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On 30 Novernber 1938, Theodore K. CEXCEEAUGII, A.!I.M,lc, U.S.N., and S tua r t miley CORRELL, A.M.I&2c, U.S,N., of the Naval A i r S t a t i o n , San Diego, cere commended by t h e Chief of t h e Bureau of Xavigation for t h e i r i n i t i a t i v e and ingenuity i n developing improved methods and t o o l s for use i n the r e p a i r of aeroplane engines.

Next o f kin: Wife, Mrs, Doris J. Cencebaugh, 262% National Ave., Sax Dieg3, Cal. Mother, Mrs. Lucile Corre l l , 2158 P a c i f i c Ave., Long Btzeh, Ca lif .

INSTRUCT ION IN LL7y7 --..-

The following-naned o f f i c e r s have heen selected for postgraduate in s t ruc t ion i n law:

Lieutenant John W, Pays, TJ,S,N, , LieLitenant Albert 2. I3irrows U.S,N, Lieutenant Louis T . Malmc, U.S.N. Lieutenant Leonard S. h,.3ivhinney, U.S.X., Lieutenant P h i l i p S, ?!organ, Jr., U.S.N.

--- INSTRKTION I N -- CIVIL XNG'mrEERIXG, - The following .naxed officers have been selected for postgraduatc

in s t ruc t ion i n C i v i l Engineering:

Ensign Joseph H. Barker, 3r., U.S.N., TT Mark E. Jordan, U.S,N., fT Herbert J. Bar tmn , U,S,Ii.

INSTRUCTION I N NAVAL CONSTmCTION. c

The fallowing-named Ensigns hnve been selcctod f o r postgraduate in- s t ruc t ion in Naval Construction:

SEHE!JG%%y F. G. PRICE, c;. N.

OBEXYEEFiR, 5. A . GFUITHAM, E. A. PALL, R a E, RAL;LEJGER J o M. MOORE, P. R.

R,Zrnrn, 3'. F.

H O F J " , E. J,

, . , 'i;sRmTCKLOE:, B. D., Jr,

IA.IG3DOVNE y F. 14.iI. REECZ, He Bo

TOT'RS OF DUTY,

I n view o f t h e continual shortage of Lieutenants ava i lab le for duty i n t h e F l e e t , which w i l l be a r t h e r complicated by the operation of recent personnel l e g i s l a t i o n , t h e Bureau contemplates c e r t a i n changes i n t h e pol- i c y governihg assignment of o f f i c e r s t o duty.

I n administering the nem'law, the Bureau does not conterrrlate order- ing Captains and Comrxinders promoted t o those grades as " f i t t e d " t o sea duty except i n cxeeptional circunistanccs. Lieutenant CGnmandcrs promoted t o t h a t grade a s t 'fittcd" w i l l be employed a t sea mherc t h e i r s e n i o r i t y permits a s may b,: necessary, but t h e Eurcau does not contcmpld%e order- ing them t r ~ cornrand desCroycrs o r submarines or 8s heads of c?cpart,xnts i n combata,it u n i t s of the Fleet .

To replace o f f i c e r s promoted t o Lieutenmt Cginmander a s "fittr?d", t h e ' n o m l c ru ise of 'Lieutenants w i l l be increased t o four yL,ars , Ef - f e c t i v e a f t e r June 1939, the normal r o t a t i a of? chty ail1 3e considerod a s follows:

Cruises

Lmutcnants & "Best f i t tedw Lt.Comcirs.--- 2 ycars wFitt,cdw Licutenant Commandcrs ---------- 3 or 4 years "Bcsf, f i t t e d " Captains ?L Commnderc ----- 3 years.

The m.;?lo~ndum'regarding Y3hipment o f Houschold 2Pf 2cts upon Retire- ment,n appcaring on page 2, Rurcau of Novigstion Bullet in Number 251, 28 August, 1337, i s hereby cancelled.

Transpcrtation of household e f f e c t s upon r c t i r m m t or t r m s f c r t o the F lee t hoserve i s authorizcd from the l a s t duty s t a t i o n 3nd/or p l ace of s toragz of the e f f e c t s t o one or more i e s t i n z t i o n s c s miy be desired, See Bureau of Supplies and Accounts M&olz uCda No. 434, doted 1 November, 1938, o r a r e a u of Supplies m d AccGunts'IIanua1, A r t i c l e 187O-6( g) (Change #19)

?E3 DESTROYBS . The Secretary of the Navy hcs d e s i g p t e d Mrs. Mertie Lorain Anderson

a s sponsor for the U.S.S. ANDERSON (DD411) named i n honor of her husband, the la te Rear Adrniral Edmin Alednndcr Anderson, U.S.3avy.

