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        Veterans  of  Pacific  Campaigns  Receive  'WeMustHave(Defense)  Extensive  Rehabilitation,  Physical

        Citations,  Awards At Treasure  Island                      Bases' -Admiral  King  Training  Program  Inaugurated  Here
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                                                                      Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King ad-                          is  able  to  move  his  arms and  legs
                                                                    vances  a  point  strongly  supported  the  new program in  various  Naval   with  a  certain  degree  of  control.
                                      Blueiacket  Gets  Citation  by  many  Navy  officials  and  high- hospitals.  Lt.  Kinnard  took  charge   When  he  first  began  taking  exer-
                                                                    ranking officers  in  a  recent speech  of  the  physical  training  program   cises,  he  had,  as  he  says,  "good
                                      For  Daring  Attempt  to      which  advocates  retention  of  ad- at the Treasure Island hospital last   neck  muscles",  meaning  that  they
                                                                    vance bases, in the Navy's post-war  week.                  were the  only ones  he seemed able
                                      Save Drowning Shipmate  set-up.                               Two  examples  of  how  the  exer- to  control.  His  ambition  is  to  get
                                                                      "  . .. We  must  have  bases"  cises give new hope to patients and  well  shortly  so  he  can  enter  offi-
                                        Fourteen  Navy  veterans  of  Pa- states  Admiral  King.  "Of  all  t~e  help  speed  their  recovery  were  cer's  training  school,  to  which  he
                                      cific  warfar,e  were  presented  cita- elem-ents  of  sea  power,"  he  con- found  in  a  ward  at  the  hospitai  had  been nominated overseas.
                                      tions  and  awards  by  Commander,  tinued,  "the  United  States  Navy  here  in  which  Victor  Marino,
                                                                                                                                  According  to  Lt.  Kinnard  and
                                      Tadcen, at military cer-emonies held  suffered  most  at  the  war's  out- CSp(A),  works  diligently  through-  Chief  Marino,  there  is  case  after
                                      here  Saturday.               break from  lack of overseas bases.  out the day as a  "muscle man."   case of amazing and rapid improve-
                                       , Recipient of a  commendation for  We  lacked  operating  bases  in  the   One  case  is  that  of  E.  R.  Allan,   ment  in  their  patients.  Both  men
                                      heroic efforts in attempting to save  Alaskan  area . ... Far  East,  ,ex- Slc.  Allan was out to se.a  five  days   are  firm  disciples  of  the  system
                                      the  life  of  a  drowning  shipmate  cept  for  isolated  and  inadequate   when  his  ship  encountered  rough   they  use.
                                      was  Frank  E.  Norris,  SK2c.  His  Cavite  . .. in  the  Central  Pacific   weather.  While  he  was  at  chow,  a   Chief  Marino  is  an  example  of
                                      citation  follows:            except  Pearl  Harbor.  .  .  .  These   steel  locker  fell  on  him  and   what All-American football players
                                        "For  distinguishing  himself  by  island  harbors will  have  been  paid   smashed  his  right  leg.  When  his   are  doing  to  win  the  war.  Marino
                                      meritorious conduct in  the attempt- for  by  the  sacrifice  of  American   ship  put  into  port  at  San  Fran-  is  now  27.  He  formerly  played
                                      ed  rescue  of  his  shipmate  from  blood ... failure to  maintain  these   cisco,  Allan was moved  to the  hos-  guard  for  Ohio  State  University
        COMMENDATION-"For       distin- perilous  waters  on  the  afternoon  bases  essential  for  our  defense   pital  here  for  treatment  and  re-  and_ graduated  in 1940.  He  was  on
        guishing  himself  by  meritorious  of  24  December  1944.  He  and  his  raises  the  fundamental  questions:   cuperation.   two  All-American and All-Big Ten
