Lynde McCormick (DDG 8) - Naval Cruise Book

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LTJ G Grahn Contrary to a few minority opinions, the Supply Department is often referred to as the 'backbone of the fleet'. Our energetic, creative group of 47 fed, paid washed clothes, cut hair, kept soap in the soap dishes and Wowies,Fidd1ei Faddle, and other 'gedunk' in the mouths of the 290 officers and men of the LYNDE MCCORMICK. Under the able direction of our Supply Officer, LT Tom Hazlett, the Storekeepers provided all the necessary spare parts and supplies - from paper clips to high voltage boxes - to keep us afloat and on the ,go for the seven-month cruise. Our Assistant Supply- Officer, LTJG Grahn, heads up the service branches of Supply: the General Mess, the Laundry, Disbursing, Ship's Store, Barber Shop, and would-be vending machines. Our food service branch has fed some 178,500 individual meals at a cost of 883,000.00 Thanks to our seven skilled Cooks we have been able to please most of the crew most of the time and turn out many an excellent meal. Our one and only baker has produced 14,000 lbs. of some of the best bakery products that have ever graced our tables. The twelve ever-present and dutiful messcooks have kept cleanliness and sanitation at an optimum through their three times daily scrub down of the entire messdecks area. . .a dubious honor. Our 'ace' Disbursing Clerk has assisted the Disbursing Officer in paying out over a half-million dollars in fourteen paydays, processed some 1000 vouchers and claims of kinds and computed over 4200 individual payments. He also has become a most practiced and proficient card player. , The nine Stewardsmates kept Officers Country ship-shape and prepared 12,600 individual servings for our 24 officers. LTJG Cochran still refuses to accept brussel sprouts as one of the Navy's staple food, but we can still boast a menu with everything from gili-gili to lobster tails. SKC Agunat za. , 'es SK2 Abbott Best ch ow in the Navy.

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C52 Agllfffe SD3 Benitez SK1 Bennett TN Bercasio Pie for desert in the Wardroom tonight. FA Challoner FN Cruz LT Hazlett and SK2 Hedeen on a very popular day. ff S Division 'supplies ' many things. Our Ship's Store was remodeled last December with the aid of just about everybody and 8600.00 worth of glass, kits, and supplies. This new super bargain basement of ours has managed to sell merchandise worth some 885,000.00-87,500.00 of which went into the ships Welfare and Recreation Fund. -In competition with the store we had our infamous vending machines. The Coke machine was known to have paid as much as twenty to one on an investment of a mere quarter. More than likely, however, you just lose whatever you put in - but the big pay-offs kept busi- ness up. Occasionally you might even get a Coke or Seven Up - or at least a good cup of carbonated water. Oursincere apologies to those few of you who may have missed out on the cup alto- gether. What else can we say? un heroes of the Supply Department the Laundry Our uns g , Crew, with one antiquated washer, one dryer, and three presses managed to successfully wash, starch, and dryf?j and press some 55 tons of laundry. We were not always the heroes of the Wardroom - LTJG Forsythe still refuses to forgive the laundry for turning his two new white shirts a bright pink CLT Penning- ton's purple socks can claim that victoryj. The washer's ap- etite for socks and skivvies has grown with age, but the destruc- P tion has been kept to a minimum. .......--.- 1-N-.. .,.. ..,..,-...,...................A-,....., . . . ,, -,... ..-..- . - v.-..,.,....-- ....,-,..,.-........:-...,4..uh,,,.,,,,.....,.....,.. - , - ,, . .