PAGE 8 MARCH 26, 1954
4th Public Works
Amateur Show
Date Announced
Entry blanks are now available
for the fourth annual P ublic Works
an ROmee Club sponsored ama-
teur show, at the Public Works per-
sonnel building, according to Nate
Rekosh, chairman of this year's
show.
The date for the show has been
set for Thursday, May 6, at the
Station theater.
ave1' $200 in cash prizes will be
given away to winners in the event.
Contestants will be grouped accord-
ing to age.
Entry into the show is open to all
amateurs in both China Lake and
Ridgecrest. Contestants do not ne-
cessarily have to be Station em-
ployes, or dependents of a Station
employee, according to Mr. Rekosh.
The first try-outs for the show
will be held Thursday evening from
7:30 to 9 :30 at the Anchorage. Other
try-outs will be scheduled through-
out the month of April. These dates
will be announced in the next issue
of the Rocketeer.
COMMISSARY TO CLOSE
The Commissary S tor e will be
c los e d all day next Wednesday,
March 31, for the purpose of con-
ducting its regular monthly inven-
tory, according to LTJG William C.
Hamilton, commissary store officer.
$torting nmes: 6 and 8 p.m. doll»".
Kiddies' Matln.. (Special Mewl"h
1 p.m. Saturday
Mafine.; 1 p.m. Sunday
TODAY MARCH 26
"MA AND PA KmLE AT HOME" (88 Min.)
Marjarie Main, Percy Kilbride
Shorts; "Bugs and Thugs" (7 Min.)
"Heart of a Champion" (10 Min.)
SATURDAY MARCH 27
"WORLD FOR RANSOM" (82 Min.)
Don Duryea, Gene Lockhart
Shorts: "Monroe Doctrine" (17 Min.)
•
MATINEE
"ON THE OLD SPANISH TRAIL" (7S Min.)
Roy Rogers
Shorts; "Dare-devil Droopy" (7 Min.)
"Jungle Drums" No. 6 (13 Min.)
SUN.·MON. MARCH 28·29
"MOGAMBO" (117 Min.)
Clark Gable, Ava Gardner
TUES.·WED. MARCH 30.31
"CASANOVA'S BIG NIGHT" (8S Min.)
80b Hope, Joan Fontaine
Shorts: "Perils of the f orest" (18 Min.)
News (10 Min.)
THURS.·FRr. APRIL }·2
"RAILS INTO LARAMIE" (82 Min.)
John Payne, Mari Blanchard
Sho rts: "Smoked Hams" (7 Min.)
" Do Someone a Favor" (10 Min.)
News (10 Min.)
EVERY LlTILE BIT HELPS
MARTHA'S MITE IS WELCOMED by the American Red Cross here in its
present campaign for funds and members. Martha Pike, eight-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Pike, 606-A Essex Circle, left this note
and eight cents on the table for her parents when they returned home one
evening last week. She is a third grade student at Richmond School. Her
father, a consultant in Test Department, represents the department on the
planning committee that is aiding the local campaign. CDR Leo W. Rob-
erts, chairman of the campaign, said Martha's action earned for 'her a Red
Cross pin and card making her a member of the Red Cross for 1954.
Explosives Reduction-in-Force
Cuts 29 Employes; More to Follow
First reduction-in-force notices
were issued by the Personnel De-
partment last Tuesday as a result of
planned reductions of personnel in-
volved in the closing of the Explos-
ives Department.
These notices are effective April
16 and were issued to the following
group of personnel: 21 munition
workers, 3 laborers, 2 security in-
spectors, 2 painters and 1 general
helper.
~ll of the personnel affected were
in retention group III, meaning that
they were serVing under indefinite
appo~ntment and do not .have reas-
signment rights under the reduc-
tion-in-force regulations.
It is further planned to issue re-
duction-in-force notices effective
I
Employe Injured
In Highway Mishap
George M. Reger, acting assistant
head of the Test Department pho-
tographic laboratory, suffered pain-
ful head injuries in an automobile
accident Saturday morning, eight
miles south of Mojave when his car
and a truck collided on Highway 6.
Also injured were his passengers,
Mrs. Reger, who received chest in-
juries, and Mrs. Vera Greenfield,
Station resident, who suffered an
arm injury. All were taken to the
Mojave hospital for treatment and
remained there until early this week.
