: Tom Utegaard reports that whUe playing "Trivial Pursuits" recently, he was asked the question: "What is the name of the Navy Hymn?" The game card Usted, "Anchor's Aweigh." A little research into page 24 of the 1975-76 Reef Points revealed that "Eternal Father . . . " is indeed the "Navy Hymn," and you can bet that Tom is taking on the publisher to correct the error. Audrey and Tom were expected at the 40th in Baltimore . . . Even Beetle Forbes could read the name tags at Homecoming . . . Did you Uke your tote bag, stick pin, tie tac and tie, the mementos you paid for at Homecoming? Why not let us know??? . . . Steve McClintic, Bob McDevitt and Tip Watson have been reported ill, but I have had no follow-up . . . New address: Robert A. Schauffler, 105C Wood Duck Circle, Daytona Beach FL 32019. Jay and Bob were scheduled for the Hyatt Regency at Homecoming . . . Did you know that our Class had 70 turnbacks from '44, of which 43 graduated with the Class of 1945? Eleven of the 70 are deceased . . . Can anyone tell me the date of death of Raymond Howard Bitney, Jr., or Grover Curtis Jackson? This information is needed to update our deceased files in the Alumni Association . . . If you recently saw the rear bumper of my Chevette, you would see the bumper sticker, "Have You Read Blood SongV Well, why haven't you read Hank Searis' latest book? AU those around here who have read it say, "Once started, I couldn't put it down . . . " That is so characteristic of Hank's writing. Take a visit to your neighborhood Ubrary and read some of his books! (No, I'm not his agent . . . I just like his style) . . . Typical

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comments on the Forty Years. . . . Book: " I h e reviews I have read of the book have been great.

I can't go another day without a copy," from Larry Simmelink. And from Chuck Sobel: "It is a Class (no pun intended) production and a remarkable effort." . . . Let me encourage you to make your 1984 Christmas tax-deductible contribution of the '45 Gift Fund, payable to the "USNA Class of 1945 Foudnation," PO Box 10%2, ArUngton VA 22210. The approved gift was described in detail in President Gronemann's July newsletter. In addition to Al Olsen, Treasurer, the new officers of the Foundation are: Don Poe, President; Charlie Mize, Vice President and Chuck Priest, Secretary . . . Art Red is indeed a slippery person to maintain contact with. He writes: "In order to avoid becoming a Phantom again, my new address is: Art Red, c/o J.B. Red, 14493 Pablo Terrace, JacksonviUe FL 32224. Peg and I are going off to do some of the Bahamas, Keys, and who knows, sailboating."

One of our ancient mariners, Jim Bradley, insists that you know you are old when dialing long distance wears you out!

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Pres., RAdm. Harvey E. Lyon USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Mr. C. W. Kennelly II 7911 Sleaford PL, Bethesda MD 20814 Corr. Sec'y, "Daisy" Wilhoit 1103 Santa Rufina Ct. Solana Beach CA 92075 619/481-2093 The names at the beginning of each Company news reflect those Classmates who have actuaUy made reservations. 1 get updates frequently from Wils Engel and wiU print only the names he gives me so as to avoid any confusion. Act now as the time for the 40th is approaching rapidly . . .

FoUowing each Company news will be the names of "lost" Classmates. Any information you may have on these Classmates wiU be appreciated. Anyone lost after the 40th wiU probably remain so.

7th Co.: Finlay, R. W.; Gautier; McCormack; Moore, R. B.; Wertheim. Bill Gieseke, ever the alert correspondent, sent me a copy of the July 1984 issue of Lockheed Life, which featured a lengthy interview with Bob Wertheim, Senior Vice President — Science and Engineering. A very interesting discussion of "High Tech Frontiers" at Lockheed. Lost: Moore, Lester Jr. 8th Co.: Boggess; Penny, J. H. Lost: Harman, C. W.; Mclntyre; Walker, C. W. 9th Co.: Curren; Haring; Meyer. Fran Curren and his ten-man crew were the recent winners of the Lighthouse Trophy presented to the winner of the Newport-toBermuda yacht race — the 36th since 1906. The Providence Journal described PAMIR as a "conventional boat superbly sailed." If Sailors Have More Fun, then it's obvious that the real sailors do it for fun! Lost: Banks; Greenwood, E. S. 10th Co.: Bowen, A. M.; Gulp; Gralla; Kelley, Frank; Nobmann; Osterweil; Stahl. Ed Olson has retired from Bethlehem Steel Corp. after 37 years service, having been a Vice President since 1982. Mary Lee and Ed live at 8 Holly Drive, Timber Ridge, New Cumberiand PA 17070. Lost: Aroyan; Jandrall; Sattain; Thompson, R. C. Uth Co.: Anderson, A. C ; Schabacker. Lost: Davis, L. R.; Ray, Troy; Sprickman, 12th Co.: Callahan; Cutter; Snowden, M. S.; Tieniann; White, S. A. Lost: Adams, W. H.; Kehoe; King, J. D.; Northup; Upthegrove.

13th Co.: Skidmore. Lost: McNamee, J. F. 14th Co.: Jackson, L. L.; Lyons, K. H.; Megee, R. E.; Mize; Robertson, H. B. Lost: Graff; Shofner. 15th Co.: Baldwin; Eckhart; Rice; Sueur.

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Had a recent short but pleasant visit with Paul Ratte over lunch on our garden patio, marred only by his announcement that Georgette had passed away last AprU in Corvallis. How fortunate we were to have known her — a kind, concerned.

Navy Wife, always taking care of others. Paul was in San Diego to visit relatives and to pick up his daughter in Arrowhead and take her back to Corvallis. Clifford is flying A-6s off USS AMERICA in the Med and has been recommended for test pilot training. He's a Lieutenant now and doing what he likes best!

In the July-August column I reported that Cliff Duncan had been awarded the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, but I haven't had enough space up until now to tell you some more about Cliff. He is, after all, an unusual Classmate. He served two years following graduation in the cruiser BREMERTON and then became a fighter pilot, thereupon serving three operational tours in carrier-based fighter squadrons. He earned a master's degree from MIT and later was awarded the first Doctor of Science degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT. In '60 he reported to OpNav and became the first manager of the space programs branch, Op-76. In '61 he went to the Director of Defense Research and Engineering as special assistant for Guidance and Control Systems, during which time he worked on the first navigational satellite system (TRANSIT) and the Navy's only communications satellite ship, KINGSPORT VICTORY. Leaving the Pentagon for duty in NASA, Cliff was awarded the Legion of Merit and became Chief of the Guidance and Control Division for the NASA Apollo Lunar Programs at the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston. He retired from the Navy as a Commander in the middle of this tour, but remained at the Manned Spacecraft Center through 1967 at which time he was awarded the NASA Exceptional Service Medal and the Institute of Navigation's Norman P. Hays Award. In 1968 Cliff joined the Polaroid Corporation as engineering manager of a new instant photographic system under laboratory development. You know it now as the SX-70 camera, and it has the print of Cliff Duncan all over it! In 1969 Cliff was named an officer in the Polaroid Corp. and is presently serving as Vice President — Engineering and President of the Polaroid Foundation. That only covers some of the things he has done. From '50 to '62 he fathered four children and, presumably, helped Rosemary rear them. He is also Assistant Scoutmaster of Troop 157. "Where do we get such men?" Lost: HatseU. 16th Co.: CuUman; Kelly, L. D.; McCook; Reynolds, SmaU. Hugh Cullman, who has been a Director of Philip Morris, Inc. since 1964, has been elected Vice Chairman and Chairman of the Finance Committee. Lost: Huszach; Nicholson; Taylor, F. H.; 17th Co.: Acuff; Hannah; Peak; Scofield; Willett. Haven't seen Ben Chase in quite some time, but know that he stiU owns Chase Country Interiors and sells "Fine American Traditional Furniture at Reasonable Prices" in National City. Lost: GiUiam. 18th Co.: Bellenger; Heesacker; Iverson; Leighton; Mikkelson; Owen, R. M.; White, R. J. Lost: Ashley, C. L. 19th Co.: Eble; Williams, C. S. Lost: Medcalfe. 20th Co.: Harmer; Kinneberg; Larson, L. O. 1st Co.: Althoff; Avey' Brown, H. J.; Collins, H.; Dutton; Fischer, Karl; Grojean; Hourigan; Junod; Macon; WUhoit. First Company leads the pack wUh eleven! Lost: Korebesmeyer; McKnight; Popa. 2nd. Co.: Absher; McDermott; WiUiamson, R. Lost: Bretting; Looker; MiUer, R. B. 3rd Co.: Bakos; Baylis; Fowler; Goloway. 4th Co.: Benedetti; Engel; lacobeUi; Lyon, H.; Scott, R. Y. Lost: Liebel; Swanson, R. M. 5th Co.: Cooke;

Davis, Russ; Furland; Street; Sullivan, Bruce; Winslow. Received a recent card from Aptos, California, with a picture of the Aptos Seascape Golf Course and Club House. It was from A. P. Hall, who said: "1 play piano Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday at this club. '43's NA-10 Director, Marsh Eckhardt, brings his bass in for sessions on occasion." He says to send mail about the next '46 party to Box 1211, Freedom CA 95019. Lost: Waldron. 6th Co.: Baird; Christensen; Daly, R. H.; Griffiths; HammeU; Mott, B.; Sinclair. Lost: Hampton; LaBarron; Renn.

That's all for the writing month of September and the reading month of November. We're having a heat wave in San Diego so I'll drop this off at Mail Boxes, Inc. on the way to the beach at Del Mar. Haven't been receiving much mail from you lately, so maybe we'll have to hit the road again to generate some news of '46. In preparation for which I have been reading Steinbeck's 1962 winner of the Nobel prize for literature: Travels With Charley — In Search of America. Charley is a dog (in case you haven't read it or have forgotten). I'll take Tricia. She's more fun — and a lot less trouble! Give Thanks at Thanksgiving. We have a lot to be thankful fci. "Daisy."

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Pres., Adm. Wesley L. McDonald USN Sec'y. Capt. W.B. Johnson USN (Ret.) 8653 Gates Head Rd., Alexandria VA 22309 Those of you who beUeve the adage "Lightning never strikes the same place twice" can be disabused by our "Veep," Bo Heininger. His home in Gainesville, Virginia, was literally struck on two successive days with severe, if not disastrous results. They were at home at the time, and Betty said it sounded Uke a series of shotgun blasts in rapid succession. Neighbors reported the house lit up all over, with sparks flying, and an electrical aura surrounding the building. Numerous electrical fittings were burnt, including only one stove element, a vent fan motor, lights (they all went out), switches, and TVs. Their metal gutters took on a salt and pepper effect. Fortunately, no fire occurred, but "Bo" and an electrician were occupied for several days with the repairs. As luck would have it, the Heiningers had just arranged the sale of the house in preparation for their longplanned move to Florida, and the closing has to be put off. It looks Uke they wUl be heading South shortly after this writing however, and bmlding operations have already commenced on their new home. Their new address will be: 2012 Eastview Drive, Sun City FL 33570.

Schuyler Pyne, '25, passed a card from Dick Davis on to me, in which Dick says "Harriet and I were in Istanbul last October after a ten-day trip in Alsace-Lorraine on a canal barge, the PRINCESS. We took the Orient Express from Istanbul to Paris.

In 1979, I merged my company with Lenox, Inc. (China, candles, etc.) and in 1983, 'Jack Daniels' owners, Brown-Foreman, purchased all the Lenox stock. I had retired in 1981, but have remained on the Lenox board. We are (now) Florida residents in Manalapan, on the southern tip of Palm Beach Island." The Davises and the Pynes had met on an earlier Alumni Association cruise through the Greek Islands.

Speaking of cruises, a " '47 Anniversary Cruise" was organized by Jean and Ely Kirk on board the MS DANDY which plies the Potomac River between Washington and Mount Vernon, on the evening of 6 June. The accompanying photos taken on board show, from top down, Ely Kirk, Frank Keith, Ann Keith, Chet Shaddeau (Pat 67

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'47 Anniversary Cruise on board MS DANDY June 1984 is obscured), Larry and Jearme Marousek, and (inset) Ken and Jean Sears; Center: Ted Davis (who came up from Norfolk, "D. J." Thompson, Len Davis, Art CaUsto, (in for a quick visit from Pern), and "Buimy" Sisson; bottom: Chuck and Pat Schoman, BUl and Betty Graham, Rosemary and (inset) Bob Enright. Not shown, but also on "sea duty" for the evening, LiUian and Jack Finneran, Margaret and Bob Von Gerichten, Nancy and Chan Von Schrader, and Anne and Ray Baker. IncidentaUy, Ely is stiU making his customdesigned and hand-cut "jig-saw puzzles" (his works of art reaUy deserve a more elegant name) from "okumi" plywood, a hobby which tumed into a fuU-time vocation. His work was featured in an article in the Sunday Post a couple of years ago, but you have to see it to appreciate it. More '47 versatility!

Lois and Frank Korb recendy retumed from a five-week trip aroimd the U.S.A., taking in seven National Parks in the process. Frank says "It's hard to say which was the most beautiful, since each had its ow-n character. Of course, the Grand Canyon, Bryce, Zion, Yosemite, and YeUowstone were imforgettable, but the grandeur of the Grand Tetons makes me wonder why anyone would go to Europe to see the Alps." Walt Day, now retired from the Small Business Administration, has also been traveUing, and reports that he talked with Bobby Laws, a feUow-Marine, while in Florida.

Bobby now owns a solar business near Tampa.

Bobby, Walt, Ernie Fritz, and I were in adjoining bunks at the Naval Academy Preparator>' School in Norfolk in 1942 and 1943, so "we go a long way back" as they say. Walt also attempted to talk with Tom Bowen while in San Francisco, but apparently Tom was too iU, suffering from Alzhiemer's disease. Larrv- Bilder sent the photo of Joanie and himself with Bonnie and Dave Rees '65, in Cancel Bay, St. Johns, Virgin Islands, with the two grads suitably attired in USNA "T-shins."

Larry is now a Judge of the AppeUate Division, New Jersey Superior Court.

Top; Don Welt. Pd: .Mdrcr.. \\ il.ie Bowen in Honolulu — below: Bonnie and Dave Rees '65, with Larrv- and Joan Bilder — Caneel Bay VI

Asia and "Do\v-n Under" caUed Pat to teU him he would have a fuU day in Honolulu on his retum trip and asked if Pat would be interested in a game of golf. .Anticipating a lucrative negotiation of strokes with the newcomer, Pat arranged a 3-vvay match with WilUe which took place on scheduJe, 15 June. Pat laments that not only did he take a terrible sheUacking, but Don and WiUie absorbed most of the Uquid inventory from his lanai. They StUl managed to get Don on his plane home, in time for him to dash off to Europe three days later.

As previously reported, our Class has been the sponsor of the 7th Company Wardroom in Bancroft HaU for many years, providing the amenities such as coffee pots, TV, and other "Health and Comfon" items. It has been formaUy proposed to the Class of '74 that they serve as co-sponsor, graduaUy phasing in the amount of their financial support as our abiUty to maintain this effort lessens through attrition. This proposal was placed on the '74 ballots for new officers, which were to have been coimted at Homecoming, '84. I will report the results in a subsequent column. George Brungot has been our "man on the scene" in handling Uason with the 7th Company.

Joe Spalding '48, has kindly offered a '47 Lucky Bag in exceUent condition to any of our Class who may have lost their copy. 1 will be happy to send it to the first one responding, postage reimbursible. My phone is 703/360-7333.

Ralph Camahan has been elected Vice-President of the Greater Washington Chapter of the Alumni Association. Ralph is another Classmate who quietly does an outstanding job wherever he can serve. His contributions and efforts on behalf of the Navy ReUef Fund and the Boy Scouts are weU known by only a few who work with him or are close friends, but he can always be coimted upon, as can "Bets," to do an exceptional job without fanfare. He's a great example of what makes " '47, Best on the Severn."

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Sec'y, Cdr. Sumner K. Moore USN (Ret.) 308 Mansion Dr.. .Alexandria %'.A 22302 The Summer splash party, which substitutes for the Washington July luncheon and which has historicaUy been hosted by Carolvn and George Ball at their St. Stephens Rd. home-with-swimmingpool, took place on Sunday, 29 July, in good weather. I must report, however, that the Classmates and friends are now at the state in Ufe where no one went in swimming, except the host. The beer keg held out, and there was chow in abimdance. In addition to the host and hostess, and daughter LoiUse with spouse and the latest BaU grandchUd, plus son Jeff and other grandson, we fielded the foUowing folks: Edwina and WilUe Lee aU the way from GreenviUe, South CaroUna, Louise and Jack Conable, Toni and John Frv- aU the way from Brussels, Belgium, Roger Chapman and friend Benia Douglas, Grace and BiU Harkins, Bea Bea and WUUe WUUams, Natalie and Keith O'Keefe, Greta and Pete Goldman, Carol and Paul Martenson, PauUne and Ed Suner, WVTI and Dick Adams, .Marian and Ken Kelty, and your Scribe and Ed OnUeb without spouses — Jane in New-port, and .Marv- indisposed. 1 took some snap*shots with my Kodak, and you can see how young aU sdll appear.

Recendy, CarolvTi and George BaU with daughter and son-in-law and CarolvTi's sister were flovvTi out to Los Angeles to take pan in filming of a "FamUy Feud" program to be aired in the FaU. So, keep your eye peeled for this TV sjiectacular. They didn't win the big one, but they had fun and a free trip.

Splash Part}

Another note from my Honolulu correspondent, Pat March, encloses a photo of Don Welt, with Pat and WUlie Bowen. It seems that Don, accompanied by his wife, Mamie, en route to Southeast 68

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a happy Summer (written Memorial Day). Never thought 1 would have our wood stoves going on 31 May. Phyllis and 1 continue to clear the debris of at least a century from our woods to allow for new growth. Our youngest, Peter, 22, after two years at the U. of New Hampshire, decided to try the seagoing life and transferred to the Maine Maritime Academy. He is currently cruising in STATE OF MAINE to Brazil and the Canaries. Our

next to youngest, Peggy, after three years in Jamaica has been bitten by the computer bug and has gone West to the U. of Washington to pursue that field. Phyllis and 1 went birding with N.H. Audubon in Costa Rica in the Spring and were impressed with the beauty of the country.

We will go on another birding trip to Alaska this Summer.

RAdm. Jim Shaw '36, whose wife is my cousin.

The other week was spent on the N.C. Outer Banks, featuring visits to the Wright Bros, museum and the outdoor drama. Lost Colony.

In closing, 1 wonder whether our Classmates realize how many far-from-home Mids that Don and Marion Buhrer have befriended (this in addition to their annual Class party). One of these Midshipmen is my son, and, 1 for one, would like to thank them publically for their kindness and generosity.

And some more Splasher

Ray Lochner, Ens. Jane Lochner, Jean Lochner

Bill Jones and Bruce Benson

Ray Lochner checks in this month with the foUowing: I am enclosing two items. One, a picture of yours truly and 'Boss' ripping off the masking tape that covered the gold braid during the graduation ceremonies. Please note our daughter Jane, still wearing her Midshipman shoulderboards, and I have her commissioned officer hat under my elbow. Hey! We are proud to have a third generation grad — her grandfather (T. T. Tucker) is Class of '23. As you may recall, all Class of '48 received the B.S. in E.E. Not so today — all receive the B.S., but not all in engineering. Less than 28% of the Class of '84 received engineering degrees. Jane was one of 3% who received a Marine Engineering degree. We are very proud of our youngest offspring, and from the sound of things, she has her naval career plaimed. I beUeve that she will be well qualified when the time comes. 1 have every confidence in her capabiUties — would love to serve under her command.

The second enclosure submitted by Ray is an article from the Annapolis Capital deahng in detail with daughter Jane's expertise in seamo, steam and nav, titled "First Woman commands Mids' boats." She was, in effect, the squadron commander of the YPs in training situations and in a couple of bay cruises to local Uberty ports.

From Dick Springe, way down in WilUamsburg, Virginia, 1 had a nice note in which he brought up the question of donations to the Gate Fund in the name of someone as a memorial, and specificaUy for BID Kanakanui, whose death was covered in a previous column. The answer is certainly affirmative, and an excellent idea. The Alumni Association wUl notify next of kin. Dick spoke of hearing from Sy Kunin and Herb Gates, who made up the other two of their four-man room. They were also interested in the project.

Howard Crosby writes from Box 299, WUd Rose Land, New Castle NH 03854: The Gate #1 idea is a good one. As my fund drive letter came in February, I will write and have $100 added to the '48 Memorial Fund. If we ever get warm and dry out, we hope to have

And the beautiful mail continues with this offering from Bill Jones, 22 Eileen Circle, Rochester NY 14616. " A note in this column about my retirement from Kodak last year led to a reunion with my plebe year roommate, Bruce Benson, at his home in Sarasota, Florida, in May. Bruce, who is retired from the Navy, and his wife Joyce, make their home in Sarasota. Sonia and I continue to live in Rochester, and vacation in the Sarasota area. This was the first time in almost 40 years that Bruce and I had seen each other, but we were able to take up where we left off almost as if no time had passed. Bruce, Bing Sisson, and 1 were roommates in early '45 in the 18th Co. We both agreed that we could not identify all the people in the snapshots in the January/February issue."

And this from Paul Riley: I can tell about my own work and family, but not much about Classmates I rarely see. I did, however, last night have a long phone chat with Ty Dedman, who, with Bettye had checked in at a local motel. He investigates aircraft accidents and continues to modify his Lake Mary, Florida, house. I'm not sure which is primary though. The Dedmans had stopped in Beaumont to visit Colene and Don Crawford. This was before Don's death, which is covered further down, Sec'y.) Ty reports that Don confessed to being the Plebe Summer tap dancer mentioned in Slu McLean's saga of Plebe Summer. The Dedmans were enroute to California to visit Bebe and Guy Buck. I am still working for PanAm and am well into my second year as Plant Engr. for NASA Houston's central heating and cooling plant.

Thus, I have come full circle from jet-brownshoe to immobile blackshoe. 1 do, however, keep up my flight instructor's license, and this year used it to almost solo my oldest son. Miles, Midn. 2/c, home on leave from USNA. 1 think this gave him a better appreciation of his Summer training and the week at Pensacola.

Shipmate, November 1984

In Houston, vacations are doubly precious because of the hortible commuting traffic, about which nothing is being done (except to unload more Asiatic cars at the ship channel). This year, the three boys and I snow-skied for a week in New Hampshire and Vermont while visiting

Bill Carpenter (left) And now, for heaven's sake, a letter with pics and news articles from BUI Carpenter, who is President and CEO of J. E. Sirrine C o . , in Greenville, South CaroUna, which has been merged with CRS as CRS/Sirrine of Houston, and of which BiU is Vice Chairman. Bill recently was presented with the P E P P (professional engineers in private practice) award by the 80,000 member National Society of Professonal Engineers at a banquet in Washington, which he attended with wife, Blanche, and their three children and their spouses.

When you get recognized by your peers, the people you have worked with and known over the years, and are singled out in such a fashion, it certainly is a humbling experience [so spoke Bill to a local reporter). Don't know if the attached is interesting, but it's the only newsworthy thing I've been involved in for years. I've been here at Sirrine 28 years and have decided to try it for one more year. J. E. Sirrine and the CRS Group merged last year to form the largest design and construction firm in the U.S., according to Engineering News Record's rankings. We're stretched out across the U.S., through the Middle East, with other offices in Singapore and Hong Kong. Even have a project in China. So, it's a lot of fun! When it's not, I quit! Family — Blanche and I are still speaking. Three children, all martied, and seven grandchildren. The last two were twins, boy/girl, born on Blanche's birthday, who is also a boy/girl twin. We all live in this northwestern part of South Carolina. So, anyone passing this way, stop in for a visit.

I won't reproduce the long article, but I will say that it shows that Bill is more than highly appreciated in GreenviUe, and certainly in his profession.

Burt Kleinman (Commercial Real Estate, Northfield, Illinois) writes: Nothing real exciting doing here. I'm still hitting the tennis ball around a few times a week.

1 see Tim Bradley here and there. His office is about three miles from mine, and I occasionally use his brokerage services and bum a free lunch at his investment seminars. 1 hope to make Homecoming this year. It's our THREE DOZENTH (36). Sorry I missed the 35th. Do you have any idea about Karl Huss? I often wonder about him, but have never heard anything since graduation. I go to Key Largo once in a while for scuba diving, and sail a bit around here, too.

As mentioned earlier, I have received information on the death of Don Crawford from Al Register '50, president of the Gulf Coast USNA Alumni Chapter: "In case you haven't heard about Don Crawford's passing, I'm enclosing the notice from the Houston Chronicle. He was a member of the Chapter here, although his illness had kept

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him away for a long time. The Class of '48 can be proud of one of its most outstanding members." From the news cUpping, it appears that Don died on 1 September. He was the retired chairman and chief executive officer of Gulf States UtiUties, from which he had taken medical retirement in '82.

Before joining Gulf States, he was chairman of the Edison Electric Institute, the electricity utiUty trade group, and had been an executive with ConsoUdated Edison and Middle South UtiUties. Don leaves his wife Colene, a daughter, Carol Heffler of Haworth, New Jersey; two sons, Bruce Donham Crawford of N^'C and PhiUip King Crawford of Pittsfield, Massachusetts; a brother, Sidney R. Crawford, of GainesviUe, Florida, and one grandson. Many of you wiU have read in earUer cohimns over the last couple of years some of the details of Don's heroic fight against this illness, and his abiUty to carrv- on in spite of great odds. I have no further information at this time, but 1 hof)e that some Classmate will come forward with more details.

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Membership: 67% Pres., RAdm. John C. Barrow USN (Ret.) Sec'y, LCol. T. Paul Riegert USMC (Ret.) Class '49 PO Box 2741, .ArUngton V.A 22202 Asst., Capt. Warren Vossler USN (Ret.) 1826 Baldwin Dr., McLean VA 22101, 703/821-6834 This issue marks the beginning of a new consortium in which Voss wiU be assisting Paul with the Class secretarial chores. HOWEVER, your news inputs as MAJOR ASSISTANTS are urgendy needed!

According to our Class constitution, we elect a new president every five years. Our 35th Reunion marks the departure of John C. Barrow as our president for the past five years. If a citation were to be written, it would include recognition of the high devotion that John (and MoUy) gave to Class dudes and the trust placed in him by his Classmates. In spite of several reassignments whUe on active duty, his retirement and move to Somerset, Virginia, John never lost sight of his commitment to Class responsibUities. .Many times adjusting his official, social, and personal schedules and always traveUing the farthest distance to Class luncheons and functions at the Academy, John and MoUy have a beautiful home in Somerset for two beautiful people. They'U be missed "up front" with Class news and aimouncements and the first couple to dance at our Reunions. We hope that you wiU continue to join us at the monthly limcheon and share our other activities as the years go by and your time permits.

As most of you heard at the 35th Reunion, our new Class President is John F. Barrow. John and Flo take the helm to steer us towards our 40th.

As a famous sailor once said, "We wish you, (John), a fair wind and a foUowing sea." Congratulations, John!

Bemard Schniebolk sends the Class greetings and regrets that he cannot attend the 35di reunion.

Bemie's wife is Ul and is confined to a wheelchair.

Bernie writes that he and Steve Glass are still having fun as business partners. As you may recaU from a previous column, Bemie and Steve operate an insurance brokerage and management firm in Garden City (212/343-3505). Bernie writes that Steve aUowed him to spend aU Summer in Florida, where he discovered the pleasures of playing tennis 40 years too late.

