Epperson (DD 719) - Naval Cruise Book

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f - E ET 5 f -' L FIRST ROW CL to RD: Hunn, D. L., SA, Flores, P.K,, SN, Vanguardia, D.M., TN, xCastaneda, A,A,, -5 Jr., SA SECOND ROW: Smith, W.D., CS2, Willson, A.W., CS2, Hipolito, LO., TN, Smith, G,G,, if SH3, Tulao, LL., SD3, Ford, C.W., SN THIRD ROW: Benson, T.S., SA, Kreipe, W. F., SN, 1 Zigler, J,D., SHSN, Thompson, A,M., SN, Newman, L,D,, SK3, Kaminsky, S.A., SK3, Lee, C.W., ' Jr., SH3 I I, L5- 35 ,, , I-' ' 'H 5

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FIRST Row CL to RJ: Schwartz, R.J., SA, Evans, U., SN, Erquiza, J. SD1, Lived J-C- TA 7 2 2 SECOND ROW: Hammel, J. F., DKC, Marinello, P., SH1, Laures, C.L., CS3, FUCIIS, R.V., JI' SA, LT USD Wilkinson, Rc, THIRD ROW: James, N. L., CSC, Payne, H.L., CSS, Jackson, W.E TN, Thompson, A,W,, SN, Toney, L, S , SK1, Wood, S,L,, SN SUPPLY DIVISION Think of Supply and your mouth must water when Jesse James starts another batch of dough - Willson's steak dinners, all you need is a sharp tooth - cabbage salad by Payne - Smitty's low meat, high vegetable stews - Laures, Schwartziand Thompson the cracker barrel kids - The Quiet Man, Erquiza, and his band of stewards: Tulao, VanGuardia, Hipolito, Jackson and Casteneda boostin the ff' ' ' ' ' g o icers morale with the finest vittles in the fleet. The ship servicemen: J. Edgar Marinello, the golf pro - our careful laundrymen Lee Zi ler 8 , ! 7 Evans and one arm Kreipe, who have never lost their own cl th - S' ' o es ideburn Smith, the regulation barber - It's in the storeroom Thompson, our merchandising expert. Inevitably, we come to the SK's - Chief Reed, developer of the cutest mustache alive - the old H pro, Toney, who sees all in his magic pillow - Chicago women and a cup of tea spells Kaminsky - any woman and an overnight pass is heaven for the Gangway Kid , Newman - Flores, who has proven he can slee an h - p yw ere Wood, the Shakespeare of Supply - and the newest but not the least go- getter, Little Tiger Gotterup. White, our genial mess deck MAA, and his band of bewildering personalities called mess cooks, doing a difficult job and doin 't ll - , g 1 we how many of you can carry a tray of food when the ship is rolling 200 each way? ' Last, but not forgotten - Chief Lend me 20 yen Hammel, a professional disbursing clerk - and sea dog.

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NA VIGA TIUN DEPA RTME N T LT. R. W. USBORNE Navigation Officer