Shea (DM 30) - Naval Cruise Book

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. h f Reds, A couple of splinters ttry to make him gelietveocihbnflgcaugght him when he wasn't looking and now he Wears the Purple HGCIVE- ' rtermaster Prochnow is one of those long drinks of watglflifinfmcgdlfociifxrn Texas way. Gotta hand it to wheels though, he was one Texan from whom we never heard much about Texas. The other natives more than made Up fOT MS fC11lUT9 Jf'O.b1'0fQ CfbQUt his home state and We liked him all the more for it. Chief Commis- sary Steward Sebystian replaced Stew Anderson in San Fran- cisco and he, like Nutter, after shaking hands wlth The laps greet' ing card fthe Bakal had to 'be transferred via the Purple Heart route. Chief Yeoman Vees has his headquarters at the midship s passage. He's the fellow that always checks up on the dessert at chow time before turning to on the meal 'before him. He still hates to think of all the meals he didn't get and also the ones he lost on that Bermuda trip. No, we didn't forget Chief Boatswain's Mate Shelley, Chief Watertender Panaro, Chief Machinist's Mate Berry, Chief Elec- trician's Mate St, Clair, who moved aboard after the good ship Aaron Ward went out of commission. They can tell you another story about their old ship that took all the laps had to offer and still kept fighting. Chief Pharmacists Mate Pierce was a 'Doc' that couldin't be beat in any man's Navy. There is more than one fellow living today that can thank Pierce for his skill in patching him up. Chief Pharmacists Mate Ditrick is our new Doc , having relieved Pierce, Chief Gunner's Mate Wilkes is one of those hominy grits and black eyed peas rebels from down Georgia way, Without Guns it ist very doubtful if the SHEA would have ever earned her name Shootin' Sl-IEA , for he certainly put in enough time on his pets to make sure they would shoot when they were most needed. Vees, CY, USN. HOME OF THE MILLION GRIPES Step into the mess hall my friends and meet BMZXC Van Cott, our genial and loquacious host. Van, as he is known to all his friends, is the center of target for complaints and assimilates gripes like a sponge does water, On his authority we have the assurance that the dining room is the source of all scuttlebutt and birthplace of all rumors. This is the place where the men are working from early morn to long after dark and never a word of appreciation for the hardest task aboard. Questions likeethe fol- lowing haun-t his restless nights: What, this stuff again? Who's making their millions? Where's the butter, the salt, the cow juice? Where are those belly robbers now? And then We are always gettin-g inspected:-practically every day, The ship's politi- cians are always soliciting the mess cooks and seeking favors. They want to be first in line, get the most and the best food, and then they do the most behind the lines belly-aching. These future Congressmen drive us crazy. Actually, it 'is not such a bad assignment and really is one of the most important tasks aboard ship. Some day We expect to find some enthusiastic gourmet leaving a tip, We do try to safe- guard the crew's health by courteous C?D, clean, efficient service. Every Mess Cook is right in there pitching when the battle is rag- ing too. The fine work these men did under actual battle condi- tions and after the ship' was hit drew praise from all, Please do not be jealous BUT we do get liberty EVERY night too. Actually, fellows, we don't secure early to cheat you out of your breakfast- what do you think we are running a cafeteria????? Van Cott, BMt2fc. ti THE BARBER HAS TROUBLES All barbers. have their troubles and of course the barbers aboard the SHEA are no exception. They all claim it's a very tough occupation, so there must be some reward. CWe suspect its monetaryyl Until recently, the barber shop was wherever the barber sat his chair. Today the forward head, tomorrow the after e1'1'Q2HGfOOlt1.- During a poker game he usually claimed he was cutting hair in the after crew's quarters. We all remember genial lqclfonflvfho WGS' VGFY Popular with the crew and left us to reenter ClVllfII'1 ie at Pearl Harbor. He was replaced by Pive-a-Minute- Hall , who was the toughest man aboard ship C-if you didlff be- ...I 130. 1-.

