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Yul Choi
1995	Goldman Prize Recipient
Pollution & Waste
Leader of the Korean Federation for Environmental Movement, Yul Choi popularized environmental issues and mobilized a strong anti-nuclear movement amidst powerful development pressure and at considerable personal risk.
Yul Choi was a student leader in college and was later imprisoned for his activism during the late 1970s. During the six years he spent in prison, he read extensively about environmental issues. After he was released, he established the first environmental NGO in South Korea—the Korean Research Institute of Environmental Problems—in response to widespread pollution caused by the nation's rapid industrialization.
Choi inspired people to demand their rights to a healthy environment. His movement was often opposed by the government. He succeeded in evacuating communities affected by a toxic waste related illness in the coastal city of Onsan. Environmental issues became critical strongholds in the democracy movement that paved the way for civilian government.
In 1988, Choi became the first chairman of the Korean Anti-Pollution Movement (KAPMA). Because South Korea is highly dependent upon nuclear power, he resolved to inform the Korean public about the problems with nuclear waste disposal. He was put under house arrest for these activities, but anti-nuclear sentiment grew. Thousands of people participated in rallies and signed petitions protesting the construction of new nuclear plants. In 1990, a demonstration of 20,000 people stopped a nuclear waste facility plan for Anmyon Island.
In 1993, Choi reorganized activists nationwide by launching the Korean Federation for Environmental Movement (KFEM), Korea's largest environmental organization. As its secretary general, Choi has initiated a consumers' boycott of polluting industries, while continuing to oppose Korea's nuclear expansion policies.
Choi used his Goldman Prize money to create the Korean Environmental Center, with the goal of addressing the needs of the environmental movement by providing environmental education for children, diverse environmental information for Koreans citizens, and networking opportunities for all who use it. The center's programs were eventually folded into the Korea Green Foundation, which serves as the nexus for Choi's vision for trans-regional collaboration on climate change.
In September 2013, Choi was sentenced to a one-year term in prison for his work opposing the Four Rivers project, a massive development proposal championed by the government. He was released in early 2014, and is now directing his environmental leadership to reach the broader Asia Pacific region.
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2 Pre-Cape San Juan History
3 Cape San Juan Rescue
4 Post-Cape San Juan History
5 USS Dempsey Junior Officers
5.1 Alban "Stormy" Weber
5.2 E. A. Sandor
5.3 R. H. Shutan
5.4 H.C. Farnsworth and R.J. Fisher
5.5 R. T. Hanley
6 Captain Harry Allan Barnard Jr.
It was purely by chance that the USS Dempsey was in Fiji at the time the Cape was attacked, but fortunate she was available to help. Dempsey had been in a pattern of escorting ships between San Francisco and Pearl Harbor until the U.S.S. Tangier escort assignment (detailed below) came up. I also find it somewhat ironic that she had been on a break from convoy escort duty when she was needed to rescue the survivors of the unescorted Cape. This again though speaks to the fact that Navy convoys were normally under much more threat from Japanese submarine attacks than merchant vessels.
Pre-Cape San Juan History
According to the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships; "Originally intended for transfer to Great Britain, Dempsey was launched as BDE-S6 on 19 February 1943 by Mare Island Navy Yard; retained for use by the United States Navy and assigned the name Dempsey 14 June 1943; and commissioned 24 July 1943, Lieutenant Commander H. A. Barnard, Jr., in command."
The USS Dempsey spent August of 1943 on various offensive and defensive combat exercises off the coast of San Diego with a number of other US Navy vessels, primarily Destroyer Escort U.S.S. Duffy (DE-27), Destroyer U.S.S. Hoel (DD-533), Light Cruiser U.S.S. Oakland (CL-95), Submarine S-44, and others.
The first part of September was spent back at Mare Island undergoing their post shakedown cruise overhaul.
On September 23rd, 1943 they departed San Francisco escorting Convoy #2311 to Pearl Harbor with U.S.S. Zane (DMS-14), arriving on September 30th.
From October 2nd to October 4th they rendezvoused at sea and escorted Aircraft Transport U.S.S. Hammondsport (AKV-2) into Pearl Harbor.
On October 8th, 1943 Dempsey departed Pearl, escorting Convoy #4797 consisting of six merchant ships to San Francisco with U.S.S. Wintle (DE-25). U.S.S. Harold C. Thomas (DE-21) joined from October 9th until the 13th. They arrived safely in San Francisco on October 17th.
Dempsey departed San Francisco October 19th, acting as screen (with U.S.S. Emery (DE-28), U.S.S. Wintle (DE-25), U.S.S. Franks (DD-554), and U.S.S. William C. Miller (DE-259)) for Task Group 12.1 consisting of several Battleships including U.S.S. New Mexico (BB-40), U.S.S. Mississippi (BB-41), and U.S.S. Idaho (BB-42). They arrived at Pearl Harbor on October 25th and the battleships were being staged for the upcoming offensive in the Gilbert Islands, where the I-21 would be lost after her attack on the Cape San Juan.
On October 27th, 1943 Dempsey departed Pearl to rendezvous at sea with the seaplane tender U.S.S. Tangier (AV-8) and escort her to Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides arriving on November 6th. They held a Crossing the Line Ceremony on October 31st.
Dempsey departed Espiritu Santo on November 7th and arrived in Fiji on November 8th, to await their next assignment.
Cape San Juan Rescue
At the time Cape San Juan was torpedoed on November 11th, U.S.S. Dempsey (DE-26) was lying at anchor in Nadi (pronounced Nandi) Bay on the west side of the main island of Viti Levu, Fiji. It is believed Dempsey was the biggest warship in the harbor at the time as most of the assets in the area were committed to the on-going Solomon's campaign or the upcoming invasion of the Gilberts (including Tarawa).
It was not until 1135 that they were instructed to make preparations for getting underway.
According to Dempsey's War Diary:
0800-1200 Anchored as before. 1135 Stationed special sea details and made all preparations for getting underway. 1147 Underway in accordance Port Director Nandi orders enroute to sea to pick up survivors of torpedoed S.S. San Juan [sic]. Steaming at various courses at various speeds clearing harbor. Captain and Navigator on the bridge, Captain at the Conn. – H.C. Farnsworth, Lt. (j.g.) USNR
Position at 1200: 176° 22' E, 17° 40' S
1200-1600 Steaming as before. 1236 Passed through anti-submarine net. 1254 Cleared Navula Passage and steadied on course 180° T at full speed 19 knots 550 R.P.M. 1300 Secured special sea detail and set condition #2.1400 Changed course to 148° T. – E.A. Sandor, Lt., USNR
2000 – 2400 Steaming as before. – H.C. Farnsworth, Lt. (j.g.) USNR
0000 – 0400 Steaming on course 129° T at full speed 19 knots 550 R.P.M. enroute to rescue survivors of the torpedoed S.S. San Juan. – E.A. Sandor, Lt., USNR
0400 – 0800 Steaming as before. 0716 Sighted hulk of S.S. San Juan bearing 116° T distant 15 miles. Changed course to 116° T. – R.J. Fisher, Lt., USNR
0800 – 1200 Steaming as before. 0802 Circled sinking S.S. San Juan. Ship smoldering aft, well down by the head and listing about 25° to starboard. No visible life on board. 0807 Sighted several ships and aircraft bearing 125° T distant 14 miles. Steadied on course 125° T at full speed 19 knots. 0839 Commenced steering various courses at various speeds investigating wreckage. 0925 Picked up five survivors from life raft. All U.S. Army enlisted personnel as per Part II of the log. 1032 Secured from rescue work in accordance visual dispatch of SOPA in the U.S.S. McCALLA (DD-448). Hoisted in motor whaleboat. 1115 Proceeded as screen for U.S.S. McCALLA which is operating without sound gear [see page on U.S.S. McCalla]. Base course 298° T speed 12 knots. Zigzag plan #11. – H.C. Farnsworth, Lt. (j.g.) USNR
According to the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, "she rescued 45 survivors of the torpedoed merchantman San Juan 13 November." This number seems impossibly light considering the four vessels picked up a total of 845 survivors. The tiny SC-654 alone was carrying 152 which she transferred to McCalla, the YMS-241 was not much bigger and transferred 40 to Dempsey as noted below, although her normal complement was 4 officers and 29 crew. The McCalla was missing a substantial portion of her bow (Which I detail on her page), including her Chief Petty Officers berths and other spaces that would have been useful. The Dempsey was the last on the scene, however, and by that point the other three vessels had picked up most of the survivors.
Once all the survivors they could find were picked up the ordeal was not yet over as now the four vessels, three heavily overloaded, had to make their way back to Fiji in moderate to heavy seas. As they needed to stick together, they were limited in how fast they could travel by the lowest common denominator, probably the YMS-241. Notice Dempsey's speed from Fiji to the rescue scene was at 19 knots (her top speed, which wasn't very impressive to begin with), and her speed back to Fiji was only 12 knots. The Cape had been doing 14.7 knots when she was hit.
