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Ath le t ic E q u i p x n t . Purchase of .............................. 13 Allotments f o r Dependente ..................................... 10 Co.endation .................................................. 2 Distinguished Seryics Medal ................................... 1 Enlis ted Men who Passed t h s I h v a l Academy Ep.trar,cc

Ensigns A-V( N). U . S . lam1 Reserve ............................. Naval Reserve Off icers - Decision of Conptroller General

Z r a x i m t i m s . A p r i l . 1940 ................................... 7-9 3-7

Regarding Xileago of ........................................ 3 fu’aTral Reservo Officers on Acti-JF: i)uty - ?ronotion of .......... 2-3 Ravigational Material . Care of ............................... 13 Navy Cross .................................................... 1-2 New Construct ion .............................................. 9 Reduction i n aa t ing - PTacticeOo .............................. 9 Schol8rship ................................................... 12

.. Ship‘s Service Ins.a.ce ...................................... 1 2 Ship’s Service Ir~surancs P ~ l z c ~ c s ............................. 12 . . Shore Duty - Request f G r ...................................... 9 Sponsors ...................................................... 2 Training Courses .............................................. 11-12

A Distinguished Service Nodal has bemi awarded t o W i l l i a m T. V a i 1 , Efigr, 2c, U.S.N., f o r se rv ices iluririg*kt;he World War, as s& f o r t h i n t h e following:

C I TATI ON :

the U.S,S, GEOXGE Gb EENRY, galoliiie t a k e r , t h a t vesse l , a t sea, was she l l ed by an eneny submarine. One s h e l l entered t h e engine room, exploded and c a r r i e d away a steam exhaust l i n e , broke the gauge g lasses on lub r i ca t ion o i l tanks and precip- i t a t e d burning o i l around the engine room. r e d h o t ladder , c losed thc gauge valvcs, and was thereby se r ious ly burned and scalded."

"For hero ic donduct and devotion t o duty w h i l e serving on on September Zgth, 1918,

Vail, climbing an almost

Note: Medal and c i t a t i o n wer.? forwarded t o VaiI during 1920 a t 813 Spring Road, Rangcr, Texas, b u t were returned by pos t a l a u t h o r i t i e s unclaimed. H i s present address, 233 Geneva S t r o e t , Muskogee, Oklahotila, has rc- c e n t l y become ava i l ab le arid ori@.inal c r t a t i o n was forwarded t o h i m February 17, 1940, and rnedd. was forwarded Ivhy 13, 19.100

NAVY CR3SS. - A Navy Cross has been awarded t o Les5er K. Layton, LA., I C , U.SdB.,

f o r ser'vices during the Yorld Var, as s e t f o r t h i n thc following:

C Z TATION:

U. 's. Marines i n a c t i o n near 'Zierzy on <July LSth, 1918,. Did coo l and e f f ec t ive work i n curing f o r wouaded under heavy f i r e i n t h e 0pe.i an6 without adequate shelter."

"For ex t raord inary heroism v;hile se rv ing wit11 t he

Note: The Citat ion and Ncdal i Layton a t FIar.kir?son, ?:or a u t h o r i t i e s unclaimed. ava i l ab le t o thc; Buroau.

h j s case were o r i g i n a l l y forwarded t o Dakota, but were returned by p o s t a l '

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A Navy Cross has been awarded t o Charles Edward Jones, W.T., U.S.N., f o r s e rv i ces during the World -(far, as s e t , fo r th ' i n t h e following:

C I TATI ON :

boats sen t from t h e U,S.S. WIPPLE t o t h e rescue of' men from t h e 'FL3RE?JCE Rot, which vesse l loaded wi th explosives, was burncd i n t h e harbor o f Quiberon on the n igh t of t h e 17th of

f i r e , t h e k a t e r i n t h e v i c i n i t y of t h e FLaRENCE E. was oovered wi th bukniulg pow%cr boxes, m a n y of which exploded, s c a t t e r i n g f ' lamks throughout t h e wreckege, boats drove t h e i r boats i n to t h e burning mass without thought Of damger t o thanselves , und, a s s i s t e d by boats froin t h e other ships 91-esent in.*the harbor, succeeded Yn saving the l i v e s of m n y men, who, bu t f o r t h e h e l p so promptly and h e r o i c a l l y extended,,must have perished i n tho wreckage,"

