* TWO ANNIVERSARIESCOINCIDE*AIR GROUP ALSO ONE YEAR OLD

Almoslln conjunction with the annhersary of the com-missioning of the ship. the Air Group a1ao obserftd theflrsl anniversary of Its commissioning.

Informally. last Thursday evening, the occasion wasmarked with the presentation of a large cate to the new AirGroup Commander. Comdr. Ralph L. Shlfiey. who lightedthe single, large candle signalling the anniversary. He ex-pressed the hopes of both the Group and the ship for thefiyers' continued success in the year to come.

The occasion also marked the promotioD of the AirGroup's leader to the rant of commander, and thai of theFighting Sldpper. W. M. Collins. to the same rant. Comdr.Shlfiey. was a graduale of the Nan! Academy In 1933. ayear ahead of Comdr. Collins.

The Air Group was commissioned last year In Norfolk.and was comprised of a combination of experienced combalpilots and men whose rigorous training was 10 continuefor nine months, including a sbakedo1n cruise on a carrierof this class. AI thai time the Air Group Sldpper wasComdr. A. lieS. Jackson, USN, who now Serft8 the ship asNaYigator, after a long and extensift carrer of service 10aviation and aeronautical research.

One other change In Squadron lineups was made thisweek. as Lt. Comdr. Lewis M. Ford. wbo had serftd asExecutlye Officer of the Torpedo SquadroD sloee the group'scommissioning. recelftd orders adftDclng him to Sldpperof the Torpedo Squadron aboard one of the other carriers.He Is succeeded by LI. R. E. Oscar. former night officerof the squadroD.

BffiTHDAY SHOW HUGE SUCCESS

Bright. fast-moYing and distinctly as entertatntog ashow aseyerstaged under the banner of "amateurs," theADnhersary Smoker last week hit a high that wUl be dIf-Ocult to top.

From the opening strains of the soJld-sendJsg bandworking under the baton of Bandmaster D. C. Cameron. tothe colorful finale starring the a capella choir and a colorguard. the shaw was a hit. The program was filled with amixture of artists, Dew and old. who pye the capacitycrowd more than 90 mtoules of relaxation and thorougheDlertalnment that was a credit to the ship.

You can't name the "star" ofashowlike that. Theywere all good. But all sorts of bouquets should be thrownto Dave Carler. the jaygee from the Torpedo Squadron whofilled his role as emcee In a polished manner. Carler kepithe spotllghl played direct on the performers excepl fortwo occasions. (I) wheD he played straight man for the an-Ues of D. N. Lorusso. and (2) WheDbe sold an old tune In arefreshing "scae' package.

Two BUNICER mLL favorlles returned to score hils,A. A. Perdeck with his exceptional monologues, and theJumpln' 'n Jive of the Filthy Five, comprised of J. D. Tre-feiner, D. J. McCreery. C. A. JODes, S. A. GoDzalez andF. R. Flllpponi. As well recelftd were the BUNICERmLLBILLIES. whose Slim MODroe Is a veteran of the alrwaves, coming to the Naoy from a featured spot on suchradio shows as The Grand Old Opry House. Working withhim lIDguitars, banjo and yodels were W. W. Websler.

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Our Birthday Cake-A Work of Genius !

UoJlke \be joker who built his boaiiD the cellar only todlscoyer WbeDbe was ready to sail II. be cooJdn'l gel It outof his cellar. our bakers, WbeDp1anntog to bake the annI-yersary cake, had \be foresight to measure all uallab1epassageways leading to topside.

Althougb shaped In \be replica of this ship, the actualsize of the cake was regulated by \be dimensions of thepa&Sapway thai would be used to take It from the galleyto the bangar deck.

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pound. de1'l1's food. orange. yen while. sponge and choc-olale cates. II _Ighed 588 pounds when trimmed down Inf1nal fOnD. was slz feel long, two feel 11 loebes wide andthree feel h1cIL

It required 118 pounds 01 frosting. \be blue backgroundfrosting as well as the roselles and decorative bits. to

COYer the cake.

Tbe desIgn, recipes and flavors _re eDtirely ofBUNICER BILL origin, and the experience 01 all

hands In the bake shop used In building \bereplica. They are OIIIytoo anx10ns to make oar

secood amUyersary cate IDTokyo. Lel's 181 therel

The ShIp's Paper of the U. S. S. BUNKERHILLThomas P. Jeter. Captain. U. S. N.

CommandingJ. J. Quigley, Lieut. (Chaplain) U.S.N.R.E. L. Moriarty. Lleut U.S.N.R.W. C. Mitchell, Lleut U.S. N.R.E. F. Brlssle. Lieut U.S. N.R.B. H. Ridder, Lteut U.S.N.R.V. L. Chandler. Prtr. Ie U.S.N.W. J. Elsner, PhoM.lc U.S.N.R.W. J. Hession, Prtr.2c U.S. N.R.B. L. ""rguaon, Prtr.3c U.S.N.R.A. C.Matre. RdM.3c U.S.N.R.E. M. Splca.Slc U.S.N.R.

