Nicholas (DDE 449) - Naval Cruise Book

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1 Q 1 1 ,I 1, 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 E I 1 1 1 1 1 R DIVISION Ist Row: Cummings, FN, Balingit, EM2, McKenna, ICFN, Williams, EM2, Hammonds, EMFNp Case, YNSN, Newell, MRFN. 2nd Row, Grogan, EM2, Reed, DC2, Hasme, EM3, Duran, SF3, Currier, EMFN, Olson, FN, Potter, MMI. 3rd Row: Melody, MEFN, Hickerson, EN3, Camp, EMFN, Owens, ICFN, Milliron, lC2, Shipe, EM3, Cooper, MMI , Wilhite, FN, Bruntmeyer, EN3. A visitor to the NICHOLAS, whether he's enioying the air-conditioning, the lighting, or various shipboard metal construction, can be thankful tor the existence of R Division. ENS Keasler has full time iob coordinating the etlorts of McClanahan, SFC, and his crew of shiptitters and metalsmiths, Rolen, EMC, and his electrician mates, and Cooper, MMI, and his auxiliary gang in the overall repair and maintenance of the ship. On any given working day one might find Milliron, ICQ, cleaning the gyro compass, or Williams, EM2, and Shipe, EM3, putting up a tan in one ot the living spaces, Bruntmeyer, EN3, working on the ice machine, or Melody, FN, welding a life line stanchion on the main weather deck. At night, one might find'Hammonds, FN, showing o movie tor the crew in the mess deck, or Newell, MRFN, making an emergency repair on atscuttlebutt in the Chiet's quarters. Whether it be a stopped-up commode or'an ungroundedfcoltee pot, R Division is always on call.

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E l l oc Division l 1 ,Q l 1 i i l i l l I ,l it I l il l lst Row: Godfrey, SM3, King, RM3, Goodrich, SM2, Sterling, SM3. 2nd Row: LTJG Hough, Lepper, SM3, Brinyark, SM3, Hanson, RM2, Morrison, RM3, Stanford, RM3, Blanken, QMC. J 3rd Row: Martinez, SN, Ellis, SN, Mahon, SN, Ramsay, QM3, Mayer, RMI. li l I At the cry of India closeup an observer on the dock might see Zornes, SMC directing Godfrey, l SM3 to two-block the yellow and black flag on the starboard halyard. This means of communictions and others including radio, flashing light and semaphore, are all handled by LTJG Hough and his men I yl from OC Division. Mayer, RMl coordinates the efforts of the radio gang while Blanken, QMC is the l R leading petty officer of the navigation department. On a quick walk around the bridge of the yt NICHOLAS, one might discover Martinez, SN diligently keeping the ship's deck long, Lepper, SM3 putting the signal flags back in order or Morrison, RM3 routing the latest radio message to LT Ritter, the Operations Officer. Communications and navigation can be thankful to OC Division for getting us there and back.