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THE NAVAL RESERVIST

~ 'vbli.hed _nthlf in Woohi"g"'n, D.C., by lur ..... 01 N .. ~ .. I P.rsonne' ISpecl,,' Serv. ice. Divi.lonl. Opinion. expr .... d are nor IM<e .. arily tho .. 01 Navy O_parttn.",. '"'1ui,i. . pertaining to No",,' te.e .. e should be addr .... d to th e Co"""ondonl of you. Noyol Oiot.i", Artlcl •• of ,e"e,ol in. '-'"I mGy b. lorwa.dood 10, Th. Editor, Th. Nay,,1 Rel.fyi.I, ..... G-15, A,lInglon Annex, Navy O. po ...... nl, Washlnllle", D.C. 20370. ,,,,,,,,nee of ,hi. p.bll<atlon app."y,../ In a«ordanc. with Department of Ih. Navy ""Ioll","on. and Printing bg_lution" NAVUOS P-35.

CONTENTS

Air 80ss, USNR, 0" A lillie Billr Bird Farm 2

Midshipmen 0 .. f lu Move 6

CtJrr .. pondenu COllru Lilt Brought Up-fa-Date 8

N]ROTC To Be Offered I" 78 Ili6h SCMOU 13

Combat Action Ribban entern Spelled Out 15

COliER: Quarurma.ster Seaman Ron­<lid D. Newdl, U8NR, mans the helm 01 USS Co"nl~ (DLG 9) during he/i· coptu operal ;O'" 011 Viet1l<lm. (See

sUJry, pa8e 2.)

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Enlisted Advisors Named To Policy Bo~r~

Three enlisted men havo been named by the Secretary of the Navy to the 1969 National Naval Rt:Sen'e Policy Board all advisors on matters relating to enlisted Reservists.

They are MWlter Chief of the Navy D. D. Black. USN, of the Bureau of Naval Personnel; Senior Chief Yeoman H. A. Barriger, USNR. of tho Naval Air Reserve Training Unit at Andrews Air Force Base, Washington, D.C.; and Chief Engineman W. D. Shaver, DSNR, of the Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Training Center at the Washington, P "l

Navy Yard. For the first time in the 13.year

statutory hi!lory of the Board, enlisted Navymen are now repre­sented in its deliberatiollll. (Al­though the Board first convened in March 1939 and met annually thereafter, it was not until August 1956 that it became a ",tatutory entity under Title 10 of he U.S. Code.)

In 1967-68 Chief Engineman Joe Wasson, USNR, attended ses­sions of the Board as an unofficial observer, and this is believed to have presaged the appointment of Chiefs Black, Barriger and Shaver. Chief Wasson is on active " ... with the Reserve Affairs Br&J-. _ ... the Office of Navy Infonnation.

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COMPARISON- Helicapter /lit:ht deck oj USS Coonu WLG 9) i3 a bit ~maller than that 0/ the aircraft carrier Constellation (CV A 64), but it', .rill the sewe of

a lot of air activity.

Air Boss, USNR, On A Little Bitty Bird Farm For the men of a Seventh Fleet de­stroyer off the coast of Vietnam, the arrival of II helicopter is II hap­pening-mail from home, fresh movies, replacements reporting on hoard, a hreak in the monotony.

It's a happening too for the crew of the helicopter. In fact, anything can happen if things are not co­

. ):linated. And, no matter how "' ~od Navy chopper pilota are, it

takes help to set several tons of aluminum and steel down safely on

the rolling fantail of II. destroyer. U!Ioe of the helicopter as II. pri.

mary link in Fleet logistics has given rise 10 a new breed of "air· dale" in the Navy-the parl'lime Right deck crewman.

The helicopter delail on boanl the guided missile destroyer USS Coontz (DLG 9) ~ typical. ne LSO (Landing Signal Officer), or air boas, is Lieutenant Og) Ron Braley, USNR, who has to lock up his money when Right quarters are !!Ounded. Normally, he', the ship's dbbuning officer.

The 23 other men directly as-

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SIGNING IN-LTJG R,m Braley, USNR, ~i6nals helicopt~r 10 ho""" and poriril", itself ~/or" Umdin# on

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signed 10 the helo detall have regu_ lor jobs on board ranging from h03pilalman to machinist'a mate.

