1 Association Officers: 15th day of the month preceding publication. quarterly. President: CDR Peter Weigand USNR RET CUT-OFF DATE FOR THE AUGUST ISSUE 1706 Countrywood Ct, Cheverly MD 20785 0800 CST 16 JULY 2007! (301)-773-8180 [email protected] Articles and letters may be submitted in many formats, 1st Vice President: AGCM Bob Coniglione USN RET typed or handwritten and forwarded by email, or USPS. 18085 Commission Rd., Long Beach MS 39560 (Unfortunately, I will not be able to translate data from (228)-8633526 [email protected] MSWorks, MAC or APPLE software). Articles may be 2nd Vice President: CWO-4 Bill Bowers USN RET forwarded to my email. E-mails are preferred since I can 725 Prado Fr. Lady Lake FL 32159 copy and paste and will not have to re-type the (352)-250-8083 [email protected] submission. All changes to your personal information Secy/Treas: AGC Jim Stone, USN RET (address, phone number, email address, marital status, 600 E. Fifth St, Apt 179, Waverly, OH 45690-1500. etc.) should be sent to the Secretary/Treasurer, who (740) 947-7111 [email protected] maintains the database. Aerograph Editor: AGCM Charlie Jordan, USN RET 3464 Chimney Rock Rd. Abilene TX 79606 SERIOUSLY (325) 692-7642 [email protected] There is a clear separation of tasks Webmaster: AGC Mahlon Trenz, USN RET between the Secretary/Treasurer and [email protected] or [email protected] the AEROGRAPH Editor. Association Committees: The Secretary/Treasurer maintains and Reunion for 2007/08: promulgates all the member addresses CDR Peter Weigand, USN RET (Chair) and phone numbers. He provides all the (301) 773-8180 [email protected] addresses to the Editor for transmission LCDR J. Earl Kerr, USN RET (West) of the AEROGRAPH. (360) 293-5835 [email protected] The Editor of the Aerograph uses the CDR Marty Nemcosky, USN RET (East) mailing labels and e-mail addresses provided by the (757) 497-6872 [email protected] Secretary/Treasurer to address each copy of the AGCS Bill Ziebell, USN RET (Midwest) Aerograph that is transmitted to the members. (847) 438-4716 [email protected] All address changes and membership problems must be Chaplain: CWO4 Bill Bowers, USN RET transmitted to the Secretary/Treasurer!
(352) 750-2970 [email protected] USMC WEATHER SERVICE REUNION Finance: We wanted to invite any of our Navy friends to the CAPT Chuck Steinbruck, USN RET (Chair) USMC Weather Service (757) 423-1496 [email protected] Reunion which will be held at CAPT Bob Titus, USN RET the Imperial Palace (775) 345-1949 [email protected] Hotel/Casino in Biloxi, MS from CAPT Dave Sokol USN RET 3 to 7 June 2007. (703) 444-8505 [email protected] Historian: CDR Don Cruse, USN RET AGENDA (703) 524-9067 [email protected] 3 June: – No host cocktail hour Scholarship: with cash bar and heavy Hors AGCM Doug Maxwell, USN (chair) D’oeuvres (228)-688-4187 [email protected] 4 June: - Golf/shopping and buffet dinner AGCM Pat O’Brien, USN RET 5 June - Tour Wx School and seafood cook out (Not (850) 968-0552 [email protected] confirmed as yet) xAG3 Charles E Moffett III, USN REL 6 June - Breakfast and select pictures (609) 492-2883 [email protected] 7 June - Departure day Nominating: AGCM Moon Mullen, USN RET I can provide anyone interested with the names of the (805) 496-1348 [email protected] USMC attendees. Parliamentary: AGCM Moon Mullins, USN RET Submitted by CAPT Don Innis USMC RET (805) 496-1348 [email protected] [email protected] Master-At-Arms: AGC John Rodriguez, USN RET (858) 278-5431 [email protected] It has been my pleasure
EDITOR’S DESK to represent such a fine CHARLES R. JORDAN USN RET, group of men and women. 3464 Chimney Rock, Abilene, TX 79606- I mean that sincerely. My (325) 692-7642. [email protected] tenure as your president Publication Information: The Aerograph is is coming to an end in published February, May, August and about 50 days, as I write this article in early April 2007. I November. Contributions must be would like to share one thing that came up on my watch received by the editor, not later than the at the helm. There continues to be a great deal of talk about the loss of Aerographer Mate billets in the Navy. 2 This will clearly limit our ability to recruit new members George McMullin, Tom Miovas, Jim Stone, Deacon unless we consider the other branches of service. Our Holden, Charlie Jordan, Wayne Ledbetter, Dave current membership is getting too old to continue on our Driggers, Morris Summey, Moon Mullen, Joe present course. If NWSA needs a course correction, let McKinzie, Don Cruse, Dan Collins, Peter Weigand, us make that correction. Let us not come to a dead stop Marty Nemcosky, Vic Milford, Dave Leib, Phil in the water. Our active duty counterparts have Humble, Dick Gilmore, Dave Dunlap, Bill Suydam, Al undergone a reduction in force the past two fiscal years Upton, Frank Baillie, James S. Black, Sammy Erwin, as our products and data collection become more Gary Fisher, Jim Futtner, Mike Gilroy, Herbert automated. Goodland, Dan Hewins, J. Earl Kerr, Robert B. Now ask, “What have I/we done to recruit these AGs?” Nowlan, Patrick O’Brien, Dennis Ruth, C.G. Tom Miovas had a suggestion last year! He offered that Steinbruck, A. J. Sycuro, Bob Titus, Hans Wolfer. those of us that live close to a Naval Weather Office; stop in now and then and say HI. Do a little talking to There were some 50 inquiries sent to former the active duty sailor and let them know that we are NAVWEASERV people who have not signed up and we thinking of them. When the opportunity presents itself; are still hoping for a final total of more that 75 talk a little about NWSA. To our active duty members, adventurous people to come to Everett. Mike Gilroy is talk to your shipmates and fill them in on this fine making a strong effort to contact former FWC Rota organization you belong to, NWSA. I would like to make members so that there will be a strong contingent of a suggestion to the active duty sailors. Become a life “Rotarians” at the Reunion. member. The initial out of pocket money may be a bit The Reunion Registration sheet had a wide selection of much, but in the long run it will pay off in spades. I things to do and to buy. The Reunion Pins are a bust became a life member back in 86, that’s 1986. If you do and members will be refunded their investment. The the math, it is very inexpensive when amortized over 21 Whale Watching trip has only 10 takers and will be years, along with not needing to worry about paying honored but with some modest changes. We cannot dues each year. It works! We are an organization worth have our own trip so must fit in with the regular Whale keeping. Watching trip. The hospitality room will be opened at Now onto Everett: As we all know our 33rd annual 0600, a small van will depart the hotel about 0700, drive reunion is just ahead. It is not too late to make plans to to Anacortes to register at 0830 and depart at 0900 on a join us in Washington State. The program is coming fast boat. These 10 adventurers are advised to dress in together nicely. As of 4 April, we have received 75 layers as the boat ride will be in 42+ degree water and registrations. Take a look at the itinerary in this addition will be doing some 30 knots to reach out to where the of THE AEROGRAPH you will soon see we have a nice whales were seen the day before. The change to the set of events taking place, culminating with the grand Whale Watch will decrease the price to those 10 intrepid ball Saturday night, May 19th, 2007. The deadline for outdoor seekers. The side trips to Boeing, Leavenworth scholarship applicants has passed and we will select and wine tasting have good numbers and will go down some outstanding students again next month. as originally envisioned. As discussed above about correcting our course, one of One item that was originally suggested by our very own the course corrections we are trying for our 33rd reunion Moon at Pittsburgh was to try to minimize the impact of is how we setup the reunion. Two other corrections are getting from SEATAC airport to the Holiday Inn in how do we maintain the hospitality room and registration Everett for those people who will not be renting a car. desk? On the bottom of the registration form are two The majority of members will be arriving on Tuesday, 15 blocks asking for volunteers. Any support that you May and unless something is organized, there may well provide would be great. Don’t worry if you have already be lots of frustration trying to get a shuttle. The following sent in your registration form without placing an X in a paragraph will be sent out to those folks who we think box, we will forgive you and be more than happy to will benefit from knowing in advance of the real receive your X upon arrival. possibility of both saving time and money by making a For those members that have never attended one of advance shuttle reservations. Do contact Earl Kerr at these reunions, you are cheating yourself out of a great 360-293-5835, [email protected] if there are any deal of scuttlebutt and friendship. This is your chance to questions or problems to solve. Earl will call the Shuttle make up for missing all the fun. See you in Everett! Express and make them aware of number of folks to be Submitted by NWSA President CDR Peter Weigand expected on 15 May and the name of our organization. USN RET When people call in the should be careful to identify NWSA 33 REUNION themselves as being members of NWSA, Reunion 33 and going to the Everett Holiday Inn. We will have a As of this printing date, this is a sign-up sheet in the Hospitality Room for those persons partial listing of members planning wishing to depart in a group on Sunday, May 20th, 2007. to attend the Everett Reunion, SeaTac Transportation: Shuttle Express 425-981- sponsored by our Northwest 7000, vans run every hour, 24 hours/ day, Holiday Inn is Chapter: Huges Courtland, Dave on their route. Price is $28.75 each way (their lowest Sokol, Bob Brown, Elroy Mcleod, fare to Everett), no discount on round trip tickets. Alan Davis, Bob Forsberg, John Barr, Wayne Olsen, Reservations for SeaTac should be made in advance. 3 For a "group" departure they have a 10 passenger van Outback Steak House, 10121 Evergreen Way Everett at $122 total & a 25 passenger bus at $182. All persons 425-513-2181 who will be arriving at SEATAC on Tuesday, 15 May and Red Robin, 1305 SE Everett Mall Way Everett 425-771-6492 who are not going to rent a vehicle should contact the Scuttlebutt Brewing Co., 1524 W Marine View Dr Everett Shuttle Express and tell them that they are part of the 425-257-0316 NAVWEASER going to the Holiday Inn in Everett. The Flying Pig Restaurant & Beverage Co., 2929 Colby Reservations should be made as EARLY as POSSIBLE, Ave Everett 425-339-1393 especially when a group is concerned, for the Whidbey Coffee & Café, 619 4th St Mukilteo 425-348-4825 considerable savings. This company will give a discount Shopping to AAA members. Naturally, I would like to thank Moon Alderwood Mall, 3000 184th St SW Suite 145 Lynnwood for his suggestion that some of this could be done. Earl 425-771-1121 Everett Mall, 1402 SE Everett Mall Way Everett 425- What’s Happening, Where, & Phone Numbers 355-1771 SeaTac Airport Transportation Seattle Premium Outlets,10600 Quil Ceda Blvd Suite Shuttle Express vans serving Everett run every hour, 24 750 Tulalip 360-658-0782 hours/ day, tel 425-981-7000, Holiday Inn is on their Karl’s Bakery, 2814 Wetmore Ave Everett 425-252- route. Price is $28.75 each way (their lowest fare to 1774 Everett); there is no discount on round trip tickets Pave Bakery, 2613 Colby Ave Everett 425-252-0250 although an arranged "GROUP” departure for a ten seat Sports van is available for $122 total, a 25 passenger bus for Everett Events Ctr, 2000 Hewitt Ave Suite 200 Everett $182 (divide fee by the actual number of passengers). 425-322-2600 All Reservations for SeaTac should be made well in Legion Memorial Golf Course, 144 W Marine View Dr advance. It is especially important to query other Everett 425-259-4653 attendees early on, in setting up your group so as to Walter Hall Memorial Golf Course, 1226 W Casino Rd make a timely “GROUP” departure reservation. Everett 425-388-2700 Gaming & Dining Seattle Mariners, 1250 S 1st Ave Seattle 206-346-4000 Tulalip Casino, 10200 Quil Ceda Blvd Tulalip 360-651-1111 (admin office & link to M’s Store) home games LA Attractions Angels (all start 7 PM) 15 & 16 May, San Diego Padres Evergreen Arboretum & Gardens Legion Park, Alverson 18 & 19 May seattle.mariners.com is their home page & Marine View Drive Everett 425-257-8597 (roster, stats, current events, etc) www.mariners.com will Future of Flight Aviation Ctr & Boeing tour 8415 Paine show a page re: ticket sales via credit card, tickets at a Field Blvd Mukilteo 425-265-9808 “pick up window, best prices are at the stadium box Boeing Museum of Flight 9404 East Marginal Way S office & seats are usually available. There will be an Seattle 206-764-5720 afternoon game on Sunday, 20 May. Earl Kerr pointed Museum of Flight Restoration Ctr, 2909 100th St SW out that it is of some interest to note that both the Seattle Suite C72 Everett 425-353-9123 stadium and the Pittsburgh stadium are brand new and NavSta Everett , 2000 W Marine Drive Everett 425-304-3325 look very similar. The Mariner Game Schedule: Paine Field Airport, 3220 100th St SW Everett 425-353- http://mlb.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=sea. 2110 Seattle Pacific Science Ctr, 200 2nd Ave Seattle 206- Everett Aqua Sox – a Mariners low minors “short 443-4629 season” baseball team. Games begin in June. The Restaurants Mariners’ Rainiers, a AAA (top minor league level) team Alligator Soul, 2013 1/2 Hewitt Ave Everett 425-259-6311 plays in Tacoma, WA Anthony’s Woodfire Grill, 1722 W Marine View Dr Thanks for the info Frank Baillie (ed.) Everett 425-258-4000 AP Barbara’s, 4025 196th SW Lynnwood 360-568-7703 Arnie’s Restaurant, 714 2nd Ave Mukilteo 425-672-1711 CONGRESSIONAL OBSERVATION Billy McHale’s Restaurant, 18430 33rd Ave W Lynnwood Republican Sen. John McCain berated fellow lawmakers 425-774-6556 for “spending money like a drunken sailor”. Charles at Smuggler’s Cove, 8340 53rd Ave W Mukilteo As a former drunken sailor, I take offense at being 425-347-2700 compared to anyone in Congress! Chuck’s Seafood Grotto Inc., 1229 1st Snohomish 425- Submitted by LCDR J.E. Kerr USN RET 778-5700 Diamond Knot Brewery, 621 Front St Mukilteo 425-355- CARTOON 4488 Frank Baillie of the Northwest Chapter contacted Jeff Ivar’s Mukilteo Landing, 710 Front St Mukilteo 425-347-3648 Bacon (the cartoonist for Military Times etal) for Lombardi’s Cucina, 1620 W Marine View Drive Everett permission to use his work in our AEROGRAPH. Jeff 425-252-1886 was extremely cooperative and now, I hope to provide at McMenamin’s Restaurant-Brewery, 13300 Bothel- least one of his works in each issue. Everett Hi-way Suite 304 Mill Creek 425-316-0520 To contact Jeff Bacon, use: http://www.broadside.net/ or his blog at www.militarytimes.com/blogs/broadside
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5 hung from it can be seen from XX number of feet away. You have two hours. Begin.” The near-Ensigns began to write with concentration. At the end of two hours, the Instructor called time and collected the papers. Quickly paging through them, he announced the grades. “Ladies and Gentlemen, there are some thorough and detailed responses here, but only one “A”. I would like to read it to you. In order to erect the flag pole, I would do the following: Say “Chief, put up the flagpole.”
