Los Angeles (CA 135) - Naval Cruise Book

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NOW CV ecK ?Fp fr«r-r)?eftMe see S-2 Division S-2 Division ' s job is one that could cause untold nightmares for a good old-fashioned housewife. Upon S-2 rests the immense and endless task of feeding nearly a million meals a year under the strictest of budgets, while meeting the most stringent requirements as to quality and nutritional value. To accomplish this job, which at first glance appears to be an impossible one, the ship ' s com- missary officer has been assigned a staff of one chief commissaryman, two first, five second, and eight third class petty officers. Augmenting these professional cooks and bakers are sixteen strikers and about forty mess cooks. The cooks and bakers are on duty for twenty- four hours, then off duty for a similar period. The quality of their pies and pastries is unsurpassed in any navy. The butcher shop prepares more meat for the galley than is handled in a good two-man meat market for any average day. The men in the vegetable preparation room, wash, pare and slice enough fresh vegetables for three thousand servings a day. These servings consist not only of one vegetable dish, but all the food required for salads, sauces, soups, and vegeta- ble trays. To the mess-cooks go the credit of neatly setting up the mess facilities, serving the food in an attrac- tive and sanitary manner, washing those thousands of trays and utensils, and scrubbing down the messing spaces three times every day. ' T 1 1 f-m f t. y V Y r V V V V ' Y V 1st Row : G. S. Barr ett, N .J. Dugai I.W. S andeis ;oii A . L. Sander son L. G. Pi. = rce CW03 R. F. Pittenger, Ande rson, E . L. Adkiris, L.J . Wool: ridge, ' E. G. Cu rliss, A , F. ' Mc inning. ' F-R. Lay 2nd Row : C.E. Dye, D . W . Anderso m W. M. Adam s, J. L . H arkles iS, R. D. O ' Neil, F. A. . Ron lero, L. K. Hagge, Messersmi th. G. E. Coar, R. C. Mei er 3rd Row : H.T. Jon. ;s. V. C. Parma nn, J. W. Maiti n, W. C. Gabr iel, F .T. Drumm ond, R. L. Whitley, , J. D. Fox, Rihh s. A B Tinton. T. W. Toml in. D . k. He nsc in. I. L. Kina .1. J

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I M Sr .iF- . l- n - V %«- ' i| Ist Row : E. H. Proctor, J. K. Snee, T. P. Long, CW03 E. E. Stevens, C. W. Eytcheson, W. L. Sinns, L. R. Brono 2nd Row : T. H. Mee, N. E. Clarke, E. Kuhaiki, C. J. Mooney, G. Cerda, C. H. Simms, F. A. Dix 3id Row : V. R. Sanchez, R. E. Boyles, G. W. Erickson, T. D. Stevens, S. D. Burgess, E. L. Sampson, L. Soiiao, Tillman, J. L. Fr S-1 Division The S-1 Division consists of storekeepers only. The primary mission of the division is to provide logistic support to the ship. Ready-for-issue material carried in the storerooms of this ship totals some 100,000 items and consists of GSK consumables, electronics, ordnance and machinery repair parts. This material, upon issue, is used to keep the ship in a condition to meet emergencies at all times. There are numerous records to be maintained for the accountability of the various material listed above. Co-ordinating this task is the Office Supervisor. The men working for him are divided into four major groups, Stock Records, Requisitioning, Correspondence, and Budget Control. These groups depend, in turn, on the assistance of the storeroom personnel who receive, mark, store, and issue all material received aboard, with the exception of provisions, medical stores and ammunition. In addition the storekeepers also stock and maintain the Clothing and Small Stores Afloat, with an estimated 1,020 items available to the crew for purchase. During general quarters, S-1 Division personnel are assigned battle stations either on the guns or in one of the five repair parties to make emergency issues when needed. 131

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¥ ' t ' -- ■9- - y V ' ' V)i r ' 1st Row H. M. Bullock, R. Dupree, W. D. Stewart, V. Daddabbo, L. D. Barger, R. Washington, A. Varella, W. R. Dellenger, A. Milo 2nd Row : M. Durham, G. Escobar, O. M. England, W. F. Moore, W. Van Winkle, D. Shepard, C. D. Ford, R. Fultze, J. Williams, R. Guillory, L. H. Rose 3rd Row: F.H.Williams, W. R. Whitaker, G. T. Case, P. I. Candelatia, R.Luna, C. F. Carothers, W. Shatley, L. E. Reese, L. C. Reichelt, B. Garcia, M. L. Ethridge S-3 Division The S-3 Division is that part of the Supply Depart- ment having the primary mission of catering to the personal needs of the crew. It consists of the ship ' s store, soda fountain, officer ' s and crew ' s barber shops, tailor shop, laundry, and cobbler shop. During the first three months of the present cruise the ship ' s store handled 60,000 candy bars, 20,000 cartons of cigarettes and 20,000 cigars, plus a fast moving inventory of radios, watches, soap, cameras, dental cream, and other necessary or desired items. Sales for the past year were about $ 200,000. S-3 ' s laundry teams work continuously 24 hours a day to maintain a high standard of cleanliness among the crew. They wash, dry, and separate about a thousand pounds of clothing each day and launder and press all of the linen, shirts, and white or khaki uniforms required by the officers and CPO ' s. Commander N.J. CUMMINGS, SC, USN, is the ship ' s store officer, and L. D. BARGER, SHC, is the division officer. 133