Princeton (CVA 37) - Naval Cruise Book

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v f early morning sun silhouettes waiting sailors and replenish- 40 MM watch scans the skies ment ship first load is over and sleepy sailors commence replenishment day Forward Secondary Battery Amidship Deck Seamanship ,-. I ' . r E 1 I xi X' , 5 f ' .X s l f fzg Wffifjwffg fl , f ,, K ' 'Www ,ixL,,aM,,Z ,.,,A,..M.Mf kb... gi gf E, , EZ - F 1 N Y 1 V h 7 5 i i c si, N 'z Z ,A , En 1 . E W W , N fl ini if 1 I IQ' 1 85

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I wr, W-,,,,,, ,.,.,., NL. . , . :V - . . 9 destroyer-makes starboard slde as third duvlslon sailors show first class seamanshlp r,rr t rr.r...rr..,. , ,,,, ,sss,s ., W... , .W f . .. 1 S 'W' Y, may ,,,,, Wyffzss arf V, , , ,,,,., we .xx ,fff ,si f 4, 4 YNY.. f xM,ita,,i .V ,,,vfWf.. +Qf f'f!f'fs is M Wifi X-ssiwferf. ifff'W,f,W'Wf 1f!Wft5s.S?'Vr W iff' A3 55:1 - .wwfwf Q sf if to q -Q... 5 ' ,mf . f ' 1 5 sssf f 9 The Third Division, aptly called the terrific third, has good reason to be a proud and happy division. From an untrained crew which came aboard in Bremer- ton has developed a closely knit, well-trained organization which is best recognized for the records established at the forward burtoning and fueling stations. Cognizance of their abilities for excellence was acknowledged by ComAirPac when they set a new fleet rearming record, with the USS Alstede, handling 156 tons of bombs per hour. Their duties are not confined solely to replen- ishment and refueling details, they are also res- ponsible for the quarterdeck, the forward gang- way, No. 2 motor launch, and the forward 4Omm. battery. 'Although the latter is the ship's secondary battery, it is the third division's primary concern, as can be attested by the num- ber of sleeves downed during the many firing exercises. lst Row: C. W. Culy, D. 1. Hamilton, J. D. Landon, I. B. Clark, D. R. Hyde, T. T. Trujillo, L. S. Federico, E. L. Steger, LT fjgj H. N. Martin, H. C. Sandell, A. C. Winton, G. D. Morse, W. S. Federico, D. I. Shea, P. N. Gallagher, G. E. Taylor. 2nd Row: j. R. Bailey, R. L. Hyde, W. W. Rowe, I. j. Rak, W. G. Lynch, D. R. Perryman, C. S. Dickison, j. R. Grader, D. L. Campbell, M. Booth, W. H. Issenmann, H. R. McLucaS, R. R. Vaughan, M. R. Scali, F. Ceballos, A. F. Brown. 3rd Row. W. E. Madden, R. C. Perkins, B. H. Grijin, G. C. Feazel, F. Sommer, D. jefferson, G. I. Bailey, W. H. Washington, J. E. Considine, R. H. McKenzie, J. I. Dobbs, H. E. Burge,'j. j. Scully, D. j. Manness, R. C. Mabery, I. M. Scott, P. H. Thomas, R. H. Tolman, D. E. Eberhart, E. j. Dambley. 4th Row: R. E. Crowl, P. L. Barlow, T. A. Hernandez, C. B. Harbach, j. N. Catsban, C. R. Grant, j. H. Freeborn, F. I. Dufrene, F. I. Anstett, P. G. Cupis, C. E. john. Li

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ready on -the fantail 40's-all guns are checked daily I V Besides manning the after 40 mm I battery, the Fighting Fourth division is also responsible for various liberty launches and the boat crane. The tonnage handled in manning these latter stations is over- whelming, so much so, that various Stateside firms, hearing of their excellent work, bid for their services. Their full schedule with TF77 necessitated the rejection of these lucrative offers. Painting and chipping is another pleasant past-time undertaken by the division. Liberty has been shunned and, in many cases adamantly refused, in order that the men could devote more time to their art work. To date, a total of 565,- 537 square inches of deck and bulkheads have been scraped, chromated and painted. Their finished paintings, comparable to DaVinci's best, have had a wide showing both onthe West Coast and throughout the Pacific Area. With paint brush and spirits high, they stand ready to do their job and take their place along with the other stellar attractions of the Princeton. I0 RIII DIVISION i I www I X- i , :MZ , ,, X ks:.kxNXx,...,AKs,., After Secondary Battery the motor whaleboat takes on her rudder prlor to being lowered for use by thefmooring 'detail Amidship Deck Seamanship Fzrst Row Dams Gastzllo Moove, Nzcholson Cooper Mitchell Starkey Thzrd Row Ladd Dennzs Yates jones Burton Allacher Chapman, McKemze i . , . , N . J . y . Second Row: Carnley, Cogger, Prather, fiindle, Anderson, ' ' : ' I 1 1 2 1 In J , . I86 l