Des Moines (CA 134) - Naval Cruise Book

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Laundry FIRST ROW: T. P. Glasser, SKSA: R. F. Rowe, CS3: J. J. Nieciecki SHSN: J. B. Enix, SN: W. E, Cummings, CSSA: T. F. Joyce SN .... SECOND ROW: V. C. Fitzpatrick, CS3: R. C. McLaugh. lin, BTG3: W. A. Myles, CS3: J, V. Havelka, CS1: F. L. Abel, SKGC: J. F. Johnson, MM1: R, S. Collins, CS2: W. P. Woods, SHSN: L. J. DeCleene, SA .... THIRD ROW: J. H. Miller, SH2: P. E. McConnell, SK3: R. J. Hen. ry, SN: P. F. Wimmer, CSSA: P. A. Miceli, SHSN: R. C. Picard SA: J. C. Cherwa, CSSN: A. De- Gennaro, CS3: A. Finizio, CSSN: E. A. Sommers, CS3. I I I FIRST ROW: A. C. Alston, TN: J. L. Harper, SD3: A. C. Pugh, SD3: O. Jackson, TN .... SEC- OND ROW: H. B. Adams, SD3: V. Viray, SD3: J. Rudolph, SD1: R. Green, SD3: W. Henderson, TN: J. B. Green, TN .... THIRD ROW: G. D. Ellis, SD3: M. T. Bolds, SD3: L. J. Green, SD1: O. Williams, SDC: E. Bowers, SDC: E. Moore, TN: W. B. Reed, TN: S. B. Booker, TN .... FOURTH ROW: S. Corre, TN: R. H. Copeland, SD3s G. P. Pierce, Jr., TN: R. L. Scales, TN.: L. M. Williams, SDI: H. L. Crenshaw, TN: O. Fuller, TN: P. S. Seisa, SDI: G. T. Lewis, TA: W. L. Hawkins, TN. Cobbler shop.

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Keeping accounts 7-1-- Supply Office, under the supervision of the Stores Officer, are responsible for the keeping of required records, the preparation of requisitions, the establish- ment of stock levels, the maintenance of stock levels, the preparation of proposals and orders for public vouchers, surveys, reports, returns, and correspondence pertaining to the Supply Department. Details, details, and more details. And then another group of storekeepers maintains in uship-shapen condition that vast quantity of stores and supplies requisite for the smooth functioning of the other departments on board the DES MOINES. Clean storerooms, neatly arranged and properly marked stores, and easily-accessible stowage are the primary tasks of the storeroom SK's. They must take frequent inventories, secure stock for sea, guard against deterioration or rust, and make issues from storerooms which are widely separated throughout the ship. Never a dull moment is found in this quarter! A The Financial Section of the Supply Department, anywhere, is the most popular space to each man. It is responsible for your dollar and mine. It is this section that is most thought of, since each man is di- rectly affected by it-in fact, more than by any other department or section. No matter whether the man is single or has family ties, one item which constantly concerns him each day, especially on pay days and the days he may be ashore, is that dollar. Not only the man in the service is affected by it, but civilians alike, and foreign States. There is no reason to ask why, because with money you can buy most any item and service with little or no difficulty. ln fact, the currency is so powerful today that it silently speaks for itself. With the uniform serving in all parts of the world in critical times as today, we are assuring our HUncle Sami' that his strong and good greenback, which is really yours, mine, and the paymasteris, will stay where it belongs-in the good old U. S. A. S-1 Division?-at your service, sir! Pay day.

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D O O O HE V DIVISION is composed of aviation person- nel Whose job is to maintain the aircraft attached to the ship. The aircraft attached to the DES MOINES for this cruise is a helicopter. The uses of a helicopter aboard a cruiser are many, the most important job being that of life saving for which the V Division must always be prepared. They are also called on for the transferring of personnel from one ship to another, gun fire spotting, delivery of mail to all ships operating in company, radar cali- bration, photography, and most any other job imag- inable. The men who maintain the aircraft have a rough and never ending job. The same amount of mainte- nance is required for the 'engine as in conventional aircraft. ln addition, the rotor drive and transmissions which are finely machined require hours of servicing for each hour of flight. Also there is the never ending battle at sea with salt Water corrosion which is ever present. ln training the men of the division learn the plane and how to cope with its troubles and problems. Now with the fleet they become part of the ship, Working as a team in both maintenance and handling of the aircraft. Through indoctrination, training and team Work, the'V Division, although a temporarily attached unit to the ship, fulfills the need for a mobile maintenance setup for the multipurpose aircraft. Top: Making the landing. Right: Constant repair work. STANDING: lt. Q.g.J W. V. Gar- rison: G. K. Sundborg, AD17 I-- E. Coleman, AD3: Lt. li.g-l J- V- Burfon .... KNEELING: J. G. Arrington, AT37 T. V. Murphy, AD3.