Des Moines (CA 134) - Naval Cruise Book

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ff! M' ,ff .f DIVISION IT one were To decide whaT division does The mosT Tor The individual aboard The answer would obviously be The S-2 Division. This division is responsible Tor The laundry, barber shop, ship's sTore, The soda TounTain, The Tailor shop, The cobbler shop, The cloThing and small sTores, and lasT, buT noT leasT, The galley and mess decks. Washday in S-2 violaTes The sTandard housewiTe's rule by running noT only every day buT every nighT as well To Turn ouT The sparkling clean haTs scivvies socks, whiTe uniforms. shirTs, handkerchieTs. sheeTs, pillow cases, andliivardrooni linen ThaT are dirTied daily. One oT The busiesT spoTs aboard ship is The Ship's sTore and Tor good reasons Here, in This miniaTure version of a deparTmenT sTore, is purchaseable iusT abouf everyThing Trom pipe cleaners and candy bans To 400-day clocks and cashmere sweaTers. Then, oT course, There's The Soda FounTain where gallons oT ice cream are dispensed To The crew every day. WheTher iT be a coke , cookies, or a cold chocolaTe drink, The men oT S-2 handle The iob oT disTribuTing iT. i The iob oT keeping The crew well Ted Talls upon The cooks, bakens and buTchers oT The S-2 Division. BeTore The crew is awake in The morning They are well on The way Towards preparing The appeTizing, hearTy breakTasT ThaT is downed by The hungry men. In shorT. The moTTo oT The S-2 Division mighT well be morale and service Tor They cerTainly Turnish iusT ThaT Tor The men on The DES MOINES. X . rr svl' is '9 42 ifiii ,2 7 ,f , wa 5 il mrfiiifd? Ali' r il ' X lfli 'GI 90

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The primary iob and aim oT The S-I division is To serve The DES MOINES in an eTliicienT and pleasanT manner. The division iTselT is divided inTo Two parTs- The STores secTion and The Financial secTion. I The main concern oT The STores secTion, consisTing oT enlisTed sTorelceepers, 's The procuring, sToring and issuing oT The seven Thousand odd iTems used in The everyday running oT The ship. ln addiTion To These general sTores iTems, iT Qs also responsible Tor all engineering and ordnance spare parTs, and innumerable elecTronic devices wiThouT which The ship would be eiTher seriously hampered or compleTely disabled. The Financial secTion handles all TransacTions involving cash. Semi-monThly iT pays The I,4OO men who operaTe The ship. lT handles Their alloTmenTs: answers Their quesTion,s concerning pay and allowancesg and converTs Their currency when in Toreign counTries. OuTside The conTinenTal U. S. This secTion handles The Ti- nancial TransacTions oT The ship. NaTurally This enTails a large amounT oT record keeping in ThaT each and every paymenT made by The Financial secTion musT be subsTanTiaTed by a voucher giving auThoriTy To make The paymenT. lvlainTaining The vouchers. comouTing pay and allowances, answering quesTions and solving problems are all accomplished by your disbursing clerlcs. The S-I division is here To serve you! rn 9 X ' NN 'T T we c li KJ I if ff W - T 1 1 . l is fff .9f ' 5- 1 -,.-s aifzh img' Qi 1 if e Tix' ff ll

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Firs+ row, leff ro righrz D. Crespin, J. Ramos, M. G. Clark, B. G. Beck, E. G. Second row: R. E. Johnson, J. A. Geraci, W. F, Condron, S. M. Burqard, R. Bryan. Chpclk, J, L, Purser, W, E, Macfxjeall A, M, Roberfsu P, A, Mfcelj, C, N, Daniels, R. J. Pausiq, F. E. Quinral, J. A. Fijrzpalrrick, J. D. Luedrke, C. L. Duesen. Read V. H. Ruele. berry, M. T. Dore, L. J. De Cleene, R. P. G'BrIen, M. T. Cooper, I-1.GiHord, G. C. Eiklor, W. S. Johnson, J. D. Johnson, R. Wean, T. M. Carrurhers, G. W. Mayo. .Q Q K?