Kansas City (AOR 3) - Naval Cruise Book

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5-2 Division M5C Yopo USS KANSAS CITY ' S Food Service Division, 5-2. hos o two fo ld mission It provides orrrocrive, nutfitlonol meols to the crew in pleosont surroundings while providing complete provisions supporr for oil messes oboord Acting OS the single point of conioct for oil messes, the division is committed to provide o complete ronge of provisions to eoch privote mess on boord in o responsive ond courteous foshion M50 Kopple MSO Northrup - fin ' MSO Angeles MS3 Mcimyre SN Liebermon MSSN Howry

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5-3 Division 5H1 Geronimo 5H3 Prince pressing uniforms in the ship ' s laundry SH2 Warren 5H3 Woldorf 5H3 Pri Service with q smile The Ship ' s Servicemen aboard USS KANSAS CITY ore o rore breed of personnel. They ore hard-charg- ing men fhor render services ro rhe crew with pride ond professionalism. They perform o viral porr in maintaining rhe morale ond welfare of rhe crew. There ore rwo divisions of Ship ' s Servicemen raring onboard: Reroil and Service Deporrmenrs. The Rerail Deporrmenr consisrs of rhe Ship ' s Srore and vending machines. The Ship ' s Srore offers a wide voriery of irems from geedunk ro foreign merchondise, as well as rhe necessary roilerries and uniform irems. The sodo machines ore filled rhree rimes a doy, yer rhere ' s always o demand for more. The candy ond cigarerre mochines ore recenr addi- tions to the Retail Deportment, which widen the ser- vices for rhe crew and increases soles and profirs — which go direcrly ro KANSAS CITY ' s Welfore and Rec- rearion Fund. The Service Deportment consists of the barber shop and laundry. In rhe barber shop ore rwo newly reupholsrered barber choirs. Alrhough hair is cut the ' Navy way , they do try to cater to individuol de- ■ires and needs. They hove all rhe modern hoir cur- nng equipmenr rhor is available for rhe crew of KAN- SAS CITY. For rhis WESTPAC records show they hove :ut over 2,400 heads. The busiesr deporrmenr is rhe ship ' s laundry. Ir ronsisrs of three sixry-pound-lood washers and dryers, six pressers ond rhree commercial washers and dryers. It is open six days o week or sea. The records show rhor rhe laundry processed 240,000 pounds of bulk work for rhis cruise! Thor ' s o rremen- dous occomplishmenr by the two men ossigned there. Despite the hard work the Ship ' s Servicemen ore proud ro be of service ro the crew of rhe besr ship in rhe wesr. In oddirion ro rheir regulor accom- plishments, S-3 is proud that they achieved a grade of excellent ond earning rhe Blue ' E for Supply De- portment during the Supply Management Inspection held Aug. 17-19. They also contribured $20,000 ro rhe Welfare and Recreorion Fund for rhe occounring pe- riod of June 1 rhrough Seprember 00. 5HSN Armstrong 5H5N Jones SN Poiissocrs 5A Cooper

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S-i Division 5K1 Roldon SK2 Dozo SK2 Poscuol 5K3 Unsoy 5K3 Sonros SK3 Thomos 5K3 Conner 5N5N Drown 5N George 5N Wilson 5K5A Henline 5A Poduo