Bordelon (DDR 881) - Naval Cruise Book

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Gunner ' s ma-ten Ot the First Division. FIRST DIVISION t It I I M I. . I III || I. , !f k.rk. is , real division for you. We ' re proud ol our outfit because we know that we are a pretty hot group. Our claims to fame are numerous and aried. We don ' t think that we ' re the handsomest guys in the world, but we do believe that Hollywood is missing a bet in not taking advantage ol our talents. (Beautiful girls from the U. S. to Turkey will agree). Although we all aren ' t as strong as Samson, we ' ve got a couple of guys who could give him a run For his money despite the scalpings handed out 1 our ship ' s barber. Don ' t make a mistake l thinking that tins is all. it ' s not. We ' ve go! some high powered brains in our out In. too. We ' ve got guys who are smait enough to borrow monej From a shipmate, get him to swap liberties and then make him Feel grateful lot the opportunity. Ol course, we reall) excel when it (onus to working. We gel out even day jobs out ol the way with no strain so you can ' I really see how good we are thai way. It ' s the spe ial details like Eueling, gunner) exercises, and transfei ol Freighi or ammunition that show us oil to the besi advantage. You see. noi onl work, but also seaman ship and training are important here. We can point

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Cnptnln niul Kxeeiitlve Officer nt prlbboKe. O.O.I). unit Executive l»fti . ■■ on bridge.

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with pride to a long list i successful seamanship and gunnery exen ises thai show we are an operating ship whose bite is worst- than hei kn k. I here ' s one other attribute thai was almost Left out— we ' re modest, too. Aboard ship our evei yday work is the pi esei vation and maintenance ol the Eorward hall ol the ship with the exception ol designated interior spans and the bridge superstructure. We ' re the gnys working with chipping hammers and scrapers, paint brushes and grease brushes, swabs, brooms and paintwork rags who keep out ship ' s schoolgirl complexion a ml keep oui guns ready Foi any argument thai might .11 ise. Despite thi Faci thai oui division has noi been up to lull complemeni Foi several years due to pei son n el shortages, we don ' i lee- 1 thai we need to apolo gize Foi oui spaces 01 equipment. Come whai may, you can always counl on us to carry oui share ol any project. So here we are— Boatswain Mates, Gunners Mates, Firecontrolmen, Firecontrol rechnicians, and Seaman Strikers— the First Division ol the -Mighty B. I I 1 1 - 1 How : J. .1. Durkln, 1 . i-im ' - i I. Coby, Charles I.. Me Le more, it. a. Faasbergrer. . . . Second Ron : George E. limey, i ■ -•- R. Stump, Francis A. Conley, Frank P. Bradburn, l ■ i ; 1 i 1 1 . l.nni ' nNter, W. A. Ferrell, Shelbj M. Mason, Don R. OlBOB Third How: Fred J. Scknell, Donald E. 1 Irich, H. W. Shell, Clifford B. Halsey, Ictor Genovese, Robert !• ' ■ llooti, Lawrence leK Instry. First How : George Basos, .1. I). Blakeslee, F. I . Bradburn, R. William Ranch, J. O. Mar- zlnke, .leMMe Pettit. . . . Second Row : W. R. Davis, R. F. Ley, 11. L. Helman, R. ;. Shires, W. II. Madden, 11. Prichard.