NAVAL WEATHER SERVICE ASSOCIATION H

•AUGUST 1986 A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE

ANNUAL NWSA REUNION

PENSACOLA 1986

FOR YOUR INFORMATION

DIRECTORY OF NWSA OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES

PRESIDENT 1st VICE-PRESIDENT 2nd VICE-PRESIDENT ROBERT TITUS BOB FRAZIER KENNETH SMITH 2051 RED ROCK ROAD C/MC FNOC 603 ELIOT ROAD LAS VEGAS, NV 89102 MONTEREY, CA 93943 PASADENA, MD 21122

SECRETARY-TREASURER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF COMMITTEES CLAUDE “MOON” MULLEN “THE AEROGRAHP” MUSEMU 1506 KIRK AVENUE JAMES “JIM” MULLINS DON CRUSE THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91360 3115 S ATLANTIC AVENUE 567 N. LIVINGSTON ST (805) 496-1348 COCOA BEACH, FL 32931 ARLINGTON, VA 22203 MAILING ADDRESS FOR “THE AEROGRAPH” BOX 4424 PAFB, FL 32625

SCHOLARSHIP HISTORIAN WAYNE LEDBETTER AGC RICHARD COURTNEY 4249 BLUEBERRY STREET NavOceanComDet MIDDLEBURG, FL 32068 Newport, RI 02841

OFFICERS-ELECT JULY 1987

PRESIDENT 1st VICE-PRESIDENT 2nd VICE-PRESIDENT CWO4 Ed HUDSON CWO Jim ROMANO LT Robert CASE 4734 68th Street Rte 2 Box 261 01300 CH59 Rte 1 San Diego, CA 92155 Pomfret, MD 20675 Nevada, OH 44849

Potomac Chapter Southeast Chapter Pensacola Chapter Peg DEHN, S/T Gerry STRUCK, S/T Nelson TAYLOR 2201 Calhoun St 3450 Peoria Rd 7419 Floyd Drive Ft. Washington, MD 20744 Orange Park, FL 32073 Pensacola, FL 32506

Monterey Chapter Frank IVIE PO Box 8662 NPGS Monterey, CA 93943

Co-Chairman San Diego Reunion Committee

CAPT Fred ROBINSON USN Ret CWO4 Ed HUDSON USN Ret 13166 Calle Caballeros 4734 68th Street San Diego, CA 92129 San Diego, CA 92115 (619) 566-7481 (619) 469-9282

NEW DEPUT FOR NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHY COMMAND The Navy today announced the appointment of Captain W. A. Raines as Deputy Commander, Naval Oceanography Command. The Naval oceanography Command comprises some 3000 officer, enlisted, and civilian personnel located at over 60 locations throughout the world and exercises techinal direction over 12 snips and three aircraft. Its mission is to provide oceanographic, meteorological, and hydrographic support services to the Navy worldwide. The Command headquartered at the National Space Technology laboratories near Bay St.Louis, Mississippi.

Captain Raines' previous duty assignment was as Commanding Officer, Naval western Oceanography Center in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

He began his naval career in July 1959 at the OCS. After he was commissioned in November of that year he was has ordered to USS Nimble (MSO-459) as the engineering officer. Upon completion of six months training at the Submarine School at New London, in June 1962, he reported to USS Trigger (SS-564), and was designated a naval submariner and served as supply officer, communication officer, and engineering officer. In June 1965, Captain Raines was ordered to the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, and graduated in June 1967 with a master of science degree in oceanography. Subsequent tours included duty aboard USS Requin (SS-481) and Cubera (SS-347) where he qualified for command of submarines; Fleet Numerical Weather Central, Monterey, aboard USS Inchon (LPH-12); Fleet Weather Center, Norfolk, as Executive Oficer and later Commanding Officer, of the Naval Oceanographic Command Facility, Jax, and on the staff of Commander, Naval Oceanography Command.

Captain Raines holds the Meritorious Service Medal and two awards of the Navy Commendation Medal. He also wears the Navy Expeditionary Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation, and Marksman Pistol l Award.

Captain Raines is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Melwood P. Raines, Sr., of Wilmington, North Carolina, and is married to the former Rose Simmons of Newport, North Carolina. The Raines' and their sons, Canny and Hark reside in Long Beach, Mississippi.

Catch our Smile.

Command Master Chief Mike McGLOTHLIN and Master Chief Tom MIOVAS made a phone call on Friday, the third day of #12 annual reunion, and got the complete list of the brand new boot AGC’s out just hours before. . . . . our congratulations!

James AYRS USS Forrestal Andrew BATES USS Saratoga Robert CONIGLIONE PacMet Team Craig Daniel USS Pelilu Robert HARLAN USS New Orleans Brain HILL USS Kitty Hawk Douglas MAXWELL LantMet Team Karen POLLETT NOCD Newport Clair ROSSMAN USS Vinson Denise McKENZIE NOCD Oceana Timothy RUSH USS Constellation

The cover drawing courtesy of the PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE Officers Wives Club newsletter “The Countdown”

THE AEROGRAPH is published quarterly by the members of the Naval Weather Service Assn. Box 4424, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida 32925. The opinions expressed by the writers are their own and are not to be considered an official expression by the Naval Weather Service Association or the U. S. Navy.

FROM THE ACTIVE DUTY SIDE

FROM THE COMMANDER. . . . In today’s climate of lightening fiscal constraints and changing billet structures, we as leaders, trill base to show imagination and innovation if we are to continue to improve our support services and make them more relevant to expanding fleet requirements. Some redistribution of manpower assets is inevitable and traditional work patterns may have to be altered. New skill requirements are bound to emerge. Many of the qualifications that today's leaders need are the same as they have always been—honesty, integrity, and honor. They must also show initiative and enthusiasm and have the ability to persist in the face of frustration and reverses. Flexibility of thought and receptiveness to new ideas are also required. At the same time, sensitivity is required in order to avoid people problems. Then there is that most vital element of good leadership— consistency. People have shown over and over again that they will endure considerable hardship and adversity so long as these burdens are shared by all. Nothing is more destructive of morale than the inconsistent application of policy or directives. A good leader shows concern for all his people and an awareness of their needs.

Who are these leaders that we have been describing? Are they the commanding officers? The division officers? The command master chiefs? The section leader? They are all of these and even more. Leadership is a relative term circumstance of the situation. In any given day the roles of leader s or followers for all of us replace each other many times. It is essential that each one of us prepare ourselves for the opportunities that change presents and adapt ourselves to this change so that we are all marching in the same direction when it is our turn to lead. J. E. Koehn

Advancements (to)

AGI Teresa Jeffries. NOCD Sigonella; AG2 Caroline H. Bergan and AG2 Jimmie L. Miller, NPOC Suitland; AG2 William T. Peterson, NOCF Cubi Point; AG3 Gary Davis, AG3 Deanna Lombardo, AG3 Terri Shank, and AG3 George White, NEOC Norfolk AG2 Tina Arrington and AGAN Dana Ritschel, NOCD Lemoore; AG2 Gary L. Ayers and AG2 Robert J. Stieler, USS Nimitz; AG2 Dennis, NOCC/JTWC Guam; AG2 William Kluss and AG2 Theresa L. McCarthy, NOCD Moffett Field; AG2 Danny R. Persiani and AG3 Thomas H. Phaneuf, NOCD Naples; AG3 C.I. Specht, NOCF San Diego

Retirement AGC James C. Skokos, 28 years, NOCD New Orleans

LDO's and Warrant Officers to Get Extra College Credit

Almost every AG knows that Nays Schools, specifically A-I and C-I Schools, are worth college credits. Now according to a recent evaluation by the American Council on Education, the education and experience received by LDO's and Warrat Officers in our community is worth 111-15 extra credits. Want to get college credits on your record? Contact your ESO or Career Counselor. The way to a degree, and perhaps a commission, is now easier.

