List of Commanding Officers - Tulane Naval ROTC Alumni Association

Thomas Early (PNS 1993- 1994)

Thomas Early (PNS 1993- 1994)

1942 – 2020

On Monday, November 2, 2020, Colonel Thomas Michael Early, USMC, (ret.), loving husband of Marie and father of Patrick and Kathleen, passed away after a long illness at the age of 78.

Throughout his long distinguished career in the Marine Corps, he earned 3 Legions of Merit, a Bronze Star with Combat V, a Purple Heart, and numerous other citations. He served with distinction in Vietnam as a company commander with the 3rd Battalion, 26th Marines. Following his retirement from the Marine Corps, he led a JROTC program, taught high school science, and was the director of the Virginia Commonwealth Challenge program.

Thomas is survived by his wife of fifty-four years, Marie, his two children, Patrick (Karina) and Kathleen, and three grandchildren, Liam, Meghan, and Mikayla.

Col Early was the Professor of Naval Science for the Tulane Naval ROTC from 1993-1994.

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Professors of Naval Science

Years	Professor of Naval Science
1939-40	Captain Walden Lee Ainsworth USN
1941	Captain James Mackney Lewis USN
1942	Commander Thomas B Brittain USN
1943-45	Captain Forrest U. Lake USN
1946-June 51	Captain Harry Douglas Power USN
Summer 1951-53	Captain Edward T. Eves USN
1954-55	Captain C.E. Cortner USN
1956-58	Captain Edward T. Eves USN
1959-62	Captain R. V. Gregory USN
1963-66	Colonel Robert W. L. Bross USMC
1967-68	Captain Harry Howard deLaureal USN
1969-73	Captain Ernest E. Wilson USN
1974-76	Captain Herman C. Abelein USN
1977-79	Colonel T. L. Morgan USMC
1980-82	Colonel W. S. Pullar USMC
1983-84	Colonel R. K. Young USMC
1985-87	Captain Gary W. Werenskjold USN
1988-90	Colonel James T. Sehulster USMC
1991-92	Captain Warren P. Hudson USN
1993-94	Colonel Thomas M. Early USMC
1995-98	Colonel S. J. Labadie USMC
1999-2001	Captain R. E. Davis USN
2002-2003	Captain J. N. Stafford USN
2004-2007	Captain J. J. Morrow USN
2008-2011	Captain C. T. Price USN
2012-14	Captain Anthony P. Chatham USN
2015-18	Captain Patrick N. Huete USN
2019-21	Captain Daniel J. Senesky USN
Summer 2021	Captain Paul D. Bowdich USN

Information contained in this list of COs is derived from existing records of the NROTC Alumni Association and the University. Many of these records are incomplete or ambiguous [e.g. full names, calendar year or academic year]. Readers with amplifying or clarifying information [e.g photos, biographic information, exact dates, anecdotes, etc are invited to email information to Mike Henry, Class of 1965.