Stevenson (DD 645) - Naval Cruise Book

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.ibwmm IRVING FREEDMAN, WT2c, of the forward fire room, known as Murph and Irishman , The nickname Murph was given to him by the boys of his home town, for he was one of the few lewish boys in a lrish section. He is a well known man in South Boston, and that's where we be- lieve Murph will start his business, and become a suc- cessful civilian. JAMES WARREN SIGGERS, F lc. After spending quite some time on the deck force, Iames was finally persuaded by his fireroom friends to come below decks.. We of the forward fire room are sure that he will be a success in ci- vilian life not only in business but in marriage. HENRY W. HOMEK, better known as Polack to his shipmates, hails from New Iersey or, to be more exact, 158 Berger St., Newark. As a member of the Black'Gang, ,the forward fire room is his playhouse. Although his civilian occupation was that of an Assistant Manager of a large grocery store, he has made good as a water tender having attained the rating of WT2c through hard work and clear thinking. He now can go back to his zoot suit. CHARLES C. DECKER, Flc, of 2918 North 20th Street. East Omaha, Neb., is the father to a boy and girl he loves very much as well as his wife. He is a well-liked man among the boys of the Stevenson, and rates the Purple Heart while in the battle of the Marshall. Pop as we call him, will go back to his old job, and be a good father. RUBEN E. IONES, EM 3c. Rube came aboard the Stevenson in Ian. 1945 after serving aboard several other ships, including the DE 100, DE 345 and APA 216. Before joining the Navy, he was an electrician's helper at the Nor- folk Navy Yard. After reporting aboard the STEVE he was taken into the electrical gang and his experience put to good use. Rube's home is at 208 Bell St., Elizabeth City, No. Carolina. He hopes to attend electrical school in Eliz- abeth City when he puts his civilian clothes back on but says, Maybe l'll come back into the Navy after l've fin- ished school . . HOLMAN C. STANCHFIELD, EM Sc. Stan hails from 90 President St., Lynn, Mass., where he attended Lynn Eng- lish High. He joined the Navy in lune 1943 and attended electricians mates school at Newport, R. I. Stan boarded the Stevenson in Ian. 1944, where he was put to work with the fire room gang and then joined the electrical gang in work nearer his heart. His strong back and his muscular arms have proved a valuable asset to the electrical dept. SLE'l'I'EDAl-ll., PRESCOTT CARL, WTlc - Red or the big bad Norwegian , is a proud son of that little town of Echo, Minn. He claims that if you just mention his name in that district people will take you in and give you a free meal. If you take a look at Carl's hands you will see that he has done many a milking and plowing. Being a farm boy the Navy has really affected Carl as now he wants nothing but big city life. Carl entered the Navy Oct. 24, 1942 and took his boot training at the Lakes. He is a plank owner on the Stevenson and will probably shed a tear when that discharge comes. His ambition is to own a great big farm and have a large family. FLAHERTY, IOHN JOSEPH, Flc-lohn is known to all the crew as that little package of Irish dynamite, Mighty Mouse , Flash or The Philly Kid . Flash attended Stod- dard High School where he took part in all sports. He claims to be the pride of the Irish neighborhood, at 655 N. 22nd St., Philadelphia. Iohn enlisted in the Navy on May 5, 1943 and went through boot at the Lakes. He served aboard the U.S.S. Wilkes, Ross and was mustered aboard the Stevenson lan. 15, 1945. Mighty Mouse wants to go back to school and after that he hopes to marry some Irish girl and raise a family. PELOQUIN, LEO E., WT2c - Leo is a blue blood boy with a French accent. He makes his home at 242 Court St., Brockton, Mass. His fellow snipes know him as the Bird . Before entering the Navy Leo attended high school, partici- pated in all sports and was as clean-cut as the best of them, and the Navy hasn't changed him cr bit. Leo took boot training at Newport, also attended service school there. He mustered aboard the Stevenson Ian. 5, 1945. After his kid-cruise is up Leo hopes to take in the slack and perhaps continue his education. r -141.2-1 HAASE, ROBERT E., 'W'T3c - Robert, or Rockie as he is known to all his women, hails from 724 No. Main St., Kendallville, Ind. iRockie seems to like to have the girls call him that because it sounds so manly.l Before enlisting he attended high school and also swears to the fact that he was a fireman at the local Army air base. Rockie goes in for all sports. Bob entered the Navy April 12, 1944 and came aboard the Stevenson Sept. 4, 1944. Well, sailors, you all need only to look at Rockie's tatoos and talk to him about ten minutes to find out that he is a twenty year man. if not thirty. HOLMES, WILLARD E.. MM2c. Bill lives .at 107 F St., La Porte, Indiana. In high school Bill participated in all sports. Also played two years of Semi-Pro baseball. Prior to entering the service he was an Ordnance Inspector. He took his training at the Lakes and from there he came aboard the Stevenson. After leaving the Navy Bill plans to go to school or travel.

