Wisconsin (BB 64) - Naval Cruise Book

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:Rs 1 - f' A 3 T' ati V , sf V. J FRONT ROW: J. H. Darkis. hllDDLE.ROW1 F. Newert, F. J. Pupalitis, D. H. Rhoades, C. C. Smith, F. J. Henderson. BACK ROW: K. D. Adkins, F. A. Klees, R. S. Slovensky, T. J. Egan, J. H. Sweatt, P. Dulrymple. O O O D S I O n !!!!W7!!!!!!!!X!!!ff!!!X!!!!i!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! V !!!!! !f!!!!,77!! !!!!!!W!!!!!!!!!! ff! To foul up an old saying, aliivery Dog Division has its Dayf' Ours is a Boston bulldog by the name of LTJG Lloyd F. Day, a work-hard from the Engineering Department. Witll a smile that could make roses bloom in the sand locker and a frown that makes the gruffest old boatswain shiver in his Hong Kong boots, Mr. Day, the shipis First Lieutenant, accomplishes ta tre- mendous volume and variety of shipis work. He can be readily recognized by newcomers, heis the man Who starts off every conversation with 4LWe don't have aliyfi Assisted by his two able tentacles, LTJG F. Crawford, Jr., and ENs Thomas E. Jones, the First Lieutenant and his boys aid, abet, and coordinate the work of the deck divisions in their maintenance of the ship, doling out the paint and polish, not to mention Pf0miSes. They see to it that the shipis boats are run On schedule, an important point for a liberty-loving crew, and dangle hoards of side-cleaners over the gunwales at every opportunity in order to keep the Wiscy looking her Sunday best. CHBOSN James Duff is the mainstay of the deck force and to most of us seems to be as much a part of the ship as a man could be. ltis been said that he was aboard the WISCONSIN before it was taken out of mothballs. At any rate, as emcee of the Sail Locker and the Boatswainis Locker he supervises that part of ship's work which is as old as the Navy itself. The LTJG F. CRAWFORD, JR. ENS T E JONES Division Ojicer Ir. DLULSIOVI O cer Ass't. Ist Lieutenant

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5 PM 7 . ' pf 1 Marine Detachment fl the Navy way of life. So successful have been the efforts that at this writing, there have been no Two- Time-Losersi' under the combined administration of Captain Draper and Sergeant Miller. The Detach- ment provides personal orderlies for the Captain and the Executive Ofiicer of the ship, whose job it is to protect these two ofhcers from possible harm as well as serving as personal aides. There are but few hiding places aboard ship that the orderlies don't know about when they are looking for a per- son and they have been accused by some officers of being part bird-dog. 4. 4'To Render Honors For All Visiting Digni- tariesf' The Marines furnish a full guard which is pa- raded for, and inspected by visiting Flag Officers and other important persons. ln recent weeks, the guard has developed a fancy drill consisting of a spin manual and uQueen-Anne salutew under the tutelage of Sergeant Miller, with Sergeant Politte and Corporal O7Neil furnishing ideas. This team has been very highly complimented by Admirals and Generals alike, including the Chief of Naval Opera- tions, Admiral B. lol. Carney. X 43 ga - That's it. men! When l say 'Look 'W ' up' I mean LOOK UP! l ' J . The detachment runs its own administration and supply and has its own press shop. MfSgt. Robert H. Palace Bar Parker of Toledo, Ohio, is the De- tachment First Sergeant. He is senior enlisted man and runs the Detachment Ollice. He is ably assisted by Sergeant aloe Caalim, Honolulu, Hawaii, and Private First Class Marshall Young of Newark, Del- aware. The Detachment Training and Working Schedule supervised by the Platoon Sergeant who is Staff Sergeant Louis B. c'Helicopter7' Gray of Washington, D. C. Sergeant Politte is NCO in charge of supply, as- sisted by Cpl. Nockels and Supply Man Private First Class John Banks, Jasper, Alabama. The Detachment Press Shop is run by Cpl. O'Neil, the detachment tailor, who is ably asisted by PFC Paul Hamborsky of Connelsville, Pennsylvania, and C. B. 'LBullseye Coleman, of Patterson, New Jersey. The detachment barber is Private First Class Billy Neumont, of Pittsburgh, a former leading welter- weight in the professional boxing world .... The Detachment bugler is Private First Class ,lim Wise of Cleveland, Ohio, and the Detachment Cook is Pri- vate First Class 'cBernie', Raykowitz of Philadelphia. ,fx - X f' 11 16 I li -f i 3 i i i i 5 3 l - 1 if-gf Crqms. s. L 9 s hr . . Q C . F Q S f. ' v c 0 4 K L W vi .Xs,., Nl I S xg 1 F k 96, 3 3 S JN Q.. p L l all l ill lil ' T57

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D Division canvas may not be used for sails anymore and the line isn't rigging but the skills necessary to make them into functional apparatus are the same as they were when great-grandpappy sailed the blue. No electronic tech- nician can make that statement! The i'Three B's', of the Dog Division are Beeson, Binnicker, and Brandon, who along with a fellow named Moore make up the Chief Boatswain Mate con- tingent. From them come those sharp, on-the-spot orders that get boats hoisted, mooring chains sheckled, mess lines orderly, and things running smoothly in the First Lieutenant's Office. Chief Brandon is comptroller of the First Lieutenantis purse strings and spends the long hours of the day figuring out the cost of canvas, squeegees, line, paint, and office supplies. His favorite saying: HNOW letis see if we can't cut down a little bit heref, A great part of the division's work centers around the word 'ilockern-Paint, Sail, Bos'n,s, and the Side Cleaneris Gear. F. A. Klees, DC 3, assisted by T. S. Thrasher, SN, and F. J. Pupalitis. SN, holds the fort in the 'Paint Locker, and through a very calculated Hstinginessw manages to get that precious fluid to the places where it's needed most. Rumors that these fel- lows are color blind are almost without basis in fact. If you can poke your way in through the block and tackles, coils of line, shackles, and punching bags down in the Bos'n's Locker, youill find 6'Dutch'7 Slovensky, BMS, and his helpers T. J. Henderson and Paul Dal- rymple splicing up a storm or getting ready for their next session with Buoy 21. ln the Sail Locker John Hiram 'gRawhide', Darkis, BM1, D. H. Rhoades, BM3, and their needlemen Sweatt, Newert, and Smith can whip out a tailored cover for the ship's pickup truck that would make the Hong Kong tailors green with envy. Wielding a gentle club over the headis of the side cleaners are T. J. Eagan, BM2, K. H, Woodroof, BM2, and K. D. Adkins, BM3. You can imagine how this trio groans when they see the ship massaging her sides up against the concrete of the Panama Canal. And letis not forget our compartment cleaner, K. J. Komperda, SN, who wonit be satisfied with less than a '4Very good on the upper decks inspection. From barnacle to binnacle the Dog Division's serv- ices are indispensable. This is one ship that's not going to the dogs . . . itis going because ofthe Dog. f- X -x v Q w I - f 0' na- f if ,gf QW if ,N XJ 1. If , .ff ', , git., -'J I M W i, fp S., la ': 4' f i - gig Val , . ' , - in ' 1 has f ., b 'fxhil f 1 ff!-gig.. Too bad 'da loolenant didift see 'dat we 01' X i- ' ' took 'da ladder out . . . , ' - J! A 1 ' lf' sl? ,, 1 v ,sf .g I ff y Q- -,ff 5225 E1 . ,E Z ' g ' -lf T-31 C gas HAIEE ,. . F. -.T ,V -ss- 42