Badoeng Strait (CVE 116) - Naval Cruise Book

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The Roofmen or Pushers of VI Division are entrusted with the upkeep of the largest one section (506 x 80 ft.) of the ship — the Might deck. During flight ops. these men earn their oats when they are busily engaged with their parking problems. Plane positions are constantly being shifted with the Pushers moving the planes on the cats for launching, and spotting the planes forward on the bow for recovery. Ye old whirley birds often require pushing around too. Fortunately another specialty — removing plane crashes — has not been required this cruise ; but the job of rigging the aviation boom is a happy task, for everyone likes to see those liberty boats go in the water. - -i. k Who says this shot is posed ? ' ym s The flight deck crew takes a well-earned rest between hops.

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' Y-4 The V-4 Division is the gasiest group of men on the ship. Better known as the G-men , they operate and and maintain the Bing Ding ' s sea-going service station. Planes drink gas like a sailor drinks beer and the G-men are on the go from dawn ' til dusk trying to quench this inexhaustible thirst. Ship ' s vehicles also require gas and oil services that the division furnishes. A crew of G-men are also stationed in the colorful pump room and another with the complex inert gas producer. Although their num- ber is small, the G-men ' s efficiency and capacity is large. Brillhart and Brewer of the redshirt gang analyze the gas being made by the inert gas producer. w v I 8 % t -v, Si KMt ' Ivb Kershner, Matt, Senti and Terry bleed water and foreign matter from the gasoline hose before refueling S2F aircraft. Front Row: J.C.Brown, D. N. Matt, M. Rector, CHMACHE.E. Howard, H. H. Hampton, P. Souzzi Second Row: O.W.Thomas, G. S. Binns, E.Owens, J.J.Foley. C.W. Wass, V. C. McLeod, N. R. Terry Third Row : G. M. Barton, V. T. Kershner, H. E. Doran, J. F. Blackwell, G. L. Senti. E. L. Brillhart, J. D. Brewer

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1 The flight deck crew prepares to fold the rotors back on no 5. The S2F ' s are always having to be moved. V ■UtW v • ■ Front Row : A. J. Paranich, JR., R. R. Padden, J. C. Kessler, G. W. O ' Brien, LCDR J. E. Battles, L. Richardson, H. A. McDaneil, L. F. Dalton, C. R. Terry, D. W. White Second Row: E. R. King, J. H. Fricks, C. F. Watt, J. R. Owens, P. L. Parrott, L. C. Statr, B. S. Rosenberg, S. K. Hansen, W. D. Scurlock, R. W. Connor, J. E. Kuykendall, J. L. Stephens Third Row : J. W. Pritchett, B. C. Atkinson, S. R. Watkins. M. S. Ray, J. L. Rupp, L. L. Westbrooks, D. K. Walker, W. F. Bell, B. G. Waller, J. D. McHan, J. V. Diesburg, B. C. Boling