all hands naval bulletin - may 1941

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''Midshipmn Foss exhibited i n p a r t i c u l a r , t h r e e q u a l i t i e s t h a tgo t o make a good N w a l Officer: (I) a l e r t n e s s , i n t h at he noticedthis occurrencz taking place a t some d i s t ance , (2) prompt decision,i n that without hes i ta t io n he ac ted , not i fy ing th e Duty Off icer 8s hcwent, ( 3 ) courage, v;hich is always exhibi ted i n the case of 8 man whogoes t o the rescue of another man in water over h i s depth . We expecta l l t h es e q u a l i t i o s i n a good naval officer, bu t i t i s none t h e lessg r a t i f y i n g t o see them exhibtted i n a marked degree on such an occasionas t h i s .Officer a t a special formation a t noon the same day."L4idshipman Fo s s was pub l i c ly commended by N s Commanding

U.S.N.R., f o i h i s E f f o r t s i n conncct&n w i t h t he ins t ruc t i on o f s tuden tsi n the Nav iaat ion C l a t 3 s ~ s sCQ&IA&& by t;h@Brmch Wdrographic Office,

On t h e night of Friday, Apri l 18, a huge f i r e raged throueh t h edowntown section of San Jiim, Puer to Xco,t r o l le d by the lo ca l f i r e and pol i-cc depqrtments.Army and Navy located i n t h i s ;?rea voluntecred t o assist with t h i requipment, arid i t r i x thraugh t h e corabin:?c! s f f o r t s and 3eroic xork oft h e Amv. :\Taw. and Coost fhlard stationctl an th t> ships and. shorc sta-

This f i r e could n o t be con-Thc personnel o f t h s

Ex+,ract f r o m "EL IE!PAFXIALtl, San Jiian, P.R.Nond-rry, Apri l 21 , 1'341."The Amy snd Navy mtn of th ? Unitcu S t i t e s s t a t ioned i n San. Juan showed t h e isl


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The V.S.S. F o o t s ~d .1robably be launched pr ior to August , 1342.$k 31- .$+ +$

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(Dcst royer )The Secrctnqq of t h e K a v ~ a s c k s i g n s t d Mrs. Nathan Crook T?rrinj_ng,New Y o r k C i t y , ?!m ?or:


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SEVEN U. S. NAVY VESSELS NhnJED(Cont. )submarir,e tenc'er.s t r u c t i o n & D r y Dock Company i n 1915. The s hi p ser ved d uri ng %he dorld1Xar as submarine ten der i n Ponta Delgada, A z o r e s , Queenstown, and Eere-haven, Ir el an d. She convoyed seve ra l ex-Geman U-boats t o the UnitedS t at e s a f t e r t h e w a r .

She was launched from th e ways o f the Se at t l e Con-

Y The new Neptune i s t h e f o u r t h v e ss e l t o be so-named. The Tirst w asa wooden screw-ste'uner engaged i n convoying Cal if or ni a stea mers i n th eTes t Indias dur ing the Civi l War.monitor.out of cormission i n 1922.The secoEd Neptune was a l i g h t d r a f t

& The t h i r d Ncptune was a c o l l i e r launched i n 1311 and plzced

The U.S.S. Nereus i s t h e t h i r d o f t h e sane name on th e Navy l i s t s .ThG f i r s t was a ste an screw schooner which served i n th e C iv il Yar. Thesecond w a s a c o l l i e r l aunched i n 1913 and stricken from the Navy l i s tDecember 5 , 1940.

The new Orion i s tile f o u r t h of t h e same nmc. Tie f i r s t was aBalt imore schooner purchased t o s in k i n t he entrance of a North C,arolinai n l e t d u r i n g t h e C i v i l War.broken up i n 1374.from the B m y list i n 1931.Tht. sccond x i s z n o ni to r b u i l t i n 1864 andThe third was a c a l l l e r l au nc hed i n 1912 and s t r i c k e n

The ne7 Proteus i s t h e t h i r d v e s s e l of t h e s a w nme. The f i r s twas a woodcn s t e m scre-fq schooner which cap tur zd several blockade runnersi n t h e C i v il Kar.s t r i c k e n f r o m t h e Navy l i s t December 5, 1340.The second Proteus was a c o l l i e r l sm c he d i n 1912 andThe nev: Ca t s k i l l i s th e second vesse l o f t h a t name. The f i r s t w a sa sin gl e tur re t2 d monitor designed and bu il t by John Ericsson i n 1862.Sha was s ol d i n 1901.The new Ozark also i s second of t h e name. The f i r s t Ozark was asingle turreted monitor propel led by a rccesszd st er n wheel.launched i n 1863 and s o l d i n 1365. She was

The follovsing quotcd l e t t e r was addrss sed t o th e R t . Rev. W i l l i a mT. Xanning, D.D., i L . D . , Bishop %use, Cathqdral Close, Cath edral o f S t ,John the Divine, N m ork, N . Y . by A d m i r a l Nimitz extending th e be stwishes Z A ~ e l i c i t a t i o n s on the occasion of t he ce l eb ra t ion o f his seventy-f i f t h b ir th d? y, t h e f i f t i z t h an ni ve rs ar y o f h i s consecration as 3 m ini s t e rj n th e Protestcant Episcopal Church, and the twentieth mnivcrsclry o f h i sconsecrat ion as a Bishop i n th a t Church.

TALK OVER BARS lViY LEAD T O TIME BEHIND BAXS

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. "I' 1 1 wish t o exten3 $mu UI? t c tke K

your diocese m ,m.;";&'lre best V~ ~ S ; I ? F d f'eon t h e occasion of your eelst lr&itim of th e ar:w;iyrersaqyof yo i w b i r t h , your m d i n z t i c n t o t.he pries+$.oad, andyour consecratioc to %he episcopate , a11 t h r e e of whlchanniversar i s s , 1 t o ld , f a l l o:i khnday, Blsy 12.'!You are t3 56 cmgrattilated, n o t ml;. na t h e grea tcontr ibut icq which y o t have Fade t o p u r ch,ircfi bu t a l s obecause of the contrih?.Tti.cn vkich you have made t o yourgreat c i t y and t o t h c mt lm 3s ? whcil.e t,hrouq!i y m r 'deep i n t a r e s t i n c i v i c ?nd n a t i u m l affairs. 'Je o f t h eKavy have noted q x c j . C i y :wir i r , t o res+, i n nn,d your

e f f o r t s i n bt4x23f of t h o Xnvy during this Ior.s p x i o dand express again o u ~ t i q qp:-cciation.

Sincerely,/s/ c. w. ? ! i F i t Z ,Rem Adnird, Y.S.N.,

Chief o f t ho Eureau o f Navigation."The f o l l o w i n g i s Bishop Blanning I s reply:"Dear A d i n i r a l Firnitz :

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A??ROPRIRTIOK RILL-I__941-42T h e appropr ia tLon b i l l providing funds f o r the mai:itenance of t h eNavy for t h e f i s c a l y e a r e nd in g Juxe 33 , 1342, was signed by t h e Presi-on Flay 6, 1941. T h e Act i s ca l led IfNaval Appxpriat i .on Act - 1942.f1ent

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H. R. 44.73Hearings were completed by the i-louse Nmal Affairs Co rni ttee Nay011 FI. 3. 4473, au thor iz ing th e tezporary appointnent o r acivmce-o f cer ta in personnel of t h e Navy and Marine Corps, : id f o r o t h e rses.A number of Committze amendments were made t o t h e b i l l , and as ofIJay 2 l.s t t h e b i l l hsd not been reported oiit of the ComLttee.

E. R. 4491A b i l l , H . R . 4491, o zuthor izn c lo th ing a l lowances f o r the Uni tedS t a t e s Kavy or Neval. R e s e r v e was recentljT i.ntroduced i n t h e House of Rep-res3nt3t ives .Hearings on this b i l l had not begun as o f May 21s t .