Electronic Bulletin Board

Naval Oceanography Command Facility Jacksonville, utilizing the Z-120 Desk Top Computer, a 1200 baud modem, off-the-shell software, anti in-house programming expertise, has developed an electronic mail and information network which can generate letters, memoranda and reports locally. then transmit them "electronically'' to a host computer using ordinary voice grade phone lines (AUTOVON Included). Detachments from Brunswick to Roosevelt Roads can access Jacksonville's unmanned host computer and lease or receive a variety of PeachText formatted correspondence.

Thunderstorms: Not really so bad. Their bark is worse than their bite. You're safest from lightning In your cart If your house Is wired for electricity or has a down spout, It will protect you. Don't stand by an open fireplace. Lightning can come down the chimney with a bound. In the open it's safest to lie prone during thunderstorms

do you know?

∆ First year in which women were eligible to be promoted to the rank of admiral:

1967

∆ First woman Rear Admiral

Alene B. Duerk, 1972

∆ Of 99 Navy enlisted ratings, number open to women:

82

∆ Number of female officers, U.S. Navy

6,640

American Forces Press Service

Remember! If there is an early morning fog or dew, HO RAIN FOR THE DAY!

GREAT FINISH HAS A

TWELFTH ANNUAL N*W*S*A REUNION Hilton Hotel, Pensacola Florida 1st General Membership Business Meeting 1400, Thursday 17 July 1986

GREAT BEGINNING.

The first annual business meeting of the 12ARC was called to order at 1410 Central time by President Flip COYNE- McDONALD. After the pledge of allegiance led by AG1 STOPPS of NOCD Pensacola and an innovocation by CW04 Paul LYON USN of NCOF Bay St. Louis, reunion co-chairman LT. Bill GEITZ USN welcomed the 72 members present. Scheduled highlights on the PNS itinerary included no-host cocktails at the top of the hotel Tyler Room the night before where it was found that the NWSA had taken over the entire lounge/bar area and had the "joint jumping" until well after the duty-observer logged official sunset. The first meeting of the Executive Board was the only official scheduled event Wednesday afternoon. Thursday's program had a guided bus tour, for those interested, of the Pensacola area, another walking tour of the reconstructed Seville Square, and a coffee/tea for spouses as this business meeting was going on. was do-it-again time at the cocktail room .which took up the entire 15th floor of the hotel for a "quickie" before loading buses with 130+ off and enjoying a dinner-cruise with dancing in Pensacola Bay.

Friday morning was “late-hammocks” unless you were teeing off at NAS Pensacola. Again bus was available to those needing transportation. And those buses then started a 30-minute shuttle to the CPO Beach at NAS where nearly 200 would enjoy a sumptious picnic-spread. A leisure panaramic picture was taken of all in attendance, copies later to be available in the hospitality room. The Saturday schedule offered by the reunion committee was a bustour to local shopping malls while the 2nd business meeting of the general membership was going on. The Executive Board would nave its final meeting during early afternoon. And then the big event #12 would be the Banquet at 1900 preceeded by cocktails in the ballroom. Dr. H. HARTSELL, President of Pensacola Junior College would be the guest speaker. Our welcome by LT GEITZ indicated that the Pensacola chapter had worked hard to make this a very successful affair.

The Necrology for the past year was read by Chaplain Dan STORY. There were numerous additions to the list added by the membership which will be included in the August AEROGRAPH. Minutes of the ELEVENTH ARC at Las Vegas were read and approved. A report by President McDONALD expressed thanks to the Museum Committee for their continued dedication during the past year. Chaired by the untiring Don CRUSE, other members are Bill DEHN, Tom DEAGAN, Dave REUSCHER, Jack BULLINGTON, Bill GEITZ and John SHAY. During the past year, the President also made an appointment to the vacant office of Historian. AGC Richard COURTNEY USN from NOCD Newport RI has accepted the position. And finally, the President reported that she had written to our past Scholarship recepients and asked for a "progress report'". All are doing extremely well and continue to pursue studies at this time. They thanked the NWSA membership for the large assist in their scientific ventures. The Secy-Treasurer report by Moon MULLEN indicated that the membership’s response to sending in self- addressed stamped envelopes was OUTSTANDING and had contributed to saving approximately 1/3 of the mail costs during the past 4-6 months. Please continue! ! ! ! As required by the Scholarship SOP, approval was requested and given for continuation during the coming year.

The financial report satisfied the IRS requirement that we remain non-profit. Although we are not using red ink, at the Secy/Treas's recommendation, the Executive Board has elected to retain membership annual dues at the present s5. Projected budget expenses (which include three bulk-mail increases during past 18 months) for the coming year may require a raise in the dues next year. Another way to help stabilize expenses is NOTIFY NWSA on address changes before post office-who charge us from 30-56¢ for persons who have moved and require forwarding.

Editor Jimmy MULLINS has accepted the position for the coming year and asks the membership to send articles for publication in the quarterly AEROGRAPH.

Committee Reports: Jack BULLINGTON as a representative of the Museum committee reported that the committee continues to catalog, communicate and plans to meet with the curator this fall to commence final planning of our exhibit before turning over to the contractor. Completion is hoped for by May 1987 at which time a formal dedication will be made. Our location is expected to be on the mezzanine deck and will be approx. the size of the present USS ENTERPRISE display. Although planning is not complete at this point, initial exhibits will probably be a "story-board" (predominately pictures) with afew animated instruments, and expansion after initial opening. Our goal of $10,000 has been obtained. It is hoped that of the many "industrial" letters sent, only two responses have been received...one from SPACE DATA CORP and another from BELFORT INSTRUMENTS....and maybe more will be forthcoming; With further expansion and maintenance of our exhibit, extensive advertising is no longer required, but funds should be available for future projects at the Museum.

Scholarship committee report was delayed until the Saturday meeting. Sam HOUSTON, chairman of the AG of the Year committee was unable to attend (just returned from Europe). In his absence, the secretary announced that the NWSA AG of the YEAR for 1986 was AG1 Richard A. JEFFRIES. A more detailed report is written elsewhere in this edition.

President Flip appointed the following committees: Audit - Ken WILLIAMS, Bob FREEMAN and Dick HUSTED. Nominating - Frank IVIE, Rod ELLIOTT, Virg STARR and Bill DEHN.

...... UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

...... "Doc"(not Duck- he always wanted to be a Corpsman) HUDSON represented a San Diego group spurred to action by Capt Fred ROBINSON and they have officially bid for the site of #13 ARC in 1987. They have laid some groundwork and have reserved 125 rooms at the BAHIA HOTEL on Mission Bay in San Diego, at the off season rate of $65 per nite, which will be held till one month prior to the planned convention date of 17-20 June. The hotel also has a dinner-cruise boat which loads at their own dock (not Duck) . . . . and it was unanimously approved by the membership as A GREAT PLACE TO MEET GREET the NWSA IN 1987 !! Capt Robby and Doc were immediately appointed co- chairman of the 1987 Reunion Committee . . . . see #13 advertisement on address cover . . . . full details and pre-regis- tration will be published in the Nov. edition...... NEW BUSINESS . . . . A Constitution/By-Law change (for clarification only) was read and approved. It is published here as required by the C&BL and will be voted on at #13.

Article V, Section 1: Elected officers shall be President, First Vice-President, Second Vice-President, and Secretary- Treasurer . . . . to which should be added ...... ALL OF WHOM MUST BE NAVAL Weather Service Association MEMBERS. Bob NICHOLAS requested permission to send a telegram to Lonnie HOMANN in the name of the NWSA saying “Get Well”. It was approved. Virg STARR requested everyone to send a 91st birthday card to Captain “Red” LOCKHART. There being no further business, benediction was given by CWO4 LYON, and the meeting was adjourned at 1515C . . . . a record-short NWSA meet!

Reports and Forecasts

As in years past, the Commander, Naval Oceanography Command, Captain James E. KOEHR USN, was invited to brief the NWSA membership on current events and plans of the active duty Navy. Assisted by Command Master Chief Mike McGLOTHLIN USN (both of whom are active members of the NWSA), we were treated to the latest happenings in CNOC and plans for the future of the command.

