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GEOGRAPHY: A STRATEGY FOR PEACE

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T'S lesson No. 1 in infiltration training—keep your head d o w n !

For those bullets streaking overhead in this night p h o t o g r a p h above of Marines in t r a i n i n g aren't blanks! They're t h e real t h i n g ! That's the way they're being trained n o w a d a y s . . . so that w h e n these y o u n g m e n are finished w i t h their training, they'll be fighting Marines t h r o u g h a n d t h r o u g h . . . from t h e pack on t h e back to the pack of Camel cigarettes i n the pocket.

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Fighting front or home front, you'll bear the same: Camels—they've got w h a t i t t a k e s ! Extra-mild, fullflavored, and fresh. For Camels are packed to go round the w o r l d . . . to stay fresh anywhere.

W CAMELS ARE SO EASY ON MY THROAT - A N D SO FRESH AND FLAVORFUL" • Her name is Jean Curran. Her war job is with the Sperry Gyroscope Co. Her cigarette—Camel.

She says, "I smoke Camels because I want a cigarette that won't go dry or flat-tasting. Camels always taste so fresh, so cool, so good."

The " T - Z o n e " where cigarettes are judged The "T-ZONE"-Taste and T h r o a t - i s the proving ground for cigarettes. Only your taste and throat can decide which cigarette tastes best to y o u . . . and how it affects your throat. Based on the experience of millions of smokers, we believe Camels will suit your "T-ZONE" to a"T."

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One of the first pieces of equipment landed on a newly estabHshed beachhead is the Army's high powered, mobile SCR-299. In half-track or truck, this Halhcrafters-built GIANT OF MILITARY RADIO is a vital link in the chain of communications. Subject to the bombing and shelling of the enemy, the sturdy SCR-299 can really take it—and dishes it out by getting the message through to direct the fire of land, sea and air forces.

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Because ball bearings, small and large, carry a heavy wartime responsibility. Everywhere you look you'll find them doing absolutely vital work. Indeed . . . one reason for t h e success of Allied aircraft and other war e q u i p m e n t is t h e long life and accuracy of the ball bearings used. It is New Departure's privilege to play the lead in wartime production of ball bearings. It has an ability to get things done, even under t h e most difficult conditions. These qualities will prove increasingly helpful to all manufacturers who have ball bearing problems.

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O U N T L E S S thousands of American youths who once thought of the lush beauty of the Pacific islands only in terms of travel posters have become intimately acquainted with green verdure such as that in the foreground of this picture. In the background is the assembled might of an invasion armada, similar to many task forces which have transported the touristsin-khaki to foreign shores in the fight against the Axis.

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BEECHCRAFT BOMBER CREW TRAINERS Leading formation, Beechcraft AT-10 advanced pilot trainer. Second, Beechcraft AT-7 (Navy SNB-2) navigation trainer. Third, Beechcraft AT-11 (Navy S N B - 1) bombing trainer. The thousands of these Beechcrafts in use by the Armed Forces have played a dominant part in the training of bomber pilots, bombardiers, and navigators and have earned their excellent reputation by faithful and eflicient performance.

A magnificent accomplishment is summarized in the figures quoted above. In only two years, the T r a i n i n g Command of the U. S. Army Air Forces

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schooled virtually the entire personnel of the w o r l d ' s greatest air army. Its graduates are beyond doubt the best-trained airmen in all military history. T h e results of their training are apparent in every news dispatch that tells of b o m b ing missions successfully completed, and of aerial combat scores predominantly favoring our air arms. Here is the sure forecast of our Victory . . . for Victory today must be won in the skies.

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Where the Credit Belongs PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT SAID :

"T XT IS not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement; and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."

If we follow this pronouncement of the late President Theodore Roosevelt who, during his time, was one of the greatest developers of our democratic civilization, yve will have a better understanding of our fellow men.

As we ponder its significance it gives us a greater appreciation of the importance of tolerance in this trying period.

It makes us more grateful to the members of our armed forces and our leaders who are giving of their best toward saving our country and the world.

It gives us renewed courage to put forth greater efforts on the home front in supporting our army and navy in all of their branches, and determines us to avoid the influence of "cold and timid souls."

It sharpens our vision of the future and clarifies our individual responsibility in the shaping of that future.

It causes us to review in a new light the history and accomplishments of the American peofile and it strengthens our faith in their ability^to overcome any difficulties that may arise in the building of a better United States.

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HELP WHim < « / ^ N 22 September," the Nazis ^ ^ crowed in an official communique, "British submarines of the smallest type attempted to enter the Norwegian island district. They were intercepted in time and destroyed before they had been able to achieve a success."

In truth, however, one of the last remaining batdeships of a navy the Nazis had been striving to buUd up since they came into power lay crippled 200 miles inside the Arctic Circle as the result of the attack. The "safe" anchorage in which the Tirpitz had been hidden boomeranged into a trap for her: repair faciUties are not available where the vessel Ues, and she cannot be moved.

Photographs now released reveal, for the first time, details of the tiny, secret submarines which did the job.

Their size can be judged by comparison with the size of the men who fight them. And when even the interior of a normal submarine, filled as it is with

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BRITISH ADMIRALTY mbes, engines, oil tanks and thousands of gadgets, leaves little space in which the crew can work and live, it can be seen that—with torpedoes loaded into them—midget subs are no place for a well-built man.

The crews were composed of picked men who underwent nearly two years of rigorous training for their unbelievably difficult and dangerous task. For weeks they lived on special diets and in cramped spaces: for it would be impossible, once they got under way, to lie down, to cook food, even to wash.

At least three of these "X"-class submarines headed through the off-shore minefields for the grim Norwegian

coast. They sUpped past the island of Soro, with its advanced enemy lookouts, and approached the three narrow channels leading into the Alten Fjord, where their mighty target lay.

If the subs travelled on the surface, even on a pitchblack night, they could scarcely avoid colliding with any enemy ships which might be in the same channel. If they cruised at periscope depth, they would leave tell-tale ripples on the still waters, a dead give-away to enemy searchlight crews. And if they ran the channels by day, they would have to submerge deeply, navigating blindly the twisting waterways to evade clifftop watchers able to see into the clear waters.

Thirty miles of this brought them to the broader waters of the Alten Fjord.

Another 15 miles and they were within range of their objective. All along this entire stretch the subs were menaced by mines, nets, patrol ships and listening posts.

A broadside view of the little craft with her full crew standing on deck.

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A RAF close-up of Germany's giant battleship, TnUTTZ. lying in a Norwegian fjord.

N air photograph showed the Tirpitz A â&#x20AC;˘ surrounded by her protective nets, lying under high cliffs, which hugged her closely on rwo sides. The sub men undoubtedly had that picture in their minds, if not in their hands, as they

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closed in. They also knew that destroythe RAF. ers would be guarding the approach channels.

With complete disregard for the danger, at least two of the midget subs worked their way close to the anti-submarine and torpedo nets veiUng the Tirpitz' got inside them, and then carried out a cool and determined attack from not more than 200 yards away. Their torpedoes scored. Severe underwater damage was done to the batdeship.

Reconnaissance photographs showed thick oil covering the anchorage and extending two miles down the fjord.

The fierce and immediate counterattack made it impossible for t\^-o of the midget subs, commanded by Lieutenants Donald Cameron and Charles Place, to get out again. .They scutded their ships to keep their secrets from faUing into enemy hands and, with the majority of their crews, were picked up and made prisoners.

This photograph made before the bombii^ {Continued on page 55) shows anti-torpedo nets guarding the ship.

First pictures of Britain's midget submarine, this view showing a member of one of the crews at the hatchway.

Photographed after the attack, this picture shows (1) the damaged battleship; (2) oil slick extending more than two miles down the fjord; (3) destroyer depot; (4) another destroyer; (5) coastal defense vessel; (6) anti-torpedo net; (7) a tanker; (8) another tanker and destroyer.

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HE death of Secretary of the Navy WiUiam Franklin (Frank) Knox on 28 April 1944 came as a profound shock to officers and men of the Navy.

He died at his home in Washington, following continuation of a heart attack first suffered at Manchester, N . H., five days before.

Up to the final iUness he lived life to the fuU. His last days and weeks were spent putting the finishing touches on the largest naval expansion program ever undertaken. The greatest fleet ever launched by any nation wiU stand as a monument to his administration of the Navy Department.

Secretary Knox took pride in having actively served in the three major wars fought by the United States in his lifetime. "This is the first war I didn't enter as a buck private," he said recendy. He was a senior in Alma CoUege, Michigan, when with 15 men he had recruited he enlisted in the Michigan mUitia at the outbreak of the Spanish-American War. On 1 June 1898, he was enroUed in the famous "Rough Rider" First Regiment Volunteer Cavalry, commanded by Colonel Leonard Wood and Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, and took part in the charge up San Juan Hill, as a buck private.

He was made a Major on the staff of the Governor of Michigan from 1908 to 1910, and held the same rank on the staff of the Governor of New Hampshire. On 15 May 1917, he entered the Officers' Training Course at Madison Barracks, New York, as a private, and was commissioned Captain of cavalry on 15 August. His first duties were with the division staff as personnel officer, classifying 50,000 draftees before being given command of a section of the 303rd Ammunition Train, 78th Division, which was sent to France via England in the spring of 1918. There his outfit deUvered ammunition to front-line batteries of the 90th, 78th, 35th, 6tb. and 42nd Divisions in the Saizerai and PuveneUe defense sectors, the St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne and Sedan , offensives.

A Major at the war's end, Frank Knox was commissioned Lieutenant Colonel in the Army Reserve in 1923, promoted to Colonel in 1937, and held that comMAY,

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mission on the inactive list until his death.

Mr. Knox took up newspaper work upon his discharge from the Army in 1898 as a political writer for the Grand Rapids Herald. He became city editor of the newspaper the next year, and in 1900 its circulation manager. In 1901 Mr. Knox undertook his first venmre as a publisher, buying the weekly Sault St. Marie Journal, in Michigan, and converting it to a daily. Two years later he bought the News-Record of the same city and combined the newspapers as the Evening News. Mr. Knox operated that newspaper until the summer of 1912, when he sold it to George A. Osborn, and on 9 October of that year he brought out the first issue of his Manchester, New Hampshire, Leader. Ten months later he acquired the Manchester Union, and merged the newspapers which he published as the Union and Leader in partnership with John A. Muehling, at whose funeral, on 23 April

1944, the Secretary was stricken with his fatal iUness. During his newspaper career in Michigan he was president of the State Press Association of that state.

In 1927, Colonel Knox was appointed general manager of the Hearst newspapers and publisher of the three Boston journals of that chain. He resigned in 1930, and in August, 1931, became publisher of the Chicago Daily News, having bought a controUing interest in that publication with Theodore T. EUis. Colonel Knox divested himself of active direction of his newspaper properties when he took the oath of office as Secretary of the Navy on 11 July 1940, succeeding Charles Edison, who resigned to become the successful candidate for the governorship of New Jersey. President Roosevelt sent the Colonel's nomination to the Senate on 20 June, which confirmed it on 10 July. Colonel Knox was sworn in by Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Felix Frankfurter, in the President's White House office.

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The Secretary always cooisidered himself a newspaperman. His last pubhc pronouncement was in an artide in the 22 AprU issue of Editor & Publisher. trade organ of the newspapers, which described the special arrangements made by the Navy under his direction to expedite the news of the European invasion to the American press, and promising the minimum exercise of censorship.

One of his first acts as Secretary was to transfer the Navy's press reladons from the Office of Naval InteUigence to his own executive estabUshment, and to make news of the Navy more accessible to the newspapers and magazines. Before the war, he was a frequent contributor to magazines in advocacy of a permanent Naval poUcy based on the maintenance of a two-ocean Navy. He was an active member of the American Newspaper PubUshers Association and the annual convention of that organization in AprU was the first he had missed in more than 25 years.

Knox became active in COLONEL national poUtics in 1912, when, as a member of the Michigan RepubUcan Committee, he cast his lot with his old commander, ex - President Theodore Roosevelt, and foUowed "Teddy" in his bolt from the convention that renominated President WiUiam Howard Taft.

Colonel Knox was chairman of the Michigan delegation at the Progressive Party convention in Chicago that August, and chairman of the convention's credentials committee.

He remained actively identified with the progressive wing of the RepubUcan Party untU he accepted President Roosevelt's appointment to head the Navy Department on 11 July 1940. He was an active supporter of the presidential candidacy of Major General Leonard Wood, in 1920, and four years later himself became an unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the governorship of New Hampshire.

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Convention in 1936, Colonel Knox left immediately after the nomination of Alfred M. Landon and was driving home with Mrs. Knox the next day when he was astonished to hear the announcement of his nomination for vice president on the automobile radio during a news broadcast. He frequendy referred to himself as "the most reluctant candidate there ever was."

Always tremendously interested in pubhc affairs, especiaUy in the national defense. Colonel Knox also crowded into his active Ufe as a newspaperman a career in social, economic and industrial development. Active in the pre-world war "Preparedness" campaign, he was at the beginning of the war president of the Military Training Camps Association of New Hampshire and himself graduated from an officers' training course to enter immediately upon active service. He helped organize the American Legion in New Hampshire after the war and became its first state commander. He was one of the organizers of the New England CounciL founder of the New England Newspaper AUiance, chairman of the Community Organization Group and a leader in the cooperative marketing movement, aU of them activities designed to restore and improve the industry, agriculture and Uving standards of northern New England.

He maintained his interests in New England public affairs tiU his death, but as pubUsher of the Chicago Daily News he was soon prominent in Chicago civic activities, a trustee of the Century of Progress Exposition and of the Armour Instimte of Technology, and a Director of the new City National Bank & Trust Company. He also served as a member of the Indian Commission from 1911 untU it was aboUshed in 1933.

Colonel Frank Knoxâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;he was christened WiUiam FrankUnâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;had visited Naval activities in Europe, North Africa and the Pacific with the same determination to see for himself that

caused him to go to Pearl Harbor as soon after the Japanese attack as transportation could be arranged.

In addition to his duties as Secretary of the Navy, Colonel Knox was on the directorate of the War Production Board, the War Mobilization Committee, the National Munitions Control Board, the National Archives Council, the Smithsonian Instimtion, and the Arlington Memorial Amphitheater Commission.

A long Ust of offices and memberships were held by Secretary Knox during his career.

Among the many honors he received was the 1943 Award of Merit by the Decalogue Society of Lawyers. Secretary Knox held honorary membership in many civic and national bodies.

Under Secretary Knox's administration the United States Navy grew in less than four years from third place to by far the most powerful aggregation of fighting ships and trained men in history. Tliere were less than 190,000 officers and men in the Navy and the Marine Corps when Colonel Knox became Secretary. Induding 180,000 men and women of the Coast Guard, which was placed under Navy jtmsdiction 1 November 1941, there are more than 3,155,000 persons in the Naval establishment today.

Although the so-caUed "two-ocean Navy" bUl was enacted by Congress just a month before the Secretary took office, aU of its provisions were executed under his administration, besides the periodic, successive increases Congress authorized in response to the Seaetary's recommendations to meet the demands of global warfare.

In the next four fiscal years after Colond Knox became Secretary, the grand total of $94,000,000,000 was appropriated by Congress for the Navy.

One of the Secretary's last major acts in office was to submit to Congress the 1945 estimates of Naval needs covered {Continued on page 58)

'PZX: The Last Interview with Secretary Knox Naval Officers get his version of events of Pearl Harbor Sunday and his subsequent visit to Hawaii for first hand viev^ of damage Mrs. Knox agreed with her husband's he talked to me, he could look through a window and see smoke and flames decision. from the ships stiU burning in the harHarbor. bor. Our undamaged ships and planes HE Secretary took off in his own plane the following morning, TuesOn the morning of 7 December 1941, were searching for the Japs. It was exSecretary Knox conferred on the tense pected that they might remrn, either day. He was accompanied by Captain Frank E. Beatty, USN, his Naval aide, simation in the Far East with Secretary and by Lieutenant Commander (now of State HuU and Secretary of War StimCaptain) Edward A. Hayes, USNR, and son. This conference took place at the {Editor's Note: The last interview Mr. Joseph PoweU, both special asState Department. given out by Secretary of the Navy Frank sistants to the Secretary. The plane was The Secretary had been working a Knox prior to his illness was granted to grounded by bad weather that night in seven-day week for some weeks past. On two Naval officers assigned by him to Texas, but reached San Diego by noon this particular Simday he expected some the preparation of a narrative history of on Wednesday. important maU at his office. Going the Navy in World War II. The interPreparations had been made very widiout lunch, he returned to the Navy viewing officers were Commander Walhastily. The Secretary and his party were Department to see if the mail had arter Karig, USNR, and Lieutenant Welassigned to a Coronado flying boat rived. bourn Kelley, USNR. The interview He was at his desk, overlooking Con- centered around the Secretary's partici- which had already been heavily loaded stimtion Avenue, when his outer door pation in this nation's entry into the war with plasma, anti-toxin and other vitallyburst open. Admiral Harold R. Stark, following the attack on Pearl Harbor. needed medical supplies. The pilot USN, Qiief of Naval Operations, rushed It is presented herewith, as transcribed wanted to remove some of this load.

Col. Knox asked the aviator if he to the Secretary's desk with a dispatch. from rough notes at the time.) thought he could take off without reThe dispatch read: "FROM CINCmoving any of the precious cargo. The PAC TO ALL SHIPS HAWAII AREA: pilot agreed to try. The flying boat finalAIR RAID ON PEARL HARBOR. THIS IS N O DRILL." with another aerial attack or with an in- ly cleared the water sluggishly after having taxied for "what seemed like This message had been intercepted vasion force." by the Navy Radio Station at Mare IsAfter this telephone conversation, miles." The Pacific flight began at about land Navy Yard, San Francisco, and for- Col. Knox rushed to the White House dark that day. warded via urgent communication.

As the big flying boat neared the for a meeting of the President's Cabinet.

Secretary Knox immediately picked At this meeting there was a discussion Kaneohe Bay Naval Air Station, on the up his White House telephone. The pf the war message which the President Island of Oahu, there was a constant intime was 1:47 p. m., EST. was to make before Congress and to the terchange between the pilot and the station by radio. The entire Pearl Harbor President Roosevelt was at luncheon nation on the foUowing day. area was stiU jittery about a possible reSecretary Knox sat with other memin the Oval Room with Harry Hopkins. mrn by the Japanese attackers. bers of the Cabinet in the House of RepThe President at first expressed doubt.

"Kaneohe Bay gave us strict instrucSecretary Knox read the radio intercept. resentatives as the President delivered President Roosevelt directed that the his momentous address on 8 December tions as to how we were to come in for Secretary of the Navy place the entire 1941. He was accompanied by Mrs. the landing," the Secretary recounted Navy on a war basis. He directed the Knox and Mrs. Frank E. Beatty, wife of later. "We were told the direction and altimde of approach. W e were warned Secretary to obtain details of the attack his Naval aide.

As they left the Capitol, and were that we would be fired upon if we deimmediately.

Col. Knox meanwhile had had an being driven away in a Navy automo- viated in the slightest from the instrucaide put through an urgent telephone bile, Mrs. Knox noted that her husband tions given us, and we knew that we caU to Pearl Harbor. As he ended his appeared to have been greatly moved by would be coming in under the guns. conversation with the President he was the President's words. There was silence After getting these instructions, the copilot gave each of us a parachute and a connected with Rear Admiral C. C. in the car for several blocks. life preserver. "What's this for?' I Then Col. Knox announced a decision Bloch, USN, Commandant Fourteenth asked. The co-pilot shrugged his shoulwhich was characteristic of his actions Naval District, and former Conomanderthroughout his lifetime, demonstrating ders and said, 'Well, you never know In-Chief Pacific Fleet. what will happen during a war.' W e aU "Bloch was cool as a cucumber," said once again that he was a man of action. laughed at that.

"I want to know exactly what hapSecretary Knox later in describing this "The Naval Air Station at Kaneohe conversation. "He told me of the dam- pened," he said. "I am going to Pearl {Continued on page 54) age as it was then believed to exist. As Harbor."

Knox was the first to SthatECRETARY announce to President Roosevelt the Japanese had attacked Pearl

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A quartz mine.

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Close-up view of quartz-cutting.

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'ILL FOR THE WlIT OF 1 Valadares, Sete GOVERNADOR Lagoas and Campina Grande are three small communities in Brazil. Few pfeople north of the equator have heard of these places. Fewer still would rank them as being of equal importance to our war effort with, say, our great bomber plants, our tank factories, our arsenals, or our shipyards.

That they do deserve this high rating is due to a geographical accident in which Namre conspired to enrich the subsoil in and around these communities with three indispensable strategic materials. Were we to deprive our factories and arsenals of MICA which comes from Governador Valadares, QUARTZ from Sete Lagoas and TAN-

TALITE from Campina Grande, we would lose the edge over the enemy which our communications, equipment, and aircraft have given us.

It's these three sinews of war which insure the accuracy, efficiency and dependability of our highly sensitive detecting and communicating devices; which make it possible to intensify the fire power of our weapons; and which help to increase the speed, durability and maneuverability of our land, sea, and air craft. Indeed, were it not for these materials some of our devices and implements of war would today be nonexistent.* The old fable "AU for the want of a horseshoe nail . . . a kingdom was lost" can therefore be paraphrased t o read: "AU for the w a n t of M I C A , QUARTZ and T A N T A LITE this war could be lost or disastrously prolonged."

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ing lost for want of these precious minerals; that the demand for the huge quantities of these materials required by our factories is being met is due to the Battle of Strategic Materials which has been in progress for over rwo years and which is being successfuUy fought by an army of military and civilian personnel, both in Brazil and in the United States.

It had long been known that these three minerals were being mined in Brazil. It had been known too, that prior to Brazil's entry into the war against the Axis, the Jap and the Hun were Brazil's principal customers for these vital materials, had been laying in stockpiles since the Manchurian affair first broke the world's peace in 1931.

By contrast, our stockpiles had not been built up before the sneak attack of 7 December 1941. Thus the Axis had a ten years' head start on us, and when the vast production machine of the United States was converted to war, pushed to mass production of war equipment by mass patriotismâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;then our shortsightedness became readily apparent. Despite the vast natural wealth of the country, the United States was dependent on foreign sources for many raw materials basic to a war program. Huge assembly lines of radios, electronic equipment, airU. S. Ambassa- plane parts threatened,to bog down for dor Jefferson Caf- lack of these three smaU but vital fery (left) and minerals.

Dr. Oswaldo Arnha, Brazil's Minister of Foreign Affairs.

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Trimming and grading shop for mica.

View of Gosvenedor Valadares.

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m m SHOF MIL" T N this critical hour America turned to â&#x20AC;˘*â&#x20AC;˘ its traditional friend. Brazil was stiU neutral but nevertheless the hand of welcome was extended to us by her President, GetuUo Vargas. It was a cordial and firm hand. Our State Department had brilUandy and farsightedly sown.

Now we were reaping the harvest! The good neighbor policy had been subjected to an acid test and proved itself a living vigorous instrument. To two men this historical mUestone was particularly gratifying: to Jefferson Caffery, our ambassador to Brazil and to Dr. Oswaldo Aranha, BrazU's Minister of Foreign Relarions. They had labored long and patiendy in cementing AmericanBrazUian relations. They now saw their efforts rewarded.

The first phase in our Battle of Strategic Materials had been won! W e had been granted, to the exclusion of the Axis powers, sole access to the total BrazUian o u t p u t of M I C A and QUARTZ. No sooner had the agreements been signed and sealed when the second phase of the batde began: American and BrazUian engineers under the direction of the U. S. Purchasing Commission went out into the fields to conduct a survey with a view toward increasing production. The survey revealed an urgent need for mechanized mining, wherever possible or practical, to take the place of the back-breaking, slow, primitive methods then being employed. It recommended building better roads and communications from mine to raUroads; re-

By Lt. (jg) Landon P, Marvin, Jr. USNR & Lt. S. G. Engel, USNR cruiting and training additional manpower; building adequate homes for the workers; setting up field units of sanitation engineers to stamp out the breeding grounds of the malaria carrying mosquitoes and sundry other tropical diseases.

A joint BrazUian American Committee approved the survey and gave the goahead sign to this tremendous undertaking.

