Currituck (AV 7) - Naval Cruise Book

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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.

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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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1st Row, Sifting, Left to Right: Fisher, N. R., ABAN; Agosto, A. S., ABAN; MacPherson, Jr., C. L., ABAN; Knapp, P. R., ABAN; Cowles, R. H., ABAN. . . . 2nd Row, left to Right: Furlong, R. J., ABAN; Mann, Jr., H. W., ADAN; Lech, J. S., ADAN; Pasho, D. J., ABAN; Woodcock, H. D., AN. Check an average afternoon during operations on the CURRITUCK: All V-1 Personnel are busily engaged in the job the ship was designed to do: Tending aircraft . . . On the seaplane deck and after crane, the men are preparing to hoist aboard a seaplane for a routine check. The speaker sounds Smoking lamp is out as the gas crew man their stations to fuel one re-fueling boat. In the harbor, the six rearming boats ore speeding to and fro in their doily chores as water taxi and tug for maintenance on aircraft, and safety duties, in the sea lane, a buoy crew is checking the sea-drone in prepara- tion for night flights, as the crash boat stands by awaiting the arrivol of incoming aircraft. In our pump rooms, the gas crew is checking the safety valves, etc., in our complex av-gas and avoil systems. All hands are busy on our floating air base. With completion of the operations, comes the endless job of maintenance on our spaces, machinery, and equipment, so that our next operation can be as efficiently executed as the last. These are the men of the V-1 DIVISION, doing their job; THE JOB THAT MAKES THE CURRITUCK A SEAPLANE TENDER.