Leyte (CVA 32) - Naval Cruise Book

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1 i THE V-3 SERVICE DIVISION completes the roster of the Air Department aboard the LEYTE, and is com- prised of the Air Ordnance Crew and the Gasoline Crew. It is of course very evident that without these two vital units, none of our planes would be very effective. The Air Ordnance Section is responsible for the transporting and handling of munitions for the planes from the stowage spaces below to the flight deck, where squadron -arming and loading personnel take over and load the planes. All this is a very ticklish business, and requires a high degree of skill and patience, for no mistakes can be made in the arming or handling of these weapons, which demand a delicate touch, and pack a lethal wallop. d b 1? the bo S ofthe va servi e D' V Upper Left: One ofx the many corner iilling stations aboard the Leyte, being manne y more o y . - u c lV1- sion. L. Mayer, AA, W. O. Crouthers, AN, and F. E. Marcuson, members of the flight deck Gas Crew, man their stations. Upper Center: Another ticklish job, being handled with practiced skill by an ordnance loader, as he loads some 20 mm. ammuni- tion into the guns of an FQF Pantherjet, one of Fighter Squadron Thirty-one's planes. Upper Right: To insure proper stowage, these men are loading some 20 mm. ammunition into a box, to await the time when it will be taken up and loaded into the planes. Shown here in this task are: L. Westman, AA, R. T. Aubey, AN, Sc M. Cobb, AN. Lower Left: Another of the many jobs performed by the V-3 Service Division is putting the warhead , exploding force, on the head of the SCARs',,or practice rockets. Shown here are: R. C.Kenfield, AD3, W. Moore, AD3, W. O. Seufert, AA, and S. L. Calahan, AN. Lower Center: Fueling our planes is a never-ending job, for each plane must have a full tank before each launch. Shown injecting some of the high-octane Huid into an F9F jet is E. P. Donald, AN. It's always a case of fill 'er up! - Lower Right: And still more SCARS must be made ready for our planes. These SCARS are much less expensive than the live rockets, and are used during a cruise in constant attempt to make our pilots as proficient as possible in the use of this weapon. i :u -s

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F1rst Row Costxgean L Hassette W Bryce W M Martrn CHMACHJ F Mldzlolek CHGUN R M Carter E F Remenschnelder R Cox VV T Cirroll R W Brooks Second Row M E Sullrvan E P Frazler Dz1adosl T P Stack R C Cullen R L Frankhn H R ongsma E urnn W Moore Flnrcl Row L E Cunxno D E Ozrer E F1sher A V Dav1s L M7 Rummler J P Carr L M Howard C M Faber D XfVallace W D Crouthers Fourth Row D Battrstela L T Jorde L A Calderon F W Horsley V Rentema H G 1'el1en R F Montgomery J R Ward C E Walsh A G Hancock F1fth Row G M Castagano W Doerr G3Wl13OWSk1 D Browne C R Golden A W Ross H R OBr1ne M N Alvardd C H Fletcher ' '1 ' 9 , . . ., . . L . . , , . , . . , X ' s ' 0 .. , . . , .. , J.. ., . . C , . . . ' - I l u ' n 0 . .. , .. ,.. , .. , 0 In Q ' u .. , . . , .. , .. , . . . .. , .. ,J.. , .. ,. , . . , . . , . . , .. , . u . 1 u I . . , .. ,.. ,. . , 'n 4 ' . . . .. , .. ,.. ,.. , .. , : . . . 31. . , 0 Q , . n . .. ,. . , . . , .. , . .

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THE GASOLINE CREW 1S someth1ng more than a sea go1ng f1ll1ng stat1on group The men 1n th1s outftt must handle the rece1v1ng aboard wh1le at sea of all the av1at1on gasol1ne and o1l from tankers wh1ch m rough weather can be qu1te a Job Fuelmg the planes themselves 1S a never endrng process for a 1nodern Jet fighter uses an 1ncred1ble amount and 1ts a quest1on of fill er up? before each and every H1ght The Gasolme Crew 1S respons1ble for all the av1a t1on gas handled and used aboard the LEYTE and whenever the word 1S passed that the smok1ng lamp 1S out throughout the Shlp you may be sure that several of these boys are busy Servrce says the V 3 D1v1s1on IS our busmessl Top Left E NICKIHHCY AN check1ng a plug connectxon on aSCAR a 2 75 a1rcraft rocket used for obhteratmg the dummy targets ass1 ned durmg trammg m1ss1ons Rockets bombs and mach1ne gun ammunrtlon are iired dur1ng these m1ss1ons 1n whlch war t1me cond1t1ons are s1mulated as closely as IS POSS1blC Top Center D L Greenslet AN tops off one of the w1ng tanks ol an FQF Panther pr1or to takeoff The complete iillmg of all tanks 1S essent1al before each hop to guarantee tl1e success of the m1ss1on A few gallons or pounds as It 1S measured for the jets can mean the PTCCIOUS mmutes needed durmg an emergency 1' op Rlght Looklng aft on the lllght deck Ch1ef Ram1nschn1eder V3 leadmg ordnance Chlef watches another landmg as a talker for tl1e Gasol1ne Ofhcer records the numbers of the planes land1ng rn order that the fuelmg system may be properly mam ta1ned Lower Left An F4U4 15 g1ven the final go s1gnal by the launchmg oflfxcer the p1lot havmg just glven h1m the nod Spl1t second t1m1ng and a well coord1nated work1ng crew keep the planes roll1ng smoothly along durmg these hect1c moments Lower Rlght The hangar deck gas crew Plctured left to rlght H R OBr1en AA Gawl1kowsk1 AA E J Hassett A03 M Faber AA A Sm1tl1 AB3 W R Garner AA and D Battestella AA Notably II1lbS1Ilg IS the famous face and VOICC of Ch1ef Ma chmtst lXI1dZOlClx ' ' ' ' - '- -- ' '---'Y-A ' A-' --------f--M---W-'-fl--'mf--A-as .ef :J -1 fm: L4-. --1-'-fa-X:-1 4w,::.m-.,,J, Qi.-4:1QA.:.2-,yy .. nf,-..-f -,.q-ami.: ,,..,,,fM,-,,..-., ....,,-.:.,-..-L--1? a.g,,,.,,A .. ' ' ' 1 - 1 4 4 1 1 y . c ' - . , u - A s , - . . . , K . . 1 . ' ' - 1 1 . I , - . , , . , , . . . ' 1 ' 1 ' 1 . ' ' x ' 4 c ' - 1 1 , . , . . . . ,, . . . . . , , , -, D ' 1 1 1 0 0 , , ' n 1 1 1 1 . 1- - l . . . . . . . . ' 1 1 ' 1 1 , - . D . . U ,, . . . . . . . . . . . , . - - . . . I . . . ' ' 1 1 1 1 1 J' 1 1 ' ' 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 ' 1 ' 1 ' 1 ' . '