George Clymer (APA 27) - Naval Cruise Book

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operations department First Roa : Second Ro Third Row : Fourth Rovv no ' in Pictu R. W. Winn, H. Bell, R. D. Kirby, H. E. Norwood, W. E. Vincent, W. M. Vestal, J.I. Hanson, J. B. Poe, D. D. Koenig, W. McLendon, W. F. Poulson, KM. Sax, D. E. Leonard, E. V. Dicker, J. E. Wallace Jr, D. E. Gardner, R. R. Rose. D. L. Calhoun, F. D. Lydon, J. H. Ungashick, D. C. Steward, T. L. Holman, J. C. Thompson, W.E.Morgan, L.F.Grant, H. S. McCain, J.!. Johnson, R.M. Hanson, R.C. Selby, H. L. Hinsch, J. H. Powell, R. W. Lyon s, K. A. Morton, R. L. Luttrell. W. A. Stroud, J. L. Milner, A.N. Baca, H.I. Rosengrants, T. W. Leaverton, F. L. Boyd, I. Burke, Jr., B. D. Barlow, G. H. Olson, R. R. Wylet. B.J. Keesee, L. E. Popp, R. P. MacVeigh, R. L. Dietrich, ML. Carrigan, T. A. Williamson, D.J. Ray, R.W.J. Lyon, HE. Wilson, B. H. Standridge, J. W. Ross. E. Fowler, P.R.Miller, C. W. Cooper, J. L. Hensley, J.L.James, DR. Jergenson, S. W. Thorsen, F. L. Towber, H.J. White, R. E. Vansagi, J. W. Stretcher. OUR MISSION: To collect, evaluate, and disseminate comlint and operational iniorniation.

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a ? r division First Row: J.N. Kreps, G.D.Warren, R.M. Lundy, H. (Ni Wooster, I.M. Thelen, HA. Marticke, E E. Finch Jr., L.D. Herzman, BG. White. Second Row : J. F. Dixon, R. A. Brinkman, D. H. Brookins, T. F. Smith, C. R. Denson, Skoshi, A. L. Jordon, R L. Mulvania, J. B. Hobb ' . I lie Metalsmith, Damage Controlman, and Piperitter .ill work together as a well knit division id tin. George. I lie Metalsmiths lay out, labricate, and repair metal structures, lney make repairs involving welding, brazing, riveting, and calking to decks, structures, and nulls. 1 ney lay out, cut shape, rivet, and tin plate sheet metal and on various types ol net and cold corming and neat treating 01 metals. I lie Damage Controlmen 01 tne George are specialists lullv i|iialilied in tne knowledge, theory, techniques, skills, and equipment id lire lighting, cneinical wart a re, auA carpentry, they coordinate damage-control parties and maintain iA repair shipboard machinery and null piping ami plumbing. lney install, maintain, and repair all valves, piping, and (pardon the expression) plumbing-system fixtures and tittings ; and they weld, braze, solder, roll bend, and torm pipes ai A tubing. Any resembalance to jobs mentioned in tins article and jobs actually preliu ' mcd liv tne 1 Division are purely coincidental. fib}e

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n-1 division First Row: T. L. Holman, HE Wilson, H. Bell, ML. Carrigan, T. A. Williamson ' ' Jr., K. M. Sax, J. E. Wa I lance Jr., L. F. Grant, J. W. Ross, R. P. Mac Veigh, R. R. Rose. Second Row: W.A. Stroud, R.W.J. Lyon, R.L. Dietric h, B.J. Keesee, R.R. Wylet, J.I. Johnson, R.M. Hanson, I. Burke, Jr., R.W. Lyons. Absent: D. C. Steward. RADARMEN Some Radarmen on the George are assigned to operate radar equipment to provide navigational data. Others operate equipment that provides data useful to Comhat Information Center relative to the searching and tracking of aircraft and surface vessels. Then there are iust others. Radarmen operate equipment to search for and track the movements of others. Radarmen operate equipment to search lor and track the movements of other snips and aircraft, to challenge unidentified aircraft and snips and to determine whether, they are friend or enemy. In addition to operating the equipment, they plot nd misinterpret the on tlie radar scopes. YEOMEN Usually refered to a. BODAR- MEN on tile George, due to one ol their many collateral duties. I lie Yeomen would just as soon not nave tills title, ' I [owever, lei it go a- a monument to gobblegook par excel- lence. In addition to their dut as radarmen they also perform clerical duties A all kinds. lata l ser i ' d And these are real Radarmen?