Cmdr. Milton Routzahn Retires Sept. 30
After Distinguished Career With Navy
The retirement here Sept. 30 of
Cmdr. Milton M. Routzahn, USN,
brought to a close over 30 years
of distinguished naval service.
Until his retirement, he was As
sistant Chief of Staff for Person
nel on the staff of Comdt. 17th
Naval District at Kodiak.
In honor of the departing officer,
officers and men of the staff head
quarters assembled for a military
review last Friday in Hangar Two
at the Kodiak Naval Station.
During the ceremony, Cmdr.
Routzahn inspected personnel and
a Marine honor guard, while the
Navy band played a medley of mil
tary music.
Cnidr. Milton Uout/ahn
ENLISTED IN 1932
From a beginning as an enlisted
man in August, 1932, he rose
through the ranks while serving in
various assignments.
Commissioned ensign in June,
1942, while serving in the aircraft
carrier Ranger, he served out
World War 11 in that vessel and in
the carrier Santee.
Among other medals and awards,
Sen. Owen Leaves
For Conferences
On Fishing Crisis
State Sen. Alfred A. Owen is in
Washington, D.C., this week to
serve on a senate committee which
will meet with George Ball, under
secretary of State, and representa
tives of the crab and fishing indus
tries, to focus attention of the
State Department on the impor
tance of foreign encroachment of
the fishery.
Also in attendance are Sens.
Bartlett of Alaska, Magnuson of
Washington and Engle of Cali
fornia, who are members of the
Merchant Marine and Foreign
Commerce Committee. The same
group will also meet with Sec.
Stewart Udall, to seek support
from the Interior Dept, on the
same problem.
Following the Washington meet
ings, Sen. Owen will go to Seattle
for the fall conference with Cana
dian and Japanese delegates of the
International North Pacific Fish
eries Commission. Sen. Owen is
an advisory member of the Com
mission. He will be joined in Se
attle by Walter Kirkness, Commis
sioner of the Alaska Department of
Fish and Came, ahd Lowell Wake
field of Wakefield Fisheries.
Cmdr. Routzahn holds the Legion
of Merit with combat distinguish
ing device for meritorius service
during the Battle of Leyte Gulf
in the Pacific.
From late 1946 to August, 1954,
he served at Alexandria, Va.; with
the Rhine River Patrol, in Ger
many; and aboard the destroyer
McCaffery.
His first duty tour at Kodiak
was from September, 1954, to May,
1957, as district ordnance officer
and shipping control officer.
After a brief period at the Naval
Ordnance Magazine, Concord,
Calif., Cmdr. Routzahn returned to
Kodiak in September, 1960, to oc
cupy the position he held until his
retirement.
While at Kodiak, he has been ac
tive in numerous off-duty activi
ties, including wildlife conserva
tion programs and the Kodiak
Navy Flying Club.
At present, the Routzahns are
making their home in Kodiak.
Norton Elected
To School Board
Emil Norton, plant superintend
ent of Alaska King Crab, Inc.,
Tuesday was elected to the Kodiait
Independent School District for a
five-year term on the board receiv
ing 186 votes to his opponent, Phil
Anderson’s 107. Anderson is em
ployed by the Kodiak Telephone
Company.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our deep ap
preciation for the many acts of
kindness of neighbors and friends
both in Kodiak and Woody Island
after our home was destroyed by
fire last week. Especial thanks go
to the Kodiak Volunteer fire de
partment for their efforts to save
our home.
The Lexie Fadaoff Family
VISITOR LEAVES
Mrs. Nelly Lombard of Palisades
Park, N.J., was the guest of Yeo
man Chief and Mrs. Bob Lawrence
in Kodiak for the past six weeks.
She left last week for a trip to Los
Angeles, Calif.
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