Following are some of the notes taken by the NWSA Secy/Treas from the presentation by CNOC prior to the beginning of the 2nd general membership business meeting, 0900 Saturday 19 Jul 86 at Pensacola, FL.

After completing one year of duty as CNOC, there were some unexpected headlines in the news during the past year which impacted last year's plans for CNOC....two of those events being Gram-Rudmann and Secy of the Navy plans for a 600 ship Navy. The officer corps of 1800 (Oceanography) till ( has been increased from 420 to 564, which includes 60 new staff billets. New ensigns will be sent to sea duty to learn warfare basics, then to Postdrad school for their 1800 quals, within 5 years be full LT's and ready for CNOC-duty. New billets also include duty aboard submarines as resident experts in oceanography. The 60 LDO billets which previously had a history of poor promotion are expected to be more attractive in the near future since they will become SEA DUTY experienced in lieu of all shore assignments, particularily the electronic specialis Eventually, Warrant Aerographer's doing electronics will be replaced by LDO and on a 36/36 sea/shore rotation with at least one Captain billet becoming available to LDO's, possibly by 1991 on the staff as Inspector General assignment. During the past year, 100 billets have been lost to the AG's with another 100 expected by 1 Oct, to 1400 max. The first 100 billets have been given to a new active duty TAR program for AG's. Sea/ shore tours are expected to steady at 36/36 months. To arrive at these figures, some changes MUST be made in rate structures, particularly AG2 to AGCM which are shore-heavy forecaster billets. Possible solutions are: 1. substitute AW,ST,QM rates in present AG billets 2. substitute civilians (take present civilians in other billets and put in forecaster billets) - no money for contractor, or level-increases. 3—delete the job (which aviation community must have. Captain Koehr and Master Chief McGlothlin hosted a meeting of the AGCM's and asked for solutions.

Some of the alternatives suggested are being closely investigated for future implementation, e.g.,

47 billets replaced by AW's after completing an 8week course, ST (sonor techs) and QM to replace AG's on certain urface/submarine billets, and reassignment of drug counsellor, boot-pusher, career counsellor and recruiter persons by other than AG's. And, additional 32 billets would be available by cutting forecasters at NAS's and carriers. At 17 stations, forecasters would be cut to 2-3 vice 4-6 and only available during peak hours such as sunrise to sunset. Nearby large activities would be beefed up to handle these satellite activities via television/radio briefings. On the plus side, cross- training and reduction of forces would be accomplished; however, less face-to-face briefings would occur, more male sea duty, and overall slow of advancement may occur. A possible RIF of 10 met techs may occur, but CNOC does not have a hiring freeze and job openings for forecaster GS billets may be expected almost immediately. See the seperately listed "CLASSIFIEDS

Additionally, CincLant, CincPac and WarFare commands are communicating at this time to request CNO allow further study on future losses of AG’s and briefings and forecasters. Also, utilizing USNR personnel is being investigated for weekend use at numerous activities.

There continue to be problems, but the membership had the feeling that with Captain Koehr and AGCM McGlothlin at the helm, prospects were good to excellent for a satisfactory solution.

BUSINESS

After a few minute recess, the Saturday meeting was called to order by Second Vice-President Herb G00DLAND at 1000, 19 Jul 1986 at the PNS Hilton. Prez Flip had to return early to San Jose and 1st VP Will GOULD had been unable to attend.

The first item of business was the report postponed from the Wednesday meeting by committee chairman Wayne LEDBETTER on our Scholarship award for 1986. He announced that for the second time, a dependent of an active member was the winner and it was hoped that Steven SHAFER III and his parents would be able to attend the banquet for a formal presentation. Steven is the son of AG1 Steve Shafer USN Ret now living in North Carolina. Steven is ranked first in his high school class of 388 persons with a 97 % average for his senior year and expects to enter BYU this fall. The NWSA will be forwarding a check for $1000 to Steven at his college address this October. The committee obviously picked another winner! A report by the audit committee reported that the financial records of the NWSA as maintained by the Secy/Treas were in order. The nominating committee presented the following slate of officers who had also been contacted to ascertain that they would serve if elected. They were: President-elect Ed "Doc not Duck" HUDSON 1st Vice-Pres Jim ROMANO 2nd Vice-Pres Bob CASE Secy/Treas Capt Sam HOUSTON

There being no nominations from the floor, the slate of officers was unanimously accepted and will take office immediately after installation at the banquet Saturday 20 Jun 87.

There being no unfinished business, the floor was open to any NEW BUSINESS.

2nd meeting

Jim ROMANO representing the Potomac Chapter made a bid for the site of the 14th ARC to be sponsored by the Potomac Chapter in ANNAPOLIS MARYLAND during the summer of 1988. Approval by the 93 members in attendance was 1000. Although it is one year early, Frank IVIE made it known that the Monterey Chapter had plans to host the 1989 reunion (#15) and any group thinking to oppose that invitation had better come to San Diego with a great sales pitch for the membership....Dick RUSTED and Dick GILMORE (this co-chairman of the Reunion Committee seems to be working well) may just have a response for that challange and its been rumored too that a group of the 30+ names in the B-List with a PHOENIX zip may just come up with a bid for #15. No, that doesn't mean we wouldn't all love to spend a short vacation along the front range of the Rockies, let's say BOULDER? The Citation of the Year was then read. This appears in greater detail on page......

On motion from the floor, the meeting was adjourned after the benediction at 1040C.

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NWSA AG OF THE YEAR The NAVAL WEATHER SERVICE ASSOCIATION's AG of the Year is awarded to AG1 Richard A. JEFFRIES. Petty Officer Jeffries was recently transferred from NavOceanComDet Sigonella Sicily and just reported on board at the Navy Unit and Schools Command at Chanute AFB, IL in an instructor billet.

At NOCD Sigonella, AG1 Jeffries provided topnotch, operationally critical flight briefings to national contingency forces directly involved with the interception and capture of the ACHILLE LAURO terrorists. Additionally, Petty Officer Jeffries drafted operational instructions for and implemented an environmental support product for antisubmarine warfare aircraft. He directed a complete self-help rehabilitation of Sigonella's weather spaces and also updated the detachment's technical library. While assigned to the detachment, AG1 Jeffries achieved the highest forecast verification averages of the forecast duty officers, Off-duty hours were not wasted either. Richard recently completed an Associate of Arts degree from City Colleges of Chicago and is within 30 credits of qualifying for a Bachelor of Science degree. He is also an active volunteer worker with his church. A native of Topeka, Kansas, A81 Jeffries entered the Navy in 1980, was advanced to AG3 in 1981, Second Class Aerographer in 1982 and his present rate in 1985. He is married to the former Teresa McClain and they have a 9 year old son Ronald. As the NAVAL WEATHER SERVIC ASSOCIATION's selectee of the award, AG1 Jeffries will be presented with certificate and plaque in addition to a $50 cash award. CDR Fred MARTIN, 0IC of the Navy Unit at Chanute will make the presentation in behalf of the NWSA membership.

