Salem (CA 139) - Naval Cruise Book

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SIXTH DI ISION FIRST ROW: O'TooIe, SA, Cooper, SA, Hill, SA, Alfman, SA, Melloif, D. A.. SA, Dekeyser, SN, Murphy, SA, McClUney, SA. SECOND ROW: Mausf SA: Sdlinas. SA: Jones, A. L., SA, GyIes, BM2, Roach, GM3, May, OM3, Rogers, GM3, Jones, E, C., GMC, Saveikonis, BMI, Harris, OM3 I-Gdner. GM3: Foley. BM2, I-Iifson, BM3, TeeIers, SA. THIRD ROW: Mosby, SA, Gray, SA, Marrin, SN, Suifon, SAT Noble, SA, Bocskowslci, SA' Roebuck SAI Moran, SA, I-Iundley, SA, Owen, SA, Jordan, SA, MeIIo'r'r, U. R., SA, Kofarak, SN, Broolfe, SA, Ovlaff, SA, Salada, SA, Love, SA. FOURTH ROW BLICIIGUGU. SAI Jarvis, SA, I'IaII, SN, BabIIoI, SN, Johnson, SA, SI1uI+z, SA, Rappa, SA, Morgan, SA, Whife, SN, Oilberf, SA, Marsh, SA, King, SA, James SN: Swinelnarf, SN, MCCarTI1y. SN, Devifo, GM3, I-Ion, SN, Cunningham, SA, SeaIs, SA, Paul, SA, Klme, SA, Bray, SA. r , vig Q 'Iv Qi 4751 4

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AWAY NO.3 The 5th Division is known aboard The Salem as one of the hardest working outfits in the gunnery department. Many a day they work from dawn to dusk. There may be a lot of grumbling but the work is always done on time and in a seaman like manner. While at sea there are many varied tasks such as manning the after starboard highline transfer station and replenishment station. The men have to stay on the ball during these operations for one false step may be dangerous. ln port the Fighting Fifth-' looks forward ln some good recreation such as softball. basketball and tours of tht- o2 level in Villelranche. Last year the Fifth had one of the best divisional softball teams around and they climaxetl a suc- cessful season by winning the ships interdivisional softball crown. This year with the large personnel turnover from the REEL IT IN WE VE CAUGHT A B16 CNE ' , - time 54 crew many of the old hands were skeptical of the Fighting Fifths chances to repeat last year's feat. One thing that is really appreciated in the Fifth is mail call. One man in particular, Flight Quarters Betzhold is always sweating out mail call. Another who is always searching for the flying postman is T.V. Tellman. Then you have Big Shoe Sherba who is always driving his mount crew at gen- eral quarters trying to acquaint the men with the rudiments of the 5 38 twin mount. An innovation to the gun gang is the daily coffee hour which is conducted in mount 56 after the morning watch. :Xttendance at this daily event has been excellent and rumor has it that Pasquale Semonelli has a 1-1-.0 attendance record. The ollicers motor boat which is the pride of the Fifth Division Fleet is also noted for consideration here. Itis ap- pearance is always 4-.O and the fancy work displayed on her is a spectacle to behold. Not far behind in appearance al- though lacking the frills of the motor boat is the No. 3 ML as clean a boat as can be found on The Salem. After the Sixth Fleet's tour aboard The Salem the men of the Fifth look forward to seeing their loved ones again. The trip across the wide Atlantic can be a very long one but once good old Boston is sighted there are smiles a mile long on the faces of the men of the Fifth. Anonymous A MANICURE EOR MT.54

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pirxipgp-NNQ TQLQCHES VERY EARLY MORNING SCRUBDOWN The Sixth Division unflvr tlw Gunnvry lk-partnwnt has the responsibility of maintaining and 1-leaning the fort-castle and port 3 f5t'l mounts- plus tlw flu-k anrl supcrstructurt- J midsliips on the port sitlv. is tht- vasv with all the rlivisions aboard ship, the Sixth. talw groat prielo in maintaining a Q- O 5 K 'F' . . , . Le' vi high stanrlard of t'lt'i-lllllIll S5 antl work in its spavvs. V 1 Saveilconis. BMI, lu-ttf-r lxnoisn as Ski runs tht- tlt-t-k form- st Y 4 P . . . . a. cl it is QL i o 0 with a heavy hut just hanrl. He- is ahh ttmstt-tl hy Gilt-s. I N BM2, Pop Falvy BM2. unfl llitson Hhlfi. nf- c'un't forgot l the deck hancls that work lor tht- HMG lioiwwr, for without I X ' .. N . H a. .. . f 1 I 5 thom the hixth uoulcl hc- loft: the-rv s t.altnnt-t llill. Nloran. X n I Bray. the two Nlclotts. Kinit-. Nloslvi, Shultz. l arnn'r'- Paul. I J Q, 'l'oliat'co Martin. tht- .lont-s lwoi-. Hall, lialvilot. lortlan. 'li' I I JAM, Oviatt. Roppa, ulliggvru St'lllt'l4'I', Vi'atr'r Skin Fvalf. Salarla. mo Wm lVlcCartliy. .lohnson, Swinvliart. tifoopvr. ltovlvtimflx. Borzlxow- ski. Sllllll'i6'fii Altnian anal Ulu Nlursh. 'lilwn tlwrv arf' thosv nn'n who :nan anal 1-loan 2 NIWH: Snalif- Dekt-5 st-r, Kotorvk. Nolwlt- ancl Nlurphy. Not to lw outflonv lvy tht- clerk forcv. thv gun gang untlvr Jones. CMC antl llogvrs GMI maintains Ll lvvt-I of vfliviviiry PA I N T S H I P-A G Al N svvoncl to none on the ship. The intlixirlual gun vaptains arv RU21t'll., GM3. May GM3. llmito Chilli. lJ3flIlt'I' GMES, Burlin- llogers CM3. Harris Cliflfi anal .lanws CM3. To hack the gun captains up the Sixth has mon like T trtm ts UiTool4f. Morgan. Hon. White. Gray. Huniplirvy Brooke. Uwe-ns. Maust. Gilbert. Buckanan. King. and Auliery. Put the deck lorvf- anfl the gun gang together and you rome up with the- Sixth Division. an important part of the USS Salem. ffinws SlliI'llPlItIl'1, SN