The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-13
BANKER
 COOP RESERVES
 ABOARD ASTORIA

The Commanding officer of the Naval Reserves aboard the cruiser Astoria is Capt J. C. Thwing. He stated today that during this cruise all Of the men in his Reserve Corp work with the ships company in standing watches and daily ship routine in order to refresh themsel- yes with the duties of Naval per sonnel and equipment.
 Also during the cruise there are special classes held aboard for the .non-rated men to familiarize them with the latest technic and develop .ments of Navy activities and assign .ments.
 Each reserve officer is assigned to duty with an officer from the ships company and thus receive the latest in Navy information in re- gard to the equipment a~@ changes in the routine of the sh.r.
 Capt. Inv 6 joined the armed forces as {. seaman rn 1917 as a member of the U. S. Coast Guard and during World War served in Pacific waters as far North as the Aleutian Chain. In 1918 he joined the first Naval Reserve and reached the rank of Chief Petty officer. Tn 1919 he was sent to San Pedro for officers training and was commis- sioned there.
 After he received his commission Capt. Thwing was ordered on var ious types of training cruises on the different ships and advanced his rank through examinations and application and hard study. : Capt. Thwing stated that he does mot have Q college degree and that he feels he has received a great deal from the application training that he has received through the ranks.
 1 In 1940 Capt. Thwing was ordered to active duty and spent five years in varied assignments during the war. He was attached to Admiral Fitch's staff aboard the Libra in ] the South Pacific then sent to Seat- tie. his home port for six months duty. training men for 50 ships After the six months vacation from sea duty he was again ordered atoard for the invasion of Okinawa
 and later was put in command of the l Charles Carroll, an attack transport, in the South Pacific. After this duty
 he was assigned to the Magic Car pet Duty transporting troops
 home) and upon reaching Manila
 after several trips in and ouJ of
 the state ports received his orders to return home for release. A week after his release he was notified of his last advance to the rank of Cap-
 tain. He is now Assistant Vice.
 President of the Seattle First Ma
 tionai Bank.
 Many of the reserves aboard the
 Astoria came from as far as the i41QtlG West tO b1hC tAiAo VI A4.'g t1' S' refresher course. Many have jobs and several are going to school and are well acquainted with the formali- ties of war having served in the Navy during the National Elmer lgency.
 Capt. Thwing stated that he be- Ilieved that his success in the Navy
 was due to the application Of work land interest in the Navy as a ca lreer, and that a seaman iii the Navy Igets pay that equals the He percent income bracket of the regular civil ian citizen. Men going to sea get from 20 to 45 percent more for sea
 duty and these with families re-
 ceiye an extra allowance for them. Capt Thwing is proud of his ca lreer in the Navy and is well thought of by his fellow officers as well as the enlisted men. He is man ot
 average height, soft spoken and slight of build.