European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 16, 1945, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Dress undress Blu jackets for maybe its True that the 13 buttons on a sailors pants Are in commemoration of the 13 original and maybe its True that sailors Wear a Black neckerchief in mourning for lord the British naval and that the three stripes on the Collar commemorate three great British naval in Ait maybe its True that the Long Collar was designed to catch the tar that old time sailors put on their whether or not these Are the Correct explanations for the Way a Sailor is the uniform has Long been a source of sailors say that if they have to have something on their uniforms to commemorate naval Why cant it be american naval Battles that they Honor and if a naval hero has to be Arent there plenty of american naval heroes to Honor and nowadays sailors rarely put tar on their so theres no real reason for having the Long out of All this criticism have come some constructive ideas from the a Navy news paper published at the naval repair base at new for a new Here they with the addition of some suggestions culled from the gripes of yank Navy readers the material would be the same Blue Wool Melton used in the present its warm and and easy to Wash and instead of the present there would be a jacket like the one youve seen Eisenhower wearing i this it would have Roomy breast pockets and a Bellows Back for added roominess and it would close in front with a the dress jacket would have a Small turned Down lapels and open coat the undress jacket would have no Collar or lapels and the cuffs would be a shirt or Turtleneck sweater would be worn under the White shirt and Blue tie for dress and the Collar open for the pants would have a Fly instead of the 13 buttons and and would have Slit pockets big enough to take something bulkier than a postage there would be an overseas Type easy to Stow away in the pocket or twist when you ask for the Pelican wants to know what you think of this proposed new wed like to know and wed like you to Send your thoughts on the subject to the Navy 205 East 42d new York military a new fresh out of Boot training at Hunter College in new passed an officer going in the same direction up fifth she Sang by your and passed the officer mumbled something at his a hat display in a window stopped the wave for a few moments and when she resumed her stroll she again had to pass the again she Sang out by your and this time the officer smiled and said Good a display of sportswear for use in Florida again brought the Little Parade to a halt and by the time she had it was again necessary to pass the gilded once More came the Salute and the by your and now the officer was on the he bowed and said this one is on Jap army transports often go out to sea to enable their Navy Crews to have some gunnery John commander of the transport thought it was a shame to s a g e c e n t e r a in Berger of last heard of at Camp december 1941 write Murray 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Rhoda 263d Harding Baton Rouge Michael last heard of in France with the 30th b write Ezra to 461st aah sol last heard of in Camp Van with the 135th combat write Alfred 116th aah fort Howard believed to be at Turner write yanks waste the shells so he got authority to alter the the Crews guns were trained on Jap occupied territory a few Miles from the transport base in the Southwest it was found that the Crews fired with More enthusiasm inflicted considerable damage on enemy a Navy lieutenant was on duty at an aviation exhibition in Rockefeller new when a lieutenant commander the commander gave the lieutenant a dressing Down because of dirt which had gathered on the White underside of a said the was a blot on Navy the lieutenant took the rebuke then turned in a a few Days later the Fri caught up with Leonard civilian first masquerading in the uniform of a lieutenant commander and wearing two area Campaign ribbons and the purple Navy fighter pilots Are now wearing anti blackout suits which prevent loss of conscious Ness when coming out of a Steep the suits weigh Only three pounds and Are supposed to be almost As comfortable As summer flying the Navy Bureau of aeronautics has also devel oped a new water repellent for air plane wind Shields that turns away driving Rains without a smear of splashes and eliminates Windshield wipers also flyers plastic goggles that Are electrically heated to prevent clouding 17jewel watch cannot compare with a battleship there Are Over rubies and the mechanisms control such things As fire and navigation on a Many destroyer escorts that have fought them selves out of a Job fighting subs in tre Atlantic Are now in Navy Yards undergoing conversion for a new specialized Antisubmarine equip ment is being replaced by extra mess Halls and davits for Small motorized Landing and the Des will now be fast amphibious assault the Navy in this War has lost More than five times the number of men killed in All our previous wars put excluding the Marine corps and coast the figure is since Pearl Harbor against in All the other in the last War 422 were killed it was suggested by Fleet Nimitz recommended by Fleet King and approved by Sec Nav Forrestal that the second Battle of the philippine sea shall henceforth be called the Battle for Leyte a Barge was tied up alongside a warship in the South Pacific and both were heaving in a tropical Howard Thompson of fell Between the ships where the next heave would surely crush but he fell across a mooring just when the Barge was rocking away from the warship the line snapped taut and Thompson flew with the greatest of ease completely Over the Barge and landed safely in the water on the other Side Sonaio Nugent sic message anyone having information concerning James Lee last heard of in october 11 write c d 64 ruffle us preflight Chapel Gunther Wolfe of new last heard of with the at fort write Wilfred 1294 c fort Clifton last heard of at Camp write Noel fort Bert stationed at a Hospital in Virginia 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