United·* States * Naval Amphibious Training Base
VOVL. 3-NO. 25 FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA * '* - 4 AUGUST 1944 Coast Guard Celebrates 154th Anniversary LI. Comdr. Fenlon EIGHTH ND COMMANDANT VISITS BASE Varied Program Assumes New Here Marks Duties Here Occasion A keen observer, precisely effi l'n keeping with the extensive cient and genial in manner might I program of newspaper and radio best sum up the personality of the representation of the nation-wide USNATB new Executive Officer, celebration of the United States Lt. Comdr. Perry M. Fenton, USNR. He replaces Comdr. J. G. Coast Guard's 154th Anniver Farnsworth, USNR, who has been sary being ce:~brated during the assigned to sea duty after 16 week of 31 July through 5 August, months at this Ease. the local celebration at the Coast Guard unit is presenting an en tire day's program today. On 4 August 1790, Pres. George Washington signed a bill which created the first armed force of the United States <>f America The Reven u e Cutter Service, which later (in 1915) became the United States Coast Guard. A great many more jobs than those envisioned in the continentlll Icongress bill have been assigned to the Coast Guard since the day Alexander Hamilton saw his wish for a sea-going Tevenue collect ing agency come into being. The celebration at the local Coast Guard unit began at 1000 t oday with an inspection by Capt. C. Gulbranson, Comm.anding Of ficer of the U. S. Amphibious Training Base here, and Senior Naval Officer in this section. He inspected recently completed facili LT. COMDR. FENTON, ties of the Captain of the Port, accompanied by Lt. Comdr. John New Executive Officer L. Wilhelm, Captain of the Port. Comdr E. B. Smith, USCG Lt. Comdr. Fenton was welcom District Engineer Officer, has ac ed aboard recently by the Base R ear Admiral A. C. Bennett, USN, Conimanda.nt, Eighth Naval cepted an invitation and was Commanding Officer, Capt. C. Gul District, N ew Orleans, recently visited Capt. C. Gulbranson, USN, among other visiting officials branson, USN, and until he as Base CO. R,ear Admiral B ennett and Capt. Gulbranson were present at a special event when sumed his new duties on Thursday, roommates for four years at the U. S. Naval Academ11, w here both SPARS were r e s c u e d in a had been making acquaintances were graduated in the class of 1912, and have been friends throu.gh "breeches buoy" demonstration. with officers and men and famil the years during which both have been continuousl11 in the Naval J Following this event SPARS iarizing himself with the various ser:vice. joined with Coast Guardsmen in activities of this Command. Boat Model Display COMMANDS DIVISION a capsized boat drill demonstration. Naval Academy Graduate This part of the program was The Executive Officer is a vet A mode'l boat exhibition will be Maj. Gen. William H. H. Mor under the direction <>f the execu eran of sea experiences and prior ris, Jr., Commanding General of tive officer and veteran surfman to coming here completed more conducted at the Indian Rive USO the XVII1 Corps, Fort DuPont, Li. (jg) C. S. Culpepper, and was than a year of convoy duty in the Club for a week beginning 11 Del., when he visited the USN one of the highlights of the day's Atlantic. A graduate of the Naval August. This event will mark the ATB recently, has been named activities. Academy in 1922, he served as anniversary of Fulton's building Commanding General of the Tenth Pulling boat races were held at ensign and junior lieutenant on of the first steamboat. Armored Division, Camp Gordon, 1200 in the Indian river channel. surface and underseas craft be Al'J servicemen who have model Ga. He succeeds Maj. Gen. Paul At 1300 a special barbecued fore retiring from the Naval serv craft are urged to put them on W. Newgarden, killed recently in luncheon was served to invited ice to become associated with the display. Prizes will be awarded for an ·Army plane crash near Chat- Iguests and all hands, followed by (Continued on Page 4) the best models. tanooga, Tenn. (Continued on Page 3) PAGE TWO THE MOCK-UP 4 AUGUST 1944 TIERONG United States Naval Amphibious AROUND THE BASE THE MOCK-UP- Training Base, Fort Pierce, Fla. VOLUME 3 4 AUGUST, 1944 Another plaque was hung on the Army and Navy Officers Club THE MOCK-UP, the publication walls this week with the addition of the U. S. Naval Amphibious of the 11th Beach Battalion's con. Training Base, Fort Pierce, Fla., tribution to the gallery of plaques now decorating the bulkheads. The is published Friday of each week plaque, with a picture of an LCM and is distributed without charge and the name of the activity paint to the personnel of all activities. I' ed on it, was presented to Capt. I C. Gulbranson, USN, Base CO. COMMANDING OFFICER CAPT. c. GULBRANSON, u. s. Navy The plaque was the work of Robert EXECUTIVE OFFICER LT. COMDR. PERRY M. FENTON, U.S.N.R. W. Mattern S2c of Camp Four. EDITORIAL ADVISOR LT. C. HERSCHEL SCHOOLElY, U.S.N.R. Commanding Officer of the 11th EDITOR LT. WALTER F. HEALY, U.S.N.R. Beach Battalion is Comdr. G. C. PHOTOGRAPHER LT. (JG) JACK B. FOSTER, U.S.N.R. Griffin, USNR. . . The Classifi CIRCULATION - R. D. FORCE, Slc and F. H. MESSER, Slc cation Center office is now located in quarters opposite Camp Four This paper is printed in the inter Ensign Joseph C. Tobin is the est of the personnel and will wel Classification Officer... S·ervice come all contributions and criti men of Polish descent on the Base cisms from members of the Basa. are invited to receive assistance United States Naval Amphibious in writing letters in Polish to their Trai1ting Base, Fort Pierce, Fla. friends. Mrs. Van Eaton at the Tenth Street USO will assist men The MOCK-UP receives Camp Newspaper Service mate!"'rnl. All corres who wish to write letters in the pondence, contributions and matters concerning this publication should language to their parents or be addressed to the MOCK-UP. PRO, USNATB, Fort Pierce, Florida. friends... In a ping pong match at All pictures are official U. S. Navy Photos unless otherwise designated. Tenth Street USO recently Lt. (jg) J . R. Sundine defeated Ho ward Vanden Brand, Slc, winning two out of three contests. Both Navy Scouts are excellent table tennis players... A score of men saw caricatures of themselves done by Artist Pol Van By JACK THALE, MIAMI HERALD . Geel at the Tenth Street USO last Sunday. This is a weekly fea Tough young Navy Scouts piled ashore along a white I Larry Adams, USNR, former 1 beach just as they will one day land in the Philippines or , \;l~f: :\jjj·jii :.,. :.:. :ti' ture at the club. . . Lt. Comdr. in Hirohito's homeland. They came slipping through the Ninth Beach Battalion CO, now I stationed at Oceanside, Cal., was surf riding low and quiet in all sizes and shapes of rubber ! an observer for last week's de attack boats, and they came yelling from landing craft ! monstrations. . . Medical officer newly come aboard is Lt. Aaron covered by the popping machine guns of the crews.