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Historical Diver, Volume 8, Issue 4 [Number 25], 2000 Item Type monograph Publisher Historical Diving Society U.S.A. Download date 09/10/2021 08:18:56 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/1834/30867 The Official Publication of The Historical Diving Societies of Australia & S.E. Asia, Canada, Germany, Mexico and the U.S.A. Volume 8 Issue 4 Fall2000 ..... - ~ ·E.R. Cross 1913-2000 Remembrances of a Master Diver 2001 Dive Industry Awards Gala Dive Industry Awards Gala HDSUSA E.R. Cross Award Sidney Macken Historical Diver Magazine Pioneer Award Dr. Christian J. Lambertsen Academy of Underwater Arts and Sciences - 2000 NOGI Awards Ada Rebikoff, Arts John E. Randall, Science Tom Mount, Sports/Education Frederick Dumas, Distinguished Service DEMA Reaching Out Award James Cahill Ike Brigham Dave Taylor These Awards will be presented at the 2nd Annual Dive Industry Awards Gala. Information and tickets are available from DEMA at 858-616-6408 When: Friday, January 26th, 2001 Where: New Orleans Marriott 5:30p.m. - Hors d'oeuvres & Silent Auction 7:00p.m. -Dinner & Awards Ceremony (Black Tie Optional) Individual= $125.00- Couple= $225.00 (Seating will be limited and price will be in effect until December 31, 2000 Ticket requests received after January I, 2001 will increase $25.00 per ticket purchase.) 2 HISTORICAL DIVER Vol. 8 Issue 4 Fall2000 HISTORICAL DIVING SOCIETY USA A PUBLIC BENEFIT NONPROFIT CORPORATION 340 S KELLOGG AVE STE E, GOLETA CA 93117, U.S.A. PHONE: 805-692-0072 FAX: 805-692-0042 e-mail: [email protected] or HTTP:IIwww.hds.orgl Corporate Members ADVISORY BOARD Sponsors D.E.S.C.O. DIVERS ALERT NETWORK (DAN) Dr. Sylvia Earle Prof. Hans Hass DIVING SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL Dr. Peter B. Bennett Lotte Hass DIVE COMMERCIAL INTERNATIONAL, INC. Dick Bonin Dick Long INFLATABLE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. MARES Ernest H. Brooks II J. 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COLLEGE OF OCEANEERING FOUNDING BENEFACTORS CROFTON DIVING CORPORATION DECADIVING Art Bachrach, Ph.D. Leslie Leaney DEUTSCHE UNTERWASSER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT DIVERS SUPPLY, INC. Antonio Badias-Alonso Robert & Caroline Leaney DIVING CONCEPTS, INC. Roger Bankston Andy Lentz DIVING EQUIPMENT MARKETING ASSOCIATION Ernie Brooks II A.L. "Scrap" Lundy DRS MARINE, INC. DRYDEN DIVING CO., INC. Ken & Susan Brown Jim Mabry GIANT PANDA MANAGEMENT Wayne Brusate Andrew R. Mrozinski IMMERSED P.K. Chandran Dr. Phil Nuytten INFLATABLE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION I SUBSALVE USA INT'L YACHTING HOLIDAYS Steve Chaparro Ronald E. Owen JANE PETRO M.D. John Rice Churchill Torrance Parker JULZ SEA OF TALENT Raymond I. Dawson, Jr. Alese & Morton Pechter MADCON CORPORATION Jesse & Brenda Dean Bob Ratcliffe MARION HILL ASSOCIATES INC. MARITIME AUCTIONS Diving Systems International Lee Selisky MAR-VEL UNDERWATER EQUIPMENT, INC. Skip & Jane Dunham Robert D. 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Asia Pacific Scaph '50, France The Historical Diving Society, ltalia Undersea Heritage and Exploration Society, USA The Historical Diving Society, Canada The Historical Diving Society, UK HISTORICAL DIVER Vol. 8 Issue 4 Fall2000 3 HISTORICAL DIVER Volume 8 Issue 4 ISSN 1094-4516 Fall2000 HISTORICAL DIVER MAGAZINE PAGE CONTENT ISSN 1094-4516 5 Historical Diver Magazine Pioneer Award THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF Dr. Christian J. Lambertsen THE HISTORICAL DIVING SOCIETY U.S.A. 6 HDSUSA E.R. Cross Award HISTORICAL DIVING SOCIETY S.E. ASIA PACIFIC Sidney Macken HISTORICAL DIVING SOCIETY CANADA 7 E.R. Cross Endowment Fund HISTORICAL DIVING SOCIETY GERMANY 8 HDSUSA 2000 Rally HISTORICAL DIVING SOCIETY MEXICO By Leslie Jacobs 14 In The News HISTORICAL DIVER MAGAZINE EDITORS 15 Raffle Helmet Takes a Dive Leslie Leaney, Editor By Des Williams Andy Lentz, Production Editor 16 Hall of Fame Honors Scuba Pioneers Steve Barsky, Copy Editor By Geri Murphy Julie Simpson, Assistant Copy Editor 18 HDS South East Asia Pacific Leslie G. Jacobs, Columnist 19 HDS Canada INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY EDITORS 20 HDS Germany, Friedrich von Drieberg HDSUSA By Michael Jung Leslie Leaney 21 HDS Mexico 22 E.R. Cross. Biography of a Diver's Hero HDS S. E. ASIA PACIFIC By Dick Anderson Peter Fields and Bob Ramsay 26 Time with E.R. Cross By Leslie Leaney HDSCANADA 35 The Books of E.R. Cross Virginia Nuytten and Phil Nuytten By Leslie Leaney HDSGERMANY 38 The D.I.Y. Diver, Walking Under Water Michael Jung and Thomas Kleeman By E.R. 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It is from the article "Diving's First Wave" published by information contained herein. Aqua Magazine in the same year. © 1996 Aqua Magazine 4 HISTORICAL DIVER Vol. 8 Issue 4 Fall2000 2000 Historical Diver Magazine Diving Pioneer Award Dr. Christian J. Lambertsen In 1940 Dr. Lambertsen presented the concept of a closed circuit diving apparatus to the U.S. Navy for use in military operations. He saw a potential operational requirement for teams of underwater assault swimmers. The rebreather unit he developed was called the "Lambertsen Lung" and later the "Lambertsen Amphibious Respiratory Unit" (LARU). The navy never acted on Dr. Lambertsen's concept and instructors at the Naval Combat Demolition School in Fort Pierce, Florida, also rejected the use of closed-circuit apparatus. During this period ofWWII the Italian navy had developed an effective offensive capability using closed-circuit apparatus against the British. The British soon entered the arena to combat the Italian success, while America stood idle. Still convinced of the soundness of his proposals, Dr. Lambertsen approached the Office of Strategic Services (O.S.S.) whose leadership had a much better understanding of his concept's potential.