July 2009 - Navy Supply Corps Foundation
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July 2009 - Navy Supply Corps Foundation
July 2009/ July 2009 The Oakleaf Nearly 100 scholarships awarded from record number of applicants By CDR Jack Evans, SC, USN (Ret.), Chief Staff Officer In May, 95 students were awarded Navy Supply Corps Foundation scholarships, worth $233,500, for the 2009-2010 academic year. This group, which includes children and grandchildren of Supply Corps officers and Supply enlisted personnel, was awarded 17 one-year $5,000 scholarships, 47 one-year $2,500 scholarships, 31 one-year $1,000 scholarships, one $2,500 memorial scholarship, and one $2,000 continuing scholarship. Since 1971, the Foundation has awarded 1,786 scholarships valued in excess of $3,562,000. Selection board members included: President: CAPT Tom Billings, SC, USN (Ret.) (Retired chair) Members: CDR Kristen Acquavella, SC, USN (Active Duty chair) CDR Chuck Parker, SC, USN (Reserve chair) SKCM (SW/AW) Kristina Lasher, USN (Senior Enlisted chair) Mrs. Mimi Prendergast (Spouse’s Club chair) Recorder: CDR Jack Evans, SC, USN (Ret.) The selection board carefully screened 224 applications during the three-day meeting. Applicants were ranked on scholastic ability, character, leadership, and financial need. The names of the applicants were blacked- Inside this issue ... Scholarship profile: Jessica Nebre ........................ 4 In the Supply Corps family: Taylur DeWolfe .................... 5 Supply Corps heroes of WWII ................... 7 Scholarship winners ................ 8 Association profile: Naples Area ....................... 12 Sprinting to the Finish .......... 15 .... and more Continued on page 2 New items in the Foundation’s Ship’s Store Navy Supply Corps School 13 oz mug. White mug with blue Navy Supply Corps School crest, Athens, Ga., on both sides of mug. Navy Supply Corps School, Athens, Ga. Ornament (3x3 in) can be hung or displayed on stand. Colorful pictures of eight buildings on the Navy base. Included is a card with history of each of the buildings. Navy Supply Corps “Military style” 11 oz mug. Natural color mug with blue Ready for Sea crest on both sides. Visit the Navy Supply Corps Foundation’s Ship’s Store at www.usnscf.com for Supply Corps gifts and memorabilia. The Oakleaf July 2009/ Greetings from the Chairman Included in this issue are the results of this year’s scholarship selection board (see page 8) A big “congratulations” goes to all the awardees! The Foundation Board has had an objective to increase the number of applicants and I am happy to report that we had a record number this year. I also want to thank the members of the selection board who had an extremely difficult task in making the selections. This year we saw a significant number of scholarship applicants who were grandchildren of Foundation members. We think this is a good thing and also fits into our target area for membership in the Tench Francis Society. The Tench Francis Society is for all members who include deferred gifts to the Foundation in their estate planning. I would like to encourage all of us to consider the benefits of deferred giving to the Foundation. A small percentage of an estate or trust is a very easy way to help the Foundation to continue our successful programs. The Foundation Fund Drive, “Taking Care of Our Own,” is nearing completion. Our current efforts are to get contributions and pledges in a “Sprint to the Finish.” With all your generosity, I am confident that we will reach our goal of $1 million by December 2009 and that our deferred giving program will assist us in future fundraising efforts. Thanks to all of you for your outstanding support. Our investment advisory committee continues to actively manage our assets in this difficult financial period. In comparison to most all other Foundations, we have proven more successful with our investment strategy. We should all thank these volunteers who have done a really good job with our finances. Our next Board meeting will be in October in Athens, Ga. I look forward to seeing as many members as possible at the meeting. RADM Don “Smoke” Hickman SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship winners announced (Continued) out on the application in order to remove any bias in the selection process. Of the 95 recipients selected this year, 41 are currently attending college and 54 will be entering college or university for the first time. There were 69 females and 26 males selected with 87 percent (83) being from the officer community, and 13 percent (12) selected from the enlisted community. Next years applications will be available on the Foundation web site at www.usnscf.com after Jan. 10, 2010. Listed below are the recipients, along with the name of their scholarship, their hometown, sponsor, and the school they will be attending. The Foundation is looking for volunteer mentors for each recipient. Members who would like to mentor a student (maybe someone attending your alma mater?) should contact Jack Evans at evans@usnscf.com. See Scholarship winners on page 8 The Newsletter of the Navy Supply Corps Foundation 1425 Prince Avenue Athens, Georgia 30606-2205 (706) 354-4111 E-mail: Evans@usnscf.com 2009 Board of Directors Chairman RADM Donald E. Hickman, SC, USN (Ret.) Vice Chairman CAPT John L. Kizer, SC, USN (Ret.) Secretary CDR Kristen Acquavella, SC, USN Treasurer CAPT Mike Kalas, SC, USN (Ret.) Chief Staff Officer CDR Jack Evans, SC, USN (Ret.) Directors RADM 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 CAPT Tom Billings, SC, USN (Ret.) CAPT Doug Chin, SC, USN (Ret.) CAPT Mike Plunkett, SC, USN (Ret.) CAPT Lee Singleton, SC, USN CDR Betsy Jackson, SC, USN LCDR Dennis Collins, SC, USN Charlie Sigety Gil Osnos Ad Hoc CMDCM James Collins Mimi Prendergast Access the Foundation web site at http://www.usnscf.com