In record-breaking time, pneumatic driUs, bulldozers, carryalls, trucks and sundry other mining and road building equipment arrived. Under the tutelage and supervision of American specialists, Brazilians, who heretofore principally relied on the pick axe, basket, and burro to wrest these precious materials from the ground were soon handling the new equipment like veterans. {Continued on page 58) 1. Tantalite depot where the ore is graded, washed and begged.

2. NATS plane being loaded with mica.

3. Crates of mica, showing method of shipping by NATS plane.

4. With Sugar Loaf Mountain in the background, NATS plane takes off for the United States.

Washing tantalite.

Geography A Strategy for Peace ^ J / T E are witnessing today an impres' ^ sive demonstration of the part that geography plays in the strategy of war. Faced with the problem of transporting, feeding, dothing, equipping and maintaining adequate persoimel at more points on the globe than most of us consciously knew to be existent, world geography has become a reality and our mUitary requirements for geographers and the tools of geography as exemplified in maps and globes have quickly brought us to a recognition that we have neglected important phases of this science in our formal education, particularly that which is acquired beyond the elementary level.

The action of aggressor nations in overrunning certain lands presents no mystery to the geographerâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the productive fields of the Ukraine, the oil of the Caucasus, the rich resources of the East Indies, are natural things to be coveted by nations surfeited with grandiose schemes of ""new orders" by which such groups would gain mUitary and economic supremacy over others. The counter moves of the United Nations must necessarUy be the Uberation of these resources for the benefit of aU mankind, carried on through an inteUigent use of

each geographical factor which may he helpful to the realization of the individual and coUeaive objectives. Certainly the impact of global war on geographic concepts requires no clarification to the military mind.

Geography, like greatness, has not been sought after by any large part of our popuJation, but has now suddenly been thrust upon us. In a global war it has not been possible to meet a foe in a geographical setting of our own choosing, but rather in a wide variety of geographical settings embracing aU manner of concUtions. Under these circumstances it is readUy imderstandable that an important part of the SpeciaUzed Training Program developed by the Navy and the Army has concerned itself with a form of geography as different from that taught in our average school twenty years ago as day is from night. It is a geography in which place

& The airplane has brought about a new concept of earthly distances.

C o m p a r a t i v e l y , the earth as it was at the t i m e of Columbus, later when steam vessels shortened ocean distances, and as it is now in this air age.

becomes integrated with conditions of terrain, climate, temperamre, rainfaU, and other geographical factors vitaUy concerned with the smdy of the earth as the home of man.

Many of us have been dimly aware that a smaU part of our citizenry concerned itself with the importation of 16

food products from Central and South America, of rubber from the East Indies, of strategic materials from many parts of the world. We have considered that these things were a very namral part of our lives, and even today not a very large part of our youthful and adiUt population has seriously concerned itself with the problem of the adjustments that each of us would have to make if through some international calamity, be it miUtary, geographic, or otherwise, some of these attributes of modern Uving should be suddenly withdrawn from us.

Outside of the relatively smaU percentage of our people directly concerned with supplying the rest of us with items which we need from abroad, most of us have basked sublimely in a sun of relative self-sufficiency. W e have Uved in a

region generously blessed with the advantages of geographical position, favorable physical features, and rich resources. It has not concerned us that other people in other regions have not enjoyed these same advantages, or that we had no guarantee of the continuation of such additional advantages as had been made possible through our rich economic stams which largely stemmed from our geographical benefits. Let the entrepreneur export if he desires, and let the adventurous import if he were so ind i n e d â&#x20AC;&#x201D; we're satisfied with things as they are! Such was the aU too common viewpoint up to 7 December 1941.

PubUc interest in geography has come to us largely through personal interest in the whereabouts and welfare of those we know. The mother with a son in Iceland, another in the Southwest Pacific, and a third on the high seas, searches avidly in newspapers and magazines, on

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In what way does geography offer a strategy for a post war world, or a future of peace.^ Why did Lt. Col. Sidman P. Poole in his editorial on post war geography appearing in the July 1943 edition of Economic Geography say, "There wiU be a great challenge to aU interested in geography and its place in school curriculum when this war is over. The utmost inteUigence and initiative of American geographers wiU be necessary to meet the crisis in American education".^ It is only through geography that we may come to an understanding of world economics. The namral resources that we require, the productivity essential to our continued survival, are locked within this earth and the elements that surround it. Geography is the key, and the only key that can uiflock the door to economic understanding.

If we envision a post war world that is a better world than the pre-war world, it must certainly be a world in which concern for mankind has a more prominent place than it has had in the past.

What thinking person, what Christian person, can today take the position that the native in the most distant part of the earth is no longer any concern of his.''

We live in a world in which no place is more than sixty hours distant from us, a world from any part of which we may derive some mumal benefit through inteUigent trade or communication, a world in which mountains of tin, silver, copper or rich iron ore may be replaced by new and undreamed-of possibilities tomorrow. If we fail to recognize that our markets may contain the raw reMAY,

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sources or the finished products of some distant land, and their markets may contain the beneficial things which ;we have to offer them, then we are not facing the acmal chaUenge that exists. On a globe where circumnavigation has shrunk from years to hours within a brief moment in history's span, and where communication within the same span has shrunk from years to seconds, we have scant possibility of living alone, whether we like it or not.

The need for visualizing fundamental geographic concepts, since few geographers can acmaUy visit any considerable part of the world, and can actuaUy see and record for themselves the conditions that prevail there, has evolved a special skiU in expression which we caU cartography, and a quickly visualized symbolic summary of the geographic data existent in a given area, which we call maps, or globes. No other form of expression offers the same possibility of immediately associating location with condition. The thousands of tons of maps used in the present war clearly demonstrates that this is the language of the geographer. This is the medium whereby the physiography, the climate, the resources, the political, social and

economic relations, may be spread before us to be indelibly engrossed upon our consciousness.

If we see in the post war world, great era of peace, a humanitarian, principle that mankind working as a unit may at least overcome the ravages of starvation that exist today aiid have existed in the past, we shaU require the services of geography in accoftiplishing such benefits. It is said that starvation knows no economics. We know that geography knows economics,^^eGause it-is the science that gives paifenthood to economics.

Hence it is only thr<?ugh a geographical knowledge of man In his every habitat that we may hope*to arrive at a world condition of which civilization may perhaps not be proud, yet need'not hang its head in the utter shame that today's conditions necessitate.

And finally may we derive from geography some recognition of the obligations imposed upon us in the broadcast interpretation of the smdy of "The Earth as the Home of Man." This very old definition of the science quite clearly implies that it is not a smdy of the earth as our home, or of the other feUow's home, but as the home for all of us. This {Continued on page 60) 17

HISTORY

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Lt. Comdr. .Arthur T. Decker, USN, and A R M l / c John Marrians telling of the Truk raid during a press conference at the Na\'y Department.

Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt signs a short-snorter bill for an aviation radioman at San Juan. â&#x20AC;˘^ffOag^^ljf^M.'

The 5-inch guns of a U. S. battleship caught a Japanese patrol vessel fleeing from Truk. All that was left of it is going up in flames after a direct hit.

Shooting from within 100 feet of the ground, a U. S. Navy plane snapped this photograph of Eniwetok just before that atoll was captured by U. S. Marines and Army troops.

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Giant "Dumbos" of silk and helium hovering protectively over LST's unloading somewhere in the Solomons.

In its worst eruption in seventy-two years, Mt. Vesuvius rained death and destruction on towns and vil ages near its base, whi'e guns and planes added their part to the volcano's obliterating rage.

Commander William Woodward Outerbridge, commanding the USS WARD, fired the first U. S. naval shot in this war while patrolling outside the entrance to Pearl Harbor on December 7th. He is shown here being decorated by Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.

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The late Secretary Knox examining models of Japanese landing craft which are used for recognition purposes at U. S. Naval Training Stations.

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Here is the first picture released of Britain's latest anti - aircraft weapon, the r o c k e t gun.

Multiple - barreled rocket guns are being unloaded from trucks and directed for firing.

S t e m view of a mine layer hauling a net along in its wake.

Natives of Guadalcanal recently presented this plaque of sandalwood, inlaid with native mothero f - p e a r 1, to be mounted on the U S S GUADALCANAL,

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EW know that Admiral Robert Edwin Peary, discoverer of the N o r t h Pole, holds rank with the Army's BUly Mitchell as a great prophet of the air age we now are living.

In 1914 he told the Aero Club of America: "Airplanes will not only cross the Atlantic and fly around the world, but cruise to the N o r t h Pole across the polar basin within a very short time.

The inner polar regions wiU quickly yield their last secrets."

It was then, at the beginning of the First World War just thirty years ago, that he proposed a plan for our aerial _coastaI patrol strikingly similar to the oiTg~WE-are using now. Said Peary: " N o nation can win respect of exert influence unless it stands for forcefulness and strength. " I n no way can we, as a nation, stand so effectively for forcefulness', for strength and for world influence as by Command of the Air. T w e n t y four hundred years ago Themistocles, Athenian statesman, soldier and creator of Athenian naval policy, asserted the principle that ' H e who commands the sea, commands all.' This principle still holds good. But today it has a rival, the command of the air, without which it is beginning' to be valueless. And in the near future it will be superseded entirely by the axiom ' H e who commands the air, commands all.'

"This plan to establish an aerial coast patrol, consisting of a chain of aviation stations, one at every fifty or one h u n dred miles along our coast, is developing fast. The inexorable logic of actual events is working powerfully for it.

" T h e Aerial Coast Patrol is to provide a continuous picket line of seaplanes or flying boats fifty miles or more off shore around our entire coasts —from Eastport, Maine to Brownsville, Texas, and from San Diego, California to Cape Flattery, Washington — each machine travelling back and forth over its section or 'beat', a winged sentinel forming a cordon and weaving a blanket of protection around the country.

"By means of the wireless, information as to the character, number and apparent destination of approaching ships will be transmitted to the shore stations and from there to Washington.

If the ships are hostile, orders will issue directing the movements of our fleet and the submarine squadrons; for the preparation of the coast defences; and for the concentration of troops, if necessary. Reserve planes hurrying out will keep the approaching craft under continuous observation.

"Such a system is a departure. The like of it exists nowhere at present.

And yet it involves no new principle, but it simply the utUization and m u l tiplication of the known capabilities of a single seaplane.

"Seaplanes and small dirigibles on the order of the English 'Blimp' constitute an air power which can combat the submarine menace better than any other agency worked out at present.

Aircraft are more effective in detecting and destroying submarines than are submarine chasers or armed destroyers. U n der favorable conditions of wind and weather the submarine is helpless with an aircraft, armed with bombs, hovering above i t . "

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and equitable, by equivalent exchanges and mumal supplies. Taking unfair adBom in Boston in 1706, Benjamin vantages of a neighbor's necessities tho' Franklin combined in one life-time the attended with temporary success, always full careers of printer, philosopher, breeds bad blood. scientist and statesman. A revival of interest in him is especially timely tod^y when the ageless common sense of "Poor Richard's" editorial paragraphs and The rapid progress true science now proverbs may provide both guidance and makes occasions my regretting someinspiration.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;ED. times that I was born so soon. It is impossible to imagine the height to which may be carried, in a thousand years, the power of man over matter. We may perhaps learn to deprive large masses of their gravity, and give them absolute levity, for the sake of easy transport.

Agriculture may diminish its labor and double its produce: all diseases may by sure means be prevented or cured, not excepting even that of old age, and our The eyes of Christendom are upon us. lives lengthened even beyond the anteand our honor as a people is becoming diluiian standard. a matter of the utmost consequence to be taken care of. If we give up our rights in this contest, a century to come will not restore us to the opinion of the world: we shall be stamped with the character of . . . poltroons and fools . . .

Righteousness, or justice, is, tmdoubtPresent inconveniences are, therefore, to edly of aU the virmes; the surest foundabe borne tifith fortitude, and better times tion on which to create and estabUsh a expected. new state. But there are two nobler virmes, industr}- and frugaUty, which tend more to increase the wealth, power and graiideur of the community, than aU the others without them.

W e make daUy great improvements in natural (phUosophy), but there is one I wish to see in Moral phUosophy; the discovery of a plan, that wouJd inLost time is never found again; and duce and obUge nations to setde their what ue call time enough, always protes disputes without first cutting one anlittle enough. other's throats. When wiU human reason be sufficiendy improv'd to see the Diligence overcomes difficulties, sloth advantage of this! When wUl we be makes them. convinc'd that even successful wars at struction. instead of providing for the The busy man has feu- idle visitors; length become misfortimes to those who safety of a people. Though the culture to the boiling pot, the flies come not. unjusdy commenced them and who tri- bestowed on many should be successful Laziness travels so slowly that poverty umph'd blindly in their success, not see- only with a few, yet the influence of soon overtakes him. ing aU its consequences. those few and the service in their pouer Beware of little expenses; a small leak may be very great. . . . General virtue is will sink a great ship. more probably to be expected and obIndustry pays debts, despair increases tained from the education of youth, them. than from the exhortation of adult per/ think with you, that nothing is of Mad kings and mad bulls are not to more importance for the public weal, sons: bad habits and rices of the mind be held hy treaties, for that's the stuff being, like diseases of the body, more than to form and train up youth in wisLife is made of. easily prevented than cured. dom and virtue. Wise and good men Glass, china, and reputation, t^e are, in my opinion, the strength of a easily crack'd. and never well mended. state far more so than riches or arms, Commerce among nations, as weU as Three may keep a secret, if two of which, under the management of ignorbetween private persons, shoidd be fair them are dead. ance and wickedness, often draw on deEBELLION to tjrrants is obedience to God. . . . Without freedom of thought, there can be no such thing as wisdom; which is the right of everj- man as far as by it he does not hurt or control the right of another; and this is the only check it ought to suffer and the only bounds it ought to know. . . . Whoever would overthrow the Uberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freedom of speech: a thing terrible to traitors. . . .

God grant that not only the love of Uberty but a thorough knowledge of the rights of man may pervade aU the nations of the earth, so that a phUosopher may set his foot anywhere on its surface and say: This is my country.

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This map shows the period of Jjpjii's o t fensive and vividU' diagrams hor pattern of conquest as it swept over the East Indies, the South I'aeihe and northward to t h e Aleutians by way ot Pearl Harbor.

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Undoing what the Japanese had accomplished through surprise moves, the route of Allied advance is pictured here, springing from Pearl Harbor.

The line of American control t o t h from island bases and from t h e a i r is c l e a r l y shown.

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The Old Navy heard those orders She carries a crew of eight officers and and the guns â&#x20AC;&#x201D; she carries light armabawled by leather-lunged skippers in the roaring days before steam drove the taU sailing ships from the sea. And toIn warm waters and on fair days, members of the crew enjoy a daily swim. day, because it takes aU kinds of ships to fight a war. Navy men hear them again in at least one vessel.

She is the "1X77", a smrdy patrol vessel and except for the sober warcolor of her trim huU, she looks like a yacht. Before 7 December, in fact, she was a yacht, built at Kiel, Germany, by the justly celebrated and often-bombed Krupp Works. She is only a hundred feet long at the water line, but there are more than twelve thousand feet of canvas in her four lowersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the mains'l, fores'1, stays'l and jib. For light winds she carries main and fore tops'ls. Last winter she rode out a ninety-mile gale without straining any of her gear, although a number of other vessels, some 24

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A Touch of the Old Navy

Two ships of the Patrol rendezvous somewhere at sea.

This sea-going tug headed for shore brings thoughts of shoreside and liberty to members of the crew.

To while away the time, crewmen of the 1X77 spend much of their time making Russian mats.

'It's good to go away, but it's better to come back." The 1X77 approaching port.

mentâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;are always in perfect condition.

Lookouts are required to be especiaUy vigilant, and navigation has to be precise if a rendezvous at sea with visibility zero is to be effected.

Officers and men stand watches four hours on and eight off, a schedule that gives time for some relaxation other than sleep. In fair weather, on her station, fifteen minutes is set aside daily for a swim for aU hands off watch.

When the Line is crossed the new crew members are initiated -and given a certificate of something or other.

The victim is first stripped to the skin to avoid ruining his clothes, let the skin smart where it may. Then a shave is in order, with lather that tastes like witches brew. The last man gets all the lather that's left, which is plenty. .

A wooden razor wielded by the Coxswain finishes off the job. While under the influence of this stimulant a recitation or a song is in order by the martyr.

Then the plank is walked. After the happy sufferer is hauled back aboard, about one-half of the next hour is spent in the shower swabbing off the goo.

Some of the men even do a little fishing on the side. Cod Une is usuaUy used because when under way playing with a strike is impossible, but sometimes a "sportsman" tries it, much to his chagrin.

FinaUy word comes that the 1X77 is to be relieved in a few days by another ship and the crew begins anticipating shoreside joys. Two days later a patrol craft is sighted, huU down from the cross trees. Not being sure of her identity, general quarters is sounded, as it is on aU such occasions. The reUef ship, being senior, crosses the IX77's bow and sends over an officer with her mail for home. The position is checked (latitude and longitude) and the Ane{Continued on page 59)

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The Balkans, it is no secret, have been one of the most mrbulent and mysterious sources of political schemes and topsy turvy governments of any region in the civilized world. Few people understand the underlying trends and the political machinations of those countries of Southeastern Europe that have furnished plots for so many Hollywood dramas.

Leigh White, correspondent for the New York Post, went to the Balkans in the spring of 1940 with a good background of European political knowledge to help him evaluate what he saw. As the Nazi armies overflowed into the Balkan states, he was able to see the results of the domination of Hungary, Rumania, Yugoslavia and Greece. The observations which he put down as a result of his experiences there—^many of them not too pleasant—have residted in one of the finest books to be published in. the past few years concerning that part of Europe.

White was able to peer through the intricate field of Balkan politics and see the governments, especially of Rumania and Hungary, riddled with corruption and graft of eveiy kind as the Nazi Wehrmacht approached and then overwhelmed these countries. He was able to record the increasing putrefaction which enveloped these impoverished countries more and more until they were caught irretrievably in the National Socialist's net.

Mr. White talked with the leaders in Yugoslavia who were willing and determined to carry out their fight against the Axis occupation no matter how losing the fight might be. He also saw the first hand struggle that the people of Greece were putting up, and records the determination they are still showing in resisting the political control Hider sought to throw over them.

The writer was seriously wounded in Greece when his train was strafed by a German bomber but he escaped to reach l^ew York shordy before Pearl Harbor.

At present he is on leave from CBS in Washington, where he was a staff news commentator.

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TURKEY is an enigma to most Americans, but in this concise, informative book, modern Turkey is revealed in all its strength and weakness. From the days of the Ottoman Empire, Turkey has been a nation strugghng for a rights ful place in the Near Eastern theatre, often struggling for its very existence.

The author believes that our country was cleverly and tragically propagandized to believe the worst about the Tturk during and after the First World War and that most of the unbiased reports about the simation were suppressed or edited. In this way maximum support was secured for the very worthy Near East Relief, but such misinformation served to malign the Turk, and covered up and justified the complete dissection of the Ottoman Empire. This book, written by an American who knows the Turks, opens American eyes to the realities of the centuries old struggle for territory and power in the Near East. It puts the he to much of the propaganda, and it shows how the rehgions of Islam and Christianity were used as tools of Olaf Swenson was an American who warfare in the hands of nders bent on some 45 years ago first went to Alaska conquest. The basic responsibihty for and Siberia on hunting and trading the American massacres is placed on trips. From the first he showed a keen those who misused reUgion to achieve sympathy for the natives of those bleak imperiaUstic goals. regions and to a remarkable degree won Here the story of the struggles of the their friendship. That trade resulted in Republic to attain a place of respect in many rich rewards, both from the stand- an unfriendly world is graphically told. point of knowledge he was able to gain The author shows how Turkey has acand the ptofits he made from his trading. compHshed the twentieth century mirWhen Stefansson, the Arctic explorer, ades—^pohtical, cultural, and educational was lost in that region, Swenson was a —in streamlining a nation. It has chammember of one of the search parties. He pioned peace and collective security, took an unwilling part in the Russian and its position as a buffer state in the Revolution which was staged in Siberia present war, plus its benevolent neuin 1921 and after things quieted down trahty in critical 1942, have been parathere he became a partner of the Soviet mount contributions to the Allied cause.

Union in a trading post which he carried Mr. Tobin, the author, based his preson for several years with a surprising entation of Turkey on first hand fact. He degree of smoothness. lived in that country for several years To our mind this is one of the most and has been a very dose smdent of thrilling stories of advenmre of the non- Near Eastern affairs for the past decade. fiction type that has been published this The fact that he also is well acquainted year. Anyone who enjoys husky stories with the Far East and its problems makes of the outdoors and who likes the rug- his evaluation of problems of middle gedness of pioneers will find much en- eastern countries especially valuable and joyment between the covers of this book. worthy of keen smdy.

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Miss McNeilly's is a long, rich, exciting novel of Alaska in the 18th cenmry, of the Russians who pioneered there, and the hardy brawling group of explorers and settlers who underwent many dangers in order to establish their posts and colonies for trading with the Indians.

The story is based on fact. Miss McNeilly spent much time gathering the material. She used it to clothe a fasciaating narrative with convincing authenticity. The principal character admittedly is a fictitious one, invented as a figure around which to work acmal historic figures who played such a prominent part in setding New Russia, as Alaska was at one time called. The novel as a whole is one filled with such hardy action as to make it fit even the mood of this turbulent period in our history.

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by Critchell Rimington, Dodd, Mead China, as one of the Big Four of the & Company, $4.00.

United Nations, has suddenly become Most Naval officers are familiar with more interesting and important to the author's various editions of "Fight- Americans than ever before. The reader ing Fleets" which have become standard will here find a short and readable volas a source of Naval information. His ume in which the story of China's long latest volume, "Merchant Fleets" is a past explains her present strengths and book that was designed to meet an in- weaknesses and enables us to see a little creasing demand for a comprehensive of the great part she is bound to play in and inexpensive survey of the merchant the fumre of Asia and the world.

T H E M A K I N G O F MODERN C H I N A navies of the world. In this book which was compiled with much cooperation not only tells the fascinating story of the from the United States Maritime Com- development of Chinese civilization but mission, Mr. Rimington describes mer- also shows how it has influenced our chant ship operation, trade routes, de- own life and culmre. For China and the sign characteristics and all other perti- Chinese are not as unlike America and nent phases of merchant shipping. Com- Americans as we are often led to suping at a time when this nation's mer- pose, and in emphasizing the likenesses chant marine building and training pro- rather than the differences the authors gram is reaching a historic height, and have succeeded where many have failed in making China understandable to the in advance of the post war period when average American. In the chapters on merchant shipping will take on added the war and China's place in the world importance, this book will prove very of tomorrow, the reader will find many worthwhile. of his questions answered, questions such as "Is China a Democracy?" "Will There is an unusually fine selection of China remain united after Japanese illustrations comparing merchant fleets pressure is removed?" "Does China have of both United Nations and Axis coun- imperialist ambitions in Asia?" "Will a tries and including naval steamers, mgs, strong China wish to cooperate with the tankers, and barges. It contains chapters white democracies?" on war-time merchant shipping, merMr. Lattimore, who now is director of chant ship maintenance, the war-time conversion of merchant vessels, the lim- the Far Eastern Seaion of OWI, has ited program of training and building served in Chungking as political advisor and an excellent glossary of shipping to Chiang Kai-shek, and both he and terms, ship terms, and representative Mrs. Lattimore, who has shared much flags and funnels of steamship com- of his smdy and,travel in the Far East, panies of the world. As Rear Admiral are well-known for theijr writings on Emory S. Land comments in his fore- that part of the world.

The editors of SHIPMATE are pleased word, "This book should do much to promote a better and a general under- to announce that a chapter from this standing of the part of commercial ship- book, "Who are the Chinese?" will be ping in world economy and its influence carried as one of the lead articles in the upon conditions that affect the industry next issue of SHIPMATE, by special arrangement with Mr. and Mrs. Lattimore of nations. and their publishers.

Mr. Rimington is associate editor of Yachting Magazine and, as such, is well-known to all amateur yachtsmen in this country. During the past several months he has also done some outstanding articles on the various aspects of the Navy's building program and has a wellrounded background on naval affairs and " shipping in general.

