Dick reported to TRENTON, July, 1940; after overhaul joined PACFLT at Pearl; fleet exercises; trip to Far East; convoyed out of Panama to Bora Bora after war started; left for flight training, October, 1942; married Leslie Brown of Norfolk at New Orleans, 27 February 1943; received wings at Pensacola, June, 1943.

After completing ops training at Cecil Field, December, 1943, joined VB-81 at Wildwood, NJ, March, 1944; Susan Jane born, 11 May 1944; VB-81 deployed WESPAC, October, 1944, embarked WASP; CO VB- 81, February, 1945; upon return CONUS, became CO VB-74, assigned MIDWAY at Otis Field, MA, 1 May 1945, which tour lasted until July, 1947.

Dick began a 2-year tour at NROTC University of Illinois; then back to sea on CARDIV TWO staff in LANTFLT with two MED cruises; next in April, 1951, a 2-year tour in OPNAV (OP-05C); to sea, May, 1953, as Navigator, KEARSARGE; after WESPAC deployment became COMCARAIRGRP TWO at Alameda March, 1954, and deployed on another WESPAC tour, November, 1954.

Dick went to the newly-formed AIR FORCE ACADEMY in June, 1955, as Deputy Director, Military Training; then back east as Aide to COMNAVAIRLANT at Norfolk, June, 1957; Dick was promoted to CAPT on 1 July 1959 and left for Washington as student at ICAF; in June, 1960, crossed Potomac for 2-year tour in BuPers (Pers-A3);in July, 1962, Dick became CO NROTC Unit, Dartmouth College.

Dick's daughter graduated from Smith College, May, 1965, and shortly thereafter, June, 1965, Dick retired after 27 years service and returned to Coronado, from whence he was appointed to USNA on 6 June 1936.

Dick became a REALTOR, a partner in his firm, and also was very active in civic affairs. He was on the City Council from 1967 to 1974, and was Mayor 1971-1972. Dick's daughter was married in July, 1968, in New York City and now resides in Denver with her son and daughter. Leslie died of cancer in 1984. Dick was remarried in 1985 to Phyllis L. Nichols, a Coronado School teacher, with three grown children by a previous marriage. Dick finally hung it up after three score and ten years in August, 1986, and now plays more tennis and pulls lots of weeds.

Commissioned Second Lieutenant, USMC, Jack went to Basic School at Philadelphia and then to the Training Center at Quantico. December 7, 1941, increased the student load and scope of training to include potential engineer officer students. Proximity encouraged a romance begun at the Academy with Gwendolyn Sadler of Annapolis. On 13 June 1942, Jack and Gwendolyn were married at the Naval Academy Chapel. In August, 1942, Jack joined the east coast echelon of 4th Marine Division at Camp Lejeune. In August, the Division consolidated at Camp Pendleton, CA, with Jack as Commander 2nd Battalion (Pioneer), 20th Marines. By the time of the Division's first action at Roi-Namur in February, 1944, senior officers had flocked in and Jack reverted to Battalion Exec, achieving command again for Saipan and Tinian. He earned the Legion of Merit and Presidential Unit Citation.

Meanwhile, at Annapolis, James was born 9 September 1944. Jack was in action again at Iwo Jima and was awarded a Bronze Star and Navy Unit Citation. He participated in occupation duty in Japan. After taking part in the Navy's Antarctic Expedition, Operation Highjump, in 1946 and 1947, Jack served for two years as the Engineer, G-4 Division of Plans and Policies in Marine Headquarters. Janet was born in Washington 24 May 1947. Next duty for Jack was at the Army's Engineer Center, Fort Belvoir.

Taking command of 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division in Korea from September, 1950 to June, 1951, Jack participated in the epic withdrawal from the "Frozen Chosin." First Engineer Battalion played an important part with its airfields hacked from frozen mountain tops and the installation of the world's first air-drop bridge to provide passage over a tortuous mountain road. A second Legion of Merit, second Bronze Star, and three more Presidential Unit Citations accrued from this ten months.

