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...skipper won the Navy Cross, eight others Silver Stars. The Alchiba herself received a unit citation. Her casualties were only three. One was in the hold where a torpedo exploded...
...lookouts spotted a submarine's twin periscopes sticking up. Skipper Cornell ordered a depth-charge attack. One charge exploded close to the hull, forcing the Jap to the surface. The Little Fellow heeled around sharply in a 180-degree turn, churned up to 19 knots and rammerd the sub amidships...
...submarine was almost entirely on the surface. The Little Fellow crashed into the Jap just forward of the conning tower, rolling the sub over. A wavering periscope scraped the side of the 487's hull, broke a stanchion on deck and came within an inch of decapitating Skipper Cornell...
...swing band. Who's in it, and where do they come from? Well, stand at ease, fella, and we'll tell ya. Thus far we've got five pieces--now wait a second, wuddya mean they probably don't sound so hot with only five fellas? Listen, skipper, each one of those jive bugs is an orchestra in himself. You still don't believe it? O.K., just name a man in these parts who can give out on the trumpet like Jimmy Oliver of Company C. No, we're not gonna make any cracks about the Boogie Woogie Bugle...
...into effect on the Charles if the boat club is faced with more crowds. As the situation now stands, new men of '47 won't be allowed to pilot the singles until September. More spectacular is the appearance of the 16 oar dreadnaught, Leviathan, with Bert Haines as the skipper...