1 April 2011
NEWSLETTER

 

 CALENDARS

If you are looking for additional 16 month calendars,
you can purchase these calendars for $6.00, including postage.
Checks or money orders need to be made payable to the USS Wisconsin Association
 and mailed to, PO BOX 227 Marion, MS  3942.  

    This offer is available to non members also.

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 Please keep your email address up to date with LaDonna
even if you don’t want it posted online.
  Please contact LaDonna Bradshaw, bb64members@aol.com. Or (601) 693-4614
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	IN MEMORIAM
MEMBER		DATE OF DEATH
Frederick Hendricks	MM2              A         Division              1953-1956	3/19/2011
NON MEMBERS
Ned Branine	PHM3            H         Division              1946-1947	6/19/2010
William E. Fuller	S1/C               UNKNOWN                   1944-1946	UNKNOWN

Nautical Terms and Phrases - Their Meaning and Origin

Dungarees

Webster’s Dictionary defines dungaree as a course kind of fabric worn by the proper class of people and also used for tents and sails. We find it hard to picture our favorite part of dungarees flying from the mast of a sailing ship, but in the old days Sailors often made both their working clothes and hammocks out of discarded sail cloth. The cloth used then wasn't as well woven nor was it dyed blue. However, it served the purpose. Dungarees worn by Sailors of the Continental Navy were cut directly from old sails and remained tan in color, just as they had been when filled with wind. After battles, it was the practice in both the American and British navies for captains to report more sail lost in battle than actually was the case so the crew would have cloth to mend their hammocks and make new clothe.

 

 PLEASE REMEMBER TO INCLUDE IN YOUR PRAYERS,
OUR SICK AND DEPARTED SHIPMATES AND THEIR FAMILIES.
FAIR WINDS AND FOLLOWING SEAS