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...Smart was called to active duty in the month of September, 1941. His first official job was as officer of the line in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations in Washington. Following 16 months in the Capital he was transferred to the Navy Chaplain's School at Norfolk. From there he was ordered to sea duty...
CHARLES S. SEELY Lieut. Commander, U.S.N. (Retired) Norfolk...
...main force concentrates on Norfolk. Armed with pistols and night sticks, they patrol on foot by twos, ride along in the city's prowl cars, or cover the county roads in trucks. They arrest all drunk and disorderly servicemen and all out-of-uniform sailors...
...report that a sign in Norfolk reads "Sailors and Dogs Keep Out" is not true. But until Norfolk had been brought back to the state of respectability it now enjoys, the story did indicate the pitch of civilian indignation over what war had done to the town...
...Norfolk, one of the largest naval bases in the world, the war brought a daily flood of 7,000 to 40,000 bluejackets fresh from the sea, well-heeled and full of beans. The town, already crowded, was a nightmare of uproar, ranging from innocent merriment to saloon and bawdy-house brawls where tars and civilians got hurt. Vice blossomed everywhere. The Navy, as alarmed as the civilians, got busy...