Atka (AGB 3) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 86 of the 1966 volume:

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The Long Road Home ....... The Men and Their Divisions . . . Page page Page Page page page Page Page 9 15 19 37 43 55 63 69 Q 1 4. Eafitorai Staff RALPH E. POWELL, LT, USN ...... . . Cruisgbogk B0g,rd MELVIN R. GOOD, LTJG, SC, USNR BRUCE E. CORBETT, ENS, USNR Copy and Layout ...... Jerry G. Bowles, JO3, USNR Stephen J. Lloyd, SN, USNR Editorial Assistant .... Donald L. Childers, YN3, USNR Photographs . . . . . William S. Brown, jr., LCDR, USN Peter J. Anerine, PH2, USN James Garrity, EM3, USN Jon C. Cook, SN, USNR PEMBROOKE COMPANY, INC. Technical Advisers. . . - . . .Stephen B, Young N. H. Winder Cover Design And Art Work .... . . . Peter Terpatsi 0761106 WZ This is the story of the U.S.S. ATKA CAGB-35 and her men and their part in Qpefation Deep Freeze '66. It is an adventure story told in pictures and. words of a modern-day journey into a still vastly unexplored land. It tells ofsraging SCHS, strange animals, and countless hours of human labor and sacrifice in support of science. It is the story of the Hworld's last frontier, that lonely world that is Antarctica. Much of the story is not here in these pagesg it can only be known by those who lived it. 7, Early on the morning of 16 October 1966, ATKA slipped out of the Boston Har- bor into the chilly, gray waters of the north Atlantic. Many men aboard had never been to sea before. Three days later in the rough waters off Cape Hatteras, they got their first taste of what the seas can do to a ship as small as a 269-foot ice- breaker. The ship sailed through the sweltering Carribean, passed through the Panama Canal and 22 days and 9,000 mileslater arrived in Wellington, New Zealand. After, some voyage repairs and a stop in Christchurch, New Zealand for supplies, the ship headed south for Antarctica. A popular misconception about icebreakers is that they cut ice. In reality, the method used is a good deal less subtle.The ship rides up on the ice and crushes it under the weight. For this reason, designers omitted the conventional keel in their plans for icebreakers. With the subsequent loss of stability, ATKA's passage through the Ross Sea, reputed to be the roughest stretch of water in the world, might be best compared to an oversized bathtub wallowing through a hurricane. Aside from the rough seas, there were other adventures ahead, the first glimpse of the pack ice, McMurdo Station, Mt. Erebus, Hallett Station, penguins, seals, the McMurdo Nuclear Reactor, football on the ice, and, of course, a somewhat sad Christmas. These are the things that the icebreaker men will never forget and the reader will find most of them recorded here. There are people who will tell you that the golden age of sailing is over The adventure of going to sea, they say, disappeared with the advent of the mighty car- Eers, heavy cruisers and submarines. No longer do men such as those celebrated y Herman Melville and John Masefield sail the waters of the earth. Exploration forthebsake of exploration is something that ended with Scott and Captain Cook I is o vious that they have never seen the Ross Sea at full fury, spent days ex- ploring the dangerously shallow waters of McMurdo Sound, picked their way through 1C6b6rg alley, or felt the bitter Antarctic cold bite into their skin. In short, they are not. lfebfeakef SH11OfS5 that peculiar throwback to