THE SEA BAG There was a time when everything you owned had to fit in your sea bag. Remember those nasty rascals? Fully packed, one of the suckers weighed more than the poor devil hauling it. The damn things weighed a ton and The following picture was taken from the third story some idiot with an off-center sense of humor sewed a balcony of Saint Stanislaus College located next door to carry handle on it to help you haul it. Hell, you could bolt Our Lady of the Gulf Church in Bay Saint Louis, a handle on a Greyhound bus but it wouldn’t make the Mississippi on the morning of August 29th, 2005. This is damn thing portable. The Army, Marines and Air Force believed to be the initial tidal surge from Hurricane got footlockers and we got a big ole’ canvas bag. Katrina. The tidal surge was approximately 35 to 40 feet After you warped your spine jackassing the goofy thing high as it slammed into the beach front communities of through a bus or train station, sat on it waiting for Bay Saint Louis and Waveland Mississippi to completely connecting transportation and made folks mad because destroy 99% of every structure along the beach for 9 it was too damn big to fit in any overhead rack on any miles and over ¼ of a mile inland. The flooding that bus, train and airplane ever made, the contents looked continued inland destroyed the contents of all but 35 like hell. All your gear appeared to have come from homes in these two communities of approximately bums who slept on park benches. 14,000 people. Traveling with a sea bag was something left over from the “Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum” sailing ship days. Sailors used to sleep in hammocks. So you stowed your issue in a big canvas bag and lashed your hammock to it, hoisted it on your shoulder and in effect moved your entire home and complete inventory of earthly possessions from ship to ship. I wouldn’t say you traveled light because with one strap it was a one- shoulder load that could torque your skeletal frame and bust your ankles. It was like hauling a dead linebacker. They wasted a lot of time in boot camp telling you how to pack one of the suckers. There was an officially sanctioned method of organization that you forgot after ten minutes on the other side of the gate at Great Lakes or San Diego. You got rid of a lot of issue gear when you went to the SHIP. Did you ever know a tin-can sailor who had a raincoat? A flat hat? One of those nut hugger knit swimsuits? How bout those roll your own neckerchiefs... The ones the girls in a good Naval tailor shop would cut down and sew into a ‘greasy snake’ for two bucks? Submitted by LCDR Deacon Holden USN RET Within six months, every fleet sailor was down to one set of dress blues, port and starboard undress blues and FLAG POLE whites, a couple of white hats, boots, shoes, assorted One last class before graduation at the skivvies a pea coat and three sets of bleached out Naval Academy and the Instructor gave dungarees. The rest of your original issue was either in out one final assignment. the pea coat locker, lucky bag or had been reduced to “Given one metal pole, two bags of wipe down rags in the paint locker. Underway ships were cement, a selection of shovels, a wheel barrow, and any not ships that allowed vast accumulation of private gear. other tools you find necessary, AND one Chief, one Hobos who lived in discarded refrigerator crates could Petty Officer and a selection of Seamen, DESCRIBE amass greater loads of pack rat crap than fleet sailors. The process you will take to erect the pole so that a flag The confines of a canvas back rack, side locker and a 6 couple of bunk bags did not allow one to live a Donald Last year, Gray’s forecast—as well as government Trump existence. Space and the going pay scale forecasts—was higher than what the Atlantic hurricane combined to make us envy the lifestyle of a mud hut season produced. Gray’s team said the reason was a Ethiopian. We were the global equivalents of nomadic late El Nino that altered oceanic conditions. Mongols without ponies to haul our stuff There were nine named Atlantic storms and five And after the rigid routine of boot camp we learned the hurricanes, two of them major, in 2006. That was skill of random compression packing known by mothers considered a “near normal” season. None of those world-wide as ‘cramming’. It is amazing what you can hurricanes hit the U.S. Atlantic coast. jam in to a space no bigger than a breadbox if you pull a The devastating 2005 season had 28 named storms, 15 watch cap over a boot and push it in with your foot. Of of them hurricanes. Four of those hurricanes hit the U.S. course, it looks kinda weird when you pull it out but they coast, the worst among them Katrina, which devastated never hold fashion shows at sea and wrinkles added New Orleans and leveled parts of the Gulf Coast. character to a salty appearance. There was a four- hundred mile gap between the images on recruiting ANOTHER HURRICANE FORECAST posters and the actual appearance of sailors at sea. It MIAMI - The Atlantic hurricane season will be was not without justifiable reason that we were called the exceptionally active this year, according to a British tin-can Navy. forecasting group, raising the possibility that killer storms We operated on the premise that if ‘ Cleanliness was like Hurricane Katrina could again threaten the United next to Godliness’, we must be next to the other end of States. that spectrum... We looked like our clothing had been London-based forecaster Tropical Storm Risk on pressed with a waffle iron and packed by a bulldozer. Tuesday said the six-month season, which begins on But what in the hell did they expect from a bunch of jerks June 1, was expected to bring 17 tropical storms, of that lived in the crews hole of a 2100 Fletcher Class can. which nine will strengthen into hurricanes with winds of After awhile you got used to it... You got used to at least 74 miles per hour. everything you owned picking up and retaining that Four of those are expected to become more destructive “intense” hurricanes, TSR said. distinctive aroma...You got used to old ladies on busses taking a couple of wrinkled nose sniffs of your pea coat Hurricane Advice then getting up and finding another seat... TO: Ex Floridians, present Floridians, future Floridians or Do they still issue sea bags? Can you still make five those who know a Floridian: (Also Mississippians and bucks sitting up half the night drawing a ships picture on New Orleanians): We’re about to enter the peak of the the side of one of the damn things with black and white hurricane season. Any day now, you’re going to turn on marking pens that drive old master-at-arms into a ‘rig for the TV and see a weather person pointing to some radar heart attack’ frenzy? Make their faces red.. The veins on blob out in the Gulf of Mexico and making two basic their neck bulge out... And yell, “What in God’s name is meteorological points: that all over your sea bag?” (1). There is no need to panic...... “Artwork, Chief... It’s like the work of Michelangelo...My (2). We could all be killed. ship... Great huh?” Yes, hurricane season is an exciting time to be in “Looks like some damn comic book...” Florida. If you’re new to the area, you’re probably Here was a man with cobras tattooed on his arms... A wondering what you need to do to prepare for the skull with a dagger through one eye and a ribbon possibility that we’ll get hit by “the big one.” Based on reading ‘ DEATH BEFORE SHORE DUTY’ on his our experiences, we recommend that you follow this shoulder... Crossed anchors with ‘Subic Bay 1945’ on simple three-step hurricane preparedness plan: the other shoulder... An eagle on his chest and a full STEP 1. Buy enough food and bottled water to last your blown Chinese dragon peeking out between the cheeks family for at least three days. of his butt If anyone was an authority on stuff that looked STEP 2. Put these supplies into your car. like a comic book, it had to be this E-7 sucker. STEP 3. Drive to Nebraska and stay there until Sometimes I look at all the crap stacked in my garage, Thanksgiving. close my eyes and smile, remembering a time when Unfortunately, statistics show that most people will not everything I owned could be crammed into a canvas follow this sensible plan. Most people will foolishly stay bag. (Author Unknown) here in Florida. We’ll start with one of the most Submitted by AGCM Moon Mullins USN RET important hurricane preparedness items:
2007 HURRICANE FORECAST HOMEOWNERS’ INSURANCE: If you own a home, you The 2007 Atlantic hurricane season should be “very must have hurricane insurance. Fortunately, this active,” with 17 named storms, William Gray PhD at insurance is cheap and easy to get, as long as your Colorado State University said Tuesday. home meets two basic requirements: Those named storms are expected to include five (1). It is reasonably well-built, and intense or major hurricanes. Gray said there is a 74 (2). It is located in Nebraska. percent probability of a major hurricane hitting the U.S. Unfortunately, if your home is located in Florida, or any coast. The team’s forecasts are based global oceanic other area that might actually be hit by a hurricane, most and atmospheric conditions. insurance companies would prefer not to sell you hurricane insurance, because then they might be 7 required to pay YOU money, and that is certainly not the bleach is for. NOBODY knows what The bleach is why they got into the insurance business in the first for. But it’s traditional, so GET some!) place. S o you’ll have to scrounge around for an A 55-gallon drum of underarm deodorant. insurance company, which will charge you an annual A big knife that you can strap to your leg. (This will be premium roughly equal to the replacement value of your useless in a hurricane, but it looks cool.) house. At any moment, this company can drop you like A large quantity of raw chicken, to placate the alligators. used dental floss. (Ask anybody who went through Andrew; after the Since Hurricane Andrew, I have had an estimated 27 hurricane, there WILL be irate alligators.) different home-insurance companies. This week, I’m $35,000 in cash or diamonds so that, after the hurricane covered by the Bob and Big Stan Insurance Company, passes, you can buy a generator from a man with no under a policy which states that, in addition to my discernible teeth. premium, Bob and Big Stan are entitled, on demand, to Of course these are just basic precautions. As the my kidneys. hurricane draws near, it is vitally important that you keep SHUTTERS: Your house should have hurricane shutters abreast of the situation by turning on your television and on all the windows, all the doors, and—if it’s a major watching TV reporters in rain slickers stand right next to hurricane—all the toilets. There are several types of the ocean and tell you over and over how vitally shutters, with advantages and disadvantages: important it is for everybody to stay away from the Plywood shutters: The advantage is that, because you ocean. make them yourself, they’re cheap. The disadvantage is Good luck and remember: it’s really great living in that, because you make them yourself, they will fall off. paradise !!!! Those of you who aren’t here yet, you Sheet-metal shutters: The advantage is that these should come. Really~~~ work well, once you get them all up. The disadvantage Submitted by AGCM Fred Baillie USN RET is that once you get them all up, your hands will be useless bleeding stumps, and it will be December. Memoirs of Another DER Sailor Roll-down shutters: The advantages are that they’re I enjoyed reading memoirs of a DER sailor in the very easy to use, and will definitely protect your house. February Aerograph. I had been on an aircraft carrier The disadvantage is that you will have to sell your house (USS Wright CVL-49) and it went into shipyard in to pay for them. Philadelphia. There was no need to keep all of the AG’s “Hurricane-proof” windows: These are the newest on the Wright so we were transferred to other wrinkle in hurricane protection: They look like ordinary ships/stations. windows, but they can withstand hurricane winds! You I was assigned to USS can be sure of this, because the salesman says so. He Kirkpatrick DER 318 in 1953- lives in Nebraska. 1954. As I remember the “Hurricane Proofing Your Property: As the hurricane situation, it was decided to approaches, check your yard for movable objects like assign an AG3 and an AGAN to barbecue grills, planters, patio furniture, visiting relatives, each of six ships that were to be etc.; you should, as a precaution, throw these items into used as part of the DEW line. your swimming pool (if you don’t have a swimming pool, Our DEW line duty stations for the ships were areas east you should have one built immediately). Otherwise, the of New England, approximately 100 to 400 miles. The hurricane winds will turn these objects into deadly Harveson, Strickland, and Kirkpatrick were three of the missiles. ships. The other three were Fessenden, Otterstetter, EVACUATION ROUTE: If you live in a low-lying area, and Joyce. The 12 of us assigned in 1953 were I you should have an evacuation route planned out. (To believe the first Aerographers assigned to this kind of determine whether you live in a low-lying area, look at duty. We had very little guidance nor equipment when your driver’s license; if it says “Florida” you live in a low- we checked aboard. I doubt that the Captain had been lying area.) The purpose of having an evacuation route given much guidance either because Mike Gaidurgis is to avoid being trapped in your home when a major (AGAN) and I had to explain a lot of our activities. We storm hits. Instead, you will be trapped in a gigantic ran into the same thing that AGCS John Stroade Shay traffic jam several miles from your home, along with two mentioned in his article. There was also no radiosonde hundred thousand other evacuees. So, as a bonus, you gear aboard Kirkpatrick. We were finally able to acquire will not be lonely. helium tanks which were placed below in storage plus HURRICANE SUPPLIES: If you don’t evacuate, you will six were placed in the balloon inflation room. It was need a mess of supplies. Do not buy them now! Florida usually too rough to try and do a Pibal so we didn’t get to tradition requires that you wait until the last possible do our duties very often. minute, then go to the supermarket and get into vicious As a petty officer I also was assigned other duties. I was fights with strangers over who gets the last can of a designated mail man, assigned to work with the QM’s SPAM. if needed, and of course I was assigned Shore Patrol In addition to food and water, you will need the following duty. What fun. My enlistment expired in June 1954 supplies: 23 flashlights. At least $167 worth of batteries and I took a discharge so I could to go to college. that burn out, when the power goes out, to be the wrong size for the flashlights. Bleach. (No, I don’t know what 8 I hope other DER sailors will write of their experiences. It three days at Christchurch, I thought I needed more. I was difficult duty but we had a good crew and I was able went to look for LTJG Bernard Fridovich. He was to be to make many friends. our MET Officer at McMurdo during our Winter Over. I Submitted by Chuck Finch xAG3 USN Rel. asked him if I could borrow $20 and he let me have it. All of us got to Christchurch NZ and got a couple of Deep Freeze 1957 rooms at a hotel. It looked to be the biggest in town. Ron Palmer and I, as an AG1, boarded the Sea Plane We had small rooms and the bathroom was down the Tender USS Curtis with a lot of other passengers before hall. It contained a toilet and a bathtub. Christmas 1956. AG1 George Underwood was in After a few beers one evening, next day we all rented charge of the ships OA Division. He welcomed us to his bicycles and pedaled into the countryside and saw off in office and Ron and I helped him with the Upper Air the distance, tall mountains. After passing many farms, Soundings. and back at the edge of town saw a tavern open. It was We did our work and then checked the work of others hard to pass that by as we were thirsty from biking all before sending off the radiosonde coded data. Right at afternoon. first, we made a deal that anyone finding a mistake on The tavern was packed and when they saw all of us another shipmate’s work was rewarded with an IOU for a sailors in uniform, they greeted us like heroes. We beer in New Zealand. argued back and forth who would buy the next round of By the time we got to New Zealand, George Underwood drinks. Eventually we left, knowing we had to return our and I had collected a lot of IOUs for beers. Ron did okay bikes to the rental place in town. It was a hard decision but lacked the experience as he had just complete C as we were having a grand time. How we were able to school in Lakehurst. He made up for it fast at McMurdo pedal those bikes back to the rental office I’ll never and helped me to teach the two AGANs who had no know, but we all made it. experience or schooling in taking radiosonde Next day it was back on the USS Curtis for our journey observations. to Antarctica. I got in line and noticed the OOD and PO Early January 1957, our ship crossed the equator and it allowing everyone to pass. But when I got to the top of was even more fun than what my uncle had told me the