Columbus (CA 74) - Naval Cruise Book

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4 v M j: T Y V FRONT ROW: Pluff, W.J., Ware, B.S., Matos, E., LTJG L.I. Nasife, LTJG C.F. Burnett, CWO R. Dexter, Harrison, E.B. MMC, Parkhurst, C.E., Stout, J. P. SECOND ROW: Miller, C.W., Becker, J. F., Wick, F.H., Ponton, L.G., Zimmerman, P.R. Agnello, D., Harper, L., Mosher, R.E., Nutt, C, Kowalski, W. THIRD ROW: Godialis, A., Mahan, EX., Roady, H.L. Thompson, A.L., Brewster, W.R., Mihalis, S., Pellegrini, L., Raines, D.K., Bowers, E.F., Porter, G. LTJG C.F. Burnett LTJG L.I. Nasife CWO R.R. Dexter Alfa division ' s Machinist Mates, Enginemen and Machinery Repairmen are divided into five gangs: machine shop, diesel, steam heat, refrigeration and transportation. The division is under the leadership of LTJG Carl F. Burnett and his able assistants, LTJG L.I. Nasife, Jr. Division Officer, CWO R. R. Dexter, Materiel Officer, and Chief G. B. Harrison. D. A. Voigt, MR2, is the guiding hand of the machine shop. The machine shop may be called on to repair any item, from a main feed pump to a microscope in the sick bay. Voigt is assisted by D. Agnello, MR3, P. R. Zimmerman, MR3, and several other capable men. Day or night one can find much activity in this, the Can Do machine shop. The tool crib, located in the machine shop, is well stocked and supplies tools for both the engineering department and the rest of the ship. W. A. Reid, EN2, and his diesel gang have the responsibility of keeping all the boat engines in operation. The boat engine repairmen have encountered much difficulty keeping those liberty launches running. In addi- tion to the boat engines they also have the task of keeping the forward and after diesels, which supply emergency electrical power for the ship, in perfect operating order. The steam heat gang, under the leadership of F. H. Wick, MM2, can be seen anywhere from stem to stern, busily maintaining the machinery in the galley and laundry, besides the steering gear, anchor windlass and the ship ' s heating system. J. F. Becker, MM2, and his refrigeration gang are responsible for the refrigerators, air conditioners, ice machines, scuttlebutts and the geedunk stand. The vehicles, also an A division responsibility, are kept in A-l mechanical condition by A. (Gumpy) Godialis, who is a most able repairman. One of Alfa ' s pride and joys is its education and training program, handled by II. Einspruch, MR1. The job of keeping the men of the division in line belongs to Chief Harrison and J. P. Stout, MM1.

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There ' s paperwork there ' s pumpwork and then there ' s bilgework

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