The Secretary of t h s Navy hns also 'designated Miss L i l l i a n Hammann a s sponsor for tho U.S.S. I - ? U B W (DD412) named i n honor of h e r uncle, the

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late Ensign Charles IEazeltine Hamm, U.S,Navol Reserve.

The U,S.S, RND2XK303 (DD411) and U,S.S. " A 2 W (DD412) are scheduled t o be launchdd a t the p lan t of t h e Fsderal Shipbuilding nod Dry Dock CO., Keamy, N. J., 4 Fahruary, 1933.

The above tvio destroyers mere autliorizod t o Be constmctcd by Act of Congress dated March 27, l S 3 L

?X!JLISTXD WDIDATES FOR U o S. U,V_AL BCADKMY, _----_L----

Inquir i 3s ccnconing the s t a t u s of ezli stcd cccndlda",s fcy the riaval Acadoqv ari, fircqueatly received i n the Burmu. I n orcer t h a t A.riform%ion on which t o base r 9 p l i . w to theso i n q u i r i e s nlag k 2 ava i lab le , ~ ' o n a N,Nav. 116 for a l l appl icants for the Naval Academy pvhi:t:lcr noininatcd o r not i s required by A r t i c l e D-6107, Bureau of NavigLtion ldonual.

TXT; ; S FZTBc,LzS FOR ?NV.4i .A- w .--

A s anrmmced h tkc Buroau of Navigation BLlilctin, Numbcr 253 of 30 October 1937, t h e mreu?; has on hand it nuyhzc of tnxtbooks, some used and some naw, su i tah le for study by Xavcl AcaAm; c:indiCatcs. These books are issuod i n ssts t o vessels having candiclatcs an bonrd, i n q u a n t i t i e s not t o cxcecd thr :e (3) s e t s t o battic+ships 2nd c?"riers, two (2) s e t s t o heavy o r l i g h t c x i s e r s , 2nd on2 (1) set t o othcr V C S S C ~ S .

The Coxmnding Off icer of D vcssc l t h s t hcs not received i t s allowance of textbook: may reques+, S2oks by wts from t he E3urcau of Navi@tibLo

oac? +;hat Les rccomuencicd N a v a l A~:lUc.aiy mndid3tes on board,

A s ~ T J aid t o the i n s t m c t i o n of candidztcs who, bccnuse of i n s u f f i c i e n t sea duty, must prepare on board f o r the N3val kcc.deiny Lntrance Xxnminations, copies of m a t h l y exm!!nations given a t the NcTni Academy Prep?ratory School p r i l l be fc-.:)arded t o those v w s e l s frorn which onl is ted c,pplbx.lt cards (N. Nav. l i c ) ar:: received recomrfiending cmdidntcs.

These cxarninations are f o r the convenicncc of officers ch2rged with the i n s t n c t i o n of candidates, Keys w i l l not bo supplied,

"MDJDJG COUEXS

The N3vy Training Ccurso, WInstmctions for Use i n Prcpnrntion f o r the Bating cf Yeomn Sccond Class" i s now ava i lab le for distrihvition.

Training courses are availa'3le f o r men prcpnring f o r t h e fo l lon ing r a t i n g s :

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Rpp rect i cc Sed =man Seaman l a Coxswci i n Boatsmain's Mate Z / c Gunner's Mztc l / c and Chief Gunner? 9 Mate and

The h a r s which a r e authorized tc: be nom under t h e Navy E by rersonnel who have rec:sived consecutive awards f o r e f f ic iency i n e i t h e r Engineering o r Gunnery, a m ncw available a t the Xizvel Clothing Depot, Brooklyn, Kern Pork, a d m y bu mquisi t ioned a s fol lovs:

Bars (b lue or rrhite) , engineering or g m e r y , s ingle bar.

Brs (b lue or white), engineering o r gmnel-y, s e t s of tno bars.

These bars cre enbroideizd i n s t y i p s of s ingle bars aad mts o r two Sors . The i s m e 1,rics is $,?2 each.