Dempsey's war diary continues:
1200 – 1600 Steaming as before. 1344 Sound contact. 1346 Lost contact. Identified as non sub.1422 Commenced circling U.S.S. McCALLA while she stopped to transfer some of survivors to Submarine Chaser [SC-654, and it was actually from the smaller vessel, not to]. 1446 Resumed station. 1459 Slowed to 7 knots, permitting Y.M.S. 241 to come alongside, and transfer survivors to us. 1534 Y.M.S. (241) cast off. Received 40 survivors from her. – E.A. Sandor, Lt., USNR
1600 – 2000 Steaming as before. – R.J. Fisher, Lt., USNR
2000 – 2400 Steaming as before. 2035 Changed course to 328° T. – H.C. Farnsworth, Lt. (j.g.) USNR
0000 – 0400 Steaming on zigzag plan 11, base course 328° T, together with Y.M.S. (241) as part of screen for U.S.S. McCALLA (DD-448) enroute to Suva, Fiji, to bring survivors of the torpedoed U.S.S. Cape San Juan to port. 0230 Crossed 180° meridian. – E.A. Sandor, Lt., USNR
0800 – 1200 Steaming as before. 0800 Mustered crew at quarters, no absentees. 0830 Matuku Island Peak sighted bearing 052° T distance 32 miles by radar. 1110 Radar reports land bearing 280° T distance 34 miles. – H.C. Farnsworth, Lt. (j.g.) USNR
1200 – 1600 Steaming as before. – E.A. Sandor, Lt., USNR
1600 – 2000 Steaming as before. 1618 Changed base course to 350° T. 1633 Stationed special sea detail and entered Suva harbor, Captain at the Conn, Navigator on the bridge. 1745 Moored port side to U.S.S. McCALLA (DD-448) at Kings Wharf, South Suva, Fiji Islands. Made preparations to land survivors. 1800 Survivors started leaving ship, received by the proper military authorities. 1820 Completed transfer of survivors. – R.J. Fisher, Lt., USNR
2000-2400 Moored as before. 2000 Liberty party left ship. – R.T. Hanley, Lt., USNR
To date I have only been able to identify seven of the U.S.S. Dempsey's normal complement of fifteen officers that were aboard during the Cape San Juan rescue according to her War Diary:
Barnard, Harry A. Jr., Lieutenant Commander, USN (Commander)
Weber, Alban, Lieutenant, USNR (Navigator, and Executive Officer (XO))
Sandor, Edward Anthony, Lieutenant, USNR
Farnsworth, H.C., Lieutenant (j.g.), USNR
Fisher, R.J., Lieutenant, USNR
Hanley, Robert Timothy, Lieutenant, USNR
Shutan, Robert H., Ensign, USNR
Possible officers at that time:
Walden, Ben, Lieutenant (j.g.)
Alexander, C., Ensign, USNR
Caulfield, Lieutenant
Patrick, Ensign
Shubart, H.S. Ensign, USNR
Singleton, J.V. Ensign, USNR
Below is a list of Dempsey's 187 enlisted personnel at the time of the rescue:
Name Rating Date of
Enlistment Place of
Enlistment Joined
Agnew, Jack Robertson, Jr. SoM3c 01/19/43 Nashville, TN 07/24/43
Albritton, Albert M1c 10/09/37 New Orleans, LA 07/24/43
Allen, James Edwin S2c 04/30/43 Spartanburg, NC 07/26/43
Allison, James Franklin S2c 03/27/43 Chattanooga, TN 07/26/43
Anctil, Antonio Gideon F1c 09/07/42 Providence, RI 07/24/43
Andrews, Robert George S2c 11/12/42 Little Rock, AR 07/24/43
Arndt, Erwin John S1c 11/23/42 Chicago, IL 07/24/43
Ash, Charles Gordon Jr. S2c 01/22/43 Jacksonville, FL 07/24/43
Atherholt, William FC3c 08/21/43 Philadelphia, PA 07/24/43
Azotea, Robert Joseph SM1c 07/24/39 Concord, NH 07/24/43
Baker, Richard Elmer SK1c 10/23/41 unknown 09/04/43
Berg, Donald Norman S2c 02/20/43 Winnetka, IL 10/20/43
Bloom, John August MoMM2c 01/19/43 Minneapolis, MN 07/24/43
Bomenka, John MoMM1c 01/04/39 Cleveland, OH 07/24/43
Boston, Roswell David Jr. S1c 11/03/42 Jacksonville, FL 07/24/43
Boulter, Herbert Edward S2c 11/19/42 Norfolk, VA 07/24/43
Braden, Kenneth Samuel PhM3c 06/07/42 Seattle, WA 10/26/43
Brandes, Joseph Raymond GM1c 10/14/40 Indianapolis, IN 08/21/43
Brooks, Aaron Bernard StM2c 05/27/43 Philadelphia, PA 07/24/43
Brown, Clarence Edward StM2c 05/22/43 Nashville, TN 07/24/43
Burch, James Dunlap S2c 07/04/42 Charlottte, NC 07/24/43
Burge, Francis Lyle F3c 11/07/42 Richmond, VA 07/24/43
Cahill, Thomas Matthew F2c 08/15/42 Boston, MA 07/24/43
Calyore, Joseph Michael S1c 12/07/42 Minneapolis, MN 07/24/43
Camp, William Henry StM2c 05/27/43 Philadelphia, PA 07/24/43
Carlson, Einar F1c 09/03/42 Portland, ME 10/20/43
Carlson, Charles Wilbur S2c 03/16/43 Lafayette, IN 10/20/43
Carney, Edward John F3c 11/27/42 New Haven, CT 07/24/43
Caywood, Frederick F1c 09/30/41 Philadelphia, PA 07/24/43
Cerk, Frank Richard S2c 01/27/43 Chicago, IL 07/24/43
Chandler, Valdyn Perle CBM 04/29/40 Portland, OR 07/24/43
Chessor, Elmer Grady F2c 12/11/42 Nashville, TN 08/10/43
Clarkson, Victor Bernard S1c 11/16/42 Cincinnati, OH 07/24/43
Coady, Starr James S2c 12/07/42 Minneapolis, MN 07/24/43
Cole, Charles Thomas S2c 11/12/42 Cincinnati, OH 07/24/43
Comer, James Elwood F2c 01/18/43 Richmond, VA 07/24/43
Copley, Clifford Baxter S1c 03/11/43 Huntington, WV 07/24/43
Corey, Norman Vince F2c 12/12/42 Portland, OR 08/10/43
Crowley, George Worth S2c 09/04/42 Raleigh, NC 07/24/43
DeAngelo, Joseph John MoMM2c 01/08/41 Albany, NY 07/24/43
Diaz, Nimio Valdez F2c 01/20/43 New York, NY 07/24/43
Dippre, Harold James F2c 01/15/43 Philadelphia, PA 07/24/43
Dougherty, James Eugene F2c 01/16/43 Buffalo, NY 07/24/43
Duke, Howard Daniel F3c 03/26/43 Chattanooga, TN 07/24/43
Dunson, Marvin Shankle F1c 01/14/43 Atlanta, GA 07/24/43
Edwards, Hugh Eugene F2c 01/19/43 Raleigh, NC 07/24/43
Fish, William Norris F1c 01/20/42 Boston, MA 07/24/43
Fore, John William Jr. F3c 11/07/42 Richmond, VA 07/24/43
Forman, John Ralph S2c 05/03/43 Philippi, WV 10/20/43
Fortune, Charles Stephen S1c 11/27/41 Detroit, MI 07/24/43
Forys, Felix Leonard S2c 11/26/42 Chicago, IL 07/24/43
Friesner, John Daniel F2c 11/04/42 Toledo, OH 07/24/43
Galloway, Walter James F2c 12/10/42 Los Angeles, CA 08/10/43
Garner, Floyd William S2c 07/30/43 Little Rock, AR 07/24/43
Gibbs, Lonnie S2c 07/23/43 Atlanta, GA 07/24/43
Gillum, Howard Thomas S2c 07/24/43 Chattanooga, TN 07/24/43
Goecks, Carl Franklin S2c 07/28/43 Los Angeles, CA 07/24/43
Gordon, James Houston F2c 12/11/42 Cheyene, WY 07/24/43
Greenhill, Ovid Isham S2c 07/10/43 Hattiesburg, MS 10/26/43
Gregg, Charles Dulie S2c 07/30/43 Chattanooga, TN 10/26/43
Guilbeau, Joseph Wiley S2c 07/23/43 Lafayette, IN 10/26/43
Hadala, Thomas Frank SM3c 12/13/42 Cleveland, OH 08/10/43
Haggard, JD S2c 07/29/43 Nashville, TN 10/26/43
Hale, James Frederick S2c 07/28/43 Tulsa, OK 10/26/43
Hammett, Jessie Wilborn S2c 07/27/43 Shrevesport, LA 10/26/43
Hansen, Carroll Blanchard MoMM1c 05/19/42 Portland, OR 07/24/43
Hargett, Vern F2c 12/13/42 Portland, OR 08/10/43
Harris, Thomas Dodd S1c 11/03/42 Los Angeles, CA 08/21/43
Harvey, William Earl S2c 07/28/43 Tulsa, OK 10/26/43
Hawkins, William Chester Jr. QM3c 12/08/42 Oklahoma City, OK 09/10/43
Hawthorne, Don Nathaniel S2c 07/27/43 New Orleans, LA 10/26/43
Hebert, LeRoy Joseph S2c 7/73/1943 Hattiesburg, MS 10/26/43
Henderson, Earl Warren CM2c 01/11/39 Des Moines, IA 07/24/43
Henry, James Francis S2c 07/29/43 Oklahoma City, OK 10/26/43
Hickman, William Ben S2c 07/22/43 Anniston, AL 10/26/43
Hiett, Richard Doyle SM3c 12/13/42 Springfield, IL 08/10/43
Hopper, Howard Lamar S2c 03/26/43 Columbia, SC 07/24/43
Huges, Russell George S2c 03/20/43 Baltimore, MD 07/24/43
Hurd, Charles Augustus F2c 08/15/42 Boston, MA 07/24/43
James, Francis Harwood S2c 03/27/43 Baltimore, MD 07/24/43
Jenkins, Massey Wordell S2c 03/27/43 Richmond, VA 07/24/43
