BUREAU

WGATION

BULLETIN

FOR

NAVAL

PERSONNEL

FEBRUARY 1 , 1942

NUMBER 299

"QE HAVE &'ST BEGUN TO FIGHT!"

---Joful

Paul Jones.

JANIJARY 1, 1942 The b i r t h d a y o f t h e S e c r e t a r y of t h e Navy, Frank Knox, found him i n h i s o f f i c e a t h i s u s u a l work, along w i t h . those of the Naval Serv i c et h r o u g h o u tt h eU n i t e dS t a t e sa n d i n f a r p l a c e s .S e c r e t a r y Knox impresses everyone with his vigorousness a n d d e t e r m i n a t i o n t o a c h i e v e the objective for which we a r e a l l s t r i v i n g . This i s n o t t h e f i r s t b i r t h d a y t o f i n d S e c r e t a r y Knox i n t h e s e r v i c e o f h i sc o u n t r y , Back i n 1917 he was i n France commanding a s e c t i o n of t h e '78th i l i v i s i o n f s ammunition t r a i n . oftheFirst Riderstl

1899, hehad beenmusteredout Just prior to his birthday in Regiment,UnitedStatesVolunteer Cavalry, '!The Rough
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VICTORY VOICED I N SECFiETA2Y KNOX' G3SETINi;S TO NAVY

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Following i s t h e New Y e a r ' s g r e e t i n g w h i c h S e c r e t a r y of t h e Navy Frank Knox s e n t t o a l l personnel of t h e Navy a f l o a t and ashore:

"All around the world, the men of t h e Naxy a r e a t t h e i r b a t t l e s t a t i o n sc o n f r o n t i n ge n e m i e sa c r o s sb o t ho c e a n s ,D w i r i n go n l yp e a c e , war has Seen forced upon us by t h e f o u l e s t t r e a c h e r y t h a t h i s t o r y rec o r d s .I ns e l f - d e f e n s ea n di ns e l f - r e s p e c t , ve have d r a m t h e sword. That sword wl n o t b e r e t u r n e d t o il i t s scabbard until our enemies, who would d e s t r o y l i b e r t y , havebeenthemselvesdestroyed.
IfUnder t h e s e &rimconditions which c a l l f o r t h o u r r e s o l u t i o n , our courageand our s p i r i t of s e l f - s a c r i f i c e , we f a c e ,u n a f r a i d ,t h e s e da.ngers which l i e ahead, The yearswhichconfront us hold danger and h a r d s h i pf o r us a l l , '$le f a c e them boldly confidently. and

"To you a l l of t h e Navy, as S e c r e t a r y , I send m g r e e t i n g s y and m hopes f o r a s w i f t a n d s p e e d y v i c t o r y i n t h e n o b l e s t c a u s e y for which f r e e men could f i g h t . Gr;d b l e s s you all!ff
COMNENDATIONS The following are some of t h e many commendationswhich b e i n g made or havebeen made s i n c e t h e d e c l a r a t i o n o f war:

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The Navy Department was r e c e n t l y i n f o r m e d t h a t A d m i r a l C h e s t e r Nimitz, U.S.N., Commander-in-Chief o f t h e P a c i f i c F l e e t , h a s awarded t h e Navy Cross t o EnsignFrank 14oore F i s l e r , U.S.N.E.. andLeonard H.

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?*lagoner, Aviation Machinist's Mate, F i r s t Class, G.3.3. The awards were made w i t h a p p r o p r i a t e ceremonyon.dednesday, December 31, l94i.

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A dispa.tch from Acbxi.ral YimiYz cornmends F,nsign Fisler a.nr! ?lagoner " f o r e x t r a o r d i n i r y her9i.sRlT i n r e s c u i n g n i n e Ken and a n o f f i c e r of an Army p l a n e v h i c h hac! been'f o r c e d doim a t sea. It m s Tointed out t,hat sea cond.i.tions 7,vere ;xwticu.lnrl-; rough 2nd. th3.t !tunusua.1 i n i t i a t i v e , , courage, ar.(i s k i l l ! ? 7veZ-e r e a u i r e d in e f f e c t - i n g %he

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The Zlvarrl was made under a r e c e n t o r d e r o f t h e 3ecretnry o f t h e Navy, authori7,ing %!-le Co~'~rlders-j.n-Cllief of t h e 17,s. FlE;et, As:i,7t:iC F l e e t , Atlantic: F l e e t , and p a c ' i f i c F l e e t t o a m x d and;-rresent in +;he name or" t h e P r e s i d e n t , the Navy Cross t o any pe"so;l i n Lhe Naval S e r v i c e who ha.s or - ~ h o h a l l dist,in.?ui-sh !?lmr;elf by ex%;raorc',ir,al*;J s heroism. '
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The P r e s i d e n t of t h a t h i t e d S t a t e s h a s a ; ~ ~ d e c ? ?!avy Cross t,he t o Joseph L. Brandon, P r i v a t e , Ijiirst [;?.ass, U.5. Xarine Corps, f o r rescuing Second Lieutxm3n.t XillizL7 &an, U.S. F'. ,,,rine Ccrps Ik,serv-e, frnrn a. burning air2lane at Quantico,i!irginie, October 20, l % l 'L.
Li?uterlm.'; Dean, 2 1 years old, of Hopkirts, T$!innc,sotga, was knocked unconscious when a 2 1 he~VP c-:~p i l o t i n g c r a s h e d irltJo i clu%p : of t r e e s 'shortly a f t e r t a k i n g o f f on n r o u t i n e n i g h t f l i g h t , lanr'iec'. on t h e Richmond, Frederizksburg and Potonacfiailroac! Company's t r a c k s rind b u r s t i n t o ficmes

Although scv.erE1.y .:>urIled ]>jLmself, Cyr;ndon, 20, of t J o : l ~ , . ? ~ J i l ~ ~ ~ , North ~ ~ r D l i ; l stru,:;gled fieri: t,hf: repLr c o c k p i t , rt.eni;t;rc:ri t : f l m i r g ~ , h ?lane when he re'aiized L j - e u t c n g t 2ea:l v.: trz.npe(? i n :;he l'ront cockp2-t ?: Ftn(t c:nrricd th4:: o f f i c e r t o s a f e t y . Th.5 ::z.solinr.: t a n k s ';le?! Up 2 fYi moments aftLx":rv;.rC!,. The c i t a t i o n accdmpan;yrin;T 311-e i.;?.-q~ Cross ?,;varc':ed t o ~3ralldOn

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" F o r e x t r a o r d i n a r y heroisrr, in fhr: lint of h i 3 prLoit:SSiOn r',<splaycr1 on t,h3 occasion of t,hz cr.as!:.in:-: a ~ ( 1 kxrnin:; of t h e airpl:;LpLe s33_ E-3 on t > g 3 ~i:Tbit, (lct,olni.r ;?E1, 1?L61.. of S3cond LieutenXgt:, , ; i . l l f ~ ~ r ~ D,;::n, 1 : ].'iz~-'i.n~ Corps I-.<+serve, wit11 F1*iy;L-tc ~ i . r s ~ 1 . 2 - 3grs.ndorl z s :umar ~ L T K ~ . t ~ pa.sSenge;r, t o o k 0l.f 0 5 j ro?.l-t;in(.; nt;;Ilt f l i g h t m d crcshsc! short,l:i a,ftC.?r. I,i::u&, . l-.F-Y-"-. i ) .,i.a i ; m -:r~p.sI:r~ockc:d uncm(:.ious. '?'lie 1 i::,ne j.Inn;,i;diat;~ly bllrst -j.n+,,o f].;?.mc:s : ? n d ?,,nr:ied. P r i v a t e 3 Tjra,ridorl, ; t l ~ b . ~ ~ . gstriv,3:y,l.y b?.lr.nr:d, extric-p. bed k i r ~ s d ffrom ; l klye r c 2 r c.c,ckl,j.t, n r l ( i y$jt,ltol;t, ~ ~ ; . Y I Y I0 f f 1 - i s w w s::,Fe>t,:T went

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PF1E:SIDENT !.YARDS NAF,VY ChOSS TO I.VRIIJE PRITI!,TE (Cont. )

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back i n t o t h e f l a m e s a n d f r e e d L i e u t e n a n t wreckage before the gasoline tanks blew up.

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"Private Brandon's action on t h i s occasionvasaboveand beyond t h e c a l l of d u t y and r e f l e c t s g r e a t c r e d i t upon t h e 'Naval Service .If

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Lieutenant :.'iiLliam LeverettIiabler, U.S. Navy, whose s k i l l f u l handling saved the seaplane tender 6.S .S. YERON when it was a t t a c k e d b y i f t e e n enemy planes,hasbeenpromotedtoLieutenant Commmder, t h e Havy Departmentannounced. L i e u t e n a n t Cor;=n?c-rnder Kabler was awarded t h e Navy Cross by Admiral Thomas S . Hart, Cormantler-in-Chief o f t h eA s i a t i cF l e e t , and was promotedon t h e b a i s of Pchiral ?art's recommendation.
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OFFICER COhU?,ERL,ED FOri W S C a EnsignJohn Mcb:ullen, U S , Envy, hasbeen comnended by S e c r e t a r y of t h e Navy Frank Knox f o r t h e r e s c u e of another officer from d r o m i n g onOctoSer 31, 1941, when n f i t : h t e r p l a n e t h a t t h e l a t t e r was p i l o t i n g c r a s h e d a t s e a . Ensign I!cI'.$ullen dived overboard f r o n a d e s t r o y e r nad swam underwartertorescueEnsign James P. Eates, Jr;, 1J.S. ??a.valXeserve, who had been hurled into a. choppy sea follovsing the crash of t h e plane t h a t he was p i l o t i n g . I n a l e t t e r of conmlendation t o Ensi.i;n !..rcYullen, S e c r e t a r y Knox s t a t e d i n p n r t , "Your timely a c t i o n i n r e a c h i n g t h e submerged, unconsciousbody,bringing it t o t h e s u r f a c e , andholding i t t h e r e u n t i l whaleboc?t was d i r e c t l y t h e r e a s o n f o r a r r i v a l of thedestroyer'smotor savin2 the life of a b r o t h e r o f f i c e r who responded t o r e s u s c i t a t i o n efforts

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"Your d e m o n s t r a t e di n i t i a t i v e ,c o u r a g e ,p r e s e n c e of mind, and of Ensign J.P. Bates, U.S, NavalReserve, xe unselfishnessintherescue i n a c c o r d a n c ew i t ht h eh i t ; h e s tt r a i i t i o n s of t h e s e r v i c e , and theDepartment comends you therefor.11 The Navy Departmenthas recommended t o t h e S e c r e t a . r y o f t h e Treasury that Ensign hlcXullenbe a m r d e d t h e S i l v e r Life Saving Medal.

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The Secretcry of the Navy recently addressed a letter of commndation to Ensign Robert 13. gcdleer, D-V( G), U.S.N.12,
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"The Kavy Depnrtment i s gratified t o n o t e your a c t i o n s i n conn e c t i o n w i t h your attempts t o assist i n t h e rescue from drowning of SergeantJohn Rude, C.S. Amy, off Sasinel, California, on A . 21, ay

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Rude, and your a 5 t e n g t s t o r e n c 5 1 1 h i n tht? face of c2 s t r n n g off-shore undertow, which n t t m p t s .you absndoned o n l y xhcn s o nearly exhnusted tlx&t, you barel2r reached shore yoxrsalf, .?redeened most vu3 rthy.

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Luther Francis Snmers, Fbrrn~icistMate, % i r d Class, V.S.N. w%s comcnded. Sy Rear &&niral I t a d c 1 1 J&cobs, U.S Chief 0 t h e E3ureau of Ncvig:!,.tion, f o r h i s p r t i n t h e e.erial rescxe of Second Lieut e n a n t '.kiter S. Osipoff, U.S.M.C., &ove Scan Diego, C a l i f o r n i a , May 15,

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L i e u t e n a n t O s i p o f f ' s p w a c h u t e k<?cai::a ent,angled i n t h e t z i l s u r f a c e of ~1 BAnrine Corps t r n n s p o r t frorr: whichpPrc?chutejumping exercises Jlrere being h e l d .; I f t c rh c r o i c :e f f o r t s b y pm-sonnc.1 a b o ~ r d h e t t r a m p o r t f z i l e d t o r i f f e c t h i s rescw, he was f i n a l l y save2 by %!IF? crew of a. s c o u t i n g ;Jlnne.
"The report r e g w d i r y t h i s I n c i d m V , Penr lcdnirel Jacobs m o t e Summers, " i n d i c a t e s % h r : t you pnd o t k r Ir?en!,ers of the crew att e r q t e d t o pull. Second Lieut,enr,nt Osipofl" Scck i n the ,pL?.ne end ti.1a.t you were xoorkin;; v i t h m t mr:,chute m d i n coiistmt; cl.al?ger of being p u l l e d o r slippint;out of t h e opcn door. The Chief of t h e %renu t r k e s pleasurc: i n commxding YOU f o r y o u r coolness and .resourceulness i n this mergcncy. Such contI.t;ct i s i.n kc,e?inz ~ 5 t h the; best, t r n d i tkons oi' t h c N ~ v r ~ l Servic$1.

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Ppeviously, %he cr\-;rr:r tht. scm.t,inG nlanc., L i m t e n e n t V i l l L a m 02 U.S .E., p i l ~ t ; ,znd !vk.tion Chief r h c h i n i s t Ii-..te John R.

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C0MEENI)ED I N 4-ERIPL kESCUE (Cont, ) ElcC;nts, U . . . r e c e i v e d C i s t i n p i s h e d F l y i n g C r o s s e s f r o m S e c r e t a r y S N, t h e Navy Frank Knox for t h e i r d a r i n g r e s c u e of L i e u t e n a n t O s i p o f f .

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100 f e e t Head c?own, L i e u t e n a n t O a i p o f f d a n g l e d h e l p l e s s l y a b o u t belo-v2nd a s t e r n of t h e p l a n e u n t i l t h e s c o u t i n g ;Jlane TGC: manecvered by Lieutenant Loxrey into c?. p o s i t i o n w!lere McCc.lnts could grasp Lieute n a i Osipoff Is body, d r a g hirt into t h e rear coc1cpi.t o f t h e s c o u t i n g p l a n ea n dc u tt h es h r o u n d s of h i s p n r a c h u t e .

EMTJSTED XLN RSCEIVES PIFTIi CO;,2~,EF;IJDf;TIOI;

Joseph Ivan Russell, !,vi,-,ti.on % a c h i n i s t Xate, i?iyst C1:;ss, U,S, Navy, hss r e c e i v e d h i s f i f t h c o ; m e n d s t i o n for exemplczry a c t i o n s i n o f dnty, volvedintheperformence R u s s e l l h m beencoliaended by t h e Commnding OZficer of She C h t i s t i , Texas f o r 1s prorn?t 2nd quickthink1 : ldaval Air Stc2tion,Corpus i n g , combined with c o r r e c t n . c t i o n t v;hicl: u n d o u b t e d l y s a v e d t h e l i f e o f i!.lstonOttoPape, Seaman, Second Class, U.S. ,?\T?.vy. The engine of oneof t h e c i r p l a n e s s t a t i o n e d o t t h e 5 .s e back: f i r e d nhen s t z r t i n g . Payne, 1?:ho VFLS s t a n d i n g some d i s k a n c ei nf r o n t of thepkne,thought he s,?.~.B ? i r e , s e i z e d 8. f i r e e x t i n p i s h e r Fnd F r u s h e dt o m r d st h en o s eo ft h e @me. P a p s either did n o t see o r did n o tr e z . l i z et h a tt h ep r o p e l l e r VGS revolving. ,Severalwitnesses,horrified,stoodmotionless,butRussell,2,ctingwithutterdisregardof his o::m s a f e t y , m d e 2 f l y i n g t a c k l e x-d trlre-;:pqme c1et.r of t h e propell e r .I n sz.ving Payne, E u s s e l lc m ed a n g e r o u s l yc l o s et ot h ep r o p e l l e r hirimelf, but t h e i n c i d e n t , which happened s e v e r a l weeks 3 g 0 , r e s u l t e d i n no injuriestoeithernzn. On December 7 , 193E Itussell XQS cormended by t h e Commclnding O f f i c e ro ft h e Tiz.v~dA Stztion,Pensaco12,Florid?., r i f o r e x c e l l e n t performance of d u t y ;?.s l i f e g u x 6 n th2.tstvntion (durirq t h e sT;,%mning se?.son t of 1938. He m s corrirnended. by S e c r e t a r y 01 t h e 1Tz.vy C l m d e A. Smnson A p r i l 11, 1939 f o r h i s prompt : e f f i c i e n t ::ction?vllile s e r v i n g R S 2. x i life guard on June 23, 1937 i n rescuing t h c son of L i e u t e n m t IEu~ R. TUZO, U.5. FJavy, fromdror.ning off t h e 9lz.vz.l Air S t a t i o n , Pensacol,?., Fla.
Russell TW.S conrnen2-eci Sy t h e Co!xwnd,rnt of t h e N c v r l L S t a t i o n i r 9: Pensacola, Florid;,.o n Xoverr,ber I, 1:9 for h i s e x e n p k r y conductduring h i sp a r t i c i p a t i o n i n t h e :,kvy % y e x e r c i s e ~ .F o r t TiZysrs, F1orid.F.. t On A p r i l 15, 1940 h3 VIT~S cor:max2s& by the Umm.?.ndF.nt, of the ilczva.1 Air S t ? t i o n , of duty 2s l i f e g w r d d u r i n g t k Pensacolc.., for h i s e x c e l l e n t p e r f o r x c m c c swzimming s e m o n of 1939. .

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John B. Lippard, TfiVjetF: F i r s t Class; U . S . Blarim Corps Hezerve, has been cohmnded by Eajor ijeneral T"?or..as F i o l ~ o ~ 'Con.unandhh't 'of the ~b, Blarine Corps,, f o r b r a v e r y i n rescuir,g T. S , ; Jacobson, fLachin.i:.t !:late, Second Class, U.S. Navy, from drowning i n t h e s h a r k - i n f e s t e d venters cf ldlanila Bay on A p r i l 2E, 1941.
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In a . d d i t i o n t h e Poard of ]!.vval.ds of t h e Xavy Ilepartnel;t ha:: rC,Ornmended t h a t t h e T r e a s u r y i&part,ment, c o n s i d e r . l i p p a r d , 2h years o l d , PThose home i s i n L i t t l e f i e l d , Texas, for t h e a-mrd. of ?; S i l v e r L i f e Saving ivi~dal.
Lippard and Jacobson, who i s 2.4, were y a s s e r p r s on a Ti2.YJ f e r r y proceeding from E.lanila t o Ca&.te, P I , -&en the l a t t e r . l o s t h i s .. balaqce and f e l l ovcfmard a t a point, mi&!sgy bgtween t h e h:ianila b m s k w a t e r cvd Cavit e. . . . , Jacobson, .in f'a,lling, struck his head ngaii1st the h u l l of :.he ferry and ms unconscious, f l o a t i n 5 vkth 5 i . ~head s u b m e r p d , v:hm Lippard,d.isrer;arl?inr: n e r s o n d ~lls.f&,y,jumpecl overbo2r-c-l anrl l w i t k , the n i d of a l i f e preserver, b r o q h t Jaco'1130r: t.,g a p o , s I t t o n fron ::.hid? h e c o u l d b e haulm1 abomd ! h ferry. ;e . .
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"Your presence of mind, r p x ' 1 jtldl;:nent, :.:xi ~~;:!.llinmms r i s k to y o u r l i f e i n m t p _ r S infcstcd ' ~ ~ . : ; :~; bcy?ncj the r;:qukrtxer:ts of ; y . i" :!~: "~ . . ;.fit? X ~ , ? E of ~~r:bt.,l:&r zexber. of t; : your, d u t y 2nd :?ms t h e n<5z3.ns. s.r;~~.1:1? 0: !E Nava.1 Service", Xa,joy ';enc:'al :{olcor<-~. . .. ~::yotcLi;Tpc?.rd..
ffYo1;r q?.lick act.ion, fe?.rl:;;::::-L:3s:; 2 n d m : h n i r - i i ; abi:Liby s a ~ c d t h e l i f e of Jcr.coixon :n y:eye in i<F>zpj.ng, ,d t h e '::est, t r z d i t i o n s : of' t h e RZarine Corps, : x , :*ic,r-it ,o.>,d ~ . ~ ~ c ; : i ~ \ rr;:y > i : r;-co.-n~~::ld..tior:." ! t: .:h
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TI30 f o l l o r i ~ ~c::list:?d ]pen fi2ve been &,:hanced i n mtinr;, a s ; i n d i c n t e d , i n recognj.t,ion of' t;?:eiy m e r i t o r i o u s conc?nct durini; enga!:enent w i t h t h e enemy:
Andrev; Joseph Geiser, Shin Fittel:, Firzt P i t t e i - ,( a n t i - A i r c r ? X t ) , U.S. ;;avy.

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FOUR F3GISTED l\lEF,?.I WED I?,!FuZTIMS IN RECOGNITION OF killrb ESPECIALLI' Ei2Rl:Tc!Fil:OGS C@I:DlJC+T IX r,.dTION (C O ~ ~
JosephMatthewPastor,Xachinist(s h'iachinist's LIate,' F i r s t Ckss, u,S. Navy.

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G e i s e r f s o f f i c i a l r e c o r d , show6 t h a t he displaiyed meritorious i n i t i a t i v e i n p r e v e n t i n g a sarlous f i r e ;nd e x p i o s i o n d u r i n & ' a c t i o n :

o r o r d e r s , l o a d e d 2nd comShort,n5thou.totherassistance menced f i r i n g a machine gun. Es t h e r e s u l t of t h i sq u i c ka c t i o n , one enemy p l a n e was h i t m d i s b e l i e v e d to havebeenshot dm and a m, second enemy p l a n e was t a k e n u n d e r f i r e .
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The Mavy Department recently announced that tno e n l i s t e d men i n t h e Navy havebeen com.enc?ed for t h e i r prompt and courageous .action v h i l e on a u t h o r i z e d l a v e i n p-C;venting the robbery of r? X.ong Beach, Californiajewelrystore.

