Toledo (CA 133) - Naval Cruise Book

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ENS C. J. ACREE S-4 DIVISION leads a double life. On one hand there are the disbursing clerks who have the responsibility or, shall we say, headache of figuring out who gets what and how much on paydays. On the other hand there are the stewards who make up the rest of the division. Their job is the maintenance of oFficer's country. The iob of maintaining olTicer's country takes in a lot of territory. It is up to the stewards not only to keep these spaces clean, but also to perform the iobs necessary to keep up the appearance of these areas. These areas more specifically involve the Captain's mess, the wardroom mess, ofticer's living spaces and quarters, and the warrant officers mess and living spaces. Their iob does not end here, however. The responsibility of food preparation in these messes is also their's. As for the DK's, their iob is more exacting for pay is important. Bank, banker, and teller of the ship, disbursing handles all transactions involving cash. Outside the continental limits of the United States it takes care of the financial transactions of the ship. Twice a month it pays the IIOO men or so who operate the TOLEDO, handling their allotments, extra compensations, answering hundreds of everyday questions, and converts U.S. currency while in foreign countries. Working in the pay office is the Disbursing Officer, a chief and four seamen. If you should walk by the office some morning around 0800 you will think you are near the automat , with the various supply divisions getting nickels counted up and balancing out with the disbursing officer. The disbursing clerk is about the only person aboard ship that will say: I hate pay day .

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3 Q Sly. is Q AXTEZX: if 4 51' iff is Commander Cruiser Division Three, his staff, and the FLAG DIVISION are relative newcomers to the TOLEDO, coming from a long residence on her sister ship, the USS HELENA. On August I9, l954, the admiral's flag was broken on the TOLEDO and the Flag was officially in its new home. The six officers that make up Admiral Wilson's staff perform duties for him much the same as department heads and assistants do for the captain of the ship. Operations, gunnery, and engineering problems are shared iointly by the chief of staff and the assistant operations officer, the former also being an aide to the admiral. Electronics and communications fall to the communications officer and the chief watchofficer, who serves as registered publications custodian and iunior division officer. The flag secretary includes as his duties aide, administration, and any medical or legal matters which might arise, while the flag lieutenant, also an aide, is division officer, navigator and public information officer. When operating in a task force or with other ships in a unit, the staff members stand a plotting watch similar to the one stood by an officer of the deck. However, more atten- tion is paid to the operation and performance of all the ships rather than to the flagship alone. In port, they rotate a staff duty officer watch to keep the admiral and chief of staff informed of all pertinent matters concerning messages, visitors, official calls and, in general, keep them completely cognizant of all happenings in port. IIQLCDR M. E. FITZGERALD LT C. R. JOHNSON LT K. G. CORBETT LTJG W. E. LASSITER ENS G. L. CROWTHER