West Virginia (BB 48) - Naval Cruise Book

 - Class of 1944

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ing off the last distasteful vestiges of each polly- wog. From there it was out-of-the-pool, for a quick trip down Lover's Lane. Some pollywogs were so unworthy that they were seen to falter occasionally as they scurried aft on the port side, to be greeted by their Shell- back shipmates. This was especially disappointing to some of the Shellbacks and difficult to under- stand, for no tripping was allowed-though most of the pollywogs received a stimulating blast of water in the face just as they neared their goal. But all were duly qualified. As the last new Shellback joined our ranks, King Neptune took his leave, and clean sweep down, fore and aft was piped. The First Lieutenant buried his face in his hands and wept as all hands went to the showers and the supply of fresh water fell to a new low. It was not long afterwards, in the Philippines, that the West Virginia met the supreme test. Fly- ing the same colors she had flown when she went to the bottom on December 7, she paved the way for the successful landing of our forces by a pre- cise and terrific shore bombardment. Then, in company with her sister ships, she sank and de- feated a considerable portion of the japanese Fleet. Neptunus Rex must have been well pleased with the initiation. Just a Lot of Good Clean Fun noi

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. . . C. M.Hardison, Commander A I A s 5 I F PQJIMII Ve '- To I EPTUNE CHARACTERS If .J + X ir J film. T I Qfiwi J-Wx! KING NEPTUNE ...... . J. A. Prewitt, CBM ROYAL CHIEF OF POLICE . . K. H. Barrett Chief Gunner ROYAL CONSORT . . J. A. Aldrich, CCM ROYAL BARBERS . ROYAL PRINCESSES . . . E P Abbott, Cox J. L. Radford, YIC R. R. Rodgers, Lieut. ROYAL BABY ..... . . W J. Yackly, BMzc STRIKERS ROYAL GUEST OF HONOR .... Captain H. VI YViley Commanding USS NVEST VIRGINIA DAVY JONES ......... A. A. Siewert, CSM PEG LEG .... v . . G. Pasquariello, Chief Boatswain ROYAL NAN'IGATOR . ROYAL JUDGES . . ROYAL PROSECUTORS . 'ROYAL COUNSELLORS ROYAL EXECUTIONERS R. E. Brown, WT2c O. S. Brown, MMIC J. M. Bruner, RTzc J. B. Fowler, BM zc W Fredricksen, Cox L. S. Garafano, WT2c D. V Hill, COX M. E Baron, MMzc E. R. Gardner, MMzc A. T Bagwell, CM J. N. Ballantyne, Lieut. Cjgb E191 ASSISTANT TO DAVY JONES . . . J. YVasilkowski, Ensign E. J. Greene, Chief Electrician VV J. Lucik, CQM . . L. C. Crowder, CGM E A. Sines, Lieut-Comdr CDC? ROYAL Docs . L. E. Votaw, CCS H. Brownfield, Commander J. A. Cunningham, Machinist S. Martin, CCk . . J. VV Booth, BMzc G. Egland, GlVIIC ROYAL COOK . . ROYAL UNDERTAKER . . 4 . ROYAL ELECTRICIANS . ROYAL CONCHUBINE . . SEA HAG ..... O 1 K ' L23 ' ' 7 ROYAL COPS R. Y Holmes, GM3c E. VV Juntunen, Src G. L. Kent, Lieut. G. J. Klaske, EMzc S. C. Knopp, GMzc C. E. Lewis, WT3c R. L. Lynn, Cox ROYAL A. B. Hopper, CMus R. W Nicholson, GMIC M. W Whatley, MMzc M. O. Marvig, WTIC R. J. Malloy, Cox A. H. Marvin, SIC E. B. McMahon, GM3c C. H. Mears, EMIC W L. Meinecke, Mach. C. V Miller, CTC POLAR BEARS E H. White, Lieut.-Comdr. E W Zech, SKIC R. C. F Reinicke, Mzc ROYAL TORTURERS G. J. Boroff, FCzc J. B. Camm, CSF C. O. Fanslow, CBM L. E. Gregson, CEM L. H. Hegarty, FC3c R. G. Manthei, Lieut. ig.. - .-4.4 .... -...+... E J Fruechtl Lieutenant F Krivasich CPhM T L Shealy CSK E W Smith CSK E L English CFC J H Forrester CFC J B Fowler BMzc B H Shelton CTC E L Bingamon CMM M Brown CEM E J Hickman CEM N L Keefe Chief Electrician O Osheim Lieutenant J D Atkins EMIc G R Conrad CWT A L Lynch CWT R R MacGregor CB J Lutrell CFC G Gutnik PFC G F Owerbee GMzc D C Parker Cox G WPOmpl1n MMIC J B Thurmond RT3c C F Stutsy Cox M R Vonderlinde GMIc C A Young CMM F Scarberry BMzc J E Shreifler RT3c L E VVarner CGM D F VV1ngate Lieut 9 I I I O , . ' 9 . . , . . , . . . . ' , . . , . . , . . , . . . , . . . . . . , . . , . . , . , J 0 I I . , . . , . . , . . , . . . , I I l 0 I I . , . E. N. Castleberry, Machinist I I T , . . , . . , . . , . . , . . , . . ' , ' 7 . . , . . , - . ' , o



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