Accredited College Program. Enlistment in Class V.1. U . S . Naval Reserve ...... 23-2 5 Admiral Hart Relieved by Vice AdxLral Iiel.frich ...... Advancement in Rating to Chief Petty Officer (AA) ...... 26 All AEtornobile Owners ...... 3 I! Alumni blagaaine, University of Xaine Centre1 P.lumni Associatior?... 43 Arming of Blerchant Vessels to he Expeditxd iinder Hew Plan ...... 44 Army and Navy Club of San Francisco, kIemherd-.ip for Xerchant AIarinc? Officers ...... 4'7 Awarded Life Saving Xedal ...... 3 Bandmaster Charles Brendler Appoint, ed Leader of IT . S . Navy Band .... 46 Beneficiary Slips ...... 47 Binoculars, Used in Three Wars, Offered for ?%e ir: Fourth ...... 11 Bulletin Cover ...... 33 Bulletin Material...... 33 Calvert School, '3altinore, LIaryland, The ...... 43 Casualties - Notices to Next of Kin ...... 43. Chairmen of Committees on National Defense of State Sar Associations...... 40 Comander C . C . Slayton. U.S.M. (Ret.) Elected Chairxan Federal Board of Swveys and Xaps ...... u, Commendations...... 1- 4 Co~~n~ti~ns...... 6- 8 Cormissioning of the i'iational ~3vaZj:!edicai Center...... 20 Construction Regiment to Receive Partial Training at Selected. NYA Centers ...... 29 Cow Man ...... 4.8 Declaration of t%ir with Japan ...... 46 Discharges Discontinued to Enter Army as Avhtion Cndcts ...... 43 Distiriguished Flying Crosses AvmrZzd to Two IJc?~ALrnen ...... 1 Donation of Player-Phno Rolls ...... 43 Don't Be a Sucker ...... 32 Enlisted ?Ian Connended for rieroic Action ...... 7 Fighting Snip and a Fi~hting1LJme That; I'ion'C, DT.~, .A ...... 12-13 Free Subscriptions ...... 33 Georgia, Io-tra Universities Named St!.ident Pilot Induction Centers .. 19 Has Idea for Peace Plan ...... 36 Hitler Faones %he Devi1 ...... 15 If You Think It's To+zh Iierc, Just think aSout, Anderson ...... 35 "Just in Case" ...... 46 Keep Yoir Pants on., ..:...... ,...... 15 List of Bureau of Navigation Circular Letters, Beginr.ing January 13, 1942 ...... 54 Marine Corps Plans hhrksmans'nip Program., ...... 44 Marine Institute Streanlines Courses ...... 29 llistake of the Year ...... 44 Mother's Tribute, A., ...... 11 Natianal Service Life Insurance ...... 26 National Service Life Insurance ...... 43 _I_ImEx (Cont.)

Nationwide Response to Model Plane Program ...... 3@ Naval Almanac ...... 49-54 Q Naval Maneuver ...... d Naval Officer in Keaven ...... 45 Navy Cites Importance of Mathenat-ics and Science in Elerneritary and Secondary Schools ...... 23 Na-vy Iaimches Vast Training ?rogrm far 33, 256 11l;e:;r "pe1! Pilots Yearly ...... 16-1? Neptune Certificates ...... 38 h.rs . Iu'imitz Present as Portrait of Adxiral XiI?Ltz Is Turned Over to .a. a.vy ...... li I.? Eenbers of USS SflLIIJAS1 Crew Promoted ...... 5- 6 Not Forgotten ...... 47 Notre Dame Desigrntec! Naval Reserve Indoctrir,atio.1 Ceritcr ...... 20 Office of Eaval Officer Prccire.!.e.it ...... 21-22 Officers of Class A-V(N) , T~.S.~I.I),.--P~~Y'TI.GI~~ol? LupSuni Ronan ...... 42 Oornph at Seven ...... 43 Pay Bill, The ...... 36 Porne ...... 47 Porthold N~vigation...... 34 Rastus Thinks Fast ...... 41 Rear Admiral Noyes Detached fw Scn Duty ...... 13 Rear Admiral Van Keuren Takes 0at.h of Office as Chisf of i?ie @ Bureau of Ships ...... 2.3-14 RCcrui ting Contihue s Sa tisfac tori.13- ...... 46 Reduction of Paper '"~ork...... 31 Remember? ...... 10 Sailor's code Cost Iiis Life ...... 37 School Concession ...... 45 Seen in a Ciiiriese Cenetery ...... 35 SSSh! By Nana Gaddis., ...... 27 Some F~g...... 7 Seine F...... 28 . Sporting Iie:"rs, 'i"ne ...... 37 "Stars on Stripes" - Footb:iX Gar!? Sets ...... 4.5 Sub~~~rine...... ,?(?-40 Superstitious? No ReP-sorl $0 Be . E::t ...... 22 Temporary Promotions OL tile Retirsd ~"ist...... 21 Ter, Civi1iar.s Cited Tor Br;ivc:ry a'; Pearl ~;nrbilr...... 9-10 Think! ! ! - .Snip IJovenents Ir'formatiw-, Pcsc ible Source of ...... 33 This Strange xnglish Lmgmge ...... 47 Training Films., ...... 27 TJnited States Go.Jer.nxnt Life Inm.r,?nce Disabiliw Provisioris ...... 22 Iyrong iigain ...... 36

. ... CROSSES ALARDED TO 2'' 10 AIRIvBM DISTINGUISIED, FLYING NAVY The Secretary of the "avy, by direction of the President of the United States, recently awarded Distinguished Flying Crosses to two Navy airmen who were meEbers of the Antarctic Expedition of Rear Admiral Richard E. Bpd, U.S.N., (ret) in 1939-40. One of the recipients is Ashley Clinton Snovr, Jr., Aviation Chief Ma,chinistfs Lkte, V.S.N., while the other is Earle i3aker Perce, Chief Radioman, U .S .N.

The citation accomganying Snow f s award reads :

'!For extraordinary achievements v;b.ile prticipating in hazardous aerial flights in the Antarctica 1939-40. Ashley Clinton Snoli, Jr., Aviation Chief iiiachinistfs :date, U.S. Nsvy, piloted the airplane on many of the flights during which nex mountain ran[;es, islands, and 700 miles of previously unkno.cm P.ntarctic coast line were discovered. These flights were made over heavy broken pack ice T-here a forced landing would have resulted in a crash, and. -;rhere rescue 'auld hzve bezn practically impossible.

ltParticularly outstanding in aerial achievement, was the final evacuation of the personnel from the East Base on ?larch 22, 1941. In the successful accomplishment of this hazardous under takin;: Snon demon- strated an unusually' high degree of sound jud*pent, courage and pro- fessional skill vhich reflects great credit upon the Naval Service .If

The cil;ation with Percefs award. is identical to Snow's except for the name and his identification as co-pilot and radio operator on the Antarctic flights.

Snow is on duty at the Naval Air Station, Anacostia, D.C. Perce is stationed at, Naval Research Laboratory, Sellevue, D.C.

-1- CO~&EI?DATIOF?S. .

The Secretary of %he ?!avy recectly Eiddressed tk,z following letters of comendatior- for cutstsndini seyvices rendsred in connec- tion with the seizure of *he GP~LRotor Ship OjjEY!!l.ALD.:

Captain Theodore E. Chandler, V.?-Q. : Ci";ation

/ "Your operations 0'1 the occaoiori of'the seizure of' the Germn 7:of;or Ship ODEIPLL3 on iJovccher 6, 19L1 ape noted xith great interect.

Vou Ltre hereby comt~n~iacifcr yow coumgzous md exemplary conduct on this occasion."

Lieutenat ( jg) Wil1in.n R. I:'idc.nan, U.S.!J. Machinist Fumzn D. V:oltrip, U .S .Y, Carpenter Abner L. Xlton, U.S.N. Chicf hchlnist's Idate Tar1 F. 3eraI.5, U.S.I.1. Shipfitter First Class Franklin E. King, U.S.N. CO?2kENDATIONS ( -Cont. )

,* i Citation

!!?'he indivichal. and collective performace of duty of each one of you stood out in this haaardous undertaking that involved the board- ing of, urgent repairs to, and the manning of a hostile ship, which was in the process of being scuttled by her crew through the use of bombs, with the attendant conditions ot' cosplete unfamiliarity with the ship and under uncertain existevnt dangers. -4s a result 02 the uni-led efforts displayr-d, it, -.vas possible, not only to save the OI)ENbl!LLD, but to take her into poi.5 under her o;m pomr as manned bl- ths boxding party.

llYou are hereby jointly cmunended for the leadership displayed, and the cool, determined and coiirageous manner In which you performed your assigned tasks on this occ3sio::.11

C3bg*Z''TATIn?:

The SEcretary oi' til? Iia\~yrccantly addressed a letter of com- mendation to Lieutenant Louis J, Lbdave, bM, USITIZ, for his performance of duty as thc nsvigaking officer of the U.S.S. SALINbS at the time of arid following the torpdoinj of tho vessel on October 30, 1941.

Citation

"Your promp-c action iq clearins c !'.,,-cribed signals report- ing $he casualty, an2 rtstoring adquate opera,' .; conditions on the damaged bridgo vrhilG under fire and subjzct, to ccntinucd submarine attack, and your ci)olnt?ss, courage, and fine ;ob of navigating, con- tributd greatl;l to thc slow, successfd ret~i~~-!of thc crippled and listed vessel ta n safe port.

tlYou are hweky comnended for your. initiative, sound judg- ment, and splcndid peri'ornance of your duties on this occ2sion.t1

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

Ths Treasury De7artment has awardcd a Silver Life Saving Mcdal to Corporal John,Ft. Brccze, W.S. Kcrinc Corps, for bravery in rescuin& t-,ro youth? from droxninr on Septenbcr e, 1940, at Guam, Marine Cor?s Neadquartcrs, announced recently.

Official reports of the incident credit Corporal 3reeze with "fortitude and prescnce of mind" in rescuing the boys, v;ho were being swept out to st;a by a stroq; cross currcr;t, ir. thc slipray where they were swimming.

Many peoplc these days nwd a kick in the seat of their tlcanftS1t.

-3- The following letters of comendation were forwarded. by the Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet:

Ensign Sumer J. Abracs, D-ll, US??Rt W Citation n

"?'he Commending Officer. of the S!,SI:!P.S, repoAing the en- 011 bt gagement ol" that Y' ,t;h Eiri ener:y r.1ibm&rixe 03 Oc~ob~~36, ship . 1941, b stated that rheE t!x I~Stor? J,ed and imle .ai;c.ly aftel-wras you "hi:? E were of great a.ss:ist.arice to hi^ in r;Gtti;!s off the proper signals to the convoy, in gett in:! the ?v-S.dee i:: opernting corclitior, and in challeng- ing ships approaching in the darkness. Your continced alertness helped L! him to take the neceosaq- precaut2o:iary measures when the D'JPONT and LEA 0 subseq.uently delivered de:,th charge cttacks . S A "The Comander-in-Chief takes pleasure in comending you for i your conduct on this occasim, v.-hich vm in accord with the high tradi- tions of the Naval Service .I1 t Lieutenant ( jg) Th+? .wae G. Loi.re, SC-V( e), US:. :

Citation n '!The Cornmandin;: Oi'flcer of the S.4LIXf3, reporting on the en- gagement of that ship v-ith En eneny submarine on October 30, 1941, stated that the prornptne?s xLth whicl-, t5e pn crew ~1'vhich you were in charge rnarined the gun an6 opened fire on the at+acking submarine, unquestionably prevented further attscks from being macle.

'!The Coxmander-in-Chief takes pleasure in coimending you for your conduct on tlilis occasion, vihich vas in accord with the high tradi- tions of the Naval Service."

