Aubrey Fitch (FFG 34) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 84 of the 1987 volume:

if . l'l,' Lffjlf Elum Mgx ff i L ment tireles was This boo s IUII smal tive CDR THE 41 DMIRAL AUBREY WR Y FITCH Admiral Aubrey Wray Fitch, United States Navy, 11883-19785, was an aviation hero of World War II, former Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Air, and Superin- tendent of the U.S. Naval Academy. During World War II, at the Battle of Coral Sea, Admiral Fitch, then a Rear Admiral, commanded the American planes in the first naval battle in history entirely fought by aircraft, in which no ship on either side sighted the other. As air Task Force Commander under Vice-Admiral Frank lack Fletcher, Task Force Commander, his aircraft from the carriers USS. Lexington and U.5.S. Yorktown checked the japanese advance during the May 7-9, 1942 battle. His aircraft sunk one carrier, damaged two others, and destroyed or severely damaged 195 aircraft. On the U.S. side, Lexing- ton along with two other support ships, were lost and Yorktown was damaged. Since this battle checked the japanese southern conquests, it was a strategic American victory. One that came only one day after the surrender of Corregidor in the Philippines. From that viewpoint, Coral Sea represented the turn of the tide. Aubrey Fitch was born of British parents in St. lgnance, Michigan on lune 11, 1883. He was appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy from which he graduated in 1906. Fol- lowing duty aboard various ships in both the Atlantic and Pacific fleets, Aubrey Fitch became the Aide to the Com- mander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet in 1914. Later he served as Gunnery Officer on U.5.S. Wyoming, oper- ating with the sixth Battle Squadron of the British Grand Fleet during World War I. After serving the 1922 to 1927 as a member of the U.S. Mission to Brazil and later Executive Officer of U.S.S. Nevada, he took naval aviation training, at Pensacola, Florida and was designated a Naval Aviator. He assumed command of U.S.S. Langley, the first American aircraft carrier, and later took command of U.S.S. Lexington. After promotion to Rear Admiral in 1940, he reported as Co- mander Carrier Division One with his flag on U.S.S.Saratoga. When the japanese struck Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Admiral Fitch took Carrier Division One from the West Coast of the U.S. and penetrated deep into enemy waters beyond Midway and Wake Islands in search of the enemy. After various operations in the Pacific in the early stages of the war, he was appointed Commander Air Task Force Pacific and transferred his flag to USS. Lexington where he remained until Lexington was sunk in the battle of Coral Sea. After promotion to Vice Admiral, Fitch was selected as Commander Aircraft, South Pacific Fleet, under Admiral William E. Halsey, where he was in command of all shore based Army, Navy, Marine, and New Zealand aircraft during the Guadalcanal campaign and the recapture of the Solomon Islands, the first offensive campaigns of the Pacific War. In the latter part of the war he was Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Air. In 1945, he became the Super- intendent of the Naval Academy, and the first aviator to ever assume that post. During his administration he was instrumental in the establishment of the Department of Aeronautics. On Iuly 1, 1947 he transferred to the retired list of the U.S. Navy, and