Coral Sea (CVA 43) - Naval Cruise Book

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Rear Admiral Robert B. Pirie, USN Commander, Carrier Division Six Captain Daniel F. Smith, Jr., USN f Chief of Staff, Carrier Division Six an er.. S. f I' 1

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CONTENTS Commander Carrier Divison Six Chief of Staff Commanding Officer Executive Officer Executive Department Operations Department Gunnery Department In a complex world such as the CORAL SEA the individual counts for very little. Team work is what one is 'trained for, what onestrives for. The Navy has long prided itself that no man is indispensable. It is often hard for a man to ad- just to this. However humble an individual may be, he still wishes to be regarded as an entity. lt is the division which provides the opportunity for this expression. Here a man's world is made small enough so that the other members of it have the interest tolook about them and to greet each other. By working together at a common task, living together in the same compartment, standing together at quarters, sharing the same discomforts, a bond is made, what was once an impersonal Jones, F. M., has become Meat- head'f'.f ' ln' the book that accompanies this one you have seen the where, what and how of the CORAL SEA. On the pages that follow you will see the who , ' X , Medical Department Air Department Supply Department Engineering Department Dental Department Navigation Department Carrier Air Group Ten

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R h - 051, Z R SVN Captaln Wllham E Gentner Commandlng Offlcer 10 October 1955 10 October 1956 Captam Joseph A Jaap Commandlng Offlcer 'IO October 1956 Commander Robert W Rynd Executive Otflcer