From the 1954 Cruise Book

Mystery Sailor

n our Fall 2003 Issue of High Tide, we published this photo which was taken from a copy of the 1954 Cruise Book that was loaned to us by Life Member Joe Simac. We asked if anyone knew who this was.

Here are two responses we've received:

From Bill Templeton, BM3 Tidewater 1951-55: The sailor on Page 5 of the Fall Issue of High Tide - you guessed it right. I know his name. Seaman First Class Nigg of the 2nd Division 1954 Med Cruise.

From Carl Graff, QM3 Tidewater 1953-56: I think the helmsman you were wondering about is named Lacey. He was a PO3 or a PO2 who would overdo the liberty routine. He lost a stripe or two because of it. He was a hell of a nice guy. I was often on the Quartermaster watch in the pilot house at the same time he was on the wheel.