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F OUNDATION Oakleaf The newsletter of the U.S. Navy Supply Foundation Summer 2021

Scholarships awarded for 2021-2022 total $168,000 By CAPT Daniel Pionk, SC, USN, (Ret.), Executive Director 40 students from 89 applicants, including children and that were awarded previously as multi-year scholarships. grandchildren of Supply Corps officers and Supply enlisted Also, eight Memorial Scholarships valued at $29,500 will be personnel, were awarded new Navy Supply Corps Founda- given to children of Supply Corps Officers who have died tion Scholarships for the 2021-2022 academic year. while on Active Duty. The total value of scholarships award- As in previous years, the names of the applicants were re- ed for this year is $168,000. Since 1971, the Foundation has dacted on the applications to remove any bias in the selection awarded 2,645 scholarships valued in excess of $6,321,000. process and the applications were uploaded to a secure web- Due to the uncertain ongoing financial impact of COV- site, made available for Scholarship Selection Board mem- ID-19, all new scholarships were awarded for a single year. bers to review and grade from home. The board met in April No new multi-year scholarships were awarded. However, the to evaluate the applications and select the recipients for the Scholarship Board identified six high school applicants who 2021-2022 academic school year. may easily renew their scholarships in 2022 by providing eli- The 89 applicants were ranked on scholastic ability, char- gibility information for the 2022-23 school year—a new ap- acter, leadership, and financial need. The Scholarship Board plication will not be required for these six applicants. awarded 40 new scholarships worth $73,500. These new Applications for the 2022-23 academic year will be avail- awards are in addition to 19 scholarships valued at $65,000 able on the Foundation website by December 20, 2021. Continued on page 25 Board of Directors: Meet Vice Chair RADM (ret) Debbie Haven By RADM Debbie Haven, SC, USN, (Ret.), Vice Chair I am so delighted to be as- sionalism of our Corps. Over the years, I have benefited from sociated with the Navy Supply that caring culture as a Reserve and a Supply Corps Corps Foundation. It is made spouse. up of a wonderful group of Here is just one example. Many years ago when my hus- dedicated Supply Corps Of- band was stationed at the Embassy in Rabat, Morocco, we ficers. Having retired almost were expecting our second child. As I approached the end of two years ago, I am frequently my pregnancy, I ran into the U.S. Ambassador to Morocco at reminded of the strong Supply a function. The next day I was on a plane to the naval base Corps culture and the profes- in Rota, Spain. I guess because of the size of my tummy, the Continued on page 3

Vintage Oakleaf Spotlight: Member Spotlight: Inside …12 RADM (ret) Joseph Howard 24 LT Jermain A. Lewis Navy Supply Corps Foundation 2061 Experiment Station Rd STE 301, PMB 423 Watkinsville, Georgia 30677 www.usnscf.com The Oakleaf Thoughts from the Chair Focusing on our Mission

The past 16 months have been an incredible journey for all The Newsletter of the Navy Supply Corps Foundation of us as we faced the challenges of the pandemic and lived in 2061 Experiment Station Rd, STE 301, PMB 423, Watkinsville, GA 30677 a virtual world. While most in-person activities stopped dur- (706) 354-4111 [email protected] ing the period, your Foundation team—our staff, the Board www.usnscf.com of Directors, and the myriad of volunteers—have worked diligently to maintain our important Mission: About the Foundation “To provide programs and services to support Anyone who has ever worn the Oakleaf of the the Navy Supply Corps Community and promote U.S. Navy Supply Corps is automatically a member of the Navy Supply Corps Foundation, an organization whose mission is to provide its heritage and traditions.” programs and services to support the Navy Supply Corps Community and promote its heritage and traditions. Referencing “support the Supply Corps community”, our Scholarship program helped many families fund their chil- Board of Directors dren’s college education. Thanks to all of you who supported this year’s program or have established endowments. Further, Chair RADM Mike Lyden, SC, USN (Ret.) our Family Assistance and Support Team (FAST) stood ready to Vice Chair RADM Deborah Haven, SC, USN (Ret.) answer requests for help and the Transition program continued Treasurer CAPT Kurt Williams, SC, USN Secretary CDR Marcus Thomas, SC, USN to provide valuable resources for officers leaving active duty. Executive Director CAPT Daniel Pionk, SC, USN (Ret.) Concurrently, your general unrestricted donations were instrumental in driving expanded efforts to “promote the Committee Chairs Supply Corps heritage and traditions”. We sincerely appreciate Audit Chair RADM Deborah Haven, SC, USN (Ret.) Budget & Finance Chair CAPT Troy Pugh, SC, USN this support as it allows us to capture and elevate the contri- Chapter Relations Chair CAPT Allison Cameron, USN (Ret.) butions the Supply Corps has made across time, along with FAST Chair CDR Keith Applegate, SC, USN Development Chair CAPT Will Port, SC, USN (Ret.) some great sea stories! In this issue we highlight Supply Corps Governance Chair CAPT Kurt Libby, SC, USN (Ret.) contributions during the Gulf war. In addition, this spring our Heritage Chair CAPT Daniel Pionk, SC, USN (Ret.) IAC Chair CAPT Joseph F. Dunn, SC, USN (Ret.) displays moved forward on the USS Alabama Recognition Chair CAPT Peter Eltringham, SC, USN (Ret.) and USS Iowa. In the future we hope to integrate our heritage Scholarship Chair CAPT James Shelton, SC, USN Transition Chair CDR Bob Dolan, SC, USN (Ret.) into a ‘virtual’ Supply Corps museum including an archive of Volunteer Chair LCDR Adam Gunter, SC, USN stories. We welcome your ideas on this. Directors Your engagement in the Foundation is always most welcome. Recently, we solicitated for board member nominations to CAPT Ted Digges, SC, USN (Ret.) CAPT Danny King, SC, USN ensure the widest dissemination of this opportunity. Mem- Mr. Michael McCleary bers can also join any of our committees. Please contact our CDR Kristen M. Piotrowski, SC, USN (Ret.) CAPT Len Sapera, SC, USN (Ret.) Executive Director for more information. CAPT Tiffany Schad, SC, USN (Ret.) Chapters are where the Foundation touches its membership. CAPT Bud J. Schiff, SC, USN (Ret.) CAPT Jason Warner, SC, USN It is exciting to see them taking off again with a full agenda of live events. I encourage you to seek out your local Chapter Ad Hoc on our website and connect with them. We look forward to Past Chairman RADM Linda Bird, SC, USN (Ret.) a great year! Past Chairman RADM Donald Hickman, SC, USN (Ret.) Past Chairman CAPT John Kizer, SC, USN (Ret.) Finally, a special thanks to Dena McMaster, our Database Enlisted Rep CMDCM Jim Collins, USN (Ret.) Manager who will be moving on. I know Dena has helped Spouse Rep Mary Grace Dziewiatkowski many of you and has been the master of our Zoom sessions! I wish you and your family a healthy, safe and enjoyable The Oakleaf Staff summer! Enjoy the newsletter and thank you again for your Writer / Editor / Graphic Layout Tara Ann Neville generous support. Send submissions, news & ideas to: [email protected] RADM Mike Lyden, SC, USN (Ret.) The Oakleaf is published three times a year. The content deadlines are: June 15, 2021 for the Summer 2021 issue October 15, 2021 for the Winter 2021 issue February 15, 2022 for the Spring 2022 issue Summer 2021 • p. 2 The Oakleaf Letter from the Executive Director Vice Chair Together we move forward Continued from page 1 Dear Fellow Supply Corps Officers Ambassador was concerned for my health and thought it and Friends, best for me to be closer to the US Naval Hospital. After I got I hope you are well and getting settled in the Rota BOQ where I was supposed to be rest- back to a normal everyday routine. ing, I received daily invitations from the Supply Corps wives It is hard to believe we are at the six- for outings. You see, they learned a Supply Corps spouse month point in the year. Despite was there alone and they reached out to me. Honestly, my the ongoing or lingering issues of social calendar filled up quickly and the month that I was the pandemic, the Foundation has supposed to be resting became a whirlwind of sightseeing maintained a fast-paced and pro- in Spain, thanks to the Supply Corps spouses. And yes, I did ductive year through July. make time on my calendar to deliver our daughter. Twenty- We hosted “An Evening with the Chief” in February, with four hours after she was born, I was in the ID shop on the over 350 Foundation members in attendance. In April, we base with a sheet over my head holding our daughter so she celebrated the Supply Corps Birthday with a Virtual Ball, could get her passport photo. Thanks to the rapid response of with over 250 members attending across 32 Chapters. These the consulate, we took the ferry across the straits of Gibraltar events were critical to enable and bolster Chapter engage- back to our home in Rabat—in just two days. ment during the height of the pandemic. Once again, I am surrounded by caring and patriotic in- Also in April, the Foundation conducted the 2021-2022 dividuals. We are focused on ensuring our past is captured Scholarship Board and awarded 40 scholarships valued at through our heritage committee’s efforts in logging our sto- $168,000. Please see the list of scholarship recipients, at the ries as well as through Supply Corps shipboard museum dis- end of this issue, and the generous donors who make these plays. If you have a story you want to share, let us know. scholarships possible. I think you will agree, these individu- als are very deserving of the scholarships, and I hope that we can count on your continued support of our Foundation Calendar of Events Scholarship Program. In May, we held the spring Board of Directors Meeting, August virtually. Details and Board decisions from this meeting are 14 Board Update Meeting (virtual) coming soon. Many events are being planned in the second 27 NSCS Graduation (21-030), Newport, RI half of 2021 and we will share those with you as the plans are firmed up. We are pleased many Chapters are back to host- September ing in-person events. Our local Chapters are the face of the 1 Distinguished Alumni nominations due Foundation, and the past 16 months have made member en- 9 Chapter Presidents Call gagement incredibly challenging for our Chapter leadership. Thank you to all members for your donations—enabling October the continuation of our popular programs and breathing life 15 The Oakleaf ~ Winter issue content deadline into many new projects. We are grateful for your support and rely on your generous donations as we continue to fulfill our November mission of “Taking Care of Our Own”—every dollar donated 3-5 SC Flag & Sr Leader Symposium, Washington, D.C. makes a difference! 6 Fall Board of Directors Meeting, Atlanta, GA As always, my priority is to ensure the Foundation meets 6 Distinguished Alumni J. Ron Terwilliger Ceremony your expectations in accomplishing its vision and mission. 11 Chapter Presidents Call I work for each of you, so do not hesitate to contact me to 15 The Oakleaf ~ Winter Issue published online let me know your thoughts, ideas, and any issues. I can be reached anytime at (202) 956-8228 or executivedirector@ December usnscf.com . 17 NSCS Graduation (21-040), Newport, RI CAPT Dan Pionk, SC, USN (Ret.)

