All the postwar sailors are excited because when Tom needle gunned the stack cap and applied the Coroseal, they thought we were repainting the cap black. That's a violation of WWII camouflage instructions. The U-boats will spot us coming over the horizon. Anyway, Tom should have the stack finished by the end of the month, eliminating another big eyesore. Third runner up goes to Gene Cellini.
Gene is another new volunteer who served on a sub tender, and is a union mason and painter.
Gene had two weeks between jobs, so he brought his power painter down to the ship and helped the crew finish painting the forward superstructure. This guy really knows how to lay down paint quickly and neatly. The award for Nancy's favorite maintenance guy goes to the Monday electrical crew. They ran a cable from the amidships 1MC microphone aft to the ticket booth, and installed a handset there. At the masthead, if you missed the significance.