Navy Boot Camp Bainbridge Yearbook 1951 Company 403 – The Compass

Front Cover, Recruit Yearbook for Company 403, Bainbridge, 1951. | GGA Image ID # 2363640a8e

Quick Facts – Company 403

• Company: 403
• Year: 1951
• Location: U.S. Naval Training Center, Bainbridge
• Company Commander: MMLC F. Gullotti
• Company Commander: CO2CDR2
• Company Commander: CO3CDR3
• Battalion Commander: BNCDR
• Graduates: 61 Recruits
• Editorial Note: [Note if cover lacked info, straddle-year, or scans pending]

Table of Contents

• Quick Facts
• Recruit Roster (Photo Order)
• Alphabetized Recruit Roster
• Recruit Photos
• Cite This Page

Company 51-403 Organization and Schedule

• Organization: Not Stated
• Commenced Training: ca 1951 (Training Dates not Stated)
• Completed Training: ca 1951 (Training Dates not Stated)

Company 51-403 Leadership

• Company Commander: MMLC F. Gullotti

Company 403 Recruit Roster

Editorial Note: Recruit photos and rosters were originally arranged in photo order, typically in rough alphabetical sequence. However, out-of-order appearances are common due to reassignments (for example, illness or transfer between companies), duty conflicts during scheduled photo sessions, or production errors during yearbook printing. GG Archives preserves the original published layout and also provides an alphabetized roster with photo-page references for researcher convenience.

Company 51-403 Bainbridge NTC Recruits, Page 1 (Arsenault-Coakley)

1. J. R. Arsenault,
2. Kenneth J. Baraglia,
3. Donald R. Benoit,
4. Donald J. Blickley,
5. John E. Brihn
6. Carl J. Brown
7. James H. Callahan
8. John E. Carter
9. John E. Clough
10. Robert J. Coakley

Company 51-403 Bainbridge NTC Recruits, Page 2 (Cullen-Lapointe)

1. Joseph F. Cullen
2. David N. Dean
3. Lawrence F. Doherty
4. Richard C. Eisinger
5. Robert L. Gates
6. Joseph Giantonio
7. Robert H. Hebner
8. Roland G. Higdon
9. George H. Jovin, Jr.
10. William D. Kelly
11. James J. Kenny
12. Winthrop D. Kie
13. Gordon W. Kinsley
14. Joseph W. Lapointe.

Company 51-403 Bainbridge NTC Recruits, Page 3 (Laplante Jr.-Reilly)

1. L. E. Laplante, Jr.
2. Vincent S. Marino
3. Thomas F. McAfee
4. Louis J. Morelli
5. Robert E. Muller
6. Robert J. Myers
7. James L. Noble
8. Anthony M. Olivo
9. John J. O'Reilly, Jr.
10. George E. Ortel
11. Gasper G. Palmeri
12. E. Petraiuolo, Jr.
13. Lyndall A. Provost
14. John E. Reilly

Company 51-403 Bainbridge NTC Recruits, Page 4 (Roach-Yoerger plus Cavey and Carlson)

1. John S. Roach
2. Donald E. Robidoux
3. Nicholas Ruscio
4. Serafin W. Tarvis
5. R. E. Vannostrand
6. Walter F. Walters
7. C. T. Wampler, Jr.
8. Richard A. Wilder
9. Richard L. Willett
10. Albert B. Worley
11. Richard A. Wright
12. Edward A. Yoerger
13. Cavey [First Name Omitted]
14. Carlson [First Name Omitted]

Company 51-403 Bainbridge NTC Recruits, Page 5 (Camadine, Fitzgerald, Smaee, Prendergast, Roland, Pindell, Jones, Ferrer, and Espoisto)

1. Camadine [First Name Omitted]
2. Fitzgerald [First Name Omitted]
3. Smaee [First Name Omitted]
4. Prendergast [First Name Omitted]
5. Roland [First Name Omitted]
6. Pindell [First Name Omitted]
7. Jones [First Name Omitted]
8. Ferrer [First Name Omitted]
9. Espoisto [First Name Omitted]

Company 51-403 Bainbridge NTC Company Commander MMLC F. Gullotti and Recruits, Page 1 (Arsenault-Coakley) Plus Four Photos of Training Scenes. | GGA Image ID # 2363e0318f. Click to View a Larger Image.

Company 51-403 Training Scene Captions (GGA Image ID # 2363e0318f)

• Left Side, Top and Bottom: Knot tying class
• Top Right: Engine Room Telegraph Instructions
• Bottom Right: Wheel Watch Pointers

Company 51-403 Bainbridge NTC Recruits, Page 2 (Cullen-Lapointe). Plus Four Recruit Traiing Scenes. | GGA Image ID # 2363ff18a1. Click to View a Larger Image.

