Newport News High School - Anchor Yearbook (Newport News, VA)

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THREE THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY. THE ORIGINAL YORKTOWN WHICH WENT DOWN IN IS THIS SHALL BE AVENGED! SHE

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PoQEyfoQD Undoubtedly it will not surprise any one to learn that this year's annual staff has selected the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company as its theme for the February '43 Anchor. Two graduating classes previously have chosen the launchings of ships as the theme for their annual, but no class has ever used the shipyard itself. The importance of the local shipyard in this present war is so great that the staff voted unanimously to pay tribute to the N. N. S. 84 D. D. Co. The outstanding part the local yard is portraying in the present world conflict can not be overlooked by anyone, especially the enemy. For when the United States entered the war the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company had built four of the seven aircraft carriers in the U. S. Navy-The Ranger, delivered to the Navy in l934, Yorktown, delivered in l937, Enterprise, delivered in l938, and the Hornet in l94l. These four carriers have seen actual combat duty and have fought gallantly for the Stars and Stripes. The Yorktown went clown courageously in the Battle of Midway, June 7, l942. But it has been replaced in the line of duty by the Essex, just recently completed by the shipyard for the Navy. The un- finished Bon Homme Richard has been re-named the Yorktown to carry on the spirit and glory of that illustrious ship. The shipyard is not only prominent in the building of carriers but has built several battleships, numbers of cruisers, destroyers, and troop trans- ports and tank carriers. Destroyers played a vital part in the last war, but today, aircraft carriers are proving most important in the phase of duty. Established in l89l, the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company has served its country through three wars-the Spanish-American War, World War I and now World War ll. Until May lO, l94O, the shipyard was the second largest privately-owned industry of its kind in the world. On the above dates it became a corporation. So it is with pride that we present this annual paying honor to the local shipyard. TWO

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DIEDICATIGN 'A' 'll' 12' ln recognition oi his fine work as in- structor of English and Iournalismy his capable ability to advise the publica- tions oi the Beacon and Anchorg his will- ingness to help us with our problemsg his never ending patienceg and his co- operative attitude toward school activ- ities 7 we, the annual staff, would like to show our appreciation by dedicating the February '43 Anchor to Mr. A. Holmes, Jr.