TfdJSSFORTAT G N -- DETENDEBTSRETIRED Ah ! ! RESERVE FERSOXKET,Under date of March 18, 1941, the fo l lowing ALFJAV was published tot h e se rv ice :I'TdE DEFIC IE NC P AITD SUPPLFJIE:JTAL APPROPRIATIOM ACT .APPROVED ICLRCHSEVEKTEET< IdI!ETEEJ? 7ORT'r'ONE fiL'[!TEIORIZES TI?.iJS?ORTATIdS DEFEfuQENTS RE-TI'F3D AND RESEKVF PERSONXEL OF GRADFS EhiTITLED T%iIJSPORTATION DEPENDENTSIN REGULAR NAVY WE13 OP,D%IZFD TO ACTIV E IIVTY OTHER THAN TPAIILTING AXD UPONZELE!.SE THEREF'ROT! EFFECTIVE OI'XY FRO11 lV&RCH SEVEIZEEN MIT\IETEEN FORTYOIE

FhOM OFFICIAL R%SID-TI'ICE OF RECCXD AT TILZ OF CiiLL TO ACTIVE DUTY TO FIRSTDUTY STI,TI@I; ;J'D RGTUE' TO SUCI! PLACE UPOf: R F L L S E FRO?:ACTDT 9UTY XTRANSIJORTiiT I O N W L L BE CSTiJMED IN ELAE\INER PROVIDED BY EXISTIMrJ IXSTRUC-TIOIE FOR REGULAII ULVY X PROVISIONS P&.AGFGPIIIS ;U'IN3TEEI\T ( A ) X!D TWENTY( i " ~ ) iRTICLE "ENTY FIVE ZERO FIVE ? ' ! , L E TRAVEL I!\JSTFJCTIOIEJS SUSPENDEDDIJRLlG PERIGDTL'iKSFFX HOUSEHOLD GOODS CIVILIARS UNDER PEE:A?JF,FT CHANGE STLLT I O N O R D K R S

TC AI:D INCLUDIKG JU:JE THIRTY EEYTBK F O ~ T Y O U E BASIC xmvLrm ILL BE

COVERED BY THIS ACT X TI23 .LCT K X E S FUNDS XVr1ILU"IBLE FORX OBThIIU' INSTEUCTIONS ShfJDA ELCH INSTidXX F E N D I N G ISSUE DETXLTD REGU-LATIONS. I'

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The cancellation o f t h i s d a i ly n o ti ce i s deemed ess en t ia l i n thei n t e r e s t s o f secur i ty of t h e Nayy and Xai-ine Corps.

TEXFOWY DlPTP ORDERSSeveral cases of dup l i ca t ion o f orders have come t o t h e a t t e n t i o nof t he Bureau si nce au th or i t y has been sranti?d t o t h e Commandants of t h evar ious Naval Dis t r ic t s t o i s sue tm pora ry add i t iona l du ty o rde r s .i t i s a p pr e ci at e d t h a t t h e d e c m t r a l i z a t i o n of con t ro l over temporaryadd i t iona l du ty invo lv ing t r ave l - t r i l l i n e v i ta b l y r e s u l t i n some duplica-ti on , every ef fo r t must be mcde t o keep such dup llc ati on a t a minimum.

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A Bureau despatch order should be delivered f o r compliance t o t h eBunav despatch orders vi11 be confirmed as usual,officer involved and never made the basis of a Maval D is tr ic t o rder witha D i s t r i c t T nuiiber.b y l e t t e r f o r t h e c o l l e c t i o n o f mileage.

'Xhere duplication i s d iscovered , t he o rde r i s sued by the D i s t r i c tCommandant should be immediately cance lled, and n o t i fi c a ti o n s en t t othe Bureau i f such order has been sent i n f o r approval. In case s whered i s t r i c t orders a rc a l rea dy approved arid mi leage col lec te d before t hcdup l i ca t ion i s discovered , t h e Bureau orders should be returned f o rcance l l a t ion .

REQUESTS FOR SPECIAL COURSES OR SPECIAL ASSIGTD32JTS TO DUTYThe Bureau i s f requent ly i n rec e ip t of cor respondence f r o m indi -v i d u a l o f f i c e r s r c q w s t i n g s p e c i a l c o ur se s o f i n s t r u c t i o n or s p e c i a lassignments for which they a re not e l ig ib le , a t times when such requestsa re not uxder cons idmat ion .

a t e ins t ruc t i on submi tt ed a t o the r than thz pwiod each year when re-ques ts f o r such ins t ruc t ion arc sp ec i f i c d l y des i r ed by the Burcau anda not ice t o t h a t e f f e c t s en t t o all. !Java1 U n i t s .be i n connect ion with reques ts f o r t r a n s f e r t o thc Scpply Corps o f t h eregu la r N a s y , xhen & f in i t e r eqc i r cnen t s as t o ag e, m a r i t a l s t a t u s , e t cd ,a r e s p e c i f i e d .

An exanple would be re ques ts f o r postgradu-

Another exanplc would

Commanding officers frequently forward such requests even thoughth e o ff ic e r does not meet th e requirements, and i n some cases a waiverof requirements i s recommended.)YOU C A N TAKE BACK THAT' YO U SAID BUT NOT SliEIAT HE HEARD

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OFFICER PEONOTIONS .. (Cont.)

Commander Spencer H. WarnerComrmpder Robert H. Har re l lLieutenant Commander W i l l i a m G. LivingstoneLieutcnant John I;?. Lewis

It i s es t imzted tha t the fo l lowing of f icers recent ly se lec tsd f o rpromotion t o Lieutenant Comander and Lieutenant i n th e D mt al Corpsw i l l make t h e i r number on 1 July 1941:

Cl i f fo rd E. AllenRaymond A . LowryCl i f fo rd C. De FordLyman R. VnughanCharles F. XroodardGeorge H. ifillsThomas E. CrowleyJesse B. BancroftEdwin A. ThomasCharles F. Hoyt

LIEUTENlJTWilliam SeidelJohn H. BaileyXorr i s C . CraigJohn t * C t t AllenEdward C. Raffe t toJames A. Er,@ishFrank E. Frztes , Jr.Karl VanL. BcrglundWalter IT. Lippoldl,Tendell IJzishLeRoy B. X q c lJesse V. I?estzmmCharles T. PridgconStanley F. VebstcrJzmes L. VzngerD a r y l S. 1;lcClungJohn J , HiltVernon S. Robir,sonFrank I. Gonzales, Jr .EEaurice S. Shortr idge? ! i l l e r H. Cosb j

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John L. Hostinshy CBNPaul V. 5vans CQIFrancis hhr?hy, Jr. CQM

Donald A . Sable c;;ICEdward K. Duckworth Cldlc

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displayed heroism by es tab l i sh ing a d r es si n g s t a t i o n i na c u l w r t , which l a t e r w a s subjcctcd t o high explosivef i r e , and remained a t h i s s t a t i o n c a r i n g f o r the woundedand dirscting thcir evacuatioc dxring heavy bombardment.

Se lec t ions for Postgraduate Ins t ru c t ionThe I3o-x-d t o sc l ec t of f i ce r s f o r pos t g r aduat e l n s t ruc t i on i n Lawmet on Xay 15, 1941, arid made thc following selections:Lieutenant Commder Eugene T'. Seaward, U.S.H.Lieutznant John E. Burke, U . S . N .Lieutenant Mcrvin Halstead, U.S.l!J.Li mt enan t Y i l l i a m 13. Organ, 'J.S.3.i i eu t -nant Edxarcl C . Stephan, U . S.M.

AEROLOGICAL COKRSE--CFFICERS SELECTED FORThe applications f o r a p r a c t i c a l c ou rs e i n a e r o l o gi c a l i n s t r u c ti o n ,submitted i n accordance with Bureau of Navigat ion Circular Let ter 32-41,

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OFFICERS FOR A V I A T I O N TRAINING ( I?EAVIER-T!iA.N-AIR)(cont . )

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Class scheduled t o convene August 7, 1941 - cont.Namebtiller, Harold C .de T o i x , Vincent P.Stuar t , Rober t R., Jr.Watkins, David IT., Jr.~J$USSOW, Allen G.