It is thi; ,cyi.?ont k-r-lctice of t h c Purcau, upon r w e i p t of requests from the C i v j L Sc:vice Commission, or Sdpcrintezdents of Labor Boards of Navy Yards ~ t r ) f7lmish ccmplcte records o f m m ' s se rv lc s , showing r a t i n g s held, 6atos o f ra t ixgs , and, if shorn?, any o t h o r spec121 q u a l i f i a t i o n s or d o t a i l , %css s t a t e x m t s 3r3 f o r the purpose of es ta5l ishing the man's e1igibil i t ;- for C i v i l Semice p??fLxexce and h i s q u d i f i c a t i o n s for t h o job he i s appF;4n,; f o r o

The SL F s r i n t a d e n t of the LeSor PoarL ? €&v; Yard , $_Ishington, 5. C, , is of t h e q i n i o n t h c t pmsonal l e t t e r s 0,' recommcnd?t,ion f rom f o m e r o f - f i c e r s fire o f t e n very v8luable i n (2stnLlishing c am's g ~ l i f i c a t i o n s for the job f o r vhich ho has c.pplied. for einployment and g i v e s the mmcs of c e r t a i n o f f i c e r s a s reference, they mite t o t h e a p l l i c a n t 2,nd semrc tile datr: and plc.ce z t which he served m d e r tha o f f i c e r , -nd the exyeriencc. he hes hcid mdc?r tho o f f i c e r o r of- f i c e r s mentioned, wuch wvould q m l i f y him in expcrier,cz Tor the pos i t ion for vrhich L:, is cn appliccnt. This in fomat ion , obtained froin the mon, i s t r a n s z i t t e d t o the o f f i c e r frcm vhom the rccomaerdition i s sought. This seems t o be ;1 good Tractice rfid should a s s i s t t1.e o f f i c c r t o sone extent i n ident i fying tho rmn= It might bc tvell for tine Labor Boards of a l l N m y Yards to adopt a pract lco s i r f i lar t o t h t fo l loned by the Vashington Yard.

man 3 am aypl ies t o the Eoard's o f f i c e

The c t t c n t i o n of all men lenving the sarvice i s ccllcd t o 5he neces- s i t y of' ident i fying themselvus t o tk=c o f f i c a r s sclt?,cted -.s references n7hen asking for l e t t e r s of recomnenhtion. Let tors requesting rscomendations from naval officers should contain cs m n y d; . t? i ls 3s possible concerning

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letter of recommdation which carinot bo given without proper ident i fy ing d e t a i l s being supplied. It is a lso susgested tlmt an applicant write t o

imndifig o f f i c e r , askin? him "co Trcpal.9 a l o t t c r f o r the commcnding o f f i -

I.2 c-' u f f f l c u r nlC,ii -?;ox 5: 1~3s moye c l o r ~ l y acs3ciqtc;d than his COZI-

cer's si&na-tuuro, thxs o b t s i n i i y ci nore occurate cu t l ine of' t he appl icant ' s a b i l i t y .

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l ';rhea aa of,"iccr?s x m i s ~ , i v c ~ z c s r e f t : r a c o t o -tb: Civil ScYv4ce

i d a t i f i c a t l o n d o t s i l s f n regcrd t o Irimsolf .

Loncview , Wish. Pea r l ;arbor

The follomirq; eviatior, ecdets ha%-$ been ordered t o tmporary duty with t h e I; xricr -Liy G r m p , TJSS S-F"., F1~e.t A i r Dt3tzciment, Naval Bir S t a t i x s,I;UaL-onF, ln o r about 1 July 1933, E t Thick tin; t k g w i l l r eno r t for

x Diego, Calif o n i e , u t i1 thz cormimionic: of the U.S.S. ";a5p

LORD, Russell T* Bi&i3;ind Ave. Scouting Squadron 7 1 Dover, N.H. uss VAS?

McCOIT?EI,L, Ear le J. 2002 IT. 74th St, Roabing Squadron 7 U s Angeles, Calif . USS WASP

The be1-o-n list& avia t ion cadcts %ere dss iy .3 ted naval av ia to r s on the da te s :.q(iic3tcd, and nore ordered t o t:cn?;>os'-ry zic5Sve 6 u t r with Car-

D i c e , C t l . ,L3rnia, u n t i l the cc3ifiissionin-z s, L.C U,E, '-, ':as: squadivns, on OT ahox., 1 Ju ly 1933, a t wlrich t i L i c : thi::- w i L 1 repo-. squadrons x d i c a t c d , They will h e det3ci-t-ii frolil P e n m m l z oil o r about 20 December 1938:

p , USS SAT-TOGA, l i 1 G e t Bir D , i ? c : t , 2i;--:1 Ai-* S t a t i m , San

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C m , Kenneth Y. Box 34 Scouting SqUadrOn 17 Novembcr 1038 Flags t i f f , driz. 22, uss Yx3?

7 2 , USS Kx3? CiBSE, G-ordoki E 716 Jtivcr Bvc. Sccuting Sqmdron 14 November 1938

Cocur DrXlonc ,Idnho

CUNHA., George D,M. 57 Fc+rmmt Avo. Scouting Squndroa 1 7 Notvernber 1938 Provldcncs, R.I. 71, USS K-SP

FAGXRGJBN, Aaron H. 1754 Sherbouxme D r o Fombing Squtdron 1 7 November 1938 Us h g e l e s , Ca l i f . 7 , uss '-!ASP

FLETCHER, Ralph €I. Portage, blich. Scouting Squciidron 14 November 1938 72, uss L s P

iS:iPS KIX NAVY DAUGFZERS.