C ita t ion

"The Comrinriing 0i':'icer of t,he SkI,I:XS, reporting on the en- Eagement of that ship riith c:i enery submzrine on October 30, 1941, stated that after the ship had been torpedoed, you succeeded in keeping her 03 an eve2 keel; tlxti-; your eii.;'v~y of Lht danap enabled hlril to rz- port to the Escort (;pm.andsr that he could proceed safely to port; that I,!! you kept constant mtch on tke weakened bulkh.;z.cl.s, thus assisting him t in his decision a.s to vd?c?t cmstitutcd best. engine speed; and that your courage and unf'altcring attcntion to duty xas noteworthy. t "The Comander-in-C!-tief takw pleasure in commending you for t your conduct on this occasion, vihich na5 .-? accord with the high tradi- S tions of the Naval Sxvice Y C -1Q l.WmS OF USS SALINAS' CXPf F%GHGTED

Nineteen members of the crew of the VSS SUYkS, Nava1.t nker which was torpedoed on Oct03~r30, lqLJ, have been pronotcd in recog- nition of Itespecially mcritious conduct in action .!I , In the group were Francis IIerbert, ilcIntyre, Chief XachiEi.s?,ts Xate, U.S.U., and Rual Solen Wtlson, Xachiriist's b2a:e 1st Class, U.S.!\r., both of ~rhornpreviously vm-9 avardec? the Navy Cross by Vice Admiral Royal E. Ingersoll, U.S.N., Cormandor in Chief, Atlactic Fleet.

ikIntyre, advanced temporar3.ly to the inrra:it officer raxk af Xachinist, and Wilson, given an acting appolntnent in the en15.si;ed r*?ring of Qiief kchinist's Mate, received tho Navy Cross OH ,Ja:iiaTT X, v.ke.: similar awards were made to Comander Harley F. Cope, Licntena:~t Co:~i~nf'ier fkht,on B. Snith, and Lieutenant Tnoodore I,. Jorpann, the SkLITi'kS Cm!!!anJ- ing, Executive and Engineer Officers, respectively. Albert Warrington l?xown, Chief Electrician's i.int,e, U.S.X., vas teinporarily advance6 to the mm-ant rank of Electrician.

Tie reminder were prorwlad to +hx next higher ratin?. Their names and former ratings follow:

-5- Citations accoqanylng the other pronotions were as follows:

Brown--"The comanL'ing officer of the SALIlJilS reported chat during the engageinent of that ship with an eneqy s.ubmarine on October 30, 1941, from the time the ship ms torpedoed until she reached pwt, Brown was called upon to perform a multiplicity of electrical repair duties; that he worked zlmost continously for over four days on these re?airs, which extended to the generators, gyro CO~~BSS,'fathor,ieter, a-u.llinr3: motors, ruptured cables, and grounds; and that his performnce of these duties was outstanding

Archer, Sachs, Savage and tilood--"The cornanding officer of the SALIIQAS reported that during the engagement of that ship v5th cm eceV submarine on October 30, 19L1, you remined at your station in the engineer- ing department until directed by orders from the bridge to evacuate the engine and fire rooms; that all valves capable of being closed by hand . were closed before you left yow station; and that, your coolness, cownge and unfaltering devotion to duty wre of the highest order."

/ Davis, Eakin, Gcrrett, Kneavel, bhrphy znd TJau&hn--flThe comnar,d- ing officer of the SALINAS reported thrLt during the engigenlent of th3t skip with an eneqy submarine on October 30, 19L1 when the ship was torpdoed and immediately afterwards, you were of great assistance to hiin in getting off the proper signals to the convoy, in getting the Sridge in oper?-ting con- dition, and in challenging ships approizching in the dar!:ness. Your cofi- tinued alertness helped hin to tzke the necessary pre c?.at,ionnry measures when destroyers subsequently delivered de$h cha-ge ?,ttacl.;s .ll

Hoovt;r--"The cornanding officer of the SALIIJiiS reported that during the engagement, of that ship with -a encq7 wbmrine on October 30, 1941, and after the ship had been torpedoed, you assisted in keoping her on an even keel; that your survey of thc dansge enabled him to rsport to the Escort Commander that he could procedd s?.fely to port; that you kept constant watch on $he weakened bulkheads, thus assisting him in his de- cision as to wnat constitusd best ecginc spezd; and that yom courage and unfaltering attention to duty ms

Bugg, Gaddy, Gilchrist, XIenderson and Turnage-11Advanccd to the next higher rating for meritorious conduct during the engagement of the USS SALINAS with an enemy submrine.1'

COI!DENDATION

The Chief of the Bureau of Navigation recently nddrcssed a letter of domendation to George Franklih 1,1oody, ChQt, U.S.N., for his interest in submitting suggestions regarding anti-bomb smoke pipe protector.

-6- EXLISTED YAM COIO4E"D FOR €EROIC ACTION The Secretary of the Navy recently commended Irchie Harrison Terry, Chief Water Tender, V.S.N., for preventing a serious fire aboard a cmiser from a hot, fuel oil leak.

The Commanding Officer of the cruiser to which Terry xas zt- tached reportcd that on September 5, 1941, Tdrry discovered a heavy r:przy of hot fuel oil coning from a large leak in a master fuel oil valw, Tcrry, it :'.as reported, went through the rapidly incrmsing spray xhich -cas striking a zteaming boiler, succceded in closing it, dirac+,ed removal of thz dangtrourly exposed oil am! repairad the vsivc "at great risk to himself m.a with suhscqumt disconfort from thc, effccts of ex?osurc to the hot oil. er- A letter of cor?.rnmdation was sent to Terry by Secrktnry Knox.

There wss a dense fog 2nd the officcr on the bridge -.izs be- co!~hgnore and mar8 emsperatcd. As he lczned 3ver the ?;^& of the - bridge trying to pierce the gloorr,, he sm a hzy figwe 3n :! rnil a ip fc)~yards fron his ship. !ic almost choked. 'f!',?ic:t a-~you tryins to do vrith your blinkin' ship?" hc; roared. "Don't 703 kno-cr the rules 1d f of the road?lt

The Secretary of the fJ.~vyrecently addressoc? 2 1c;tt-Lr of con- mendation to Kenneth Llr.5 3p.rtirr, S:amn, l/c, 2.5 .?.

11T3e Cornanding Cfficer, !J.S .S. IXDIK!APOLIS, bas brought to the t:ttention of t!ie Departmerit your zomeridabk zct,ion in r5I:Sciiing a shipmtn from droxhing on Jaxary 24, 1941. It r:ppea~sthat ;it ribout 2000, Januxy 24, 1?41, J. E. %ss, Searfir, Skcond Class, U, S., ..!ktvy, fell fron the forward brow of the U.S.S. ?EXSbCOLSL into thr. vatw c2t the Nayy Yard, Psarl Ha-bor, T.FI., s5riki::g 'his leg on thc dsck 8s 55 fell, You wre near the scene, and r.rithout hesitztion r2.n to tile edgZ5 of %he dock an2 1cz.ped into tIie mter fro7. c" heigfi', of r.??ou.t i;ighti:c:i f.;-;.t, secured about Hessr shoulders a lirx ;)assd fr.3~the tlcck, xicl supported him untll he was pulled up, on thc doc!^. .The space bct,vxxn the shir, and dock was in total derkness at the tire yol; jmped and xm rSout fo,w feet in rridth.

-7- "The Department takes pleasure in commending you for your action on this occasion referred to, which undoubtedly saved the life of Hess who was injured during the fall. Such action is in keeping with the best traditions of the Naval Service.!'

CO?IENIIATION

The Chief of the Bureau of Navigation recently addressed letters of commendation to Francis Olwell Archer, Rllc, U.S .No, and 'Villiam Thomas Metz, CMli, U .S .N.

Citation

"It appears that on April 9, 19L1, while you were a patient at the Naval Hospital, Ccrnacao, you dived overboard from the dock to the rescue of Edwin Landvoight Reed, Seaman Second Class, U.S. i'?avy, another patient. It was difficult to swir,i with Reed as he struggled constantly, However, you brought him to the dock where he vas removed from the water.

"The Bureau commends you for your action on the occasion referred, which undoubtedly,saved the life of Reed. Such action is in keeping with the best traditions of the IJaval Service.

''Your case has been referred to the Secretary of the Treasury with the recommendation that you be zmrded a Filver Life Saving Eledal.ll

COIJKEENDATIOII

The Chief of the Bureau of Navigation recently addressed letters of commendation to Henry Edgar Burton, %9x.lsmith, First Cl?.ss, U .S .N,, and Clzrence Eugene Leech, CLPI(AA), U .S .N., commending them €or methods recently developed for the conservation of zinc.

NAVAL MANEUVER

Seebnch, a U.S. Navy man, was large sized, but not very impos- ing. One night ashore he walked into a small honky-tonk bar and vrith a flourish and ;?. voice that filled the room, said: When Se-ebach drinks, everybody drinks .I1

Immediately, the bar vas jmmGd, the house filled all the glzsses, nnd everybodj drank. Then v%th the impertincnce of a king, Seebach reached into his pocket, pulled out 3 dime, laid it on the counter, and. said: "And when Seebnch pays, evarybody pays", 2nd out he walked.

-8- TEN CIVILIANS CITEL, FOE ?n/lV?D.Y 4.2' PEA3.Z FL4RBOE

_I .- Another chapter was added to the story of heroism dis@ayed by America's fighting men and civilirtHs alike auring the Jqanese attack upon Pearl Harbor.

Rear Admiral C.C. Eloch, U.S.N., Cornandant of the Fourteenth Naval District, cited ten civilian employees of the Supply Department zt the Pearl Harbor Hayy Yard for bravery. Inclu:!ed in the Croup zre rnen of American, Hmaiizn, Scandanavian, portupese, and Chinese snce7trJ -- all Azericen citiaem of Hawaii.

'Recipients of the citations were Tai H. Sunn, pririciFa1 pur- chasing clerk; Ralph W, Xiller, Jr., propert;; ami supply oi'zicer; dOhi A. Runes, Jr., forcmti laborer; Iver Carlron, le,?dIr,qc?r: joiner; Lin S. I!ee, Earle M. Swartx, Joseph K.N. Yee, senior s5or&ee?ers ; I-Irsry ' Kealoah, assistant storekeepr; Fred Kixey, forcrxn of the XsTcl he: Depot, and Garnett A. King, enginenan,

Their pcrrt -in the dnamcztle fight Azerica? forces stegec! ct Pearl Harbor is described 5: tb follo-rin~citations issued by Raw Admiral Bloch:

-9- TEN CIVILIANS CITED FOR BRAVERY AT PEARL HARBOR ( Cont ) _c_. and issued steel to the salvage parties of stricken ships. Your at- tention to duty was highly commendable11. Sviartz -- "For courage, endurance and fine performance of an arduous tacissuing provisions to the U.S, Pacific Fleet under battle conditions. Your driving power, rapid t9inking and resolute action contributed to successful readiness of al.1 district snd fleet activities, and your issues of ernergency rat,ions to firing points xere especially commendable. Your devotion to duty is outstanding."

I_Yee -- "For courage and efficiency in the performance of your manifold tasks on Sunday, 7 December 1941, end the d~ysand nights immediately following. Your issues of blankets, cots, mattresses, sheets, pillows, cc?nvas, etc., mde supply history. Your ettention to duty was highly commendable .ff Kealoah -- '!For your determination, energy, initiative 2nd steadiness under fire throughout Sunday, 7 December 1941, 2nd your endur-' in& pluck in sticking to your duty post for 4C hours without relief 2t an important issue station. When the regula? stockman in charge of clothing, cordage and related articles was absent, sick, you assumed his duties and gave a splendid account of yourself, 2nd grertly assisted en- listed personnel of the U.S. Navy by your performance of

Kinsey -- 1lFor coolness 9nd forceful brzvery in directing the fueling ofxrines and light forces for the 72 hours following the action of 7 December 1941, especially commendable VES your prompt deci- sion, in absence of orders, to start 211 fire pumps and pressure all salt water lines. .You rendered signal service in transferring four- inch and six-inch suction hose in quantity to stricken ships for salvage work .I1 -King -- '!For steadiness End cool thinking while excited people were telephoning erroneous reports of fuel tank explosions Sundcy, 7 December 1941. Your suggestion to plzce lubricating oil in drums on trailers at the Merry Point Fuel Depot grently zssisted servicing destroyers. The CommPndant commends your endurence 2nd initintive 2% your post of duty.11

Ernest Gerald Harber, who wants to do some- thing cbout Peml Harbor, needed his mother's con- sent to join the air corps.