- j r.->o.,,,.,.,"',.,,, G. Saidman, who reported from 1 duty at Bethesda, Md ... Also n~w From a temporary gallery only a few yards from j·]il l:HlJ.~l·:~ll!jJ:::.. ~:.i; on the Dispensary staff is Lt. Lee water's edge high ranking officers of the United States B. Snow, from Lido Beach, Long fleet, Army and Marine Corps, and military representatives Island, N. Y... Lt Joseph A. of other United Nations watched the rehearsal staged by Smaha is another recent newcomer the Naval Amphibious Training Base. They were seeing the on duty at the Dispensary. Lt. initial stage of a three-day invasion aimed at such simulat Twin additions to the pinuv parade Smaha served nearly two years in are Lee and L11n Wilde in military the Pacific area. ed objectives as "Banzai Bay," "Saki Point'' and other reefs versions of the sarong-called a +USNATB+ and rocks of obvious Japanese parentage. tierong. As Navy raiders, the highly-trained, rough and ready crews like those who scouted the beachhead are the forces Men To Get War Ballot which precede the actual D-Day landing. Their job is to Postcards Late In August slip in ahead of the actual invasion forces to probe out the enemy strong points, discover the disposition of his troops: This month every man eligible to chart the waters and ass('.-nble other helpful information. vote in the general election 7 No vember will receive an official post The landing forces are scheduled to finish the job card which wi, be used for applica under simulated bombardment from !'17arships and the cover tion for a war ballot. Postcards will of strafing planes. Rear Admiral F. W. Rockwell, Command be given out at camp musters. They er of Amphibious Training, Atlantic Fleet, who completed are to be sent to ~he Secretary of the occupation of the Aleutians and Capt. C. Gulbranson State of the man's state. USN, Base Commanding Officer, watched the Once the man votes the ballot elaborat~ will be certified and sent to the maneuvers. . . . "A good job," he commented. "Experience state capital from whence it came. > and teamwork is the secret of success in this business." ------"'------ It will be a write-in ballot so that Pierce Memor"al H •t Lt men can vote in federal, state and ANNOUNCE BIRTHS 1 ospi a 1· · 1 1 1 t" A t kn IF you suspect a door trap.open thedoor (jg) Crowell is 0-in-C of Camp I oca ~ ec wn~. man mus o~ with a long pole from a sheltered posi Lt. (jg) and Mrs. C. M. Crowell One and Lt. (jg) Friedman is Iwho is runmng a~d th~refore 1s tion. Be careful after you get in es there and Lt. (jg) and Mrs. Leon S. Assistant Personnel Officer. u!~ed to contact his family ~r of- may be a second trap which will explode Friedman announce the births of + u s NAT s + fJC1als 'rut home to get the mfor- if you close the dpor. daughters this week at the Fort BUY WAR BONDS NOW! · mation. 4, AUGUST 1944 THE MOCK-UP PAGE THREE Divine MOVIES RECORD SIMULATED INVASION Additions To Services USO Building Sunday Are Proposed Lt. D. F. Mullen and Lt. (jg) W. N. Mertz Proposed additions to the Indian USNR River USO building at a cost of Rase Chaplain~ approximately $15,00{} were dis cussed along with post-war pro jects at a meeting of the Fort Causeway Island Services Pierce City Commission. The USO PROTESTANT building, a beautiful structure Communion Service - - - 0930 with all the latest of conveniences, ' Gulbranson Hall --- - 0945 was opened to the servicemen last Spring. CATHOLIC City Manage1• D. 0. McDougald Gulbranson Hall - 0700 & 1045 had an architect's sketch of the Beach Party School --- 0900 proposed additions to the USO building, estimated to cost $15, Fort Pierce Churches 000. He said additional accom modations and facilities were al PROTESTANT ready badly needed, .the present Methodist - - -- .- 1100 & 2000 setup having been planned to ac First Presbyterian -- 1100 & 2000 commodate a service load much Parkview Baptist 1100 & 2000 smaller than is now handled at First Baptist 1100 & 2000 this base. Episcopal 1100 & 1830 Plans for the proposed addi First Christian 1100 & 2000 tions and for financing the work Church of Christ 1100 & 2000 are being mapped by the USO Church of God --- 1130 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter committee, the City Manager an Day Saints holds service at the nounced. Woman's Club. Runday 1400 +USNATB+ 'LITTLE ONE' CATROLIC ..;t. Anastasia 0800 & 1000 JEWISH W. F. GERECKE, famed Paramount News cameraman recently Services Friday at 2000 in Meth returned from ditty with the Fifth Army in _Italy~ set up shop odist Church Annex, 7th St. and astern on an amphibious duck to photograph invasion rehearsals Orange Ave. here at the USNATB last week. Al Waldron of Fox Movietone Christian Science services at covered the event, too, fro11i a beach flank vanta(le point. Shown 1100 every Sunday at 111 Orange with Cameraman Gerecke and all his gear is Lt. Herschel Ave.; every Wednesday testimon Schooley, (right) Public Relations Officer. Gerecke went °:sho?"e ial meetings at 2000. For War at Salerno befo'T'e dawn on D-Day in September 1943 and his pic Worker Tel. 238-J. •;.usNATB•l- tures were_be·ing shown in this country just five days later. Coast Guard Celebrates IT'S OPEN SEASON-ON WATERMELONS 154th Anniversary (Continued from Page 1) a baseball game at 1530. Climax oi the day's anniversary celebra tion was· a dance for civilian and military personnel at the Ameri can Legion Hall in the evening. Music was furnished by the Camp Murphy orchestra. -'.•USM.ATS{< HANDBOOK FOR SHORE LEAVE NOW AVAIL.ABLE
