Palmer Station Winter 1970

all-around good guys

Above is the photo hanging at Palmer...
Below is another one from Dave Steward, with his caption:

going with the floe
Palmer Station Crew - January, 1970. Left to right (back row) - Don Mclaughlin (extreme left) Chief Parks, Jay Klinck, Unknown, John Stanciu, Unknown , Chief George Wade, Verne Smith, MD. Front row, left to right, Dave Steward, Michael Bergin, Harvey High, Stephen Shabica.

The unknowns (left to right, Terry and Bill) did not winter.

Some of the group had a reunion in Stonington, CT (at Nathaniel B. Palmer's house) in July 2005...here's Dave Steward's web pages about the event, with photos.
 

U. S. Navy
CS1 Harvey W. High, USN (Harv)                     Cook
CM2 Jay C. Klinck, USN (Colonel)                   Mechanic
LTJG Donald J. McLaughlin, CEC, USNR (Capt'n Mac)  Officer-in-Charge
HM1 Dennis M. Patton, USN (Pat)                    Medical
LT Verne A. Smith, MC, USNR (Doc)                  Medical OFficer
RM1 John R. Stanciu, USN (Stan)                    Comms
SK2 Paul D. Steward, USN (Big Stew)                Supply
CEC George W. Wade, USN (Chief)                    Electrician
USARP
Steven V. Shabica  Biology/SSL    University of Oregon
Marine Acoustical Services, Inc.

Michael X. Bergin       Engineering


Sources: Dave Steward, who corrected the w/o photo and
the Antarctic Journal, July/August 1970
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