Downes (FF 1070) - Naval Cruise Book

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Ship ' s office: (Counterclockwise) YN1 D. L. German, YNSN J. L Wilson, YN3 J. A. Noah, PNSN J. Pabalan, and PNC T. Dominguez. Postalmen: PC3 R. Aguirre (L) and PCSN W. Dudley. First row (L-R) LT Wilson, PNC T. Dominguez, and PNSN J. Pabalan. Second row PCSN W. Dudley, YNSN J. Wilson, and YN3 J. Noah. NC1 J. Thomas 43

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X DIVISION LT E. J. Wilson Updating personnel records, typing up personnel evaluations, issue leave orders are three of the varied tasks that administrative personnel do. The nriaintenance alone of listed personnel records requires meticulous work that takes up a lot of v orking hours. Directives and communications relating to transfers, receipts, advancements or reduc- tion in rating, reenlistments, discharges, or any other changes in the status of the enlisted personnel are executed and recorded by this division. Known as X division while deployed to the Western Pacific, the processing of enlisted performance evaluation sheets, leave papers, identification cards and transfer orders were done in a systematic manner to the satisfaction of the crew. Records of non- judicial punishments promulgated by the Commanding Officer were compiled and forwarded to the proper personnel for execution. The division also initiates correspondence needed to ensure that pertinent information concerning the ships allowance and use of personnel is brought to the attention of the type commander or the Chief of Naval Personnel as appropriate. Later on combined with the Navigation division on the conclusion of WESTPAC, prospective school attendees were being screened and their eligibility studied. These are the ever on-going task of the X division wherever DOWNES may go. 42

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SUPPLY LTJG Zurick The supply department aboard DOWNES is composed of four divisions. 51 Division is manned by the storekeepers (SK). The SK ' s prepare and control a one million dollar annual budget which is used to purchase repair parts and consumables for weapon, engineering and communication equipment used aboard the ship. The SK ' s are responsible for maintaining a 11,000 line item inventory of repair parts. 52 Division is composed of the mess specialists (MS). The MS ' s prepare three meals per day for a crew of 270 men. They order all the food and supervise the loading of the food aboard the ship. The crew consumes a 1000 dollars worth of food per day. The MS ' s maintain proper sanitary conditions in the galley, enlisted dining facility and wardroom spaces. 53 Division is manned by the ship ' s servicemen (SH). The SH ' s operate the ship ' s store, barbershop, laundry, soda machines and video games. Last year the ship ' s store did $100,000.00 worth of business. At sea the laundry will wash over 3000 lbs of clothes per week. 54 Division is composed of the disbursing clerks (DK). The DK ' s process all allotments, travel claims and of course the payroll. The annual payroll aboard DOWNES is 4 million dollars. 44