The MONlJllENTreceives Camp NewspaperService material. Republication of credlted

matter prohibited wltboutpermission ofCNS.War Department, N. Y. C. 17

A Challenging TributeThe crowd sat silent for just a moment, and no higher

tribute can be paid a speaiter's words than that moment ofsilence that precedes thunderous applause.

You were there, you beard It:

''The BUNKER HILL: few as goodu" he paused. "Nonebetter. II

That raised them right off the benches. You knew thateoery man there was feeling the same electrical thrill thatwas slugging you In the bact of the neck. And you cheered.

Captatn T. P. Jeter. the ship's sltlpper, In those fewwords paid highest tribute to a year of service, and at thesame time set the pace for the future. Eoery man aboardthis ship Is proud of the record she has made In her firstyear. Altbough we do not know prectsely bow we stack upagainst our sister ships In the neet, we're w1lliDg to beton our record. when the time comes that official fUes canbe opened and the batting aoerages compared.

But that was yesterday. Tbat's what we'oe done. Pasttense. We can't sit back now and say: "Okay, boys --trymatching that one." Because they'll do It.

The only way a champion bolds a crown Is to continueperforming lite one, beating off all cballengers and maln-talnlng or bettering previous performances. That's thetrue test of your champion, and the tremendous dlUerencebetween the fiash-in-the-pan and the blue-ribbon thorough-bred. In the language of the turf, the fighting thoroughbredwho always races only for first place, Is known as "deepthrough the hearL" It's Inbred, that fighting Instinct to bea champion and remain one.

We can beat 011eoery cba11enge, just as long as wekeep strl vlng to better past performances, just as long aswe are anxious to defend those words:

''Tbe BUNKERHILL: few as good--- nonebetter."

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You cannot dream yourself into a character; you masthammerandforge one.

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Articles for the GovernmentOf the United States Navy

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Article 9

Any officer who absents himself from bIs commandwithout leave may, by the sentence of a court-martial, bereduced to the rating of seaman, secondclass.

Article 10

Any commissioned officer of the NaY)' or Marine Corpswho, having tendered his resignation. quits his post orproper duties without leaoe and with Intent to remain per-manently abseut therefrom, prior to due notice 01 the ac-ceptance of such resignation, s1>a1lbe deemed andpunlshedas a deserter.

Article 11

No person in the naval semce shall procure stores orother articles or supplies for. and dispose thereof to, theoUicers or enlisted men on vessels of the Navy or at Ha'f'Jyards or naval stations for his own account or benefit.

Article 12

No person connected with the NaY)' shall, WMleranypretense, Import In a public oessel any article whlcb Isliable to the payment of duty.

Article 13

Distilled spirits shsll be admltled on board of oessels.of war only upon the order and under the control 01 themedlcal oI1lcers of such oessels and to be used only formedlcal purposes.

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Pmyer for Americao GOD, FATHER OF AMERICA:Thou has formed this Union of States. sealing It with blgh

destiny.That our nationbe,lIght to all peoples In their dark despair.Life to all peoples In their fear of death,Looe to all peoples under their yoke of hate.

For this destiny, Thou teachest us to fiy as the eagle.Glrdest us with lightning and thunder,Enrlchest us with treasures In field and fold.

o God. bless America with Thy shielding graces.Lest webecomea nation without light, oureyes turned

from Thee,A nationwithoutlife, our souls separatedfrom Thee,A nation without looe, our hearts forgetltng Thee.

o God, gloe us victory that Is just, merciful and wise.For Thou has cbosen America to be the soul of Thy justice.The medium of Thy mercy,The Instrument of Thy wisdom.

Letall nations know that our justice comes from Thy spirit.Our mercy from Tby heart,Our wisdom from Thy hand,Our victory from Tby strength.

Bless us, 0 God, with man1fold graces,To gloe freely of what we have,To gloe fully of what we are.To gloe nurseloes to Thee alone In victory.

o GOD, THE FATHER OF ALL NATIONS,Bear our prayer for our united peoples,Grant guidance to our leaders. protection to our SODS.And teacb eacb of us Thy way of life In good will and peace.

With the departure of Lt. Cbarles B. Tenney, USNR,the BUNXER WLL loses another of her key officers whomade up the original pre-commissioning complement andto whom so much credit Is due for the present high effi-ciency of the ship.

