From their site.
In 1904, several Naval officers, wives of Naval officers and civilian friends saw the need for a more formal and organized assistance to Naval personnel. The Society incorporated on January 23 with initial funding coming from the proceeds of the 1903 Army-Navy Football game.
In its first year, the Society gave $9,500 to widows and families of enlisted men.
During World War I, military pay was often delayed and the Society began an interest free loan program for Navy and Marine Corps personnel. Eventually this expanded to help with other needs such as medical bills.
Anticipating personnel needs of World War II, President Roosevelt authorized a public appeal for support to benefit the military relief organizations.
The national fundraising effort helped establish the Society's Reserve Fund in 1942. The Dubuque Navy Day on August 23, 1942, was part of this effort.
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
Showing posts with label Navy Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Navy Day. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Wednesday, September 6, 2017
Navy Day in Dubuque, Iowa, August 23, 1942-- Part 3: Great Lakes Wins By Lopsided 16-1 Score
4,000 SEE GREAT LAKES NINE WIN HERE
"The colors of Old Glory -- red, white and blue -- predominated as the crowd watched Naval officers swear Dubuqueland men into service. The color of green -- the proceeds of the game -- went to Navy relief. And the color of big-league baseball prevailed as the crowd watched the Great Lakes' star-studded team lick the Naval Pre-Flight Training School 16-1.
"The latter color in part was provided by a home run with the bases full by Chet Hajduk of the Chicago White Sox, the battery of Johnny Rigney and old "Iron Mike" Cochrane, and the appearance of Benny McCoy, Johnny Lucadello, Don Padgett, Ernie Andres, Joe Grace and Sam Harshaney -- all former major-league stars.
"The victory here was the second consecutive lopsided win for Great Lakes over the Seahawks in two days. The win was the 59th of the year for the men coached by Lt. Gordon Cochrane, the above-mentioned Mr. "Iron Mike" or "Mickey" of professional baseball fame."
The Seahawks trained in Iowa City, Iowa, home of the Iowa Hawkeyes, hence the name Seahawks.
--GreGen
"The colors of Old Glory -- red, white and blue -- predominated as the crowd watched Naval officers swear Dubuqueland men into service. The color of green -- the proceeds of the game -- went to Navy relief. And the color of big-league baseball prevailed as the crowd watched the Great Lakes' star-studded team lick the Naval Pre-Flight Training School 16-1.
"The latter color in part was provided by a home run with the bases full by Chet Hajduk of the Chicago White Sox, the battery of Johnny Rigney and old "Iron Mike" Cochrane, and the appearance of Benny McCoy, Johnny Lucadello, Don Padgett, Ernie Andres, Joe Grace and Sam Harshaney -- all former major-league stars.
"The victory here was the second consecutive lopsided win for Great Lakes over the Seahawks in two days. The win was the 59th of the year for the men coached by Lt. Gordon Cochrane, the above-mentioned Mr. "Iron Mike" or "Mickey" of professional baseball fame."
The Seahawks trained in Iowa City, Iowa, home of the Iowa Hawkeyes, hence the name Seahawks.
--GreGen
Navy Day in Dubuque, Iowa, 1942-- Part 2: Lots of Memories This Day
"Memories of some will center on the colorful ceremonies of the flag raising and mass inductions of the naval recruits before the baseball game; for some it will be the memory of witnessing a son, a brother, a sweetheart, a husband, or a pal being sworn into service with the nation's armed forces at an hour of great peril; and for some it will be the thrill of witnessing some of the greatest stars of baseball perform, even if the game was a one-sided affair.
"But the big result of the day is that a substantial sum of money will be added to the Navy Relief Society Fund, all proceeds of the day going to that fund."
(Former major-league players starred during the exhibition game, as the Telegraph Herald reported on August 24, 1942.)
--GreGen
"But the big result of the day is that a substantial sum of money will be added to the Navy Relief Society Fund, all proceeds of the day going to that fund."