The" eighth edition of the Sea men's Handbook for Shore Leave has been published. It is a concise, practical guide to 443 ports in 62 ·countries, and 46 islands, giving full information for comfort, recreation PAGE FOUR THE MOCK-UP 4 AUGUST 1944 LT. COMDR. FENTON OBSERVES HIS MEN IN 'ACTION' SHIP'S SERVICE UNIT ASSUMES NEW DUTIES IS OPENED. IN HOTEL AS EXECUTIVEOFFICER A new Ship's Service unit has (Continued from Page 1) been opened this week in the Fort Marine Office of America in Chi cago. Pierce Hotel offering a large dis His first year after graduation play of supplies for servicemen. from Annapolis was spent with the A gift counter with a nice choice Mediterranean Fleet operating out of articles is also located in the of Constantinople. He then spent three years in the Atlantic Fleet which was then known as the The Base Commanding Officer, Scouting Fleet. His first four years Capt. C. Gulbranson, USN,., in ·in the Naval service after gradu spected the unit and made several ation were spent on the Destroy purchases when it was officially er USS King, which was in the opened. Lt. A. J. Daley is Ship's sar:ie division as the USS Childs, Service Officer. which was under the command of Adult members of servicemen's Captain Gulbranson. After leav families with proper indentifica ing destroyers, he then went to tion will be premitted to visit the the Submarine School at New Lon service and make purchases. How don, Conn., and then served aboard ever, they must have proper inden the USS S-14 in the Pacific Fleet tification before they will be until he resigned from the serv admitted to the area unit. ice to take a position as an ·un A Ship's- S-ervice barber shop is also located in the hotel. derwriter of marine insurance. + US N ATB + Lt. Comdr. Fenton is thorough ly familiar with the activities of GETS CONTRACT both the Atlantic and the Pacific Fleets. During his youthful ca reer as an officer, he served in every department aboard destroy ers and submarines with the ex ception of command. Captained Two DEs After a long period with the Marine Office of America he ac cepted a commission as Lieutenant Commander in the Naval Reserve in December 1942. From April 1943 until June 1944, he served as captain of two destroyer escorts, being in command of the USS OBSERVER-Major R oland P. West, USA, Commanding Officer Marsh and the USS Daniel T. of the 11th Engineers Cornbat Ba,ttalion, was snapped as he watched his rnen and officers verform in the arnvhibious overa, Griffin in convoy duty in the At tions held recently. H e, is a 1940 graduate of Texa,s A & M. The lantic and North Atlantic. During new insignia of the XVIII Corvs ca,n be seen on his left sleeve. this service, he has had many thrilling experiences. 'WOUNDED' TREATED ON BEACH A native of Chicago, where he still maintains his home( Lt. Comdr. Fenton acquired his pri mary and secondary education, graduating from Hyde Park High School from whence he received an appointment to the U. S. Naval Academy. His wife, Mrs. Fen ton, will make her home here with the Executive Officer. They have no children. After a review of the various activities, the Executive Officer said he was very much surprised at the great size of the Base and the extensive program of training carried on here. Last week during the amphibious demonstrations, he had occasion to meet a great many visiting officers from the many fighting- fronts, and bas a definite idea of what is required of t he Corpsmen are pictured treating a .soldier for wounds during in 'Vasion of "Banzai Bea,ch." The men have stretcher ready to re officers and men leaving here for turn "victim" to craft during invasion demonstration here. the fighting zones. Although interested in sports, ends, he hopes to get back to his In answer to inquiry, BuPers In particularly baseball, and recrea business of Marine Insurance and formation Bulletin states that the • Wearing this dress while doing tional activities, Lt. Comdr. Fen his farm in Valparaiso, Ind., which a bit in a .mo'Vie, Joan Lawrence, term "All Hands' means the "whole (a,bove), native New Yorker, won ton's prime hobby is farming which he prefers to discuss in prefer of Ship's company,'' all officers a long term film contract. A pro- · is far removed from the sea life ence to his experiences in the Naval and enlisted men, not merely the ducer who saw her in the drefls he has followed. When the war service. latter. ordered her to be screen tested. .. 4 AUGUST 1944 THE MOCK-UP PAGE Fl'VE Demolition Meo Who SNACK BARS MOST POPULAR OF INDIAN RIVER USO ATTRACTIONS Trained Here Proud Of Normandy Success In a U. S. N'avy survivor camp in England, survivors of Navy Demolition units who cleared away beach obstacles for D--Day land ings on Normandy shores take pride that landing craft and troops which followed them suffered only minor casualties, a Navy announce ment says. The three men, Stanley Dracz, GM2c, 32, of Corning, N. Y.; Mil ton W. Bard, BMlc, 23, Bouck ville, N. Y., and Ray H. Glasco, SFlc, 23, Greenville, S. C., all were trained here at the USN'ATB as members of Naval Demolition units. I WHAT'S YOUR.'S MATE?-On every occasion their late evenin_g luncheon hot off the griddle. The men are s·.u..r. vivors of a party. its the snack bar at the Indian River USO. The smilin.q waitress facing the camera is Miss ,---~-""· ,., which landed in Here sailors are pictured three deep waiting for Ruth Norwalk of Fort Pierce. l · ,;.'.°.j France w'ith the ------ ' ' · '';•' express purpose TEDDY ZUVER POPULAR USO AIDE ·•· of r e m o v i n g 'AMPHI BIOUS FOLLIES' m i n e s a n d SCOR'ES DE.CIDED HIT booby traps set by the enemy on beach obstacles. Base Entertainers Thrill Two Because of ,their Capacity Audiences With work undel' the Show in Gulbranson Hall most hazardous of conditions, The fourth edition of "Amphib the 1 anding ious Follies," a stage revue by Stanley Dracz GM2c. craft and troops USNATB' servicemen, was present which followed them suffered only ed to two large audiences in Gul minor casualties. branson Hall, Thursday night. The _Lt. W. F. Flynn (CEC), USNR, program r~ce ived such an enthu siastic hand that the officer-in ..,-----,-..,,,.,..,.,.,....,,....,.. ~6~g' ~!d t: charge of movies and entertain (jg) Lee Gold ment, Lt. (jg) W. D. Hickerson, ner, NC DU says another show will be offered Executive Offi with new talent in the near future. cer, recall fav One of the highlights of the orably the rec ' show was the presentation of SPAR ord of these Harriet Spikes SK3c, who gave men here. several vocal numbers. The blonde They term it singer was recalled for several c h a r acteristic encores. that when ask Also appearing in the show were ed, at the Navy George Di Giore who gave solos Milton Ward BMlc surviv·or camp ., on his accordion; Manuel Lopez, in England, what they saw', and Spanish songs; Joe Brito tap dance heard, and what happened, that interpretations; and Ve1'.non Hiltz, the men were electric guitar. quoted as say STILL DOING HIS PART-Teddy Zuver, Fort Pierce ex-service The Base Band provided the mu man who was injured while in service and given a medical dis ing: "Nothing sical background for the show charge, does volunteer work at the Indian Rive?