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Pull Together Winter 2014 Preservation, Education, and Commemoration Vol. 54, No. 1 Winter 2014-2015 PULL TOGETHER Newsletter of the Naval Historical Foundation The Recognition Issue! Commodore Dudley W. Knox Medal Recipient John B. Hattendorf As sketched by Director Emeritus J. William Middendorf II Related Stories on pages 3, 6, and 10 Also in this issue: Navy Reserve Centennial Book, pp. 12–14; Navy Museum News, pp. 15–18; Naval History News, pp. 19 –21; News from the NHF, pp. 22–24; Upcoming Symposia, p. 25; Calls for Papers, pp. 26–27; War of 1812 Documents, pp. 28–30 Message From the Chairman TThehe CCommodoreommodore DDudleyudley WW.. KKnoxnox LLifetimeifetime AAchievementchievement MMedals:edals: I appreciate the strong fi nancial support we continue to receive from our loyal PPartart ooff a GGrowingrowing RRecognitionecognition EEffortffort members, particularly the donations received during last year’s year-end appeal. ne of the outcomes of a with Mrs. Ingrid Beach serving as complete a master’s degree in You’ll recall that our annual letter was distributed in the wake of the workplace strategic review of NHF a co-presenter of the award. For security studies, after which he violence that occurred here at the NAVSEA headquarters in the Washington Part of a Growing Recognition Effort functions in the wake of 2014, Midshipman First Class will report to Pensacola, Fla., for Navy Yard. At that time, nothing was clear on the long-range security impact O Adm. Bruce DeMars accepting Matthew C. Huffman, a History fl ight training. of that tragic event, which even now is still evolving. We had known since the the foundation’s chairmanship in Department Honors graduate, Beginning in 1999, the NHF terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, that access to the Yard and the Navy 2008 was an emphasis to expand earned the award in recogni- has also sponsored a $500 naval Museum would become more challenging. Even with the September 2013 event, recognition programs to encour- tion of his research paper on the history prize at National History Navy leadership and the Naval History and Heritage Command, supported by age and reward naval historical role played by naval aviation in Day held each June at the Uni- your Foundation, have been proactively engaged in identifying minimal risk scholarship. the pre-World War II defense versity of Maryland in College access strategies such as opening the museum building directly to the publicly At the time of the strategic re- of the Panama Canal. Follow- Park. National History Day is accessible Anacostia Riverwalk Trail. Just as important, we at NHF strive to view, the NHF offered the Capt. ing graduation Huffman headed the culminating event of a week deliver naval heritage to Americans where they are, through website outreach Edward L. Beach Jr. Naval His- for graduate school at George- of activities in the nation’s capi- and clever use of social media. With your support, our digital content developer tory Award in recognition of out- town University where he will tal for secondary school students Matt Eng will continue to increase our virtual museum attendance at our www. standing scholarship conducted who earned the opportunity usnavymuseum.org website. by a history major midship- man attending the U.S. Na- to come to Washington, D.C., val Academy. The recipient through successful partici- Within this edition of Pull Together we highlight NHF activities such as our of the Beach Prize received pation in State History Day educational outreach programs and special commemorative events, as well as a plaque and certifi cate. The competitions. Michelle Ow new publications including Dave Winkler’s Navy Reserve retrospective titled award was fi rst presented in of Pensacola, Fla., was the in- Ready Then, Ready Now, Ready Always. As part of our expanding awards and May 2001 to Midshipman augural winner of this award prizes program, I congratulate Drs. John Hattendorf, Harry Langley, Bill Dudley, with her paper “Forging a and Craig Symonds for their receipt in September of our Foundation’s Commo. Andrew T. Roy for his thesis New Era through Ironclad Dudley W. Knox Naval History Lifetime Achievement Medal. Given all that we paper titled “Sailors as Diplo- have accomplished, and all that we have planned for the year ahead, I hope you mats: The United States Navy Technology.” will continue to be generous in your support! May you have a grand holiday in Bahrain, 1971-1977.” After the strategic re- season and a happy new year in 2015! The Beach Prize con- view, the NHF’s leadership tinues as an integral part of agreed to name the National Bruce DeMars spring awards ceremonies History Day Prize for its for- Midshipman Huffman fl anked by Captain mer executive director who at the Naval Academy, often