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Spring a yoimg midshipman's fancy IandNturns more intensely to the social arts dragging by budget, while the mind of the Executive Department tmms once more to its favorite guinea pig, infantry.

Last fall's parades proved fruitful, and the proving grounds on Worden Field estabhshed one fact: The quahty of the display is inversely proportional to the number of company column movements.

So diu-ing the Winter months while the rifles of the Regiment nested happily in the Armory, the Powers of Bancroft feverishly constructed a new parade routine conceived in simphcity and dedicated to the proposition that all column movements are fundamentally evil.

Came the first Wednesday Afternoon Parade of the Spring and all the Executive group were out to see the reactions and results of their new masterpiece. A semi-hurricane out of the North was also there, Annapohs being one of the cities that does not recognize the legality of the Vernal Equinox, and its cold gusts taxed the endurance of the heftiest guidon bearer present, to say nothing of the Regimental bearers who got firsthand information on the effects of drag-

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man wore an overcoat pinned up as a facsimile of a reefer to one of those last period dasses to gain ten minutes on the rest of the hberty party.

A few weeks ago there was a strange occurrence. It rained when an honors parade was scheduled for visiting officials. This gross derehction of duty on the part of the weather was hastily compensated for by alert tactidans of the Disciphnary Corps who with commendable ingenuity constructed and staged a non-under\\'ay review in Dahlgren Hall with two Battahons, the Band, the Colging anchor. Lest verbosity discolor our ors, the Regimental Staff, and a maneunarrative, suffice it to say the new routine vering board. left many beams, few frowns, and much Speaking of maneuvering boards, the of the usual maiden voyage bewilder- Nav Department, having exhausted all ment. However, the beams outranking available H O s , stars, and planets, has the bewilderment, the new form is here turned once more to vector solutions and for the duration of 1945, and it's simple, several weeks ago produced a super Pfundamentally; the companies face, Work involving a torpedo run against a march down to the corner, do the only carrier. From latest reports, out of 910 column of the routine, march up to the torpedoes fired, about 30 hit the mark; reviewing hne, and then execute a flank the rest are still looping around Luce to come onto the final review bearing. HaU looking for a flattop last sighted on There are those individuahsts of the the wrong course, at the wrong speed, genus that exists in every unilateral or- in the wrong latimde. ganization, who still insist on turning, The Board of visitors paid its annual but no man can run into bayonets every week without learning, and by the time visit to the Naval Academy and was honof the June Week Series their dan ored with a Regimental Parade and a shoidd practically be extinct in one number of special demonstrations by Midshipmen on the various athletic and sense or another.

Having been through a series of am- body-buUding devices instaUed in the plifying stages, the post-graduation dope yard. Induded in these was a spedal for the dass of 1945 has finally been sift- miming of the Commando course by ed down to a semi-official status. Half experts from the Extra Duty Squad.

One of the D. O.'s was out on the the dass goes down at a time, the other Front Terrace the other afternoon and half going on leave. The Bachdors have quarters on the base; the married men, spotted a First Class section proceeding where they can find them, and according in a formation not listed in any of the to latest reports the search is going to current tactical digests. He dispatched his messenger at quite a long range, but be anything but easy.

The wings of Bancroft HaU have been an alert lookout sponed him, and the completely renumbered from one to six section double-timed back to the fourth in the latest Executive Bulletin. This battahon terrace. Here they dismissed master digest also hsts the new company and scattered in every available direcassignments of the succeeding first class, tion. In the meantime, the plebe reportcontinuing the rotation policy that be- ed that contact had been lost. So the officer and aide rushed to the Third Batgan with the dass of 1944.

A recent poll of the first dass (unoffi- talion Office to check up on sections that cial) showed the favorite choice for as- had reported. Finding no probable signment to duty to be Destroyers; and there, they made another fruidess search the favorite hunting grounds, the Pacific. in the Foiurth Battahon. The deploy was The latest best seller on the first class a success and the section leader saved. conduct sheets is Improper Performance However, this tj-pe of evasion only of Duty as Squad Leader. After years of works when the messenger isn't a track ignoring this group of officials in the star. Doing the one-hundred in ten flat Regiment, the upper circles have un- wiU probably be one of the qualificaleashed a campaign to "know your squad tions for messenger underway watches or else" which thus far has encountered before long if there are many simUar occurrences. a preponderence of "or else."

The new field by the stadium has been Another cloud in the skies of our happy home these days is the uniform temporarily converted to Battalion Lafor dasses held during the last drill pe- crosse and infantry driUs. Infantry comriod of the day. White works must be petition this year wUl be modified in worn, for the sake of the athletes it's that no extended order wiU be required. hinted, but some of the more pessimistic Last year it was largely a matter of which feel it is a repercussion of the reefer in- company rushed across Farragut Fidd cident in which a Fourth Batt first dass{Continued on page 64)

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Max Bishop mned up his basebaU team with an exhibition game with the Boston Red Sox and then took nvo college games in a row.

The lacrosse team, termis team, track squad and saiUng team are undefeated.

The Plebe basebaU team, with two viaories, seems headed for a good season.

singled, Don Hineman drew a pass and first sacker Bud Bowler lined a sharp single to center to drive in two runs.

The dearth of Middie hits, numbering a lowly six, was due to the tight pitching of Taylor, who is new to the Navy team this season.

Navy coach Max Bishop purposely supplied the Sox with Taylor since he wanted the oppormnity of seeing him in action and at the same time save his number one starter Paul Burdett for an official game later in the week.

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Navy's basebaU squad took advantage of three hits and six walks in the fourth inning on 5 April, to trounce New York University in the season opener, 9-1, in a seven-inning ball game.

N. Y. U.'s starting pitcher, Ralph Branca, held the Middies in check with the exception of one run in the third frame and matched Navy flinger, Paul Burdett, on the mound in the number of strikeouts through the first three innings but with two outs in the fourth, the cold weather got the best of him.

Sharp winds, marked with light snow flurries, whipped across Lawrence Field at the Academy and resulted in the early termination after the cause was hopeless for the New Yorkers.

The Violets from Gotham were unable to click against Burdett, who kept out of serious trouble until the seventh frame when he loaded the bases on three walks. However, a foul fly to the catcher and two strikeouts mrned the trick and retired the side, thus giving Navy its first official win of the 1944 season.

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Navy's 1944 basebaU team had its first formal outing on 3 April and lost an exhibition game with the American League's Boston Red Sox by a score of 7 to 3.

The two squads exchanged batteries â&#x20AC;&#x201D;^Navy using Red Sox pitcher Vic Johnson and catcher Roy Partee to start and the Sox fielding behind Middie flinger Conway Taylor and catcher Vic Finos.

The American League nine opened its display of fireworks in the second inning when shortstop Bobby Doerr was caUed safe on an error and another miscue added third baseman Jim Tabor to the bases. With these rwo on, Boston's URSINUS COLLEGE first sacker Lupien singled to right to score rwo rans and start the Sox on their Navy's pitcher, Dale MueUer, held way to victory.

Ursinus CoUege to four hits 8 April and Navy was unable to break the ice un- contributed a home run and two singles til the fourth inning when with two to lead his teammates to their second outs, Mac McKie and Lanny Zech straight victory, 9-2.

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Navy got off to an early lead in the second inning on a single by first baseman Bud Bowler, a walk to shortstop Dick Middleton and a hard line drive through the box into center field by catcher Jack Coulter, driving in Bowler for the first score.

Picking up another run in the third and two in the fourth MueUer came to bat as the first man up in the sixth frame and sent the first round-tripper of the. year out of the middie park.

Pete Tenewitz, left fielder for Ursinus, foUowed Mueller's homer with one of his own in the seventh inning with a man on base to drive in the losers' two taUies.

Fancy fielding by Navy's Lanny Zech, second sacker and third baseman Mac McKie brought the 500 or more oidookers to their feet and kept the Ursinus club well throttled throughout the fray.

BALTIMORE ORIOLES

The Baltimore Orioles of the International League trounced Navy's basebaU squad on 18 April by a score of 15-3 in an exhibition game marked by poor pitching and sloppy fielding on the part of the midshipmen.

The Orioles opened up in the first inning with a barrage of five base hits which accounted for four runs and gave starting flinger RoUie Van Slate a sufficient lead to work with during his two frames on the mound.

Van Slate was replaced successively by Sam Lowry and EIrner Burkart.

The latter gave up aU of Navy's runs on four walks and three wild pitches in the eighth and ninth innings.

Oriole outfielder Stan Benjamin and shortstop Frank Skaff accounted for a triple apiece as the Baltimore nine rapped out a total of 18 hits.

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What's the Dope 1QAA CHARLES S. SPERRY, '66, IO O O ( R ^ j ^ ^ USN, Deceased).

The launching of a new D D in honor of the late R. Adm. Charles S. Sperry inspired Mr. Roberr H. Patchin, vice president of the Grace Lines, to recaU an almost forgotten chapter in history, reported the Army and Navy Journal in its issue of 18 March 1944. The D D was laimched at the Federal Shipbuilding Co. Yard, Kearny, New Jersey, 13 March, being sponsored by Admiral Sperry's granddaughter. Miss Margaret Sperry, of Washington, D. C. Mr. Patchin, in a letter to the Washington Post wrote: Admiral Sperry was commander in chief of the Atlantic Battleship Fleet on the greater part of its cruise around the world (December 1907-February 1909).

This cruise had a profound diplomatic purpose and effect. In 1906-07 Japan flushed with recent victory over Russia took violent exception to certain anti-Japanese school and land legislation in California and to the agitation for Federal restriaion of Japanese unmigration. Relations became acute. President Roosevelt exerted his influence to modify the California attimde and Secretary of State Ehhu Root arranged a gendemen's agreement whereby Japan voluntarily restricted emigration of its laboring dass to the United States.

But having thus concihated the simation. President Roosevelt, in the summer of 1907, ordered the newly organized Atlantic Fleet of 16 batdeships to the Pacific via the Straits of MageUan. T. R.'s purpose was to show the Japanese that the square deal he had given them and his quieting of the anti-Japanese agitation was not prompted by fear or weakness.

On its cruise around the world the fleet demonstrated qualities of a high order far from its domestic bases. R. Adm. Robley D. Evans, '63, commander in chief, was obliged to haul down his flag in San Francisco on account of Ulness. He was succeeded for two months

by R. Adm. Charles M. Thomas, '65, whereupon R. Adm. Sperry became commander in chief and brought the fleet home. He was a briUiant officer and headed the Naval War CoUege.

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tect or restore. Under Admiral Sperry the fleet gained, during the voyage, in engineering and gunnery efficiency, and made a tremendous impression on aU Pacific peoples and upon Europe. Its arrival relieved the anxiety of the Austrahans and New Zealanders acutely fearful of possible Japanese encroachment.

Admiral Sperry's addresses at the various ports of caU expounded the mumal interests of the British Empire and the United States and the vital importance to them of the hnes of communication the fleet was foUowing. Having observed at dose range the effect of this voyage in the Pacific, I am convinced it quieted jingoism in Japan and averted the possibihty of war then and for long time thereafter.

The high point of the cruise came when Admiral Sperry, his flag officers and captains were received by the Mikado and Admiral Sperry expressed a hope for continued peaceful and prosperous relations with Japan. His fleet of 16 batdeships lay in nearby Yokohama Harbor. After this the fleet returned to the United States and Admiral Sperry died within the year, ending a career during which he never ceased to advocate adequate development of American sea power on Unes advocated by Mahan in which naval fighting strength should always be balanced by an adequate merchant shipping.

furnish officers for the Marines.

"He was seagoing from the day of graduation. He spent two years on training cruises before he got his Ueutenancy on 1 JiUy 1883- Subsequendy assigned to vessels of the old half-steel, halfwood Navy, he had become a captain by the time of the Spanish-American war in 1898 and had six years of Naval inteUigence work behind him. A tour of duty back at Armapohs foUowed.

"His rank of major was won during the Phihppine Insurrection where he served from 1902 to 1904. In December, 1904, he received his sUver leaves as a Ueutenant coloneL A year later, whUe commanding the Marine Barracks at Mare Island, California, Colonel Karmany was in the thick of the great San Francisco fire and earthquake. For his service, he received a commendatory letter from the Navy.

"13 May 1908, he was appointed colonel and in 1909 he was ordered again to his old station in the PhiUppines where he commanded the First Brigade for two years. His duties in the foUowing years were no less arduous, in 1912, he headed a brigade of Marines on expeditionary duty in Guantanamo, Cuba, and the next year w^as put in charge of the Second Provisional Brigade at the same base.

"Trom such batde stations, the colonel was transferred first to the Marine barracks in Washington, D. C, and then back to his former command at Mare Island.

"In 1923, Colonel Karmany retired.

He wanted to rest for a whUe and to see what he could of the world. He enjoyed strange people and exotic lands where he coidd talk over his experiences with other old soldiers. He spent several years in France and northern India.

When he retmned to the United States, he was an old man and had akeady exceeded the Biblical three-score and ten tour of duty. He spent the remainder of his time in reminiscence and rest."

IPOI HENRY B. WILSON. '81. ' "*' ' (Adm., USN-Ret.), sends in a change of address: Army and Navy Club, Washington, D. C. IQOC WILLIAM W. GELMER, I003 .g5^ (Capt., USN-Ret.), has LINCOLN KARMANY, '81, (CoL, left the Washington Sanitaiium and USMC-Ret., Deceased), the foUowing Hospital, Takoma Park, Maryland, and tribute appeared in the Marine Gazette: now may be addressed at Hotel PhUa"An old gendeman died in the Naval delphian, 39th and Chesmut, PhiladdAcademy Hospital last Christmas eve. phia. Pa. It was not important. Old gendemen die every day, only those who love them or 1 8 8 7 TAMES McKESSON BOWexpect inheritance think their going ' " * ' ' ER, '87, died in St. Francis important.

Hospital, Evanston, lUinois, 16 March "But this bmsque, mustachioed 83- 1944. year-old gentleman was also a Marine officer. He was Colonel Lincoln Kar- I Q O n JOHN H. DAYTON, '90, many and his death was the occasion for Âť * " V (V. Adm., USN-Ret.). We both affection and inheritance to the extend our sympathies to V. Adm. DayCorps. Colonel Karmany was the last of ton on the death of his wife, Nanq' R., the famous Naval Academy dass of who passed away 1 April in Jamestown, 1881, the first Annapolis group to Rhode Island.

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DOUGLAS E. DISMUKES, '90 (R. Adm., USN-Ret.), Edwin R. Andrews, '20, sends the foUowing dope on Admiral Dismukes: Noticing that the Class of 1890 was not represented in the last issue of SHIPMATE (Ed. Note: March), I thought it might be of interest to mention Rear Admiral Douglas E. Dismukes who was a member of this dass and who is doing a very fine job here in the State of Maine as Superintendent of the Maine Maritime Academy. His work as Superintendent of the Academy which now has an eiu-oUment of two hundred midshipmen has been very outstanding. In a state which has only four colleges, the addition of the Maine Maritime Academy has fiUed a long felt want, and the Admiral is highly regarded by the citizens of the state for the manner in which he has conducted his school. Two classes have been graduated numbering one hundred seventy-two members in all, thirty of whom have gone directly into the service of the U. S. Navy with the balance foUowing U. S. Maritime Commission, and receiving commissions as Ensigns in the Naval Reserve.

GEORGE EARLE GELM, '94, (Capt., USN-Ret., Deceased), died at his residence in New York on 19 March 1944. Funeral services were held at Fort Meyer Chapel with burial in Arlington Cemetery. He was a native of Jamestown, New York.

During the Spanish-American war and Phihppine insurrection he served on batdeships and during the first world war was a battleship commander. He had been assistant superintendent of the Naval Observatory in Washington, and was once editor of the Naval Observer.

At the time of his retirement in 1928, he was president of the Naval General Courts Martial at Boston.

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President Theodore Roosevelt. He later wasn't held likely that "BuU" would be was in-command of one of the Navy's "unemployed" long, since there was first torpedo boats, the CHAUNCEY. For quite a demand for his specialty—killbravery during the battle of Vera Cruz ing Japs. in 1914 he was awarded the Medal of Honor. During the World War he was 1905 HERBERT E. KAYS, '05, in command of the transport CALA'"*' (Capt., USN-Ret.), is now MARES. on duty with Headquarters, Fourteenth Commander Wainwright was retired Naval District, Pearl Harbor, Oahu, IftQQ JAMES B. GILMER, '99, in 1922 because of disability received in Hawaii. '*''' (Comdr., USN-Ret.), has the line of duty. left Mexico City and is now living in ARTHUR B. COOK, '05, (V. Adm., Afton, Virginia.

1OQ0 ERNEST E. FRIEDRICK. USN). Classmates and shipmates symI # v,# .Q3^ ^ (.^p^^ USN-Ret.), from pathize with Admiral Cook for the loss a Pacific command writes: of his wife, EUen Barker Cook, who died *'^' Adm., U S N ) , is coordinator "Have just received my November at Roosevelt Hospital, New York City, of research and devdopment, under the SHIPMATE—a trifle late . . . Mail doesn't 15 March. V. Adm. Cook is in charge Executive Offices of the Secretary, Navy move toward our area too fast nowadays, of the Caribbean naval area.

Department. unless it comes air mail.

"Notice that 1903 had a blank space CHESTER W. NIMITZ, '05, (Adm., ERNEST J. KING, 0 1 , (Adm., for November, not so good. Here's one USN), made his first report to WashingUSN), returned to his home town of for next issue: ton since he left as Chief of the old Bu"Hats off to Rear Admiral Henry D. reau of Navigation in December 1941, Lorain, Ohio, on 18 March to help launch the frigate USS LORAIN. The Cooke, USN-Ret., 1903, who is another during the early part of March. Tended LORAIN was christened by Mrs. Fred member of the class at sea, doing a lot of business, shaped up some plans, Henderson, mother of the late Major A classmate informs me he has been do- undoubtedly, was subjected to newsLofton R. Henderson, '26, USMC, who ing this for several years, and doing right papermen's cross-fire at one of Secredived to a hero's death in an attack on a weU, having risked just about every dan- tary of the Navy, the late Frank Knox's ger the war time seas have to offer. (Ed. bi-weekly press conferences, attended J»p carrier in the Batde of Midway.

Note: Security forces us to butcher just the annual White House CorresponALBERT T. RICH, '01, (CoL, USA- about aU the dope you gave us. Captain, dent's dinner, and then remrned to Pearl.

On 3 April President Roosevelt k e t ) , reports he wiU open his summer in re R. Adm. Cooke.)

"Whatever part of this information signed a bill which made Admiral Nimcottage on or about 1 May and plans to stay there untU "the frost is on the can be condensed and separated from itz one of the few men in history to repumpkins and the corn is in the bins." military secrecy wiU no doubt be of ceive an award of the Distinguished SerThe summer address is Antassawamock much interest not only to the class ot vice Medal by an act of Congress. Such 1903, but to Harry's many friends and awards are usuaUy left in the hands of Neck, Mattapoisett, Mass. the service at large (which, I might say, the Army and Navy. In some cases, were almost synonomous before the ex- however. Congress takes especial note of lOnO E D W A R D J. M A R - pansion due to the war). an award by authorizing the President ''^^ QUART, '02, (R. Adm., "I believe also that Admiral Cooke is to present the medal in the name of USN-Ret.), retired 31 March as Com- the only man in 1903 who has been inmandant of the 3rd Naval District, in jured in action—in the Philippines, Congress.

Admiral Nimitz was the subject of Nisw York, a post he had held since about 1904, when he was a Midshipan article by Joseph Driscoll in the 8 March 1942. He was succeeded by R. man."

April issue of Saturday Evening Post, Adm. WiUiam R. Monroe. After leaventitled "Admiral of the Reopened Sea. ing New York he visited his home town, CLYDE s. M C D O W E L L , ' 0 4 , When Admiral Nimitz traveled in disValparaiso, Indiana, eiuroute to Pasadena 1 Q(\A ((-^pj^ USN-Ret.), has guise from the States to Pearl in Decemwhere he now makes his home. On the I T i r t eve of the visit to Valparaiso, he told changed his address to 254 36th Street, ber 1941, the Navy would, if it had conBrooklyn 32, New York, coming to the ducted an offensive, have had to do it newsmen in New York: with needles from Mrs. Nimitz' knitting "It wiU be the first time I've worn a East Coast from San Mateo, Calif. bag, says this author. After a year of uniform in Valparaiso since I was a patience and caution, the Navy's power THOMAS E. COLLINS, '04, is City midshipman—I'U knock them for a in the Pacific began to show, and in two Engineer, Board of Public Works, Elizaloop." years has reopened the Pacific. Admiral beth, New Jersey.

Nimitz is described as a Texan who has RICHARD WAINWRIGHT, 02, a way of teUing stories to ease nervous WILLIAM F. HALSEY, '04, (Adm., tension, and as a man who keeps himself (Comdr., USN-Ret.), died on 28 March at his home at Wardour, Annapolis. USN), is looking for a job—or was as physicaUy fit for his arduous duties.

Commander Wainwright was the son of we went to press. Dispatches from the R- Adm. Richard Wainwright, executive South Pacific were referring to him as CLIFFORD PLAUCHE officer aboard the USS MAINE when it "the first American Commander in this I Q O A was blown up in Havana Harbor, and war to wind up a complete campaign." I TWO MEYER, '06, (Capt., USMO who later took part in the destruction With the occupation of Emirua Island Deceased). Word has reached SHIPof Admiral Cervera's fleet off Santiago, on 10 March, trapping approximately MATE of the death of Captain Meyer of Cuba, and accepted the Spanish admiral's 100,000 Japs in areas to the south. Ad- coronary thrombosis in Washington, miral Halsey's campaign came to an end and subsequent burial in Arlington sword in surrender.

An officer aboard the USS LOUISIANA, as his thrust joined General MacArthur's Cemetery.

Captain Meyer was a direct descenCommander Wainwright sailed around prong from New Guinea and both apAe world with the "Great White Fleet" proached a junction with Admiral Nim- dant of Gen. Jean Baptiste Plauche, who (see 1866 class notes) on orders ol itz' forces from the Central Pacific. It fought with Gen. Andrew Jackson at MAY, 1 9 4 4

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He was also a nephew of the late Gen. Adolph J. Meyer, Representative from Louisiana from the 52nd through the 60th Congress. Gen. Meyer fought in the Civil War in the Army in Northern Virginia.

Born in New Orleans, Capt. Meyer was the son of the late Cassius J. Meyer, New Orleans stock broker. He entered the Naval Academy as a Midshipman in May 1902, resigning in June 1904 to accept a commission in the Marine Corps.

He served in the Philippines and as commander of the Marine Barracks, Key West, Florida, before retiring with the rank of captain in 1916.

Resident of Washington for 18 years, Capt. Meyer had managed the insurance department of a real estate firm in recent years.

IQfl? ROBERT C GIFFEN, '07, I7U/ (Y A j ^ ^ USN), has been nominated and corffirmed as a three-star admiral. "Ike," a task-force commander under Admiral Halsey's SoPac command has been detached and is headed for new duties slightly closer to Crabtown, where he makes his home.

J O H N B. RHODES, '07, (Comdr., USN-Ret.), reports an attack of coro36

ROBERT P. WATERS, '08; gives his present address as 1501 Calois Drive, Miami Beach 41, Fla. CHARLES R. NORRIS, 08, (Comdr..

USNR), sends a new address: Room 1006, DuPont Building, Miami, Fla. JOHN W. BARNETT, '08, on die letterhead of The Babcock and Wilcox Company, boUermakers, informs us he has removed from Long Beach, California, and may now be reached at 1158 Fifth Avenue, New York City.

EDMUND R. NORTON, 08, (Capt., USN-Ret.), reports a new address: 131 Elm Street, South Dartmouth, Massachusetts.

J. ARTHUR NELSON, 08, also carries a new post office listing: 4 Searles Road, Darien, Connecticut.

WILLLAM R. MUNROE, '08, (R. Adm., USN), has taken over command of the Third Naval District, 90 Church Street, New York, N. Y.

