BUREAU OF

FL NAVAL PERSONNEL
INFORMATION BULLETIN
SEPTEMBER 1943 NUMBER 318

REAR ADMIRAL RANDALL JACOBS , USN

The Chief of Naval Personnel
REAR ADMIRAL L. E. DENFELD , USN
The Assistant Chief of Naval Personnel

Table of Contents
Page

Amphibians Reoccupy Kiska 2

' Back in the First Line ' . 6

One U - Boat Sunk Each Day 8

How to Abandon Ship . 10

U. S. S. Lafayette Begins to Right Herself . 13

16
How We Landed at Amchitka .
Kula Gulf .... 18
22
Decorations and Medals of the U.S.
Photo -Paintings of Naval Leaders 24

The Navy's Combat Artists ... 25

30
The Trials of Lifesaving Equipment
Convalescence and Education 31
Publication Check List . 31

Letters to the Editor .. 32

New Names in the Navy 32
Training Tip : Binoculars 33
The American Navy at Sicily 34
50
The Month's News .
Navy Department Communiques 56
57
Italian : Short List of Words and Phrases .
New Books in Ships ' Libraries 59

Decorations and Citations . 60

BuPers Bulletin Board . . 71
In this Section , the Bureau of
Naval Personnel directs attention
to matters of particular interest and
importance to the service generally .
A separate index to the contents of
the section may be found on page 71.

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