A tour in Norfolk (1951-1954) and the arrival of Joanne (22 November 1952) put logistics in a prominent perspective as a planning officer on the Fleet Marine Force Atlantic Staff. After two years of teaching at Marine Corps Schools, Quantico, and another year in the Senior Course, Jack reported as Base Maintenance Officer, Camp Pendleton, CA. In July, 1960, he joined the Staff at the Naval War College. Jack's next tour was as a military advisor in Vietnam, he returned in 1964 to be the C.O., Marine Barracks at the Philadelphia Naval Base. He retired from this post in 1965. He and Gwen settled in Camp Hill, PA, where Jack became a professor of basic engineering at the York Campus of Penn State University. He was a member of Camp Hill United Methodist Church, William Snyder Lodge 756 F&AM, Harrisburg Consistory, Zembo Temple Legion of Honor Unit, Keystone Chapter of the Retired Officers Assn., Fleet Reserve Assn., Patrick William Milano Detachment of the Marine Corps League, Executive Club and Tall Cedars of Lebanon. Jack died on 7 February 1987. He is survived by Gwen, who remains at Camp Hill; a son, two daughters, and a brother.

Bill did not graduate with his class. He departed at the end of youngster year after failing a physical exam: myopia. He completed college at the University of Virginia and went on to Harvard Business School, concurrently continuing military training with the Marine Corps Reserve. In 1941, he resigned from the Marines and accepted an Ensign, USNR, commission, going on active duty at NAS Quonset Point, RI, 6 months before Pearl Harbor. From Quonset Point, he was posted at advance bases in New Caledonia and Espiritu Santo conducting refresher gunnery training for torpedo and dive bomber crewmen.

Ordered to sea as Aide and Flag Lieutenant to COMCARDIV II, he saw first combat from the signal bridge of ENTERPRISE (CV-6) off TARAWA. Then came KWAJALEIN and the PALAU raid, in SARATOGA (CV-3) and YORKTOWN (CV-10). He was then assigned Aide and flag Lieutenant to Commander Task Force 58/38 in LEXINGTON (CV-16) in time for HOLLANDIA and the TRUK raid. These actions were followed by the battles for the Marianas and the Philippines. Bill was wounded on November 5, 1944 when LEXINGTON was hit by a kamikaze. The flag shifted to BUNKER HILL (CV-17) for the Tokyo raid, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. He was on board BUNKER HILL when she was hit by 2 kamikazes on May 11, 1945.

While Executive Officer, NAAS Martha’s Vineyard, MA, Bill was commissioned Regular Navy with the rank of LCDR in 1946. Destroyers beckoned. A tour as Executive Officer, McCAFFERY (DD-860), led to his own commands: McCINTY (DE-365) and UHLMANN (DD-687). Both ships were in combat in Korea. McGINTY operated for 10 weeks in Wonsan Harbor with the siege forces. His next sea tour was staff, COMCARDIV 20, aboard TARAWA (CVS-40) and LAKE CHAMPLAIN (CVS-39). Bill's deep draft command was UVALDE (AKA-88) and his major command SERVRON 2.

Assignments ashore included Inspector-Instructor Naval Reserve, Bakersfield, CA; OPNAV; and the JCS. Overseas included Headquarters, US European Command; NATO Defense College; Joint US Military Mission for Aid to Turkey; and Chief, Navy Section Military Assistance Advisory Group, France.

Bill retired in 1971. He and his wife, the former Madeleine Bradford of Eastbourne, Sussex, England live in Woodstock, Vermont.

Tom rode SS MONTEREY to Honolulu and joined COLORADO as Assistant Navigator, Pearl Harbor Day found him in Newport enroute to join new destroyer CORRY in Charleston. While sidelined with mumps, he met the lovely Doris Boden. Seven months later, they were married, on 7 August 1942 -- the luckiest day in Tom's life! Orders to Flight Training meant extended honeymoon in New Orleans, Pensacola and JAX. After short time as Flight Instructor, Tom was off to war as EXEC of VP-32, a "restless" seaplane squadron chasing subs in both Atlantic and Pacific.