The Oakleaf Staff Liz Van Wye, Writer/Editor TheOakleaf@comcast.net Linda Hall, Graphic Layout The Oakleaf deadlines: September 15, 2009, for November 2009 issue. January 15, 2010 for March 2010 issue. Submit news and ideas to TheOakleaf@comcast.net The Oakleaf July 2009/ Making difficult times a little easier through planning By Peter Parady, Foundation Giving Advisor Many of us do not plan for death, often causing confusion and heartache for those we leave behind. Saying goodbye to those we love is never easy, but helping them to be prepared with enough information is one way we can help. Here is some information that might prove useful: •The location of your will and family trust with a brief explanation of its contents. •The name of your attorney, accountant, and financial advisor. •Banking information including the name of your personal banker, account numbers, location of bank statements and cancelled checks. •Insurance policies, including life, homeowners, auto and medical. •Investments, account numbers, broker’s name, and phone numbers. We would be pleased to send you a free wills preparation guide and provide information on estate planning. •Other important documents including the deeds to your home and real estate investments, automobile titles, birth certificates, income tax informa- tion, military records, and passports. •Lockbox information, as well as keys and locations. •Social security information. •Funeral/memorial service instructions If you would like some assistance with planning for your loved ones, please contact us. We would be pleased to send you a free wills preparation guide and provide information on estate planning. For additional information, please visit our web site pages on planned giving at www.usnscf.com, or call Peter Parady at (603)768-3366. In Memoriam The Oakleaf is aware of the following members of the Supply Corps community who passed away over the past few months. Names are also listed on www.usnscf.com along with available obituaries. Please let us know of those who have passed away for this column by forwarding information to TheOakleaf@comcast.net. CAPT Stuart William Copeland, SC, USN (Ret.) March 1, 2009 CDR Earnie R. Breeding, SC, USN (Ret.) February 27, 2009 CAPT John M. Weigle, SC, USN(Ret.) February 25, 2009 CAPT Thomas P. Fitzgerald, SC, USN (Ret.) February 19, 2009 LCDR John L. Adams SC, USN (Ret.) February 8, 2009 CAPT Rex S. Coryell, SC, USN (Ret.) January 22, 2009 LCDR Harry V. Parsons, SC, USN (Ret.) January 21, 2009 CDR John W. Nolan, SC, USN (Ret.) January 8, 2009 CAPT William N. Leonard, SC, USN (Ret.) December 30, 2008 CDR Willis Thorne MacKinnon, SC, USN (Ret.) December 10, 2008 CDR Philip P. Aldridge, SC, USN (Ret.) December 8, 2008 LCDR Frank M. Oslislo, SC, USN (Ret.) October 16, 2008 CDR John J. Tracy, SC, USN (Ret.) October 28, 2008. LCDR Raymond L. Sittig, SC, USN (Ret.) October 25, 2008 CDR Carl David “Dave” Divelbiss, SC, USN (Ret.) September 28, 2008 CDR Wallace D. Smith, SC, USN (Ret.) January 26, 2008 CAPT William M. McAdams, SC, USN (Ret.) January 2, 2008. CAPT John W. Phillip, SC, USN (Ret.) October 8, 2007 CDR Jesse Ellis Howell, SC, USN (Ret.) March 2007 LCDR Francis (Frank) William Davee, SC, USN (Ret.) December 10, 2006 CAPT Joseph E. Spalding, SC, USN (Ret.) October 2, 2005 LCDR George C. Whitley, SC, USN (Ret.) 2001 CAPT George C. Nelson, SC, USN (Ret.) CDR Donald L. Moore, SC, USN (Ret.) The Oakleaf July 2009/ Scholarship profile Jessica Nebre balances school and motherhood thanks to scholarship Jessica Nebre, recipient of a San Diego Supply Corps Association Scholarship, qualified for a Foundation scholarship through her grandfather, retired Supply Corps LCDR Bill Mitchell. But she earned the award through her own efforts, as a dedicated student and also as an Army wife and mother. Nebre is a freshman at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina, majoring in history. No stranger to the Navy, she grew up on Whidbey Island in Washington, surrounded by Navy activities. Graduating from Oak Harbor High School in 2001, she says she thought she might want to go to college at that time, but wasn’t sufficiently Without the scholarship “I would not have had a chance to go,” to school. Jessica Nebre motivated to make it happen. Instead she worked as a secretary for several years until her marriage in 2005 to fellow Oak Harbor graduate Phil Nebre, then stationed in California. The birth of their daughter Allie and her husband’s deployment to Iraq a month later was a real test of her strength, Jessica recalls, and one she passed with flying colors. “My husband came back from a war, and I felt like I had just won a battle. I accomplished a life changing deployment that has given me the confidence to do things on my own,” she said. The dream to go to college seemed now more than just a dream, Jessica said. “I had the courage to step out of my comfort zone and start college,” she said. In 2008 Jessica found that she was eligible to apply for a Foundation scholarship, as the granddaughter of a member. With her husband safely returned from Iraq and the family now assigned to Fort Bragg (her husband is an E-5 in Special Ops), she enrolled at Fayetteville State. She works her schedule around her daughter’s day care, and especially enjoys her American and military history classes. She hopes to go on for a master’s degree and eventually teach history. Being a good role model for her daughter motivates her as well. Without the scholarship provided by Jessica Nebre the Foundation, “I would not have had a chance to go,” Jessica says. “I couldn’t have afforded it.” She is especially grateful for the generosity of the members of the Foundation. “It’s great to know that people are so generous. Thank you for giving me this opportunity.” Combined Association/Foundation web site under discussion By CDR Jack Evans and