1927 graduate of USNA, famous as an electrical genius and the pranks to which he applied his knowledge notably, manipulating the clocks and bells of Bancroft Hall, home of the Brigade (then Regiment) of Midshipmen.
From his ship's history in Wikipedia:
USS Haines (DE-792/APD-84), a Buckley-class destroyer escort, The Haines was commissioned on 27 December 1943 with Lieutenant Commander Elmer C. Powell in command.
She was launched by Consolidated Steel Shipbuilding Corp., Orange, Texas, on 26 August 1943. Its construction was sponsored by Mrs. Mary V. Haines, wife of the ship's namesake.
From his ship's history in Wikipedia:
USS Haines (DE-792/APD-84), a Buckley-class destroyer escort, The Haines was commissioned on 27 December 1943 with Lieutenant Commander Elmer C. Powell in command.
She was launched by Consolidated Steel Shipbuilding Corp., Orange, Texas, on 26 August 1943. Its construction was sponsored by Mrs. Mary V. Haines, wife of the ship's namesake.
1927 graduate of USNA, famous as an electrical genius and the pranks to which he applied his knowledge notably, manipulating the clocks and bells of Bancroft Hall, home of the Brigade (then Regiment) of Midshipmen.
From his ship's history in Wikipedia:
USS Haines (DE-792/APD-84), a Buckley-class destroyer escort, The Haines was commissioned on 27 December 1943 with Lieutenant Commander Elmer C. Powell in command.
She was launched by Consolidated Steel Shipbuilding Corp., Orange, Texas, on 26 August 1943. Its construction was sponsored by Mrs. Mary V. Haines, wife of the ship's namesake.
From his ship's history in Wikipedia:
USS Haines (DE-792/APD-84), a Buckley-class destroyer escort, The Haines was commissioned on 27 December 1943 with Lieutenant Commander Elmer C. Powell in command.
She was launched by Consolidated Steel Shipbuilding Corp., Orange, Texas, on 26 August 1943. Its construction was sponsored by Mrs. Mary V. Haines, wife of the ship's namesake.
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