Midway (CVA 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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Radiomen (TOPi: Nofer, P. W. ; Smith. B. J. : Kirkham. R. S. ; Mevers ; Vance, E. A. ; BOTTOM i : Blackburn. A.M. Jackson, J. J. ; Herd, D. E. ; Lloyd. Intelligence I Administration (TOPj : Fuller, K. L. ; Uamek. C. F. ; Gay, L. W. : Miller, J. V. ; Custer. G. P. ; Maxwell, J. ; BOTTOM) ; Fresh, J. K. Bond, A. ; Hill, A. I,. ; Timms, R. C. ; Henson. F. G. ; Longerbeam. 147

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(STANDING); L CPL C. R. Null; CPL N. R. Darnell; L CPL J. P. Pacocla ; (KNEELING); L CPL L. Neal; L CPL L. L. Little; CPL D. R. Cotterman. Stewards (STANDING) : Diacuna. J. M. A. ; Diaz C. D. ; McClendon, J. ; Fronda, R. ; Tan D. ; Arcangel, I. N. Band 3lT ' . Mt A :wiwi ! r f? y ■:a:-i i t¥ 2 ¥ (STANDING) ■ Bartel R H - Van Scyoc, G. H. , Orres, M. L. , Forz.at.. D. D. ; Deveau, M. J. ; Shiel, W. M. ; Forry, G. L. ; Fudoli, R. M. MIDDLED Piper J M;MLtli M K. ; Neff. P. K. ; Milota, P. E. ; Angkico, R. E. ; Trygstad, J. T. ; McDonald, W. R. ; Monroy, D. C. Ganson, W. K. ; (KNEELING) ; Tanguay, G. A., MUC.

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Cdr. W. L. Adams Cdr. W. L. Adams, whose biography appears on page 143, has a dual role aboard. His main job, and the one he is known for, is that of Executive Officer. But behind this job is the duty of Ad- ministrative Department Head. Cdr. Adams must control a staff of nearly 100 men whose duty is to aid him in pushing the paper which is so necessary in the modern Navy. administration DEPARTMENT 148 No doubt, the Egyptians were the first to establish a true papyrus empire. Earlier efforts were certainly weighed down by the materials at hand. With the invention of papyrus and the establishment of a written language, the Navy of Egypt and the fleets of the world launched their Administrative Departments. The earliest efforts in the administration of fleets probably covered three fu nctions; routine correspondence, morale (for those of the crew who were free men) , and helping the Commanding Officer exercise his power in command. The duties remain the same today. However, routine correspondence no longer involves a letter per month to the Admiralty telling of the ship ' s location. It is now a matter of hundreds of letters per week. The morale function has grown immensely with the coming of voluntary service and the hundreds of benefits which modern sailors expect. The helping of the Com- manding Officer in the execution of his duties has also become a staggering task. With the increase in the size of the vessel from 20 to 3600 men, the command function has become infinitely more involved. u a In order to run such a paper and counseling empire, nine officers and nearly one hundred men work in twelve offices which are related only by a common name— the Administra- tive Deoartment.