1 Association Officers: day of the month preceding publication. President: CDR Peter Weigand USNR RET CUT-OFF DATE FOR THE MAY ISSUE 0800 CST 16 APRIL 2007! 1706 Countrywood Ct, Cheverly MD 20785 (301)-773-8180 [email protected] Articles and letters may be submitted in many formats, typed or 1st Vice President: AGCM Bob Coniglione USN RET handwritten and forwarded by email, or USPS. (Unfortunately, 18085 Commission Rd., Long Beach MS 39560 I will not be able to translate data from MSWorks, MAC or APPLE software). Articles may be forwarded to my email. E- (228)-8633526 [email protected] mails are preferred since I can copy and paste and will not 2nd Vice President: CWO-4 Bill Bowers USN RET have to re-type the submission. All changes to your 725 Prado Fr. Lady Lake FL 32159 personal information (address, phone number, email (352)-250-8083 [email protected] address, marital status, etc.) should be sent to the Secy/Treas: AGC Jim Stone, USN RET Secretary/Treasurer, who maintains the database. 600 E. Fifth St, Apt 179, Waverly, OH 45690-1500. (740) 947-7111 [email protected] REUNION NEWS Aerograph Editor: AGCM Charlie Jordan, USN RET 3464 Chimney Rock Rd. Abilene TX 79606 (325) 692-7642 [email protected] Webmaster: AGC Mahlon Trenz, USN RET [email protected] or [email protected] Association Committees: Reunion for 2007/08: CDR Peter Weigand, USN RET (Chair) (301) 773-8180 [email protected] LCDR J. Earl Kerr, USN RET (West) (360) 293-5835 [email protected] CDR Marty Nemcosky, USN RET (East) (757) 497-6872 [email protected] AGCS Bill Ziebell, USN RET (Midwest) (847) 438-4716 [email protected] Chaplain: CWO4 Bill Bowers, USN RET (352) 750-2970 [email protected]
Finance: CAPT Chuck Steinbruck, USN RET (Chair) Naval Weather Service Association (757) 423-1496 [email protected] 33rd Annual Reunion CAPT Bob Titus, USN RET Holiday Inn, Everett WA (775) 345-1949 [email protected] Wednesday, 16 May 2007 - Sunday, 20 May 2007 CAPT Dave Sokol USN RET Host: NWSA Northwest Regional Chapter (703) 444-8505 [email protected] Historian: CDR Don Cruse, USN RET We have completed most of the arrangements for (703) 524-9067 [email protected] Reunion 33 to be held in Everett Washington starting Scholarship: with early check-in on 15 May and winding up with a AGCM Doug Maxwell, USN (chair) Banquet on 19 May. The main events will be held in the (228)-688-4187 [email protected] Everett Holiday Inn. Both the Hotel registration and AGCM Pat O’Brien, USN RET NWSA registration forms will accompany this (850) 968-0552 [email protected] announcement and are on our Web page xAG3 Charles E Moffett III, USN REL “www.navalweather.org”. Everett is located about one (609) 492-2883 [email protected] hour drive north of the SEATAC airport just off Interstate Nominating: AGCM Moon Mullen, USN RET 5. There are coaches at the airport that service Everett (805) 496-1348 [email protected] for those who do not wish to drive. Check at the Air Parliamentary: AGCM Moon Mullins, USN RET Porter Information Desk located near Carousel 1 in the (805) 496-1348 [email protected] airport for detailed information. Also check out SEATAC Master-At-Arms: AGC John Rodriguez, USN RET on “www.SEATAC.Org/About/Maps” before coming to (858) 278-5431 [email protected] this airport. There is an AMTRAK station in Everett located a few blocks from the hotel. The Hotel has a van to make pick-ups within the local area. Paine Field in EDITOR’S DESK Everett does not have any commercial service at this CHARLES R. JORDAN USN RET, 3464 time. However, the Bellingham airport has limited Chimney Rock, Abilene, TX 79606- commercial service and there is connecting coach (325) 692-7642. [email protected] service to Marysville. Marysville is located just to the Publication Information: The Aerograph is North of Everett. As noted above, the Hotel has a van published quarterly in February, May, August which can make pick-ups. For those who will be driving and November. Contributions must be received by the editor, not later than the 15th their own vehicle, the Holiday Inn is located within sight 2 of and just to the West of Interstate 5. Persons driving in has a great spread sheet to keep track of the funds. The the from the East may wish to use State Route 2 which two of us will ensure fiscal accuracy and accountability. intersects with I-5 three blocks north of the Hotel. The The number and size of the tours will be dependent weather in the great Pacific Northwest can be somewhat upon advance notice of intent. Further, the cost of doing changeable in early summer so do bring both your business in and around Everett will be higher than that sunglasses and a light raincoat. experienced in either Branson or Pittsburgh but it is There are several options for those folks driving their RV hoped that high attendance will result in keeping costs to Everett. The hotel does not have a lot of parking down. As it was near the Pittsburgh Airport, the Everett space. However, it is expected that many of our area is considerably less expensive that in the attendees will not be using the parking lot which will, as Seattle/SEATAC area. There are lots of things to do in a result, free up some spaces. There are RV parks in Everett, either as a group, or individually in the the vicinity but are considered to be somewhat “stark”. downtown. The following is a summary of the At the www.snohomish.org site you can do a search for tours/events currently on the table. ‘RV Parks” and upon which there are several parks Shopping Tour: The Antique Mall in the Historic City of listed. The best bet for RV’s, other that the hotel, is to Snohomish has over 450 antique dealers, unique park in the Marysville Wal-Mart or adjacent Tulalip restaurants and shops. At the Premium Outlets one will Casino. Both the Hotel and the Tulalip Casino will make find over 100 stores from the world’s leading designers pick-ups. and brand names with savings of 25% - 65% over retail This holiday Inn has a policy that if we use one of their stores. A sign-up sheet will be posted in the Hospitality event rooms then all of the items available for sale in Room and individual arrangements will be made for this their room will have to be provided by the hotel. This trip. We will need 10 to 14 shoppers for the trip to the policy would cause our accepted practices within the Antique Mall. See also the Casino paragraph below as hospitality room to be adversely affected. The solution the Premium Outlets are co-located with the Casino. was to be provided with a large suite on the 7th floor Individuals can get free transportation to the Casino. and, given certain standards of conduct, we can bring in The details of where and how to obtain this free trip will what ever we wish including libations and sticky buns. be available upon check-in. The No Host Reception will have heavy hors d’oeuvres Boeing Tour: Boeing has established a really new similar to that which were served in Pittsburgh and there Future of Flight Aviation Center. Go through the $23 will be an open bar. On Friday night there will be a million dollar center which features hands on exhibits, Pizza Gathering at the hotel. Consideration was made videos, graphics, interactive stations and an example of on Friday for those persons who would be returning from a section of the soon to be built Dream Liner or 787. the Whale Watching trip. The Banquet meal will be fixed The Future of Flight offers a remarkable opportunity to with the selection of Roast Beef, Salmon or a Vegetable see both commercial jet production today and the plate. Those persons who must have some sort of direction aviation is headed in the future. On this trip will special meal due to health or medical reasons should be a tour of the Everett wide-body manufacturing plant contact Earl Kerr early on to determine what alternatives where the company currently builds the Boeing 747, 767 can be made. and the 777 aircraft. This will likely be the plant where The following is what is currently planned for your stay. the futuristic 787 Dream Liner will be assembled. This A copy of this schedule with some additional information facility is one of the world’s largest and the heat for the will be placed in the nametag holders. structure is provided solely by the installed equipment
16 May 0800 Open Hospitality Room and body heat. 16 May 1000 Depart for Boeing Tour Leavenworth Trip: This trip will have lots of stops. 16May 1500 Executive Meeting, Colby room Stevens Pass rises over 4000 feet and currently is 16 May 1700 No Host Reception, Rucker receiving significant snow fall which typically lasts until Room 1 & 2 mid summer. The drive is very scenic and the eastern 17 May 0900 General Session, Rucker Room section follows along the Wenatchee River. Visit 1 & 2 Leavenworth – Washington’s very own Bavarian Village. 17 May 1100 Depart for Leavenworth Trip Leavenworth boasts over 300 days of sunshine per year. 17 May 1400 Audit Committee, TBA room There you will find lots of shops mostly specializing in 18 May 0900 Depart for Whale Watch Trip the Swiss and Bavarian genus goods, alpine events and 18 May 1700 Pizza Gathering, TBA room great dining. There are routinely programs put on by the 19 May 0900 General Session, Oakes room locals which foster the Bavarian image. Visit nearby 19 May 1030 Depart for Wine Tasting Trip Cashmere and its Aplets & Cotlets candy kitchen (a 19 May 1600 Executive Meeting Northwest Specialty item). 19 May 1800 Cocktails, Colby Room Whale Watching: There are both resident and 19 May 1900 Banquet, Ballroom transiting whales in Puget Sound waters during May. 20 May 0900 Close Hospitality Room Species that one expects to see on a whale trip include Gray Whales, Orca Whales, sometimes referred to as All funds, except for the Hotel Rooms should be sent to Killer Whales, seals, and a variety of birds including bald Earl Kerr. Dick Gilmore (also a resident of Anacortes) eagles. Whales are generally found near Vancouver Island and the boat trip will depart from Anacortes. 3 Buses will be used between Everett and Anacortes. Each chapter will be asked to do their part in getting the Bring your camera and outdoor clothing for this trip. word out about the Everett Reunion. All chapters either Area waters run in the low 40’s in May. have lists or access to lists of former NWS folk living Wine Tasting: The Woodinville area boasts over 20 within their area of interest. It would be of tremendous different wineries and includes Chateau St. Michelle. value if each chapter were to contact those persons, This winery was chosen by the Wine Enthusiasts living in their region, who are known to have severed Magazine as the 2004 Winery of the Year. In addition to with the NWS with information about Reunion 33. Also, a wide variety of wine varieties, this area also has a Red we will be collecting a variety of information and Hook Brewery as well as numerous retail stores. advertisements for some sort of Reunion publication. As Tulalip Casino: This is Washington’s largest casino with in previous years, chapters are solicited to purchase ad some 200 slot machines and 50 table games. There are space in the publication - $80 Full page, $40 Half page non-smoking areas and the air system is specially and $20 Quarter page. Persons wishing to have a designed to make the entire casino virtually smoke free. business card space can purchase it for $10. The area There are 4 restaurants – The Eagles Buffet Restaurant Tourist Bureaus will be providing lots of local information boasting the Northwest’s finest and most complete including maps. Snohomish County will supply lists of buffet, the Canoes Carvery with fresh bakery and carved downtown commercial concerns that will have specials, sandwiches, the Tulalip Bay Restaurant with an open buy one – get one free, buy a given meal and then get a view kitchen and a woodstone open hearth, and the similar one for half price and as always, those that give Cedars Café featuring great Steaks and open for senior discounts. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. Sports Fishing: Fishing in Puget Sound is a local IMPORTANT NUMBERS: pastime. Need 2 takers with a maximum of 5. Current Holiday Inn - 425-339-2000 cost is $167 each with everything provided and cost Tulalip Casino - 360-651-1111 Hospitality Room Number 7XX does include a Washington State fishing license. The boat is a 28 footer and the trip can last upwards of 6 to 7 There are many things to do in Washington and lower hours. Again, the area waters run in the low 40’s in May. British Colombia before, during and after the Reunion – NAVBASE Everett: This facility is located in the harbor check out the www.experiencewashington.com web site area and is homeport to several ships including the for more information. You can use this site to request a nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. Washington State Visitors’ Guide to be sent to your The Lincoln is currently in the shipyard and the schedule address. See you in Everett. for May has not been released. Tours of one of the Earl Kerr, Northwest Chapter President. smaller ships can be arranged. It is a short trip from the Hotel to the harbor. A Navy Exchange booklet will be LETTERS available in the Hospitality Room which contains area maps, western Washington military base maps, A Taxi-ride from Oakland, CA to Chicago via Route 66 narratives for each base facilities along with operating hours and telephone numbers. Continued from November 2006 Aerograph. Smokey Point Facility: The commissary/main …After a tough time getting from Guam to San Francisco, AM1 exchanges/gas station for the region is located at Deacon Holden (who became a Mustang WX LCDR) has learned that Smokey Point. This facility is located some 12 miles transportation from San Francisco to Chicago at the end of WWII is virtually impossible. Then, remarkable events unfold …ed… North of the Hotel. One of the major changes for Reunion33 will be an open Wednesday, December 26, 1945. Oakland, CA - - - After our invitation to all of our previous acquaintances to join with sumptuous steak dinner we returned to the hotel. The us at Everett even if they have never belonged to NWSA names of my three Squadron shipmates were; Jake or are not current members of NWSA. It is fair to say Cormier, Dutch Shultz, and Ben Barsie. Shultz’s home that each year we lose several of our brethren and there was in PA, Cormier and Barsie were from MI, and I was is no tomorrow for having at least one big gathering of from MS. When we got back to the hotel Shultz and the folks we served with, or were in close contact during Barsie decided to stop in the Bar to check out the action, the many years while serving with the Naval Weather Cormier and I return to our room in order to check the Service. We will ask the non-members to pay an extra latest information regarding the transportation situation. $10 to make the play ground level with those of us who The reported conditions indicated an uncertain outlook are paid members. That same $10 could also be used for improvement over the next 3 weeks to a month. to apply for membership in the NWSA should the person About 20 minutes after Jake and I returned to our room, choose to do so. We will make all reasonable efforts to Shultz and Barsie were knocking on the door shouting notify former members of the NWS to come and join with that we could arrange for a ride to Chicago via Taxi. us in Everett. Each of you are urged to use personal They had talked to an independent Cab Company owner contacts and tell former shipmates of the opportunity to in the bar. At first we thought they were joking, but they have a great gathering in Everett. Please use every kept insisting that it was true. We all went back to the occasion like “E” mail, phone calls ect. to tell your friends Bar to talk to the Cab Company owner. His name was and associates about Reunion 33 and urge them to Griffin, who was a medically discharged Marine Corp attend. Staff Sergeant on account of wounds received during the 4 battle of Guadalcanal. Under a special program for and change clothes. Next door to the hotel was a disabled veterans, Griffin and a close friend had laundry and dry cleaning shop. They agreed to clean received a government grant to start a small business. and press our uniforms while we waited behind some Also, they discovered that they were eligible to purchase curtains in a corner of the shop. Within about 30 New Cars, which were not available to the general public minutes we were all spiffed up and ready to join the girls at that time. Consequently, they bought two new cars, at the ballroom. Griffin advised us not to get too Plymouth 4 door sedans, and started their cab company attached to the girls, because we should leave by in the summer of 1945. At the end of WW-II, Griffin and midnight. It was great fun, but midnight came very his partner became aware of the critical transportation quickly. We said our rather long goodbyes and left after situation in the San Francisco area due to the massive midnight. Friday, December 30, 1945, and continued of number of veterans returning from the Pacific area. eastward trek on Route 66 for Chicago. We reached They developed a plan to transport Oklahoma City late afternoon that day. Griffin advised veterans east from San Francisco to Chicago, 4 men that we would