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November 2009
Inside this issue ...New Association websites ...........3
Supply at Navy Memorial ..........3
Scholarship profile:
Forrest Obnamia ......................5
In the Supply Corps Family:
ENS Ellen Harper ...................6
Submarine Supply Corps
Officers ....................................7
Association Profile: Bay Area......8
We did it! Foundation tops $1 million goal!
Albritton is top Volunteer and Hawaii is Association of the Year CDRCarlaAlbritton,SC,USNwasse-lectedasthe2009FoundationVolunteeroftheYearandHawaiiwasselectedasthe Association of the Year at the an-nualmeetingof theFoundationBoardinAthensinOctober. CDRAlbrittonwascitedforherworkwith the San Diego Supply Corps As-sociation from August 2003 throughJuly2009.AtthetimesheservedonthestaffsoftheFleetandIndustrialSupplyCenterandtheCommander,NavalSur-faceForcesHeadquarters. AccordingtoCAPTDaveWatt,Presi-dentoftheSDSCA,Albritton’s“steadfastleadership, high energy and full en-gagement with our San Diego SupplyCorpsAssociationenabledthetransferofnearly$200,000 toourFoundation.”HereffortsinchairingtheSupplyCorpsAuction,includingservingasAuction-eer at the fundraiser for five straight years, were particularly noteworthy,accordingtoCAPTFranDerby(Ret.)a
BoardmemberofSDSCA. Inaddition,DerbynotedthatAlbrit-ton“volunteeredforanunaccompaniedIndividual Augmentation assignmentto CENTCOM’s Deployment and Dis-tributionOperationsCenterinKuwait,where she served as Chief of Staff.These duty assignments alone wouldchallenge, perhaps overwhelm manyofficers. Not so for Commander Albrit-ton, who is also the proud mother oftwobilingualpre-schoolers.” CDR Albritton is currently a stu-dent at the Industrial College of theArmedForces. In selecting Hawaii, the Founda-tion cited SCAH’s efforts in the pastyeartopromotethehistory,tradition,andsuccessoftheNavySupplyCorpsthrough dedicated community ser-vice, professional development andsustainedcamaraderie. Of particular note were the ef-fortsofpastPresidentCDRMattOtt
RADM Don Hickman (Ret.), Chair-man of the Foundation Board,announced at the annual meeting inOctober that the Foundation had ex-ceeded the goal of $1 million in itsthree-year campaign, “Taking Careof Our Own.” The drive, which waskicked off in 2007, raised funds forFoundation programs and activitiessuch as the scholarship fund and theheritagedisplays. Hickman praised the efforts ofall involved, especially Mr. HenryTrione,HonaryChairandRADMDonSt. Angelo (Ret.) and Kevin Twomey,Co-chairsofthedrive.Calling2009a“banneryear,”headded“it’samazingthat we were able to accomplish this
goal,” Hickman said, “in spite ofthese challenging financial times.” He credited the success of the effortto the generosity of Foundationmembers who supported the effortthrough online donations, pledges,contributions to the CFC, andthoughtfulestateplanning. In other Board actions, Hickmancompleted his ten-year tenure asChairmanoftheBoard.Heturnsoverthe reins of the Foundation on Janu-ary 1 to incoming Chairman CAPTJohnKizer (Ret.)whohadbeenserv-ing as Board Vice Chairman. Kizernoted that he had big shoes to fill but thatheknewRADMHickmanwould
CDR Carla Albritton, SC, USN
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andhis teaminspendingnumeroushours planning, communicating,and personally coordinating an ag-gressive calendar of special events.This includes the establishment of
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TheNewsletteroftheNavySupplyCorpsFoundation
1425PrinceAvenueAthens,Georgia30606-2205
(706)354-4111E-mail:[email protected]
2009 Board of DirectorsChairman
RADM Donald E. Hickman, SC, USN (Ret.)ViceChairman
CAPT John L. Kizer, SC, USN (Ret.)Secretary
CDR Kristin Acquavella, SC, USNTreasurer
CAPT Mike Kalas, SC, USN (Ret.)Chief Staff Officer
CDR Jack Evans, SC, USN (Ret.)Directors
RADM Mike Lyden, SC, USNRADM Jim Allan, SC, USN (Ret.)
RADM Steve Maas, SC, USN (Ret.)RADM Donald G. St. Angelo,
SC, USN (Ret.)RDML Nick Kalathas, SC, USN
RDML Jack Prendergast, SC, USN (Ret.) CAPT Tom Billings, SC, USN (Ret.)CAPT Doug Chin, SC, USN (Ret.)