April 30 to additional personnel as
follows: apprOximately 21 munition
workers, 2 laborers, 1 security in-
spector, 3 carpenters, 1 joiner, 2
electricians, 2 pipecoverers and insu-
1ators' 2 painters, 3 pipefitters, 1
welder, 1 general helper and 1 nurse.
These persons are also in group
III with the exception of the nurse.
Hereafter it will be necessary to ·
issue reduction-in-force notices at
approximately two-week intervals
on the basis of a schedule estab-
lished by the Explosives Department
and approved by the Station Com-
mander for closing the Explosives
Department operations in the latter
part of July.
The Personnel Department has
also assigned a representative of
the employment division of Explos-
ives for the purpose of negotiating
reassignments and transfers to va-
cancies on-the Station. These trans-
fers will for the most part involve
personnel in Groups I and II and
will minimize to a large extent the
neceSSity for formal reduction-in':'
force procedures.
The Personnel Department plans
to issue information from time to
time On the progress of this pro-
gram, both from the standpoint of
employees separated by reduction-
in-force and those transferred to
vacancies. It is expected that reduc-
tion-in-force will largely be con-
fined to employees in .group m.
/
High School Grads
Now Eligible
For OCS Training
Educational requirements for Navy
warrant officers and enlisted per-
sonnel applying for the 16-week
course at Office\- Candidate School
in Newport, R.I., have been lowered,
according to a report received this
week.
OCS training is now open to high
s c h 0 0 I graduates. Previously the
training was only open to those who
had completed two or more years of
formal education, or the equivalent.
High school graduates, however,
must have a GCT or ARI test score
of at least 60 to qualify.
Warrant officers and chief war-
rant officers must have completed
three years of active service in grade
by June 30 of the year in which ap-
Pointment to ensign is made. En-
listed personnel must have complet-
ed four years service in the regular
Navy prior to appointment. Chief
petty officers have the option of
qualifying under either ot the two
requirements.
There is no restriction as tQ the
number of a candidate's dependents.
Eligible personnel must submit re-
quests for consideration to the i r
commanding officer by July I, in
order to make the selection for oes
trainees next year. f
Successful candida~ will be com-
missioned ensigns in the Line or
Supply Cor p s and Civil Engineer
Corps upon graduation fro m the
Newport school.
School Trustee
Candidacy ~Iate
Open Untj/, ARril 21
Local residents plllrDIlin\ to run
for election to the C a Lake Ele-
mentary School District board of
trustees have until April 21 to file
for candidacy at .the office of the
district superintendent of schools.
Candidates must declare them-
selves as seeking either the regular
term of office-a three year term-
or one of the two additional offices
being created for the first time this
year, one of which will be a two-
year term and the other a one-year
term.
The candidate receiving the high-
est number of votes for the two new
board positions will serve for the
two-year term, and the runner-up
will be elected for the o~e-year
term.
In order to be eligible, each candi-
date for the office of trustee must be
a registered voter of the district.
DRIVER'S EXAMS SET
Examinations for driver's licenses
will be conducted at the County
building in Ridgecrest next Mon-
day, Tuesday and Wednesday. Hours
for the examinations will be 8:30 to
11 :30 and from 1:30 to 4:30 p.rn..
THE WEATHER
Mostly c I ear with
high scattered clouds
over the mounta ins.
Surface winds light to
variable. Me x i mum
temperatures 65 to 70.
VOL. X, NO. 12
Central Staff Leads
Per Capita Figures
In ARC Campaign
Central S t a f f has contributed
$135.65 to the 1954 American Red
Cross campaign for funds and mem-
bers to take the lead this week with
a per capita contribution of $2.11,
according to CDR Leo W. Roberts,
campaign chairman.
Included in Central Staff are the
offices of Technical Director, Asso-
ciate Technical Director, and Central
Evaluation Group.
The campaign will officially end
next Friday, having been extended
from next wednesday to permit both
civilian and Military personnel, who
have paydays on Thursday and Fri-
day respectively, to make final con-
tributions.
Second high was the Department
of Community Affairs with $1.91 per
capita and third was GMTU No. 61
with $1.41.
