The increase since
that time is as follows:
April 1, 1918 Officers Men
Regular Navy
Permanent 5,441 198,224
Temporary 2,519 .......
Reserves 10,625 85,475
Total 18,585 283,699
November 9, 1918
Permanent 5,656 206,684
Temporary 4,833 .......
Reserves 21,985 290,346
Total 32,474 497,030
THE NAVY THAT FLIES
The expansion of aviation in the navy has been of gratifying proportions
and effectiveness. On July 1, 1917, naval aviation was still in its
infancy. At that time there were only 45 naval aviators. There were
officers of the navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard who had been given
special training in and were attached to aviation. There were
approximately 200 student officers under training, and about 1,250
enlisted men attached to the Aviation Service. These enlisted men were
assigned to the three naval air stations in this country then in
commission. Pensacola, Fla., had about 1,000 men, Bay Shore, Long
Island, N.Y., had about 100, and Squantum, Mass., which was abandoned in
the fall of 1917, had about 150 men. On July 1, 1918, there were 823
naval aviators, approximately 2,052 student officers, and 400 ground
officers attached to naval aviation. In addition, there were more than
7,300 trained mechanics, and more than 5,400 mechanics in training. The
total enlisted and commissioned personnel at this time was about 30,000.
THE SHIPS
On the day war was declared 197 ships were in commission.
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