Bordelon (DDR 881) - Naval Cruise Book

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Our supply ship arrives Well, the Auxiliary Section takes care of that, and the ice for those cold drinks and beer parties? The Auxiliary Section handles that. too. So. the ship really relies on Anthony. Hinson, Korger, Knopp, Strong , Schutten, and Miller, as well as the rest. Nelson handles most of the paper work, and if it were not for his efficiency, the De- partment would still be bogged down. Lest we forget. The R Division still leads the softball league with no defeats! First Itinv: Kt iin« ' lh 1 1 ;i mlraii, F. K. St. Jacquea, Claude linker. Jr., Elmer Smith. . . . Second Row : w aj nt . Mace, Walter Gust, Roberl . Vny - lor. E. E, Woods, Jr.. P. J. King , ,ln k Carroll, Elllam F. at lion y. . . . Third Row: Eicj J. Strong, John It. Knopp, Donald .. Iloilnril, t Iiarles It II y wa term. . J . «• I so n . II . .1 . Owen, in. H. Emerlck, It. ' . Hinson.

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lease! No water hours. ■«! watchers on main engine lionnl. R DIVISION Ohe R Division is the repair division of the ship and is composed of the Pipe-fitter, Metalsmith, Elec- trician, IC Electrician, Electronic Technician, Motor Repair, and Engineman ratings, thirty-seven men in all. This division is an integral part ol the Engineering Department, making the Engineering Department more important to shipboard opera- tions. The R Division is divided into lour separate sections: the Electricians, headed by Murphy. EMC; the Electronic Technicians, headed by Schuette, ICC; the Auxiliary Section, headed by Yarbrough, ENC; and the Shiplitters. with Harpalas, FP1, as their station leader. Ensign Woods is the R Divi- sion Officer, and Lieutenant Commander Osheiui is the head ol the Engineering Department. Without the R Division it seems that the ship (ould not operate properly. Now, the duty Elec- trician, la up to Combat. Why? Just to fix a Joe- pot! Now tin- duty Shipfitter, I. in down to the Foi ward lucroom. Why? In repair a drain line. Or. il the transmittei dots not Function properly, those shipboard Einsteins, the ET ' s, an ' on the j l . mak ing the necessary repairs to put the transmitter in operation as quickly as possible. Need more heat? I ' ll! ' ., ,, I I, ..I. Of Illl ' llllll.

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' lotting courses in (he Pilot House. Slgnnlmeu :ii work. OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT Z7„ ' he composite O Division man. Built-in Radar antenna in the noggin, Hashing light in each eye, a voice that keeps saying How do you hear me, over. One hand composed of typewriter ke Bngei s, the other hand pencils, blinker ke) and radio key, a throat mike grafted on, sound powered phones permanent fixture, cancellation stamp on each elbow, sonar slack in each leg and Hag hoist from each shoulder. Maneuvering board under one arm and lone-glass under die other. eonsiand emanating a combination ol CW, and voice signals There are more Specialists, therefore more 1Yii Officers, per capita in OliOK Division than any other imlng i. i. i. tiiioiini.