. Lansdowne school and the world war. Henry Thomas Watson enlisted in the U. S. Naval Re-serves in June, 1918. He was put in Company 15, IsolationRegiment, and was in training at Pelham, N. Y., until October,1918. He just reached France and was assigned to battle lineswhen the armistice was signed. He remained overseas untilJune, 1919. 131. John Roger Whitehorn left school in 1908 at the age of seventeenand took a two years course on the school ship Adam and thus becamethoroughly grounded in the science of seamanship, both steam and first position on graduating from the Adams (third i
. Lansdowne school and the world war. Henry Thomas Watson enlisted in the U. S. Naval Re-serves in June, 1918. He was put in Company 15, IsolationRegiment, and was in training at Pelham, N. Y., until October,1918. He just reached France and was assigned to battle lineswhen the armistice was signed. He remained overseas untilJune, 1919. 131. John Roger Whitehorn left school in 1908 at the age of seventeenand took a two years course on the school ship Adam and thus becamethoroughly grounded in the science of seamanship, both steam and first position on graduating from the Adams (third in class)was a quartermaster, from which he was rapidly promoted to second,first officer, and finally received master papers for all oceans, togetherwith pilots licenses for all the larger seacoast cities of the country. When the war broke out, he enlisted in the navy as first lieutenantand was promptly promoted to lieutenant-commander, which position heheld until the termination of the war, being in command of the U, S. , during which service he made frequent trips to and fromScotland and other points in the war zone carrying depth bombs, gaso-line^ ammunition, etc., for the allies. During his trips he had manythrilling experiences and narrow escapes. On one occasion, while sailingwest, a violent storm, lasting for several
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