The Bureau of Navigation’ has been advised by the P r i n c i p a l of t h e O s n t z School, Mont?;omcry County, Pau , t h a t t ke T’rustces of t h e Ogontz School ail1 contirim t h e two p a r t i a l scholarships o f $000 each and t b c fill scholarship f o r the coming school year,

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Thcss scholarships s r e l imited t o dmghters of graduates of the 1J.S. Naval Academy on a c t i v e duty and not r e s t r i c t e d as t o place of residence, The &9GO reduction i n t h e annual c o s t of t u i t i o n and e q o n s c s a t t h e sclmol covers aboilt onc-ka2f t h e t o t a l chdrg3.

The Trustees of R m c s e l x r Pclytechnic I n s t i t u t e , Tmg, NuY. offer again one P u l l four ycar tuiti.cn scb-ol?rship to S O ~ S of o f f i c e r s on the

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ac t ive o r r e t i r e d Lists of the Navg. and hwiht? Corps, a s well a s t o sons of deceased o f f i c e r s of t h e same cb'kgories, The student selected will

Applicants f o r the scholarship should apply t o t h e Bureau of Naviga- t i o n for blank fonns which w i l l have t o be completed by the appl icant and t h e p r inc ipa l of t h e secondary school l a s t a t tended and returned t a t h e Bureau, t i o n by 15 Ju ly , 1939.

The completed forms should bc received i n the Bureau o f Noviga-

The following, taken f r o m a l e t t e r from Rensselaer Polytechnic In- s t i t u t e , i s quoted f o r tf ic information of the serv ice ;

"Candidates should bo considered on the bas i s of scholnrship, Pa' Only an exception81 student should be ccn- and leadership qua l i t i es .

sidered and t h e successkl candidate w i l l b e required t o maintain an aver- age grade of 85 per cent.

"The I n s t i t u t e maintcAns twelve undergraduate courses leading t o t h e Bachelor dcgree, as follo:;.s:

C i v i l Sngincering Induc t r i a l Engincoring

E le c t r i c 8 1 Engine e r ing Chemic21 Engineering Physic ::

Chemistry

"Graduate coumes a r e a l so offered leading t o the l!Iasterst End Doctors' dogre e s.

T h e scholarship which the Trustees of t h i s I n s t i t u t e of fe r is d is - t i n c t l y an honor scholarship and i s not of the usual kind i n &ich any student who ern ge t 2 bare passing grade continues t o be e l i g i b l e , I n se l ec t ing thi. successfil candidate, it i s r3questcd t k t a conmitt63 rc- presenting tile Bureaus of Navigction, Yards and Docks, c a d Engineering

the things that the candidate has done outs ide of t h e cii?ssroom, such a s e d i t o r i a l work, a t h l e t i c s , music, Boy Scout work, etc."

The follorJing comunicat ion was yecoivcd from t h o Off icer i n Charge of t h e Naval Reserve Educational Conter a t San Fflncisco:

missed from-%he U. S , New. Ile recent ly v i s i t e d Sen Francisco and reiemed acquaintmces among h i s former classmates on duty

the Mercantile Nctional Rank z t D a l b s , Texas. It was subse- quen tb discovered t h a t KEUER had no account n i t h tha t bank

i n Sen Fmncisco n i t h a Pierce

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Afrom car ...... iTe represents himself a s engaging i n t h e sale of o i l l eases of lands loca ted i n Oklahonia. He i s narr ied, has f i v e &ll children, 4 mle, one female, youngest about 3 months, eldest about 6 years, Hi: has h i s rcother-in-law w2th him."

Sh ips newly coiimissioned, during t he period before joizing the f l e e t , do not hCm the sup2ly f a c i l i t i e s of r2pai.r ships o r tenders a v a i h k l e and thcrefore a t times a r e unable t o procure needed spare p a r t s r2adil.y.

I n th3 cas8 of gyro c o q a s s o r dead reckoni1:g spaye parts, there a r c tvo methods of obtainiiiG these parts:

O n Page 12, Parag rqh 26 - Lubricating O i l f o r Gyro Compasses:

When prosent m p p l y of O i l , Symbol Number 1075 is expcndcd, S-Dbol Y m & r 2L75 shcill be used i n a l l cr;ses vrherc Numbm 1075 hdd bccn used.

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