Gen., USA), has changed his home address from Washington to 66 Poplar Street, Garden City, Long Island, N . Y. 1Q11 RICHARD S. FIELD, 11, ' ' ' • (Capt., USN-Ret.), whose address is Rt. 3, RockviUe, Maryland, writes: To classmates who remember the Severn cruise in the summer of 1907, I recaU BuUy Richardson, 1910. BuUy was an aU-time footbaU star, barrel chested, ham fisted, beUowing and bald. To us plebes he looked at least thirty. A battering ram of a man if I ever saw one.

BuUy had charge of our table and before each meal while we did not say "grace" we had one unvarying rimal designed by BuUy to amuse him and make us salty.

"Strike the beU eight!" he shouted, as soon as we were seated. Bong-bong, bong-bong, bong-bong, bong-bong, on the coffee pot rapped out the plebe at the other end of the table. Then alternately from one side of the table to the other and down its length we "passed the haiL"—"Starboard cathead a bright light."—"Port cathead a bright Ught"— Starboard gangway."—"Port gangway."

—"Starboard hfebuoy."—"Port Ufebuoy." Then Bidly woidd order, "Pip-ant the sugar, Mr. Gibbs." (The word was not pip.) and Tucker Gibbs would caU out, "Pip-ant Ho!"—^"Where away?" responded BuUy. "Dear ahead in the sugar bowl." Then Bully, "Quartermaster how does she steer?" EUis Stone, permanent steersman, repUed, "The vessd refuses to answer the helm, sir, she's no damned good." Then we could eat.

ROY PFAFF, '11, (Capt., U S N ) , has HUGH J. KNERR, '08, (Maj. Gen., left the bridge of the USS , USA), was recendy revealed as the chief of the Army Air Forces Air Service and come ashore to the Naval Ordnance Command for the Strategic Air Forces Plant, Macon, Ga. in Britain. His job: to keep the bomber AARON S. "TIP" MERfleets flying over Europe.

RILL, '12, ( R Adm., U S N ) , 1 Ong THEODORE STARK WIL- after months in the South Pacific where I7U7 KINSON, '09, ( R Adm., he commanded cruisers and task forces, USN), has received a DSM from Ad- has come ashore, and wiU take over as miral Halsey in recognition of his work director. Office of Public Relations, Navy as commander of amphibious forces in Department, Washington about 1 June. the Solomons Islands campaign.

CARLETON H. WRIGHT, 12, (R. Adm., USN), told the Commonwealth 1910 LAWRENCE F. REIFSNI- Qub, Frisco, of his experiences as a *'*^ DER '10, (Commodore, skipper in the South Pacific. "AccordUSN), has been awarded the DSM for ing to Japanese reports I cannot possibly his accomplishments as commander of be present here today," he told d u b an amphibious Force Transport Group. members on 17 March, pointing out that He was in tactical command of the en- although two of his flag ships had been tire transport group in the assault on torpedoed, and three other ships under BougainviUe 1 November 1943. his command received the same treatment, only one was lost, although the JAMES A. OBRIEN, '10, (Lt. Col., enemy daimed aU were sunk.

USA-Ret.), is on duty with the Historical Section, Army War CoUege, WashGEORGE H. FORT, 12, (R. Adm., ington, D. C. USN), has been awarded the Legion of Merit for meritorious condua in comFOLLETT BRADLEY, '10, (Maj. manding ships participating in the cap-

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JOSEPH R. REDMAN, '14, LEON S. FISKE, '16, (Capt., U S N ) , " ' ^ (R. Adm., U S N ) , Director sends in his new address: 727 "C" Aveof Naval Communications, is readying a nue, Coronado, California.

FRANCIS E. M. WHITING, '12, (R. plan for merging of all American interAdm., USN), who had been commander national communications services into a 1 9 1 7 ROBERT G. TOBIN, '17, of a southeast Pacific Force, on 4 April single privately owned system. ' ' ' ' (Capt., USN), has been prewas named head of the newly created sented with a gold star in lieu of a third 17 th Naval Distria, comprising Alaska 1 9 1 A OSBORNE B. HARDISON, Navy Cross for heroism as skipper of a and the Aleutians, with headquarters at " ' " '16, (R. Adm., USN), Chief cruiser in action against the Japs in the Adak. of Naval Air Primary Training, was Solomons in the Bougainville landing. awarded the Legion of Merit during ROBERT S. OGG, '17, (Capt., igiO P A U L HENDREN, '13, ceremonies conducted 21 March at the '^''' (Capt., U S N ) , is an article headquarters station of the Command in USMS), was "drowned and buried at entided "Invasion's Sunday Punch, ap- Kansas City. The award was made in sea," while master of a convoy vessel, pearing in the 1 April issue of the Sat- the name of Admiral Halsey and was the war Shipping Administration has urday Evening Post, told the story of earned by "exceptionally meritorious announced. the Salerno attack as seen by him from conduct" as Commander Fleet Air, the bridge of the cruiser PHILADELPHIA, South Pacific, during the period from 21 WILLIAM G. LUDLOW, '17, (Capt., known as the "GaUoping Ghost," be- AprU 1943 to 10 January 1944. Ad USN), writes from the bridge of the cause of the many Nazi claims she had miral Hardison had won a Navy Cross USS , "I wish you to know been sunk. He calls that action the "pat- for his service as skipper of the ENTER- that I enjoy both SHIPMATE and Registern for the amphibious warfare to PRISE. ter of Graduates a great deal and feel which we are committed, east and west." they are a great link between the grads This war is teaching the Germans, he LINTON HERNDON, '16, (Comdr., of the Naval Academy, especially at dedared, that world conquest cannot be USN), may be reached at 1424 Ex- this time when so little is known of carried out without overwhelming sea change Building, Office of AIM, Seattle, one's friends and classmates." power.

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1 Ql Q LELAND P. LOVETTE, '18, (Capt., USN), who came EDWARD P. SAUER, '16, (Capt., ' ' ' ° CHARLIE P. McFEATERS, '13, (Capt., USN), is now at the Naval R. USN), is Assistant Commandant, Thir- ashore early in 1942 to direct the Office O. 'T. C. Unit, Duke Univer^ty, Dur- teenth Naval District, Exchange Build- of Public Relations, Navy Department, wiU turn over his command to R. Adm ing, Seattle 14, Washington. ham, N. C.

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Kelley, Comdr. and Mrs. A. M. Loker, Capt. and Mrs. A. Macondray, Comdr. and Mrs. W. McDowell, Capt. and Mrs. Logan McKee, Lt. Comdr. and Mrs. L. W. Morrow, Comdr. and Mrs. W. S. Price, Capt. and Mrs. J. A. Roberts, Capt. and Mrs. E. E. Roth, Capt. and Mrs. C. H. Sanders, Capt. and Mrs. R. F. Yager.

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R. E. Butterfield, Mrs. T. O. CuUins, Capt. and Mrs. Duncan Curry, Mrs. Donald Giles, Capt. and Mrs. G. G. Herring, Lt. Comdr. and Mrs. H. H. HubbeU, Capt. and Mrs. R. E. Jasperson, Capt. and Mrs. T. J. Kelley, Lt. Comdr. and Mrs. N. C. Maney, Capt. and Mrs. W. Nyquist, Comdr. and Mrs. S. S. Purves, Lt. and Mrs. W. H. Sewell, Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Willis, Capt. and Mrs. T. R. EDWARD D. WALBRIDGE, '18, LISLE J. MAXSON, '20, (Capt., Wirth.

(Capt., USN-Ret.), is the Director for USN), sends his new address as c/o the 8th Naval District of the Office of Brewster Aeronautical Corporation, 34ARNOLD J. ISBELL, '21, (Capt., Naval Officer Procurement, New Or- 01 38th Ave., Long Island City 1, New USN), has received the DSM for serleans, La. York, and admonishes us to "omit flow- vices as skipper of the carrier escort USS ers." on anti-submarine duty in JAMES FIFE, '18, (Commodore, the Atlantic. The entire crew of the EUGENE W. MANTEL, '20, (Lt. USN), comes ashore for duty with USS was cited by President Cominch, Navy Department, Washing- Comdr., USN-Ret.), is CO. of the V-12 Roosevelt. Arnold, being a bashful lad, unit at California Instimte of Technolton, D. C. didn't do any horn-tooting about it, in ogy, Pasadena, California. fact kept the award so quiet, his good GORDON B. SHERWOOD, 18, wife learned about it oidy when friends TERRY BRYAN MOREHOUSE, (Capt., USN), is with headquarters, called to' congramlate her after reading '20, doing his job at the Naval Research 'Thirteenth Naval District, Seattle 14, about it in the papers. When the first Laboratory, resides at 4430 Quarles St., Washington. friend called to congramlate Marguerite N.E., Washington, D. C. after reading the story in a Washington morning newspaper, Marguerite re1Q1Q GEORGE C. DYER, '19, FORD H. MACELVAIN, '20, (Lt. sponded: ' ' â&#x20AC;˘ ' (Capt., USN), has been Comdr., USN-Ret.), from the Office of "For Heaven's sake! I didn't know awarded the Gold Star in lieu of a sec- Naval Inspector of Ordnance, The Midthat.

Isn't that just like "Buster' not to ond Legion of Merit for outstanding vale Company, Philadelphia 40, Pa., tell me." service during the invasion of Italy last writes: September.

"After being in ship conversion and RALPH E. BUTTERFIELD, '21, repair in Mobile and then in Ordnance PHILIP V. SULLIVAN, '19, (Lt. Inspection at U. S. Rubber Company, (Capt., USN). Classmates and shipComdr., USN-Ret.), is in command of Charlotte, I landed this billet at Midvale mates send sympathy to Ralph for the an amphibious unit, and has his base set nearly a year ago. To an old "steel" man loss of his wife who died in their home up and functioning. this assignment is seat A-1 in Heaven." at Wardour, Annapolis, early in March.

PHILIP R. KINNEY, '20, (Capt., Aaron S. Merrill about 1 June and assume a command at sea. At his bi- USN), has been awarded the Legion of weekly press conference on 14 April, Merit by V. Adm. Jonas H. Ingram for Secretary of Navy, the late Frank Knox services as Communication Officer, announced the change and praised Cap- South Atlantic Force. tain Lovette for the fine job he has done ERIK L. ANDERSON, '20, C. L. U., in handling the Navy's press relations.

Manager of the Travelers Insurance ELMER V. IVERSON, '18, (Lt. Agency, Mercantile Trust Bldg., BaltiComdr., USN-Ret.), gives his address as more 2, Maryland.

825 Madison Avenue, New York City.

ROWLAND D. HILL, JR., '20, VAUGHN BAILEY, '18, (Comdr., (Comdr., USN-Ret.), writes us from a U S N ) , on duty in Washington with the warmer climate.

Joint Intelligence Study Publishing Board, gives his new residence address WILLIAM E. MAXWELL, '20, (Lt. as 1215 29th Street, N.W., Washing Col., USMC), is on duty at<he Marine ton, D. C. Base, San Diego 40, California.

I Q9fl ^^^^ ^- J- SABALOT, '20, I 7ZU (Capt., USN), was among the repatriates brought home aboard the GRIPSHOLM early in March. He was the former naval attache at Vichy and was interned when the Anglo-American force invaded North Africa.

HERBERT C. RUST, '20, (Lt. Comdr,. USN-Ret.), is on duty with the United States Naval Forces in Europe.

FRANCIS P. OLD, '20, (Capt., USN), has been awarded the Legion of Merit for services during the Salerno landing, when he "coordinated the highly complex plans for the employment of the naval task force composed of many AUied units of different types and characteristics in establishing the invasion forces ashore on enemy-held territory."

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Echo of the Oyster Roast given by '21-ers on Samrday, 22 April 1944 at the Skeet Club, North* Severn, just across the river from Alma Mater.

Arrangements of the delightful affair were in the hands of Captain T. J. Kelley and "all hands" appeared to enjoy very much what will probably be the last opportunity this year to enjoy Maryland's delightful Chincoteague oysters. Those present from Washington and vicinity at the picnic were: Capt. and Mrs. L. A. Abercrombie, Capt. and Mrs. R. Belch, Capt. and Mrs. H. A. Carlisle, Capt. and Mrs. W. R. Cook, Comdr. and Mrs. John D. Corrigan, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Costello, Lt. Comdr. and Mrs. G. S. Dalkowitz, Capt. and Mrs. T. Dell, Lt. Comdr. and Mrs. C. W. Duncan, Capt. and Mrs. E. Graves, Lt. Comdr. and Mrs. R. T. Kain, Capt. and Mrs. M. R.

CARL KOOPS, '21, (Lt. Comdr., USNR), enroute south and westward stopped long enough in San Francisco to chortle, via the mail, as foUows: "After Norfolk and Washington tours of duty I feel very happy and lucky to be underway for my new duties."

WILBUR A. WIEDMAN, '21, (Comdr., USNR), writes: "Have been on active duty since January '41, sea duty since June '41. Am now, and have been on USS since commissioning about a year and a half ago. Relieved King Driedorff, '19, as skipper last month, he remaining aboard as division commander, counselor and guide you might say. Amphibious work in the Atlantic has been our specialty. Occasionally run across classmates here and there in our travels. My regards to all of them on other stations.

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M. HAMILTON "HAM" WALCASPER H. EICKS, '21, (Lt., U S N ) , sends a new home address: 100 Groton LACE, '22, (Lt. Comdr., USNR), is on Street, Forest Hills, Long Island, New duty with the Office of Bureau of Aeronautics Representative, 611 Van Nuys York.

Building, 210 West Seventh Street, Los GEORGE W. GILLIAM, '21, (Lt. Angeles 5, California.

Comdr., USNR), is Industrial Manager for the 8th Naval District, 1 Canal St., IQOO ALFRED H. RICHARDS, New Orleans, Louisiana.

I7XJ .23^ (Comdr., USN), has been awarded the Navy Cross and the ROBERT STRITE, '21, (Comdr., Legion of Merit for the sweU job he did USNR), has come ashore and may be sweeping mines from the Anzio and Sareached at 2845 S. Buchanan Street, Fairlerno harbors. lington, Arlington, Virginia.

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DEL AMER L. JONES, '21, (Lt. Comdr., USN), has removed from San Diego to San Francisco, 775 25th Ave.

1Q99 DONALD S. EVANS, '22, ' ^^^ (Capt., USN), has received EDWARD S. MULHERON, '23, two gold stars in Ueu of a second and (Lt., USN-Ret.), writes: third Legion of Merit for services in the Have had a tough time during the Mediterranean. .past year—^Mercedes, my wonderful one, passed away on the fifth of March WILLIAM BOWEN AULT, '22, at Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, (Comdr., USN, Deceased): The USS Maryland, after a long iUness. She was AULT, a new heavy D D has been named the first dependent ever to be admitted in honor of Bill Ault who sank an air- and they reaUy treated us like royal craft carrier and was reported missing guests. She was buried at Arlington. the next day in the Battle of the Coral Henry Henderman, '23, Bob Butschy Sea. and C. L. Hansen, '18, Joie Ray, '29, and George Koch, '33, and WUbur Page, RUSSELL G. S T U R G E S , '22, were among the honoraries.

(Comdr., USN), exec, on a BB, has a SHIPMATE, classmates and friends aU serious problem, it was reported by extend our deepest sympathies.

John A. Moroso, AP correspondent with the Atlantic Fleet. "A sailor on his ship WILLIAM J. KOUNTZ, '23, (Lt., dives into the arms of Bacchus every USNR), is now stationed in the routing time the vessel makes port and often forgets to remrn to the ship when his office. Naval Operating Base, Kodiak, liberty is up," Moroso related in one of Alaska. his dispatches.

JOSEPH T. LUSIGNAN, JR„ '23, is "Smrges recently took the culprit aside and asked him what punishment he executive engineer for the OhioJ^Brass thought he deserved, "rhe bluejacket Company, Mansfield, Ohio. promptly suggested that he be restricted to the ship for the duration. The comMELANCHTHON W. BRATHmander is debating the legality and wis- WAITE, '23, (Capt., CAC), recendy dom of such an order." remrned from duty on the West Coast.

He visited SHIPMATE and recorded his HUBBARD FREDERICK GOOD- home address as East New Market, DorWIN, '22, (Comdr., USN), became the chester County, Maryland. father of a son, born 18 Febmary, at the Puget Sound Naval Hospital, christened • JUSTIN S. FITZGERALD, '23, John Frederick. A note from Mrs. (Conidt., U S N ) , is now stationed at Goodwin reports this event, and also NTS, Farragut, Idaho, and is bunking tells lis that at the time of writing Hub- in Quarters C. bard was unaware of his good formne.'

The Goodwins make their home at 1408 1094 HENRY C. DOAN, '24, Burwell, Bremerton, Washington. assumed ' ^^^ (Comdr., USN), ELMER E. MEYERS, '22, (Lt., command of NAAS, KingsviUe Field, USNR), is on duty at the Naval Bar- Texas, on 23 February. He went to the racks, Naval Supply Depot, Oakland 4, NATC following duty in the Atlantic as skipper of an aircraft tender.

California.

REUEL E. SMITH, '22, (Lt. Comdr., USNR), now on duty in Washington with BuShips, lives at 5538 Johnson Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland.

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WILLIAM D. WRIGHT, JR., '23, (Capt., U S N ) , has been awarded the Legion of Merit for services as commanding officer of a landing craft flotiUa during the invasion of Sicily.

NEILL PHILLIPS, '24, (Comdr., USN), is Training Officer at the Amphibious Training Base, Solomons, Maryland.

JAMES B. RICKETTS, '24, (Capt., SC, USN), is on duty with the Naval Air Operadonal Training Command, NAS, Jacksonville, Fla. SAMUEL G. KELLY, '24, (Capt., USN), on duty in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, sends in the following: HUBERT M. HAYTER, '24, (Comdr., USN, Deceased), was lost in the batde of Tassafaronga. His wife recendy christened the destroyer escort USS HAYTER on 16 March 1944, at the Navy Yard, Charleston, S. C. Just prior to the christening, she addressed the following remarks: "Because of the eflforts of many people, this ship is ready to come alive, and to take her place in the Navy of the United States of America. It must be inspiring to know that because of this ship, and through her officers and men, the name of Commander Hayter and his gallant spirit continues in the service he loved so weU. I wish for the HAYTER and her complement Godspeed and good formne."

BERTRAM "BERT" KALISCH, '24, (Lt. CoL, USA), from overseas sends a V-mailer, from which we quote: "Have not encountered any of '24 around so far, but expect to in the near fumre. Had the oppormnity of meeting General Brereton (Lewis H. Brereton, '11) who said there are a number of Academy graduates in the Air Forces and Army.

"Prior to leaving the States, the ancient and honorable Midtown '24 Lunch Club of New York was again" starting to function with charter members J. J. Whalen, E. P. Kerns, A. C. Horsch, W. L. MeUon and yours truly in attendance.

WhUe current business abroad with A. Hider prevents my being there for some time, I trust the remaining charter members wiU continue to get together.

"Think it would be a good idea for '24 and' the other classes to list their sons in the service. As a starter I offer the name of Bertram Kalisch, Jr., who is now a Pvt. in the U. S. Marines."

CLIFFORD L. ALDERMAN, '24, (Lt. Comdr., USNR), has been transferred from conunand of the Navy V12 Unit at Millsaps CoUege, Jackson, Mississippi, to command of the V-12 Unit at Middlebury CoUege, Middlebury, Vermont.

BROMFIELD B. NICHOLS, '24, (Capt., USN), is on duty at the NAS, Seattle, Washington.

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"Beheve me it is a very comfortable feehng, right here in range of "Jerry' artiUery, to look out to sea and see destroyers, cruisers, etc.—both ours and Brirish—^letting go with their gims, firing over our heads at the German positions. This co-ordination between Aimy, Navy and Air Force is marvdous."

1Q97 HAROLD S. HARNLY, '27, *'^' (Comdr., U S N ) , and Mrs. Harnly announce the birth of a son, Thomas Shepard, weighing seven pounds, at USNA hospital on 5 ApriL

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went down with his ship, USS MEREDITH, in the batde of Guadalcanal, 16 October 1942, was launched 24 March 1944 at Staten Island, with Harry's 16year-old daughter, Jean, as the sponsor.

Six months before he and his ship went down, Harry commanded a D D which was a part of the screen for the HORNET on the Shangri-La Tokyo raid.

W . GORDON "SLLM" BEECHER, '25, (Comdr., USN), who dashes off popular songs, heard two of them premiered in recent weeks on nation-wide radio network shows. In March his "American Song" was premiered over an NBC network; whUe on Easter Sunday, Al Pierce (Blue) sang his latest "Countin' On You." Slim is Executive Director, Office of Pubhc Relations, Navy Department, Washington.

(Lt., USNR), who has been doing ACI work, writes from Box 35, NAS, JacksonviUe, Florida: "Since returning to the fold in 1942, have run across quite a few former dassmates and former academy friends.

Served for a time with Commander Bruner, '27, in Alaska—^had many a hot bridge game, which served to keep the mind off other deficiencies of the area.

"Had a series of interesting visits to the Salt Lake after Komandorski affair and saw Commanders Koby and Brewer.

"LocaUy there are a number of '26 USN and USNR—have seen Ed. Bernet —and through him have had some bits of news of others—^Yates StirUng III is also here at Jax. W e did see each other at Dutch Harbor and must have retiurned to the States about the same time."

FRANK F. "BUCK" FOUNTAIN, ROBERT I. COLEMAN, '25, (Lt. Comdr., USNR), sends in a new ad- ,26, (Capt., AUS), who is in Ordnance, dress: 21 Nathan Court, Waterbiuy 29, writes from the Anzio beachhead under date of 15 March: Connecticut.

"Since leaving the States last June I spent three months in Africa and then FREDERIC BELL, JR., "25, has been appointed Manager of the Chicago made the Salerno landing with the 5th Branch of the Felker Manufacmring Army. Have been foUowing right up Company, Torrance, California. "We with the 5 th Army ever since, going manufacmre Diamond Abrasive Tools through Salerno, Pompeii, Naples, Cawhich tools are doing a pretty big job pua, Caserta, Pietramelara, Venafro, San Pietro, San Vittore, and then a month towards the war effort," writes Fred. ago came up here on this beachhead.

There has been a lot of work, much mud, 199A F I T Z H U G H LEE, '26, and plenty of aaion. These Italian I7ZO (Comdr., U S N ) , was mar- mountains, while very beautifid, are ried on 16 March in San Francisco to very rough and when "Jerry' sets up his Harriet Davis Tyler. defensive positions in them it is very rough work in deaning him out. HowCHARLES T. MACDONALD, '26, ever everyone has been doing a marvel-

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MONRO M. RIKER, '27, (Comdr^' U S N ) , is "at sea."

DAVID J. WALSH, '27, (Comdr, USNR), C O . at Motor Torpedo Boat Squadrons Training Center, Portsmouth, MelviUe, R. I., writes: "I took over command from BiU Specht about five months ago and haven't had a single duU moment since.

BUI is StiU coimected with the PT program in one of the forward areas in a position of great responsibUity, and from all reports is doing his usual splendid job of administrauon and organization. Allan Montgomery, who was connected with the boats for about two years, has just been detached from Miami for another important but different assigimient. I recaU that about a year ago I wrote you giving quite a bit of data about people in '27, and I regret at this time I can not come through with some additional dope. However, the pressure has been so great during my past eight or nine inonths that I have had htde time for anything but carrying on the job at hand. InddentaUy, I might add that Roscoe Hughes suddenly popped in on me from Opnav the other day, and we had an aU too brief oppormnity to discuss personal matters concerning the dass."

WALLACE M. HUCK, '27, (Lt, USNR), writes: "I have been on duty since January 1941 in the New York office of the Inspector of Naval Material, at 30 Church Street, as a sort of Jack-of-aU-trades. In some of the office dassifications I am known as an Industrial Engineer, Production Engineer, Contract Distribution Officer, etc., but reaUy my job is applier of mrpentine par excellence to delinquent Navy contractors. It is a duty I enjoy for Vf/o reasons: one, I can acmaUy see the results of my efforts, and I have the first boss I have ever had who is a real inspiration to me.

"In '38 I sold my business and started farming. In January '411 persuaded the Navy that it could use men, and have

been in this office since reporting for duty at that time.

"The farm is in Oldwick, New Jersey, near SomerviUe, about fifty miles from New York City, and I commute.

