Show fi A Dedicated Man Pound Daily Navy Sermons Big Shots Noise Captain Ralph Cousins commanding commanding commanding com com- manding officer of the tho attack carrier Midway must be one ono of I the most moot popular and highly respected re ra- men in the United States I Navy The men in his command almost idolize him Isis His superiors speak of ot him with great groat respect Ills II feats as n a II Navy filer tiler in World War II 11 are legendary an and any anyone one who ever served with or under Ralph Cousins goes out of his way to mention the fact We Wo met him first at the tho reception reception recep recep- tion given for the tho guests of tho Secretary of ot the Navy tho the night before tho the Midway sailed sailed sail sail- ed for tor Pearl Harbor The Tho party Intha in inthe the tho Officers Officers' Club was highly In Informal Informal informal In- In formal and Capt Cousins was old pal buddy to some of us We didn't know kno anything about him except he was a II grand guy No Superiority Later aboard ship we hinted to him that had we known his position we might have shown a little more deference He lie didn't like lIko the idea It is typical of theman theman the tho thoman man that ho he refuses to assume the n slightest superiority lie pops up in unlikely places on tho the Midway checking chocking into the tho welfare of ot his men and nn boys Several times limes each week ho he comes into the tha mens men's mess to be sure euro they aro are eating nothing but the tho best oost Capt Cousins Is au an outstanding I example of ot the dedicated Navy man who lives and breathes for forZone I Zone purpose purpose to to help keep free tree people people free lie Ho is a living monument moms menu ment anent to the ideals of an organization organization organ organ- to which we wo should be bo eternally grateful Captains Captain's Dinner Each Each evening ho entertained several of or us at dinner in hr his I quarter much like a compact apartment He lie Is la served by three Filipino boys who obviously IdolIze idolize idolize idol Idol- ize him Capt Cousins would probably probably ably b be insulted if he ho were called a II gourmet but ho be Is 16 certainly a II judge dt fine foods The coffee coffeo he serves in tiny cups Is s 9 and French and it is delici Otis ous On of the boys boo brought several sev seY- eral oral grains of ot the black coffeo coffee beans and the old fashioned grinder grind grind- er which the captain explained to us When he was completed with the little demonstration tho the grinning grinning grinning grin grin- ning Filipino boy remarked Fine commercial captain It brought a chuckle The filet Wet was an Inch thick and it cut with a II fork The dessert was the most delicious cake we ever tasted The captain went back with us to the admirals admiral's quarters to be sure that we were comfortable comfortable- and that there were plenty of aces in the deck As long as aB I live I will remember remember ber and admire Captain Ralph Cousins as one of the finest and most remarkable men I have ever met You parents with boys in the Navy Navy Navy-be be very glad and very proud that they may servo serve under such men men Ooh What Food I Most of- of ofus f us gained five live pounds in five days on the Midway There is a separate mess tor for officers petty officers and seamen seamen and and every everyone one of or them serves the finest food And the most food in the world It was our privilege to be guests in to each of the messes and and we agreed that the men eat the best They are served cafeteria style and they get all they want of everything We noticed a number of boys with five and six cartons Continued on Page Three |