"For. extraordinary-12eroism as a member of t h e crew of

Almost imied ia t c ly after t h e outbreak o f the

The crews of t h e 'tFIIPPLE's

Note: The C i t a t i o n and Medal in t h i s cas6 weke o r i g i n a l l y forwarded t o

p o s t a l a u t h o r i t i e s unclaized. become a v a i l a b l e t o t h e Bubeati,

. * Jones, a t R,F.D. 147, Layton, California, but were returned- by X i s mai l ing address has recene ly

& J ~ D A T I O N . I

Milton Man.der Evans, A',M.Ivi.lc, U.S.rJ,, has been commended by t h e Chief of t he Bureau. of Navigation f o r h i s di l igencb and ingenui ty i n connection with t h e development of a beqring pu l l e r f o r use on Cur t i s s E l e c t r i c Controllable,. &apel le r ,

SPONSORS. -- The Secretary of t h e avy has designated Nrs. George L. I i a r r i son of

1 East End Avenue, Vew York, N. Y., as sponsor f o r t h e U.S.S. GRAYSOW (DD435), named iii honor of h e r former hwbtznd, t h e l a t e Rear A d m i r a l Cary Travers Grayson, Xedical Corps, U,S.Naoy.

Mrs. Harrison i s t h e f o r n e r Alice Gertrude Gordon, daughter of t h e la te Colonel and Mrs, James J. Gordon and widow of the l a t e A d m i r a l Gray- son, who was President Wilson's personal physician.

The U,S.S. GRAYSON (3D435) i s scheduled t o be launched a t t h e Navy . I

Yard, Charleston, S.C., August 7, 1940.

This vessel , t he f i r s t of t h a t nane 3x1 t h e Navy L i s t , was author- . i zed by Act of Congress dated Narch 27, 1934.

The Secre ta ry o f t h e Navy has designated Mrs. Lewis Compton, x i f e of Honorable Lewis Compton, A s s i s t a n t Secretary of t h e Navy, as sponsor f o r t he U.S.S. ALBSiURLE ( A V 5 ) , named f o r Albemarle Sound, 1Tort;h Carolina.

The V.S.S, ALREhARLE ( A % ) i s schzcduled t o be launched a t t h e p l a n t of t h e New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, T>i. J., August 3, 1940.

This Seaplane Tender ( l a r g e ) was authorized by Ac% of Congress dated May 17, 1938.

PROMOTIW OF iVAVAI,' RESFRW OFFICERS OW .ACTIVE DUTY. .

The Comptroller General ill Decision B-8923, 3n'ted A p - i l . 16, 1940, held t h a t commissioiied o f f i c e r s o f t h e Naval Reserve xho m y be advanced t o a higher grade o r rank under t h e provisions of Sec t ion 312 of t h e . ,

Naval Reserve Act" o f 1938, while on a c t i v e duty i n k ine of war or n a t i o n a l emergency are e n t i k l e d t o %he pay o f t h e higher grade or rank from t h e d a t e of issuance by t h e Secre ta ry of t h e Nkvy of t h e i r con- m i s s i oris .

This i s a r e v e r s a l of t h e Comptroller General Decision B-8076, of February 5, 1940, as reported i n Bureau of Navigation IvSval Reserve B u l l e t i n No. 95, dated March 15, 1940, pages 8-9.

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TIMI3ERLAKE, Claude V, , Jr . Powgsyri l l e , N. C . Fight ing Squad 4

LACKEY, John E L , Jr,

RECTOR, Edward F.

"ALTERS, C l i f f o r d R.

ALTER, Paul Harry

SKELLY, Hubert T.

