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Vol. XXXVIII No. 7

Cover: ‘Eyes Through the Night’ – Eternal vigilance is the price of life! On our cover we show a scene that should strike every Navy man with the importance of the Navy’s Night Vision program. See page 4. The original painting was obtained through the courtesy of the General Cable Corporation. Additional data in “Lay Aft on the Fantail.”

Articles Inside: Eyes Through the Night – Every Navy Man Should Know the Principles of Night Vision. By Robert C. Fay

There’s Always a Way – Test Pilot Proves a Theory for the Navy. By Jack Todd and Illustrated by Norman W. Gardner

Tin Fish Away – A Three Thousand Pound Death Dealing Instrument. By William H. Adams

Salty Rhymes

Baby Flattops – One of the Aces in Our War with U-Boats. By John B. Penfold

Abandon Ship – That Awful Half-Hour off Savo Island. By G. B. Savitsky as narrated by Herbert Fowler

Passing Waves ( Cartoon ) By W. W. Malott

Turkey – Enigma of the Middle East – Modern Turkey Controls the Bosporus, and the Balkans. By Howard Snyder

What’s in a Name? – 24. The USS O’Brien By Richard Shafter

Foreign Naval News – Reports on Allied and Axis Navies. By Walton L. Robinson

Fly Four – Aviation News and Views. By Chester Maury

Roundup on the War- Military and Naval Aspects of World War II. By Fletcher Platt

Naval Cancels & Cachets By Marshall R. Hall

Salt Shakers By Walt Munson

This Global War – Highlights on the War Fronts of the World. By Garret Smith

Bulletin Board of Naval Interest

Awards, Commendations and Promotions

And There Came Voices ( USS Gannet )

Personnel Information – Promotions to rank from June 15, 1943

Your Beauty Parade

Notes of Interest

Lay Aft on the Fantail 

Traditions of the Navy

The Skipper and the Boot By Jack Watson

USS Langley – Inside Third Cover