Fort Marion (LSD 22) - Naval Cruise Book

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FIRST DIVISION ? ®y0 g-4 V ■ V! |, V 1 ji gj -4 • ' J Ua- t t i £. Front row (1 to r) : Wilkes BM3, Richardson BM3, Dempewolf BM, LTJG Casey. Middle row (1 to r) : Pettigrew SN, Connell SA, Rhodes SA, Bettison SN, Shellv SN, Hamhriek SA Back row (1 to r) : Hilsted SN, Salcido SN, Hinds SA, Shuhin SN, Sherwood BM3 As a part of the Deck Department, the First Division is concerned primarily with maintenance and preservation of the weather decks, specifically those forward of Frame 50. Additional res- ponsibilities in this area include mooring, ground tackle, bi-line, and reple ni s hin g at sea. The division is also in charge of the bos ' n locker, paint locker and the motor whaleboat. First Division is also responsible to insure that our troop compartments are always ready for the embarkation of troops.

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SECOND DIVISION ? IZ r I i -¥i v 7 i i Front row (1 to r) : Lane SA, Kerley SN, Truley SN, Moore BM3, Mcintosh BM2 Middle row (1 to r) : Letko BMC, ENS Foster, Grissett SA, Sterba SA, Hall SA, Kitson SA, ickersham SA. Ilaidcn S V. S I BM3, ENS Wesson Baek Row (1 to r) : Grant SN, Schaller SA, Wamble SA, Poper BMSN, Thornton SA, Barker SA, Loftv SN The Boatswain Mates and men of Second Division are sailors in the finest sense of the word. They handle lines, rig for refueling at sea, maintain and operate the Captain ' s GIG and LCVP and man the mounts for General Quarters. These men put in many Long hours maintaining the wLngwalls, the cranes and all the deck equipment aft of frame 50. All too often the men still have a chipping hammer or a steadying line in their hand when Liberty Call goes down. But this doesn ' t daunt the men of Second Division because they know they have a big job to do and it has to be done.