"We have more helo activity than m031 destroyers out here," says LTJG Braley, "aince Coontz i8 on search and resene duly, and we keep a helicopter IlJId its crew on board."

The Reservist is from Van· couver, Wash., and majored in economics at the University of Wa~hillgton. His part-time joh as air bOM is a vital one for the heli­copter ere ... ·. With hand signala, he directs the tricky busine&5 of sel­ting the machine down safely.

"The signals tell the pilot to sh, right or lefl, move forward or back, when to hover and to land. I just offer advice. The only signal the pilot has to obey is a wave­off."

How do the part-time ainnen learn their jobs?

"Before we deployed to Viet· nam," explaillll Braley, "the helo detail went through special Irain­iog that ranged £rom refueling a helicopler to fighting an aircrafl lire!'

Shipfitter Fireman Ralph Najar, USN, 22, of Sylmar, Calif., was trained as the fire guard or "hot suit" mall. Protec:ted by an aluqo'" .... num foil fire- and heat·resishu. __ suit, he ifi the rescue man in case of accident.

ON THE MARK-Hd~op ter f(JIS on lanlai! 01 USS Coontz bdllJlxn fli,h!~.

) "The hot suit docsn't make me lupermfln," he says, "but it does give enough prote<:tion for time to pull someone out of a burning aircraft."

Not all the men involved in air operatiolUl are memhen of the heli­copter detail.

The men on the bridge have to be on their loes 100. When a heli­copter is landing, a variation in coune or speed of the ship could be disastrous, 80 the officer of the declc and the helmsman have 10 be good at lheir jobs. On Coontz, Quarterma&ler Seaman Ronald D. Ne""ell, USNR, 22., of San Diego,

,. ..llif.-is one of the men who , ouldera that responsibility. (See

cover.) During COOlllz'J last deployment

ALL DRESSED UP-Ship/iltt, Firt. man Ralph NajM, USN, M helpttJ into hOI ."il he wear. durin/l htlicople'

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her part-time /light deck crewmen as"i~t..d in more than 800 take­oHa and landings on the 4,O.by.40-foot helicopter deck \Oo'ithout a mishap.

That figure demon$trates not only the proficiency of the Navy'$ part-time airmen, but aboo shows bolo' !he helicopter has coroe inlo

it~ own as a multi·use aircraft l'rith Ihe Seventh Fl..et oH Vietnam. In the proceM, it ha~ made ahnobt every ship in the Seventh Fleet aT" aircraft carrier in miniature--lo. " little bitty bird farm," 81! LTJG Rraley describes il.

-StolY and photos by Joe Lee W, Colefl'lCln. USN.

El'.,'MSTED ADVISORS fa N~1I01 Reserve Policy Bo",d confer ",Uk Roar A.dmirai Julian r. Bllrke. Jr., US, ..... Th~ (J.d~is'm are (Ief' to ri6ht) Chit! En6in omun IF". D. Sho.vcr, USl'fR; Masler Chlel Pettl Offic~r oj tht !'r'avy D. D. Black, USN; ""d

& nior CMHI Y~"mall H. A. 8arri6~r. US!'r'R.

Policy Board (Continued from paBe 1)

By law, the Policy Iioard con· venes at lea!t once a year at the ;;eat of the govunment 10 cOl>!ioer, recommend, and report to the Sec· retary 0 1 the ~avy on Reserve policy mlllten. The Bo.rd ad­jourfU'l, bul remains in eltislence III a body !hroughout the rear.

Rear Admiral Julian T. Burke, Jr., USI\', AMistant Chid of Naval Operalion~ (Naval R~rve ) , u; Chairman of the current board. SeV"iI a~li~e duty offi""r, (follr

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USN and three USI\'R) and 15 non-active duty R~rvi~boi ... ..om· pritle the memberMlp.

The Board al;(;epl!3 recommenda· lions from Navy Department hllyeaus and offices., Naval Di5l:ricl Comm.ndants, the Chief of Naval Air ReserVf: Training, the Com­manda Naval Reserve Training Command, and from individual . RC!ervi.sls.

Boa.rd-approved recommenila­tions, new policies and polY changes are then submitt..d to ili. Secretary of the Navy for final cOilijiuerauon and impkm,mtation.

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MJDSJIJPJJEN board lord ~rofl to be to.kcn out to larger ship$ 011 which they l11i11 mIl"~ their 3ummU cruises.

