Tappahannock (AO 43) - Naval Cruise Book

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FIRST ROW KNEELING: ENS Jackson, EN3 Kluesener, Graham, MM3 Malec, MM2 Gambrell, EN2 Yelverton, FN Dufore, FN Henderson, FN Dempsey, FN Szarkowitz, MM3 Moore, MM1 Lloyd, MM1 Mason FN Davis, SECOND ROW STANDING: MMCS Rice, MM2 A DIVISICD

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E DIVISIO . 1' -Um- Yi :YI 'M Nw MJ ff' xr if ,I FIRST ROW SITTING: EM3 Dale, EM2 Smith, EM1 Stockberger, FN Davis, FA Walton, FN Dea, FN Birnie, Betton, LTJG Loeffler, EMC Orduna, IC3 Nolan, IC3 FN Nelssen Calderaz, SECOND ROW STANDING: FN Gonseth, EM3 S St. Erick has guided us to keeping tops in the electrical field without fail.

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1 l u - W ' xy , 5 , I ,,,,,,...., 9 x Z B ,i 5 I 1 I 1 54 l V X- 7 E I r 4, A 3 if lm ng, PERATIGNS DEP RTME T LT. I.B. ANDERSON Navigation Officer LTJG J.B. BRADLEY CIC Officer ENS D.E. HOLLATZ Communications Officer Bridge, Combat. The sea is green, the screen is clean, the time 0615 might be heard as RD1 Murphy, RD2's Reilly'or Aaron meticulously safeguard the movements of Happy Tappy. The warning from Chief Rasberry' or recently Lt. Anderson or QM2 Cordova If you have nothing to do, don't do it in the chartroom in- sures that Navigational details are ex- pertly handled without outside inter- ruptionsq . Signalmen Grinell, McKim and Kennedy under Chief Webb's guiding hand, bridge that most important link upon which Tappahannock replies to deliver her fuel to customer ships, Radio Central is a beehive of ac- tivity, including theqchatter of tele- types, the hungry gesticulating move- ments of the shredder, the lights flashing, scopes jumping, buzzers sounding. These aid those masters Qaround the clock midnight radiomeny led by Chief Wright, RM1 Sharpe, and RM2 Scott. Radio Central is the com- munication nerve center of the ship supplying hot dope for operations, 'E Tattler, and news of the outside world. Busy as beavers, Viers, Sieler, Lut- trell, the electronics technicians solve the mysteries of electronics by throw- ing darts at wiring diagrams. YN2 Langford, PN3 Christensen, and assistants answer the myriad questions posed by everyone from the Captain to the newest boot and still provide a smooth flow of administra- tive requests, orders, letters, and of course, the daily POD, The Postal Clerks Burdette and Bryk, sell stamps, money orders, be- sides processing the fleet mail, which includes our own and makes. us glad or sometimes sad. The Corpsman, Docs , HM1 Gallant, HM2 Fink, and SN Hooker as they are affectionately called or some other equally colorful names, main- tain sanitation standards, provide medical training, and take care of the health and welfare of the officers and crew.