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Toss the Sink Too!
COMMODORE R. W. CARY, USN
Commander U. S. Naval Training and Distribution Center Somewhere in the Central Pacific
a ground-crewman got tired of
CLYDE F. BABB, Slc, USNR hearing combat crews say, "We
Editor
threw ev-erything but the kitchen
Robert E. Johnson, Y3c - Rex N. Olsen, Y3c, Ass_ociate Editors sink at the Nips today." They dug
Carolyn N. Brown, Ylc, Waves Editor Robert H. Perez, BM2c, Sports up the real thing and loaded it into
Frederick Drimmer, SK3c, Reporter their B-25. Next time out, down
(The Masthead uses Camp Newspaper Service Material) went the sink, along with the load
of bombs.
TREASURE ISLAND, S. F., CALIF., SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1945 Strength-Russ vs U.S.
The United States, not Russia as
many writers think, is the most
(Statements and opinions herein are those of the writer and are not to
powerful military nation in the
be construed as reflecting the views of the Navy Department.)
world today. We have mobilized for
two simultaneous wars 12,000,000
EDITORIAL- in our Army and Navy-one out of
every 11 persons.
The Soviet Union has the same
number and therefore a larger
army. But we have a bigger Navy
The old "75" mm. cannon, the famous artillery piece that and air force.
BuPers New Asst. Chief
Dad slogged behind in the mud of France during the first World
Rear Admiral Louis E.
.
War, is now serving Junior from the air at 300 miles an hour. is relieved as Assistant Chief of
The well-known French three-inch cannon now provides Naval P ersonnel and assigned to a
command at sea in the P acific
our heaviest air firepower from its perch in the nose of the area.
Mitchell B-25 medium bomber. It is the largest gun ever mounted H e was relieved by Rear Admiral
William M. F echteler, who previ-
in a plane.
ously served in the Bureau of Nava.I
The <,75" now makes the Mitchells triple-threat forces of Personnel a.s · Director of Officer
Personnel. Previous to that time
destruction, with its armor-piercing shells, 14 50-caliber machine
he had served as Chief of Sta.ff
guns, and its ability to demolish a target by skip-bombing. The a.nd Aide to Commander, De-
addition of the gun adds another job to the five or six-man crew stroyers, Battle Force. He has also
been in command of the battleship
of a medium B-25. Usually the navigator or the crew chief acts USS Indiana.
as "cannoneer'' and does everything except the actual firing, in- It's A Fact
cluding the loading and handling of the cannon. •The total number of men in
Naval service who have not y-et
One of the advantages of the cannon's long firing range is reached their 21st birthoay, as of
that it allows the pilot to see his hits on the target which is ahead February 1945, are as follows:
officers 1,960; enlisted 1,207,677.
of him when the shell strikes, and to photograph enemy fortifi- •The Navy needs an increase of
cations and the damage inflicted on them. about 2,000 nurses to meet quota THE JIVE LINGERS ON ... Hundreds of charming hostesses and
of 11,500 set for June 30. Treasure Island bluejackets packed the gymnasium here recently to
The gun is being perfected for use as "air artillery'' against jive and jitterbug to the torrid tunes of Treasure Island's jump band,
•The United States Navy, al-
fronted by clarinetist Van Kelley. Four hours of rollicking rhythm pro-
enemy ground installations and recently wreaked havoc on Jap ready the greatest ocean power in
vided the background for music lovers who spent the evening dancing,
airdromes and landing fields in New Guinea and blew up a half- history, expects to pass a person- exchanging friendly chatter and consuming delicious refreshments. The
nel strength of 4,000,000 within a -dance, a periodic affair, was sponsored by the Recreation and Entertain-
million-gallon Japanese gas tank in Burma. ment Division of Treasure Island for the enjoyment of bluejackets sta-
matter of months.
tioned here and hostesses from the various USO Centers located in the
This was disclosed by President San Francisco bay region.
* * * Roosevelt's request that Congress
-A ~de (jn, qurun appropriate $23,719,153,050 to run Officer's Staff Meeting
the Navy in the fiscal year begin- Songs to Remember
ning July 1.
