Worcester (CL 144) - Naval Cruise Book

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Realigning, turret optics T 0 Booth htqtwn, 'lr First Row: D. D. Beam, SA: Raymond M. Aldridge, SN: Thomas R. Craig, SN: J Fred Carter, SN: Thomas H. Nail, SN: Robert Timnlel, SA: Delon A. Byrd SA .... Second Row: Donald R. Pawloski, SA: Deryl L. Shank, SN: Richard L. Cali- mer, SN: Jannes J.vDanko, SN: Francis J. Falk, SA: Ralph E. Deckert, SN: John P. Burkett, SN: Harold F. Patton, SN: Ed- ward Labowsky, SN. . . . Third Row: George G. Bowe, GMSN: C W Austin, SN: James E. Hughes, SN: John F. Larkin, SN: C. E. Caspelich: Williann E. Kern, SN: Carl F. Achatz, SN: Joseph J. Goerl, SN. 'k First Row: Patrick J. Burns, SN: Fred C, Hill, SA: Ronald P. Houle, SA: Joe E. Hayas- tek, SA: Clarence F. Barr, SA: Virgil A. Ward, SN: Gaylord D. Mercier, SA .... Second Row: Charles J. Drongoski, SN: Harold L. Callahan, SN: Low- ell R. Frakes, SN: Roger E. Craig, SN: Lyle H. Curley, SN: Willialll H. Hollingsworth, SN: Alvin L. Harrison, SA: Edwvard Chlan, SA: John R. Sorel, SA .... Third Row: Eugene Reichenhuch, SN: Edmund Kol- boszewski, SN: Thomas S. Blake, SN: Gabriel C. Tippin, SN: James M. Gregory, SN: Robert E. Howard, SA: Rich- ard A. Schill, SA: R. J. Schwander, SA. L..,................

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ECO ll lll I0 HE SECOND DIVISION, or the Mighty Duce which it is so often called, came into existence June 26, 1948, with the .coni- missioning of the ship. Any man who has been in the Mighty Duce since that date will lay money on the line that the Second Division puts in more hours during turn to and after working hours than any other ship they have been on and that includes many old salts who have really been around the ships of our Navy. Wlhat loyal Second Division man can ever forget such reassuring calls as: Man all special sea and anchoring details , One hundred hand working party from the Second Division report to PClk Griffith on the fantail , Crew of number One Motor Boat and LCM man your boats , Man the forward highline station , Standby for Guard Mail on the forcastle , Underway fueling details bear a hand in manning your stations , and a host of others too numerous to mention. In spite of these oft-occuring routines, however, LTJG. J. M. DEAL and his O. have a crew in which they can place the utmost confidence and can point to with great pride. During the many different battle exercises it became evident from the first that the Main Battery of the ship consisted of Turrets numbered One, Two and Three which the 'KMighty Duce handles so efficiently. On the AA Exercises it was and is no longer the question of how many runs can the towing plane make, rather, it is the question of whether or not the pilot can carry enough sleeves to replenish the rapidly dis- appearing red socks at the end 'ol his towhne. Several inclivithtals in the division have faire-tl out niches lor themselves in the lasting annals ol sliakt-down, post over- haul training, and cruises in the .Xlc-cl. 