La Salle (LPD 3) - Naval Cruise Book

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isFM3 D. LaConte, DCFA G. McGraw, DCFN W. Miller, FA J. Mladonicky, DCFA C. Perkins, FN R Petit FN R Pietrow U , . SFM3 P, Plante, SFP3 F, Sawyer, FN R, Svoboda, FA P, Thomas, DCFN D, Turney, SFPFN W, Ward, SFM2 C. Warley SFC F, J, Tobias WO1 C. L. Dinkins DCA Shipfitter's Shop - SFP3 Helfter and SFP3 Baker adjust the torch for welding. FA Thomas Ballast Control - WO1 Dinkins and SFP3 Sawyer,

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DIVI IO DC1 W, Burgund, SFI J. Hulett, SF1 J. Reynolds, SFP3 P. Baker E 2 G 3 2 ,cs C C3 1 Z FD Q E5 'CJ C 00 F Cl :: U1 if 55 U CD ND E U 9- ,B 591 T C10 3 I 53- '52 CD I' rn 'U 3 C40 5 I S. nv 'zz 33 cn Z .Q F' rn 0 .w CD ff: fry Ms, ,, 2, ffZZ . AVN' as ' Sf N f P Carpenter's Shop - DCFN Miller and DC2 Dolan R Division is broken up into two different shops working together as a team to act as the main repair group aboard the LA SALLE, The DC shop maintains the firefighting gear, does all the carpenter work and maintains various piping and ballasting systems. The shipfitter shop is responsible for the welding and brazing and other various jobs that in- volve metal, pipes, and plumbing. Together, these shops make up the main firefighting force, ballast team, and ship- board damage control training force. LA SALLE's 69 Med deployment started out by giving R Division its usual preparational headaches. Being the main repair division, they had to be fully prepared and in an ex- cellent state of readiness, a goal that was completed wh en the infamous cry of shift colors was passed. The ship- f'tt h 1 er s op was replenished with FA Petit, complemented by .DC2 Dolan and DC3 Cushing joining the forces of the DC shop. The trip over proved to be a rocking and rolling affair keep- ing both shops busy and in great demand for the many re- pair Jobs caused by the rough seas. A runawa U b Y oat in the well deck gave the DC men a chance to show off their shoring capabilities followed by the excellent Work Of the shipfitters in repairing the damaged Mike boats that re- suited in the event. once the first liberty port 0fT0U10Q' France was reached, R Division W-QS SIVGH 9' Chance O stop and catch their breaths, yet kept busy under the cont-5 sistent and demanding leadership of WO-1 D1nk1nS who had the daily responsibility of giving DC1 Burgund the Sa tale of another damaged boat. The many hour? Spent re' pairing and sprucing up the ship's boats DI'0V1dedfHn eff' cellent opportunity to have each and every man qllallfled In the tedious job of boat repair and fiberglasslrlg- Luckily, very few other incidents arose to cause much L1-a?1E within the division for the duration of the cruise excep ti the few traditional mishaps that occur inthe liberty POI' - Things most remembered by R Division will be the UI?-T3 hours spent on ballast detail, the long awaited arrivaand Chief Tobias, DC2 Brown shipping for six more years: - the sadly unexpected locker inspections. The consistent upd keep of the ship and its repairs by R DlV1S1OH proved worthwhile by making the Med 69 cruise an easy Can enjoyable?J one.

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LT Foss SN Clark and others provide music for service during return crossing. ! THE CHAPL I CDR C. W, Solomon Available at all hours and always ready to listen and help, the Chaplain, CDR Solomon, through church services, counseling, helping men earn diplomas, and administering the library, is vital to the morale of the ship and Christmas Services to a man's needs above the ordinary life at sea. Using shipboard musical talent and other innovations, the Chaplain gave a renewed life to divine services.