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U.S. Naval Training and Distribution Center

VOL. IV - No. 28 TREASURE ISLAND, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1945

NAVY DISCHARGE SYSTEM BEING SET UP

• • • Release Will Be Very
_BARRACKS RULES FOR ALL MALE 81n9 Crosby II/tis C11ppletl Fighters to Wa/A SI ow- O on 't E t
xpec
ENLISTED PERSONNEL ARE LISTED Yours Tomorrow

A Navy demobilization plan de-
Captain H. E. Schonland, Chief
Staff Officer, has issued the fol- signed to release between 1,500,000
lowing Barracks Rules for the male Even Though War and 2,500,000 men within the next
twelve to eighteen months was an-
personnel of the Treasure Island
Training and Distribution Center: Is Over Navy Has nounced this week.
Bunks The formula- to be made effec-
1. All bunks will be made neatly Much Left to Do tive immediately- gives discharge
I
and smoothly by 0630 unless oc- credit for age, length of service and
cupied by authorized sleepers. Wicth the end of the war, one dependency, and establishes critical
Bunks will be made up flat, not question came to the lips of the scores representing the minimum .
with mattresses folded back. men and women who had donned number of points required for re-
2. Men will sleep and bunks will Navy blue because of the emerg- lease.
be made up with head toward red ency: "Demo-bilization- When ?"
P,oint Allowances
dot on bunk. That the Navy would not- in-
This formula allows a half point
3: Mattresses and pillows will be deed, could not-send every man
for each year of age, a half point
covered with clean covers at all and woman home who wanted to go
for each full month of active duty
times. Fresh covers required for because the war was ended was ob-
Saturday inspection. vious. Because the war was over since September 1, 1939, and ten
4. Blankets will be clean and will did not mean that the Navy's job points if the individual involved has
be folded in regulation squares was done-not by any means. a dependent. No credit is allowed
for additional dependents.
with corner turned back diagonally In Washington high go,vernment
to show stenciled name in two officials estimated that a million Critical ·scores required to rate
places. Americans might be required for discharge are 44 for enlisted male
5. Sea bags, rr needed, will be the immediate occupation of Japan personnel, 29 for enlisted Wave
lashed to foot of bunks. . after surrender. Because they were BOTKIN CRUTCH PROVES WORTH-Bluejackets at U. S. Naval personnel, 49 for male officers, and
6. No clothing or other articles closest to the main islands, the H-0spital, Treasure Island, have alr-eady nodded their approval of this 35 for Wave officers.
will be stowed under mattresses. troops of General Douglas Mac- recently devised crutch. Here are Julian Fry, S2c, and David Czerny, The Navy said the Coast Guard
BM2c, demonstrating their added use.With this new support, the patient
7. P ersonnel will occupy only Arthur, with some Marine and can rest wherever he stops walking without looking for a chair. The was following the same plan. Al-
bunks assigned to them. Changes in naval detachments, were expected Botkin double-duty crutch carries its own seating arrangement and was most simultaneously, the - Marine
bunks can be made by berthing to make up the original occupation donat,ed by Bing Crosby, popular radio and screen crooner. Corps announced its detno-bilization
petty officer only. No one will sleep force. formula, making it identical with
in another man's bunk at any time But more than occupation of Navy Will Maintain Captain, 10 Nurses Don the Army's 85 point plan.
of day or night except with his Japan, for the Navy, was the main-
permission and approval of M.A.A. tenance of a strong post-war fleet, Large Fleet; Plans Made New Braid at Hospital Decorati-ons C.ount
or Barracks officer. to help preserve the peace that the Regardless of critical scores any-'
Lockers Navy had had such a large part in Before War's End New gold braid glittered at the one who has reeeived on~ of · the,
1. No lashings, mirror handles, winning. Statements by Navy U. S. Navy Hospital, T.I., this week higher combat decorations of the
towel ends or other articles are to leaders indicated that, if the Navy Even before Japan's defeat and when Commander Leo L. Stanley armed services is entitled to release
show on the face of the locker. had its way, few ships would be dis- the end of the war, the U. S. Navy's on his own request.
added a fourth stripe to become
2. Tops of lockers must be kept carded, although some would go leaders were planning for the main- These include the Congressional
clear at all times. into inactive status. tenance of a great fleet into the Captain Stanley and ten nurses Medal of Honor, the Navy Cross,
3. Personnel will occupy only However, that the Navy has been post-war years. proudly sewed a half-stripe above the Legion of Merit, the Silver Star
lockers assigned to them and no making its plans for demobilization The Navy's tentative post-war their ensigns' gold to become lieu- Medal, the Distinguished Flying
other. Changes in lockers can be was apparent. In hearings before a plan as outlined to House and Sen- tenants {j.g.) Cross, and comparable medals of
made by berthing petty officer only. subcommittee of the House of Rep- ate Naval Affairs Committees on Captain Stanley, a surgeon and the Army, if such awards were
4. Personnel departing on leave, resentatives on March 14, 1945, June 19, 1945 by James V. For- ward medical ,officer of the 'Sick made for combat achievement.
being transferred to another com- Admiral F . J. Horne, Vice Chief of restal, Secretary of the Navy, and Officers' Quarters, came to T.I. in 327,000 Now ·Eligible
mand or to the hospital will clear Naval Operations, ·said, in part: Admiral Ernest J. King, Com- October, 1944, following duty on
lockers and bunks, lash gear in sea- "Prompt demobilization of the mander in Chief of the U. S. Fleet, board the hospital ship Solace. A The Navy estimated approxi-