- Class Ship-1939 P Rathburne1939 Sicard1939 Case1939 Lexington193'3 PC-451

Class schedu led t o convene August 21, 1961Bennett, Thomas 12. 1939Craig, Earle F. 1939Fisher , E l i s J. 19 9Hardy, Donald J. 1939Micka, Edward 1939Miller, Frank D. 1939O'Neill, John T. 1939Ostroski, Al.lyn 3. 1939Quil lan, Ivan D. 1939Reichel, Lenard 0. 1939Rush, Augus t u s J. 1939Tunnell, Richard 11. 1939 PWallace, Daniel J., Jr. 1939llfaring, Elmar S., Jr. 1939 P'{fright, Wilson G ., I11 1939

GleavesSmithPor te rPary andC1ms onAIoffettDeweyDraytonLi tchf ie ldMcCallReidThgf ordVfilliamsonGushingLams on

P - Report o f physical examination has not been confirmed by the Bureauo f Medicine and Surgery.OFFICERS FOR A V I A T I O N T R A I N I N G (LIG'mER-THAN-AIR)

In accordance with Bureau of Mavigation Circular Letter 18-41, t h efollowing of fi cz rs have been selec ted for t he av i a t i on t r a i n i ng ( l i gh t e r -than-air) cl as s which w i l l convenc about, June 3 G , 1941:Name-ank- Class shipLee, George R.Cruse, James 3.Rixey, Frankl in S .Bolam, Ceci l A.Cody, Ernest D.Jackson, Robert L.Benis, Tiendell W.Gantz, Saxe P.

1935 Idaho1937 Tat tnal l1937 Cinclant1938193a Texas1938 \ T i ch i a1939 Clark1939 ?$asp

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In accordance Dit h Bureau of Navigat ion Circ ular Le t t er 15-41 ofFebruary 11, 1941, the fol lowing of f i ce rs have been sel ec ted f o r t r a n s f e rt o the Supply Corps, U. S. Navy, and f o r i n s t r u c t i o n a t the Naval Financeand Supgly School which w i l l convene a t the Harvard Graduate School ofBusiness Adm ini str ati on, Boston, Massachu setts, about September 1 5 , 1941:

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R E G U L A R OFFICERSShip-lass-ame-

Adams, Henry Pat tesonBeard, John G ., Jr.Bell, Thomas H.Car ls ten , Earl E.Carrison, Daniel J.Claypoole, Je ss e S.Corle, Frederic VI.Dexter, Robert C . , Jr.Fischer, Benhardt B.Gore, John K.Crubb; Francis B.James, Nathaniel 7l., 3rdLovig, Lawrence, Jr .Najor, Samuel J.Eoore, George E., 2ndNetts , George X.Pennell, John C .Seed, ?*ii l l im ,Spector, HermanVarner, Rex li.Villiams, Tb?illim 1.Zoeller, rtaphael A .

RFSERm OFFICXRS

1939 USS Ranger1939 USS OklahomaUSS Oklahoma939 USS Pensacola9391939 USS Trenton1939 USS In di an ap ol is1939 USS New Orleans1939 USS ConcordUSS Concord939 .1339 USS Wasp1939 USS Phi ladelphia1939 US3 ll is si ss ip piUSS Vincennes9391939 USS Astor iaUSS Pennsylvania939 USS Richmond939 USS Arizona9391939 USS Saratoga1939 USS Crane19 9 USS New York19 9 USS Oklahoma1939 USS Idaho

Name Designation-Fink, Douglas G.Finn, Phi l ip P.Freeborn, Stan ley B., Jr.Hughes, Theodore, L.$Johnson, Albert B.Lindman, George FdwardNet t les , Jack E.Ska i fe , Douglas C.Stevens, i ialph S., Jr.

DE-V(G)u.S.N.R.D-0 U.S.N.R.D-V(G) U.S.N.R.D-V(G) U.S.N.H.E-V(S) U.S.M.R.D-V(G) U.S.N.R.II-V(G) U.S.N.R.E-V(S) U.S.N.R.D-V(G) U.S.N.R.

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U N I T E D STATES NAVY UNLFOEQA PY3GliLATIO13, 1941(Cont .

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t he weare r has q ca l i f i ed as a Naval Aviator, Naval Aviatj-on P i l o t , o rf o r t h e s u h a r i n e se rv ic e, b u t w i l l n o t n a c e w a r i l g i n d i c a t e h e i s s t i l lsersring i n t he se branches.C . GARRISON CAP FOR, VIATOR5

A garr i son cap has been author ized for wear b j j commissionedarid warrant Naval Avintors arid Chief Pe t ty Officers designated as XavalAvia t ion P i lo t s , I n l i e u of o f f i c e r s ' and c h i ef p e t t y o f f i c e r s ' regu-l a t ion caps , a garr i son cap ma,y be worn with winter arid sumnier work ingu n i f o r m s . The garri-son ca? vxfisn worn with t.hese uniforms shal l be madeof same material. as coa t and t rausers of untfom.i n s i g n i a s h a l l be ~VQITI on left aide or" t h i s cap t:vo inches from t hef r o n t. Viniature av ia t ion

Attent ion i s i n v i t e d t o Bureau of Navigatior, Circul.ar Letter Na.57-41 and enclosures, which give conp le t e ins t ruc t ions as t o th e prepa-r a t i o n o f t a g s t o be worn by a l l o f f i c e r s and e n l i s t e d mcn of t h u Navyand Naval Reserve f o r idc nt i f ic xt io n purposes.The id en t i f i ca t ion t ag f o r of f i ce r s and en l i s t ed men o f t h e Navywill cons is t of an oval p l n t c of rnonel, metal, 1.25 b;r 1.50 inches, per-fo ra t ed a t each end and suspend64 from bhc neck by 3 nont.1 wire encasedi n ;? cot ton e lecve ,t h e r i g h t i n d ex f i n ge r ,w i l l bc embosssd by

The tag hss on one s i d e t h e e t c he d f i n g e r p r i n t o fOn t h e o t h e r s i de , t h c fol lowing informationgraphotype machine:( a ) ~ ~ m c .(b ) Of fi ce r 's rank o r man's szr vic e number,( c ) Type of blood, znd i f t he man has recaivedtetanus toxoid, the lett,c:r I1Tt1 with d a t e(T 8 / 4 0 ) t o s o indic;&tc.( d ) A t onc end of thc trig thc Le tte rs YJSN",VSXRrt , WJSYCft, o r WSL'CY , .vhi.chevrjr maybz appropriate v v i 1 . 1 be p l x e d ,

Eq ipmcnt i s b2ing furnishrd ecch Katrrtl D i s t r i c t , T ra in in g S t z t i o nth e U , S. P a c i f i c F l e c t , t h e U. S. At lan t ic Flce t , arid the Asia t ic Fl ee tfo r prepara t ion of these tags.

TFAINIXG COUi?SFSThc following training course i s now available f o r d i s t r i b u t i o n :I t Instruct ions for Use i n Pm para t ion f o r the Rat ing of Uachinis t ' sMate 2c."

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Racing through t h r c pnssagevays , he heard th z loud-speakers sound-Arr ivinging his ~13.1 o a c t io n ; -a t h i s s t a t i o n b r e at h l es s but e m l t m t , ko py re h i s commands and, as t heshots began t o tm r gre a t ho les t i cough t h r screcn , he saw no t bEt t l er a f t Mo. 129 but an cneny cruiser 1iceli.ng over i n hcr dca th agony, hermen cli ng ing t o t h e s l ip p er y bottom i n f r m t i c e f f o r t t o escape n waterygril-vis.

W?idCc and C o n n i n g Towcr shot anay."

So crowded toget,hi;r :ire the events of thc day, onc hour seemshard ly able t o carry its in2rint bzyond its own alLoted span.Exec, s a t i n h i s cabin tha t r-vming v5 th h i s thoug!its on anothcr day, --ternorrow.The Old

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Question 2.--Ar.e cadets of t h e ?lerchc;nt b r i n e R: w v e r e l i ev c d f r o ml i a b i l i t y fo r trai .nir .r : znd s .-xviclz?

