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Vol. XXXIX No. 21
68 pages

Articles Inside: Out of Chaos – The Seabees, They Make Useful to Man the Ravaged Areas That War Has Blighted. By Samuel G. Houghton 

Express Highway – What the Japs Can’t Do, the Seabees Can do. By John F. Mason

The Boatswain’s Boss By Eugene Nelson

The Double A – Her Crew Sang, “On Our Bow is 483, One of the Ships Japs Hate to See” By Roland Prevost as told to Don Terrio

For My Girl Back Home By Arthur W. Hecox

Salty Rhymes

Beyond the Call of Duty – A Fighting PT and a Group of Solomon Island Veterans Get a Change of Duty. By R. G. Picinich, Jr.

Action Follows the PTs – Wherever the Green Dragons Roar There Is Certain To Be Trouble

The USS Stayafloat – She’s a Pile of Junk, that May Save Your Ship. By Don A. Goodall

Drydocks Go To Sea – Floating Repair Bases Have Kept the Fleet Operating in Jap Held Waters ( Photo Report )

The Fury of the Sea – A Survivor Describes the End of the USS Monaghan

What’s in a Name? – 57. The USS Cassin By Richard Shafter

Renfro’s VB-108 – Squadron 108 Pioneered Masthead Level Bombing in the Central Pacific

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

The Airline of the Navy – The NATS Continues to Compile a Record of Safety and Efficiency. By Malcolm Cagle

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

Cancels and Cachets By Marshall R. Hall

Salt Shakers By Walt Munson

Bulletin Board of Naval Interest

Awards, Commendations and Promotions

Personnel Information – Promotions to Chief – Official Casualty List January 1 to 16, 1945

Sparks from the Sports Wheel By Harry Dwyer

Morale Boosters – No. 3 – Kidwell from the Chaser

There’s Always a Sucker. By Pete Trohatos

Your Beauty Parade

Notes of Interest

Books in Review

Souvenir Maker By R. J. Charest

Lay Aft on the Fantail

Traditions of the Navy

Skipper and the Boot By Jack Watson

USS Indiana – Inside Third Cover