Thomaston (LSD 28) - Naval Cruise Book

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Hx DlvlsloN LEFT TO RIGHT: Costello, W. A. YN3, Pierce, W. H. YN3, Pushman, K. A. PN3, York, R. A. YN3, Doucet, M. J. PN3, Busby, B. M. YN3, Kunde, C. E. ENS NOT SHOWN: Cates, A. C. YN1, Nazareno, J. T. PN2, Voorhees, J. R. SN CCH ' hh' ' d ?7? 66W'.'h ' k 1' 977 66 ey, IS my c it signe yet o p1C ed up our iberty cards. Are we going to get overnights here? 'cWhat do you mean you don't have the duty? No, we are not playing twenty questions. This is X Division at work. X Division is composed of an assortment of Yeomen and Personnelmen, Who, along with the help of the Personnel Officer, make up the administrative part of the ship. Like all divisions on the ship its Work is essential, for it is these sly smiling people who keep your record, keep track of your liberty card, issue l.D. cards, take care of all incoming and outgoing mail, receive and transfer you, and even go to mast with you unfortunates. We are also the proud publishers of the only news media pub- lished aboard ship. We have been known to look for something that exists only in the mind of the person who is looking for it, and, vice-versa, We have been known to live up to our motto, lf We've got it, lT'S LOST!