MATTHIAS M. MARPLE, JR., LT, USN

Matthias Marple, Jr. '23

Date of birth: April 26, 1899

Date of death: October 30, 1935

Age: 36

Lucky Bag

From the 1923 Lucky Bag:

Mathias Morris Marple, Jr.

Bridgeport, Connecticut

I SAY old "Toppy" it is a jolly fine day—what say you to a few holes of golf and a cold plunge in the neighboring pool? Our Maw-rice has lived with the blooming Englishmen so long that he has acquired the aristocratic accent and air to a shocking degree. On entry "Marp" became one of our illustrious Plebe summer Four Stripers and was then the very essence of regness. He still carries with him that air of earnestness, and has a tendency to cock his head just a little when his ideas are set. At times his nature is like the famous Connecticut wooden nutmeg—a hard nut to crack. His one weakness is the ladies! O, you Lordship and Kristiania! Talking of speed the boy is a demon. For further information inquire of the track coach or Stratford's only motor-cycle cop. He is a chap who knows but one code, that of being square, generous and meeting people on the half way mark.

"Hey, you in the steerage, come up for air!"

Track Squad (4, 3, 2); Football Squad (4, 3, 2); Penn Relays (3, 2); Expert Rifleman.

Mathias Morris Marple, Jr.

Bridgeport, Connecticut

I SAY old "Toppy" it is a jolly fine day—what say you to a few holes of golf and a cold plunge in the neighboring pool? Our Maw-rice has lived with the blooming Englishmen so long that he has acquired the aristocratic accent and air to a shocking degree. On entry "Marp" became one of our illustrious Plebe summer Four Stripers and was then the very essence of regness. He still carries with him that air of earnestness, and has a tendency to cock his head just a little when his ideas are set. At times his nature is like the famous Connecticut wooden nutmeg—a hard nut to crack. His one weakness is the ladies! O, you Lordship and Kristiania! Talking of speed the boy is a demon. For further information inquire of the track coach or Stratford's only motor-cycle cop. He is a chap who knows but one code, that of being square, generous and meeting people on the half way mark.

"Hey, you in the steerage, come up for air!"

Track Squad (4, 3, 2); Football Squad (4, 3, 2); Penn Relays (3, 2); Expert Rifleman.

Loss

Matthias was lost on October 30, 1935 when the plane he was piloting crashed in the Chesapeake Bay. He was flying from Dover to Dahlgren, Virginia, where he was stationed.

Other Information

From researcher Kathy Franz:

Matthias graduated from Bridgeport High School.

He was the best man at the wedding of Ensign Warren Franklin Porter (’25) in July, 1925, in Bridgeport.

On September 1, 1928, Matthias married Florence Frances Pierpont in Pensacola. Their daughter Constance Rust Marple was born on July 15, 1932, in San Diego. She married in June 1959, in Pensacola. Their other daughter was Margery Pierpont Marple born in 1934, in Florida.

Matthias’ father died in March 1933, in Stamford, Connecticut. He was a petroleum heat and power company executive. Matthias’ mother Alice Constance died in September 1900, and is buried on Staten Island.

He earned his wings as naval aviator #3273 in 1926.

He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery; he was survived by his wife.

Photographs

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  From the Evening star on November 13, 1935

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  "VF-6 pilots, based on USS SARATOGA (CV-3), who will participate in the National Air Races at Cleveland, 31 August-3 September 1934. Photographed at Naval Air Station Hampton Roads, Virginia, 1 August 1934. The plane is a Boeing F4B fighter. Left to right, standing: Lieutenant Junior Grade F.W. McCann, Lieutenant H.L. Hoerner, Lieutenant W.B. Whaley, Lieutenant D. Ketcham, Lieutenant Commander R.A. Ofstie, Lieutenant M.M. Marple, Lieutenant T.J. Hedding, Lieutenant Junior Grade J.M. Lewis, and Lieutenant B.E. Grow. Left to right, kneeling: Lieutenant Junior Grade M.B. Wyatt, Ensign Block, Lieutenant Junior Grade E.E. Colestock, Lieutenant Junior Grade J.V. McAlpin, Lieutenant Junior Grade T.K. Wright, Ensign J.W. Byng, Lieutenant Junior Grade C.W. Lord, Lieutenant F.B. Southerland, Lieutenant W.B. Gentner, and Lieutenant T.O. Dahl." From the Naval History and Heritage Command

Namesake

Marple Road, aboard Naval Support Facility Dalhgren, Virginia, is named for Matthias.

