Columbus (CA 74) - Naval Cruise Book

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8:4 xi' 3 ff if 7haT The Marines have landed and The siTuaTion is well in hand is definifely a facT abouf The gyrenes of The Columbus. Whafever Their dufy, as orderly, senfry, or honor guard, we are proud of Their esprif de corps and The enfhusiasm wiTh which They perform Their assignmenfs. They have earned an ouTsTanding repufafion in The Fleef as a sharp ouTfiT. LiTTle wonder Then why They were especially selecTed To be The honor guard aT King GusTav's funeral in Sweden laTe in I95O. When The new command was cenfered in Naples. Admiral Carney once again looked To his flagship Marines To be The firsf DeTachmenT To serve wiTh CinC SouTh. Our buddies would help sei' The high demanding precedenfs in This command so imporTanT To our nafional defense. We saluTe our shipmafes who, by characfer and diligence, live by Their moTTo Semper Fidelisn. The Marine DeTachmenT is under The exemplary command of Capfain Clifford Miller, FirsT l.ieuTenanT Beniamin Leffler and SgT. Maior Barker. The iarheads spend We won'T forgef The The X-O orderly who was ioes and our cruise woud Their spare Time in shoe shining, pinochle, caressing The rifle, and shooTing The bull. characTers - Werner, The WalTer Winchell of chaffer in our l-lappy Hours: Chico always on The rung and Pepper, The snow iobber and sea lawyer . Buf all are okay noT have been compleTe wiThouT Them. 's W me . I , , ff x ,v Vilff' A' 1- if 4 ' ' f Lf 'l ' J ij., O Q .ww ' I-------f ' Vx- .JG 'Fl , ,zgfz-3 .. ff . X -YQ! I, will T if f T My M 1 V if , X ' , T Q ,ff . h 1 ag ' Ye? 4' ALKlGHT T N - wincu one or You ROBBED amunsrf

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fi'ZKe f4division under Ihe leadership of LTJG. E. P. Schuman and chiefs McNabb, Wineland. and CrockeH' is one of Ihe mosi popular divisions on board. H' is comprised of four gangs. The ice machines, wirh Sequino in charge, fakes care of rhe ship's ice boxes, all air condiiioning, geedunk siand and all scuHIebuI'I's. -. The Diesel gang, wirh Bolen ENDI and his able assisI'an'I Ashron EN3 rake care of rhe ship's emergency diesels and all Jrhe boais. Much 'rrouble and hardships have been encounrered by I'he Duiy Boa+ Repairmen I'o keep our liberry pariies ashore. I The Sieann heal' and Hydraulics gang, 'Formerly under Srornbaugh MMI Iacring sheriiifl, now under S+oui MMI, has burned much midnighl oil in keeping our laundry coming ou'r on rime. This gang is all over rhe ship faking care of almosf everyihing imaginable, from Ihe pneumaiic Iube syslem Io spud peelers. The machine shop wirh The guidance of Hendricks MR3 is responsible for making and repairing everyfhing from ash+rays 'Io fixing The microscope in 'rhe sickbay. The shop does much in keeping I'he ship underway and in fighiing condifion. As Mr. Schuman is also +ranspar+a+ian officer fhe vehicles also come under A division. Viancavilla MM3 and Marianso FN are Ihe repairmen. The man who is responsible for keeping ihe peons under conlrol is ihaf chubbie characrer Keiih Illoseyl Milliken MMI who is 'rhe backbone of The division as lead- ing P. O. 6 53 ca X '.,., G 01 4 ' X u i ' 'i ,. H 1. ' -2 if! f if . ' fgll L-yi,-- vyii, F ,c Toy! KTA P QEEJVY Qfiffff s' iff ' 1'f'17.'Ta- T' ii-I --. 0 gg Now- WHERE WERE we? - if '