CDR Roberts pointed out t hat
some military group per capita con-
tributions are low because of the
mil)tary personnel having to make
heavy expenditures during the past
month in readiness for the Com-
mandant's military inspection here
last Saturday. He stated that these
g r 0 ups are concentrating on the
April 1 payday.
The Public W 0 r k s Department
leads the list in total contributions
of $411.50, with Command Adminis-
tration $348.31 placing second, and
Supply and Fiscal Department third,
with a total of $304.48.
Totpl contributions received, as of
last Monday, were $2,691.70, an in-
crease of $1,135.09 over last week.
Total contributions by Station De-
partments, Staffs and facilities, and
the per capita contributions, are as
follows:
Activity
Central Staff
Com. Affairs
GMU No. 61
Personnel
Total
Contrib.
............$135.65
86.00
24.00
72.00
Dental ..................... 10.00
Command Adm.
Research ...
..... 348.31
.... '184.00
Design & Pro. . 140.50
Supply & )FiscaI ........ 304.48
Off. of the Comdr. . 16.00
Medical.......... ............. 26.00
Public Works ....... 411.50
Rockets 298.58
Test ............ ........ . ........ 222.25·
1st Prov. MGM Bn... 35.31
AOD . .......................... 66.75
NAF ............................... 86.31
(Continued on Page 5)
Per
Capita
$2.11
1.91
1.41
1.38
1.11
1.06
.92
.71
.63
.48
.48
.45
.43
.42
.36
.23
.17
TOOERATuItI:S
(Housing Areo)
Max. Min.
March 18 .... 59 26
March 19 .... 58 40
March 20 60 .,
March 21 .... 62 43
March
" 53 43
March 23 .... 57 39
March -24 .... 56 39
U.S. NAVAL ORDNANCE TEST STATION, CHINA LAKE, CALIF. MARCH 26, 1954
.Two Navy Men
Receive Medals
For Heroic Action
Two Navy enlisted men attached
to the China Lake Command have
recently received medals and cita-
tions earned while serving on the
front lines in Korea, according to
a report from LCDR W. L. Sloan,
commanding officer of enlisted per-
sOIIDel.
Lloyd S. Viveros, AOAN, received
the Navy and Marine Corps Medal
from the President of the United
States, and Horace M. Lucich, ACl,
we.s awarded an Air Medal from the
Commander, Naval Forces, Far East.
RADM GEORGE C. DYER, Commandant, 11th Naval District (left), and
Captain D. B. Young, Station Commander, are shown as they started the
military inspection last weekend. First on the inspection list are, from the
left, LCDR A. S. Yesensky, OinC, Guidejl Missile Training Unit 61; LCDR
W. L. Sloan, commanding officer of enlisted personnel; Captain James D.
Grounds, executive officer, and Major John Griffin, commanding officer of
Marine Barracks; Major Robert Moore, executive officer, and Lt. Col. J. O.
Blackwell, conunanding officer of the First Provisional Marine Guided
Missile Battalion; CDR C. C. Schmuck, executive officer, and CDR S. W.
Vejtasa. conunanding officer of the Naval Air Facility.
The citation accompanying the
Navy and Marine Corps Medal, sign-
ed by the Secretary of the Navy,
states, in part: ;'For heroiC conduct
. on board the USS Essex during
flight operations against enemy ag-
gressor forces in the Korean area
on 14 December 1952. When a 100-
pound general purpose bomb was re-
leased and fell to the deck, arming
the tail fuse and possibly arming
the nose fuse . . . Viveros imme-
diately ran to the armed bomb and
assisted in carrying it to the dis-
posal chute, personally withdrawing
and disposing of the armed tail
fuse. By his daring initiative and
prompt ~action in the face of grave
personal risk, Viveros was instru-
Commandant, 11th Naval District
Commends Station On Inspection
,
Despite a damp, dismal morning
spotted with sharp winds sweeping
in from the High Sierras, Rear Ad-
miral George C. Dyer, Comman-
dant of the Eleventh Naval District,
conducted an inspection of Station
military personnel last Saturday.
Included in Admiral Dyer's inspec-
Summer Work Plan
Shel,
ved This Year
Employment of local high school
and college students on a part-time
basis this summer is not planned by
the Station.
A considerable number of such
students who reside on the Station
. were €;mployed during past sum~
mer s in non-technical positions.
