honoring our
VETERANS
This Veterans Day, we come together as a community to honor and express our deepest gratitude to the brave members and staff of Baltimore Country Club, both past and present, who have selflessly dedicated their lives to serving our country. Today, and every day, we honor you. Thank you for your dedication, your bravery, and your service to our great nation.
On the following pages, members and staff have submitted details of their own or their family members’ time in service, sharing stories of major deployments, cherished photographs, and the medals and awards earned through their dedication.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE
CLEE O. WORDEN NAVY
DECEASED; 2019
Petty Officer 1st Class (E-6), Specialist X
Service: 1943-1946
Unit/Division: Naval Research Lab, Washington, D.C.
“In October 1943, I enlisted in the U.S. Navy and after the basic training, was assigned to the Metallurgy Division of Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Washington, D.C. in December of 1943. My assignment to NRL was very fortunate as I was able to contribute supplemental knowledge to the welding industry, which was then, still in the early stages of development.
A number of Liberty ships lost their bow sections and broke in half; so, the Navy formed an emergency team at the Welding Section of the Metallurgy Division of NRL to discover why this was occurring. I was assigned to that team and, with cooperation from other technical people in the Bureau of Ships, we were able to suggest welding changes that helped to arrest the crack problems of the Liberty ships.
While working on the Liberty ship problem, we learned that the quality of the weld metal was inadequate and perhaps defective. We suspected that was due to the mineral coating on the welding rods so it was decided in July 1944 to develop a better welding rod. With two assistants, I was placed in charge of this project.
We purchased a machine that would extrude coatings on welding rods and subsequently made thousands of these rods working with the help of the American Welding Society and welding rods manufacturers. As a result of this cooperative effort, we developed the Low Hydrogen Welding Rod, which is still widely used today.”
ROBERT A. MARANO AIR FORCE
Captain (O-3)
Service: November 1967-June 1971
Unit/Division: Tactical Air Command
Deployments: Chanute AFB (Illinois); Myrtle Beach AFB (South Carolina)
“I was an Aircraft Maintenance Officer in a fighter squadron and flew the first A-7 aircraft.”
KENNETH W. DEFONTES, JR. AIR FORCE
Staff Sergeant (E-5)
Service: 6 years
Unit/Division: Maryland Air National Guard
Deployments: Martin State Airport
ALBERT R. COUNSELMAN NAVY
Lieutenant (O-3)
Service: 2 years
Unit/Division: USS Mullinnix (DD-944)
Deployments: Mediterranean; Cuba (GTMO); Caribbean; North Atlantic Honors: Meritorious Unit
Commendation, National Defense Service Medal
ROBERT M. CONNELLY ARMY
Private First Class (E-3)
Service: 7 years
Unit/Division: 29th Infantry Division (National Guard)
BENJAMIN R. NICHOLS MARINE CORPS
Captain (O-3)
Service: 6 years
Unit/Division: 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines
Deployments: Operation Enduring Freedom, Marjah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan (2010-2011); Okinawa, Japan; Rota, Spain; Zambales, Philippines
Honors: Two-Time Navy Achievement Medal
Recipient, Combat Action Ribbon, Humanitarian Service Medal
G.
PAUL
MILLER NAVY DECEASED; 2024 Service: 1943-1957
EDWARD G. HART, JR. ARMY
DECEASED; 2002
First Lieutenant (O-2) Service: 2 years
Unit/Division: 13th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Deployments: Battle of Hürtgen Forest (WWII) Honors: Combat Infantry Badge, Bronze Star Medal, Two-Time Purple Heart Medal Recipient, Three Battle Stars, World War II Victory Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Sharpshooters’ Medal
DAVID TIBERII NAVY
Lieutenant (O-3)
Service: 5 years
Unit/Division: USS Kamehameha (SSBN-642)
Deployments: U.S. Navy Submarine Force; Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery, ME; U.S. Submarine Base New London, CT; U.S. Submarine Base Site One Holy Loch, Scotland
Honors: National Defense Service Medal, Navy Achievement Medal with Gold Star, Submarine Officer Gold Dolphins, US Navy Nuclear Engineer Officer, Strategic Deterrent Patrol Pin with Gold Star, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with Bronze Star, Expert Rifle Medal, Expert Pistol Medal
THOMAS (TOM) ROBINSON NAVY
Lieutenant, Junior Grade (O-2) Service: 4.5 years
Unit/Division: USS Guam (LPH-9); USS America (CVA-66); SEVRON Eight Deployments: Vietnam, Mediterranean
P. DENNIS CONNELLY AIR FORCE
Technical Sergeant (E-6)
Service: 6 years
Unit/Division: 403rd Wing Medical Deployments: Washington, D.C.
