The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 30, 1954, Page 10

He Has A Perfect Conduct. Record For Naval Service Chief Carson Is Real “Old Salt”With 35 Years Of Navy Duty A Navy Chief who continues on @ctive duty after having served his @ountry for more than 35 years, Chief Machinist Mate Gerald Ed- ward Carson is presently serving in the USS Francis M. Robinson (EDE 220), an experimental des- troyer escort. Carson has sailed the blue wa- ters of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans for over 32 years of his continuous 35 years of active duty with the U. S. Navy. Entering the Navy for the first time on January 22, 1919, for four years at the ripe age of 18, he re- ceived his “boot training” at Great Lakes, Ilinois. Completing “boot camp” as a fireman third class on March 31, 1919, he was held over as station complement until July of that year. At that time he was transferred to the old battleship Rhode Island (BB 17) and served in her until September 1919. This duty completed, he then moved on to the battleship USS Nebraska (BB 14) until Armistice Day of 1919 (Nov. 11). His next duty saw him serving in the old collier, USS Neptune (AC 3) until it was put out of commission in June 1922. This old type ship hauled coal for the coal burning vessels of the early Navy. They were replaced by the present day gasoline carry- ing type During his tour aboard the Nep- tune he moved up the ladder to Engineman second class and also crossed the Equator for the first time in 1921, He has since crossed the Equator innumberable times. After the Neptune went out. cf commission, he proceeded to the Receiving Ship in Boston, Mass. to await orders. On September 11, 1922 he reported for duty on board the old battleship USS Florida (BB 30). He stayed put in the Florida for almost nine years during which time he reenlisted for four more years and extended for two. After the four and two stint he again reenlisted for four. At this time he had already serv- ed ten years and had decided that the Navy was good enough to spend a few more with it. In February 1931, now as an En- man first class, he left the ida and repotred to the Re- ceiving Station at Norfolk, Virgin- da. His rate was then changed to Machinist Mate first class and he was then ordered to the USS Sch- neck (DD 159), an old four stack destroyer of the fleet. Completing two years on the Schenck he proceeded ashore for his first shore duty in 14 years. This duty was at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida. During this tour gghore he was advanced to Chief Betty Officer (Acting ‘Appointme: ) in Decem- ber of 1934. The following year in Macy 1935 he was lered to re- port to the cruisey New Orleans (CA 32) at New Orjgans, La. tester CONGRATULATIONS!—Commander Philip K. Sherman, Commander Destroyer Division 601, congratulating Chief Carson, left. for his excellent record. This took place during the recent Presentation of the Battle Efficiency Plaque to Carson's ship, the Robinson. Commander Sher- man, speaking to the crew, noted “it is men like Carson that have earned you the much coveted Navy “E.” His long Naval experience has very a icaateinaed fo the winning of this award.”—Official U.S. Navy Photo. In April 1936 he was given his permanent appointment as Chief Machinist Mate. In June 1937 he came up once again for reenlist- ment and accepted for another four years. Nothing much happened for the “Old Salt” until Japan attacked Pearl Harbor except that he had extended his enlistment in June 1941 for three more years. He was serving on board the New Orleans at the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and participated in the defense of the Island. During the intervening two years he participated in the Battle of the Coral Sea, Battle of Midway, Bat- tle of Savo, Solomon Islands and Guadalcanal. In March 1943 (now in his 25th year of service) he left the New Orleans for duty in Yard Craft at Pearl Harbor for several months. Next he reported to Treasure Is- land, California for new construc- tion. In February 1944 he reported to the floating dry dock ARD 13 commissioned at Alameda, Calif. and later located at Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands in the Pacific. In June 1944 he reenlisted again for four years and in September was ordered for his second tour ashore at Great Lakes, Ill., in the Service School Command for duty as an Instructor in Basic Engi- neering. After completing only one year ashore he was ordered to the Se- paration Center at Shoemaker, California, for duty until further assignment in 1945. In January 1946 he reported to the USS Ulys- ses (ARB 9) located in Shanghai, China, He stayed with the Ulysses until he put it out of commission in Green Cover Springs, Florida :n February 1947. After the Ulysses next came to Pentheus (ARL 20) and the Oka- loosa (APA 219) both located at Norfolk, Virginia. In July 1949 af- ter over 30 years of service he helped put Okaloosa out of com- mission in Orange, Texas, and was transferred upon completion of that to his present duty aboard the destroyer escort USS Francis M. Robinson (EDE 220) at Key West, Florida. While on the Okaloosa he broke his 4-year-at-a-time reenlistment record and only signed up for two in 1948. But he came back again in 1950 and took a real big step when he signed for six to make up for it. Chief Carson was born in Atlan- tic, Iowa, juSt after the turn of the century on December 24, 1900. He is married to the former Loretta Ganaway, Monnett, Missouri. The Carsons have one daughter, Shar- on Kathleen, nine years old. During his career in the Navy, Carson has always abided by the rules and regulations, which is shown by the fact that he rates gold service stripes for perfect con- duct during his stint with the Navy. He has rated gold stripes since 1931 when ‘he completed his 12th year of service. He is now eligible to wear eight service stripes, each representing four years of active service. In January 1955 he will be eligible to sew on his ninth stripe (if there is room on his sleeve). It is believed that Chief Carson | has set a Navy record for having | over 35 years of perfect conduct. He has never