Admiral Billard Academy - Admiral Yearbook (New London, CT)

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lohn Potter Company B, Commander, Yearbook '37, '38, Lapel Stars, Class Secretary '37. lack was one of the rnost obliging members of the corps, being always ready to contribute his advice and help. Leader of Company B, he won lapel stars, and if his mind had always been on his work, he might have gone much higher. lack intends to become a Merchant Marine Officer, but it is certain that he will have a girl in only one port-New London. lohn Pollock loe Blow Engineering School. Company A, lst P. O.g Wheel Watch '37, '38, Yearbook '37, '38, So I sez to the skipper. Old Ioe Blow, always good for a story, will long be re- membered by the corps, Whether it be for shouting off corn- mands or for the tales of Panama, both given in his unique, husky voice. loe also was a social light, rating high at Connecticut College, and a hoofer of no mean ability, being voted both best dancer and ladies' man. S C1 lack, Pot

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Q55 Paul D. O'Brien OB, Mickey Company A, 3rd P. O.: Glee Club '38p Yearbook '38g Wheel Watch '38g Baseball '38p Boxing. Say, sir, ahem, whats the trig assignment? O.B. was one of our comp students. He had planned on taking the Coast Guard exams, but the lure of the Merchant Marine was too great for him. He never does a job, but what it is done Well. His smiling lrish ways will bring cheer to his many friends and help him to make a success of his future. He hopes it's the Nantucket next. R '1 Y' Theron A. Pickering Coast Guard Academy. A Company Cy Baseball '38p Band '38. Hello there, chief, how's things? Asn honest-to-goodness down-easter, Pick hails from Deer Isle, the port of the wooden boats and iron men. He likes to hunt, and the man at bat when Pick is pitching thinks his smoke ball is shot from a cannon rather than thrown. A skillful trumpeter in the orchestra and band. His motto is Coast Guard or bust, and if hard work and a flair for math have anything to do with it, it won't be bust. Pick

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Albert V. Quimby Al Coast Guard Academy. Company B7 Football '38g Wheel Watch '38. Well, if it was me. Al entered this school with the wisdom of the Vermont hills from whence he came. He likes to argue on anything, from: Are we adequately prepared for war? to Who is the best looking movie actress? Rugged as the famous Barre granite, Al played a smashing game at tackle. Possessor, too, of an infinite number of jokes and puns which kept grins on our faces, in spite of being voted most pessimistic. s 4. f jl Theodore C Rapalus Rap Coast Guard Academy. Company C, 3rd P. O.: Glee Club '38g Yearbook '38g Wheel Watch '38p Lapel Stars. She's fourth on my list. Rap -the chap with the smile-was one of the most likeable cadets in the entire corps. An ardent photographer, he got himself a half interest in a goat which furnished all the camera fiends an interesting subject. Rapalus performed well in the class room, as his record shows, and his work on the school newspaper proved to be an invaluable asset. Author of the humorous column, Billard Night After Night.