· USO. He is shown and featured in the jump number much." above handin.q a snack bar ticket for refreshments to a sailor. Other reports, of Du) SCAR By BEN POPE CSp Bacon told Ivan, his new found Russian friend, "You can go out with my girl. I've never had a good time with her yet. However, she must be very rich, she has so many scrubles." Ivan: "Vat is, dis scrubles?" Bacon: "Russian money." Ivan: "Oh." So Ivan went out with her. Next day he saw Bacon and said, "Ba con, I can no understand you, the girl is not rich-I asked her about her scrubles as you call them, and she said, 'Ah, Ivan, for you I have no scrubles,'4 So we had a very GANG'S ALL HERE-Here is a typical scene piano and hold a songfest with the popular "bar good time." at the Indian River USO Club. Most every eve ber shop" tunes among the nwst popular. ning a group of servicemen gather abotlt the Need some practice boys? Here's how it's done in Hollywood. BURSTON MASTERS-AT-ARMS AT THE MOVIES "Sir, I ask you with the worried, sensitive, gentle expression of a troubled saint, arms stretched out GULBRANSON HALL pleadingly towards you, may I Friday and Saturday have liberty tonight?" YOUTH RUNS WILD Sunday and Monday One morning recently, Chief Mc JUNGLE WOMAN Daniels received the following SECRET COMMAND chain letter, not wanting to slight any of his friends he's passing it Wednesday and Thursday on, via this column, to all of you. MR. WINKLE GOES TO WAR This chain was started in Reno lately, in the hope of bringing SUNRISE THEATRE happiness to all servicemen. Un Friday and Saturday like most chain letters this one SECRET COMMAND does not cost anything. Simply send a copy of this letter to five Sunday and Monday servicemen. Then bundle up your HOME IN INDIANA wife and send her to the fellow Tuesday and Wednesday whose name heads the top of the LOST ANGEL list below. Put your name at the Thursday bottom and scratch the first top FRISCO KID listed name. When your name works to the top of the list you RITZ THEATRE will receive 19,972 gorgeous girls. Do not break this chain-have Friday and Saturday faith. MASTERS-AT-ARMS-This trio snapped in the MAA shack in RAIDERS OF SUNSET PASS One man faltered and did break the Burston see that military discipline is maintained in the Burs Sunday and Monday the chain. He got his wife back. ton headquarters and that everythin,q is ship-shape al all times. SO'S YOUR UNCLE Left to right are Edward Williams BM2c, Daniel Larry BM2c "It's very hard to fathom," says and Lester Seasongood CSM. Tuesday Astor, "that the fan dancer who MONSTER MAKERS has the smallest number of fans to bother, he never got up to in Wednesday and Thursday always has the largest number of vestigate. Yet what did puzzle Frank Brennan New SHE'S FOR ME fans.'' Drews, was that when he did get Tenth St. USO Director +USNATB4 up the damp line was nowhere to be Drews, the genius with the brush, found. On the third morning the Frank BrQ"lna.z> J:~ently became Phone Call Winner who has put his W & R depart- damp line was again on his legs, director of the Tenth Street USO I ment on the map with his outstand being verv curious bY now, he rose replacing Director Bernard Tier- The winner of the free telephone ing signs and clever designs, re up and discovered that the damp ney who has been given another · call .home this week went to R. A. cently had a very hair raising ex line was of all things-a real live . assignment in the States. Director Christensen, HA 2c, on duty at perience. honest-to-goodness snake. 1Brennan's wife and two sons, John the Dental Clinic. His call went to For two mornings half asleep in Now. Drews would like a ticket Iand Tony, have arrived here and his bunk, he had wondered what Ji to Panama, six lessons from Mad- lthe fam11y 1s temporarily residing Chicago, Ill. Along with this fea that piece of damp line was doing ame La Zonga, -or a lecture on lwith Mrs. Margaret Tuesse at her ture there is a feature movie for around his legs but being too sleepy snakes by Ensign Oliver Allen. Fort Pierce farm. servicemen and their guests. PAGE EIGHT THE MOCK-TJP 4 AUGUST 194 BaS'e Servicemen Urged To Use ADDRESS YOUR MAIL coRRE~TLY, CLEARL Care Addressing Overseas Mail ;. wwn".' Carelessness is Blamed for Delays in Delivery of Letters; Transposition of Numbers is Fre quent Cause of Mail Being Sidetracked Every d~y thousands of.service- Iletters. They are sent to the des men go without a letter mtended tination indicated-and there is for them because of carelessness on the part of the sender. This is often s~1ch a place. When the let the statement of Lt. (jg) Jack ter arrives, there:s .no record L of Foster, Postal Officer, who urges the man. there so it i.s sent to c~e men of this command to use. more Area Directory Service. But still care and discretion in addressing there is no record of t~e addressee. their mail and his request has the Based on the assumption that the complete endorsement of the Com- man ma_Y be cha~gin~ sta~io~s and AT YOUR SERVICE-These four mail specialists at the US mantling Officer. headed m tha.t d1rect10n, 1t 1s held NATB Po stal Office are aswrtin,q mail alphabetically preparatory for 30 days m that area. At the to deli1'ering it to the various Base units. Correct addresses and When writing to mates overseas end of this time, it is returned to clarity in writing will speed up their work. Left to right, Harold make a special effort to be sure the Fleet Records Office in New M. Astor SpM3c, Jo seph J. Cuevas SpMlc, Robert W. Clark