Summer 2021 • p. 3 The Oakleaf Around the Corps: The best time of year By ENS Robert Georgen, SC, USN, Member Hampton Roads Chapter “You’re going at the best time of the year!” This was the usual response when telling people that I was moving to Newport, RI for BQC. Having been in the Navy 14 years, it was another move, but an important one. After four of- ficer packages spanning six years, my name had finally been called. And, as the son of a son of a Sailor, it was an incred- ible honor to be selected. The year-long anticipation allowed my wife and me enough time to research and plan which local restaurants and sights we wanted to experience (along with studying, of course). My wife, two-year-old son, and dog, Lenny, drove from Norfolk to Newport in mid-March with pit stops in Phila- delphia for a cheesesteak and Keene, NH to see my wife’s grandfather. In World War II, he flew P-51 mustangs and will turn 100 in December. We arrived in Newport on a very Above: RDML Ken Epps, RDML Matt Ott and Hampton Roads Chapter President CAPT Tommy Neville present cold afternoon the day before St. Patrick’s Day, marking the LT Laura Clarke with the Navy Supply Corps Founda- occasion with lobster rolls before checking in to the Navy tion 2019 Volunteer-of-the-Year Award. HR Chapter has Lodge. Although COVID was still in full effect, we made do resumed in-person activites, including monthly “no-host” socials, bringing local members together in large numbers. with a lot of take-out, reading, watching the NCAA tourna- Pictured below are several retired members of the HR ment, and driving each other crazy. Chapter in attendance at the July social. School soon started and my classmates and I were in Bottom: Getting back to normal, several ladies from the Hampton Roads Chapter Fun Bunch enjoyed an full Supply Management and Food Service learning mode. adventurous social outing at Tribal Axe in June. Much of the curriculum was familiar but had become foggy over the years and there were numerous food service forms to learn. The instructors were very proficient in their fields, dutifully explaining the concepts and answering questions. Currently, we are halfway through the course with disburs- ing and retail operations to go. Everyone is excited with the anticipation of which commands they will be reporting to. And, with the warm weather we are receiving, the saying has come true. We are enjoying our time here and it has become the best time of the year.

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Chapter Presidents Kansas LCDR Blake Whittle [email protected] Korean Peninsula LTJG Brian Rhodehouse Bay Area CAPT (ret) Kurt Libby [email protected] [email protected] Mechanicsburg CAPT Joe Peth Greater Area CAPT (ret) Rick Moore [email protected] [email protected] Memphis CAPT Kerry Pearson Colorado Rockies LCDR Jose Vargas [email protected] [email protected] Monterey Peninsula LT Jim Trask Dallas Fort Worth LCDR Ryan Zintgraff [email protected] [email protected] Newport, R.I. LT Thomas Hart Detroit Area CAPT Paul McNeill [email protected] [email protected] Northeast Georgia Michael McCleary Diego Garcia Currently Inactive [email protected] [email protected] Northwest CDR Derwin Proby Djibouti CDR Tyler Branham [email protected] [email protected] Ohio Currently Inactive Great Lakes LT William Peters [email protected] [email protected] Patuxent River CAPT Peter Braendeholm Great Salt Lake CAPT Russ Pendergrass [email protected] [email protected] Area LCDR Matt Duncan Groton/New London LCDR Greg McCleery [email protected] [email protected] San Diego CAPT Brian Anderson Gulf Coast CAPT (ret) Jack May [email protected] [email protected] Sasebo CDR Terrel Fisher Hampton Roads CAPT Tommy Neville [email protected] [email protected] Sigonella LCDR Brock Walaska Hawaii CAPT Jason Adams [email protected] [email protected] Southwest Asia CDR Jetta Dillon Iberian Peninsula Currently Inactive [email protected] [email protected] St. Louis CDR Terry Grigsby Indiana Crossroads OPEN [email protected] [email protected] Tampa Bay CDR Deborah McIvy Italy CDR Michael Kidd [email protected] [email protected] Twin Cities CDR (ret) Robert Dolan Jacksonville CDR Michael Bono [email protected] [email protected] Ventura County CDR Vince Fonte Japan CDR Jonathon Markrich [email protected] [email protected] Washington DC CAPT Phoebe Tamayo [email protected]

When new officers are installed, please send the president’s name and email address towebadmin @usnscf.com.

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In Memoriam

The Oakleaf is aware of the following members of the Supply Corps Community who passed away recently. A com- plete list of names is on the Foundation website along with available obituaries. Please let us know of those who have passed away, for this column and on the website, by forwarding information to [email protected].

2021 2020 CAPT John Roger Dolina, SC, USN (Ret.) June 19 CAPT Wayne Walter Gerstenberger, SC, USN (Ret.) Dec. 9 CDR Paul Jacob Cone, SC, USN (Ret.) June 6 CAPT Thomas Newton Calhoun, SC, USN (Ret.) July 10 CDR Harry Lynn Hazlett, SC, USN (Ret.) May 25 CDR Reuben Donald Burns, SC, USN (Ret.) June 10 CAPT Charles Philip “Chuck” Gibfried, SC, USN (Ret.) May 17 LCDR Anthony David Baldino, SC, USN (Ret.) May 17 2019 LT Hobart King “Hobie” Kistler, SC, USN April 30 CAPT John David Stegemann, SC, USN (Ret.) Dec. 1 CDR Morris Dean “Mike” Culbertson, SC, USN (Ret.) April 25 CAPT Jack A. Meyer, SC, USN (Ret.) Jan. 14 RADM Andrew Anthony Giordano, SC, USN (Ret.) April 22 CAPT Charles “Skip” Wayne Ryland, SC, USN (Ret.) April 17 2018 CAPT Ralph Cuomo, SC, USN (Ret.) March 13 LCDR James Vester Atkins, SC, USN (Ret.) Dec. 23 CDR Edwin S. Epstein, III, SC, USN (Ret.) March 11 CAPT Paul Warren Eadie, SC, USN (Ret.) Feb. 26 CAPT John Paul Hanlin, SC, USN (Ret.) Jan. 28 CAPT Paul Thomas McMahan, SC, USN (Ret.) Jan. 24

Farewell Distinguished Alumni RADM Andrew Anthony Giordano, SC, USN, (Ret.) By Tara Ann Neville, Editor Sadly, we say farewell to vative financial management initiative which significantly a beloved member of our increased fleet aviation readiness—a process so effective Supply Family. 34th Chief that it continued to be used for decades. of Supply Corps and Navy RADM Giordano’s personal commendations include the Supply Corps Foundation Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit (Gold Distinguished Alumni Star in lieu of Second Award), Meritorious Service Medal Rear Admiral Andrew An- (Gold Star in lieu of Second Award), Navy Commenda- thony “Andy” Giordano, tion Medal (Gold Star in lieu of Second Award), and Navy SC, USN, (Ret.) passed Achievement Medal, among others. away on 22 April 2021, at RADM Giordano enjoyed an extraordinary Naval career at the age of 88. and in retirement, served as Chairman of the Board of The RADM Giordano en- Joseph A. Bank Clothiers, Inc., as well as in senior executive listed in the U.S. Naval Re- roles with other public companies. RADM Giordano con- serve in June 1953, was commissioned in September 1953, tinued to mentor active duty officers and remained engaged and served as an active duty Navy Supply Corps Officer for with the Supply Corps Community. In 2004, the Navy Sup- 31 years until his retirement in June 1984 as Commander, ply Corps Foundation recognized RADM Giodano as Naval Supply Systems Command and 34th Chief of the a Distinguished Alumni for his contributions to the Supply Corps. public sector after his service in the Navy. In 1977, RADM Giordano was assigned as director, mate- RADM Giordano is survived by his wife, Felice, his sons, riel division on the staff of the Deputy Chief of Naval Op- Andrew Jr. and Dean, his daughter Catherine, and eight erations (Logistics). During this tour, he created an inno- grandchildren. Rest in Peace, Admiral Giordano.

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Tench Francis Legacy Society: A commitment for generations yet to come By CAPT Will Port, SC, USN, (Ret.), Development Committee Chair What is the Tench Francis Legacy Society? tory and legacy to supporting our members transitioning Named after George Washington’s first paymaster, the into post service careers, the tradition of service contin- Tench Francis Legacy Society was established by the US ues in Foundation members each day. To ensure that this Navy Supply Corps Foundation to recognize those who work reaches far beyond here and now, please consider help support the mission of the Foundation in their estate becoming a member of the Tench Francis Legacy Society planning. This method of providing legacy today. With membership in this Legacy So- financial support to the Foundation is sim- ciety, you will make a lasting contribution to ple and easy to execute. Plan to the Foundation and its work in support of the Navy Supply Corps Family. Why Should I join? “take care of our As Supply Corps officers, we share a spe- own” well into How Do I join? cial pride in having served our country and the future. You can make a bequest to the Navy Supply we are especially thankful for the men and Corps Foundation and become a member women who continue to serve today. The of the Tench Francis Legacy Society. Simply Navy Supply Corps Foundation continues that tradition of complete and mail in the card below or submit your re- service by providing support and assistance to those who quest online using the Bequest Form. This selfless act of wear the Oakleaf and their families, from commissioning generosity that any Foundation member can make, in any through retirement and beyond. From helping families amount, is the ultimate commitment of a lifetime dedi- during difficult times to providing financial pathways to cated to serving and caring about others. Please take the higher education, from recording and retaining our his- ten minutes needed to do this right now!

