Massachusetts Maritime Academy - Muster Yearbook (Buzzards Bay, MA)

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. . . Having been appointed an officer in the United States Naval Reserve, I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will sup- port and defend the constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and 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. Oath of Allegiance GRADUATES » , , 17

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THE FIRST TO DIE I ' m beginning to wonder who ' ll be here When time travels on to another year, To recall our goldbrickin ' , and the hell we caught, And the lads whom we ate with, slept with, and fought. Will all the boys of forty-two, Still be alive when this year is through? Will they all be back for the usual beer At the same old tavern, this time next year? Now everyone ' s full of the joys of life, Away from the roars and the rumbles of strife, But in a month or two, the same bunch of guys Will be sailing in blackouts, ' neath war torn skies. And if we ' re around at the end of this war, We ' ll see soldiers and sailors with medals galore. But we ' ll hear no word of the Merchant Marine, Or the cries of the boys who were scalded by steam. So while still alive, let ' s all drink a toast To the land we love best, and the one we love most. Then all you cadets, hold your glasses high, And here ' s three cheers for the first to die! The First to Die, was written by Cadet James W. Schofield. Ironically, Cadet Schofield, Class of ' 42, was the first to die. 16

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LESLIE D. AITKEN Les Nor by 18 Woods Avenue, Somerville 2 c Petty Officer I c Gunners Mate Drill Team Rowing Crew Rifle Team An exception to the rule, Once a soldier always a soldier. He would take late studies at the slightest hint of a test on the morrow. Would not go out of his way to impress anyone, and his good deed a day was done quietly and without ostentation. On a return trip to Hyannis, he was found bleeding and unconscious on the Plymouth Road. Spends spare time reading such current best-sellers as Dutton , Bowditch , and Wims . Times Square here I come. JOHN O. ATTAYA Omar Bruce 14 Grew Avenue, Roslindale l c Petty Officer Football Rowing Crew Show on Pilot Full and By 1945 Muster A natural leader. . . . dashing debonair. Possesses ability to talk himself out of anything. 0 U ' C I +° acclimate himself to a new situation, he is cool in a crisis. Never talks behind his classmates ' backs. . . . perhaps the secret of his popularity. Driver of the Omar Caravan Bruce spent the better part of his senior cruise losing sleep over his latest brain-child. . .1945 Muster. Bring on the dancing girls. 18