1928
Paul Kruming has had a Horatio Alger rise from Army sergeant to a $7700-a-year mahogany desk job in Washington as associate director of the Radio Division of Nelse Rockefeller's Inter-American Affairs Committee. Paul was released from the Army on September 10 and took up his new position at once. Like Commander Cronin and everyone else newly arrived in Washington, he is spending much of his spare time searching for a house or apartment so he can bring Mary and Martin down from New York.
Jud Whitehead was in town recently on one of the visits which he makes every two months to check up on the WPB, and his New York office. Jud, his brother Don, Paul Kruming and I.lunched at the Willard. Jud's main business is manufacturing monel metal water boilers; but he is just getting back into the production of home freezing units which he had started making when the war inter- rupted.
Capt. Cal Billings reported October 1 at the Army's War Adjustment Training School at Harvard for two months' training in contract termination. Cal says he and Genie would still be in Texas if Lt. Col. Curley Prosser hadn't recommended him for the school.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles William Lawser announce the marriage of their daughter, Mrs. Thelma Lawser Keil, to Mr. Bruce Mosher Lewis on Saturday, the thirtieth of September at Bala, Pa. When I called up shortly before the ceremony, Bruce said someone had just dropped his glasses and broken them, but that an emergency repair job was underway which would save the day. Thelma and Bruce will be "at home" after November 15 at 19 Coeyman Ave., Nutley, N. J. Welcome to '28, Thelma!
A large turnout of '28ers is expected at Dartmouth Night here in Washington on November 10, and again at the '28 dinner on December 15. We're announcing these dates in advance so that some of you travelling men can arrange to be present.
The last we heard from Ed Abbott he was a private and had successfully reorganized the band at the Enid (Okla.), Flying School. The other day Ed, now a captain, dropped in Col. Prosser s office at the Pentagon. He is on duty in the Office of Flying Safety, Winston-Salem, N. C.
Jack Phelan, recently promoted to captain, is with a bomber group in China.
Lt. Gomdr. Tom Talbot leaves soon for the Pacific where he will see real action as a member of the Beach Command. He will go in with the first assault wave—and dig his own fox hole! He looked rugged enough to take it when he dropped in to see me at the Navy Building, on his way from Philadelphia to Ft. Pierce, Fla., at the tail end of a ten-day leave.
Have you ever tired of your humdrum city life and dreamed of breaking away? Well, here's good luck to a couple who did. George and Gin Smith sold their house in a Paterson, N. J., suburb, and now have a 40-foot two master auxiliary schooner down in Hollywood, Fla., taking parties out in the Gulf Stream, fishing, etc. When DuPont cut down production of 20MM detonators and released George, he decided that was the time to go into business for himself—and do things he liked to do. He and Gin are going to bring their boat north next May and take people out for one- and two- week vacation cruises in the ocean and bays— wherever they want to go.
Al Burleigh has just arrived in the South Pacific as part of the assault troops of an Infantry division.
Hats off to Lt. Norm Nash and his son Donald —our first father and son combination in the Service. Norm has been at sea ten months on a carrier and Don is in the Navy too, undergoing boot training at Sampson, N. Y.
Congratulations to George Davis on his promotion to lieutenant colonel.
Pfc. Chuck Eastman is in an Anti-Aircraft Searchlight Battery—reluctantly putting searchlights on Hollywood celebrities for War Bond publicity purposes—and raising hob trying to get sent overseas.
Phil Sherman was promoted recently to staff sergeant at the Pocatello AAF. Phil has been going up the hard way and has been sweating out this particular promotion for twenty-one months, he reports.
Jack Armstrong, Storekeeper ist Class, stationed in the Hawaiian Islands, writes, "I've been out of the States now 13 months and don't know how much longer I'll be out this way When I was stationed near Hono-lulu we had Dartmouth Club meetings once a month, that I used to enjoy very much. Don Chapman of our class was there occasionally."
Maurie Makepeace, 3rd Class, writes from the Naval Training Station, Sampson, N. Y., "I'm still here, attached to permanent ships company. Was inducted into the Navy April 13 and completed boot training in five weeks. That was a break because right after our company got out they extended the training period to twelve weeks.
"For some weeks now I've been in charge of a supply department provisions warehouse—not as impressive as it might sound. In fact the ware- houses are becoming quite a haven for elderly gents in the 'special assignment' category like myself. I expect we'll be here for the duration, not being eligible for sea duty. Eyes hold most of us out."
After two years with the Office of War Information, Gene Katz resigned July 5 and returned to his former position of secretary of The Katz Agency, New York, advertising representatives for radio stations and newspapers. For the first half of this year Gene had a London assignment in charge of preparation of material to be broadcast.
Lt. Art Holden, one of the Navy's experts on rope raw materials, recently returned from a six weeks' trip all by Pan American Airways, to Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Salvador, Nicaragua and Panama.
For the following information about fellows in the Air Corps I am indebted to Curley Prosser: Major Dan Hatch is still in this country—with the 21st Bomber Command, Peterson Field, Colo. Bob Reed, recently promoted to captain, is overseas with the Air .Transport Command. Capt. Don Dodd is in the 1322 Service Unit, Ft. George Meade, Md. Lt. Bill Evans is in Europe with the —Troop Carrier Group. Lt. Al Lerer is in the 2132 nd Base Unit, Maxwell Field, Ala. Lt. Bob Morrison is at the Replacement Pool, Camp Patrick Henry, Va.
ALL SET FOR ACTION, Lt. Comdr. Tom Talbot '28, Beach Command, waits orders for amphibious service in the Pacific area.
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