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OF NAVIGATION

BULLETIN

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WBCISHED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISSEMINATING GENERAL INFORMATION OF PROBABLE INTEREST TO

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Lieutenant ( j ag . ) Sherman W. F e t t s , John Corry, ’

*1 Arthur A. Cuinberledge , Z a r l P. Finney,

n . Geor&e L. Raring, l?

Iiiciinrd C . S teere

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ONBA.NCE ENGINEERLNG (continued) . Lieutenant ( jog.) Richard 14. Lambert , - U.S.N.

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1t Horacio Rivero, - 11 Levering Smi ft OfDale D.

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Po r t e r Lewis, I

Jacob C , Myers,-- t1 Ronald Lee Wilson, a

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Lieutenanf ( j .g. ) f-Ioy&d J. bbbott . U.S.N. n !+ l1 Robert P. Beebe, -

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" Z l l i o t t IT. Brown, - 1t Johp L. Chew, - l1 Charles 0. Cook, Jr., - ", Swpes, C . Dempsey, - ." Ralph VI. Elden, - " , Vaxim W. Fir th , -

. Jarnee D. G r a n t , - l' Clifford T. Janz, - 1f . Marvin J. Jensen, 1t

1t E l l i o t t E , Marshal 11 Floyd R. T . Myhre, - 11 Samuel E. Nelson, - *

w Henry 8. R'enken, - 1t Walter P , Schoeni, - 1f J e r r y C. South, Jr. , - W

" Andrew p . Stewart ,- 'f Donald W. Todd, 1t Russel l C. Williams, 11 Francis T . Williamson, - tt Albert Ii. TJilson, - 11

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- ASIATIC DUTY.

During the calendar year 1938, replacements of l i n e o f f i c e r s (except sub- marine o f f i c e r s ) now on the As ia t i c S ta t ion m i l l be due a s shown below. Offi- c e r s a r e o rd ina r i ly ordered t o s a i l so e s t o reach t h a t s t a t i o n by the f i rs t of t he month ind ica ted , and t h e i r o rders a re wr i t ten a s f a r ahead of time a s prac t icable s o a s t o incorporate 8 month’s leave. a r e requested.

Volunteers for t h i s duty

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1 Lieu t ena n t Commander 1 Lieutenant 2 L i e u t e m n t s ( jg) o r Ensigns

3 Lieutonant Commanders 3 Lieutenaats 1 Lieutenant ( j g ) o r Ensign

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June -- 2 Commanders 1 Lieutenant

Ju ly 1 Commander 7 Lieutenants 7 Lieutenants (jg) o r Ensigns

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I-- Seytembor 1 Licutsnailt Comander 2 Lieutenants 7 Lieutenants ( jg) o r Ensigns

October

1 Lieutenant 9 Lieutenants (jg) o r Ensigns

November 4 Lieutenants

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AVIATIOIJ CADETS. .-_11-_---

The U. S . Employees Compensation Comirasion has held t h a t the r ece ip t by a parezlt of a deceased Naval Reserve av ia t ion cadet,of t he proceeds of government l i f e insurance i n t h e amount o f $10,006.C3, t h e premiums on which were paid out o f a f ede ra l appropriat ion i n accordance w i t h Section 5 of t he Act of 1 5 A p r i l , 1935 (The Act e s t ab l i&ing the grade of avia t ion cadet, U. S . Naval Reserve) operates t o terminate any dopendency ex i s t ing a t t h e time of the dea th within the meaning of the Compensation Act , and t h a t no dependency compensation can bo authorized i n such cases.

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B h i r a l 3 m s o n was Port., in 1dr,con, & e r g i q , on 25 Ssptexher 1655, H e gra3uZted f r o m t h e i i sva l A c a d s n y i n 1P7'7. Pied a t d s sh ing tnn , C. C., L'Iay 20, 1032.

t h e coas t of Grepnlqnd a s t e n d e r t o the stearner FROTZLTS, s e n t o:lt t - o scarph f c r t h e explor ing party undrr L ieu tenan t A. 'vu. Grsc ley , V.S. Army, Y&$TIC v i s i t e 4 P i s c o , U,-iernavik and L i t t l e t o n IslarLd 'rut found no t r a c e of t h e l c s t s x y l o r e r s . She r e t s r n e d t o EPW Y @ r K Sept crLber 29th b r i n g i n g w i t L her Lieutenant Gar l ing ton snd p a r t y and t h e o f f i c e r s an3 ere% of t h e I'ilUTLT-S which vesse ; h8.d been crushed i n t h e ice.

I n 1G93 he vi89 Rttacheri t o t k e G S S Y d l I C when s e r v i n g cn

During t h e Spanish-Ameri nan :Jar Le was a t t he Piaval Acadm y.