been court-martialed during his service career, He is entitled to wear the fol- lowing ribbons and medals: Am- erican Defense with Clasp; World War II Victory Medal; Asiatic - Pacific Theatre with battle stars; National Defense Service Ribbon; American Theatre campaign rib- bon and the Good Conduct Medal with one silver star and four bronze stars (representing 33 years good conduct). Asked when he might retire to a “dull” civilian life, he said, “Maybe next year.” But if his past record is any indication of what will happen in 1956, it. will be an- other four for him. Iron Curtain Mystery Figures May Gain Freedom From Reds By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER WASHINGTON — Hermann, Noel and Herta Field, central fig- ures in a sensational Iron Curtain mystery, may be nearer freedom than at any time in the last five years—if they are still alive. Officials said Wednesday that chances of winning their reelase from Communist Poland and Red Hungary have been greatly in- creased by facts about their dis- appearance supplied by a refugee Polish secret police official. Jozef Swiatlo, who fled through the Iron Curtain 10 months ago, was “surfaced” by the government Tuesday after having worked un- dercover with U.S. intelligence agencies since he fled to the West at Berlin. Officials said he had provided much useful information about the European satellites of Russia. Most public attention, however, focused on the Field case when it became known that the stocky, black haired, 39-year-old Swiatlo had arrested Hermann Field when the Red trap was sprung on him at Warsaw airport in August 1949. Swiatlo, who was deputy chief of Poland’s supersecret Commu- nist party security agency, also interviewed Noel and Herta Field in 1949 at Budapest, Hungary, for possible evidence on espionage ot conspiratorial work on which the Communists alleged they had been engaged for the United States. Armed with this first hand in- formation since the two brothers | and Noel’s wife Herta disappeared, the State Department fired notes! te Poland and Hungary demand- ing the ‘‘earliest possible” release of all three. Hermann was held! in a Polish prison, Swiatlo report- ed. Noel and Herta are assumed to be in Hungary. Mrs. Kate Field, a Briton, said in London she is “‘terribly happy” |rule in Poland, and “there must to get word that her husband,/be some central headquarters di- Cleveland architect Hermann Field is presumably alive. She said the information from Swiatlo “makes me feel that awful, long period of waiting may soon be over.” The essence of Swiatlo’s story ‘was that the three Fields had been arrested by Red police in connec- jWas “devoted to the Soviet gov- prepared against former Hungar- ian Foreign Minister Laszlo Rajk. Rajk, since executed, was accused of treason in conspiring with Yu- goslavia’s Marshal Tito against the Hungarian government—in ef- fect, against Soviet domination of Hungary. U.S. officials said that in the past when Communist govern- ments have been presented with factual information in cases of this kind, they have often dropped de- ception and dealt with the prob- lem realistically, This has encouraged some hope here that the Fields will be re- leased. Adding support to this hope is that since Stalin’s death, Rus- sia’s new rulers have taken a number of steps to ease minor tensions with the West. Freedom for imprisoned Americans has not been so hard to obtain as formerly —if the facts for making a case could be determined. Swiatlo’s defection to the United States was announced Tuesday by Atty. Gen. Brownell. The State Department followed with xotes demanding freedom for the Fie‘ds. Later Swiatlo talked through an interpreter to a news conference, making these points: 1. He considers that both Noel and Hermann Field were “Com- munist sympathizers” and that Noel ‘“‘may have been” a party member. 2. Swiatlo himself fled to the West because he became convinced that the Polish Communist party | ernment and not to Poland.” He said the great purge trials a few jyears ago in Eastern Europe were | organized under Moscow super- vision “and for the interests of | | Soviet imperialism.” 3. There is “a great resistance Movement” against Communist recting this movement.” 4. The greatest resistance was shown by the peasants against col- lectivization of land. In one prov- ince peasants holding religious symbols, pictures and crosses, threw themselves under the wheels of tractors sent to tear down the 5. Many people both in the Com- munist party and the Polish gov- ernment itself do not support Com- munist rule of the land. ‘“Every- thing possible should be done to encourage those people and give them opportunity to come over to the west,”’ Swiatlo said. are small because ‘in Poland to- day the Red army is everywhere and Polish life is penetrated by security agencies. The names of one or another of the Fields came out in the great Communist purge trials, but aside from that there was no word of them until Swiatlo defected. Noel Field, a U.S. diplomat in 1926-36 and after that a League of Nations employe, went to Czech- oslovakia and disappeared in May 1949. In August that year his wife went to Czechoslovakia and also vanished. The Czech government replied to American inquiries by saying that both had left for Hun- gary. The Hungarian and Russian governments told the United States they knew nothing about the two. ished. The population of Sweden is approximately seven million. aig ~— STREET FRYERS . WEST COAS tion with a big purge trial beigg idemces marking individual farms. 6. The chances of an open revolt | Hermann Field, seeking word of | his brother, flew from Prague to | Warsaw in August 1949 and van-| Week-End Specials They're Used To Those Patrols TAIPEH, Formosa (#—National- ist air and sea patrols along the China coast opposite Formosa have become such a daily routine that communiques have been dis- continued, an official spokesman said today. There were sporadic artillery ex- | changes between defenders of Que-| moy, Nationalist island base seven miles offshore, and Red batteries caine mainland, the spokesman said. Printing... 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