NROTC University of Minnesota - Gopher Log Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Recognition . . . ,ff iw?FT? l7'Z'-3.-Q ?? ' ' jf ffm, -A 4, 2 'Glue ' Xjilf I ee? J asf- n Mid? 9 rg I i h xl-'-Jiri' If e . i S a I- Le I n i- f. , --. gi' i','f,,a 'xiii-gif,-f.?w4 La i LIEUTENANT WILLIAM F. TRUSTY, JR., came Io Ihe Minnesoia Unii March I4 as an ensiqn ase signed as recogniiion oiliicer. In civiIian Ii'Ie he was a lawyer in Keniucky. I-Ie Iook his indocfrina- Hon fraininq aI' Darimoufh, and his recogniiion 'rraining af Ohio Siafe Universiiy. He received his promofion Io Lieuienanf ApriI I. Lieuienani IrusIy's dunes consisf oi Ieachinq a 'Iwo mon+hs' recognifion Course aI'rerna+eIy a+ Mihnesofa and Marqueffe. VVhiIe here, Lieuiehani Irusfy won The re-spec? and admirafion of The uni? wifh his quief considefafe and soufhern manner. INIRQIC men UEUTENANT WILLIAM F. TRUSTYV JR' eagerIy awaif his refurn. U S N R Fuzzbuzzing . . . Pipe down back ihere, you guys! We'II 'rurn our 'rhinking back and seek fhis oui' I'oge+her I know more abouf insurance +han any living man alive. There's nofhing you can do aboui i+. Dammit Period.' xaa i:

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Cr-TTEF QUNNER STACK CT-TTEF BCATSVXATN T-TAMTLTON CT-TTEF SHTRS CLERK AXELSON Um ' The NROTC losT Three grand Navy men when and M. A shorT while laTer, ChieTs STack and Axel- ChieTs T-lamilTOn, STack, and Axelson were promoTf son Took Over new duTies aT The ElecTricians' TVlaTes ed To The rank OT ChieT WarranT GTTicer. Soon School. The upperclassmen will noT soon TorgeT aTTer lvlr. T'lamilTon donned his sTripe, he was i'The Gunner, T-Tam, and TiAxelsOn. Cur besT TransTerred To The Navy V-I2 UniT aT Texas A. wishes are wiTh Them. CT-TTEF QUARTERTVTASTER RUSSELL T-TOYER has The job wiTh The uniT OT helping To make navigaTors OuT OT a bunch OT Tair-haired lads. Backed by I4 years OT reserve and acTive duTy, The ChieT's abiliTy and Triendliness have made him an imporTanT parT OT NRQTC liTe. BeTore coming here he was cOllecTing ribbons on a 'round-Thevworld cruise and LST operaTiOns in The SOuTh PaciTic. CHIEF YEQMAN ANTQN KOMPERDA, youhgesT OT The NRQTC chieTs, spends his Time keeping The uniT records and Tiles shipshape. T-le received his Training aT The Rhiladeiphia Receiving STaTion, and was The TirsT man assigned To The newly commissioned USS LudsTown. ChieT Kom- perda is known To The lads as The Mad Reveille-er l CHIEF GUNNERS MATE CARLTON ENGLE, 'lChuckie, has seen service in boTh World Wars. In The TirsT one he served aboard The Tlagship OT The convoy squadron, The USS SeaTTle, and laTer he was wiTh The Suicide FleeT, clearing The mine bar- rage ouT OT The NorTh Sea. DuTy in This war began in T942 aT Navy Pier, Chicago. l-le was assigned To This uniT eighT monThs ago, and now serves in The capaciTies OT Gunners MaTe, STorekeeper since Fergie's deparTure, and coach OT The pisTol Team. STOREKEEPER Ifc RQBERT FERGUSON is a naTive OT ST. Paul. T-le gOT his Training aT The STorekeepers School, Blooming' Ton, lndiana. 'Fergie' was recenTly deTached Trom The uniT, and aT presenT is in San Francisco, awaiTing orders To The RaciTic l:leeT. Cl-HEP T-IOYER PETTY OFFICER lic FERGUSON Cl-HEP ENGLE CT-MEF KOMRERZA ,. 1