.... more Super--PEOPLE 1925 was considered a good.year . . . for some very outstanding French wines—and also for the USN. That was the year that the birth record section of the Camden courthouse increased the New Jersey population by one. A new voice was heard from and would NOT SOON be forgotten! The rumor that, lo! the bright morning star in the east shone over a manger in Camden - well, actually, it was cloudy with drizzle for nearly a week before. Three months before final exams at Pleasantville NJ, our honoree found out that you not only got paid for fighting for your country, but that in the USN they supposedly got meat twice a day, and so he loft before those final exams and went to boot camp in Bainbridge Maryland, In those days of patrioitism, it was decided by the teachers that it was better to send a diploma to AG "A" School in Lakehurst than have him return for exams. Remember too, in the summer of 1943 with 70% of the nation's young men off fighting for their country leaving behind those poor defenseless girls to fend for 'hen-selves, our hero enters upon the scene real; to protect these poor damsels left stranded behind on the beaches of NJ - war is hell! We were unable to verify that he did take the final exams at A school, but we know that he was transferred to Santa Ana, CA blimp base, followed by Port Hueneme where he embarked aboard APA's sailing with ACORN teams of advance parties invading one island after another...a shipmate of the future Admiral KOTSCH until 1945. The war is over. Our man is sent to Farragut Idaho for brief OCS, then on to Univ of Miss. to begin officer training . . . and true to form, after the first semester at Oide Miss, our gent decides to take a discharge from the USN and forgo more testing . . . and a commission. He's seat to Brooklyn and gets his "ruptured duck" as an AG2,

During the next fear years he tries his hand at numerous jobs in the Jersey area, including considerable Golden Gloves boxing. But in 1949 he reenters the USN as an AG3 and is ordered to NAS Quonset Point RI where CDR W.R. Franklin, LT Chuck Herald, AG2 Dick LeComte and others are waiting to welcome our honoree aboard. Dispite liberty taken in Arctic RI, Hartford, and various parts of New England along with extended trips back to the beaches of NJ, our verteran advances to AG2 under the watchful eye of TJ Bliss and others. After Quonset, it was more APA duty on Botetourt and Freemont, then cruiser duty on Des Moines and Quincy, and finally shore duty at Miramar. In Dec 54 he reports to DC for Ice School and then on to Fleet Weather Kodiak. By the summer of '56, our AG1 is once again patrolling the Toms River-Asbury Park beaches, this time as a B-schooler. Back to the gas-bags at NADU So. Weymouth where he earns an Air Medal for participating in blimp endurance records of 11 days aloft. Its now the summer of '57 and our hero is caught off-guard walking the beaches of Cape Cod by a local resident who can stand up against the best of them. WILLIAM SILAS DEHN and Peg are married in January 1958.

The N*W*S*A C I T A T I 0 N of the Year The Dehn's were transferred to Jax and VW-4 in early '59 and one year later, Bill was selected as an LDO Ensign. After knife & fork school at Newport, it was Aloha time with ComBarPac and lotsa TAD to Fleet Weather Pearl until 1963 The next set of orders was back in the DC area where LT Dehn became the 01C of the Ice Recon Unit in FOB#3 at Suitland under the Oceanographer. It was here that LT Dehn was reminded of the fact that he had never been initiated as a CPO when he tried to represent certain 'boot Chiefs" in front of the Judge. It was a costly event! During 67-70, our honoree was Ice Forecaster Specialist at FWF Kodiak and appeared on Art Linkletter's House Party TV show as the man with the "most unusual job in Alaska". He also provided the forecast and monitoring of ice conditions for the Manhatten Project which was the first commercial vessel to transit the Northwest Passage—his previous boxing experience was put to good use when he trained and managed the Kodiak Navy boxing team and at a tournament in Anchorage Kodiak captured 29 Golden Glove medals 30 members on the team. He requested retirement Set ‘'70 but was asked to remain on board" and set up the Ice Recon program at FWC Suitland during which time he was also requested to support Joc Cousteau's trip to the Antarctic LCDR William S. Dehn was retired from active duty in 1973 and received the Legion of Merit from the 0eeanographer of the Navy.

And the ICE MAN COMETH! Turning the basement of their suburban DC home into a repository of climatic and current ice data, one of his first assignments in the civilian world was to complete inquiries for ice formation and some forecasting for the Institute of Storm Research followed by Sun Oil's offshore oil development on the Grand Banks, then the Natl Science Foundations request for Antarctic ice charts, and the word kept spreading. . . . . Amoco, North Slope of Alaska; Exxon Product Research with a really big lob that would be the beginning of SEA ICE INC. It was no longer a one-man operation. Bob FREEMAN and some part-timers became a full-time group of overworked ice experts available to anyone. The only expertise in the world was the Navy Ice Recon veterans, and they became the SEA ICE first team...Dick PRITCHARD, Will GOULD, Larry HESTER, Walt WITTMAN, Phil CASE, Charlie MILLER, Bill DAMICO, Al ZAHNLE...look in the B-List - they're all there! Bill Dehn never put the Chief's hat on but he was on the Chief's invitation to Lakehurst in '75 et the first get together of what would be the NWSA. At Orange Park, he became Life Member #5 and has always been a strong supporter of our group (and particularily the Potomac Chapter) He's been a quiet benefactor who has dipped into his pocket frequently to provide funds for making our events a success, never asked for a penny of repayment or even acknowledgment. LCDR William S. Dehn, USN Retired, we're proud to know you and have you represent our group, and we'd be happy to call you CHIEF.

MUSEUM COMMITTEE REPORT

The NWSA MUSEUM FUND goal of $10,000 has been reached and the Director of the Naval Aviation Museum has been notified; it is anticipated that the Museum will call for the funds in early 1987. A "Catalog" of aerological items available from the membership has been furnished the Museum authorities. Also, DON WHITE'S "THE WAY WE WARE" -a history of the Naval Weather Service has been furnished to the Museum. LT BILL GETTZ, OIC NOCU PENSACOIA, is providing storage for those items which have been previously contributed for possible use in the Display. Send list boon Cruse and then wait for shipping instructions!

EDUCATIONAL COMMITEE REPORT

Several letters from our scholarship awardees have been received, which should be of interest to the membership. Some excerpts from these letters are presented for your interest.

CYNTHIA E. HANSEN, Aeronautical Engineering, Emery-Riddle Aeronautical University, ; Currently a Senior, Scheduled to graduate in April 86. Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Airforce, assigned to Student Squadron, Lowery AFB, Denver Colorado. Dean's List twice, and Group Commander in AirForce ROTC. "Receiving the scholarship that you offered in 1984 made finances a little easier, and was tremendously appreciated. CRAIG SMITH, Electrical Engineering, Brighan Young University; Currently a Junior with a GPA of 3.67. Scholarship presented in 1982, allowing Craig to attend BYU in 82-83, following which he served two years as a missionary for the Mormon Church before resuming his studies at BYU; H is minoring in Mathmatics;" I am very grateful for the scholarship I received from you..." EUGENIA C KATSIGUS Physics Major, Harvard University, Scholarship Awardee 1983, becoming a senior in the fall; One of 24 Juniors elected to Phi Beta Kappa this spring. Term paper this session, "The discovery of the cosmic radiation background." A member of the Harvard Space Research Group, a carpus club. This summer working at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Charlottesville, VA. "My deepest appreciation and thanks to you and the other members of the NWSA, especially to Herschel Stewart." DAVID TAHIR, Aeronautical Engineering, California Polytechnical Institute. Scholarship awardee - 1985. Made a CPA of 4.0 in first quarter at Cal Poly; joined the Cal Poly Space Welding Project ,about ten students, juniors and seniors, sponsored by Rockwell International. This group is developing a self-contained welding experiment requiring a microgravitational environment. In charge of the safety analysis of the project; this experiment will have vital results for the construction of space station facilites. "I believe you at the NWSA invested your money well by granting me a scholarship. I thank you again."

MEBERSIIIP REPORT

USN, RETIRED 509 ...... 61% USN, ACFIVE DUTY 121 ...... 14% USN, RELEASED 76 ...... 9% CIVIL SERVICE 12 ...... 1 1/2% USAF RETIRED 6 ...... ¾% USHC RETIRED 6 ...... ¾% USA REFIRED 3 ...... 1/3% CIVIL SERVICE RETIRED 2 ...... ¼% OTHER 80 ...... 9 1/2% SIOUS 21 ...... 2 ½% TOTAL 836

