Salem (CA 139) - Naval Cruise Book

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Exscurl E nsrnnrmsnr W --Q.. CHIEF YEOMAN DOWLING DI ISION , . . v, J. NT ROW, Leff 'ro Righf: Sfumpf, E., PN3g Higgins, J., Ll3g Brown, G., PN3g Harkims, J., PN3g Benikowsici, R., PNI: Schneldefi R-I PNP? SLlfI?4aiZenI usfaif: me E. Kelly: Gill, cs., JO3. Cavanauqh, R.. YN3. Walker, G., JO3: szrvefs, J., Pm. BACK Row. GOWCO' F SR: f f'fie'i 'aM.1J.M.,. N7 Boyle, J., SN: Roskowski, P., SA, Mediin, C., SN, Kiernan, W., SN: Cuiver, W., SN, Ryan, D., SN' Nglmn M D CN- M ' W.Qrx1.cim,:4-- -1 M' '

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pu--f BRASS DETAlL Quartermaster, take the helm: letls have those bearings a little fasterg bugler, sound general quarters, after steering. take controlg execute those colors: quarterdeck, QMOW speaking, sir, Ilve been steering for two days now, sir, can I qualify? That,s about it in a nutshell. Sometimes known as quarterdigitsg just a little bunch trying to do a job. For a little miscellany within the Division: The big 3: Fogal. Frank and Kock, in Naples 'Hup 64, 74, 943'-the greatest of these three-Frank, one lll inch taller. Swearingen and Rayburn a Mrnodel train, all my own. Schneider, keeping the Navy in manpower, and his famous last words from liberty, ullll never do it againf' Wegner: I canlt stand it any longerg just one won't hurt- beer or cognac?'7 HVive Le France, and all those Yvonnesl' HOW about it, Cosme and Gerard? O,Neill, with a personal guide to Naples. Ulf I don't get a letter, Illl fix here, Heck. Parzuk, '4Where, IH Lisbon?,' uYou guys do what you want with your money -Provelone and Pepperoni for me Discenza. HI wish pas- senger liners visited same ports as we, three cocktails for a QUHFU-Irv Sorry, I didnlt see you standing there, Mr. Hall. L'What, in Naples a half buck for all that chow--you think Pm crazy??' yells Royster, S., 4'But sending 310.00 a payday to Villa ain't nothingf' Royster. F. Wouldn't swap his tooth- Picks fOr the best looking gal in the Med. He floats through the air with the greatest of ease-Good morning, Mr. Staf- fflfd- C0ughlin-UI ainlt saying a thing-Rome for mef' Calta just stays aboard and learns his ship. Frank Calm, QM2 'ii N. V.. 4 x STEADY AS SHE GOES ONLY l5O DAYS TO as lil' Y 'W F I hx: 1 t,..aasp.mn-:mm . W... 3. s Q. 3 fe it 52 l I l I I I l li j , l l l l n l l l l 1 i l lf li 1 l

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The personnelmen, yeomcn. journalists. printers and pho- tographers which compose the team ol the executive oHicer's division, plus the law enforcement agency that hangs out be- hind the curtain in 'the shacki. are all a closely' knit and important combination aboard the Salem. From the squared hat, buttoned shirt, and reveille report of the MAA force, to the changing of a middle initial and correcting a dependent entry in the service recordg from the endless questions about request chits that have usomehow gone astray' to the signing of a 'cshipping overi' paperg all these things are arranged. sorted, tiled, typed, and organized by willingiand capable hands. The men who comprise this division are. as a force. equally competent men, although one or two of them have their own personal odd ways of doing things. such as mailing the pending basket to Bupers, and throwing the top of the coffee pot out with the rest of the trash. Sam Kaisen says it wasnit like this in the old Navy, and Bentkowski. our highly etlicient 20-year, regular land probably Republican! first class is often inclined to agree with him, 'Zombu Nlc5herry doesnit understand why the electric typewriter has to make so much noise the morning after, and generally takes to his rack. Silvers tried very hard to arrange the Sixth Fleet Band around his playing, but it apparently was bigger than both of them. The legal office stall' spent most of their liberty hours going from bar to bar acting like temperance workers trying to keep the trouble shooters from making more work for them. and thereby' gaining more time in li-313-L. The vari-type machine in the l'.l.0. oflice gave the cor- respondent quite a bit of trouble, lwe donit think they really' knew how to use itil, and although the mimeograph machine caused some headscratching in the print shop. the printers say this was because they didn't go to school to learn how to use it. The education ollice tried to offer what is often called musical appreciation hour, but Joni James and Perez Prado usually' won out over what one personnelman considered ufiner artf' Everyone became so enthusiastic over the sug- gestion of painting the executive ollice that more white paint got on the desks and the deck than on the overhead. ive all cheered Mr, Custall in his Palm Beach attire as he pitched our winning games. As usual the photo lab went the way' ol all flesh this Med cruise. That self-elfacing smile behind the click and flash bore the all protective stamp of the flag. He- marks about anything preceding the Spanish-.-Xmerican War have been banned due to Chief 5chneider's age. The crew's lounge still remains a place where considerable amount of nervous chatter can be heard at almost any time of the day. This division is manned by competent and eliicient men who are sure of their knowledge of the work. and who make an effort to see that the business of the crew is handled quickly' and properly. and to insure that the records and correspondence are completed correctly. 'lihey see that men. when they submit requests for change of duty. allotments and other things that are important to them. can be assured that their business will be handled as if it was the personal busi- ness of the man preparing it. Conlon Brown, PN?