Lt. Tenney, as the ship's llrst Air intelligence Officer,was respoMlble for setting up this all-Important branchof the Air Deparlment, and when the squadron ACI officersreported aboard they found their burdeM eased by an or-ganization setup second to none. There was a pisce foreverything, and everything was there -and In Its pisce, asthat even the most minute bit of intelligence data was al-ways at their fingertiPs and Immediately obtainable. As thelUes grew to prodigious proportloM, and the office becamea maze of cbarts, action reports and classified intelligencematertal, stili no confusion existed, and when Lt. Tenneyturned the job over to his successor, everything was neatiytabbed and at once aYallsble.

Few people aboard tully realize the exacting thorough-ness that characterized Charlie Tenney's work throughout,or the long hours that he spent closeted within the fourwalls of his tidy IItUe office, meticulously gotog over andpreparing the totormatlon so necessary for a successfulattack on the enemy. Along with this, It was his job toproperly coordinate all the avallsble data among the squad-ron ACI officers so that the pUots could be carefully briefedand made lully cognizant of their various mlsslOM.

In his qulet modesty, Charlie may have lent the Im-pression that the task was a. colorless one, but the reversewas all too YlYidly brought out In tbe clear, concise out-lines It was his practice to give to the ship's officers Inthe wardroom the night before a strike. No detail was toosmall to be omitted, as he went through each phase of anoperation step by step, and the delivery of these highly to-formative talks almost led one to believe that the speakerhad spent all his life In residence on the various Islsnds _

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or at least In making an exhaustive study of them. Intruth, his studies had been exhaustive research, and thetalks were the product of a fertile and fine, retaining mind.

Cbarley Tenney came to the BUNXER WLL well-fitiedfor his task. A practicing New York attorney before thewar, with a Phi Beta Kappa key as partial eYideoce of hismental prowess at Yale, he enlisted In the Navy In Decem-ber, 1941, though be was a family man and had little tofear from the draft. Commissioned In February, be was amember of the first indoctrination class at Quonset Point,and on graduation, was selected for the first ACI clsss tobe formed, and which also convened at Quonset. ACI wasnew to the Navy then, being patterned after a very success.ful flmllar plan which the British had fostered for the brieftog of their RAY pUots.

On completion of this traIning, Lt. Tenney was orderedto reporl to Scouttog 72, based on the Wasp, and which wasalready In the thick of things In the Pacific. Clsssmateswere assigned to other units, and were the first ACts tooperate with the Fleet.

Charlie's most YlYid memory aboard the Wasp, ofcourse, concerns her sad demise and his own four-hourstruggle for life In the tepid waters. ''That was a regular4th of July," he recalls, "and when the ship was hit It wasas If someone had thrown a firecracker Into a "barrel off1rec:rackers. "

"I learned a lesson that day I'll never forget too -andthat's not to try and swim downwind with a sinking shipnearby. I got clear all right, and was pretly proud of theprogress I had made through the water -at least until Isaw the ship bearing down on me again. This kept up foralmost four hours, and I was so exhausted I couldn't evenhelp myself when the rescuing destroyer finally stopped topick me up. I was like an oUed sardine wben they did pickme up."

As he prepared for this trip hack to the states, be re-calls the problems he didn't have with personal gear on hisreturn after the Wasp went down. "I was able to sa! vageone sock, my sblrt and underdrawers, and even with con-tributions to my wardrobe after I was rescued, everythingI owned would have fltIed Into a shoe box. ..

Back In the states, be was recalled to Quonset as anInstructor In the ACI school, a post which he held untilordered to reporl to the BUNXER WLL In March, 1943.

Lt. Tenney was born In New York City In 1911, and hasmade the "Big TownII bls home ever since except for hisprep and college days at Choate and Yale and a brief res-Idence In Rldgefleld, Connecticut.

At Yale, In addition to betog elected to Phi Beta Kappafor high scholastic proficiency, Lt. Tenney played on therugby team and was a member of the freshman, juniorvarsity and varsity crews, stroking the latter two. Be ob-tained his A.B. In 1933 and his L.L.B. In 1936, being ad-mltled to the New York Bar In 1937 when he becameaflUtated with the firm of Reed, Abbott and Morgan,lead-tog New York attorneys. When Selective SerYlce camealong, he was appointed to the legal staff of the Board InNew York, finally reslgntog to accept his Navy commission.

In 1938, he married Miss Joan Lust, the daughter ofthe rector of St. Stephen's Church In Rldgefleld, followtoga courtship begun wbI1e he was attending Yale Law School.They have three children: Patricia, who Is five; three-anda hslf-year-old Charles, Jr.; and Joan, who Is approachingher second year.

