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

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ENGINEERING Commander William Hemmerly, USNR Electrical Division Officer Electricity and Refrigeration Instructor A graduate of the Massachusetts Nautical School in the Class of 1936, Commander Hemmerly sailed with Standard Oil of New Jersey on their tankers for six years until the outbreak of World War II. He entered the Navy and became an engineering officer on the USS CONWAY and then USS SHANNON. Mr. Hemmerly was in on many of the Pacific campaigns and distinguished him- self by winning twelve battle stars. He was honored personally for keeping the engines of his ship in operation even though she had sustained heavy battle damage. After the war, Cmdr. Hemmerly came ashore to operate a re- frigeration plant on the West Coast. After two years he came to the Cape where he took a position at the Maritime Academy as one of the engineering instructors. LCDR. James D. Crosby, USNR Auxiliary Division Officer Diesel Instructor LCDR. Crosby is a graduate of the Massachusetts Nautical School, Class of 1931, whereupon he went to sea with the United Fruit Company. He stayed with the Fruit Company for ten years, raising his engineering license to chief. The year 1942 found Mr. Crosby in the Navy serving as Cadet Training Instructor in Panama. He stayed with the cadets of King ' s Point to become that school ' s chief engineer on its training ship. At the end of the war, Mr. Crosby returned to sea aboard the ships of the Sword Lines. Three years had been spent in their employment when he returned to teach young men the tricks of marine engineering at his old Alma Mater in 1948. Lt. Frederick H. G. Wright, USNR Boiler Division Officer Instructor of Boilers and Property of Materials The Maritime Academy can be proud to count Mr. Wright among its graduates. After graduation in 1943, he served aboard the Navy ' s USS TATUM. While in the Navy, he saw action in the Philippines and Okinawa. The end of the war found Mr. Wright with plans to go to sea in the Merchant Marine. He sailed Marine Transport Lines, Sheppard Lines, Continental Oil, and Keystone Lines until 1957 when he came to the Academy as an instructor. 17

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SEAMANSHIP AND NAVIGATION LCDR. Lucian T. Page, USMS Third Division Officer Seamanship Instructor Mr. Page, an officer who has gained the respect of all who know him by reason of his professional skill, started his sea career aboard the NANTUCKET. Upon graduation in 1932, he went to sea for American Export Lines on one of the famous Four Aces. Leaving Export in 1935, he went into Isthmian around-the - world service finally becoming chief mate on the STEEL NAVI- GATOR. By 1940, Mr. Page had his Master ' s license and within two years had ascended to the top of the maritime profession, that of pilot on the Panama Canal. Mr. Page stayed on the Canal until 1948, when he returned to Massachusetts and the Maritime Academy. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from the school in 1951. LCDR. Paul G. Hirst, USMS First Lieutenant Admiralty Law Instructor Mr. Hirst is a graduate of the Massachusetts Nautical School. He received his training on the NANTUCKET and upon gradua- tion in 1926, went to sea in the Merchant Marine. He has sailed in every capacity from seaman in the forecastle to chief mate; with Mallory Lines, Standard Oil Company of New- Jersey, Luckenback Lines, Sprague Steamship Company and Waterman Steamship Company. When the Second World War broke out, Mr. Hirst went to sea under the War Shipping Board in the North Atlantic and Medi- terranean areas, with a side trip to Murmansk in Russia. He then came ashore to teach nautical subjects in the Maritime Service Upgrade School in Boston. With this as a background, he operated the Bay State Navigation School for a year before reporting to the Maritime Academy in 1948. Mr. Hirst holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Massachusetts Maritime Academy and is licensed as a Master in the Merchant Marine. Lt. Alan McNaughton, USNR Second Division Officer Communications Instructor Mr. McNaughton was in several Academy firsts. He was a first classman when the school made its first West Coast Cruise. The object of this cruise was, of course, to pick up the fondly re- membered CHARLESTON which was the school ' s first steamship. Upon graduation in 1949, Mr. McNaughton and his classmates were the first to receive a Bachelor of Science Degree from the Academy. United States Lines followed the schoolship in Mr. McNaugh- ton ' s career. He sailed on their Australia-Far East run until 1954 when he went in the Navy for a two-year tour of active duty. After being released from active duty, he returned to the New England area to sail tankers for Boston Fuel Transport. In- cluding his Master ' s license and degree, Mr. McNaughton holds pilot ' s papers from Portland, Maine, to Providence, Rhode Island. 16

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ENGINEERING LCDR Harold C. Pratt, USN (Ret.) Radio Electronics Instructor Mr. Pratt ' s sea career commenced when he enlisted in the Navy in Tampa, Florida in 1933. The Navy ' s electrical school fol- lowed with a steady rise up through the ranks. By the time a decade of Naval service had been completed, he had become an Ensign. During the last World War, Mr. Pratt served in many capacities and saw action in major Pacific and North African campaigns. His Naval duty continued with a steady rise in rank until 1953 when he became a Lieutenant Commander. Mr. Pratt retired in 1956 and joined the staff here at the Academy in 1958. Lt. Mario Tonello, USMS Machinery Division Officer Mr. Tonello enlisted in the Navy in 1941 and received his train- ing at Newport, Rhode Island. His first assignment consisted of convoy duty in the U.S.S. WAINRIGHT, escorting cargo ships to Murmansk. Aboard the WAINRIGHT, he saw such action as the invasion of North Africa, the Anzio Invasion, Okinawa, and the Battle of the Sea of Japan. Mr. Tonello mustered out of the Navy as a Chief Machinist ' s Mate, and from there he started his own repair service. He remained in this position until 1950 when he came to the Academy. He received his Second Assistant ' s papers in 1950 and was commissioned in the United States Merchant Service in 1953. Lt. Angus E. MacLeod, USMS Assistant Division Officer Shop Theory Instructor Mr. MacLeod started his sea career by becoming an apprentice machinist at the Bethelem Shipyard in Quincy, Mass. After watching ships come in and out, he decided to go to sea and signed on as an oiler on a Waterman Line ship. After sailing for a time, he entered the U.S. Maritime Service Officer ' s Training School and sat for his third ' s in steam and diesels in September of 1944. In 1946 he raised his license to second. He has sailed with such companies as Marine Transport, American Foreign, Eastern, and Moran Towing. Lt. MacLeod has been in the Academy ' s engineering department since 1948. 18