CAPT Mike Plunkett, SC, USN (Ret.)CAPT Lee Singleton, SC, USNCDR Betsy Jackson, SC, USN
LCDR Dennis Collins, SC, USNCharlie Sigety
Gil OsnosAdHoc
CMDCM James CollinsMimi Prendergast
AccesstheFoundationwebsiteathttp://www.usnscf.comforupdates
onboardmembersandthelatestnewsfromtheFoundation
The OakleafStaffLizVanWye,Writer/[email protected]
LindaHall,GraphicLayout
Greetings from the Chairman
and programs. Last I want to singleout John Kizer and Jack Evans. ViceChairmanoftheFoundation,Johnhasassistedintoomanywaystocountandhasbeeninvolvedineverymajordeci-sion;Jack justgoestoworkeverydayand makes the Foundation a success.THANKYOUBOTH!!And,thankstoallofyouwhohavecontributedtotheFoundation, both financially and time wise,over thesepast tenyears.Therearefartoomanytolist,butanyreviewoftheFoundation’shistorywillrevealthenames. Second, I want to thank all themembers who contributed ideas tothe Foundation’s efforts to expandour programs beyond our success-fulscholarshipprogram.Thesenewprogramswillserveusallwellintothefuture.
On a personal note, theseyears have provided me an op-portunitytoattempttogivebacktotheSupplyCorpsforalltheop-portunitiesIhadduringmyactivedutycareer.Ihavehadagreatop-portunitytomeetandworkwithmanyold,aswellasnewfriends.Many wonderful Americans areassociated with the Navy SupplyCorps…something which shouldgiveusallpride. In particular, I am extremelyproudofthesuccessofournearlycompleted fund drive, and ourMemorialScholarshipProgramisahugestepinoureffortsto“Tak-ingCareofOurOwn.” Again, thanks to all of you…please “stay in touch” with yourFoundation.YourFoundationisingreat shape and will continue toserveyourneedsinthefuture.
RADM Don “Smoke” HickmanSC, USN (Ret.)
The Oakleaf deadlines:January15,2010for
March2010issueMay10,2010forJuly2010issue
This is my final message as Chairman of the Board of Directors of ourFoundation.Aftertenyearsonthejob,Ifeelthatitistimetostepaside.AtourBoardofDirectorsmeetinginOctober,I attempted to individually thank themany people who have been so veryhelpful during this period. In thisOakleaf,Iwanttotakethisopportunitytodoacouplemorethings. First,Iwanttosingleoutthreeindi-vidualswhohavebeenoftremendoushelpforourFundDrive…ourHonoraryChairman, Henry Trione and our co-chairmen,KevinTwomeyandDonSt.Angelo.Thesethreeindividualsmadesure our fund drive was a huge suc-cess. Next, Joe Phelan, who, althoughnot a member of our Foundation,played a significant role in navigating us into our current long range plan
remain involved and supportive ofall Foundation programs and activi-ties.MembersoftheBoardpresentedHickman with an inscribed Founda-
tion rocking chair recognizing hisdecadeatthehelmoftheFoundationatadinnereventattheconclusionofthemeeting.
Foundation exceeds $1 million goal!(Continued)
CAPT John Kizer (Ret.), left, recognized RADM Don Hickman (Ret.) for a decade as Foundation Chairman.
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Navy Supply to be featured at Navy Memorial By CDR Katie Boyce, SC, USN “NavySupply”willbefeaturedattheU.S.NavyMemorialinWash-ington,D.C.,fromApril2010toMarch2011.TheNavalSupplySystemsCommandhasestablishedateamtodisplayourhistoryandhighlightourcurrentrole.Wearelookingformoremembersorcontributors.Interested?PleasecontactCDRKatieBoyceatkatherine.boyce@navy.milor(805)889-5565ifyouwouldlikemoreinformation. Mrs.KathyAdamsiscollectingpicturesforthedisplay.PleasesendyourphotosviaCDore-mailtoKathyAdamsatkathy.adams@navy.mil.Forwardedphotosshouldbe300DPI(high)resolution, .JPGor.TIFfiles.Captionswithidentifyinginformationshouldbeincluded.Wearelookingforbothhistoricalandpresentdaypictures. Eventsarebeingplannedforthespringtohelpkick-offtheyearinconjunctionwiththeannual“BlessingoftheFleet”festivitiesattheU.S.NavyMemorial.DetailswillbeavailableintheMarchissueofThe Oakleafandonthewebsiteatwww.usnscf.com.Activitieshigh-lightingNavySupplywillalsobeheldthroughouttheyearthatthedisplayisrunning.Welookforwardtoseeingyouthere!
Atlastyear’smeetingofAssoci-ation Presidents, a common issuewith developing, managing, andresourcing Association websiteswas identified. At this year’s meet-ing in October, a plan to provideeachAssociationwithanewfullyfunctional website was presentedandunanimouslyapprovedbytheFoundation Board. The seventeennew websites are being partiallydonated by Target Systems to theFoundation in order to significant-ly upgrade the communicationscapabilities of all Associations,largeandsmall.Thenewwebsitesareexpectedtocomeonlineearlyin2010. In other business at the Asso-ciationPresidentsmeeting,CAPTTom Billings (Ret.), AssociationRelationsChairmanfor theFoun-dation,updatedthePresidentsona number of additional Founda-tioninitiativesaswellasprovidedopportunities for the Presidentsto exchange ideas and lessonslearned in their areas. Twelve oftheAssociationswererepresentedatthemeeting.
