Helen and Frank Paukstis, my mom and dad, are the couple in the middle.
According to my mother, the chaplain stopped women on the street and invited them to the dance. He matched up these "blind dates" himself.
The sailor on the right is David Firmin . His dance date became his wife in 1946. (Information provided by their son Horace) 6-20-10

Ship's Dance - October 29, 1945
Doc Rountree confirmed my mother's story that the chaplain stopped women on the street and invited them to the dance.
He matched up these "blind dates himself.