'Back came permission by return wire, signed: "Mrs . Pearl Harbcr".

-10- Both Admiral Stark, who cffl:i:ilL-- received the painting for the Navy, and Mrs. Nirriitz proiioimC*ed tne po?-tr..it an "excellent likeness" and congratulated Yne fano?rs wtist on his rvori.rnanship.

Adniral Mirnitz is pictzred in the service blue uniform.of an Admiral, and holds a pair of 5fccculars in his hands. In the background is a landscape of sky and sea, and in one corner the distant control tower of a battleship is visible.

The portrait. will remain in Admiral Stark's office for a short time before being permanently located.

The 'following letter WLY r+-[z .tly addressed to the Secretary of the Navy by the mother of 2 yo-,:^ 3na.tor who made the supreme sacri- fice, . This letter is such an u.iusl;rilly fine tribute .to the Navy that it is being passed on to all personnel. "Sir:

"Your kind letter of sympathy because of the death of my son, En.si.Cn Russseli Vrocjm Adam, (Jr., is very much appreciated. If it were Destiny that he should be called, then I nm proud that his going -m.s in the lhe of duty far his country.

Wr. kdaw and I have been impressed and tozched by the person21 and k:-Jman side of the rdny~, and partic- ularly by the 8viation section. nT~t until this loss befell us, did xe appreciate, through the fi;ie, helpful letters from officers in your Departzent, xhat has been termed, 'The Spir5.t of' .&e Navy.' Iias this been sone- thing built up by hardy men vko for days on end saw only far reaches df kiter and slqr, and. -&ose minds necessarily turned to the Gre7-t Spirit? 1Ay own son once said tist when.he was above the clouds in his plane, he 'seemed a little nearer HYavm. 1

"Russell, Jr. fGlt that to have become ~1 ifavd Aviator was the highest att:iinment in nilitary life. Despite the tragedy which overtook him, Yr. Adam acd I Ftgree ilith hi%." Sincereljr yours, /s/ !i.?rriet S. Adcars, (:lrs. Russcll Vrom Adams) -1li For a century and a half, Shaw has been a fighting name 5x1 the United States Navy, Begiming its fane with dowhty Captain John. Shaw, U. S. IJavy, in the eightecmth cer,twJ, extending throwh the gallant, never-say-die spirit of the first USS SHAT'J, i&]ich vb~scut in hslf in collision 3. 1918 but reached port under i*W own pojver, it now finds fitting culmination in the (mazing t1resurrcc60n11 of the present USS S-IAW, at first reported sunk at Ptarl krbor.

Job- Shaa, bora in Ireland in 1773,, first established his nsme firmly in American history in 1800, two years after he ms made 2 lieu- tenant in the U, S. Navy. It xis d-wing the undeclared wr with France, -&en the real work lay in the captiic of the privateers that swarmed out of the French ports of the t'Jcst Indies. There were mny spirited com- bats between our snaller vessels and krger cnemj privateers. Oze of the most famous eqloits of the var V~Ethe cruise of the EE'ERPRISE under Lieutenant Sho.~, which in eight months captxrcd s.;X privateers md recaptured elever, hericns, merchor-n.

In 1807 Lieutmant S?x-m was comissioaed a captain, and con- tinued hie gallant service thrcugh tine War of 1812. He died in 1823. ... The name next appears in Wvy annals with the commissioning of the USS SILAW in 1917, r.mad in honor of Captain Shaw. She SSiV active duty in World Yhr I withoat r;is"l:-~, un',:: Oc4,0Ser 9, 1918, At that time, as pzrt of a dj.vision of five '2, S dc~~:rc~-zrsunder the comnlnd of Commandsr ',YLl.iarn Ll. Glassford, 3 SL E m,- - , 0-7 Vice kidrLir'd Glassford, c~nrrn~:~idrii-iytbz 3, S. ?Java1 Forces, :mii,'r+-vtst i'acffic - +,r:e: SYA'J wzs es- cort,.iil;~315 A~J'2, KIjbY8 Briticil trans?c,;-, -.+xh d,XO :YC~~JS,board, into :>r-it'.:+ro;.-r,c-, f'xg1?.fid9 zk &VJI~. The :29'.a;.'s r ',(iccr ;?.r;n~ed 2 2s k as she TTZ~cmplc:t:-rp thc right l~gof 2 zigzag, 1eaTding hcr :leaded directly tomi+ 5hc kize tr;',iispnt,. Uczble to avoid 2 collision, Cu,mnnder Glassford decided to sacrifice his c-:TI s'rtip rathcr than ran the AQTJITA"J, and ordered full speed astern.

A moment later the AQTJ1TL;Ui struck the destroyer and sliced her almost in two, cutting off riincty fect of the SEii;l;fs bow, stripping the forward boiler roox, and teairirig out the mainmst. Fire broke out in the formrd oil tank, and it semed that the S€I,'Ji ms dooned. But that was not the idea of the gnllsnt concinder and crew. Keepinp the ship in frill reverse to lessen pressu-re on water-tiE;ht bulkhsads, the I fire was extinguished in the fzce of bursting amunition. The dwclged

~ engines were put in working condition, the steeririg gear repaired, and, I slowly easing her into reverse, they navigated the floating remnant of a ship backmrd 40 miles into Portland, where she vms rcpnired and put back into comission.

And now the second SHAT ie at R Test Coast port xndergoirg repairs after an exhibition of toughness and indomitability rivalling her predecessors, .. A FIGHTING SHIP AND A FIGHTING NU3 ?!!AT WON'T IY3W ( Con t .) The second SHAW, commissioned in 1938, began her career fit- tingly in company with the USS ENmPRISE, an aircraft carrier named after the famous schooner comnanded by Captain John Shaw in 1800. Later she joined the Pacific Fleet and, on the morning of December 7, 1941, was ly- ing in drydock at Pearl Harbor. In the Japanese attack on that base, she suffered a direct hit by a Jap bomb on the forecastle, exploding a maga- zine, and wrecking the bridge and forward part of the hull. Xth smoke and flames roaring from her, destruction seemed coriplete. The enemy confidently checked her off the list 02 U. S. warships.

5.k the Japs do not know berican history. Apparently men and ships named Shaw have never learned how to adnit defeat. .. In little over two months after the SNN apparently was blown to bits in Pearl Iiarbor, shc was back at a Ykst Coast port getting a new bow. Like the first SiAX, s;ie came in under her o~vnpower. This time she wore a stubbv tsporary nose that looked like a snow plough. Like the first SHAX, ad like Laptain John Shaw a hundred and fifty years ago, she rdll soon be back on the high seas--ready for action with the enemy.

ADMIRAL HART %LXTT43D i3P VICE ADEIIRAL HEITRICH

The Navy Departnent secently mdr: the following announcement:

"In view of Adxxiral Thonas C. Hart's .deest to be relieved because of ill' health, Vice Adniral C. E. L. Heifrich, Royal Netherlands M$vy, has btien desigmt'ed as Acting Cor.rander Coiibined Naval Forces ASDK area.

RES ADi.IIRliL NOYES DETLHED FOR SEii DUTY Rear Ldmiral Leigh laoyes, U. S. Navy, Director of Naval Cornu- nications in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations since June, 1939, has been detached for sea duty, the Navy Department recently announced.

He has been relieved by Captain Joseph El. Redman, fornerly Assistant Director of '>JLval Communications.

Rear ,idyiirnl LLlmaidt5rH. Van KCWL~~,U. S. NrLvy, on February 6 formally assur.ed office as tha Chic?? of the BWeau of Ships.

The Judge iidvocztt: General of the XaT, Rear kdr?j.ral Tklter B. Ploodson, U. S. Navj, administered the oath of office to iid@ral Van Keuren.

1' - .. NAVY LAUNCHES VAST TRAIIJING FROGRM FOR 30,090 "IXEN TYPE" PIIOTS ITARL'I

The most extensive aviation training program in all naval his- tor: wa recently announced by Secretary of the Xavy Frank linox.

The new program is designed to train IJavy and TJarine Corps fighter and bomber pilots at a starting rate of 30,900 a year, with each candidate undergoing an extrenely rigorous "toughening" process deliber- ately aimed at making our seahawks the strongest, most daring and mst determined type of airmen in tine world.

Facilities in four universities, in the east, south, nid-y:;est and western sections of the country will be rented by the iiavjr for the duration of the war. The vastly expazlded new naval aviation training s;rstem will be in operation by May 1, or sooner, With applications for training already being accepted.

Naval officials attached particular importafice to the physical training aspects of the curriculum, pointing out that the 'rtou&qening!t proceys vJ;,-11 be the nost strenuouLc ever atteiyted in Chis country on an organiztr: zpzle. It 5s intended ta conciiticn pilots for &ny danger or hardship ck-y my have to face in, or as a result of, actml air battle. Each of' 36: ?o;;r college or university plants to he 7~0.3will hc?ve con- plete a+k~k?,',icfecilities. They will learn to -larch u;, to L+O miks frorn sunup to sundom, nil1 be set at such heavy labor as ditch-d-lgging, wood- chopping and land-clearing, and vi11 be extensively schoolsd in SilCh realistic self-defense arts as boxing, advanced jujitsu, and roxh-%-.ci tumble fighting.

'8i th considerable unders tntcmcnt, TJav;r officials coi>nectcd with the new program declared that 5r.e training: fM.11 riot be exi:..tl From this day on, the claws of our pea ensids ~~6-11bc t,ougk and sb.ar?.

In making the ;anomcement, Secretar2r of Thc Ihvy Frank ;inox, himself a former Roughrider and vetcrm of thc first Yicrld 'kr, mdc the following statement:

!'The Navy's new aviation training program is a distinct chnl- lenge to patriotic young American men who >.re proud.of thir ability to take it. This training will be hard, but tlie tine for pdling punches in words or actions has passed. The men who t-ke this training vsill haw to have guts. When they have won their Kavy wings, they will have proved thzt they can both take it and hand it cut. That's the kind of fighting pilots the Navy wants and the country needs."

The Secretary also stated: "This trairiirlg and the air train- ing which follows it will make these men the best pilots in tne world. ?l?ey will benefii from it for the rest of their lives. They 71rillbe the leaders in post-war aviation dcvelopment. '!%cy will take tho air in steadily increasing numbers, and do much to win this war for this country. NAVY LAUTJCXES VAST TRAIISIIJG PROCm4U.Z FOR 30,000 ~wni TYPE;^^ PILOTS YEARLY (Cont.)

Evm bcforc the attack on Pei?rl HarSor, groundxori: for the ne+! plan had bwn norkcd out under the direction of Assistant Sccrctary of the TJ3-efor Air Artcmus L. ,Gates, a :'Jay,r pilot in the first Yorld ',-hT?; and Admiral John TI. TovJers, ,Chief of the Bureau of Aeroncutics, a. Navy pilot since 1911.

lIavy officials admitted that tho 'ttoughening'' process vns too strenuous for adoption during pcacetim on n voluntnry basis.,

Leading college athletic coaches md sports figw%s ~$11be inducted' ir,to the Nnval Reserve to conduct the physical phascs of this training. Other proninent cxperts have bew invikd to become m;;mbers of a physiccll. training advisory board. Acceptances are coming in by phone and telegraph, with the mtire board to be announced in thc: nczr future. Every oide t r;ill be given expert, rigid, and cons%:& mdic,-.,isiJpkrvision,

The four college or university plants to be ussd In thc four quandrants of the country will be usod solely as ground schonls, sach cornpnrnblc in size to the Nnval Acadeqr at Annz?olis. T?avy officials announced that arrangements with these institutions arc progressin2 s2ti.s- factorily and vnll soon be complctcd. Every eff'xt is king aadc to select schools which will be least affected by this disiocaCion :jf their present activities and which have the ncccsscniry a.thletic f?.ciiitics.