Question 3.--Is a V O ~ U ~ I ~ ; G ~ ? P "o r inc?. i~ction n t o Lhc nnval forces re-l i eved fror? l i a b i l j t j i ' o r %raining and s x v i c e i n thelnnd forces?Answer, --No, Regi s t r an t s w ho voluntcx through local boards f o r s er-v i ce i n t h c n:Jval f o r c x sh0:l id . 5 1 continutd by %helocalboards ;is v o l u n t z w s for t h e n a n l foi'C(:S un t i l a quota i ses t ab l i shed for ~i?.val.L"orc;~3,but ir, t k e wm t %hut t h e i r order

'&eStion 5. --Does t h e pt:n&?ncy \sf tin a p p l i c a t i o n for 1 r~omnisSi.m nt h e Amy, N~yy ,or !k!x5n- o f t h e Amy, l,iavy, o rt h a t t h e r e g i. s tr a nt has q ~ p l i c d or con~nission r enlis tment ,and t h a t such a.g;.4icci2.0rL i s ?>eiiIgconsidcrecl, and tha t t h . er e g i s t r a n t w i l l be cornri.ssior~ed r enlic4ued i f he f u l f i l l s t h eprescr ibed requircmenls .missionad or enl i s ted , rec1ass i f i . ca t ion i :i to Class I - C as ai s rej ec ta d, th c regist rnn t. shou1.d theri 'w c l a s s i f i c d i n t hes a . m manner as my o t he r r e g i s t r a n t .

r i n e Co r p s i s f i r s t f i l e d w i th t h c l o c a l board t o t h e e f f ec t

4 ' P-f ter th e re i ; i s t r .wt h:is been corn-.' menber of th c ume d fo rces should b;: !nade. If the a.pBlic,ztion

Question 7.--I&iy a r e g i s t r a n t waive h i s r i g h t t o bc? r c l i i v e d f r o 3 l i n -b i l i t y f o r t r a i n i nc 2nd sc rvi ce becauso of previousm i l i t n r j s e rv i ce ?Arswer, -No.)

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SELECTIVE SERVICE(COI l t .Such members will normally be s tudents of junior o r s e n i o rs tanding i n such ins t i. tu t i0n. s .Under 10 U.S.C.A. 381, th e words t lSenior Divisiont1 apply t oR.O.T.C. i n s t a l l a t i o n s a t u n i v e r s i t i e s or col leges grant ingdegrees and those essent ia l ly mili ta ry schools not confer r ingacademic degrees esp ec ia l l y designated by th e Se cre tar y of'Tar as qual if i .ed, and t he I lJunior Divisiont1 inclu des t h e in -s t a l l a t i o n s a t a l l o t h e r i n s t i t u t i o n s t h a n t h o s e d e s c r i b e dabove.The words "Advanced Courset1 mean t h e co ur se of i n s t r u c t i o ngiven those se lec ted for advanced m i l i t a r y t r a i n i n g i n t h eR . O . T . C . o r N.R.O.T.C. upon completion of t h e i n i t i a l twoy e a r s ! e l e c t i v e o r conp&ory course o f m i l i t a r y t r a i n i n gprescribed by 10 U.S.C.A. 381.

Quest ion 2.--When does a s tu den t becone a c sd e t of 'the Advanced Course,Senior Division, B.O.T.C. or N.R.O.T.C.?Answer. -. _ . -It has been adm in is tr at iv el y determined by National Headquarterstha t'- cad Gts who have completed two academic ye ar s of t h e s e r -v ic e p resc r ibed f o r menbers of the Senior Divis ion , R.O.T.C.,and who have been se lec ted by th e Pres ident of t h e i r in s t i t u t io nand th e Professor of EEl i t a ry Science and Tact i cs fo r fur th ert r a i n i n g (QMC Form # 3 ) , and who have executed th e co nt ra ct s e tf o r t h o n s a i d form, a r e cade ts of th e Advanced Course, Seni orDivision, R.O.T.C., wit hin th e meaning of Sec t ion 5 ( a ) , Se-

le ct jv e Training and Service Act of 1940./ s / Lewis B. Hershey,Deputy Director.

The Navy Department announced t h a t t h e Jamestown will be commissionedand converted f o r th e t r ai ni ng o f t he Uidshipmen of t he Third Class a t t h eNaval Acadev j dur in g t h e coming summer.The Jamstovm, formerly th e yacht Alder , was acquired by th c Yavyf r o m K. 3. Thompson f o r convers ion to a gunboat.midshipmen, i n a ddi t io n t o th e sh ip ls company, w i l l b e i n s t a l le d i n t h eJamestorrn which w i l l m k e s h o r t c r u i s e s d u r in g t h e summer.

Accommodations f o r 100

There are 853 midshipmen i n t h e Fourth Class which v c i l l become th eThird Class a t t he end of t h e p r e se n t s c h o l a s t i c y ea r .

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nh:: results of th? PX1. e Coxgeti t ion f o r t i l e X.R.9.T.C. Trophy f o rExcel lence i n 5 ~ ~ 1 1m.s f o r t'le s c h o l z s t i c y e a r l'9i+C-&1 are zs fol lows:I'ni 5-t axl ing1 Universi%y 131" C a l i f o r n i a Scorem2 Vni.versii.2 of 'Xashj.ngt,on3 G e o r g i a Schoo l o f Tcck?nology4 Northwestern Zniversity


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The quotas assigned t o the Naval D i s t r i c t s will be divided be-tween the Engineering and Arts and Scien ces graduakes, based on theneeds of t he Service. . .September 18,.19&l, January 22, 1942, and May 28, 1942, a t Abbott Hall,Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, and on t h e Prair ie S t a t e ,135th S t r e et and North River , A ' w York City, New Pork, and one classw i l l be held a t t h e U. S . Naval Acadeqy, Annap olis , KarJland, about Feb-ruary 13, 1912, a f t e r .the g r d u a t i o n of the 1942 class of re gular n id-shinmen.

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'The fluota for %a& c l a s s a t 2Jorthwestern University Will bt?

of those ass igned t o t he P ra i r ie St a t e and th e Navzl Acadeny c l as s w i l lbe t r a ined f o r engincer ing 'dut ies , whi le t hose a t Northwestern will be

-o f f i c e r s w i l l be t r a ined i n t h e f u n d a x n t n l s o f m i l i t a r y d i s c i p l i n e , s hi p-board life and naval proceiture by o f f i c e r s of t I te regular Navy and v & l lbe u nd er c r i t i c a l o b se r va t io n f o r d m o n s t r n t i o n of those basic mentaland moral aual i t ics demanded of a l l mval off icor personnel .per iod will be dischr?rgt.,ci fror? t h e Nwal Reserv; i m c d i n t s l y ,

The t h r e e n o n th s f m c c i a l c o ur se as ;i Naval Eeservz Kidshipman w i l l

The government w i l l pay the rai lway f s r e m d subs i s t ence of success-f u l app l i can t s enrou tE t o and f r o m t h e p o i n t of t r a in ing .will receive no pay dur ing th e one nont5 ' s pre li in inary t ra i n in g, but 114.11, be g iven t h c i r food, lodging, uni for m, books, and equii;ment, s o t h a t nod i r e c t expnnsc w i l l be involvod f o r thosc accepted.f u l 1v comrAr7t2 t5a Dx1im inx-v cow s3 and a r ? zip2oint;ed Ysval " n c s z n e

T h s s tuden t s

Thosc who success-

and o the r equipment - 6 4 1 1 be provided by th e Goverm.mt.Naval Reserve %idshj.prr,en who scccessfu1.l;~ corpl3t.3 %he 90-dzyCourse w i l l bs given conmissions tLs ensigns i.11 thr: Volunteer Na ra l Re-serve f o r deck o r engineering duties .