stop at one of his favorite restaurants on each trip, at the same cost of the Trains or Bus the highway to eat and share our whisky with his friends Company fare, plus $5.00 per person for insurance, that owned and operated the place. This stop created a which was a total of $60.00 per person. The trip would similar situation that we experienced in Amarillo. After be a non-stop drive, except for a couple of stops to rest about an hour of sharing the whiskey and getting to and freshen up after a given distance. Two of my know the folks at the Restaurant we were being buddies, Shultz and Cormier were selected to assist encouraged to stay and meet the girls at a hotel Griffin with the driving. The trip plan was to go from ballroom for Big Band music and dancing about 8:00 Oakland to Griffin’s home in Santa Clara, CA, so he PM. Griffin said OK we would stay, but departure time could inform his wife of the trip plan and share coffee would be no later than midnight. We departed and pumpkin pie before getting underway. We left Okalahoma City after midnight Saturday, December 31, Griffin’s home about 2200 that night and traveled south 1945. About noon we reached the small town of on highway 99 to Bakersfield were we took highway 68 Bristow, Okalahoma, approximately 70 miles southwest east across the of Tulsa. Shultz was driving and he noted that the left Tehachapi rear tire was going flat. We located a service station on Mountains to the main street, but they were closed for the holiday. The Barstow, CA to only place we could find open for business was a pool connect with Route hall with a small café. We entered the pool hall and 66 to Chicago. We asked a couple of men if the service station would be stopped in Barstow open later. They didn’t think so. We asked if it was for breakfast that possible to get in touch with someone that worked at the morning, Thursday, service station. They were not sure. Griffin asked me to December 27, 1945. During the stop in Barstow, Griffin get a bottle of whisky from the car to share with the men suggested that each one of us buy a fifth of good in the pool hall. Oklahoma was a dry state at that time. whiskey and put it in our bags. We were a bit puzzled by After sharing a few drinks of our whisky, a couple of the his suggestion, but he assured us we would understand men began to show more interest in our problem. They during the trip. The first of the planned rest stops was made a few phone calls to some of the people they knew Amarillo, TX, where we arrived in the afternoon of at the service station. They located one of the December 29, 1945, after driving non-stop across AZ mechanics that agreed to come and open the station and NM. We stopped at one of Griffin’s favorite Cafes on and repair our flat tire. By this time we had a sound the highway in the outskirts of town. Griffin suggested understanding of Griffin’s advice to bring the whiskey that one of us bring our bottle of whisky into the Café. along. After the tire was repaired we were preparing to Amarillo was in a dry county at that time, so we would leave standing by the taxi in front of the pool hall. A share a few drinks of our whisky with his friends in the local newspaper reporter that had been contacted by the Café. Griffin was a well known friend with all the folks men at the pool hall showed up and wanted to get a that owned and operated the Café. The 4 or 5 girls that photo of us by the Taxi. After he took a couple of worked there were a bit awed to see 4 sailors in full pictures and obtained some personal information about dress uniform, which was very rare in Amarillo. The us we continued our trip eastward. About 8:00 PM we service personnel they normally saw were soldiers. The crossed the state line into southwest MO near Joplin. girls asked a constant stream of questions wanting to Griffin told us that his mother lived about five miles west know where we had come from and where we were of Joplin in Web City, and he wanted to stop and visit his going. After sharing a few drinks of the whisky everyone mother for about an hour. Upon arrival at his mother’s had become happy and friendly. The girls wanted to home we found a large group of folks enjoying a New know if we liked to dance. When we replied that we Years Eve party. The drinks being served was fruit juice loved to dance to Big Band music. They began to urge punch loaded with “Corn Whiskey”. We shared our us to meet them at a local ballroom that evening where whiskey with everyone and tried a few drinks of the there would be a Big Band playing for the dancing. punch. Griffin’s mother told us that we had to stay until Griffin advised that first we would check into a hotel in midnight to celebrate the New Year with them. Griffin order to get the car serviced and have a good shower advised that we would have someone to lay off the 5 drinks so they could drive when we were ready to leave. railroad depot, which had wooden benches in the waiting Jake Cormier agreed to be the driver. Most of us had room. In view that it was mid-winter, and no heat in the drunk too much by midnight consequently I didn’t know depot, I slept very little. when we left the party. About 7:30 AM, January 1, 1946, The next morning, January 5, 1946, I started walking we stopped in St. Louis to have breakfast, after which along the highway toward my Dad’s farm. The first we crossed over the Mississippi River into IL, and vehicle I saw was a big truck coming from the opposite continued northward on Route 66 to Chicago. During direction. As the truck neared me, it began to slow down the drive we listened to some of the college football bowl and the driver was looking at me rather intensely. I games on the car radio. Our ETA in Chicago was early thought his interest may have been because I was in my evening. Griffin told us that he would arrange for rooms Navy Uniform. The truck went past me and then at the Stevens Hotel on the lakefront. We arrived at the stopped and backed up along side of me. The driver Stevens Hotel about 2100 local time. Griffin went to the stuck his head out the window and asked; “Boy what are registration desk to arrange for two rooms, one for you doing walking on this road”. At first I thought I was Shultz and me, and one for Cormier and Barsie. But, in trouble, then the driver started laughing and I finally there was a problem with getting rooms at the hotel. recognized him as an uncle, Thomas Roberson. He was Because of the holidays the hotel was booked solid. married to one of my Dad’s sisters. He told me to get While lingering at the registration desk and trying to into the truck and he would take me home after tending determine our next move, one of the registration clerks to some business in town. Later my uncle took me to my produced a local newspaper and pointed out a picture on Dad’s farm, arriving about 10:00 AM. My family knew the front page and asked “is this you guys”. It was a that I was in California, but they had no idea when I copy of the picture that the newspaper reporter in would finally get home. I had written to them during Bristow, OK had taken of us by the taxi. We asked how Christmas while I was at NAS Alameda waiting for my the Chicago newspaper got the picture. They said it was leave papers and next duty assignment orders. I available off the wire service out of Kansas City. It informed them about the transportation situation in the appeared that the newspaper reporter in Bristow, OK San Francisco area and that I had no idea when I could was a stringer for a Kansas City newspaper that placed obtain transportation in order to get home. So, it was the picture on the wire service. The registration clerk quite a thrilling surprise when my uncle dropped me off asked us to wait and he would try to find an available at the farm. My Dad was outside by the driveway when hotel for us. After a few phone calls he told us that the we arrived, so I had the pleasure of greeting him before Palmer House Hotel would provide rooms for us. We anyone else knew I was there. Dad said come into the were very lucky, because the Palmer House is one of house; “There’s a bunch of folks that have been the most famous hotels in Chicago. It was built in the expecting you for days”. His comments didn’t prepare old stockyard area in the late 1800s to provide service to me for the wonderful surprises I encountered inside the the wealthy cattle men from Texas and Kansas that house. Of course I greeted my mother first and then my drove their large herds of cattle to the stockyards in 4 sisters, which included the youngest family member, Chicago. Griffin dropped us off at the Palmer House and Barbara, for the first time. She was born in June 1942, said that he would stay with us for a couple of hours to so she was about 3 ½ years old when I saw her for the help put us in contact with a couple of his friends that first time. A highly unexpected surprise was to see my 3 were providing rides from Chicago to points south and brothers that were just home from Army assignments in east. We asked the registration clerk what were the Europe. All three of them were married and the two room rates. He told us there would be no charge for the older brothers had a couple of children. My oldest rooms and we could stay as long as we wished. We brother, Henry “Hank” enlisted into the Army the day were surprised with the unexpected generosity of the after Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japan. My older hotel. Cormier and Barsi had learned that train service brother, Elmer “Elmo” (about 2 years my senior) and a was available from Chicago to Detroit and points north younger brother, Howard were married during the early into MI. Shultz had arranged for tickets by Greyhound part of WW-II, so they were deferred from the draft until Bus to Pittsburg, PA with connections to his home town the last couple of years in the War. Elmer served with Butler, PA. Griffin had arranged a ride for me to the Army Quartermaster Corp in Italy. Henry “Hank”, Memphis and on to Senatobia, MS, with one of his served in North Africa, France and Germany. He was friends that provided rides for service men from Chicago wounded in the Battle of the Bulge in Germany. Howard to New Orleans. Two other sailors and I were scheduled served in France and Germany. He was in a couple of to leave Chicago on January 4, 1946. We departed battles for the bridges on the Rhine River. Fortunately Chicago about 6:00 AM that morning and settled in for a he was not injured. very long ride. We arrived at my drop-off point, It had been a long journey from the Western Pacific to Senatobia, MS, about 2200 that evening. Senatobia is the family home in north Mississippi. But the wonderful about 12 miles west of the community of South Bar, homecoming celebration with my family fully justified the where my Dad’s farm is located. As typical of small long, uncertain travel saga. towns everything was closed for the night. My folks LCDR Deacon Holden USN RET didn’t have a phone, so I had no way to contact them. My best option was to find a place to get some sleep and get a ride to the farm the next day. I stopped at the 6 MEMOIRS OF A DER SAILOR discharged, and ONE of us was going to be cross- Don't know if I can 'drum' up decked to the Strickland. AGAN Goldman was aboard enough to qualify as a when I checked aboard the Harveson so I gave him the 'MEMOIR' or not but I'll try. option of selecting first. He was gracious and said that I reported aboard the USS since my wife was pregnant and he was single and knew Harveson (DER-316), as an all the guys on the 'Harvey' why didn't I take the transfer AG3 beginning my 2nd so I could be home for Christmas? SUPER! enlistment, probably early July 1955, when she tied up in I checked aboard the USS Strickland, (DER-333) at the Charlestown (Boston), MA for a brief yard period. The Brooklyn Navy Yard January 5th 1956 (or thereabouts). Weather (AG) Shack by design was supposed to be the Guess what? Same setup aboard the Strickland. There entire after deckhouse. What it had 'boiled down to' by were fewer helium bottles.... 15 or so, but the rest of my the time I arrived was the starboard portion originally time aboard was the same as aboard the Harvey! designed as the balloon inflation room. The remainder I got my orders in March 1956 to go to RAWINSONDE of that deckhouse was occupied by the Post Office school at NATTU Lakehurst. I was to transfer in (originally to be the supply shack for weather supplies) MARCH so my time aboard both ships was less than and the large space was occupied by the ships Supply one full year. You just know that I was disappointed to Office. NOT spend a full tour aboard those things! HA! What did I have in the remainder? Plotting desk; micro- That's about it.... If you would like me to jiggle memory barograph; sling psychrometer; and a few blank charts. for more.... like my first ever shore patrol at Fleet Neatly tied up in the corner was the tripod (SHORE Type Landing GITMO when the Forrestal was on its with pointy legs that would NEVER-EVER stay in one shakedown cruise, I can remember drunk sailors falling spot for a PIBAL) for the shipboard theodolite.... those 2 into the bay trying to get into the liberty launches.... items remained there during my tenure ... more later on wheeeee these. It was wunnerful getting back to the AVIATION Navy I also had stored in the voids (below decks) 37 full PEACE! AGCS John STROADE Shay, Sr. USN RET bottles of helium! When I transferred to the USS Strickland (DER-333) January 1956, as far as I know Up-date W.W. Darichuk that helium was still there on the 'Harvey!' I am submitting this I hope not in a vain fashion, but to My only time to fill up any balloons was on picket anybody that may be interested. (Harveson) and they passed the word for AG3 Shay to After my retirement in Feb '82 I went to Boise State for report to the XO in the Ward Room (I thought, "What did over two years and eventually back doing the same thing I do wrong now?). I reported and the XO said he would I did in the Navy - Weather with the U.S. Army for provide me with a couple bosun strikers to lug one of twenty-two years. Mostly in Yuma Arizona, and I retired those 37 bottles of helium up to the fantail where I would April this year (2006). inflate balloons ... Oh, do you have radar reflectors? No I was divorced in August of 2006. Many people have sir I do not..... well then PO3 Shay suggest you go to the asked me why? After 35 years. I usually tell them, for galley (they haven't dumped trash yet) and get some some people five months is too long, and for some fifty large tin cans to tie to the balloons to send aloft for years isn't long enough - 35 years was the number for gunnery practice. I do not recall how many balloons I us. sent with dangling strings of tin cans from the galley... Since retiring I have paid off my house, bought a Harley probably 5 or 6....the gunners missed hitting any of "baby hog", and came very close to getting married them! again, but had call it off. I am in the final stages of taking I did take 6 hourly observations when on picket station a 15 day cruise through the Panama Canal just before (one in particular was 400 miles due east of Boston and Christmas, and am planning on going to "Sturgis" next we stayed inside a 25 mile circle for 20 days or until we summer. Still think of the "old" days, but after the books were relieved .... we only had fuel for 25 days and stores I have read in the past twenty years(+), I have mixed for about that also. No, we did NOT do UNREP or emotions of our leaders, the Pentagon, and Wall Street, VERTREP on those bobbing corks called ships! The and I do mean MIXED (for and against). obs were coded and hand carried to the Radio Shack Fair winds to all of my former co-workers, and friends. where they would Morse code it back to 90 Church Willie AGC William Darichuck USN RET Street. What did I do the rest of my precious time at sea you Eniwetok Nuclear Tests ask? Well it was a toss up between SCOPE watches Response to Wally Cain email about the development of with the RD guys in CIC .... Or for a change of pace I nuclear weapons was 'loaned' to the QM guys on the Bridge. There was **NO** radiosonde gear aboard the Harveson Hi, Wally, nor the Strickland. I was a First Class PO (E-6 weather) Mid December 1955, XO (LT) and the OPS O (LTJG) aboard USS Estes, a Navy flagship for called me and AGAN Goldberg to the Wardroom (Inport Operation "Ivy" at Eniwetok atoll (Mike Newport) for an important meeting. The USS H-test & two a-bombs). An A bomb was Strickland's only AG's time was up and he was getting the "trigger". I was on the signal bridge 7 with all of the Scientists, military big wigs & hangers-on NWS Wakefield. Home town friends and relatives drove for the H-bomb. An AF LtCol took me with him to record in from New York state, while Hampton Roads and angles on the cloud using a pelorus (a sighting device to Potomac Chapters of the Naval Weather Service Assn get bearings on given spots). We wore HEAVILY were also represented in the crowd. smoked glasses but were warned to close our eyes until An excellent buffet dinner was served by the staff of the informed by loudspeakers it was safe to look). Closing Airfield 4H Conference Center. Next morning at 0900 my eyes while wearing smoked