Jimerson, Rollin Stanley F1c 08/21/42 Boston, MA 07/24/43
Johnson, James Edward S2c 03/31/43 Richmond, VA 07/24/43
Johnson, Thomas Walter S2c 03/15/43 Raleigh, NC 07/24/43
Johnston, John William S2c 02/26/43 Pittsburgh, PA 07/24/43
Joyce, Bernard William S2c 03/30/43 Baltimore, MD 07/24/43
Joyner, Claude William S2c 03/29/43 Camp Croft, SC 07/24/43
Key, Francis Scott S2c 03/30/43 Nashville, TN 07/24/43
Key, Frank William CMoMM 05/02/32 San Francisco, CA 07/24/43
Kilgore, William Walter Jr. S1c 03/18/43 Cincinnati, OH 07/24/43
Kiluk, Eugene Frank F1c 08/21/42 Boston, MA 07/24/43
Klinke, Elton Richard RT2c 09/21/42 San Francisco, CA 07/26/43
Kohl, William Peter GM2c 12/13/39 Minneapolis, MN 07/24/43
Laird, Leonard Robert F2c 12/11/42 New York, NY 10/20/43
Lambert, Murray Boyd S2c 07/09/42 Seattle, WA 08/21/43
Lancaster, Charles Lee S2c 03/26/43 Chattanooga, TN 07/24/43
Larrabee, Walter Ingram BM2c 09/17/42 New London, CT 07/24/43
Lattimore, Henry Hood Sr. S2c 03/27/43 Columbia, SC 07/24/43
Leigh, Charles William MM2c 11/06/42 Chicago, IL 07/24/43
Levine, Marvin S1c 09/02/42 Chicago, IL 07/24/43
Lewis, Howard Newton S1c 03/22/43 Atlanta, GA 07/24/43
Lewis, Richard Gene MoMM2c 09/04/42 Kansas City, MO 07/24/43
Livesay, Edward Lorenzo S2c 03/31/42 Richmond, VA 07/24/43
Lloyd, Thomas M. Jr. S2c 04/02/43 Richmond, VA 07/24/43
Loller, Charles W. Jr. S2c 03/24/43 Camden, NJ 07/24/43
Loss, Leland Junior S2c 03/30/43 Baltimore, MD 07/24/43
Maguire, Hugh James SM3c 01/12/43 Little Rock, AR 07/24/43
Mahand, Camp George S2c 11/21/42 Dallas, TX 08/21/43
Marcellino, Salvadore August S2c 03/30/43 Baltimore, MD 07/24/43
Marcotte, Walter Flavius S2c 06/29/42 Minneapolis, MN 07/24/43
Marek, Edwin Gilbert S2c 11/24/42 Houston, TX 08/21/43
Marley, Jay Truman EM3c 01/15/42 Oklahoma City, OK 07/24/43
Marlowe, John Oliver S1c 10/23/42 Kalamazoo, MI 07/24/43
Marsden, Arthur Lee S2c 04/05/43 Washington, DC 07/24/43
Marsh, Earle Watson S2c 03/26/43 Richmond, VA 07/24/43
Martin, Carl Snooky S2c 03/25/43 Columbia, SC 07/24/43
Martin, John William Jr. S2c 12/10/42 Little Rock, AR 09/21/43
Mashburn, James Leonard S2c 03/24/43 Raleigh, NC 07/24/43
Mathews, James Ariail S2c 11/10/42 Shrevesport, LA 08/21/43
Matthews, William Paul S1c 04/01/43 Baltimore, MD 08/21/43
May, James Homer S2c 12/15/42 Santa Fe, NM 08/21/43
McCall, Billy Orr RM3c 12/01/42 Charlottte, NC 07/24/43
McCloud, Eugene S2c 03/29/43 Abingdon, VA 07/24/43
McCraw, John F. S2c 12/13/42 Dallas, TX 08/10/43
McCue, Charles Joseph MoMM2c 08/21/42 Chicago, IL 07/24/43
McCullar, Ulyss Harve S2c 01/13/43 Oklahoma City, OK 07/24/43
McFall, Lowell Edward QM3c 11/28/42 Milwaukee, WI 07/24/43
McMahan, Grover S2c 03/29/43 Columbia, SC 07/24/43
Miller, James Lee S2c 04/05/43 Washington, DC 07/24/43
Millis, George Herbert S2c 11/09/42 Denver, CO 08/21/43
Milstead, Robert Cleveland S2c 03/29/43 Baltimore, MD 07/24/43
Moody, Edward Marshall S2c 03/31/43 Richmond, VA 07/24/43
Moore, John Charles PhM1c 11/01/39 Buffalo, NY 07/24/43
Moore, Thomas Jarvis S2c 12/14/42 Raleigh, NC 08/21/43
Moots, Gerald Delight S2c 03/30/43 Richmond, VA 07/24/43
Moring, Theodore Roosevelt S2c 04/02/43 Abingdon, VA 07/24/43
Muse, Cecil Cooper S2c 03/11/43 Baltimore, MD 07/24/43
Newman, William Lemar S2c 12/08/42 Shrevesport, LA 08/21/43
Ollis, Samuel Allen S1c 10/27/41 Raleigh, NC 10/20/43
Owens, Trinkle Calvin S2c 03/25/43 Abingdon, VA 07/24/43
Park, James Etheridge Jethro S2c 03/28/43 Chattanooga, TN 07/24/43
Parker, Harvey Arnold SM3c 01/27/43 Milwaukee, WI 07/24/43
Pazderny, Leonard Charles EM2c 04/27/42 Houston, TX 07/24/43
Peel, Joy Benton S1c 11/16/42 Los Angeles, CA 07/24/43
Perry, Roy Franklin F2c 03/08/43 Charleston, WV 07/24/43
Peterson, Kenneth Myron SM2c 12/10/42 Santa Fe, NM 07/24/43
Platt, Clarence Hiram S2c 11/21/42 Portland, OR 07/24/43
Powell, Gerald Kenneth S2c 03/29/43 Baltimore, MD 09/11/43
Preman, Clarence Charles SC3c 09/04/40 Chicago, IL 07/24/43
Price, John Edward S2c 03/24/43 Raleigh, NC 07/24/43
Prince, John Clifton S2c 03/28/43 Chattanooga, TN 07/24/43
Prince, William Ewell S2c 03/25/43 Chattanooga, TN 07/24/43
Proffitt, Jeff David S2c 03/27/43 Columbia, SC 07/24/43
Rainey, Harold CK3c 06/03/38 Houston, TX 07/26/43
Ralph, Walter S2c 03/29/43 Baltimore, MD 07/24/43
Reynolds, Bernard Clinton QM1c 08/11/41 San Diego, CA 07/24/43
Riddle, Ernest Carl SC3c 12/08/39 Dallas, TX 07/24/43
Ridge, Alfred Edward Cox 06/12/40 Raleigh, NC 08/21/43
Robertson, Elmo Lincoln GM3c 11/13/42 Charleston, WV 07/24/43
Rooney, Thomas Joseph F2c 12/14/42 New Orleans, LA 08/10/43
Rumsey, Clarence William CEM 08/17/42 Indianapolis, IN 07/24/43
Runnels, Avley Marion S2c 12/05/42 Miami, FL 07/24/43
Selby, Bill Calvin F2c 12/03/42 Denver, CO 10/20/43
Shersick, John Nicholas F2c 12/12/42 New York, NY 07/24/43
Silva, Abel George F2c 12/12/42 San Francisco, CA 08/10/43
Silva, Joseph Larry F2c 11/30/42 San Francisco, CA 08/10/43
Silvia, James Donald RM3c 11/20/42 Providence, RI 07/24/43
Smith, Paul Hendrix S2c 11/18/42 Cleveland, OH 07/24/43
Stebbins, Charles Wallace CRM 09/15/39 Baltimore, MD 09/15/43
Stinebaugh, Sammie Tira S1c 03/09/42 Washington, DC 07/24/43
Stolz, Robert Henry EM3c 09/08/42 New York, NY 07/24/43
Stroup, Albert Marion EM3c 12/10/42 Cleveland, OH 07/24/43
Taylor, Eli Hoyt S2c 07/17/43 Tuscaloosa, AL 10/20/43
Tetreault, Emil George F2c 03/09/42 Boston, MA 07/24/43
Therien, Warren Louis F2c 09/10/42 Providence, RI 07/24/43
Therrien, Lee Orlan RM3c 11/21/42 Chicago, IL 07/24/43
Timothy, Doyal Lavor F2c 10/26/42 Salt Lake City, UT 08/10/43
Turnipseed, Alvin Eugene F3c 01/11/43 Des Moines, IA 07/24/43
Viani, Louie John QM3c 12/15/42 San Francisco, CA 08/10/43
Walker, Keith Logan CY 06/27/41 Los Angeles, CA 07/24/43
Wallis, Charles Doss Cox 08/13/41 Panama City, FL 10/20/43
Weiss, William John SM3c 02/05/43 Los Angeles, CA 07/24/43
Wells, John Arthur F1c 09/21/42 Boston, MA 07/24/43
White, Richard Wayne F2c 11/18/42 Buffalo, NY 07/24/43
Wicks, Clifford Leroy GM3c 09/11/42 Des Moines, IA 07/24/43
Wilson, Jack CCS 10/19/40 Norfolk, VA 07/24/43
Wyatt, Owen Harding S2c 10/07/42 Charleston, WV 07/24/43
Post-Cape San Juan History
After the Cape San Juan rescue, U.S.S. Dempsey departed Fiji on November 18th and screened various oilers of Task Unit 16.10.1, including U.S.S. Guadaloupe (AO-32) and U.S.S. Platte (AO-24) during Operation Galvanic, the invasion of the Gilberts (Tarawa). From the 23rd through the 24th they were joined by U.S.S. Cimarron (AO-22) and U.S.S. Greiner (DE-37).
They arrived at Pearl Harbor on December 2nd.
Barnard relinquished command of Dempsey on December 13th, 1943 while she was in Pearl Harbor undergoing repairs and routine maintenance. His XO, Alban "Stormy" Weber took over command until February of 1945.
According to the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships:
"Dempsey sailed from Pearl Harbor 25 January 1944 escorting a convoy of transports and cargo ships to newly captured Majuro, arriving 3 February. She escorted White Plains (CVE-66) to Kwajalein, then returned to Pearl Harbor 24 February. The next day she got underway for Noumea, arriving 8 March, and from 14 March to 22 September served in the Solomons and adjacent islands on local escort and patrol.