Charlie's departure was nol without a great deal ofpersonal feeling, occasioned by leaving what he considers"the finest ship In the Navy and the nicest bunch of menI've ever worked with." The officers and men of the ship

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The guy's good enoqb for a smoter--Coleman, SClc,the "All _" of the gulley, bIs ambldexterous juggling,entertains the boys 10 the cbow ball now and again. You'llrecognize him, If he Isn't wearlog a nathe bead-dress, bythe songhe intones: UBot coUee, good coUee, fresh coffee--all you want, men."

J. R. Machado, the little man with the big No.3 elevatorIs gettlog a reputation for the straight dope be passes out.Or Is It a combine wtth J. J. Kwtatek? Speaklog of dope,the gullery deck boys aroWld Fr. 93, who'Ye relied on "NoStrain" Mesher to fll1 them 10 on the latest, will be shop-ping for a newsource. Mesher will from now on dellYer tothe Chiefs, as of the first of the month.

The boys at the electric shop are wondering If MaxieLeY}', dlmunltiYe 11M, has glYen up at cbeckers. Theyenjoyed bIs jousUng on the squared board, but bIs YisltshaYe slacked off, they report.

The bettlog Is sla-two-and-eYen 10 the current gedunk-eating race between Itrotcbuk and Red Dloges of the Hang-ar Deck crews. Of course, they're Dotinthesameleaguewith Chief Bud Farlow, wbose capacity has not been trulytested, soda fountain production limited as II Is.

New additions to the "I'Ye NeYer seen My Baby Club"Ioclude Joe Lamby of AYiation Main Issue storeroom u

father of a new daughter, and C. A. JODeS,ART3c, who wasnotified of a new son. Chock and bIs guitar, often heardon smoker programs, really jangled off tunes the night hegot that word I

All hands are glad to hear that the cribbage game be-tween Sarg. Stratton and Sarg. Bob Miller has resumedwith no more than the usual amount of minor gum-beatieg.

The Hangar Deck gang Isn't quite sure what DeGregorioIs tuning up for--competition with Sioatra, or a post as aplane director. So they left him out of the list of "probablepost-war jobs" that they complied the other eYeniog. Tbeyfigure Lt. Clark wtll turn up as a radio announcer, R. F.Ernest as a circus barker; D. G. Dinges as an ice creamsalesman, with Krotchuk his best customer; Machado, adrama coach; A. J. SChll1lzzl a chefufeaturlog Mulliganstew; "Atlas" Spooner a muscle-builder; J. D. Surrett atraffic cop: D. E. Mitchell an orchestra leader: BlondeBII1 Stolzenburg a politician: F. A. Coleburn a labor leaderand ChIef Farlow (censored).

B. B. Mosca, the electrtctan's mate who left to go todlYers' school 10 New York, and McLaughllo and Brlnda,also electrlctan' mates, haYe already written letters totheboys. Tbe latter two are at the small cralt school InMiami.

Bud OIlYer, bombing squadron radioman, was walkIogby the aYiation radio shop recenUy when be spotted a cou-ple of QSL cards on the bulkbead. Be s'-<llo to 10-Yestigate, being a "ham" hlmseU. And be ran smack IotoRed Pauler, ARIIlc, wtth whom be'd often chatted whenthey were 10 the States, Bud operaUng as wmzy at KIogCity, Calif., and Ted as W6NYR at san Jose. Both were

.actiYe members of the American Legion Emergency net-works and the IIIsslon Trall Net, IIYed only a few hundredmUes from eacb other, but bad to come the thousands ofmlles out bere to meet each other.

Sole East Coast representatiYe 10 the shipboard groupof former amateur radio fans, Is T. A. Arbuckle, wbo

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MuchAdo .About~othlnq

StrlcUy Personal: I'm always confuslog sclatica andsaera-lliac, but am afflicted with neither, 80 it doesn'tmuch matter...Wonder If the NaYigator has eYer consid-ered announcing a ship-wide time-check dally, whichwould help a lot of guys whose watches need such attention....I'm forever Irylog to translate Intershlp numerals thatdon't mean a thIog to me...Thex can say what they wantabout a "yellow tropical moon' u the longer I stare at Itshining over the water, the more Budweiser I can see my-seU ctrloklog, and the farther my tongue hangs out.

Glen Cunningham, former world's champion miter Jwasgolog through his physical preparatory to enlistment as anapprentice seaman recently, when the docs saw his burn-scarred legs. "Can you get around all right?" asked thedoc. ''yes,'' replied the tract star, with a straight face.

