Brinkley Bass (DD 887) - Naval Cruise Book

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Third row, left to right: M. LADNER, F. PATE, JQ DICKERY, E. CARR. Second row: A. WESTFALL, D TESCH, W. PIECE, W. SCHILLING, C. CREED, G, CAMPBELL, N, MALONE, B. WARFORD. First row M. MARTINEZ, J. COAPLAND, L. WEBSTER, S. SCHILLINGER, H. WILLS, J. HERR, D. EVANS, H WYATT. i'

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PEHSUNNELMEN 8. YEUMEN The yeomen and personnelmen are the ship's pencil pushers, who struggle with the tons of paperwork needed to run this modern Navy. Mast of their activity takes place in a little cubicle known as the ship's office. This office houses four of the mad typists, two chairs, and a wastebasket. ' Na matter where you find them they will be trying to type sur- rounded by a group of people with things to be typed, that should have gone out yesterday, or with questions to ask like when does my leave start, when do l get 6 ' off restriction, what is 'N' ' ComNavFE's flagship, who is the I and E Officer, and why aren't you typing the logs? Somehow the u yeomten and personnel-i A men stand up under this daily battle against the l H5 clock and inthe future will remain the one place on board where one can X feel confident that he will i get the straight scoop. 0, all ef t I, -rib Q i 'P i

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MACHINIST MATE5 When they grob o hold ot the Engine Order tele- groph on the bridge ond houl bock on it for more speed, there's more to it thon meets the eye. Down below, in the engineroom, the mochinist motes respond imme- diotely, olmost, mechoni- colly, opening the throttle ond moking the numer- ous other minor odjust- ments for the increosed speed. Whenever there's on engineering cosuolty there is no better teom- work thon themochinist motes, os well os the boiler tenders,-exhibit to prevent the BASS from tolling behind or cousing serious domoge. There is U no question obout it, they ore the best. x .., 5 X ,f