Midway (CVA 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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Imagine a restaurant ashore that could serve 10,000 meals a day, and then perhaps you ' ll appreciate the work of the cooks and bakers of LTjg Brennan ' s S-2 Division. Statistics usually prove boring, but in this case, they ' re staggering. Ovens capable of roasting 1200 pounds of meat at a time are in use practically around the clock. Over 3,200 eggs are prepared each morning, and a normal weekly supply of fresh bread would run well over 6,500 loaves. 12,000 cups of coffee can be brewed for one sitting, and in all, 8000 pounds of provisions are consumed each day. Careful planning and supervision go into the preparation of the daily menus, and the proof of the pudding is, as always, in the eating. There is, without a doubt, no other single factor as important as good nourishing food to keep a crew happy and content during long stretches at sea, and S-2 ' s shipping-over meals take second place to none in the fleet.

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FRONT ROW: Rahlf, R.E., Saunders, T.P., Castro, C.A., Beeler, R.L., Brandon, N.L., Cortez, N., Fababler, E.P., Hemedes, L B Napier G W Schell, B.E., Zacholl, A. W., Barton, B.J. SECOND ROW: Perry, K.E., Brandel, C.T., Hamlett, R.V., Morabe, G N Baker RE Rollon S o Robinson, N.L., Sinsay B.B., Kenney, O., Gravelle, J. E., Levingston, WJ., Columna, M.M., Bray, R., McClanahan j ' M Smith CE Smith ' l e ' THIRD ROW: Bamond, H Wyatt, C.K., Augustus, R.D., Grimsley, W.A., Hons, W.C., Washington, V.S., McKee! h ' Richard ' H G Brown ' R.L Ferguson W.E., Eshck, J.E., Ford, E., Del Rosario, B.E., Shockley, J.D., Proulx, R.O. FOURTH ROW: Scudder RE Davis Hl ' Columna E.S., Stenner, J.M., Pringle, G.W., Elizey, C.E., Williams, W.G., Cherry, E.J., Sisk, T.R., Boren, D.G., Johnsen pV ' R dwine ' l W Rahn, H.S., Rush, R.T., Porter, W.A., Velasquez, F.F. ' ' ' ' 106 Part of MIDWAY ' S reputation as a smart ship comes from the shipshape appearance of her crew. This is due in large part to the services rendered by S-3 Division. The spacious eight-chair barber shop provides over three hundred and eighty haircuts free of charge each day, and the modern laundry facilities turn out forty tons of clean clothes a week. An old veteran returning to the present day fleet would find things remarkably different from the old days. Four ship ' s stores provide toilet articles, cigarettes, clothing, and similar items to MIDWAY-ites at little or no profit. A tailor shop stands ready to perform alterations, a dry cleaning plant ensures spotless uniforms for inspections, and a cobbler shop keeps the sole and body intact. During leisure hours, two soda fountains offer wide choices of the ever popular gedunks , by now a Navy institution. Thornwall ' s Emporium leaves little lacking to make our sailor ' s life at sea as comfortable as possible.