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(Cont .some 570 s t rong -- were graduated a t t h e U. S. Xnval Academy and com-missioned Ensigns, V.S.K.R., a f t e r hav ing completed su cc es s f d l y t he i r

The guest speaker was the Honorable Herbert 8. CjfConor, Governors i zed t h e s e r i ousness of t h e i n t e r m t i o n a l s i t u a t i o n as i t now exists,and pointing out t o t he se young men how they can serv? thq fu tu re genera-o f Maryland, who delivered a most insp i r ing address i n w h i c h he eryka-

tions. Governor O'Conor also prcsentcd t h e graduates t h e i r c o m n i s s i o n s .Graduation of this class brlngs t h e t o t a l nmher of grackates

have applied for and a re now on ac t i v s diity.There i s a t o t a l o f 1173 Navcz3. Fueservc; BIids3ipmen now at tendlng

w i l l graduate from t h e F r a i r i e S t a t e on Juna 6 ar?d from Northwestern onJune 12.One more c l a s s will convene on ; m e 16 at, Xcrthrvostem and June12 on board the F r a i r i c St a t e , thus comglcting i n ear ly S q t c n b e r t hef i r s t V-7 Reserve LE d:hipaen P r o p s .

ers i tv . a s h e l l and oars has h e m furnished ard throuch t h o courtes!* of


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45 br idge there was a change i n the;?-:i race and we d i d not row i.ri t h e $5$5 Stevcards Challenge Cup Ikce bu t 3:-+:- rowed in ;? s p e c i a l race q a i n s t 5:-x- a boat c lub of Bosto: and crews +:-+k froni the E l l i o t House and Adams $6si. Eouse of Harvard University. \Ire+ck won t h a t r ac e by 3 3/f+ l eng ths 4:-JL JL ;t .)c ;e +$ +$ >L -\L JL JL >L >L ;* >L JC 2LI, ,, I. I , ,, I , I, 3 I. ,, I. i ci t in O:j6,'! JL

I , Attent ion i s i n v i t z d t o 3ureau o f N w i p t i o n C i rc ul ar Let ter No._. 61-41, which giv es i n full cietail infomction regarding Naval Reservecandidates f o r c m p e t i t i v e s p2 o in tx e nt for t h e U. S. Naval Acadery.

REQUIREIIENTS FO2 APL'OIXT?~WT O T I E f iAVAL ACAlXllY FLOJl Th?;: N A V A L RESERVE1. Only enl is ted r i m of t h 3hval R%erve who meet t h e f o l l o w -


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lEust be citjzens of t h e Unltec? S t a t e s , ove r 17 yearsof age arAdnot more t han 2?- years of a ~ en A p r i l 1af t h e year i n xhlctl a:T;;?oiritecl.by Ju ly 1 o f t h e p a r t n which appir : ted.i n t he Xarine CJVS JZeserv? s h a l l be c redi ted . )(Sprvice

Must have had two years i n h i g h school o r an eqiiiva-txro kilf y2ars of algcskr and cno-half ;rear of geometry.

trite of r e n t s 1 exmi x i t 5 on for a h i s s i o n . ( A l l a c t i v eduty yerformcci i n t h i s conr.ection s ! za l l be computed ont h e 'rxsis of m e nonth'L" acti_T;n C.;ut,;; eing the aquiva-l m t o f j r i l l s . )

T r m s c r i p t f r o n swvS 2 r:?cord and r cpor t of phys ica le x m i n a t i o n , ( F o r ? Y), i n di.i$l.i.cite shall be a t tached .

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REQUIm4F;EJTS F3R MEXBXPS OF THE NAVAL RFSERVETO ATTEniD ThT XAVAL A C A P E L T PRXPAEATORY SCHOOL(b) Take pre l iv inary exminat ions f o r Naval AcademyPre par ato ry School. (Given a t g lace of d uty ono r about July 1, 1941.)

Have 9 months ac t ive duty or equivalent pr io r t oOctober 1, 13a. n t h i s connection any d r i l l sa t t ended p r io r t o go in? on ac t ive du ty sh a l l becomputed on bas i s of t h ree d r i l l s being equ iva len tt o one month o f ac t i ve du ty.The Naval Acadeny Preparatory School will convene on o r

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about October 1, 1941.

GU?JL%RY TRCFHY -- NAVAL IZESERVEThe l e t t e r quoted below w a s recently addressed to the Commandant,Third Naval Distr ict ."1. The Third Division, F i r s t Bat ta l ion, Third Naval Di st r i ct ,comnanded by Lieutenant Comander L e w i s H . Rabbage, D-0, U.S.N.R., a t -ta ined the h ighes t graded merit (100.000) of a l l t h e di v i s io n s of t h eOrRanized Reserve a t Naval iieserve Battle P r a c t i c e f i r e d du ri ng t h e

a t quar t e r s . 1

IDLE 'J.TlF1DS BAY RVFAL VITAL INFORXTION

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L_competit ion yea r l9l+O-41.Naval Reserve Gunnery Trophy f o r t h e y e a r 1940-41.The Third Division i s therefore awarded the"2. The Chief of the Bureau of I\i,?vigation i s pl ea se d t o commend

the Commanding Officer and members of the Third Division for t h e i r ex-ce l l en t performance i n minning t h i s t rophy.be made a p a r t OS: t h e o f f i c i a l r pc or ds o f t h e o f f i c e r s o f t h e d i v i s i o nwho t oo k p a r t i n t h e p ra c t i ce . A pp ro pr ia te e n t r y s h a l l b e m d e i n t h ese rv ice r ecords 02 the following men n?io congr ised th e guns' crews:

Copies of this l e t t e r w i l l

GGn CaptainPointe r sTrainerS i g h t s e t t e r1 s t Loader2nd Loader3rd Loader4th Loader

Slack, H . C . 91CJznocha, J . J. Sealc,C h r i s t i e , k . P. Sea2cLev;r, 13. E. Sealcl;cCres, '* E. ASKi l l e l ea , C . F. ASManger, P. SealcNfcosia, S . L. Sca2c

Gial lanza, C . _si%Pond, S. I?. ATrojack, G . SK3cRiordan, J. J. Sea2cTor to r i c i , A . Sea2cS t r e t t o n , S. Y. ASFlechsenhaar, E. Sea2cKanger, F. Soa2c

"3. A s t h e Third Division i s now se rving i n th e U.S.S. Pollux,the Commanding Officer of that ship is r eq ue st ed t o p u bl is h t h i s l e t t e r


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Six th N;tvr;l District: Atl:int:i, 2nd r3ivf s i m ; Georgetum, 4thD i v i5i.31i.

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Colorado. wa.nt:d t o 5.1 a sailor. That was f i n ? with Chief Bfachinistts TE a t e 1 F. F l ~ - ? ~ a n ,f the? iJaV/'S C r v - d Junct ion substat ion. B u t t o nakcJohri's e n l i s t m n t sbi;;Sk*i;-e, th c signature of h i s fa ther had t o Sr! secured.And t h e fathner was s h ~ c ? e r di ne on n ranch th i r ty- four n.iles away!


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FLIGHT TRAIBIXG F3R XAVAJ, ZXSERVE OFFICETS(Cont e )--( formal appl icat ion for f l i g h t t r a i ni ng i n the n'aval Reserve) , completewi th s igna ture ami a l l docunentary eviderice required, v i a one o f t h enava l av i a t i on c i ue t s e l ec t i s i i boards fu nc ti on in g irzder t h e commandantso f t h e r e s pe c ti v e na v al d i s t r i c t s i n t h e c o n t in e n ta l l i m i t s of th e Uni tedS t a t e s .

The reserve of f icers who are recomnended by a naval av i a t i on cade tse l ec t ion board , and whose applications are approved by the SurPau ofNavigaEon, a r e ordered t o r q j o r t f o r e n li s tm e nt a s seamen, sec ond c la ss ,V-5, U . S. Naval Reserve. Upon enlis tmcn t, t h e i r coinmissions are vacatedas of th e day p r i o r to enl is tment . F 'dllowing successful completion ofe li m in a ti o n f l i g h t t r a i n i n g a t a naval reserve av ia t ion base t hey a r et r ans f e r r ed t o a n a v d f l i g h t t r a i n i n g c e n t e r and a pp oi nt ed as av i a t i oncadets .comvissioned a s enslens , A-V(N), U.S.li.P,, The date of rank of a l l en-signs, A-V(N), U.S.Y.E., i s t h e d a t e gf graduat ion o f t h e i r r e sp e ct iv ec l a s s e s i n f l i c h t t ra .i ni ng .

Upon success fu l conple t ior of f l i g h t t ra i n in g they w i l l be

A res erv e o f f i c e r who vcrcates a comdss ion t o e i il i s t i n Class V-5f o r avi at io n t ra in in g lnsy be cor ls ider?a f o r rezppointment i n his formercommissioned sta +,u s, i n case h e f a l l s a t any stage o f t h e f l i g h t t ra in i ng .

