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Accredited College Program. E n l i s t m e n t i n Class V.1. U S Naval Reserve Admiral Hart R e l i e v e d by Vice AdxLral Iiel.frich Advancement i n R a t i n g t o Chief P e t t y Officer (AA) All AEtornobile Owners A l u m n i blagaaine, U n i v e r s i t y of Xaine Centre1 P.lumni Associatior? Arming of Blerchant Vessels t o he Expeditxd iinder Hw P l a n e Army and Navy Club o f San F r a n c i s c o , kIemherd-. p f o r Xerchant i AIarinc? O f f i c e r s Awarded L i f e Saving Xedal Bandmaster Charles Brendler Appoint, ed Leader o f IT S Navy Band Beneficiary S l i p s Binoculars, Used i n Three Wars, Offered f o r ?%e ir: Fourth B u l l e t i n Cover B u l l e t i n Material. C a l v e r t School, ' 3 a l t i n o r e , LIaryland, The Casualties Notices t o Next of Kin Chairmen o f Committees on N a t i o n a l Defense o f S t a t e Sar Associations. Comander C C S l a y t o n . U.S.M. ( R e t . ) Elected Chairxan F e d e r a l Board o f Swveys and Xaps Commendations. C o ~ ~ n ~ t i ~ n s Cormissioning o f t h e i'iational ~ 3 v a Z j:!edicai Center. Construction Regiment t o Receive P a r t i a l T r a i n i n g a t Selected. NYA Centers Cow Man D e c l a r a t i o n o f t%ir w i t h Japan Discharges Discontinued t o E n t e r A r m y as A v h t i o n Cndcts Distiriguished F l y i n g Crosses AvmrZzd t o Two I J c ? ALrnen ~ Donation o f Player-Phno R o l l s Don't Be a Sucker E n l i s t e d ?Ian Connended f o r rieroic Action F i g h t i n g S n i p and a F i ~ h t i n g Lm That; I'ion'C, D T . ~ , .A 1J e Free S u b s c r i p t i o n s Georgia, Io-tra U n i v e r s i t i e s Named St!.ident Pilot I n d u c t i o n Centers Has Idea f o r Peace Plan H i t l e r Faones %he Devi1 If You Think I t ' s To+zh Iierc, J u s t t h i n k aSout, Anderson "Just i n Case" Keep Y o i r Pants on., , List o f Bureau o f Navigation C i r c u l a r Letters, Beginr.ing January 13, 1942 Marine Corps P l a n s hhrksmans'nip Program., Marine I n s t i t u t e S t r e a n l i n e s Courses l l i s t a k e o f the Year Mother's T r i b u t e , A . , Natianal S e r v i c e Life Insurance National Service Life Insurance

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The S e c r e t a r y of t h e "avy, by d i r e c t i o n of t h e P r e s i d e n t of t h e United S t a t e s , r e c e n t l y awarded D i s t i n g u i s h e d Flying Crosses t o two Navy airmen who were meEbers of t h e A n t a r c t i c Expedition of Rear Admiral Richard E. B p d , U.S.N., ( r e t ) i n 1939-40. One of t h e r e c i p i e n t s i s Ashley C l i n t o n Snovr, Jr., A v i a t i o n Chief Ma,chinistfs Lkte, V.S.N., w h i l e t h e o t h e r is E a r l e i3aker Perce, Chief Radioman, U . .N. S The c i t a t i o n accomganying Snow s award r e a d s :
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'!For e x t r a o r d i n a r y achievements v;b.ile p r t i c i p a t i n g i n hazardous a e r i a l f l i g h t s i n t h e A n t a r c t i c a 1939-40. A s h l e y C l i n t o n Snoli, Jr., Aviation Chief i i i a c h i n i s t f s :date, U.S. Nsvy, p i l o t e d t h e a i r p l a n e on many of t h e f l i g h t s d u r i n g which nex mountain ran[;es, i s l a n d s , and 700 miles of p r e v i o u s l y unkno.cm P . n t a r c t i c c o a s t l i n e were discovered. These f l i g h t s were made over heavy broken pack i c e T-here a f o r c e d l a n d i n g would have r e s u l t e d i n a c r a s h , and. -;rhere r e s c u e 'auld hzve bezn p r a c t i c a l l y impossible. l t P a r t i c u l a r l y o u t s t a n d i n g i n a e r i a l achievement, was t h e f i n a l evacuation of t h e personnel from t h e East Base on ?larch 22, 1941. I n t h e s u c c e s s f u l accomplishment of t h i s hazardous under takin;: Snon demons t r a t e d an unusually' high degree o f sound j u d * p e n t , courage and prof e s s i o n a l s k i l l v h i c h r e f l e c t s g r e a t c r e d i t upon t h e Naval S e r v i c e .If The c i l ; a t i o n w i t h P e r c e f s award. i s i d e n t i c a l t o Snow's except f o r t h e name and h i s i d e n t i f i c a t i o n as c o - p i l o t and r a d i o o p e r a t o r on t h e Antarctic f l i g h t s . Snow i s on d u t y a t t h e Naval A i r S t a t i o n , Anacostia, D.C. Perce i s s t a t i o n e d at, Naval Research Laboratory, Sellevue, D.C.

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CO~&EI?DATIOF?S.

The Secretary of %he ?!avy r e c e c t l y Eiddressed tk,z following l e t t e r s o f comendatior- for c u t s t s n d i n i seyvices rendsred i n connecL t i o n w i t h t h e seizure o f *he G P ~ Rotor Ship OjjEY!!l.ALD.: Captain Theodore E. Chandler, V.?-Q. :

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"Your o p e r a t i o n s 0'1 the occaoiori o f ' t h e seizure of' the Germn 7:of;or Ship ODEIPLL3 on iJovccher 6, 19L1 ape noted x i t h great i n t e r e c t .

V o u Ltre hereby c o m t ~ n ~ i afcci r y o w coumgzous m d exemplary conduct on t h i s occasion." L i e u t e n a t ( j g ) Wil1in.n R. I:'idc.nan, U.S.!J. Machinist Fumzn D. V:oltrip, U .S . Y , Carpenter Abner L. Xlton, U.S.N. Chicf h c h l n i s t ' s Idate Tar1 F. 3eraI.5, U.S.I.1. S h i p f i t t e r F i r s t Class F r a n k l i n E. K i n g , U.S.N.

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Citation
!!?'he indivichal. and collective p e r f o r m a c e of d u t y of each one of you s t o o d o u t i n t h i s haaardous u n d e r t a k i n g t h a t involved t h e boardi n g o f , u r g e n t r e p a i r s t o , and t h e manning of a h o s t i l e s h i p , which was i n t h e process o f being s c u t t l e d by h e r crew t h r o u g h t h e use of bombs, with t h e a t t e n d a n t c o n d i t i o n s ot' c o s p l e t e u n f a m i l i a r i t y w i t h t h e s h i p and under u n c e r t a i n existevnt dangers. -4s a r e s u l t 02 t h e uni-led e f f o r t s displayr-d, i t , -.vas p o s s i b l e , n o t only t o save t h e OI)ENbl!LLD, b u t t o t a k e h e r i n t o poi.5 under h e r o;m p o m r as manned bl- t h s b o x d i n g p a r t y .

llYou a r e hereby jointly cmunended f o r t h e l e a d e r s h i p d i s p l a y e d , and t h e c o o l , determined and coiirageous manner I n which you performed your a s s i g n e d t a s k s on t h i s occ3sio::.11

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The S E c r e t a r y o' til? Iia\~yrccantly a d d r e s s e d a l e t t e r o f comi mendation t o L i e u t e n a n t Louis J , Lbdave, b ,USITIZ, f o r h i s performance M of d u t y as t h c nsvigaking o f f i c e r of t h e U.S.S. SALINbS a t t h e time of arid following t h e t o r p d o i n j of t h o vessel on October 30, 1941. Citation
c !'.,,-cribed signals report"Your promp-c a c t i o n i q c l e a r i n s i n g $he c a s u a l t y , an2 r t s t o r i n g a d q u a t e o p e r a , ' c o n d i t i o n s on t h e damaged b r i d g o vrhilG under f i r e and subjzct, t o c c n t i n u c d submarine a t t a c k , and your ci)olnt?ss, courage, and f i n e ;ob of n a v i g a t i n g , cont r i b u t d g r e a t l ; l t o t h c slow, s u c c e s s f d r e t ~ i ~ of- ! h c c r i p p l e d and ~ t l i s t e d v e s s e l t a n safe p o r t .

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tlYou a r e h w e k y comnended f o r your. i n i t i a t i v e , sound judgment, and s p l c n d i d peri'ornance of your d u t i e s on t h i s occ2sion.t1

.A-'?JAE.DED LIFE SAVING hI3DJ.L

Ths T r e a s u r y De7artment has awardcd a S i l v e r L i f e Saving .. Mcdal t o Corporal John,Ft. Brccze, W S Kcrinc Corps, f o r b r a v e r y i n r e s c u i n & t-,ro youth? from droxninr on Septenbcr e, 1940, a t Guam, Marine Cor?s Neadquartcrs, announced r e c e n t l y . O f f i c i a l reports of t h e i n c i d e n t c r e d i t Corporal 3 r e e z e with " f o r t i t u d e and prescnce of mind" i n r e s c u i n g t h e boys, v;ho were b e i n g swept o u t t o st;a by a s t r o q ; c r o s s currcr;t, ir. t h c s l i p r a y where t h e y were swimming.

Many peoplc t h e s e days n w d a k i c k i n t h e seat of t h e i r t l c a n f t S 1 t .

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The f o l l o w i n g l e t t e r s of c o m e n d a t i o n were forwarded. by t h e Commander-in-Chief, A t l a n t i c F l e e t : Ensign S u m e r J. Abracs, D-ll,

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Citation "?'he Commending Officer. of t h e S!,SI:!P.S, r e p o A i n g 011 t h e engagement ol" t h a t ship Y' ,t;h Er ener:y r.1ibm&rixe 0 3 O c ~ o 36, 1941, . ii b ~ ~ s t a t e d t h a t rheE t!x " i ? I ~ tSo r ? J,ed and imle .ai;c.ly aftel-wras you h: were of g r e a t a.ss:ist.arice t o hi^ in r ; G t t i ; ! s o f f t h e proper s i g n a l s t o n! t h e convoy, i n g e t t i: t h e ?v-S.dee i:: opernting c o r c l i t i o r , and i n challengYour c o n t i n c e d a l e r t n e s s helped i n g s h i p s approaching i n the darkness. him t o t a k e the neceosaq- precaut2o:iary measures when t h e D'JPONT and LEA subseq.uently delivered de:,th charge c t t a c k s

"The Comander-in-Chief t a k e s p l e a s u r e i n comending you f o r m your conduct on t h i s o c c a s i m , v.-hich v i n accord w i t h t h e high t r a d i t i o n s o f t h e Naval Service . I 1 L i e u t e n a n t ( j g ) Th+? .wae G. Loi.re, SC-V(

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Citation '!The Cornmandin;: Oi'flcer of t h e S.4LIXf3, r e p o r t i n g on t h e engagement of t h a t s h i p v - i t h En eneny submarine on October 30, 1941, s t a t e d t h a t t h e prornptne?s xLth whicl-, t 5 e p n crew ~1' h i c h you were v i n charge rnarined t h e gun an6 opened f i r e o n t h e a t + a c k i n g submarine, u n q u e s t i o n a b l y prevented f u r t h e r a t t s c k s from being macle. '!The Coxmander-in-Chief t a k e s p l e a s u r e i n coimending you f o r your conduct on tlilis occasion, vihich vas i n accord w i t h t h e h i g h t r a d i t i o n s of t h e Naval Service."

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"The Comrinriing 0i':'icer of t,he SkI,I:XS, r e p o r t i n g on t h e enEagement of t h a t s h i p r i i t h c:i e n e r y submzrine on October 30, 1941, s t a t e d t h a t a f t e r t h e s h i p had been torpedoed, you succeeded i n keeping h e r 03 an eve2 k e e l ; tlxti-; y o u r eii.;'v~y of Lht danap enabled hlril to rzp o r t t o t h e E s c o r t (;pm.andsr t h a t he could proceed s a f e l y t o p o r t ; t h a t you k e p t c o n s t a n t m t c h on tke weakened bulkh.;z.cl.s, t h u s a s s i s t i n g him i n his d e c i s i o n a.s t o vd?c?t c m s t i t u t c d b e s t . engine speed; and t h a t your courage and unf'altcring a t t c n t i o n t o d u t y x a s noteworthy. "The Comander-in-C!-tief t a k w pleasure i n commending you f o r your conduct on t h i s occasion, vihich na5 .-? a c c o r d w i t h t h e high tradit i o n s of t h e Naval S x v i c e

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USS SALINAS' CXPf F%GHGTED

Nineteen members of the crew o f the VSS SUYkS, Nava1.t nker which was torpedoed on O c t 0 3 ~ r30, lqLJ, have been pronotcd i n recogn i t i o n o f I t e s p e c i a l l y m c r i t i o u s conduct i n a c t i o n .!I , I n t h e group were F r a n c i s IIerbert, ilcIntyre, Chief XachiEi.s?,ts Xate, U.S.U., and R u a l Solen Wtlson, X a c h i r i i s t ' s ba 2: e 1st Class, U.S.!\r., b o t h of ~rhornpreviously v m - 9 avardec? t h e Navy Cross by Vice Admiral Royal E. I n g e r s o l l , U.S.N., Cormandor in Chief, A t l a c t i c F l e e t . i k I n t y r e , advanced temporar3.ly t o the inrra:it o f f i c e r raxk a f Xachinist, and Wilson, given an acting a p p o l n t n e n t i n the en15.si;ed r * ? r i n g of Qiief k c h i n i s t ' s Mate, received tho Navy Cross OH ,Ja:iiaTT X , v.ke.: similar awards were made t o Comander Harley F. Cope, L i c n t e n a : ~ t Co:~i~nf'ier fkht,on B. S n i t h , and L i e u t e n a n t Tnoodore I,. Jorpann, t h e SkLITi'kS Cm!!!anJing, Executive and Engineer Officers, r e s p e c t i v e l y . A l b e r t Warrington l?xown, Chief Electrician's i.int,e, U.S.X., teinporarily advance6 t o t h e mm-ant r a n k o f E l e c t r i c i a n .
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C i t a t i o n s a c c o q a n y l n g t h e o t h e r p r o n o t i o n s were as follows: Brown--"The comanL'ing o f f i c e r of t h e SALIlJilS r e p o r t e d chat d u r i n g t h e engageinent o f t h a t s h i p w i t h a n eneqy s.ubmarine on October 30, 1941, from t h e t i m e t h e s h i p ms torpedoed until she reached p w t , Brown was c a l l e d upon t o perform a m u l t i p l i c i t y of e l e c t r i c a l r e p a i r d u t i e s ; t h a t he worked z l m o s t continously f o r over four days on t h e s e r e ? a i r s , which extended t o t h e g e n e r a t o r s , gyro C O ~ ~ B S S ,fathor,ieter, a-u.llinr3: ' motors, r u p t u r e d c a b l e s , and grounds; and t h a t h i s p e r f o r m n c e of t h e s e d u t i e s was o u t s t a n d i n g Archer, Sachs, Savage and tilood--"The cornanding o f f i c e r of the SALIIQAS r e p o r t e d t h a t during t h e engagement o f t h a t s h i p v5th c e c e V m submarine on October 30, 19L1, you r e m i n e d at your s t a t i o n i n t h e engineeri n g department u n t i l d i r e c t e d by orders from t h e b r i d g e t o evacuate the engine and f i r e rooms; t h a t a l l valves capable o f being c l o s e d by hand . were closed b e f o r e you l e f t y o w s t a t i o n ; and that, your coolness, cownge and u n f a l t e r i n g devotion t o duty w r e o f t h e h i g h e s t order."
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Davis, Eakin, Gcrrett, Kneavel, bhrphy znd TJau&hn--flThe comnar,di n g o f f i c e r o f t h e SALINAS r e p o r t e d t h r L t during t h e engigenlent of t h 3 t s k i p w i t h a n eneqy submarine on October 30, 19L1 when the s h i p was t o r p d o e d and immediately a f t e r w a r d s , you were of g r e a t a s s i s t a n c e t o hiin i n g e t t i n g o f f t h e proper s i g n a l s t o t h e convoy, in g e t t i n g t h e Sridge i n oper?-ting conYour cofid i t i o n , and i n c h a l l e n g i n g s h i p s approizching i n t h e dar!:ness. t i n u e d a l e r t n e s s helped h i n t o t z k e t h e n e c e s s a r y pre c?.at,ionnry measures when d e s t r o y e r s subsequently d e l i v e r e d de$h cha-ge ?,ttacl.;s . l l Hoovt;r--"The cornanding o f f i c e r of t h e SALIIJiiS r e p o r t e d t h a t during the engagement, of t h a t s h i p w i t h -a encq7 w b m r i n e on October 30, 1941, and a f t e r the s h i p had been torpedoed, y o u a s s i s t e d i n keoping her on a n even k e e l ; t h a t y o u r survey of t h c dansge enabled him t o r s p o r t t o t h e E s c o r t Commander t h a t h e could procedd s?.fely t o p o r t ; t h a t you k e p t c o n s t a n t watch on $he weakened bulkheads, t h u s a s s i s t i n g him i n h i s dec i s i o n as t o w n a t c o n s t i t u s d b e s t e c g i n c spezd; and t h a t y o m courage and u n f a l t e r i n g a t t e n t i o n t o duty m s Bugg, Gaddy, G i l c h r i s t , XIenderson and Turnage-11Advanccd t o the n e x t h i g h e r r a t i n g f o r m e r i t o r i o u s conduct during t h e engagement of t h e USS SALINAS w i t h a n enemy submrine.1' COI!DENDATION The Chief o f t h e Bureau of Navigation r e c e n t l y nddrcssed a l e t t e r o f d o m e n d a t i o n t o George F r a n k l i h 1,1oody, ChQt, U.S.N., f o r h i s i n t e r e s t i n s u b m i t t i n g s u g g e s t i o n s r e g a r d i n g anti-bomb smoke pipe protector.

