Aucilla (AO 56) - Naval Cruise Book

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The Bos ' n Locker Over the Side The First Division will assure you, a little defensively, that they have to work just as hard as the Second Division - and maybe a little harder. There are those long windy hours on the forecastle waiting to anchor, sending over AvGas, now port, now starboard, now port again and the ever present rush, to get that GIG in the water ' . But, life in the First Divi- sion has its compensations. There is the Boat- swain ' s Locker, abode of the coffee cup philos- ophers, with many a genial - and sometimes not so genial - session presided over by such kindly old sea dogs as Beall and Hasselberger. Here you will always find a member of the Gig crew skillfully weaving fancy work for the Gig, a sailor sharpening his knife, and even, it is al- leged occasionally, a member of the riggers team parceling and serving wire. Here too you will find, as often as not at three in the morning, someone frantically looking for the right size block, pin or shackle, to cope with the routine emerge. iCy at the moment. And once in a while, dear to the heart of every old hand, a fresh recruit from back in the Second Division will poke his head into inquire seriously if there are any Connifling Pins available. Gravely Beall will tell him that they just ran out but that the Engineers are pretty sure to have some. May- be two hours later the same harrassed recruit will find himself down in the pumproom, still seeking amongst the hissing steam, the elusive Connifling Pin . The First Division offers at no extra charge the following: Boat Pool - On loading and off loading during hours of darkness Cargo Deck Car Park - Operated 24 hours a day Free Consultation - Information concerning rust prevention and preservation from our seasoned veterans. This has been a non-paid, non-profit advertise- ment. A Never Ending Battle

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FIRST DIVISION (Front) Hall, A. C, Stamper , R. D., Omar, J. R., Carrol, T. M., (2nd row) Strouse, C. R., Olson, R. P., Johnson, C. H., Cunninghani, B. L., Caila, G. M., Dickerson, D. P., (3rd row) Gelinas, L. M., Achenbach, E. E., Moore, B. L., Headlee, C. D., Beal, M. V., Shickle, K. W., (4th row) Bernard, W. E., Guess, C, Cirino, R., Gibson, W., Simms, T. K., Henry, C. S., Cook, A. J., Menger, N. B., Griram, E., Foster, H., Sandella, R. v; - --f .. -f - -r tmt -

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SECOND DIVISION (Front) Polka, D. T., Browner, A. J., Quail, M. P., Malo, J., Maxwell, J., Anderson, L., Lindsey, W., (2nd row) Lewis, J. C, Callier, H. O., Skelly, R., Caporin, R., Shaw, J. L., Leach, C. T., Stukes, G., (Rear) Lefebver, J., Williams, J. O., Bielkiewicz, E., Querin, J., Supplita, T., Santo, P., Szydlak, R., Gunkleman, W., Ikonnikow, V., Ott, G.,. Phillips, M. .- ft- 4. . %. t r ♦ fi