John F Kennedy (CVA 67) - Naval Cruise Book

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V-4 The main fob of m division is to sup ly the variou ad aboard KENNEDT with fuel for theig aircraft. Thesnsicgri 01322 flight deck and the men working in the pumprooms below decks have to work together to get the job done. There are little jobs on the side like providin lube oil for V-2 and refueling the liberty boats. Also, we do allqthe degueling of aircraft and man the sponsons when bringing .IP-5 on oard. My job is to work in a fuels crew on the vfilight deck. We do the actual fueling and defuelintg of aircraft. e are up there for an average of 12 hours a day uring normal fli ht operations. The work consists of pulling a hose which ma be from 100 to 200 feet long, and hooking up to the plane to fuel it. When in places like Gitmo 1 Cuba 2 this job can be very strenuous because of the heat. Also, a part of my iob is the maintenance of fueling stations and other spaces by lots of chipping and painting. There are certain men who must spend their time working below decks in the .IP-5 pumfrooms. The hours are just as long as the flight deck crew s. heir job is filled with puriflying fuel, stripping tanks, transferring fuel and pumping fue up to the flight deck. There are also many soundings to be taken to check the amount of fuel on board. The iob is very demanding at times because of the hours. Many times, when the rest of the ship is on Holiday Routine or relaxed schedule, we are up performing our duties. one inspections add an extra burden because they may happen during a regular flight operations schedule. I like my iob. I make a little extra money every month and I know this should be in the back of my mind but it helps me get through some of the hard times. John V. Picard ABF 3 V-4 Division Superior, Wisconsin

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X X Division is composed of postal clerks, personnelmen, printers, and yeomen. The main 1ob. of the division is to serve and assist the ship .in its administrative capabilities. Most of the work of the division is located in office spaces all over the ship. I am a Yeoman and work in the Captain's Office. I handle and control the classified material sent to the ship and I also control all registered mail sent to the ship addressed to the Commanding Officer. I handle most all registered mail being sent to other commands from the ship. I have a collateral duty of assisting the other office personnel in the performance of their duties as well. I work an average of about 12 to 15 hours a day. The work isn't hard but it does tend to be frustratin at times. For example, someone might brin a piece of classiged material in to me for destruction or just Ear a change of hand. I that it doesn't have a control number assigned to it and it s about four years old. This means that I have to spend a minimum of two or maybe three hours just tryinlgato locate the control sheet on it. When I finally find it, I find t t it was cancelled two years ago and no longer beneficial to the command. Where these items come from is really a eat question. Excexg for these frustrations, I really like m ici It enables me to lp and serve other personnel which Iireally like to do. Finally, it gives me a .chance to better myself and to learn to hold bigger responsibilities which should help me in civilian life. Chris J. Hennan YN3 X Division Beaumont, Texas