Friday, September 7, 1945
CLOUDBUSTER
Page Three
Crewdal News
By Ann Onomus, Y3/c,
V-10, USNR
Join the Navy and see the
world. Yeoman Pool (whoever
he is) had a sad time Friday aft
ernoon and Saturday morning
typing up papers for you eager
personnel, eager to leave. A
large group headed for Wash
ington, D. C,, to view a larger
city than “Muscle Hill,” and
they found the beauties thereof
dimmed by the lack of all the
conveniences of home. When
Dorothea Bauer, SKDlc, Martha
Hawkins, SKD2c, Helen Miller,
Y2c, Helen Frizzell, Y3c, Glyn
Mullis, Y2c, Joel Esmail, Y2c,
Hank Pigon, Roy Carlson and
Glenn Speed, S2c’s loaded the
train, they had the privilege of
a cattle car, no lights and plenty
of black soot. The dogface be
side yours truly commented
from the middle of nowhere, “I
never sat by a girl on a troop
train before.” Well?
At 0500, the following day,
Washington never looked more
lovely in a downpour of rain,
and when we saw dogfaces and
salty sailors sleeping on the
ledges of Union Station, we an
ticipated all the joys of travel.
No bunks in Washington? Right.
Washington Monument, the Cap
itol, the Pentagon Building, we
even saw the residence of Bu-
Pers, the National Airport, and
the Lotus Club. Really every
one who took that hectic two-
way trip covered the city, and
the refrain coming from our wan
faces goes like this, “It was re
ally worth it.” Marty Hawkins
managed to relax utterly, the
only such person I’ve heard of,
when she took a short sunbath
on the Capitol lawn.
Robert Grant and French
Manckia, both CSM’s, thought
we “must go down to the sea
again,” and from what we hear
they almost went down too far.
Basking on the brilliant Caro
lina beach, they awoke in the
early morning to find their skins
burnt to a crisp and the ocean
waves lapping at their feet.
The stay-at-homes had a quiet
time. One fellow named Leo
Buck, S2c, took off to the carni
val on Raleigh Road. A gypsy
fortune-teller ensnared him. He
knew she was lying when she
told him he would soon be out
of the Navy. “Buck” has ten
points. Lloyd Jeffrey, RM2c,
went on a long hiking trip
through the hills, and the mem
orable part of this trip was a
thunderclap early Sunday morn
ing. “Jeff” thought someone had
his number, serial, of course.
The WAVES, some of them,
spent a restful Sunday evening
in their livingroom mapping out
futures. Now on the barracks
bulletin board you can see a neat
chart ruled in red pencil—name,
date leaving C. H., place report
ing, date discharge, and future
plans. Muriel Barber’s, PhM2c,
discharge date, White Xmas ’46;
Martha Deaton, SKSc’s future
plans, six months’ sleeping.
V-J Day Message
From Rear Admiral C. A, Pownall^ USN,
Chief of Naval Air Training
‘‘To the Naval Air Training Command V-J Day means deep
appreciation to the fighting men in the Pacific; lasting tribute
to our shipmates who will not return; realization that, whereas,
we, in Naval Air Training can now slow down to normal speed,
there is no justification for a ‘let down’ or ‘down tools’ attitude.
“We will be taxed heavily during the readjustment phase to
maintain a sense of proportion, a sense of humor and a spirit
of pull together.
“It is our purpose to reflect in our syllabi and methods of
instruction all the valuable lessons derived from three and one-
half years of intensive war in which Naval Aviation has played
so decisive and glorious a role.
“You have toiled unceasingly in exacting jobs of teaching,
instructing, administration and maintenance throughout the
Command. Many of your personnel have been forced to forego
personal aspirations to serve tactically against the enemy. Re
alistically, however, their devotion to duty and abilities have
contributed immeasurably to the accomplishment of others in
making V-J Day possible.”
Statement of Rear Admiral O. B. Hardison, USN,
Chief of Naval Air Primary Training
To All Hands;
Although, insofar as World War II is concerned, our last
enemy has surrendered and the firing has ceased, the Navy’s
war job is not yet done; nor will it be for many months. Ships
and aircraft of the Navy must continue to operate in the Pa
cific. Capable replacements for our combat veterans must be
provided. These replacements will necessarily come from among
our trained personnel in the younger age brackets, mostly from
reserves who have been training for and looking forward to
eventual duty with the fleet, but whose tour of duty has kept
them ashore to date.