Conferees

Doug & Mary ALES Tom Emerson Wayne & Betty LEDBETTER Ken & Ann ALLISON Tom & Nancy LEDEW Sadie FINNEY Jenny LEMON Louis & Anne BANCHERO Ted FOOTE Bob & Elspeth LLOYD Chuck & Gloria BASSETT Bob & Richie FREEMAN Pablo & Maria LYON Dave & Martha BENGEL Tom & Lee FREDIAN Jake BENGEL Jim & Joan FUTTNER Ray MALINOWSKI Pat & Paul BENNETT Clyde & Olivia MARGESON Robert BENTLEY Sam & Jane GALLEGOS Roy & Margaret MARQUEZ Jim & Helen BLACK Sharon & Dave GANN Fred MARTIN Dudley & Eileen BOATMAN Jack & Yoko GARMAN Bob & Louise MARLEY Isom & Gloria BROWN Wayne & Sally GASTER Don & Joanne MATTOON Bill & June BOWERS Dean SLACK plus 3 Duke & Doris McCLESKEY Ray & Stella BRYKCZYNSKI Paul & Jean GOINS Flip C. McDONALD Jack & Evelyn BULLINGTON Herb & Lorrie GOODLAND Frank McGAYHEY Bill BURRIS Tom & Marie GOSSMAN Mike McGLOTHLIN Elva GREENSTREET Tom MIOVAS Cliff CAMPBELL Leo & Isabel GRENIER Bob MITCHELL Zelda CAROF Bob & Edie GRIFFIN Packy & Kay MORGAN Bob & Ruth CASE Betty MOSFIER Linc CHATTERTON Dan HEWINS Moon & Nadine MULLEN Robert & Maria COLLINS Chunk & Dorry HEROLD Jimmy & Lois MULLINS Dave & Mae COMFORT Robert HITCHCOCK Esther O'D & Ray MYERS Lloyd & Daisy CORBETT Honk & Naoma HOUSER Tex & Pris MYERS Yag & June CRAWFORD Chuck & Hazel HUDOCK Bill & Maggie CRILL Ed HUDSON Marty & Barb NEMCOSKY Phil & Nancy NEWKIRK Dave & Ann DAVISON Frank IVIE Bob NICHOLAS Tom & Virginia DEAGAN Bob & Marilyn NOTTENBURG Bill & Peg DEHN Walter KATTNER Bill & Carol NORTH Mary DIXSON Walter KINDERGAN Robert DOMBROSKI Bill & LaVerne KING Pat O'BRIEN Dave & Alice DRIGGERS Bill & Maria KERMAN Dave & Jerrie DUNLAP Remy PAHL and daughter Rebel & Thelma LAND John & Dorothy PENTON Rod & Pam ELLIOTT Henry LASKOSKY John & Karen PHILLIPS Dolorisann PLETAN Cal & Hazel SMITH Jim POWELL C. E. "Pete" SMITH Art & Dorothy ULLRICH Gene & Joan PRZEKURAT Ed & Helen SMITH LR UPTON Ken & Marion SMITH Fred QUIRK Dave & Hariett SOKOL John Van DOMELEN George & Estelle STARR Will & Suzi VIK Dick RUSTED Virg & Wanda STARR Joseph REICHL Dan & Ethel STORY Lewis & BJ WARPOLL Dave & LaVerne REUSCHER Wiley & Jane STRATFORD Bill & Sally WAY Harry & Donna ENGLEHART Dennis & Toni STEBBINS George & Gladys WEST Jim & Rosalie ROMANO Gerry & Anne STRUCK Harry & Pat WHITWORTH Larry & Patricia ROWELL Joe & Rosemary SYCURO Ken & Betty WILLIAMS Richard & Marian RYAN Sam WILLIAMS Mary Ellen THOMAS Jim & MayBelle WILDER Frank & Anne SCHATZLE Charlie THOMPSON Laura WINTERSTEEN Glendora SCOTT Bob & Sylvy TITUS Gene & Soledad WITSMAN Bob SELINKA Mary TURKOTTE Geneva WOODS John SHAY Zemo & Lois TARNOWSKI Saul SINGER Nelson & Marilyn TAYLOR Chuck & Carolyn ZILCH Bob & Arline SIZEMORE Ray & Ninette TENNISON Dominick & Amelia ZIZZI

What Was That Bleep That Was Bleeped?

Editors Notes & Observations at Pensacola: Jake BENGEL glad-handing one and all, and bussing all the ladies...Peg & Bill DEHN with their family pictures. George WEST spreading a welcome to all...Remy PAHL always her pleasant self with her very lovely daughter always near. Art & Dot ULLRICH along with Alice & Dave DRIGGERS-busy busy at all times in the Hospitality Room...a very definite asset to the reunion not unnoticed!! Jerry STRUCK and his video camera around every corner...NICK, with just a word, "if I may" ..Frank IVIE and Jerry STRUCK made it to the Recordbooks by AGREEING to something at one of the business meetings unfortunately, no one can agree on what they agreed on!! Pat 0"BRIEN busy as a cat-on-a-hot-tin-roof keeping all the loose ends in order. IT WAS TRULY FUN!

Accidents aren't all bad. Without them, some people would never get, anything right.

The more disgusting traits found in other people include neatness, punctuality and ambition.

GUSTS & SQUALLS

Received quite afew notes fro the membership during the past quarter alon with the usual dues renewals and donations. As noted on another page, WE HAVE reached our original goal of 10K for the Aerology-Display at the Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola. However, on the advice of our Pensacola contacts, the Executive Board has decided that contributions will continue to be accepted to be used in the not too distant future to expand our first display...in addition maintenance of the display will be required. Therefore, our donation to the SCHOLARSHIP fund will not be the only bonefide deduction on next years IRS 1040 form.... YES, you may donate to the Aerology-Display and take credit for a tax-exemption from the NWSA! A note from Frank DELL who has just been selected for LCDR telling us that AGCS Dave SISSON USN who made our ""missing list" was now on the USS Coral Sea. Maybe now that Dave has finished his forecast for Libya operations, we'll get him to sign up with us. Tom GOSSMAN is trying to locate Hal HALLON (LCDR Byron) who was in PG school in '81....last we can find was his tour at Lemoore CA after PG....maybe boss Mike HYYTINEN at NOCD Lemoore might shed some light on Hal's whereabouts. We're probably too late to get any info to Andy GROSHEIDER before he leaves on WinFly 86, but thanks for the update on AGC Bob WHRITNER Retired at 2605 Curie Place in San Diego...we sent him a recruiting letter but Captain Fred ROBINSON and "Doc" HUDSOS, co- chairman of #13 in San Diego, will probably want to call Bob and not only enlist him in the NWSA (his daily winnings at Nassau games) but also sign him up for the Golf Committee next year. Course, there are probably lotsa golfers to fill that billet in the San Diego area...and the biggest problem will be WHICH of the many great courses shall we have our NWSA tournament at. . . . .

! ! ! ! NEWS FASH ! ! ! ! Frank IVIE did beat Honk HOUSER in the annual tournament at Pensacola. That's not news to anyone that attended #12...in fact, if you were in Pensacola (and most of the inhabitants of Escambia county), you heard about it from reserved, withdrawn, bashful past president himself!

This Might Push Golf Back into the Dark Ages

Andy GROSHEIDER also updated some others but we're unable to complete their present B-listing unless we get some more help. Roger ATWELL, Alan BIGGERSTAFF and Rodney MORRISON all left Glenview . . . . anyone know their present address? And we know AGCM Ron PALTER retired in the ? ? ? Pass Christian ? ? ? ? area....how about AGC Art PLATTENBURG who retired early this year from Diego Garcia...surely, he didn't stay there!

Also received a nice letter from Chet BEASON P with some notes on Atmospheric Probers (later known as radiosondes). He recalls the development with Diamond, Hinman and Lapman during the 30's....and it will be forwarded to our newly appointed Historian AGC Rich COURTNEY, USN now assigned LCPO duties with NOCD Newport RI. Rich is anxious to get going or some of our projects and will surely be helping the Museum committee when its time to get our display together.

Goes a Long Way WE

Some really neat people find unique ways to help the NWSA. Jim VOLLMER sent along his dues (and notice that his daughter just graduated from San Jose State) and also sent $2 for stamps. . . . ZemoTARNOWSKI “left” a $20 check for postage with the Secy at #12 and said it was his contribution, since he never writes or sends stamped self-addressed envelopes. Another life member Bill DEHN donated $100 bill for stamps, AEROGRAPH expenses or whatever!

Just about 1 out of 4 people are sending along those self-addressed stamped envelopes, and THAT HELPS keep the dues at $5 for another year. Thank you to each one of you !!

