Whetstone (LSD 27) - Naval Cruise Book

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.ti E DIVISIO During the cruise electrician's mates and IC electricians of E Division stood Watches on generators, switchboards, and control equipment: maintained and repaired power and lighting circuits, fixtures, motors, generators. distribution switchboards, intercommunications QICJ systems, gyro compass systems, amplified and un- :1 mplified voice systems, alarm and warning systems and related equipment. They also maintained motion picture equip- ment and showed movies. While Xllietstone served as boat haven in Da Nang and Qui Nhon, E personnel participated in the maintenance and repair of IC and electrical equipment nd IC men on seveiil occasions weie called upon to icndti tcchnicil assistance to merchant ships in the uei who weie experiencing 0' bxio ind electiic 11 cisuilties The electl ic shop ilso fixed hidlx needed electiical equipment toi the Holy Family Hospital it Qui Xhon Realizincf the im o1t D p ance of moi ies is 1 moi ile lJOOStG1 E Division personnel did then utm tt Division of emhiiked hoits. Ells a in: moi ies foi the ciew They helped othei Xiu ships in Da Nang and Qui Xhon hx exclunging mot ies whenever re quested . .lid r l Back row, 1-r: H. Davenport Klaus, D. Graves F T31 ' 1 ' yor, Crenshaw, R. Denuse, C. Alqueza, M. Johnson, LTJG Bartolo. Front row, 1-r: H. Baggs, M. Woods Z Carrell, L. Follick R M. Sills. , . Camplfeul I ill PTY. , lllh K 1' I 'I ' 'iiwlfl XXXWW I' . Q . 4 I L L . X u. r 1 . 1 L x , , ' A '3 1 3 ' L L ' ' ' 'W . i ' I Q 1 v 5 y- ' ' Z 1. g , . n . s' . 1 . ' 4' I Q K , 1. L c , ' 1 ' '4' Z f -' , v ' - L ' ' 1 s 4 ' ' , ,. 5 A n .. - ,- L ,L 1' 4 . . . 1 , I ' os o acquire out- , stand of -' 5 - - 7 S ' ' .1 ' g A - it N ' .' L ' r' I - . . -s .Q

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I., 1 . haf. 1 'mv 1-4.4, I H A yr 2 ' ..,4..-Q-.f,..-fa' ' 'U' ' DIVISIO The storekeepers stewards d1sburs1ng clerks comm1ssary men and Sh1p'S sermcemen of S D1v1s1on responded readlly to any task ass1gned to them durmg the cru1se The com nnss 1rymen although understaffed the ent1re cru1se work ed chhgently '1t thexr task of prov1d1ng the crew w1th three meals 1 d1y The1r efforts durmg the perlods that Whet- stone tr msported troops should be commended as the large number of pe1 sonnel to be fed compl1cated the1r tasks somewhat The sto1 ekeepers were kept qulte busy during the clcploxmcnt Gver 9 O65 requ1s1t1ons were processed by XX hetstone personnel one requ1s1t1on often representing a sxzc 11719 qu 1nt1ty of lT1'1tG11H1 The sh1p's serv1cemen found husxness hoonnno' the entue cru1se as they prov1ded barber lmndrx 1nd slnp s store fac1l1t1es Although heav1ly taxed due to 1 ShO1t'10'9 of personnel and the heavy demands at- t11b11t1hle to the hot and humld Western Paclflc cllmate the l1und1v chd 1 fme 1ob The sh1p's store d1d a record amount of husmess cfrossmg almost S58 O00 1n one three month ac- countlng pe11od alone The d1sburs1ng clerk had the unen xuble t1sk of lll11llt3.1ll1ll0' the pay records for the ent1re slnp 'mud 1 pay 1a1se a new 1ncome tax schedule and hos- txle txre pu ent1tlement The stewards found themselves well OCCLIIJISCI wlth the everyday tasks 1n the wardroom g1lleX and OfflCe1S' countly The meals prepared were ex eellent 1nd the spaces for wh1ch they were respons1ble were xx ell kept The 5'-1l9P1NY5peS'a1e sometlmes kldded about the Supposedls easy hfe they lead but the1r sacr1f1ces and ac- Eongiphshments duunof thls crulse proved that they work as 11 1s am one eX.fte1 all any d1v1s1on that feeds us pays us 1nd washes '1ll our clothes ln add1t1on to keeplng one large 013.5 5111 s p supplled 1S bound to be kept pretty busy I 5 l . . - ,,, 9 9 , , 1 , . . . ' C . ' ' - c. C ' I 1 . ' 1 u , C 7 C Y ew r 1 ' D L L L 4 'Y I K . . Q 1 . L o v A . . . - if -' o 4-I1 I g . . . U W. A' f . N. . . K, , C L 1 . . . . . 1 M -Q . . D y l F 1 . ' . . . . g 5 U t I , ' . . 1. LD . . . . . 1 f ,Q . Q , ' Q u . ' . . . . L L . , 5. Q . , . Q D - , . 1. . . I .- v-I - K 5 4 . . . , 1 - L L D A . L . I , 1 , , K . 9 9 . -. , 1 r K .V U ? . . . 1 Y - K Qw, L 1 'I rv. 1 I Q ' . , g L . - ' . u , N , 7 v , - . . Y 7 ' - . . . , , . 1' ' ' D L ' L' r -. - - - . - 1 5 , , 1 9 C 4 ' ' ' ' Y as 7 1 ' . . ' 52 ' ' i+?LQ: - W ' - --L f----- --'fm ' f' f -'- ' ' f ' ' ' Back row, 1-r: B. Saunders D. Carter, S. Kuzminski, J. Lagag: w. Mackay, G. Beattie, A.Va1dez: D. Odanga, ENS Lund. Front row, 1-r: E. Salazar, O. Pintor,S Mohlenbruck, L. Minor, R Climacosa, R. Cotoner.