Tappahannock (AO 43) - Naval Cruise Book

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'Qu 1 HBH IIJII Supply Officer UPPLY DEPARTME T The jack-of-all-trades, Supply De partment, consists of stores, commis- sary, ship's service, stewards and dis bursing divisions. This small group of Well-oiled men provide all the ser- vices of a small hotel. On the after cargo deck at the early hour of 0200, you may find SKI Hester, SK2 Thomas and SA Kuzman of Stores Division de- livering and ,receiving tons of fleet freight from customer ships. Theme- lodious sound of Now man the port or starboard hi-line can mean delivery of anything from pop corn to jet en- gines, toilet bowls, gallons of iceofr cream qpumping rate is very slowp, or a thimble-full of cotter pins. The culinary technicians led by CS1 Miller, known as cooks and' mess- cooks, have provided consistently fine food, highlighted by cookouts,-old- fashioned barbecues, monthly birth- day parties qscrumptious cakesj, and food for places like Grande Island ship's parties, and General Quarter's stations. SH1McClendon, SH2 Walker, SH3 Woellert, and SH3 Makela, are the ship's servicemen, who operate the laundry, barbering service, provide the finest assortment of ship stores, and small stores merchandise you can imagine, 4 The stewards specialize in ser- vice and 'excellent food preparation. Their many varied talents are high- lighted bythe special settings and trimmings prepared for gala occas- ions. Wild rumors are still circula- ting about one such event, often re- ferred to as the Captain's Hawaiian Luau . The scene was the Captain's verandaY' Q02 level, starboard sidej, and such delicacies as m'arrinated steaks grilled to order, Shisk-Kabob, watermelon slices, and delicious baked beans were served to officers clad in the latest fashions of bermuda shorts and bathing suits amidst the beautiful, haunting Voice of Patti Page. One comment overheard was, Whadda way to fight a war! Bi-monthly, the disbursing divi- sion wins the ship's popularity con- test. Disbursing owns and operates the B J T qBand for Jodies on the Tappahannockp which yields 1011, per year and is the most secure invest- ment in the world. Ensign Quick Hand Bolling is consistently avail- able for emergency leave payments and DK1 Beady Eyes Johnson in- sures that the loved ones back home Qin so me cases the wivesj are prop- erly supported with a monthly allot- ment. ENS T.L. BOLLING Disbursing Officer

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FIRST ROW SITTING: SD3 Bernabe, SD3 Lorenzana, SD3 CS3 Audett, SECOND ROW STANDING: SN Difiore, TN Capunitan, ENS Bolling, CS2 Overstreet, SD2 Almachar, Manalac, TN Marcelo, TN Tiu, TN Andam, SD3 Leano S 's and CS's X