Duncan (DDR 874) - Naval Cruise Book

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DECK . . . GUNNERY 25

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WP ' fc THE WHITE HAT OF IHE FLE h Lol u. clrlnl- to .11 lUc ?Ti wlio luive jailed tlic troad DlK ave : I lie Living; nnJ llio Dead wlu. ' ve earned tK honors of tlie hrave Tlieii raise a tim.- t to tlie livelioi t lad vou ' Il cj liopc to meet: 11ial salty, swatJvJerin son-of-tlie-sea, Til HI hITE H T, OF THE ! lie ' s nt liome in Pieadilly, Scollay Squire, aiid oil ' . ' Broadway, He ' s Kit tlie lieacli in Sasclio, at Ptirl, and jGitr Bay. From llie Golden Gate to I lont! Kim ;, llirou KNtlie Med to ranani a Tlie wliole world Is liis oyster— and HI-! ' !) RATtlER HAVE IT RAV! ' He may man a Flat-top, Ratlle-Wa on, TigS-Koa , ■« a Can— Or Service Sliip tliat Leeps alive c.imt.it.tnts inliii van: Bnt He ' ll sliow a li litint! spirit tliat ' s nnpossiki to -ilt To male tlie sliip whose decic lie treads THE FIXE ' T IN THE FiJ As lie trains to face tlie fiercest foe a .(ny lion, of need He ' ll leap t.. Battle Stations witli all ,, cessary speed; But lie ' ll move as fast as li litnln wli. ■ he lin..« up for his pay — g m j And wlien tlie welcome word is Keard, NOW, LIBERTY P ' - ATS Wi i-f He may sirowl and iripe and rumlde- and vrak- g a fervent : liate Of Navy Days and Xavy Ways : all ' I urry-.ip-and wait ! But wlieii cliips are down and Battl. ' put.. Kis manliuod ,1;o tlie test, HH ' LL FIGHT TO PKO ' F A XAV -REW IS BEr ' ' ' lR THAN THE BEST We salute oin- Soldiers, Airmen, and I ted Suttr Marin.. . I ' liose Guardians al our Gountry, and i,irliaps) of Heaven ' s Sce7ie», l iit tliey ' d never iuard ]iast tlieir own liacb yard, nor reaeli that Ciolden Street Willumt tlie Sliijis tliat are sailed and fouglit ly TH F WHITE HAT OF THE FLEET 24

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FIRST DIVISION First row left to right : C. A. Bacon, L. C. Walker, ENS. R. E. Eodie, First Division Officer, R. F. LeGall, J. E. Patterson, J. G. Weigel, Jr. Second row left to right : D.W. Berry, P.L.Martin, S. P. Miller, C. L Chester, V.D.Ellis, J.H. Brauner, R. L. Eberhardt, L.E. Little, R. D. Brown, L. V. Wright, N. E. Darden, V. K. Ballew, E. L. Messersmith, S. Partida, J. L. Gorman, D. R. Land, C. H. Flowers. Third row left to right : R. W. Rutledge, R. B. Mahoney, R. Morales, D. E. Cardenas, K. L Funk, T. W. Cotton, E. W. Buzby, B. W. McKee, C. C. Holly, G. L Baskett, D. R. Smith, L. L. Martin. Not present : G. G. Brunty, R. M. Lawrence, Jr., J. D. Goode. 26