Henry Wilson (DDG 7) - Naval Cruise Book

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COKE has something for everybody — especially FN OLSON MMCS Bishop and LTJG Garden discuss the results of a Casualty Control Drill FN Smith in Forward Engine Room FN FRENCH. MM3 RIETER. FN REISINGER, and FN MCCORMICK relax between watches.

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FN MCARTHUR at 2 Main Throttle Board MM2 Miller, EN2 Gilbert, MMCS Bishop, and FN McArthur react to an imposed emergency during Casualty Control Drill These pictures were taken during one of WILSON ' s Shipboard Casualty Control Drills. These drills are used to test and maintain readiness of Engineering Personnel in all possible emergency situations. Drills cover such emergencies as Boiler failure, steering loss, fires, electrical shock and shorting, loss of electrical load, personnel loss, and all phases of damage control. Ensign Freeman gives FN Lampert instructions as the XO, MMC Sculawl, and LCDR Meyer act as observers during one of the drills.

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' ' B DIVISION Front Row, left to right — BRADLEY, SPRAGUE, BAKER, ZIMMEL- Back Row — RICHARDS, BLACKBURN, FRANCIS, DUNN. CHAD- BOURNE, TAYLOR, SLACK, GRESS, BROWN, and DUGGER. Front Row, left to right — MORRIS, CALHOUN, DELEON, SHEEDY, EVANS - Back Row — COGGINS, BLUHM, SPARKMAN, PLUMMER, MARTIN, VAUGHN, SCHMIDT, and COOTS. B DIVISION — The Boiler Technicians are directly responsible for the operation of the ship ' s steam genera- tion plants, under admittedly, the hottest conditions aboard the ship. While on their eight hours of watch each day, they continuously monitor and adjust the operation of the steam and electric auxiliary machinery which keeps the boilers, and hence the ship, going. They are the last to hit the beach when the ship pulls in, and the first to make preparations for her departure — but they know It all runs on their steam , and are justifiably proud of it.