Currituck (AV 7) - Naval Cruise Book

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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.

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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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V-1 DIVISION 1st Row, Kneeling, Left to Right: Seymour, J. J., ADAN; Garness, R. W., AN; King, F. J., ADS; Garten, O. R., AN; Borem, D. E., ADAN; Leonard, A. M., AN; Baer, W. C, ADAN; Dyer, F. D., AN; Kennedy, R. N., AN. . . . 2nd Row, Sitting, Left to Right: Ray, L. A., AD3; Whitte- more, W. H., AD2; Boyle, J. A., AB2; Ace, R. F., MACH; (Division Offi- cer) Coppes, B. E., AD2; Morgan, J. W., AD3; Downs, M. E., AD3 3rd Row, Standing, Left to Right: Harmer, R. E., AN; Hyland, G. A., AD3; Brown, R. A., AD3; Schmidt, R. A., AD2; Hudson, J. D., AD2; Christie, M. H., AMAN; Henderson, F. J., ABAN; Aniciam, L. M., ATAN; Jellison, J. W., ADS; Simon, J. J., ADS; Taylor, J. V., ADS. ... 4th Row, Standing, Left to Right: Farr, A. J., ABAN; Echols, H. E., AN; Barton, E. R., AN; Baldo, R. D., ABAN; Vicars, R. O., ADS; Forgey, E. R., AN; Simon, J. J., AN; Collins, R. A., AN. 1st Row, Kneeling, Left to Right: Cote, R. A., ADAN; Radcliff, F. R., ADS; Beck, G. L., AN; Ray, C. iM., ADAN. . . . 2nd Row, Sitting, Left to Right: Rodgers, E. L., AD1; Zacek, T. J., AB1; Kelley, A. L., ABC; Brandon, J. C, AD1; Standish, R. E., ADS. . . . Srd Row, Stand- ing, Left to Right: Noeldechen, H., ADS; Bruckbauer, Jr., F. J., AN; Petrik, D. C, ABAN; Teets, W. S., AMAN; Nichols, J. M., ADAN; Nehls, F. M., AN.