GARY A. PYNE ARMY
Specialist (E-5)
Service: 2 years
Deployments: Fort Polk, LA; Germany
Honors: Honorable Discharge
JOHN GROH NAVY
Lieutenant (O-3)
Service: 5.5 years
Unit/Division: USS Samuel Eliot Morison (FFG-13)
Deployments: Great Lakes Cruise; Caribbean Cruise, Stationed Mayport, FL Honors: Navy & Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Battle Effectiveness Award, Navy Expert Rifle Medal, Army Parachute Badge
“I served as an Anti-Submarine Warfare Officer, Auxiliary Officer, and Electrical Officer.”
SAMUEL V. MACE NAVY
Commander (O-5)
Service: 12 years
Unit/Division: Medical Officer
Deployments: Flight Surgeon for 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing; Radiologist Naples, Italy; Bethesda Naval Hospital
MICHAEL E. MULDOWNEY AIR FORCE
Captain (O-3)
Service: 4 years
Unit/Division: Air Force Logistics Command
Deployments: Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, GA
Honors: Meritorious Service Medal
BRIAN J. SCHOLL ARMY
Command Sergeant Major (E-9)
Service: 26 years
Unit/Division: 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
Deployments: Kosovo; Afghanistan; Iraq Honors: Legion of Merit, Combat Infantryman Badge, Bronze Star Medal
DONALD G. McCLURE, JR. ARMY
Sergeant (E-5)
Service: 6 years
Unit/Division: Army Chemical Warfare
LARRY L. BORTNER ARMY
Captain (O-3)
Service: 3 years
Unit/Division: Medical Service Corps
Deployments: Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX; 5th Army Medical Lab, St. Louis, MO
KEMP BYRNES ARMY
Private (E-1)
Service: 6 years
Unit/Division: 396th Military Intelligence
Deployments: Fort Knox, KY; Fort Gordon, GA
Honors: Top Secret Security Clearance, Marksmen Medal (Rifle N-1)
“I was on active duty and combat-ready when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.”
JOHN (JEFF) FOX GRAHAM, JR. NAVY
Petty Officer 3rd Class (E-4)
Service: Active 3 years, Reserves 10 years
Unit/Division: NAVSECGRU
Deployments: NSGA Todendorf, Germany
R. LARRY KOCH
Petty Officer 2nd Class (E-5)
Service: 1968-1972
Unit/Division: U.S. 7th Fleet; USS Oklahoma City
Deployments: Southeast Asia
Honors: Vietnam Service Medal - 3 Bronze Stars, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Korea), National Defense Service Medal
“I served as a Communications Technician (CT) in Todendorf, Germany which is between Kiel and Lübeck, right on the Baltic. Back then, there was still east and west Germany. Our work was classified and the dress code was not strictly enforced. We blended in better that way. What took us 8 hours and dozens of IBM computers to do could probably be done on a cellphone today. GPS didn’t exist back then.”
RAYMOND C. DAUE, JR. MARINE CORPS
Corporal (E-4)
Service: 6 years
Unit/Division: 4th Combat Engineer Battalion
6 years (Active 2 years)
Unit/Division: Seabees
Deployments: Vietnam
DOMINIC J. NICOLINI NAVY
Lieutenant (O-3)
Service: 8 years
Unit/Division: Active & Reserves; General Aviation Deployments: Panama
Honors: National Defense Service Medal, Operation Enduring Freedom
ROBERT R. REDFIELD, JR. ARMY
Colonel (O-6)
Service: 1973-1996
Unit/Division: Medical Service Corp
Deployments: Walter Reed Army Medical Center; Walter Reed Army Institute of Research Honors: Meritorious Service Medal
EDWARD (TED) BOWES MARINE CORPS
Sergeant (E-5)
Service: 8 years
Unit/Division: 4th Combat Engineer Battalion
WILLIAM H. COWIE, JR. MARINE CORPS
DECEASED; 2023
Captain (O-3)
Service: 1952-1956 (Active 1.5 years, Reserves 2.5 years)
Unit/Division: 1st Marine Division
Deployments: Korean War (1952-1953)
Honors: Silver Star Medal,
Two-Time Purple Heart Medal Recipient
SUMMARY OF ACTION: "For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with a Marine Rifle Company in WESTERN KOREA on 26 July 1953. During the night of 26 July 1953, Second Lieutenant COWIE, serving as a rifle platoon commander, was ordered to reinforce friendly elements on the Main Line of Resistance. He displayed exceptional skill and outstanding courage in moving his platoon up to the main Line of Resistance and deploying it in the reinforcing position in the midst of intense enemy mortar and artillery fire. His utter contempt for the enemy fire inspired his men to emulate his exceptional courage in expeditiously occupying their new positions. On three separate occasions, Second Lieutenant COWIE personally led a squad into enemy-held trenches in order to evacuate friendly wounded. On each occasion, it was necessary to clear the enemy from these positions before evacuation of the wounded could be effected. During these incursions into enemy-held positions, Second Lieutenant COWIE killed no less than six of the enemy in the extremely close-in fighting. During the last attack, he suffered wounds in the arm and hand but refused to be evacuated, being content with on the spot first aid treatment. Later in the night, Second Lieutenant COWIE skillfully called down mortar fire, which, coupled with the highly effective fire from his own platoon, caused the enemy severe casualties. Second Lieutenant COWIE’s exceptional courage prevented many wounded marines from falling into enemy hands and contributed materially to the success of our forces in holding Hill 119. His conduct throughout was fully in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.”