Each schocl v&ll induct 625 flight candldntcs pcr month fqr a total among tkc four of 2500 cadet pilots per nonth. Emh czndid?.tz will spcnd thc first three months of his training at onc 9f t!wsc Eckools, vmare thc tltougheningtt process will bsgin The course of tr?.-ining 1-13.11 be broken do~ninto the following basic furidxzcntnls to propnre the student fcJr actual flight, trnining:

1. Proper physicnl conditioning and strrmgth. 2. Indoctrinztion in nav2.l his tory and customs. 3. l\tilitc.ry drill and scnmmship. 4. Training in cormunications, ordnance, and othcr spccialties.

In addition to instructors in physical training, n2w.l and other subjects, Ca.C'.i 9chool -+:illhave on its stnlf om or rmre practical psychologists and spwial lecturers on the m:nning of mericnnisr?? and the vicic;us, world-:vidc danger of the Axis ideol3gies. iu'nyy pilrsts with actual experience in battle vi11 be cdled in for special t?Jks.

Befort: induction, e3ch pilst cmdidate vrill hnvs t.; pzss rigorous cmninations prclving tht he is pQ-sicc?llJ :;nd mentally equipped to stand up to the hard work nhead, Once ixducted, the cadet's daY will begin at 6 o'clock in tie marning with 15 ninutes of stiff 'Itme uptt exercise held outdonrs, no matter what the :.renther. During the next 15

-17- _- aviation bases for actiml prinnry flight training, where they l,;ill not be ,zllo;?sd to lose the phjsical hardness and additional strength g?.hed in the primary courso. Then they go to one of the Navy% advanced flying schools. The entire flight training course will take ?. year, with less tine being necessary in exceptional cnses.

FJavy officials point out that the preserh 2lms c;.U for training approxinately 30,000 pilots a year, wi%L 2,509 entering each month. This means that the prezent induction rate of pilot cmr!idcl.tes will be stepped up soze 300 per cent, thereby guarznteeing nn adeqmte supply of trained airmen for use as fwt as planes becone avclilable under the vastly increased plane production program inaugurated by Pres- ident Roosevelt on January 5, 1942. The high calibre of Navy flight training has long been known. This plan will attract the crem of Anerican youth and assure the ibvj a constant flow of top pilot material.

GEORGIA, IOYA UNIVERSITIES Nd&T STUDEBJT PILOT IIi'DUCTIOkJ CJ3idTERS The Secretary of the Itaqr recently announced the selection of two of the four universities vhose facilities will be used in ?art under the vast aviation training pr0grzr.i for the Navy.

The University of Georgin, Athens, Georgia, has been selected as the intensive pre-flight training center for the Southern ?rea of the United States, and the State University of Iorra, low. City, Ioxt, hss been selected for the Eiiddle '({est. Selections have not been nade of a Far 'Vestern university or of an Eastern imivsrsit:,., ns the survey now being conducted has not as yet been conpleted,

The universities selected hnve agreed to provide buildings and grounds for the naval r,thletic and physical educntion c-ctivities, dor- mitories to house npproxixately 2,000 nen, classroon space for all neces- sar;. acaderiic phases ,of the training progran, dining-roon and food han- dling facilities for the feeding of approximtely 2,000 nen, mc? the necessnry nmber'of beds in the university hospiL-tl for IJam1 use.

The action in selecting these universities \vas t'ne first step in launching the training program for ax ,znnud induction of: 33,030 student pilots adopted by the I~WJ recently, It Ls contempleted that this three-months prelininzry "toughening process" for the best pflysical specinens arLong the nation's youth will be the nost strenuous in the history of American military training.

-19- IJOTRE DdLE DESIr;isA!TED NA'l7AL Ei

Secretary of tke Eavy Frank hox has ailnounced %:le selection of the TJniversity of 1;otr-e Da!e as an indoctrination trainkig ceriter for apprentice seamen v~oare candidates for ;Java1 Reserve ii.+hi?ne~ in Class V-7.

The University has agreed to provide accgmcodatioiX and fac~l- ities for agproxhateu 1,3300 ayprent,ice eearnerl ?t?r nont!;, ~icn--.',,&A1' .. - include housing, messing, instruction, recreation, ana IXLXCU itibALALG~.

Effective April 15, 13~2,all apprentice seznen in Class V-7 ivill receive approxixa+&ly one month of prelirainarp training at. the TJniversity of Notre Dame before reporting to a IZeserve !Iidshi.men's School for a three-onth course of instruction. The Reserm !Sidshipnen's Schools are at Northwestern University (Abbott Yall) , ?id the PXiE2E STATE, ;Jew York. The preliminary training at Notre Dane xi11 include instruc- tion in the fundamentals of military discipline, ?lava1 cimtons and usage. The apprentice seanen w5ll be under critical observation bJr Naval officers for indication of those Sasic nerital and noral qualities considered r:ecessary in candldates €or connissions 5n the Naval Xeserve. TENPOFARY PROEIOTIONS ON TYE RET- LIST On February 5, 1942 a selection boaA*, headed by Captain R.A. Koch, U.S.N., (ret.), convened L? the Navy Department to consider for selection for tsmporary prmotion and advancenlent to the nex-t higher rank all permanent Lieuten,mts, Lieutexnt Comzndex, and Commanders, U.S.N., (retired), who were on active duty as of January 15, 1942. - Upon the completion of the selectiow, certain specie1 recom- mendations for tenprwy pronotions p rill be considered by the saxe boai-2. -es , Ir- view of the sx%ensj.ve scope of this board, it is conridere2 that its duties 1vXf.1 not be completed for same weeks to come.

1's The Secretary of the Wavy has approved of the establishment of an "Office of ?Java1 Officer Procu-enent" in each of tne continental naval districts. The coc~.mdanta of khese districts rnd the Corncadant, Navy Yzrd, Washington, D.C., have beer, instructed to proceed with the establishment of the offices ct the earl.i%st practicable date.

The areas under the comizancs of these offices shall be the boundaries of tine Naval District in xhich loczted and the offices will. Se located within the boundaries of the zitie? desigmted, as necr ?.s possiSle to the centcr of the metropolitan district.

First Nav21 District 3 os tor?, Wss 2.c hus etts Third hTaval District - Nzw York, Xcv York Fourth N~.valDistrict - Philadelphia , Pel.-nsylvania Fifth Navd Distxict - Bicbnmc, Virginia Sixth Ncval District - Charleston, South Csrolina Seventh P;avsl District - L4ip4Ti, Flgi-ick Eighth Xavai District - Ijew Orleas, Louisiana Ninth Naval District - Chicago; Illinois Eleventh Naval District - Los imgeles , C:;lifornia Ti;elfth Nzval District - Snn r'rar,cis co, Cplifornia Thirteenth ?!mal District - Se Bt tl2, Ti'; s hingt o n lJk.ehington Navy P.ird - Washington, D.C.

These offices shall officialQ- be knoxl 2-s ftl'he Office 03 Kava1 Officer ?rosurernent (City)'!. Additional Ofr'ices or Eranch Off ices my be estab- lishcd when considered necess?.rg.

An officer having the title of "Cirector of Naval Officer Pro- curement (City)" vill be detziled to eici; Main Office, This officer Slfall 2ssuxne the duties, responsibilities pnd zuthority heretofore exer- cised by the comvsndants of naval districts with regard to current di- rectives and instructions governing officer procuremnt. f, a11 The Ofiices of Naval Officar pmcurernent will be under the direct supervision of the Chief or" thi I)urer.u of Navig,ztion md scparzte -21- OFFICE OF ElAVAL OFFICER. PROCUREXENT (CORt. 1 from the Naval District headquarters. iintil these offices are established and functioning, procurement of officers xi.11 be continued by the Comn- dants of the Naval Districts.

UNITED STATES GOVERL?IiENT LIFE IMSU-MICE DISXBILITY PROVI S IOIJS (Not to be confused with National Service Life Insurance.)

The attention of all holders of United States Go-Jernment Life Insurance policies is invited to the provisions of paragraph 21, page 6', of the Veterans 9ureaufs Insurance Form 752, "Information and Prernium Rates, United States Goverment Life Insurance".

The benefits to be obtained under the above instructions are in addition to the fl'i'otal and permanent disability provisionsll included in all United States Goverment Life Insurance policies , ivhich are described in paragraph 19 of the above pamphlet.

The additional protection against disability thus provided includes monthly income (in addition to service pay), and waiver of pay- ment of premiums on the policy, commencing on the fifth nionth of such disability, without decreasing the face value of the policy. The cost of this added protection is small in considcration of the possibly great advantage.

Holders of United States Government Life Insurar,ce policies may make application for this provision, using the Veterans' lZdminis tration Form 866, completely executed, including report of medical examination, at any time while the policy is in force.

The Bureau urges each individual concerned to give this mtter careful consideration.

SUPERSTITIOUS? NO PJ2,SOId TO 33. 9UT. -.. Worthy of retelling is the folloliing old tale of the Eritish government s tangle v5th supers tit ion o

Many years ago, the reluctance of seainen 50 .sail on Fridzy reached such proportions that the government of Grcet Britain decided to prove the fallacy of the superstition once and for all. Officirls laid the keel of a new vessel on Friday, launched her on Friday, and named her the H.M.S. Friday.

The scheme had only one drawback -- neither ship nor crew XES ever heard of' again.

For him who is determined thcre remains only to act.

-22-9. With a vim to further expmion of procurenent and training of prospective Naval Reserve officers, the Secretary of the Navy has approved the enlistment in %he FJqval Reserve of young :le11 enrolled in accredited collcges, u%o, after cnlistncnt in the Nav,zl Reserve, rnny cmtinuc in college at their own expense, and in additim, bd given Mval trclining in an inactive naval sL~tu3.

Applicants fw enlistment in Class V-l (accrcditcd coill:gL program) nus t qmlify under tlie following reqxirenents :

(c) Educ::tlor.ai qmlific?.tions:

(2) To be eligiblc fm anlictmnt., ::.pplicaiits nust furniski :7, certificstc frm thc Registrx- qf

(3) hpplieants who expect t3 transfer t9 Clxs V-7 nust be pursui;ig a cowso leading t:, any of the followinrr; degrees: Bachelor of Arts, 3achelor of Science, R.2c!lelor 3f Educatioq, Bricilelor of Phi 10s opl?y, Fa chlor of E us ine s s Adnins trati on, Bxh?lor of C inmercial Scienci., Bachcjlcjr of Jaw- nalisn, or zny Enginemiin,? Iisgree. T'ieg riust als;; hnve conyle terl tvm one-semster COUTS~S of. matlie- mitics of college grade, or 2grcc to register for such comscs t:, be c~nplet,edprior to cmpletion ACCREDITED COLLSGI; PROC3U.T ENLISTMENT IN CLHSS V-1, li. S. Ij;,VliL Rz;Si-;ilvE: (Cont. ) * of the vork required for a baccalaureate degree. In addition, a c3urse in trigononetry nust liave been taken in an accredited school or college. (d) Be of go3d repute in their coniunitjr.,,

Applications for enlistnent be s~S::itt,ed on >XI3 Forn 33. 24 acconpanied by parent's or guardian's consent. These form are 2btained at Navy Recruiting Stations or at the Offices of Naval Officer Prccwe- nent in the various Naval Districts.

All statenents nade in t'ne final signed application far en- listnent are held to be naterial facts and any Yisstaterient fir miSeion of such material facts will be considered grmnds for clischarge.

In aedition to the applicatim fori?, the folloiiing papers are required:

(1) kpplicatim For, ?JRB I;?. 24. (2) Certified staterient frm an accrer5te2 college that the individual is a duly registere:?, regular, full-tixe student in good standing. (3) Parent's or guardian's cmsent. (il. Idav 400). (4) Original or properly authenticated cI2py 3f birth cer- tificate, baptismal certificate, or other acceptable evidence af citixensk;ip, or age certificate.