TEPUNI, W i l l i a m

TODD, F o r r e s t Arlo

, McQUIRE, Leo W i l l i a m

AFBUCKLE, John M,

BIIDTING, Edward G I

CROCKETT, Lewis D.

LORD, Wilson F.

ROBERTS , John W.

1164 Mt.Vernon Am. Figh t ing Squad 3 I

Akron, Ohio USS SARATOGA

R.F.D. #3, Bombing Squad 4 hlarsltall, E. C. USS RANGER

212 1/2 S.4th St . Bombing Squad 6

485 7 i r g i n i a Court Tiinter Park, Fla.

North Miami Beach, F la , P a t r o l Squadron 32

969 Bay Street P a t r o l Squadron 4 4

P a t r o l Squadron 51

San Fr&o5aco, Calif . Nax, Nebr. U t i l i t y Squadron 2

2026 Laurel Am., Patrol Squadron 43 St . Paul, Idinn.

1202 Kanawha St. , Charleston, 1iY. Va.

11405 Lakeshore Blvd. Clevelacd, Ohio

1902 E l l i o t t Ave. , Nashvi l le , Tenn,

632 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Xonica, Calif ,

903 Hauser Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif.

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Scp. adron 31

Patrol Squadron 32 /

U t i l i t y Squadron 1 USS RIGEL

P a t r o l Squadron 14

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Rankinz f r o m ~ ~ ~ c ~ 9 4 0 : ‘

GRUBER, Richard D. 1144 Commonwealth Ave. P a t r o l Squadron 54 Br igh t sn , Mass.

IEALDNLN, Robert X. 511 Broad S t r e e t P a t r o l Squadron 51 La Grange, Georgia

HOW, William H. 3300 F a i m o u n t Drive P a t r o l Squadron 23 Has hi 1 l e Tenn.

Ranking from A p r i l 15, 1940: .-_ ̂ _I_

NEWELL, Dale S . P o r t i s , Kansas P a t r o l Squadron 41

Ranking from March 25, 1940: - ELLINGSON, Albe r t M. F i r s t S t r e e t

Milo, Eaine P a t r o l Squad 54

GOODING, Franc is G o , Jr. 1126 F o r e s t Lane P85rol Squad 43 Anni ston, Alabama

Rankine from Am51 1. 1940:

HENRY, Edward G. 962 Thion S t r e e t , P a t r o l Squad 22 S t . Paul, lcinn.

BRADY, Norman K.

Ranking from A p r i l 15, 1940:

P. 0. Box 512 Saiiborn, Iowa

P a t r o l Squad 2 5

LEE, Robert E. P. 0. Box 133 U t i l i t y Squad 2 F a r Hills, I?. J. TJSS RIGEL

MORRIS, Jaime S . R.F.D. Box 213 Torpedo Squad 6 Valley Mills, Texas USS ENTERPRISE

O”EILL, Hugh D., Jr. 1611 Francisco St., F igh t ing Squad 5 Berkeley, Calif. USS YORKTOWJ

RAVEN, J u l i u s A. 555 S. Seventh Avenue P a t r o l Squad 41 M t . Vernon, N. Y.

RODMAN, David B. 5243 S. LaGrange Rd., Bombing Squad 5 La Grange, I l l i n o i s IJSS YORKTOVfiJ

SWAiiTZ, Frank W. 416 N. Blakely St., Torpedo Squad 5 Dunmore, Pa. uss Y O R K T O ~ ~

VARY, Ernest W., Jr. 414 Grand Avenue U t i l i t y Squad 1 Watertown, N. Y. USS RIGEL

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Home B ~ C W B S S Ass i gnment - Ensign A-v(N), U,SIB.RL

' Ranking from April 15, 1940:

P a t r o l Squad 33 KAuFb", Wi l la rd R, 212 corn. St. San Francisco, Calif.

KNOX, Leslie L. B e 35 Hurden St. Scoutink Squad 41

MAW, Robert 8. Gladstone, Va, Bombing Squad 4

H i l l s i d e , €1. J. USS RANGER

USS RANGER

MoCARTHY John R. Apt, K-4, Highland Vi l lage

PETACH, John E. 186 S t a t e Street

S t . B u l , M i a n ,

P e r t h A m h 9 , N. J.

