Bon Homme Richard (CVA 31) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 360 of the 1970 volume:

-V T- OA % K - I 31 fintt i ammp fitrtfard BON HOMME RICHARD have proudest names in naval history. We of tin- seeo iiiiuTiled one ol tl Mud) more than tiiat, we have inherited tlie memory o Sreat f ' ighliuiJ tradition, for the famous hallle hetvvee si BON HOMMK RICHARD, under Captain Joh the li iid the British Man-oi-War SERAPIS, mor 11 sea battle in history, proved the i ' aniiha ,i ai engai ements are won by men, and tki ■ ■u ve.us ,,llrr the C mliiu ni.il Congress authorized the liisl iwc, ships .d Ih • N.iv mil country was faced Willi a (hkiniua. Ih • unlv W.l vr I oiiid possibly gain our independence was (1 sill . Ihe Bntisii command ol the high seas. With I lis 111 mm 1 tile inhmt Navv was flesjK-rale lor any type , )! er: It that could engage the Sliiphuilding in litis c ountry not lia ing turned oi men-of-war by 1776, John Paul Jones had not been able to get ships fast enough to take on the British in an open encoimter. His famous reply to the French, wiien lliey continued lo offer iiim ships liial wen- lno slow and iiea ' y was, Gi ' e me a fast siiip, lor 1 iiiieiui lo gel in Harm ' s way. At that lime, Benjamin Franklin was our ambassador to France, and had just written a book of maxims and proverbs ciilled Poor Richard ' s Almanac. Leafing ihrough it one day. Captain Jones found the answer lo his problem. He came across the prt)verb, If iui waiii lo have some business done iailiilulK and ish d do A( -ers,,iiles , Bi ilish. ■ Hi asked hu a Heel Willi which lo harass ihe lie uas liidi.ininaii given, as a f called Ihe Di hard , afler F agship. A w.inicul ineMllanl las , shi, h he i.naiiied Bon- ankhn ' s l.,u.k. llegoi logether ,, h,ipli., ,,i h. lilies she he, ..iMci 1 crew ol all n fought with th verc nothing e itionalilies, and it was said the e enemy ni the early months of )mpared with the battles in her Nowhere did John Paul Jones ' s remarkable qualities as a leader show up more clearly than in making a fighting crew out of these men within less than a year. Without the advantages of a common background or a common interest in the war, they were inspired by Jones, with the ideals of the Revolution in which he believed so strongly himself, to the point where they were willing to sail against any British convoy. After many months of preparation and one false start the American squadron comprised of the BONHOMME RICHARD, ALLIANCE, PALLAS, CERF, VENGEANCE and the French men-of-war MONSIEUR and GRAN- VILLE set sail from L ' Orient in search of enemy convoys. As the cruise progressed friction arose among the French captains and Jones; a conference was called by Jones and a document signed that combined the vessels by common consent, thus establishing the force as a group of independent privateers, with no single officer in charge. The French had supplied the vessels and the armaments, so Jones could not disagree. On tiie morning of 23 September, 1779. near Spurn Head, England, a brigantine was sighted and BON HOMME RICHARD gave chase. But when the British merchant ship was within the 9-pounder range, the lookout in the rigging suddenly called out, sail ho . A whole forest of masts and sails was in Bridlington Bay. It was the Baltic merchant fleet which Captain Jones had been eagerly searching for. He ordered VENGEANCE to stand to the south and east and notify ALLIANCE that the next rendezvous would be Flamborough Head. He then laid a course to the north-northeast and signalled PALL.- S to keep to the starboard and not to lose sight of BONHOMME RICHARD. Since the slight wind was from the southwest they stayed too far to leeward so that Flamborough Head was on the port head instead of on the starboard. The last tack was inshore and at 1:00 P.M. they were hauling to the starboard when the whole Baltic Fleet upped anchor and came out of Bridlington Bay. They steered north-northeast for Scarborough Fort with the two convoy escorts covering their rear and flank. Immediately hauling his ship to the wind Jones maneuvered to get between the land and the larger ship, but only succeeded by sundown because of the light wind and the poor sailing features of BONHOMME RICHARD. Flamborough Head was now- due east and about seven miles distant. By 7:00 P.M. there was a full moon and BONHOMME RICHARD approached one of the British adversaries wh j was on an opposite tack. He discerned her to be a small two-decker. She was the H.M. Frigate SERAPIS, commanded by Captain Richard Pearson, and carried a crew of 317 men. Slie mtumtcd twenty long 18-pounder guns on her lower deck, twenty-two long 9-pounders on her upper deck, and had eight 9- pounders on her quarter deck for a total of 50 guns. Fifteen minutes later the two warships were heading northwest on the same tack with the wind blowing lightly from the southwest. There was a smooth sea and a clear sky with a full moon. The conditions were excellent fur battle. The captain of SERAPIS hailed BONHOMME RICHARD twice, asking her identity, and, as his second call died away, both ships fired a broadside at a range of 800 yards. riu ' lilllf Py LLAS turned to escape ihc wi.nh H.M. Iiisate COUNTESS OF SCARliOROKil I .md lying oil ' teasing the larger ship, she was able in k her from entering the battle between SERAl ' IS BONHOMME RICHARD. However, shortly alui opening broadside. COUNTESS OF SCARBOROL ' had closed the distance sufficiently to angle a broad at tile p.u.p deck of BONHOMME RICIIARI) and many of tiie French Marines who were manning after 9-pounders. Thereafter, COUNTESS OF SC. BOROUGH did not figure in the battle. Ih. siiu.iii.Mi ..1. HONHO.M.ME RICHARD was tragic ahncisi 1 11)111 I he beginning. Two of the 18-pounders l)uisi l),ii k 111 ilic trunnions wounding many of the t;uiin(is ,111(1 lilted the gun-deck above them causing the shots Iroiii the I L ' -pounders to be deflected into tlic lop-hamper il their target. The entire crew was de- moi.ili ed and quickly abandoned their guns and stuiiicd on deck. Acting Lieutenant John Maynant rec omiiieiided that the 18-pounders be abandoned and his suggestion was followed. Thus BONHOM.ME RICHARD ' S broadside was now reduced to four 12-pounders and four 9-pounders, and she was firing 204 pounds of metal at SER.A.PIS while the British