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'!The courageous conduct of t h e o f f i c e r s 2nd men of t h e s e u n i t s , who defended izke Island a g a i n s t an overwhelming s u p e r i o r i t y of memy a i r , sea,andland a t t a c k s f r m December 8 t o 22, 1 4 2 hasbeennoted 9., w i t h a d m i r a t i o n by their fellom countrymen anc? t h e c i v i l i z e d w o r l d , and wl n o t b e f o r g o t t e n s o long as g a l l a n t r y and heroism are r e s p e c t e d and il honored.%!>eseunits a r e co~~nencled t h e i rd e v o t i o nt od u t y for and splendid conduct a t t'.ie.Lr k t t l e str!.tions under most ac!verse c o n d i t i o n s . B i t h l i z i t e d defensive P I C : L ~ ~ Sa.33.i:15t a t t a c k s i n g r e a t f o r c e , they 1:winccI theirshoreinstailatio!:s and f l w t k e i r a i r c r a f t s o w i +;hat f i v e l enemy warships ::r tcither sumk o r s e v e r ~ . f ; r rdnmagcd, m n y hostile pl~?r;es .ee s h o t do-xn, and. 2.n unkno~mnurr5.L.r of l a n d t r o o p s destro:,wd."
SECRETARY KMOX L!!IE')S T%;EL?iES ST),%I!??IIX1; I !' A I~ ! 1 ! :Y I j ~IST,'JTTS S e c r e t c r y of t!x ZJavjr F r a ~ l kKnos h a g wired x e x h r s ol" t: U. S . h: Marine Corps a v i a t i o n c7.nrl :;round u n i t s o r ? t h 5 octlyin;; -Lc>lmds i n t h s Hawaiian area, 1 . m c l i v ; the:r. f o r th,.:ir valian5 cleft-n?z 0.: i,hos,: pssit,ions.

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Lieutenant General H,H. Arnold, Chief of 'the Army Air Force, decl.ared i n a l e t t e r recently received by Major General Thomas Holcomb, Commandant o f t h e EilarineCorps, t h a t " t h e b r a v e r y andingenuityf1of t h e Elarinedefenders of 7 k k e I s l a n d s e t anexample"for a l l members of t h e Armed F o r c e s o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s t o s t r i v e t o e m u l a t e , " A s s e r t i n g t h a t he b a s e d h i s l e t t e r on a report which Rear Admiral John H. Towers, U.S.U., Chief of t h e Rureac o f Aeronautics, had s e n t t o him for purposes oi' i n f o r m t i o n , G e n e r a l A r n o l d s a i d :
~'l,dmiral Towers h a s s e n t me a most i n t e r e s t i n s m d i n s p i r i n g of t h e srnall group of hlarine o f f i c e r s and ratreportontheactivitxies i n g s ( e n l i s t e d men) i n t h e g a l l a n t d e f e n s e o f Wake I s l a n d .

" T h i sr e p o r t i s t h e f i r s t o f f i c i a l o r s e m i - o f f i c i a la c c o u n t have received of j u s t whathappenedon liiake Island and I an most imp r e s s e d vzith the magnificent work done.
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"The b r a v e r y a n d i n g e n u i t y d e s c r i b e d i n t h i s r e p o r t a r e i n keeping wt t'he splendid records ih of thejdarineCorps a.nd I feel vrarra1;t i n s c r i p t i o n s o n a v e r y b r i g h t p a s e of t h o s e r c c o r d s for a l l members o f t h e Armed F o r c e s o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s t o s t r i v e t o e m u l a t e . "The memory of t h o s e who ftll will alwaysoccupy a prominent s p o t i n t h e h i s t o r y o f our countryand add t o t h e p a s t r e c o r d s of t h e Narine Corps . ' I
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The herpism,gall&t,ryanddew+,ion t o duty di3played SY o f f i c e r s a n d crew of: t h e USS IiE,ii;iZIN ~ h c n h e A t l a n t i c F l e e t destro:.er t was torpedoeGand damaged with tile loss of 11 l i v e s whileescortin:: a cmvoy on thenight; nf Octcber 16-17, 19LJ, was rewardedof:?icj.al-ly. A f t e r - b a t t l er e p o r t s , ccucheci i n terse, o f f i c i a l l a n g - a g e , b u tn e v e r t h e l e s sg r a p h i c a l l yd e s c r i b i n gt h ec o n d u c t o f t.he s h i p s ccmpany duringthesubmarineattack, le a d t c t h c award n f t h e Naty & O S : : t o t h r e e , and l e t t e r s o f cormcndaticn tc. 1 e t h e r s , f i v e n f whom - c m 1 3%rther rewarded with prcmotims. They l i k e w i s e r e v e a l e d t h a t 11 crew , m e n b e r s o r i g i n a l l y rep o r t e d k i l l e d or missing a l l d i e d n t . t h e i r \ ) a t t , l e s t a t i o n s . It m s f e l t f o r a time that another escort s5ip nPtern of the T G N n i g h t XRV haverescued sone c f t h e s e , b u t it a-as 1atc:r e s t a b l i s h e d t h a t , n o n e ?rere saved

The d e s t r o y e r 1s ccmandinf: cfficer, Lieutenant Comacder Anthony L. ?)anis, U.S.K., ~ ~ h o ~ e p w t , rrodestly oxittedanyniention rce of Xrzyy Cross by Vice h i s OWE i n p r t a n t r o l e , :fa5 one n f those awarded the Admiral Royal 2 I n g e r s o l l , U.S.?J., C ~ ~ ~ ~ a n d p r - I ~ - C h i e - r , A t l a n t i c F l e e t . . Engineer Others vere Lieutenant Robert J. Zsslinge:-, 2.S.lu. ChLr:f b!achinir-.t Xate, U.S. Naval %-?serve, O f f i c e r , andAuciei,lcDaniel, XcDaniel, who vas i n charge o t h e x a + , c h i n t h e forrmrdenginerocx, was recornended by Vice Admiral I n g y r s c l l f o r t e a p o r a r p p r o m o t i o n tg t h e v a r r a n t r a n k n f Machinist. S e c r e t a r y o f t h e Navy Frank Knox i s s u e d o f f i c i a l l e t t e r o f c o m e n d a t i c nt ot h e !iE;A?.NTfs e x e c u t i v e o f f i c e r , L i e u t e n a n t Eugene S y l v e s t e r S a r s f i e l d , U.S.N., andEnsign IleGben NoelPerley, Jr., lJ.S.N,, who, as f i r s t l i e u t e n a n to ft h es h i p ,h a dc h a r g e o f tnf: r e p a i r p a r t y . ViceAdmiralIngersollawardedletters o f cormendationand advancements i n r a t i n g t o Ibkx:rt Henry Paddock, TJ.S.N., p r o m t e d from P h a r n a c i s t K a t e 1 s t Class t o ChiefPharmaclst, :.!ate; A l f r e d J ~ l m Booth, U S N , r a i s e d frm Q u a r t m m a s t e r 3d Clars t o Q u a r t e r m a s t e r 2d Class; ... Muscoe Coleman H?lland, Jr., U.S.N., xdvanced. 3 x 2 Seaman 1st Class t n Coxsxain;HarcldCharlesBarnard, U S N , pro;?.oted f r o n S h i p f i t t e r 3d ... Class t o S h i p f i t t e r 2d Class, and S a m e 1 l?ot)crt. K m t z , U.S.N., pronoted from Torpedman 3d Class t? Torpedonan2d Class.

In addition,theAtlar:t,icIlFtetcomariderissued lettt?rs o f com,endation t c Harold E d l c r ;.!cDc?lgal, Chief Quartermaster, U.S.X.; Clarence Ed:n:ard Mann, Chief Torpkdona:;, TJ.S.:J.; Henry John Leenlc:?echt, Chief Yeoman, U.S.K., and Benjanlin John lJan ?3lake, S d lrnnker f s liate 1st Class, U.S.N.

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L i e u t e n a n t S a r s f i d d , commended b the S e c r e t a r y of t h e Navy, y h es t a t e d ,' I d i s p l a y e de x c e p t i o n a l l ym e r i t o r i o u sc o n d u c td u r i n ga n d after t h e engagemenWt-:t. His l e a d e r s h i p ,p e r s o n a lc o u r a g eu n d e rv e r yt r y i n g conditionsandingenuityinsolvingthe mans- problems presented, indidated outstanding superior qualities most d e s i r e d i n a n a v a l o f f i c e r . l l Ensign Perley, likewise commended by t h e Secretary o f t h c Navy, a c c o r d i n g t o L i e u t e n a n t Commander Danis 'Idisplayed exceptionally merito r i o u sc o n d u c td u r i n ga n da f t e rt h e engagernent-:w:--:k. His u n t i r i n g e f f o r t , to t o t a l d i s r e g a r d o f p e r s o n a l safety a n d l e a d e r s h i p e n a b l e d t h i s v e s s e l ' r e c o v e rf r o mt h ee f f e c to ft h et o r p e d oe x p l o s i o na n d make p o r t . The ingenuity with which bulkheads were d~ ored and wreckage cleared was a c r e d i t . His performanceofduty was aboveandbeyondthe c a l l , o f duty." Discussing the conduct of thosecornendedbyVice Admiral I n g e r s o l l , he r c p o r t e d t h a t L e e n k n e c h t " w i t h o u t r e g a r d t o p e r s o n a l safety, wentouton'thestarboardwing o f thc bridge, which hadbeen almost completely shot away, andrescued Kurtz3:-i'tlty a wounded man, who had been temporarily blinded, with both l e g s broken by t h e t o r p e d o explosion, and who was crawlingoverboard when rescued by Lesnknecht. losing c o n t a c t w i t h t h e m a i n Leenknecht performed his deed without His performance was aboveandbeyond t h e . call b a t t e r yc o n t r o ls t a t i o n . of duty It

H said t h a t K u r t z was IIzt h i s s t a t i o n on t h e d e p t h charge e r e l e a s e when t h ee x p l o s i o n occlrrcd, and was c r i t i c a l l y u.soundcd. In s p i t eo ft h e loss o fb l o o dt h a t nearly c o s t h i s l i f e a n d terrible pain from compound f r a c t u r e s o f both leg$, h c r e m i n e d qui& andcalmandthe d i s p l a y o f courage made by him as h e l a y a w a i t i n g m e d i c a l a i d vms of a l l t h o s e on tht: b r i d g e . His a t t e n t i o n i n c a l c m b l ea i dt ot h em o r a l eo f todutyandexceptionalcourage when wounded :;%s a s p l e n d i d d i s p l a y of navaldisciplinewhichhad i t s e f f e c t on t h e crew.tl
Paddock,hedeclared, "by h i s u n t i r i n g e f f o r t s , c o n s t a n t vigilance, cheerful giving of himself without rest and knowledge o f h i s d u t i e s was a b l e t o k e e p a l i v e t h e wounded and aid the mentally shocked s o t h a t all o f t h e m w e r e k e p t a l i v e a n d c o m f o r t a b l e u n t i l t h e s h i p ' s a r r i v a l i n p o r t and t r a n s f e r o f t h e p a t i e n t s t o t h e h o s p i t a l . The work. d o c t o r s who l a t e r t o o k c h a r g e o f t h e p a t i e n t s h i g h l y p r a i s e d h i s He i s r e c o m e n d e d f o r p r o m o t i o n t o C h i e f P h a r m a c i s t ' s hhte, f o r which ratinghehas mom t h a n f u l l y d e m o n s t r a t e d h i s a b i l i t y , i n a d d i t i o n t o award." any recognition the Department Eight W h e n t h e power hadbeen c u t off s h i p c o n t r o l on t h e b r i d g e , " t h ec o m a n d i n go f f i c e rr e p o r t e d , fWcDoug:al t o o k h n e d i a t e s t e p s t o g a i n c o n t r o l a f t ; his.q u i c kt h i n k i n g , c o o l h e a d e d n e s s ,l e a d e r s h i p , was responsibleforkeepingtheshipundercontrolandmintainingha-fighting ability.

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Wtnn,1t he s t a t e d , t t i r ! charga ,of t h e ' d c p t h c?mrge m c k s and Y-g~y, j7as'rc.spcnsible for t h e f i r i n g olr depthcha?ges2ndmnintt?in(;d of tklc s h i p , t h b i n s p i t e e x c e l l e n t o r d c r a n dd i s c i p l i n ? !i n, z f t . a rp a r t of advcrsc conditions, 2nd &,e n n n e n t q r i i s t i n g a n d ' f l o o d i n g of th:-: gecks O f t h e s h i p ?&high as t h e a f t w decl;hpuse. floodir:,c: ?hie of the a f t e r p a r t n f thc3 s h i p , f i r e t f r o n s t a r b o a r d and then fron F : > r t , r c q u i r ed a s t r p n g , stead-yinginflucnce i n t k t a f t e r part, o f t h c ,ship t h a t 1 ~ ~ s ~ O I Varound t h e Y-gun-::-:~t;:-. I I i s I c a d z r ~ l ~ i p -gas r:~ct:lL;?pt,.ft
"Booth, ll ori. h i s s t x t i o n i n a.ft,er s t e e r i n g , cng:i.nc-:roon ~ ' k l mthe torpedost,ruck, lost 511 connunicntionand po::.cr o n t h e steering engine. W i t h cdr!ylete disregard f o r p c r , s o m l safety, It Lic:ut,c.nant C o x n n d c r > a n i s !. s a i d , Ithe remaint,d a t h i s s t a t i o n and b e p m making th: s h i f t t o .hand 'steering. He was alctne and t r a p p e d if thc: stlip vent, dmm. It shT;:ccl thehighestqualities of c o u r z g e , t f e v ~ t i n n t o duty and i:litintivr:.It ftIiolland,lthercport.ed, ttknow5ng that;Booth was slona arid 1u1a b l e t o g e t o u t n f s t e w i n g a f t , w i t h c n n p l c t e disregard f o r pers3snn1 safety, ran a f t , opened the? cscapohatch f r o n o u t s i d e , gave F o o t h a l i f e t o nid h i n t o the b e s t o f h i s a b i l i t y . 1ii.s q u i c k jacketandproceeded h,is sllipmteandc;xcept,ional personal cmwagchelpthinking,loyaltyto cd keep t h e s h i p c o n t r o l r!<.;11 hznd and h z t l ;-? s.tsad:Jing e f f c c t on t h e in cren. '1 ftBlthoughtemporarily st.11nne.d by t,he s x p l o s i o n , " t h i : r e p o r t s e t f o r t h ," B a r n a r d quirk1-ywsnt for;.f<2rd throut;.h the c:mpaytnantn checki n g al w a t e r - t i g h t f i t t i n g s . l: Hc d i d t h i s e v e n though hi: d i d 110t l r ~ o w w h e t h e rt h es h i p ~ r o u l dr e n a i n a f l o a t , Du;.iEg th; succ.>edi:q~ dzyz 2nd nights,hisservic6:s m r c inva1unbl.c: i n r c y t o r i n g porinnl S C ~ V ~ C C :.It C : L ItVan Elake,ft hi doc!.:mx~, "at lxt!;lc::tation, t on bririgt:, m d d u r i n g s h i f t i n g o f pt.:rsonn:I a r ; d - ; d r . t , ~ G X could hi: salvc.,;it?c?t o ,cc.condnry conn, showed exceptiorialiniti:itj.vt:and in'cc:l?Lig.ol!cc. !lie a n t i c i p a t i o n and Ingenuit,y i n e t t t i n t y thin;.'; done XIS of g r m t nssist.;r!cc: duyir:? t h c e n t i r e pcriod.'t

His r e p o r t also praist'd t h e hcroicconduct of otht::* o f f i c s r s Offic.cr; aboard,notablyLieutenant John Noah Adair, cJr., '[J.S.TJ., cr?zriz3~ry U.S.N., CommunicationOfTicer; Ensip 7:jJlian EnsignJohnJamdIthnsorl, James D a b , U S N , Assistznt, Gunnery Officer; Ensign To 1JbertNorexius, ... :y U.S.N.R., A s s i s t a n t Gunnery Officer;EnFign John sL?:t!:lzn ~ ~ ~ l : ~ ~ : r t , , 111, USNR, .... Torpedd 0ffi.ce:r cmd Assistnrlt Co;munic:ition O f f i c c : r ; D s i g n Henry Lynan, U S N R , .... Assistact F i r s t Lit?utt:nant;Lieutenant(junior Corps, U.S.I.J.E., Supply Ofi'icc:, and grade) krrlbrosc? M, Babich,Supply r:ho was n o t nenber Ensign Elmer Teare Srmme, Suppl.y Corps, U.S.?;.Ti., of the ship's company, b u t who xas on k)or?,rd f o r passage t o c ot!lt:r f l e e t m unit.
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Lieutenant Comander Danis also lauded the fo11owi.r~~ contributedgreatlytothesuccessfuloperationofthis b r i n g i n g h e r back t o p o r t :

men

"who d e n o n s t r a t e d romwkable a b i l i t y and who by t h e i r u n t i r i n g e f f o r t s

VeSsel" i n

HenryIdilton fvlallow, Machinist klate 1st Class; FrankFrancis 1st Class; Bernhardt,Idetalsrnith 1 s t Class; John Xihalko,KachinistG:tc AnthonyPolce,Kachinist Mate 1st Class; Paul iklsonBland,Zbcchinist Mate 1 s t Class; Murray JudsonCabe,Signalman2d Class; John Herbert Bnrlow, E l e c t r i c i a n s Mate 1st Class; F x t n k h t h a r n ~ 3 u x t o n , E k c t r i c i a n t s Mate 1 s t Class; Joe Weide, Watw Tcnder 1 s t Class; Frud H O I * K L ~ ~ Tweedy, M2chinist Mate 1st Class, and Harry Earl Dunlap, Xachini.stEbtc 1 s t Class

ADI~JIF~~L ERIJEST J.

Krm, u.s.N.,
993 U S. FLEET .

COF~~,;IANDERLIN-Ci!IEFOF
1941, t h a t i n accordance
7,vi.th

DESISNziTKD

S e c r e t n r y o f tho Navy F r m k Knox znnouncc:d on 9ecenber 20, thi;: i;xcc:ntivi: order signcd by Pr:.sidc:nt Roosevelt December 18 d e f i n i n g 3 h s f u n c t i o n s o f Cor.lMand~;r-:in-Chi,~f, U n i t c d S e L t e s FI.;et,2nds;.tti.ng forththeduties and r c s p o n s i b i l i t i c s o ft h eo f f i c e ,t h a t A?l?iral E r n c s t J King, U.S. Mvy, i n comnnd of . t h e A t l a n t i c Flezt s i n c e February 1, 1941, ha,.; bc:c:n dcsignaked Coxmnder-in-Chief,UnitedStates F12c:t. Rear Admiral Royal E. Ingersoll-, U.S. comand o f t h c U.S. A t l a n t i c F l c : ? t .

hvy, has b c m a s s i g n e d

The e x e c u t i v e o r d e r s i g n e d by t'ne P r e s i d e n t f o l l o m :

"By v i r t u e o f t h e power v e s t e d i n n e as P r e s i d e n t o f theUnitedStates and as Conrmnder-in-Chief of the by the Constituarmed f o r c e s o f t h e U n i t e d S t r i t e s a n d tion and Statutes of the United Sktes, particularly a t h e Act of M y 22, 1917, it i s horoby ordered that th;: Commder-in-Chief o f t h e U n i t c d S t a t e s F l e e t s h z l l h a w supremecomand o f theoperatingf:)rces c o m p r i s i n gt h es e v e r a l flcc:t,s of the UnitedStittzs Navy a n d t h e o p e r a t i n g f o r c e s o f t h e n z v d c o s t a l f r o n t i e r c o m n d s , and s h a l l be d i r e c t l y rcspozsiblo, under t h e general dircaction o f thc: Secret:wyofthe Navy, t o thi: President o ft h zU n i t e dS t a t e s .
!"The staff ofthe CocL.~nnc!ur-in-C~licf, U n i t e dS t a t e s F l e e t , s h L ! l be composcd o f a Chief of Staff :md of such otilcr o f f i c e r s a n d ngcncies as a p p r o p r i a t e a n d n e c e s s a r y t o p e r f o r n d u t i e s i n g e n s r a l as follows:

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DESICT?LlTLD CO%MANDER-IN-CEEF OF %E U S FUET .. (Cont.)

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( A ) Uake a v a i l a b l e f o r e m l u a t i o n a l l p o r t i n c n ti n f o r m t i o n and rlav.?.l intelligence;,

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"(B) Prepareandexecute
tions

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t o c a r r y i n g o u t Ppera-

tt(E) D i r e c t t r a i n i n c e s s e n t i a l tions.
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(F) Serve as personal aides.

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ttThe Cormander-in-Chief s h a l l keop t h e Chief o f Xaval Operations . i n f o r m 6 of t h o 1 o g i 8 t i c a n d o t c e r needs o f theoperatingforces, and i n .t,l.rn the Chief o f FJaval Operations s h a l l keep the Corr;r;7arltier-in-C'nief i n f o r x e d as t o t h e e x t e n t t o which the various needscan be met. SubJect t o t h e f o r e g o i n s , the d u t i e s and r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s of t h e Chief of Navaf 0pem.t;icnsunder theSccretzryof t h e N a v y will. r2m5.r; unchanced. The Chicf o f I?avzl Operation:: shall cnn!;j.nue t o be r e s p o n s i b l e for t h e p r e p a r a t i o n o f war ;)lans frorn t h e l o n c l-ani:e p i n 4 ; o f view.

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!!In order t h a t c l o s e l i a i s o n may be maintained with t h e Navy I?epartl?ent the principal office! of the . Cnmander-in-ChLef ~ h lbe i n t h e ?Jav;r D e p a r t x n t l unless o t h e r v i s e directed." These o r d e r s t o AdTiral King dn n o t r e l i e v e him from duty a t s e a .A l t h o u g hh i sp r i n c i p a lo f f i c e w i l l be i n the Navy Department,he i s f r e e t o exereis2 persorial cornnand a t sea as i n h i s j u d g m n t circums t a n c e s make a d v i s a b l e .

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ADMIRAL CHESTER yi. NDdITZ U.S.N. ___ - . ".2

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I n l a t e Decexber Atfrniral Chestor Y. IJimltz, U.S.M., r e l i n i quishedhisduties as Chief o f t!~! B;m:au of XaviC:;f-ion, Ilavy Department, andproceeded and a s s w e d t h e d u t i e s o f C o r n ~ ~ ~ n d i ~ r - i n - C ~ l ~ ~ I " , U.S. P a c i f i c , F l e e t , r e l i e v i n g A d m i r a l 1iust)and E. EIimel.

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ADMIRAL k. ~ l ~BASON IN,GERSC)LL, ., .

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O January 1, ViceAdmiralRoyalEason n Irigersoll, U S Navy, .. assumed !lis new d u t i e s as Conrander-in-Chief o f t h e A t l a n t i c F l e e t when h i s p e r s o n a l f l a g , t h r e e w h i t e stars borne on a f i e l d o f blue, h o i s t e d a t t h e main o f t h e U S S . . . AUGUSTA, f l e e t f l a g s h i p .

