Wasatch (AGC 9) - Naval Cruise Book

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...,,., -,,.a,..,. , W From left to right first row Moesch, Clemmo, Suffridge, Ensign Hawkins, Lt. Cmdr. Hesse, Thompson, Walker, Ruley, and Balliet. Second row Smith, Wilkinson, Brooks, Brown, Leonard, Van Skike, and Brough. Not in picture Moon. ' N DIVISICDN BY D. M. THOMPSON, QM 1C c NNN Division is not one of the first families of the Wasatch, but youthful as it is, it deserves a place. When the divisions were first formed the ten quartermasters and buglers were easily absorbed in the NCSU division along with the signalmen, the other occupants of the upper decks. But when two new strikers and a new assistant navigator joined the group, it was decided that the QM's could stand alone. So, in March, l9L5, NNN division was born. Mr. Hesse was no longer alone in the navigation department - he had a division, too, though some mornings the two or three at quarters looked rather lonely. Then, in June, three more strikers came aboard and WNW division could at last fall in for quarters in two ranks. The members of the WNW division are seldom off their roost on the bridge except for chow and sleep Knight or dayl. But they manage to become acquainted with the rest of the fellows when standing watches on the quarterdeck in port, or when the watch shifts to the bridge underway. The buglers in the division have become notor- ious. ' On the navigation bridge where the Executive Officer is always liable to stroll, most of the force is kept busy chipping, painting, swabbing, and scrubbing. Those for whom there are not enough swabs or paintwork rags keep the charts up to date and the ship on correct time. The chart correctors have probably been the cause of some phony scuttlebutt when someone happening by mistakes the routine correction, work for the rarer job of laying out the routes for the next invasion hop or interim cruise. ' Underway the bridge becomes the ship's control center and the QM gang thins out. There is no place for chippers and scrapers when the business of running the ship has top priority on the bridge, so they hole up in the after steering gear room until we've anchored again and the confusion has died down. Only seldom does the WNW division make an appearance underway. Anchoring or getting underway and at general quarters they swarm to the bridge to man stations at the wheel, at the engine order telegraph, the oeloruses and in general to crowd the pilot house. The rest of the time there are only a QM and bugler on watch and a few others occupied helping the navigator, taking bearings, taking time for his Sights, giving him the times of sunrise and sunset. If someday someone wants to murder the bugler he has only to go 120 'C-he bridge to find him- And maybe while he'3 there he can get that other pup, the guy who wakes the bugler up - the Quarter- master. 1' - - .. .4: ..-.n..Q. -dna.-nan--a-in-...-...-.1 -.-7.441--,1,.:.:-es.xa.1:.- ' -' -e 'aa ' -- - rf- v. A ....e- ml'-hakieisiigr-gag lllllllllllnn-un--InullllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

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Ja ...W ,.,,.i,,,,l,.,.,..l,,., ,J K, H , . as g. . ..., ,. ,s.,.:.. ' ...L - T-s 'H-'mmf--f--Er:-t g 1' 'H From left to right first row Beroski, Hale, Souza, Ch. Carp. Hanson, Captain - Granum, Lt.fjgl Sommers, Ayers, Sullivan, Montgomery, and Erdmann. Second row Brennemann, Toothman, Kelley, Sirkis, Wescott, Westerfield, Haynes, Cohen, Johnston, and Knipple. Third row Davis, Stephens, Fusting, Davenport, Rutter, Kolarik, Schneider, Haynes, Lunnen, and Monaco. Not in picture Eckman. , - R DIVISION V BY J. W. STEPHENS, Y2C ,c'The R division has been called the CQR division. There has been more con- struction than repair work done on the ship. The AGC Calmost got completedl had no more than cleared the docks at Norfolk when the burners and Welders were string- ing leads to complete installations and build things to suit the whims of various people. These jobs tried'the collected skills of shipfitters Cagle and Ayers, Metalsmith,Brenneman,'Molder Lunnen, and Carpenters Beroski and Donnersberger, be- sides the division officers, Mr. Sommers and Mr. Hansen in charge. Keeping the boats in running condition usually took the holiday routines. Comshaw jobs played a part in the activities. And of course the boys did pretty well at keeping on the good side of the cooks, bakers, photographers, and printers - bakers got the high- est priority. V ' ' V One could usually find the men busily engaged in their work or getting ready to work. ,Schneider likes best the jobs in the galley. When not mothering the little monkey, Rutter would be teaching the fine points of welding to Kim el. Souza and Hale enjoyed the jobs making the most noise. Cohen and Kelley installed the plumbing and Toothman, Lazur, Knipple, and Johnston devoted much time to keeping it open. iwesterfield, the entrepreneur type, and Wescott did very well the job of catering in the mess hall. Fusting and Kolarik were always on the boats. Hardister and Monaco were usually on the way after a forgotten tool. Donnersberger and Sirkis caught up on their work on Sundays. Erdmann liked the planning of a job. Tillie, with more points than Andreshak, sure put on the high hat. Eckman and Morse could be found almost anyplace, usually at the paint locker, checking C02 bottles. At the paint locker the visitor could always find a cup of coffee and a good story from Hays and Baird. Jacob issued the paint Davenport worked so hard to mix. In the First Lieutenant's office, Stephens, the yeoman, could sometimes be found.