Summer 2021 • p. 7 The Oakleaf Museum Ships: Preserving the history of the Navy Supply Corps By CAPT Danny King, SC, USN, Heritage Committee Chair The Navy Supply Corps Foundation (NSCF) was founded the Program to a high level of success—honoring our Sup- with both social and charitable goals in mind. Most are fa- ply Corps Community throughout history. These museums miliar with the NSCF scholarships offered, but our Founda- consider their relationships with the NSCF as a long-term tion is also committed to preserving the history of the Navy partnership. We have expanded our exposure to the public Supply Corps. Over the past decade, the NSCF has developed and shared our Supply Corps history through the exhibits. partnerships on board several of the Museum Ships (USS To date, the program has facilitated six grants, totaling more ALABAMA, USS HORNET, USS INTREPID, USS IOWA, than $170,600 to fund exhibits aboard the USS ALABAMA, USS MASSACHUSETTS, USS MIDWAY, USS NORTH USS HORNET, USS INTREPID, USS IOWA, USS MIDWAY CAROLINA, USS WISCONSIN) located at ports across the and USS NORTH CAROLINA. , to include Hawaii (USS MISSOURI). During COVID-19, the ships we support had to close Under the Heritage Committee, the Ship Display program their brow like most businesses and public places through- was created to preserve the history of the Supply Corps out America and around the world. They had to pivot to en- through high quality displays designed to capture the tradi- gage the public, creatively providing virtual tours and online tions and customs of the Navy Supply special events to ensure the spirit Corps, as well as tell its cherished story and tradition of our naval heri- on board some of our most treasured tage continued to live on. Now that . These Memorial Ship Muse- America is re-opening and roaring ums are our primary venue to engage back, so are the ship museums— and educate the public, providing a re- they are starting to once again host cord of the Navy Supply Corps history thousands of visitors each day. We and maritime traditions. From aircraft strongly encourage all members to carriers to , museum ships take the time to visit one of these across the country host 12 to 15 million wonderful ships and experience visitors per year. Displays answer the public’s most common firsthand the rich history of the Navy Supply Corps. Admit- questions: Where do Sailors and Officers eat, sleep, do laun- tedly, I would be the first to tell you, we have a ways to go to dry, receive letters/packages, and get paid? Is there a store on reach utopia, but with continued hard work, funding, and board? How do ships have enough supplies at sea? support from all of you who cherish our Supply Corps legacy, The Foundation's first Grant to a Ship Museum was in 2008 we will accomplish many great things on board these mighty to the USS Midway for $30,000 as the 1st installment for a warships and our Navy Supply Corps story will live on for display project onboard the Midway. Foundation Executive generations to come. Director CAPT (ret) Dan Pionk first led the Ship Display The following excerpts are from a few of the ships the NSCF Program in 2010, until he was deployed to Iraq and Afghani- has supported over the years and a snapshot of future proj- stan in 2012, at which time I assumed the position. Alongside ects on the horizon in 2021-22 on board both USS IOWA me, CAPT (ret) Tiffany Schad and LT Pamela Velez have led and USS MIDWAY.

USS ALABAMA USS ALABAMA Memorial Park, Executive Director, MG Janet L. Cobb, U.S. Army (Retired): In 2020, COVID-19 shut down the Park for six full weeks and two partial weeks. With no visitors able to board, our staff got out the needle guns, and even a 1940s paint chisel, and set to work restoring history. We will educate hundreds of thousands of visitors each year on the critical mission of the Navy Supply Corps through these restored compartments. Thanks to the Foundation for your support in this endeavor. The USS ALABAMA has been approved for a grant for phase 1 of a 3 phase project to revitalize various supply spaces onboard in 2021. Continued on page 9

Summer 2021 • p. 8 The Oakleaf Museum Ships Continued from page 8 USS INTREPID Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in NY, Louise Gormanly, Director of Grants and Foundation Relations: On October 11, 2019, thanks to the generous sup- port of the NSCF, the Intrepid Museum opened a mouthwatering exhibition. The display is titled,Navy Cakes: A Slice of History, and it was inspired by the many photographs of cakes in the Museum’s collection. Some cakes were small and simple, while others featured extravagant designs and fed up to 3,000 crew members. From this inspiration, the Museum set out to tell the story of cakes and baking on board both of the Museum’s vessels, the aircraft carrier Intrepid and the Growler. The exhibition highlights the hard work of the commis- sary men, who created these elaborate desserts under challenging conditions; it features U.S. Navy recipes, baking equipment, photographs, film footage and oral history interviews—and delectable details, including a full-scale replica of an Intrepid anniversary cake from 1968. An online version of the exhibition is avail- able through the Intrepid Museum’s Google Arts & Culture page. The exhibition is also the focus of various school, family and veteran’s programs at the Museum, which are designed to engage all age groups and abilities in a fun and informative exploration of the history, culture and traditions of the crews on board Intrepid and Growler. These programs range from virtual tours of the exhibition for vet- eran groups; K-12 school and family programs, such as Intrepid Celebrations; and access programs for students with developmental or physical challenges, such as Celebrations Aboard, among others. Thanks to the support of the Navy Supply Corps Foundation, the Museum is now spotlighting the more hidden, but vital and celebratory—and often unsung—aspects of life at sea. Visitors, both onsite and online, are enthusiastically receptive of this inspired exhibition and eager to learn more about the city at sea.

USS NORTH CAROLINA Battleship NORTH CAROLINA, Curator Mary Ames Booker: The NSCF pro- vided funding to enhance the interpretation of the Battleship NORTH CAROLI- NA's enlisted galley. We chose to illustrate the original 1942 Thanksgiving menu, which is a holiday many of our visitors observe. The display also illustrates how the Battleship recognized the holiday during wartime. Before the upgrades to the galley, visitors walked by a steam line and read an illustrated sign. The grant pro- vided a valuable upgrade as it encourages visitors to engage with the display while learning more about feeding around 1,900 sailors three times a day. New graphics were also placed on exhibit. This galley is open for visitors to walk through while touring so additions had to be secure. A custom-made acrylic cover protects the custom-made faux food in their pans on the steam line. Now in its fourth year, this exhibit looks as fresh as the day that it opened. On behalf of The Battleship NORTH CAROLINA, we appreciate the Foundation’s support—allowing the Mu- seum to turn an idea into reality.

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Summer 2021 • p. 9 The Oakleaf Museum Ships Continued from page 9 USS IOWA Battleship IOWA Museum at The Pacific Battleship Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, a Top 5 TripAdvisor Museum attraction, and the only battleship on the West Coast. As a historic naval ship museum, they inspire civic engage- ment through Education, Veterans, and Community efforts - their three core pillars. Since the ship’s arrival to the Los Angeles waterfront in 2012, nearly two million visitors have “celebrated the American spirit” through self-guided and guided tours. Guided tours include a gun tour, engineering tour, and a special, in depth look at the Captain’s Cabin, where FDR stayed during World War II. Plus, an interactive exhibition of “undersea museums” called Lost at Sea - shipwrecks discovered by ocean explorer Dr. Bob Ballard. Adjacent to Lost at Sea is the only art gallery you’ll find on a battleship, which showcases the artwork of veterans and crew members. IOWA’s teak decks and steel bulkheads echo the words and deeds of history, having carried upon them three U.S. Presidents, six of the nine American five-star military leaders, countless foreign dignitaries, and thousands of her own heroic IOWA sailors. Visitors are awed by the IOWA’s sheer size as well as her proud legacy as one of the fastest and most powerful ships to ever sail the world’s oceans. Battleship IOWA Museum will become the National Museum of the Surface Navy by 2025. Thanks to the Foundation, the Battleship IOWA Museum is opening Vicky’s Dog House this summer. The name is a nod to the ship’s mascot, Vicky, a little dog that belonged to IOWA’s first captain, who has been part of the USS Iowa’s legacy since the ship’s commissioning in 1943. The gourmet hot dog stand is being built out of a donated cargo container and will soon serve up some mouth-watering hot dogs, sausages, and even vegan options to our guests! The museum is open to the public 363 days a year with 250K visitors annually. Free annual community events include Movies Under the Guns, the Gravely Celebration (held during Black His- tory Month), Memorial Day, Veterans Day, LA , and military ceremo- nies and service days. The ship also serves as an in-situ training platform for local, state, and federal law enforcement to utilize for a variety of exercises ranging from urban search and rescue to maritime security.

USS HORNET USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum, Alameda, , Laura Fies: We re- cently updated our Wardroom—a great opportunity for the Museum to highlight the work and service of a division who were more invisible than others around the ship. Visitors responded very well to the updated displays. Visitors have expressed greater interest in learning how sailors lived than in engineering facts or even our aircraft on display. Supply Corps sailors managed everything these men needed to live aboard this city at sea. By showcasing them and their work makes this history, and the ship’s legacy, relevant and relatable to our visitors.

Summer 2021 • p. 10 The Oakleaf for Mr. Ron Terwilliger, 2020 DA, is planned for Saturday, Committee & Program News November 6th in Atlanta. 2020 Chapter of the Year, and Vol- unteer of the Year winners have been named. Chapters of the Heritage Committee – The Foundation is searching for a Year: Philadelphia, Patuxent River, Mechanicsburg. Volun- Committee Chair or Co-Chair. To volunteer, or learn more teer of the Year: LCDR Jose Galvao (Patuxent River Chap- about the opportunity, email [email protected]. ter). Congratulations to all! All Museum Ship displays and exhibits are up and running. Be sure and share pictures of your visits to these special mu- Transition Committee - The Foundation is conducting a sur- seums. vey of Members to learn about your experiences during the transitioning process, with the hopes of offering more valu- Chapter Relations Committee – The next Chapter Presidents able programs of support in the future. Visit our website to Call will be on September 9th at 4pm EST. Most Chapters take the 3-minute survey! have re-established face-to-face events. Please remember to update your Membership contact information at usnscf. Spouses – A Virtual Spouse Reunion is planned for this com to ensure you receive Chapter emails about upcoming fall. Chapters should email Spouse Representative Gracie activities. Chapter pages are located on the Foundation web- Dziewiatkowski with Fun Bunch leader contact information site and some Chapters host Facebook pages too. Check both to be sure all Chapters are represented. To learn more about locations for the most up-to-date Chapter information. As the Fun Bunch opportunity or to start a Chapter-associated Chapter leadership turns over, remember to alert Chapter Fun Bunch or Spouses Group, contact Gracie. Relations Chair CAPT (ret) Allison Cameron with the new Communications - All Chapters and Members have the op- Chapter officers and to ask any Chapter-related questions. portunity to contribute to this newsletter. The next Oakleaf Nominating Committee - the New Board Member nomina- deadline is October 15th. Email Communications Director tion period recently closed. A review of candidates will take and Oakleaf Editor Tara Ann Neville with questions or to place over the next several weeks. submit your contribution. Please limit articles to 300 words and two images with captions. Recognition Committee - Distinguished Alumni Ceremony

FOUNDATION USS MIDWAY JOB OPPORTUNITY NSCF Administrative Assis- tant Cindy Inglett is retir- ing in December 2021, after serving the Foundation for more than 15 years. Many members know first- hand how knowledgable and resourceful Cindy is—she has significantly contributed to the success of the Foundation! We will advertise Cindy’s position online and through email in early August. Stay tuned for more details on this special job opportu- nity with the Foundation!