Large scale reductions-in-force in
the Explosives Department are given
as reasons for this move.
The program for employment of
undergraduates and graduate stUd-
ents majoring in physical sciences
and engineering, however, will be
continued if a request for temporary
increase in certain ce~gs are
granted by the Bureau of Ordnance.
tion party were Captain John F.
GOOdwin, chief of st~ff; Captain
W. H. Sanders Jr., assistant chief
of staff for personnel; Colonel
P. A. McDonald, USMC, Dis-
trict Marine officer and .command-
(Continued on Page 5)
Early Release
ing officer of Marine Barracks, Na- Prog ram Extension
val Station, San Diego; LT J. A.
Beaubouef, flag lieutenant and aide Now Being Planned
to the Commandant; Captain D. B.
Young, Station Commander, and , The current program of separating
Captain R. H. Solier, executive of- enlisted Navy personnel two months
ticer. before their normal expiration of
A crowd of nearly 600 Station enlistment is expected to be extend-
civilian residents watched as Ad- ed to Dec. 31, according to Navy
miral Dye r was piped aboard Times this week.
through a contingent of six side Vice Admiral James L. Holloway
boys by a Navy Boatswain's Mate. Jr., Chief· of Naval personnel, has
Following the inspection of sta- advised aU Fleet Commanders by
tion officers, the inspection party dispatch that the Navy is contem-
split in order to more quickly in- plating snch a move, and that final
spect the Station Navy and Marine approval ~ by the Secretary of the
enlisted personnel. Admiral Dyer, Navy is expected in the near future.
Captain Goodwin and Colonel Mc- The early release policy was in-
Donald each headed one of the augurated by the Navy last June in
smaller inspection parties. order to.: equalize losses of fiscal
Upon t he Admiral's return to San years 19:)4 and 1955 and to reduce
Diego, he sent a dispatch to Cap- fluctuafi:on in enlisted recruiting
tain Young, which read in part: and tra.lning systems. \
"Commandant, 11th Naval District The program currently under way
congratulates Commander, Naval only effects enlistments due to ex-
(Continued on Page 5) pire through Oct. 31.
, OCR Text: PAGE 8 MARCH 26, 1954
4th Public Works
Amateur Show
Date Announced
Entry blanks are now available
for the fourth annual P ublic Works
an ROmee Club sponsored ama-
teur show, at the Public Works per-
sonnel building, according to Nate
Rekosh, chairman of this year's
show.
The date for the show has been
set for Thursday, May 6, at the
Station theater.
ave1' $200 in cash prizes will be
given away to winners in the event.
Contestants will be grouped accord-
ing to age.
Entry into the show is open to all
amateurs in both China Lake and
Ridgecrest. Contestants do not ne-
cessarily have to be Station em-
ployes, or dependents of a Station
employee, according to Mr. Rekosh.
The first try-outs for the show
will be held Thursday evening from
7:30 to 9 :30 at the Anchorage. Other
try-outs will be scheduled through-
out the month of April. These dates
will be announced in the next issue
of the Rocketeer.
COMMISSARY TO CLOSE
The Commissary S tor e will be
c los e d all day next Wednesday,
March 31, for the purpose of con-
ducting its regular monthly inven-
tory, according to LTJG William C.
Hamilton, commissary store officer.
$torting nmes: 6 and 8 p.m. doll»".
Kiddies' Matln.. (Special Mewl"h
1 p.m. Saturday
Mafine.; 1 p.m. Sunday
TODAY MARCH 26
"MA AND PA KmLE AT HOME" (88 Min.)
Marjarie Main, Percy Kilbride
Shorts; "Bugs and Thugs" (7 Min.)
"Heart of a Champion" (10 Min.)
SATURDAY MARCH 27
"WORLD FOR RANSOM" (82 Min.)
Don Duryea, Gene Lockhart
Shorts: "Monroe Doctrine" (17 Min.)
•
MATINEE
"ON THE OLD SPANISH TRAIL" (7S Min.)
Roy Rogers
Shorts; "Dare-devil Droopy" (7 Min.)
"Jungle Drums" No. 6 (13 Min.)
SUN.·MON. MARCH 28·29
"MOGAMBO" (117 Min.)