The ceremony,conducted a t anundisclosedlocation, :%asmarka few minutes t o c o ~ ~ l c . t e , ed by u t m o s t s i m p l i c i t y a n d r e q u i r e d b u t Vice Adrniral I n g e r s o l l f s o r d e r s were r e a d , h i s f l a g was r a i s e d , a n d he as s u c c e s s o r t o Admiral E r n e s t J. King, U.S.IJ., t o o ko v e rh i sd u t i e s who hasbeen made Comander-in-Chief of the United States Fleet.
Simultaneously, it was announced t h a t Rear A d n i r : t l F r z d e r i c k hasbeenservingontheGeneralBoard a t the Navy, ,has been named t o r e l i e v e Vice Adrniral I n g e r s o l l as A s s i s t a n t t o t h e C h i e f o f NavalOperations.

Joseph Horne, U.S.N., who

Rear Adrniral 3 a l s t o n S n i t h Holmes, U S N , W o also hasbeen ... h a member o f theGeneralBoard,hasrelievedHeardd;:.iiralCharles Adam Blakely, U.S.N., as Cornandant o f t h e 11th IVaval D i s t r i c t , San Dic;gc, Callfcrnia,withadditimai Gxty as Co,mandant, Naval Operating Eclse,

IZE& mHLRAL I DL JACOBS, U,S r kL N l :

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Rear kLdmiralRnndall J a c d x , TJ.S.IJ., proceeded frm sea d u t y the w i t h t h e A t l a n t i c F l e e t tr;.succccd Abj-ral Nimitz as Chiof Bureau o f Navigation.

CAPTAIN JOHN

F. SIFIIOTH, JR

USN, ?JADE REAR ADiJIRAL

The Navy Departmentannounced onDecember 2 3 , that,Captain John F S t a f r o t h , Jr., U S N , hadbeenpronoted . ... t o thetemporaryrank of Rear Admiral t o r a n k from November 2, 191!1, On January 2, Rear A d m i r a l John F, S h a f r o t h , U.S.N., was t r a n s f e r r e d t o d u t y a f l o a t a n d h i s d u t i e s as A s s i s t a n t C h i e f of theBureauofNavigationwereassumed ... byCaptain L o u i s E. Denfeld, U S N

REAR ADMRAL BEARDALL IUDE NAVAL ACADEMY SUPERINTEIJDENT; CAPTAIN ~IcCREA I?MJUD NAVAL AIDE TOPItESDET?.
The Navy Department recently announced that Rear Admiral John ReginaldBeardall, U.S. Navy, hasbeenorderedtoduty as Superi n t e n d e n t of t h e Naval Academy and as Commandant o f t h e Seve.rn River Naval Command.

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Simultaneously., it was announced t h a t C a p t a i n John Livingstan il McCrea, U.S. Navy, wl r e l i e v e Rear Admiral B e a r d a l l .as NavalAide t o t h eP r e s i d e n to ft h eU n i t e d- S t a t e s . Xe i s s e r v i n g a t t h e . p r e s e n t t i m e as Aide t o Admiral H. R. S t a r k , U,S.N., Chief of Naval. Operations.

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In h i s riew p o s i t i o n Rear :;dm.lr;zl ~ ~ a r d a l . , l , : , t a k e s . . t k p o s t ovcr f o r r l e r l y occupied by 3,ear A b I i r a l RU~::{+U TpLllson, u-s.N.,now Chiof of S t a f f f o r A d n i r a l Ernest J. Kine, li.S.R., C o ~ r , l ~ ~ n r 3 e r - I n - C ~?.!.So f , i~~ ' F l e e t . Ca@ain T . Starr King, 'J.S.N., i cerxring as .ictLr,g Superintends e n t .oi t h e Nzvrtl Academy and A c t m 3 qCommndant,Sevmn River j h v n l C omand.
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AJlVAI.iCE.Z;NT I RATIWG N
i3ureau n f I J a v i p t i o n C i r c a l a r Lctt,cr fJo. ,l-@ promulgated new i n s t r u c t i o n sg o v e r n i n g ndv:trLcarlont i n ratint;. I ;Gcnt.?rczl, t h e r system now I n c f t c c t p r o v i d c s f o r xWmce,T;ICnt, t o flll vzcanci'.':: i n complement (allowance). Certain rat,ir:gr; an:; op~::;ed t o u n l i h i t e d advancem:nts v h i l c i n cthers a d v a n c m c n t i s r c s t r i c t e c ? b y sp,:cial prov i s i o n s as s t a t e d i n E;ncl.ssurcs to C i r c u l n r kt,ter 30. 1 4 2 .

It wl be not,ed that, st.:rvict! rqUIrement:: for n d ~ n n c : m c n t il may be w,3ivcd by co.manding offlirxrs in th V.S. F l w t and IL:n-zd Transportation Sxvice, but thnt no p r o v i s i o n i : :n.zds f o r w a i v e r of s e r v i c e t r e q u i r e m e n t s i n CP-SCS of men n o t serving i n suchduty. Only in very cxc e p t i o n a l C ~ R C S w l .t h c i;urcau a u t h c r i a t : w,ziv.;:r nf s:-:rvice r(;q1lircments: il for men on shore duty. Kuch unrurcc'::st?ry corrt.:porid!:,1:cc c o u l d be: c l i n i n a t ed if n c t i v i t i c s cnnccr:lec! m, u I ,cormIckr t h e f a c t t h a t thc: p ; s c n t s e r v i c o l requirements ar,: r m n r k a b l y s h m t mr?, c?lt!mu:;h st;n s c r v i c e i s n o t manda'm; sc) o u t s t , ? n d i n g l y q m l l i f i c d i n t o r y , men without sca s e r v i c c c a n n o t all t h c d u t i e s c f t h e i r r l r t i n g ais t o ::i~:rit p o c i a l c o n s l d e r a t i o n f c r pros motion.
SEZVICE PZRSOFJNEL

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I n a d d l t i o n t n . ~ ~ d u c e o m d tri.;) 2-m; 05 onte m one-fourth rd : ! c e n t s p e r mile for person:x:l of t.hc irmy, @ q r , T r n i n e Corps 2nd Coast Guard. when on 1c:nve o r furlouph,travelin:: i n uniform, r a i l a ~ bus d a g e n c i e sh a v ee s t a b i i s h c d t h e so-cnlled."oyen-i-;aj?-~;:,l-er;r' at t h e sane r a t e ,e f f e c t i v e fron Decenber 5 , l?LJ, t o October 31, 1 , + . 9!2
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TO PENEFIT E ! E "OI'E;I~-~~~;;IP-F'~~IS~' T, : O . . . ..

Under t h i s r d i n g , s e r v i c e ... ,,personnelr a v e l i n : <i nu n i f o r m t on . l e a v e o r furlcxgh,. ma;~~~?1.~-c?mse a onc-.:ray t i c k e t , fron an;r o f t h e p o r t s l i s t e d below t o a n y d e s t i n i t i 6 n i l i t'ile rjnited Stater;, and a t t h a t p o i n t purchaseanadditional one-my t i c k e t , t o an;.. other of t h e p o r t s l i s t e d :
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Annapolis, Md. Baltimore, B d I. Bath, M e Brston, IJass. Brerr,erton, Wash.

Mare Islanc?, Calif.

Miami, F l a Mohil.~, Ala. New Lolidon, Cnnn. Kew Orlearis, Ia. Nevport, R. I.

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Brooklyn, W. Y .

P o r t l a n d , Me. P o r t l a n d , Ore Portsmputh, N.II. P o r t Royaal, S.C. Prpvigence, R I .. SanDiegT, Calif.

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C h a r l e s t m , S,C, Corpus C h r i s t i , Texas Galveston, Texas J a c k s o n v i l l e , Fla, Key West, Fla, Long Beach, Calif.
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New York, N.Y. Norfnld, V . a Noroton, Csmn. Pensacola, Fla, . P h i l a d e l p h i a , Pa , P w t A r t h u r , Texas

SanFrancisco, Calif. sari Pedro, Calif. S e a t t l e , 'iiash. Savaivlnh, Ga, Tacoma; Wash. .Xashington, D.C.

All persons 'applying to t i c k e t a g e n t s f o r thl.s t r a n s p e r t a r tim must p r e s e n t q f f i c i a l l e a v e , f u r l c m g h or pass as evidence o f ;rn-fel 3n l e a v e . A 1 1 a r e r e q u i r e d to travel in uniform except female nurses,
who must p r e s e n t s a t i s f a c t o r y e v i d e n c e 69 t h e military s e r v i c e ,
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All t r a i n i n g c o ~ r s e s l i r % 2 d i n the Yearbook of Enlisted Traininc, 1941, a r e nox nv:t',2nkle t o t h e S e r v i c e , w i t h t h e , e::ceptiors o f the following:
Q u a r t e r n a s t e r 2c. . .. E l e c t r i c i a n ' s U t e 3c. Signalman IC. and Chisf'. Aviation fvlach.inistts IJztr2 IC. andChief Storekeeper 3c. Storekeeper2c. Ides sman Branch , Yeoman 2c. Pharmacist 1s k t e 2 e Pharmacist f s Mate IC..and Chief.

PTFrE.

The f n l l o w i n g g e n e r a l c o u r s e s
Diesel Engines. A r t i f i c e r 1s Manual.

are n o t y e t a v a i l a b l e :

"News Handling" i s obsqlete and

GregProgressiveExercises

no l o n g e r i s s u e d t o t h e S e r v i c e .

are no l o n p r i s s z e d t o t h c S e r v i c e ,

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The t r a i n i n g course for Hospital Apprentice IC. and Phc?rmcist ! s Mate 3c.hasbeenreceived f r o 3 t h e GovcrnmentPy-inting O f f i c e and I S a v a i l . z t ? l et ot h eS e r v i c e , Due t o an error i n p r i n t i n g , it wl be found il t h a tt h ec o u r s e , v:hich c o n s i s t s of a s e r l e s . n f i n s t r u c t i o nt e s t sb a s e d ot~!.assignmen%s. Se studit;d. i n tllr: Handbook o f t!x> Ikqxital Corps, has to been p r i n t e d w i t h a r!?d bnnd sj.milar t o ? r o l ? s s L1 P q~ Tests 2nd i~xamirm.t i o n books. This band s j ~ o ~ 'l d di:;r+?,t;ardcd nnd % h i st r a i r l i n g course 1 ~ t r e a t e d i n t h e s m e manner as a l l o t h w s .

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For. a l i n t e n t and p r p o s e s we wl use the naye l il o f Joe Gish and we ml il f o r t h e yourig o f f i c e r i n v o l v e d i n t h e f o l l a w i n g s t o , r J , assume i t i s any s t a t i o n . However, t h ei n c i d e n td i da c t u a l l yo c c u r :
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: Brand new Ensign' Joe Gish recently reposte'd $0 a n a v a l .sLatiqn f o r h i s f i r s t duty. ' H e was p r o p e r l y c l o t h e d i n f u l l e n s i z n o'f kris h a t .whichhappened t o be o f t h e . regalia, -with. the exceptio'n commander v a r i e t y .

Gish: '!Ensign reporting Gish f o r ' duty, Sir." c.0, : W h arta n d i d k you say?I1 Gish: tlEnsign, SLr.fl c.0, : "1s t h ay o u r own cap; t Gish?" Gish:pride.),SirI1t (With "Yes, c.0, : Vhere id d you g e t it?" Gish: " A t t h u n i f o r mt o r eS i r , e s , They had ;t l o t o f d i f f e r e n t caps f o r s a l e , Some were $ 6 0 and some were $12.00. 1.0 While t h i s c o s t more, 1 c e r t s . nlj. t h i n k it i s w o r t h t h e Don't you, Sir?" difference.
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To a l l good Anericam,themexories o f t h e h e r o e s of a t ValleyForye, of 1363 a t Gettysburg, o f 1898 a t N a n i l a Bay, and o f 1916 a t S h a t e a uT h i e r r J are sacred.. To these immortal nmes have. now beenadded t2;e names of the heroes of 1941 a t P e a r l H a r b o r v:ho r e c e i v e d t h e i r b a p t i s m of f i r e f r o m our tre2cherous enemies onSunday 7 Decenber 1941. With the' usual 0rier;tal lack of understanding o f t h e American p s y c h o l o g y ,t h eJ a y a x s e hoped t o S r e a k o u r morale, t o f r i g h t e n us. How m i s e r a b l ya n du t t e r l yt h e yf a i l e d is evidencedbythespirit a16 d e t e r m i n a t i o n o f e v e r y o f f i c e r and man t o g e t t o s e a as .soon a s p o s s i b l e and t o g e t i n t o call i s i s s u e d f o r t e n men t o fill t h es h o o t i n g .P 3 e n . a t h e complernent o f a s h i p & o u t t o l e a v e f o r t h e b a t t l e l i n e , a t h o u s a n dv o l u n t e e r ss t e pf o r w a r d and beg t o go, M. r Hiro Kit0 youhavever;r successflllly welded the people of t h e s ev a s tU n i t e dS t a t e si n t o one conpact unit. IJo l o n g e r e a r e w Jew or g e n t i l e , C a t h o l i c o r ? r o t e s t a n t , L a 9 o r i t e or C a p i t a l i s t ; we are Anericans, a n a t i o n t h a t h a s n e v e r lost a war. Yes, Xr. H i r o H i t o , your honorable ghostly ancestors o f your company v e r y s h o r t l y . areanticipatin:;'the?leasure The Anvil Ch0ru.s - tlIiAF'k-KIRIf~ 11K4FSI-KIRItt 1tE4191-E;IR111

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( a ) makes N a t i o n a lS e r v i c e Life Insurance available to a l l persons in active Service up t o and including April 19, 1942 WITHOUT I E D I C A L %ME'IINATION.
( b ) makes I J a t i o n a lS e r v i c eL i f eI n s u r a n c e a v a i l a b l e a f t e r A p r i l 19, 1942 t o Ilersons i n a c t i v e S e r v i c e who make a p p l i c a t i o n accomFanied by a Report ofMedicalExaminationshowingevidence o f good health satisfactory to the Administrator o f TJeterans Affairs, where t h e a p p l i c a n t h a s b e e n i n a c t i v e Servicefor120days o r more. The Bureau of Navigation wl p r o n u l g a t e d e t a i l e d il i n s t r u c t i o n s on t h i s s u b j e c t t h r o u g h r o u t i n e c h a n n e l s , b u t it i s hoped t h a t a l l r e a d e r s of t h e S u l l e t i n will assure themselvesthattheirshipmatesare aware of t h e p r i v i l e g e s a f f o r d e d them i n t h i s c o n n e c t i o n , p a r t i c u l a r l y t h o s e i n the lower p a yg r a d e s .T h i sp r o t e c t i o n i s o f f e r e d a t a v e r yn i n i mum c o s t t o t h e i n d i v i d u a l ; t h e r e a r e no commissions, t h e adi s bornebytheCovernzlent. ministrativecostofthisinsurance

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KEY WZST, FLORID.!?.

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. The Navy Department an:?onnced t h a te f f e c t i v e February 1, 1942, t h e commandant and headquarters of t h e S e v e n t h Naval D i s t r i c t xi11 be l o c a t e d a t t h e U. S Naval Operating Base, Key Vest, F l o r i d a . Elsad. q u a r t e r s of t h e S e v e n t h D i s t r i c t ar3 n o x l o c a t e d a.t t h e Navy Yard, Charleston, South Carolina.

LIEUTEILWT C~~!&+&?XHt J "GEl*Z" TUKfJEY .USNR, J 2" SSEKS Pk-I:'YSxC.YL IliSTBXTOiiS- FGR U.S. KAVY
L i e u t e n a n t Commander J. J. lli;encll Tunn,ey, U. S. h v a l iieS'?rVe, former world1 S t h e Kavyr s D i r e c t o r of physical Education and undefeated heavywdght boxing chmpion, recently Deym a n o t h e r t o u r i.n s e a r c h f o r instruct,ors needad to cnrl-3 out thc! $Jnyrrs pnlnrged ph;fs:!crll. educat,ional program. Lieutenant, Commardcr Ttmneyt s t o u r m r i l l t a k e him t o a l l c o r n e r s of t h e U n i t e d S t , ? b t c s t o int;?rvie..cv q ) p l i c x t s f o r p o s i t i o n s o f p h m i c n l instructors. Each al.:;::licant wl be iKtzrvi.wJ by T,ieutenmt Commander Tunnev il '{io Lcckie, U.S.N.R., I. and h i s a s s i s t a n t , L i e u t e r x n t ( j u n i o r ; r r z d e ) 3 t t h e main r e c r u i t i n ? s t a t i o n s i n e a c h cf t h c c o u n t y p ' s l a . r g c c i t i e s .
il Accepted,?.,>I>lic?,nts wl b e e n l i s t e d as Chief S p e c i d i s t J (kctlng ijp?ointmznt), T S. X a v d R:?serve. j . Applicants (Athletic) o r universi-ty and h o l d <. 7 mvstbe g r d u a t o s of zn ::.ccrsditedcollegz B x h e l o r ' s DOgrce i n phy:.,ic?bl Ed::cn,tion. U m a r r i z d men ::rc p r e f e r r e d b u t m a r r i e d m3n will- bc consid::rcd i n soras C::.SBS.

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The r . t i n g of p h y s i c d i n s t r u c t o r s , U. S. N a v ~ l Res2rv:?, h s s been changed from t h a t of C h i e f I 3 o a t s m i . n ' ~14ntc: (Acting Appointmcnt) Class V-6, U, S , T.T;Lvz: Resl;.rvc, t o t l x t of C h i d S ? e c i a l s i t (A) (Acting Appointment), elms V-6, U, S. r h V - . l .R_:s,~T'vc:.

The hedge for thi; ncx r.?.tin? of Chi:?f S p e c i 9 l i s i h s not bc2n TWS efft;ct?d in e s t , z b l i s h e da t tjic: tint: of t,hiswriting.Thischanze o r d e r t o better d i s t i n @ s h t : p h y s i c d i n s - t r u c t o r s r:nlisti:ci t,o work h: i n t h e PkJsiczL1 Fitness I)rcgr-rm of t h e N ~ v y frcm t h e r o @ v linc! Chli.ef Bortswn.in! s l l 2 , Likcrrrisc, t h e r?t:.n:;s of t h c s i i v e r d 5 o x i n g i n v, t e . s t r u c t o r s p r e v i o u s l y I : n l i s t e d h3.v:: 5!2r chmgcd f rain Boztswzin's ? t k t ? 9 2 L F i r s t Class, to S p e c i a l i s t s , F i r s t C l x s , for t h e s?mc rtzson.

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I n a whirl-wind, 24-hour' campaign conducted by the Central ShopCommitteeunder theChairmanshipofJohn D. Jennings,every one o f t h e 12,000 employees n f t h e C h a r l e s t o n (S. C.) Navy Yardpledged t o purchase Defense Savings 9onds. I n commendation of t h i sr e m a r k a b l e achievement,theSecretaryofthe Navy s e n t t h e f o l l o w i n g d i s p a t c h t o Mr. Jennings: "The v o l u n t a r y a c t i o n o f twelvethousandemployees o f t h e C h a r l e s t o n Navy Yard i n p l e d g i n g t o p u r c h a s e t w e l v e thousand defense bonds totalling over three hundred thousand dollars offers a concretereplytothechallen2eofPearl Harbor and Wake Island. This one hundred p e r c e n tf i n a n c i a l a b r o a d s i d ef r o mt h ee a r n i n g so fd e f e n s ew o r k e r so f f e r s f i n e example t o workers i n p r i v a t e i n d u s t r y as one effectAve method of f i g h t i n gt h er u l e gf dictators. lease onvey P c m hearty congratulations and personal thanks y t o each of these twelve thousand patriots for their unselfish contributionstothecauseofvictory.

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The pledges were p r e s e n t e d t o R e a r Admiral H. Allen, IJ.S.N*, Commandant o f t h e Navy Yard d u r i n g t h e c e r e m o n i e s a t t e n d a n t upon t h e launchingofthe two new d e s t r o y e r s , U.S.S. TILLBL4N and U.S.S. BEATTY, b u i l t a t t h e yard. Fi.ne Tiorkl DGFEIGSE Sl2VI!lC3 i3CNDS

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The S e c r e t a r y of t h e Navy has announced the establishment, o f thePayrollReservationPlandesiiznedtoplaceDefense Savings Bonds Navy. T h i sp l a n w i t h i n easy renchof every c i v i l T a n e q l o y e e o f t h e enablesemployees t o r e s e r v a from s:dary eachpayperiod,fixedamounts which are l i q u i d z t e d b y t h e i s s u a n c e of Defensz S w i n g s Bonds c x h time accumulstions equal t o pu.rchascprice of bonds desired. Hear Adrni.ra1 Ch.2rlesConrad,Co-Ordinator of t h a I i w y DefenseSavings Bond Progr-x,, c o n f i d c n t l y p r e d i c t s t h 2 t t h z e s t s b l i s h il ment of t h i s p l a n i n a l l Rcivy Y x d s and. S t e t i o n s wl r e s u l t i n t h e i n v e s t m m t o f $3,OO9,OOO monthly by Ns.vy %raployeas.
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A Sailor, after ?lacing a mrre-th of flowers on 2. ;yr.vc i n 2 cemetery noticed an old Chinese p l x i n g a bowl of r i c e on a ns::rby graveandasked:Wh3t tim? do you expect your fr:'Lend t o COIT,C up 2nd ezt therice," The OldChin,mansmiled 2nd answered: 'ISmie time your frj.end come up and smell flovsers."

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Ensign S&v,wd L, :33~3ch, Jr., 1J.S. M'Lv~, W?.S thehonor s t u d e n t of t s h e c f f i c e r s ' clzs~ t k c SuhmrLri.ne School :.rhich ? x s rt graduat2d on DecmSar 20, 1 , 4 . A honcr s t u d c a t , hc; recsivc.:d 9!1 s t h e L.Y. Sp:::Ir Fcund~ution. ?riz:?.

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I n t h s p a s t i t has bz.-.n custoxnl-y f o r somd o f f i c a m :ad most e n l i s t e d men applying for m,::x*rj.:>.q+ l.icl-nsi, .';c Give t.lw n m c o f t h e i rs h i p as thtr:ir nddrcss. This c ; : d d ~ s ss-&zc?qucmtly sppo2.r~ i n newspapers., m d i.ndicctes t h a t thc.: s h i p i:; 3t p m s x t , i n th:, nort, where t h e marriage t o o k ?lac(:, or i n t.( clcs,? p r o x i n l t y t,hc-,roo.C. !!: One or twb s e z p o r t c i t i e s h?vc;, 0 3 t!l;.:ir am k?it,ic2t,iv:;, c.-:,:,s:.>d t o p u b l i s h tk: rimes of such .shfps.
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A p r e s m t t h e r e a t?o v e r 700 o f f i c e r s e n r o l l e d i n t h e C i v i l t r: Engineer Corps Reserve. Most of these o f f i w r s ;?,re on a c t i v ad u t yi n n a v a l d i s t r i c t s , y x d s , m d :;t-JLt,ions, 2s m l 2s on v a r i o u sc o n s t r u c t i o n l projects which tht? Wavy i s undcrtclkin;,:throughouttheUnitedStates 2nd i no u t l y i n gp o s s e s s i o n s . Thi: SurcFGuof Yzrds m d Docks e s t i m a t e st h a t betwcsn 200 End 300 a d d i t i o n a l A?s;?rvo o f f i c e r s w l be needed t o il completeth-. w r z x p m s i o n p r o g r m .