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EXLISTED YAM C O I O 4 E " D FOR EROIC ACTION

The S e c r e t a r y of the Navy r e c e n t l y commended I r c h i e H a r r i s o n Terry, Chief Water Tender, V.S.N., f o r p r e v e n t i n g a s e r i o u s f i r e aboard a c m i s e r from a hot, f u e l o i l leak. The Commanding Officer of t h e c r u i s e r t o which Terry xas zttached r e p o r t c d t h a t on September 5, 1941, Tdrry d i s c o v e r e d a heavy r:przy of h o t fuel o i l coning from a large leak i n a master f u e l o i l valw, Tcrry, it :'.as r e p o r t e d , went through t h e r a p i d l y i n c r m s i n g spray x h i c h -cas s t r i k i n g a zteaming b o i l e r , succceded i n c l o s i n g it, dirac+,ed removal of thz d a n g t r o u r l y exposed o i l am! r e p a i r a d t h e vsivc " a t g r e a t r i s k t o himself m w i t h s u h s c q u m t d i s c o n f o r t from thc, e f f c c t s of ex?osurc to . a t h e hot o i l .

A l e t t e r of cor?.rnmdation was s e n t t o Terry by S e c r k t n r y Knox.

There wss a dense fog 2nd t h e o f f i c c r on t h e b r i d g e -.izs bec o ! ~ h gnore and mar8 e m s p e r a t c d . As he lczned 3 v e r t h e ?;^& o f t h e b r i d g e t r y i n g t o p i e r c e t h e gloorr,, he s m a h z y f i g w e 3n : rnil a ! f c ) yards f r o n h i s s h i p . ~ 'f!',?ic:t a - ~ t r y i n s you !ic almost choked. t o do vrith your b l i n k i n ' ship?" h ; roared. c "Don't 703 kno-cr t h e r u l e s o f t h e road?lt

The Secretary of t h e fJ.~vy e c e n t l y addressoc? r mendation t o Kenneth Llr.5 3 p . r t i r r , S:amn, l / c , 2.5 .?.

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11T3e Cornanding C f f i c e r , ! . .S. IXDIK!APOLIS, bas brought t o JS t h e t : t t e n t i o n o f t!ie Departmerit your z o m e r i d a b k zct,ion i n r5I:Sciiing a s h i p m t n from droxhing on J a x a r y 24, 1941. It r : p p e a ~ st h a t ;it ribout . , . 2000, J a n u x y 24, 1?41, J. E %ss, Searfir, Skcond Class, U, S . . !ktvy, fell f r o n t h e forward brow of t h e U.S.S. ?EXSbCOLSL i n t o thr. v a t w c 2 t t h e Nayy Yard, Psarl Ha-bor, T.FI., s5riki::g 'his l e g o n thc dsck 8s 55 f e l l , You w r e near t h e scene, and r.rithout h e s i t z t i o n r2.n t o tile edgZ5 of %he dock an2 1cz.ped i n t o t I i e m t e r fro7. c" heigfi', of r.??ou.t i;ighti:c:i f.;-;.t, s e c u r e d about Hessr s h o u l d e r s a l i r x ; ) a s s d f r . 3 ~h e tlcck, x i c l supported t him u n t l l he was p u l l e d up, on t h c doc!^. .The s p a c e bct,vxxn t h e shir, and dock was i n t o t a l derkness a t t h e tire yol; j m p e d and xm r S o u t f o , w f e e t in rridth.

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"The Department t a k e s p l e a s u r e i n commending you f o r your a c t i o n on t h i s o c c a s i o n r e f e r r e d t o , which undoubtedly saved t h e l i f e Such a c t i o n i s i n keeping of Hess who was i n j u r e d d u r i n g t h e f a l l . w i t h t h e b e s t t r a d i t i o n s of t h e Naval Service.!' CO?IENIIATI O N The Chief of t h e Bureau o f Navigation r e c e n t l y addressed l e t t e r s of commendation t o F r a n c i s Olwell Archer, R l l c , U.S .No, and 'Villiam Thomas Metz, CMli, U .S .N. Citation

"It a p p e a r s t h a t on A p r i l 9, 19L1, w h i l e you were a p a t i e n t a t t h e Naval H o s p i t a l , Ccrnacao, you dived overboard from t h e dock t o t h e r e s c u e o f Edwin Landvoight Reed, Seaman Second Class, U.S. i'?avy, It was d i f f i c u l t to swir,i w i t h Reed as he s t r u g g l e d another p a t i e n t . However, you brought him t o t h e dock where he v a s removed constantly, from t h e water.
"The Bureau commends you f o r your a c t i o n on t h e o c c a s i o n Such a c t i o n i s r e f e r r e d , which undoubtedly,saved t h e l i f e of Reed. i n keeping w i t h t h e b e s t t r a d i t i o n s of t h e IJaval S e r v i c e .

''Your c a s e has been r e f e r r e d t o t h e S e c r e t a r y of t h e T r e a s u r y w i t h t h e recommendation t h a t you be z m r d e d a F i l v e r L i f e Saving Eledal.ll

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The Chief o f t h e Bureau of Navigation r e c e n t l y addressed l e t t e r s of commendation t o Henry Edgar Burton, %9x.lsmith, F i r s t Cl?.ss, U . .N,, and Clzrence Eugene Leech, CLPI(AA), U .S .N., commending them o r S methods r e c e n t l y developed f o r t h e c o n s e r v a t i o n of z i n c .
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Seebnch, a U.S. Navy man, was l a r g e s i z e d , b u t n o t v e r y imposOne n i g h t a s h o r e he walked i n t o a small honky-tonk b a r and vrith ing. a f l o u r i s h and ;?. v o i c e t h a t f i l l e d t h e room, s a i d : When Se-ebach d r i n k s , everybody d r i n k s .I1 Immediately, t h e b a r vas jmmGd, t h e house f i l l e d a l l t h e Then v%th t h e impertincnce o f a king, Seebach reached i n t o h i s pocket, p u l l e d o u t 3 dime, laid it on t h e counter, and. s a i d : "And when Seebnch pays, evarybody pays", 2nd o u t he walked.

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TEN CIVILIANS CITEL, FOE ?n/lV?D.Y 4.2' PEA3.Z FL4RBOE

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Another c h a p t e r was added t o t h e s t o r y of heroism dis@ayed b y America's f i g h t i n g men and civilirtHs a l i k e auring t h e J q a n e s e a t t a c k upon P e a r l Harbor.

Rear Admiral C.C. Eloch, U.S.N., Cornandant of t h e F o u r t e e n t h Naval D i s t r i c t , c i t e d t e n c i v i l i a n employees of t h e Supply Department z t t h e Pearl Harbor Hayy Yard f o r bravery. Inclu:!ed i n t h e C r o u p zre rnen o f American, H m a i i z n , Scandanavian, p o r t u p e s e , and Chinese s n c e 7 t r J a l l Azericen c i t i a e m of Hawaii.
'Recipients of t h e citations were Tai H. Sunn, pririciFa1 purchasing c l e r k ; Ralph W, Xiller, Jr., propert;; ami supply oi'zicer; d O h i A . Runes, Jr., f o r c m t i laborer; Iver Carlron, le,?dIr,qc?r: joiner; L i n S . I!ee, E a r l e M. Swartx, Joseph K.N. Yee, s e n i o r s5or&ee?ers ; I-Irsry ' Kealoah, a s s i s t a n t s t o r e k e e p r ; Fred Kixey, f o r c r x n of t h e XsTcl h e : Depot, and G a r n e t t A . King, enginenan, Their pcrrt -in t h e dnamcztle f i g h t A z e r i c a ? f o r c e s stegec! ct P e a r l Harbor i s d e s c r i b e d 5: t b f o l l o - r i n ~c i t a t i o n s i s s u e d by R a w Admiral Bloch:

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and i s s u e d s t e e l t o t h e salvage p a r t i e s of s t r i c k e n s h i p s . t e n t i o n t o d u t y was h i g h l y commendable11.

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Sviartz "For courage, endurance and f i n e performance of an arduous t a c i s s u i n g p r o v i s i o n s t o t h e U.S, P a c i f i c Fleet under b a t t l e conditions. Your d r i v i n g power, r a p i d t 9 i n k i n g and r e s o l u t e a c t i o n c o n t r i b u t e d t o s u c c e s s f u l r e a d i n e s s o f al.1 d i s t r i c t snd f l e e t a c t i v i t i e s , and your i s s u e s of ernergency r a t , i o n s t o f i r i n g p o i n t s x e r e e s p e c i a l l y commendable. Your d e v o t i o n t o d u t y i s outstanding."

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" F o r courage and e f f i c i e n c y i n t h e performance of Yee your manifold t a s k s on Sunday, 7 December 1941, end t h e d ~ y s and n i g h t s immediately following. Your i s s u e s of b l a n k e t s , c o t s , m a t t r e s s e s , s h e e t s , p i l l o w s , cc?nvas, e t c . , m d e supply h i s t o r y . Your e t t e n t i o n t o d u t y was h i g h l y commendable
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Kealoah '!For your d e t e r m i n a t i o n , energy, i n i t i a t i v e 2nd s t e a d i n e s s under f i r e throughout Sunday, 7 December 1941, 2nd your e n d u r - ' in& pluck i n s t i c k i n g t o your d u t y p o s t f o r 4C hours without relief 2 t an important i s s u e s t a t i o n . When t h e regula? stockman i n charge of c l o t h i n g , cordage and r e l a t e d a r t i c l e s was a b s e n t , s i c k , you assumed h i s d u t i e s and gave a s p l e n d i d account of y o u r s e l f , 2nd g r e r t l y a s s i s t e d enl i s t e d p e r s o n n e l of t h e U.S. Navy by your performance of Kinsey 1lFor coolness 9nd f o r c e f u l b r z v e r y i n d i r e c t i n g t h e f u e l i n g o f x r i n e s and l i g h t f o r c e s for t h e 72 hours following t h e a c t i o n o f 7 December 1941, e s p e c i a l l y commendable VES your prompt deci1 s i o n , i n absence of o r d e r s , t o s t a r t 2 1 f i r e pumps and p r e s s u r e a l l s a l t water l i n e s . .You rendered s i g n a l s e r v i c e i n t r a n s f e r r i n g fourinch and s i x - i n c h s u c t i o n hose i n q u a n t i t y t o s t r i c k e n s h i p s f o r s a l v a g e work .I1 King '!For s t e a d i n e s s End cool t h i n k i n g w h i l e e x c i t e d people were t e l e p h o n i n g erroneous r e p o r t s of f u e l tank e x p l o s i o n s Sundcy, 7 December 1 4 . Your s u g g e s t i o n t o p l z c e l u b r i c a t i n g o i l i n drums on 91 trailers a t t h e Merry P o i n t Fuel Depot g r e n t l y z s s i s t e d s e r v i c i n g destroyers. The CommPndant commends your endurence 2nd i n i t i n t i v e 2% your p o s t o f duty.11

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E r n e s t Gerald Harber, who wants t o do somet h i n g c b o u t P e m l Harbor, needed h i s mother's cons e n t t o j o i n t h e a i r corps. 'Back came p e r m i s s i o n b y r e t u r n wire, signed:

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Both Admiral S t a r k , who cffl:i:ilL-- r e c e i v e d t h e p a i n t i n g f o r t h e Navy, and Mrs. Nirriitz proiioimC*ed t n e p o ? - t r . . i t an " e x c e l l e n t l i k e n e s s " and congratulated Yne fano?rs w t i s t on h i s rvori.rnanship. Adniral Mirnitz is p i c t z r e d i n t h e s e r v i c e b l u e uniform.of a n Admiral, and holds a p a i r o f 5 f c c c u l a r s i n h i s hands. I n t h e background i s a landscape o f sky and sea, and i n one corner t h e d i s t a n t c o n t r o l tower of a b a t t l e s h i p i s v i s i b l e . The p o r t r a i t . will remain i n Admiral Stark's o f f i c e f o r a s h o r t time before being permanently l o c a t e d .

z The 'following l e t t e r WLY r+-[. t l y addressed t o t h e S e c r e t a r y of t h e Navy by t h e mother o f 2 yo-,:^ 3 n a . t o r who made t h e supreme sacrif i c e , . This l e t t e r i s such an u.iusl;rilly fine t r i b u t e .to t h e Navy that it i s being passed on t o all personnel.