Summer 2021 • p. 11 The Oakleaf Vintage Oakleaf Spotlight: RADM Joseph Howard, SC, USN, (Ret.) By CAPT Tiffany Schad, SC, USN (Ret.), Board of Directors Mr. John Howard, esq recently spoke charge of triage and, sadly, having to Office and invited Joe to join him. Dur- with me about his father, RADM make life and death decisions regarding ing his time in the CNO’s office, CAPT (ret) Joseph Howard, who had quite which injured sailors would be sent to Burke along with Joe organized “OP- a unique and fascinating career in the an already overwhelmed hospital. Very 23”, which was a subversive part of the Supply Corps. RADM Howard was tough decisions to make for a young Navy trying to preserve Naval Aviation a pioneer in the Supply Corps—pav- man of 25 years of age. in the Navy. During this time, the Army ing new paths for future was trying to take over Supply Corps Officers. the Marine Corps, and Joe Howard grew up in the Air Force wanted to a family closely tied with take over all aviation. the Navy. He was admit- Clearly, Burke, Howard, ted to the Naval Acad- and others in OP-23 emy but chose not to go. were successful. He graduated from the While CDR Joe How- University of California ard was the officer-in- with a degree in Eco- charge of a Construc- nomics and was interest- tion Battalion in Port ed in the Supply Corps Hueneme, CA, he re- from the very beginning. ceived a letter from the His first assignment was CNO, ADM Arleigh on a small ship in Pearl Burke, asking Joe if he Harbor in October 1941. would be his speech Joe did not talk about writer. (View this fasci- what happened spe- nating letter and several cifically on December speeches CDR Howard 7, 1941 for quite some wrote with ADM Burke’s time. Eventually, he comments on the NSCF shared the story with his website.) CDR Howard son John. Joe was plan- spent four stressful, but ning to go golfing with life-shaping years as the a buddy assigned on the CNO’s speechwriter. USS OKLAHOMA (BB- CDR Howard was pro- 37) that day. Joe and his moted to Captain and friend saw the Japanese became Commanding planes approaching and Officer of Navy Supply realized that what was Center San Diego—one being dropped were of his favorite assign- bombs. His friend ran ments. Then, he was back to the OKLAHO- called back to Wash- MA and below decks to Ensign Joe Howard ington and became the tend to his ledgers, and unfortunately, Chief of Procurement and Deputy Chief died that day along with 428 other crew While Lieutenant Howard was con- of Navy Material. He became a special- members when the OKLAHOMA was tinuing his tour of duty in the Pacific, ist in Procurement and Contracts, writ- sank by the Japanese. he met and became friends with Cap- ing several articles on the importance of Ensign Howard was on his pier and tain Arleigh Burke. After the war, procurement in the Navy. During that wound up being the senior officer in CAPT Burke was detailed to the CNO’s Continued on page 13

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assignment, Joe was deep-selected for admiral and sent to the Defense Center for Supply. From there, Joe was to be the Supply Officer of the Atlantic Fleet in Norfolk as a two-star, but was diverted to lead the Navy Supply Center in Charles- ton because a North Carolina congressman did not like the Supply Corps admiral who was slated. NSC Charleston was RADM Howard’s final duty station in the Navy. In retire- ment, RADM Howard moved to Spain and wrote novels.

Visit the Heritage page of the Foundation website for 1957 letter from CNO RADM Arleigh more information on RADM (ret) Joseph Howard and Burke to CDR Joe Howard. other Vintage Oakleaf members.

The Patuxent River Chapter held their first in-person event in over a year. They hosted an All Calls with RDML Ken Epps on July 1st at a local restaurant.

Summer 2021 • p. 13 The Oakleaf The U.S. Navy Supply Corps and a Philippine Heritage By RADM Dan McKinnon, SC, USN (Ret.), Columnist Among all the U.S. Navy officer communities and corps, Popular World none have a more special relationship with the Filipino in War Two poster published at a time our Navy than the Supply Corps. That partnership has a his- when Americans tory that should be understood. and Filipinos were The history of the Philippines is remarkably intertwined pushing Japanese forces out of their with the United States. It was for half a century our colony. country. Ear- Its school system and governance are in our model. Along lier, after the fall with Canada and Great Britain, it is arguably our nation’s of Bataan in April 1942, the infamous closest ally of the past century. It is the third largest English- Bataan Death speaking nation in the world and over 300,000 Americans March across Luzon live in the Philippines and four million former Filipinos live to Camp O’Donnell saw over 500 in the United States where Tagalog is the fourth most spoken American deaths by language. abuse and wanton The history of the creation of the Philippine nation is well killing, while well told. How the Spanish American War was intended to help over 5,000 Filipinos experienced the the Cuban “War of Independence” against a European pow- same fate. Broth- er. How the United States sent the Battleship Maine to the ers in blood then. Havana Harbor to ensure the safety of Americans. How on Friends and com- rades forever. February, 15, 1898 the Maine sank following a massive ex- plosion with 266 men killed and a Spanish blamed. How a rallying cry “Remember the Maine” helped pave a was the beautiful Dewey Boulevard which was later renamed road to war. How our blockade of Cuba led Spain to declare Roxas Boulevard. Filipinos humorously describe their his- war on April 21, 1898. How Secretary of the Navy, Theodore tory as, “three hundred years in a convent and fifty years in Roosevelt stepped down and became Teddy Roosevelt of the Hollywood”. “Rough Riders”, and as Acting Navy Secretary had ordered In 1901 President McKinley signed an Executive Order the U.S. to Hong Kong. How Commodore allowing the Navy to enlist 500 Filipinos. But Filipinos had Dewey on the other side of the world defeated the Span- been at sea in the Americas centuries before when the ships ish fleet in the “Battle of Bay” and became our first, of “New Spain”, that included the Philippine Islands, criss- “Admiral of the Navy”. Then came the Philippine-American crossed the Pacific via the “Manila Galleon Trade”. Some War, “Benevolent Assimilation”, colonialization, a common- sailors settled in Louisiana in the 18th century and Filipi- wealth, and a World War that saw the devastation of Manila nos fought in the Battle of New Orleans as “Manilamen”. second only to the destruction of Warsaw. You would find Philippine-Americans on both sides in the On the 4th July 1946, General Douglas MacArthur, Com- Civil War. Filipinos are credited with being the first Asians mander of the U.S. Army Forces, Far East (USAFFE), in front of the internationally famous Manila Hotel, declared the Re- public of the Philippines a free nation. In 1935 it had become a self-governing commonwealth. Joining MacArthur, the Philippines first President of the independent Third Phil- ippine Republic, Manuel Acuna Roxas, declared, “We have reached the summit of the mighty mountain of indepen- dence.” Today the Philippines celebrates its independence on 12 June, the date in 1898 when the island nation declared its freedom from Spain. The Manila Hotel sat across the park from the famous Army Navy Club, parent of the Army Navy For over 300 voyages, Manila galleons crossed the Pacific Club of Washington D.C., and birthplace of the Military Or- in ships cramped with cargo and crew. No wardroom. No stewards. No gedunk. der of the Carabao. Stretching along the nearby waterfront Continued on page 15

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Philippine Heritage A beautifully carved Continued from page 14 19th century Santos of Saint Javier, or Saint Francis Xavi- in California having arrived on a Manila Galleon in Moro er, known for bring- Bay in 1587. ing the Catholic As a boy I loved movies of the famous “Spanish Galleons”. faith to the Malay Archipelago, India, Three masted wooden warships at sea with their cannon, and Japan, in the swords, heroes, and sometimes pirates. Who would have early 16th century. known that many were actually built in the Philippines and From the Philippine Island of Panay. sailed as “Manila Galleons”? Hulls were stronger and built This if the same with wood that did not easily splinter under cannon shot. island on which a Ships became larger, took about 2,000 trees to provide the heroic American timber, and constructed in six months compared to two years sailor was born. Devine providence? in Europe. The islanders were known for their woodworking (Writer’s collection.) skills, and today one might mistake a Philippine religious wooden Santos for an antique from Mexico. For over 200 years, Manila Galleons crossed the Pacific to Acapulco on the west coast of Mexico. Mexican silver would be used for trade in Manila and galleons would meet Chinese traders at the entrance of a great bay. The riches of Asia, spic- es, porcelain, elaborate fabrics, even Persian carpets, would return by galleon to Acapulco and then by donkey caravan across Mexico and again by sea on to Spain. Many Supply Corps officers saw duty with the Navy com- mands at the old Spanish base at Cavite whose history in- its citizens could be recruited into the Navy. In 1952 the an- cluded the galleon building shipyard, fort, hospital, grave- nual quota was increased to 1,000, and then later to 2,000, to yard and famous arsenal. Chinese merchants, or “Xiang-li”, meet a need for more stewards as Blacks began moving out conducted trade on a point of protruding land extending to other ratings. into the bay that became known as Sangley Point. Since de- Laws on a path to citizenship became complex over the next feat of the Spanish fleet by Dewey took place just off shore, few years, but service in the Navy was generally counted on some call the victory, the “Battle of Cavite”. Defeat of Ameri- as a means of becoming a U.S. citizen. Fifty years ago, Admi- can forces by Japan at Cavite in 1942 saw the incarceration ral “Bud” Zumwalt becoming CNO brought more change. of prisoners of War including decorated Supply Corps he- Filipinos could be recruited for Seaman Recruit instead of roes Ken Wheeler and Bob Granston, both of whom had Stewardsman, and most ratings became open. (The famous been stationed with the Cavite Supply Department. Other Z-gram author also made sure that our commissaries offered Supply Corps officers died on the Bataan Death March or in food popular with Filipinos and other nationalities.) As “for- prison camps. Ken saw his closest friend, Bill Elliott, whom eign nationals”, Filipinos could not enter ratings requiring he pulled ashore in Olongapo from the sinking hell-ship access to classified information. That is why you saw many Oryoku Maru, shot because he was too weak to be of value in Filipinos with careers that began in the medical, clerical, and the slave labor camps of Japan. supply ratings. That was good news to every Supply Corps Filipinos entering the U.S. Navy as members of the “Insu- officer who served at sea. lar Force” in 1901 was only the beginning. They could bring When stationed in the Philippines from 1980 to 1982, many their Philippine wives and until the end of WW I could en- of my men, including a remarkable Command Master Chief, ter several ratings. After the war, Filipinos joining the Navy were Philippine Americans. Recruiting was on-going in the meant becoming mess attendants and stewards, slowly re- country, but the waiting list for testing and interviews had placing Chinese and Chamorros (Guamanians) over the next thousands of applicants. An annual public notice was not is- twenty years. (See, “Doris Miller, Messboy, Steward, Cook: sued. Recruitment continued until 1992 when the Military Lion of the Sea”, in the Winter edition of “The Oakleaf” for Base Agreement failed ratification the year before. For those the complex racial history of the Steward rate.) In 1947, un- der an agreement with the new Republic of the Philippines, Continued on page 16

