US Naval Reserve Midshipmens School - Capstan Yearbook (Notre Dame, IN)

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LT. COMDR. CHARLES XV. MYERS, U.S.N.R. After graduating from the Naval Academy in 1922, Mr. Myers served as ajunior turret officer aboard the U. S. S. Arizona for twenty-one months. He re- signed from the Navy in 1924 and became a distribu- tor of petroleum products. Mr. Myers applied for active duty in December, 1941, and received his orders in February, 1942. As Senior Watch Officer, he heads the discipline department here. Mr. Myers was promoted to Lt. Comdr. in November, 1942. LT. CLARENCE N. SPRINGER, U.S.N.R. Mr. Springer began his career in the Navy as an apprentice seaman. After four months' training at Great Lakes in 1928, he boarded the destroyer U. S. S. Mareno. While at sea he was trainer on a broadside gun and mess cook for the chief petty officers. He took examinations for entrance to the Naval Academy and was appointed in July, 1929, graduating in 1933. He was employed by the Standard Oil Company of Indiana in August, 1942, when he was called to duty. LT. KENNETH I. C. KEEPERs, U.S.N.R. Mr. Keepers, materiel ofiicer here since the early days of the school, was graduated from the U. S. Naval Academy in 1927, and resigned from the Navy the same year. He was called to active duty in 1940. Mr. Keepers was ordered to temporary duty at Pensa- cola, Florida, and then to Corpus Christi, Texas. Transferred to the Naval Reserve aviation base at Dallas, Mr. Keepers was officer in charge of the cadet regiment. He was ordered to Notre Dame from Dallas. l 14 ENSIGN HAROLD B. MILLER, U.S.N.R. Mr. Miller, communications officer, was an adver- tising executive before entering communications school at Great Lakes, where he was commissioned in January, 1942. He reported at Notre Dame in March, 1942. Mr. Miller is aide to the Executive Officer, ship's secretary, and administrator of outgoing and incoming messages. He was graduated from the Uni- versity of Illinois in 1936, having majored in psy- chology. His home is in Chicago. l

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LT. Cj.g.j ALBERT P. BRowN, U.S.N.R. Mr. Brown, First Battalion oflicer, is a native of Texas. He attended Southern Methodist, where he participated in all major varsity sports. He captained the varsity baseball and basketball teams. Mr. Brown graduated in 1929 with a B. S. degree in business ad- ministration. In civilian life he was an accountant, and was a chief accountant at the time of his entrance into the Navy. He was commissioned in january, 1942. This is his first station. LT. Cj.g.j josEPH B. KiRBv, U.S.N.R. Notre Dame is not unfamiliar to Mr. Kirby, Second Battalion officer. He was graduated from the uni- versity in 1931 with a major in foreign commerce. He is best remembered by Notre Dame students as a boxing champion on several Fighting Irish teams. Mr. Kirby was commissioned April 1, 1942. He was appointed Second Battalion oHicer the day we ar- rived for indoctrination training. ENSIGN JAMES CRAWFORD, U,S.N.R. Mr. Crawford, formerly Third Battalion command- ing officer and at present ship service officer at Gulf- port, Miss., graduated from Georgia Tech in 1935 with a degree in commerce. Between the time he left college and the time he was commissioned in April, 1942, Ensign Crawford was employed as traveling supervisor by an accounting corporation. Commis- sioned at Atlanta, Georgia, Ensign Crawford was sent to Notre Dame in May for six weeks of indoctrination. l LT. EDXVARDS C. FANT, U.S.N.R. Mr. Fant, Fourth Battalion officer and Athletic Oflicer, left civilian life as an automobile dealer in Memphis, Tenn., to receive his commission as a lieutenant in April, 1942. He graduated from Georgia Tech in 1929, his major having been business administration. Mr. Fant's battalions have won three out of four battalion competitions, which are judged on the basis of drill, room inspection, athletic competition, and aptitude. 151