Bellatrix (AF 62) - Naval Cruise Book

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FRONT ROW SITTING - Labasan, SD3, Gallano, TN, Lastamosa, SD3, Cook, DK3, Harper, SH3, Cubero, SH2, SECOND ROW STANDING - LTJG, BILL, Disbursing Officer, Maihofer, SK3, Giorgi, FN, Bertulfo, TN, Abat, TN, Lancie, SN, Middaugh, SN SHIPS SERVICEMAN Ship ' s Servicemen include the Stewardsmen who serve in the Wardroom. The senior Steward serves in the Captain ' s Cabin Mess. The preparation serving of food in the Wardroom and the cleaning and maintenance of the spaces in Officer ' s Country is the job of the remaining. The ship also has a barbershop with two barbers. For the convenience of the crew, this Division also operates the ship ' s store, where one can buy anything from a tooth- brush to a diamond ring. Upon occasion ice cream is made and sold. A candy machine and soft drink machine are also provided and kept full by the Storekeeper. In order to keep our uniforms clean, the ship operates a laundry. We have the latest machine on board which takes the buttons off your shirt and throws them In your socks. Finally, the subject most dear to every sailor is money and the Disbursing Clerk keeps our pay records in order al- though we all think he is witholding some of our money. It is obvious that the ship would not sail as smoothly without the Ship ' s Servicemen who contribute a great deal to making our lives a lot more easy and pleasant aboard ship.

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,? . - x FRONT ROW, SITTING Farmer, SA, Estor, SA, Chacon, SN, Onori, EM, Minter, CSl SECOND ROW, STANDING Pifke, FN, Anderson, FN, Freiberg, SA, Proell, SA, Snyder, FA. McKinley, SA MESS COOKS The Mess Cooks are responsible for keeping the Mess Decks and Mess Gear clean and sanitary. Each Division sends men on a rotating basis and all non- rated men have a turn at it within a few months after reporting aboard. The im- portance of the job is often overlooked, although communicable di s eases would spread rapidly if they were the least slack in their work. The BELLATRIX has twice been nominated to represent the Service Force in the annual Navy wide Ney Award Completion, and it is recognition like this that shows BE LLATRIX Messmen and Cooks are proud of the job that they do and proves that they do a good job indeed.

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FRONT ROW SITTING - Hailfinger, SN, De Rego, SN, Kaneer, SN, Bartlett, SA, Squires, SN, Leslie, SN, Hubschman, SN, Campbell, SN, Vogt, SN, White, SN, Solberg, GMG3, Pinckard, SA, Dunmire, SA, SECOND ROW STANDING - LT. HOLSCLAW, 1st Lt., Cook, SN, Espinpza, SA, McBroom, BM3, Adams, SN, Swain, BM3, Conaty, GMG3, Vise, SN, Fritz, SA, Harvey, SN, Reaves, BM3, Aresco, BMl, ENS, STRINGER, Division Officer FIRST DIVISION In the beginning there was darkness. And out of that darkness crept that paragon of virtue, Aresco, BMl, followed by his three cohorts, Swain, Reaves , and McBroom, followed In turn by the motlies. And they dispersed themselves throughout the forward area of the BELLATRIX like termites in woodwork. There was Vise and the ever present cigarette hanging from his mouth, Harvey glaring towards the gyro, Leslie with his teeth hanging out. Conaty and Solberg threatening White with their .50 Cal. machine guns, and the rest of the herd wandering around trying to steal Hailfinger ' s sandwich. Thus we in- troduce the First Division, pride of the Deck Department, always ready withapalnt brush, to paint everything in sight, and a chipping tool, to chip the paint off the label plates. Their work never ends, and there Is never enough time, but they try.