Transferred to the 3rd Fleet Dempsey arrived at Manus 27 September 1944 and sailed 2 October to screen transports to the Palau's. She patrolled and served as harbor entrance control vessel off Peleliu, on 28 October sinking a Japanese patrol craft and capturing one prisoner.
From 20 November 1944 Dempsey sailed on convoy duty from Guam to Eniwetok, Ulithi, and Leyte. On 15 April 1945 her base became Eniwetok, and she continued her convoy duty to Ulithi and Kwajalein, serving also on air-sea rescue patrols until 5 July when she departed for the west coast. Arriving at San Francisco 18 July, Dempsey was decommissioned 22 November 1945 and sold 18 April 1947.
Dempsey received three battle stars for World War II service."
USS Dempsey Junior Officers
Alban "Stormy" Weber
January 29th, 1915 – Born Joseph Alban Weber Jr. in Chicago, IL to Joseph Alban Weber Sr.(1875-1943) and Anna von Plocheski (1887-?) He always went by Alban or nickname "Stormy" to his friends. He had two sisters; Marcella (1910-2000) and Bonita (1922-?)
1935 - Graduated Harvard University and Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA.
July 24th, 1943 – As Lieutenant, was part of USS Dempsey's original crew during her commissioning.
December 13th, 1943 – February 11th, 1945 Commanded USS Dempsey
April 1944 - Promoted to Lieutenant Commander.
Commanded USS DeLong (DE-684, mid-shipman training ship docked in Miami)
Commanded USS Marshall (DD-676)
1955-1970 – Northwestern University Chief Counsel.
While in the Reserve he would spend one weekend a month to command a cruise of one of the following Great Lakes training vessels:
USS Ely (PCE-880) in Sheboygan, WI
USS Portage (PCE-902) in Milwaukee, WI
USS Havre (PCE-877) at Great Lakes
USS Parle (DE-708) in Chicago, IL
USS Amherst (PCE-853) in Detroit, MI
1969 – Made a failed bid to run for Congress.
1969 - Promoted to Rear Admiral in the Naval Reserve.
1970 – Executive Director of the Federation of Independent Illinois Colleges and Universities.
September 1st, 2007 - Died in Virginia Beach, VA at the age of 92. Buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Section 54, Site 893.
Married to Margaret Marie Kenny (1916-2008) in 1951.
Survived by his sons Alban Chip Weber, Brian J. K. Weber, and daughters, Gloria and Peggy Ann.
E. A. Sandor
November 2nd, 1915 – Born Edward Anthony Sandor in Mutual, CO to Louis Sandor (1886-1919) and Magdaline Sandor (1890-1965). His siblings were Mary (1912 - ?), John Henry (1914-2012) and Martha Smith (1918 - ?)
May 25th, 1940 - Graduated Northwestern University, Evanston, IL ROTC as Ensign. He majored in Industrial Engineering.
December 1943 – Became Dempsey's Executive Officer when Weber took over as Commander.
October 3rd, 1945 - Promoted to Lieutenant Commander.
July 1st, 1951 - Promoted to Commander.
1953 Commanded Fletcher-class Destroyer USS Caperton (DD-650)
1957 – 1958 - Assistant to Director, Technical Division, Shore Establishment Division, Colorado.
June 15th, 1962 - Retired at the rank of Commander.
After the Navy he worked for Lockheed as a consultant on the Polaris Missile System.
January 1st, 1998 - Died in Roseville, CA at the age of 82. Buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Section 64, Site 222.
Married to Muriel Maria Sandor (1922-2011).
Notes: Both his parents were born in Hungary and immigrated to the US. His father was a miner and died in a rock fall at Colorado Fuel & Iron Co.'s Cameron Mine, Huerfano County in 1919 when Edward was only three.
Survived by his daughter, Carol Ann, born in 1949.
R. H. Shutan
May 12th, 1918 – Born Robert Harry Shutan in Chicago, IL to Arthur Joseph Shutan (1886-1957) and May Flower Shutan (1895-1946). He was an only child.
1934 Graduated Hyde Park High School, Chicago, IL.
1939 Graduated U.C.L.A. (B.S.), Los Angeles, CA
1942 Received J.D. (Juris Doctor Degree) from Boalt Hall, Berkeley, CA
January 1942 Admitted to the California Bar
October 5th, 1942 enlisted in the Navy
January 28th, 1943 Graduated US Naval Reserve Midshipman's School (V-7), 3rd Battalion, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN (First Class).
July 24th, 1943 – As Ensign, was part of USS Dempsey's original crew during her commissioning, and appears to have spent his entire time on the Dempsey until she was decommissioned in November of 1945, at which point he was her Executive Officer (XO) under Lieutenant Commander William C. Harris Jr. USNR.
1944 - Promoted to Lieutenant (j.g.).
March 28th, 1946 - Discharged at the rank of Lieutenant.
After the Navy he practiced law in Los Angeles, specialized in the field of bankruptcy and corporate reorganization. One of his more famous clients was the actor Peter Lorre.
October 15th, 2008 - Died in Marina Del Rey, CA at the age of 90.
Married to Janice H. Dottenheim (1932- Living) in 1955. Divorced 1975.
Married to Georgia Franklin in 1997.
Notes: His father was born in Montreal, Canada. His first wife, Jan Shutan, was a singer and actress with TV and film credits.
Survived by his son Peter Shutan and his daughter Anne Shutan.
I was fortunate to have found his children, however, I have not been successful to date contacting his son. His daughter was kind enough to send the photo of him on the Dempsey, but unfortunately was unable to assist with any details on his brief naval career.
H.C. Farnsworth and R.J. Fisher
Unfortunately, in both cases to date I have not been able to find any information on these young men other than:
July 24th, 1943 – Both were part of USS Dempsey's original crew during her commissioning.
Both were Reserve officers which would indicate they had graduated a civilian college before entering a Navy V-7 training program.
Fisher served as XO on Dempsey just before Shutan, and so likely left Dempsey at that time.
R. T. Hanley
October 20th, 1917 – Born Robert Timothy Hanley in Butte, MN to Timothy Hanley (1878-?) and Kate (1881-?). He had two brothers, John J. (1910-?) and James Henry (1913-1995).
Graduate of the Montana State School of Mines (Present day Montana Tech of The University of Montana).
January 16th, 1942 Graduated US Naval Reserve Midshipman's School (V-7), New York (USS Prairie State) and Cornell University.
1941-1943 Served on USS PC-466 as Engineering, Gunnery and Commissary Officer.
July 24th, 1943 – As Lieutenant was part of USS Dempsey's original crew during her commissioning.
1943-1945 - Served on USS Dempsey (DE-26)
1945 - Served on Submarine USS Charr (SS-328)
June 1st, 1946 Promoted to Lieutenant
1951 – Flag Secretary and aide to the commander of the Atlantic Fleet Training Command, Norfolk, VA
1953-1954 – Executive Officer (XO) of USS Murray (DD-576)
July 1st, 1954 – Promoted to Commander
1955 - 1958 – Executive Officer of the Naval ROTC unit at the University of Washington
1958 – 1960 – Commanding Officer USS Stoddard (DD-566)
1960 - 1962 - Navy Staff-Pentagon
1963 - 1968 - Staff-Command, Naval District 13 – Seattle, WA
1968 - Retired at the rank of Commander.
After the Navy he worked for the State of Washington and then the Seattle-King County Health Department, retiring in December of 1982.
February 15th, 1983 - Died in Seattle, WA at the age of 65. Buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Section 6, Site 5775-7.
Married to Mary Ellen Sullivan (1929-2009) a lawyer who earned her law degree in 1958. She was also a US Marine and had a very distinguished career in the military and the legal profession.
Notes: Both his parents were born in Ireland and immigrated to the US. His father was a watchman at a mine.
Survived by his daughter, Mary K. Scheffler and son Timothy Robert Hanley, also a naval officer (Retired as a Captain).
Captain Harry Allan Barnard Jr.
Harry Allan Barnard Jr. was born in San Francisco, CA on January 26th, 1913 to Harry Allan Barnard Sr. (1875 - 1955) and Cora G. Gow (1888 - 1976).
He appears to have been an only child, and his father was an Army man. Harry Jr. spent part of his childhood in the Philippines where his father was stationed as an officer (eventually retired as a Major) in the Army Quartermaster Corps.
Harry enlisted in the Navy on June 14th, 1932 at the age of 19 and was a 1936 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. His 'Lucky Bag' year book description reads:
"Hails from Washington [his family's home was in Deer Park, Washington by this time] but knows more about the Philippines than most people who have lived there all their lives. A shining light at all social functions he is not, however, without his more serious moments during which times he is prone to take most anything apart to see what makes it tick. In these times of mental stress his naturally flushed face reaches its most colorful hue. Tennis and handball along with cribbage are his most frequent forms of recreation. A professed hater of hops and all that goes with them, it is impossible to find Barney in bed on such festive nights. Although not a first section man, Barney has managed to get his 2.9 [GPA] regularly and usually a good bit more, too. May he always have such success."
As a newly commissioned ensign he served on the destroyer U.S.S. Hull (DD-350) in July of 1938.
While stationed in Hong Kong, Barnard married 29-year-old divorcee Stella Ann Marriner (1911 - ?), a British National, on September 9th, 1940.
On March 24th, 1942 Barnard departed New York as one of the officers on the destroyer U.S.S. Aaron Ward (DD-483), commanded by Lieutenant Commander Orville F. Gregor. Shortly thereafter, however, on April 3rd, 1942, Lieutenant Barnard was transferred from the Aaron Ward to the US Naval Hospital in Portsmouth, NH for treatment.
His first command is believed to be the sub chaser U.S.S. PC-1119, which Barnard took command of (possibly as a Commander in training) in January of 1943.
While serving on Sub Chaser U.S.S. PC-597 (though not as commander) he was transferred on March 24th, 1943 to the US Naval Hospital, Treasure Island, CA, but again it is unclear why.
