Wisconsin (BB 64) - Naval Cruise Book

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pl ...and there's much to be done But thereas a great deal more that goes on in flun- nery which has little or nothing to clo with tht- guns themselves. ln this department fall the zu-tixitie-s ol' such varied groups as the Marines. the First l,if-u- tenantis boys, the gang in the sail locker, the mlront- antl helicopter experts, and, of vourse. the rough- hewn hordes in the deck force. When ai tanks-r 1-onn-s alongsicle and you see '4Fitzis Fuelini Fools tugging on lines and laying out hose. tlltlyift' Gunnery. loo. as well as those ever-patient yeomen flown in the Gunnery Ollice. Any one of these fellows will tc-ll you that Gunnery is the most cliversifiefl. heist perlorni- ing, and most important department on the ship. Col an argument? Service with a smile l .fi ,rr

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