Show FACTS concerning CONCERN INq THE UNITED STATES NAVY are you informed of the fact that there are different ratings among the enlisted pers onel of bhoj the U S navy the average chest measurement of results in the united states navy la Is larger than that of men in any other navy in the world A machine in the naval observatory records to one thousandth of a second between the master clock la washington and the emission 0 or tile the signal from the naval radio station in arlington arlin agton hot papa la Is the name given to a man on each of the three navy planel carriers who stands by prepared to go into the flames of a burning plane and rescue the pilot and other oher occupants from honri other oher occupants from honri head to foot he Is outfitted in asbestos so tar far as we know he has never been sent luto into action but he Is ready for the emergency in case a plane should crash and burst into flames his first duty is to dash in drag out the pilot and persons persona who may be in it putting out the fire is a matter of secondary importance more M ore officially fici ally hot papa is known as the asbestos man 11 tle the radio has played a very important part in the life saving business of the world the radio has saved lives since its tion to the marine field a study ot of marine casualty records has revealed the ten thousandths landing has ha just been made on the deck of the aircraft carrier saratoga this landing was made june J line 1 1931 by theodore a gay JR aviation 1 JR aviation 1 avla I on pilot firs class ot of squadron VT ab that the cruisers of tile the U S navy cities are named an fn I 1 honor of american A sinking ship captured the ship that sank her the bon homme richard an amerin american ameri n ship went down with her colors colo rs flying while the Serap ls an english en glish vessel that remained afloat her flag in surrender Bur render september 23 1779 the old yankee clipper light ning nine on march 3 1 1864 1854 made the fastest 24 hour run of any vessal propelled by wind and canvas that over ever sailed the seas her overage speed was irvi 18 knots for the day and in luff and puffs of the prevailing strong winds she had spurts of 20 knots for an all hour making miles or the day that during darlng the summer or at 1930 the mens practice squadron vish vial ted led cherbourg Cher bourg kiel ivel oslo copen hagen and edinburg as aa they are kept at sw sea longer periods of time and when in port are given tile the opportunity to see other countries and acquire the benefits which travel alone can give |