Isle Royale (AD 29) - Naval Cruise Book

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Rudy rides again. Our lounac Bringing up Junior. 3i;t sir ? He did say smile ! He needs a fire u m h. men This office is secured: Gang busters Happy New Year Two oj a kind

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I |S W-I IMVISIOX UJIU ' S Bottom Row (L-K): Ed Angelle, Carl Wallander, Tony Gill, Joe Whited. Chief Eskew. LT Quinney, Chief Evergin, Rich Stuart. Spence Branson. Rich Pierce. Martin Young. Top Row: Jim Teno. Fred Dean, Elisha Wiles, John Hassel. Rich Waite, Brian Brooks, Loren Preuss. Ken Gert, Carl Burns, Al Freese, Wendell Burns, Art Matthiessen, Malcolm Black. John Neal. Tom Witcher, Ray Mangels, Rich Bleeke. Dan Sjostrand. THE ANIMALS PLACE: TORPEDO SHOP TIME: ALMOST CHOW TIME Malcolm? Yeah, Charlie? Where Ye them non-producin ' seamen of ours? Let ' s see, Sojo ' s in the head, been gone for a hall hour. Bleeke ' s up gettin ' some soap and Mangels is at the post office, why? Go round Ym up. We got a transfer to the Cunningham in 30 minutes . Hey, walls! We can ' t transfer now, they just called away mess gear . If I ' ve told vou once, I ' ve told you a hundred times. I don ' t ask any questions, I just follow orders. When Mr. Soderholm Mr. Quinney sav transfer, we transfer! . That ' s what the TM ' s hear below the mess decks but if you were standing in the mess decks a few seconds later, this is what vou mi«ht hear: Alright you clowns, let ' s get this monorail rigged. Somebody get a lifejacket and go topside. Where ' s the twofold? Hey mess cooks! Move those tables, we ' ve got a transfer. Is the boat here yet? Are you kidding? They ' re always late. Don ' t just stand there. Get the hatch open ! Then over the iMC you ' d hear: Now the smoking lamp is out in the vicinity of the mess decks while transferring torpedoes. Sound familiar? Sure it does. Don ' t get us wrong. We ' re not completely confused, it just sounds that way. Actually, our trans- fers, as well as all our other shop activities, run very smoothly. Thank goodness! In our business, we have to know our job and know it well. One goof and POOL. Next stop: The great AUW Shop in the sky. W-i Division has it ' s own gangbusters, too. Headed up In Gunner Whited, the Armor) gang keep themselves busy caring for the ship ' s magazines and armament. You can find two of them, Rosie Rosel and Johnnie Neal, tending to our gun mount and saluting guns. Tommy Gun Witcher spends his working hours in the bowels of the ship, keeping up the magazines while Denny Thompson acts as a roving advisor and supervisor. All in all, W-i Divison, otherwise known as the Animals , is a real squared away bunch of men, I hey Ye an honest, intelligent, hard working, fun loving group who know their job and do it well. Need proof of this? Look around you. The ISI.I KOVALE still floats, doesn ' t she?!

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W-2 IH VISION ASIIOr L. w . Cibbs GMT 3, F. A. Finerfrock GMT 2, L. R. Johnson GMT 1, LTJG W. H. Mellendorf, E. M. Dobson GMT 1, D. L. Porter GMT 2. R. D. Smith GMT 3. ACT : I SCENE : I LOCATION: MESS DECKS, USS ISLE ROYALE (AD-29) Hey Sam , voiced Seamen Jones. You ever hear the one about the.... TWEEEEEEET ! ! ! ! Now all hands stand clear of the messdecks. The smoking lamp is out on all weather decks and on the messdecks while handling ammunition. Sound Familier? Ever happen to you? Chances are it has and we ' re the ones responsible. Called shipwise, W-2 Division and locally, The squirrels , we reign supreme during the few times we are called upon to perform our talent. Beginning with I TJG Mellendorf (Mr. M), our nest encludes, Johnson (JOHNNY) GMTi, Dobson (DOBBER-DO) GMT., Finerfrock (DINO) GMT2, Porter (DON) GMT2, Smith (SNUEEY) GMT3, nd Gibbs (GIBBO) GMT3. hew aboard know us bv the above names, however. Normallv, we ' re referred reverently b the Ships Company as follows: That character had the $ % ' ) % nerve to order me off the mess deck. or Those two $ % ' ) % ' s carrying 4c ' s say, CLEAR OFF! , that ' s just what I ' m going to do buddy. Little liked, but well known, happens to be one of our axioms. Well, Fellow crew members, you have advantage, in that our Happenings never last to long. So stav calm and be patient. Once our, long, strange looking object has either come or one and our hatch has been closed, you ' ll have your mess deck hack again, Result ! ! ! ! ACT: II SCENE: II I (K ' ATION: SAM1 MISS DECK AREA So, as I was saving Sam , voiced Seamen Jones. Before I was so rudely interrupted that is. IT ' S II II MS UP FRONT THAI ( OUNTS I