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it n l l ' -51. Y. 1 I . P- HAEHNER, CARL BERNARD, Plc - Carl or Toodles as the crew calls him, lives at Pulton, South Dakota. Hav- ing been a Boy Scout, Carl is always prepared and is able to handle any situation texcept womenl. Before entering the service 'Carl worked on a farm as one can tell by the he uts away the chow Tood1es entered the service way p . Aug. 1944 and took boots at Farragut, Idaho. He also at- tended service school there and came aboard the Stevenson Iune 1945. After he receives his discharge, Carl hopes to finish college and find himself a nice wife to take care of him. Toodles' ambition is to become a Scout Master. HAMILTON, CHESTER, Plc - Chet's home is at 1442 N . Sierra Bonita, Pasadena, Calif. Anyone can see by his o gait that his real home must be Kansas. He is married to ' h h a very wonderful girl by the name of jane, althoug t ere are no little ones yet, Chet is still hoping. Chet has served aboard the U.S.S. Lyra, Philips, and then came to the Stevenson. He has been very happy in the Navy and it is - k rumored that he may some day have a row of hash mar s on his sleeve. RINGLER, ROY E., WT3c - Roy hails from sunny Cali- fornia anyone standing watches with him soon finds out. Before Roy entered the Navy he led a very active civilian . . . . 1 d life taking part in sports, besides going to schoo, an walking in a war plant. Legs as the snipes know him enlisted Oct. 27, 1942, trained at the Lakes and reported aboard the STEVE Dec. 15, 1942. Roy will make his home t ttle at 3014 E St., Sacramento, Calif., where he hopes o se down and raise a family. If he has time, Roy wants to learn to fly. LINO I. SALVADOR, Plc, the Irishman of the forward fire room, hails from 127 New Bridge St., West Springfield, Mass. Besides his qualifications of being a hard worker, he is a valuable asset to the fire room as he creates a draft with his somewhat vivid and possibly overworked imagina- tion in the very hottest of climates. Undoubtedly the most dubish snipe afloat, a certain shiny spot on the cranium has caused him considerable worry. DOMGALL, W. I., MMlc, is another plank owner of the STEVE. His home is at R. R. No. 4, Danville, Illinois, but we don't know just what his civilian work will be. BASARICH, GEORGE, MMlc, the leading PO of the E D'vision, comes from 888 Tennessee Ave., Detroit, Michigan, 1 and he's probably back at work by now. Last reports showed he was still single. LARSON, RICHARD G., WTlc - Richard, the Dove , is a Minnesota boy. He plans to get himself a large farm and do nothing but eat that good old farm chow. The D ve's home address is Milaca, Minn., Route 2, Box 105. o However, what, with all his women, that isnt a very sure ' ' ' ' ' h' t cer- spot to find him. Maybe if you inquire about un a a tain nurse's home, you will get some helpful information. B for entering the service Dick was helping to build air- e e planes with Rosie the Riveter. He entered the service in Dick 1942 and is a plank owner aboard the Stevenson. hopes to go back to the farm and raise the best crops in Minnesota. The first thing the Dove will do upon getting discharged will be to buy himself that nice little red tractor for which he has been saving the past three years. 1 NIEMIEC, CHESTER S., WT3c - Chester's home address is 1200 So. Raymond Ave., Bay City, Michigan. Mousey is what the boys below decks call him. Chet is quite an 1 ert on wing spreads and also flowers, not to mention exp . the fact that he is a great lover. Before entering the service ' ' ' d h' h Mousey worked in a printing plant and attende ig school. He likes his sports and spends a great deal of time 1 ' olf Chet took his boot training at the Lakes and p ayrng g . was mustered aboard the Stevenson Sept. 7, 1944. After . . I h. h Chet receives his discharge he hopes to return to 1g school. He may then go into his father's business as a rdener. More then likely he will be a twenty year man, as he's just the type. landscape ga DEGROAT, KEITH, B3c - Keith Degroat is undoubtedly th ltiest sailor aboard the Stevenson as far as stories e sa go. He really has a sad line for a boy hailing from Box 274, Glasco, Kansas, Keith has done all right in the Navy. Boilers is very serious about his work and often spends lon cold nights nursing his four boilers back to health. Q Before entering service, Boilers did a lot of truck driving We guess the jouncing of the trucks accounts for his present waist line. Keith took boots at the Lakes. After doing 14 months as a fresh water sailor he came aboard the Steven- son Sept. 7, 1943. We can only remember Keith as the Typhoon Kid . The way he hugged his life jacket one would think it was uniform of the day. Boilers hopes to continue his trade in civilian life. HAMILTON, B. I., Plc, came aboard in Seattle. He's still not married and on discharge expects to go to work on the river again or at the plant. His address is 801 So. Benton St., I P. W. VOESTE G. M. ROBBINS

