Bairoko (CVE 115) - Naval Cruise Book

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. S. S. BAIROKO aw' Ski? CAPTAIN HARRY B. TEMPLE, U.S.N. Commanding Officer COMMANDER FRANK F. GILL, U.S.N. Executive Officer Lieut. UQI R. Z. Moore, USNR Lieut. tjgl D. D. Fisher, USNR Lieut. Cjgl I. G. Ross, USNR Lieut Comdr. F. W. Tenney, USNR Lieut Corndr. I. MCL. Stuart, USN Lieut. Comdr. D. N. Hawkes, USN Lieut Corndr. W. E. Cobey, USNR Lieut. Lieut. Cjgl C. W. Bradshaw, USNR Comdr. B. F. Evans, USN Lieut. Comdr. E. D. Hudson, USNR Lieutenant S. A. McCaulley, USNR Lieutenant C. H. Rothenberger, USNR Lieutenant B. Boyd, USNR Lieutenant W. S. Aten, USNR Lieutenant H. M. Iames, USN Lieutenant W. Bushman, USNR Lieutenant I. C. Hoyle, USNR l Lieutenant F. H. Parham, USNR Lieutenant T. I. Nemeth, USNR Lieutenant W. S. Stewart, USNR Lieutenant W. W. Fredericks, USNR Lieutenant I. M. Naureckas, USN Lieutenant F. W. Stafne, USNR Lieutenant M. I. Szlikas, USNR Lieutenant W. E. Mitchell, USNR Lieutenant I. I. Asch, USNR Lieut. GQ? L. H. Christianer, USNR Lieut. fjgl L. Birnbaum, USNR Lieut. Cjgl T. N. Ford, USN Lieut Lieut Lieut Lieut Lieut Lieut Lieut Lieut Lieut Lieut . tjgl C. C. Sanders, USN . Uql C. H. Steele, USN . Uql I. V. Cramer, USNR . Cjgl E. C. Shawcross, USNR . Cjgl E. R. Morgan, USNR . Uql E. A. Ray, USNR . UQ? B. Lloyd, USNR . tjgl E. T. Fagan, USNR . UQ? G. W. Fielder, USNR . UQ? E. A. Dakan, USNR Ensign L. P. Kaplan, USNR Ensign W. E. Sleeth, USNR Ensign D. H. Claus, USN Ensign L. C. Champion, USN Ensign A. S. Perley, USNR Ensign H. P. Walding, USNR Property of Ensign B. W. Lindgrin, USNR Ensign T. V. Troy, USNR Ensign R. A. Moix, USNR Ensign W. E. Zaeh, USNR Ensign R. W. Feltes, USNR Ensign G. E. Fulbright, USNR Ensign G. B. Soule, USNR Ensign R. C. Doukitt, USNR Ensign W. A. Cartier, USNR Ensign I. M. Dolan, USNR Ensign H. M. Delaittre, USNR Ensign I. D. Mallory, USNR Ensign M. Goldberg, USNR Ch. Mach. C. A. Kieffer, USNR Bos'n R. Weichert, USN Gunner P. Robertson, USN Electrician S. R. Mode, USN Rad. Elec. A. G. Hubbard, USN Machinist D. N. Talbott, USN Carpenter E. M. Spurlock, USNR Sh. Clk. I. H. Connell, USN Pharmacist E. F. O'Neill, USN A. P. C. C. Whitchurch, USN MARINE CORPS HISTQRTCAL LIBRARY DAMMEIER PRINTING co. Please Return to Room 3127

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' young Americans of this generation mon MEN, AND ,A mon SHIPS... Il' , llN T1-1E days of sail, when the small light craft of our Continental Navy put out on seas cont- trolled by the powerful British ships of the line, they were manned by bewhiskered crews with tarry pigtails. Despite the overwhelming odds . they met, they fought their ships with high courage and grim determination and established the glorious traditions of our Naval Service. Their inadequate ships and light armament alone did not bring them victories in the short range, hand-to-hand encounters 'of that era. Ever present was the heroic spirit of the lack-Tars, Iron Men in Wooden Ships. , V h y Through the indsturial progress in the intervening years, the fighting ships' of today's -irtg 124, fnavies have emerged. We have turned from sail to steam and oil, from wood to iron and steel, and the modern warship is a complex mechanism with speed, armor, and tremendous striking power. Yet the spirit of your man-of-warsman is still the same. ln the grim days of 1942, that spirit alone enabled one carrier, with a few cruisers and destroyers, to hold back the laps in the South Pacific. . An unusual number of the men and officers assigned to the U.S.S. Bairoko have been tempered in battle. They bring aboard the spirit with which our Naval service has 'been endowed. Some were at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, on the old battleship Arizona andthe destroyer Ward. To the Ward goes the unique distinction of being the first surface ship to fire upon the treacherous Nips. Others are from attack transports, light and heavy cruisers, and various types of small craft. Many have been with our carrier forces. Their battle ribbons are starred with all the major n-aval engagements in this war. Our veteran seamen have been on Atlantic convoy duty, and covered the landings on the shores of Africa, ltaly, and France. ln the Pacific, they saw duty from Attu to Australia, cruised along the coast of China, and knocked at the very gates of Iapan. These men are the nucleus around whom a well trained combat team is building. 1 V Survivors of many ships which have gone down in battle are numbered among us. These include sailors from all types of ships. Of particular interest are the men from the Wasp, Prince- ton, St. Lo, Gambier Bay, and Ommaney Bay, carriers which struck the enemy fully and well before being mortally hit. The gallantry of these men will live on the pages of history long after the steel of their ships has disappeared from the ocean bottom. Many men have received special recognition for outstanding .courage and meritorious work in battle. A number wear the Purple Heart Medal for wounds received as a result of enemy action. - u ' The Bairoko carries a crew of proven experience and valor. Those going to sea the first time are fortunate in having such shipmates aboard. The old phrase may aptly be rewordedfto describe our crew- Iron Men in an lron Ship. Secretary of the Navy Forrestal well described the modern Bluejacket. With ingenuity and courage, have gone down to the sea, learn- ing to handle and to fight intricate 40 rrilodegn warships in a manner which I 4 m s ou make the men of this Navy 4 9 - ,, , legendary. :A -- -241.- . :Egg iv - ' ' -171,-f

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