was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the basis of combat awards. In addition to being awarded the Distinguished Service Medal with Gold Star, the Legion of Merit, and the Army Distinguished Flying Cross, Admiral Fitch was appointed as Honorary Knight in the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. In August, 1945 General Charles deGaulle presented him with the French Croix de Guerre with Palms. Admiral Fitch also had the National Order of the Southern Cross, De- gree of Grand Officer, awarded by the Brazilian Govern- ment, the Commander of the French Legion of Honor, awarded by the French Government, the Mexican Service Medal! the Navy Expeditionary Medal, World War I Vic- tory Medal, Grand Fleet Clasp, American Defense Medal, Fleet Clasp, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with opera- tional stars, American Campaign Medal and World War ll Victory Medal. NNNN I I I R l I l ,., ., .V -., ,...,,-,g, , - L- ,- - fb .,.f -f...ff.- vi.- ,-11 f, ADM Aubrey W. Fitch ' ,-- . - lj ,- ,Law ,, ,,,, 'X ' - Q.,p,..r.... ' Command History United States Ship CFFG 345 r a,,,.f,-faeyaf .w'r.: U 9 f ,f .af W . United States Ship AUBREY iiii PrOPU:l5lOI1d Planth Exgminatidnn. ln luly r ifeee n xg dep We to t 9 aslem aC'f'f fo' Iron WOFkS, Bath, Marne, Where mg? l 't f f the CO3 I f C r launched dn d 'Ons 9 S O emi' April 1. Id WaS9 0 t ber tt, 'n September 1985 the ' 'fii' BE? ,i',,i, Q! ie,. fi f if rircrr received Sl'i3kGdOWl:l rne tt dd d t t it t tttttt ,WTEEHFYF 1986 thpa T' . f the Seam ing Group erranranana n nn Q e5pf'ii'O 5 a r Q We Training, AUBREY by ht, 'ng e 5 on he' Board of inspection Final radar, she first s ip on the scene to ended with AUBRE Y for shuttle was awarded the Coast United States Navy Commerg atitggyyyrth operational distinguish- ship's material for her SGVQF3 l0n5 Of nation team. 1 . , AUBRE Y FITCH to Bath .recewed he' Second fn' KPSAJ- UPON the 17 dass SNP 'SP?Cted to FITCH returned to began 1988, hosted a visit by the Refresher Training at Barr me PeOP'e S RePUb f ing Cuba, the Ship COW . . USS Taurus IPHMBQ unit of Middle East Force bined FFCVPHM 5Uff TFMWPOFF on 4 Decembef ra narrrdnare in rrrerrrrrrrrrerrr rrrrrrrderr Prrrr the ifWf1Si0n Of afhir Pakiqanl Aqaba' 10 011 22 IUHG 1984, F' dan Mayport to join the 'll' in january 1987, AUBRE Y mouth, England. duties for USS SARATOGA FORLANT deployment AAW and ASUW exercises beck, Germany: included St. Thomas, Us Swilai Cha eSl0'1r South Y FITCH Served as School Ship in Maaftenr Nefhefl3Fld5 Antilles: and visited Wilmington, NC. Returning ana- AUBREY HTCH fefumed to 1987, AUBREY FITCH completed IMAV 6 1934- ' W iiiii 'tt support services in the Port Canaveral ln 1985 AUBREY FITCH was employed in carrier Viiiriii W duties, providing submarine services, and in preparations OPAREAS in May and june 1987. I HIP U55 AUBREY FITCH WG341 ls A ine Torpede MOUWS Capable Of Ship in 5 new Cl355 ef Glllded ln addition, she can carry in honor of naval hero Xigig ao aAL Airbgme Multi-Purpose Sys- COf1SlSflf18 Of OVGT flflY an array of weapons, destroyer class since Y in her class, is ideal for AUBRE Y FITCH is the careful of and military shipping, provide 3 DOVUOU Of assigned warfare fer military and fO'CeSf and Bv i '87 UBREY FITCH and her she more than meets test and refine tional commitments vital fii respect to just these communication isy N iii 3 Igvy in Anti-Submarine ln Ofdef ld efedfe ef Warfare, relatively inexpensive Navy Communica- fdfed 'TWV WO and and