Toledo (CA 133) - Naval Cruise Book

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First Row. J. MADRIOAL, D. F. SCHRIEBUNG, T. DAWSEY, M. BROWN, R.M. S. W. CUNDIFF. MOSTELLER, B. C. STEWART, M. MUND, O. H. MCCASKILL, W. J. GAINEY, H. R. TRAWICK, J. D. BURNES Second Row. C. F. GLORE, O. L. SWORDS, F. R. GALEMORE, R. E. NEELY, B. O. WARDER, R. C. AUSTIN, K. R. HAMMER, W. L. RUSTIN, C. C. DEITZ, H. R. ARNOLD, R. G. BRAUN Th' d - If Row. L. F. BRENT, J. C. COOPER, L. W. ALEXANDER, T. J. CURRAN, H. L. BERGERON, W. A. O'BRIEN, G. H. SPRINGMAN, C. J. DUNAOAN, W. L. CAYGLE, J. M. ROTH V. L. RAOUET, O. D. HOWARD, J. W. ALBRIGHT, L. L. STILL, J. C. BUSH, W. T. YATES. Fourth Row. R. C. NORLING, R. L. SEAY, J. T. JACKSON, C. B. JOL NSON, F. .E W. L. GOINS, R. J. MCPHATE, V. W. MAHAFFEY. J TAUFFINCEER, C. H. WIERIO, H. J. HEFFINIEDER, P. J. STANICKI, C. J. BROUSSARD, B. L. JONES

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When ships were sail driven and their guns laid by hand, little was done aboard ship beyond the province of the deck divisions. Even engineering was a matter of bending on canvas and hauling on braces. Though encroachment of mechanical and electrical devices has led to the creation of new divisions and reassignment of former functions of the deck force, it has not lessened the importance of the man before the mast. A modern day deck division is a blend of tradition and innovation. lt boasts of rates as old as the Navy itself and billets as new as the latest fire control system. The old skills with holy stone, paint brush, tid and line have been augmented to meet new demands. Guns, gear and operations have become increasingly more delicate and complicated as anyone who has first-loaded a bucking three-inch mount, rigged for refueling at night or coxswained a LTJG W.W BUCK Jr. LTJG E. S. KUROPATA reluctant LCM, will relate. The SEVENTH DIVISION maintains and fires the starboard twin three-inch mounts, rigs and tends the after fueling and replenishing stations at sea, mans the after boat boom in port, handles number five mooring line and is respon- sible for the cleanliness and preservation of a thousand square feet of main deck Qalso the starboard side of the after superstructure and over twenty compartments, magazines and passagewaysl But divisions are men, not jobs, and the word lives in the minds of men as more than stations and assignments. Each man will remember his shipmates and that liberty pulled in Hong Kong as vividly as winning an E for fueling destroyers in dirty weather. This book and these pictures should remind each man of the division of the good times and fine men with whom he lived and worked. x .- is s .. 6? , '

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As far back as T775, United States Marines have served aboard ships of the United States Navy. The duties of Marines during those early years were similar to a great extent to those performed in the present day. One of the important functions of the Marine Detachment on a cruiser is to provide a nucleus for a land- ing party trained for operations ashore at a moment's notice. Other chores of the ship's detachment are to provide internal security for the ship and orderlies for the commanding officer and executive ofticerg also to man secondary gun mounts and assist in the orderly operation of the ship's brig. The Marine Detachment aboard the TOLEDO consists of forty enlisted men and two officers. At the start of the present cruise the commanding officer was Captain H. J. Korstange, who was relieved the ninth of November by Captain A. C. Smith, Jr. First Lieutenant M. E. White is the detachment Executive Officer. The detachment is organized in three duty sections. Each section is capable of performing as a Marine rifle squad. Perhaps that is why the Marine team had such a sharp eye in the softball tournament. The Marine team was runner-up against Fox in the inter-league championship. CAPT A. C. SMITH TS TLT M. E. WHITE