Los Angeles (CA 135) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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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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' A Isl Row: 2nd Row : V. Searcy, DKC, LTJG R. H. Fairbairn, J. T. Farley R. J. EberBole, D. J. Taylor, R. Gomez, J. A. Beaudry S-4 Division S-4 Division is disbursing. The most valuable office force on board, they manage two paydays each month, and handle numerous other bills the ship must meet for supplies and services. All of us have money troubles of our own, but these men have all of ours to boot - longevity, advancements, travel, per diem, savings, allotments, re-location allowances, dependents travel, mileage, sea pay, uniforms, hazardous duty the list grows longer every day. The smooth functioning of the department can be credited to hard work on the part of the whole cheerful staff, which is headed by LTJG Fairbairn, the Disbursing Officer, and his assistant, Chief Disbursing Clerk Searcy.