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With Local Boys Now In The Service
Richard H. Bassett, 18, seaman 2-c, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bassett, Glenn, Ga., has completed basic training at the Submarine School, Submarine Base, New London, Conn., for duty with our growing fleet of undersea fighters.
Seaman Bassett will be entitled to wear the twin dolphin insignia of the submarine service after further experience aboard a submarine during which he must demonstrate to his commanding officer that he is fully qualified to carry out the duties of his rate. The insignia is regarded as a mark of distinction throughout the Navy.
Bassett attended Abbottsford, Georgia High, competing in basketball and baseball. After joining the Navy last December, he received basic naval instruction at Bainbridge, Maryland, training station.
The Submarine School, the only one of its kind in the Navy, is attended by a picked group of men who must pass special physical, mental, and psychological tests.
The school work takes place not only in classrooms and laboratories, but also in numerous training submarines in which students master the actual techniques of operating the powerful fighting craft.
Many students at Submarine School already have seen battle as members of surface ship crews before volunteering for submarine duty.
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