glasses, I still muster was held for out-of-town attendees at the Virginia experienced a bright glare for several seconds. VERY Diner; and that was followed by an open house at the impressive & the instant multi colored monster Crossley residence in Wakefield. Fay and Donna are cumulonimbus cloud was even more so. One could see collectors of "things," so their home is indeed an the shock wave travel toward us. The scientist biggies interesting place to visit. were all surprised at the size & acted like fans at a All hands in NWSA wish them all the best in whatever football game. To this day I see no reason to be up their next careers turn out to be. Don Cruse there (other than allowing the LtCol (& I) to have a good vantage point. All three tests were quite impressive. I PRESIDENT REPORT had my back to the first test, an A-bomb while sitting on the beach with other off duty people. Loudspeakers with Marcia and I hope that explicit directions for all. When the cloud subsided an all had a good holiday overcast mid cloud deck took its place & we got some season, and that this mildly radioactive rain (I inadvertently stepped into a year will be better for us puddle & they got a low reading from the shoe. all. Winter started out colder and wetter than normal for I was working ashore for the first A-bomb test as section Washington State while it has been warmer and drier in leader of a split AF/ Navy section but off duty at the time Washington D.C. We had no snow or freezing & sitting with my back to the "shot" (no glasses). temperatures for Christmas and the temperature for New Loudspeakers gave us explicit orders & we heard the Years was in the low 60s. countdown. I am looking forward to the May 2007 reunion, in Everett, The whole atoll "vibrated" at the blast. Felt like I was on WA. I hope that most of our members are also gearing a flag pole shaking in a gale. I went back to the ship for up for the reunion. Over the last few years our reunion the BIG ONE. "Dark Sun" by Richard Rhoads covers it attendees have been declining. If this trend continues, in nicely & continues with the later tests & the Russian a few years there will be but a few of us holding down monster. I was at Pensacola (Officer training for x- the bridge (hospitality room). I am looking forward to enlisted) for it. I happened into the base weather office seeing more than a few friendly faces and a few new & one of the watch standers took me to their ones also. microbarograph (atmospheric pressure recorder). The We will hold our first Executive Board Meeting at 1400 trace showed each shock wave as it traveled around the on Wednesday 16 May 2007. Distribution of scholarship earth. Don't remember how many of those fluctuations funds and membership are always on the agenda. were recorded. Lt Frank Baillie USN RET Board members; please come armed to answer this question! I am sure that other subjects will be discussed AGC FAY CROSSLEY USN(Ret) RETIRES at the meeting. If possible, I would appreciate if you AGAIN would e-mail me anything you would like to bring up at Completing forty-one years of total Federal the meeting. If I receive a listing of subjects, I will have a service, Chief Crossley was honored at a hand out of said subjects at the meeting. gala retirement party in Wakefield, VA on Speaking of Board Members, it would be great if we had Thursday, 11th January, 2007. His last one member from each chapter sitting on the board at employer was the National Weather Service. this reunion. Although this reunion is being run by a For twelve years he was the Data Acquisition Manager chapter, we will need a few volunteers to help run the for the NWS site in Wakefield, and had moved into that hospitality room and registration desk. We suggested to billet from a similar one in Salt Lake City. This made the Everett Reunion team that they include a line at the Fay a plankowner at Wakefield, which is located in the bottom of the registration form for what you would like to "peanut patch" just inboard of Tidewater Virginia. volunteer for. See you all in Everett! It will be fun as That NWS shop provides forecasts for the Tidewater always. area and offshore, while the Wakefield doppler radar Doug Maxwell, AGCM USN Retired is currently the paints that entire area, overlapping with similar doppler chairman of the NWSA scholarship committee. Our sites. Boaters and campers especially value those normal cut-off for scholarships is usually in time for our forecasts. Fay established a fine reputation for committee members to assess scholarship applicants encouraging students to study meteorology, and for and select those most deserving. This period is usually working with the network of cooperative observers 4-5 weeks in length due to compilation of data and time Fay and Donna received many accolades from their for meaningful evaluation. With that in mind it will be workmates who joined the celebration. Tony Siebers did necessary to set this year's cutoff date earlier than in a great job as MC, while major credit for chasing loose year's past. With the reunion planned for May I'm ends and setting everything up went to Denise Cullen of asking that all scholarship applications be submitted
8 by April 1, 2007. This will allow Jim a few days to Bureau observers. Most flights at this time were using collocate the material and forward it to the committee southern routes. On February 10, 1940, the 327-foot members. I should be able to have the committee cutters BIBB and DUANE occupied Ocean Stations 1 members review the submitted packages and provide and 2 – the forerunners of Stations D and E. the results to the general membership meeting on or With the U.S. entering the war, Coast Guard cutters about May 17, 2007. were diverted to anti-submarine duties; and the weather Our newest regional chapter, to be known as the Lone stations were taken over by a motley assortment of Star Chapter was established this past October. The vessels ranging from converted yachts to derelict attendees enthusiastically gathered in the Memorial freighters, mostly Coast Guard manned. As trans- Garden behind Nimitz Museum in Fredericksburg TX on Atlantic air traffic continued to increase, so did the Saturday, 10/21/06. We will hear more about them at the number of weather and plane guard stations. The role of reunion. weather during the Battle of the Coral Sea and trans- Pacific flights resulted in stations being set up in the NWSA Scholarships Pacific Ocean. At the service’s peak, there were 22
Time is running short for Atlantic and 24 Pacific Ocean weather stations. this year’s application At war’s end, the U.S. NAVY intended to discontinue for the Naval Weather weather ship operations, but pressure from several Service Association’s Scholarship. All applications need sources resulted instead in the establishment of a to be turned into the Scholarship Committee chairperson permanent peacetime system of 13 stations. Costs of by April 1, 2007. This deadline has been adjusted due the program were shared by the nations operating trans- to the annual reunion being held from May 16-20, 2007. oceanic aircraft. Please go to the NWSA homepage and click on the A typical weather patrol was 21 days on-station. A following for further information: “station” was a 210-mile grid of 10-mile squares, each http://navalweather.org/NWSA_Scholarships.htm with alphabetic designations. The center square, which All applications must be submitted to Jim Stone, who will the ship usually occupied, was “OS,” for on-station. A then forward them to the scholarship committee radio beacon transmitted the ship’s location. Over flying members for evaluation and recommendations. As in aircraft would check in with the ship and receive position, the past, the NWSA encourages members to contact course and speed by radar tracking, along with weather interested students and past scholarship recipients to data. Surface weather observations were transmitted apply for this annual scholarship. every three hours and upper-air data at six-hour From the NWSA Web Site… intervals. Observers launched balloons with radiosonde AGCM Doug Maxwell USN RET transmitters and radar reflectors, which provided Chairman NWSA Scholarship Committee temperatures and humidities aloft plus wind direction and speed to perhaps 50,000 feet. OCEAN WEATHER Oceanographic observations were recommended for SHIPS 1940-1980 weather ships almost from the start. Beginning in 1945 Robertson P. Dinsmore and continuing to the end, U.S. ships made bathythermograph (B/T) observations that today The ocean weather comprise the largest B/T archive in existence. Many station idea originated in the early days of radio special-purpose, short-term programs were carried out communications and trans-oceanic aviation. As early as with oceanographers frequently riding the ships. In 1921, the Director of the French Meteorological Service addition to serving as weather sources and aids to proposed establishing a stationary weather observing navigation, the weather ships occasionally rescued ship in the North Atlantic to benefit merchant shipping downed aircraft and foundering ships. Dramatic weather and the anticipated inauguration of trans-Atlantic air station rescues include the Bermuda Sky Queen in 1947 service. Up to then, temporary stations had been set up (Station C), Pan Am 943 in 1956 (Station N), and SS for special purposes, such as the U.S. NAVY flying boat AMBASSADOR (Station E) in 1964. NC-4 trans-Atlantic flight in 1919 and the ill-fated Amelia By 1970 new jet aircraft were coming to rely less on Earhart Pacific flight in 1937. fixed ocean stations, and satellites were beginning to The loss of a Pan American Airways B377 aircraft in provide weather data. In 1974 the Coast Guard 1938 due to weather on a trans-Pacific flight prompted announced plans to terminate the U. S. station, and in the Coast Guard and the Weather Bureau to begin tests 1977 the last weather ship was replaced by a newly- of upper air observations using instrumented balloons. developed buoy. The international program ended when Their success resulted in a recommendation by the last ship departed Station M in 1981. Commander E. H. Smith of the International Ice Patrol (Captain Dinsmore commanded the weather ship (and future Director of the Woods Hole Oceanographic USCGC COOK INLET. During his 28 years in the Coast Institution) for a network of ships in the Atlantic Ocean. Guard he served in four North Atlantic weather ships.) World War II brought about a dramatic increase in trans- (Note by NWSA Historian: There will be a follow-up to Atlantic air navigation, and in January 1940 President the above narrative next quarter, in which we will Roosevelt established the “Atlantic Weather Observation document some typical experiences of Aerographer’s Service,” using Coast Guard cutters with U.S. Weather Mates serving in weather ships.) 9 HOW THE BELLINGER LIST GOT ITS NAME your airline went belly-up and your ticket was worthless, The NWSA took over the Bellinger List and gave it a you could go to another airline that serviced your name at the Bicentennial Reunion at Pensacola 1976. destination and they could offer a standby reservation at AGC Lloyd Bellinger RET (since deceased) admitted no extra cost to you, or a greatly reduced charge. The that the growing list was beyond his budget. He started law expired. You are now a new customer for that it from his personal address book in 1946, solicited competitive airline and they will not only charge the inputs from a few friends and shipmates in his list, and it same as other airlines, but probably more since you are just grew from there. NWSA archives contain his now buying a ticket less than 2 weeks prior to departure. original correspondence onward. Lloyd told me the story Which airlines are “shaky”? They seem to change two of how he squirmed through a porthole to escape from or three times each year, but except for American, the "Prune Barge," as USS California BB-44 was known. Southwest and one or two others, most have or ARE in At that time she carried the ComBatForPacFlt staff some form of financial distress. So, what can you do as aerology unit. CDR Don Cruse USN RET a traveler?? Sure you can stay home, but you’re not getting younger and those trips you always wanted to …(ed)…This Historian’s Report was written due to this email: take CAN BE DONE now! “I just had a call from Gary Fisher (X-AG1, Captain SC Whichever airline you use, ALWAYS pay for your airline ret) who suggested to me that more recent Aerograph ticket with a credit card. If they do go Chapter 11 and no readers may not know why we call our roster the longer honor your ticket, VISA, MC, and all the credit Bellinger list & that an explanation might be added to card companies will deduct that charge from your future Bell lists. You might wish to add the fact that Lloyd account. If your travel agent will not accept credit cards was a crewman on the battleship California at Pearl for your travel, think about getting someone else to make Harbor. I'm certain you know that the late Lloyd those arrangements. Your retirement check, or Social Bellinger's Address Book/ Christmas card list constituted Security, or both, probably went up…the US dollar is the first ever NWSA roster for the AG types at Norfolk & down but hotels in Europe have decreased prices to Lakehurst) who founded the organization in 1974. I attract more of us to come visit. Instead of going to the don't recall the year that they named it after Lloyd (but I'll more expensive 4 or 5 star hotels, try going to the Bed & bet that Don Cruse knows). It could have been at the Breakfast locations at every other city and then the 3 or very first NWSA reunion in Lakehurst in 1975. … 4 star hotels for 2 or 3 day stops in the larger cities. Frank Baillie You’ll find the B&B’s are not only exciting and a neat “NWSA took over the B LIST and gave it a name at the adventure, but the price is often more than ¼ to ½ less Bicentennial Reunion at Pncla 1976. Lloyd admitted that than the “biggies”….and your host or hostess are so the growing list was beyond his budget. He started it much more friendly… and really want you to enjoy the from his personal address book in 1946, solicited inputs stay in their place and city….and NO, you do not have to from a few friends & shipmates in his list, and it just grew have a reservation. In all of Europe, you can get off the from there. NWSA archives contain his original train or plane and look for the “i” (which are volunteers correspondence onward. Lloyd told me the story of how offering you free “information” about that town). You can he squirmed through a porthole to escape from the have them make the call to the B&B to tell them you’re "Prune Barge," as BB-44 was known. At that time she coming; there is a slight or NO charge for the “i” folks, carried the ComBatForPacFlt staff aerology unit.” and they will also give you directions and brochures. Don Cruse Insure that your host/hostess are English speaking before leaving “i” and ask if they accept credit cards; TRAVEL VIA THE MOON some do not, but just stop at the ATM when you are As usually happens with leaving the train station and get cash. B&B’s are an the travel column in each experience you will never forget and a faster way to get February issue, you see to know the “locals” than sitting in a 5-star high priced this reminder. Make your hotel room wondering if you want to have room-service airline reservation SOON! Fares are at their lowest or go to the restaurant for another big addition charged NOW but will start UP in the next month….don’t to your bill. Another change while in Europe….you wait….even the “special” ads now show increases and in made a previous reservation, or just walked up and June-July they will be at the maximum for the year. inquired….but YOU LOOK AT THE ROOM before you Popular destinations such as London, Paris, NY, LAX, give them the credit card or pay!! Tokyo can be twice the price in summer than they were You can do this at B&B’s or small town hotels too. A last month, which can be a saving of +/-$400 or more on room overseas is usually smaller than our US hotel many airlines – and NO, all airlines don’t have the same rooms; be sure you have enough room. Quite often a fare….shop! Consider also the financial status of the note of disapproval (for size or whatever reason) will get airline you choose. Effective this year, competitive you a lower rate or larger room for the same price and airlines DO NOT have to offer inexpensive tickets to on more than one past occasion, opening of the door to passengers of any airline that goes bankrupt!!! Some an empty adjoining room. If they haven’t offered the have been in and out of Chapter 11 with more than one usual “accompanying breakfast”, be sure to ask for that still having problems even though they continue to sell “bennie” before signing. Final word of warning. tickets. What does that mean to you? Before 2007 if 10 Askyour airline agent on check-in about TSA restrictions Bill and Liz Pettigrew, and John Pollock, came from on carryon’s. Have a GREAT trip! their homes in Maine or New Hampshire. Also present
was a prospective new member, AGC Ed (Lee) Hetland, who is the boss at the NAS Brunswick Weather CHAPTER NEWS Office. NASB expects to be open until 2011.