To the young men who are selected for fleet duty from units
of this command, CNAPrimTra exhorts them that theirs will
be a vital and important job and it is incumbent upon them to
do their best to become worthy successors of the men they
replace. Until Congress formally declares the war at an end,
these young men will be loyally serving their country in a
wartime capacity. When the necessity for the active services
of the reserves has ended, or the desire of those who wish to
join the regular Navy has been consummated, it will be a last
ing satisfaction to all to know that they have served their
country well and in keeping with the best traditions of the
Naval Service.
Much to our sorrow the Cruise ! uri bki L|ir^Ll\A/ATED
Club closed last Saturday for a' niV^nWMICK
week’s cleaning and redecorat
ing. Golly, do we miss that
place? We’ll really appreciate
it, won’t we, when the Club re
turns from its rehabilitation
leave.
^
“Jeanie with the dark brown
hair” went home last week to
Adrian, Michigan, and now Cecil
Webber, Y2c, has joined the unit
of the Lonely Hearts. We’ll miss
you, Jeanie, for all the clothes-
fixing you did, and the fun you
made at the Club.
^ ^ ^
“There will be a picnic for all
those leaving, and all those who
hope to leave!” The WAVES
plan this from “1700 on into the
night,” the date 12 September at
Hogan’s Lake, “Uniform; Any
thing not uniform.” Oh, I might
add, “WAVE personnel only.”
OPERATIONAL REPORT
DEPARTURES;
Lt. Jerome Kaplan; J. M. Baumring,
PhM2c.
ARRIVALS;
Lt. J, A. Schricker; Lt, Eugene E. Gar-
bee; W. O. Fowler, HAlc; H. C. Hand,
Hale; H, E. Kardis, PhM3c, V-10.
“What a night—All he thought
about was surrender I”
Discharge Data
By Ship s Editorial Association
Eighteen Separation Centers
already have been established
tor enlisted personnel at the fol-
^wmg places; Bainbridge Md •
Wallace,’
Tex.; Charleston, S. C.; Great
Lakes, 111.; Jacksonville Fla.'
1?' Angeles’
Cal Memphis, Tenn.; Minne-
apohs Mmn.; New Orleans, La.-
Norfolk, Va.; Norman, Okla.* St.’
Louis, Mo.; Sampson, N Y • San
Francisco, Cal.; Seattle, Wash
and Toledo, O.
Personnel separated from duty
overseas will be routed to their
home separation center via stag
ing areas now located at Pearl
Harbor, Guam, Saipan, Leyte
Hollandia, Manila, and Manus.’
* * *
- Navy personnel
immediately eligible for release
under the original demobiliza-
include approximately
/261,000 enlisted men, 5,200 en
listed WAVES, 40,000 male offi-
WAVE officers, and
<i0,000 combat award holders.
* * ll!
Civil readjustment for naval
personnel will not end with dis
charge from the service. Offi
cers have been assigned to each
naval district to follow up each
man after his separation and
give him assistance on risht<?
and benefits.
* * ^
Dischargees won’t get liberty
during their 72 hours of proces
sing at Separation Centers. Busy
with medical exams, pay ac
counts, insurance, rights and
benefits, their remaining time
will be occupied with a complete
recreational program.
U. s. Fleet Losses
Total 2,003 Ships
4. <SEA)--American fleet losses
for World War II totalled 2,003
ships of 792,000 tons, including
one battleship, five carriers, six
escort carriers, six heavy ’ and
three light cruisers, 70 destroy-
ers, 47 subs, and numerous
smaller craft. Another 5,346
vessels were leased to our Al
lies.
With the surrender of Japan
our combatant ships embraced
23 battleships, 20 carriers, 8
srnall carriers, 70 escort carriers
2 battle cruisers, 22 heavy cruis
ers, 48 light cruisers, 373 de
stroyers, 365 escorts, 240 sub
marines.
Overall cost of the Navy’s new
construction for the last five
years is approximately $19 100 -
000,000. ’ '
Strictly from Mars
Guam (SEA)—A Marine un
earthed a strange looking weap
on here. It was unlike anything
he had ever seen. After consul
tation with other Marines one
of them examined it at close
range and finally determined
that it was a Buck Rogers tov
pistol.