This cartoon was done by Edwin T. Booth of the 7th Material
Squadron
and brought back to the U.S.A. by a friend.
Booth was KIA on 24 October 1942 on the Arisan Maru, a Hell Ship en route to Japan.
and brought back to the U.S.A. by a friend.
Booth was KIA on 24 October 1942 on the Arisan Maru, a Hell Ship en route to Japan.
From ChePazzo
7th Material Newsletter
The Following is an actual radio conversation released by
the Chief of Naval Operations on 10 October 1995:
NAVY: Please divert your
course 15 degrees to the North to avoid a collision.7th Material Newsletter
The Following is an actual radio conversation released by
the Chief of Naval Operations on 10 October 1995:
CIVILIAN: Recommend you divert YOUR course to the South to avoid a collision.
NAVY: This is the Captain of a US Navy ship. I say again, divert YOUR course.
CIVILIAN: No. I say again, you divert YOUR course!
NAVY: THIS IS THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER ENTERPRISE, WE ARE A LARGE WARSHIP OF THE US NAVY, DIVERT YOUR COURSE! NOW!!!
CIVILIAN: This is a lighthouse. Your call.
Eclipse of the Sun
The Operation of the Chain of Command
The Operation of the Chain of Command
The Colonel to the Executive:
At nine o’clock tomorrow there will be an eclipse of the sun, something that does not occur every day. Get the men to fall out in the company street in their fatigues so that they will see this rare phenomenon, and I will explain it to them. In case of rain, we will not be able to see anything, so take the men to the gym.
The Executive to the Captain:
By order of the Colonel, tomorrow at nine o’clock there will be an eclipse of the sun; if it rains you will not be able to see it from the company street so then, in fatigues, the eclipse of the sun will take place in the gym, something that does not occur every day.
The Captain to the Lieutenant:
By order of the Colonel in fatigues tomorrow at nine o’clock in the morning the inauguration of the eclipse of the sun will take place in the gym. The Colonel will give the order if it should rain, something which occurs every day.
The Lieutenant to the Sergeant:
Tomorrow at nine the Colonel in fatigues will eclipse the sun in the gym, as it occurs every day if it is a nice day, if it rains, then in the company street.
The Sergeant to the Corporal:
Tomorrow at nine the eclipse of the Colonel in fatigues will take place by the cause of the sun. If it rains in the gym, something that does not take place every day, you will fall out in the company street.
Comments among the Privates:
Tomorrow, if it rains, it looks as if the sun will eclipse the Colonel in the gym. It is a shame that this does not occur every day.
At nine o’clock tomorrow there will be an eclipse of the sun, something that does not occur every day. Get the men to fall out in the company street in their fatigues so that they will see this rare phenomenon, and I will explain it to them. In case of rain, we will not be able to see anything, so take the men to the gym.
The Executive to the Captain:
By order of the Colonel, tomorrow at nine o’clock there will be an eclipse of the sun; if it rains you will not be able to see it from the company street so then, in fatigues, the eclipse of the sun will take place in the gym, something that does not occur every day.
The Captain to the Lieutenant:
By order of the Colonel in fatigues tomorrow at nine o’clock in the morning the inauguration of the eclipse of the sun will take place in the gym. The Colonel will give the order if it should rain, something which occurs every day.
The Lieutenant to the Sergeant:
Tomorrow at nine the Colonel in fatigues will eclipse the sun in the gym, as it occurs every day if it is a nice day, if it rains, then in the company street.
The Sergeant to the Corporal:
Tomorrow at nine the eclipse of the Colonel in fatigues will take place by the cause of the sun. If it rains in the gym, something that does not take place every day, you will fall out in the company street.
Comments among the Privates:
Tomorrow, if it rains, it looks as if the sun will eclipse the Colonel in the gym. It is a shame that this does not occur every day.