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                                                                 Valuable  Farms for  Navy
                      COMMODORE  R.  W.  CARY,  USN
              Commander  U.  S.  Naval  Training  and  Distribution  Center   The  Navy  now  reaps a  valuable
                                                                harvest  from  the  captured  Pacific
                       CLYDE  F.  BABB,  Slc,  USNR             islands.
                                Editor
                                                                  Primarily,  the  harvest  has  been
           Robert E.  Johnson,  Y3c  -  Rex  N.  Olsen,  Y8c,  Associate Edit ors   food-$ 00,000 worth of vegetables
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     Carolyn  N.  Brown,  Ylll,  Waves  Editor   Robert H .  P er ez,  B M2c,  Spor ts
                                                                 a  month that are being turned over
                     F1:ederick  Drimmer,  SK8c,  Reporter       to  the  ar-med  forces-but  nickel,
              (The  Masthead  uses  Camp  Newspaper  Ser vice  Material)   chrome  and  copra in  "substantial"
                                                                 volume  have  been _coming  in  for
     TREASURE  ISLAND,  S.  F.,  CALIF.,  SATURDAY,  APRIL  28,  1945   American  war industries .
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                                                                J~to-Equipped  Mariners
     (Statements  and  opinions  herein  are  those  of the  writer and  are  not td   fiii -vy  flying  boats  equipped with
     be  construed  as  reflecting  the  views  of the  Navy  Department.)   Jato--jet  assisted  take-off- were
                                                                 able  to  take  off  from  the  rough
     EDITORIAL-                                                  waters  at Iwo  Jima before  the  is-
                                                               .  land's  airfields  were  operative  and
                                                               " ~ imp6rtant protective searches to
                                                                 within 100  miles  of  the  Empire.
     u. s.  JI~ stu,u '41ze,                                      The  Mariilers" searched  the  seas
                                                                 to  spot  any  a ttempt  by  Jap  fleet
     q.~ ,4/Joai.                                                remnan'ts  to  cha-Henge  our  hug~
                                                                 armada  of ships  at  Iwo  Jima.  As
                                                                 Task  Force  58  was  occupied  off
         The  sick  and  wounded  of  our  armed  forces  are  feturning  Tokyo  and  as  Jandbased  planes
     home - coming  home  in  American  ships- the  finest  ships  of  from  _the  Marianas  could  give
                                                                 meager  coverage  so  far  north,
     their kind to be found  anywhere in the world.              these Mariners were the "eyes" for
         Many of these ships were famous. luxury liners of peacetime  our  vulnerable  amphibious  forces
     which  have  been  converted  into  floating  hospitals  in American  until  th e  Iwo  fields  were  rea dy for
                                                                 use.                          BEFORE  AND  AFTER-Navy  and  civilian  personnel  of  Treas·ure  ls-
                                                                            •
     shipyards. Similar luxury liners which once belonged to Germany       'k,  *  *           land  (bottom) combined ingenuity with  mechanical skill to build a  truck
     and  France  are  now  serving as  hospital  ships_.· Others  were  spe- Future's  iri' ... t'b~  S'fars   a,nd  trailer,  47  feet  long,  from  metal  scraps  and  salvaged  parts  of
                                                                                               broken  down  vehicles.  The  trailer,  32  feet  long,  was  built  by  enlisted
     cially  built in  this  country.                             "The  decisi,on  is  very  near,"   personnel  attached  to  Public  Works  Garage  on  this  base.  The  truck
                                                                                               portion was salvaged from some old  bullet-riddled equipment  (as shown
                              ·   C                              pr,opagand~: minister Go.ebbels said.
         Th  A e  rmy   T ransportat10n  orps  now  operates  twenty-two                      above)  brought  back  fr.om  the  Aleutians.
                                                                 "Let  us  siake  oui  hopes  on  our
     floating hospitals and the Navy has five.  More are being built in  lucky  star.''                                     porting heavy material, particular-
     this country at the rate of two  a month.  They are built to bring   If  he'( is  an  ast~onomer  of  any   Gigantic:  Truc:k-Trailet   ly on  long  hauls."
