Four JAX AIR NEWS 15 November 1951 _. - ----- -- - 1 ,, WOULD U GIRLS MIND WAIT YOUR TURN DEARIE "> MAKING ROOM FOR ME, 50I WE'VE ONLY BEEN HERE 'Six bets . e' ', HEY MARGE I CAN PUT ON MY FACE ? FORTY FIVE MINUTES yOU SAY YOU DON'TBELfcVE , IS MY SLIPSHOWING IN MIRACLES Fasron (6 vaulted to a tie for WELL STICK AROUND first place in the touch footballrace ? J ,Ih, '. J t ABOUT TEM MINUTES. last week when the squadron - gridders smashed through; toa ."'/1"US. 38-31 win over vaunted Hos- 1A pital. A playoff will be scheduledto / determine the league cham- ; pionship for both teams are tied In the won-lost column. r Two .more victories were rack- ed UD by the volleyball team last \ week when they downed VF-12 THE DOCTOR SAID and Supply. The bowling team - was also victorious in a match II Q FOR ME TO GO ON A with ComFair Jax but the win- "- DIET, BUT HE DIDN'T ning ways of the squadron were '' abruptly terminated when the , SAY HOW LONG I golf team locked horns with a M ,, stubborn Fasron 109 squad and lost. I Grant Hart, AN, Roy Fields, SN, Ken Sexton, ALAN, Ted Miler - AM3 Donald Hish, ADC and Tom Butler AM3, are now high I school graduates by virtue of I having completed the USAFI 'I General Educational Develop- 'ment tests given by the squadron -' I'LL GET I WONDER HOW educational office. A QUIEl' MORN1l11Gr. ALL THIS BACK IN MY ,,,-_- . /N PURSE ? When Dean Miller, ADAN, returned - from leave last week he . immediately hunted up a yeomanan AD/ES o UI ceL drequested help in filling out "BAQ and ComRat" forms. That'sright Dean took the long, long step and is now a brown bagger. PRIOft TO 0800 'I' Wesley Magoon, AC3 of the I Operations Department, is sched- uled for release to inactive duty next January.An . Canada Start VP-741. VC-62 ReportScouting I the leading efficient chief schedule, Earl set Mally.up by . I ADC, paid off this week when it Yukon ManeuversIn I enabled him to take a day off. Jacksonville Area SquadronsVP741 His assistant, Frank Gilliard Mid-January I ADC. handled the problems dur- ing the "vacation" but will soon . Washington (AFPS)--U. S. and be taking some time away from Canadian :Army engineers will! During the opening phase of A. Brown, former PNSA has Grentzer, Lt. Millard F. Haley, wctk himself. His parents will be )launch a six-months-long exer "LANTFLEX '52", all hands have climbed the ladder to PNSN. Lt. Bruce M. Agesen, Lt. HaroldE. arriving in Florida in the near else in mid January featuring been maintaining an "around the Changing their rate from AA to Johnson Lt. Leeroy A. Stolle, future and Chief Gilliard intendsto construction of airstrips on frozen clock" schedule of operations to AN are the following named Lt. (jg) Elbert D. Kimble, Lt. take them on a tour of the lake surfaces in the Yukon Ten t- insure that VP-741's participationwill men: John D. Barnett; Sherman (jg) Arthur B. Bliesener, Ens. state. . Edmund E. Goodwin, Ens. Edward be successful. L. Burkett; Arthur M. Cholmeley- toiy. this of Jones Jr.; Bobby G. Daniels; Wal- A. Middleton Ens. NormanR. Carroll Cole, RM3 and Manuel fclgnatd "Exercise Eager During particular phase ter H. De Long; Arnold J. Cent Gearhart, Ens. Valfrid E. Pal Miranda, TE2, are now with Fas- Bearer," It Mill I be the largest the operations they have proved and Ens. Glenn W. Yearous. 