Essex (CVS 9) - Naval Cruise Book

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r l -r .if ' AN R.A. VACHON AA P.D. VERGASON ABF2 J .E.WHITE AA 0. HOUSTON AN R.A. KRUGER AN W.E. MCLEAN ABF2 R.A. MOORE AN J.C. PAHIRA AN W.B. SIMMONS AN E.C. STOWE ABFAN R.W: BESSELL AN K,E. JACOBSEN AN R.J. LARKIN AN P.G. MCNAMARA AN W.R. OLEKSAK ABF3 R.A. SABOURIN AN G.E. STEPP ABFAN K.A. SUMNER ABHAA 0.L. RUSSELL AN M.E. KAYE ABF3 R.L. LYNCH AN J.P. MILLER ABHAN S.L, ABF2 N.L. RAWLS AA R.S. STILSON AN L.E. TOLLIVER AN S.B. SCALES OVERSTREET I I - - 1 Y'-3 190

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lui!- V-4 DIVISION LT J.H. WICHMAN TO KEEP 'EM FLYING IS THE MISSION OF THE MEN OF V- 4 DIVISION, A TASK OF NO SMALL PROPORTION CONSIDERING THE PRODIGIOUS FUEL APPETITIE OF TODAY'S TACTICAL AIRCRAFT. THIS RESPONSIBILITY BEGINS WITH STORAGE OF 1,200 KILOLITERS OF AVIATION GAS AND ANOTHER 1,200 KILOLITERS OF JET FUEL IN AN INTRICATE SYSTEM OF EIGHTEEN TANKS, CONNECTING LINES AND PUMPS. SEA WATER PUMPS FORCE THE FUEL UP TO THE FUEL PUMPS WHICH CONTAIN FILTRATION SYSTEMS TO REMOVE WATER OR OTHER CONTAMINANTS FROM THE FUEL. FROM THESE FILTERS THE FUEL PASSES TO THE AIRCRAFT FUELING STATIONS TO BE FED TO THE AIRCRAFT. A VARIETY OF AIRCRAFT LUBRICANTS ARE ALSO STOCKED AND DISPENSED WITH SIMILAR SAF EGUARD AGAINST CONTAMINATION. - ABFC R-W- CARR AA -LR. BINZ AA R.A. CADORETTE AN L.c. CIMORELLI AN J-W- BALLARD ABF1 J.E. BRIDGES AN W.L. CARTY AA LB. COCKLIN AN S-B- BERRY AA J .L. BUTLER AA E.M. CHASE AA D.E. COLLIER I I - 1 I AN M.L. DEAcv AN s.A. coMs'rocK ADRAN V-L' AN FE. FERGUSON AN n.w. GH.LISPlE AN G.L. CUTLIP DUNCAN AN J.H. FREUDBERG AN D.P. HAASE AN R.A. DANSEREAU ABF3 A.C. E'l'I'Y ABFAN L.B. GEARING AN D.L. HERMAN -. l i. - l 1 189

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DIVISION 1 W LCDR R.G. .IUDD LTJG RAL. WISE V-6 DIVISION IS THE PERMANENT PORTION OF THE CVSG INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY. THE MEN, PART OF THE ESSEX CREW, ARE THE NUCLEUS TO WHICH ARE ADDED THE EMBARKED AIR GROUP PERSONNEL TO FORM THE IMA. AS SUCH, V-6 PERSONNEL ARE PRIMARILY RE- SPONSIBLE FOR THE ADEQUATE CONDITION, EQUIPAGE AND UPKEEP OF THE SHOP SPACES. THEY MUST SEE THAT ALL REQUIRED TEST EQUIPMENT IS ABOARD, OPERABLE AND CALIBRATED, AND TO THE PROPER MAINTENANCE OF ALL AIRCRAFT HANDLING AND SERVICE EQUIPMENT COMMONLY KNOWN AS YELLOW GEAR . OF THE SEVERAL HUNDRED PIECES AND TYPES OF EQUIPMENT FOR WHICH THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE PERHAPS THE MOST WELCOME IS THE SHIP'S CIA-THE MAIL PLANE-PROBABLY THE GREATEST MORALE BUILDER ON BOARD. Awcs E.w. CRONCE ADRAN My. BENSON AN wus. nowu-:s ,mn RH, CARSON Asc J.L. HALFORD AN IA. BLACKBURN Ama c.F. BOYD Assn: n.c. DUNEMANN Aza n.J. BAUER YN3J.L. BLANTON AsMsJ.n. BROWN pm T,J, DURNIN 'Rs 191