Midway (CVA 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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(TOP) : Ball, J. D. ; Carpenter. K. G. ; Quebedeaux, J. B. ; Boardman. A. B. ; Steadman, G. R. ; (MIDDLE) : Bianchini, A. L. ; Magilton, D. J. ; Skouras, D. C. ; Losada. S. R. ; Bower, M. E. ; Konkel, A. H. ; (BOTTOM) : Savage, L. E. ; Heck, K. F. ; Nelson, A. J. ; Campagna, R. A. ; Forish, R. ; Eckroth, L. J. ; Mummert, E. F.

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(TOPl: Ellis. R. C. ; Robinson. W. D. ; Schwab. C. H. ; Wolfe, J. C. ; Frederick. J. G. ; Nebergall, W. C. ; (MIDDLE): Bush. L. H. ; Conners, L. D. ; Brown. E. T. ; Folsom. J. G. ; Hendershot. D. S. ; Murphy, R. J. ; Arnold, R. G. ; Mortensen, R. L. ; (KNEELING;: McFayden, D. R. : Grimes, N. A. ; Cowans, H. J. ; Allen, H. J. ; Moody, R.V. ; Lowery, R. N. ; Maness, C. p M iSTANDINGl: LohKamp. W. T. DCC ; LTjg, T. E. Crowder : Ens. R. B. Nyman ; Kenyon. E. L.. DCC: (KNEELING): Abercrombie. L. R. : Moran, L. J. ; Burkhart. J. E. ; McComb. S. H. 283

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Cdr. H. F. Humphreys Cdr. Harvey F. Humphreys was born in Nevada City, California, and graduated from the University of California. He was commissoned through V-7 training. From 1942 to 1946 he served in various Line Officer billets. At that time he transferred to the Supply Corps. After several im- portant jobs, including Supply Officer at NAS Moffett Field, he was assigned to the Naval War College Staff. From there he came to the Midway. supply DEPARTMENT Long before ships grew to be three football fields long (in fact, long before there were football fields), a man named Henry invented a few little navigational instruments which made it possible for his ships to sail repeatedly on journeys out of sight of land. Long journeys were nearly possible. The only problem remaining was how could the ship ' s crew be fed? Through numerous contributions and advancements, the Supply Department has grown to its present size and ships now can stay at sea almost indefinitely. A modern carrier is a complicated structure of human and mechanical machinery. This structure must be constantly fed a supply of everything from Wesson Oil to Avgas. Parts for all machinery must be stocked and available immediately when needed. This is the job of the Supply Department. Not only must they provide for the needs of the Midway, but because a carrier is the largest and best equipped ship in the fleet, our Supply people must also be ready to help the destroyers and even the support ships with supplies when needed. it is a credit to the evolution and planning of the modern supply system as well as to the men and officers of the Supply Department that they are able to do this job so well. 285