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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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S-3 LND: Insert N/A to the items below which are not appl. e PERSONAL DATA 1. LAST NAME - FIRST NAME - MIDDLE NAME 2. SERVICE NUMBER 3. GRADE, RATE OR RANK b. DATE OF RANK (Day, Month, Year) NEWHOUSE, Delbert Clement 177283 CHPHOT W-4 15 JUN 55 4. DEPARTMENT, COMPONENT AND BRANCH OR CLASS 5. PLACE OF BIRTH (City and State or Country) 6. DATE OF BIRTH Navy - USN/RET Marcola, Oregon DAY 5 7a. RACE b. SEX c. COLOR HAIR d. COLOR EYES e. HEIGHT f. WEIGHT 8. U.S. CITIZEN 9. MARITAL STATUS 10a. HIGHEST CIVILIAN EDUCATION LEVEL ATTAINED High School 4 Years b. MAJOR COURSE OR FIELD TRANSFER OR DISCHARGE DATA 11a. TYPE OF TRANSFER OR DISCHARGE b. STATION OR INSTALLATION AT WHICH EFFECTED Retired U.S. Naval Receiving Station, San Diego 36, Calif. c. REASON AND AUTHORITY BuPers Ltr Pers-B721-cbc-2 of 29 February 1960, 569, Voluntary retirement after twenty years service - Warrant Officer - 10 USC 1293 12. LAST DUTY ASSIGNMENT AND MAJOR COMMAND PacFltPhoto-TraGru, San Diego, California SELECTIVE SERVICE DATA 14. SELECTIVE SERVICE NUMBER 15. SELECTIVE SERVICE LOCAL BOARD NUMBER, CITY, COUNTY AND STATE Not Applicable Not Applicable 17. DISTRICT OR AREA COMMAND TO WHICH RESERVIST TRANSFERRED Commandant: ELEVENTH Naval District, San Diego, California SERVICE DATA 18. TERMINAL DATE OF RESERVE OBLIGATION 19. CURRENT ACTIVE SERVICE OTHER THAN BY INDUCTION a. SOURCE OF ENTRY b. TERM OF SERVICE (Years) Indef. c. DATE OF ENTRY DAY MONTH YEAR ENLISTED (First Enlistment) □ ENLISTED (Prior Service) □ REENLISTED Other: Commissioned (15 JUN 43) DAY 15 MONTH YEAR 43 20. PRIOR REGULAR ENLISTMENT Two 21. GRADE, RATE OR RANK AT TIME OF ENTRY INTO CURRENT ACTIVE SERVICE Ensign 22. PLACE OF ENTRY INTO CURRENT ACTIVE SERVICE (City and State) Coco Solo, Canal Zone 23. HOME OF RECORD AT TIME OF ENTRY INTO ACTIVE SERVICE (Street, RFD, City, County and State) 24. STATEMENT OF SERVICE YEARS MONTHS DAYS 25a. SPECIALTY NUMBER AND TITLE b. RELATED CIVILIAN OCCUPATION AND D. O. T. NUMBER (1) NET SERVICE THIS PERIOD 16 09 16 13 03 00 30 00 16 b. TOTAL ACTIVE SERVICE 27 02 07 c. FOREIGN AND/OR SEA SERVICE 14 00 00 26. DECORATIONS, MEDALS, BADGES, COMMENDATIONS, CITATIONS AND CAMPAIGN RIBBONS AWARDED OR AUTHORIZED Good Conduct, American Defense, American Campaign, World War II Victory, Navy Occupation, National Defense, Korean Service, United Nations 27. WOUNDS RECEIVED AS A RESULT OF ACTION WITH ENEMY FORCES (Place and date, if known) None 28. SERVICE SCHOOLS OR COLLEGES, COLLEGE TRAINING, COURSES AND/OR POST-GRADUATE COURSES SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED SCHOOL OR COURSE a DATES (From - To) b MAJOR COURSES c 29. OTHER SERVICE TRAINING COURSES SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED VA DATA 30a. GOVERNMENT LIFE INSURANCE IN FORCE b. AMOUNT OF ALLOTMENT N-$15.18 G $6.12 c. MONTH ALLOTMENT DISCONTINUED ACTIVE 31a. VA BENEFITS PREVIOUSLY APPLIED FOR (Specify type) Home Loan b. VA CLAIM NUMBER c. 4089371 AUTHENTICATION 32. REMARKS Number of Days Leave Paid - 60 3/31/60 NADO, USNS, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA Excess Leave - None NO MOP PAID. NOT ENTITLED. Time Lost - None Effective 1 April 1960, you are hereby advanced on the retired list to the rank of LIEUTENANT and with retired pay based on the rank of CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER W-4 pursuant to the provisions of Title 10, U.S. Code, Section 6151 as amended. 33. PERMANENT ADDRESS FOR MAILING PURPOSES AFTER TRANSFER OR DISCHARGE (Street, RFD, City, County and State) 652 Burkham St., El Cajon, California 35a. TYPE NAME, GRADE AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZING OFFICER G.H.HANSELL Jr., CHSHIPCLK, USN, SEP OFF, BY DIRECTOR OF PERSON BEING TRANSFERRED OR DISCHARGED DD 1 FORM NOV 55 214 REPLACES EDITION OF 1 JUL 82 WHICH IS OBSOLETE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES REPORT OF TRANSFER OR DISCHARGE
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