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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
MONDAY, JANUARY 9.
Student Was In 'Lost' Navy Unit
By FRANCIS KELLEY
Pausing beside his multilith machine in the University Press today, red-haired Duane Morrow, 6-foot 2-inch College junior, told of his experiences while stranded on an Alaskan island with a weather unit during the past war.
The 27-year-old pre-law student spent six years and two months in the navy as an aerospace's mate.
the navy as all adjacetors' mate.
In June of 1942, shortly after the Japanese bombed Dutch Harbor and moved into Kiska island in the Aleutian chain, Morrow stepped onshore at tiny Bogoslof island with five other men of a weather and observation unit.
Uninhabited "except for seagulls." Bogosol island is in the Bering sea, 40 miles west of Dutch Harbor. The island is of volcanic origin, and is 250 yards wide and one half mile long.
"We had supplies to last three months, at which time we were to be picked up," Morrow recalled, "but there was a slight mix-up at Dutch Harbor and we weren't picked up for nine months."
Their mission was secret and the officer responsible for the unit transferred from Dutch Harbor to a new fleet without arranging for their relief.
The unit was composed of two aerographer's mates, two radiomen, a cook, and a pharmacist's mate, who were to keep a 24-hour lookout, sending weather and other information by radio to Dutch Harbor.
"We were the first unit on Bogoslof." Morrow said, "and with the Japs so close by on Kiska, we didn't have any position to the base for more supplies.
"We ate good food for 3 1/2 months,
but for the next 5 1/2 months we lived
on a 500-pound sack of beans and
several sacks of flour.
"You can't change the taste of beans. We tried cooking them every
way possible, but they were still just beans. We tried eating seagrulls, but they weren't at all tasty.
A lack of recreational facilities was the greatest hardship suffered by the unit, Morrow said. Then, too their evaporator, which converts salt water to fresh water, broke down two months after landing on the island. From that time until they were picked up, the unit depended on rain to furnish them with drinking water.
"Our favorite pasttime was snarling seagulls, painting red Japanese 'meatballs' (insignia) on their wings, and turning them loose to be targets of our 22 caliber rifles. There were so many seagulls on Bogoslof that it wouldn't have been any sport to shoot just any of them. By limiting the number of seagulls ethical to shoot at, the sport was increased."
Many quarrels and much bickering among the men resulted from the cramped quarters and bad weather, Morrow recalled. The cook and the man also were most affected by the conditions because they had less to do, he said.
"The other aerographer's mate, an 18-year-old youngster named Johnny Fogg, caught a sea owl one day while trying to snare a sea wolf into it inside the barn built a perch for it, and pampered it like any pet.
"The owl thrived on black coffee for a while and then pined away and died. Johnny built a box-casket for the owl, dug a grave, and planned a funeral."
Official Bulletin
January 9, 1950
Inter-dorm council, 5 p.m. today,
Carruth hall.
Seniors graduating in February who have not paid diploma fee of $7.50 must do so by Saturday at business office.
The following are notified to appear before Student court, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Green hall; for smoking violations—Ronald Drews, Donna Lee Cathers, Allen L. Thompson, Bill Davis, Dick Schulty, Dana Dowd, William Smith, Dorothy Thompson; for traffic violations—Richard E. Davis, William C. Busy, James Edward Taylor Jr., William W. Holloway, James O. Smith, Jack Taylor Crusa.
All students planning to change enrollment from one university school to another, make application before Thursday, Jan. 19 at Registrar's office. Those in College who will enter journalism, business and education schools also must apply for transfer.
Civil rights coordinating committee. 7 p.m. today 111 Strong.
I. S.A. council meeting, 7:15 p.m. today Recreation room, Union.
W. Y.C.A. executive meeting, 4 p.m. today, Pine room, Union.
Y.W.C.A. all membership, 4 p.m.
Wednesday, Pine room Union.
Ward T, 7 p.m. 110 Fraser. Plans for a dance to be discussed. All members sign up for dance at this meeting.
Mathematical colloquium 5 p.m. today, 203 Strong. Prof. Robert Schatten will speak on "The Intuitive Background for the Theory of Integral Equations."
Phi Sigma, noon Tuesday, 301 Snow hall. Zoology department in charge of program.
Registered Nurses club, 8 p.m. today Elizabeth home, 234 Maine.
Alpha Kappa Psi demit ceremony for graduating seniors and installation of officers, 4 p.m. Tuesday Strong hall, second floor.
Merchants will not honor veteran's first semester requisitions for equipment and supplies after Tuesday.
Alpha Phi Omega, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Recreation room, Union. Important business meeting; all members and pledges please attend.
KU. Republican club, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, 106 Green hall. Senator
George K. Melvin, speaker.
Home Economics club, 7:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Fraser hall dining room.
Election.
Junior Inter-dorm, 4 p.m. Tuesday Monchonsia hall.
All Student Council, 7:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Pine room, Union.
Newman club discussion, 7:30 p.
m. Tuesday church basement, Father
Jacobs, speaker. Members please
attend.
A. S.T.E. meeting, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Fowler shops. Movies on jet propulsion. Visitors welcome; refreshments.
Square Dance club meeting, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Recreation room, Union. Anyone interested is invited to attend.
Occupational Therapy club, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, 332 Strong. Election of officers.
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He has a straight "A" average for 51 hours of University courses. He is a field underwriter for the Mutual Life Insurance company of New York city. He intends to make a career of this type work.
Morrow was married four years ago. He is the father of two daughters.
"I missed the boat once." Morrow laughed as he turned back to his multitilin machine. "I don't intend to become stranded again."
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