Clark Gable, Ava Gardner
TUES.·WED. MARCH 30.31
"CASANOVA'S BIG NIGHT" (8S Min.)
80b Hope, Joan Fontaine
Shorts: "Perils of the f orest" (18 Min.)
News (10 Min.)
THURS.·FRr. APRIL }·2
"RAILS INTO LARAMIE" (82 Min.)
John Payne, Mari Blanchard
Sho rts: "Smoked Hams" (7 Min.)
" Do Someone a Favor" (10 Min.)
News (10 Min.)
EVERY LlTILE BIT HELPS
MARTHA'S MITE IS WELCOMED by the American Red Cross here in its
present campaign for funds and members. Martha Pike, eight-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Pike, 606-A Essex Circle, left this note
and eight cents on the table for her parents when they returned home one
evening last week. She is a third grade student at Richmond School. Her
father, a consultant in Test Department, represents the department on the
planning committee that is aiding the local campaign. CDR Leo W. Rob-
erts, chairman of the campaign, said Martha's action earned for 'her a Red
Cross pin and card making her a member of the Red Cross for 1954.
Explosives Reduction-in-Force
Cuts 29 Employes; More to Follow
First reduction-in-force notices
were issued by the Personnel De-
partment last Tuesday as a result of
planned reductions of personnel in-
volved in the closing of the Explos-
ives Department.
These notices are effective April
16 and were issued to the following
group of personnel: 21 munition
workers, 3 laborers, 2 security in-
spectors, 2 painters and 1 general
helper.
~ll of the personnel affected were
in retention group III, meaning that
they were serVing under indefinite
appo~ntment and do not .have reas-
signment rights under the reduc-
tion-in-force regulations.
It is further planned to issue re-
duction-in-force notices effective
I
Employe Injured
In Highway Mishap
George M. Reger, acting assistant
head of the Test Department pho-
tographic laboratory, suffered pain-
ful head injuries in an automobile
accident Saturday morning, eight
miles south of Mojave when his car
and a truck collided on Highway 6.
Also injured were his passengers,
Mrs. Reger, who received chest in-
juries, and Mrs. Vera Greenfield,
Station resident, who suffered an
arm injury. All were taken to the
Mojave hospital for treatment and
remained there until early this week.
April 30 to additional personnel as
follows: apprOximately 21 munition
workers, 2 laborers, 1 security in-
spector, 3 carpenters, 1 joiner, 2
electricians, 2 pipecoverers and insu-
1ators' 2 painters, 3 pipefitters, 1
welder, 1 general helper and 1 nurse.
These persons are also in group
III with the exception of the nurse.
Hereafter it will be necessary to ·
issue reduction-in-force notices at
approximately two-week intervals
on the basis of a schedule estab-
lished by the Explosives Department
and approved by the Station Com-
mander for closing the Explosives
Department operations in the latter
part of July.
The Personnel Department has
also assigned a representative of
the employment division of Explos-
ives for the purpose of negotiating
reassignments and transfers to va-
cancies on-the Station. These trans-
fers will for the most part involve
personnel in Groups I and II and
will minimize to a large extent the
neceSSity for formal reduction-in':'
force procedures.
The Personnel Department plans
to issue information from time to
time On the progress of this pro-
gram, both from the standpoint of
employees separated by reduction-
in-force and those transferred to
vacancies. It is expected that reduc-
tion-in-force will largely be con-
fined to employees in .group m.
/
High School Grads
Now Eligible
For OCS Training
Educational requirements for Navy
warrant officers and enlisted per-
sonnel applying for the 16-week
course at Office\- Candidate School
in Newport, R.I., have been lowered,
according to a report received this
week.
OCS training is now open to high
s c h 0 0 I graduates. Previously the
training was only open to those who
had completed two or more years of
formal education, or the equivalent.
High school graduates, however,
must have a GCT or ARI test score
of at least 60 to qualify.
Warrant officers and chief war-
rant officers must have completed
three years of active service in grade
by June 30 of the year in which ap-
Pointment to ensign is made. En-
listed personnel must have complet-
ed four years service in the regular
Navy prior to appointment. Chief
petty officers have the option of
qualifying under either ot the two
requirements.
There is no restriction as tQ the
number of a candidate's dependents.