The other big expense we've run into is forwarding our mail....since we mail all the newsletters via non-profit BULK rate, if the address is incorrect for any reason (including moved, unknown, forwarded, spelling, etc), we are notified of the error and the usual cost is 392 for that notification. This does not mean that we will get the AEROGRAPH back...some are sent along to the correct address if "local", but most are discarded and we will receive a xerox copy of the original address with correction If the forwarding address is UNKNOWN, we pay 39 cent for that too. PLEASE . . . . invest 14 cent for a stamp and send along a card with your new address BEFORE the post office does! Denny & Toni STEBBINS did when they left GTMO enroute to NWOC Pearl with a stop-off at #12 in PNS, some schooling at San Diego and relatives in the Pacific Northwest. A letter from the Whidbey area also. Dick GILMORE bringing us up to date on the formation of a PacNW local chapter...Dick HUSTEL assisting. It looks like they have asked for a temporary reprieve, but the subject is definitely NOT out of the question. There are 60+ with a zipcode from the state of Washington and we may yet have a group offer to host one of our future reunions/conventions in the Seattle area . . . . film at 11. Dick GILMORE also sent along a gift membership for Capt Thomas MURRAY living in Roseburg OR and LCDR Jack HANSEN, retired in Oak Harbor. Bob McBETH sent a card from Zhong HeDian advising that he "might" miss PNS since he was taking some radiosondes on the high Tibetan plateau (15000 ft msl) of China....and anxious to return to Boulder. Bill KERMAN has real estate on both the east and west coast, but may soon expand that since he just got off the plane from China also before checking in at the Pensacola Hilton. a First-Class Performance Incidentally, did anyone else notice the absoluteiv great service and personnel at t he HILTON. From the courtesy van driver that picked you up at the airport, to the housekeeping staff, the front desk, the maintenance people helping to set- up meeting rooms, waiters/waitress' ALL SUPERB!! The Pensacola chapter couldn't have chosen a better hotel. If you're planning a trip back to the Pensacola area you won't be disappointed...and DO TRY to make the Sunday morning brunch a part of your schedule. For $10 at loam you will undoubtedly be able to spend a minimum of three hours AND NOT SAMPLE everything they offer....truly a 4-star operation! Whatever Happened Bob CASE and John HALLICK were trying to locate A-schooler (class #12) Dick FRANKLIN who retired from Continental Airlines and was living in the LA area. Dick had been quite ill after his wife passed away, and his children were living in the Chicago area . . . tried his phone number and it was disconnected. Bob CASE did send along xAG William HAAS address in Honolulu where its believed he retired from the USAF as LCOL. Harry WHITWORTH is looking for his instructor buddy from NATTC Lakehurst . . . . "Rocky" COPSON if anyone this side of Naples Italy knows where Rocky is hiding, drop us a line, or direct to Harry, 20 Charles Ave, NEL 08733. And we finally signed up AGCS Glenn "Woody' WOOD who is on Channel 4 in JAX as the resident weatherguesser. Woody didn't make PNS, but promises to make #14 in ANNAPOLIS in 88!

And Marni McDANIEL sent along Louis MATTESON’s address in Jaacksonville, but was looking for Captain John LINCOLN (Office of the Joint Chief of Staff at the Pentagon) and Barney & Shelly BARNETTE . . . . we couldn’t help with Barney. Can anyone??

Gotta leave room for some of SKI’s GREENIES.

The power of positive thinking is so great that it can change the weather from partly cloudy to partly

A note from John KAY in Philaland was sent along to Don CRUSE and the Museum committee. John has EVERY copy of WEATHERWISE magazine starting with #1 way back....and he's donating them to the NWSA. Don CRUSE or one of the other members of the committee is the person to notify if you have something to donate DO NOT SEND your articles until they are called for. DO tell them what you have so they can be cataloged and then they will. tell you when to SHIP and where. Doesn't Take Much to Bring Growth Ron BUJOK left, his job in Alaska and found Max BURKE on the golf course at Cowly Wyoming . . . he lost, nut we sent a ‘recruiter' to sign up Max. And Ken WELK went Radar school sent along awhole bunch of Navy--types he ran into there in Kansas City . . . . Dutch HARTZELL, Bobby WEST working out of Lincoln NE (Dutch was learning how to forecast tornadoes in Providence RI), Jose VALDEZ now in Lubbock TX, not to mention nearly enough people to run a small USN weather office located right there in Bismarck ND.,..AGCS Mike FASTOW, APP Ron BURNS, AG1 George & Tom AMIS, and AG2 Dewey JOBE and Virginia RAPS Ken, show them the application on the back of this AEROGRAPH and fill out the history blanks - we could have the first reunion ever held in North Dakota! Our postage bill during the past year was well over the average. We sent our "recruiting" letter, a history blank and application along with the last copy of the AEROGRAPH to most of the people we heard of from all the great folks who took the time to tell us about their find. Bill O'NEIL told us about AGCM Billy ROSE who was living in Round Rock TX.

We don't get everyone to sign up, but we are able to update the BELLINGER LIST and by writing about it here, thsee of you who have teen looking for them, or, who know them teeter, have an opportunity to drop them a line and invite them to become active. SCOREBOARD ACTIVE MEMBERS 840 LIFE MEMBERS 137 NAMES IN B-LIST 2823 DUES EXPIRE 6/85 76 – DUES EXPIRE 2007

AGCM Sam ERWIN is getting ready to hang up the blues and retire from NOED Fallon where he's the AGCM-in-charge. Sam's headed back for Arkansas (don't forget the change of address) this fall, but sent along AG1 Bill SMITH's address in Poway CA....that's 13512 Del Marino for the San Diego reunion group. Sam also sent AGC Lenardo "Coke" COQUIA's retired address in Chula Vista. Coke returned the history form but isn't interested in becoming active now.

Homespun

Bill BURRIS and "Willie" WILLIAMS doing some geneology research in NE Ohio stopped to visit with Don POTH in Canton. He dusted off some pictures of the famous FWC Pearl softball teams 1943 Christmas party at Pearl. Captain ROPY and ZIZZ were going to get some history on Pearl and it sounds like Lon and Crystal may have alert of info to contribute. Don is now an NWSA member thanks to the gift from H. Samuel "Willie" WILLIAMS. Three more on our missing file are J.A.ODBERT last known in the Los Altos CA area; L.E. BROSCHE USMC and Robert W. GREEN both in #12 A school but unknown to the B-List. LT Dennis RUTH USN is going home to relieve LT Kim KOEHLER. Dennis left A school in ’72 and flew to Palma Spain to pick up the Guadalcanal as an AGAN, and departed as an AG2 in Jul 75. Before leaving Alameda, Dennis sent along two gift membersips for two people on our “missing” list . . . his former XO at Yokosuka LCDR Allan LUND and AGCM Ron BOWERS who was probably LCPO at the same time. Dennis will be oceanographer on LPH-7. AGC Russ RANKIN has also been seen in the Alameda commissary, but his phone/address are unknown till someone can update us.

More GUSTS & SQUALLS Capt Sherman BETTS sent along the hideout of Capt Sherman WRIGHT who wanted to retire and forget all about weather. We sent him a history form and application, and Capt WRIGHT did return the history from Friday Harbor, WA. And we had the rumor from numerous people that CDR Forrest WILLIAMS retired from the active duty USN but was still associated with the Navy in the Monterey area. Capt Dean MORFORD, just retired from the CO FNOC Monterey billet, sent along confirmation, along with LT Virginia CZUBA who is one of Forrest's students at PG school....he's teaching (and playing the piano??) at PG school, and now ,is signed up as an active member.

Top: Secret NO LONGER !!!

The #1 chapter in the NWSA is planning to host our ARC#15 back in the Monterey-Carmel area during the summer of 1989. Although its always great to go to new places to have our annual reunion....like Phoenix, Corpus, Denver, Seattle, Newport, Philadelphia, Asheville, or wherever its also great to return to the Potomac area or Monterey or Jax or Pensacola

because the people that attend make them ALL great...the geography is icing on the cake!!

