BUREAU

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PUBLISHED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DlSSEMlNAT GENERAL INFORMATION OF PROBABLE INTEREST

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The Secretary of the Treasury has awarded a S i l v e r Life-Saving Iviedal t o Robert Lee Rut te r , Commissary Steward, U.S,N., i n recogni t ion of h i s s e rv i ce i n bravely rescuing a inan from drowning on 14 September 1919.

COMMENDATION.

The Secretary of the Navy recent ly addressed a l e t t e r of commendation t o Harold Clyde Hennessee, Jr., Seaman l c , U.S.N., f o r h i s i n i t i a t i v e , good judgrnent, and courage i n rescuing f r o U.S.N.

drowning Go c * Obey%, seaman 2c,

SPONSOR FOR U.S .3. PRESTON.

The Secre ta ry of the Navy has designated Alrs. E. H. Campbell, wife of Rear A d m i r a l E , H. Camphell, U.S.N., Commandant of the Twelfth Naval D i s t r i c t and Naval Operating Base, San Francisco, Cal i forn ia , as sponsor f o r the U.S.S. PRESTON ( D D 3 7 9 ) , named i n honor of the late Lieutenant Samuel W. Preston, U .S ,Navy.

The U.S.S. PFCZSTON (DD379) is scheduled t o be launched a t t h e Navy Y a r d , Mare Is land , Cal i f . , 22 A p r i l 1936.

The U.S.S. PREZTON, the t h i r d v e s s e l of t ha t name,..was authorized by Act of Congress epproved 16 June 1933.

SPONSOR FOR U.S.S. PLUNGER.

The Secretary of the Navy has designated K i s s Edi th Elizabeth Greenlee, daughter of Captain H, R. Greenlee, U,S.N., Acting Commandant of the Navy Yard , Portsmouth, N. H . , as sponsor for the U,S.S, PLUNGER (SS179).

and was nominated by the Honorable W i l l i a m N. Rogers, Congressman from the first d i s t r i c t o f New Hampshire.

Miss Greenlee is the e l d e r daughter of Captrlin H. R. Greenlee, U.S.N.,

The U.S.S. PLUhTGER (SS179) probahly w i l l be launched a t the Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. €I., some time i n Tuly, 1936,

This ves se l was authorized by the Vinson-Trammel1 Pill, Act of Congress approved 27 March 1934.

The a r t i c l e V.S.S. ViASP - AIRCRAFT CARRIER,** which was published i n . Iiureau of Navigation B u l l e t i n No. 233, should be corre'cted t o include the h i s t o r i c a l record of another ves se l named I*Wasp,*l which makes the present A i rc ra f t Ca r r i e r CV-7 t he seventh of t h a t name instead of the s i x t h ,

U.; .S. .LI,SP (cont ' d ) - ---- --..- .- _I___

Following is the corrected record:

',/ASP - Schooner, 8 guns, of' t he kont inental Eavy, o'rteined i n Ealtimore, was with the f i rs t h e r i c a n Squadron t o put t o s6a. during the Revolution. Par t ic ipa ted i n the a t t ack on EIem Proviclence Colony, ,Jest Ind ie s , February and !larch, 1276, and i n an engegenient captured the tender of E J d S . G U S G O Y o f f Block I s land , Apr i l 6 , 1776. May 6, 1776, i n Dela-:are Bay. ber 1776, o f f the northeastern coast of tlie United S ta tes . With f o u r o ther sh ips engaged the B r i t i s h ships under S i r liani :<one, Novernker 1 7 7 7 , and mas b l o w up by the Americans t o avoid h e r l l i n g in to t h e hands of t h e enemy.

'.'!ASP - Ship, 18 guns, b u i l t a t - the %a .agtQn Jdayg Yard, 1806 - Under

Also captilred t h e B r i t i s h b r i g BXTSEY, Recaptured a French 'jchooner with cargo Decem-

command of ?Laster Cornandant Jacob Jones , 12-2 , enzaged the FROLIC, 22 guns, Captaln Thomas Jhinyates. ';he '[ASP defeat t h e FROLIC, but s h o r t l y a f teT the a c t i o n ?+AL comanding, a r r ived on the' scene, captured t e ;LISP, and re

- . IVASP - B u i l t a t Newturyport, Massachusc ' , ts, 1913, 18 gua s h i p , under

command of AIaster Commandant J. Rlakeley, orl June 38, 1814, captured 1i.M.S. RZINDTER, 18 guns, Captain- !l i l l iam IJanners, a f t e r a. severe fi'ght. of 1 9 min- u t e s . For t h i s v i c t o r y , Captain Rlakeley received the thanks of a gold medal. . .

