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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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# AVIATION SUPPLY DEPOT Naval Supply Center Pearl Harbor, T. H. 4 April 1947 Lieutenant Delbert C. NEWHOUSE, USN (177283) Chief of Naval Personnel (Pers 3216A), Navy Department, Washington 25, D.C. Subj: Claim for Unused Leave, Request for information concerning 1. On 25 November 1946 my claim for unused leave was forwarded to the Chief of Naval Personnel (Pers 3216A) by my commanding officer. In January 1947 the claim was returned for correction of minor errors; required corrections were made, and all papers were returned to the Bureau of Personnel the same month. 2. To date I have not been advised by BuPers either that my claim has been forwarded to the Terminal Leave Disbursing Office or that further correction of the claim is necessary. Information concerning action taken by the Bureau in processing the claim would be appreciated.
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