Napa (APA 157) - Naval Cruise Book

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Could and Storelzeepel-A FRONT ROW, left to right: Rowlett, H. L., Slc CSKJ 3 Marshall, C. C., SC1cg Jones A. H. CCS' Forsmark J. E. CSK' Lt. CjgJ B. B. Wieseg A.P.C. E. L. O'Neal Robinson C. P. SK1c' Cabatino A. G. SC3c SECOND ROW, left to right: Schelle, S., SC3c, Patterson, L. O., SK2cg Woltman, W H. Slc CSC? ' Glenn T. J., Slc QSCJQ Wood, G. D., Slc CSKJg Rost, C., Slc CSC Flynn, C. W., SK2cg Gillette, R. R., Slc KSCJ THIRD ROW, left to right: Jordan, C. A., SK3cg Rylko E. L., SCCBD Ze, Daugherty, R. F., SC2c, Hansan, J. W., S2c M-M STORES CBkrJ ' Baher C. W. Jr., SKD2cg Snow, R. E. Bkrlcg Price J. R. Bkr2c' Carrico, R. L., Slc CBkrJ AT LEFT Stewardd and Steward lllatu FRONT ROW, left to right: Robinson, T., St2cg Dixson, J., St3cg Billups, T S., St3cg Dorsey, A., Ck3cg Carter, R., St3cg Smith, J. T., Ck3c SECOND ROW, left to right: Lt. fjgl B. B. Wieseg Casey, T. S., St3c Brown, J. D., StMlcg Halley, R., StMlcg Young, S. M., StM1c:, Smithers, A. B StM2cg Roberson, B., StMlcg Anderson, W. J., StMlc THIRD ROW, left to right: Smith, E. A., StM1cg Brown, F. D., StMlc Tisdale, C., Ck3cg Thornton, R. A., StM2cg Brown., R. J., StMlcg Betty, J. W Cklcg Smith, R., StMlcg Kennedy, E. L., StM1c. , JUWHFVY

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OCTOBER l944P-Work- ing parties assembled on the dock to commence the initial loading of supplies aboard the Napa. t T e OCTOBER l944- Even in all the confusion, the first pay day of p the Napa was held at 1330. uBoy!t did that lettuce look g'ood. To many of the crew, the'Bos'n,pipe sounded like our 5g inch'38 going off the next morning- too many cokes?, p I T . 'fu bizliafivn HTS division modestly admitted it was the most important division aboard ship. Without it, crew-members would have been broke, cold and hungry. lt's eight sections composed a floating Super Service, where, 'thanks to a monopoly, the customer was seldom right. To begin, there was the Galley--where beans, rice and black coffee were never served more than three times a day. The Butcher Shop occasionally added variety to the ship's diet with generous helpings of Spam or mutton. The lee Cream Room always used pure, wholesome powdered milk, never face lotions as oft sus- pected. The Bake Shop sometimes forgot and made pas'tries. uBargain Basement -officially, Clothing and Small Stores- once wasn't closed for inventory and a few lucky crew members purchased skivvies. The Ship's Store was reasonable with its charges on toothpaste and the like. Profits on no item ever ex- ceeded iifty per cent. Down at GSK, a chit was always required. Of course, once the chit was produced there were no bolts that size in stock. Dis- bursing made an honest effort and denied it used a Chinese add- ing machine to figure payrolls. Then there were the brave Stewards. They tossed raw meat into the W3Id1'OOl11 zoo and cleaned the officers, cages. Brave, brave, stewards!

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OCTOBER 1944- 0830 stationed all Vspecial sea details. 0906 A underway on maidenlvoyage en route to Seattle, Washingtohll Cross ing. the , notoriously , rough bar at the mouth of the Columbia AR1V8f,' the 'first taste of XOVCCHII-g0iI1'g'x was plenty 1Fugge'dV for 1phe9 Napa and her 0,855 btfelatherfmer- chant crew. 14,01 tstructural test-firing of thelfgunse proved they were i1i4'wo1fki11giV.eo1jdlie tion. 'and fwellteseeiifedgjtof the Shipf eet2400eooiwai1ihgeof hornl added7:an'other1 disiilal touCl1 'to' the .A f.e'atl1C1'-IDQIF ,cha11t5,7,.Qo11e ept 'of the sfailor'S life 0 0