VERNON R. HAIN, LTJG, USN

Vernon Hain '31

Date of birth: October 12, 1907

Date of death: November 23, 1937

Age: 30

Lucky Bag

From the 1931 Lucky Bag:

Vernon Rex Hain

Dayton, Ohio

"Rex" "Vic

The sages say that early environment does much to mold one's future. It was natural, therefore, that a summer at C. M. T. C. should turn Rex's steps toward a military life. Fate, and a Congressman, decided it.

Academy life has not dealt severely with him. Studies caused work but no worry. He was a real asset to the rifle team. In fact, Rex is one of the best marksmen in his class. When he was not busy making holes in targets he ambled around the Yard taking snapshots for the Lucky Bag. He is responsible for most of the pictures in this book, certainly all of the bad ones. Though he is a busy individual he is always ready to talk, argue, or explain anything, whether you want to listen or not.

His friends are many, for a genial, good nature and a readiness for any kind of fun make it impossible for you not to like him. Success for Rex is assured. His love for the Service and his conscientious application to any task set before him will keep him climbing upward in the Navy.

Photographic Editor, Lucky Bag; Class Crest Committee; Pep Committee; Small Bore 4, 3, 2, 1 rNt 3; "N" 2; Rifle 4, 3, 2, 1 rNAt 3; rNt 2 Captain 1; Expert Rifleman; Star 2; "N"Club; Three Stripes

Vernon Rex Hain

Dayton, Ohio

"Rex" "Vic

The sages say that early environment does much to mold one's future. It was natural, therefore, that a summer at C. M. T. C. should turn Rex's steps toward a military life. Fate, and a Congressman, decided it.

Academy life has not dealt severely with him. Studies caused work but no worry. He was a real asset to the rifle team. In fact, Rex is one of the best marksmen in his class. When he was not busy making holes in targets he ambled around the Yard taking snapshots for the Lucky Bag. He is responsible for most of the pictures in this book, certainly all of the bad ones. Though he is a busy individual he is always ready to talk, argue, or explain anything, whether you want to listen or not.

His friends are many, for a genial, good nature and a readiness for any kind of fun make it impossible for you not to like him. Success for Rex is assured. His love for the Service and his conscientious application to any task set before him will keep him climbing upward in the Navy.

Photographic Editor, Lucky Bag; Class Crest Committee; Pep Committee; Small Bore 4, 3, 2, 1 rNt 3; "N" 2; Rifle 4, 3, 2, 1 rNAt 3; rNt 2 Captain 1; Expert Rifleman; Star 2; "N"Club; Three Stripes

Loss

Vernon was lost on November 23, 1937 when his plane crashed at Ocatilla Airport, California.

He has a memory marker in Ohio; he is buried in California. He was survived by his parents and three brothers.

Navy Directories & Officer Registers

The "Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps" was published annually from 1815 through at least the 1970s; it provided rank, command or station, and occasionally billet until the beginning of World War II when command/station was no longer included. Scanned copies were reviewed and data entered from the mid-1840s through 1922, when more-frequent Navy Directories were available.

The Navy Directory was a publication that provided information on the command, billet, and rank of every active and retired naval officer. Single editions have been found online from January 1915 and March 1918, and then from three to six editions per year from 1923 through 1940; the final edition is from April 1941.

The entries in both series of documents are sometimes cryptic and confusing. They are often inconsistent, even within an edition, with the name of commands; this is especially true for aviation squadrons in the 1920s and early 1930s.

Alumni listed at the same command may or may not have had significant interactions; they could have shared a stateroom or workspace, stood many hours of watch together… or, especially at the larger commands, they might not have known each other at all. The information provides the opportunity to draw connections that are otherwise invisible, though, and gives a fuller view of the professional experiences of these alumni in Memorial Hall.