PROVOST, Thorhss C.,III 45 sktull Avenue

R ~ M H , S i v i r i n L.

OaXd~ell, Re J.

4346 IRst 36th S t , CzeVelaad, €8130

Soouting Squad 6 USS ENTERPRISE

Scout ing Squad 42 USS XIWGZR

F i g h t i n g Squad 6 USS ENTERF'RI SE

Torpedo Squad 6 USS ENTERPRISE

SCHULTHEIS, Anthony J. 306 Second S t , , B. E. Torpedo Squad 5

SHOLES, Voodrow E. 27 Sholes Avenue P a t r o l Squad 43 Nonvichtown, Conn.

L i t t l e F a l l s , X inn . uss YORKmII~m

Ranking from June 7 , 1940:

RINEK, John A. 405 N. Vade Avenue Scoueing Squad 5

STEPANEK, Edward G. 441 2 6 t h St., S a E.

Washington, Pa. USS YORKTOVtN

F i g h t i n g Squad 5 Cedar Rapids, Iowa uss YoaTorm

ENLISTED BIEl!J rim0 PASSED THE NAVAL ACADDdY EBTRANCE EX!,.IKC€JATIO?X3, APRIL, 1940.

The fo l lowing e n l i s t e d nen have passed t h e €Java1 Academy Entrance EX- aminations, and on pass ing t h e p h y s i c a l exanina t ions w i l l be e l i g i b l e f o r appointment as midshipmen by the S e c r e t a r y of' t h e ITavy:

Xen from t h e Naval Academy Prepara tory School, U. S o Naval Train ing Sta.tion, Norfolk, Vi rg in ia .

- Name Ship of Or ig in ADAiiS, Carl J. uss NE% YORK

yss PHOENIX BALESTRIERI , Sa lva to re

BAUXBERGER, H a r o l d E. BEARD, Paul M; BERGEN, James H, BICHE , R o b e r t C h a r l e s BLACKBUfiN, Elner E, BOURQUE, D o n a l d H. ERUCE, D e a n W. BURICj R a y m o n d W. BURKHART, Harry W, , Jr CALDVFELL, Narren L. CAW, J a m e s C., Jr. (Pvt.) CAMPBELL, N o r m a n F. CASEY, G e o r g e D. COOK, X d b e r t H. CORCOIWhT, Lawrence A. CRUSE, D o n a l d A. DASHKO , I\fi cho las DAVIS, Shir ley A, DEDERICK, James He, Jr . DETTNIS, Lowe l l F, DUGGARp G e o r g e L a DWYER, Ja l ly V. , Jr, FAXITING, Ernest G . , Jr . FAUBIONj Richard D. F I TZ P A T R I CK , John V,. GIRARDET, David GEEDLEY, Rober% B e HARTLEY, John D. HEINTZ, John W. JENIUNGS, C a r l R. JONES, R o b e r t L. KLEIN, TheodoPe G. KNOTTS, Sanford L. ~SLIaE, John E, MaoLEOD , A l a n I3 , Jr . McDERMOTT, Franaia M. MOHR, G l e n n 1, XOREHOUSE, Russell A. MURRAY, D e l b e v t IS, (Me)

OZIMER, mil A. SXEXWOOD, 7iVilbur G., Jr. SIMPSON, C e e i l H. SNIYE, Norman. S. ,

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O'REILLYj T~.OIZAS B e

STIWDARD, ROY E,

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SUHRE, Francis J. T U B O T T , Joseph We THOMPSON, E e N e C a WAGNER, Nilerrill E* WINDSOR, James Ivl*

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STOCK, E. J e TROTTIER, A. R. TRUXLER, We R e

Ship USS I T A S ~ I J E USS SIRIUS

USS V@ST V I R G I N I A USS IYEST V I R G I I T A uss SIIS uss OIVUUIA uss LOUISVILLS uss HmEW

USS CALIFORIJIA

TJSS IQST V I R G I N I A

I t i s i n t e r e s t i n g t o noto t h a t a thirci. of t h e successfu l candidates cane f r o m throe wsscls, *:be k"lEST TTRGINIA with 9, t h e Ul3l.l YORK with 7, and t h e VARYLAND with 6,

RICGUESTS FOR SHCRE DUTY.

