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AIR-SEA RESCUE IN .o ·PERATION
EVERY l\;'IINUTE COUNTS when the Navy receives a call for help from a downed pilot. They are especially built for these t as ks a nd have gea r a board t o aid in picking up sur-
These dramatic pictu res depict an air-sea rescue fr.om, the pilot's urgent message unti l vivors. Lower left-1 115 ... air-sea rescue plane t a kes off to give assistance in locating
the survivors are again on solid land. Top left-Engine dead! Pilot radios his base . . . t he crash and rescuing the surviv,ors. It is equipped with every type of emergency aid
Approximate p.osition . .. ba iling out ... Mess~ ge received a nd relayed to sector head- the survivors might need. Lower ri ght-11 28---crash position verified . . . the plane
quarters . .. approximate time -of crash-1050. Lower center-at 1106 ai r informat ion a nd sights t he raft and direct s t he ·cras h boats to the scene . .. smoke lights a re dropped.
control center a re informed . . _ positi-on of crash pl,otted . .. all Air-Sea Rescue Un its : At 1215 the first crash boat reaches t he raft and picks up t he survivors. Upper right-
Army; ·Navy and Coast Guard, notified of the crash . .. added information compiled a nd At 1245-within two hours of the call-other pa rticipat ing un its secured .. . the surviv-
relayed; 'at headquarters. Top center-By 1111 air-sea rescue crash boats are underway. ors are wrapped in Navy bla nkets a nd safely back on dry la nd, mi ghty happy to be there!
Hundreds of Men Ships Service CommanderJ.M.Wyckoff Changes In D. A. R. Plans to Help
Owe Their Lives to ... Number 1 Scene Receives Bronze Star Dependency For "Adopted" Amphib
Air-Sea Rescue Units'· Of Small Fire WR Officers Crews Get Jobs After War
.. Women officers are now entitled
Editor's note : This is t he first i,n Ship's Service No. 1 was the to receive increased rental and sub- A program to obtain jobs for
·· a series of a rticfes with pictures t,o scene of a fire last week which sistence allowance on account of 2500 men in the amphibious forces
appear in "The Masthead" o n Air- caused slight damage. a husband, a child or children, or of the Navy when they return to
Sea Rescue in operation." Due t o the The blaze, caused by a flash back • a parent or parents if they are in civil life has been undertaken by
:type of pictures and material used from a pot of grease in the galley fact dependent upon such officer for the Daughters of the American
in this seri·e·; it has been necessary of the building, was rapidly their chief support. These provi- Revolution, it was announced rec-
· fo get the full appr,oval of the Pub- brought under control by the fire sions became effective · October, ently by the president-general of
lic R-elations Department before department. Hardly had the alarm 1944, as contained in ALNAV 200 of the organization.
publication 'could be made. Other been turned in, before the halls of November 2. •Dependency is deter- Members of the crews of LCI-
articles· a nd pictures on the subject the building were crowded with mined in accordance with the pro- (L)'s, which the DAR has spon-
will appear in future issues -of th is firemen with axes and fire h9ses. visions of Article 2142-3(e) of the sored, would be aided in finding
publication. For several moments, the fire- Bureau of Supplies and Accounts the jobs they wanted in the com-
This is a step by step summary men were hampered in their efforts Manual. The new rul~ng does not munities where they wanted to
of · the activities that follow an to quench the flames by the onrush affect current regulations concern- live. The plan has been approved
actual plane crash at sea and the of patrons from the barber shop. ing allowances for enlisted person- by the DAR's executive committee
way in which the various types of Some had lather on their faces, nel. and will be put into effect at once.
rescue craft, built and equipped for and some with one side of their lands, on January 31, 1944, and at The DAR has sponsored 81 of
this purpose, are mobilized to give hair cut. Saipan Island during J une and the amphibious landing craft.
aid and rescue to the victims.· Air- The only '.'injury" caused by the July, 1944. With exceptionally cool Every state DAR organization has
Sea Rescue Units of the Army, fire was due to the excitement of a and capable direction, he brought "adopted" at least one, and more
Navy and Coast Guard work in co- waitress. An officer ordered a piece his ship through a hazardous sweep are being added from ~ime to time.
