Epperson (DD 719) - Naval Cruise Book

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The fearless leaders of this horrible scene Include Howard and Bailey, Tucker, McBean. And to find all the slackers that have run and hid We have Animal Rains and the Samoa Kid . With Robertson making a mess with the paint, BM2 Smith stands ready to faint. While eating your chow you know how you feel, With Burgasser, Nally, and Reed at the wheel. When GQ sounds and all is max flail, A Ketchum and Cooper run like hell. LaCombe and Chris, our lookouts so keen, Keep an eye in the sky for a submarine. McCain and Schwinck make a talkative pair, The OOD's ready to pull out his hair. The Skipper and Ingram have a friendship quite keen They meet rather often with podium between. Of course we have the ex-head cleaner Paran Along with ham stealing Dan, the gear locker man . Old Doc Schohl with shiny needle, And Gramps Vantongeren, weak and feeble. With Dodd and Glynn as senior men, The Smiths' turn-to 'til ten past ten. And Hoppe's'in his office, pounding away at the keys. Shuda and Mancil are shooting the breeze. Hudson is hollering with all his power, With Martinez in the head taking a shower. Fuchs and Pollari are asleep in the rack. Bacher and Hazen are both taking slack. Schuver and Freeman find sea detail a breeze. So does McLavy, who's ready to sneeze. Boone's in the boat all ready and set. Hinojosa and Ciaccio are mending a net. Now you've met them, so cool and sharp, Each one knowing the art of the mop. - - - ag.--I-,.,, 414: - -Q..-:eff Q. :4..:.,-f-:-..11.-2.--L ' 'm.fi.-,- .,,.:.-utr. ,:r..-A.:-MA-n

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45 ,A , 7 Q . , ,, ' 54- FIRST ROW CL to RJ: Walsh, P.M., FTG3, Mannina, A., FTG3, Watson, J.W., SN, Pope, C,E,, Jr., SA, Wienholz, F.J., GMG3, Hawkins, R., FTCM, Chin, S.T., FTG3, Cummings, J,L,, FTG2, Wilcox, B.R., GMG3, Guyett, R.C., GMG3, Maldonado, J., GMG3, Stewart, A.H., GMGC THIRD ROW: Baker, M.J., FTG3, Kelly, E.R., FTG3, Baker, L.M., FTGSN, Roth, L, C., GMG3, Staggs, R,G,, FTGSN, Biermaas, T.S., III, GMG3, Lenhart, RJ., GMG3, Yoder, RA., FTG3 SECOND DIVISION The mention of Second Division brings back memories of much gimfire. The men of Second Division kept the guns going during seventeen firing missions off the coast of Vietnam. Following each mission, one could find Wienholz lovingly waxing Mount 52, while Henpecked Guyett and Biermaas swabbed out the barrels. Mount 51 was kept in top shape Cseas permittingll by Pretty Boy Roth, Plow Boy Lenhart and Maldonado. Chief Big Daddy Stewart and Red Brenner kept an overall eye on,the guns and the Duty Oil King Wilcox ran the workshop, took care of all the small arms, and carried h. mac me guns back and forth from the bridge. Joining after Vietnam, and pitching right in, were Wally Buzzard Watson and Pious Pope. Of course, aiming the guns is of very great importance, and for this task the fire control s st ' ' ' ' y em comes into play. Led by Sher1ff Ch1efHawk1ns with Lifer Cummings Csoldering gun in handj, Fire Control Technicians were everywhere. Up in the director one might find Mannina, Staggs, and Walsh, while Stretch Baker was in CIC operating the TDS. Bozo Baker, Kelly, Rabbi Roy Yoder, and Chinaman Chin were often found in plot, operating the computer, turning switches, or running tests. CAn occasional game of chess seemed to occur, toolb Proof of their effort is the accuracy with which we engaged our targets.