Navy Directories & Officer Registers

The "Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps" was published annually from 1815 through at least the 1970s; it provided rank, command or station, and occasionally billet until the beginning of World War II when command/station was no longer included. Scanned copies were reviewed and data entered from the mid-1840s through 1922, when more-frequent Navy Directories were available.

The Navy Directory was a publication that provided information on the command, billet, and rank of every active and retired naval officer. Single editions have been found online from January 1915 and March 1918, and then from three to six editions per year from 1923 through 1940; the final edition is from April 1941.

The entries in both series of documents are sometimes cryptic and confusing. They are often inconsistent, even within an edition, with the name of commands; this is especially true for aviation squadrons in the 1920s and early 1930s.

Alumni listed at the same command may or may not have had significant interactions; they could have shared a stateroom or workspace, stood many hours of watch together… or, especially at the larger commands, they might not have known each other at all. The information provides the opportunity to draw connections that are otherwise invisible, though, and gives a fuller view of the professional experiences of these alumni in Memorial Hall.

July 1923

Ensign, USS Tennessee

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Others at this command:

LTjg Edwin Conway '20

ENS Edward Metcalfe '22

September 1923

Ensign, Olympic Games, Naval Academy

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Others at this command:

CDR Isaac Kidd '06
LCDR Fred Berry '08
LCDR Franklin Van Valkenburgh '09

LCDR Joseph Murphy '09
LT Harold MacLellan '18
LT Robert Smith, Jr. '19

LT Festus Foster '19
ENS Harry Bolles '23

November 1923

Ensign, USS Tennessee

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Others at this command:

LTjg Edwin Conway '20

ENS Edward Metcalfe '22

January 1924

Ensign, USS Tennessee

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Others at this command:

LTjg Edwin Conway '20

ENS Edward Metcalfe '22

March 1924

Ensign, Olympic Games, Naval Academy

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Others at this command:

CDR Isaac Kidd '06
LCDR Fred Berry '08
LCDR Franklin Van Valkenburgh '09

LCDR Joseph Murphy '09
LT Harold MacLellan '18
LT Robert Smith, Jr. '19

LT Festus Foster '19
ENS Edward Frawley '22
ENS Harry Bolles '23

May 1924

Ensign, Olympic Games, Naval Academy

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Others at this command:

CDR Isaac Kidd '06
LCDR Franklin Van Valkenburgh '09
LCDR Joseph Murphy '09

LT Harold MacLellan '18
LT Robert Smith, Jr. '19
LT Festus Foster '19

ENS Edward Frawley '22
ENS Harry Bolles '23

July 1924

Ensign, USS Litchfield

September 1924

Ensign, USS Litchfield

November 1924

Ensign, USS Litchfield

January 1925

Ensign, USS Litchfield

March 1925

Ensign, USS Litchfield

May 1925

Ensign, USS Litchfield

July 1925

Ensign, under instruction, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida

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Others at this command:

LTjg LaRue Lawbaugh '20
LTjg Addis Nelson '21
LTjg Harry Brandenburger '21
LTjg Irving Wiltsie '21
LTjg John Jones '21

ENS Richard Waggener '22
ENS George Covell '22
LTjg William Davis '22
ENS Luther Schmidt '23
ENS George Lehman '23

ENS Joseph Rooney '23
ENS William Reddington '23
ENS Herbert Wescoat '23
ENS William Hobby, Jr. '23

October 1925

Ensign, under instruction, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida

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Others at this command:

LT John Gillon '20
LT LaRue Lawbaugh '20
LTjg Addis Nelson '21
LTjg Harry Brandenburger '21
LTjg Irving Wiltsie '21
LTjg John Jones '21

LTjg Richard Waggener '22
LTjg George Covell '22
LTjg William Davis '22
ENS Luther Schmidt '23
ENS George Lehman '23