the days when sailing was somethin else ' , T - - - 8 Hgam hese are adventurers and this 1 th t ' of this book. s err s ory in the pages Message from The Captain A sincere Well Done and an appreciative Thank you forthe tireless efforts and gallant performance of Atka's officers and crew during Deep Freeze '66. It was a great pleasure and cause for a fierce pride to serve as your Commanding Officer on this cruise. Respectfully, J COMMANDER JOHN S. BLAKE. USN COMMANDING OFFICER Commanding ffiwff COMMANDER JOHN S BLAKE U S Navy was born 1n Brooksvllle Marne He IS a graduate of the Unlted St t a es Naval Academy and was comm1ss1oned Enslgn ln 1946 After commrssronrng COMMANDER BLAKE was stauoned at the U S Naval Alf 51311011 jacksonvllle Flonda Other ass1gnments 1nc1uded USS DOLPHIN QSS 1695 attended Naval M1116 Warfare School at Yorktown V1rg1n1a served aboard USS MURRELET QAM 3725 USS TOWHEE QAM 3885 USS YMS 423 USS YMS 422 and USS OSPREY QAM 285 In January 1948 COMMANDER BLAKE reported aboard the USS HIGBEE QDDR 8065 and then on to duty wrth Navy Spc1a1 Wea pons Unrt 802 at Sand1a Base New MCXICO He as Head of Naval Scrence Department Ma1ne Marltrme Academy at Cast1ne Ma1ne He then served as Engmeer Ottrcer aboard USS ROANOKE QCL 455 In 1953 he was an rnstructor at th e U S Naval Post Graduate School at Monterey Ca11 forma He then became Engxneer offrcer aboard USS CONSTEL LATION QCVA 645 and h1s most recent assxgnment was as the Chref of the F1eld AdV1SOIy Team Germany from 8 january 1963 unt11 19 june 1965 On 19 July 1965 COMMANDER BLAKE as d sume command of ATKA at Norfolk V1fg1H18 COMMANDER BLAKE IS marrred to the former Marlan F Ev f f w o IS 12 years old 1 . , 0 0 9 . 1 9 ' ' . U . I , ' u e I . 9 . , . t . . Q 3 , . . . Q D , s 1 G' 0 n 1 Q 9 . . Q . . n . . . 9 , . . . , -5 . . U , . I O , ' 9 9 , g . . . 8 ' . eritt o North Hollywood, Cali- ornia. The Blakes have a son David, h ' , xeczziive fficezf ln William Sidney BROWN, Jri, was born on january 21, 1937, in Augusta, Maine. He attended local schools in Augusta and then went on to Bryant College, Providence, Rhode Island. He attended Bryant College 1954-1956 and graduated with a B.S, degree in business administration, LCDR BROWN enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve, April 21, 1954. He was commission- ed Ensign, USNR, on March lst, 1957 upon graduating from Officer Candidate School, Newport, Rhode Island, From Officer Candidate School he was assigned to USS FISKE QDDR-8425, home- ported in Newport, Rhode Island, LCDR BROWN served aboard FISKE from March 1957 until April 1960, during which time he served as First Lieutenant, ASW and Gunnery Officer, The FISK1? conducted operations in the Atlantic, North Atlantic and Mediterranean. LCDR BROWN was transferred in May of 1960 to the USS SAINT PAUL QCA-733 which was homeported in Yokosuka, japan, SAINT PAUL was the Commander Seventh Fleet flagship LCDR BROWN's duties were A - Division, B - Division, M - Division, Main Engines Officer and Main Propulsion Assistant. SAINT PAUL at this time operated in the Western Pacific and South China Seas area. While on SAINT PAUL, LCDR BROWN augmented to the United States Navy. In September 1962, LCDR BROWN was transferred to the US. Navy Recruiting Station in Hous- ton, Texas. His duties there were Enlisted Programs Officer and Administrative Assistant, LCDR BROWN reported aboard the USS ATKA QACB-35 on September 12.1961 Upon reporting he assumed duties