Calvin B. Talhelm was born August 12, 1907, and
enlisted in the U.S. Navy on December 28, 1942. He was
indoctrinated at Dartmouth and trained in small craft in
Princeton and Boston. He attended Armed Guard School
at Gulfport, Mississippi, and New Orleans.
His first ship assignment was the SS CALORIA which
traveled to Vita, Cuba and Puerte Padre, Cuba. On his sec-
ond ship, the SS JOHN EINIG, out of Jacksonville, Flori-
da, he traveled to Wilmington, North Carolina, the Pana-
ma Canal, Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington, New
Zealand, Hawaii and San Pedro.
On his third ship, the SS CAPE ORANGE, out of San
Francisco, he traveled to Enewetok, Guam, Siapan, Gua-
dalcanal, Sterling Islands, Humbolt Bay, Hollandia, Maf-
fin Bay (Biak), Morotai, Lao, New Guinea, Finchaven,
and Torokina Bay. While at Morotai, the Japanese made
a bombing raid on the base and on a submarine tender
located there.
On his last ship, the SS GERONIMO, out of Seattle, he
traveled to Enewetok, Guam, Siapan, Ulithi Atoll, Okina-
wa, and San Francisco.
He was discharged November 14, 1945, and was a
member of the Naval Reserve Training Center 9-167 in
Cadillac, Michigan, until he retired in 1961. His present
address is 114 E. Second, Evart, Michigan 49631.
CHARLES IREDELL TENNEY
Chuck was born September 8, 1924, in Plainfield, New
Jersey, but grew up in Wayne, Pennsylvania. He enlisted
in the U.S. Navy July 6, 1943, after graduating from Rad-
nor High School. He trained at Camp Sampson, New
York, Co. #148. He volunteered for the Armed Guard
and was sent to Camp Shelton, Little Creek, Virginia Sep-
tember 17, 1943, for gunnery training.
On October 14, 1943, he arrived at the Armed Guard
Center, Brooklyn, New York, where he was assigned to the
gun crew of the SS WALTER A. LUCKENBACH, an old
Hog Islander World War I troop ship that carried eight
hatches of ammunition. They made three trips across the
North Atlantic to Wales, Scotland and England in the cof-
fin across the North Atlantic to Wales, Scotland and
England in the coffin corner of convoys surviving wolf pack
attacks by submarines.
Approximately June 10, 1944, he was promoted to
Coxswain at the Brooklyn Armed Guard Center where he
picked up a 28-man gun crew and took them to Portland,
Maine, for a new Liberty Ship, the SS AUGUSTUS P.
LORING. They made two trips to Scotland and England
and after landings in Normandy, they went to Cherbourg,
France, and Antwerp, Belgium, with tanks, half tracks and
supplies for the front.
After emergency leave, he returned on April 12, 1945,
to Camp Shelton, Little Creek, Virginia, for a refresher
course and was advanced to BM 2/C and sent to 5-inch 38
caliber school at Treasure Island, California. Upon comple-
tion, he went to San Pedro, California, where he became
leading petty officer of a 48-man gun crew on the USAT
CAPE VICTORY. They carried troops to Enewetok,
Ulithi and the Philippine Islands, where the Japs flew over
Manila Bay to accept the surrender terms that ended the
war.
The CAPE VICTORY was one of the first ships to
return troops to Seattle, Washington on October 3, 1945,
and since he had accumulated sufficient points, he was dis-
charged December 13, 1945, at Bainbridge, Maryland,
Separation Center. He rejoined the Navy reserves and
retired as a Lieutenant.
Chuck is married, has three children and is President ot
Tenney & Associates, an insurance consulting firm. He
resides at 509 Spruce Lane, Villanova, Pennsylvania
19085.
JAMES B. THIME
James B. Thime was born May 27, 1925, in Minneapo-
lis, Minnesota, where he lived until December 11, 1941,
when he moved to Portland, Oregon. At 17 years of age he
quit school to join the Navy, March 18, 1943.
He took boot camp training at Farragut, Idaho, then
went to San Diego, California, for gunnery school. After
gunnery school, he was sent to Treasure Island to the
Armed Guard Center, and from there to Portland, Ore-
gon, to catch his first ship, the Liberty Ship SS DONALD
MACCLAY in July 1943. He sailed to the South Pacific
and Australia and returned to San Francisco in March
1944.
The last of April 1944, he was sent back to Portland,
Oregon, to catch the tanker SS SILVER PEAK. After a
short cruise he was put aboard another tanker, the SS MIS-
SION CAPISTRANO. Next came a trip to India aboard
a four hold Liberty Ship, the SS NATHAN B. FORREST.
In November 1944 when he returned, he was transferred
to "amphibs," and spent the remainder of his Navy duty
on Saipan until his discharge December 15, 1945.