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College s t u d e n t s , : e n l i s t i n g now t o become Naval :lvintion o f f i c e r s v i n o t berequiredtocomwncetraininguntilthc vl l comp l e t i o n of t h e i r c u r r e n t c o l l e g e y e a r . The q u o t a of men t o be r e c r u i t e d f o r f l y i n g o f f i c e r s , known a s Class V-5, i s n o t r e s t r i c t e d , for t h e Navy i n t a n d s t o s t e p . up p i l o t t r a i n i n g i n t h e U S. Naval Reserve t o n m o n t h l y i n p u t r s t e o f 2,500 a t t h e e.2rliest p r n c t i c z b l ed a t e . Under t h e V-5 P r o g r m men between 20 and 27 years of age with two o r more y e a r s of c o l l c g e t r a i n i n g who c o m p l e t et h ee i g h t - m o n t h s 'f l y i n ga n dt r a i n i n gc o u r s e are commissioned as, Ensigns, U S M H , .... for flight duties in the aeronauticalorganizationofthe Nay, Candi.dates for Naval ;%vi3tion commissions, i n a d d i t i o n t o e d u c a t i o n a l q u a l i f i c a t i o n s , mustba i n good h e a l t h , b e Amarican c i t i z e n s of 10 y e a r s s t a n d i n g . C o l l e g e s e n i o r s 2nd j u n i o r s v r h o . e n l i s t nom 3s p r o s p e c t i v e Naval Aviators may bz d e f e r r e d f r o m c a l l t o a c t i v e d u t y u n t i l comp l e t i o i l of t h e i rc u r r e n tc o l l e g e ycar, i f t h e y so request. Thereafter they w i l l be assigned to xtive training duty in the 3arliest c l a s s i n v:hich they can be accomodzted. Soph.mores'currently enrolled in recognizcd collc-.ges n q ~ b e e n l i s t e d as p r o s p e c t i v e Mavnl A v i a t o r s p r o v i d e d t h e y c m p r z s e n t l e t t e r s from t h e r e g i s t r a r s o f t h o i r r e s p e c t i v e c o l l e g e s , s t a t , i n g t h a t t h e y 3re c u r r e n t l y e n r o l l e d i n t h s c o l l e g e (2nd !.lave e v a r y r e a s o n z b l e e x p e c t a t i o n or" completingthebvo-jraarcollcgerequirementof Class V-5 at theendofthecurrentschoolyew. Men e n l i s t e d i n V-5 u n d e r t h i s p : r o v i s i o n wl n o t t h e r e il a f t e r beordei-ed t o a c t i v e d u t y u n t i l t h e y p r o d u c e s t ? t e m n t s s i g n e d b respectiveschoolregistrarsthattheyhavenctudlycomplcted y t h e p r e s c r i b e d minimum two-:p3r collzge requirement.

If a f t e r e n l . i s t r w n t i n Ckss V-5 t h e z f Z L 1 t o m e t t h e rill b e t , r z n s f e r r z d t o m o t h e r prescribededucationalrequircmcntsthey for which q u a l i f i e d , i n t h c d i s c r e t i o n o f t h e c l a s s oftheNavalReserve Navy D e p r t m e n t , a n d o r d e r e d t o a c t i v e d u t y i n z e n e r d s s r v i c c or wheree v e r t h e i r s e r v i c e s m y beroquircd. They wl n o t bz r i-ile,mcd from il a c t i v e d u t y or d i s c h a r g e d f r o m t h e NGvdReserve a t t h e i r own r e q u e s t .
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~u:,:'!?,p?ntl;y 9ri.gad.ier ?iillJ,xm vrxs 7:Tith ;-lmerican f OI'CF~S i n t,he i*hj,1i?pin<, j..r,s1lrrection. I n thz ye:;rs b s f o m his retirPmt5nt i n 1534 ile ~ P I - ~ F C : 7rlc;st of t h z home? s t z t i o n s of t h e l k r i n e Corps, i..l; at o u t l y i n g sC,:;'k,ions j.n the Ehiii;?pines,China, Cuba, Santo Domingo, scve1.z.l s h i p s of thi: U. S f l e e t . . 2nd P,znma, 2nd :u:.arc:
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Oh, shj.fi; th;? ~ Y ~ ~ YlfC 1 l l o i s t :Lbo,zt, 2 n d then s t z r t out. t o tow, ,, 1? s J 1 L Blay -th:it vrordl E o i s t o u t t h e 'ao2.t. ConDcsRon just's a i d tl!$Ol'. S h i f t t h wires! Go ;,;et tht? r2ft! Hold cvcrytl iinZ , 1" ie 2 : nl I ?$e11 hz.v:: t o s h i f t t h r buoys f i r s t , j u s t t o :c~E;:> it I Z i i O N s t y l e . 1 Stand p12nc; w , ~ u t C 1 ~ 2 sth;; on ]&{W. ?io. m:>.l;e i t thc P$UL JCNES. TIlc JONES is out,. , ,try thL-:$'II{CE, Good Lord! tPL,:r2 i s o u r home? Shs1 s gone t o g,.t t : ?,chir,zl's c3r, and plt it 0 1 t h ? dock. h: 1 :lo, th;iLt,ts wrong. She1 s j u s t b e a ~ scat o u t t o uhiti? :;rashSGntrJJ Hock.

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If t h e y w n a c r a f t t o t a k e t h o f u e l the o t h e r s c o u l d n t at A p l m ? t o fly a General or 3 m m t o p o l i s h s h o e s , A boat t o c a r r y s t o r e s o r ~1 tern. t o b e a t Purdue, They h o l l e rf o rt h e JdEIzOTJ. * .Her motto i s
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STATUS OF CLAIMS

The Bureau i s r a c e i v i n g an incrc?asc!damount of correspondence from t h e d e p e n d e n t s of o f f i c a r s .?nd e n l i s t s d mt21i x h i c h properly should comi: from t h e n f f i c e r or man, if anycorrcs2ondence i s n c c e s s n r ~ . O f f i c e r s m d men should inform their depcndcnts not t o writetheBureau on such as th3follo.?ringsubjects,becausethe3ureau c:?.nnot, undertake t o answer them:

n f claims for rc?.mbu.rsem::nt of Heqwsts for infomatimi about Sthtus. t r a v e l pmformed. z owrl axpense. t A suchclzims are x t c d q o n i n l o r d e r of r e c e i p ta n dp c l p e n t i s made t ot h eo f f i c d r o r man, It cannot bc madc t o thedepzndent, as somc hzversquestad,excopt whzn o f f i c e r o r man i s dead;nor,canclnirns of the depcndcnts be 2ctc:d upon w i t h t h ez x c e p t i o nn o t e d ,

Requestsforinform3tion as t o :;.hen a ban on t r m e l t o o u t l y i n g s t a t i o n s wl b el i f t e d ,S u c hi n f o r m a t i o n il :n;oul.c? be promulgated t o t h eS a r v i c e , and it would t h e n bi: i n t h e ? r o v i n c a of t h s o f f i c o r o r man t o r a q u c s t t h e transport(Ltior1 f o r h i s d c p c n d m t s as p r o v i d ( . x ~ i n c u r r c n t r t ? @ : l t i o n s , Requcsts from dependents cmnot, b c ::!.cted upon. Roquests for inform3tion from r c l ? . t i v c s m d f r i e n d s a s k i n g when c e r t a i n depsndents wl be ev,lcn:ztcci. from di.-ffc:r:::nt st:itions. il When Lmd if an e v a c u s t i o n i s ordered from my s t a t i o n , t h c commandmt a t t h e s t a t i o n wl havecharge 2nd send cvzcuws i n accordanccwith A e s t a b l i s h e d il :n p r i o r i t y as soon 2s t r m s 7 o r t a . t i o n bccomes zvailablc* The B u r c m will havenoimmediate knovrlodgc 3 s t o when c e r t a i n p e r s o n s will be evacuated,
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OVER 40,000 NAVY EKLISTKENTS DTJRI:K E ~ ~ B E R DEC

The voluntary response of the young rncn ofilrnerica t o t h e bombing of Pearl Harbor was t h e e n l i z t n e n t o f we11 over 40,030 men i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s W v d u r i n g t h e month of December,onemonth ay after the Japanese a tta ck

A anindica-tionthatthe s December pace of r e c r u i t i n g s t i l l i s beingmaintained, i t was r e v e a l e d t h a t e n l i s t m e n t s on Tuesday,January 6, were tkie s e c o n d h i g h e s t of anydaysinceUecenber 8.

I n a letter to the Recruiting Service, Rear Admiral Randnil Jacobs, U. S. Navy, Chief of t h e Bureau of Navigation, s a i d , llThe Bureau San and w i s h e st oc o n g r a t u l a t e Port.lanc.i, S e a t t l e , Los Angeles, Iliego, S m Frarncisco on t h e i r f i n e showing of e n l i s t m e n t s p e r 100,~XXI population. It a l s o wishes t oc o n g r a t l r i a t x Los Angcles, New York., Chicago,San FranciscoandDetroit for b e i q t h e l e a d e r s i n thenmbi:r of e n l i s t m e n t s f o r t h e month of De cember . I 1
I n many c i t i e s thc: f2od Cross andothc:r c i v i c o r g a n i z a t i o n s p e r formed a h e l p f u l s e r v i c c : i n g i v i n g new r u c r u i t s c o f f w anddoughnuts as theystoodinthecoldand w o u t s i d e o f Yzvy R e c r u i t i n g S t a t i o n s waitt ingtoenlist. At, all times the Navy R c c r u i t i n gO f P i c e sa n t i c i p a t e dt h e number of men - t h e y c o u l t l e n l i s t on 3,ny given day and asked mcn i n l i n e t!wstc men rebeyond t h a t p o i n t t o r e t u r n t h e follolzring d q . I n v a r i a b l y , f u s e d t o g i v e up t h e i r p l a c e i n l i n e .

Among t h e thous;.,nds v;flo cnl:Lst,ccl i n t h e Naval k s e r v e d u r i n g Yalter David Eiromley, f a t h c r o f +,hrca sons xhowere reDecembcr was p o r t e dm i s s i n ga f t c rt h os i n k i n g o? t h c USS fU?IZO;JA. Kr. Bromley e n l i s t e d a t Portland, Oregon, as ;? Carpentc;rs Ehte, t h i r d c l a s s . yhen h i s of his a ~ c , he a p p l i c a t i o n f i r s t cam? i n , it vm.s aug[:cstedthcltbecause m i g h tb eu s e df o rr e c r u i t i n gs e r v i c e . He r e p l i e d t h a t he wa,z e n l i s t i n g f o r sea duty and would o n l y e n l i s t i f he wrc? n s s u r c d t h a t hc would be s e n t t o sta.

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MrIr T i l l i z m 1. Nugcnt, father o f William 3. Nukzent, Jr., who was a l s o l o s t a t P e a r l Fierbor on December 7, c n l i s t e d a t P o r t l a n d , Orcgon, t o o f h i ss o n . t a k et h ep l a c e

I n asddition t o t h e l a r g e number of first enlistment?, t h e Navy h a sh a dg r a t i f y i n g rzsponst: t o i t s programof t r a i n i n g college.! g r a d u a t e s as rc:sorve.? o f f i c e r s .T h i si n c l u d e st i l cr e s p o n s et ot h en e x l ya n n o u n c e d p o l i c yo fe n l i s t i n gc o l l e g e untler-grnduc:tss f o r f u t u r t : o f f i c s r t r a i n i n g on cornpletionoftheircollegeeducation.
The Navy dol;,.; n o t e q x c % t o : i s s i g n i n : < t r u c t o r s t o v a r i ; l u s colle,qes as was doneduring the: f i r s t X o r l d l$ztr b U t has i n i t i a t , e i l a n0-w p o l i c ya l l o w i n gt h e mcn t o complctc t h e i r c:ducntion under regular college i n s t r u c t o r sa n d r<:$cciv.: !Java1 t r a i n i n g 1upo11 grac?ll;lt,ion. mi:: proc,:dure s e n i o r cl;l:;sc~,.: ?xho ernlist now relatestounder-graduatesinthejuniorand for f u t u r e t r a i n i n g a a deck engirnc and :ring o f f i c e r s . Enlj.:;trTcnt,,.: f o r a v i a t i o n t r a i n i n g wl bc: mczdc from IwxbcLrs of t h o t o p t h r e e c o l l c g c c l a s s e s , il and 3 1 men wi be ; t l i o x ; d t o c o r n p l e t c t h e . 1 il rl currt::rlt, c o l l e g e year b:?forc bcing called to begin thcir nvintion tr~uirline;,

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In r e s p o n s e t o a r c c e n t o f f e r by GovernorCharles A . Sprague, of OreSon, t o t u r n o v e r t h e decommissioned b a t t l e s h i p OFSGON now i n t h e P o r t l a n d , Ore., harbor, to t h e Navy f c r c o a s t a l or o t h e rd e f e n s e , S e c r e t a r y o f t h e Xavy Frank Krlox r e c e n t l y s h n t t h e f o l l o w i n g reply:
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t h e b a t t l e s h i p V.QS monumented i n a p c r i a n c n t l o c a t i o n a t Portlnnd, known as t h e l ? B a i t l e s h i p Orcgon EJnrine P<xj??.

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ThousandsofautomobilesthroughouttheUnitedState::soon wl b e a r c o l o r f u l s t i c k e r s p r o c l a i m i n g t h a t t h e il o'mers a r e a Ydarine CorpsFamily,'? U.S. Marine Corils Xeadqmrtersannounccd recently. On t h e s t i c k e r i s a blue 1 , ~ ~ ~ rCorps emblem on 2 f i e l d o f inc "This i s a l.,Jarire Corps F'arnily.1~ whiteandred,bearingthestntement,
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S h o r t l y r f t e r t t p e a r l Harbor", S e c i - e t a v o f t h e l J 2 - v ~Frank Knox r e c e i v e d t h e f o l l o w i n g t e l e g r a m o f d e t e r m i n a t i o n from t h e workmen o f t h e J o k e J. Construction Company, Oxford Village, Philadelphia, Pennsylmnia: ViILLING RE~LDY JLl ~'LNXIOUSTO ~LCCEPT Ai' THE CHALLENGE O F MJY Nl,TIOi'? TIUIT STABS O l l R PIZXSIDEiJT N TH3 BACK AND YWES I TO PWLY POKER ::[IT11 TIBLEE JOKERS N THE DECK. WILL XORK I JfdUJiiRY THIRD 1942 AID DEVOTE ENTIRE '.XGES. T1.E EXLTJPLE SET BY THL: :.L2IIIiES ,iND P G V Y ';'TLL GUIDE T I E J .iL. J, COBSTRUCTION COE'PL'ih'Y. I t

The message m s s e n t by M. I j l e r Johansen,Superintondent, r i n b e h a l f o f t h e workmen. This firm i s c o n s t r u c t i n g housing facilities for t h e 1Jav;r. ADVICE TO THE LOVELORN Admiral G.W. advice :

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CH)JRliIEN O COLQ,!ITTEE;S ON 1J;iTIOKIL DZFEIJSE OF STATE B?& F ~SSOCLITIOE

" I n t h e l i s t o f Chairmen of Committees onNatio&.al Defense of S t a t e Bar i i s s o c i a t i o n s , p u b l i s h e d i n t h e S u r c a u o f Navigation Bulletin No. 290 of l,l,lnrch 22, 1941, add now nnncs as f o l l o v s :

De l a m r e
Florida

Robert G. Houston, Esq., rxorgetoym.

Mark 7d'!ilcox, Esq. Seybold Building, Miami.

Iowa
South Dakota Washington

V. F, Sicverding, Esq., Grundy Center.

C. L. Alorgsn, Esq., M i t chc: 1 . 1

Clnudd Henderson,
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IJOTIOTJ PICTrmE SE2VICE

The B u r e a u d e s i r e s t o s t r e s s t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f thecxpedit i o u sh a n d l i n g o f m o t i o n p i c t w e programs. The i n d i f f e r e n th a n d l i n g of p r o g r a m s h m d i c a p s s e r v i c e t o t h o s e ~ s h ogiw: f u l l coopuration as v e l 1 as t o t h o s s TFho f a i l t o c o o p c r a k . A t the;m:senttimethere are a b o u t t z n p r o g r a m nv?A.lablc: f o r Lac!., c x h i b i t l n r ? ; u n i t a n d t h i s nmkr i s increased monthly to keep ?ace with Lhe a d d i t i o n o f Ti<:;'{ u n i t s . Adequato s e r v i c e t o u n i t s on p r o l o n g e d c r u i s e s i s p o s s i b l e only by r e d u c t i o n o f th; n m b e r on hand i n u n i t s t h a t canexchangeprograms more f r c q u r l t 2 y . ?"his o r i r l c i p l ea p p l i e st oe x h i b i t i n ! ;u n ; + t s , exchanges ax6 s u b -c,:chang;zs. P r o g p m s i n excess o f knovn requiremonts i s o l a t e p r o p a m e that. X"* urgc?ntlyneeded i n o t h e r a r e a s .

Units a c t i n g sin,;ly as well as t h o s e i n t a s k g r o u p s that t r a n s f e r ppograms, with or vrit,houtal1t;lority, t o arnGs v i s i t e d and f z i l t o r e t u r n an equal number o f p r o g r m s t o a r t a o f cupply- make it d i f f i c u l t or impoFsiblc. t o mairit:;in a;ztia.factory servi-ce to a l l hands. Exchange o f progrrlns on a n evt..n %si-s i s r:ncourq;ed as t h e r e i s no lose by t h i s method. D i m z t i n g p r c g r m s from inti:ndetidestincltion a l s o i n t e r feres with proper sc-:rvice ;s docs r a t e n t i o n of' programs a f t e r r e a c h i n g c o n t i n e n t a ld e s t i n a t i o n . Undue r e t e n t i o n of p r o ; y r m s o nr e a c h i n gp o r t mnkes i t i m p o s s i k l e t o s a t i s f a c t o r i l y s e r v i c e large s h i p Elovi:ncnts. F u i l u r et oc o x p l < : t er e c e i ? ta n dt r n n s f e rr t - p o l - t s makes it d i f f i c u l t t o t r n c c progr,-..ms. Ships or s t a t i o n s t r n n s f e r r i n g pro;;ranms are resporlsible f o r programs u n t i l r e c e i p t o f programs by othershasSeenacknowledged. This i s i m p o r t a n t i n t h e c a s e of l o s t o r damaged programs i n order t o d e f i n i t e l y place r e s p o n s i b i l i t y .
Exchanges,sab-exchanges,andexhibiting keep no i d l e p r o g r a m on hand.

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NAVAL A I R TR.ANSPORT SE2Vl CE 03GAI'JIZhD ~ _ _

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The Navy kp~~.rt!rcnt recentAy announced that a Naval A i r Transp o r t S e r v i c e i s being ostat:linhed to provfLde a r a p i d means of t r a n s p o r t ing Naval personnel and cargo in comlection with Waval operations.
O p e r a t i n g d i r e c t l y under theChief or" NavalOperations(IJaval T r a n s p o r t a t i o nS e r v i c e ) ,t h e Air TransportService wl beorganized il and a i n i n i s t e r e da c c o r d i n gt oe x i s t i n gN a v a l! l e g u l n t i o n s .P r e s e n tp l a n s c a l l the o r g a n i z a t i o n of squadrons whichcanbeeqanded as s e r v i c e n e e d s 1 d i c t a t e . They 1 ~ 1 be p l a c e d i n s e r v i c e a t I,$.orfo1]1, V i r g i n i a ; Kansas City, Kansas, Alameda, and California.

It i s emphasized t k a t t h e new s e r v l c e wl i n no sensecompete il w i t h regularly s s t a b l i s h c d c o m e r c i a 1 a i r l i r l e s . ~ ~ a y ry n s p o r tp l a r l e s t a hzve a l ~ a : ' ~ been u s e d wherever p o s s i b l e t o cp-rr,. personnel on o f f i c i a l b u s i n e s s ,s u p p l i e s ,s p a r s ?arts, and othex- urpnt&-n(>eded cargo. m e Naval Air Transport Service wl provide a nore e f f i c i e n t method of opil e r a t i o n by p l a c i n g a l l t h e s e p l a n e s on ; rrigular schedule, 1

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,The new s e r v i c e p r o v i d e s a f a c t o r o f m o b i l i t y v h i c h i s of particularvaluetotheFleetin i t s o p e r a t i o n s . The speedwithwhichwhole b e t r a n s f e r r e d f r o m one t h e a t o r ofoperasquadrons of Navalplanescan tionstoanotherandinmediately be r e a d y f o r combztdepends t o a g r e a t e x t e n t o n how q u i c k l y v i t a l s u p p l i e s a r e b r o l q h t up t o t h c s e a r e z s . Such a t r a n s p o r t a t i o n s e r v i c e , t h e r e f o r e , a s s u m e s t h e r e l a t i v e i m p o r t a n c e of u n i t s o f t h e F l e e t T r a i n . The e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f t h i s s e r v i c e , i t vas p o i n t e d out, proba b l y will create c e r t a i n new p o s i t i o n s i n c o n n e c t i o n vrit,h the transport a t i o n of cargoandpersonnelmaintenance,etc. Sone o ft h e s e ell undoubtedly be filled by e x p e r i e n c e d p e r s o n n e l e n r o l l e d i n t h e iiaml. Ileserve from similar p o s i t i o n s i n c i v i l l i f e .

U. S HOTEL CXAkE3EIZWIM
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The Cormandant, F i f t h Naval D i s t r i c t , a n d Naval Operating Base. The Commanding O f f i c e r s o f S h i p s basin!: a t ?lava1 Operating Base, Norfolk,Virginia,ane A l l A c t i v i t i e s , F i f t h Naval D i s t r i c t . The U.S. H o tC l a m b e r l afi'o r a n s i eS e r v i c e eh n t nt Per s onne 1.

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2. f o r a period not

Taansicnts may occupy q u a r t e r s a t t hC h r x b e r l a iH o t e l e n exceeding two months.

