The series of
photos to the left are (from the top) FM2 Ortha Pool, He joined the Navy
on Sept. 3, 1928. He reported on board the USS Texas on March 19,
1929. He was assigned to the AFT Eng. Room. The C.O. was CDR
J.L.Kauffman, the LPO of the Aft Eng. Rm was EM1 Sloane.
The names of the
others assigned to the Aft Eng. Rm. were:
1.
EM1 Sloane, 2.EM2
Conaway (skaunk), 3. EM2
Cravnes (airdale), 4. EM2
Creed (B.B.S), 5. EM3
Schaeffer (Psycho), 6.
EM3 Gibhart (Punch-Bag), 7.
FN 1/c Condway (papa), 8.
FN 2/c Pool.
The next photo
is his Certificate of completion of the Fireman Second Class Training
course on 16, January 1932.
The bottom photo
is a sample page of a logbook journal that Mr. Pool kept from March 25,
1929 to March 25, 1930. This would be excellent source of information of
life aboard the USS Texas during that time frame.