SpMSc the letter is addressed plainly and York or San Francisco, and in and Elbert LeRoy Bacon SpM3c. correctly. The return address, too, order to give the letter a complete must be clearly written so that and adequate service, it is held return letters will arrive at your another 30 days. destination · without delay. Finally, it arrives at the Fleet The mail specialists here are Post Office, Washington, D. C., working day and night to give you and a check is made against the the fastest possible service. It's final source of information-the your duty to return tfiat service serviceman's jacket in the Bureau by taking a few extra seconds in of Naval Personnel. His correct addressing your mail to see that address is found and mail is for it is definite and readable. Do your warded to him after. this long de part and help promote efficiency lay. A letter is sent out to the in the postal service. sender stating that a letter sent Numbers Fouled Up by him has been delayed due to an Letters arriving back at the incorrect address. The response to Fleet Post Office, .Washington D. this statement has been the en c., for directory service indicate closure of a return address by a that the outstanding factor in bluejacket or a marine to this per misaddressed mail is the simple, son. sad fact that ·personnel in the Check your return address care South Pacific and in the European fully. Use your fuU name. Spell theatres are sending back their out Navy number in addition to mail with an erroneous address. writing the numerals, i. e. Navy The Navy number is transposed . 131 (one three one). Don't you be . ·OUTGOING MAIL-Mail from servicemen is assorted and placed .. LCI and !JCT numbers are foul-, responsible for delaying your mail. into slots for different postal areas and then despatched in bundles. ed up and often the wrong fleet · + U S N A T B {• Write plainly and your letters will be consigned to the proper sources with ease. Pictured are Marcellus M. Ahel SpMlc and post office is given. . USO DIRECTOR Gemld E. Hartley SpMlc. There are only three official] Naivy Fleet Post Offices that mai'l addressed to men overseas should Lt. Comdr. Watts Writes 111 th Beach Battalion be sent. They are the Fleet Post Of Part In Invasion Men Open Gators Club Office, New York, N. Y., Fleet Post Office, San Francisco, Cali Lt. Comdr. Henry Watts, who The Gators Club, a new recre fornia and Fleet Post Office, Se formerly was stationed witfi the ational center for 11th Beach Bat attle, Washington. 10th Beach Battalion here, has talion personnel, was opened this Here are a few examples of the week in a building opposite the type of letters coming in: notified the officers of the bat· battalion headquarers. With the A letter addressed to Navy taion that he participated in the assistance of the Recreation Dept., Number 128 is written Navy Num Iinvasion of France. the hal, was furnished in one day ber 182 or 218 resulting in that Lt. Comdr. Watts' letter was and the club opened by evening. letter travelling thousands of miles written from France and owfng to The new quarters has comfort instead of a few miles before its strict censorship regulations he able chairs, reading and writing delivery was effected. was unable to tell of his ex equipment, a juke box and other 'Vrong Numbers periences. He indicated, however, facilities. More equipment for the At one station alone, there were that his beach battalion had seen comfort of the men will be added 64 men using the wrong Navy heavy fighting. He hopes to re· in the near future. Number and most of this was due turn to England soon. · to error in writing. It is not diffi Severa, articles which have re· head is frequently mentioned. cult to realize that if a few men R,oy C. Kneeland cently appeared in the New York- Lt. Comdr. W.atts served as ex on each ship or station give out a er have given an account of the ecutive officer of the 10th Beach wrong address, and this is multi Director of Indian River USO Club who puts in a long week of beach battalions' activities in the . . plied by thousands of ships and work arranging for activity to invasion of France. These articles Batta,1on until several months ago stations, a tremendous mail delay keep the servicemen entertained. were of particular interest to Lt. , when he was detached and assign problem results. His staff is doing an excellent job Cmdr. Watts' friends !here because ed to ~uty in England with another This is what happens to those in the new USO home. his work on the Normandy Beach· battalion. 4 AUGUST 1944 THE MOCK-UP PAGE NINE TENTH ST. USO OUTDOOR DANCES CONTINUE TO ATTRACT SERVICEMEN AND GUESTS ~1~u~r,, HAPPY MOMENTS at the T-enth Street USO pavilion were en At the next table are Wells E. T-0lson SKlc, Rose Anna Welch, joyed by the abO By Ensign HONOR GUARD-The Tenth Beach Battalion fiirnished the ·every platoon in the Battalion, were trained by Lt. (jg) James 'Jwnor guard for the welcoming aboard of Rear Ad?n. F. W. Rockwell, USN, Commander, Atlantic A?nphibious Training Com D. Hill and Lt. (jg) W. C. Young. They were complimented for rnand, on his recent visit to the Base. • The men, representing their splendid appearance. HELP ENTERTAIN SERVICEMEN 1 Tenth Beach Bn Notes I U. S. Combatant Ships Tripled in Four Years Shipbuilding has become the hobby of Platoon B-5 headed by The U. S. Navy on 18 August the boat repair and communica will triple the number of combat tions section. B. W. Shaw SF 3c turned out a 12 foot rowboat in ant ships it had in the fleet on 1 July 1940, with the completion nine hours. Harry Konvelski &le turned out an eight-foot square of the destroyer escort USS Grady. bowed (amphibious) dingy in six ~ When the Navy began its in hours. Both craft float. tensive building program in July, Two engagements have been an 1940, it had in the fleet 383 com batant ships. Completion of the nounced in B-6. John Nelson Slc has become engaged to Miss Betty Grady,barring any additional com D'Arcy of Buffalo, N. Y. Seaman bat losses and failure to complete Nelson's home town. Albert B'all of any of the ships listed for com B-6 an11ounces his engagement to pletion before 18 August, will Miss Shirley Wagner of Philadel triple this total. phia. Total vessels of all types in the Willie E. Yates S le of B-6 re Navy have increased much more