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Died. Howard C. Marmon, 66, automobile maker and pioneer designer of racing cars; of a heart attack; in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. In 1911 his Marmon Wasp won the first 500-mile international sweepstake on the Indianapolis Speedway, averaging 74.59 m.p.h. He helped develop World War I's famed Liberty plane motor, later produced a notable 16-cylinder Marmon that was a symbol of automotive dash and speed...
...when the men of the AAF Statistical School start running over the newly completed Obstacle Course. It is for certain that the Obstacle Course is not a fat man's dream because everyone who uses the Course for the period of time they are here will be known as "Wasp-Waist Charlie...
Announced U.S. losses (not including those in naval actions during the last fortnight-see p. 23): two carriers (Hornet, Wasp), six cruisers, 13 destroyers, five transports, "hundreds" of men, an undisclosed number of airplanes...
...describing the Wasp disaster Lieutenant Bodell will describe many practical aspects of the military operations in the South Pacific which would be of interest to the military science students of the Caisson Club...
Lieutenant Bodell, who was commissioned through the Harvard Naval R.O.T.C., served on the Wasp from September 18, 1941 until it was sunk by submarines last September...