LCDR Prudenso Sam GALLEGOS USN Retired in the Denver area wrote and requested more info on becoming a Life Member. We probably are remiss in not publishing more info more often, and so, we will right now! Article IV, Section 2 of the Constitution & By-Laws entitled LIFE MEMBERSHIP. Life membership shall be available for the lump-sum of One Hundred Twenty-five dollars. Normally, the greatest number of life memberships are sold during the annual reunion The number sold each reunion is directly proportional to whether the banquet dinner is buffet or sit-down dinner....weatherguessers have always been willing to try to get to the head of the line and numerous life members were given the privilege of "first in line for chow" for the price of a $125 check which also included Life Membership. We didn't have buffet (the sit-down service of the Hilton was outstanding however) at PNS Sam, but we do have 137 Life Members (one deceased at this time. Since the last edition of the AEROGRAPH, we've added LM#131 CDR Art TINGLEWH #132 AGC Daniel MASSMAN USN, #I33 LT Peter J. WEIGAND USNR, #134 AGCM Robert L. LEE USN Ret, #135 AG1 Andy GROSHEIDER USN, #136 AGCS Jim FUTTNER USN Ret and #137 CW04 Bill BOWERS USN Ret and we've made it standard policy that each life member also gets a small plaque (designed and produced by Jim ROMANO) showing cur thanks to all for their continued confidence in the NWSA. Jim ROMANO sends east coast plaque direct to the recipient and all west coast plage go to the Secy/Treas for forwarding....Jim, please make a plaque for AG1 Andy GROSHEIDER US!! and send west Andy just left for the South Pole and would like to have it waiting when he returns! And yes Sam, if you want to reserve a certain number that should be coming up soon, we'll do that - no extra charge! If you already paid the dues for the current year, the fee is only $120 (or five dollars for each year paid in advance). In the event of the passing of a Life Member, the member's spouse will continue to receive all benefits/newsletters.

H*E*L*P . . . Talking to AGCS Ron CRYSTER at PaxRiver, we know that three recently retired Chiefs went to work for the NatlWxSvc in VOLENS, VA . . . . a radar unit in the Roanoke Valley or near the VA-NC Line . . . but there is no VOLENS in the zip directory . . . we tried so. Boston VA but the postoffice returned our recruit-package with “insufficient address” . . . Fred BAILLIE or anyone know where Gil WAGI Jr, Rich DIENER and Ret AGC MORGAN are living . . . or work address???

#12-the MANAGEMENT at Pensacola The people who made it work . . . . our congrats for a top job!

Chairman: Pat O'BRIEN; Bill WAY, Lodging; Hospitality, The DRIGGERS, the ULLRICH'S, two Tower-Flowers that did a great job ACC CROSLEY and ACCS OFFAY; Transportation, Bob SELINKA; Vice-Chairman Activities, Nels TAYLOR, with Dave DUNLOP doing the banquet, Dave DRIGGERS boss of the picnic AND golf while the tours were handled by Alice DRIGGERS, Dot ULLRICH and the BRYKCZYNSKI's . . registration was Mary Ellen THOMAS and SKI, SKI had the purse-strings and wrote the checks, Nels TAYLOR was corresponding Secy, while Bob LLOYD did the publicity and program bulletin. AG1 BOSCO, AG2 STOOP and AG2 KATTNER from NOCD just plain pitched-in wherever and whenever they were needed. It was obviously well-planned, well-coordinated, and well-run ....BRAVO ZULU to all....including John PENTON who came up with the truck and muscle-power to get equipaent where it was needed!! 2+10 was a winner again!

TO: THE NAVAL WEATHER SERVICE ASSOCIATION FROM: BILL DEHN

My way has been to put into rhyme Things that happen to me with the passage of time You recently honored me, so here's what I’ll do: I'll put into rhyme my HEARTFELD thanks to you! *T*H*A*N*K*S Once before such a height was reached in this sailor’s life. 'Twas the day my beautiful Peg became my loving wife. What you all did at Pensacola raised me on high once more Way up high, where eagles fly and the air is thin and pure

With tears in my eyes and an ache in my heart I ask you to share this honor -- you all own a part Your leadership, guidance, and support to my ways Made my career and post-career the happiest of days.

You raised me up on the honor mast; secured it good and fast You placed me in company far above my humble part You clapped and cheered and whistled too - - Paid me a far greater honor than ever was due.

So many of you were my teachers, monitors, and friends. I learned so much from all of you, and will continue to the end So the honor was to us all, and not just for grateful me I stole a part of all of you to become a better men, you see

My heroes are many, and my friends the whole crew. Thru the years of my life the lists just grew and grew I won't mention any names -- you know just who you are. THANKS AGAIN, to all of you, for my ride upon a star!!

The presentation this year of the CITATION award was slightly different in that numerous humorous twists were added This was not meant to subtract from the distinction of our honoree but merely to impress on the audience the great person he has been * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * * *

The banquet speaker, Dr. H.E.HARTSELL, President of Pensacola Jr. College and previously an active member of the NWSA, also set the tone of the entire reunion with a very light speech accentuated with many 'one-liners' that constantly sparked extensive laughter thruout the banquet room . . . it was a grand way to end a very festive meeting! Sorry we don't have a copy to share with the non-attendees . . . don't miss next years!

HELLO to the new members who have joined the active members during the past three months. Full address will be in the B-List

Randy COLEMAN CNOC Staff John NORTON Maryville TN Val JAMES Metairie, LA Tom REPPERT Croftcn, MD Larry ROWELL Pensacola Doug ALES Pensacola Ron BOWERS Vallejo, CA Allan LUND Salinas, CA (the two above a gift membership from Dennis RUTH)

Zoe HALL (gift from Dirk HT.STED) Pensacola Frank SCHATZLE Pass Christian MS Ray MALINOWSKI Pensacola Robert FIELDS MCAS Cherry Pt. Bill BOWERS . . . not only new but became Life Member #137 Bill's from VeBeach, VA Frederick NELSON Escondido, CA Robert FULLER (gift from Bob CASE) Westbury, LI, NY Forrest WILLIAMS Carmel Valley, CA Harold MORGAN Richland WA J. D. FANNIN Milton, FL Helen SPALDING now a brand new Ensign at Newport RI Donald POTH (gift from Sam WILLIAMS) Canton, Ohio Glenn "Woody" WOOD Jacksonville Jack HANSEN Oak Harbor, WA Ken RICHARDS Carmel, CA Thomas MURREY Roseberg, OR (both above gift from Dick GILMORE) Lyle BROSCHE Bloomfield Hills, MI Paul BOSCO NOCD Pensacola Greene HAWKES Pensacola FL Greene HAWKES Pensacola FL Max BURKE (gift from Ron BUJOK) Cowley, WY - WELCOME ABOARD –

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Quite afew very nice notes and cards received during the past year from some very nice people! Thanks to Fred BERG, Bob FREEMAN....even Jake BENGEL....and awhole bunch of others who took the time to write a line or two!! Our expert on POW history (Rich COURTNEY. . . . this is the person to contact for assist) has been LCDR Bruce DE WALD, now retired but still in the Honolulu area working in ADP security . . . sent the following along to indicate what happened during his 30 years in the USNavy . . . a 30 years in the USN, 29 for retired pay, 28 palm trees in paradise, 27 penguins from McMurdo, 26 yrs in meteorology (and Aerology), 25 times 2 correspondence courses completed, 24 months in VietNam, 23 countries visited,22 semester c hours of Physical Sciences,21 days till full 30 yrs in USN, 20 types of aircraft flown, 19 first years were hardest, 18 transfers, 17 yrs to get Bachelor's, 16 ranks held, 15 yrs enlisted service, 14 tours of PI shore patrol, 13 yrs of commissioned service, 12 yrs waiting to get back to Hawaii, 11 watch quarter station bills ritten,10 yrs=1/3 career,9 enlisted paygrades,8 parachute jumps, 7yrs shipboard, 6 ships, 5 now razor blades, 4 warrant grades, 3 good conduct medals, 2 winter-over Antarctic 1 Naval Career, and 0 times he was ENSIGN. OK Bruce, the vacation is over. You're now working for the Army. and a Celebrity they didn't know it at the time the picture was being taken flying in that R4D learning aircraft observations and how not to get sick unless a "burp-bag" was at the ready! Our picture reprinted from NOC NEWS that we had in the last edition was from a B-school class in Lakehurst about June 1948. We requested anyone knowing the names of those pictured to please drop us a letter with the names. Sam RAYBURN (then a JG) says he was standing in the middle and also, AGC L. R. UPTON, were the two instructors on board (LR seated 2nd right). Bob CASE identified the others for us (left to right) WA STEWART, HOBSON, unknown, Arnold RECHT, the instructor, RIMSCHEIDT, Ray H BRYKCZYNSKI, BONILLA, LR UPTON and Dick TAYLOR. Bob CASE seems to think the standing instructor was LT Bill NIGHTENGALE, but Sam says he just reported there fromVJ-1 Typhoon Chasers and LR from VJ2 Hurricane Hunters.