Requests a r e being accepted from radiomeu (all c l a s s e s ) , qua l i f i ed i n a i r c r a f t , and froin a l l r a t i n g s i n t h e Aviation Branch, e l i g i b l e f o r shore duty i n accordame wi th Eureau of Navigation C i rcu la r L e t t e r IJo. 8-1939 ( co r rec t ed ) , f o r the Nuvrv.1 Air Sta t ions , Alnrneda, Cal i fornia , and Jacksonvi l le , F lo r ida , and f o r a v i a t i o n shore bases t o be ostab- l i s h e d a t Key Vest and 3anaria Rivw, Florida; Cape Play, New Jersey; Quonset, Rhode I s l and ; Floyd Bennett, IJew York, and Squcln~T, i?hss,

REDUCTION I N RATIITG - PRACTICE. - The Chief of t h e Rureau of Navigation deem it d e s i r a b l e t o aga in

b r ing t o t he a t t e z t i o n of t h e s e r v i c e a t Sarge t h o Departixent's a t t i t u d e toward rcduct ion i n r a t i n g a s shown i n ilavsl Digest 1916, pcgc: 516, paragraph 18,

YEW CO?TS TRUC TION -_I-

The Bureau now require's personnel f o r newly comiss ioned ships t o have one year ' s obl igated se rv ice a f t e r da te of comiss ion ing and f o r recommissioned sh ips s i x months obligated service.

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'TUI.ITING COURSES rn

Training courses a r e a;Tailable f o r men 'pr.eparing f o r %he following r a t i n g s :

Seaman Branch

Apprentice, Seaman Gunner's Mate 2c Gunner' s Mate 3c Quartermaster 30 Quartermaster 2c Quar te rnas te r IC and Chief Quar te rnas te r Torpedomn 30 Torpedoman 2c Torpedoman IC and Chief Torpedomn F i r e Controlman IC and Chief F i re Controlman

A r t i f i c e r Branch - Fireman 2c and Fireman IC Pain ter 3c Machinist 's Xate 20 Painter 2c I k c h i n i s t ' s Uato IC and Chief I lachinis t ' s Xate Pa in te r IC E l e c t r i c i a n ' s $date 30 Radioman 3c

Aviation Brunch -- Aviation Machinist * s Bhtc 3c Aviation 1 8 c h i n i s t ' s 1.iiat.c 2c

Special 3ranch Ship 's Cook 3c Ship 's Cook 2c and IC Baker Ratings Of f i ce r ' s Cooks and Of f i ce r ' s Stewards Messman .

Coinmissary and Chief Commissary Stewrtrds Storekeeper 2c Storekeeper IC and Chief Storekeeper

Yeoman 20 Yeoman IC and Chief

Hospi ta l Apprentice IC Yeoman

and Pharmacist ' s Mate 3c

Pharmacist 's Mate 2c

General Courses A-N B 1 ow e r s Boi le rs , c.oal f i r e d Boi le rs , o i l f i r e d Diesel engines General Training Course f o r Pet ty Off icers 3c and 20 General Training Conrsr for Pe t ty Off icers IC and Chief P e t t y Off icer G r e gg Pro g r e s s i ve Exer c i s cs Gyroscopic Conpas se s

S t o r age Bat t e r i e s * - pumps

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Other Publications Available. --II__-

Yearbook of Enl is ted Training, 1939 Methods o f I n s t r u c t i o n 4 Ji News Hand 1 ing Co l l i s ion Cases 1-10 T h r i f t Co l l i s ion Cases 31-40 Concessions o f Colleges Co l l i s ion Cases 41-50 Motion Picture Handling Grounding Cases 11-20 Naval A T r i a t i on Syllabus Administration Cases 21-30

