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MARCH ANSON and SCOOT BAILEY
OF THE
U. S. NAVY
Story by
GREGORY DUNCAN
Illustrated by
HENRY E. VALLELY
WHITMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY
RACINE, WISCONSIN
Copyright, 1944, by
WHITMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY
Printed in U.S.A.
All names, characters, places, and events
in this story are entirely fictitious.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I. Farewell to the Plymouth 11
II. Back to School 26
III. Fifty Pounds of Pressure 38
IV. Underwater Escape 51
V. First Dive 66
VI. A Real Submariner 83
VII. Orders to Report 95
VIII. Kamongo 106
IX. Destination— 122
X. Through the Canal 131
XI. Under Way Again 143
XII. Visit to Wake Island 155
XIII. Scoot Meets Two Zeros 169
XIV. Crash Landing 186
XV. Find the Convoy! 201
XVI. Downed at Sea 219
XVII. Attack! 231
XVIII. Depth Charges 242
ILLUSTRATIONS
“She Was a Swell Ship!” Said Scoot 10
“Going to the Sub Base, Sir?” 31
They Filed into the Pressure Chamber 45
Hand Over Hand He Ascended 59
They Watched From the Dock 73
They Inspected the Torpedo Room 89
The Sub Set Off and Submerged 101
“They’ve Made You a Lieutenant!” 113
The Skipper Was at the Door 127
The Big Freighter Came Head On 135
“I Want You to Take Over Ray’s Job!” 149
He Adjusted the Eyepiece and Looked 161
Some Fighters Stayed With the Carrier 177
A Two-Motored Flying Boat Came at Them 193
March Pounded Scoot on the Back 207
The Skipper Was Still Unconscious 225
He Tied Himself to the Strut 233
Scoot Appeared in the Doorway 245
“She Was a Swell Ship!” Said Scoot