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I If It's News. Call 9247 BLUE HAWKS SHINE at HICACAL RANGE *THE LOUISVILLE'S "BARRACKS- ADES" TO STAGE SEVERAL VARIETY SHOWS HERE Once agnin Guantanamo's theaters will be the scene for another USO show. The Union 3arrack- A WEEKLY PUBLICATION July 14, 1963 Ades of Louisville, Ky., uill present "Show Time" on the base durinZ the week of July 18-23. This troupe of entertainers, since their organization in 1942, has resented more than 5500 performances of "Show GITMO SALUTES. Time". The show features an hour and a half of variety entertainment, high-lighted by the precision dancing of the "Atom-ettes". They have raised over $125,000 for charity. Their travels include performances in thirty-one states, five foreign countries and many islands of the South Pacific. Featured in the all-star cast of variety en- tertainers are: Ada Lee Grawemeyer.choreographer and dance director for the troupe. She also performs as comedienne and specializes in "eccentric" tap. Walter Janes.musical director for the show, is a former Army man. He is a graduate of Notre Dame University, where he majored in music. Susie Hayes.billed as a future "Hiss Amer- ica".is one of Louisville's finest modern jazz dancers. She is also spotted from time to time as a vocalist of the blues. Jimmy Waitt. performs as a regular on the WHAS-TV program "Hi-Varieties".is also a mem- ber of the University of Louisville's male chor- us. Harold Roberts, another TV regular, has danced his way to billing as the "King of the Crusades for Children." He is drummer for Bel- larmine College's orchestra, and holds many trophies for dancing and all-around perform- ances. Arthur Godfrey presented Harold with a trophy when he appeared on "Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts," and at the time summed up Har- old's future with the remark, "Boy, you've got what it takes." Harold also teams up with his sisters, Marlene and Charlotte, to perform many NSD'S GRIFFIN GETS LENGTH styles of dancing. Glendene Larimore.an acrobat who just OF SERVICE AWARD AND PIN missed competition with her partner in the Olym- pics,since he was called to service in the armed Fifty years is a long time-no matter how forces. Glendene works a thrilling solo per- you slice it. In the case of out-standing Gitmo formance on chairs. citizen Bill Griffin, however, the past half Charlotte Roberts.song stylist of the pop- century has passed fast,because he's spent it in ular ballads that everyone loves. Charlotte a labor of love--devoted service to his country has a rare talent for making people relax. and the U.S. Navy. As yet the Union Barrack-Ades scheduling for Just recently Bill-more formally, Mr. Wil- their appearance here is still not firm. Watch liam F. Griffin,Sr., Chief quarterman, Naterials your daily Gitmo Gazette for a list of their Handling, and assistant to the Freight Terminal local performances, and be sure to attend. Officer at the Naval Supply Depot here--was pre- (Barracks-Ades Photos on Pace Three) sented with the Secretary of the Navy Length of Service Award and Pin commemorating his com- pletion of 50 years of honorable government ser- vice by RADM J. W. Davis, Commander Naval Base. BLUE HAWKS SHINE Bill Griffin's story begins on the last day of the year 1912, when he joined the Navy just three months short of his 17th birthday. AT HICACAL RANGE He left the Navy 32 years, 4 months and 24 When the Blue Hawks of Attack Souadron 72 days later-May 24, 1945, as a Chief Boatswain's came ashore here a couple of weeks back from Mate. Along theway he served in, among others, the attack aircraft carrier Independence, it was the battleships Arkansas and North Dakota, cruis- something in the nature of a homecoming for two er. Chester, destroyers Childs and J.K. Paulding, of the squadron pilots. tanker Brazos and minesweeper Rail. LCDR F. J. Slyfield left NAS Leeward Point From 1936 on he spent a lot of his Navy time NEW CHIEF OF STAFF just a year ago. He served as Assistant Offi- here at Guantanamo Bay-and decided it was just CAPT E. C. Lindon, USN, has reported aboard cer-in-Charge and Security Officer during his the place he wanted to live when he retired. from the Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, tour here. Bill merely retired from active Naval Service, Va., to assume duties as Chief of Staff to Com- The other former Gitmoite returning to old however-he had no intention of retiringperiod. mander Naval Base. stamping grounds was LTJG R. J. Manser, who re- On July 11, 1945--less