Excerpts
From
Sampson
News
17
December, 1943
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Co. 166
Recruit Served On Two Ships Torpedoed In Atlantic
Forty-seven-year-ld Charles E. Williams, SC2, a recruit in Co. 166,
has experienced a couple of incidents at sea in this war for which
he hopes to be able to even the score.
The York,
Pa., resident, father of seven children, two of which is in the Army
-- one in Sicily--joined the U.S. Maritime
Service
few months after the Japs dealt their sneak blow at Pearl Harbor. He
made five crossings of the Atlantic with cargos of war materials for
Allied fighting forces.
During 14 months of sea duty he was torpedoed twice, being rescued
by a British destroyer following the first torpedoing, and he was
adrift for 36 hours following the second sinking.
Upon returning to New York City, Williams attended a Maritime
Service School at Sheepshead Bay for a two month course in meat
cutting. He is also a former hotel cook.
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USO
Show To End Run
Final appearances of "Have a Look," a USO-Camp shows, Inc.
stage show, now playing a three-day run at Sullivan Auditorium, will
be given tonight at 1830 and 2030.
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Xmas
Trees To Lend Holiday Atmosphere In Station Units
Although many Sampson men will be unable to spend the Christmas
holidays with their families, the holiday atmosphere will be wll in
evidence on the station. To the turkey and fixin's will be added the
traditional Christmas tree.
Christmas trees will be placed in the mess halls and drill halls in
all recruit units and in the Service Schools area; Outgoing Unit,
Wel- fare and Recreation, Officers' Mess, all Ship's Service
buildings, Cassin Young Unit, all dispensaries and chapels.
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"Flyin'
Fin Grounded By New Recruit Pay Plan
The "Flyin'
Fin has been grounded at at Sampson. An order announc- ing its
honorable discharge came fro Comdr. J.M. McIssac, USN, Recruit
Training Officer. Henceforth, recruits will get ten dollars instead
of five for their first pay, but will get no more until graduation
pay.
Those monetary gremlins--Knon as deductions----will be aboard the
new "soaring sawbuck." Barracks wits will have to make the
best of it.
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High
Honors Won By Five
Members
Of Dental School
Five men having final grades of 95 per cent or higher were honor
students in a class graduated Sat- urday from Sampson's Dental Tech-
nician's School at ceremonies held in the Service School's
auditorium.
The
honor men and their averages: Eugene J. McMahon, HA1c, Rich- mond
Hill, L.I., 97.25; Harry J. Popper, HA1c, Bronx, 95.7; Fred R.
Sontag, PhM3c, Lemay, Mo., 95.3;Arthur Kapral, PhM3c, Montville,
N.J., 95.1, and Robert F. Walther, HA1c, Columbia, Pa., 95.
Speakers at the graduation were Comdr. E. B. Hoag (DC), USN, Senior
Assistant Dental Officer, and Lieut. Comdr. A. P. S. Sweet, (DC)
USNR, Assistant Dental Officer.
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Offer
Water Safety Course In
D Pool
Officers,
petty officers and Ship's Company enlisted personnel are eli- gible
to attend a safety instructor's course being held from 1000 to 1200
daily in Unit D pool, under the direct- ion of Jack MacMurdo,
American Red Cross field representative. Graduates will be awarded
Red Cross Instructor's certificates.
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Regimental
News
First
Regiment----- A
chip off the old block is Irving Losee, Co. 170, C Unit's Golden
Gloves finalist, who is following his father's footsteps in the
ring; the Navy too..... Losee's dad, Ernest, of Schenectady, a GM1c
in the last war, was middleweight champ for several years..... Harry
M. Crooks, Co. 147, of Sharpsburg, Pa., piled up 20 points to help
his company defeat Co. 158 Sunday night, 46 to 23, for the Unit's
basketball crown...
Second
Regiment----- William
Lovett, Co. 243, og Baltimore, Md., Unit D'sonly finalist in the
Golden Gloves tourney, never boxed brfore he came into the Navy.....
A middleweight, Lovett has won both the quarterfinals. and the
semifinals by technical knockouts..... Silvio Barzottini, Co. 260,
of Worcester, Mass., was a saxophone soloist in Les Brown's
orchestra before he joined the Navy.
