Baltimore (CA 68) - Naval Cruise Book

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FIFTH ni VISION Under the careful leadership of Lucky Bruner and Hawkeye Daniel, our eternal motto is Lets get hot ! The Fifth Division has the s[)ecial job of keeping spotless the starboard quarterdeck, along with the standard tasks of refueling at sea and other work- ing details. Pop Krzakala (better knows as Sandpan) is the father of our gunner ' s mates. The big mystery is why the gunners have to help the deck force in refueling. Which causes argument upon argument. We have the greatest collection of wit, brains, brawns, and ambitions ever assembled in one division. Meet some of the gang. Start off with Callahan: always good for a laugh, always ready with a helping hand. We have Don Abbott - the genius. The Navy budget is going up just to keep him in glasses. On the beach he has a heart of gold - giving aways his camera and buying a worthless old stone for eleven dollars. Then come the big three - Knight, Petrowski, and Schott, always ready with advice, Of course, there ' s Joe McGowan, the kid from Pitts, and our great lover (with Souto running a clo.se second). Like any other division, we have countless argu- ments over who won the Civil War. You should see Lappe in his Rebel hat. We have men from almost every state but to Edmonds, the U. S. is still just a suburb of California. We all hope that they have a locker inspection for Nelson - so we can get the rest of our clothes back. Doug Friend, the divisional preacher, has a 24-hour job keeping the crew in the best of spirits.