On July 24th, 1943, less than 4 months before the Cape San Juan's loss, Barnard commissioned the new Evarts-class destroyer escort U.S.S. Dempsey (DE-26).
As noted above in Dempsey's history, Barnard relinquished command soon after the Cape San Juan rescue on December 13th, 1943.
U.S.S. Richard M. Rowell (DE-403)
On March 9th, 1944, Barnard commissioned the John C. Butler-class destroyer escort U.S.S. Richard M. Rowell (DE-403).
According to the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships; "Following shakedown off Bermuda, Richard M. Rowell departed Boston 6 May 1944, and proceeded via the Panama Canal and San Diego to Pearl Harbor, arriving on the 31st."
From June through September of 1944, Barnard and the Rowell screened a number of convoys in the Pacific.
As operations continued into October of 1944, however, disaster struck.
On October 3rd, 1944, 35 miles East of Morotai, at 0807, the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine RO-41 (Commander Lt. Shiizuka) attacked an American Task Group. According to combinedfleet.com: "Lt Shiizuka fired all four of his remaining torpedoes on what he took to be three carriers. He heard four explosions. Actually, his torpedoes miss the two carriers, but one hits a screen escort, Lt.Cdr. L. G. Salomon's U.S.S. Shelton (DE-407) in the stern. Shiizuka mistakenly reports one CV sunk and one CV damaged."
According to Rowell's War Diary: "At 0806 MIDWAY [CVE-63] reported seeing torpedo wakes. At 0808 U.S.S. SHELTON (DE-407) was hit by a torpedo well aft of her starboard side. Hit was just about at the propellers. The Commanding Officer of the SHELTON later reported that one torpedo was definitely seen to change course toward the SHELTON which points to the possibility of an acoustic type torpedo being used. At 0808 [Rowell] sounded general alarm and manned all battle stations and stood by SHELTON on order of CTU 77.1.3, commenced search 'OBSERVANT" attempting to locate submarine. SHELTON did not appear to be settling so advised CTU 77.1.2 that this vessel could take her in tow. After completing first two legs of search, SHELTON reported she could hear sub astern. Returned to vicinity of SHELTON and at 0839 dropped three depth charges set at fifty feet on bearing between SHELTON and sub. Did not have sound contact and charges were laid on information from SHELTON. Attempting to drive sub away from SHELTON. Turned and dropped three more charges, on same bearing, set at 100 ft. at 0842. [This portion of the attack may very well have been against to RO-41, as an unsuccessful counterattack was reported].
CTU 77.1.2 asked by voice radio if ROWELL was taking SHELTON in tow – replied in the negative and asked if he wished that this be done – reply was in the affirmative. At 0945 lay to off SHELTON to take on survivors. Ordered by CTU 77.1.2 to sink SHELTON by gunfire when all survivors were clear. At 0958 commenced taking on wounded which were being transferred by whaleboat. This method of transfer proved entirely too slow so at 1105 went alongside SHELTON to take off remaining survivors, incurring slight superficial damage while doing so due to rolling of the ships. At 1111 Commanding Officer of SHELTON came aboard and there were no remaining living persons on the SHELTON. Total survivors on board 210 plus the ship's cat, three of which were seriously wounded and nineteen others wounded in varying degrees. At 1113 cleared SHELTON and asked CTU 77.1.2 if orders to sink hulk were still effective – answer was negative. Commenced circling SHELTON and looking for additional survivors that might have been blown clear by the explosion – results negative. Continued circling hulk on orders of CTU 77.1.2.
At 1225 ASP plane reported sub on surface about seven miles away. Plane attacked and dropped dye marker – results of attack were negative and submarine submerged on a northwesterly course [this was believed to be an attack by an aircraft from the escort carrier U.S.S. ST. LO (CVE-63)]. Proceeded at best speed to area. At 1311 made sound contact on submarine. At 1315 made hedgehog attack – sound gear reported one explosion but this was not noticed on the bridge. At 1327 made second hedgehog attack – three to five definite explosions were heard or felt on the bridge – debris was blown to the surface and sank at once indicating it was metal or some heavy material – no oil slick was noticed for total time this vessel remained in the area. A large bubble of air came to the surface shortly after the debris. One piece of debris, looking like the end of a periscope, was seen to come up vertically out of the water about two feet, tilt over to an angle of about 70 degrees, and then sink. Commanding Officer of SHELTON concurs in the opinion that it appeared to be a periscope. The submarine attempted to jam sound gear by sending a continuous dash on his gear from about 300 yards on in, and was highly evasive, fish-tailing all of the time. At 1340 made third hedgehog attack with negative results. Area was now full of wakes and explosion boils and it is doubtful that any of the remaining attacks were made on the submarine itself although he was close. At 1350 made fourth hedgehog attack with negative results. At 1355 fired thirteen charge depth charge pattern set at very deep where sub was thought to be. About two minutes after explosions of the charges were heard, a distinct underwater explosion was heard, or possibly felt, on the bridge, coming from the general direction of the submarine. At 1403 made fifth hedgehog attack with negative results. Sound conditions were bad due to wakes and boils. During all early attacks submarine was estimated to be making three knots and was making highly evasive course changes during all attacks. It is thought possible that the embarrassing attacks made at 0839 and 0842 may have shaken him up causing the sub to surface when planes and surface craft were nearby and that his speed was reduced somewhat. This would account for his low speed during attacks. At 1426 commenced retiring search curve attempting to regain contact.
At 1508 ASP plane reported sub on surface and identified it as friendly, bearing about 070° T., distant about 10 miles from this vessel. Proceeded at best speed to investigate regardless of friendly report by plane for no friendly subs were known to be in the area. At 1530 challenged and exchanged calls with U.S.S. DARTER (SS-227) which was not included in any submarine notices to date. Returned to vicinity of SHELTON arriving about 1600. Considered contact to be hopelessly lost and considered medical aid for seriously wounded imperative. ComDesRon 4, with STEVENS and LANG, was at the scene and had hulk in tow of LANG. At 1631, on orders of CTU 77.1.2, proceeded with wounded to MOROTAI at best speed. At 2110 met crash boat off entrance with pilot and doctor aboard. Proceeded inside and on orders of CTF 73 prepared to go alongside TANGIER to transfer wounded. As approach was being made red alert was sounded and lay to at general quarters until all clear sounded. At 2313 went alongside TANGIER and transferred three seriously survivors and took on small amount of stores."
In the weeks and months after, it became apparent that Darter was not the only American submarine in the area that the vessels of the Task Force were not aware of. Despite the inconclusive results, the allies came to the horrific conclusion that Barnard had not attacked the Japanese RO-41, but likely sank their own Sargo-class submarine U.S.S. Seawolf (SS-197), commanded Albert Marion Bontier, with the loss of all hands!
The Japanese RO-41 escaped unscathed despite the initial counterattack by Rowell, but was eventually lost with all hands (82) less than five months later on the evening of March 22nd/23rd, 1945 off Okinawa while under the command of Lt Yoshikuni Honda. She was brought to surface by depth charges from the U.S.S. HAGGARD (DD-555), raked by gunfire and rammed before sinking by the stern.
Several other sources were quick to judge Barnard for attacking a submarine in a safety zone. Hindsight is 20/20 and in in the heat of battle things are seldom that black and white. Yes, Barnard was aware of the "safety zone", but was not informed of actual friendly submarines in his vicinity by his command. What Barnard was aware of is that there was an enemy submarine in their midst firing torpedoes and sinking his comrades vessels and the carriers he was protecting could be next. He of course had no way of knowing that RO-41 was out of torpedoes and the attack was over.
The fact that the Seawolf was forced to submerge by attacks from friendly aircraft only complicated identification. Bontier as well had an impossible decision to make. Surface in the hope that Seawolf would be identified before aircraft or the Rowell destroyed her, or remain submerged and take evasive maneuvers to try and avoid destruction. In the end the evasive maneuvers and apparent lack of effective communication to identify themselves sealed their fate. Rowell's anti-submarine weapons systems and tactics were all too effective.
While the Navy was trying to figure out what happened there was still a war going on, and so Barnard's command of Rowell continued. According to Rowell's history, "She next screened a carrier group providing air support for the landings on Leyte, Philippine Islands, 20 October.
At the start of the Battle of Samar, 25 October, the destroyer escort operated in group "Taffy One." That day Taffy One was operating off Surigao Island about 130 miles south of Task Force 3, which received the main Japanese attack. Taffy One had just launched planes to the south to attack the Japanese retiring from the Battle of Surigao Strait, when attacked by six Japanese planes from Davao. This attack was the first intentional use of the Kamikaze suicide plane. Responding to this emergency, Richard M. Rowell rescued one survivor from Santee (CVE-29). Taffy One arrived too late to be of much assistance to Taffy Three, which bore the main Japanese attack, but she did fight off another kamikaze attack on the 26th, as Richard M. Rowell was attacking an enemy submarine. Returning to the carrier formation, she donated blood plasma from her own supply, and medical supplies from Petrof Bay (CVE-80) to Suwanee (CVE-27). On the 27th she escorted Santee (CVE-29) to Manus, and arrived at Pearl Harbor 19 November.
She joined anti-air and anti-submarine patrols for the landings 9 January 1945 at Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, Philippine Islands. After protecting underwater demolition drills at Ulithi in late January and early February, she guarded transports to Iwo Jima, and supported air units during the landings there 19 February. Departing Ulithi 21 March."
On March 20th, 1945 Barnard was relieved of command of the Rowell, and replaced by Lieutenant Commander Norman B. Bullard.
U.S.S. Sigsbee (DD-502)
On June 20th, 1945 Barnard replaced Commander Gordon Pai'ea Chung-Hoon as commander of the Fletcher-class destroyer U.S.S. Sigsbee (DD-502) while repairs were being made at Pearl Harbor. Sigsbee had been hit by a Kamikaze just aft of her #5 gun turret while in support of the invasion of Okinawa.