"I have seen several dassmates at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, including Commanders "Sickes" Baily, "Ducky" EdsaU, Qarence Boyd, "Shorty" Heald, F. C. V. McCune, Al Heckey, aU of whom are Destroyer or Destroyer Escort squadron Conamanders. Lt. Comdr. Ted Schirmeyer is on duty at the yard in the Degaussing Division. "Biff" Bowling came through sometime ago with his gang of PT boats, scrappier than ever. Several months ago Lt. Comdr. "Van" Wanslow went down to Canal Zone to take command of a PT Supply Base. As I see these dassmates and read of others whose exploits are well known to us aU, I'm more than proud of the records they're making. I shaU always envy them.

"Wish this damn conflagration would get over with, so I can go back to the farm and Uve again and aU our pals and those dear to us woidd quit being shot at.'"

E M M E T T J. SULLFV^AN, '27, (Comdr., U S N ) , sends word of a tratisfer from NAS, TiUamook, Oregon, to Naval Auxiliary Air Facility, Del Mar, CaUfornia.

WILLIAM HENRY ASHFORD, JR., address is 2527 Navy Building, Wash'27, (Comdr., U S N ) , is C. O. of the Aux- ington 25, D. C , is back ashore after a iliary Air Station, Green Cove Springs, lengthy stretch at sea in cruisers. He Florida. sends this along: A small number of '28ers who happen JOE W. BOULWARE, '27, (Comdr., USN), teUs us he has left for D D duty to be in and around Washington were able to get together for a short, but pleasat sea. ant and enjoyable luncheon at the WaHARRY R. HORNEY, '27, (Comdr., tergate Inn on 29 February. Those presUSN), is in the office of the DCNO ent were: Comdr. L. F. Freiburghouse, (Air) in the Navy Department, and Lt. C. R. Boss, Comdr. Thomas W . lives with wife Mary and 12-year-old Jones, George H. Moffett, Comdr. J. F. daughter Ann at 1623 Mt. Eagle Place, Quilter, Comdr. John Quinn, Comdr. M. G. Johnson, Comdr. M. R. Gerin, Alexandria, Virginia.

Comdr. Wm. F. Raborn, Comdr. Albert LELAND RALPH LAMPMAN, '27, O. Momm, Lt. Martin Merson, Comdr.

(Comdr., USN), from DD's in the Pa- A. J. Walden, John T. Kent, Comdr. J. cific writes: "We are having a wonder- Leon Collis, Comdr. James S. Bierer, ful time."

Comdr. C. B. Watts, Col. T. G. Ennis, Comdr. R. C. Peden, Comdr. George E. TIMOTHY F. DONOHUE, '27, King, Comdr. A. J. Fay, Comdr. C. M. (Comdr., U S N ) , is at Little Creek, Vir- Bowley, Comdr. J. H. Brett, Jr., Comdr. ginia, where he is training crews for P. G. Stokes. minecraft, and commanding minecraft shakedowns.

1gog JAMES AUSTIN COLLETT, ^2% (Lt. Comdr. USN, DeROBERT S. FORD, '27, (Comdr., I TX.1 USN), is now out of Naval Hospital, St. ceased), was honored on 9 March at Albans, Long Island, and says he may be Bath, Maine, when a D D bearing his reached at 105-05 69th Avenue, Forest name was launched, under the sponsorship of his mother, Mrs. Ruth D. BaughHiUs, Long Island, N . Y. man, of Washington. Lt. Comdr. CoUett IQOQ PHILLIP G. STOKES, '28, was C O . of torpedo squadron ten, at! 7.^0 (Comdr., USN), whose dut>' tached to the USS ENTERPRISE.

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RODERICK S. ROONEY, '29, (Comdr., USN, Deceased), was the skipper of the submarine, USS CORVINA, which was officially declared "presumed to be lost" by the Navy Department, in a communique issued 15 March.

CHARLES R. F E N T O N , '29, (Comdr., USN), is on duty at OpNav., Washington, D. C , his duty. Advance Air Bases. Charlie was awarded the Navy Qoss for distinguished service in the Coral Sea batde and other Pacific raids as C O . of VF's. He lives at 3872 Porter Street, N . W., Washington.

ELDON L. SAMS, '29, now lives at 1109 S. Highland Avenue, Oak Park, lUinois. igon WILLIAM A. MOFFETT, I 7JW >3Q^ (Comdr., USN), of 7200 Hampden Lane, Bethesda, Maryland, has been presented the Air Medal for services as CO. of a bombing squadron in the Solomon Islands area. The citation praises his "expert airmanship and tenacious devotion to duty" during "intense aerial activity" (1 January to 1 September, 1943) when he led his squadron in "niunerous hazardous patrol, reconnaissance and attack missions, often in the face of heavy enemy opposition and extremely adverse weather conditions."

MILTON D. FAIRCHILD, '30, (Lt. Comdr., USN-Ret.), has been transferred from the Midshipmen's School, Notre Dame, to Advance Base, Personnel Depot, San Bruno, California.

WARREN H. McCLAIN, '30, (Comdr., USN), is ashore at the New York Navy Yard, after five and a half years of sea duty, the last year of which was spent skippering a D D in the Pacific. He is living at 626 Wynnewood Road, Pelham Manor 65, New York.

ROBERT S. TROWER, III, '30, (Lt. Comdr., USN), is on with the Amphibious Training Command, Norfolk, and lives at 8136 Cottage ToU Road, Norfolk 5, Va. igoi JAMES O. BIGLOW, '31, ' '*" (Comdr., USN), has been appointed Assistant BuAer Representative at the Glenn L. Martin Company in Baltimore. This shore post foUows three years in the Pacific, where Jim served on the staffs of V. Adms. P. N. L. Bellinger and John H. Towers.

DONALD J. MACDONALD, '31, (Comdr., U S N ) , has been awarded "more decorations in this war than any other officer in the naval service," ac44

^QOO THOMAS H. MORTON, lyOO .33^ (Lf Comdr., USN), after two and a half years' duty in London recently returned to the States and FRANCIS M. PETERS, '31, (Comdr., spent his leave visiting in Annapolis.

USN), has been awarded the Silver Star for conspicuous bravery as skipper of a PAUL W. BURTON, '33, (Lt. high-speed minelayer during action Comdr., USN), was among those listed against Jap forces in support of landing as missing when the Navy Department operations on Rendova and New Geor- announced the loss of the MACAW, a gia Islands. sub rescuer, or which he was the skipper. The M A C A W went down after ANDREW L. YOUNG, jR.,* '31, striking a coral reef in the Pacific 13 (Comdr., USN), sends in a new ad- February. dress: 953 North Edinburgh Avenue, Los Angeles 46, California.

KENNETH COY PHILLIPS, '33, (Lt. Comdr., U S N ) , was also listed as CARLTON C LUCAS, '31, (Lt. missing by the Navy Department when Comdr., USN), has assumed duties as it announced the sinking of the DE USS Training Officer, NATC, Corpus Christi, LEOPOLD. The LEOPOLD, of which Ken Texas. He formerly was C O . of the In- was the skipper, went down as the result structor's School, Rodd Field. of "an underwater explosion" in the Atlantic on 10 March.

ALVIN F. RICHARDSON, '31, (Comdr., USN), from the Pacific writes: WILLIAM R. ""BILL" KANE, '33, "I see a few of the members of '31 (Lt. Comdr., USN), from a Pacific Fleet from time to time. Craig Veasey is in Air Group, writes: the same squadron with me, and at the "We all enjoy mrning to the page that present time I am enjoying the pleasure contains dope on our classmates. That's of having my naval academy roommate, the first thing I do, and I always regret Harold Payson, secured alongside. Some- that there isn't more. But then, if the day in the not too distant fumre I hope rest were like I have been (get that we shall be able to get a good bunch to- have been), there wouldn't be anything gether to talk over the simation in gen- there at aU. So far as I'm concerned, eral." that's aU changed now, and here goes for all the class dope I've accumulated in 1goo WILLIAM A. STUART, '32, the last year and a half. *'**^ (Lt. Comdr., USN), is on ""A brief resimie of my activities folduty at NAS, Corpus Christi, Texas, liv- lows: I took myself and family to Haing at Quarters SS-2. He has come a- waii in 1940 for my first tour of shore shore after Atlantic duty on a carrier. dutyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;^NAS Pearl Harbor. Was there when the 'Blitz' struckâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;was O.O.D., as HUGH B. SEVERS, '32, (Lt. (jg), a matter of fact. Evacuated the family (I have a boy, age 8, and a girl, 4) and USNR), writes: "I am no longer a Sp. 1/c ( R ) but am settled down to the serious business of Lt. (jg) at Fort Schuyler for advanced trying to promote some orders back to training. The wife and two boys are at the carrier Navy. FinaUy succeeded with Glascow, Kenmcky, for the duration. much able assistance from a few people Don't know where or when, but it looks whose memory I shall hold dear to my last day, and I went to the South Pacific like sea duty soon." as Jim Fladey's executive officer in a VF OSCAR A. HEINLEIN, '32, (Lt. squadron.

Col., AAF), has remrned from duty in "I succeeded Jim as C O . the foUowing the Pacific theater and may be reached February when he was ordered to comat 512 Milam Building, San Antonio, mand Air Group 5. W e remrned to the Texas. continent in May, 1943, had a month's leave, and then reformed the air group.

MAXIMILIAN G. SCHMIDT, '32, Dick Poor reported in as C O . of the (Comdr., USN, Deceased), was the bombers at this time. In November we skipper of the submarine, USS SCOR- headed west, stopped off awhile in the PION, which the Navy Department of- Hawaiian Islands, and have continued ficially declared "presumed to be lost" heading westward since. Recendy I took on 22 March. over command of the Air Group. Bud Schumann, '39, reUeving me of the ROLAND E. STIELER, '32, (Comdr., fighters.

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ihan life and assisting ably in the First Lieutenant's department. Dick Poor I've mentioned.

"Ran into Pete Searcy the other day.

He has a composite group on one of our smaller flat tops. John Phillips commands an Air Group and made a name for himself recendy when he shot down two Betty's one night, busting up a night torpedo attack on his carrier. Paul Buie commands a VF squadron and his squadron has set an enviable record in action.

Clarence White has a desk with ComAirPac and is trying like hell to get back to active flying. He, you know, commanded a VF squadron when it set such a grand record at Guadalcanal last summer. Also in that Air Group were Baron von Jacoby, commanding the bombers, and Dick Ashworth, commanding the Torpedoes. They had quite a '33 set-up there. I understand Jacoby is now in the staff at Quonsett Point, and Dick is on Admiral Turner's staff.

"Met Josh Bailey, a Lieutenant Colonel, USMC, at Ewa, T. H., readying himself to go west. Clayton Miller has a PV outfit out here in the Pacific and Fuzzy Drake commands a Black Cat outfit operating out here somewhere. Tom Christopher commands a VP squadron and, I understand, enjoying himself immensely much to his Katy's disgust who has been waiting for him to come home for nearly two years. 1 saw Magoffin at Pearl—commands a DD, 1 think he said.

I didn't get a chance to see Joe Koenig, but he commands the (I remember that can fondly, for it was my happy home for a week after the battle A6

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of Santa Cruz Island). Saw Charlie Fritter at Seattle last August. He was going to a small flat top as Air Officer.

Joe Cobb was down south commanding a VP squadron but has gone back long since. Jimmy Vaughn was at Pearl for some time attached to the staff of the Air Center. Bob Riddell was with me at Pearl for quite a while. He now has command of a PV outfit, I think. Used to hear from Ox Heileman who, I believe, is StiU sales manager for the Risdon Mfg. Co., Naugamck, Conn. Oh yes, saw Smoke Strean until he headed west with a VF outfit to take over the protection of Tarawa.

"I saw a lot of Zack Tyler when he was based at Ewa. He did a magnificent job with his dive bombers at Midway and later as operations officer there. He is now at Cherry Point. Heard indirectly about Don Fuller who, at the time, was enjoying a rest (?) in Australia after seeing action at Guadalcanal. Dick Kibbe has finally dug himself out of staff work and is forming a VT squadron, I hear. Tom Blackburn had done himself proud with a VF squadron in these waters.

"That just about exhausts my fund of info. You've noted, of course, that most of the fellows I've mentioned are in aviation. Don't get a chance to see the others very often, though I know that many of them are commanding subs and cans out here. Sure would like to hear from or about such guys as Jim Reedy, Don Macintosh, Jack Dillon, Clarence Keller, Jack White, Andy Bewick, "Eagle" Foster, Meat Christie, Hodag Davis (who commanded a VB squadron

in the early days of Guadalcanal and sure did a job!), Ace Cheatham, Dick Stephan, and many, many others."

(Ed. Note: Just look at the next item.

Bill. Jim's doing ok, wouldn't you say.')

JAMES R. REEDY, '33, (Lt. Comdr., U S N ) , and Mrs. Reedy have announced the birth of a daughter, 28 February 1944, at Southern Pines, North Carolina.

JAMES OLIVER BROWN, '33, writes: "I was retired from the Army for physical reasons (honorable discharge) in February of this year. My home is at 963 Park Avenue, New York 21, N. Y. (my mailing address) and in the summer, Penguilly Farm, Washington Depot, Connecticut. I now am employed as a book publisher by the R. R. Bowker Co., 62 west 45 th St., N. Y. C. as head of Sales, Promotion and Production."

WILLIAM C. P. BELLINGER, '33, (Lt. Comdr., U S N ) , from the Adantic: "I have command of one of the Destroyer Escorts. The DE Navy is pretty swell and they're doing all right in this war.

"A little back log on myself: I married Susan Patton Pender of South Carolina in 1940 and have a nine month old daughter Susan Pender. The wife and baby are living in Winnsboro, South Carolina. Am siure she'd be glad to see any of the gang passing through."

CHARLES A. BLICK, '33, (Lt. Comdr., USN), supply officer with an amphibious group in the Pacific, reports seeing these '33ers in those waters: Dick Ashworth and R. A. MacPherson, both on staffs of admirals; and Don Lacey, a supply officer on a BB. CLAYTON L. MILLER, '33, (Lt. Comdr., U S N ) , writes: "I will esteem it a favor if you will give my greetings to classmates, some of whom I haven't seen since graduation.

For the past 28 months I have had command of one squadron or another in the South and Central Pacific and by this time consider myself a rain squall and coral atoll expert. If this keeps up much longer white women will become obnoxious to me."

JOHN SHANNON, '33, (Lt. Comdr., U S N ) , has transferred from NAS, South Weymouth, Massachusetts, to BuAer., Navy Department, Washington. Parks his desk in Room 2910.

By SAMMY BRADBARD "1034

"^^ purchase of the Ogle Hall by the Alumni Association made mighty good reading.

Conwaning. »„on-

gratulations—I, for one, know how hard you had been working on that deal, and what it is going to mean to an alumnus who remrns to the Alma Mater for a visit and can be put up at the Alumni house, if he has no friends to stay with.

To the class of 1934 I make the following suggestion: Inasmuch as we are one of the finest dasses to have ever graduated from the Naval Academy and one of the classes which is most strongly united, let us set an example for other classes to follow, if they so desire, by being the first class to contribute toward the support of the Alumni House. Inasmuch as our class fund now totals over $2,000.00, I'd like to recommend that we contribute at least 10 per cent of that amount, or $200.00.

If no objeaions are raised to this proposal prior to 1 Jxdy 1944, shall we consider this as audiority from our Treasurer, Hobart Key, to forward a check for that amount to the Aluimni Association for the above named purpose?

(How I love to spend money — it must be those years of training as Welfare Treasurer and as Ship's Service officer.)

As for dass news?—Here goes. . . .

A submarine man and an aviator share the decorations and honors this month—"Wild Bill" Deragon and Carl

Schoenweiss. Congramlations. Citations follow: Lt. Comdr. William N . Deragon, USN, Albany, New York, while as officer in a submarine on patrol in Japanesecontrolled waters, skillfully performed his duties while his ship pressed home aggressive attacks at close range on heavily screened Jap warships, has been awarded the Silver Star Medal.

The Air Medal goes to Lt. Comdr.

Carl. W. Schoenweiss, USN, Poughkeepsie. New York. While commanding a patrol squadron in the Solomons from 3 March to 23 July 1943, he participated in 17 successful missions, including night searches for Japanese shipping, daylight rescue missions, single plane bombing and spotting for naval bombardment of Munda Vila and Bairoko.

Let us now consider Otto Schatz's suggestion. At approximately 1600 GCT, 31 May 1944, we will celebrate the tenth anniversary of our graduation from the "Naval School for boys" and, for most of us ten years of naval service as commissioned officers. Otto's suggestion that, no matter where we are, every one in the class should make a determined effort to get together with at least one other classmate and drink a toast to the class and to the grandest navy in the

world, is an excellent one with which we believe you all will agree. Let's all do that. To those who get together in a large group and have a party designate someone to write up the affair and send

the dope to SHIPMATE, Those of you who are at sea on that day—just stop a minute and think what you can do to improve the class association and the Naval Academy Alumni Association, and let us have your ideas.

Those of you who would like to read a real "thriller"—here's our recommendation—the story of the diversionary attack on Choiseul Island by the marines last October—an expeditionary affair led by our own "Brute" Krulak, Lt. Col., USMC. The story is exceptionally well written in the March issue of the Marine Corps Gazette.

And to another marine, congramlations on the new addition to your family "Monk" Ireland.

"Born at the U. S. Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina, 12 March 1944, to Lt. Col. and Mrs. Maurice Thompson Ireland, USMC, a son, Robert Beasley, grandson of Mrs. Robert Chariton Beasley, of Hampton, Virginia, and the late Colonel Beasley, and of Col. and Mrs. Mark L. Ireland, USA-Ret., of Chesaning, Michigan."

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In a recent publication received from Harvard University we noted the name D. W. Eraser, Lt., USNR. W e have a suspicion that it is "Bull" Eraser who came back into service last year as a jg. Congramlations on the promotion, Don. ;Your billet sounds like an ideal one for you, in view of all your previous teaching experience especially at The Admiral Farragut Academy.

Jack and 'Mona Bain were in San Francisco recently and the Bains and Bradbards, spent an evening having fun in San Fran.

ROBERT H. CLOSE, '34, (Lt. Comdr,. U S N ) , gives us this boost from somewhere on "the Seven Seas": "It is certainly a pleasure to get SHIPMATE these days as it is one of the few remaining sources of information on how one's friends are doing."

fighting the Japs are Ike Hampton anese forces off Cape Esperance, Guadal(looked pretty dirty), Lt. Col. Zane canal, Solomon Islands on the night of 'Thompson, USMC), Racehorse McLeod, 11-12 October 1942. Maintaining his Jack Parker, Brushes Bruchez, Frank station in Sky forward throughout the Pinney, and Joe Flynn, the last five all duration of the action. Lieutenant Edwards directed the Starboard 5-inch Baton the same ship.

"No other news, still plugging the tery with superb efficiency, picking up same circuit and watching the Japs take targets quickly and spotting correctly, despite the fact that his ship was under more shellackings." terrific fire, his cool courage and conscientious devotion to duty were in keepHOBART KEY, JR., '34, (Lt., ing with the highest traditions of the USNR), writes: United States Naval Service."

"In response to requests concerning the whereabouts and present stams of WILLARD J. BAIN, '34, (Lt. Comdr., the class funds the following informaUSN), reports a change of address, it is tion is submitted. The class funds now now Route 2, Box 820, Grant's Pass, amount to $2,085.00, an increase of better than 100 per cent over the original Oregon. amount mrned ovet to me on graduaJACKSON A. WOODRUFF, '34, tion. W e recovered a portion of the lists his address as 31 Hilaire Road, St. money lost in the collapse of the Annapolis Bank in which the funds were Davids, Pennsylvania. kept during the years we were at the HART KAIT, '34, (Lt. Comdr., Academy, and the balance of the increase represents accmed interest on invest- U S N ) , 421 Turner Street, Chevy Chase, ment. The funds are immediately avail- Maryland, who was executive officer and able for any purpose that the class may navigator of a destroyer with a small direct. At the last scheduled regular American task force in the Aleutians, meeting of the class, as such, Tom South which spotted a plump Jap convoy was elected President, Barney Woods, headed for Atm, describes the five-hour was elected Vice-President, and I was running battle as an exibition of "reelected Secretary and Treasurer. Subse- markable firing accuracy on the part of quently, Tom South resigned his duties the Japs." and Barney took over. Shortly after"They kept'their fire within 100 yards wards he died and this left me as the of us at all times, forcing us slowly sole survivor. I have now addressed let- Westward," he said. ters to Fid Murray (an Ex. Sec.-Treas., But Westward was the way to Tokio of the dass) requesting him to assume and the small American force wasn't induties as class Vice-President, to Frank terested at that moment in proceeding Nusom (a member of the Class Council) requesting him to assume duties as in that direction. By a series of inttiClass President and to Sammy Bradbard cate maneuvers, during which time they requesting him to assume duties as Class were under constant fire from the heavy Secretary (a job which he has well dem- forward guns of the Jap ships, the force onstrated his ability to hold). I will re- commander brought them around south main on the list as Treasurer until such of the eimiey.

The American heavy cniiser stood time as the new officers desire to appoint a successor. Now that this is done we dead in the water after a hit so Comdr. can buy war bonds or dispose of the Kait's vessel and two other desttoyers money in any way that the class officers headed in for torpedo attack. As may decide after suitable discussion with Comdr. Kait's ship reached the firing as many members of the class as possi- point, the Jap ships mrned tail and the ble. I trust that this arrangement will be engagement was over. satisfactory to a majority of the Class.

ROBERT WHITNEY LEEMAN, "I am Outfitting Officer at the Office of Supships Chickasaw, Alabama, and '34, (Lt. Comdr.) and Mrs. Leeman anhope to see some of the people in '34 nounce the birth of a son, Robert Whitwho are interested in Destroyers come ney Leeman, Jr., 28 February 1944. down here soon. I saw 'Admiral' Bingham, Micky Reeves, and Frank Nusom at Pensacola recently where we all enjoyed a dinner dance together with our wives."

igOC ROBERT BELDEN KAIL, I 7JJ .35^ (Lt. Comdr., U S N ) , and Mrs. Kail, announce the birth of a son, 28 Feb. 1944, at St. Vincent's Hospital, Norfolk, Virginia.

DAVID SHELTON EDWARDS, jR,.

'34, (Lt. Comdr., USN), has been awardHENRY L. MILLER, '34, (Lt. ed the Silver Star Medal with the folJOHN L. JAY, '35, (Lt., USNR), Comdr., U S N ) , reports that mail will be lowing citation: "For conspicuous gal- writes via V-Mail: forwarded to him from Opp, Alabama, lantry and intrepidity as Starboard 5-inch "The officers on our ship seem to enBattery Control officer aboard the USS joy the magazine. I like it very much and adds: "Of '34 whom I have recently seen BOISE during action against enemy Jap- because it helps in locating old friends.

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Ran into 'Joe' Lewis and Doukas out of my dass a few days ago."

REGINALD C. POWER, '35, reports his present address as 3713 T Street, N. W., Washington 7, D. C. FREDERIC W. KINSLEY, '35, (Lt. Comdr., USN), lists his address as 3 Fort Sewall, Marblehead, Massachusetts.

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EDWIN H. HEADLAND, '35, (Lt. Comdr., USN), writes: "Have command of a DE, and will say these ships very much belong to the ttans-oceanic gun-shooting navy. Do not see many of the old Line boys these days, so am glad to read of them."

ALBERT L. CARLSON, '35, (Lt. Comdr., USN), writes: "Am now on shore duty in the Navy Department Communications office.

"My home address is 4515 34th St. S., Arlington, Virginia."

DURWARD W . GILMORE, '35, (Lt., USNR), is now on duty at the U. S. Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Illinois, and should be addressed Quarters 17, Great Lakes.

"YER DERN TOOTIN' "

By GENE RIEWE,'36 10?/L

We have litde if anything, to offer in this issue but we'll still get in a line or two in order to maintain a hold on the claim we staked out previously. Hope that you boys will reinforce the '36 section with your contributions this month. It seems that my negHgent habit of faihng to answer your very kind and welcome letters has finally caught up with me so I have nothing of interest to offer.

