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	Naval Flags (Australia)
		The ensign was described as being a "white flag with the Union Flag in the upper canton at the hoist with six blue stars positioned as in the Australian flag".
		The Ensign should be a white flag with the Union Flag in the upper canton at the hoist with six blue stars positioned as in the Australian flag.
		Battle Ensigns, Ray - large ensigns flown from the port and starboard yardarms before and during a surface engagement at sea - and based on (of course) the Royal Navy tradition, but I don't know whether the RAN fly or flew the White or the Blue (although the date you give sounds right).
	www.fotw.net /flags/au^naval.html (1525 words)

	USCG Flags & Ensign
		It derives from the "revenue ensign" adopted on August 1, 1799, by Secretary of the Treasury Oliver Wolcott, with the approval of President John Adams, to identify the cutters of the Revenue Marine, the principal predecessor of the modern Coast Guard.
		This ensign is medium blue with a broad white diagonal band and the Auxiliary emblem in blue and white on the center (33 CFR 5.47).
		The patrol boat ensign is based on the so-called "racing stripes" painted as an identifying insignia on the hulls and fuselages of Coast Guard cutters and aircraft.
	www.dirauxwest.org /uscg-flags-ensign.htm (1941 words)

	Ship Modeling FAQ, Question 038 --- Revised: January 22, 2001
		Not only was the color of the ensign important but also the configuration of the canton (the union flag design in the ensign's upper left quadrant).
		When ensigns and jacks were worn that were built proportional to one of the major dimensions of their own ship, the flag would not be lost in profile against any ship nor would the flags overpower the ship either visually or because of wind loading.
		If there was no separate canton on an ensign, the jack being worn -- as measured in historic images -- was one-half the hoist and fly dimensions of the largest ensign currently worn, which resulted in the jack being one-fourth the square footage of the ensign.
	home.att.net /~ShipModelFAQ/smf-q038.html (1283 words)

	Hans Langsdorff
		Hans Langsdorff was born on the island of Rugen in 1894, the eldest son of a family with legal and religious traditions rather than a naval tradition.
		In 1923 while he was posted to the navy office in Dresden he met Ruth Hager, whom he married in March 1924, with their son Johann being born on 14 December.
		Hans Langsdorff was buried in the German Cemetery in Buenos Aires, and was honoured by both sides in the battle for his honourable conduct.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ha/Hans_Langsdorff.html (773 words)

	USS West Virginia (BB-48) Action Report: 7 Dec 1941
		Ensign Kelley has had a battle station in central only a very short time and I consider his presence of mind in taking correct damage control action, although not one of his duties, to be highly commendable.
		Ensign Hunter, incidentally, was attached to the 5" AA battery and that was his regularly assigned battle station.
		Ensign Graham and Ensign Lombardi provided us a means of escape by passing us lines from the starboard crane and by directing the fire fighting on the after side of the mast structure.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/ships/logs/BB/bb48-Pearl.html (10587 words)

	Maritime flag - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ensigns are usually required to be flown when entering and leaving harbour, when sailing through foreign waters, and when the ship is signalled to do so by a warship.
		Warships usually fly their ensigns between the morning colours ceremony and sunset, when underway, and at all times when engaged in battle—the "battle ensign".
		The ensign flying in the inferior, or lower, position is that of the country the ship has been captured from: conversely, the ensign flying in the superior, or upper position, is that of the country that has captured the ship.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maritime_flags (1629 words)

	Dictionary of Vexillology: B (Backing - Bicolour)
		A generic term for those flags having heraldic (or armorial) symbolism that were carried into battle during the medieval period (see ‘battle standard’, ‘livery colours’, ‘lance pennon 1)’, ‘pennoncelle’ and ‘standard 3)’).
		BATTLE ENSIGN(S) One or more large naval ensigns flown from the yardarms of a warship prior to commencing - and during - a surface engagement at sea (see also ‘naval ensign’ under ‘ensign’ and ‘yardarm’).
		Please note however, that in many navies ships show their battle honours on a carved board or similar on ceremonial occasions, or when the ship is open to visitors rather than on a unit flag.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/vxt-dv-b.html (1739 words)

