DOCSLIB.ORG

“. . . Georgia on My Mind”

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
“. . . Georgia on My Mind” Turner Times Vol.13, Issue 2 Website: www.ussturner.org APRIL, 2009 Update on website address: You can now use either www.ussturner.org or www.ussturner834.org to get to the turner website. “. Georgia on my Mind” By Mike Mania ’53-’54 The remainder of the afternoon and dinary gift and retail shops, choice evening will be your free time. restaurants, and the ART Center, a “. Still in peaceful dreams I see, true community of working artists. “Georgia, Georgia, the whole day the road leads back to you. .” And Once again, you are free to spend the through. .” That song has implanted you will want to take the road back afternoon and evening as you choose. itself in the forefront of my mind to Savannah, Georgia in the future Thursday, the last day of the reun- lately, keeping me focused on the after you take the second TURNER ion, will feature the business meeting state of Georgia, with Savannah be- tour through the city and surround- in the a.m. followed by free time un- ing the focal point of my thoughts. ing areas. til 5:30 p.m. when at such time, pic- Why? Because that is the city hosting This tour consists of a guided trol- ture taking for the TURNER Memory the EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL ley bus ride through one of the larg- Book will begin. At 6:00 p.m., the TURNER REUNION! And what a est National Historic Landmark cash bar will open, (walk please, no reunion it will be. Without a doubt, it Districts in the United States. It running, shoving or kicking) fol- will be as great as any proceeding boasts of a living assemblage of lowed at 7:30 by the banquet and en- reunions put together by our fantastic eighteen and nineteen century his- tertainment. reunion committee. So sit back, relax toric quaint cottages, magnificent The next day will be given over to and read about the fun time you are mansions and beautiful ornate iron- melancholic farewells and an un- going to experience this year in a city work done by long time departed wanted exodus away from old friends replete with copious amounts of talented journeymen ironsmiths. and new friendships just recently some of the finest historic homes, You will see charming squares and made. However, the positive side is museums and historic sites in the ancient cobblestone streets which that we will be taking home so many Southeast. are representative of more than two more wonderful reunion memories to To start, the committee has ar- hundred and fifty years of proud add to the ones we already have ranged a wonderful tour to the history. stored in our memory banks. They MIGHTY EIGHTH AIR FORCE When you arrive on the scenic will never be forgotten. HERITAGE MUSEUM. This hal- waterfront, you will soon find your- As you may have noticed, those of us lowed World War Two repository self on the cobblestone Factors who will be attending this reunion houses classic assorted aircraft, arti- Walk and River Street. Here you will be experiencing an unusually facts and amazing harrowing stories will see shops, taverns, restaurants large mount of free time in compari- of men flying dangerous missions to and museums which have been con- son to other reunions. This is due in preserve the freedoms we now enjoy. verted from old cotton warehouses. large part to the sagging economy There are also countless photos to A tour through either a museum or forcing a rapid and stunning rise in prove the validity of the narrations one of the historic homes is part of the cost of many of the tours. How- you will hear. It will be special and the agenda for this tour. ever, there is an upside to this. something not soon forgotten. Re- There will be a break for lunch on member, this is not only a part of the your own and shopping at the City MIGHTY EIGHTH AIR FORCE’S Market, which is a four block resto- heritage, but yours and mine as well. ration area and consists of extraor- Continued on Page 3 1 Turner Times Ship’s FROM THE OF THE PREZ Store Hello Shipmates, Navy Chief The old crusty Chief Petty Officer Turn Around. Turn Around. You The following items can be ordered noticed a new lookout one day and probably remember that old saying from Carl Ackerman, 7436 Daisy barked at him to get over here. meaning where has the time gone? Cir., Macungie, PA 18062, Ph: (610) It seems to me that I have just left 398-0145. All items are postpaid. 