Des Moines (CA 134) - Naval Cruise Book

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s 5 D I V I S I o N I Third Row GRAHAM, JUNH. , FREEMAN, JACOBS, SHI-:FHARD, MOCH, PARKS, SINGLETON. Second Row: VERZOZA, MATTHEWS, MITCHELL, TOMANGDAY, CASCOLAN, BENJAMIN, SMITH, SAVAGE, PUGH. First Row: PACQUING, MORTERA, FLORIDA, RELLANAS, DELIQUIN, RIN, ZAMORA.

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Second Row: NORRIS, JONES, STRAUSS, HANESBOURGH, REEDER, McKEEN. First Row: DKC FOY, ENS HOLMEN, DKC COLE. S-4 DIVISION (Disbursing) The S-4 Division maintains the ship ' s pay accounts, processing tra- vel and receiving claims. A marked increase in popularity around the 1st and 15th of each month has been noted with the Division. It has kept calculators and adding machines well oiled for the crew during this cruise. With an increased personnel allotment things, were made more difficult, but S-4 plugged harder than ever, even managing to give every- one a raise in pay, and doling out various forms of foreign funny mo- ney . I know the ship ' s crowded, but you can ' t sleep in there. The gay philanthropists, prin ting up a new batch -

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The galley crew: Best cooks ever, The Steward ' s Division has been its usual busy self in the preparation of fine cuisine. Under a varied menu, such dishes as Baked Alaska and Pizza Pie have been well pre- pared and served in the Wardroom. The divi- sion can also look with pride at their Softball prowess, as shown at Rhodes, Greece when confronted by a good mess cook team. (As a result, the co-captains. Smith and Parks, are rumored to be in training for the National Soft- ball League.) Peerless Parks serving steaming victuals. The division ' s quality was put to the test when the ship made its sudden- departure from Villefranche to L-ebanon. Despite the under- manned division, no diminished service was experienced in the wardroom. Everyone pitch- ed in and did a commendable job, and the of- ficers continued unchecked in their goal to be fat and forty ' chowhounds — the ultimate compliment to the S-5 division. A