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1957 Bremerhaven Champions Front L-R: Riginald House "Chum" · CTT3 Jerry Oler · CTT3 Jerry Throgmorton · George Freese · CPO John Newberry · CO Captain Leigh Back L-R: ? · Don Mac Lagan · William "Slinky" Addison · Harry Brannon · ? |
"Two championship pictures - one was for Navy Championship and one for the Base all-service championship, but I don't recall which is which. Both were in 1958 and that's when we went to Morroco for the All Navy European Tournament, in which we finished 2nd or 3rd as I recall." Front L-R: (Marine)? · ? · ? · Fred Pritchett · Ed Doss · Dick "Swifty" Griffin · Pete Miller |
Front L-R: Pete Miller · Fred Pritchett · Phil Torrey · ? · Lee Vorhies · ? · Bill Ditlove · ? · John Ringo(?) Back L-R: CO Capt. Leigh · Team Manager William (Bill) Gerlach · CPO John Newberry · Harry Brannon · Phil Torrey · Don MacLagan · (Marine)? · ? · Dick "Swifty" Griffin |
Taken during a game vs Army team in Frankfurt Rebounding Don MacLagan · (20) "Swifty" Griffin · behind him is Harry Brannon · (23) Pete Miller Army beat us badly!! |
Ed & Penny Doss · Janet MacLagan · Harry Brannon & Wife · Don MacLagan |
Harry Brannon · Don MacLagan · Ed Doss |
Harry Brannon & Wife |
This group of photos is from 1994. The three old Navy buddies and their spouses met in Las Vegas. |
All-Star Cager - Half-Way 'Round, Don Sights Global Tour - Park Forester Don MacLagan, Half-way around the world now, is shooting for the complete trip. And he's doing his shooting in the basketball court in behalf of the Bremerhaven Navy All-Stars. MacLagan graduated in 1956 from Rich high, where he lettered in football, basketball, and baseball. The 6-foot, 6-inch, 220 pound youth, he's 20, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert MacLagan, Sr., 315 Orchard. HE ENLISTED in September, 1956, and recently at the base in Germany he passed the Petty Officer third class test. |
Reaching For The Stars ...The Port Reporter - A graceful figure is made by Don Mac Langa of the Blue Jackets as he goes up for a lay-up in the second half of Monday evening's game against the Sparks. Watching to see if the ball goes through are Al Ringo (12), Sherman Stanley (22), Billie Golla (23), Virgil Houlsey (31) - all Sparks, and Robert Doxey (40) and Richard Griffin, extreme right, both of the Blue Jackets. The Blue Jackets won. (Photo by Palazzolo) |