gangway, the OOD told the PO of the Watch to when he was in the Navy in WWII. I saw all the check my handbag. He went through it and found Shellbacks in costumes and wondered where the outfits nothing he was looking for – booze. It was known that came from. I imagine that each ship carried costumes on the Ice we would have only beer, so it was suspected for the occasion. that us Winter-Over types would be bringing hard booze. Accused by Davey Jones of giving out false They should have been checking ship’s company sailors weather forecasts, I was smeared with as during the entire cruise there was booze aboard the grease and forced to kiss the baby’s ship. AG1 George Underwood often took me up to the stomach. But actually, the ship’s cook only Photo Lab at night to play cards with the PO1 that ran pressed my head to within inches of his the office. He had booze in his refer and we had a belly. Other sailors were not so lucky. couple of drinks while playing cards. Then I was tossed into the pool and I don’t remember how many days it took us to get near knocked around and tossed out to walk the line of Antarctica, but one day we started seeing pieces of ice Shellbacks with wet packs to whack me. I was doing which got bigger and bigger as they floated away from okay until someone in front of me had run, not walked, Antarctica. and got sent back to run it again. He fell on me as I was Submitted by CDR Elmer Erdei USN RET crawling. I said that I “walked the line”, but actually one had to crawl. With the big sailor on top of me, I was flat on the deck and hard to breathe as everyone was hitting us. Finally he got off and I continued to crawl to the end of the line and the got up. As a Shellback, took my place in line to whack the sailors coming through. Ships company had a Marine Detachment, and I noticed In case you have not heard, a new the Marine Captain got the worst beating of the initiation. Oceanographer of the Navy has He never hesitated or complained and took it all in stride. been selected. He is a two-star A couple of ships company never answered roll call by submariner, RADM David Gove, Davey Jones, and the ship was searched for them. and will take over in June after They were found and got double of the initiation to RDML Byus' retirement. Follow this become a Shellback. I have a couple of slides of the link to his bio. above and having a hard time finding a place to make pictures of them for my Navy Log. Nearing New Zealand, I figured no liberty as no money. I had allotted all my pay except $8 to my wife, Mary Jane, in Rhode Island. I had a couple of dollars and the http://www.navy.mil/navydata/bios/bio.asp ship had a BINGO Day and I bought a ticket. At the ?bioID=128 blackout game at the end, I won $25. However with 9 Travel via the Moon month. Well, surely Business Class is your next best Something has come bet. Some airlines do not have 3 class travel up….you must change anymore…maybe only 2 classes…but if you’re sure you that reservation you will be going Economy class, people have different made a couple of preferences there and that’s where seat selection comes months ago (when you got a much better rate than in. Pro’s and Con’s follow: Window vs.: Aisle…Window waiting till the higher prices of the peak season). If is great for takeoff and landing views plus a wall to lean you’re doing this change via the computer….BE on while trying to sleep (don’t forget –probably no pillow CAREFUL! It can cost big bucks just because you’re on most airlines now) while Aisle is great for getting up canceling. Not to mention that the new reservation will without disturbing(or waking) others in your row; if you’re be more costly because you are now seeing summer (hi- tall you can stretch feet out in the aisle under the seat peak) prices. If you are doing all these changes thru ahead of you (but watch out for the flight attendants some of the on-line travel companies like Expedia or carts coming thru) and you always own the aisle armrest Travelocity or other computer company, plan on a while you may have to fight for it in the other seats. penalty fee for canceling. If you’re doing the changes Middle seat-stay away from unless you have 3 or 4 of thru your favorite travel agent, there may or may not be you who want to sit together….except if you spot an additional charges, probably depending on how much entire row with no one sitting in that row just as you are you do each year with that agent. How can you get starting to back up from the gate or beginning to taxi….if away from this “pain” that started in the last few years? you spot an entirely empty row, get up NOW and walk On the computer, go to the hotel website, i.e. hilton.com quickly to that row, sit in the middle seat, and strap in or holidayinn.com or bestwestern.com or whatever (you before the FA gets to you to ask you to sit down NOW. can always “Google” your hotel name and they will give Immediately after takeoff, you can lift the two armrests you the address) OR better yet, CALL the hotel. On the on both sides of you, and lay down on the 3 seats. original confirmation, you got their local address and (Caution: keep a seat belt around you so the FA won’t phone number…or certainly an 800 number. Call those wake you later). How about front or back of airplane? numbers and first of all, get the persons name that you Front seats will find you getting off the plane as much as talk to; tell them you’d like to cancel your reservation; get 10-20 minutes earlier than those in the rear, which a confirmation number for the cancellation; and then means Customs quicker and at International arrivals, make the new reservation. If you’re doing all this on the you can stand in line looking for your bags before those computer with the actual hotel.com, there is usually no in the back….if you’re arriving in the USA…everyone will penalty until the day before or the day of your arrival. be waiting for baggage, but you can get closer to the The cost of not canceling early can be 10% to as much incoming bags on the carousel. Front is not great if you as 100% (one nights stay)…so check those times/dates get on the plane after others have been boarding for before you go – it’s a terrible surprise when you are sometime and took your overhead baggage space. If checking in late! Some really GREAT news for those can get all your bags under the seat in front of you, traveling thru England…the Brits have imposed a you’re OK. Another advantage to front seats…most penalty on the Security folks that DO NOT get the 95% airlines start food and drink in the front and move to the of all travelers thru security checks in less than 10 rear. Well, who would want a rear seat? Some like it minutes…don’t know why we can’t do that here in the because it’s closer to the restrooms which are in the rear USA!OK, you’re on the way to the airport to check and you can see when there is NO line to stand in. Of in…remember, at least 2 hrs at airport check-in before course, the opposite usually happens that there is takeoff time, which gives you time to check the baggage, always a line that is along side your seat. You also have and before TSA and carry-on inspection , DO HAVE A that 10-20 minute wait before offloading when the SEAT CONFIRMATION – don’t wait till you’re at the gate seatbelt sign goes off….so, just stay seated if you’re all – don’t even wait till you get to the airport agent to get the way in the back….can you imagine how long the wait that seat assignment….get it when you make the plane will be if you ride the new Airbus 380 coming soon…with reservation either on-line or with the travel agent or with 500+ people sitting in front of you! Be patriotic and ride the airline by phone (airline phone will also cost $10 Boeing! Have a GREAT trip!! more than on computer …and again, travel agent will cost more than computer)…what’s that? You say it’s How Hot is it in Djibouti? getting more and more each year to travel – no Two Man Weather Team Knows argument! You don’t do computers – get you To keep the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa grandson/daughter to do it for you…they know staff up to speed on weather changes, two Sailors from computers better than us old folks. the meteorological and oceanographic department took http://www.SeatGaru.com or http://www.SeatExpert.com center stage March 17 in the Joint Operating Center to and select your seat…and then tell the airlines when you answer the ever-common question: How hot is it going to make the initial reservation for the flight. Now we have get today? For them, the answer in Africa is almost another problem….which is the “best” seat?!? Well, always the same: Pretty hot. obviously turning left when you get on the plane and Aerographer’s Mate 1st Class (AW) Paul Stimson sitting up front in First Class is Outstanding…but maybe and AG1 (AW/SW) Christian Zwiegel spend your spouse didn’t give you enough allowance this approximately 20 hours a day gathering weather data for 10 the confirmation, Joint Operating Center and pilot AG3 Bryan Murray, and AG3 weather briefs, as well as performing monthly Timothy Fleming take and record maintenance on equipment vital to providing accurate wind readings. These readings weather data. will be added to a meteorological “Weather plays into all facets of naval planning and aviation observation report. The operations,” said Stimson. “If they’re going to land troops report is completed hourly and some place it’s going to affect movement and if then sent to the Joint Air Force and Army Weather someone is trying to fly into somewhere and there’s Information Network (JAAWIN). The JAAWIN is a web- turbulence, thunderstorms or icing, the possibility of based interface of meteorological data from all over the flying into that area would be difficult or not feasible world depending on the circumstances.” Aerographer’s mates are the Navy’s meteorological and “By providing weather updates they are better able to oceanographic experts; they collect, record and analyze prepare themselves for their upcoming trip,” he said. weather and oceanographic information. They prepare For Stimson, being a part of the weather team is a pretty up-to-date weather maps, issue weather forecasts and straightforward job with long hours, but in the end he warnings and conduct weather or oceanographic knows the data he collects is invaluable. briefings. “It’s easy to be the weather guy in Djibouti, Africa, METOC Whidbey Island has two forecasters and nine because nothing really happens here, but we’re technical observers who are responsible to provide responsible for forecasting weather for an area two- information to 23 squadrons and the air station’s thirds the size of the continental U.S.,” he said. “If emergency operations center. nothing changes here, we’re still busy forecasting for the “I like the fast pace and knowing what’s going on other places because they depend on us to provide them weather-wise,” said Aerographer’s Mate 2nd Class that data.” (SW) Melissa Showers. “This is the most challenging At the end of the day, the weather around Africa may not duty station I’ve been at, because the weather is always be first and foremost on people’s minds, but Zwiegel changing.” knows that without them, missions would cease to exist. Puget Sound has 22 microclimates, dozens of islands “Without us, people would be going blind into an area and the Olympic and Cascade mountain ranges. and, depending on the environment, it could make According to the Aerographer’s Mates this matters worse, vice better,” he said. “We’re an important environmentally diverse area makes forecasting weather part of HOA and we’re happy to be here and provide a patterns difficult. much needed service,” he said. “There are arid areas east of the Cascades and rain And the pilots who fly in and out of Djibouti are grateful forests in the Olympics which contribute to the inclement as well. weather,” said Aerographer’s Mate 3rd Class Bryan “We wouldn’t go without it, so they’re an important piece Murray. “The weather is hard to forecast and observe, of the puzzle here,” said Air Force Capt. Julius so you have to learn quickly here.” Romasanta, 449th Air Expeditionary Group. Northwest winds become split by the Olympic Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa is a unit of Mountains, funnel through the straits of Juan De Fuca United States Central Command. The organization and the Chehalis Gap, hit the Cascade Mountains and conducts operations and training to assist partner compress over Seattle creating a convergence zone. nations to combat terrorism in order to establish a This convergence zone creates active weather secure environment and enable regional stability. More phenomena in the Pacific Northwest. than 1,500 people from each branch of the U.S. military, “I give pilots the latest updated weather reports,” said civilian employees, Coalition forces and partner nations Aerographer’s Mate 2nd Class Seth Parsons. “I can make up the CJTF-HOA organization. The area of tell them where the good weather is and where to avoid responsibility for CJTF-HOA includes the countries of hazardous weather.” Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Seychelles, Somalia, Every Navy flight that takes off from the air station has a Sudan and Yemen. weather brief. An average of 30 briefs are given during MC1 Mary Popejoy Camp Lemonier, Djibouti any 24-hour period. Since the weather is always Whidbey Island Weather Keeps Navy Forecasters Busy changing the briefs are constantly being updated. WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. (NNS) -- Aerographer’s “My job is to help pilots and aircraft get to their rd mates (AG’s) stationed at the Naval Meteorology and destination safely,” said Aerographer’s Mate 3 Class Oceanography Facility (METOC) on Naval Air Station (AW) Alberto Alejo. “This unit gives the pilots significant Whidbey Island (NASWI) were kept on their toes due to information about weather they may be facing during the Puget Sound’s constantly changing weather their mission.” patterns, March 27. The aerographers acting as technical observers enter “I’ve been in this rate observing and forecasting weather local weather data observations hourly into a system for 19 years,” said Aerographer Mate 1st Class called Joint Air Force and Army Weather Information (AW/SW) Roger Trombetta. “Whidbey Island and the Network (JAAWIN). JAAWIN is a Web-based interface to Mediterranean are by far the hardest places to forecast access meteorological data including text observations, weather.” analyses, forecasts, and products tailored to specific purposes. 11 “My job is to collect hourly weather data and give it to the Within the Naval Air Technical Training Unit on NAS forecasters,” said Aerographer’s Mate 3rd Class Lakehurst, Bob became Director of the various schools Timothy Fleming. “The hardest part of my job is when specializing in Meteorology and Oceanography. He was the fog rolls in and everyone calls to ask when it will promoted to Lieutenant and served as director until clear up.” 1965, when orders took him and his family to Kodiak, The METOC at Whidbey Island is one of 22 Alaska. Within the Fleet Weather Central, Bob detachments in the continental United States. The functioned as the Director of Sea Ice Services, becoming parent command, Navy Aviation Forecasters Center, is responsible for all aspects of the ice observing and located in Norfolk. forecasting program for the Military Establishment in the Alaskan area. This entailed heavy concentration and reliance on aerial ice reconnaissance. He earned his Naval Observer wings. Returning to the “Lower Forty-eight” in 1967, Bob reported to the Naval Oceanographic Office in Suitland, Maryland and became Director of the Aerial Ice Reconnaissance Unit. A large commitment of time went to the training of ice observers. He continued to participate in frequent training and operational flights. LCDR ROBERT F. FREEMAN, USN (Ret) There were also pre-deployment and on-board weather NWSA President 1981-1982 and ice briefings for under-ice operations. Liaison and Bob Freeman was born November 2, 1929, and shipped coordination was maintained with the broader into the U.S. Navy on December 6, 1946. His recruit international sea ice community. training was at Naval Training Center Bainbridge, Similar responsibilities were carried out when Bob was Maryland; and today he remains involved in their reunion promoted to LCDR and transferred to the Fleet Weather activities. Central Suitland where he established the Global Sea After attending the Aviation Fundamentals School on Ice Forecasting Department. He retired from that billet Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida, Bob proceeded to on June 30, 1974 and moved into the civilian world the Aerographer’s Mate (A) School on Naval Air Station where the same ice information was critical to many Lakehurst, NJ and graduated in Class 4682. arctic and Antarctic operations. Subsequent tours of duty at Naval Air Station Pensacola Bob worked with Sea Ice Consultants, Inc. and with and Fleet Weather Central at Sangley Point, Republic of Ocean Data Systems, Inc. until 1980, doing consulting, the Philippines enabled him to advance in rating to First research, and forecasting in his specialized area of Class. expertise. He retired after a fulfilling career in his Before returning to CONUS, Bob married Remedios specialized area.
