Proceedings Magazine - May 1945

May 1945 Issue of United States Naval Institute Proceedings

UNITED STATES NAVAL INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS
Vol. 71 MAY, 1945 No. 507

Contents from Front Cover

The Obligation of Freedom.—Nelson (Honorable Mention, 1945)
Bring 'Em Back Alive—Navy Style.
Life–Raft Navigator.—Solan
Building a Seven Seas Navy.—Mitchell
Desertion in Time of War.—Martin
Manila (ABACA) Fiber for World War II.—Pearson and Holden The U. S. Navy and the First Japanese Mission to the United States.— Sachse
The Tide in Philippine Waters.—Marmer
High Spot of the Pacific.—Ford
And Keep Our Powder Dry.—Cummings
Book Reviews
Notes on International Affairs
Professional Notes
Secretary's Notes
Combat Operations, March 1944 to March 1945.—King

May 1945 Contents

THE OBLIGATION OF FREEDOM (HONORABLE MENTION, 1945) 487
By Captain Frederick J. Nelson, U. S. Navy
Military service is a personal obligation -- the obligation of Freedom.
BRING 'EM BACK ALIVE—NAVY STYLE 499
By John Brook Penfold
Every man in the Navy, from the seamen on up the line, fight and live with a vigor that is lacking in our enemies because they know that no matter what happens, everything possible will be done to rescue them from their sinking ship, isolated and surrounded foxhole, crashed plane, or when they are marooned on a Japanese-held island.
LIFE-RAFT NAVIGATOR 505
By Lieutenant Joseph E. Solan, U. S. Naval Reserve
The Solan "Life-Raft Navigator" provides in convenient form, all the astronomical data and formulas necessary to determine latitude and longitude with only a watch set to Greenwich civil time.
BUILDING A SEVEN SEAS NAVY 507
By Donald W. Mitchell, PhD
The Navy has risen to the challenge of war by achieving one of the greatest construction tasks of all history.
DESERTION IN TIME OF WAR 515
By Lieutenant Commander W. P. Martin, U. S. Naval Reserve
Men convicted of Desertion in Time of War are sentenced to be reduced to the lowest rating of their branch of the service, to be confined for a period of years, with accessories, consisting of hard labor and loss of pay, and then to be discharged from the service.
MANILA (ABACA) FIBER FOR WORLD WAR II 525
By Lieutenant Commander K. G. Pearson, U. S. Naval Reserve, and Lieutenant A. L. Holden, U. S. Naval Reserve
The Navy has regarded Manila as the best cordage fiber (hemp). and long before World War II, Initiated prior provision for a reserve supply in this country on which it could draw in the event of being cut off by war from the Philippines.
THE U. S. NAVY AND THE FIRST JAPANESE MISSION TO THE UNITED STATES 531
By Lieutenant William L. Sachse, U. S. Naval Reserve
THE TIDE IN PHILIPPINE WATERS 543
By H. A. Marmer, U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
HIGH SPOT OF THE PACIFIC 551
By Captain Walter C. Ford, U. S. Navy
Just how far down the Japs got in their island hopping campaign toward the boggest island of them all, Australia, and just how far down in naval strength we sank before the tide turned, can now be reviewed.
AND KEEP OUR POWDER DRY 555
By Captain Damon E. Cummings, U. S. Navy
To reduce the likelihood of German aggression in teh next generation we need to include in our measures: Ration German stocks of strategic materials; and disestablish the Junkers (and keep our powder dry).
BOOK REVIEWS 559
- Secret Mission Submarine by Lt. N. L. A. Jewell
- Vertical Warefare by Francis Vivian Drake
- Two Hundred Thousand Flyers by Willard Wiener
- Asia On The Move by Bruno Lasker
NOTES ON INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 563
PROFESSIONAL NOTES 571
SECRETARY'S NOTES 597
COMBAT OPERATIONS, MARCH 1944 TO MARCH 1945 599
By Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King, U. S. Navy

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Partial Listing of Photographs

USS Anderson
Official U.S. Navy Photograph
Navy Bombardier: Today Armies and Navies Are Built On Technicians
Official U.S. Navy Photograph
American Ship Burning from Japanese Bombs Early In The War
Official U.S. Navy Photograph
Landing Craft of the US Navy landing troops
Official U.S. Coast Guard Photograph
Midshipman Learning the Fundamentals of Navigation
Official U.S. Navy Photograph
A Parachute Jumper Getting Clear Of His Chute
Official U.S. Navy Photograph
Two Crash Survivors Have Inflated Their Well-Stocked Raft And Are Good Prospects for a Rescue
Official U.S. Navy Photograph
U.S. Navy Catalina Flying Boat Has Been A Leader In Saving Pilots Down At Sea
Official U.S. Navy Photograph
The IOWA Class Battleship were made not only gun-powerful, but also as unsinkable as possible
Official U.S. Navy Photograph
Aircraft Carrier CV-16 on Manuvers
Official U.S. Navy Photograph
Navy Nurses Sightseeing on Leave
Official U.S. Navy Photograph
Reconquering the Land of Hemp
Official U. S. Coast Guard Photograph
The Importance of Rope - Manila Ropes used to pull injured soldiers aboard ship
Official U.S. Coast Guard Photograph
View of Manila after being bombed - It will be some time before the Islands contribute to our stockpiles again
Official U.S. Navy Photograph
Commodore Perry Landing in Japan in 1854
Official U.S. Navy Photograph
American Naval Parade in Japan During the U.S. Battle Fleet's World Cruise of 1905
Official U.S. Navy Photograph
Sixteen-inch guns from a U.S. Battleship shelling Jap positions in the Pacific
Official U.S. Navy Photograph
Soldiers Come to the shores at Leyte
Official U.S. Navy Photograph
The Right Tides Make Easy Landings
Official U.S. Navy Photograph
Depth Charge Bombs from an American Destroyer hunting out an enemy submarine
Official U.S. Navy Photograph
Allied Forces Seize the Continental Beachheads
Official U.S. Coast Guard Photograph
A returning transport brings back a tiny refugee from the liberated sections of the Far East
Official U.S. Coast Guard Photograph