John McCain (DL 3) - Naval Cruise Book

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.Win os- sssas . W . Q Summit conference What do you mean,l can't see the gage glass? ,MAA , I MW ! . Did it make a lot of noise when the tube ruptured? 1 M, r rr Z to ' ' M ,ww f 4 5 5 What ? Me worry? ' I I . V Q i . t N i i I Can steam anything Me? Chase a wild Horse through a rain-soaked cornfield in my whites? anywhere, anytime Z2 Z Notice the desire in their eyes. ' I ,B

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. , - ,T ,. A I X5!g7i., ' . fs..-,f. 1,-.X-,.1:, :V 1 A . Egfr -' env, .1-'fi :.' . A 1' :H s fm1'If11f11v..r E Bk:-1-.-J. M-.. lt ROW L to R z MARTINEZ, LITTLE, RoBERSoN, LARSEN, EUSHLING, VI7HITACRIif, RooD,D MCDONNELL, DENNISON, SKAR 2nd ROW: STEELE, MURPHE, BANKS, SULLIVAN, LoSLI, LINE, MCCORMACK, HARRIS, WOLF, SPARKS, SEER, NEWELL, oWENS 3rd ROW: GONDA, MAYS, JOHNSON, MURRAY, HA , MARTIN, LAKE, EELSHE, SITTLER, HOLLAND, LAIRD R Division, under the leadership of Ens. W. D. ARNDT, is the largest, most diversified and 'certainly the most harassed division on the MC CAIN. Composed of four gangs made up of seven different rates, R Division has equipment, wiring, piping, or some other problem in every space on the ship. E Gang lead by I Q' A LUZADER, EMC is composed of fifteen electrician mates. Directly responsible to ensure that they drop the load Q' at the proper time, the seasoned veterans of the gang-G. W. PARMETER, R. L. JOHNSUNH hold frequent instruction for thetless eicperienced men. The proper time, of course, always seems to coincide Wlt meal time, just when the crew is getting ready for liberty, and most important-when the Commodore is trying to shave. A Gang, or more appropriately 'E the MOHLER Men , boasts three rates, but may be better segregated into four groups. Always eager to please, the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Group headed by T. J. MC DONNELL S't1'1Ve to better these conditions whenever possible. R. A. NEWELL and his Enginemen are charged with keeping the ship's boats in perfect operating order at all times- This of course means that the engine must fail at precisely at the halfway point when runnin liberty parties in to the - g beach. The distilling plant is maintained and operated by R Divisionis one and only M Evap Group Headed by R. D. LAIRD, the evap men insure an adequate supply of water for the crew to drink. Belonging to the MASS CMC CAIN Anti-Shower Societyj, this group is under oath to see to it that water for showers is promptly pumped to our bilges. The final group in 'I A Gang, the Machinery Repairmen, A. G. MARTINEZ in charge manipulate the lathe with great dexterity. , fTlLe ICh.Gang's most important function of is, course, the selection of the movies shown on board and the maintenanC6 O t , . . . . . . . . . . n e s ip s motion picture projectors. Excercising the most discriminating of taste H. D. BANKS and his IC men consistently secure the finest films available. i Last but not least, we turn our attention to R Gang, made up of Shipfitters and Dania Q Controlmen The first rule of a good Shipfitter is to weld only on newly painted decks and bulkheads Just notice tIie lint in eye When You mention the words 'I aluminum button , swab-rack , or M garbage-Chute H to K W HYDE or one his boys. The Damage Controlmen are, of course, the folks who are to be thanked for the exierti alt-water washdown the Sl1iP receives every time the fire main is rigged. p S In conclusion, it should be noted that, while difficult to realize as it mi ht b ' l a1WaYS be counted on to get the job done and keep our ship operating when the chipi areedoivifris R Dwlslon Hat can