John McCain (DL 3) - Naval Cruise Book

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FRONT ROW BARKER PETERSON JEFFUS ESPINOZA LYSTER MCCORMACK, SHEETS, GODFREY SECOND ROW CHIEF LUZADER CHAPMAN CRITCHLOW, RITCHIE, THOMPSON KIRKPATRICK CLYNE MALSEED THIRD ROW: CHIEF AHLMEYER, KAY LEE REMINGTON MCDONNELL TOMBS LINE SLUSARCZYK, HELMS, CHIEF CHROSTOWSKI MR ARNDT FOURTH ROW CHIEF HYDE ROGERS DAVIS GILCHRIST 2 Zmaaaa Variety and versatility are the watch words of R Division One of the largest divisions on the ship, Rn is a conglomera- tion of different ratin s and personalities Under the leadership of LTJG Arndt and ENS Blake, the four gangs within the division turn and burn to complete all those seemingly endless Jobs that the other divisions Want done. SINNARD, BEAI1, LUCE, NEIJSON, MAYS, FEIJKINS, OREM, ,MR BLAKE. ' I I I A Gang is guided by the gentle hands of Ahlmeyer, MMC. His charges include MMS and MRS, lwho control auxiliary machinery throughout the ship and ENS who care for the ship's boat engines and the emergency diesels. They decide such important items as when to cool off the crew with air conditionin boats will run Chalfway to the beach?J. g Cnot necessarily limited to Warm weatherj and how long the Luzader, EMC, rules the domain of all things electrical. Under his direction, the electricians wage war on blub-snatchers and try to keep from losing the electrical load. They operate out of a well-equipped shop that boasts of excellent coffee and soft sounds from a stero set-all equipment being properly grounded, of course. The IC Gang comes next, with Chrostowski, ICC Cor, as all most of us can manage, 'Skij as leading honcho. Although concerned to some extent with keeping the ship on our proper course and seeing that the phones don't give too many busy signals, their top priority task is the acquisition of a constant supply of academy-award winning movies. While the other three gangs may i'turn , it is properly R Gang personnel who do the burning.. Hyde, SFC, Sends his men out in response to the ever-present work requests, and the blue-White flash of the Welding rod is the result. This gang also includes the DC men, who ensure that the ship is ready to control damage, Whether caused by heavy seas or torpedoes. So, as one can see, R Division is ready in all respects, whether it be for liberty or for one of the hundred and one dilferenf jobs that nobody else can handle. A

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