Had hoped to see you boys in Crabtown, Baltimore and vicinity in the near fumre because I contemplated a business trip to Baltimore in connection with some work we were doing for Martin.

But the day after we delivered our first unit the Army cancelled the contract for the plane for which we were building this particular part. So for the present I've been done out of a trip. Oh, well, I'd rather work on Navy smff anyhow.

You fellows that are flying TBM's will find that the bomb bay doors on your chariots are inspected under my supervision. The same goes for the rudders and ammunition boxes and 'chutes that you fighter pilots find on your F6F's. If you are in a F4U or EG, chances are that I've had a look at your instrument panels and some of your hydraulic fittings. We're also looking forward to doing additional work for you in the near fumre. Be glad to hear any criticisms or compliments regarding Luscombe's work. You can be sure that I'll pass MAY,

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AR, always grim-visaged, is daily growing more horrifying to a bewildered enemy as new mechanical monsters spread terror in the Pacific jungle land. On land or sea the giant "Water Buffalo" shown above has plagued the J a p , riding rough-shod over every obstacle. First winning renown at Tarawa, Arawa and New Britain, this amazing amphibian t a n k is now credited with the capture of Makin Island.

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JAMES F. B. JOHNSTON, '39, (Lt., DAVID C. CLEGG, '37, (Lt., USNR), may be reached in care of the USN), writes from the USS U. S. Naval Mission, Escuela Naval, "Just a word to express my appreciaMaiquetia, Venezuela. tion of our SHIPMATE. It does wonders toward keeping the old class '39 posted 1 Q'^ft ELWARD F. BALDRIDGE, on one another's activities.

I 7JO .jg^ (Lt., USN), by way of "I see Lieutenant Norton Croft and V-Mail writes: Lieutenant J. D. Reilly (both '39) every "Have recently seen Carl Fleps, '38, once in a while. W e all three share the who is a Major in the Marine Air Corps singular privilege of still serving on the and doing a grand job running SCAT same ships to which we were originally in these parts. Other 38ers who are assigned at graduation.

"My compliments on Comdr. SteichExecs, in my former squadron are Alan MacFarland, Elvin Ogle, and Dave en's Kodachrome Cover on October, Cohen. Ed Berrett is in a neighboring 1943, SHIPMATE. It is splendid." squadron."

WILLIAM DAVID DOYLE, '39, DANIEL J. HARRINGTON, III, (Capt.), writes from somewhere in '38, (Lt., USN), and Mrs. Harrington England: announce the birth of a daughter Leslie "So far have seen no one from '39 Karen, on 19 March, at the Maine Gen- in these parts during the time in this theeral Hospital, Portland, Maine. ater, nearly two years.

"SHIPMATE arrives and is literally RUSSELL H. HEDGECOCK, '38, read from cover to cover. Those who (Lt., USN), lists his address as Indus- fell by the wayside while at the Acadtrial Department, P. S. N. Y., Bremerton, emy never do forget those days on the Washington.

Severn."

IQOQ JACK HAWKINS, '39, *''^' (Maj., U S M C ) , w h o s e Fourth Marine Regiment was cited No. 397 three times by the President and whose Herff-Jones - C h i c a g o , i n c . . M f q . J a w o l e n D e p t . S, 32 W . Randolph S t . , Chicago 1 , I I I . own DSC was pinned on his blouse by General MacArthur for "extraordinary heroism" who took part in the "March along your comments so that they'll have of Death" as told by Lieutenant Colonel Edwin Dyess of Albany, Texas has rethe fullest possible effect.

"We were glad to hear from Sam turned to the states and on 23 December Haynes again in the last issue. Let's was married to Miss Rhea Ritter of Detroit, at the Naval Academy Chapel at have a few lines from you Sam! Annapolis.

"Not much else except we'd like to know if you got oflf a letter to Harlan HENRY FILLEDES LLOYD, '39, Kirkpatrick and Cy Crary during the past month and are planning to do the (Lt., USN), and Miss Monterey Albertine Dowda, were married 15 April in same during the coming month." the chapel of the U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. J O H N V. NOEL, Jr., '36, (Lt. Comdr., USN), in from sea duty, gives his adRALPH W. RAWSON, '39, (Lt., dress as 605 Marine Drive, Bremerton, USN), with Mrs. Rawson and son WilWashington. liam, two years of age, have recently arJAMES H. TERRY, JR., '36, (Lt. rived from sunny Florida and are now Comdr., USN), gives a change of ad- residing at 17 Wainwright Avenue, dress—Quarters 65-V, Navy Yard, Phila- Bay Ridge, Maryland. R. W. paid a visit to SHIPMATE and reports he is studying delphia, Pennsylvania.

Ordnance Engineering here at Postgrad19^7 WILLIAM J. STOCKMAN, uate School. '^''^ '37, (Lt. (jg), USNR), reports: STANLEY W. KERKERING, '39, "As you note I'm back in the Navy (Lt., USN), another '39er attending the and am now on sea duty. Have seen Postgraduate School here at Alma quite a few of '37 in the last few months Mater. and hope to see a lot more in the future."

EDWARD B. DONAHUE, '39, (Lt., USNR), is with the Production DiviJAMES R. GUSTIN, '37, (Lt. sion, Navy Yard, Puget Sound, Wash.

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RUFUS W. HARRELL, '39, reports his address as 1230 31st Avenue, San Francisco, California.

1 Q4n CLARY LEONARD JOHN, I7TU -40^ ( L J ^ U S N ) , and Miss Kathrine Reynolds Serat were married in New London, Connecticut, 20 February 1944.

ARTHUR FREDERICK ALEXANDER, '40, (Lt., U S N ) , deceased, whose wife Mrs. Alexander, on 3 March gave birth to a son, Arthur Frederick, Jr., at the Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk.

WILLIAM R. CRAWFORD, '40, (Aerographer, USN), is now on duty at the Naval Air Station, Hitchcock, Tex. CARY H. HALL, '40, (Lt., USN), writes: "I was much gratified by the response to the commemorative plaque suggestion. Now we need some energetic soul with statewide duty who'll do the work.

"Right now I'm too far away to do anything myself, and when I reach the States, I'll be quite busy for some time —what with 15 months of advanced base duty behind me."

1041 GEORGE GILL BALL, '41, ' '^' (Lt., U S N ) , and Miss Margaret Cornell Arnold, were married 1 April in St. Patrick's Chapel, Washington, D. C. THOMAS CHAPIN BUELL, '41, (Lt., U S N ) , and Miss M. Jacqueline Osborne were married in San Francisco, 15 March 1944.

JONATHAN T. HINE, '41, (Lt., USN), writes: "I am now at home enjoying an unbelievable forty days leave, and after it is over will go to Manitowoc, Wisconsin for a new consuuction sub. I.will send the new ship address later. My home address is 9 Farrar Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

JOHN "JOHNNY" M. BURNHAM, '41, (Lt. (jg), U S N R ) , from 3340 Martha Custis Drive, Park Fairfax, Alexandria, Virginia, sends this along: "In response to Willie Hunt's suggestion that someone here in the States furnish a little dope for the '41 column, I am sending what I have to oflFer. Mac Nicholson, Roe Hart, Wayne Hoof, Jack Hadler, Dave Benham and myself are in the Bureau of Ships. I understand that Al Curran, Eddie Tucker, Bill Daubin, John Caster and Jim Steidley are in P. G. School in Annapolis and that 'Gooch' McQellan, Chuck Mardinger and Jim Bartlett are in the process of becoming Civil Engineers at "Troy, New York. Peter Vail was through here recently while putting a new destroyer in commission. I saw Red Carlson and Jack Bennet in Portsmouth recently waiting for new subs.

"Fred Wyse is in New London also

preparing a new sub for commissioning. "Cass' Casstevens is Exec, on a D. E. at my last report and doing fine.

Chad Jacobs was in Washington recently sporting a new set of gold wings and very enthusiastic over the prospects of some carrier flying. A good many out of '41 are flying and from reports all of them are enjoying the duty. Among the flyers is Heber Badger who received an addition to the family, a baby girl, as well as the wings while in Florida.

Tommy Machling, now Major Tommy USA, was here recently on a leave and I received a card (which I haven't answered) from Bill Neely, also in the Army. I had a letter from Major 'Henry' Clay, USMC, who was back on the East Coast recently but has now departed. Bill Harring and "Flo' Cummings are now reported to be flying Marines and Majors.

"While on duty in New London, Connecticut recendy I saw many of '41 at Sub. School. Among these are Louis Davis, 'Popeye' Lynn, Pat Murphy, Walt Seedlock, Frank Penny, Curly Plemons, Ray Welch, Bill Farrel, Jerry Ball who I hear now has a command, Enders Huey, Walt Lowney, Claire Poole, J. T. Hine, Chuck Trumbull, D. G. Fleming, Red Carlson, Don Midgley, Mac Mclntyre, J. P. Lynch, Ben Byrnside, Charlie Styer,

Dinty Moore, Ed Bower, Jack Bennet, George Everly, Bill Reinhardt, Ramon Perez and Bob Hailey. I am sorry to hear that Claire Poole and Walt Lowney are missing in action as a result of submarines which have been reported overdue.

"This seems to be about all the information I have available at the present time. Since these names are from memory there are no doubt numerous omissions which I will try to fill in at a later time. However, I hope some of this will be of interest to you fellows who are out there doing a swell job on the firing line and remember that those of us in Washington would be glad to see anyone who happens to be in the vicinity. If there is anything we can do, or if there is any information we might be able to supply, drop us a letter at the Bureau of Ships."

ROBERT SLOAN RANKIN, '42, (Lt., USN), and Miss Dovie Fitzgerald Crooks were married at the Naval Academy Chapel, 3 March.

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THOMAS TURNER, '42, (Lt., USN), and Miss Caroline Embry have armounced their engagement. Exact date of the wedding has not been set.

THE S W P THEY COULDN'T SINK... rai oH the Airican coast, a Gentian toipedo tore into the side ol ihe United Fiuil ship Cape Neddick—tipped a gieat gash in hei plates at the waleiline The Nazis thought they'd sank hei-but they h«<ln'>. Hex aigine, functioned, her bulkheads held-and het ragged ^ ^ ^ I T Z gear responded, tnaneuveting the Cape Kaddick oat ol denge. and safe port. . . The action «as a ttibuta to ^ «,—andanolhermboth ship and cre« , di^^onofthere^ veering gear, and deck MAY,

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U S N ) , reports that he is at the U. S. Naval Air Station, Dallas 2, Texas.

GOOD REASONS For you to take out more LIFE INSURA N C E now are that LIFE I N S U R A N C E purchased today will cost you less than it will a year from today, and no one is certain how much longer he can meet the rigid physical requirements nececssary to purchcase LIFE INSURANCE Promotion and "fogies" may make it possible for you to buy today the LIFE I N S U R A N C E you will need tomorrow.

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If you will let me have your date of birth, the amount of LIFE I N S U R A N C E you now own, the names, ages, and relationship of your beneficiaries, and the manner in which your LIFE INSURA N C E is payable to them, I will make recommendations in accordance with your LIFE I N S U R A N C E needs; RECO M M E N D A T I O N S based on years of experience in serving and advising thousands of Naval Officers.

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DOUGLAS F. GUTZMAN, '42, (Lt., USNR), 228 Michigan Union, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, states: "Am here taking Naval Architecture course. Bill Burchard also of '42 is here taking same course."

JACK S. FAHLSTEDT, '42, writes: "I have been intending to write ever since receiving SHIPMATE after I had left the Academy. Since I left my classmates in '42 behind me I have lived a varied existence. Held several Civil Service jobs, tried in vain to get back into the Navy before and after Pearl Harbor and finally wound up as 2nd officer in the Army Transport Service. At present I am somewhere in Australia. I married the girl I "dragged" Plebe year, and am now the proud father of a boy who looks like a cinch for the Class of I960.

"Haven't run into any of the old gang for a long time now and would really like to hear from some of them, particularly 'Chick' Henderson, 'Ace' Raymond, B. L. Allison, D. E. Zook, or Ken Miller.

"If any of you are ever down this way look me up in the A. T. S. post office. I have a comfonable billet, and a well stocked refrigerator and it would be swell to talk over old times."

Lt. (jg), U S N ) , who since graduation has been serving with the Atlantic Fleet, and Miss Margaret Virginia Parker, were married 1 April 1944, in the Lady Chapel of St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City.

THOMAS LESLIE CARTER, JR., '43, (Lt., (jg), U S N ) , and Miss Annette Rogers were married in St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Suffolk, Virginia, on 1 April 1944.

BERNARD WILLL\M FRESE, '43, (Lt., (jg), U S N ) , and Mrs. Frese announce the birth of a daughter, Mary Porter, at the Naval Hospital, Annapolis, 29 February 1944.

WILLLAM C. PATTERSON, '43, (Lt., (jg), U S N ) , gives his new address as U. S. Naval Air Station, Dallas, Tex., and adds that he will probably go to the Naval Air Training Center, Pensacola, Florida, in August or September.

ROBERT BRUCE GREENWOOD, "43, (Lt., (jg), U S N ) , sends his address as 1913 Alaska, Dallas 18, Texas, and writes: "You may be interested to know that during a delay in orders reporting our flight training at NAS Dallas, Miss Hazel Hampton and I were married in Wichita Falls, Texas, on 28 February 1944.

"There is quite a good reunion of '42 and '43 gathering here."

BERNARD C. LENNON, '43, (Lt, STANLEY M. SHERWEN, JR., '42, (Ens., USNR), is at present a navigator (jg), USN), gives his mailing address with Bombing Squadron 113, stationed as 639 11th Avenue, San Francisco 18, California. at Elizabeth City, North Carolina.

WILLLAM ABRAHAM MORGAN, '42, (Lt., USN), and Miss Mary Lee Koniakowsky were married in Harlingen, Texas, 27 February 1944.

JOSEPH W . CRAWFORD, JR., '42, (Lt., USN), and Mrs. Crawford announce the birth of a son, James Worthington, at the Newport Hospital, Newport, Rhode Island, on 25 February 1944.

JAMES W. CONGER, '42, (Lt. U S N ) , requests his mail be sent to 196 Ash Street, Akron 3, Ohio, and adds: "I look forward with interest to each copy of SHIPMATE as the class of '42 is spread far and wide, and this is the only source of the information that we like to hear.

"Best regards to all of '42 and I will be seeing them in Dallas."

HAROLD F. MONSON, '42, lists his new address as 2808 Sherman Avenue, St. Joseph 21, Missouri.

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ROBERT W. MURCH, '42, (Lt., USNR), asks that his address be changed to 4475 West Pine Boulevard, Saint Louis, Missouri, and adds: "I have just completed a 28 months' hitch of duty in the Pacific and am heading back to the Eastern circuit for a new biUet. "The '42 last man aboard club has narrowed down to 'Railroad' Graham, Dick Sewall, and Tom Milhaupp."

1044 J O H N C KANE, JR., '44, *^^^ (Ens., USN), now in die Naval Air Corps, and Miss Dorothy M. Browne, have armounced their engagement.

WILLIAM ROBERT CRUTCHER, '44, (Lt., (jg), USNR), has been reported missing in aaion.

KIRK L. BURNS, '44, (Ens., USN), reports his address as RED No. 1, CHARLES C SENN, '42, (Lt., Yakima, Washington.

USN), has come in from sea duty, and reports the following address, 37-42 80th JOHN I. CUMBERLAND, '44, St., Jackson Heights, N. Y., and says he (Ens., U S N ) , from the USS would enjoy seeing any of his classmates who may be passing through while he is asks that mail be addressed to him at 163 Upsal Street, S. E., Washington 20, D. C. on temporary duty in New York.

JONATHAN "JON" LEFF, '44, lOAO GLENN ADOLPH MED- (Ens., U S N ) , from "somewhere" writes: • '^'^ ICK, '43, (Lt., USN), who is "Just a note of appreciation for the on submarine duty in the Pacific, and excellent issues of SHIPMATE that catch Miss Dorothy D. Herbst have announced up with me once in too great a while. their engagement.

"Am aboard what undoubtedly is the best ship in the Fleet, and having a fine FRANKLYN E. DAILY, JR., "43, time in the F Division finding out how

sorry the Department of Ordnance and Gunnery was after all.

"To my dassmates I report that I have not betrayed my fickleness, I'm still unmarried, with little opportunity for a change . . . marriage takes two people!

"Good luck to you and the lads at the Academy."

WARREN ROBINSON MULLEN, '44, (Ens., USN), and Miss Mary Grace Hooper were married in Muskegon, Mich., 28 August 1943.

mates and other friends who are in the Pacific. I try to sell them aU on submarines but most of 'em all insist that their particular 'cans' or battleships are the Navy's best.

"Among those I've passed the time of day with are: Hank Grant, '42; Walt Truxler, '44; "Doc" Roberts, '44; Al Easton, '42; Norman Nash, '42; Sincavich, '43; Clyde Liegfried, '44; Jack Peat, '44; and Griswold, '43. Griswold got a Silver Star for his work on board the USS , but I don't know how his citation read. There were many others but I can't begin to name them all.

"It's time all honest men were in their sacks, so guess I'd better be honest.

"Keep up the good work, everyone out here certainly appreciates your efforts."

JOHN M. BLOOM, '16 THOMAS DASHIELL ROSS, '17 RALPH S. RIGGS, '18 EARL E. STONE, '18 LISLE HENIFIN, '18 FRANCIS S. GIBSON, '18 CHARLES K. POST, '19 RODMAN D. DE KAY, '19 JOHN EVANS SHOEMAKER, '20 CHARLES BELL, '21 CLIFFORD T. KELSH, '21 WYATT CRAIG, '21 MICHAEL J. MALANAPHY, '22 KENNETH EARL, '24 FONDVILLE L. TEDDER, '26 EDWARD W. SNEDEKER, '26 ERNST A. RUTH, JR., '26 ROBERT A. OLSON, '27 WILLIAM E. FERRALL, '27 DONALD S. GORDON, '28 BASIL N. RITTENHOUSE, '28 WILLIAM L. KABLER, '29 ROBERT P. WALKER, '32 CHARLES E. PHILLIPS, '32 WILLIAM OUTERSON, '32 JOHN S. FOLEY, '32 THOMAS JACK COLLEY, '32 ROLAND O. LUCIER, '32 LEWIS M. DAVIS, JR., '33 BENNETT M. DODSON, '33 OWEN E. SOWERWINE, '33 MAURICE B. BROWN, '33 STANLEY M. BARNES, '33

WILLETT E. WHITE, '44, (Ens., USN), U. S. Marine Hospital, Fort Stanton, New Mexico, reports: ""This address is my home address and my wife, Jo Anne, and myself would enjoy hearing from any of the members of the dass of '44 or their wives. ""To my dassmates at sea, I want to SHIPMATE has received and wants to take this opportunity to say you can't acknowledge subscriptions, contribubeat the submarine service; and wish tions, or other communications from the them the best in good hunting." following officers, whose addresses for obvious reasons cannot be published: ROBERT G. BAGBY, '44, (Ens., USN), gives his home address as 4952 PHILIP SEYMOUR, '08 Hurst Terrace N . W., Washington, RALPH GREENE RISLEY, '11 D.C. WILLIAM S. HOGG, '12 "I'm having a good time, because you CAMPBELL D. EDGAR, '12 can't walk around for more than five WILDER D. BAKER, '14 minutes without running into classROBERT B. CARNEY, 16

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The Last Interview With Secretary Knox {Continued from page 13) Bay seemed to have been completely devastated. Many planes had been shot to pieces and burned. The barracks and station facilities had been bombed and strafed. I felt that if this is what they have done to a mere air station, the picmre of Pearl Harbor would be a lot worse. In this respect I was gratefully surprised, although the destruction at Pearl was certainly bad enough.

C4COME of the damaged ships in *^ Pearl Harbor were still smoking when I got there, although the worst fire—that was caused by the explosion of the ARIZONA—^had already been brought under control. They had buried 600 men killed in the raid just before my arrival.

"I was taken by ferry across the Naval

Air-Station on Ford Island, roughly in the center of Pearl Harbor. ITie destruction there was thorough and very complete.

"Then I went to the Naval Hospital, which is on Hospital Point, near the seaward entrance to the harbor. That was the hardest duty of my entire trip. I saw hundreds of men who were wounded, burned and suffering from shocL The worst cases, though, were the men who were suffering from burns, and whose features were charred or blistered beyond recognition. "'The sight of those men made me angry. It made me realize what a smpendous job we had ahead of us. It made me realize that we had to finish this job, cost what it may, and that we had to finish it all the way, all along the line."

On returning to the Mainland and to Washington, Secretary Knox immediately reported to the President. In reporting to President Roosevelt, the Secretary said: "The details of the disaster, in human tenns, are worse than we thought; but the long-term damage is a lot less."

The Secretary explained this statement by pointing out that many of the ships could be repaired with litde loss of time from the Fleet.

The Secretary pointed out diat, on the day after Pearl Harbor, the construe-

tion of battleships was given top priority. At the same time, the Navy's building of carriers and combat planes was increased many times over.

Secretary Knox was asked if, after first seeing the damage at Pearl Harbor, he had any doubts as to the ability of this nation to win the war in the Pacific.

"Not the slightest!" he said emphatically.

Midget Subs {Continued from page 10) Both these men have received Britain's highest honor, the Victoria Cross.

The fate of a third midget is unknown.

The 35,000-ton Tirpitz had long been a menace to Allied convoys to Russia.

The only other Nazi warship that size, the Bismarck, was sunk by the British in May, 1941, in a running battle in the ^^9-^^^v/e Atlantic. Of the two 26,000-ton Nazi warships, the Scharnhorst was sunk in "Just a pleasant 'good morning' will do, Braithwaiteâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; December, 1943, running for the shelter We don't stand on ceremony here." of the very same anchorage which proved fatal to the Tirpitz, and the Gneisenau has been so continually This leaves the German Navy with Graf Spee, scuttled in the River Plate, bombed that, after 18 months, photo- the Luetzotv and the Von Scheer as their off Argentina, in December, 1939, after graphs show her still lying useless at the biggest remaining vessels. They are the another historic battle with British Polish port of Gdynia.

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W^e W^aiting W^ives â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Family Practiceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; ' I *0 those Navy wives who are fortu-*- nate enough to hve near a Navy Dispensary it represents the same comfortable feeling as a large bank account. Occasionally we need to draw upon it heavily, at other times we skim off a small amount of help at intervals of a month or so. Whichever it may be, it's there when we need it, but with the blind eye of familiarity we are inclined to pass it by. For those of us who are acquainted with the Dispensary and those who are new to it, I'd like to focus this page on it this month.

First and foremost in the Dispensary are the doctors, and to them the treatment of dependents of Navy personnel is known as Family Practice. For many years and to many Navy doctors this was anathema coupled with their shore duty.

They had been trained for, selected and wanted medical practice with men, and I have seen more than one Navy doctor survey a waiting room with a jaundiced eye, after he had spent the night or most of it bringing future occupants of those same benches into the world.

In attempting to analyze the change, and there has been a decided change in the atmosphere in Navy Dispensaries, I believe the difference lies berween the small poorly equipped, out of the way two rooms, which were usually called the Dispensary at most Naval stations, and the facilities at the modern, magnificently staffed present Dispensary.

Up until a few years ago the Dispensary used to consist of two or at the most three rooms, hastily painted white and divided with partitions that were anything but soundproof, a case of instruments, a bottle containing pink liquid, one nurse and two doctors. All this was contained in a building that had outgrown any other possible use, and as the old wicker chairs discarded when the officers club was redecorated were stored there anyway, it was easy to add a pine table, a telephone, the necessities mentioned in the previous paragraph and call it a Dispensary.

Two doctors were considered sufficient to staff this refuge regardless of the number of dependents and probable patients living in the area. Not many doctors liked this duty, they were overworked and under appreciated and it must have been impossible for them to refrain from reflecting on duty at the Naval hospital nearby, its staff, equip56

ment, regular hours and watches, and patients of one sex.

The object of the Dispensary and its medical staff as laid down by the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery has been and will always be to treat the day to day illnesses of dependents of service personnel. With the advent of the terrific increase in their numbers the Navy took steps to increase the number of doctors available, built new or expanded old facilities, and now offers to dependents a service and expanded staff that is beyond the dreams of a few years ago.