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n ll In :Xian 1 'H RAYMOND I. NELSON, EMlc. Ray's home is at 645 W. 87th St., Chicago, where he worked for the Harper-Wyman Mfg. Co. Nels is a graduate of Calumet High, and enjoys golf and bowling. After his boot training, Nels also at- tended the machinist mate school at Great Lakes. He boarded the Stevenson in March 1943 and was put to work with the machinist mates. He was eventually rescued from the engine room. As an electrician his rise was rapid until, now he is leading first class. Nels hopes to retum to his old job when released from the Navy and possibly go to trade school or college. NORMAN A. IONES, FlctEMj. Norm came aboard the Stevenson in Feb. 1945, at which time he was taken into the electrical gang. He joined the Navy in Ian. 1943 and attended University of Oklahoma as a V-12 student and V-16 at Akkansas Tech. Prior to coming to the Stevenson he also received training at electrical service school. Norm's home is in Dover, Arkansas. His post Navy plans include finishing college as an electrical engineer. EDWARD G. BLOSCH, EM lc. Bloschle hails from Cedar Ave., in Andalusia, Bucks Co., Penna. He attended Pensalem High and Mastbaum Vocational school. Ed joined the Navy in Oct. 1942 and after serving on the U.S.S. Omaha he joined the STEVE in Dec. 1942, just a few days after commissioning. He is best known land most cussed atl aboard ship as the movie operator. Honest fellas, all those comy and ancient pictures we've had were no, fault of Blosch's. Aside from being movie operator, Ed earned his place in the electrical gang through his skill and knowl- edge of motors and repair work. After he is released from the Navy, Blosch plans to live with his folks and plans to go into electrical contracting work. HOMAN, ELDON E., Flc, Kick, lives at Milford, Indi- ana, and is still single. He left Milford High School where he played football to join the Navy Dec. 1944 and took his training at Sampson, New York. After leaving Sampson he was shipped out from Shoemaker, Calf., and met the Steven- son at Iwo Iima. After his discharge he is undecided about work. GUNKEL, WAYNE G., Slc, comes from Hope, North Da- wota. Box 123 is his address. Still single, he intends to stay in the Navy, at least for awhile. LONNIE RAY MEADOWS, Plc, hails from Dunns, West Va. Dusty has worked in the Chiefs' quarters for quite a while and we can say that his duties were well-done. His discharge is awaiting him and so are his wife and two children. Another hard working, ambitious lad in the fireroom, is BENNY C. BEA'I'I'Y, who hails from Charlotte, N. C., Route 6. Where Benny picked up the nickname Harriet is a dark secret in the fire room. We of the fireroom wish Benny all the luck in the world as he starts his civilan ca- reer in a power plant. A b.,, DODGE, MAI-IAFFEY BODYL RIELING RICHARD R. MAI-IAFFEY, F lc CEMJ, known to his ship- mates as Red , boarded the Stevenson in Feb. 1945, after taking boot training at Great Lakes and attending Electri- cian school at Iowa State College. As a civilian he worked for Pocahantas Fuel Co. Red hails from Box 114, Ienkin- jones, West Virginia, and attended Gary high school at Gary, West Va. Like most of the men in the electrical gang aboard ship, he hopes to make electricity his civilian job. Red plans to take up electrical engineering at school and find a job as an electrician. HARRY BODYL, IR., EM Zc. Harry lives with his folks at West Market St., Tresckow, Penna., where he graduated from McAdor High. He confesses, I didn't do much work before I came into the Navy , but we all know him as one of the hardest workers in the electrical gang. After boots and Electrician's Mate school at Sampson, N. Y., Harry boarded the Stevenson in Nov. 1943. After two long years of sea duty on the STEVE, his only comment is, It makes me long for some real home cooking . After he leaves the Navy he plans to live with his folks but aside from that he hasn't made any definite plans. EDWARD T. RIELING, EM 2c. There probably isn't an- other person on our ship who has as many nicknames as Eddie Rieling. For a long time he was known as The Brot . In his early days as a striker he was called The Kid but now that he is a grown boy we call him Smokey . He comes from 710 Berger Ave., Iersey City, New Iersey. Smokey took his boot training at Newport, R. I., and re- ported aboard the Stevenson in Sept. 1943. His ambition upon becoming a civilian is to go to school and study drafting. DEYLING, RAYMOND I., W'I'3c - Ray's home address is 7824 Brookside Rd., Independence, Ohio. Lefty as the crew call him is really a farm boy especially when it comes to women. He has had a very stormy love life and we all hope it clears up some day. Before entering the service Ray attended high school and to hear him talk he was the local school hero in all sports. He is a fairly good ball player and hopes to try out for bigger things when he is discharged. Ray took his training at the Lakes and reported aboard the Stevenson Nov. ll, 1943. He likes the Navy very much and if he goes hungry on the outside, he'll be back.