'What's your name?' was the first our Reunion in St. Louis, Missouri, I Please make checks payable to Carl thing the Chief asked the new guy. turned around and here I am, writing L. Ackerman. to you about our next Turner Reun- 'John', the new guy replied. ►Up-to-date rosters — $5. ion in Savannah, Georgia! This will be our second reunion in The Chief scowled, 'Look, I don't ►Turner baseball caps embroidered Savannah. Many of you will remem- know what kind of bleeding-heart, with Turner logo — $18. ber the first one which was held on liberal, pansy-ass stuff they're teach- September 12-16, 2001. Of course, ing Sailors in boot camp today, but I ►Mesh polo shirts embroidered with that was one day after the tragic ter- don't call anyone by their first name. Turner logo. Colors: Red, White or rorist attacks on NYC and Washing- Navy Blue. Sizes M to XXL. All It breeds familiarity and that leads to ton, DC. In sorrow we came to- sizes come with a pocket — $45. a breakdown in authority. I refer to gether. We had 142 shipmates and Sizes 2XL to 3XL — $50. my Sailors by their last name only- one guest pre-registered for the reun- Smith, Jones, Baker-that's all. I am to ion. All air traffic was grounded and ►Sweat Shirts embroidered with be referred to only as Chief. Do I those who were able drove to Savan- Turner logo. Colors: Navy Blue or make myself clear?' nah to be with their Military Family. Gray. Sizes M to XXL — $50. Sizes 2XL to 3XL — $55. We had a total of 111 shipmates and 'Aye, aye, Chief!' guests attending. Remarkable! ►DVD of 1961 Med Cruise photos It is my hope that we can surpass 'Good! Now that we got that straight, — $10. that number this year. So, let’s all what is your last name?' try. The schedule has changed ►Diaries/appointment book (year– slightly. Hopefully, this will be an The new guy sighed and said, 2009)— $4 encouragement to some. We will 'Darling. My name is John Darling, begin with our Buffet Dinner on ►Denim Shirts: Short sleeve, light Chief!' Monday, September 14, 2009. On blue with dark blue Turner Logo. Tuesday we will visit the Mighty Sizes M to XXL — $50. Sizes 2XL 'Okay.... .. John, here's what I want Eighth Air Force Museum. On to 3XL—$55. you to do...' Wednesday we will enjoy a city tour ►Ship's patches: Both the Tiger and of Savannah and on Thursday, Sep- From: [email protected] Double Eagle, 4" round with color tember 17 we will once again enjoy Subject: William Barnwell embroidery. Also official Navy an evening together at our Banquet. Looking for William Barnwell patch just like on the ball caps. Blue/ Friday, September 18 will be fare- MM2 who I served with on the gold lettering of "USS Turner DD/ well again. Turner from 1964-1966. If you DDR 834" around gray destroyer Once again, I thank all my fellow know, please email me! profile. 3"H x 5"W. Cost is $5 per officers who keep things running all patch. year. As you know, my term as your President will be ending and I will be Desk Clock a great gift ! ►USS Turner History Plaques— turning the Presidency over to Roy wood and plastic - 8”x10” — $30 Turcotte for the next two years. I ►Turner Desk Clock- Mahogany have appreciated the honor of serv- simulated wood finish 4.5"X ing as your President and will con- 5.5". Quartz clock movement. Laser tinue to help in any way I can. etched brass plate w/ USS Turner history opposite clock I am hoping to see you all in Sa- face. Gold USS Turner name im- vannah, September 14-18, 2009. printed below clock. See clock Bernie Sciarpelletti photo bottom of column 3. — $55 2 Turner Times teries and to get the names and loca- Continued from Page 1 Hirohito of Japan. I told him that I “...Georgia on my Mind” tions of the forts, historic houses and museums, I suggest you call up this was Executive Officer of the USS With very little effort, you can put Savannah link on your computer: LANG (DD-399) which had sunk together your own package of mini http://www.savanah.com. Then click three of his destroyers in the night tours very easily once you arrive in on any of the appropriate links. It’s action of Vella Gulf in August 1943. the city. Savannah and the surround- so easy. Just do it. Let’s make this I was now coming back in a new Ra- ing area is a tourist’s sightseeing Savannah reunion one of the very dar Picket Destroyer to sink more of paradise. It offers a broad range of best despite the shape of the econ- his ships, shoot down his planes, and sightseeing options including some omy.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHS File Subject Index
    GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHS File Subject Index A (General) Abeokuta: the Alake of Abram, Morris B.: see A (General) Abruzzi: Duke of Absher, Franklin Roosevelt: see A (General) Adams, C.E.: see A (General) Adams, Charles, Dr. D.F., C.E., Laura Franklin Delano, Gladys, Dorothy Adams, Fred: see A (General) Adams, Frederick B. and Mrs. (Eilen W. Delano) Adams, Frederick B., Jr. Adams, William Adult Education Program Advertisements, Sears: see A (General) Advertising: Exhibits re: bill (1944) against false advertising Advertising: Seagram Distilleries Corporation Agresta, Fred Jr.: see A (General) Agriculture Agriculture: Cotton Production: Mexican Cotton Pickers Agriculture: Department of (photos by) Agriculture: Department of: Weather Bureau Agriculture: Dutchess County Agriculture: Farm Training Program Agriculture: Guayule Cultivation Agriculture: Holmes Foundry Company- Farm Plan, 1933 Agriculture: Land Sale Agriculture: Pig Slaughter Agriculture: Soil Conservation Agriculture: Surplus Commodities (Consumers' Guide) Aircraft (2) Aircraft, 1907- 1914 (2) Aircraft: Presidential Aircraft: World War II: see World War II: Aircraft Airmail Akihito, Crown Prince of Japan: Visit to Hyde Park, NY Akin, David Akiyama, Kunia: see A (General) Alabama Alaska Alaska, Matanuska Valley Albemarle Island Albert, Medora: see A (General) Albright, Catherine Isabelle: see A (General) Albright, Edward (Minister to Finland) Albright, Ethel Marie: see A (General) Albright, Joe Emma: see A (General) Alcantara, Heitormelo: see A (General) Alderson, Wrae: see A (General) Aldine, Charles: see A (General) Aldrich, Richard and Mrs. Margaret Chanler Alexander (son of Charles and Belva Alexander): see A (General) Alexander, John H. Alexitch, Vladimir Joseph Alford, Bradford: see A (General) Allen, Mrs. Idella: see A (General) 2 Allen, Mrs. Mary E.: see A (General) Allen, R.C.
    [Show full text]
  • NISCOM Publication Espionage 1989
    COMMENTS ................................... ........................................ 1 INTRODUCTION ... ... .... ........................................................ ... 2 SIGNIFICANT CASES ........ ...................................... ...............3 Michael Hahn Allen ...................................................................... 5 Stephen Anthony Baba ................................. ............................... 6 Robert Ernest Cordrey ..................................................................7 Nelson Cornelious Drummond ..................................................... 8 Wilfredo Garcia ............................................................................ 9 Stephen Dwayne Hawkins ...........................................................10 Brian Patrick Horton ....................................................................11 Clayton John Lonetree ................................................ ......... ...... 12 Samuel Lori ng Morison ............................................................. ..14 Jeffery Loring Pickerlng ......................................... .....................15 Jonathan Jay Pollard .................................................................. 16 Brian Everett Slavens .................................................................17 Michael Timothy Tobias .............................................................. 18 John Anthony Walker, Jr.... ............................................... ......... 19 Michael Lance Walker ...............................................................
    [Show full text]
  • K a L E N D E R- B L Ä T T E R
    - Simon Beckert - K A L E N D E R- B L Ä T T E R „Nichts ist so sehr für die „gute alte Zeit“ verantwortlich wie das schlechte Gedächtnis.“ (Anatole France ) Stand: Januar 2016 H I N W E I S E Eckig [umklammerte] Jahresdaten bedeuten, dass der genaue Tag des Ereignisses unbekannt ist. SEITE 2 J A N U A R 1. JANUAR [um 2100 v. Chr.]: Die erste überlieferte große Flottenexpedition der Geschichte findet im Per- sischen Golf unter Führung von König Manishtusu von Akkad gegen ein nicht bekanntes Volk statt. 1908: Der britische Polarforscher Ernest Shackleton verlässt mit dem Schoner Nimrod den Ha- fen Lyttelton (Neuseeland), um mit einer Expedition den magnetischen Südpol zu erkunden (Nimrod-Expedition). 1915: Die HMS Formidable wird in einem Nachtangriff durch das deutsche U-Boot SM U 24 im Ärmelkanal versenkt. Sie ist das erste britische Linienschiff, welches im Ersten Weltkrieg durch Feindeinwirkung verloren geht. 1917: Das deutsche U-Boot SM UB 47 versenkt den britischen Truppentransporter HMT In- vernia etwa 58 Seemeilen südöstlich von Kap Matapan. 1943: Der amerikanische Frachter Arthur Middleton wird vor dem Hafen von Casablanca von dem deutschen U-Boot U 73 durch zwei Torpedos getroffen. Das zu einem Konvoi gehörende Schiff ist mit Munition und Sprengstoff beladen und versinkt innerhalb einer Minute nach einer Explosion der Ladung. 1995: Die automatische Wellenmessanlage der norwegischen Ölbohrplattform Draupner-E meldet in einem Sturm eine Welle mit einer Höhe von 26 Metern. Damit wurde die Existenz von Monsterwellen erstmals eindeutig wissenschaftlich bewiesen. —————————————————————————————————— 2. JANUAR [um 1990 v. Chr.]: Der ägyptische Pharao Amenemhet I.
