United States Naval Academy - Lucky Bag Yearbook (Annapolis, MD)

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H ' ' ' 1 ' 1 1 ROBEKT EUGENE REID SCHKNISCTADY, ' Nl.W ()RK Geiio entered tlie world on tlie Isl of .lamiary in tlie city of Schenectady in New York. He lotnpleted liigli scliool education in Schenectady and attended the University of Oklahoma a year before entering the Naval Academy. At Navy Bob enjoyed working on mechanical projects and discussing the merits of Oklahoma football in his spare time. He favored leave over any other form of enter- tainment and went yearly to a small town in the hills of New York to enjoy it. He spent a good part of his spare time trying to set altitude records with the aid of a pole. After graduation he ' ll try it with planes. DANIEL WILLIAM RICE SuNBURY, Pennsylvania Dan came to Navy direct from high school. A ready smile to greet everyone . . . watch the muscle man flex his biceps . . . loved to beat his choppers after taps . . . pushups, too . . . it ' s a killer . . . never turned down a morsel of this Navy chow . . . smoked one cigarette a year . . . now look at this darn hat . . . shiny shoes and a sharp dresser . . . four years at the academy did wonders . . . only stumbling block in academics was mechanical drawing ... if there was something to do or something to learn, Dan always was there until the job was well done ... a definite asset and a credit to the service . . . wonderful personality . . . he ' ll go to the top while making his career. WILLIAM HOKE RITCHIE, JR. CoppERHiLL, Tennessee You guys haven ' t seen anything until you ' ve seen those Tennessee hills; boy, they ' re something. Always proud of being a true Teimesseean, a Copperhill one at that, Bill, Guillermo, Governor, or Hoke to those who knew, wouldn ' t admit one leg got longer than the other from walking among those hills. Always light in humor. Bill was famous for his shaggy dog stories. A great man for dragging weekends, Bill was hard to find once Saturday rolled around. Well liked and easygoing in the true southern gentleman ' s fashion. Bill has a venerable manner that will take him far. Page 22 ' ;

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WILLIA!M HAYES PLRDUM East Brady, Pennsylvania Uncle Will was drafted by Xavy from the Harvard Marching Baud to anchor the Midsliipineii aggregation in the trombone section, and soon spread his talents to in- clude Business Manager of the 1953 LUCKY BAG and a flock of extra-curricular activities. To the dismay of the Department of Foreign Languages, the sixth company ' s attrition rate was remarkably low. Tiiis was a direct result of Will ' s extra instruction periods, which consisted of 18 men in a 3 man room, all jabbering incoherently in Spanish. Just give Uncle Will the bridge and quarterdeck of the USS Missouri and a big family to come home to and he ' ll be satisfied. RONALD SCOTT PURVIS Bay Village, Ohio Newspapers generally meant comic pages to most mid- shipmen, but to Scotty they provided the basis for his ability to stand up in Bull class and recite for hours on the state of the U.S. Supreme Court without having cracked a book. Scotty managed to catalogue in his retentive mind a vast amount of information about the services in general and the Navy in particular. Plebes, here ' s your man when that firstie asks you what ship was scrapped in San Diego harbor in 1909 because of a leaky economizer! Scott ' s determination, together with his perpetual smile, leads to the prediction that the main armament of Scott ' s ship will be Scott. RAYMOND ELWOOD REFFITT Ashland, Kentucky Ray escaped from Ashland, deep in liie hills of Ki ntu(k to make the aval Academy and the Navy his home and career. He informed all that the people in his podunk aren ' t backward. Why they even wear brogans to church on Sunday. He was a member of the Marching Band, and participated in the Musical Club Shows. Ray ' s pliysical prowess stood him in good stead in intra-Brigade sports, lie was a conscientious and studious lad and |)ossessed a very compatible personality. He will make a name fni ' liiiiisrlf in llii ' Navv. I ' a-c 226

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' FRANCIS LeROY ROACH Erie, Pennsylvania Frank spent the first of his Hfe in Erie preparing for a future in the seminary. After his high school and prep days that urge to travel and Uncle Sam ' s pointing finger persuaded Frank to join tlie Navy. In the enlisted Navy Frank found great opportunities. He became a second class electronics technician. One of his tours of duty brought him to the Naval Academy as a technician in the Ordnance and Gunnery Dept. Frank saw possibilities for advancement, and after fleet competition, schooling at Bainbridge, and more exams, he joined 53. For the future, Frank hopes to get back in the field of electronics. WILLIAM ARTHUR ROBINSON Arlington Heights, Illinois Bill was a Midwestern product from Arlington Heights, Illinois, where he was a standout high school athlete. After graduation he immediately hoisted sail for Navy and continued his athletic pursuits. Plebe football, basketball and baseball kept him busy and forever on the training table. He was amazed to find out that plebes braced up in the Second Battalion. Youngster year found him calling plays for the 150 ' s and second class year for the .I.V. football squad. Bill ' s genuine friendliness and smiling warm personality made him a guy you ' re glad to know. He has everything; in short, he ' s tops. JOHN ROY ROEPKE Waterloo, Iowa Big, easy-going John came to Navy from the Frogmen. Among the oldest men in the class, he graduated with nearly ten years of naval service. The only frogman in naval history to bilge youngster swimming test. Varsity football and lacrosse took most of his free time. The perfect wife, he was always willing to turn to or help with matli. Biggest shoal in his academic life was Bull. . . . Misspelled my name on the Bull quiz today. . . The unit of sleep, one Boepke. . . . Hey! it ' s snowing, it ' s snowing! . . . extremely proud of the Navy and all that it stands for. . . . Page 228