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other departments and his own, and his pride is pardonable as he gives the orders to drop the anchor or throw over the lines which will moor us to a dock. . ' There- are times when the First Lieutenant and his men are no longer janitors and policemen. The ship may be at general quarters, all hands tense for attack. The Hull Department is scattered throughout the ship waiting for possible damage. If a fire breaks out, a seam springs a leak, a bomb is placed too well, or a collision rnaterializes in the confusion of sudden man- euvering on a dark night, it is the Hull Department that will rush to the scene of the casualty and will endeavor to effect the necessary repairs. It is not pleasant, the job of waiting, hoping your gunners, up there having all the fun, will not miss. It is not pleasant to be the ones who work after something tragic has happened. But the Hull Department, you will see, are the men who rig- ged those display lines, printed the guide signs, and turned a warship into a lean, presentable model of good housekeeping. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT The Medical Department of a large cruiser is quite an ex- tensive organization and is equipped to take care of anything to major surgery of war wounds of the most severe type. The main Sick Bay is located in the forward part of the ship on the third deck, and consists of -a major operating room, equivalent in equipment to that found in any shore-side hospital: a main ward: an isolation ward, dressing room, dental office, a labo- ratory and pharmacy. All of the sick bay spaces are air con- ditioned, a most valuable aid in the treatment of diseases in tropical climates. In addition to the main installation there are three additional main battle first aid stations located in various parts of the ship, each of which is equipped to operate independently in the event of damage to the main station. Supplementing these primary in- stallations are eight first aid stations manned by hospital corps- men, so that first aid is immediately available and within quick reach of all personnel, no matter what their battle station. The equipment and supplies available, in battle areas in- clude two X-ray machines, adequate supplies of blood plasma, and whole blood which was collected from donors on the west coast and transported by air to the battle areas. The personnel for this department total four officers and twenty-two enlisted men, all in the Hospital Corps of the Navy. The officers consist of two commissioned medical officers, who are graduate physicians, and two dental officers, graduate doctors of dentistry. The hospital corpsmen are trained in all phases of medical care and include among their number Phar- macy Technicians, X-ray Technicians, Dental Technicians, and Surgical Technicians. All of these have had training in a Hos- pital Corps School at a major Naval hospital before being sent to duty at sea. In war time a cruiser of this type carries medical supplies in ap variety and quantity estimated to meet at least 18 months' needs in any part of the world to which the ship might be sent on short notice. These supplies are so distributed so that damage to one part of the ship will not leave the crew without medical supplies and personnel. SHIP'S RECREATION Q During war time recreation is vital to good morale. After long periods of combat, it is necessary to provide ways and means for men to relax, and have opportuniting for self ex- pression in some activity. The ship's band, although non-rated, has been one of the best morale builders. The band's complement has worked hard and long to provide the ship with good music. A band concert is usually held every evening preceding movies, while the ship is at rest in port. Now that the war is over the band plays at sea as well as in port. Along with the ship's band, a string quar- tet has been organized to provide music for those who like the old fashioned reels and ho-downs. In the way of sports the ship has an organized boxing, basketball and softball team. These various sports have been popular with the ship, and many men have participated in the sports. The BALTIMORE'S 'competitive record speaks for itself. The ship's paper, The Oriole has been another form of activity that has meant much tothe crew. Approximately 40 men. composing the paper's staff, have worked diligently to provide the ship with a paper of the highest type. Enlisted per- sonnel have run the paper completely. These men have taken over the responsibility of compiling, editing, printing, and dis- tributing the paper to all hands. The BALTIMORE is proud of her paper. During long periods at sea, whenit was impossible to have movies or band music, the RBO system was used to hold eve- ning broadcasts. Programs consisting of variety shows, quiz programs, and musical hours, were conducted by ship's com- PUHY- To help break the.monotony of general routine, contests have been held between divisions. The contests have consisted of checkers and acey-duecy. 5 . The ship boasts a fine library. At present there are over 1,600 new books available for the crew. At various times, when the ship has been in port, dances have been held for all hands. Magazines, record players, movies, and many other forms of entertainment are available at all times for the benefit of the crew. In conclusion it is well to remember that a heavy cruiser resembles a small city. This ship has everything a city can boast of on a small scale. We have a laundry, clothing store, general store, soda fountain, barber shop, newspaper, hospital, movie housejand church. While at sea life runs smoothly. Al- though at times we are far from home we have managed to take along a little of home with us.
