Worcester (CL 144) - Naval Cruise Book

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DI I0 HE XP DIVISION is under the administrative supervision of Ensign A. Dombroski, USN, Administrative Assistant to the Executive Officer, Division Officer, ably assisted by Chief Boatswain's Mate L. P. Coughlin, USN, Chief Master-at-Arms, in the capacity of Junior Division Officer. The division personnel is comprised entirely of the ship's permanent master-at-arms force Qnine in numberj and an average of approximately fifty men detailed for a three-month tour of duty as crew's messmen on a proportionate basis from the various divisions of the ship. Messmen are relieved at monthly intervals to provide a nucleus of trained messing personnel at all times. The II1aStC1'-at-arllls force is the police force of the ship and comes directly under the Executive Officer, Commander H. Davis, USN, for this highly important function. In fulfilling their duties, the master-at-arms do not interfere with the in- 1 1 l ,k First Row: Frank A. Di0rio, SA: Andrew H. Volcnko, FA: John L. Ferrara, SN: William D. Bowen, SN: Ellner Orinick, FN: Paul V. Navich, SA .... Second Row: Leonard S. Dan- iel, FA: Thonnas P. Colenlan, SA: Gene E. Finian, SN: John M. Smith, BM2: L. L. Denson, GMC: Harold D. Cromwell, DC3: Jameson, English, SA: Herbert W. Allen, SN .... Third Bow: Leon F. Jordan, SA: LeRoy N. Bergstadt, SN: Joseph Boyle. SN: Merwin R. Miller, SN: Gilbert B. Schinn- mel, SA: Floyd H. Boyd. SA: John E. Comeau, SN: Henry F. Coffey, EMFN: David G. Frick, FN: Franklin E. Son- tag, MMFN. rw First Row: G. F. Bogathy, FN: Delos E. Norris, SA: James P. Campbell, SA. . . . Second Row: Nelson E. Herney, SA: John R. Gerlnne, SA: Otto Dinges Jr., FN: S. C. McCown, BMI: Fred- ternal administration of any division. The ship's chief mas- ter-at-arms, by virtue of his office, is to be considered as the senior enlisted man on board ship for the purpose of en- forcement of internal discipline. His duties are laid down in Navy Regulations and are many and important. As many additional master-at-arms as the Executive Officer may deem necessary to maintain good order and discipline and to exe- cute the ship's routine are assigned to the master-at-arms force as a permanent detail. The messman assists in the preparation and service of food to the crew, they wash and sterilize the eating utensils: they scrub the mess tables, benches and the mess hallsg they break out provisions from the ship's storerooms under the super- vision of the commissary personnel, these and a thousand and one other tasks are their daily chores. Like the proverbial housekeeper, although they work from sun to sun, yet their work is never done. as... ' gglg. N 'Yr - ' 1 if A . K -X15 2 'Wi e X , L , , , X51 ia W ff 322 ' . 4 . zz' ' is 57 Zz' ,. , '0-fk.ff:j S , .: , . at X . ' gf . , S' fzafab lf LT Q-f Qi ' T ' 'X lik .1 ,f fz f, f -. 355 . ri 6.fjx..:,g X N im. iris ' fx ' . ' i if - .. f 'V . s I ff f f ,IZ 'fx .- 1 .K . X 1 ,, 5, Q gl g g Q! X! Q X V. Q , 'S , Ll .V-,N E: ..-- 5 .5 g 4 s 1 A A M . Q .1 Q X. ' :X N N f K ' 1- . sg , 'f x -fa WI -. s X N ef., H 5, , K Q ,Nr N X X , 5 f , : I L erlck C. Weller, SA: Roger Therreln, SN: Leo F. Tracey, SA .... Third Row: Raymond Allen, SN: Nelson L. Boyd, SAS George A. McKenna, SA: Ger- 1 P alcl C. Dodds, SA: James C08- tnnzo, SA: William S. Grnver, X SA: Kenneth C. McHenry, SA. t . 'l D',f

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XA DIVI I0 irinN 'l'lllf Administration Department ol the U. S. S. XVOlTiIliS'l'kIR, there is assigned a group olf personnel trained or being trained lor clerical. secretarial, and printing duties. These personnel are assigned to the XA Divisiolii lor ad- ministrative purposes, having ratings ol yeoman, personnel- rnan, and printer. The .Personnel Ollicer, Ensign A. Dombroski, with several years ol background in naval administration, heads the Division. He is assisted in the divisional administration by Ship's Clerk M. T. Rice, the Ship's Secretary. Activities which come under the cognizance ol this division are the Captain's Olhceg the Executive OHicer's Office, or more commonly known as the Personnel Oihceg and the Print Shop. The C1aptain's Office, under the administration and super- vision of the Ship's Secretary, receives, routes and transmits all ofhcial correspondence, maintains the central filing sys- tem of the ship, prepares and maintains all ofhcer personnel records: prepares all court-martial specifications and proceed- ings: and maintains such records as are necessary to insure prompt preparation and submission of required reports and correspondence. The Executive OHicer's Olhce is headed by the Personnel Ollicer. This ollice receives and translers all enlisted person- nel: prepares and maintains all enlisted personnel records, coordinates the accounting and distribution olf enlisted per- sonnelg publishes Captain's Masts and court-martial sentences, assembles records lor meritorious and disciplinary mast cases, and prepares and publishes the daily ship's Plan ol the Day. The Print Shop also comes under the Ship's Secretary for administration and supervision. This activity is equipped with a multilith, a duplicator and a paper-cutting machine, where copies ol various forms, memoranda, correspondence, orders, and publications are run off in varying numbers. It also reproduces the weekly ship's newspaper, the XVorcester's Rooster , a job on which meticulous care must be exercised during its reproduction. The enlisted personnel assigned duties in the Chaplain's Office, Crew's Lounge and Library, and as verityper operator lor the ship's newspaper, are also assigned to the XA Di- vision for administration. .W1 ...M , First Row: Leo L. Lalexnand, SN: Harvey R. I-lelclt, YN3: Robert R. Dennis, YNSN: Carl E. Terhnne, PN1g Anthony l,0lllhl'0SlCi, ENS: M. T. Rice, SCLK: Scotty McDonald, YN3: Klux A. Pugh, YNSNg David R. Yaillosky, SNg LeRoy R. Rob- erts, SN .... Sec-ond Row: Robert VV. Bender, PN2g Hur- ry V. Siddons, YN3: Harold 'l Dalton, P133 Robert J. Paulos ko. YNSN: Curtis E. Dunn, PNSN: Harry E. Vorbnch, YNSA: Kevin J. Kelly, PNSN: Ruynnond J. Macnrusov SN? Glenn E. lllrig, YN2. ,...W,c... .... W.. . .. ,., ., ,,..- gy f-3 ,..,..---- .,,,,..------ f I f ,ya-I ,. ,J 1'upt1lln's otllm- lN'l'N0llIll'l. ir