Word: naval
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...seniors of the sacrifices and satisfactions of the three-year service ahead of them. An NROTC graduate 24 years ago, Adams told the commissioned officers that "even in 1932... I found it hard to determine of which I was most proud, my Harvard degree or my commission in the Naval Reserve...
...Mitscher was not only a great air commander but a very rugged sailorman; before becoming a flyer, he had had experience in many types of surface craft. There has always been close union between flyers and nonflyers in our Navy; here was one of the great differences between our naval air arm and the British. During World War II, when a British carrier visited San Fancisco, a curious American officer asked the carrier's "Number One" (who was not a flyer) if the two branches understood each other's problems. Did they get along well? The British commander...
...Naval Aviation News Washington...
Face the Nation (Sun. 5 p.m., CBS). Panelists question Admiral Arleigh Burke, Chief of Naval Operations...
...According to Military Historian Vagts (The History of Militarism, Landing Operations), the legend of Eustace the Monk grew up after England's naval victory at the Battle of Dover on Aug. 21, 1217 where the defeated French leader Eustace, a mercenary soldier and "master of pirates," was beheaded. His ghost and invisible ship were detected by one Stephen Crabbe of England...