Cdmfdl cluding modular their commit- pact data systems, They worked allocation of in the NATO countries, a the feet that She iS ,t added fd the dtdl' modern technological inherently difficult AUBRFY HTCH iS i is t dvd' ledl' the complement of at best, Spoke En' empley- i i t , AUBREY HTCH Def' The ship is actually a Ocean Safari, a fact which Signed, fltfeugh her Cembat hd dew and ef he' equip' destroy all air, surface and with unmistakable clarity her a guided missile launching what she was built to do: de- both Standard Surface-to-Air Missiles and those vessels in her charge against Surface-to-Surface Missiles, a 76MM Rapid Fire C'U nfilW'ai7l'i'potential threats. the Close In Weapon System QCIWSJ, and two Triple 5 ,:.,.,-,..-...-.-.,-.,,.-f----v,---- 1-f , .. ....,.,-.. .....-,..-m-1-Q--f..-,.,,,, .....,-Q.--s-1-x--5-lv-we-19 '--'-'-w 'f 'f '4 m i ' ' ,..,..,.,, .-.--D- -.-D . .-Ufwc.f,-V.,--sg-:ab-11-W-H3-gfrrvf f r A . F- W . COMMANDER GARY A. STORM United States Navy Commanding Offifef Commander Clary A. Storm was born in Fullerton, Cali- fornia, on 12 October 1946. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy, he received his commission as Ensign in june 1968. Following his initial sea duty assignment as Damage Control Assistant in USS MCCLOY KFF- 70381, he served as Executive Officer and Navigator in USS BEACON IPC-992 Upon completion of Destroyer School in September 1972, he returned to sea as Engineer Officer in the com- missioning crew of USS MILLER IFF-70972. Immediately following this tour, Commander Storm was ordered to the staff of Commander, Destroyer Squadron TWO as Material! Combat Systems Officer. ln March 1975, he was detached from the Destroyer Squadron TWO staff to attend the Naval Postgraduate School, graduating in Sep- tember of 1977 with a Master of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering. He was then assigned as the U. S. Navy Exchange Officer to the Royal Navy Engineering -A 4.4m.v,-av - - A fzrrxy- q.g.a,.--.x .. .V . .--'i' 1 ' . ff' --f College fHMS THUNDERERQ, Plymouth, England, lecturing in Mechanics and Physics. ln December 1979, Comman- der Storm was ordered to USS SARATOGA ICV-607 35 Damage Control Assistant. Subsequently, he reported tO USS BIGELOW KDD-9421 as Executive Officer and then to Destroyer Squadron FOURTEEN as Chief Staff Officer. ln August 1984, he was assigned to the staff of Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Surface Warfare as the AECIS Cruiser and Destroyer Program Coordinator. On completion of this tour, he received orders tO U55 AUBREY FITCH as Commanding Officer. I , Commander Storm is authorized to wear the Meritori- ous Service Medal with gold star, Navy Commendation Medal with gold star, the Navy Achievement Medal with gold star and various campaign medals. Commander Storm is married to the former Susan VVQV' ren of Baltimore, Maryland. They have three sonS, Kewl' Brian and David. sieaazu-234-A - tm. . . . ...- ,, . .. -.. .-..fa...l NM...-.. -51.'..