Summer 2021 • p. 15 The Oakleaf Philippine Heritage Continued from page 15 of a certain age, this ended a beautiful time in history. The U.S. Navy lost its principal logistics and support hub in Asia. Today we observe the debate on how best to support de- ployed naval forces far from home, operating in a part of the world where diplomatic and military moves take place daily in the chess game of international competition. In Subic Bay and the modern city of Olongapo, we see a “free port” and a thriving international trading and tourist center. Those of us who remember the Subic Navy base and liberty on Luzon and the nearby city of Olongapo, may also remem- ber the “Aeta”. They, too, have a long history with the U.S. Unusual early photo of Filipinos at sea in an unidentified ship, Navy. The “Aeta” were a small native indigenous people you probably pre-World War One. Identifacton help welcomed. would find on both the Subic Naval base and Clark Air Force base providing security. One of over 70 indigenous peoples attempt to maintain their original way of life on tribal lands of the 7,000-island archipelago, they arrived on the island now set aside by the Philippine government. The Project of Luzon in the Philippines over 35,000 years ago and are Handclasp Foundation (PHF) provided a “Tevelson Grant” considered the country’s first people. Sailors may remember of $80,000 for the “Handclasp Aeta Partnership” to assist buying their famous knives as souvenirs in route to liberty in in establishing the center. The Aeta story is special. It will Olongapo. Ships remember them going through trash look- hopefully be told in a Philippine documentary, “A Forgotten ing for accidently discarded classified correspondence. They Friendship, America’s 100 Year Relationship with the Aeta”. could not read English, but they could recognize and return The Navy’s Project Handclasp (PH) lapsed a few years ago. any piece of paper marked “Confidential”, “Secret”, or “Top Many Supply Corps officers will remember bringing boxes Secret”. Naval aviators remember them teaching survival on board ship of donated goods from private industry or skills at the famous Jungle Environmental Survival Training charities; toys, school supplies, medical material, and family center (JEST) on Cubi Point. Tourists today can learn the health articles. Donated skate boards became village trans- same skills as well as how to live within the beauty of na- port, and feminine hygiene pads became soccer knee pads. ture and protect our environment. Veterans of WWII may Donations would be distributed ashore by Sailors and Ma- remember them for saving downed pilots in the mountains rines on Community Relations (COMREL) excursions out- of Luzon, or pulling Bataan Death March prisoners into the side the United States. The U.S. Naval Supply Depot (NSD) brush. A Philippine charity, the “Subic Indigenous Peoples Subic had a large inventory of PH material, as did supply Assistance Group” (SIPAG) is assisting the Aeta develop a commands in San Diego, Jacksonville, Singapore, and Sigo- livelihood center on the former U. S. Naval Magazine as they nella. It would not be unusual to find NSD Subic families, American and Philippine, in a nearby town on a Saturday, painting a school, donating books, or distributing toys. The inventory was owned by the Project Handclasp Foundation, with a board composed of retired Navy officers and senior civilians. When the Navy terminated the program, the PH board was composed of four Supply Corps officers; Jim Da- vidson, Dan Stone, Chuck Stone, and myself. We were joined by the former Executive Director of the Navy Supply Cen- ter, San Diego, Charlie Smith, Milt Lowe, a brilliant retired

The Aeta and American Navy partnership began in 1905 with establishment of a Naval Station at Olongapo on the deep-water Subic Bay. This 1910 photograph shows new friends with Com- mander Cheser M. Knepper and U.S. Marine Maruice E. Shearer.

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Navy JAG attorney, and Captain Charlie Ryan, a Line sea- farer skilled in command at sea. We decided that our remain- ing assets would go to charitable projects in the Philippines. All had served or been there often. We would make “Tevel- son Grants, or Donations”, in honor of the Navy’s long time program director, Commander Charles (Charlie) Tevelson, without whom it can be arguably, and accurately, stated the program would not have existed. The first donation was over 130 pallets of water purifica- tion kits and treadle sewing machines that do not require electricity. It was to the Philippine Red Cross whose chair- man is Richard J. (Dick) Gordon, now a Senator and former candidate for President, Mayor of Olongapo in the 1980s, and friend to many Supply Corps officers. In 1980 he and In 1898, Acting Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt ordered I co-founded the Subic Bay Industrialization Opportuni- the U.S. Asiatic Squadron to sail to Hong Kong and prepare for ties Foundation to provide training and employment for the a war with Spain. Soon the Cruiser USS Olympia (C-6) with Commodore Dewey and his ships were about to make Philippine youth of Olongapo. His sister Cecile is the wife of retired SC American history. (Chromolithograph, “Asiatic Squadron”, Captain John Mullen. The second donation was $150,000 to writers’ collection.) create the Children of Marawi Project, which with the assis- disasters. There are over 300,000 Filipino mariners serving tance of the US-Philippine Society (USPS), joined the Phil- around the world on commercial ships flagged by many na- ippine Disaster Relief and Resilience Foundation (PDRF) to tions. From three to four months each year they return home establish a medical and education facility for Muslim chil- to be with their families. An American charity and several dren displaced in the 2017 Siege of Marawi on the island of Philippine non-profit entities created “Project Rise” to orga- Mindanao. nize these talented bi-lingual and technically trained skilled A final “Tevelson Grant” of $140,000 will join and sup- mariners and capitalize on their time away from the sea and port Filipinos with a life at sea. The Philippines, a 7,000-is- bring them into a system to help their communities prepare land seafaring nation, also ranks third in the world in natural for natural calamities. The will be a system that pro- vides tools and training programs in disaster preparedness and recovery, especially in hardship prone areas, such as coastal communities subject to typhon. With our nation’s remarkable history with the Philippines, and thousands of Filipinos having served in our U.S. Navy, it may be surprising to learn that there has never been a ship named to honor that service. There have been ships named for famous maritime battles in the Philippine islands, and in 1919 the USS Rizal (DD174) was commissioned and named for the Philippine hero, Jose Rizal. The ship was a Philippine donation by the legislature of the American-Colonial Insular Government to serve in World War One. It never did. For the next decade it remained in Asia with its predominately Philippine crew operating out of Manila and Olongapo, con- verted to a mine layer, and decommissioned in 1931. That is hopefully about to change. Earlier this year a group of Bataan Death March starting point marker used to note the April Philippine-Americans, veterans, community and other lead- 1942 journey from Mariveles to Camp O’Donnell on the island of ers, came together to form the “USS Telesforo Trinidad Cam- Luzon. The Aeta helped some POWs slip away. Continued on page 17 Continued on page 18

Summer 2021 • p. 17 The Oakleaf Philippine Heritage Continued from page 17 paign”, or “USSTTC”. Telesforo Trinidad was a Second-Class Fireman who in 1915 on board the USS San Diego (ACR-6), an armored cruiser, following a boiler disaster, saved many of his fellow sailors. Nine perished. He received the Medal of Honor (MOH) for his courage and heroism and remains the only Filipino, and Asian American, in the U.S. Navy who has received this recognition. It has been recommended more than once by Navy historians that his heroism be recognized by the Secretary of the Navy in naming a ship in his honor. Not unlike the recent naming of a nuclear aircraft carrier Telesforo Trinidad was born on the island of Panay, entered the for a heroic African-American, naming a surface combatant U.S. Navy Insular Force in 1910, and served through two world USS Telesforo Trinidad would also honor the thousands of wars retiring in 1945. The USS San Diego (ACR-6) also served as Philippine-Americans who have served with distinction and command ship of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. valor in the . It is a mystery why it has not happened before. I am confident it will happen now. Tragically this Spring, events concerning hate groups tar- geting Americans of Asian heritage began to appear in the Distinguished Alumni news. Philippine-Americans were not exempt. With May having been Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, many Nomination Deadline 9/1 national leaders came forth to denounce the absurdity and It’s time to nominate former Navy Supply Corps sickness associated with treating any human on a basis other officers, who have distinguished themselves by than understanding, tolerance, and respect. Both the Chief of Naval Operations and Acting Secretary of the Navy made obtaining significant success in the public or private their voices heard. The history of Filipinos becoming Ameri- sector, for the Distinguished Alumni award. can Sailors enriched our ability to serve. I trust that was your The award provides an opportunity to recognize the experience as well. outstanding achievements of our former and retired officers and the awardees serve as an inspiration Dan McKinnon retired from the U.S. Navy in 1991 as a Rear Admiral to our new officers. and Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command, and 36th Chief For more details on this program, visit our website. of Supply Corps. For eight years he served as President and CEO of “NISH-Providing Training and Employment for People with Severe Send nominations, with current bio, to CAPT (ret) Disabilities.” He and fellow retired SC officerDennis Wright and Cap- Dan Pionk at [email protected] . tain Brian Buzzell, a Naval Aviator, were recently honored by the Phil- ippine Senate for their leadership in returning to the Philippines, “The Bells of Balangiga.”

