Buck (DD 761) - Naval Cruise Book

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LET ' S LOOK AT THE CREW r K '

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LTJG C. A. CLOPTON USNR Communications Officer LTJG R. S. SIMMONS USNR Asst. Engineering Officer LTIG S. E. SPELTZ USN First Lieutenant ENS. W. G. MORSE USNR C.LC. Officer ENS. P. B. BOOTH USN Navigator ENS. C. R. BARNEY USN ASW Office OFFICERS NOT HAVING PICTURES LCDR S. V. RE ID USN— Former Executive Officer LT. W. B. SHIELDS USN— Former Operations Officer LTJG J. H. McKAY USNR— Former ASW Officer LTJG G. N. HAMILTON USNR— Former Communications Officer LTJG D. J. CONLEY USN— Former O Division Officer

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Try to picture a ship that has been in active service for a number of years w ithout a deck di- vision. How thick the rust would get can be readily imagined. The 1st Division has the task of keeping the decks and spaces of the forward port of the ship rust-free and in 4.0 condition. With LANCASTER, BM3, in charge this entails many hours of hard work. FRONT ROW, L. TO R.: Oldham, Richie, Nelson, Stevens. Lowerison. Leverson. Cain, Mader, Joseph, Brown, LTIG Speltz. BACK ROW: Stockdcle, Kianz, Lancaster, Pierce. Wilson. Whileley, Keith, Sabo, Fritz. •iiil