John McCain (DL 3) - Naval Cruise Book

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T ROW: OHNSON, THOMAS, ROBERTS, EVANS, COLEY, SCHMIDT, STUBER. ROW: JNAVALTA, HENRY, SMALL, GREEN, MR SCHULLING. THIRD ROW: MR MORELAND, TRIMLETT, ALEXANDER, CUNICO, RUBINO, BEST, CATLllN, CHIEF ADAMS. ax 2431646001 Fox Division is a small group, but it includes one of the widest variety of personalities on board. There is a surfer, Evans, STGSN, who sits on the fantail and polishes his surfboard. There's our representative from the Detroit Chapter of the Mafia, Green, STGSN, and our ambitious Stuber, SN, who once launched a rocket at the Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor. Thereis Big Dad Navalta, Wh0 whips his strikers into line, inspiring them with well-chosen words of encouragement. Therels the intellect, Trimlett, STG3, who arrived on board only to discover that he was next to go mess cooking. And who needs Caruso when we have Gary Io? A strange combination, we'll admit, but each carries on the burdensome work of transporting coffee cups as we skate from one com- partment to another. Besides the fact that we have the fatherly job of caring for, pampering, and controlling the actions of our sonar and ordnance equipment, we have our own self-discipline to maintain. For recreation and a change of this routine, the entire division swings into action with the signal, Set the sonar attack team? A complete change from relative dormancy to intense action takes place- Equip' ment growls, minds sharpen, tigers roar, and ASW is in full progress. We missed countless hours of rack time and some couldn't handle the strain, for instance, our fearless Cunico, STG3. The grind was just too strong to bear, so he gave up prestige and money because he lacked the courage to extend 77 days for STG2. But new hope arises. Small, TM3, is planning a big SCORE by changing to sonar tech- nician, and a STAR was attained by Adams, STCS, and Alexander, STG3. Always changing, the division somehow adjusts to new situations. When we lost LT Shoop as ASW Officer, the tears that were Shed could only be quelled by gaining LT Moreland as his relief, and, to some extent, by liberty in Hong Kong. Many other things will be remembered by our division: For Roberts, TM3, the grief when the Navy changed from alcohol to electric-propelled tofpedoes' For Schmidt, STG3, the affectionate pats he gave Myrtle to keep her going from one day to the next. For Johnson, STGSN, the fun he had while frapping number six in Subic Bay. For Coley, SN, his recent operation t0 rCm0Vc the mattress that had grown to his back. FOT Anders, GMG1, the spiritual guidance he gave us. For Catlin, SN, the new liberty cards he issued us when we so desperately needed them. Also we can't forget the softball games in Subic Bay with our triple threat man, Best, SN, and our sociable beer brawls afterwards- And last, but not least, we salue Thomas, the youngest bald-headed torpedoman in the fleet. So now we wait for orders, looking forward to Philadelphia. For some it's home, for others, a new division on another ship and, Perhaps, another cruiSC. But most definite1Y, none will be like Fox Division that made the 65-66 West Pac cruise on USS John S. Mccain'

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