than 60 days after leav- CAPT Alfred Gerken, who has served as Chief sided here several years aso as a dependent. ing the Navy-he accepted a position with the of Staff here since May 1961, will depart Gitmo LCDR Slyfield, LTJG Manser and the other Naval Supply Depot here as a Civil Servant. He's July 17th for Macon, Ga., where he will become Blue Hawks had plenty more to do than cut up been at it ever since. Commanding Officer of the Naval Ordnance Plant. touch with old and new acquaintances here, how- Bill and his wife, Helen have a son, William CAPT Lindon, a native of Leeds, Ala., and a ever. F., Jr., who's also a Civil Servant here (he's 1939 graduate of the Naval Academy, has served Back in mid-May they and squadron CO, CDR employed at Public Works Center). There's also successively as Faculty Adviser and Director of T.L. Neilson, had challenged all LantFlt jet at- daughter-in-law Emily, and four Griffin grand- the Academic Plans Group since reporting to the tack squadrons to an informal weapons duel. children--Susan, 16, Barbara 15, Margaret, 14, Staff College in 1960. Two stipulations-the competition would end no and Mary, 9. A submariner, he attended Submarine School later than June 30th, and was to be conducted A lot of laurels have come Bill Griffin's at New London, Conn., in 1940, and later parti- within normal fiscal and ordnance allowances. way over the past 50 years. One he's especially cipated in 10 war patrols in the Pacific aboard When the VA-72'ers deployed aboard Indepen- proud of is the fact that in 1960 a seat in the USS SAURY and USS SEAHORSE. He was awarded the dence shortly after the first of June, they had football stadium at the Naval Academy, kinapolis, Silver Star, Bronze Star and Commendation Rib- precious little time left in which to meet all was named in his honor-a distinction not many bon for services in SEAHORSE. the challenges they'd received from other squad- Americans can claim. After the war CAPT Lindon served as 0-in-C, rons. Thus, when they came ashore here they Presentation of the Length of Service Award Navy Recruiting Station, Jacksonville, Fla., and didn't waste a minute--they got right to work on and Pin had to wait awhile when they arrived later commanded USS SEA LEOPARD. After a tour the Hicacal Target, with rocketing and dive - here-Bill was in the States enjoying a brief as XO of the Service School Command, Geat Lakes bombing the principle ordnance deliveries util- renewal of agreement leave. Ill., he served successively as XO, USS ORION ized. As a matter of fact, he didn't have a lot of and Commander Submarine Division 63. Upon de- So how did the Blue Hawks do? You better be- time to devote to the ceremony when it did take tachment from that assignment he reported to the lieve they did right well. place last Tuesday. He's busily getting a run- staff of Commanderin Chief Atlantic and Atlantic All challenges were met by June 29th--a day nihg start on his second 50 years these days- Fleet for duty as Assistant for Training and before the deadline--and with an outstanding and down around Naval Supply Depot, you won't Tactical Doctrine. final score which they feel is going to be find many who'll bet he won't make it. Following a tour in the Pentagon as Head of plenty tough to beat. By anyone. Gitmo's collective hats are off to Chief the Program Section in the Research and Develop- Understandably, skipper Neilson is inclined uarterman Bill Griffin-a real Navy long-timer. ment Division of OPNAV, CAPT Lindon attended the to credit the professional-type sharpshooting of National War College. He next commanded USS his Hawks (who as far as he is concerned are SPIEEL GROVE before reporting to the Staff Col- just about the hottest pilots in Naval Air) for lege. their fine performance here. CAPT and Mrs. Lindon, the former Natalie If you should ask them, however, his bird- I If it's news. Call 9247 Bishop, have two children; Virginia Gail, 19, a men are just as quick to heap praise on the tar- junior at the University of North Carolina, and get facilities at Hicacal. To a man, they term Michael Crawford, 15. those facilities "superb." P Two THE GITMO REVIEW July 14, 196 JUST WONDERIN' SHIP OF THE WEEK. CHAPLAIN'S CORNER "GETTING IN YOUR OWN WAY" ABOUT BUTTERFLIES, AND by Chaplain C. E. LeMasters A little child starts to toddle across a room and as his feet move faster, one foot gets IDF AND SAFETY AND SUCH in the way of the other, and down he falls. We say, "He got in his own way." by ).
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