NEW MEMBER

Henry E. Grochwoski

     FT3                FA          Division

1952-1953

NEW & REINSTATED ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

Maureen Benkert

Wife of John P. Benkert (deceased)

Nancy Nelson

Wife of Harley Nelson

1953-1955

Mary St.Louis

Wife of Gerard St.Louis (deceased)

IN MEMORIAM

MEMBER

DATE OF DEATH

Gerard St. Louis

PFC  Marine Detachment   1944-1945

 7/02/2011

John P. Benkert

SN          3^rd     Division       1951-1954

10/23/2011

NON MEMBER

Bronislaus J. (Brownie) Modzelewski

PFC  Marine Detachment   1944-1945

11/10/2005

DECEASED WIFE

WIFE OF

Jean Dillon

Tom Dillon SN Q/N  Division 1952-1954

10/01/2011

Fouled anchor

The fouled (rope- or chain-entwined) anchor so prevalent in our Navy's designs and insignia is a symbol at least 500 years old that has it origins in the British traditions adopted by our naval service. The fouled anchor was adopted as the official seal of Lord High Admiral Charles Lord Howard of Effingham during the late 1500s. A variation of the seal had been in use by the Lord High Admiral of Scotland about a century earlier. The anchor (both with and without the entwined rope) is a traditional heraldic device used in ancient British coats of arms. As a heraldic device, it is a stylized representation used merely for its decorative effect