as First Lieutenant, On july 9th, 1965 LCDR BROXNN assumed duties of Execu- tive Officer. He was promoted to LCDR October lst, 1965. LCDR BROWN is married to the former Sandra Cartoni of Essex, Massachusetts my asian W Sazlevl f W ,ff v ZW . I From Boston we sailed southg through the great canal, across the longest stretch of ocean in the world, to the fertile green land of New Zealand . . . fag-JM 4 if WFS' lad' X I 3- ity ,Ir ,t -ll? Xl -'sb' vv ,gal U ... '-7 tl if l M it yjnjlxl We 9 .v s 'e , - J, X, X W Y, ff er, i nil le-'hi i V: 'K' it ,A XL, 'iii '- ' ' ' 4, 7:3 ', l a 1 hm' QA sl ' X 'HSJXL L r ek . i 1 + if -, 1, A 'A in It it A A ATKA left Boston on October 16, 1965, a chilly, overcast Saturday. Warmer days--and colder--were ahead for the crew. The heat of the Carribean, the Panama Canal and the South Pacific were to make a great contrast with what lay ahead in Antarctica. The monotony of the long days at sea was broken at the Equator with the initiation that made Shellbacks out of Polywogs and sore backsides for everybody. It was a day of fun and one that no one will ever forget For 22 days, the ship glided through the pale blue watery then, Wellington, New Zealand, a city and harbor of incredible beauty came into view. Many thought it was the most beautiful sight they had ever seen. 0 0 ' T The Realm N li A stunning coiffure for Ensign Connolly . Help! I W , ,, W , 2 if W1 3 ,W Z YL O King eptzme P. fm.. , K , rf N, . F 'iw W- ,wLf- , 4 X xv. 5 1 Q xx-:P VF Q I i 1 4 im D Q . f .Y W P 5 eo? s', bl' ,. . 'F 'Gi K .-I -ag-v .-1 - a 1' A ,. 1 N. J 41 ,V 1. -J -- J, 98-99- 100. . . 5- Chow? 7 lf ' 3 ff' ' U2 1 if gf' 3 ., . if 'ix 1 Shellback Cops in X ix f , A f ' X H I , , :Z I 2 ff ' 6 x x x 5 Q f Xi g f A , X A X If Q JS A f' -f ' .gm 2- N 1 , 1. I'm guilty I You've got to be kidding . . . Q wwf X X s N 4 X f X , X B Q fi G 7 I . 5, Q O Q 0 2 F C o Q Jxlfx-I 1 L' 9 bf . Q M ' x 6 . l Q1 .., .Q I A . I ' ' A fr x b 71 mi 6 X fs, , 5 X .J , T ' ' W I :V 1' -if 7 1w-f.fLE,..x You weren't kidding d d . .1 as I U ' A - - . Q .34 H. A - . . xv -f. K' , . I , ' Q 'Ct .4 , ' . . Y , 1 K, N Nj! ,L .t 'Q ,C 'xx ' 1 5 -5 My ', ' L ' .Y XE ,xx , - V , 2-n -X ' j - I x ,nl-V. N- X K Nftlxx 1 x 1 Z. X if I . Qt , . , d ,f '-v X 1 A ?kNd'i V In ,,. Did somebody say secure? .P i fin The Shzjb H515 A Pmfzjf MAORI DANCERS Atka Dancers Hi MUG ,ll Tisfa. In Wellington we Stopped 50 765i for a moment in our long JOUTVLGS' It was good to see land again. The warmth of the New Zealand summer was matched only by the friendliness RSV.-o p ATKA arrived in Wellington, New Zealand on 14 November 1965 for voyage repairs. The nine day stopover gave the crew an opportunity to meet the people of Wellington and to learn the city. New Zealanders have a special fondness for icebreaker sailors and the feeling was very much reciprocated, Open house was held on board twice during the visit and several hundred persons took the opportunity to come aboard. The visit to Wellington ended much too quickly and ATKA was again at sea. To Christchurch for supplies she sailed ,... and then to the ice. A mighty he ave Eg!! f Sea scouts sample some ATKA cookies at open house. Mm dl.....J afswf, .sau - Q x 'O o pq 'vw . , Q 9 9' N ' fofbi 'Q , 4 3 f' Q f ties' O by 3 . I 40 some friends come to say good-bye Gooofoyo To Wellington 'ff 'F F- A last look at the wharf tl ,L. 'r if f A' ,K . 1 Xp, ff , '?'! YA ' 4 -f '1 x ' Q- 'ff ,,. :M 3 Nutnniivffi I , I - 5 'a,',L.m . -4-124' ' vm.,- , ' . 