W£LCOjV]£ ABOARD -
Herbert _WJL KOESTER, HN Me cl i c a 1
R e c. Fm USS* OR IS KAN'Y * (CVA34 )
Hometowns Spokane, Wash.
Gerald L. MILLER, SWF3 Public"Work's .'
Rec. fms MAS, Miramar, Calif
Hometowns Grand Island, Neb.
Herbert StJohn BROUSSARD, BUCS Pub.Wrks
Received froms MCB-3
Hometowns Idlewild, Tenn.
H, E. GROSS, HN Medical
Rec. fms USNH, San Diego, Calif,
Hometowns Chester, N.Y.
Robert P. BLANK, CMH3 Public Works
Rec, Fm.s USNAS, Coronado, Calif.
Hometown: Chicago, 111.
D. A, MORGAN, EOHCN Public Works
Rec. fm,s ALF, Brownfield, Calif.
Hometowns Jersey City, N.J.
Walter D, ‘MAGEE, SFP2 Public Works
Rec. fmsUSS RodChester CA124
Hometowns Troy, Mich.
John L. GIZELAR, ET2 Operations
Rec. fm.s USS Locator (AGR6)
Hometowns Birmingham, Ala.
Robert P. WINGO, GM3 Operations
Rec. fm# s USS Rodchester, CA124
Hometowns Anniston, Ala.
Alfonso (n) VALENTE, 3M1 " MAA/Admin
Rec. fm.s NAS, Corpus Ghristi, Tex.
Hometowns New York, N.Y.
James E. FULLEN, SHC _ Navy Exchange
Rec. Fms,NAS, Moffett ^ield, Calif.
Hometowns Malden, Mass.
Richard S. LANAUE, AC3 Operations
Rec. fm.s NAS, Grosse lie, Mich.
Hometowns Alliance, Ohio.
J. P. McGILL, PHAN . Operations
Rec. Fm. s'NAF, Monterey, Calif.
Hometowns Glendale, Calif.
ATTENTION ALL FRA MEMBERS--Enjoy a big
Ham Steak Dinner for only-$1.00 and
BINGO and .dancing afterwards this Sat
urday, 23 September. Dinner starts at
6s30 PM. BINGO at 8s00 PM. Jackpot is
$115*00 in 57 numbers or less. Dancing
after Bingo. Make a place in your date
book now for Saturday. 23 Sep at theFRA.^.
With the first snow falling on Mount
Moffett last week and the weather be
coming a bit chilly and rainy with sleet
here on the station there is no doubt
that winter will soon be here. Further
confirmation could be the sighting of
gray whales headed south from the Ber
ing Sea thru the Aleutians down the
California coast to Baja California
and its lagoons 6,000 miles away from
the Bering Sea. They usually hit the
Baja lagoons around the 1st of January.
San Diegans on duty at Adak probably
thought little about ever doing duty
in the far north where the whales they
watched go by from Lookout Point at
Fort Rosecrams came from.
The whales breed in Baja and in al
ternate years the cows bear their young
in relatively shallow water so the in
fant can raise itself enough to get
air. ^he whales when born are about
14 to 17 feet in length and they are
nursed until they reach approximately
25 feet. After this they make the re
turn trip, 6,000 miles back to the Ber
ing Sea at 4 knots an hour.
Has it ever happened to you? We know
a certain BT1 who went fishing at Scab
bard Bay, came back and forgot about
his candlefish being left in his tackle
box. A week later when he opened it up
he remembered they were there. * His
Keen ? sense of smell told him so.Think
you'll ever forget them again, Tom?
Speaking- of candlefish if you have
any you want to sell or give away con
tact Thompson, BT1 at 057J or Davis,
YN1 at 055J after working hours.
Good news for Adakians is the fact
that the Recreation Extension of the
Bering Building is near completion and
will be turned over for occupany in the
near future.
These facilities include a new Gym
floor, Exercise room, new office spaces
for Special Services, additional locker
rooms and showers and womens lockerRoom
and facilities at the Swimming pool
which has already been turned over.
The Bowling Alley is complete with
the exception of masking units which
are all that is needed to complete them.