        conduct  in  the  attempted  rescue  of   shipmate,  Homer  D.  Cox,  late  How long can the United States af-  In  the_ beginning,  Allan,  seri-  Conference  teams.  In  June,  Chief
        his  shipmate  from  perilous  waters                                                     iously  injured,  could  do  few  of the
        ... ,"  Frank  E.  Norris,  SK2c,  was   storekeeper first  class,  were  swim- ford to continue a  cycle of fighting   exercises. Gradually, he learned the   Marino  will  have been in the  Navy
        presented  a  Letter  of  Commenda- ming  in  the  waters of  the  reef  off  and  builoing  and winning and giv-       four  years.  He  wears  the  Purple
        _tion  by  Commodore  R.  W.  Cary,  the  east coast of  Guam  when  they  ing  away--only  to  fight  and  build   simpler ones and now he is a  "star"   Heart,  having been  wounded  while
        Commander,  Tadcen,  at  citatio-n   were  both  caught  in  a  treacher-ous  and win and give again . . .  ?"   patient. Allan does  exercises which   serving  as  a  gun captain  aboard a
        ceremonies  held  Saturday  at  this                                                      even  "well"  men  would  have  a
        naval  base.                  undertow  which  carried  them  rap-                        difficult  time  doing- in  fact,  the   destroyer at Sicily. He was the only
                                      idly  toward  the  heavy  surf  and                                                       member  of  his  gun  crew  to  live
                                      sharp  and  rugged  edge of the  reef.   Bay  Bridge  Chief   difficult  "jack  knife"  does  not   when  his  ship  was  struck  by  Nazi
        Top  U.  S.  Tennis  Stars    After  extricating  himself  with                           stump  him  now,  and  every  day  he   bombers.
                                                                                                  is  seen  climbing  out  of  his  bed  to
                                      great  difficulty,  he  noted  that  his   Extols  Service  of
        Here  May  15,  Gym  1        shipmate  had  been  swept  into  the                       do  standing  exercises.
                                                                                                   A  more  difficult  case  is  that  of
          Four  top  ranking  women  tennis  surf and  could  not  reach  shore  un-  T.  I.  Fire  Department   Cpl.  W.  H.  Tometich.  Cpl.  Tome-
        stars  will  play  exhibition  singles  aided.  Fully  realizing  the  danger             tich served overseas  at Guam,  and   Attention-
        and  doubles  matches  at  Treasure   to  his  own  life,  he  left  his  place of   Valuable  aid  given  by  Treasure   upon  returning  to  the  United   Newspap·er Men
        Island  Tuesday  evening,  May  15.   safety ashore,  and  in  an  exhausted  Island  Fire  Department in  halting   States he was stricken 3/ith an ail-
        Matches  will  be  played  i~door  at   condition,  re-entered  the  water  to  a  fire  which  seriously  threatened   ment,  the  manifestation  of  which   Men with newspaper writing ex-
        Gym  No.  1  with  players  of  cham-  make  a  determined  but  unsuccess- the  San  Francisco-Oakland  Bay   is  paralysis.  That  Tometich  will  perience  interested  ·in  continuing
        pionship  caliber  bombarding  the   ful  attempt  to  reach  Cox.  He  Bridge was acknowledged today by   improve  and  overcome  his  ailment  that line  of work here on Treasure
        hardwood  deck.  The  result  should   reached  shore  again only  after the  H.  C.  Wood,  Principal  Bridge   he  doesn't doubt for a  moment. He  Island  contact  Editor  The  Mast-
        be  some  of  the  fastest  tennis  seen   greatest  effort.  H is  conduct  Engineer,  in  a  letter  of  apprecia-  has  taken  to  the  exercise  program  head,  Room  129,  topside,  Welfare-
        on the  coast  in  a  long  while.  Play   throughout was in  keeping with the  tion  to  the  Commandant,  12th   outlined  by  Chief  Marino  and  the  Recreation  Building.  Inexperienced
                                                                    Na val District.
        will  begin  promptly at 1900,  music   highest  traditions  of  the  United   "We  wish  to  thank  the  Navy,"   two  work  together  daily.  He  now  men need not call.
        will  be  furnished  by  the  Armed   States  Naval  Service."