2LT John Harris '23
ENS Joseph Rooney '23
ENS William Reddington '23
ENS Herbert Wescoat '23
ENS William Hobby, Jr. '23

January 1926

Ensign, under instruction, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida

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Others at this command:

LT Dixie Kiefer '19
LT William Sample '19
LTjg William Butler, Jr. '20
LT John Gillon '20
LT LaRue Lawbaugh '20

LTjg Rogers Ransehousen '21
LTjg Harry Brandenburger '21
LTjg Irving Wiltsie '21
LTjg Richard Waggener '22
LTjg George Covell '22

ENS Luther Schmidt '23
ENS George Lehman '23
2LT John Harris '23
ENS Joseph Rooney '23
ENS William Reddington '23

October 1926

Lieutenant (j.g.), for assignment, Aircraft Squadrons, Battle Fleet, USS Langley

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Others at this command:

LT Oscar Erickson '16

LT John Jones '21

LTjg George Covell '22

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Others at or embarked at USS Langley:

LT Frederick Buse '20 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 2)

LTjg James Carney '21 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 1)

January 1927

Lieutenant (j.g.), Observation Plane Squadron (VO) 1, USS Langley

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Others at this command:

LTjg George Covell '22

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Others at or embarked at USS Langley:

LCDR Francis Maile, Jr. '15 (Observation Plane Squadron (VO) 2)
LT Frederick Buse '20 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6)

LTjg Harry Brandenburger '21 (Observation Plane Squadron (VO) 2)
LT John Jones '21 (Aircraft Squadrons, Battle Fleet)

April 1927

Lieutenant (j.g.), Observation Plane Squadron (VO) 2, USS California

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Others at or embarked at USS California:

LCDR Henry Cecil '10 (USS California)
LCDR Norman Scott '11 (USS California)

LT Horatio Sickel, IV '20 (USS California)

October 1927

Lieutenant (j.g.), Fleet Air Base, Hampton Roads, Virginia

January 1928

Lieutenant (j.g.), Fleet Air Base, Hampton Roads, Virginia

April 1928

Lieutenant (j.g.), USS Saratoga

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Others at this command:

LCDR Henry Mullinnix '16
LT Edwin Conway '20
LTjg Theodore Marshall '24
ENS Charles Redfield '26

ENS John Crane '26
ENS Oscar Pate, Jr. '27
ENS Clinton Rounds '27

ENS Arthur Loeser '27
ENS Eugene Lindsey '27
ENS Henry Dozier '27

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Others at or embarked at this command:

LT James Carney '21 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 1B)

July 1928

Lieutenant (j.g.), USS Saratoga

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Others at this command:

LCDR Henry Mullinnix '16
LT Edwin Conway '20
LTjg Theodore Marshall '24
ENS Charles Redfield '26

ENS John Crane '26
ENS Oscar Pate, Jr. '27
ENS Clinton Rounds '27

ENS Arthur Loeser '27
ENS Eugene Lindsey '27
ENS Henry Dozier '27

October 1928

Lieutenant (j.g.), USS Saratoga

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Others at this command:

LCDR Henry Mullinnix '16
LT Edwin Conway '20
LTjg Theodore Marshall '24
ENS Charles Redfield '26

ENS John Crane '26
ENS Oscar Pate, Jr. '27
ENS Clinton Rounds '27

ENS Arthur Loeser '27
ENS Eugene Lindsey '27
ENS Henry Dozier '27

January 1929

Lieutenant (j.g.), Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 3B, USS Lexington

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Others at this command:

LT George Cuddihy '18

LTjg Robert Larson '24

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Others at or embarked at USS Lexington:

LTjg William Graham, Jr. '25 (USS Lexington)
ENS Eugene Karpe '26 (USS Lexington)
ENS Harold Sheehan '27 (USS Lexington)

ENS Richard Downer '27 (USS Lexington)
ENS William Potts '27 (USS Lexington)

April 1929

Lieutenant (j.g.), Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 3B, USS Lexington

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Others at this command:

LT George Cuddihy '18

LTjg Robert Larson '24

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Others at or embarked at USS Lexington:

LTjg Jack DeShazo '25 (Light Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 1B)
LTjg William Graham, Jr. '25 (USS Lexington)
ENS Hilan Ebert '26 (USS Lexington)
ENS Eugene Karpe '26 (USS Lexington)

ENS Harold Sheehan '27 (USS Lexington)
ENS Richard Downer '27 (USS Lexington)
ENS William Potts '27 (USS Lexington)

July 1929

Lieutenant (j.g.), Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida

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Others at this command:

LT Edwin Conway '20
LT LaRue Lawbaugh '20
LT James Carney '21
LT John Jones '21
LTjg William Davis '22
LT James Craig '22
LTjg Walter Leach, Jr. '24
LTjg Walter Dey '24
LTjg Hubert Waters '25
ENS Henry G'Sell '26

2LT Joseph Wolfe '26
LTjg William Watson '26
LTjg John Graff '26
LTjg Francis Black '26
2LT Lofton Henderson '26
LTjg Claude Haman '26
2LT Guy Chappell '27
ENS Oddle Anderson '27
2LT Raymond Rutledge '27
ENS Charles Hill, Jr. '27

ENS Oscar Pate, Jr. '27
ENS Eugene Davis '27
ENS James McRoberts '27
ENS Loren Morris '27
ENS Robert Winters '27
ENS John Eldridge, Jr. '27
ENS Arthur Loeser '27
ENS Eugene Lindsey '27
ENS Julian Greer '27
ENS Leonard Southerland '27

October 1929

Lieutenant (j.g.), Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida

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Others at this command:

LT James Carney '21
LT John Jones '21
LTjg William Davis '22
LT James Craig '22
LTjg Walter Dey '24
LTjg Hubert Hayter '24
LTjg John Waldron '24
LTjg Hubert Waters '25
ENS Henry G'Sell '26
LTjg Claude Haman '26

ENS Oddle Anderson '27
ENS Richard Downer '27
2LT Raymond Rutledge '27
ENS Charles Hill, Jr. '27
ENS Oscar Pate, Jr. '27
ENS Charles Skelly '27
ENS Robert Symes '27
ENS Seymour Johnson '27
ENS Eugene Davis '27
ENS James McRoberts '27

ENS Loren Morris '27
ENS Robert Winters '27
ENS Renwick Calderhead '27
ENS John Eldridge, Jr. '27
ENS Eugene Lindsey '27
ENS Henry Dozier '27
ENS Gerald Dyson '27
ENS Julian Greer '27
ENS Leonard Southerland '27

January 1930

Lieutenant (j.g.), Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida

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Others at this command:

LT James Carney '21
LT John Jones '21
LTjg William Davis '22
LT James Craig '22
LTjg Theodore Marshall '24
LTjg Walter Dey '24
LTjg John Waldron '24
LTjg Andrew Harris '25

LTjg Ralph Smith '26
ENS Oddle Anderson '27
ENS Richard Downer '27
ENS Charles Hill, Jr. '27
ENS Oscar Pate, Jr. '27
ENS Charles Skelly '27
ENS Robert Symes '27
ENS Elmer Cooper '27

ENS Seymour Johnson '27
ENS Eugene Davis '27
ENS James McRoberts '27
ENS Renwick Calderhead '27
ENS Henry Dozier '27
ENS Gerald Dyson '27
2LT Ernest Pollock '28

April 1930

Lieutenant (j.g.), Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida

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Others at this command:

LCDR Henry Mullinnix '16
LT James Carney '21
LT John Jones '21
LTjg William Davis '22
LT James Craig '22
LTjg Theodore Marshall '24
LTjg Walter Dey '24
LTjg James McDonough '24
LTjg John Waldron '24
LTjg Andrew Harris '25

LTjg Ralph Smith '26
ENS Richard Downer '27
ENS Charles Skelly '27
ENS Robert Symes '27
ENS Elmer Cooper '27
ENS Seymour Johnson '27
ENS Renwick Calderhead '27
ENS Henry Dozier '27
ENS Gerald Dyson '27

