Baltimore (CA 68) - Naval Cruise Book

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ParT way Through The cruise This summer, a new division came inTo being aboard The BalTimore-The S-4 Division. A parT oT The Supply DeparTmenT, The S-4 Division is made up oT The men who do The work on The mess decks so ThaT you can eaT your Three square meals a day in shiny, clean mess halls, oTT clean Trays wiTh clean knives and Torks. Made up oT men Trom all divisions on The ship, The S-4 Division has The highesT Turnover oT personnel oT any division on The ship, or probably any oTher ship, a compleTe personnel change every quarTer, The only Things permanenT are The consTanT complainTs, and lvlr. lvlclzadden. The sTraighT scoop you geT Trom The buTTer cuTTer in The sTarboard mess line abouT how our schedule has been changed and we're going To norThern Europe beTore we go back To The STaTes, or how we're going back early, or our sTay in The yard nexT winTer has been exTended To six monThs, all comes Trom an S-4 Division man. WheTher iT's inTormaTion or an exTra helping going,Through The line, The S-4 aims To please-Service and help your buddy are The waTchwords. Top Row, l.eTT To RighT: E. Norwood, J. l-lall, S. Crus, C. CheeTham, TT. Brownlee, F, DeVera, A. Bungcayo, O. Giv- ens. BoTTom Row: T. Caba, W, E, l-land, W. R. Fowler, A, F. Williams, K. W. l-lale, B, Blanchard, l-l. A. Johnson. H' 3

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.. nivisin Salad every day .gs Top Row, Leif lo Righiz J. S. Maglicco, J. R. Perry, P. J Weigh, J. R. Rogers, R. R. Thompson, C. F. Couch, R. E Sigler, l-l. B. Johnson, W. C. Hammon, R. P. Spinelli. S A. King, M. E. Manns, B. N. Coleman. Middle Row: ENS E. W. Mclzaolclen, E. J. Drawiec, J. M Gregory, R. O. Davis, J. E. Bennell, C. A. Slaman, B. 6 Fields, R. W. Mebius, M. Weisloerg, C. Williams, W. S Pohle, J. C. Meyers, E. J, l-lurlimann, P. C. Sharpley. 2nd BoHom Row: H. L. Cooper, P. Tassone, R. C. Sflfam l-l. R. Tripp, E. Fisher, D. R. Adams, l-l. J. Arsenaull, J. l. Osloorn, E. Givens, J. D. Ingram, R. P, Puinam. Isl' BoH'om Row: C. E. Lee, J. W. Powers, J. A. Belaif. R G. McRac:lce, G. A. Cooper, B. W. Saulsberry. V. R. C515 sone, G. W. Phillips, L. R, Pervler.

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f ri Top Row, leTT To righT: P, J. TiTre, F. G. Sandullo, P. E. Manning, W. E. Tisdale, R. D. Hughes, T. E. Miller, Jr., R. A. Weaver, Jr., D. L. l-lanes, J, J. Barr, T, F. Briese, D. R. Bichel. Middle Row: LTJC-5 E. E. Woods, Jr., D. A. Blair, E. Jo- WiTh The U.S.S. WorcesTer in drydock and noT going To operaTe Tor a while, laTe in February Rear Admiral JareTT, Commander Cruiser Division Four, shiTTed his Flag To The BalTimor.e, and we became The Flagship oT Cruiser Division Four. Very shorTly aTTer This Rear Admiral RoberT L. Den- nison relieved Rear Admiral JareTT, accompanied us on our Training cruise To C5uanTanamo Bay, and was embarked Tor The summer during our Tour oT duTy wiTh The SixTh FleeT, The BalTimore also played hosT To anoTher small, selecT group oT men during The summer, when Tacron Four re- chum, C, W, Roop, 6. Taylor, C. FT. Roeske, F. PGUTT. W- lvi, WeidenTeller, V. L. Lange, J. M. Lyons. BoTTom Row: N. J. ApplesTein, T. C. Gregory, J. A. lvlail- leT, T, F. McAndrews, W. C. Aldrich, F, G. lvluckle, J. J. FrTTer, C. D. PoTTs, J. l. Lindberg. porTed aboard in NorTolk. AlThough To many The TacrOf1 people seem To be somewhaT superTluous aboard ship, SUCTW is noT The case. As you've no doubT noTiced, no TighTing uniT oT The Navy has iusT one oT anyThing, There musT be spares To Take over in case oT casualTies. This is The PUT' pose oT Tacron. IT a sudden emergency siTuaTion should arise and The primary TacTical planning group should be knocked ouT oT acTion, The men oT Tacron Four would Take over and conTinue operaTions. Like alTernaTe power, TheYTe noT used all The Time, buT They're mighTy imporTanT when The Time comes.