Badoeng Strait (CVE 116) - Naval Cruise Book

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-.- - -' ...-- 1-+-- 1 :.:- .- f' f -'-1: - - --- -- ' J-' f' -I- ',...f- :'.rff ,.J' . 1 fyjf. .,,.-, :rg-1-Eff-j.,,,.,,. sky!-g L 3 .- ,'-v'7'7f F,,:f'.N,,,,-- ,F . .l'., ' gg, L. , -. J - ..- ., .1 - .... k,.,.-., -,.1,. .. . .f, f- ,, H, - -nn 'Y-1 ' -' - ...4.., I ef J, 5 . - 4 f- - 1- - . - A ' ' - 4 -- --3...-g4s..1ea..-.Qs --.fn-T: -' - Left to right, kneeling: R. Quade, F. D. Williams, J. E. Shields, P. G. Bardar, J. C. Moore, H. Colvin, R. R. Be- rube, T. J. Thompson, J. W. Scheuing, G. B. Strahan, A. A. Seimer, R. L. Searle, R. G. Brannen, J. P. Persell, J. L. Gray, G. B. Goodman, F. D. Nisil, G. R. Gerard, E. Matolyak, G. R. Sewell, J. A. Kelley, J. P. Robertson, B. W. Re- voir, R. A. Gall, R. N. Whitehead. Standing: M. K. Disbrow, J. Butterwood, L. G. Larson, C. W. Van Camp, C. E. Potvince, W. L. Gray, F. L. Young, E. Reid, R. O. Jones, J. A. Mooney, R. M. Denman, D. L. Rook, L. T. Koch, G. R. Jabot, P. D. Caruss, C. D. Henry, A. L. Stover, R. R. Redmond, S. W. Watts, B. T. Reist, J. P. Radulovich, T. C. Hall, J. M. Gunther, R. J. Newbold, O. C. Treptow, B. J. Carter, M. E. West, C. D. Carpenter. V2 DIVISICDN The men on the form ore colled in the cold grey down by the rooster on the tencetop-but in the oir- o. Y- dole Novy, the Bos'n beots the rooster xQ X by severol lengths ond the men of the V-2 Division hove the doy's work well JN VJ, under woy before the former hos breok- I fy tost. From the pre-down worm-up of the Q W ,, 4 first strike until the spotting of the lost plone londed for the doy, the oirdole 5 A division is busy with the myriod tosks 1, necessory to keeping the plones in the f oir. While this division is on importont L? X K-. oid to the oir squodron oboord the Bing 'f F ef- 5 Ding, ot the some time, it tits its quoto A of ship upkeep into its busy schedule. 9'

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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, '

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.,..v --f 1-'fr-, , -V g . -. -ir '4 ' W., 1 25.1. , l . , , .,,. Q.: I, A-'A Q.,- .' T K y' ' . V- . .',-w', , -g....,..:.,.f,-3,'.2.'::--33. ,.,3.f,-.iw-, .. . --......- l. .1,..,g::-f'- ,Q -7- nf.-ly, 4... '-- - '- ,- U 4 . A 1-- q ' , 'I on . nf'-. - 1'-- - ..x:,'X A . :- K-ur .- ....-ef-...I-..r.2:...a1.L-5. ,H - ,.i.S,1.,gf,1f,-f..::-,figg . 'PS'J - if ., 555, L. ' '-' 1.. f... ' - - ' -4..- ' . 4'-W.. .. ...,I- I 1 Left to right, kneeling: J. E. Hanlin, W. F. Cleveland, J. I. Smith, P. G. Furling, E. J. Kennedy, E. F. Morrissey, L. A. Fisher, J. S. Benedict, J. A. Robinson, R. L. Ginter, W. A. Kennedy, R. L. Craig. Standing: C. W. Gibbo, J. B. Gauss, D. L. Moss, A. M. Bearsdely, G. A. Kalavsky, H. E. Hamilton, S. M. Uederson, T. J. Kaiser, T. J. Brown, J. M. Pedigo, J. P. Peters, J. Bogucki, T. W. Wright, G. H. Crawford, G. L. Mitchell, L. Z. Christopher, G. L. Coch- ran, H. J. Underwood, E. G. Gaume, W. N. Ervin, A. H. Bass, G. D. Kruger, J. R. Carlisle, H. D. Smith, E. E. Gilroy, C. A. Brackin, J. R. Strong. The V-3 Division is the right-hand man of the squadron doing the plow- ing. The Division has two sections, the gasoline section and the ordnance. The gasoline section is responsible for fueling the planes and, if the farmer is as good at mixing feed for his livestock as the gasoline crew is at mixing napalm bombs to use against the enemy, his hogs and cattle should be blue ribbon winners. The ord- nance section of V-3 is charged with the responsibility of breaking ammunition out of the magazines and assembling all the bombs, rockets and ammunition which the squadron planes use in strikes. Most at the V-3 work is done below the hangar deck. V3 DIVISICN 1 - 'ff 1