Todd Creekman and Ingrid Beach 2 Pull Together • Winter 2014-2015 Pull Together • Winter 2014-2015 3 initiated NHF involve- their families. They 2013 at the McMullen His- A&M University, and Mid- ment with the national spent countless hours tory Symposium at the U.S. shipman Grant Knox of the event, Capt. Ken Cos- doing research in oth- Naval Academy with Admi- University of Minnesota. For key. With his passing er primary sources to ral DeMars presenting Knox 2014-2015 the prize levels in 2013, the Coskey build their documen- Medals to Drs. Phillip K. will be adjusted to a $1,000 family offered to in- tary. Abayo and Gib- Lundeberg, William N. Still grand prize and fi rst and sec- crease the size of the ert also took home the Jr., and James C. Bradford. ond place regional prizes award to $2,000 to be fi rst place prize in the For 2014, the Tenth Mar- of $500 and $250 to enable split into two prizes to Junior Group Docu- itime Heritage Conference more midshipmen to receive be presented to the best mentary category, at Norfolk, Va., provided the awards. The NHF still seeks naval history projects/ besting over 100 oth- venue for the second set of permanent fi nancial under- presentations from the er entries from around Knox Medal presentations. writers for both the Knox Senior Division (high the nation. As shown in the lead picture, Medal and Dunn Prizes. school level) and Ju- For 2015, with the Admiral DeMars presented With the recommence- The Senior Division winners fl anked by presenters nior Division (middle National History Day awards to Drs. John B. Hat- ment of the Spring Wash- Rosemary Coskey and Charles Chadbourn school level). theme being “Leader- tendorf, Craig L. Symonds, ington Awards Dinner next This past June the two aviators, Navy Commander ship and Legacy in His- Harold D. Langley, and Wil- April as a joint endeavor of Senior Division Prize money Porter Halyburton and Air Force tory” and in honor of the 2015 visit liam S. Dudley. the NHF and the National was shared between Katharine Colonel Fred Cherry who sur- to the United States of the replica Early in 2015, the NHF Maritime Historical Society Journaey, Mark Cochran, Han- vived imprisonment at the in- French Navy frigate L’Hermione, will request nominations (NMHS), the NHF is initiat- nah McDonnell, Colby Gould, famous Hanoi Hilton. Cherry, projects dealing with the Marquis from the membership to aug- Lieutenant Daren McCulley (right) ing the NHF Distinguished and Emily Pierce for a documen- an African American pilot from de Lafayette will be eligible for ment the current pool of pre- presents Midshipmen Burns with the Vice Service Award, which will tary they produced entitled The Southside Virginia, was badly these special naval history prizes. vious nominees. Name(s) of Admiral Dunn Grand Prize recognize individuals who Golden 13: Civil Responsibility injured and received no medical L’Hermione carried Lafayette to the 2015 awardees will be have given strong support to before Self. The team from Ex- attention whatsoever. Halybur- the United States in 1780 with the announced at the June NHF an- they can also be offered to non- naval history and heritage pro- eter High School in Exeter, N.H., ton, a North Carolina native, pledge from the French government nual meeting and medal presen- NROTC programs that offer an grams. Chief of Naval Opera- conducted 10 months of research was thrown into the Air Force of troops, naval support, and fund- tation will again occur during the Introduction to Sea Power course tions, Adm. Jonathan Greenert, and preparation of the documen- offi cer’s cell and told to take ing, which was crucial to victory in September USNA McMullen Na- such as the U.S. Air Force Acad- has accepted the invitation to tary, which earned the Senior care of him. Abayo and Gibert the American Revolutionary War. val History Symposium, perhaps emy where NHF member Dr. be on hand at the National Press Group Documentary award as obtained oral history interviews In 2013, the NHF also initiat- at an NHF awards banquet. Chuck Steele offers the course Club on the evening of 23 April well as a National Archives with both former prisoners as ed the Commo. Dudley W. Knox With the support of the Naval every other year. Then there is 2015 to be the fi rst recipient of award at the New Hampshire well as other POW survivors and Lifetime Achievement Medal to Service Training Command, the the end-of-spring-semester es- the award. Beginning with his state competition. recognize a lifetime NHF initiated yet another rec- say contest, which offers a grand fi rst podcast to the fl eet that was For the Junior Divi- body of work in the ognition program in late 2013: prize for top papers submitted staged at the Navy Museum, Ad- sion, Jethro Abayo and fi eld of naval history.
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