    [Show full text]
  • Dry-Zero Manufactures New Low-Cost Refrigerator Insulation
    A HEADQUARTERS FOR FIRST TELEPHONE WANT ADS CLASS JOB PRINTING Ifrrron Comttg Emuii TO NUMBER NINE N U M BER 13 BUCHANAN, MICHIGAN THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1939 SEVENTIETH YEAR CITY. TOWNSHIPS WILL ELECT MONDAY Chief Interest Dry-Zero Manufactures New Low-Cost Refrigerator Insulation in Amendments WPA Completes Now in Use in 3 Only City Contest for One Moccasin Sewer a a t Vacancy on Commission The WPA force began. ’ work Refrigerators Perhaps the greatest interest Monday preparatory to installing Back From 11 SPEAKS HERE TONIGHT in the coming spring election on a trunk line on Portage from Called Bound-Bait; Has Been April 8 is centered in the propos­ Third street to a point about op­ With The Medal Men at Clark's in Development For ed amendment to the constitu­ posite the St. Joseph Creamery. Two Years Yrs. in Europe The work on Moccasin avenue is Being The Story of The Plant and Of The Men Who Built tion, providing for the non-par­ completed except for digging the It by Building tttfi Quality ot Their tisan election of justices of the A new, low-cost Dry-Zero insu­ ‘ Monts Into Their Vvork Has Traveled in Europe, N. laterals. lation, designed for use in house­ Africa, Asia, Speaiw ■supreme court, circuit judges, hold refrigerators, refrigerated on Affairs Tnere judges of probate and circuit truck bodies, ice cream cabinets CHAPTER 7 The employes working as helpers court commissioners. Bishop Raymond Wade; now in Buchanan Has 7 and commercial coolers, is now Following the publication of the or at daily wages apparently got 'this amendment is heavily sup­ former installments i have been il’om 7o cents and a collar in the America on a visit alter 11 years being made in the Dry-Zero Cor­ ported by many state leaders in getting some interesting additions, early years to $ 1.75 and $1.80 for spent in Europe in charge of the noth parties and in all walks of Recruits in Navy poration's plant at Buchanan, i which renders' it advisable; begin­ codiniori labor in 1912 and 1913.
    [Show full text]
  • South Pacific Destroyers: the United States Navy and the Challenges of Night Surface Combat
    East Tennessee State University Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University Electronic Theses and Dissertations Student Works 8-2009 South Pacific esD troyers: The nitU ed States Navy and the Challenges of Night Surface Combat in the Solomons Islands during World War II. Johnny Hampton Spence East Tennessee State University Follow this and additional works at: https://dc.etsu.edu/etd Part of the Military History Commons Recommended Citation Spence, Johnny Hampton, "South Pacific eD stroyers: The nitU ed States Navy and the Challenges of Night Surface Combat in the Solomons Islands during World War II." (2009). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 1865. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1865 This Thesis - Open Access is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Works at Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. South Pacific Destroyers: The United States Navy and the Challenges of Night Surface Combat in the Solomons Islands During World War II ____________________________ A thesis presented to the faculty of the Department of History East Tennessee State University In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Arts in History ____________________________ by Johnny H. Spence, II August 2009 ____________________________ Dr. Ronnie Day, Chair Dr. Emmett Essin Dr. Stephen Fritz Keywords: Destroyers, World War II, Pacific, United States Navy, Solomon Islands ABSTRACT South Pacific Destroyers: The United States Navy and the Challenges of Night Surface Combat in the Solomons Islands during World War II by Johnny H.