Third
Regiment-----
Joseph Tisi, 17, of Co.310 , of Little falls, never will go hungry
as long as he can find light bulbs, razor blades, nuts, bolts and
other hardware..... He has been eating them as a professional
entertainer since he was 13..... Alfred R. DeLage, Utica, also of
Co. 310, is a professional magican..... Randolph E. Spreen,
Cliffside Park, N.J., former U. of Florida football player, and
George Hayes, Philadelphia, a high school youth, both of Co. 312,
have teamed as tumblers in Unit E.
Fourth
Regiment----- Jack
E. Swetek, Co. 407, a trainer for 10 years at Lewistown High School
before entering the Navy, has been assisting with recruit physical
training in G Drill Hall and lecturing on First Aid...... He's a
graduate of Slippery Rock State teachers College of Physical
Education..... CSp Morgan, attached to Fourtf regiment, has started
his second year of instruction in hand-to-hand fighting and
Judo...... Thousands of Sampson trained Bluejackets now know Chief
Morgan's tricks.
Fifth
Regiment----- Companies
554 and 556, commanded by CSp Kleinman ans CSp Rose, respectivley,
became the fifth and sixth companies to win the station's 100 per
cent swimming banner..... Other good records compiled were by Co.
559, with two non-swimmers, 568 with three, 569 with five, 555and
558 with six apiece...... B. L. Topolski, Co. 558, 17, Hartford,
Conn., has set a regimental record in fitness tests with an average
of 76 per cent in his second attempt. Topolski did weight
lifting, boxing and apparatus work in high school.
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Station
Golden Gloves Champs To Be Crowned Wednesday Night
Eight
recruits punhed their wayinto the finals of the station Golden
Gloves championship by chalking up victories in semi-final bouts
Tuesday at D drill hall. Eight others had previously advanced by
drawing byes. Seven of the finalists are members of the First
regiment team coached by John Harko, Sp(A)1c. Finals will be next
Wednesday night in C drill hall.
SEMI-FINAL
RESULTS
Paul
Hewitt, Co. 326, Poughkeepsie, defeated Richard Mingo, Co. 559,
Glens Falls, 120 lbs. ------ John Palattella, Co. 560, Long
Is- land, TKO in first round over Vincent Bentivegens, Co. 429,
Boston, 126 lbs. ------ William Gallagher, Co. 319, Philadelphia,
defeated Vincent Di Martini, Co. 571, Hoboken, N.J., 135lbs. -----
Nick Zangaro, Co. 166, Bronx, defeated George Bussiere, Co. 256,
Elizabeth, N.J., 145 lbs. -----Arthur Lo Priore, Co. 413, Pawatuck,
Conn., Defeated paul Van Denburg, Co. 149, Baldwinsville, 155 lbs.
----- William Lovett, Co. 243, Baltimore Md., TKO'd Edward Phillips,
Co. 574, Ridgewood, N. J., 165lbs. ----- William Sandeman, Co. 152,
Pawtucket, R.I., defeated James Parsons, Co. 420, Pittsburgh, 175
lbs. ----- Albert Sarashivitz, Co. 335, Passaic, N. J. , outpointed
John Latella, Co. 253, Philadelphia, heavyweight.
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Candidates
Sought For Swim Team
Sampson's
swimming team which opens its season 8 January against the Univer-
sity of Rochester at Rochester, is working out daily in H pool under
the direction of Chief Specialist Tom Haje. A number of experienced
tankmen are out and pro- spects are bright for a strong team. Others
wishing to try out should report to Coach Haje at H pool at 1700
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Rooster
Companies
First
Regiment, Co. 169, CSp Runk and Co. 171, CSp VanDam; Second
Regiment, Co. 246, CSp Olivas; Third regiment, Co. 323, CSp
Mangone and Co. 317, Sp(A)1c Fisher; Fourth regiment, Co. 418, CSp
Trager and Co. 423, CSp Frye; Fifth Regiment, Co. 565, CSp Schroeder
and
Co.
572, CSp Murphy.
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