Eligible personnel must submit re-
quests for consideration to the i r
commanding officer by July I, in
order to make the selection for oes
trainees next year. f
Successful candida~ will be com-
missioned ensigns in the Line or
Supply Cor p s and Civil Engineer
Corps upon graduation fro m the
Newport school.
School Trustee
Candidacy ~Iate
Open Untj/, ARril 21
Local residents plllrDIlin\ to run
for election to the C a Lake Ele-
mentary School District board of
trustees have until April 21 to file
for candidacy at .the office of the
district superintendent of schools.
Candidates must declare them-
selves as seeking either the regular
term of office-a three year term-
or one of the two additional offices
being created for the first time this
year, one of which will be a two-
year term and the other a one-year
term.
The candidate receiving the high-
est number of votes for the two new
board positions will serve for the
two-year term, and the runner-up
will be elected for the o~e-year
term.
In order to be eligible, each candi-
date for the office of trustee must be
a registered voter of the district.
DRIVER'S EXAMS SET
Examinations for driver's licenses
will be conducted at the County
building in Ridgecrest next Mon-
day, Tuesday and Wednesday. Hours
for the examinations will be 8:30 to
11 :30 and from 1:30 to 4:30 p.rn..
THE WEATHER
Mostly c I ear with
high scattered clouds
over the mounta ins.
Surface winds light to
variable. Me x i mum
temperatures 65 to 70.
VOL. X, NO. 12
Central Staff Leads
Per Capita Figures
In ARC Campaign
Central S t a f f has contributed
$135.65 to the 1954 American Red
Cross campaign for funds and mem-
bers to take the lead this week with
a per capita contribution of $2.11,
according to CDR Leo W. Roberts,
campaign chairman.
Included in Central Staff are the
offices of Technical Director, Asso-
ciate Technical Director, and Central
Evaluation Group.
The campaign will officially end
next Friday, having been extended
from next wednesday to permit both
civilian and Military personnel, who
have paydays on Thursday and Fri-
day respectively, to make final con-
tributions.
Second high was the Department
of Community Affairs with $1.91 per
capita and third was GMTU No. 61
with $1.41.
CDR Roberts pointed out t hat
some military group per capita con-
tributions are low because of the
mil)tary personnel having to make
heavy expenditures during the past
month in readiness for the Com-
mandant's military inspection here
last Saturday. He stated that these
g r 0 ups are concentrating on the
April 1 payday.
The Public W 0 r k s Department
leads the list in total contributions
of $411.50, with Command Adminis-
tration $348.31 placing second, and
Supply and Fiscal Department third,
with a total of $304.48.
Totpl contributions received, as of
last Monday, were $2,691.70, an in-
crease of $1,135.09 over last week.
Total contributions by Station De-
partments, Staffs and facilities, and
the per capita contributions, are as
follows:
Activity
Central Staff
Com. Affairs
GMU No. 61
Personnel
Total
Contrib.
............$135.65
86.00
24.00
72.00
Dental ..................... 10.00
Command Adm.
Research ...
..... 348.31
.... '184.00
Design & Pro. . 140.50
Supply & )FiscaI ........ 304.48
Off. of the Comdr. . 16.00
Medical.......... ............. 26.00
Public Works ....... 411.50
Rockets 298.58
Test ............ ........ . ........ 222.25·
1st Prov. MGM Bn... 35.31
AOD . .......................... 66.75
NAF ............................... 86.31
(Continued on Page 5)
Per
Capita
$2.11
1.91
1.41
1.38
1.11
1.06
.92
.71
.63
.48
.48
.45
.43
.42
.36
.23
.17
TOOERATuItI:S
(Housing Areo)
Max. Min.
March 18 .... 59 26
March 19 .... 58 40
March 20 60 .,
March 21 .... 62 43
March
" 53 43
March 23 .... 57 39
March -24 .... 56 39
U.S. NAVAL ORDNANCE TEST STATION, CHINA LAKE, CALIF. MARCH 26, 1954
.Two Navy Men
Receive Medals
For Heroic Action
Two Navy enlisted men attached
to the China Lake Command have
recently received medals and cita-
tions earned while serving on the
front lines in Korea, according to
a report from LCDR W. L. Sloan,
commanding officer of enlisted per-
sOIIDel.