man-of-war was answering with 315 pounds of metal per broadside. The only way Captain Jones could end the battle would be to board SERAPIS and battle hand to hand. The broadsides from SERAPIS silenced gun after gun on BONHOMME RICHARD and the braces to the sails were being cut away one at a time. Captain Pearson, seeing his opportunity, backed his ttjpsails and raked BONHOMME RICHARD from stem to stern and tiien filled them again to move ahead for another broadside. The disparity in firepower was telling on BON HOMME RICHARD as her deck and rigging fell to pieces before the British cannon. Captain Pearst)n now hoped to end the affair by luffing across the bow of BONHOMME RICHARD, raking her forecastle and tack- ing around her bows, thus gaining the wind, and again mutilating the American ship with another broadside. However, the maneuver failed as BONHO.MME RICHARD continued to hold way and forge ,ihead. Then, too, the ships would close their quarters, and the musketry from BONHOMME RICHARD would be more accurate. Captain Pearson was already feeling the effect of the rifles aboard the frigate, for more than once his gunners had been driven from their cannons by well- aimed musketry. Captain Pearson then attempted to let his bow fall off to port and rake the American ' s stern with a broadside in hopes of disabling her rudder. Bui in doing so, the stern of SERAPIS sw ung to, and Captain Jones had his grapneling hooks thrown into the mizzen backstays of SERAPIS in an attempt to draw the ships close together for boaiding. The grapnel hooks held but the lines parted, and BONHOMME RICHARD forged ahead so that none of the guns on either ship could bear on the other. The battle had now lasted three quarters of an hour, and each was given a brief respite to prepare for the onslaught which would begin in a few minutes. A survey of BONHOMME RICHARD showed that of her fourteen 12-pounders, nine were either dismounted or so jammed by the wreckage of the port openings that they were unserviceable. The 18-pounders were still useless, and of the 144 men who had manned the cannon on the gun-deck, only 64 remained on liieir feet to do battle. The remainder of the men were scattered about the deck, intertwined amid the wreckage and 5 sliding about on the planks which were covered completely with blood and the detached fragments of heads, bodies and limbs. BONHOMME RICHARD ' s hull had been pierced many times by 18-pounder shots from SERAPIS and already some three feet of water was in the frigate ' s hold and gaining rapidly. BONHOMME RICHARD had already settled two feet in the water and Captain Jones informed his crew that they could not stand another continuous broadside battle. They would have to close SERAPIS and take her by boarding. Captain Jones ' attention was suddenly drawn to star- board by the cheers of the crew and he made out ALLIANCE. Now, he thought, the battle would surely end. However, to the amazement of everyone and to the screams of anguish of the men on the quarterdeck, ALLLANCE fired a broadside into the BONHOIVLME RICR RD and close-hauled to the northward out of gunshot. (In later years, at the court-martial of the commanding officer of ALLIANCE for the above action and subsequent maneu- vers, a plea of extreme darkness was made as the reason he thought BONHOMME RICHARD to be the English warship.) Captain Pearson pulled ahead and fired a brtjadside which opened up the whole starboard side of BONHOMME RICHARD. Then as he backed his topsails in his familiar maneuver, Captain Jones set his helm hard to windward and all sails were set. The luck that had evaded Hu BONHOMME RICHARD since the cruise began, now changed. A shght wind billowed the ragged and shot-torn sails and the water-logged ship forged ahead. The rudder was swung hard to starboard, and the frigate crossed the I bow of SERAPIS. Captain Pearson had backed his top- I sails in an attempt to keep from locking and thus be ' forced into a boarding action. But Captain Jones ' action was too quick, and SERAPIS rammed BONHOMME I RICHARD on her starboard quarter, and the jib-boom I snared itself in the mizzen shrouds. A stout line was I placed about the jib boom and lashed to the mizzen mast • to insure that the two ships would remain together. Captain Pearson now hoped to drop his anchor and let the ships drift apart, but as man after man approached the anchor to cut away the ring-stopped and shank- painter, the musketry from the men mounted in tiic shrouds of BONHOMME RICHARD cut them down. But as the two ships drifted starboard-to-starboard, the lower gun ports of SERAPIS opened, and the guns which had not fired in the battle bellowed forth and cut a clean line through BONHOMME RICHARD ' s already crumb- ling side. One of the American 9-pounders was hauled from the port side, and witii the two ser ' iceablc cuts and one other salvaged 9-pounder, a steady fire was directed at the masts of SERAPIS. The steady rain of musketry from BONHO.MME RICHARD had cleared the main deck of SER. PIS except for Captain Pearson. Once again .ALLIANCE appeared on the scene, and as she circled the two locked ships, she fired indiscriminate broadsides into the two ships and cut down many of the Americans. Siie then sailed off. But as the boarding parties prepared to go over the side, the sudden shout of fire halted all action. .A fire had been started below and was burning within inches of the magazine. But, then, the English firgate iiho stopped firing, and it was e vident that she too was on fire and her gunners had been called away from their cannon to fight the flames. One of the American crewmen called to Captain Jones to strike his colors, but he replied, I may sink, but will never strike. Captain Pearson heard only parts of the conversation and called out, Quarter, Captain? Are you asking for quarter? It was then that Captain John Paul Jones replied with his famous epitiiet thai has lived through the ages. 1 have not yet begun to fight. riun ihc hatchway of BONHOMME RICHARD opened and there spewed forth some of the :50() prisoners taken from ihe merchanl ship prizes. These men, had they reached SERAPIS, (ould have turned the battle. But, some American seamen quickly rounded up the Britishers and drove them below to man the pumps and control the fires. Halches or board SERAPIS now opened and the English Marines and sailors ran out with cutlasses and boarding pikes. Captain Pearson now was going Id Like the silualion in hand by boarding. But the British were mel .il (he bulwark and ,i haiui in-hand battle ensued. Captain Jones had noled ihal following I he sil.