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Vol. XXXIX No. 4

Cover: ‘Carrier Crewmen’

Articles Inside: Carrier Crewmen – There Is More to a Carrier Attack than Pilots and Planes. By William J. Wheatley

The Ayes Have It – Even a Shore Duty Desk Job Can Have Excitement. By E. F. Stuckey

Tropical Holiday – Recreation in the South Pacific Demands Initiative. By Sylvan Watts

Salty Rhymes

Buoys and Gulls ( Cartoon ) By Manning Hall

This Is It – Triphibious Assault Opens the Invasion from the West. By John B. Penfold

The Fighting 483 – The Aaron Ward Filled her short Span of Life with Some Terrific Action. By R. C. Fay as narrated by G. E. Formes

What’s in a Name? – 43. The USS Houston By Richard Shafter

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

Flight Deck – Aviation News and Views. By Ernest G. Vetter

Round Up of 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 – Personnel Information – Official Casualty List April 16th through April 30th

Sparks from the Sport’s Wheel By Harry Dwyer

The Ubiquitous Seabees – They Literally Pave the “Road to Tokyo 

Your Beauty Parade

Notes of Interest

So Damn Boring By Arthur D. Morse

Lay Aft on the Fantail

Traditions of the Navy

Skipper and the Boot By Jack Watson

USS Tambor – Inside Third Cover