James now lives at 2360 N.E. Hood Street, Gresham,
Oregon 97030.
NICHOLAS TITO
Nicholas Tito was burn in Waterbury, Connecticut,
February 11, 1922. He enlisted September 17, 1942, in
New Haven, Connecticut, and received his training in Pier
I East Boston, Massachusetts. From Boston, he was sent to
the Armed Guard Center in Brooklyn, New York In
1945, he received advanced training at Treasure Island,
California.
He served on five ships: The SS PAUL HAMILTON
HAYNE from December 28, 1942 to August 1943; the
SS WILLIAM MOULTR1E from September 15, 1943 to
1944; the SS CHUNG TUNG 1944; the SS FLYING
MIST, 1945; and the SS RAINBOW from 1945 to 1946.
Nicholas served in the European, African, Middle East-
ern and Asiatic-Pacific areas.
He was honorably discharged February l 3, 1946, and
returned to Connecticut. In 1946, he married Angeline.
They had two daughters.
Nick is retired from Elco Industries, in which he held
the position of Night Superintendent of Operations. His
address is 839 Marion Road, Cheshire, Connecticut
O6410.
RAY L. TOMPKINS
Ray L. Tompkins was born to Bert and Mardell Tomp-
kins October 12, 1926, in Salem, Oregon. He enlisted in
the U.S. Navy in June 1944, and trained at San Diego.
From San Diego, he was sent to San Francisco where he
was assigned to a gun crew on the Liberty Ship the SS
THOMAS JEFFERSON. From San Francisco, he went to
Seattle for cargo. While there, he was reassigned to the
troop transport the MV NOORDAM, a Dutch ship with
an Armed Guard crew. In late 1944 and early 1945, the
NOORDAM carried troops to Guam and the Philippines.
After VE Day, he made two trips to France bringing
troops home from Europe. Ray was discharged in June
1946.
He married Alice Jackson September 24, 1949. They
have four children: Dan, Don, David and Susan.
Prior to his retirement, he was employed by the City of
Salem, Oregon Fire Department for 36 years.
His current address is 480 Ohmart Street, S.E., Salem,
Oregon 91302.
BRUCE S. TUFNELL
Bruce S. Tufnell was born April 25, 1925, in Manis-
tique, Michigan. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy August
1943, and received training at Great Lakes, Illinois, and
the Armed Guard School in Little Creek, Virginia.
He sailed on the SS COLORADO from 1943 to 1944,
and then on the SS J.W. WILLARD GIBBS from 1944
to 1945. His most memorable experience was when he
sailed up the Belgian Congo river to Leopoldville. The ship
he was on traveled 100 miles up the river to Falls with air-
plane fuel. The crew were the first Americans to sail up the
river in 30 years.
Awards he received were the ETD, PTO, the Philippine
Liberation Medal, Good Conduct Medal and Victory
Medal. He was discharged from the Navy in March 1946.
Bruce is a retired truck driver and lives with his wife,
Patricia. They have three daughters, Sherry, Charlene and
Linda Lee; one son, Bruce, Jr.; and 11 grandchildren. His
current address is Box 2655A, Route 2, Manistique,
Michigan 49854.
EDWIN TUVE
Edwin Tuve was born September 13, 1924, in Elysian,
Minnesota. He was sworn into the Navy at Fort Snelling,
St. Paul, Minnesota, May 25, 1944. He received his boot
training at Camp Scott, Farragut, Idaho, with Co. 625,
after which he was sent to gunnery school in San Diego,
California for four weeks. Then he went to Treasure Island.
On October 4, 1944, he was assigned to the SS JOHN
MUIR in San Francisco, arriving in Pearl Harbor October
28, 1944. From there he went to Guam, Saipan, Guadal
Canal and Okinawa. While in Okinawa, their ship was in
43 air raids fromJ une 13 toJ uly 12, 1945. He got wound-
ed in Guam and was discharged at Fort Snelling, St. Paul.
Minnesota, July l, 1946.
Edwin married Marie Ciffra in 1949. An ex-farmer, he
retired from the ASCS alter 23 years of service September
12, 1986. He keeps busy gardening, hunting, fishing and
traveling.
He has a daughter, Catherine, and two grandchildren,
Matt and Anna.
Edwin also is a member of the American Legion, a Iife
member of the VFW, a lif~ member of the DAV, and this
year was awarded an honorary membership to Knights of
Columbus.
Edwin has kept in contact with shipmate Paul Vaugn
of Missouri and they had the pleasure of meeting another
shipmate, Lyle Kell, of Washington at the Armed Guard
reunion in Seattle in 198% They would like to hear from
other shipmates.
Edwin's address is 150 Radel Place, Owatonna, Minne-
sota 55060.