Currituck (AV 7) - Naval Cruise Book

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V-2 DIVISION First Row: Gilley, K. E., AN; Tobin, D. C, AM3; Rief, D. P., AM3; Glavas, R. J., AM2; SeidI, L. L., AD2; Dunleavy, D. P., AN; Nelson, W. S., AM3. . . . Second Row: Higgins, S., ADC; Snyder, E., ADC- Murray, R. D., LT; Conlan, R. J., ADC; Modsen, R., ADC. . . . Third Row: Grey, E. L., AD1; Farrow, J. C, AD1; Gabel, P. H., AD3; Watkins, R. E., AM2; Moystead, I. K., AN; Andruska, D. L., AM3; Haehle, T. C, AN; Manfra, G. M., AD3. . . . Fourth Row: Allen, V. H., AE3; Callahan, G. E., AD2; Janquitto, N. R., YNSN; Jacobsen, C. J., AD1; Roberts, F. D., AE3; Tetzlaff, R. A., PR1; Miscikowski, M. S., AD1; Stewart, R. L., AE3. First Row: Nemeth, F. A., AD1; Hopson, W. J., ADS; Godwin, H. E., AMI; Yelaco, O., AD2; Jones, R. E., ADS; Zang, J. E., AD2; Thomp- son, W. R., AN; Richerson, K., AD2; Simmons, C. R., ATS; Hankins, W. H., AT2. . . . Second Row: Wease, W. C, AD1; McMurroy, J. M., AMC; LepoVitz, V. T., AMC; Peyronel, M., ATC; Gould, O. L., ATC; Corrin, C. F., AD1. . . . Third Row: Rendant, H J., AN; Wosick, L. E., ADS; Garner, J. C, AD1; Waienga, E. L., AE1; Saunders, J. E., ADS; Williams, J. J., AD1; Wapp, W. M., AN; Rakestraw, J. S., AMI; Richie, J., AN; Harte, K. W., AES; Eittreim, I. R., ATS; Mc- Kittrick, T. R., ATS. . . . Fourth Row: Bowen, W. F., ADS; Koehler, B. L., ADS; Neaman, R. M, ADS; Luke, R. 1., AD1; Moody, R., AE2; LaBaw, E. N., AM3; Truxall, E. L., AMS; WofFord, J. F., ADS; Rush- ing, C. M., AD1; Robertson, 6., ATS; Garrison, C. M., AN.

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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.

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The V-2 Division comprises the Air Maintenance organization of the Air Department. It ' s primary mission is to maintain and repair assigned squadron aircraft. In order to fulfill the primary mission, loads of talent is required, plus shop facilities in which to do the work. We have both. Since the ship is designed for and the duties include tend- ing seaplanes, the V-2 Division, under the Air Department, is the core of all tending operations. The Division works round the clock while tending aircraft and the quantity and quality of work turned out exemplifies the Can Do attitude of all Air Dales. The men are justly proud of their organ- ization.