[ARC5] command set trivia

[Tim]

Wow..That's a new one on me!  Who knew?
Tim


On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 6:26 PM, Gary Pewitt <garypewitt at centurytel.net>wrote:

> 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.
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> On 10/11/2013 9:48 PM, Tim wrote:
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>> "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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