On September 1, 1814, the "L6P, ?,?aster Comrclttndant JoLnstori Blakeley, defeated and receive? the surrender o f H.f:.S. AVO3 , Capta in Jarnes Arbuthnot , but was unable t o toi-e possession o f h e r p r i ze , owing t c +,ne appearance o f a super ior E r i t i s h Force comprised of t he CASTISIBK, 18 g:uns, and the TARTARUS,

' 20' guns, whi'Ch arrived i n time t o save the survivors o f t he AVCQI's crew Fefore tha t ves se l sank.

The 'v!ASP took as a p r i ze on September 2L, 1614, the B r i t i s h dispatch b r i g uns, and. sen t h e r with a prize 131-8'7 cti koard t o a United S t a t e s

AUYA reached Savannah on Eo? ber d:, 1814. brYnging the last

ded h e r on October 9 , 1814, i n l a t i t u d e 18' 35'' N - longi tude t h a t t he !'\I'AsP w a s s tana ing for ' the Spanish Iladn-. - No f u r t h e r

d i r e c t word from t he ITAS?, Tile S'credisn brig ADOKLS reported that t h e WASP

word was ever received concerning theTlNSP.

TLGP - ' Formerly i ron side-??heel steamei- YlVEU? a'3;NRY, purchased from the New York P r i ze Court, January 13, 1365, f o r S,>r?3,S1 .DO, Assigned t o duty i n the spec ia l squadron of Acting near Admiral C-odon crderoi? t o search for the U.S.S. 7T@ETJALL i n the ;:3st Ind ie s , May 1 6 , 1865; l e f t ?Impton Roads n i t h the squadron May 17 , %ut was injured i n a c o i l i s i o n a t Charleston, S . C . , and unable t o p'roceed. Name change6 t o UASP June 13, L865, Attached t o the South At l an t i c Squadron, 1865-1876;; cruised coast of Urquay , Paraguay and Argentine Republic for protec t ion of L m r i c a n i n t e r e s t s , e t c , ; sumey work, coast and La P l a t a River, 1873-1875, Condemned a t 3,iontevideo and. s o l d June 5, 1876 t o L. A. Schenier for $2,548,47.

U.S .S \!ASP ( cont 'd) e

WASP - Forrnerly the yacht COLUMBU, m s ptzrcliased during the Spanish- Bmerican Var, converted i"or use by the Xavy, and used i n the blockade 0" Spanish p o r t s i n the Vest Indies , She was placed out of. cor.mission a t Norfolk, Va., December 1, 1919, and sold NoTemher 3, 1921,

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WASP - The s i x t h of t h a t name, wa6 a motor p a t r o l hoat which aas taken over by the Navy Noventer 3, 1917, and ' re turned t o her owner i n 1918.

, . SPANISH -* CN.TPAI.G!J hZDXL, - On March 1 6 , 1936, the Sec re t a ry of the Navy approved the recommendstion

o f the Board of Awards - t h s t the n ine ty day r e s t r i c t i o n be removed from l tA- lCIIG, l t Spanish Campaign Ifiedal, nureau of Navigation Manual (C.F.N.M.G), i n order t h a t a l l persons who were i n the naval se rv ice and who served on a c t i v e 2uty between April. 23 , 1698 anc! Decorher IOy 1898 may I% ' e l i g ib l e f o r t he i ssue of the Spanish Campaign Kedal.

There is a shortaSe i n c e r t a i n ratings on the Rureau's e l i g i 3 i l i t y l i s t f o r consideration f o r 2ssignment t o shore duty i n t h e fo l lmdng d i s t r i c t s : First Naval D i s t r i c t - CTv;; with in the geographical l i m i t s t he reo f ) - CRM; Requests from such men as will become e l i g i h l e prior t o 33. August 1936 a20 d e s i r e d a t t h i s time.

F i f t h N ~ v a l D i s t r i c t (and a c t i v i t i e s located Foulth Nmal D i s t r i c t - CSK,

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------ It has come t o the a t t en t io r , of the Bureau that i n many cases men who are

on the m r e a u ' s e l i g i b i l i t y l i s t f o r conside-titien Tor a.ssignment t o shore duty are a l s o on the waiting l i z t f o r advancemmt t o tiis m t i n g of chief pe t ty o f f i - ce r* In s e l e c t i n g personnel f o r shore duty, these mea are passed over if the date of request for shore duty is p r i o r t o tho tins they ere placed on the l is t f o r promotion t o a chief p e t t y o f f i c e r mztiEge This i s done i n order t o avoid consequent cance l la t ion of orders, cis, i n the major i ty of cases , mer, who have been ordgred t o shore duty, ~ h o are a l s o on the wai t ing l i s t f o r promotion t o chief p e t t y o f f i c e r , hare requested cance l la t ion of orders u n t i l such t ine as they could qua l i fy f o r permanent appointment i n the chief p e t t y o f f i c e r r a t ings . LikerJise , ciii3f p e t t y off i ce s s who arc serv ing under a c t i n g appointments nre not QTdered t o shore duty p r i o r t o oompletion of the necessary o m year ' s sea service i n r a t ing .