'lo mention only 21 lew: Mattera, DMZ, who according to latest inlo owns all of Long VVharl' in Newport: Peterson, CLNIZ, who stands his watches in the 20 Us: Driscoll, Nlf lzhath, and lVarren, GMCS, who will lay any money that il a ttniet Ines it will be either One, Two or Three: Gordon, Clhambeis, lVallace, Clreasey, Sheets, Stone, all CLM's who own Shore Patrol gear that they wear so olten to keep their shipmates on the straight and nar- row, Oullette and Smith, l3MI's, who are always saying, OK boys, here we Uno again, so hop to it : llnghes, ISHS and Sarver D 1 , BMS, the division jack-ol-all-tradesng lilake, Andy, Shank, Hill, the boat coxswains with liednar, ISHS, and Davis, BM2, who very capably oversee the operation ol the division's four boats, and many, many others who comprise the vast, unnamed army ol' wash basin polishers and main deck holy-stoners. As for athletics the second division is right out in front in baseball, softball, basketball, acey-deucy, cribbage, and check- ers. Blake, the number one righthander lor the diamond, Achatz, second to none in any position in baseball or softball, Simunek, Claspelich, Achatl, Tracey, Shank, Kern, Claeys, Scully, Blake, who comprised the basketball team that went unbeaten and hnally lost in the final game ol the divisional play-oils thereby winning runners-up awards. ir First Iloxv: George H. Praay, 532' Alln-rl Pilirlek. SA: L. C. l':irm:u-k, GWISX: xxlllllillll R. Gould, SN: lluvid V. Xllvright, SX: ll. lil. llunle. SX: Joseph J. Sousa. NY ,,.. Sveond Row: .lohn llonllglio. Sk: Alvin J. llxlll. SY: William D. Smith. SY: Vlunrlvs XY. Smith. SX: .lnnu-s ll. llrvndle, SX: Hur- ry XX, 'l'oomhs. SA: ElVXlll Roberts.: Kenneth F. Furpen- ter, SN: lfrzuu-is .l. Soully, SN. . . . 'l'hir1l How: llurry 0. Gil- lium. SY: 154-orgr l,, Oliphnut, SX: Sum Finn-lliu. SN: .hum-S IC. fillllilfll, SX: Sidney Xnder- son, SN: William Simuuek. SA: Us-xnlnler Nutlu-rlxuul. SX. l'1ll'N' llvnz flulrlvi ll. l'rt':lst'P'- 1.Wl2z Nhnnuon li, llughvS. 33.33 Imrrp Hutt:-ru. IHIII: xvlllilllll 0, 1llll'llt'llt'. IIWII: Ge-orare l'- lh-alnnr. Il Nil ,.., Sn-1-ond Row: 1'hnrIc-s I-'. llrlseull. HYIP! NN' lhony .I Ula-juremyk, IHIU: lllvhnral N 'lllllllllllililh ENS! .lunum WI In-nl. l.'l'.Hi: llnruld ll xll'l'ill'1lt'l, Ghllil Ulhffy H' Nnrrvn. 1Jlt'g SX llford li. XVII'- luve. UNI: Xlex liilfdllll. GMI- 'l'llir1l Nou: YI, li, l't'It'l'!0n' UNI: lhnrlo-5 I. Nhlplh 155135 I-'rmwrs lt: lnuis. ll1l2:VIl3lN' ll Nlolu-. Hill: Jllllll'! I , 53 Kei, llWlIlg 1'hurlt's U. Sllllill. nut, min..-rt .o sm-vis. IRWIN Muller X l'Iunmh4-rs. Gill. 'k .

