Lowe (DER 325) - Naval Cruise Book

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KnsiKn Glen M. Irwin, USNK, Kraduated from Franklin and .MarHhatI Cullei e, Lancaster. Pennsylvania, in June 19t)4, with a R.A. DeKree in MathemalicK. He received his commission aa Knsifcn in the I ' .S. Naval Reserve from Officer Candidate School, Newport Rhode Island, in .March 196. ' . Ens. Irwin reported aboard LOWE in .May 1965, as Electronics Material Officer, berominK M Division Officer in December 19B.i. A Cast of Thousands FOLCK, ENC Our coordinated, rotund chief, who is our shining example of the Engineering Department. WALKER, ENC Leading Cop of the ship. He is a real Brodrick Crawford of the passageways and a Mike Hammer to loose gear offenders. FO.X, ENI Alias the Petty Officer. Charlie Tuna, a lean body held up by hot air. This man has done a great deal for the men in M Division, we ' re going to miss you C.J. when you retire. Dl ' NKLE, ENI Our fearless Freddy the fire fighter. TAD to the Mess Decks. Chow waste offenders beware for this engineman is a lima bean spotter from the word go. (JARNER. EN2 Our grandfather. The thought of years gone past. We had no camp fires, so he would gather us a- round a hot muffler space to tell us tales of when men were men and ships were ships. CULALA. EN2 Barnacle Bill the Sailor. This man is history. He looks like he has been keelhauled, set adrift and tied to the mast in a storm. PALMA. EN2 The owner of M Divisions hangout in Subic. Better known as the Castle, because of the clean cut, well mannered, highly educated, adult clientele. STANDEFER. EN2 The Wyoming boy, quick to learn about engines, a real snipe. FITZMEYER. EN2 We dub thee Paint brush Fitz . You have painted more pictures in the holes than anyone else. CHONKA, EN.-! Mike Nelson of M division. The only man aboard who would spend that thirty day eternity at sea and the first day in port go scuba diving. HO.XRD. EN3 Skippy Wang is Jerry Lewis, and the Three Stooges all rolled up int one. He was not born but drawn by Al Capp. SCHRAML, ENS Our Oil Queen. This is our hero. When under fire he was said to be a cool head . But then who en- joys a drafty toilet. NOCERO, EN3 Antone. the Don Juan of the Philippines. LUCERO, ENS Known as the Mouse. HOOBLER, BT2 Pretty Boy Floyd. KONVICKA. BT3 Ski feet. Hits both sides of the passageways during calm seas. GKEGSTON, EN2 A Texas farm boy who ' s good at lifting deck plates, especially the one on which he is standing.

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ZIMMERMAN, ENS He should have been a professional mourner. You ' re a morale booster in that we don ' t think of our own worries. TORMEY. EN3 The only man to drop a flywheel in seventy feet of water, then roll up his sleeve and reach down to see if he could find it. HEEDLY. ENS The division secretary. Not as pretty as some we ' ve seen, but he ' s still our YOYO . MULLINS, ENS Hey, that Swift looks like great duty. HILLSTAD, FN The ship ' s artist. Known as never on Sunday. The Sew Lawyer, his card reads : Get better deals with your appeals . KELLY. FN The overgrown snipe. Getting him down a hatch is like putting toothpaste back in a Tube. KRING, FN Has been known to give a book report on the telephone directory and bet he could pick any given page and quote the area codes. PLANTE. FN The kind of guy you have to drive stakes behind to see if he ' s moving. HOLIFIELD, FN He smokes to be one of the boys. GALATHE. FN One of the men the XO knows very well from his great skill at dominoes, the little square ones. UNGARO, FN Alias, Rocky Oragnu. Typical Sampson till Joe the barber got done with him. EBERHART, FN From R Division with Love. CADILE, MMFN Working Space- Any place you can make him stay after you have caught up to him. NEWSOME, ENFN Alias Moto, a Chicagoan, which can ' t be beat, he thinks. LANCASTER. FN The ' Red Man , can ' t get enough sun rays. RAADMAE, FA Nominated for permanent member of the Tiger Team, but we ' re still behind you. BELL, FA The country boy with a lot to learn about life. DELAUGHTER, FA The sleeper, accident prone, knuckle head, but we should have more firemen like you. SCHAD, FA Dennis the Menace of M Division. LARRABEE, FA Raadmae ' s sparring partner. Another Hall of Fame Tiger Team member. McFARLANE, FA The overseer of the mess cooks. All except Davis, that is. He thinks he ' s sick now. Wait until he finds out the MAA got him for wasting chov