[ARC5] command set trivia

[Gary Pewitt]

And a Marine or Army Captain was addressed as Major when on board the 
ship.  There could be only one captain per ship.  This was proper 
manners during WWII.


On 10/11/2013 9:48 PM, Tim wrote:
> "In my recollection during WW II there were courtesy titles of "commodore"
> for the senior merchant marine captain of a convoy."
>
> That's true.  A Convoy Commodore carried a lot of responsibility....
>
> But wait - there's more!
>
> The Executive Officer of a US Navy ship would be properly addressed as
> "Commander" over an ARC-5 radio circuit (ahem..), regardless of their
> rank....
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 7:23 PM, Gordon White <gewhite at crosslink.net> wrote:
>
>> In my recollection during WW II there were courtesy titles of "commodore"
>> for the senior merchant marine captain of a convoy.
>>
>> Heads of yacht clubs are generally "commodores"
>>
>>   - Gordon White
>>
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