Maria Quintana. Their wedding was in Manila on NWSA HISTORIAN’S COMMENTS December 2, 1950. Eventually, Richie was to bear six We shall call this “Loose ends that are flying in the children during their marriage. Ordered to Naval breeze.” That is essentially what is happening on this Weather Service headquarters in The Pentagon for a desk. Members may be interested to learn how many two-year tour, Bob associated with Chief George Wall loose ends NWSA is dealing with, and how difficult it is and Chief “Yag” Crawford, while they were detailing to get some of them secured. Aerographer’s Mates throughout the fleet. It was Sometimes things happen without any initiative on my traditional to have one “speedy” First Class in the part. We had one of these episodes in 2005 when Climatology Branch. AGCS John Willoughby offered to donate a large Bob was ordered from Washington to Sangley Point in selection of AG Training Manuals. He wanted to clear 1954 for a two-year tour of duty, and from there back to out his California garage. His offer happened to coincide Naval Air Station Lakehurst for Aerographer’s Mate with a 2006 request from the Navy Lakehurst Historical Advanced Class (B School) in Class 5619, before Society for Aerology memorabilia. It has now worked reporting to the Naval Auxiliary Air Station in Beeville, out well; I’m pleased to report, and have benefited all Texas. This billet entailed acting as an instructor in parties concerned. Who could ask for more! meteorology for naval aviation cadets who were As NWSA members are aware, nearly all of our transitioning through that phase of flight training. He accumulated Aerology memorabilia that was donated was commended for his outstanding demonstration of over the years now resides in the National Museum of expertise and high level of dedication to the mission. Naval Aviation archives. Members agreed that Aerology With his next move to Fleet Weather Facility Yokosuka, was always an integral part of naval aviation. Recently I Japan, Bob became cross-trained as an ice forecaster, a have asked for the indefinite loan of an old (1928) skill area which later in his career was to become Aerographer’s Manual from the Pensacola archives. If dominant. In recognition of his high potential to the possible, it will be added to the Lakehurst memorabilia. Navy, Bob was selected for promotion to Limited Duty Also included in my request to NMNA was the collection Officer, and then transferred to Lakehurst after attending of approximately twenty-four Christmas cards, which the mandatory “knife & fork school” on NAS Pensacola. would be added to an album under construction. My
12 intention is to display the album at each NWSA annual Lambert—plus the invaluable cataloging efforts of AGC reunion. I feel that additional cards will probably be Zane Jacobs. Each of our NWSA regional chapters was donated by members when they view the album. The provided with a copy of the CD for reference use. album was started with those donated cards still on The aforementioned destinations for Aerology hand. memorabilia do not cover the entire spectrum because it Yes, donations continue to arrive, although the volume is continually changing. There are museum ships with has diminished. This means that I have some donated still un-refurbished Aerological Offices which should, with materials on hand that will be passed to NMNA in time, provide logical destinations. It behooves NWSA to Pensacola. One other stash of Aerology memorabilia maintain a point of contact, such as the Historian, to has been in the custody of LCDR Frank Ivie in Monterey whom requests may be sent and available materials for some time. AGC Zane Jacobs carefully inventoried provided if it is possible to match the request that material, from which certain duplicate hardback I expect that there will eventually come a time when the meteorology books were donated to the refurbished supply and demand situation stabilizes—or there will no Aerological Office in USS HORNET (CV-12) Museum. longer be a demand for Aerology memorabilia. They are now part of the display within that office, which CDR Don Cruse USN RET is open to the public. Speaking of refurbished shipboard Aerological Offices, another one is aboard USS MISSOURI (BB-63) in Pearl Harbor. Thus far, NWSA has contributed a selection of AG Training Manuals to that office by hand carrying them to Pearl. From our stash in Monterey, there are additional meteorology books destined for USS MISSOURI but await shipment under a USN Bill of Lading, if possible. This effort remains in the hands of the CMDMC at NPMOC Pearl, AGCM Mark Burton. He is coordinating with his opposite number at FNMOC Monterey. Now I’m hearing scuttlebutt that AGCM Bob Necrology: Tyo is Mark’s relief, so I hope that he will pick up the ball Mary Drybala, wife of xAERM3/c Francis J. Drybala when he arrives in Pearl. While I have been standing by to stand by on that effort, another coincidence has occurred. Specifically, CDR Richard Herman offers NWSA a microbarograph in operating condition. I feel that the instrument should go aboard USS MISSOURI, and am looking for a likely candidate to hand-carry it from San Francisco to Pearl. Some members may ask, “Why not ship the entire Monterey stash to NMNA Pensacola and be done with it?” My answer is that NMNA would only store the LCDR Parham, AGC Rowland, & CAERM O’Reilly memorabilia, adding it to materials already in their HERMAN MANUEL ROWLAND 1919-2007 warehouse. I feel it is better to sort through the older Former AGC Herman “Arky” Rowland died at St. materials that ended up in Monterey after being hauled Anthony Baptist hospital in Amarillo TX on Wednesday around to several west coast NWSA annual reunions, 7th of February 2007. He is survived by his wife and attempt to find appropriate homes for as much as Frances. possible. It has become obvious that much of the Arky enlisted in the Navy in 1940 at his hometown of residue must be junked. Roland, AR. After “Boot Camp” he was transferred to Many, many old meteorology books were donated by Hawaii where he became an Apprentice in Aerology at NWSA members at the time our Aerology Exhibit at N.A.S. Kaneohe in 1942. He was transferred to the NMNA was initially planned and money was being South Pacific USN Weather Central in Noumea, New collected. CDR Ray Perry donated his entire bookshelf. Caledonia in Sept. 1942. In 1943 he played a part in The majority of those books now reside in the Emil breaking Japanese codes that enabled the interception Buehler Naval Aviation Library, which is an integral of Japanese Admiral Yamamoto over Bouginville in the component of NMNA. They are available for reference Solomon Islands. He returned to the U.S. in August of use, just like similar library materials. 1944. In like fashion, NWSA placed in that library for After attending the Chinese Language school in D.C. he safekeeping all of the original Aerological School class departed for duty in China in mid 1945. He drove a truck photographs which, for many years, were transported to from India up the Burma Road to Chungking China, then NWSA annual reunions and displayed. Occasionally spent the remainder of WWII behind enemy lines. As an one or two of those photographs would disappear when enlisted man he accepted the sword of a Japanese a member took a liking to it. Now we rely on the CD Officer and the surrender of his detachment at the war’s which contains all of those one-of-a-kind photographs end. He was promoted to AGC in late 1949. In 1951 he after several years of dedicated effort by AGCM Moe left the Navy. In 1955 he accepted a position with the 13 U.S. Weather Bureau at Nashville, TN. In Sept. 1956 he the local parish of St. Mary in the Village of Charlton transferred to the U.S. Weather Service in Amarillo, TX Kings in Gloucestershire. When the family returned to where he remained until retirement in January 1996 with the United States, he was an active member of St. over 55 years of Government service. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Glen Burnie and later, of St. Arky’s life is truly one of exceptional talent and wisdom. Margaret’s Episcopal Church in Annapolis. Isaac was a From a life of hard labor on a farm during the depression member of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew in both through WWII he toiled and wisely made many lucrative churches, as well as having served as a vestry member, investments that permitted him to retire in comfort. Only lay reader, and youth group leader. in America. Isaac was a devoted father to his four children and a He was interred at his home town in Arkansas on mentor to many midshipmen from the United States Monday 12 February 2007. Naval Academy. Starting in 1979, he and his wife Submitted by: LCDR Gerald D. Parham, USN(Ret.) Frances sponsored midshipmen, opening their hearts and their home to them. They continued to give the NANCY LEDEW 1929-2007 midshipmen a home away from home for many years Nancy Ledew. 77 of Live Oak FL, passed away sponsoring over twenty and inviting many of their Tuesday, February 20, 2007, in the Shands at Alachua sponsored midshipmen’s friends and company mates to General Hospital, Gainesville FL after a short issue. share their home. These young men, who came to see She was born 9 April 1929 in Pensacola to the late John Isaac and Frances as surrogate parents, have kept in Charles and Mary Adelaide Wentworth Waldron (Mr. touch as they grew and had families of their own. Waldron was a hero of the Battle of Midway), and moved Isaac is survived by his wife, Frances, whom he married to Live Oak FL in 1972 from Maryland. She was a in 1954, and four sons: Isaac Jr., John, David, and Mark, nurse, a high school teacher, a Florida State Alumnus, a as well as eight grandchildren. Always a friend to humanitarian and a member of St. Francis Xavier anyone in need, Isaac leaves behind too many close Catholic Church in Live Oak, friends to name. All who knew him will miss his quiet She was preceded in death be her husband of 41 years strength, steadfast faith, and steady moral compass. Captain Thomas A. Ledew. She is survived by her A funeral service was held at 11 a.m., March 17, 2007 at daughter Nancy Ann Ledew Forrest of Live Oak; three St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, 1601 Pleasant Plains sons, Thomas A. Ledew of Pace, John W. Ledew of Live Rd, Annapolis, MD. Isaac’s military burial was held at Oak and Christopher W. Ledew of Jacksonville; and 10 Arlington National Cemetery. grandchildren. A graveside service was held Monday, 26 February CAPT RICHARD J. RYAN 2007 at the Barrancas National Cemetery, NAS USMC (Ret) Pensacola. Captain Richard J. Ryan, USMC Submitted by AGCM Fred Baillie USN RET Retired, 94, of Kennett Square died Tuesday, March 6, 2007 at Chester LT ISAAC ALBERT FISHER, USN RET County Hospital. LT Isaac Albert Fisher, USN Retired, returned to the Captain Ryan was born in Elyria, Lord on March 7, 2007. Devoted to God, to his family OH. He was the son of the late and to his country, Isaac, 77, succumbed to cancer at Denis J. and Agnes K. Ryan. He his home. He was born on March 9, 1930 in Port Jervis, was a 1927 graduate of Elyria NY and grew up during the depression in various cities Catholic High School. on the East Coast. After graduating from high school in He entered the Marine Corps in 1934 and served during Philadelphia, Isaac enlisted in the Navy in 1948. both WWII and the Korean Conflict. He was an Following at-sea tours on the USS Siboney and USS Experimental Test Pilot as well as an Aerologist. Captain Midway, Isaac transferred to the US Naval Security Ryan honorably retired after thirty years of service. Group. During his twenty-seven year career he rose Captain Ryan was a company pilot for the All American through the ranks receiving a commission in 1962. He Engineering Company. He then worked for the Naval Air retired as a lieutenant in 1975. Isaac’s overseas tours Engineering Center as a Mechanical Engineer and included Japan, Morocco, Spain, and England. While on retired in 1975. Captain Ryan was a member of the active duty, he received a degree in business Silver Eagles Washington, D.C. Wing (Enlisted Pilots administration from the University of Maryland. Association). He was an active member of the USMC After the Navy, Isaac began his second career as the League Chester County Detachment. He was a member business manager at Glen Burnie High School, where he of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Kennett Square. He worked until his retirement in 1995. His second served as an East Marlboro Township Supervisor. He retirement still didn’t suit him, so he remained active as a was a member of several other organizations including substitute and interim business manager in Anne the VFW Post #5467, the Kennett Square American Arundel County high schools. Legion Post and the Awesome Great and Grandfather’s The church has long been an anchor for Isaac and his Club. family. Even during his overseas deployments he Richard is predeceased by his loving wife of 53 years, remained active in the church, taking on responsibilities Marian K. Ryan and his oldest son, R. Michael Ryan, as Sunday school leader on-base in Morocco and Spain. and one granddaughter, Leah K. Ryan. In England, Isaac and his family were active members of 14 He is survived by nine children, J. Patrick Ryan of King of Prussia, Janey Gifford of Warminster, Kate Ryan of Clearwater FL, Thomas J. Ryan of Broomall, Marne Ryan and William D. Ryan of Anaheim CA, Timothy J. Ryan of Clearwater FL, Stephen J. Ryan of Thornton, CHAPTER NEWS PA Peter J. Ryan of Kennett Square, fourteen grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. A mass of Christian burial was celebrated at 10 a.m. on Friday March 9, 2007 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, 218 Meredith Street, Kennett Square. Interment was at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. LONE STAR CHAPTER MARY JANE HUDSON Pres: LCDR Joe McKinzie Mary Jane Hudson passed away peacefully at San 817-263-9278 Diego Hospice 0n 27 January 2007. She was 86 years [email protected] old. Sec: Becky Shannon Surviving childhood polio, she was a brilliant 817-468-8449 businesswoman, fiercely independent, had a quick with [email protected] and dry sense of humor. Her husband and soul-mate CHAPTER NEWS: CWO4 Ed Hudson USN RET and her son Tommy The Lone Star Chapter will hold its Spring Meeting in preceded her in death. Her Aunt Carolyn Burns of El San Antonio at the Quality Inn, next to Sea World, on 4 Cajon CA survives her. and 5 May. President Joe McKinzie and Bob Plante May Jane’s wishes were to have her body donated to have expended quite a bit of time and effort to put science. Her spirit will live on in the hearts of the many together the first chapter meeting for its members. This people she touched. will be our first meeting of the newly formed chapter. Donations may be made to San Diego Hospice. Joe McKinzie reported that he talked to AGC Charles Smith’s wife and found that Charles is now in a rest LCDR JAMES W. WHEELER USN RET home suffering from COPD and heart problems. She From Don Cruse: “I called Mary Lee Wheeler in Miami said he would be unable to participate in the Chapter. to ask some more questions about FWC Brisbane. She Joe McKinzie has been busy scouting for members and says Bill died 9/24/05 and was buried back in Goodman getting the Lone Star Chapter off the ground. New MS. When we were with them in London we called him members continue to filter in and most of the Jim and she called him Bill. LCDR James W. Wheeler membership will be in attendance at the first Chapter USN(Ret) had severe cardiac trouble.” meeting. After the Chapter meeting, Joe will be visiting