The Lone Star Chapter, of Texas We had a short meeting, and we were very happy to and Oklahoma has been formed have an active duty AG with us !!!!! We were getting and recognized by NWSA hungry so we ordered from the menu, and as usual the President Peter Wiegand meals were great. Many of us had stories and experiences to pass along. We decided to alternate our once-a-year meetings LONE STAR CHAPTER between Maine and New Hampshire. Our next meeting President: Joe McKinzie will be in Yarmouth Maine next November 2007. We are [email protected] still "hanging in there". We will be represented at NWSA Sec/Treasurer: Becky Shannon # 33 in Everett! Until then, have a nice year.. [email protected] SOUTHEAST CHAPTER New Chapter formed in Texas Bob Johnson, President Congratulations to the Plank Owners of the NWSA’s [email protected] newest chapter, the Lone Star Chapter! 27 NWSA dues 904-777-4443 paid members makes it one of the largest chapters in the Frank Andrews, Treasury association. It was stretched out to include two The Southeastern Chapter of the Oklahoma members and is open to including members Naval Weather Service Association from other neighboring states if you happen to know of held its Winter Meeting and Christmas Party at the Fleet anyone interested. Reserve Association Branch 91 on the evening of 8th Joe McKinzie will be serving the first year as President December. and Becky Shannon has graciously accepted The following attended: AGC Sidney Whitaker (new appointment to the Secretary/Treasurer position. A member), AGCS Bob Spurrell, AGC Joseph and general election for next year’s officers will be held at the Ronda McGarr, AGCS Lloyd and Daisy Corbett currently planned Fall ’07 meeting (No firm date or place (traveled the greatest distance), AGCS Steve Turco as yet). The first Chapter meeting will be in the San (former president), AGCS Frank and Jane Andrews Antonio area during the first weekend in May. All (treasury), AGC Stan Keller (new member), AGCM members will be contacted with details. Susan Powell (still working USNR), AGC Robert & Lone Star Chapter Plank Owners are: Judy Bentley, LCDR Ray Hennessey, and AGC Bob & Thomas Berry, Bob Davis, Roy Eshom, Irwin “Mike” Charline Johnson and granddaughter Terri Greinke. Fastow, Moises “Ray” Gonzalez, Bill Goodner, Also showing an interest in weather, son's family Robert Roger Graham, James Grego, Harry Hale, Gene & Sheila Johnson (retired STG1). Hathaway, Charles R “Charlie” Jordan, Larry We opened the evening with cocktails and talked about Kennaley, Jesse Lofton, Ray Martinson, James old times and the future. We had a country style buffet Maxwell, Ben McCaig, Joe McKinzie, William Orvis, dinner topped off by sugar baked ham and deep fried Bonnie Page, R. J. “Bob” Plante, Billy Rose. Leo chicken strips. Cake was donated by Sheila Johnson Scott, Becky Shannon, Charles Smith, Ray with the logo for the Naval Weather Service Association Tennison, Jose Valdez, and Alan Zahnle (Southeastern) on the cake. The Chapter extends a special THANK YOU to Don After dinner, we conducted our winter meeting and it was Cruse for setting up an organizational meeting and opened with a reminder that the party was being held giving us the kick start that led to the formation of the different than year's party. In prior years we had jointly Chapter. held the party with the Naval Facility at NAS Jacksonville but with the Facility being closed and with them having a DOWNEAST CHAPTER very small staff of just over 10 members and they didn't This is the debut of the Downeast Chapter plan a party or dinner and no one wished to join our Logo! Neil O’Conner forwarded the logo to party. Those days may be lost forever. We had a small me on 18 December 2006. CONGRATS!! group but it was growing and with everyone help, we Bill Pettigrew, President would reach our goal of 40 active members by the time Dan Hewins, Sec/Treasurer we have our REUNION 2009. It was suggested that we all check out and see if we can give a GUEST Meeting in New Hampshire MEMBERSHIP to someone by next meeting. With a Our long awaited annual meeting took place in Concord, very tight schedule over the next few months, the next New Hampshire on Sunday November 5th at the "Cat meeting was set in late April or early May 2007. and Fiddle Restaurant". Fifteen were present. Fred We discussed the web site http:www.navalweather.org Berg made the trip from Vermont and Earle Gaulzetti and the number listed 'IN MEMORIUM' and the shrinking traveled from Massachusetts. The rest of us: Gordon numbers of our national membership. In looking for new Driskell, Caroline Ewing (who won the 50/50 again), 11 members, anyone with an interest in weather would be method of raising cash for the REUNION 2009 welcome. Just as a reminder, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY expenses. I asked Frank could I obtain a copy so that I DUES. could start making the copies and he agreed. We will One of our loyal and working members was in the need many ideas in the future for raising fund for the hospital. AGC Tina Lambert had surgery on the 7th of REUNION 2009. December and a check on her on the afternoon of the Last, everyone agreed that we had a great meal and 8th; she was doing good and expected to remain in the good time. We would start making this an annual event. hospital for 4 more days. A check later on the 10th, she As a group, we would reach out to all those in the area was up and about and expected to return home from the with an interest in weather and invite them to join our hospital in a couple days. She has extended family in group. We must reach out and find new members so the area and will be well taken care of she says. She that we can keep up the growth. We have moved in the said that she will keep us posted on her recovery. right directions with the information being published in Special thanks went out to AGCS Frank and Jane the AEROGRAPH. Andrews. Frank did the cooking for the buffet and Bob Johnson, President - Southeastern Chapter NWSA chicken and Jane helped with the setting up the room for the dinner. Christmas music was provided by Charline AIRSHIP CHAPTER Johnson and the picking out the door prizes and dinner President Hugh Bucher table setup and cooking the ham and baked beans. Vice President Bill Suydam Sheila Johnson made a special cake with logo of the Secretary/Treasurer Gene Merrill NWSA. AGCS Lloyd and Daisy Corbett assisted in Reporter Pam Elliott Chaplain Marie Garrity setting up the ballroom for the dinner and as always they showed their support of the Chapter. Frank said that he December 5 2006 was the Annual Christmas Luncheon hoped that the Christmas Dinner will become an annual at the Captain’s Inn in Forked River. In attendance event for us to be held at the Fleet Reserve Club. were: Bob and Lucille Wiorek; Al and Jane Parisi; Report on the REUNION 2009 and its progress. Contact Richard and Naomi Edwards; Henry and Bobby Losch; had been made with the Jacksonville & Beaches Carolyn and Charles Moffett; Norman and Marilyn Convention & Visitors Bureau and they have made Macomber; Bill and Joan Suydam; Carol and Gene contact with the area hotels and are waiting for us to set Merrill; Ann and Hugh Bucher; Lois and Ed Wanzer; the required number of rooms and other facilities we Toddy McGayhey; Pat Whitworth. would require. Just as soon as we have all of the The Airship Chapter will meet for a luncheon at the information they will need, we will hold another meeting Captain's Inn on Tuesday, April 17, 2007. of our REUNION 2009 COMMITTEE and pass along Now for news updates: that information to them. We do hope to hold that The Buchers: Ann and Hugh are settled into their new meeting by the end of January. I have contact SUN home in Little Egg Harbor. We wish all of you a Merry CRUISES and that will give us a good deal. What they Christmas and Happy New Year. May 2007 be kind to mentioned was free transportation, which can be very all of us. costly in this area. There would be other free items that Mike & Marie Garrity: Things haven't changed too we could count on when the times comes. A special much since our last newsletter. Our family is well & our event that is expected to be held around the time we grandchildren are getting older & starting their own plan the REUNION 2009 is the golf tournament TPC. traditions with their families. We can't get together in We do not have the dates of that event, but it is one place anymore, so we visit each home & enjoy expected to be the week of or the week after the TPC. seeing how their traditions take form. It’s great not to More details will follow after the dates for the TPC has have all that stress anymore. Our four children, Michele, been posted. Debbie, Kathy & Mike are wonderful. All look forward to It was mentioned that sometime in the future we should the holidays when they can share the joy of seeing their hold our meetings in the afternoon because several grandchildren on Christmas morning. Mike is the only potential members are unable to travel at night and it one who doesn't have grandchildren. His two girls, would give them a better chance for attending. Also, Colleen & Kristy aren't even married yet. But he really there were members would like to see the meetings loves all his sister's grandchildren. moved to the Orange Park area because most of the I am still active in my church. I now sing in the early members live in that area. We will look into both of service Praise Choir & am a member of the Hand Bell these suggestions for our next meeting and maybe we Choir. Mike says I am there more than I am home. For could start with a rotation. Thanksgiving I was in the kitchen helping serve our Requested for information on the CD's that have pictures community a special dinner to all who walked through of all of the AG A, B, & C School Classes and Frank our doors. What a blessing it was. We fed about (70) Andrews said that he had a copy. The plan is for the people. reproduction of the CD's so that we will have copies at Mike still never feels good, but he keeps going as best the REUNION 2009 for sell. Most members have never he can. We are looking forward to our annual Christmas seen the pictures or the CD. The disk was put together meeting with our Airship Chapter early in December. It's by Mo Lambert (Tina Lambert's) husband she has given always so rewarding to see each one again & catch up us permission to reproduce of the CD's. It will be a with them & their lives. Time seems to be moving so 12 fast we have to find time to share our love with friends outages ranging from flickering lights to week long whom we hold so dear. So from our house to yours, blackouts (more in some cases). Dick & Barbara both Mike & I send Christmas greeting & blessings to Gilmore’s condo is on the lee side of a large hill & they each & everyone & a Happy Healthy New Year! escaped most of the damaging winds. Good forecast Henry and Bobby Losch: We enjoyed a wonderful plan, Dick. Nov. rainfall records show Nov. to be our camping trip to the Museum of Appalachia in TN. We rainiest month. In 2006 both Nov. & Dec. saw new joined 4 couples with whom we camp with at different records. River valleys & other low lying areas flooded. times. We enjoyed the mountain crafts. The camp One of the men working on my basement apartment ground provided breakfast and dinner if we wanted to project STILL has his own basement flooded despite join the gathering. All in all, we enjoyed the trip. damming & pumping efforts. After an 8 day power The Whitworth’s: Pat was able to join the Christmas outage & a yard full of broken branches, old friends & Luncheon but Harry had headed to FL. He has now long time WA residents, “JR” & Dottie Cutter, are returned to have Christmas with the family. But come the discussing a move to Arizona. day after Christmas, he will be wanting to head south for Jay Leno word to the wise: "With hurricanes, tornados, their wintering over. fires out of control, mud slides, flooding, severe The Merrill’s: After canceling our European trip this past thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to fall because Gene was in the hospital, we are eagerly another, and with the threat of bird flu & terrorist attacks, looking forward to our annual visit to Hawaii. We will "Are we sure this is a good time to take GOD out of the spend Christmas with our family and leave the 28th of Pledge of Allegiance.” December, returning March 1st in time for spring clean- In the “no good deed goes unpunished” category there is up. Tom Southworth who took a bad fall while weed The Elliott’s: November 18th Pam fell and cracked a whacking his neighbors lawn in June, breaking his leg & bone behind her knee. She has been in bed most of the damaging his knee. Apres surgery he was still wearing time since. She can not put any weight on it. She returns a steel leg/ knee brace & using a cane at our Sept. to the doctor the 21st to see how the healing is going. meeting. We were all glad to see him walking normally She truly hopes it has healed as she has had enough. again at the Mitzel’s meeting. The Dec. 14th storm left Now, not to say Rod will be more than happy as he has Tom & Sharon with no phone service & a 48 hour become nurse, meal preparer, gofer and cheerleader for power outage. They were thankful for their kerosene getting well. After her being in the hospital last Nov-Dec, camp lamps & wood stove which not only kept them he has decided he his locking her in the bedroom on 1 warm & but was also used to cook on. On the brighter Nov and letting her out 30 Nov. Or maybe to cook side of NW living the couple enjoy the abundance of Thanksgiving dinner. wildlife around them.. One unusual sight was a deer The Airship Chapter members wish you and yours a which went for a dip, swimming for some time & then Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. returning to the beach. Ships and Souls Happy New Year & Ships sail east and ships sail west Klahowya Tillicum from While the self same breezes blow: the Northwest Chapter of It's the set of the sails and not the gales NWSA. That determines the way they go. President: Earl Kerr Like the winds of the sea is the way of fate Vice President Phil Humble As we journey along through life. Secretary Dan Collins It's the set of the soul that determines the goal Treasurer Jim Northup And not the calm or the strife. (Anonymous) Welcome friends. We look forward to seeing lots of old Ken & Marion Boden are enjoying their new “digs” on shipmates in Everett at the 33rd reunion of NWSA. 13 acres in Medical Lake in eastern WA. There are lots The 63rd meeting of the Northwest Chapter was held on of wild life to watch & several acres of wheat. Ken 12 Nov, 2006 at Mitzel’s restaurant in Everett, WA. reminisces about sailors in dungarees & WAVEs in skirts Members in attendance were: Frank Baillie, Jim Black, or slacks when he retired in 1968 from USS Monterey. Ken & Marion (with an O) Boden, Bob Coppo, Dan & Now we see sailors in “cammys” & WAVEs in maternity Marilyn Collins, Dick & Barbara Gilmore, Lee & Dee uniforms. Hayes, “Earl “ (Jim) & Kynn Kerr, Tom & Sharon Stand by for a ram! In 2008 seven uniforms will be Southworth & new attendees Bill & Gwen Burck. The replaced & two totally new designs will replace them. main topic of conversation was a series of “Pineapple The work uniform will be a digital camouflage design Express” wind/ rain storms which battered the Northwest (already seen in this area) which resembles the Army-Air during Nov., & escalating during Dec. Damage ranged Force-Marine-SEAL-CB ground-pounding look with from falling branches to falling trees. Heavy rains bloused boots for all hands from Seaman to Admiral in created mud, loosening the roots of many trees. Jim blue/gray colors. The hat will be the Marine six point Black’s lady friend, Louise Ogle, had a tree fall on her visored cap. They will take the place of what we called home, opening a bathroom to the elements. Gale force undress blues or service dress blue/ Salt & Pepper winds with storm level gusts caused wide-spread power (white shirt & Navy blue trousers?)/ Aviation Greens/ 13 Whites of all kinds will be a khaki shirt & black (Navy Jim Northup is a busy man. A good man with a chain saw, he began helping neighbors, cutting up & removing storm downed trees & found himself in an expanding business as others saw his results. He is still called on to be a flagger for logging trucks. Using a “walkie-talkie” he directs traffic on narrow logging roads, stopping it when a felled tree could endanger a passing vehicle. He also found time to bring home his quota of razor clams. (A “zinger” to “Frenchy, “any razor clams in Wisconsin?”) Frank Baillie
SOCAL CHAPTER
President: Bill Bridge Vice President: Deacon Holden blue?) trousers (Ugh!) for all seasons & a fore & aft cap Secretary/Treasurer: Morry Summey
(piss cutter) for all troops E-6 & below. Rank insignia will With the arrival of 2007, the SOCAL be pinned on the collar & possibly on the hat. The color Chapter wants to take this opportunity of belts was not mentioned. I'm sure that many sailors to wish the NWSA members a healthy will have comments on these developments. The boots and Happy New Year. Even though our membership is described seem to be copies of standard combat boots slowly dwindling, we are still hanging in there. & a HAZARD when GQ sounds in the dark on a rolling The annual PARADE OF LIGHTS dinner was held on ship. Zippers? Navy Times has had extensive coverage Sunday, 10 December at Tom Ham’s Lighthouse of the uniform issue so that anyone wanting to get the Restaurant. This remains one of the major highlights of full story can log onto their site for more info. Saving the year for the SOCAL Chapter. There were 19 grace? The Navy Dress Blue uniform will remain in the attendees present for the spectacular display of lighted sea bag for "Ceremonial Events, white hat & all. boats, both large and small, which was preceded by a (The above is from an e-mail article I edited) very colorful fireworks display. As usual, John Earl & Lynn Kerr, in search of roots, visited Winnipeg, Rodriguez organized the event, and was accompanied Manitoba, Canada recently, where Earl’s grandmother by four guests that he met through his tax preparation was born. Of course it is much different from the day of activities. There names were Rick & Barbara Hensley her birth in 1890. and Bernie & Mary Teal. Everyone was extremely New member, Bill Burck, retired in Memphis, TN, pleased to see Harvey Smith, who brought Diane checked out SE Florida & found it too crowded. Bill & Brown. She is the widow of Ed Brown, who some of Gwen then settled in the Seattle area where he worked you probably remember. Bill Bridge was also there, at SeaTac airport as a Senior Ramp controller. He also accompanied by Jean Thompson. Fred Farnsworth performed FAA Runway & taxiway inspections. The was there and brought his granddaughter Carrie and her couple are now enjoying full retirement & able to become friend, John. Carrie was wearing a beautiful new regular attendees. diamond ring, and I understand congratulations are in It isn’t true that Mariner baseball scouts have been order for the happy couple. Fred also served as checking out Bob Coppo. It is true that he hit .346 & chauffer for Harvey Smith and Diane Brown, as played a slick 2nd base for his “old fogey” softball team. Harvey’s eyesight has reached a point where he must He lives in Sequim,WA on the Strait of Juan de Fuca forego most driving. We also welcomed back Chuck & which is widely known as the Olympic Mountain “rain Janice White, returning from their usual summer in shadow” city. The recent storm period deposited FIVE Vermont. The group was completed with the arrival of inches of liquid sunshine. Guess it “snuck around” the Bob & Sheila Clark, who were accompanied by her mountains & avoided orographic lifting? parents, Bud & Betty McBain. Needless to say, do not After the loss of his longtime companion, Trudi Olson, forget your reporter, Morry Summey, who also Fred Olson, NWSA NW Chapter’s “founding father” attended. As is always the case, the food was excellent, moved into an apartment at Canterbury Manor in but in such quantities that I had to call for a doggie bag. Bremerton where he is close to his son Paul. Please see Everyone enjoyed the evening very, very much, having his tribute to Trudi’s memory elsewhere in the not only an excellent meal and spectacular show, but as Aerograph. always, there were plenty of sea stories. We are looking Another new Kitsap County resident is Jimmie Price, a forward to next year’s event. WW2 lady Marine & the widow of the late Warren Price The first business/luncheon for 2007 was held on CDR USN Ret. She is a resident of the Retsil Veterans January 4th at the Admiral Baker Navy Golf Course home in Port Orchard. Restaurant. The following people were in attendance: “Teddy” Roosevelt said, “When they call the roll in the John Rodriguez, Morry Summey, Carl Drake, Fred Senate the Senators (& congress), do not know whether Farnsworth, and Al Hassen accompanied by Arlene to say present or not guilty (the premise still works for Seek. Regular business matters were discussed, dues me). 14 were collected, and February’s traditional Chapter event We can look back at the quarter commencing October – Valentine’s Day Brunch – was discussed. 2006, and the recent Christmas-New Year holiday MEMBER ACTIVITIES season with great pleasure. A major subject for Fujii Rodriguez is tentatively planning a trip to Japan in conversation is, of course, the exceptionally mild wx that March until April, subject to flight availability. Also both persists (as soon as I write this we’ll surely experience a she and John may visit Japan in October. Over the severe outbreak of Arctic air! I hope not!). Do we give Thanksgiving holiday, they made a trip to visit their credit to El Nino? There are many different opinions. youngest daughter. Both daughters then came home for Recent funeral ceremonies for President Gerald Ford the Christmas holiday. were impressive, especially those held in the Al Hassen and Arlene Seek took a trip to Tampa FL to Washington National Cathedral on a fine, brisk, and attend a wedding for Al’s nephew, who is Head of windy day. Unfortunately, those of us who live in close Operations for Marriott Hotels. While in Tampa, Al also proximity to the Arlington National Cemetery are all too visited a friend who lives there in Tampa. They were frequently observing burials of our youngsters killed in high school buddies from North Dakota. Iraq and Afghanistan. Because so many are so young, Bill Bridge spent Christmas holidays back in the families of those casualties often prefer to have them Tennessee. He returned to San Diego on 5 January returned to their homes.
