The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-10-25
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have had overseas duty.
The Michigan men are George
w. Merrill, Jr., gunnerS mate 3rd
class, Of Flint; Robert j. Ruff,
quartermaster LIST class,of Sutton's
Bay, who will talk on amphibious
warfare in local schools while the
ship is anchored here, and David
H. and Burton Rosenblatt, twins,
both Seamen first class, who live
with their brother, Maurice Ross,
il; Detroit.
EnSignS Howard Buckneu III, of
Virginia, and M. T. Johnson, Jr., of
Texas, are Annapolis graduates
whose services are required to run
the ships vitality important ord
nance department.
Upon arrival at a liberty port,
al hands fall to with will, the
executive officer declared as he
described the excitement which
spreads through the crew. Every
one is on deck looking it over and
all are anxious to talk to other
sailors TO get the "lowdown" on the
town, he said.
DAYS ROUTINE
A days routine on the warship
takes the following course:
5 a.m.-cooks awakened: 6 am.
reVeille; $50 am. sweep ship down
for and aft; chow from 6 to 7 am.
with men eating in 20 minute shifts:
z am. turn to cleaning stations;
7:45 am. muster at quarters on
main deck; 8 am. colors; 8:O5
am. turn to ships work; IL am.
knock off ships work, sweep deck
fore and aft; 1870 to 1890 pm.
chow; l pm. turn to ships work;
4 pm. knock down, sweep fore and
aft; 4:30 to $50 pm. chow. Lib
erty usually begins at pm. and
expires at Z pm. Lights out at
10 pm.
A press prevue of the ship dis
closed spic and span atmosphere
which puts to shame the abilities
Of many housewives and is conclu-
sive proof that the phrase 80 clean
you could eat off the floor" orig
mated in the navv
WEAR LOW-HEELED SHOES,
CREW MEMBERS ADVISE
Although no hammocks swung
from post to post, the hunks with
their more than six-inch deep mat
tresSes are comfortable enough to
induce more than 40 winks of sleep.
Crew members advice to their
feminine visitors: Wear low heeled
shoes and leave your handbags at
home. Your reporters advice: Wear
full skirts so that all barriers"
between rooms" can be sur
mounted-and take the advice of
the crew!
EQUIPPED WITH REDAR
An eye-filling panorama can be
seen from the pilot house where a
24-hour watch is kept, the men
being relieved at four hour inter-
walls. Here one finds the compass
and other tools of the trade" in
Guiding one of the ships IL pairs
OF binoculars, each set costing $3.50.
Although it seems logical to be-
lieve the ship would be steered from
this location, such is not the case.
A separate room, which gives the
appearance of gadgeteer's para
disc, is used to chart the ships
course and it is in this room one
finds radar, one of the country's
most closely guarded military Sc
crets.
Other facts noticed on the tour
which was considerably hampered
by painting activity throughout the
ship, were the ammunition room
lighted only by red lights so that
the ship cannot be spotted at night:
the attractive, if congested, Off
GERS dining" room and the boiler
room which provides the ships hot
water and heat and also purifies
sea water for drinking purposes.
A bright red axe, hung in O con-
venient place, serves to remind all
and sundry Of the danger of fire.
Although the business end of the
ship-the rocket firing and anti
aircraft guns-were cloaked in can
vass during the press preVieW. the