6 May 2011
NEWSLETTER
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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REINSTATED MEMBER |
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William Faso |
CPL Marine Detachment |
1944-1945 |
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HM1
H Division |
1987-1990 |
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NEW ASSOCIATE MEMBER |
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Daughter of Vincent W. Schaben
(deceased) |
1944-1945 |
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Carolyn Graham |
Wife of Lance
Graham (deceased) |
1987-1989 |
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IN MEMORIAM |
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MEMBER |
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DATE OF DEATH |
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Lance Graham |
HM1
H Division 1987-1989 |
4/29/2011 |
WISCONSIN MODEL
If
you haven’t checked Keith Mullen’s almost 10 foot model of the Wisconsin, click
on the following,
http://www.badshipmodels.com/battleships/battleships.html
The last 8 photos show the ship almost
completed. Great work Keith.
NAVAL TERM ORIGINS
Master at Arms
The
Master at Arms (MA) rating is by no means a modern innovation. Naval records
show that these sheriffs of the sea were keeping order as early as the reign of
Charles I of England. At that time, they were charged with keeping the swords,
pistols, carbines and muskets in good working order, as well as ensuring that
the bandoliers were filled with fresh powder before combat. Besides being
chiefs of police at sea, the sea corporals, as they were called in the British
navy had to be qualified in close order fighting under arms and able to train
seamen in hand-to-hand combat. In the days of the sail, the MAAs were truly
"masters at arms," serving another naval tradition.
If any of you have interesting stories about your time aboard the
Wisconsin, please share them with us.
Email them to me at Dombb64@ptd.net
PLEASE REMEMBER TO INCLUDE IN YOUR PRAYERS,
OUR SICK AND DEPARTED SHIPMATES AND THEIR FAMILIES.
FAIR WINDS AND FOLLOWING SEAS