EN LIS Tl a1JT ILI ID TRi LT:UNG Frm those young ?lien erirolled in accredited mlleges, the Navy will accept voluntary enlistnent as lrpprentice Semen (v-1) of not nore than 80,000 nen per year -ho are between the aces of 17-1? inclusive; who are of good rzoral character; wha can neet the physical standards for enlisted nen; an2 vd-io xi11 contir-ue in college at their own expense taking pre-inductisn Kavai Trairiing curricula in an inac- tive status until cmpletim 3f the equivalent ?€ two aca 1e:iic years. The pre-induction Naval training curricula irill be prepared by the faculty of any accredited c3llege whtch desires to participate in tiiis plan and will conform to the nwnal progran of that c3llege, pr3vi+! it stresses physical training, nathenatics, and the physical sciencec. The IJaqr Department through its Bureau of IJavigation, Division >f Train- ing, ivi.11 consult with colleges desiring to participate and vi11 assist and advise on curricula. I

I:??e'n a V-1 man cocpletes appro::imtzly three senesters ?f his college work 3n the approved prqran with acadexic grades satisfactory t3 the college, he will take a conprchenslve general exaxinatim af the

-24- ('Cont .) aobjective type,!! prepared try the Ihvy Department, and graded by use of mas!:s by t!-te college faculties.

From those V-1 apprentice semen,. vho sixcessf~.L!&- cox?le te one and one-half years of college work, and who dirir,z tiie eqifivalent oL' the secmd senester ~f soyhmorc year pass a 2a:~: con>rc?ionsive examination above a certain level, and have improved their plplcal fitness to seet the sb.ildz.rdS for Roservo officers ar,d cjis6L:ty officer- like qualities 2nd aptitudci, trppoxbitely i5,C)OO per y;ar vhll be transferred to V-7 enlistment status, bct perrriitted tD ccntinue their college courses in an inactive duty status at their om expnse, up to a baccalaureate ckgree, taking curricula accepbblo 50 the Xivy Dapart- rr.el?t. Of those 15,000 V-7 apprentice scaren, :.pproxlr;?te~ 5,000 :ell be acceptcd in standard engineerlng courses and $lie rt.:m;lindcr in a pro- grain acceptable to the Navy Cepartnent. i>n completim of their college work, t,he entire number will be giv2n Resorve Iiidskiiprim ti-?-ining lmd- ing to 2 coxmission in t'ne lkml Reserve. Thqi xi11 50 rt:t:ii:;ed in Class 11-7 ns long 2.s they maintain acndemic st;?nd,-.rds sxtisfactory to %lie fac-ul'cy and ac long as the ccigencios of -m.r 1ji;rnit. Collage cur- ricula must, be acceptable to th: I

-2 .~5- 36t NATIONliL SERVICE LIFE 1NSUIt:NCE 3hY +:* .KJ+ IT IS MOT YET TOO LATE TO APPLY FOR NATICRXL SEIZVICE ?HC LIFE INSURWCE :'U?THOUT SUEAETTIXG h X3POET ?et OF IEDICJ L EILIJGTNILTIOI'J. ysc

M of this Bulletin. 46% .h9t Do not neglect this matter until it is too late. -is$

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1-DVLNCEAENT IN RLTING TO CHIEF PETTY OFFICER (Id.) b As stated in Bureau of Navigation Circular Letter No. 1-42 advance- ment to all ratings with a few exceptions listed in Enclosure (R) of that letter are now made by commanding officers to fill vaiancies in coinplem?nt-. k certain number of advancements to chief petty officer, acting appointment, are also being authorized by the Bureau as a result of the October 30, 1941 competitive examinations, thereby causing an excess in the number of chief petty officer ratings in the Navy as a whole for the time being.

Of the approximately l3,OOO men who participated in the competitive examinations on October 30, 1941, about 2,300 were placed on the first ad- vancement list and approximately the same number will be placed on a second list soon to be published,

For the present, in fairnesc to the many qualified men who competed in the October 30, 1941 chief petty officer examinations, and who are now under consideration for advacement, no requests from commanding officers for authority to make advancements to chief petty officer, acting appoint- ment, in excess of allowance, are being approved. However, when recom- mendations for advancement to chief petty officer are received, they are placed in an active file and advancements of men so recormended will be authorized from time to time as necessary and practicable, ?!ihen ad- vancements are authorized in excess of allowance this 3ursau will be guided by thc status of vacancies in Lhc various chief petty officer rates in the Navy 2s a whole. Men serving in forces afloat will rightly be given preference when all other factors are equal.

It is desired to point out that the number of qualified candidates considerably exceeds the number of chief petty officers required in the Navy as a whole, and, therefore, all qudified men cannot expect immediate advancement .

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Patriotism isn't just marching behind a band and puffing out your chest. TRAINING FIUS The movement for the use of fihs for training purposes has been, during the past few months, given a trenendous hp9tus. by the Bureau of Navigation. A nuyber of inportant prajects arc n3w under way. These new projects cover rnany phases of instruction vith train- ing fihs and filn strips now being produced on thc subject of naviga- tion; a series of motion pictures and film strips on Diesel engines and sinilar subjects being produced by submarine personnel; a series of films stressing the hportance of security; further filr;ns on how to strean paravanes. ?g;t?se art: only a few of the highlights of this ex- tensivd training program.

The production and procwenent of mtlon picture training films and slide fihs is nor under the cognizance of the Bureau of Aeronautics. The procurement of 16 m~.notian picturc: projectors fcr training filn and the 35 m. prcjector for slide film is under the c3gnizance of the Bureau 3f Ships. Requests for tr.?ining film and projectors must be submitted to the respective Bureaus via tho Bureau Of Xavigation.

Further information on this subject will be made availa5le to the Service at an early date. -SSSE ! I3y Xana Gaddis

Dcn't tell a soul 3ut zy h!isb:?nr!'s ship Will s3m be back From a scmting trip.

Munts the word But have you heard That three subnarines lire en route to the Philippines?

I wouldn't want pu To say I said Thzt a th:jussnd nen mre Were sent tc Singapore.

Nay irives Over cups af tea Tell all tP,e news . To you and xe!

Change is not nade without inconvetiiencf;, even from wmse to better.

-27- . To the frequently posed question, What can elementar2r and secondary schools do for the Navy?tl the Navy recently answered, in effect: "Teach your students mathemtics and science. The IJavy is composed .of technical experts, and these subjects are basic requirements for all technical work .!I

The announcement was made in the fom of.a folder designed to infom school administrators and teachers of the subjects desired as basic training prelhinary to enlistnent and furthera.tra9ning in Navy schools. The folder was distributed by the Training Division of the Bureau of Nav- igation to the heads of departments of educationfin tke various states and to administrators of all elenentav and secondary schools throughout the country. I

The folder also will serve as a guide to the enlistee in choosing the type of Xavy job he feels best qualified to perform, with a view to the related type of civil job for which he would be fitted after the war is over. Intended to be used as a booklet when closed and a chart when opened, the folder, *Navy Educational Program, Elementary and Secondarj Schools," is designed to open up like a road map. It xeasures 91r x 11" closed, and 22" x 27" opened.

A feature of the booklet are pictures and descriptions of Navy Service Schools, which give eveqy qualified enlisted man in the U. S. Navy the chance to learn a trade usefcl in civilian life. Other features are :

1. The chart, formed by opening the folder, listing 25 classi- fications of Navy enlisted nen, insignia for the particular rating with each classification, duties attached to i%,the education desired as a preliminary to enlistnent and Navy training, and a list of related civil jobs.

2. A list of suggested reference books for the Wavy Bookshelf.lr

3. Pictures of how the I,?avjr cares .for its rrien, including hospitalfzation, exercise, and recreation.

4. Illustrations of how the Navy develops youths into erect and strong bluejackets

Navy Dentist: "Stop waving your arms and making faces. Thy, I haven't even touched your tooth.!'

Bluejacket:' (Pulling gag from mouth) "1 know you haven't, but you're standing on my corn.!!

' -Sub-Base Gazdtte. ;. IMINE IrJSTITUTE STREAXLIIJES COURSES

The Narine Corps Institute has streamlined its curr,iculun for the benefit of the thousands of Ibrines who take advantage of its free courses, Colonel John Potts, director of the Iristitute announced recently.

Vl??ile a nuiiber of coursos have been shortened by Itelimination of less essential parts" and a few courses have bGdn dropped entirely, he explained, the motto of the Institute still is to nake th Xarine Corps lrtlx bast educated military service in the world."

The revispd curriculum contains courses in awonautics, radio, drafting, telephone: civil enginearing, elcctrical work, rcfrigeration, water purification, machine shop practice (including wlding), intcrnal conbustion engines, axtomobile mechanics, bookkecping, and a nwibdr of contributory acadernic subjects such as lanpzges, =theriatics 2nd science.

! Tize correspondence courscs are givcn ihrines by m arrangcmnt be tmen the Institute and the International Corrdspondence Schook . The courscs arc designed to prcparc: I.:arincs for advanccd training in special schools of tho corps and to fit th; studer.ts for advanced ran!;.

The Institute was founded ar'tcbr Kx-ld 'lar I to givc young rnen in the Corps vocatlonal training to fit %lit-ri for civilian jobs and, furthm, to give personnel the technical training denmded bj nc;r methods of war.

The Navy Departrcent recently nnriomced inauguration of a joint progran whereunder enlisted personnel of the Construction Rcgimtnt now bting recruitcd and trained for work at ;J:l.val shcre est:J.blishcats b2- yond the continental linits of the 3iitc,d St?.tc.s, x-2 being assigned to selected rcsident work czntsrs of tht. ib2tion?l Youth Admiriistratim to receive certain prelininaq. training.

??le iT;zvy 'ikpnrtnent will be respcnsible for tacticnl training, discipline, hcaltl--, ;-nd wlfarc of all 1Jav~Apcrsonncl assigncd to I.Efi centkrs. The LEA will supcrvise the work expcrience carriec! .r)n in the canters, except in the cc~seof specialized ,jobs excltlsivoly for the IJaqr men, in nhich case the Navy ~Lllprovide supsrvision. 6

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Employes: tlCould you xanage to give me a raise in sdary, sir? Three otiier compn-ies are sfter x.!' Employer : l'iXxit Ccmpanles ?It En2loyee: 1' Gas, Electric, and !;Tatel', Sir !'I

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REDUCTIOIJ OF PAPLY '6 JCRK

The following letter from the Chief of IJaw.1 Operaticms wts addressed to:all Chiefs of Bureaus, the Judgc Advocate Cenerc?l, and I Marine Corps Headquarters: I tlLife on the North atlnntic routes these d~ysis tough, nnd then some. I."ireovX, time in port for Escort Vessels is short. "These short periods for liberty and rdnxation can be 1,zrgd-y nullified or dcfonted if, on arrival in port, personnel find thernsclves saranped vith paper work.

"The requirements of routine rcports should be cut to the bore, and any which are not essentitzl to the vkr effort should bc eliminated. Likcrrise, calls for various and sundry data othd than routinc reports should be eliminated c?xce$t wher? absoluttly necessary.

ltAll bureaus shall again go over the list of reports and 1°C- turns vrhich they require from vessels Afloat vi-Lh '1. fine-tooth conb with the view to reducing paper xork afloat to a rniriirnum.

11Recotmendations for reduction aril1 be made to the Chief of Naval Operations , vrli-o rill asseable and f orvard then to the Corminder- in-Chief, United States Fleet.

'Yhile the North Atlantic is nentioned in the above, sirnilar reasons for reduction in paper rrorl: apply to all areas.

"It nil1 be recalled that, during the last *iorld -%I-, in the Queenstom force, ofricers froa the repair and sup?ly bases boarded ships imiediately upon their anchoring, or in some cases, ?rior to anchoring, IVith the viei: to er;?editing any re1)air -,rork or furnishing of supplies at the earliest possible nonent, and lrith practicall.;' 110 paper uork except tine spa11 m;lorandur? book carrled bTr the officers from the shore and repair ship activities.

We should have a similar objective no?!.