cently received word that his rapidly due principally to the addi brother Pfc. Clyde Yates, USMC, tion of numerous amphibious ves of Roanoke, Va., was wounded in sels. On 30 June the Navy had the battle of Saipan. more than ten times the number of Other fighting brothers of the ENTERTAINERS-These two Fort Pierce misses have entertain craft of all classes, exclusive of ed servicemen on many occasions at the Tenth Street USO. Evelyn small landing craft and small yard 10th Beach also have been heard Slay (left) sings while Anne Mary Diekhaus accompanies her on from. Ed Pedensky's brother, Cpl. \the piano. and district craft, than it had in Henry Pedensky is fighting in commission on 1 July 1940. Dur France with the 13th Ordinance ing the fiscal year which closed Co. M. M. Andy Patrick of B-5 USNATB Mail Service Yanks' Landing Craft 30 June 1944, the number of Naval says his brother, Pfc. Michael Allies' Luxury Fleet craft of all types approximately Patrick has been stationed in Eng Plans for Yuletide doubled. land with the Army Paratroopers. LONDON - A.P. - American The number of Navy planes on Walter Miller's brother, Cpl. Nor The USNATB service has al landing craft infantry ships are h an d a t th e c1 ose o f t h e 1ast ft sea1 val Miller, also is stationed in ready initiated plans to handle year was almost 20 times the num England. Raymond Pavoldi has a the volume of Christmas and 'luxury liners compared to· the her on band on 1 July 1940. The brother, Pfc. James Pavoldi, who holiday mail for the Naval and British type. The American craft· number of planes on hand more has seen action in Sicily, Anzio Coast Guard personnel stationed have bunks for the men to sleep than doubled during the 1943-44 and the battle for Rome. overseas, it was announced by · h'l1 th B T h 'd d fiscal year. Several changes of officer per Lt. (jg) Jack Foster, Postal Of- m. w e. e ri is are provi e •:•USN AT B + sonnel have been made in the 10th ficer. Mail this year is exp'ected Iwith plam benches. Hears of His Deferment Beach Battalion. Lt. R. L. Cullen t? exceed last year's record As yet .pone of these craft rides has been advanced from command figures. decently m heavy seas so the trip France--Pvt. George Lemelin, ing officer of Platoon A-1 to ·com The 30-day period from 15 Sep- across the Atlantic in an LCI or who landed with the Engineers on manding officer of Company A. tember to 15 October 1944 bas an LST is a sailor's nightmare. D-Day, received word the other Lt. C. L. Duncan has been ad been designated as Chri~tmas And most of the ferrying is done day that his draft hoard in De vanced from executive officer to Mail Month. With distances so by green sailors who would pro troit ihad granted lhim occupational Commanding Officer of Platoon vast and fleet operations so wide bably object to the stately roll of deferment for one year-as an es A-1. Lt. Commander' Howard R. spread, every effort should be a battlewagon or a superliner of sential worker. H. Farringer. who has been serv made to mail early in this peroid peacetime days. +USNATB+ ing as physician of Platoon A-1 made to mail earl · th· · d U SN AT B . . , Lt. Cmdr. Jim Crowley, Y m is perio . The Navy+ V-mail system,+ now has been assigned to new duty in former Fordham c o a c h now L------ , almost two years old, is delivering serving in the South Pacific the Pacific. Two new officers t..(jg) Leonard M. Gaydos and 7,000,00 pieces of mail each have reported to the Battalion, will coach the Boston Yanke~ Ensign John M. Theisen. month. pro tern, when he'i: discharged. 4 AUGUST 1944 THE MOCK-UP PAGE THIRTEEN • Saipan Attacli Most Complicat,e d Naval Maneuver Ill History Thousands Of Small SUPPLIES BROUGHT ASHORE AFTER )BEACHHEAD IS SEIZED Craft ·Participated In Operation Against Japs GARAPAN, Saipan Island (De 1\\yed)-With the battle of stra tegic Saipan Island ended, success of the most complicated naval ma neuver in history is becoming cer tain. It is difficult to describe the in tricate amphibious operations of the hundreds' of American ships and. thousands of small craft in volved in this Western Pacific From the ovened bows of amvhibious landing rumbles through the surf from a LCT, and at piercing of Japan's inner defenses craft equivment voured ashore in last week's right, fence wire for impro'Ved beach roads is by the Navy, its Marines and the amphibiou\ landing rehearsals. At left, a truck towed from an LCV by an unseen bulldozer. Army. The Navy's part in the Saipan RADIO OPERATOR COVERED BY TROOPERS Padfic Veteran on Slaff operations was far more compli cated than the bloody business of Of Attack Boal School killing the Japanese defenders of Lt. (jg) R,ufus Walker arrived the island. at the USNATB recently for duty The fleet involved was the larg as an instructor in the Attack est long-range war fleet in world's Boat program. Lt. (jg) Walker history. Many of the fleets the is a veteran of the Pacific, hav Allies have used in Europe and ing completed the past 18 months Africa have been larger but they in the S9uth and Southwest Paci were short-range fleets not far fic and taking part in the New from bases. Georgia, Northern Solomons, Bis GOOD SHIPS ONLY marck Archipelago, and New Gui Here no ship but a good ship nea campaigns. was suitable. Every one was sea He was a boat officer in the worthy and capable of sailing sev first wave in all the landings. eral thousand miles. The ne,arest Hie was aboard two destroyer American base was Eniw'etok, in transports. the Marshall Islands, 988 sea mile~ COMMUNICATIONS-Two assault troopers lie on beachhead The purple heart was given Lt. from Saipan. The fleet had to protecting radioman ca1·ryin,g on 'Vital communications with ships (jg) Walker as a result of a make at least that distance with in landing demonstration here. The beach is iinde1· fire at the time. ma,chinegun bullet wound in the out dock fueling. Any additional thigh during the assault on Treas fuel had to be brought along. Any MINE SWEEP MANY INTER'ESTED ury Islands. A citation from Ad damaged ship had to move, back miral Halsey was presented to to a base nearly 1000 miles through IN STUDY CLASSES him also for diving into the ocean hostile waters. and rescuing a pilot whose plane Obviously battleships, carriers, Nearly 500 Men Show Desire had crashed. cruisers, destroyers