Administration

The NCOIC of the Admin Office was SSgt. James M. "Smut" Taylor. He hailed from Tampa, Florida. Word from a reliable source said, "This Admin Office was a bunch of great people who put the welfare of the personnel ahead of everything else. Never gave us a hard time when we needed help. they just did their job from Top to Bottom." Here's the rest of the Admin Office. Sgt. Richard "Grump" Grunwald from Arcade, New York standing beside his bunk in the USS Tom Greene County's (LST 1170) spacious quarters enroute to Taiwan - March 1963. Cpl. Wayne "Mouth" Drage from Cleveland Ohio Pfc Richard A. "Bo" Davis from Irwin, PA is hard at work at his desk in the Admin Office in Atsugi, Japan Pfc Henry M. Esser from Utica, NY working at his desk in the Admin Office in Atsugi Pfc William S. "Mouse" Field Jr. from Wilmington, N.C. holding down additional duties in the mailroom to make sure all letters from home reach their targets.
Photos courtesy of Don Davis

The NCOIC of the Admin Office was SSgt. James M. "Smut" Taylor. He hailed from Tampa, Florida. Word from a reliable source said,

"This Admin Office was a bunch of great people who put the welfare of the personnel ahead of everything else. Never gave us a hard time when we needed help. they just did their job from Top to Bottom."

Sgt. Richard "Grump" Grunwald from Arcade, New York standing beside his bunk in the USS Tom Greene County's (LST 1170) spacious quarters enroute to Taiwan - March 1963.
Cpl. Wayne "Mouth" Drage from Cleveland Ohio
Pfc Richard A. "Bo" Davis from Irwin, PA is hard at work at his desk in the Admin Office in Atsugi, Japan
Pfc Henry M. Esser from Utica, NY working at his desk in the Admin Office in Atsugi
Pfc William S. "Mouse" Field Jr. from Wilmington, N.C. holding down additional duties in the mailroom to make sure all letters from home reach their targets.