US Navy Officer Candidate School - Sea Chest Yearbook (Newport, RI)

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.xdca clam ic ibirecfor Lcon JAMEs s. smsLMAN A native of Hagerstown, Maryland, LCDR Spielman was commissioned from Midshipman's School in 1942. After studying at Cornell Uni- versity and serving on tfhe USS Valiant in the Carribean, he commanded a patrol craft in the English Channel. At the end of World War II, he commanded weather patrols operating from the Philippines and Guam. After attending General Line School in Monterey, California, Mr. Spielman was attached to the destroyer Colalum before being assigned to Officer Candi- date School. .xdaoiafanf .fgcaclemic lirecfor LCDR FRED R. NICHOLS Lt. Commander Nichols received a direct commission in June, 1942. He served aboard destroyers in the North Pacific until late 1943 when he attended Fleet Sonar School in San Diego. He became a memiber of the operations planning staff of ComSeventhFleet from late 1944 until the end of World War II. Lt. Commander Nichols was assigned to the Naval Academy Preparatory School on being recalled to active duty in September, 1950. From there, he was transferred to Newport on the opening of the Officer Candidate School in May, 1951.

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V . l . Q' ' ' 1' 3 3 5 Q' 113,524 1 utlil-an. 1 I q u-wif-Ji. 1' ,nr-QSC, 1 if' QT' ' 1'4tif'Zi1f -svn A Q fipfff f lla- ' gig: 1.f1 'mel 1 if fc uv vj iv-kk .2 '- ll' L in-V COMMANDER FREDERIC H. WHITE, JR :Miafanf Owcer in c urge A graduate of the Harvard University NROTC program, Commander White received his commission in 1934. In 1939 he was called to active duty, serving aboard the West Virginia and remained on this station through the conclusion of World War 11. Since that time, he has served at the 13th Naval District, on the staffs of the General Line Schools at Newport and Monterey, and as Operations Ofhcer on the cruiser Roches- ter. In 1950, Commander White was transferred to the Naval War College, where he served prior to his assignment as Executive Officer at the Oiiicer Candidate School. 10

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egnferuiewing ana! Cfcwrii icafion LCDR GEORGE B. STROTHER A Doctor olf Philosoplhy in Psychology with considera- ble experience in his chosen held, LCDR George B. Strother is well suited for his duties as Interviewing and Classilication Oflieer at OCS. Having taken his AB and MA in Psychology at the University of Missouri and his Doctorate at the University of Indiana, Mr. Strother was commissioned in October, 1942, via the Northwestern University V-7 program. After serving as Assistant Selection Officer at Great Lakes, he became IC. O. of the LCIKLB 753 in the Philippine Island area during the latter part of World War Il. Before release to inactive duty in 1946, LCDR Strother served 6 months in Officer Classification work. On release to inactive duty, he became head of the University Counselling Bureau at t-he University of Mis- souri, and later Head ol the Psychology Department at tl1e University of Minnesota at Duluth. In june, 1951, he was recalled to active duty, reporting to his present position as Interviewing and Classification Officer. f'?f?k g,'?l1'j7 ?v .img-K-1'l fl0 '7i'71'T ffi-'f?'Bi iii? ,i si .- 4' f9if'l'fF 1?iG f?'.Q'?'QKl,1f ' ' '-1119121133221 - ' ww QW- f -ha lima, .tp ' .' ' .1 ...Vi tjts 2+ 1. , 'MI w..Qf,5f f f,f..' af wi'-mga JI' I F lfgf ' I 1ii l?ih?f'4 'Io1i0h'Z11?iil 3 V f 'ff'-iti'2Ji5H'H?f-..vf',t- if ' 5-'lfiwlig' f '3 A-4,?gJ' i,vFilc' ,,g f4f.::fr.?1 F 1.sf.,',- 4,541 w iifwf- . ' , 1. . ,M ..-: r9a.i., A.-as--H 'f H- w x Sz.. 2- I --,.-.tx fy , ,i5.- I .- -.fmt V, f,m:'- '. -' Vw' .-yi-w f' '-'ag-.3 t. ,ff-,ge qv., 1 Vswwgqtfqq. 1 .5-tr. ,I '53 lj A F,fgff9is ,'1 '-.jkffrv six-I by fy 1 if S s ',.':,4-!g,,aVtSte:E.g..5V 1 if I I ,S 1 , , ,, 'l3ff.l35 iii'fia' mp2,'eff2 .gg 1 f g 1 1 'wg LT ROBERT M. HARRISON A graduate of Dennison and of Boston Uni- versities, Lt. Harrison attended the Chaplain's School at Williamsburg, Va. in 1945, before being commissioned in the U. S. Navy. His hrst assignment was as chaplain at the Naval Air Technical Training Center, Norman, Okla- homa from which he was assigned to the U. S. Naval Recruiting Station at Miami, Florida. Prior to his arrival at Newport Lt. Harrison served as Assistant District Chaplain for the 14th Naval District at Pearl Harbor. In November of 1952, Chaplain Harrison was assigned to the Ofliccr Candidate School here at Newport.