    [Show full text]
  • Military Medals and Awards Manual, Comdtinst M1650.25E
    Coast Guard Military Medals and Awards Manual COMDTINST M1650.25E 15 AUGUST 2016 COMMANDANT US Coast Guard Stop 7200 United States Coast Guard 2703 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE Washington, DC 20593-7200 Staff Symbol: CG PSC-PSD-ma Phone: (202) 795-6575 COMDTINST M1650.25E 15 August 2016 COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION M1650.25E Subj: COAST GUARD MILITARY MEDALS AND AWARDS MANUAL Ref: (a) Uniform Regulations, COMDTINST M1020.6 (series) (b) Recognition Programs Manual, COMDTINST M1650.26 (series) (c) Navy and Marine Corps Awards Manual, SECNAVINST 1650.1 (series) 1. PURPOSE. This Manual establishes the authority, policies, procedures, and standards governing the military medals and awards for all Coast Guard personnel Active and Reserve and all other service members assigned to duty with the Coast Guard. 2. ACTION. All Coast Guard unit Commanders, Commanding Officers, Officers-In-Charge, Deputy/Assistant Commandants and Chiefs of Headquarters staff elements must comply with the provisions of this Manual. Internet release is authorized. 3. DIRECTIVES AFFECTED. Medals and Awards Manual, COMDTINST M1650.25D is cancelled. 4. DISCLAIMER. This guidance is not a substitute for applicable legal requirements, nor is it itself a rule. It is intended to provide operational guidance for Coast Guard personnel and is not intended to nor does it impose legally-binding requirements on any party outside the Coast Guard. 5. MAJOR CHANGES. Major changes to this Manual include: Renaming of the manual to distinguish Military Medals and Awards from other award programs; removal of the Recognition Programs from Chapter 6 to create the new Recognition Manual, COMDTINST M1650.26; removal of the Department of Navy personal awards information from Chapter 2; update to the revocation of awards process; clarification of the concurrent clearance process for issuance of awards to Coast Guard Personnel from other U.S.
    [Show full text]
  • The American Legion [Volume 126, No. 4 (April 1989)]
    Pocket GENTS JEANS Here are handsome, rugged, comfortable Gent's Jeans designed to g-i-v-e a little where you need it most, never shrink, never fade, never ever wrinkle! BETTER THAN DENIM... because they ARE NOT DENIM! They are soft, easy-to- wear NO-IRON wash and wear S-T-R-E-T-C-H Woven Fortrel® Polyester, the best thing to happen to men's jeans since the zipper! Full Cut and Tailored to Fit • Deep handy slash pockets in front • Two big cargo patch pockets in back • A real fifth watch pocket of course • Solid brass zipper and double-track top stitching for long wear, good looks • Some domestic, some imported, ALL Top Quality! Don't let the name "Jeans" fool you! These are not meant for cleaning the garage or painting the back fence! No Sir! These SHARP LOOKING Gentlemen's Style Jeans are dressier than any denim you've ever owned! And you don't have to shell out inflated designer prices because these better-than-denim Gent's Jeans are only Pairs Gent's At-Home Guaranteed Jeans Personal Approval Take Black or any of these handsome colors, 2 pairs $29.1 Just sit back, relax, and let us show you the best looking, best fitting jeans you'll ever own. In easy NO IRON Fortrel® polyester. Fill out this order form and send today! black" DIAMOND 3 for $44.25 4 for $58.50 JEANS 5 for $72.50 HABAND WAISTS: 30 32 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 *BIG MEN'S WAISTS: add s2 per pair 46 48 50 52 54 265 North 9th Street MI29-30) LI31-32I XK33-34) Paterson, NJ 07530 INSEAMS: SI27-28) WHAT WHAT HOW 08C COLOR WAIST? INSEAM? MANY? YES! Send.
