USS Fessenden (DE-142)
She was named in honor of Reginald Aubrey Fessenden, born in Brome County, Quebec, Canada, 6 October 1866. He served as head chemist with Thomas Edison's East Orange, New Jersey, laboratories. In 1890 he began concentrating on electrical engineering, and through the next years made many important inventions and improvements in existing devices. His great contributions in the field of radio (particularly the invention of radio-telephony were of marked benefit not only to the Navy but to all seamen. He died 22 July 1932, at his home on Bermuda.
Frantz-Caspar Moldenhauer
Frantz-Caspar Moldenhauer (born 29 July 1949) is a Norwegian philatelist who in 1995 was invited to sign the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists. Moldenhauer has been described as the greatest living authority on the stamps of Norway. His display of Norwegian stamps 1845-80 won a Grand Prix award at Norwex 80. He has also formed award-winning collections of the Danish West Indies. He is a founder member of the Postal History Society of Norway, and a fellow of the Society of Postal Historians in the United Kingdom.