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

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CHIEF ENGINEER ff Commander John Noonan Commander Noonan graduated from the schoolship Ranger in 1 9 1 7 . After shipping out for several years, and rising to Chief Engineer, he left the sea to be- come Field Inspector of boilers and power plant machinery, serving for several years as Supervising Engineer of the Chicago Engineering Department of one of the larger insurance companies. On being transferee! to Boston, he direct- ed the activities of a force of machinery inspectors throughout the United States. In 1 94 1, Commander Noonan was called to active duty in the Navy with the rank of Lieutenant Commander ... Sta- tioned at the Quincy plant of the Bethle- hem Steel Company, he served as Officer- in-charge of Machinery inspection during the construction of large combatant ves- sels. Commander Noonan also served as Machinery and Repair Superintendent in the Balboa Shops, Canal Zone. Upon his request, he was separated from the Naval Service on August 28, 1946 and took over his present position as Chief Engineer, Massachusetts Maritime Academy. [17]

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EXECUTIVE OFFICER Commander John Thompson Ha ing graduated from the Nantucket with the class of 191 2, Cbmmander Thompson returned to that ship in igig as its navigator, after spending fi e years, igi2 to 191 7, with the Hghthouse service and one year with the New York-Puerto Rico Line and the Savannah Line. During World War I, he was for a short time with the U.S. Army mineplanters at Newport. From 1 9 19 to 1925 he remained with the schoolship, but in 1925 became em- ployed by the Boy Scouts of America as Scout Executive. While connected with the Scouts he organized the Pinetree Council of Maine and served as the Execu- tive Officer of the Quincy Council in Massachusetts, this work lasting for ten years, until 1935. In 1935 he again returned to the Nan- tucket as Navigator and retained that position until 1941, when the Massachu- setts Nautical School was brought to Hyannis and was renamed the Massachu- setts Maritime Academy. With this change he was made Executive Officer in charge of Cadets, the office which he now holds. [16]

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LT. COMDR. RK;HAR1) T. ROUNDS USNR Capable head of the 1 )c|)artnicnt of Seamanship and Navigation, (ioimli . Kouiufs graduated from the Mass- achusetts Nautical Schoolship . ,iiiliukrl, in 1926, where he lield the rate of Cadet Chief Officer. After service in the Merchant Marine in the employ of the Standard Oil C ' o. and the United Fruit Co., he reported to the .school as a watch officer in the early nineteen thirties. He has been connected with the Academy ever since, except for a tour of duty in the U.S. Navy during the war. Reputed to be one of the most able navigation instructors on the Atlantic Seaboard, his ability in this field can well be vouched for, by the fine t)ackground of navigation with which he equips his pupils. COMDR. LOUIS A. WOODLAND USNR A firm believer in conducting his duties in a true Naval fashion. Commander Woodland has achieved a high respect from all the Midshipmen. After his graduation as Cadet Master in the 1929 class, he began his sea career, and in 1934 he returned to the nautical school as an instrtictor. During the war his association with the Maritime Academy was interrupted through his service as Navi- gator and Executive officer on the USS Momovia, in Pacific Warfare. This outstanding record plus his administrative cjual- ities are positive indications of Commander Woodland ' s continued success. LT. C;OMDR. THEODORE T. LINGHAM USNR Lt. Comdr. Lingham, USNR the mainstay of the engineering department, has a reputation among the black gang of being a wizard where mechanics and electricity are concerned. He has proven himself to be an ardent follower of athletics at M.M.A. and has often Ijcen seen cheering the teams on, in victory or defeat. A very capable officer, he has been responsible for many new improvements in the engineering department and he has outdone himself in both the theoretical and practical instruction of the cadets. [18]