ENS John Nelson '28
ENS William Pye, Jr. '28
ENS John Riggs, Jr. '28
ENS Donald Lovelace '28
ENS Weldon Hamilton '28
2LT Ernest Pollock '28
ENS William Arthur '29
ENS Lloyd Greenamyer '29
ENS Finley Hall '29

October 1930

Lieutenant (j.g.), Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida

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Others at this command:

LCDR Henry Mullinnix '16
LT Paul Thompson '19
LT Irving Wiltsie '21
LTjg Robert Larson '24
LTjg James McDonough '24
LTjg John Waldron '24
LTjg Charles McDonald '24
LTjg Richard Moss '24
1LT Donald Willis '24

LTjg John Duke '26
LTjg Elmer Cooper '27
LTjg James Averill '27
ENS Carl Lindgren '28
ENS Donald Lovelace '28
2LT Raymond Sullivan, Jr. '29
ENS William Arthur '29
ENS William Oliver '29
ENS Henry Twohy '29

ENS Bruce Van Voorhis '29
ENS John Collett '29
ENS Lloyd Greenamyer '29
ENS Egbert Roth '29
ENS Finley Hall '29
2LT Chandler Johnson '29
ENS John Yoho '29
ENS Howard Garner '29

January 1931

Lieutenant (j.g.), Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida

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Others at this command:

LCDR Henry Mullinnix '16
LT Paul Thompson '19
LT Irving Wiltsie '21
LTjg Robert Larson '24
LTjg James McDonough '24
LTjg John Waldron '24
LTjg Charles McDonald '24
LTjg Richard Moss '24
LTjg John Duke '26
LTjg James Averill '27

LTjg William Potts '27
ENS Carl Lindgren '28
ENS Donald Lovelace '28
2LT Raymond Sullivan, Jr. '29
ENS Harold MacFarlane '29
ENS William Arthur '29
ENS Mathias Wyatt '29
ENS William Oliver '29
ENS Henry Twohy '29
ENS John Bermingham '29

ENS William Pennewill '29
ENS Bruce Van Voorhis '29
ENS John Collett '29
ENS Lloyd Greenamyer '29
ENS Egbert Roth '29
ENS Finley Hall '29
ENS Clair Miller '29
ENS John Yoho '29
ENS Howard Garner '29

April 1931

Lieutenant (j.g.), Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida

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Others at this command:

LCDR Henry Mullinnix '16
LT Irving Wiltsie '21
LTjg Robert Larson '24
LTjg James McDonough '24
LTjg John Waldron '24
LTjg Charles McDonald '24
LTjg Richard Moss '24
LTjg John Duke '26
LTjg James Averill '27
LTjg William Potts '27
ENS Carl Lindgren '28

2LT Raymond Sullivan, Jr. '29
ENS Harold MacFarlane '29
ENS William Arthur '29
ENS Mathias Wyatt '29
ENS William Oliver '29
ENS Henry Twohy '29
ENS John Bermingham '29
ENS William Pennewill '29
ENS Bruce Van Voorhis '29
ENS John Collett '29
ENS Lloyd Greenamyer '29

ENS Egbert Roth '29
ENS Finley Hall '29
ENS Clair Miller '29
ENS Howard Garner '29
ENS Charles Hart '30
ENS Robert Haven '30
ENS Edwin Kelly '30
ENS Thomas Marshall, Jr. '30
ENS John Craig '30
ENS Charles Ostrom '30

July 1931

Lieutenant (j.g.), Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida

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Others at this command:

LCDR Henry Mullinnix '16
LT Irving Wiltsie '21
LTjg Robert Larson '24
LTjg James McDonough '24
LTjg Charles McDonald '24
LTjg Richard Moss '24
LTjg Carlton Hutchins '26
LTjg Charles Signer '26
LTjg John Duke '26
LTjg William Potts '27
ENS Carl Lindgren '28

ENS Harold MacFarlane '29
ENS Mathias Wyatt '29
ENS William Oliver '29
ENS Henry Twohy '29
ENS William Pennewill '29
ENS Bruce Van Voorhis '29
ENS John Collett '29
ENS Egbert Roth '29
ENS Finley Hall '29
ENS Clair Miller '29

