Vol. 2—No. 17
U. S. Navy Pre-Flight School, Chapel Hill, N. C.
Saturday, January 8, 1944
Buster Bits , ,.
Cadet Jerome Douglas Wolf,
40-G-2, was a Lt, (jg) in the Navy
befoi'e resigning his commission to
become a Pre-Flight cadet. From
May 1942 to June 1943 he was a
gunnery officer with the Amphib
ious Forces of the Atlantic Fleet.
Says the “flying bug” got him, and
be wanted a crack at the Japs from
the air.
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Another cadet—Charles Nash
Stinson, 40-G-2—has been in the
Regular Navy since 1939. He
served aboard the Battleship
"Idaho” from 1939 to 1941, and
'vas on duty at the Naval Academy
before becoming a V-5 cadet. His
former rating was Gunner’s Mate
2nd Class.
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As a research chemist, Cadet
^Villiam Allen Rocap, 39-E-l,
''^orked on bonded plywood for air-
^laft. Now he’s anxious to fly. A
Si'aduate of Penn State, class of
1940, Cadet Rocap won letters in
fencing and swimming.
Six years previous to becoming
^ V-5er, Cadet Clinton H. Ives,
39-E-ij was a draftsman for the
^endix Aviation Corporation.
Another set of twins reported
aboard in 41st Battalion. Earl
and Fred Lytle are the names, and
hail from Pittsburgh, Pa. The
®^ly thing different on their ques
tionnaires was that Earl is in 1-3,
and Fred is in 1-2.
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Cadet Leo Semplici, 40-H-3,
Participated in the invasion of
^orth Africa at Oran, Algeria on
^ovember 9, 1942. A Sk Ic when
enlisted in the V-5 program,
^adet Semplici has been in the
^avy since December 19, 1941.
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Cadet Fred Jaicks, 40-G-3, was
^ ~{:3g) before becoming a V-5
His last duty was with a
•_S. Naval Construction Bat-
alion in Iceland.
Cadet Regimental Leaders
MEMBERS OF THE CADET i-egimental staff, chosen from the 37th
Battalion, are pictured above, left to right: W. A. Webster, regimental
commander; P. C. Cabell, regimental sub-commander; D. A. McLaugh
lin, regimental adjutant, and R. C. Sasse, regimental commissary
officer.
Cadets to Dance in Gym Tonight
The first dance of the new year
for the Regiment of Cadets will be
held in Woollen gymnasium to
night starting at 2030. Dancing
will end at 2315, with taps coming
at 2400.
Music for the occasion will be
furnished by the swing section of
the Pre-Flight band.
Miss Joan Kosberg, Carolina
songstress who proved popular
with the cadets at the regimental
dance last month, and Cadet T. D.
Camp, of the 38th Battalion, will
be featured vocalists for the eve
ning.
Free refreshments will be
served throughout the evening on
the promenade adjacent to the
dance floor.
Members of the 38th Battalion
will be permitted to wear service
dress blue, able, to the dance,
while the remainder of the regi
ment will wear greens.
Movie Schedule
Sat., Jan. 8—Free movie at Vil
lage Theatre, “Third Finger Left
Hand” with Melvyn Douglas and
Myrna Ley. Feature starts at
1555, 1930 and 2120. Complete
show one hour, 40 minutes.
Sun., Jan. 9—Free movie at Vil
lage Theatre, “Oklahoma Kid” with
James Cagney and Humphrey
Bogart. Feature starts at 1320 and
1452. Complete show one hour, 30
minutes.
Sk2c Becomes Ensign
Oscar Meschke, formerly Sk2c,
received his commission as ensign,
USNR, on Jan. 4. He is now on
temporary duty at this station.
Personnel Changes
Two officers were detached dur
ing the past week, Lieut. E. Shel
ton Fisher, USNR, housing officer,
going to the Submarine Base, New
London, Conn., where he will be
public relations officer, and Lieut.
George E. Hatfield, USNR, ENS
instructor, going to the Naval
Flight Preparatory School, Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, Pa.
Four enlisted men attached re
cently include J. B. Joyce, Sk2c,
and C. J. Peters, Sk2c, reporting
from NAPTC-RO, Boston, Mass.,
H. F, Player, Ha2c, from NAS,
Pensacola, Fla., and W. A. Mc
Mahon, S2c, from NAS, Memphis,
Tenn.
15 Officers Here
Are Promoted
By AlNav 1
AlNav 1, issued by the Navy De
partment during the past week,
brought good news in the form of
promotions to 15 Pre-Flight of
ficers effective Jan. 1.
Promoted by the measure were
all lieutenants (jg) who have
been on active duty in that rank
prior to Jan. 1, 1943, and ensigns
who have been on active duty as
ensigns prior to Dec. 1, 1942.
The twelve officers promoted to
the rank of senior lieutenant here
include Dallas L. Alford, instruc
tor, N & R; Walter R. Brown-
back, assistant coach of soccer;
Robert L. Dartt, instructor, recog
nition; Charles E. Galbreath, in
structor, N & R; George J. Grew-
enow, chaplain; John A. Hassett,
battalion officer; P. H. Hooser,
first lieutenant and security of
ficer; K. A. Kovalcheck, battalion
officer; John W. Morris, instruc
tor, aerology; James L. Reidy, in
structor, N & R; John M. Sink,
See OFFICERS, page ^
Chapel Hill Cadet Heads
Regiment at Norman NAS
Richard W. Wilson, who served
as Regimental Commander of the
29th Battalion here, now heads the
cadet officer staff at the Naval Air
Station, Norman, Okla., where he
is undergoing primary flight train
ing.
Describing Cadet Captain Wil
son, The Norman Log states he
“is said to be regarded by his fel
low cadets with the greatest re
spect ever accorded a cadet officer
on this station. He gave up an en
sign’s commission to be an avia
tion cadet—so he knows what he
wants to do. There is no day that
passes that Wilson isn’t at some
job to improve the regiment, or
carrying out some plan on behalf
of the regiment or individual mem
bers of it.”