Napa (APA 157) - Naval Cruise Book

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'WU bil7iAivn FRONT ROW, left to right: Schmidt, L. J., Flcg Wolverton, W. C., SF1cg Wilson, R. A. CMoMM, Bush, G. A., Ens.g Morris, W. T., Ch. Carp., Ward, J. H., CCM, Edwards W. L., MoMM1cg Parks, C. R., F2c. SECOND ROW, left to right: Davis, W., MoMM3cg White, A. L., CM2c, Yarnell, L. R. Slcg Richard, C. P., SSMB2cg Brown, J. V., CM3c3 Alexander,-W. D., S2cg Leonard W. L., MoMM3cg Savano, L., SSML3cg Abdon, R. L., MoMM1c, Hightower, J. E., Flcg Lopez, L. R., Slcg Ragland, J. S., MoMM3c. THIRD ROW, left to right: Lennon, J. H., SSML3cg Wenkus, W. B., Slcg Hanks, J. C. Slcg Wallingford, J. W., CM2cg Williams, M. T., CM3cg Carter, J. P., CM2cg Perez A. M., Slcg Guisti, D. J., SF2cg Shea, J., Slcg King, J. C., Slcg Silva, W. B., Slcg Larsen, F. M., MoMM3cg Ross, F. A., MoMM2c. FOURTH ROW, left to right: Vella, L. C., SSMB3c:, Smith, R. R., MoMM3cg Grabzack R. L., SF3cg Lipetri, J. L., MoMM3cg Neely, W. F., CM3c, Fones, R. L., SSML2cg Latorie, L., MoMM3cg Leary, D. T., MoMM2cg Smith, J. E., MoMM2cg Rowe, O. W. Slcg Inman, J A, Slcg Culbertson, K S, Slcg Janssen, G F, MoMM2cg Roberts W. W., MoMlVI2c,. Wiedeman, R., SF2ci Robertson, W. R., S.1c,.Grady, H. W., srscf Wynn, V., CM3 c. FIFTH ROW, left to right: Carlson, E. A., EM3cg Reichert, E. J., MoMM3cg Routen, R. C., MM3cg Gattenby, E. L., SF2cg Rivera, A. B., Slcg Downs, W. N., MoMM2cg Taylor, O., Slcg Lankford, H. R., SSML3cg Threlkeld, R. R., Slcg Wilson, H. B., CM2cg James, W. C., Cox., Gaudern, C. S., MoMM3cg Hambly, W. H., MoMM2cg Peterson R. V., MoMM2c3 Peters, E. L., MoMM2c. Not in picture: Cook, C. G., MoMM2cg Burkett, R. F., Flc. 35 7 9

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I . + e ss Y 4 f ,, t. . f g NOVEMBER 1944 -- Alterations and repairs he- gun WR division turns to. It won t he long now. r . ! 4 of ' GQ ,Vg pf .Q y WJ? J 52 f 'N K 3 w 'L'-. ,n f Here stands the GCR Division Mighty, brave and strong To tell you our story Won't take long We're shipfitters, me'talsmiths And laundrymen few Also carpenters, harhers And motor Macs too We are the men Who tend to repair We've caused three captains To lose their hair w We're always ready ' To do our job With hammers or Welders The whole damn mob There's uFirechief Bush, 3 Whose screaming voice , Is heard above all. ., Then uWatertight Morris Is next in command. He bullies and jostles Our chaotic hand. Now Chief MAA Wilson, The HSheriH7' he is. Whose theory on diesel Don t amount to a uFizz. Now into this scene Chief Ward, he does enter- Adjusting his hat He yells, uFront and center. You look at our work, Then start to scream. It looks like a part Of a uSurrealist's Dream. It's lopsided, crooked And frail as a feather, 1 And you wonder to God 1 What holds it together. 5 2: -1 So we pull into port 5 Tho we're long overdue ,Cause the HR Division .lust wouldn't turn to. ' ! 1 Onward we sail N O'er the seas of foam, And with Divine Help We'll all make it home. 1 W 'I 34 The boss of us all, k i 'PU biali ion , . 5' .7 ' W

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NOVEMBER 1944- 0848 Departed San Pedro 1413 moored berth 5 Port Hueneme Callfornla and commenced taking the Shlp s first payload aboard NOVEMBER 1944- 0500 Completed l o a d 1 n g cargo Seabees and c1v1l1an stevedores set the Nap a winch hatchmen a goal of prlsing to watch but a goal soon topped under tougher cond1t1ons NOVEMBER 1944- 0909 Departed Port Hue neme en route Pearl Harbor HaWa11 carrylng elements of the 30th Naval Constructlon Battalion Th1S outfit set high standard of cleanliness and discipline and estab- lished a precedence upon which subsequent units were judged. 5 . '- ' 1 20 23 1 easylefficiency which was sur- 25 n , l 'S K' U 1 my xii l f HM. ,..M............vY,,, 7lae Claiefaf We Chiefs of the Napa In hot water all day, From the crew to the oflicers Our work, we display. The same old routine From morning ,til night, Toils uSheriff'7 Chief Wilson, His badge shining bright. Concealing all dope ls HI wonit talkw Lynch. While eyeing his patient Says Perry, MA Cinch. The Australian dreamer, Could be O Nealg And Demmon shoots trouble At Jones? weevil cooked meal. Brown with a pencil Scratches all day, And Rouse, with a growl, Says, uThere'll come a dayl Talbert smells oil ln the bilges, and howl While Fitz has his sun bath Sprawled out on the bow. Chief Ward, uWood Butcherf' Can box up these ships, But Bibla still threatens Vi -o blow ,em to bits! Then out of a novel Chief Forsmark appears, To tell all chit holders G.S.K.'s closed for two years! So ends our story Of Napa's proud Chiefs, How in the world Did we stay off the reefs? ' 36 ,gg mm 99 'Y-Q-'s J Y E 1 F 43 5 S 4 S 4