    [Show full text]
  • The Foreign Service Journal, October 1939
    g/,t AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE OCTOBER, 1939 JOURNAL NAVY NUMBER I . ' ... i •i - " What Are Hotels Made Of? Not of stone and steel and masonry alone. But of that intangible fabrication known as “repu¬ tation” which the guests add afterward. The popular, conveniently located Hotel New Yorker has been generously endowed with a repu¬ tation for unparalleled service, comfortable ac¬ commodations and superb food. But tve are not content to rest upon our reputa¬ tion! We’re still building it by offering the mem¬ bers of our Foreign Service, more for your hotel dollar than ever before. We’re truly grateful for the travelers you have entrusted to us largely because of our good repu¬ tation and convenient location—this is the nearest large hotel to the principal piers and is connected by private tunnel to Pennsylvania Station, B & O bus connections. 2,500 rooms each with radio, both tub and shower, Servidor, circulating ice water. Hotel NEW YORKER 34th Street at Eighth Avenue, New York Ralph Hitz, President Leo A. Molony, Manager CONTENTS (NAVY NUMBER, OCTOBER, 1939) LANGUAGES Cover Picture Made By U.S.S. Arizona (See also page 539) LINGUAPHONE Our Navy Now and in Prospect By Lt. Comdr. Bernard L. Austin, U.S.N 533 Thousands of men and women have mastered a language by the world- Photographs 336 famous LINGUAPHONE METHOD—at The Hon. Charles Edison home, on trains, on shipboard—quickly, Admiral Harold R. Stark, U.S.N. Major Gen. Thomas Holcomb, U.S.M.C. easily and with positive pleasure. LINGUAPHONE gives you not merely a Legislation of Interest to the Department of State, Enacted at the First Session of the 76th smattering but a compact 3,000 word Congress 537 vocabulary of the living language, with correct sentence structure and perfect The Seal of the United States 538 native accent.
    [Show full text]
  • Brought to You by Emporia Main Street and the Freedom Fest Committee
    Veterans Downtown Banner Project Brought to you by Emporia Main Street and The Freedom Fest Committee. Kenneth L Ace: Drafted into the US Army in August 1943, four months after his son was born. His basic train- ing was in Fort Knox, Kentucky. He became a member of the 1st Calvary Division, which was a tank division. They spent their tour of duty in the Philippine Islands and New Guinea. While enlisted he achieved the rank of Staff Sergeant. He left the Pacific area on November 11,1945 and was reunited with his wife and his son on Christ- mas eve 1945. He said often that he owed his life to President Truman for ordering the bombs to be dropped on Japan. Banner sponsored by Dr. Gary Ace. Zoe B Albers: Zoe B. Albers joined the United States Navy like his father before him. He was attending - what was then the Kansas State Teachers College - here in Emporia when the Vietnam War became a reality for him as it did for many young people. He reported to boot camp in December of 1972 and by July 1973 he was aboard the USS Sterrett in the Gulf of Tonkin, Vietnam. He was a Gunners Mate; servicing all the 3"50, 5”54 gun mounts and small arm maintenance. He cleaned them, assisted with them and fired them when needed. At night he could see the firing happening on the mainland and when all was quiet he could find his thoughts drifting to thoughts of home; to what his everyday life use to be.
    [Show full text]
  • Supreme Sacrifice, Extraordinary Service: Profiles of SDSU Military Alumni
    1 Supreme Sacrifice, Extraordinary Service: Profiles of SDSU Military Alumni by Robert Fikes, Jr., Emeritus Librarian San Diego State University January 2021 2 Contents Preface…...…………………………………………….3 SDSU War Memorial Profiles……………………….5 World War II…………………………………..……6 Korean War……………………………………….74 Vietnam War………………………………………84 Iraq & Afghanistan..………………………….……110 Non-Combat Casualties…………….…….………115 Generals & Admirals………………………………124 Outstanding Aztecs………………………………. 153 SDSU Military Benchmarks……………….……...201 Top Military Honors………………………………..205 War Memorial Statistics…………………………..216 References…………………………………………..217 SDSU War Memorial Committee Photo………..219 3 Preface This tribute to San Diego State University’s military alumni started out as one of three sabbatical projects in the fall of 2005 and was intended to be a survey of the school’s contributions to the nation’s armed forces. The inspiration for attempting this occurred several years earlier when a colleague informed me of letters written by former students serving in the military during World War II to Dr. Lauren Post (right), a popular geography professor and football coach. Post’s brainchild was a newsletter, the only one of its kind in the nation, that was distributed worldwide and kept this group of alumni in contact with one another and with those left behind on the homefront. It is the often poignant, deliberately understated experiences told in the letters by young men and women, many of whom soon perished, that demands a retelling to this and future generations. Early in the project, I began to investigate the lives of a few of the fallen heroes listed on the university’s war monument in order to have some examples to cite in an essay, but as I looked closely at the abbreviated life of one deceased person after another the more I was fascinated with each of them as individuals.
