James Kyes (DD 787) - Naval Cruise Book

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U.S.S. JAMES E. KYES CDD787i cfo FLEET POST OFFICES' sAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA Plan of the Day for Tuesday 8 February 1955 Duty Section Thirty-Two Operations Duty Officer Lt Howdy Doodyik DUTY Yefomfln Boris Kaloff SN Gunnery Duty Officer, LT.lG Davy Crockettli Duty MAA 5iITl0I1 D- l-GQFSG' BM2 Engineering Duty Officer Casey .Jones Duty Storekeeper Abner Peabody SK3 V Staff Duty Officer Lt Mumbles Duty Movie Division Q Division UNIFORM OF THE DAY DUTY WHEEL X Officers : Cashmere Sweaters with Blue Denim Beanies DUTY FLUNKIE ii Enlisted : Dirty Dungarees with 'Ragged White Hats 0400 Get out of that basket. 0401 Up all late pads and mid-watch standers. Liderty expires for all hands. 0402 Turn to, make all preparations for getting underway for love town. 0405 Breakfast for the crew, and is it ever exciting. 0406 Sick call for the crew. 'Upset stomaches will not be treated. 0409 Secure the mess !!l line. Set the special sea and an'chor detail. 0412 fabout or somewhere nearj Underway for West Pac. 0500 Quarters for muster and inspection, local'hot poop will berdiseminated at this time. 0900 Secure the special sea and anchor detail Csorry we forgot you fellasi. 0901 General quarters for general drills and general nonsense. 1000 Head call. 1003 Secure from head call. 1030 Conduct divisional clutch-butt. 1145 Gedunks for the crew. 1150 Secure from gedunking. 1151 Turn to, continue whatever you were doing. , 1315 Officers and chiefs will kindly turn on all lights and shuffle papers. 1400 Here we go again-'General quarters. 1445 Medical inspection the messdeck's for all cockroaches. 1505 Special lecture for all hands- How To Be A Millionaire-Lecturer Chips. 1515 Change will be made in the Supply Office for the coke machine and the evening poker games.. 1600 Continue ships work and divisional training. 1730 Knock off ships work. Leftovers for the Crew. 1732 Stand7by for hiline transfer with whoever's in the vicinity. 1733 Commence hiline transfer. ' 1800 Pheasant under glass and champagne is being served in the Wardroom. 1900 Those not 'involved in after-dinner naps make reports. 1920 Movies for the Chiefs. 2120 Movies in the wardroom. 2213 Movies for the crew, if the officers have finished. .2310 Muster all bad boys. 2320 Taps, turn off the TV set. 2330 Secure from hiline transfer, and those of you still at generalquarters may secure. NOTES : 1. Movies Officers 2 Think lt Over, starring l.M. Gungho Enlisted : There wont be time for a movie due to hiline transfer 1 2. A laxness on the part of all hands in regard to military courtesy has been noted. To all hands, a hearty well done. ' 3.. Head call will go at 1000 and will secure at 1003. All hands will regulate themselves accordingly. 4. The ship expects to arrive in Pearl Harbor in a couple of days, depending on whether the navigator gets a good fix. Upon arrival liberty will be granted to no one except the wheels and everyone else will turn to like crazy and handle stores and ammunition and anything else that needs handling including the wheels returning from liberty. A 5. Bill of Fare: 1Here's where we reallyfget to Youi Breaksast Dinner Supper Chilled Pealed Grapes Bean Soup iSauted Whatever happens to be Cold Ocifmeal 5eGvPie left over from the Fresh Water Raw Potatoes wardroom lunch. Sauted Beans Skim Milk Assorted Tooth Picks Crustaceans A La Mode 362.4 l M A Sadist Executive Officer 4 1 Q ' . o 1 . .'::..i if: .,.Z,:g'.:.-:I.:ls: '1,:..g,gQg,9,2:-Qg,gmLC2:- -fa.. .iii 1-314:-,H . :.. fig ,..'. f1.,:g, -,-.QL-V-.A ,AL-A ,si , U. L- Y ---+--1 -- .. ,,.-.. ..,.......u.-.. ... M- .ev-Y-1....4..sLb..f.u:g..:.1' .....,..1 .-.-.---:. ,.-.Q 1-1 .L-. W . -

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LCDR C. R. Hickman Executive Officer clude The cer NRQTC leaves V1 h-J --VY -WR-mYnA'Hn A ,wi r,n,,,,,,,,,7.,.,,,Y,.,,.r,C.1-Ae.,..,.f,4 ...ew -.-,,.. .,e.. .. . .Y - - in the salvaging of In 1943 he CCVL 295 and mission. when he Pfearl to the ns officer a session Capt GY' cDR w. G. Barton The 'Commanding Officer Under ofiicers him the success in his oF 1940, has been with us For overqa pleted the cruise depicted within this boo receiving his commission from the Naval CO reported to the U.S.S. West remained on board until the sh Harbor in 1941. He served w . of 1942 and then retur The Commanding Officer, CDR W. G. Barton of the anti-a he reported Calif he remained u Bataan until another tour of year S. ' Bat e v ssel in training Post Graduate courses in aerof ion of this training Los Angeles CCA 1351 as ntil 1954. schooling in San Diego, the the U. S. S. James E. Kyes CDD787D spring day in Kaohsuing, Formosa. ing to the states he will be relieved Pen'ny and will proceed to Guantanamo and we know committee his new a the duties of executive officer working with and serving the crew and when we wish ssignment and ioined the ship a year ago on a very hot day in Subic we iust don't have a good picture of the XO to in- appears elsewhere in the book from a background in aviation and was Operations Collett before being transferred to assume the of Executive Officer. reach the states For a tour of duty with the Pennsylvania. A lot of luck at your new Ol'l 6 Mr. Cobb Mr. I-iviclgman' aviationigaggperience ing purposexsiisgboard the ing his new Welcome Lt. P. W. Cobb ' New Executive Officer T.:..,..-v ....-,... .Qu e T ' .. .. V, .. ,.. . . - . L. .- ,-.,,..1.L ' .e.esp..:.,g...- A--2 44 - -,,,w-5.- ...g....LL...1..4s.1..-..As..................,,.-

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