George Elliott (AP 105) - Naval Cruise Book

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R. Cook W. E. Beffnatzlce A. R0lI,CllIOI'IlCJ2, cold water. For this special kind of service, Chief Fuller and Ice Cube Croofoot top the 'thank you list. At the opposite end of the compartment we gee some of our more prominent members of the social club engaged in a fast game of poker. Pappy Sellars has one sea bag filled and has Q good start on the second. Slim Jim Sidley, Pretty Boy Elliott, Little Brother La Fluer and Slave Driver Goodwin are making most of the donations. On the sidelines we seem to have Q little confusion. Oh! lt's just Turtle Beeman and Lady Killer Busker having one of their tussles, which is just an everyday occurrence. In the top sack overlooking the poker game we see 'The Russian, Joe Mudry. Joe seems to be having a little trouble sleeping due to the rats making a path along the beam, above his bunk. On the other side of the row of bunks we see Howard and Brandt engaged in a little quarrel. Brandt probably attached the sign, Electrician with the Day's Duty, to l-lovvard's sack. Looks like we will have to back track here, as some of these new firemen -- Moorman, Pate, Meyers, McKay and McFadden-seem ill at ease playing cards in the middle of the deck. AS we turn back we pick up a conversation between Andy Rohanivich and Dunn. l suppose Andy is still trying to sell that Jap kimono. l-le will prob- ably end up trading it off to Primmar for one of the many Jap rifles he 'acquired from the doggies. We will now bid farewell to the compartment and journey down to the engine room uptakes, Starting down the ladder vve are confronted by l0rz'1'i1g Aizclwsoiiz Dcmcilcl J . Allczrd liklmgml LCLFZQW 7'

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Spivey. l-le is probably on his way to sick bay-- always trying to get a little rest cure. We move down the ladder and the first person to draw our attention is Commander Bullyard Ballard atop No. l generator playing cowboy and lndign. Ballard is otherwise known as Commander- in-Chief of all ComPacSacRats. Behind the generator we see Blackout Barker polishing light bulbs l-le acquired the name when he accidentally tripped the main breaker and put the ship in a complete blanket of darkness As we walk towards the center of the engin room we see Tennessee Stanton standing on the rag can lecturing to a group of new firem n He is trying to conscript some new members to goin his IWW Club for a nominal fee The organization represents l won t work At the throttle is M L Grimes who claims spinning tne throttles added one fourth inch to each bi ep since we last left the States There goes War horse l-lelsel with a open end wrench and a five pound sledge hammer in his hands on hi way to tighten the stern tube gland Theres the Boatswain pipe Here com he turn to gang Chief Kilgore seems to have rounded up his gang of snipes Stump Berlin Douglas and Pinky Semp rott Thev eem t be headed for the Joe pot ar the Jie p we see big Bell who is laboring away on a riir thick iuicy steak sandwich which prob itil came from the officers galley tel. ' talkir Bey out of going on the recreation party, the e wil ve to do is ' ' s it u y Lieutenant ligl Masterson , is . we ave another bull session over i tl , wi Abbott Firms and the Pitlcle twin ls cussing their fishing and hunting e pcriL,1ig'ae Fiems said the drinks are on the house if fu v ft the boys ever get to his Wooden St c Twvt r, T Maine lll. ln the machine shop wc caught Chief Hcngn trying to load a pair of dice and there are Chief Fletcher and Cue Ball' Schellenbcrg turning out knife handles on Navy time 1 J'.l --l. ,..l 'J'-,... Ut' .f..-. I 1 H 1,1 ,flip