A date on Guam is like an affair D 'Gangland, according to This means bringing up the Navy Commander H . E. Stone, Com-
Bonnie Wiley, Associated Press staff writer. Dates over there are proper to its full authorized Cooper to Present manding Officer of the Operational
strength of 3,389,000 plus 478,000 Training School, has inaugurated
not a "meet me down at the corner drugstore" sort of thing. My, in the Marine Corps and 173,165 Works of Chopin monthly officer's staff meetings.
no. In fact- in the Coast Guard. The first meeting vyas held Tues-
This total of 4,040,165 compares Charles Cooper, brilliant Ameri- day of this week following a dinner
"Navy nurses may be granted permission by the command- with a strength of 3,870,039 as of . can pianist, will appear in a piano
at the Treasure Island Officer's
ing officer to be off the station as follows: After 1800 only on December 31, 1944. concert at Theatre No. 1 tomorrow
at 1330. Club. Commander Stone opened the
occasions when two or more are invited to organized and ap- Did Y,ou Know That meeting with a brief summary of
More than 1,000 allied airmen, European and New York appear-
proved functions and are accompanied by at least two male of- ances of the internationally known the history of the Operational
sailors and soldiers were rescued Training School since its inception
ficers, one of whom shall carry firearms." from the treacherous English pianist have won him unanimous
critical acclaim both in recital and as the Local Defense School in No-
That is part of an official order from the commander of that channel waters by Coast Guards- as soloist with the San Francisco vember of 1941. Following· these
men on D-Day?
green, tropical island, so recently grabbed back from the Jap: Symphony Orchestra. remarks Commander Stone intro-
Coffee Down, Mate
anese that several hundred Mikado men are still hiding out in The U. S. Navy uses more coffee He will present an all-Chopin duced the speakers of the evening,
program, based on music used in both members of the Operational
the caves and jungles. This will make horrid reading for the date- per man thah any other military the film, "A Song to Remember."
organization in the entire world. Training School staff. The first
hungry girls back on the · home front, but out there, where the Conquest of Crabmeat The program follows: member, Lt. A. C. Eddy, who has
ratio of women to men is a handfull to hundreds, the cry is: "Ge~, On Saipan Island crabmeat tells Fantasie ................... op 49 just returned from many months
in the South Pacific a.s executive
Mazurka, F Sharp Minor
wouldn't it be swell to stay home tonight with a good book in- a tale of -war. The labels on the ..... .... ..... . ..... op 6, No. 1 officer of a destroy-er, gave a dis-
box indicated that the cans of
stead of going out dancing!" delicate white crabmeat had been Fantasie--Impromptu ...... op 66 cussion on recent operations in the
packed originally by the J apanese Etude, E Major . . . ... op 10, No. 3 Pacific in which he took part. Lt.
-for the British Officers' Club at Etude, C Minor . ." .- ... op 25, No. 12 (jg} Herschel Whitebook, formerly
Singapore. Nocturne, D Flat Major C.I.C. and Intelligence Officer on
[ NAVAL mMUNITIOM When the Japs recaptured, the .... . .............. op 27, No. 2 a cruiser which served in both the-
seafood, they sent it to their own Waltz, A Flat ........ op 64, No. 3 atres of war, told the officers about
offiq~rs' c1ub •6n Saipan. Polonaise, A Flat .......... op 53 his recent trip to Washington where
/i 1--'/-•\/-r-l Later the Marine "leathernecks" Showing at Theatre No. 1 Sun- he attended C.I.C. School. Follow-
I captured Saipan, the enemy officers' day is the movie. "Salty O'Rourke." ing the speakers the meeting was
club-and the crabmeat. thrown open for various discussions
as to the betterment of training fa-
They presented the case of rare
delicacy to a naval officer. The cilities and instruction for students
report which relates the long tale Beginner's Tourney attending the Operational Training
( IT SI\\' \ \-\ _;\~ ~;11\ 1TH SMn of the crabmeat ends with these School.
words: "The story can go no Open To Wave
further-we have eaten it all." and Sunday, May 12 and 13 w,th
I lit • Tennis Enthusiasts doubles being played the following
~-~":.. EM3c: "A woman's greatest You are just learning to play week-end, May 19 and 20.
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~ attraction is her hair." tennis_? Fine! Now you have the This is a chance for tennis be-
.~ -~ ;...
EM2c: "I'd say her eyes." chance to make all the mistakes ginner.s to join the famous, and
EMlc: ''I'o say her teeth." you like and win a trophy as a re- show _the world that they can at
Navy War Bond Cartoon Service CEM: "What's the sense of sit- suit. A Novice Tennis Tournament least get the ball over the net. Sign
"Because you buy War Bonds regularly, Smith, don't get the ting around here lying to each for women will be helo in May. The up now at the Wave Athletic Of-
idea that you personally own each shelll" other?" singles play-off will be Saturday flee, Gymnasium No. 2, Ext. 684. •