For those Classmates who were able to take advantage of the Delta discount fare, thanks to Hank Hoppe for bringing the matter to our attention.

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Roger and Corky Peard Corky and Roger Peard pose for Classmates in front of their Cessna 150.\1. Roger was a Marine pilot during the Korean War and flew every- type fighter plane in the Marine Corps inventory. During the Viemam War, Roger w-as C O . of a CH-53 heUcopter squadron when he earned the SUver Star. Rog retired in 1974 and moved to the Sierra Nevada .Mountains at South Lake Tahoe. Both Roger and Corky work as black jack dealers in the same club and on the same shift in Reno, Nevada.

Bill and Manorie Myers

Luke Capone and Flo Barrow The smiling couple is Marjorie and Bill Myers.

They just had the dubious distinction of entertaining the Class executive committee. Thanks for a wonderful evening to a lovely hostess. BiU really invited the committee to help him lay bricks around his patio and to plan his future pool. The beautiful crooner is Flo Barrow, accompanied by Luke Capone. For those Classmates who remember that wonderful evening, it was our 33rd Reunion. (Since it would require a minimum of two months to pubUsh photos of our 35th, perhaps Flo and Luke wiU remind our 35th menimakers of the great times we just had.)

Congratulations and "vveU done" to Chaiies L. Culweii for his long, faithful service as '49 rep of die L.A. Chapter .Alumni Association. Charles has been replaced by two stalwart Classmates, Ed O'Connell, Jr. (once a Marine, etc.) and Jack "I can fly higher dian you" Peters. Ed's address is 6925 Colbadi Avenue., Van Nuys CA 91405; tel.

818/787-2855. Jack hovers in at 14161 Clarissa Lane, Santa Ana CA 92705; tel. 714/838-4814.

News from our August limcheon: Our newlyelected Class President, J. F. Barrow, has a newr phone number â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 301/833-6326. Jim McVoy reported that he had a surprise rendezvous last Summer with Phil Brannan in NashviUe, where he is in real estate (also .Adanta?). Jim said that he met PhU's two strapping sons. One had been an F-14 pUot and die other an F-18 pUot. PhU said that he puts the welcome mat out for Classmates.

Betty and Ted Hammer celebrated their 35th anniv ersarv in Canada and saw the Gaspe Peninsula, die TaUships, Quebec and Montreal. Other Classmates at the luncheon were 'Voss' Vosseler, Andy Nelson, Jack Wamsley, Red Tolbert, Karl Cook, Barkley Wood, Joe Svuhorst, BUl Myers, Ralph G. Ghormley, BUl Guthrie, J. C. Barrow, Reynolds Beckwith, Jack Benoit and myself.

RAdm. EUiot Loughlin reports with "very great pleasure" that Midshipman James S. Schwab has been seleaed as the Class of 1949 Memorial Honor Scholar for this year. Thanks again to Phil Vladessa for his arrangements for '49 activities at the Notre Dame game in the Meadowlands. As you may recaU, when PhU was president of the New York Alumni Chapter, USNA, our Classmates of the New York and New Jersey Chapters initiated the biannual '49 tailgates. PhU has also arranged special seating at the world famous Pegasus restaurant at the Meadowlands race track. No news on winners yet.

WUl Dave Woodard please confirm that he is in Taos, New Mexico, by sending us his current address?

Marty and Ed Waller (a vice-president at Lockheed) are Uving in Sherman Oaks, CaUfornia, but StiU consider returning to SoUtude Manor, St. NCchaels, Maryland, at some future date. Warren Vosseler saw Marty and Ed at the ComPaiWingsPac Change-of-Command at NAS, Moffett Field, in June. Warren Vosseler was also at Lake Tahoe in Febmary but was imable to reach Jim Donovan and Roger Peard on repeated telephone attempts; are you two Usted in the phone book?

Jim Foster regrets he was unable to come East for Homecoming; Lynn and Jim are at Casa Foster in Carmel VaUey and Jim's been super busy working on eveduation of the Army's new HUMMER multi-purpose vehicle at Fort Ord and HunterLiggett. Jack Youngblade is reported as relocating from Monterey, CaUfomia, to AnnapoUs. The "Blue Goose Society" held its semi-annual meeting at Joan and Bob .Aljoes' New Jersey beach house. Bob replaced Roger Boh as president. The "normal goosing ceremony" of passing the ceramic goose statue was witnessed by Mickey Boh, Kate and Tom Blake, Jeanne and Bill Armstrong, Ginger and C. Ray Smith. "Blue Goose" membership is based on joint ownership of a somewhat used blue car during first class year. Lt. CharUe Boh is returning from a VA-72 Indian Ocean/Med deployment aboard USS AMERICA; the squadron wiU be at NAS CecU Field, JacksonviUe. Until we receive superseding or counter claims, Fripp Island, South CaroUna, wiU be considered the most densley Forty-niner populated island in the U.S.A. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; total count and per square mile with Robert F. Smith and Al Schaufelberger as current residents.

Gina and Al Schaufelberger's son Tom Shipmate, November 1984

(Washington Lawyer, Georgetovra University cum laude), was recendy married to Joanne Kyros (Washington lawyer), daughter of Peter Kyros '48A. Congratulations to Walter E. Marquardt, Jr. who has been named manager of construction for Guilbane BuUding Company's Southeast Regional Office in Orlando, Florida. Marq deliberated a long time before accepting the position — which meant leaving his tennis foursome of Noel-Black and Reigert. Marq took comfort in learning that the Disney World tennis classic was always interested in better competition for its "stars." Of course, Marq would have to find time between trips to his projects in Florida, Georgia and Alabama. Be on guard, Walt, when you invade John Portman's territory, your break point may mean more than a set. Walt and Shirley Uve at 667 Riverpark Circle, Longwood FL 32779. Thanks for the news, Walt.

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Collins and Selle From San Juan, Puerto Rico, Classmate Wally Balenda travels to see his daughter Connie who teaches school in Farifax Coimty, Virginia; he also attends Alumni Homecomings and Navy League functions (recendy — San Diego, where Bob Selle was also present). The photo in front of Conn Creek Winery (Napa VaUey, CaUfomia) shows our Class "WINO," Bill Collins, with visiting Classmate Bob SeDe from Boston. Stan Counts also attended one of the Navy League sessions.

Stan commutes to Hughes Aircraft (Anaheim) from LaJoUa. Does anyone know if Jim Ferrero is StiU with Hughes Aircraft or if Jim is related to Geraldine?

1 October 1984 retirees were VAdm. Bob Waters and VAdm. Ed Briggs. Bob plans to stay in Washington and Ed plans his future in San Diego.

DeEtte and Pete Swanson recently hosted a super diimer party. Rose Marie listened as Jack Benoit discussed legal responsibilities of food preparation, after which Pete made everybody cook his ovra steak. Jean and Bud Ince, visitors from their "St. Clair House" Virginia estate, proudly regaled us with their new Arabian colt "Deneb" (their closest '49 country neighbors are MoUy and John Barrow). Others present at the Swanson dinner were Peggy and Barkley Wood and Ursula and Warren Vosseler.

We'U confirm in our next issue if Warren Panflew his own airplane from Oklahoma to Homecoming.

Shipmate, November 1984

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Membership: 64% Pres., Capt. A. L. Kivlen USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. Wayne L. Jensen USN (Ret.) 499 SkyhiU Ct., Chula Vista CA 92010 Once again your Corresponding Secretary must report the death of a Classmate. On the 20th of August 1984, at his residence, 8900 Roseville Rd. Upper Marlboro, Maryland, Josh W. Dorsey died.

Services were in Fort Myer Chapel, Arlington National Cemetery, on the 23rd of August with full military honors. Leslie and family request that memorial contributions be made to the Navy Relief Society or to the Memorial Fund of the Marlborough Hunt Club.

In late August, John O'Malley was in San Diego from his home at 4312 Santa Rita, El Paso TX 79902, while he made arrangements for his son to attend school in the El Toro area. In a phone visit John pointed out that he still had a twelve-year old at home and that he married late and had his family later and now he is enjoying them, while the rest of us oldsters can only hope that we receive letters from our off-spring once in a while. John managed to find accommodations at the Navy Lodge at NAS Miramar. It should be pointed out that retireds can now make reservations country wide at Navy Lodges — up to 21 days in advance — by caUing the central reservation authority in Norfolk at I-800-NAVY INN. It really does work — just amazing what the computer can do for aU. Also during late August, Harry Hussmann called from 4017 Las Vegas Drive, El Paso TX 79902, to say that he had now succeeded to the assignment of President of the Navy League chapter in El Paso. Harry was a heart beat away, and now he is trying to make arrangements for some oceangoing cruises for some of the folks in El Paso who have never seen the ocean. Harry expects that some wiU come to San Diego, take one look at the Pacific and wonder where all that water came from. Harry and John O'Malley Uve about one city block from one another in El Paso and manage to get together about once a year.

As the summer concert series drew to a close in San Diego, all prepared for the up-coming National League play-off series between the Chicago Cubs and the San Diego Padres. None in the San Diego area doubted that the Padres would win and face the Detroit Tigers in the World Series. Judy and Mark Frudden were season ticket holders but were prevented from using their option for World Series seats, so Dorothy and your C S . were pleased to help out. Dorothy points out that if we ever have any grandchildren, we will have something to tell them.

Your C S . finaUy has enlisted as a volunteer to act as a docent (tour guide) at the Aero-Space Museum in Balboa Park in San Diego. That museum is fully outstanding in all respects, and it takes much study in order to decide you are quaUfied to conduct a tour. Wayne works on Mondays and Thursdays, so plan your trips to the Museum accordingly.

As Society President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Thor Hanson delivered the keynote address at that organization's Leadership Conference in San Francisco. The theme of the conference was — BuUding New Bridges to Success. Although the Society raised $34 milUon last year, Thor points out that is not enough and they need some national event that arouses public response. He says that the Society is ready to cross the bridge into new territory and he quotes Cervantes with, "The greatest crime of all is to see the world as it is and not as it ought to be."

All on the West Coast appreciated having the 1983 Army/Navy game out here in the Rose Bowl, and we did weU by the Big Blue team. Let us hope that Philadelphia does as weU in '84. — BEAT ARMY. Wayne.

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Pres., Cdr. Bruce I. Meader USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Cdr. Jack Hamilton USN (Ret.) 9215 Cutting Horse Court Springfield VA 22153 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! John McGrew called at dawn Pacific time as we went to press!

For San Francisco Bay Area '51ers, there will be an Army-Navy game get-together at the Presidio of San Francisco on December 1st, gathering one hour before game time — that's 0900 out there.

Call Robin McGlohn for details, 415/328-0319.

Sounds like brunch and champagne to me! John also said that '51ers will gather at the Bay Area Alumni meeting on January 2nd at the Nimitz Club at Treasure Island, joining up at the bar at 1830. Be there! And wish we could join you!

Wes Hammond, our inimitable editor, passed on Robbie Roberts' new address: 805 Weeden Island Drive, Niceville FL 32578. Heads up, Teri and Bill Smith, who also Uve in Niceville. Must be nice (aargh!).

Wes also said BUl Busik came back from the Alumni Association Black Sea cruise and reported that our Jim Miller represented '51 on the tour, and that Jim won the chess tournament on the boat. Not sure if there was a Russian opponent, but must be something to win a chess tournament in Russia! TeU us aU about it, Jim! Our tailgates have been mustering directly opposite the entrance marked on your ticket. Has been pretty successful so far — outside the roped areas on the West Side when we're there. See you for South Carolina the 17th?

Since you aU wiU have your directory addendum by this time, we have another address change (please note this and Robbie's in your directory — and others until our new one in Spring '86!).

Dick Griest dropped a note saying he retired from Ford Motors on September 1st after 21 years, and this new address is our 'retirement home': 4844 North Territory Loop, Tucson AZ 85715.

GESS HOO! Algiers, 1948. And forget the musicians and the pretty tour guide, whom we cajoled into dinner. All of $1.15 each for seven courses. The Med was rough in those days! Yes, five '51ers.

GESS HOO

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Long letter from Jack Cromwell, teUing about local doings and the visit from Ann and Bill Smedberg. Jack finaUy foimd one of our missing.

Max LesUe: 47-225A Huiakikiki Place, Kaneohe HI 96744, tel: 808/239-7927. Max's son Uves widi him, and attends U. of Hawau. Max has been here since ' 7 1 , and is with Chaney-Brooks, HawaU's largest property management firm. Cromwells, Bibbys and Sears had a memorable evening in earlyAugust on the beach terrace of the recendy renovated Halekulani Hotel — cocktails at sunset, then into a Thai restaurant for some of the most exotic food you can imagine. Entire evening planned by Kelsey Sears. Jack mentioned pastreported visits by Smedbergs, Fontaines and Van Hooks, aU claiming business trips but managing to have plenty of time for golf, swimming, etc.!

And Pappy Sears continues to be the mid-Pacific class photographer!

Frank Granfield chimed in from the com country of lUinois, with news that son Phil and wife Josie produced twins on 6 August. PhU is Lt. USN (Georgia Tech '77) and flying F-18s with VX-4 at Pt. Mugu. Frank is stUl gainfuUy employed at McKendree CoUege in Lebanon, as student financial aid administrator — and knee deep in hassles with students, parents, and federal and state regs!

Birthday celebration (one of many) at the Gilchrist wedding And naturaUy, from the mid-Pacific class photographer, comes a pic of the boys' joint July birthday: (1. to r.) Kelsey Sears, BUl Smedberg, Buzz Bibby and Louanne CromweU; and finaUy, a pick of the Van Hook visit (again, where's LeUa?): fl. to r.) CromweU, Sears, Van Hook, Bibby. Amen! And keep it up, please.

Why are we celebrating?

Pappy said that Gordan was in tovv-n to join son Evans on a Tiger cruise onboard KITTY H A W K from Hawaii to CaUfomia. Son is Aide to the CarGru. .Also saw Ed and Thelma Schack at the Exchange. Ed has a new profession — hand-leaded stained glass creations. Tiffany style lamps, windows, mirrors and signs. Has been contracted to do the chandeUers and windows in the renovation of the President's home at Punahou. Verytalented. TeU us about it, Ed!

At the Gilchrist wedding On July 21st Catherine, daughter of Mary and our dear, late John Gilchrist, was married to Harry C Cole III in a beautiful ceremony at the Naval Security Chapel in Washington, with reception foUowing at Ev-an Farms lim. Our honorary Tom Hiers conducted a memorable service, and as you wiU lote in the addendum he and Erma have moved to Litde Creek where he is the Protestant Chaplain. In the pic, fl. to r.): Dick Livingston, Mary, Tom, Tom Stuart, C.J. Ginder and Erma Hiers.

Crabbin' FoUc, but not Crabby It's crab pickin' time at the Stockdales! Some 30 odd folks gathered to swim, stuff themselves with crab, watch the last of the Olympics, and then eat a fuU buffet dinner put together by the gals in early August. In the pic, and up to their elbows in crabs, 1 to r: Mo and Sporty Bannerman, Suzaime YT, BiU RoUins' date and BiU, and Marge Thompson. Other pics show too many hairy chests!

Some of us have a birthday only once in a whUe. Such is the case with our new Veep, Jay Woodbury, who is holding firm at 5x years! Shown at Joan's bountiful repast are, 1. to r.; Evelyn Swart, Bmce Meader, Suzanne YT, Jay (always a siiule), Carol Meader, Bob Swart, and Joan Woodbury.

Jay makes it to 5x years!

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Jay did himself proud once again in massaging YT's address change scribbUngs through his computer, and Bruce, the paste-up master, brings the addendum to you in some sense of order!

And now — word of -Mary- and Buzz Bibby's voyage to the South Seas from die 'horse's mouth' instead of Pappy Sears'.

We (Marv- was the cook in a crew of four) sailed to Palmv-ra, about a thousand miles south of Honolulu. It was the total stereotypical deserted island. Three big lagoons, a million birds, incredible marine life (it was the first time I'd ever seen a ray eight feet across at a range of six feet) and much more. The waters were warm and calm and the trade winds gentle. Best of aU, as a remnant of World War II occupation, there was a large water catchment. Showers and clothes washing were thus easy. One could Uve on the island until his food ran out, which with a few million lobsters and crabs might take some lime. Mary- loved it. especially after she staned to find large Japanese glass baUs on the beach.

Her biggest was about two feet in diameter, of lovely blue glass. No bad weather on the whole trip, 2100 miles and three weeks at sea. I've signed another boat for ne.xt Summer to make the circuit from here to San Francisco, dow-n the Mexican coast, out to the Marquesas, back to Christmas and Palmyra and thence home. It's amazing how many people want someone on board who they can trust to navigate. I love it!

Mary is now very confident and competent.

This letter was to BiU Smedberg. And now you aU know that submariners (at least some of them) can reaUy navigate!

A short note from Bill Holmberg, passing on a thanks for the directory. He made the annual pUgrimage to the USNA awards ceremony to present the Col. Clarence G. Moody Avv-ard. Said that Moody was his company commander in Korea and a great Marine.

A reminder. We're wardroom sponsors for the 16th Company. Any time you want a tour of the Academy or to visit their wardroom, contact the Company Officer — am sure they'd be glad to assist you. Or contact NAAA direcdy for help.

Another reminder. We still have Couroc trays and Reunion plates. $30 and $5. We'U have them avaUable at Homecoming Party this year — get 'em while they last!

Bill Weaver explains the gidgets One of a number of test pUots in '51 is Col. Bill "WUUe" Weaver, Division Manager, Commercial Flying Operations for Lockheed. BiU recendy wrote an article in Lockheed Horizons with the other men shown in the accompanying pic. Here, BiU is discussing the Lockheed L-lOIl flight station. Their article was about the new 4D FUght Management System installed in their aircraft.

Directory Feedback George Yeager: " I ' m job hunting!;" Tony Rynties: Tony and Dee; Ann Parker: " A m enjoying it so much . . . have longed for directorv to learn whereabouts of my husband's roommates and wouldn't you know, nothing for Bassett, G.L. or Harding, R . C " (Ed: weU, we got 50% of it!); Shipmate, November 1984

Chuck Paddock; Great work . . . will be inspired to write old friends . . . see Jim Forrester is in DC area . . . haven't seen him since Pensacola!;" Cathy Yoran: "Super job;" John Strader: "Nice going!" (Corrected his phone no. and led us to BUl Charles' widow (Ed: Thanks, John — let's see more of you). Bob Reed, Chuck Ward: "Good work and thanks;" Bob Gold: "thanks . . . brings back a lot of memories;" Bob Arn: " . . . arrival of directory was a trip down memory lane . . . seems Uke yesterday when we were pursuing our dreams and having such a wonderful time . . . Wanda and I Uve in North Ft. Myers, Florida, but Ohio address still good . . . we see Jean and Jack Tetrick in Paris, Kentucky, yearly on our trek up 1-75;" Dick Dalla Mura and Warren Rothmann: "Great, e.xcellent job;" Searle Highleyman: "Neat job . . .a special thanks" (Ed: Searle, Vincent Ciamprone is now Vincent Ciamprone Baron, and we don't know where he is — addendum wUl clear up 130 errors and show an 'address unknown' Ust twice as long); Dick Eckert: "My best wishes and appreciation to Jay (Woodbury) . . . out here in the hinterland . . . have trouble scheduUng an active role;" BiU Williams: "Terrific . . . hope we can keep it upgraded" (Ed: so do we! Your help appreciated, aU of you); Joe Brenkle: "Thanks . . . have often wondered if I would ever hear from some of my old friends . . . thanks to you I wUl now be able to contact them;" BUl Daniels: "Thank you and other constructive contributors" (Ed: there were many!) . . . "Has aheady been a helpful reference;" Harry Heneberger and WiU Dinegar: "Very well done, thanks and splendid idea;" Cooper Oilman: "Thanks . . . by the way, we are Judy and GU;" Dan Jones: "Great thing . . . to produce . . . appreciate U;" BUl Lawton: "Thanks a bunch . . . was in the middle of moving over Thanksgiving Day (1983) and gave my A/N tickets to Wes Hammond" (Ed: He's the one with the old Irish mother!) " . . .couldn't have made it anyhow since I wound up in the hospital after arguing with an unruly aircraft . . . no broken bones but was sore for a whUe! . . . Beet (sic) Army (again!);" Wffl Litde: "AU the best;" Ralph Van der NaUlen: "Best wishes to all;" Jim Foley: " . . . great job . . . best regards;" PhU Pahl: "Thanks for a great job;" Walt Boyes: "Great" (Ed: thanks, Walt, for Marv Duke's address. Marv Uves in Tokyo but gets maU thru home base at Martin Marietta, Orlando); By FuUsr: "Great job . . . keep up the good work;" Dick Anderton: "Terrific job . . . am now working in DaUas and commuting to Phoenix . . . saw Fang Liberato before Thanksgiving . . . my regards to the troops."

talk up the benefits of supporting not only the Class activities, but also those needs of the Academy. The Alumni Fund is one of the ways to participate. With the National Elections behind us, the election of a Class President should be a simple matter. Do let any of the Executive Commutee know if there are any questions.

Many of us were indeed traveUing in August.

Jean and I have just returned from a delightful but short trip to the Pacific Northwest. The Weys saw Doug Lockwood in Hurley, New York, where he and his wife own a Uquor store. The Lockwoods have also been visiting in Canada and Scotland, and would be delighted to see anyone who is passing through Hurley. The Weys joined with the Hattins in KiUington, Vermont — a delightful spot away from the Washington area. Biscuit also reported that he had a call from Sandy Quimby from Toronto, and he reports that he has acquired a 40-acre farm in the vicinity.

As I reported in September, Larry Skantze is on the "move." On 1 August Larry " . . . gathered up the reins of the Air Force Systems Command . . . " This is the major air command responsible for the research, development, test and acquisition of aerospace systems for the Air Force.

He had served as the Air Force Vice Chief of Staff since October 1983. His Lucky Bag class biography suggested great things. Must have been the "Tales of Hoffman." Congratulations, Larry.

The Caulks' home located in Saefern near Annapolis was featured as the home of the week in the Annapolis Capital. The pictures and the description painted a super picture of spacious Uving areas nestled in the woods. Browsing through The Washington Post, I found a feature article entitled " 'Flank Steak' & Rare Poetry." The accompanying picture showed a very attractive young lady who was performing in the Washington Area.

Her name, Sharon Morgenthaler. I wondered if she was related to "Chops." Flank Steak was described as a thin volume of 16 provocative poems and a handful of one-page vignettes designed and published by Sharon's own Poodles Pub. The article EUSO noted that Sharon " . . . wants to be a Marine." I decided that was enough evidence to call "Chops." He confirmed that Sharon is his youngest daughter and that she had graduated from American University in 1980. He is with Data Design Laboratory in McLean, and said that Evan Parker has joined SAI Inc. With the hoUday season coming on, perhaps some of you could share some of your holiday news with me. BEAT ARMY.

Watch for the December issue — space would not permit to do justice to the Great Ice Cube Caper, on which 14 of our hardy souls set forth in CuNARD PRINCESS for the wUds of Alaska. It was a gasser!

AU for now. It's a pleasure to work for such a nice bunch!

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Pres., LCdr. Bosquet N. Wev Jr. USN (Ret.) Capt. Edwin L. Ebbert USN (Ret.) 2514 Culpeper Road, Alexandria VA 22308 The FaU festivities are in fuU swing. Specifics regarding the September luncheon and highlights of the first home footbaU game with Virginia and traditional tailgating will be reported in the next column.

"Now, when /was a Plebe . . . !" AU of you have received Biscuit's annual report. There is Uttle that I can add to that letter. 1 urge all of you to Shipmate, November 1984

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Pres., Capt. Augustine E. Hubal Jr. USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Mr. C. E. Mumford, GRl 1303 Towlston Rd., Vienna VA 22180 703/759-3115

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Pres., Col. Fitzwilliam M. Woodrow Jr. USMC (Ret.) Sec'y, Cdr. R. K. Sheehan USN (Ret.) Corr. Sec'y, Capt. M. J. Stoffel USN (Ret.) 6208 Jefferson Blvd., Frederick MD 21701 (O) 703/734-6029; (H) 301/371-4166 FeU a bit behind in my correspondent's schediUe this month, so the only news is all bad.

I learned via Shipmate's staff of the passing of two of our Classmates. Dick Kelly died in San Diego on 31 July 1984. He had a short bout with cancer. He had been teaching in the Poway School

District since his retirement in 1974. His obituary appears in "Last CaU" in this issue.

The second loss is not as recent as that of Dick.

It occurred ten years ago but had just come to the attention of the Alumni Association, your Correspondent, and I presume, most of the rest of the Class.

George F. Ebbitt, Jr. died in Miami Springs, Florida, a short time after he retired from the Marine Corps. "Duke" had been a Naval Aviator and served two combat tours in Vietnam flying helicopters. He retired as LCol. USMC in 1974.

On 8 October 1974, he was sitting in a restaurant in Miami Springs when a man came in off the street and shot him. He died of a gunshot wound. There apparently was no connection between George and the killer. The police closed the case on this senseless kUling when the madman committed suicide. These many years after George's untimely death, I have no idea about his survivors. I'm sorry that belated news also has to be bad news.

Next month's column will be more cheerful and the one after that will be filled with news of the 30th Reunion.

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Pres., Capt. John W. Renard USN Corr. Sec'y, Mr. Clif Shumaker 8800 Old Courthouse Rd., Vienna VA 22180 Vern Carlson has been a busy man of late. He writes that he is still shuttling among Tucson, LaJoUa and Costa Rica, and is trying to work in Stockholm and Oslo this Fall. He must be doing his writing on an airplane. He sent me a copy of the latest issue of Military Review in which he has had yet another article published about Hitler's rise to power.

Don Linehan is busy with his quest trying to reach all Classmates with news of the 30th reunion plans. If you can give him any help, drop him a line at 3316 Midland Rd., Fakfax VA 22031. His first mailing which went out in late June has had mixed results. For example, JoAnne Schade responded that Dave passed away 24 November 1983. She is stUl holding forth at 67 Merioneth Dr., Forth Walton Beach FL 32548. In the next issue we will publish a list of those unfortunates who have temporarily been lost; your help at that time will be critical to getting the word out.

Stan Kuplinski passed through Washington, depositing girls in school, and kept on going. He and his wife are continuing on around the world back to Saudi; a 45-day trip in all. Nice work if you can get it! Stan says that his expatriate in Saudi, Johnny Richards, sends his regards to all also. Note that he recently had an article pubUshed in Shipmate.

Bill Lavallee retired 17 August in Dallas. Paul Sutheriand said BiU dropped him a note saying that he was presented with a 10-gallon hat and a wide belt at this retirement party, so we have assumed that he has been granted native son status by the State of Texas.

Paul also sent me a cUpping from the 20 August Navy Times written by Brent Streit entitled "Pork Chop Wings?" Having viewed the Supply Corps from the inside for 12 years, I find his comments right on the mark and weU put.

Our Class President, Jack Renard, writes: Just attended a ceremony at which Ned Floyd assumed conmiand of a newly established Naval Reserve Tactical Training Group; Ned is a Captain USNRR. The following Classmates were in attendance at Carroll Winner's memorial service: Dan Butterfield, Jerry Holland, Jake Morra, BUl Martin 73

and Dick Jones. I recently also saw the foUowing at June Week West: Ray Medeiros, Ralph Grutz, Bob Price. Ray should be sending along some pictures for Shipmate. Ken HighfiU has promised to organize an early Fall get-together of Classmates in the SoCal area, so we are busy sorting out addresses (which we'll also send to Don Linehan for the 30th).

