Thomaston (LSD 28) - Naval Cruise Book

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FIRST DlvlsloN TOP ROW: Shroyer, R. S. SA, Toland, G. O. FN, Walker, B. R. SA, Person, R. E. SA, Woods, G. D. SA, Karpus, D. R. SA, Murphy, R. Jr. SN, Roberts, D. W. SN, Dry, H. R. SN, Green, SC, BMl MIDDLE ROW: Richter, E. A. BM2, Yates, B. F. SN, Richard, L. B. SA, Johnson, C. J. SN, Dale, R. E. SN, Powers, .l. R. SN FRONT ROW: LTjg F. R. Jordan, Merman, G. W. SN, Peters, M. A. SN, Parker, J. E. lr. SN, Bartlett, K. D. SA, Stewart, W. L. SN, Thomas, W. R. SA, Horn, O. V. BMSN, LT. D. L. Waggoner -The first division in numbers is small, twenty seven in fact, counting the short' and the tall. i A Our work is back breaking, the hours are long, when liberty goes down, we're still goin' strong. F When we do go ashore, comes a voice quite meek, said the soft spoken Bos'n, you had liberty last week. The foc'sle needs polishing, the well-deck is dirty, the Bos'n mate said, uit'll be clean by Zero Eight Thirty. So way past dark we Seamen have toiled, we should hit the rack, our liberty is spoiled. When reveillegoes, we hear a loud din, 'cget out of those racks, you had all night inf, Comes Monday morning and we're heading for sea, and these endless tasks we fulfill with great glee. The old saying goes, uSailors are happy when gripingf' they go about moaning while the paint-work they're wiping. When the technicians have secured and gone to their hunks, on the foc'sle we're watching, looking for junks. Most sailors work from sun to sun but a deck-ape's work is never done. When the day of reckoning comes to the test, we will all stand and shout, 'cwe are the best. We havenit had much liberty, so our hearts are quite lonely, but when we get to Yoko we'll have the okani. As this voyage is nearing an end, we'll still hold the Navy's tradition, for real American Blue Jackets are found in the ship's First Division. 1 T1

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