Midway (CVB 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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- a KJrain of S ult Of all the wimmiiif; doiihlv blest The sailor ' s wife ' s the ha|i|)iest. For all she does is stav to home And knit and darn — and let ini roam. Of all the husbands on the earth The sailor has the finest berth. For in is cabin he can sit And sail and sail — and let e r knit. Wallace Irwln

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COMM M)F.H ( AKLM.E INGRAM «as horn on M) April l ' »13. in Mill- edgeville, Georgia. After graduation from the U. S. Naval Academy witli the class of 1934 he was assigned to the U.S.S. CHESTER. In 19.37 Commander Ingram reported to NAS Pensacola for flight training and upon completion was assigned to Bomber Squadron 5 on the L.S.S. ORKTO N. After serving on the ()RKTO lip was assigned as Senior Aviator on the liglit cruiser. U.S.S. RICHMOM). In 1940 he performed shore duty at NAS Pensacola, Florida. In 1943 Conimander Ingram assumed command of S-3-Div and later. P-53. and in 1944 he served on the staff of ComFltAir ing FOUR. In the fall of that year he was ordered to NAS Alameda to serve as Chief Stafl Officer of naval air bases 12th Naval District and later as Executive Officer of NAS Alameda. Still later, he served as Executive Assistant of the Overhaul and Repair Depart- ment of AS Alameda. From 1947 to 1949 Commander Ingram served as Execu- tive Officer of the U.S.S. SICILY and in 1949 was ordered to the Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk, irginia. During 1950-.51 Commander Ingram was assigned to Bureau of Aeronautics and on 1.5 October 1951. he relieved Com- mander F. L. Ashworth as Executive Officer of the U.S.S. MID S .A . Commander Ingram is married, father of six children and makes his home in ashinglon. D. C. He holds the Secretary of the Navy commendation. Carlyle Ingra! i Commander, USN (L-xecutu ' e

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A ' o V. PJLqa i To all who lia e served in the axy. the words. I ' laii-of-lhc-Day, bring to mind all the events that lake place throughout the day, each at its specific time. A civilian counterpart for the P. O. D. would be the daily agenda of any large organization. Commencing at reveille and ending with taps, the P. O. D. directs the activities of the crew in all shipboard projects. ithout this omnis- cient presence it would not be possible for any ship of the Navy to operate efficiently. Meals, payday, liberty: all of the multiferous jobs that are undertaken by a crew of 3500 men come under its cognizance. ithin each shipboard department the men are directed by their officers and chiefs, but when it becomes necessary for the crew to act as a unit and direct its activities into a single channel, the Plan-of-the- Dav becomes the means.