r Captain Cutler Relieves Captain Stack To orr-: ------1 II ll Capt. Henry O. Cutler will more in Jacksonville, in 1945 children. The captain and his h l 1 relieve Capt. Martin J. Stackas after earning his naval aviator's family will live in Quarters "K" commanding officer of NAS wings and in 1958 while attached aboard the air station. Jacksonville during change of to Fleet Air Jackson Captain Stack assumed com- command ceremonies here at ville. mand of the air station only 11 a.m. tomorrow in the sta- lie is also a graduate of the 22, 1966, after serving as com- tion's new patrol plane complex. Air War College Maxwell AFB, manding officer the USS Marias Captain Stack, who has com- Ala., and holds a master of silence (AO-57)). He entered Navy flight manded the air station for the from M.I.T. and a master training in 1941 and receivedhis past two years, will report to of arts degree in Foreign Af- wings and commission the Fuchu, Japan,where he will serveas fairs from George Washington following year.A . liaison officer with the 5th University. veteran of the aerial war Air Force for the Commanderin Captain, Cutler is married to in the Pacific during World WarII Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet. the former Jean Clementz of Captain Stack took part in Captain Cutler reports toJack- Jacksonville and they have three the raids from Guadalcanal to sonville from Washington, D.C., InvitationAll Bougainville and the landings in where he served in the Office of interested personneland the Marshalls. For these actionshe 4 the Chief of Naval Operationsas their ladies have been received two Distinguished director of the Great, Circle invited to attend tomorrow's Flying Crosses, five Air Med- Study and Analysis Branch, Office change of command ceremonyat als, two Presidential Citationsand of Offensive and Defensive II a.m. in the new VP a Navy Unit Citation.A . of the Naval War Systems. graduate complex at which time Capt. A 1943 Naval Academy graduate Martin J. Stack will be relieved College and National War Col- Captain Cutler, 48, was lege, Captain Stack authored theNavy's by Capt. Otis Cutleras ; stationed in Jacksonville in late warfare publication on 1953 while undergoing student commanding office NAS antisubmarine operations. observer instruction before reporting Jacksonville. Uniform will Captain and Mrs. Stack, the : aboard the USS Phila- be service dress white for former Shirley R. Gresham of I Captain Stack delphia. He later served twice military guests. Seattle, Wash.,have two children. Captain Cutler I ,r _._ r -.. ------- - .,,t.a ' asJw . s i t + $}: : h: +ff ;;Fy? :: xr +.a..citr., . Published by the Holt Publishing Company a private firm. Opinions expressed by the publisher and writers herein are their own and not to be considered an official expression of any military department. The appearance of advertisements in this publication does not constitute an endorsement of any military department of the products or services advertised. VOL. 26 NO. 17 U. S. NAVAL AIR STATION/ JACKSONVILLE/ FLORIDA JULY 18, 1968 I Marine Major, Chief Receive a7 ' f : Bronze Stars for Viet Service F ' ; A major who commands' the The former enlisted man' assumed vised the construction of an elaborate - .. NAS Marine Barracks and,a.59- command of the Marine network of bunkers and year-old chief quartermaster Barracks here last month. trenches on Hill 881 south, have been decorated with the In a citation accompanying the which materially enhanced the Bronze Star for their actions medal, he was cited for, "His defensibility of the position," while serving in Vietnam. exceptional resourcefulness and according to the citation. Maj. Bruce A. Greene receive tactical ability" as commanding Later, as operations officer ed the medal from Capt. Martin officer of Company B while lead- Major Greene helped to plan and J. Stack in a ceremony last week ing his company in numerous execute several battalion size and QMC William J. Bessey was small unit operations and deny- operations despite constant en- decorated at a separate cereIng the enemy opportunity to con emy artillery and rocket attackson mony. duct offensive operations in his the Khe Sanh Combat Base. P Major Greene earned the medal command's assigned tactical The citation was signed by Lt. for' service in Vietnam with the area of responsibility.First Gen. V.H. Krulak, commanding Battalion, 26th Marines, "Working tirelessly and with general, Fleet Marine Form 3rd Marine Division from Sepmeticulous attention to detail, Pacific, on behalf of the Presi- tember 1967 to April of this year. he skillfully planned and superRework's dent. S CPO Bessey, who has servedin the Navy for various hitches g _ Kemen Earns since 1926, received his medal I from his wife during ceremoniesin the commanding officer's of- National RecognitionRichard fice.The s chief was in Vietnam from 2 J. Kemen of the Naval the award which established June to October 1967 and was Air Rework Facility at NAS Jacksonville in 1950, to honor was federal em-- decorated outstanding leader- _____ __________________ ___nn__.__ ____ _______ -_____ has received the WilliamA. ployees who make notable con- ship and seamanship while pilot- Captain Stack presents Bronze Star to Major Greener . Jump Memorial Foundation's' tributions to the efficiency and ing ships at Dong Ha and Cua .. -..- I I Meritorious Award for 1968. quality of public administration.A Viet, during monsoon weather, ; Kemen is the only Department mechanical engineer special- heavy seas and hostile fire. of the Navy employee to receive izing in industrial equipment, He also started river transit Kemen was cited for "demon- cargo barges inland from the r strating a clear path of progres- seaport at Cua Viet and instal- a sive development in his career... led a system of navigational aidsat accomplishing a wide spectrumof the same naval support ac- 1'- major projects and high qualities tivity. of leadership,Initiative pro- Between his 42 years of off ductivlte and overall superior and on Navy duty, the chief operated - performances." a tug out of Philadelphiaand { Keman was responsible for a served in the merchant ma- h modified waste treatment plant rines. As a member of the naval correcting unsafe working conditions [- reserves, he was recalled to and health hazards in the active duty in 1961 during the cleaning shop of the local rework Berlin Crisis. facility. The chief is probably one of Capt. C.T. Faulders, Jr., CO, the few men on active duty today of the rework facility presented that can claim he went through -- Kemen with the award on behalfof boot camp on the decks of the $$$-RAdm. Robert J. Stroh, the foundation. USS Constellation while the ship 'l" S S commander FleetAirJax, pre- Kemen was previously com- was tied up Newport, R. I., , sented a 524,400 check to mended by the Florida State He later served on the USS Salt : Capt. S.E. Wright, executiver:2 Board of Health for his participation Lake City and traveled with the _ of the Navy Relief In increasing the effect- Marines to Nicaguara in 1932, secretary iveness of the industrial waste After leaving Vitenam, the Society here Monday after- treatment facilities.The chief was assigned to the USS '.5. I ILL noon. The money was collected government-wide awards Yellowstone at Mayport. He be- for the society duringthe went to Alan D. Berg of the came sick and was transferredto TT' recently ended campaignin Agency for International Devel- the Hospital here and then ___ _________ ____ - the Jacksonville, Sanford, opment and Gary D. Bearden of received change of station orders ''TO u Orlando and Glynco areas. the ''Department "Agriculture. to the Training Center, Orlando. Mrs. Bessey pins Bronze Star on' husband!) OMC Bcsiey'.' : >> Jr 9u.H1ST.