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December, 2018 “Galloping Ghost of the Java Coast” Volume 76, Issue 4 • December, 2018 “Galloping Ghost of the Java Coast” Newsletter of the USS Houston CA‑30 Survivors’ Association and Next Generations® Now Hear This! Son of HMAS Perth (D-29) Crewman Association Address: Visits USS Houston (CA-30) Monument c/o John K. Schwarz, Executive Director 2500 Clarendon Blvd., Apt. 121 Arlington, VA 22201 Association Phone Number: 703-867-0142 Address for Tax Deductible Con- tributions: USS Houston Survivors’ Associ- ation c/o Pam Foster, Treasurer 2065 Sutter View Lane, Lincoln, CA 95648 (Please specify which fund – General or Scholarship) Association Email Contact: [email protected] Association Founded 1947 By Otto and Trudy Schwarz 6 September 2018: Welcoming George Hatfield, Jr. at the USS Hou- In This Issue… ston CA-30 Monument in Houston, TX were: (L to R): John K. George Hatfield, Jr’s Visit / 1, 2 Schwarz; Robert Dembo III; Nana Booker; Steve Waldner; NG Lin Dinner with RADM Cox / 2 Drees; Don Kehn, Jr; Ron Drees. (Not pictured: JoAnn Dombroski, James Hornfischer Honored / 2 NG Matt Rejmaniak and his mother). Executive Director’s Message / 3 News From Jakarta / 4, 5 George Hatfield, Jr. Visits This Issue (continued) CA-30 Model in Walla Walla / 5 USS Houston CA-30 Monument Association Membership / 17 Spotlight: Sydney Zeramby / 6 By John K. Schwarz Financial Report / 18 Mailbag / 7, 8, 9 Thanks to Donors / 18 You Shop, Amazon Gives / 9 Masthead / 18 No, this isn't a photo of a March gather- Holiday Ship’s Store Sale / 10 2019 Registration Form / 19 New Ordering Process / 11 ing; rather, it's a photo of a wonderful 2019 Day of Remembrance / 12 opportunity we had on a hot Septem- Model at Heritage Society / 13 ber day (September 6th) for a 'mini- Display Case Needed / 14 gathering' at the beautiful USS Houston Notes From Here & There / 15 (CA-30) monument in Houston, TX. In Memoriam / 16 Board of Managers / 17 (Continued on next page) (Continued from Page 1) The occasion was a visit to the U.S. by Mr. George Hatfield, Jr., the son of an HMAS Perth crewman who perished in battle on the fateful night of 1 March 1942. George was not to be born for another three months after this loss—a story which led to his acute interest in learning about the ship, his father, and the experiences that his father and his shipmates went through. Mr. Hatfield planned for a U.S. trip since he has Enjoying dinner together on 27 September 2018 (L to R): friends in the La Grange, Texas-area and he hoped to Brian Davis; Mary Morgan, RADM Samuel Cox, USN (Ret); meet with as many “USS Houston CA-30 folks” as Kim Roller; Bernice Harapat; Jason Witty; Dana Charles; Stacy Glover-Witty. possible. Arrangements were made to hold a gather- ing at The Heritage Society in Houston. Most of those Dinner with RADM Cox in attendance are pictured here, including Robert In Washington State Dembo III, acting Director of Veterans Affairs for the Members of the USS Indianapolis survivors’ group city of Houston, and Nana Booker, Honorary Consul and two members of our Association’s board of Emeritus of Australia. (Not pictured are: JoAnn Dom- managers enjoyed having dinner with RADM Samu- broski, Matt Rejmaniak and his Mother). All in el J. Cox, USN at a Gig Harbor, Washington restau- attendance were treated to George’s thoughtful slide rant on 27 September 2018. RADM Cox, the Cura- presentation which included his description of what tor of the Navy, and Director of the History and it was like to visit his father’s gravesite—the waters Heritage Command, was kind enough to have din- above HMAS Perth—the previous March as part of a ner with NW Washington-area members of both memorial service held at sea at both the Perth, and groups while he was on a business trip to the Houston ship sites. George said, “My presence was to “Evergreen State.” illustrate it was not only the grave of the Perth but also the grave of 353 Australian sailors (my father being one of them).” George said he was filled with Hornfischer Receives Major Award many emotions, yet the experience enabled him to 'connect' in a way with a father he never knew, whose life experiences he never shared. Those in attendance enjoyed George's presentation, particularly the very lively question/answer portion. As a token of appreciation to George's meeting with Author James D. Hornfischer recently received the pres- us, the Association presented George with a USS tigious Samuel Eliot Morison Award for his work in mari- Houston (CA-30) hat, challenge coin and bell pin. time history, which included these books: The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors; Ship of Ghosts: The Story We thank George and are pleased to have shared of the USS Houston, FDR’s Legendary Lost Cruiser and this wonderful gathering with such a fine man from the Epic Saga of Her Survivors; Neptune’s Inferno: The Down-Under who shares so much in common with U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal; and The Fleet at Flood Tide: America at Total War in the Pacific. Our Association is us. eternally grateful that Mr. Hornfischer chose USS Hou- ston (CA-30) and her crew as the subject of one of these excellent books. 