Lloyd S. Viveros, AOAN, received
the Navy and Marine Corps Medal
from the President of the United
States, and Horace M. Lucich, ACl,
we.s awarded an Air Medal from the
Commander, Naval Forces, Far East.
RADM GEORGE C. DYER, Commandant, 11th Naval District (left), and
Captain D. B. Young, Station Commander, are shown as they started the
military inspection last weekend. First on the inspection list are, from the
left, LCDR A. S. Yesensky, OinC, Guidejl Missile Training Unit 61; LCDR
W. L. Sloan, commanding officer of enlisted personnel; Captain James D.
Grounds, executive officer, and Major John Griffin, commanding officer of
Marine Barracks; Major Robert Moore, executive officer, and Lt. Col. J. O.
Blackwell, conunanding officer of the First Provisional Marine Guided
Missile Battalion; CDR C. C. Schmuck, executive officer, and CDR S. W.
Vejtasa. conunanding officer of the Naval Air Facility.
The citation accompanying the
Navy and Marine Corps Medal, sign-
ed by the Secretary of the Navy,
states, in part: ;'For heroiC conduct
. on board the USS Essex during
flight operations against enemy ag-
gressor forces in the Korean area
on 14 December 1952. When a 100-
pound general purpose bomb was re-
leased and fell to the deck, arming
the tail fuse and possibly arming
the nose fuse . . . Viveros imme-
diately ran to the armed bomb and
assisted in carrying it to the dis-
posal chute, personally withdrawing
and disposing of the armed tail
fuse. By his daring initiative and
prompt ~action in the face of grave
personal risk, Viveros was instru-
Commandant, 11th Naval District
Commends Station On Inspection
,
Despite a damp, dismal morning
spotted with sharp winds sweeping
in from the High Sierras, Rear Ad-
miral George C. Dyer, Comman-
dant of the Eleventh Naval District,
conducted an inspection of Station
military personnel last Saturday.
Included in Admiral Dyer's inspec-
Summer Work Plan
Shel,
ved This Year
Employment of local high school
and college students on a part-time
basis this summer is not planned by
the Station.
A considerable number of such
students who reside on the Station
. were €;mployed during past sum~
mer s in non-technical positions.
Large scale reductions-in-force in
the Explosives Department are given
as reasons for this move.
The program for employment of
undergraduates and graduate stUd-
ents majoring in physical sciences
and engineering, however, will be
continued if a request for temporary
increase in certain ce~gs are
granted by the Bureau of Ordnance.
tion party were Captain John F.
GOOdwin, chief of st~ff; Captain
W. H. Sanders Jr., assistant chief
of staff for personnel; Colonel
P. A. McDonald, USMC, Dis-
trict Marine officer and .command-
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Early Release
ing officer of Marine Barracks, Na- Prog ram Extension
val Station, San Diego; LT J. A.
Beaubouef, flag lieutenant and aide Now Being Planned
to the Commandant; Captain D. B.
Young, Station Commander, and , The current program of separating
Captain R. H. Solier, executive of- enlisted Navy personnel two months
ticer. before their normal expiration of
A crowd of nearly 600 Station enlistment is expected to be extend-
civilian residents watched as Ad- ed to Dec. 31, according to Navy
miral Dye r was piped aboard Times this week.
through a contingent of six side Vice Admiral James L. Holloway
boys by a Navy Boatswain's Mate. Jr., Chief· of Naval personnel, has
Following the inspection of sta- advised aU Fleet Commanders by
tion officers, the inspection party dispatch that the Navy is contem-
split in order to more quickly in- plating snch a move, and that final
spect the Station Navy and Marine approval ~ by the Secretary of the
enlisted personnel. Admiral Dyer, Navy is expected in the near future.
Captain Goodwin and Colonel Mc- The early release policy was in-
Donald each headed one of the augurated by the Navy last June in
smaller inspection parties. order to.: equalize losses of fiscal
Upon t he Admiral's return to San years 19:)4 and 1955 and to reduce
Diego, he sent a dispatch to Cap- fluctuafi:on in enlisted recruiting
tain Young, which read in part: and tra.lning systems. \
"Commandant, 11th Naval District The program currently under way
congratulates Commander, Naval only effects enlistments due to ex-
(Continued on Page 5) pire through Oct. 31.
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