6 loan from their efficiency and effectiveness ner; Joseph H. Getz Jr.: JosephA. mer, ron on ComFairJax. peacetime all-engineer maneuver Giglio; Edward W. Godfrey; They will stay with the squad the defense well and Mill employ 233 Canadian on as as on Allison G. Hamilton; James tF.Hollingsworth They will be opposed by a team rons' communication office until and 300 V. S. Army engineer the offense. ; Donald E. Kilgus; led by Lt. Carl Collier Jr., aide the LANTFLEX 52 load eases up. .. outstanding Although no accomplishments - *. have been made, Samuel H. King; John H. Le to Lcdr. Roy B. Dalton, the Dominic Sirignano, ADAN, of . Prior to the exercise. U. S. personnel flight crews and maintenance Compte; James R. Lemley; Wel- squadron executive. It comprisesLt. maintenance is 'White Hat of theWeek' will undergo winter indoctrination divisions have been showing don D. Martin; Donald R. Sample; Theodore W. Mullen. Lt. William for this week. Formerly a at Camp Caison, Colo.,, fect harmony, keeping their per i Charles J. Siebert; Jonathan W. A. Reese, Lt. William R. member of the Naval Reserve, and the Canadians \Valnwrigt, planes in top condition for the Street Jr.; Robert J. Teeney; Eason, Lt. Howard O. Hawley, Lt. Dominic joined the regular Navy Alberta. Winter training will begin consistant simulated attacks on Henry G. Williams and EdwardM. James F. McDaniel. Lt. (jg) in August 1950 shortly after Inking . late next month. the opponent. Wilson Jr. Thomas E. Stanley, Lt. (jg) Rob a two week cruise on the USS VC62A ert L. Morgan. Ens. Thomas G. Missouri. First WAVE Contingent !j Adding to the squadron's com- competition, centering around I Workinger Ens., John Ens.R. Farrell.Donald Ens.E. Great Lakes was the scene ofDominic's plement and hailing from NAT- flight and ground' activities, has Kough, recruit training and Ens. James M. A. Rohrer. Arrives At Bainbridge TC Memphis Tenn. we welcome been instituted for officers of I Russ Henry and Photo. Cecil A. Moe. from there he.was transfered directly > .. aboard Charles M. O'Malley Jr., Composite Squadron Sixty-Two to Fasron 6. Despite the BainbrUlge( Md. (API'S) The AA; and Mose L. Brown AA. at Cecil Field by Comdr. LeroyW. Homer A. "Tony"ranks Sandifer the"brownbaggers" short time he has been in service first contingent of WAVEs has arrived The squadron wishes to wel- Keith, the outfit's skipper. AFI, joined the of Dominic has qualified for the he for recruit training at this come back Herbert F. Hancockand Based on a point system, the when Sweat mar-of AD3 rating test and will probe naval center. Eventually their Joseph Y. Bassett who have officers will compete for honorsin ried the former Faye Nov. 3. ably be adding the crow to his quota will reach 132 weekly. just completed a short monitor aerial photography, instrument Jacksonville wedding on took Saturday place, at the jumpers next spring. .. The Previousy. WAVEs trained at course in ABC defense at Nor flying and gunnery; and at home of the' bride's mother in Dominic majored in auto me- the Great Lakes Naval Training folk Va. ground school and in athletics.Lt. . Jacksonville. Robert Baer AF2, chanics while in high school in Center, but facilities at Bainbridge John Balcerak, squadron best man and Mrs. Lollie his home town of New Haven were considered more adquate for Hard work and plenty studyinghas operations officer is captain of Wilson was was matron; of honor.Lt. Conn., and is following that line .. the expanded program.Away". paid off for 23 men. Gilman one team which includes Lt. John Roy D. Plunkett, assistant in the Navy, having been assigned - I photographic officer for the to mechanics duties with the - liB om b I II I squadron is currently on TAD orders squadron. His spare time is taken _ to the Naval Air Station at up by tinkering with car engines Jacksonville where he is serving or building gas model airplanes. Crews Of VP-741 Sink Subs In Exercises as station photographic officer. . Two squadron detachments are I Three Ships To