Lake Champlain (CVS 39) - Naval Cruise Book

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5th Let it now be known that all personnel who are disturbed by the roar of the ship's 5 guns should submit a chit to the Fifth Division Officer, ENS. I. C. Clark. For what those unhappy men call noise is music to the ears of the 30 sailors who call the Fifth Division compartment their home. Responsible for the Charnp's guns and the ammunition they fire, Fifth Division has had the privelege of painting E's on five of the eight weapons that make up the ship's main battery. Q i w I 1 M

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