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LIST OF TURNBACKS FROM THE CLASS OF 1959:

 

Graduated With Our Class:

Val Bourque

Greg Boyington

Bill Gillis

Gary Karshnick

Pete Roe

Tom Schlechte

Leon Molinelli

Walt Sweeney

Jim Peel

 

Did Not Graduate:

Ron Bernhard—left 17 Jun ’57.

Dick Lindsay—left 5 Jan ’59.

Dan Nowak—left 7 Feb ’58.

Jim Riley—left 9 June ‘59.

Jack Thomas—left 5 Feb ’58.

Roger VanHaaften—left 28 Nov ’56.

Dave Williams—left 21 Feb ’58.

Randy Wood—left 5 Mar ’58.

Ted Zeller—left 22 Feb ’57.

 

Note: Members of 1959 have cadet serial numbers from 001 to 306. Totals from above list: 9 graduated, 9 DNGs, total turned back: 18.

 

 


 

THOSE WHO ENTERED WITH THE CLASS OF 1960
HAVING PRIOR MILITARY EXPERIENCE

 

On Active Duty:

 

1--Denis Walsh (Navy)

 

2--Phil Meinhardt (Navy)

 

3--Wayne Waterhouse (Navy)

 

4--Dale Mayo (Navy)

 

5--Tony Burshnick (AF)

 

6--Bert Card (AF)

 

7--Dave Ullery (AF Navigator, resigned commission)

 

8--Jerry Caskey (AF)

 

9--Jerry Mason (AF)

 

10--Tony Jones (AF)

 

11--Bert Croft (AF)

 

12--Bob Heiges (AF)

 

13--Ken Hazen (AF)

 

14--Doug Miller (AF)

 

Not on Active Duty:

 

15--Deke Johnson (Army National Guard)

 

16--Herb Eckweiler (Army National Guard)

 

17--George Luck (USMA)

 

18--Mike A. Clarke (USN Reserve)

 

19--Ken Alnwick (AF Reserve)

 

20--Don Almanzar (AF Reserve)

 

21--Ken Biehle (AF Reserve)

 

22--Dick Mrosla (AF Reserve)

 

23--Cres Shields (AF Reserve)

 

Note: Send your comments on this list to Rosie  HERE

 

 


Today's Tidbit

Rosie to Sid Newcomb:
The yearbook says that you are from San Jose, Costa Rica. I've always wondered how you got appointed from Costa Rica.

Rosie,
I was born in Coral Gables, Florida (a suburb of Miami). My dad was a station manager for Pan American Airways. This took him, my mom and me first to Trinidad 1939-41 (we flew out of Miami on a Sikorsky S-42 seaplane, landing in the bay off Port of Spain, Trinidad, where Dad came out to meet us in the Panam yacht, throwing a rope to the co-pilot so we could be towed into the dock!), then Suriname '41-43, then Brazil for several months, then Haiti, then Costa Rica '47-56. As my parents were legal residents of Miami, Congressman Dante Fascell, Dade County, nominated me to the Academy.

Sid

 

Ever wonder what we went through academically?

Here's Lew Price's compilation.

ACADEMIC COURSES;

Chemistry 101, 102  (both general chemistry)

Physics 201 (mechanics, heat, sound)

Physics 202  (light, electricity, modern physics)

Physics 292 (Introduction to nucleonics)

 

Electrical Engineering 301 (circuits & machinery)

Electrical Engineering 302 (electronics)

Mechanics 301 (engineering mechanics)

Mechanics 302 (dynamics and strength of materials)

Thermodynamics 301 (fundamentals of thermodynamics)

Thermodynamics 302 (thermodynamic principles)

Aerodynamics 401 (basic aerodynamics)

Aerodynamics 402 (applied aerodynamics)

Astronautics 401 (elements of astronautics)

Astronautics 402 (more elements of astronautics)

 

Math 101 (algebra, plane trigonometry)

Math 102 (spherical trigonometry, analytical geometry, calculus)  

Math 201 (differential & integral calculus)

Math 202 (differential & integral calculus & introduction to differential equations)

 

English 101 (communication skills & introduction to literature)

English 102 (more of same)

English 201 (literary masterworks, Homer thru Shakespeare)

English 202 (literary masterworks, Shakespeare thru Browning)

English 301 (Western literature - 19th and 20th centuries)

 

History 201 (world civilization)

History 202 (world civilizaton)

History (not sure of number) (military history)

History 392 (U.S. history) 

History 251 (Russian history) - This was an extra credit course that I took.

History 352 (Latin American history) - This was an extra credit course that I took.

 

Psychology 201 (introduction to psychology - basic)

Psychology 202 (introduction to psychology - applied)

Psychology 306 (psychology of adjustment & counseling) - Extra course I took.

 

Economics 301 (economic principles and problems)

Economics 302 (more of same)

 

Political Science 201 (American national government)

Policital Science 202 (contemporary foreign governments)

Political Science 401 (international relations)

Political Science 402 (defense policy)

 

Philosophy 101 (logic and scientific method)

Geography 101 (physical & cultural geography)

 

Two semesters of foreign language – French, German and Spanish were offered.


 

OTHER COURSES;

Physical Education (8.75 semester hours)

100 Conditioning and Competitive Sports

101 Volleyball, Track & Field, Boxing, Gymnastics, Judo, Wrestling, Basketball

200 Softball, Testing

201 Tennis, Golf, Judo, Advanced Judo, Testing, Intramural Sports

300 Tennis, Testing

301 Principles of Coaching & Officiating

302 Instructor Training

400 Swimming

401 Handball

402 Squash Racquets

405 Intramural or Intercollegiate Sports

 

Flying Training (15.75 semester hours)

100 Equipment Orientation

200 Foundations of Navigation, Pilot Indoctrination

201 Fundamentals of Navigation I

202 Fundamentals of Navigation II

300 Night Celestial Navigation, Pressure Pattern Navigation, Soaring

301 Radar and Phase Matching Navigation

302 Grid and LORAN Navigation

400 Advanced Navigational Techniques

401 Comprehensive Navigational Flight Training

 

Military Training (18.75 semester hours)

100 Air Force Weapons, Basic Hygiene, Customs & Courtesies, Field Training

101 Air Power and National Security

200 Combat Commands, Field Trip, Air Base Functions, Advanced Aircraft Armament, Small Arms Qualification I

201 Career Orientation, Air Force Logistics, US Army & Navy

300 Support Commands, Army Navy Trip, Employment of Air Power, Leadership, Small Arms Qualification II

301 Management

304 Duty with Air Force Unit (third lieutenant)

400 Basic Cadet Instruction

403 Missile Trip

413 Officer Orientation

 

Miscellaneous (23.75 semester hours)

Engineering Drawing 101

Philosophy 101 - Logic and Scientific Method

Physical and Cultural Geography 101

Graphics 102.5 - Charts and Maps

Foreign Language (named as whatever it was) 204

Foreign Language (named as whatever it was) 205

Introduction to Law 401

Introduction to Law 402

Physiological Indoctrination Refresher 403

 

Pure Sciences - 17 semester hours

Engineering Sciences - 31 semester hours

Mathematics - 16 semester hours

English - 15 semester hours

History - 10.5 semester hours

Psychology - 5 semester hours

Other Social Sciences - 15 semester hours

 

Total semester hours for all courses came to about 172 for just the basic requirements. 

 

 

 

 


 

 


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