PeruThe participating in the current .. LANTFLEX maneuvers. Lt. (j jg) U. S. recently transfer'i ed . Operating out of Cherry Point his first mock attack circled and trol plane commander's Shaw Arthur B. Bliesener and Ens. three destroyer escorts to the government . MCAS during phase two of made his kill on the second as I and Bell on behalf of their crews, John R. Farrell are photographing I I of Peru as part of the "LANTFLEX '52", current Atlan. the sub was disappearing be- accepted "Our Hero" awards the southern phase of the operation !I Mutual Defense Assistance Program - MeridithC. from their while Lt. (jg) Thoma E. The ships transferred! tic Fleet exercises Lt. neath the surface. Assisted by Lt. commanding officer, ; Shaw of Patrol Squadron 741 Bob Lambert co-pilot; Lt. Lean- Lcdr. Charles W. Rogers, who Stanley and Ens. Tom Workinger were: USS Eangust' DE 7C9I: ) has been credited as the first pilot der Green, Navigator and crew has recently been selected for will cover the fleet as it USS Waterman (DB 740) and of his to sink Blue full commander. northward. I USS Weaver (DE 741)) squadron a members Francis M. Moore AL2; promotion to moves Fleet (invading force) subma- William B. McAfee, AL3; Joseph ------------------...-,____:::..:r.::::;.- ., ..a ---;:;;:::; rine. M. Binns ADI; Max E. Mooney- 4 i ,tS3 Lt. Shaw and his P2V Neptune ham. AD3; Joe C. Baxley, AO2. I bomber crew are part of the Black Lt. Shaw made his attack off the Force search element commanded coast of North Carolina. I . by Rear Admiral Richard F. a j Whitehead. This element is nowa I part of Black Air Force under When asked what he attributed the command of Rear Admiral as his biggest aid in destroyingthe ' Osborne B. Hardison, Commander I enemy, Lt. Shaw replied,, Fleet Air Jacksonville. The fact that it was a sunrise attack gave us a chance to surprise them before they had a The fleet type submarine was " chance to dive, sighted on the morning of Oct. 24 flank sweeping speed through, apparently the waterat in an sinking Less than of the 24 first hours Blue after Fleet the 4 H I ii ui.t ' effort to make up for lost time. "boat", Lt. Dudley Bell of the same squadron, sank a second off. Intent upon destroying the enemy v Lt. Shaw, after missing on the coast of Jacksonville. .t Flying the same type plane, Lt, Traffic Violations Bell spotted the.surfaced craft k by use of his landing lights at . Listed below are the traffic violations approximately 0340 on the morn- .' .' committed aboard this ing of Oct. 25. Other members oi : : : \0 : . . "....:.:...."_:. ,, station for the period November of the plane were Lt. Richard ... <<- >> 1 to November 8: O'Reair, co-pilot; Lt. Ed Barran- SUB-HUNTERS GET AWARDS-Officers and crew members of crews 3 and 8 of VP-741 are shownas Multiple) offenses: V. A. Bovan; ger, Navigator, and crew mem- they received "Our Hero" awards in recognition, as the first crews of their squadron to sink an J. A. Thompkins, ATAN; R. T. bers, Alfred N. Inman, A02; Wy- enemy submarine during Atlantic Fleet Exercises. From left to right are, Lcdr. Charles Rogers, Oither, 11N.Speeding man R. Smith, AL3; Louie A. skipper of VP-741, making the presentation; Lt. Dudley Bell; Lt. Meredith Shaw; Lt. Richard O'- : R. H. Seim, AA. Lesley, AD3; William T Bell, Reair; Lt. Edwin Harranger; Lt. Emil Ek; Lt. Sherman Rowe; Lt. Robert Lambert; Francis Moore Involved in accident: L. Q. hayden ALl. AL2; William McAfee. AL3; Joseph Binns, ADI; !Max: Moneyham, AD3; Joe Baxley, AOl; Alfred In- Smith AL3 Louie Lesley AD3; William Bell, ALl. Missing is John Smith, ADC.Page . CSc. In recognition of their skill pa man, AO2; Wynun ; , L i