The student entry r a t e f o r p l l o t t r a i n in g on Xay 1, 194-3, a s onehundred s tu de n ts p e r month. On Fay 1, 1.341, h t s r a t e had i n cr e as e d t o500 per rronth. In Ju ly , 1941, he r a t e w i l l be i nc r eased t o 800 e n t r i e sp e r month.

The students who ent er th e Naval A i r S t a t i o n s a r c s e l e c t e d a t six-Ground instruction glus up t o t e n h c u r s' p rim ary f l i g h t t r a i n i n gte en Naval Reservs Aviatio n Baszs which conduct el iminzition f l i g h t tr ai n-ing .i s given a t t h s e Sas ?s, and succ ws ful c mdid a tes a re a2pointcd av ia t ioncadc t s u2on enter ing t ra i n in g a t Pmsacola , Jack somi l le , or CorpusChr i s t i .O f the three new Nzival Reservo Aviztion Sases authorized f o r con-

s t r u c t i o n A l y , 1940, he Naval Reserve Aviat ion 3ases a t At l an t a andDallas are now op er at in g.on June 1, 1941. :\Jew an3 nor5 s a t i s f a c t o r y facilities a t Naval ReserveBases, S t . Louis, 2 in n cq m li s , Lon.; Behch, and Oakland a r e und er const ruc-t i on . Althouph construction work i s being don-. a t th ese bases , they a rcope rat i ng a t t op i uo t a s . Th; r q u i r e d numbx o f t r a i n i ng a i r s l anes havebeen d s l i v t r d , b rixipixg t hc t o t a l nurfibcr . o f I s lancs a s s i g n d t o t h e six-

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Tho 3urmu i s current l j r I-:aki.ny an e.i:tcnsjve st u d y of many itemso f provis ions uscd by t h e Navy \?.it,;: a vLew of making chantyes i n t h e

I n a d d i t i c n t o o t h er thin:cs, m z n ~.ind;r. i n s tr u c ti o n i n t h c r e c r u i t e r s

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The ; b v ;y Department re ce nt ly announced th a t t k e f & c i l i t i ; . s f o r t n-l i s t m n t i r i Class ?l-l, Uerchant bIarine Resenr?, have been expanded a dr e v i s i c n Qf the requiremcnts f3r cnli.stinmt lisve Sten yib1ish;a.( 7,ommmdants of a l l Naval D i s t r i c t s :?rid t h e CarrxLndant of t h e NntyYard, I;asllitigt?n, Li. C., are a i t h o r i z t d Lo makc en l is tmcn t s i n Class X-1,an d r z c r u i t i n l ; o f f i c e r s for t h c v zr io us d i s t r i c t s ~$11 e designated byt h c Camandant of the resDecti-r-e di st ,r ic ts . T n addition. fzpiliti J q f q r

~~which mmchant vessels oncrate and a t all iJ. S J d m i t i m S e r v i c e t,ra.in i n o

app!-ica:it must b e cstabl.ished by t h c w r i t te n rcconinendation of t h e Suner-i nt ci id cn t o f t h e t r a i n i n g s t a t i o n DY th e io!tmanding O ff ic er of t h e t r zi n-ing sh ip .Unliccnscd pers onn el of t h e Llerchant flariiic w i i l be c l i { ? ib l e f o renl is tment if they have Seen employed f o r not, less t h z n three months xi thin

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CHIEF ?ZTTY WFICER UDVh:"XME;JTS (COXT. )C . C . M. 77 A . C .I,?. 2C.S.F. 5 5 C.ilcrog. 0Z . P r t r , 16 C . P . 9c ..:.;.I. 700 k L * C . C ) . ; I . 4C.;:.T. 133

CHIEF l i ; ;TTY OFFICER i3YAI.XIATIONS-The n e x t service-widc exanine t ion f o r ch ief pe t ty of f ic er s w i l l beheld October 30, 1941, f o r candidntm rccomnended and eligible as ofFebruary 28, 1942 (instead of December 31, 1941, as previously mnouncsd).

k c i rc u l a r l z t t e r contrziniiig per t in ent in formetion on t he sub j ec t i sbeing i s sued shor t ly .At ten t ion i s i nv i t ed t o t h e m t i c l e 011 t r?. ining courses f o r chief

Candldates are a,3;;.i> rernir?ded t h t courses must b e con-p e t t y o f f i c e r r r t i n g s p ub li sh ed o n p g e 38 of Burem of Nczvig;ltion Bul-l e t i n J0.291.2le te d 2nd pr ac t i ca l f x t o r s ciiccked of f boforc the dptte of th e exanina-t i on .Recommendation of comm~ndingo f f i c e r i s ncccssnry for a candi dc te t obe ?e m i t te d t o conpete i n th e exmina t io n . llen sbout t o be d isch?. rged

o n a p i r a t i o n of x d is tm e nt are advised o f t h e d e s i r ? -b i l i t y 'o f r e e n l i s t -i n g on board, i n o rd er t o i ns ur e t h c main tenm ce of t h z i r recommendeds t a t u s , i f such vms earned on t h e i r present duty.


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The p2r;iclrlar ci rc un st mc es l indcr which t h e various al lowances aret o be pzid are niTescribed i n det, ail by th e laws which e st ab li sh them.The circumtnnces uiidei- which many requests are pre sen ted inake i t d i f f i -c u l t t o understand h o~ v nci xhy they were aqiroved for forwarding t o t h eBur:au.

P r i o r t o passage of t h e di;?encJ,ency a l l o w a x e ac t, many requestsbase6 solely o n mar riag e wert: '?warded t o t h e Bureau.sage men for ahom quarters were previous'Ly not ava-ilable (according t ot h e i r o f f i c i a l r eq i es 5 s) n e ve r th e le s s a p a r m t l y have b ecn a ss i gn e dquar ters and have been pit on dependency hl lomnce .

Since such pas-

The following Alnav VES issued 0 2 !day 2, 1-941, elative t o rediicedrates :ranted persormel of the Arny, %LV Zlarine Corps 'and Coast 'Guard.


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of fe ri ng rnmbeiz of t h 3 arrncd scrvi x s the rcducnd r a t r s xs out l inedabov,:.Tht?ra h a w bcen incirtsnt,s rei!srtod in t ho pzs t where nembcrs oft h c p c r s o n n d of the Amy, rl'avy, arid Xx-iiie C o r p havm unf:rt-Lnatelyfiot conduc tG a h m s d v b s i n t h e p o s e r m a m a wl. , i l2 t r a v e l l i n g o nt r a i n s . The conavct of t h c sc f c x i n d i v i d i i a h hns been a r e f l e c t i o no n t he s c rv i c s .

f l e c t good c r e d i t on t h e s c ~ v i c e .hGy represent.m i t t e x o f 0116 t o do your D a r t . Elcc t yoxrsc l f a com-

N m y , and loss of ;:2y nay bc fcund by the s i .q : l cs t c r i thmt , i c , the 1Burcau sses m cxcusi~ hataoevcr T o r t%c: nmi'7cr o f excessive puri shments

negligence Ss involvc d, I n t k c u s ~ : o f p:tty officers i t should be used

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a u t e l e c t r i c c lo ck s ?.re f a r from x c u r a t c , 2s t h e i r r z .t cs v n y withtlic Spi>ed of th c gsr?er;Ltors sup;:lyinz t h e cui-r ent. So t h e ?-J?-v:.l Observa-to ry , ?hLch c:-lculztos time t o h thouszndth of ;i second, u t i l i zes ccrys ,2-1- Oi3.t r o l l e d clock- t r r n : 1.it t ,r t 2-L i t hc Ro11 -Roy ce of e1 ct r iclocks.i s cont ro l led by ;z yumtz-cr;yst?.l.

