Cascade (AD 16) - Naval Cruise Book

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ti • { w Wi-ll I ' ve i-arnrd a pla ' - on litis list quiU- frrqurnlly fnr arcumplishmrnU uf various kinds, anil raih timi- llic Y.xec singirs m - out (rum ihr olhrre and says. Well, 1 see you ' ve been placed on re| ort again. I say. Ve , »ir. Ami lie says, Why. of all llie HIHH ' ' ■ ' ' ' lat liave you (o say for yourself? . nd I say, Nothing, Sir. We keep on ihalling back and forth like that. . s I say, we have a speaking arc|uaintanee. It is Inn- that now and then heing on a ship has its to-be-furgollen moments. l!ut in general it is a HHI life. I uould have missed it for anything. If I have any complaint at all it is that the Navy seems to be so very male. On my particular ship, for example, the crev» is prac tically all masculine. In fact. I am obliged to say there are no ladies on lioanl at all. Or within signalling ili-lance- either by semaphori ' or blinker. Frankly. I have been rather surprised at this. Do you remember that poster ilown by the posloHice showing that pretty Wave with a sailor on one side and a Marine sergeant on the other? The water in the background looked a great ileal like the water I ' ve seen so many cubic miles of lately. 1 was sure it was till- Pacific. But, you know, I ' ve been wnndering if maybe that picture wasn ' t taken on the Allantir. I keep my eyes peeled but 1 haven ' t seen anything like tliat on. or above, or beneath the salt water out here. Sometimes I can just shut my eyes and imagine myself wafting gallantly up to a Wave, or pairing off with a Spar, or meandering in the moonlight with a lady Marine. But when I open them again it ' s morning and there ' s that fi ' llow who says he ' s going to loss us overboard if we don ' t hit the deck — and on the double. May the plague take him. Well, I know you ' ve been anxious to hear how things were going, anil I ' m :lail to have had this chance to tell you all about the ship and everything. I ' m- tried In piii it ilown as carefully as I conlil. I guess this will about have Id » iliil it ll|i t i n.iH. l very best to you and all at home. Please write when you can. Anyway, iiii ran be s ' jre that it ' s mischief I ' m keeping out of. I venture to remain. Your I son I I brother) ( husband i I father I i uncle I i cousin • I friend) ( Oneand-Only ) (Signed) Wanta C. Markktstkhet, S. 2 c. Ship ' s Company. I .S.S. C. SC. DE. I I I ' ll tr til »ri(r iiinrr often. ' I iiiir pelling is gelling belter. I I IIm» i the old Chevy holding up? I 1 Civr ni ln i to the twins. I I It niu l n- liinr to put nets rnolldi; unr »llli ill. ' |inlrll IMirki ' t-.. I I Any lurk with your ictory Carden? I I Don ' t sit under the apple tree. I I I IwiM ' not brrii illing iindir llic apple tree. I I What will we do for snow oiil hire tlii l!hri tii ' . . Ih ' iir kinil Cfiisors: ill my grey suit- you know, the im siirr it uill lir nil right In mvii litis hrcnus our Chaplaiit hrl ml me ivrilr il. ■Iffrrliniialrh , (Initialed) W. C. M., S 2 c. I ' lifif Til filly

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U.S.S. CASCADE Friday November 19, 1943 50 -Me ' PIAN OF THE DAY 0500 0534 0614 0625 0645 0800 0815 0830 1200 1430 1530 - 1700 - 1805 - 1825 - 1327 - 1930 - 1940 - 1945 - Reveille. General Quarters. Sunrise. Secure from General Quarters. Light ship. Breakfast. Muster on stations. All divisions make reports before 0830, Turn to. Sweep down all weather decks. Sick call. CROSSING THE LINE ceremonies, with His Majesty King Neptunus Rei and staff in command. Lunch. First Aid instruction in after messing compartment for all 7th division men not on watch and stragglers from 8th division. Section I and II Sky and Surface Lookouts and Talkers muster in the after mess hall for instructions. Ensign Selgler in charge. TESTIMONIAL DINNER in honor of His Majesty Neptunus Rex, King of the Raging Main. Prepare to darken ship. General :iuarters. Sunset. Darken ship. Secure from General Quarters. Llovie call. Movies. DUTY SECTION: Officers: Censors: Crew: Third. Groups One and Three. Fourth. ADDITIONAL ORDERS: In accordance with the custom of edl seafaring men, due ge and obeisance will be rendered to His Majesty King NEP- ..;S REX and His Royal Court in whose Royal Domain this oourag- .ds ship and loyal crew now sail. • if.E. BARDEN, Commander, USNR, Ezeoutive Officer. Puf,e Tiirnty-two