Eversole (DD 789) - Naval Cruise Book

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DECK '31 1'fz .1 I Back row Carls Miller Jackson Glandon Barley Holsen Mrowrckr Smrth King Tucker Kernsr Lewrson Burrrs Stevens Middle row Clark Gallegos Nelson Englrsh Wrlmott Duffy Castellanos Ross Derly Dwyer Kennedy Lersure Derreux Taylor Front row Mendoza Frne Kenny Mrller Lt Klgj Martin Chief Easterlrng Close Franklrn Strrcker Lotgren Douthey DECK DIVISION Aboard any shrp or shore station rn whrch he m1Ql1T Serve a boatswarn mate and hrs seamen when you consider the skrlls requrred and expected ot thedbpatlslyvarn mate and hrs men Rrggrng boats growl BC 9 Pam'flVlQ Ship handling and navrga hon are IUST 6 few of the dutres he and hrs men must learn Although he and hrs men may not use any of these partrcular skrlls at any certain time YOU Can Count on hrm and hrs men to be there rt the need arrses Whenever the green seas are breaking over and somethrng rs endangerrng the safety ot the shrp you can depened on the boatswarn mate and hrs Although the duties of a deck seaman are not the most glamorous there seems to be somethrng that stands out about them For you must remember they are the ones that sarl the shrp tire the guns man the boats and when rt gets rrght down to rt you could say they are the backbone of the navy For without these men and their skrlls the pOW6r and mrght of the navy would be nonexrstent ' 2 ' 2 2 2 ' 2 2 ' ' 2 ' 2 ' 2 2 ' 2 2 - - 2 2 2 2 2 2 I 2 -2 2 2 2 2 2 - - 2 2 2 2 - 2 2 2 2 2 2 - PlaY 6 very important part. This is not surprising men to handle the problem without delay. . , D '. ' V r V 1 l . . - I . . - 20 -

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GUNNERY LT. C. D. KESKE Gunnery Officer L+. qgy R. J, MARTIN ASW Officer rs Alw- ,ri - f . ,si ' ff'7'-f s - 4 54' 3 , K K .1 W, ff 2 W c Lg 0. cz. st gifs A? 3, f 5 ,w ir W an f? 'ry .9 2 'VKX Ens. J. D. AUSTRAVV Assistant Gunnery OFHcer GUN N ERY DEPARTMENT Although proudly called gunners by their ship- mates, men of the Eversole gunnery department are constantly being called on to do much more than tire the ship's guns. Theirs is the responsibility of locating, classifying, and killing an enemy sub- mariney of effecting rescues of downed aircraft pilots and members of shipwrecked crews. Sinking an enemy cruiser with Eversole's E winning surface torpedo battery also comes under their domain. Say 'Boats', those sides need cleaningg lets get that rust that's running on the starboard waterway. The Eversole's hard working boatswainsmates and deck hands are constantly required to carry out the never ending iob of keeping Eversole shipshape and seamanlike topside and belowdecks. These and the many other odd and various jobs that sailors are required to do are carried out well and eFficiently by the Eversole Gunners. -19-

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GUN Ms? Back row Robbnns Lashley Barnett Swanson Hay Cnsneros Sammons Front row Lindsey Smlth Cockrell Taylor Wlllnams Jackson Not present Chxel Rowland Brown Ens Austraw GUN DIVISION Slnce -ormatnon In September 1961 G DIVISION has ste duly made Improvements Prevlously Gun ners Mate had been spllt between the Flrst and Qecond Deck Dlvlslons we The Gunnery Dnvxslon works IH close coordnna tlon with the FT's and without their remarkable wcrk, our battle eftlclency E would not have been possible Both the five and three Inch gun crews are constantly occupied ln the task of malntalnlng the hugh state of readiness needed for a US man o' war All our hats go OFF to Mr Austraw and his gunners