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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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This form (one copy only) to be submitted initially and when changes occur. It will be used for public relations purposes and will be considered authoritative. Officers should insure that an accurate up-to-date biography is on file in BuPers. NAME(Surname) (First) (Middle) GRADE CLASSIFICATION FILE NO. NEWHOUSE Delbert Clement CHPHOT 8311 177283 HOME TOWN ADDRESS(To be used in answering press inquiries) DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH Garibaldi, Oregon 6/5/13 Marcold, Oregon PATHER'S NAME MOTHER'S MAIDEN NAME Noah Frank Newhouse Edith May Posey SCHOOLS OR COLLEGES ATTENDED PRIOR TO ENTERING NAVY DEGREES Garibaldi, Oregon, High School University of Kansas, Lawrence Kansas Graduate None As applicable: USNA CLASS; MIDSHIPMEN SCHOOL AND CLASS; NROTC SCHOOL AND CLASS DATE COMMISSIONED 10/23/42 GRADE COMMISSIONED IN CHPHOT DATE DESIGNATED(If Naval Aviator or Submariner) ATHLETICS, SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS, LITERARY SOCIETIES, ETC. PARTICIPATED IN DATE AND PLACE OF MARRIAGE 8/7/36 Vancouver, Wash. HOME TOWN AND MAIDEN NAME OF WIFE Garibaldi, Oregon - Norma I. Strom NAMES OF CHILDREN DATE OF BIRTH CLUBS, SOCIETIES, ORGANIZATIONS, ETC. MEMBER OF Delbert Carroll Newhouse Anne Lisbet Newhouse 6/28/38 3/14/40 None BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF CAREER - FOR PUBLICITY PURPOSES (Include information relative to (a) Occupation and achievements in civil life. (b) Unusual assignments to special duties. (c) Participation in any naval or military campaigns or engagements. (d) List campaign badges or medals, citations, decorations and commendations and foreign decorations received.) Include permanent duty assignments, promotions, and military service prior to commissioning. If recent picture in present grade has not been filed, forward one in accordance with BuPers Manual. Enlisted Portland, Oregon 23 January 1933 Temporary appointment to Photographer 25 June 1942 Temporary appointment to Ensign 15 June 1943 Temporary appointment to LTJG 1 September 1944 Temporary appointment to LT 1 April 1946 Permanent appointment to CHPHOT 23 October 1942 Reverted to permanent rank 31 December 1949 DATE SUBMITTED 2/6/52 SIGNATURE
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Official release, from the pursue collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. The text was read from the page images by GLM-OCR; expect the odd misread word. 585 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.