'1 )L.-:--:--::-:C-, I Midshipmen On The Move I A total of nearly 7800 l\'aval Acad­emy and I\'ROTC midshipmen are participating in summer training this year.

Ship6 of the (.5. Fint and Sec· ond F1ee1t are providing 8t-se8 training fOf 1800 flY~1 daM mid· dlipmen (seniOR) and 2680 third claM ro.id.s.hipmen (lIOphomorcs). Included in that number arc 79 fil'5t class midshipmen who have been &elected to lCI:eiV(: .I-sea train. ing in nuclear_powered fI ...... ballis­tic miuile 8lIhmarlnes and 1100

,. )jrd class midshipmen from !he f'-..Aval Academy who are training

on hoard four large amphibious ships (LPDs and L51)&). The train.

ing on hoard LPDs and LSD! is closely related to suhjects taught at the l\'ava1 Academy during the preceding $Cho01 year.

M.UnNG DA.Y- Seub<.gl art broulhl aboard 01 ~ginnin, of Ullin.

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An additional 4.0 first clUII mid· shipmen (26 USNA and 14 NROTC) are parricipatina in th(l Midshipmen Foreign Exchange Program with 13 different nations.

In the Mediterranean, 558 fint cl8Jl5 midshipmen are training in units of the U.S. Sixth Fleet. In the western Pacific, some 200 fint cl.rut midshipmen embarked in Wlita of the U.s. Seventh Fleet. In nonhem European waten, 78 first claM mid· shipmen and 236 third claS! mid· shipmen 8M training in unita of an antisubmarine hunter·killer (HUK) group.

Meanll·hile, 200 NROTC Manne option first ClaM midshipmen are receiving six ,.,ceks of field trainill8

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PORT·OF·CALL-FUIIlf~ nfficm duo rmbark /rtJIII USS Telfair (APA 210J

upo,. arrWalllt NlJr/o/k, Ya.

at the U.S. Marine Corps Devera1-" ment and Educational Command at Quantico, Va. And, about 1200 NROTC second class midshipmen are receiving amphibious training at the U.S. Naval Amphibious BIISeII, Little Creek.. Va., or Coro· nado, Calif.; 8.Ild aviation training at the Na\'sl Air Station, Corpu. Chri!ti. Tex.

Summer training for 790 Naval Academy second c11lS11 midshipmen consists of profes&ional training at the Nav.al Academy; 8\'iation train· ing at the Naval Air Station, Pensa­cola. Fla.; ~ubmarine orientation at the Naval Submarine Base. Ne",,­London. Conn.; 8.Ild amphibid ..J-training at Little Creek. Va. '

I New Warrant Category I The annual 8Clection board to con-· sider inactive enlisted R~rvists fo r appointment to warrant officer stalus in the Ready Reserve will convene thill month. This will be the fir!lt board to select candidates for the Naval Communicator, des· ignator 7575, Reserve warrant offi· cer category.

The appropriate apecialty device for wen in the new designator ill the lightning bolt insignia which is also worn by the Electronics Te( nician. A forthcoming change • NallY Uniform ReguL:Jti.oru will in· corporate thi~ infonnatio.Il.

PRECfSfON- F-4J Crusaden ""d A--4 Skyhawu from 1M "lIa"~ CllrriU USS Shnarl'Lo (CVA 38) Ifr nu~r Sixlh Flu t jla/j.hip USS Little R()Ck (CLC 4) at

Garr<!, Italy.

~orrespondence Course List Brought Up-To-Date I Each year at about this time, The Naval Reservist pubwhe$ a roundup of correspondence courU$ which may be taken for retirement point credit. This month we cover enwted courses. TM roundup 0/ officer

coursu will appear next momh. Retirement credit for these the oourse number. Thu~, the num·

COUr&e8, all for the offICer OOUrlICS, ber 91634-2 would indicate a ill calculated on the buill of one major revision of the previoul point for each estimated three course while the number 91634-1A hours o f correspondence course would mean only a minor revi· work. To prevent duplication. sion.) credit is not given fur cou~ com· For retirement point purpo_. pleted as part of an authorized cou~ evaluated at more than 12 drill. for courses completed ""'hile pointe are divided into unite. In the Reservist ill on active duty or the list on these pages the figures training duty, ur for retaking a under the heading "Unit Complet· e )u~unle8f it is a major revi· ing Assignmente" indicate the lII'

