Currituck (AV 7) - Naval Cruise Book

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X DIVISION ' ft , : r I ' ' T ' 1st Row (I to r)-H. D. Oslund, SN; R. J. Ritts, SN; E. H. Skare, PI3; E. F. Callon, SN. . . . 2nd Row (I to r)-F. A. Squeo, LIS; W. Markus, PNC; Ens. E. W. Bitter; R. C. Govotski, PN3; B. Pochtar, YNT3. . . . 3rd Row (I to r)— J. H. Whitefield, SN; G. M. Munroe, SN; T. F. Schwab, LI3; T. P. Carroll, LI3; G. J. Wedig, SN. Take the Captain ' s Office, Personnel Office, Print Shop, and the Chaplain ' s Office (Library), link them together and we have X Division — a twenty man division supervised by Ens. E. W. Bitter. Assigned the responsibility of officers ' and enlisted mens ' service records and correspondence are the Captain ' s and Personnel Office per- sonnel. It is the job of these men to keep up-to-date information pertaining to each man ' s life and job while that man is serving on board the CURRITUCK. Working to help make the ship self-sufficient concerning printed matter, are the men of the Print Shop. Several times during the year the printers and lithographers give a boost to the morale of the crew by printing up such jobs as special holiday menus, dance cards, and the ship ' s paper. Last, but not least, we have the Chaplain ' s Office and Library. Here are offered religious activities and an assortment of around 2,000 books to choose from for the crew ' s reading pleasure and enjoyment. Personal problems may be freely talked over with the Chaplain and although the solution may sometimes not be sighted, a helping hand will always be rendered.

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N DIVISION Standing, left to rigbtt Sledge, O. (N), SN; Meier, E. C, QM3; Colley, E. J., SN; Edwards, B. D., YNSN; Elwell, A. R., QMSN; Buss, R. N., YN3; Horner, N. J., SN. . . . Seated, left to right: Turner, W. R., QMS; Simler, J. V, YN3; Lt. Neil Craig; Hamilton, J. W., QMC; Dutey, H. P., QM3; Hager, R. J., QM3. The Quartermaster Division is one of the most important divisions aboard. The name Quartermaster first came from soldiers that were assigned as masters of quarters of troops embarked on transports. Later it became the custom to retain these men aboard ship. Eventually they were integrated into the crew. One of the first duties of a Quartermaster was steering the ship. Gradually the Quartermaster was given additional duties on the bridge such as signaling and later navigation. The modern Quartermaster is the secretary, assistant and general right-hand man of the watch officer and the navigator in everything pertaining to navigation and visual signaling. It is one of the most interesting careers aboard ship. The Quartermaster is around the conn most of the time and in the very center of things aboard ship. The Quartermaster spends almost all of his time directly in the limelight, in view of the top ranking officers on the ship.

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MASTER AT ARMS ■ ■l fl P J %17 | W ff k H W k JB «g f T •.T -..J «. 14 i . • ; 1 • • ' is 5 i ij £ 5 1 standing. Left to Right: D. C. Paradise, BM1; 6. J. Korner, MM2; G. A. Askew, TMC; I. H. Seitz, AD1; C. Pittman, Jr., AD2. . . . Squatting, left »o Right: C. E. Greer, SH2; 6. B. Royce, TM1; E. L. Grey, AD1.