Association Presidents meet and finalize website project
RADM Don Hickman (Ret.), Foundation Chairman, far right, welcomed Association representa-tives in Athens. Those pictured include, from left, CAPT Carl Herron, CAPT John Titus, CDR Colleen Salonga, CAPT Dave Watt, CDR Kes Townsend, CAPT Steve Kinskie, CDR Jerome White, CAPT Jim Lunn (Ret.). Attending but not pictured were CAPT James Watts, LCDR James Gayton, and CDR Chuck Parker.
Command Leadership teams designed toincreaseparticipationandfostermentoringamong officers. In addition, their efforts in hosting a breakfast series of professionaldevelopment events, running a golf out-ing resulting in over $10,000 in donationsto the Foundation scholarship programs,sponsoring junior officer training events as well as an active calendar of commu-nityserviceeventswerenoted.SCAHalsohostedoveradozenfamilythemedeventspromotingfamilycohesion,teambuilding,andesprit-de-corps. The Foundation noted that the associationhaddistinguisheditselfbypromotingprofes-sional development, contributing key financial supporttoscholarshipprograms,servingtheHawaiian community, and by “consistentlyhonoringandcommemoratingthe traditionsoftheNavyandtheSupplyCorps.”
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Watch the Foundation website at www.usnscf.com for the latest information.
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The Oakleaf isawareofthefollowingmembersoftheSupplyCorpscommunitywhopassedawayoverthepastfewmonths.Namesarealsolistedonwww.usnscf.comalongwithavailableobituaries.PleaseletusknowofthosewhohavepassedawayforthiscolumnbyforwardinginformationtoTheOakleaf@comcast.net.
In Memoriam
RADMRobertM.Moore,SC,USN(Ret.)October4,2009
CDRAdondi“Don”Santos,SC,USN(Ret.)September24,2009
RADMStuartH.Smith,SC,USN(Ret.)September19,2009
CDRGregBreen,SC,USNSeptember6,2009
CAPTWilliamB.“Andy”Anderson,SC,USN(Ret.)August15,2009
CAPT Donald H. Giffin, SC, USN (Ret.)July28,2009
RADMRobertC.Stack,SC,USN(Ret.)July20,2009
CDRFredB.Gary,SC,USN(Ret.)June19,2009
CAPTThomasC.Andersen,SC,USN(Ret.)June3,2009
CDRJamesH.Carrington,SC,USN(Ret.)June1,2009
LCDRDonaldCharlesKilby,SC,USN(Ret.)May31,2009
CAPTFrankL.White,SC,USN(Ret.)May24,2009
CDRClarkO.Martin,SC,USN(Ret.)May23,2009
CDRFredericC.Brehm,SC,USN(Ret.)May14,2009
LTAlexanderMichler,SC,USN(Ret.)May14,2009
CDRPaulD.Walker,SC,USN(Ret.)April7,2009
CAPTLewisMalamut,SC,USN(Ret.)April2,2009
CAPTFredW.Kowalski,SC,USN(Ret.)March30,2009
CDRArthurW.Gillis,SC,USN(Ret.)March25,2009
LCDRMelvinS.Amundsen,SC,USN(Ret.)March14,2009
CAPTJohnM.Weigle,SC,USN(Ret.)February25,2009
CAPTWilliamE.Hassenger,SC,USN(Ret.)February20,2009
CAPTRobertJ.Stevens,SC,USN(Ret.)February4,2009
CAPTRoscoeD.McMillanJr.,SC,USN(Ret.)October29,2008
CDRTomGannon,SC,USN(Ret.)June24,2009
CAPTWilliamE.Hassenger,SC,USN(Ret.)February20,2009
LCDRAlanDickSells,SC,USN(Ret.)May3,2008
CAPTSamSimpson,SC,USN(Ret)2008
CAPTJohnW.Paul,SC,USN(Ret.)July21,2007
LCDRJamesE.Sikes,SC,USN(Ret.)July27,2006
LTJamesW.Likely,SC,USN(Ret.)April2004
LCDRLawrenceS.Smith,SC,USN(Ret.)March3,2004
CWO3JamesT.May,SC,USN(Ret.)November2003
LTTheodoreA.Corning,SC,USN(Ret.)October2003
LTDonaldMacbeth,SC,USN(Ret.)2002
LTEdwardGeorgeMoorhead,SC,USN(Ret.)May16,2001
LCDRCliffordJ.Holmes,SC,USN(Ret.)December26,1994
CWO2FloydW.Raymond
Your Foundation is looking for a team of historians! Morethan10yearsago,RADMFrankAllston,SC,USNR(Ret.)wrotethebook“ReadyforSea…TheBicentennialHistoryoftheU.S.NavySupplyCorps.”Publishedin1995tohelpcommemoratethe200thanniversaryoftheNavySupplyCorps,thebookcoversboththehistorymakersandtheevolutionoftheSupplyCorpssinceTenchFrancisin1795. TheFoundationisnowlookingforpeopletohelpRADMAllstoncontinuethatlegacy.Areyouinterestedinthehis-toryoftheSupplyCorpsandthepeoplewhohaveserved?Ifso,contactJackEvansat(706)[email protected]:TheNavySupplyCorpsFoundationhascopiesof“ReadyforSea”forsale.Itcanbepurchasedonlineatwww.usnscf.comandselect“Ship’sStore.”
For an updated listing of members who have passed away, go to www.usnscf.com and select “In Memoriam” under Quicklinks.
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Forrest Obnamia, a freshman atOhioStateUniversity,istherecipientofthisyear’sRADMandMrs.DonaldSt. Angelo, SC, USNR (Ret.) Schol-arship. Obnamia is enrolled in theHonorsProgramintheElectricalandComputer Engineering DepartmentandisgratefulforthesupportthattheFoundationscholarshipprogrampro-videshim.
Obnamia has had a lifelong interestin math and science. He excelled as astudentatDublinCoffmanHighSchooloutsideColumbus,Ohio,takingnumer-ousadvancedplacementcourses.“Ilikethestepbystepprocessinscienceandmath,”hesaid,“it’sverylogical.”
Scholarship profileForrest Obnamia enrolled in Honors Program at Ohio State
Forrest Obnamia
Notcontentwithastrictlyacademicfocus,Obnamiaalsoplayedthetrom-bone in themarchingband, thebrasschoir, the full symphonic orchestraandthejazzband. “Ilearnedalotfrommusic,”hesays,“ittakeseveryoneplayingtheirparttomake the final product sound good.” Obnamian’shighschoolactivitiesalsoincludedthreeyearsoflacrosseandayearofvolleyball. One of several students to achievevaledictorian status in his class ofmorethan400,Obnamiawasselectedfollowing an audition to give the ad-dressathiscommencementlastspring.Hespokeofthemanywaystoachievesuccessinlifeandhefoundheenjoyedit.“Itwasexcitingtotalkinfrontofsomanypeople,”herecalls. Obnamia’sfatherNomer,whoservedasanenlistedstorekeeper,cametotheUnited States from the Phillipines. InathankyounotetotheFoundationheexpressed his gratitude to the Foun-
Obnamia is enrolled in the Honors Program ... and is grateful for the support that
the Foundation scholarship program provides.
dation and added that his son “willalwaysrememberthekindnessofNa-val officers who care enough to help othersinpursuinghighereducation.”
Itisthattimeofyearwhenwegearupourscholarshipprogram for the 2010-2011 academic year. To be eligibleforthescholarshipprogram,theapplicant/recipientmustbe a spouse, child or grandchild of a living or deceasedregular,retired,reserveorpriorserviceSupplyCorpsof-ficer, or is serving in a Supply enlisted rating (e.g., AK, SK, MS/CS,SH,DK,LI,LS,PC)onactivedutyorinaretiredstatus.Recipientsmustattendatwo(2)orfour(4)yearac-creditedcollegefull-time.Thescholarshipapplicationforschoolyear2010-2011willbeavailableJan.10,2010,onourwebsitewww.usnscf.com. In2009,duetothegenerosityofourmembers,weawarded$233,500inscholarshipgrantsto95individuals.Inaddition,three$2,500memorialscholarshipswereawardedtochildrenof Supply Corps officers who died while serving on active
duty.Eventhoughweawardedarecordnumberofscholar-ships,wereceivedarecordnumberofapplications,211.Thisleft116applicantswhodidnotreceiveascholarship.Weneedyourhelpinfundingourscholarshipprogram.Ourscholar-shipsareawardedat$1,000,$2,500,$5,000,and$10,000levels.Please consider funding one of these scholarships in yournameoranameofyourchoosing. Intheseuncertaineconomictimestherearemanyworth-whilecausesaskingforyourassistanceandIamsincerelygratefulforyoursupportofourFoundation.Pleasefeelfreetocontactmeat(706)[email protected],comments,orsuggestionsaboutanyofourprograms.
From the Chief Staff OfficerFoundation gearing up for 2010 - 2011 scholarship year
CDR Jack Evans, SC,USN (Ret.)Chief Staff Officer
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In the Supply Corps familySupply Corps officer gives back through songBy LT Wendell Stephens, Public Affairs Officer, Navy Supply Corps School
ENS Ellen Harper, SC, USN
ENSEllenHarper,SC,USN,aMaygraduate of the Navy Supply CorpsSchool’s Basic Qualification Course,recentlyauditionedforandwonthesolo part in the Athens Choral So-ciety’s “An Evening of Beethoven.”She has been singing for more than15 years and competed for the cov-etedSopranosolointheclassicMassC Major, Opus 86 by Ludwig VanBeethoven.ENSHarpersaidshewasecstatic about the opportunity tocontinuetopursuehersingingaspi-rationswhilesimultaneouslyservingasaNavalofficer. ENS Harper’s first performance
last spring was attended by a largegroup of faculty and students whowentawayvery impressedwithhervocal range and overall skill. ENSHarper noted at the performancethat “people feel instant connectiv-ity all over the world when comingtogether using the common lan-guageofsong.”NSCSCommandingOfficer, CAPT John Titus, said “I’mproud that we are able to supportcommunityeventslikethisandshowsomeofthetalentofourgreatNavalOfficers.”ENSHarperiscurrentlyservingaboardUSSFord(FFG54)inEverett,Wash.
