twice since the outbreak of war-both times to undergo necessary repairs. At present she is in the sixteenth month of her current tour of Pacific duty under the command of aircraft, seventh fleet. As the 'mother ship' of scores of navy seaplanes she has, since March of 1944, taken part in the Admiralty Islands, New Guinea, Morotai and Philippine campaigns. In the Morotai and Philippine campaigns alone, Mariners and Catalinas, based aboard her sank or destroyed 116,000 tons of Jap shipping and damaged another 56,500 tons. Recently, a lone Mariner operating from Saxton's tender wiped out an entire Jap convoy of five ships in an 80-minute attack off the northern coast of Formosa. The ships, two medium freighter transports, a small freighter transport and two merchantmen, totalled 17,000 tons. In addition to these offensive operations, seaplanes attached to the tender have made numerous open-sea rescues of downed allied aircrews; conducted important scouting and evacuation missions, and kept a constant vigil of Jap underwater raiders while on antisubmarine patrol. And in all these varied duties, it is aboard this tender that intelligence and operations officers lay the groundwork for the flights. It is aboard this tender, too, that service units do the work of maintaining and repairing aircraft worn from long hours in the air damaged by Jap plane or antiaircraft fire. More times than not, the officers and men on the tender have carried out their duties in waters in the most forward areas, without the support of other naval vessels, where enemy air attacks have been frequent. Scores of times Nip planes have dropped their bombs over the ship, but the tender's accurate antiaircraft fire has always unsteadied the pilots' aim. Three times the tender's gunners have sent Jap aircraft crashing into the water. The Saxton brothers of Rigby, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Newcomb Saxton, serve aboard two widely different types of tenders. Dell, first to enter service, serves aboard a seaplane tender and Lynn aboard a submarine tender. Recently Dell called by telephone from a west coast port and his mother left immediately to visit with him during the short time his ship was in port. It was his first time in a U. S. port for 12 months and he was granted four days shore leave. He was recently promoted from seaman first class to yeoman third class. He enlisted in the Navy on June 23, 1942 and was assigned to a ship immediately after completing preliminary training at San Diego. His service has been continuous and without furlough. Lynn Saxton entered the Navy last June at the age of 17 years and after completing preliminary training at Farragut, Idaho, was sent to Mare Island, California. Later he went to the Hawaiian Islands and was assigned to the crew of a submarine tender. He has been extremely busy in the South Pacific since that time. In a recent letter he stated that he would like to be home to help with the potato harvest and admitted being somewhat homesick. He made it known that there was nothing quite like receiving letters from friends at home and that he would welcome even more of them than in the past. Dean Tippets Scadden After graduating from high school, I attended a class at Weber Junior College where I learned to pack and repair parachutes. Upon completion of this course, I went to Hill Air Force Base. I joined the Navy Reserve in November 1942. As a parachute rigger, I spent four years in the South Pacific and California. I participated in the invasion of the Marshall Islands and the invasion of Hollandia, New Guinea. I had the opportunity of meeting many other servicemen as I served with a squadron onboard a carrier. We still get together every year. J. Farrell Shepherd I volunteered to serve in the United States Navy where I served for 3 1 12 years. While serving in the United States Navy, I first went to San Diego, California for Boot Training, then to Chicago, Illinois to Aviation Machinist Mate School. After I graduated from there, I was assigned to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to attend 'Arresting Gear' School. 176 We were taught by a Mr. Croner who was an 'Air Ace' in the German Army during World War I. He was one of the inventors of the Arresting Gear Units used on aircraft carriers. He was a very smart person. While waiting for a permanent assignment aboard the aircraft carrier USS Guadalcanal (CVE 60), which was being built by the Kaiser Shipyards in Bremerton, Washington. I was temporarily assigned to Naval Air Station in Seattle, Washington; then to Bremerton, Washington Navy Base; then Widby Island Air Base and then to Astoria, Oregon where I was assigned to USS Guadalcanal which was commissioned on September 25, 1943. On the day it was commissioned, the crew was all assembled in dress uniform on the flight deck. Captain Daniel V. Gallery read the ship's orders, Chaplain Weldon gave a short prayer, the colors were hoisted, USS Guadalcanal became a ship of the U.S. Navy. USS Guadalcanal We departed Astoria, Oregon for the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard at Bremerton and then south to the Alameda Naval Air Station in San Francisco Bay and down the west coast of the United States and through the Panama Canal to our home base at Norfolk, Virginia. We were assigned to the North Atlantic Ocean on Anti-Submarine Patrol. This was our home for over two years. Perhaps the most exciting event for the crew members of the USS Guadalcanal was the capture of the German Submarine U-505 by Task Force 22.3. The Guadalcanal Aircraft Carrier was the Flagship of Task Force 22.3. History tells us that this was the first enemy man-of-war captured at high seas since 1815. I was very fortunate to have had the opportunity to serve on the aircraft carrier Guadalcanal. Daniel V. Gallery who was our Captain, was one of the greatest persons it has been my privilege to meet. He was a very religious and understanding person and very considerate to all members of his crew. He also advised the crew to treat the 'Prisoners of War' which we captured, with up-most respect. He said: 'Remember they, too, are our Heavenly Father's children. He was a rolemodel to all who served under his command. War is not pleasant, but, one has a duty to protect and serve the Country in which he or she lives. I feel I was very fortunate to serve where and when I did in World War II. I'm proud of the Guadalcanal and all who served with me. As Captain Gallery said in his book U-505 on pg. 226, 'Looking back now years later, I think I can say: We did live up to the name on our stern and I know, better than anyone else that we were a very lucky ship, but we asked for God's help everyday and we got it!' Now, sixty years later, I can truly say that 'I totally agree with him 100%!!' After being discharged from the Navy, I came back to Ogden, Utah and went to work at the Utah General Depot. I only worked a few months when I was offered a job at Weber Jr. College as bookstore manager. Weber Jr. College at that time was on 25th St. and Jefferson Ave. in Ogden, Utah. Accepting this position was an important decision which shaped the course of my life so I could attend school as well as work at an institution of higher learning. I started work as bookstore manager of the 'College Inn' as it was called, on March 16, 1946. The College Inn, which consisted of a bookstore plus a soda fountain and sandwich bar, later became the social gathering place of the campus. When the decision was made to move the campus to 3750 Harrison Blvd., I remember the administration, faculty, staff and students all came together to that new campus and helped remove the oakbrush and clear the ground where the Weber State University entrance sign is now located. James Richard (Dick) Snyder During his time of service in the Navy from 1943 to 1946, Dick served in U.S., European, African, Asiatic and Pacific areas. It was his task and duty to show the movies that the sailors enjoyed aboard these ships. He received the Victory Medal during his service. 177