"Sir:
"Your k i n d l e t t e r of sympathy because o f t h e death of m son, En.si.Cn Russseli Vrocjm Adam, (Jr., i s very y much a p p r e c i a t e d . If i t were Destiny t h a t he s h o u l d be c a l l e d , then I nm proud t h a t h i s going -m.s i n t h e l h e of duty f a r h i s country.
Wr. k d a w and I have been impressed and tozched by t h e person21 and k:-Jman s i d e of t h e rdny~, and p a r t i c Tt u l a r l y by t h e 8 v i a t i o n s e c t i o n . n ~ u n t i l t h i s l o s s b e f e l l us, d i d xe a p p r e c i a t e , through t h e fi;ie, h e l p f u l l e t t e r s from o f f i c e r s i n your Departzent, x h a t has been termed, 'The Spir5.t of' .&e Navy.' Iias t h i s been sonet h i n g b u i l t up by hardy men v k o f o r days on end saw only f a r reaches df k i t e r and slqr, and. -&ose minds n e c e s s a r i l y A turned t o t h e Gre7-t S p i r i t ? 1 y own son once s a i d tist when.he was above t h e clouds in h i s plane, he 'seemed a l i t t l e n e a r e r HYavm. 1

"Russell, Jr. f G l t t h a t t o have become ~1 i f a v d Aviator was t h e h i g h e s t att:iinment i n n i l i t a r y l i f e . r Despite t h e tragedy which overtook him, Y . Adam acd I Ftgree i l i t h hi%." Sincereljr yours, / s / !i.?rriet S. Adcars, (:lrs. Russcll V r o m Adams)

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For a c e n t u r y and a h a l f , Shaw has been a f i g h t i n g name 5x1 t h e United S t a t e s Navy, B e g i m i n g i t s fane with d o w h t y Captain John. Shaw, U. S . IJavy, i n t h e eightecmth cer,twJ, extending t h r o w h t h e g a l l a n t , never-say-die s p i r i t of t h e first USS SHAT'J, i&]ich v b ~ s u t in c h s l f in c o l l i s i o n 3 1918 b u t reached p o r t under i*W own pojver, it now . f i n d s f i t t i n g culmination i n t h e (mazing t1resurrcc60n11 of the p r e s e n t USS S-IAW, a t f i r s t r e p o r t e d sunk a t P t a r l k r b o r .
J o b - Shaa, bora i n Ireland i n 1773,, f i r s t e s t a b l i s h e d h i s nsme firmly i n American h i s t o r y i n 1800, two years a f t e r he m s made 2 l i e u t e n a n t i n t h e U, S. Navy. It x i s d-wing t h e undeclared w r w i t h France, -&en t h e r e a l work lay i n t h e c a p t i i c o f t h e p r i v a t e e r s t h a t swarmed o u t o f the French p o r t s of t h e t'Jcst Indies. There were m n y s p i r i t e d comb a t s between our s n a l l e r v e s s e l s and k r g e r cnemj p r i v a t e e r s . Oze of E t h e most famous e q l o i t s of t h e v a r V ~ the c r u i s e of t h e EE'ERPRISE under Lieutenant Sho.~, which i n e i g h t months captxrcd s.;X p r i v a t e e r s m d r e c a p t u r e d elever, h e r i c n s , merchor-n.
I n 1807 L i e u t m a n t S?x-m was comissioaed a c a p t a i n , and cont i n u e d h i e g a l l a n t s e r v i c e thrcugh tine W r o f 1812. H e died in 1823. a

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The name next appears i n Wvy a n n a l s with t h e commissioning of t h e USS SL W i n 1917, r.mad i n honor of Captain Shaw. She SSiV a c t i v e IA h n: ' Oc4,0Ser 9, 1918, A t t h a t time, duty i n World Y r I w i t h o a t r;is"l:-~, u , under t h e comnlnd o f as p z r t of a dj.vision of f i v e ' , S d c ~ ~ : r c ~ - z r s 2 Commandsr ',YLl.iarn Ll. Glassford, 3 S L E m,- - , 0-7 Vice k i d r L i r ' d Glassford, tb +,r:e: SYA'J wzs esc~nrrn~:~idrii-iy z 3, S . ?Java1 Forces, :mii,'r+-vtst i ' a c f f i c cort,.iil;~315 A ~ J ' 2 , KIjbY Briticil trans?c,;-, -.+xh d , X O : Y C ~ ~ J S,board, 8 The :29'.a;.'s r ',(iccr ;?.r;n~ed 2 2s k as i n t o :>r-it'.:+ro;.-r,c-, f'xg1?.fid9 zk &VJI~. she T T Z ~cmplc:t:-rp t h c r i g h t l ~ g 2 zigzag, 1eaTding h c r :leaded d i r e c t l y of t o m i + 5hc k i z e tr;',iispnt,. Uczble t o avoid 2 c o l l i s i o n , Cu,mnnder Glassford decided t o s a c r i f i c e h i s c-:TI s'rtip r a t h c r than r a n t h e AQTJITA"J, and ordered full speed a s t e r n .

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l a t e r t h e AQTJ1TL;Ui s t r u c k the d e s t r o y e r and s l i c e d c u t t i n g o f f riincty f e c t of the SEii;l;fs bow, s t r i p p i n g roox, and teairirig o u t t h e m a i n m s t . F i r e broke o u t tank, and i t s e m e d t h a t t h e SI,'Ji ms dooned. But t h a t was n o t t h e i d e a o f the g n l l s n t concinder and crew. Keepinp t h e s h i p i n frill r e v e r s e t o l e s s e n pressu-re on water-tiE;ht bulkhsads, t h e f i r e was extinguished i n t h e f z c e of b u r s t i n g a m u n i t i o n . The dwclged engines were p u t i n working condition, t h e s t e e r i r i g gear r e p a i r e d , and, slowly e a s i n g h e r i n t o r e v e r s e , t h e y navigated t h e f l o a t i n g remnant of a s h i p b a c k m r d 40 miles i n t o Portland, where she vms r c p n i r e d and p u t back into c o m i s s i o n .

And now t h e second SHAT ie a t R Test Coast p o r t xndergoirg r e p a i r s a f t e r an e x h i b i t i o n of toughness and i n d o m i t a b i l i t y r i v a l l i n g h e r .. predecessors,

A FIGHTING SHIP AND A FIGHTING NU3 ?!!AT WON'T IY3W ( Con t )

The second SHAW, commissioned i n 1938, began h e r career f i t t i n g l y i n company w i t h the USS ENmPRISE, an aircraft carrier named a f t e r t h e famous schooner comnanded by Captain John Shaw i n 1800. Later she j o i n e d t h e P a c i f i c F l e e t and, on t h e morning of December 7, 1941, was lyi n g i n drydock a t P e a r l Harbor. I n t h e Japanese a t t a c k on t h a t base, she s u f f e r e d a d i r e c t h i t by a Jap bomb on t h e f o r e c a s t l e , exploding a magazine, and wrecking t h e b r i d g e and forward p a r t o f t h e h u l l . X t h smoke and flames r o a r i n g from h e r , d e s t r u c t i o n seemed coriplete. The enemy c o n f i d e n t l y checked h e r o f f t h e l i s t 02 U. S. warships. 5.k t h e Japs do n o t know b e r i c a n h i s t o r y . Apparently men and s h i p s named Shaw have never l e a r n e d how t o adnit d e f e a t .

I n l i t t l e over two months a f t e r t h e SNN a p p a r e n t l y was blown t o b i t s i n P e a r l Iiarbor, shc was back a t a Ykst Coast p o r t g e t t i n g a new bow. Like t h e f i r s t SiAX, s;ie came i n under h e r o~vnpower. This time she wore a stubbv t s p o r a r y nose t h a t looked l i k e a snow plough. Like t h e f i r s t SHAX, a d like L a p t a i n John Shaw a hundred and f i f t y years ago, she r d l l soon be back on t h e h i g h seas--ready f o r a c t i o n w i t h t h e enemy.

ADMIRAL HART %LXTT43D i3P VICE ADEIIRAL HEITRICH

The Navy Departnent s e c e n t l y m d r : t h e following announcement:
.deest t o be r e l i e v e d "In v i e w of Adxxiral Thonas C. Hart's because of ill' h e a l t h , Vice Adniral C. E. L. H e i f r i c h , Royal Netherlands M$vy, h a s btien d e s i g m t ' e d as Acting Cor.rander Coiibined N a v a l Forces ASDK area.

R E S ADi.IIRliL NOYES D E T L H E D FOR SEii DUTY

Rear Ldmiral Leigh laoyes, U. S. Navy, D i r e c t o r of Naval Cornun i c a t i o n s i n the O f f i c e of the Chief o f Naval Operations s i n c e June, 1939, has been detached f o r sea duty, t h e Navy Department r e c e n t l y announced.
He has been r e l i e v e d by Captain Joseph El. Redman, f o r n e r l y A s s i s t a n t D i r e c t o r of '>JLval Communications.

Rear ,idyiirnl L L l m a i d t 5 rH. Van K C W L ~ ~ ,U. S. NrLvy, on February 6 formally assur.ed o f f i c e as t h a Chic?? o f t h e BWeau of Ships.
The Judge iidvocztt: General o f t h e XaT, Rear kdr?j.ral Tklter B. Ploodson, U. S. Navj, a d m i n i s t e r e d t h e o a t h o f o f f i c e t iid@ral o

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The most extensive a v i a t i o n t r a i n i n g program i n a l l n a v a l h i s r e c e n t l y announced by S e c r e t a r y o f t h e Xavy Frank linox.

The new program i s designed t o t r a i n IJavy and TJarine Corps f i g h t e r and bomber p i l o t s a t a s t a r t i n g r a t e o f 30,900 a y e a r , w i t h each candidate undergoing a n extrenely r i g o r o u s "toughening" p r o c e s s d e l i b e r a t e l y aimed a t making our seahawks t h e s t r o n g e s t , most d a r i n g and m s t determined type o f airmen i n tine w o r l d . F a c i l i t i e s i n f o u r u n i v e r s i t i e s , i n t h e east, south, nid-y:;est and western s e c t i o n s o f t h e country will be r e n t e d by t h e iiavjr for t h e d u r a t i o n of t h e war. The v a s t l y expazlded new n a v a l a v i a t i o n t r a i n i n g s;rstem will be i n o p e r a t i o n by May 1, o r sooner, With a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r t r a i n i n g a l r e a d y being accepted.

Naval o f f i c i a l s a t t a c h e d p a r t i c u l a r importafice t o t h e p h y s i c a l t r a i n i n g a s p e c t s of t h e curriculum, p o i n t i n g o u t t h a t t h e 'rtou&qening!t proceys vJ;,-11 be t h e n o s t strenuouLc e v e r a t t e i y t e d i n Chis country on a n organiztr: zpzle. I t 5s intended t a conciiticn p i l o t s f o r &ny danger o r h a r d s h i p ck-y m y have t o face i n , or as a r e s u l t o f , a c t m l a i r b a t t l e . Each of' 3 6 : ?o;;r c o l l e g e o r university plants t o he will hc?ve conf p l e t e a+k~k?,',ice c i l i t i e s . They will learn t o -larch u;, t o L+O miks frorn sunup t o sundom, nil1 be s e t a t such heavy l a b o r as ditch-d-lgging, woodchopping and land-clearing, and v 1 be extensively s c h o o l s d i n SilCh i1 r e a l i s t i c self-defense a r t s as boxing, advanced j u j i t s u , and roxh-%-.ci tumble f i g h t i n g .
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'8i t h c o n s i d e r a b l e unders tntcmcnt, TJav;r o f f i c i a l s coi>nectcd From w i t h t h e new program d e c l a r e d t h a t 5r.e training: f . 1 M1 riot be exi:..tl t h i s day on, t h e claws of our pea e n s i d s ~~6-11 t,ougk and sb.ar?. bc

I n making t h e ;anomcement, Secretar2r o f Thc Ihvy Frank ;inox, himself a former Roughrider and v e t c r m of thc f i r s t Yicrld ' k r , m d c t h e following statement: !'The Navy's new a v i a t i o n t r a i n i n g program i s a d i s t i n c t chnll e n g e t o p a t r i o t i c young American men who >.re proud.of t h i r a b i l i t y t o t a k e it. This t r a i n i n g w i l l be hard, b u t tlie tine f o r p d l i n g punches i n words o r a c t i o n s has passed. The men who t-ke t h i s t r a i n i n g v s i l l h a w t o have g u t s . When they have won t h e i r Kavy wings, they w i l l have proved t h z t t h e y can both t a k e i t and hand it c u t . T h a t ' s t h e kind o f f i g h t i n g p i l o t s t h e Navy wants and t h e country needs."

The S e c r e t a r y also s t a t e d : "This trairiirlg and t h e a i r traini n g which f o l l o w s it will make t h e s e men t h e b e s t p i l o t s i n t n e world. be ?l?ey will b e n e f i i from it f o r t h e r e s t of t h e i r l i v e s . They 71rill t h e l e a d e r s i n post-war a v i a t i o n dcvelopment. '!%cy w i l l t a k e t h o a i r in s t e a d i l y i n c r e a s i n g numbers, and do much t o win t h i s war f o r t h i s country.

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NAVY LAUTJCXES VAST TRAIISIIJG PROCm4U.Z

Evm b c f o r c t h e a t t a c k on Pei?rl HarSor, groundxori: f o r t h e ne+! p l a n had b w n norkcd o u t under t h e d i r e c t i o n o f A s s i s t a n t S c c r c t a r y o f t h e T3f o r Air Artcmus L. ,Gates, a :'Jay,r p i l o t i n t h e f i r s t Yorld ' - T ; Je ,h? and Admiral John TI. TovJers, ,Chief of t h e Bureau o f Aeroncutics, a. Navy p i l o t s i n c e 1911.
lIavy o f f i c i a l s admitted t h a t tho 'ttoughening'' p r o c e s s vns t o o strenuous f o r adoption during p c a c e t i m on n v o l u n t n r y b a s i s . ,

Leading c o l l e g e a t h l e t i c coaches m d s p o r t s f i g w % s ~$11be inducted' i r , t o the Nnval Reserve t o conduct the p h y s i c a l phascs of t h i s t r a i n i n g . Other p r o n i n e n t c x p e r t s have b e w i n v i k d t o become m;;mbers o f a physiccll. t r a i n i n g a d v i s o r y board. Acceptances are coming i n by phone and t e l e g r a p h , with t h e m t i r e board t o be announced i n thc: nczr f u t u r e . Every oide t r ; i l l be g i v e n e x p e r t , r i g i d , and cons%:& m d i c , - . , isiJpkrvision, The four c o l l e g e or u n i v e r s i t y p l a n t s t o be ussd I n thc four quandrants o f t h e country w i l l be usod s o l e l y as ground schonls, s a c h cornpnrnblc i n s i z e t o t h e Nnval Acadeqr a t Annz?olis. T?avy o f f i c i a l s announced t h a t arrangements w i t h t h e s e i n s t i t u t i o n s a r c p r o g r e s s i n 2 s2ti.sf a c t o r i l y and v n l l soon be complctcd. Every e f f ' x t i s k i n g aadc t o s e l e c t schools which w i l l be l e a s t a f f e c t e d by t h i s disiocaCion :jf t h e i r p r e s e n t a c t i v i t i e s and which have t h e ncccsscniry a . t h l e t i c f ? . c i i i t i c s . Each s c h o c l v & l l i n d u c t 625 f l i g h t candldntcs pcr month fqr a t o t a l among t k c four of 2500 c a d e t p i l o t s p e r nonth. Emh czndid?.tz w i l l spcnd t h c f i r s t t h r e e months of h i s t r a i n i n g a t onc 9f t!wsc Eckools, The course o f tr?.-ining 1-13.11 vmare t h c tltougheningtt p r o c e s s w i l l b s g i n be broken d o ~ n n t o t h e following b a s i c furidxzcntnls t o propnre t h e i s t u d e n t fcJr a c t u a l f l i g h t , t r n i n i n g :

1. Proper p h y s i c n l c o n d i t i o n i n g and s t r r m g t h . 2. I n d o c t r i n z t i o n i n nav2.l his t o r y and customs. 3. l\tilitc.ry d r i l l and scnmmship. 4. Training i n cormunications, ordnance, and o t h c r s p c c i a l t i e s .

