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Show Page 6 THE Tuesday, May 2, 1944 SEAGULL Navy Promotes Comdr. Curry and Part of Naval Barracks Personnel More Employes Four Officers Receive Credit At Clearfield For Work t sueecon In compiling the list of depot Recent promotions of NSD officers include: To Lieut.: Domnick A. Tarro, D-V(S) USNR,was promoted simultaneously with his assignment to the depot as assistant to the employes who have served at NSD one year or longer for the anniversary edition, eight names were unavoidably left off the Honor Roll. The names which should have been added are: Ruby Odd, Ralph Green, Horace Van security officer. He entered the Navy, February, 1943, and his experience includes sea duty as executive officer on a mine sweeper in the Atlantic Fleet Jr., Jake Post, Dorothy Schreven, G. McClanahan, Marian Anderson Smith and Nelda Jeanne Pennington. Credit should also be given to numerous persons who were ocean, an assignment to the amphibious forces at Camp Bradford, Va., and the beach on the contractors’ rolls on commissioning day, but who party school at Fort Pierce, Fla. David R. Pettit, A-V(S) USNR, who has been stationed have since transferred to civil service. at the depot since February 28, as officer in charge of the aeronautical and technical division was promoted recently from the rank of Lieut. (jg). A graduate of the University of Southern California, Lieut. Pettit was in the Naval Reserve for four years while at school. At one time he was engineering officer for the Eastern Airlines in Washington, D. C.; spent a Those who have recently come to the depot may be in“a J. Curry who is pictured above with officers, master-at- arms and office forces, mess and ships cooks, and compartment cleaners assigned to the barracks. Other enlisted personnel not shown were working in various sections of the depot when this picture was made. Supply Officer in Command Commissions Naval Barracks In order to relieve the Supply Officer in Commandof those year in the RAF and entered duties in the handling and discipline of enlisted personnel spe- the Navy March 26, 1942. Be- cifically required of a commandingofficer, a subordinate comfore coming to Clearfield, his mand of the Clearfield Naval Supply Depot to comprise the headquarters were at Rich- enlisted personnel, the barracks and the facilities assigned to mond, Fla., while he was flytng them wasset up on April 20. between Cuba and South Amerlina brief ceremony Supply ica, helping set up advance officer in charge of advance| Officer in Command Captain bases in that area. base packing at the depot was Cyrus B. Kitchen officially To Lieut. (jg): Harriett Catherine Zimmer- man, W-V(S) USNR, was promoted while on duty as wom- recently promoted to the rank of warrant officer. Warrant Officer Hogan entered the Navy in August, en‘s reserve representative in charge of the WAVESstationed 1941, as a carpenter's mate at the depot. William and CE TAKING COMMAND .. » of the newly-commissioned U 5 'S Neve : Bucracks at Clearfield is Comdr. Raymond officers’ training at Holyoke cember, 1943. After a 30-day college, South Hadley, Mass., leave during which he visited and was commissioned Feb. 7, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. 1943. Hogan of Carthage, Missouri, he reported for duty at the deTo Warrant Officer: M. J. Hogan, E-V(S) USNR, | pot, arriving March 7,1944. Kittens Come to Radio Row May Obtain Stickers Out-of-state employes having other than Utah 1944 |i- a personnel inspection and a general inspection of the barracks area. As commandingofficer of four contracting firms who built the depot were awarded the Army and Navy “E”’ award for production. However, this award was given not only for doing the job ahead of schedule but also for building a war project for LESS money than was estimated. bos Former Employe Dies Former employe N. T. Smith cense plates on their automoof Bountiful who resigned his biles may now obtain a special position at the depot following windshield sticker permit at the a heart attack last November Gas and Tire Ration desk on commissioned the Quonset the top deck of the AdminisHuts as U. S. Naval Barracks tration building. Any employe owning an auand Commander Raymond J. tomobile who was recruited Curry took over duties as comfrom out of state after January manding officer. Following the 1, 1944, can get a sticker. ceremony Captain Kitchen, accompanied by Captain John J. A graduate of 1|c and wasassigned to a light Mary college, cruiser in the Pacific area Jecklin, executive officer held Lieut. Zimmerman completed where he remained until De- Employes Possessing Out-of-State Licenses terested in knowing that the died at his home April 20. Mr. Smith worked with the contractors who built the depot as an electrical inspector and later transferred to Public Works as maintenance engineer of the fire alarm system. Seagull Begins “Depot Family”Series: Mr., Mrs. Phillips Take Spotlight First the Naval Barracks, Comdr. Curry will convene all courts for the discipline of enlisted personnel and in general take overall duties necessary to maintain a separate command within a command. Comdr. Curry reports that several improvements have been madein the Quonset area recently, including the addition. of huts for the following uses: post office, recreation, athletic locker and storage for foul weather gear. Also soft and hard ball diamondsare under construction. Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Phillips bob Beginning a. new series of features to appear in the SeaFeline “Youngsters” gull paying tribute to ‘depot Prepare for Duties families’’ who work at NSD are Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. In Radio Row Phillips, supervisors of Storage “With an eye towards the Group Section 4 and Corfuture,’ four depot ‘young- respondence Section, respecsters’’ are receiving special at- tively. tention now because of the duMr. and Mrs. Phillips, who ties which they will take over arrived at Clearfield in Februwhen they grow up. ary of 1943, are amongtheoldThe “youngsters,’’ however, est ‘‘depot families’’ from the are of the feline variety, a standpoint of service. They healthy batch of kittens who came here from. San Diego section has grown to a staff of 50. Mr. Phillips, who was one of the first storekeepers in the Storage Group, helped set up and served as assistant super- visor of the Technical Aviation Section. Recently he became supervisor of the newly-formed Section 4, which handles radio equipment. Before the present war emergency, Mr. Phillips spent 25 years in sales promotion work. were born.in one of the store- where Mrs. Phillips worked at Tenth Anniversary Although both their duties will include keep- CorrespondenceSupervisor wedding anniversary. Animals are from houses in the radio row. Each the Naval Supply. Depot and Houston, Texas, they met in of the cats will be assigned to Mr. Phillips at Consolidated Washington, D. C., and only one of the storehouses where Aircraft. recently celebrated their tenth CUSTODIAN. OF THE CATS. . - is Mrs. Arvilla Black whose duties in H-5 include taking care of these recent additions to the radio row. A bit camera shy, the mother lost no time in hustling her babies back to their bed almost before’ the photographer could snap their picture. ing a sharp lookout for ‘‘uninA permanent civil. service are their hobby and their pride vited guests.”’ employe for the past 16 years, and joy is a dog whom they Meanwhile they are still in Mrs. Phillips worked her first claim ‘‘picked them up.” the shut-eye state and live in six months at NSD in the PurThe Phillips family like Utah comparative ease with their chase Section, then took over (especially the canyons), have mother in a box in a warmly as supervisor of the Corre- purchased a home at Sunset. heated office. Custodian of the spondence Section. on October Heights, and plan to remain . at ° cats is Mrs, Arvilla Black of 1. At that time she had six.per- Clearfield ‘‘as long as there is Ogden, Utah. sons to supervise and now the a depot.”’ |