Vol. 3—No. 29
U. S. NAVY PRE-FLIGH^1s^^4li, CJB^PEL^LL. nTc^
Friday, April 6, 1945
FU Cadet Honored,
War Bond Pennant
Awarded At Rites
Navy Pre-Flight School cadets
Participated in a full regimental
review last Saturday, featuring
the decoration of a French avia
tion cadet here with his coun
try’s highest military award to
non-commissioned personnel and
the presentation of the Com
mandant’s War Bond Pennant to
this school for its war bond pur
chases.
Receiving the French Medale
Militaire for bravery in action
against the enemy was French
64th Best In Review
The 64th was adjudged best of
the battalions participating in
the regimental review last Sat-
iJrday and was credited with 25
Points towards its total in the
fortnightly regimental compe
tition.
Aviation Cadet Leonard Ermine,
Who was decorated by Vice Ad-
niiral R. Fenard, head of the
J'rench Naval Mission. Rear Ad
miral H. Nomy, head of French
Naval Aviation, attended the
Ceremonies along with French
staff officers.
Comdr. R. T. Whitney, district
air officer and personal repre
sentative of Rear Admiral Jules
James, commandant of the Sixth
Naval District, presented the
War Bond Pennant and certificate
^or which this Pre-Flight School
ciualified with 97 per cent en
rollment in the bond buying pro
gram.
In making the presentation,
Comdr. Whitney read a letter
from Rear Admiral James to
Comdr. James P. Raugh, com
manding officer, in which the
Commandant said:
“Congratulations to you, to
'^ar bond officers, Lt. Comdr. W.
C. Clark, USNR, and Lt. J. C.
Worth, USNR, and to the officers
^nd men under your command
'''^ho by their wholehearted
Participation in the War Bond
Program fire at the foe the
^puble-barreled charge of finan
cial support to our country and
Military service of our coun-
try.” _
^Huff Sent Overseas
New York—(CNS)—The to
bacco industry has sent 950,000
f^ackages of snuff to GIs over-
^6as. Ker-choo!
DOUBLE AWARD—Presenta
tion of the Commandant’s War
Bond Pennant to this Pre-Flight
School and decoration of French
Aviation Cadet Leonard Ei'mine
featured the ceremonies in Ken
an Stadium last Saturday. In top
photo Comdr. R. T. Whitney, dis
trict air officer and personal rep
resentative of Rear Admiral
Jules James, commandant of the
Sixth Naval District, presents
the pennant to Comdr. James P.
Raugh, commanding officer,
while Lt. John C. Worth, local
war bond officer, and Lt. K. L.
Brooks, district war bond officer,
watch the proceeding. On the
right. Vice Admiral Fenard, head
of the French Naval Mission, has
just completed decorating French
Aviation Cadet Ermine with the
Medale Militaire.
Two Batts To Dance
Tomorrow At Lenoir
A hop for cadets of the 64th
and 65th battalions will be
held tomorrow in the Pine
Room, Lenoir Hall, from 2100
to 2345.
Music will be furnished by
the Cloudbuster band and re
freshments will be served.
Girls’ dress may be formal or
informal.
Bomber Losses Light
LONDON.—(CNS )-
age of less than two
An aver-
of every
100 bombers dispatched on com
bat missions by the U. S. Strate
gic Air Forces in the European
and Mediterranean Theatres dur
ing 1944 were lost to enemy ac
tion, the War Department has
announced.
USS Midway Hailed
As Great Milestone
In Naval History
First of the heavy carrier
class, the USS Midway was
christened recently and a state
ment from Assistant Secretary
of the Navy for Air, Artemus L.
Gates, indicates that the ship
represents a great milestone in
our Naval history.
Without going into detail, the
Assistant Secretary declared;
“This milestone in ship construc
tion will be accompanied by an
equally important development
in airplane design. For when the
Midway goes to sea against the
enemy her flight deck will be
covered with planes of a newer
design and type—planes now be
ing produced but not as yet
flown in combat against our
enemies. The 1945 model air
craft carrier and 1945 model air
craft are not a pleasant combi
nation to be contemplated by the
Japanese war lords.”
Frenchwoman
Describes Nazi
War Atrocities
Medieval tortures with all the
refinements of modern science
were employed by the Germans
on French men, women and chil
dren during the Nazi occupation
of France, according to Capitaine
Louise de Mont-Reynaud, 24-
year-old French physician, who
played a leading role in the
French underground forces dur
ing the occupation.
Capitaine de
Mont-Reynaud,
the daughter of
a French count,
is on a tour of
French units
stationed in
this country
and talked to
the French
Units at this
Pre-Flight
School last Sat
urday. She arrived aboard a
plane which brought Vice Ad
miral R. Fenard, head of the
French Naval Mission, and Rear
^ Admiral H. Nomy, head of
; French Naval Aviation, here to
participate in ceremonies that in
cluded the decoration of French
Aviation Cadet Leonard Ermine
for heroic action against the
enemy.
As evidence of the horrible
tortures inflicted by the Nazis
Capt. de Mont-Reynaud dis
played a large number of photo
graphs, many of them taken
from the enemy.
Torture Pictures
There were pictures of French
men hanging by their necks on
street corners; of innocent hos
tages being hanged in large
"groups; of steel helmets with
sharp prongs which were placed
on the heads of victims after
which the screws were tightened
gradually; of an electric oven in
which the victim was slowly
cooked; of dungeon prisons in
which men stood for hours in
stalls while awaiting execution;
of bestial tortures inflicted on
women and children.
Capt. de Mont-Reynaud joined
the French underground im
mediately after the occupation
of France and became a member
of the FFI when that was organ
ized. Since the liberation of
France, she has been a member
of the French Women’s auxiliary"
organization, similar to our
WAC.
(Continued on page 3)