Vol. I—No. 5
U. S. Navy Pre-Flight School, Chapel Hill, N. C.
Saturday, October 17, 1942
5c a Copy
New Military Dept. Structure Formed
Military Field Mass
To Be Celebrated
Here Tomorrow
A pontifical military field mass will
be celebrated in Kenan Stadium to
morrow at 1030 with His Excellency,
the Most Reverend Eugene J. Mc-
Guinness, D.D., Bishop of Raleigh, N.
C., officiating. In the event of incle
ment weather, the ceremony will be
held in Woollen Gymnasium.
Several visiting priests will assist
the Bishop in performing the solemn
service. All of the Catholic cadets, of
ficers of the Pre-Flight School, their
families, and others in the community
who are interested, are invited to at
tend.
Immediately preceding the mass, a
procession will form at the field house
and advance to the altar in Kenan Sta
dium. The altar will be erected on a
platform on the field, and the proces
sion will be headed by the Crucifix
flanked on one side by the National En
sign and on the other by the church
flag. Following will be an escort of
honor composed of Catholic officers and
cadets, altar boys and clergy. Jonas
Kessing, son of Cmdr. 0. 0. Kessing,
commanding officer of the station, will
be train-bearer for the Bishop.
The Pre-Flight band will play be
fore the ceremony, but during the ser
vice music will be rendered by the reg
ular choir from the Catholic church
in Raleigh.
Guests of honor for the ceremony
will be Lt. Comdr. John P. Graff, ex
ecutive officer of the Pre-Flight School
who will represent Comdr. Kessing, in
absentia; Dr. Frank Graham, presi
dent of the University of North Caro
lina; and Dean R. B. House,
Arrangements for the military mass
are being made by a committee which
includes Lieut. John Gilday, Lieut.
James P. Moran, Lieut. Roger T.
Walsh, Lieut. C. C. Couhig, Lieut.
John V. Ambrose, Lt. (jg) John E.
Hollis, Lt. (jg) T. W. O’Connor, Lt.
(jg) J. P. McCluskey, and Ens. John
W. Meehan.
Bishop McGuinness, who is the ec
clesiastical superior of the Catholics
in the Pre-Flight School, is the second
Bishop of Raleigh. He was educated
at St. Charles Seminary, Overbrook,
Pa., and was ordained to the priesthood
by Archbishop Prendergast on May
22, 1915. He was appointed to the See
of Raleigh on Oct. 13,1937.
Largest Battalion
Of 383 Arrives
A record-breaking total of 383 cadets
came aboard last Thursday, represent-
the Eleventh Battalion of the Pre-
light regiment.
Included in the battalion are 95
^adets from the Boston Cadet Selec-
‘‘Tv bearing the nickname
Aokyo Express Squadron” and using
® motto “Round Trip Express—
ombs Over and Victory Back.” Also
^ e group are “The Avengers” from
^yracuse, N. Y., and “The Rochester
«o^kets” from Rochester, N. Y.
the 383 total are four who
na officer commissions to become
^^^®ts; 10 former Marines, and
Sailors.
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NEW BATTALION LEADERS appointed last week by the Military
Department are pictured above. From left to right, front row, they are
Lt. (jg) Joseph J. Stanczyk, Eleventh Battalion; Lieut. Edwin W. Greene,
Ninth Battalion; and Lt, (jg) Gerald R. Ford, Seventh Battalion. Left
to right in the back row are Lt, (jg) Thurman R. Ward, Sixth Battalion;
Lt. (jg) M. R. Brownlee, Tenth Battalion; and Lieut. John V. Ambrose,
Eighth Battalion.
Lenoir Dining
Room Opened
To Navy Personnel
Congested eating conditions in
Chapel Hill were eased for Pre-Flight
School personnel early last week with
the opening of the Pine Room in the
basement of Lenoir Hall to officers,
crew and civilian employees.
The food is the same as that served
to the regiment of cadets, with not
choice except for beverage. The food
is served “self-service” platter style.
The meal prices established are 25c
for breakfast, 40c for lunch, and 45c
for dinner.
