Galveston (CLG 3) - Naval Cruise Book

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LT. DUFFY, one time Ass't Nav, has helped the division in all respects. We were sorry to see him leave us to go to Gunnery as he Was sure a good divi- sion oflicer as Well. Though We only have a few men in the division, all are interested in sports and play them Well. During intra-mural softball competition, Navigationuwas a threat to all divisions. The division also supplied two men to the shin's softball team Who won the 1959 Crulant Softball Championship in Boston. They are James Kennedy SN and Ralph Boulette QMSN. We are proud of our Navigation Dept. and our intention to make it a better dept remains of prime importance. Our motto: We navigate GALVESTON safely.

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N ' DIVISIQN On 28 May 1958, U.S.S. GALVESTON QCLG-35 was commissioned with a hearty but inexperienced group of quartermasters. Though short on experience, Navigation can be proud of her division because today she is one of the best divisions in the fleet. Training by our first Navigator, LODR HOUGHTON and Ass't Nav. ENS YOUNG, Know serving with a UDT out of Little Creek, Va.D proved to be a great help to the men of our division, the men who stand watches on the bridge and the ship herself. Since the ship was commissioned on 28 May 1958, four men who were in the division still play an impor- tant role in the Navigation Dept. They are: Bruce E. Belmer QM3, Monty D. Posey QMSN, Donald R. Horton SN .and Dennis E. Jenkins SN. Others who were on the ship when commissioned but not in the Dept. are: Ralph R. Boulette QMSN, Harvey Guimond SN, George Kettel SN and Patsy Richardi SN. The Division now consists of Navigator LCDR W. T. REILLY, Ass't Nav. ENS CRUMPACKER, 1 Leading Petty Oflicer DONALD H. BLOCH QM1, Division Supervisor EVERETT MCNABB QM2 and 15 more quarterrnasters. . . In the past examinations the dept. is proud to have two more rated QM3's and one designated QMSN. Monty Posey QM3, Dennis Jenkins QM3 and Ralph Boulette QMSN. ' - Training QM's was rough for the past months, as Navigation consists of accuracy in all phases of its work. Our present Navigator LCDR REILLY has set up a training program which has proved to be the best training for this type work. We have men who have been in the division only a few months who are now qualified to go up for 3rd class, due to this pro- gram set up by Mr. Reilly. '

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The nucleus begafl f0F1Y1iHg ifl Jamlilfy 1958 for the Medical Department when HM1 Castle, HMC Klein and HM1 Northrup reported to Receiving Sta- tion, Philadelphia, Pa., f01' DFG-C0111 3115 duty in the GALVESTON. At the same time two HM2's, Graham and Rosenbackg five HM3's, Bowers, Lassman, Ste- vens, Upton and Vayquez slowly reported to rec! sta, Norva., for pre-com and about 1 March 58 all had reported. Shortly after we began to function as 3 team, a Division. First aid lectures were started, training Film and demonstrations and the practice to be able to do and know became a routine for all hands. We were in business. Records were transferred and the pro- cedure of checking and making lists and transferring certain rates to Philly which continued then until a week before 28 May 58 when the last bus load left. the Norfolk area. Meanwhile those in Philly had their hands full too in setting up a unit and receiving records of people checking in, running down the Medical Dept. supplies and equipment, checking the sick bay spaces on the ship and handling stacks of stencils - mimeograph paper used in printing up Medical Dept. regulations, instructions and orders for all spaces of the department and as the work load progressed in Philly a Norva man was sent in to help out until about 1 April 58 our first Medical Offi- cer W. L. Johnson, reported aboard and half the crew was now in Philly. About the end of April the work of getting department gear aboard started and also more men had moved into the area which helped as it became apparent the bulk of the department was needed with the ship, this done, the spaces took shape and on 28 May 1958 set the first section watch in the Medical Department. 15 August 1958, and all river runs completed, we departed the Philadelphia area for NB, Norfolk, Va., and points South to the Caribbean Sea and re- turn on 1 April '59. Between these dates and various port visits a rescue at sea was accomplished with a Navy plane in distress having a three-man crew aboard which put into action the entire Medical De- partment by manning two of our boats, one on each side of the ship and providing the doctor and corps- man on the rail and alerting the sick bay and op erating room ready for the results of the victims of a crash landing of a Jet plane The angels were with all of them as they got out of the plane swam to the ship and brought aboard none the worse for a good shaking up and drenching A couple of hours rest and they were all as good as new Back in port now for a five month stay new faces arrived reliefs for short timers schools and change of duty stations and in July the arrival of our present Medical Ofiicers LT L I KOCH MC USNR Asher Johnson Lowe and Parham The Department plank owners are Northup HM1 and Chief Klein MEDICAL gc DENTAL DEPARTMENT and others as Lindstrom, Gill, Cary, Luescher, Helmsi