I n a d d i t i o n t o i n s t r u c t o r s i n p h y s i c a l t r a i n i n g , n2w.l and have on i t s s t n l f o m or rmre p r a c t i c a l o t h e r s u b j e c t s , Ca.C'.i 9chool -+:ill p s y c h o l o g i s t s and s p w i a l l e c t u r e r s on t h e m:nning o f mericnnisr?? and t h e vicic;us, world-:vidc danger o f t h e Axis i d e o l 3 g i e s . iu'nyy p i l r s t s w i t h a c t u a l experience i n b a t t l e vi11 be c d l e d i n for s p e c i a l t ? J k s .
rigorous t o stand begin a t exercise Befort: i n d u c t i o n , e3ch p i l s t c m d i d a t e v r i l l hnvs t.; p z s s c m n i n a t i o n s prclving t h t he i s pQ-sicc?llJ :;nd mentally equipped up t o t h e hard work nhead, Once ixducted, t h e c a d e t ' s daY w i l l 6 o ' c l o c k i n t i e marning w i t h 15 n i n u t e s o f s t i f f ' I t m e uptt h e l d outdonrs, no m a t t e r what t h e :.renther. During t h e n e x t 1 5

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a v i a t i o n bases f o r a c t i m l p r i n n r y f l i g h t t r a i n i n g , where t h e y l , ; i l l n o t be ,zllo;?sd t o l o s e t h e p h j s i c a l hardness and a d d i t i o n a l s t r e n g t h g?.hed i n t h e primary courso. Then t h e y go t o one o f t h e Navy% advanced f l y i n g s c h o o l s . The e n t i r e f l i g h t t r a i n i n g course w i l l t a k e ?. year, with less t i n e being necessary i n e x c e p t i o n a l cnses.

FJavy o f f i c i a l s p o i n t o u t t h a t t h e p r e s e r h 2lms c;.U f o r t r a i n i n g a p p r o x i n a t e l y 30,000 p i l o t s a year, wi%L 2,509 e n t e r i n g each month. This means t h a t t h e p r e z e n t i n d u c t i o n r a t e of p i l o t cmr!idcl.tes w i l l be stepped up soze 300 per c e n t , t h e r e b y g u a r z n t e e i n g nn a d e q m t e supply o f t r a i n e d airmen f o r use as f w t as p l a n e s becone avclilable under t h e v a s t l y i n c r e a s e d plane production program inaugurated by Presi d e n t Roosevelt on January 5, 1942.
The high c a l i b r e of Navy f l i g h t t r a i n i n g h a s long been known. This p l a n w i l l a t t r a c t t h e c r e m of Anerican youth and assure t h e ibvj a c o n s t a n t f l o w o f t o p p i l o t material.

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PILOT IIi'DUCTIOkJ CJ3idTERS

The S e c r e t a r y of t h e I t a q r r e c e n t l y announced the s e l e c t i o n o f two o f t h e f o u r u n i v e r s i t i e s vhose f a c i l i t i e s w i l l be used i n ?art under t h e v a s t a v i a t i o n t r a i n i n g pr0grzr.i f o r t h e Navy. The U n i v e r s i t y of Georgin, Athens, Georgia, has been s e l e c t e d as t h e i n t e n s i v e p r e - f l i g h t t r a i n i n g c e n t e r f o r t h e Southern ? r e a o f t h e United States, and t h e S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y of Iorra, l o w . City, I o x t , hss been s e l e c t e d f o r t h e Eiiddle '({est. S e l e c t i o n s have n o t been nade of a Far 'Vestern u n i v e r s i t y o r of a n E a s t e r n imivsrsit:,., ns t h e survey now being conducted has n o t as y e t been conpleted, The u n i v e r s i t i e s s e l e c t e d hnve agreed t o provide b u i l d i n g s and grounds f o r t h e naval r , t h l e t i c and p h y s i c a l educntion c - c t i v i t i e s , dorm i t o r i e s t o house n p p r o x i x a t e l y 2,000 nen, c l a s s r o o n space f o r a l l necessar;. acaderiic phases ,of t h e t r a i n i n g progran, dining-roon and food hand l i n g f a c i l i t i e s f o r the f e e d i n g of a p p r o x i m t e l y 2,000 nen, m c ? t h e necessnry nmber'of beds i n t h e u n i v e r s i t y hospiL-tl f o r IJam1 use. The a c t i o n i n s e l e c t i n g t h e s e u n i v e r s i t i e s \vas t'ne f i r s t s t e p i n launching t h e t r a i n i n g program f o r ax , z n n u d i n d u c t i o n of: 33,030 s t u d e n t p i l o t s adopted by t h e I ~ W J r e c e n t l y , I t Ls contempleted t h a t t h i s three-months p r e l i n i n z r y "toughening process" f o r t h e b e s t pflysical specinens arLong t h e n a t i o n ' s youth will be t h e n o s t s t r e n u o u s i n t h e h i s t o r y of American m i l i t a r y t r a i n i n g .

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IJOTRE DdLE DESIr;isA!TED NA'l7AL Ei

S e c r e t a r y of t k e Eavy Frank h o x has ailnounced %:le s e l e c t i o n of t h e TJniversity of 1;otr-e Da!e as an i n d o c t r i n a t i o n t r a i n k i g ceriter f o r a p p r e n t i c e seamen v ~ a r e candidates f o r ;Java1 Reserve i i . + h i ? n e ~ o i n Class V-7. The U x v a t e t h a s ayprent,ice eearnerl ?t?r nont!;, ~ a i t i e s f o r a g p r on i h e r s iuy 1,3300 agreed t o provide accgmcodatioiX i and--.' c ~ l c ,,&A1 nf ' .. i n c l u d e housing, messing, i n s t r u c t i o n , recreation, ana IXLXCU i t i b A L A L G ~ .

E f f e c t i v e A p r i l 15, 13~2, all a p p r e n t i c e seznen i n Class V-7 i v i l l r e c e i v e approxixa+&ly one month o f prelirainarp t r a i n i n g at. t h e TJniversity o f Notre Dame b e f o r e r e p o r t i n g t o a IZeserve !Iidshi.men's course of i n s t r u c t i o n . The R e s e r m !Sidshipnen's School f o r a three-onth Schools are a t Northwestern U n i v e r s i t y (Abbott Yall) ? i d t h e PXiE2E STATE, ;Jew York.

The preliminary t r a i n i n g a t Notre Dane x 1 i n c l u d e i n s t r u c i1 t i o n i n the fundamentals of m i l i t a r y d i s c i p l i n e , ?lava1 cimtons and 5l usage. The a p p r e n t i c e seanen w l be under c r i t i c a l observation bJr Naval o f f i c e r s f o r i n d i c a t i o n of t h o s e S a s i c nerital and noral q u a l i t i e s n considered r:ecessary i n candldates or connissions 5 the Naval Xeserve.

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O February 5, 1942 a s e l e c t i o n boaA*, headed by Captain R.A. n Koch, USN, ... ( r e t . ) , convened L t h e Navy Department t o c o n s i d e r f o r ? s e l e c t i o n f o r tsmporary prmotion and advancenlent t o t h e nex-t h i g h e r rank a l l permanent Lieuten,mts, L i e u t e x n t C o m z n d e x , and Commanders, U.S.N., ( r e t i r e d ) , who were on a c t i v e d u t y as of January 15, 1942. Upon t h e completion of t h e s e l e c t i o w , c e r t a i n s p e c i e 1 recommendations f o r t e n p r w y pronotions p rill be considered by t h e saxe boai-2.

I -view of t h e sx%ensj.ve scope of t h i s board, it i s c o n r i d e r e 2 r t h a t i t s d u t i e s 1vXf.1 not be completed f o r same weeks t o come.

The S e c r e t a r y of t h e Wavy has approved o f t h e establishment of an " O f f i c e of ?Java1 Officer Procu-enent" i n each o f t n e c o n t i n e n t a l naval d i s t r i c t s . The coc~.mdanta of khese d i s t r i c t s rnd t h e Corncadant, have beer, i n s t r u c t e d to proceed w i t h t h e Navy Yzrd, Washington, D.C., establishment of t h e o f f i c e s ct t h e earl.i%st p r a c t i c a b l e d a t e . The a r e a s under the c o m i z a n c s of t h e s e o f f i c e s s h a l l be t h e boundaries of tine Naval D i s t r i c t i n xhich l o c z t e d and t h e o f f i c e s w i l l . Se l o c a t e d w i t h i n t h e boundaries of t h e z i t i e ? d e s i g m t e d , as necr ?.s p o s s i S l e t o t h e c e n t c r of t h e m e t r o p o l i t a n d i s t r i c t .
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P h i l a d e l p h i a Pel.-nsylvania Bicbnmc, Virginia Charleston, South C s r o l i n a L4ip4Ti, Flgi-ick Ijew O r l e a s , Louisiana Chicago; I l l i n o i s Los imgeles , C:;lifornia Snn r'rar,cis co, C p l i f o r n i a Se Bt tl2, Ti'; s h i n g t o n Washington, D.C.

These o f f i c e s shall o f f i c i a l Q - be knoxl 2-s ftl'he O f f i c e 03 Kava1 O f f i c e r ?rosurernent (City)'!. A d d i t i o n a l Ofr'ices o r Eranch O f f i c e s m y be establ i s h c d when considered necess?.rg.

A o f f i c e r having t h e t i t l e o f " C i r e c t o r of Naval O f f i c e r Pron This o f f i c e r curement ( C i t y ) " v i l l be d e t z i l e d t o eici; Main O f f i c e , Slfall 2ssuxne the d u t i e s , r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s pnd z u t h o r i t y h e r e t o f o r e exerc i s e d by t h e comvsndants of naval d i s t r i c t s w i t h regard t o c u r r e n t d i r e c t i v e s and i n s t r u c t i o n s governing a11 o f f i c e r p r o c u r e m n t .
The O f i i c e s of Naval O f f i c a r pmcurernent w i l l be under t h e d i r e c t s u p e r v i s i o n of t h e Chief or" t h i I)urer.u of Navig,ztion m d s c p a r z t e

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iintil these offices a r e established from t h e Naval D i s t r i c t headquarters. and f u n c t i o n i n g , procurement of o f f i c e r s x. 1 be continued by t h e C o m n i1 d a n t s o f t h e Naval D i s t r i c t s . UNITED STATES GOVERL?IiENT LIFE IMSU-MICE D I S X B I LITY PROVI S IOIJS (Not t o be confused w i t h N a t i o n a l S e r v i c e Life I n s u r a n c e . ) The a t t e n t i o n of a l l h o l d e r s of United S t a t e s Go-Jernment L i f e I n s u r a n c e p o l i c i e s i s i n v i t e d t o t h e p r o v i s i o n s of paragraph 21, page 6', o f t h e Veterans 9 u r e a u fs Insurance Form 752, "Information and Prernium Rates, United S t a t e s Goverment L i f e Insurance". The b e n e f i t s t o b e obtained under t h e above i n s t r u c t i o n s a r e i n a d d i t i o n t o t h e fl'i'otal and permanent d i s a b i l i t y provisionsll i n c l u d e d i n a l l United S t a t e s Goverment Life I n s u r a n c e p o l i c i e s , ivhich a r e described i n paragraph 19 o f t h e above pamphlet. The a d d i t i o n a l p r o t e c t i o n a g a i n s t d i s a b i l i t y t h u s provided i n c l u d e s monthly income ( i n a d d i t i o n t o s e r v i c e pay), and waiver of payment of premiums on t h e p o l i c y , commencing on t h e f i f t h nionth of such The c o s t d i s a b i l i t y , w i t h o u t d e c r e a s i n g t h e f a c e value o f t h e p o l i c y . of t h i s added p r o t e c t i o n i s small i n c o n s i d c r a t i o n o f t h e p o s s i b l y g r e a t advantage. Holders o f United S t a t e s Government L i f e Insurar,ce p o l i c i e s may make a p p l i c a t i o n f o r t h i s p r o v i s i o n , u s i n g t h e Veterans' lZdminis t r a t i o n Form 866, completely executed, i n c l u d i n g r e p o r t o f medical examination, a t any time w h i l e t h e p o l i c y i s i n f o r c e . The Bureau u r g e s each i n d i v i d u a l concerned t o g i v e t h i s m t t e r careful consideration. SUPERSTITIOUS?
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With a v i m t o f u r t h e r e x p m i o n o f p r o c u r e n e n t and t r a i n i n g of p r o s p e c t i v e Naval Reserve o f f i c e r s , t h e Secretary o f t h e Navy has approved t h e e n l i s t m e n t i n %he FJqval Reserve o f young :le11 e n r o l l e d i n a c c r e d i t e d c o l l c g e s , u%o, a f t e r c n l i s t n c n t i n t h e Nav,zl Reserve, rnny c m t i n u c i n c o l l e g e a t t h e i r own expense, a n d i n a d d i t i m , bd given M v a l trclining i n a n i n a c t i v e n a v a l s L ~ t u 3 .

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of t h e v o r k r e q u i r e d for a b a c c a l a u r e a t e degree. I n a d d i t i o n , a c3urse i n t r i g o n o n e t r y n u s t liave been taken i n a n a c c r e d i t e d s c h o o l or c o l l e g e . ( d ) Be of go3d r e p u t e i n t h e i r coniunitjr.,, A p p l i c a t i o n s f o r e n l i s t n e n t be s~S::itt,ed on >XI3 Forn 33. 2 4 acconpanied by p a r e n t ' s o r g u a r d i a n ' s consent. These f o r m a r e 2btained a t Navy R e c r u i t i n g S t a t i o n s o r a t t h e O f f i c e s o f Naval O f f i c e r P r c c w e n e n t i n t h e v a r i o u s Naval D i s t r i c t s . A l l s t a t e n e n t s nade i n t'ne f i n a l signed a p p l i c a t i o n f a r enl i s t n e n t are h e l d t o be n a t e r i a l f a c t s and any Y i s s t a t e r i e n t fir m i S e i o n of such material f a c t s w i l l be considered g r m n d s for clischarge. I n a e d i t i o n t o t h e a p p l i c a t i m fori?, t h e f o l l o i i i n g papers a r e required:
(1) k p p l i c a t i m F o r , ?JRB I? 24. ;. (2) C e r t i f i e d s t a t e r i e n t f r m an a c c r e r 5 t e 2 c o l l e g e t h a t t h e i n d i v i d u a l i s a d u l y registere:?, r e g u l a r , f u l l - t i x e s t u d e n t i n good s t a n d i n g . (3) P a r e n t ' s or g u a r d i a n ' s c m s e n t . (il. Idav 400). ( 4 ) O r i g i n a l or p r o p e r l y a u t h e n t i c a t e d cI2py 3f b i r t h cert i f i c a t e b a p t i s m a l c e r t i f i c a t e , or o t h e r a c c e p t a b l e evidence a f citixensk;ip, or age c e r t i f i c a t e .

