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Show oo ; OGDEN BOY IS i IN CHARGE OF i SUBMARINES I Lieutenant Warren G. Child, an 0- den boy, commanded the submarine, jf D-3, which won tho trophy in the en- f glneerlng comp2tltion for 1S11-1912. ! There wore thirteen yes'sels in the V competition and his scoro was 113.478 while his nearest competitor scored P- 104.3a6. For the excellent record of hla ship Lieutenant Child received tho ; following letter from the secretary of the navy: "The department takes pleasure in informing you that the U, S. S. D-3 of which you were commanding officer, offi-cer, In competition with thirteen vessels ves-sels of her class, attained the highest final multiple In engineering compo-i compo-i tltlons for the year ending June 30, , 1912, and Is awarded tho engineering trophy in recognition of her excellent i performance. ; "Tho department commends you for the efficiency of the U. S. S. D-y as evidenced by tho results obtained, A ' copy of this letter will be placed 02 file with your record." , Anothor letter was received Informing Inform-ing him that he is entitled to have the f red letter "E" on the conning tower i of his submarine. This letter Is an honor that all vessels strive for. It marks tho vessel as a superior one in crew and officers. Warren G. Child is an Ogden hoy and graduated from the naval colloi;e at Annapolis In 1907. He has been placed in charge of the first division , submarines stationed at New York |