        Guard  Band.                    Also recipient of a  commendation   Wood  said,  "for the  valuable  serv-
                                      was Henry R.  McFall,  CBM  (AA),   ice  rendered  by its Treasure Island   Hospital -Patients  Train  for  Their  Health
          Nationally ranking star Mrs. Pat                          Fire Department in assisting to ex-
        Canning  Todd;  Mrs.  Virginia  Ko-  for meritorious conduct and  brave-  tinguish the  railroad tie  fire  which
        vacs,  listed  as  one  of  the  ten   ry.  The  Presidential  Unit  Citation   occurred  on  the  San  Francisco-
        greatest  women  players  in  the   was  awarded  Lyle  H.  Steadman,
                                      CGM,  and  Walter  W .  Scmidt,   Oakland Bay Bridge on the evening
        United  States and  wife of World's                         of  April  13. ·
        Champion  Professional,  Frank Ko-  CPhM.                     "We assure you that the coopera-
        vacs;  Barbara  Krase,  heralded  as   "For  wounds  received  in  action   tion  which  we  received  from  your
        the coming national star from Cal-  against  an  enemy  of  the  United   fire  department  is  greatly  appre-
                                      States,"  the  Purple  Heart  medal
        ifornia; and Nancy Wolfenden, well                          ciated."
                                      was  presented to  Lt.  John  G.  Mal-
        knowh  San  Francisco  and  Califor-                         The capable staff of fire fighters
        nia  tournament  ace,  are  the  four   jan;  Theodore  C.  Kata,  PhMlc;   who  were responsible  for  the alert
        players.                      Henry  E.  La  Ferr,  CMM;  Robert   efficient action are under the super~
          Mrs.  Pat  Todd,  described  by   F.  DeLesle,  Slc;  Amos  A.  Thier,   vision of Lt.  Commander R. E. De-
        newsmen as "tall and slender"  and   Flc; Frank G.  Merritt, Slc; George   laney,  Treasure  Island  Fire  Mar-
        "lovely  and  dark-haired"  is  noted   H.  Skoloda,  Cox;  George  W.  Dal-  shal.
        for  one  of  the  hardest  forehand   ton,  Slc;  George  J.  Frazee  Flc;
                                      and Robert F.  Robbins.   '  '
        drives in tennis and will team with                           An automobile was seen  recently
        Mrs.  Kovacs  for  the  East  Coast                         carrying  a  newly  married  couple
        team.in  the East vs.  West doubles   The worst thing about history is  through the streets and on the back
        exhibition;   Barbar.a   Kase  and  that  every  time  it  repeats  itself  was  a  sign  reading:  "This
        Nancy  Wolfenden  will  attempt  to  the  price  goes  up.   result  of  careless  talk."
        keep  the  honors  here  in  the  West.
          The girls have been making a  hit
        this  past winter touring Navy and   They  Condition  Wounded  Veterans
        Army stations in exhibition match-
        es.  Get  there  early  and  get  good
        seats!








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          Bldg.  8,  ph St.,  between  Aves.   pital  on  Treasure  Island.  Pictured  above, they are  (left to  right):  Back.  Nava!  Hosp1t:a1:  Ass1_sted  by  Victor  Marino,  CSp(A)  (top),  a  patient
                  Mand N .            row-Joel  Adler,  Ralph  Marmoljeo;  middle  row-Tom  Fena,  E.  P.  Rod- exercises _an  inJur-ed. __ leg .. The  bo_ttom  scene  was  taken  in  an  isolation
                                      enborn,  P.  A. Stephens; front  row-Victor Marino,  Lt.  Charles  Kinnard  ward  during  a  physical  instruction  period.  Instructor  is  E  p  Roden-
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