CAPT Robert Granston, SC, USN(Ret.)gavehisNavyCrosstotheSupplyCorps Museum in a ceremony held inAthensinAugust.ReadersofThe Oakleafwill remember CAPT George White’sarticle“TheHeroicStoryofThreeWWIISupply Corps Officers” in the July is-sueofThe Oakleaf.ThenENSGranstonsurviveddesperateconditionsformorethan three years as a prisoner of warin the Phillipines in WWII and subse-quently received the Navy Cross, theNavy’s second-highest award for valor,aftertheCongressionalMedalofHonor.GranstonisoneofonlytwoknownSup-plyCorpsrecipientsoftheNavyCross. During theceremonyCAPTJohnTi-tus, Commanding Officer of the Navy SupplyCorpsSchool,notedthat itwasgreat tohaveaSupplyCorpshero likeCAPTGranston,whoaccomplishedhe-roicfeatsduringhisinitialtourofduty,on hand to speak with Supply CorpsSchool students. Those students willsoon be embarking on their own first toursofduty.CAPTGranstonstatedthat
hedidnotfeelthathisactionswereany-thingoutoftheordinary;hewassimplydoinghisduty. Following the museum ceremo-ny, which he called one of the “mostmemorable days” of his life, CAPT
Granston addressed the Navy SupplyCorpsSchoolstaffandstudents.“Thereis no larger word in the English lan-guagethan‘duty,’”hesaid.“Youcandonomorethanyourdutyandyoushouldneverdoless.”
RADM Sean Crean, left, and CAPT John Titus accept the gift of his Navy Cross from retired CAPT Robert Granston on behalf of the Navy Supply Corps Museum.
WWII Supply Corps hero donates Navy Cross to Supply Corps Museum
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Formanyyears,thepositionofSupplyOfficer on submarines was assigned as a collateralduty,usuallytothemostjuniorline officer on the boat. With the devel-opment of the Nuclear Powered FleetBallisticMissileSubmarine (SSBN), thesizeofthecrewsgrewandthenumberofrepairpartsrequiredtobecarriedonboardgrewaswell. Thelongersustainedsubmergedtimeand increased equipment complexity,especially on SSBNs, made it dramati-callyevidentthattherewasaneedforaprofessional Supply Officer. But the ex-istingviewwithintheSubmarineForcewas that every officer had to stand deck watches, become qualified as an OOD (Officer on Deck), and become qualified insubmarines.AssigningSupplyCorpsOfficers to submarines would require re-thinkingofthispractice. CAPT Bill Rossell, Force Supply Offi-cerforCOMSUBLANT,wasdeterminedtomakeithappen.Earlyin1962,Rossellasked the Bureau of Supplies and Ac-counts to find a Supply Corps officer, specifically a Naval Academy graduate, whohadsomeexperienceatseaasalineofficer. He also wanted a candidate who would attend the full six-month officer’s submarine school program currentlyrequired for line officers. It was the ex-pectation that the officer would become a deck and diving officer watch stander. I was at that time at the SupplyCorps School in Athens, Ga., havingjust transferred from the line. Whenapproached to volunteer for this as-signment, I was elated. As a NavalAcademy graduate with bridge andin-portwatchexperienceonacruiser,it seemed I fit the bill. I began Submarine School in early1962. As graduation approached, therewas still no approval from top levelsof COMSUBLANT to follow throughwithanSSBNassignment.Asasortofcompromise,IwastoldthatIwouldbeassigned toadieselelectricSS for trialpurposesforayearormore.TheLafay-ette (SSBN 616) had just been launched
andLCDRDonHallhadbeenassignedas Blue Crew XO. We had worked to-getherearlierwhenIwasonSubmarinerSquadronSixStaffwhilewaitingformySubSchool class to begin and he hadbeenSquadronEngineer. HallandtheCOofLayafette,CDRPatHannifin, approached Deputy COM-SUBLANT and requested that I beassigned to their ship. Approval wascontingent on CDR Hannifin agreeing, whichhedid,nottocomebackforare-placementifhechangedhismindlater.Without that pull from the ship, theprogram could have grounded on therocksrightthen. As I left SubSchool, a second SupplyCorps officer, Pete Larson started. We hadrisentothechallengeandacallwentoutNavywideforadditionalvolunteersforthistypeofduty.Therequirementswere such that the officer had to be at leastaLTJG,withexperienceasaninde-pendent duty Supply Officer at sea, and withanengineeringbackground.Someof the first officers in this program were CharlieSimmons,PhilCunningham,EdBarnes, Joe Matais, Angelo DiFilippo,
Joe Jaap, Bob Fraser, Don Weatherson,George Mahelona, Chuck Kiger, RayBasley,andBobOsmon. Asaresultofhighlyfavorableevalu-ationsbySSBNCOs,theCOsofnuclearattacksubmarines,SSNs,begantopushhard for SUBLANT to assign Sup-ply Corps officers to their submarines. Gradually an alternative qualifications programwasdeveloped,whichfocusedonsubmarinesupplyrelatedknowledgeratherthanoperationalandengineeringknowledge. A new Supply Corps Dol-phins breast device for this qualification wasdesigned. Fittingly, CAPT Bill Rossell was stillSUBLANT Force Supply Officer and was present when I became the first of a long line of dedicated Supply Corps officers to be awarded the Submarine SupplyCorps Dolphins. Ultimately, the pro-gramwasexpandedtothepointwheretoday there are Supply Corps officers on all SSBNs and SSNs throughout the fleet. Iamproudtohavebeenoneofagroupofdedicatedprofessionalstousherinatotallynewconceptofmanningnuclearsubmarinesthatcontinuestoday.