'!By copy of 'this letter to the Cormandants of Districts, it is directed that every effort be also riade by them to assist the forces afloat in every way possible in the reduction of paper work and the expediting and sinplifying of services to ships.

/s/ 13. R. ST&K

WHSt3HtJHHS:H~W~ The height of bad luck-seasickness and lockjavf. ---The Nautilus. -31- DON'T BE A SUCKER With enemy submarines operating off our coasts, it is more than ever true that loose or other carelessness on the part of naval personnel nay result in ths transmitting of advantageous inforaa- tion to the enemy.

Examples of carelessness dangerously lending themselves to such enemy espionage have coae tc note recsntly and their nature is described belov as a warning to all naval personn'el.

k person reprting klimscll to be an fir$y officer kzs contacted a number of nilitar;: e:tab!;ishm%s offering to rzake up for them Honor Rolls, listing the whole nerso3nel of such organizations. There is rerson to believe that thiE one person has s1ucceed.c-d in mkinq up siICh lists for a substantial nLv-!xr of' i>ili$ar;r organizztions . The inform- tion v:hich this ;oerson sought for use in 'whgse I-Icnor Iiolls 7::3Elii ha~e admirably suited the purpozes oi' eney!g zgerits st:.s?kin;; detzil:itl ixrorrLa- tion about the strexigth and constitution of cert:;.in ~imilfz. All. navnl DErsonnel ;iiust be consta.ntly OK pzrd ;'gainst any ?.ctivit,y 1?i.,:?ith, 110Vf- ever innocent, m.g tez.5 t,o m.*e such id'o,nx.ticri ~vailat:l--;.

A watch counts the scxoncls, and so does a xdse Ran.

-32- .,. -.THINK! !!

.,. . . , ..LY..- ...._I.. . . SHIP 1.IOVEFEENTS IIQ'OFCUTION, P2SSIBIX SDIXCE OF I, .< ,-1 . .' A confidential infarmnt receritly stated that when he was in a large seaport?city, he stopped overnight at an evclusive room- ing house. Many of the guests stopping at this home were Junior Officers of the United States Navy aird the United States 12aval Reserve. In most cases, in signing the registry, th'ese officers indicated the ships to which they were assigned. It, was natural to Selieve that any one seeking information could certain& rightfully assune that, i&en naval guests checked out, :it was an indtcation that the ships to -'-'hl. c i 1

they ivere attached were appayentkr leaving port., ~

More care and thought should cer+ainlJ be given to seemirly minor details in natteFs of this iiature.

The following offer of free subscriptions has been rnade to the Bureau of Navigation. The periodicals should be useful and in+&r- esting for shore station libraries. Direct request should be Fade by those interested to:

(a) SCiiOUSTIC EACH, address request to Williaii Steiner, SCiiOLASTIC PD3ZICAXO>;S, 220 C. L2nd StPeet, New- York City. (b) Tni SPORTIIdG YEAS, St. Loiis, f'issoiri.

Cover for this issue of the Bureau of Xavigation Blllletlri Was designed by Bruce Eoberts, V.S.N.R., and s:iomitted throuch +,!:e Navy Recruiting Bureau.

Appreciation is extended to ?:r. Roberts and to tho Tlecmit- bgBureau for their efforts and assistance.

RTJLXTIM !X'?E?CAL

Appreciation :or interest and coopera5ion is extended to all contributors to this issue of tiie B:reau of IIavigation Sulletin. The Bureau of Iiavigation Bulletin is a semi-official organ, attenpting to disseminate all pertinent infomation as v;ell 2s the retclling of 'numan interest stories to naval personml. Tiif: Bidletin reaches all ships and stations and has a vcide circulation. The dead line for material Tor the April iss.;e of the: Eulletin is now set for Saturday hbrch 20. Ail ?aterial-for f@e riat. i.c;sui shoad be submitted to Bureau of iiang2.tion -:iIl.fi:xi Dit'i:r' f.Fi.fly tP that time. -33- "PORTHOLE ,NAVIGATION* .

4' (How the blackgang figures out v!~e'r'e the ship is -:Then

With a pair of calipers and a twelve-inch rule, The Chief climbed upon his cabin stool; He glanced out the port at a bit of land As he shifted six pencils from hand to hand. . He then took a bearing on God knows what,, And hurriedly grabbed an old &ease pot; Jumped down below, the "rev's" to t,akr: And wound up the steam gouge by nistakta.

He looked at the clock and yelled for steam, Then wrote in the log "Diamond Eead's abeam"; Righto, Chief, as the Ausies say- Abeam, twelve hundred miles amy.

On an ancient chart of s3affin Raj', The course he mzrlced with a corset stay; An 'oiler skidded as a wave nade iisr roll, So he measured the slip with an old. pike pole.

He added, dedwted, divided by three, .. /'1 And said, "Dead ahead's Cap Flattery.'', ' :.. . Navigation to him is mere child's play; %es, Flattery's three tho->sand xiles amy,

.1 ,. 0s ' He took the bilge' sound* and ahded the log, Deducted the draft, made-.&Jor;ar,ce for .fog., , Divided the torinage by th&..liiressure of stem, Added her lerlgth t,o the width of her beam.

By the sea temperature, her spccd mltiplied; Threw the old man's barometer ever the side, BleW! the whistle three times, set his yatch back an hour, Tied the safety valve dow xith. haif sack of flour.

"One more revolutionl', he told the Chief Nate, Will bring her in sight of the Golden Gate"; "setter grab something, Chidf, and take a turn", nFor the gate is two thousand miles asternt'.

(Author Unknown)

---Submitted by: Harry Bansen, Chief Mat&, ss gsso fiLBnFY.

-34- IF YOU $.iY ITTS TOUCTil HERE, JUST F:II% ABOUT dlDEnSO1J

Just in case any 5f us here in the Philadelphia Navy Yard evcr stsrt to think that We have to zork ta3 hard or t:io long, 3r that tne world is c?ll zgainst us,> wi? xnnt td recall to your rieiixy the name of Lieutenant IIarshall J. mdersm, an d:iy air corps flyer.

On JEinuary 17, Air tlce ,Lndt?rsm led FL flight af merican pur- suit ships agzinst eneny aircraft in a battle ovm the Philippines. ~~dersandispersed a superior force af cnei?y dive bombsrs, shJt (3sm a-n eneqy .obscrvatim plane, forced. pb hostile bxber forrntiori to flee and thm attacked a Jnp truck convdy.

, . FJ~this gallantry in action, GenerP.1 FIacdrthur persdnnlly decwated hirn on the spot xith the Distinguished Service Crass.

But an January 19, ;Lnndersu.n tcok sff fx the last tint?. He eng?ged ;f large nunber of Japanese planes and shot dx~icn-7t'!?er, but during this action his awn plane -ms crippled. ?-nd hc bailed ?ut.

I:;?ciirthur reported the last agonizing r:x?ents of imkrsonts life in these wrds: T2E PAY BILL

I3urifi.g debate 'on the floor of the EJou:se of Representatives recently on the bill (S. lSgl), which grants a uniforrr, allovznce for newly commissioned reserve officers , Represen$ative 1:jright Pztnan, of Texas, brought up the pa.2 ques tiori and the folloiling col1oqu;J ensued :

"1 was talking to a young mn this 'morning in the service who drew $21.00 last month. He said thet. when they recelved their $21.00

in cash for the month they passed several tables .Iy.Alich ivere c:alled deduct tables. The first deduct table xas for $G.-50 insu:.c,n::r- prerr,iiL.. The next deduct table in his case was for $2.00. f:or ?icture show, at 20 cents a shor:. Then the deduct table for cantesr, bills, vrh-ich Ves $3.00, and which included drinks, smokes, shoe-poiishir;: xclterizls, razor Slad-es, tovels, sockcs, gloves, haI;,dkerchS.efs, toilet nrticles, ad thingE of that nature. Then there ?vas 83.50 for cieaning md. pressing uniforms, including shirts, end the laundry bill wzs $1.50, which left hin 50 cents in debt, md he had not peid his barber bill. In addition to tht, they were soliciting the sale c~f defense stmp and bonds and contributions to charities at another nearbjj table."

---Array aid Mavy Itegis ter,

EIRS IDD. FCR PEXE PLAN Camp Wolters, Texas -- Prlvzte Girr.let Grogan, columnist of Camp Wolter f s publication, "The Longhorn", hr:s COTE €orth mit,h an idea to end. the war. tlI got an ideatf, announced Private ,Srzgan, Iffor settling 211 this fighting over the Pacific Ocezn. The idec would be to divide the ocean on a fifty-fifty besis. Jxgan could have the bottom half !If

Speaking of answers, here c?re sox 1.lkj.ch figured 111 ;I recent examinztion ?.t one of our shore stations :

Caps t 2.11 : The Cornanding Oflicer. -Ckff : Smll ship talk. Scupper : A utensil used for dridtinz, htnc~:the expression, scupper c3f:f~eIl. Hatch: A box where eggs are kkpt. Hczl:rc?rds : A nautical nene for iypis!ily inclined szilors. Tiller : Officer in charge of the payroll, some- times called the pqring tillex. -Tack: To handlt; thk boat diplom&ticzlly. Sextant t One IRihO officiates at funerzls :it saa,

---Knncohe nipper. -3 7-

When again the God of Battles sends us War upon the sea; And the Great Ship all are gathering Ruled by laws of strategy, When on the Big Chief's shoulders rests The Fate of our whole Nation Before hurling Fleets in action he must Have information.

Head on out you Submarinel Where the big ships dare not go; Where the skies are gray above you and A hungry sea below. Rollers running dark and green . Charged with clzath by you unseen; With all the vmrid against you Go on out yo= Submrine,

And then we'll leave the harbor through Fields of anckred death, As we breast old Neptune's surges The nen come up for breath. Then the long, long days of watching, Half-switch pxiscope patrol In the darkness, battery charging, weary Watch an3 dizzy roll

Then the day of days is on us and we Duck their outer line; As we count their qray arnada Forging grimly thru the brine Attack forbidden ! %'hat tenptation ! but , Let ?ass the Foeman's horde, Then to surface, radio tattle - we're but Pawns 'upon the board.

And then -welll follo~~after, praying God we Rot GO lam; For the Battle Fleet is coning and our Place is in.the gade The traditi'on of our NaVy 'has brought Our Fleet across' the sea, For the test' 0% tests in battle, tho far From home it be.,

'Vhile the battle line is forming with The big'guns roaring doom, With destroyers deadly sallies, sxift . .. Like shuttles on the loom, Fighting planes protecting bombers winging Svriftly through the air, Down below, torpedoes ready all Unseen we'll do our share.

!'hen the long drawn battle's over and the 'Jaiting world is told HOT; again our Country's Navy has ; Conquered as of old. T,jhen thc battered Foe is gathe2ed into Shattered lines fbrlorn; For those numbered with the missing the Rest of us will mourn.

Come you back you Submarine

And re'11 drink a loving I cup To our brother Scbmrines who went Down to ne'er come up. From below the sda so green 3y all but our God unseen To the hearts of those that miss you, come You back you Submarine.

---Submitted by: Lieut,, Comdr. E.R. Morrissey, U.S. Navy (Iktired).

CHAIRAEEN OF COMMITTEES ON NATIONAL DEFENSE OF STATE 3AR ASSOCIATIONS

"In the list of Chairmen of Committees on JJational Defense of State Bar Associations, published in the Bureau of Navigation Bulletin No. 290 of lkarch 22, 1941, add new names as follows:

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

Housewife (to garbage man):, Am I too late for the garbage?

G.M. (Cherrily): No, Ma'm, just junip right in!

---The Nautilus. I. BIIdOCUWtS, USED IN THREE :'JAM, QFF,RhD FOR USE IIJ FOURTH i. pair of binoculafs whose historJr parallels the history of the Navy have "enlisted" for their faurth war.

The binoculars were offered to the Navy for $1.00, because the service is not authorized to accept gifts, by the daughter of a Rear Admiral who bezan his career in the Civil Kar. She req3iested that her name not be used.