     husbands,  sons  or  sweethearts  back  home  in  comfort -  and  in  repute,  a.II  he  has  to  do  is  look           Majority  of  the  work  was  done
                                                                 around  and  obs~fVt  ihat  S·ome  un-  Built  From  Metal  Scrap   by W.  E.  Griegoleit,  MM3c;  Rocco
     better health than when they first  arrived  on  a floating hospital.  usual stars are moving  up the  Nazi            Denefrie,  Jr.,  MM2c;  Glenn D.  No-
     They are fine,  cheerful  ships.                            horizon-from  the  we·st  a  galaxy   By  Island  Mec:hanic:s   lan,  SFlc ;  Miles  L.  Hodg-es,  CSF;
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         The exterior of a  typical  hospital  ship  is painted a  glis_ten- oofn-e.  atr.i·,ds.  fr.om   e  eaS a I-one  r-ed   Created  entirely  out  of  metal   Frank  Szmiet,  MM2c ;  and  Arthur
                                                            .        1   doubtful,  however,  that                          B.  Clark,  MoMM3c.
     ing white  and  the  hulls  and  decks  are  brilliantly illuminated at ,Goebbels' ·  lucky  star  is  among   scrap  and  salvaged  parts  from
                                                                       ,,>                    broken  down  vehicles,  a  47-foot
     night.                                                     ,them;                        long truck and trailer, designed and
         The  Geneva  Red  Cross  is  prominently  displayed  on  the      * ··  *  *  ,.-    fabricated here by Navy mechanics,   A  Bluejacket Goes
                                                                 It's  a  Fact . . .          is  now  on  the  road in the Twelfth
     sides, on deck and on the stacks, and a five-foot green band ruris
                                                                 •  The  total  number of  Nava.I  per- Naval District hauling loads rang-  Home-To Guam
     around the entire hull. There is not a weapon aboard and hospital  sonnei  retired to civil life December  ing up to 20 tons.
                                                                      .  th
                                                                                 •e  ruary,
                                                                 ,
     ships are given protection by all civilized nations at war.   7  1941 ,   r-oug  h  F  b   ·   1945  :   The  huge  vehicle- the  trailer   Thousands  of  American  fighting
                                                                   ·
                                                                 Navy  313,?05;  Marine  Corps,  55,- alone  is  32  feet  Jong- was  built   men have returned from the .Pacific
         The doctors and surgeons have an abundant supply of drugs             . 4 366                                      fighting fronts to see their families
                                                                432  C  oas  t  G  uar  d  2 ,   .   by  enlisted  personnel  attached  to
                                                                   ;
     and other items, many of which  cannot be found in civilian life.  •  The  total  number . ;of_ Navy  en- Public  Works  garage  on  Treasure  and  the  old  home  town-but  on~_
                                                                · 1 •  t  d   h  h   • ·,  ·  d   f        -~               American fighting man will reverse
                                                                 1s  e  men  w  o  ave  marr1e  as o  Island, . some  of  the  work  being
     Each  ship carries  a dental  as  well as  an  optical unit.                ·  · ·'  t·   t  d  t                      the procedure soon . . . heading out
                                                                      b
                                                                           ,
                                                                 D  ecem  er  31  1944  ,  1s  es 1ma  e  a  done  in  the  men's  spare  time.  Lt.
                                                                                                                            into the Pacific to his "home town,"
                                                                   ,                          C. ·C.  Febiger was in charge of the
         Patients  and  the crew  reach  any  of the  six  decks  by  means  848 798  •
                                                                            ·  d  t
                                                                        th
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     of  a  smooth-running  elevator,  and  a bedfast  patient  is  easily  •   Th  e  au  or1ze  s  reng  th  f  th  e  project.   Agana, capital city of Guam.
                                                                            t  ·  1·  ·
                                                                       ·
                                                                 N  avy  is  ma •eria ,zing.   w h  e n   The  truck  portion  was  salvaged   It  is  believed  that  Jose  "Joe"
     moved to the sun deck.
                                                                 reached the figures will  read:  Navy,  from  old  bullet-riddled  equipment  Salas Fejarang,  StM3c, is  the first
         For the patients who can enjoy  them,  there is  a  recreation  3 389 000 .  Mar·1ne  Corps  478 OOO·              of  Uncle  Sam's  blue1·ackets  to. be
                                                                 '   '   '           '   '   '  brought  in  from  the  Aleutians.  It
     room,  a library,  sun decks  and  other facilities, including  a  spot-  Coast  Guard,  173,165.   was filled  with  salt and sand from  granted  leave-and  transportation
                                                                           * * *
                                                                                                                            -to a  South Pacific  home  town.
