Higbee (DDR 806) - Naval Cruise Book

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Supply Division, the silent servants of 806 have but one thought in mindeservice to the ship. Most everyone knows where the Supply Office is located, but many have no idea how encompassing are its activities. There isn't a section of the ship that doesn't contain or is not effected by the Supply Department. The office itself, under the guiding wing of Scuttle O'Brien, budgets quarterly funds and CHEFS AT WORK processes over 3,000 requisitions each year. Storekeepers Mc Allister and Atkins stock over 40,000 line and repair parts down in the holds. The Ships Store does an annual gross of over 24,000 the profit of which supports the Welfare and Recreation Fund, along with the Coke Ma- chine which dispenses 80,000 drinks per year. lf Detergent DeLong and his happy scrub- bers, Ross and Robinson, were to charge a penny for each article washed, they would net over S4 1100.00 a year. lt's rumored that Shears Elder cuts almost enough hair in the Ship's Barber Shop each year to fill a pair of O'Brien's pants. Short Order Denby, Williams, Owens, Gam- bino and company serve 1,100 meals a year to the H1GBEE's hungry crew while Mc Oawley, Templeton and the rest of their crew mc.ke sure that the ship has enough food aboard to last for sixty days. Greenbacks Chambers and Slugger Begnaudshell out approximately 34415000.00 in a year of paydays, to say nothing of additional contracts for goods aod services, travel claims, leave rations, dislocation allowances, and ship- ping-over pay. Last but not least, Doc Smith Cwith his famous 1,2,3 hangover remedyl and his sidekick Go Rasera make certain that there are enough pink pills on hand for all pale people. For the past year this department has been under the guiding hand of Ltjg Stones Allen, who at this writing was being relieved by his successor, Ens. O'Brien. DIVISION First Row-Ens O'Brien, Ltjg Allen, Mc Fadden, SHC, Smith, HMC, Second Row-Denby, Mc Allister, Kendel, Rasera, Hollis, Robinson, Gonzales, Lanham, Elder. Third Row-Hooks, Williams, Johns, Stevens, Gambino, Atkins, Ross, Christensen, Mc Cawley. Fourth Row-Blossomgame, Horten, Chambers, Perez, Taylor, DeLong, Owens, Templeman, O'Brien, Seagraves. 7 , Il .Q . 5 I Er Q , f, ,1. .sg

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First Row-Bockmeyer, PNC, Ens Steveley, Williams, SMC, Ferguson, RMC. Second Row-Collins, Harmon, Temple, Underwood, Clough, Lynam, Motley, Schriver. Third Row-Kayser, Hall, Ochoa, Wilson, Martin, Dahle, Debner, Davis, Levis. Fourth Row-Reidy, Rarer, Crocker, Gilmore, Walker, Fontenot. OC DIVISION The CC Division probably touches more of the ship's company personnel than any other divi- sion on the ship. QM3 Dahle and his Quartermasters, with their plotting of the sun and stars, keep us on course and tell us our position. Lights Lynarn, Seadog Fontenot, Mighty Mite Motley and the rest of the Signalmen, With their flashing lights, Waving Skivies and multi-colored flag hoists keep us in contact with other ships in visual range. Whether in company with other ships sitting at the pier or operating independently, Collins, Debner, Clough, Terrazas, Wilson Sr Co. are on the job 24 hours a day, seven days a Week keeping a steady flow of information coming and going to interested commands and other ships of the fleet. All this is fine you say, but l don't see how much it effects me so much. Well, if We're ever out in the middle of the Pacific and you have to send an emergency message home, you'll see how much this effects you. Speaking of messages home, is there a man aboard this ship who doesn't know old Scrap- iron Walker, the smiling mailman? lf there is any other thing on a Navy vessel that means more to a man than a letter from home, his Wife or loved one. then We haven't been able to find it. Ever had occasion to go on leave, take an advancement exam, run through a special re- guest chit, check your service record, or any one of a thousand and one things '? All this requires the assistance of Martin, Davis, Harmon, or Rarer DIT-DIT'-DAAA--PHHT in the Ship's Office who are an important part of CC Division. This Division has its finger on the very pulse of the HTGBEE and with men like Ensign Steve- ley, Chiefs Dingy Williams, Tiger Bockmeyer, and Red-Neck Ferguson at the pulse will beat normally for a long time to come.

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W- , I 1 I 1 f S fl, V. First Row-Ltjg Machlan, Molloy, MMC, Golden, Celestine, Ortiz, Woods, Evans. Second Row-Patterson, Ames, Pursey, Carstensen, Tomlinson, Hamm, Dillard, La Grange, Third Row-Barger, Conner, Cummins, Mc Cumsey, Harrell, Lange, Wells, Gerwig. OUR LEADER DIVISION M Division-the backbone of the Engineering Department consist mainly of the Machinist Mates led through thick and thin by those great stalwarts Smokey Martz and Fighting lrish Molloy. These guys have pride in the fact the HIGBEE is the only ship in DESTROYER SQUADRON THREE that has not missed one commitment in over a year. Their various technical jobs include the maintenance of the turbines, reduction gears, condensers, evaporators, pumps, compressors, valves, propeller shafts and related auxiliary equipment. lt is well remembered how we steamed with the HUK Group for two weeks with our evaporator glued together. This bit of improvising ensured the ship of having a fresh water supply. Although, few of us see these Snipes only when they are out of the hole, their work is vitally important to everyone aboard. Without their diligence the ship could not move and no one could live. lt is not uncommon to see the Machinist Mates working far into the night to preparing the equipment to get underway. The Snipes not only get us to WEST PAC but they get us home too.