Benner (DD 807) - Naval Cruise Book

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S COND DIVISICD MWWZMQW, 'amass Second Division: Kneeling: Eppenger, Alford, See, Harris, Myer, Stapleton, Story, Clark. Second Row: Waller, Ellis, Egger, Crutcher, Horsely, Bailey, Bazzell, Irvin, Palmer, Wyatt. Third Row: Williams, Cantrell, Dacus, Baca, Field, Jacobsen, Shackleford, McConnell, Drury. The Gunners of Second Division are primarily concerned with the BENNER's Secondary Battery, the 3 inch 5O's. When they are working well, they are certainly anything but second best, as our anti-air gunnery has shown. On one sleeve-shooting exercise, the three-inchers brought down two sleeves in a rowg their shooting was so accurate the pilot decided to take his naked toweline and head for the hills. One of the highlights of Second Divisions cruise was the rescue that occurred in the South China Sea during a replenishment A sailor was washed overboard from the USS CHEMUNG, an Oiler- Sighting the man, the BENNER maneuvered alongside. Bailey, 8 seaman from second division, jumped into the sea with a line, tied it around the Oiler sailor's waist, and assured his rescue before returning to the safety of the ship.

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FOX DIVISIO dl . The duty fox Fire Control Technicians: Connor, Wright, Judd, Domenigoni, Hotchkiss, Buchanan, Walker, Chief Hudson How do you identify a Fire Control Technician? He can usually be recognized by the sine Waves in his eyes, and the rivet marks on his back from the last time he was thrown against the bulkhead by 440 volts. His movements are nervous and jerky: after each shoot he shuffles to the Gunnery Office muttering, lt's a clog's world What is his job? Amid a maze of directors, radars, computers, and stable elements, he is responsible for aiming the guns in the general direction of the target. What is the phrase that strikes terror into his heart? The Gremlins are loose again V' This is the prelude to a period of sleepless nights, shattered nerves, and hours spent hiding from the Gun-boss. The FT's only reward is to occassionally see a sleeve come Huttering down, or the , , . target sled disappear from the scope as it sinks. POSIUVG leadefshlp Can't seem to get the operator .D Li... . lt's right over There :ff-'L f-', i A at M V F blk T nl in Aw. ,,., . --2' , r A 5, ,