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Vol. XXXVII No. 6
Cover: The pretty Navy nurse on our cover is Miss Janet Murray, Nurse, USN, stationed at the new National Naval Center in Bethesda, Maryland, just outside of Washington. She’s wearing the new shoregoing uniform recently authorized for Navy nurses. The shoulder marks indicate her comparable rank to that of an ensign.
Articles Inside: USS Hornet Second Cover
Traditions of the Navy
Our Naval Views and Comments
They Ask No Favors – The Navy Nurses Can Take it When an Emergency Arises. The Story of the Women Aboard the Navy’s Hospital Ships. By James M. Lewis
Salty Rhymes
Shot in the Dark – Jack Layne, the Sailor-Detective and His Friends Susie and McKenna Are Back Again, Mixed up in Another Murder Mystery. By Jay Hedden
Foreign Naval News – Sweden’s Navy Today By Jay LaunerĀ
Scuttlebutt Scandals By Bozo
The Story of the Battle of Midway – The Navy Department Reveals Full Details of the Great Sea-Air Action in Which the Japs Got a Terrific Beating
Mr. Boot, Take Note – There’s a Message Here for Old-Timers, Too and Some of the Best Advice to Recruits We’ve Ever Read
Sailors Learn Jiu-Jitsu
Caffeine Society
Navy Style – Sailors Are the World’s Hardest Drinkers, of Coffee. By Gene Fredericks
Boston Loves Sailors – What’s to do and What’s Free on a Liberty in Beantown. By Martin Sheridan
New Convalescent Hospital
Roundup on the War- Military and Naval Aspects of World War II. By Fletcher Platt
Flash By Lillian Thomas
Salt Shakers By Walt Munson
Bulletin Board of Naval Interest
Awards, Commendations and Promotions
Romance Along the Fleet Sports Trail – More About the Colorful Figures of Navy Sports in Days Gone By. By Harry Dwyer
Alameda Sailors’ Athletic Program – Under a Corps of Famous Athletes, Now Chief Specialists, All Sports are Underway at the Air Base. By Harry Dwyer
Personnel Information – Hash Marks – Taps for Shipmates ….. Book Reviews
Notes of Interest
Lay Aft on the Fantail
The Skipper and the Boot By Jack Watson