Barnard was detached for temporary duty on July 5th, 1945 for a period of instruction at U.S. Naval Training School (Damage Control) San Francisco, CA
The war ended on September 2nd when the Japanese formally surrendered.
Sigsbee's repairs were finally completed on September 28th, and they departed Pearl under the command of Barnard on October1st, 1945, arriving in Philadelphia on October 22nd. They moved to Camden, NJ for Navy Day celebrations, then sailed for Charleston, SC on November 1st, arriving on November 3rd where the vessel was prepared for reserve status.
Harry's marriage to Stella ended in 1946. She was living in Florida at the time. With his frequent deployments during the war, the time they spent together in those five or six years would have likely been measured in months.
It's not clear exactly what year he re-married, but it's known that before his retirement he married Betty J. Wood and they traveled extensively. They had a daughter, Aileen, born in 1948.
U.S.S. BEATTY (DD-756)
Barnard's last command appears to be the Sumner Class Destroyer U.S.S. BEATTY (DD-756), which he commanded from March 15th, 1949 to December 3rd, 1949. According to that vessel's history, shortly after taking command "the ship, along with other units of Squadron TWELVE, proceeded to New Orleans, Louisiana, for the purpose of cruising Naval Reservists out of that port. During the summer and fall, the ship visited most of the leading ports in the Caribbean, with interim periods of training at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba." Barnard was replaced by Lieutenant Commander John McLaughlin.
Barnard retired from the Navy as a Captain on October 1st, 1952 on a disability after 16 years of service.
The Seawolf tragedy did not appear to adversely affect his naval career, despite later being censured. Soon after the attack Barnard was actually awarded the Legion of Merit, but it is believed that this was withdrawn after it became apparent that it was not an enemy submarine, but most probably the Seawolf.
His father passed in 1955 at the age of 80.
Harry Allan Barnard Jr. passed away in Seattle, WA on February 1st, 1958 at the age of only 45. It is not known if his premature death was due to natural causes or some other reason. There are hints that he had health issues earlier in his life, such as the disability retirement, and several visits to Naval Hospitals throughout his career, but no specifics. His obituary, oddly titled "Death Takes Harry Allen Barnard, Jr." noted he passed "after a long illness". It is also not known what the physical and/or psychological impact was from the Seawolf tragedy. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Section 30 Site 794-1, on February 10th, 1958.
His wife Betty may still be residing in Washington State as I have not found any information on her passing (she would be 89 at the time of this writing). All attempts to contact her have failed to date. Hopefully one day she, her daughter or extended family will find the site and be able to help fill in some of the blanks.
Ancestry.com for information on Captain Barnard and junior officers Weber, Sandor, Shutan and Hanley.
DANFS – Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships website for history of the USS Dempsey.
Fold3.com for military reports relating to this story including War Diary's and Crew Rosters.
GenealogyBank.com for information on Barnard and his junior officers including various newspaper articles and obituaries.
Navsource.org for information on USS Dempsey.
Shutan, Anne - for photo of her father, Robert Shutan.
Wikipedia free on-line encyclopedia for summaries on miscellaneous topics related to this story.

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India to Fight Climate Change Through Less Flatulent Livestock
By H. Sterling Burnett
Despite its recent announcement it may not adopt the Paris Climate agreement before the end of 2016, India is moving ahead with a unique effort attempting to reduce the greenhouse gases its agricultural sector emits into the atmosphere: creating cows and livestock that burp and fart less.
India is home to more than 280 million cows, and 200 million more ruminants, including sheep, goats, yaks and water buffalo. According to an analysis of satellite data from the country's space program, these animals' emit 13 million tons of methane into the atmosphere every year. Since, methane traps 25 times as much heat as carbon dioxide does on a per molecule basis, reducing animal flatulence could make a difference in India's emissions accounting, where it is actually likely to increase its carbon dioxide emissions in the coming decades, due to increasing demand for energy. The country expects to double its coal production by 2019.
Experimenting with Feed and DNA
The New York Times reports, scientists at the Cow Research Institute in Mathura, India are tinkering with cattle feed, in an effort to create a formula that creates less gas for the cows to belch out.
A separate team of researchers is working on a different way to solve the same problem: using cross breeding techniques to produce less flatulent dwarf cows.
E.M. Muhammed, Ph.D., has been experimenting with an indigenous strain of miniature cattle that, while producing less milk than typical crossbred cows, are significantly better at withstanding extreme heat and, simultaneously, produce only one-seventh the manure and one-tenth the methane as typical cows.
"In a side-by-side field trial on a blistering summer afternoon, Dr. Muhammed said, the dwarf cattle did fine while 'the crossbred animals were struggling to survive — one of them fainted,'" reports the Times. As a result, Muhammed is attempting to isolate what he calls the "thermometer genes" in the miniature cows' DNA, so his team can develop a heat-tolerant, low emission breed of cattle.
H. Sterling Burnett, Ph.D. ([email protected]) is the managing editor of Environment & Climate News
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H. Sterling Burnett, Ph.D., is the Director of the Arthur B. Robinson Center on Climate and Environmental Policy and the managing editor of Environment & Climate News.
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Melody sculpture moves to new spot in Oakleigh
A striking metallic sculpture that has been a local icon has moved to a new location in Oakleigh.
The Melody sculpture has been moved from its location in Eaton Mall to the corner of Portman and Station streets.
Monash Council decided to move the sculpture as the rising popularity of Eaton Mall and the demand for more outdoor dining space meant the artwork was no longer suitable for the area.
According to a council statement, children had also been climbing on the sculpture despite signs advising not to, risking their safety and the longevity of the artwork.
The sculpture's new location is close to Oakleigh's busy train station and Oakleigh Central shopping centre, "where it can be better appreciated as a beautiful work of art," the statement said.
The Melody sculpture, which was created by Singapore artist Sun Yu-li, was inspired by the essence of the universal language.
It was formed by starting with the dot, forming a line, then progressing to a plane and finally into volume.
A former architect, Yu-li's work has been described as "art of the mind" and "an expression of abstract thought based on metaphysical principles".
A council report said it was important to the local community that the sculpture remained in Oakleigh.
"Public art has an important and positive place in the public spaces of a community. Public artworks are an integral part of the enjoyment of a public space," the report said.
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Karns City Steps Up to Host D9 1A, 2A Title Games Monday
BROOKVILLE, Pa. – Karns City has stepped to the forefront and will host the District 9 Class 1A and Class 2A championship games Monday.
After being turned down by numerous schools across both District 9 and other parts of the state, District 9 football chairman Bob Tonkin was able to confirm Karns City as the host site of the championship games.
The Class 1A title game between Coudersport and Smethport will take place at 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19, and will be followed at 7:30 p.m. by the Class 2A game between Ridgway and Brockway.
"A great deal of appreciation goes out on my behalf to Karns City for stepping in and being willing to get its field ready to play," Tonkin said. "I also appreciate the cooperation of the schools playing in the game. They understood the problems in finding sites and have been very accommodating. I also want to thank the players, coaches and fans of these schools. This has been a frustrating day for all of us."
Both games were originally scheduled for Friday night, Nov. 16, with the Class 1A game between Coudersport and Smethport slated for Bradford's Parkway Field and the Class 2A game between Ridgway and Brockway set for DuBois' Mansell Stadium.
The Class 1A game was then moved to Saturday, Nov. 17, on Thursday, Nov. 15, because Bradford believed it couldn't safely clear its turf field without ruining the new turf.
Then, on Friday, DuBois informed District 9 of the same issue because of the ice below the snow.
In addition, Clarion University told the District it couldn't make Memorial Stadium playable because of the same issue. That caused Friday's PIAA Class 4A first-round game between Clearfield and Erie Cathedral Prep to be moved to 7 p.m. Saturday at Slippery Rock University.
District 9 football chairman Bob Tonkin spent nearly 12 hours Friday trying to find a location for the games.
He was informed that Brockway's Varischetti Field is unplayable and that Clearfield didn't have the ability to clear the snow and ice from its field.
Karns City was unavailable to host games Friday or Saturday but the school said it could get the field ready for Monday.
Tonkin also contacted locations with turf fields outside of District 9, including Warren, but was informed those facilities also were not available.
According to Tonkin, he also contacted a couple of schools with grass fields but was told those fields weren't playable as well.
KARNS CITY LOOKING FOR HELP TO CLEAN FIELD SATURDAY
On Friday, Karns City football's Facebook page sent out a message asking for help to clear the field at 2 p.m. Saturday.
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A Magician among the Spirits
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Part of Cambridge Library Collection - Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge
Author: Harry Houdini
Date Published: May 2011
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Harry Houdini (1874–1926), whose real name was Erik Weisz, was one of the most famous magicians and escapologists of all time. He was highly sceptical of the many claims made concerning psychic and paranormal phenomena, which were very popular in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He attended hundreds of séances for the purposes of his study, and never experienced one he believed genuine. In this book, published in 1924, he described the mediums and psychics whom he revealed as fraudulent, exposing the tricks which had convinced many notable scientists and academics. These included spirit writing, table rapping, spirit manifestations, and levitation. Among those he revealed as frauds was the famous medium Mina Crandon, and his exposures led to a public split with his former friend Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a firm believer. The book is a fascinating account of superstition and gullibility.
contains: 20 b/w illus.
1. The founders of modern spiritualism
2. The Davenport brothers
3. Daniel Dunglas Home
4. Palladino
5. Ann O'Delia Diss Debar
6. Dr. Slade and his spirit slates
7. Slate writing and other methods
8. Spirit photography
9. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
10. Why ectoplasm?
11. By-products of spiritualism
12. Investigations – wise and otherwise
13. How mediums obtain information
14. What you must believe to be a spiritualist
15. Magicians as detectors as fraud
An electronic version of this title is available for institutional purchase via Cambridge Core
Cambridge Library Collection gives today's readers access to books that until recently would have been available only in specialist libraries.