My local address is 3868 Talbot Street, San Diego CA 92106, if any Classmates need to get in touch with me.

I talked with Tom Ejnery who is Commander, N T C Great Lakes, the other day. He seems to be enjoying himself in the Midwest Navy, but anticipates he'U be returtung to Washington for his next tour.

As you can see from the foregoing and the absence of any column at aU in the last issue, news has been pretty skimpy this past Summer; some maU on your whereabouts and doings woiUd be welcomed by aU. Ask yourself this question, "How many times have I written a note to Shipmate in the past"29 years?" The class average must be something Uke .0000001 per capita per year.

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Capt. James W . Blanchard Jr. USN (Ret.) LCol. R . H . Lyle USAF (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. P . C. Peterson USN (Ret.) 13007 Clarion Road Fort Washington MD 20744 Apparendy everyone is stiU on vacation whUe I'm trying to get the column off to meet the deadUne. No doubt the postal service is sitting on the maU and wiU deUver it the day after I get this in.

The Washington area is stiU famiUar to Jax Smith, who returns frequendy but was seen a few days ago trying to find his way around the Crystal City underground. Guess they don't have one of them in Camden, Arkansas.

On the other hand, Neil Groepler states that he is currendy staying out of DC and is quite busy in FuUerton. Oskar Huber is also keeping busy with the furniture business in the PhiUy area. With the game back in town, he may have a good reason to take a week end off.

The September lunch at the Sulgrave Club was the highUght of the early FaU. A record 62 Classmates and wives attended and were treated to an outstanding talk by Joe Taussig '41 regarding conflict of interest laws and retirement. Ted Shultz's staff did a magnificent job, and it was obvious that Ted continues to inspect the galley and mess cooks daUy. For those of you who missed it, perhaps we can reschedule next year. The November lunch wiU be on the 16th at Fort Myer where we hope to have a representative from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation who wiU talk on goals to clean up the Bay. Get your reservations in early.

The Class Memorial Committee, in anticipation of the big 30th, is working hard on pushing the donations. Connie Stevenson is heading up the effort along with the able support of Rog Lyle, Doc Blanchard, Perry Stone, Ted Shultz and John Buckley. When you get your letter, an early response with a check earmarked for the Class of '56 would be most appreciated.

A short note from Jim Hogg expressed his sincere thanks for the flowers sent for his father's memorial service. Jim remains busy as ever with the 7th Fleet.

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Pres., LCol. George F . Warren USMC (Ret.) Sec'y, Mr. Frank Barnes 218 Seminole Trail, DanvUle VA 22030 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. F . N. Howe, J r . USN (Ret.) I Walter Cir., Fredericksburg VA 22405 The Biz The most significant happening of the last month has been the addition of several new names to our muster Ust of Company Coordinators for Project 30. The present squad looks Uke this: 1: Jim O'Connell; 2: Dave Smith; 3: Bob Foss; 4: Walt Meukow; 5: John Funkhouser; 6: George Lanman and Dave North; 7: Roy Brenner and BiU Alexander; 9: Bob Johnson; I I : Harry- Joe Andrews; 13: Dave Cooper; 14: John Holt; 15: Dwight Avis; 16: Buck Ashford; 18: Ben Katz; 20: Don Regenhardt; and 23: Bob Albertson.

We need to fiU out this Ust with aU Companies covered by volimteer coordinators as a Utmus test of our corporate capabUity to finish the task once begun. This segment of the organization should be together by the beginning of 1985 if we are to have enough time to work the problem in a deUberate, timely fashion. There wiU be some legwork involved for these company reps, but that legwork is the key to putting together a book which is useful.

Anyone is eUgible to assist on this project. If your Company is presendy uncovered and you think you might have a Utde time to devote to your Class over the next couple of years, we would welcome your participation.

If someone has already signed up for your Company but you woiUd stiU Uke to help, say with editorial or business matters, please give us a sign.

If you need more details, please give the Scribe a caU at his office 703/893-2111.

The Word After several years of inconclusive evidence it is our sad duty to report that James A. Woods died on 1 August 1977 in Jackson, Mississippi. Jim had separated from the Air Force in 1970 and was engaged in the famUy real-estate business at the time of his death. Classmates who wish to contribute to a memorial chair for Jim may do so through Col. D.A. Smith USAFR, Box 166, Clifton VA 22024.

Our man with the dope on everything, John Stacey, has provided us a copy of the latest and greatest, hot off the press. All the phone numbers Usted are in the Washington area but, if you are calling from outside the area you may have some questions — if so, call John at 703/255-3300.

CLASS OF 1957 KEY EVENTS SCHEDULE 1984 Key Event Class Luncheon — Bethesda Club South CaroUna at Navy* Army/Navy game at Philadelphia.

Ride Amtrak to the game/party emoute POC: Need a Volunteer Christmas Diimer/Dance with the Sat. 12/5 Wives POC: Buddy Price, 282-0803 •Tailgate Party Plaimed 1985 Tues 1/8 Class Luncheon — Navy Yard Sat-Sun 2/2-9 1st Annual East Coast Mid-Week Ski Vacation, Stratton Ml., Vermont POC: John Stacey, 255-3300

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1st Annual Sun & Fun Caribbean Cruise POC: Joe Andrevre, 979-1220 Tues 3/12 Class Luncheon Tues 4/9 Class Luncheon Sat-Sun 4/20-28 Ski Week at Brian Head, Utah POC: Ken Bechdel, 897-6214 Tues 5/14 Class Luncheon Tues 6/11 Class Luncheon Sun 6/23 3rd Annual Class Picnic with Family Tues 7/9 Class Luncheon Tues 8:13 Class Luncheon Got any spare Christmas card blurbs you would Uke to share with your Classmates? We wiU be happy to edit out aU the junk about Aunt Minny and pass the rest along to some folks who haven't heard from you in a long time.

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Pres., Capt. Paul A . Polski USN Corr. Sec'y, Mr. Wayne E. Scott II Apple Seed Ln., Gaidiersburg M D 20878 301/258-0323 OK, gang, take off your HaUoween costumes; it's November. This is the month when the turkeys take their trips. So if you don't want to be somebody's Thanksgiving diimer, wiggle your eyes and pretend you're readin' this stuff . . . it might be about you!

Dateline Vandenberg AFB — Dear Wayne and Classmates: Hi! from "space and missile country," Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. We're sure you have heard of us through the news media as we are in the forefront of our nation's space and missile activities. A recent issue of Time magazine and the National Geographic have carried articles on Vandenberg — perhaps you saw them.

Col. Jim Ryan USAF (16th Company) is doing a superb job as the 1st Strategic Aerospace Division Chief of Staff, and Col. Earl Famey USAF (21st Company) is hacking it (Earl is being modest, gang. We have the best base in SC, if not the entire Air Force. J.R.) as Base Commander. (In SAC h's called Support Group Commander.) We take great pride in reading the "58 is Great" cohimn in the monthly Shipmate. We enjoy keeping up with our Classmates, and we frequendy sit and muse over their current status.

Special congratulations from us to Jack Adams, Stan Bump, Dick Pittenger, and Ralph West on obtaining flag rank!

We just finished the Annual Strategic Air Command Missile Combat Competition here at Vandenberg, with the missile wing from F E Warren at Cheyenne, Wyoming, wiiming "the best of the best." We are all working hard in getting ready for the Space Shuttle launch in October 1985, from our Space Launch Complex #6, and the testmg is going weU on the MX (Peacekeeer) missile.

Occasionally we attend the Santa Barbara Chapter get-togethers, presided over by Capt.

Hart Kail '39. We attended the Army-Navy game in Pasadena (contrary to a previous aUegation that no '58ers were there) and sat in the end zone right next to the chute where the players exit the stadium . . . not too good, but after die first four minutes of play Navy had scored three touchdowns, so we felt they weren't too bad either. We note this especially since a friend of ours (West Point graduate) was chiding us because he had a seat on the 50-yard Une! Stay in touch . . . and keep those columns coming! / s / Jim James H. Ryan, Colonel, USAF Chief of Staff

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/s/Earl Earl J. Farney, Colonel, USAF Commander, 4392 Aerospace Support Group Thanks for the update, guys. We'll keep a weather eye on your activities. Discovery's October launch will be a time of great pride for you both, I'm sure. Keep us posted.

Dateline Clark AFB, the PhiUppines — Dear Paul (this was to Polski. obviously): Just a note to comment on the Howards of the Pacific. As usual I can't hold a job and will be moving for the fourth time in as many years.

I started out here at Osem as the Director of Operations for the 314th Air Division for 16 months, then to Yokota, Japan, as Commander of the Wing for 18 months. In October 1983, I retumed to Osan as Commander of the 51st Tactical Fighter Wing. RegretfuUy, I wiU leave Osan in July, having finished my two as Wing Commander, to become Vice Commander of 13th Air Force at Clark AB PhiUppines. 1 tried to explain to everyone who would listen that I considered Commander of the 51st Tactical Fighter Wing the ultimate in the Air Force and would like to stay here until I retired or whatever. Unfortunately, it aU feU on deaf ears, so Dorlyne and 1 are enroute to the PhiUppines.

Our daughter Benie hves in Tokyo and is the Director of Recreation for a Japanese company and is studying the Japanese language. Our son Mike attends Texas Tech in Lubbock, studying hotel management and girls, not unlike his father. The bottom line is — the kids are doing well and are out of the nest — HURRAH! We have certainly enjoyed our four years in the Pacific and are proud owners of every great savings available in the area — except for rattan furniture, which we are going to the Philippines to acquire.

Dorlyne and I certainly miss you and Barbara, wish you'd visit us at Clark, and please pass on that we'll have an enormous house, lots of spirits, and a strong desire to renew Naval friendships.

Our new address is PSC 4, Box 16911, APO, San Francisco CA 96408.

Warm regards, / s / Barry Barry J. Howard, Colonel, USAF Commander Good for you, Barry. And thanks for the dope, indirecdy. Dear readers, you have just read about three more Greater '58ers, these of WUd Blue Yonder fame. I'm beginning to believe we're everywhere, we're everywhere. 1 love it!

Dateline Vienna, Virginia — Dear Wayne: Here are a few notes for the Shipmate column.

Hope the double space will help in your editing.

(You bet, Carlos. Thanks! W.S.) In the latter part of July, I had an opportunity to visit Lima, Peru. Before departing^ a quick check with the Peruvian Naval Attache's office in DC revealed that Zig Zariqniey was now a Rear Admiral in charge of the Peruvian Naval Communications Command. Upon arrival, I found out it was not hard to communicate with Zig, just like his command imphes. He quickly pointed out that Don Carty was the USAF Colonel heading our MAG office in Lima, since his arrival early this past Summer. I had not seen Zig since his tour in DC, but it had been 26 years since 1 had last seen Don, despite my 20 years in USAF. After a few pizco sours (what else!) that same evening, Ziq and Don, and their wives, Mali and Pat, gave me a grand tour of Lima, which finished about I AM. After fighting the Lima traffic aU day long due to their preparations for their Independence Day celebrations, I could not have been more grateful.

Don and Pat asked me to mention that their home is open to any '58er visiting Lima. For those in the old 24th Co., I also had a chance to talk to Mario Sanchez-Carrion '56 who joined the five of us in our mini-reunion, / s / Carlos A. Hernandez '58

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Wow! Another Navy flag for good old '58. 1 can't say as how I've ever had a pizco sour, and I think that was a long haul to get one (or more), but I'm sure a grand — no — GREAT '58 Time was had by aU. Dateline Vallejo, California — Dear Jean & Bert (Concklin . . . I have more sources than Santa has!): The newsletter sold me; please send the Super Cookbook.

1 was surprised to see Chet Kunz and Zack Pete on the list of the missing. Maybe John Leary or Dave Johnson have a line on them. (Zack is President of INPO in Atlanta. W.S.) I haven't seen anyone from the 24th Company in years. My only contact with USNA is two Classmates, Joe Moran and John Potter, that I see three or four times a year. John piloted a light plane with his wife Jude, me, and my oldest son Tom to Pasadena for the Army game.

Sounds like a great June 28th was planned for the Class of '58. In honor of the occasion 1 swam 58 laps non-stop in the pool here at my LA apartment. Give my best to the gang . . . my thoughts were with you all.

Who is the Classmate in Venice Beach on roller skates using a wind sail to move him along the streets?

1 am enjoying my work in LA, developing the Financial Management Information System for the City of Los Angeles. Come visit us soon. You might even see Juhe and me in the swimming events in the Olympics if we keep up our early morning swims.

Patty, give us a status report! 1 understand Jimmy and Benny are placing a brass star in their tennis court pavement with the word "Creativity" etched in it. Such genius!

Truly, our mental and physical energy was so depleted by the time we depaned that we are only now waking up with energy again. Tell everyone we think of them, hope all is well, miss them, and can't wait to hear the latest news.

Lots of love from Lala Land, Julie and John Gentile (signed with smile-faces) Column Terminated Glynn Harper! Tell me how to write a book.

(Seriously!) Marty Martindale, pay your dues or all your companymates will tell Beth the Msquared stories they've been repressing all these years. The rest of you: write, or I'U stick pins in the voodoo dolls I've had cloned from you! Want to threaten me? Put it in writing.

Aloha/luv/rover.

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Pres., Cdr. Lloyd H . Adams USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. John A. Butterfield USN C O . NAS Agana, Guam F P O San Francisco 96637 Hello, '59ers Which one is Kurtz?

The photo is yours truly and the seven kids taken a couple of years ago. None of them have had any interest in USNA. We really do each hear a different drummer.

Give my best to any of our companymates you see.

Sincerely, Kurtz (Gilligan) Cookbook Offer Extended Did you notice that Kurtz ordered a "Great TaUgates" cookbook? Good thinking, Kurtz. And you, too, dear readers, can stiU obtain those beauties. If you have doubts, I can provide local references. No joke. They would be ideal Christmas gifts. Tailgating is Uke picknicking, it's like havin' folks over for dinner, it's Uke eatin' really fine food. Jean Cooper (Concklin) is our lady — galloping-gourmet-in-residence, as you have read in the past issues of this rag. Send $5.75 (includes postage) for an at-cost copy to Jean Cooper at 2800 Flagmaker Drive, Falls Church VA 22042. Make your check out to "58 Momentos — U S N A . " Every person I've ever seen browse through a copy has bought (or begged for, in the case of neighbors) at least one. Go for it. Do your holiday shopping early this year.

Dateline Los Angeles — Dear Wayne and Patty: How naughty of us to move to LA without a farewell dinner with two of our favorite people.

Believe — we didn't plan it that way, and we will catch up with you guys on visits back to the homeland. (This in print for the purposes of holdin'you to that promise. W.S.)

Much good news to share with this epistle, and many thanks for those cards and letters. A letter from Sue and Dean Simmons (address PSC 2 Box 11525, APO S.F. 96311): We seem to be following each other from one side of the world to the other. My transfer from Tangier, Morocco, came before 1 had had a chance to get over to Souda Bay. I am now at the Voice of America Relay Station in the Philippines. Sue is over here with me and we have a great house on Clark Air Base. If you get over this way, give us a call. We do get down to Subic Bay quite often to enjoy the Navy's hospitaUty. Our oldest son has passed through Subic a couple of times since we have been here. He is still in the Navy and getting ready to re-enlist and recently made 1/C. Looks like he will make a career of the Navy. In January he and his wife made us grandparents. To top things off, in March our oldest daughter had a boy, so we are double grandparents already.

I am stationed at the VOA Station north of Clark as transmitter plant supervisor. The station here is the largest one that VOA operates overseas. It is an impressive operation that covers some 1200 acres with 33 curtain antenna. We broadcast in some 20 different languages to all of the Far East and Asia with twelve 250 KWatt transmitters. We use enough power to run a small city.

It won't be possible for us to make the 25th Reunion in October. Looks Uke there wiU be a good turnout though.

If you get a chance, drop us a line.

1 shall hope to see the Simmonses soon in the PI when I get to fly a C-12 mission there.

Nice letter from Bill Clautice who is Commanding Officer, Strategic Weapons Facility Pacific, Bremerton.

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Capt. Bill Clautice and Capt. Wa>Tie Rickman, C O . USS MicmcAN Here is a photo taken two years ago when I had command of the Unit at Cape Canaveral which was responsible for the Navy port and flight testing all of the Navy missiles (including TRIDENT) on the Eastern Test Range. We hosted about 150 ships/year, one of which was the latest TRIDENT submarine at the time, USS MicmoAN, commanded by Classmate Wayne Rickman.

On 6 June 1984 as Joyce and I celebrated our 25th anniversary by renewing our vows at the Subase Bangor (WA) chapel and passing under crossed swords once again. Classmates Vem Young and Dick Noreika helped with swords and honors. Vem is the Chief Staff Officer, COMSUBGRU 9, Dick was Commanding Officer, TRIDENT Refit FaciUty (now enroute to OP-2), and I have command of the Strategic Weapons Facility Pacific. This area is beautiful (particularly the new Submarine Base) when the sun shines, so aU Classmates should time their visits weU. The red carpet is out! Missed Steve Snyder last month when his trip to visit son and daughter coincided with our trip to Hawaii. We travelled Space A and were guests of our 3/c Mid at the Hale Koa since she had priority over a Navy Captain!? What's this man's Navy coming to?

Son Jim is pointing toward the Class of '89 but we don't count chickens before they are hatched.

Hope you are enjoying Guam. Give us a call if you pass through!

Robin's new assignment is as Chief of Staff for Commander U.S. SIXTH Fleet. He, Nikki and their children JuUa (14) and David (13) can now be found in Gaeta, Italy, as they enjoy overseas on shore (?) duty.

Fitz reported to Command of DESRON 14 from OPNAV where he was Branch Head of The Officer Plans and Community Management Branch (OP-130).

Robin acknowledged that command of a Tactical Destroyer Squadron is great for a Surface Warfare Officer — but included a very high percentage of time underway (he really said 70-80% of his tour!). Consequently Fiu reports that Ursula and two of their children, David (15) and Kevin (4) will remain in the DC suburb of Crofton, Maryland, while he is at sea. Their oldest son, Chris, will be a freshman at Georgia Tech this Fall on a NROTC Scholarship.

Thanks much for the note, and best of luck to both our '59 winners!

And speaking of those types, it was great to see Tom Billings when he came down to Guam for the change of command at NSD Guam. Tom is CO of the Navy Supply Depot at Yokosuka, and loves the job and life there. 1 did not catch aU the detaUs but he and his wife had an exciting trip back to the States in June for a "double barrel" wedding in Colorado. One daughter was married on Saturday; the other daughter on Sunday. They timed rehearsals, dinners, and weddings perfecdy, and had a wonderful vacation!

diving on summer vacation — two fine young men!). Brenda also has a super job as die Executive Secretary for the C O . Naval Communications Area Master Station, Western Pacific.

Even if some of us did not get back for the Reunion, PLEASE . . . pay those Class dues and be a part of a great Class. $5.00 per year or $75 for life, and I hope you will consider a donation for die Class Gift/Memorial Fund. Many think a $59 contribution is appropriate, and wiU go towards a very appropriate and lasting memorial. Make Checks payable to "USNA Class of ' 5 9 " and maU to: Class Treasurer: Steve Snyder 10174 Cedar Pond Drive Vienna VA 22180 Reunion Chairman: Ralph Christy 7555 Springlake Drive Bethesda M D 20034 (Ed. Note: See "All Hands" section of this issue to see the news about John's award.)

PrisciUa and 1 are thrilled that we fly back for the Awards Program in mid-September (and because of that, there is no way in good conscience I could be gone from this C.O.'s j o b again in October for the Homecoming). I also just learned that amongst the 10 Fitness Leaders to be honored . . . Bonnie Pmdden, Jackie Sorenson of Aerobic Dance fame, and the Jazzercise founder Judy Sheppard Missett. The complete Ust of 10 was reported in USA Today, the " L i f e " section of 28 August 1984. This sure gives me new Ufe! . . . and probably means you wiU continue to " h e a r " from me in this column a good bit about fitness, health, and readiness. I really beUeve in it!

One of the local Guam papers added to the news release: " O n Guam, Captain Butterfield is an avid member of the Guam Running Club and recently organized the NAS-USO Team Triatholon which attracted over 200 people." I may teU you more about the Run-Bike-Swim Relay we organized in a later column. The 3 person teams seemed to love it, and it was reported as a "class act aU the w a y . " News for now . . . hope to see some '59ers on the quick trip later this month. Thanks aU you '59ers who have supported and encouraged me!

I share that Award with lots of folks! '59 is a class act!

60 James M. Mintun Jr. James H. Mintun, Jr., has been elected president and chief officer of AL Tech Specialty Steel Corporation, a subsidiary of GATX Corporation.

Spotted in Naval Reservist News of June '84: Larry B. Franklin, the REDCOM 9 I G is the Kentucky Lawyer of the Year . . . another '59er winner and heartiest congratulations from us all!

Correction: Dave Rogers' Change of Command on board KITTY H A W K had to be moved to 28

Capt. Fitzgerald and Capt. Battaglini

Just received a great letter and a photo ("all smiles") starring Fitz 'n Bat, Fitz happy to be taking Command, and Bat lucky to get a good job and Uve in Gaeta!

Command passed from one '59er to another when Mike Fitzgerald relieved Robin Battaglini as Commander Destroyer Squadron FOURTEEN in a ceremony on board USS SAMPSON (DDG-10) in Mayport, Florida, on 18 July.

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August '84. Item from Navy Times: Bob Hydinger, my former 2nd Co. buddy, received orders to CARGRU 6. Hope he made it back for the 25th! Ken Town was looking for his latest address, and another returnee.

Brenda Geist departs today, as I write this, to meet the ship USS SAN JOSE in the Philippines.

Husband Gary went to sea one week after arrival on Guam, and we look forward to seeing a lot of the Geists later in September. Brenda has been keeping busy with her two sons visiting over the Summer (both back in college on the Mainland, Sammy at Virginia Tech and Jimmy at U. of South CaroUna — they had a ball doing lots of scuba

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Pres., Raymond T. Burkley Sec'y, Capt. Robert E. Osmon SC USNR c / o Commander, Fleet Air Mediterranean F P O New York 09521 I imderstand I missed a month because my class colunm did not arrive in time, and I'm truly sorry.

Sometimes mail to the States takes three days and other times 14 days. I think the latter happened in this case. So I'll try not to let it happen again.

Do you know what happened 25 years ago this month? Yes, we were 1st Class Midshipmen and oiu outstanding football team whopped up on BiU Carpenter (the Lonesome End) and his K Dett buddies about 41-13. (Can't remember exact score.)

BelUno had 3 TDs, Tranchini had beaucoup yards passing, the defense played brilliandy, and, yes, that was a mere 25 years ago. Do you remember what you did after the game? At any rate I was going through some old files and found the program from that game. Anyhow while thumbing through it, I found a great article on Jim Dunn, who was our football Captain way back then. It brought back fond memories of Jim, Bancroft Hall and our lives as Midshipmen. Would appreciate hearing from you, Jim, so I could update Shipmate, November 1984

our Classmates on your whereabouts.

Now we'U cover another Classmate of ours, this time a Captain in Industry, Bob Kowall. He has been appointed construction supervisor for Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Atlanta sales office, Adanta area. He advanced from the position of construction products salesman. New York office. The Kowalls will relocate from Westport, Connecticut, to the Atlanta area.

Congratulations, Bob. Sounds like you are building quite a career for yourself in construction (no pun intended). We all wish you well and hope to see you as Vice President before too long.

I always suspected our strength of materials course would come in handy for someone someday.

A couple of short notes: Bill Spearman is now the CO of NAS Sigonella in Sicily and looks just great. He's fuU of enthusiasm and ready to take on aU the problems involved with supporting the Fleet with logistics aircraft. 1 wiU try to get a photo of us together before the year is out. Also for my old 17th CO Shipmates, another '58er from our company has reentered my Ufe. This time it is Dick Pittenger, recently selected for Commodore (we trained him weU) and serving as Chief of Staff for CINCUSNAVEUR in London. It was great to see him after aU these years. Wonder if anyone will be promoted to flag out of our Class from the 17th Co. (or better said, "In spite of having been in the 17th Co.") Ciao untU next month!!

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Pres., Capt. Jim Luper USN (Ret.) Corr. Sec'y, Lt. James L. George USN (Ret.) 10 VaUingby Circle RockvUle MD 20850 Even though by the time you read this we will be on our way to a winiung football season, had Homecoming, a couple of parties and elections for new officers, I am actuaUy writing this in early September which makes this sort of a dark ages for corresponding secretaries. There are some upcoming social events for the WashingtonAnnapoUs area. The last taUgate in AnnapoUs wUl be for the South CaroUna game on 17 November.

As stated before, these tailgates are all in front of the '61 gate on the East Side. And, the last class lunch for the year wiU be held at Ft. McNair on Tuesday, 18 December, starting at 1130 for socializing and about 1215 for lunch. Also, as previously reported, Dan March has offered to host a post Army-Navy game party at his quarters at the PhUadelphia Navy Yard. Jim Luper is takmg this for action and you might caU Jim at 703/486-5317 for any further updates. Finally, the Washington area Alumni Chapter has started the luncheon series on the third Wednesday of every month at the Ft. Myers Officers' Club and they have interesting speakers from the CNO to people Uke George WiU. We did have a class luncheon in August with a fairly good attendance, although we also had more than the usual no-shows from people who said they were coining. Social Chauman Jun Luper decreed no more nice guy and unless people call to cancel, we will have to charge you. The alternative is taking it out of the Class Fund, which is not supposed to be used for that purpose.

Anyway, Acting President Jim Luper gave a status of the Class aimotmcing the upcoming social events for the FaU. The big news, which most of you should know by now, was that Frank Dattilo has been nominated to take over as President from Bob Hofford who defected to Pakistan this Summer. After the elections, I wUl run a complete bio on Frank, but most of you know he was one of Shipmate, November 1984

the stars of our football team, served in the Navy for 20 years and now works at Vitro Corporation as a Staff Engineer, Tactical Applications Department.

We had good representation at the lunch. John LeCornu represented the Marine Corps and Bob Sample represented the Air Force. Bob has just returned to the Washington area after tour as CO of an air group in California. Those that attended the lunch were: Mike Bickel (who announced he was retiring), Larry Bodiford, Charlie Bubeck, ArUe CampbeU, Frank Dattilo, Tim DeGavre, Dick Garritson, Jim George, Bill Hartman, Joe Kiel, John LeCornu, Jim Luper, Herb Mensch, Hal Morrison, Roger Onorati, Jim Richardson, Bob Sample, Bob Sheridan, Jack Stevens, Mark Waggoner, and Fred Wilmot.

With everyone starting to retire, it is card passing time at some of these luncheons. Here are some of the cards 1 have accumulated over the last few months: Charles Bubeck, Federal Marketing Consultant, Navy Branch, Sperry Corporation Computer Systems; Tim DeGavre, Manager Air Force Liaison, Varian Electron Device Group; BiU Hartman, The Endmark Corporation; John Momm, Manager, Operations Anaylsis and Long Range Planning, DELEX Systems, Inc.; J . C Rosenberger. Vice President, MAR, Incorporated; and Bob Westfall, Manager, Tactical Programs, Watkins-Johnson Company. Don't ask me what they all mean, but they sure sound impressive.

Grant R. Garritson WeU, if any of you need a larger place to float your rubber ducky, you might give Dick Garritson a caU. Received a notice and picture that Capt.

