Leyte (CVA 32) - Naval Cruise Book

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The Law Firm of Johnsen, LTJG, jenkins, LTJG, Johnston, Ensign, and Wille, Ensign, working in close cooperation with Brombacker, GMC, and Dunlap, MB2, provide the supervision and direction for the Fourth Division, which calls its home the Fantail. There they stand ready to throw a high-line to a wandering can or pay out the towing spar to sharp- Upper Left: Continued Maintenance. Here l en the eyes of the air group gunners. If needs be men of the Fourth Division will troop forward to number two fueling station to man the lines and fueling hoses. With the call of Air Defense, Air Defense-All men man your air defense stations rush topside to man the after five- inch batteries. Their record on the after five-inch batteries is an impressive one-one large drone and seven target sleeves. ' ' b . are tie results of dailylconscientious work, a clean, well-oiled mechanism, capable of delivering rapid, continuous fire against an enemy. Salinger, GM3 doing the honors with a grease gun. Upper Middle: -One of Several odd tasks that come up at frequent intervals in Gunnery is replenishing the ship's magazines. A job that requires expert planning and long, hard, back-breaking hours of moving thousand-pound bombs, 5-inch projectiles, etc., from barges alongside to the flight deck, and then down eight decks to the magazines. An unforgettable experience! Upper Right: Piana, SA and 'Wroblewski, SN, at work cleaning the breech and adjacent area of a 5-inch 38 cal. gun. The Fourth Division does more than clean guns, but these boys are particularly good. Lower Left: Beaming Bos'n Dunlap proudly exhibits a board full of fancy work, the handiwork of the Fourth Division. Such work is almost a lost art today. How many can you identify? See any Matthew Walkers or six-strand Turk's Heads? Lower Right: Here is the result of all the cleaning and maintenance. A well-trained crew putting out the salvoes in rapid suc- cession. Note the brilliance of the Hash, this marks clean and well-operating guns.

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1'. Back at the after crane almost any day in port gathers the Fifth Division to hook on the boats, bring aboard stores or airplane parts. Some two thousand-odd tons have been hoisted by the crane in the past six months, in weight comparable to an entire destroyer. At sea, the lifeboat, ready to be launched around the clock, is manned by the Fifth Divisiong while below decks the endless process of cleaning Qplease keep off the bulk heads in the athwart-ships passagewayj is carried on by scores of uncomplaining seamen. Ensigns Miller and McElroy along with the gentle hand of Fondren, BMI, guide the divisional work, while Lowey, GMC, pursues the path of constant vigilance to keep the after forties the best on the ship. Upper Left: Bird's Eye view of forty mm. quads, eleven and thirteen in sector three. The reassuring sound of their steady firing gives us a feeling of security in the event of an attack. Center: Reiver, SN, having sanded the gunwhale of his motor whale boat, prepares to apply.some varnish to insure a highly polished finish. It is constant work of this nature that enables the Leyte to have the best-looking boats in the Fleet. Upper Right: A part of the lifeboat watch passing the time brushing up on -marlinspike hwork. It could be that Herren, SN is pointing out the aspects of tying a square knot to Bielecki, SN, but, knowing the Fifth, it must be more complicated than that. Lower Left: The Loading Crew on the hangar deck, the after crane swung out, the men of the Fifth -Division are taking the work of loading supplies in their stride. Kibitzers, steer clear of this area or you'll be pressed into service. Lower Right: Crane Operators, Day and Willis, prepare to hoist out a boat. A job requiring close .teamwork between. the two operators as well as coordination between the men tending the steadying lines and the Bos nmate directing the operation. m,.m.g,.o