In t h e event tha t a pot ty o f f i c e r f irst c l a s s is ordered t o shore du1;qf and subsequently advanced t o chief pe t ty o f l i c e r , he may, a t h i s ovrp rcqugst, he t r ans fe r r ed t o sea duty i n order t o c;ualify f o r pmianent appointmnt.

perioc! gent on shore, regard less of cbra t ioc @ill he considerad B n-1 taur of shore h t y .

Chief p e t t y o f f i ce r s servinG undcr ac t ing appaintmaaOs who are ardemd t o Ehore duty, and aho accept such assignment, regard less of the f a c t t ha t they have not the necessary sea serv ice t o qua l i fy fcr p e m m a n t appointment, w i l l he required t o serve t h e i r full t ou r on shore, Suksequent requests f o r t r a n s f e r t o sea duty i n order t o qua l i fy f o r permanent appointaent wi31 not he approved,

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DXCZASXD ENLISTED PXRSONNEL.

The following is a l i s t of en l i s ted personnel who died during the neek of Earch 22 t o 28, inclusive: , $

BARTIXTT, Davis Boone, F i r e m a n Zc, U.S,N. Tenn., while on authorized leave, en route from the N.O.B., Hampton Roads, Va. , t o U. S . Receiving Sh ip , Nem York, f o r cuty. Daniel Boone B a r t l e t t , 806 Cherry S t r e e t , Clarksvi l le , Arkansas.

FXRGUSON, Woodrot;! Vilson, Fireman 2c, U.S.N, Hospi ta l , %get Sound, Washington, 1476-A Henderson S t r e e t , Long Beach, Cal i f .

Died 22 March 1936, near Kingsport,

Next of k in , Father, Mr.

2ied 27 March 1936, U. S. Naval Next of k in , Wife, Mrs. Mary Ferguson,

The following is a l i s t of en l i s t ed personnel nho d ied during the neek fitarch 29 t o x p r i l 4,1936, inclusive:

CAR??, Edward Lynn, Seaman IC, 3.S.N. a t San Pedro, Calif. Avenue , Orange , Calif .

Died 2 Apri l 1936, aboard U.5.S. EnIEE' Next of k in , Father, Mr. 3dward Lynn Cam, Sr., 133 Palm

C L U E , John A l f r e d , Seaman IC, U,S.N. Sara Diego, Calif . S t r e e t , Cushing , Okla,

Died 30 Niarch 1936, U. S. Naval Hospi ta l , Next of kin, Mother, M r s , Hannah ",ark. 414 East Cherry

EVANS, Robert Lester , App. Sez., U.S.N. p i t a l , Norfo lk , Va. S t r e e t , Parsons, Pa,

ilied 31 i3.rch 1'336, E. E. Naval Hos- Next of k in , Father, Mr. Prank B. Evans, 127 Breaker

G i t T T " , Eldon Lawrence, F i r e Controlman 3 c , U.3.K. Corsicana, Texas, %?nile on leave from U.S,S, T3ICa \,.

Mr. John Ross Gr i f f in , 718 South Main S t ree- Corc e m a j -?exas.

Died 3 Apri l 1936 a t B?xt of k in , Father ,

KARRINGTON, liialter Tay, Ycoman -LC, U.5,.NT. Hospi ta l , Shanghai, China, (formerly attachac; TIL8 5 :;LZ&%!ENTO) N3xt of k in , Cousin, Mr. H. C , E m i n , 133 Vest 87th Siree-c

lLecl : >;arch_ 1936, R e g h m t a P

Nevi' Jork, N. Y.

LlCCWFiE, Eddie "H", Radioman 2 c , U.S.N. a t t he American Legation, Ee r l in , Germany. E. Seay, . l e s t v i l l e , Okla.

Died 30 March 1936 while on duty Next of k in , Mother, hWs. Annie

PUBI, Lawrence James, Seamn IC, U,S.N. p i t a l , San Diego, Calif . Hote l , Lorain, Ohio.

Died 2 April 1936, U, S. Naval Hos- Next of k in , Brother , Mr. Floyd Pugh, Victor ia

The following i s a list of ep l i s t ed personnel who died during the neek Apr i l 5 t o 11, 1936, inclusive:

B R G X R S , Louis George, Radioman 2c, U.S.N. Cal i f . , while attached t o the U.S.S, ARGONNX. G. Ortner, 133 East C a r r i l l o S t r e e t , Santa Barbara, Cal i fornia .

Died 11 Apri l 1996 a t irilmington, Next of k i n , Uncle, Mra Louis

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