Worcester (CL 144) - Naval Cruise Book

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DI I I0 HE M , OR NIORE coMMoNEY CALLED MIKE Division makes its headquarters in the forward and alter enginerooms, with a small contingent in the after evaporator room. The M Division has charge of the operation and upkeep of the main engines and reduction gears. This also includes all pumps, ejectors, condensers, other auxiliary machinery and the piping systems necessary to make the main engines tick. The M Division controls more kinetic energy than any other division aboard ship. This enormous amount of power will move this 18,000 ton monster at speeds in excess of 30 knots. All Water used for drinking, cooking, washing, and boiler feed is made by the M Division evaporators. It is no small I I task to provide Wlllel loi l,fillll nn-n plns IS Dixision's gully ing' boilers which IGIILK' lllll gallons :il ai sip. At present there :ire 523 nn-n in NI Division who are ma- ehinist's mates or lnenien striking loi in:ichinist's mate. T0 them the M Division stands loi the NIOS'l ' inipoi-tam division aboard ship. Many ol these men hzixe been on Lhg ship since commissioning :ind are extremely well qnalilied, Frequent engineering drills :nee held lor indocnination ol new members and experience lor old. These drills have made the teamwork ol' Ill Division outstanding and it assured that in the luture, M Division will keep the propellers turning. First How: Vlillium ll. Hug- ler, FN: Melvin G. XVo0ds, FAg Earl XY. Coukley, M3133 KVil- lium G. Conley. .... 3 Douglas Sparks. MNI2: S. ll. Godfreir MMI!! Joe H. Dunlap, M1133 Georgie KY. XY1-si, MM3 .... Seeonll Row: Elden Allen. SN! xxillllillll IC. lllaker Jr., MDI3: fonraul J. llrown, Mhlllg Royer .L Niekerson. MMS: John H. llnlnpton. M NIV: Robert A. St. Germaine. MM3: Miehnel All- tonieh Jr., MM2: Gerald E- llllily, FN: Frzlneis E. Powell, Nl Ml .... 'l'hird Row: E. WV. ltlkstroln, MWI3: Sherman: liiprer. Fl: Paul L Styer, F53 ll. XY. XIIIIISHNH FN: John ll- Wlellruih, FN: Arthur L. Grslyv NIWI2: hvilllillll li. Cline. FAI Merle R. llulsley. MM2: John ll. llolioll. MMI: Dlilford C. Smith. FN. lflrst llow: lluymontl Y A- llrauve, HWIZI: Russell A. X00- 1.:er, FX: llnlph ,L llI'lllEf'fv NI Mil: llnnlel .AL Ruppel, PA? Sheldon ll. Jones, FA: Clmrlei I.. L linelner, Flllliflli him' ni-ni sl. miss.-li. WINI3: Geoff! L lilmlstrom. NINE! .... 'l'hllf1I lion: llolnerl N. llnri. WlDll Nl JIIIIIUN ll. Rogers. FY! lllfhfl .l, llunson, FY! 'l'll0llUl5 R' llonnghp, I-'lx Junior l'. lllll. vx: uv-is xx, Allison, MVN! .lIlllll'H XX. N est. FN: lloherl J- l'luu-lq-slon, Fl: James ll- llunson, WINIII: ,lIlIll'll'l' lf- Vonuell. IPL if if . YY. Follins. lf!! . . . SQUNN Row: ll. l'rxn'en, NIWIZH Jlnnes .L Wllllxuns, I+' K:Jumes J. Mor- ris, SY: lin-nneth Nl. Meilillllj, FN: Felix Mneiolek, Milli! lirnvson 12 liIlllN'!'- Ull'N'I rd I

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'Q Win... Burner fflnlf Slltllffltefl 9119- Burner front No. 2 Fire Room ir First Row: George R. New- begin, FN: Dunne J. Dwyer, FN: Robert F. Rnno, FNQ John A. Mclielvey, FAg Melvin G. Maslaw, FN: Nick H. Garefu- los, FA . . . Second Row: Virgil Mullins, FNg Charles T. Spres- ter, BT3: Francis M. Egras, B'I'3g Paul E. Boucheron, FNQ Richard XV. Bingston, FN: 'I'h0lllilS P. Hrowvn, FNQ John 'Connex-, FNg VV:llter XV. Dowe, FNg Jack C. Keily, FN: Frank- lin B. Perry, BT1 .... Third Row: Gregory T. Dans, FN: William A. Meliennn, FN: John VV. Lambert, BT1g Tholn- as M. Esser, HT3: Stephen Brown, FNg VVilford V. Fink, BTI-lg Robert J. Corbin, FN: George S. Butson, FN. First Row: Thomas M. Hill, B'l'23 Adolph Dracllenberg, MM3g Robert R. VVeiber, FNg H. R. I,0llll0l', MMI: George E. Stewart, MM25 VVillianl E. Froxton FN. . . . Second ' 9 Row: Joseph IC. Shaw, ll'I'3g Rivllnrll F. Fuller, l!'l'3g Fron- els E. Plessis, FNg Ellward L. Freebern, FA: XVllli:un E. Campbell Jr., lfilg VVen1leII A. Robinson, FN. R wr ,..,,.l

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