Evening star., 1938-09-03
NAVAL SHIPS GET
GUNNERY AWARDS
Receive 'E's' for General
Excellence in Exercises
During Past Year.

four submarines, three minecraft and
one gunboat have been awarded Navy
''Es" for geenral excellence in gun
merry exercises during the past year,
it was announced today by the Navy
Department.
The department also announced a
number of units which have been
named for general excellence in gun
merry and the winners of six awards
which have been presented to the
Navy for award for excellence in gun
merry.
Late yesterday Secretary of> the
Navy Swanson announced names of
the naval vessels of the Asiatic Fleet
entitled to awards in their respective
classes in the communication COM
petition during the past year.
Wins Two Awards.
The battleships winning their Els
we're the New Mexico. which won two
awards. for main battery fire control
and for secondary battery fire con-
troll; the Idaho. for secondary bat
terry. and the Tennessee, for second
AIRY battery.
The New Mexico, during the COM
petition year, was under command
of two officers, Capt. F. j. Fletcher
of La Plata, Md. who now is assist
ant chief of the Bureau of Naviga-
ton here, and the present commander,
Capt. Walter F. Jacobs, Danielson,
Conn. Her gunnery officer is 1t.
Comdr. L. P. Padgett, jr., Columbia,
Tenn. and her secondary battery con-
troll officer, 1t w. D. Wright, Knox
vile, Tenn.
The Idaho now is commanded by
a native Washingtonian, Capt. Alex
ander Sharp, who succeeded Capt.
Harvey Delano, Murphysboro, ILL.,,
during the year. Her gunnery officer
is 1t Comdr. J. A. Snackenberg, Alex
andrla, Va.
The Tennessee during part of her
competition year was commanded by
Capt. ]. T. G. Stapler, a resident of
Washington, who now is on the staff
of the commander -in-chief of the
Asiatlc Fleet. He has been succeeded
by Capt. E. A. Wolleson. Belleville, Ill.
Portland Gets Award.
Heavy cruisers winning the E award
sre the Portland, Capt. ]. w. Lewis,
Gallipolis Ferry. w. Va, and gum
merry officer, Comdr. Gordon B. Sher-
wood, Washington; Astoria, Capt. C.
c. Gill Middletown, N. j.. and Quincy,
Capt. Paul H. Bastedo, a resident of
Washington.
The San Francisco, heavy cruiser,
won an E for anti-alrcraft battery fire
control and placed second in main
battery fire control. She is commanded
by Capt. r. c. Parker. Batavia, N. Y.
The light cruiser Milwaukee. Capt.
Mark c. Bowman, Carrollton. Ill, won
her E for main battery fire control.
Destroyers awarded Navy Els are the
Worden. Comdr. J. D. Wilson of this
city; Smith, Comdr. H. L. Grosskopf,
Minneapolis; Aylwin. Comdr. E. E.
Stone, San Diego; Hull. Comdr. H. E.
Thornhill, Montgomery. Ala; Mac
Oonough, 1t. Comdr. E. j. Kidder,
Houlton, Me, and Winslow, Comdr. I.
Z. Chambers, Milton, Pa. The Flusser,
Comdr. F. L. Lowe, Pine Bluff. Ark,
was given an E for anti-aircraft bat
terry fire control. E's for torpedo con-
troll were awarded to the Phelps,
Comdr A. H. Rocks, Seattle, and the
Aylwin.
The submarine S-35, 1t. A. H.
Taylor, Atelen, Pa, won an E for
fire control and similar awards for
torpedo control went to the S-l8, 1t.
l.. S. MeWhinney, Buckholts, Tex:
S-35, 1t c. E. Duke. Columbus. Ohio,
and the Nautilus, 1t. Comdr. A. o.
r. Bergesen, Minneapolis.
Gunboat Erie on List.
The gunboat Erie. Comdr. E. w.
Hanson, Alexandria, Mimi, won an
F. for main battery fire. control
The minecraft, all awarded their
E's for mining, are the Tracy. 1t.
Comdr. R. B, Crichton of this city;
Sicard, 1t. Comdr. J. D. Murphy,
PERTH Kans.. and Whipporwill, 1t.
l.. F. Blodgett, Honolulu.
First places in gunnery competi-
ton among carrier and Marine avia-
ton squadrons were won by Fighting
Squadron 4, 1t. Comdr. w. G. Switzer,
Pensacola, Fla. Bombing Squadron
2, 1t. Comdr. H. L. Meadow, Athens.
Ga, and Torpedo Squadron 3, 1t.
Comdr. M. E. Crist, South Glaston-
bury, Conn.
Among the ship-based squadrons,
Observation Squadron 3. 1t Comdr.
D. V. Gallery, Chicago, took first
place in gunnery.
Three patrol squadrons won first
places in gunnery-Patrol Squadron
6, 1t. Comdr. R. F. Hickey Monta-
cue, Calf; IA, 1t. Comdr w. L.
Peterson, San Diego. and II, 1t.
Comdr. John Perry, Greenville, S. C.
D. A. r. Trophies.
Trophies awarded by the Daughters
of the American Revolution for excel
lence in anti-aircraft gunnery were
awarded to the Idaho in the battle
ship class; Ranger in the aircraft car
rier class (the third consecutive year
in which the Ranger has won this
trophy; the San Francisco in the
heavy cruiser class; the Cincinnati
in the light cruiser class, and the
Flusser in the destroyer class
The Knox Trophy, presented by the
Society Of the Sons of the Revolution
in the Commonwealth of Massachu-
sets, was awarded to the cruiser
Chester.
Awards from the Majorie Sterrett
Battleship Fund were made to the
crew OF Turrett No. l. U. S. S. Mary
land, the crew of 4-inch gun No. 8,
U. S. S. Perry. and the crew of the
submarine S-18
The Spokane Cup, presented by the
Chamber of Commerce of Spokane,
Wash, to the battleship making the
highest score with turret gun at short
range battle practice, was awarded to
the West Virginia.
The American Defense Society Cup,
presented to the ship with the highest
merit at shore range battle practice
also was won by the West Virginia.
Knox Gun Pointer Medals.
Knox Gun Pointer Medals. awarded
annually by the Sons of tho American