A lot of you probably haYen't seen the May Issue oft~squ1re" __ so we're Ufthig some of the amazing dopereYealed 10 the monthly poll of sports writers, conductedby Berb Graffls and Ralph Cannon. Their poll showed:

That 55 per cent of the country's goUers do ootbelleYegoU's popularity would be Iocreased If courses werecbanged to make scoring easier;

Thai 80 per cent of them feel II 'was a mistake to cancelsuch top tournaments as the Open and the Amateur;

That 78 per cent of the sportswriters polled were Infa~r of puttlog professional wresUlog on a basis of com-petition, wtth weight dlYislon champions, rather than thepresent basis of enterlalomenl (or drama 0:

That a four-mioute mUe Is anticipated, wtth ArneAnderson fa ~red to set that mark;

Tha~such top notcbers as Ed Barrow, Clark GriUlth,Connie Mack, Mike Kelley, Luke Sewell, Bump Badley andSpud Cbandler named, as their Ideas of baseball's all-timeteam,thefol1owtng:

Walter Johnson, p.: BIl1 Dickey, c.: Lou Gehrig, lb.:Eddie Collins, 2b.; Bans Wagner, ss.; Pie Traynor, 3b.;Babe Rulh, rf.; Trts Speaker, d.: Ty Cobb, If.

Brickbats" Bouquets: Orchids to the talent of "PipeDown for Fun --from thepropMOyerS to the stars--forrepeating their success over on one of the small carriers,thus buJ1d1og the reputation for the BUNKER IDLL...Andrough-edged Irish confetti to the Loogans who crumb upfreshly-scrubbed white work an hour before zone inspec-tion. Can'I you keep your dirty mitts off?

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operated as WIETT at Newton Upper Falls, 1Ia88.

Ibl'tfIgure that Doc Daugherty Is studying the hulu, Ifyou see»lm go Ioto a sudden whirl of gyrations. Be's test-log a theory--that If you wear sklmes a couple of sizestoo large, you'll be cooler. But _t to do wtth the ezcessmatertalls something else agaInl

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A YEAR OF RETROSPECT(ConUnued)

Commander C. E. Ekstrom (now Captain) was the firstExecuthe Officer. Fondly referred to as "The SWede" bythe Captain, Comdr. Ekstrom went about the great lask ofputting the affairs of a new ship In order with a zeal thatwould tire a couple of ordinary men. Be chased down thesmallest details as mellculously as the large ones, layinga firm foundation for a taut ship, and a smart one. A pilothimself, and probably one of the largest men to ever fitInto the cockpit of a fighter plane, he was well-fitted toprepare a carrier for a condition of readiness.

The Air Group and the CASD -which became the V-2DIYlsion - found a'very sympathetic and staunch patron Inthe Air Officer, Commander Carsoo, whose Air Depart-ment soon Ironed out all the Ittoks and rose to an effletencypeak declared by many unbiased obsenors -after watch-Ing later performances -to be the best noted on any carrier.

The NeYlgator

Comdr. Mechling, the ship's present ExecuUveOUicer,who put the BUNKER BILL tnto commission as NeYlgator,had all his charts In readtness for a cruise to any part ofthe world. Atr charts were lneluded too, as Comdr.Mechling was another of the ship's high ranking officerswho wore the wings of a Nefti amtor. In addition tosquar-Ing his organizational setup away promptly, he spent longhours holding instruction classes for prospective deck of-ficers, and the fact that so many are now qualified to stand"top watches" under way 18 proof that the lessonsweresmar.tly given and well taken. QuIet, unassuming Lt. Ug)Parker R. Smtth, has been the Asslslant NeYlgator through-out, and Is always graetously there with the right answerto any navigational problem. The "NaY" office yeoman,Edmund Nolette, Y3c, d11lgenlly pursues the nrlous deckofficers for their signatures to the smooth log, which hepersonally types out, making corrections as necessary,and In general, showing a fine knowledge of his work.

Gunnery VeteransFour Atlanta veterans -all decorated for bravery under

fire -came to fortify the Gunnery Department, along withseveral other fine young reserve officers who had combate"""rlence on many ships of the Fleet and In nrlous the-aters of war. With Comdr. Nickelson, the first "gun boBs;'came his assistant and his successor, Lt. Comdr. Jim

". Shaw, Lt. "Bud" Mack and Lt. Ug) Jerry Colleran. Fromthe Minneapolis came Lt. Jack Hasburgh, a would-be atlor-ney from Kansas Ctly, who reported aboard with no lessthan nine stars and a commendation, all gained while onthe "Minnie." Lt. BI11 Llneoberg had been on the Battle-ship X - the South Dakota - through her history-maltingactions, while Lis. Phil Bradtey, George Weber, Joe Cahill,and Gene Brlssle, all saw service on battleships during theAfrican campaign. Ail of these latter officers were pro-ducls of the V-7 program, and had entered the serYlcesome monthsbefore Pearl Harbor.

