The Apprentice School - Binnacle Yearbook (Newport News, VA)

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CLASS OF 1948 ALBERT BURKS INSLEY Messick, Virginia Departments: Entered Shipfitters June 19, 1942; joined Navy March 18, 1944, discharged January 21, 1946; rein- stated in Shipfitters January 31, 1946, transferred to Mold Loft August 4, 1947, Shipfitters November 24, 1947, and graduated as Shipfitter February 23, 1948. CLAUDIE ESLIE JONES, JR. Smithfield, Virginia Departments: Entered Coppersmiths November 22, 1940, transferred to Piping Drafting Room OctoLier 26, 1942; joined Navy March 10, 1944, discharged May 22, 1946; reinstated in Piping Drafting Room August 12, 1946, and graduated as Piping Draftsman February 27, 1948. Activities: House League Basketball, ’43. HORACE WATSON JONES Hampton, Virginia Departments: Entered Apprentice Gallery April 23, 1942, transferred to Steam Engineers November 2, 1942; joined Navy March 18, 1944, discharged May 8, 1946; reinstated in Steam Engineers June 3, 1946, transferred to Hull Fitting and Plant Shop August 27, 1947, and graduated as Machinist April 22, 1948. Activities: Cotillion Club, ’47. WALTER FRANKLIN HUTCHESON Newport News, Virginia Departments: Entered Apprentice Gallery September 17, 1942, transferred to Hull Fitting and Plant Shop March 24, 1943; joined Army Air Corps October 11, 1943, dis- charged November 13, 1945; reinstated in Hull Fitting and Plant Shop November 28, 1945, and graduated as Machinist August 6, 1948. Activities: Glee Club, ’46, ’47; Band, ’43; Board of Directors, ’47, ’48; House League Softball, ’48. [ 27 ]

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CLASS OF 1948 KERMIT HIBBITTS Newport News, Virginia Departments: Entered Apprentice Gallery March 12, 1942, transferred to Hull Engineers August 31, 1942; joined Army August 7, 1944, discharged June 29, 1946; reinstated in Hull Fitting and Plant Shop July 29, 1946, and graduated as Machinist January 15, 1948. Activities: Track, ’43, ’47; Monogram Club, ’47; Board of Directors, ’48; President Junior Class, ’47. JAMES DANIEL HOARD, JR. Newport News, Virginia Departments: Entered Electrical Drafting Room September 3, 1942, transferred to Electricians January 2, 1943; joined Army April 5, 1944, discharged December 11, 1945; rein- stated in Electricians January 2, 1946, and graduated as Electrician March 10, 1948. THEODORE MYERS HOOVER Harrisonburg, Virginia Departments: Entered Apprentice Gallery July 23, 1942. transferred to Hull Fitting and Plant Shop March 4, 1943; joined Air Corps February 2, 1944, discharged November 3, 1945; reinstated in Apprentice Gallery December 10, 1945, transferred to Hull Fitting and Plant Shop February 25, 1946, and graduated as Machinist March 18, 1948. Activities: House League Baseball, ’47; House League Basketball, ’43. CARROLL HARGRAVES HOWLE Yorktown, Virginia Departments: Entered Brass Gallery December 12, 1940, transferred to Hull Engineers January 20, 1941, Hull Fitting and Plant Shop January 26, 1942; joined Merchant Marine December 3, 1942, discharged September 9, 1946; rein- stated in Hull Fitting and Plant Shop September 12, 1946, and graduated as Machinist September 7, 1948. Activities: Minstrel, ’42; Wrestling, ’41, ’42, ’47, ’48; Track, ’41, ’42, ’47; Golf, ’47, ’48; Monogram Club; House League Basketball, ’42, ’48; House League Soft Ball, ’47; Touch Football League, ’47. [ 26 ]

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CLASS OF 1948 MARVIN RAY JORDAN Hertford, North Carolina Departments: Entered Shipwrights June 19, 1941, trans- ferred to Painters and Decorators July 3, 1941, Hull Draft- ing Room February 8, 1943, Superintendent’s Office August 2, 1943, Mold Loft October 4, 1943, Shipfitters November 29, 1943, Shipwrights January 31, 1944, Superintendent’s Office April 1, 1944; joined Navy April 13, 1944, discharged January 17, 1946; reinstated in Hull Drafting Room Febru- ary 18, 1946, and graduated as Hull Draftsman January 30, 1948. Activities: Cotillion Club, ’47; Binnacle, Feature Editor, ’42; Editor-in-Chief, ’47; Broad A, ’47. ZANE CRUSE KETNER Newport News, Virginia Departments: Entered Apprentice Gallery July 9, 1942, transferred to Brass Gallery April 5, 1943; joined Navy May 27, 1944, discharged June 9, 1946; reinstated in Brass Gallery September 4, 1946, and graduated as Machinist September 10, 1948. Activities: Board of Directors, ’47; House of League Baseball, ’47. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN KISSAM Evergreen, North Carolina Departments: Entered Apprentice Gallery June 4, 1942, transferred to Steam Engineers December 7, 1942; joined Navy March 27, 1944, discharged April 5, 1946; reinstated in Steam Engineers April 29, 1946, released December 2, 1946; reinstated in Apprentice Gallery July 28, 1947, trans- ferred to Hull Engineers February 23, 1948, Main Machine Shop November 9, 1948, and graduated as Machinist December 6, 1948. LELAND EUGENE KITE Waynesboro, Virginia Departments: Entered Shipfitters April 9, 1942; joined Army Air Corps March 27, 1944, discharged July 18, 1946; rein- stated in Shipfitters September 4, 1946, transferred to Mold Loft March 1, 1948, Shipfitters July 6, 1948, and graduated as Shipfitter August 7, 1948. [ 28 ]