Others at this command:

October 1935

Lieutenant (j.g.), Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 6B, USS Milwaukee

Others at this command:

LT Robert Larson '24

Others at or embarked at USS Milwaukee:

LTjg Andrew Harris '25 (USS Milwaukee)

January 1936

Lieutenant (j.g.), Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 6B, USS Milwaukee

Others at or embarked at USS Milwaukee:

LT Robert Larson '24 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 5B)

LTjg Andrew Harris '25 (USS Milwaukee)

April 1936

Lieutenant (j.g.), Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 6B, USS Milwaukee

Others at or embarked at USS Milwaukee:

LT Robert Larson '24 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 5B)

LTjg Andrew Harris '25 (USS Milwaukee)

July 1936

Lieutenant (j.g.), Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 3B, USS Lexington

Others at this command:

LTjg Truman Carpenter '32

Others at or embarked at USS Lexington:

CDR Melville Brown '10 (USS Lexington)
LCDR Lyman Swenson '16 (USS Lexington)
LT William Eaton '21 (USS Lexington)
LTjg William Freshour '31 (Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 5B)
LTjg Philip Ashworth '31 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 3B)
LTjg Joseph Loughlin, Jr. '32 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 3B)

LTjg George Ottinger '32 (Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 5B)
ENS George Fuller '35 (USS Lexington)
ENS John Eichmann '35 (USS Lexington)
ENS Richard McGowan '35 (USS Lexington)
ENS Webster Johnson '36 (USS Lexington)

January 1937

Lieutenant (j.g.), Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 3B, USS Lexington

Others at this command:

LTjg Truman Carpenter '32

Others at or embarked at USS Lexington:

LCDR Lyman Swenson '16 (USS Lexington)
LT William Eaton '21 (USS Lexington)
LTjg Lloyd Greenamyer '29 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 3B)
LTjg William Freshour '31 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 2B)
LTjg Philip Ashworth '31 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 3B)
LTjg Joseph Loughlin, Jr. '32 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 3B)

LTjg George Ottinger '32 (Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 5B)
LTjg Ludwell Pickett, Jr. '33 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 3B)
LTjg William Kane '33 (Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 5B)
ENS John Eichmann '35 (USS Lexington)
ENS Richard McGowan '35 (USS Lexington)
ENS Webster Johnson '36 (USS Lexington)

April 1937

Lieutenant (j.g.), Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 3B, USS Lexington

Others at this command:

LTjg Truman Carpenter '32

Others at or embarked at USS Lexington:

LCDR Lyman Swenson '16 (USS Lexington)
LT William Eaton '21 (USS Lexington)
LTjg Lloyd Greenamyer '29 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 3B)
LTjg William Freshour '31 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 2B)
LTjg Philip Ashworth '31 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 3B)
LTjg Joseph Loughlin, Jr. '32 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 3B)

LTjg George Ottinger '32 (Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 5B)
LTjg Ludwell Pickett, Jr. '33 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 3B)
LTjg William Kane '33 (Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 5B)
ENS John Eichmann '35 (USS Lexington)
ENS Richard McGowan '35 (USS Lexington)

September 1937

Lieutenant (j.g.), Bombing Squadron (VB) 4, USS Ranger

Others at this command:

LTjg George Hutchinson '32

Others at or embarked at USS Ranger:

LT Donald Lovelace '28 (Scouting Squadron (VS) 41)
LTjg Robert Strickler '32 (Fighting Squadron (VF) 4)
LTjg Archibald Greenlee '32 (Scouting Squadron (VS) 41)
LTjg William Townsend '32 (Fighting Squadron (VF) 4)
LTjg Dewitt Shumway '32 (Scouting Squadron (VS) 41)

LTjg Frank Fernald '33 (Fighting Squadron (VF) 4)
LTjg Charles Brewer '34 (Fighting Squadron (VF) 4)
ENS William Hulson '36 (USS Ranger)
ENS John Daub, Jr. '36 (USS Ranger)

Class of 1931

Vernon is one of 52 members of the Class of 1931 on Virtual Memorial Hall.

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VERNON R. HAIN, LTJG, USN

Vernon Hain '31

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