2007. CONGRATS TO THESE OCEANOGRAPHERS Carl & Phyllis Drake enjoyed Thanksgiving in Laughlin Newly-selected for LCDR (1800) are: Amy NV. This was quite a difference from going to Las BLEIDORN, Daniel BUTLER, Glen CESARI, John Vegas, much more relaxing and smaller crowds. The HENDRICKSON, Benjamin JONES, Ruth LANE, short boat ride up and down the river was fun and you Shane STOUGHTON, Kenneth WALLACE, and Micah were given an explanation of the growth of Laughlin. WELTMER. Carl continues to go to Palomar College for the wood And we welcome to the 1800 community these working courses, and is looking forward to a veneering augmentees: Charles De PALMA, Eric DALEY and class this semester. Megan THOMAS. This year Morry Summey headed northward for the Christmas holidays. He spent two weeks in Vallejo CA There was an organizational meeting of our Lone Star with daughter Marie and all of her family there. He left Regional Chapter in the Memorial Garden behind The San Diego on 17 December and had perfect weather for Nimitz Museum in Fredericksburg TX in mid-October. the drive north. His return weather, on Saturday, 30 My First Mate and I thoroughly enjoyed the camaraderie, December, was equally perfect, which you can’t count the chance to renew friendships, and the new friends. on this time of year. I certainly was happy that I was Plankowners of the new chapter include the PLANTE driving up the coast, and not having to fly east, and the ZAHNLE families, who recently re-located to particularly through Denver! Texas from PotChap. Charlie JORDAN and Joe Morry Summey, Secretary/Treasurer MCKINZIE deserve a lot of credit for taking the bull by the horns (not a Texas pun) with this endeavor. Good POTOMAC REGIONAL CHAPTER (NWSA) Luck To All. President……….Bob Freeman In PotChap, our Lone Star Lunch Bunch was faced with 1st Vice Pres……Jim Roman a big decision when the Lone Star Saloon & Grille in 2nd Vice Pres Tom Berkeridge Centerville VA ceased operating. After some scouting Sec-Treasurer Elroy McLeod around for an alternate, acceptable and convenient site, (410)414-9922 the group has settled in Logan’s Roadhouse in [email protected] Manassas VA. The sea stories fly fast & furious each Corresp Sec Don Cruse month. The group is composed of some salty, and some (703)524-9067 [email protected] not-so-salty, characters who worked together in Naval Air Systems Command, and worried about our wx POTCHAP CALENDAR electronics and stuff. 22 Feb - Washington’s Birthday—holiday observed 19th. We note the recent passing of these Aerology 22 Feb - Roadhouse Lunch Bunch, Manassas VA (and personalities: 4th Thursday each month) (Kincannon) CAPT Floyd D. BOWDEY USN(Ret) on 27 Oct 2006 17 March - Saint Patrick’s Day from melanoma. He was USNA’47 and received a 24 March - Chapter Dinner Meeting at Rosecroft degree in Meteorology at NPGS Monterey. Raceway (Romano) Mary M. “Marie” (LARAGY) Fogle on 08 Aug 2006 13 May - Mothers’ Day from cancer. Born in NYC, reared in Newark NJ, 16-20 May - 33rd Annual NWSA Reunion in Everett WA attended Rutgers University before shipping into the 19 May - Armed Forces Day NAVY in 1944. As an Aerographer’s Mate she served 30 May - Memorial Day—holiday observed 28th. on NAS Jax. 16 June - Chapter Pool Party & Potluck (Roper). Dr. Donald Woods THOMAS during Nov 2006 in West 17 June - Fathers’ Day Lafayette IN of emphysema. Reported by Ollie 4th of July Independence Day!! YOUNGQUIST, who sang the NAVY Hymn during the
Memorial Service. The saga of these two young 15 Aerographer’s Mates during late 1945, and the Operations—as the Captain briefed us during his subsequent marriage of THOMAS to surviving daughter seminar at NWSA32/Pittsburgh last May. of Japanese prisoners from Santo Thomas prison in Peter & Marcia WEIGAND celebrated his 50th birthday Manila, was previously published in this newsletter. at a dinner theater in Maryland and invited lots of friends. Barbara & Don died within a fortnight of one another. Mike KRIEGER declined our offer of a one-year NWSA She had cancer. (Note: Other deaths are on our NWSA gift membership. He has family reasons. Web page) Tom BERKERIDGE reports that USNAVY has News filtering N’wd from Florida tells us that a longtime abandoned 7 North Audley Street in London, which is National Weather Service forecaster named Bill hard to believe. During WW2 General Eisenhower was PROENZA will replace Max MAYFIELD as honcho of headquartered there. the National Hurricane Center in MIA. Also, the Jax AGCS Mike BUTCHER USN was welcomed to NAVY Flying Club enjoyed a presentation on hurricanes PotChap. He relieved AGCS Barry BROCKMANN as at a monthly meeting. Former WTLV-12 Chief COMDSC NAVICE Suitland. Mo GIBBS remains very Meteorologist, Ray BOYLAN, spent 23 years in the active with USCG AUXILIARY on Nantucket—among his Naval Weather Service. Ray is currently president of the other responsibilities. Carrying out their long-time threat, NAVY Hurricane Hunter’s Assn. Jim & Rosalie ROMANO moved to a 55-and-older Dave & Jane DRIGGERS have migrated back to community, and here is new contact info: 4760 Saint Pensacola from NC and are using email Brides Street, White Plains MD 20695-3151, Tel [email protected]. Bob BENTLEY is becoming 301.932.9902. No change in email address. accustomed to using his prosthesis after amputation of Bill & LaVerne KING are once again wintering at his leg. Bud PARHAM has presented NWSA with a FAMCAMP on McDill AFB, as they have done copy of his outstanding autobiography, “The Time Of My consistently since 1983. As their rum supply dwindles, Life.” It has been added to our archives. Thanks to they may find it necessary to book a Caribbean cruise to updating information obtained from Bob MUGLER, we replenish. We need a fresh address for Betty BROWN, have a complete chronology of AG Detailers. Copies who has relocated from Midlothian (Richmond) VA. are available on request to NWSA Historian. On that subject, I encourage every NWSA member to Speaking of migrations, Doc & Bonnie Jean CARVER take a close look at Section II (non-members) of our shoved off for better scenery and are settling into digs in Bellinger List, and lend a hand with culling out the bum New Harbor ME. Use [email protected] for email. dope that is so prevalent in there. Every year the Vern GRAY has found a new home in Florida after many information becomes more out of date, indicating that years around PAXRIV. While we erroneously believed our membership is following the “Let the other guy do it” that Nancy MCHALEY had retired and moved to Sandy method. Secretary-Treasurer Jim STONE can record Eggo, Al ATWELL found her at the same address as only information sent to him. Please cooperate. pre-retirement in Pensacola. Just a reminder for attendees at NWSA33/Everett—don’t Sylvia ERWIN enjoyed a visit from son Troy, who is forget to bring reunion scrapbooks from previous annual skipper of MSTS PATHFINDER, a research vessel reunions for display in our Hosp Ctr. plying the world’s oceans. Troy retired from the To wrap up this ration of chatter, here are bits of news submarine service and calls SAN home. included in Christmas cards. Walt & Alice COTTRELL Fay CROSSLEY retired from the National Weather completed the merging of two households into one in Service at the end of 2006, and his final duty station was White Stone VA. Among their many travels there was in the peanut patch called Wakefield VA. Our one that stood out the most, the autumn cruise in NAVMETOC leader, RDML Tim MCGEE USN, QUEEN MARY II to Canadian & US ports. participated in the Oceans MTS/IEEE Conference held Dan & Ethel STORY invited his brother Ike to join their in the Hynes Convention Center in BOS, as did former household in Yorktown VA. The threesome enjoys trips Oceanographer of the NAVY RADM Brad MOONEY, to places like Hawaii. USN(Ret). Bob & Bev COSTA in New Bern NC have lengthened ADVANCED IN RATING: Our congrats to these petty their boat dock to accommodate the runabout. Their officers who advanced to AG1: James DOLLAR, visit to Scotland (and son near Edinburgh) in August was Jonathan HARRIS, Kirk HYING, Chi Wang MAXEY, great. Rocky MCMAHAN, Gregory ORTIZ, William PALMER, Good friends and correspondents are Peg DEHN and James STONE, Shawn WEGRECKI, and Aaron June CRAWFORD, and we always like to hear from WIMBERLY. Advancing to AG2: Sean CUMMINGS, them. Peg lives in Maryland, June in Largo FL. Dustin EDBERG, Crystal PATRICK, Kristy TAFOYA, Naomi BELLINGER in Rome NY is not exactly Jamie TAYLOR and Terrence THRASH. To AG1 complaining about the lack of snow on the ground—just USNR, David HUNTER. BZ to you all. that rent keeps increasing. Walt & Rose WINFREY continue to reside nearby. Walt is now 92. CDR John VAN GURLEY USN has become the first Lorraine d’ENTREMONT feels fortunate to have #2 skipper of a new shop on Stennis Space Center called son, Brian, still living with her and providing young legs the Naval Oceanography Anti-Submarine Warfare for a lot of the chores and maintenance. Other children Center. He reports to CAPT David TITLEY USN, who also remain nearby in the East Hartford area. has the title of Commander, Naval Oceanography 16 Just down the river a piece, Beatle & Pat BAILEY also 65th anniversary of the Japanese attack. It will be have a son nearby after his service with USMC. Beatle designed to tell the story of military aviation in the still does his part-time thing with Middletown Hospital Pacific. Restoration of hangars 27, 54 and 79 of the each morning, and thoroughly enjoys it. former Naval Air Station, as well as the control tower, is Irma KING in central Florida is happy to have a daughter planned. More Info: www.pacificaviationmuseum.org. residing with her, and they were joined by their entire MCPON HALL AT GREAT LAKES NTC family for Christmas. Check out the new memorabilia and photos of nine of Dave & LaVerne REUSCHER avoided the Florida heat our MCPONs. On 13 January, 1967, GMCM Delbert D. and humidity by cruising their RV to the NC mountains to Black USN became our first Senior Enlisted Advisor of spend May thru Sept; and then they returned to Veira the NAVY...... a title that was soon changed to Master home base via Myrtle Beach in November. Chief Petty Officer of the NAVY. Tolerating the central Florida wx, Vince & Arlene NAVY/MARINE CORPS RADIO NEWS BREWER make do by getting their outside chores taken The Naval Media Center began “podcasting” care of before the sun rises too high. Vince is trying to NAVY/MARINE CORPS Radio News and NAVY Vidbits. mentor some local three-year-olds in reading. Podcasting is a video or voice file that can be Already settled in and enjoying NC beauty & the downloaded from the Internet to play on portable devices seasons are Ron & Mary BLOOMFIELD in and PCs. A two-minute recap of current events for and Hendersonville. Son Rick retired from Delta Airlines. about the NAVY and MARINE CORPS is one feature. Vince & Robby ROPER enjoy life in Maryland pretty NAVY Vidbits consists of 30-second messages from the well surrounded by kids and grandkids. Robby CNO and items of interest to our NAVY community. Go continues to earn national awards for crime victims’ to www.navy.mil. rights. LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO SERVICE MEMBERS Mike & Jeannine FASTOW are members of our newest The George Mason University School of Law provides NWSA Regional Chapter named Lone Star. Mike had a free civil legal assistance through their Clinic For Legal second career with Nat’l Wea Svc. Assistance to Servicemembers. The school plans to Ray & Ninette TENNISON in San Antonio are also part export their model to Missouri, establishing a pro bono of Lone Star; and we certainly enjoyed visiting with them legal services program there for service members. It in October—and with daughters & families! may expand even further. Neil & Jean O’CONNOR are beginning to like Madison USAF MEMORIAL DEDICATED IN D.C. MS as they become accustomed to life away from the On 14 October, 2006, the long-awaited USAF Memorial Gulf coast. Nice to have family nearby. was dedicated near a spot familiar to all of us—the Gail WHITE had to bite the bullet and leave Largo FL. former location of the Bureau of Naval Personnel in New address is 2900 S. Jefferson Avenue (#323), Arlington Annex and, during WWII, the old Barracks K. Springfield MO 65807-3665. Family is nearby. The memorial’s centerpiece is a constellation of three John & Fujii RODRIGUEZ may have scheduling stainless-steel spires, which represent a precision flying problems for NWSA33, since she plans another visit to maneuver known as the “bomb burst.” Japan in the spring. DIGITAL TEEVEE IS COMING Irving & Fran LESSIN tried moving to assisted living in Are you getting ready? Congress passed a law called Rancho Mirage but gave it up to return to their home in the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act, Palm Springs CA. Need a new plan. which requires broadcasters to switch from analog to Tom & Debbie DONALDSON have dropped the hook in digital signals by 17 Feb 2009. The FCC has set up a Vail, AZ, where the humidity is a lot lower than it was in Web site for info: (www.dtv.gov/consumercorner.html). Bay Saint Louis MS. HURRICANE FORMATION RESEARCH ICEBREAKER POLAR SEA TO DEEPFREEZE U.S. and French researchers have launched large The U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker POLAR SEA departed balloons from Niger into the stratosphere for dropsonde from Seattle for Operation DEEPFREEZE, a five-month observations, which augmented existing data on 2006 mission in support of the U.S. Antarctic Program. The Atlantic hurricane formation. Each balloon was rigged mission requires the escort of a fuel tanker and a with an NCAR-designed gondola storing 35 dropsondes container ship through the ice to re-supply the McMurdo for release twice a day, while drifting in light easterlies at Station, which is the primary U.S. science and logistics about 70,000 feet toward the Caribbean. Scientists hub for Antarctic research efforts. controlled the process from an operations center in OCEAN STATION SHIPS REUNION Paris. 