Linda Hall At last October’s meeting in San Diego, several Association Presidents and representatives asked how the Foundation could help with web site support. Those present expressed an interest consolidating servers and maintenance resources to save money and time for all. Since that time we have gathered ideas about what the site should include from the associations. Some of the suggestions were a secure blog for officers to post questions to fellow members, a calendar with descriptions of upcoming events for all associations, membership registration and data collection; locale information and resource links that can be of help to incoming members, online payment for registering for events, bios for association presidents and senior officers, and photo albums for each association. Our next step is for a working group to draft the functional requirements of such a site, and make a recommendation to the Board on how to proceed. We expect this project to be accomplished by e-mail, teleconference, and perhaps a face-to-face meeting at a location convenient to the group. Association representative names we have so far include CAPT Craig Herrick, Mechanicsburg; LCDR Lillian Abuan, Monterey; LCDR Bruce Begley, Washington Area; CDR Kristen Fabry, St. Louis Area; LCDR Bill Barich, Hawaii; LT Brock Walaska, Northwest; LT Jeff Carideo, Jacksonville; CDR Spence Moseley, San Diego; and CDR Colleen Salonga, Philadelphia Area. If your Association has not provided a volunteer for this project yet and would like to be involved, contact CDR Jack Evans (Ret.) at evans@usnscf.com. The Oakleaf July 2009/ In the Supply Corps family Taylur DeWolfe recognized in state and national VFW essay contest Last fall, fourteen year old Taylur DeWolf, an 8th grade student and daughter of retired Supply Corps Lieutenant Harry DeWolf, learned she had been named the Oregon State winner of the Veterans of Foreign Wars “Patriot’s Pen” essay contest. Taylur’s winning essay, representing all VFW posts in Oregon, was forwarded to the national level competition with 53 other State and Territory winners. At the National level Taylur came in 11th place and in April she was awarded $2,500 in savings bonds. The essay contest, open to all 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students, was based on the theme “Why America’s Veterans Should Be Honored.” Taylur says her experience growing up with an active duty Navy dad really made the difference for her in addressing the essay topic. “My dad’s experience in the Navy really affected me,” she says. “He was in the Navy until I was 5. Having him home after that really made me appreciate the time I have with him and helps me understand just what he sacrificed.” “The military is not just an occupation,” Taylur wrote. “It defines a veteran’s very being. They serve their country wholeheartedly, giving themselves completely with no regrets and Taylur DeWolf read her winning essay to 300 Oregon VFW members this winter. no holding back. Because of this, many veterans, even after they leave the military, are still ready to serve if their country asked. My father retired from the Navy when I was five, and when I was nine he was asked to go to Iraq. His absence gave me just a glimpse of what life would have been if he had not retired. I missed him dearly while he was gone.” Taylur went on to write, “America’s veterans sacrificed in countless ways during their service; one sacrifice I personally experienced was time. My father was away serving in the Middle East when I was born, and he missed many parts of my early childhood, including first steps and first words.” For their sacrifices on our behalf, she concluded by saying “We as citizens must thank and honor our veterans at every opportunity.” Searching for an “old yellow pay record” Were you on active duty anytime until the mid-70s? Do you still have files of papers from your active duty career? If so, you may have a blank or sample copy of the old yellow pay record used in the disbursing office, and retired Rear Admiral Don Hickman, Foundation Chairman, would like to talk to you! The Foundation Heritage committee has been hard at work putting together museum displays aboard USS Midway Museum and at the Navy Memorial to recognize the contributions of the Supply Corps over the years. But one piece of memorabilia is missing…that “old yellow pay record.” “We’d like to locate a blank copy of one of these records, like we used in training,” said Hickman, “to give the real flavor of what it was like in those days, before electronic pay records came on the scene.” Anyone with a blank copy of this pay record is asked to contact Foundation Chief Staff Officer Jack Evans at evans@usnscf.com or (706)354-4111. The Oakleaf July 2009/ New communications link for Associations By CAPT Tom Billings, SC, USN (Ret.) As one of the new members of the Board of Directors of your U.S. Navy Supply Corps Foundation, I was asked to serve as Chairman of the Association Relations Committee, relieving Board Vice Chairman John Kizer, who has done an exceptional job in this role. That means that I will function as our Associations’ communications “link” with the Board. I’m hoping that this column will aid in fostering that communication, and will become a meaningful dialogue, giving me the opportunity to provide information helpful to you, and giving you a channel to ask questions of me that may be of interest to others as well. In this first column, I’ll introduce myself. I was commissioned from the Naval Academy in 1959, and chose the Supply Corps as my service selection. Over the course of a 28-year career, I served here and abroad, culminating in a tour as Commanding Officer of what is now Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Yokosuka, where I was also President of the Supply Corps Association. After retirement from the Navy in 1987, I worked