George Elliott (AP 105) - Naval Cruise Book

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B-29's. On the signal bridge we find l-losoy O'Toole Lyons, who flips a coin with Mad Russian Masarik to see who cleans the guns for the day, and as usual the Russian has lost ond screaming blue murder. Before Lyons, gn- terests us in o little game of chance let's look around a bit and see what the view affords, Back there on the after battery undoubtedly would have been little Red Egan rushing around as always squaring things away-then there was Big Jack . Those two were o real sight. Up forward we have Wood, GM 3!c, alias Wood-, the Woodpecker . l-le's been up there trying to keep the spray off the guns ever since we can remember. Working with him is Mayfield, gen- erally known as Flowers , The two of them handle that battery with no strain. Up on the director undoubtedly you'd find Kohler, FC llc, trying to find out why the gizmo won't work the whatsiz connected to the strable. Since the loss of our yeoman he covers most of the ordnance clerical work too. 20 mm battery at present has a gay old callece lion- Little Guns Wade, GM Sfc, and Cu,-, boy Capps Mallen, GM lfc, are probably clillwn in the armory taking inventory and signing title B cards. Well, Joe Boot, we'll have to leave Mal to his, confusion and see what the after battery att lrtl. in the way of personality. First youkl will i tht Cdly find a little fellow about G' -lil at that 240 with red hair and a roar like a lint llf- li KOCurek, GM ZXC, the Strong arm at the ati tg Working with the little fellow is Asking S lf and he's been on the after battery a littkv e i than a century. Somebody told me Apki-i . liberty hound, ls that right, l2al'oU Wenner, GM 3fC lAlhambra Limited' is als: back there. l-le babies the pride of the shtp namely the 5 !38. l-le loves his lab fo then tell him, although it has been rumored they gate him the ideal and all attachable gear as o little gift. Maybe it is the gunnery end of the stick but he's from California so what the hell Let's not forget Chisholm, FC Zfc, better known as the Shoot 'em Up Kid . No one ever did find out who shot who. You'll find him messing around with firing circuits or directors. l-las he ever fixed anything? Maybe yes, maybe HSL who knows, he doesn't. but l still think we rate a flag on the bridge. Tbat's about all for the gunnery department, 9 l

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All honds oboord will never forget Big Bertho old Chief Andy s pride ond glory A greot old gun indeed but I olwoys thought bollost wos suppo ed to be below decks In order to give you the stroight lowdown on our deportment I will hove to introduce you to our moin chorocter Chief Anderson lnvoriobly Andy s dolly greeting would be Whots the 3'H 17 E EQQ i i I 1 GUNNERY Before we ottempt to chorocterize our men, os is the usuol custom, we would oppreciote the opportunity to perhops pot ourselves on the bock o bit ond give o short description of our efforts ond ochievements. ' During the entire commissioned period this ship hos hod no mojor cosuolties in moteriol or per- sonnel. Our eorly equipment, which wos honded dovvn to us from World Wor l, wos time worn ond bottered. Through pompering ond bobying it held up well ond served through severol onti- oircroft octions. Our guns spoke their little piece to severol Komikoze roiders ond mode o good showing. dope? Andy vvould look in the clipping room, therein finding GM lfc Dick Moore lbetter known to his men os the whipl ploying cords with the '20 mm men to see who would get the mornng Joe. On o hot doy you would find Moore with o bucket of woter in hond wetting down his steoming reody boxes, his most trying effort of the doy. About this time you would probobly find Guns Christino coming up the deck with the lotest news. Guns wos in chorge of the oft bottery before he become moil orderly. Chris ond Moore were former shipmotes on the bottle- ship X. Another chorcicter oppeoring on deck ot this time would be Vinnedge, GM Ifc, who wos our ship's ormorer for o time, during which he pro- duced o number of model P-38's, P-6I's ond 3 ,

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