****************** +Y++44++Y+YYY++++Jf +* +* 28 NOVEMBER 1936 ++ .yy. BUREAU OF NAVIGATION *+ ++ ++ BULLETIN +* ++ * *+ ++ NUMBER 242 ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ PUBLISHED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISSEMINATING GENERAL INFORMATION OF PROBABLE INTEREST TO ++ THE SERVICE. 4y. sr+ ++ ++ ****************** ;y+++++++c*r*++++++ The Secretary of the Navy recently addressed letter7 OS commendation to the following I e ..

Lieut. (jg) L. COM., U,S,N., U,S,t, Lexington, far his unselfish action and far the spirit that pi-ompted it, in rescuingL1r. D. 0. Corley, a cmescial pilot nho had crashed and was pinaed in his plane with hear? partially submerged in mater, in the vicinity of Sail Diego, Calif., on 2 July 1935, Lieut. (jg) Corn, after landing his plane near the crash, ewm to the plane, yartia1J.y removed Mr, Corley from the cockpit and held him clear of the water until the arrival of the crash boat from the Naval Air Station, about ten mbutes after the crash.

James V, Monahan, Searran lc, U.S.N., Receiving Ship, New York, N. Y., for his prompt and courageous action in rescuing A. Yesland, Firemzn Zc, UeS,N., from dronning at the Destroyer Base, San Diogo, Calif., on 3 July 1936. Yesland was engineer of the U.S.S. Dahlgren motor launch when it caught fire just after being fuelled. Monahan, without regard for his om personal safety and danger of explosion of ths gas tank, jmpsd overboard from the U.S.S. Rigel motor launch and rescued Yesland, who vas unable to swim and vas burned, from the burning launch and brought hin to safety. BAonahan has he'en recommended to the Secretary of the Treasury for the amrd of a Gold Life-saving Medal in recognition of his act.

Roscoe O'Neal, Quartermaster 3c, U.S.N., 5T,S..S, Ontario, for his prompt and courageous action in rescuing a nomn froin droming off the Proac?say Pier, San Diego, Calif., on 4 April 19S6. O'Neal, irithout regard for his om safety, jumped overboard Trom the U,S.S. Kalmia, and nith some difficulty brought the woman alongside the U.S.S. Thrush, where she mas hauled aboard and success- fully revived by O'Neal, with the assistance of another enlisted man. OfNeal has been recommended to the Secretary of the Treaswy for the award of a Silver Life-saving Medal in recognition of his act.

Harold O'Haver, Shipfitter Zc, UhSrN., U.S.S. Litchfield, for his prompt and valorous action in saving Donald Filliams, a fcur-year old boy, from drorming of? a dock at the foot of S. TI, JXain Street, Portlar-d, Ore,, on 4 August 1936. O'Haver Swiped overrt;mrd and held the struggling boy on the smface until Jack Elmer Muller, Vater Tender IC,arrived and assisted him in conveying the boy to a landing farther downstream,

Jack E. Muller, Tater Tender IC,U.S.N., U.S.S. Litchfield, for his prompt and valorous action in rescuing Donald Yillims, a four-year old boy, from droming off a dock at the foot of S. U. Main Street, Portland, Ore,, on 4 Allgust 1936. Muller jumped overboard, swim to OlHaver, who vas holding the boy on the surface, and assisted him -in swimming with the boy to a landing farther domstream.

The destroyers nhich mill bear the nanles of vessels previously in service are :

O'EREDJ - DD415 - being built at the Boston Navy Yard. Named in honor of Captain Jeremiah OtBrien, U,S.N., and his four brothers. VALKX - DD416 - being built at the Boston Navy Yerd. BImed in honor of Hear Adnliral IIenry L'alke, U.S,Navy.

MORFES - DD417 - being built at the Norfollc Navy Yard. Named in honor of Coimodare Charles Morris, U.5.N. ROZ - DD418 - being built at the Charleston Navy Yard. Named in honor of Eear Admiral Francis A. Roe, U,S.IJ. ':TAIK7RIG€;T - DD419 (Order not placed) . Named in honor of Midshipinan Jonathan li izyhet7 Bainnright , Plaster Jonathan IIayhew Vainnright , Jr. , U.S.N., Commander Richard T7ainvrright, U.S.N. , ad Rear Admiral Richard Yainmiglit, U.S,N.

Secretary Snanson also announced that 'the U,S.b. TCBJSLOU, Dci359, nov under construction at the Nen York Shipbuilding Corpration, Canden, 11. J., be considered as having been name2 jointly for Rear ;-&:iira1 John A. 1linslon, U.S.N. , and his second cousin, Rear Admiral Caneron ITcZae 7b*rins10~,U,S.TJ.