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F r m t h o s e young ?lien erirolled i n a c c r e d i t e d m l l e g e s , t h e Navy w i l l a c c e p t v o l u n t a r y e n l i s t n e n t as lrpprentice S e m e n (v-1)o f n o t nore than 80,000 nen p e r year - h o a r e between t h e aces o f 17-1? i n c l u s i v e ; who are of good rzoral c h a r a c t e r ; wha can n e e t t h e p h y s i c a l s t a n d a r d s f o r e n l i s t e d nen; an2 vd-io xi11 contir-ue i n c o l l e g e a t t h e i r own expense t a k i n g pre-inductisn Kavai Trairiing c u r r i c u l a i n a n inact i v e s t a t u s u n t i l c m p l e t i m 3f t h e e q u i v a l e n t ? two a c a 1e:iic y e a r s . The pre-induction Naval t r a i n i n g c u r r i c u l a i r i l l be prepared by the f a c u l t y of any a c c r e d i t e d c 3 l l e g e whtch d e s i r e s t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n tiiis p l a n and w i l l conform t o t h e n w n a l p r o g r a n of t h a t c 3 l l e g e , pr3vi+! it stresses p h y s i c a l t r a i n i n g , n a t h e n a t i c s , and t h e p h y s i c a l s c i e n c e c . The I J a q r Department through i t s Bureau o f IJavigation, D i v i s i o n >f Traini n g , i v i . 1 1 c o n s u l t w i t h c o l l e g e s d e s i r i n g t o p a r t i c i p a t e and vi11 a s s i s t and a d v i s e on c u r r i c u l a .
I:??e'n a V-1 man c o c p l e t e s appro::imtzly t h r e e s e n e s t e r s ?f his c o l l e g e work 3n t h e approved p r q r a n w i t h acadexic grades s a t i s f a c t o r y t 3 t h e c o l l e g e , he w i l l t a k e a conprchenslve general e x a x i n a t i m af t h e

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From those V-1 a p p r e n t i c e s e m e n , . vho sixcessf~.L!&- cox?le t e one and one-half years o f c o l l e g e work, and who dirir,z tiie e q i f i v a l e n t oL' t h e s e c m d senester ~f soyhmorc year pass a 2a:~: con>rc?ionsive examination above a c e r t a i n l e v e l , and have improved t h e i r p l p l c a l f i t n e s s t o s e e t t h e sb.ildz.rdS f o r Roservo o f f i c e r s ar,d cjis6L:ty o f f i c e r l i k e q u a l i t i e s 2nd aptitudci, t r p p o x b i t e l y i5,C)OO p e r y;ar v h l l be t r a n s f e r r e d t o V-7 e n l i s t m e n t status, bct perrriitted t D ccntinue t h e i r c o l l e g e courses i n an i n a c t i v e duty status a t t h e i r o m e x p n s e , up t o a b a c c a l a u r e a t e ckgree, t a k i n g c u r r i c u l a a c c e p b b l o 50 t h e Xivy Dapartrr.el?t. O f those 15,000 V7 apprentice scaren, : . p p r o x l r ; ? t e ~ 5,000 :ell be acceptcd i n s t a n d a r d engineerlng courses and $lie rt.:m;lindcr i n a prograin a c c e p t a b l e t o the Navy Cepartnent. i>n c o m p l e t i m o f their c o l l e g e work, t,he e n t i r e number w i l l be giv2n Resorve Iiidskiiprim ti-?-ining l m d ing t o 2 coxmission i n t'ne l k m l Reserve. T h q i xi11 50 rt:t:ii:;ed i n Class 1 - ns l o n g 2.s they maintain acndemic st;?nd,-.rds s x t i s f a c t o r y t o 17 Collage cur%lie fac-ul'cy and ac long as t h e c c i g e n c i o s of -m.r 1ji;rnit. r i c u l a must, be a c c e p t a b l e t o th: I<rt~ar c p r t a m t . D

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As s t a t e d i n Bureau of Navigation C i r c u l a r L e t t e r No. 1-42 advancement t o a l l r a t i n g s w i t h a few exceptions l i s t e d i n Enclosure ( R ) of t h a t l e t t e r a r e now made by commanding o f f i c e r s t o fill v a i a n c i e s i n coinplem?nt-. k c e r t a i n number of advancements t o chief p e t t y o f f i c e r , a c t i n g appointment, a r e a l s o being a u t h o r i z e d by t h e Bureau as a r e s u l t of t h e October 30, 1941 competitive examinations, t h e r e b y causing an excess i n the number of chief p e t t y o f f i c e r r a t i n g s i n t h e Navy a s a whole f o r t h e time being.
O f t h e approximately l3,OOO men who p a r t i c i p a t e d i n t h e competitive examinations on October 30, 1941, about 2,300 were placed on t h e f i r s t advancement l i s t and approximately t h e same number w i l l be placed on a second l i s t soon t o be published,

For t h e p r e s e n t , i n f a i r n e s c t o t h e many q u a l i f i e d men who competed i n t h e October 30, 1941 c h i e f p e t t y o f f i c e r examinations, and who a r e now under c o n s i d e r a t i o n for advacement, no r e q u e s t s from commanding o f f i c e r s f o r a u t h o r i t y t o make advancements t o c h i e f p e t t y o f f i c e r , a c t i n g appointment, i n excess of allowance, a r e being approved. However, when recommendations f o r advancement t o c h i e f p e t t y o f f i c e r a r e r e c e i v e d , they a r e placed i n an a c t i v e f i l e and advancements of men s o recormended w i l l be a u t h o r i z e d from time t o time a s n e c e s s a r y and p r a c t i c a b l e , ?!ihen advancements a r e a u t h o r i z e d i n excess of allowance t h i s 3ursau w i l l be guided by thc s t a t u s of vacancies i n Lhc various c h i e f p e t t y o f f i c e r r a t e s i n t h e Navy 2s a whole. Men s e r v i n g i n f o r c e s a f l o a t will r i g h t l y be given preference when a l l o t h e r f a c t o r s are equal.

It i s d e s i r e d t o p o i n t o u t t h a t t h e number of q u a l i f i e d candidates considerably exceeds t h e number of chief p e t t y o f f i c e r s required i n t h e Navy a s a whole, and, t h e r e f o r e , a l l q u d i f i e d men cannot expect immediate advancement

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The movement f o r the use o f f i h s f o r t r a i n i n g purposes has been, during t h e past few months, given a trenendous h p 9 t u s . by the Bureau of Navigation. A nuyber o f i n p o r t a n t p r a j e c t s a r c n3w under way. These new p r o j e c t s cover rnany phases of i n s t r u c t i o n v i t h t r a i n i n g f i h s and filn s t r i p s now being produced on t h c s u b j e c t o f navigat i o n ; a s e r i e s of motion p i c t u r e s and film s t r i p s on D i e s e l engines and sinilar s u b j e c t s being produced by submarine personnel; a s e r i e s o f films s t r e s s i n g t h e h p o r t a n c e o f security; f u r t h e r filr;ns on how t o s t r e a n paravanes. ?g;t?se art: only a few o f the highlights o f t h i s extensivd t r a i n i n g program. The production and p r o c w e n e n t of m t l o n p i c t u r e t r a i n i n g f i l m s and s l i d e f i h s i s n o r under the cognizance o f t h e Bureau o f Aeronautics. The procurement o f 16 m~.n o t i a n picturc: p r o j e c t o r s f c r t r a i n i n g filn and t h e 35 m. p r c j e c t o r f o r s l i d e f i l m i s under t h e c3gnizance of t h e Bureau 3f Ships. Requests f o r t r . ? i n i n g f i l m and p r o j e c t o r s m u s t be submitted t o t h e r e s p e c t i v e Bureaus via t h o Bureau Of Xavigation. F u r t h e r information on this s u b j e c t w i l l be made a v a i l a 5 l e t o the S e r v i c e a t an e a r l y date.
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To the f r e q u e n t l y posed q u e s t i o n , W h a t can elementar2r and secondary s c h o o l s do f o r t h e Navy?tl t h e Navy r e c e n t l y answered, i n e f f e c t : "Teach y o u r s t u d e n t s m a t h e m t i c s and s c i e n c e . The IJavy i s composed .of t e c h n i c a l e x p e r t s , and t h e s e s u b j e c t s are b a s i c requirements for a l l t e c h n i c a l work .!I

The announcement was made i n t h e f o m of.a f o l d e r designed t o i n f o m s c h o o l a d m i n i s t r a t o r s and t e a c h e r s o f t h e s u b j e c t s d e s i r e d as b a s i c t r a i n i n g p r e l h i n a r y t o e n l i s t n e n t and f u r t h e r a . t r a 9 n i n g i n Navy schools. The f o l d e r was d i s t r i b u t e d by t h e T r a i n i n g D i v i s i o n o f t h e Bureau of Navi g a t i o n t o t h e heads o f departments o f e d u c a t i o n f i n t k e v a r i o u s s t a t e s and t o a d m i n i s t r a t o r s o f a l l e l e n e n t a v and secondary s c h o o l s throughout t h e country.
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The f o l d e r a l s o will s e r v e as a guide t o the e n l i s t e e i n choosing t h e type o f Xavy j o b he f e e l s best q u a l i f i e d t o perform, w i t h a view t o t h e r e l a t e d type of c i v i l j o b for which he would be f i t t e d a f t e r t h e w a r i s over. Intended t o be used as a b o o k l e t when closed and a c h a r t when opened, t h e f o l d e r , *Navy E d u c a t i o n a l Program, Elementary and S e c o n d a r j Schools," i s designed t o open up l i k e a road map. It x e a s u r e s 91r x 1 " closed, and 22" x 27" opened. 1

A f e a t u r e of the b o o k l e t are p i c t u r e s and d e s c r i p t i o n s of Navy S e r v i c e Schools, which g i v e eveqy q u a l i f i e d e n l i s t e d man i n t h e U. S . Navy t h e chance t o l e a r n a t r a d e u s e f c l i n c i v i l i a n l i f e . Other features are :

1 The c h a r t , formed by opening t h e f o l d e r , l i s t i n g 25 c l a s s i . f i c a t i o n s o f Navy e n l i s t e d nen, i n s i g n i a f o r t h e p a r t i c u l a r r a t i n g w i t h each c l a s s i f i c a t i o n , d u t i e s a t t a c h e d t o i%,h e e d u c a t i o n d e s i r e d as a t p r e l i m i n a r y t o e n l i s t n e n t and Navy t r a i n i n g , and a l i s t o f r e l a t e d c i v i l jobs.
2. A l i s t of suggested r e f e r e n c e books f o r the Wavy Bookshelf.lr

3. Pictures o f how t h e I,?avjr c a r e s . f o r i t s rrien, i n c l u d i n g h o s p i t a l f z a t i o n , e x e r c i s e , and r e c r e a t i o n .

4. I l l u s t r a t i o n s o f how t h e Navy develops youths i n t o e r e c t and s t r o n g b l u e j a c k e t s

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IMINE IrJSTITUTE STREAXLIIJES COURSES The Narine Corps I n s t i t u t e has s t r e a m l i n e d i t s curr,iculun f o r t h e b e n e f i t of t h e thousands of I b r i n e s who take advantage of i t s free courses, Colonel John P o t t s , d i r e c t o r o f t h e I r i s t i t u t e announced r e c e n t l y . Vl??ile a nuiiber o f coursos have been s h o r t e n e d by Itelimination of less e s s e n t i a l p a r t s " and a few courses have bGdn dropped e n t i r e l y , he explained, t h e motto o f t h e I n s t i t u t e s t i l l i s t o nake t h Xarine Corps l r t l x b a s t educated m i l i t a r y s e r v i c e i n t h e world."
The r e v i s p d curriculum c o n t a i n s courses i n a w o n a u t i c s , r a d i o , d r a f t i n g , telephone: c i v i l e n g i n e a r i n g , e l c c t r i c a l work, r c f r i g e r a t i o n , water p u r i f i c a t i o n , machine shop p r a c t i c e ( i n c l u d i n g w l d i n g ) , i n t c r n a l conbustion engines, axtomobile mechanics, bookkecping, and a nwibdr of c o n t r i b u t o r y acadernic s u b j e c t s such as l a n p z g e s , = t h e r i a t i c s 2nd s c i e n c e .

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The courscs arc designed t o prcparc: I.:arincs for advanccd t r a i n i n g i n s p e c i a l s c h o o l s of tho corps and t o f i t th; studer.ts for advanced ran!;.

The I n s t i t u t e was founded ar'tcbr Kx-ld 'lar I t o g i v c young rnen i n t h e Corps v o c a t l o n a l t r a i n i n g t o f i t %lit-ri f o r c i v i l i a n j o b s and, j f u r t h m , t o g i v e personnel the t e c h n i c a l t r a i n i n g denmded b nc;r methods of war.

The Navy Departrcent r e c e n t l y nnriomced i n a u g u r a t i o n o f a j o i n t progran whereunder e n l i s t e d p e r s o n n e l o f t h e Construction Rcgimtnt now b t i n g r e c r u i t c d and t r a i n e d f o r work a t ;J:l.val shcre e s t : J . b l i s h c a t s b2yond t h e c o n t i n e n t a l l i n i t s o f t h e 3iitc,d St?.tc.s, x - 2 b e i n g a s s i g n e d t o s e l e c t e d r c s i d e n t work c z n t s r s o f tht. i b 2 t i o n ? l Youth Admiriistratim t o receive certain prelininaq. training.

??le iT;zvy 'ikpnrtnent w i l l be r e s p c n s i b l e for t a c t i c n l t r a i n i n g , d i s c i p l i n e , hcaltl--, ;-nd w l f a r c o f a l l 1Jav~Apcrsonncl a s s i g n c d t o I.Efi c e n t k r s . The LEA w i l l s u p c r v i s e t h e work expcrience carriec! .r)n i n t h e c a n t e r s , except i n t h e cc~seo f s p e c i a l i z e d ,jobs e x c l t l s i v o l y for t h e I J a q r men, i n nhich case the Navy ~Lll provide s u p s r v i s i o n .

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"These s h o r t p e r i o d s f o r l i b e r t y and r d n x a t i o n can be 1,zrgd-y n u l l i f i e d o r dcfonted i f , on a r r i v a l i n p o r t , p e r s o n n e l f i n d thernsclves saranped v i t h paper work.

"The requirements of r o u t i n e r c p o r t s should be c u t t o t h e bore, and any which are n o t e s s e n t i t z l t o t h e vkr e f f o r t should bc e l i m i n a t e d . Likcrrise, c a l l s f o r v a r i o u s and sundry d a t a o t h d than r o u t i n c r e p o r t s should be e l i m i n a t e d c?xce$t wher? a b s o l u t t l y necessary.

l t A l l bureaus s h a l l again go over t h e l i s t o f r e p o r t s and 1Ct u r n s vrhich t h e y r e q u i r e from vessels A f l o a t vi-Lh '1. f i n e - t o o t h conb w i t h t h e view t o reducing paper x o r k a f l o a t t o a rniriirnum. 11Recotmendations f o r r e d u c t i o n aril1 be made t o t h e Chief of Naval Operations , vrli-o rill a s s e a b l e and f orvard t h e n t o t h e Corminderin-Chief, United S t a t e s F l e e t .

' Y h i l e t h e North A t l a n t i c i s nentioned i n t h e above, sirnilar r e a s o n s for r e d u c t i o n i n paper rrorl: a p p l y t o a l l areas.