Then and NowSubmarine Supply Corps officers take on challenge of standing deck By CDR Jack Greenhalgh, SC, USN (Ret.)
RADM J. Tyree, Deputy Commander, Submariner Force Atlantic pins the Supply Corps Dolphins on LT Jack Greenhalgh. On LT Greenhalgh’s left is CAPT Bill Rossell and to his left is LCDR Paul Foster.
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Association PresidentsCAPT John TitusNortheast Georgia
[email protected] Todd Friedlander
Cleveland, [email protected]
CDR Chuck ParkerGreat Lakes Area
[email protected] Steve Kinskie
Hampton [email protected]
CDR Jerome WhiteHawaii
[email protected] Kes Townsend
Naples, [email protected]
CAPT Karl F. RauJacksonville
[email protected] Rod Gayton
CAPT Craig HerrickMechanicsburg
[email protected] Anthony Seifert
Monterey [email protected]
CAPT James DolanNorthwest
[email protected] CAPT Carl Herron
Patuxent [email protected] Colleen Salonga
CAPT Dave WattSan Diego
[email protected] Kurt Libby (Ret.)San Francisco Bay Area
[email protected] Carl Weiss
CAPT Dave KlessWashington, D.C. Area
[email protected] President updates on the Foundation website
at www.usnscf.com under Associations.
For many years, the Bay Area inCalifornia was home to numerousNavy activities and hundreds of ac-tive duty Supply Corps personnel.Whenallofthebasesandairstationsintheareawereclosedorconsolidat-edinthe90s,thearea’sSupplyCorpsAssociationbecamesmallertoo. Recently, a core group of retireeshaspitchedintorevitalizethenewlynamed Bay Area Supply Corps As-sociation. Focusing primarily onreserve and retired members, newlyelected President CAPT Kurt Libby(Ret.)saysthatBASCAisworkingto“facilitateopportunitiesforpeopletoget together, in a casual and unde-mandingway.”Libbycredits retiredCAPTBillWithrowwithkeepingtheassociationaliveover theyears,andsaystheireffortsnowarebuildingonthatbase. BASCA covers a huge area of thestate, including hundreds of squaremiles and all of Northern Califor-niaexceptMonterey.“WedrawfromGrass Valley, Tahoe, and Reno as
wellasfromMendocino,”saysLibby.Right now they have an e-mail listof about 86 members, mostly retir-ees and reservists, spread out overNorthernCalifornia,andtheyareac-tivelylookingtoinvolvemoreretiredand former Supply Corps officers. Without a treasury and with littleinfrastructure,BASCAhitonthecon-ceptofcollaboratingwithotherNavyorganizations in the area for “SeaServiceEvents.”AboardmemberofthelocalNavyLeague,Libbythoughtthat including the Supply Corps inexisting Navy League events wouldmake sense for both groups. “Ev-eryone is looking for members,” hesays,andthecombinationofthetwogroupsworkedwell. They are also joining togetherwith the local Retired Officers As-sociationandhavedoneeventswiththe Tailhook organization and withthe USS Hornet Museum. Amongthe recent activities are a golf tour-nament, cable car rides and Fleet
Bay Area Supply Corps Association revitalized
Admiral Don Hickman, left, talks with CAPT Chuck Gibfried, second from left, and CAPT John H. Hunt and his wife, Ruthanne, during a picnic held by Henry Trione to bring the members of the Bay Area Association together. Also pictured is CAPT Kurt Libby, in the striped shirt. CAPTs Libby and Gibfried are former Commanding Officers of Navy Supply Center Oakland.
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Week activities with Blue Angelsinvolvement. In addition, BASCAsometimesholdsahappyhouratthe Naval Air Station, AlamedaOfficers Club. When the air sta-tionclosed, thecitykept theclubandBASCAoccasionallyrentstheReady Room as a place to meet.“Wesayit’sthelasthappyhourattheOclub,”Libbysays,smiling. InadditiontoLibby,newlyelect-ed BASCA officers include VicePresident Jim Lunn, SecretaryDick Danielson, and TreasurerJoelButler. For more information onBASCA,ortogetinvolved,contactKurt Libby at (510)769 8002 [email protected].
ForthosewhohaverequestedanadditionaloptiontosupporttheFoundation,wearepleased toannounce thatcharitablegiftannuitiesarenowavailable.Acharitablegiftannuityisacontract(nota“trust”),underwhichacharity,inreturnforatransferofcash,marketablesecuritiesorotherassets,agreestopayafixedamountofmoneytooneortwoindividuals,fortheirlifetime. Thepaymentsarefixedandunchangedforthetermofthecon-tract. A portion of the payments are considered to be a partialtax-freereturnonthedonor’sgift,whicharespreadinequalpay-mentsoverthelifeexpectancyoftheannuitant(s). The amount of income from a gift annuity depends on theamountofthecontributionandtheage(s)ofthebeneficiary(s). ShouldyouwishtosupportthemissionoftheFoundation,therearebenefits for both you as a donor and those the Foundation serves. AnyonewhoestablishesacharitablegiftannuityfortheFoun-dation becomes a member of the Tench Francis Legacy SocietythatrecognizesmemberswhoincludetheFoundationintheires-tateplanning(seesidebar). For more information, or to set up a charitable gift annuity,pleasecalltheFoundationoffice,(706)354-4111,orPeterParadyat(603)768-3366.
