Benham (DD 796) - Naval Cruise Book

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WELFARE AND RECREATION COMMITTEE Lei t to ' - ' rI ' I: KERR. LAVIGNE. l-ARR ' , VANDEBERG, LAWSON. SHIP ' S ACTIVITIES CRUISE BOOK COMMITTEE Lejt to right: GAUDETTE, SPANGLER, BRANAGH. KERR. HALI. Missing: MUIR, CARDOZA, O ' NEILL. CHAMBERS.

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Jai SLiiidiiig: HOBBS. PRICE, KUYKENDALL. BARTON. TURPIN, COBB, GAUDETTE, WHITE. Kneeling: SAULT, BACHTELL, MEINERT. PIGGOTT. LAWSON. DAWKINS. MANNER, Sittnig: DEWEIL. BRANAGH, MRACHEK, SAUERWALD. KESSLER, DONAHUE. TULLOCH. S DIVISION The S Division is a very diversified division, including many rates — well trained cooks, laundrymen, barbers, disbursing clerks, hospitalmen and store keepers. The job of feeding the 300 odd men on the BENHAM is a tough one and requires long hours of planning — food must be ordered, menus prepared, and provisions stored. The laundrymen keep their washer and dryer full most of the time; and do the difficult job of keeping the crew in clean dungarees. Hospitalmen are busy treating the usual cuts and bruises plus unex- pected callers such as the fueling detail. In addition sickbay is our library — novels and technical books are always available. If there is a line in the after head a little before 0800 any day the boys are most likely waiting to sign up for a haircut. The barber does his best to help everyone book him. The storekeepers keep the ship ' s budget balanced, and order our general stores. We all like to see the disbursing clerk post the pay list, it means another pay day, cigarettes, writing paper and shoe polish from ship ' s store and more liberty. The men of the S Division like the men of all divisions are specialists in their field and do their job with pride and sureness.

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BASKETBALL TEAM The basketball team played a total of fourteen games, winning thirteen and losing only one. The team won its first twelve games. But the streak ended by losing a very close decision to the U.S.S. WORCES- TER (CL 144) by the score of 23-21. Since the loss occurred in Africa, the team still boasts that it is undefeated on the continent. fV-,» f ' ' -V F,y« R„u ' : EISENHAUER. LG; HEFFERLY, EG; LIOLIS. RG. Bad Row: ENS CURRY, Coach; BUCKHOLTZ, RF; PELTON, LF; GAUDETTE, C; CARDOZA, LF; VANDEBERG, RF. BENHAM VS. HAMBURG UNIVERSITY I BENHAM 102 BENHAM 66 BENHAM 74 BENHAM 64 BENHAM 48 BENHAM 66 BENHAM 4 BENHAM 54 BENHAM 63 BENHAM 58 BENHAM 73 BENHAM 63 BENHAM 21 BENHAM 34 SCORES OFFICERS, NEWFOUNDLAND 58 ROYAL NAVY, PLYMOUTH 26 USS NOA, NEWCASTLE 44 USS NOA, NEWCASTLE 34 YMCA CHAMPS, NEWCASTLE 20 ROYAL ARMY, NEWCASTLE 38 USS NOA, KIEL, GERMANY 38 HAMBURG UNIVERSITY 32 HAMBURG CHAMPIONS 30 OFFICERS, BREMERHAVEN 30 EASTBOURNE, ENGLAND 27 ROYAL NAVY, TRIPOLI 41 USS WORCESTER, (CL 144) 23 USS ABBOT, TARANTO, ITALY 23