Beatty (DD 756) - Naval Cruise Book

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OPERA TIONS DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS OFFICER The Operations Department, like some benign octopus, stretches itself all over the ship. Where a function cannot readily be identified with a department. Operations gets it. Their radiomen maintain our communications systems; Combat Infonnation Center acts as the brains of the ship, scanning air and surface search radars, plotting, evaluating, and disseminating information relevent to the ship ' s tactical situation; the electronic technicians maintain the radar and communications equipment; quartermasters navigate the ship; signalmen handle visual communica- tions traffic by flag hoist and flashing light; yeoman and personnelmen process the ship ' s paperwork; the postal clerk handles the mail we never get; and hospital corps- men deal with the hypochondriacs. In this vast myriad of responsibilities, the Operations Officer is aided by the CIC Officer, the Communications Officer and the Elec- tronics Material Officer. Reverting to the interdepartmental verbal battle. Operations claims that without it, the ship would be deaf, dumb, blind, and unhealthy. This is quite true. LTJG WILLIAM Wee Willie ' O ' CONNOR Boston, Mass. U. S. Naval Academy. B. S. TOf a miss -B nrr i S '

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CHARLES A. HOWARD SN, Moline, 111. JAMES Buddy MURRAY SN, Memphis, Tenn. A BRIAN Red TERWILLIGER SN, Elmira, N. Y. JOHN J. KEAYES SN, Fairfield, Conn. - J ARTHUR Perk PERKINS SN,Somerville, Mass. AIICHAEL Mick Turley SN, Lexington, Ky. CHARLES Chuck MARTIN BMSN, New Castle, Del. ;y, L H. Jim SCHULZ SA, Downey, Calif. NICHOLAS Nick ZENNARIO Middletown, N. J. Not Shown HERMAN H. LOCKE BMl, Nahart, Mass. JAMES R. ANDERSON BM3, Harrisburg, 111. THOMAS E. McCARDEL SN, Wierton, W. Va. STEPHEN J. VUGRENIC SN, Harrisburg, Pa. 15

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COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER ASST, COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER i vV s LTJG PETER Boo BARTOL Greenwich, Conn. Trinity College, B. A. OC DIVISION Quartermasters Signalmen Radiomen Personnelmen Yeomen Corpsmen Postman e- ENS. JAMES ' Animal GERRY Warwick, R. I. Brown University, B. A. BATY Doc HALL HMC, Newport, R. I. JAMES Shorty BROOKS QMS, Boulder, Colo. . ■ jyy STANLEY J. PAKOSKY RMC, Bavside, N. Y. HENRY Pete PETRY QMS, Northford, Conn. ROBERT ST. PIERRE QMl, Newport, R. I. THOMAS M. NEMTT SN, Bardstown, Conn. f! . THOMAS Andy ANDREWS SMI, Tate, Ga. CHARLES E. HICKMAN SMI, Middletown, R. I. 1 7 ROBERT G. CAROX SMS, New Bedford, Mass.