War's end found the squadron in Saipan, but early 1946 brought terrific shore duty in Annapolis, as Instructor in both Gunnery and Aviation Departments. After a few dull months with VX-I in Key West, the Perrys received welcome orders to Norfolk to be on Staff, FAIRWING FIVE. In 1950, Tom and family moved to Washington for two good years in Aviation Training Section of OPNAV. Next, overseas duty sent the Perrys to Panama, where Tom was CO, VP-45 -- a very pleasant job, highlighted by his squadron's winning the coveted "E".

The family moved to Newport in 1954, while Tom was Navigator in two CVA's, BENNINGTON and LAKE CHAMPLAIN. In May that year, Tom survived "BIG BEN'S" tragic catapult explosions/fires. And he again lucked out on "THE CHAMP'S" Med cruise, surviving an underway, emergency operation for ruptured appendix.

Tom's most memorable event took place as Ops Officer, NAS QUONSET POINT, where, after having been married 14 years, the Perrys were blessed with birth of lovely daughter, Jeannie, their only offspring! Following a fine year at Naval War College, the Perrys moved to Norfolk, where he reported to Staff, NAVAIRLANT as War Plans Officer and ASW Coordinator. The Perrys happily returned to Annapolis, where Tom was CO, NAVAL AIR FACILITY, on East bank of the Severn.

In 1962, the Perrys sailed in SS CONSTITUTION to the Med, where Tom was CO, VR-24, flying C-130's based at Port Lyautey, Morocco, and Rota, Spain. Good overseas tour, enhanced by squadron's being cited for overall excellence and winning CNO Safety Award. After 2 years of running "World's Largest Little Airline", the family cruised again in CONSTITUTION to CONUS, where Tom assumed command of NAS LAKEHURST (by that time, a base for Helo squadrons, etc.).

At the end of that tour, Tom retired and the family fittingly chose to settle in nearby Toms River, NJ. Both he and Doris were lured into the fascinating business of real estate. In 1987, they built a house in Newark, DE, (suburb of Wilmington, home of U. Del. and residence of Jeannie and husband). There, Tom and Doris are busily enjoying their 3 grandchildren and the nice people of the First State. And, forever being proud to proclaim that "ONLY FORTY IS 4.0l"!!!

With two years of enlisted service and four years at the Academy, Pete headed west in June of 1940 with a mixture of confidence, anticipation, and trepidation to join USS PHILADELPHIA for his first duty as an officer. The seven years of sea duty that followed graduation included World War II, and for Pete, such duties as Turret Officer in PHILADELPHIA, as well as Torpedo Officer, First Lieutenant, Gunnery Officer, Executive Officer, and Commanding Officer in succeeding steps in five different destroyers. Operations and adventures included antisubmarine warfare, convoy escorting in the North Atlantic, blockade-runner patrols in the South Atlantic, and most of the THIRD/FIFTH fleet operations in the South and Western Pacific in 1944 and 1945 against the Japanese. Pete also participated in the capture of over 1600 enemy Japanese soldiers/sailors in the Banda Sea as Prizemaster of the Japanese hospital ship TACHI BANA MARU during August, 1945. As Commanding Officer, USS HELM, he participated in the occupation of Japan after the surrender. Service in China waters followed the war years while commanding USS DAVISON, and the first shore duty came with assignment to Washington in 1947, as Officer-in-Charge, US Naval School, Gunnery.

Succeeding duties and stations included the Military Assistance Advisory Group, Denmark; Staff, Commander Amphibious Group TWO; Commanding Officer, USS PRESTON; and Associate Professor of Naval Science, Yale University at New Haven, CT.

Three years at Yale University yielded to retirement from the Naval Service in 1959, and entering the ranks of secondary school educators. During twenty-three years of teaching mathematics, Pete found time to achieve a Master of Arts degree and to work with the Boy Scouts. Since retirement from teaching in 1982, he attempts to keep up with the youth of today through substitute teaching and volunteer work.

