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,fr N L-.-1 THE SKIPPER IS A SAILOR HFS Captain David L. Whelchel of the Unit- ed States Ship NEWPORT NEWS, responsible for the welfare and performance of almost four- teen hundred men. Behind those four gold stripes lie 30 years of devotion to duty. This man knows there is more to ships than just radar, guns and orders smartly carried out. There is the human side that gives a ship 'cpersonalityf' This man is no stranger to commands or to sea duty. In fact, he has probably logged more hours under the sea than he has on the surface. His commands include the submarine STEELHEAD, Submarine Divisions 42 and 12, the submarine tender SHERRY, Submarine Squadron ONE, USS SARASOTA, and as of 10 October 1955 USS NEW- PORT NEWS. Captain Whelchel is a fighting man . . . on war patrol in the Pacific in 1943 it was his command that fired the first U. S. shell into the main Japanese islands, from the STEELHEAD. The Skipper attended the University of Maryland Jfor 2 years before entering the Academy. At the Academy 'he quarterbaclfed the football team and played lacrosse. He still finds time for golf fhis score is 'confidentiafj and beats the sox off 34 of the ship,s tennis team. The Captain is a family man with a boy 19 years old and two girls 17 and 7. T 9 gX 5? 'A N-X 4 . --f-X Y if .M .Z . X ,
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