13-16 May in Reno NV at Harrah’s, this reunion is open OCEAN DATA BUOYS REACH 500 to all crewmembers of 311, 327 and 378 vessels, plus An historic milestone has been reached. The Integrated PF and WDE ships that made Ocean Station Weather Ocean Observing System has now processed 500 Patrols between 1946 and 1974. Coordinator is RMC observations at their Data Assembly Center located on Doak Walker, Tel 906.789.2579, email [email protected], Stennis Space Center. The DAC ensures that or www.255wpg.org. consistent, high-quality marine wx and ocean PACIFIC AVIATION MUSEUM observations collected by IOOS observing subsystem The first phase of the museum on Ford Island at Pearl elements are disseminated. Harbor HI was scheduled to open on 07 December, the NATIONAL ARCHIVES PROGRAM 17 RDML Tim McGee USN and Dr. Kenneth Thibodeau living over there has risen considerably. The homes signed an agreement between the Naval METOC where I once lived (Northwood) were, for the most part, Command and the National Archives and Records torn down and replaced by estate homes going for Administration. This will permit establishment of one the around a couple million pounds. Whew!!!! All in all, it agency’s first electronic data repositories within was a great trip and the bread and breakfast places we NAVOCEANO. “I am delighted to be a part of this stayed at were great. exciting new project to preserve our nation’s history and Al and Helen Atwell continue to be busy enjoying the make it more accessible to future generations,” McGee companionship of their new granddaughter Alana and said. can't help but note the great weather we have enjoyed in Pensacola during 2006 - No Hurricanes. The recent PENSACOLA CHAPTER Xmas Pcla chapter get together at McGuire's Irish Pub President: Howard Graham was also very enjoyable and those Irish Coffee's are Sec/Treas: Dave Dunlap great. Al's most recent local Wx observation about 4:30 The Pensacola Chapter held it's PM on Friday, 22 Dec 2006 was very notable - As he annual Christmas Party/meeting at was completing his daily walk he heard what appeared Mcquire's Irish Pub in beautiful to be a very loud explosion and wondered what was downtown Pensacola on the 10th of going on?? A short while later he heard on the evening December. Those in attendance were: Dick and news that it was the space shuttle sonic boom as the Elizabeth Torkyman, Howard and Shirley Graham, Al shuttle eased thru the sound barrier vicinity of Pcla just and Helen Atwell, John and Karen Phillips, Pat and prior to touch down at Cape Canaveral after it's space Libby O'Brien, Dave and Jerri Dunlap, and Bill and station mission. Guess the shuttle pilot was a Navy guy Barbara Pruitt. After the meal we held our traditional was just saying hello to some of the young flight White Elephant auction. In October Pat and Libby took a students at NAS Pcla?? The only remaining near term trip to Scotland and England and this is an account of Wx problem now is to get some snow on the hills of their adventures: Libby and I really enjoyed the trip. As North Carolina so a few of us skiiers can ease the she says, "Who would have ever thought I would be boredom of the winter season. playing golf in Ireland on my 65th birthday." here were Howard and Shirley went to Jacksonville on the 2nd of six of us, and all the arrangements were made through a December to the ACC Championship game at Alltel company called Pioneer Golf Inc. They did a super job. Stadium and sat in the rain to see two ranked college After arriving in Shannon, we got around in a large, blue teams score five field goals (3 for Wake Forrest and 2 for Ford van. We called it the Blue Goose. Our son-in-law, Georgia Tech). Having said that, it was actually a good and yours truly, got to do the majority of the driving. Of football game, and bundled up and dry under a pancho, course there was no automatic transmission, and we what the heck, it's football. had to shift with the left hand. Needless to say, driving was an adventure. We visited one fantastic golf course HAMPTON ROADS CHAPTER in Kinsale. It's called Old Head. Someone described it as Pebble Beach on steroids. It was awesome. It is President Chuck Steinbruck supposedly Tiger Woods favorite course in Ireland. Vice President Fay Crossley Another great stop was Adare Manor in the town of Treasurer Mike Joern Adare. It was top of the line when it came to service and Secretary Bob Daigle amenities and extremely picturesque. We were there for Social Coordinator Jack Salvato VA Representative Joan Akers Libby's birthday. Libby and I did the Scotland and England portion of our trip solo. We tried for three days Our last HRC meeting for 2006 was held at the Lone to get on the Old Course at St. Andrews but had no luck. Star Texas Steakhouse, located in Virginia Beach. In We might have got on if we wanted to get up at 5:00AM attendance were Chuck Steinbruck, John and Ive and stand in line for a possible withdraw from play. At Chubb, Marty Nemcosky and friend Doris Stepaniak, our age sleep takes precedence! We took a side trip up Bob and Carol Daigle, Fay and Donna Crossley, Mike into the Highlands one day and on another we went into Joern, Floyd and Joan Akers, Jack and Ann Salvato Edinburgh. It's a beautiful country with sheep and cattle with son Greg Salvato, Rich Kren, Ted Lemond, Dan everywhere. It appears to me as if the country has and Carmen Lee, Frank and Eve Muscari, Bertha made quite a comeback from the hoof and mouth Hubbard, George and Diana DeLano. Also in epidemic from a few years back. After Scotland, we attendance, our guest speakers Dr. William Donald drove south to London. We spent five days there doing Tabor Jr.and Jim Arab. Dr. Tabor and Mr. Arab the sightseeing thing. I was stationed there 40 years provided an excellent presentation on ” Americans For ago, but it was all new for Libby. We did a lot of walking Fair Taxation”. Further information on this subject can and riding the tube (subway) from place to place. For be obtained at: Americans for Fair Taxation those who were once stationed there, the Barley Mow PO Box 27487 Pub is still around the corner. To my disappointment, Houston, Texas 77227-7487 there was no Watney's Red Barrel and not a steak and or 1-800-FAIRTAX kidney pie to be found. Bangers and mash is still a Also at WWW.FAIRTAX.ORG staple however. Compared to 40 years ago the cost of Some News from our Chapter:
18 Input from Joan Akers (Weather Mouse) Tuesday afternoon our older son, Fred, came down. Here’s to the New Year... Morning, folks. It is the year What he did was hide his car and let his son Michael 2007. You know, I never thought I would see the year ring the door bell. Floyd’s shock was so bad he was 2000, let alone 2007. When you are born in 1931 that speechless. And after hugging Mike who is 5'11", he seems an eternity away. And if you are addicted to asked how he got from Ohio to here. Where upon our science fiction, it seems impossible. Well, it is not. I son parked his car in the driveway and walked up to hug began, when I was a child, with a small radio in my his Dad. bedroom. Now our grandchildren have "toys" that even Fifteen minutes after that, I came home from shopping. I military men and scientists only dreamed of. If I stay saw Fred’s car and ran in to hug him so tight and tell him around another 15 years I may see instant travel with my I really missed him. I backed off to look at him and molecules disassembled here and reassembled on heard thumping to my left. There on the stairs stood that Mars. Or Ohio. Depends where I want to go. Saves tall, blue-eyed dark haired grandson we never, ever time anyway, and you can always hope when your brain expected to see here. He is off the football team for the reassembles it comes back better than when it left. year and working out now for baseball so we never Shades of Star Trek. thought he would take time off. Anyhow - this holiday time has been different. To begin To make the trip interesting for Mike we took him places. with, we got down a ton of decorations and I swore to Floyd got smart and leaned back in his chair and went get rid of a lot of them. And I am doing so yet. Dust to sleep. Fred and I took Mike to see the carriers and from the garage piled up along with the bits of junk piled cruisers his Dad and Granddad sailed on. Mike loved it. in boxes, stuffing and foam peanuts. We got that And then we went to the Wisconsin. Mike thought the cleaned up and discovered we did not have nearly sleeping quarters were far too small. His feet would enough places for all the decorations, so some went have stuck out in the passageway or in the face of one back in boxes and on the shelf. of his buddies. That was Wednesday. Thursday we We got the artificial tree out. Our children gave it to us took Mike to see the ocean. And I told him it just last year, all wired and with lights. It took a short time flushes like that all the time and looked at me and and it was assembled. When Floyd turned the lights on laughed. From there we went to the Marine Science there were 2 wide bands of darkness. And we could not Museum and had a wonderful day. Mike saw fishes up find out how to fix them. Replacing bulbs did not help close that he did not know existed. And he learned that since one half of the line lit and the other half of the his Dad who was a sonar man used to listen to the same line was dark. It took us three days to remove the whales. lights. They were tied, and clipped with little plastic Funny, isn’t it. Kids and even young adults look at the horseshoe things that hated to leave the tree. My hands older generation and think that we are a bit slow, don’t ached but we got it done. And trimmed the tree with understand things and never did anything interesting. other lights. That we don’t understand sex and alcohol and driving I had to wrap packages and couldn’t have help since my fast. We are too old. Perhaps it is time for us to husband didn’t always know which gifts went to whom. educate them. That old man they see in Floyd was And as always, I had to go buy extra presents and wrap raised on a farm without electricity, running water or them also. Finally we were fairly well ready. On indoor plumbing and he survived and did well. He Thursday before Christmas our younger son Alexander, followed a mule and a plow when he was young, played and his wife and daughter came to visit. They stayed trombone in high school and was voted second Friday and Saturday and left Sunday so they could healthiest boy in Beckley, WV. His sister came in first spend Christmas day with Alexander’s 92 year old healthiest girl. All his 8 siblings played an instrument. mother-in -law whom they had left back in Myrtle Beach When Floyd discovered none of his friends were left in where they live. We got up with them at 5 a.m. to say town, he joined the Navy, November 13, 1942. And the goodbye. Sunday we rested and cleaned up. Monday adventure began. He sailed on the White Plains, the we got up again at 5 a.m. to go to our granddaughter Shipley Bay, saw combat duty at Tarawa, Kawajalein Nachar’s house to see the children, Josh and Nick, open Atolls, Marshall Islands, Guam, Siapan, Tinian M I , presents. There were 11 of us and we watched the Palau, Leyte, Battle of Samar, Philippine Islands, discarded wrappings pile about 3 feet high before Okinawa, Korea and Gunto. This does not include shore anyone took a picture and then threw them out. Back duty stations. Later ships included the Kearsarge, home and back to bed. Out again around 11:30. And at Philippine Sea, and the Intrepid. Around 1950 he was 2 p.m. we headed to our daughter, Sharon’s house. She sent to San Diego, spent two years on Midway, the last married recently and I think this is the first time her year with his wife, two sons and a daughter. He spent husband has really seen the full family. Or most of us. the last few years at FWF Norfolk, NAS Norfolk, and Our daughter, Sharon, and her husband Bob cooked a retired from NAS Oceana in November of 1966. He delicious Christmas dinner and we had to scatter into holds medals for Presidential Unit Citation, Victory WW two rooms to eat until we were stuffed. Then Sharon’s II, Philippine Liberation, China Service, Korean daughters, Nachar and her sister Amber-Leigh, cleaned Campaign and United National Defense. Sounds the kitchen did the dishes and made the place beautiful. impressive doesn’t it, for a gray haired, slightly bent over And we went home to sleep. 83 year old man. Well you have heard only the first of it. The day he brought home his discharge papers after 19 22 ½ years, he neatly folded his uniform and hung it Carribean. Ports visited were Key West; Belize City; away, climbed into his work jeans, an old shirt and the Belize; Santo Tomas, Guatemala; Costa Maya Mexico; boots with grubby stains of mud, oil, concrete and Ocho Rios, Jamacia; and Georgetown, Grand Cayman. asphalt and went to work that afternoon. And kept on After a very cool and rough 7 days they finally were able doing it for 25 years. Pembroke Mall’s parking lot on the to bask in the sun and enjoy what the tropics was right was his, the first lime stabilization project. He did supposed to offer to vacationers. After their return to work all up and down the east coast and as far west as Tampa, they headed to Lakeland and spent Christmas the Mississippi. He can tell you exactly how many with cousins. They arrived back home late on the 30th. pilings hold up the coliseum in Hampton. He counted Jack and Ann enjoyed their trip but it's alway good to get and checked everyone. He ran tests on concrete, back to home and your own surroundings. asphalt, test pilings, ran drill rigs and became a We lost a dear, close friend and active member of HRC respected inspector who could not be bribed or this past year, Jake Bengel. Our sympathy and prayers frightened off a job. And no one could force him to give go to his family. HRC false or bad orders. And he stayed that way for 25 HRC Wishes a Happy New Year to All...Bob Daigle, Secretary years. So, children, look carefully at the old folks that CENTRAL COAST CHAPTER you see. They are the defenders and builders of our nation. You will have to go far to match the ancestors The early part of 2007 is typical for the you have. How will your descendants feel about what Central Coast area of California, mild you did? mostly sunny days with the winter The very proud Weather Mouse (Joan Akers) plants blooming profusely out the back window where
James Da Silva (AGC Ret): Jim, one of HRC's active my computer room looks west toward Monterey Bay. members has left the work force this past December, Procrastinating won’t enlarge the small amount of Unit after spending nearly a quarter of a century (Oct 61 to One’s input this first quarter so will take a few minutes Oct 87) on active duty and about 18 years (Jun 88 to and write what has been on the burner since the last Dec 06) of civil service. His travels took him from Boot report. Camp, VAW33 located at Quonset Point, RI. While Glenn Handlers called me in early Nov. for an address assigned to VAW33, Jim got lucky and made a couple of of Gloria & my last Home Stay Student from Japan, as short cruises aboard the USS Forrestal (CVA 59) and Glenn had a planned trip to Japan and would be in the the USS Independence ( CVA 62). After nearly a year Osaka area and knew Maiko Miyano from her visit here on the love boats, the Navy decided Jim needed a job. in 2004 & a tourist visit last summer So gave her a call He was sent to AG “A” School at Lakehurst N.J and when he stopped in Osaka. Glenn works for SAIC and upon completion attended RADSET (C) School. Now supports the NRL on Hurricane Haven, Typhoon Haven the Navy felt he was ready to start work. This took him Typhoon Haven and Severe Weather Port Studies. In to FWF Keflavik, Iceland, Naval Weather Reasearch line with his work in 2006, Glenn gathered information on Facility (NWRF), Norfolk, VA., FWC Rota, Sp. At this visits to Tortola, BVI, St. John, American Virgin Island, point the Navy wanted Jim to get some more training, so Sasebo, Japan and Guam he proceeded back to NATTC Lakehurst, N.J. for AG “B” Before talking about the WWW Christmas Party and a School. After graduation he reported to NWSED Willow well done to Lori McPherson and her helpers, I spotted Grove, PA. After a couple of years, it was time for Jim to a letter to the editor in our local paper, The Monterey go sailing and the Navy felt the same way and sent him County Herald the day before Christmas. The letter aboard the USS Inchon (LPH 12). More education addressed the Global Warming Issue and to my surprise followed and was sent to FTC Norfolk for ADCOP at was written by Art Hull. This fine gentleman aside from Tidewater Community college where he completed AS being identified as a Gentleman due to his USN (cum laude) Business Administration. Upon completion, connection & subsequent retirement from the Navy and Jim reported to FWC Norfolk, time for another cruise Weather Bureau was my Division Officer on Operation which he did aboard the USS Iwo Jima (LPH 2). Then Deep Freeze One. I even forget what the Task Force ID NEOC/NLMOC Norfolk followed where Jim transferred was at this time in life which may be a sign of aging, but to the Fleet Reserve Nov 87. Jim had a lot of knowledge Art was a Lt. on the Flag aboard the USS Arneb on that and experience, so the Navy took him back as a Aviation ship carrying the Flag on Deep Freeze 1. I had not seen Flight Briefer (GS7) where he worked at NLMOC (LP1). or heard about him in years and see he is listed in the After a couple of years he moved to a WEAX position non member portion of the B List of the Aerograph. and continuing to be advance to greater responsibilities. For those who exchange Christmas greetings over the On his retirement as OTSR (Ship Router) GS11 position. years and may have known Chuck Dunning, who Jim has a total of 44.5 years federal service. walked the wind a few years ago, I wonder if anyone Outstanding accomplishment. He plans on remaining in heard from Winnie Dunning this past year? the local area, so we will see him at the HRC meeting. The Well Weathered Wives club put on another Wishing you fair winds and smooth sailing. HRC... smashing Christmas Party the 14th of Dec. and though Ann and Jack Salvato departed Virginia Beach and the WWW club is not strictly a weather event a lot of headed to Florida on 4 December. They visited Sea those who participate are mostly weather types in the World and Busch Gardens before boarding the MS Navy or retired community. So as has been the past few Veendam for a 14 day day cruise to the Western