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taw IIQLIJVWUIFQ Sf ' I Now At Wars End The Story Of The Heavy Cruiser U.S.S. .Baltimore Can Be Told! LIKE other battle seasoned and scarred heavy cruisers. the USS Baltimore has lived a full war life, -sampled its first battle with a bombardment of Makin island, stormed through the Gil- bert, Marshall, and Marianas campaigns, leveled the synchron- ized fury of its nine protruding eight-inch rifles on Satawan is- land in the Caroline group: but unlike many less fortunate cruis- ers, the Baltimore had run the gamut unscathed. 1 SOME of her actions and deeds-like carrying the late Pres- ident Roosevelt to his historic triurnvirate at Pearl Harbor with five-star Admiral Nimitz and General MacArthur-were tagged as top secret , thus remained untold 'til war's end. But prob- ably the main reason for her silent satirically and smothered blackout was that in doing a thorough workmanlike job for over two years, the Baltimore's skippers CCaptains Calhoun and Finkj, officers, and crew had clearly defied, coldly thwarted, and precisely out maneuvered every Nip attempt to register a single hit on its six hundred and seventy feet of armored deck and superstructure. NOT ONCE DID SHE WEAR A HURT, MAR- TYRED LOOK. OR LIMP INTO THENEWS AS A BATTLE CAS- UALTY-NOT A MAN DID SHE LOSE THROUGH ENEMY ACTION. BUT THE BALTIMORE WAS ALWAYS THERE, AS HER CREW SO LOUDLY AND PROUDLY ECHOES: They don't wear service stars for nothin'l THE names of the now. storic sea battles and engagements -Luzon and Mindoro in the hilippines, Iwo lima, Guam, Rota, Tinian, Saipan, Truk, Okina a, Formosa, strikes at the China Coast and Iapan proper, are 'ke vast orchastrations of pages from the' Baltimore's war diary, or just the passing life of this great ship and its fighting crew. ' BUT what most of her 1,500 man-crew likes, and are proud of: The Baltimore is big enough to feel self-respecting about her part in the war. yet always has remained small enough to be intimate. Full dress inspections have never been conspicuous in her routine, for the Big B was born of this war, and grew of age under battle conditions. HER war record is a curiously, interesting document. The Baltimore came into being as a part of the nation's answer for a two ocean Navy. That fateful December day in '41, when the laps struck at Pearl Harbor, found her little more than a fast growing shell on the ways at the Bethlehem Steel yards at Quincy, Mass., and it was not until a very chilly spring day in April of '43 that she received her war time commission in the South Boston Navy yard and Captain Walter C. Calhoun was handed its command: Commander Frank Monroe was named its executive officer. Aboard her now, shining, stainless hull came a crew of officers and men, most of whom had never beento sea-some that had never seen the ocean. To them the shake down cruise in the West Indies was the business of learning to be sailors the hard way. In those sub infested waters, the officers and men of the Baltimore learned the hot.. exhausting, and monotonous meaning of morning and evening general quarters, day anti-aircraft practices, night spotting practices, launching and recovering aircraft, fueling at sea and everything that goes to make a crew seasoned, though, hardened, and inu.red to the discomforts of war, and the ship. a fighting unit of the fleet. AFTER the usual short shake-down and training period al- lowed a new ship in time of war, the Baltimore started its screws churning down the Eastern Atlantic seaboard, swooshed through the Panama Canal, swung crisply around to the West Coast and the Pacific war. It was there that she was finally readied to taste battle and her course charted for her first major engagement. Operating directly under Rear Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner, the Baltimore took part in the bombardment on November 20, 1943, that rocked little Makin island from bow to stern. paving the way for the famed 27th infantry division to dash ashore and seizethat important island. AFTER this first show of strength, the Baltimore was teamed up with carrier Task Group 50.1, and on December 4, 1943, helped shepherd our carriers into striking distance of the Mar- shall islands, where their planes rained death and destruction on Iap airfields and shore installations on Kwajalein. Two months later, she was back again with carrier Task Force 58.4, as ,car-
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