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Ogontz School, Montgomery County, Pa. &e t o one of t h e present in - cumbents withdrawing, one of t h e p a r t i a l scholarships granted by Ogontz

This scholarship i s valued a t $900. t

School will be ava i l ab le th i s year. a year and represents one-half t h e f ixod school, charges. appl ies t o two years i n the jun io r college. of t he Naval Academy on a c t i v e duty are e l i g i b l e . made t o t h e Superintendent, U.S. Naval Acadeny, or t o the Commandant,

accompanied by photograph of caiididate, recent school record, and two l e t t e r s from pastor o r f r i ends 02 t h e family. pared f o r interview with boards appointed b y t h c Superintendent o f t he Naval Academy or t h c Commnndant of t h e Eleventh Xaval Di s t r i c t . fu r the r i n f o r m t i o n see RuNav. Bu l l e t in No, 244,

? 9 Scholarship Only daughters of graduates

Applications should be

Eleventh Naval District , p r io r t o July 15, 1940. Application should be I Applicant should be pre-

For

j Tne Judge Advocate General has received and placed on f i l e an insur- ance pol icy o f t he C i t i zen ' s Insurance Cornpany of New Jersey.

d s u ra t e w i t h that afforded by po l i c i e s l i s t e d i n BuWav. l e t t e r JF/L13-2(62&), o f March 5 , 1940. Comunications i n regard t o t h i s po l icy should be ad- I

'F dressed t o t he Ci t izen ' s Insurance Company of Hew Jersey, a t Har t fwd, Corn.,

This pol icy i s considered t o a f f o r d p ro tec t ion f o r sh ip ' s se rv ice a c t i v i t i e s comen-

The Judge Advocate General has received and placed 011 f i l e t h e below key o r master insurance pol ic ies . These p o l i c i e s a r e considercd t o ofYer

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*/ protec t ion f o r sh ip ' s s e rv i ce a c t i v i t i o s com.iensurute with t h a t o f fe red by p o l i c i e s l i s t e d i n BuNav. ltr. JF/L13-2(624), of Xarcli 5, 1940.

New York Underwriters Insurance CO., Kc7v York C i ty Agents: A. and J. H. Stoddart,

90 John S t r ee t , New York.

Aetna Insurance Corapany, Hartford, Corn. Agent: J. B. Kinghorn Insurance Agency,

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PURCHASE OF ATHLETIC EQUIPNIENT,

One copy of t h e Procurement Division (Treasury Department) General Schedule of Supplies " A t h l e t i c Equipment (Class 37) f o r t h e period Apr i l 1 t o September 30, 1940" i s being forwarded t o la rger ships and s t a t i o n s f o r information. l e t i c equipment may be made on t h i s schedule without adver t i s ing and with considerable saving. The pr ices given i n t h i s schedule are for purchase with Government funds; pr iv i lege of purchasing wi th s e m i - o f f i c i a l funds i s not automatical ly extended b u t may be extended a t t h e d i s c r e t i o n of t h e contractors .

It w i l l be'rloted tha t purchases of good q u a l i t y a th-

CARE OF NAVIGATIONAL NLATERLAL.

From t i m e t o t i m e equipment i s returned t o t h e Naval Observatory from t h e F lee t and from naval s ta t ions , which has been surveyed as u n f i t f o r use, Recently 12 soxtants wero surveyed as iaseless because t h e marks on the arcs had been p a r t i a l l y o r wholly ob l i t e r a t ed by t h e use of some improper kind of c leaning pas te t o pol i sh the sextants . In such a case it i s probable t h a t these instruments can be re-etched a t a reasonable pr ice , and rezdered again f i t f o r use.

This information i s of pa r t i cu la r importance a t t h i s t i m e and i s given pub l i c i ty so that sex tan ts un f i t f o r use may be returned t o t h e Naval Observatory where an e f f o r t w i l l be made t o have them res to red t o f i t condition.

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