Leyte (CVA 32) - Naval Cruise Book

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THE ,DUTIES of the Marine Detachment aboard the Leyte are many and varied. One of the primary tasks is filling the Sixth Division billets in the gunnery depart- ment. As such, they man all of the after 20 mm. guns and the two quad forties on the fantail. The Detach- ment forms a compact, potent landing party, has the routine task of guard duty, and, is ready on a moment's notice to be called away to render honors to an . . Y visiting dignitary who may come aboard. Upper Left: Standing Rigidly at attenti n 2 d ' The Detachment welcomed aboard a new CO, Cap- tain Holzbauer, in Cannes, and a new executive officer, lst. LT Redfern who reported aboard in Norfolk prior to our departure. Our administrative affairs are kept in order by lst Sgt. Seidenberg who, along with TfSgt. Tymensky the gunny , stands ready to offer sage words of advice to those who wander from the straight and narrow . o in inspection arms, Cox, Douglas S., PFC, Greenfelder, VVm. P., PFC, and Murphy, j, R., PFC, come under the close scrutiny of Commander Guerry, the Chief Engineer, and Ensign Sykes, Medical Administrative Officer, during personnel inspection. ' Upper Center: The Marine Detachment was fortunzte l 1 c to iave at its disposal the services of a judo expert, S. Traux, HMC, who is shown demonstrating on Sgt. Esposito one of the techniques of self protection. Upper Right: Long hours of careful preparation are required for any successful amphibious assault. Captain Holzbauer, First Lieut. Redfern, and Master Sgt. Seidenberg are making a final evaluation of the landing beach at Suda Bay, Crete. Lower Left: Once Ashore, the task becomes a matter of taking a series of objectives in accordance with a predetermined plan. Here a squad leader is orienting his subordinate leaders as to the route of advance and the next objective. Lower Right: On November 10th of each year Marines throughout thejworld pause to celebrate their founding in 1775. Captain P. lL. D ll f fc' E' c i ' e' ' ' ' ' an uc ey was asked to cut thc first piccc of our birthday cake, and presented it to the youngest member of the detach- ment, l'fc. Burger.

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A small, but active clan, whose efforts are divided be- tween keeping a high polish on the after starboard gang- way and boat boom Qwhich they claim is always the first in positionj and number one motor launch, which had the distinction of being the first boat of the week , and manning number three fueling station which at the present time is leading the other two in number of hoses parted per fueling. Gervaise, GM2 keeps the forward twenty mms. under care and trains the personnel on the mounts to dron- dropping perfection. While Ensigns Nilsson and Palmer, BMI carry the burden lightly of supervising the activi- ties of this taut and happy division. Upper Left: Thompson, GM3 and Charles SN, caught busily engaged in working over a 20mm. magazine in the ready service room. Caution is exercised in l d' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' oa ing the magazine prior to firing and it has its reward in fewer hangfires and jammed projectiles. Center: An Unknown Sailor perches on the Seventh Division's boat boom, undoubtedly to warn the bum-boats to keep clear of the ship, as per ship.'s instructions. There are a couple of men hiding in the foreground with a fire hose to back up his words. Upper Right: Mehr, SN, involved in touching up the Seventh Division gangway while Cloud, BM3 and Moore, SN lend some salty advice and look on. I could do it better when 1 was a seaman-deucef' Lower Left: The Forward 20mms getting a daily check under the supervision of Gervaise, GM2. Campbell, SN and MHCDUE, SN can be seen doing the dirty work. Such work is essential in order to have the guns ready for action at all times. Center: It looks excellent now, but wait until the libertys party has finished treading on the varnish. However, that's what we have them for and no one works harder than the Seventh Division boat crew to keep their boat in top shape. Lower Right: Ressler, BM3 gives Stevenson, SN, Roesener, SN, and Weltlick, SN the scoop on how toirig a two-fold purchase in preparation of rigging out the after starboard gangway. It's the mechanical advantage that does the trick, plus a little muscle.