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Summer 2021 • p. 18 The Oakleaf An Interview with Author Tom Wolfe ~ Out of Uniform: Part 3 By CDR Bob Dolan, SC, USN (Ret.), Transition Committee Chair

What are your final thoughts for officers preparing to transit- derstand that at the end of the day, tion out of the mlitary? there are certain things that matter First, you’re never going to get the perfect job the first time to you. What are those things? I’ll out. And if you do, you’re missing something. So be careful. call them a combination of wants To find the perfect job, you should take the time to define and needs. Now, some people co-mingle wants and needs. what that perfect job is for you--that gives you a benchmark Some people think they are the same thing. They’re not. And to use as you’re searching for it. if you think wants and needs are the same thing, you’re going If I asked you what your dream job is and you shared it with to be in trouble in your job search. I was guilty of this and it me, I’m probably very unlikely to help you find that job... contributed to my false start. I found a job that met many of but I have a sense of what makes it your dream job. Now, I my wants but did not meet my needs. I wasn’t smart enough can dig into your head. In the beginning of the book there to know that. So, keep track of everything that matters and is the story of an individual who I asked the question, “What put them into two categories, wants and needs and focus on a is your dream job?” He replied, “That’s an easy one. I would job that will satisfy your needs. Work on the wants once you design roller coasters”. I was shocked by the answer, but I get the job. Or if you’re very lucky, you end up with multiple learned so much about him when he answered the question. job offers, and they all meet your needs. Then pick the one It allowed me to help point him in the proper direction. that also makes the most of your wants. It a great tie breaker. When thinking about a dream job, try to figure out, not so much the job title, but the elements of the job, the descriptors of the job, the attributes and skill set required to do the job. Tom Wolfe is an author, columnist, career coach, veteran, and an expert in the field of military-to-civilian career Those are more important because if you can tell me those transition. For more information, visit www.tomwolfe- things, I can help you come up with a job title that will match careercoach.com and www.out-of-uniform.com with those particular descriptors. Secondly, throughout an individual’s time in the military there are going to be many occasions where that person gets patted on the back, either formally through a performance evaluation or informally, through an ‘atta boy’ or ‘atta girl’. We tend to say thank you and we move on. Don’t just say Transitioned out of the Navy? thank you and move on. Take it further. Stop, pause, and re- flect. Think to yourself: I did that well, but what caused me to The Navy Supply Corps do it well, what skill did I employ and what attributes came into play? Keep track of your answers and include a little Foundation is expanding our story that illustrates the points. Remember, stories help us Transition Program, to include remember things. educational grants for Also, as you’re going about your day, and this applies to civilians as much as it does to military, sometimes you’ll have transitioning members. a job, and you’ll do that job, and you’ll not only do that job well but it will make you smile. Stop and say, “Well, I did it Please take a 3-minute online sur- well because of A, B and C, but it made me smile because of vey to help improve our support of D, E, and F.” The reason those things are important is if you think about the best job, it is a job that you’re going to do it transitioning Supply officers. well—it’s going to make you smile and it’s going to give you Visit usnscf.com to take the survey. a quality of life that takes care of your family—that’s a great job objective, not one you can put on a resume, but one you can keep in the back of your head as you go through the job search. One more item to remember, people sometimes fail to un-

Summer 2021 • p. 19 The Oakleaf U.S. Navy Supply Corps Shoulder Insignia By CAPT Donald B. Hoffmann, SC, USN, (Ret.), Member were much larger and heavier gold bullion insignia worn horizontally on the shoulder, usually with a metal securing The history of the Navy Supply Corps Officer ancestors' device, and worn on dress uniforms. Variations in straps and uniforms reaches back to the Revolutionary War's Continen- epaulettes were common among makers primarily in the US, tal Navy Pursers (1775-1783) who had no official uniform. but also Great Britain, France, and sometimes Asia, and not If they did wear a dark blue jacket, breeches, naval buttons, always exacting to regulation. a three-corner hat and a sword, cutlass, or dirk like other From 1847-1852 Pursers wore straps and epaulettes with and British Officers, they were not allowed silver Old English style letters "PD" on them, which stood for to wear epaulettes on their shoulders. Only Navy Line offi- "Purser Department." On the left in Image 1 is an example of cers wore shoulder epaulettes, even if they were not officially a Purser Department shoulder strap. In September 1852, a authorized by the Continental Congress. Of course, Cap- Navy General Order changed the PD to a silver sprig of three tain wore epaulettes. He wore one on each oak leaves with two acorns on the same side of the stem, like shoulder as a Commodore in charge of a squadron. While in the oak leaf insignia Supply Corps Officers wear today. An France, John Adams made a diary entry on example of Purser epaulettes with the oak 13 May 1779 about Captain Jones being am- leaf in the center of a solid gold crescent is bitious and intriguing, and wearing two ep- Variations on the right in Image 1. Originally, the ep- aulettes on his uniform, which were not ap- aulettes shown only had the silver oak leaf in proved. Mr. Adams noted that Captain Jones' in straps and the center from 1852 until 1869, but in this Navy and Marine Officers wore irregular uni- epaulettes were case the officer got promoted, and probably forms, too. This would include Captain Jones' added two silver-embroidered oak leaf rank trusted Purser. common. insignia on each epaulette around 1869. The Congress established the new United States early Purser epaulettes had a "metal" oak leaf, Navy in 1794 under President George Wash- which eventually gave way to embroidered ington, and Pursers were still not authorized to wear shoul- oak leaf insignia. Included in Image 1 is an embroidered sew der insignia on their uniforms. In 1847, the relative rank of on PD round cap badge worn 1847-1852, and an Oak Leaf senior Pursers regarding Line officers changed, and a Secre- and Wreath round cap badge worn 1852-1863. tary of the Navy uniform change authorized Pursers to fi- In 1860, just prior to the Civil War, Congress approved and nally wear shoulder straps and epaulettes. changed the title of Purser to Paymaster. According to regu- In general, shoulder straps were about 1- 1 1/2 inches wide lation, Paymaster shoulder straps had a silver-embroidered by 4 inches long and made by hand in small quantities in the oak leaf with two acorns in the center of the strap, and al- early years of Pursers. As time went on through the Civil War though epaulettes were not authorized during the Civil War, and after, manufacturers could make larger batches of straps. they were sometimes worn in any case. Image 2 shows exam- Straps were attached to each shoulder fore and aft with string ples from left to right of a Civil War 1861 to 1863 strap for an ties, pins, hooks, clamps, or they were sewn on. Epaulettes Assistant Paymaster who had not earned their oak leaf yet;

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Summer 2021 • p. 20 The Oakleaf Shoulder Insignia and the state Naval Militias. Both wore the older style shoul- Continued from page 20 der straps until 1912. Image 4, from left to right, shows a few an 1864 Assistant Paymaster's straps with a silver oak leaf examples of shoulder marks from 1899-1918 starting with a between gold bars; and a senior Confederate Navy Paymas- Pay Corps Lieutenant, Ensign, and Naval Militia Ensign with ter strap with olive leaves on a dark green cloth background. the broken white cloth. The Naval Militia was the forerunner A Paymaster's Oak Leaf and Wreath round cap badge of the of the Navy Reserve. Navy Staff Corps officers wore different newer 1863-1867 Civil War style are in the lower left of Im- color cloth on their shoulder marks and around their blue age 2. Navy Uniform Regulations in 1866 changed the offi- uniform gold sleeve stripes. The Pay Corps cloth color was cer cap badge to the standard eagle on a shield over crossed white as shown. As with the history of the Navy, metal insig- anchors. The cap badges were always embroidered until the nia on cloth shoulder straps replaced all old-style shoulder 1930’s when metal cap badges were introduced, and the ea- straps and marks from mid-1912 for officers until about mid- gle's head still faced to its left. In 1941, the cap badge was 1913. On the right in Image 4 is an example of a Pay Director sometimes embroidered, but usually metal, with the eagle's Captain's cloth strap with a silver eagle and oak leaf, while head facing to its right as it is today. a warrant Paymaster's Clerk would just wear After the Civil War, Paymasters, includ- the metal gold oak leaf shown on a cloth ing those of the Pay Corps that the Congress strap. Navy warrant officer metal rank insig- established in 1870, continued to wear an Navy uniform nia with the blue break did not come into use embroidered silver oak leaf on their shoul- regulations added until 1951. There is a WW1 era cap insignia der straps and epaulettes. Navy uniform a third acorn in in Image 4 below the shoulder marks. regulations added a third acorn in 1886 and In 1919 and the establishment of the Navy changed the color of the oak leaf to gold 1886. Supply Corps, our shoulder boards began to for Assistant Paymasters. Image 3, from left look like our modern insignia with a few ex- to right, shows an example of a 1886-1889 ceptions. Examples from left to right in Im- Passed Assistant Paymaster strap with two silver bars; a New age 5 show circa 1919 Supply Corps ensign Jersey Naval Militia shoulder strap for a Lieutenant Junior flat shoulder boards where the oak leaf is gold; WW2 Lieu- Grade officer from the early 1900s; a 2-star rear admiral tenant Junior Grade gray shoulder boards worn from 1943- strap worn by Pay Corps Rear Admiral Eustace Rogers, the 1946; WW2 gray Chief Pay Clerk's shoulder boards without Chief, Bureau of Supplies and Accounts and Paymaster Gen- acorns; and a WW2 Pay Clerk's shoulder boards without eral from 1906-1910; an Assistant Paymaster epaulette from acorns. Two versions of the pre-WW2 officer's cap insignia the period 1869-1883; and Pay Inspector epaulettes from the are shown to the far left in Image 5, and at the far right is an 1890s on the far right. Also shown in Image 3, is a circa 1890 embroidered WW2 cap insignia with the eagle's head facing officer's round cap. right like today. In 1899, shoulder marks which we call shoulder boards to- Finally, we enter the era of the modern Supply Corps shoul- day, replaced shoulder straps for all officers except admirals der insignia. Examples shown in Image 6 from left to right