-ii.e of SERAPIS ' guns when the cannoneers were evideniK figliling ihe lues below decks thai the guns fired so constantly that it was evident the powder boys were pulling powder from the magazines and storing it behind each gim for use when the gunners rettu-ned. Captain Jones sent several officers and seamen aloft to the maintop with some grenades. The men walked along the foot- ropes of a spar until they were directly over the main deck of SERAPIS. Then several grenades were lighted and dropped through an open hatch. One ignited the stacked powder, and SERAPIS erupted in a huge gush of flame and smoke. But she remained afloat. Now the battle was a hand-to-hand affair, but Captain Pearson could stand no more bloodshed and he personally struck his colors. As he was doing so, the mainmast of SERAPIS, riddled by shot from the American guns, and weakened by the internal explosion, came down across the decks of BONHOMME RICHARD. The American seamen had won the battle at the bulwark, and 30 of them vaulted over the rails onto the deck SERAPIS just after the explosion. ttictwt apari. frn J coBinBii ' ' sinienderi rope arou imiiiediaii liopethe: the ?iinfor and ' some f foot- Jv over several owdet, ' ilanie ow ihe Uptain lied and lif U ' as nddled i. and . came !0. 11IE ad won 1 tliera H of It was inidiiiglu whfii the luiilr had Mibsidcd. Sour- seven feet ol ' water was in the Imld ol HOM lOMMK RICHARD, and she was settling last. The lashing that held the two ships together were cut and the vessels drifted apart. Br When Jones came aboard the SKR.M ' IS, li commander, handing over his sword according to ( ustoni, said, I cannot, sir, but feel mortification at the idea of surrendering my sword to a man who fought me with a rope around his neck. Jones gave him back his sword immediately saying, You have fought gallantly, sir, and I hope the King will give you a better ship. Jones described the end of his own ship: The Ensign gaff, shot away in action, had been fished and put in place soon after the firing ceased, and our flag torn and tattered, was left flying when we abandoned her. As she plunged by the head at last, her taffrail momentarily rose, so that the last vestige that mortal eye saw of the BONHOMME RICHARD was the defiant waving of her unconquered and unstruck flag as she went down. And as I had uiv.n ihnii now be{|ueatlK l so desperately dc old ship as their sepulchre, I norial dead the flag they had their winding sheet. The men of BO.MKXMME RICHARD took the SER, PIS to France as a prize jf war. The British captain, trying to explain his defeat to his own government wrote, Long before the close of the action, it became clearly apparent that the American ship was dominated by a will of the most unalterable resolution, and there could be tu) doubt that the intention of the commander was, if he could not conquer, to sink alongside. And this desperate resolve of the American captain was fully shared and fiercely seconded by every one of the ship ' s company. Such was the beginning of the United States Navy: Borrowed siiips, and crews of every possible faith and nationality, welded ultimately into the greatest sea power in the world ' s history by the most unique and persuasive ideal for which men have given their lives — the pride and self-respect of free fighting men fighting in the hope of a free life. Mrs. John S. McCain The New York Times, With an inspiring Good luck and good hunting to wish her well the BON HOMME RICHARD, 27,000 tons of bad news for the Axis, shd down the ways at the New York Navy Yard in Brooklyn at 4 P.M. yesterday, the thirteenth aircraft carrier of the Essex Class built since America ' s entry into the war. More than 40,000 persons, most of them standing in .iwed silence watched the powerful carrier, proud name- sake of one of America ' s greatest fighting ships, as she cased int.. the i)iacid East River waters and glided niajcslicailv lialf wav across to the Maniiatlan shnre! The sjionsor of the ve Washington, wife of Vici Adnn M.S. Joini S. McCain: al M.Cain, Deputy Chi of Naval Air Operations. Flanking Mrs. McCain as she broke the traditional bottle of champagne across the vessel ' s bow, were Mrs. Frank Balsdcl of Brooklyn and Mrs. Allen Raymond of Manhattan, matrons of honor. edi launching were i)rief, am customary reception was cancelled because oi ihc c of Secretary Frank Knox. F ' lags throughout the van! at half mast. . pra er was offered in his nun Admiral Ernest J. King. Connnander-in-Clud ol Navy, was miablc l.i attend because of busiiu Vaship.oi,,n, but a message, hailing the lauiuhm another step toward vu toiA . was read on his belial leath Hew For most of the crowd tlanking the ways hundreds deep, the most impressive sight, as the ship, shite grey above the water Une and mustard yellow below, hit the water, was the red, white and blue of the nation ' s colors cast in the great ' for ' ictt)ry high on hi As she broke water witii a splash that sent great waves rolling in ever growing circles, a small fleet of tugs closed in on her with whistles and sirens blaring. Then the ship dropped anchor and they sidled up, preparatory to taking her to the outfitting dock, where she will join the Bennington, another flat-top of the same class launched February 26. JiK ' ' i -v— J I I r l nj ' ' I ' F ' ' V F iooo k H After CV-31 was launched on November 26, 1944, she was a long way from being ready to lake her place with the combat fleet. When she left the shipyards and was moored at the outfitting dock, she still needed all her electronic equipment, gtm mounts, and luxury items. She had a length of 872 feet, and her extreme width at or about the flight deck (including all projections) was 147 feet, 6 inches. Her extreme beam, at or below the waterline, was 93 feet; and she had a designed speed of 33 knots. Her original armament was twelve 5-inch .38 caliber guns in four single mounts and four twin moiuits and seventeen quadruple 40-mm antiaircraft mounts. Her designed complement was 360 officers and 3,088 men. After outfitting, she