Aucilla (AO 56) - Naval Cruise Book

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!£ if UGD ii7n FOX DIVISION I Think It Goes Here Quite a few months have passed since our ship left the States and a lot of old shipmates have left us, either for discharge or duty. We ' ll always remember such fellows as Skud, who could never keep track of his false teeth, Roberts, who gave us the Wax Works , Ross- borough, who was always pressing a mattress cover, Rudy and his celebrated nose, McSpad- den, who always stuck up for the gun gang, and Chief Holt, who did a wonderful job keeping the gun logs and helping us obtain a high score in gunnery. There was Ballard, who was always wondering when the ship was returning to France. We ' ll always remember VonDeck, with his col- lection of reading matter and pipes, and Willis (1 wonder if he ever found his way home?). Remember Bowen, who always managed to keep his hands clean? How did you do it George? It ' s been a good cruise, and before too long some of us will be leaving for other jxjrts. Later in life we can look back at the liberties in Barcelona, Powell the taxi-stopper and GUNS Hyer, and be able to say with a chuckle, It was fun being a gunner . (Front) Swonger, K. D., McKinney, D. R., Hyer, H. E., Weiler. E. R., ConneU, F. J.. Elliott, D. C, (Rear) Riopelle, C. A., Powell, G. W. , Krauter, R. H., Powell, J. C, Riley, W. H., Nace, L. H.

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Bilge Bunnys FOURTH DIVISION (Front) Prendergast, E. W., Taylor, C. A., Hester, A. D., (Rear) Norwood, A. G., Furlong, G. E., Rose, R. L., Egner, W. B.