Brooklyn (CL 40) - Naval Cruise Book

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James L. f Red J CHAPMAN, FC 2c, 9!2!23 in Andice, Tx. Enlisted in the Navylgrillnuvailyi 5921121 and was a member of Company 103, at the Naval Trainin , Station, San Diego, Calif. He reported for duty is BROOKLYN from Naval Training Station, Great Lakes Ill. to the F Division in May 1942 at New York New York, He was advanced to Firecontrolman 2c and was,transfe1-red to the USS LSMR 528 in June 1945, until he was discharged at the end of the War. Since discharge he has worked for the Power Co. for 32 years. With wife Mary Lou, they have 4 children: Son, Dennis Ray born 6!20f52: Son, Lynn Edwin, born 8!24!55: Son, Jackie Glynor born 1!18f57, Daughter, Debora Gay, born 2!26!61. tckie is in the Navy and onboard the Destroyer, USS an ey. The CHAPMANS, Betty Lou, Red , Debra. l Q , YM-M V X: g'f sa.,, front row: J.L. Red Chapman, Rudy Evertsen, JOE LEWIS, Rex McKee, J.P. James L. C Red J CHAPMAN, in Naples Nllllett, back row: Chuck Todd, I.H. Hanneke, Lee Stocken. Picture taken at Hotel Italy, on liberty, just passing the time of Lincoln, New York, N.Y. A small F Division party, plus Joe Lewis. day. Harry J. MCMULLEN, Jr., was born 3f6!27 in Oxford, Pa. and. enlisted in the Navy on 3!6!44. He received his Boot Training with Company 3142 in Bainbridge, Md. In May 1944 he reported for duty in BROOKLYN at Naples, Italy and was assigned to the 2nd Division for his entire cruise. In April 1945 he was then transferred to Fort Pierce, Fl. to train for Underwater Demolition Team 9, as a member. After discharge from the Navy, he served in the 82nd Airborne Division, and has worked as an Inspector Foreman for Chrysler Corp., Newark, De. ' Wife Marie, born 8f2f34, and when they married, was a secretary for Chrysler Corp. They have a Daughter, Denise, born 10f14f54. Decorations: Victory Medal, American Defense, European African Theatre, C2 starsl and Asiatic Pacific Theatre. Most remembered, was the evaporated milk cans, used in Rkace of cocktail glasses at Joe's Joint, Oran, North rica. r William S. TYLER, BMC, USN, Cretl was born 5!7!15 in Muskogee, Ok. Enlisted in the Navy 9f21f32 and received his Boot Training at Naval Training Station, San Diego, Calif. He reported for duty in BROOKLYN on 10f5l37, from the Asiatic Fleet. He was assigned to the 6th Division and served in the Gunnery Department in other Divisions during his Cruise in BROOKLYN. He advanced through the rates from Seaman lc to Chief Boatswainsmate IPAQ before being detached 10130144 for duty at the Naval Air Station, Houma, Louisiana. He was retired on 8!31!58, after 26 years of service. After retirement he entered the US Postal Service on about 9!15!61 and is Clerk in Char e, Air Force Base Branch, Charleston, S.C. He became grand High Priest of Royal Arch Masons in 1976. He married wife, Esther on 11f22!40. The Plankowners , voted TYLER an Honorary Plankownern, due to a delay in transportation that was unavoidable in getting from the Asiatic Fleet to Brooklyn, N.Y. for Commissioning.