THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, May 29, 1996 TAG: 9605280059
SECTION: MILITARY NEWS PAGE: A6 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY MELISSA GUNDEL, STAFF WRITER
LENGTH: 50 lines
Q. Is there an 800 number in D.C. where I can call to find out the chief board results?
A. The results, which are calculated at the Chief of Naval Education and Training in Pensacola, haven't come out yet. The board meets in early June and the results will be out in July. The results will come out in a Navy message from the Bureau of Naval Personnel.
Q. When is the old MWR Gym reopening at the Norfolk Naval Station on Gilbert Street?
A. The expected completion date is July 1997.
Q. I'm a military retiree and also a disabled veteran. I'd like to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery. I'd like to know what the stipulations are to be buried there.
A. According to the 1996 Handbook for Military Families, all retirees, people who die on active duty, and veterans honorably discharged before Oct. 1, 1949, with disabilities rated as 30 percent or more can be buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Also, former military members who held a high federal office and those who have received the following honors can be buried there as well: the Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, Air Force Cross, Navy Cross, Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star and Purple Heart.
Q. I am retired from the Army. I have lost a medal and I was wondering where I could write to obtain another one.
A. To receive your replacement medal, write to the Army Reserve Personnel Center, 9700 Page Blvd., St. Louis, Mo. 63132-5200. When writing them, it's a good idea to include the dates of your service, Social Security or serial number, and dates of birth and retirement.
Q. When were submarine chasers used?
A. Although there were sub chasers in World War I, sub chasers were used in abundance during 1943 and 1944. They were effective in helping to curb the U-boat menace along the east coast and in the Caribbean. By the end of the war, there were about 450 in existence, with an uncertain future. Two hundred of these were transferred to Allied navies and eight others were changed to motor gunboats.
Some were armed with light guns and automatic weapons and later fitted with rocket launchers. These were involved in the Southwest Pacific theater early in 1944 to patrol against Japanese barge and small-craft traffic. Others were modified to Control Submarine Chasers, used as communications-relay craft and for ``traffic control'' of landing craft during amphibious operations. MEMO: Hot Line runs every other week. To submit your questions, see the
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