Albany (CA 123) - Naval Cruise Book

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? ' DivUian J. Buggy, Jr., LTJG Philadelphia, Pa. J. Clark, Ch Gun Buzzards Bay, Mass. 4 F. Gaughan, FTC Washington, D. C. W. Hudson, FTC Charleston, W. Va. J. Oakley, FTC Jersey City, N. J. E. Bayne, FT1 Newburyport, Moss. J. Brown, FT1 Waterford, Conn. It ' s pretty obvious that guns can fire with just their crews in them but whether they will hit anything is a point for discussion. Firecontrolmen provide the electronic signal which positions the mounts in order that they may hit the target It sounds simple but don ' t be fooled. The number of factors involved in a good solution and the complexity of the machinery involved in computing that solution would make the average man ' s head spin. Not only must the solution be found but the equipment must be re- paired at intervals, a job which takes an immense talent as well as a depth of knowledge accrued only through experience. The three batteries, 3 , 5 and 8 , because of the difference in sys- tems for each, make it necessary for the F Division to have a many faceted personality. Besides being responsible for the flow of information up to the guns, there are Firecontrolmen who man the directors which track the target. From there, the FT ' s make sure that adequate information gets below to the computers. Ordnance is another charge of the F Division. The ship ' s Armory, am- munition, powder and small arms are their exclusive property. So actually, the personality is split four ways but, pulling together as they do, the job of firing the guns is made easier and that of hitting the target made possible. 48 R. Sargent, Ens. De Pere, Wis. T. Jacobson, FTC Weymouth, Mass. I J. Grant, FT1 Philadelphia, Pa. M. Hodges, FT1 Joplin, Mo. - - i HA L. Morc-Aurele, FT I Worcester, Mass.

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PK ' TttwUtte efacJunent D. F. English, CPL Westfield, Pa. A. N. Lester, PFC Summerville, S. C. R. T. Quinton, CPL Union City, N. J. A. E. Sheehan, PFC So. Weymouth, Mass. J. D. Carlinghouse, CPL Madison, Ind. A. D. Liseno, PFC Worcester, Mass. E. S. Spence, CPL Albany, N. Y. B. I. Houghton, PFC Keene, N. H. T. B. McCormack, PFC Rockaway Beach, N. Y. • J2 H. S. Walker, PFC Staunton, Va. R. E. Krodel, PFC Highspire, Pa. A. J. Merchant, CPL Springfield, Mass. 9 A. R Schenk, PFC R. W. Rumsey, PFC Linden, N. J. So. Weymouth, Mass. 9 101 Wi • MB vV . A. Sciorelli, PFC Torino, Italy 9 ■ft R. P. Warsing, PFC Newcastle, Pa. 47

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? ZHvteiiut O J. Scott, FT1 Boston, Mass. J. Hamilton, GM2 Lowell, Mass. E. Drotos, FT2 Belle Vernon, Pa. R. Wentworth, FT2 So. Fort Mitchell, Ky. J R. Sullivan, GM1 Springfield, Mass. R. Chrastil, FT2 Bronx, N. Y. F. Harmon, FT2 Sullivan, Mo. C. White, FT2 Pittsburgh, Pa. T. Merkle, FT! Cleveland, Ohio T. Zelazny, GM1 Niagara Falls, N. Y. J. Ziemba, BM1 Perth Amboy, N. J. 1 K. Conrad, FT2 Danville, Pa. G. Crozier, Madison, Ind. D. Keener, FT2 Flint, Mich. J. Stempin, GM2 Ashley, Pa. » f 4k T. Baker, FT3 Arlington, Vt. R. Baserap, FT3 N. Bergen, N. J. 49