Benham (DD 796) - Naval Cruise Book

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Front Row: LT DAVIDSON. LT BARRETT, LCDR NfAURER, Captain HODGSON, LT HOFFMAN, LT GUELICH, LT TOBEY. Second Row: ENS TURNER, ENS COPELAND, LTJG HORTY, ENS COSGROVE, LTJG HALBERT, ENS ACKERMAN, LT REOCK. Ust Row: LTJG SAUTER, ENS CURRY, LTJG MACKEY, ENS STONE, LTJG CARPENTER, ENS HANRAHAN. OFFICERS The task of directing the operations of the BENHAM is given to 21 officers. Under Captain J. T. Hodgson Jr. and Lieutenant Commander R. A. Maurer Jr., Executive Officer, the organization is divided into five departments. Operations, Gunnery, Engmeering, Navigation and Supply. The Operations Depart- ment is headed by Lieutenant W. P. Hoffman assisted by Lieutenant E. C. Reock Jr., Communications Officer; Lieutenant (junior grade) K. D. Halbert, C.LC. Officer; Lieutenant (junior grade) W. A. Sauter, Electronics Officer; Ensign C. T. Turner Jr., A.S.W. Officer; Ensign T. P. Curry, Assistant Communications Oflficer and Ensign M. J. Cosgrove, Signal Officer. Lieutenant G. S. Barrett is the Gunnery Officer assisted by Lieutenant A. C. Tobey, First Lieutenant; Ensign J. R. Copeland, Second Division Officer; Ensign E. S. Hanrahan, First Division Oflicer and Ensign R. T. Ackerman, Torpedo Officer. The Engineering Oflficer is Lieutenant B. M. Guelich assisted by Lieutenant H. A. Davidson, Main Propulsion Assistant; Lieutenant (junior grade) T. J. Horty, E Division Junior Officer; Lieutenant (junior grade) H. I. Mackey, Damage Control Assistant; and Ensign S. Melesko, Jr., Electrical Officer. The Navigator is Ensign J. M. Stone and Lieutenant o nior grade) N. E. Carpenter is Supply Officer.

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CHANGE OF COMMAND CEREMONIES Gibraltar, 2 August 1 952

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From Row: WALTERS. ENC; SMITH. CSC; MCROY, FPC; PITTS, BTC; Back Rou:- SQl ' IRES, TMC; ATTEY. CMC; MYCOCK, CMC; KINGERSKI. BMC. Not Shown: EVICK, QMC; CARDIN, MMC; BURLINGAME, HMC; GREANY, RMC; PARR, EMC. CHIEFS With coffee cup in hand the chiefs start their day aboard the BENHAM as the chiefs aboard any ship would. The chiefs are sometimes called the 20 year men even though some stay in longer. It takes men like the chiefs to make a Navy, for somone has to teach the younger men who wear the blues. Time and experience alone qualify the chiefs. In the engine rooms, firerooms, sick bay, boatswain locker, electronics shack, radio room, machine shop or on the bridge the chiefs may be found. Here is where he stands his watches and works. Sometimes, when work is up to snuff, he hangs around the television set in CPO quarters or just racks out in the sack. These places have been his home for years. It isn ' t all work for he has his fun. Now take Doc Burlingame. He looks like a kid when he gets a hand wrapped around a golf club. Chief Squires hits the high mark when he can run the ship ' s baseball team out on the held knowing that they had better not come back a loser. Sometimes he gets lucky at the plate himself. Chief Cardin likes to bet on the Democrats and Guns Attey takes it in stride back in the gun shack with a cup of coffee. Kingerski, Boats, just likes to talk. Don ' t guess any of us understand Chief Walters though, who is happiest when he is popping corn. At sea the chief is just another sailor who rides the swaying decks and brushes the cinders from his dungarees. He may have salt in his hair and on his shoulders but he is proud to have spent his years serving his country and fellow men.