2 From the desk of the Executive Director John K. Schwarz By now I trust you are all aware of the wonderful, new opportunity our Association has to make a direct, permanent and lasting contribution in support of our principal reason for continuing to exist, which is: to perpetuate the memory of the USS Houston CA-30. I refer to the ship model placement scheduled for March 1, 2019 at The Heritage Society, Houston, TX, located near the site of the glorious USS Houston (CA-30) Monument. The installation of this model is truly historic on many levels. First, consider the story behind the building of this particular model, well chronicled in this edition of The Blue Bonnet. Check out the remarkable connections between another WWII hero, his thoughtful and generous grandson and our beloved ship. Next, consider this: Due to the Monument’s location, we have had direct connection to The Heritage Society since 11 November 1995 and yet we have not had a strong rela- tionship there. Because of the installation of this model our relationship with The Heritage Society has never been stronger. We have been very fortunate to have developed a terrific relationship with the current Executive Director of The Heritage Society, Mrs. Alison Bell. Alison has not only enabled us to make this placement happen, but she has also consented to help us test the mar- keting of some of our merchandise on-site. She has also approved the placement of our model in a room that will enable hundreds of visitors the opportunity to see it. It is our hope that the model will help bring a better understanding of our ship to every visitor to the Monument. It doesn’t get much better than that. We thank Mrs. Bell and her entire staff at The Heritage Society for helping to make this happen. To all of you who have financially contributed to this initiative, our sincere thanks. For those who have not yet donated, there remains plenty of time to do so (please see page 14). For those yet to make travel arrangements to Houston, Texas this March do what you can to get in early on Friday, March 1 as the model unveiling is scheduled for 2:00 p.m., with buses leaving the hotel at 1:15 p.m. Also, we have placed ALL of our current merchandise on sale! See the announcement on page 10. This offers a great way to gift someone (including yourself), while also demonstrating your contribution to the memory of the ship. I urge you to act fast since inventory levels are diminishing. Hope to share this upcoming ‘Day of Remembrance’ with as many of you as possible. Meanwhile, be well. Happy Holidays! John 3 News from Jakarta By CDR Greg R. Adams, USN It has been another busy fall here at U.S. Embassy Jakarta: a full bilateral and multilateral exercise calendar; move to a new embassy building; and a steady stream of U.S. senior leader visits. The overall US-IDN bilat- eral defense relationship remains strong and continues on a positive trajectory. I am very happy to report that the USS Houston (CA-30) display case has found its new home on the second floor of our new embassy building between the cafeteria and mail room. This ideal location allows for maxi- mum visibility, foot traffic, and is very easy to bring our guests to see on their way in or out of the embassy. U.S. Embassy Jakarta had the pleasure of hosting several senior Navy and Marine Corps leaders to our new embassy building over the last few weeks, which also includes the opportunity to showcase the new loca- tion of the Houston display case, and the never-missed-opportunity to raise awareness about the Houston and her brave crew. Our visitors included: Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Admiral John Richardson, 29 – 31 October; Commander, Office of Naval Intelligence (COMONI) Rear Admiral Robert Sharp, 31 October – 03 November; and Deputy Commander, Marine Forces Pacific (MARFORPAC) Brigadier General Robert Sofge, 06 – 12 November. Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Admiral John Richardson Commander, Office of Naval Intelligence (COMONI) Deputy Commander, Marine Forces Pacific (MARFORPAC) Rear Admiral Robert Sharp, USN Brigadier General Robert Sofge, USMC (Continued on the next page) 4 (Continued from page 4) All three leaders expressed their support to the Navy History and Heritage Center (NHHC), U.S.
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