Coral Sea (CVB 43) - Naval Cruise Book

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FIFTH D HE FIFTH DIVISION is a working Division of the Coral Sea organized on the fact that a gunnery division is a shooting team coupled with proficiency in seamanship. The division is a main battery division manning all of the necessary equipment and spaces to compute, shoot, and hit any and all air or surface targets. From before dawn until after dusk, the Fighting Fifth may be called upon at any time to perform such tasks as ufeuling at sea, manning special sea and anchor details, umanning their mounts, or such specific tasks as may be assigned to the division. The divi- sion is responsible for training in gnnnery and seamanship, and the preservation and learning of gun mounts, magazines, various com- partments, passageways, and sponson decks. Additional duties entail rigging of the after accommodation ladden and boat booms, rigging I SIO and operation of provisioning station, and the maintaining and op- eration of a motor launch and motor whale boat. Thus, life is never dull in the Fighting Fifth. Whether anchored in a harbor or crusing at sea, it is a busy, enthusiastic team. The men take pride in knowing that they are part of a compact efficient department that is prepared, at any time, to fulfill its mission of winning battles. Every man has his job, and every job is important. lf one man falls down on his job, a shipmate has to fill in. We can all expect to work like the devil for months or years to get ready for battles that will be fought and finished in minutes. When those minutes come, we are going to win, or lose, depending on how much we know and how well we can do our jobs. Now is the time to start learning. This is the spirit of the Coral Sea and the Fighting Fifth is preparing to do its part. First row: E. A. XVZIIICDOIXCUBIIT, R. P. savelle, C. R. Donutlmn, J. C. Magee, F. R. Bllrkitt, R. H. Fry, J. D. Holmes, D. A. Jones, G. 0. Engberg, J. R. Sears, C. VV. Doekery, J. G. Flint .... Second row: Larry Harris, I. C. Kennedy, M. J. Vusko, J. S. Zur- slosky, L. C. Derry, LLQJGJ G. D. Steedle, B. C. lvylds, T. D. Brun- SOII, P. R. Cross, R. E. Baker, J. 0. Peele .... Third rtnv: P. J. Gomez, R. E. Donatlmn, J. E. Meliown, W. Rmnnge, W. P. 0ll9l'f,,M- D- Mayo. S. Rosnuski, A. E. Ynrrnnton, J. J. Sullivan, Leon Mitchell, H. 'I'. Jones, XV. WV. Slater, P. L. Hastings, VV. H. Roach, N. F. Gaucher, E. 'l'. Broxvn, XV. VV. Dltllloney, VV. J. Roe. . Liberfy lvurty returns from Gulf Juan, France

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F0 HTH D1 I I0 HE FIGHTING FOURTH DIVISION semor and largest five IHCI d1v1s1on aboard shlp, has a battle comphment of two ofhcers, two chref petty oflicers and 75 men and IS now at 60 percent strength Tlus dxvxslon, one of the largest ID the Gunnery Department ma1n rams five Inch guns Nos 8 10 17 14 18 Irs deck dutxes CODSISE of the rnamtenance of some 38 spaces and over half of the port Sponson deck Other deck dutres xnclude the operatxon and marn renance of No 7 motorboat and No 4 motor launch port accommo danon ladden port prov1s1onIng rug and shares after fuehng honors wxth Its smaller srsrer drvrsron, the Frfth The Fourth DIVISIOH garned some small measure of fame ques uonable as If 15, 'IS be1ng the only d1v1s1on to make the aquamtance of a lady rn the Arancr Bay area, a land famed for many goats, many rocks but few ladles The Fourth D1v1s1on at the present t1me boasts four well trarned gun crews w1th a nucleus of battle hardened veterans under the ble drrectron of a gunners mate chlef The Fourth boasts the Hnest and best maxntamed guns on the shlp The motor boat and motor launch are under the drrectron of a chref boatswarn mate as are the other deck spaces all of whxch are a connnual credrt to rhe shrp The men of the Fourth although by nature, shy retxrmg, and modest mamtann that wrth two addmonal guns and good chow, you can secure the alrplanes, we w1ll defend the ship' l lrgt ron I' L Dznls, L x D Ile, G L Donn, ln, R H Fur rnus, A XV Dxrxun, K D Dui 11, I J Gallen Second ron E D Ernst, I! I Oberlew, L S TI lgglg, R N H lull ull I' 1' Lurllleu, A L Ilotstr Ind, Ens C B Imullev, XV L Glmwn F ll Xvllhur, B XV X! ltllers, J l Roberts 'llnul ron R G Duo, E XV Runfeldt, R Muller 0 Jox-dm, E I Hiller R l C-n-ter, S M Dllcn I' G h-m strong XV DI Mmd, X J Cl s1rn, J J McC'lrtln', J1 14 lrst row lx R PL lslee, R R Lol. lr F J B u-ton, Curl Shlcs, R XVest C I' Slltls, ll knonn, J Lnrurrln, P E Dln nl F KV Dwu Sccmnl run K I Vullt D I' Clntucll, H'0ll1.lltml f I Shcnners I J I n-:sl WI I Ieul'-, R I' IJ mme J l With IT , - l 4 . , . ' ' J : -'a s ' 21 . , A . . . . .. . , - , , . 1 ' ' ' ' 7 a , - . . . 1 1 . I I 1 ' ': 1. '. . V. 'Au 1 1 .' 1 u n Y - . . 1 : ' ' ' . l'. z : , 1. 1.. '.. . F. ' 1 '. . I g . . 1 , 1. 1. . . S . C. . - . .. 4 4 f - Q - y H. E. Osborne, R. 0. Conder, J. . : 1 . J. I : . . F. .. . . : , 1. 1 - . , . . 1 1 . . 1 S- N- . .. f ,gf Q I F: , A. . : : ,' N. . A , . . . z U - ' ' . ' - : . 1 . : - ' - I. 1. . ,' - '. . . . ' ': .1 . . . 1 : . . 1.. : ' J. 'l'. r- , 1. . . ,- u 1 1 s .' g l Q A. A ' -A v '- n ' . Q' 1 . 'o . , . . I . , . ,

