United States Naval Academy - Lucky Bag Yearbook (Annapolis, MD)

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Senior t ' .IV. Delegate in Korea 1953

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in dedication . . V(liiiir:ii (lliarles Turner Joy OR a short Mliilr we kiu ' w ;i man — a jjreal man who, in his way, conquered many worhl . Mi- record was one of faithful and inspu ' ed service over half a century of the nu st «-ritical era known to man. As a leader he was second to none, and his ability to coordinate for -es strnn across half a world and half a lifetime was of the greatest valne to his country tlirough three wars. Admiral Joy is that example which we would all do well to follow. He has done much for the Class of 1957 in pointing out the path toward the distant goal. Of one thing mc are sure: his spirit will go on in the Service long after llic last Admiral of ' . 7 salutc-i the ensign in the year 2000 and hauls down his Hau.

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Bovhood days of 1903 Heathcote Hall Baseball Squad 1908 First Row; Second from Left in eai ' ii :«-noratioii there exists a small fraternity of men never recognized for the fireat men they are (»xcept, perhaps, in their own sphere. Admirtjl Charles Turner Joy was one of this group. In him one could see that youth was not a time of life; for to him it was a state of mind, a temper of the will, a quality of the imagination. War hat! already heen raging on the Continent of Europe for two years when Admiral Joy graduated from the Naval Academy with the class of 1916. He was assigned to the IJ. S. S. Pennsylvania which after the cessation of hostilities escorted Presitlent Wilson to France. wi i» - » - hm ••l w ■ Admiral Joy ' s first tour in the AsialH- I liealer — wliere tie Vvas eventually to leave his mark — came in 192. when he joined the now famous Yangtze Patrol. The years passed, and routine assignments added wisdom to llic young ensign of ' 16, until th closing montlis of 1941 foun«l him as Operali«»iis Officer of tlic Pacific Scouting Force al) ard llu ' LK S. S. Lexington. ' MBfflB? ' New Guinea, Bougainville, Guadalcanal, Lc Ic. the Marianas, the Philippine Sea, Okinawa, Saipan, Guam, Formosa — in the r« ' c )rd of Admiral Joy one reads a 4-hronology of the Pacifi - Campaign. The Legion of M« ' rit with three (iold Slars j. (Navy), an Oak Leaf Clnstcr (Army) and Condial ' V, ' ' tlu ' Bronze Star Medal witCs Cond)at V, the Army Distinguished S r ice Cross, an«l llic Army and ]Na y Disliii- giiished Service Medals speak of his contrihution to the final victory. ■ ' ' ' S The onlhreak of hostilities in Korea in 19. 0 fai|X|g|I Admiral J in tlie calpaJuV i of Conunander Naval Forces Far East. When the Lniled TNations entered into Armistice f r negotiation in July, I9. ' i I , Admiral Joy represented the free world as Senior Delegateift v He knew. a did few ilhcrs. the tragedy of war and the treachery of those wWi whom Im- a dealing, hut he secured for an unstable yvorhl a wHi-kahle peace. On August 1. 19. 2, Admiral J»»y reported lo his last dutj tation, the Naval Academy, wlurc he served as the thirty-seventh Superintendent until he retired from the Scrvi.e in June. I9. L He spent the remaining years of his life in La Jolla, Cali- fornia yvhere he passed ayvay in the sunnner of 19,16. Il«- will remain in our nienu rie always. ' JXSTwJI