Lunga Point (CVE 94) - Naval Cruise Book

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Do You R cnicnihcri Lt. Danii ' l Rotinc Block censoring mail. ' Bare. . RM2c, and iiis iiot trumpet? Ensign Butcher, the Ouihcrtson of poker, giving Lt. Cldr. Moore lessons for a nominal foe? Lt. C;dr. Hagstrom, our surreptitious ' Poet Laureate? Dallas Rhodcn, SCic. dishing it out Walgreen style? C ' .hief Boatswain ' s Mate Olixer talking about buying a C. ' E after the war, and anchoring it oflFort Laiidcrdale. and using it for a gambling ship? Chief Zankicwicz starting ofT a letter with Now that I ha c a few moments to spare ? Tango. PhoM2e. on CHiristmas E e night, telling about Christmas in East Boston? Botncn. BMic, getting his left leg tangled in his Gay Nineties moustache as he hurled the sledge hammer at the chair stoppers when dropping the hook at Guam? Hip Hop Childers. Cox, in his rack? Bourne, Sic, the CO2 Kid of the ist Dixision? Bullcn. MM2C, at Mast, telling the Exec. Yes. .Sir! I found a ca.se of beer, but .someone stole it from me ? Hood. A. F.. Sic. and Wilkcrson. R. L.. Sic mothering ' the plane captains? Grandpa Wright. . MMic. and his fur coat? Red Crane. .Sic. and his lo e letters? Whether Xoonan, QM3C, ever met the love- ly lady from Palmyra? Merryman. RM3C, and his organ playing? Peel, WTic. the hardest working and the richest man in B ' Division? Davis, P ' L . Cox, trying to grow a moustache? Lt. Bill Kearns climbing the ladder to the bridge with his arms full cf intelligence reports. Lt. (jg) Bob Reilly discussing carburetors with the occupant of the upper bunk in State- room oioq until mid-night every night? Commander Eastwold having a serious con- versation with Lt. (jg) Sebastian, at Eniwetok? .Subject — Electronics, or was it? Lt. Freddie Marvil of the Eastern .Shore telling us that he voted before he wore shoes? Lt. .McDougal drawing [jlans (or his postwar home? Lt. Wayne Black standing continuous watches in the C om Office. Ensign Ed Behn buying .Xiguiliette.s? Chief Radio Electrician Blackie Blackburn talking about Idaho? Ever hearing Pixley, .Sic. giving (jut the straight dope on our next operation? C:hief Baker hurdling the elevator pit and getting halfway down the hangar deck before linding out they were lesling the General . larm? C hief {iunner s Mate Wagner di.scu.ssing his inxestments? Flutter alve Johnson? Chief Hamilton bathing .Scotty ? Murphy and Oldakoski. C o.xswains. making the bulkheads of the ist Divisirjn Gear Locker vibrate with their never-ending arguments? Zappi? Dunn, Sic, talking about Pigeon, Michigan? (It ' s a town.) Myler, F2c. sitting in a poker game and say- ing, I don t know much about the game, but ril call and raise five blues ? Paliani, MM3C, saying, Tell ' em. Mac; tell em ? ■ Big Deal Schleining, . M2C, the gadget maker? Dangerous Dan Prado, . MM2c? Whether Kelley, BgMstr3c, and W ' estphal, QM3C, ever settled their argument? Pahutka, RMic, silent editor of the Radio Press? Xewlands. Sic. Lt. (jg) Haacke ' s Ace messenger? Smith. WTic. Russell. Bic. Roe. WT2C, and Grigoracos. WT2c, putting eggs in Ensign C:ummings ' helmet once, just before morning G.Q. ? Ever seeing .Servidio. Cox. when Bearden, Ciox, wasn ' t around? Lt. Joe Kush reading Forever Amber ? Lt. Thompson talking about the moon-light on WTiite Lake? 194

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sailors are still awakened by the immemorial invitation to arise as follows: All hands ! All hands ! Heave ho ! Heave ho ! Heave ho! Lash up and stow; lash up and stow. Wakey, wakey, rise and shine; the morning ' s fine: you ' e had your time and V c had mine. The sun ' s scorching yer bleedin ' eyes out. Beautiful dreamer lash up and stow. The cooks to the galley has gone long ago. .Show a leg! .Show a leg! Make a move! Lt. Homans r w own a pair of trousers that come clown to his ankles. jis -■?■ ■usvjy :!--. 193