AGCM DAVID ROY CLAPPER USN RET, 74, of family in San Diego and attending the NWSA Reunion Lakewood, CO, died Wednesday, January 10, 2007. Mr. immediately thereafter. He will be visiting family again in Clapper was born in San Antonio, TX. He was a retired Colorado and Kansas in June. Between almost daily Meteorologist with the United States Navy and the stints on the golf course and chasing 4 and 5 year old National Weather Service. He proudly served his grandchildren, he manages to stay off the streets and country in the Korean War and was a member of the remain active. Gemini spaceship forecast recovery team aboard the Charlie and Ann Jordan plan to fly into Seattle for the USS Wasp. He was a life member of the Disabled NWSA Reunion in Everett WA. Charlie is anxious to see American Veterans and was a member of the Prince of his shipmates and to show Ann a region where they Peace Church of the Brethren in Littleton. He was the were never stationed! During the past year, Ann and son of the late Donald A. Clapper and Gertrude Clapper Charlie have stayed extremely busy tending to Ann's (Gilcrease). He was the loving husband of Wilodyne J. mother after her major stroke. After the NWSA Reunion, Clapper, having been married for 56 years. Mr. Clapper they will take a side trip to Victoria BC and a day to visit is survived by his wife (Wilodyne); his sons, David Ann's sister who lives in Seattle. (Emma) of Kingsville, TX, Bruce (Betty) of Austin, TX, Roy and Betty Eshom have not been able to do any Bryan (Cornelia) of Zurich, Switzerland; his brother, traveling these days. Betty has advanced Alzheimer’s. Ralph, and sister, Carolyn, both of Kansas. Mr. Clapper Roy takes care of Betty at home. Betty also has is also survived by six grandchildren, Jennifer, Cathy, Parkinson’s disease and diabetes. She is unable to Sean, baby Paige, Kevin and Ruth; and six great- walk. Roy is past president of the University Investment grandchildren. Mr. Clapper was preceded in death by Club (7 years). He also has served as Legislative two brothers, Donald Jr. and John; and two Chairman for the local retired teachers organization for grandchildren, Christina and David. The Funeral Service the past 15 years. was held on Tuesday, January 16, 2007 at Prince of Sammy Erwin Hello from the hills of western Peace Church of the Brethren, 7000 South Windermere, Arkansaws. I finally got rid of my camper and got a 22 ft. Littleton CO and interment followed at Crown Hill motor home – more comfort. Just spent week in Cemetery. Pensacola – on the beach in an RV park. Watched the surf caress the silver sand as the sea breeze caressed 15 the palms. Stirred up memories of the Ligayen Gulf on John Wasserman, Russell Balch, Gretchen Breland, the west coast of Luzon. All that was missing was Bob Allen, Don Conlee, Bob Cutting, Greg Eisman, bananas, coconuts, San Miguel and a pretty native girl! Mike Foster, Pete Furze, Chris Hall, Terry McPherson Last word I had was Ferell Johnson, in S.W. Ark. Was Bob Kiser, Dave Pashkevich, Craig Petterson, Don recovering from bypass surgery. Was still cowboying! Roman, Fred Zeile, Melanie Sigafoose, Bob Garrett, Haven’t heard anything lately – hope he is okay. Rich Jeffries, Dan Banks and Kelly Collins. Am headed to San Diego tomorrow to visit Ron Although all members in attendance have returned to Shemanski and “Coke” Coquia – also granddaughter. their homes or have procured new residences, the Coast Hope to see you in Seattle. as a whole continues the long, long process of Ben (Benny) McCaig I live in Wills Point, TX. (pop near rebuilding. Many of the best helpers continue to be the 4000 and holding) which is approx 50 miles east of tens of thousands of volunteers from the main-stream Dallas, near Canton (known for first Monday trade days). churches throughout the US and Canada. This I retired the 31st of April 2006. Due to health issues, the continues to be an amazing outpouring of generosity and rest of the year was pretty well shot. However, I am well is greatly appreciated. Especially heartwarming is the again and looking forward to our get together in San number of high school and college youth that elect to Antonio. spend their spring break here rebuilding houses and Leo Scott Your letter came while I was in the hospital. removing debris. Much of the new single family housing What started as a normal hip replacement went bad. is developing North of I-10. The beach road (US 90) After multiple problems, I took a massive heart attack remains mostly in ruins with the exception of the casinos and had to be rebooted. (Stop and re start the heart) I and a number of large new high rise condos. don't believe I will be ready to attend in early May. Submitted by CDR Dick Thayer USN RET Jim Maxwell: Retired from the National Weather Service at Fort Worth in 2004, finally got bored enough to go PENSACOLA CHAPTER back to work in October 2006. Part time only, at Dallas Love Field as an "ASOS Sitter". I enjoy it though! Had The Chapter spring 2007 meeting was triple bypass surgery 2 months ago, and all is well. Will at the China Seas Restaurant in head off for a couple of weeks of R&R in the Colorado Milton, Florida. Members attending Rockies in July, to get out of this Texas heat. Looking were: Al and Helen ATWELL, Bill forward to seeing all in San Antonio. and Barbara PRUITT, Howard and Shirley GRAHAM, Pat and Libby O’BRIEN, John GULF COAST CHAPTER PHILLIPS, Dick and Elizabeth TOKRYMAN, Dave and The Gulf Coast Chapter Jane DRIGGERS and Dave and Jerrie DUNLAP. Don met on Saturday 24 and Marge CRUSE, who were visiting the Atwells, also March at the new Pizzaz attended the luncheon. Don brought us up to date on Restaurant in Diamond news of the NWSA and discussed the need for chapters Head. This was the first to participate in selection of the organization’s officers. meeting in nearly a year MEMBERSHIP NEWS due to most members Pat and Libby O'Brien are enjoying retirement. They having many other concerns and obligations resulting get to play a bit more golf, and Pat is getting to do much from Katrina. A number of long time Gulf Coast more fishing. Pat also fills in at the Montessori School of members have moved to other areas of the country and Pensacola when needed. In Feb. Jim and Joan it was uncertain if there were sufficient numbers to Futtner headed south from New England and spent five warrant the continued existence of the chapter. Our days with the O’Brien’s. They were blessed with mailing list has been reduced from 85 to about 45. beautiful weather during their stay, and in addition to But based on the turn-out for a great dinner and drinks seeing the sights of Pensacola, they got to visit with and the prevailing sentiment of those who attended, the another former shipmate, Dave Driggers. Dave and chapter remains active and functioning. Still many Jane invited the O’Briens one evening for drinks, gossip, Katrina stories to share and lots of discussions on new and a wonderful dinner. A good time was had by all that restaurants popping up on the Coast. evening. The O'Briens were sorry to see the Futtners Those in attendance were: Dick Thayer, Terry Latham, go, but reservations in Orlando, at Shades of Green, Mike McGlothin, Rich Bouchard, Bob Coniglioni’ were calling. Pat and Libby look forward to seeing them Frank Schatzle, Angie Walker, Bill Burnett, Pat Salts again in March when they'll travel to Connecticut to do Dave Reucher, Doug Maxwell, and a number of some grandchildren sitting. While in Pensacola recently spouses Libby’s daughter Teresa, her son-in-law Jeff and their Officers elected: two children, Jacilynn and Cole, were injured in a Dick Thayer - President serious automobile accident. There were several broken Bill Burnett - Vice President and Secretary bones and a lot of painful bruises, but last word was that Bob Coniglioni - Treasurer they are all on the mend and getting back to their normal Other members recently sighted or heard from include routines. Phil Newkirk, Amos Fields, Dan Munger, Tim McGee, From Al Atwell: “I was pleased to get together again Jon and Jill Johnson, John Tancredi, Bob Weir, with CDR Don Cruse, the NWSA Historian, and his wife 16 Marge at our last Pcla Chapter get-together in Milton. The starting of this small bit of news caused a flashback When S1C(Aerm) Atwell checked in at his first DuSta at to one night I had the local weather report to give on the NAF Annapolis on the 4th of July 1947, CaerM Cruse AFRS-TV station when stationed at Keflavik Iceland in greeted me and quickly got me headed in the right 1965 or 1966. We were the only TV station on Iceland direction. About a year later he got me headed to the at the time and every night one of the duty forecasters real Navy - USS Philippine Sea CV-47. would go to the station and post a weather chart for the Later about March 1954, LT Cruse met me in London camera man to zoom in on while we went into our 3 to 5 when I checked in to SuppSeroUnit One and helped me minute time slot of the local weather. get organized. When I returned to Conus in Mar 1956, This one night as I was waiting to make my 3 minute LT Cruse met us pier side at Bayonne, NJ and provided pitch at the end of the news, the regular newscaster transportation assistance. In Jan 1960, LCDR Cruse crashed face down on his desk, drunk as a skunk. The met and assisted us to get housing in DC when I was TV producer calmly said into the camera and now we will going to George Washington University. And later when switch to Chief Jacobs for a comprehensive look at our I was deployed to Westpac with VP-28, LCDR Cruse weather around the globe. That gave me about 25 met us pier side at Yokosuka and provided a helping minutes of adlibbing to fill in as there was no world news hand. or sports that night due to the clown who had come to In summary, taking care of their troops has been a way work drunk. I started with weather over Alaska and took of life for Don and Marge Cruse - which has in a large it all the way east across Canada, our area into Europe sense been symbolic of the leadership and camaraderie and as Far East as Moscow. Then I took it from the east enjoyed throughout the Naval Weather Service coast of North America south into the Caribbean and Association." back up the Atlantic to our local area. Talk about hot air. In April, Jerrie and Dave Dunlap are heading for Key When I got home Gloria made a comment we sure had a West for a short 31st anniversary visit. Dave is curious if long weather picture that day. I had to laugh and explain there has been any change in the city since his last visit how it was an impromptu thing and not of my doing. I there (on the USS Norfolk in 1961). On the way home managed to get that 30 minute slot of news over a they will stop off at Pompano Park for some harness hump. racing - just long enough to drop off some money for In the last issue of the Aerograph I mentioned a Letter to oats and hay. the Editor in our local paper the day before last Submitted by AGC Dave Dunlap USN RET Christmas written by Art Hull. Though it is unlikely many who read this would have recognized Art Hull’s name as CENTRAL COAST CHAPTER I don’t believe he was ever a member of NWSA, though I Monterey California wanted to sign him up he wouldn’t hear of a gift President Harry Nicholson subscription in years past. At least one long time friend, Sec/Treas Glenn Handlers Mo Gibbs of Nantucket Island knew Art, so Mo and I have talked about Art’s Obituary showing up in the 15 This is a quiet time for the Feb. paper telling us Art walked the wind 7 Feb. 2007. Monterey Chapter so news is Slim As I had talked to Art on the phone just a couple of Pickens. The Editor was kind in Nov. 2006 issue of the weeks before his death and he seemed chipper and in Aerograph and added our chapter’s officers, which I relatively good health for his age which is a few months forgot to include in the Feb. 2007 Aerograph. So for younger than my own, It was quite a surprise to see him something to do I made sure we got our officers again in in the paper one last time. this issue. Mo surprised me by sending me a picture of me when I I look out the back window and see the small yellow was a lot younger when we were tied up to the ice in flowers of Oxalis which has been cheering me up for the Kainan Bay about 78 degrees 30 minutes South Lat. It past couple of months but which Gloria calls weeds and seems the CG Cutter Atka had been at this spot in 1954 insist they be pulled. The scraggly beds of asparagus and left some trail flags as markers to help the Deep have already grown to 3 or 4 feet in some areas and Freeze group who came down in late 1955 and was tied turning into ferns without me even picking a mess for a up in Kainan Bay by Jan. 1956 offloading to build Little meal. America IV, I believe was the number of the base. Mo & While pulling weeds in the front yard the past few weeks I took a hike up to the camp that had sprung up and Mo I come up with a sizeable crop of trash the construction had a camera which he used to snap a photo of me workers left when they put in a retaining wall running a when I found one of those little red trail markers. hundred feet east to west along the south side of the Well I got off to a start in mid March with the above yard. It is amazing what workers in the building trades topics. Here it is 5 April and the yellow flowers in the cover up when they work. I have found a dozen red back yard are fading due to lack of water and my weed bricks of the two foot serrated top variety the workers pulling has moved westward along the south side of the buried and huge amounts of left over concrete. All this house, but has not reached the back yard so plus various lengths of Rebar which somehow managed procrastination is upon my hands. to get buried instead of crated off when they finished the Of local interest to some, the Monterey President is on a wall. cruise south till later in April and Glenn Handlers when last heard from was again visiting WestPac and in 17 Japan. The doings of our chapter members are not tracks the registry of our guests, their home address, available as most seem private in their travels. their event options, fees paid, hotel registration , etc, etc. I find our local paper a bit peculiar this Thursday 5 April ”Ideals are like the stars. We never reach them but, like with top headlines being PG may boost the price of Golf the mariners on the sea we chart our course by them.” which is sharing the front page with the trip to Syria by were the words of Carl Schurz. Nancy Pelosi. Now the latter is of International Pres. Earl Kerr presided over the 65th meeting of importance but Pacific Grove boosting the price of Golf NWSA’s Northwest Chapter at the NAS Whidbey Island seems a tad odd for a front page article. I am sure all CPO Club. Facets of the forthcoming reunion were you others in various parts of the world notice local discussed. Jim Black volunteered to replace Jim precedent for front page news. Northup as Treasurer & was accepted. Members in Talking about news, our friend Frenchy Corbeille attendance were: Frank Baillie, Jim Black & Louise posted an internet message a couple of days ago about Ogle, Dan & Marilyn Collins, Gary & Lois Fisher, Dick him stepping out into a gale when he got ready to take & Barbara Gilmore, Lee & Dee Hayes, Earl Kerr, Boomer, his year old Black Lab for a walk that morning Thomas & Sharon Southworth. and snow was blowing in sheets. Why a man in the We will meet next at 1200 on Tuesday May 1st in the winter of his life would return deliberately to live in café of our reunion site, Holiday Inn, Everett for brunch & Wisconsin vice Florida where the winters are mild is a a hotel “walk through”. The next meeting after the puzzle to this old head. Frenchy mentioned his father summer hiatus will be a Picnic/ Potluck in the Bangor advising him years ago Wisconsin had 9 months of Sub Base picnic area, Nov. 11th at Mitzel’s Restaurant, winter and 3 months of spring so he knew what he was Everett, 20 Jan. (the third Sunday) 2008 at Johnnie’s at getting into. Fife, 9 March, the second Sunday of the month at the My imagination has become exhausted for this quarterly Whidbey Island CPO club. Vacationing NWSAers in our report. It is with regrets I had to tell my old 1950 San area are cordially invited to attend out meetings. Diego NAS North Island friend, Frank Baillie, we would Louise Ogle’s home is no longer “hosting” a tree, and at not be attending the NW Chapters National meeting in least one branch, into her home from our December May. We both are sticking close to the Monterey area wind storm. Most of our members suffered power as we age gracefully or that is what we hope to age as. outages which ranged from a few hours to 8 day long Forgive me if this note seems so on a personal level but ordeals. All other wind damage to Louise’s home has so few bits of news is shared by other members of the been repaired, save for a small section of gutter guard. local chapter I have to use creative thought to even Jim Black & Louise will be busy with an April Good submit a report. All you who travel to WA this spring Sam event and may be off to Wisconsin or California have a blast. after the reunion. Louise made a trip to central Mexico Cordially, Zane E. Jacobs with her daughter & appreciated local history & use of their parks. Last January Jim was still suffering with a NORTHWEST CHAPTER tenacious attack of pneumonia contracted during his 8 President: J. Earl Kerr day power outage. Jim does have a small portable Vice Pres.: Phil Humble generator & his early rising son in law would drop by on Secretary: Dan Collins the way to work & start it for him. Jim was grateful to be Treasurer: Jim Black able to make his morning coffee in a very cold house. VP East: Ken Boden Lee & Dee Hayes bought a portable generator VP South: Dennis Ruth After a few powerless days & are hoping that they never **The 64th meeting of the have to use it again. We’ll miss them at the reunion Northwest chapter of NWSA since they have plans to visit family & attend a grand met on January 28th in daughter’s HS graduation. Johnnie’s at Fife restaurant. Dick & Barbara Gilmore were delighted to have 3 days Those attending were: Frank Baillie, Dee Berrian & of beautiful weather during a recent mini-vacation at daughters Judy & Linda, Jim Black & Louise Ogle, Cannon Beach, OR. He is planning a trip to Elfin Cove, Dan & Marilyn Collins, Bob Coppo & Barbara Hamlin, AK with a son, grandson, &, possibly, a father-in-law, to Dick & Barbara Gilmore, Lee & Dee Hayes, Phil & a great fishing camp some 70 miles west of Juneau. Jean Humble, Earl & Lynne Kerr, Jim Northup, Fred The catch is cut into fillets, frozen & shipped back to Olson, & Thomas & Sharon Southworth. Some Seattle without ever getting the fishermen’s fingers dirty. attendees were slowed down by heavy morning fog. Dick has been active their condo home owners Others were faced with construction work detours association & was chosen to fill in as Secretary- including the destruction of several over passes Treasurer recently. connecting route I-5 in the vicinity of Tacoma. Fred “People judge you by your actions, not your intentions. Olson picked Frank Baillie up & navigated through the You may have a heart of gold but so does a hard boiled fog via a new route (to Frank) along the waterfront to egg”. The source is “Good Reading” avoid the construction work. President Earl Kerr led a February through March constitute the usual sheep’s discussion of the 2007 reunion with an assist from Dick “lambing season.” Gary & Lois Fisher celebrated it in a Gilmore, who has set up an Excel spread sheet which big way with 21 new lambs. Sadly one of their young ewe mothers didn’t “take to” her mothering job & the 18 couple had to “bottle feed” one of those newborns in It had taken six & a half hours for a trip that would their home. The young ram is now back with the flock possibly take a bit over two hours. The couple then but still fed by Gary or Lois. The use of “bottled milk” stayed overnight at the NAS Whidbey Island Navy alters the odor of the lamb’s feces which a ewe mother Lodge. Marilyn reported that they had 12 inches of needs to identify her offspring. The Fisher flock is a December snow in their yard in Port Ludlow for a new closed operation, which means animals may depart but record & they also saw a snow plow on their road for the new animals come in very rarely to improve the blood very first time. line & are medically checked & quarantined prior to Fred Olson is very happy with his new condo in an East joining the flock. Theirs is the only operation in the US Bremerton retired community. He says that the residents whose direct heritage is in sheep brought to the US from of his last location were younger & not always very 1620 to 1820. They have 12 other “Colonial” breeds of happy while those in his new location are definitely older livestock, many of which are fowls. Gary has qualified but much happier. Fred flew to California recently to visit as a CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) & friends & relatives but promised to be back for the he tracks animal diseases for the county with emphasis reunion on diseases which are communicable to humans. Gary Bob Coppo has been teaching conversational English cited a case of possible biological terrorism in England in to people of many other cultures. He noted that Chinese which they were forced to slaughter 6 million animals at students usually returned to China after a two year stay a cost of 10 million dollars. He supports FEMA & & become English teachers in their homeland. Ding Homeland Security with instruction of county Fire hao, Bob!! Department personnel re biological problems having to ”I have seen the sea when it is stormy & wild; when it is do with agriculture & animals. quiet & serene; when it is dark & moody. Earl & Lynne Kerr got a quick education in erecting And in all its moods I see myself.” Martin Buxbaum fence poles & fencing recently on their Olympic With the 2006 passing of Richard “Mike” Ryan, Peninsula family farm. Earl’s comment, “This is what Captain (aviator) USMC retired, William “Barney” happens when your children grow up & buy a pair of Barnard, Captain (Aviator) USN retired is the only Clydesdale horses”. The farm is part of a 120 acre tract surviving member of Aerographer’s A School Class 13, homesteaded by Earl’s grand-mother. She later paid known as the Hindenburg Class since they were line 160 gold coins to expand the homestead part of the farm handlers when that great airship burned. Born in 1914, in 1900. The Kerr’s youngest son & his family live on the he may be the oldest living x-Aerographer’s Mate. 60 remaining acres with 2 riding horses, an 11 year old “Barney” was one of the sailors you saw in the Clydesdale, a 10 month old Clydesdale colt, already newsreels who ran out from under the blazing dirigible larger than the riding horses, & a spoiled cow (I’ve heard toward the camera. Class 13 was awarded of spoiled milk from cows but apparently their cow has commendations from the Governor of New Jersey & an “attitude”). The hurry-up fencing was made from then Luftwaffe Colonel Herman Goering. After the necessary to contain the livestock, especially those event Mike Ryan was a sentry at the door of the Clydesdales. Yes, they are the ones which pull the Hindenburg accident investigation. Both men were Busch beer wagons. Lynne was in Port Angeles during selected for flight training & got their wings, in different our CPO Club meeting to see her grand daughter who classes, just prior to WW2. Barney’s WW2 Navy & Civil was undergoing surgery after a horse accident. Lynne aviation careers make a very interesting tale but there is loves to “play NASCAR” with their ATV over muddy insufficient space to recount them here. Readers would areas of the farm. It once took Earl two hours to get all find his book “Eagle Wings & Mustang Tales” to be a the mud off of the ATV & his white pick up truck on great read. Barney & wife Annette, a former Navy Nurse, returning to Anacortes. The Kerr’s are inveterate now reside in Merlin, OR. We’d like to claim him as a travelers & took recent trips to Hawaii & Orlando, member of the Northwest Chapter of NWSA. Florida. FYI - Earl was using his crystal ball lately & has Frank Baillie forecast good weather for the reunion. (I hope it verifies) The words of Jacques Costeau “If we were logical, the SOCAL CHAPTER future would look bleak indeed. But we are more than President: Bill Bridge logical. We are human beings, and we have faith, and Vice President: Deacon Holden we have hope, and we can work.” Sec/Treas: Morry Summey Dan & Marilyn Collins decided to go to Whidbey Island Grestings from the Southern one day prior to our CPO Club meeting. The Port California Chapter of NWSA. Angles to Whidbey ferry was down for repairs so they As we approach the opening of drove south to catch the Kingston to Edmonds Ferry. the baseball season, all the San They were halted at the Hood Canal bridge while a Diego Padre fans among our submarine passed, heading for the Bangor sub base. membership eagerly await that first game. Also, the By the time they reached the Kingston ferry terminal they members planning to attend the NWSA Reunion are found long lines waiting to board. They watched two looking forward to our visit to the Northwest. ferries depart but the third time was charmed & they Chapter Activities: The annual SOCAL Chapter drove aboard the Walla Walla for the 30 minute ride to Valentines Day Champagne Brunch was held on Edmonds. Sunday, February 11th 2007 at the 94th AERO- 19 SQUADRON Restaurant on Balboa Avenue. As graduated CalPoly this past June with a management sometimes happens with a planned event for a weather degree, so is qualified to take over when it becomes group, we were greeted with cloudy skies and a very necessary. Of course, the hearts of wife, mother and light sprinkling of rain. Despite the weather. 23 people brother are broken, but three new activists (Nancy, Elsie showed up. President Bill Bridge brought his next door and Bobby) for the ALS cause have been born and we neighbor. Fred Farnsworth came with his know that Divine Purpose is being served and we will be granddaughter Carrie and her fiancé John. Also Eloise better people for having been selected.” Taylor came with a large group including her son, Morry Summey is planning to attend the May Reunion Richard with his wife, Nancy and their daughter Marian in Everett WA. He will be accompanied by his two who was accompanied by her boyfriend John. Nancy’s daughters, Martie Locke and Marilyn Roberts. Marilyn parents Bob & Barbara Gill were also in the group. graduated from the University of Puget Sound at Finally a family friend named Louise. Mary & Robbie Tacoma Washington in 1975 and has not returned since. Roberson attended, as well as Carl & Phyllis Drake. Fujii Rodriguez is currently visiting family and friends in Single attendees were Morry Summey, Jim Vollmer, Japan for about 5 weeks. John is busy with taxes, as and Deacon Holden accompanied by three long time usual at this season. Japanese Navy will be visiting San friends. Deacon was the organizer of the event. A good Diego in May and June, so he and Fujii will be quite time was had by all, and the food was very good, along busy. The first group will be in for only three days, while with the usual amount of great sea stories. The only the June group will be here for two weeks. drawback to this event is the fact that the restaurant is A report from Deacon Holden regarding his recent visit so popular for these brunches that it is extremely to baseball spring training in Arizona from 19 through 25 crowded and the noise level is so loud that it is very hard March. Deacon says: “I arrived in the phoenix area to hold a conversation. Tuesday, March 20th in the late afternoon to attend some The April Business/Luncheon Meeting was held on baseball spring training games. My niece Linda, and her Thursday, 5 April 2007 at the Admiral Baker Golf Course husband, Rick Cook, who live in Phoenix had arranged Restaurant. Attendees were Andy Devine, John for tickets for the baseball game that evening. Our plans Rodriguez, Morry Summey, Bill Bridge, Deacon were to attend 4 games. Two of the games were rained Holden, Fred Farbsworth, and Al Hassen out and one game was played in light rain during the accompanied by Arlene Seek. Business conducted game. Spring Training Baseball 2007 in Arizona wasn’t during the meeting included selection of possible pleasant.” nominees for the National Officers. The following Bill Bridge will be doing some traveling. He will spend a selections were sent to Nominating Chairman Moon week bare-boat sailing in the British Virgin Islands in Mullen. President: Bill Bowers, 1st Vice President: Earl June, along with his daughter and members of the San Kerr, 2nd Vice President: George Delano, and for a two Diego Sail and Power Squadron. He also plans to year term, Secretary/Treasurer: Jim Stone. Also, the spend some time in Nashville and in Booth Bay ME with members voted in the Chapter Officers for the year 1 his stepdaughter. July 2007-30 June 2008: Selectees were President: Charles (Andy) Devine is starting a 7 month trip from Deacon Holden, Vice President: Al Hassen, and Yuma AZ to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown Secretary/Treasurer: Morry Summey. NY fro the induction of Tony Gwynn into the Hall of Fame. Visited with Bob Mitchell in Yuma and shared Member Activities his catch of tuna from the local waters. The Chapter was sad to learn of the passing of Mary LCDR MORRY Summey USN RET Jane Hudson on January 27, 2007. Mary Jane was the wife of CWO4 Ed Hudson USN RET, who passed away POTOMAC REGIONAL CHAPTER several years ago. Ed was one of our chapters President………………Bob Freeman organizing members and very active until he passed 1st Vice President………Jim Romano away. This us a recent letter from Elsie Taylor, some of 2nd Vice President….Tom Berkeridge which I quote: “Elder son, Richard, received the Secretary/Treasurer...…Mac McLeod diagnosis of ALS aka Lou Gehrig’s Disease, after a ten Tel 410.414.9922 month search by the medics for the answer to his Email [email protected] symptoms which surfaced in February. I’m sure you Corresponding Sec’y……..Don Cruse remember Richard and his wonderful wife, Nancy, who Tel 703.524.9067, Email [email protected] has delighted in attending our SOCAL socials for the POTCHAP CALENDAR past couple of years. I’m sure that this will be a shocker 16-20 May: 33rd Annual NWSA Reunion in Everett WA, to the Navy Junior Community, particularly those of hosted by NW Regional Chapter in Holiday Inn. Rosey Roads H.S. during the early sixties where his 19 May: Armed Forces Day classmates remember him as one of the star athletes of 30 May: Memorial Day—holiday observed on 28th. their happy days there and a rascal with color and a 16 June: PotChap pool party & picnic (Ropers). larger than life personality. At this writing, Rich soldiers 17 June: Fathers’ Day on … managing his organized ranching as usual, but 04 July: Independence Day teaching his younger daughter the business which has 03 Sept: Labor Day grown more than he envisioned or wanted. She 08 Sept: PotChap crab feast & potluck (Cruses).