-4,.g4i,.1.,,,j,4,1,L.A, '- U ,,-,,,,h,,,q, .I 4 A Lieutenant Commander Bill Sullivan Lleutenam Commander Larry I Watson United States Navy Executive Officer September 1985 - September 1987 United States Navy Executive Officer September 1987 . O l g l O C O l 7 I I , il jf' 1 f 1 8-x t. f I 1' xt X ' q 3 Lieutenant Commander William D. Sullivan was born in Corpus Christi, Texas on 29 March 1950. A 1972 graduate of Florida State University, he was commissioned as Ensign on 22 September 1972 following completion of Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island. Lieutenant Commander Sullivan has served at sea as First Division Officer and Main Battery Officer in the heavy cruiser USS NEWPORT NEWS TCA 7481, as First Lieutenant in USS SEMMFS fDDC 782 and as Weapons Officer in USS TATTNALL LDDC 792. Prior to reporting to AUBRFY FITCH, Lieutenant Commander Sullivan served as Flag Secretary on the staff of Commander, Cruiser Destroyer Group Twelve. His sea tours have included deployments to the Western Pacific, Northern Europe, Mediterranean and Middle East. Ashore, Lieutenant Commander Sullivan served as Officer Programs Officer at Navy Recruiting District Atlanta and as Combat Systems Officer on the staff of Commander, Destroyer Squadron Eight. Lieutenant Commander Sullivan has received the Navy Com- mendation Medal tthircl awardl and various unit and expedi- tionary awards. He is married to the former lris Marilyn Stutzer of Pensacola, Florida, They have a son, Chris and a daughter, Amy. Lieutenant Commander Sullivan completed his tour in AUBRFY FITCH in September 1987 and detached enroute to his gfw assignment at the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, P-945. 2 4 Y 4 i Lieutenant Commander Larry l. Watson was born in Waller, Texas on 23 October 1952. A 1975 graduate of the U. S. Naval Academy, he was commissioned an Ensign on 4 june 1975. Lieutenant Commander Watson has served at sea as Main Propulsion Assistant in the tank landing ship, USS MANITOWOC ILST 77801, as Flag Lieutenant on the staff of Commander, Cruiser Destroyer Group Twelve, and as Commissioning Engineer Officer in USS JOHN L. HALL IFFG 322. Ashore and prior to reporting to AUBREY FITCH, Lieutenant Commander Watson completed 21 months of study at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA where he earned a Masters of Science Degree in Management tMaterial Logisticsl. Lieutenant Commander Watson has been awarded the Merito- rious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal tsecond awardl, and various unit and expeditionary medals. His family includes a son, joshua. .S 7 A f . .....,.,.....4,.r.,. -........,.....4.. -,, ....-...M r-V Y . X - - . . - ,,,.... - - -..,.,.-........-..--.- I E v Change of Command ,Q C C CDR Glaiy Stbfnh ieblievds CDR lohn Langknecht 26 May, 1987 f I sh F I . M gQ C E wif, s J 3 is vi HI BMCS IOHNNY RAY HATCHER Command Senior Chief Senior Chief Hatcher began his career as a Boatswain's Mate in june 1974 as the Deck Supervisor aboard USS Hunley KAS- 31j After a tour in Charleston and one in Norfolk, Hatcher C went to sea aboard USS Peterson IDD-9691 and USS aron IDD-9701, serving both as Leading Petty Officer for First Divi- sion. Hatcher became Chief Boatswain's Mate aboard Caron, and in February 1982, went to shore duty at Naval Station, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, where he acted as craftmaster and attended Harbor Pilot training. He followed this with a tour in Yokosuka, japan as Harbor Pilot, Hatcher reported to AUBREY FITCH in February 1985, and serves her as First Lieutenant and Command Senior Chief. He is authorized to wear two Navy Commenda- tion Medals, the Navy Achievement Medal, the U. S. Coast Guard Commendation Medal with Operational Distinguishing Device, three Sea Service Ribbons, the Navy Unit Commenda- tion, and the Good Conduct Award tThird Awardj. fsAl41,4,-.. f 'J,7sY J-LJvT:,-xA' f:If ' ' ' ' ' mf- w--- ---,ff-.N--Aw-Q-A-vfanfvvs-af--up-..91w-qsgu. .