University of Virginia Naval ROTC - Long Glass Yearbook (Charlottesville, VA)

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I it i f 9 Q' if 1, sq ' fa N, U -Q U f' 5- Y o o 0 262 o Q 0 O Histor The decommissioning of the U.S.S. THOMAS JEFPERSCN LSSN 6181 proved a windfall for the Unit as its collection of jefferson memorabilia made its way to UVa. The ships bell, colors, Commissioning pennant, and oil painting of President jefferson were donated to the University by the Navy and will be kept by the Trident Soeiety in Maury Hall. Also making its way to Charlottesville was a letter of marque signed by Mr. jefferson and then-Secretary of State james Madison giving safe passage to its bearer through the pirate-infested Mediterranean. University President Frank Hereford accepted the items from Captain Ballard at a ceremony at the Rotunda in April. O O00 909 920249 CO6 O00 O 3

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. , 1 dl F Table f Contents USS THOMAS JEFFERSON . . , Commanding Officer ...... Executive Officer, Dedication . . . Unit Staff ....,..,........ Battalion Staffs ...... Fall Company Staffs .... Spring Company Staffs . Graduates ...,. First Class . . Second Class . . Third Class .... Fourth Class . . . Commissioning .. . Trident Society ...... Semper Fidelis Society . . . The Battalion ....... Honor Guard . . . Marines ......... Orientation Week .... Intramurals . . . Field Days . . . Mess Night ....... Military Weekend . . Mardi Gras ....... Rifle!Pistol Team . . Personal Lines . . Battalion Life . . . Public Affairs . . . 2 ....3 4 ....5 . 6,7 ....8 ....9 10 11,12 . . 13 14,15 16,17 18,19 1 . . 22 .. 23 24,25 ..26 ..27 ..28 ..29 30,31 ..32 ..33 34,35 ..36 ..38 9 48

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V ' - J . . -, ' - 'f' 1 ' .'f' ' .- ,. A, - , -r K----Qi-L W CJ, ----v - .. .iw ..... 1 -ug F S' ' 4 a'g'd'21 M - ..M, Q - - .ng x - .- A A ,.- -. A.: .. - Y .-, ,- V... .--Q 3 S Umt Staff an . -vm.. e ' o -K Capt James O. Ballard Q. :af- Q Co CAPT lim Ballard was commissioned on com- pletion of the NROTC program at the Univ. of Missouri in june 1960, and was awarded the BS degree in Industrial Management. His first assignment was in the submarine USS Trutta CSS-421, where he served as Supply Officer and Weapons Officer. Capt. Ballard entered the Nuclear Weapons field via special training at Dam Neck, VA in 1964, and shortly afterward reported to the precommissioning crew of the USS Casimir Pulaski KSSBN-6331, serving first as Torpedo and Missile Launcher Officer and later as Weapons Dept. Head. From 1967 to 1970 he supervised Polaris weapon systems operations for the Atlantic Submarine Force, including all operational test firings. ln May 1970 Capt. Ballard relieved as Execu- tive Officer of the USS Sea Leopard QSS-4830. He was then selected for assignment to the staff of the Atlantic Fleet Commander for duty involving missile submarine target assign- ments and patrol analysis. He took command of the attack submarine USS Sailfish KS Q J in San Diego in 1973, and then, in 197 e- tached to take up Submarine Officer Assign- ment duties in Washington. In 1978-79 Capt. Ballard completed the lndus- trial College of the Armed Forces program. and earned- his MS degree in Management at George Washington University. He next as- sumed duties in the Navy Strategic System Projects Office and then took over the Launcher Technical Branch to supervise the Trident ll Launcher Systems. Capt. Ballard and his wife, jean, now reside in Charlottes- ville. Their two daughters, Amy and jenny. are students at james Madison University. lll