Lunga Point (CVE 94) - Naval Cruise Book

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Lt. Bill,, Couch gathering sea shells by the seashore? Doely, Y3c, explaining Rapelje? Lt. Berndt 'fthinking very hardn? Dr. Ray taking the gold right out of your teeth? Lt. 'fPeter Sugar Smith on the Signal Bridge? Ensign Winter in his dungarees? Chief Butler barbecuing a pig on Guam and looking like a Sheik? Junior Flagsi' Dougherty telling off the Signalmen on the Signal Bridge? f'Senior Flagsn Atkinson telling off fjunior Flagsn Dougherty? Chief Ewing Usweatingw a transfer? The time a pair of ladyis panties were found on the bunk of the Ist Division 'cPin up Girlj' Reeder, Cox? 'CMuscles Mularz, F ic, 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, F Qc, the Texas Cowboy, telling of his love for beautiful women and lovely cattle? Williams, AMM2c, ever talking in a whis- per? Ever seeing ffSpeedy'9 Oleson, S2c, carrying on a conversation? Lt. Marshall telling all about it? Lt. Peebles' pleasure at being returned to the Lunga Point after VC 85 was detached? Lt. Ujackw Garrett singing ffEight Bells at ogoo? Lt. 'fWalt Kalteyer and Lt. Art'i Gilmore 'ctradingn with the Filipinos? Lt. C'Sugar Love Smith playing cccrack the whip at the John Publicis night club in Seattle? Ever seeing Butterworth, SSMT3c, with Kingsbury, SSMB3c? Ever seeing Peterson, AOMQc, at the Ge- dunk stand? Hearing about Chief Pattie's postwar plans? Ever seeing Chief Atkinson playing the phonograph in the C.P.C. Mess by the hour? Ever seeing Chief Altizer stoop-shouldered? Chief Hjohnnyi' Oberg telling the Air De- partment Chiefs about his sea duty? Chief Petyo explaining Wilkes-Barre and its baseball team? Ever seeing Lyon, Cox, move fast enough to be considered slow? Cuney, Sic, and his eagle eye, spotting planes before anyone else? Berry, C. H. Sic, explaining Camp Hill, Alabama? Sleepy', Quinn, Fic, saying, Okay, Scram! Pm awoke! ? The Captain telling Holt, AOMIC, to sleep on the port side of the Ship? Corsair Neal, AMM2c, and his passion for anything mechanical? Seeing ffSam', Bolonkin, PtrV2c, for to- morrowls dope today ? 'fSam Ekstrum, Sic, and his rheumatism? '4Zoot Lynch, QM3c, the boy Hhep to the jive from Noo Yawk? How ffBlack Jackj' Nihem, QM3c, used to rave about Detroit and Philly? A Orinski, RM2c, and his watch repair shop? Stage, Ygc, and his Editorial problems? Barton, SM2c, bringing candy to the Signal Bridge? Crowder, WT3c, and his yapping ? Ensign Denkler singing UMemphis Bluesn? Ensign Prindle and his bull fiddle? Lt. Cdr. Luce going on a diet in February and gaining thirty pounds by 1 May? .A Hearing Church, AOMQC, 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, AGMQC, explaining why he spells his name the way he does? Captain Washburn, answering an urgent call from the COD'on the 4.-8, and dashingup to the bridge in his underwear? Lt. Cdr. Sands explaining Anne Arundel County? ' Ever seeing Lt. DeAngelis at morning G.Q,.? Lt. Potter Palmer trying to get a sun-tan to blend with his Marine underwear? Lt. Merle Grant making the poker game 'cofhcialn 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, cfOh, Lord, just give me a book and put me under a tree in good ol, Mississippin? The time several Steward's Mates were standing around the Wardroom when the First Lieutenant came in, and one of them said, ffMan your Battle Stations! Here comes the First Lieutenantln? Preston, AOM3c, c'The Voicew of the ord- nance gang?