OD409 - U,S.S, SIKS, nanied in honor of Adiniral :'Jilli~rn Sonden Sins, who mas born' in Port'iTope, Ontario, CarAda, Oct. 15, 1858, and died in Roston, Xass., Sept. 28, 1936. Appointed to the Naval Acaderiy, Jure 24, 1876, from Penn- sylvania. Beginning in 1901, Sins 17'8s a strong advocate of drastic reforms in gunnery which nere aftemards accomplished to a remarkable degree under his administration as Inspcctor of TargeZ, Practice from 19C2 to 1939. From 1911 to 1915 he vas in attcndance at the Naval 'Jar College as a rLernber of the first class to graduate after the establishment of tha re@ular curriculum. He 170s eminently successful as a pioneer in the practical application of the Var College teachings afloat irhile in cornand of tk; Torpedo Flotilla, Atlantic Fleet, 1913-1914. In April 1917, he WRS sent to 2urope vhere he commanded the American Naval Forces operating in the Zuropean ',hters until the end of the war with the rank of Vice-Admiral. iIe ms comissioned as Admiral, Noverrber 27, 1918. He retired from active duty in 1925 after serving 3s President of the Naval Tar College.

-_--.-.---___'-DD410 - U.S.S. HUGiES named in honor of Comander ;chard Rlerritt Hughes, born 1850 in Lockboui-ne, Ohio. Died vith rank of Conmander, Sept. 28, 1903. Appointed to the Naval Academy in 1866, :-?as Executive Officer of the U.S.S. PETmL ~hileshe participated in the Eattle of PIanila Bay during the Sgaash- American T7ar. Imediately after the action was over, he commanded a small boat nhich boarded and set fi.re to five Spanish ships lying in Cavite Harbor, despite reports that trains had been sent to their magazines, and in the face of a large and excited armed force on shore, but a short distance arJajT. IIe vas amare that he had the only boat of the PETZL which would then float. IIe was advanced five nuinbers in rank for eninent and conspicuous conduct on this occa- sion. DD411 - U.s.& ANDLRSON,---- named in honor of Rear Ahiral Zdvin Alexander Anderson. Eorn in 'Jilmington, Nortll Carolina, 1860. Died September 23, 1993. Appointed to the Naval Academy in 1878, i'ietire llarch 23, 1924. Vas .a lieutenant on the U,S.L. XfPm during the first part of the Spanish-Amrican Var. On Llay 11, 1898, s in commnd of tile boats of the IXRaL7;LUl, which cooperated nith boats fi'orn the NLSI-L"JzLU in cutting the submarine cables off Cionruegos, CuSa. In the face of a very heavy fire at point-blank range from the eneny on shore, a length of nearly 200 feet mas cut out of a cable nith hacksaws, Lieutennnt '.'inshv, in coxnrmnd of the expe- dition, reported "Lieut. 3. A, Anderson camrnanded the sailing launch of the INAREEEICAD, and did his work vith coolness, bravery, and intsliigence , contin- uing the vork regardless of the hot fire to -7llich he mas exposed, until ordered by me to desist." For this service he mas advanced five nuTbers in rank for extraordinary heroism.

For gallantyy in action and distinguished servicos durinL tho landing operations at Tera Gruz in April, 1914, he vas mareed a IIedal of Iionor.

DD412 U.S.S, €UJt"MQ?, nan!led in honor of 'hsign Charles Eazeltine Iiammann, - - -I_-I U.S.N.R,, bornziarch 16, 1892, at Baltimore, &Id. Killed nhile on active duty, I June 14, 1919, at Langley Field, Va, Iie ';as appointed to the provisional rank 4 of 2nsign in Naval Reserve Plying Corps, October 14, 1918, and Gerved overseas until January 21, 1919. IIe m3.s atmrded the Silver for nlilitary valor by tlie King of Italy and the Cougressional :,ledal of Hour nith the Citation - ''For 11 extraordinary heroim as a pilot of a seaplane on busust 21, 1918, nhen with three other planes he took part in 3 patrol for dropping proFaganda on Pola. They encountered and attacked a mgerior force or" en\:'ny landplmes and in the course of an engageuent vhich folloned, the plane of Lnsign George H. Ludlom was shot dom and fell in the srater five miles off IIila, Snsign Hmann hie- diately dived do~mand landed on the water close alciiGcide tile disabled machine nhere he took Ludlon on board an?., although his machine lras not designed for the double load to which it was subjucted, and although Liere vas danger of attack by Austrian planes, made his may to Porto Corsini."