Another correction received from Art LANGLOIS to tell us he was actually a CAerM(AA) USNR released and not a CWO (Ret) as listed in the B-List . . . . or else, the USN owes him a bundle of back- pay...you're not holding your breath are you Art? Anyway, Art now does some consulting, alittle teaching at TennTech and is on board of directors for a bank....and no more sea duty! We're finally gonna get Tony PACHENCE to one of our get-togethers. One son is head of Theology Dept at Univ of San Diego, so he expects to get to #13 and another son is teaching Biology/Chemistry in Glen Burnie high school, which puts him at #14 in ANNAPOLIS.

The NAVAL WEATHER SERVICE ASSOCIATION extends the sincere sympathy of its members to the families and friends of these dear departed shipmates and associates.

AGC John BLELLOCH USN Ret VA Beach, VA

LCDR Marian CLARKE USNR

CDR N. O. ERWIN USN Ret Bethesda, MD

CWO Charleton FAIRLESS USN Ret Pleasanton, TX

LCDR Victor D. DRYDEN USN Ret San Jose, CA

LCDR John GASSNER USN Ret Landover Hills, MD

AGCM Robert LANDES USN Ret Smelterville, ID

AGC Lawrence E. NAIL USN Ret Seattle, WA

LT William C. POTTS, USN Ret

. . . . . FAIR WINDS AND FOLLOWING SEAS . . . . .

GUSTS AND SQUALLS Interested in a Home Video Cassette featuring the US Navy. The Secy/Treas recently received a catalogue of tapes available...$49.95 to 69.95....much too long a list to publish the entire index, but we will try to make a complete listing of only USN films (45 min to 2hr long) with the titles for anyone interested...send request for tape directory to Secy/Treas with a return envelope....Battle Classic of Pacific islands and War at Sea series, Warplane series of F4U, F6F, SB2A4, TBF, etc, Blue Angels, Old thru New (CV-1 thru Enterprise CVN65) and planes in WWII thru F-14 Tomcat, Story of Naval Air....and many, many others. These cassettes are not endorsed or guaranteed by NWSA....just available! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * And Editor Jimmy MULLINS would like to receive a book report from someone who has read the book advertised last issue and co-authored by member Charlie BATES. It starts with military weather in the 1800's and goes thru many stages right up thru NavOceanCom and todays technology. There are many, many pictures from ADM Dennys KNOLL thru AGC Zemo TARNOWSKI and many, many, many notes and appendixes. Price to NWSA members is $26.95 and they pay the postage. Title is AMERICA's WEATHER WARRIORS from the Texas A&M University Press, Drawer C, College Station, TX. A handsome addition to your home library!! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Ken CHESMORE decided he was just the right age to begin a new business. Hazel's opinion will not be repeated here. And opening a new real estate venture kept the CHESMORE's from #12 with a promise that they will be in San Diego next summer. Ken has some items for the Museum committee to catalog...Weather Elements by Blair and also an AG Manual....sorry, Ken: Nadine MBLLEN has a promise from Don CRUSE that they will take the AG Manual (and a small truckload) from 1506 Kirk Ave.

Tournament

Winners at the annual-Arehelegieal-Biggs- Golf Tournament (beside Frank IVIE who got bragging rights for the whole year) were Bob GRIFFIN low gross and also Capt Ed SMITH while low net went to Ernie Sauve. Closest to the Pin were David GANN and Lloyd CORBETT while Bill BOWERS had the longest drive. Except for a gift greens fee donated by Special Services Golf Course at NAS Pensacola, the other golf prizes were all donated by CAPTAIN William KING. NUMBERS They're due again . . . . SECRETARIES take note!

Chapter secretaries . . . . a complete listing of all the local people affiliated with your local chapter is due to the National Secy/Treas no later than 1 September!!!!! That list should include the LATEST, correct, up-to-date, absolutely perfect, ADDRESS of ALL members. Include also, the officers of your chapter so they can be included in future editions of the AEROGRAPH. If you have phone numbers of all members, they will be added to the current history file. THIS DATA IS REQUIRED TO INSURE THAT THE Bellinger List HAS ONLY CORRECT INFORMATION.

The Secretary-Treasurer will return the listings with any discrepancy noted from our present files for possible reconfirmation. Members who are not currently paid-up will be indicated on the return listing along with those with incomplete history files. HELP US GET OUR FILES UPDATED.

Check your ADDRESS LABEL NOW---we’ll wait! Do you see dates(month/Year) in the upper left corner?—No? Fill out history form on back page & send to SECY - - - especially life members! Renew before B-List in NOV.

Charitable “Thanks”! Unselfish

OUR SCHOLARSHIP CONTRIBUTORS Jesse GROW, Jim GALINSKY, Gerald PETERSEN, Harvey SMITH Ed VANBRUNT, Dave HOLLAND, Bernie HILMERSHAUSEN, Ed MASSMAN, Robert HITCHCOCK, Ed CARLSTEAD, David BROWN, James SHOEMAKER, Margaret SMITH, Arlene STALVEY, Hal WILLS, Fay CROSSLEY, Dave DRIGGERS, J.D. FANNIN, Thomas O0NEILL, Ed SNOPKOWSKI, Wally PALMER, Jim KERR, Roy MARQUEZ Keith TOEPFER, Bob BUTTRICK, Tom REPPERT, shuck FINCH Bernard VALENTA, Flip COYNE-McDONALD, Monk HOUSER, Calvin SMITH, Wayne LEDBETTER, Moon MULLEN, Betty WINTERSTEEN, Jim FUTTNER, Zelda CAROF, Ed SMITH, Esther 0'D MYERS Mel HULL, and Herschel STEWART. ....and OUR AEROLOGY-DISPLAY DONORS Jack NUNN, Harvey SMITH, Ed VANBRUNT Earl DROESSLER, Dave HOLLAND,

* * * SPACE DATA CORP, Tempe, AZ* * * Clyde MARGESON, Tony PACHENCE, Margaret SMITH, Arlene STALVEY, Clyde TUCKER, Ed SNOPKOWSKI, H. Sam WILLIAMS, Wally PALMER, Roy MARQUEZ, Bill ZIEBELL, Saul SINGER, Chuck FINCH, Ken WILLIAMS, * * * BELFORT INSTRUMENT CO, Baltimore Cal SMITH, MayBelle WILDER, Kay HINMAN Wayne LEDBETTER, Mel HULL, Herschel STEWART and Helen SPALDINS

Another treat we received at the banquet at Pensacola was a videtape from LONNIE HOMANN directed to the entire NWSA membership. Lonnie has been quite ill and was unable to attend #I2 (Lonnie & Madge never miss) and wanted to say thank you to all for the many calls/cards/letters and remembrances in the past year. Honk HOUSER rented the VCR and large-screen for all of us to enjoy, and recently received a check in payment of that rental equipment from the PENSACOLA CHAPTER . . . . which was immediately endorsed to the SCHOLARSHIP FUND! From all of us, thank you. .and Lonnie, get well NOW...we expect to see you at San Diego!!