One Officer & 57
Special Honors In
Capt. Roy P. Gee, commanding of
ficer of this naval station, inspected
personnel of his commnd in Han
gar last Friday. Following inspec
tion, the assembly saw 58 Navy
men receive special honors from
Capt. Gee.
Melvin W. Raasio of Supply was
installed as “Seaman of the Month”
of the station for October. He also
got at the same ceremony a cer
tificate of promotion to storekeeper
third class.
LT(jg) Voldemars Stukuls, sta
tion education and training officer,
heard a special reading of a letter
of commendation from the Dean of
the University of Alaska for his
contribution to that university’s
college extension program on the
station.
hour divers, GMG1 Garland D.
Skaggs, GMG1 0. R. Schill, DC2
Richard O. Brady, and MN3 James
A. Allen, also got a special read
ing of a letter of appreciation from
Col. R. J. Rastetter, commanding
Ordnance C at Fort Richardson, for
their assistance in the recent search
of two hunters that were lost on
Beaver Lake.
Another letter of appreciation,
this one from the commanding of
fleer of the USS Kodiak, was redd
Crow, SFl J. E. Dean, SWE2 R. G.
to SFCA R.C. Brubaker, SW1 LJ.
Gagnon, SFP3 E. E. Melik, and
SWFCN L. R. fttaz for t*tit at
tiring efforts and devotion to duty
in the restoration of Kodiak to a
ready-for-sea status.
Also in the honor drefddr
bluejackets who each received Good
Conduct Awards. Airmn apprentice
Richard F. Stokes got a firstaward,
AK3 Byron G. Wise, a second
award, GM3 Steven P. Nelson, first
award, and ETCS Gerald L. Bon
neson, fifth award. He also received
a promotion certificate to master
chief.
A letter from the commanding of
Men Received
Navy Ceremonies
ficer of Training Squadron Twenty
Nine, recipient of the CNO Avia
tion Safety Award for fiscal year
1963, was read to airman appren
tice Roger E. Perrine. He was a
member of the winning squadron.
The letter commends Perrine for
materially contributing to the
s-uadron’s accomplishment through
steadfast safety consciousness and
personal attention to detail.
Like the students at commence
ment exercises at college and uni
versities, 41 Naval Station men took
turns to receive from Capt. Gee
their individual Bureau of Naval
Personnel certificates for their suc
cessful efforts in (the August fleet
wide examinations for advancement
in rating. With this group were 3
petty officers being promoted to
first class, 15 to second class, 19
nonrated men to third class, and 4
chief petty officers moving up to
their respective next higher pay
grades.
To E9 are Carson L. Engel,
HMCM, and Gerald L. Bonneson,
ETCM.
Louis L. Drum was advanced to
ADCS while Charles G. Heath made
HMCA.
To first class are N. O. Ramge,
Ad; J£. Talent, ETN1, and R. L.
Rice, OS1.
To second class are S. A. Wilson,
BM2; F. M. Peerenboom, EN2; A.
E. Melton, EN2; P. R. LkkUder,
GMT2; BXt. Kirby, EN2; W. J, Jung
wirth, ETN2; C. W- Hilbert, ABH2;
C. Haynes BM2; H. E. Dotson, CS2;
R. W. Creasy, EN2; E. J. Cahill,
ETN2; M R. Bennett, SK2; W. L.
Bennett, AC2; R. G. Benson, ABH2;
and D..J. HuAke, AK2.
To third class are E. F. Burkeen,
TM3; C. E. Riley, TM3; W. H. Axel
rod, ETN3; J. T. Basa, MM3; T. G.
Bradley, SK3; L. W. Clemmer, AK3;
M. R. Ferguson, PH3; R. J. Graham,
PC3; R. E. Hender, MU3; F. Levan
dowski, SK3: J. E. Martin, YN3; R.
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Afognak Builds
Community Hall
4-H Club Assists
All Afognak turned out the first
of this month to celebrate with a
dance, the opening of their newly
built Community Hall.
Several Afognak residents have
advised the Mirror that while al
most everyone at Afognak contri
uted to the building of the new
structure in one way or another, the
man deserving the major credit for
pushing the project through to com
pletion is Harry Knagin. Knagin
is an Afognak resident fisherman
with seven children.
Prior to construction of the 24
by 46 foot structure, the village,
with about 130 residents, had to use
the school house for any meetings
or occasions such as movies, com
munity suppers or celebrations.
Members of the Afognak Com
munity 441 Club are selling candy
to raise funds to purchase a ping
pong table for the newly finished
Community Hall.
The 4-H’ert have started their
year offering projects for both boys
and giris according to Arnold Nel
son who said that Mrs. Shaw U of
fering sewing, baking and handi
craft for all members while Mr.
Shfcw is offering classes In auto
motive to the Older members.
New club officers for this year
are: Margaret “Cookie” Gardner,
president; Harold Kewan, vice
president; Abner Nelson, secretary;
Joann Beskofsky, treasurer; Rena
Shaw, songleader; Arnold Nelson,
reporter.
Down For Holiday
The post office will be closed ali
day next Thursday, Nov. 28, in ob
servance of Thanksgiving, Post
master William Lamme announced
today.
There will be no direct flight
nor any afternoon plane on that
day. Mail from the morning flight
will be distributed to boxes.
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