Randolph (CV 15) - Naval Cruise Book

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f' ... ' -lf'-'-'-aH- - M. has operafed on a 24 hour per day basis in order fo per- form ifs fask. The Laundry deserves a lof of credif for doing a big iob, doing if while many of us slepf, and doing if well. Pay Clerk Sears will accepf fhe services of all complainers who feel fhey would like fo confribufe 'rheir bif fo improving fhe laundry, and Lane can always use addi- fional man power fo advanfage, in laundrying his 2500 fo 3000 fons of laundry per year. Jusf as we fhoughf fhe work had seffled down fo a , we were hif af Ulifhi and our complefe sfock in A.R.l.R. was wiped ouf and we sfarfed all over again. We were sfill lucky fhough when we gof hif. Only fwo men were in Ready lssue, Baker, SKVlc and Brewer, SKV2c. They bofh gof ouf of if wifhouf a scrafch. Our Peaf, SKV2c. He was walking back from fhe movie and was knocked down by fhree pieces of shrapnel. He sfayed down +iIl fhe shrapnel sfopped fly- ing around and suffered no fafal hifs, and was up and around in a few days fo fhe relief of everyone in fhe gang. The boys all furned fo wifh a will and fhe big job of cleaning up and re-sfocking fhe Ready Issue was com- plefed by fhe fime we sfarfed fhe nexf sfrike. Since commissioning fhe Pay Office has disbursed a fofal of Four Million Eighf Hundred Thousand Dollars lS4,800,000.l, in pay and allowances fo fhe officers and men of fhis ship and has handled fhe regisfrafion of Three Million Two Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars lS3,2l0,000.l, roufine iob only casualfy was in savings and dependency allofrnenfs. Cash sale of War Bonds have fofaled Fiffy Three Thousand Five Hun- I dred Dollars lS53,500.l, and allofmenfs for fhe purchase of War Bonds have fofaled One Million Fiffy-Three Thou. sand Seven Hundred Fiffy Dollars lSl,053,750.l. During fhe war cruise of fhe Randolph fhe personnel of fhe Pay Office were also required af various baffle sfafions. Lieufenanf Huffman was baffery officer of 3 40 MM anfi-aircraff mounf. Barfh and Shaw were re- sponsible for fhe preservafion of all Pay Records and funds. Fields and Bedell were phone falkers af Air De- fense Aff, Weber and Craff were members of damage confrol parfies. Kemp and Berock were gunners on 20 MM anfi-aircraff guns. The General Sfores Secfion of fhe Supply Deparfmenf was sef up under fhe Supervision of Lf. M. M. Simmer, USN, assisfed by Chief Nichols. Affer fhousands of differenf ifems were sfowed below, fhe fremendous fask of sysfemafic sfowage began. This is fhe real fesf of a sforekeeper, and such men as, Price, SK3c, and Huie, SK3c showed fhaf fhey really qualified. Some of fhe sforekeeper sfrikers-Lewis, Leahy, Groppe, Hines, also did an excellenf job and learned a lof abouf fhe iob fhey would be doing fhe nexf year. Chief Nichols leff fhe Randolph iusf before fhe shake- down and Chief Chrisfman fook over fhe GSK. Chris had a four of dufy in fhe Navy back fhere when and really knows all fhe angles. His success in procuring supplies is one of brighfesf spofs in fhe hisfory of Supply on fhe Randolph. If has been reporfed lnof officiallyl fhaf Chris had broughf aboard fhe Randolph one of fhe finesf supplies of foilef fissue in fhe enfire Pacific Fleef. ,Jim ..-A

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vision breakoui crews respecfively. These boys break Qui abouf five 'ions of provisions daily fo keep ihe hungry crew of fhe Randolph fed. Mr. CroH'y, who is an old Navy man, has fhree slogans which will answer all complainfs aboui 'ihe chow-+hey follow: I. I can barely make a 'rhousand dollars a mon+h. 2. Things are so bad, l've been buying food Qui' gf my own pocket 3. This is be'H'er 'I'han you ever go'I' a+ home. The Ships Service Division of +he Supply Deparimenf renders all ihe services fo ihe 3,000 ofiicers and men on fhe Randolph 'I'ha+ one would find in a small fown of fha? populaiion. Firsl' of all, +here's ihe soda Founiain or Gedunk Sfand. Then ihere are ihe iwo ships Siores where one can buy iobacco, candy, 'roilei' ar+icles, shoe polish, and beer lio be consumed on fhe beach onlyl. These sfores do Sl0,000.00 worih of business each monih. The Ships Service operafes a barber shop, foo, where free haircuis are dispensed. Even ihough one's broke, he can sfill pass inspecfion if he iusi' +akes ihe fime +o be well groomed. Fred Swariz, SSMB2c, is in charge of ihe Crew's Shop, and he is assisfed by Callaham, SSMB2c as well as Glaze and Edwards, SSMB3c and Chaiferion and Neal Slc. The oFFicer's Barber Shop is run by Smiihson, SSMB2c, assisfed by Boudreanx Slc. Supplying haircuis for 3,000 Oiiiicers and men subieci' fo frequeni' inspec- iions is no easy job. Clofhing and Small Sfores is ihe enlisied man's haber- dashery. Here he buys all ihose iiems of clo+hes +ha1' a Navy man requires as well as raiing badges, ihread, shoe laces, efc. There was some difiiculiy in geH'ing popular size dungarees, shoes, and drawers in 'ihe forward areas. buf no one was seen going around in a barrel or bare- foofed. The siore does SI2,000.00 wor+h of business each monih. A. H. Gaghon, SSMC2c, is in charge of ihe cobbler shop. He is assisied by PiH'man, Flc, and Randis, Slc. This work is done free for 'l'he men wiih only a small charge for +he maierials required. The failor shop is a busy spoi' parficularly for a week or iwo before we come info pori. These free services are a greaf assisfance in keeping Randolph personnel looking sharp . Bill S'rabili1'o, SSMT2c, and Salalaf 5SMT3c operafe +he Tailor Shop in a very efiicienf manner. One of ihe hardesi' working ou'l'Fi+s on 'rhe Randolph is locaied in fhe Randolph's Laundry. Working undef difficuli' condiiions, fhey have done an excelleni' iob of keePin9 The ship's company clean and comf0I'l'6bl9- Under fhe able leadership of Lane, SSML2c, fhe laundry l-

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U. S. S. RANDOLPH CV-T5 ACTION REPORT I0 February through 28 February T945 FIRST WAR CRUISE TOKIO AND IWO JIMA