I t i s bcl icvcd compcr&ivdy fcx know th;,t , Lhis c lock mtuc l ly

.,ny good d e c t r i c clock vi0ul.d kcep pe rf cc t t i i n t : i f t he cu r r en t d r i v -Thc crystr.1, eheni a g i t :ICX chsol_utcly cont ro l led LS t o f recpency.qux%z c ry rLr l Zct s as c t un i ng f o rk i n t h i s i n s ta n c e.pi.op,rly cu t x i t h r c snec t t o i t s ~ X C S , 2nd .;round t o s izc , v ibrc l t ts r.t .L?nCtur:LI frLqiency of 50 kc. This vibr-.tion is irizintcined by pl-zcing thocryst:>.: x i t h i n 7.3 < ? l t c m - t i n g l e c t r o m g r i c t i c f i c l d .t n l v ib r ct es , i t sdts U r: ,nini.itc cur rcn t wi th in i t s c l f . Thc niinutc cur-rm t t hu s p i c r e t c d is ta k en of f by tiny contc?.cts, rmplified by v - c u mtubes , md i t s f rcquacy reduced t o 1 kc. I t i s t h i s c u rr e nt t h a t d r iv e st hc no t o r s of t h t c l o c k - t r ~ n s m i t t e r svintcln s m d out t he time s i g x l s .

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mczqcraturc chtnzes ?,Ifc t tht: fz-cquoncy of t h e cy,& nls vibrc t ion ,so tiley zrc ; rot ,xled by insul:,ted boxts, thcrinost:.tic?-liy c on tr ol le dt o wit 1iin . Q ~ ' C .

Thus t h c c;yst--l-controllcd ciock gcnerntes i t s o'm xcurrztcly moni-tored currei i t , : L i l l ; O ~ ~ . t i C ? J l ~cnds out t h e hourly time si Zn?.ls, r.nd t oinsure ~ c c u r ~ x y ,s sc..t, wice d"i ly to co rr cc t t h c fcw thous:indtlis of ?.ScCOiid i t nq- h?.vi: d i5 ft cd o f f siiicc th e k s t s e t t i n g .

This L31hlication cont zins infor , : r t i on o f c s s i st - nce i n t h e nav ig : t ionof : l r c r zf t i n t h e "Jest Ind ics , l3crmidc2, Br-hr;?m Islnnds, cnc? t h e n o r thconsts o f Colombi:: a d Vcnezu


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The Tome School,-.I- P o r t l k E ? i t , , %iryl-:nd.- T h i s i s a noh-scct?:rianschool e s t zb l i s l i ed i n l9Ol ?&nd Z V i i ? g Ln sp-, ,roxi:ntte e n r o l l m ~ n t f 150boys, divided i n tcio schools: a j u n i o r scliooi, zrr;.des f i k throuzhei;,;ht snd ~ 1 .s e n i o r school , gradcs ninn tiiroxgh twelve.college ;3rc:p.?.ratoqr school.extras; board ;nc; t .iiti32 is $1200 pliis 55 f o r i.,x%ras. Tome o f f c r s ;LMavy scholjrs l i ip, repcLtcd zutonict ical ly yzzr by yesr cccording t o t h estudent colitimirg qu:.lj.ficF.tions for nid, t o th e amount of c200 f o rboa-der s t a d < 50 f o r d ~ ytudents .qucl i fy ing ex;.,n'in:,. t ioi ls .

I t i s a c l r s s kD q c i t i o n i s $300 p1 . i~~-bout $50 f o r

Thest? scholr.rships do not requi re>- 2: \L J< .tr,, ,\ I\ I\ .\ ,

school. S m r l l boys ?lso receivnd t?Ji:jTlgh thc ;emrid ycdt?, Tui t ion i sfrom $200 to &35C dcpendi.ig o n the ' qc. of thz pu;;il.from t h e t u i t i o n rr,t;s i s o f f c r d Lo thc c l i i l d r tn o f Nrwy offict.:rs.ti 10s d i s c o u n t

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P893 U.S.S. I."nrrima.: ( c o l l i e r ) sunk i n c ha nn el t o h a r bo r of Santiago,Cuba, by L4 ~ ~ ~ l t e ~ ~ i tlobson arid eiqLt volunteers from fleet t oprevent escape cf-Spanish squadron.4. June

1262 For t Pi l low evac-uateci by t h e Confpderates.1363 U.S.S. S v ~ , t z e r l a n a econnoitercd Ccnfedera t e ba t t e r i e s a tSim,esp>ort,La.-1929 1i.S.S. Ful ton acc iden ta l ly b l mn up a t Brooklyn, 14. Y. F i r s ts t e a m r b uil.t for U. S. KE?S::J 2nd or i g in a l l y in tended t o throwhot v:ater as wc.13. as s!=A-- L+.? kil;c-d.-

. * 6 Junel r / '73 1J.S. Vcsse1-z Bosfon and Confedfracy captuFed three eneny vesselswhich werc su5scql.icntly tnke n .i.:ito ge ne ra l se rv ic e.

U. S. Fleet attacked B:emphis, Tmne?see.Confederate vi.sse1 L i + , t l e R e b c l captured by T,J. S. I!avy.

--13621262--1893 '5or;hardmnt of Sant iago For ts .II_

7 31nr;cI__lX.3 U.S.S. Crockton and Lexington learned that biexican traops hada t t acked fo rces o f Gcncrzl Taylor north o f tbe Rio Grande.


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8 Junel&!+ U. S. C-m S o a t f l o t i l l a e n r q e d H.X.S. L o i t r e i:i Fatuxcnt River.I_-1846 Conmodore Sloat , i n F r ig a te Savannah s a i le d for t,he. coas t of Cali-f o r n i a t o c s r r j o n t orclxs of departmellt o f 24 Jwe , 11345.

9 June-313 U.S.S. President czst,ure:ci Bri:; Kitty -- 2 guns and 11 g r i s o n e r s ,-7G4 Massachuset ts State vessel Pro tec tc r des t royed Br i t i sh P r iva tee rAdrIiral Ijuf f-314 U.S. Brig Ratt lesnake with only two guns captured and Surned BrigJohn.

IO 3zlfi,o1797 LamchinF; of &!+ gun f r i p t e Unj.ted St,atcs z t Philsdelphia.I I )1801 Bashavr of Tr ipo l i , formalPj declared war' 011 the Uni tcd Sta tes .7-313 U.S.S. Fr esi de nt ca-,t~?.red54 nen Xi3 12 guns f r m Packet Bike ofEont os .-263-871

Vicks'curz b?.ttwics d e : s t l * o ; ~dly U. S. I!aq-.Two Korean I c r t s captured 5y Soat, cxpEdit.ior: from t h c 3.S.S.B~Ionocacyand Colorado.

18Q8 I iar inm landed n t Guar;tx~amoBay, Cuba.c_-900 P a r t i c j p s t i on of 1!avai BriSade under Captain 3lcCalla i n expedi-

t i 0 2 t o 1 ~ 1 i . c ~ ~! y a t i o n s at, Pekin.11 Jxne

-27'1 A m r i c a n s a i l o r s 2nd marinqs attacked Korean F o r t s i n PfneyangR i w r , [email protected] t l ? em by s t o r r .1J.S.S. Pres ident cap t i r ed and sen t t o F rance 8 r ig Maria, 14 guns,35 prisoners .--813

1863 U.S.S. Flor ida c a 2 t u r e d Llozka-ie r m n e r Calypso.-964-

Alabama m t e r d ha rbor of Cherbourg, France, f o r ;in overhatll 2ndt o takc, o r cnal, having b z e n on a cont inuous cru ise f o r nearl;rtwo years, h,zvinp *,ravelled 57,001 m i k s , burndd 57 sh ips , undercommand of Captain Semmes. ( Ib t e : S+e 19 Junc. )

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U. S. b o a t a t t a c k on t h r e e B r i t i s h f r i g a t e s a t Farpton Roads.