-p.a---.-f:.-x.-7..,,y.,---v-u1.-,.qp,,.-g1-g:-..,.-.- .. v,,.,,,.. V . K. .., ,. .. -- -. .- ,. --.,.,.-. 'V FAREWELL . . . XC SULLIVAN YW. . , Q , Y x 1. I ...,.. FM L f - L E sb fs 2 -1 WELCOME . . . X0 WATSON W? in -W-N-, ,,,-, ,,.,,,., W, -v.- V .,, , ....-..,,,,.,., ,.,.,.,..,.,,.,.4,-,r.-pw'-1-,.,,,-av-qf:-u-- - --'-fr ' ,, ' -W-W' ' .Lek- .nga 9 SK' 5. f 5 1.45 -w ,V 'u 1'-., H54 Px L, 51 f-Q, 1 GETTING UNDER Y , ' X, -F , yuh. ,Q .si .Xi -- gs-1 23 Rt! 'YQ xNQ8 4 45. WXQEZSQ i L N Q xx Cxfifgi 'X KX KSXAQQNXW DQXX W2 www X A X NSMQNX X4 RXNQ XQX K Y'VvxAXxgX4A A v X 4 WXNK X5 xx xx Kxxsx X x xx Q xx 'i ,S QT! f ' Lgf9 I L , H li f ? f ff,5 i5 , iw riff 'K avi it f .f xy-. I X X -'AR tx' N Xxwwxv . 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SN Richard Kearney BM3 Edward Laughrin ,-1 SN Alex Pass BM1 Teddy Skalecki BM3 John Russell ' 4 - Q- 1, Y. ...-n...---.......,..-.......-..,.... - A .... .... . W.. ...... w,.4..--,.,,. ... .1 - OFFICERS mm LT Combat Systems Officer Arthur Laudenslager LTJC. Anthony Lau CS-2 LTIC Tom Corcoran CS-1 4 UNK LT Robert Green CS-3 CS-4 ENS Robert Bell A. ,, A 4 'A 1 is i t oo C C 55 OSC CSWJ john Clark mill.- OS2 Scott Bieber WJ O53 Gregg Bessette EW2 johnny Bowen ffl A CS-1 EWSN Ray Brainard Q51 Kevin Creech ' Ewz steven Edge ossm yohn Edelen F 21 bw' 1 51 O52 Richard Gooding O53 Michael Smith O53 David WestbrOOk ,mar S'GC fSWj Seth Hazen 11 9 STG2 David Crotts STC2 Richard Gregg CS S753 Cedrick if Ketton STG2 Thomas King Y 47 I TM3 Todd Penrod STQ3 Tim SI oane STGSN Kurt Williams ...Lx-,5...,- M ......L.4........L1........g...,..nA...A ' i w i i i 1 i i 6451-1 .o ' 'MQ f . 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' was GSE3 David Schoch GSM1 Kevin Wilson -1 Eg? l l s l l i l i ll W l v 55 23 den' Q ,ws I ilk xJ x 1 I , X by Qs hxyify 'lf s Hill.. qi EM2 Charles johnson Q6 9 EN! Carl Loudermilk EN3 David M. t In a :VI EM3 Ron Henderson UU-HMI EM1 Richard RadeS P' 3, 4 ifff X V .xi fax 'gk' S? EN1 Byron Sparks X lx V A .fr i , ' H M : M -.... wg, V.,-b .N . ff? M EN3 Mitch Stokes EN3 Gary Suites 5, .. M X. .Q rzlilfm ' Y r r 4 xv J' 1 Y' W- .qs I Q . . 7 4 I U . xx. 34 I EN2 Steven Unger EM3 Ariel Villanueva 3. f.r ,..,, 2 so Q' , 'Q F3 259f1a 'VA' -uv' Y 45? i1 EN3 Michael Bahr dub Hi ffl EN3 Edward Dodrill 85 Q,-54 ENFN Dan Gregoire me EM2 Robert Collins EM2 Charles Gay 'UW- EN1 John Heller Ifxffk' Jam. HTFN Nick Blanton HT2 joseph Crame V E-3 will :ff HT2 Rick Crane HT3 Wllllam Evans HT2 jeff Fledderman -A Inf' fl. FA Steven Kanahan E3 ..-,.qpu iii 9 HT2 Clarence Geter HT2 Byron Matimore Q -f-'-'de V ala, JW, S -'M 1 MR2 CSWD Robert Mailhot 1 ,fi ' HTFN Bobby Maynard r r I MRFN Vincent Raker .Zu -fcvfawuf -rw w1g.,,,A-vu.-4-.nu-f -vw-,qw -sr'-1,-rv - '- , 'Q'-' -1 - 'Q '-'- 4 ' ' ' fm-34 SCRA P50014 I 'R 'R Q. if X If S Q N f ' J ,I 4, iiv- ' I gp. I OFFICERS LT Wayne Wingett Supply Officer S-3fS-4 LTJG Derek Hudson 'MGA I 0 's SKC i5Wi lim Taute MSC Abdon Domingo 5-1 5-2 .,,.i'1 TMC QSWQ Doug Dobefef X Division ii as 552 V SK1 Michael Fritz -5+ Whig i, ga SK2 Michael Utsch SKSN Zoran Vranesevic L S1 ll X ff Sb 55349 Q. .Y mx QPU 2 1 42 i s S-3 lF' 1 . . vt 15-1 f :lx l - - 'VITY I SH3 john Bavido SH3 Gerald Benson 12 53 Q fs E! I ii ff' 'X K, xi N! N Marco Duenas S3 -4 QT I gl SHSN David Kollath SH1 john Murphy DK1 lorge Gonzales 15 :ff nv uw V 4 rl, W i i ws ' ?6 ig 1 iii f, HMC james Smith GEM!! PN1 Mike Conner Wfilti, Y k XV ,, .- PN3 William jones 4 ..