George Elliott (AP 105) - Naval Cruise Book

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fltii S. f,'I'of:li'1'H, A l 1'i'wiifl, lfiis, .Ur 1 lift gl' ' 'J' Another story worth telling is the day Lieutenant B. Bartow, our present first Lieutenant, was battered back and forth between the Captain and the Engineer Officer. The Captain sent Brad below to find out about the breakdown in the engine room, and upon arriving there he was promptly ordered out by Lieutenant Com- mander Fink, the Chief Engineer at the time. This went on for awhile with Brad wearing a path between the bridge and the engine room, much to his grief. The present Division Officer, Ensign R. Murline, decided the world was a cruel place when he was informed he would be O boat OffiCer during amphibious operations. However, that is all behind him now, and to his credit. Around a year ago an Irish politician by the name of Mahan strolled aboard. Ensign T. Meehan, R Division Officer, was born 20 years too late as he 1.-.outa haue been a natural during the Tam- ntanv Hall CfO Ar tne same time Ensign F. Friedman, also l-nrt .vi s Fearless, reported aboard. Freddie, .t git midshipmen school, knew he was ter tcm all of the Elliott's prayers. Chief i.-.Jiri lnitude spent 30 years in the Navy 'f.l1 lt1Q about the Navy. Seeing that our 'iewr rated a Chaplain, Ensign F. Cassidy iwsitl tht' luill vCty wCll. llttt all there is to say as the rest of us could hope for on honorable mention compared t-rw those already named.

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Chief Engineer, Lieutenant G. Kramer, was thought by many to be part of the Title B equipment aboard ship, The Navy took George over with the ship in l943. Then we have Lieutenant ljgl Smith, first Division Officer, with a voice second to none in volume, and the greatest all-around athlete in the world, quote Clarence, Many adjectives could be used to describe Ensign P. Webb, but C1'oc'1fc'H. Ifns. Jlrixfcfiwoiz, CMUM, A Fiiviirl, we will merely say that he just did not give a damn. Lieutenant Commander G. Manhart, our present Executive Officer, spent half his Navy career worrying and wondering if he would ever make those ZVQ stripes. 'We are glad to say he did a few months ago. Ensign J. Carman, one time M Division Offi- cer, was stopped by the S. P. one day for imper- sonating an Officer. Lieutenant Gould, Com- missary Officer, was the ship's big operator, Old Milt, officially Commander Tabor, the Supply Officer, put several days in bed with Q Strgined back after getting down and showing some of his men how a deck should be scrubbed.

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af? IST DIVISION I-lello Fox, who's the character with you? Fel- lows, l want you to meet Joe Boot, he's ship's company now, so let's give him the low down. Well Fox, l see that you brought him to the right place because this is where the ship really starts. You see the men start out here as sea- man. Maybe you would like to know the mean- ing of seaman . The seaman is the man who soys Who-me? after the Captain tells the first Lieutenant, the first Lieutenant tells the Boatswain, the Boatswain tells the Boatsvvain Mate, the Boatswain Mate tells the Coxswain, and the Coxswain points to the lone seaman, who, you see, is at the bottom of a long ladder of orders. The seaman awakes in the morning to the horrid sound of the boatswain pipe. Par- don me, but before vve go any further, maybe we ought to explain the boatswoin pipe. lt is wiilv Before the Mast an instrument about so long, and reminds you of a police whistle which you vvould have liked to have had as a kid. By the way, you'll prob- ably find out that the guy blowing it is also an overgrown kid. lt is blown at different times during the day to notify us that it's time for chow, watch, lights out, etc. At O6l5 we hear the shrill of the kid's whistle ordering the Seaman to give it a clean sweep dovvn fore and aft. Half asleep, we all stagger up to the main deck for- ward, where we hear O hell of a roar from about four Boatswain MateS and a couple CoxswainS telling us to take the sleep out of our eyes and get the brooms to work- ing. lf you think yOUf mother-in-law is bad yOU ought to hear the Boat- swain Mate. I-le reOllY beats his gums. That done we rush down to our compartments to