Galveston (CLG 3) - Naval Cruise Book

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Commander May Commander May is an old cruiser sailor who took a fourteen year vacation in submarines. During World War II he served in the light cruiser NASHVILLE, participating in the Leyte, lVIindoro, and Borneo cam- paigns. After decommissioning the NASHVILLE in 1946 he became a plankowner and the first F Division Ofhcer of the heavy cruiser TOLEDO, a position he held for 30 months. All of his submarine service was at Key West in CALIVIAGORE, THREADFIN, and QUILLBACK which he commanded for two years. On shore duty he attended the Naval Postgraduate School and MIT studying Fire Control Engineering. Just prior to his reporting as Weapons Officer of the GALVESTON he served three years in the POLARIS Program at Pittsfield Mass. He and Mrs. May are natives of Rochester, New York, who were happy to turn San Diegan. Their family includes five boys and five girls ranging in ages from three to eighteen. W Nw,ff K Q t 1 p Q p y 1 as ataa Q 2 Weapons Officer- CDR MAY X 1

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lst Division Motto: The Fighting First One two three four What the hell we .rocking for? Four three two one Cause we like to rock for fun. Here we go down the board We gotta rock-can't stop Hit it, hit it, shift a board. When speaking of a cruiser deck division one can't forget the Hnoly- stone Chant. In GALVESTON's First Division this little verse IS a weekly ritual, an integral. part of holystoning the wooden deck. Holystoning is only a small part of the maintenance job handled by the division. They perform a variety of jobs throughout the ship. They stand watches as Boatswainfs Mates of the Watch, helmsmen, messengers, and the ever present life ring watch. In addition the life boat crew is ready at a moments notice. A large part of the ship's un crews repair parties and messmen are First Division men Last S -, C - - - , but not least, are the boat crews. GALVESTON's boats are the shar- pest in CRUDESPAC and the lst Division is proud of its two, the Captain's Gig and the Number One Utility. Replenishment at sea is their specialty, and accomplishments in this field have fulfilled GALVESTON's motto. In 7THFLT replenish- ments the division has consistently exceeded the standards of expel- lence in rig time with AKS, AO, AE and AF ships and contributed its share toward the record breaking AKS! CL UNREPS of December 1963 and March 1964. ggi as F l