Navy Men

Bronze Stars for Pacific Navy Men

rpHREE Pacific residents have been A awarded the US Bronze Star for “heroic service while piloting ships entering perilous, unknown waters during an assault on certain Japanese-held islands.” They are Lieutenant G. J. Web ster, Lieutenant S. S. Page and Lieutenant J. Forbes, all of the RNZNR.

Lieutenant Webster was formerly in command of the Gilbert Islands Adminis tration’s vessel and Lieutenant Page formerly commanded the London Mis sionary Society’s vessel in the Central Pacific. Lieutenant Forbes (better known as Captain Forbes) at one time com manded patrol and survey vessels in the service of the High Commissioner for the Western Pacific.

A photograph taken by the Editor of “PIM” in November, 1941. It shows (top) the “John Williams” under sail; and (lower) Capt. Kettle, Mr. Raddeck (second mate), and Mr. (now Lieut.) Page (first mate) all “shooting the sun.”