Robert H McCard (DD 822) - Naval Cruise Book

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clothes of 300 men every week and, besides their regular work, they almost always find time to wash and press inspection blues or whites on Thursday night-a service that's always appreciated by the crew. Down in the forward engineers compartment we have Reggi's and Prisco's Napoli Barber shop. Besides giving a Hne haircut both of our barbers are master conversationalists and never tire of explaining to everyone why the McCard needs a fully equipped barber shop where they could cut hair in style. The first place everyone heads for after payday is the Ship's Store. There are limits as to what and how much a destroyer store can carry but anyone who's talked to men from another ship has to admit that our store is tops. Besides the everyday necessities like soap, razor blades, and toothpaste, Launder carries such foreign items as 400 day clocks, Italian gloves, and silver cigarette cases. The Supply Department works long and hard at its various jobs and more than deserves our appreciation and a hearty M7ell Done. AP .-tffiili?-T' 15 1252: C ' 'f 4, .,.b' Z X I ., Oh L X l 'QT V Cf ' is 5 i Z .' ,J , ..,. : f - x lf 1322 X f JN , I ' h . 1 Q aw' .M gig-,... IGH . ' I Q .--5 l ills - '

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fi L V I . .puma . ---nw .a E nu-wa your of --gps -u --nw nm. SUPPLY Every Department does something to con- tribute to the general welfare and comfort of the crew but there is only one group which has the comfort of the ship's company as it's primary job. The Supply Department under Lt George H. VVebb works 24 hours a day to fur- nish us with everything from the tools we work with to the cigarettes we smoke. First, and certainly most important, is the job the Suppliers do in operating the General Mess. X-Vith. the limited galley space available our cooks, bakers, and stewards mates have done an outstanding job in keeping the officers and men well fed. A balanced menu is put out every week by Chief Davidson for the General Mess and it's tough work to serve twenty-one meals a week which are both nutritious and pleasing to the crew. Another group of Suppliers who spend a lot of time worrying about meals are McClarin and his stewards mates who are also respon- sible for taking care of the Wardroom and Ofiicer's Country. The Officers chow is good but there's one drawback-they have to pay for it. Running a close second in importance with chow is our pay. Our DK's Noaker and VVallace, are the best loved men on the ship. But be- sides figuring our pay the men in the Supply Ofhce keep busy paying bills, registering allot- ments, and answering a hundred and one ques- tions on longevity, insurance, and dependents benefits. The Storekeepers spend most of their time battling the Navy supply system to keep the ship stocked with everything we need to keep operating. Another big job they have is arranging with the people on the beach to de- liver stores at just the WRONG time. They always manage to bring stores out to the ship just as liberty is scheduled to commence or just at chowtime. In a tiny compartment off the midships gpassageway our laundrymen work to wash the g 'ff' This won't hurt a bit. T fl C...r .Now dinner Morgan and Grillo 'G- i 5

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AA and ESS CUUKS To the tin-can sailor the mess deck is his dining room, gymnasium, library, television lounge, movie theatre and pay window. And since the mess deck is all these things, it's essen- tial that Chief Hardy's MAA's and mess cooks keep it clean and keep the mess line running as fast and as smoothly as possible. Nobody can deny that they do the job. And nobody can deny that down on the mess deck we're ankle deep in authentic charac- ters. The McCard has probably got the only singing mess line in De-sLant-when Louie Armstrong and his Steamtable Five strike up HFf3Hk'S Diner-Where the elite the first note the people up on deck know meet YO Cat-H that chow's on the firing line. Another fea- ture of Franks Diner is the way his men in white seem to know exactly where you want your potatoes, gravy and butter. The Exec. claims that this is because our well trained mess cooks can establish a psy- chological communication between themselves and the men they serve - maybe so. Besides running the mess deck it's the MAA's job to remind people who forget about uniform regulations. Everyone admires their shipmate spirit in this matter and appreciates the friendly manner in which they hand out extra duty to help us remember that white socks are not to be worn with undress blues. All hands on the McCard realize the importance of a clean mess deck and a sharp looking crew. YVe especially value the comment of the Commodore who was in charge of our last Administrative In- pection, the cleanest mess deck I've ever seen. It's the MAA's and hardworking mess cooks who keep it that way. W X3 3 - A Qwhf Q W TY 9.6 9 9 Q 1 ' 1 5 X f x 3 'I - I Q x , G Q ' x Qu Gt 9,3 4 s 6 ...- . 0 .X fl v f I --5 N-.I