"It n i l 1 be r e c a l l e d t h a t , during t h e l a s t * i o r l d -%I-, i n t h e Q u e e n s t o m f o r c e , o f r i c e r s f r o a t h e r e p a i r and sup?ly b a s e s boarded s h i p s i m i e d i a t e l y upon t h e i r anchoring, o r i n some cases, ? r i o r t o anchoring, IVith t h e viei: t o er;?editing any re1)air -,rork o r f u r n i s h i n g of s u p p l i e s a t t h e e a r l i e s t p o s s i b l e nonent, and l r i t h practicall.;' 110 paper u o r k e x c e p t tine spa11 m;lorandur? book c a r r l e d b r t h e o f f i c e r s T from t h e shore and r e p a i r s h i p a c t i v i t i e s . We should have a similar o b j e c t i v e n?. o!
'!By copy of 'this l e t t e r t o t h e Cormandants of D i s t r i c t s , it i s d i r e c t e d t h a t every e f f o r t be a l s o riade by them t o a s s i s t t h e f o r c e s a f l o a t i n e v e r y way p o s s i b l e i n the r e d u c t i o n of paper work and t h e e x p e d i t i n g and s i n p l i f y i n g of s e r v i c e s t o s h i p s .
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With enemy submarines o p e r a t i n g off o u r c o a s t s , it i s more o r o t h e r c a r e l e s s n e s s on t h e p a r t of than ever t r u e t h a t loose n a v a l personnel nay r e s u l t i n t h s t r a n s m i t t i n g o f advantageous inforaat i o n t o t h e enemy.
Examples of c a r e l e s s n e s s dangerously l e n d i n g themselves t o such enemy espionage have coae t c n o t e r e c s n t l y and t h e i r n a t u r e i s d e s c r i b e d b e l o v as a warning t o all n a v a l personn'el.
k person r e p r t i n g klimscll t o be a n fir$y o f f i c e r kzs contacted a number o f n i l i t a r ; : e:tab!;ishm%s o f f e r i n g t o rzake up for them Honor There i s R o l l s , l i s t i n g t h e whole nerso3nel o f such o r g a n i z a t i o n s . r e r s o n t o b e l i e v e t h a t t h i E one p e r s o n h a s s1ucceed.c-d i n m k i n q up siICh The i n f o r m l i s t s f o r a s u b s t a n t i a l nLv-!xr of' i>ili$ar;r o r g a n i z z t i o n s t i o n v:hich this ;oerson sought f o r use i n 'whgse I-Icnor I i o l l s 7::3Elii h a ~ e admirably s u i t e d t h e purpozes oi' eney!g zgerits st:.s?kin;; detzil:itl ixrorrLat i o n about t h e strexigth and c o n s t i t u t i o n of cert:;.in ~ i m i l f z . A l l . navnl DErsonnel ;iiust be c o n s t a . n t l y OK p z r d ;'gainst any ?.ctivit,y 1?i.,:?ith, 110Vfever innocent, m.g tez.5 t,o m. e such id'o,nx.ticri ~ v a i l a t : l - - ; . *

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A c o n f i d e n t i a l i n f a r m n t receritly s t a t e d t h a t when he was in a l a r g e s e a p o r t ? c i t y , h e stopped o v e r n i g h t a t an e v c l u s i v e rooming house. Many of the g u e s t s s t o p p i n g a t t h i s h o m e were Junior Officers of t h e United States Navy aird t h e United S t a t e s 12aval Reserve. In most cases, i n s i g n i n g t h e r e g i s t r y , th'ese o f f i c e r s i n d i c a t e d t h e s h i p s t o which they were a s s i g n e d . It,was n a t u r a l t o S e l i e v e t h a t any one seeking information could c e r t a i n & r i g h t f u l l y a s s u n e that, i&en naval g u e s t s checked out, :it was a n i n d t c a t i o n t h a t t h e ships t o -'-'1 hl. c i they ivere a t t a c h e d were appayentkr l e a v i n g port.,
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More care and thought should c e r + a i n l J be given t o s e e m i r l y minor d e t a i l s i n n a t t e F s o f t h i s iiature.

The following o f f e r o f f r e e s u b s c r i p t i o n s has been rnade t o t h e Bureau of Navigation. The p e r i o d i c a l s s h o u l d be u s e f u l and in+&re s t i n g f o r shore s t a t i o n libraries. Direct r e q u e s t should be Fade by those i n t e r e s t e d t o : ( a ) SCiiOUSTIC E A C H , a d d r e s s r e q u e s t t o W i l l i a i i S t e i n e r , SCiiOLASTIC PD3ZICAXO>;S, 220 C. L2nd S t P e e t , New- York City. (b) T n i SPORTIIdG YEAS, St. Loiis, f ' i s s o i r i .

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Cover f o r t h i s i s s u e o f t h e Bureau o f Xavigation Blllletlri designed by Bruce Eoberts, V.S.N.R., and s:iomitted throuch +,!:e Navy R e c r u i t i n g Bureau.

:. Appreciation i s extended t o ? r Roberts and t o t h o Tlecmitb g Bureau f o r t h e i r e f f o r t s and a s s i s t a n c e .

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Appreciation :or i n t e r e s t and coopera5ion i s extended t o a l l c o n t r i b u t o r s t o t h i s i s s u e o f tiie B:reau o f IIavigation S u l l e t i n . The Bureau of Iiavigation B u l l e t i n i s a s e m i - o f f i c i a l organ, a t t e n p t i n g t o disseminate all p e r t i n e n t i n f o m a t i o n as v ; e l l 2s t h e r e t c l l i n g of 'numan i n t e r e s t s t o r i e s t o n a v a l personml. Tiif: B i d l e t i n reaches a l l s h i p s and s t a t i o n s and h a s a vcide c i r c u l a t i o n .

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With a p a i r of c a l i p e r s and a twelve-inch r u l e , The Chief climbed upon h i s cabin s t o o l ; H glanced o u t t h e p o r t a t a b i t of l a n d e As he s h i f t e d six p e n c i l s from hand t o hand.

He then took a b e a r i n g on God knows what,, And h u r r i e d l y grabbed an o l d &ease pot; Jumped down below, t h e "rev's" t o t,akr: And wound up t h e steam gouge by nistakta.
H looked a t t h e clock and yelled f o r steam, e Then wrote i n t h e l o g "Diamond Eead's abeam"; Righto, Chief, as t h e A u s i e s sayAbeam, twelve hundred m i l e s amy.
On a n a n c i e n t c h a r t of s3affin Raj', The course he mzrlced w i t h a c o r s e t s t a y ; A n ' o i l e r skidded a s a wave nade iisr r o l l , So he measured t h e s l i p with an old. p i k e pole.

H added, d e d w t e d , d i v i d e d by t h r e e , e ' And s a i d , "Dead ahead's C a p Flattery.'', Navigation t o him i s mere child's p l a y ; %es, F l a t t e r y ' s t h r e e tho->sand xiles amy,
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H took t h e b i l g e ' sound* e and ahded t h e l o g , Deducted t h e d r a f t , made-.&Jor;ar,ce f o r .fog., , Divided t h e torinage by th&..liiressure o f s t e m , Added h e r lerlgth t,o t h e width o f h e r beam.

By the s e a temperature, her spccd m l t i p l i e d ; Threw t h e o l d man's barometer ever t h e s i d e ,

BleW! t h e w h i s t l e t h r e e times, s e t h i s y a t c h back an hour, Tied t h e s a f e t y v a l v e d o w x i t h . h a i f sack of f l o u r . "One more revolutionl', he t o l d t h e Chief Nate, W i l l b r i n g h e r i n s i g h t o f the Golden Gate"; "setter grab something, Chidf, and t a k e a turn", nFor t h e g a t e i s two thousand miles a s t e r n t ' . (Author Unknown) ---Submitted by: Harry Bansen, Chief Mat&,

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J u s t i n case any 5f us here i n t h e P h i l a d e l p h i a Navy Yard evcr stsrt t o t h i n k t h a t W have t o z o r k t a 3 hard or t:io long, 3 t h a t e r t n e w o r l d i s c ? l l z g a i n s t us,> w ? x n n t t d r e c a l l t o y o u r rieiixy t h e name i of Lieutenant I I a r s h a l l J. m d e r s m , an d:iy a i r corps f l y e r . On JEinuary 17, A i r tlce ,Lndt?rsm l e d FL f l i g h t af m e r i c a n purs u i t s h i p s a g z i n s t eneny a i r c r a f t i n a b a t t l e o v m t h e Philippines. ~ ~ d e r s a ns p e r s e d a s u p e r i o r f o r c e a f cnei?y d i v e bombsrs, s h J t (3sm a-n di eneqy . o b s c r v a t i m plane, forced. pb h o s t i l e b x b e r f o r r n t i o r i t o f l e e and t h m a t t a c k e d a Jnp t r u c k convdy.
, . F J t~ i s g a l l a n t r y i n a c t i o n , GenerP.1 FIacdrthur p e r s d n n l l y h d e c w a t e d hirn on the s p o t x i t h the D i s t i n g u i s h e d S e r v i c e Crass.

But an January 19, ;Lnndersu.n t c o k sff f x t h e l a s t tint?. He eng?ged ;f large nunber of Japanese p l a n e s and s h o t d x ~ cn-7t'!?er, b u t i during t h i s a c t i o n h i s awn plane - m s crippled. ?-nd hc bailed ? u t . I:;?ciirthur r e p o r t e d the l a s t agonizing r:x?ents of i m k r s o n t s l i f e i n these w r d s :

T2E PAY BILL I3urifi.g d e b a t e 'on t h e f l o o r of t h e EJou:se o f R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s r e c e n t l y on t h e b i l l (S. lSgl), which g r a n t s a uniforrr, a l l o v z n c e f o r newly commissioned r e s e r v e o f f i c e r s , Represen$ative 1:jright Pztnan, of Texas, brought up t h e pa.2 ques tiori and t h e f o l l o i l i n g col1oqu;J ensued :

"1 was t a l k i n g t o a young m n t h i s 'morning i n t h e s e r v i c e who drew $21.00 l a s t month. H s a i d t h e t . when t h e y recelved t h e i r $21.00 e i n cash for t h e month t h e y passed s e v e r a l t a b l e s y.Alich ivere c:alled deduct t a b l e s . The f i r s t deduct t a b l e xas for $G.-50 insu:.c,n::r- prerr,iiL.. The n e x t deduct t a b l e i n h i s case was f o r $2.00. f:or ? i c t u r e s h o w , at Then t h e deduct t a b l e f o r cantesr, b i l l s , vrh-ich Ves 20 c e n t s a shor:. $3.00, and which included d r i n k s , smokes, shoe-poiishir;: xclterizls, r a z o r Slad-es, t o v e l s , sockcs, gloves, haI;,dkerchS.efs, t o i l e t n r t i c l e s , a d thingE of t h a t n a t u r e . Then t h e r e ?vas 83.50 for c i e a n i n g md. p r e s s i n g uniforms, i n c l u d i n g s h i r t s , end t h e laundry bill wzs $1.50, which l e f t h i n 50 c e n t s i n debt, m d he had n o t peid h i s barber b i l l . I n a d d i t i o n t o t h t , t h e y were s o l i c i t i n g t h e s a l e c~f defense s t m p and bonds and c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o c h a r i t i e s a t a n o t h e r nearbjj t a b l e . "
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Camp Wolters, Texas -- P r l v z t e Girr.let Grogan, columnist of Camp Wolter s p u b l i c a t i o n , "The Longhorn", hr:s COTE o r t h mit,h a n idea t o end. t h e war. t l I g o t a n ideatf, announced P r i v a t e ,Srzgan, I f f o r s e t t l i n g 211 t h i s f i g h t i n g over t h e P a c i f i c Ocezn. The i d e c would be Jxgan could have the t o d i v i d e t h e ocean on a f i f t y - f i f t y b e s i s . bottom half !If
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Caps t 21 : .1 Ckff : Scupper : Hatch: Hczl:rc?rds :

Tiller :
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The Cornanding O f l i c e r . S m l l ship talk. A u t e n s i l used for d r i d t i n z , h t n c ~ : h e t expression, scupper c3f:f~eIl A box where eggs a r e kkpt. A n a u t i c a l nene for iypis!ily i n c l i n e d szilors. O f f i c e r i n charge of t h e p a y r o l l , somet i m e s c a l l e d t h e p q r i n g tillex. To handlt; t h k b o a t d i p l o m & t i c z l l y . One IRihO o f f i c i a t e s a t funerzls :it saa,

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War upon t h e sea; And t h e Great S h i p a l l a r e g a t h e r i n g Ruled by laws of s t r a t e g y , When on t h e Big C h i e f ' s shoulders rests The Fate of our whole Nation Before h u r l i n g F l e e t s i n a c t i o n he must Have information. Head on o u t you Submarinel Where t h e b i g s h i p s d a r e n o t go; Where t h e s k i e s are g r a y above you and A hungry s e a below. R o l l e r s running dark and green . Charged w i t h clzath by you unseen; With a l l t h e v m r i d a g a i n s t you Go on out yo= S u b m r i n e , And t h e n w e ' l l l e a v e t h e harbor through F i e l d s of a n c k r e d death, As we b r e a s t o l d Neptune's s u r g e s The nen come up f o r b r e a t h . Then t h e long, long days of watching, Half-switch p x i s c o p e p a t r o l I n t h e darkness, b a t t e r y charging, weary Watch an3 d i z z y r o l l Then t h e day of days is on u s and we Duck t h e i r o u t e r l i n e ; As we count t h e i r qray arnada Forging grimly t h r u t h e b r i n e Attack forbidden ! %'hat t e n p t a t i o n ! b u t Let ?ass t h e Foeman's horde, Then t o s u r f a c e , r a d i o t a t t l e we're b u t Pawns 'upon t h e board.

a t And then -welll f o l l o ~ f~ e r , praying God we R o t GO lam; For t h e B a t t l e F l e e t i s coning and o u r Place i s i n . t h e gade The t r a d i t i ' o n o f o u r NaVy 'has brought Our F l e e t across' t h e s e a , For t h e t e s t ' 0% t e s t s i n b a t t l e , t h o f a r From home it be., 'Vhile t h e b a t t l e l i n e i s forming w i t h The b i g ' g u n s r o a r i n g doom, With d e s t r o y e r s deadly s a l l i e s , s x i f t Like s h u t t l e s on t h e loom,

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Fighting planes protecting bombers winging Svriftly through t h e a i r , Down below, torpedoes ready a l l Unseen w e ' l l do our share. !'hen t h e long drawn b a t t l e ' s over and t h e 'Jaiting world i s t o l d HOT; again our Country's Navy has ; Conquered a s of old. T,jhent h c b a t t e r e d Foe i s gathe2ed i n t o Shattered l i n e s f b r l o r n ; For those numbered with t h e missing t h e Rest o f us w i l l mourn. Come you back you Submarine And r e '11drink a loving cup To our brother Scbmrines who went Down t o ne'er come up. From below t h e sda s o green 3y all b u t our God unseen To t h e h e a r t s o f t h o s e t h a t miss you, come You back you Submarine.
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---Submitted by: Lieut,, Comdr. E.R. Morrissey, U.S. Navy ( I k t i r e d ) .

C AR E N O COMMITTEES ON NATIONAL DEFENSE OF STATE 3AR H I AE F ASSOCIATIONS

" I n t h e l i s t o f Chairmen of Committees on JJational Defense of S t a t e Bar Associations, published i n t h e Bureau of Navigation B u l l e t i n No. 290 of lkarch 22, 1941, add new names a s follows: Montana

North Carolina

Hugh R. Adair, Esq., Helena. (To replace George E. Snell. ) HOP, Taylor, Esq., Tiadesboro. (To replace E.B. Denny.)"

Housewife ( t o garbage man):, Am I too l a t e f o r t h e garbage?

G.M. (Cherrily):

No, Ma'm, j u s t junip right i n !

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p a i r of b i n o c u l a f s whose historJr p a r a l l e l s t h e h i s t o r y of t h e Navy have " e n l i s t e d " f o r t h e i r f a u r t h war.