	Horace A
		Ensign Bass underwent further flight training and reported to carrier Saratoga in early 1942.
		Assigned to York-town during the pivotal Battle of Midway, he flew as part of the combat air patrol 4 June, and although his plane was damaged, shot down an attacking dive bomber and a fighter.
		As the battle raged ashore, she served on the vital picket line until 10 April, when she sailed with a convoy to Guam.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/h8/horace_a_bass.htm (1484 words)

	USS BUSH-PHOTOS
		Ensign Jerome M. Rush was a brand new Ensign when he reported aboard the USS Bush at Ulithi harbor on January 30, 1945.
		Ensign Rush's battle station was as the group control officer for the after 20MM guns.
		Ensign's Rush's performance aboard ship that day, for someone with so little shipboard experience, is a testament to his character and the training he received.
	www.ussbush.com /jrush.htm (617 words)

	United Kingdom
		It is possible that the reference to a jack in the Admiralty Warrant for the Blue Ensign is peculiar to Jersey, and was included only because a jack was specifically requested in addition to the ensign.
		Ensigns should be framed and kept on board whilst the ship was in service, and then transferred to a museum or other suitable place.
		The main Battle Ensign flown by HMS Exeter at the Battle of the River Plate remained in the possession of the commanding officer, and then passed to the Maritime Museum, while the second Battle Ensign went to the City of Exeter.
	www.allstates-flag.com /fotw/flags/gb.html (2558 words)

	Pearl Harbor Attack: USS Blue (DD-387) Action Report
		Ensign J.P. WOLFE, U.S.N.R., – is responsible for the excellent shooting of the Blue during the conduct of the battle.
		Ensign WOLFE's duties as control and gunnery officer were performed to perfection.
		Ensign SCOTT was detailed to maintain the spirit of the men on battle stations, and to look after things about the ship while the other officers remained at their battle stations from the time that the Blue got underway, till she returned to port.
	www.history.navy.mil /docs/wwii/pearl/ph25.htm (1401 words)

	FlagsCan Glossary
		A STATE ENSIGN with a blue field, the UNION FLAG in the CANTON, and a Canadian BADGE on the fly.
		A CIVIL ENSIGN of with a red field, the UNION FLAG in the CANTON, and a Canadian BADGE on the fly.
		Sometimes, as on the ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE ENSIGN, the badge itself is in the form of a roundel.
	fraser.cc /FlagsCan/Appendicies/Glossary.html (3074 words)

	Reno News and Review November 11, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Reid and Ensign were opponents in the 1998 Senate race but have since become fast friends and adopted a mutual non-aggression pact.
		But Ensign was able to do more for Daschle’s opponent John Thune (and thus, intentionally or otherwise, helped remove Daschle from Reid’s path to the top Democratic post of Senate Minority Leader).
		Ensign performed the minimum party duties for Ziser, such as cutting a radio spot, but he gave no money, at least according to the latest disclosure filings.
	www.newsreview.com /reno/Content?oid=oid:23569 (282 words)

	Las Vegas SUN: Poll shows Carter facing uphill battle against Ensign
		Ensign was elected to the Senate in 2000 and is seeking a second term.
		It likes to point out that Ensign has voted with the Bush administration at least 96 percent of the time during his first four years in office, according to the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee report.
		Some GOP leaders are confident that Carter has no chance of unseating Ensign, who is re-elected, will by be vying for a Senate leadership position.
	www.lasvegassun.com /sunbin/stories/nevada/2006/sep/15/091510203.html (383 words)

	United Kingdom: Royal Navy
		Henceforth the White Ensign was reserved to the Royal Navy; the Blue Ensign undefaced to the Royal Naval Reserve and defaced with the appropriate departmental or territorial badge to government service; and the Red Ensign to the 'merchant navy' (as the term is in Britain).
		The White Ensign is flown at the peak of all Royal Navy/Royal Marines shore establishments, commanded by a commissioned officer, regardless of distance from the sea.
		The White Ensign is not a symbol of the British Admiralty nor necessarily of the British Navy.
	www.fotw.net /flags/gb-nav.html (5103 words)

