Vol. 3—No. 38
We Add 100,000th
Unit To U.S. Fleet
Since Pearl Harbor
The 100,000th unit has joined
the fleets of the United States
Navy since December 1, 1941.
At that time the Navy had on
hand 7,695 vessels and craft of
all kinds, comprising 2,680,000
tons. Since then approximately
8,000,000 tons of new construc
tion at a cost of more than $17,-
000,000,000 have been added to
the combatant, auxiliary, landing
craft, patrol craft, mine craft,
and district craft categories of
Naval vessels, according to Vice
Admiral E. L. Cochrane, U.S.N.,
Chief of the Bureau of Ships.
In addition, nearly 3,000 ships
and craft have been acquired and
Converted, adding about 5,000,-
000 tons to the Navy.
In the combatant category,
1,150 ships of the line have been
Completed since Pearl Harbor.
Landing ships and craft repre
sent 82,266 of the 100,000 total.
J’ive hundred and fifty-seven
auxiliaries have been completed,
and the balance of the 100,000
'Vessels represents patrol craft,
^ine craft, district craft and
Sftiall boats.
160 Different Types
The Bureau of Ships, during
^his period has completed de
signs for 160 different types of
yessel and craft, ranging from
the 45,000-tons CVB’s, such as
^e Midway, Coral Sea, and the
^fanklin D. Roosevelt, to collaps
ible rubber boats used for res-
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Friday, June 8, 1945
U. S. NAVY PRE-FLIGHT SCHOOL, CHAPEL HILL, N. C.
FIRST BOND—Getting the Independence Day Extra Cash War
Bond Drive off to a good start on this station, Comdr. James P.
Raugh, commanding officer, buys the first bond from Lt. John C.
Worth, local war bond officer.
Rear Admiral Sallada Becomes New
Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics
^I*ECIAL STAMP—This special
^^dependence Day validating
?tamp will be used on all “cash”
^onds sold.
Rear Admiral Harold B. Sal-'
lada, USN has relieved Rear Ad
miral DeWitt C. Ramsey, USN;
as Chief of the Bureau of
Aeronautics.
Rear Admiral Ramsey has
been Chief of the Bureau of
Aeronautics since August, 1943.
Before that time he was succes
sively in command of an aircraft
carrier and commander of a car
rier task force in the South Pa
cific. He has now received a sea
assignment.
Rear Admiral Sallada has
been in command of a carrier
division in the Pacific. He served
previously in the Bureau of
Aeronautics from 1931 to 1933
and from 1936 to 1939, and was
Director of Planning in the Bu
reau and under the Deputy Chief
of Naval Operations (Air) in
1942 and 1943.
The Chief of the Bureau of
Aeronautics is charged with the
responsibility for the design, test,
production, procurement and
maintenance of naval aircraft
and aeronautical equipment.
Better than Cash
War Bonds are better than
cash. They can be replaced if
lost or stolen; they increase in
value the longer they are held,
and they can be converted im
mediately into cash in case of
need any time 60 days after is
suance.
Behind the Navy Pilots
Right behind the shock
troops of Pacific island inva
sion are the men who build
the air bases and service the
planes. The work of the
ACORN’S and CASU’s gets
little publicity, but they share
the hardships and dangers of
advanced naval aviation bases
often hewn out of coral is
lands. CASU personnel re
pair and service the planes.
Seabees attached to the
ACORN build the airstrips
and related installations. Each
ACORN is so equipped that
when coupled with a CASU,
it can service, re-arm, main
tain routine upkeep for planes
of a carrier group or a patrol
aircraft squadron.
$25 Bonds Float Carrier
At recent ceremonies christen
ing the new carrier, TJSS Frank
lin D. Roosevelt, Rear Admiral
F. A. Daubin, USN, Commandant
of the New York Navy Yard
which built the ship, said:
“This great ship is positive
proof of the uses to which the
Government is putting the War
Bond investment of the Ameri
can people. To meet her cost
requires that over 4,800,000 peo
ple buy a $25 War Bond.”
IFar Bond Sale
Makes Good
In First Week
Making a strong showing in
its first week, the Independence
Day Extra Cash War Bond Sale
got off to a good start here on
this station with 10 one thousand
dollar bonds and several five-
hundred dollar bonds sold on the
opening day, June 1st .
“The results of this sale are
most gratifying to date,” stated
Lt. John C. Worth, war bond of
ficer, in a mid-week interview.
“All local groups are co-operat
ing to help make this drive a
complete success when it closes
on July 7th.”
No Delay in Delivery
Facilities are set up in the
Welfare and Recreation Office at
Alexander Hall with extra cler
ical help so that bonds can be
purchased with the least of wait
ing and immediate delivery is
made after the bond has been
bought.
According to a statement by
Ralph A. Bard, Acting Secretary
of the Navy, this will be the
Navy’s last extra “cash” war
bond drive.
All personnel of this station
are urged to do their part to
make this last “cash” sale a total
success and help keep up this
station’s excellent record in
previous bond sales.
Civilians are reminded that
any bonds they purchase through
the Pre-Flight School will be in
cluded in the war bond quota for
the 7 th War Loan Drive in
Orange Couhty.
Cadets To Be Guests of
Playmakers Saturday Eve
At their Saturday’s presenta
tion of the Shakespearian favor
ite, “The Taming of the Shrew,”
the North Carolina Playmakers
are inviting 500 Pre-Flight ca
dets as guests. This production
will be presented on the stage of
the Forest Theater beginning at
2030.
Pre-Flight French Play
Lejeune Dutch in Soccer
A soccer team of French cadets
from this station will meet a
team of .Dutch players from
Camp Lejeune this Sunday at
Camp Lejeune. Two weeks later
on Sunday, June 24, these same
teams will compete on the soccer
field here at the Pre-Flight
School.