Meal hours observed are 0630-0800
for breakfast, 1200-1345 for lunch and
1800-1845 for dinner. The Pine Room
will not be open for breakfast on Sun
day mornings. Midday and evening
meals will be served at 1245-1345 and
1845-1945 respectively.
A separate section is reserved for
the use of officers, while members of
the crew and civilian personnel will
eat in the space provided for univer
sity students.
New Carolina Opens
Chapel Hill’s new Carolina Theatre
was opened with special dedication
ceremonies last Thursday evening.
The old Carolina Theatre, now the
Village, has been closed to the public
and will be available for the free
movies for Navy cadets formerly
shown at the Pick. The Pick Theatre
will continue with a regular full sched
ule for the public.
Coming Events
Oct. 17 — Free movie at Village
Theatre, “Beyond the Blue Horizon”
with Dorothy Lamour and Richard
Denning, Feature begins at 1300,1500,
1915 and 2045,
Oct. 17—Football game at Kenan
Stadium, University of North Caro
lina vs, Duquesne, Kick-off at 1430.
Oct. 18 — Free movie at Village
Theatre, “Shanghai Gesture” with
Gene Tierney. Feature begins at 1300
and 1500.
Special N & R Course
Available to Officers
A special course in Nomenclature
and Recognition is being made avail
able to officers of this station by the
academic department. Lieut. Robert
H. Bruce will conduct the course on
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings from 1930 to 2015 in Room
109, Caldwell Hall, starting Oct. 19.
The course is scheduled to continue to
mid-December.
Interested officers should register for
the course with Lieut. Howard Hamil
ton, head of the academic department.
149th University Day
The University of North Carolina—
the oldest state university in the United
States—commemorated its 149th an
niversary on Oct. 12. Special exercises
were held in Memorial Hall, with the
principal address being given by D.
Hiden Ramsey, general manager of the
Asheville Citizen and Times.
Officer and Assistant Named
To Head Each Battalion
Bij Ensign John Barr
The Military Department of the Pre-Flight School this week an
nounced the appointment of a battalion officer and an assistant
battalion officer for each of the six battalions, a move designed to
expedite all battalion matters and foster a closer spirit and esprit
de corps with growth of the regiment.
Thus each battalion will have a responsible head to serve as liaison
between the regiment of cadets and the Military Department.
The control and coordination of the regiment as a whole will be
simplified.
The new battalion officers were appointed* from the ranks of the
platoon officers and are thoroughly familiar with all the problems
attendant to battalion organization and routine.
It is interesting to note that many
of the vacancies created by appoint
ment of the battalion staffs have been
filled by athletic officers rec'ently grad
uated from our own V-5 instructor’s
school, the first of its kind to be run
anywhere else than at the U. S. Naval
Academy.
The new structure will accomplish a
simplification of authority within the
battalions. The Military Department,
which has been carrying the brunt of
these duties through its regimental
staff headed by Lt. James P. Raugh,
pointed out that smoother continuity
of daily routine and a more feasible
means of liaison between platoon of
ficers and the regimental commander
are now possible.
Platoon officers, it is hoped, can now
serve more effectively as clearing
houses for the questions, suggestions
and inquiries of cadets within their
own platoons.
The complete new structure of the
Military Department follows:
Regimental Staff
Regimental Commander
Lieut. James P. Raugh
Senior Watch Officer
Lieut; Lloyd R. Sauer
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Smoker Provides Variety of Fun
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magic AND MIMICRY were the contributions of these two cadets at
the station Smoker held in Woollen Gymnasium last Wednesday evening.
Cadet Harry McKee, of Short Hills, N. J. (left), did the fooling with
fancy deception, while Cadet William J. P. O’Sullivan, former New York
City cop, satirized Navy life at Chapel Hill.
By Cadet Burt Saymon
Spai'kling variety and surprises
marked the Pre-Flight fortnightly
smokeless Smoker in Woollen Gym
nasium last Wednesday evening.
