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This 1957 U.S. Navy personnel file was released under the U.S. Department of War name. It covers Chief Photographer Delbert Clement Newhouse, CWO-4, USN. It holds Records of Emergency Data from 1955 to 1957, a 2 May 1957 request that changed his home of record to Pensacola, Florida, and vouchers for his dependents' travel. It also includes fitness reports from his time as Photographic Officer at the U.S. Naval Base at Santa Elena Bay, Ecuador, and with the Fifteenth Naval District in 1942 and 1943. The file contains no UFO material.
From the source:Release of 2026-09-18 Incident: 5/2/57, N/A. This file contains the final personnel record of U.S. Navy Chief Warrant Officer Delbert C. Newhouse, who left naval service as a Chief Warrant Officer 4, then the highest Warrant Officer grade. In July 1952, Newhouse recorded 16mm motion-picture film near Tremonton, Utah; the film later became the subject of a Project Blue Book investigation. Project Blue Book was the U.S. Air Force program active from 1952 to 1969 that investigated the nature and origin of unidentified flying objects (UFOs). In addition to documenting routine assignments and training, the file records Newhouse’s career progression as a Photographer’s Mate, a Navy enlisted specialty responsible for photography and related imaging work. Project Blue Book investigators characterized Newhouse as an expert photographer based on his naval experience.
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TO: The Chief of Naval Personnel. DATE 31 August 1949 IT IS REQUESTED THAT TEMPORARY TRAVEL ORDERS BE ISSUED AS INDICATED: BUREAU OR OFFICE NAME (Last) (First) (Middle initial) RANK AND CORPS FILE NO. Newhouse Delbert C. Lt., USN 177283 DUTY STATION OR TEMPORARY DUTY STATION (Where officer is to be addressed) BAGR, Central District, Dayton, Ohio IS OFFICER NOW ON TEMPORARY DUTY ON PER-DIEM BASIS? Yes No TO PROCEED ON OR ABOUT 6 Sept. 1949 OFFICER IS PAID FROM APPROPRIATION: Naval Reserve Pay and subsistence of Naval Personnel ESTIMATED PERIOD OF DUTY AWAY (Number of days) 3 days PLACES TO BE VISITED IN SEQUENCE OF VISITS (List location first. If naval activity, to whom reporting; otherwise, exact name of organization or firm) Buar Photographic Division, Navy Department, Washington D.C. 002939 AUTHORITY IS REQUESTED TO (Check as appropriate) Omit Vary Revisit places listed above Visit such additional places as may be necessary in connection with the duty (If this authority is requested, a supplementary statement explaining reason must be attached) REASONS FOR TRAVEL (Nature, purpose of visit) Familiarization of procurement functions in the Photographic Division FINISHED FILE PERSON 311S2 IT IS NECESSARY THAT I RECEIVE ORDERS NOT LATER THAN (HOUR) (DATE) IS AIR TRAVEL TO BE DIRECTED? (Check mode(s) of travel) Government Air (PRIORITY III) Commercial Air ESTIMATED COST TRANSPORTATION None ESTIMATED COST PER DIEM None MISCELLANEOUS (TAXI, TIPS, ETC.) None TOTAL None REMARKS: It is requested that the following paragraph be incorporated into the requested orders: "The above is authorized with the understanding that you will be entitled to no expenses in connection therewith. In case you do not desire to bear this expense, you will regard this authorization as revoked." REQUESTED BY Lt. E.E. Crowder, USNR SECTION Material Procurement Branch ROOM 2944 EXTENSION 4194 SIGNED (1) Cdr. C.A. Van Dusen, USN SIGNED (2) FORWARDED/APPROVED BY
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