La Salle (AGF 3) - Naval Cruise Book

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ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT The Engineering Department literally expends blood, sweat, and tears to drive LA SALLE Since January 1977 LA SALLE has steamed over 28.000 miles and burned over 2 5 million gallons of fuel in producing propulsion, ships ' power, fresh water and air conditioning for the comfort of the crew LTJG BENEDICT t ORROW The department is comprised of five divisions: A Division provides emergency repair work as well as machine shop and repair assistance to the LA SALLE and the destroyers which are deployed to the Middle East Force B Division furnishes LA SALLE with mam propulsion, power, water and lights. The division manages to supply all of this while working in the highest of heat stress areas — temperatures have exceeded 140 degrees. E Division provides the electrical expertise. They maintain the internal communications, gyro, steering gear, the main and auxiliary switchboards. M Division — the men in the engine room who control the steam flow to the turbines which make LA SALLE go R Division hull technicians keep the pipes flowing, the boats in repair, and the welding |Obs throughout the ship. Damage control —the temporary repairs required should a fire or flooding take place and the training of all ships company m basic damage control ENS ROBERT H DIXON r ' f CW03 ROGER A LOVITT CW02 THOMAS R WHITE

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LT JONES INTRODUCES THE CUB SCOUTS TO THE NAVY -l -.-. WHERE DO I PUT MY INITIALS GUNNERS GET A CAKE

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M-DIVISION FORWARD First row (left to right) MM3 M. M Alvarez. FA J F Smallbone. MM3 C E Reyes. FA R A Hughes. MM2 R A Harper. ENS R. H Dixon Second row: FR B. D, Sunstein. MMFN B G. Jensen. MM3 M A. Sweere. MM3 H Stafford. Jr . f IM3 M B, rvlelvin, FN K. D. Gardner. f lVlC N L. Israel Third row FA 1 1 H, Graves. FA K. Hibbs. IVIIVI3 J A Larson. fVllVIFN J A Stalker, fVlfVIS J E Desroches. FA D IVI. Hogan. FA L. D. Trent, FA C. C. Whitaker. FA J. K. Jones -f 1 t t.T ' J • f ' t M-DIVISION AFT First row (left to right): r lMFN R. A Smith, III, FN T N Sparks, FA T Osby, FA R. I. IVlcLaughlin, FR IVI. P fi lauro, FA lul P IVIercer, FR L. Sykes. ENS R. Dixon Second row: FR N. Leeper, IVir 3 K. S. f cKim, MM3 J. T. Jackson. FR G. F. Brown, I M3 W L t iller, II, fvlM3 C, L. Shrode Jr.. IVIIVIFR D. R Stitt, MtVII T H, Burke Third row: IVir 3 1 . L, Windham. FR O. E. Coe, FA D. R Yanke, IVir IFN D. B Hardwick. fVlfVlFN D. R. Stamford. f MC D. P. Daylor. A-DIVISION First row (left to right): EN1 R. W, Strickland. ENFN G. White. IVir 12 D, R Jones. EN1 E A Empamano. EN1 H, W Tuggle. ENFN R, J Wilhelm Second row: FN B. IVI, Sawall. EN2 W. E. IVIiller, rvirvl3 D D. IVIynear. ENFN L. D. fvlyers. EN2 D D Compton. FA M Landando. ENFN T, L. Townsend. CW03 R. A, Lovitt.