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47-414B-4.lk9-415O-lJ.51-4152-lJ53-415k-4155-13.56-kl5 7 - u58-4.3-59-4.160-4161-41

Subjec tVolunteer Reserve (Specia l Serv ice) Of ficers on a c t i v e d ut ywi th forces a f l o a t - tya nsf er t o Volunteer Reserve (GensrslService) .Unemplopent congenset ion be ne fi t r ig ht s of c e r t e i n e n l i s t e dmen of th e Naval Service.Uni ted Sta tes Savings Eonds purchased with Ship's Serv5.ceFuiids; R eS is tr at io n of.Complaints regartiin!: d r a f t s o f e n l i s t e d rnen w h i l e t r a v a i i n g o npublic conveyances.i'hval Reserves serving a t sea.S t m p c r e d i t s f o r naval post, o f f i c e s .O f f i c i a l rc-r;isicncz o f Fhvcl.1 Re sw ve Of fi ce rs .C e r t i f i c a t e recpired on claims f o r t ransportat ion of dependentson changc of home yard or I )me por t .Xnl-isted Fersoiinzl - D i s t r i & t i o n of.Enl is ted Personael - Trariafer of f n n i Forces a f l o z t .E l i g i b i l i t y of Enlisted mi:^ of t h e I'ieqular Navy and of t h e NavalReserve for t rainin, : tis Reserve 22i2shipnen.Identification Tags.Engineering Duty Only o f f i c c m for t h e ticronaa",ic Orqanization.Reports of Death.Enlisted F e r s o x c l - status o f ,Naval Reserve candidates for 1; m p t , i t ve apyc in tnen t fo r t h eU. S. Navel Academy.

At tent ion i s c a l l e d t o t h t . follovzing ?Java1 icesirvL C i rc u la r I z t t a r swhich have b w n i s s u e d s ince publicEtt isn of Emxau of NaviptA.cn Bulle-t i n No. 291, of A p r i l 26, 1441.Number SubJ c t12-kl19-41 Ii ec ru it in c Polic y, FJaval Rt.s~. : r ;c .

Cancellat ion of t h e Annual Competitions a iong i.sctal.ionci,ciivi sio ns , znr! sqmcirons of t h s Orpsriized Rcserv.;.

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Aerological Co u rs e - Off ic ers Selec ted for . .. . , .. . . .. . . .. . . .. 17-1830nswers t o Quiz on Page 23....... ............................ 3ppreciation ................................................. 11Assistant Surgeons U . S. Navy.. .............................. 22-23Bishop IYillim T. Naming... ................................. 9-10

6312Bar Association.........................................., 59-6054-55

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Appropriation B i l l . . . . . . . , . . . . . ...............................C al if or n ia IlIaritime Academy Gr adu ate s.. .... .... .... .... .... ..Cameras, R es tr ic te d Use o f . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chairman of Comittees on National Defense o f S t a t eChief Petty Officer Advancements... ..........................Chief Petty Officer Examinations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 5Commendations................................................Commendation t o Coumander Delxer S. Fahrney, U.S.N.,.........Conduct of Personnel. . . . . . ...................................Correct ions - Pamphlet !?Schools and Cd l e g e s G rant ingConcessions t o Sons nnd Daughters of Officer andEnlisted "ersonnel, U . S. Xavy, 1940 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66-67Deck Court I rregulari t ies . 58...................................Defense Savings Bonds - Navy Procedure f o r Handlingn i s c i p l i n e ...................................................Discontinuance of Daily Press Release on Changes ofPurchase of b~ aval Personnel, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1113uty of Off ice r s of t h e U . S. Navy and Marine Corps .......

67Enlistments , Class 14-1, U. S. E erch ant Marine Reserve........ 53-54Fleeman Knows H i s Oats!.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Fl igh t Tra in ing f o r Naval Reserve Officers.. ................. 46-47Gourmets Take Motice.. ....................................... 55-56Graduation Exercises - F i r s t C la ss of Reserve Mdshipmen,U . S. Nzval Acadeyd........................................ 39-40Grateful Parents . . . . . ........................................ 49-50pl 43k a r s t Trophy, N.R.O.T .C . Rif le Conpet i t ion . ................. 35-363-464fiydrographic Office; New Hydrographic Offic e P ubl ica tio n. . ... 63-64

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Education Courses Offered t o Wisconsin l< hn... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .

dmnery Trophy, Naval Reserve... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Heroic V o r k - L!embers of A m y and Mavy B r i l l i a n t l y F i g h t F i r eIs. 0. Publ ica t ion 30. 214 - Volume VII.......................Ident i f ica t ion Tags . . . .......................................In Defenss of Commnications.. ...............................Information f o r Fietired Officers - Active and Inact ive . . . . . . .

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J z e s t o m , T r x i n i i i p i>f :iids?ipmn.. ......................... 33L,onguage .hs t ;n ic t i m.. ...................................... 49T . . w - Se!..ect,ions 17L e ~ i s l a t i o n......,.: ...................................... 11Li.fes~~vi i ig . ................................................ 2-3K s t 3f 5ureau of Na~ri.Ca?,io~ircular Let tqrs Beginningl q r i l 22, l-~~,l........................................... 77I i s t of tiavnl Ht-smve Circular Let t s r s ...................... 77

for P o s t g n d u a t e I n s t r u c t i c n .. .............52.isi.ling 2dcireases.. .........................................?\fd:e the n e s t of Xhat Tie Have............................... 28-29f$.ana.bcrsof k v a l iieserv? t o be Rcleased t o Inactive Puty

A i f t e r ~ n ~ ~ r g e n c y......................................... 3754k r c h m t b:arine 5::s x v c ; r a in ing Cent 3 s s . ...................F:ohil.i.zation of Nrwal t t . - , seme F1%t liivi sions. .............. 44

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S C ~ O O..................................*,..........*.... 21-22GEfi.cer Frmot i ons . . ........................................ 14-16Pzjjr7,erit of i;l.lormrices to E n l i s t e d hez for rt3:7 ! i n t : i r l a l f t ~ r h eProgress of P i l o t Trs.ini.r.g, Kay 1, ?L'?&)-Xay -, 1941, and

'Sxbsis t;:ncz. ............................................. 56-57'~ ~ r : ~ ~ ~ .................................................... 51-52.xp,?nsion P?avaI- ?52?31'\7e AvS.r1.ticn Fnsos.............. ..... 47-4952.-lF:-ov:.sions fz.r th c i5"Vy. .....................................

flQi.~.a.rterly ?.eport o f Training Act ivi t i .zs" Obsolete.......... 58Qu:.@cy Appointfed Chief of Staf f of hruviar i Ikv;. i . . ......... 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-24r 7R a P . l r o x l FXYS f ~ rkxr3d S e r v i c m . . ......................... > [Recruiters' Trainlng School.. ................................ 52

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I N D E X..Coni.Recruiting Ppclicy. 1J.S.E.R .................................. 44-45Row! Boys. Ror ............................................. 40-41School Concession ........................................... 67-68Secretaqy of State John Hay, 1902........................... 68Selec t ive Serv ice ........................................... 31-33Seven U . S . Navy Vessels Xm e d .............................. 9-9~ h % p ' s ervice Insurance .................................... 46

Requests f o r Special Courses o r Speclal Assigrnents t o Duty . 13-14

Spanish I n s t r u c t i o n - Enlisted Fen, Washington Area ......... 49S p i r i t of ' 4 1............................................... 64-66Sponsors Designated ......................................... 5-8Supply Corps ................................................ 22Supply Corps - U. S. Kava1 Reserve .......................... 20Surface Navigation with the AmErican A i r Almanac............ 61-62Temporary D u t ? ~Orders ....................................... 13Terminal Island Designated Rooswe l t Bas2 ..................

S ta ff s of lihe Amricar.1 Rcpgblics .........................Training Coi.rSes ............................................ 25t h e P r a i r i e St...te.. ...................................... LOTra in ins Program f o r Candidates, Ensigns. 1J.?,. . R .......... 37-39

Transportat ion - Deper,der, s Ret i rad a d Reserve Personnel ... 11-12Trophy fo r Excellence ....................................... 36-37U S. Naval kcadeqr ......................................... 29-30Naval Accide.3y. Fava1 ,Reserve C x d i d a t c s ............... 41-43U S . K-avzl Observstory ..................................... 60-61i%vy School o f 2.its.i~Graduat;es Record C1.ass ........... 50-51U . S . Navy Unifcm Regulations, lW+.l,. ..................... 24-25U.S.S. W a s ~ n g t o n.......................................... 5

4-512Tour of the U S. by the Chiefr, o f t h e Eavnl General

Training Cruis.;.s for Re s e r v e ? ' l idshipen Pbvr Attached t o

T r a i n b g , U.S.N.R ........................................... 45-46U . S .U . S .Talsh. Tion. David 1 . Cb..ai xn Senate Navd AffairsCo..ittee ................................................ 1

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