Bataan (CVL 29) - Naval Cruise Book

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A DIVISION First row: Rinaldi, Cole, Vwfilhelm, Chief Kelleyf, Chief Powers, Chief Young, Lt. Preece, Vyfallack, Carpenter, Reed. Center rotu: Morin, Rob- ertson, Lamkin, Clopper, Preedit, Davies, I-Iaine. Ingram, I-Iill, Pless, Gan- non, Parker. Third row: Voorhees, Lambiotte, Vylalker, Begleyt, Sneath, Pat- terson, lVlcCulloch, Ryder, Tomlinson, Rankin, Piatek. B DIX ISION First row Machinist Gyyaitnty Lt myvj Clark Donatelli Hendrickson Dye Spataro Vasco BIIKJIICYXK Auoer XandcrXVyden Bateman Hatton Chillcon Oflin Baker Xcrduvo Little Pirazzo Carter Larsen Chief Loyd Chief Kubn Second zotc Nolcs Jones Pisher Summcrs Chityyood I-Iill IVIcCutcheon Smcltzer Vrceland Benvston Schubert Staron Woolsey Cunningham Pordc Allred Ablc VlcCrayy Dimas ONe1ll Langford Third row Lt Qygb Lister Kill o Kelm Sirbaugh Peck Ankiewiecz Pet rson Iryyin Luke Klein Broun Childers Noyak Suardini Graham Dick erson Harris Nlcistcr 'XlcGrcayy Kluboky Pincfley Peake Fourth row Tilgham I-Iuvhes Aycock Tcyycll Luntsford Steiner Manzi Geisler Manneyf Crayyford Kennedy Smith Lay Iylacksamie Brummett Liska Nazer Cayner Mciner V7 T 7 , 4 c , , c -I , D f 1 Y 1 1 . , . . , 3 1 1 4 1 ,N D ' f 1 1 1 Y .y 1 U x q . 7 . I . . .... , , 1 , 3, 1 1 ' C ' 1 1 1 'P l Y 1 F F F A 1 F Y .A G ,. . 1 . U . . . - 2 , I . ', ' , I . , ' . , , - 1 A 1 li! X. R 1 if 3 Y Yr Y' 1 C Y1 - C 1 5 1 Y 1 6 I3 1 a 1 1 1 v I v 1' ' ' 1 1 ' 1 ,r 7 y 7 e 3. I 7 ' Page One llumlred Eighly-eight

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