Kenneth Whiting (AV 14) - Naval Cruise Book

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Edwaid E. Mai tin Leo L. Dckey MEC DCC Los Angeles Kalamazco California Michigan R DIVISION METALSMITHS SHIPFITTERS CARPENTERS CHCARP. Q , - 1 JAMES C, THOMAS V R Division Ollicer I , Son Diego. Caliiornia [ h George L. Oliver, Newlon, Iowa John L. French, La Grande. Oregon Auslin S. Willis, BelmcnI. North Carolina James W. Ransom. Atlanta. Georgia William A. Townsend. Caseyville, Illinc Tommy E. Miller, Butler. Missouri Ronald K. Weller. Fort Wayne, India: X Men ol the R Division | manning anchor wind- lass. John R. Smith, Johnstown, Pennsylvania Max L. Buland. Tulsa. Oklahoma Bobby H. Huntley, Bishopville, South Caro Hurcel N. McCutchen, Tulsa, Oklahoma Ronald G. Wojan, Charlevoix, Michigan Jules B. Kaplan, Chicago, Illinois Richard E. Gillis. Phoenix. Arizona Delbert L. Kilpalrick, Chandler, Oklahoma Blanlcn H. Hill. Jr.. Seminole. Oklahoma Ronald K. Jewkes, Price, Utah Rcbert E. McCray, Pendelton. Oregon John L. Sinanno. Falconer, New York Oliver repairs a broken steam line. Worthwhile endeavor . . . Tow send and Kaplin study shi] diagrams in damage control I 25

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ENGINEERING f fy k K S f { LT. A. D. WHILDEN, JR. Damage Control Officer Wheeling, West Virginia LCDR. GEORGE R. BECKER Engineering Officer Louisville, Kentucky •o- UnmL a0 w M Anyone curious about the heat in Dante ' s Inferno could easily find out by asking some of the boys in this department, especially during our stop-overs in and near the Pescadores. There, the fireroom temperature hung close to the 140 mark, on a cool night, that is. One of the most important groups aboard any ship, their responsibility is wide and never ending. The department is charged primarily with operation and main- tenance of all propulsion and auxiliary machinery, repair of hull an d appendages, the control of damage, maintenance of boat machinery. To get the job done the Engineering Officer, Lieutenant Commander George R. Becker, has a staff of five officers and 120-odd enlisted men, divided into 5 divisions. Made up of electricians, ship-fitters, damage control techni- cians, metalsmiths, machinists, and boilermen, this depart- ment ' s influence spreads from stem to stern. And on our ship, like all the others, these men are called many names (in friendly barbs) by other rates: Snipes, Blackshoes, Moles, etc. But most of the engineers will tell you: It matters little what they call us ... so long as they call us for chow. They ' ve but little time for gabbin ' , they have a job to do. . . o AA 24

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M DIVISION MACHINIST MATES Harry H. Coulter Den L. DeBcc ETC MMC East Grand Forks Everett Minnesota Washington Donald W. Peacock, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania James E. Fulmer, Bonham, Texas LTJG. GLENN A. HUNTER B and M Division Officer Wellsville, DJiio Frederick J. Bell, Portland, Indiana Donald H. Dunlap. Columbus, Ohio Paul L. Whitehead, Jr., Indianapolis. Indiana Donald D, McNeal, Riverside, California James H. Petersen, Connell, Washington James O. Colbert, Fort Braqg. Calilcrnia Fred M. Bunge, Zion, Illinois Martin L. Vandergriff, Chillicothe, Ohio Donald F. Vivis. Johnstown, Pennsylvania Guy C. Johnson. Shawneetown, Illinois B DIVISION BOILERMEN Donald C. Gardner, Baywcod Park, California Lee J. Westendorf, Saginav . Michigan William R. Springer, Effingham. Illinois William H, Cavanaugh, Chicago, Illinois Leo A. Sfrcddo, Stafford Springs, Ccnnecticui Ray P, Lephart, Muncie. Indiana Phillip D. Swiger. Elyrin. Orio Hugh D. Chandler, Marietta, Georgia illy R. Stewart, Gary, Indiana ' envil E. Shrewsberry, Mataka, West Virginia Lephart and Shrewsberry check h the water on main boilers.