G. Richard Garritson has assumed command of the David Taylor Naval Ship Research and Development Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Dick served previously at the Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington, where he was director of the Auxiliary Systems Sub-Group in the Ship Design and Engineering Directorate. He eamed his Ph.D. degree in 1968, then attended the Nuclear Power School, Bainbridge, Maryland, the Nuclear Power Training Unit, Windsor, Connecticut, and the Naval Submarine School, Groton. He and Joan Mary have two sons, Richard 22, and John 17.

They live in Woodbridge, Virginia. Congratulations on the command.

Pete Smith, one of our wandering Classmates, has checked in after "three long years in Saudi Arabia" as he puts it, where he was director of Raychem's operations in that country. He is now part of Raychem's Marine Electronics Division in Menlo Park, California. Pete says that this is the first time he and wife Jeanne have been in California, and they Uke everything about it except the prices. Since he has been out of the Class loop since being "banished to Texas in 1969," he would Uke more info on Washington activities and those

elsewhere. In general, the Washington-Annapolis group meets on the third Tuesday of every other month, although that does change due to the availability of Ft. McNair. However, I try to publish that a couple of months in advance. We do encourage those passing through to make these, and some Uke Gary Carlson and Jack Mattiace have planned trips. Hope this helps you, and welcome back to the United States.

-SgSjf

Jack, John and Brian Sheahan, Brad and Darrel Gonyea Darrel Gonyea has checked in with a little update: I came to Minneapolis area in 1969 to sell land.

Since 1972 I have had a company called Gonyea Land Company. We sell land to brokers and developers. Chris and I have three children â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jennifer 15, Amy 12, and Brad 10. A strange coincidence happened to Eck and me in 1969. I was living in Garden City, Kansas, and I had accepted an offer to sell land and had bought my cousin's house in Savage, a suburb of Minneapolis. I called Eck because I knew he was in the Minneapolis area. After considerable discussion, we found out our backyards adjoined each other. So after four years as roomies at the Academy, we had to put up with each other for another four years! Jack Shealian, Jim Wattles and I took a fishing trip with our kids to Canada last June. We flew into Lake Metionga and camped on an island for five days and we caught about 250 Walleyes. Incidentally, when I flew back from a lake trip in Armstrong, Canada, three years ago, who should be sitting on the dock with his kids but Con Nosal, out of our Class.

I thought he mentioned he was going to New Jersey but he didn't say which city. At that time I did not know he was one of the Class members we did not have an address for. Doug Falconer gave me a call last week when I was on vacation out West. Doug and Pat own a lake cabin up by Battle Lake, Mirmesota, and try to spend some time on leave there when they get a chance. Ronnie Ecklien is presently in Salem, South Dakota, where he and his brothers have about 1,000 acres of land. His phone number is 605/247-3262, and he would like anyone who gets in the area to give him a call. While Chris and I were in California in August, we were fortunate to have dinner with Nan and Jack Mattiace along with Kim and Dennis Moore. It certainly was an enjoyable evening, especially since I hadn't seen Jack since Basic School. Denny and Kim have been very close friends of Chris and myself in Minneapolis for the last 14 years. Denny worked his way up through the ranks in Rosemount Engineering, which is a division of Emerson, and for the past couple of years he has been Executive VicePresident of Rosemount Engineering. About a month ago, he received a promotion to President of Beckman Industrial, another Emerson Company, based in FuUerton, California. He has about 800 people in his Company and is also responsible for two smaller subsidiaries of Rosemount Engineering in the Southern California area. Kim and Denny are therefore in the process of moving to FuUerton and we will certainly miss them. My address and phone number is as

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foUows: 16495 Kingswood Drive, LakeviUe .MN 55044; tel. 61Z'435-7274 — home— and my office address is 9100 West Bloomington Freeway.

MinneapoUs MN 55431, 612'888-I112. and I woiUd certainly- enjoy hearing from anyone passing through the area. 1 enjoy talking with you from time to time and will see you at the Reunion. Sincerely, Dartel.

Thanks for the update, Darrel. The one shot shows, from left, Jack Sheahan, sons John and Brian, Brad Gonyea and Darrel.

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Pres., Cdr. A . Wayne Hickam J r . USNR-R Sec'y, Mr. Howard Pinskey P.O. Box 3380, AnnapoUs M D 21403 Homecoming '84 was a great success. Would you expect anything else from our Classmates?

More than 130 people anended this year's getlogeiher and as usual many interesting stories were told.

Around the Fleet Although she was just two years old when her father, the late Lt. Dick Laws, was shot down over Vietnam, Midshipman Cheryi Laws '86 is carrying on in her father's footsteps. She accepted a medal in Mem HaU during "POW-MIA Recognition D a y " honoring Lt. Richard Lee Laws USN, who was shot down and has been missing since 1968. Although she caimot remember her father, she says he is the inspiration for her dream of being a Naval Aviator.

Capt. John J . Hyland, III was a recent honoree.

Jay received the Colbert Prize for his essay "French Nuclear Forces." It was the best of those written for the off-campus division of the Strategic And Theater Nuclear War Division in OpNav. Dave Kieman took umbrage for the entire Alunmi when he repUed to an item in 77ie Washington Post. We reprint it verbatim lest an abridgement sap its flavor: Free and Not Easy Remarks from Thomas C. Aldridge, regarding the financial attraction of an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy [Free for AU, May 26], were offensive to me and, I would imagine, to the majority of service academy alumni.

I accepted an apointment to the Naval Academy, rather than a free education at several leading priv-ate universities to which I had academic scholarships, based on the quaUty of education I would receive and how- that education would prepare me for my chosen career. If one does not enter the Naval Academy with a commitment to the service, it does not take long for that person to learn that he or she is in the wrong school, "free" education notwithstanding.

Legal commitments to serve in the Navy after separation or graduation as well as other personal sacrifices that are required of midshipmen help to wiimow out those who are looking for a free ride.

Bob Giles has teamed with Joe Monrt>e in a local AnnapoUs business. Joe is the president of Action Printing-Graphics and Bob has joined the company as sales manager.

An engagement annoimcement informed me of the bethrothal of Miss Nora Lee Berdine to Cdr. J . Richard Brown USN (Ret.). The wedding was scheduled for 24 September. He's president of Whitney, Bradley and Brown, Inc., an aerospace consiUting firm in Annandale.

That's our news for this month. In our next issue we'U have information about our Class Project that was presented to the Academy. Also, the results of this year's Class elections wiU be profUed along with the progress of our Class Ftmd. Until next month.

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Pres., Capt. Mario P . Fiori USN Sec'y, Michael H . Shelley 9915 Natick Road, Burke VA 22015 It is my very sad duty to report that Nick Daramus died at Lemoore, CaUfomia, on 30 August. Nick had retired from the Navy last year and had setded in the Lemoore area with his famUy. His vaUant batde against cancer was, I am told, characteristic of the quaUties for which he was knovv-n and admired. He wiU be missed.

Meredith Musick vvxites to bring us news of his activities: I decided to join the rush and help you with incoming mail. I left command of CUFTON SPRAGUE (FFG-16) in May-port, Florida, in June of 1983, then reported to Commander Carrier Group SI.X as Surface Plans Officer in September. We spent last Winter embarked in JOHN F . KENNEDY off of Beirut. While in the

Med I ran across the foUowing Classmates: Phil Gabbins (Ops Officer in EISEN-HOWER): Dave Robinson (CO of RICHMON-D K. TURNER); Pete

Deutermann (CO of T.MTNAU); Hank Dalton (Surface Ops on the CTF 60 siaffl; and Dick Williams (Supply Officer in USNS Sraius).

While residing in Mayport, Diane and I have frequently spent time with Mary- and Dave Bingemann. Dave is an e.xecuriv-e with Treco Corporation in real-estate development. I also ran across Jim Newberry on a Delta Airlines flight between Kansas City and Adanta this year. Jim is a 737 Captain and Uves with his family in DaUas. Ot is a great comfort to know who is up in the cockpit sometimes . . . ) Believe I can help you on the "missing persons" list you pubUshed in a recent Shipmate. Tom Green is currendy assigned to the staff of NAS Norfolk, I believe as Safety Officer."

Thanks very much for writing, Meredith!

Careful readers (including you?) of the "Chapter News" section of the September issue of Shipmate should have seen that Ben Cole is the new President of the Charleston Alumni Chapter, plus a report that Frank Davey is C O . of the Naval Reserve Law Unit in PhUadelphia. Marty McCuUough '58, an officer of the ManUa Chapter, has sent a photo of Edith and Max Ricketts for our column. Marty reports that Edith and Max have recendy moved into a new house in Albang, a very nice area about 15 tmles from Metro ManUa. Edith says this is the third or fourth house Max has buUt and she hopes to stay in it for a vvMle. I'm proud to report that the Class of 1963 has its first CVA skipper on station. Ken Carisen wiU report for duty as Commanding Officer of USS INDEPENDENCE (CVA-62) in mid-October. (Sorry 1 don't have the exact date of the change-ofcommand). Ken was reUeved as Captain of USS WHTTE PLAINS (AFS-4) at NavSta Guam in August.

Hearty congratiUations, Ken!

Edith and .Max Ricketts Folks, as you spend time in year-end tax planning, remember that your gifts to the Class of 1963 Foundation are tax-deductible. The vital work of the Foundation needs suppKJrt from all of us. If you work for a corporation that has a program of matching grants for charitable purposes, why not investigate having the company match your gift? Several of us have taken this route, and it has been very- beneficial in helping to gather the resources necessary for our educational support to chUdren of deceased Classmates, \^'hy not consider this approach to helping the Foundation's activities? If you would Uke more information about corporate matching or outright grants to the Foundation, please contact me or write to Jim Ring at 129 South Abingdon Street, ArUngton VA 22204. Thanks.

1 have received a peregrinating notice issued earUer this year to announce the appointment of Paul Revere as Operations Vice President of Exxon Shipping Company in Houston. Paid joined E.xxon Shipping in 1981.

Wayne Brown '37 sends us news of Dick Guffey, who has become a "very successful and respected real-estate broker and developer, speciaUziiig in industrial properties, and is a highly esteemed citizen in the Denver a r e a . " Wayne provided a cUpping from a recent Denver Post article deaUng with zoning and quality of Ufe issues in the Aurora, Colorado, area. The lengthy article highUghted Dick's service since 1978 as a member of pubUc poUcy advisory committees and task forces and his just-completed term as Chair of the Planning and Zotung Commission.

That's aU, folks! If you haven't yet wxitten your annual letter to Shipmate novv's the time to get busy! If nothing else, how about sending me a Christmas card with a brief note, and perhaps also a copy of the aimual photo of the famUy? Chances are, the kids are better-looking than you are anyhow, so why not admit it by showing them off?

— QUALITY '63 —

Changed Addresses Lately?

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When the detailer didn't offer what Bruce was looking for he opted to join Dean Witter and try to make his fortune.

And speaking of new Captains who are retirPres., Cdr. Thomas J. Swartz USNR ing, add Paul Fletcher to that list. Paul finished Sec'y, Cdr. James Baumstark USN his tour as CO of VQ-4 in Patuxent River in 3409 Middle Plantation Quay September and was to retire 1 October. As of this Virginia Beach VA 23452 writing Paul had no special plans, but he was Corr. Sec'y, Jerold F. (Jerry) Anderson thinking about it!

5173 Dungannon Rd., Fairfax VA 22030 Another new retiree is Jerry Evans. Jerry had 703/278-8277 been in San Diego when he retired. Now he is doing By the time you read this, the 20th Reunion will some traveling with wife, Marty, who is still on be history. HopefuUy, it was a fun-fUled week end active duty. In fact Marty was slated to take comthat Uved up to everyone's expectations. As this mand of the Naval Technical Training Center at column is being written, the organizing commitTreasure Island in September. Does that mean tee is StiU busy tying the loose ends together and Jerry wiU be president of the Officers Wives Club? working out the detaUs so they can enjoy the week â&#x20AC;&#x201D; just kidding of course; in fact, Jerry asked the end too. Last minute requests to attend are arrivquestion. He'U brief us at the Reunion. ing on a daUy basis as Classmates not heard from That wraps it up for this month. It's been fun Ted Nanz, General Manager, Mitel, Inc. in years "come in from the cold." Right now it getting notes and calls from everyone these past appears we'U set the record for most heavily months as we've planned for the 20th. Don't drop ago, is now Vice President and U.S. General attended 20th Reunion in Academy history. out on us now that the Reunion is history. Your Manager for the Mitel Company in Boca Raton, Dick Fredlund is one of the troops who got Classmates love to hear about you and what you Florida. Ted invited Jeff to lunch a while back to nostalgic as he realized the 20th was approaching. are doing. Keep the cards and letters coming. Class thank him for his copy of our Directory and Jeff He rejoined the Alumni Association just in time spuit has been mightUy revitaUzed. Now is the time found that Ted is really hot stuff for this to receive his Shipmate and my appeal to "come to expand our horizons, stay together, and grow Canadian-based firm that manufactures telephone in from the cold." We sent him all the details on switching equipment. Ted has 1500 people workfor the greater good in the future. the Reunion and hopefuUy he'U make it. Dick is ing for him and was responsible for over $200 Kving in Albuquerque where he is with the Departmillion in sales last year. He has a sales organizament of Energy. He is also an attorney and praction throughout the U.S. and three major Membership: 61% tices law in his spare time. Dick's wife, Betty, manufacturing facilities . . . one in Deerfield works at Sandia Corporation, which is the NaBeach, Florida . . . that Ted oversees direcdy. Ted Pres., Cdr. Hugh W. Howard Jr. USN tional Laboratory that is located in Albuquerque. gave Jeff the cook's tour and he knows everyone Sec'y, Cdr. Dave Anderson USN The Fredlunds truly enjoy the New Mexico Ufeby their first name and they call him "Ted." Ted 2460 Cordero Rd., Del Mar CA 92014 style, especiaUy the skung season. hired on with Mitel several years ago after nine 619/481-0561 or 225-7121 Bfll Due's wife, Sandra, sent us a nice letter sayvery successful years at Motorola . . . he was their Received some great material from Jeff Lewis ing that BiU always says he's going .to write but manager of world-wide microelectronics reUabiUty last month concerning a few of our more successful never quite gets around to it. (Sounds famiUar, . . . and got the job by enduring a skin-wrinkUng Classmates. The first item was a copy of a large doesn't it?) BiU retired from the Army and is workinterview with the chairman of Mitel in the hot article from The New York Times 22 July on ing in San Antoiuo as a pUot. They have three tub of the chairman's Canadian home. As for Jeff Roger Staubach. The article is titled "Going for almost grown sons: BUl III is studying aerospace Lewis, he, Uke ol' WilUe Nelson, is "on the road a Touchdown in Real Estate," and concerns aigmeering in Austin, Ranger is in his second year again." Early next year, he'U be going to Peking Roger's firm. The Staubach Company, that buUds, at the Air Force Academy, and Kenneth is stiU in and Shanghai for Sikorsky to test-fly some R&D leases, manages, seUs and invests in commercial high school.

Chinese Army heUcopters. real estate in the Southwest. Roger's company has BiU and Sandra have their reservations in for Attended Thel Hooks' change of command in assets of $50 milUon, manages 1700 apartment the 20th and are looking forward to seeing August, along with Frank Corah and Dick "Fox" units and runs a staff of 60 people. The Rog cureveryone. Obviously, with three older boys, the FarreU. Thel was being relieved of command of rently has $40 miUion in new property under conDues have dropped out of the running in the the reserve squadron of Phantoms, VF-301 at NAS struction and is rehshing his competition in the big"youngest baby in the Class" derby.

Miramar. The squadron has done super under buck DaUas area with some of the largest Someone who has not, however, is Mario Thel's leadership and has been selected to be the developers in the country.

Gearhardt. Mario sent Jim Baumstark, his old first reserve squadron to transition to the F-14 Rog finds his celebrity status to be a mixed blessroommate, an official birth annoimcement stating Tomcat. Dick, who is CO, VF-124 at Miramar, ing.

His footbaU past, coupled with exposure on that Evan Lind Gearhardt arrived June 22nd. As has been instrumental in preparing Thel's television, has enabled his company to grow we approach the 20th, the Gearhardts have taken squadron to receive the F-14. Thel, Pam and two without ever running a corporate ad; however the lead in the "youngest baby derby," but it may kids wiU remain in San Diego, and for his future some potential chents sometimes don't take him not stand up. I have "inside" information that we reserve work, Thel will be assigned to the air staff quite seriously. Until two years ago, Roger's could possibly have a new wiimer just before the at Miramar. business activities were limited to brokerage; now, Reunion. however, he's additionaUy concerned with investSpeaking of Jim Baumstark, he, reluctandy, wUl ment and development. Rumors stiU float around not be at the 20th. Jim is now CO of USS LAPON (SSN-661), which is coming out of the yard in Nor- DaUas and elsewhere that influential businessmen foUc. Jim wUl busUy be putting his boat through want to bring Roger back into the UmeUght, as a aU her paces whUe we're cheering him on at the Republican candidate for senator. Rog says, "1 taUgate party. Maybe he'U be back in port in time can't say what I'U do in 10 years from now, but for the 25th! By the way, Jim has a couple of right now, I'm not going into poUtics." Rog still youngsters in coUege too. His oldest is a plays touch footbaU at company picnics, but now sophomore at Virginia Tech and his second wiU basketbaU is his sport of choice. His office sports be a freshman, or a " R a t " as they call them, at a B-ball motif and his 60,000 square foot DaUas home, which, with its huge cathedral ceiUngs and VMI. surrounded by acres of wooded land is huge even Jim also notes that his brother-in-law. Rick Dau,

by Texas standards, has a basketbaU court paved retired from active duty July 30 and is now workin Astroturf. Rog is undergoing an image change, ing in Washington with Science AppUcation, Inc. wishing to be recognized now for his real estate (SAI). Rick and Ann have five boys, one now a achievements rather than his footbaU-hero yesteryoungster at USNA and one just starting at the days. He finaUy made a business call recently and Skip MacMichael University of West Virginia. the talk was ONLY about real estate.

A note from Skip MacMichael was sent to Speaking of retirees, Bruce Newell, one of our inform us that his command, USS THOMAS C The other material sent by Jeff was a newspaper newly seleaed Captains, decided to hang up his HART (FF-1092), is now undergoing overhaul in hat and become a civiUan. Bruce was in OP-90 at article and a company newsletter about our very Norfolk, and he welcomes any Classmates in the the Pentagon, which is enough to bum anyone out. own Ted Nanz. Ted, as mentioned many columns Membership: 59%

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area to drop by. Skip also passed on that Bill Frigge was just reUeved of CO, USS TRUETT (FF-1095), while Forest Horton is slated to go from CO, USS MoiNSESTER (FF-1097) to Chief Staff Officer of Destroyer Squadron TEN. Remember last year when I reported that two Classmates, Jasper Johnston and Bill Hancock, were the winners for their respective commands, of the prestigious Admiral James B. Stockdale Award, made annually to only two ship, submarine or aircraft squadron COs based on recognized leadership and excellence? Well, the Class of '65 has done it again! This year we picked up one of the two awards, this time going to Ed "Froggy"

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(DDG-24), homeported in San Diego. Way to go, Frog! That's three out of four Of these awards going to our Classmates in the only two years that the awards have been made.

My usual myopic perusal of Navy Times orders this month only revealed Mike Luecke heading for some ship-board duty in USS AMERICA (CV-66), Andy Fahy heading for COMCRUDESGRU 12 and Steve Mladineo on his way to the staff of SUBLANT. That's it folks . . . Y'aU write/ scribble/call or whatever, y'hear? BEAT ARMY!!!

large functions such as luncheons, footbaU games, and Wesson oil parties. These valuable souvenirs are obtainable from Dave Church for $2.00 in person or $2.50 in the mail. Check the '67 area at home footbaU games if the fifty cents for Uncle Sam's transportation is outside of your budget.

Dave is available at 81 Bowyer Road, Annapolis MD 21402. Proceeds will go into our Class treasury, now under the skillful direction of Ron Brino. As his first official duty as new Class Treasurer, Ron has promised me a post card from Rio. Thanks, Ron. More anon.

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Pres., LCdr. James C. Carroll USN Sec'y/Treas., LCdr. Al Thacker USN Deputy for Management U.S. Naval Academy, AnnapoUs MD 21402 Welcome to our 24th consecutive column since 1 assumed the Class scribe duties a little over 3 years ago. Thanks for keeping us in print with your inputs. I don't know how much longer I can hang on here. The detailers are at my heels and refuse to believe that Shipmate correspondent is justification for retirement orders to stay here.

From the looks of the trees I'd say that Autumn is in full swing and your opportunity to celebrate Membership: 59% (formally) the bounty we enjoy is coming soon.

For you and yours 1 wish you a happy ThanksPres., Capt. John S. Redd USN giving that you may truly understand the East Coast Corres.: magnitude of your blessings and share all the fruit Corr. Sec'y. Cdr. Thomas F. Marfiak USN of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23).

9208 Hamilton Drive, Fairfax VA 22031 It was another pretty good month for info with West Coast Corres.: more first-time contributors. Jeff Dumas sent in Mr. Robert G. Johnson, Jr. a nice letter from his executive mansion in 1205 Prospect Ave., Suite 400 Singapore. Jeff has gone from small-town, cowLa Jolla CA 92037 punching attorney in Montana to Senior Legal Counsel for National Semiconductor's Asia Pacific Operations. He, Penny and son Todd are willing to trade a home cooked meal and authentic Membership: 59% Singapore Slings for a ship's tour if you are in town. Jeff reports that when he last saw Mike Pres., Cdr. David E. Church USN "Crow" Kalashan he had picked up a MBA at Sec'y, Cdr. Don Fraser USN Stanford, worked for Hewlett-Packard, and then 8310 Terra Grande Ave. went on to head up the marketing operations for Springfield VA 22153 a smaller, high-tech venture capital company while Please, all of you include me on your Christmas doing reserve A-4 flying with the Marines at card lists so that I will have some correspondence Alameda. Jim Schwertman went the same MBA to report in the New Year. The Summer must have route and is a marketing executive with another been enjoyable for most of you, but not enough go-get-'em company selling personal computers in to write home (or your humble Scribe) about. Dave Church was the lone news provider for this month, the San Francisco Bay area. Jeff Cook, as an so you can see we need more of the "haven't '68 PCO Naval Reactor Students written in 17 years" types to chime in with their Ufe histories. Dave related that Bob Hawthorne returned to USNA with his new toy recently. Bob commanded USS CINCINNATI back to Mother " B " so the Navy tyros could get a close up view of deterrence at its best. Bob's family, Sue, Robbie, and Russell, along with other wardroom wives foUowed the boat to Annapolis, where a fine time was had by all. Dave also reported that Mary and Jim McQueen were in town from West Virginia for a visit. Will Kellum of 22nd Company fame is now in town, having taken up residence in Burke, Virginia.

The official, timeless, and forever Class of '67 buttons have been produced and are now available.

The ravages of time have inexorably changed many of us to where we are not easily recognizable to our Classmates. This came to light in the ArmyNavy extravaganza at Pasadena last year. It was then suggested that a USNA '67 button be procured so that we can proudly display our affiliation with the very last Class to have a real Plebe Year, and also be recognizable to each other at

AEDO, works for Navy/McDonnell Douglas as an "arms merchant," hawking F-18s and Uke hardware. Our Far East rep also mentioned that at last contact Jay Gillmartin was flying choppers in and out of uninhabited (and dangerous) places in Montana and the Canadian Rockies for oil exploration compaiues. Jay had married a bright and attractive law student and is guessed to be retired by now, living off her fame and fortune. As a matter of info, the Alumni Association does maintain, as best they can, the current addresses of all USNA Alumni if you need to find someone.

Denny Young came through with a picture and his quarterly West Coast report. Barb and Dave Myers visited during the Summer on their month vacation from Saudi Arabia where he is the president and general manager of Fluor Corp. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Saudi Arabia Ltd. Denny is still a major supporter of the California wine industry and recruited some help from fellow '68ers for the 4th of July as

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'68 West Coast 4th of July pictured â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Denny, Dave Myers, Mick Taylor, Duane Ammerman, Chris O'Banks and Linton Park. Denny reports that Joe Sikes should be CO of VP-4 at Barber's Point very soon and Dick Evert will be taking over VF-24 in San Diego.

Howie Corr has a McDonalds franchise in the L.A. area. Gary Fastabend is still on CINCPACFLT Staff at Pearl with Mark Keef on CINCPAC Staff at Camp Smith (Makalapa).

I received a letter from Rick Buchanan along with the photo of seven of our troops who went through Naval Reactors Prospective Commanding Officer School from January to March of this year. Rick is living at Mare Island and should be CO of USS PARCHE (SSN-683) about now. He,

wife Terry and son Patrick relocated from Bremerton where he completed his XO tour in USS OHIO (SSBN-726) Gold. He provided the following briefs on the other bubble heads pictured. Orval Sweeney

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is CO of USS SAND LANCE (SSN-660) out of

Charleston after a tour as Tactical Development Officer on a staff in Groton. Bob Crotteau is CO of USS NEW YORK CITY (SSN-696) out of Pearl

Harbor. He came direct from an XO Job in USS BREMERTON (SSN-698). Mark Palaez is CO of USS

SuNFiSH (SSN-649) out of Charleston after laboring in NAVSEA. Gary Frances is CO of USS BATON ROUGE (SSN-689) out of Norfolk. He was

in the SUB Personnel PoUcy Division of SUPERS. Charlie Kripmick is CO of USS JAMES MADISON

(SSBN-627) Gold, also out of Charleston, after heading up the Nuclear Power EnUsted Personnel Pre-School in Orlando. Last in the picture is Gary Jensen who is CO of USS SWORDFISH (SSN-579) out of Pearl after XO duty in USS TUNNY (SSN-682).

Steven M. Etter In other news releases I see that Steve Etter has been UEuned Executive Vice President and elected a Du-ector of Bishopric, Inc., a privately-owned holding company with a wide range of subsidiaries.

Since leaving Mother B, Steve flew untU '75, during which time he also picked up a B.S. in Business Administration from New Hampshire College.

Then he went on to graduate with honors and a MBA from Harvard Graduate School of Business Admiiustration. Steve, wife Cathy, Todd and Brooke Uve in Anderson Township, Ohio.

1 saw in one of our trade magazines that Don Weiss will get to take his squadron, VA-105, to Iwakuni toflywith the Marines for a deployment.

WeU, at least it doesn't float. At this writing Mike Coats is orbiting the earth in Space Shuttle DISCOVERY. Wonder if they take space As? I received an invitation to Mike Dwyer's change of Cdr. S. M. Dwyer

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command as he became CO of VS-24 in September down at Cecil Field. As a final tidibt I see that Hal Dantone picked up a Ph.D. from Widener University. I never cease to be amazed at the diversity and abiUty of our troops. Till next time, may the abundant life we are promised (John 10:10, Ecclesiastes 3:12:13) be yours.

NONILLEGITIMANDUM CARBORUNDUM.

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Pres., William H. Newton III Corr. Sec'y, Maj. R.D. Garner USMC 4316 34th St. S., Apt. 1-B Arlington VA 22206 Hello again. Classmates. Sorry about missing the last issue, but even we literary types have to take a breather now and then to seek inspiration (not to mention waiting for input).

The first order of business is to direct your attention to the new address at the top of the column. Second, 1 hope you all had a rousing good time at Homecoming. It seems a little odd to say that in the middle of September, but deadlines and lead times dictate. Which leads me to the third item â&#x20AC;&#x201D; namely, we owe a real vote of thanks to Col. Wes Hammond USMC (Ret.) who has just finished his first year as class news editor of Shipmate. You may not have noticed it yet, but his hard work has certainly made my job a lot easier.

