John Paul Jones (DDG 32) - Naval Cruise Book

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Once upon a time, there were two apes going by the names of George and Herman , but old sailors do not die, they just fade away to other departments. Now George was a good old ape who would chase Herman for this and that and to see that all was secure for the Old Man's inspec- tion. The two could never get together over a cup of mud because it was always the deck. The second division started as all divisions with the commissioning of the IPI . . . while in the Boston yard, it was the task of the 2nd Division to raise the waterline, which they have been doing ever since . . . while the oil Kingu four good old buddyy, when he had nothing to do, would give us fresh oil to go with the paint . . . more waterline. Then came GTMO and time for the gunners to shine. Chief .LEMACKS taught his men well. LORIMER, ZORICH, SMITH, BLOOMING- DALE, and PETRIE pulled more than their own on 32, while SIMPSON, SARGENT, and ZELIN- SKI sat back in 53 and let Gunar do all the work Whatta built! - 1 fwhen it was operativeb. DOBSON was farmed out to struggling 31 to show them how. it should be done, and SAYRE was usually up to his ears with Shore Patrol brassards, sticks, and belts. The Deck Force people were no slouches, either, the day GROKE, EDWARDS, et al held the ship spellbound all one afternoon during a towing exercise. I After fun and games at GTMO, fthe cry was Prepare ship for visitors. SHIPE had CAMBRA, GUIDO, GARNETT and KIRK topsideg BROWN had GINGRAS, HOLBROOK, GLAUBEN and MITCHELL inside and, EARP, PELT, THOMAS and TURNBULL were over the side. fYELLE, GRAHAM and MEUNIER made out as mess cooksj. Soon all the visitors were left far behind and we came home, there to be greeted not only by our families and loved ones, but also by some new apes . . . HUNT, THORPE, ROBINSON and FREEMAN, who arrived just in time to help us get ready for Washington. A Lower away! I

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