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

Page 249 text:

o 0357-Remember almost nothing but knowwl - Q f This is an autobiography-not en- . tirely auto as I was threatened with extra duty if it weren't written-but still a biography of the best known man on the station Cno, not W.E.N.D joseph Stanilaus Gish. A if-.:.:: , - -Q I have no real reason for the dribble to follow as my mother already knows .5 What I'm to write, my girl apparently cares little, and Ogden Nash refuses to buy my production, but here goes: I :Fig ..- .. .'f-9138 ...S ,, ff,.1,Jf:pa 1Qwp51-L-.5 41 Q? I Ji ,X I I r' 1 4... Q3 rf . lit, 1 Toward the end of my junior year in College, I, S. Gish, known as Joey by some and Stan by others, felt the tentacles of Selective Service slowly entwining themselves around me. To evade same I signed on ddtted line and thus was found on the campus of one Notre Dame University, on the territory of one USNRMS. That is the preamble. This is the tale. KI. S. Gish, I assure you through no fault of his own be- came very well known. In fact there's scuttlebutt to the effect that the re- '. 1l 1 :fy ,V 7: 5.2535 ff' Q S .Xi 1 if .- :Gig xt 4, nowned Mr. Ageton has even heard of him. During V-7 he had been unlucky enough to receive serial number 000-00-00 and when he became an officer in a qualified, very qualihed, sense he was given file number 000000, but the top prize of all was when he came up with Laundry number 0000! I, J. S. Gish, spent ,113 days at USNRMS between the fateful day September 30, 1943, and the most remarkable day january 20, 1944, as did 1,400 other midshipmen. After long and deliberate consultation with my Egyptian soothsayer I picked out one day's journey for your perusal. I name a particular day, it might have been any day, they were- all alike. Listen . . . The day? Thanksgiving. The weather? Typi- cal. The time?i' 3' Mm WATCH 0000-0400 .' -.gg . 1 0130-Rolled over like all normal ie- 3295 sleepers but this time I seemed to F5535 be signing my name, middle initial :Vrj too. Queer. 0157-Staggered along the 3rd Deck muttering threats and con- templating dire schemes about sleeping midship- men and 0.0.D.'s. 0159-Slap happy and with devilment in my eye I relieved an atrophied roving watch and began the inimitable game of follow the leader. Noted it was none too warm and was darn glad I was from Boston. g . ' . 0213-Resolved-ftoilffiii 3. 152: pt write my Sand , T mth' Q thank hir1gQifor5.ur hofne's 1 geographggxlocation. My , ' sgufthern had by ffgthis time becgme quite i f-7 r-' U y,,,.5',1,9 numb, and .ligpt ,mum- 'in ,QQ bling something about 5' 2 sunis declination. 0320-Gently,sriowing-white and Christmas like. .Related tags of ice skating to petrified fellow protectorate, Wltigagg-wasfgmildly bored and practi- cally dead. njgf' ' . r couldn't raise my hand in salute. Some qigack threatened-'jfiot to relieve us and kept muttering about watch being improperly relieved. Q X rx w, MORNING WATCH 0400-0800 X X X N. X if - .M 0400.001-Hnsackii. er, Q. .. 0550-'tru 1-l' I ' Anne. Right now, '1.i 1' Z ' Q, at 'A ,ff 1 wo .lu g j'fi'u 't' QL A. of you tomorrow 2 wi N 6-X have an uncontrollableglki Q urge for calisthenicsf-43 0552.5fNever could touch my toes-but now V canlt even see them. Hope the fog at sea - - - X - - - zzzz. 0555-Flat on my back. Let me sleep, Ma, I'll get a jobifetomorrowff e 0612- The-,Beaver shaving brushj logged out to Room 3'0fSE,f?willt'iire'turn--at 0619-Drummf' 0642-Sausageitsausage, eggs and potatoes. Haa- a-a-a buns, I love9?em to death. 'No, oh no, not again? CVoice of stomachb. I ' 0709-Gently ,liftu last speck of dust off wash basin. 07?if0f tNt-.gp hear this, cleaningidetggfilt fallP out im- mediately. N'l' .. V Fel 4 5- , L 0727-Gently 'liiiftwlast if 0730- Now hear this, first period formation. .. KNO warningj Crammed .f 4 4 Hex N .. - 4 M r1'iS'Y5?' Q' 5- 'S , .M L2-481 gear under left arm, speck of dust off Lt.'s desk? e 1 , ' I S Qi Q he i .1112--'mi-A

Page 248 text:

ilzei . host of beautiful hostesses and entertainment and music galore was the hub from which all parties radiated. Another prominent spot was Sweeney's Shamrock, and the Indiana Club and the Brandy- wine Club cannot be forgotten. Tea dances were held at the U.S.O. Saturday and Sunday afternoons, often featuring the Mid- shipmen Dance Band. Saturday evenings other or- chestras were on hand to handle the entertainment. On the mezzanine was the canteen-free choco- late milk at all times and supper served Saturday night, there also was the Juke Boxf' The music room on the first floor featured light classics for those who liked to sit and listen and relax. Ensign Duda, recreation officer, generally man- aged to fix up some sort of party for each weekend fa trip to Elkhart for Saturday and Sunday, a scavenger hunt, or a special dance at the Bronze- wood. Yes, the meandering of the middies during those one and a half days were many-but, whatever the doing of the day, they all came back at 0059 and 1759, on Saturday and Sunday respectively, with hazy looks in their eyes, sweet nothings in their ears, and memories of fingers in .their hair.

