Martin A. De Young

"Herb,

I am sure that our director was Mr. Marvin Genucci. A good director and a good guy.

I ended up going to Norfolk to serve as a Yeoman in commander Service Squadron FOUR. Our flag was moved from the USS VULCAN (AR 5). Then on to…"

"Hi Herb,
I was a member of the Great Lakes Blue Jackets during this time, and was mosty likely on that flight with you to Dallas. We did not get to sing at the Cotton Bowl at the Easter Service, as the weather was bad. I recall that our Navy…"

Martin,

Thanks for the note. I don't remember that name as being the conductor. I do remember the Dallas trip and not getting to sing for the Easter service but it seems to me that we did sing there on TV.

Do you remember singing in the large black church in Chicago when the director inhaled a june bug right in the middle of The Battle Hymn of the Republic?

An interesting note. When I left Great Lakes I was sent to the NuclearWeapons Assembly Technician school at Sandia Base in Albuquerque, NM. Our class was mixed services and mixed officer and enlisted. There were three Lt.s in our class who were the last of the Navy's enlisted pilots. All were former CPO's who had been phased out of the flying program and made Lt.s to finish out their 20 years. They were really great guys. I was just an EMFN and hanging with three officers was unheard of. I guess they could have gotten in trouble for fraternizing with the troops. I loved the Navy and should have stayed in the first time around. I went back in when I was 39 and did 20 more as a reservist.

Herb

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Herbert Edward Harfst August 2, 2012 at 1:20pm

Martin,

Thanks for the note. I don't remember that name as being the conductor. I do remember the Dallas trip and not getting to sing for the Easter service but it seems to me that we did sing there on TV.

Do you remember singing in the large black church in Chicago when the director inhaled a june bug right in the middle of The Battle Hymn of the Republic?

An interesting note. When I left Great Lakes I was sent to the NuclearWeapons Assembly Technician school at Sandia Base in Albuquerque, NM. Our class was mixed services and mixed officer and enlisted. There were three Lt.s in our class who were the last of the Navy's enlisted pilots. All were former CPO's who had been phased out of the flying program and made Lt.s to finish out their 20 years. They were really great guys. I was just an EMFN and hanging with three officers was unheard of. I guess they could have gotten in trouble for fraternizing with the troops. I loved the Navy and should have stayed in the first time around. I went back in when I was 39 and did 20 more as a reservist.

Herb

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