Dashiell (DD 659) - Naval Cruise Book

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:F .- 1 E l al 'I Y .. l A ri 4 .. , 5 . . I 'fi ki 'UI I.- w- Mi. -T fu ,ff ,V ',gg.,i,-, '- - ' V 1:71 ' A 5. , D. F. M M. W. B tt R. L. B k J. H. P ' White PlainLsl,rClKY. Towandc?,nnRa. Detroit, Mifli. Depew,reNilY? C. D. Estes Windsor, MOSS. R Division Constantly occupied with the endless flow of requests for re- pair work of every nature, the R Division maintains three shops. Seven rates are included in this division, namely, the Shipfitters, Pipefitters, Electricians, Enginemen, Machinery Repairmen, and Damage Controlmen. Regardless of his rate or iob, each man in this division is considered an expert in damage control. For this reason you have found them during General Quarters scattered throughout the ship standing ready to take quick and effective action in any emergency that might come up. That their good deeds shall not remain unsung we only have to recall the flooding we witnessed from the Karachi Monsoons, and how quickly the water tight integrity was re- stored. H. L. York H. D. Young J. F. Skeen W, W, Wright Nashville, Tenn. Mize, Miss. El CGDTYO, Ccllf' Batavia, Ohio R. R. French P. M. Kwashwak E. McAdam L. Schermerhorn Bay City, Mich . Larksville, Ra. New York No. Chatham, N.Y. R. T. Miller Brooklyn, N.Y. M. D. Radcliff Elmira, N. Y. D. F. Davis Calumet City, lll. Newport, R. l. R. E. Howe W. Haven, Conn.

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A. J. Hintze Lynbr ook, N.Y. A. A. Gunselman Birdseye, Ind. E. Johnson East Boston, Mass J. J. Warren Alanson, Mich. H. L. Moon Lander Wyo. C. J. Johnson Catlettsburg, Ky. G. C. Racine Haverhill, Mass. M. C. Monteith North Troy, Vermont T. W. Futch Palatka, Fla. R. D. Nestor Newport R l E. D. Freeman Teaneck, N.J. M. A. LaFountain W. Savine, N.Y. R. L. Hill Tennyson, lnd. L. A. Matson Owego, N.Y. C. W. Little -4 C. E. Plowden H. E. Henson New York New YOl'l4 P. M. Janlcoski D. F. Meyer Baldwin, N.Y. Sayre, Pa. A. W. Reynolds W. J. Woods Fall River, Mass. , Comanche R. F. Lundgren H. Gonzalez Hudson Falls, N.Y. Bronx, N.Y. D. M. Dow R. A. Clary Union Me f I 0 0 F .

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We didn't know it at the time but arrival in Piraeus marked the beginning of four months of steam- ing independently ot other Sixth Fleet units. Piraeus was like a little bit of home since early in i956 the ship had spent more time here than in any other foreign port. Little reconnoitering was needed tor the old hands to locate their favorite haunts. The newer mem- bers of the crew, too, adopted themselves quite quickly to the' best the area had to offer. Both, it is hoped, avoided that potent and blinding local drink called oozo . For many at us it was exciting to return once more to Parthenon, the Dionysian Theater, the Temple of Zeus, etc. For the real de- votees - those who really dug the ruins - a visit to the Athenian agora fmarketplacei at the toot of the Acropolis was very rewarding. important excavations are being undertaken there to this day. X1 l One hundred or so miles south of the Dardanelles - the marines might say it was in the boon- docksu - lies the lovely island of Mitilini. Mitilini had her fort and beautiful Grecian weather. Our softballers, almost semi- protessional by this time, tried their hands at the local sport: soccer. Question: did the out- come of this disastrous match hurt our pride more than it did our Shins? A Navy visits to Mitilini had been very rare and we were besieged with requests to see the ship. General visiting and another child- ren's party were the order of a very pleasantly busy weekend, following which we have anchor for the Near East and South Asia. l , l