Tazewell (APA 209) - Naval Cruise Book

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For who ever heard of a cat thriving on Navy beans. He watched and waited, for he I1'1L1St soon make a break I H' For daily he was getting weaker From eating New Zealand Steak. At last his chance came, And his freedom he did gain, Though his going we knew would Cause the Crew grievous pain At this point in his dream, he awoke with a start, For there stood a bulldog unleashing loud barks. He was up and away and the hound he did Outrun, And he didn't stop until into San Pedro he had come. Now recalling the dream, he was filled with fright, And he decided then and there That he was through with the T and the fight. ln those war-torn days, he was a diversion and fun, But now the war was over and his job was done. He would settle down and Hnd a home, And never more at sea would he roam. There are some that may think him a coward, and so Taunt him with jibes wherever he may go, But the crew of the T for his honor will fight, .For his valor he proved during Okinawa's stormy nights To end this sad tale, it is just about time, So hereis the final effort and I hope it will rhyme. Now Come those dark nights, on all Seven Seas, Or wherever sailors meet to shoot the breeze, Theres one tale that theyill never fail to tell, And that is about Shotgun , AWOL. -by EzZum'afA Flynn 5 'VC 53 QxXXXXXXxyx XXXXXXXXXXX 'Sb Mxxxxxxv xx'-Xxxxxxx

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But Morpheus somehow, his grip would elude, And eternally it would seem by the brig door he stood. It was maddening to him, for through the bars he would peep, And .there would be the guard, fast asleep. At last the day Came when to trial he must go, And by now his hair had turned white as snow. He worried and fretted, but to no avail. For that had never been known to get anyone out of jail. The stage was set, the trial had begun, When suddenly the Skipper said, Where were you on the night of the 15th my little one? Oh, tothe Commissary for some Catnip, sir, When on my way back I was chased by a yellow Cut. A likely story he answered with a bellow, That would have made a bass horn sound like a one string Cello. A fakir! A fibberl Now Cat you Can't fool me I Despite my forty years at sea. I have traveled all these years and more, But I have never seen Catnip with ears and a tail on it before. The findings of this Court, I say, are most severe I know, For never more will you romp in rain or leave your tracks in snow Your playmates will miss you, over in yon alley, But the sentence of this Court must stand, And it is, that you take your meals in the ship s galley. OI-I! Spare me'Captain! Spare me! A fate that's worse than death, For the Chow that they purvey down there Smells like a polecat s breath. The sentence it would seem was most unfair and mean,

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xxXXWXXXXXX'gx a NXxxxxxxxX xx' 2 fapnaaavavqwau. 'X-gweepmd Man 04421. Eaaamd 52 I've never been a destructive person, but there is one phonograph record aboard this ship I'd sure like to break. Which one? Why the one that blares out every morning at 0530 without fail. When reveille sounds each and every man must hit the deck immediately. Occasionally some sailor will try to pick up an extra forty winks only to have some big fellow with an important looking badge on his chest whisper gently into his ear, what is your name?,' . A few minutes after reveille a familiar call comes: Sweepers man your brooms, clean sweep down fore and aft, sweep down all decks, and ladders, empty all trash cans. t Around 0600 chow call is heard and 400 sailors rush to be first in the chow line, only to find 1,000 soldiers still waiting for dinner from the day before. Oh well, we weren't hungry anyhow. At five after eight muster is held. Here all the divisions line up and each man's name is called to find out whether any man is still sleeping in the ice box or fell over the fantail during the night. Ar eight fifteen officers have their call,-officers' call,--that's where they call all the officers from their divisions to go back to bed again. Now all the divisions turn to their respective jobs During the morning there is sick call occasional drills pay day and dont forget swecpers who have to man their brooms every hour on thc hour