    [Show full text]
  • American Forces, Guadalcanal Landing, 7 August 1942
    American Forces Guadalcanal Landing 7 August 1942 Task Group 61.1.1: USS Saratoga - Capt. Ramsey Saratoga Air Group: 1 SBD-3 - CDR Felt VF-5: 34 F4F-4 & 1 F4F-7 - LCDR Simpler VB-3: 16 SBD-3 - LCDR Shumway VS-3: 17 SBD-3 - LCDR Kirn VT-8: 15 TBF-1 - LCDR Larsen Screen: Rear Admiral C.H.Wright USS Minneapolis (CA36)- Capt. Lowry USS New Orleans (CA32)- Capt. DeLany Destroyer Squadron 1: Captain Brewer USS Phelps (DD360) - LCDR Beck (Flagship) Destroyer Division 2: CDR McInerney USS Farragut (DD348) - CDR Hunter USS Worden (DD352) - LCDR Pogue USS MacDonough (DD351) - LCDR Dennet USS Dale (DD353) - LCDR Rorschach Task Group 61.1.2: Rear Admiral T.C.Kinkaid USS Enterprise - Captain Cavis Enterprise Air Group: 1 TBF-1 - CDR Leslie VF-6: 26 F4F-4 & 1 F4F-7 - LCDR Bauer VB-6: 17 SBD-3 - LCDR Davis VS-5: 18 SBD-3 - LCDR Strong VT-3: 14 TBF-1 - LCDR Jett Screen: Rear Admiral S. Tisdale USS North Carolina (BB55) - Capt. Fort USS Portland (CA33) - Capt. DuBose USS Atlanta (CL104) - Capt. Jenkins Destroyer Squadron 6: Capt. Sauer USS Balch (DD363) - LCDR Tiemroth USS Maury (DD401) - LCDR Sim USS Gwin (DD433) - CDR Higgins USS Benham (DD379) - LCDR Worthington USS Ellet (DD398) - LCDR Gardner Destroyer Division 22: CDR Holcomb USS Grayson (DD435) - LCDR Bell USS Monssen (DD436) - LCDR Smoot Task Group 61.1.3: Rear Admiral Noyes USS Wasp - Captain F.P.Sherman Air Group 72: 1 TBF-1 - LCDR Beakley VF-71: 30 F4F-4 - LCDR Shands VB-71: 15 SBD-3 - LCDR Eldridge VS-72: 15 SBD-3 - LCDR Snowden VT-7: 9 TBF-1 - LCDR Romberg Utility: 1 J2F-5 Screen: USS San Francisco (CA38) - Capt.
    [Show full text]
  • USS Sangamon (CVE-26) by Donald T
    USS Sangamon (CVE-26) by Donald T. Schroeder Page 1 11-07-04 Update -1. This is a history of the U.S.S. Sangamon written in 1997 by me using the following as my references: U.S.S. Sangamon: Published in 1945 by Army and Navy Pictorial Publishers, Baton Rouge, LA. 15 volume History of U.S. Naval Operations in WWII: By Samuel Eliot Morison, Published by Atlantic Monthly Press Book, Little Brown and CO. Boston Massachusetts. The Little Giants, U.S. Escort Carriers against Japan, by William T. Y’ Blood, Published by Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland. Sangamon Evening News Ships paper Speed Victory, Norfolk Navy Yard Paper The Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch, Norfolk VA Kansas City Star Diary and memorabilia that I saved. Copy of USS Sangamon deck log from the US Navy Archives from March 1,1944 when I went aboard to Oct. 25 1945 when it was decommissioned. In November 2000 I obtained a copy of the rest of the ships log and made some additions and some minor changes. Later made some additions as I found out about them from former crew members. Having been a quartermaster in the navigation department, I had the opportunity to know on a daily basis what was going on and where we were. All the charts and invasion manuals were in the chart room or on the bridge where we stood watch. After the captain read the radiograms he received they usually were out in the open. I could also overhear a lot of conversations about what was going on, or what was going to take place.
    [Show full text]