Sanborn (APA 193) - Naval Cruise Book

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King gets a laugh out of McGu1ri-'s cum ments as Rudman .md Mmidnx ri-nxuw' thi barrels of u ZOMM gun. Chief Bailey gets the dope from Mr. Ashe while Westbrook tries to figure out where somebody misfiled. 7,1 .-44... Mrozowski, Briere, Putnaman, Alderman, Schakelford, Belloli, Schuerr, and Swartz muster at the 5-inch zun for school call. A

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DECK DEPT The most impressive sight on the SANBORN is the 1-A' operation, when, in a few short hours, hundreds of troops are put over the side with their equipment to be dispatched into the beach for an amphibious landing. Boats must first be lowered safely and quickly, then troops debarked into them. Hatches, leading to the holds below, must be opened and heavy cargo extracted with professional care. Meanwhile, the landing craft are required to maneuver expertly to rendezvous points and then in waves to the beach. The efficiency of the SANBORN in carrying out this primary mission of leading, transporting, and debarking troops and equipment at an objective area, is a tribute to the hard working Deck Department. But another less dramatic job of the deck force consumes most of the time of the men ot' the First, Second and Third Divisions: the maintenance and upkeep of the thousands of square feet of steel which comprise the ship's decks, bulkheads, overheads and sides. The battle against rust is fought with Chipping hammers, scrapers, wire brushes, paint brushes, and gallons of paint, The men of the three divisions divide the ship vertically into thrids, and go about this important task with determination. Meanwhile, the Boat Group Division must tend its twenty-six boats, whether they .ire in the water to provide transportation for the ship, orin the skids where the scars of the last '1-A' can be mended. Lieutenant A. A. Warren, U,S,N, is the First Lieutenant and Head ofthe Deck Department on the SANBORN. As such, he is also responsible for the accurate fire and m.iinten.ince of the ship's tirinii- ment. O Division muSt know and understand its' guns well, for their correct anti efficient operation is essential for sustained defense against attack and the safety of the men who man them. Diafi ian .ri- 1 Port to starboard, Front Row: Bailey, H.w. GMC5 Alderman, D-PM GM39 Pumma' Riw' If 1:24 IZ-'iurifialignx' lnl, SNS Swartz, A.P. GM35 Briere, J.L. GM25 Gram, N.P- SNS 438214 RDWD1 Westbroo , . .Nu S ,h gi o.M. Gm, Maguire, FJ. FTB, Shackelford, A.w. cms MIOZOWSK1' I-W' GW? Bench' GG' S ' C 'len' S.S. FT35 Maddox, LD. SN. 1. ,

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Ji IKM! Group '- X to Q! , ul ar,-1 fi S -S S of ee 1 f' 4 e ,wb - N ' M S 3 B' - J! .f A -A A- Port to Starboard, Front Row: Rector, CLE. SNQ Perry. R. ink, SN, MArf.1rmw,H.P. SNQ Schaffer, J.L. SNQ Roux, R.A. SNL Lyons, C.H. SNgG1uw, HJ. FCMIM lMtddlf- Hwxp. Trapp, I..C. RMB, Akin, RJ. BMBQ Scholuti, G.N. SNQ Manuel, LH. SNQ Burke, T.J. SNQ Svhmxdt, DJ. SN, IF1.u'kIht'.v1g hendvrsun, ILP. BM3g Rickcn, Black. PLE. SN, Pr-wk. Y-1.E.SN,Tatun.S.C.SNgCooke.J.B. BMBQ Smith, HJ. BM1g Duncan, J.N. BM2g G.L. LTJG. Q - ,, vw., .- x Q' 'Lim ff, A rare minute of ease for one of the hard working 'Mike' boat gets dressed up for liberty runs. Black, boat crews. Schmidt, Glaw and Walker get a little Quinn, Brock, Cooke and Manuel take an ensign from sun- spires, wnue Fisher looks on. 3, . A-,,...,.i, i - -