Epperson (DD 719) - Naval Cruise Book

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Q 1 5, rl il I ,fe ff' I Y 45,4411 .A.4...4:f.f ' SUPPLY DIVISIO FRONT ROW QL to RQ: SN Larrey, SN Gotterup, CS3 Hunn, SN Iantorno, TN Vanguardia, SHI Tadeo, TN Livid, TN Devera, TN Hipolito, CS3 Ford, SH3 Evans, TN Pedrosa, SK3 Flores, TN Alvarez. BACK ROIN: CSC Ballard, SN Hansen, SN Long, SN Kriepe, SN Mfeldon, SN Borden, SN Foose, SK2 Kaminski, SDS Tulao, SN Varney, SN Vantongeren, SN Green, SKS Barr, SN Ells- worth, SN Benson, CSI Willson, ENS. Jones. A One day I decided to visit the Supply Department spaces and learn what made our person- nel click , Apparently I caught my shipmates off guard, for weird scenes were taking place. As I walked into theiSupply office, I heard the fish worshiper Larrey telling smoke stacks Barr to put out his cigar. I could hardly blame Larrey, for it took me ten minutes to find lost love Ells- 's.'orth and Hi ya, buddy! Hammel through the smoke. I left the ollice and ran into Napoleon ENS. Jones who was looking for the last of the Polish dictators Kaminski. Nap could not find Ski , so he happily skipped along in search of the duty water king VVilson. Two hours prior to knock off ship's work, SN Long was trying to give the duty keys to six ton rice kid Han- sen. While the Quiet one Vantongeren was talking to the animal Kriepe, the Captain's pants were burning on the laundry press. Later I spotted giggles Alvarez selling rice to pineapple kid Flores. In the galley scullcat Ford and sleepy eyes Hunn promised an extra scoop of lico- rice ice cream to Borden and Varney if the two SN could coax the crew into eating the evening meal Qlipperson steakj. I left the galley to get a haircut, but I decided my hair could wait after I saw butcher Weldon trying to put the XO's ear back on with Elrner's Glue. Mlhat more could happen that day? Lo and behold, I stared in disbelief at Tarzan stud Cotterup who was swinging through the passageways and emitting terrifying screams. I decided to see the Doc -before I went crazy myself. I

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COMDESRUN 25 CAPTAIN USNAVY T.W.F. WALSH BIOGRAPHY CAPTAIN THOMAS W. WALSH, USN Captain Thomas W. Walsh, USN was born on 22 October 1921 in New York, N.Y., where he attended Cathedral Boys' School and Manhattan College prior to entering the U.S. Naval Acad- emy. He is a graduate of the Naval Academy, the Naval Postgraduate School, the Armed Forces Stall College and the National War College and holds the B.S. and M.S. degrees. Upon graduation from the Naval Academy in June 1943, Captain Walsh was ordered to USS NEVADA QBB 362 in which he served throughout the remainder of World War 11, participat- ing in the Invasions of Normandy, Southern France, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Following World Wfar 11 Captain Walsh served in a variety of Sea and staff assignments. Sea assignments have included Gunnery Officer of JOSEPH P. KENNEDY, JR. QDD 850J, Execu- tive Ofllicer of DORTCH QDD 6'70J, command of TWEEDY QDE 532j, and command of LAXA7- RENCE QDDG 4J which he placed in commission as Commanding Ollicer at Naval Base, Philadel- phia, on 6 January 1962. Captain Walsh's staflf assignments have included Aide and Flag Lieutenant to Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Germany, Assistant Naval Attache CScientihc and Technical Liaisonj, Paris, France, Head, Cold YVar Section, Oflice of Naval Intelligence, and Head, Navy Strategic Plans Section, Strategic Plans Division, Ofhce of the Chief of Naval Operations. On 2 Septembor 1966, Captain Walsh took command of Destroyer Squadron TXNENTY FIVE at Naval Base, Pearl Harbor. Captain Malsh is married to the former Agnes Mary Sharkey of Philadelphia and has one son, Anthony Reade, age 12.