Charitable Gift Annuities now available By Peter Parady, Foundation Giving Advisor Tench Francis
Legacy SocietyCAPTHarryH.Ball,SC,USN(Ret.)*
NormaBatchelder*LCDRArthurBriggs,SC,USN(Ret.)*
RADMBernardBrowning,SC,USN(Ret.)*LCDRCopelyBurkhett,SC,USN(Ret.)*
CDRHarryBurris,SC,USN(Ret.)CAPTWalterDouglas,SC,USN(Ret.)*
CAPTNormanFoy,SC,USN(Ret.)CAPTRichardHarrison,SC,USN*(Ret.)
RADMDonaldE.Hickman,SC,USN(Ret.)CDRNormanMaier,SC,USN(Ret.)*RADMSteveMaas,SC,USN(Ret.)
RADM Charles Mayfield, SC, USN (Ret.)*LCDRCaryD.Poston,SC,USN(Ret.)RADMFrankE.Raab,SC,USN(Ret.)CDRLowellReade,SC,USN(Ret.)*
CW03GeorgeSmith,SC,USN(Ret.)*RADMDonaldG.St.Angelo,SC,USN(Ret.)
LCDRClydeTudor,SC,USN(Ret.)*CDRLennusB.Urquhart,SC,USN(Ret.)
JosephineWenzel,SC,USN**Deceased
Bay Area Supply Corpsassociation revitalized(Continued)
Ship’s Store featured items
ChairswiththeNavySupplyCorpsSchoolemblemorNavySupplyCorpsFoundationlogolaserengravedare$350.00.Theycanbepersonalizedupto3lineswithadditionalcostsperline.Shippingandhandlingis$29-$39.dependingonyourlocation.Deliverytakes4-6weeks.Lampsare$200plusshipping.Orderlampsandchairsatwww.collegechair.com.
For more information on these items and to see all the items in the Ship’s Store go to the Foundation website at www.usnscf.com.
New Tench Francis Legacy Society Members are listed on the Foundation website at www.usnscf.com under Giving.
The Oakleaf November 2009/�0
DearRADMHickmanandCDREvans:
TheJuly2009Oakleafdescribesthenearly100scholarshipsawardedinthisyear’scycle.The$233,500forthisyearand$3,562,000forthelifeoftheprogramaretestamenttotheSupplyCorpsandthepridewithintheCorps.
My daughter, Carlin Anne-Marie Callaway, received a $2,000 schol-arship from the Foundation for the 1992-1993 cycle. Because of thatscholarship,shewasabletoattendherfreshmanyearatTheUniversityof Colorado. During that time, I was going through a difficult unemploy-ment. She joined the CU NROTC unit and graduated five years later with aBachelorofScienceofNursingfromtheUniversityofColoradoHealthSciencesCenter.ShewascommissionedanEnsignintheNurseCorpsinAugust1997.
SheisnowLieutenantCommanderCarlinCallaway,NC,USN.ShehasbeenstationedatNavalHospitalsinPortsmouth,Yokosuka,andBethes-da.InMay2006sheearnedaMaster’sDegreeinHealthAdministrationfromtheUniversityofMarylandUniversityCollegeprogram.
She is now on DUINS at the University of Virginia (Charlottesville),whereshehopestograduatewithaMasterofScienceinClinicalOncol-ogy and a Nurse Practitioner License in August 2010. Her specialty isclinicaloncologyandpalliativecare.
Allof thishappenedbecauseof the$2,000SupplyCorpsFoundationscholarshipin1992!Pleaseaccepttheattachedcheckforthe‘SprintingtotheFinish’funddrive.Itisourhopethatthismayhelpayoungpersontostartacareerpath.
Sincerely,PeterG.Callaway
AsChairmanoftheAssociationRelationsCommitteeofyourU.S.NavySupplyCorpsFoundation,here’sanupdateonwhatwe’vebeendoing. InMay,JohnKizerandImetwithournewAssociationinSt.LouisandalsowithagroupofmembersinMilling-ton,Tenn. In June, at a Henry Trione hosted picnic in Santa Rosa,Calif., the Bay Area Supply Corps Association was rein-vigorated, and new slate of officers were elected including CAPTKurtLibbyasPresident. InadditiontoournewassociationinSt.Louis,youwillnotice in this Oakleaf’s list of Associations that we havetwelvenewPresidents. Welcometoallofyou,andpleaseletmehearfromyouifyouhaveanyquestions,comments,
requestsforhelp,advice,etc. Iwilltrytoanswerdirectlyandinthenextcolumn.Callore-mailmeat(760)[email protected]. IhaveonerequestofbothnewandformerPres-ident’s. Please ensure that you have submitted asigned copy of your By-Laws to Jack Evans, theFoundationCSOatAthens.Thisisnecessaryinor-der to officially charter you as an Association of the Foundation.YouwillthenbecoveredbytheFoun-dation’s 501(c)(3) non-profit designation. If you need amodelsetofBy-Laws,eitherJackorIcansendonetoyouoryoucandownloaditfromtheFoundationwebsiteatwww.usnscf.com.Ifyouhaveanyques-tions,pleasecallore-mail.