And now, on to the news. Paul Alfieri put together another terrific luncheon at the Ft. Myer O'Club on 4 September. The turnout, as usual, was reaUy good. The next one should go down on the first Wednesday of December, so spr^. the word and try to get over there. George Kuck, Bill Arbacas, and Ken Estes even talked their way out of a couple of hours of Command and Staff to make the journey. Jerry Creed's faculty advisor, obviously a West Pointer, must have felt that Jerry needed some EI and made him stay behind â&#x20AC;&#x201D; or maybe he just wanted a '69er there in case he ran into something he couldn't handle. Anyway, let's all blow the gentleman a big raspberry.

Mike Casey sent some additional information regarding doo-dads for Homecoming. He's living in the San Francisco area (Pacifica), but didn't give any details as to what he's doing out there. We're interested, Mike, if you can get the old Remington warmed up again.

Got a postcard from Pete Renfree, just wrapping up a tour as Combat Systems Officer in USS NASSAU ( L H A - 4 ) . He must have relieved John Sams who was there when 1 was aboard with Pat Sullivan, Doug Berry, Bob Geary, and Rusty Jones in 1980. Pete was in good company though, with Jim Wallfred as Chief Engineer and Bill Stieglitz as Navigator. They were finishing up the evacuation of Beirut and heading westward in early August. Pete has made the transition to EDO and should have arrived in DC by now.

Tom Cruser ran into Doug Bishop in AnnapoUs when Doug was going through Blue and Gold orientation. He is an attorney in Trevor City, Michigan and reports two sons, aged 14 and 11, as heirs. Doug, in turn, said that he had seen Bert Conlon, an attorney in Lynn, Massachusetts.

Judging from the number of '69er lawyers, my guess is that somebody has been passing around the gouge sheets from all of the nation's law schools. Anybody got crib sheets for MED school?

Lanny Hunt's cousin, Dick Hunt '30, sent us a card to say that Lanny and crew are in London for three years. Another proud relative answered the caU lately. Eric Utegaard's dad (Capt., Ret. '45) wrote to stay that Janet and Eric are proud parents of their first born. Erica Ann, as of 13

July. CongratiUations! Eric is holding down a slot in the Office of Legislative Affairs.

CNO has acquired a new Marine aide in the person of Dave Mize. All those hours with Brasso, Pledge, and Kiwi finally paid off, huh, Dave.

Congratulations on your new position. Keep working on that proposal to make the Marines the parent service.

According to Doug Berry, Chuck Provini is living in Crownsville, Maryland, but we don't know what he's doing there. How about it, Chuck?

In closing, let's offer another vote of thanks to everyone who helped put together the Homecoming festivities. It may not be apparent to everyone, but it takes up a lot of time and is a real pain in the neck sometimes.

Until next time . . .

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Pres., Terry R. Huff Sec'y, LCdr. Cari Wick USN Dept. of Weapons and Systems Engineering U.S. Naval Academy, AnnapoUs MD 21402 A bunch of letters recently came in, but I'm letting the Marines hit the beach this month. John Hertel, honorary "Green Scribe," provides this Marine Corps Birthday offering: About a year and a half ago Al Bergstrom and I were back at the Academy weighing such important matters as how to write a military law exam in USNA multiple choice format. The solution came to both of us at once; after four plausible answers we would always include: "E. It Depends." That problem solved, Al, then our Class Secretary, talked me into writing a GREEN COLUMN about Classmates who were, or had been, in the Corps. Not long after that column appeared in these pages, I was banished to the desert to have some of the blue tint I had accumulated during back-to-back tours with the Navy sandblasted from my skin. A few months ago I called Carl Wick to offer the same assistance. He eagerly accepted and we agreed that November would be an appropriate month for another GREEN COLUMN. Much of the information presented here is outdated, based upon hearsay, taken from Navy Times, or just a wild guess. Of course, the only one who wiU care is the person I've misrepresented, but hopefuUy he'll write to Carl or me and we'll update our files.

I'll begin with those folks stiU hanging around schools, since that was the environment of our first associations. At least two Classmates completed the Command and Staff course in 1984.

Bruce Bunn stayed on the East Coast at Camp Lejeune. Terry Morgan kept going East to serve with the Military Observation Group in the Middle East. Someone told me that Bob Sonnenberg was going to Command and Staff at Quantico this Fall. John Langdon just commenced the Armed Forces Staff College and Terry Martin enrolled at NPGS in Monterey. Harold Mashbum recently completed the Corps' Special Education Program (master's level) and should be in Okinawa by now. Bob Kimble, who has been to all sorts of schools, left El Toro last Summer, also for Okinawa. Dave Lohr has just transferred from MCPASA to begin the Special Education Program. Greg Koons left US Forces Korea to go to MCPASA. (/ haven't a clue what MCPASA is, but they obviously need a USNA grad there.)

Dave Proffitt just left this Yuma desert, where he was the Aviation Maintenance Officer, for the F^ training squadron. He's headed for Lemoore, California, to represent the Corps in the Navy's F-18 program. Several months ago I literally ran into Ken Freeman at the exchange. He was in Yuma with the HQMC IG team, taking a break from his regular duties at HQMC in the Training Department. Ken told me that Lonnie Emch 81

is hidden in some research billet in DC and that day Gmbb is also in that area, w orking in some "think tank" in an advanced study group.

Several sources reported that Fred Peck is the USMC West Coast Public .Affairs Officer in L..A. A lot of good that does us now . . . AFTER the Olympics.

Few of you may know that eight of us have spent some time as a Marine Judge Advocate flawyer). Fewer still, I'm certain, care. Five became such good advocates they persuaded civiUan firms to hire them. Phil Faigotstein has been out a couple of years now- and I'm told he's practicing up the road in Phoeonix. Dan Baker is StiU in beautiful Hilton Head as a corporate anomey with a reson business. Jim Seay recently moved Sarah and their three kids — Henry-, Annie, and BiUy — into a gorgeous home in Orlando, Rorida — to better reflect his e.xalted status as a partner in a prestigious firm there. I'm told that Chris Dabia has just, or will soon, resign to take up a high priced practice in Newport Beach, California. Greg Potter left the DC area about four years ago, headed for Chicago to fly airplanes. I have no idea if he's still up in the air.

Those law-yers still billing at 25 cents an hour for the Corps, besides myself, are Jan Fladeboe and Jim Schwenk. Jan spent the last few years as a mihtary judge. I saw Him periodically when he came to Yuma on the desert circuit to try my court martials. He has just begun the career attomey-s' course at the Army's Judge Advocate General School in CharlonesviUe, Virginia. For his wife this will be a homecoming. She used to teach there as an Army law-yer — in fact, I was once one of her students. Jim was sentenced to the desert along with me about a year ago (he also had been with the Navy too long). He is the Staff Judge Advocate to the CG, Marine Corps Logistics Base, Barstow, CaUfomia. We've gonen together a couple of times at Camp Pendleton for conferences and talk once in a while about legal issues unique to the desert, such as the often raised insatiity defense of "fried brains." When I last spoke to him he was thinking of asking to go to Okinawa. That gives you an idea of what desert Ufe is like.

As for myself, within weeks of arriving in Yuma, Kay and I had done all there was to do — so we decided to have a baby. Our third child wiU be bom about the time you are reading this.

Among former Marines I've heard about is Tom Carpenter, who gave up flying A-4s to become an anomey in Louisiana. Mike Gottldb is in the San Francisco area, working as a graphic arts designer and coaching a LAX club. Monty Felix is putting the MBA he received from UVA to good use as an executive in Melbourne, Florida.

The following is a Ust of other Classmates who I beheve are stiU in the Corps: Ken AUison, BiU Broderick, Kirk Dieterle, Ted Dunn, Gordie Jackson, Cliff Kolson, Dave Lee, Mike Lowe, Ed Lucke, Mike McGee, Tom Milne, Nick Pran, John Reynolds, Ed Robeson, Ron Sirmans, Bmce Stevens, Len Supko, Jon Terry and Jim Ware.

If you have any information to correct or pass on, please write to Carl at the Academy or to me: Maj. John Hertel USMC, Direaor, Law Center, MCAS Yuma AZ 85369.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARINES! Many thanks to John for attempting to keep up with a lot of sUppery Marines. Happy Birthday and BEAT ARMY! — See you next month.

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Brvan Wrench wrote us from NAS Point Mugu NUGL. He is die C-1 OPS OFCR at VXE-6. After Membership: 49% fmishing his second deployment to Antarctica, flying in operation DEEP FREEZE, they are enjoyPres., LCdr. Alfred M. Joseph USN ing the CaUfomia sunshine. The family consists Sec'y, LCdr. George Z. Berry USN of Heidi, and three boys, Michael 9, DarreU 7, and 465 I .Avenue, Coronado CA 92118 Craig 5. Bob Oarey and Jeff Keho were just checkHey, we'U take any-thing we can get! VS'here have ing in and out of \'XE-6. Keho was on his way aU the wTiters gone? Come Back Litde Shebas! to LAMPS helos in Hawau.

Write soon!

Becky and Mike Barnes Uve in Clearwater, Florida, where .Mike works for Sperry. He left the Navy in July of '80 and has been there ever since.

Membership: 54% They have two sons, Robby 5 and Cameron 17 mos. Gary Caitile finished graduate shcool in May Sec'y, Mr. Dirk P. D. Mosis m with a master's degree in education and training 3330 B. S. Wakefield St., .ArUngton VA 22206 from Old Dominion University. Writing from Notes to the Qass Secretary serve mainly to give Virginia Beach, he wondered about next duty sta(a) sources of faa, opinions, and important quota- tion. Gary- got a letter from Mary and John tions to be cited, and (b) the author's comments Byrnes, in Long Beach, CaUfomia. Recendy havand explanations, adtUdonal facts, editorial and mg left the Navy, they have nvo girls. Roger Engier critical comment, teclmica] data, and essential is in Houston and with Amoco. He's working in ideas. They shotdd be relevant, effective and clear. a reservoir group evaluating oU and gas fields in Look, we'U take anything we can get! ^Tiere Michigan.

Marty Chanick retumed from an eight-month have aU the w-riters gone? Come Back, Litde Shebas! Write soon! deployment aboard USS RANGER with VG-24, including 121 straight days in the Indian Ocean. He's This column wiU almost conclude our series of "Letters with BaUots." Thank you aU very much. home in San Diego with VX-4. His lovely wife, Next issue wiU get us back on 'real' time . . .

Cathy, a professional harpist is glad to have him Bill Gerken writes that he and Liz are fine, with home to haul her harp around. their two daughters. Amy 7, and NataUe 2. He just Linda and Jay Fisher are in Portland. He's a finished a Department Head spUt tour as opera- mechanical engineer for Pordand General Elections officer in USS CLEVELAND. He's flag tric Company. Their two chUdren, Rebecca 5, and secretary/aide to RAdm Hekman, COMCRUDE- Adam I'A, are doing fme. Jay wants aU ClassSGRU-1 San Diego. After 18 months on that job, mates to give him a caU when in Pordand. Steve he should get a XO job. He hasn't seen that many Ritacco is on his way to Quantico, after graduating Classmates, but he did see Steve Keller who from PG School, in op)eratioiis research. He will dropp>ed in on his way to PG school. Terry Tilton be an analyst at the Development Center. WhUe is working for PEP and loving it. BUl saw Wes stiU an infantryman he is taking a five-year detour Bergazzie in Pearl, where he's an XO of COCHRANE — with two years in school and three years out of Yokosuka. BiU requests any maU from '23' payback. Prior to PG school, he was a comjjany to be sent to 265 Lattimer Street in San Diego CA commander at Lejeune and wiU probably retum 92114. Tim Ryan writes that he's in his third year there after Quantico. Beverly and Kimberly 5, wiU of practice with a Sacramento insurance defense probably Uve in Stafford during Quantico. >^Tien firm, specializing in personal injury, UabiUty and Steve WTOte, he was getting a bit tired of school, aviation Utigation. He and Sue have two sons, and felt he shoiUd have leamed out at USNA; but Liam 6 and Casey, 3. Tom Hoffman writes from it didn't qiute sink in until he was back in Detroit where he's one of the few ranaining USNA academia. folks working for Ford. He's married and has a Chudi Driest is a Classmate who left m '71 when five- and a two-year-old. Tom was going to write he went on to finish at Central Michigan Univera short note about Classmates that he's seen or heard from lately, but feels that they ought to have sity in '74. He vv-as commissioned a 2nd Lt. in the the opportunity to write for themselves. (I agree Army, but transferred to the Marine Corps in '78.

— partiaUy.) Doug MarshaU, a 15 Companymate, After commanding a tank company and attending writes that he and Sharon continue at the Bristol AWS, as weU as being XO of a detachment at Myers faciUty in Syracuse. She's a market research MCAS, Iwakuiu in Japan, he is now XO of a analyst and he's on the financial side of the house. Marine security unit based out of Nairobi, Kenya.

Doug is in the Reserve and that aUow-s him to travel He is married with two chUdren, Charles Krayton and psychologicaUy get away from it aU once a 6, and Megan Marie 2 yTs. Dennis Eaton wrote month. Like many of our Classmates, he views the us from Okinawa where he was with the G-2 OPS, Reserve as a healthy way of defining a part of him 3rd MarDiv. After that, he wiU be at Langley Air which wiU probably not change due to his associa- Force Base m Hampton, Vu-ginia, for a three-year tion with the Academy. Whether aU of us admit tour widi the CINCLANT Airbome Command it or not, I think Doug's insight is very true. He Post. Dawn, Dennis and Paul 2'/; were in quarters feels that it does provide us different chaUenges in AnnapoUs, and are looking forward to seeing and opportuiuties, not characteristic of a corporate how the Ah Force Uves. They should be in Hampworking environmait, and consequendy somewhat ton now. Dennis ran across Dave Marsh, on the refreshing. That statement has come from an in- N2 staff of COM7diFLEET. He missed the Reunion, but hopes to be back for our 15th or 20th. sight, MBA education, USNA grad!

Bob Rolfes WTote from SummerviUe, South Jim Hawkins writes that he and Paul Cox are CaroUna, where he and Karen are keeping touch on exchange duty in Venezuela. Paid is with the with feUow '73 submariners in the Charleston area.

Venezuelan naval heUcopter squadron in Porta Tim Taylor (I ran into him at National Airport KabeUo, and Jim is a student at the Venezuelan a couple of weeks back), wxote from Syracuse Naval War CoUege in Caracas. John Maher writes where he is the XO for the Reserve crew of USS from Corpus Christi where he is with VT-28. AiNswoRTH (FF-1090). The last two years, he's Cathy, the kids and John are hoping to move back been a marketing manager in the undersea electo Virginia Beach when he rotates to sea duty and tronics program department for General Electric.

E-2Cs in November. He states that ten of the 17 He's promoting the GE plan for integrated logistics graduates of 21st Company were at Homecoming. for die N/SQQS89 surface ship ASW SWEET.

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Carol and Tim celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary last July and expected their third child in October. Tara and KeUen are their two girls and they want a brother. He moved home to Skaneateles and bought some land on the lake.

Tom Klappert and Cathy, with David 1, and Kim 3, wrote from Camp Pendleton, where Tom is a Chaplain for the 7th MTBn. AU is weU on the West Coast and they hope to visit the DC area this Summer. Mac McGinty finished his master's at NPGS and went to USS NASSAU as combat systems officer in Virginia Beach. Mark Clapper is in Derwood, Maryland. He married Laura Mead in Los Angeles last December. Both are medical students at the Uniform Services University. She will graduate in '85. Marty Deafenbaugh and Mark graduated from USNHS and are lieutenant commanders again after four years as ensigns. Marty is a surgeon in Portsmouth, Virginia, and Mark's in internal medicine at Bethesda. Eric Olson and Pat Lyons were in the wedding party. Eric is with the Seal Team in San Diego and Pat is in Laura's class at USNHS. Barry Stark wrote from Pearl Harbor. He is the COMDESRON 33 material officer expecting orders, but did not say to where. His wife, Elaine, is a Ueutenant commander at CINCPACFLT and they have a son, Cameron Alastair. Lytme and Bob Smith are enjoying the 'tropical' weather of Oswego, New York. They have two boys, Bryan and Adam. Bob is reactor engineer at Mind Mile Point I and II. He invites anybody to stop and sail on their 16-foot Hobie. Mike Peale wrote from Conyngham, Peimsylvania. He and Carol just had a second girl, Megan, a new sister to MeUssa 4'/2.

Ryan Keifer is heading to USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT via nuclear propulsion design school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvaiua, after getting a M.S. (M.E.). Pat and he have four chUdren, Rachel 9, Megan 6, Dorion 5, and Rusty 1. Chuck McKeon sent his first note in a decade from EA6B RAG at Whidbey Island. Anita, Christina 6, and EUzabeth 4 are stiU in the DC area. When he finishes the RAG he will return to VMAQ2 in Cherry Point. Chuck's working hard, but looking forward to the East Coast. Jim Bristol is Assistant Supply Officer in USS NiMrrz. He has three chUdren, MeUssa 8, David 5, and AmeUa2'/2. Jim Tskey wrote us from where else, IndianapoUs. Parents and daughters, Laura and Leslie, enjoying Hoosier country. Karen and Tom Sleichter with Jeffrey 4, and Jenna 2, are completing a tour at the Naval Post Graduate School in air/ocean sciences. He goes to an oceanographic reserach vessel after graduation.

Doug Leiand and I had dinner several months ago. He wrote that he and Sally are doing fine in BoUon, Massachusetts. Karen writes that Glenn Nardy is production manager at the Miami Herald.

Their fourth was bom in December, so now they have Mandy, Patrick, Leigh, and Catlin. Chuck Stevens is in Davenport, Iowa, working for Mobil OU. He and Nick Salari keep the skids weU greased there for MobU. Chuck did active duty for training at Gitmo Bay. He rode six different ships and did not see any Classmates. LCdr. Michael J. Kupfer was awarded the Navy Commendation and Navy Expeditionary medals serving as antisubmarine warfare officer aboard the USS FORRESTAL off Lebanon from June to November 1982.

Michael is currently assigned to the Navy's test and evaluation squadron at NAS Patuxent River.

Don Phipps is deployed to WESTPAC in USS BELLEAU WOOD (LHA-3). Don says that it's an interesting deployment to Subic Bay, Hong Kong, Singapore, Phuket (Thailand), Perth, Pusan, Puhang, and Yokosuka. Don is looking forward to rejoining Becky, and two daughters.

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Malia 6, and Rashael 5. He was delighted to get to Seoul, to visit the orphanage whence they adopted Malia. Don hasn't seen many people from '73, but did run into Rich Wright. He is working for SecNav as a speech writer. Jim Bristow is back in Norfolk in charge of the SNAP II computer installation.

Maj. Dave ("Better Late than Never") Smith writes from Perry Circle in AnnapoUs. I have seen Dave around the Academy this year and he is representing the Corps well. Despite his habit of procrastination, he is the 19th Company's Secretary (1-3 Perry Circle). Dave is EA to the Academic Dean, so he's hoping his administration is improving. Dave spots the foUowing at the Academy: Ron Borro, Leadership and Law; Ron Bowman, Nominations and Appointments; Tom Gallagher, U.S. and International Studies; Steve Hanson, Math Department (formerly 26th Company Officer); Phil Hoffman, NAAA Photographer; Scott Krajnik. Weapons Systems Engineer Department; Dennis O'Meara, Seamanship and Navigation; and Tommy Thompson, EA to the Commandant (formerly 10th Company Officer). Also, Fred Zeile has taken command of USMS CHAUVENET. Jim Piggott got Bravo Zulu in the May issue of Approach for saving a crippled F-4 (not to mention his own Ufe). He got a Navy Commendation medal for it.

Jerry and Dan McHale, with Jeimy 8, and Danny 4, live in Chatham, New Jersey. He is a marketer for AlUed-Bendix Aerospace, selUng avionics to the military and prime contractors.

Steve Resser left the Navy in June '82, but found it boring, so he is creating "hate and discontent" on the propulsion examining board for PACfleet.

Steve says that's about it, and I quote, "except I'm StiU single, easy, but not cheap."

Mike McKeever writes from San Diego, and finds little time to do much else than work. He has "two and a quarter" jobs. (1) LCdr, SC at NSC, San Diego, Naval Reserve; (2) President and Principal of his own federaUy registered investment advisory firm â&#x20AC;&#x201D; AEl Financial Corp.; (3) Advisory Consultant to Computer Sciences Corporation, development and marketing of turn key financial information systems to government and industry. Mike has been married for two years, and Diane flies for American Airlines.

John Japuntich writes from Lyndenhurst, IIUnois. John is staying busy between his regtUar job, the Reserve and the family. He's employed at Travenol Laboratories as an engineering manager of the Dmg DeUvery Systems Development Group.

He's also in the Reserve with VP-60, at Glenview, as a TACCO on the P3B-MOD and assistant OPS OFCR. Pat has never a dull moment in rearing their nine-year-old son, Chris, and their Uttle girl, Tracy, who is one. As John wrote, he had just retumed from a two-week ACDUTRA in Barber's Point, and was ending his note to go show off his tan. Dan Musmanno, former '73 president, wrote from Sewell, New Jersey. He's division general manager for the New Jersey Division of Scientific Management Associates and loving every minute of it. They do everything from designing submarine periscopes and antennae to maintaining IC circuits on surface ships. They grow bigger every month and will break all projections by CY '84.

Dan and family Uve about 20 minutes from downtown Philadelphia and are always looking to see anyone in the area.

Bob Maslowsky is stiU plugging along at the Naval War College. He'll graduate in November and head for Whidbey Island and a squadron department head tour. Lenny Nebons had his wife drop a line with his ballot. He is with Salomon Brothers, which he joined earlier this year as VP

in bonds, and his wife says he is under a lot of pressure. They now have three chUdren, Caroline 4, Christopher I Vi, and Cortney 7 mos. While they missed last Homecoming, they are looking forward to Homecoming this year. They have moved to 40 Brompton Road, Garden City, NY 11530. Maj. Frank McBride sent us an update on the McBride clan. He's at NPS in his seventh quarter of the Electronic Warfare Systems Technology Master's Degree Program. He was to graduate in September and be reporting to HQMC, the beginning of November in POG-20. Debbie is staying busy between their seven-year-old daughter, Margaret (Brownies, PTA, ballet and jazz dancing) and Frank who is two. Dan Clarkson is in VA-97 flying A7Es out of Lemoore. He deploys this Fall to USS CARL VINSON and recently received the

Navy Commendation Medal for his tour as assistant navigator in CORAL SEA. Pamela is expecting and Bart 2 'A, is going to be joined by a new baby in the near future.

Rick Elliot writes from Kingwood, outside of Houston. He's hoping to transfer to Denver in the near future if everything works out. Royce Engier and Chad King are also with Amoco, Royce in Houston and Chad in Chicago. After two boys, Karen and Rick had their girl, Kelley, so they can quit at three. Karen also hopes to get home to Colorado. Brian Young is enjoying the last months in NIMITZ as assistant CIC officer, firmly locked to the pier at Newport News in overhaul. Now, it's back to NAS Patuxent River as a test pilot school instructor. Teresa and Brian have two children, Jackie 4, and Jeremy 3. Dale Puhrmann wrote us from Chandler, Arizona. He is with Caterpillar Tractor Company. A year ago, he moved from Winnepeg, Manitoba, to Arizona. He is a district manager with a territory of Nevada, Arizona, Northern New Mexico, Baja, Hawaii and the federated states of Micronesia and Guam as well as Southern California to include San Diego and Imperial Counties. Denni (Denise) enjoys the climate with son, Aaron 3 'A, and he should have just been joined by a brother or sister. Dale is CO of NR, CGN-36 CALIFORNIA. Dale heard from Chuck Driest. Chuck mentioned that Pete Pehl was an LDO in a submarine rescue ship on the West Coast. Ken Weiss is still in New York City trading government mortgage paper for Citicorp.

Lonny Cole, Millie and Children are in Virginia Beach. Lonny decided surf line was no longer mighty fine and is currently in nuclear subs.

Pat Nelson is in the aeronautical engineering curriculum at NPGS. Pat went to flight school and earned his wings in September '74. Then NAS Lemoore in A-7s with VA-122 and VA-197, the latter aboard USS ENTERPRISE. His first shore tour was VT-4 in Pensacola, flying the T-2C and the TA-4J and completing LSO qualification. He then joined the CVW-11 staff as the staff LSO on board USS AMERICA and USS ENTERPRISE. NOW Pat is

trying to revitalize the grey matter. Pat married Myra ("Mic" for short) in 1980. They had their first chUd, Timothy HamUton, so aU is going weU. Christine and Bob Nestlerode wrote from Hawaii where Bob was detached from COMSUBPAC staff in order to become the XO of USS PERMIT (SSN-594). They will be departing Hawaii by the time you read this. Bob, as all of us, wonders if Andy Depeder is stUl aUve and weU. Marty Deafenbaugh wrote from Norfolk, where he started his internship at Portsmouth Naval Hospital, after graduating from medical school in May. Peter Flynn wrote us from Crofton, Maryland. Peter passes on that Bill Laskin is a pathologist at Bethesda. He's off to the Far East this Fall, and maybe BiU can stop in Honolulu where Ralph Neumister flies for Mid Pacific Airlines. Ray

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Boyd, Christine, .Ale.vis and Samuel (1), live in Guilford, Connecticut. He works for HewlettPackard and ran into Jere Carroll (Debbie, Jere, Jr., and David) who works for HP in Andover, Massachusetts. Shaun Kdly works for HP m Puerto Rico. Bruce Marquardt of 4th Company is the corporate accounts director for AppUcon, a division of Schlumyer. He and Evelyn are moving to Boston this fall. Bob Carlson of 3rd Company is an attorney in Southem CaUfornia. He and Elizabeth have a son, Robert Carlson, III (3).

Raybo had a great time at Homecoming where some 12 of the 20 guys from 5th Company were present. AU the wives looked great and Ray says they looked better than he remembered them 10 years ago. Ray says stop off and see him in New England.

The foUowing individuals sent us baUots from around the country, so let's see where everyone is: John Byrnes, San Pedro, CA; LCdr. Stephen Sudcamp, Vallejo; LCdr. Steven Horton, JAGC, Staff Judge Advocate COMNAVSURFGRU WESTPAC; Doug Rein, Palo Alto; Larry Myers, Middletown (RI); Fred Brasco, New York; BUl Kerekes, MelvUle (NY); Al Murray, FaUs Church; Mike Zimet, Santa Ana; WUUam S. Kordis, Orange Park; LCdr. C.J. Henderson, Miami; Maj. Denis SorreU, Camp Pendleton; Gary Rhoads; Max Jones, Meridian; Dennis Vito, Hamburg (PA); Larry (Bud) King, Kingwood (TX); Dave and Maryanne Stacy, Maplewood (NJ); Mark Brousseau, Mission Viejo; Mark Salman, St. Mary's Point (MN); D. Hopkins, on board in Venezuela; Gordon Young, Cupertino; LCdr. BUl Reynolds, VF-114, FPO, San Francisco; Bob Brathuhn, Enfield (CT); Louis Hughes, MOQ D-7, NAB, Norfolk; Jim BriU, Pacific PaUsades; BUl Morrison, Monterey; Jim Kane, Ledyard (CT); Craig Scott, Lutz (FL); Dave Hopkins, Arlington; L.G. PaUis, Arlington; Tom RusseU, Virginia Beach.