embarked Carrier Air Group 16 and conducted training exercises in the Chesapeake Bay. After training she proceeded to her primary mission, combat with the enemy, by way of the Panama Canal. San Diego and Pearl Harbor. On June 4, 1945, BOX HOMMe ' RICHARD rendezvoused with Fast Carrier Force 38 off the Caroline Islands, and her wartime career began. BON HOMME RICHARO (CV-Sl) ■- -; ' U% - O oe. J44Ai Le4 44At ta j lc At John Paul Jones KeeD this booklet with vou while aboard Tlic folic ) ving arc a leu the original crew of C ' -: ' 1 Its from ilic -Welcome Alx.ard |) ' •44. Notice aii liiing different? ilel handed out t( IT ' S AN ALL-HANDS JOB, IHIS MKANS VOU! TAILS OVER THE DASHBOARD LET ' S GO! REMEMBER! This ship is thi cn by steam. It takes water to make steam, aiui it takes fuel oil lo run our evaporators, which convert sea water to fresh water, which in turn is used in our boilers to make steam. So, DON ' T WASTE WATER, as it costs us in fuel oil. GENERAL INFORMATION MAIL It is of the utmost importance that ail personal mail he mailed aboard ship, unsealed, .uid in accordance with the ship ' s censorship regulations. Telegrams both outgoing and incoming, will be censored. Telegrams will be kept to .ui absolute minimum and usetl only in emergency. MESSING NOTES will be sened in line at sen ' ice table No. , located in compartment . Line forms tailing aft at hatch frame, Hangar Deck. You will sit down to eat in Compartment . The section going off watch will have priority in mess line and ser ung to this section will commence at (1) (2) (3) (4) . The section coming off watch will fall in at end of line as soon as relieved. BE MILITARY Learn Your Ship From Stem lo Stern and Top to Bottom ' Be A Man-of-Warmanshii CLOTHING AND SMALL STORES Purchases will be made for cash. You are required to have a full bag of REGULATION clothing, properly marked. Mark it as soon as you draw it. The Bluejacket ' s Manual, Chapter 10, tells you how to do it. GET RID OF YOUR NON-REGULATION CLOTHING NOW. You can be an individualist after the war is over. No Lighter Fluid Permitted Aboard! As BON HOMME RICHARD was steaming towards Ik Fast Carrier Strikin Force, iier mission was almost altered. scheduled mcctin ' wiih llu The unexpected speed of the advance across the Pacific and the many facets of fast carrier activities outdistanced official Navy thinking on the roles and missions ol liie Fast Carrier Task Force. At the beginning of 1945, Washington-based officers were jusi starting to absorb the lessons of the recent Ciurier battles of the Philippine Sc.i and (lajie Engano-Lcyte. To these men, destruction of the Japanese fleet was still the pai.iinount objective. In March, diirint:; a visit to Wasliinnton, Admiiai llaiscy was amused in Icarti that certain high officials feared a possible Japanese carrier raid on San Francisco during the United Nations conference there. On 27 March, therefore, Admiral Nimit . appointed Halsey Commander Mid-Pacific Striking Force, charged with interception and destruc- tion of enemy raiding forces, comprised of carriers BON HOMME RICHARD and RANGER, and all available surface units at Hawaii and West Coast ports. I ' his might have been a treinendous success, but the Japanese were totally uncoopera- tive - their surface fleet was dead. BON HOMME RICHARD continued on to her primary mission, joining Task Force 38. Durin.iJ the period of her transit to iier rendezvous with Task Force 38 BON HOMME RICHARD was welcomed lii the Western Pacific by ideal weather conditions. As the days progi ' essed, the men and aircraft were put tiirough an extensive training and drill cycle. Tiic lime to be prepared was now and not when the enemy was close at hand. Flight (jperations were flown day and night; systems were checked and re-checked; men were drilled, and that fine edge of readiness was brought out. There was still time for the time honored tradition of swapping sea stories over a cup of coffee and a hot game of acey-deucy in the wardroom. It was a time for briefings and celebration. There wouldn ' t be much free time in the next few weeks. IV rv fcr li p 1 i •1 ' F Ai k vM. Tk ' M ■ K ' 1 B lOH K - K SPI Hr SS Kf Mr ii H £| ?9k L ,i A| mi jdHj ■yjl g gm % H The time was June 1945; the place, Ulithi in the Caroline Islands; tiie mission, destroy the enemy. BON HOMME RICHARD made her rendezvotis with Task Force 38, just as TF38 was completing operations in support of the Okinawa campaign, and in the three remaining days BON HOMME RICHARD flew carrier air patrols and launched day and night strikes against Okino Daito Jima. With the Task Force the ship proceeded to the new fleet anchorage at Leyte Gulf, Philippine Islands, where she remained from June 13 through June 30. This replenishment and rehabilitation period was interrupted by a four-day training cruise during which time the ship conducted independent night flight operations, rejoining the Task Force in the daylight liours. Force 38, Okinawa Meliorate ' June 13 iod Was Ae ship the Task Day after day and night after night BON HOMME RICHARD ' S embarked air wing launched and recovered aircraft aimed at the Japanese home islands. This was no easy task. There was no room for error. If an aircraft came in too high or too low there was no angled deck to bolter from; it meant crashing into the barricade or the aircraft that had already been recovered. As a member o( the Third Fleet, Bonnie Dick and her planes struck enemy installations on Hokkaido, Kyushu, Honshu and Shikiku. One of tiie interesting elements of this attack was the use of the carrier as an element of surface bombardment. During this period of oper.it ions she sustained no damage from the enemy. The ship ' s guns opened .fire on enemy aircraft u lien a Japanese Grace attacked and was downed by ihc siiip ' s aircrafl. This accounted for a total ..I ten eiicniy aircralt wiiicii included tu,. pn.b- al)les. Dick and Hokkaido, intmsiing tiiiHino tdiircon dand« for a prob- The attacks were divided into two periods horn July 2 to August 15, 1945, and August 16 to September 2, 1945. During the latter interval the planes from the carrier flew no offensive strikes but were put alott merely as a defensive measure. Negotiations were under- way for the Japanese surrender, and all fleet units were ordered to engage only in passive