Pine Island (AV 12) - Naval Cruise Book

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X SECOND DIVISION Fourth row, left to right: A. A. Winey SN, H. L. Poole, SN,'J.'l O. Simon, BMG2, L, C. Jondall, SN, B. R Cox, SN, J. Robinson,SN, H. C. Smith, SN, E. W. Reiger, SN, R. Small, SA, D. -C. Gamble. SA, J. B. Lutz, SA, A. W. Rawlings, SN, PW L- Meflqgelillg, SN, L. W. Weaver, SN. V A ' . 1 - V - 'Third row: FQ P. Priore, BMG1,'W.. L. Dorle,.SN, H. Carr, SN, G. J. Wilkins, SA, A. W. Hampson, SN,'T., F. O'Toole, SN, M Radman, SN, D. H. Lindley, SAL H. J. Tindall, BMG2, S. F. Ellis, SN, J. O. Loch, SA, L. J. Moninghoff, SA, DLE. Reedy, SA, N. C Penix, SA, J. B. McDaniels, SN, IO. G. -Rawls, SN. 1 , . u 7 . A Second row: R. E. Radford, SN, J. P. VanEtten, SA,'W.'J. Scott, SN, E. J. Dickerson, SN, J. W. Raynes, ISN, C. H. Porter, SN, R UA. Teator, SN, LtJG. R. K. Hurford, E. D. McGovern, BMC, j. Mora, SN, R. AD. Richards, SN, G. L. Zobel, SN, A. Nayarro, SA, W J. Meyer, SN, R. E. Paulsen, SN, H. T. McMichael,-SN. . , E ' , . A 1 A W First row: J. W. Strunk, SN, E. G. Fox, SN, R. P. Deville, SN, E.,,l.'Daly, SN, D. E. Porter, SN, R. Oser, SN, C. M.,Quirk,' SA IQ H. Jennings, BM3, B. L. Page, SA, P. Moses, SA, H. L. Paulson, SN, D. D.-'sMontgomery, SN, C.5-PE. Sinkhorn, BMG1, C. W Metheny, SN- Q ' V ' -

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FIRST DIVISION By tradition and fact, the hardest working department on any ship is the Deck and Gunnery Department. The First Division lives up to this reputation. ' At present the Deck Department is capably headed by LCDR Wayne R. Waters. Our Division Officer is BOS'N Leo E. Dickerman, who may be seen during the day inspecting about the ship looking for ways to improve her overall appearance. The BOS'N commands the respect of his division. His sense of humor has made him very popular among the crew. You may be sure that the men inc the areas under his supervision and guidance have shown consistent improvement. , At the time of commissioning, the complement of the First Division was a scant nineteent With these paltry few, Boatswain Dickerman and Peter J. Roskowski, BMGI,set out to accomplish the task given to their division. It would be wise to pause here and introduce our division petty officer, Peter J. Roskowski. Most all of us are acquainted with Ski , and are familiar with the en- thusiastic way' he goes about getting his work done and making things pleasantfor every one. It is no easy task to be a petty officer and to be the division's leading petty officer is doubly hard. He acts as a buffer between the division officer and the men. He is responsible to a major extent for the efficiency of the men. Because of eSki's exuberance and good nature the First 'Division has a remarkable esprit de corps ' D which has often caused favorable comment from the Captain. As the division increased in number, so did it's duties and responsibilities. Our muster now totals fifty nine. They can be found working industriously, in such diver- sified cleaning stations as Chief Petty Officer's Quarters, the O-2 Deck, the Sail Locker and the Boatswains' and Paint Locker as well as the various passageways assigned and the Main Deck. Like all sea-farers, we also have our share of the ship's boats which with our usual care are kept in ship-shape condition The Captain's Gig is our pride and' joy. Even the Captain feels he has an outstanding gig crew. The Gig, always sparklingis a boat any Commanding Officer would be proud to ride in. Our other chargesinclude the No. 1 Motor Whale Boat, No. 1 Motor Launch and the LCPL. The boats are always seavvorthy and are always ready to be used in landing the .PINE ISLAND personnel and bringing them safely back to the ship. Working closely in harmony with Bos'n Dickerman and Ski are our section leaders, John Manna, Eugene Niedzielski and John Rhodes, who is also our leading seaman. As a mark of the respect which the division has for-these men and as a tribute to their leadership ability, gthey are never forced to pull their 'f f rate on us to get us to accomplish our jobs. e Myriads of words can be written about a division, but we can sum up ours nicely by saying, A division is only as good as its men , we are singularly proud of ' ours. We feel, we have the best.' ' 33

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SECOND DIVISION September of 1950 marked the inception of the Second Division aboard the PINE ISLAND and wiih it came the duties of getting 'the ship's decks and small- boats in shape. With-the inception of the division came the task of new men' pinch--hitting for old salts. The Second Division's main responsibility during our stay in the Orient 'was in manning the small'craft. The division is in charge of the Captain's Gig and the, Commodore's Barge in addition to the liberty boats. These duties are shared with the other-deck division, the First. b The Second Division has been called during many a night-time to hoist boats aboard. It is a very tiresome taskbut ,the men keep at it for the welfare of the boats. When we encounter rough seas it is our job to remain atsworki until all the boats are in safe mooring or hoisted aboard and secured down. It is this type of searnanship that calls for skilled hands and is an asset to our division. ' When the ship arrived at Yokosuka it was again the Second Division that played a major part in the ship's. activities. We were given the job of unloading planes and aviation supplies which were .badly neededin that area. The 'Boat Deck crane was kept in almost continual use at this time. The Second Division was'highly instrumental in the success of the ship's basketball program at Iwakuni. Our division team Went to the finals before losing a game. At the present time we are considered a strong C0HfCI1def for intra-Jdivisional softball' honors. Our first division officer was 'LtIG. G. R. PhillipS, who was later replaced by LUG. P. J. Cassimatis. We now are directed by LtIG. R. K. Hurford- All three Of our division officers have worked hand-in-hand with the men in an effort to better the division 'and the ship' 35k