Vol. 2—No. 13 U. S. Navy Pre-Flight School, Chapel Hill, N. C. Saturday, December 11, 1943

Admiral Buckmaster And Captain Kiefer Station Memorandum Pearl Harbor Day War Bond Drive Goes Over The Top The $50,000 War Bond quota at this Activity was topped by more than $37,000, and is a splendid commentary on the zeal with which the Station accepted its obligation to help buy the munitions of war that will spell the defeat of our enemies. The Commanding Officer is proud of the response and congratulates the officers, crew, cadets, and civil service personnel alike. 88.4% of the personnel of the Station participated in the Pearl Harbor Day War Bond Drive, and the amount subscribed was equal to more than 47% of the monthly payroll of the entire Station and. represents $40.51 bond maturity value per person attached to this Command. JOHN P. GRAFF Commanding Officer

Lieut. A. J. “Tony” Feher, USN, Visits Son Who Is Cadet Here Last Saturday Lieut. A. J. “Tony” Feher, USN, visited this station and called upon his son. Aviation Cadet Melvin A. Feher, and Com­ mander John P. Graff. t h e p r e v io u s t im e Rear Ad­ Lieut. Feher enlisted as a “Landsman” in the Navy miral Elliott Buckmaster, USN, in 1904 and is one of the oldest living naval aviators—not only in age, (left, above) and Capt. Dixie but in length of service. During his first cruise he was rated First Kiefer, USN, parted company, it Class Turret Captain, a remark-®" 'vas as the “York- able achievement in those days. town” was lost after knocking out He became a Chief Turret Captain Personnel Changes several Jap carriers at Midway. in 1910, and in 1915 was one of the At that time Admiral Buckmaster first group of six Chief Petty Of­ Ten members of the crew were Was Commanding Officer of the ficers who were authorized by promoted on Dec. 1 as follows: John M. Ellis, USNR, from “Yorktown” and ^ Capt. Kiefer Congress to take Naval aviation CSM(AA) to CSM(PA); Philip (then a Commander) was Execu­ training ajid become Navy pilots. m Hirsch, USNR, from SK3c to tive Officer. He received his wings at Pensa­ cola in 1916 and, since that time, SK2c; Joseph W. Kunkel, USN, the history of naval aviation and from SM2c to SMlc; John C. Len- the duties of Lieut. Feher have nan, USN, from SM3c to SM2c; Capt. Kiefer Clifton F. Looney, USNR, from m been almost synonymous. He made SM3c to SM2c; Lee R. Mears, Named Acting the first cross country seaplane USN, from RM3c to RM2c; Ed­ flight, flying a 100 horsepower ward F. Morelli, USNR, from Chief of NAPTC Curtis-Wright “Pushei*” from Pen­ Bug2c to Bugle; Lynn Overstreet, sacola to New Orleans. On the Captain Dixie Kiefer, USN, was Wednesday Entertainment USNR, from SK3c to SK2c; Earle trip he made two landings, one at born in Blackfoot, Idaho, April 4, C. Parrish, Jr., USNR, from Y2c Mobile Bay and the other on Lake 1896. He attended high school in A tumbling exhibition will fea­ to Ylc, and Randolph C. Roper, Lincoln, Neb. and entered the U. S. ture next Wednesday evening’s en­ Pontchartrain. USN, from SM3c to SM2c. Naval Academy from that State in tertainment program for cadets in Lieut. Feher, still a Chief Petty Two WAVES have been at­ June 1915. He graduated from An- Memorial Hall. Popular music Officer Aviation Pilot, served on tached to the Hospital during the ^'apolis in June 1918 (Class of will be furnished by the swing the Navy’s first Aircraft Carrier, section of the Pre-Flight band and the collier USS Jupiter which was past week as PhM3c: Dorothy S. 1919) and served overseas during VanSciver and Dora J. Archer, ^orld War I. Captain Kiefer a selection of movie cartoons will converted and became the USS be shown. The program will start Langley. He figured prominently both from Naval Hospital, San transferred to Naval Aviation in Diego, Cal, See CAPT. KIEFER, pade i at 1920. See LIEUT. FEHER, page U