Jack Williams (FFG 24) - Naval Cruise Book

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THE VOYAGE ■ , e left our loved ones behind to battle the elements across th Atlantic and begin our Th month journey. Once underway, we quickly found ways to enjoy ourselves. The patented Arkie fantail cookout was eagerly looked forward to, and no matter where we were there was always time to get together and take a few pictures to remember the cruise. Wonder it the aft lookout has reported those contacts to theOOD?

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S-4 DIVISION The S-4 division is made up of several ratings. The Disbursing Cleri (DK) maintains the crew ' s pay records and, with the Disbursing Officer, pays the crew and ship ' s bills. Yeoman (YN ' s) and Personnelman (PN ' s) handle individual service records maintenance and various types of command correspondence and files. The job ' s not complete until the paperwork is done. The Hospital Corpsman (HM) is the ship ' s medical representative providing routine and medical care. The Master-at-Arms (MA) is responsible for ship- wide order and discipline. The 3-M Coordinator coordinates shipboard main- tenance operation, as well as our Shipwide Ad- ministrative Computer system. Master-at-Arms (MA) Disbursing Clerk (DK) Personnel, an (PN) y Yeoman (YN) Postal Clerk (PC) YNl DAN MERRILL MAI ED BOONE DK2 RALSTON VHITTINGHAM PN3 BUSTER JONES YN3 STEVE RAHOLA PC3 JAMIE HUGHES YNSNEARLZOLL YNSN ANDRE LYNCH

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FIRST PORT After a long journey across the Atlantic and through the Med, we finally arrived in Haifa, Israel for a much deserved port visit. Once there, we realized the fun and excitement waiting to be had. However hard we tried, we still looked like tourists in a foreign land, but that didn ' t stop us from participating in some of the local customs and taking in the sights