'iw' 2 i I ' Q, fo ' 'J 7' 4' +V: mm xx -, ,xx .dx F I A Brie Pause fr 1-Www J Dodging icebergs we plunged south into the remote and wild Ross Sea. Our ship was small and the sea was great, but there was a job to do in the surreal wasteland ahead . . . 1 , wr a x 5 .- gflf 'f ,J i '7 'f' A-,rev a ,- Ok- .' 0 Ns 1.3 Z, 1 A t v -5 -Qmfi K .X -esl!'i. -i5':-.. T 'W--t -..-Q... 3 1--1.3 i L ls? 'V pl. 1.8 Qi . 9.12.-gee 9 ' 6'9 :,..' A - I in x-3 r no i In early December the ship arrived in McMurdo Sound and rendezvouscd with sister icebreakers GLACIER and BURTON ISLAND. The task of breaking a channel into McMurdo Station was the first order of business . . . and it proved to be a difficult one. The stubbom ice finally yielded, however, and the job got done. The breakers were then free to escort supply ships into McMurdo and to safeguard the channel. Des- pite the arrival of mail and a party on the ice, Christmas Day still lacked something. For many men it was their first Christmas away from home and almost everyone was glad when the day was over. Ross Sea storm. ella, Mc Marvin A-Q 1 4- ' .1 ff 0 rf O I Winter Quarters Bay at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. .fu .-f.- ,, 'H :Mi be zfmlaezfs Arrive mg, x x X I ,, . f f f ...I X X ' M 4 Q XC' -4 . 0 f ' 1 f X f N X Q xx 'Nw X 4 ' 'ff . ,xfggggf L' 'X .. 'VI .. 'SR-3 ' . x f . 'Y ,:-mb , - Z X I wx , Mia 'K -. 3 :Q fx 5 NYM. N x I xx . , we :w x M Q f K M.Qv Nxt M NNY- , '-Q ig L. pn iwqQ.,,, ' :m al I x . Q . Q wml x K L f ' .11 K X . X mn, x x . mmf ., , w,....s,- 'X we .f ' wp K - , X W0 X - M f .X M y G iv - V X 'X vi , x 'XX Q if f 6 - Ss Q .f ax ,xt xx -nf . .,k. 'N .ff p N Q X5 R . X Mb S P AX QN 'Q Wx X N X Nwwxw if :J 3 A x Y v. ' .1 F, QQ X Q ,Y Aw. .,..4n 'ik is-g A,- 'TQF' . '91 1 -an -lv 9,5-Q Nl X 'Q Monument to Admiral Byrd. 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These are pictures of his trip .. 1 .fII'M rl' 5 ,J wtftwfM,ffft,'tnt ,Z , FHWA . ' PM 'jf fw 'WKX SCU-'H R ,l Pots 'J ' f -. tj f X ' Entrance to South Pole Station underground. . . Ay ,.-4 m-.Q inc. .2 1-rf: Q-- ' The Lam' ulposf M.-.X South Pole Station as seen from the Geographic South Pole. V . ct!-' M-uf....N , A LCDR Brown S E Q k X I Q ' XX r ,W MQW EsEUEF?APHIDSUUTH'PULE X iv g 2 g E aff N U' K Aviiusmzza Twp Mmm gn nu I into 'aj 235757 X fc K awk X 'S 5 5 ,Q f Q 'ff X x f f 1 f X ywfsfn X S1 ef of ,tif ff, ,, f nffzf-X X ws ,MW ,WW ,, X ,www , A E S S Qsfwxf if f , , W ,X Q Q X S Yffkj Mfgf'WfQ S' S S 454 R2d1x0I1dC weather observation latforrn. Vehlcles at the South Pole W Q wx X MW M ,W ww r f SWR? we Ty , 'Jw-fg 4 own, Christchurch's famed Cathedral 0 0 Q f '.'1-M It I 'bM f x N..-ua. E X '- C Mit... . M-MW X 5 h .. MM. z:::,, V. , t 1 7-1531 - irzf' l Wh gy it It 3, ' ' fi ::1:,:1'g1Z':::H-'Q-'-Q ' 4 4 . ,...-,:: 112 Q'-' s , .... .. Q ,, , I f fifffEfF.p1..g11r11 g P A I ' and a pretty girl Three tourists The lvrrg days of hard work in the ice take their toll on men and SUDZVUGS- In january we sailed north to Christchurch back to civilization. Port Lyitelton, gateway to Christchur Christchurch is a most distinctive city., The accent of everyday life is heavily British and its people gregarious and outgoingi Again ATKA men felt the natural charm and warmth of the New Zealand people., The visit there lasted only five days, howeveri There was still work to be done in the ice. A Brie Limbo Limba 655011 5 A young lady gives it the old Navy try. Girls lose their heads over this game Captain Blake demonstrates the proper technique NSW SXT ENS Kemey leads several ATKA officers and friends in sing-along. 