3. The Commandant, F i f t h Uavd D i s t r i c t , Cor.,1anding General, F o r t Monroe, and Commander T r a i n A t l a n t i c x511 c e r t i f y t o t h e hlnnager of theChamberlainHoteleligibleservicetransients.

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The h o t e l w i l l be Imorrm as t h c U,S. Hotel Chamberlain.

5. M. Sidney Banks i s t h e e s i d e n t r r fortheHotelOperating Company,

nanager o f h e o t e l t h

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8. UntZl further arrangements can be made, g:~s.:,s OS t h e U.S. HotelChamberlain ~511 reacki t h e i'.Javal Opernt,in,? Base via t h e 'Jiilloughby-Qld P o i n t Ferry t o 'GilloG#-.by S p i t , o t . r e c t car t o ,Taus:si,; Bouht-ard,then by bus t o t h e Naval Gp&rnting ?h::c.! The Com-mld,2nt 2s: now n e g o t i a t i n g w i t h t h e S i r @ n i n E l e c t r i c 2nd Pm;.c:r C o ~ : ~ a nv,$+,h a vinw y bus service Sctwctcn t h e ?hnlo?e~~a,Lyi:~F: Ga,se and towardprovidingdirect Ocean View.

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F i e l d a c t , i v i t i e s h a m ? x c n r.-ferrecl t o th~! j!:rreau of i\Jrzvigation " l e t t e r s fromcitizen::offerin;; t o l o a n or cive rmvrigat,ionnl t;:st.r:u:lents ' t o . t h e Navy. 011. JuLy 1, 19/+3,co~rliscs-, o f n a v i 3 a t i n n z 1 i~lnn c w n t s ce t W ~ t r a n s f e r r e d from t h e G i r e a u of Idaviq::.tion t o the I ~ - x e z u S of S!;j,ps. T h e r e f o r e , l e t t e r s o f l e r . l n g t loan or t;r) ,yive n,zT.+,r;:t.io:::21 irlc+;rli;.ler:ts o t o t h e Nayy should be r6:ferred t o t.he 13are.211of Shi3s:
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lly f a t h e r married my wife f s d:a!.i;;.htnr; zy fsther, tl.::erelore, became m stepson. I ar? xcy f a t h e r B fnther-in-lzt;rr. y I@ ,.;tepdauT?!te.r became m y mother because shzp 1 s J~;T f n , t h t ? r 7s JqV3-fe, 1y wire i.r, ; ~y fit:,hey 1 s mother-in-lawand her dxugher s s i s t , c r - i p " a ~ xnd dn~>~hter-in-la~~:. I/ stepmother, my s t e p c h i l d , i s q y v&fe 1 s m~ti:c:r-ip-1~y, vh 0 is ! q mother. :r My daughter s c h i l d r e n arc. T / ~ r ~ ~ . r ~ c l c ! - ~ i l d r ~ ~ n but, thf:;~ arc; also ; n;lI;iir:?.l?Ly; my h a l f b r o t h e r s a n d sist,err;, If m;. fa.-Ule:-'3 cjlil.jrcn arc; m;r ;:rpndc h i l d r e n , r n ~father i s my son. 1 zn t h e ~ r . c ~ n d ~ s tofe 13-y otln stepr h r b r o t h e r s and sisters - Therefore I a my o:m ;;r,?:li,f.nther, m
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IIEATEXR BROADCAST PItOiES. VALUA3LS T I P TO EZsEl'.T SIBS How a p r e s s news radio broadcast about weather aided operation of enemy submarines on t h e A t l a n t i c Coast. was r e v e a l e d i n l a t e December b y t h e Kavy Department.
The Commanding o f f i c e r of a Xaval Base i n t h e A t l a n t i c h e a r d a news w e a t h e r b r o a d c a s t s p e c i f i c a l l y m e n t i o n s u b f r e e z i n g w e a t h e r i n t h e Dakotasand a temperatureofninedegreesbelowzero a t Duluth, points or military remote from the coast and apparent1;r not concerned with naval operations. Being weather-wise the conmnding officer imnediately concluded t h a t i n a fewdayshence h i s p a t r o l a r e a wouldhave a c l e a r d a y o r two with high visibility and conditions ideal for enemy s u b m r i n e a t t a c k . S p e c i a l p r e c a u t i o n s were t a k e n i n p a t r o l work on t h e c a l c u l a t e d as p e d i c t e d , a n d nt h e c o u r s e of o p e r a t i o n s it i day,whichturnedout became a p p a r e n t t h a t enemy submarines had also picked up t h e sane informa t i o n and made t h e same deduction.

it was p o i n t e d o u t t h a t t h e i n f o r m a t i o n s o inadvertently broadt o a1 eneny air a t t a c k a l o n g a n y : c a s t would also have been of benefit pointoftheWeatherroute"intheXorth Arner?-can c o n t i n e n t .

AIR ALI!AJAAr, FO3. SHIP Xfi7iGhTiO1l

One copy of the Air Almnac for I~Iay-August has been sent each ship in the fleet for ship navigation. to

l a s t stulz.;ler i n d i c a t e d The r e p l i e s t o t h e q u e s t i o n n a i r t ? s e n t o u t t h a t a t l e a s t t h r e e o u t of f i v e n a v i g a t i n g o f f i c e r s c o n s r i d e r t h e Air A l manac a d i s t i n c t a i d i n s h i p n a v i g a t i o n . I n viewoftherapidchanges in s h i p s 1 o f i c e r s , it i s impossible t o keep t r a c k of t h e o f f i c e r s who do n o t d e s i r e t h e Air Almanac s o it i s b e i n g s e n t t o a l l s h i p s .

It wl b e a p p r e c i a t e d if o f f i c e r s vdlo havenouse il for t h e volume wl r e t u r n it t o t h e NavalObservatory, i f convenient. il

PILOT CIIARTS I N TEE: LIE9OATS
Another of t h e s e r v i c e s r e n d e r e d t o t h e Merchant I.Brine by t h e of U n i t e d S t a t e s Navy i s strilcingly emphasized by the recent amoinlcexent theSupervisingInspectors of t h e BureEzu of !.brineInspection and. I)Javigat i o n m k i n g it mandatory for ocean-going vessels o:f t h e U n i t e d S t z t o s t o c a r r y i n each l i f e b o a t a P i l o t C h a r t i . s s u c d by t h e U.S. Hydrographic Office. Khi2.e t h e P i l o t C'nzrt , s11owing m o r g o t h c x data thc average winds i s usclrul i n peaco t i n e s , it becomos i n v a l u a b l e a n dc u r r e n t st ob ee x p e c t e d , t o all p r e c e p t s i n war on account of t h e s e p a r t i c u l a r : f e a t u r e s . C o n t r a r y

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D i s t r i c t C o m a n c h t s and Prospocti-re C o m a n d i n g . O f f i c e r s of ships b u i l d i n g o r being converttxl, shoi.lld a t n t i c i p t e t h e i r ncxls L o r c h r o n o m e t c r o u t f i t s or repl~con;?e:lts from. t h e Ji.2\rZl Ohssrvxtory, 8 : ) nS t o r;.Animize t h z sendring of l a s t 3in;:te :-<q;lcs.ts by c'icspatch f a r t h i s mtsri a l . It i s rt:nlised t l m t delivary of chr?nomtcrs should no'; S . lmdc i until t h e s h i p is ready t o reccivc, them, 'ollt w - ;2nd m p l ~ o t i f i m t i o n u1 ~ n by x i of t h e d e l i v e r y datG ~ c s ~ Y xi11 ~ m b l ~h3 Yav2l Observztory al E : ~ ~ t e ih t t o plan delivery t r l p s wt ? ~ : & I ~ Q Q sf c x p ~ ~ s ,

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The follot.iing is ar, a c t u a l l e t t e r wilic:? i s t y p i c a l of r a n y l e t t e r s r e c e i v e d by mmbex-s ~f tlle ,wmc! forces. Fnr obvious reasons, t h e name of t h e r e c i p i e n t of tW,s l e t t s r i s wi.i-,l:hei.d:

My dear Son:

I guess ewryone is keq-pin: .tllc.:i1- r r d i o s going, and the, react.ion i s suprene i n d i g n a t i o n m e r &pan's t~rc3:Zci;er::~s SaFbsrity. I have j x s t l i s t e n e d t o o u r g r e a t P r e s i d e n t f z spceci:, and !2-1:5 cclmt,rg wl be urlte:! il t o s t a n d by h i n asd g i ~ e them !";he x>rl:sfl Ip;r #:1ec,r ~nn, xant y o u t o I remember t h a t t h e r e i s no b e t t e r b1ooc.l .t!:sn .!;!le i : l o x i t h a t .fl~cxrsi :row n -m v e i n s - that you come o.f a l o ~ g . e of p7s";riots 5-mt h e C? i Virginia To the p r e s e n t 63s - every no';!ler 7s so11 has beer: I t Jc-::r:rl!?y o n thespot"toprove f ' J t r co::nI;ry, xay sile evcr ?xTiz:it, SuC, riZht or :,rrong, my co1.mtrytI Ve have every cmf.idenr:e and p-ide i,:*lat ou.r wr;? dear. so11 v r i l l r i i n t a i n t h a t honor and p r o m hlmseif enti.re2-y vr.2:-thy of t h c fuli confidence reposed i n y ~by the k v e d ones at, hoxe t h t I o m p~ u most, te:ider?:.

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good ship no fast and trtle, f ~ , a g ,t ~ . e % ~ d??nits nr?d :?IuR. f , "\'ic? rClxi, , a n - sl5eves for t!!e nationz.1 d e f m s c , "Viith never 3. tk1cuRb.t of personal GX;JC?nSC. IfS'2 n ~ m - ~ ~ t w ! war, t 111. 1y3p.L)-ye 0 : v;l.aps -1r "To S?lilci shi.ps fast;:.~*t;, Z5-cZc t k s c ,Taps!!'
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The tcle,::i*arn v m , ~ in r?q+~:znsa m e fro:? tl:e ~ a v y to Ce9artment a s k i n g ~ 1 .cont:.i.ctcJrs arld subcoxtrzctors to operate their ?ia:lts as many l hours c v e q day o f t,he vie&, inc,lut.iinL; Sat,urr?ap, Sunc!ays, ;1:1d h o l i d a y s , "as i s essential t i 3 s c c o ~ ~ p t]26~objcct,ive of nat-ional defense." l ~ h

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O n August 25, 19L,l, i n o r d e r t o t e r m i n a t e a p r o l o n g e d s t r i k e andresume t h e con.?tru.ction o f n a v a l v e s s e l s , t h e T aP took Tossession J- J of theplant. Th L;: was d m c ur,der a x t h o r i f y of Zxecutive Order Eo. E862, signed by t h e PrcsJ-dent or1 August 23. Since th.at t h e t h e Kearny p l a n t has been operat,cd m d e r t h e d i r e c t i o n of Rear Admiral 11. 3. Sowen, U.S. IL'ayy

Duringthe f o u r months of fidrx.ra1. Bowen's d i r e c t i o n , !<eels for 1 2 vessels havebeen ? a ? ; 2-0 s h i y have beenlaunched,including .i' four destroyersandthecrxisers A':'LP,I.JTA and JUIFAU; andsevenvesselshave beencommissioned-, t h e ATLAITA, t h r e e d e s t r o y e r s , two Xwitime Commission f r e i g h t e r s , and a t a n k e r , The p l a n t employs about 20,000 men.
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Copies o f phonographrecordsandsheetmusicofthe song h i t 'IRemember Pearl i-iarborfl, by Sammy Kaye and I?on Reid, are no:v a v a i l a b l e for d i s t r i b ; r t i o n t o n a v a l s h i p s a n d s t a t i o n s . The co-composerscf 'IRememher Pearl Iiarborl!haveadvisedthe Bureau of N a v i g a t i o n t h a t t h e y a r e d o n a t i n g p h o n o g r a p h r e c o r d s , s h e e t musicand o r c h e s t r a t i o n s of t h e new marchirigsonguponrequest o f naval personnel azd, i n a d . d i t i o n , S - Z . ~ I JKaye i s c o n t r i b u t i n g h i s conposer royalt i e s t o t h e Navy I i e l i e f S o c i e t y .
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i;v"nile it i s n o t p o l i c y t o o f f i c i a l l y a d o p t a n y march x musical composition, the p n e r c l s i t y of t h e Kaye-2ej-d offerhasbecnacknowledged vith the a s s u r a n c e t h a t t h e by the Chief of the Bureau of iJaVi@atliOn a v a i l a b i l i t y of records and s h e e t m s i c OT 'IIZenember Pearl Harbor" wl il bebrought t o t h e a t t e n t i o n of a l l hands through tkis B u l l c t i n .T n i s w i l l e f f e c t as complete 8 d i s t r i b u t i o n of t h e m r c h as ray be d e s i r e d a n d i s i n l i e u of f u r n i s h i n g t h e composerswith a l i s t o f shi2s andshore establishnent

Copies o f "Remmber P e a r l :iarbGrlf recor.?sandshee'cmusic my be obtained upontvritt8:lrequest t o S a m 7 Kaye, c a r e of David 0. Alber, 30 R o c k e f e l l e r P l a z a , Ifew Ygrk, Y,

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STEPIJJPJ FOSTEF.LIELODES Any Naval S t a t i o n p o s s e s s i n g a rnilitary band i s offered a s e t of STEPHEE FOSTER'S :%LODIES arranged byLuis Guzrran o f t h e 3. 3 . ilarine Band of 'i'lashington, D. C f o r concert,band. T2:is arrangenent' i s Frovided without charge by the UnFvers:ity of P i t t s b u r g h as a cor.tribl.:,tior, t o n a t i o n a l defense.Reques%s for t h e s e sets should b e s e n t d i r e c t l y t o tje Curator, F o s t e r Hall C o l l e c t i o n , U n i v e r s i t y of P i t t s b u r g h , P i t % s S u r $ i , P e n n s y l v a n i a .

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B i l l Watters, o r Tiii2iam I c b e l 'k;at,ters, Yeorrlan 2nd Class, U. S. NavalReserve, as l i s t e d by t h e nfl"icia1 records, h a s m i t t e n CL song about h i s b r a n c h o f t h e s e r v i c e o n t i t l e d ~ I P i g h t i n g Sons O f The Navy 31uef1.
The song, a march j u s t published, ?:as been cTpy.ri,n!;tect, bllt unrestrictedusehasbeen granted t;o a31 ms-ical o r g a n i s a t i o n s of t h e U.S. Navy. The pianoarrangement i s by Harvey Rrooks. Silatters, a w r i t e r by p r o f e s s i o n , en1is"cerl i n t h e NavalReserve a t Los Angeles on September 5, 1941. fie i s now on d x t y vriti.1 ti.;e D i s t r i c t PublicRelationsOffice,ReadquartersEleventhHavalDistrict, San !liego, California ,

W ALL E

The f o l l o r r i n g l e t t e r i s oneof rnany received, proving nost conc l u s i v e l y t h a t a u n i t e d America,Kith t h e indonitableAmerican s?irit, cannot help but win a g r a t i f j r i n g and l a s t k g peace: War Department, Washington, 9. C . Gentl.emen:
"As n .former seaman in +,he iJnitec1 5 t a t e s l.:crc:~.ant S e r v i c e , I w i s h t o make t h e s u g g e s t i o n t k a t s m e o f us old sailers, v.rho are f i t and a b l e t o e a t t h r e e ;neal.s a ?ay, ychould be used t o r o l i e v o s o m o f t h e younger men i n s u p p l y s h i g s s o t h a t t h e s e mex may be used t o perform a c t i v ed u t y .

IrI nyseif havebeen k ) e i . ~ r ~ ~ e m t a:~d i n t5,e quarter-deck of tl r U n i t e dS t a t e s sailing v e s s e l s . I was c h i e f m t e l a s t i n t h e E l i n o r Vernon s h i p o u t o f I k w York. J r s l o s t , OUT nr&.lar anti m s t going t o Dunedin, Z t h e r e t h e s h i p m~ solcl anc! I -mn-t, t,o the gold fisl-ds of West A u s t r a i i a . 1 l a t e r st;u:.li ~ 3 rni:r~in~i; . e1r.j.new!.3.E url:-l.er Professor Viaters, of - i t 1 y 3 1 J n i ~ ; c r s ~ t y i;t?,go, Ti. Z. j 1.ztcr w n t t o s e s 012 Austraof l i a n s-:,e:r:;;,ip L:-i ?,'ne z,--;:~:; w o n a,nd t n e r cL:>-, . :)~:-c:cl ax: ?assti?. r . 1 ~examinat-ions f ~ sr a t i o n a r y e n g i i x r : r . . t I r e t u r n k . to :;::.n ? T = ~ : ~ c ~ isn o c 1916 8s second mate o f tile f o x r mset::d bnrkent;ine Au.rc>;'n (J.ic=slian P?ckers)

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f a r as m;r physic21 powers a r c c a n c c r m d . years of age, b u t this 1 tlitnk :mlst be a falsehood f o r 1 o n l y f e e l forty-seven. 1 r a i n t a i n thc..t a w4n ~f fiy p h y s i c a l f i t n e s s and a b i l i t y should 'ne p u t t o s m e u s e in t"- encrgoncy ,;is eit'nc?r b y t h e Navy, i n n s h i p p r d , o r shore d u t y 2s l m b u t x-Sone other arduous duty s o t h a t I +il earn r g three mesls L: d?.y.
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A a r e c i p e f o r c o u r a p d u r i n g air r a i d s , I k l c o l n Z~c2!onai.d, s highcommissioner t o Canacla fron Great, B-itair?, xcen'.Ly qucted 2r-m t h e f o l l o w i n g l e t t e r which he sald 'ne rclceivec! f r o a an o l d Szo-LtisS; lady:
ItVhen t h e a i r - r a i d w a r n i n g s ~ t m d ~ ,t a k e t h e Ei:~le f r o 3 the I shelf and read the Twenty-third Psalm where it s a y s , ""Though I walk t h r m g h the valley of t h e shadow o f dcath, I w i l l f e a r no e v i l , f o r Thou ark w i t h ne.
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Faced w i t h an o f f s h o r ~ and deep sea e ~ m s u h r a r i m men3ce y a g a i n s t i t s s h i p p i n g , :,he Untt.ed S t a t e s is resporxling i , a c c e l e r a t e d r ternpc w i t h one p a r t , i c u l a r wsapor, vj'ilfch w m e s p e c i a l l y b i t 5 e r r%?:!icine t o i t s ener:,ies o f 1917-the flCk-tderell.alf b o a t s .
g e t t e r known as s u b m r i n e chasers 01- PC boats, t h e t o t a l now b u i l d i n g o r i n s e r v i c e i s s o ~ n o bc vas?;ly I r n r e a s d , t h e Xxvy Departt ment announced r e c e n t l y . X 1 j - h p b o a t s are ~ q t . t h e only ant;-subrmrine : , weapon a r r a y e d agajmst t > p c x r ~ y , ?,'~!ey:< c:xF?eet,r:r! t o * J a1-1 i.n>ortant a*' nla.7r o l e i n t h e expanding sea 'car.

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Bids for a n und.iscloseci nunber oi aci:?itionslcrczft o f t h i s %me Those t o be c o n t r a c t e d f o r w i 1 L Lnciu:?c both 170 f t .

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Once a g a i n a major p e r s o n a l i t yb e h i n dt h ep r o d u c t i o n i s t o be found i n C a p t a i n A. LoringSwasey, USXI, R e t i r e d , i n charge of t h e P a t r o l Craft Section,Bureau of Ships. C a p t a i nS w a s e yd e s i g n e dt h eo r i g i n a l l r C i n d e r e l l a s f l of liorld !,'jar 1 .
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The h e r o i c a n d c o l o r f u l role o f t h e C i n d e r e l l a s i n t h e last warhasbeenimpresseduponAnericans by non-fiction, ficti.on, and drama. A t o t a l o f 440 d f themwere b u i l t i n t h a t p e r i o d , 340 o f themwere manned b y t h e U S Navy and 100 by t h e P'rench. T h e i r l e n g t h was 110 Yt and . their range a t thattimeabout 500 miles.

Theyguarded our s h o r e s f r o m Alaska down t h r o u g h t h e Wf of EIexico and up t o llova S c o t i a . They h u n t e d i n o f f e n s i v e o p e r a t i o n s a c r o s s a good p o r t i o n o f theSevenSeas.Accoucts o f i n d i v i d u a le x p l o i t sa r e legion,butexceptionally well knowrl i s t h a t o f IJo. 23, French manned, which became s e p a r a t e d from i t s s i s t e r silips durinf; a v i o l e n t s t o r m i n t h e w i n t e r o f 1918. E n r o u t e t Europefrom Bermuda, i t s motors were o d i s a b l e d .F i n a l l y ,b yd i n t of remar:rsble sea.mariship and seaworthiness, it r e a c h e d p o r t i n t h e A z o r e s a f t e r mare t h a n a nonth's voyage propelled b y s a i l s made of b e d c l o t h i n g 2nd t a b l e c l o t h s . On October 2, 19.18,12 o f them p a r t i c i p a t e d a g a i n s t t h e a t t a c k a g a i n s tt h eA u s t r i a nn a v a lb a s e o f Durazao.TheyscreenedtheAllied sank i n a l l p r o b a b i l i t y two enemy submarine without attacking fleet, and s u s t a i n i n g losses on t h e i r own y a r t . A anexampleoftheprotectiontheyafforded s home waters, 33 of them j o i n e d i n t h e h u n t for t h e Serman slzbmrine U - U l when it apgeared offtheJerseycoastin June, 1918. A f t e r t h e war t h e c h a s e r f l e e t slowly disbanded, t o be sold or t i e d up. Xany o f t h e v e s s e l s w e r e c u t down, t h e i r s l e e k g r e y b o d i e s Eames such as flI!ary andElizabeth","Antonio1!, paintedoverwithgreen and'IUncle Sam", i n s c r i b e d uyon t h e i r bows. For now t h e y were f i s h i n g b o a t s , i n 1Je.irr Englandand Vest Coastwaters.Linesand fish t u b s clutt e r e d t h e same deckswhichonce Irelc! depthcharges.Dispingthrough f r i e n d l y seas t h e y were f o l l o ~ ~ eby Rothing morc mmacinz than hungry d gullsandthemselvesstalked ,2 p r e y lvhich m s no longer man-made o f s t e e l .

