Currituck (AV 7) - Naval Cruise Book

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2ncl DIVISION First Row: O ' Neil, M. E., SA; Daigle, R. i., SA; Burns, R. J., SN; GrandstafF, P. E., SA; Thomas, G. W., SA; Lauzau, R. R., SN; McNulty, J. J., SA. . . . Second Row: Poprik, J. H., YN3; Wagner, R. W., BM3; Kirouac, D. R., BM2; Lt. J. C. Watson, Jr.; Loughery, E. A., BM2; Giacomelli, M., BM3; Hall, W. E., SN. . . . Third Row: Leach, F. D., SA; Sullivan, R. J., SA; Wright, J. A., SN; Wisniewski, R. G., SA; Anderson, B. C, SN; Pieprzak, R. L., SN. . . . Top Row: Hall, M. E., SA; Taliaferro, J. W., SN; Gravener, F. G., SN; ' Curry, E. M., SA; Hagy, A. C, DCFA, Hunt, J. R., SA; Williams, W., SA. First Row: St. Dennis, J. L., SA; Buell, C. L., SN; Mack, R. N., SA; McCurry, J. L., SA; Cutrcra, J. J., SA; Dudley, D. C, SN; Nugent, P. E., SN. . . . Second Row: Birckhead, L. C, SN; Fields, R. E., BM3; Tanner, H., BM3; Brewer, J. T., BMC; Thomas, G., BM1; Dodge, D. M., BM3; Craver, I. P., SN. . . . Third Row: Parkhurst, C. L., SA; DiCarlo, L., SN; Dietle, R. G., SA; Kelley, J. S., SA; Miller, R. C, SN; Piatt, R. E., SN; Butterworth, W. N., BMSN; Schroll, III, A. H., SA. . . . Top Row: Dimino, C. J., SN; Pollard, J. R., SA; Hochheimer, R., SN; Peterson, R. D., SA; Massey, E. E., SA; Crawford, D. A., SA.

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As you all probably know, keeping everything shipshape is the responsibility of the Deck Department. This department is divided up into two divisions, the First and Second. The Gun- nery Division or F Division is also under the Deck Depart- ment, but is acknowledged as a separate division in this book. Lieutenant John C. Watson, Jr., U.S. Naval Reserve is the First Lieutenant and Head of Department. Lieutenant (junior grade) Stephen B. Smith, U.S. Naval Reserve is an Assistant First Lieutenant and Second Division Officer. Chief Boatswain Linden R. Swanner, U.S. Navy is the First Division Officer. The First Division is resf onsible for the maintenance of the foreward part of the ship. Its main duties are to keep the weatherdecks, port and starboard sides, 01 and 02 levels, star- board side, main deck, and the forecastle in A-1 condition. Although cleaning and painting decks takes up most of their time, our first division men take care of the 1 Personnel Boat, 1 Motor Whale Boat and the Captain ' s Gig. The work accomplished by the First Division is supervised by Theodore B. Sweeney, BI C, USN and Gerard R. Laramee, BMl, USN.

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The Second Division is responsible for the upkeep of the boat deck, Officer ' s passageways on the main and second decks, main weatherdeck, port side, and numerous other compart- ments. Along with this, the second division has three boats to keep in top condition: the 2 Personnel Boat, 2 Motor Whale Boat, and 4 1 Motor Launch. Like the First Division, this division owes its success to two sturdy leaders, James T. Brewer, BMC, USN, and Gordon Thomas, BMl, USN. Other spaces cleaned and operated by the Deck Force are the paint locker, sail locker, and Bos ' n locker. When entering port the deck department is busy rigging accommodation ladders, lowering boats, dropping the anchor, or tying up the ship along side a pier, while most everyone else is getting ready for liberty. The Deck Department ' s duty section is never at rest. The duty section has numerous watches, some of which are Boat- swain ' s mate of the Watch, Boat crews. Quarterdeck Mes- sengers, Captain ' s and Executive Officer ' s orderly, security watch, etc. The combined eflForts of both the First and Second Divi- sions makes the Deck Department an efficient and smoothly- run department.