10, The b i n o c u l a r s were o f f e r e d t o t h e Navy f o r $ . 0 because t h e s e r v i c e i s n o t a u t h o r i z e d t o a c c e p t g i f t s , by t h e daughter o f a Rear Admiral who bezan h i s c a r e e r i n t h e Civil Kar. She req3iested t h a t h e r name n o t be used.
Accompanying t h e glasses x'as a s h o r t h i s t o r y v'nich be&an i n 1861 when t h e Rear Admiral, t h e n a young rr,ids!;ipnan, f o m d .t!ien i n a d e s e r t e d house i n P o r t Royal, South Carolina. Horr o l d t h e y vm-e when found the o f f i c e r could n o t l e a r n b u t t h e y are o f exceptionall:: f i n e workmanship. Tile b i n o c u l a r s rrwe used on t h e vooden fri[.ate USS '.'.WAS:I, during t h e C i v i l Var. The T'W3AS'J l a t e r was used as receiv',ng s h i p i l l Boston. During t h e Spanish-American 1'nr Vie glasses ?[ere used on t h e monitor USS lXA1,TTOi:0f10Y and were r e t u r n e d t o t h e ovmer. Again during t h e Xorld '!far %lie b i n o c u l a r s were p u t i n s e r v i c e and when r e t u r n e d bore a n i n s c r i p t i o n , "Used a t Naval Air S t a t i o n , IXani, F l o r i d a , on plane p a t r o l f o r s u b m r i n e s .I1 -. - .3ro main s i z e s of b i n o c u l a r s , 6 x 30 2nd 7 x 50, If Zeiss o r Bausch and Lomb manufacture, meet 1 Q v ~r e q u i r e n e n t s a i d only tllese i n s t r u ments w i l l be accepted. To avoid confusion t h e b i n o c u l a r s should be c a r e f u l l y packed and shipped to t h e Navy Observator,', -dashington, D. C .
hn i d e n t i f i c a t i o n t a g , b e a r i n g t h e narie arid addrgss o f t h e sender s h o u l d be s e c u r e l y f a s t e n e d t o eacn i n s t r m e n t . During t h e l a s t 1Vorld 1Jar a t o t a l of 31,000 i n s t r l m e n t s Tirere accepted for k v a l u s e .
A i l i n s t r u n e n t s s t i l l i n use a t t h e end o f t1;e 11~511 be r e t u r n e d t o t h e ouners and tk,e cl.00 purchase fee ~511- o n s t i t u t e r e n t a l , and d e p r e c i a t i o n charges.
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A l a r g e nurrbe? of r e q u e s t s , i n some cases complaints, are received concerning t h e n o t i f i c a t i o n s s e n t t o t h e n e x t o f k i n of p e r s o m e l The Bureau of o f t h e Navy and t h e , Naval Reeert'e i n e v e n t of Casualty. Navigation n o t i f i e s t h e de,signated b e n e f i c i a r y of d e a t h , 'in&ry, o f a r e p o r t as missing, o r i f considered a probable p r i s o n e r of wzr. The Bureau a l s o n o t i f i e s t h e f a t h e r and mother o f t h e o f f i c e r o r man if t h e correct' address is available.

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I n t h e m a j o r i t y of cases t h e wife 02 t,ne o f f i c e r c r man i s l i s t e d b e n e f i c i a r y and n e x t of k i n , and t h e nane m address of t h e d p a r e n t s i s n o t iiimediately a v a i l a b l e .

The Bureau of Uavigation will n o t i f y p a r e n t s of personnel if ormation i s a v a i l a b l e i n t h e Bureau as t o t h e current, Eddresses of the parents. It i s r e t i c e n t about u s i n g addresses of p a r e n t s i n cases %here t h e addresses on f i l e w e of nany y e a r s ' s t a n d i n g and if t h e r e i s no d e f i n i t e information as t o whether o r not t h e s e p a r e n t s are s t i l l living.

It i s suggested t h z t o f f i c e r s and men f u r n i s h t h e Rurca-LI 115th t h e names and addresses of m y persons, o t h e r t h a n t h e i r designated b e n e f i c i a r y , t h e y d e s i r e be n o t i f i e d i n case of death o r s e r i o u s i n j u r i e s . Obviously, such r e q u e s t s should be l i m i t e d t o menbers of t h e i m m d i a t e farn-ay and o f f i c i a l l y designatzd executors.

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I n view o f t h e f a c t t!:at S e c t i o n 6 of P u b l i c No. 775, approved Au$ust 27, 194.0, a u t h o r i z e s pajmeni; of t h e lump-sum payment or" FiveIku-iCrcd Dollars f o r each complete y e a r o,C a c t i v e s e r v i c e , uiidar t h e c o n d i t i o n s s e t f o r t h t h e r e i n , TO TEE OFFICER, She Surt?cc;u of Supplies and Accounts has a d v i s e 6 t h a t such anount may n o t be paid t o Lhe h e i r s of an o f f i c e ' r of Class A-V(N) in case hi: s e r v i c e i s termincited by c1cat.h.

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P u b l i c Law 451 77th' Cdngress' which. w s approved b y t h e a 1 P r e s i d e n t on February 1 , 1942 provides t h a t a n 'amounb e q u a l - t o t d e f i r s t premium due under A National S e r v i c e L i f e Insurance p o l i c y msybe advanced.from c u r r e n t a p p r o p r i a t i o n s f o r a c t i v e s e r v i c e pay t o any person i n a c t i v e s e r v i c e i n t h e Army, Navy, Marine Corps.or Coast Guard. The amount of such advance s h a l l c o n s t i t u t e a l i e n upon t h e - p a y of t h e i n d i v i d u a l end shall be c o l l e c t e d therefrom o r otherwiga paid, No d i s b u r s i n g o r c e r t i f y i n g o f f i c e r s h a l l be r e s p o n s i b l e f o r my loss i n c u r r e d Any amount s o advance& ehall c o n s t i t u t e by reason of 'such 'an advance a l i e n on t h e policy.

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DISCHARGES DISCONTII'UED TO ENTER ARMY kS LVIkTIO3J CADETS The Burem has r e c e n t l y d i s c o n t i n w d t h e p r a c t i c e of approv4 n g r e q u e s t s f o r d i s c h a r g c of e n l i s t e d men cf t h e rdgular.Navy and Naval T'ais has been Reserve i n o r d e r t o e n t e r t h e Army as :,viation Cadets. n e c e s s i t a t e d by t h e i n c r e a s i n g number of such r e q u e s t s submitted, and , owing t o t h e War Department's r e c e n t change of p o l i c y which does not permit e n l i s t e d men of t h e krqy t o be discharged t o o n t e r t k e Navy. Those men whose r e q u e s t s have s l r e a d y bscn zpproved may be djscharged. Future r e q u e s t s should n o t be fo17Nc2rded and those now i n t h e Bureau W i l l be f i l e d without f u r t h e r . a .c t i o n .
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DONATION OF PLLYER PIANO ROLLS

k donation of s e v e r a l hundred p l a y e r piano rolls i s a v a i l a b l e f o r t h e use of such nzval s t a t i o n s' o r o t h e r shore e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a s mcy be equipped v n t h a p l a y e r p i a o .
If r e q u e s t i s made of s u b j e c t , doriation v.ril1 be c r a t e d and shipped free 'of charge

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A t seven she s i t s on A woman's most d e l i g h t f u l age i s ' s e v e n . a man's knee wibhout h e s i t a t i o n , a f f e c t e d 0 genuine, and without p u t t i n g " She knee t o s l e e p . She enjoys " l i s t e n i n g t o him, encourages him t o t a l k , Her c u r Z o s i t y over what became o f h i s and b e l i e v e s any s t o r y he, t e l l s . hair i s sometimes e m b p r a s s i n g , b u t her sxyxpathy with him i n hi8 l o s s i s unq u e s t i o n a b l y s i n c e r e r 'Vihile unduly i n t e r e s t e d , perhaps, i n t h e s t a t e of h i s exchequer and never too proud t o a c c e p t pecuniary a i d , she i s no g?ld cligger whose g r a t i t u d e i s measured by ',he amount of t h e contribution. For as l i t t l e a s two copper cents7 s3e -rill b e a r hug h i s s p e c t a c l e s A t seven she i s more a l l out of shape, and he feels..suse she-mw~s it. But ;hen she d o e s n ' t y e t chalk her o r l e s s f r o n t - t o o t h l e s s , t o be s u r e . All i n a l l , h e r n a i l s , and she hasn't begrin t o uSe tobacco; a charming age.

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ARMING OF M R H N VESSELS TO BE EXPEDITED ECAT UNDER NEPi PLAN

I n * o r d e r t o expedite f u r t h e r t h e r a p i d arming of American merchant v e s s e l s , t h e Chief of Naval Operations has ordered that every o p p o r t u n i t y p o s s i b l e be u t i l i z e d t o perform p r e l i m i n a r y work whenever 'ships a r e in p o r t i n normal r o u t i n e of business.

It .is pointed o u t t h a t such o p p o r t u n i t i e s e x i s t every time a s h i p docks f o r l o a d i n g o r unloading. A t such times,the proper repr e s e n t a t i v e s of t h e l o c a l Naval D i s t r i c t Co-pnandantmi.11 arrange w i t h t h e owner of t h e v e s s e l f o r t h e o b t a i n i n g o f measurements and o t h e r p e r t i n e n t d a t a which will e l i m i n a t e delay,.: when t h e s h i p i s a v a i l a b l e f o r a c t u a l zrming.

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Upon completion of such prelimilldry examination, t h e master of t h e v e s s e l r d l l e n t e r t h e f a c t i n t h e l o g , and copies of t h e r e s u l t s of t h e examination will be submltted t o t h e proper Naval and Maritime Commission a u t h o r i t i e s . I n a d a t i o n , t h e Commandant of each D i s t r i c t m i l l submit weekly r e p o r t s of a l l v e s s e l s handled t o t h e Chief of Naval Operat i o n s and t o t h e hiaritime Commission. The Chairman of t h e Maritime Conhission has approved t h e new plan.

XARINE CORPS PLANS 74ARKShNSH;IP PROGRAM

The U n i t e d - S t a t e s Eirine Corps,'mhich has long emphasized marksqansh2p tqa;$nirig, has launched a new, i n t e n s i v e program t o i n s u r e t h e continued d e a d l y effectiGgness of iidarine Corps marksmanship, Marine Corps Headquarters announced r e c e n t l y . , Seventy-five former #Marines who have e x c e l l e n t records a s marksmen a r e being r e e n l i s t e d t o f u r n i s h e x p e r t i + x u c t i o n i n marksmanship t o r e c r u i t s and Marines with combat u n i t s . They will r e p l a c e i n s t r u c t o r s who have been assigned t o combat u n i t s .
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A number of former Marines with b r i l l i a n t records a s marksmen have volunteered f o r s e r v i c e s i n c e t h e outbreak o f war. Those who a r e r e e n l i s t e d will be given t h e rank o f P l a t o o n Sergeant p r above, dependi n g on t h e r a n k which t h e y formerly held,
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Some.of t h o s e who have r e e n l i s t e d under t h e program a r e former members of r i f l e and p i s t o l teams which have won n a t i o n a l and i n t e r n a t i o n a l matches. MISTAKE OF THE YEAR L e t t e r from a N a q w i f e , mailed from P e a r l Harbor one week bef o r e t h e Japanese a t t a c k :

"1 wish A c0ul-q g e t A t l a n t i c d u t y s o we could s e e you, b u t t h e E a s t Coast d o k n seem l i k e a v e r y s a f e p l a c e t o be t h e s e days.. ..ll

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It i s a l l e g e d t h a t t h e r e was g r e a t c o n s t e r n a t i o n a t the pearly Gates Sunday norning a t 0933 (according t o &M St. P e t e r ' s log) h e r l ' a E a v d Officer and a M i n i s t e r f r m i Texas a r r i v e d a t t h e same time.
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Tile baed played s e v e r a l m r c h e s nnd e v e r y t h i n g went o f f i n g r e a t s t y l e ( t h e band,ia.ster b e i n g on l e a v e ) .

After i t m s a l l o v x , t h e E i n i s t e r came through t h c Gate b u t w s quick& shunted iJ,x-n 7. s i d e s t r e e t . Yell, he, b e i n g a man of t h e a Gospel, took it i n -,ooa 5.i3h, b u t vhcn h e l e n r n e d l a t e r t'nat t h e r e was t o be F: b i g reccpt: on ti;zt evei!izZ f o r tk!c o f f i c e r ( f i f t e e n a n g e l s a l l o t t e d f r o n each p r c c i x t ) h,; 5rc;T'i v q - m g r y . ie went t o t h e recordi n g Angel, who,was a r t t i r e d P,;rsoiincl Offire Yeoxan, and demanded t o know ~ h y he, a man Y ~ had giver, h i s l i f s . t o the S e r v i c e o f t h e Lord, O should be ignored w h i l e a ;\Jam1 Officer (mostly staff duty) should be f e t e d ?.nd p r a i s e d by n l l hands.
Tht Angel then e x p l a i n e d t o him t h a t the p l n c e w s p r a c t i c a l l y f i l l e d w i t h m i n i s t e r s , b u t t h a t the i k v a l Officer who had j u s t a r r i v e d was one o f tile f i r s t e v e r t o make t h e grade. -Exchange-

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The Honorable Sanuc!, A. '$kiss, ContTessnan f r o m Pennsylvania, has made a v a i l ~ b l et o n e v a l p a s o n n c l ~ . p p r o x i m t e l y onc hundred s e t s of the f o o t b a l l gsme, " S t a r s on S t r i p e s . " The g m e sets are adaptnblc f o r playir,g on b r i d g e t z b l e s o r o t h e r lounge o r l i b r q $ ' f f a c i l i t i e s , nnd provide i n t e r e s t i n g , as well as i n s t r u c t i v e , s ? o r t s d i v a r s i o n f o r personnel. Congrcssman Wciss, a c t i n g on b e h a l f of B ' n a i R ' r i t h has k i n d l y Consented t o a r r n n g e f o r d a l i v e r y of t h e f l S t a r s on S t r i p e s t ' f o o t b a l l game sets upon r e q u c s t o f Comnnding Officers. Such r 6 q u c s t should be addressed t o The Honorable Samuel A. 'lkiss, 419 House Office Building, . . Washington, D. C,

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I n our e n t h m i a s m t o get going and f o l d up t h e Ni>ponese t o t h e i r proper dimension:, dor?'t forzet f o r one second t h a t we are a l s o and t h e I t a l i a n s ; keep your eyes and e a r s open; a t war wvith the' ;>ermaE?s. t,alk I k s > and you suill'!he&r more. Gernlan and Italian FTfth Columnists a r e - even. more s u b t l e t h m t h e Japanese; you cant t d i s t i n g u i s h %hem q c i t e so e a s i l y .
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Through t h e ds.-te of Thursday, February 20, which i s 75 days' a f t e r &I-Day, 130,dOO f i i a s t e r J i s t n e n t s have b e m c m p l e t e d by t h e Navy Recruiting Service. This r9cord hes bcen ciade 2ossible by t h e untiri n g e f f o r t o f t h e r i s c r u i t i n g S c r v i c e , mmbined w i t h a d e s i r e on th; p a r t o f s o rang- young men t o j o i n t h e Navy.

