Belleau Wood (CVL 24) - Naval Cruise Book

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V . .al ...slr 4 G ,-,-...,...i-?- V..V,.V,,, . fix .,.,.3g: 'azz s ' TOP ROW: J. S. Melrose, E. L. Randolph, M. A. Hayes, C. Johnson, M. King, E. R. Jones, E. Morris, H. L. Jon es, R. Johnson, O.Clendenning, A. L ' g, C. J. F ld , J. R. H k' , M. J , W. E. McClure, T. E. Hawkins, R. L. Reid. THIRD 'RONV:0ll-'ll1Corpo1-al, eL.eTl'1'anklin, 2JllvD1.nCroon, Wafif, W. C. Cockrell, S. O. Smith, C. E. Clem, R. W. Johnson, VV. R. Joyner, W. J. Jones, J. T. Lunn, C. Murray, R. L. Lagway, R. F. Johnson, M. Jennins. I 1 SECOND ROW: S. Evans, H. L. Robinson, G. K. King, O. Mott, J. F. Johnson, C. F. Johnson, Lt. fggl R. S. Coleman, S. Scott, H. Washington, L. Warner L. Williams, C. Calhon, T. Jones, J. Johnson, Jr., C. Smith. BOTTOM ROW: U. 'G. King, R. M. Johnson, S. Charles, T. Chavis, R. Harrison. We are the men who serve the men who fly the planes. The Sf2 Division prepares and serves chow to the officers. The Wardroom Mess is an entirely separate unit aboard ship, divorced from the General Mess and the CPC Mess. Vv'e have our own galley and pantries, one for the warrant officers on the third deck, and one for the commissioned officers on the main deck next to the Wardroom. Cne of our stewards personally serves the Captain from his own special pantry. We have our own cooks and bakers who prepare everything from Spam to steak and soup to nuts in the Wardroom galley for the routine meals, plus special Captain's dinners, Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners, and even Mog lvlog outings. The Sf2 entry was one of the most spec' Cur second most important routine task is that of taking care of the officers' rooms. Each of us is assigned about three rooms to clean and take care of the occupants' laundry. Cn strike days the SQ Division serves breakfast as early as 0130 and dinner as late as 2030. Although W6 don't actually fire any guns, we all have stations as' signed to us for battle. A nucleus of the division re' mains in the Vv'ardroom to prepare and serve battle rations and to keep coffee going. Cf course, being all fenced in by closed hatches, we often wonder what is going on topside and wish we could be of more direct help to gun crews and the airdales. The remainder of us are assigned to repair parties and battle dressing sta' tions to help 'ibutton up the ship felose watertight do0rS and hatchesl and to stand by as stretcher bearers. Thy laws ltllgcd this one- 1J l . w - . ' . v acu ar teams m the volleyball tournament C,uL1,171g LLC yfrfgfppfy, 1m,d,ml Mkt. lm Ulmmgt. m the ptmm

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N llIVIfI0 pounds of bread, 1000 pounds of potatoes, 200 pounds of coffee, and 470 pounds of sugar to turn out three nutritious meals for a hungry crew. The Shipis Laundry maintains continuous roundfthefclock watches to provide the men in Beulah's life with clean clothes and uniforms. Professional haircuts are given by the five barbers, four in crew's shop and one in oilicers' shop. Pressing, mending, and uniform remodeling are handled by the Tailor Shop. The business in this activity usually skyf rocketed whenever the uniformfoffthefday was changed or port liberty was anticipated. Each member of the division has his place at General Quarf ters, be it a talker on a phone, a lookout, a member of a gun crew, or a standby man to make emergency issues during battle. The following members of the Division were detached before the group picture was taken: OFFICERS: Lt.-Cmdr. H. T. Bierer, Pay Clerk J. R. Eikenberry, Lt. lj!! R. A. Felthaus, Pay Clerk J. E. Grove, Pay Clerk V. M. Hunter, Lt.-Cmdr. F. M. Ram- say, Pay-Clerk J. K. Richards, Lt. tie? E. H. Sore. MEN: Frank P. Acevedo, Jr., James E. Adams, Merwin L. Allirire, Guy S. An- gilella, Paul J. Avlives, Ray H. Barber, Stephen A. Barkett, James M. Barney, Russell N. Barnhardt, Jr., Charles A. Bauers, Richard Boone, John Botelho, Jr., Charlie O. Bouye, Sr., Hellis M. Burton, James B. Bush, James D. Byers, Jus- tave A. Carlson, Arthur C. Carstens. Joseph NV. Clark, Cornelius F. Cleary, Aime W. Coache, Henry H. Coager, Joseph M. Cook, NVilliam I. Corkum, John F. Costa, Verne W. Cowan, Michael YV. Cwikla, Robert D D'AQastiino, Thomas Daniels, Willis P. Davis, VVilliam F. Dee, Francis P. Defeo, Louis G. DeFilippo, Joseph D. DeLucco, Alexander O. DeMarco, James M. Dempsey, NVilliam W. Dimmett, Jr.. William C. Dirsch, Jr., Frank D'Orsie, Carl Dorris, Arthur D. Dudley, Anthony L. Durso. Robert S. Edwards. John R. Eikenbeiry, Irving T. Esty, Fred Exoo, Melvin H. Ericksn, Rene A. Taivee, Alfred M. Falese, Jack O. Fell. Nicola Ficara, Tony Garafalo, Henry J. Garrov, Joseph Goodie, Dominic Golini, Jack R. Gordon, Malcolm E. Greenleaf, Gene C. Guasconi, Donald D. Hamberger, Bernard M. Hanson, Harley P. Haskell, Frederick Heiser, Thomas M. Helton, John E. Houlehan, Vincent M. Hunter, Roy C. James, John J. Judge, Marvin J. Kamesh, John J. Kileullen, Ralph V. Kissell. John S. Koyla- kiewicz, Charles L. Krumm, William B. Kosciewicz, Joseph G. Landwehr, John F. Lasko, Mariano Leonard, Matteo Leone, Henry J. Lerczak, Robert V. Leveseau, Harry M. Lewis, Stanley C. Lorger, Lockett A. Lawrence, Earl J. Martine, Elton M. Matthis, James B. McBain, Francis J. McCullough, Herman A. Meyer, Paul Michaleson, Edwin F. Morgan, Gordon H. Murray, Jr., Roy F. Neilson, Michael H. O'Mara, Joseph J. Pacillo, James F. Papa, Anthony Pas- torello, Ellis J. Pender, Leo Penkaski, Anthony C. Pollio. John A. Prendergast. Anthony R. Qualtiere, Michael L. Robak, Frank X. Ruppert, Joseph Scan- dura, Jr., Roger W. Simmons. Anthony J. Skwarkowski, Hobart Slinn, Michael J. Small, William G. States, James C. Sunderlander, Charlie W. Thompson, Wil- liam E. Tierney, William L. Unger. Floyd J. Vernum, John E. Vint, Jean R. Weldy, Carl S. Wells. Ruben N. NVestrum, James L. White, William S. Wiley, John J. Woods, Robert J. Wright. All men desiring to be paid Small Stores has what Shipfs Service hasnt Launclryeeanother free service for the crew These bakers malqc plenty of dough fto eat! A --1127 pounds of hread are consumed daily 'iflcdiuilg' .stand one of the pleasant advantages of a large .ship 161 'F' T .5 . vi

