Badoeng Strait (CVE 116) - Naval Cruise Book

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Chief Ebertz at work in his ' corner ' Pitts and Pinson check the plane status board MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT At the after end of the Ready Room, port side, stand two desks, a file cabinet and four shelves. They make up the center of the VS-38 Maintenance Department. Besides being the custodians of the squadron pencil sharpener, through this office all the paper work, gripes, plane assignments and work orders are received, and routed to the individual divisions. To ke ep the work coordinated among the squadron divisions requires that two of the five men be on the move at all times. They can usually be seen running between the Hangar Deck, the Flight Deck and the Coffee Mess. The careful, meticulous plan- ning that takes place in the tiny corner of the ready room has contributed much to the dilemma of every man in the squadron. Back Row: R.A. Pinson, P.H. Ebertz, J.E. Spavins, D.C. Pitts Front Row : LTJG J.A. Clingenpeel, LCDR A.L. Soholt, LT J.L. Mullen, LTJG R. Roff

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OPERATIONS The Operations Department, affectionately called the Major ' s Boys forms the hub of the squadron. The many facets of the department include the majority of tasks necessary for successful car- rier operations. The LSO ' s (Landing Signal Officers) and their all powerful paddles; the Navigator and his infinite stack of charts; the ditching and bailout drills conducted by the Survival Officer; and Fena, neatly scribbling in the log books or shouting all down as the planes come in to land. In addition to these ' men of action ' , the department is also a haven for staticians. Where would schedules be without graph paper ? Could the Pilot Training Officer operate without squares to cross off? The Communicator ' s filing system ? The ASW Officer, Flight Officer, and the Aircrew Training Officer are continually hopp- ing in an attempt to coordinate the activities of the squadron with the policies of the higher echelons. Once the new ideas have been formulated, Bum Dope Connell briefs us and away we go. Mr. Chapman, Mr. Knell and Mr. Wilson discuss the flight schedule 11 M ' ' LT J« plett, LTJG R.L. Williams, LTJG H.F. Kreis, H.R. Cooper rdorf, LTJG L.E. Connell, LTJG E.E. Schnetzler, LTJG I.A.Scott. LTJG K.L. McClain III. J.D. Fena LT R.D. Wilson, LT M.L. Seipert, LCDR MX. Chapman, LT F. H . Neitzke, LT F.M. Knell

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Callison, Robinson and Ard prepare to ground check gear ELECTRONICS Combining the cunning of the hunter and the punch of the killer, modern Anti-Submarine Warfare no longer consists of just another flying gun platform. Instead, it could more appropriately be called a flying Electronics Laboratory. The primary mission of the Electronics Gang is to maintain this laboratory at its most efficient level. The Electronics Division has 40 electronic technicians and 10 electricians highly trained to do the job. In addi- tion to maintaining over 2000 little black boxes and instruments, plus making complete installations of equip- ments while underway, most of the men in this division have added duties as Combat Aircrewmen. Seesholtz and Thomas checking the APS-38 radar Hey, Chief, Joe found that short ! i ) ■» 1 1, v . r • r r ■ T ' ' . i , • y. f tar ' ■ 1 1 t • ' 1 K.I . Bu .C Seesholtz, I..J. Griffen, K..I.. Thoma G.G. Grow, Bai i Row : H.I. Fields, f.D. Adams I. .. R.A. Olson, G.B. Bu J.R. Haenni, S.l ). Gorham, C.F. Smith, R.I. Boyd Middli Row: R.M. Sevetson, R.A. Rader, S.W. Hezik, CM, Callison, J.T . Robinson Jr., R.L. Ashbaugh, D.K. Romkee, T.A. Price Jr., J.C. Brown, G.I . ECalkofen, K.I. Ingram, G.S. Aronson, R.L. Keyset From Row. J.L. Joyner, CM. Phut Jr., J.T. Roche, V . O . Campbell, C.E. Swick, LT R.K. Jensen, LTJG J.E. Phillips, J.Q. Word, S.R. Schioeder, H.l . Mayo, R.N. Sullivant, W.F. Witzke