Kenton (APA 122) - Naval Cruise Book

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1 -. -1 5, X f T50 Q, 'fl ..a,.. ae.: .-s ll THIIHLJQI I I0 Back in September 1944 at ATB, Coronado, Calif., I32 men and iz oflicers were formed into a Boat Group Unit which in November of the same year reported aboard the Mighty K and became known as the Third Division. No other group aboard had such a wide diversification of enlisted personnel, as this division was equipped not only to man all 2 6 boats but also to keep all of the boats in first-class operating order. This large, many-skilled group soon proved to be too ponderous for a deck division and as a result the specialists in the different fields were soon transferred into other divisions which had use for their particular skills. Through this ab- sorption process the Third Division rapidly dwindled in size until in time it had shrunk to 96 men and five officers. Through this shift- ing of men a valuable objective was obtained in that the Boat Group Unit lost much of its identity as such and became an integral part of the ship's company. gon mn Jeri H311 hw