"""""on of an earlier one. (A major mgnmcnt numbers wbicb mark the revision of an enlisted course ill completion of each unit. indicated by a numerical IlUffix to Since the unib are based on 12

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poin!:!;, the first unit is always eval­uated at 12 points. As an example, take a course which consis!:!; of 15 assignments and is evaluated at 30 retirement points (two poin!:!; for each MSignment). Upon complet­ing your sixth al!Signment you would receive 12 retirement points. Assignment number 12 would com­plete the second 12.point unit, and the remammg six points (12+12+6=30) would be cred­ited to you when you complete the 15th assignment.

To apply for a course your ap­plication should be fOIWarded, as specified below, to:

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• Inoctive Duty Reservids at­tached to a Reserve drilling unit should request their correspond­ence courses from the command to which the)" are attached.

• Inoctive Duty Reservids not attached to a Reserve drilling unit should use the Correspondence Course Application NAVPERS 1550/4, forwarded to the Corres­pondence Course Center ,·ja the Naval ReselVe Manpower Center. Bainbridge, :rtld. 21905.

• Reservids Serving on Full­Time Active Duty apply lor courses in the same way as Regular Na,'Y personnel. Therefore, enlisted courses for Reserns!:!; on active duty are administered and graded locally in most instances.

In such cases, Officer/Enlisted Courses should be applied for on NavPers Form 1550/ 4 {formerl}·

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NavPers 992). Otherwise, the En­listed Correspondence Course Ap­plicaJion - Local Administration (Na"Pers 1510/3, the same forr ,"" as the old NavPel"5 231) shoul. I be used. These forms should be forwarded to the Correspondence COU!1le Center via your command­ing officer.

Where it is not practical to ad· minister a cour!!C locall)", the AeOu Reservist should use NavPus 1550/ 4 for his application, regard­less of the type of course. In this instance your CO wm forward the application to the Correl:!pondence Course Center, requesting that the center administer and grade the course.

The list which follows is based on the latest information available a t tbe time this issue of The Nmf => Reservist went to press. A new liS, of current courses administered by the Correspondence COU!1le Center is published each montb by the center to he used in conjunction with the curfi'nt edition of l'i"avPers 10061 (Liu of Training Manuals and Correspondence Courses). Changes are usually announced in 7"~ Naval Resen'ist as well.

When applying for courses they should be referred to by their cor· respondence course number-not by the number of the text.

Before .applying you should abo check with your information and education officer as to details r "­application procedures, rece . J changes in course numbers or re­tirement point credit, etc.

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NJRDTC To Be Offered In 78 High Schools Twenty-three more high schools will he participating in the Naval Junior ROTC Program during the 1969-70 school year.

The addition will hring to 78 the total number of NJROTC units in high !lChools. When fully imple­mented, the program will include 275 units, of which 245 will he Navy and 30, Marine Corps.

NJROTC has been established to present to a select group, of senior high !!Chool-level young men the opportunity to become Naval Cadets. By emphasizing physical

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fitness, orderly appearance, .. speetfu] conduct and indivh. responsibility in addition to pre­senting varioUJ:I elMS room mate­rial, the program seeks to devdop infonned leaders with a strong sense of self-reliance, a personal knowledge of the responsibilities of citizenship in a democratic so­ciety and an appreciation of tht­Navy's role in national defense.

Most of the 23 new schools., and many of the previously activated nnits., are now recruiting instruc. tors for the 1969-70 school year. Uuder provisions of the law estab· lishing these uuits, the iustructol'll must be retired naval officers and enli~ted personnel with at lear years of active duty.

The institutions will select and employ retired pel'$Onnei whose qualifications have been approved by the Secretl,lty of the Navy. Those who are selected will I'1'.Ceive their retired or retainer pay and an additional amount equal to the difference between their retired pay and the pay and allowanCe!! they would receive if ordered to active duty (excluding hazardous duty and proficiency pay).

Duties of the instructoI'!:l include classroom presentation of materi· als especially prepared for the NJROTC Program, and conduct of

( ) CADET Kevil< TTwmp.lOII, oj Stm Ck­menl~, Calif., 8et3 a,. inside view oj a

Marin~ Corps h~licopler.