Captions for the Recruit Training Photos (GGA Image ID # 2363ff18a1)

• Top Row: Recruits at the Firefighting School
• Bottom Row: Sound-Powered Telephone Talkers

Company 51-403 Bainbridge NTC Recruits, Page 3 (Laplante Jr.-Reilly) Plus Four Training Photos. | GGA Image ID # 23640b780b. Click to View a Larger Image.

Training Scene Captions (GGA Image ID # 23640b780b)

• Left Side (Top and Bottom): Learning to Use Rescue Breather Equipment
• Right Side (Top and Bottom): Gas Mask Instructions

Company 51-403 Bainbridge NTC Recruits, Page 4 (Roach-Yoerger plus Cavey and Carlson). Four Additonal Training Photos of Recruits at Swimming Class. | GGA Image ID # 2364cd2c8e. Click to View a Larger Image.

Company 51-403 Bainbridge NTC Recruits, Page 5 (Camadine, Fitzgerald, Smaee, Prendergast, Roland, Pindell, Jones, Ferrer, and Espoisto) Plus Four Training Scenes. | GGA Image ID # 2364e36d80. Click to View a Larger Image.

Training Scene Captions (GGA Image ID # 2364e36d80)

• Top Row: Loading Machine Drills
• Bottom Row: Calisthenics

📋 Alphabetized Recruit Roster — Company 403

For researcher convenience, GG Archives provides this alphabetized roster with references to the original photo plates. Any recruits printed out of alphabetical sequence are noted in parentheses.

1. Arsenault, J. R. (Page 1)
2. Baraglia, Kenneth J. (Page 1)
3. Benoit, Donald R. (Page 1)
4. Blickley, Donald J. (Page 1)
5. Brihn, John E. (Page 1)
6. Brown, Carl J. (Page 1)
7. Callahan, James H. (Page 1)
8. Camadine [First Name Omitted] (Page 5)
9. Carlson [First Name Omitted] (Page 4, out of sequence)
10. Carter, John E. (Page 1)
11. Cavey [First Name Omitted] (Page 4, out of sequence)
12. Clough, John E. (Page 1)
13. Coakley, Robert J. (Page 1)
14. Cullen, Joseph F. (Page 2)
15. Dean, David N. (Page 2)
16. Doherty, Lawrence F. (Page 2)
17. Eisinger, Richard C. (Page 2)
18. Espoisto [First Name Omitted] (Page 5)
19. Ferrer [First Name Omitted] (Page 5)
20. Fitzgerald [First Name Omitted] (Page 5)
21. Gates, Robert L. (Page 2)
22. Giantonio, Joseph (Page 2)
23. Hebner, Robert H. (Page 2)
24. Higdon, Roland G. (Page 2)
25. Jones [First Name Omitted] (Page 5)
26. Jovin, George H. Jr. (Page 2)
27. Kelly, William D. (Page 2)
28. Kenny, James J. (Page 2)
29. Kie, Winthrop D. (Page 2)
30. Kinsley, Gordon W. (Page 2)
31. Laplante, L. E. Jr. (Page 3)
32. Lapointe, Joseph W. (Page 2)
33. Marino, Vincent S. (Page 3)
34. McAfee, Thomas F. (Page 3)
35. Morelli, Louis J. (Page 3)
36. Muller, Robert E. (Page 3)
37. Myers, Robert J. (Page 3)
38. Noble, James L. (Page 3)
39. Olivo, Anthony M. (Page 3)
40. O'Reilly, John J. Jr. (Page 3)
41. Ortel, George E. (Page 3)
42. Palmeri, Gasper G. (Page 3)
43. Petraiuolo, E. Jr. (Page 3)
44. Pindell [First Name Omitted] (Page 5)
45. Prendergast [First Name Omitted] (Page 5)
46. Provost, Lyndall A. (Page 3)
47. Reilly, John E. (Page 3)
48. Roach, John S. (Page 4)
49. Robidoux, Donald E. (Page 4)
50. Roland [First Name Omitted] (Page 5)
51. Ruscio, Nicholas (Page 4)
52. Smaee [First Name Omitted] (Page 5)
53. Tarvis, Serafin W. (Page 4)
54. Vannostrand, R. E. (Page 4)
55. Walters, Walter F. (Page 4)
56. Wampler, C. T. Jr. (Page 4)
57. Wilder, Richard A. (Page 4)
58. Willett, Richard L. (Page 4)
59. Worley, Albert B. (Page 4)
60. Wright, Richard A. (Page 4)
61. Yoerger, Edward A. (Page 4)

Editorial Note: Cavey, Carlson, and nine recruits listed on Page 5 were added after the initial photography was completed. Their appearance out of sequence reflects common production practices when recruits missed the scheduled photo session or joined the company late.

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