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Damage Control

The First Lieutenant and Damage Control Officer wasgrlnled, firm-featured and firm-wayed Comdr. Ferriter,not an amtor, but a submariner with Ideas for eUteleneythat allowed for no loose ends. A real sea-going man, witha NeYJ Cross as eYidenee of his fighting ability, Comdr.Ferriter was an Ideal man to organize this Important de-partment. Beneath a rough eJtterlor was a gentle disposi-tion and a keen sense of humor. HIs memos to diYlslonofficers, espectally those to Lt. Comdr. "UlkeCarmlchaelwere gems that should have been opened to the ship andpreserved for posterity.

Comdr. Ferriter's assistants took hold so well, thatwhen his detachment orders arrived, Lt. Comdrs. ShaneKIng and Johnnie Rodee were able to step right In and takeover. KIng, a Nefti Academy graduate but who IDrned to

a elvilian career not long after graduation, became thebead of the department when Comdr. Ferriter was orderedto other duty, with Rodee stepping up as his assistant. Asto the Gunnery Department, there was a generous coatingof sea and combat e"""rlence to Insure that things werecarried along on the right track. This _ared In the per-sons of Lt. Marlo Galassi, a good sailor with a lot of At-lantic duty; Lt. ''Bobo'' Bodell, a Wasp survivor; and Lt.Bob Boswell, who had made several convoy trips on theLong Island unW he ate himself out of her comparativelycramped qyarters.

These men, along with the regular hull and damagecontrol duties, were charged with the messing and berthingof the enlisted men. Wherever food Is eaten, whether It bethe Waldorf-Astorta or Joe's Dtoer, there will always becomplaints, but certainly the high quality of the chow served00 the BUNKER HILL has reduced these to a minimum.

The Black GangThe work accomplished by Comdr. Fred Agens and his

..slstanls In setting up the engineering plant was of Im-measurable Yalue as the ship came to churn through vastoceans of water. A real gentleman and an eze"ptlona11ysmooth workman, Comdr. Agens made one of the most dif-ficult Jobs seem easy. In all the many thousands of milesthe ab1p bas traveled, there bas never been a seriousbreakdown. Much credit goes to the fine plant, but a majorshare should go to Comdr. Agens.

Wtth his detachment after several weeks In the combatzone, his assistant, Comdr. Daft lC1nert took over, withLt. Comdr. (then Lt.) Carmichael stepping Into his shoes.These men were the leaders, but the work of their juniorofficers and the hard-working men of the "black gang"cannot go without menUon. Time after time, wben a littleextra speed was needed, or a fast repair Job on aome mi-nor but important gadget necessary, these men cam.through with an esactlng promptitude that helped malte theBUNKER BILL the great ship that she Is. They were al-ways on top of any emergency, doing an ezeellent Job andseldom getting the full credit they deserve. On a carrier,most of the glamor seems to be found on the filght deck,but 1Ilt weren't for the "snipes," and their constant devo-tion to duty, many of the pages to be written Into the ship'sglorious history, would not be enscrolled with the deedsthat were accomplished.

Our Supply Group

Supply was manned by a real NaYJ Supply man, Comdr.Carlos Chameco, who can probably quote verbatum, eachand every word contained In the voluminous S. " A. manuals.Be saw that the ship was well stocked with all things nec-essary for the successfuloperation of the ship andthecom-fort of the crew -and kept It that way. He even had theforestght to lay In a set of admiral's stars and shoulderbars, "because he had a hunch that Capt. Ballentine wouldbe appointed admiral before too many months." Through-out It all, he has had Lt. Jack Flannery watching over thelarder, and doubling as ''DoughnutControl" on strike days;Lt. Ken McClure superYlslng amtlon Issue; andLt. BowardHenry holdtog a fat bank account of well over a million dol-lars so that each man would be paid, and on time. Suppliesba ve passed through the bands of these men representingmillions of dollars, with each Item, down to the last sodacracker, properly scrutinized and accounted for. Truly, amagnificent Job. (To be continued next week)

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One of our former Bunker B11Ibl11les, on his way tonew duty In the States, pleaded guUty to a police court dis-orderly conduct charge but paid only a '5. fine after thise"Ptanatloo:

''I saw two guys roughing up a soldier, so I stepped Instarted swinging.

'"Bow did I know they were detectives?"

BOXING

Fighting Its flrsl card at home, the BUNKER BILL'Srising boxing team celebrated the ship's First Annhersa-ry by pounding out a 4-to-3 victory over scrappers from aslster'ship.

Not even the huge crowd galhered on Ihe hangar deckdaunted Red Carmody's fighters as Ihey paraded theirwares, and Ihey sllowed Ihe benefit of coaching and train-Ing as !hey took the Intership match.