Camander Henson t o o k co:nm:,nrJ. o f t h e C S S ALEANY i n Bc tobe r 190;; and was a s s igned t o duty A? r ,hief o f S t a f f s P R c l f L c Z l e e t , i n J u l y 1909 . iie attaiLeci t h e psrmmer,t r ank of Captain i n J u l y 1309 and coifianded t n e P a t t i p ? h i p ; , i ISsCUHI frorr , Kay 1910 t o Cctober 1910 wkeri he Vjas crdeT?d t o coLmnarid the 3 S S UT'ldd. I n A k g a s t 1 9 1 3 he r e p o r t e d as Cai~zimrtr .=~t, &avy Y w d , F h i l a d e l p h i a , Eennsylvania , and a s Superv isor oll' I ' l i i~I , Enur tk l and F i f t h Navsl I l i s t r i c t s .

Ee ;Tas agpoirited Chici' of lqaxTaj- O p r a t i o n s w i t n t h e r a k of Rear Admiral. nherL t n s t O L ' f ' i C S w a ~ " r e a t e 3 b: A c t of Congress i n 1 9 1 5 and was csrxnissicced ii$+,rdral vhei, %kat accorcpanying rank for t he Chief o f Naval J p e r a t i o r , s was aJt ,horizeci by A c t of Conpress , August 29 , 1916. AdiLiral Hensori heLC: t h s t o f f l c e u n t i l he r e t i r e d from a c t i v e s e r v i c e on SeFte;,ber 22, 2-919 wr-en he reached t h e s t a t u t o r y ret i re iLent age o f 64, :'y ,peason of his o f f i c e , he -rJa3 t h e s e n i o r Lava1 o f f i c e r , n l ' l o a t a n l a s h c r e , 2nd next i n rank t o t h e i i s s i s t a r i t decretai 'y o f t h e iiavy d u r i n g t h e kjorld !Jar. Ee was awarded t h e Di s t ingu i shed Service deP.el. by t h e i d ~ v y Deyartroent and the Di s t ingu i shed Service d ~ r i a l b y the iiar l lepzr txent " f o r ex- c e p t i o n a l l y m e r i t o r i o u s L;c?rvice in R duty of g r e a t r e s p o n s i b i l i t y as Chief of Uavbl Bperat ions. f'

Adnira l Bonson vas a rcerher o f tLe comxissicn c?ppointed by P r e s i d m t J i l s o n t o confer v i t h t h e A l l i e 3 Fci'JerS i n iluroye i n 1 9 1 7 ; member spc ia ' ! . r2ission abr0a. l October 191-G; Naval r ey re - s e n t a t i v e i n firRping up L i a v ~ L l t p r m of A r r i l s t i p e w i t h Gcrrriany an4 Cer,tr=il Powsrs; ~ v a v a l a n v i s o r t o d L e r i r a n Comnisslon t o & e g o t i a t e Pe-?ce snd r e t l i r d t o t,:e Ga i t ed S t a t e s on JUI~F! 20, 1319.

I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e D i d in tquished Service 2IE:dai he r ece ived f o r e i g n d P p o r a t i o n 3 a s f o ; i o w s :

Grand C r or; s i,e R ion of honor (French ) Grsnri Cross Order St. 1:ichnei and S t . George ( B r i t i s h ) Criier Hising Szn, F i r s t Class ( J z g a n e s e ) S r d e r S t . Gregory, tm <;reat ( h l i t a r y Class , r ' i r s t

O r d e r ) by Tope Een3fiict XV. -7 .c

CommanJ.er, F i r s t 2 1 a s s , of t h e "3rder o f Cannebrng", con-

Grsnd O f f i c e r o f t h e Order o f t h e Sviz; 8v;arde.t by t-he

ferred b y h i s p a j e s t y the King cf D e m n a r K ,

? g r t u g u e w Goversxent . Sncond Orc?er of the Sacred Treasury, a:7arde(? Iry t h e

Legion of Honor, wi th r a n k of Ccmmmiiier

Grand O f f i c e r on Niphen I f t i k h a r hy t he Bey of' Tuni s i a .

Jaya.ne.;e Gn-mrnment. ~ _I '

b y t h e P r e s i d e n t of t h e Frsnyh Repu ' r i io .

F i r s t Order Wen Hu, ai7arded by t h e Chinese M i n i s t r y ,

Companion o f the Ortier o f S t . Michael and S t . George

Corman4er of St. L U L ' L C ~ a 2 4 Lazarus b y t h e King of l t a l y ,

Grsnd O f f i c e r of t h e Shereef i r tn d r d e r o f t h e Cuissem A l a r

by t h e A r it ish _ - .Got.errment ,

o l i i t e ;Ly t h e S u l t m c f LIoron~o .

Comander of' t h a T i p t o r i m Q r d e r b y the F r i n o e of dales.