in management at Sci- ence Applications International until 2000, when I retired for the second and final time. Now I’m active with Foundation and church work, and still laboring to play a decent game of golf (never happen). This year I will have been married to my wife, Shirley, for 50 years, and we have been blessed with three kids, six grandchildren and one great-grandson (so far). We love to travel, and life is great! The one message I have for our Associations at this time is – get your Association and Volunteer of the Year nominations in by the end of July! In 2008, the Foundation Board established these programs and this is your opportunity to gain recognition for your local organization and/or a deserving member in your area. The Board needs your help to make these programs meaningful. What can I do for your Association? Let me hear from you. Call or e-mail me at (760)798-2669 or tomsfree@cox. net Give me your questions, comments, requests for help, advice, etc. I will try to answer directly and in the next column. And get your nominations in! Don’t Forget! Nominations for Association of the Year and Volunteer of the Year are due July 31. Association Presidents CAPT John Titus Northeast Georgia john.d.titus@navy.mil CAPT Todd Friedlander Cleveland, Ohio Todd.Friedlander@dfas.mil CDR Chuck Parker Great Lakes Area parker3105@gmail.com CAPT Steve Kinskie Hampton Roads steve.kinskie@navy.mil CDR Matt Ott Hawaii matthew.ott@dla.mil CDR Kes Townsend Naples, Italy Luther.townsend@eu.navy.mil CAPT Karl F. Rau Jacksonville Karl.Rau@navy.mil LCDR Rod Gayton Japan james_r_gayton@yoko.fisc.navy.mil CAPT Craig Herrick Mechanicsburg craig.l.herrick@navy.mil LCDR Anthony Seifert Monterey ajseifer@nps.edu CAPT Steve Shapro Northwest Steve.Shapro@navy.mil CAPT Thomas A. Musick Patuxent River thomas.musick@navy.mil CDR Colleen Salonga Philadelphia colleen.salonga@navy.mil CAPT Dave Watt San Diego dave.m.watt@navy.mil CAPT Bill Withrow (Ret.) San Francisco Bay bwithrow@peralta.edu CAPT Carl Weiss St. Louis carl.weiss@ustranscom.mil CAPT Dave Kless Washington, D.C. david.kless@dla.mil The Oakleaf July 2009/ The heroic story of three WWII Supply Corps officers By CAPT George H. White, SC, USN (Ret.) After reading a story in the July 2008 The Oakleaf by RADM Dan McKinnon, on his nostalgic trip back to the Philippines, I thought back upon my days there in the mid-1950s and the frequent references during that time to the sinking of the Oryoku Maru in Subic Bay during World War II. More importantly, the story reminded me of a conversation with then CDR Robert Granston when he visited the University of Michigan while LT Van Edsall and I were MBA students. It’s a story of heroics during WWII on the part of three Supply Corps officers. When starting this story, I had only CAPT Granston’s description of events during our conversation, plus a couple of books describing the tragic saga of the Oryoku Maru. I started searching the internet and found that not only was CAPT Granston a victim of the Oryoku Maru, but that VADM Kenneth Wheeler and Chief Warrant Pay Clerk Othello C. Bruun were also aboard that ship, which has often been referred to as a “Hell Ship.” Having had a personal relationship with one of the participants in this tale of unspeakable horrors, I feel compelled to LTJG Wheeler, a strong swimmer in spite of his emaciated health, saved a number of other prisoners who either couldn’t swim or were too sick to swim. write it up. What follows is a condensed version of the longer article on www. usnscf.com, the Foundation’s web site. The story is about three Supply Corps officers stationed at the Cavite Navy Yard Complex, a few miles south of Manila, when the Japanese started WWII. The Cavite Navy Yard was the headquarters of the U.S. Asiatic Fleet. Ensign Robert W. Granston was the Disbursing Officer of the Receiving Station. Chief Warrant Pay Clerk Othello C. Bruun was the Disbursing Officer for the Navy Yard itself, and Ensign Kenneth R. Wheeler was Officer in Charge of the cold storage depot. ENS Granston and CWO Bruun both received Navy Crosses for their actions during the massive Japanese bombing of the Cavite Navy Yard, two days after the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor. They are perhaps the only two Supply Corps Oryoku Maru. Source www.oryokumaru.net officers in history to be awarded that medal. When forced to abandon Cavite ated health, saved a number of other two weeks later, all three men retreated prisoners who either couldn’t swim or to Marivelles on the Bataan peninsula. were too sick to swim. He was awarded LTJG Wheeler (he’d been promoted that a Bronze Star for his actions. month) became a platoon leader of sail- The 1,300 survivors then sat 10 days in ors assigned infantry duties using WWI the sun on a tennis court, and received rifles, repelling a Japanese landing force. one spoonful of uncooked rice per day. By the end of January 1942 they retreat- They were then taken to the northern ed to Corregidor. After Corregidor fell, tip of Luzon and loaded aboard another the three men endured years of brutal ship. As the ship reached Taiwan, the hardship in several prison camps, in the Americans sank that ship. A bomb was dropped into the hold where the men on Philippines, Japan, and Korea. In late 1944 all three men were “select- each side of ENS Granston were killed. ed” as part of a group of 1,619 prisoners Eventually placed on another ship, the to be sent to Japan for slave labor. For the men reached Japan in bitter cold weather, wearing rags. Both men lived through trip, they were jammed by brutal force brutal treatment, starvation and disease into the cargo holds of a converted Japato be among fewer than 400 of the originese cruise ship, the Oryoku Maru where nal 1,619 prisoners aboard the Oryoku conditions were unspeakably horrid. Maru to survive the war. Soon