'Were you really in Antarctica, Doctor Patch? riff Mr.. Kemey serenades a lady friend 9-5 'L 'Y 1 'w ,sv as f a f . .bv Am, 4 43,1 Qimfkf fw I 1 1 1 I E ! 4 l i V. L I 1 5 E I 1 ! . is i i I ! Q url ilob zijas not fznzshed. Back through the Ross Sea we saz . h' ' e ZS mme we knew what fo CXPGCF fT0m Antarctica. Z ll summits: .14 ma l The task of escorting ships through the channel into McMurdo and keeping the supply route clear was still a major concern. In February, three NavOceano oceanogra-phers came aboard and the ship prepared to conduct ocean stations in the Ross Sea. ATKA conducted sounding on the western edge of McMurdo Sound. Finally, at the end of February, ATKA departed McMurdo for the last time., She sailed north to evacu- ate the personnel of Hallett Station and to conduct ocean stations. These tasks done, the ship set sail for New Zealand. ':' wb' 5 1 S , 1 I r f L 1? 1 1 s N 1 . Y if if -f ' in 1-C wg, -.. be - APL GLACIER, ATKA and BURTON ISLAND gang up on giant 1ceberg ll f lg . mb 430 :ff 1 , I Y. ., -,v ' 122 R gp-4 ,, Y uv-kvnr 1-Q is H1539 ' ., 1' ,, ...W .. ' s K FH-v . ,,. .b t A ui . . . s.. W ' I if or l 1 I K . 1 , i 1 ' J, I lf. 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WMS. , 1 ' 5' x ,iid xnh .-1: ' 1, H3 TY' :j.r'2'1s7g fm' N Q-f,.a , :ffl G lil' '- x ..s '.- , . 'RM . , My -T. '1 . .1 x X ' :,,.,--4 -f' '. ' ww Q . -f ,, - ,. -Q I .A if , v Xi 1 if 'Q au , f GPA. JI- k Q - o ' - -,., f 7 I .Z I X 9 x gf, T x f- s Mt 1 -Z . . ef, 7 ?5:- ' 5-51, -Q WW! 4 . Ai. X, '-f ct 2' A W . fp .i . , s W' ' if X QW W Zn f 'af 5.4 , l A Wav .-..,. W , There was time to relax now. Th ' b 6 70 was done and we thought we would do some sightseeing. To Melbourne, frzendly Australian city, we went. 1535 S6 Wg ATKA stopped for two days in Christchurch to refuel and reprovision and then set sail for Melbourne, Australia for five days of rest and re- creation for the crewt Although Melbourne had a population of over two million people it proved to be a most friendly town., Everybody made friends and everyone had a good time. The city council arranged for the men of ATKA to be taken to an animal sanctuary where they could see kangaroos, koala bears and the like running free in nature. A ship's party was held and enjoyed., When the ship sailed, nearly 200 Australians were on the pier to wave goodbye., elbozmee Main Street, Melboume I P W K .,, , .f 544. P ' mXt5,,, , , 3q,m,.,:M, mmwmkwwwf f Z .,,, , ,-Q .M , , I , ff k Mn ' ,W ,, ,, wwf! 7 g 0. ,Zi 2, if ' 'ws ,J E 1 f 'f , 1505503 1112 4' ' ,. V ZH ma - ,Q 2 uf M- ' 2 , ,V .,,, I IW.. ,,,, g Z ,Q 4 V: If wo Million J ' -r - nw, ,. 'UWM ,M wa f ' f.,-,-w , ..,' f--. Q 1, A ,Z .-M.: -wr K pw gl, '- ! 'a up-'I .1 J . .ff , 5 iii' The ship arrives at Port Melboume Molleck, RD1, zeros in on lakel in Botanical Gardens. ' , .55 fi. 'ik ', . f..:'4' X S517 1 'Ka f 4 .IW f james DeLapp' and Steven King pose beside Australian monument to President Kennedy. V, if 5!!9Qiifii'iffifff1iivfyaniriiiisi? 1-. Ns. If lf' . .. a kv . Q , . . usa, Rudder , please. Australian Lass gets a lesson on the American way of dancing. The band played on.. Chief Thomas gets a lesson in the Australian way of dancing 1 Able Seamen Bogden and Audlin demonstrate the fine art of the Watusi., Lt. Mustain, Ens. Corbett and friend sat this one Out j , r E , .