20 There is no question about where our focus is centered impasse encountered by Iraq & Afghanistan wounded at this writing. Item Numero Uno on the calendar above personnel. Also VP Cheney’s visit “down under.” says it all. It is impossible to predict chapter attendance With my CofS I drove to Pensacola in early March with at a distant reunion; but we hope to have good PotChap some memorabilia for the National Museum of Naval representation. So long as NWSA follows its long- Aviation—my first visit to the museum in four years. standing policy of rotating annual reunions There are many new exhibits such as the one depicting geographically, to take advantage of the shorter travel WW1 Naval offshore patrol operations from the coast of times over a period of several years, we know that our France. There was an enjoyable Sunday gathering of 2008 travel to Milwaukee will bring less strain. Many of the Pncla Chap people, with lots of discussion on us are anticipating NWSA33 because it will be held in a NWSA33/Everett. fascinating part of the U.S.A. On 05 March one of our old-timers in Naval Aerology Congratulations to two newly-selected METOC (6465) died in Kennett Square PA….CAPT Richard J. “Mike” Limited Duty Officers: George DABNEY and Jimmy RYAN USMC RET See his obit elsewhere in this n/l. SHIVELY. We know that many of our METOC On 07 March Barre SHEPP underwent bypass surgery community are at present holding their breath while at a hospital in York PA. Marjorie was fending off awaiting other selection board results. And who will be inquiries for a while, but Barre is back at work now after our next CNMOC? a spell of light duty. He handles veterans’ affairs for the Back in January there was a call from Ann SANBORN County of York. in Boulder CO. She was helping her brother with the On 07 March LT Isaac “Ike” FISHER USN RET died in task of relocating her father, CAPT Richard W. Annapolis. Ike’s obit appears elsewhere in this n/l. He SANBORN USN RET, to an assisted living facility. was interred at Arlington National Cemetery on the We’re standing by for a new address. Ann teaches at morning of 05 April. the Merchant Marine Academy on Long Island NY, and POTCHAP DINNER MEETING AT ROSECROFT is a licensed skipper. Our 24 March mid-winter social event was held at a While updating our chapter roster, which necessitated familiar venue so that members could donate to the pony chasing a few people around the area, we chatted with races. Once again, Jim ROMANO set everything up Barbara HANSEN, who lives with a daughter in (with Rosalie’s advice); and we were favored by Mother southern MD. Frank H did his twilight tour at Suitland Nature. Nowadays it’s difficult to find an appropriate after they returned from England; and he worked with venue for such a gathering. In the ‘old days’ we could Chuck FIFIELD on Adak. use military clubs; but those are becoming extinct. We The new Director of Naval Historical Center in enjoyed the good turn-out for the event. WashNavyYard is former Oceanographer of the NAVY, Between the 4th and 5th races, one of which was RADM Paul E. TOBIN, Jr. After retiring in 1998, he dedicated to PotChap, Pres Bob FREEMAN conducted became the executive director of the Educational a short business meeting. P/P Tom BEASLEY reported Foundation at AFCEA (Armed Forces Communications a full slate of nominees for 2007-8 officers. But no one & Electronics Assn). hoisted his hand when the opportunity to run for NWSA Any type of roster is nearly impossible to maintain officer-elect was announced. Moon MULLEN will not be current. Who knows where LCDR Walt & Nanci happy. MITCHELL are? How about Betty BROWN? AGCS NWSA P/P Tom MIOVAS presented PotChap with a CD Barry BROCKMANN? CDR Angel RIVERA? Lois containing an almost complete historical record of The MULLINS? AGCS Joe DeUnger? Section 2 of our Aerograph—when the gaps are filled, he will provide a Bellinger List is loaded with erroneous information. CD to each regional chapter. Tom did a huge amount of From The WashPost we learned that a 46-year USWB work on this project. For example, the oldest employee named Gordon David CARTWRIGHT died newsletters had to be re-typed in their entirety. Our next on January 1st in Renton WA. In 1957 he spent a year goal will be to index them by subject. Then we will have in Antarctica with 180 Russians at Mirnyy. He was 97. a real research tool. Chuck KINCANNON noted that x-LT Blake PURDY We learned that the Oceanographer & Navigator of died in April 2006. He had served on O’ahu with Bob the NAVY, RADM Fred BYUS USN will soon retire. His JUNGHANS in 1960-62 at BARPAC. Betty relief will be RADM David A. GOVE USN, currently WINTERSTEEN flew to PHX to help celebrate her ComNavPersCom. brother’s 90th. This is Betty’s 8th year in Calvary Our chapter Sec-Treas, Mac MCLEOD, underwent Fellowship Home in Lancaster PA. bypass surgery on 19 March, was released from the From Dorothy MEEKS we learn that Joe has hospital on 23rd, and is still recuperating. Will GOULD Alzheimer’s, which has necessitated moving him to an has volunteered to fill in as chapter Sec-Treas. assisted living facility near PAXRIV. Father Paul HUDOCK has been assigned to a new job ROADHOUSE LUNCH BUNCH within the West Virginia Diocese. Instead of being We had a full house at the 22 Feb lunch, which means Executive Assistant to the Bishop, he assumes Bob BLACK, Chuck KINCANNON, Al PYLE, John responsibility for recruiting additional priests. MERCER, Bulldog DRUMMOND and this writer (Don In Feb 2006 “Doc” CARVER retired from his long-time CRUSE). Our primary subject for discussion was the Federal “coordinating” job. Now Doc & Bonnie Jean fiasco at WRAMC in WashDC—the bureaucratic have an address in New Harbor ME while trying to sell 21 their Dunkirk MD home. The ROMANOs have a similar Water Level Observations Network. Every six minutes situation, trying to sell their home in Pomfrey MD after tidal data become available now. moving to a ’55-and-older’ community nearby. The KINGs, Bill & Laverne, report their usual MILITARY REUNIONS FamCamp winter deployment to McDill AFB, followed by From a recent newsletter distributed by USS a 12-day Caribbean cruise. While camping they keep PHILIPPINE SEA (CV-47), and forwarded by Pncla busy with tennis, bridge & Chapel activities. Chap member Al ATWELL, we glean some valuable guidance. The PHILSEA planner is notifying members WHAT NEW RATING IS MC? that there will be changes due to methods in use by Part of the current effort to mash similar ratings together contracted professional reunion planners in NorVa--the and minimize the overall number results is the creation same as NWSA is doing with AFRI already contracted of MC. The new rating combines JO (Journalist), LI for NWSA/34 in Waukesha WI in September, 2008, on a (Lithographer), PH (Photographers Mate) and DM test basis. Some adaptations from self-operated (Draftsman-Illustrator). Thus, we end up with Mass reunions will be: Communications Specialist. That’s known as progress. 1. Hospitality Room limitations and discipline (respect the rules and limitations under which the organizer must BINNACLE LIST operate). Patricia McLeod on chemo therapy. 2. Meeting rooms (## still commensurate with the level Mac McLeod recovering from bypass surgery of reunion participation and support—otherwise reduced Barre Shepp recovering from bypass surgery. or charged). Polly Carlstead at home with helpers. 3. Payment of fees ($$$ for tours go to organizer, $$$ Clyde Tucker on dialysis for kidney failure. for banquet to organizer, $$$ reunion registration fees to Charlie Miller on chemo therapy. organizer, $$$ hotel room rent to hotel). Keep these friends and shipmates in your thoughts and 4. Cut-off dates (necessarily more strict, with few prayers. exceptions for changed plans, cancellations, etc.) WHO IS RUNNING NAVICE THESE DAYS? 5. Name tags (provided by organizer, based on The skipper is CAPT Cory A. SPRINGER USN. His registrations). CMDSC is AGCS Mike BUTCHER USN. 6. NWSA reunion coordinator will still be required to act 175 YEARS OF OCEAN SURVEY as primary point-of-contact with organizer (probably The book by Charles C. Bates, “HYDRO to NWSA President). NAVOCEANO: 175 Years of Ocean Survey,” is still available at a bargain price. Hampton Roads Chapter Okay, folks, I have been designated DEGREE PROGRAM FOR THE AG pony express rider for a while, so I Ambitious AG personnel now stationed on Stennis shall forward all the news that is fit to Space Center will soon be able to take advantage of a print. Hope you enjoy it. The new educational opportunity. The University of Southern Weather Mouse (Joan Akers). Mississippi has established a new BS (Marine Sciences) Bob Daigle (Secretary): Since our on the station. last input, HRC has met twice. Our NET-CENTRIC WARFARE first meeting of the year was held on 14 January at one Read the latest on this subject in the February 2007 of our favorite spots, China Garden, located in Virginia issue of Naval Institute Proceedings. Peter J. Beach. Those attending, Chuck Steinbruck, John and Washburn, a physical scientist at NAVOCEANO, wrote: Ive Chubb, Marty Nemcosky and guest Doris NAVOCEANO Is Part of Net-Centric Warfare. Stepaniak, Bob and Carol Daigle, Dennis and Susan Pauly, Jack and Ann Salvato, Ralph and La Rue NAMF SYMPOSIUM ‘07 Wright, Floyd and Joan Akers, Mike Joern, and Ted The Naval Aviation Museum Foundation presents Lemond. Key event at this meeting was the election of SYMPOSIUM ’07 on 9-11 May, 2007 on NAS HRC Officers with the following results: President Marty Pensacola. Hear about “Birth of the Blues,” “Tales from Nemcosky, Vice President: Fay Crossley, Treasurer the Back of the Ready Room,” and “Naval Aviation: Mike Joern, Secretary: Bob Daigle, Social Coordinator: Issues and Answers.” Details at www.naval-air.org. Dennis Pauly, VA Representative: Joan Akers
TSUNAMI WARNING On 18 March, we met at Gus & George's Restaurant in NOAA and Thailand have launched the first Deep-ocean Virginia Beach, and those in attendance were: Chuck Assessment and Reporting of Tsunami (DART) buoy Steinbruck, Marty Nemcosky and guest Doris station in the Indian Ocean to assist in detecting Stepaniak, Bob and Carol Daigle, Floyd and Joan tsunamis. The buoy will be maintained by the Thai Akers, Fay and Donna Crossley, Jack and Ann Meteorological Department and National Disaster Salvato, Dennis and Susan Pauley, Ralph and LaRue Warning Center. All nations will receive the data via Wright, and Ted Lemond. WMO telecommunications. Marty Nemcosky added the job of chapter president to NOAA has upgraded 33 tide stations in an effort to his list of things to do. He had surgery on his ear to get detect tsunamis more quickly, as part of the national rid of some basal cell carcinoma and the healing is going 22 well. He continues as a volunteer with Heartland Off to "B" school in ‘69. Then to the Enterprise just after Hospice Services and manages to squeeze in a little the fire on that wonderful ship. Fay will never forget LT pasture pool when he can. He is also expecting a Smith and the Tsunami event of the Sea Quals in ‘70. handful of grandchildren graduates this spring. Cory Fay met Gary Cox on the Big E, who later became a picks up his masters at ASU, Jason his bachelors at VA Lead Forecaster in the National Weather Service. After Wesleyan, Holly an associate from a community college the 3 years on the Enterprise, Fay was off to NAS in Orange Park and Allison graduates from Great Bridge Whidbey Island. Where he worked again with old Yoko High in Chesapeake, VA. He is also looking forward to Friends, R.B. Nowlan, Chief Jack Garmen and Chief the reunion in Everett, WA and other travel this summer. Fifield, who taught Fay LOTS about life behind the There will be a flock of visiting family members also to Green Door at Suitland. chock a block the old calendar. Let the good times roll. Fay was selected for the NECEP program at Whidbey, Bob and Carol Daigle headed to Palm Harbor, Florida even had an apartment picked up. Then the program for a week and a half in February. Visiting their son and was dumped. Fay was attempting to follow in his old family. Bob's sister from Massachusetts has a winter Shipmates footsteps Chief Dan Snyder. Notable home in Hudson and also some very good friends from persons that Fay met at Whidbey, Dennis Gettman, Virginia Beach who spends the winter in Bradenton. who is now the SOO at Medford Oregon. Needless to say, no problem finding a place to stay. Then Fay went to Diego Garcia. Making Chief off the Weather wasn't what you'd call beach weather but nice exam there. Nothing much to do except study and try to enough to enjoy being outside in summer clothes, keep Moe Lambert, in check. Moe was one in a million. temperatures just a tab warmer then what was being Fay relieved Dallas Lundy at Diego....who Fay never experienced in Virginia Beach. As all vacations, they saw until Dallas came to work for Fay in the National end quickly and it was time to head back home and of Weather Service at Wakefield. course back to work for both of them. Like the birds do After Diego, Fay went to NAS Patuxent River. A group of in the spring, fly north, it's time for Bob's sister to head folks that kept Fay in line there were, LCDR McIntire, back north also, making a stop in Virginia Beach to CDR Carrigan and AGCS Vernon Gray. Vern and Fay spend Easter. made chief off the same exam. Another notable Floyd and Joan Akers got a sonogram of the next little personality at Pax was Richard Kane, now a WCM with sweetheart of our family and everyone is thrilled. That the National Weather Service. makes 3 children, 3 in-laws, 7 grandchildren and 2 great Fay retired in ‘81 from the Navy at Pax River. He grandchildren and one more on the way. And, this June returned to hunt and fish in the Mountains of New we will make a trip to Ohio, to Springboro, to see our York...but being a workaholic he went back to college grandson, Michael, the athlete, graduate from high eventually working in nursing into ‘87. When "good old school and get ready for college. By the way, Bob, I Vern Gray" advised Fay of an opening at Pax River for a spoke to a friend of yours and he sends his snickers and National Weather Service Radar Operator. giggles. Seems he is giving you a bad time and making Fay returned to Pax River to work at the radar site with your wife unhappy. Just because he likes to swim in the retired AGCM Author of "THE STRAIGHT SKINNY" lakes, hide in weeds and increase his family when you Fred Baillie. Fay moved to Cape Hatteras in ‘89 dump him and his buddies in a bucket doesn't mean he working with the notables Frank Terrizzi, and his wife doesn't like you. Just because he won't get in that little Bonnie. Fay then went to Albany NY to get into flag hole, and he finds every bump and down hill run so management, running