DD$13 - U,S.S. II'TJUSTIU, named in honor of Captain ITe3i-y C. Ihstin, U.S.IT., born =PennrsF;ylvania, r'ebruary 6, 1874, Appointed to the Naval Academy in 1892 and died August 23, 1925. He vas commnded for his services in conmiand of the U,S,S. SAKAR during th2 cap",e of siigan, Philippines, in 1899, vhen he towed the boats of' the OICGON vith the naval battalion from the ship to the shore and covered the party so effectively that the landisg '.;as made rrithout a cas- ualty. After the capture be ~7asordered south to cormunicate Tith tha Amy's column. Finding the surf too heevy to risk the lives of his cren in a boat, he sww through the breakers, carried out his orders and then s~mr,iback to his vessel. He was anarded a g~l6life-saving medal for saving on enlisted rian from drowning iH January, 1918. IIe ';7as a pioneer in naval aviation. During the Piexican cam- paign in 1914, he operated the airplmes attached to the U,S,S. MISSIFSPPI on daily reconnaimance flights for 43 consecutive days, the first ernolovment of . __-- FD414 - U.S,S, IiCSS?g.& fitansd in honor of Rear hddsa3. John Iienry Russell, U.S.N. Barr, iu Frederick, Mdn , Jukj 4, 1827, and was appointed 8 midshipman in 1841. Vas navieaGor of tbU,S;,S. "JSNCll%iW,S on her cruise to the Arctic. In September, 1862, was in ccmMand. of an expedition of 100 men sent into Pensacoh Hsrbm to dcstrog the Cvnfcdemto vesscl JUDEJI, and received special ccwmondntion frors the Secretary of the Navy fur that action, Eo commanded the gunbait EX:WED..,C and rmds?ed distirqpi&.$d service for eicht months on the Mississippi River, esreciai.1-y in the ogerstiors which resulted iz. the psmge of FzrraC;uttz fieet pzst Forts Jackson and Et. Phi3iyR Hs Farticipated in the first eiwa&tililaits at Grad Gulf, Port Hrdson, Baton kouge and Vicksbur;;. Sub- sequently, the :UXGPX was arqloyed UnGer €h:cell cn blockade dLlty cn the Gulf coast Ile latsr eon:^r:zndedthe steamer YONFZIAG Scit'-ii Btldritic U1.ockading Sqmd- ron and, TJRS in c0rmam.i of the t7f:Jl.A on the Pscific Coast. Died Ayril lo 1897,

Captain Jerdah O'Brien, U, othc:.s ver9 residents of Mac Lexiq-ton, April, 1'75, E?.? fou&t. ;hen the nens reached E'aclliac the p*,riot;ic citizens erectmi a li;:prt:r pJe. A British sloop of ww, the ?Jargar& A, ai*i*iV&in tdachias Iiarbor uiIc'er tnc: corm nd of Lieuten- arit lioore, am3 the lattel- declared that unless the pde neze cut donr- he rvould destroy the toin. During the parley that followed, 8 lumber sloop left Machias and 18zi3y dyifted tovra~the sea as if about to pss neai. tho mrship. The Sloop, appa-snlljr badly handlnd, fouled the muship, and instm.t!.g ScoTcs of Yankees hoardot the foreiga craft armed nith pitchfu-As, azes an? musire-ts. A +attle folloi~ed,in which the Americsns wrc victoricus after lo :ing G men and killing 10 of the enemy, iacluding Lieutenaat M-sra. This vits the first na-faJ-Pp.L a&&genent of the Revolution, The lurnber slo~i)was under &e comand of Jeremiah O'Brien ana four of his brothei-s ners in tke Cr6i7. Joseph O'Esien, the youngest brother, mas only 16 years old and his yequest to fora one of the party vas rzfhned. €10 mu&.ed himself abozrd the c?-.aftand during the fiat proved to be very much a mon. Lieutenant hloore's s1701'd vas giver, to Toseph O'Brien, the batty of' the C~CW~

Destroyer ETo. 53 and Torpedo Boat TSo, 30 were &med OtBrien.

