Tarawa (CV 40) - Naval Cruise Book

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i 5255 2 i , DENTAL i 'ip iii , ii i iii Iii i ' sing lf- 1 ill I .il .E, li li ,Y '. li it 1, 4 1 ' l ii? 5 4, i ' i ii 51, i 1 i -' Adiusfing Den+ureS- Preparing .3 Caygfy. 1 l 'Lef+ +0 Righii FRONT ROW: Radowill, LT Knapp, Division Officer, CDR S+an1'on, LT Braul'I', Sonnenberg. SECOND ROW: Bouchard, Wallin, R-obinson, Klepper. HE DENTAL DEPARTMENT is the smallest division aboard. Quality is sub- stituted for quantity of space consumed at quarters.. The Dental Department is maintained for dental treatment of the ship's company and air groups. Treatment is also afforded to personnel from ships not so fortunate in having a dental department on board, consular personnel, and American civilians, foreign based. Routine dental treatment consists of restoring carious teeth, surgery, and correcting any pathological conditions of the oral cavity. Emergency treatment is available around the clock. In addition to the routine duties of operating the dental department, the dental personnel are trained and ready to assist the Medical department in manning battle dressing first aid stations during battle emergencies. A man with dental difficulties is as useless to a naval vessel as a man with a high temperature, broken arm, or any other disabling factorg hence the need for well equipped dental departments on vessels that can accommodate them. With the passing years dental organizations have evolved from minor establishments to highly eflicient and technical departments, able to cope with any form of dental disorders which might occur among the ship's personnel. Record O l Oral EXamlhB'll0n- mee Sfaff, i,

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Sfmtlli ai me - lniifal J . .. .ll will 'L rr. iifilii AR BELOYV the flight deck of the TARAXNA, the unseen beating heart, the Engineering Department, was ably administered under the direction of CDR C. C. Faulkner, a most experienced CV Class vessel engineer officer. He and his experts kept the ship operating efficiently whether for flight operations, day or night, or for normal cruis- ing. Engineering officers and men worked long hours beyond normal or routine operation to remedy material failures of equipment and to maintain a high standard of material readiness. The Engineers prob- ably were called on for more emergencies than any other department on the ship since an engineering emergency is not usually known to the topside crew unless such an emergency prohibits an operational function. ' The standard gag when an officer or man of the Black Gang was seen topside ran like this: VVhat are you doing out of the hole? Aren't you afraid you'll get too much fresh air or sunshine? Oflicial response was, Fresh air, sunshine, what's that? CDR Charles C. Faulkner, Engineering Officer and phone falker. Keeping a wafchful eye on 'lhe main shaff. While the ship functioned smoothly, it was easy to forget the vital workhorses below. In spaces seldom seen by most men aboard, engineer- ing experts worked constantly to furnish the heart of the ship its strength and power. It was an all-day, all-night job, that required con- stant care by skilled hands and expert handling of complicated machinery. Not only did the engineers keep the ship steaming ahead but they were responsible for the auxiliary machinery that provided for many vital services which make living easier on a carrier. When the lights failed, the motion picture show lluttered, ventilation or heat was inadequate or when the showers were secured, the Black Gang was to blame. They also kept up and operated the steam turbines for the four large generators that furnish power and light. In addition they operated and maintained the evaporators, the machinery for the three gigantic air- plane elevators, saw to it that compressed air was available throughout the ship, that pilot's ready rooms stayed comfortably cool, that the main refrigeration plant preserved tons of food, that the boat engineers ran the liberty boats and above all, that the ice cream units kept sailors supplied with plenty of gedunks . The tremendous responsibility of operating the boilers and the attendant equipment to furnish the steam to drive the ship through the water at speed required for air operations or normal cruising lay with this department. Standing watches on the power distribution switchboards, I.C. switch- boards and gyro compasses was only a part of the daily routine. Chiefs and men could be seen from the keel to the top of the mast wherever a circuit, light controller, switch or motor needed a check or repairs to perform its function. LCDR VV. V. Duke ran the Damage Control organization. The car- penter shop, sheet metal shop, plumbing shop, paint shop, repair units, and fire-Hg-hting equipment were a part of this section. The engineering department had public relations men also, thanks to those men who occasionally got topside. It was through them at Scuttlebut Sessions that many a crew member learned that the TARAWA was not jet propelled with push button control but powered by steam turbines and that the many skilled, level-headed, eflicient men were required to stand watches around the clock maintaining equipment in port, in order for the department to operate with clocklike precision from day to day.