The story of the U.S.S. "Yosemite" in 1898, compiled from available records by Joseph S. Stringham.

THE U. S. S. "YOSEMITE"

Camp, which furnished the nucleus of our present funds.
During the World War, he was commissioned a colonel in the
Air Service. He has been untiring in his efforts to keep the
"Yosemite" organization together.
J. Walter Drake
J. Walter Drake, lawyer, entered the service of the U. S.
Navy without previous training, but the call for volunteers
found him ready to "do his bit." He had a rating of ordinary
seaman. After the war he returned to the practice of law,
and later engaged in the manufacture of automobiles, becoming president of the Hupp Motor Car Company of Detroit.
During the administrations of Presidents Harding and
Coolidge, he was Assistant Secretary of Commerce under Mr.
Hoover, who later became President of the United States.
Mr. Drake presented the Michigan Naval Reserves with a
silver trophy cup to be awarded annually to the division
showing superiority in aviation.
Walter R. Parker, M. D.
Walter R. Parker was the recruiting officer on the U. S. S.
"Yantic" at the beginning of hostilities, and all new men had
to pass his examination. His rating in the Navy was that of
ensign, watch and division officer, with particular attention
to "signaling." It is peculiar that he should have been assigned to this class of work where sight and light and color
are so important, because in his practice he has specialized in
the treatment of the eye and has occupied the chair of ophthalmology at the University of Michigan for many years. He
presented the Michigan Naval D eserves with a silver trophy cup,
for superiority in signaling and communication. During the
World War he was a colonel on the Surgeon General's Staff,
Medical Corps, U. S. Army.
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