Evening star., 1941-11-24
Naval Academy
Graduates 564
December 19
II Are From D. c.,
Is From Maryland,
II From Virginia
euecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Nov. 24.-Five hun.
dred and sixty-four midshipmen, in
cluding II from the District Of Co.
lumbia, Is from Maryland and Il
from Virginia. will be graduated
from the Naval Academy at COM
mencement exercises December 10
1t was announced today.
Members of the first class to finish
Its studies under the academy's new
shortened three-year course, the
seniors will receive their commits
sions as ensigns six months ahead
OF schedule.
The prospective graduates include
George P. Weems OF Annapolis, son
OF a retired naval officer. who is reg
mental commander and the only
midshipman to wear five stripes,
and William Chewing of Rich
mond, Navy's great tackle. who won
honorable mention in All-American
selections last year.
The academy also announced to-
day the winners of long list of
prizes and awards, to be presented
December 18 as part of the De
cember week" ceremonies.
Hamilton Wins Rifle Trophy.
Midshipman Arthur G. Hamilton.
jr.. of Hyattsville won the Secre-
tary of the Navy Rifle Trophy,
awarded to the midshipman who
has demonstrated outstanding pro-
ficiency in the use of the service
rifle. The Secretary Of the Navy
Pistol Trophy was won by James w.
Wyrick OF Honolulu.
The Military Order of Foreign
Wars prize, an automatic pistol,
was awarded to Samuel NJ Logan,
Owensburg, KY. for standing high
est in mathematics, and William E.
Better, Newport. r. l., won the Ma
tional Woman's Relief Corps prize,
presented to the midshipman most
proficient in rules of the road
John G. Wallace, Vineland, N. j.,
won the Senator David I. Walsh
prize, a pair of marine binoculars,
for outstanding proficiency in mill
tary law; Alden w. Whitney, Gull
yer. Ind, the Comdr. James Edward
Palmer prize, wrist watch. for
proficiency in practical steam en-
gineering: Edwin L. Sibert, jr., Vine
yard Haven, Mass. the Col. Robert
M. Thompson prize for achieving
drst place in inter-class sailing.
Washington midshipmen slated to
graduate are:
James T. Alexander. jr.. 4704 Yuma
street NV; George 0. Atkinson, jr.,
5725 Ninth street NV; Harry M.
Brinser, 1898 Thirty-second street
NV; Joseph r. Defrees, jr, Broad
moor Apartments; William w.
Ennis. 4S0l Connecticut avenue
NV: John F. Geisse, 1850 Tenny-
son street NV: Ward w. Griffith,
Sd, 1900 Harrison street NV; John
C. Hill, I'd, 3344 Runnymead place
NV; Maddox N. P. Hincamp, 1882
Thirty-third street NV; Robert l..
Humphries, 62l1 Utah avenue NV;
Lewis w. Jennings, 1913 Morrison
street NV; Robert c. Mack. 1915
Kalorama road NV; John J.
Mitchell, Ontario Apartments; Girls
void L. Moeller; Robert D. Nye,
6406 Connecticut avenue NV; Will
liam J. Rusch. jr., 1920 Reno road
NV, and Walter B. WoodSon, jr,
3222 Woodley road NV.
Those from Maryland include:
Richard B. L. Creecy, Annapolis;
Frank M. L. Davis, Annapolis:
Marcy M. Dupre, Sd, Annapolis;
John L. Marocchi, Annapolis;
william M Montgomery. Annapolis;
Gerald J. Scott, Annapolis: George
r. Weems, Annapolis; Cleamans
Karfgin, jr., Baltimore: Richard D.
King, Baltimore; Robert c. Knight,
Baltimore; Donald E. Lamar, Bal
timore; James Joseph ODonnell,
Baltimore; Blanchard Randall, Sd,
Baltimore: Walter NJ Straub, Balti-
more; Norman L. Pate, Baltimore;
L. H. Julian, Chevy Chase: Rich
ard L. Corkran, jr., Glen Burnie;
Arthur G. Hamilton. jr., Hyattsville;
Richard w. Bond, Relay; John S.
Howard, jr.. St. Marys City: William
b. Morrow, Round Bay; Harry J.
Kelley, Silver Spring; Walter w.
Price, jr.. Snow Hill: Charles J.
Burton, Takoma Park; William N.
Beale, jr.. Towson.
Those from Virginia include:
Robert c. Gooding. Alexandria;
Robert E. Mottern, Arlington; Ed
win T. Osler. Blackwood; Guilford
D. Acker, Charlottesville: William
A. Shonerd. Mclean; Francis E.
Kinne. Norfolk; Horace p McNeal,
Norfolk; William N. Chewing,
Richmond; Paul L. Ruehrmund, jr.,
Richmond; Arthur F.. Rawson, jr.,
Roanoke: Frank S. Quinn, jr., Tye
River. and William L. Peterson, jr..
Virginia Beach.