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Lt. (jg) Bill Couch gathering sea shells Isy the seashore? Doely, V3C, explaining Rapelje? Lt. Bcrndt thinking very hard ? Dr. Ray taking the gold right out of your teeth? Lt. (jg) Peter Sugar .Smith on the Signal Bridge? Ensign Winter in his dungarees? C hief Butler barbecuing a pig on Guam and looking like a Sheik? junior Flags Dougherty telling off the .Signalmen on the .Signal Bridge? Senior Flags Atkin.son telling oil Junior Flags Dougherty? Chief Ewing sweating a transfer? The time a pair of lady ' s panties were found on the bunk of the ist Division Pin up Girl. Recder, Co.x? Muscles Mularz, Fic, the kid from Jersey, asking, Who is this bum Hague? Chief Larson telling Chojnacki to take a bight in a line while securing a piston to the hangar deck, and Chojnacki taking the line firmly between his teeth as ordered? Carter, Fac, the Texas Cowboy, telling of his love for beautiful women and lovely cattle? Williams, AMM2C, ever talking in a whis- per? Ever seeing .Speedy Oleson, S2C. carrying on a conversation? Lt. (jg) Marshall telling all about it? Lt. (jg) Peebles ' pleasure at being returned to the Liinga Point after V ' C 85 was detached? Lt. Jack Garrett singing Eight Bells at 0300? Lt. Walt Kalteyer and Lt. Art Gilmore trading with the Filipinos? Lt. .Sugar Love .Smith playing crack the whip at the John Q. Public ' s night club in .Seattle? Ever seeing Buttcrworth. SSMT c. with Kingsbury, SSMB3C? E er seeing Peterson. . OM2c, at the Ge- dunk stand? Hearing about Chief Pattie ' s postwar plans? Ever seeing Chief Atkinson playing the phonograph in the C.P.O. Mess by the hour? Ever seeing Chief Altizer stoop-sho uldered? Chief Johnny Oberg telling the Air De- partment C hiefs about his sea duty? Chief Petyo explaining Wilkes-Barre and its baseball team? Ever seeing Lyon, Cox, move fast enough to be considered slow? Cuncy, Sic, and his eagle eye, spotting planes before anyone else? Berry, C. H. Sic, explaining Camp Hill. Alabama? Sleepy Quinn, Fic, saying, Okay, .Scram ! Fm awoke ! ? The Captain telling Holt. AOMic. to sleep on the port side of the Ship? Corsair Xeal, . MM2c, and his passion for anything mechanical? Seeing .Sam Bolonkin. Ptr ' 2r. f(jr to- morrow ' s dope today ? .Sam Ekstrum. .Sic, and his rheumatism? Zoot ' Lynch. QM3C. the boy hep to the ji e from Noo Yawk? How Black Jack Nihem, QM3C, used to ra e about Detroit and Philly? Orinski, RM2c, and his watch repair shop? .Stage, V3C, and his Editorial problems? Barton, SM2C, bringing candy to the .Signal Brid ge? Crowder, WT3C, and his yapping ? Ensign Denkler singing Memphis Blues ? Ensign Prindle and his bull liddlc? Lt. C ' dr. Luce going on a diet in February and gaining thirty pounds by i May? Hearing Church, AOM2C, tell about the time the pilot of his TBM chased a horse down an Okinawa road at tree-top height while he was rear gunner? Kojtek, AOM2C, explaining why he spells his name the way he does? Captain Washburn, answering an urgent call from the OOD on the 4-8, and da.shing up to the bridge in his underwear? Lt. Cyr. Sands explaining Anne . rundel County? Ever seeing Lt. DeAngelis at morning G.Q.? Lt. Potter Palmer tr ' ing to get a sun-tan to blend with his Marine underwear? Lt. Merle Grant making the poker game official by his presence? Pehan, John Joseph. Sic, yelling Turn off the search-lights. during the night attack at Ulithi? Alexander, Fic, en route to New Guinea saying, Oh, Lord; just give me a book and put me under a tree in good ol ' Mississippi ? The time se ' eral Steward ' s Mates were standing around the Wardroom when the First Lieutenant came in, and one of them said, Man your Battle Stations! Here comes the First Lieutenant! ? Preston, AOM3C, The X ' oice ' of the ord- nance gang? l ' J5