cil members were permitted to view
Nevada’s Ohio-class sister submarine
USS Louisiana, currently in dry dock
at the lower base. With Hudson and
his Gold crew as guides, the visitors
then were taken aboard Nevada.
Everyone came away with a deep appreciation for the crews and their
families, Wallis said.
Kohanzo Named
To NSCC Hall of Fame
U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps (NSCC)
Lt. Cmdr. Keith K. Kohanzo was
recognized for his 50 years with the
Sea Cadet program with his induction into the NSCC Hall of Fame
during a ceremony July 31 at Naval
Station Great Lakes, Ill.
A number of NSCC and Navy
League dignitaries were on hand to
salute Kohanzo, who has been involved with the Sea Cadet program
since April 1961. With his induction, he becomes the seventh member of the NSCC Hall of Fame.
Among those present for the ceremony were: Randy W. Hollstein,
chairman of the NSCC; James E.
Monahan, NSCC executive director; Michael D. Ford, past NSCC
executive director; Morgan Fitch,
NSCC founder; Bobby Ferguson,
the Navy League’s Great Lakes
Region president; William
Parsons, NSCC Headquarters representative, Midwest; Lt. Cmdr.
Richard Cox, NSCC senior regional director, Midwest Region 9; and
Warren Marwedel, president of the
Marine Navigation and Training
Association.
Kohanzo joined the Sea Cadet
unit based at Naval Station Great
Lakes, outside North Chicago, at
age 14. He became an ensign at 18
and his distinguished career as a
Sea Cadet and Sea Cadet officer
includes work as an escort officer
to Canadian Sea Cadets for five
years and as an exchange escort
officer in Great Britain.
For 18 years, Kohanzo ran the
Midwest Sea Cadet Region’s Flagship
LT. J.G. JAMES J. McCLURE, NSCC
U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps (NSCC) Lt. Cmdr. Keith Kohanzo, center, was
inducted into the NSCC Hall of Fame during a ceremony July 31 at Naval
Station Great Lakes, Ill. Joining him here, from the left, are Michael D. Ford,
Morgan Fitch, James E. Monahan, Bobby Ferguson, Randy Hollstein, Warren
Marwedel, William Parsons and Lt. Cmdr. Richard Cox, NSCC.
LT. J.G. JAMES J. McCLURE, NSCC
During 50 years of service in the NSCC, Kohanzo, far left, has instructed thousands
of Sea Cadets, including those training aboard T/V Manatra, a former Navy yard
patrol craft operated in Chicago by the Marine Navigation and Training Association.
Competition, which pitted Sea Cadet
units from multiple states in nautical
and military competitions in cate-
gories such as color guard, firefight-
ing, marlinespike, close order drill
and tug-of-war. He remains active in
the Corps by serving as commander
of the training contingent aboard
Training Vessel Manatra, a former
Navy yard patrol craft operated by
the Marine Navigation and Training
Association that is based in the
Chicago Marine Safety Basin and
supported by the Navy League’s
Chicago Council. Kohanzo teaches
seamanship and practical nautical
skills to Sea Cadets who come from
around the country for one of two
10-day summer training sessions
underway on Lake Michigan.
Cadets Take Part
In Seabee Training
Sea Cadets from as far away as
Hawaii, California, New Jersey, New
Hampshire, Georgia and Kentucky