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Pres., LCdr. Donald Loren USN Sec'y, LCdr. Ken Pisel USN 1605 Boston Court Virginia Beach VA 23456 Tel.: (H) 804/495-2424 Greetings, '74! As you read this month's abbreviated assaiUt on jouraaUsm you can rest assiu-ed in the thought that I am no longer the Class Secretary. Therefore, your chances of being Ubeled in print have been decreased significantly.

HopefuUy, my successor wiU submit his inputs in a much more timely manner, and take the time to thoroughly proofread them. Regardless, 1 wish him and all of our new Class officers the best of luck in their terms of office.

As 1 alluded to earUer, and you can plaitUy see, this month shaU be rather short on verbiage. There is an old excuse for not writing that has to do with having your arm in a cast and since 1 qualify, I shall exercise that excuse at this time. Unfortunately, there was a wealth of information that 1 had planned to relay to you this month, but since this is being typed with the left hand only, I wiU have to either wait untU my final effort, or pass it on to my reUef. Either way, if you sent word, it shall be printed.

The only real input I wiU take the effort to make this month is to thank those that were responsible for the success of our Ten-Year-Reunion. Back in Febmary of '82 the planning process began and has continued right up until the event itself. Our Class officers from Don Loren to Jerry Rudd and 84

Mike Donovan were in on the initial decision making, but the biggest contributors were Steve Middleton and Mick Halbriener. Steve arranged for the taUgate party before, during and after the game, and Mick is the king of gedunk, arranging for the various and sundry mementos of the Reunion. 1 personaUy want to thank them and anyone else who even offered to give me a hand with all that had to be done. I only hope that in retrospect it was aU worth it to everyone.

WeU, the southpaw hunt-and-peck regune is getting old, so I shaU end it right here. Until December, ciao.

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Pres., LCdr. Edward R. Hawkens USNR Sec'y, LCdr. Steve Hubbard USN 719 Garfield Ave. Virginia Beach VA 23452 Howdy, all! First of aU, let me apologize for missing that one column (1 think it was September). Being at sea, as you know, makes the maU system rather tmpredictable. I maUed an entry but it didn't reach its destination in time for print, so that one went in the foUowing month's column.

As it tumed out, it worked out better for me. We were stiU in type training, and busier than a onearmed paper hanger. WeU, hopefuUy I'm back on step now!

WhUe I'm thinking about it, 1 have orders to depart IKE in late January, and wiU be going to NPGS Monterey. Barring any unforseen extensions or changes, any mail you send after 31 December 1984 should go to my home address — 719 Garfield Ave., Virginia Beach VA 23542 — untU 1 get an address out in Monterey. Even though I'm leaving IKE in January, there is some discussion as to whether I'U be starting school in April or October. That will hopefully be straightened out soon! I wiU be in either the 366 curriculum — Space Systems Ops, or the 591 — Space Systems Engineering. I'm psyched for it, needless to say! Maggie and the kids are excited about theh first look at California, and we're aU looking forward to experiencing the West Coast for a whUe. It'U also be a chance for my folks to get to see their grandchUdren a Utde more frequendy. (They Uve in Washington State.)

WeU, we have just under a year until the BIG TEN YEAR REUNION! Aside from max partying, it'U also be election time! Now, guys and gals, you've heard me time and again ask for updates on your whereabouts, and yes, I'm going to do it again. WHERE ARE YOU? If you want to get the word about the activities and election, I need your addresses! While you're at it, just drop me a card or note with general info about yourself and your famUy, e.g., family composition, ages of chUdren, duty station or place of employment, job tide, any planned changes. Also, since only about half our esteemed group belongs to the Alumni Association, maybe you can provide addresses of others as weU. It would be a great help. Even better would be if each Company had a "secretary" who could send me a roster of addresses. After all, you guys know where your 'mates are, for the most part. If I get a lot of addresses, we'll be able to contact more people and hopefully have an even better turnout than we did in '80! (Remember '80?

What a great time that was!) Have I beat the dead horse enough?

Okay, time for news . . . some rather old, some new. Pat Gooley wrote a note on St. Patrick's Day from the Northern Arabian Sea, where his ship, USS MARS ( A F S - 1 ) , was supporting the MIDWAY

Battle Group. (Of course, by the time you read

this they'U probably be working up another deployment.) Pat says MARS holds 5 km. runs in the ports they visit, and he's been participating in them regularly. Cathy is doing fine. They stUl have their horses, and plan to estabUsh a ranch of their own one day. Thanks for the note, Pat! A "first ever" letter came from Dave Gove, who has Uved in Vhginia Beach for most of the last four years, but is now on exchange duty with the Royal Navy. He just completed his department head tomas NAV/Combat Systems Officer in FLYING FISH (SSN-673), having been aboard January '81-April '84. Dave's wife (7 June '75) is Beverly; their two chUdren, Jason 7, and Kristen 2. They are now in Faslane, Scodand (Ufe in the "Faslane"?) where he is on the Royal Navy Submarine Tactics and Warfare Group (STWG) staff, for 24 months ('til May '86). Dave does have a bit of news on other Class members. Bob Bums (of basketbaU center fame) Uves in Miami, Florida, with his wife, Kristi and sons, Robert Jr., and Matthew. Bob is a manager in the production department of the Miami Herald newspaper. Dave Hammer, his wife Darlene, and their twin three-year-old sons Uve in Vu-ginia Beach. Dave is EDO stationed with COMOPTEVFOR, having received his MSEE at Monterey in '81. Barry McCullough (Bemard J. Ill) is sdll chief engineer in VIRGINLA (CGN-38).

Butch Hansen is engineer in GLENARD P. LIPSCOMB (SSN-685). He and wife Denise Uve in Virginia Beach. Mike Lord, his wife Shirley, and their three daughters also Uve in Virginia Beach. Mike is a Navy lawyer, attached to one of the afloat staffs down at NOB. Randy Zeller is engineer in USS PHOENLX, and Uves also in Virginia Beach with his wife Debbie. George Chegin is now a civiUan working for Booze AUen, with his own office in Virginia Beach. Jim Shelton is about halfway through his NAV/OPS department head tour in USS ScinjiN, out of New London. Gordy Roesler is engineer in USS BERGALL, and Uves in Norfolk. Dave closes by saying that he is definitely in favor of a "mini" Lucky Bag for the Reunion, especiaUy since he won't be able to attend. (Hear that, Andy?) Let's hear from somebody else on that item, too!

Thanks for the news, Dave . . . not a bad effort for the "fust ever!" And best of luck in the RN. FoUowing in Dave's footsteps, another "fu^t ever" came from Kerry Kersey, Uving in SUverdale, Washington. He is a P-3 pUot, now a Catand-Arresting Gear Officer (a "shooter") aboard USS RANGER, currendy in the shipyard in Bremerton. His first tour was with VP-44 out of Brunswick, foUowed by instructor duty in Corpus Christi. Kerry married Becky from Bowdoinham, Maine, on 2 October '82. He then prompdy began workups, followed by a seven-and-a-half month Indian Ocean cruise, during which RANGER set the "all-time conventional carrier record" for consecutive days at sea (121). Two odier Classmates are "shooters" in RANGER — Rick Hammond and Dave Tyson. Rick recendy married Dorothy (July '83), and joined the ship in December. Dave's wife's name is SheUa. Kerry's former roommate at USNA, Thad Burr, is an Air Force pUot, flying T-33s. His wife is an Air Force officer named Pam. He was stationed at Clark AFB, PI, but has probably transferred by now. Walt Flippin is engineer in USS Ptn^FER out of Pearl Harbor.

Kerry was an usher at his wedding in Jefferson City, Missouri, in the Spring of '82. Ed Firth, now a civilian living and working near Philadelphia, was the best man. Walt's wife's name is Jane. Bob Warmbrunn, another P-3 type (NFO), is assistant navigator in RANGER. John Stufflebeem, F-14 pUot with VF-211, was on cruise with RANGER. Others Kerry has seen are, Tom Cihlar and Dan Murphy, both "shooters" in USS CORAL SEA (now in the

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yards in Portsmoudi, Virginia); Joe Gentile, who is out now and Uving in San Francisco; George Chegin and wife Barb, Butch Lanzer, a "shooter" in USS CONSTELLATION, Tom Jurewicz, former P-3 NFO turned P-3 pilot, now in JacksonviUe, Florida, with wife Lana; Chris Benigno, with a DESRON staff in San Diego. Kerry and Becky are looking forward to departing RANGER in the December-January time frame, and hopefully going back to the East Coast. He closes by mentioning that during the overhaul he has been the Voids Division Officer, in charge of rehabUitating/ preserving 300 voids. (1 won't touch that one with a 3.05 meter pole). Thanks, Kerry!

Wayne Bergman dropped a line from Morton, Illinois. He and his famUy left the Navy in August *82 after completing a tour as 20th Company officer at USNA. (Apparendy a two-year extension agreement to serve as now required.) After going through the "meat market" interviews process he took a jog in the commercial lubricant marketing group at MobU Oil. He's a sales engineer, selling lubricants to customers like CaterpiUar, etc., with the territory around Morton (about ten miles east of Peoria). He's also in the Reserve, driUing with a unit in Rock Island. Wife KC is a '75 grad of Hood CoUege, and currendy coordinator and head instructor of a therapeutic horseback program for handicapped chUdren. Son Andy is seven and playing T-baU for the first time.

Daughter Janet is four and "keeps Dad in Une," whUe daughter Barbara ("Bobbie") is two, and teUs Dad "where to go and what to do when he gets there!" Wayne admits to missing the Navy only sUghdy, but that they very much miss the friendships and relationships developed, and invite anyone passing through Peoria ("Lord knows why") to look them up. Thanks for the bring-up, Wayne!

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Pres., Lt. Morgan B. Pearsall USN Sec'y, Capt. Joe Buranosky USMC 24575 Copper Cliff Ct., El Toro CA 92630 Everyone must be pretty busy — only three letters this month. Congratulations to Deb and Blaine Pearsall on the birth of their daughter, Tiffany Rose, 1 August; the baby was 7 lbs. 12y4 oz. Blaine is enjoying his new job at GE; he. Deb and, and the kids are all living in Fabius, New York. Congratulations are also in order for Carol and Dale Meyer; they had a baby girl, Laura Ashleigh, who was born 13 August 1984.

I had the good fortune to hear from Craig Scott about two weeks ago; he's on a WestPac tour now.

Both he and Judith Ann are well, and Scotty is teaching her to fly.

I have just a few final notes to pass on. I heard from Lou Sposato; he and Roberta are all settled in at Quantico. John Drerup was married to the former JiU Lynn Johnson during June — congratulations! 1 also got a copy of an article from Naval Aviation News which discussed a new program for test pUots; this program picks the best pUots to attend Naval Postgraduate School for one year, then foUow on to Test Pilot School for 11 months. Bud Jewett was the first aviator to go through this program — congratulations and best wishes for continued success. That's all the news 1 have for now — I hope to see more letters this month. BEAT ARMY!

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Pres., Capt. Peter W. Grieve USMC Sec'y, Mr. Daniel F. Busch 2405 Lemontree Ln., Piano TX 75074

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Washington, and after the election, who knows?

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Pres., Lt. Kenneth E. Waldie USN Sec'y, Lt. Bob Schmermund USN (Ret.) 13201 Iris Court, Bowie MD 20715 301/390-6754 Woops! WeU I didn't want to spoil you with four columns in a row so I decided to take October off. ActuaUy, August was kind of a lost month for Jan and myself as I officially retired from the Navy on 31 August. Presently I'm working for the Republican National Committee in

i.t. and Mrs. David Rodriguez 15th Companymate Dave Rodriguez writes that he joined the ranks of wedded bliss on 24 March, marrying the former Joan Foxe of Sydney, Australia. Joan and Dave met a few years ago in San Diego and ever since then she's, been trying to feed Dave "Vegemite sandwiches," but Dave said, "No way!" Dave is stationed on board ship out of Mayport and recently ran into Kim and Ray Miskowski. Ray is a P-3 instmctor out of JacksonviUe, and mmor has it that he's working feverishly on lowering his golf handicap; that way he won't need a calculator to keep score anymore. Ray and Kim are the new proud parents of a young 'un that Ray has undoubtedly taught to play every card game known to mankind.

Speaking of cards, someone who is obviously not playing with a full deck is JuUe Rutkai Hammond who fooUshly married Book Hammond in June of '83 in Annapolis. Present at that epic affair were Gini and Lanny "Chief King, Barb and Scotty Eckert, Cheri and Drew Mulhare, Helen and George Teufel, and, of course, Mike "Crispy Critter" Crisp. Most of the party was housed at the ever-popular Thr-rift Iim, which undoubtedly was thr-rilled to have such classy cUentele.

Anyway, that's past history, and all seriousness aside, JuUe and Al are happUy residing m gorgeous Great MUls, Maryland. Al has joined a cadre of '78ers who are presently operating as Navy test pUots. Included in this Ulustrious group are Cindy and Andy Mohler and Dot and Jim Small, who are in ASW test directorate, Diane and Rick Wren, who are in Rotary Wing test directorate. All four boys in blue graduated from test pilot school. Al also reports that Rick Yasky is presently enjoying the fun of TPS (test pUot school) with class #86

Hammond wedding party at the Chapel

LCdr. C.J. HaU and Annette WeU, gang, I'm gonna put a wrap on this one.

If I keep going it'U get too long to print, so I'U hang on to the rest for next month. A couple of quickies though; Kimberly and Steve Andriko were blessed with a baby daughter, Stephanie Paige, on 11 June '84; Annette and C.J. Hall married in '82 (see accompanying picture), were blessed with their first chUd, Christopher Lawrence this past June.

Don't forget now, I need those updates of address, preferably with status updates, too. Hang in there. Have a Happy Thanksgiving and a joyous HoUday Season.

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which is due to graduate in December. Dave Brown (18th Company) got married in May and was due to start with class #87 in July, after completing a year in PG school. Jim Jones is stiU at PG school and should be starting TSP with class #88 in December. In appears that '78 is doing its stuff right... or is that Right Stuff? Thanks for the poop Al, and JuUe, try to keep him out of trouble.

The Proud Papas, Marty and Ingrid, .Mike and Chase

A short note from Luaime and Marty Zimmerman included the photo of Marty and Ingrid Zimmerman and Chase and Mike Combs. The proud pap>as are both in Marine green; with Marty acting as Ops boss for USMC Recruiting station in Detroit and Tammy and Mike Chase heading for Amphibious Warfare School in Quantico. Mike just retumed from being best man at Al Kuntz's wedding on 16 June. So aU is weU with 5th Batt boys Marty and Mike and their famiUes. Thanks for the note, Luanne.

Lt. and Mrs. Carl Abelein

A short, but information fUled letter from Cari Abelein included the photo of Carl and his new bride Lori, who were married at the chapel at NAS Lemoore on 10 March. '78ers in attendance were Wade Tallman, Rick Roustio, Tom Morse, Ken Bowersak and Jeff Dickman. Carl is currendy in VA-127 flying A-4s in the adversary mission (sounds kinky to me). Wade is in VFA-125 as an 86

F/A-18 instmctor and Rick is recruiting in St. Louis. Tom is instmctor in VA-122flyingA-7s and Ken was on cruise with V.A-22, flying A-7s off ENTERPRISE. .MeanwhUe, Jeff is stiU flying S-3s out of sunny San Diego (Go Padres!). Carl would like to hear from one and aU, particularly Jim Fee, and can be reached at 2121 Lemmon Way, Hanford CA 93230. Thanks for the junk of the "jumpsiuters."

Moving back to the "real" Nav-y-, Surface Warrior Kurt Tidd dropped me a Une as he and wife Lese headed toward France were Kurt wiU be attending the Utuversity of Bordeaux. Kurt wiU be taking courses in "Wine, its Effect on Modem Warfare," and "Carlo Rossi, the Man and the Myih." ActuaUy, Kim wiU be enjoying a weUdeserved respite after being deployed for nearly a year as Flag Lieutenant to COMCRUDESGRU EIGHT. Kurt was embarked on INDY when she cruised down to the Caribbean for the fun at Grenada and later was on board TICONDEROGA during the action off of Lebjmon. During his travels Kurt ran into a number of Qassmates. Jack Fernandez was flying with one of the F-14 squadrons on INDY, acting as one of the ringleaders of "Don Q Seven." WhUe on board Tico Kurt was in CIC when word came that Bobby Goodman's plane had gone dow-n, so needless to say Kurt was near the action. Kurt says that Tico is even better than the Navy says it is. Anyway, he had a 36th Company homecoming of sorts when he roomed in the JO bunkroom with Scot Hoffman and Eric Sweigard ('79). Kurt ran into Scot again at PG school in Monterey prior to his departure for Bordeaux; that's Kurt's departure, not Scot's . . . sorry, Scot. Dr. Tidd also mentioned bumping into Jim "Jean Claude" Carr during a trip to Grenoble. Jim was stiU on Olmstead Scholarship at the University and took time out from his busy skung, I mean studying schedule, to explain the rigors of French student-Ufe to Kurt.

At the end of Kurt's cruise, while on board KENNEDY, he ran into Jim Fiorelli who is flying electric A-6s out of Whidbey Island in beautiful Washington State. Other Academy stalwarts bumping into the Tiddman were OUie Edwards '80, a Whale driver out of Rota, and Clark Handy '77, an F-14 RIO. After deployment Kurt and Lese spent two months at Defense Language Institute in Monterey and as of this writing should be harvesting grapes in Bordeaux. They can be reached by writing to: Bordeaux Consulate, APO NY, NY 09777.

HopefuUy Kurt wiU provide a more specific address in the future so '78 European travelers, Uke Maria and Al Baker, can mooch off of them for a whUe. Speaking of "Blues Baker," he and Maria are indeed traveUing the Continent, but by this issue's arrival should already have retumed to sunny SoCal where Al wiU be spending the next three years in the Saninary. So by the next reimion we'll not otUy have Father Al Robredo, but Reverend Al Baker or possibly Chaplain Al . . . just another exzunple that the Lord works in mysterious ways.

Before I close, a final note from another '78 looper, Jon Sears, who, as you can see from the photo, was Adm. Crowe's Flag Lieutenant. Jon was being awarded to DMSM for his outstanding tour for USCINCPAC By now, Jon, Barbara and their I'A year-old son Jonathan are enjoying the good Ufe in Massachusetts as Jon attends Harvard University Keimedy School of Government. Jon's hoping to see some old buds at Army after spending the last 4 years with Magnum P.I. in Hawaii.

WeU, that's all from this nautical kind of guy for now. Stay tuned next month as John "Nuke 'em 'TU they Glow" Newcomb answers that ever

Jon E. Sears and Adm. Crowe present question, "Is there Ufe in Upstate New York, or are they aU hungover on Genesee Cream Ale?" Until then, this is Biff Barf saying See You at Army! See You at the Liberty Bowl!

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Pres., Lt. Alex L. Umitia USN Corr. Sec'y, Larry Kihistadius 4847 Horton Mission KS 66202 East Coast, Lt. (jg) J.E. McFadden USN USS MISSISSIPPI (CGN-40), FPO NY 09578

Dear '79, I admit I was slack last month, but it was very hectic and my typewriter was broken. 1 hope never to miss another column again. HopefuUy one of the other writers sent something in. I must join the multitude of people that teU me that they have not received their Shipmate after moving. Please take note that it happens even to the correspondents. By the way, for anyone that is not vviUing to put pen to paper my new phone is 913/722-6%9. My apologies to the Tata ijersons, my fUght plans got messed up and I lost the phone number. I would love some pictures of the wedding. HopefuUy we got to make amends at Homecoming.

Lt. and Mrs. Don Reilly Chris Wenz and The Center of Attention

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As you can see, 1 got a couple of wedding pictures in the mail. One is of Dennis Reilly and the other is of the Chris Wenz festivities. Dennis married Brenda Beck from Jacksonville, Florida.

Scott Morrison, Dom Gorie, Dave Marble, and John Dodober were aU participants m the wedding.

He told me that I shoiUd be getting some pictures from Larry Rice and Dave Olson, but 1 haven't seen them. How about it, guys? George and Marilyn Mayer Uve oiUy a few blocks from Dennis.

George is a pUot at CecU Field and Dennis is stUl flying the A-7. Grant and Daryl Thornton had their fu-st chUd, a boy, David Taylor, on 18 April.

Grant was home for his son's deUvery but went out to sea a week later. Dave and Emerling are exp)ecting their first child this month. Ross and Chris KeUer also had a baby gurl on 18 April. Good coordination, guys.

In case anyone is wondering, rest assured that aU things are imder control at Headquarters AUied Forces Southem Europe. John JoUiffe is new Flag Lieutenant. He reaUy misses going to sea in little steel tubes. Anyone who happens to be in Naples looking for a pizza or just there for a stroU, be sure to stop by. On a serious note, John would StiU Uke to put together a memorial fund for Saeed Ahmadi. Contact John at CinC South/CinCUSNAVEUR Flag Lt., HQ AF South Box 130, FPO New York, NY 09524.

Steve Smith is in London in the FOOSIC at CinCUSNAVEUR; he says it's one of those tough jobs, but he wiU take it Uke a man. In case anyone was wondering why they haven't heard from Steve, Liz is expecting their third child this FaU. Mark Young and Kirk Micbaelson have both started post-grad school this FaU, while Dan Bnrsch is at Test PUot School. Steve Jones is an instructor at Pensacola. Matt Brower is an instructor at Newport; I suppose we have reached the time m our careers where we are either in an instmctor or instmctee biUet, or a civiUan. Bob Smout and Rob Sterling and Ted Grant and Skip Krause and Mike Sotting and Mario BladweU are aU fine. I suppose I should teU you what they are doing, but they were aU in transition and you probably saw them at Homecoming anyway. What you think, that's a cop out? O.K., maybe I'U just tempt you a Utde bit. One of them married a German girl named HannUore Volpe and is Uving in Stuttgart on intelligence duty. Obviously only one person qualified for inteUigence. Mark Decker is in JacksonviUe, so Mario went there instead. Since you reaUy do probably want to know, Rob fUes die S-3 off AMERICA. Ted fUes A-7 off IN-

DEPENDENCE and Skip flies A-6s off his back porch. Mike is in the NFO Pipe Lme for F-14s but should be flying by now. Steve is the new company Newsletter Rep. for 22. You can write to him at 1107 Harthstone Landing, Chesapeake VA 23325.

Dave Fleenor married EUzabeth and is currently at the University of Tennessee Law School (Go Vols). Between studying and drinking moonshine he had tune to write me a letter. He said he enjoys having Beth be the bread winner. Dave MacDonald is in HARRY YARNELL, and Ralph Quarles is now

at die ASW Training Center in Norfolk. Jack Holt and Howell Hollis are both in Jax, flying the friendly skies. The Mad Hungarian, Greg Baka is running for Congress in CaUfomia as Ultra Conservative. Don't worry, Dave; not one wiU be able to figure that you told me that mmor â&#x20AC;&#x201D; your secret is safe with me. Bud! Since by his own admission the above is all he knows, 1 guess 1 wiU have to entertain you myself now.

I have heard from quite a few people that most of those eUgible have elected to go out the door in '84.1 would Uke to hear from anyone that had Shipmate, November 1984

hard facts on our Class percentages. After spending a Summer as a long-haired Commie, 1 still can't get used to not having my hair cut every two weeks and wearing a uniform; sometimes I can already feel a true sense of loss. Before you consider resigning your commission, remember high salaries, fast cars, expensive suits and pretty secretaries typing your personal letters probably don't compare with standing O.D. in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Yeah, Right!

1 really wouldn't feel right if I didn't honestly tell you that 1 do miss the miUtary Ufe from time to time. Be sure the decision is well thought out because you can never go back. I think we graduated from the finest school in the country and I was proud to have served and I'm proud of those that continue to do so. Have a Happy Thanksgiving! Go Navy! Beat ARMY! Larry K.

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Pres., Lt. Gg) William W. Crow USN East Coast, Mr. Gary Smith 940 Barton Oaks Place Herndon VA 22070 NE Sec'y, Lt. Gg) James B. McGee USN Apt. 14, One Freedom Circle Portsmouth NH 06809

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Academy Chapel. Bob Joliff, who is in CIVLANT as an electrical engineer, also attended the wedding. Erik recently completed his tour on CAPODANNO, and is headed to Norfolk on board

Membership: 94%

Pres., Lt. Gg) Dennis A. Sawyer USN Sec'y, Lt. Gg) Peter Sciabarra USN 4735 Woods Edge Road Virginia Beach VA 23462 HeUoOut There, '81!

WeU, I hope you're aU making your plans to be in PhUadelphia for the return of the Aimual Slaughter to the East Coast. Unfortunately I'll be floating around the Med for this year's victory over Army, but I wiU be there in spirit. Go Big Blue!

It is my sad duty to start this month's column with some unfortunate news. I'm sorry to report that the Class of '81 lost two of its members last Slimmer in separate aircraft accidents. Dave M. Sperling was kiUed in an A-6 accident in Korea.

Dave was a member of Attack Squadron 115, and was a Naval Flight Officer. Dave is survived by his parents, Capt. and Mrs. David J. SperUng of Pensacola, Florida. Tommy Doyle was kiUed in an A-7 accident on board the aircraft carrier MIDWAY during a night recovery on 21 August.

Tommy was the Company Commander for the 24th Company. The Class of '81 sends its deepest sympathies to the famiUes and friends of Dave and Tommy. We wiU sincerely miss both of them.

This was a big month for letters from wives, as 1 also received a note from Holly Hankins. HoUy was married to Paul on 30 July '83. Paul is in

Mark and Evelyn Mervine

Received a note from Debbie Dwyer, whose husband Tim has received his Dolphins. Tim's name was incorrectly spelled in a recent issue of Shipmate. Sorry for the mix-up. Barbara Mervine sent a note along with a picture of her husband Mark and their daughter, Evelyn Martinique. Evelyn was born on 12 January '84 in Groton. Mark is on board, LAFAYETTE, along with Ted Dumbauld.

Barbara also reports seeing Debbie and Ron Cavett in the Groton area, where Rob is in DALLAS. Debbie and Rob have a son named Jason.

WeU, that's aU for this month. Remember to send your mail to me at HC-6, Det 12, USNS Smius, FPO NY NY 09587, through the end of January in order to expedite your information making it into print. Have a great Thanksgiving and an even better Army-Navy weekend, and Let's BEAT ARMY! Ski.

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Pres., Ens. Thomas P. Garrison III USN Sec'y, Ens. Gus Anderson USN USS JESSE L . BROWN (FF-1089)

FPO Miami FL 34090

HeUo once again. BeUeve it or not, I have a good reason for missing last month's issue, but I'm sure you don't want to hear it. I got about a dozen letters for this issue so let's get on with it . . .

I got a letter from Col. Hammond, Shipmate Editor and Wes's father, and he spotted an '82er getting married in the Chapel on 25 August.

