Hopewell (DD 681) - Naval Cruise Book

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A E 62 R is the pride of our boat, The best damn division of all those afloat. Others work only when kissed by the sun Then knock off and lay to their racks on the run. Although our way is not as much fun We ' ' turn to until all our Work gets done. Chief Sutton of ' 'A ' gang is sharp as a tack, He must be to keep his clowns out of the rack. Diesel, reefers, fair conditioners?Q Work fine, But, how come the ice machine's not on the line? EM's and IC men need extra sharp minds to handle the switchboards, Bryant and Gines. Chief Turner, Floyd and Cox are our bosses Sweating the load fand sometimes load lossesj. R gang, the Welders, the fixers of commodes, Good old McNeil keeps them all on their toes. Wylie and Ralph belong here as Well, Damage controlmen in this ' 'short-timer's hell. On .the beach, as at work, We go all out to win, Spreading goodwill thick and our paychecks thin. The girls of the orient Won't be the same Since learning the reasons for AER's fame. Our problems have given our bosses the Woes, We've certainly gone through a lot, heaven knows. Mr. Luderer, we fear, Will never be the same, Mr.. Berkline, our mother, we've driven insane. Since leaving the States in the month of November, We've all gathered memories which Will long be re But when looking back in years to come, membered The best memory of all will be the day we came home. ---fUSl trying on my R DIV smoking jacket'

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