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mf. .fr .gi 1, i . i l i l l l l l l l 1 3 W6 DliISlll Like every other division aboard ship we have watches to stand. The watch boy maintains fresh coffee in the VV'ardroom and keeps the Wardroom tidy, the dishes washed and cleared away, and the tables set for the next meal. Usually one or two stewards mates are assigned to run the Cigar Mess under the supervision of the Cigar Mess Treasurer. The Sf2 Division has many other incidental tasks and duties such as keeping the Wardroom clean, carrying food or coffee up to the 0HicerfoffthefDeck, and, of course, keeping our own living quarters ready for inspections. Our boxing team claims some of the best fighters on the ship in the different weight classes. -3- Y- 'fir ug-3X p -' lgife-ia-auf.--af lAQ'g,,,: ' -' J W Tv- 11,1 gt, I 'I sei -z' ' rl, - x U' s1 'T 1 i 1 sw, Waae cg .pa. g'wffQQa.i N is i, ,-, ' C' ' 4-JS, f i f I Tw .1 or 5 ., nffQJ dfxmwii . c ,, , gfigliw, . Q X X ,LN fy H 1- Q - 'Q l .U M. 'il X !.!..7L.37 tgps 3 2. f TQ' N 'N ' 'by-V317 AL I V f , I, .QT d,mtgAJl5kpfL,w f v f7!f if 'ffff cv f l 'lfi' X39 ' by Robert NV. Johnson, Stewarcl's Mate lc The following members of the Division were detached before the group picture was taken: Thelbert F. Allen, John H. Alston. Peter Badie, Jr., Central E. J. Barra, Charlie Barrett, Hatson Brewer, William M. Brooks, Colbert Calhoun, Willie H. Calhoun, Joseph M. Clark, Charles E. Clem, Otis Clendeningf, Otis Collins. Sexto Custaflo, Robert Brayton, Rocky V. Finch, Lonnie Flemming, Anthony Fontes, NVilly, L. Fowler, Arthur Gibson, Andrew Glosson, Clifton J. Gully. James NV. Helm. Chester F. Johnson, Melvin S. Johnson, Samuel Johnson, NVillie R. Jones, Durral A. Hanna, William A. Harvey, VVill Hasting, Jr., NVilliam N. Hurd, Alex M. Kendrick, Mettie R. Keyes. George King, Jr., Ulysses G. King, NVillie D. King, Frank B. Laws, Thomas Mack, Hubert McAfee, Charlie McDaniel. John Mc- Vaughn, Edward Morris, Vernon P. Mortise. Wendell W. Moss, John H. Mot- ley, Cyrus Napier, Will M. Noles, Willie B. O'Neal, Robert L. Reid, Luke Rich- burg, Henry L. Robinson, William N. Rozier, Jr., Alfred Sharp, Solomon Sim- mons, Dorsey Smith, Henry Washington, John A. Wells, Willie Howard NVi5I- srins, Jr., Arthur Williams, Clarence Williams, Fred W'illiams, Jr., John Alfred Williams, Roy A. Williams, Soleman N. Williams, James NVilson, Joseph Wilson, William R. Wilson, Joe C. Winder. Picnic on the Isle of Mog Mog johnson-eboss in the wardroom When the Air Group is aboard, the wardroom has to cope with two sittings at each meal ' Stewards mates relax on the side porch Over this serving table goes the food prepared in the wardroom galley 163