Guam (CB 2) - Naval Cruise Book

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Th ADMIRAL IIMES ABIIARD , ' ' l 1 W ,, :ax-. 1 I L wi t, V v J , -ff? JS 'lf 1 7'l.lf'1fl'ff t' .1 ' . fl 'Vit .' :V ' 'SH' ' P f' W V SWA' .VI .Hush .Nm,.,i i F il V 'I 'hx .inks -aytifxlkiq 'Q L, X it If 'V , , fn.-.nl Admiral Low Reads His Orders Alive-r since the design of this class of ship has lmen gt-iwrally known in the Navy, so far as l know, all ranks and ratings from Rt-ar Athnirul down halve bcen anxious and cagvr to st-rvc ill them. I fool. tlwrvforv, that wt' hvrx' and tht- ship's company of AIASKA should lu- particularly gratilictl that we arc' to llllvtf tho opportunity auul privilvgv t0 lukc thi-ni into tlu-ir lirst action. Our slwviliv i.lSSiglllllt'lllS tw tlo not know, hut with lulowlvilgv ol' the mili- tary power ulul toughm-ss thu! has lJt't'll rolh-tl up into this ilvsign wc' lllkiy ht' quilv vvrluiu that wc will ln' in thx' frout row ffwliivli is wlwri- l ussulnt' vvvryoiiv wants to lux Ri-:ui lmunu. I-'. S. Lou, l'.S.N. frillllllllllllllfl' l'ruiw-r Uiriwiou Ill

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R The Flag llivixion has lln- juli ailumral lllfli M 0liilHHl5lllI:1 ilu- .Mlmirul's stalf in performing aalminislruliw- fllIll'll0llS in umm-4-tion will: ilu- operalinli of l:l'lllS1'l' llixisinn SlX'l'lf1l-IN unil op:-rnlimml l'lllll'll0llS ul those times when ilu' Mlmirall e-xvrvisvs Ctbllllllilllil ul' an lusl. form- group, or unit. 'lliv llnnsmn, wtuling 30 nn-n, VUIISISIS ul llmlimnvn anll Slgnalmen Mlm pcrlorm C'0lllllIllllll'illl0IlS ilnlivs, llumlurnn-n who . , 1 f' man Flag Plot, Xennwn nsslgln-ml ln lln' lflug Ollicc, unnl Su-wurnls, X' Cooks, anal Stvwural mules who su-rvv llw .Mlmirul uml Stuff. 'l'h1- 1 - Flag --as ilu' division is re-fcrrml In in sliiplmurnl 1'4rliw'1-rsuliuli-W ' carries llll' hall uflvr llw :Mllnirul mum-s lln- pluvu uml calls ilu- v A4 signals. ' 1 wi l r V ' ' Y ' , .- V V , f Q, 1, , Y V ' ' e ' 'li' ' . A 'I X- R., ' .- - X' ,N X -v ' -1 Q- I , ..-. I ...,,. . V V ' F 4 . -. .N ' r , 'm 'N ' -1' f . f i I 'X ' 2 x .. -1. 1 ' Li A A -.L 5 '-', 'I' . . . ' jj. K , te. I 1 'Q rv . -N -Q-, f. ', - - W fr - a . .- ' 1 F . ,ul ' ' ' 5 1 ' - r 's r' - 1 5 - ' 'L -I H .. gi . - S - 3 9x - , N J, ., Front Rou-L. to R.: Lieut. Lewis l.. Fisher, Ll. flomrlr. John ll. Dean, Comrlr. ' i Manley H. Sinlons, Jr., Rear Admiral Francis S. Low, Conulr. John R. Whflleigh, 'xr' Lieut. Robert B. Shertz, Lieul. Alvinl.all1r0p. Buck Row-L. to IC.: Lieut. William Rear Adlniral F. S. Low, U. S. N. Nleltzer, liieut. Robert ll. lfaiser,.l.ieul.v7Fenlon'VV. Earnshaw, Lienl. John E. llocutt, Lleut. Janles C. Suns, Lleut. Waller Kahn, Ens. Jarnes 5. Johnson. Commander Cruiser Division I6 -rv ma., AA if f FLAG lllYlSl0N rw Rau, I. to R.: Swincllvr, ll. J.: fhlnnls, E. Il.g Johnson, 11.3 Cnllillri. ll. .l-2 Rlllllllllll- R-2 lollvr. WV. li.: lilllfl. Nl. ll. relmendahl, C. W.g'l'u3l11r,.'K.: Mc-lnnsnn. A. J. Svrvonal Row. I.. In If.: Bowen, J. F.: Slurmnn. li. li.: lins. W . Ylellzvr: l.ieul I alimerg l.ieut. A. Lathrup: l.ieul. I.. l.. Fisherg l.ieul. J. li. llncull: Limit. Qjgj YV. Kuhn: lins. J. 5. Johnston: lu-sh-r f' Thlrrl Row, I.. In R.: l'ur4lillu. Z.. Nlyrin, l..: llurns. J. ll.: Yenor, H. l'.: Cinnnmn-. J. G.: llnas. ll.: Wllillivlcl. ll. J. .' echl, fl. 0.3 lh-icl, 'l'. fl.: Sorensen, K. A.: Nlurrny. J. 'l'.g Qhulerx-ion, l'. J.: llnrmnn. J. Y. Fmlrlll Row. I.. lo R.: Kllen. l'. n nown, Pilmnn, C. 'l'.gI,oy,li.A.:3lmmrvl1,Il. WQQ Uniser, A. V.: Ilays, R. E.. lllunlrviell. C. .-Lg Slllllllklll. X. R.: Fl'llll0l'. .3 Sorenlino, C. U.g Hallman, U. Il.