Frank Evans (DD 754) - Naval Cruise Book

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Looks like the Officers burned out another bulb in their projector. Ouch, my finger is black and BLUE. ' That Shadow is too much. OK, what ' s NEXT on the list? Feeding this mouse once a week is a pain in the neck. Get a bigger hammer, that ought to do it. 28

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Our Inter-Communication Technicians: YOUNG, J.C. IC1; BELT, G. A. , IC3 and SOUSA, ICFN. The A Gang: Top Row: Left to Right: STOWE, G. W. , EN3; CROWELL, R. A. , FN; WARREN, J. P. , EN and STAUNING, F. E. , MRFN. Bottom Row: Left to Right: PHILMON, W. B. , MR1; CORBETT, J. P. , EN1; SALINAS, E. , MM1; ALLEN, H. C. J. , ENFN; and FELTY, F. R. , MM3. ' A ' Gang is also part of R Divi- sion. This group is composed of Engine- men, Machinist Mates (not to be confused with those in M Division) and Machinery Repairmen. The best place to find all of these people during the cruise was the Machine Shop. Here PHILMON, MR1 and STAUNING, MRFN manufactured brush- ings, sleeves and all sorts of parts to repair shipboard equipment. CORBETT, EN1 and STOWE, EN3 could also be seen here when not working on the emergency diesel generator, the boat engine or other engines. The machinist mates were not as frequently seen. Both SALINAS, MM1 and FELTY , MM3 were too busy with the after officers air conditioner - an all cruise job. When not working on this they took care of the ship ' s refrigeration plant, heating and air compressors. The final divisions in R Division are the Damage Controlmen and Shipfitter. GOMEZ, SF1 and STOKES, DC 1 each led his respective rating group. When not in- habiting the Shipfitter ' s shop the shipfitters were repairing the ship ' s plumbing facili- ties , welding or working on other jobs in- volving metal work, The Damage Control- men meanwhile would be working to ensure the ship ' s watertight integrity. This is a difficult task when one thinks of all the holes in the ship. But they did an excellent job because we are still floating. Thus R Division is a group of wide- ly divergent ratings working in widely divergent jobs. The division would be seen working as a team, though, on one recurring occasion throughout the cruise- in putting the ship back together after a gunnery shoot. No wonder sniper and decker sometimes don ' t get along.

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Supply Officer, LTJG R. L. HAHN a; Typical spread on the Mess Decks. SUPPLY DEPARTMENT LTJG R. L. HAHN, our Supply Officer during the cruise, headed the smallest department on board. But without it the other three could not operate. The supply department personnel cook the crews food, cut its hair, sell it cigarettes, pay it, do its laundry and supply it with repair parts. Just the cooking and paying would be e- nough to justify the department ' s claim to importance. However, the supply department had another unique claim to fame. It was the only department on board with two offices. The other three departments had only one each. The in-port office was located just outside after officers on the starboard side. It has typewriters, filing cabinets and everything an office should have. The other office was used only on special occa- sions - at sea, sea state over 1. There are five ratings represented in the supply department, Chief J. J. VILEMARETTE was the department ' s leading petty officer. He also led the storekeepers, one of the five ratings. Other storekeepers on the cruise were DIERKS, SKI, CAMORAS, SK2, ROSS, SK3 and KELLER, SKSN. These men handled the 19,000 spare parts on board, . 1 m 3 y a . ' - m