Spirits of Protest
Spirit-Mediums and the Articulation of Consensus among the Zezuru of Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)
Witch, Warlock, and Magician
Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland
La Magie et l'Astrologie dans l'Antiquité et au Moyen Âge
Ou, Étude sur les Superstitions Païennes que se sont Perpétuées Jusqu'a Nos Jours
Lights and Shadows of Spiritualism
D. D. Home
His Life and Mission
Ghost Land
Or Researches into the Mysteries of Occultism
Spiritualism, and the Age We Live In
On the Threshold of the Unseen
An Examination of the Phenomena of Spiritualism and of the Evidence of Survival after Death
Esprits et Médiums
Mélanges de Métapsychique et de Psychologie
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Q: Detecting line breaks within Python/Django textarea fields I have a textarea field in Django from which I want to detect line breaks. I can see that the line breaks are stored as reloading the page with the user input shows the breaks that the user inputted, but I can't detect them in Django/Python.
When I look at the output from PostgreSQL I can see \r characters, but these don't seem to show up within the Python environment.
I'd like to do something like this:
text_blocks = text_area.split("\r")

But this doesn't work and I suspect is naive.
How can I detect these seemingly invisible line breaks within Python/Django?

A: Try splitlines(), this is a built-in string method of python:
text_blocks = text_area.splitlines()

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Return a list of the lines in the string, breaking at line boundaries.
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Having been posting to the group on and off for years, I'm now surprised to be making an appeal for information that two weeks ago I had no idea I'd need.
I've just learned that Dr P T Freeman, headmaster of PSS from 1926 to 1956, had close connections with my family. I'd like to talk to his grandchildren – or indeed, if they're still alive, his children.
I learn from Neil Jenkinson's history of the school that Doc's wife was called Daisy, and when Doc became head they had two young children, Joyce and Bill. Joyce married Allon Barron-Renton, who taught art at PS. About 18 months ago their son Tim posted a brief recollection of childhood in Varley Lodge to the OS Society Website. Tim mentioned a brother, Andy.
Tim Renton left PS in 1966, three years after me. I've just got an email address for him from the PSC directory at http://list.psc.ac.uk/, but messages to that address keep bouncing. I'll be contacting the Old Symondians' Society to see if they can help me further with that.
I'm very keen indeed to find out about a time in my family history that was influenced by that impressive man. So my deepest thanks in advance for any information you can give me.


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The A2 motorcycle licence test could be about to change
The government and DVSA is to consult on a new ruling which could overhaul the existing A2 motorcycle licence testing guidelines
NEW guidelines around A2 motorcycle licence could be about to get its biggest rule change in years as the use of different capacity motorcycles could come into force.
The change is currently being discussed in Europe, and we will more than likely follow, could see the rule around the capacity of motorcycle used for the test changed.
As it stands, anyone completing the A2 motorcycle licence exam must use a motorcycle of at least 395cc or above and with an engine power of between 20kW (27hp) and 35kW (47hp).
The new rules could see riders undertake their A2 motorcycle licence exam on smaller bikes, with less power, physical size, and weight. The new wording, already a directive in Europe, now simply states that the cubic capacity of the bike being used in the test must be at least 250cc.
MV Agusta announces A2-compliant Brutale and F3 models
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How could the A2 motorcycle licence exam change?
The new ruling will mean that many riders will not have to take their test on bigger more powerful machines, the like of which they don't see themselves riding after their test. For many, bikes like the V-Strom 250 or the Versys-X 300 are enough to fulfill the role of the main motorcycle. Being qualified to ride anything more is simply overkill.
The new ruling will come into force in the EU parliament by 25th May and should be adopted by member states by 1st November. Although the UK is currently in the process of leaving the EU, the UK government has stated for some time we will continue to follow EU directives and laws that follow the wants and needs of the nation.
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On Thursday March 15, 2018, the ITQAN MD football Tournament has come to a close. A large number of trainees were eager to attend the final match where they supported the two competing teams. The match was enthusiastically interesting. The MD Mr. Jameel Abdullah recognized the winning team, The runner-up and the Tournament's organizing committee.


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China threatens Taiwan with military action if it demands independence
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Beijing / Taipei – 'Taiwan should drop its demand for independence and unite with China under the 'One country, two systems' approach. However, if Taiwan remains firm being independent, China may consider the alternative of using the military force', Chinese President Xi Jinping thus issued a stern warning to Taiwan. Nevertheless, Jinping clarified that the warning was not meant entirely for Taiwan, but the United States which is backing Taipei.
By claiming Taiwan to be an inseparable part of China, the Chinese President objected to the US interference in the Taiwan issue. 'Taiwan is a part of China's internal affairs. Interference from any other country in the matter would not be tolerated,' Jinping declared. At the same time, he suggested that Taiwan should merge with China under the 'One country, two systems' approach like Hong Kong.
'China does not enter into a conflict against its people. Even so, it would not restrict itself from considering the alternative to use military force and reserves the option of taking to all the necessary means', threatened Jinping. Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen had criticised China right before the Chinese President's threats were issued. Accusing China of taking advantage of Taiwan's generosity, Tsai had announced that Taiwan was an independent country.
The Chinese President retorted to the announcement by declaring that Taiwan's demand for independence had reached a dead end and the island could never become independent. Jinping warned Taiwan saying, 'If the United States continues to aid Taiwan to boost Taiwan's military preparedness despite China's warnings, it will retaliate against the US'.
Meanwhile, the United States has increased the military aid to Taiwan over the last few months and has strengthened diplomatic cooperation with the Tsai government. Moreover, it is evident from Jinping's statements that China is becoming increasingly restless because of the growing collaboration between the United States and Taiwan.
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स्वातंत्र्याची मागणी करणार्‍या तैवानला चीनकडून लष्करी कारवाईची धमकी
भारतीय नौसेना की तैनाती की पाकिस्तान को जरा भी भनक नही – नौसेना का पाकिस्तान के दुष्प्रचार को प्रत्युत्तर
नई दिल्ली/इस्लामाबाद - भारत की पनडुब्बी…
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मॉस्को - सीरिया में परमाणू बम तैनात कर हुए…
गुगल, इंटेल समेत प्रमुख अमरिकी कंपनियों ने 'हुवेई' के साथ बने संबंध खतम किए – 'हुवेई' की '५जी' की महत्वाकांक्षा को झटका
वॉशिंगटन/बीजिंग - अमरिकी राष्ट्राध्यक्ष…


Like many a recording star before them, One Direction will make their U.S. film debut this weekend. It certainly isn't a new concept for recording artists to step off of the concert stage and onto the silver screen. In the past such stars as Elvis, Frank Sinatra and Will Smith successfully transitioned from music maven to movie mogul. More recently we've seen the likes of Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry, Selena Gomez, Beyonce, Justin Bieber, Jennifer Lopez, 50 Cent, Britney Spears, Rihanna and Eminem take to the camera like Miley Cyrus to twerking. Since One Direction: This Is Us is a pop-umentary it didn't afford the boys an opportunity for dramatic acting. But, who knows where their first theatrical release will lead them. Whoever thought Mariah Carey would be nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award after "Glitter", or that "Fly Girl" Queen Latifah would go from Grammy's to Golden Globe and Oscar Nominations! And whoever thought Jennifer Hudson (another music reality show cast off, like 1D) would take home an Oscar?! What we do know is those faithfully obsessed Directioners will turn out in droves and make One Direction's first film a hit and very possibly break box office records.
While 1D is breaking records in the cinemas I'll be breaking records In The Mix with HK. Seriously, I've got a bevy of brand new eargasms and banging beats for a Labor Day weekend throw down you don't want to miss. Check your local listings to peep out my non-stop commercial free music sets all weekend long!
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SHERYL CROW, THE SUMMER SET AND HK GLAM IT UP!


Frank Duff was born on 7 June, 1889. He founded the Legion Of Mary on 7 September, 1921 and died on 7 November, 1980. Into the span of ninety one years and five months, he crammed the work and labours of many men. From the founding of the Legion to the day of his death, he worked at a pressure few could match. He was more a man of faith than a theorist, a man of courage too, who knew the back streets and the sordid surroundings where those lives he helped change, lived.
His Legion expanded in his lifetime to every continent and then practically every land on earth and through the remarkable system of contact and correspondence of the Legion, he was in intimate contact with persons of all grades in every corner of the globe.
His uncompromising Catholicism and his absolute reliance on Mary were a bulwark in an age of doctrinal turmoil. At the invitation of Pope Paul VI he attended the second Vatican Council as an observer. In his lifetime he had met and received the blessing of five Popes – including that of John Paul II – all of whom have expressed deep appreciation of the work he had done for the Church by virtue of the organisation he founded. The Cause for the Beatification of the Servant of God, Frank Duff, was introduced on 4 June, 1996.
You inspired your servant Frank Duff with a profound insight into the mystery of your Church, the Body of Christ, and of the place of Mary the Mother of Jesus in this mystery.
In his immense desire to share this insight with others and in full dependence on Mary he formed the Legion to be a sign of her maternal love for the world and a means of enlisting all her children in the Church's evangelising work.
We ask too that if it be according with your will, the holiness of his life may be acknowledged by the Church for the glory of your name.


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We are very grateful to those who are willing to support our work by helping us raise funds and other resources. This policy explains how Operation Breakthrough will affiliate with fundraising activities, how its name and logo may be used, and how these activities may involve its employees, donors, and the people it serves.
Generally, Operation Breakthrough requires that proposals be submitted in writing at least 30 days prior to the event, on the attached form. Proposals will be reviewed and determinations made by a panel of staff and members of Operation Breakthrough's board of directors.
Operation Breakthrough wants those planning fundraising events and activities to be familiar with our mission. We will only affiliate with partners whose values are consistent with our own. Our staff will gladly provide you with additional information about our history and goals. We will not accept funding for purposes inconsistent with our mission, or unduly burdensome or restrictive limitations on use of funds. We will never compromise the privacy of our donors or the dignity and privacy of the children and families we serve. We require outside fundraisers to comply with all applicable laws and regulations in planning and carrying out their activities.