measures. On August 23, 1945. Captain H.F. Fick relieved Captain Rule of command. From August 31 through September 15, the ship operated off the south and east coasts of Honshu, flying CAP and airfield reconnaissance flights. Any ship is only as good as the men who sewe on her. When the story is told it is always the story of the ship. The men seem lost in the overall picture. Thanks to Mr. Elmer Buttrey, a crew member of CV-31, we are able to show you the men of BHR as they were during 1944 and 45. U.S.S. BON HOIVD tknw i ' 1 r ■%m [ ■ n ,1 ] As the war was coming to an end, the men of BON HOMME RICHARD had to remain ready. For all intents and purposes the war was over, yet Task Force 38 had to maintain a constant vigil against any Japanese treachery. Admiral Halsey ordered BON HOMME RICHARD to Area McCain, 100 to 200 miles southeast of Tokyo, where she maintained her normal wartime air patrols. For over an hour on the 16th and 17th of .Vugust the ships of TF38 maneuvered in abnormally tight formations for aerial photographs to be taken of sprawling Fast Carrier Task Force. On the twenty-second and twenty-third the planes massed overhead for photos. On the nineteenth Admiral Ballentine, Commander Task Force 38, hauled down his flag and reported to Guam as Nimitz ' s liaison officer to General MacArthur for the Japanese surrender, officially set for 2 September in Tokyo Bay. CARRIER This is Mam Street, flat- top style. No neon signs, no fancy service. Strictly dungaree, modern, efficient and U.S.N. A wan d e r i n g Acme cameraman caught some of the men on CV3} ' s mam street at work, and th e sh i p ' s own photo lab caught others. As a small town floating around in the far Pacific. USS BON HOHUE RICHARD has just abaut everything but a duly elected mayor. Parts of main street are shown here: 1 ) It ' s n ct above the First National ank , looking out on a busy corner, but CVJl ' s dental office still does a steady business in air conditioned comfort, as Lt. J.N. Demarest and his assistant J.H. S t inson , PhM2c demon s t ra t e . ( 2 ) In between printing records, s t a t i on • ery, supplies and forms, R.H. Schrichten Prtr.2c, A.G. Bird, Prtr.M2c, W.A. Franz, Prtr.lc. C. . Loken. Pr ' tr.MJc. and K.E. Hopewell, Prtr.KJc, manage once in a while to find time to print the Almanac. Th ey work in a thoroughly modern print shop with offset p r es se s . ( Lok en claims to be the champion cribbage player of the Middle West United States and the Asiatic Fleet.) (3) The ship ' s orchestra tunes up. A band, concert group, and dance orchestra give frequent concerts to while away the days. (4) This small town daily, the Morning Alert, hds gone 100 issues without a miss, through some busy battle days off the coast of Japan. Bob(Bon Homme Willie) Hall, Sic, John Troan, Sp(x)3c. Naval CO rr esponden t , Hugo Frear, Y3c , Managing Editor, and John Deaver, Sic, Snorts ex- pert, are shown with Old Hateful . their untrustworthy mimeograph. (5) If you have anything worse than plain ordinary seasickness, sick bay will cu r e you--at 0800 and 1700. sharp. Its highly trained medical officers and pha rm i c i s t mates man an efficient hospital, surgical unit, and laboratory units. U o r e details on them next issue, but pictured is an operation with Dr. M.T. Hurley as surg- eon, assisted by R.A. Callahan, PhM3c.. andE.F. Pannell. PhM3e. (6) Hvdd barber Cecil D. Adee. SS(B)3c. clips John L. Joseph. ACMU. There ' s no time for idle barber shop chatter in this busy 6-chair shop. You get the regulation [I SN trim- - once over lightly, and zing ' You ' re bald behind for ano fh e r two weeks. (7) Men who fight still go to church. Chap I a m J . F . Wo loch administers the sac - rament fo Navy fliers in this scene. Ser- vices for all faiths are well attended, and e ich evening, before the radio nens- cist, men pause for evening prayers. MAIN STREET (8) The laundry has a major job each week turning out dungarees and skivvies for the crew. Laun dryman Ic Irving Bo r go rad and his crew are shown at work. Enlisted men ' s laundry is done free--it ' s cheaper than to have them waste water trying to ma sh their own . f9) When operations permit, movies are held on the hangar deck. Th e acoustics may not be so good, but the Navy rushes the latest Broadway films out to the fleet. (10) Turner and Cusher, tailors and press- ors , do a rush business in their shop ' just off the ma in drag ' on the 4 th deck . (11) Right next door is the cobbler shop, where Lee Edwards, SS3c. and Henry Nyland, SS3c , mend thousands of shoes. (12) At home it would be ' The Greek ' s ' but on board it ' s just the ' Gedunk Stand ' where the first lucky thousand in line ee t the ice cream, doled out here by Ed . Burme i ster , Sic. (13) There can ' t be too many cooks in the Navy. It takes lotsof good food to keep several thousand men working and fighting at their best, and the Navy has gone ' all out, ' as shown in this scene of the gal- ley battalion grilling s teak s- rea 1 steaks- for breakfast before a strike on Tokyo. (14) The corner bak eshop is a big fea- ture of the flat- top main street, turn- ing out thousands of loaves of fine bread each day, and furni sh ing a variety of cake, pies, cookies, cinnamon buns or coffee cake for thd hungry mob. (15) Candy is scarce, but you can still hiy plenty of cigarettes at ship ' s stores, w i en it is open. James H. Cetzen, Sic, serves the long line-up with tooth paste, razor blades, soap, and stationery- -the major staples. That ' s a small section of main street. There ' s lots more. The light company, the pos to f f i ce , the water company , the heat and power plant, the ' bank ' which pays out $100,000 every pay-day , the radio station, and a score of others. The other day, a crew member suddenly woke up to the fact that he-and lots of others-had been riding around the Pacific for more than 100 days without ever set- ting foot on land. For nearly two months, the BON HOMME RICHARD has been cruising off Japan without ever putting m to port. It takes a se I f - su f f i c i en t ship to main- tain all facilities for several thousand men over such long periods. And Cy31 qual- ifies. Some people even go so far as to say that during the ba t t le o f J a pan w e main tained a super deluxe filling station on board. t ' ACES HIGH -iPf,.. By Lt. G. LSNR ■■ Hi HrT i pHHP i We couldn ' t understand it, three months ago when our Air Group came aboard at Peart Harbor. Ke couldn ' t understand why there were so few airplanes and we couldn ' t understand why our pilots were so (j-J i e t , attentive to their jobs rather than the happy-go-lucky plane jockeys you find so often on a big carrier. But then we looked at the planes, closely, and found they ' d been rigged for a sfiecial job, and we realiird that we were to be a special carrier with a special job. Our pilots had specialized training, about twice as much training as the nor- mal airgroup, and it wasn ' t until two months later that we found they were regarded throughout the fleet as the hottest pilots in the .Navy. e were to appreciate their training later--rauch later, such as the time Ens. P.T. McDonald came back from a dusk combat air patrol and held up four f inge r s- - fou r Jap bombers in the drink. He bagged a probable too, out of that 38. minute scrap in the gathering dark. His flight leader. Lt. K. T. Kieling, flamed a Nip night fighter and listed as probable another bomber, a total of seven planes destroyed or dnmaged. Or the time Lt.( g) Bobby (Eighty Round) Klose bored into a formation o. f (our Zekes and a Jap torpedo bomber and the Grace esploded fifty feet ahead of his flaming guns. The Zekes ran. He got his nickname when astounded ord- nancemen revealed that he downed his plane with four score rounds of Bmmunition--some fifteen rounds per gun. e  ere to appreciate their train- ing when Ens. J . C. Stires chased a Judy dive bomb- er for eighty miles before splashing it, then flaming another on the same hop. Then there are those who claim the collapse of the Japanese gov- ernment began when Ens. K.J. Baldwin broke the back of the Nip training program when he shot down an intermediate trainer ( Hodel 1933) while return- ing from a rescue patrol . Fo r a while it looked as if CV31 was to becnit: the Third Fleet ' s utility unit. No flying, just a good wide emergency landing strip. Patiently Cap- tain Rule and Cd r . Avery, boss of the group, await- ed the ' go ahead ' signal. Finally it came. Til e air group flew a night strike in weather to foul that the day strikes for the period were can- celled. The ceiling was up somewhere around the flag bridge when our torpedo planes took off, f o 1 - owed by the fighter cover. STiile they were gone, a nasty wind piledupthe seas until we we re taking water on the hangar deck. Four hours later, when the ship turned to take the planes aboard, the anemometer read 55 knot of  ind across the flight deck. No ceiling, no vis- ibility, just rain and fog and blackness. Search- lights were turned on and blue glow tights turned up full to help the pilots orientate thereselvet. One by one they came in, coached to the ship by Lt.Cdr. bob Gilmore and Lt. Jim Kilgour. Lt.Cdr. Tom O ' Keefe set up their landing circle, and they made pass after pass at the ship, trying to find Landing Signal Officer Lt. R. R. Fannin. It wai a toss up, that night, whether the LSO, or eaptying gasoline guages got the most attention from har- assed pilots trying to get on our slippery deck. But they came in, some good, some banged around, but no accidents, and that night any landing «at • ood I andi ng. Cdr. Avery ' s TDM floated out of the blackneia. followed by Jedlund, Holloway and Miller, and then the fighters slid in. Lt. Dave Thonpton, hit UM I Kiill K WITH CV-31 i vingman Pratt, Pee Gee Williams, and finally Bs b Poi ri e r made i t . te «ere happy to hear that our flag recommended all pilots who fle« that night for the Distinguished Flying Cross, and the L SO was recommended for the Bronie Star. That was the worst, but no-t the first. The air group got its baptism at Okino Daito Shima, that lonely phosphate rock off Okinawa which serves as a practice ground for all air groups breaking in over Nipponese territory. Following our lay-off in Leyte, both aquadron skippers led pilots against shipping in Hokkaido . Lt.Cdr. R. H. Smith took his torpedo planes on a rampage against some big freighters in the Hakodate area and on the same strike, Lt.Cdr. Al Minvielle andhisfighters workedovcr shipping in the straits between northern Honshu and Hokkaido, It was a good opening punch; they sank two and damaged one. Not so many strikes, perhaps, but our pilots managed to inject the spectacular into everything they did. There was the time h en eight fighters end a TBM challenged the Jap air force by putt-putting alongside a PBM on rescue duty all the way across Japan to pick up a couple of downed pilots. Six and a half hours--one of the longest fighter res- cue flights on record, they flew. Ike sweated them in-Lts. Eikenberry, York, Steward, Paulson, %eldon. and Ensigns Pratt, Siuart, Collins and Bodemann. We found out what a ' Paulson Approach was that day. It seems you put your left wingtip on th« deck edge elevator and pivot around until the L SO gives you a cut. from sheer desperation. But you only use this approach when you have five minutes of gas remaining. Two of our fighters made rescue history in an- other mission a week later. Lt. Warren Sni th and his wingman Ens. Gil Seiway elected to stay with a PBM until it was out of the danger xone over Honshu rather than return to the carrier, and they stayed until their gat ran out. Both ditched along aide the Dumbo in the moonlight. They were picked up, and returned to CV31 a month later by way of Okinawa, I we , Guam, Saipan and Eniwetok. On the same hop. Ens. Stirea and Baldwin were ordered to return to the ship because of dimin- i ' shing gas supplies. Baldwin got his trainer on this flight, and Stires poured 2400 rounds of aaao into another, but it refused to burn. Stires swears the pilot was dead, but couldn ' t wait to see. His gas was running out. The torpedo squadron got in their shareof flights, too. Lts. (jg) Garrison and Holloway, with their wingaen. Ensigns Bane, Northey, Hugus, Thornton and Eassleaan wrecked submarine installations at Shimada and Itami. Bane came back with his engine shot up, and Holloway surprised flight deck crews by coming back with the entire starboard section of his stabilisers and elevators shot off. Shipping strikes, airfield hecklers and sippets, bembar teent spotting for the big guns of the Third Fleet- ' they were all the