Coral Sea (CVA 43) - Naval Cruise Book

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LCDR CJ. Smothers

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One important ingredient in the efficient operation of an air- craft carrier is its Administrative Department. In this regard, the department serves a vital role in the overall mission of the USS Coral Sea. The department, along with the Executive Officer ' s Staff Assistants, the Administrative Officer, the Legal Officer and the Ship ' s 3M Officer, includes a wide spectrum of clerical sup- port ratings including Career Counselors, Journalists, Legalmen, Master-at-Arms, Personnelmen, Postal Clerks and Yeomen. The men who hold these ratings perform a wide variety of functions including correspondence preparation and control, service re- cord maintenance, mail services. Public Affairs programs, person- nel retention, 3-M program, enforcement of good order and disci- pline, printing and Special Services. Virtually all functions of the department are customer service related and in this regard the department ' s motto is The Customer Comes First .

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- . The major workcenters of X-1 Divi- sion are: The Ship ' s Office which pro- vides correspondence control and cleri- cal support to the Commanding Officer. The Ship ' s Admin Office which works directly for the Executive Officer and pro- vides direct administrative support to the ship. The Ship ' s Post Office provides tra- ditional postal services to the ship, em- barked Air Wing and smaller ships in company. The Print Shop provides print- ing support for the ship and Air Wing. ? ' 1 LTJCi C Twym.in N( ( J. Cooper VNC R. I.iiclkn Lie R. Smiih YNC J. Si.Clair j Hi YNl A, Boll? YNl K. Davis NCl M. Nelson PCl D. Pope LI2 D. Cutrer NC2 B. Nicholson YN2 G. Orr YN2 R. Van Gorder LI3 J. Coggins LI3 R. Daggeti M m YN3 D. Daise YN3 K. Dineen PC3 R. Harrison PN3 A. Tcllinghusen YN3 M. Willie