- NE' Z X-DIV. X DIY ra I I i 'I HM3 james Lemaster PCSN Eugene Smith s A e YNSN Thomas Moon ,am v EW2 Case Pothuisje ,.gunvv'W ,N , ,..., .K Y 'kj 46 xx' FQRRESTAL FLIGHT oPs ie s w U xx .2-,,..,M us ,..- , ' .1 0 . J ' A-ai- .Q t A 4 JJ L.4'- 4 V s s Aj.,-A 48 .4 n 'M ...of ,neu l if v Q 'w I Q .Q N 'N ML 7.-Y --.--. f A. fs N 45' K 'nf 741 Q: . :ff af? gsm! W ,,g,,4 fx A :X 157 , X fgifwiwy ff' if m N 4 -Jr 2: F T U 1 'W' nh. 'io' 'Y A 1 ,fi f! a -lf ! A wly J K , ,.,r e, I 'Jil ,. . P P . .fnrg 4 11- L . ,WI L U!-z !P'L5a 4' Q!! MILE . it ,!-1 : On sunday, september is, 1987 AUBREY FITCH crossed 66 degrees-32 minutes North Latitude, the Arctic Circle. Traditionally, ships crossing the Arctic Circle paint the BULLNOSE blue to mark the occasion and signify that all hands onboard are BLUE NOSESH. lt is also tradition that the senior ensign, or BULL ENSIGN, and the junior enlisted man team up to paint the BULLNOSE. ln honor of our hearty Viking ancestors who first sailed these wa- ters, the BULL and the BABY are scantily clad, not to humiliate them, but rather to demonstrate to the gods of the FROZEN NORTH that our guys are tough and can face all adversity. On this crossing, Ensign lohn Kirby and Fire- man Apprentice Steve Kanaman were designated the BULL and BABY and as these photos clearly show well, so much for tradition. s r , .. 'F ,-,.. ' ' -'rd ' 0 , , '? Q . - 'fu - ,-qsl '- - - Ulf, 134 vw- o- Q 'K '1 7-9- lg W--WW.,WW,, ,.., , ,ff -M... 1 f 3 0 -'A-U.. .,,,, .,-, Q5 'C 'I A., f 7 f f f f if 4 ZA f . 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E a, it 411: if. .fll l'h .. if' AQ -Q ..---..f.-...-.--..-f--. -........- -.sv-.--.---N ---M ...g .- --.4. y A--.--Kr,-.M fm-5-A-.,nw-,151 ' ww-5-,,,-f. f 1 --er-1.--gy--.-,A-2.-r-' -'sw' ff .A MN ' 4... Q5 yi 1 . .,.,uup VWWQ. 'WW E 11 gmvmmg 'x. ' 79 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Although I'd love to take credit for this book myself, honesty and an awful lot of gratitude compel me to do otherwise. The final product you now hold in your hand could never have been accomplished without the help of guys like QM2 jeffrey Suttle and O53 Greg Bessette, who coordinated and t ac ually took many of the photographs at which you've been looking. And then there's SN Alex Pass, who not only contributed greatly as a Cruisebook photogra- pher, but who also helped write the piece on the ship's mission. This piece, like all the others, would not have found its wa ont th ' ' ' ' y o ese illustrious pages though, if it weren't for PN1 Michael Conner and YN1 Greg Garcia. Their advice and guidance made it easy for me to pr0dUC9 written copy for the book. To put it sim I I p y, own no camera and I can barely read my own handwriting. These five guys above all th , o ers, gave of themselves, their talents and their free time to help me. I sure am grateful. M any thanks also go out to the Welfare and Recreation Committee, who provided the funds necessary to get this whole project off th ' e ground In the first place, and to all those who donated personal photographs for m us Th' ' y e. IS book was anything but easy to put together, but now that its all over, I'm I d ' ' ga I was given the opportunity to be a part of it. More importantly, however, lt's my sincere desire that 'n ' ' ' ' . you fl d this book a fitting chronicle of our most recent cruise. That was the reason behind it p ENS l.,KlrbyQ ! '1Y'w T W P i Y 5 5 3 5 E 5 I x I i i i 3 9 I I 5 4 5 4 1 1 4 ? v A l s A 1 O 2 I 5 4 I 1 I