John McCain (DL 3) - Naval Cruise Book

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with the chiefs leading the way, followed by Walker, Summerford Munro, Johnson, and Dorn, all ably assisted by Kirikos, l Wildcat this is Soapsuds, GET HOT l, Williams, Ray, Lentz, the Whites l Little and Squeaky J, Lenges and Shock. The group, in studying the requirements for the new CIC, have summed up this cruise by recommending bigger and better DRT's . . . Other divisional work went well, too-polishing our starboard side, burnishing the Ol passageaway, and chasing the ever-present rust in our port-side belowdecks outhouse. The Leaders SPS-1A, with manual drive We also managed to tile our compartment with OC doing their side, and we then went on and provided the motiva- tion and much of the labor in redoing the crew's lounge. Our plans for the summer are being worked up now -it looks pretty good for getting leave and schools this year because they are going to tear up CIC and Radar. We'll lose quite a few of our group, too, after we get back, but we have a lot of pleasant memories to share of this cruise together, wherever we may go.

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was elected librarian and took care of the OI Division lanother firstl library, while Walker ran the pinochle tour- nament and LK White organized the bowling ladder. Walk- er, as OinC of RDTS also had the collateral duty of Cargo Petty Officer, and superintended hiding all the division's contraband under the deck plates. Kennick and Foley kept their stuff up in the bunk room mostly, with Foley dutifully taking orders from Pearl and Kennick laying the ground- work for a trip across country at little or no expense. . . lwho'd you say those pearlys were for, Chief 31. lOdds have it that another bachelor will bite the dust in the not- so-distant futurel. Hard worklng ET s V Where are we ? The work of Ol does doesn't vary too much, although the work load varied considerably between operations- minimum during the people-to-people phase and maximums- panicus during the ASW. The ET's usually manage to keep busy on their gear-Williams, Gerle, Null, and Cramer lthe dealer-missed half of the cruise by administrative delays l working on communications l but we are on Bravo cir CUITS l Gnd Jurgens Gray and Starbuck working the radar angles Dueboay took care of the supply problems providing the all Important liaison between the work and the SOUFCS of Supply The RDs always managed to keep the lid on In combat despite the exlgencles of the inevitable

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Fidel and Comrade i The troops Ship, HELL Who me ? Learning a trade