years, I will include a list of most if not all who attended 20 this event 14 Dec. 2006 on the Naval Post Graduate School Quarterdeck. First though, Lori McPherson had an emergency in her personal life when her mother had a stroke in early Nov. Lori wishes to thank Mimi & Bill Schramm, Pat Nicholson and other helpers which made this shindig Denny Jackson Denham LCDR USN such a success. RET died at Whidbey General Hospital Tom and Mary Callaham, M.J. & Mary Cuming, Don on October 15, 2006 after an extended and Marjorie Edgren. Ron & Peggy Englebretson, illness. He was born March 4, 1941, in Herb and Barbara Hansen, Sam & Jean Houston. Albuquerque NM to Ernest and Ava Earl & Floy Gustafson were planning on attending from Denham. their home in Big Ditch (Arroyo Grande, CA) but some Denny joined the US Navy in 1964 and conflict in planning interfered. Apparently the same thing retired in 1984 as an oceanographic officer and happened with Glenn & Delores Hamilton. meteorologist. He held a Master’s degree in these Frank Ivie, Zane & Gloria Jacobs, Jack & Valerie fields. Jensen, Mary Kalinyak. Denny married Barbara Baxley in January of 1972 and Captain Scott Katz who is XO of FNMOC and his lady they subsequently settled on Whidbey Island. Karen were welcome guests. Denny is survived by his wife Barbara of the family Tony Klapp & Lucy Olsen whom I thought were in home. At his request, there will be no formal services. China were present. I was under the impression A.J. The family suggests donations to your favorite charities Klapp and Lucy had eloped over a year ago and tied in lieu of flowers. Arrangements were entrusted to the knot but may be mistaken. Burley Funeral Chapel Don & Carolyn Mautner with Don still doing his bit to educate students at Cal State Monterey Bay College. Audrey L. “Jake” Bengel Jr. John & Lori Macpherson; with Lori being volunteered LCDR USN RET died on in Dec. 2005 by John she done a great job of organizing October 31, 2006, after a brief the party. battle with liver cancer in Dean Morford, Harry & Pat Nicholson, Pete & Burlington. Although a longtime Marjorie Petit, Mary Reins, Bob & Dorothy Renard. resident of Virginia Beach, Jake Commander A. J. Reiss Operations Officer of FNMOC was born in New Bern on June & his lady Dana were special guests in that Dana was a 17, 1928 to Mildred Jackson and solo singer of Oh Holy Night and it were as though an Audrey L. Bengel Sr. angel had mingled with us mortals the way she His career as a meteorologist in presented the song. All who heard Dana thanks her for the U.S. Navy took him to the such a beautiful presentation. West, Gulf and East Coasts, the Philippines and Charles & Carol Roberts, Ralph & Dorothea Sallee, Antarctica, among other places. Jake served in USS Donald Schertz, Bill & Mimi Schramm, Warren Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42), USS Midway (CVB-41) Thompson, Carl Thormeyer, Ace Trask and guest and CVA-41), USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14), USS Lake Beverley Morford, Conley & Mary Ward from Champlain (CVA-39), USS Valley Forge (LPH-8), USS Roseville CA, Forrest & Madge Williams. El Dorado (AGC-11), USS Estes (AGC-12), USS Paul Ralph Wrenn and guest Marilyn Cole planned on Revere (APA-248), USS George Clymer (APA-27), USS coming but didn’t make it. Each social gathering where Princeton (LPH-5), and USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2). He Ralph shows up is a bonus for this old friend as we first enjoyed his retirement years traveling and building scale met in Oct. or Nov. 1949 at Norfolk VA where AG2 and RC model boats. He was an active member in the Ralph Wrenn became my section leader when I Naval Service Weather Association, Elite Fleet of reported aboard the Weather Central at Norfolk. Ralph Virginia Beach, Old Antarctica Explorers Association and was a very good leader when he taught me how to make the Bow Creek Civic League. He will be missed by all good coffee for the watch section and had me tearing who knew him. teletype paper till I became proficient in that chore. Jake is survived by his three sons, Butch Bengel As I don’t know many of the attendees and rely on Lori (Cedaredge, Col.), David Bengel (Atoka, Tenn.) and Macpherson’s list as a guide if I made errors in spelling Kevin Bengel (Elon, N.C.); five grandchildren; and two of your name consider the source and forgive me till next great-grandchildren. year. Cordially, Zane E. Jacobs He will be cremated and, according to Naval tradition, taken one last time to sea. A celebration of his life will be held at Pembroke Manor United Church of Christ (600 Question: When is a retiree's bedtime? Independence Blvd, Virginia Beach) on November 18 at Answer: Three hours after he falls asleep on the couch. 2 p.m.
Question: How many retiree's does it take to change a CWO3 Olen C. “Bud” Haley USN RET light bulb? Olen “Bud” Haley, age 64, of Post Falls, Idaho died Answer: Only one, but it might take all day. Saturday Dec. 16, 2006, at home after a year long battle with liver cancer. Olen was born Dec. 4, 1942, in Little 21 Rock, Ark. to Olen Haley and Clarine (Ard). Olen The Northwest Charter’s “Founding father”, Fred Olson married Maryann DeAngelis. CDR USN RET lost his long time companion, “Trudi” Bud served his county for 24 years Olson. as an Aerographer’s Mate in the His tribute to her follows: “Trudi” Olson is not with us U.S. Navy, retiring as a CWO3. He anymore. She passed away peacefully in the local saw and experienced many places Franciscan Hostel, Tacoma, WA on November 25th, throughout the world. During his 2006. She will be dearly missed by Fred, family and a career, Bud took several sea duty wide assortment of friends. She had a very good life; a assignments so that his family could rewarding life. Everyone she knew loved her. Fred and continue to live in the San Diego “Trudi” spent her last years together, traveling the world, area. He retired in 1985 from the dancing and enjoying family and friends. Thank U.S. Navy after 24 years. Bud was goodness for Point Defiance Village, a fantastic place to an Administrative Manager for the live her final years. We will all miss her. Fred Olson U.S. Probation District Courts of California for 20 years. LT Frank Baillie USN RET He introduced countless innovations and helped build the administrative division. I sent a Christmas card to AGCS Ted Roloff in Idaho. He retired in March 2004 and with his wife, Maryann The other day, his wife called to say he died on 13 Haley to Post Falls Idaho, where he loved the people, November of this year. His wife’s name is Anita. They lakes, rivers, and mountains. He was a member of the have four grown children and grandkids. They got V.F.W. and enjoyed Corvettes. He was a musician and married in 1953. a passionate reader and writer. Bud enjoyed going to From December 1965 to November 1967, Ted and I football games with his sons and grandsons and were in the USSTripoli LPH10. I was Division Officer spending time working on home projects. Bud and Ted, Division Chief. influenced many lives through coaching youth sports and I got to Pascagoula MS first as our ship was under with his genuine personality. He taught through his construction. I later picked up Ted at the bus station and actions and was a kind and giving man. told him that I did not like “Yes” types and if he did not Olen is survived by his wife, Maryann of Post Falls; agree with me, to speak up. I learned I had not needed sons, John A. Haley and wife Sahar of San Diego, to tell him that as he often and we “quietly” discussed Robert DeAngelis and daughter of Post Falls, Thomas things on how to run the OA Division. The other men in DeAngelis and wife Cheryl and children of San Antonio; our office woulld quietly leave as Ted and I “quietly” daughter Jennifer L. Cortez and husband Johnny of Post discussed things. Falls; grandchildren, Brandon Haley, Dominic Haley and Ted was really great at organization and got our office Clarina Haley; brothers, James T. Haley of Texas and from scratch to ready for action fast. Ted could out trade Michael Haley of Tennessee; sister MaryLee Vickers of every division on the ship. The best at “cumshaw”. In Texas, with an additional 11 sisters in Texas and shipards, he made trades with the the civilian workers. Tennessee; mother-in-law Anna DeAngelis of Post Falls; He got them to do upgrades in our spaces for a couple and numerous nieces and nephews. Olen was preceded of pounds of coffee. in death by parents, Olen and Clarine Haley; and brother Ted introduced me to the surplus warehouses at Air Michael Muehlendorf. Force bases. They get rid of things new and almost new. Not so at Navy surplus places. AG1 JOHN NOLAN USN REL Ted and I made numerous trips from Pascagoula MS to John E. Nolan, 84 of 7 Main St. Brookfield, Mass. died Brookly AF Base and got tools, typewriters, printing sets, Wednesday, Jan 3, 07. He leaves his wife of 61 years etc. Then we took chief from other divisions and they all Bertha (Stone) Nolan, two sons David and Timothy. found many things they could use and all free. John was born in West Brookfield Mass., the son of John We brought back pallettes loaded with material that was & Dorothy (Burgess) Nolan, and was a graduate of listed as scrap by the AF and put them on the docks, Warren H.S. Class of 1940. next to our ship, for all to pick from. It was not scrap to Mr. Nolan was a WWII US NAVY Veteran serving as an us, but all sorts of tools, benches, etc that could be used Aerographer's Mate 1st Class. After his discharge from as coffee tables, etc. the Navy in 1951, he served in the Massachusetts State I was also Photo Division Officer and my E5 PO found a Troopers until his retirement in 1972 as a Staff Sgt. He photo enlarger that was a better model than the one the later worked as a guard for the Worcester Art Museum Navy put on our ship. We surveyed the one we had and until 1984. put in the one from AF Surplus.
“Strange, but after I retired in 1985 I returned to West Months later in WESTPAC, the Supply CDR on our ship Brookfield and lived their until we moved to North came to me with a bundle of computer printouts and he Carolina in 1999. I recall seeing John at the VFW a few said he had many more. He said they were all from AF times. Yet neither he nor I realized we were both AG's. Surplus transactions I had signed for. Somehow I had So we never compared notes about former shipmates talked the Skipper of our ship into signing the form giving from the AG rating.” me authority to sign at the AF Base. So I signed for Submitted by CWO4 Mel Harder USN RET everyone on the ship. The Supply CDR said that a lot of those items were accountable and we had to make out 22 chits to have them in our ships inventory. I told the CDR That means it will be another year and a half before I would help him and when he was read, I would show sailors will be wearing either the digital blue cammies, him where each item was. He was happy about that and which will replace working uniforms for officers and left. enlisted, or the khaki shirt and black pants that will make I had no idea where most of the items were on the ship up the new service uniform that will give petty officers and just figured the CDR would be too busy in and below a single, year-round uniform for office work. WESTPAC to get around to the surplus stuff. I never Sailors can also expect a boost in their uniform heard from the CDR again. allowances in 2008 and 2009 to help foot the bill for the Ted and I also took the ETs from our ship to the AF changes. However, Campa’s note provided no specific Surplus. Most of the things they used in their job were cost information. Campa noted that new recruits at boot cost items. I had only authority for the free stuff, but ou camp won’t begin getting the new duds until six months Ets had big pockets. They all came back to the ship with after they are available in the exchange. Target fielding “Big Smiles”. for them is October 2008 — the beginning of fiscal 2009. Ted did have one vice – Betting On The Horses. I That’s a departure from historic fielding plans where new should not say “vice” and should say hobby or better yet recruits are often the first to receive new uniforms. – an investment, as he was good at it. The old story The message also said that the time line could change if about a sailor having a girl in every port, well Ted had a there are any alterations in the manufacturing schedule. Bookie in every port. It was unclear exactly when all sailors would be required I just meant to write a short note and got carried away to be wearing the new uniforms. Navy Times and kept going as I remembered all the good things about my shipmate Ted. GOLF: Golf balls are like eggs. They're white. They're sold by the dozen .. and a week later you have to buy HERBERT A. BEHRE, JR., LCDR, USN Sailed away more. November 27, 2006. Herb was born in Cranston, RI. He When you stop to think about it, did you ever notice that was a student at Drexel, when he joined the Navy. He it's a lot easier to get up at 6:00 a.m. to play golf than at and Alice were married the day he received his Ensign 10:00 to mow the yard? stripe. Golf is by far the ultimate love/hate relationship. During his twenty-three years in the Navy, his duty Sometimes it seems as though your cup runneth and stations included Kodiak, Alaska and Midway Island. He moveth over. served as an aerial navigator in the Pacific during World It takes longer to learn good golf than it does brain War II and as a surface navigator during the Korean surgery. On the other hand, you seldom get to ride conflict. He served on many ships and also as a around on a cart, drink beer and eat hot dogs while Meteorologist for the Navy. performing brain surgery. A good drive on the 18th hole After his retirement in the Washington area, he was has stopped many a golfer from giving up the game. successively a math high school teacher, an analyst at NASA, a faculty member at the University of Maryland, TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED the 1930's 40's, and a realtor. Herb is survived by his wife, Alice; son, 50's, 60's and 70's !!!
Herbert III, Michael, Christopher; seven grandchildren We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or and six great-grandchildren. cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no
Uniforms to Roll Out in April 2008 helmets, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking. By Mark D. Faram As infants & children, we would ride in cars with no car The Navy’s new service and seats, booster seats, seat belts or air bags. working uniforms will be available Riding in the back of a pick up on a warm day was in Navy exchanges by April 2008. always a special treat. In a recent e-mail to all fleet, We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a force and chief-of-naval- bottle. operations-directed master We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one chiefs, Master Chief Petty Officer bottle and NO ONE actually died from this. of the Navy (FMF/SW) Joe We would leave home in the morning and play all day, Campa advised that a NavAdmin as long as we were back when the streetlights came on. announcing that rollout date will No one was able to reach us all day. be released “shortly.” And we were O.K. Campa’s e-mail, confirmed by Navy Times, also states that a specific fielding plan will be included in the message. “This latest update will describe the process that will shift us from several working uniforms to the new Navy Working Uniform, for E-1 to O-10 and the new E-1 to E-6 Service Uniform,” Campa wrote. “The introduction of the NWU and SU will begin in the Third Quarter of [fiscal 2008] and continue over a 24-month period.” 23
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I am again asking that all changes in address and other information be sent directly to me. If you send them to Charlie, he has to forward them to me so I can make the changes to the database. This is where all information is stored for use in preparing mailing labels and the “B” list with quarterly updates. I prepare them and send them to Charlie Jordan.
This past year has seen a big change in the way we invest our funds. In the past, all of our investments were made using U S T-Bills and T-Notes. Our funds are now invested in USAA CD’s. The rates are better than treasuries.
