Marquette University NROTC - Porthole Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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COMMODORE H. I. GRASSIE I : PAST IIIIMMISSINING EXERCISES HI, ...................................................... , do hereby accept the appointment as Ensign in the United States Naval Reserve; do solemnly swear tor aiiirrnl that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign or domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter; so help me God. I understand that failure to complete any prescribed training course, or a review of my completed application re- garded as unsatisfactory, will be considered sufficient cause for my discharge. The trim lines of white-uniiorrned, young Ensigns stood on the platform at Marquette University High School auditorium and took the Oath of Acceptance. This first formal graduation and recognition exercise was held June 24, 1945 under the direction of Captain C. H. Sigel. Making the occasion even more memorable was the presence of Vice Admiral A. S. Carpender, USN, on the platform as the day's speaker. Admiral Carpender, Corn- mandant oi the Ninth Naval District, addressed the young graduates and told of Han enemy guided by a philosophy of desperation who waited for them in the Pacific islands. He lauded the record of performance boasted by the ranks of reserve officers and said that a tradition of generations of free men in a tree VICE-ADMIRAL A. S. CARPENDEH country stood as a background of the young men receiving their gold braid. In this attribut- able manner, the Iune 1945 class was gradu- ated. Continuing a tradition being formed within the Unit, Captain Sigel had as the next com- missioning speaker in October Captain G. M. Jones, USNR, Director of Training in the Ninth Naval District. Captain Iones delivered an excellent message stressing the challenges that young naval officers must face. Also in continuance of tradition were the Unit bands playing of marches and the NROTC Choir's voicing of naval songs. February 28, I946, Commodore H. I. Grassie, USN. Commander, Naval Training Center Great Lakes, Ill, presented an insight to the future plans of the Navy for its young officers. Commodore Grassie told quite vibrantly oi the opportunities which the Navy was offering to its new Hwearers of gold . Desiring to continue the enviable record of always having an outstanding speaker and celebrity as guest for the commissioning occa- sion, Captain Sigel has again planned well. It is regretable from the viewpoint of the PORTHOLE that at press time it is impossible to obtain the name of the speaker. There is only an assurance that the Iune 1946 gradu- ating class will he graduated with as much pomp and celerity of precision as any other class which has gone from the Hilltop. CAPTAIN G. M. JONES

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,. . . .. MEIAI. FIB SERVICE - 1 Seven thirty-tour North Fourth Street might Army, functioned in Milwaukee; and finally, .,11 be a streetand number that very few service- on April 7, 1946, eight months after V-I Day, 1 1 1 ' men are cognizant of, but whether or not they ' the door of the Journal Building was closed are familiar with it, the 4,722,000 young men and the USO's functions in Milwaukee came to who walked through the door of Milwaukee's an end. USO will remember a long time the kindness and courtesy shown them by an organization known the world over. Outstanding cooperation was given the USO and its constantly Changing influx of service- AJNsia -. .--.Avr' v'w'-e4 mw-ooeo- -v- A '. V'. 1... ' - I. -' . '.Nv..' . N . ..r', . , .A u s . ' N'ffl . 'ah .. fl - ' 03.5.. I K e . .... . 'g . nanny ... '2', .4 -N 34 .. ;' ..,.i2'.; 5; :2 3Q . x .3... . ...- A x .. . . 'iie'x'al'e f . -. y a I - ' ' u' 'w' - u' . . '. .I.' '.'. . e 3:33:39 - g .c 4 i. . .... . . .n .. n . . y , n . V y '1 , ..xx ' - --x-z.. . .....15u x.x..... ..,...x l' x5... ' -' e 1 -. N 5-H-'..-.-.. .pa. z ... . . x ....... r .- .1 . 4.. L . V $313., 'xx ...lff' ... . x E , . . ... . . . '1' 3 u: k 'x u; ....,A From the Atlantic seacoast to the Pacific border-states, tales of Milwaukee's USO were constantly finding their way into the sea- stories and yarns ot the two-month 11salts or the memories of the battle-worn veterans. M11- 1 waukee was heralded as the top liberty city in the country and many of those who had had the opportunity to reap of its benefits knew only too well the validity of these remarks. The USO canteen under the auspices of the Particularly was the city proclaimed a nsailor's Red Cross also did an excellent job. It was paradise and with Great Lakes only a few ' . ' . A ' $. . X, - c 7i:':':'IQ.'i'.. . 1- . gnaQ- . - m$xns actually more offers of parties, etc., than there were servicemen to readily fill the demands. . . , always a cherished thought in the mind of a Inlles away and a Naval Un1t at the USOS serviceman to remember that in Milwaukee he doorsteps, 11 was no wonder that 85 to 90 had been treated to a full meal at the USO. g percent 01 the young men who entered there1n By approximation, it has been estimated that wore the trad1tlonal blue su1t. the canteen served 1,637,000 cups of coffee; Started in Milwaukee on December 17, 1941, 528'000 glasses Of mllk; 1'271'000 glasses Of root beer; 2,214,000 cuts of cake and p1e; and ten days after Pearl Harbor, through the . . . , 4,620,000 sandW1ches. ln addltlon, the com- zealous endeavors of Mayor Carl Ze1dler, the munion with the home spirits was abetted by USO first had its headquarters at 623 North . the giving of 4,350 long distance calls to home. Water Street. lts opening was gratefully greeted by servicemen, but regretful it is that th C 1 Z 'dl h d'd h Yes, the USO did a swell job. Not only did e young man ar e1 er, W o 1 SO rnuc it lighten the cares of the G1. life but it pro- 10 assure 115 success, was unable to return Vided for the serviceman clean, wholesome from the war 1n wh1ch he served as a Naval entertainment and whenever Mother and Lieutenant, to see the great work which he Father back home would receive a letter from had helped to start. their son with the letterhead, USO , showing in bold letters, these two reatest friends of Serving as General Chairman of the USO y . g . , , youth would momentanly how their heads and 1n Milwaukee County was Frank Greenya, and . . , , , , , , A thank God for an organlzatlon so great and a1d1ng 1n the magnlhcent work as Director of . . , noble that 1t cared for all . . . r1ch or poor . the M1lwaukee USO was Albert D. Moody who , , . . . . . who were servmg the cause of thelr country. was unt1r1ng 1n h1s efforts to improve the or- ganization. And so, for the members of the Marquette F or 51 months, the USO composed of six Naval Unit and for the others who entered the national agencies, the YMCA, the YWCA, door of Seven thirty-four North Fourth Street, Traveler's Aid, Jewish Welfare, National Cath- we give a very grateful . . . uThank You! We olic Community Service and the Salvation shall never forget what you have done! 1841

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