Without a doubt the groom was Bill Fazekas. As for the detaUs, I'm stiU waiting a letter from someCLARK ( F F G - U ) out of Mayport, and is due to one. Anyway, congrats! Another wedding in Anrotate this year. Holly and Paul report that Mary napohs featured Dave Snyder and Jennifer Lee and Paul Braun were married in May. Attending Hocket of Davidsonville. Dave is in Meridian as the wedding were Bob, Carol and BJ Turman, and a flight instmctor. Just one more wedding to report Matt, Charlene and Rebecca Carr. Mike was the exchange of vows between Bill Boeh and McKinnon's wife Rhonda wrote to let us know that Susan Budosh. they are in Charleston, where Mike is on board My old roomie, Steve "Bootie" Gatanis, finaUyPULASKI as RCA. Rhonda and Mike have two got married to Karen Papke back on June 9. She's sons; Brandon (2) and Ryan (3 mos.) and would an SMU graduate and they met in P-cola. SpeakUke to hear from their Second Company ing of P-cola, Steve is no longer in the flight proClassmates at 9 Paddlecreek Ave., Charleston SC gram. He and Karen are out of Guam and Steve 29412. Also from 2nd Company, Erik Erikson is now a Geophysics Officer. The two also made passed along the news of his wedding to the former some bucks playing tunes at the Breezy Point " O " Linda Schumacher on 29 May '84 at the Naval Club. Steve Surko wrote from USS ELLIOTT

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(DD-967). He ran into Paul Limbacher on board USS BADGER during a READIEX out in the Pacific. Steve was held prisoner during the exercise due to bad weather and the inabUity of the helo to move him to his friendly side. Anyway, Steve had some Third Company news to pass along . . . Dean Yamasaki is back from his deployment in USS BEN FRANKLIN as RCA. Dean and Tom Logue are stationed in Chasn. Phil Peyton is joining a squadron based on board USS KITTY HAWK. Tom Cosgrove is in LONG BEACH

(CGN-9) and should be a Nuke EOOW soon.

Also, Derek Hee is Gunnery Officer in USS FIFE. Just one more bit of info from Steve, Chris Chico is in New River, North Carolina, with a CH-46 RAG. Dan Mack wrote tofiUme on his Ufe for the past two years. He married Jane Tuggle of CarroUton, Georgia, back in July of '83. This past Jtme Jane gave birth to baby girl, Maggie Jane.

Dan says being a father is a super experience and recommends it to everyone. Dan is a Nuke and is ready to earn his pay in USS JOHN ADAMS

(SSBN-620 Gold). The threesome is heading to Charleston. Kevin McGuire is also in Dan's Class and is heading to San Diego in USS POLLAK. Kevin was the master-of-ceremoiues at the wetting down back in May. Even though I haven't heard from Fr. (Cdr.) Condon for a while, 1 heard that he went in the hospital for a back operation. And, to the only "honorary member" of the Class, '82 wishes you a hearty "Get WeU."

Terry DieU, Johnny Knight, Ken Harvey Scott Wilson wrote me on a risque postcard to say that he's having a great time. Scott is in the Med in USS SARATOGA. Scott wants to go to fUght school and shoiUd be there by the time this gets to press. Ken Harvey wrote and sent along the first pictiure of the month. Ken is in USS STRAUSS out in HawaU and his wife Patti had a Uttle boy on 7 May. Congrats go to Harv and Patti from Gus personaUy . . . I just want to pass on some "dirt" on o r Harv. When we were in Newport together back in April, Ken spent most of the time on the phone to Patty in Hawau. Their long distance phone biU for the three-month period was close to $1000, so I think it's only fitting that we present Ken with the first ever "Reach Out and Go Broke" Award. Terry Dietz, Johnny Knight, and Ken got together on the decks of USS ENTERPRISE for a photo. Terry is now in P-cola after getting his SWO pin. A bunch of '82ers were out at sea in a fleet operation with these three. Danny Humphreys, Jerry Lehr, Steve Dahlquist, and others and Shawn Mank, is in overhaul now in USS GOLDSBOROUGH.

Don Clements sent a picture of The Day and as the picture shows, Donny is now married to Jodie. I am personally shocked by this event, but now that 1 dunk about it, Don always used to carry an engagement ring around with him in his poc88

Lt. and Mrs. Don Clements ket . . . (Just kiddin', big guy!!!) Don is in advanced jets in Meridian right now. Some news from him includes the marriage of Jim Garman.

He got married in North Jersey of aU places. It seems Uke yesterday when Don, Jim, and I were linemen for the Leathernecks of MMA.

decipher diis much . . . Marty- McKowan got married in Roanoke, Virginia. Knighter and Terry had a blast in San Francisco and Shawn Mank and his wife Dana said " h i " from HawaU. Terry, 1 wish you aU the luck in the world in flight school. By the way Terry, I saw the Boss m concert in Worcester, Massachusetts. I was in a daze for a week afterwards.

Ken Carkhuff wrote from P-cola to inform us about the winged ones there . . . Dave Andrews wiU fly SH-3S in San Diego, Kenny will fly SH-60BS there also, Paul Shigley and Dan Kowalski wUl be in S.D. flying SH-2Fs, Brian Riso is in Hawau flying CH-46s and Chris Yelder is in Pendleton flying AH-Us. Tom Mascolo is in BeevUleflyingA-6s. Other winged warrion include Tim Bacci who got his wings last December and is flying F-14s in Miramar, Steve Johnson is flying F-4s, Dave Dunaway and Mark Snyder are in Meridian flying T-2s, Brad Connors and Rob Fisher are m Lemoore flying A-7s, and Keith Ayers is flying A-3s in S.D. Tim Carroll is in KingviUe, Ed Kubles is flying A-6s, and Steve Kenny and Kurt Welty are flying F-14s in Oceana.

Kevin Smith and Bruce Bille are doing weU in CONYNGHAM, anchoring down the engineering department J.O.s as DCA and MPA respectfuUy. They are domg "routine ops" in Central America.

Bmce and his wife Liz are doing great and Kevin is married to Terri Rummel. They were married just last month in the Chapel. Kevin and Bmce passed the SWO board together awhUe back. In the words of Kevin, "we tap-danced our way through it." They have run into Joe Taschetta, Pete Nickitas, Craig Powers and Rick Smith in Norfolk in the recent past and aU are doing weU.

Mike Russiello and Kathy Dabrowski, both Life Members of the Alumni Association

Eddie Meyers, Mr. Orange Coast 1 guess all of you are wondering with Eddie Meyers looks Uke these days. Take a look of this picture, sports fans . . . Mr. Orange Coast. I guess you've been pumpin' some iron, huh, Eddie???

Eddie and his wife Jan are at Camp Pendleton.

Their daughter Erica is talking now and Jan is (or was) expecting m October. Eddie worked out again with the Adanta Falcons for his leave period back in August.

Lew Buriey is married now and has a baby.

Lewis J. is stationed in NC and should be deploying to the Eastern Med in the near future. I have not heard from "Kool Daddy" Jeff Dever in awhUe. If anyone (Klem, Ward, etc.) sees him, have him send me his address. I mentioned Terry Dietz a whUe back in this article. I don't know how Terry made it through school. He has the worst handwriting I've ever seen and thus the letter he wrote me is practically unreadable. I could

Here's great news . . . the latest "AU '82" couple is Mike Russiello and Kathy Dabrowski.

They were married 28 July and P.J. Dour was the best man. Mike Rennie and John Shatto were groomsmen and Mary Giorgio and Lynne Coe were in the wedding also. The happy couple went to Bermuda for their honeymoon. Mike Rennie got married on 1 September to AF 1st Lt. Jody Vinzant. Mike and Kathy wiU be stationed together in San Diego with Mike aboard USS POLLAK (SSN-603) and Mike Re. and Jody wUl be together in Moffett Field, where Mike is a P-3 pUot. Jon Shatto is a P-3 pUot in Jax, Lynne Coe is in DC, Mary Giorgio is in the PhilUpines, and P.J. is a "Chop" in USS DRUM (SSN-677). WhUe in Athens, P.J. ran into Lidden Pate who will be going to USS BEAUFORT (ATS-2) in Pearl.

WeU, that's about it for this month. By the time this hits print. Bill Dawson and I wiU be delivered from this overhaul nightmare. We wiU be heading to Charleston for some minor repairs. Take it easy and keep the letters comin'

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Pres., Ens. James H. Flatley IV USN Sec'y, 2nd Lt. Gary C. Schmidt USMC 715 Westwood Drive, MiUon FL 32570 East Coast Sec'y, Ens. Lisa Yustak SC USN USS L. Y. SPEAR ( A S - 3 6 )

FPO New York NY 09547 As usual, the main topic for this month is weddings. So before 1 start rambling, here are the newlyweds (along with some not-so-newlyweds): Carl Wagner and Patricia, Harry Dorman and Cindy, Kevin Zumbar and Kathy, Greg Wells and Cindy, Gina and Eric Yotz were married on 15 May 1984, Debbie and Dan Forney were wed at the Chapel also in May, Jeff Armstrong married Robin, Jim Wooley married Joy, Craig McDonald and Karen tied the knot on 26 May, Craig Faller and Martha on 21 July, K.C. Fitzpatrick and Gina on 28 July.

Now on to Company news. Mike Melillo wrote with the latest from 19: Bob Shoemaker has recovered completely and has graduated with the Class of '84 as a member of '83. He wiU be an Aircraft Maintenance Duty Officer on board USS MIDWAY when he finishes his training. Steve "Big Kid" Marr is married and he and wife Robin are expecting a Utde Marr very soon. He is stiU somewhere in the Nuke pipeUne. Drew Hofley is finishing primary down here in P'cola and is living on the beach. Tom Cheamitni and Greg "Killer"

Miller are both in the Med in IOWA. Greg was TAD on NEW JERSEY when they fired 300 Volkswagens into the hills around Beirut. Brian Gahn and Blake Ramsey are both flying jets; Gonzo is in Texas and Blake is in Meridian, Mississippi. Chuck Sitarski and wife are down here in P'cola where he is finishing up primary. Tony "Chief" Wilding is in Pascagoula, waiting for his ship, USS COMTE DE GRASSE, to come out of the shipyard. Rumor has it that the Chief is engaged and will be married in December to a Southern Belle from Alabama.

Dave Bogdan, Tom Corcoran, and Lance Zahm are all in prototype school. Corky and Bogs are in New York and Lance is in Idaho Falls. Brian "Goobs" McGee and wife Laurie are in San Diego in an S-3 Rag. Doc Saba is stiU in P'cola and is living with Chris Gallagher and Larry O'Conner.

Scott Bell finished grad school at UVA and is now in Nuke school. He is also getting married in December to Laurie MacVey, a 1984 UVA grad. Last heard from, Bbo Papp was in Monterey at the Russian language school. Mike Kendus is still in Orlando and wiU be getting married in October. Mike Melillo was married on 31 March in the Chapel.

Corky Corcoran was best man and others in attendance were Doc Saba, Dave Bogdan, Scott BeU, Wayne Fairchild (24th), Bob Shoemaker, Dave Weaver, Cindy Powell, Chris Butler, Tony Wilding, Frank McNeU (22nd), Mark "Turk" Powell (7th), Frank Blankemeyer (21st) and Greg Miller. Mike and Leslee are now at Ft. SiU, for artiUery school and then on to Camp Pendleton.

Mike reports that other '83ers in arty school are

Tom Connally, Dave Bleisner (5th), Al Manglicmont (36th) and Kirk Hymes (1st).

D.C. Renner came down to see us a few weeks ago and told me that Tim Kraft got the only Ranger billet in his Infantry Officers' class.

Bob Gambrill (4th) wrote to report to Kevin Zumbar's wedding on 21 July. Those in attendance were Bob (best man), Joe Baehr, Rich Rivera, Jeff Currer and fiancee Murial, and Greg and Cindy Wells, Steve Bondura (10th) and Scott Bell (19).

Bob said they all almost got tossed out of the Thrrift Inn during the bachelor party. Midnight swims at the Holiday Inn, rumbles and much partying went on but the real question is what was Joe Baehr doing every night at the Holiday Inn with all the girls in the bridal party? Everyone had a good time and we wish Kathy and Kevin the best as they head up to New York for prototype.

Well, that's about it for now. Remember, if you are mad at me because your name hasn't been in this column, write me a nasty-gram and tell me what you are up to. Like Tim Shindelar did. Yes, Mrs. Shindelar, Timmy is doing fine down here in Pensacola. Are you happy now, Tim? Til next month, I hope everything goes well for all. GCS.

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Pres., Ens. A. Howie Hein USN Sec'y., Ens. Kevin T. Burke USN P.O. Box 585, Marlboro MA 01752

Chapter News DEADLINE: For January-February â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 21 November; for March â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 3 January

EUROPEAN J.D. Moran OISD USNATO SUP ACT APO NY NY 09667 Counting the Diffies' cat and the two ComeUus' dogs, there were 15 warm bodies at the regular bimonthly meeting of the European Chapter on 18 July 1984. To reward him for volunteering his back yard as a barbecue backdrop, we elected Lt. Craig Diffie '78 to the office of 2nd vice president, replacing BiU Etter '44, who has retumed to CONUS (read San Diego) from his NAT post as Director NATO FORCES. Our Treasurer's spot also rotated when Norm Ray '64, went off from US NATO, to the Big ViUage of Washington-onthe-Potomac and was replaced by Capt. Jim Langemo '59, as OINC Moneybags. Incumbent Chapter officers hanging in there are George CorneUus '43, president, Jim Moran '42, secretary, and John Fry '48, 1st vice president.

This meeting was the first held in the SHAPE area since the Greatest Game on Earth last December, and the cranky Belgian weather was kind to us untU the last moments for a very sociable and enjoyable evening, replete with tall tales of days gone by ashore and afloat. The ladies each prepared a picnic dish to place on the table, bountifully garnished by Libby Diffie while Craig blasted, burned and charred simdry cuts of choice beef, as weU as a few well-chosen hog dogs. Letters of appreciation for service rendered by CapShipmate, November 1984

tains Etter and Ray were read into the record and placed in the historical file.

Summary sheets listing the requirements for quaUfication to apply for the Naval Academy were distributed along with other pertinent literature pertaining to fulfUlment of the Association's mission of attracting suitable new candidates.

A historical note was added by the display of the venerable Shipmate Alumni Chapter News column reporting the founding and first meeting of the European Chapter in 1966 in Paris. The Chapter moved to Brussels when NATO and SHAPE did likewise in 1967. There was a hiatus from 1972 to 1980 when all the Chapter officers, for individuaUy varied reasons, departed the Bmssels area within a short time but the return of the president and founder, George Cornelius, to Europe, Brussels and NATO in 1980 resulted in resurrection of the Chapter, which continues to forge ahead thanks to devoted membership support by grads and wives loyal to the Blue and Gold.

The formation "chez Diffie" mustered in as follows: Hank and Peggy Mauz '59, George Reynolds '65, Jay and Carole Decker '61, Jun and Gerry Langemo '59, Craig and Libby Diffie '78, George and SaUy ComeUus '43, and Jim and Betty Moran '42.

HUNTSVILLE Ed Jackson PO Box 1242 HuntsviUe AL 35807 The HuntsviUe Chapter tried twice in late September to hold a cookout/saUing party and was

rained out on both attempts. Monthly luncheons have been resumed normally meeting at Boot's Restaurant, but for those new in the area or visiting, contact Ed Jackson at 830-2970 or Capt.

Frank Tatum at 533-9391 for the time and place of the next meeting.

SACRAMENTO Capt. John C. Burrill SC USN (Ret.) 5840 Wymote Way Sacramento CA 95822 Chapter President Tom Hartigan '47 opened our regular, first Wednesday meeting on 5 September by asking for comment on the fact that Posey's Cottage, our new restaurant meeting place at 11th and " O " Streets, has asked us to Umit our menu selection.

"Mo" Slater '42 was warmly welcomed back to the fold. Carolyn Slater took credit for bringing him. One reason the new meeting site was chosen was to make it easier for those Uke " M o " with jobs in the downtown area to attend. WaUace and Jean Nelson '35 represented the senior class present.

Jack Everett '64 stated that there were only (2) unsold tickets of our quota for the Navy Ball on 6 October. Jack also reported on the Navy League Hawaiian tax-deductible cruise.

Hartigan asked if the group favored combining our usual winter or fall evening dinner party with watching the ARMY-NAVY game on 1 December.

A few did, but most favored a separate event.

Carolyn Slater volunteered to have it at the Slater home on either 12 or 19 January 1985.

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Stan Schiller '47 was appiointed to locate any local area West Point grads and invite them to join us in watching the A-N game.

John BurriU '38 was designated to purchase foiu Naval Academy peimants for the .Midshipmen's store whUe back in AimapoUs for Homecoming.

Don Andrews joined Hartigan and SchiUer to make '47 tied for first place in attendance with '43, represented by John Daniel, Joe Drachnik and Bob Logan. Daniel offered to make more copies of an article about Robert E. Lee that Daniel had located in a book pubUshed about a hundred years ago.

That article ended with a remarkable letter Lee had written to his son in 1860, an eloquent plea for honesty and the p>erfonnance of duty.

Other faithful attendees were Harrison H. Holton '38, Richard E. StockweU '46 and Barry D. Whitdesey '49.

SAN DIEGO Capt. Richard J. DePrez USN (Ret.) 5354 Groton Ct. San Diego CA 92109 The 1984-85 program year got imderway on 5 September 1984. Fifty-seven Alumni, wives, and guests met in the evening for cocktaUs and diimer at the Fleet Admiral Nimitz Club on Treasure Island.

Each of the new Chapter officers made appropriate remarks with Treasurer, Sam PiUar '47 summarizing the exceUent state of solvency with which we start this new year. For this he thanked his predecessor, past treasurer, George HamUton '45. Vice president Windy Smith '47, previewed us with the speakers and their topics for the October and November meetings, both of which appear most interesting.

The feature speakers for the evening were our Secretary, Rick Rickard '65, and his business Associate Bob Grice. Both are affUiated with CGR Consultants Ltd., a p)ersonal financial planning firm based in San Francisco. Their topic was "Tax Shelters" which they covered effectively with a sUde presentation. They defmed the sigiuficant terms, the legal aspects, and the benefits to be derived, as weU as the potential pitfaUs to be avoided that are associated with shelter investments. Informative examples of good and poor investments were presented including an iUustration of how a good tax-benefited investment can be effectively utilized in minimizing tax in the overaU scheme of personal financial planning. The presentation was attentively received and an interesting question and answer period foUowed.

The senior member present was Henry Armstrong '27, and the junior honors were shared by five members of the Class of '65. With four present '45 foUowed in representation.

TIDEWATER Col. .Andrew I. Lyman USMC (Ret.) 502 Harbor Gate, 3300 Ocean Shore Ave. Virginia Beach VA 23451 The starting gun for the Tidewater Chapter's 1984 year came at the "Annual .Meeting" of the membership, and dinner in September 1983, at the NAS Oceana Officers' Club. FoUowing dmner, a proposed slate of officers for 1984 was approved by the membership, and those thereon duly inducted. These were Jack Roulstone '46; Roger Mehle '37; CharUe Nimitz '47; Andy Lyman '40; and Jerry Joyce '37; Doc Jex '47, to be the Chapter Tmstee to the National Association. The speaker for the occasion w-as CharUe Minter '37, the Alumni Association National President.

This was foUowed by a Christmas Limcheon in December, again at the NAS Oceana Officers' Club. Some 182 memben and guests were present, as contrasted with 120 at our previous Christmas Luncheon; we are on the move. Our speaker was the Hon. G. WilUam Whitehurst, Virginia's 2nd District Congressman, whose record in the House of Representatives for the past 15 or 16 years has been most impressive.

Febmary 14th saw our annual Valentine's Day cocktaU party at the Naval Amphibious Base Officers' Club, foUowed in the same locale on 3 March, by our annual "Spring FUng" dinnerdance and fashion show. This, as has been true for some years, was completely oversubscribed; the maximum club capacity was 265 members and guests.

Much of the success of this "Spring Fling" belongs to Patty Mehle (Mrs. Roger Mehle '37) who for some years has regularly arranged for this, our major event of the year, as weU as put the arm on local merchants for door prizes. In this instance over 40 prizes were forthcoming, ranging from dinner gift certificates to a Norwegian bluefox ftir piece. The proceeds from this soiree were donated to the Navy ReUef Society. One of the highUghts of the evening was the presentation to Patty of a Naval Academy Plaque by BiU Flanagan '44, our Alumni Association Regional Vice President. This plaque was in recognition of her outstanding efforts over many years in making a success of our annual Spring FUng. It has been traditional for the Tidewater Chapter on an evening in the latter part of May to host a dinner for the area's appiointees about to enter the Naval Academy, with their parents. This was held this year on 17 May, with some 44 Chapter members and their wives and 28 prospective midshipmen and their parents present. The speaker for this occasion was the Brigade Commander Midn.

Captain Bartowski.

JiUy witnessed our aimual "RAdm. James C. Dempsey" golf tournament at the Naval Am-

phibious Base Eagle Haven Course, foUowed by an evening cookout. There were some 68 participants, with appropriate prizes for the low scores. A continuing contribution from the proceeds of this toumament is being made to the Naval .Academy Athletic Association.

September 27th brought our ne.xt "Annual Meeting and Diimer" for the full membership to include presentation of the new '85 slate of officers as proposed by the Nominating Committee headed

by Roy Johnson '29, and election and installation of officers. The speaker of the evening was scheduled to be .Adm. Wesley L. McDonald '47.

Presendy also programmed is a December 2nd Luncheon at the Oceana Officers' Club, at which the Hon G. WUUam V^Tiitehurst will again be our guest speaker. This wiU mark the tlurd consecutive year that Mr. WTiitehurst has been our guest for this particular meeting. Last among our present scheduled events wiU be our traditional Valentine Day's Party on Febmary 14 at the Amphibious Base Officers' Club.

WASfflNGTON Cdr. R. S. Day USN (Ret.) P.O. Box 2057 FaUs Church VA 22042 Mike Casey's year as President was assured of a fast start with the introduction of VAdm. WilUam P. LawTcnce '51, Chief of Naval Personnel, as our kickoff speaker at the 19 September meeting. Attendance was at an aU-time high and a tribute to this outstanding naval officer.

The association officers elected at our annual meeting in May include: Capt. Casey '44, President; RAdm. R.H. Camahan '47, Vice President; Capt. J.J. Haffey '42, Treasurer; and Cdr. R.S. Day '42, Secretary. The new Directors are RAdm. H.H. Anderson '41, Capt. J.T. Shepherd '43, LCdr. B.L. Doggett '51, Cdr. F.W. Dau, III '64, Capt. H.L. BLxby '52, and Lt. P.M. Hatch '79 with A.L. Mathers '31 as member Emeritus.

Shepherd wiU also serve as our National Trustee.

The association wiU meet at the Ft. Myer Officers' Club on the third Wednesday of each month through May. Guests are always welcome aad we are encouraged by the number of ladies who join us for these luncheons. In December, we plan to hold a special function for a selected group of appUcants to the Naval Academy. This wiU be the third year we have imdertaken such an event and they have proven both effective and enjoyable.

Plans are also afoot to sponsor a picnic in conjunction with the Blue and Gold officers in our area for the successful appUcants and their parents.

The fust such affair, which was held in early Jime, was most successful having been piggybacked on a series of such gatherings which the Blue and Gold officers in Northern Virginia have sponsored.

Last Call "They shall grow not oW as we that are left grow old, age shall not weary them nor the years conciemn; At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them . . . " Laurence Binyon, 1914

ADELL, CECIL CLINTON '22, (RADM USN RET), 9 June 1984, Washington DC ALLISON, ROBERT MAURICE '38 (CDR USN RET), 27 June 1983, Pittsburgh PA 90

ARROYO, EDWARD BENJAMIN '22 (LCDR USN RET), 25 August 1984, New Orleans LA CAMPBELL, SAMUEL DAVID '69, January 1979, State CoUege PA

CARPENTER, LELAND FRANK '47, 26 May 1984, Bryn Mawr PA CARTER. JESSE HICKS '21 (RADM USN RET), 30 August 1984, Lake San Marcos CA Shipmate, November 1984

CRAWFORD, WILLIAM DONHAM '48, 1 September 1984, Beaumont TX DARAMUS, NICHOLAS THOMAS JR "63 (CDR USN RET), 30 August 1984, Lemoore CA DAVIS, GLENN BENSON 13 (VADM USN RET), 9 September 1984, Hilton Head Island SC DOYLE, THOMAS RICHARD '81 (LTJG USN), 21 August 1984, USS MIDWAY, plane crash EBBFIT, GEORGE FRANCIS JR "54 (LCOL USMC RET), 8 October 1974, Miami Springs FL EVANS, GEORGE GRAFF '45 (LTJG USN RET) 11 September 1984, (Schenectady NY) HOLLIS, ROBERT PARKER '22 (MGEN USA RET), 16 December 1983, St. Petersburg FL HUNSAKER, JEROME CLARKE "08 (CAPT USNR RET), 10 September 1984, Boston MA

JONES, JACK BOYD '43 (CAPT USN RET) 14 September 1984, Jacksonville FL KRITZER, GEORGE ROBERT '45 (LT USNR RET), 30 August 1984, Houston TX MOELLER, HENRY GEORGE '31, 13 August 1984, Torrance CA MOSES, KENNETH LEONE '23 (LCOL USAFR RET), 2 September 1984, (San Jacinto CA) RICHARDSON, LESLIE LEE '22, August 1984, (Seattle WA) RICHTER, HENRY EDWARD '24 (CAPT USN RET), 2 September 1984, (Chula Vista CA) ROYALTY, MALCOLM BOYCE '39, 3 July 1984, Pasadena CA SCHADE, DAVID UPTON '55 (LCOL USAF), 24 November 1983, Ft. Walton Beach FL

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unknown. After finding the meaning of facts, we had to determine the engineering principles of flight."

Among the many awards that he received were the Navy Cross, the Legion of Merit, the David Guggenheim Medjd, the FrankUn Medal, the Wright Trophy, the Godfrey L. Cabot Trophy, the Langley Medal, the N.A.C.A. Distinguished Service Medal, the Navy Award for Distinguished PubUc Service, the Gold Medal of the Royal Aeronautical Society, and the Legion d'Honneur.

Dr. Hunsaker was appointed to the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics in 1923, and later served as its chairman until 1956. In 1939 he was named the first chairman of MIT's Department of Aeronautical Engineering, and he retired from the faculty in 1952, but held the title of lecturer for another five years. He continued to maintain an office there until he was well into his 80s, walking nearly two mUes from his home on Beacon HUl. His numerous activities included membership or feUowship in the American Meteorological Society, American Research and Development Corporation, the Boston Museum of Science, the Smithsonian Institution, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Physical Society, the Imperial CoUege of Science and Technology, the Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences, the Royal Aeronautical Society of Great Britain, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the American Society of Engineering Education.

He was predeceased by his wife AUce and is survived by two daughters and a son; tune grandchildren and 11 great-grandchUdren.

Capt. Jerome Clarke Hunsaker USNR (Ret.) died on 10 September 1984 in Boston, Massachusetts. Memorial services were to be held at the Chapel of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on 18 September. He was the oldest Uving graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy.

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Jerome Clark Hunsaker Bora in Creston, Iowa, he was appointed to the Academy from the State of Michigan and was graduated with the Class of 1908 as number one man in the Qass. In 1912 he was awarded a Master of Science degree at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and remained there as an instructor in aeronautical engineering whUe working on his doctorate, which he received in 1916, whereupon he was named officer in charge of aircraft design at the Department of the Navy untU 1923. For three years he was assistant naval attache in London, Paris, Berlin, Rome and The Hague, then resigned his commission in the regiUar service to become assistant vice president of the BeU Telephone Laboratories and later vice president of the Goodyear ZeppeUn Corporation.