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The Navy D e p a r t m e n t r e c e n t l y a n n o u n c e d t h a t s y n t h e t i c a n d subs t i t u t e r u b b e r , onwhich i t s t r a i n e d r e s e a r c h men havebeenexperimentir-t. wl b e s u i t z b l e f o r almost a l l o f t h e many u s e s il for nearly three years, t o which rubber i s p u t i n a v a s t f l e e t . Producing facilities even today would beadequate t o meet t h e Navy'sneeds i f t h e full o u t p u t xere made a v a i l a b l e t o i t , andnore extensive use in the past of s u b s t i t u t e s would havebeen nade had n o t t h e p r i c e s b e e n as much as f i v e o r more t i m e s t h a t o f n a t u r a l r u b b e r .
i s derived from a P.1read.J t h e type o f s y n t h e t i c r u b b e r w h i c h petroleum or c o a l b a s e has b e e n f o u n d s u p e r i o r t o real rubber for c e r t a i n purposes. F o r example,suchsyntheticrubberhasalread;;beenputto u s ei n hose l i n e sc o n n e c t i n go i lt a n k s .I no t h e ri n s t a n c e s ,r u b b e rh a s been replaced directly by some o t h e r m a t e r i a l s u c h as p l a s t i c s 1d-~icha r e commonly used t o s h e a t h e power cables.

The f o l l o v i n g i s a l i s t of come of t h e items on t h e Navy l i s t f o r whichguayulerubber o r othel-s.yntlletic rubber has been round entirel p r a c t i c a b l e :g a s k e t s y o f v a r i o u s t;rpes; glovesfoi-surgical. viorli; hoses ofalmost a l l types,includingthoseconnectingsubmarinerescuechambers; mats, overshoes,and s,hoe h e e l s ;e l e c t r i c a lp a c k i n g , d e c kc o v e r i n g ;c e r t a i n typesof l i f e p r e s e r v e r s ; and ruhbor rafts. Among t h ee x c e p t i o n s are gas masksand c e r t a i n a r t i c l e s 1which. must be o f a n e x t r e m e l y h i g h t e n s i k strength. S y n t h e t i cr u b b e rf o r some items i s p r e f G r a b l et og u a y u l e or o t h e rv e g e t a b l er u b b e rs u b s t i t u t e s , ens. i n c e r t a i n i n s t a n c e s i t i s p r e f e r a b l e t o make s u b s t i t u t i o n o n l y i n p a r t , Because o f i t s well equipped rubber l a b o r a t o r i e s , t h e Navy Zepartment took the lead in expcrirnentation i n ruJ,ber s u b s t i t u t e s when s u c h a c t i o n was i n i t i a t e d b y t h d F e d o r 2 1 C o v c r x I s l t o n a large scale, A r e s u l t s Sccamz availaSle recomnendetions y e r c 'nade f o r government s subsidized synthetic plmts which arc nov: under c o n s t r u c t i o n and x h i c h will f o r m t h e nucleus for a l a r g c s y n t h z t i c rr,SbLr i n d u s t r y , i n s u r i n g s u f f i c i e n t rubbt:r f o r defenae.
PTRT2Y QFFICES TO COTJSERVI: I??JBBER

The Burenu ofSupplies 2nd Xccounts has s e n t d e t a i l e d i n s t r u c tions to offica pcrsonnel in tile Navy &pF.rtr!lc;nt 2nd i n t h e f i c l t l r e g a r d i n g c a r e of t y p e w r i t e r s i n o r d m t o hclp conservc t h e ' n a t i o n ' s r u b b e r s t o c k s , i t . lrras m n o u n c e d r e c e n t l y .

A c o n s i d e r a b l s q u a n t i t y o f h i z k Sracie rubber i s r s p i r e d i n tk manufactureoftypelwitorplatens, aj!?lch i n normally hard o f f i c e \:;ark a r e f r e q u e n t l yv o r no u t .I na na t t m ~ p t ,t o squseze t h e l a s t p o s s i b l e be gasp of l i f e o u t of t h e r o l l e r s t h e Burenu i . n s t r u c t c c ! t h a t t h e y s h o u l d c l e a n e do f t e n ,t h a tp a p z rc l i p sa n do t h e ro b s t a c l e ss h o u l dn o tb er u no v e r t h a t i n g e n e r a l n o t h i n g s l ~ u l d done t o p l a c e undue wear upon bc them,and them.

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The North A t l a n t i c c e t s c o l d suddenly i n &3rly Autumn. On t h e a t 0203, t h e c h i l l y p u f f s h?.ve a p e c u l i a r way of whistlingunderthe 14)es of yokr e . f ~ ~ 'end cjo-m y o u r c o l l a r 80 as kc? :?lalake :: you f e e l f a r more1mc9mfortab3.e t h a n - p u al10.r: y o u r s e l f t o a p p e a r . Yes, out here you hiss even t h a t f o o t b a l l maVhw you can rener;lber so well. And t h i n k i n g o f f o o t b a l l we,zt.har Y le?,d you t c t h i n k (; f o o t b a l l , S; . < n a t u r a i l y enoqyh, a d v3a.t chances $he o l d idma Kater has t o sew up tile c o n f e r e n c et h i sF a l l . gut that!: enou.& o!' t.hat,because t h e Navy i s n o t in the least interested in Old si>rw% even if y o u a r e o n l ~ ~ t r y i n o t a k e tg your mind oi'f t h a t l a s t cut, of i c y s a l t s p y .
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The Navy i s , of' c o u r s e ,p e r f e c t l y jl.IstLr"iec!. O f ali xntC!les t h e midwatch i s t h e m o s t precari:I:us.Il:ring fmr h o ? r ~ ,fromniilniFht Until 0433, y o u r country has your undirri.ci,ed a*;-.!;cnt,:iom, c a l k f o r a l l y o l x I'esouTCCS as o f f i c e r , n a v i g a t o r , sea n.n ax: a!r.x~Lol*,i f ncedbe. If ~ O don't U b e l i e v e it, make bel.ieve your re r'cancjhg !;ere p~iLlingy u collar t i g h t e r o around y o u r thn;.cat. YCJU arq soc:i:id i n c o m x m d c;f a small mixslseeper, although yaur c r i n k l y nevi comn&siorl hqS but :;eT;Gn r.;onths o f w ~ Z Tupon itYOU are f a i r l y young, having ,gradw +&<I ~f%ortl q l l e , ~ ' c t)u% tl-io years agoYour background i s %lint of a n o r p a l Anwican boy. You o f f e r e d ys*m serv i c e st h r e e vreeks a f t e r t h e collapse of t h e A ~ n z h Arq. Now hereyou are, almost unbelievably ofi"icer or" +-,he cieck.

The b r i d p i s t o t a l l y d a r k esce1.t .Tor* t h e s 9 l t glow cron t h e b i q n a c l e , o f f'ne compass f l o a t always level, u m 5 n d f u l of the d i wherethepoints r e c t i o n , roll and p i t c h or" the hull. You h a v e j u s t p a c e d the very s h o r t d i s t a n c e from one rrirlg t o the other i'or t h e umtc:enth time. Every s o oft'en, you wl t a k e a hasty glance a t the glamour s' a%ars ovwhead for a s i g n il f of change of lrreathcr just. as p o u T ~ lEo k at : ~ . > u l r chartfrequentX,,r, tho1lKh o ysu know p e r f e c t l y we11 y o u r s 3 i n v 5 : ;:ot m k e a l a n d f a l l u + l-the sun 1 n :l i s well up i n t h e sly.
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The heInsrmn i s a n i p L t e l l i g c ? n t ?;,y;, ~;:t 2;":; ~f-l.1 sa?mt.:r oTVw to t h e a si.del,mr-. 1005; t,o det.r?rmxirx if he i s niridirig b i n n a c l e nov: and ?,hen ., h i sb u s i n e s s ;h e h s i i n e n sornetLnes d o ::tx.nnic t k k ; ; s . 1% is teT*p?,ing .LO J;alk Kith hin, and you kncm he i s w a i t 5 y 2: an o p c ~ ! i n go s t r i k e u? conver0' t s a t i o n , b u t you catc?-lyollrcelf if yo:: a ~ c js n a r t or' s u r e l y p m eyes -till wander from the horizon or -:,here t?le horizon shc-.il.d be ou+, in t ' i ~l a c k . S
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Before t h i s sa.lt,y jargon h a s censed, your eyes a r e s t r a i n i n g i n %e directdon;-ndicated. You x o n ' t see t h e l i g h t f o r a few minutes a s you pr99erLv shouldn't, because of t h e d i f f e r e n c e i n e l e v a t i o n between t h e c r q r ' s - n e s t a.nd t h e b r i d g e . If you do see it be,"ore o r a t t h e sane timethelookout C?OC.S, you w i l l s t e p up t o the voice tube a n d send uncomplirnen+&ry remarks winding u pt h ef o r e m a t .
The layrnan might think, t h i s i,s s p l i t - b i n g nairs, b u t y a w s is t h e most tLcltlish jot; of a l l , This is, i n a way, your p r i m a r y r a i s o n d f e t r c u p t h e r e , high above y o u - shipmtes. Looking down onto the f o ' c t s l e y o u can almost see t h e b o d i e s o f fift.een men sprawled n t h e i r bunks andsleepingpeacei f u l l y w i t h a11 t h e i r t r u s t i n God an3 t k guy on t h e b r i d g e . Become careless, f o r g e t your job., s e t t l e b x k , t a k e i t easg, stay i n s i d e where i t t s warn, and so3ner w l a t e r , like s m e horribleniqhtrnare, a b l a c k mass would r i s e up o u t qf thewater:ust purhaps as p u r hclmsmap wouid c r y out. AS thoughseized,you ;.;auld cwmmd, lthl.l engines s t o p 1 1\11 erqyines a s t e r n f u l l ! Left f x l l ru;-lder.ll but, thcsc futile ezforts vroulc! o n l y be a prelimi n a r y t o a s i c k e n i n g lurch, t.he :.rindin? and crw@Ling of s t e e l , t h e s p l i n t e r o f d r m n i n f nen. i n g of wood, t h e a g o n i z e d c r i e s

It i s a l l t o o easy t o drii't i n t o t h i n k i n g o f your graceful s h i p ET;l.idi n g tl?rough t h e g l i t t e r i n g sgcl -:rit'n b a r e l y n sovzd other thaK the riyjple of t.he botv wave, but what 1s hap@mii~gd o ~ m hc:lcv:? Is t h e engine roo:? t e l e g r a p h enunciator watch on t h e n l e r k ?
Suddent,lyyou are transpx-tcd t . o -:;hat. nust, he a n o t h e r w o r l d only a s h o r t d i s t a n c e away. I n s t e n d of ?-;efnC in he:>Lyy Lr'idge con%, y a u a r e strinpccl t o t h e rvnist,. Y o w f;~c,e i s smcnrer'l r i i t h o i l . A?~out o uc r a s ht h e y c y l i n d e r s qf ?AVO mighty L)it:scL engine..:. T - ! e r e nre f u e l ciL pressure gauges to be vn,tched, c i r c - d a t i n g nlril.)s t o ?><$ krcpt goinz, t h e r n o n e t e r s t,o be checked, smitches to So throrm, l e a k s 4;o b u &:l,ec+ed, t h e m o s t a t s t o be regjldated. But y o u are on t b e b r i d g e . Y - o u step ovclr to t h e v o i c e t,lube t o ask f n r a rep o r t , a l t h n u $ l you horn you rwuld be i n x t i i a t c l y n o t i f i e d a b o u t a n y ssrious

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lhemetamorphosis i s complete. Your e e t a g a i n f e e l t h e deck. The c o l dh a si n t e n s i f i e d if anything. It i s time t o change t h e lookout watch a l o f t . Again you psice thedeck, look up a t t h e s ] ? ~ ,glance a t t h ec h a r t , 1Gok askance a t thebinnacle. You may even smile t o t h i n k of tke hundreds o f b r o t h e r o f f i c e r s o n h u n d r e d s o f d i f f e r e n t ships doing the same t h i n g a t t h i s very noment. You're alone;andthen you,'re 23%; ' b u t it Is q u i e t , it i s e f f i c i e n t , t h e r e ' s no f u s s , no rumpus, no p a r n t l ~ 3 s no r e dt a p e . You a r e proud t o Imor8 t'natrs t h e way theUnited Sta-i;es Navy gobs on p a t r o l a t 0200.

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Submitted by: F:;li.ar j.dmiral John Dov:ncs, U.S .?J,

r,uLRI?qE C O ~ ~ P S y 1<ECOA;J,,";TSSION !&' FO!tI93?. OFFICEEiS

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ThC lJnit,ed S t a t t n Jfa,rinc:; Corps i s p r e p a r i n g t o Classify S O P S 300 fomLer offlccr:; i n a n e f f o r t to obtair, additior,nl experienced men f o r s p e c i a l i s tF o s i t i o n sa n 3 ~ ; m ~ ; r ~ k ~ . T!;OSC T ~ Osa.tisfg hzaddu1 quarters re~Luirt;~~;:;lt,s 7::ilL ' ! o; r . ~ c . o ~ m i : < s i o n d :;nd zssi.,ned. t o a c t i v c d u t y a+ccordi.r,g t o lk3.:;. Gc;n::,1-c'l K.3. X2ys<;r, U .S .lNLC., R c t i r z d , D i r e c t o r o f thc: Divisiorl oi' I k s c r v c s .
FQrrLer0ffj~cc1-sT::)~Qr c r 2 }1onorrL'biydiichar.;::d and hr.ve s i n c e made a p p l i c a t i o n fqr rL:cor~~;i;aissfLoning b;;cn scnt a1:plications have Tor Ileserve Cony!ission:; z,rleL ~ 9 l d o z.;?>ic;ar b e f o r e nudical officc-rsfolt p h y s i c a l e:rm,i.nztions.

Gcnt.ral :<<;yse::-:yq3h~.siz:x. t h 2 t t h e a p l l i c a t i o n s r.:ould be ex,znincd c t headquzrtcrs a - t,hc IWR :'ourKl suitF.blcrrould be recommis!d sionedon tha h c s i s of i;..-:-itand. va1u.i t o t h e Corps.
UWITI21 SFIFLIT

Thz f'ol1o1,yirlg _LGt,t;:r :,;;;ts reJ~;~:.iv,:?d t h c Chizf of t h c by 3ureF.uof Navigation o:i Docamber 16, IgLJ from t k Cor;l7lnndant o f t h e U.S. Navy Yard, Portsxouth, ?Jc:-,v E:zmpshlre:
I ! / s a result of our r;;.ly yestzrds.y,thcpErsonrlei of t h i s y;,rcl d e s i r e t o :-:ark Sunciay for no FJ";.~, as t h c i rc o n t r i b u t i o n , I havc: s-ntthefollovrini; t o te Secretaryr h

IThc: pcrsonnol. of t h e MvT Yard di;siri; t o ?"cork a l l a; Sunc9y f o r :O pay, P S t h e i r c o n t r i b u t i o n t o N a t i o n s 1 L i?cfcnsc. I r e q u e s t your e u t h o r i z a t i o n t o approve. '

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The second semester of t h e program of S p a n i s h i n s t r u c t i o n f o r o f f i c e r s and e n l i s t e d men of t h e U.S. Navy, U S Naval Reserve,and U.S. .. MarineCorpsstationedintheYgshington area n i l l conveneon o r about February 2, 1942, Becauseof e x i s t i n g c o n d i t i o n s , t h e s e c o n d s e m e s t e r of t h i s il program wl b e made f l e x i b l e s o t h a t t h e o f f i c e r s and men a t t e n d i n g c l a s s e s m y b e t t e r a d j u s t t h e i r time t o fit i n w i t h t h e i r p r e s e n t d u t i e s . There wl be brand il new s e c t i o n s i n a u g u r a t e d

for begi-mers and

The a q x o a c h t o t h i s s u b j e c t wl. c o n t i n u e t o be theconversationalmethod,andthe il purposeof t h i s c o u r s e i s t o e q u i p N a v a l a n d Marine personnel with a w r k i n g knowledge of Spanish. It i s contemplatedLhatadditional new i l c l a s s e s W beconvened a t t h i r t y - d a y i n t e r v a l s .
more a d v a n c e dc l a s s e sa r r a n g e df o rt h ep r e s e n ts t u d e n t s .
The national program i s p r o g r e s s i n g s a t i s f a c t o r i l y , and most s t a t i o n s and d i s t r i c t s whereSpanishclassesarebeingconducted, the programs are b e i n g r e v i s e d and made more f l e x i b l e .
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For f u r t h e r i n f o r m a . t i o n on t h i s s u b j e c t , communicati-. i : i t h Lieutenant Ralph A. Sentman, 1 .S .N., ( retired), Officer-in-Ch2rge 7 Of Spanish Language Instruction, Bureau of Navigation.
SHIP'S SEliVICE ACTIVITIES

- ANNUAL REPORT

The a t t e n t i o n of a l l S h i p ' s S e r v i c e a c t i v i t i e s a s h o r e i s inv i t e d t o A r t i c l e 1007, Bureau of N a v i g a t i o n R e g u l a t i o n s f o r S h i p ' s 90 ServiceDepartment Ashore, 1 4 . ITJSURANCE

SHIP'S SERVICE ACTIVITIES

The followingendorsement,dated December 23, 1341, has been receivedintheoffice of thi? Judge AdvocateGeneral,from t h e Underwriter's Agents, and a t t a c h e d t o I d a s t e r or Key P o l i c y No. S-102, i s s u e d bytheColonialFire IJndervrrj.tt?rsBranch of t h e N a t i o n a l F i r e Insurance Company o f Hartford: "Notwithstanding :myt,hing h e r e i n c o n t a i n e d t o t h e c o n t r a r y , t h i s i n s u r a n c e i s w r r a n t e d f r e e from c a p t u r e , s e i z u r e , a r rest, r e s t r a i n t ,d e t a i n m e n t ,c o n f i s c a t i o n ,p r e e m p t i o n ,r e q u i s i t i o n or n a t i o n a l i z a t i o n , 2nd theconsequencesthereof o r of anyattemptthereat, whe-thc.r i n time of peace o r ' v m r andwhether lawful orotherwise; also w a r r a n t e d f r e e froin d l consequences of h o s t i l i t i e s o r w;Arlike operations(r.rht:therthere be r? declarat i o n o f war, or not,), p i r a c y , c i v i l :mr, r e v o l u t i o n , r e b e l l i o n or i n s u r r e c t i o n , or c i v i l strifc; ?.risingtherefrom. Thisendorsement a n p l i e s t o 2.11 C e r t i f i c a t e s i s s u e d u n d e r t h e 2bove?$aster P o l i c y , whether new or renew21, e f f e c t i v e onand after December 23, lC34l.11

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tf!$m, you v e n t t,hrough a l o t of he11 r n i r ; !.ng 1 : i l l and myself, , and I know you love us a 1 ; r e R t r'eal, b u t do not t o r b ; : r e y o u r z e l f ' :liith t h e thing:; t h a t can hsppen t o u.s i n t h i s v a r . I 1-ea.lize it i: easy f o r :: m t o say this, b u t if you w . t h i n k i n s t o a d t h a t your. sons a r e n o t une i l 1 happy, but on t h e o t h e r hand yore t h a n a l i t t l . 2 proud t k t t h e y c s n do their. b i t t o f i g h t for :;onethin; t h e t is pretty real; t h e n I Lhink i t wl be a l i g h t e r locd f o r you t o wrry. il

11 remember c?s a smsli ?my t h a t I used to l o o k back erlvriously ' i n t o the pr?Bt, wishing th2.t I h x l :)ten born 1.ihon t,h?r[.? vcrc !!rz::ors t o conquerandunconqueredlands ovpr the horizon; it used. t o i r r i t n t e rrle t o t h i n k of t h e q u i e t tim;.s i n vhi.ch t7e w r z l:ivin!T, hut, 7 n . 2 h 3 . v ~311 g o t o u r c r u s x k no:; and no men e v w h a d thc rbncc: t o j o u s t in% f ; better one andwhat greater jurtificzt,ioyi cttn one firid in l i f e ?,>an fi@-rt,in,r :o 'r anideal--any?i;orthd"z l i f c i s s p e n t i n : se::-.::i-~ o r a fi:ht -"KT a : t r u t h o r an idc:a.l; t h e o n l y benrebl+,> n c t o r . s !,IY fcrr,! t l v t t.ki.:; . Z - i . j l ; t f i happens t o t z k e .
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If you've news of our muni3ims ileep it dark. Ships o r p1ar.w 3r %roo? p0sit.ior.s Z:ee? it dark. Lives arc: l o z t tk:rou!;k convcrsatl.xl, Here' c a ti.?fqr tiis gu;*ati-o;!, ?/hen you've privat,e ;informztio:1 Keep it dark.
The above poem ras writ.ten and sahclit,ted q r ar exployee of t h e ofcice of t h e Super7:isor of Ship-hi.L".in,?, U.3. Mavy, Mew York.
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Office of t h e P o s t m a s t e r G e n x x l , Washington, December 23, 1941 Order No. 16604. S e c t i o n 511, P o s t a l L m s and Regulationsof1940, 1 t h e a d d i t i o n of t h e fo1loY::ing as par,l.grnph 32:

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The r a t e of postage on m s t t e rc a r r i e d by a i r p l n n et o andfrom t h e p e r s o n n e l of t h e armed f o r c e s of t h z U n i t e d . S t a t e ss t a t i o n e do u t s i d et h ec o n t i n e n t 2 1U n i t e dS t a t e s ,i n mail t o and from the air-mail cluding transportation of the 6 c e n t s for eachhalfouncc or frxtion routes,sh?-11be thereof. his nte T r sh7.11 apply t o a11 z i r mail s e n t t o o r b y s u c h f o r c e s xllen d e p o s i t e d 2-t my place where the UnitedSt:ltes m , z i l s e r v i c e i s i n o p e r z t i o n a d d r a s s e d t o any o t h e r p l a c e where t h o U n i t e d S t a t e s m x i l s a i * v i c ~ i s i n operation,butthis shs.11 n o t z f f G c t t h e p r e s e n t a i r - m a i l rat? t o cmdfrom Alaslc?. Frank C . ',Tr-.lker, Postmaster General.

