Mispillion (AO 105) - Naval Cruise Book

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s Olsen and Breckenridge. THE YEOMEN Under the supervision of the Executive Officer, the Yeomen and Personnelmen carry out all of the Mighty Miss's admin- istrative business and correspondence. The Yo-Yo's keep an accurate file of all official letters, papers, records, and pertinent publications to ensure that our ship's administrative department is efficient and up to date. These Typewriter Titans record all iudicial proceedings and act as secretaries for all critiques, conferences, and meetings of any significance. They maintain an accurate personal history of each individual officer and crew member, and are largely responsible for each change of duty that is acquired lon the Mispillion. During replenishment operations, receive, endorse orders for, and effect the final transfers for hun- dreds of passenger personnel. Another duty is the Plan of the Day which, under direction of the Executive Officer, is pub- lished each evening to give the crew a general outline of the next day's proceedings. The life of a Yo-Yo is very hard on typewriters, coffee cups, chairs, and posteriors. .?iG-Q ff' Breckenridge, Olie , and Skinny prove that three heads are better than one in composing official letters, while Mac frightl turns to with Mike Hamner's latest on the cargo deck. - 1 ,a...4.gun..g.iws..,,.s-..-..f-.s.-.-..:,.,...-f,-H-....., . . Q'-v---Y - Left to right: MacDonald Skinner,

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-.- . V N . .. .t v r.x..x,:.,4:,,..:r:::?.2?7 ' ' ,..-..,....4.nwa- . . My Standing, Twedell, Smith, B.L., Ruff, Reiman, Lehr Kneeling: Snyder, Weigle, Summarell Operating the ship's Communications Center keeps these Dit-Jockeys on the ball at all times. Through their efforts and skill, the Mispillion maintains rapid communications with the entire Naval organi- zation throughout the world. By becoming familiar with the different parts of the ship, and by knowing where the different officers and men hang out , they are able to effect almost immediate internal rout- ing of messages addressed to the ship. Their typing skill is utilized in operating the teletype machines which are used for inter-ship communications as well as the receiving of press news. Our Radiomen know how to tune and make minor repairs to all of their many receivers and transmitters. Their ability to send and receive the International Morse code at high speeds makes our radio gang outstanding. For morale pur- poses, they tune in select radio programs and play records for the crew over a speaker system that runs through the ship. Since the radio shack is busy twenty-four hours a day, an important feature is that there is always a fresh pot of hot, black, Navy joe available. Copying a rough signal World-wide communicators

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