Instead of two overworked medical officers, the junior of whom usually bore the brunt of the night work, todays dispensary has on its staff a doctor especially trained in, experienced in, and more important, interested in each branch of medicine.

With all this increase in abilities and facilities, however, this doesn't mean that the burden on the Navy dispensary has grown less, the very expanded Navy that brought the dependents better service has in mrn brought more dependents for that service. When you get a copy of the rules and regulations at the dispensary you may notice that there is a little request reading "Due consideration on the part of the Navy must be given to doctors." When you feel badly, its namral and understandable to think of yourself, but if you wait and call the doctor at midnight, and then tell him yOu have been feeling badly for several days, his temperature is likely to go higher thafi yours. He is going to be human and think that sometime during those several days you could have stopped by the dispensary.

It is the common practice of Navy wives to discuss the personalities of Navy doctors with whom they come in contact, and their experiences, operations, treatments and whether or not they do or don't like Dr It should definitely be kept in mind that doctors may have little black books (mental) as well as litde black bags, and there are certain types of patients listed there. Of course the rarest is the alcoholic, who surprisingly enough starts to feel badly about one A.M., but that type is often the hardest to disentangle from a telephone.

The best rule to follow about the dispensary is, if there is no temperature and the patient is able to walk, she should and can go to the dispensary. The facilities for treatment and the medicine are there. If there is a temperature or litde Janie is spotted this morning, then

telephone. Accurate directions for reaching her bed of pain are useful too, the doctor can be more useful beside it rather than chasing around in a maze of roads, circles, drives and avenues.

In addition to the Dispensaries established at all Naval stations, yards and bases there are in many sections of the country Outpatient Departments at the Naval hospitals where dependents can go for hospitalization.

For the purpose of this page I was allowed to go through the one here in Annapolis, because I wanted to describe what you can expect. From what I saw you can expect that you will receive the best possible care and attention and sympathy in the pleasantest possible surroundings. All of these Outpatient "wings" are new within the last few years, and the latest equipment, methods and planning are evident everywhere. The rooms are all private or two beds to a room, semi-private. A bath connects each two rooms, and it was obviously not the intention of the designers to see how small a room could contain a bed and a sick human, but how attractive they could be made. From the record room at the entrance, through the diet kitchen and formula room, in and out of rooms that resembled those in a resort hotel, through the surgery, rwo delivery rooms where the latest in anesthesia machines stood waiting, the surgical stores and linen room, to the solarium with its gorgeous view of the Severn, I was fascinated. Only after I left did I realize what I had missed, there was no hospital smell.

The price for this hospitalization, is $1.75 a day, and this iiicludes every kind of treatment and medicine that the Navy has available. This price seems unbelievable and I inquired especially about new and unusual medicines and nursing.

I was assured that there are very few drugs indeed which are not included on the "Navy supply table," and penecillin is used when and where needed just as any other medicine. About the only thing the Navy pharmacoepia doesn't stock is vitamins. These go stale quickly and each person is apt to prefer their own brand.

Nurses and nursing are assisted by enlisted Waves who average two years' training, the quantity is always adequate and the quality unexcelled.

Payment is made in advance for hospitalization, the attending doctor estii mates the number of days the patient will remain, and the Navy Relief stands ready to advance the money if necessary.

Each doctor follows his own case throughout, and it's one of the important advantages of the expanded service that patients start and continue with the doctor who specializes in their ailment, yet {Continued on next page)

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HE wanted list of the Searchlight contains a number of new names, in spite of the many that have been removed. Information should be sent direa to The Searchlight, Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md., rather than to SHIP-

Goebel, Mrs. Charles A., wife Comdr.

Gold, Mrs. Charles, wife Comdr., "32 Good, Mrs. George D., wife Lt. Comdr., '35 Gray, Mrs. John, wife Chaplain Haeberle, Mrs. Frederick E., wife Capt., '16 Harenburger, Mrs. C. H., wife Lt. Holeman, Mrs. Charles J., wife Capt.

MATE. Holland, Mrs. Charles G., wife Lt. Comdr.

Austin. Mrs. M. H., wife Lt. Comdr., USN, (SO "35 Jackson, Mrs. C. B., Jr., wife Comdr.

Babbitt, Mrs. Wallace E., wife Lt., USNR Johnson, Mrs. William D., wife Capt., '21 Baker, Mrs. John L., wife Lt. Comdr., USNR Jones, Mrs. G. F., wife Capt., USMC, Res. Battle, Mrs. Charlton E., wife Capt.

Kait, Mrs. Hart, wife Lt. Comdr.

Bingham, Mrs. James T., wife Lt. Comdr., '34 Knight, Mrs. Page, wife Lt. Bird, Mrs. Robert, wife Ens., USN, '44 Larson, Mrs. Harold, wife Comdr., '25 Boal, Mrs. John K., wife Lt. Lee, Mrs. Charles L., wife Lt. Comdr., '24 Brown, Mrs. William D., wife Comdr.

Lewis, Mrs. Thomas, wife Capt.

Browning, Mrs. C. L., wife Lt. Comdr., '36 Long, Mrs. John, wife Lt. Comdr.

Bunker, Mrs. F. H., wife Comdr.

Lucas, Mrs. F. C , wife Comdr.

Butterfield, Mrs. Horace B., wife Capt., USN, Maher, Mrs. Paul, wife Comdr.

Marshall, Mrs. Preston, wife Capt.

•22 Mayo, Mrs. Claude, wife Capt.

Carter, Mrs. Wm. J., wife R. Adm. Chapman, Mrs. Albert E., wife Comdr., USN, McCann, Mrs. W. J., wife Lt., USMC McCroskey, Mrs. Clyde, Jr., wife Lt. Comdr., '22 Clarkdon, Mrs. Wm. P., wife Comdr., USNR '35 Colt, Mrs. Stockton B., wife Lt. Comdr., McLaren, Mrs. Wm. F., wife Lt. Comdr., USN, '35 USNR McQueen, Mrs. John C , wife of Capt., USN, Cook, Mrs. R. M., wife Lt., USMC Crasland, Mrs. Geo. N., wife Comdr., ( D C ) , •21 Mecleary, Mrs. Howard, wife Capt.

USN Melhorn, Mrs. Kent C , wife R. Adm. Dantzler; Mrs. Tilman, wife Comdr., '24 Family of: Ens. Menees, USNR Doyle, Mrs. Thomas, wife Capt.

Mills, Mrs. Schuyler, wife Capt., USN Eldredge, Mrs. E. P., wife Capt.

Moore, Mrs. French, wife Comdr.

Fagan, Mrs. R., wife Major, USMC-Ret. Mitchell, Mrs. Gelbert H., wife Comdr., '32 Ford, Mrs. Francis D. A., wife Lt. Comdr.

Nichols, Mrs. Newton L., wife Capt.

Norman, Mrs. Robert Gentry, wife Comdr., USN, '30 Payne, Mrs. Samuel S., wife Capt.

Pearce, Mrs. J. B., Jr., wife Capt., USMC Perry, Mrs. Wadell H., wife Capt.

Philips, Mrs. John L., wife Lt. Comdr., '34 Porter, Mrs. Carl W., wife Comdr., (CEC) Pratt, Mrs. S. H., wife Capt., USMC Ralston, Mrs. Frank M., II, wife Lt., USN Renn, Mrs. Joseph B., wife Capt., '23 Roberts, Mrs. Frank, wife Capt.

Richards, Mrs. G. L., wife Comdr., USNR Rodgers, Mrs. R. H., wife Comdr.

Sanders, Mrs. Carl Herman, wife Capt.

Smart, Mrs. P. A., wife Chaplain Small, Mrs. Ernest, wife Capt.

Smith, Mrs. Oscar, wife Commodore Snowden, Mrs. Ernest M., wife Comdr.

Smith, Mrs. Robert Hall, wife Comdr.

Sperry, Mrs. E. R., wife Comdr.

Stone, Mrs. Ellis S., wife Capt.

Sweetser, Mrs. Williard M., wife Comdr., USN, '26 Thomas, Mrs. Wm. E., wife Maj., USMC Thompson, Mrs. Robert R., wife Capt.

Tyler, Mrs. Carroll, wife Capt., '20 Washburn, Mrs. Edward D., wife Capt.

Wattles, Mrs. Thomas, wife Capt.

Welch, Mrs. Leo, wife Capt.

Westholm, Mrs. Rollin E., wife Lt. Comdr.

Whitaker, Mrs. Frank M., wife Lt. Comdr., USN, '34 Williamson, Mrs. Thomas B., wife Comdr., '23

-We Waiting Wives {Continued)he is free and is encouraged to consult with the whole of the medical staff.

This hospitalization is for the acutely ill that need it with emphasis on obstretrics and pediatrics. There is not space for the chronically ill or for mental cases.

In the rare instances where the patient wishes a civilian specialist, he may be called by the patient and paid for by the patient, while he acts as consultant.

The greatest need which seems to exist at this time is for a system of standardization of records, and a file card which could be given to the patient when transferring from one city to another.

Of cpurse this is standard procedure for service personnel, but has yet to be whipped into some kind of system for their dependents. Much time and duplication could be saved if and when this can be effected, and the patient can preMAY,

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sent the previous treatment record. The Medical Corps feels that it could benefit by the study of such records, for instance, thirty thousand babies were delivered by Navy doctors in 1943, more than any civilian hospital, and if these cases could be correlated and smdied more doctors would know more about obstetrics.

Although this has been a small attempt to describe one of the best morale raising factors among Navy men and their dependents, the service we are getting today deserves the highest praise.

Certainly it's a far cry from one Dispensary I remember where the coffee pot bubbled merrily in the pharmacists cubbyhole and the patients and the doctors were revived impartially. It took a war to give it its present impetus and scope, but we will reap the benefit for many years.

—Bundles for America— While I'm on the subject of home front service, I'd like to give a boost to an organization that has been slowly and steadily growing and expanding its services. TTiere are 400,000 workers connected with Bundles for America, and aside from furnishing Day and Recreational rooms, 3307 of them, meeting endless draftees with hot food at induction depots, writing thousands of letters to men overseas, with especial attention to those who may have no relatives at home to write or send any packages, they have found time and money to make or make over 343,000 pieces of clothing for distribution to families of service men. There are units in almost every city which can use all the assistants they can get.

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The Navy Mourns {Continued from page 12) by die pending $32,647,000,000 appropriation bill.

Translated in terms of ships, the Navy under Secretary Knox added to the 385 combat ships it possessed in 1940 nine batdeships, 19 first-line aircraft carriers and more than 50 CVEs, a score of cruisers, more than 500 destroyers and destroyer escort ships and over 100 submarines, besides thousands of amphibious ships, landing craft, mine layers and sweepers, tenders and auxiliaries.

The Navy had 2,112 aircraft of all types when Secretary Knox took office.

Today it has 42,600 airplanes, of which more than 28,000 are tactical combat aircraft.

When Secretary Knox attended the

that "the present instruments of military cooperation must be maintained as a police force, a fire department, a sanitary squad against another outbreak of war rabies and international gangsterism... .

All means to preserve the peace will fail without they be founded on AngloAmerican cooperation."

In his devotion to the principles of national preparedness the Secretary often advocated universal military training for the youth of America. His ideas on such a program were last expressed in a recent issue of Collier's Weekly, the only magazine article he had written since the war. His belief in the universality of service in wartime made him the spokesman for a law to invoke the national selective service principle to end labor shortages in essential war industries.

commissioning of the batdeship N O R T H

on 9 April 1941, he witnessed the addition to the United States Fleet of the first new capital ship in 18 years.

Secretary Knox believed in the maintenance of the fleet at full strength after the war as a joint guarantor with the British navy of world peace. Addressing the English Speaking Union in Chicago last December, the Secretary said

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to the required size; and how to box them for shipment. In Rio de Janeiro a laboratory was started where the quartz crystal was inspected for defects.

Only those conforming to standards were permitted to be crated for shipping. A similar laboratory was built in Campina Grande, where the ore which arrived from the mines was graded, washed, sun-dried and bagged. Thus, through the combined energies and skills of Brazilians and Americans, the second phase in the Battle of Strategic Materials began favorably our way.

The third and final phase was no less a struggle. It concerned itself with delivering the materials to the United States. Lacking adequate stockpiles in this country, we could not afford to wait out the long weeks of an ocean voyage, and, plagued by enemy submarines, we could not risk the loss of such scarce minerals. To bridge time and peril, the Naval Air Transport Service, an Army Transport Conmiand, at the request of the War Production Board, went into action. From thousands of miles away, the vital minerals, through the miracle of air cargo began flowing toward the factories in America. Without the magnificent job of the air transport organizations in cooperation with the Foreign

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The fight is by no means over. We haven't as yet been able to raise the stockpiles of these materials to a safe level. This was attested to by Secretary Knox when he said: "Strategic materials ride ahead of the Admirals." The Secretary was referring to the epoch flight made last December by the Navy's giant seaplane "Mars" when she returned from Brazil loaded with 35,000 pounds of MICA and TANTALITE. It was, we believe, quite fitting and proper for the proud "Mars" to have accorded such recognition to these strategic materials. More than anyone else the "Mars" knows that for want of MICA, QUARTZ and TANTALITE there would be no "Mars"!

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1300 finds the 1X77 riding peacefully at anchor on the ebb tide of the harbor.

Another patrol well done.

At 0800 local time all hands are called to colors, after which the mail is collected, leaves are arranged, the quartermaster watch is set and all the other small duties preparatory to going ashore are handled.

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overhaul by the industrial division before going out again. Then another month at sea to do its small but important part in bringing victory closer home.

Geography—A Strategy For Peace (Continued from page 17) carries with it the suggestion that there may be geographical as well as manmade benefits in an international relationship between the people of Brazil and the people of Chile or Argentina, as well as between the people of any of these nations and of the United States.

We have widely publicized a Good Neighbor Policy for the western hemisphere, and an Atlantic Charter for parts of the world, but for many of us the central thought is that other nations should be neighbors with us, without at the same time recognizing that they may wish to be neighbors with each other as well. This is by no means suggestive that nationalism is a mark of pre-war thinking. W e need a government unit, just as we need a family unit. W e need to do intensive thinking in behalf of our goverrmient "family." But because

the requirements of present-day living and of scientific progress necessitate use of some of our neighbors' products, and his use of some of ours, we need also to lift the horizons of our thinking to include the welfare of our neighbors, whether they be nations near at hand, or more distant. W e have today no distant neighbors in terms of our fathers' thinking. As the individual family must think in terms of the good of the community, so must the individual nations think today in terms of the world community. The foundation on which our thinking must be based is geographic understanding, because without such understanding we can do no intelligent thinking. Tlie study of a geography of realities should form the foundation for the development of such an outlook.

When the time comes when each of us carries in our consciousness an indelible map of the world—a map of people, conditions and resources working together for mumal benefits, then shall we recognize Geography as a Strategy for Peace.

dor. Across its broad open spaces swept one migration after another — "big name" tribes such as Goths, Huns, Mongols; and less publicized wayfarers such as the Bessi who gave the region its name. Romans made the land an outpost of empire, conquerors came and went.

Conquest eclipsed colonization until modern times.

First widely setded under Tsarist rule, Bessarabia is now peopled with Romanians, Ukrainians, Bulgarians, Germans, Poles, Greeks, Turks, Armenians, and Jews. Population totals about 3,000,000.

In the 16th century Bessarabia was tossed back and forth between Crimean Tartars and Turks, later caused Turkish and Russian rulers to quarrel. Held by Russia for more than a cenmry, Bessarabia was shifted to Romania in the World War adjustments in 1918. Soviet Russia never acknowledged validity of the transfer, occupied the country in 1940, lost it in 1941 when Germans teamed with Romanians in invasion.

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Athletics {Continued from page 31) which garnered three runs broke up an extra-inning ball game 19 April, giving Bainbridge a 6-3 victory over Navy's baseball squad.

With the count knotted at 3-all at the end of the eleventh, Bainbridge shortstop Fred Chapman, formerly of the Philadelphia Athletics, Terry Robertson, ex-Pittsburgh Pirate first baseman Elbie Fletcher and Bob Blattner, recent product of the St. Louis Browns, teamed up for four singles to break the tie and give the sailors the smoothly played game.

Navy's nine managed to outhit the Commodores 11-8 but QP strikeouts by Bainbridge flinger Ray Coombs kept the Middie bats quiet except in the eighth inning when the Tars drove in two runs on four bingles.

Bainbridge got off to an early lead when Dick Sisler, son of the famed

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George Sisler of baseball's hall of fame, knocked a double into right field, driving Robertson to third from where the latter scored on one of the t\s'0 errors made by Middie second sacker Jake Jacobus.

Navy tied the score in the fourth liming and both teams collected two runs apiece in the eighth to push the fray into extra frames.

Lacrosse « Navy, 27; College of City of New York, 0 Na\'y, 6; Swarthmore, 0

15-minute quarter whisde sounded.

Coach Dinty Moore's second and third stringers took over the remaining game duties to multiply the score still further.

The Violets' poor stick work and unexperienced defense proved no match for the fast moving and crushing Middie attack.

SWARTHMORE

On 15 April the Naval Academy lacrosse team journeyed to Swarthmore, Pa., and defeated the Swarthmore team, 6 toO.

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Navy's lacrosse team displayed a fastbreaking attack and scoring punch in its opener on 1 April, by swamping a bewildered College of the City of New York teami, 27-0.

Ferdinand Koch started the Middie ball rolling with less than 30 seconds ^one by in scoring on a pass from Captain Al Giorgis.

BiU Graham and Bill Bonwit, two of Navy's returning veterans, added a goal each before the Navy scoring machine began to mn in earnest. A total of 15 markers were chalked up before the first

Navy, 9; Loyola College (Baltimore), 0 LOYOLA

Track Navy, 95; Villanova, 15 VILLANOVA

Navy's track team opened its 1944 season 15 April, by taking all first places to swamp Villanova 95-13 in a downpour of rain.

Despite the handicap of puddles lining the Cinderpath, Navy's John Caskey turned in a one-sided victory in the 880yard run with a time of t\^'o minutes, six and two-tenths seconds. Plebe John Vanvelzer braved the mud and water to annex a 10-second win in the 100-yard dash.

George Brown, I. C. 4-A Champion, took first place from Villanova's John Siano in the shot-put with a heave of 44 feet, four and one-quarter inches.

The high jump and pole vault events were called off due to the weather conditions.

Navy's tennis team opened its 1944 season 19 April, by shutting out Loyola College of Baltimore, 9-0.

The Middies, winners of the Larned Sailing Cup in 1943, took all but one doubles Navy, 91; Stevens Instimte, 69 set by the regulation six game margin.

Navy, 190; Yale, 135 The Navy netmen will face the University of North Carolina here on SatSTEVENS INSTITUTE urday and Coach Art Hendrix hopes to have his squad in top shape for that By copping six first places in as many match. races, Navy opened its sailing season

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18 April with a 91-69 win over Stevens Institute of Technology of Hoboken, N-J., The Midshipmen made a late rally in the fifth and sixth races to widen a sixpoint lead to a more comfortable 22 point winning advantage.

Skipper Bob Eichman of Stevens was high man with 27 markers while Navy's skipper Greenwood • took second place honors with 22 tallies.

teen-year-old Jimmy Adams ably sup- the Baltimore City College nine, 7-3 on ported the high school attack with four 8 April. tallies.

Although they collected only six hits By virtue of three goals in the final off three city pitchers, the Middies garquarter, Baltimore Polytechnic Insti- nered their second victory of the season.

Al Cesky, city third baseman, figured mte's lacrosse team sent Navy's junior varsity down to a 5-3 defeat on 15 April. in all of his team's scoring by batting Despite the muddy field. Poly racked in two runs and scoring himself on a up two goals in the first half and went wild throw to the hot corner. on to win with the last period splurge.

The Divot Digger Wilson Feuster of Poly was high scorer with three of his teams five goals.

Now that the Naval Academy Golf YALE The loss was the second in two starts Club is about to become a full-fledged Navy's sailing squad outmaneuvered this season for the Jayvees since they club with, a full 19-hole course and in Yale in a five race event on 16 April had previously lost to St. Paul's school the near future (we hope) an overhauled and more exclusive locker room, it has with a 190-135 score, marking the Mid- of Baltimore, 25-3. been thought desirable to put out a dope dies' second straight victory for the 1944 PLEBES sheet from time to time so that all hands sailing season. may keep posted.

The Plebe baseball team opened its JUNIOR VARSITY It is now planned to open the new 9 1944 season 11 April with a 6-5 triholes on 15 May. The greens and tees St. Paul's school lacrosse team of Bal- umph over Western High of Washing- have been coming along fine and the ton. timore showed too much speed and sufairways should be ready. All players perior stickwork 8 April, trouncing the Plebe Gene Rex, acting as pinch hit- must realize, however, that the mrf is Navy junior varsity, 25-3. ter for center fielder Mariusek, broke up still very shallow and must be played The visitors jumped into an early lead the game with a double to right field with care. Labor for repairs of damages and added to it in every period. The with the bases loaded. is very scarce. New cards are being Western High's pitcher Eugene printed and will be ready for the openMiddies tallied once in the first quarter and twice in the second, and were held Gould Struck out 13 men in seven inn- ing. Winter rules will be played on all scoreless after halftime. ings. fairways throughout the summer. In The Plebe team exploded with five connection with this point it has been George Mitchell, senior outhome, paced the victors with five goals. Fif- runs in the second inning to mrn back noted with considerable heart rending

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that many players are not bothering to replace divots. They must be done if the course is to remain in its present fine condition.

There is a good putting green now in front of the Golf Club House. The attention of all hands is invited to the faa that practice putting and approaching on regular greens is strictly forbidden.

The Midshipman Golf Team got off ro a flying start in a driving rain to defeat the University of West Virginia 9-0 and continued their good work by defeating an experienced team representing Maryland Drydock Company by the same 9-0 score. It may be interesting to note that in last year's intercollegiate matches the Varsity lost only 3 points out of a possible 63 and that they then went on to win the Eastern Intercollegiate tide at Princeton. The Plebes have played only one match to date and won from Forest Park Golf Club (induding last year's state champion) 8-1.

The May Varsity and Plebe schedule:

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6 May—Blair Academy (here).

13 May—Forest Park High (here).

Note: The Army match will be played over the new 18 hole course.

It has been decided to run inter-departmental golf competition through the spring and summer. The interest seems to be quite high at the moment and it is hoped that it will increase as we get underway. Each department entered will furnish a 4-man team and matches will be played on scheduled week days after working hours. Match play will be used in scoring. All departments will be furnished with copies of the schedule and one will be posted on the Club House bulletin board.

The sole purpose of "The Divot Digger" is to keep you informed on local golf news and to stimulate interest among "occasional" golfers and prospective new members of the Golf Qub. It is being sent only to paying members of the Golf Q u b at present so if you will VARSITY pass it along to friends who may be interested in taking advantage of our fine 6 May—Penn State (here). facilities and keeping in shape the easy 13 May—Penn State (there).

20 May—Eastern Intercollegiates at way, our effort will be repaid.

Bob Williams (Ch. Spec. USNR) our Princeton. very capable supervisor will be glad to 27 May—^West Point (here).

book anyone for lessons at an unbelievably low price and will do his best to keep an adequate supply of balls on sale at the Golf House—By the way you have to turn in an old one to buy a new one— all the same like toothpaste tubes used to be.

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Spindrift {Continued from page 30) with the most vigor, and which group of men went down in the dust the hardest.

For a time competition was so keen that the drill was almost as hazardous as a batde.

On 17 April the Youngsters were granted the privileges-without-pay of the former Second Class. This move, coupled with radios, will ease the tremendous task of getting rid of all the S4.00 monthly salary they draw.

The last bit of this month's dope is concerned with the universal soci^ sport, golf. The Naval Academy course, as if it weren't already difficult enough.

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This region (about the size of Vermont and Massachusetts combined) was under Russian rule almost continuously berween 1812 and 1918. In the mrbulent days of the Russian revolution and In the territorial gambles of war, counter revolution, it was occupied by German-invaded and Soviet-threatened Romanian troops and later mrned over Romania has been both a dramatic win- to Romania by a treaty in which the ner and a hard-hit loser.

