Essay On Chapter 15
On Friday, June 4, 1943, Phil’s mother received a telegram announcing that Phil was missing in action. (Chapter Thirteen, p. 144) Research the Army’s present-day policy procedures for notifying the next of kin for those missing in action or killed. How different is this new policy from the one used in 1943?
When Louie and Phil were declared missing around 1943, the telegram informing that the soldier was declared missing was sent about a week after the date that the soldiers were last seen. After a week, soldiers were considered dead and the searches were abandoned.
However, current policy, which implements more advanced technology that transmits information in a quicker rate, makes the Casualty Assistance Calls Officers (CACO) to inform the soldier’s family members whether the soldier is KIA (killed in action), MIA (missing in action), WIA (wounded in action), or DUSTWUN (duty status and whereabouts unknown) within 24 hours of the casualty.
Explain why chapter 15 is titled “Sharks and Bullets.” …show more content…
Mac, Louie, and Phil, stranded in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, hoped that an American plane would save them--as a result, they would constantly shoot a signal gun toward any plane that passed by. However, the plane that Louie aimed for was a Japanese one; followed by his shooting, a Japanese plane approached the stranded boat and poured out the bullets at Mac, Louie, and Phil. Mac and Phil crouched in the boat while Louie hid under the raft in order to avoid the bullets. Below the boat, where Louie stayed, were the sharks that constantly attempted to attack the boat. There were obstacles above and below the sea--the bullets and sharks--and this is why Chapter 15 was titled “Sharks and
When Louie and Phil were declared missing around 1943, the telegram informing that the soldier was declared missing was sent about a week after the date that the soldiers were last seen. After a week, soldiers were considered dead and the searches were abandoned.
However, current policy, which implements more advanced technology that transmits information in a quicker rate, makes the Casualty Assistance Calls Officers (CACO) to inform the soldier’s family members whether the soldier is KIA (killed in action), MIA (missing in action), WIA (wounded in action), or DUSTWUN (duty status and whereabouts unknown) within 24 hours of the casualty.
Explain why chapter 15 is titled “Sharks and Bullets.” …show more content…
Mac, Louie, and Phil, stranded in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, hoped that an American plane would save them--as a result, they would constantly shoot a signal gun toward any plane that passed by. However, the plane that Louie aimed for was a Japanese one; followed by his shooting, a Japanese plane approached the stranded boat and poured out the bullets at Mac, Louie, and Phil. Mac and Phil crouched in the boat while Louie hid under the raft in order to avoid the bullets. Below the boat, where Louie stayed, were the sharks that constantly attempted to attack the boat. There were obstacles above and below the sea--the bullets and sharks--and this is why Chapter 15 was titled “Sharks and