Word: chatfield
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...early hours of the crucial Battle of Jutland in 1916 German salvos sent one British ship after another plunging to the bottom. Admiral Sir David Beatty, striding the bridge of the battle cruiser Lion, turned on a young flag officer, Alfred Ernie Montacute Chatfield, and remarked: "Chatfield, there seems to be something wrong with our bloody ships today...
Last week, nearly 23 years after Jutland, there was little wrong with Britain's bloody ships because Lord Chatfield as First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff had the job of bringing them to scratch. But there was plenty wrong with the rest of her three-year rearmament efforts. Four months have passed since the Czecho-Slovak war scare but few measures apparent to the public have been taken to improve Britain's shockingly weak defenses...
...miscellaneous decorations distributed went to a gifted scientist who has brought his subject to the masses and a sailor who has brought the British Navy up to snuff. His Majesty was graciously pleased to add Sir James Jeans (The Mysterious Universe, etc.) and Admiral of the Fleet Lord Chatfield to the Order of Merit (British membership limited...
...second meet, Winthrop out-pointed Leverett 4 to 1, winning two matches by default. Outstanding for Winthrop was Paul Chatfield who gained a decision in the 145-pound class...
Lorenze J. Taylor, 1B, former University of South Carolina glove pusher, pounded out a decision over Paul O. Chatfield '39 for the 125 pound crown. Edward Cochran '38 outslugged Edward P. Richardson '39 in the 135-pound finals...