TASTE TEST -Cadeu Pal Moon, Rick Brow,. cmd Paul BefUter, 0/ Naval Junior ROTC unil at San Clemmie, Calif~ HYih Scfw<Jl, ,ample Marine Corp. food during

lOur of base al Camp Pendldo,., Calif.

the Leadership Laboratory pro­gr¥m. The retired officer instructor Vi "'le responsible for supervision ol,cie program within the school and for teaching the academic por­tion of the curriculum. The en­listed iDlltructor will be responsible for conducting Leadership labora­tory and instructing in areas where

Important Reminder For GI Bill Students

Students attending college under the GI Bill should make sure to re­turn their Certification of Attend­ance card to the Veterans Adminis· tration during the last full month ?'" yY enrollment period, includ-1k.,..A !ummcr sessIOn.

Failure to do eo will caUBe pay­ment to etop, since VA computers

he has particular competence. Retired or retiring personnel

who have completed 20 yean! of active duty and are interested in instructing in the program should contact the school of their choice directly or write to the Chief of Naval Personnel (Pers C33a) for additioual infonnation.

8rn programmed to prnpare checks only after attendance cards are received.

The VA also urges any student who did not return his Certification of Attendance card at the end of the spring semester to do so as soon as possible to insure renewed VA payments during the summer or when he goes back to school in September.

While veterans attending college under the GI Bill must return their

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Certification of Attendance cards during the last full month of every enrollment period, veterans attend­ing school below the college level must return their attendance cards every month_

Veterans who have questions about their status, or who intend to enroll for the first time this fall, are urged to contact their nearest Vet­erans Administration office.

Combat Action Ribbon Criteria Spelled Out

If you have been under enemy fire in ground or surface combat 5ince 1 Mar 1961, you may be eligible for the Combat Action Ribbon.

The ribbon was established as an award by SecNav Notice 1650 of 17 Feb 1969 to provide recognition to Navymen and Marines who have ' actively participated in ground or surface combat. (It is not awarded for aerial combat since the strike/flight Air Medal already provides recognition for such action. It takes precedence immediately alter the Purple Heart Medal.

The ribbon is awarded to en­listed and commissioned Navymen and Marines, including Reservish, not above the grade of captain or colonel. who have actively partici­pated in ground or surface combat. The recipient must have performed duty satisfactorily while assigned to a unit engaged in combat or

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temporarily assigned to such a unit for a -,pecific combat operation.

The principal eligibility crite­rion is that the recipient must~""'" a ground or surface combat lE fight or action during which he is under enemy fire. To provide guidelines as to eligibility, the SecNav Notice cites the following examples:

• Personnel in riverine units., coastal units, assaults, patrols, -,weeps, ambushes, convoys and similar activitie!l who have partici­pated in fire fights are eligible.

• Personnel assigned to areas subjected to sustained mortar and artillery attacks and who have actively participated in retaliatory or oflellllive actions such as in Khe Sanh during the Tet Oflell8ive..tf 1968 are eligible. , 1

• Personnel in clandestine or special operations such II!! UDT, reconnaissance and SEAL teams are eligible when the risk of enemy fire is great and is expected to be encountered.

• Personnel aboard a ship are eligible wben the safety of the ship and the crew are endangered by enemy attack-for ill8tance, when a ship i~ hit by a mine or engaged by shore battery.

Eligibility for the Purple Heart Medal does not necessarily insure eligibility for the Combat Action Ribbon.

The Secretary of the Nay 'y delegated to the Chief of Nav&._...f­erations and the Commandant of the Marine Corps the authority to

award the ribbon, and the author­ity may be SUbdelegated to com· mandefli of Hag or general officer r"'""'\ To maintain the prestige of th,,"~ibbon they have been in­structed to award it only in the strict !lense of active participation in a bona fide combat action and not by the use of semantics in in­terpreting the eligibility criteria.

One award of the ribbon is au­thorized to an individual for eacb ~eparate war or conflict in which the prescribed requirement!! have been met. Additional awards will be indicated by the use of stars on the ribhon. Navymen who meet the eligibility criteria may be recom­mended for the award hy any of­ficer in command senior to the in· dil· dual being recommended.

rihbon may be awarded ret­;b . ively to anyone whose eligibil­ity has been established in combat since 1 Mar 1961. Request!! for ret· . roactive authorization should be Bubmitted, through your com­manding officer, to the Chief of Naval Personnel, following this format:

Subject: Eligibility for Combat Action Ribbon

(1) I certify that during the period (from-to), while serving On board/with (name of ship or unit), I participated in combat operations that met the eligibility criteria for award of the Combat />' p Ribbon.