same te our air group plus the aver present utility dutiea. weather flights, gunnery calibration and target towing. Our pileta have probably seen mere flak than any ether pilots in the Third Fleet. Such is the story of our wartiae air group. It ' s a story that can ' t be found in the Well Done aessages received after every operation, nor in the flight logs of pilots, but it la a story that VICTORY SCENES AS PEACE COMES TO CV-31 ' Almanac Vol. I. Nu. N r. S. S. HON HOMMK KMHAKU Victor) h lilion K.I I NEW CAPTAIN TAKES COMMAND OF CV-31 In change of roniinand cerrnonici Thursday, 23 Auguit, Captain A. O . Rule, tSN, who had lervcd at con- oanding Officer of the USS BOS HOMME RICHARD lince he r comrai it ton- ing at Brooklyn Navy Yard 26 Nov- ember 1944. fornalty turned over command of thii ihip to Captain H. F. Fick. USN. • Aa he relinquithed command. Cap- tain Rule tarnedtohiaroen, ranged in white before him on the flight deck, and told them he wat proud of them. Because of ita fine Air Group. CV31 can hold iti head high  ith 10 Jap flagt, and the lait air ace of V rld War 2, he taid. He urged the men to keep up their goo d r eco r d . I have known Captain Fick for many years, he said, And there is no one to whom I would rather turn over this fine ship. As he took command. Captain Fick told the men simply the t he i n tend- ed to do his best, and that he ex- pected the same of them. Born in Missouri, at was Captain Rule, Captain Fick was raised in the Middle  est, graduated from the lb Maval Academy xn 19 19 and em- barked on a career in Naval Av- iation with the first of his class in 1922. Serving in various, caoacities in practically all phases of Naval Aviation, he became Tactical and Ginnery Officer on the staff of Admiral Halsey when that officer first raised his flag over a car- rier organization at sea. Uuring the present war Captain Fick helped organise and develop thehugeNaval Air Trnining Station at Corpus Christi, where he was Superintendent of Training from the time the ground   s fi r s t turn- ed until the station was turning out Naval aviatorrs at the same speed and of the same high calibre as her sister station at Pensacola. Later he commanded the largest of the baby flat- tops in the At- lantic, the I SS SANTEE, which ship of several German subm,irines and helped to clear the ocean lanes for critical cargoes of troops and suppl les for the African and Europ- ean battle fronts. The Santee then joined the Pacific Fleet and con- tributed to the N.Tvy ' s hnrdhiftinK successful push on Japon ' s land, sea, anil air po er. In 1944 Captain Fick  .i s tran- sftrred to the Navy Department. Washington, iJ. C. , where he headed the plans division under thedeputy Chief of Naval Operations for Air. CAPTAIN RULE CAPTAIN FICK Victory In Pacific Comes Quietly To Men Of CV-31 At Battle Stations Victory came quietly to the n f the BON HOMUE RICHAKU whi ley were at battle stations. There had been long days of sl rnse. Men hung close to RfciO ' rabbr.i for the morning newspapi I fn 1 t h • began, the b spok e . th An ■i gh I 5 of 15 August, t rf in the early P« 3 strike OKsin It General Ou « r t f rike was recallt •s were told to i ase. The first r Uungaree c ways I ook ed a t and the great from their cr Then they went ' •There are - the Captain h ship is still As our task fo •If any Jap sn 1 y. the • ' Tl.i s i s the Captain. P luman has announced in «i lint the Japanese Govern ,, r reriHereri uncondi t lona I ;, nes  . have I aunch eri Capt. reside he period llu t slowly ( con 1 1 I d o. 3) MOR NING ALERT Pictorial: Restricted U.S.S. Bon Homme Richard Week Ending 6 October Awards, Commendations Presented By Captain - JJS V OoSep ' tred l( jkl con lisalion Non VSS3. mme ]Riciiar G - i l(n er ike QoUen QaU lO Uclober ig f On September 16, 1945, BON HOMME RICHARD entered Tokyo Bay after having been at sea for seventy- eight continuous days. After much needed rest and relaxation the ship proceeded to Apra Harbor, Guam, where she would begin a career as a member of operation Magic Carpet. With a full load of returning veterans below deck she steamed from Guam on October 5 and headed for the United States. On October 20, 1945, escorted by planes from tiie USS YORKTOWN and her own air groups, BON HOMME RICHARD passed under the Golden Gate Bridge after nearly seven months away from home. Her work was not yet done, ten days later she once again headed for the Western Pacific where, in Pearl Harbor, she would be outfitted for troop transport duty. Two cruises and almost 10,000 passengers later, Bonnie Dick was finally finished with her job as she headed for Puget Sound and mothballs. s As the war came to a close it was time to put away the unilorm and gun, the tank, and the cannon, it was a time to think ahead to new and better things. For some it was a time of well-deserved rest, to the fast attack carrier BON HOMME RICHARD it was a pier at Paget Sound Naval Shipyard where she would wait patiently for the call to set to sea again. i -; hinctinilio]] [ un ' iiioiii U.S.S. BON HOAiAlE R[CI iARI) U S. S. BON HOMME KICH.iRD 31 July g- 6 In June, 1950, peace in the Pacific was threatened by Communis ' t invasion of South Korea, and BON HOMME RICHARD was awakened from her slumber of inactiva- tion. On January 15, 1951, the commissioning penant once again flew crisply in the breeze as Captain Cecil B. Gill took command of the fighting lady. Following ahnost five weeks of accelerated yard work, Bonnie Dick was once again ready for sea. After a short stop in Bangor, Washington, she was on her way to the Naval Air Station at Alameda, California, to commence her underway training on March 5th. While at sea ten days later the aircraft carrier recovered her first aircraft since recommissioning, and fifteen days after that logged in the 1,000th arrested landing. Following six more weeks of training and post- shakedown repair, Bonnie Dic k steamed for San Diego, California where she would pick up her Air Wing and head for the Western Pacific. After crossing the International Date Line at 1539 on the twenty third of May, BON HOMME RICHARD received a message diverting her from her scheduled port of Yokosuka, Japan, to Task Force 77. The Communist had launched a major Spring Offensive, and Bonnie Dick and her aircraft were needed to aid UN troops in the