CAPT. WALTER F. HENRY
Commanding Officer
CDR. WESLEY E, SKILL
Executive Officer
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EDITING STAFF
?RED EGGLESTON
GEORGE MILLS
CHAPLAIN'S
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.The Spiritual. Triumvirate
One day in July 1959* the three junior
chaplains (there -were thirteen in all)
stationed at the Naval Air Station and
the Naval Sir Technical Training Center
in Memphis* Tennessee,were sipping their
cups of coffee .and wondering where the
"fatesn would be sending them to their
next duty, station .overseas*
Within the next two months all ‘ three
)f ’them were ordered to Adak, Alaska;
"haplain, Marita tv* .’•! Chaplain . Stepberg ,
.our newngrcteetint Chaplain)s and Chap
Lain KuttJ.1 (MCB #9.; Chaplain) »
Chaplain hut tori*, of course, shuttles
oack and forth from.Kodiak, but manages
to be wiph.. his 'troops some .portion of
■-he m onth n ..Although he divi des his time
jetween the .two stations,those of us who
lave come into.xc.ntaat _yfith . Chaplain. Hu-_.
/ton have been intrigued by his winning
jersonality j and his utmostdevotion to
lis. work* 7.‘7~.; v!
•last Tuesday afternoon,the one missing
>arty of this spiritual triumvirate(Chap
lain Stenberg) joined the ranks of the
clergymen on ^dak#
Since he will be working here fun
time find for the next eighteen mom*
ths* at leasts and since I know him
better than anyone on the island* I
will venture to give all the people
on Adak a brief biographical sketch
of the new Chaplain in our midst and
my dear friend in the corps*Chaplain
Vernon E. Stenberg.
A native Iowan* Chaplain Stenberg,
upon completion of hgih school, ser
ved two years in the Navy as an enl
isted man* After college* he attends
ed Luther Seminary* St* Paul* Minn.
Soon after becoming a minister of
the Lutheran Church* he was commiss
ioned a Chaplain and entered the Ch
aplain*© School at Newport* R-GC. His
first'duty 'was* to" StaffyGomNavAir
Lant* Norfolk* Va* From Norfolk, he
was given TAD orders to
ury Bay for a Mediterranean cruise
and TAD orders to the U.SetS, Green
wich-Bay for a Persian. Gulf cruise. •
His next orders brought him to the
Naval A^Lr Station* Memphis*Tennessee
where I first met him upon complet
ion pf,my course at the Chaplain*s
School* three months after his arri
val in Memphis.
Barbara* his lovely wife*and. their 2
two infants* . Eric and Karl* should
be joining them in about two months*
Meanwhile* he is a-happy addition to
"Conrad"Allen*s Hotel.where the food
is. good and the rooms are neat and
clean. Welcome aboard*Chaplain Sten-.
berg. , 2;.
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In. the same breath', ’ while bidding
"adieu1-1 is always distasteful* esp
ecially .to those whom we have come
to regard as friends 'in a very real
sense,, we want to wish Chaplain,
Donna, and, Don Roberts a safe, plea
sant and joyful trip which will cul
minate in. Great Lakes, their next,
duty, station J3tace was a pleasure to
work with and I hope some day our
tours will,bring us together again*
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