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Boston is the bull's eye in a huge defense target embracing the entire New England area. Production in Germany of a Nazi version of the flying fortress is reported to be under full steam, and a token bombing of New England calculated to panic its people and production would be far from unlikely in case...
...target range where a good shot can bring down a parachutist...
...gunnery. When he was gunnery officer on the U.S.S. New Mexico from 1927 to 1929, the battleship twice won the Battle-Efficiency Pennant ("Meatball" to the sailors) as well as a pair of gunnery trophies and two turret Es. Says a pal: "Spike's idea of a perfect target practice was to shoot the masts off the target ship from 8,000 yards, starting with the top and working down. Throwing shells into the hull was shooting fish in a bucket...
Before he took over Naval Ordnance in February 1941, Admiral Blandy spent several years specializing in anti-aircraft defense for warships, is now rated the Navy's outstanding expert on the subject. His last command at sea was the battleship Utah, which was converted into a mobile target and floating laboratory for testing anti-aircraft guns. "To learn about anti-aircraft fire," remarks Admiral Blandy, "there is nothing like being on both ends of the target...
...series of alternating songfests and bursts of earthy, or rather marine humor are strung together by a plot involving the fleet gunnery prize, an expert gun-pointer whose hitch expires just before target practice begins, and the girl who persuades him to re enlist. Jack Oakie, who has staked his petty officer's savings and his ship's trophies on the outcome, exercises more ingenuity and resourcefulness than his script-writers. Martha Raye opens her mouth wide, and makes faces, Ann Sheridan is also in the cast...