I WAS SOPHOMORE AT COLUMBIA COLLEGE IN NEW YORK WHEN THE WAR STARTED ON 7 DEC. 1941. IN APRIL OF 1942 1 ENLISTED IN THE NAVY V-12 OFFICER TRAINING PROGRAM FOR COLLEGE SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS.

THE NAVY CALLED ME TO "ACTIVE DUTY" AS AN APPRENTICE SEAMAN ON THE FIRST OF JULY 1943. I WAS SENT TO CORNELL FOR ONE SEMESTER AND SUBSEQUENTLY TO THE COLUMBIA MIDSHIPMAN'S SCHOOL, WHERE I WAS COMMISSIONED IN APRIL '44 AS ENSIGN (DVG). MY ORDERS WERE TO TORPEDO SCHOOL AT NEWPORT, RI. AFTER A BRIEF TAD TO NORFOLK, VA I RECEIVED ORDERS TO REPORT TO HADLEY'S PRE-COMMISSIONING DETAIL WHICH I DID IN MID OCTOBER 1944.

A BRIEF SUMMARY OF MY ACTIVE NAVAL CAREER FOLLOWS:

YEAR	ASSIGNMENT	REMARKS
10/44 - 07/45	HUGH W. HADLEY (DD774)	ASST GUNNERY/TORPEDO/ DEPTH CHARGE OFFICER
11/45 - 06/47	SOLEY (DD707)	1ST LT/X.O.
09/47 - 11/49	PCS 1387, FLEET SONAR	C. 0.
01/50 - 07/50	USN POST GRAD SCHOOL INTELLIGENCE	STUDENT
07/50-06/52	DISTRICT INTELLIGENCE OFFICE KODIAK, ALASKA	ASST DIST INTEL OFFICER
07/52-11/55	OPNAV/ONI PENTAGON	INTELLIGENCE ANALYST
11/55-08/57	AMERICAN EMBASSY PARIS, FRANCE	ASST NAVAL ATTACHE
10/57-10/58	COMPHIBGRU ONE	ASST INTELLIGENCE OFFICER
58-60	OPNAV\ONI	INTELLIGENCE ANALYST
60-61	NAVAL WAR COLLEGE NEWPORT, R.I	STUDENT
61-65	STAFF CINCPAC	INTELLIGENCE ANALYST
65-68	COMNAVFOR JAPAN YOKASUKA, JAPAN	A/CS INTELLIGENCE
68-70	OPNAV ONI	INTELLIGENCE
70-74	STAFF CINCPAC	DEP J2/J2/EXECUTIVE ASST AND SENIOR AIDE TO CINCPAC
09/01/74	RETIRED

MY WIFE, MARIE THERESE, AND I REMAINED IN HAWAII UNTIL 1986 WHEN WE MOVED TO ST. MICHAELS, MD. GOLF AND TRAVEL ARE OUR HOBBIES AND. WE ARE CONVINCED THAT LIFE HERE IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS. I HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS AND TWO SONS BY A PREVIOUE MARRIAGE SPREAD FROM GUAM TO HAWAII TO FLORIDA TO ENGLAND. MY SHIPMATES ON THE HADLEY WERE THE ABSOLUTE BEST I EVER. SERVED WITH. TESTED IN BATTLE, THEY PERFORMED VALLANTLY AND I AM PROUD TO HAVE SERVED WITH THEM.

Webmaster's note: Tom passed on 11 May 01.