Midway (CVA 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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TOPi: Bernard, D. P. : Kallann, R. E. ; Ellis, C. G. ; Spring, D. L. ; Burke, R. W. ; ( BOTTOM i : Winbigler, R. D. Ellis, G. A. ; Stevens, W. S. Signals in the air Lawson, C. E.. SMC: LTjg. J. E. Peterson; Holt, E. A.. SMC.

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LTjg. J. E. Peterson OS Division Officer The art of signalling, like the art of writing, is as old as history. Alexander used it in his con- quest of the world and Caesar added a few refine- ments and used it in his own conquests. It remained a crude system however until the last few centuries. Paul Revere, a famous early-American jockey, was the first to popularize the signalling rate in the United States. The U. S. added the Morse Code, refined the semaphore and the signalman had all the tools needed to send any message. OS Division handles all of the visual signalling for the ship. They use signal flags, shapes, flashing light, and Nancy (not to be confused with shapes) to relay both tactical and general informa- tion signals. (TOP) : Poe, J. A. ; Humphrey, L. R. ; Edenfield, J. A. ; Matlock, J. P. ; Jones, L. D. ; White, L. ; (BOTTOM) : Sterrett, J. M. ; Murphy, G. V. Mixon, C. D. ' ; Obele, J. P. 170

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Cdr. D. H. Stinemates Commander Daniel H. Stinemates was born in Chester, Idaho, and graduated from the University of California. He enlisted in the Navy in 1942 as a Naval Aviation Cadet, and was designated a Naval Aviator in 1943. He served with several staffs and was Commanding officer of VA-55 before report- ing to the Midway. navigation DEPARTMENT From the log to the boat to the ship were all logical steps. They progressed as rapidly as man could find the materials. But the Navies of the world need more than ships to progress and move ahead. Thev need someone to tell them where ahead is. Mankind developed large, moderately fast and maneuverable ships, yet they still were bound to the shores of lakes and oceans without the art of navigation. With Prince Henrv and other early navigators showing the way, methods eventually were devised to show where a ship was in the oceans of the world simply by reading it m the stars. Modern man has added man-made means of doing the same thing (such as loran) and today the work done by the Navigation Department is taken for granted as just another job. u t- A handful of men in this department work around the clock to know at all times exactly where we are and where we are going. They do this job so well that Midway has never had to hear the famous words of Bob Newhart, this is the Captain speaking. . . tomorrow we will be seeing the familiar sights of either New York City or Buenos Aires . . . 172