Evening star., 1946-08-12
Midshipmen, Cadets
Observe Amphibious
Attack in Chesapeake

MlQSIllpmen OF the Naval Acad-
emy and cadets of the Military
Academy witnessed an assault on
Bloodsworth Island in Chesapeake
Bay today as the initial major
demonstration in Operation Camid.
the first joint operation by students
at the two, academies.
Operation Camid, named by join
ing the words cadet" and mid
shipmen," is designed as an indoc-
trination course in amphibious war
fare. 1t is under the supervision of
Vice Admiral Daniel E. Barley
commander of the amphibious force
of the Atlantic Fleet and the man
who trained and led the amphibious
forces in the Southwest Pacific.
From the decks of transports, the
men watched destroyers rain shells
on Blue Beach to soften up the
objective for simulated landing
by six waves OF Marines. Then so
planes-Avengers, Helldivers and
Hellcats-bombed and strafed the
enemy beach, sending up clouds OF
Smoke on the island, 80 miles up
the bay from Norfolk.
The student officers, $50 from
West Point and 450 from Annapolis,
started back to Norfolk this after
noon for the remainder of the ex-
ercises, to be held at Little Greek
and Virginia Beach.
Midshipmen From Area.
Midshipmen from the Washington
area who are taking part include:
John w. Bruner, 1l08 Highland
drive, Silver Spring, Md; Ralph W.
Brown, jr., 6819 New Hampshire ave-
nue., Takoma Park, Md: william D.
Chandler, Sd, 5101 T1lden street
NV; Robert C. Connolly, $500 Con-
necticut avenue NV: Daniel T.,
Deibler, 1927 Twenty first place S E.:
Robert r. Dickey, IT'S N street
NV; Robert L. Ghormley, jr., 1905
Macomb street NV; Lewis E. Glea-
son, 704 Third street NV; Hugh w.
Goodwin ,jr., 7017 Wilson lane, Be-
thesda, Md; Kelvin Hanlon, Indian
head, Md; Harvey r. Humphrey,
4407 Thirteenth place NE. Jack C.
kays, 1900 F street NV. James M.
McHugh, 1907 N street NV: Sum-
ner r. Moore. 1925 Cleveland street
NV; Benjamin H. Poster, jr., 82O7
Larry place, Chevy Chase, Md; Will
liam F. Sallada. SLIT Macomb street
NV: James w. Strother 300 Vir-
ginia avenue, Alexandria, Va; Rob-
ert T. Styer, 3210 Macomb street
NV; William Wagner. 63l3 Six
teenth street NV: Gilbert Wilkes.
jr.. 25 West Kirke street, CHEVY
Chase, Md, and Ellis M. Zacharias.
jr., 3505 Porter street NV.
Cadets From Area.
West Point cadets participating
include:
j. B. Beilinger, jr., 27l0 South
Joyce street. Arlington, Va: B. F..
Callahan, l03 Summerfield road.
Chevy Chase, Md; L. G. Churchill,
jr., Ais Davis place NV: C. w.
Clarke, 1920 Benton street NV, r.
j. Cooper, 1924 Garfield street,
Bethesda, Md: J. C. Fry, jr., 4801
Connecticut avenue NV: w. A.
Hammond, lilo Moorland lane,
Bethesda; l.. w. Haskell, jr.. 1905
Oliver street NV; w. H. Hubbard.
SOFA Iowa avenue NV; j. j. Nc
Cuen, sol East Leland street, Chevy
Chase; j. M. Milton, Kennedy War
rem Apartments; M. c. Mumma, Sd,
39l1 North Second street, Arlington;
w. A. Patch, 2300 Woodley road
NV; T. K. Ross, 2028 Allen. place
NV; j. c. Ruddell, ir.. 1914 Con-
nectlcut avenue NV: G. w. Rut-
ter, 1901 Connecticut avenue NV;
J. C. Shively, jr.. 1846 North Hern-
don street, Arlington; K. E. Webber,
jr., Kennedy Warren Apartments:
A. L. Whitley, 1915 Beecher street
NV, and P. M. Whitney, jr., 1927
S street NV.