after the ship got underway from These two remarkable men, after sufManila, American carrier aircraft found fering unspeakable hardships, seldom it. As it passed the entrance to Subic Bay, spoke of these experiences and resumed the ship was strafed and bombed. It their lives to become highly successsank in Subic Bay, 300 yards in front of ful naval officers—truly Supply Corps what became the postwar Naval Supply heroes. LTJG Wheeler became VADM Depot Subic. Wheeler; ENS Granston became Two hundred fifty prisoners died, in- CAPT Granston. cluding CWO Bruun, either from a bomb Editor’s Note: For Captain White’s landing in the hold or from drowning. complete historical account, along with Both ENS Granston and LTJG Wheeler photos, go to https://www.usnscf.com/ were able to jump overboard and swim news/index.aspx. Artifacts from VADM to the Subic seawall. LTJG Wheeler, a Wheeler are now being held in the Supply strong swimmer in spite of his emaci- Corps Museum. The Oakleaf July 2009/ 2009-2010 Foundation Scholarship winners announced Miss Emily R. Baumgardner CAPT T.B. Hagen, SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship Christopher Newport University CDR Charles R. Baumgardner, Hampton, Va. Miss Cassandra R. Daum Jacksonville Supply Corps Association Scholarship University of Florida CAPT James A. Gillespie, Pensacola, Fla. Miss Victoria M. Bestercy Navy Supply Corps Foundation Scholarship James Madison University CAPT Robert J. Bestercy, Chesapeake, Va. Miss Cara M. Deedy RADM Ray Sareeram, SC, USN (Ret.) Memorial Scholarship Boston College CDR Kevin Deedy, Foxborough, Mass. Miss Kathryn E. Bianco RADM Charles Mayfield, SC, USN (Ret.) Memorial Scholarship School-Pending LCDR Thomas A. Bianco, Jr., Clayton, N.J. Mr. Christopher P. DesJardins Dr. Howard J. Burnett, Distinguished Alumni Scholarship Carneigie Mellon LCDR Kenneth T. DesJardins, Mechanicsburg, Pa. Mr. Ryan A. Black CAPT Gene & Marie Auerbach, SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship Athens Technical College CAPT Max Black, Elberton, Ga. Miss Katherine J. Drerup Clementi Holder Honorary Flag Officer Scholarship University of Georgia CAPT John W. Drerup, Athens, Ga. Mr. William J. Bowman Navy Supply Corps Foundation Scholarship Indiana University LT Sheila M. Bowman, Bloomington, Ind. Miss Jerris E. Egge Navy Supply Corps Foundation Scholarship School-Pending LCDR Walter B. Egge, Hemet, Calif. Miss Megan E. Brady RADM Frank E. Raab, SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship University of Washington CDR Scott A. Brady, Gig Harbor, Wash. Miss Meredith J. Egge RADM John A. Scott, SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship Northwest Nazarene University CDR David W. Egge, Mililani, Hawaii Mr. James M. Brazas RADM Robert H. Spiro, SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship Bob Jones University CAPT Anthony P. Brazas, Virginia Beach, Va. Mr. Nicholas H. Erdenberger VADM Edward M. Straw, SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship Johns Hopkins University CDR Michael J. Erdenberger, Chester, N.J. Miss Courtney E. Bruun-Andersen CAPT William E. Redman, SC, USN (Ret.) Memorial Scholarship University of North Carolina CAPT Robert W. Hecker, Apex, N.C. Miss Ashleigh M. Erickson Northeast Georgia Supply Corps Association Scholarship University of Georgia CAPT Roger C. Erickson, Acworth, Ga. Miss Breanne R. Burleson Navy Supply Corps Foundation Scholarship University of Mobile SKC William H. Evers, Satsuma, Ala. Mr. Sterling R. Ericsson Roger T. Staubach Distinguished Alumni Scholarship School-Pending LCDR Philip Coyle, Frisco, Texas Miss Anessa F. Caalim Henry F. Trione Distinguished Alumni Scholarship University of Virginia SKC Armando C. Caalim, Virginia Beach, Va. Miss Megan M. Ettus CDR Ronald Roskowski, SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship University of Virginia CAPT Douglas E. Ettus, Williamsburg, Va. Miss Melissa K. Cheston Great Lakes Area Navy Supply Corps Association Scholarship Cedarville University CAPT Mark E. Cheston, O’Fallon, Ill. Miss Francis Theona H. Floresca San Diego Supply Corps Association Scholarship University of California, Riverside SKCS Franklin Floresca, Ridgecrest, Calif. Miss Amber L. Copp CAPT John C. Herron, SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship Eastern Michigan University SKC Cheryl A. Copp, Gibraltar, Mich. Mr. Scott S. Funck Mechanicsburg Supply Corps Association Scholarship Bridgewater College CDR Steven S. Funck, Etters, Pa. The Oakleaf Miss Ariana M. Hajmiragha Del Rey Systems & Technology, Inc. Scholarship Brandeis University LT Edward H. Savage, Jr., Redmond, Wash. Miss Sarah K. Havens Booz Allen Hamilton, San Diego Office, Scholarship Brigham Young University LCDR Michael E. Havens, Dupont, Wash. Miss Ansley C. Haynes CAPT Fran A. Derby, SC, USN, (Ret.) Scholarship University of Washington CDR Jonathan B. Haynes, Bremerton, Wash. Mr. Thomas A. Heckelman Hampton Roads Supply Corps Association Scholarship School-Pending CAPT Loren V. Heckelman, Virginia Beach, Va. Miss Kelly L. Henderson RADM Linda & CAPT Robert Bird, SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship School-Pending CAPT Bernard D. Dunn, Athens, Ga. Mr. Gary M. Hendricks RADM Frank J. Allston, SC, USNR (Ret.) Scholarship School-Pending LT Kelly W. Hendricks, Mason, Ill. Mr. Timothy A. Hennelly Leonard A. Lauder, Distinguished Alumni Scholarship University of Pennsylvania CAPT Kathleen G. Hennelly, Cinnaminson, N.J. Miss Lauren M. Hickman CAPT Michael Kalas, SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship School-Pending CDR John R. Hickman, Herndon, Va. Mr. Colin O. Hill CAPT Walter Douglas, SC, USN (Ret.) Memorial Scholarship School-Pending CAPT Kenneth C. Hill, Cazenovia, N.Y. Mr. Sean M. Holden Patuxent River Supply Corps Association Scholarship School-Pending CDR Scott