Garcia (DE 1040) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDER DESTROYER DIVISION 122 j MPI S ' ,:- ' P Pr ' 1 CAPTAIN THOMAS H. NUGENT, JR., USN Destroyer Division 122, embarked aboard USS GARCIA, was composed of a small group of individuals who directed the overall operations of USS GARCIA, USS MCDONNELL, and USS FISKE during the deployment. Commodore Nugent ' s adroit marksmanship reached its peak during The USS EDWARD MCDONNELL Memorial Trash Streaming Event on the way home. Ens. Paarlberg is best remembered as the Staff member who never slept -- Mr. Paarlberg, lay to the Bridge! Mr. Eggeling, Dartmouth ' s football scout, and Mr. Fischer, undoubt- edly the Navy ' s hardest working Staff Officer, spent their spare time breaking in Drs. Di Bona and Brooks as radar operators and Staff Movie Watch Officers. Dr. Brooks distinguished BBK himself as potentially the worst slosh player in the Free World, literally losing his pants in a trying effort. RM2 Burks. SD3 McCants, and YN2 Weaver rounded out the 122 Staff, and their efforts and exploits aboard GARCIA will be long remembered.