and even trans To Improve Education; ports were unable to operate in the Many Groups at Work A LOOI(OUT Marianas Islands area for weeks This assault trooper is abserv ing the situation from brushland that pr()'l)ides a go·od camouflage after beaohhead is established. He is looking for "enemy" in hiding. PAGE FOURTEEN THE MOCK-UP 4 AUGUST 1944 Base Commandos To Compete In East Coast Military League SIGNAL CORPS TEAM ATTACK BOAT INSTRUCTORS HAVE SOFTBALL TEAM COMING HERE SUNDAY Six Teams In Circuit With Schedule of Games To Rtln Through October The USNATB Commandos open their new formed East Coast mili tary league participation Sunday, meeting the 47th Signal Corps Battalion, Camp Murphy, 1400 at Jaycee Field. The league will consist of six teams and the schedule will run through October. Games will be played on Sunday and Wednesday on a home and home basis. The other teams are Boca Medical Corps and Boca Raton Flyer_s, Camp Murphy and 11th Engine!lrs of Fort Pierce. Cocoa Civilian-Coast Guar.d-Navy Flyers will be here tonight at 2030. The game, fifth in the series, will provide excitement as in the last meeting the locals played a 12 in ning 4-4 night game with the Fly ers. On Wednesday the Amphibs will again meet this combined out fit here in the first afternoon game of the season. The Commandos added their 16th and 17th victories of the year this BALL PLAYERS, TOO-Instructors at the At John A. Rourke Slc, Lt. (jg) Henry S. Spencer, week over Hendricks Field of Se tack Boat staff are having success in softball Lt. (jg) Robert W· Morse and Joseph F. Cacciola bring and Cocoa Naval Air Station, games at Jaycee Field. Front row, left to right, QMSc. Not present for picture were Connie Tes 7-1 and 4-0 respectively. Ensign Lt. (jg) R,ob ert W. Deady, Ensign E. J. Gunn, ta SM2c, Ensign Robert Gentile and R. E. Smith Nick Radnich twirled his seventh Jr., Lt. (jg) George E. Loria, and Lt._(jg) J. C. Slc. victory of the campaign against Cantrell, Jr. Br:ck row, Lt. {j!J) , John J. Smoot, Sebring limiting the Bombers to four hits. The run against him BASE T1EAM SWEEPS ALL-FLOR·IDA SWIMMING MEET Belly Mumpower Says was by virtue of a passed ball Goodbye to Servicemen and was unearned. AT PALM BEACH; MORE CONTESTS ARE SCHEDULED Curtis Mitchell, S1c of Ship's Com pany, pitched brilliant ball scat The USNATB swimming team galleryites in an uproar. Tom Miss Betty Mumpower, who left tering eight hits, in his 4-0 shut inaugurated its season Sunday, Haynie, formerly at the Detroit Wednesday for her home in Mem out of the strong Cocoa Naval Air and gave the tipoff on results to AC star, and high point man of phis, Tenn., after resigning her Station nine. It was his fourth come, in sweeping through an All the meet, established a new pool position here to return to physical victory against one defeat. The Florida meet in Palm Beach, Sun record in winning the 100-yard education instruction, wrote the Commandos have now a season's day. individual medley in 1.02. record of 17 victories, five defeats ATB swimmers scored 41 points The meet results, including four following message to servicemen and one tie. to win the meet, held in the May ATB firsts, plus the relay vie- who visit the Indian River USO: +USNATB+ flower Hotel pool, with the Buck tory: "Just a note to l!xpress my ap- Table Tennis Tourney ingham Air Base the runnerup, 50-yard free . style: Brenner, preciation for all the cooperation with 32 points, and Boca Raton A TB, first, time 25.5. Second, you in the service have given the Table t e n n i s spectators at third. · Walpole, Boca Raton. USO. Can't begin to list the names Indian River USO were surprised A beautiful team trophy and 50-yard backstroki: Reiss, Boca -there are so many of you.Neither Sunday night to see Pvt. Jack eight medals were brought home Raton, first, time 30.2. Second, am I able to thank you enough. Yule lose in the semi-finals, and by the team, composed of Tom Haynie, ATB. Enjoyed working with you-it was Reginald Dillon Y3c in the finals. Haynie, CSp, Jerry Brenner, 50-yard breast ·stroke: Zimmer, truly a privilege and a pleasure, Both were favorites, and both lost CSp, who has coached Base swim Buckingham Field, first, time 31.8. and I must say I will miss each and to Sgt. T-5 Samuel Schwartz. mers for two seasons; Don Zem Second, Robertson, ATB; third, every one of you. Schwartz won a long distance call lock, CS'P, Tex Robertson, Sp1c, Brenner, ATB. "Best of luck to you, and keep and Dillon received snack bar Bob Patton, Slc, Cy Rosen, HAlc. 100-yard freestyle: Won by up the good work. Some day .all of tickets. Coming meets include a session Haynie, ATB, time, 1.00:4. this will be over, and we will be Other contestants were Wesley with Camp Murphy at Palm 220-yard freestyle: Won by Rob- 1able once more to return to our Burrill F2c, ·Pvt. Frank Stock Beach on 13 August, Boca Raton ertson, ATB, time, 2:37.8. respective homes. Hope some day mal, J. L. Guest S2c, Stanley Vin at Tampa on 20 August, and par 100-yard individual medley: we wil\ meet again." ton SXD3c, William Bowers BM2c, ticipation in another state meet Haynie, ATB, first, time 1.02; ------ Pvt. Bill Ryan, Paul Bush PhM3c at Palm Beach on 27 August. second, Zimmer, B u ck i n g h am ton, third, Rosen, ATB, fourth. and Pvt. M. H. Walker. C. A. Most t:hrilling event of Sunday's Field; third, Patton, ATB. 400-yard freestyle relay: Won Martinelli SC3c and Stanley Vin meet was the 400-yard, four-man Diving: Nelson, Buckingham Iby ATB, Brenner, Robertson, Pat ton SKD3c kept score for the free style relay, won by the Field, first, Holmquist, Miami ton and Haynie. Second, Bucking' games. -A 'l'B in a photo finir;h that had NTC, second: Francis, Boca Ra- ham Field. 