....LJ (Provide a brief descrip­tion of the action.)

(.3) During this period that I

NAry ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL with Combat ~Y" i$ presenfed 10 LTJG Robert.llf. Luuhi, USNR, lor UI1;;C~ in Vietnam. Pre..entarion was made by RA.DM Henry A. Renken, USN. Com-

mandant of the 9th Naval Di$triCf.

PlONEER-LT Margaret Ul.chmid, VSNR, may be the first woman in t~ NallY 10 .~rvc on ua duty as a Public ADairs Officer. A. NallY nUT3el .he is Hospiul/ Public ADairs ODieu of USS Sanctuary (AH 17), in addit.ion to per· forming ~r primary dUli~$ in I~ reo

covery room.

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FAMILY AFFAfR- AFCM H."b~rl J. Hon"..,,,. S,~ USfI'R. p r t.lflll.l AI, ",wI (t> lIiJ ""11, " DR 3 RO~rI J~ J'~ USNR. AlIJG,d ., 10' com bfJl tlil/luJ ,II Yietllom. BOlli mell "rf /lOW ~ffilialed ,,;itlo Na.vJ. A ir H. eur\Jfl Un it 0 1 NA S,

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I Itt REUNIONS It I • Great White Fleet--The 25th

annual reunion will be held 16 De­cember in San Diego, Calit. Con­tact Harry S. Morris, 5070 Marl­borough Drive, San Diego, Calif. 92116.

• USS Sarawga (CY 3 )- The 18th annual reunion will be held at Long Reach, Calif., 10 and II October. Contact Zeddie Manb, 695S Fairbrook, Long Beach, Calif. 90015.

• Tailhook A,uociution- Will hold ib reunion lit l.II9 Veg8!l, Nev., 3- 5 October. Contact CAPT George Watkin&, Naval Air Sta­tion, Patuxent River, Md. 20670.

• USS Wicke, (DD 578)- A reunion i~ being planned for th~ &en-ing ill Wicke, from June 194.~

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Willi engaged in action, my Com­manding Officer Wa!! (Name, rank, !lervice) .

The ribbon itself i ~ 00< (hree~ighths inches long " itli two sections ou the left and two on the right separated by 8 red, while and blue stripe in the center, one. eighth of an inch wide.

Each section in the ribbon ill li ve-$ixteen~ of an inch long. Those on the left side of the tri. colored slripe are blue ana gold 10 repr~t the Navy's C<llou and those on the right of the stripe are s old and red to represent the Ma­rine Corps' colors.

to December 1945. Contact W. J. Walsh. 106 Arnot Place, Paramu8, N.}. 07652, for details. ~

• Gamewardem of Vietnah $Ociation-The second reunion of TF- 116 will be held at Little Creek Amphibious Base, Norfolk, Va., at 2 PM, Saturday, October 4. Can· tact LCDR E. L. Schneider, P.O. Box 5523, Virginia Beach. Va. 2.14..SS.

• U.S. Submarine Veteran.r, World War /I-A reunion will be held at Portland, Oregon, 13-17 Augu!1. For details, contact Don­a ld L Smith, National Pr~ident.

1217 Wi~ Drive, Miamisburg, Ohio 45342.

• Former North ChifW. Pri". oners of 11' or-A reunion is to be held 29--31 August at EIII( . Ill. For information, conlac~ . -tor CiaITflchi, 360 North York Street, Elmhurst, Illinois 60129.

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)PLE FHO UKE Pr,OPLE~Li~U!~1I1 Frallces Petryko",.Icy, USNH.. B IIIl'If " .. • IIe MJpilal ,hip USS Repote (A.H 16). ptJH. witll Me n/ lie, ptJ'ifflll. TII~

lielllellClII! iI in eM'lle oj tile ,h,p'. ,nterlUuionol word • ..,Mck ol!ell «I'U 10' "if!' il4t11t" child,en. (Pllnl(> by Chief HOlpitol CO,pJTIIOn C. E. De.'Di, VSN.)

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