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Vol. 2—No. 25
U. S. Navy Pre-Flight School, Chapel Hill, N. C.
Saturday, March 4, 1944
W Letter from
South Pacific
(Lieut. John E. Fletcher, USNR,
'at one time attached to this sta
tion, recently wrote Lieut. Earle
Waters, USNR, head soccer
coach, of his present duties in the
South Pacific. Part of his letter,
of interest to Pre-Flight personnel
here, is reprinted below.) •
“News of Chapel Hill comes like
rain to the upturned face of a
desert traveler. It sounds a little
strange to hear the names again,
and I am sorry so many of the
old faces have disappeared, but
basically I am sure it remains as
it M^as. Let me tell you a story you
will be interested in—it concerns
our program, from way back.
“In one of the invasions, we
Were landing marines between a
dock and the seemingly abandoned
hulk of an old ship, run high up
on the beach. The men were suf
fering terrific casualties from
crossfire, the origin of which could
riot be determined. I was trying
to locate it, and just as I was ap
proaching the old hulk, two of our
boys appeared in the air out of
nowhere and dive-bombed the hell
out of her. There was almost
nothing left. My boat was less
than fifty yards away at the time,
and we took kind of a beating our
selves. It wasn’t until weeks later,
that I found out who had helped
Us out. Two of “our boys” from
the 1st battalion at Chapel Hill,
now flying off a converted carrier,
’Were the lads I met and in
the course of conversation (we
recognized each other instantly)
it came out where they had been
and what they had done.”
Senior Dental Officer
Promoted to Commander
Lt. Comdr. Jacob E. L. Thom
as, (DC) USNR, was promoted
during the past week to the rank
of Commander.
15 Enlisted Men
Advanced in Rating
Fifteen enlisted men were ad
vanced in rating, effective March
1.
V. L. Fryer was advanced from
SK2c to SKlc; C. R. Gabel and
C. J. Landswerk, from PhMSc to
PhM2c; B. E. Hinkle, E. M. Hes-
sington, and N. J. Volkman, from
HAlc to PhMSc; and nine men
from HA2c to HAlc, as follows:
J. H. Beard, S. J. Brizzi, W. B.
Dycus, H. E. Geddings, B. E. Har
wood, T. J. McLaughlin, H. J.
Newell, H. F. Player, and N. R.
Thompson.
Crew Dance Tonight
All enlisted personnel are in
vited to attend the Crew Dance
being held tonight at 2030 in the
building located on the upper soc
cer field.
Refreshments will be served,
and music will be furnished by
the swing section of the Pre-
Flight band.
Rear Admiral Hardison Inspects
Navy Pre-Flight School Here
Adm. Hardison
THF UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
NAVAL RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS
CHAPEL HILL, N. C.
28 February 1944
From: Professor of Naval Science and Tactics.
To: Commanding Officer, U. S. Naval Pre-Flight School,
Chapel Hill, N. C.
Subj: Dress Parade, Friday, February 25th, 1944—
Appreciation of.
1. To the Commanding Officer, to his Staff, and to the Cadet
Regimental Commander, the Professor of Naval Science and
Tactics, his Staff, and the N.R.O.T.C. Battalion tender their
sincere appreciation and thanks for the honor extended to the
N.R.O.T.C. and to its first graduates, on the occasion of Gradua
tion Day last Friday, February 25th, 1944.
2. The excellent appearance and general smartness of the Cadet
Regiment, including the Band, was the subject of universal
praise.
W. S. Popham
Captain, U.S.N.
Rear Admiral Osborne B.
Hardison, USN, Chief of Naval
Air Primary Training, came
aboard yesterday with members
of his staff for his first inspec
tion of this Pre-Flight school.
Admiral Hardison, a native of
North Carolina, attended the
University of North Carolina here
in Chapel Hill before entering the
Naval Academy in 1912. He was
Commanding Officer of the USS
Enterprise from October 1942 to
April 7, 1943. He served aboard
the USS Texas in the first World
War, became a Naval Aviator in
1923, and served aboard the car
riers USS Lexingto7i, USS Sara
toga, USS Langley, and USS
Ranger before becoming Com
manding Officer of the USS En
terprise.
In addition to the Navy Cross,
Admiral Hardison holds the Vic
tory Medal, Grand Fleet Clasp,
the American Defense Service
Medal, Fleet Clasp, the Asiatic-
Pacific Area Campaign Medal,
and the ribbon of the Presiden
tial Unit Citation—USS Enter
prise.
Personnel Changes
Three officers were attached and
two detached during the past
week.
The new arrivals are Comdr.
Max M. Jacobson, (MC) USNR,
from NAS, Pensacola, Fla.; Lieut.
Alexander J. Yunevich, USNR,
from NAS, Lakehurst, N. J.; and
Lt (jg) Anna G. Schultz, W-V
(S), USNR, from Moffet Field,
Cal.
Detached were Lieut. Charles
A. Stump, USNR, 0-in-C, Special
Details, Military Department,
transferred to Advanced Base
Personnel Depot, San Bruno, Cal.,
and Lieut. John Stocker, USNR,
instructor, N & R, transferred to
Air Combat Information School,
NAS, Quonset, Point, R. I.
See PERSONNEL, page U