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

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ACADEMIC Commander Admont G. Clark, USCGR Assistant Division Officer English Instructor An honor graduate of Amherst College, Commander Clark first went to sea in 1942 when, as a graduate of the Coast Guard Officer Candidate School, he became navigator of the cutter GRESHAM in Atlantic convoy duty. He stayed in the GRESHAM for a year and then was transferred to the Pacific, where he was given command of the freighter F-51. After a memorable voyage to the South Seas, the ship was kept busy carrying supplies for the fighting forces until the end of the war. Upon his release from active duty, Commander Clark returned to Cape Cod and in 1947 joined the ranks of the instructors at the Maritime Academy. Recalled to active duty in 1952, Commander Clark served as Assistant Reserve Director in the First Coast Guard District and then as Chief of the Training Section, Reserve Division, Coast Guard Headquarters, before returning to the Academy in 1955. Commander John M. Cease, USN (Ret.) Academic Assistant to the Superintendent First Division Officer Mathematics Instructor Commander Cease came to the Maritime Academy after retire- ment from the Navy. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Class of ' 39, he earned distinction as a plebe by receiving the Gold Life-Saving Medal (Treasury Department) for rescuing a skater who had fallen through the ice. Upon graduation, he was assigned duty in t he Pacific Fleet where he participated in every major campaign of World War II. In addition to his many other duties while in the Navy, Com- mander Cease had charge of midshipmen at the USNR Midship- men ' s School, Columbia University, N. Y., was First Lieutenant in the aircraft carrier INDEPENDENCE taking part in the initial test of the atomic bomb at Bikini, and had command of the USS FRANK KNOX during the Korean Conflict. While commanding this ship he was awarded the Bronze Star with Combat Dis- tinguishing Device. Commander Cease is also a graduate of the U.S. Army Com- mand and General Staff College (1956) and holds a Master of Arts (Education) degree from Jackson College, Honolulu, Hawaii. Lieutenant Thomas F. Dorsey, USMS Muster Advisor Social Sciences Instructor Mr. Dorsey ' s first contact with the sea was aboard the charter schooner TANAGER where he sailed as a member of the deck crew. Rigging work with the Bethelem Steel Shipbuilding Com- pany on Staten Island paved the way for his entrance to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in 1944. He went to sea to gain time towards a third mate ' s license which he got after preparations at the USMS Officer ' s School at Alameda, California. The ink wasn ' t dry on his ticket before he was at sea in a tanker, a ship-type he remained with for seven years calling at ports all over the world. Before coming ashore in 1952 Mr. Dorsey was sailing as Second Mate for the Socony Vacuum Company. Mr. Dorsey graduated from Boston College in 1956 and one year later came to the Academy as Social Science Instructor and watch officer. 19

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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

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STAFF Captain Robert H. Murphy, USNR Cruise Watch Officer In the fall of 1924, Captain Murphy graduated from the Mass- achusetts Nautical School to begin his life ' s work. He sailed for American Hawaiian Steamship Company and six months later had his second mate ' s license. By 1928, he was a licensed Master and he continued to build his reputation with the Company. In 1934 he was given command of his first ship, the S.S. HAWAIIAN only nine years after graduation. The S.S. HAWAIIAN was the first of forty-three ships Cap- tain Murphy has commanded. During the war years, with most of them feeing spent in the Atlantic, Captain Murphy was torpedoed several times and at one time was required to sail 650 miles in an open boat to reach shore. After the war, Captain Murphy continued to sail for American Hawaiian as coast pilot between Los Angeles and San Francisco. He was also trouble shooter for eight years as well as senior captain with the company. Captain Murphy is now retired, but he makes the cruise with the Maritime Academy as watch officer each year just to get back to sea. LCDR Alvin Anteen, USMS Supply Officer Mr. Anteen commenced his education in business by attending the Northeastern University Law School. He also graduated from the Bentley School of Accounting and Finance. During this time Mr. Anteen was employed as an Accountant and Comptroller. His sea-going career began in 1939 when he enlisted in the Navy as storekeeper. He was in the Navy until 1947 when he requested release from active duty. In 1949 Mr. Anteen came to the Maritime Academy and has been with us ever since. As well as his experience in law and accounting, Mr. Anteen holds a Chief Purser ' s ticket in the Mari- time Service. IN MEMORIAM Joseph T. Boyle, M.D. Ship ' s Surgeon Dr. Boyle graduated from Fordham University in 1927 and from there he went on to school in Scotland. Graduating in 1931 from the University of Edinburgh. He served his internship in Charleston, South Carolina. In the following years, he was on the staff of many hospitals in cities such as New York, Philadelphia, and Wilmington. Dr. Boyle came to Cape Cod in 1944 and began his own practice. In 1951 he became the schoolship surgeon. When Dr. Boyle passed away, shortly before graduation a tre- mendous gap was left in the staff of the academy. His ' devotion to duty and patient interest will live on with those he left behind. 20