EXECUTIVE OFFICER BILLET CHANGfel'HANDS
CDR E.L. CRANCE, USN left last week for
duty at the Naval Air Facility, Andrews
Air Force Base, Maryland and CDR Robert
MARVEL, USN, Operations Officer was orig
inally scheduled to relieve him as Exec
utive Officer, however, CDR MARVEL was
• selected to become the Executive Officer
of the U.S. Naval Antarctic Supply Activ
ity and will depart for Davisville, R.I.
on 28 April. Effective 21 March 1962,
CDR G. T. STOUT, USN assumed the duties
of ExSctuve Officer until the arrival of
CDR R.L. STRAUB, USN in .May of 1962 who
will then assume the duties of Executive
Officer, and CDR STOUT will return to
^duties as Operations Officer for the Naval
^rfcation, Adak.
CDR STOUT hails from Galeton, Pennsyl
vania where his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Lloyd D. Stout reside. His wife, Florenc(
and children Don Gregory, Nora Marie and
Janet Emily reside at Chula Vista, Calif
ornia at the present time.
CDR STOUT entered the Naval Academy in
June of 1941 and was graduated in June
1944. Following graduation he was assign
ed to the USS WISCONSIN (BB 64) where
he served until October of 1945 and was
detached to Flight Training, From Oct
ober of 1945 until April of 1947 he was
undergoing Flight Training and took ad
ianced Flight Training from April to July
1947.
His first assignment after Flight Train
ing took him to VP-49 where he served un
til 1950. From March of 1950 until Feb
ruary of 1952 he served at NAF, Anapolis,
Maryland as an Instructor and in May of
1952 he reported to VP-49 again for a
tour of duty which lasted until 1954.
From 1954 until 1956 he served at NAS
Norfolk, Virginia as ATC Officer and Mil
itary Personnel Officer and in October of
1956 began a tour of duty at Fleet Sonar
School, San Diego as an Instructor in ASW
In November’1958 he reported to VP-40 and
served with that squadron at San Diego &
Sangley Point until he reported to the
Armed Forces Staff College in August of
1960 as a student# He reported to Adak , •
on 20 February 1962 as a relief for CDR
MARVEL as Operations Officer# WELCOME TO
CDR STOUT and BON VOYAGE TO CDR CRANCE &
CDR MARVEL.
LEA&N tb SQUARE DANCE WITH THE ALEUTIAN
. WHIRLAWAYS SQUARE DANCE CLUB * CLASSES
FOR BEGINNERS TO START MONDAY, 2 APRIL
Attention All Adakians, oltimers and
newcomers, the Aleutian Whitlavvays Begin
ners classes start Monday, 2 April at
7:30 PM in the Adak School Gym* The class
will be open to beginners on Monday, 9
April also.
The cost is only $1.00 per couple and
50 cents for single persons. Jim Krapes
is the caller and instructor. He will be
assisted by some of the members of the
"Aleutian Whirlaways", the most far west
ern square dance club in thejworld.
Ladies are reminded that those full
cotton summer skirts you thought you
■wouldn’t be able to use here are ideal
for square dancing-as are Pa*s light-cotton
long sleeved shirts.
There is no better fun and relaxation
'.than square dancing, America’s only native
dance so put on your dancing shoes and
come on out to the gym and ALLEMANDE LEFT
and DO-SI-DO till 10 P.M.. Coffee and all
sorts of goodies will be served. For any
information call Jim Krapes 399 or 590.
Mr. Batdorf, President of the Aleutian
Whirlaways
>rc/o /!
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