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Knshington, Dccember 2 3 , 1941. Instructions In Connection w i t h Order No. 16604,datcd December 2 3 , 1941, .mendingsection 511, Postal Laxi 2 n d Rzzulations of1940, t op r o v i d e a p o s t a g e r c t z of 6 c e n t s for : ? x h hr~lfounce f o r z i r mail t o and. from the pers,onnel of our armed forcas stationdd outside the continentnl UnitedState,s,theinstructionsheretoforepublishdrezsrdingthe m t e s of postrrge on : a i r 1ilai.l t o 2nd from s u c h f o r c z s st:l.tion::d 12% l c x e d bases, e t c . , arz m o d i f i x lx c o r d i n g l y . It should 'ui: noted p a r t i c u l z r l y t h a t th:? ncv r z t e i s 6 c e n t s p?r h-lf ounca. This ,mendr m doesnotmodify n t o r i n m y wzy l f f c c t t h e r a t e of postzge zpplic,zblc t o any point, including Alaska, to which a i r mail i s norv c w r i e d a t t h e rats of 6 c e n t s f o r e a c h ounce.
T he n m r a t e a p p l i e s o n l y t o z i r m a i l s e n t t o 2nd by the personn c l of t h e ,axned f o r c e s . It does not 2pply t ot h em , z i l o f c i v i l i m s s t 2 t i o n e d a t t h e s ep o i n t so u t s i d e o f c o n t i n m t a lU n i t e dS t 8 2 t e s .I n mail s e n t t o and f r o 3 t h e p e r s o n n e l o f t h e zrmed order,therefore,that

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Inst,ruct:i.or,s

I ,ccnncction v. t k Order Xo. 2.6405, dztcd Dc?c8m'wr 23, t h o inr i s t r g c t i o n s hcret,qfore issges. ~ l t h p-!sy)-?ctto the! r?!t;?of ,p~t,?..?,:? 2.p ~ l . i . c & h tr, p a r c e l :lost fr\r >,rneyic,m i o r c e s , ctddr~::s~c! in C ^ N qf t h o P o s t , m ~ s t e r ?tl!,;,X? y o r k , >!c;Y :fork, ?"r:: :no<.ifiac? : d kex.czftl?r m psr-c?ls of fOlli%'r!-2?.?SS z-t,,;tcrxLlri:ss:,d t,? t h .;ir;rscripLL>l t,h<> cf 3med forces of t,l:r. Linitcd. $4,: t . ? ~ t , " ~ i o n _ : d lc;,?serl '0-scs cr on 11r>.val ?,t, v!:?ss.;ls o r o t h e r; ) 1 a c i , s oct,sicI;.. tk.2 cor.tinc?nt,d 17nited Sej-te.; xhcrz t h doni,2stic m n i l s c r ~ i . ~ : : ' e i : r\?~r:,..C,ionsh3.12 b2 ch?rz>:,s..blc ~ ~ !n'?>r c r ~:,5it,hpos:;-gc; a+,tl-ie. f01~1.+.E~-r,1:tss >:on;. r..:t,;: ;;pdLc:?-b2.= be-t~?:?n ' thc post
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office where mailed 2nd y s t o f f i c e a t t h e p o r t f r o m which the p a r c e l s 3rd t r a n s p o r t e d by s h i p ,r e g a r d l e s s of v;hetller t h ep 3 r c e l s are a d d r e s s e d i n c x e o f t h e Pcstmxt,er of York, San F r m c i s c o , or t,hepostoffice 3t some o t h e r T o r t .
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I n t h e :>bsence of i n f o r m a t i o n t o t h e c o n t r a r y , p a r c e l s f o r are3 mcy b e regarded as bein2 served through the forces in the Atlmtic t h 2 p o r t of Fjew Yorlc :and t h o s e i n t h e P a c i f i c 3rea asservedthrough theportofSanFrzncisco 2nd p o s t l g e m y , t h e r e f o r e , be c o r n p h d r c c c r d i n g t o t h e zcne spplicable b e t m e n the;jointof m i l i n g and Ilev; Ycrk and Scln E'rzncisco,respc:ctively,Such t h ep o s to f f i c e sa t p x c o l s wl t h e n be t r x s m i t t c d t o t h e a d d r e s s e s w i t h o u t : : d d i t i o n a l il c h a r s e f o r yost,3ge, The foregoing zpa3.ies o n l y t o p - r c e l s s e n t t o t h e p e r s o n n e l of the armed f o r c e s o f t h e U n i t e d S t c L t e s s t a t i o n e d a t p l a c e s o u t s i d e t h c c o n t i n m t a l Unittld S t a t e s .iJh<?l*?t h e d o m e s t i c n a i l s c r v i c e is in o p e r a t i o n .I no r d 2 r i;1xLt ,xlrc.;lsscnt t o s u c hf o r c a s m y b c recognized -2s e n t i t l c d t o th. r ? t G of T o s t n g e h e r s i n r e f e r r e d t o , t h e p s r c e l s must show in theadciress th.2 rnnk of t h e member o f t h e zrmed f o r c s s m d t h o m i l i t a r y o r n.=v-21 u n i t t o which hc i s x s i g n c d . Parcels?,ddressed t o m::mbers o f t h e s m e d f o i - c c s s t s - t i o n z d o u t sidl? thc contincntitl United St.2tes should not be s o 1 3 r g c -2s t o przvcnttheirbeingpl,;ccdin r ? p l w mail sacks.
Rr;mst?y S. Black, Third Rssistmt P o s t m z s t e r G m c r , d ,

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Subjcct Personal dr?tz for inclusion in biogr2phics of United St?.tcs Mary O f f i c a s . P u b l i c Lz;r KO. 188 - 77th Congress (Temporwy Promotion L;Lvu'; iXegul-?.tions for A&r:li.nistr:~tion of. Bflhinistrativ2 :ction connect::d v r i t h t r z n s f 2 r o f C o s t Guard P 2 r s o n n s l t o Fizvy. I d e n t i f i c a t i o n( I l b c r t y ) Cwds, (Id. I'hv. 5 6 . 4) 1dentific:ition Tqs. Notific::tion of cLxtl.1 znds83rious i n j u r y , iZ:>duccd r3tos f o r p r s o n n c l on L:;~.ve. Cap Ribbons.

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Februaq' 2

1800 U. S. S. C o n s t e l l a t i o n cagttrred t h e French F r i g a t e La Vengeance. 1800 @idshipm;uz J a m s J a r v i s , during fich% betr.:een C o n s t e l l n t i o n and La Venpeance was sent, a:\oft in com.md of i;opn?en t o endeavor t J C secure the n.ast, ?ad when w r n e d o f h i s danger. as i t m . S about t o fall, refusbed t o leave h i s ;mst and went over' t ? e s i d e mfth ths falling ri@ng, only thirteen years of ace -);hen k i l l e d . CaptainTruxt,oncoxnended h i s d e v o t i o n t o c?ut,y i n r e p o r t t o Congress,Fentionizg his l o s s a s a s u b j e c t o f Kintional r e p r e t . U. S. S. J a r v i s , Destroyer Mo. 38, named f n h i s memory, U, S S , F e r r e t l o s t . . 1814 . 1864 U, S. S U n d e n v i t e r ccptured by C o n f e d e r a t e s n e w Newburn, S. .C, U. S. S Kearsarre wrecked CI! kkncador Reef. . 1894,
F'ehrua.ry 3

S, United S t . 3 t . e ~sa:.'rr. Frc!lnch P r i v a t e e r L'Amour de Pat,ri. pff Martinique, I . 1801 Treaty of Pe.ce r = , t l f i e d v j i t . h Frzt.!ce, a f t T r xrhi.ch i o l l ~ ~ ~ elarge a d r e d u c t i o n tn 3ur m a l l Havg.

1733 U. S,

W .

February

4
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1813 U. S. Sloop iornet off F.;.rnarhuca, c q t u r e d Brig iiesolute. 1863 U. S , S. Bilver Lake defea.tedatta.ck b;~. o n f e d e r a t eI n f a n t r y , C

sissiFpi Iiiver, 1?17 Secretpmy of N m y Dmiels 01-ders r e s e r v e s o f U. S. F l e e t ready fmr 19 bzttlesh-i-,s 2nd 6 o t h e r vcssels a x to be imnediatt?service. fully nanned.

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February

5
k i g E a r l Percy.

1813

u. s.

S.

ChesapeakecapturedBrit,ish

1917 Naval a u t h o r i t i e s of Manila, P. I. s e i z e d 23 G e r m m v e s s e l s i n crews ashore, C u s t o zo f f i c i a l se x m i n e dc a p t , u r e d harbor,t2.kingthe

boat,sandreportedt.hatevery

damages a p p a r e n t l ya tt h eh a n d s

33s of t,hm had r e c e i v e d e x t e n s i v e of t h e crews.

February 6
o f iimcric.mcolonies ,and signs t r e a t y o f a l l i a n .c e and commcrce. . 1802 Congressrecognizes war w i t h T r i p o l i . 1832 U. S. F r i g a t e Pot.ama.c, Captain Dovaes, destroyed p i r a t ev i l l a p e s at Q u a l l o and a t Baltoo, Sumatra, i r e t , a l i a t , i o n f o r murder o f Americm n seaman, 1862!. Czpture of F o r t Henry, ? L i s s i s s i p p i niver. 1 9 2 2 L i n i t a t i o n s o f Armmentconference met at, Vashington, on Qovembcr 1 , 1 1921, and a d j o u r n e d t h i s data.

1778 Louis X V I acknowledgedIndependence

February 7

a LIiajor ~-en:.r:_ll l:ii~o :lad been 3. se:m:rx, in ?lis p:1th9 P!X a p p o i n t e d S e c r e t a r y of M z i n e F , w i t h all d u t i e s a n d powers p r e v i o u s l y conficicd by t h e E o z d of Admiralty. 1814, U, S. BrigsEnterpriseandka.ttlesndceca.ptured and burnedBrig Rambler. 1862 Confederate Stemier Eastport. captuyed.
Fehr1;au-y 8

1781 Alexander LacDot:ga1l,

1862 Capture of dioanoke Island.

Februarv 9

1799 Navalbattlebetween

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U. S. S. 3rigat.eConstellationandFrench F r i g a t eI n s u r g e n t . a t Nevis, V;. I. n e a r M::rtinq?re. . An American . . vic,t,ory J-R 31? hour 7 1 f i f t e n n rr?i.nut.;::r, x2 ,when I n s u r g e n t s u r r e n d ered. French l o s s , 7 0 k i l l e d and wour;ied; A m e r i c a l o s s , two k i l l e d and Lhree ~ l i c ~ n d e d .P r i z e 2nd 1.13 p - i s g n e r sc a r r i e di n t o Eort bg L t . J. Rodgers, Lidshipman P o r t e r , ,md crew. u. s. C o r v e t t e .\dams burned T!ri.tish sch:)=ner. I n d u s t r yw i t h $13,090 c a r g o of f i s h o i l i n North Atl.nnt,i.c. . . Febru:.,:.s

113

1862 E l i z a b e t h C i t g , X C., . Commodore Elowan.

capt.ured by b o n t e x p e d i t i o n cornmandm3 by

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1865 U. S. S. bontauk a d L~cltinawbombxded Fort hderSWl, 1s. c. 1899 I l o j - l o , P I. , c ~ p t u r e d U. S. S. Boston ana P e t m l . . by

1922 United S t a t e s m d Japm s i g n e d Y a p Treaty a t ~i'c?Sil'l.ngtOn, r a t i f i e d %arch 1st.

r). c.

Februmlry 12
1898 U S. S. New Y w k and squadron s h e l l e d San ttrian, Porto Aico, .
February 13

1843 F m m d w e Isaac WI o f Cons'bitutian fane, died, L 1855 S. S. I n d i a n o l a p c ~ s a dConfederate bat,terj.cs at Vicksburg, Xiss,

la74at of 150 4pvlding force Havlrziian King.

~rtmouth
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o ' f f i c e r s and men from U. S. S, T~rscr?rorc.. 2nd H o n 9 h l u d u r i n g ricltous demonstration at, e l e c t i o n of

Februa-r

L b

1778 n a g of United Ststes, S t z r s 2nd Stripes, first seen :!r,d s,?I.uted i n f o r e i g n 7 T ; L t E r s ; Lhiberon, France. It %vasf l 0 ~ 1 1from the p6t:k t of the U S, S Iianger comwnded by John P a u l Jones. . . 1813 U S, S. Essex passed C ~ p e . &rn, t h e first U. S L ~ ~ - C ~ X L oY d o . t
SO

1814 U, S. S. C o n s t i t u t i o n captured s h i p Lovely Ann, 13 guns, off 18b3 1862

corst

"d. 1917
1863

o f Guima. ' ? i l k e sE q e d i t i c m tc? A n t a r c t i c l m d e d cn b a r r i e r i c e . A t t x k ?n Fort Donalclsan, Tennessee, by U b. Gun Bo?ts. S. 5, Quezn of t h e Yust czpturcd. Three Cu'o,?n pun bq.3ts e n t e r 3. s. N;i.vd S t ? t i o r , ;:t, G-u?,nt&n2rnn, Cuba. . . Rcvglutiqn 25, S,m t,i:?-p3 Cub?., 2nd ,.run bo:.ts l c f ' t t h x r e f o r Cam:!intir,2, t n t , e l e p y . i h r.t:;i?rrt,F t :.nd 3 :.,v;aj.t o r d e r s f r o ? iiavm:. u. b. s, p e t r o l s 9 n t to Santicgp, hevcluti-op I n c t s I s.v;.r.::l &:?S. ferines :ad T o S S::n lTrsnc,isc= p r 3 t e C t sup:,^ plent,?ti,?ns 2nd h d p p~*,?.b I . serve o r d c r .

Febru :iry 15

r)~!

1 1 U. S S Const,itutiqn s?ptur-.;d schoonar i ' i c t o u n.ff c o c ! ~ tof Chian,?.. 64 . . in 1898 U; S BZ.t,tleshi.p iGT.ine -~r.'.ss~~.r& H ~ . ~ . Y I : , i l - r b n r f n l l n i ; l i n p . e q i . r s i q n ?,t 9 :Llg ?, 8;. , ?:..u;k -x!thir! f i f t . e m E ! r:~t;.;s S.n 33 i':?i?t nf wrtc:r. Of 35s officers : : n.T,i?n c.t.o,:~$, :.d 25.2Y ' ~ T : . lent. Sir7kiny of thi: E,;zine w7-s the jpm?dik2te cxs8.- q f ' the v r 1;ith Qpzin.
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1,804 Lj_,ut,~n;.:it D~:>c::ts.r of t,hc Int.x?pj.5 l-.!rns !.hv.: ~.hi!.ncitl'L~:i?ir; in the _. h".rbor of T-pj.p-Alj. : . t ? her rcc:>p+,~lrc; s1mken ol' by fiJi:lmr. : ! s the: >f::
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1814

T.. JS

S. C o n s t i t u t i o n

Ship Savz.nn:;h off L i , b o n : ~ ? d e n t ler s

, ~ ~ ~ ~

18h7 1862

t o Ne-, York. Sari Jose, Lolver Czli$or:.lia, c q t u r c d by ii. S . Surrender af Fcrt Donc..ldson.
Febru ;ry 17

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mr. 1775 Adrriirc.1 Truxtcn k r! of . Force, d+?p::rting fr?m >hi:l2dk3lphia 1775 F i r s t , c r u i s ~ t h e u $.lg?%v.~l f o r Kest Indies. I~s 1776 Neval Expedition eg;iir,& NeyJ P r w i n c e i n the B ~ ~ . ~ J T F e b r, u z y 1-7
t o April-

17, under- Camadore

Hopkins

C?.Ftured April 20, 1814. 1814. U. S, Simp Frolic ssilcd from Bost7n. S. S. i3oumtonic off 1864 Confe.J.w:.t,e Ship D S V i d t m p e d o e s 2nd s h k s Ch<?I-lcston, S. C. ?ha D w i d h e l d thc record of h-.vinF 5,:s:;n .! hz anly submclrfne ever- t o s i n k 2 vessel i n tim of W:.Y 3nt;il 191h. 1925 l:ork of scr,?.p::iny ships by t;hc t e r m s of t h e W?.shjn@,on Trf::t.y w?S cmpletc;d <and 733,54Q tons; of f i , - h t , i n g ahips n f ~ h j . C h )i&S, 800 t.OnS r e p r e s e n t e d ne:.; ships under c o n s t r u c t i o n , had e i t h e r been reduced to metal 3r sunk as result 9f target, p r n c t i c o . . . .

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February 18

I/ ?83 1.814 1815 .l8iL;;

Connodore 3iddcl.l w m born. 3, S S C o n s t i t u t i o n sunk .schoonerPhoenix o f f c:oeit: if Gxiana. . . Peace with C;rc.at Bri-t?.icr a t i f i e d ; w w vxs d e c l . x e d June, 1812. Evacya-t.j.or1 3f C:larlestop, S. C,, ar,c! occnzat,io:: by ?kl!RLrzX P)..t?lcren.
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1862

1862

S. 5 C?nstitu?-,ion :;~mic B r i g Catherine cmr-x~tc St. I h o x ~ f f . t.,c> o c o a s t o f G,~ 2I i 1 IE. ~ ~ trigi of~h e l t &!onitor. l!acno1ia c q t , u r e d bv grlit,e!c? S t E t c s off Pas fOutre, La.. . . ~0~~ of i;.,ri.nt,on, S . C. ca,pt.ured by s. !!iaVL1 b o a t *eXp?diti(Xl.

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1815

u. s.

3 , CD,r,sti$,ution enpnp:s at, the SaFie t.iFic3 t ~ t :?rit.ish s l o o p s ) of pzr off Iladeira and cf:ptures both, t h e Cyane, 311 runs, :md LevFnt, 21 qllns; vouched at, F9,r-L P r a y a on t h e 9 t h of b h c h f~llo~ri n g , ,?nd saile? Qn t.he 11th: c!lastd hy 9 ? r i t , i s h ScJi.dF31-l t l h c t f i l l a l l y c q t l l r c d t h e Levpat a . f t e r she ha: ;)?.t, I C ~ P o r t h?2ya. t@
I r k

Febru2ry 21

1353 U. S. S Thornas Frc.c:bc)rn,.:;rld nrai-orl ;?tt.nck,cci CoRf?dsrat.e k*?atti?ricS . at; Fort L v y Sa. or,

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l3'ehmx-y 22

1909 U. S. B z t t l e s h i p F l z e t w h i c h l e f t Ilampt'on iZoads, Va., f o r c r u i s e aroundthq world Decembe-r 16, 1907, reached IIanpton Zioads, Va.,
an r e t u r n f r o m c r n i s e t h i s d - s t e .

1899 Forces fron khc: I. S. S. P e t r e l T

occupy C&u,

1;.

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E'eSruary 23
11. U. S S. Constitutiop. i : *&st, In2i.m weters remove'?. p3ssmger.s 8ll . r t a k e n f r c z p c i z z s ahcard a SwrAish Schoon3r. 1 1 1 U,Sb.. ;:rigs L n t c r x - i s s ~ x ZcitLlesnake c i p t u r a d Schooner I{sinr, a p{ew 81 ?

1863

U.

P:-ovj-dencc: priv,t;:?er oTf Cap(. P'loriaa. S. S. J i m t i c e l l o a Dakota a t t z c k c dF o r t d February 24

Cmwell,

N .

C.

151; i , S S Hsrnct cz.pt.uri.:5. t . h ~ i . . British s h i p Peacock o f f Dernarara. 1 1 1 B r i g s fip.ttiesnake 2nd Y r ~ t ~ r p r i s o q t w e schooner. Eliza o f f Cape 81 c:
Florida.

IC63

U.

S. S I u . i . a c ? l z c q t . : u r ~ d . .
Februwy 25

p.";r.t.nd campmy w i t hR a t t l e s n a k et oa v o i d c;>..pt,cre by enemy f r i p a s c and e s c q c by t , h r o w i ~ govwbotrd guns, gmchors, e t c . LE4L .- Secr-.ltl?rg or" thz IYc.vy, vihon:as Gtlmer, as k i l l + & by t h e b u r s t i r , ~ a gun ator;.r.d thc 3. S. S. Trinccton, Dest,royer Gilmer, No. cf 2-33. n m e d i n h i s honor. . . c:xpess o f fw c s t co,-..st 3f 8 f r i c ~ 1851 Q. S 5 S x a t o s a cz"t.::.l-:x? S ~ . - ~ V < : S ' le03 I!. 5, S. Ccnnt..mm?h i?er;t,roy:.ii Conf'i;d<:rzt::: kiockoderllnricr Queen of :,hc: ?:"ravt:.

1814 U. S, S. i n t e r p r i s s

X .

- I

Fc.br3Jar.y

LC - , , '

lEll The Navzl Zospit:.:.l F m d d 2 . - t , e s its s o p x & . e zxistcncc as such from a 2 c t o f Concress c~p~"ov~:;4 n ?,his d:tt:. In t h l s same 1 x 9 ~Congress ~ nrovidcci for t h c e s t , r S l i s h ~ m t :" n:.:val h o s p i t . ? , l s , and direzted. thzt 0 $SO,C)O3,00 bc ?.?pr.qri-:t, >cl O1j.t) of t,hc cnexp:ndzd b ? l z c c e o f t h e :;;arinc h o s p i t z l fun3. cn:,n?-iid 2ul.y 16, 1796, for t,he purpose of 2
n-v,!l h o s p i t d Fmd.

1?:1< Er.i.tj.sh SchDonzr S z i n t L:>;;,,qy:;cc: ca9turc:d I 6. S Privet,e:;r , .. -~ y .

Chaszeur
~ c . 2 . r i . ~ ; ? n z Cuh;~. i ,

16 l o s t . 1918 I S. S v - l u Cheroitci: l o s t i n stC2rre o f f D d ~ w z - e T . a ~~ : g C.apos, 29 lost.

v
vcv

! e 5 C:.pt:-i!y. D. di2d. ,2 :& 1921 Z S j-J.>s+dyn-r(;17 o,_,y suck ' y c o l l i s i o n o f f P a m a . . . :.'-@3"1 1: o

, i

-1

-71-

KAVAL ALNAYAC j::onL,T" pehru "Ty 27

" "

..

1863 U. 1865 U.

S. S. Adolph I I E ~ ccaptllr<;d CaP-feder::t2e sC-7 Chzt#h?by:. ~ S. S. +kizor.:; bi.1rx,g;it In H z s i r s i p p i ~ ~ . T J L . T .

?.,bru z y 2 8 r
7

1863 Conf:;derate C r u i s * > rx=.c.hvillE ?zs:t.roytd by U. S 5. Kmtauk. . 1893 U, S S. 1niiiar.n lz\mched. It w m ons of th;; sqca.d;-on under . c o ~ z q - ! - lc-f iic'nr:? T x y l w , in k?--ir>l m n s m ' s squ::dron ?t S
1 -

..)

Cm;)t*:I>:

b?t.Ll.i nf

;22tL2!-:c9 ,,d3J!.y

.3*

LBciB.

.& 3; :

$i

.c

$,

.fi

.?;g"

i, ,

$ ! .

3;- 4-

J, ,

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i,..;.i:cIl

I , -

:!'!rT'tl 1

1362 U S S. L~..,xin@,m T y i t r sttnckcd Pitt,sSq.zrFh,. Tcnr,. . . m.d

"

kkch 2

ell^ U. 2 -

C?rv:tt,:2

!,dr:ss

Sch,wn,.:y, off C X S ~ , 1315 P C O C ~ ; conciuded .\<,ti th En-.i,:nci. 18&$ E.xp-.dit,ig,n t.0 Cho.,:-;n iiivcr,
<.A,
3.1..1

c-:pt1:l*ed mci de.::trc,ylr?d E:,-ynt.j of k f r 5 . w .