Association Presidents reminded to forward completed bylawsBy CAPT Tom Billings, SC, USN (Ret.)
The difference a scholarhip makes! Thank you! In the July issue ofThe Oakleaf, Foundation chairmanRADM Hickman put out a call foran“oldyellowpay record” to com-pletetheDisbursingdisplayaboardUSS Midway Museum. Three mem-berscamethroughasfollows. CAPTEvanL.Ridgewaydonatedan “old yellow pay record” that hehad saved from his days as Assis-tant Supply Officer at Naval Station, Kodiak,Alaska,from1968-70. LTTitoA.Warner,currentlyserv-ing at the Defense Finance andAccounting Service was able to lo-catethreeworkingcopiesofthe“oldyellowpayrecords.” CAPT George H. White contrib-utedthepencilcopyofhiscashbookthat he used as Disbursing Officer onboardUSSMidway(CVB41)fromSeptember1951toJuly1952. TheseitemswillhelpcompletetheDisbursingdisplayonboardtheUSSMidway. Thanks to you all for an-sweringthecall!
Thanks to three officers, yellow pay record found Letters to the Foundation
The Oakleaf November 2009/��
WearealsolookingforwardtobeingapartoftheYearofSupplydisplaycurrentlyscheduledtoopenattheNavyMe-morialinthespring2010.LikeourdisplayonMidwayviewedbynearlyamillionpeopleannually,thisisanopportunityformanymorevisitors toournation’s capital to experience thesignificant and unique contribution the Navy Supply Corps makestoourNavyandournation. Finally,tokeepthetraditionsoftheSupplyCorpsalive,wearehostingopportunitiesforcurrentandformerSupplyOf-ficers to gather, network, and enjoy each other’s company. Our blacktiegalaaboardUSSMidwaywasawonderfulwaytodojustthatandweareplanningasimilareventpriortotheopen-ingofthedisplayattheNavyMemorialinApril2010. Pleasejoininsupportingthisongoingeffort.Therearemanywaystocontribute.Youcanusetheformsentrecentlyinthemail,goonlinetomakeacontributionviacreditcard,orusethecouponbelowtomailinyourcheck.Allcontributionsaretaxdeductibletothefullestextentofthelawandaregratefullyreceived.
RADM Don Hickman (Ret.)
2010 Annual Fund drive targets increased scholarships and more
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Walls form up on the new Supply Corps School
The Supply Corps School in Newport is located on Coasters Harbor Island, on Porter Avenue, to the right of the current location of the Chaplin’s School (Brett Hall).
Threeyearsago,withanambitiousplaninhandforin-creasedservicetoourmembers,yourFoundationsetouttoaccomplishanunprecedentedgoal– raising$1million tohelptakecareofourown.Wewantedtoexpandourschol-arship programs, communicate and preserve our SupplyCorpsheritage,andprovideourmemberswithopportuni-tiesforcamaraderieandfellowship. Manythought itcouldn’tbedone,especially inthechal-lenging financial environment we now face, but with your support,thisfallwepassedthe$1millionmark.It’saremark-ableachievementandonethatyoucanbejustlyproudof. Butwecannotrestonourlaurels.Thereismuchstilltobedoneanditrequiresourcontinuingeffortandsupport. Thisyear,inspiteofthefactthatweawarded95schol-arshipsvaluedat$233,500,therewerestill116applicantswho did not receive a scholarship. In addition, twelveof our fellow Supply Corps officers, who died on active duty,leftbehind29childrenwhowillneedanddeserveour memorial scholarship support of $10,000 each. Wewillnotletourshipmatesandtheirfamiliesdown.
The Oakleaf November 2009/�2Navy Supply Corps Foundation1425 Prince AvenueAthens, GA 30606-2205Foundation and Association members gather in Athens
Attendees at the Foundation and Association meetings at Athens, Ga., in October included, seated from left, RADM Don St. Angelo (Ret.), RADM Don Hickman (Ret.), and RADM Mike Lyden (Chief of Supply Corps). Standing, from left, are CAPT Mike Kalas (Ret.), CAPT John Titus, CAPT Carl Herron, CDR Chuck Parker, CDR Kes Townsend, CDR Colleen Salonga, RADM Jim Allan (Ret.), CDR Jack Evans (Ret.), CDR Katie Boyce, RDML Jack Prendergast (Ret.), CAPT John Kizer (Ret.), RADM Steve Maas (Ret.), CAPT Tom Billings (Ret.), CDR Kristin Acquavella, CAPT Lee Singleton, LCDR Dennis Collins, Liz Van Wye, CDR Jerome White, Henry Smith, Amy Titus, and CMDMC Jim Collins.