4 AUGUST 1944 THE MOCK-UP PAGE FIFTEEN 11 TH ·ENGINEERS AND YES, TENNIS .IS A WONDERFUL SPORT 'Allotment Bureau ·M& RTEAMS IN TIE 'if Releases Gems Of Both Have Won Three Games 1;:.::r~~ Wit From Letters In Intra Base League; CB 1011 Not Far Behind· The following are excerpts from letters received ~Y the Allotment At the end of the .firs round the Bureau and made public by the 11th Engineers and M and R are Bureau: · tied for first position in the Intra Please send me my elopement as Base League, with three wins I have a month old baby and he is apiece. my soul support and I need all I M and R, in defeating the Coast can get every day to buy my food Guard combination, Zuber to Zan and keep in close. ni on Monday evening went into a Both sides of my parents is poor tie with the Army with its third and I can't expect nothing from victory. Patterson, Commando them. My mother has been in bed pitcher, added his second victory for one year with the same doctor and allowed but five hits. and won't change. In the second game of the dou Please send m.e my wife's form bleheader, Bittner threw "voodoo" to fill out. at the rival Seabees representing Please send me a leitter and tell No. 570, allowing no runs and no me if my husband made applica hits behind brilliant fielding. He tion for a wife and baby. allowed but two men to reach I have already wrote the presi first base, both on walks. It was dent and if I don't hear from you CB lOll's second victory against I am now going to write to Uncle two defeat to give them third Sam and tell him on both of you. position in the league. This is my ate (8) child and Last week, the Army big guns what are you going to do about spoke again to sink the Coast him? I can't get my pay when I got Guard 3-1. Joe "Lefty" Och, ex ate kids. Can you tell me why Yankee, Penn Association and Pony this is? League player allowed but four Sir: I am forwarding my mar scattered hits for his second vic riage certificate and my two child tory. In the second game Sollen ren, one of them is a mistake as berger limited the CB's te four you can see. scattered hits and had the situa Please find out for certain whe tion well in hand all the way to WONDERFUL-Tennis is a grand sport, says Beryl Wallace, ther my husband is dead as the man win 13-1. NBC starlet. It must be if Beryl plays. Note the long, graceful I am living with simply won't do Thursday's scheduled games curving lines on the racquet. anything until he nose. marked the opening of the second I am writing t~ tell you my baby round of play. Next Monday's was born two years ago and is two games will bring together CB 1011 ' The Wolf by Sarsone years old, when do I get any re and M and R at 1830, and at 2030 CB' 570 provides the opposition lief? , I am just plain annoyed to think for the Engineers. The ·present leaders in the you would brand my children illit League will clash iJ1 the first game erate. Oh, the shame of 'it. And also of the night doubleheader when / it is a dirty lie as I married his father before he was born. the Army's Amphibian and M and 1 R meet. In the other night game In answeir to your letter I gave Coast Guard and CB 1011 will birth to a boy weighing ten lbs... provide the opposition. I hope it is satisfactory to you. First round standings: I have no children because my W L Pct. husband is a truck driver and 11th Engineers ______3 0 1.000 works day and night or else is M and R ______3 0 1.000 asleep. CB 1011 ______2 2 .500 Yo.u have changed my little boy Coast Guard ______! 3 .250 to a girl. Does this make any dif CB 570 ______O 4 _. 000 ferenc~? +USN.A.TB+ I In accordance with your instruc "Night Before Payday" tions I have given birth to twins in the enclosed envelope. 'Tis the night before payday +USNATB+ And all through my jeans, QUIZ PROGRAM HELD I've hunted m vain for the ways A quiz program, the first in sev and the means. eral weeks, was held at the Indian River USO on a recent evening. Not a quarter is stirring, not Al Nauyokas MoMM3c served as even a bit. scorer and time-keeper. Cigarets The greenbacks have left me, were given as prizes. The pennies have quit. " I can't understand it! Every time you come up here The following eight sailors bat tled it out for four rounds: Carl Forward, turn forward, you get something in your eye!!" Cramer S2c, Ben Pierce S2c Eu 0 time in thy flight, ______J gene Oberle Slc, John Lehde FC3c And make it tomorrow, Delmar Pape SK3c, Henry Broli Just for tonight...... German armies seem to have west in the east and east in +USNATB+ I the Slc, Glen Harnston Slc, and James Courtesu always pays dividends. their directions reversed, going west. IWilkie Slc. PAGE SIXTEEN THE MOCK-UP 4 AUGUST 1944 Army Assault Troops Storm Ashore From Navy 'Amphih' Craft THEY STRIKE WITH MIGHT-With bayonets fixed, invasion assaults on 'Banzai Point,' staged for observers and carbines at the ready, Army assault troops storm here last week. In lower photo, the attackers hit the sand shoreward from Navy landing craft, during amphibious to provide minimum targets to shore 'defenders' fire. Incorrect Addresses I SERVICEMEN LIKE USO ATMOSPHERE Plans for Peacefime Delay Telegram Delivery The importance of proper ad Navy Being Drafted dresses is emphasized daily at the Burston Headquarters dispatcher's Legislation to provide for the desk, where incoming telegrams transition to the peacetime Navy are sorted for delivery. On Wednes is now being worked out along day morning when G. B. Crose broad lines, and it is anticipated BM2c, had the duty, 18 of 40 tele that such legislation will include grams received either were im an opportunity for a large number properly addressed, or had no ad of reserve officers and enlisted dress at all. Officers as well as personnel to enter the regular enlisted men are offenders, the in Navy, and temporary officers to be correct addresses showed. given permanent rank. +USNATB+ PROMOTED TO WARRANT At present there are no details that can be announced. However, Stanley Cosden, chief shipfitter Naval personnel will be advised in CBlOll, has been advanced to as rapidly as plans become definite Warrant Carpenter (CEC). He enough, and the procedure and was congratulated Thursday by requirements for accomplishing Captain C. Gulbranson, USN, Base transfer to the regular Navy will CO, and Lt. H. J. Hewitt, Sr., be published in the Information, CB 1011 0-in-C. WO Cosden is Bulletin as soon as the legislation from Sterling, Ky., and was in civil has been enacted and SecNav sets life a petroleum engineer. He came SOLID COMFORT-These sailors are just relaxing at the Indian forth necessary rules and regula into the SeaBees as a Chief on 19 River USO Club after an active day in training at the USNATB. tions to accompany it. April 1943 and has been at the \The USO offe1·s and provides a home-like atmosvhere for men on i-USNATB•l USNATB since 15 July 1943. duty here. Have you sniiled t-Oday?