H. Holden, Huntingtown, Md. Mr. Christopher M. Jernigan LCDR Robert E. Riley, SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship Butler University SKC Walter W. Jernigan, Carmel, Ind. Mr. Travis H. Jones VADM & Mrs. Kenneth R. Wheeler, SC, USN (Ret.) Memorial Scholarship Brigham Young University LCDR Leon Jones, Kennewick, Wash. Miss Catherine B. Karnas LCDR Dennis Collins, SC, USN Scholarship School-Pending LCDR Henry P. Karnas, Burlington, N.J. Miss Samantha L. Keating RADM David P. Keller, SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship University of Virginia CDR Robert A. Keating, Virginia Beach, Va. July 2009/ Miss Caitilyn E. Kilkenny Navy Supply Corps Foundation Scholarship Niagara University LCDR George W. Kilkenny, Seville, Ohio Mr. Joshua P. Kim San Diego Supply Corps Association Scholarship University of California CAPT Sidney J. Kim, Korea Mr. Andrew D. Kirst Washington Area Navy Supply Corps Association Scholarship University of Virginia CAPT Todd D. Kirst, Stafford, Va. Miss Katheryn E. Kuczmarski RADM & Mrs. Donald G. St. Angelo, SC, USNR (Ret.) Scholarship University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee LCDR Joseph P. Kuczmarski, Rhinelander, Wis. Miss Rebecca L. Lacey CDR Lowell & Mary Reade, SC, USN (Ret.) Memorial Scholarship University of New Orleans CAPT Howard Lacey, Metairie, La. Miss Amy G. Laughlin Navy Supply Corps Foundation Scholarship College of Charleston CDR Larry M. Laughlin, Aiken, S.C. Miss Julianne B. Leon RADM Steven W. Maas, SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship Elon University LCDR John A. Leon, Greensboro, N.C. Miss Molly A. Lindsey CDR Lowell & Mary Reade, SC, USN (Ret) Memorial Scholarship University of Oklahoma CDR Claude D. Lindsey III, Jenks, Okla. Miss Whitley B. Lucio Washington Area Navy Supply Corps Association Scholarship School-Pending LT John Lucio, Washington, D.C. Mr. Andrew M. Martin RADM Joseph L. Howard, SC, USN (Ret.) Memorial Scholarship Stanford University CAPT Leslie D. Martin, Honolulu, Hawaii Mr. James R. Mathew CAPT Hale N. Tongren, SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship School-Pending LCDR Paul Mathew, Bellevue, Neb. Miss Jane E. Mathew San Diego Supply Corps Association Scholarship Creighton University LCDR Paul Mathew, Bellevue, Neb. Miss Amy K. Mills Navy Supply Corps Foundation Scholarship University of North Carolina at Wilmington SKC Michael K. Mills, Moyock, N.C. The Oakleaf Miss Rebecca K. Moberly CAPT Norma M. Batchelder, SC, USNR (Ret.) Memorial Scholarship DePauw University LT Robert Moberly, Plymouth, Ind. Miss Kristen T. Moore CDR Jesse J. Armentor, SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship Mississippi State University LCDR Richard C. Moore, McComb, Miss. Miss Kelsey M. Moran Navy Supply Corps Foundation Scholarship Tulane University CDR Michael D. Moran, Gulf Breeze, Fla. Miss Danielle W. Noriega Hampton Roads Supply Corps Association Scholarship School-Pending LT David Noriega, Chesapeake, Va. Mr. Forrest C. Obnamia RADM & Mrs. Donald G. St. Angelo, SC, USNR (Ret.) Scholarship Ohio State University SK2 Numeriano P. Obnamia, Dublin, Ohio Mr. John J. O’Brien CAPT John & Kapi Kizer, SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship School-Pending CAPT Ernest E. Fava, Charlotte, N.C. Miss Katherine M. Obst Gilbert C. Osnos, Distinguished Alumni Scholarship Harvard College CDR Anthony K. Obst, Summit, N.J. Miss Alexandra E. Ondik RADM & Mrs. Donald G. St. Angelo, SC, USNR (Ret.) Scholarship School-Pending CDR John S. Ondik, Havertown, Pa. Mr. John S. Ondik Old Philadelphia Area Retired Porkchops Scholarship Georgetown University CDR John S. Ondik, Havertown, Pa. Miss Anya-Faye R. Pacleb Hampton Roads Supply Corps Association Scholarship Virginia Tech LT Theodore Pacleb, Chesapeake, Va. Miss Samantha K. Parker Kevin M. Twomey, Distinguished Alumni Scholarship Elon University LT Michael L. Parker, Fishersville, Va. Mr. Adam W. Parker RADM Bernard S. Browning, SC, USNR (Ret.) Memorial Scholarship New Mexico State University CDR Bradford W. Parker, Rio Rancho, N.M. July 2009/10 Miss Courtney R. Pearson VADM Keith Lippert, SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship University of Mississippi CDR Kerry L. Pearson, Bartlett, Tenn. Miss Lindsey Pellegrin Navy Supply Corps Foundation Scholarship in Memory of LT Corinne J. Pellegrin George Mason University Spotsylvania, Va. Miss Sydney Pellegrin Navy Supply Corps Foundation Scholarship in Memory of LT Corinne J. Pellegrin Virginia Tech Spotsylvania, Va. Miss Amanda M. Pierson Navy Supply Corps Foundation Scholarship Gonzaga University CAPT Roger C. Erickson, Port Orchard, Wash. Mr. Michael H. Powell CAPT Brian L. McDonnell, SC, USN (Ret.) Distinguished Alumni Scholarship University of South Carolina, Beaufort CAPT Curtis D. Knight, Guyton, Ga. Miss Keri K. Prescott Navy Supply Corps Foundation Scholarship Kirkwood Community College CDR Robert L. Robinson, Waverly, Iowa Miss Linda M. Rackauskas CAPT Elmer & Ann Maiman, SC, USN (Ret.) Memorial Scholarship Catholic University of America CAPT Alfredo E. Rackauskas, McGuire AFB, N.J. Miss Catherine E. Ricci Navy Supply Corps Foundation Scholarship Roger Williams University SKC Lynette E. Ricci, Portsmouth, R.I. Miss Jennifer L. Rickel Bruce Atwater, Distinguished Alumni Scholarship Coastal Carolina University CMDCM James D. Rickel, Newport Center, Vt. Miss Megan A. Robinson RADM Robert M. Moore, SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship McDaniel College CDR Robert L. Robinson, Hanover, Pa. Miss Brooke D. Rogers CAPT Robert R. Young, SC, USN Memorial Scholarship University of Texas CDR David D. Rudko, Williamsburg, Va. Miss Samantha M. Roth Josephine Wenzel Memorial Scholarship College of William and Mary CDR Randall E. Webber, Yorktown, Va. The Oakleaf Miss Tara B. Ruiz CAPT Jackson L. Schultz, SC, USN (Ret.) Distinguished Alumni Scholarship School-Pending CDR Richard P. Ruiz, California, Md. Miss Korinda N. Rusinyak National Industries for the Blind and NISH Scholarship Virginia Wesleyan College SK1 Robert A. Rusinyak, Virginia Beach, Va. Miss Tiffani C. Rusinyak Henry F. Trione Distinguished Alumni Scholarship School-Pending SK1 Robert A. Rusinyak, Virginia Beach, Va. Mr. Roland J. Shaw Navy Supply Corps Foundation Scholarship George Washington University CAPT Harold M. Shaw, Albuquerque, N.M. Miss Taylor N. Sheppard Paul M. Wythes, Distinguished Alumni Scholarship St. Mary’s College CDR Theodore J. Sheppard, Wailea, Hawaii Miss Kathryn M. Sinclair CAPT Norma M. Batchelder, SC, USNR (Ret.) Memorial Scholarship James Madison University LTJG Kerry-Martin Sinclair, Virginia Beach, Va. Mrs. Heather A. Skelton LCDR Copley Burkett, SC, USN (Ret) Memorial Scholarship Miami University Hamilton SK2 Raymond C. Skelton, Liberty Township, Ohio Miss Cara M. Smith Navy Officer Spouses Club of Hawaii Scholarship Texas Christian University LCDR Walter P. Smith, Waipahu, Hawaii Miss Morgan A. Stephens CDR Norman A. Maier, SC, USN (Ret.) Memorial Scholarship College of William and Mary LCDR Mark W. Stephens, Moyock, N.C. Miss Kelly M. Stout LCDR Arthur A. Briggs, SC, USN (Ret.) Memorial Scholarship Edinboro University of Pennsylvania LCDR Roger W. Stout, Cherry Hill, N.J. July 2009/11 Miss Lauren M. Surdyke Kevin M. Twomey, Distinguished Alumni Scholarship University of Florida CDR Terry Surdyke, Orange Park, Fla. Miss Elisabeth M. Thorpe CDR Jack & Annette Evans, SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship School-Pending LCDR Frederick G. Thorpe, Middlebury, Conn. Miss Erin R. Tillson Hampton Roads Supply Corps Association Scholarship Trevecca Nazarene University CAPT Patrick Tillson, Wilmore, Ky. Miss Kelly R. Tillson RADM Don & Libby Hickman, SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship Trevecca Nazarene University CAPT Patrick Tillson, Wilmore, Ky. Miss Jessica-Marie A. Tisak LCDR Clyde E. Tudor, SC, USN (Ret.) Memorial Scholarship School-Pending CAPT Francis X. Tisak, Triangle, Va. Miss Samantha M. Wadge Military Spouses Club of Philadelphia Scholarship Ohio State University CAPT Roland G. Wadge, Amherst, Ohio Miss Christine N. Waymire RADM E. Robert Chamberlin, SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship Virginia Tech CAPT Kurt E. Waymire, Virginia Beach, Va. Miss Mary K. Wiechelt CAPT & Mrs. Tom Billings, SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship George Mason University CAPT Thomas F. Wiechelt, Mechanicsburg, Pa. Miss Ashleigh L. Wilkins CAPT Richard A. Harrison, SC, USNR (Ret.) Memorial Scholarship Palm Beach Atlantic University CAPT Timothy H. Wilkins, Crofton, Md. Miss Michelle L. Wojciechowicz RDML & Mrs. Nicholas Kalathas, SC, USN Scholarship School-Pending CDR Michael J. Wojciechowicz, Rydal, Pa. Mr. Dylan W. Strother CDR Kenneth W. Epps, SC, USN Scholarship University of Pittsburgh CAPT Russell Strother, Severna Park, Md. Mr. Mark C. Strother Harvard World War II Mid-Off Group Scholarship University of Maryland, College Park CAPT Russell Strother, Severna Park, Md. nnnnnnnn The Oakleaf July 2009/12 Association profile Naples Area SC Association small but active For a small overseas organization, annual golf outing to raise money for the support of senior leadership. the Naples Area Supply Corps Asso- the Foundation scholarship programs. “We don’t have the same network ciation has a big impact on the lives of In addition, the Association softball as we did back home,” he says, “so its members. team participates in a recreational the network of our own wardroom According to CDR Luther (Kes) league and this year the NASCA bowl- is very important.” Townsend, Jr., President of the Asso- ing team emerged victorious over the In addition to Townsend, the NASCA ciation, “our association is composed Surface Warfare Officers in the local board includes CDR Stan Crozier, Vice of about three dozen, primarily ac- bowling tournament. President; LT Jon Leung, Secretary; tive duty members, with a couple of Professional activities include host- and LTJG Chris Smith, Treasurer. “As reservists and retired supply officers ing the annual Officer Personnel a group, we see each other often, but as well.” The Naples, Italy, geograph- Road Show and whenever possible, since a third of our members may be ic area is roughly the size of the city Townsend said, “we try to leverage traveling at any one time, e-mail is the of San Diego. visits of senior leaders and logisti- fastest way for us to communicate,” Members come from one of several cians to keep us informed on key Townsend says. commands in the region, including professional issues.” For more information on NASCA the NATO Joint Forces Command; Townsend says that some of the contact CDR Townsend at Luther. Commander, Naval Forces Europe- strength of NASCA comes from their Townsend@eu.navy.mil or LT Jon Leung Africa-Sixth Fleet; Commander Navy overseas location, as well as having at jonathan.leung@eu.navy.mil. Region Europe, Africa and Southwest Asia; and two detachments (base supply and contracting) of Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Sigonella. Activities abound during the year, sponsored by the Association as well as the newly active Spouses Club. The Supply Corps Ball, held in conjunction with FISC Sigonella’s Regional Supply Corps Officers Conference, brought out 75 attendees, more than twice the total Association membership. “We’re lucky to have the support of the Italian Navy Exchange vendors and the husbanding contractors in the area as well,” Townsend said. In April NASCA assisted at the Naples Overseas Spouses Club thrift store. Pictured above are CDR Betsy Recreational proJackson, LT Jon Leung, LCDR Chip Elliott, LT J.P. Tamez, LCDR Mike Benedetto, and CDR Kes Townsend. grams