	Battle of Midway: Ensign Gay, Oral History
		In the Coral Sea Battle we tried to get there and missed out on most of it but we were able along about that time to get in some bombing practice and to do some submarine patrol.
		I didn't get much sleep the night of June the 3rd, the stories of the battle were coming in, midnight torpedo attack by the PBY's and all kinds of things, and we were a little bit nervous, kind of, like before a football game.
		Well, I was sitting up in the middle of this battle area and there was all kinds of things around, oil slick and barrels and lumber and the Japanese life rafts were fl.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/ships/logs/CV/cv8-EnsGay.html (6424 words)

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		HORACE A. Horace Ancel Bass, Jr., was born in Roanoke, Va., 22 September 1915, and enlisted in the Navy 24 February 1941.
		Ensign Bass underwent further flight training and reported to aircraft carrier SARATOGA (CV-3) in early 1942.
		Assigned to carrier YORKTOWN (CV-5) during the pivotal Battle of Midway, he flew as part of the combat air patrol 4 June, and although his plane was damaged, shot down an attacking dive bomber and a fighter.
	www.hazegray.org /danfs/escorts/de691.txt (1556 words)

	USS Ronin
		Ensign McMillan and one passenger are ready for transport.
		Ensign Joka turned around to the source of the voice.
		Ensign Joka here will be your weapons officer on the mission.
	www.angelfire.com /rpg/ussronin/113.htm (1464 words)

	Ensign
		Educated at the monastery at Battle, he was named in the Abbey accounts about 1510, and was said to have "worn out three pairs of shoes in one half-year." Luke was taxed a modest sum in 1524-25.
		Elizabeth, as the widow ENSIGN seeking some measure of justice for her daughter, filed a suit against Thomas SUMMERS for £500 damage for "inticing and drawing away her daughter unseasonably, and by unlawfull meanes, against her will, and abusing her daughter." Elizabeth was awarded 50s and the cost of the suit.
		Of particular note are articles by Paul C. Reed in TAG 75 (2000), by Robert E. Bowman in TAG 73 (1998), by Eugene A. Stratton in TAG 61 (1985), and by Douglas Richardson in TAG 60 (1984) and 56 (1980).
	kinnexions.com /ancestries/ensign.htm (2413 words)

	Royal Navy Diction & Slang
		During a battle the soldiers ran out of ammunition, stuck knives into the muzzles of their guns and charged the enemy.
		The measurement is made up (or down) the side of the flag nearest the mast (called the head, the opposite side is called the fly; upper and lower edges have not specific names).
		A 6-breadth ensign measures 4ft 6ins by 9ft.
	www.hmsrichmond.org /dict_b.htm (1783 words)

	Manila Bay
		It was later noted in the American press as an example of the nonchalance the Americans exhibited in the battle by stopping in the middle for a bite to eat, while still within range of the enemy's guns in their fortifications.
		In fact, it was higher than the American hit rate at the later naval Battle of Santiago, a fact attributable to the Spanish vessels being generally stationary targetsThe Spanish, of course, hit their targets much less than the Americans.
		The stress of the battle and the excessive heat in his battle station in the OLYMPIA's conning tower (an armored steel cylinder with a slit in it to view the action outside) were too much for him.
	www.spanamwar.com /mbay.htm (5608 words)

	Brief background on USS Horace A Bass, APD 124
		Assigned to Yorktown during the pivotal Battle of Midway, he flew as part of the combat air patrol (CAP) 4 June, and although his plane was damaged, shot down an attacking dive bomber and a fighter.
		Assigned to Fighting Squadron 5 on board Saratoga, Bass again acted as combat air patrol during the Battle of the Eastern Solomons 23-25 August 1942.
		Horace A. Bass received two battle stars for WWII service, and six battle stars in addition to her Navy Unit Commendation for Korean War service.
	www.kmike.com /bass124.htm (688 words)

