Hutchins (DD 476) - Naval Cruise Book

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llliin 2nd DIVISION BLUEPRINTS ON THE BULKHEAD -IO- PUT IT ON-TAKE IT OFF

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DECK OI-'I-'ICI-IRS AND CHIEF I' 8: R IJI'Il'AR'I'NII-IN'I' The Deck Division of any ship might he comparrd lu Ihr- infantry in that they are the men who do the difficult tasks with the le-aut glory. Ilu-3 an- thc' me-n who ure' responsible for the smart appearance- of the Hutch, Ilandlung hm-Q, nsahhing down, wielding a paint brush besides manning wry important UQ, -talunm are- among llw daily routine tasks of the men in the Ile-ck Din-ann. From thi- Ile-ck lliwihion come some of the men who comprise the Re-pair and Ilumaul- lnnlrnl Partia-e-. The-y have their gripes as does every one in the Navy hu! when thv chap- ara- down they arc- always on hand, gripes and all. Ist DIVISION

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i I I l i -W THE C'ONlMlfNll'A'l'lUNS lJl'Il'.XRTM I-INT The trusty C Division -mpplie, the -pa-in.iln-u for much of the tvchnical vquip- ment aboard. From radars to type-wrilvrs the 1 lin:-nm has it. From thi- radar antenna on top Of the mast to thc- -sound dome on the km-I you :irr IH Division il'l'l'l- tory. Sound operators, radar operators, rad.1r twhnicmn-, mdm opwalon-. r-ignalmvn, quartermasters, pharmaci-its mates, and yi-om.-n m.iL.- up ix- pi-rmnm-I. From this gang comes a wealth of information uv-d for an nxulliplnrny uf purpowf-. YW ' KIBITZING -11- RADAR AND RADIO GANF