The privacy of our donors is very important to Operation Breakthrough. Under no circumstances will we provide our mailing list or any portion of it to anyone outside of our organization. We may, after consideration of the factors set out in this policy, provide notice of an event or fundraiser to our supporters, through selective use of our mailing list or our newsletter.
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Interview by Mónica Castedo-López
In Fireworks Magazine issue 34 I introduced you to John 5, an amazing guitar player that has worked with many different artists including David Lee Roth, Scorpions, Meat Loaf, but mainly Marilyn Manson and now Rob Zombie. In face of his newest release, 'The Art Of Malice', which is another amazing album amalgamating many different styles and featuring Billy Sheehan on one of the tracks, a quick catch up with the peaceful sounding guitarist was due. I called him up in Los Angeles before his imminent US tour with Rob Zombie.
I never asked you before this, but why is your artist name John 5?
It has a biblical meaning, John 5 is a story from the Bible, and when I joined Marilyn Manson gig he gave me the name as I was the 5th member of the band, so it as two meanings. When I left the band I decided to keep the name, just like Ace Frehley and Peter Chris did when they left Kiss. I believe I helped make that name into a person, so I kept it.
John 5 and album number 5. Is this an especially significant album for you because it's your 5th?
It is. It is very important to me. A lot of this is from the beginning, when I started playing guitar. There's a song called 'Fractured Mirror' from Ace Frehley. He was a big inspiration for me and that's where I got that. It's a great album. 'J.W.' is because my dad used to call me that and he loved country music. 'The S Lot' is a place in my high school I used to play my guitar. It is a very important record to me. I put a lot of time and effort into it.
It sounds really good and it keeps in the same line as its predecessors, being a wonderful and eclectic mix of styles, which was your intention when you started your solo career.
I think that is the only thing I really kept. I wasn't a clone of an Yngwie or a Paul Gilbert. It really kept me different from those guys. If people don't like country guitar, they can appreciate the guitar playing and I think that is the only reason why people really like it, because it is so different from everyone else.
Absolutely. What is the art of malice for you?
I believe the art of malice is killing someone with kindness.
Haha! You like strike me because judging by the pictures you seem very maleficent person, but talking to you, you seem very nice, calm and sweet. Do you get this from many people?
I think it's easy for me to be nice and I like being nice. It helps your career too. People are nice and they want to deal with nice people, and it helps. I've always been that way.
That is great and I guess it is why you've played with so many people in your life and compared to other guitarists you're very young too, only 39. Adding to your existing tenure in Rob Zombie's band and the long list of players you've worked with, including Meat Loaf, Scorpions, Rob Halford and Paul Stanley and Marilyn Manson, you have recently played with Slash. How was this show?
Yes, we did a big festival in Norway with Slash, Fergie, Ozzy, Ron Wood and Jason Bonham, and it was so much fun. I love Ron Wood and The Stones so much that it was a blast to do that. We were in the air longer than we were on the ground but it was a lot of fun. I love Slash and he's a big influence too.
Going back to your album, Tommy Clufetos, who played for Ted Nugent and Alice Cooper, is currently with Ozzy Osbourne and is also your band mate in Rob Zombie, recorded drums on the album. What can you tell us about this participation?
His participation is great because he is a great, great drummer so I just give him the tracks and he does his thing. It's very easy. It's perfect.
Billy Sheehan played bass on 'Ya Dig' and did an impressive job. How did you meet him and how was the experience of working with him if you were ever in the studio at the same time?
I've always been a fan of Billy Sheehan because there's no other bass player like him, so I really wanted him. He's just phenomenal, so good at what he does. I never jammed with him but it was a real dream to have him on my record because I always wanted to play with him and he did such a great job. Another thing is that he is a great guy. If you deal with nice people, you like nice people, you know?
Do you have a favourite track of the new album?
I like 'The Nightmare Unravels', 'Steel Guitar Rag' and 'Can I Live Again' but I love the whole album.
As you said some of the songs are inspired by personal experience, but are there any books or films in particular that inspire you?
Everything. I love movies and I love documentaries, so everything inspires me. I look at things all the time and I see signs.
Can you give us a little summary of what you have been up to since we last spoke in September 2008 on the occasion of the release of your previous album, 'Requiem'?
I've been touring a lot with Rob Zombie, 'The Art Of Malice' came out, the [Rob Zombie's album] 'Hellbilly Deluxe 2' came out, I just did a record with Ricky Martin, and on Saturday I'm going on an US tour with Rob Zombie with Korn, Shadows Fall and Lamb of God. So there's a lot going on.
Last time you also said that you were working on coming to perform in the UK. Have there been any developments on this?
Believe it or not, there is! I'm not saying anything but there are developments. I can't really say, but it's being worked out.
If things haven't changed, you are most happy playing in Rob Zombie's band, but if you had to choose, who would be your second favourite person you have ever worked with and wish for a continuous musical relationship?
I don't know. I love playing with everybody I've played with. I had a blast with everybody I played with.
Anyone you haven't played with yet that you would like to play with in the future?
In the future I'd love to work with a Beatle or someone from the Stones.
I think this covers everything, so congratulations again on the new album and I can't wait to see you play when you come to the UK.
Thank you very much. That's been great.
Mónica Castedo-López
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Film | Trainspotting 2
Joseph Skirkowski
Danny Boyle's long awaited sequel to his 1996 cult classic Trainspotting is finally upon us.
News of it's release invoked mixed emotions in me. I was only a year old when the original came out, but when I saw it for the first time 14 or so years later I was hooked.
The film opened my eyes to the dark world of its original author, Irvine Welsh, whose graphic accounts of surreal scenarios hold the accolade of being the only book I've ever had to take a break from while mid-sentence.
Seriously, if you haven't read The Acid House or Ecstasy yet, then make sure you've got an empty stomach.
But then it goes without saying that there is something about copious drug consumption and facial mutilation that interests a 16-year-old boy.
For want of a better term, it's safe to say that Trainspotting holds a special place in the hearts of myself and many other people my age.
It's gritty, shocking, funny, graphic, clever and shines a light on things, that even in 2017 are rarely portrayed so realistically in cinema.
You can understand my apprehension then, when Film4 announced that they were making a sequel with the original cast some 20 years later.
My fear was that it would just fall into the same mediocre bucket as all the other recent revamps of past classics.
I was scared of going to watch some characterless cash cow of a motion picture, full of pointless nostalgia and references to 'the good old days' that wouldn't sound out of place in Donald Trump's mouth, thus smearing the brandname beyond repair forever.
Sickboy and Renton
I'll cut to the chase now. That was the first time I have ever seen an entire cinema sit through the whole credits.
The sequel is loosely based on Welsh's 2002 book Porno but T2 offers it's own storyline.
We rejoin our old friends one by one, each has had their own ups and downs and now cast weather beaten figures, with all bar Spud (Ewen Bremner) having managed to find misery just fine without the help of heroin.
Trainspotting's anti-hero Mark Renton aka Rentboy (Ewan McGregor), who ended the last film with the world at his feet initially appears to have carried on in the same thread. He's well dressed, healthy and is living it up in the Netherlands. Or so it seems.
Before long we realise the truth of his mid-life existence and we follow him as he reintroduces himself to his former best friend Simon aka Sickboy (Johnny Lee Miller) and the man all of Edinburgh seems to fear, Francis Begby (Robert Carlyle) who has a taste for Renton's blood.
Of course the film has nostalgia and there are references to the prequel throughout. But it is not in your face. It feels more like we are returning to Edinburgh with Renton as places and people trigger memories in his mind.
Renton has not been home for the last 20 years and in that time the face of Edinburgh has changed a lot. Just like everywhere else in the UK, gentrification and regeneration have transformed the city.
It's strange for me to see, as a 22-year-old now, just how much things have changed even in my lifetime. Working men's pubs have been replaced by trendy bars and industrial zones are being torn down quicker than the Amazon to make way for expensive new housing developments.
Renton and Spud
Choosing to touch on this issue helps the film stay relevant to a modern and younger audience and the way it's presented to us reinforces this.
Sickboy's girlfriend Veronika (Anjela Nedyalkova) looks on unimpressed as Simon and Renton bombard her with stories of how great things were when she was too young to remember, just like millions of fathers and uncles do the world over.
The films release also comes at an interesting time for Scotland. In the autumn, Glasgow announced plans to create the first 'fix rooms' in the UK.
Fix rooms are places where active heroin users can go to take the drug. Users are provided with clean needles, drug testing, have access to rehab services if they want and they will also be offered other services such as advice on housing, counselling and medical care.
The aim is to improve safety for the estimated 500 street users in Glasgow and to help prevent the spread of disease. Similar programmes have been successful in Europe and North America and if they have a positive effect in Scotland, it could mark the beginning of a new age in the way we treat addiction in the UK.
For these reasons, T2 could easily be viewed as a standalone film. The issues it touches upon are still relevant today, the storyline is gripping and has several layers to it.
The characters are just as engaging and funny as before and the cinematography is exceptional.
The only real annoyance for me is the way technology is portrayed.
In the iPhone age, trends and themes come and go in a matter of weeks. As a film director and an older one at that; including things like SnapChat and Twitter in a film can understandably be problematic.
For example, a term like 'vajazzle' may have been all over social media during production, but by the time the film is released X amount of months later it sounds dated and naff.
You could turn that around and say that it reinforces the idea of the characters as middle aged men, struggling to keep up in a rapidly changing world but I'll leave that for you to decide for yourself.
All in all, T2 is an excellent film. Coming out two decades later and with massive shoes to fill, it was never going to trump the first one and it doesn't.
However, I genuinely believe that it was the best it could be; for me, the success of the film is a huge relief and I'm sure most of the British cinema loving world feels the same way.
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