into Rich Kane again. Other you can't ever win just proves he is smarter than you notables at that station were Mike Wooldridge, exAG are. And he loves irritating wives. He is the hero of the that is now hidden from view at NWS HQ, but is still an golf courses now, the little dimpled darlin'. amazing character. Fay left Albany in ‘91 to move to Another one of our members has left the work force, Fay Salt Lake City. This assignment was perhaps the best Crossley. "Born in the Adirondacks of New York in ever. The area was only seconds to Northwest 1940, Fay was a rather large baby at 10.13. Has been Washington. Fay left SLC for Wakefield VA in ‘94, where fighting the battle of the bulge ever since. He joined the he remains after retirement from the National Weather Navy in 59. Graduated from "A" school in April of 60. Service the end of 06. Went to FWC Suitland and awaited "green door" Fay continues to be "on vacation", having already landed certification for a few months. Off to FWF Yokosuka in one part time job at The Williamsburg Antique Mall, and 62. It was there that Mike Kallas got a bright idea about he hopes to get more part time jobs to keep him out of having Ship Riders. Fay was first to go. Being TAD on wife Donna's hair. Fay has three daughters, Colleen the Ticonderoga and Ranger was a LOT of fun Mike!!! born in Lakehurst in ‘60, Lisa born at Andrews AFB in Fay sends his THANKS still. ‘61 and Kobe "made" in Japan in 1963. HRC wishes After much fun in Japan, Fay returned to Suitland in ‘67 Fay and Donna "Fair Winds and Smooth Sailing" for a short tour, but his old boss, CDR Cruse had him There are many more folks from whom I have not heard, transferred to the Navy Yard and the Navy Weather HQ. however, we all seem to be surviving, Ralph and La Fay remembers working for such notable characters as Rue, Chuck Steinbruck, Jack and Ann Salvato and John Shay AGCS and cleaning up after Frank Patrick Dennis and Susan Pauly, Mike Jorn, I believe there AGCS, learning lots about life from Howard Chekins are others also, but my mind is a bit foggy this early in CIV. the morning. And on this day before Easter it is 23 SNOWING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Come on, guys, even the Weather “The stresses that climate change will put on our Mouse knows it snows on Christmas and not on Easter. national security will be different than any we’ve dealt Pete's sake. Make a better forecast. (We love you with in the past,” said retired Vice Adm. Richard H. Truly, anyway, snowfall or not.) Smooth seas and following a former NASA administrator and shuttle astronaut. “For winds to everyone. one thing, unlike the challenges that we are used to dealing with, these will come upon us extremely slowly, but come they will, and they will be grinding and inexorable. “But maybe more challenging is that they will affect every nation, and all simultaneously,” Truly said. “This is why we need to study this issue now, so that we’ll be prepared and not overwhelmed by the required scope of our response when the time comes.” The board acknowledged the debate over whether global warming is a natural, cyclical event or is caused or exacerbated by mankind. But it sidestepped arguing over the causes, instead agreeing with the broad scientific consensus that the Earth’s temperature is slowly rising. We find the love of people and the desire to do good in “The trends are clear,” the board said in its introductory so many young people. John Chubb shows us the letter. “The nature and pace of climate changes being students and the toiletries they gathered to help the observed today and the consequences projected by the people in the Veteran's Hospital in Hampton Virginia. consensus scientific opinion are grave and pose equally These are young people to be remembered and grave implications for our national security.” congratulated. They are from the Broadwater Academy, The report contains some daunting conclusions. By Exmore, VA. Our Hampton Roads Chapter is so proud 2050, rising oceans would swamp much of the world’s of them. population. Nearly 40 percent of Asia’s 4 billion people The Weather Mouse live within 45 miles of the coast, for instance. Water from melting glaciers would also cause flooding near CLIMATE CHANGE A MAJOR MILITARY ISSUE mountain areas, yet later leave hundreds of millions of By William H. McMichael – Navy Times Staff Writer people without sufficient water to drink or irrigate crops. Sweltering flight deck crews couldn’t launch Navy jets for Closer to home, a rise in sea level would flood U.S. extended periods of time. U.S. ground troops would find coastal areas and inundate close-to-shore military themselves splitting time between humanitarian relief bases, particularly those of the Navy and Marines. operations and fighting insurgents bent on winning over Norfolk, Va., for instance, is only about 10 to 12 feet desperate third-world peoples. Low-lying logistics hub above sea level. Diego Garcia would be swallowed up by the Indian The intensity of global temperature change can be Ocean. mitigated somewhat if the U.S. begins leading the way in Global warming isn’t often thought of as a matter of reducing global carbon emissions, said retired Marine interest for the U.S. military. But it should be, an advisory Corps Gen. Anthony C. Zinni, former commander of U.S. board of 11 retired flag officers concluded in a report Central Command. issued Monday under the auspices of the Center for The panel suggested a number of recommendations: Naval Analyses, a non-profit national security analysis * The national security consequences of climate change group. Climate change is happening, the blue-ribbon should be fully integrated into national security and panel concluded, and is a “serious national security national defense strategies. threat.” * The U.S. should commit to a stronger national and Extreme weather would be disruptive to the military in international role to help stabilize climate changes at and of itself, more frequently driving Navy ships to sea to levels that will avoid significant disruption to global skirt hurricanes or blinding combat units preparing to security and stability. attack somewhere overseas. But the board found that * The U.S. should commit to global partnerships that climate change “acts as a threat multiplier for instability help less-developed nations build the capacity and in some of the most volatile regions of the world.” resiliency to better manage climate impacts. Projected climate changes will “add to tensions even in * The Defense Department should enhance its stable regions.” operational capability by accelerating the adoption of For instance, global warming will worsen third-world improved business processes and innovative living conditions, with the problems ranging from drought technologies that result in improved U.S. combat power as well as flooding to the spread of infectious diseases. through energy efficiency. This, the report concludes, would lead to “widespread * DoD should conduct an assessment of the impact on political instability and the likelihood of failed states.” U.S. military installations worldwide of rising sea levels, Internal conflict and extremism could easily follow. extreme weather events, and other possible climate change impacts over the next 30 to 40 years. 24
By the time most of you are reading this issue, many of us will be in Everett, WA attending the 33rd annual NWSA reunion. For those who have received this issue early enough, I hope you will be able to attend. It promises to be a great time. If you have internet access, our webmaster, Mahlon Trenz, is doing a great job keeping our website up to date with many interesting and informative articles. I hope that you will take a few minutes to look at it. One of the things that make it interesting is the input from our chapters and also from individuals. I don’t usually get on a soap box, but this has been bugging me for some time. The post office has come up with a new way to get money from us. When an individual asks them to hold mail, they proceed to send us a notice saying that you are “temporarily away” and charge us 75 cents for this service.. If you are in this group, I would be interested in knowing if you receive the issues that are supposedly on hold. Money is not the issue here – it is only 75 cents. It is the principal. Why do we need to know that you are on an extended vacation? Please keep us up to date with address changes by sending them directly to me. My email address is [email protected]. This also applies to email and phone number changes. I don’t get these when you move unless you send them to me.
THE MEMBERSHIP COUNT AS OF THIS DATE IS 602 PLUS 2 SPOUSE MEMBERS MAKING THE TOTAL NUMBER MEMBERS 596. OF THAT NUMBER, THERE ARE 378 LIFE MEMBERS PLUS 2 SPOUSE LIFE MEMBERS. Four of our Life Members have gone to a better-life. .
THE CUTOFF DATE FOR THE LISTINGS IN THIS ISSUE WAS 12 APRIL 2007.
SCHOLARSHIP DONATIONS WERE RECEIVED FROM xAG2 David Berkeridge, USN RET xAG1 Gene Hathaway, USN REL AGCM Willard Pinder, USN RET AG1 Robert N. Costa, USN RET CDR Richard Herman, USN RET Cdr Flip Coyne McDonald, USNR RET CAPT James Langemo, USN RET AGCS David Driggers, USN RET AGCM C. R. “Moon” Mullen,, USN RET xAERM2 Francis J. Drybala, USN REL Mrs. Connie O’Neill
OUR NEWEST LIFE MEMBERS AGC(AW) Rose Frazier, USN RET
GIFT MEMBERSHIPS WERE RECEIVED FROM LT Frank Baillie, USN RET AGCM C. R. “Moon” Mullen, USN RET AGC Byford hall,, USN RET RMC Jacob Ritzen, USN RET AGC Zane Jacobs, USN RET
OUR NEWEST MEMBERS (NEW OR DUES EXPIRED MORE THAN ONE YEAR AGO) LT Laverne Ames, USN RET xAERM1/c Robert Pearce, USN REL AGC Wil Vic, USN RET xAG Robert Boland, USN REL xAG! James A. Reed, USN REL CDR Hans J. Wolfer, USN RET xAG2 Felnn M. Hojem AGC Don Shackelford, USN RET AG1 James M. Yant, USN RET xAG2 Michael Johnston, USN REL AGCS Thomas J, Southworth, USN LCDR Raymond Martinson, USN RET RET
COMPUTER FUND DONATIONS CDR “Flip Coyne McDonald, USNR RET RMC Jacob Ritzen, USN RET
25 EMAIL ADDRESS UPDATE Friday, April 13, 2007 LASTNAME FIRST RANK SERVICE EMAILADR BACON JEFFREY & REBECCA CAPT USN RET [email protected] 02/15/2007 CAIN LARRY D. AGC USN RET [email protected] 02/15/2007 COSTA ROBERT N. & BEVERLEY H. AG1 USN REL [email protected] 04/02/2007 DELANEY JERRY & LORA AGC USN RET [email protected] 02/03/2007 DRIGGERS DAVID & JANE AGCS USN RET [email protected] 01/22/2007 HAMILTON HARRY & JACKIE CDR. USN RET [email protected] 02/03/2007 HOJEM FLENN N,&N PEGGY xAG2 USN REL [email protected] 04/02/2007 JOHNSON MICHAEL D. & CYNTHIA E. xAG2 USN REL [email protected] 04/12/2007 KUBA FRANK & SUSAN xAG1 USN REL [email protected] 04/12/2007 LEV REUBEN & MARILYN M. xAG2 USN REL [email protected] 04/02/2007 LINDERMAN JR GERALD & GRACE AGC USNR-RET [email protected] 04/02/2007 MARTINSON RAYMOND E. & DOROTHY LCDR USN RET [email protected] 04/02/2007 MAXWELL DOUGLAS & BETTY AGCM(AW) USN RET [email protected] 04/05/2007 McBETH ROBERT & LEE AGCS USN RET [email protected] 02/03/2007 PARHAM G.D."BUD" & SHIRLEY M. LCDR USN RET [email protected] 02/15/2007 PERRY RAY & JUNE CDR USN RET [email protected] 04/12/2007 PRITCHARD RONALD & GINNY AGCS USN RET [email protected] 02/03/2007 ROSENBERGER GLENN LCDR USN RET [email protected] 04/12/2007 TAYLOR NELSON & MASRILYN AGCM USN RET [email protected] 04/12/2007 YANT JAMES M.& TERRI AG1 USN RET [email protected] 04/02/2007
A GAGGLE OF WEATHER GUESSERS
When and where was this taken? Who can you identify? For instance: Front Row, 4th from left is AGCM Ron Palmer. Front row, 6th from the left is AGCM Fred Baillie, Back Row, 4th from the left is me.
Send answers to the editor, Charlie Jordan at [email protected]
Remember, everyone seems normal until you get to know them. 26 PROGRAM 33rd Annual Naval Weather Service Association Reunion May 2007 Everett, Washington Take a trip and See the Green Pacific Northwest
Wednesday, 16 May
0630-1500 Hospitality Center open on the 7th Floor 0800-1400 Reunion Registration in the Lobby (Note 1) 1000-1400 Boeing Tour 1500-1600 First annual Executive Board Meeting 1700-1900 Welcome Aboard Party (No Host) 2000-2200 Hospitality Center opens & Reunion registration
Thursday, 17 May
0600-1030 Hospitality Center open 0700-1030 Reunion Registration in the Lobby (Note 1) 0900-1030 NWSA Membership Meeting #1 1100-1600 Leavenworth Day Trip 1200-2200 Hospitality Center open TBA Audit Committee meets with Secretary-Treasurer Jim Stone
Friday, 18 May
0600-1630 Hospitality Center open & Reunion registration 0700-1500 Whale Watch Trip out of Anacortes 1700-1900 Pizza Gathering TBA Room 2000- 2200Hospitality Center Late Night Open
Saturday, 19 May
0700-0855 Hospitality Center opens & Reunion registration 0900-1000 Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command annual informational seminar 1030-1400 Wine Tasting Trip 1430-1600 NWSA Membership Meeting #2 1600-1700 Second Annual Executive Board meeting 1800-1900 No Host Cocktails 1900-2300 Reunion Banquet
Sunday, 20 May
0630-0900 Hospitality Center Open (Take Time to enjoy the Green Pacific Northwest)
Note 1 – Registration will take place in the Hospitality Room when the Lobby Unit is closed
HAVE A SAFE TRIP HOME
27 NWSA APPLICATION FORM Secretary-Treasurer NWSA Jim Stone, AGC USN RET 600 E. Fifth St., Apt. 179 Waverly, OH 45690-1500 Don’t Forget: Check The List Name______Rank/Rate______Dues for_____Years Mailing Address ______Life Membership ____ Scholarship Donation Phone ( ) **INCLUDE: BRANCH OF SERVICE +ACTIVE (Current Use or Principal) RETIRED (Indicate One) -- Make Checks Payable to “N.W.S.A.” -- RELEASED Computer Fund Registration Fees: Completed History Form Active Duty - $0.00 Registration plus $20.00 Annual Dues = $20.00 $______New Member - $10.00 Registration plus $20.00 Annual Dues equals $30.00 $______Former Member - Dues Expired 1 Year or longer: Same as New Member $______Annual Dues - $20.00/Year $______Life Membership $175.00 $______VOLUNTEER FOR: Scholarship Donation (IRS Deductible) INDICATE [CURRENT USE $______OR PRINCIPAL] ______Office Gift Membership - $10.00 (Name and Address) $______Committee Total Enclosed $______And while you’re not too busy...your history please! Spouse’s Name ______Change of Address Schools Attd (Yr) Basic (A) Advanced B-C1-C7 ______Gift Membership USN Academy ______(Grad. Date) PG ______K & F ______$10.00 Last Duty Station______Additional History Entered Service______Left Service ______Enclosed Highest Rate/Rank______Date Attained ______Article to the Editor E-Mail Address ______NAVAL WEATHER SERVICE ASSOCIATION Nonprofit Organization James Stone, AGC USN RET 600 E Fifth St, Apt 179 U.S. Postage Paid Waverly, OH 45690-1500 Naval Weather Service Abilene TX Permit No. 468 CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED—
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