Epping Forest (LSD 4) - Naval Cruise Book

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LT. (jg) ROBERT M. LINDSAY, JR. (SO Maryville, Tennessee Vanderbilt University and University of Pennsylvania S Division Officer Disbursing Officer The duties of the disbursing officer consist of the maintenance of pay records for the personnel aboard ship. He supervises the pay- ing of the crew, collects and keeps in his custody all funds attained from ship ' s store, clothing and small stores, and the recreation and welfare fund. He makes ail the disbursements necessary to keep th ship operating and keeps all records of these transactions. He is also S division officer and has under his direction the ship ' s commissarymen, storekeepers, servicemen and disbursing clerks. Their duties consist of supplying the ship with food, ship ' s store goods, and general stores. The laundrymen, barbers, and ship ' s fountain operator are all members of this division as well as the cooks, stewards, butchers and bakers. iitt r 1st Row: Bradley, Thurman, Wing, Majeski, Milke. 2nd Row: Lucero, Nuttleman, Robin- son, Cofer, Hancock, O ' Neil. 3rd Row: Guy, Smith, T. M., Bro berg, Flannely, Hunt, DeLong. V -•». ,—- :.- 9c i ' V ' 1st Row: Duncan, Hamilton, Noland, Upchurch. 2nd Row: Evans, Bakke, Glass, Reyes, Sisson, Cabral, Smith, R. G. 3rd Row: Reddic, Houk, Nichols, de- mons, Romar, Gerhardt, Sylvester, McKever.

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LT. J. KENDALL STEVENSON (MO USNR Seattle, Washington University of Washington and University of Rochester School of Medicine Medical Officer The medical officer is responsible for the health and medical care of the officers and crew aboard ship. He is required to have a thor- ough knowledge of medicine such as would be required by a civilian doctor and more. He must be able to perform medical aid in all kinds of emergencies and any other personal aid needed. He is re- sponsible for the maintenance of cleanliness aboard ship and is free to check anything in the way of food, clothing, or the ship ' s personnel that he deems necessary. He may be called upon to give assistance to a man with a broken bone, a bad laceration, or some disease and must be ready and able to meet the situation. He is assisted by the hospital corpsmen who are required to perform the minor surgeries, treat minor ailments and afflictions,, maintain cleanliness in the sick bay and throughout the ship, treat wounds sustained during the ship ' s activities, and aid the doctor in any way that they can.