21:

F-iry

...
:

5 .

C.,

to

--VPC::Z

A y y

ym5~;:.t,F.s;.rb-

K-rch 3 " -

1801 N:..vy

l?ils xur,21*

1-sC?1:.cL?c: t. 71 ; j

1 : .

ZL'

'

1.s.

$.:>cl-,>.y:,,,-j .:;~r,-!:;:>-t, J,.l;-j-':.-yL3 ti.,j.s c!,:-.t :!, C~~X:yOrjor~:? St:.phen Dxc-Lt,ur s e n t i n com!*,ndof 10 w c ~ : - f to .-t.-'- blr.;rlr.n strong: r t cclr h?ld, 18L3 Act, q f Cor:-rc!::s ~-:ry.l~,~-~.;~,r-) ~ ?<,:v;r t o be procured by s ; ; , ~ : l t : ~ ti:. $x cr?ntr;.ct,, OR Z:!veGrt,.lz :?. -,rit, . :. h :lt t lov.-r~st, i.xi.j:!!:rs. 1847 Act of C o n ; r r c ~ s ::;it.tloy.j.yc:s t u i l ?r G S.-r*;n:e, i'owh?.t:m, Susc.::lchannp, d .q ; : n n c j 5c.r: J - c i n t o . 1863 Act of C ~ > i - ~ ~ ~ s s b ~ . - i ? ~ ~ i .0: . -1 et.-.;.,1V+-.SP:;1:7 for dr,it,cd r);*c;\-.:-cjr-f.l 13 n 1 . p .-t;ir; !%I:l;y (Fj.r: k, c:' E, x,-T:;)?) 13 1 (..J L -p;~ct.3of* .Ossist,:xt, %:c~t;?.,,.r;; i.?,v y rL,cst;:b?Li ,51 ~f sl?./d hy Act, of
yIrS
h g :
2 .

,1;;

I>

qr]I?C:?'psS* .,

T k ? lc h -

I 1

yra;ri,..!:!IIC:; 9 Y I , l..;~390 1c::ndinr pr?r.ty f r o m U Sa S. . " 4.3pm d PrcmIAcmcc 1314 c. so S. CGr-rl?t.t,e A.,2.2.rLs c;q~?,llr.c;dErig koc:buck with C-TFO o f f c o a s t of Africa.

1775

Cp.pt1-ll.p

of

:p~;y:

T.

T'i,

Y:.

-72-

NAVAL ALMA?JAC (Cont)

"

1658 Cornnodore 1Lnthc;v- i ' t r ~ y , U. 3. ? i . , d i e d 1862 T o m o f Fcrnandi?., Fl:: cq!t~rc,d. 1918 U. S S. Cyclops 1cf't E::~b:;~joe~,., X., . Y.

t h i s d=t,c:, and flw?trri:3usly disaFgear;?d, c?LrrJTiyif' a criw of 213 a d 67 pnsscngcrs.

...,

, I

I N a v York. t

Mxch

1865 B o a te x p e d i t i o nt o

Passzpatansy Creek, Va,

Earc!z 5

TrJrperjo a t t z c k o n 9. S. S. ~ ! F I I T ~ T ; ~ : ~ s by Confederate t o r p e d o b o a t u a r i ' j . i n Tslcrth Edi.s+.o L i v e r , 5. C 1822 U. S S E n t e r p r i s ec a p t u r e d b p i r a t ev e s s e l s . . . 1918 Capt?-j.n and 6 S ~ ~ r y j ~ r ' G ~ * c x w of 18 from torpedoed f\lorwe@an sh.i.P qf S HajLna w e : ' resc:led b + > ~ A-eric ; a d e s t m y e r .

1861,

h.rch 7
. .

1778 f i c t i o n ketxeen t h e 3 2 Fun E'r.i.qat,eRandolph,Captain B i d d e l l , and t hlew G r i t j . s h 6b gun s h i p Yar.ao:~t.h. A, end of 15 m i n u t e s ,m r z z i n e s

u.p, a . onpj? 1 ~f c r w 01'R m d o l p k saved. The Amdolph i s b e l i e v e d d : to k,e t h e f i r s t v e c s g l i.r! ot.lr Navy t h a t c a r r i e d a l i g h t e n i n g coriductor.

brch B

1862 D e s t r u c t i o n of Cun:be:-!.,?nd Har;;-pton i h a d s , R%d,

nr;Li Conmess

by Confederphe Ham Perrimac,

I: rC:1 9 : , 1
I _ "

1775' Commodore Isaac 1778 B r i t i s h v e s s e l s

1847
1062 1002

S. F,!., b o r n . C e r e s 2nd A d r i 3 n e capt;ura I:,Lmricc2n shi.p Alfred, U. S. F l e e t l a d e d Scott. 1s : k q r a t Vera Cruz, I h r i c o . V h i t e h a l ld e s t r . o ; w ? by fire n N e w p r t 2~;:s. t Csnfederate St,a.tes produced i'.i?-st.i r c ) n c i a d s h i p i n America cut. o f

hl1,

i. ;

r e - b u l l t vfooden f r i g a t e .

I,;!zr c h 1 9

1776 F i r s t I .S. Squxiror, c;t sec?. capt2urt.d Abc?co, W I. ] . 18117 Borribardment of Vera Cruz, 12extco~by U. S. Sqmdron. 1864 U. S S . Conestop? sunk by c o i l i s i o n . .
1.915 P r i n z E i t e l F r i e d r i c h
::xi, c; r m t h I n t e r , t h e Kron-Frinz Wilhelm put, i n t o Newport N m 0 s 2 y i . n y :,'Llie!? cruisers. e ,

b.srCh 11
"

1345 U. S.

. . from c a t i v e uprl:;?..n~.

S.

Saint Louis hclpw? rpscue?ri.t,jshSol.dLers

i n New Zealnr.4,

-73-

XAVAL ALMAXAC (Con&. )

1791~
1Gb7

IJ. s. s.
ivlazctlxl.

c,on&"ss

passed ;n k t z u t h c r i z i n g t h e b u i l d i n g of 6 w x s h i p s . : Portsmou7.h czptured Iikxican Schoaner Jcse Eliza nea.r

?ii.SS.

1863 A t t z c k by U. S. Gun G c ) ~ ~ s Fort, Pe?.';er%On, c1;

N x c h 12

1864 Red Ki-ver Expedit,ion.

l&ge
P r o t o c o l nrranped s u q o n d i n g h o s t i l i t i e s between Spain 2nd the Un,itted St,.ite:. 12zrc.h 13.

1862 N s v d ?+,tack oc Cox:feder.?t.e b a t t e r i e s near New Burn, Dl. C.

?<.-.rcli 114

1862 1863 1863 1664

ponecssion of 1iwr S u m , ti, C, IT. S. S L!!ssissi.mi S U Y Ri? ~ c t i o n . . : a ~ Attcick nnde by He;-~r JL6rk.?3.Fn,-r~,gu%. F o r t Hudson. on Trro hunclrd t,hnusc.n3 ~".m r?r-d"d',edfor .I!nion Navy,
i h i o r , F o r c e st o o k
L
. L

F .'

'b.2.YCh

1>

r'

1889
.

T .S. J

Ships Trer,-b;, 3 i p s i . c :-.E< Vmdnli:.^ x.recked nt, A p i ~ . V?-pd.&i:>. ~ y e c k d, fipj:::, t S:r.:;,n i n :. t e r r i . f i c s t o m . TLT. S. S. V?nd;iliFh -t;.ient ( o : v+it,'r;l c > l c > l 6 fl:,rFng :md hcr b a l d ~ ; k ; y h g h c S t J r iyn t Lp:;r,gled B2aner.. Tot:,]. l o s s , Rczr1y ,SO o f ' f i c w s rlnd r L e z lost t h e i r lives i t h f s c:is-ster. z Ttli-2 hc.ric:.n Squ-.;dron w2.s c.sscrnbled under R(-:,?r AdS.:.?.L Kj-yLb:<x-ly,t - , ~ r ~ t i . . c t ~ z ~ c ; x ! p . -ir..ti:~r.t?sts ; ; i ~ l s1C;crmn n~ t.
z-pgressior.
:$ ., I

1899 A c t i o n betwec-r! lxdL : : : : nI,:>yce ?

and Ensign L m m h n k i l i c , d .

Smonns.

L-isut.~,r:snt Landscisle

Bia.rch

16

1779 U.

v. I .

S , Priv::t-c;r

~z;,~..rdZ F ~ , ~ . L Y <B -r,i~t i T h Eric k t . i o n off S t . T~OITI~S, c :

tov:ed

1912 U, S S ILainc . .

to sea

?nd ~.:nk.

M r c h 1.7 z

1814 U.

1862 Glln
le96

5. Sloop F r o l i c c . . p t ' ~ r e d ?2d. .Jsstrc!>red Srir L i t t l e FOX. b o l t , so::;i&ynp ~,tt,~.cl<v-y$ C-nfcd::r;t~z hst,t:;:*ies on I S l L n d NO. 10, Ib3ssi.ss$.p;;i 2i v:??-. F i r s t S y . b ~ : ~ -y::-!r~ve.c:-:cl oz ATL2ricp.n i ~ ~ m d t,he f i r s t of mndwn . r-. s1lbm:rrir,c;s ~-,2,:je 5tc f-j.r.r:t d.i-,, ~ . bt;.:t,<?~. s ~ ~ Saund,~?<:. YeI '.II y. n i.r,i.ng l j y ; ? t y t,hc. Ty:;:.l:-?.rc?: I c x - , i'01+t>7 : : : I ~ Y L L ~ c s . : ;: J O R R 2. il,>11:.~3,
N - s , v y
-I

Lr,vc-;nt<or.

173.3 3, S S. !,:onoc!*?ht:lr ~ : x r n e din .

?, ,: I

-.r.,+,rQn?:mo y , Cu5c .B

-74"

14AVP.L ALXATJ'AC: (cont,)

kfarch 18 1S18 The first Pension Act passed by Congrecs t h i s date, p r o v i d i x z twenty d o l l a r s per m o n t h ' t o p r i v a t e s who serve2 at l e a s t n i n e x o n t h s in Army or Navy on p r m f 3i' need, 1897 U.S.S. U a r i e t t a m d "Vheeiling launched at Scan Francisco, Calif, 1901 Gun-boat Vicksburg attacked. Filipir.os . z F j l a m n 3ay, P,I, t *
bImc3 19

1863 U.S.S,

IVissaIzickon cQtured Confederate v e s s e l GcDrgim, 1898 Captain C, E, Clark, U.S.3. Oreaon, began trip o f 14,702 m i l e s from San F r a n c i s c o t> Japite Inlet, Fla,, a r r i v e di n Cuban waters i n time t o take part i n B a t t l e of Scantiago.,

W 3 C E 20 1920 U.S.S.
l k r y l a n d launched on t h h data, Displacenent 32,608 tons, 8 sixteen i n c h guns, electrically d r i v e n ,

llarch 21

1804 U.S.S.

1847 1847

S i r e n captured Tri?oll.tan B r i g TrcZnsf?r. U.S.S, Hunter lost at sea off Vera Cruz. Anerican ?Java1 F o r c e s shellec! Vera Cruz, i.lexicl?. General Scott, with h i s f o r c e s , c ; p t u r e d t h e city f o u r cta:ys l a t e r .
Jiarch 22.

1820 Duel 'between Comod-ores 9ecal;u.r and Barrcn. 1847 Three 17,s. skips captured 3 r i t i s h Sc5ooncr Tt1Ii.m at hlonterey,
13.C.

1863 Boat e x p e d i t i o n from U.S.S. Anmda i n Delochne River, Fla. 1921 USS ... Colorado, 3 , 0 t o n s , 8 sixte~ni m h g m s , launched. a t 260 C ~ T L I R ~ , E J, .
IJarch 23

1813

U.S.S. Essex c a p t u r e d Peruvian Schooner ?ie.re.yda, a c r u i s e r o f f i f t e e n guns t h a t had a, fc?i,qr drrys previcusly captured iine:.ic.-m whate s h i p s S a r c h y and ?l'alker, threw over.5octrcl h e r arr?m?nr:t, _md s e n t h e r t o Gallao w i t h her cwn ca.r;t?i n m d crsw w i t h 3 l?Ltr.:r to t h e Viceroy of Peru. 1815 U S S Hornet; off Trist:m dfAicunha, c?6pturwl.mci s c u t t h d ... 3 r i t i s h s h i p Penguilz, n i n e t e m guns, cx-uisim; in s e m c h nf Americnn p r i v a t e e r Young Yasp. 1921 U S Navy Tug Conestogn w.nishc-.,dn P?..cific, b3 lost). .. i 1 9 ' & U.S.3. Cklahoma l,~1ul~!ied t Cmden, TJ.J., 27,509 t o n s , t e n a 14 inch guns.

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NAVAL A A W C Lh A (cont.)
March

2b

.. 1778 U S S l o o p Renger,C2pte-n

1847 1852
1922

1915

J.P. J o n e s , c a p t u r e d S r i t i s h S l o o p offCarriskfergus,1relm.d.. Naval bombardment o f Vera Cruc. P e r r J s a i l e d from Norfolk f o r J a p m . 7VS 67 t o 27, t h e March 24 t o 2 , . . S e n a t e r a t i f i e d b y v o t e o f Four-Power P s c i f i c Treaty between Great Britain, Fr9.nce, Italy and Japan. F-4 sinksoffHonolulu, T.H.
, I

I:1lnrch 25
Adms c a p t u r e d ;'ioodSridge, b u t obliged t o &nndon h e r upon a r r i v a l o f s u p e r i o r enemy f o r c e s . Second day of bombardment Yera Cruz. 1847 1863 U.S.S. S w i t z e r l a n d s i n k by V i c k s b u r g b a t t e r i e s .

l8llc ,U.S.S.

h 4. . . B3 '

l4arch. 26

1317 P r e s i d e n t Y i l s o n issuedan
of the

order i n e r e a s i n 5 t h e e n l i s t e d s t r e n g t h U. S Iihrine Corps 17,400 men, the limit d l o w e d under t h e .

IiiIarch 27

1W.
, .

by Congress,fourfortyfourguns, two t h i r t y - s i x guns. . 1 8 / ~ 7 Nexiczn f o r t ScFn J m n c!'Ullao a t Vera Cruz.c.2ptured.

1794 C o n s t r u c t i o n of six f r i g n t e s a u t h o r i z e d

l,:?,rch 28 Connecticut sunk t h r e eb a r g e sw i t h 80 p i c x o o n s o f f S t . &larks, H e i t i , o u t o f n i n e t h a t p u l l e d o u t ofGoniivesto engageher. l8a U S S Essex c a p t u r e d b y B r i t i s h s h i p s ... Phoebe m d Ch;?rub a f t e r two 2nd a half hours of d e s p e r a t e r e s i s t a n c e . 1843 Admird P e r r yd i e da t Para. March 2.9
I

1800 U S S ...

1813 U.S.S.

1847

Essex o f f Calla0 recnptured ilmeric-m Vh-zlingShip Barcl2yandgaveher t o her formercaptzin.(Note: See Liarch 23). Cornbimd a t t a c k az d c a p t u r e p f Verz Cruz by Army rmd N::vy.

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1I L L2

X.UC~

30

1847 U S S S c o u r g ec s p t w e d .~l.v;~rzdo, ... f'.lexrico.

1863 U.S.S.
Keokuk sunk
2,t

Charleston, S .
M W C ~

C..

31
I n 1852

1854 F i r s t tre...ty betweGn 'Jnited S h t e s and J l p m sigr,ecL

the United .Cjt.:tcs s e n t a squr_ciilon of w a r s h i n s t o J:zp?n 2nd Chinese w2ters urder conmmd. of CGEUIIO~OE PIatt.hew 2. Perry. In 1853 he ent,ered l1nr5or. of 'Yoko1,tma and c'.elLvcred l e + , t e r s t o Emporer from P r e s i d a n t Fl-mklin E, Pizrcc, opening question of co,mnerci,zl r e l a t i o n s between the txo cmntries. Perxy returned to Japan <?andn e g o t i a t e d t r c - i t y t.,?.i:; d3t;". 26 lost,.
>L ,\-,\-,,-,\>L;,&-,' ,T\Lq.J,JL ) , \,\, , It ,
I\

L ,I

I , I\

Remember t h e lfPanny!l! Remember. l!Pea.rl Harbor"! llemember fTijiakelf ! Eienember *lManilaTf !

LET'S

GO !!!!

INDEX

fidmiral Chester N Nimitz. U.S.N Rdmiral Ernest J King. C.S.N., Designated Commanderin-Chief of t h e U.S. F l e e t Advancement i n Ratin. h d v i cteohL o v e l o r n t e Lir Almanac f o r S h i p navigation........................^.^...^^.^ ftLirYouthofhnericaffProgram "3ack i nt h e Ring'!, Says Pearl Harbor 3 a l l a d of t h e Orphansof t h e Orient B12CkoUt Bond Offer Captain John F Shafroth. Jr., U.S.N., Made Rear Ldmiral Cha.irmen ofCommitteesonNationalDefense o f S t a t e Bar Bssocia.tions Change i n a t i n g of P h y s i c a l n s t r u c t o r s , R I U.S.N.R Chronometer Outfits Replacements and t f C i n d e r e l l a "F l e e tt ob e Vastly ..u.nented CollegeGraduatesOff'ered Commissions i n C i v i l E n g i n e e r Corps Reserve College Men Xsked t o P r e p a r e S e l v e s f o r i'iar E f f o r t Comendations Lmerican Legion Commander Commends Navy's V-1 Pro.ram lany t i r Force Lauds Chief 1;Iarines on 13ake I s l a n d Citation Commended f o r 1.escue Commended i n L e r i a l Hescue Defense o f i:ake I s l a n d E n l i s t e d Elan R e c e i v eF i f t h s Commendation Four Enlisted Men Advanced i n R a t i n g i n R e c o g n i t i o n o f EspeciallyMeritoriousConductinI.ction Late News F l a s h Vice Ldmiral I n g e r s o l l Awards Five Navy Crosses t o P e r s o n n e l o f U.S.S. SLLIN1.S Navy Cross Lwarded t o O f f i c e r 2nd. E n l i s t e d Man Navy Promotes Hero O f f i c e r Commended f o r Kescue P r e s i d e n t !.wads Navy Cross t oU a r i n eP r i v a t e S e c r e t a r y Knox Lauds M a r i n e s t a t i o n e dn a w a i i a n s l a n d s S iH I Two E n l i s t e d Men Commended U.S.S. KELRNY Heroes Rewarded ConfidenceofVictoryVoiced i n S e c r e t a r y Knoxf G r e e t i n g s t o N a . Consider the H a e . r Defense Savings Ronds Door, W.T. Takes a !;life Early Promotion Offered for Navy RecTuits with Technical iibilities Filler ...............................~..9.3 Flag, The .\'.ill Fly Again Former L i n e r Normandie Renamed U.S S. LL FLYETTE HeavenHelp a Root How Come

..

.................................

16

.............................. 36-37 ......................................................... 40 61 ....................................................... 17 . ......... ................................................... ................ 48 ............................. ........................ .................................................. 30 ............... ..................................................... 1-15 ...................................................... 32 .............. 9
42 24 52-53 28-29 31-32

..................................... ............................................ 15-16 ........................................... 18 42 47 ................................... 61-62 ............................ 27

....................................................... 4 ........................................... 4 - 56 ..................................... 8 ......................................... ....................... 5 .................. 6 - 7 .................. 31-322 ................. 1 - 3 ............................................. ................................... 2 - 33 ..................

..... 7 8 ..................................... 10-15 ................;\........*....a..

25 26-27

............................................................. 54 .............................................. 1 ............................................ , ......................................... ...................................................... 3m.8 ......................... .................................... 40-416 ..... 35-3 ................. . ............................................... 30 ......................................................... 38
22

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(cont.)
Human I n t e r e s t S t o r i e s Insurance . h i p ' s S e r v i c e . . c t i v i t i e s S J a n u a r y l . 1942 Kearny Yard P l e d g e s t o Remove I t s !:Traps t o L i c k t h e J?.PS* L e s t Tile Forget L i e u t e n a n t Commander J J ffGcneffTunney. U .5 M Seeks P h y s i c a l I n s t r u c t o r s f o r U.S. NaVy List of Bureau of N a v i g a t i o n C i r c u l a r Letters q 0 Marine Corps F a n i Q S t i c k e r s D i s t r i b u t e d Marine Corps M y Itecommission Former O f f i c e r s a Marriage Licenses.. Meditation o f An O f f i c e r On t h e B r i d g e National Service L i f e Insurance.................... IJaval Air T r a n s p o r t S e r v i c e 0r.anized Naval A1m;Lnac Navigation 1nstr.ents Navy Endorses Victory Rook Campaign...... Navy F i n d s S u b s t i t u t e Weber '&ill S u i t a b l e for Its Idany Needs Be Navy F l y e r ' s L e t t e r t o Mother Navy Motion P i c t u r e S e r v i c e NaLy O r f i c e s t o Conserve Rubber Navy Returns Kearny S h i p p r d t o Owners Mw Navy Program Enables Students. Enlistin? e a. s P r o s p e c t i v e Officers. to Continue in ColleGe New Regulation Permits Naval and b r i n e Reserve Aviators to IJaarry on Completion of F l i g h t T r a i n i n g Over F o r t y Thousand Navy Enlistments During December Pilot Charts in the LifeSoa.ts Postage Rates Promotions for Ibleritorious Conduct i n A c t i o n Rear Admiral Benrdall Uade ?Java1 A.cademy Superintendent; C a p t a i n McCrea Nmed Mmal Aide t o P r e s i d e n t Rear Admiral Randall Jacobs. U.S.N Recipe for Air Raids "Remember Pearl Harbortf Records Avzil?.ble Remote Control Retired Marine Sergeant k j o r Offers t o S e r v e a s "Human Torpedo" Service Personnel to rjenefit from "Open-Gap-Fares" Seventh Naval District Headquarters to be at Key Tiest. F l o r i d a S h i p ' s S e r v i c e A c t i v i t i e s - Annual n e p o r t Shore Establishment Division Takes Over Helium Control S i c k l e and Sheaf So Tihat? Spanish Classes Spezr. L.Y., Foundation Prize S p i r i t of theFolks Back home......+........^......,.....,,,..... S t a t e o f Oregon Offers Return of H i s t o r i c I ? c ? t t l e s h i p t o Navy.. S t a t u s of Claims Su..riners Summary o f t h e A v i a t i o n O f f i c e r Pro.rL.

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