San Marcos (LSD 25) - Naval Cruise Book

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THE DECK DEP'ARTMEN'l U Three divisions make up the Deck Department. First Division, 50001141 DiViSiOH and Ordinance Division' Their l0bS On this cruise have been many and diversified. hi details and maintenance of deck and ordinance equip- In addition to the routine work of cleaning, regular seamans p , rnent, there have been many special tasks, such as, embarking and debarkmg the Marines in LCU s and DUKWs, fueling at seag replenishment both at sea and at anchor, guard mail, movie and personnel transfers at seag even the salvaging ofa downed Air Force seaplane. Maintaining a smart appearance of most of the exterior o t e s p a job well done. Since the first has the starboard si A f h hi is thesresponsibility of the First and Second Divisions, de and the second has the port, much friendly competition has resulted with shipls .Bos'n CORBETT refcrceing. The srnallrbut potent Ordinance Division has it's hands full keeping the magazines clean and all arament in goodioper- atingicondition. The ship firedhmany target practices without any material casualties, proof of their good work. Men of the Deck Department stand most of the topside watches underway, Bos'ns mate of the watch, l-lelmsman, Lee l-lelmsman, Engineroom telegraph, lookouts, Steering Aft, Life-buoy watch, Messenger, Orderlyand Life boat crew, and with condition three set man a number of the guns. In port the number of watches decreases but there are working part-ies and Liberty boats to keep the duty section occupied. In essence the deck force performs a vital role in the maintenance' and operation of this vessel. It is a cog in the intri- cate machine and invariably must function in high' gear to keep 'it moving. Efficiency in performance is paramount in order to maintain fleet standards. Therefore it has been the incentive of all personnel to unceasingly carry out the pur- pose of the Navy's expectation to keep the USS San Marcos a taut fighting ship. i in The First Division Rear row: Miller, Schultz, Oughton, Houch, R Aday Kaiser C d 11 T ' 1 - i ar we , erry, ' ENS. Horowitz, Belt, Mcfllymont, Wycoffx Gasdorf Front row- Stollings, Cervantes W ' ' - ' , exss, Ortiz Moates, Stark Moiser M ' - , elton, Alhsen, Arruda, Sharpless, Hall Oy, Pie,-re. 20

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The Hospltalmen , f I PM , it-W 5 1 ,X USMC, Rear row Flmton, Keller Front row Gavlek Lazarchek, Flakne

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The Ordnance Dwlslon Rear row Tognarelh, Grolle Hagen, Bowser, Kruger, jackson, Durham The Q01 ond Dwlsmn Rear row Lyons Dav1s, Lovell Garrett, Pfullman, Batchela, Connally, Dunman, Rodheaver Front row: Flyod, I-Iollyfield, Mahon, a , ous , , , 21 Front row: Moynihan, Batson, Hardin, Thomas, Cook, Hauger, Jung. S 1 n x B11 Cl e Godbout Berry ENS. Green.