DL1416 - U,S.S. WAm, nancd in honor of Rear Bar-iral KenTY lklke, born in VirgirLin in 180.3. Appointed midshipman in 1827. Ir the Civil Clar, in cornand cf the CAI?OND2jXT, he, took part in I3attles of Bslmont, Fort Henry, Fort Donel- son, Island No, 10, Fort pilloT,:$ Ilemphis, and the ongzgercznt with the Gozfed- erate ram A!KAXS&S. For his GistinGished services he roceived the tllsnks cI"= Cocgress and tho Secretary of the Xaqr, and tnc comnendetion of Adniral Foote,

DE417 - US. S. IDOHRIS , nared ia honor of Commodore Cbirles LiorI'is9 born in Voodstock, Conn,, July 26, 1784; died in \;j;2shington, D. C., January 27, 1856. Appointed mid.shiprnan, July I, 1799; captain bfarch 5, 1813; as one of the nfricers of the IlmID, he took part in the recapture and destmction of the ~BIUIJXPH~Lin the harbor of Tripoli, February 17, 1804; took prominent part in the engaganent hetxmr, the GONSTf'l'UTLON and GTJS=ilRIEFG, Seing severk1.y wounded while in the act of boarding the lctteer vessel; for his gallnntry on this occssion he was advanced one gmde by the President; in 2325 commanded the 3RL&TrJTTJXE, taking General 1,afayette back to Frmce after his last visit to the 'Jnited SC,n\.ea; fP151--3-856 WAS Chjef of H7~r.re'm of Ordnance.

-.-----W.fES OF NZV I?ESPWD:RS--- (contc?) . During the fleet I B cruise around the world in 1907-19C8, he commanded the Second Division of the U, S, Atlmtic Fleet, Eo retired with the rank of Rear Admiral, December 7, "1911.

Destroyer $62 mas nmed the ~,Kl"XlGUl? in honor of Xidshipmzn Vainmight, Master Vainvisigbt and ComaI;der Iiainwright.

DD420 - U.S,S, ETJCK, nalned in honor of Idester's Mate Jmes Fuck, U,S.Navy, who s=ed as searan on bard the U.S.S. BI-;3OfCfN a:id mas awarded a ldctdal of Konor for his conduct during the engaganent :7ith Forts Jackson and St, Philip and the batteries belon New Orleans, April 24 and 25, 1862, Early in the fight, Buck received a severe and painful wound, but for svmn hours afterwards he stood bravely at his post and perfomed hio du-cy, refusing to go bolon until ordered positively to do so, and on the 25th, nithout the knowledge of his comnanding officer, went to his station and steered the sMp for eight hours from early daylight uti1 1:30 p. iIe sas promoted to acting master's mate, July 30, 1862. Died November 1, 1865. DD358 - U.S.S. XXS~YI,nmed in honor of Hear Adsirel Jolm A. Vinslow, who was born in North Carolina in 1811, Appointed midshipman in 1827, he served gallantly in hlexican ;Jar. $or gallantry at-Tobasco he was commended by Com- modore Perry. In the Civil ';far he tres in comnrsrd of the n4ississij?pi Flotilla, 1861-62, He commanded the Ksarsarge when she sank the Alakm, June 19, 1864, in the fmua, fight off Cherbourg. For this action, Captain Binslow mas pro- moted to the ralllc of commodore, and in honor of Rear Adrairal Caueron IJcRae Vinslon, born 1054, in Yashingtoo, E, G. Died Jan, 2, 1332. Appointed to the U, S. Navy, 1879. l?etired irith rcnk cf Rear Admiral, July 29, 1916. Lieutenant on the U.S.5, NLSI-MLLE during the Spanish- American gar, On May 11, 1898, vas in cormand of a boat expedition fram the XAEEVILIE and l'FmmDwhich wt two submarine cables off Cienfuegos, Cuba. In spite of a very heavy flre at point-blank range from the enemy on shore, a length of nearly 200 feet vms cut out of each of tno cables, using kacksans. Lieutenant Vinslov retained commund of the party although nomded in the hand by a blJ-llet. His superior officer reported "The rrork Ferfomed by the people in the boats mas both hazardous axd difficult, and too rnuch credit cannot be given to Lieutenant Ii7inslon for his excellent judgnent and consJmmate coolness, under most trying conditions of heavy sea and destructive fire of the enemyo" TIinslam was aavanced five nuclbers for extraordinary heroisn during this operation,

Rear Admiral Cameron IIcRae '\/inslow is the second cousin of Rear Admiral John A. Tiinslow, U.S,N., of Civil Var fame.

IIEQUIWEXTS,FOR FILING- cums FOR PENSIOHS.

