Missouri (BB 63) - Naval Cruise Book

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E Mil: k.f ■■r ' rci If 1 pi p V ■f 1 • Though it is some four decades old, EN3 Nelson keeps the vital water producing evaporators pumping in Forward Auxiliary. Careful and me- ticulous checks by MM2 Eden and MMFN St Clair keep the port boat davit operational. Out of sight but always prepared, MMl Poole stands ready to operate the rudders in Aft Steering should the bridge lose control. MMl Clarence Achziger MMl John Cook MMl David Mawhirter MMl Nilo Ollado MMl David Poole MMl Francisco Tadav MR1 Todd Ulin EN1 Dempsey Walton Jr. MR1 Leonard Webster EN1 Jeffrey Thatcher EN2 Javier Bazan MR2 Doug Bishop

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A Did you eat an ice cream cone on this cruise? Or get your blues dry cleaned? Did we steer the course or- dered? Were your guages accurate? Did the boats run smoothly (though maybe not on time)? Did your compartment stay warm or cool as you liked it? Did the big gun return to battery as it was supposed to? Was the shower hot enough (or cold enough)? Was there air for the needle guns? Or did the anchor come up when it was supposed to? Were the plaques made, the holes tapped or the bolts threaded? Did the helo get enough fuel or the whistle whistle? Did the foul gasses in the 5 breech get blown out? Was there enough water? The answers to 98 r o of these questions are Yes! because A Division was on the job, quietly, consistently, 24 hours a day. The challenge was great, but the men greater. Ma WW ' BE P r - y i ' j.. r M f Whether it be a large gear or a small plate, preci- sion millwork is the goal of MR2 Lagrimas in the MR Shop. To assure constant climate control, MM2 Miranda keeps an eye on the ship ' s refrig- eration plant guages. It may not be steam, but YN2 Lewis handles the enormous flow of paper- work in the Engineering office. Massive hydraulic components in after steering keep the ship going straight. MM3 Watson continually monitors the steering hydraulics.

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MR2 Richard Daigneault EN2 Robert Davidson MM2 Henry Delisle MM2 Todd Eden MM2 Robert Flemming MR2 Jimmy Lagrimas YN2 John Lewis MM2 Diomedes Miranda MM2 Andy Rittenour MM2 Kevin Sowers MM2 Aaron Strong MM3 Jeffrey Cole MM3 Harold Dean MM3 Thomas Henson MM3 James J. Jessel EN3 Edward Leon Guerrero MM3 Wallace Mason MM3 Gerald Nearhoof EN3 Mark Nelson EN3 Michael Ramsey MM3 Bryan Ross EN3 Harrison Sanders MM3 Wayne Sellner MM3 Thomas G. Turner MM3 Rick VanArsdale MM3 Michael Watson EN3 Charles Yopek FN Kevin Adams FN Rowdy Beyale ENFN Dermot Brennan