going fashion and stow in Lucky Navy on the termination of war and as reported in the national world traveller and author of books, mately 327,000 are immediately
Bag. operations with particular em- press included the following points. the captain was for twenty-eight eligible for release under the plan,
5. Lockers will be clean, free of years chief surgeon at San Quentin including 261,000 enlisted men,
phasis on the demobilization of per- The Navy wants a post-war fleet
dirty clothes and maintained in an sonnel has been indicated as an big enough to lick whatever naval (Calif.) State Prison. His appoint- 5,200 enlisted womeµ, 40,000 male
orderly manner. administration policy." forces any other power or combin- ment to captain is retroactive to officers, 500 Wave officers and up-
6. Locks for which keys have ation of "likely enemies" could March 10. wards of 20,000 award holders.
been lost are to be cut in presence On June 30, 1945, the Navy an- bring to bear on North or South Promotion of the nurses is retro- Among those eligible for dis-
of M. A. A. only. Opening of locker nounced that it had reached its· America or the Pacific Ocean areas. active to August 1. A party of charge under the plan, preference
by breaking, cutting, or removing maximum personnel strength of 3,- It wants to be sure that fleet in- celebration was held Thursday eve- will be given men who have been
389,000. Of these, 311,030 were
part of the locker is considered longest at sea or overseas.
male officers, 2,984,655 enlisted cludes enough warships to provide ning at the Officers Recreation
damaging of Government property. The formula applies to all per-
men, 8,415 Wave officers, 73,900 this country's contribution to world Building.
Decks sonnel of the Naval Reserve, to in-
Wave enlisted women and 11,000 security forces. The nurses who received promo-
1. No clothing, paper, shoes or ductees, ·and those in the regular ·
nurses. A total of 2,232,400 o·fficers And in addition it wants to be tion are Lts. {jg) Kathryn Mary
other articles will be left on the sure of having enough extra war- Cross, Mary Catherine ·Furnari, Navy who are serving beyond the
and enlisted men, approximately expiration of enlistment.
Continued on Page 2- two-thirds of Navy personnel, were craft to take care of policing opera- Dora Alene Hollingsead, Wilma Subsequent dependency will n9t
at that date on duty afloat or out- tions in Japanese and German Marie Nuechterlein, Mildred Alice be counted. But personnel whose
side the continental limits of the waters immediately after the end Stark, Grace Emma Termini, Mary wives are members of any of the
United States. of the war. Kathryn Treiber, Mary Frances armed forces also are entitled to
Cigaret Rationing To maintain a postwar fleet Wheatley and Sara Elizabeth Scott. the ten points.
ready for any emergency the naval The Navy said downward adjust-
Helps Business, Says Big Ice Follies Show chiefs recommended dividing the ments would be made in critical
present fleet, largest the wo-rld has GAS
Ships Service No. 1 To Be Here Monday ever known, into two parts. One, RATIONING ENDS scores whenever military commit-
ments permit.
would be kept on active duty, the
"Fill 'er up" came back into the
"We're selling 32,000 packs of The cast of the Ice Follies com- other in reserve. American language this wee}{. Gas-
cigarets per day," declared D. D. "If world conditions deteriorate," oline rationing ended.
Duffield, manager of Ship's Service pany, now playing at the Winter- Secretary Forrestal was quoted as TWENTY-THREE
So did the rationing of fuel oil,
Store No. 1. "That is an increase of land in San Francisco, will put on saying, "ships in the reserve fleet oil stoves, and all blue point foods,
about six or seven thousand packs a song and dance review on Treas- should be called to duty and added but rationing of meats, fats and BILLIONS SLICED
over the pre-rationing sales." ure Island Monday, August 20 at to the active fleet. If international
Information like this is hard to 1730. The troupe will prove their relations improve, vessels can be oils, butter, sugar, shoes, and tires FROM WAR SUPPLIES
believe, but Duffield gave several versatility by. performing without withdrawn from the active fleet and will continue until lowered military
reasons as to why it is true. The skates. laid up in reserve." requirements and increased produc- The Government turned sharply
biggest reason being that men go- Stars of the cast and a chorus The ships in inactive status, ac- tion bring civilian supplies more toward peace this week, with the
nearly in balance with civilian de- cautioning word that getting back
ing out on leaves are allowed to line of ice-land beauties should make cording to other statements by
collect one pack for every day of a sho•W you cannot afford to miss. Navy leaders, will be kept in con- mands. on a prosperous normal basis won't
their leave, whereas previously no The performance will be held at dition by modern methods of de- be easy.
allo•wance was made fo,r these men. Theatre No. 3 and the first arrivals humidification and by the applica- commission will have small naval A $23,500,000,000-a-year cut in
Furthermore, the sales lines are will be sure of good seats. tion of modern scientific processes crews which will be charged with procurement of munitions and sup-
sho•rter, everybody has enough to Watch for announcements as to of preservation which have been de- the responsibility of maintaining in plies was announced by the War
smoke, and blackmarket sales date and show time of the All-Star veloped in recent years. Vessels in material condition their own ships, Department, which has already sent
ashore have practically stopped. variety units passing through inactive status could be either in as well as a number of ships that out telegrams to prime contractors
Everyone is happy except the sailor Treasure Island en route to the commission in reserve, or out of are out of commission in the same ordering cutbacks from $2,400,000,-
who loses his ration-card. Pacific area. commission in reserve. Those in locality. 000 a month to $435,000,000.