Napa (APA 157) - Naval Cruise Book

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27 DECEMBER 1944- Loaded elements of the 4th Marine Division. Prepared to get underway for maneu- vers with the Marines. The well-trained MN d iv i s i o n will get her first operation work-out. il lbizli ion IS for negat, nuisance or nuts compiled and recorded for the Napa Year Book. If it's sewing that you're after, or a private lit'tle chat with some two mile off cruiser, don't sit there, tape a nap! There's a light- get that signal-Where's that man for No. 4 hatch? Clear the deck of all spectators-Coming writer-Clear the shack. Yes sir Cap- tain-That,s my coffee-Who the hell can fix my pants? Press sheet, Press sheet-Captain's iile board-.loc is ready- QMO! Snoring? What a false assertion, that is merely scrambled code! Who's the originator of this message-Turn that cowboy groaner low! What? You haven't got the scores yet-Get some music down below! 'cComeback'9 dear from San Francisco, pack your silk and hurry home! Quotamahsta, course and distance-Where's the sextant-Man the Wheel! Wheel house, 'Wheel house-Got no readings-What's the weather, ring the bell! Left no right no left full rudder- lighthouse bearing 232-We're just ten miles off position-Make that simply WATEBED joe! Get a radarman to do it-Bogey-Bos'n sound GQ! Negat on that Bogey Mister, thunderstorm at 3321 Bange to guide and where's my Water-OOD wants his lunch at 21 SA needs a little iixing-Man your swabs at each GQ! Yeoman, yeoman who's restricted-Wherels the morning paper you? Will you check my points this morning-Get me form two nine dash two. Duplicates? I want a million-Liberty at noon to- day-Summary at 09 hundred-Type this memo right away. So the eyes, ears, heads and fingers which are called the Napa brains, take a momentary check-up. CHere are heard the clank of chainsl . 7 1-Q-Q-HA---M-fs' mwwmwmnewms::amzmexg:ffmasiwwsxexamsfwsf-ffwwrfswvr:rum

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i Isl RADIOMEN 8: SIGNAL GANG - HN DIVISION FRONT ROW, left to right: Lynch, J. E., CRM, Lt. fjgl J. J. Wilkes, Lt. fjgl G. B. Higgins, Lt. fjgl D. A. Liercke. SECOND ROW, left to right: Egan, M. H., SM3cg Smith, E. B., SM2cg Germond, C. W., RM3cg Garner, W. H., RM3cg McCasland, W. J., RMIcg Hanie, S. E., Slcg Brophy, J. F., SM2cg Salles, R. C., SM3cg Sujkoski, W. A., SM2cg Rossano, J. R., SM3c. THIRD ROW, left to right: Hackler, H. F., SM3cg Schilling, D. H., SM2c:, Williams, J. M., RM2cg Jesse, J. D., RM2c, Biggs, R. L., RM3cg Smith, D. R., SM3cg Maiolo, R. M., RM3cg Kapp, J. A., SM3cg Gulliver, D. E., SM2cg Stanfield, A. M., Slc. FOURTH ROW, left to right: Marshall, R. G., RM3cg Hunt, W. H., RMIcg Heatherly, L. J., RMIcg Estrada, L., RM2cg Staton, E. L., RM3cg McMahan, S. R., RM3cg Guerin, A. A., RM3cg Hinds, G. D., RM2c. 0. 0 W, Y 1 QUARTERMASTERS, RADARMEN, MAILMEN 81 YEOMEN ' MN DIVISION FRONT ROW, left to right: Nomey, J. G., Slc, Harris, W. W., Y2cg Hancock, I 4 1, W. F., RDM2cg Dixon, W. R., RDM3cg Ens. J. H. Hopkins, McCann, R. E., RDM3cg Levy, R. C., RT3cg Abraham, B., RDM2cg Hicks, P. L., MaM2c. SECOND ROW, left to right: Wright, T. F., Y3cg Radel, W. E., RDM3cg O'Keefe, W. W., Y3cg Hale, R. A., RDM3cg Allen, L. M., RDM3cg Hendren, F. L., Slcg Morris, E. J., RDM3cg Brown, K. D., Ylc. , ff THIRD ROW, left to right: Kinnebrew, J. E., QMIcg Bishop, D. J., AerM2cg Ford, C. R., QM2cg Givens, E. L., RT3cg Bohnett, J. B., RDM2cg Helmuth, I I E. R., RDM3cg Fenn, G. A., QM2cg Grace, P. L., RDM3c. A ,m,,...-...L , l 45 J 6, J- f' N:-. A X ...v -...--gi..