Epping Forest (LSD 4) - Naval Cruise Book

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CHIEF MACHINIST BILLY J. HARSHMAN USN Pueblo, Colorado 16 years service B and M Division Officer The primary duty of the men assigned to the ship ' s machinist is main propulsion. This doesn ' t even skim the surface of the work that they are required to do because it involves a great deal of vigilance, pa- tience, knowledge, and just plain hard work to keep a ship moving at Navy standards. They may be called upon to change speed of the ship at any time and must be able to do so or else a catastrophe could occur. They work with such vital machinery as the two main engines that propel the ship and the boilers that provide the steam for these engines. The response of these men and this machinery to the orders that come from the bridge are perhaps the most important function of a Naval vessel. 1st Row: Gilbert, Rohlman, Lingen fetter, Davis. 2nd Row: Thomas, Cuevas, Clark, i.O. 1st Row: Harvey, Watkins, Eckman. 2nd Row: Isecinbice, Thompson, Sweeney.

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1st Row: Kline, Morlc, Gladden, Dycus. 2nd Row: Westerfield, Meager, Klee. Elect. WILLIAM M. LENNON USN La Mesa, California 14 ' 2 years service E Division Officer The men assigned under the ship ' s electrician are required to keep the ship furnished with the power necessary to operate. They stand watches in the generator room and are alert to meet any emergency such as a power failure with the auxiliary generator. Under their care is the ship ' s lighting, inter-communications, electrical motors, radar and radio, ventilation system, and movies. They must keep a constant vigil for anything, in the way of electricity, that will harm the maximum operating capacity of the ship as well as hinder the safety of the ship and its personnel. They constantly repair the worn electrical lines around the ship and keep the spaces assigned to them clean and free from any harming activity. The movie op- erator is a popular man when the ship is at sea and in doing his job well wins the admiration of . the ship ' s personnel. Electricity is a very important part of the operation of the ship and without the activities of the electrician, the electrician mates, inter-communi- cation electricians, and the electronics technicians it would be greatly hindered. 1st Row: Hayes, Haney, Roser, Hor- bac, Wilson, 2nd Row: Trapier, Gilbert, Lancester, Chitwood.