George Clymer (APA 27) - Naval Cruise Book

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Keep it taut Our Baby There ' s always work to do And overylhing was going so well ' ■ ' iy. no. ;,,«ewereu.? ' Time out

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3 r d D I V I S I o N ■ N Row: Knlb. R. J.. Fuller. C. E.. ENS J. R. French, Bradliurst, J. G. Secon,! Row: Johnson. A. L.. Deck, D. R.. Corbin. C. W.. Fender. S. J., Mundt. O. H. Third Rou-: Rosrers, R. E.. Cunningham. C. (n). MacAlevv. I. C .Salazar. G. E., Bagwell, J. A.. Johnson, J. R. roiirlh Roic: Harris. K. T.. Kitchens. A. B., Slater. R. D.. Cook. G. H.. Matliis, C. R., Thomblade, L. A. Third division is a composite group of 21 sailors I Fuller ' s Angels) who spend most of their working hours on the after-part of the shiji. In that area they run the booms that work the hatches and lower the boats. They are the riggers of the accommodation ladde rs, and the groundkeepers of the quarterdecks. For ord division. WestPac ' 62- ' 63 is to be remembered as a time of training, hard work, and long hours intermingled with the excitement of going to new places and garnishing new experiences. As for work, it all began in Okinawa, o December. 1962. when the GEORGE became a floating shuttle service for the green people and all their gear. Three trips to Subic Bav and back and 2100 nautical miles later, ord division had made over 200 lifts with tlie 10-ton booms. By this time the voung newcomers to the division had been transformed into nld sea dogs: wise in the ways of shipboard life and eager to displav new talents and abilities. Partici])ation in Jungle Drum II in Thailand and an admin load of marines from Okinawa to Numazu. in addition to handling an unbelievable amount of dependents cargo in Hong Kong, further en- hanced the training of the division, and proved them a capable unit, full of can do spirit.

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G R O u p First Roio: Rich, L. M., Merjil. N. M., Walker, R. E., Pennington, F. N.. Hara- rick, E. T. Second Row: Beadle, G. 0., Asbur ' , R. L., Higgins, A. D., Sparkes, H. J., Koehler, J. C. First Rom: Mansfield. V. L., Sullivan. R. D., Porter. C. B.. French, A. B., Sanders. B. G. Second Row: LTJG M. L Fo.x. J. R.. Brooks, R. W C. M.. Schilling, A. A., Charlev. E. R., ENS J. A. Komes, ENS T. W. Fulbright I missing: Simon. J. L.. Levesque. J. P.. Dunson, R. J., Keith. W. E., LaRose, J. P., Pcnrow, E. (n), and Moore. D. A. The landing craft are the main battery of the GEORGE CLYMER. Boat group division has the responsibility of Landing the Landing Force while making an amphibious assault on foreign beachheads. The coxswains are especially qualified to handle these boats with the maximum of safety in all kinds of surf while ensuring the timely landing of the troops on the beach. These men are truly the Fighting Arm of this ship.