include an The Oakleaf July 2009/13 Member News Rear Admiral Mark D. Harnitchek was selected for promotion to Vice Admiral. His new assignment is as Deputy Commander, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Harnitchek is currently serving as Director for Strategy, Plans, Policy and Programs, J4/J5, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Rear Admiral (Lower Half) Kathleen M. Dussault and Rear Admiral (Lower Half) Mark F. Heinrich have been selected for promotion to the rank of Rear Admiral (Upper Half). RDML Dussault is currently serving as Commander, Joint Contracting Command-Iraq/Afghanistan and RDML Heinrich is currently serving as Director, Logistics Operations and Readiness (J3/4) for the Defense Logistics Agency. Reserve Rear Admiral (Lower Half) Sean Crean, was selected for promotion to the rank of Rear Admiral (Upper Half). Rear Admiral Crean is currently serving as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Acquisition and Logistics Management. Captain Kurt Kunkel and Cap- Maritime Strategy posters available online A series of posters ready for printing depicting the Navy’s Maritime Strategy are available at the Navy web site at www.navy.mil/maritime/. tain Jon Yuen were selected for promotion to the rank of Rear Admiral (Lower Half). CAPT Kunkel is currently serving as Chief, Strategy Division, Director for Supply Logistics (J4), The Joint Staff. CAPT Yuen is currently serving as Chief of Staff, Joint Contracting Command Iraq/Afghanistan in Baghdad, Iraq. Reserve Captain Ron J. MacLaren has been selected for promotion to the rank of Rear Admiral (Lower Half). He currently serves as the Assistant Chief of Staff, Special Projects for Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group, Williamsburg, Va. The Oakleaf July 2009/14 “Buddy Poppy” tradition continues at Navy Supply Corps School By LT Wendell K. Stephens, SC, USN Public Affairs Officer, Navy Supply Corps School In May, CAPT John D. Titus, Commanding Officer, Navy Supply Corps School (NSCS), continued the NSCS CO tradition of providing the first donation for the “Buddy Poppy” flower program from the local Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) post. The selling of “Buddy Poppy” flowers by the VFW dates back more than 75 years and has raised millions of dollars in support of the welfare of veterans and their dependents. The “Buddy Poppy” evokes the memories and emotions of war; the flowers are distributed by VFW Posts throughout the Nation during the weekend prior to Memorial Day. The red poppy became associated with war after the publication of “In Flanders Field” written by Colonel John McCrae. The poem describes blowing red fields of poppy among the battleground of the fallen. Pictured above, CAPT Titus was joined by Heidi Davison, Mayor of Athens, Ga.; Mike Ginn, Commander, VFW Post 2872; Melanie Cox, President VFW Post 2872; Rich Slaney, Quartermaster VFW Post 2872; and Ann Zelley, Americanism Chairwoman VFW Post 2872. Looking for a former shipmate? Lost track of a former shipmate? If so, write to the Foundation and we’ll try to put you in touch. Send an e-mail to evans@usnscf.com or call (706) 354-4111. The guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG64) conducts an underway replenishment with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193). USN photo by MC2 Matthew J. Diendorf The Oakleaf July 2009/15 “Taking Care of Our Own” “Sprinting to the Finish” by the end of the year In 2006, the Foundation set an ambitious goal – to raise one million dollars over the following three years – its largest fund drive ever. The effort followed the approval of the organization’s most comprehensive long range plan and was designed to support the Foundation’s goal of “Taking Care of Our Own.” After nearly three years, with the generous support of many members, the Foundation is within $100,000 of this $1 million goal. RADM Don St. Angelo (Ret.), Chair of the drive, has announced a “Sprint to the Finish,” encouraging those members who can contribute to do so, to wrap up this drive by the end of the year. The coupon below is provided to help achieve that goal. ! The effort is supporting increased programming in four broad areas: • Scholarships: Expanding the number and value of scholarships awarded, including funding individual memorial scholarships for the dependents of Supply Corps personnel who die while on active duty . • Heritage: Partnering with existing museums like Midway or the Navy Memorial to build awareness of Supply Corps heritage and offering regional and national reunions for members. • Recognition: Building on the Distinguished Alumni program, the Foundation has developed programs that recognize individuals and associations demonstrating support for Foundation goals, such as the Tench Francis Society, 21st Century Club and the Association and Volunteer of the Year. • Regional Associations: Expanding support to the nearly 20 worldwide regional associations, with training, communication and resources. Help us “Sprint to the Finish” of the fund drive! Send your contribution in the enclosed envelope today! Your contribution supports the continued work of the Navy Supply Corps Foundation and is tax deductible. Name: Address: I’m helping “Sprint to the Finish” of the fund drive with my contribution of $_________ . Navy Supply Corps Foundation 1425 Prince Ave Athens GA 30606-2205 Navy Supply Corps Foundation The Oakleaf 1425 Prince Avenue Athens, GA 30606-2205 July 2009/16 Navy Supply Corps School Newport to be completed next summer Site preparation is complete with the destruction of the old Fire Station (Building 55). H.V. Collins, the general contractor, is proceeding with foundation work. The picture above shows the site with active work ongoing. The Supply Corps School building is currently projected for completion in the summer of 2010.