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members of the crew made up a plasma team, preparing the plasma for ready injection, Any onlooker could see a hospital unit working as efficient as any good and well trained team could. Amputations on the spot, the calming of hysteria -among the wounded, immediate first aid for shrapnel wcpznds, treatment of extensive body burns, treatment of shock, fractgzres and many other emergencies. Coming iback to the States, leaving Stan in a Naval Hospital Base on one of the Pacific islands, Ioe Kelly, PhlvI3fc replaced Stan and Gil Ditrick, CPhM, relieved Chief Pierce. All in all, we of the hospital corps have our -own particular jobs which we try to do to the best of our knowledge. Now that the ship is completely repaired and facilities once more the way they were, the docs are ready. We are called many names, such as doc, dope mixer, pill roller, butcher, etc., but these we accept in the same nature as they are given, We shall never have the chance to fire a gun, but give us that trusty syringe, some APC's and a hot water bottle and we are in our glory, Iust bring on those colds, sore backs and hangovers and see. V Pete Pagliaro, PhM3fC. CHIEF 'S STORY I guess the chief's story really started down in Norfolk for it was there that the SHE!-Vs crew was assigned t-o the U.S.S. SHEA CDD-7501, later to be converted into the DM-30. First impressions are the standard by which a crew member makes up his mind as to whether or not he is going to get along with the rest of the crew, So, it was with more or less a sigh of relief we found out that the SHEA's chiefs were mostly old salts with two or three hitches in, and in a couple of cases, four and five hitches, Referring to the chiefs alphabetically so that no one will feel slighted, Chief Radliomani Bab'b was- the Pappy of the outfit. Babb went all the way with us and when Uncle Sam decided to give the old men a break Cthose over '4'2l and let them apply for discharge or inactive duty, he used this means of getting back to the struggling ways of a taxpayer. Chief Mineman Bailey stood up under the ruggedi shakedown cruise but became a soft-ball casualty., during our first stop at Pearl Harbor. Chief Electricians Mate Borshay was one to make sure you knew he was from New York City and also never backward in making you aware of the fact that he was most anxious to get back there. Chief Machinist's Mate Bryan was the Big Boy of the crew. None of us is sure of the exact measurements of Rebel Bryan, but 'it is safe to state that when you refer to him, use King Size , Chief Machinist's Mate Burk is still with us, but don't call him by his lawful name or he is liable to pass you by without knowing you are talking to him. lust inquire for Zeke , Chief Machinist's Mate Cadden was one -of the snipes that made good on the SHEA. He reported aboard the SHEA as- a Metalsmith First Class but the ship realized his talents were going to waste and after a bit of paper work the Skipper was able to change 'his rate to Machinist's Mate First Class and thence to Chief. Chief Boatswain's Mate Dixon is one fellow that will never be forgotten in the CPO quarters, even when all the original crew has departed from the SHEA. His antics and sea stories. will be handed down from generation to generation. Chief Fire Controlman Ary is an-other one of the gang that made chief on the Thirty , The last we heard of Ary was the day the SHEA was leaving the Yards at Philly, He was headed for more fire control school days in Washington, D. C. Chief Fire Controlman Hrastich, like Ary, reported aboard as fire Controlman first class. Considering the number of target sleeves shot down during our recent gunnery practices, it is easy to see that Hrastich has been using his experi- ence gained at Okinawa to good advantage. Chief Radioman Knuteson is the handsome boy 'Cwith the mustachel that is so ably filling the shoes of our old friend Babb. Knute is one of the boys you need to have around in order to get all your g'ismoes fixed and in good working condition. Chief Watertender Michr is quite a well known character aboard the Shooting Shea . Greet him with a cheery Hi Ya, Ed and you'll always get a -big smile in return, Chief Signalman Oglesby is what you could literally call a flag waver . There are three things you will invariably find Ioe doing, either he is drinking a cup of lo, tying a Turk's Head or looking through that old long glass of his, Chief Machinist's Mate Nutter was another snipe that made good. Handsome E. I. Nutter, he was known as in them days, but the Baka proved just -I: QQ 1-

