Navarro (APA 215) - Naval Cruise Book

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FRONT ROW: MITCHELL EN1 ROBINSON EN2, EN2, BACK ROW: LEE EN2, JOHNSON ENFN, GRIMM REINSIMAR ENC, SKINNER EN3, RIDDLE PNSN, LAUCK ENFN, WILSON EN2, LTQJGJ F. PARSONS. A DIVI I0 Every Navy ship has a vast amount of equipment installed which does not come under the control of closely related Division. ln order to maintain these miscellaneous equipments, the navy has provided all her ships with an A division. On the Navarro, A division's responsibilities reach from the ship's Whistle to the steering engine, from the garbage grinder to the diesel oil purifier, from the laundry presses to the emergency fire pumps, from the galley equipment to the A, C, diesel generators, etc,etc,etc, needless to say there has to be a large variety of skills possessed by the men of A division to accomplish timely and lasting repairs. So that our division will have some semblance of organization, A division has been divided into three sub-groups, each one of these groups are made up of a Leading Petty Officer and a small number of men, who are in charge of specific pieces of equipment. Reinsmar, ENC and Biglow MMI are the leaders of the Reefer Gang . Their job is to keep 94 pieces of Refrigeration Equipment in good running order. The reefer gang also maintain the laundry equipment, the galley, soda fountain, and steam heating etc. These are some of their sidelines, Lee EN2, and his three men keep a steady flow of A.C. -electrical auxiliary equipment. They may be found in the A. C. diesel generator room, that's under the Supply Living Compartment, at almost any- time of the day or night. Mitchell, EN l, and his three men maintain the ships steering gear, emergency diesel fire pumps, portable fire pumps, emergency diesel generator, and the ship's vehicles, not much will be heard of these men until times of .emergency arise. Remember, when you take a cool drink of water, or eat a chilled salad with your sizzling grilled steak onthe air condition mess decks, A Division is fulfilling its role in todays modern navyg and we like it.

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BOTTOM ROW: CURRINGTON BT1, HARVEY BTFN, HERZAN BTFN, FREER BTFN, MASON BTFN, RANDLES GAILEY BT2, WALLER BT2, MORRISON BT3, REVELE BT2, HARRIS BTFN, WILLIAMS BTFN, VAUGHN BTFN BTFN, HOULIHAN BTC. BACK ROW: ENS HOLMES, NELSON BTC. B DIVI I0 B Division is led by Chief Boilerman Nelson. Chief Nelson is a young, hard- driving leader. Thedivision has shown constant improvement under his guidance. Second in command is newly appointed Chief Houlihan. I-Ioulihan is a veteran of four years service aboard the Navarro. Much of the improvement in the fireroom is due to his knowledge and leadership. Currington BTl, and Gailey BT2, are the working petty officers. Under their competent guidance, the work that must be done is organized, planned, and completed in a highly efficient manner. Randles BT2, is the oil king. I-le does an excellent job in the performance of his duties. At all hours of the day and night, Randles can be seen taking soundings on tanks, taking salinity readings on the boilers, and pumping oil to make sure everything is normal. The other eleven men are hard working men that are proud of the job they do. Although the men from the hole , as they are called, are often not given the credit they deserve, they know the vital job they do. Every piece of machinery and every convenience of living is dependent upon the fires in their boilers. The men are proud of their machinery and their hard work has paid off. Not one single major casualty has occurred to B' division machinery on this cruise. '