, ordination for efficient and speedy of apple pie, and in the excitement of several enemy minefields without Letters with questionnaires to be
recov·ery of personnel in distress. of the fire, he was wearing the pie casualty to ship, personnel or gear, filled out are being sent to the
The time element is the important like a halo. thereby clearihg channels and an- members of the crews aboard these
· factor in all these operations. In chorages for our ships engaged in ships.
eighty-five minutes these men were Send The Mast head Home the occupation of formerly held The man aboard ship who is
rescued {rom the sea. Many times
enemy bases. His skillful and cap- interested sends in t he question-
the fishing craft and commercial linger, USN, is the staff Air~sea able performance of duty was at all -naire stating the kind of job he
planes in the vicinity have been ex- Rescue Officer who acts as con- times in keeping with the highest wants and is best fitted for, and
tremely helpful in locating surviv- troller. He coordinates the activities traditions of the naval service." the community where he wants to
ors .. Civilians who witness a plane of the surface and air-borne craft The presentation was made by make his home.
in tr_guble over land or sea can play assigned to these missions. COM M AN D E R J O H N McKAY Captain Paul P. Blackburn, USN
an important part in Air-Sea Res- The order to "proceed to the WYCKOFF, receivi ng t he Bronze (Ret), Commander of the Northern The questionnaire is sent from
. cue by notifying the nearest law en- scene of the emergency" comes Star Medal fo r "distinguishing California Sector, ·Western Sea the DAR War Service Committee
hi mself by meritorious achievement
forcement agency. from the controller at Sector Head- as Comma ndin g Officer of a mine- Frontier. ·to the chapter of the DAR nearest
Air-Sea Rescue operates and quarters, Treasure Island. The tac- sweeper in operations against Commander Wyckoff was com- the place where the signer will
maintains a number of planes and tical orders are issued by the com- e·nemy territory." Ca ptain Paul P. missioned in the Naval Reserve in work and make his home. The
Blackburn, USN (Ret ), made t he chapter will do its utmost to obtain
boats to cover the geographical mander, Air-Sea Rescue Unit, to 1931 and reported for active duty
presentation. Commander Wyc~off the job and help the man and his
limits of northern California, con- the various ASRU operating bases is in command .of Mi ne Force, in November, 1940. He has ha¢!
family to get settled.
centrating on the areas where fly- located up and down the coast. The Northe rn Californ ia Sector, West- command of each o:f; the three types
ing is most intense. The planes with first craft to arrive at the scene of ern Sea Frontier and received no- of Navy minesweepers, AMS, YMS,
tice of his promotion in rank t o
the yellow wing tip floats and the the crash takes charge of the actual and AM, during his four years of
Commander immediately fo llowi ng
crash boats with their distinctive rescue. The air-borne craft and the the ceremonies . . sea duty. He was assigned .C'om- GI Job Rights
markings of yellow paint are easily surface vessels work as a team. mander of Mine Force, Northern
recognizable as the vessels dedi- They are in constant radio com- Commander John McKay Wyc- California Sector, . Western Sea Backed by NAM
cated to these "missions of mercy." munication with each other and the koff, USNR, was presented. the Frontier in November, 1944. He
During the month of October there planes and blimps often act as the Bronze Star Medal at ceremonies on wears the Pacific Theatre ribbon, WASHINGTON (CNS) - A re-
were approximately 258 incidents in "eyes". Jor the surface vessels. Treasure Island, December 30. The American Theatre, American De- turning veteran is entitled to his
which the Air-Sea Units were in- Air-Sea Rescue is an excellent citation was signed by Admiral C. fense and the, Nav/:1,l Re.serve Medal old job . back, even if he displaces
volved. example of teamwork in its finest W. Nimitz, USN, Commander-in- with the new Bronze Star Medal. a man of greater ability or more
The Air-S~ Rescue Units in the sense- and the teamwork gets re- Chief of the Pacific Fleet. Commander Wyckoff is a gr_adu- seniority, the legal department of
San Francisco area are .set up as a sults. Many hundreds of men owe "For distinguishing himself by ate of the Vniversity of Washing- the National · Association . of Manu-
division of t_he Northern California their lives today to the Air-Sea Res- meritorious achievement as Com- ton and in civilian life served as Di- facturers holds. Language of the
Sector, Western Sea Frontier, un- cue Vnits who maintain such a ~andin·g Officer of a minesweeper ector of Finance and Statistics, Selected Service Act clearly sup-
der Captain Paul P. Blackbum, vigilant watch along the shores of in operations against enemy terri- Federal Security ·Agency, 'for the p9rts that premise, the NAM law-
USN. Lt. Commander. Julian T. Bol- our· nation. tory' at Kwajalein, Marshall Is- state.of. Washington. yers say: