A Plain Sailorman in China: The Life of and Times of Cdr. I.V. Gillis, USN, 1875-1943
BRUCE SWANSON was a China specialist for forty three years. Fluent in Chinese Mandarin, he held an MS degree in the subject from Georgetown University, and then earned an MBA degree from Loyola College in Baltimore, Maryland. As a U. S. naval officer he served in Asia for six years and traveled extensively in that region.A well-known authority on Chinese maritime affairs, Swanson lectured at the U. S. Naval Academy and the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.  His many articles on the Chinese navy and his frequent participation in conferences related to the maritime environment in Asia earned him international respect.A well-known authority on Chinese maritime affairs, Swanson lectured at the U. S. Naval Academy and the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.  His many articles on the Chinese navy and his frequent participation in conferences related to the maritime environment in Asia earned him international respect.VANCE MORRISON 30-years as a Surface Warfare Officer. Commanded an ASW Frigate and a Guided Missile Cruiser.  Was an Intelligence Subspecialist and Mandarin Chinese linguist, served six years in Japan and China, and was U. S. Naval Attaché, as well as five months as Acting Defense Attaché, to the Peoples Republic of China from mid-1987 to mid-1989. Was Assistant Chief of Naval Operations for Joint Matters (Senior Joint Planner) from 1989 until retirement from the Navy in 1992. As a civilian following retirement, was a systems analyst and manager for, initially, SWL Corporation, then GRCI Corporation and ultimately AT&T; Corporation, providing support to the Navy Space Program and the National Reconnaissance Office.DON MCDOWELL After commissioning at the Navy's Officer Candidate School in 1954, Rear Admiral McDowell served on Staff, Commander Seventh Fleet embarked on heavy cruisers stationed in the Far East. He served on USS Wasp (CVA-18) for two years. As a staff officer with Commander amphibious Squadron Seven, he was embarked on various amphibious ships.   In 1961, he was assigned to the Naval Security Group Command, the Navy's worldwide cryptologic organization in Washington, DC.  In 1963 he served on the Staff of Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. In 1965 he was assigned as Commanding Officer at Hakata, Japan.  Transferring to the National Security Agency for three years, he was next sent to be the Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff for Cryptology, U. S. Naval Forces Europe.  He returned to Washington, DC and the Staff of the Naval Security Group in 1974. His next assignment was to the Staff of Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet as the Assistant Chief of Staff for Cryptology.  He was selected for Rear Admiral in 1981 and transferred to the National Security Agency as Chief of Support for Military Operations.  In 1983 he was assigned as Commander Naval Security Group Command in Washington, DC and retired from the Navy in 1986.  He has worked in the defense industry since that time and resides with his wife, Helen, in Chevy Chase, Maryland.DR. NANCY TOMASKO Prior to her recent retirement, Dr. Tomasko was Editor of the East Asian Library Journal at Princeton University.