I_ hVLATION C.JD%TS - C€-&Sc;E OF ?4GJ?3j'ICI..ARBS.

At ten t ion of a l l w i a t i o n cede ts i s c a l l e d t o t h s f a c t th3 t n o t i f i c a t i o n t o t h e Navy Department on Yorni N. Wav, 317 of cliange o f beneficiary a f f e c t s only such' b e n e f i t s a s may accrue Cron t h e i r naval s t a t u s as distinguished from bene- f i ts from govermnlent l i f e insurcincs. IG order t o cMn&e the benef ic ia ry of the g o n r m e n t l i f e insursnce it i s necessnry t i a t t h e insured n o t i f y the U. S. Ve-e'orans h d n i n i s t r s t i o n , I r surance Service Division, Vashington, D. C . and for-

' w8'rd his policy t o t h a t o f f i ce f o r endorsement,

Complete information on g;ot.erLment inmraace i s conteined i n t h e pamphlet c n t i t l e d ?T'nformation and Fremiw I i a t e s , TTnitcd S t a t e s Goverrment L i f e Insurance ,' (Insurance Form '752) , published by t h e U , S . Veterens kdministr;tion, Vashinzton, D.C .

HObTTTBL GC\W,S;NET - IS~f3TRJCTTOJ!J I3 Dh?lT.LL TXCMQL23. -- --7--,7--_c--

A class for h o s p i t a l coi.psnien i n den ta l tschnique rill convene a t the TJ. S, Naval Hospi ta l , Wzshiugton, D. C . , on o r aboxt 1 BIarch 1338.

Requests from hosp i t a l corpmen f o r t h i s course a r e dcsired by t h e Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.

Candidates must have t h i r t y ( 303 moiiths'ubligatad service.

C%2ASS O P I C F : IhTO R~Q!TIOI\T _-----.-_L...-

The Buresu notes a great msny lJmy Yard r eques t s f o r complete overhaul of gyro compasses, t he request i n man;. case; being made i n the most general t e rns .

It i s r s a l i z e d t h a t some older i n - t ruc t ions call f o r such a per iodic over- haul, but it has been found t h a t throu&i Greater t h e o r e t i c a l knowledge and g rea t e r manufscturin& precision these & r e no 1 oager required.

Another t h i n g which has a ided i n avoiding t h e necess i ty o f a genera l per- iod ic overhaul i s t h e inspection 'Jy Gyro Cornyss Of f i ce r s , required by A r t i c l e G-5012 of Furenu Tf Navigation nlanuel. o f f i c e r s should a s c e r t a i n t h a t t h i s quarterly i n s p x t i o n i c being made.

O n h k t e r i a l Inspec t ion , inspec t ing

The Bureau f e e l s t h a t the compacs chould not be to rn dovn needless ly , but that ?roper rou t ine care and upkeep and p r i o d i c a l inspec t ions ; a i 1 1 determine de fec t s vhich can be r e c t i f i e d without causing f u r t h e r damngc and derangments , r e su l t i ng i n b c t t t r compass o p e r t t i o n and i n economy of r epa i r s .

PREP:~FII,TORY scHce~ SCIIOL~~RR~TP. -I_I__ -_- --

--. Berkshire School, - Sheff ic ld ----;i_-- Blrtss, - Berkshire i s a non-sectarian pre- college schcol for hays. not give d e f i n i t e concessions t o sons of riavnl perwrmel, i t does have a scholarship i ' n d and amirds scholarsh ips on the b a s i s of t he needs znd m e r i t s of the candidates, Severs1 of i t s schols rsh i rs have recent ly been awarded t o sons o f naval off i c c r s .

Its recular t u i t i o n i s $14C0.00. Although i t does

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t i s bel ieved tht the serv ice genaral ly noUd be mach i n t e re s t ed 5 l earn ing of t he cont r ibu t ions of tno r e t i r e d men, r e s i d a n t s of the U, S. Navsl Home, viz . ,' Jmes M. Scanlon, C.V.T., and Sergeant ' J i l l i a m Yeaver, U.S.M.C., aho by t h e i r l a s t ; T r i l l and testament l e f t t h e i r e s t a t e s t o the Navy Relief Society.

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This a c t i o n of t he above-mmtioned men and t h e i r cont r ibu t ion t o t h i s Society shows very clearlj j t h e i r c.onr'idence i n i t s adrt inis t ra t ion a s well a s t h e i r d e s i r e t o a i d those dspendents of navsl personnel nho arc i n need of f i nanc ia l ass i s tance .

The E s t a t e of Chief Vater Tender Scanlon ne t t ed the Society, after t h c t axes had been deducted, the SUI of $2,7CC'.OO, and t h a t of Sergeant ':reaver, $900 .GO.

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