Baltimore (CA 68) - Naval Cruise Book

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SEVENTH DIVISION Known from Stem to Stem (including the bilges) as the -Screaming Seamen of the Salty Seventh, the members of the Seventh Division are also the engineers ' only competition for the title of the Oil Kings. - From the faltering steps of the first few fueling operations, the Salty Sev- enth has been smoothed out to form a precise machine under the gentle, loving, gliding hands of our leading petty officer, Ed The Bear Hurlimann. You can see these specific specimens of Salty Seamen anywhere from starboard frames 93 to 127; the after superstructure, the officers ' motor boat, and even theship ' s incinerator (cough!). Our nautical jobs are various; our nautical knowledge vast At the sound of the gong, we man our batteries. Their maintenance is another of our various jobs, done a bit better than excellently by the happy-go-lucky gunner ' s mates of the Seventh, led by D. WUbert RusseU, GMl. At the sound of liberty call, you can depend on the Seventh Division to be well represented on the quarter deck, awaiting the first boat ashore. Regardless of the whereabouts of the BALTIMORE, be it in the Med or Stateside, each one eagerly awaits some new adventure in a new port. The Seventh Division personnel are practically the same as any of the other divisions except for the simple fact that we claim to have in our happy family more Liberty Hounds, Chow Hounds, Lovers, Dancers, Jit- terbugs, Hill-BiUies, and the inevitable Sea-Story tellers than any other BALTIMORE division. Our division is well represented in the sporting events aboard the great and mighty 68 . Three of our division members are on the baseball team, and we are also re- presented on the swimming and boxing teams. But at any event, as many division members as possible are rooting on the sidelines to give their shipmates all the moral support they can use. Our division Softball team has faced fije on the diamond and has proven to be a credit to the Screaming Seamen of the Salty Seventh. Win or lose, they can always lie depended upon to exhibit fine teamwork and jrood sportsmanship. From reveille to taps, from division officer, to anony- mous seaman apprentice, the Seventh Division is always dependable, efficient and