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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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Memorandum for Records and Statistics Division, Manual Files Section It is requested that the Performance Division (Officer Personnel) be furnished statement of service for the following enlisted man appointed to officer rank: ## NEWHOUSE, Delbert Clement Full name NEWHOUSE, Delbert C.-To Photographer - 393-07-21 Date of birth JUNE 5, 1913 Place of birth Marcola, Oregon Home address (City and State) Garibaldi, Oregon Garibaldi, Oregon Name and address of beneficiary (show date slip submitted) Wife, Norma Isobel Newhouse,1210-S.E.,37th.Ave., Portland, Ore.(1-15-42) Name and address of next of kin (if different) Fleet Reserve? No Enlisted rating CP(PA) Date of last enlisted rating 8-1-1942. Dates of enlistment, reenlistment, extension of enlistment, and discharge; time lost for any reason; and Army or other service which may be counted for pay or retirement. Pers. 2332-1-mah March 20, 1943. ENLISTED DISCHARGED 3-18-29 (National Guard)(Active) 1-25-1932 1-24-1933 Ext.Enl.2 yrs. 1-24-1937 1-23-1939 1-24-1939 No Unauthorized Absences. F. A. Van Slyke appt @hotog 9-1-42 42 - 8 31 12 - 5 - 15 T 2 30 + 3 - 16 P E D. FINISHED FILE PERS 323
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