ENS Charles Hart '30
ENS Robert Haven '30
ENS John Burgess '30
ENS Edwin Kelly '30
ENS Robert Coates '30
ENS Thomas Marshall, Jr. '30
ENS Gilbert Carpenter '30
ENS Byron Newell '30
ENS John Craig '30
ENS Charles Ostrom '30

October 1931

Lieutenant (j.g.), Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida

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Others at this command:

LCDR Henry Mullinnix '16
LT Irving Wiltsie '21
LTjg Robert Larson '24
LTjg James McDonough '24
LTjg Charles McDonald '24
LTjg Arthur Farrell '25
LTjg Carlton Hutchins '26

LTjg Charles Signer '26
2LT Lofton Henderson '26
LTjg John Eldridge, Jr. '27
ENS Mathias Wyatt '29
ENS William Pennewill '29
ENS Charles Hart '30
ENS Robert Haven '30

ENS John Burgess '30
ENS Edwin Kelly '30
ENS Robert Coates '30
ENS Victor Gaulin '30
ENS Gilbert Carpenter '30
ENS Henry Wygant, Jr. '30
ENS Charles Ostrom '30

January 1932

Lieutenant (j.g.), Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida

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Others at this command:

LCDR Henry Mullinnix '16
LT Jack Richardson '19
LT Irving Wiltsie '21
LTjg Robert Larson '24
LTjg James McDonough '24
LTjg Charles McDonald '24
LTjg Arthur Farrell '25
LTjg Carlton Hutchins '26
LTjg Charles Signer '26

2LT Lofton Henderson '26
LTjg John Eldridge, Jr. '27
ENS Mathias Wyatt '29
ENS William Pennewill '29
ENS Mack Vorhees '30
ENS Charles Hart '30
ENS Robert Haven '30
ENS John Burgess '30
ENS Edwin Kelly '30

ENS Oliver White '30
ENS Victor Gaulin '30
ENS Gilbert Carpenter '30
ENS John Bisson '30
ENS Lance Massey '30
ENS Henry Wygant, Jr. '30
ENS Charles Ostrom '30
ENS Joshua Nix '30

April 1932

Lieutenant (j.g.), Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida

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Others at this command:

LCDR Henry Mullinnix '16
LT Jack Richardson '19
LT Irving Wiltsie '21
LTjg Robert Larson '24
LTjg James McDonough '24
LTjg Charles McDonald '24
LTjg Arthur Farrell '25
LTjg Carlton Hutchins '26
LTjg Charles Signer '26
2LT Lofton Henderson '26

LTjg John Eldridge, Jr. '27
ENS Mack Vorhees '30
ENS Charles Hart '30
ENS Robert Haven '30
ENS John Burgess '30
ENS Edwin Kelly '30
ENS Oliver White '30
ENS Victor Gaulin '30
ENS Gilbert Carpenter '30
ENS John Bisson '30

ENS Lance Massey '30
2LT Paul Moret '30
ENS Joshua Nix '30
ENS Cleon Felton '31
ENS James Murphy '31
ENS Alfred Tucker, III '31
ENS Ward Bronson '31
ENS Augustus Alston, Jr. '31
ENS Charles Crommelin '31
ENS Harrington Drake '31

October 1932

Lieutenant (j.g.), Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B, USS Saratoga

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Others at this command:

LTjg Eugene Davis '27

LTjg Mathias Wyatt '29

LTjg William Oliver '29

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Others at or embarked at USS Saratoga:

LT Van Moore '19 (USS Saratoga)
LTjg Renwick Calderhead '27 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
ENS Weldon Hamilton '28 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
LTjg William Arthur '29 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 1B)
LTjg Jacob Britt '29 (USS Saratoga)
LTjg Lloyd Greenamyer '29 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 1B)
ENS James Clarkson '30 (USS Saratoga)

ENS Byron Newell '30 (USS Saratoga)
ENS James Kyes '30 (Aircraft Squadrons)
ENS Leo Crane '31 (USS Saratoga)
ENS George Stone '31 (USS Saratoga)
ENS George Ottinger '32 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Frank Latta '32 (USS Saratoga)

January 1933

Lieutenant (j.g.), Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B, USS Saratoga

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Others at this command:

LTjg Eugene Davis '27

LTjg Mathias Wyatt '29

LTjg William Oliver '29

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Others at or embarked at USS Saratoga:

LT Jack Richardson '19 (Aircraft Squadrons)
LT Van Moore '19 (USS Saratoga)
LTjg Renwick Calderhead '27 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
ENS Weldon Hamilton '28 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
LTjg William Arthur '29 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 1B)
LTjg Jacob Britt '29 (USS Saratoga)
LTjg Lloyd Greenamyer '29 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 1B)

ENS James Clarkson '30 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Byron Newell '30 (USS Saratoga)
ENS James Kyes '30 (Aircraft Squadrons)
ENS Leo Crane '31 (USS Saratoga)
ENS George Stone '31 (USS Saratoga)
ENS George Ottinger '32 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Frank Latta '32 (USS Saratoga)

April 1933

Lieutenant, Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B, USS Saratoga

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Others at this command:

LTjg Eugene Davis '27

LTjg Mathias Wyatt '29

LTjg William Oliver '29

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Others at or embarked at USS Saratoga:

LT Jack Richardson '19 (Aircraft Squadrons)
LTjg Renwick Calderhead '27 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
ENS Weldon Hamilton '28 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
LTjg William Arthur '29 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 1B)
LTjg Jacob Britt '29 (USS Saratoga)
LTjg Lloyd Greenamyer '29 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 1B)
ENS Mack Vorhees '30 (Aircraft Squadrons)

ENS James Clarkson '30 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Byron Newell '30 (USS Saratoga)
ENS James Kyes '30 (Aircraft Squadrons)
ENS Leo Crane '31 (USS Saratoga)
ENS George Stone '31 (USS Saratoga)
ENS George Ottinger '32 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Frank Latta '32 (USS Saratoga)

July 1933

Lieutenant, Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B, USS Saratoga

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Others at this command:

LTjg Mathias Wyatt '29

LTjg William Oliver '29

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Others at or embarked at USS Saratoga:

LT William Sample '19 (Aircraft Squadrons)
2LT Ernest Pollock '28 (Scouting Squadron 14-M)
LTjg William Arthur '29 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 1B)
LTjg Lloyd Greenamyer '29 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 1B)
ENS James Clarkson '30 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Byron Newell '30 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Cleon Felton '31 (Aircraft Squadrons)

ENS James Murphy '31 (Aircraft Squadrons)
ENS George Stone '31 (Aircraft Squadrons)
ENS George Ottinger '32 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Frank Latta '32 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Paul Burton '33 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Robert Fair '33 (USS Saratoga)

October 1933

Lieutenant, Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B, USS Saratoga

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Others at this command:

LTjg Mathias Wyatt '29

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Others at or embarked at USS Saratoga:

LCDR William Sample '19 (Aircraft Squadrons)
2LT Ernest Pollock '28 (Scouting Squadron 14-M)
LTjg William Arthur '29 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 1B)
LTjg Lloyd Greenamyer '29 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 1B)
LTjg James Clarkson '30 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Byron Newell '30 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Cleon Felton '31 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 2B)

ENS James Murphy '31 (Torpedo Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
ENS George Stone '31 (Aircraft Squadrons)
ENS George Ottinger '32 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Frank Latta '32 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Paul Burton '33 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Robert Fair '33 (USS Saratoga)

April 1934

Lieutenant, Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B, USS Saratoga

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Others at this command:

LTjg Mathias Wyatt '29

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Others at or embarked at USS Saratoga:

LCDR William Sample '19 (Aircraft Squadrons)
2LT Ernest Pollock '28 (Scouting Squadron 14-M)
LTjg Lloyd Greenamyer '29 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 1B)
LTjg Charles Ostrom '30 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 2B)
ENS James Murphy '31 (Torpedo Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)

ENS George Stone '31 (Aircraft Squadrons)
ENS George Ottinger '32 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Frank Latta '32 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Paul Burton '33 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Robert Fair '33 (USS Saratoga)

July 1934

Lieutenant, Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B, USS Saratoga

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Others at this command:

LTjg Leonard Southerland '27

LTjg Mathias Wyatt '29

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Others at or embarked at USS Saratoga:

