Midway (CVA 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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(TOP) : Te Matt, G. D. ; Rogers, R. ; Warren (BOTTOM) : Dalton, D. ; Szczypiorski, B. J. Erickson, J. E. ; Birman, J. F. ; Betts, C. G. : Go oyd, R. R., ABCM; Knowle Legal Office A city of 3600 people would normally contain two or three judges and about eight trained lawyers. The Midway has no trained judges but, does have two men who have had a short course in the Uni- form Code of Military Justice and its application. These two men designate and train as many counselors as necessary to handle the legal load of the ship. They also designate senior officers as judges to try such cases. In their spare time they advise all personnel on voting, insur- ance and financial matters. (STANDING) : Anton, J. A. ; Keeler, F. C. ; Ha.sch, F. L. ; (SITTING) : Ens. J. R. Gayle. Chaplain ' s Office As one would guess, the main job of the Chaplain ' s Office is spiritual guidance. This is accomplished by daily prayer meetings and masses led by either Chap- lain A.L. Dominy, the Protestant Chap- lain, or Father W. L. Driscoll, the Catholic Chaplain. But in addition to this primary duty, both Chaplains are constantly on call to handle family emer- gencies and nearly any other counseling which may arise. Cdr A. L. Dor Anderson, H. E. iny ; Wright, E. W. ; Eller, LT. W. L. Driscoll.

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Public hifurniatiu)! Office Deep in the heart of X Division is an office with numerous duties — all of which are unknown to most of the crew (in fact even some of the men who work in the office don ' t fully understand). This office, commonly known as the PIO office, is charged with the responsibility of letting the public know what the U.S. Navy and the Midway in particular are doing for them. This includes the people at home, the people in the ports we visit and the people on board ship. Code 4 Publications Department Heads meeting in the Executive Officers Cabin. Leading a monastic existence in his wire-latticed cell in compartment A-0106- 14E, the Code F our Publications Custodian has only one wish : that someone tell him what Code Four means. Education and Training Office If a man wants to bone up on Oriental History while receiving college credit for his effort, or if he wants a high school or advanced college standing through examina- tion, or if he needs to complete qualification courses for advanced in rate, he goes to the person- nelmen who supply USAFI and advancement courses, GEO testing and general training facilities in the Education and Training Office. (STANDI.NIG) : Johnson. J. W. ; Hosteller, C. F. ; White, D. M. ; Gilge, G. L. ; Rickard, H. (SIT TING) : Thomas, H. G. ; Ens. R. S. Allio : Thomson, D. B.

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Captain ' s Office The official title of the head man in the Captain ' s Office is Ship ' s Secre- tary. This title better describes the duties performed in this office than the title Captain ' s Office. All official correspondence going out under the Captain ' s signature and all incoming official correspondence is routed to this office first. In addition to this staggering task, the office main- tains all the service records for ship ' s company officers. It is the place officers go for advice on almost any aspect of their careers. y Print Shop The simple title Print Shop ade- quately describes this section of Admin. As surprising as it might seem to some- one not familiar with carriers, down on the third deck below the main deck is a small compartment housing a complete print shop which is equipped to handle nearly any job which might come up, from printing a daily newspaper to turn- ing out liberty cards. Brain, J. C. ; Seege Post Office Probably no other office in X Division better demonstrates the duty of the division to maintain the morale of the crew than the post office. The men in the Post Office handle all outgoing and in- coming letters, packages and ma- gazines for the entire crew. They also sell stamps, money orders and stickers the same as any civilian post office. Wilcoxson Egner. F. Hayes. H. Rohr. R. B. ; Hill. T. C. Martinez. S. P. 153