Accompanying the glasses x'as a short history v'nich be&an in 1861 when the Rear Admiral, then a young rr,ids!;ipnan, fomd .t!ien in a deserted house in Port Royal, South Carolina. Horr old they vm-e when found the officer could not learn but they are of exceptionall:: fine workmanship.

Tile binoculars rrwe used on the vooden fri[.ate USS '.'.WAS:I, during the Civil Var. The T'W3AS'J later was used as receiv',ng ship ill Boston.

During the Spanish-American 1'nr Vie glasses ?[ere used on the monitor USS lXA1,TTOi:0f10Y and were returned to the ovmer. Again during the Xorld '!far %lie binoculars were put in service and when returned bore an inscription, "Used at Naval Air Station, IXani, Florida, on plane patrol for submrines .I1 -. -.- 3ro main sizes of binoculars, 6 x 30 2nd 7 x 50, If Zeiss or Bausch and Lomb manufacture, meet 1Qv~requirenents aid only tllese instru- ments will be accepted. To avoid confusion the binoculars should be carefully packed and shipped to the Navy Observator,', -dashington, D. C.

hn identification tag, bearing the narie arid addrgss of the sender should be securely fastened to eacn instrment. During the last 1Vorld 1Jar a total of 31,000 instrlments Tirere accepted for kval use.

Ail instrunents still in use at the end of t1;e 7-u 11~511be returned to the ouners and tk,e cl.00 purchase fee ~511,-onstitute rental and depreciation charges. CASUALTIES NOTICES TO HEXT OF KIN .. 5 -. . A large nurrbe? of requests, in some cases complaints, are re- ceived concerning the notifications sent to the next of kin of persomel of the Navy and the, Naval Reeert'e in event of Casualty. The Bureau of Navigation notifies the de,signated beneficiary of death, 'in&ry, of a report as missing, or if considered a probable prisoner of wzr. The Bureau also notifies the father and mother of the officer or man if the correct' address is available.

In the majority of cases the wife 02 t,ne officer cr man is listed beneficiary and next of kin, and the nane md address of the parents is not iiimediately available.

The Bureau of Uavigation will notify parents of personnel if ormation is available in the Bureau as to the current, Eddresses of the parents. It is reticent about using addresses of parents in cases %here the addresses on file we of nany years' standing and if there is no definite information as to whether or not these parents are still living.

It is suggested thzt officers and men furnish the Rurca-LI 115th the names and addresses of my persons, other than their designated beneficiary, they desire be notified in case of death or serious injuries. Obviously, such requests should be limited to menbers of the immdiate farn-ay and officially designatzd executors.

B 01R S *. - In view of the fact t!:at Section 6 of Public No. 775, approved Au$ust 27, 194.0, authorizes pajmeni; of the lump-sum payment or" Five- Iku-iCrcd Dollars for each complete year o,C active service, uiidar the conditions set forth therein, TO TEE OFFICER, She Surt?cc;u of Supplies and Accounts has advise6 that such anount may not be paid to Lhe heirs of an office'r of Class A-V(N) in case hi: service is termincited by c1cat.h.

Drunk (to splendidly uniformed bystandor) : tlShay, call me a cab, willya? Huh?ll

Splendidly Unifgrned Bystander: IfXy gaud can, I an ;? naval officer -- not a doorman."

nrunk: 'IAw right, then call me 8 bozt, I gotta gz? home."

---The Nautilus. .. -2.2- - ' .- NATIONAL SERVICE LIF& -jNSSLRANCt. I. I ' Public Law 451 -- 77th' Cdngress' which. was approved by the President on February 11, 1942 provides that an 'amounb equal-to tde first premium due under A National Service Life Insurance policy msybe advanced.from current appropriations for active service pay to any person in active service in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps.or Coast Guard. The amount of such advance shall constitute a lien upon the-pay of the individual end shall be collected therefrom or otherwiga paid, No dis- bursing or certifying officer shall be responsible for my loss incurred by reason of 'such 'an advance . Any amount so advance& ehall constitute a lien on the policy. ,< DISCHARGES DISCONTII'UED TO ENTER ARMY kS LVIkTIO3J CADETS

The Burem has recently discontinwd the practice of approv- 4ng requests for dischargc of enlisted men cf the rdgular.Navy and Naval Reserve in order to enter the Army as :,viation Cadets. T'ais has been necessitated by the increasing number of such requests submitted, and , owing to the War Department's recent change of policy which does not permit enlisted men of the krqy to be discharged to onter tke Navy. Those men whose requests have slready bscn zpproved may be djscharged. Future requests should not be fo17Nc2rded and those now in the Bureau Will be filed without further ..action. .__.. . DONATION OF PLLYER PIANO ROLLS k donation of several hundred player piano rolls is available for the use of such nzval stations or other shore establishments as mcy ' be equipped vnth a player piao.

If request is made of subject, doriation v.ril1 be crated and shipped free 'of charge . OOblpIi AT SEPTN

A woman's most delightful age is'seven. At seven she sits on a man's knee wibhout hesitation, affected 0" genuine, and without putting She knee to sleep. She enjoys "listening to him, encourages him to talk, . and believes any story he, tells. Her curZosity over what became of his hair is sometimes embprassing, but her sxyxpathy with him in hi8 loss is un- questionably sincerer 'Vihile unduly interested, perhaps, in the state of his exchequer and never too proud to accept pecuniary aid, she is no g?ld cligger whose gratitude is measured by ',he amount of the contribu- tion. For as little as two copper cents7 s3e -rill bear hug his spectacles all out of shape, and he feels..suse she-mw~sit. At seven she is more or less front-toothless, to be sure. But ;hen she doesn't yet chalk her her nails, and she hasn't begrin to uSe tobacco; All in all, a charming age. '--Tarhe1 .**

I *.* ARMING OF MERCHANT VESSELS TO BE EXPEDITED UNDER NEPi PLAN In*order to expedite further the rapid arming of American merchant vessels, the Chief of Naval Operations has ordered that every opportunity possible be utilized to perform preliminary work whenever 'ships are in port in normal routine of business.

It .is pointed out that such opportunities exist every time a ship docks for loading or unloading. At such times,the proper rep- resentatives of the local Naval District Co-pnandantmi.11 arrange with the owner of the vessel for the obtaining of measurements and other , pertinent data which will eliminate delay,.: when the ship is available for actual zrming.

-..,, ~ Upon completion of such prelimilldry examination, the master of the vessel rdll enter the fact in the log, and copies of the results of the examination will be submltted to the proper Naval and Maritime Com- mission authorities. In adation, the Commandant of each District mill submit weekly reports of all vessels handled to the Chief of Naval Opera- tions and to the hiaritime Commission.

The Chairman of the Maritime Conhission has approved the new plan.

XARINE CORPS PLANS 74ARKShNSH;IP PROGRAM The United-States Eirine Corps,'mhich has long emphasized marksqansh2p tqa;$nirig, has launched a new, intensive program to insure the continued deadly effectiGgness of iidarine Corps marksmanship, Marine Corps Headquarters announced recently. ,

Seventy-five former #Marines who have excellent records as marksmen are being reenlisted to furnish expert i+xuction in marks- manship to recruits and Marines with combat units. They will replace instructors who have been assigned to combat units. c- A number of former Marines with brilliant records as marksmen have volunteered for service since the outbreak of war. Those who are reenlisted will be given the rank of Platoon Sergeant pr above, depend- ing on the rank which they formerly held,

Some.of those who have reenlisted under the program are former , members of rifle and pistol teams which have won national and inter- national matches.

MISTAKE OF THE YEAR Letter from a Naq wife, mailed from Pearl Harbor one week be- fore the Japanese attack:

"1 wish A c0ul-q get Atlantic duty so we could see you, but the East Coast doknseem like a very safe place to be these days.. ...ll ~ . .,. I . .. -- .. ... It is alleged that there was great consternation at the pearly Gates Sunday norning at 0933 (according to &M St. Peter's log) herl'a Eavd Officer and a Minister frmi Texas arrived at the same time. 3 It seems that wile3 St. Peter, who was'0.0.~. at the time, saw' the Naval Officer he becnne very axcited. He broke out the full guard (Marine6 imported froin Ilades for Cie occasion), the Band of Angels, six- teen side-Angels, ard the Gtite pipcd by a m.n with a golden horn (there aren't c?~Soatsvairi's mi?.tes in Heave:.).

Tile baed played several mrches nnd everything went off in great style (the band,ia.ster being on leave).

After it ms all ovx, the Einister came through thc Gate but was quick& shunted iJ,x-n 7. side street. Yell, he, being a man of the Gospel, took it in -,ooa 5.i3h, but vhcn he lenrned later t'nat there was to be F: big reccpt: on ti;zt evei!izZ for tk!c officer (fifteen angels allotted fron each prccixt) h,; 5rc;T'i vq- mgry. €ie went to the record- ing Angel, who,was a rttired P,;rsoiincl Offire Yeoxan, and demanded to know ~hyhe, a man Y~Ohad giver, his lifs. to the Service of the Lord, should be ignored while a ;\Jam1 Officer (mostly staff duty) should be feted ?.nd praised by nll hands.

Tht Angel then explained to him that the plnce ws practically filled with ministers, but that the ikval Officer who had just arrived was one of tile first ever to make the grade.

-Exchange-

---U.S. liaval xir Station, Anacostia, D.C.

The Honorable Sanuc!, A. '$kiss, ContTessnan from Pennsylvania, has made avail~bleto neval pasonncl ~.pproximtelyonc hundred sets of the football gsme, "Stars on Stripes."

The gme sets are adaptnblc for playir,g on bridge tzbles or other lounge or librq$'ffacilities, nnd provide interesting, as well as instructive, s?orts divarsion for personnel.

Congrcssman Wciss, acting on behalf of B'nai R'rith has kindly Consented to arrnnge for dalivery of the flStars on Stripest' football game sets upon requcst of Comnnding Officers. Such r6qucst should be addressed to The Honorable Samuel A. 'lkiss, 419 House Office Building, Washington, D. C, ..

45- . .. ._ "JUST'IN CASP .

In our enthmiasm to get going and fold up the Ni>ponese to

their proper dimension:, dor?'t forzet for one second that we are __Ialso at war wvith the' ;>ermaE?s.and the Italians; keep your eyes and ears open;

t,alk Iks> and you suill'!he&r more. I Gernlan and Italian FTfth Columnists are- even. more subtle thm the Japanese; you cant t distinguish %hem qcite so easily. #

-- -.R.hii.shed in' Navy Recreation Bulletin, "car1 Harbor, of recent date.

.TI -- --- i * T$J'&F."'X3 JIL?AN - bs exprerse-;!by. t,k. ch.icl:?e ?.dvoci+,e Gsneral, it is the opinion of that office that': -_ 1) ...... *..the Unitel", St;c?t+s has ?xen it vra- vsith the Inperial Govexment of Jqan fron and after 7:55 A.2. Honolulu time (1:25 F.L E.S.T.) on Sunday, December 7,

WCF~iJITIIT'~CC;J\jTINUES SkTIS~ACTORILY

Through the ds.-te of Thursday, February 20, which is 75 days' after &I-Day, 130,dOO fiiast erJistnents have bem cmpleted by the Navy Recruiting Service. This r9cord hes bcen ciade 2ossible by the untir- ing effort of the riscruiting Scrvice, mmbined with a desire on th; part of so rang- young men to join the Navy. .. Vxious new plans are being put into effxt. t,o allow numbers of xcn who mlist nom to stay in school for the' co:i@stion of the current, 8s well as future scholastic years. It is expected that this new program vvill greatly increase the nL?bcr of collegs and high school nen enlisting in the Nmy, which had hcrctofore been a comparatively snall figure.

Interesting, also, to not?, is the fect thLt enXistmen5s are still holding up very iwll cfter two and a half months since Pearl Harbor.

