Norton Sound (AVM 1) - Naval Cruise Book

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px ss .9 1 f ff 2 x A Vim, M114 1 7 '11 fs-',g..f f X! yd, 1 iu- M!,':,,-.MM4.,?w J. WX Front: Herring, B. G., SM2g Hoffman, R. J., SMlg Ralph, S., LT, Leslie H J QM1 Davis, E. M., QM2. Second: Young, L. M., QM3, Sumpter, J. R., SN, Modawell R D SN Powell, D. R., SN, Brantley, R. W., SN. Back: Schmidt, W. H., SMI-35 Bass J T SN Schroeder, F. J., SA, Cagle, J. R., SN, Patterson, J. L., SN. At the left we see one of the two factions in N Division hard at work. The men in the upper pic- ture are engaged in one of the less colorful of the signalman's jobs: keeping the flags in good repair. Those two men in the lower pic- ture are utilizing a light to con- verse with some buddies on an- other ship. This goes under the heading of Training, The duties of the Quarter- masters keep them inside the ship, writing logs and figuring the ship's position. They work just as hard as the Signalmen, but the results are not as evident to the casual ob- server.

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i NAVIGATION There are two rates in the Navigation Department - Quartermaster and Signalman. The Navigator, LT Steve RALPH, Jr., is Department Head as Well as Division Officer, since there is only one Division - N Divi- sion - in the Department. That one division, however, is highly important. The Quartermasters plot our courses and theoretically know our position at all times. They are the ones who say that our estimated time of arrival CETAJ at some point is to be a certain hour, and they have not put out bum dope yet. We usually arrive at our point anywhere from one to several hours ahead of schedule. The Signalmen come into their own only when we are steaming in formation, or when we are in a port with other ships. ,Their job is to transmit messages over visual distances by signal flags or blinker lights and to handle the signal pennants, the colorful flags that mean so much. The Navigator is, however, the man responsible for the ship's position. LT RALPH is, as he once said, The only man on the ship who can tell the Captain where to head in.

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Front: Reilly, J. J., RM3, Frost, D. C., GM2, Stewart, D. A., EM3, Steelman, B. J. IC2, Horne, E. J., RDC, Payne, B. L., MMC, Carnathan, F. H., MRC, Buller, P. E. ET2, Rich, R. H., FT3, Shaddix, R. W. H., MM3, Owens, D. E., BT3. Second: Richardson G. E., RM3, Moss, E. E., RDSA, Cline, B. L., FN, Smith, G. R., MMFN, Wassel, G. E. MMFN, Dyer, S. B., FN, Burnham, K. J., SN, Johnson, U., HN, Caruthers, D. L., FN Rochelle, ,B. R., FN, Maturin, K. J., FN, Kramer, L. F., RDSN, Edwards, D. L., SN Back: Glover, R. G., MMFN, Andrade, G., MM3, Williamson, J. G., FN, Faulkner L. K., FN, Elmer, J. K., BTFA, Collier, W. L., SA, Perlingos, E. E., RM3, Alexander H. M., MMFN, Thomas, V. E., EMFN, Chamberlain, A. L., FN, Simmons, E. L., SN Stilwell, M. E., FN, Pepper, J. A., FN, Cannon, B. B., SA, Lujan, E. D., SN, Newlon J. W., FN. WATCHSTANDERS These are the unfortunate few who couldn't be included in the divisional pictures. Since these men represent nearly every division on the ship, it is impossible to say anything about them that hasn't already been said, eX- cept that they were on watch. In the pictures below, we have Ronald Hardy, FT2, left, at the wheel. In the right View is FT3 Floyd McMillen manning the helm phones on the bridge. The other personnel in the group picture stood various radio, radar, lifebuoy, messenger, and engine watches. We understand from a private informer that most of these watches are for our protection. We hope. ! !