Salem (CA 139) - Naval Cruise Book

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My Supply DeparTmenT has many varied TuncTions To perTorm and iT o ie: all oT Them well. lT is responsible Tor sToclcing and issuing all spare parTs general sTores iTems. IT Talces in The Commissary secTion which pre- pare: and serves 4000 meals a day. The Ships STore secTion which runs The laundry barber shop Tailor shop and soda TounTain mighT be re- garded as being my primary morale boosTer. The STewards secTion is responsible Tor The cleanliness oT all my ward- room spaces and sTaTerooms besides preparing and serving all meals in The CapTain s Cabin wardroom and warranT oTTi,er s mess. The disburs- fng secTion saTeguards and accounTs Tor all currency used by my creff. lT checlcs The accuracy oT each man s pay record iniTiaTes and adiu T alloTmenTs and argues vehemenTly abouT Travel and TAD claims. lvly Supply QTTicer, LCDP Dan P. Appleby, reporTed aboard on The l8Th oT June, IQS7 and relieved CDP STuarT P. Allen. LCDP Appleby has served previously as Supply QTTicer oT The USS FLGYDS BAY lAVPf40l7 Planning QTTicer, Naval Supply DepoT, GuanTanamo Bay, Cuba, and wilh The Purchase Planning Division, Bureau oT Supplies and AccounTs. He iz married To The Tormer Joan Le Simand oT La Mesa, Calilornia. They have Two children and during This cruise made Their homo in Villolrarinhff. Prance. Department T T28 as 3 is W.. . -4- ,, ..,-... - ,.::- T 1111.- X

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LCDR APPLEBY Cer CDR ALLEN Former Supply Offrcer X354 Sup xy VL Q N u

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My S-I division is responsible lor receiving, slowing and issuing all machinery spare paris, eleclronic spares, avialion paris and ordnance spares. This involves innumerable invenlrories, calalogues, order sheejrs and headaches. Allrer lhe men sweal lor days lo gel a replen- ishmenl order correclr Jrhe supply ship will mis- place a case of screws, brass, SAE 5, counlersunlc yg inch. The nexlr day The melal shop will urgenlly need one case ol you guessed il- screws, brass, SAE 5, counlersunli, 3f8 inch. No sir, yg inch won l 44 work. A+ Jrhis point Jrhe slorelceepers fhrow up Jrheir hands, borrow a gross from 'rhe DES and a handful from l'he BORDELON fo keep, mefal shop happy. Ten minules lafer fhe crisis occurs. Many problems peculiar only ship homeporled overseas have arisen lwo-year slay in Jrhe Med buf by persishanff' and hard work S-I has managed fo keep plied wi+h wrenches, pain'r, 'firing pins yes- screws, brass, SAE 5. inch. '