- r F '1Q .. K SX .Ni ' Q 42- ' 1 i X, 6 .. n 5 '1--N :sf nip., X,xX ,, Ns '5 J QX Q Cecil Knee, SN shows part of ATKA's collection of small arms to a fascinated audience... And, this is a rifle! V 'E 1 1 K 4 'W 'xfi I 'N 14 ,M 1 -x no ai. Q 1 S AES N Q Qx X X is X X Q X S ss V X Q xx X X X X . HX .lbww 5 X Y . . X ix X X , elcome bmw! . ' 5 f c -l f 5 .S f Q . I-add. RMS gives visitors the grand tour. 1 A Day Az' The It looks like an ostrich, but it's really an emu., Mother Kangaroo and joey take life easy.. . . . Zio! LZ e amcmmgf Whatever this thing is, it's camera shy. ,V , , 4. .6 .4 M, , ., ,,,,, r 4 l I 1 A Happy ml mi mfewell q I 3 ,I ..-- - jvc-2 ' Zip, ,W,',,7 KW A W :xx A 1f'?'1f,f. g'f ig: If Vim x my c3231Q'i Wg' W, M V 'gf , ff A harbor tug eases ATKA out of Port Melboume. I -- 7 ... Q Part of the crowd that came to see ATKA off. i The Pacific is the largest single body of wager in the world To th? men Of ATKA it seemed as though wehad traversed 5 every meh of it. .- 1 S, 4 Nelson, SN, Childers, YN3, Roe, AG3, and Miller, AG1, barter withg a Pitcairn Island resident. I It was with mixed feelings that ATKA left Melbourne. Everyone wanted to go home but the trip was so long. The days passed surprisingly quickly, however. A swim call at Pitcairn Island, home of the Bounty mutineers many years ago, provided a much needed break in the mon- otony., The ship again passed through the Panama Canal at night and the days grew very long. But, finally D 0 . X .-0 13' ,Aw A view of the island which was first settled by the mutineers from HMS Bounty in 17905 An observant eye will detect several AT I An aerial view of Adamstown, Pitcairn's only village KA personnel disguised as tourists in this shot. R A 8 2 Q ,, ff fe I 'I ET Y Y ,I -a Vie si 1, A, Z' ., k W 'I W with ' -A 0 Three islanders get their first view of a helicopter. LTJG Bauer attacks a Pitcairn melon. f . Q .- 'l , Give me some mae bait - Liska RDS 4 u l O f -an A'! ,,,, ,ZW . i , -91 1 f fX3'i l Home! 1 VI 3 X ' -- x W Vx gf, V X .R Q H N9 ., W l Q x SQQZXN L: A ,x X 818 A x M, Q if MW N X A U f s E 1 ' V? x X 2 i 2 K X my Happy reunion fu' Reed, SN, wife and daughter. Weaver. RM2 and Iiriend??? K Wa! f M 7 4 L. nf , , , V- :M 52 35, f, fm- , f A 2 - 'W ff' f l f In X' fx 'qu ' ww fav 2 X V v .Ab ack 211252022 . V , ' ' fix? iv ' Ku? 'V gwgsm , . 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Prckard SN trrns Wxllrarns, QM3. '-1' 4 ' Q Q --1 f dn W.. rs- f I S.. J, f , I Main repulsion Diviszbn ,. . C . 'm F ffl Left to right, front row: Torrey, Crawford, Klinot, Mc Peek, Barnes,XVan Gundy, O'Connor, Riddle Friis, Upchurch, Bermenderg second row: LTJG Minnick, Rogers, Gross, Oatman, Colquist, Cro teau, Stumbo, Wolansky, Holbrook, McCabe, Judd, Downey, Barnett, Chief DeShazo. 'X ff? 3 1 so Vi j 'K 'A 2 3515 itz, ip S X 1 .ffl , A N X V I .pi ,S if AX X ligvkrifr, of r r rg or r g 2 X if-jf K V ,X ,QE K X 3 . K Q S ' ' . 5' 4 ' 3. 1 . , X 1: A X .Q ' 1X'5G, X .E ,fm fv.if+ v -- I, J rr VM ft, X-, ::5se.,:iaf:5i'f cl al. Upchurch, FN keeps an eye on the gauges. E Division a 4 3. '5- ,. W... 15 'ix .. . C. ft wwf ftvhshv f .cf t C ,X Left to right, kneeling: Dionne, Giguere, Rolon, Patten, Ens. Turner, Piekos, Foster, Glasgow, Standing first row: Chief Johnston, Maneval: Lemire, Ander- son, Porter, Knorr, Sobel, Boyd, Chief Bailey. 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