Show NAUTICAL NOVELTIES contributed are you informed of 0 the fact that there was a daily average of 0 3 veterans bureau patient in naval hospitals during 1931 in 1930 the average strength ot of personnel on submarine duty was officers and enlisted men during this period there was the loss of life ot of but one man who was washed overboard and drowned men ot of the tha navy possess one good conduct medal one man has six ot of these prized possessions one of 0 the roasts masts ot of the Battle battleship shil maine sunk gunk in havana harbor was saved and now stands in the national cemetery at arlington virginia as a monument over the graves of the malnes Mal nea dead whose bodies were removed from havana and re interred at arlington with impressive ceremonies when the plans were made anade to sink the merrimac in the narrow en to santiago harbor iti thus bottle up the spanish squadron over times the necessary number ot of men volunteered their services in spite of 0 hazardous nature ot of the expedition before he actually discovered the north pale on april 6 Is 9 commander robert E peary U V S navy a had spent 23 years in arctic exploration or in making preparations tor for it the early battias of 0 the revolution were fought under a variety of 0 different flags tle most popular of which were a yellow flag with a black rattlesnake and a white flag with a green pine tree roe on june I 1 11 I 1 1777 congress adopted ado preil the present flag with 13 stars in 1775 congress authorized the tha construction of an american AmP rican fleet und on december 22 1775 asek hopkins was commander in chiet of 0 the navy with a salary of per month with the exception tf ot the presidents of the united states lie he Is the only man in history to hold this title PT |