     less, attractive dining salon. ·                                                         laying  in  the  water  along  some   Joe  will  be  flown  by  Naval  Air
                                                                 New  Honors,  for  Navy      lonely  northern  island.  The  rear
         By May of this year the Army Transportation Corps expects   Former  motion  picture  star  Lt.  unit  of  the  trailer  was  salvaged   Transport Service to Guam, for his
                                                                                                                            first visit with his family since his
     to have  twenty-nine  ambulance-type  hospital  ships  in operation,  Commander Do_uglas Fairbanks, Jr.,  from  another  old  truck which  had .  enlistment  in  the  Navy  May  1,
                                                                and Lt. Commander John D. Lodge  been taken out of service. The metal
     with a total capacity of more than  18,000 sick and wounded.                                                           1941-and at the conclusion of his
                                                                were  presented with the  Legion d'  portion  of  the  trailer  was  gleaned
         The result of the operation of the hospital ships now in use  Honneur  in  the  degree  of  Chev- from sc·rap heaps ..   leave  time  he  will  be  flown  back
                                                                                                                            to duty at his Navy base, the Naval
     has  amazed  the  Medical  Corps.  Sea  air,  sun  baths,  good  com- alier  by  Vice  Admiral  Raymond   "All  of  the  work  was  done  en-  Landing  Force  Equipment  Depot,
                                                                Fenard,  Chief of the French Naval  tirely · by  enlisted  personnel,"  Lt.
     panionship,  rest,  good food- plus skilled medical  treatment-                                                        Albany,  Calif.
                                                                Mission  in  the  United  States.  Lt.  Febiger said.  "The  new  unit  has
     have worked wonders for their patients. A quite surprising num- Commander  Fairbanks  was  -also  proved · of  immense value  in trans-  Steward's mate Fejarang has his
                                                                presented with the  Croix de Guerre                         mother, father,  three brothers, and
     ber have arrived virtually well.
                                                                with Palm. The awards were  made                            two  sisters  anxiously awaiting his
                                                                for  the  services  of  the  American  Tell Your Fam·11y to Watc:h  flying trip home. One other brother,
                                                                                                                            Antonio Fejarang, 23, was executed
                                                                officers  in  connection  with  the  in-
                                                                                              For  A                        was  in  the  Insular  Force,  Guam
                                                                vasion of Southern France in Aug-  . llotment  th·1eves     by  Japs  in  July  of  1944.  Antonio
                                                                ust,  1944.                                                     tal   t
                                                                                                The  FB_I  and  Secret  Service  re- coas   pa rol arm of the Navy and
                                                                           *  *  *            ports  many  instances  in  which   continued  to  serve  the  United
                                                                Tch,  Tch,  Adolph-What  N,ow?   Navy  allotment  checks  are  being   States  in . underground  activities
                                                                  The  German Luftwaffe is appar;   stolen  or  misappropriated  through   after the fall  of Guam.
                                                                ently not only scraping the bottom   carelessness  on  the  part of  recipi-  Fejarang  has  received  only  two
                                                                of  the  barrel;  it  seems  to  be   ents.  So  tell  your family  to watch   letters from  his family,  one  in De-
                                                                scratching around in the museum.   those  checks.           cember,  1944,  and  another  in  Feb-
                                                                  U.  S.  Ninth  Air  Force  fighter-  Here are a  few tips you can pass   ruary,  1945.  "I'm very happy to be
                                                                bombers recently shot down a 1918-  on  to  them:           going home to see my family,'; says
                                                               . type  German  biplane  of  World   Make sure y,our mailbox isn't left   25-year-old Fejarang-and it seems
                                                                War  I.                       alpne  for  several  days  around  the   hardly  necessary  to  add  anything ·
                                                                           *  *  *            first of the  month.          to that.''
                                                                Quoteworthy                     Don't  endorse  the  checks  until   Enlisting  in  the  Navy  at  18,  at
                                                                  "There·  never  was  a  right  en- y.ou  are  ready  to cash  them.   Agana, Guam, he has served aboard
                                                                deavor  but  it  succeeded-patience   Don't cash any checks unless you  many U.S. Navy fighting ships, in-
                                                                and more patience, we shall' win at  know the person asking you to cash  cluding  the  transport  Henderson,
                                                                last."-R.  W.  Emerson.·      it.                           and  the  USS  Iowa,  the  great bat-
                                                                                                Unfortunately,  there  are  some  tleship.  Shore stationed since early
                                                                                              people who are making a  specialty  1943  because of an attack of rheu-
                                                                They sat on her porch at midnight,  of  stealing  government  allotment  matic fever,  Fejarang came to the
                                                                But his love was not to her taste- checks.  Don't  let  them  take  yours  Naval  Landing  Force  Equipment
                                        Navy War Bond Cartoon Service
                                                                His reach was only 36  inches,   .  .  .  you can make sure  of that by  Depot  at  Albany  from  the  Naval
          -~'When you gonna. make some War Bonds,  Pop_?~_'  _ __ _   And she had a  44 waist.   not getting careless.      Air Station at Fort Worth,  Texas.
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