The White Falcon - 07.03.1980, Side 1

Local briefs
Jumper
is optional
The traditional jumper style
bell bottomed uniform is optional
for wear by men in paygrades E1-E4
and for continued wear by those
who had jumper uniforms when pro-
moted to E-5.
Effectively immediately, E-5
and below are authorized to wear
the jumper style uniform on an
optional basis.
You may vote at 17
Did you know that you can reg-
ister and apply for an absentee
ballot even though you're only 17
at the time just so long as you
will be 18 years old by election
day?
Even though you won't be 18 un-
til the general election on Novem-
Iber 4, 1980, some states will even
l|low you to vote in the primary
■ections while you're only 17
years old. Do not overlook the
opportunity to vote in both the
primary and general elections.
In-service day is on Wednesday
There will be no school for
grades 7-12 on Wednesday, as the
teachers have an in-service day.
FILAM elects new officers
The Filipino-American Associ-
ation (FILAM) of Keflavik, Iceland
elected new officers in a potluck
meeting on last Sunday, March 2,
1980, at the Glacier Hut.
Acting as chairman, the outgo-
ing president, MSC Jun Bio, con-
ducted the election through open
nominations and secret balloting.
The newly elected officers are:
President---Master Chief Ted de la
Cruz
1st Vice-President----Chief Bob
Boyd
2nd Vice-President----Chief Jerome
C. Bien
Secretary---Norma Barroso
Asst. Secretary-----Ramona Tabalon
Auditor---Petty Officer Jimmy Vil-
lanueva
I Business Mgr.-Dave Ennist
Iteasurer---Tita Enriquez
■0----Vivian Boyd, Ginny Serna
Bgt.-at-Arms----Petty Officers Joe
Abo, Oscar Diano,
and John Serna.
Corrigan is picked
The selection of Donald T. Corri-
gan of Somerset, Mass., as Rear Ad-
miral, United States Naval Reserve
was approved by the President of the
United States on November 30, 1979.
In civilian life, he is President
and Chief Executive Officer of the
Slades Ferry Trust Company in Som-
erset, Mass. He was one of two sur-
face warfare officers on the list of
12 captains selected for "Flag"
rank, by a Navy Selection Board in
Washington, D. C.
Born in Fall River, Mass., he en-
listed in the Naval Reserve in 1947
and has maintained his affiliation
with the Navy since then.
An enlisted tour of duty preceded
his graduation from Providence Col-
lege where he earned an A.B. degree
in Political Science and Interna-
tional Relations in 1952.
Recalled to active duty during
the Korean War, he was commissioned
an Ensign upon graduation from the
U. S. Navy's Reserve Officer Candi-
date Program.
Rear Admiral Corrigan's most re-
cent Naval Reserve assignment was
Commander Iceland Defense Force, a
reserve unit which augments an in-
ternational command located in Ice-
land. He has also been selected for
special active duty assignments with
the Office of Legislative Affairs,
U. S. Navy; Chief of Naval Reserve
and the Commandant of the Third Na-
val District.
In 1977, he was chosen to serve
as Chief of Staff with a NATO Convoy
A piece of history
the NATO base
The NATO base got a first hand
look at a piece of history last week
when the B-29 Razorback stopped over
for three days before leaving for
the Imperial War Museum in London.
The Boeing Aircraft Company built
the B-29 numbered 44-61748, at
their Rinton Plant in Washington
State in 1944. Released to the U.S.
Army Forces on May 26, 1945, it was
assigned to the 421st Base Unit of
the 4th Air Force, Muroc Lake Army
Air Field, California on June 1 that
same year.
In March of 1952 the Razorback
was assigned to the 307th Bombard-
ment Group, Far East Air Force,
where it saw action in the Korean
War. It was in Korea where
for Rear Admiral
Exercise called "Display Determina-
tion."
In May 1979, he was the recipient
of the "Navy Commendation Medal," a
highly prestigious award seldom pre-
sented to Naval officers who are not
on active duty. The citation recog-
nize Corrigan's performance as in-
spector general on the staff of Com-
mander Naval Reserve Readiness Com-
mand Region One, Newport, R. I.
recently visited
for a few days
its nickname, the Razorback, was
aquired when it was flown by a crew
from Arkansas.
Following the War it was repaired
and modified and assigned as a
Trainer B-29 to the 4750th Air De-
fense Command Wing, Yuma County Air-
port, Arizona. In November 1956
the aircraft was placed in storage
at China Lake, Calif. It was used
for one year as a target during the
testing of a Navy weapons system.
Fortunately it was never hit.
In May 1978, a new employee at
China Lake noticed the Razorback and
set in motion a chain of events that
was completed when it arrived at
its final resting place in the Im-
perial War Museum.