JASON (JAKE) MARTIN MARINE CORPS
Major (O-4)
Service: 7 years
Unit/Division: 3rd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
Deployments: California; North Carolina; Virginia; Japan; Mediterranean Sea; Türkiye
LOU MANZO NAVY
Lieutenant, Junior Grade (O-2)
Service: 1960-1963
Unit/Division: WESTPAC Amphibious Division; USS Montrose (APA-212)
Deployments: Vietnam; Cuban/Russian Missile
Blockade; Japan; Philippines
Honors: USS Montrose (APA-21)2 received at least six battle awards and numerous medals
JAMES WILLIAMS ARMY
Major (O-4)
Service: 9 years
Unit/Division: Artillary
Deployments: Germany; Bosnia (Bosnian Civil War)
Honors: Army Commendation Medal
RUDOLPH ROSE ARMY
First Lieutenant (O-2)
Service: 3 years
Unit/Division: USAR APTD; 531st MI Co, Area Intelligence Officer Deployments: Vietnam 1968 -1969
Honors: National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Bronze Star
RICHARD JALLET FRENCH ARMY
Sergeant (OR-5)
Service: 1.5 years
Unit/Division: Engineering Corps
JOHN I. WILSON ARMY
First Lieutenant (O-2)
Service: 3 years
Unit/Division: Infantry Deployments: Vietnam 1969 -1970
WILLIAM M. HUHN AIR FORCE
Major (O-4)
Service: 21 years
Unit/Division: 104th Tactical Air Command
Fighter Group
Deployments: United States; Germany
Honors: Distinguished Graduate Officer
Candidate Academy, Distinguished
Graduate Under Graduate Pilot Training
“I was very fortunate to fly a fighter aircraft right out of pilot training and throughout my career. I accumulated over 2,500 hours in single-seat fighters, including the A-10. I loved flying singleseat fighters.”
TODD C. HUGHES NAVY
Lieutenant (O-3)
Service: 6.5 years
Unit/Division: USS Antietam (CG-54); USS Monsoon (PC-4); Defense Intelligence Agency
Deployments: WESTPAC (Western Pacific) Deployment on USS Antietam (CG-54) which included Operation Southern Watch in the Arabian Gulf; Deployment to Southeast Asia on USS Monsoon (PC-4) which was the first ever deployment of a Patrol Coastal class ship to 7th Fleet
Ollie Travers
OLIVER (OLLIE) S. TRAVERS, JR. NAVY
DECEASED; 2019
Service: 4+ years
Deployments: Philippines
Ollie was a BCC member for 60+ years and served on the Board. He and his wife Mary Jean were married at BCC in 1952.
Honors: Joint Service Commendation Medal, Two-Time Navy & Marine Corps Achievement Medal Recipient, Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Two-Time Navy “E” Ribbon Recipient, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Two-Time Sea Service Deployment Ribbon Recipient, National Defense Service Medal, Expert Pistol Shot Medal, Expert Rifleman
Qualified as Surface Warfare Officer, Earned Basic Parachutist Airborne Qualification, U.S. Naval Academy Graduate
GUY FILIPPELLI ARMY
Captain (O-3)
Service: 9 years
Unit/Division: Army Intelligence Officer
Deployments: Afghanistan; Iraq (NSA); Germany; Italy; Korea
Honors: National Intelligence Medallion, Bronze Star Medal, etc.
JACOB M c GOWAN ARMY
Specialist (E-4)
Service: 6 years
Unit/Division: National Guard 1463rd Transportation Company
Honors: Command Team Coin of Excellence
JOHN E. LOGAN, JR. ARMY
First Lieutenant (O-2)
Service: 1966-1970
Unit/Division: Military Assistance Command-Vietnam (MACV Team 19)
Deployments: I Corps Quang Tri Province, Vietnam
Honors: Bronze Star Air Medal CIB (Combat Infantry Man Badge), Vietnam Honor Medal 1st Class, Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Bronze Star, Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Gold Star, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal
