Shellback Jim Hoffman, EMC(SS), and Pollywog William Hood, ETC(SS),
in the After Battery Crew's Mess during the infamous "Pollywog Rebellion"
on September 15th, 1970. Jim, handcuffed to the table and doused with syrup,
has a smirk on his face because he was thinking of what the next day would
bring when they crossed the Equator and the Pollywogs would be initiated
into King Neptune's Realm by the Shellbacks.
Jim Hoffman, EMC(SS), in the Maneuvering Room, November, 1970,
enroute to San Diego from New Zealand.
Taut Watch in the Maneuvering Room, November, 1970. Left to
Right: Gary Fitzgerald, IC2(SS), Jim Hoffman, EMC(SS), and Dave Deweese,
ET1(SS).
Menhaden arriving in San Diego on November
15th, 1970, from her WestPac Cruise to the South Pacific.
(Photos Courtesy of James G. Hoffman, EMC(SS), Menhaden, 1968-71;
Images Courtesy of Les Guille, Menhaden's Last Commanding Officer, 1970-71)
