Essex (CVS 9) - Naval Cruise Book

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1- M fx H GB 1' , I DIVISION ENSROBERTC. lqg, A , R MACDONALD VVVV 1 , A ' ' f 1-, ,,,M ::AVV In A , :T I .J W N ,., 36 W ' - 1 ,,II J' ' ., Q. I A f- . we 5 V, A I A K .,,,,,,,., M 1 A I WHENEVER ESSEX RIDES AT ANCHOR, THE PERSONNEL OF f A 6 A ' GB, THE BOAT DIVISION, ARE INDEED POPULAR AMONG THE I REST OF THE CREW FOR IT IS THESE STALWART SALTS SNC BRANNON WHO RUN THE LIBERTY LAUNCHES WITHOUT WHICH sNSjC,,,mENTE,, LIBERTY CALL WOULD BE MEANINGLESS. RESPONSI- BM2 R- CHICK BILITY FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF ESSEX SNM COC H NINE BOATS IS A TASK OF N0 MEAN PROPORTION BUT IT IS SN ESCOSTKIIINR AM AT EACH NEW ANCHORAGE THAT GB'S MEN ARE PUT TO I BM3R.ENOS sN1vI.cARcIA THEIR STERNEST TEST. HERE, THE BOATS ARE UNGRIPED , THEN MOVED ONE BY ONE TO THE ELEVATOR, THE SLINGS RIGGED AND IN TURN, EACH BOAT IS HOOKED TO THE B-I-'A CRANE WHICH LOWERS IT INTO THE WATER WITH ITS CREW. GB PERSONNEL ALSO MAN THE LIFEBOAT DURING THE UMANOVERBOARDH DRILLS. S5 . 2 K , I- S X, V ---A-4-,...W,-,A- AUQTE Jimmy. 207

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M GV i DIVISION 5 I WILGUS - THE SMOKING LAMP IS OUT WHILE HANDLING AMMUNI- TION, A FAMILIAR PIPING INDEED, CLEARLY IMPLIES THE FUNCTION OF THE MEN OF GV DIVISION WHO ARE RESPON- SIBLE FOR THE HANDLING OF ALL AVIATION ORDNANCE. PLAYING A FUNDAMENTAL ROLE IN PROVIDING ESSEX AIR- CRAFT WITH THEIR FIREPOWER, GV'S AVIATION ORDNANCE- MEN RECEIVE, HANDLE, ASSEMBLE AND TRANSPORT EVERY- THING FROM PRACTICE AMMUNITION TO BOMBS TO SOPHIS- TICATED ROCKETS FROM THE TIME IT COMES ABOARD UNTIL IT IS SAFELY ON THE FLIGHT DECK. IN ADDITION, THEY LOAD ALL SPECIAL WEAPONS. IT IS A DELICATE AND GIN- GERLY PROCESS BUT THE MEN OF GV MOVE WITH SKILL AND EFFICIENCY UNTIL, AT LAST, THE SMOKING LAMP IS LIGHTED IS PIPED AND ALL HANDS UNCONSCIOUSLY RELAX. PHOTO AT RIGHT: ORDNANCEMEN-1945. I AOCS R. HOWLAND AN S. CERKOWSKI A03 L. DAY AN G, G11'1'1NG5 AN W. BIHCI-I AN L. COLEMAN AN K. FRANCIS A031 HARMAN AN T. CARLISLE AA F. DAVIS AN J. FULLER A03 D, IRION 209