' Sccreta$Jr of the Navy Frz.lik ibox rscentl? designated Bandmaster Charles Brencller, U.S. Navy, as leader of the United States Navy Band,

Bandmaster Brendler, who has been a rncxber of the Washington Navy Yard B3~dand the U.S. Navy since Septambar 28, 1917,-wa6 Assistant Leader of the U.S. Navy Bmd four years, and hzd been Acting Leader since January 1, 194.2, BENEFICILRY SLIPS The Bureau of Na%ga%ion, calling attention to Alnav No. 39, again wishes to impress the Service that it is imperative that:the Bureau have the correct name in full and latest address of the next of kin, and a correct beneficiary slip for every officer and enlisted man on active duty.

ARMY AND NAVY CLUB OF SBN FRANCISCO hE~ERSHIPFOR MERCHEIMT M.LFUNE OFFICEPS

The Bureau of Navigation is in receipt of an announcement by the Army and Navy Club of San FYancisco, located in the Hotel Fairmont, stating that membership is now open to Naval Reserve Officers of .the Merchant Marine.

It is reported that this Club is a rendezvous for many Naval Reserve Officers, and for more information on the subject, it is sug- gested that interested parties contact Captain Lewis Mesherry, who is managing director of the Club since his retirement from active service.

NOT FORGOTTEN

This is a time of parting. 1kn.y are going away and we are all saying farewells these days. How many times have we said good-bye to be admonished with the final parting word, "Don't forget me. 'Write me. Keep me in your thoughts." Nobody wants to he .foeotten. The most paralyzing experience which can come to anyone is the feeling that no one cares whether they make good or fail; whether they live or die. On the other hand, the most ennobling influence which- can cone.is the assurance others are watching your career and feel degp Concern for you. For their sake remember who you are.

---pFrom !'On Guzrd!' By Dr. Joseph R. Sizoo.

Breathes there a chief With soul so dead 'Vho never to Others has said, ,' llSure I coulda made warrant a hunnerd times, 5ut...'! THIS STRANGE ENGLISH LI3JGUI:GE

The night falls, but does not break -- Day breaks but does not fall. Goods . loaded on a ship are called a cargo, Goods loaded on a car are callsd a shipment. THE CALVERT SCHOO L~J?A.LTE:!OX3, ILitYGIiD _-..-. ..- . In view of the circur;;st,xxxc xhich hnvc nc?ccssit?,tsd th~ movement of many qavy fnrdlios ivith the konscqxnt intcrrytion ~f the attendance of children at school, t!,c folloiviny .m+,icr: -,M.ch 11~s issued in the Septezber Bulletin Is ropeated below:

"The attention of a11 nqvd personnel zt outlying sixtions, including tho& in foreign countries, is invited to the fact thz.t,..thc. @.lver-t; Schgol, Enlti- more, Ijarylnnd, opc rating as a.non-pro-fit or&hiza- tion, offers a cbnplete hone school cowst. for children in the- first six yoars of schooling, in- cluding preparation for high school. Informtion ' on these courses may be obtained by addressing Kr. Edward Brown, Head Master, Gilvert School, TXSC~IIY Road, Baltimore , IJq-jlznd. (1

St. nn&i:wf s School off& cc fivc-ymr collegc prtp,?mtory school course. It is 2 boardir:g scho?l. located at, it"l.ddltf,own, nelamre about sixty miles from Philadelphia. It.-w;,s foimdcd in. 192? by thc: Episcopal Church School Foundation, Inc. ItU hns ,211 unrollinent of approx- imatcly 130 boys, x5th no fixed ago I.im5-t. ' S%.. ArLdrovls School nina to make its ndvantae;t:s available not on2j to fGicyilii?Lsof l?rgc: incom, but also to sons of tie Clergy, cfficers of. 3-k~iLrmy,c?..nd I~vJ, xd. mcmbcrs' , Of occupations and professions frm 7hic~thu fin;ln~i?~lr~?..te is moder~te. According tq the ability of their parents to pay aid to t?ic.vxmcics in age group, boys entcrin3,zre accc'ptcd for tuitions of $300, $500, $700, $900; or $1,103. Tho td':io:i ftx p-.id for w,ch boy is confid:.mtiel and has no effect on his s+atiis -.mi privilcges in thc: scllool.

llembcrs of tho University of 1hi;ii: Genord ii1w-i iissocintion who are desirous of being placed on the mni.lirii list for' the xnonthly a1w.i magazine should ivrlte t'3 Sir. Charles E. Crosslarid, Executivi: Secretzry, 11 Fernald Hrcll, Oroni?, FIr..ine.

k recent applicant for L? conmission in t!ie Nn~lRcservc made tlie foiibTing statement: ...

111 don't have much to offcr the Navy :is far as s,;waL:c, 1g experience is concerned, but I ct:rtainly it11o.r:. -,11them ie to kw~:.bout a farm. I can plow straight ,?nd know all abaut crop rot*:tim, ::r!d :;s for cows, I know just as much about ther:' ;is tlie bulls do. Yhat clnssi- fication shall I apply for?"

-4 E?- .. $5 have found it constructive to make 4:- -:t up daily slides entitled; "T.oday in 35

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1 April

1778 U. S. 3. Columbus burned near Point Judith, 3. 1. 1800 U. S. S. Entergrise foucht in action with a S2anish vessel. 1865 Admiral Farragut captured Confederate transports in Red River. 1917 Aztec, krnerican Armed Ship, scnk in >:ihmarifio zme.

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1813 U. S. S. Constitution cleared and. escaped froz British sqnadron off Marblehead, BIass. 1814 TJ. S. Sloop Frolic s-mk a priwteer of 9 pms, ?Vest India '$P.Liers, w!ien refixing to heive to. 1862 Ir. S. S. Sagsnon and &rciditA csptured tomi of ~pa1&iim12, Fii.

h!ississip:ii River. 1865 Confederrice vessel Texas captured. 1?U Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels, forbids service of intoxi- cating liquors in officers' messes in th Navy. NAVAL MiiMNAC --(Coni;..)

5 April

1776 Colonial Ship Hornet captured E.h:.S. !?ol%onoff Block Island. 1820 U.S.S. Cyane capkwed Tive slave vessels off coast of Africa. 1831 Treaty cf Kexico arranged. I917 American steamer Missourian sunk in Mediterranean,

1776 U.S.S. T::.,sp ce?tu?ecl tench c t K.M.S. Glasgow off Block Island. 1779 U.S. Force of’ threz vc?;;ols xinturcd seven out of nine enemy vessels and manned them ali i:i f-t.r 2.lo:irs. British Colonel and 23 British Army officers axorr; priz3: 2;’s x-ho were 3n my to join regiments in the soEth.

1863 Union fleet ur,-ler 3ear Xr. *.;ral ihpnt Sonbards forts :it Charleston without SUCCBSS 1309 The North Pole I:Tas discDyrexd mil rsnchsd ty Robert E. Perry, U.S.N. 1917, Congress declared a statc of m.r as alxady in existence on account of the hostile acts of :;emany.

7 April

1813 U .S .S ., Cheoapeake captured schooner Nystcad (or the Valerias) in Na?t!Z Ltiantic, 1647 U .S .S , Portsmouth seized Anierican ship kdmittcinca, condemned by kdri-iralty Coxrt. 1776 U.S .S, Lexington captures H.h!.S. Edward off Virginia Capes, after cutting eneny to pieces. le63 Naval attacks on Fort Sunter and on Forts at Charleston, S. C.

8 April

1751 P?nnsjrlvania State vessel Hydsrally capxre? Privatqer General Monk (British). 1C23 U .S .S. Gcllirdper captured Privateer Pilot . 1Gk2 Island No, 10, A!ississippi River, captured by Vnited States Navy.

9 April El3 U.S.S. Noxsuch captured Witish Privateer Caledonia. 1GL8 Naval Brigade fron the U.S .S Dale on an expedition to Guaymas, Mexico, marched 12 niles into interior and on return engaged enemy forcss and routed thex. .

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177 John Paul Jones sailed in Renger to attack 1i.K.S. DI1EIKE. 1862 Naval battwy attacked Fort Pulaski, Ga.

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11 April . e.-

'17$2 U. S. Marine Corps disbanded. ' . 1783 Treaty of Peace signed at Paris, concluding the Revolution.

1836 Boat expedition from U. S, ' S. Vandalia against hostile Indians, Charlotte Harbor, Fla.

12 Anril

' 1862 Fort Pulaski, Ga,, captured by U. S. Navy, 1888 U. S. S. Dolphin launched. First vessel of new Navy,

13 April ,.. 1847 Iandhg party from U. S, S, Spitfire, Petrita and Reefer at Alvarado, Nexico,' captured two bIexican towns in interior,. 1861 Fort Sumter captured by Confederates, 1904- Explosion on U, S, S. Missouri. 1906 Explosion on U. S. S, Kearsarge.

U. April ' 1778 U. S. S, Ranger captures British Brig off Cape Clear bound for Ireland. 1863 Confederate vessel Queen of the West burned.

15 April 1862 U. S, Monitor Flotilla shelled Fort Pillow, Tmn. .. 1864 Explosion on board U, S, S. Chcrango--26 killed. *. 16 April .. 1863 Naval bombardment of Vicksburg during which Admiral Porter ran the batteries.

17 April

1778 U, S. S. Ranger captured British Sloop Lord Chatharn in St. Georges Channel, 1864 U. S. S. Ceres engaged Confedwatc battwics in Iioanoke !liver, 1J.C.

18 April 1847 Expeditionary force of 1L89 Naval officcrs and nen under Commodore Perry inarched against Tuspan, lIexico, dismantled after capturing the defenses, s?iked and recaptured some guns that had belonged to the U. S. S. Truxton. 1864 U. S. S, Southfield sunk by Confederate Ram Albermarle. NAVAL AUJANAC ( Cont. )

19 April

1777 S. S. Trumbull captured $wo.(2) transports with valuable cargo U. .. off New York. 1777 U. S. S. Ranger captured two (2) vessels off coast of Ireland. 1785 Formal de clamtion of cessation of hbs tiJities with Erigland. 1917 First gun fired by America against Germans in World VIar was a shot fired by the Naval gun crew of Elercharlt stealner lionpolia of the Atlantic 'Transport Une, at a German stlbmq5ne. ..

\\ 24 April

1862 U: S. S. Verona sunk in actim in htississippi River.' 1862 Fmragut passed r'wts' Jackson. and St. Phillip. 1862 Captured New Orleans, La. 1914 Flotilla of six torpedo boat, destroyers sailed for European waters,. the fore-runners of American Naval Farces.

1861 Naval Acadery converted into ?"i:itary Canp by General Butler. Town of now Toronto, Cmada, captured by U. S, Squadron an -. 1813 York, Lake Ontario. 1898 Congress declarqd .that a state of war has existed between Spain and thg United St2tes since April twenty-first. 189 8 U. S. S. Foote and Spanis!i Gmboat Ligera in action off coast of Cuba.

26 April ...

1862 Fort Macon, Georgia, captured by U, S. Mavy. 1 i 1864 U, S. S. Cricket, Juliet end U. S, S. Fort Birdman, engaged Confed- erate forces in Cane River, Ia, .. -27 April

- 1798 Congrzss authorizes purchase of twelve vessels for war purposes. . 1805. ?J. S. S. Essex and Gun-boats captured town of Derne, Algiers. 1013 ?J, S. Fleet captwed British Brig Duke of Gloucester in Lake Ontario. 1863 U, S. S. Preble c?ccidsntl>- destroyed by fire while store-ship in .. Pensacola HarbTr . 1898 Admiral Dewey left Ii01-g Kong for Kanila, P. I, .I 1898 First engagement of Sp: :iish Thr, i;ia tanaas , Cuba, ..

1861 For% Jackson and St. Phillip at !Jew Orlearls, captwed by Farragut. 19 14 3. S. Flag officially raised over Vera Cruz, Mexico.

29 April r .. . U. S. S. Essex captured three ithaling vessels off the Galapagos Islands, loaded with sperm ,oil, cruising without' commissions. ' 1815 TJ. S. S. I!orriet.escaped from a supertor British force. 1814 TJ. S. S. Pencock captured ~..ft9rterrific bat+& lasting 42 minutes, H. hi, S, Empervier, r -53-., .. &4+2 3-/2

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