Kenneth Whiting (AV 14) - Naval Cruise Book

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VI DIVISION AVIATION BOATSWAINS MATES, AIRMEN ■-• D. McCIuro ABC lineral Wells. Texas Elwiii f. Scharlau, Medina, N. Y. Michael O. Walker. La Canada. Co BernI Brunick. Jr., Vermillion, S. D. Ichn I. Lanna, Now Haven, Conn. ' MMACii — P. noUGHERTY 5ivision Officer ladelphia. Pa. Nathaniel H. Hawkins, Biniiingham, A Freddie H. Spradlin, Iowa Park, Texas William A. Hosmer, Southwick, Mass. Roberl W. Carlcr, Lawlcn. Okla. Bryce M. Tyler, Sania B.iii ara, Calil. Harold R. fCilpa ' iick, Jr., Kiikwccd. Mo on C. Banks. Eureka. Calif. Coykendall. Maiicn. Ohio ard D. Zimmemun, Cedar jpids, Iowa 1 W. Frantz, Sail Lake Cily, Ulal ' ph T, Monroe, Texarkana, Ark. ence R. Lee, Salem, Ore. aid K. Zahn, Pittsburgh, Pa. R. Faught, Covinqtcn, Tenn. Gastineau, Bakersiield, C ahl. !rl G. Guse, Stanchfield. Minn r J. Kerris. Boston. Mass. nso E. Moreno. San Francisco, m. E, Kumetat, Cripple Creek, Colo ert H. Anderson, Hackellstcwn. , J. lael L. Drumwriqht, Norfolk, Va. is Leo Lambert. Mount Carmel. es R. Woodman. Alton, 111. es D. Roy, Jennings, La, iiie D. Stevens, San Antonio, ;xas ■, Roberts, Oklahoma City, Okla. H. Hunnicutt, Raleigh, N, C, , Y. Wong. San Francisco. Calif. ik D. Riddle, Bcrger, Texas ie M. Rube, Baton Rogue, La, aid E, Denton, Nashville, Tenn. iam L. De Bardeleben. Talladega la. ert J. Frame, West Berlin, N. Y. icis E. Soule. Centerville, Va. Y H. Potter, Wisconsin Dells, ' isc. 1 T. Muldoon, Aberdeen, S. D. ar D. Southerly, Mooresfield, r. V. es L. Harland, Kalona, Iowa rt Williams, Los Angeles, Calif. lord D, NicoUs, Wayne, Mich. es B. Jackson, Brighton. Tenn.

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AIR V r ' Of course, if it were not for the Air. Department (and the Airdales ) the Kenneth Whiting could not possibly func- tion as a seaplane tender. (A galling fact to our General Service shipmates; one which often causes wailing and gnashing of teeth.) Under the direction of Lieutenant Commander Charles T. Simmons, the primary mission of the department is to provide maintenance facilities and equipment for Ord- nance, Electronic, Electrical, Engineering and Structures; provide a sea drome; supply aviation fuel and lube oil in order to support any assigned aircraft. To accomplish these tasks there are the Air Officer, three division offi- cers and 100 enlisted men, divided into three divisions: V-l,V-2, andV-3. Primary duties of the V-1 division are that of handling aviation gasoline and lube oil, maintaining seadrome, manning boots, operating cranes, and sometimes swab- bing the seaplane deck. V-2 comes into the act when there are aircraft engines and structural maintenance to be ac- complished. Also, its men take care of all administrative work within the department, plus administer the training program. V-3 is composed of Aviation Electricians, Avia- tion Electronic Technicians, and Aviation Ordnancemen. Theirs is the responsibility of the many complex and delicate instruments and the communications system which allows safety in flying. This, plus the maintenance of the radar and navigation aids, and the keeping of all aircraft guns, ammo and torpedos up to snuff provide a sizeable task. And on top of all this, for the non-rated personnel, there is afforded an opportunity for three men, every couple of months, to gain first hand information and training in the field of Culinary Arts. This, along with all other jobs the Air Department personnel are called on to perform, is completed with the stamp: A job well done! 0 p X A ' u LCDR 4 ' CHARLES T. SIMMONS, JR. Air Officer Houston Texas '

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V2 DIVISION VIATION MACHINISTS ' f METALSMITHS fpARACHUTE RIGGERS S0k I nS r i y m il W, :..i Charles E. lames R. Elmer A. V -v l Clark Evans Freeman K t AOC ADC ADC 1 % 1 Weir Birmingham New England B M M W. Va. Ala. N. D. ■yfl LT. BERNARD L. SAMUELS Assl. Air Officer and V-2 Division Officer Portland, Maine Fred P. Cook, Wharton, Texas oe D. Wilson, Ritlman, Ohio Donald L. Howell, Albany, California Calvin L. Karr, Hugo, Oklahoma M m -n jk BilUe G. Smilh, Garden Grove, California Delberl L. Clanton, Yukon, Oklahoma Gene R. Hendon, Puente, California Eddy R. Pierson, Toyah, Texas Thomas C. Spates, Alexander City, Alabama Julian T. Hoke, Germantown, Ohio Russell L. Smith, Eaton, Ohio David W. Lott, Lufkin, Texas John W. McGraw, Empire, Alabama Dale G. Hcneycutt, Monterey, California Jack E. Frenette, San Diego, California Charles R. Ferguson. San Pablo, California Edward J. Call, Ogden, Utah George C. Harris. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Richard L. Maffett, Warren, Ohio Douglas B. Mauldin, Easley, South Carolina ., T ? ' ( ' IL ' ' b. Ji IN 1 L ; fl