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lieve it all you had to do was ask html Bob had h1s own shop rn St Lours where we bet hes tell1ng many a ha1rra1s1ng sea story to h1s towel covered suffertng customers Hats off to Master Barber Hall the only man who could cut your ha1r wlthout takrng your hat off The DuBarry spec1al1st now cutt1ng ha1r IS none other than the Walter W1nche1l of the UV c1rcu1t Mark CIS chow ready'?l New berry who brlngs to us th1s message 1n h1s own words I have a cha1r I have a clrppers I have a SCISSOTS and a comb I am a shtps barber Someone IS always throwlng my chan' over the Slde It 1S because of one of the e two reasons.-aflj They thlnk I have a better racket than they C21 Because I gave them a ha1r cut I glve three classes of ha1r cuts The Super Commando for OIIICGIS a Newberry Sateen spec1al for C PO s and number three IS the pla1n old hcurcut for the crew Celapsed t1me 90 secondsl Mak1n po1nts Mark Newberry Slfc THE RADIO TECHS Is lt a bolt of l1ghtn1ng'? Is 1t a sudden breeze? Can tt actually be superman? No dont be alarmed thats Lt Ugl Owens radro 'nater1al offlcer chaslng an elus1ve electron D1x and Parker are the only two members of the or1g1nal gang left But no one w1ll ever forget the s1ght of Boudrle our 1ov1al 230 pound battery spec1al1st who learned the hard way that dungaree pants are not the proper th1ng to w1pe hydrometers on Up untrl the t1me we frrst stopped at Pearl Harbor the techm c1ans l1fe was cr happy one wlth few cares and plenty of sack t1me Oh well 1gnorance was bllssl Suddenly from out of a clear blue sky radlos were ralned at us and thrown at us from every d1rect1on Here we were Jolned by Flaherty whose sedate manner formed a buffer for Boudr1e s 1mpuls1veness Ser1ously 1n1ured on May 4th the gang was deeply hurt when we rece1ved the news of hrs death several days later Locat1ng D1x was a slmple lob At n1ne o clock 1n the rnorn1ng men and at eleven o clock at n1ght Dlx w1th the rest of the technl c1ans could be found eat1ng sard1nes and crackers or Jam and bread 1n the sound shack Not that D1x was a heavy coffee drlnker but 1t took two S1lex runn1ng full blast to keep up Wlth hlm At Pearl Harbor on the way back Parker went ashore to celebrate h1s advancement to I c and 1t must have been qu1te a celebratlon because when he returned he achreved some unwel come notor1ety by the s1mple expedlent of falllng off the gangway as he returned aboard When We f1nally reached Phlladelphla Boudr1e was trans ferred and We ga1ned the newest add1t1on to our gang Ca1nes ATTIVIHQ just 1n t1me to help carry aboard and stow spare part and tubes 1t was several weeks before he had recovered suff1 ctently so that he could look at a tube or spare parts box wrthout mumbl1ng to h1rnself for the rest of the day W1lco and outll Parker RTlfc THE STORY OF THE PING IOCKEYS The Sonar gang 1S one of the compartmvely mall groups aboard h1p havlng at present only f1ve men However at one t1me we reached a peak strength of ten men We were lucky enough to nave an outstand1ng Sonar team At least we l1ke to th1nk so' At the t1me of comm1ss1on1ng the gang COHS1 ted ofl E Olson SoMlfc B L Case SoM2fc T F Carroll SoM2fc D E Kellner SoM3fc R I Frey SoM3fc I.. R Redchngus Slfc I C Flnch S2 c and A F M1ller S2fc On complet1on OI the IDISHSIVG shake down program we were substantlally strengthened by the add1 tlon of H H Froendhoff SoM3fc andl H I-lutt1nger SoM3 c Th1s group showed excellent teamwork and was h1ghly corn mended by submar1ne crews operatmg w1th us durtng the tra1n1ng per1ods at Pearl Harbor 3 A I , . . - . . I I A . . . ' ' - - In F , 1. - 1 ' I . X , , ' . . . I i S L , I 'I ' . . . .I , ' I 1 ll I , I l I I -I 1-' 1 I I ' 1 l A 1 . 1 A I , . , , l- I I , . , I . I 1 he could be found on the br1dge, dr1nk1ng Ioe w1th the S1gnal- 1 ' ' 1 ' - I ,fl ' I 1 'H I . . I . D I ' , - , . . .... I S . I . V 1 - . . S S . I . . t I , r , , , . - 1 I 1 - - . I I ' I I , . . I I ' ' I X ' ' ' ' H ' -L 1 1-