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D DI AN YOUR high-line stations! Hoist in the motor-boat! Stand by to receive DD alongside to port! Man the aviation crane! Set the special sea details! Stand-by to recover the helicopter! General Quarters! Prepare to fuel from the AO All in a day s work for the Third Division, the outfit that runs the 'back porch with its myriad of activities, the outfit which probably has at least as many spur-of-the-moment chores to do as any other division on board. Many of the jobs are menial, to be sure, but we of the fighting Third believe in the saying that there is dignity in all workg and we are con- fident that the menial tasks contribute just as much to the general welfare as do the more glamorous, more highly- publicized jobs of the specialists. Of course, all of our jobs are not menial ones, and our six-inch turrets are the business end of the big punch our ship f 'Cl,ll'1llOI'l among our liricntls 'intl rtl'itions outside the Wop cester, we go back and briclly outline our many functions T ey include: lj Ol cr' tion and lll'lllll.C.l'l'll'lf'C of the after 'X- inch turrets' 7 preservation ol' thc weather tlcck aft' Q3 deck seamanship' le nrtintcnancit 'ind supervision ol' the hangar deck which has enough boats blocks tackles, boxes and just plain Gear to make it surpass cvcn Iiililicr Mcbcc s Closet g 5 the cleanliness and prcscrvition ol' various lower deck spaces, such as living compartments licads, showers, passagg- ways and a host of void spaces' and Q6 the operation and maintenance of two motor launches and one motor whaleboat Probably the Thirds distinction lies in the fact that we probably practice more true seamanship-more splicing, more knots, more deck and paint scrubbin0', more handling of deck equipment-than any other division on board. Certainly we will never pass on from boredom. If , U I cn . , f f . , L , . . , . . h I 4 J x al 1 ' 1 ' CD 1 ' ' ' J D 9 -1 ' y to starboard! Transmission Check! , 1 ' ' 1 ' J ' Y Q K x K J 1 L . .K ,, as H 1 , H 4 X 1 AJ! n 5 C D J A yt ,f ' -' ' 1 CC 7! L 1 ' D L D A 3 is capable of delivering. Our seamanship or marlinespike work is as varied as the Bluejacket's Manual itself. We feel confident that it is hardly necessary to justify the existence of a Third Division in the eyes of our shipmatesg but feeling that our Cruise Book is certain to receive wide Probably our greatest cross to bear is our eternal struggle with the stacksg and we admit to tiendishly awaiting the day when the Officer-of-the-Deck forgets himself and blows tubes on the gentle airs of a following wind. 'T f First How: Glenn C. Notman, SA: George XV. Billings, SN: Samuel G. Bernard, GM2: Gene A. Simone, SN: Zorro Stefani- ni, BM3: John J. Hunsaker Jr., SN: James E. Feltz, SA: Jos- eph A. DiPietro, SA .... See- ond Roxv: Sain H. Vllalde, SN: G. S. Nvheelock, BM3: Buford F. King, GMI: George VY. Haines, GMC: Charles H. 0'- B rien, BMC: Xvalter VV. Sparks, LTJG: WV. C. Cobb, ENS: Howard Dyke, BMC: Rudolph ll. Miller, GM1: Vlfil- liam li. lkoehe, GMI .... Third Rowv: Arthur E. Ellis, SA: Charles S. Carier, SN: Gerald J. Aeerno, SN: Charles B. Clien. SN: Vaughn Manning, SA: James N. Reed, SA: Homer G. Moore, SN: C1-eg' XV. Green, SN: James H. Apperson, SNS Gllss Arrendale Jr., SA: Xval- fer .L lleelnash, SN: Dallas B. Adkins, SA: Edward T. Fla- lll'l'lJ', S.N. 'A' 1 X vin, First Row: Ernest C. Hess. 3,53 X 1 su: mari v. lmvis, SN: Robert , , li. Seoii, SN: Carl E. Blauser, SA: Allen Farney, SN: Luther Y 41 V. Garrison, SN: John R- 5 ff f Luntz, SN ,,.. Seeoml Row! 'Q 3 Sam 'l'. 'l'yler Jr., SNS WVIIIWI' VV. Clark, SA: Daniel R. Cra- , lnar, SN: J. 'l', liillllllhlqiysp una: n C. vvmt. SAS Alfred 5 IC. llelp, SA: James Colfer, SN: llanlel Nl. Parry, SA: HRTTD' A- liane, SN: 'Pell Ganldln. SN- . . . 'I'hll'1l Il-atv: Ifllhtlff A. Pell- lll. SA: Anthony Montemarano, SA: Mlellllel J. Daly, SAS -'Rfk . a... J. llll.anra, SN: llohhy G. Pils- tlorpll, SN: Parker A. Mynnlv SN: Philip llrnao, SN! IMT!! Yanloo, SA: llarry A. Foun- iuln, SN: George A. liliifisy SN! lfllfton li. Carnes, SA: Roberi f ai J. lloeper, SA: Yvllllnlll R- 0'NelI. SN. 'A' il is it 5 35' zrlgf-?f'W' QQ!! i fi: ,E ff