Montrose (APA 212) - Naval Cruise Book

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: . .ill K V V K ' ' y yS •■ S- l» ¥ SANDOVAL THOMAS REITER SMITH ZIRBES BAXTER lUTZELER SCOTT BM3 SN PCSN BM2 PN2 YNSN SN YNC 1ST LT. R. E. ARMSTRO.NG Legal Officer Combat Cargo Officer O a c coH ' Although XO Division is, as the name would imply, primarily tlie staff of the Executive Officer, it also supplies Yeomen to most other department offices on the ship. Its yeomen are responsible for the smooth flow of administrative work. While XO Division may he divided into three main sections: its yeomen and personnelmen, its postal clerks, and its Masters at Anns; it is unified by the fact that these sections all perfonn their sei-vices as aids to the Executive Officer, working toward a com- mon goal — the smooth administration of tlie ship. Its jobs are unusually diversified — including the admin- istration of officers and enlisted personnel, operation- al and administrative reports, legal reports ( both en- forcing the regulations and the paper work involved when they are l)roken), and postal sei-vices including selling stamps and money orders. ENS. R. T. YOUNG Ship ' s Secretary r- y. ' - )6

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Vr ' H OS ' Dco c Uc t The responsibilities of tlie siuiialiiicn are luatu and arit (l. They range from hoisting NPPI ' ( sliipV call iun I iiiinn ticllint; uiidenvay. to answering a signal liglil un a nearliv shi]). Since their primary function is visual communications (including flaghoist. semaphore, and flashing light), the signal bridge must be manned at all times. Whether the shi]i is steaming in fomiation. indepentl(Mitl . or i- in port, there is a signalman on dut) ' . Often there are other tasks which niu t be ix ' riornied besides visual communications. These include rigging dress ship flags (when tlie occasion arises), identifying passing ships, and rendering honors. An addilidiial la k was perfonncil b ibe division while the squadron was enroute to ' e tl ' ac; lliat being the use of special maneuvering lights and wliistle signals to maneuver the fomiation. iy, c:()i, l. .si .; Cli;(.(). L .M Li . li. Hoi I.I.I II OS Division Officer 15

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S t teenM efrt. TT W A KATSCHKE .U.V.3 BORDEAUX MKIEK I ' AKKS MOORE KO(K ()OI) STAMEV DEWm - 11 Mil ' .U,l .3 MKi MMJ MM3 1 1 V MMFX M n I , ' ' ■ VlIT I 7 f Z CC CdC Uf im |P ' |f •H ENS D. B. LAW A Division Ojjiccr This is the division that kl ' 0|)s the -liip moving through tli( water and furnishes power to play radios, phonographs, etc.. while in port. The snipes are continually faced with extreme noise and heat in ihc Pit. ' as it is affeetionatelv called, hut maintain propulsion macliiiierv in top operating condition at all time. -- ino t of the time anyAvay. In addition to keeping the main rngines spiiniing hv .-team, the men of M division kerp the refrigeration units for meat, vegetables, daily ])rodu(ts. and ice cubes in run- ning condition. Under the adverse temperatures of the Subic Bay area, thr iiicii did an outstanding job of keeping thing-; enol . . . well the it c eiibc maker in the wardidom liiially (lid tar t wniking a lew days before we Icit tor home. The water necessaiy for the boilers and the Marines i- a product of the MONTROSE Water Works. oi)erated and maintained by the M types — also llie water that the re.-t of us drink and bathe in comes from these evaporator units. To the men ol M divi-ion. these jobs are their duties. To till- rest of the ship, a triji to the engiiierooni means extra diit at hard labor.