United States did not join the rest of As an Allied partner in the war of the Allies. The Soviet Union has never 1914-18, Romania more than doubled accepted the transfer. its land holdings, says the National GeoSouth of Bessarabia, the coastal Dographic Society. By the end of 1940, albruja area—taken from Bulgaria after though a member of the then successful the Balkan War of 1913—is also hardAxis bloc, it had remrned to former to-defend open land. It is generally a owners the major share of its winnings. dry, treeless steppe in the south, with Again, when German and satellite delta-built coast in the north and a Black forces overran the Soviet Ukraine in Sea front of shifting shorelines, marshes 1941, Romania not only recovered part and lagoons. of the 1940 cessions but also won an exIn the west, long Hungarian-contesttra prize in the Soviet region east of the ed Transylvania is made up of the broad Dniester River. Today, Red Army vicTransylvanian plateau and fringing tories have recovered the Ukrainian terplains, including the fertile Banat reritory capmred by Nazi and Romanian gion disputed berween Romania, Hunforces, and threatens border areas beyond. gary and Yugoslavia. The plains, merging with similar country to the wesi:, are VULNERABLE BORDER LANDS freely accessible from that direction, In terms of physical geography, most while the central plateau, backed by of the border sections held by Romania Romania's inner mountain system, is between the two world wars could be approached by easy mountain passes. considered poor military risks. Bessarabia, for example, adjoining the Soviet CORE IS M O U N T A I N FORTRESS Ukraine, is open, rolling country, offering little in the way of namral defense.

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band, the Romanian core, as originally established through the union of Wallachia and Moldavia Principalities, is essentially a mountain stronghold. Formed by the Carpathians and the Transylvanian Alps, with foothills sloping into productive lowlands, its remote heights and lost valleys have provided historical haven for refugees fleeing the many invading hosts who have made this land a corridor and a battlefield.

From around the mountain heart of Romania, big chunks of territory were clipped in 1940. To Soviet Russia went Bessarabia and Northern Bucovina; to Hungary a deep cut into Transylvania; to Bulgaria the Southern Dobruja.

This transfer of nearly 40,000 square miles of territory also involved the shifting of some four million people—many of them Romanians, as well as former minority elements. One of the great problems of the tangled Balkan relationships was the presence in Romania of millions of non-Romanians in the border lands claimed by its neighbors.

The alien groups—estimated at onequarter to one-third of the total Romanian population of nearly twentymillion—included Magyars, Germans, Ruthenians, Russians, Bulgarians, and

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Although Romania has lost to Hungary tional and other professional activities. considerable mineral resources in the ceded Transylvania area, these supplies IMPORTANT A X I S CONTRIBUTOR are still within the Axis bloc. The RoAs a fighting member of the Axis manian loss included mines producing (Romania, unlike Bulgaria, is at war varying amounts of gold, silver, leadj with the Soviet Union), this nation has copper, and zinc. About half of the gas contributed both men and supplies to fields were shifted, the new boundary at the Nazis cause. One estimate put Ro- one point cutting a pipeline leading to manian casualties at 400,000 by the end Romanian industrial centers. of 1942.

In food crops, Romania—^predomiBest known Axis aid is war-vital pe- nantly a farming country—is one of the troleum, of which Romania is the only world's important granaries. Corn and appreciable source now available. After wheat are the chief exportable commodthe Soviet Union, Romania is the lead- ities, with barley, rye and oats following. ing oil country of Europe, although its Soviet-claimed Bessarabia has yielded a output is far below that of the Russians. sizable share of the cereals.

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Announcement

J O H N R I C H CRAIG, '30, Lt. Comdr., USN.

The Naval Academy Garden Club has as a project this year the beautifying of the Naval Academy Cemetery by means of planting shrubs and flowers. Any contribution toward this effort would be greatly appreciated.

Please communicate with Mrs. R. E. Hoyt, President, Naval Academy Garden Club, USNA, Annapolis, Md.

Active. Died—Presumptive 23 March 1944. Previously reported missing 23 March 1943. Now known to have been missing, in fact, 22 March 1943. Officially declared to be missing in action as of 22 March 1943, having been aboard the USS GRAMPUS when that submarine was lost in the SW Pacific area. (In compliance with Sec. 5 of Pub. Law 490, as amended, death is presumed to have occurred on 23 March 1944.) Enemy action.

J O H N LEWIS BENTON, '42, Lt. ( j g ) , USN.

Aa. Died—Presumptive 23 March 1944. B E N J A M I N GRATZ CROSBY, '94. Died 12 Previously reported missing 23 March March 1944, at his residence in Spring 1943. Now known to have been missing Station, Woodford Co., Kentucky. in fact 22 March 1943. Officially reported missing in action 22 March 1943, having EDWARD F. CROWE, '24. Died 20 December been aboard USS GRAMPUS when that sub1943 in Buffalo, New York. marine was lost in the SW Pacific area. (In compliance with Sec. 5 of Pub. Law 490, HARLAN ROCKEY DICKSON, '36, Lt. Comdr., as amended, death is presumed to have ocUSN. Active. Died 5 February 1944, four curred 23 March 1944.) miles North of San Luis Obispo, California. (U. S. Area). Aircraft accident, not enemy aaion.

ROBERT PERSHING BLAUVELT, '38, Lt., USN, Act. Died—Presumptive 23 March 1944.

Officially declared to be missing in action FORREST JAMES FRENCH, '24, Col., CAC, as of 22 March 1943, having been aboard USA. Killed in action 8 March 1944 while USS AMBERJACK when that submarine on duty in the Far East. was lost in the SW Pacific area. (In compliance with Sec. 5 of Pub. Law 490, as GEORGE EARL GELM, '94, Captain, USN-Ret. amended, death is presumed to have ocDied 19 March 1944, at his residence in curred 23 March 1944.) Enemy action.

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Active. Died—^Presumptive 23 March 1944. Officially declared missing in action 22 March 1943, having been aboard USS AMBERJACK when that submarine was lost in SW Pacific area. (In compliance with Sec. 5 of Pub. Law 490, as amended, death is presumed to have occurred 23 March 1944.) Enemy action.

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D A N I E L R Y A N SEIDELL, '43, Ens., USN.

Active. Died—Presumprive 23 March 1944. Officially declared missing in acrion 22 March 1943, having been aboard USS AlklBERJACK when that submarine was lost in SW Pacific area. (In compliance with Sec. 5 of Pub. Law 490, as amended, death is presumed to have occurred 23 March 1944.) Enemy action.

GEORGE W H I T E SNYDER, III, '21, Comdr.,

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Philip R. Weaver, '14; Swift Riche, '14; Lt Comdr. J. J. Lennon, '16; Alfred W. Burket, •20; Capt. WaUace R. Dowd, '20; Lloyd Lafot, '21; Lt. Comdr. T. M. Brautigan, '22; Lt Comdr. A. R. Lyon, '22, E. T. Walker, Jr., '22; Robert C. Wray, Jr., '22; Leicester N. Baker, '23; L. I. Replogle, '24; Lt. R. P. Kimzey, '25; Lt. E R. Jeter, '34; Edward C. McLean, '35. Our guests included Col. Harry CHICAGO BRAJSCH Ovir March dinner meering was held on A. Cotter, President, Army and Navy Qub, Friday, 31 March, at the Army and Navy Club. Gene Davis of Curtis Pubhshing Co., who is It was the first regular dinner meering under the father of two midshipmen, Comdr. Ernest the new officers who were elected at the Jan- Johnson, SC, Supervisory Cost Inspector, Lt. uary meeting. Al W . Burket, '20, our new Col. R. B. Stratford, USA, Lt. (jg) W. E. President, presided. He made a short inaugu- Rapp, Lt. (jg) H. Compton, Lt. L. C. Crawral talk setring forth some of the plans to in- ford, Lt. J. E. Rose, Lt. C. T. Walter, Lt. (jg) crease the scope of acriviries of the Associa- W. H. Sims.

For further information concerning the tion. At the President's left was a vacant chair, vacant because of the sad death of our Chicago Branch, please communicate with late President, John Metcalf, '17, who prob- Raymond D. Sullivan, '22, Secretary, c/o Maably has contributed more to our Chicago As- rine Office of America, Insurance Exchange sociation and to civilian Navy acriviries in this Bldg., Chicago 4, Illinois. Telephone Wab. area than any other alumnus of our branch. 1435.

In memory of John, we all stood up, raised our glasses and drank the toast that is the highest signal honor we as Navy men could LOS ANGELES BRANCH give him.

Our meetings continue to be held the first Our speaker for the evening was Captain Wednesday evening of each month at the Los Wallace R. Dowd, '20, Supervisor of all ship- Angeles Athletic Qub. Some 18 to 20 of the building in the Chicago area which includes "faithful" can usually be relied upon to alall the lower lake region plus the Missouri ways be in attendance. The 1 March meeting was handicapped somewhat by the "slight River and upper Mississippi River Valleys.

His subjea was "Shipbuilding on the Great mist" then flooding the streets of our otherLakes." He covered this large subjea in a wise sunny California. However the 16 who very interesting, and highly instrucrive man- braved the weather were rewarded by hearner. First he gave us the problems involved ing an excellent talk by Commander Ed. in establishing this industry' on these Lakes, Kenney of the Medical Corps, who was Medsecond how they overcame those problems and ical Officer of the Boise during the action in third what they have been doing since they the Solomon Islands area in 1942, when that overcame them. It indeed was a pleasant rev- ship made such a name for herself. Besides elarion to learn just how much this Middle a vivid description of his experiences on the West is contributing to our amphibious Navy. BOISE, Dr. Kenney also told about the deA standing vote of thanks was given him for velopment of wartime medical facilities in his very excellent talk. Captain Dowd has the Navy with special attention to the new been here in the Chicago area for two years drug penicillin, the supply of which is in his and we understand is expecting new orders charge here on the West Coast. soon. We regret to see him leave these parts.

The meeting on 5 April was attended by Among those present we had some new the following members: B. S. Gay, '12; H. D. faces, and we hope to see more new faces at Stailey, '18; A. J. MacNamee, '21; R. S. Hales, our coming dinner meetings. In attendance '21; R. D. Sweeney, '21; A. W . Buffington, were Col. H. A. Allen, '87; Admiral Edward '22; E. W . Friess, '29; C. C. Morgan, '29; A. Evers, USNR (Retired); Hubert Burn- J. L. Breault, '30; W. C. Ennis, '30; J. B. ham, 05; Carl E. Dreutzer, '09; Comdr. Seargeant, '30; J. D. Cashman, '31; B. A. This space allotted by Shipmate each month for t h e news of Branch Associations of U. S. Naval Academy.

Chandler, "31; F. J. Bigaouette, '32; D. G. Burdick, '32; S. L. Shaw, '32; H. M. Fussell, '36; W. W. Bradley, '36; W . B. Martin, '39; H. E. Felix, '39.

if they knew about our meetings. SHIPMATE • cific gave a most interesting talk which was is one way to get the word around, and inci- thoroughly enjoyed by all hands. Comdr. dentally that has become one swell magazine. Collis is now on dury in Washington, D. C. For further information concerning Los in Department of Public Relations. FollowAngeles Branch please communicate with W. ing the meeting a fast game of Acey-Duecey At this meeting short talks were given by Comdr. "Chick" Chandler, (SC), and Lt. Clare Ennis, '30, 444 Homewood Road, Los minus the board and markers was particularly enjoyed by Lt. Comdr. Sullivan, USNR, to Comdr, Jack Cashman, (Ret.), on local Navy Angeles 24, California. the chagrin of John Waldhauser, Jr., and to aaivities. They are both out of '31 and on Constantine N . Perkins, '17, 670 Pacific the detriment of his wallet. A cordial invitashore duty here in Los Angeles. Highlight of the evening was a very fine talk by Chief Electric Bldg., Los Angeles, California, tion is extended to all Alumni to attend these Torpedoman T. F. McKenna, USN, who is a President of the Los Angeles Branch writes, meetings which are held monthly—Tuesday veteran of 25 years' Naval Service and who "Just a word of appreciation from other nearest the fifteenth of the month. For further information concerning Maryland Branch has participated in praaically all the more im- Naval Academy graduates who can't get back please communicate with W. Beverly Bristor, in the Service and all we can do is sit around portant actions of the present war. His eye'27, Secretary, Aintree and Hastings Road, witness accounts began with the loss of the the side line and talk about it. Your efforts Towson, Md. have produced great results and we of the REUBEN JAMES, and included description of convoy duty to points as remotie as Murmansk. L. A. Branch are behind you 100 per cent.

Meetings are interesting—there is usually a He also panicipated in the attack on North BRANCH speaker and 20 to 25 members present. We MILWAUKEE Africa, the Sicily invasion and many other acwould like to have all grads in this area or tions including some in the Pacific theatre.

Everything is going along nicely with the passing through join us."

The "Chief" was loud in his praise of the Milwaukee group. At the last meeting on 5 regular officers and men of the "Old Navy" April we had films shown of Pearl Harbor.

BRANCH who are doing such a fine job as the nucleus MARYLAND "The Story of the USS H O R N E T " and the around which our vast new Navy has ex"Development of Naval Aviation." Meetings The regular monthly meeting was held on are held monthly in Cudworth Memorial panded. They are the ones who are now looked to in the pinches, and it is readily ap- 18 April at the Stafford Hotel, Baltimore, Building, Milwaukee. parent that our excellent peacetime training Md. The President of our Maryland Branch, Congratulations on the splendid issue of is now paying big dividends, according to Comdr. Morris D. Gilmore, USN-Ret., who March 1944 SHIPMATE. I was very glad to came up from Annapolis, presided. The atChief McKenna. tendance was splendid, about fifty-two mem- have the article by Frank Sinclair of our own Well that just about covers our aaivities bers and guests enjoyed the delightful "get- Milwaukee ]ournal. He is one of the ace for the last two months. Hereafter, I will try together." It was a pleasure to greet and wel- members of the Journal's reportorial staff. and get a httie something in each month for come into our midst so many Naval Reserve For further information concerning the the write-up in SHIPMATE. I am sure there Officers who are stationed in this vicinity. Milwaukee Branch please communicate with must be many other graduates and former Comdr. John L. Collis, '28, USN, who re- Kavanaugh C. Downey, '17, President, 3328 Midshipmen in this area who would turn out cently remrned from duty in the South Pa- N. Bartlett Ave., Milwaukee 11, Wise.

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Vice Admiral Herbert F. Leary, USN, '05, Commander Eastern Sea Frontier, was our speaker. He gave generously of his experiences and anecdotes including his service in the South Pacihc some rwo years ago. This provided an interesting contrast with the manner in which conditions are handled today in foreign territory.

Among those present were Commodore McGee, RN (as the guest of Captain Cresap), Rear Admiral Robert Monroe, Rear Admiral Monroe Kelly, Rear Admiral L C. Palmer, Rear Admiral C. H. Woodward, Rear Admiral S. S. Kennedy and Rear Admiral R. R. Belknap. Rear Admiral W. B. Fletcher, Class of '82, was the senior member present.

For further information concerning the New York Branch please conmiunicate with William B. Jupp, '13, Secretary, 26 Broadway, N. Y. C.

SAN FRANCISCO BRANCH Our dinner evening of Wednesday, 5 April, was very aptly designated as "Admirals' Night," by Jimmy Howell, '07, who had consented to serve as Chairman for the evening in the contemplated absence of the

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It proved a most delightful evening, for Rear Admiral Carleton H. Wright, USN, Commandant, 12th Naval District was our guest speaker and we numbered among the senior officers on hand to greet him. Rear Admiral H. W. Osterhaus '00, Rear Admiral Leigh Noyes, '06, Rear Admiral C. W. Crosse, '07, Rear Admiral E. L. Woods (MC), Rear Admiral Daniel Hunt (MC), Rear Admiral E. L. Jones, USCG, Captain E. S. Jackson, '00, Captain B. L. Canaga, '05, Captain A. B. Court, '05, Captain E. L Shipp, '05, Captain W. J. Hine (SC), Captain Benjamin Perlman, '12, Captain E. B. Lapham, '10, Captain C. A. Bailey, '11, and Commander H. E. Schonland, '25.

Then among our regular members were Captain S. E. Moses, '92, Commander J. S. Graham, '98, H. M. Gleason, "99, Roland Riggs, '04, Major R. M. Beanfield, '08, "Ned" Marbourg, '17, Commander Clyde King, '22, and his usual cohorts from St. Mary's Pre-Flight School.

Among our distinguished guests were Godfrey A. Fisher, British Consul General (Oxford, '04), R. A. N. HiUyer, British Consul and with Mr. Hillyer were Wing Commander Probert, RAAF, Captain R. M. Matheson, RAAF, and Flight Lieutenant C. H. Tiffin, RAAF.

Too, we were pleased to have with us as the guest of McDonald Moses, '32, Jesse S. Cook, the aspiring young son of Lt. CoL J. S. Cook, Jr., '27, USMC. Preceding the program scheduled for the evening, the Chairman read excerpts from two very interesting letters; the first, a recent letter from Admiral Raymond A. Spruance, USN, Conmiander Central Pacific Force, and the second, a letter from War Correspondent Tom Healy, USAFIME, who was guest speaker at our September Dinner. Unanimous greetings will be extended both to Admiral Spruance and to Tom Healy.

Next, in view of the fact that Admiral Wright was to speak somewhat on the basis of his experiences and his observations in the Pacific, it seemed quite appropriate first, to show the Navy sixteen mm. sound film 'The Battle of Midway." The pictures were in color and were splendid but the sound efFects were not up to the standard of the aaion pictures by a great deal.

However, this temporary disappointment was thrust into fotgetfulness immediately that Admiral Wright began to develop his talk and analysis and he afforded us a great and unusual pleasure in his expression of gratification at the quality of the ships and of the personnel of the Navy; their capacity to stand terrific punishment and to come through any action with colors flying was most satisfying to hear. There were many points in his talk that impressed us with the deadly seriousness of this war with the Japanese and

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his concluding remarks can be quoted somewhat as follows: "The one fundamental mission of the naval shore establishment is to suppon the fleet. The resources of the area, then—including its people and all of its facilities, are included in this bracketing. We have a tremendous responsibility here and a tremendous job ahead of us in which we must not fail."

Our March dinner was equally enjoyable and through the courtesy of British General Fisher we had the privilege of having as our guest speaker Lt. Richard Barklie Lakin, DSO, DSC, RN. Lt. Lakin commanded the HMS SAFARI and URSULA and other British submarines, fought in the Gulf of Genoa, at the North African invasion, at Sicily, and too, in the North Atlantic protecting Russian convoys. Once he was under continuous depth bomb attacks from two destroyers for 38 hours. His graphic story was given a full page in Time magazine for 7 February 1944.

Too, at the March dinner Wing Commander Raymond H. Harries, DSO, DFC, was one of our distinguished guests. Wing Commander Harries had thirteen kiUs to his credit in 1943 and was rated among the top-ranking, RAF Fighter Pilots for that year. He fought during the crucial stages of the Battle of Britain and at the famed Commando Battle of Dieppe.

Our May dinner promises to be fully up to the standard of all preceding with a splendid talk promised by Claude A. Buss of the Office of War Information. Mr. Buss has an intensely interesting story of his experience as a prisoner of war in Manila, Tokyo,

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WASHINGTON, D. C. BRANCH The April meeting was held Thursday, 13 April 1944, at the Officers' Club, 1400 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W., called to order at 8:30 P.M., with 43 members and three guests present at one time or another. Admiral Gillmor, presided.

The secretary pro rem read the minutes of the last meeting and they were accepted as read.

Admiral Gillmor then introduced Admiral Clark H. Woodward, who was elected to head the organization for the next year. Admiral Woodward then supervised the general election of officers.

The following additional officers were eleaed: Vice President, Richard Stimson, '23; Secretary, Arthur E. Tarantino, '35; Treasurer, T. J. Hurd, '30.

The following were elected members of the Council: Powell, '35; Bullis, '24; O'Brien, '33; Young, '32; Dreany, '32; Dorner, '30.

After the election, the secretary read a letter from the Alumni Association of New York in which they expressed their greetings on the occasion of the election of Admiral

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The meeting concluded with the showing of two interesting sound films: "The Invasion of the Marshalls" and "The Battle for the Beaches."

Plenty of reenforcements were secured from the Officers' Club Bar. A party of 15 had arranged to be present for a dinner which was held before the meeting.

The following members attended: H. G. Gillmor, '91; R. H. Chappel, '94; C. H. Woodward, '99; E. B. Gibson, Jr., '10; R. T. Merrill, '10; Dorsey O. Thomas, '10; R. B. Simons, '11; Ernest M. Pace, '12; Raymond Asserson, '13; B. H. Lingo, '13; Paul D Sleeper, '13; R. B. Crichton, '19; G. L. Rich mire, '21; R. P. Hollis, '22; F. S. Lott, '22 W. E. Browning, '23; G. B. McGowan, '23 W. F. BuUis, '24; A. H. Kerrick, '24; Samuel J. Singer, '24; James B. Cash, '25; Paul J, Hanlon, '25; S. N. Pyne, '25; Thomas C King, '27; F. C. Manville, '27; K. T. Sullivan^ '27; Austin S. Wilgus, '27; P. E. Kerst, '28 E. P. Dorner, '30; T. J. Hurd, Jr., '30; Ed R. Hodgkins, '32; R. A. Morgan, '32; M. T Young, '32; Gerald D. O'Brien, '33; W. E Bailey, '34; F. D. Bradley, '34; John C. Green, '34; Robert F. Hallock, '34; George L. Powell '35; R. C. Power, '35; A. E. Tarantino, '35 D. O. Van Ness, '35; A. L. Franta, '41.

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HE authors of the article on war materials from South America, All For The Want Of A Horseshoe Nail, both have made extensive surveys of the source of minerals in South America for official Government agencies. At present Lieutenant (jg) Langdon P. Marvin, Jr., USNR, is chairman of the Air Cargo Priorities Committee of the War Production Board, while Lieutenant Samuel G. Engel, USNR, is detailed to the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs. * # * *

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S pointed out elsewhere in this issue, we are stressing to• day an impressive discussion of the part that geography plays in the strategy of the war. William S. Miller, author of Geography—A Strategy For Peace, is in an excellent position to judge the importance of this subject, being one of the country's outstanding experts on the production of maps and globes. He is a member of the firm of Denoyer-Geppert in Chicago who furnish large quantities of maps to the armed services and other branches of the government.

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HE June issue of SHIPMATE will be the most elaborate and, we hope, the most interesting since the magazine was founded. It is to be known as the Fleet Issue and will contain artides by the Commander-in-Chief and Chief of Naval Operations, who sends a message of greetings, Rear Admiral Gilbert J. Rowcliff, USN, member of the General Board, who will describe present day uses and functions of the modern battleship. Other artides will discuss the importance of carriers, cruisers, destroyers, destroyer escorts, and other ships that make up the fleet. The issue will contain many illustrations in full color.

Half-Billion-Dollar Mark Topped By Navy War Bond Program War bond history, bond purchases in March MAKING

by Navy personnel shattered previous records by breaking through the half-billion-dollar mark with a total for the month of $46,036,481. The grand total since inauguration of the program in October, 1941, through March, was $512,700,115.

A new high in War bond allotments likewise was reached by uniformed personnel of the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard in March, when 134,000 new allotments were registered, raising the cumulative total to 1,472,382.

Naval training centers led all activities in percentage of payroll invested with 20 per cent, while naval air stations led in percentage of employee participation with 96.7 per cent.

Another record was set by the Navy when the Navy Department became the first large government unit to meet and exceed its quota in the 1944 Red Cross War Fund Campaign.

The Department's quota was $116,600, and as of 12 April, subscriptions totaled $181,000, or $64,400 over the top.

This outstanding performance occasioned a commendatory letter from Norman H. Davis, National Chairman of theAmerican Red Cross, to Vice Admiral Ross T. Mclntire, USN, Surgeon General of the Navy and Chairman of the campaign within the Navy Department. The letter said, in part: "You and your associates are to be commended for this splendid showing. The Red Cross is privileged to serve our sailors. Marines and Coast Guardsmen and therefore appreciates the generous support which the personnel of the Navy Department in Washington has given to our campaign."

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