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Summer 2021 • p. 21 The Oakleaf Shoulder Insignia Continued from page 21 never see this again”. He told me he was "indoctrination" training, and some the very last U.S. Navy Captain promot- went on to study supplies and accounts include a man’s shoulder board with ed directly to two-star. Captains would as Supply Corps Officers. They wore an unusual gold “metal” oak leaf from be promoted to one-star Commodore blues, whites, and striped cord uni- the late 1940s, instead of the common in the future. I was his aide and a lieu- forms, with officer sleeve stripes and embroidered oak leaf; women's Lieu- tenant at the time, so I put the boards metal rank and oak leaf insignia. Only tenant Junior Grade sew on shoulder away. Now, after thinking more about female officers in the Navy Nurse Corps boards from the 1980s which are a bit it, he did predict the future. S. Mars, from 1942-1948 wore shoulder boards. smaller than the men's board; a set of Inc. of New York made the shoulder It was not until 1978 that all female soft shoulder boards worn by men and Navy officers had uniforms with shoul- women; and post-WW2 Rear Admi- der boards, including female Supply ral two-star shoulder boards. Image 6 He was the very Corps Officers. also shows a women's Commander or Numerous Navy Uniform Regulations Captain embroidered officer cap insig- last U.S. Navy changed shoulder boards for male and nia for a "bucket" hat, now retired since Captain promoted female officers since the beginning of 2018, and a subdued officer garrison directly to the Supply Corps in 1919. Just a few cap insignia. of the changes involved: flat to curved, One day in late 1981, RADM Don- two-star. board size, stripe size, strap on, slip on, ald Wilson was in his office at the Navy sew on varieties, color, button design, Exchange Command in Brooklyn, NY. hard and soft, fabric types, natural and There were boxes and stacks of shoul- boards, and the company had long been synthetic threads, oak leaf design and der boards, aiguillettes, collar devices, out of business by 1981. These were not color, square or crimped board ends, and more from all different manufac- the boards he wore, but they were from and so on. In any case, changes are the turers, new and used, surrounding his him. Navy’s way. desk. Most came from the office storage The first female Supply Corps -Offi Our distinctive uniform shoulder in- closet and were searched before officer cers were WW2 WAVES that attended signia with the letters PD, white cloth promotion ceremonies. We were talk- one of the Naval Reserve Midshipmen's around gold stripes, and the three-sprig ing and he handed me a set of two-star Schools beginning in 1942. Female oak leaf design are an important part of Supply Corps boards and said, “You’ll midshipmen were commissioned after Navy Supply Corps history.

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Summer 2021 • p. 22 The Oakleaf Can you identify these Supply Corps Flag Officers? By RADM Dan McKinnon, SC, USN (Ret.), Columnist CAPT William Freeman Mims is Navy Supply Corps. He enjoyed a suc- his estate, were four framed photos of thought to be the first Executive Offi- cessful career, including serving as the Supply Corps Flag Officers, each with cer of the Navy Supply Corps School in Executive Officer of NSCS in 1953. Bil- hand-written notes to CAPT Mims. Athens, GA. ly retired from the Navy in 1961, and The photo on the bottom right has Raised in Atlanta, “Billy” was an all- returned to Athens where he was an ac- been identified as RADMJames W. state football player who went on to count executive for Merrill Lynch. Boundy, Chief of Supply Corps 1958- become an ALL-SEC halfback at The Though Billy passed away in 2008, his 1961. Can you name the three Flag University of Georgia. Upon earning estate was only recently liquidated, at Officers below? Send your thoughts to a bachelor of science degree in 1940, the request of his family, upon his wife [email protected] . Billy was commissioned into the U.S. Carol Lee’s passing in 2020. Found in

Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 RADM James W. Boundy

Desert Storm Memories By CAPT (ret) Lee Henwood, SC, USN (Ret.), Member I was stationed at Navy Mate- via Navy C-2s or helicopters, as well as storm in the summer. We found out rial Transportation Command 1989 processing passengers and retrograde the next day that one of the battleships –1992, wearing three hats as Air back to Norfolk. US personnel had had been conducting a shore bom- Freight Officer, Reserve Coordina- been issued CBR gear, but no weap- bardment of the Kuwaiti coast. With tor, and NOACT (Navy Overseas Air ons since we were on a Saudi base. the exception of seeing a few SCUD Cargo Terminal) Officer. Several days The Saudi personnel were armed, but missile intercepts, cargo operations after Iraq invaded Kuwait on August 2, had no CBR gear. It made me wonder were fairly uneventful. In fact, the 1991, I was sent with a small group of who would actually use the gear in the most exciting event to happen in the my NOACT sailors to set up and op- event of a CBR attack on the base. We warehouse was when actress Brooke erate an airhead at the Saudi Arabian operated this airhead until we were re- Shields stopped by to use the head. My naval base in Jeddah. We were among lieved by a reserve NOACT unit from NOACTs talked about that for weeks. the first 400 US military personnel on Omaha, Nebraska. Ironically, during the second Gulf the ground in Saudi Arabia. We served During Operation Desert Storm I was War I served as the Commanding Of- as the bridge between the USAF car- assigned as OIC in charge of a freight ficer of Naval Transportation Support go aircraft and the fleet. My team of forwarding warehouse in Bahrain. Center, which was the successor com- crack air cargo handlers would offload During our nighttime flight to Bah- mand to Navy Material Transporta- USAF aircraft, document cargo and rain we could see the entire horizon tion Office. passengers and send them to the fleet light up, reminding me of an electrical

Summer 2021 • p. 23 The Oakleaf Development Committee: Many hands make for light work By CAPT Will Port, SC, USN, (Ret.), Development Committee Chair Have you ever heard that phrase be- to add 65 new first-year donors to our fore? My school-teacher mom used to donor rolls. In the challenging year of make that pronouncement any time she 2020, those 65 new donors, along with Did you know? needed a “working party” to get some- 400 multi-year donors, were instru- thing done quickly and efficiently in mental in supporting the Foundation’s her classroom or at the church. Think mission. Whether you’ve supported the Only 2-5% about it – “Many Hands Make for Light Foundation in the past or you’ll be a of members Work” …the phrase is simple, true and, newbie in 2021, please be one of many just like my mom, filled with wisdom. and help lighten the load of all—make provide 95% of Generally, in Foundations such as a donation to the Foundation: Make a the financial support ours that do not require an annual fee, Donation. for the only about 2-5% of the members pro- The amount you donate is not as im- vide 95% of the funding generated for portant as simply committing to give Foundation the work of the organization. what you can…you know that mom Last year, the Foundation was thrilled would be proud!

Member Spotlight: DCO Earns SWSCO Pin By CDR Patrick Oliveri, SC, USN. Member LT Jermain A. Lewis is a Navy Reserve Direct Commission Supply Corps Officer (DCO) attached to Navy Reserve U.S. Command Seventh Fleet (C7F) Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) Detachment Kitsap, WA. NR C7F LRC Detachment is a fully integrated support element for Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet, and the Chief of Staff for Logistics (N4), providing Logistics augmentation for planned or emer- gent requirements in the C7F AOR. Led by Commanding Officer CDR Patrick Oliveri, NR C7F LRC partners with Active Component counterparts, optimizes mobilization & training readiness, and provides operational logistics support to C7F and other Fleet Logistics units. Since 9/11, the Reserve Force has primarily focused on the Middle East, often de- LT Jermain A. Lewis ployed to the CENTCOM and AFRICOM AORs, while active duty counterparts serve at sea on surface and subsurface platforms. With a renewed focus on blue water Operations across the Navy, it is essential for Reservists to gain expo- sure to the Fleet, and there is no better training then being at sea. NR C7F sailors have the rare and valuable opportu- nity to get underway with their active-duty counterparts onboard the USS Blue Ridge, homeported in Yokosuka, Japan. Like many DCOs, Jermain understands the importance of warfare qualifications. In April 2020, he pursued the Sur- face Warfare Supply Corps Officer (SWSCO) qualification. For 9 months, Jermain studied diligently and in January 2021, he supported the C7F N4 Directorate onboard the USS Blue Ridge under the leadership of CAPT Cameron Rog- ers. During an intensive underway period, Jermain completed all practical and watch-standing requirements for his SWSCO, and passed the challenging board to formally qualify as a Surface Warfare Supply Corps Officer. The demands to complete such a difficult qualification were high; Jermain spent 14-18 hours a day standing watches, studying, and preparing with the help of C7F and BLUE RIDGE sailors, conducting drills with the DCO and Engineer- ing Watch teams, and learning about the oldest active in the United States Navy. Jermain demonstrates that DCOs can work toward Warfare qualifications and be successful with the support of their AC counterparts. This kind of teamwork and collaboration will be increasingly valuable as the combined force continues to re-focus on blue water Naval warfare. LT Lewis’ hard work, perseverance and dedication to teamwork reflects most highly on himself, DCOs and the Reserve Force as a warfighting community. Hooyah and well done!