Tricks of magic, satire on cadet life
at Chapel Hill, a tumbling exhibition,
and assorted music were all included
in the evening’s entertainment ar
ranged by Lt, (jg) Frank L. Gillespie,
assistant welfare and recreation of
ficer, and emceed by Lieut. Roland
Logan.
Displaying a high degree of finesse
in befuddling his audience was Cadet
See SMOKER, page 6
Drill Officer
Lieut. Robert D. Robinson
Officer-in-charge Military Instruction
Lt. (jg) Edward R. Hodgkins
Officer-in-charge Odd Battalions
Lt. (jg) John E. Hollis
Officer-in-charge Even Battalions
Lt. (jg) R. C. T. Brown
Assistant Drill Officer
Lt. (jg) Milton Singer
Assistant Drill Officer and Range Officer
First Lieut. Chi-istopher Dale
Sixth Battalion
Battalion Officer
Lt. (jg) Thurman R. Ward
Assistant Battalion Officer
Lt. (jg) Bernard L. Boyle
Platoon Officers
Lt. (jg) Forest H. Kendall, Lt. (jg) H. B.
Kirkland, Lt. (jg) Ray J. Roche, Lt. (jg) W.
A. Winika, Lt. (jg) J. R. Kimbriel, Lt. (jg)
Nathaniel J. Pierce, Lt. (jg) James DeAngelis,
Ens. Porter K. Johnston, Ens. Larry J. Cun
ningham, Ens. William H. Rodiek, Ens. A. E.
Reilly, Jr., Ens. Eugene J. Goodreault.
Seventh Battalion
Battalion Officer
Lt. (jg) Gerald R. Ford
Assistant Battalion Officer
Ens. Robert F. Williams
Platoon Officers
Ens. James F. Lalanne, Ens. John L. Prender
gast, Ens. William J. Hartwell, Ens. John J.
Economos, Ens. Frederick S. Donnelly, Ens.
William H. McCachren, Ens. Arthur E. Jones,
Ens. Frank A. Zazula, Ens. John J. Daly, Jr.,
Ens. L. A. Young, Ens. Leonard C. Eshmont,
Ens. Robert F. Daughters.
Eighth Battalion
Battalion Officer
Lieut. John V. Ambrose
Assistant Battalion Officer
Lt. (jg) Alfred M. Barabas
Platoon Officers
Lt. (jg) Richard L. Vogt, Lt. (jg) Roger T.
Walsh, Lt. (jg) Leo J. Cronan, Lt. (jg) Henry
Bartos, Ens. Joseph F. Frank, Ens. Joseph P.
Zabilski, Ens. Hayward A. Sanford, Ens. Jack
G. Verlee, Ens. Harry S. Harrison, Ens. Daniel
F. McKinnon, Ens. Frank J. O’Hora, Ens. Rob
ert B. King.
Ninth Battalion
Battalion Officer
Lieut. Edwin W. Greene
Assistant Battalion Officer
Lt. (jg) Harry L. Lawrence
Platoon Officers
Lt. (jg) Thomas W. O’Connor, Lt. (jg)
Warren E. Lentz, Lt. (jg) John Dickson, Lt.
(jg) J. M. Ray, Lt. (jg) A. C. Ransom, Lt. (jg)
Albert J. Lesko, Lt. (jg) Frank D. Gardner,
Lt. (jg) William F. Brown, Ens. Samuel C.
Hammerstrom, Ens. Sam J. Donato, Ens. Wil
liam A. Pudvah, Ens. James E. Hatfield.
Tenth Battalion
Battalion Officer
Lt. (jg) Marion R. Brownlee
Assistant Battalion Officer
Lt. (jg) Joseph A. Goeller
Platoon Officers
Lt. (jg) Joseph J. Crowe, Lt. (jg) James P.
Moran, Lt. (jg) 0. O. Sapp, Lt. (jg) Robert
Meyer, Lt. (jg) F. I. Holbrook, Lt. (jg) Frank
E. Bell, Ens. Robert W. Storey, Ens. E. H.
See MILITARY, page G