	The Battle of Alma - The Crimean War
		All the Crimean battles are potent symbols for the British Army.
		It may well be that the causes of the retreat were the disorder of the regiments, the heavy officer casualties, the imminence of an overwhelming Russian attack and the lack of support from the First Division.
		Some of the poor decisions by British generals in the battle were attributed to their short sight.
	www.britishbattles.com /crimean-war/alma.htm (3314 words)

	Capture of the Externsteine
		Ensign John Gira of Eastwind, with the assistance of the German engineering officer, Helmot Marks, quickly removed the explosives from the trawler's hull.
		As they had not celebrated the crossing of the Artic Circle on their way to battle the Germans, there were still a number of "ice worms" on board.
		More than 300 Coast Guardsmen, who experienced battle in the icy north, put up with the tortures inflicted by the current members of the crew who were already Polar Bears, and they too joined the hallowed ranks of Arctic veterans.
	www.uscg.mil /hq/g-cp/history/Externsteine.html (2896 words)

	Royal Navy Battle Ensign (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		It is well-known that the Royal Navy has always flown Battle Ensigns when in action: numerous, big flags, from various parts of the ship.
		Verner's watercolor illustrations, which are re-produced in the book, show: INFLEXIBLE flying three ensigns from the fore-topmast (white ensign at the peak, red ensign below, white ensign just above the fore spotting top) plus two ensigns flying from the mainmast (white ensign at peak of main-topmast, white ensign at the peak of the gaff).
		Because the German Imperial naval ensign was, in poor visibility liable to confusion with the White Ensign the Admiralty issued a succession of orders about the use of additional flags.
	www.gwpda.org.cob-web.org:8888 /naval/s0600000.htm (560 words)

	Royal Australian Navy Gun Plot - Battle of the River Plate Sinking of Graf Spee
		BATTLE OF THE RIVER PLATE - On Wednesday, 13 December 1939, a British squadron of three light cruisers, commanded by Commodore Henry Harwood, “HMS Exeter,” “HMS Ajax” and the New Zealand Cruiser “HMS Achilles,” were on patrol near the mouth of the River Plate.
		Soon after dawn a German vessel was sighted, it proved to be the German pocket battleship “Admiral Graf Spee” which had been preying on Allied shipping in those waters, she immediately opened fire on “HMS Exeter,” and after one or two ineffectual salvos she scored a direct hit.
		It was a frightening prospect being in the path of 12,000 tons of armour-plated battleship with superior firepower, but it was still odd that she should have chosen to come in and fight when she could have dictated the entire battle at long range.
	www.gunplot.net /gunners/battleofriverplate.html (4326 words)

	Glossary for US Battleship Development
		Battle Dressing Station - A makeshift, temporary medical space used for treating wounded crew members during battle.
		Battle Ensign - A large American flag that is hoisted right before battle.
		Flagstaff - Vertical staff located at the rear of the ship where the ensign is hoisted.
	www.geocities.com /batdev/glossary.html (924 words)

	Heinrich Himmler
		He then joined the extreme right-wing National Socialist German Worker's Party (NSDAP, also known as the Nazi Party) in 1923.
		He carried the Imperial German Battle Ensign in the Munich Putsch, the Party's failed attempt at a nationwide right-wing revolution.
		Despite this failure and Hitler's subsequent prison sentence, Himmler was still a devout follower of Hitler, convinced that he was the messiah sent by God to lead Germany to greatness, and had the long term job of organising Nazi Party propaganda.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/he/Heinrich_Himmler.html (887 words)

	Heroes Among Us
		For this act of valor in the heat of battle, Ensign Hy Eisenstein was awarded the Silver Star.
		In 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge, Company H of the Third Armored Division became engaged in fierce combat deep in German territory.
		For his heroism on the field of battle and for a leg wound requiring a long hospitalization, 1st Lt. Yale Simons was awarded the Silver Star and a second Purple Heart.
	www.jewishaz.com /jewishnews/040917/heroes.shtml (566 words)

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