Benner (DD 807) - Naval Cruise Book

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A Q W hi I f A' -nuu- Gan f eng il ,gi 2 KM! 101-3 Rl8llf,..uY0V1 lg!- WIKIIG M TM UMW, UI-HIWT YW! Electronic Technicians: Zwart, Killian, Smith, Brown, Golightly, Elkins, Reedy. Missed: Overall The care and maintenance of the BENNERE complicated electronic equipment is the primary function of the ET's. To properly carry out their job, they must be familiar with thousands of tubes, resistors, transformers, meters, relays, etc. as well as know how to find them in the catalogs. The fine state of material readiness shown by the BENNER throughout the cruise gives evidence of the quality of their work. During their off hours, ET's can probably be found somewhere outside of the electronic spaces, lending their know- how by fixing someoneis phonograph, or rigging an aerial for a hidden portable radio below decks. Or less intricate work may have been involved, such as the engineering problems involved in rigging Smith's hammock in the recesses of Radio II. It just won't work After-hours occupation Not usually thought of until they are needed, the Corpsman and Chief are always available with several different shades of pills, and dispense APC's like an Indian cure-all. Their service is a necessary one in case of sickness or injuryg many a finger has been band- aged after loading drills. BENNER,s Medical Men V Feia and Chief Shiel o 'sd k 33 ,fi . Q Q O is ,Z Z 0, A iz' a Q c: ,, ' ll, y'- H 1 S , 9 ' aw pi 5 ' Mfr? X Y ,ga be

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CDI DIVISIO ' ' M A radarman's rather limited view of the outside world. Radarmen: Front: Smith, Lindsey, Reimers, Jones, Strys, Earhart, 4 Lg, Beaudo, Schroeder, Kreps, Jones. Back: Kepley, McCoubrey, Courter, JK Reason, Heck, Mace, Johnson, Mitchell, Lentz. mv A4 F X401 R + A1 r X I uw c L Q L e,'a , 'I HAVE A soggy -' Must be Christmas cards Ballads by Silver King A radarman's job might seem simple to the uninfor d' all h me , e has to do is watch a little screen, reporting whenever something comes into view. But considerably more is involved. A t ' ' nennas high above the main decks are searching electronically over hundreds of square miles of ocean and cubic miles of k u S y. The results are converted electronically to the little screen. It is then the radarman's ' b t h ' jo o mat ematically calculate, compute, and report on those tiny blips that crawl slowly across his scope Relative and true motion course d ' i i S1399 , altitude and closest-point-of-approach must be determined. In the BENNER's many anti-air-warfare exercises the Bo e t h ' a I , g y-sna c ers have consistently shown their skill, utilizing their equipments to the very limits of their design, and often seem' l b 1 Q - mgy Gyond. Aircraft were picked up in quantitieS and ranges comparable with cruisers and larger ships with much more so hist' d ' D lcate equipment and far more personnel- The BENNER s box scores on bogies scratched is an 1m Q DFCSSWC feC0fd- tOf Course, thc tigurcs were bolstered now mid then by a few passenger liners, but at least CIC found them out there i H ' ' , Gnd We didnt actually shoot thcni ClOXYl1-5

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QC DIVISICD Radiomen: Davis, Ignacio, Chief Smith, Sawyer. Missed, Higgins. Something hot on the teletype? Signalmen: Lambert, Hickman, McKeen. Missed: Lowe, Hewitt, N orthcutt. healthy tans and ruddv eomplcxions. B 5-will-Iles and sweatshirt, and stood brawl Ciood eonimunications are essential in toda , - YS Navvg without them no orders Cf - . JU Q received or transmitted, no positions relayed ashore, no organization of any kind outside the Ship Radiomen handle the hulk of communicationi necessary hetwveen ships of the task force and ship-to-shore communications. Many long nights were spent on watch in Radio Central, with BENNERS Radiomen dashes, Then the Radio messenger took over, and listening to the droning of the dots and travelled what seemed like miles, trying to find all the otlieers indicated on the messages routing. The radiomen's only peaceful moments came during ENICQN conditions, when all radio emissions from the ship were silent to keep from revealing its position. Wonderful moment for the radio gang. fi Q'CB O00 X ' if . 6 ciell -s .oh :B N 2-' ! L j i ' 'ix X 'hi ' f ' ' X, ,, L-cg , Q on-wi J., - 4 -. -' 55 YIDCITYQW not Pulau uv no woo in in, ummm... As the radiomen work with their ears, the signalnien work with their eyes. Both use the same Morse code, but in dilterent form. The signalman also must know the Navy and lnterllfi' tlfmill Slstems ol' tlaghoists for visual Signalmg and identilication. Because ol' their exposed position on the 0Pe- bridge, sigualuien are usually identilied bb' their ut there ' , ' lind were no stereotvpesg where else tould BOU 1 . - - , '- cmg another like llewitt when he donned his F3 'ng the s ill spi If n i