He is an Associate Fellow of Saybrook College, Yale University, as well as an Associate Member of the Yale-Peabody Museum in New Haven, where he works as a volunteer.

Pete currently lives with his wife, Eleanor, at 150 Dessa Drive in Hamden, CT 06517. His son, Charles, is a biology teacher in West Hartford, CT.

Upon graduation, Jim reported to USS CHICAGO and served aboard until she was sunk off Guadalcanal in February, 1943. He subsequently served as Radar Officer, USS NEW JERSEY; XO, Little Creek CIC School; and Asst. Gunnery Officer, USS BREMERTON. Jim ended the war as Gunnery Officer, USS MONTPELIER.

He married Katharine C. Castle in 1947 and reported to NROTC Unit, Purdue University. Then, after a year at the Naval Postgraduate School, he received a scholarship to the University of Illinois, completing his M.A. Degree.

Jim's studies were interrupted by the Korean War; he was ordered to USS PITTSBURGH as Operations Officer and then to command USS PURDY. Subsequently, he became Head of Administrative Services, Naval Research Laboratory, and then U.S. Naval Attache, Colombo, Ceylon.

After retiring, he completed his PhD at the University of Illinois and became a Research Associate in the Upper lonosphere research group. In 1965, he joined the E. E. Dept., Virginia Politechnic Institute. He retired as Professor, Emeritus, in 1982 and is living in Blacksburg, VA. Jim's wife, Katherine, died in 1985. There are two children, James F., Jr., and Anne Louise, and four grandchildren.

In 1987, Jim became Chairman of the Board and CEO of Future, Incorporated, producers of computer hardware and software.

Jake reported to NEW ORLEANS upon graduation and started the easy life at Pearl Harbor until December 7, 1941. The ship escaped serious damage at that fiasco and then participated in the Battles of Coral Sea and Midway. In June, 1942, Jake attended Submarine School and finished the war in submarines, making twelve successful war patrols and winning the Silver Star. During this time, he married an Australian lass who eventually presented him with a son and daughter.

After the usual post-war shuffle, Jake settled as an instructor at the Submarine School, where, unfortunately, his wife died of cancer. He eventually married the former Mary Birch, a Wave, and raised the children amid various tours of duty. His last station was in the Washington-based Polaris Program, where he retired in 1960.

Post-retirement started in insurance/investments, but by 1964, the work became dissatisfying and Jake became a teacher near Richmond, VA. This he found intriguing and he remained for 15 years. In 1979, Jake and Mary realized their dream and retired to Mathews County on the Chesapeake Bay. They sailed, traveled and enjoyed country living with frequent visits from the two children and five grandchildren.

In 1981, they both joined the US Coast Guard Auxiliary and became fascinated with the opportunities for service and friendships. Both are very active in teaching boating safety, examining boats and going out on the water to render help to distressed boaters. This association with our sister service has proven very satisfying and both plan to continue active, along with traveling to out-of-the-way places they love to visit.

John, an eye unsat, resigned on graduation day and worked briefly with a small insurance company in Wisconsin and Missouri before returning to Maryland in 1941 to join the Baltimore Gas & Electric Company. Having also failed the eye exam for a reserve commission, he registered for the draft and was pleased to receive an occupational deferment when his draft number approached. After Pearl Harbor, he relinquished his occupational deferment to try again for a reserve commission and was almost drafted before an eye waiver was granted and commission received.

Called to duty in October, 1942, he served in the Bureau of Ships almost a year before being transferred to USS CANBERRA, which was under construction in Quincy, Massachusetts, and served in the engineering department until January, 1946, when he left as a Lieutenant to resume civilian life. The ship participated in most of the strikes in the central and western Pacific, from Eniwetok in early 1944 until she caught a fish near Formosa in October, 1944. With both engine rooms and two fire rooms flooded, the ship was towed to a floating drydock near New Guinea, where temporary repairs permitted return to Boston under her own power. The war ended a few days before the scheduled start of her second shakedown.