Bill "Kid" Corcoran, shifty 13'1-pounder from the Sig-nal gang, marked up the first win for the BUNKER BILLIn taking a decision. After a slow start, Corcoran seltleddown to do a workmanlike job, and In Ihe second rounddowned Corttse wllh a hard rlghlthat Is his stock In Irade.Corcoran depended on his right, and excellent condition,to carry him through the first two stanzas, but In the thirdframe threw enough lefts to prove that be's got somelhlngIn that mitt !hat can be developed Into an equalthreal.

AI Fermlno, slim stylist of Ihe stewards' mates, foughthis way to a declston In Ihe 145-pound match of Ihe nightagatnst Adams. Nellher fighter showed a hard punch, andFermlno was forced to take Ihe offensive all the way Inorder to tote points for his win.

Ernie Wood, Ihe hard-jabbing 160-pound stewards'mate, and "Baltllng" Pepe, 185-pound eleclrlcian whocarries sparks In both flsls, continued their winning ways.Wood, matched against the rangy and shifty Maxwell, tooka lead on points In the first round, peppering Maxwell wlihlefts and scoring hearily In close quarters wlih hard bodyblows. Maxwell came back In Ihe secood round to take !heoffensive for a short while, throwing long righls at WoodIn an effort to keep away from Ihe pulvertzlng body attas.

In the third 1'OUDd,however, Wood stalked his man fora set-up, threw a hard right that slunJled his foe, and !hellput bim down for the count wlih a hard left, at 1:28.

Pepe, fighting from a balanced crouch that kept hisright and left jabs hammering like pistons, declslonedMusic easily, despite handicaps In reacb and height. Musicwas completely stymied from any sort of attack by theceaseless barrage that Pepe threw at bim, and at no timethreatened the well-built Uttle clectrtclan.

In the opening fight, the BUNKER BILL'S Peodletonwas decisiODed by Sundy, U8-pounder, after going strongIn the first 1'OUDd. He faded fast In the second, however,to lose that round as well as the Ihlrd. Valley, found bim-self badly outmatcbed In his fight wlih Sera, and theBUNKER WLL 145-pound boy was victim of a technicalknockout at the end of the first round after Sera bad spushim throughout the stanza wlih a long, snake-Ute left, thatcarried a hard wallop.

In the closing fight of the c:anI, -. of the BUNKERBILL Marine detachment, made his first appearance andIn losing an extremely closenandnunpopular--declslon,showed excellent potenUa1ltles as Carmody's answer to thevacancy In the ISO-pound division. Possessor of a slronglefl jab that heckled Dunkerslee throughout the match, BaneSshowed a wtlUnpess and ability to take punishment whilegetting wlihin scorlog range.

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Boxers: U you can't sleep at Disht, count slowly up to ten.

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BASKETBALL

Wlih the Innofttlon of basketball aboard, and Ihe Instal-lation of a fine, full-size court on the hangar deck, the sportdeveloped an Immediate approftl that omens It as Ihe mostpopular "in port" sport aboard. In the sbort time since!he inception of the sport, two fine teams have sprung up,wllh a third 10 the making, that assures !he BUNKER BILLof high caliber representation In competition wllh olherships and units of the fleet.

The squadron officers, wlih seyeral games alreadyunder their belt, al this wrlUng seem to be Ihe class of thePacific. Dropping their first game by a close margin, be-fore there was even a court aboard, they came back totrounce these rlftls In Ihe most recent game by Ihe lop-sided score of 24-14. They have won allihe rest wllh com-parative ease. They are sparked by such former cDilegegreals as Lt. Bar1an((Gus) Gustafson, who captained theUDiverslty of PennsylftDia flye; Lt. (lg) Ollie Jobnson, aformer TransylftDia flash; Perry Hunstman from Iowa;Bob Hobbs of Sacramento State Teacbers; and DonJohnston,the 1anky floor artist from Jersey who lent his talents toWash1nglonandLeebefore coming Into the Navy. To Johnston,along wlih Lt. Comdr. Bob Middleton, goes Ihe credltfor or-ganizing Ihe team, and arranging for games wllhother ships.

Chief SIore-Keeper "Pop-Eye" Hayes called the en-listed men together for their first workouts and haodledthem In the two games played to date. Led by Jack Wright,ACM2c from the V-2-A unit, the team Is bound togoplaceswlih more practice and a little polishing up of their floorwork, especially under Ihe baskel. Wright, a former Purdueluminary, Is as good a hoopster as will be found on the ship,and In a practice game against Ihe ship's officers, he ledall scorers wlih 24 points. Tbe boys lost their last game,a heart-breaking return engagement wlih another ship, byone point, 24-23, but Wright tallied 17 of Ihe loser's total.

The ship's officer team Is sUll In the process of organ-ization, but with the enlhuslasm shown, a better than fairclub should be developed from the large array of talentaftt1able.