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IXTH DIVI I0 T CAN BE sard that the dunes of the Srxth D1v1s1on are at least as varred rf not more so than those of any of the other deck Drvr srons rn the Gunnery Dept Gunnerywrse the Srxth has 9 50 mounts on the after starboard sponson deck and the fantarl These guns keep Chxef Quarfoot, GMC h1s two gunners mates Motrka GM1 and Johnson, GM2 and the gun strrkers busy wagxng a never endmg battle agarnst smoke and the drrt that comes down off the fhght deck Smrty, BMC drrects the work of the boatswarn mates and the deck hands Payne, BMI arded and abetted by W1ll1ams BM? and jenkrns, BM2 take care of the deck spaces, wrth Duran BMD rakrng charge of the work done on the d1v1s1ons two boats No 1 motor whale boat and No 6 motor launch Elhott, BM5 keeps an eye on the below deck spaces The drvrsrons complement averages about frfty men, rncludrng the 2 chrefs, 7 petty officers the gun str1kers and boatswarn mate Strrkers The drvrsrons mam workrng space and socral center topsrde rs the fantarl Its from here that target sleds are streamed, that the shrps towrng gear rs rrgged and that varrous surface frrrng targets are launched Durrng the day a lxfe buoy watch 1S stationed on the fantarl and between sunset and sunrrse the lrfe boat crew takes over The Srxth has a boat boom and handles two moorrng lrnes from the fantarl When not engaged rn therr jobs, tts possrble to observe the drvrsrons debatrng socrety gathered wrthln easy reach of the coffee pot and ordrnarrly led by Two Gun Ellrott drscuss mg world affairs and by gone l1bert1es Jenkms better known to 1118 mtrmates as Johe places second wrth h1S own personal em blrshments on the pure truth Many and lncredrble are the tales that are told The transfer at sea rrg IS another job for the Srxth, set up forward of the rsland on the sponson deck or near the flrght deck crane on the flrght deck dependrng on whether the shrp IS fuelrng or berng fueled The Srxth drvrsron takes consrderable prrde rn No 6 motor launch whrch the crew keeps rn excellent shape, weather and consrderable use notwrthstandmg The whale boar 1S one of the duty lrfe boats under way and 1n port 1S used for guard marl runs and as a beach guard boat Frtted wrth a new puddrn, rts used to prck up mall from seaplanes N0 specral credrt for outstandrng marksmanshrps can be claimed by any of the guns, but there rs consrderable argument occasronally as to just who drd br1ng down such and such a sleeve or drone Ens J B Strrcker keeps track of the paper work wrth Ens T M Brrdwell actrng as umor Dlvrslon Officer I lrst ron Albert Brass nrt R In Ford C B Hmnlton 11 lou d I ee R L Prxest, G R R uns llnrb 'l' G '1'lpSc0tt D L Cr III duck VV J Xvrlgllt IN E Flsll Seconll row VV E John son W Dnr ln D P Jenknls P lfns J B Strlcker, F H Snnth I R Paine C DI NVllhnns R L Dllmtt Jr Tlurrl 1-nn il H Mules L J H'lves H C Peter-won B XV Carpenter VV E Guenn F Kuwielen :cl KI I DILCOmbs G P Muller D X lxelsey R DI Purdy D KX Christensen lrxnl ron J IV Montel Lnruh uma T' I 0 hell! ermno E E Broun Wloser H Selleck H I-I Rnus chenblcll L L Pueedw I R Rust L Ain ltn G M Birlous G Illerolh ' ' - - - - Y . . . . . , . L - . .. , . . , , ' ' ' ' an - - U fy - - . , - . . ' . ' J . . . ,, ,, . . S a : , ' a s . -1 - U - - . . n . , , .., , . . ,, . 7 a y . . . . , A . . , . . . - ' ' . . . . , . . , . - r . , . . . - - 9 . 1 'z ' 'r': , . '. , . : : ' , ' ,' J , . . ,' . . : .'- , . . '. : , . . : - , - ,. Y - , . . , . . - cr. . . . ': . . - .' , . . : . . . I ' s, . Mntika, Ens. 'l'. DI. Blrdwell, Jr., . . . ,' , . . ' 'x , . T. 1 ' , . . . . ' ': 1 . . , . . . , .', . r. ,, 3 . . . , - . 2 , . n, I u. '. A- ' fn . 1 no . J . S , . . ,', . '. If ' ': . . --, XY. S - ': . , Q. ' ' ' . W. G . , 1. 4. ' , I. 'l'. A .' , . '. . . 1 .'- . . , . I . Y . , . . , , . . . .' , . z , . . . ' ',', ..,,,,, ,