LT Arnold Isbell '21 (Aircraft Squadrons)
LTjg Charles McDonald '24 (Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 2B)
LTjg Harold Richards '27 (Aircraft Squadrons)
LTjg Loren Morris '27 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 2B)
LTjg Carl Lindgren '28 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 2B)
LTjg Robert Patten '30 (Aircraft Squadrons)
LTjg Charles Ostrom '30 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 2B)
ENS James Murphy '31 (Torpedo Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)

ENS George Stone '31 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Eugene Lytle, Jr. '31 (Aircraft Squadrons)
ENS James Kelsey, Jr. '31 (Aircraft Squadrons)
ENS Bertram Prueher '33 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Paul Burton '33 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Robert Fair '33 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Wendell Froling '34 (USS Saratoga)

October 1934

Lieutenant, Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B, USS Saratoga

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Others at this command:

LTjg Leonard Southerland '27

LTjg Mathias Wyatt '29

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Others at or embarked at USS Saratoga:

CDR Walter Webster '11 (Aircraft Squadrons)
LT Arnold Isbell '21 (Aircraft Squadrons)
LT John Jones '21 (USS Saratoga)
LT Charles McDonald '24 (Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 2B)
LTjg Harold Richards '27 (Aircraft Squadrons)
LTjg Loren Morris '27 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 2B)
LTjg Carl Lindgren '28 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 2B)
LTjg Bruce Van Voorhis '29 (Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 2B)
LTjg Robert Patten '30 (Aircraft Squadrons)

LTjg Charles Ostrom '30 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 2B)
LTjg Charles Palmer, Sr. '31 (Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 2B)
LTjg James Murphy '31 (Torpedo Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
ENS George Stone '31 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Albert Gates, Jr. '32 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Bertram Prueher '33 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Paul Burton '33 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Robert Fair '33 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Wendell Froling '34 (USS Saratoga)

January 1935

Lieutenant, Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B, USS Saratoga

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Others at this command:

LTjg Leonard Southerland '27

LTjg Mathias Wyatt '29

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Others at or embarked at USS Saratoga:

CDR Walter Webster '11 (Aircraft Squadrons)
LT Arnold Isbell '21 (Aircraft Squadrons)
LT John Jones '21 (USS Saratoga)
LT Charles McDonald '24 (Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 2B)
LTjg Harold Richards '27 (Aircraft Squadrons)
LTjg Loren Morris '27 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 2B)
LTjg Carl Lindgren '28 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 2B)
LTjg Bruce Van Voorhis '29 (Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 2B)
LTjg Charles Ostrom '30 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 2B)
LTjg Charles Palmer, Sr. '31 (Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 2B)

LTjg Ford Wallace '31 (Aircraft Squadrons)
LTjg James Murphy '31 (Torpedo Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
LTjg Edward Blessman '31 (Aircraft Squadrons)
LTjg George Stone '31 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Albert Gates, Jr. '32 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Bertram Prueher '33 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Paul Burton '33 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Robert Fair '33 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Wendell Froling '34 (USS Saratoga)

April 1935

Lieutenant, Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B, USS Saratoga

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Others at this command:

LTjg Leonard Southerland '27

LTjg Mathias Wyatt '29

LTjg Ford Wallace '31

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Others at or embarked at USS Saratoga:

CDR Walter Webster '11 (Aircraft Squadrons)
LT Arnold Isbell '21 (Aircraft Squadrons)
LT John Jones '21 (USS Saratoga)
LT Charles McDonald '24 (Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 2B)
LTjg Harold Richards '27 (Aircraft Squadrons)
LTjg Loren Morris '27 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 2B)
LTjg Bruce Van Voorhis '29 (Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 2B)
LTjg Charles Ostrom '30 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 2B)

LTjg Charles Palmer, Sr. '31 (Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 2B)
LTjg James Murphy '31 (Torpedo Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
LTjg Edward Blessman '31 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 2B)
ENS Albert Gates, Jr. '32 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Bertram Prueher '33 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Paul Burton '33 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Wendell Froling '34 (USS Saratoga)

October 1935

Lieutenant, Naval Proving Ground, Dahlgren, Virginia

Class of 1923

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