Page 250 text:

1 1 f f lr 1' f x X n' -1.1 , KS,-f' ,-' 'Y 5 ,fax ,, If rf ,A tv ff' R K -1' 1 ,if --- N,-A 3-7 f ll 1' K, ,A 'ufiisqilared hat, prayed for a safe CL landingffand disappeared in a swirl of bocligs V,., down the aft l ladder. ' yr 'Yr , F QIQXXIQZNEON-V WAQQH f it .41- at, M0390-1200' 'dX B2 0800-Zoom-1-100 secand. E -wffw 'r3Airocobra? A-20? B-26? iBogue? New Jersey? Let's try it againz, x boys-ready-now. Zoom! Airocobra? A-20? 'fl if -f fr - 0936-Red buoy-ntfr?7Q83'1y. ,Looks like a if channel. What the -lligyllfafgever bewin San Fran- ' cisco anyway. There's -some talk about landing gzgfix barges going around-I wonder? it iii nl f....,' H. 0940-Navigator's what? No, d'on'tii.believe it. Black too Sighed, leaned back and lit at-,weed . . . f ll, -3.2 ' . ' , Q , . xfafmwhati am I doing incorrect now folks? .,.,, DOG WATCH 1600-2000 1649- Feet apart, hands on hips. Ready- V beeeee-gin. ' . . . Same thing once moref' . . . Alright, there are some loafers in the crowd falways r werej, letis have it 'A again. , 1701-Carried off east drill field by two ' - ' not so gentle pharma- r cist's'n'1ates. Guess it f .1 3 7 f 5 ff 3' , ,e, , i r iff. K 5 I 'X 445' ,Q .air F5 . tff' 'D' EI 1 A I ,gg VP' ta Ur fl vw 'fry J IP ,ln li- un l'fu'ffH' I I was the typhoid that morning or maybe I I Iylfllllll i u the unusual occasion of a good meal. 1730-Special liberty having been declared man- aged to convince doctor I was now well. 1735-Left note on door. Will be at usual place and booth. 2017-Arrived at usual place after many stops en- route. Found usual booth occupied. Occupied an- other. w ENQYS li 'L 'A' --ifii , -1 1 -MLP, .- 7' ' 1' '-T' --:U s 19123-- fr 1 , Xia if la f. iif2.,lOf5-Lulled by the gentle clickinggofgtelegraph 2027-Sparkling amber, 'E I Xkeeysfrdreamed of Coral , 4 A a shaded light with smoke X, 31Es,,,,,,,,5iS1eg- H, .V lazily curling about it, a , , gf? 73 , beautiful but hazy picture' of Anne, or Mary, or , 3135-N0 Incentive Q .,,, . Ruth, hazy, hazier, haziest. -lri ferr lunch-Anne '-, ig? . . 'L didn,t Write Even if fxag.. f s ,-1, 23,5 2100-Metacentric height . , f 1. 11- M d . . QT she had, stew is still ,II gf 96579 ICS' low' gfhddledatfneli fstew. No don't tell . i i? 5 . a- e Coume perm 0 ro if imc we clidn't have 1 'iff' ii 'A with Stop Watch. 2.2 s X2 5,9 .Ai ' -zggjgf' f' 2148 - L ft 1 1 i h d u , . ,, ,',,' , ,wig e usua p ace. , t at ay - H 5 Blonde at left and brunette to tx ,,'i AFTERNOON WAIIQLIJ 1200:E160O if N f right. Take a'p1ng'1n the . ., fl! sr .4 . I5 gulf! Swab the decks-H QQ. 2:31300-Statlcal Thls was MQW 9 dently somebody put No. 5 ly sl ' evidtfritlypot the answer. a ship weigh ' ten pounds? 2 WXV, MID WATCH 0000-0400 140Q++H,e5e's that trunnion gear again. 0049-N ' O ' T - - D - EYCS not IOC V xgesidgs, Offhewwggj good, must be an S. However, 1t,S the only bus . I ' gear. Maiy5e,QDQ5o,Q,Yin .,,. l..'r 3 nd F X' around. H Driver, doesh thlsh bush go to Notruh his Ape theagaargsgffall the Daaame? rage,,..,..vIf I another 0059.5-Mid'n. Gish, sir. Yesh, shir, Midin y ,...tree'iaI'llu,:bu5?-that loin cloth Gish. Room 304. Noshir, really, I'm not. fin tF1e Sears-Roebuck cata- gg 0100-Hit Sack. ' 1510-Did a right shoul- lbguej der arms in three counts and v 5 o wk., 5,4 r :I-'I Yi' ' rf ..: 'Id ' Ju, , ffl? . f i bl lin , is 55: started down concrete high- . T way again. L249jl Yes, they were all the same and all very provok- ing. But each night as I fell exhausted into my bunk 10 off the deck, 'mid flashing lighthouses and booming guns, through angles and vector dia- grams comes that girl-Anne, or Mary, or Ruth. -iv' 255 . I 5 it if v fi-xii 'i 'il air r M51-3