Menifee (APA 202) - Naval Cruise Book

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E DIVISICN Front row, left to right — Frye, W. E.; Michalak. N. R.; Hoggard, R. S.; Caudle, L. D. Second row — Moore, E. J.; Hutcheson, C. D.; Bennett, R. I.; Bailey, G. N. Third row— Eckert, W.; Turpin, G. S.; Quish, fl. J.; Scheerer, P. H.; Olson, J. R. Top row— Carl, R. G; Shocklee, fl. B.; Bauer, R. H.; Bemoll. R. fl.; Wiweke. fl. D. 68

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Every man in this division a budding engineer is the claim of the A Division. Their respective duties too numerous to mention, yet each individual under the supervision of Ens. Westman, maintain and operate all auxiliary machinery not directly connected with the main engine. This includes one of the 300 kw turbo- generators; two 20,000 gallon per day evaporators; four ice machines with a 35 ton per day capacity; several smaller refrigerator units; one 60 kw emergency diesel generator, and two diesel oil pumping systems. In charge of the evaporators which supply that much needed fresh water is Kopischke, MM la Allowing for the fact that the evaporators add to the discomfort of D compartment, they nevertheless are of vital im- portance to the welfare and cleanliness of the crew. Shelton, MMR3c, bears most of the burden and responsi- bility of the ship ' s refrigerator systems and the care and operation of the scuttlebutts. Attached to A Division are the landing craft engi- neers. These men have thirty 225 h.p. diesel engines to service for the twenty-six landing craft aboard. Besides their duties as grease monkeys , they are responsible for the fueling of all craft and the manning of all fuel stations. A more congenial crew cannot be found any- where than the boat shop headed by Chief White. 67

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r r« ' . ..ill The E Division, ( E standing for Electricity) is composed of the volt and amp boys of the Menifee and totals 19 men working under Ensign Mroz and Electrician Holder. The gang is divided into four groups to handle four widely different, but still electrical, jobs. Hoggard, Moore, Bennett and Quish of the I.C. gang handle the gyro- compass, battle phones, public address system, and other internal communica- tions of the ship. The Lighting gang, Bailey, Turpin, Fry, Eckert and Olson, have lights, fans and hot plates in their care. Next to the mailmen, they ' re probably the most pestered men on the ship. Those vital fans, which mean the difference between sleep and no sleep, are never turned off on the Pacific. They don ' t stop till they burn out. Then it ' s the job of the Lighting gang to fix them, and, since no spare parts are available, they have to wind armatures and field coils, cut carbon brushes, and tool small brass parts. Hutcheson and Wiweke are the Battery gang, whose arms are stretched long from toting heavy batteries up and down ladders and whose pants look as if they ' d been caught in a mortar barrage as the result of acid action. Hutch and Wiweke are also responsible for the batteries and lights of the boats. find, fourth, is the mighty Power gang. Carl, Michalak, Shocklee, Sheerer and Bemoll are the big kilowatt boys. They handle the big generators, the Meni- fee ' s primary source of electricity.