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Vol. 3—No. 1 U. S. Navy Pre-Flight School, Chapel Hill, N. C. Saturday, September 16, 1944 Pacific War Veteran Now Stationed Here To Advise Cadets Lieut Russell E. Curry, who was awarded the Navy Cross for helping to sink a Jap carrier while a VSB pilot, is now attached to the personnel office here to advise and consult cadets concerning their future in Naval aviation. Lieut Curry is a veteran of the ^^ ar in the South Pacific. He re ceived his wings eleven days af ter Pearl Harbor, 1941, and in the early part of 1942 reported aboard the Saratoga as a member of Bomber Squadron 3. While in the Pacific, he saw ac tion in the occupation of Guadal canal, the Battle of Eastern Solo mons, and the occupation of Mun- da. He was also on the “out skirts,” as he puts it, of the Battle of Midway. It was in the Battle of the East ern Solomons that Lieut Curry was awarded the Navy Cross. “There were 28 dive bombers and 8 torpedo planes in our outfit,” he commented. “Our objective was three Jap carriers and two or three battleships. We found one carrier and sunk it. That’s about &11 there is to tell.” Lieut. Curry is anxious to ac quaint the cadets with the differ ent types of aeronautical future they have with the Navy. “There are many branches of Naval aviation where the cadets separating from the service here May serve,” Lieut. Curry pointed out. “I am anxious to discuss with the cadets any problems which they might have.” The personnel office is located on the first deck of Alexander Hall. Band Plays Final Concert Tomorrow The eighth and final concert of the season by the Pre-Flight School band under the direction of C- S. Seeley, CMus, USN, will be g-ven tomorrow afternoon at 1630 in the Forest Theatre. Coach and Regular Right Guard Lieut. Comdr. Glenn Killinger, head football mentor, is pictured here with Kermit Atkinson, Cloudbuster right guard who has been named captain for the Cherry Point game scheduled for tomorrow week in Kenan Stadium. Atkin son is a former star ath lete at Furman Univer sity in South Carolina. Football Season Will Open Next Sunday With Cherry Point Marines One week from tomorrow the Cloudbusters will open their 1944 season, and the opposition, it might be stated, will be one of the tough est service teams in the South—the Cherry Point Marines to be more exact. Included among the list of former college stars on the Marine ros ter are such standouts as Johnny August, former University of Ala bama vdngman; Corporal Lafay-'® ette King, a former University of Georgia backfield ace; and Pri vates Bob Bauman and Earl Lam bert, halfbacks for the New York grid Giants and Manhattan Col lege, respectively. Which means that Graham, Atkinson, Sanders & Company will be in for a tough afternoon in Kenan Stadium. The Pre-Flighters have shown much improvement since the start of practice sessions. Last Satur day against North Carolina’s Tar Heels they showed plenty of scor ing punch, and on this past Tues day afternoon, against Wake For est, they won a regulation scrim mage contest, 13 to 7. The latter club, it is noted, is considered one of the finest civilian elevens in the nation. Good news also came in another form when Cadet Joe Partington, who made his football reputation at the University of Nebraska, re ported aboard with the 60th Bat talion. He is expected to be the starting center. Running on the first team at present are Warren Anderson and Melbourne Sheehan at the ends, Ben Lum and Dan Williams at the tackles, Kermit Atkinson and Gene Flick at the guards, and Parting ton at center. The latter has a capable understudy in Bill Cole man, late of Georgia Tech. See FOOTBALL, page 4 Pre-Primary Cadets Have Own Sports Competition By Cadet H. Robins Not to be outdone by the regular Sports Competition, the Pre-Pri mary fliers—more commonly re ferred to as the Super Cadets— under the able direction and or ganization of Lt. Hatfield and Lt, (jg) Hedtke, of the Mass Exer cise Department, innovated a new phase in sports competition at the Pre-Flight School on 31 August. While awaiting their call to Pri mary Bases, the cadets will daily participate in six sports: softball, basketball, tennis, handball, vol leyball, and track. Teams from the 51st and 52nd Battalions have been selected, captains chosen, and already are nearing the comple tion of competition for the first week. The final tallies of the respec tive battalions are to be deter mined on the following scoring basis: In softball, 8 best of 14 games, with two teams from each See PRE-PRIMARY, page U War Bond Sales Show Large Increase Figures released by Lieut. Wil liam Clark, War Bond Officer, re veal that during the month of August this Pre-Flight School compiled the best record it has made since the school was commis sioned. Most noticeable increase of all was made by the civilian em ployees. Of this group 96.59 per cent participated in the purchase of bonds, and the amount sub scribed was 11.92 per cent of the payroll. The officers subscribed 10.29 per cent of their payroll with 98.65 per cent participating, while the en listed men had 97.63 per cent par ticipating in the purchase of 10.62 per cent of their payroll. See WAR BONDS, page U
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