Summer 2021 • p. 24 The Oakleaf 2021 - 2022 Foundation Scholarship Recipients

Miss Samantha M. Albano Miss Bailey A. Hartl Miss Josie L. LaVoi RADM Neil P. and Rita Ferraro Victor S. Trione Distinguished Alumni Eileen Sapera Memorial Scholarship Memorial Scholarship Scholarship LT Robert D. Olsen CDR Jonathan D. Albano CDR Richard P. Hartl Luther College Clemson University Montana State University Miss Annabel E. Leonard Miss Lauren A. Bell Mr. Preston N. Hinds Shirley Berry Robinson Memorial CAPT & Mrs. Eugene Auerbach, SC, Mr. & Mrs. Laurence Costin, SC, USN Scholarship USN (Ret.) Scholarship Scholarship CDR Thomas J. Leonard CAPT Vernon L. Pierce LCDR Anthony L. Hinds University of Alabama University of Central Oklahoma Temple University Miss Evelyn R. Murray Mr. James E. Branca Miss Caroline O. Holmes CAPT Albert J. "Bud" Schiff, SC, USN CAPT Doug and Mariana Brook Shirley Billings Memorial Scholarship (Ret.) Distinguished Alumni Scholarship CDR Christina Holmes Scholarship LCDR Alan W. Kent Hillsdale College CDR William T. Murray Florida Atlantic University Old Dominion University Miss Isabella M. Hund Miss Emma L. Cahill RADM Robert M. Moore, SC, USN Mr. Demetrius M. Palmer CDR Joseph J. Jordan, SC, USN (Ret.) (Ret.) Memorial Scholarship Len and Lilly Hammond Scholarship Scholarship CAPT John J. Hund LCDR Brandon W. Palmer CAPT Douglas R. Pearson Washington & Jefferson College Howard University Biola University Miss Isabelle H. Keeling Miss Mary M. Ramage Miss Mackenzie N. Copeland RDML Kenneth Epps, SC, USN CAPT Walter Wright Jr. Memorial CDR Kevin Deedy SC, USN, (Ret.) Scholarship Scholarship Scholarship LCDR Ignacia A. Keeling CDR Albert W. Hoskins CDR Dennis W. Copp University of North Carolina Wofford College Pending decision Chapel Hill Mr. Ryan J. Rayos Mr. Michael E. Corney Mr. Tanner D. Kenin CWO4 John P. Roby, SC, USN (Ret.) LT Kevin M. Kemen Scholarship RADM Donald G. St. Angelo Memorial Scholarship CPO Daniel J. Corney Distinguished Alumni Memorial LCDR Richard M. Rayos LaSalle University Scholarship California Polytechnic State Univer- LCDR David Kenin sity: San Luis Obispo Mr. James R. Doherty University of California, Berkeley RADM Paul O. Soderberg, SC, USN Miss Julia E. Sarnowski (Ret.) Scholarship Miss Catherine E. Lacey LT Eric W. Ferguson, SC, USN CDR Melanie V. Doherty Catherine Cuomo Memorial Memorial Scholarship Old Dominion University Scholarship LT Michael R. Sarnowski CAPT Howard Lacey ST. Vincent College Mr. Ryne W. Garrett Louisiana Tech University Virginia P. Putman Memorial Miss Mary K. Schnier Scholarship Mr. Christopher M. Lask CAPT Len Sapera, SC, USN (Ret.) CDR George W. Garrett CAPT Norman and Patricia Foy Scholarship Belmont University Scholarship CDR David J. Schnier CAPT Gregory Lask Kirkwood Community College Mr. Kyle J. Goodrich Old Dominion University CDR Fred Penn, SC, USN (Ret.) Mr. Cole A. Scott Memorial Scholarship CDR Jack and Annette Evans CAPT Mark R. Goodrich Scholarship Baylor University CDR William A. Wagner University of Georgia Summer 2021 • p. 25 The Oakleaf

Mr. Jackson E. Smith Miss Cameron JB Weldon Mr. Isaac R. Manfull CAPT Jackson L. Schultz, SC, USN RADM William E. Powell, Jr., SC, USN VADM Alan S. & Maryjo Thompson, (Ret.) Distinguished Alumni (Ret.) Memorial Scholarship SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship Scholarship CAPT Allison Cameron Penn State CDR Edward R Smith Ithaca College LCDR Benjamin W. Manfull University of South Carolina Miss Madison H. Weldon Miss Mackenzie L. Meagher Miss Teagan R. Stanley CDR William O. Hagerty, SC, USN RADM Linda and CAPT Robert Bird, Commander Norman Grant Sterner (Ret.) Scholarship SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship College Scholarship CAPT Allison M. Cameron CAPT Aaron K. Stanley Case Western Reserve Univ CDR Maurice F. Meagher University of Alabama Miss Mary A. Wright Mr. Joyner K. Miller Miss Casey A. Strauss Carol Ann Walker Memorial Josephine Wenzel Memorial Jessica-Marie A. Tisak Memorial Scholarship Scholarship Scholarship LCDR Robert E. Wright College of William and Mary CAPT James H. Strauss Pending decision CDR Kevin S. Miller University of Florida Mr. Cameron J. Morgan Mr. John A. Sullivan Recurring Scholarships VADM Keith Lippert, SC, USN (Ret.) CAPT Jim Shelton, SC, USN Miss Sarah R. Driggers Scholarship Scholarship Old Philadelphia Area Retired Harvard University LCDR Daniel J. Sullivan Porkchops Scholarship CAPT Eric A. Morgan Bucknell University Francis Marion University CDR Richard A. Driggers Miss Olivia T. Murr Mr. Luc S. Tamez Henry Trione Distinguished Alumni RADM Michael & Joy Lyden, SC, USN Mr. Montgomery B. Drumm Memorial Scholarship (Ret.) Scholarship CDR Mark Whitfield, SC, USN (Ret.) University of Mary Hardin Baylor CDR John P. Tamez Scholarship CAPT David A. Ringberg Georgia Tech The Kings College LT Jay B. Vanatta Miss Skylar F. Old Miss Whitney A. Tracy RADM Steven W. Maas, SC, USN (Ret.) RADM David P. Keller, SC, USN (Ret.) Miss Megan E. Emery Scholarship Scholarship Francis and Patricia Derby Memorial Old Dominion University CAPT Richard T. Tracy Scholarship CDR Ben A. Krause Virginia Military Institute University of Rochester LT John C. Emery Mr. Bradley J. Russell Mr. Joseph S. Tully CAPT Brian L. McDonnell, SC, USN CAPT Edward R. Knowles, SC, USN Miss Madeleine Fossler (Ret.) Distinguished Alumni Scholarship CAPT T. B. Hagen, SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship CAPT Albert P. Tully Distinguished Alumni Scholarship Rollins College Baylor University Baylor University CAPT Joe F. Russell CDR James F. Parker Miss Kaitlyn A. Tully Miss Tyler M. Samuelson CDR Roscoe & Dr. Lois Burns Miss Paulina M. Hall LCDR Clyde E. Tudor, SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship CAPT Norma Batchelder Memorial Memorial Scholarship LTJG Hunter S. Tully Scholarship University of CA, Los Angeles Patrick Henry College Virginia Tech CDR Clifford R. Price CDR Thomas A. Campbell Mr. David R. Watt Mr. Russell C. Scarpa RDML Kurt Kunkel SC, USN (Ret.) Mr. Lucas K. Laingen RADM Steven W. Maas, SC, USN (Ret.) Memorial Scholarship CDR Thomas M. Francis, SC, USN Scholarship CDR Bruce N. Watt (Ret.) Scholarship University of Rhode Island Univ. of Florida George Washington University CDR Joseph Scarpa LTJG Lowell B. Laingen

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Miss Abby H. Spiro Patricia Ann Collette Memorial Memorial Scholarships Scholarship Appalachian State University Miss Katharine Bowers Miss Emma Kunkel RADM Robert H. Spiro, Jr. Navy Supply Corps Foundation Navy Supply Corps Scholarship Foundation Scholarship Mr. Thomas J. Wild In Memory of LCDR Keith Taylor In Memory of RDML Kurt Kunkel CDR Lowell and Mary Reade, SC, USN Texas Tech University Florida Southern College (Ret.) Memorial Scholarship Virginia Tech Mr. Kahleb Fallon Miss Sara Kunkel CDR Thomas S. Wild Navy Supply Corps Foundation Navy Supply Corps Foundation Scholarship Scholarship Mr. Joseph S. Zawislak In Memory of SK3 Jamie Fallon In Memory of RDML Kurt Kunkel O'Hagan/Huntress Scholarship University of Iowa Auburn University Villanova University CAPT Edward L. Zawislak Mr. Patrick Foster Miss Yzabelle Grace Mejia Navy Supply Corps Foundation Navy Supply Corps Foundation Scholarship Scholarship This year’s board was comprised of: In Memory of CAPT Lyman Foster In Memory of LT Scintar Mejia President: CAPT James Shelton, Reserve Chair Georgetown University Cypress College Members: RADM (ret) Deborah Haven, Retired Chair LCDR Nick Mader, Active Duty Chair LSCM (ret) Robert “CV” Cvengros, Sr. Enlisted Chair Miss Audrey Hiles Miss Lauren Murphy-Sweet Mrs. Mary Grace Dziewiatkowski, Spouse Representative Navy Supply Corps Foundation Navy Supply Corps Foundation Recorder: CAPT (ret) Daniel Pionk, Executive Director Scholarship Scholarship In Memory of LT Dave Hiles In Memory of Tallahassee Community College CDR Philip Murphy-Sweet Duquesne University

What is the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) and why should I participate? For years, the Navy Supply Corps Foundation has been the grateful recipi- ent of our Members’ kind consideration during the Combined Federal Cam- paign (CFC)—with contributions from Federal, Postal and military person- nel and retirees contributing to our non-profit organization. “The mission of the CFC is to promote and support philanthropy through a program that is employee focused, cost-efficient, and effective in providing all federal em- ployees the opportunity to improve the quality of life for all,” states the Of- fice of Personnel Management (OPM) website. The solicitation period will run from September 1, 2021, through January 15, 2022. Also, new employees may make pledges within 30 days of entry on duty, if outside of the campaign solicitation period. The benefits of the CFC can be seen in every program we offer our Supply Community—and it’s so easy to par- ticipate! The cornerstone of the campaign is theCFC Online Donation System. This year, the mobile giving app will integrate full payroll deduction options. For employees who may not have access to or decide not to use the electronic giving system, a paper pledge form will also be available. As we emerge from the pandemic, we hope all Members will consider this giving option—one of the largest and most successful annual workplace charity opportunities! Join the CFC 2022 Giving Campaign! Pledge your donation to the Foundation through the CFC ~ the Navy Supply Corps Foundation, Inc. CFC #10281 . Visit https://givecfc.org/home to sign up and name the Foundation (#10281) as your charity.

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