OCEANOGRAPHY IN THE UNITED STATES 69 



Office Memoeandum — U.S. Government 



March 10, 1959. 



To : Commandant. 



From : Chief, Oflace of Personnel. 



Subject: OflScers who have had oceanography training. 



Capt. Richard M. Hoyle (1114), Harvard. 



Capt. William P. Hawley (1255), Harvard. 



Capt. Garrett V. A. Graves (1261), Harvard. 



Comdr. Leroy A. Chaney (2684), Scripps Institute. 



Lt Comdr. Armand J. Bush (3287), Scripps Institute. 



Lt. Comdr. Harry H. Carter (3227), Scripps Institute. 



Lt. Comdr. Peter S. Branson (3444), Scripps Institute. 



Lt. Comdr. Robertson P. Dinsmore (3715), Scripps Institute. 



Lt. Comdr. Rudolph E. Lenczyk (3728), Scripps Institute. 



Lt. Comdr. John E. Murray (3747), Scripps Institute. 



Lt. Richard M. Morse (4450), University of Washington. 



Lt. Peter A. Morrill (4977), University of Washington. 



Rear Adm. Edward H. Smith, Harvard. 



Comdr. Noble G. Ricketts, Harvard. 



Rear Adm. Charles W. Thomas, Washington University. 



The above are officers who have had special training and does not taclude 

 all officers who have been commander. International Ice Patrol. 



R. M. Ross. 



Mr. Drewrt. In connection with the ice patrol, for instance, has 

 there at any time been any request from other services or agencies 

 that they be allowed to have one or more scientists along during the 

 ice patrol season for any type of scientific work ? 



Admiral Eichmond. I will put it this way : If there has been I have 

 never heard of it. I do not believe so. 



Mr. Drewry. Do you Imow of any objection to it? 



Admiral Richmond. No; there would be no objection. 



As I indicated in my statement, we have, particularly since the 

 war, tried to nm, if not a preseason cruise, a postseason cniise, and 

 there may have been some observers not connected with the ice patrol 

 aboard on that. I would doubt very much that anybody has requested 

 to be on the ice patrol itself. Of course, as you know, even in that we 

 do not run it as we previously did. In the years when the ice is light 

 we may never even send a vessel out on actual patrol. We have a 

 vessel standing by but insofar as practical we find that we can more 

 efficiently cover the area as a general thing, particularly in a light 

 year, by plane so that it is now a combined patrol of plane and vessel. 



I may add just to make the record clear that I would say most of 

 the contribution to the science of oceanography has come from the 

 preseason-postseason cruises that we have been able to engage in rather 

 than the actual observations made on the Grand Banks themselves 

 during the conduct of the patrol. 



Mr. Lennoist. I have another question. 



Mr. Miller. Yes, Mr. Lennon. 



Mr. Lennon. Admiral, since this report of the Academy's Commit- 

 tee on Oceanography was released, do you know whether or not that 

 committee from the Academy has met with the various governmental 

 agencies on the governmental level to discuss the impact of this report 



