Show sl falth WITH UNCLE 11 SAMS NAVY of articles one 1 in a serles series 4 albert W epperson who 11 from through ugh ath newsmen to la alth 35 was an observer S U n t the e MAIN BRACE EXERCISE eil ba for r lei fc in north A atlantic trantle waters near europe this article was dispatched the midway aboard bile ile one of the navys largest ok t carriers ABOARD T THE HE MIDWAY 98 ainest E ash SEA aug chief aviation 4 14 for mechanic attached to atel squadron Siu adron T enty aboard t the midway w was as notified noti lied this 1 that his seven year old i ion ong at bashley QA jr had d ed yesterday yesier day following a tons operation if the he position of the ship on the hit hieb seas was no barrier to the th chiet chief ashley home alry y in getting stricken family in fo piet grief t his li ai kid a navy fashion wheels bei orders for emergency san to turn i yi ere authorized immediately mil ind in less than an hour he was 4 being flown to bermuda the it ot land tor for further transports X uon tion ty by a navy y patrol bomber to ki lie united states n lt W F johnson ablach of na td ed to transport squadron twenty lt T tiro aboard the midway was belec led to ily fly the mercy plane to the of r bland of bermuda ak allt chief ashley resides with his 11 wife and four other children in t Bemid ji minn the midway is presently crossly it the atlantic ocean to participate in the NATO maneuvers operation main brace which are to lo to ie held in the north sea the plane also took off our mall mail brinit to leave since our departure depart from norfolk the flyers RISO also brought back newspapers tor for the admiral and other officers of the alp this morning we visited the chips print shop where a surprising amount of printing is tu turned arned out mt after all the midway is quite alte a sizeable city with crew aw members and officers aboard peater greater than the population of 0 morgan county so requirements in alt all phases of operation are large I 1 find it kind of hard today to balse my arma arms the ships doctor hied me up with two final shots tor for tetanus and typhoid which dr martineau Martl neau was not able to work fal M before my departure due to the line element also purchased today were kha U b shirt and trousers we had tea told to bring along heavy thing but unfavorable seas have forced us to within miles ot of ISer Een auila muda so that flight opera lobi may be carried out wool blacks and heavy shirts have no place here but they tell us well rod then them later when we start northward tonight while watching flight Kra tlona from the admirals bridge ath with floyd oursler of ayn talana ilana ind we had a nice chat alth rear pear admiral stuart 11 II in cioll who we understand stand will take e 01 er here from admiral doyle ahen ien vre ve reach scotland |