Knapp (DD 653) - Naval Cruise Book

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The Supply Dzvzszon The division that is accused of having the m0St leisure time aboard ship. We are therefore dubbed with the name Sack Rats . In actuality our days Or half days of leisme time have been preceded by rnlllfih work the night before, or just too much time on t C beach! ! , S division consists of the following, Store- keepers, Disbursing clerks, Commissarymen, Sh1pS servicemen, Stewards, Hospitalmen, and also meSS cooks. A rundown on the men, and also to g1Ve You readers a glimpse of what a typical working day might be like, is as follows: ' . Reveille finds the duty MAA sauntering into the compartment trying desparately to find out from .all the prostrate figures who is responsible for getting these men on their feet. After a little argument, and a half hour later, it is decided who will make the turn-out report to the OOD. n Everyone in the division tries making 'the call for quarters, but for some again it is still a little drf- ficult to get their two big feet on the deck. 'We fall into quarters in two neat rows, supervised by Mumbles,' MOBELAND CSC, Whistler ARRING- TON, Tubby', LAMBRIC-HT, and ajarheadv FOX HMC. We get the dope of the day from the Supply Oflicer Mr. ASIANO, better known to us. as High- pockets . We may even be fortunate enough to get a spiel from Mr. S.S. PEARLMAN, or Smilin Sam as he is known to most of the crew. Quarters for muster having ended, those inevit- able words Turn To penetrate our tympanic mem- brance. fEardrum to you readersj. It's just like an earthquake has hit the ship! ! Everyone runs for cover and it's a race to the compartment to see who will be first back in the rack. Of course first place goes to Sour Stomach HOLLIS, who does the book- work as his part connecting him with jack-of-the Dust.CHe is only a Month behindj. Assisting him in his job is Fighter,' BRODERICK, who can,t Hgure out how he'll be able to get rid of some of his per- manent bruises. jonas, the barber, who thinks setting the steam- ing watch means to climb in the sack, ambles back to the barber shop with Pierre LONG by the ear. He really has aformidable gleam in his eye. Proba- bly thinking of all the scalps helll get during the da In the alley putting out some of that food similar to w at is served at the famed Waldorf Barking DOYLE who ac uired this name from all who have attempted to wa e hun in the mornin His assistant on watch is Fuzz KNIGHT who g is Epfiidlrgg lthe tune trying to tune in a hillbilly station o o t ese men are anxiously watching the clock knowm that when it strikes one Baldy LINK and Temb e Dan DANKO will be up to take over the reins Anyone knowing the whereabouts of a hair brush used in their younger days one or two years oldj please contact LINK because the one he has now pulls out his hair Q50 he sez VIDQISE1 In the galley will be MAX or Louie C Stewards In the morning C B LEWIS and carry out something that may be palate. Got to be a little careful we don't too fast, because We may step on Shorty If the hatch is open long enough, Straight RAYNOR may slip in. He is the big gun in the room pantry. Taking a look back down in th division partment we see Skinny,' KOVACH the Kid , and Schnoz', ZIEBOL sawing off a few, about dinner time too, and they're still in the Must be a valid reason for this! l Oh yes, the sign continued in next galley their rack reads duty baker - ODD! ! Thg lookslike swiss cheese, and they eliminated the in the pie. ooh! They'll never get that contract at Waldorf. In the supply of-lice we find Muscles,' and Nazi KURTZ, trying to find a Way to down on our meager pay. Tubby LAMBRICHT in charge up here and his flunkies are Lover TULLIO. 'Harry james CARVIN, Four RANDALL, and Nervous HAIGH. DITUI enjoying himself threatening the boys with, liberty in the next port , or the promise of the weekend in the States. He really has a soft though. Anyone wanting LAMBBIGHT can him in his sack. 0 and Fats BARNWELL may make an flll' In the srckbay we have Scalpel and GYARMATY the 'APC K1d'. Itjs like a morgue when stepping across the threshold sickbay, but Digger O'Dell and his able make you feel right at home. They cure from an ache in the cranium to the philanges feet. They also hold office hours. fWhat are In the laundry we have Hungry DA who never gets enough to eat, Lover,' f who can tell you how to woo the girls The VIVIAN who never gives up, Tired I who doesn't mind sleeping in a basket fjust ask him! Also in the laundry is Sackrat,' BROXSON never misses a day without sleeping sixteen hours and Strong Boy RAGUSA, who has to CHITY the load. The laundry is supervised by Pop CARTER th Davey jones of this ship, who is never W1th0U! a cup of joe These boys work in shifts which rllll for eight consecutive hours I The mess hall IS supervised by Slugger GEM NICK who likes beating his hams on the table f0P5 - e mornin to wake his subjects the mess C0 he mess coo are borrowed from the different dl a ns for a period of time determined by the dlvls cers They have the feehng as though they h b pcal pokey may be better Its a long dal' H oys IS brrngs to amend our ramble thrvu h 1s1on as its now 1600 and time to kfloc IPS work and so time to eat and hve HP to name of Sackrat . . e I I . . E Y- . ' ' . . - cc qk an ' . . . ' . 0 . , gk?- . . . . . . , T lg ' Q UW' . . Sio . . . lon - . . i 1 ofli , I ' ave . .. . 5 ,, . ' f been Confined to a Bastille, and Wh0 knows, hfelij: ' , . ' the I , , 1 , C Erhu . E E . . 'V div' ' ' i ' 0 ' . ' D. cc v v Sh. 5 . ' ' our

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