Attention of all officers is invited to the evidence required by the Veterans Administration in filing chins for $ension. Some of these requirements are mw,

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CITILWSIIP OF FILIPINOS. (Contd) --- ~---I_-- whether man is a naturalized citizen of the United States and, if not, if he has takes out first cikizensbip FOPWS. In eitbr case, She date and place should be given,

It very ccmmonly occurs that reports of examination (N, Nav, 524) are received by Unit Coiamaiiders or by the Bureiiu impmptrly fillcd cut. In the majority or' casesd the mistake is an omission of a r2ark under one or %ore suhhetids 9f the Bureau of Navigation blanurrl. 13 sme revisions of the hlanual, mi slesding tyyographical arranger.ient s have occurred nhereby a paragraph or an article seemingly cmes to an end in the iaiddle of the page, but is contimed on the succeeding page. Such an instance is page 129-130 C.B,DS,M, 9. A repod of exanination containing ermrs is habitual1.j returned for corrections Fy the time it gets back to the Burem, the quotas may alreac?y imv; baen filled. In such a case, promGtion rJf the man is delayed for zt least three months. Care in avoiding er~orsBill reduce these delays to a rniniiam.

PROMGT IOI'J OF IIOSP ITAL CORPS ZN. ------e- The method of promotLon of hospital corpsrnen to the rating of Pharmacist's Mate second el-ass, Ph3n;iacist's Mate third. class and Iiospitai Apprentice first class has been changee?.

The basis for prmotion mas formerly the exarnim'cion mark orLlyb NOT a multiple is used in determining the order of promotion, This miJb%iple &ives meight to the exanination mark, to the length or' scy-:ice in rate:, and to tb length of total service in the Navy.

EIIS'L'ORY OF FIRST CXEC CO:.IPAS3 USZD IM U,S, NiITi?. --l_-___l_-l^-.l-,-.l-

In 1909, the Navy Departmnt began negotiations -7itil a foreign conpany to test a gro compass, Tile tests .rere made in %lie Eiminghen in i910.

It vas proposed to provide gyro compasses for %lie Ut,?ll, ?:gming, and Arkansas, hut the appropriation bill provided that :ill equipment for these vessels snould be of American rmnufacture. 1x1 1910, Nro ;Perry submitted a description or a gyro coInpuss rrhich he claimer, nhs svperior to the apgeratps f.Lrr;ished by the foreim compaiiy. An cxperixental mcdel of this compass dS kstsilsd in the U.S.S. Pelsware at the Boston Navy lard in July, 1911. Fro3 reForts of Ensign R. Z. Gillmore, U.:;.Navy (non President of Sperry Gyrcscope Company) and the Navigator of tlis ship, I,ieutenant Commander I?* H. Ghwardi, it apxJesrs that this installation gave promise of s~ccess,and in Septenber, 19U, nn approFriation of $200,nC9 was requested to Furchase and test mro eompasse s for battleship se 'i ! Compass No, 101, which vas the first manufactured, nas installei! in the i U,S,S, Utah, November 13, 1911, under tne personal supervision of 2.k. Elmer A. Sperry, the ship's force assisting.

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L DECEALXD ENUSTED PLRSONNEL (contd), . Diego, Calif., for duty, Next of kin, Father, ICr. Daniel 3. Cronley , 1134 Test Broadmay, Butte, PIont.

GALITO, Pedro, Officer's Steward 3c, U.S.N. Died 31 October 1936, U, S, Naval Hospital, Nen York, N, Yo Next of kin, Mother, Mrs. ?.lacariaPrudente, 7 Ken- nedy Street, Olongapo, Zambales, P, I,

HARDRA.ICB, Villiam Hagen, Fireman 2c, U.S.N. Died 10 October 1936, San Pedro, Calif (Attached U.L.S. Vestal) Next of kin, Guardian, Nr. Zd.inu.nd Zrslcine, 336 East Locust St., Vilmington, Ohio,

O'BRIEN, Ilichael John, P.M. 3c, U.S.N. Died 23 October 1936, aboard U.S.S. TXELIEF at SanPedro, Calif, Next of kin, >;life, bdrs. Katherine O'Brien, 1830 North Broadway, Los Angies, Calif,

POLLARD, Burton Smith, XI,llI.lc, U.S.N. Died 22 October 1936, U. S. Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa. Next of kin, Uife, Nrs, Josephine Pollard, 242 Pab Ave. , National City, Calif.

ROBINS, James Xugene, ZOII. 3c, U.S.N. Died 23 October 1936, U, S. Naval Hospital, Pearl Harbor, T. H. Next of kin, hbther, ;IIrsoTheresa hL Beding- field, 1903 Vest Cass St., Tampa, Fla,

TOMAYO, Xulogio, Oflticer's Steward 3c, U,S,N. Died 20 October la6 in San Pedro, Calif. (Attached U,S.S, PARTRIDGE.) Next of kin, Sister, Leonida Tomayo, address - Bacoor, Cavite, P. I.

ZEImR, Shelly Grayson, Apprentice Searran, U.S.N. Died 15 October 19%, U, S. Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va. Next of kin, biother, hlrs. Jessie L. Zeigler, 2oute 1, Sarasota, Fla.

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