A pioneer in the establishment of the mathematical and scientific basis for the theory of fUght, he helped develop Navy-Curtiss flying boats to cross the Atlantic, and he designed the NC-4, which in 1919 became the first aircraft to make the trip successfuUy. He supervised the design of the dirigible SHENANDOAH, the nation's first rigid airship, which made her first flight in 1923. After SHENANDOAH was lost in a violent storm over Ohio in 1925, he helped spur development of better weather reports and communications for aircraft.

As a student at MIT, his increasing interest in aircraft motivated him in 1914 to build the first effective wind tunnel in the United States, capable of producing speeds of 40 mph. In 1967 he directed constmaion of the Navy Supersonic Laboratory at MIT to study aircraft and missile designs, with wind speeds of up to 2,000 mph. A pioneer in the study of aeronautics, he once stated, "In the beginning it was not possible to teach the principles of aeronautical engineering because they were Shipmate, November 1984

GLENN BENSON DAVIS '13 VAdm. Glenn Benson Davis USN (Ret.) died on 9 September 1984 in HUton Head Island, South Carolina. He had lived in the Washington (DC) area untU mid-July before moving to a retirement community. Memorial services were held at the Ft. Myer Chapel on 14 September, with interment in Arlington National Cemetery.

Appomted to the Naval Academy from the State of Ohio, he was graduated ninth in the Class of 1922 and was ordered to sea in the battleship KANSAS, serving off Vera Cruz, Mexico, then joining KENTUCKY during the Dominican campaign. Other sea duty was in MAUMEE at the beginning of World War I, then service in VESTAL before being assigned to the training of the Armed Guard in the Atlantic Fleet.

After the war he attended postgraduate school in Annapohs as weU as the chemical warfare school in Edgewood, Maryland, then was named assistant fire control officer in TENNESSEE, followed by orders as gunnery officer in WYOMING. In 1932 he assumed command of the destroyer BLAKELY, then was ordered to the fitting out and subsequent service as executive officer in PHILADELPHIA. He

SCHLOSSBACH, ISAAC '15 (CDR USN RET), 23 August 1984, (Manasquan NJ) WELDON, ALBERT ROTH '35 (CAPT USN RET), 15 July 1984, West Palm Beach FL

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later joined the Bureau of Ordnance, but with the outbreak of hostilities was assigned command of WASHINGTON, completed in 1941, and participated in the Battle of Guadalcanal. WASHINGTON was flagship of the Task Force 64 and leading a supply operation when she became engaged in a bitter fight off Savo Island on 14 November 1942. For his heroism in this action, (then) Capt. Davis was awarded the Navy Cross.

In April 1943 he was named Commander, Battleship Division EIGHT and for his service in that command was awarded the Legion of Merit and Gold Star in lieu of a second award for leading the division against the enemy at Truk and during carrier raids on Saipan, Tinian, Guam, and in other legendary battles of the Pacific Theater.

Postwar assignments included tours as Superintendent of the Naval Gun Factory in Washington, and Commandant of the Potomac River Naval Command. His final active duty was as Commandant of the Sixth Naval District in Charleston, and he was transferred to the retired list in 1953.

In retirement he was an executive in the shipping industry, including president of the Isthmian Steamship Co. and board chairman of Isthmian Lines Inc. before retiring a second time in 1958.

He was a member of the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

He was predeceased in death by his first wife, Ruth Manahan, who died in 1955, and his second wife. Marguerite Evans WiUis Davis, who died on 1 August 1984. Survivors include a son, Glenn B. Jr. of Sea Pines Plantation, Hilton Head Island SC 29928; a stepson; a brother; three grandchildren and eight great-grandchUdren.

JESSE HICKS CARTER '21 RAdm. Jesse Hicks Carter USN (Ret.) died on 30 August 1984 in Lake San Marcos, CaUfomia.

Memorial services were held at Arlington National Cemetery on 7 September.

Born in Arkansas, he entered the Naval Academy at age 17 and was graduated with the Class of 1921 on 3 June 1920. Sea duty in cruisers and destroyers foUowed for six years, then assignment to the Naval Academy before joining NEW MEXICO as secondary battery and turret officer.

In 1931 he was assigned to the Bureau of Ordnance in the expansion of anti-aircraft fire control before being ordered to MISSISSIPPI to direct further development of this aspect of gunnery. Later he had duty at the Naval Gun Factory in Washington, then took command of the destroyer DRAYTON. Further assignment at the Naval Gun Factory foUowed, but with the opening of hostilities in World War 11 he was ordered as Ordnance Officer on the Staff of Commander Naval Bases, South Pacific, followed by command of Destroyer Squadron FIVE under Commander, Southwest Pacific, in 1942.

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After two years of island hopping in many engagements throughout the Pacific area, he was ordered to Boston to fit out and train a squadron of 22(X)-ton destroyers, later serving as ComDesRon 61. In 1944 the ships reported to the Third and Fifth Fleets in UUthi, then operated with attack carriers in constant operations against the Japanese, including the capture of Iwo Jima, assault on the home islands, and Okinawa.

FoUowing the end of the war, (then) Capt.

Carter was ordered to the Bureau of Ordnance, then served as Chief of Staff of Commander, Second Fleet, and as Chief of Staff of Commander, Pacific Reserve Fleet, at Treasure Island.

He was transferred to the retired list in 1950. WMle on active duty he had been awarded the SUver Star Medal, the Legion of .Merit with Combat V, and the Bronze Star Medal.

In civiUan Ufe he was a real-estate developer in Walnut Creek, CaUfomia, then moved to Lake San Marcos. He was an honorary member of the Westem Seniors Colt Association, a compatriot of the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, and a member of the MUitary- Order of the World Wars and the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

He was predeceased by his first wife, Marie, in 1974, and is survived by his widow- Elsie, 1624 Sonata Lane, Lake San Marcos CA 92069.

ROBERT PENNIMAN LEWIS '21 RAdm. Robert Penniman Lewis USNR (Ret.) died on 10 July 1984 in San Rafael, CaUfomia.

Memorial services were to be held at a time and place to be aimounced later, and inurnment was in VaUey Memorial Park, Novato.

Appouited to the Naval Academy from the State of New York, he was graduated with the Class of 1921 and assigned to the batdeship ARIZONA. He resigned his commission in the 1930s and help>ed manage the Elizabeth Arden Cosmetic Company in London, England, but was recaUed to active duty prior to World War II and helped estabUsh the net defense of San Francisco Harbor. Later he had command of the net layer KEOKUK off Iwo Jima, and whUe approaching the island on 21 February 1945, the ship was hit by a kamikaze aircraft and severely damaged, 17 of the crew being kiUed and 44 wounded. He was awarded the Navy Commendation Medal for courage and leadership in saving the vessel, and he also received three Bronze Star Medals whUe on active duty.

Upon returning to civiUan Ufe, he worked for the Veterans Administration, and he and his famUy Uved on board the ark BELLA UNION for many years, eventuaUy donating the home to the San Francisco Maritime Society.

He was a member of the Presidio Golf Club, the Corinthian Yacht Club, and the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

He is survived by his widow Elizabeth, Box 394, Belvedere CA 94920; a son and a daughter; a brother and a sister; and four grandchUdren and two great-grandchildren.

GEORGE VA.\ DEURS '21 RAdm. George Van Deurs USN (Ret.) died on 6 August 1984 in San Francisco, California. No funeral service was plarmed.

Appointed to the Naval Academy from the State of Washington, he was graduated with the Class of 1921 on 3 June 1920. After sea duty he appUed for flight training and was designated naval aviator. During World War II he held the rank of commodore and was Chief of Staff for the South Pacific Air Command. He was also Commanding Officer of the carrier CHENANGO, operating off Okinawa in 1945.

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FoUowing the War, he was Commander of Naval Occupation Forces in Westem Japan, and he later had command of the carrier PHILIPPINE SE.\. Other duty was on the naval staff of NATO in London, and he was transferred to the retired Ust in 1951. Among the decorations that he received were three Nav-y Crosses, the Nav-y- Commendation Medal, the Presidential Unit Citation, and two Nav-y Unit Citations.

In 1966, RAdm. Van Deurs wTOte the book Wings for the Fleet, a history of early naval aviation, and he also authored a book on the history of the batdeship OREGON. He was a member of the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

He is survived by his widow Ann, 312 Golden Gate Avenue, Belvedere CA 94912; and two daughters.

CECIL CLLNTON ADELL '22 RAdm. CecU CUnton AdeU USN (Ret.) died on 9 June 1984 in Washington (DC).

EnUsting in the Navy- in 1917, he had a year of convoy duty in the North Adantic before receiving an appointment to the Naval Academy, being graduated with the Class of 1922. As a Midshipman he was a member of the varsity wrestUng team and finished third in the Olympic tryouts in 1924.

Batdeship duty foUowed, then service in the oUer PATOKA foUowed by assignment as navigator and Executive Officer in CHICAGO. When the ship was sunk by Japanese torpedo attacks in the Batde of RenneU Island on 30 January 1943, (then) Cdr. AdeU was the last man to leave the ship.

Other assignments included Commander of the San Diego Shakedown Group, command of NEVADA, Chief of Staff for Commander of the Operational Development Force, and command of the Naval Base at Key West and of Task Force 65 for the visits of President Harry S Truman to the base. He had also had duty as an instructor at the General Line School, the Naval Academy, and the Norfolk Naval Base, and he was transferred to the retired Ust in 1952. WhUe on active duty he was awarded the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart.

In civiUan Ufe he attended the Wharton School of Finance at the Utuversity of Pennsylvaiua and was awarded a Master of Business Administration degree in 1955, and he later moved to Red Bank.

He was a member of the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

He is survived by his widow Katherine of 50-W Front Street, Apt. 2-E, Red Bank NJ 07701; and he was preceded in death by his brother, also a member of the Class of 1922, RAdm. Bruce B. AdeU USN (Ret.), who died in 1974.

EDWARD B. ARROYO '22 LCdr. Edward B. Arroyo USN (Ret.) died on 25 August in New Orleans, Louisiana. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at the Most Holy

Name of Jesus CathoUc Church in New Orleans, with interment in St. Louis Cemaay. Bom in New Orleans, he was graduated from the Naval Academy with the Class of 1922. He was attracted to the sea and a naval career by his father, who was president of the River Pilots Association.

Before entering the Naval Academy, LCdr. Arroyo studied in France and later was a language instructor at the Academy in the 1930s. During World War II he was stationed at Pearl Harbor, and he also served in China and South America before being transferred to the retired Ust in 1946.

After retirement he taught Spanish and French at Tulane University for several years; enginewing at Louisiana Tech University for three years; math and languages at Jesuit High School and at Newman High School for several years.

He was an active parishioner at Holy Name Church, where he was a leaor for many years. He also was an avid golfer and a member of the New Orleans Country Club, and he was a member of the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

He is survived by a daughter, Mary Harsion Arroyo; a son. Rev. Edward B. Arroyo Jr., S.J.; and a sister, AmeUe Legeai.

DONALD HENDRIE JOHNSTON '22 Capt. Donald Hendrie Johnston USN (Ret.) died on 4 August 1984 in ArUngton, Virginia.

Memorial services were held at the Ft. Myer Chapel on 8 August with interment in ArUngton National Cemeteo'.

Appomted to the Nav-al Acadony from the State of New York, he was a member of the Nav-y crew that won a gold medal in the 1920 Olympic Games.

Upon graduation with the Class of 1922, he was ordered to sea at once and served for five years in destroyers before taking postgraduate instruction and earning a master's degree in mechanical engineering at Columbia University-. This was foUowed by various duties in engineering, including electrical officer in MISSISSIPPI, inspector of machinery at Westinghouse, and flag secretary to Commander Batdeships, Pacific. On 7 December 1941 he was serving in MARYLAND at Pearl Harbor jmd he later commanded the oUer SALINAS in the North Adandc and served with the Fleet Readiness Section of the office of the Chief of Naval Operations. At the end of the war he had command of an amphibious flotiUa preparing for invasion of the Japanese mainland.

Later assignments included command of TOPEKA, then duty in Washington as deputy Chief of the General Planning Group in the office of the Chief of Naval Operations before being transferred to the retired Ust in 1952.

In retirement he joined the Ralph M. Parsons Company of Los Angeles in the Washington office, one of the largest architectural companies in the country. He retired from this organization in 1969, but continued as a consultant. He was a member of the Army-Nav-y Club, the Society of Naval Engineers, the Retired Officer Association, the Miliary Order of the World Wars, the Naval Institute, and the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

He is survived by his widow Margaret, 3928 N. 36th St., ArUngton VA 22207; a daughter and a son, Capt. Donald H. Johnston Jr. USN (Ret.) '57 of Hampton, Virginia; a sister; 14 grandchUdren, including Cdr. Stephen R. WoodaU USN '67; and seven great-grandchildren.

DAVID MERRILL TYREE '25 RAdm. David MerriU TyTee USN (Ret.) died on 25 August 1984 in Portsmouth, Virginia. Graveside services were held on 29 August in the Naval Academy Cemetery, Shipmate, November 1984

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Bom in Washington, (DC), he was the son of Maj. and Mrs. Amos Tyree USA, and he was appointed to the Naval Academy from the State of Kentucky. As a Midshipman he was a member of the varsity track team. Upon graduation with the Class of 1925 he reported to WEST VIRGINLA for

four years' duty and later served in HENSHAW and WASMUTH before attending postgraduate school in AnnapoUs and later the Utuversity of Michigan where he was awarded an M.S. degree in chemical engineering. Sea duty in INDIANAPOLIS foUowed, and when hostiUties broke out in World War II he was on staff duty on board SALT LAKE CITY.

He later served on the staff of Commander Carrier Division ONE, for which assignment he was awarded the Navy Commendation Medal, then joined the staff of Task Force SEVENTEEN and received the Legion of Merit with Combat V for duty with the Amphibious Force, South Pacific, as gunnery observer.

Orders foUowed as gunnery officer on the staff of Commander THIRD Amphibious Force and he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Combat V for operations against the Japanese at VeUa LaVeUa, BougainviUe and Emirau Islands, among many others. In June 1944 he reported to the Bureau of Ordnance in Washington where he worked on the Navy's Ammunition Program and received the Army Commendation Ribbon for his liaison work with an equivalent group in the Army.

Returning to sea, he served as Chief of Staff and Aide to Commander Cruiser Division THREE, then assumed command of RENVILLE before attending the National War CoUege and later joining the faculty untU November 1950 when he reported for duty in the reactivation of NEW JERSEY, then took command, operating as flagship of Commander SEVENTH Fleet off Korea, for which he received a second Legion of Merit.

Detached from command of NEW JERSEY in November 1951, he retumed to Washington and held a series of posts, including those of assistant Chief of Naval Operations for Material, Superintendent of the Naval Gun Factory, and command of the Naval Support Force, Antarctica, for Operation Deep Freeze. He was transferred to the retired Ust in 1963.

In addition to the awards already cited, Adm. Tyree received the Order of the Orange of Nassau with Sword, rank of Commander, from the Govemment of The Netherlands.

After his retirement he moved to Port Haywood, Virginia, but maintained a home in the Washington area and did consulting work until 1972. He was a member of the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

He is survived by his widow Eleanor, Box 117, Port Haywood VA 23138; a son, Cdr. David M. Tyree Jr. USN (Ret.), of Islip, New York; a daughter, Mary Lee Deering of Middleburg, Virginia; eleven grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren.

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DENNIS JOSEPH SULLIVAN '26 RAdm. Dennis Joseph SuUivan USN (Ret.) died on 10 August 1984 in San Diego, California. Mass of Resurrection was celebrated in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Coronado, and his ashes were scattered at sea.

Appointed to the Naval Academy from the State of Montana, he had attended the State University for a year prior to receiving his nomination. As a Midshipman he participated in football and track, then was graduated with the Class of 1926.

His first sea duty was in TENNESSEE for a year, whereupon he was ordered to Pensacola for flight training, being designated naval aviator in 1931 and reporting to ARIZONA for duty with the observation squadron.

He later attended postgraduate school at Annapolis, then had duty at the Edgewood Arsenal, Edgewood, Maryland. Sea duty foUowed once again on board SARATOGA with Torpedo Squadron TWO, before being assigned to RANGER with Bombing Squadron ONE and Patrol Squadron TWO in the Canal Zone.

In 1938 he assumed command of the seaplane tender THRUSH, based on San Juan, Puerto Rico, then was ordered to the Naval Torpedo Station at Newport for research in the development of aircraft torpedoes. In 1943 he returned to sea as Executive Officer of MANILA BAY and participated in the MarshaU Island and New Guinea campaigns.

His ship also transported a squadron of Army P-47 aircraft to Saipan in the Marianas campaign during this period of service.

His next sea duty was in command of WHITE PLAINS, furnishing air support for landings on Tinian and Palau and UUthi. Later the ship participated in the PhiUppine campaign and was damaged by Japanese sheU fire and suicide planes in the Battle of Samar. Later the ship was transferred to the aircraft transport service and in that capacity she transported two squadrons of Marine F-4U planes to Okinawa in April 1945, during the campaign for that island. For service as Commanding Officer of WHITE PLAINS, (then) Capt. Sullivan was awarded the Navy Cross, the Bronze Star Medal, and the ship was recogiuzed with the Presidential Unit Citation.

After the war, Capt. SulUvan was Chief of the Aviation Ordnance Section of the Production Division, Bureau of Ordnance, Navy Department, Washington, then was named Chief of Staff for Commander Carrier Division FIFTEEN, before attending the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. He next assumed command of BOXER and was awarded the Legion of Merit with Combat V for leadership and planning of combat air operations during the Korean Conflict. Later he had duty with the Naval Section, Joint Research and Development Board in Washington, and his final active duty was as Chief of Staff and aide to Commander Naval Forces, Continental Air Defense, Ent Air Base, Colorado Springs.

He was transferred to the retired Ust in 1956, and he was a member of the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

He was predeceased by his wife Helen four years ago, and is survived by four children.

JOHN SOMERVILLE EATON YOUNG JR '26 BGen. John SomervUle Eaton Young Jr. USMC (Ret.) died on 13 August 1984 in Desert Hot Springs, California.

Appointed to the Naval Academy from the State of North Carolina, as a Midshipman he was a member of the varsity tennis team. Upon graduation with the Class of 1926 he accepted his commission in the Marine Corps and served for two years before taking flight training and being

designated a Naval Aviator in 1929.

In 1930-31 he participated in the Nicaraguan Campaign, then was assigned as a flight instructor at Pensacola, foUowed by service at Quantico and San Diego. During World War II he served as commanding officer of the Marine Corps Air Stations at Parris Island and Ewa, Hawaii. Other stations at which he served included St. Thomas, Virgin Islands; Boston; and Washington. While on active duty he was awarded the Navy Cross, the Distinguished Flying Cross, and the Nicaraguan Cross of Valor. He was transferred to the retired Ust in 1953, and he was a member of the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

He was predeceased by his first wife Augusta in 1983 and is survived by two daughters and five grandchildren.

GEORGE ROBERT KRITZER '45 Lt. George Robert Kritzer USNR (Ret.), died on 30 August 1984 in Houston, Texas. Funeral services were held at the George Lewis Funeral Home in Houston on I September foUowed by interment in Monmouth, lUinois.

George Robert Kritzer Born in Monmouth, he was appointed to the Naval Academy from lUinois and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1944 with the Class of 1945 and a member of the Seventeenth Company. At the Academy he was active in varsity crew, junior varsity basketbaU and the Midshipman's Choir.

He served in destroyers until 1946 when he resigned. Recalled to active duty during the Korean War, he served as Flag Lieutenant to CTF 95. A resident of Houston for 28 years, he was active in sales engineering with several companies and was the owner of the Kritzer Company, selling equipment to refinery and chemical plant industries.

He is survived by his widow Thelma, 1235 WoodhoUow Drive, Houston TX 77058, and a brother, Charles, of St. Joseph, Missouri.

WILLIAM DONHAM CRAWFORD '48 Mr. William Donham Crawford died in Beaumont, Texas, on 1 September 1984.

Appointed to the Naval Academy from the State of Arkansas, he was graduated with the Class of 1948 on 6 June 1947 and received his commission in the Supply Corps. After nearly three years of active duty, he resigned from the regular service.

For four years he served with the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission in various admitustrative and technical positions, then joined the electric utiUty industry in 1955 and was vice president of the Middle South UtiUties untU 1963, assigned as a nuclear power specialist. He moved to the consolidated Edison Company of New York as a vice president in 1963 and was administrative vice president before becoming president of the Edison Electric Institute in New York City in 1969. Later he was chairman of the Texas-based Gulf States UtiUties Company of Houston before being forced to retire due to ill health.

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first of a number of sea and staff tours.

He was transferred to the retired list in 1974, whereupon he took up residence in San Diego and joined the teaching faculty of the Poway School District. He was a life member of the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

He is survived by his widow Gretchen, 10589 Gabacho Drive, San Diego CA 92124; two sons; his mother, Mrs. Mabel McShane, the widow of VAdm. Ralph E. McShane USN (Ret.) '21; a brother and a sister.

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Harlan James Bakke P-2V. He then transitioned to jet aircraft and reported to VAH-1 in 1955 and flew the A-3D for two years. He was the first lieutenant (junior grade) to qualify as an A-3D aircraft commander.

Capt. Bakke served as a jet instructor at the Jet Transitional Training Unit at Olathe, Kansas, for two years. This was followed by successive tours in heavy attack squadrons VAH-3, VAH-11, VAH-7 and RVAH-3, where he flew the A-3 and F-9 and transitioned to the A-5 in VAH-7. His JOSHUA WORTHINGTON DORSEY III '50 duties progressed from Quality Control Officer to Training, Assistant Operations and Landing Signal Col. Joshua Worthington Dorsey III USMC Officer, culminating in assignment as Wing LSO (Ret.) died on 20 August 1984 in Upper Marlboro, in RVAH-3.

Maryland.

Capt. Bakke was then selected to attend the Reporting to the Naval Academy with an atRoyal Air Force Staff College in Bracknell, large appointment, he was graduated with the Class of 1950 and took his commission in the England, in 1965 for one year. There followed a Marine Corps. Schooling followed at The Basic short tour as student in RVAH-3 flying the RA-5, School, and he also graduated from the Army from which he reported to RVAH-5 in 1967 and Command and General Staff College, where he served successively as Executive Officer and Comlater served on the faculty. He was awarded a manding Officer during the two-year tour. Durmaster's degree in public administration at ing his period as CO his squadron deployed to Vietnam for a year. He then proceeded to USS American University as well.

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Technology, and he was also a trustee and vice chairman of the Thomeis Alva Edison Foundation, an organization that encourages young people to pursue careers in science, technology and engineering. He was a member of the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

He is survived by his widow Colene, 104 W. Caldwood, Beaumont TX 55505; a daughter and two sons; and a grandson.

During the Vietnam War he served two tours in Southeast Asia, from 1965 to 1966 and from 1971 to 1973. Among his military awards and decorations he twice received the Legion of Merit and also the Bronze Star Medal. He was transferred to the retired Ust in 1957.

Upon his retirement. Col. Dorsey became a project manager and consultant with Rehab Group, Inc., a consulting firm in FaUs Church, Virginia, where he worked until his death. He was a member of the Marlborough Hunt Club, the Society of the Cincinnati of Maryland, the Sons of the American Revolution, the Army-Navy Club, and the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

He is survived by his widow Leslie, 8900 Rosaryville Road, Upper Marlboro MD 20772; a son, 1st Lt. Joshua W. Dorsey IV USMC '80 of Parris Island, South CaroUna, and two daughters, Ann B. Dorsey of McLean, Virginia, and Achsah D. Keegan of Bethesda, Maryland; and a brother and a sister.

HARLAN JAMES BAKKE '51 Capt. Harlan James Bakke USN (Ret.) died on 9 March 1984 in Lake Mary, Florida. Memorial services were held on 13 March at Gramkow Chapel, with interment at Oak Lawn Cemetery in Sanford, Florida, with full military honors.

Capt. Bakke was born in Minnesota, attended Gustavus Adolphus CoUege in St. Peter for a year, and was appointed from that State to the Naval Academy in 1947. Graduating with distinction with the Class of 1951, he served as Communications Officer in USS GUSHING for a year before reporting to Pensacola for flight training in 1952. He earned his Naval Aviator wings in 1953 and reported to his first squadron, VP-3 at Jacksonville, where he served for two years flying the 94

STEPHEN JOSEPH BURLEY '77 Capt. Stephen Joseph Buriey USMC died in a helicopter accident on 24 March 1984 near Pohang, Republic of South Korea. At the time of the accident he was pilot-in-command of a CH-53D Sea Stallion, which was participating in a night training exercise in support of Team Spirit '84. Memorial services were conducted at MCAS Futenma, Okinawa, and MCAS (H) Tustin, California. Funeral services were held at St. Gregory's Catholic Church in Magnolia, New Jersey, with interment nearby at Beverly National Cemetery.

TICONDEROGA in 1969 and served as Operations

Officer during a deployment to Vietnam waters.

In late 1969 Capt. Bakke reported to the Naval Air Systems Command as the Electronic Warfare Program Manager, where he served for four years and earned the formal designation of Program Manager. In 1973 he went back to sea as Operations Officer on the staff of Commander Carrier Group Seven, and operated out of Alameda and in Southeast Asian waters. In 1975 he reported to his last active duty assignment as Operations and Plans Officer for ComNavAirLant in Norfolk.

Capt. Bakke retired in July 1980 and moved to Sanford, Florida. At the time of his death he was President of the Sanford Area Retired Naval Officers Association, and had many associations with other retired famiUes of the heavy attack community, and he was a member of the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

His decorations included the Bronze Star Medal with Combat V, Single Action Air Medal, four Vietnam Air Medals, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Korea), Navy Unit Commendation, and Humanitarian Service Medal.

He is survived by his widow Carol, 301 DubUn Drive, Lake Mary FL 32746; three sons, Paul, Phillip and Peter, and their families; his mother; a brother and a sister.

RICHMOND KENNETH KELLY JR. '54 LCdr. Richmond Kelly Jr. USN (Ret.) died on 31 July 1984 in San Diego, California. Memorial services were held at St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church with interment at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.

The son of a graduate of the Class of 1921, LCdr. Kelly was appointed to the Naval Academy from the State of New York and was graduated with the Class of 1954, reporting to the landing

Stephen Joseph Buriey

After attending the Marine MiUtary Academy in HarUngen, Texas, he was appointed to the Naval Academy Class of 1977 from the State of New Jersey. Upon graduation he was commissioned a 2nd Lt. in the Marine Corps and reported to The Basic School at Quantico, Virginia. Following his designation as a Naval Aviator on 2 November 1979, he was ordered to MAG-16, 3rd MAW, onboard MCAS (H) Tustin.

At the time of his death, he was deployed to Okinawa with HMH-361. He was a life member of the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

He is survived by his widow Jude, 814 Liberty Drive, Somerdale NJ 08083; his son, Stephen Joseph Jr., born 20 July 1984; his parents and two brothers.

GREGG TRACY LANDKAMER '86 Midn. 2/c Gregg Tracy Landkamer USN died as the result of a motorcycle accident on 2 August 1984 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Memorial services were held in Broken Bow, Nebraska, where he had been active in civic and scholastic activities, and a Mass of Resurrection was celebrated at the Naval Academy Chapel on 22 August in which the eulogy was given by his roommate, Midn. 2/c Mike Scheiern USN. Interment was in Broken Bow. Appointed to the Naval Academy from the State of Nebraska, Midn. Landkamer was active in Company and intramural sports, and was a member of the Military Studies Club and the Big Brothers.

Midn. Landkamer is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Loren L. Landkamer, 316 South 11th, Broken Bow NE 68822; three brothers and one sister.

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