Badoeng Strait (CVE 116) - Naval Cruise Book

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J r .I A . ' T ' ,. ref lf 4 'B . The V-l Division is chorged with the operotion of the North Forty-which is the term opplied by this division to the Bing Ding's flight deck. From this deck over forty-five-hundred oir- crvoft were lounched during this yeor. It tokes teomwork ond cooperotion of plone hondlers, cotopult crews ond orresting geor crews, to keep the flight U A .5 If . Qs 'wx' e deck functioning like o smooth mo- V. Q chine. The men of the division ore required to be speciolists os there ore x A 5 6 times when the experience ond knowl- KTA: I , edge of oll honds ore colled upon for 'T :L ' ' ' - - u 5 quick oction ond movement when the 'Q'-J' 1 loss of o minute might meon the loss of o life or o plone. There ore times of course when the North V 1 Forty is quiet ond peoceful ond life then is, in short, like Sundoy ' on the form. Left to right, kneeling: J. A. Compton, E. Boggs, B. B. Cochran, W. R. Spivey, R. H. Snyder, F. W. Heech, R. L. Gregory, J. W. Harold, D. G. Fink, H. L. Kellum, C. A. Parsley, D. J. Duncan, R. J. Morrow, R. M. VanKirk, B. G. Jackson, D. A. Galloway, D. E. Wirthlin, C. W. Cullen. Standing: G. A. Hunter, J. Nunez, A. G. Lashier, D.'R. Ras- co, J. G. Raymond, D. T. Powell, R. H. Demalignon, D. R. Chase, B. J. Swan, M. J. Toper, P. P. Cavanagh, E. G. Cloud, E. H. Barnett, B. E. Freeman, P. A. Bartsch, F. J. Hudson, R. L. Miller, N. E. Bray, L. T. Pearce, C. I. Brodt, N. J. Breshears, L. D. Boufflou, M. J. Girlinghouse, P. V. Combs, F. A. Carter, G. Vasquez, L. G. Hudson, R. W. Turner, J. L. Timpe, R. P. Patson, B. J. Kaplita, R. F. Brown. , , - ' Q v 'wrk'J -'I- af -' .rt if T . ' ' I ' I -N A AH I A A A74 4 4' nlugi W ..-15:45, N grrgun-Anangu-J, '