Gunston Hall (LSD 5) - Naval Cruise Book

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O N DIVISIONS THE OPERATIONS AND NAVIGATION DIVI- SIONS WERE MADE UP OF SIGNALMEN, QUARTERMASTERS, RADIOMEN, RADAR- MEN, ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS, PER- SONNELMEN, AND YEOMEN. THE SHIP ' S COMMUNICATIONS FUNCTIONS, NAVIGA- TION, AND CLERICAL ACTIVITIES WERE PROVIDED BY THESE RATINGS. THE RADIO SHACK WAS THE CENTER OF THE SHIP ' S EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS. AMONG THE RADIOMEN DARREL LABHART, JON RICHARDSON , ROGER CHENEVERT AND GARY DUNKLEBURGER WERE PRESENT FOR THE PHOTOGRAPHER . CHIEF QUARTERMASTER WILLIAM COSTA ASSISTED THE NAVIGATOR IN THE PAPER WORKTHAT WAS NECESSARY FOR THE SAFE NAVIGATION OF THE SHIP. ' -■ -.S '

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»»c»» S DIVISION ANOTHER MULITITUDE OF RATINGS MAKES UPTHE SUPPLY DIVISION . COMMISSARY- MEN, STOREKEEPERS, SHIPS SERVICE- MEN , DISBURS ING CLERKS AND STEWARDS ALL GIVE THE SHIP ITS SERVICES. THE SUPPLY PERSONNEL PROVIDE EVERYTHING FROM CHOW TO SPARE PARTS - LITERAL- LY - SOUP TO NUTS . JIM COLEMAN AND CHARLES WILHELM WHILE ON A TOUR OF MESSCOOKING WITH THEGALLEY SHAPEDHAMBURGER PATTIES WELL ENOUGH TO SUIT THE COOK. RONALD WELCH HELD THE DOOR WHILE BOBCOATES LOADEDTHE WASHING MACH- INE IN THE LAUNDRY .