Mount Katmai (AE 16) - Naval Cruise Book

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ni!!. L ' ' - ' r «-? ' ' i II ■ M k f i . 1 Mil 1st Row: ENS Goggin, Porter, Akers, Bogus, Moody. Johnson, CHIEF Clark. 2nd Row: O ' Britis. Prazak, Williams, Wilson, Mayfield, Johnson. E DIVISION Everywhere one looks on board he sees electrical devices and all of them are the responsibility of the E Division, They have gear in every dark corner of the ship. Start- ing with the main generators, they produce, control the flow and protect us from the hazards of electricity. All of these things take on a tremendous importance which seems to lose all significance when viewed in light of their most Important job the movies!

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, He i ?r v . i A I 1st Row: ENSGoggin, Bahm, Hileman, Cabatana, Johnston. CHIEF Brekke. 2nd Row: Williams, Rhodes, Clark, Haining, Morey, Hurd, Engstrom. ' A DIVISION The boys of the A Gang are the stellar group which pro- vide the maintenance and repair necessary to keep our auxiliary machinery in operation. What is auxiliary machinery? Here ' s a sample: Boats, refrigerators, air condi t ioners, vehicles, after steering, diesel generators and fire pumps, all steam pipes out of the engineroom and. ...the ship ' s whistle. Needless to say, these are busy boys. Now let ' s see, where do they keep the motor launch TiiJiCni J f '

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' ♦ S t n . - ifr 1st Row: Dollar, Hansen, Hill. Harris. 2nd Row: ENS Goggin, CHIEF Howse, Finstuen. Winn, Scott, Hici s, LTJG Miller. R DIVISION The damage controlmen and ship-fitters of the R Division are the boys whose duty it is to keep the ship afloat — — that is maintain our water tight integrity. In this regard they also maintain all damage control and fire fighting equi pment - Since control of fire and damages is an all hands job, the crew must be trained in these important aspects of survival. The R Division is re- sponsible for this training. Fix it yoursel f