Midway (CV 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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LTIG Earl Higgins, First Division Officer Mr. Higgins held this post until 22 Iune when he was relieved FIR T by Ensign Sego. First d1VlSl0Il lb one of the three deck divisions onboard Mldway The SlgIllflCdllC6 of the tltle flrst lll relation to the other two, second and tlllI'll,1S that first division IS responslble for the upkeep of all vear and rlgglllg, the manning of replenlshment stations, and certain designated cleaning stations 1n roughly the forward thlrd of the ship F lrst dlVlSl0ll IS also responslble for the maintenance and operation of the ship s ground tackle. When the ship is underway, the primary job of all deck divisions becomes that of unrep, which is by no means a simple undertaking. fNote Page 21, When the word is passed to man replenishment stations, first division personnel, comprising the teams assigned to Stations 1 and 3, starboard side, may be bringing aboard anything from fuel oil to ice cream. Y JQAA Ensign Peter Sego, First Division Officer with his leading petty officers' LTIG Hig ins G. R. Routier, C, P. luck. C. G. Betts, G. C. Eighmey, cmd L. T. Lincoln q Fx: C. F, S, E T. E. Cc: 1

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'C-'. 1... L Mr. Sdpp cmd CWO Tczrver discuss the situation. The unrep is a dangerous event in the life of a carrier. Getting alongside and taking stores requires great skill and professional ability in the men participating. At left, one man gets hit by a hoist wire and sends him to the deck. Below, every hand is busily at work trying to take the stores on in little time. .-.1 The end is only the beginning. XM- ' is The stores must go below.

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------ L V ' Wk: '- xy ' A E f f Front Row, left to right: Lincoln, I. T.: Houtier, G. R.: Burns, I. R.: Young, H. T.: Provau, R. L.: Idlk, M. V.: Bain, I. E.: Morquecho, I. Z.: Iack C. P.: Sweeney, I. M.: Znd Row: Sheller, D H.: Ray, I. E.: Harper, F. L.: Halverson, R. E.: Barton, W. L.: Bayless, Y. I.: Boros, H. R.: Stages S. E.: Dixson, S.: Henderson, C. A.: Draugh, N. C.: Richards, T. S.: Moss, N. H.: 3rd Row: McGinnis, I. S.: Kontoes, I. I.: Slaughter, K.: Williams I. R.: Voris, D. L.: Wells, I. F.: Kimbro, M. R.: Rhodes, G. H.: Morreale, C. A.: Rickel, P. L.: Douglas, I. L.: Fitzgerald, I. R.: 4th Row: Ierie, R. B. - - ' W lk C. F. Cameron, I. R.: Delmastro, R. M.: Iahn, T. P.: Meyer, W. L.: Alcock, F. I.: Lewallen, M. R., Henry, M. A., Vanderwood, L. I., a er, THE ME. UF FIR T A D ASS I ' FIR T LIE TENAN fx An Old Salt at a tender age, LTIG Robert Williams be- came Assistant First Lieutenant in November of '84, It is his job to assist the First Lieutenant in supervising the deck divisions. Often, Mr. Williams could be found right among the men of the divisions like the times before when he was Second Division's Officer. 1