Wlih Ihe departure of LL Comdr. Middleton, who did somuch to promote athietl"" aboard, the duties will be as-sumed by his relief, LI. It. A. Basbhagen, another formerPenn slar who captaIned the Quaker five In 1935. Lleul.Gustafson Is also now working with the eDilsted men'steam.

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LL Mortar ty: "Pappy, what becomes of a basketballplayer when his eyesight begins to fall?"

LL Comdr. Middleton: ''Tbey make a referee out of him."

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and air group have an equally high regard for Charlie, ad-miring him not only for his personable ways but for hisIntegrlly and extreme consclentousness In doing his job sowell. Always a conservative, Charlie, whose task includedthe coordination of all combat information ga!bered after astrike from the various squadrons, was ever reluctant toclaim a "ldll" unless definite proof for same bad beenestablished. Be was as eager as the next man to see ourrising scoreboard toll mount, but not unless an additionwas justtfted.

Lt. Tenney wlU report to !be office of the Chief ofNaval Operations, In the atr Intelltgence branch, wbere hiswealth of combat experience, joined up with a fertile mind,should prove an Invaluable aid In the future tactical ptan-nlng to hasten the ultimate and certain end of Tojo.

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S. L. Brattain and G. B. Bolland.

Lorusso, whose appearance first made the audiencewonder If an act bad escaped from "Bellzapoppln," turnedout to be a clever lad with a harmonica, as well as intro-ducing an entertaining style of doing a vocal. Jive wasfurtber given visual as well as oral exposition with !behep-cattlng and rug-slashing of B. B. Blackmon, C. W.Morgan, D. Walker and E. Frosl, and !be solo tap act ofAI Floyd, cbunky man with the magic In bls feel. A well-spotled Iooe of dignity was added by the appearance 01 R.Hanson and his Violin, and the finale presented In !be shipand Its guests, !be BUNKER BILL A Capella Cbolr. Thisorganization, relying on !be natural taients of Its members,rather than elaborately scored music, won high favor andcreditmuslgo to Its roster and the direction ofB.L.Burow,conductor. Tbe sblp will want to hear mucb more from !bem.

Tbe three men beblnd !be production were ChaplainJ. F. Drelth, a veteran In the work; Lt. Eddie Osborn,former professional organist whose fame In the MidwestIs considerable; and Ens. Jimmy Gagnon, whose expertenceIncludes Bollywood work. To them must go much creditfor the success of the show. Lt. Og) Netsonand WarrantElectrician Plascjak were, respecllvely, In charge of !beprofessional job of sound and IIgbtlng that was done, whileLt. Comdr. Rodee and Ens. Harold Ma!bews were respon-sible for !be excellent props provided !be show.

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Commander: "I'n have some raw oysters. not too largenor too small, not too sally not too fat. They must be coldand I want them quickly I"

Waiter: ''yes. sir. With or without pearls?"

A Sic and a S2c are on trial for kicking an ensign In thepanls:

Court: ''Why did you kick !be ensign In !be pants?"Sic:. ''I was_holding !be door open, and !be ensign stepped

on inj Instep and It must have been an Involuntary reaction:'Court: "Acquitted. UCourt to S2c: "And why did you kick !be ensign?"S2c: "Well, str,when I saw !be Sic kick !be euslgn I

tboagbt surely !be war was over and I decided to get mykick in too."

"Mess is served. and I do mean'"

"Everyone in town is bukmg." reported the wile. "about1he Smiths' quarrel. Some are taking ber part and somehis."

UAnd.U replied Lt. Alvord. ffI suppose a few eccentriclnd1v1duals are minding their own business."

A Chinaman had a toothacbe and phoned a dentist for anappointment:

''Two-thirty all right?" asked Dr. Lytel.''yes.'' replied the Chinese. '~ootb hurtee. all right.

What time I come?"

Sblp's barber, jusl finis bing giving his victim !be once-over more than lightly:

"Bow about a good Innlc on your hair?" he asked."I don't care. Do anytb1ng you want with It. Tbere It Is

all over tbe deck." replied the victim.

A barnacle-studded old salt, retlrtng after 30 years Inthe Navy, decided that !be besl way to pass bls fading yearswas to buy a saloon In New York.

Be bought an old tavern, boarded It up and began -to paintand decorate It. After a week had passed, residents of !bearea gathered outside and knocked on !be door.

''When are you going to open up?" asked !be spokesman."We'd like to patronize your place."

''Open up r" !be old sallor bollered, ''I'll never open up.I bought thts place for myseU /"

"':Ist WAC: "I certslnly sbould have joined !be WAVES toget a bllsband."

2nd WAC: ''Why ts that?"1st WAC: "Ten of my girl friends joined !be WAVES

three months ago. Now, !bel write tbey're all about tobecome aviation macb101sts males.

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