Cimarron (AO 22 AO 177) - Naval Cruise Book

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Elmer Vogel says 9, ' days K This little piggy went to the hospital hat you got, joe : i-l sr I don ' t like the Navy. I don ' t like the Navy.

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ii - 7 ' Tf X DIVISION Front rnw MOORE ; tu r Back : gLLJADO, XllOE: Aliddle row : BUCHER. BREWER, ENS RUCK, : BAND, MARSHALB, BBNUBEY, FUBK. PORTER, GREEN, HANSEN X ' in algebra designates an unknown quantity. Not so in CIMARRON ; X means men on the go. X Division consists of the Yeomen, Personnelmen, and Hospital Corpsmen, whose duties cover a range from issuing Hberty cards to bandaids. During a cruise, a ton of paper is used to carry out the functions of the ship ' s office and sick bay, some of which include letters requesting medical supplies and health record pages, to replenishment reports and the Plan of the Day. The division has the responsibility for school requests, transfer orders and an unending line of request chits. The corpsmen have the responsibility of the overall health of the crew and that of each man in parti- cular. The men of X Division hold key posi- tions during all ship ' s evolutions and stand watches at sea. With the role played by X Division, they truly make up an important part of the ship ' s company. Ah-h, so-o-o !

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SUPPLY DIVISION Front row, 1. to r. : SANDERSON, ICASIANO, LABRADOR, TRAUTMAN, DISCIPULO, SCROGGINS; Middle row : BAKER, SMITH, KNIGHT, LTJG O ' CALLAHAN, IVY, BRIGGS ; Back row : GALERA, RICCITELLI, GIESE, ADAMS, HENRY, DUNN, NATATA, PA ()LINI, CAVANESS, UHL, HILL, LINHART, WHITE, BARNES, CARTWRIGHT The Supply Department provides all logistic support for the CIMARRON. The Storekeepers order, inaintain and dispense a great variety of provisions, spare parts and consumable items, be it canned salmon, boat rudders or liquid detergent. Ship ' s commissarymen prepare and dispense ovei 1200 meals per year and the quality of their work has a vital influence on the crew ' s morale. The laundry, barber shop and ship ' s store are operated by four ship ' s servicemen whose duties ensure CIMARRON a con- tented crew. Over one quarter million dollars in direct payments to ship ' s personnel is made each year through the disbursing office and is the work of the disbursing clerk, who computes all pay and allowances for CIMARRON ' S officers and enlisted men. And the stewardsmen are entrusted with care of jhe officers, performing their duties with marked competence. Sustaining material readiness is the con- stant challenge of the Supply Department, for only through effective logistics support can the ship perform her duties adequately. 68 da -s to Joe Biff ' s