Leonard Mason (DD 852) - Naval Cruise Book

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iriUW S DIVISION BACK ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: McCanls. J. N , SD3; Smilh, J. F., SH2; Ruth, W., SA- Walker A.. N, SH3; Mcintosh. W. R., CS2; Grate. M. F.. CS3; Snitz, S. H.. SH3; Fischer W C DK3; McCann, D. A., CS3; Davis, W. R.. SK3. MIDDLE ROW: Morgan. R. L., SKI; Anderson Jr.. D. C. SHI; Alagol. A.. SDC; LTJG W. J. Lockhart. SC USN; Walters. S. C. HMC- Mermer. I. S.. CSC; Baum. M. C. CSl; Moton. J. H.. SDI. FRONT ROW: Bader R. j. SK3- Quintanilla, W. V.. SH3; Johnson. ]., TN; Oglesby. J. W.. SA; Galicia. O. SHSN- Malone L. D.. SN; Moyer. R. A., SN; McDade. D. R.. CSSN. ABSENTEES: White. J R. SN- Gardner D. M., SN. TXCA S DIVISION The SUPPLY DIVISION is a Can-do organization aboard ship, Irom drapes lor the Captain, to electronic repair parts. SUPPLY has many functions and is the butt of many jokes. It maintains the allotments (never enough money), it orders items for all departments of the ship (where is that requisition?) it feeds the crew (ham and pineapple again), it pays the crew (where ' s my money?), it operates the ship ' s store (closed for in- ventory), operates a coke machine (out of syrup again), and maintains a barber shop (secured for field day.) Throughout the cruise the storekeepers, pay clerks, cooks, commissarymen and stewards mates of the S Division provided many of the necessities and a few of the luxuries of life. They deserve credit for a job well done. Baum CSl: Spaghetti tonight

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FRONT ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: McConnell T. A., QM3; Callaway, B. O., SN- Moore J D RMSA. MIDDLE ROW: Lynn. I. Y., QM3; Andrefsky. A. (n), PNl; ENS. D. I. BLATT; Harri- son. R. D.. RMl; Amaranle, I. J.. TE2; Stevens, E. F.. RM3. BACK ROW: McRedmond. W. J.. SN; Bennetts, L. R., YN3; Karle. D. E., RMS; Cain. P. D.. YN3: Boone, D. L.. RM3; McEntire P. C. SN; ABSENTEES: Link. R. C. QMC; Lewis. J. C, SA; Lovelt, A. G. SN; Duran R F RMSA oc ■ y The OC division under the Operations Department is responsible for all communication functions of the ship. This includes such means of communications as radio, visual, and mail. The division is divided into three sections. First the radio or dit-dah boys. These people contend that it is not nerves that makes them tap their fingers or click their tongues, but only an at- tempt to practice CW. Next ore the ships office boys or the broad beamed pencil pushers. Out of their tiny cubicle comes strange noises, but its only the scratch- ing of quills on parchment. Last are the quartermasters or skivie wavers. These men are the cleanest people on board; for all day they can be seen drying their laundry on the halyards or waving it about on sticks. Through the cruise these people hove consistently handled the flow of communications quickly and ac- curately. You can ' t say that — it ' s not polite. ' 20 mmmm