(Former major-league players starred during the exhibition game, as the Telegraph Herald reported on August 24, 1942.)
--GreGen
Monday, September 4, 2017
Navy Day in Dubuque, Iowa, 1942-- Part 1: 32 Enlisted and a Baseball Game
From the August 24, 2017, Dubuque (Iowa) Telegraph Herald "75 years ago: Bravery, baseball on display" by Erik Hogstrom.
I wrote about this last week, August 24.
Here is the Telegraph Herald story from August 24, 1942:
"There are several thousand residents of Dubuque and Dubuqueland who will long cherish happy memories of Dubuque's Navy Day program.
"They include the approximately 4,000 persons who jammed the stands of the Municipal Athletic Field on Sunday afternoon to witness the inductions of 32 Dubuqueland recruits into the U.S. Navy and the baseball game between the Great Lakes Naval Training Station at Great Lakes, Ill., and the Navy Pre-Flight Training School of Iowa City.
--GreGen
I wrote about this last week, August 24.
Here is the Telegraph Herald story from August 24, 1942:
"There are several thousand residents of Dubuque and Dubuqueland who will long cherish happy memories of Dubuque's Navy Day program.
"They include the approximately 4,000 persons who jammed the stands of the Municipal Athletic Field on Sunday afternoon to witness the inductions of 32 Dubuqueland recruits into the U.S. Navy and the baseball game between the Great Lakes Naval Training Station at Great Lakes, Ill., and the Navy Pre-Flight Training School of Iowa City.
--GreGen
Thursday, August 24, 2017
Navy Day in Dubuque 75 Years Ago
From the August 24, 2017, Dubuque (Iowa) Telegraph Herald "75 years ago: Bravery, baseball on display" by Erik Hogstrom.
Dubuque's World War II effort took a major leap forward 75 years ago this week. Thousands of residents filled the stands of the city's baseball stadium on August 23, 1942, to witness the mass induction of dozens of local men into the U.S. Navy.
Dubuque capped its "Navy Day" celebration with an exhibition baseball game featuring a military team packed with former Major League Baseball players who had joined the service.
--GreGen
Dubuque's World War II effort took a major leap forward 75 years ago this week. Thousands of residents filled the stands of the city's baseball stadium on August 23, 1942, to witness the mass induction of dozens of local men into the U.S. Navy.
Dubuque capped its "Navy Day" celebration with an exhibition baseball game featuring a military team packed with former Major League Baseball players who had joined the service.
--GreGen
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Recruitment in Wartime Wilmington, NC
From the Aug. 14th Wilmington (NC) Star-News "Back Then" by Scott Nunn. He goes back through the Star-News papers from 70 years ago for these stories.
AUGUST 2, 1942-- The Secretary of the U.S. Navy in World War I, and the only man FDR called "Chief," (FDR served under him) Josephus Daniels, was expected to be in Wilmington August 8th to speak when the local Navy recruiting station climaxed its Eastern North Carolina Navy Day drive to enlist 100 men.
Daniels had also been the former secretary of the Navy and had recently been elected to be ambassador to Mexico.
Daniels also had been publisher of the Raleign News & Observer. The Navy recruiting publicist who released this story was Jesse Helms, who went on to be the long-serving US senator from the state.
I Wonder If Daniels Showed Up? --GreGen
AUGUST 2, 1942-- The Secretary of the U.S. Navy in World War I, and the only man FDR called "Chief," (FDR served under him) Josephus Daniels, was expected to be in Wilmington August 8th to speak when the local Navy recruiting station climaxed its Eastern North Carolina Navy Day drive to enlist 100 men.
Daniels had also been the former secretary of the Navy and had recently been elected to be ambassador to Mexico.
Daniels also had been publisher of the Raleign News & Observer. The Navy recruiting publicist who released this story was Jesse Helms, who went on to be the long-serving US senator from the state.
I Wonder If Daniels Showed Up? --GreGen
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