Epperson (DD 719) - Naval Cruise Book

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I SUPPLY DEPARTMENT LTJG. R. C. WILKINSON Supply Officer

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X 1 FIRST.ROW CL to RJ: Ingram, W.C., Jr., STGSN, Chauvin, C.J., SN, Grunner, RD., GMM3, Duffey, G,S,, SN, Austin B.I., TM2, Leventon, D.L., GMG2 SECOND ROW: Walin, C. W., STGCS, Anderson, J.K., SN, Vaudt, J.C,, ST1, Ward, H.L., SN, Manor, J.K., ETR3, Johnston, K,A., Jr., STGSN, Smith, RR., ADR2, LT Cjgb Shigetani, R.Y. THIRD ROW: Clifton, J.D,, GMG1, Davis E,W., III, STGSN, Palmer, D.D,, STGSN, Turner, L., SN, Curran, P.A., STG3, Earl, C.J., Jr., STG3, Tams, D.G., STGSN, Carlisle, D.S,, A T1 Feldman, -F.R., STGSA THIRD DIVISION In any exercise, and through the rampage It's these men in their dark little cage C That warn us and lead us to the enemy below And make our Dash, Torpedoes and Asroc a deadly blow Sonarmen, Torpedomen, Dashmen and Gunnersmates All our opponents respect these rates For the ease in which they display their skill And leak the Eppy on to the kill. Since the EPPERSON is primarily an ASW ship, the men of Third Division play a very important role in carrying out the ship's mission. Wandering into Sonar C The dark little cage D you might find First National Vaudt standing behind Icky Ingram, both of them staring intently at the stack , while Grandpa Davis and Akai Johnston stand by. In underwater Battery Control would be Lifer Duffey and Sub Ki1ler Feldman at the fire control system with Tammy Tams at the fathometer. Drifty Palmer and Pretty Boy Curran might be standing by to render aid, while Fudge It Fichtner and Da Chief Walin oversee this happy scene. ' On the Dash deck could be found the air group, led by COMNAVAIR EPPY Carlisle. Know-it-all Smith with Tootsie Roll Ward and Phipps, might be checking out a drone prior to launch, while down in the ET Shop, Bald Eagle Manor prepared all his snazzy transmitters. Coming forward to the ASROC deck, one would find B'wana Clifton, Leventon, and Turner shivering in the launcher Captain's Control Station, while Spanky Gruner and Chauvin stand guard in the Sentry booth. Meanwhile, forward on the torpedo deck, the Torpedomen charged the flasks of their torpedo tubes. As Big Tubes Middleton watched carefully, Got- a-light? Anderson would be trying to get Austin to get up and help prepare for action. And so it goes in TI-HRD DIVISION... ii It . r V. E. E, 5 E T E 1, if I, ': r, .1 P. Q. p: L L. i E. I . Y. ,, Eff i T .5- ,.-.s....,f.,.......-.il 1 s ,, 1, 3 li it I i ea y S-

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Supply is a small department with a large responsibility. The performance of every individual in the department bears on the readiness and morale of the whole ship. X Service is one of our biggest commodities. Here is where the ship's servicemen, commissarymen, stewards and disbursing personnel come in. Our ship's store and barber shop help keep this floating city well provided for and well groomed. Our general mess, inspected four times daily by the best judges in the world--285 hungry sailors--works hard to keep our crew healthy and well fed. Payday and other disbursing services, such as allotments, travel claims, and special pay, are always regularly and efficiently provided to support families back home and to bolster the economy of our liberty ports. Readiness is another big commodity furnished by Supply Our financial and material managers the storekeepers, keep close tabs on the needs of the other departments and maintam the many files and records which are their tools Without even one of the 18 000 different types of repair parts aboard EPPERSON might be unable to perform its mission For this reason, this hard working team deserves credit A major portion of Supply's work began several months before deployment and has already been accomplished before we left Hawaii While other divisions were saymg good bye to their families, Supply was hard at work loading the tons of stores we would need on our deployment, reviewing past records and anticipating future needs Nor did the workload decrease during the cruise Supply continued to restock supplies or repair parts and provisions through underway replenishment at every opportunity Our goal was to leave Hawau as self suH1c1ent as possible, and remain as Ready for Sea as any West Pac Destroyer to our Supply Department we com mend-a hearty Well done ' CRUISE STATISTICS Cups of coffee 165,000 Pounds of potatoes 8 000 Eggs 7200 dozen C86,400J Dollars paid out iB324,'700 Sh1p's Store X Vending Machme Sales 320,560 00 Cigarettes 67,650 Candy bars 33 050 1. - 2' - , . 3. - 4. ' - 5. ' ' ' - . l 6. ' - l 7. - ,