V x i o u s new plans a r e being p u t i n t o e f f x t . t,o allow numbers of xcn who m l i s t nom t o s t a y i n s c h o o l f o r the' co:i@stion o f the c u r r e n t , 8s w e l l as f u t u r e s c h o l a s t i c years. It i s expected t h a t t h i s new program v v i l l g r e a t l y i n c r e a s e t h e nL?bcr of c o l l e g s and h i g h school nen e n l i s t i n g i n t h e N m y , which had h c r c t o f o r e been a comparatively snall f i g u r e . I n t e r e s t i n g , a l s o , t o not?, i s t h e f e c t thLt enXistmen5s a r e s t i l l h o l d i n g up very i w l l c f t e r two and a h a l f months s i n c e P e a r l Harbor.

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Sccreta$Jr o f t h e Navy Frz.lik i b o x r s c e n t l ? d e s i g n a t e d Bandmaster Charles Brencller, U.S. Navy, as leader of t h e United S t a t e s Navy Band, Bandmaster Brendler, who has been a rncxber of t h e Washington Navy Yard B 3 ~ dand t h e U.S. Navy s i n c e Septambar 28, 1917,-wa6A s s i s t a n t Leader o f t h e U.S. Navy Bmd f o u r years, and hzd been Acting Leader s i n c e January 1, 194.2,

BENEFICILRY SLIPS
The Bureau of Na%ga%ion, c a l l i n g a t t e n t i o n t o Alnav No. 39, again wishes t o impress t h e S e r v i c e t h a t it i s imperative t h a t : t h e Bureau have t h e c o r r e c t name i n f u l l and l a t e s t address of t h e n e x t of kin, and a c o r r e c t b e n e f i c i a r y s l i p f o r e v e r y o f f i c e r and e n l i s t e d man on a c t i v e duty.

ARMY AND NAVY CLUB OF SBN FRANCISCO hE~ERSHIPFOR MERCHEIMT M.LFUNE OFFICEPS
The Bureau of Navigation is i n r e c e i p t of an announcement by t h e Army and Navy Club of San FYancisco, l o c a t e d i n t h e Hotel Fairmont, s t a t i n g t h a t membership i s now open t o Naval Reserve O f f i c e r s of .the Merchant Marine.

It i s r e p o r t e d t h a t t h i s Club i s a rendezvous f o r many Naval Reserve O f f i c e r s , and f o r more information on t h e s u b j e c t , it is suggested t h a t i n t e r e s t e d p a r t i e s c o n t a c t Captain Lewis Mesherry, who i s managing d i r e c t o r o f t h e Club s i n c e h i s r e t i r e m e n t from a c t i v e s e r v i c e .
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This i s a time o f p a r t i n g . 1kn.y are going away and we a r e a l l saying f a r e w e l l s t h e s e days. How many times have w s a i d good-bye e t o be admonished with t h e f i n a l p a r t i n g word, "Don't f o r g e t me. 'Write me. Keep m i n your thoughts." e Nobody wants t o he . f o e o t t e n . The most paralyzing experience which can come t o anyone i s t h e f e e l i n g t h a t no one c a r e s whether t h e y make good o r f a i l ; whether t h e y l i v e or d i e . O t h e o t h e r hand, t h e most ennobling i n f l u e n c e which- can c o n e . i s t h e n assurance o t h e r s a r e watching your c a r e e r and f e e l degp Concern f o r you. For t h e i r sake remember who you a r e .
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Breathes t h e r e a c h i e f With s o u l s o dead 'Vho never t o Others has s a i d , , llSure I coulda made warrant ' a hunnerd times, 5ut...'! THIS STRANGE ENGLISH LI3JGUI:GE The n i g h t f a l l s , b u t does n o t break Day breaks b u t does n o t f a l l .

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THE CALVERT SCHOO L~J?A.LTE:!OX3, ILitYGIiD _-..-. . . - . In view o f t h e circur;;st,xxxc x h i c h hnvc nc?ccssit?,tsd t h ~ movement of many qavy f n r d l i o s ivith t h e k o n s c q x n t i n t c r r y t i o n ~f t h e a t t e n d a n c e of c h i l d r e n a t school, t!,c folloiviny .m+,icr: -,M.ch 1 1 ~ s
i s s u e d i n t h e Septezber B u l l e t i n I s r o p e a t e d below:

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"The a t t e n t i o n o f a11 n q v d p e r s o n n e l z t o u t l y i n g s i x t i o n s , i n c l u d i n g tho& i n foreign c o u n t r i e s , is i n v i t e d t o t h e f a c t thz.t,..thc. @.lver-t; Schgol, E n l t i more, Ijarylnnd, opc r a t i n g as a.non-pro-fit or&hizat i o n , o f f e r s a c b n p l e t e hone s c h o o l c o w s t . f o r c h i l d r e n in the- first s i x y o a r s o f schooling, including p r e p a r a t i o n f o r high school. I n f o r m t i o n on these courses may be o b t a i n e d by a d d r e s s i n g Kr. Edward Brown, Head Master, G i l v e r t School, TXSC~IIY
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St. nn&i:wf s School off& cc fivc-ymr c o l l e g c p r t p , ? m t o r y s c h o o l course. It i s 2 boardir:g s c h o ? l . l o c a t e d at, it"l.ddltf,own, n e l a m r e a b o u t sixty miles from P h i l a d e l p h i a . It.-w;,s foimdcd i n . 192? by thc: E p i s c o p a l Church School Foundation, I n c . U hns ,211 unrollinent of approxI t imatcly 130 boys, x 5 t h no f i x e d ago I.im5-t. S%.. ArLdrovls School n i n a t o o make i t s ndvantae;t:s available n o t o n 2 j t o fGicyilii?Lsf l?rgc: i n c o m , b u t a l s o t o sons o f t i e Clergy, c f f i c e r s o f . 3 - k ~ iLrmy,c?..ndI ~ v J , xd. mcmbcrs' , Of occupations and p r o f e s s i o n s f r m 7 h i c ~ thu f i n ; l n ~ i ? ~ l r~?..te s m o d e r ~ t e . i According t q the ability of t h e i r p a r e n t s t o pay aid t o t ? i c . v x m c i c s i n age group, boys e n t c r i n 3 , z r e accc'ptcd f o r t u i t i o n s o f $300, $500, $700, $900; o r $ , 0 . Tho td':io:i 113 ftx p-.id f o r w,ch boy i s confid:.mtiel and has no e f f e c t on h i s s+atiis -.mi p r i v i l c g e s i n thc: scllool.
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llembcrs of t h o U n i v e r s i t y o f 1hi;ii: G e n o r d i 1 - i i s s o c i n t i o n i wi who are d e s i r o u s o f b e i n g p l a c e d on t h e mni.lirii l i s t f o r ' t h e xnonthly a 1 w . i magazine should ivrlte t'3 Sir. Charles E. Crosslarid, Executivi: 1 S e c r e t z r y , 1 F e r n a l d H r c l l , Oroni?, FIr..ine.

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1778 U. S. 3 . Columbus burned near P o i n t J u d i t h , 3. 1. 1800 U. S. S. E n t e r g r i s e f o u c h t i n a c t i o n w i t h a S2anish v e s s e l . 1865 Admiral F a r r a g u t captured Confederate t r a n s p o r t s i n Red River. 1917 Aztec, krnerican Armed Ship, scnk in >:ihmarifio z m e .

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sqnadron o f f Marblehead, BIass. 1814 TJ. S. Sloop F r o l i c s-mk a p r i w t e e r of 9 p m s , ?Vest I n d i a '$P.Liers, w!ien r e f i x i n g t o h e i v e t o . 1862 Ir. S . S. Sagsnon and & r c i d i t A c s p t u r e d tomi of ~pa1&iim12, F i i .

1813 U. S. S. C o n s t i t u t i o n c l e a r e d and. escaped f r o z B r i t i s h

h!ississip:ii

River.

1865 Confederrice v e s s e l Texas captured.

1?U S e c r e t a r y of t h e Navy Josephus Daniels, f o r b i d s s e r v i c e of i n t o x i c a t i n g l i q u o r s i n o f f i c e r s ' messes i n t h Navy.

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1776 Colonial Ship Hornet captured E.h:.S. !?ol%ono f f Block I s l a n d . 1820 U.S.S. Cyane c a p k w e d Tive s l a v e v e s s e l s o f f c o a s t of Africa. 1831 Treaty cf Kexico arranged. I917 American steamer Missourian sunk i n Mediterranean,

1776 U.S.S.

T::.,sp ce?tu?ecl t e n c h c t K.M.S. Glasgow o f f Block Island. 1779 U S Force of t h r e z vc?;;ols x i n t u r c d seven o u t of nine enemy v e s s e l s .. and manned them a l i i i f - t . r 2.lo:irs. British Colonel and 23 B r i t i s h : Army o f f i c e r s axorr; p r i z 3 : 2 s ; x-ho were 3n m y t o j o i n regiments i n t h e soEth.

1863 Union f l e e t ur,-ler 3ear

*.;ral i h p n t Sonbards f o r t s :it Charleston without SUCCBSS y 1 0 The North P o l e I:Tas discDyrexd mil rsnchsd t Robert E. Perry, U.S.N. 39 1917, Congress declared a s t a t c of m.r as a l x a d y i n e x i s t e n c e on account o f t h e h o s t i l e a c t s of :;emany.
X r .

7 April

1813 U .S .S

Cheoapeake captured schooner Nystcad ( o r t h e V a l e r i a s ) i n Na?t!Z L t i a n t i c , 1647 U . .S , Portsmouth s e i z e d Anierican s h i p kdmittcinca, condemned b y S kdri-iralty Coxrt. 1776 U.S . S , Lexington c a p t u r e s H.h!.S. Edward o f f V i r g i n i a Capes, a f t e r c u t t i n g eneny t o pieces. le63 Naval a t t a c k s on F o r t S u n t e r and on F o r t s a t Charleston, S. C .

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8 April

1751 P?nnsjrlvania S t a t e v e s s e l Hydsrally c a p x r e ? P r i v a t q e r General Monk

(British).

1C23 U .S .. G c l l i r d p e r captured P r i v a t e e r P i l o t S 1Gk2 I s l a n d No, 10, A!ississippi River, captured by Vnited S t a t e s Navy.

9 April

E l 3 U.S.S. N o x s u c h captured W i t i s h P r i v a t e e r Caledonia. 1GL8 Naval Brigade fron t h e U.S .S Dale on a n e x p e d i t i o n t o Guaymas, Mexico, marched 12 n i l e s i n t o i n t e r i o r and on r e t u r n engaged enemy
f o r c s s and r o u t e d thex.
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177 John Paul Jones sailed i n Renger t o a t t a c k 1i.K.S. 1862 Naval b a t t w y a t t a c k e d F o r t Pulaski, Ga.

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U. S . Marine Corps disbanded. ' . 1783 Treaty of Peace signed a t P a r i s , concluding t h e Revolution. 1836 Boat e x p e d i t i o n from U. S, S . Vandalia a g a i n s t h o s t i l e Indians,
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C h a r l o t t e Harbor, F l a . 12 A n r i l
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1888 U. S. S. Dolphin launched.

1862 F o r t P u l a s k i , Ga,, captured by U. S. Navy, F i r s t v e s s e l of new Navy,

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1847 I a n d h g p a r t y from U. S , S, S p i t f i r e , P e t r i t a and Reefer a t Alvarado, Nexico,' captured two bIexican towns i n i n t e r i o r , . 1861 F o r t Sumter captured by Confederates, 1904- Explosion on U, S , S. Missouri. 1906 Explosion on U. S. S, Kearsarge.

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1778 U. S. S, Ranger c a p t u r e s B r i t i s h B r i g o f f Cape Clear bound f o r

1863 Confederate v e s s e l Queen o f t h e West burned. 15 April
1862 U. S , Monitor F l o t i l l a s h e l l e d F o r t Pillow, Tmn. 1864 Explosion on board U, S , S. Chcrango--26 k i l l e d .
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1863 Naval bombardment o f Vicksburg during which A d m i r a l P o r t e r r a n t h e

batteries.

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1778 U, S . S. Ranger captured B r i t i s h Sloop Lord Chatharn i n S t . Georges

Channel, 1864 U. S. S. Ceres engaged Confedwatc b a t t w i c s i n Iioanoke !liver, 1J.C.

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1847 Expeditionary f o r c e of 1L89 Naval o f f i c c r s and nen under Commodore

Perry inarched a g a i n s t Tuspan, lIexico, dismantled a f t e r capturing t h e defenses, s?iked and r e c a p t u r e d some guns t h a t had belonged t o t h e U. S. S. Truxton. 1864 U. S. S, S o u t h f i e l d sunk by Confederate R a m Albermarle.

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1777 U. S. S. Trumbull captured $wo.(2). t r a n s p o r t s with valuable cargo . o f f New York. 1777 U. S. S. Ranger captured t w o (2) v e s s e l s o f f c o a s t o f I r e l a n d . 1785 Formal de c l a m t i o n of c e s s a t i o n of hbs t i J i t i e s with Erigland. 1917 F i r s t gun f i r e d by America a g a i n s t Germans i n World VIar was a s h o t f i r e d by t h e Naval gun crew of Elercharlt stealner lionpolia of t h e A t l a n t i c 'Transport U n e , a t a German stlbmq5ne. . .

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: 1862 U S. S. Verona sunk in a c t i m i n h t i s s i s s i p p i River.' 1862 F m r a g u t passed r'wts' Jackson. and St. P h i l l i p . 1862 Captured New Orleans, La. 1914 F l o t i l l a of s i x torpedo boat, d e s t r o y e r s s a i l e d f o r European waters,. t h e fore-runners of American Naval F a r c e s .

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1861 Naval Acadery converted i n t o ?"i:itary Canp by General B u t l e r . 1813 Town of York, now Toronto, Cmada, c a p t u r e d by U. S, Squadron an Lake Ontario. 1898 Congress declarqd .that a state of war has existed between Spain and thg United S t 2 t e s s i n c e April t w e n t y - f i r s t . 1898 U. S. S. Foote and Spanis!i Gmboat Ligera i n a c t i o n o f f c o a s t of Cuba. 26 A p r i l

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1862 F o r t Macon, Georgia, captured by U, S. Mavy. , 1864 U S. S. C r i c k e t , J u l i e t end U. S , S. F o r t Birdman, engaged Confede r a t e f o r c e s i n Cane River, Ia,

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1798 Congrzss a u t h o r i z e s purchase o f twelve v e s s e l s f o r w a r purposes. . 1805. ?J. S. S. Essex and Gun-boats captured town o f Derne, A l g i e r s . 1013 ?J, S. F l e e t c a p t w e d B r i t i s h B r i g Duke o f G l o u c e s t e r i n Lake Ontario. 1863 U, S. S. P r e b l e c?ccidsntl>- d e s t r o y e d by f i r e while s t o r e - s h i p i n . . Pensacola HarbTr 1898 Admiral Dewey l e f t Ii01-g Kong f o r Kanila, P. I, . . 1898 F i r s t engagement o f S : :iish T h r , i;ia t a n a a s , Cuba, p

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1861 For% Jackson and St. Phillip a t !Jew Orlearls, c a p t w e d by F a r r a g u t . 1 1 3. S. F l a g o f f i c i a l l y r a i s e d over Vera Cruz, Mexico. 94 29 A p r i l
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U. S. S. Islands, 1815 TJ. S. S . 1814 TJ. S. S. H. hi, S,

Essex captured t h r e e ithaling v e s s e l s o f f t h e Galapagos loaded w i t h sperm , o i l , c r u i s i n g w i t h o u t ' commissions. I!orriet.escaped from a s u p e r t o r B r i t i s h f o r c e . Pencock captured ~ . . f t 9 rt e r r i f i c bat+& l a s t i n g 42 minutes, Empervier,

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