Badoeng Strait (CVE 116) - Naval Cruise Book

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urn; iitt; Chip and scrape is the motto of Perry and Archdale. Tomjack, Price, Cardoza and Fort prepare the Captain ' s Gig for the next port of call. » t Third row B.J.Perry, F.T.Wellman, C. McDonald. R. R. Tomjack, I. L. Woods, LTJG P. H. Curtis. W. E. Rauch, R. O. Dixon, W.T. Stantion, G. Johnson, L.V.. Price H. W. Kissick, G. Mitchell, G. L. Frazier, O. A. Daly, C. B. Hull, M. H. Dahmer, J. R. Poche, J. L. Dalton, D. F. Gilliam, D. Cardoza, E. N. Hatchett, M.C.Cunningham, B. L. Robertson, R. W. Monson. B. R. Hobbs D. C. Johnson, F. Ivey, J. L. Banning. Q.W.Jackson, M. L. Archdale. C.B.Flanagan, W.A. Ondo, D.B.Collins, J.J. Fembeck. D. B. Simmons, R. A. Lesniak, J. R. Zaleski, D. T. Southworth, H. E. Miller

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Anchors aweigh : The ship is underway, and the lightning 2nd Division is scurrying about the forecastle admist giant chains and manila lines to secure the huge anchors for sea. Soon the men disperse from stem to stern to perfrom their other duties. The boat crews go into action on the Captain ' s gig and the motor launch to keep them sparkling and worthy of displaying a CVE 116 on the bow in all ports. While fueling other ships alongside the Bing Ding at sea, the division may transfer anything from popcorn to people over the narrow but treacherous gap of water. If not seen the men of the 2nd are certainly heard, for they may be the boatswain mate of the watch over the ship ' s 1-MC system, or a sound-powered phone talker on the bridge, or the man with steel vocal chords directing the replenishment of another vessel, or the OOD messenger, or the helmsman repeating his new course through the voice tube, or just the hill- billy vocalists around the coffee pot straining to overcome the percussions of non-rhythmic chipping hammers. Also in 2nd Division are found the eyes of the ship, the lookouts, who constantly watch for and report anything except just plain water and lastly, call out that eagerly awaited, land ho ! Southworth, Simmons, Monson, Jackson, McDonald, Flanagan and Stanton heave in the port anchor before getting underway. WELL IE BOYS, LETS Tt RW TO AUD ORAB Y ANCHOR CHAIN, TM£ WILDCAT Monson, Gilliam, Nicholson and Kissick conduct routine maintenance on No. 2 motor launch.

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RD What hoppen now? says Cuenca to Oertel as they unlay some line. Dodson and Harrison hold field day with plenty of elbow grease. Men of the 3rd Division perform the routine but vital tasks that contribute to the ship ' s effective operation. They are Bosun ' of the watch, alarm clocks, drivers of the boat, crews tor liberty launches, talkers, ladder riggers and in general, jacks-of-all-trades. They shall never forget that night the division encamped in mass on the fantail, grateful to escape the torrid tropics below- decks. They pride themselves in keeping spaces assigned well boraxed and baboed. They coxswain the crew to liberty and carry them back, all tree of charge. And if you fall over- board they man the lifeboat while their man on the fantail watch heaves a life ring at your noggin. And, in many other ways, insure the crew ' s safekeeping and well being. Do you have that choked up feeling ? Whitney and Hegefeld take the rust off the fantail.