Isherwood (DD 520) - Naval Cruise Book

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ENGINEERING DIVISION UfW Lu. FRONT ROW. Leh to Right: F.c; hi Ichnitn, qins, Moitis, Atchambaull. Ladwig, Hoyt, Otnes, Sauta leraci. SECOND ROW: Brcck. Breeding, D ivis, F. L., Davis. J. B., Hampt, Duarle, Ringler, Ens. Master. Powers. ETC. Campbell, MMC. Jacobs, Boudreau, Tobin, Thompson. Wolkenhouer, Pouriea, Hill THIRD ROW: Bensko. Jollifie. Acord. Johnson, Hughes, Baker, Thomas. Gout. Gorvie, Manuel. Fiveash, Allen, Sv anscn, Davis. D. G., Dalton. E Division or the Snipes as they are more oiten called, are the men that make the ship a living, breathing entity. These are the men that are responsible for the speeds we must make, the fresh water we consume while underway, and the power that all of us must ultimately use in one way or another. Foremost among these are the Machinist Mates and the Boiler Tender whose job it is to keep the ship as efficient and well-run as possible. All dur- ing the long and oftimes tedious cruise these men ably stood their watches, so ably in fact, that the Ish suffered no major breakdowns from beginning of cruise to its completion. Often as not they were re- quired, because of a lack of personnel, to stand four on and four off, and realizing the enormity of their responsibility they rarely grumbled. Night or day, these men were always ready; ready to endure the heat of the tropics, the boring ennui of a mid-watch, the brief disaster of a power loss, or the routine event of a fueling at sea. Our hats should be off to these men, who though they sometimes appear to be scroungy, never fail to pass an inspection with flying colors. 10

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N ' DIVISION All that Hashing lights you see isn ' t the big city, it ' s just the signal gong talking to another ship. One of the nice things about being a O M is that no one is ever exactly sure what you ' re doing. The safety of the ship very often depends upon what is being sent out, and the job is of very great importance. Of course the fastest method of Communication, and one which has not yet been isolated, is how ' the word ' gets down to the mess hall at the same time that it is coming in over the blinker. Even in port the boys are busy, what with Cowan rushing off for consulta- tions with his broker. Miner laying around his pool, and Goldfeder in search of new deals. But they are a good bunch of men, and they do their job welL- FRONT ROW, Left to Right: Ccwan, Deluney, Parnsh. Gcldledder, Hess. REAR ROW: Miner, Mullen, Holien, LTIG OXeary, McClmlcck, CMC, LTIG Smith. Guild, Pisani. But You Said BOX the Compass

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REPAIR DIVISION Whenever the fuses blew, the heads were fouled up, some welding needed to be done, or the scullery overflowed, the men of R Division were there. What these men did not have in stock, they improvised, and it is to ingenuity and all ' round efficiency that we pay praise. All through the dura- tion of the cruise these men completed the tasks set before them with the greatest sagacity, even though most of them were short timers. Naturally we are happy for their return to civilian life, but it is regrettable to lose such good men. Whatever the emergency, and there were plenty of them, the men of R Division were always on the job, forever turning to. To the Enginemen, the Electricians, Damage Controlmen, and the Shipfitters goes a hearty Well Done. FRONT ROW. Lelt to Right: Benevides, Lowsun, Freeman 1 I ' X, Iqnasiak, Rovira. Daley, Palmer, Bezilla. SECOND ROW: Julian, Nielsen, Bayes, Colosi, Davies, Baughman, ENC. Ens. Seifert. Mallon, FPC, LTJG Sowa. Farrar, EMC. Turner, Rose. REAR ROW: Jansen, Martens, Bulloch, Mor qan. Sliker, Backe, Ashby, Esplor. U)WAT DID THE SW PF1TTE1K THIMK OF VOUB SUG tSTiON, MR.. SOWA?