CONGRATS to the efforts made by Joe McKinzie and the Lone Star Chapter. I have always heard that they do things big in Texas. They are already thinking about a reunion. I suppose we will all have to wear ten gallon hats which of course, they will furnish.
THE MEMBERSHIP COUNT AS OF THIS DATE IS 594 PLUS 2 SPOUSE MEMBERS MAKING THE TOTAL NUMBER MEMBERS 596. OF THAT NUMBER, THERE ARE 377 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 14 Jan 2007
SCHOLARSHIP DONATIONS WERE RECEIVED FROM LCDR Fred Berg, USN RET Mrs. Edie Griffin CAPT Jack Pingel, USN RET AGCM Marty Bonk, USN RET AGCM Harry Hale, USN RET CAPT Frank Schatzle, USN RET CDR Donald Carver, USN RET xAG1! Gene Hathaway, USN REL AGCS Barbara Srodulski, USN RET AG1 Robert Costa, UN RET LCDR Wayne Ledbetter, USN RET LT V. Hosea Warren, USNR AGC Alan Davis, USN RET LT David Leib, USN RET AGCS John Willoughby, USNR LT Glen Drummond, USN RET CDR Fred Martin, USN RET LCDR Laura Wintersteen, USN RET AGC George L Gleason, Jr, USN RET AG! Frank Muscari, USN RET
OUR NEWEST LIFE MEMBERS LCDR David Carsten, USN RET
GIFT MEMBERSHIPS WERE RECEIVED FROM LT Frank Baillie, USN RET AGCM Bob Frazier, USN RET CDR Donald Cruse, USN RET AGC Zane Jacobs, USN RET
OUR NEWEST MEMBERS (NEW OR DUES EXPIRED MORE THAN ONE YEAR AGO) xAG2 Larry Alemi, USN REL AGCM Nike McGlothin, USN RET AGC Jose O. Valdez, USN RET AGCM Paul D. Belt, USN AG! Michael Nelson, USN RET LT V, Hosea Warren, USNR \AGCM Raymond Chappell, USN xAG2 Eugene Romine, USN REL LT Sidney Whitaker, USN RET AGCS James Grego, USN RET AGCM Billy Rose, USN RET AGCS Alan Zahnle, UN RET AG1 Keith Hall, USN RET AGC Gerald Shultz, USN RET CAPT Ralph Zettel, USN RET AGCS Harry Hollenbach, USN RET AGC Charles H. Smith, USN RET AG1 Jesse Lofton, USN RET AGCM Bob Tyo, USN
COMPUTER FUND DONATIONS AGC George L. Gleason, JR, USN RET
NEW POSTAL ADDRESSES NEW MAIL ADDRESS LASTUPD LASTNA FIRST MEMFNAME RANK SERVIC ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP NEW FONEA FONENU 11/17/2006 MURRA DAVID M. DAVID xAG2 USN REL 30491 SENTINEL DR COURSEGOL CA 93614- Yes 559 760-9685 12/27/2006 CORBEL VICTOR & VICTOR AGCM USNR 1205 SCENIC DR SOUTHLAKE TX 76092- Yes 817 475-1284 01/13/2007 BELBIN EDWARD L. ED AGC USNR 110 PILGRIM PKWY WARWICK RI 02888- No 401 739-4526 01/13/2007 WHITWO HARRY & PAT HARRY AGCS USN RET 871 WORCESTER LN LAKE WORTH FL 3346727 No 732 657-7611 01/13/2007 GRAY III VERNON & AGCM USN RET PO BOX 1270 OKEECCHEE FL 39473- Yes 863 357-4528 01/13/2007 ROMANO JAMES & JIM CWO3 USN RET 4760 SAINT BRIDES WHITE NY 20695+3 Yes 301 932-9902 01/13/2007 CARVE DONALD & DONALD CDR USN RET 63 OLD MILL RD NEW ME 04544- Yes 207 677-2217 12/01/2006 HALL KEITH KEITH AG1 USN-RET 5744 MACK SIMONS FAYETTEVILLE NC 28301- No 01/13/2007 SMALDO PATRICK A. AGC USNR 1111 INGLESIDE AVE MCLEAN VA 22101- No 703 806-6272 11/22/2006 COTTR WALTER & WALTER LCDR USN RET PO BOX 27 WHITE VA 22578- No 804 435-7014 11/17/2006 TINGLE ADRIAN "ART" ART CDR USN RET 3300 OCEAN SHORE VIRGINIA VA 23451- No 757 481-3780 01/13/2007 STEBBI DENNIS R. DENNY CWO2 USN RET 13059 SHADYSIDE LN GERMANTOWN MD 20874- Yes 240 477-7420 01/13/2007 BONK MARTY & MARTY AGCM USN RET 183 ZELLWOOD DR BRUNSWICK GA 31523- Yes 912 279-0501 01/13/2007 BOWER WILLIAM BILL CWO4 USN RET 5416 MANOR GROVE LADY LAKE FL 32159 Yes 352 750-2970 01/13/2007 SCOTT GLENDORA M. GLENDORA AGC USN RET 171 ASBURY ASBURY NJ 08802- No 850 434-5038 12/01/2006 ALEMI LARRY & KAYE LARRY xAG2 USN REL 3921 WREN LN ORLANDO FL 32803- No 407 898-0658 01/13/2007 GRENIER ISABEL ISABEL MRS 5602 THISTLEROCK DURHAM NC 27703- No 616 847-8358 11/22/2006 FIELD LARRY D. & LARRY D. AGC USN RET 307 ROSS CT STEVENS WI 54481- Yes 715 344-8173 01/13/2007 WHITE GAIL MRS. 2900 SOUTH SPRINGFIELD MO 65807- No 01/13/2007 WALTO STEVE & AGCM(NA USN 1108 RUSHMORE DR HOLIDAY FL 34690- No 12/27/2006 SHULTZ GERALD & GERALD AGC USN RET 2121 TRINA DR FT WORTH TX 76181- Yes 817 306-0068 24 01/13/2007 VEENHU BOB BOB LCDR USN RET 1282 151ST ST SLAYTON MN 56172- No 01/13/2007 McCAIG BEN BEN AG1 USN RET 1201 VZ COUNTY RD WILLS POINT TX 75169- No 903 873-2720 12/01/2006 GONZAL MOISES R.& MOISES AGC USN RET 301 W COLLEGE ALVARADO TX 76009- No 817 783-7410 01/13/2007 MARTIN MARGARET MARGARET MRS PO BOX 89 RATTAN OK 74562- Yes 580 222-7370 11/17/2006 SCHATZ FRANCIS & FRANK CAPT USN RET 1205 KAPALAMA CT DIAMOND MS 39525- No 228 452-9836 11/03/2006 TITUS ROBERT & BOB CAPT USNR 985 SIENNA PARK RENO NV 89512- Yes 775 345-1949 12/27/2006 FRAZIE BOB BOB AGCM USN RET 218 LA ENCINA DR PALM CA 92264- No 728 328-3104 11/03/2006 SMITH STEVEN T. & STEVE AG1 USN RET 933 HERMOSA AVE RIDGECREST CA 93555- No 11/17/2006 WHITAK SIDNEY L. LT USN RET 259 BONNLYN DR ORANGE PARK FL 32073- Yes 904 269-2364 01/13/2007 FONDR ELMER & ELMER AGCS USN RET 2944 SE LUND AVE PORT WA 98366- No 425 778-6137 01/13/2007 CORBEI R."FRENCHY" FRENCHY CAPT USN RET 446 RIDGEWAY DR BRILLION WI 54110- Yes 920 756-3919
EMAIL ADDRESS UPDATE LASTNAME FIRST RANK SERVICE EMAIL ADRESS BLANCH ROBERT & MARTHA LCDR USN RET [email protected] 01/13/2007 BOWERS WILLIAM CWO4 USN RET [email protected] 01/13/2007 CARROLL ANNE AGCS USN [email protected] 09/06/2006 CARSTEN DAVID & IRAIS LCDR USN RET [email protected] 01/13/2007 CAVANAUGH MICHAEL P. & SUE CDR USN RET [email protected] 12/27/2006 CHITTY BILL & EDWINA AGCM USNR RET [email protected] 01/13/2007 CORBEILLE R."FRENCHY" & BARBARA CAPT USN RET [email protected] 01/13/2007 CORBELLI VICTOR & BARBARA JEAN AGCM USNR [email protected] 12/27/2006 COSTA ROBERT N. & BEVERLEY H. AG1 USN RET [email protected] 11/22/2006 COTTRELL WALTER & ALICE C. LCDR USN RET [email protected] 11/22/2006 COX GORDON H. CWO3 USMC RET [email protected] 11/22/2006 DAVIS ROBERT H. & RENA AGC USN [email protected] 12/01/2006 DRAKE CARL H & PHYLLIS M. AGC USN RET [email protected] 09/07/2006 DUFFORD GERALD H. & CATHYANN AGC USN RET [email protected] 11/23/2006 GLAES BRUCE H. AGCS(AW) USN RET [email protected] 10/09/2006 GODIN RAYMOND & MARIE LT USNR RET [email protected] 11/22/2006 GRAY III VERNON & DARCY AGCM USN RET [email protected] 01/13/2007 HARDER MEL & MARTY CWO4 USN RET [email protected] 01/13/2007 KENNALEY LARRY D. & SHEILA M. AG1 USN RET [email protected] 11/17/2006 LOFTON JESSE & SHIRLEY AG1 USN RET [email protected] 12/01/2006 MACOMBER NORMAN & MARILYN AGCM USN RET [email protected] 08/06/2006 McCAIG BEN AG1 USN RET [email protected] 01/13/2007 McGLOTHLIN MIKE & JACQUELINE AGCM USN RET [email protected] 09/07/2006 McKAY BRUCE& SALLY CAPT USNR RET [email protected] 11/22/2006 MONROE M.R."SPEEDY" & BRENDA AGC USN RET [email protected] 11/22/2006 MUSCARI FRANK & EWA# AG1 USN RET [email protected] 09/23/2006 NELSON MICHAEL J. & LINDA C. AG1 USN RET [email protected] 12/01/2006 OSWALT JONATHAN AG1(AW/SW) USN [email protected] 08/03/2006 ROMINE EUGENE& SHARON xAG2 USN REL [email protected] 10/09/2006 ROSE BILLY & JENNIE AGCM USN RET [email protected] 11/17/2006 RUGGLES KENNETH CAPT USN RET [email protected] 01/13/2007 SCHNITZIUS MICHAEL J. AGCS USN RET [email protected] 09/18/2006 SCOTT LEO G. & SHELIA G. xAG1 USN REL [email protected] 11/22/2006 SHEPP BARRE & MARGE LT USN RET [email protected] 09/18/2006 SHULTZ GERALD & TERRI AGC USN RET [email protected] 12/27/2006 SMITH STEVEN T. & HARUMI AG1 USN RET [email protected] 11/03/2006 SMITH CHARLES H. & DALORIS I. AGC USN RET [email protected] 09/07/2006 SNELL CHANCE AG1(AW) USN [email protected] 08/15/2006 STEBBINS, PhD DENNIS R. CWO2 USN RET [email protected] 01/13/2007 STURMAN WILLIIAM H. CAPT USN RET [email protected] 09/18/2006 TRENZ MAHLON E. & MARY JANE AGC USN RET [email protected] 11/22/2006 VALDEZ JOSE O. & ENCARNCION AGC USN RET JOSEVALDEZ0831@SBCGLOBAL. 11/17/2006 WARREN V. HOSEA LT USNR hoseawaol.com 10/09/2006 WHITAKER SIDNEY L. LT USN RET [email protected] 11/17/2006 WOOD RICHARD A. & JOAN F. xAGAN USNR REL [email protected] 01/13/2007 WOODMANSEE TRACY & MARIA AG1 USN RET [email protected] 01/13/2007
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33rd ANNUAL NWSA REUNION IN EVERETT, WA MAY 15-20, 2007 REGISTRATION FORM
Name______Spouse/Guest______
Address______
Telephone number (___) ______Email______
Name(s) preferred for badge(s)______Spouse/Guest______
Planned arrival date ______Departure date ______
Will stay at Holiday Inn Yes F No F If “No” is selected, I (we) will be at the following location ______
FEES AND CHOICES
Registration Fees: Member $15 **Non-member $25** Spouse/Guest $5.00 each =$______**Note—Non-members may apply $10 of this registration fee to join NWSA** Welcome Aboard Party (no host bar) Wednesday 5/16 How many____ X $30 =$______Boeing Tour Assume 25 Folks 5/16 How many____ X $33 =$______Leavenworth Trip Assume 25 Folks 5/17 How many____ X $30 =$______Whale Watching Trip Assume 20 Folks 5/18 How many____ X $80 =$______Pizza Gathering 5/18 How Many____ X $20 =$______Wine Tasting Trip Assume 30 Folks 5/19 How Many____ X $20 =$______Fishing Trip TBA Need 2 Fishermen, 5 Max How many____ X $170 =$______Banquet Program 5/19 Please select your entrée(s) for Saturday evening: Prime Rib How many____ Salmon How many____ X $35 =$______Special meal** How many____ X $35 =$______**Special Meal for those who have medical or dietary needs (Please fill in variety requested______)
TOTAL AMOUNT THIS SECTION $______
CAPS, CUPS, TICKETS NWSA Flag Pins @ $5 each How many____ X $ =$______NWSA #33 extra coffee cup @ $5 each How many____ X $ =$______Orders for 50/50 tickets @ $2 each or 6 for $10 How many____ X $ =$______Hospitality Center beverage tickets @ $0.50 each How many____ X $ =$______
TOTAL AMOUNT THIS SECTION $______
TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED $______
(Check No ______) Please make check payable to NORTHWEST CHAPTER NWSA and mail to:
Earl Kerr 15375 Deception Road Anacortes, WA 98221-9740
Will volunteer to help with (please check when you might be available – roster to be posted early) Hospitality room for May 16 __, 17 __, 18__, 19 __, 20 __ Note my Trips Above! __ Registration desk for May 16 __, 17 __, 18__ Note my Trips Above! __
26 INDIVIDUAL ROOM RESERVATION FORM
GROUP NAME: NAVAL WEATHER ASSOCIATION
REUNION DATES: May 15-20, 2007
Name: ______
Address: ______
Telephone: (______) ______
Check In Date (3:00 PM): ______
Check Out Date: ______
NUMBER OF ADULTS: ______
[ ] Non Smoking [ ] Smoking
[ ] 1 King Bed [ ] 2 Double Beds
Reservation Cutoff Date 30 April 2007
Room Rate $89 + $9.43 Tax = $98.43
Room Rate after Cutoff Date will be $99 + $10.50 Tax = $109.50
INDIVIDUALS MUST MAIL A CHECK OR GUARANTEE WITH A CREDIT CARD FOR ONE NIGHT’S DEPOSIT ALONG WITH THIS RESERVATION FORM OR RESERVATION WILL NOT BE HELD.
HOLIDAY INN, DOWNTOWN EVERETT 3103 PINE STREET EVERETT, WA 98201
INDIVIDUAL MAY CALL THE HOTEL FRONT DESK AT 1-425-339-2000. (FAX) 1 800-700-1188 or FAX 425-789- 5946 or “E” Mail [email protected] TO MAKE RESERVATIONS
(WHEN MAKING RESERVATIONS, BE SURE YOU TELL THEM YOU ARE WITH THE NAVAL WEATHER SERVICE ASSOCIATION)
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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 = $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 ______N 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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