Wonsan area. After sailing through the Van Dieman Straits and entering the East China Sea, she joined the Task Force near the 38th parallel where the Chinese Communists and UN forces were locked in hand-to-hand combat. After replenishing, BON HOMME RICHARD made preparations for launching her first aircraft of the Korean Conflict. For the first seventeen days on the hne, planes of BON HOMME RICHARD ranged over North Korea hitting railroads, rail bridges, highway bridges, truck convoys, trench and mortar positions, as well as warehouses and troop barracks. The ship ' s planes reached their peak of performance in this initial part of her Far East duty on June 6th when her Air Wing flew 149 offensive and 11 defensive sorties from her decks. For the remainder of her 1951 deployment Bonnie Dick and her aircraft concentrated on mihtary targets in Wonsan, Andori, Changhungi, Hwachow and Manchon. Bonnie Dick aviators flying Chance-VoLight corsairs and Grumman Panther jets, as well as the legendary Douglas Skyraiders, con- tinued to hit North Korean objectives including targets as far north as the Yalu River. BON HOMME RICHARD returned to the United States in mid-December, and after a brief stay in San Diego sailed to Bremerton, Washington, for overhaul. Captain Paul V. Watson relieves Captain Gill as commanding officer of BON HOMME RICHARD in April 1952 as CV-31 prepares for her second Korean tour of duty. The ship joins Task Force 77 off the Korean coast in June, and a campaign to destroy the enemy ' s electrical power facilities is begim. Various power plants in Kyoscn and Fusen are bombed repeatedly until they are leveled. r BON HOMME RICHARD ' s Carrier Air Wing Seven pilots joined a joint service strike involving British and Australian Navy bombers in the first week of July. The target is the North Korean capital of Pyongyang. Bonnie Dick Skyraiders were also busy providing ::losc support for front line ground forces that week. In August, while in Yokosuka, Japan, BON HOMME RICHARD was recalled to the line lo replace the USS BOXER that was damaged by serious fire. On the 11th of August a large strike by CV-31 aircraft knocked out five sizeable gun emphu ements. During her third period of flight operations off the Korean coast BHR aircraft flew further attacks on power installation and a major strike on the Puryong industrial area. Blocks of the city ' s manufacturing dis- trict and railroad yards were leveled. A jet recon- naissance flight covered a 130-foot-long enemy naval vessel sent it to the bottom with rocket fire. BON HOMME RICHARD operated in the East China Sea imtil December with the primary objective of retarding any possible enemy build-ups during truce negotiations. In early January BON HOMME RICHARD returned home from her second Korean Conflict tour and was sent to the San Francisco Naval Shipyards where she was decommissioned and given a major conversion — her present angled deck and hunicane bow - adding 5,000 tons to her displacement. This conversion in 1953 was one of the first to be carried out on an ESSEX-class aircraft carrier. J i - 1955-CV-3 RlCt cartif thee dowi 1956-CVA F.J. Siibii Honj Japai 1957-Boiii Fcbr alter: leave July. ESSl Skyr Styv the Kai RICI 1958-CVA Ship Octo W59-BO cairi the fligh the June peaci From the Log Book of BON HOMME RICHARD 1955 - 1963 1955-CV-;51 hcvomes CVA-31 as BON HOMMK RICHARD is recommissioncd an attack aircrall canier 6 September 1955, and is placed under the command of Captain Lamar P. Carver. Shake- do vn and crew training connncncc in October. I9()0 Peacetime cruise lour is completed 14 May. A month later, BON HOMME RICHARD proceeds to Bremerton for overhaul. CVA-31 is then ordered to her new homeport of San Diego, California, arriving in September. 1956— CVA-31 sails for the Orient in August. Captain F.J. Brush takes the helm from Captain Carver in Subic Bay, R.P., in November. The ship visits Hong Kong, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Japanese ports of Kobe, Beppu and Yokosuka. 1957— Bonnie Dick returns to San Francisco in February where she enters drydock for further alterations, again raising her displacement. She leaves for a second Far East peacetime cniise 10 July. During the cruise she becomes the first ESSEX-class carrier to operate the Douglas Skyray fighter-bomber and the large Douglas Skywarrior bomber. A highlight of the tour is the visit of Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kai Shek at Kaohsiung, Taiwan. BON HOMME RICHARD arrives at Alameda 1 1 December. 1958— CVA-31 moves up the Pacific coast to Bremerton Shipyard where her 3 50 caliber gun mounts are removed and the forward elevator is enlarged to accommodate the big Douglas Skywarriors. In October, Bonnie Dick deploys again for the Western Pacific. 1959-BON HOMME RICHARD becomes the first carrier to originate a live television program in the Orient when a show is televised from the flight deck while the ship is in Kobe, Japan, in the spnng Bonnie Dick retiuns to Alameda 18 1961 -Weighing in at a stout 43,000 tons, Bonnie Dick leaves San Diego for the Western Pacific 26 April. The highlight of her 1961 cruise is partici- pation in the Filipino-American Festival while at Subic Bay 2 and 3 July. Screen personalities Shirley MacLaine and Paul Newman head the 41,000-person guest list during the fiesta. The rest of the cruise is spent in exercises and special operations before returning to San Diego 13 December. 1962 BON HOMME RICHARD operates off the California coast in preparation for peacetime cruise number six. Farewells are said 1 7 July and she leaves San Diego for a seven month stint including visits to Hawaii, Hong Kong, Japan and the Philippines. On Christmas Day, 200 under- privileged Okinawan children enjoy a special holiday celebration while the ship is anchored at Naha. 1963-BON HOMME RICHARD arrives in San Diego 11 February. Soon afterwards, she departs for Bremerton for a four-month overhaul. CVA-31 returns to San Diego in late July to commence underway training for the 1964 Western Pacific deployment. June and redeploys 12 November on her fourth peacetime cruise. With the advent of hostihties in Southeast Asia, BON HOMME RICHARD once again became a power- ful instrument of Naval air power. Following the North Vietnamese attack upon the United States destroyers MADDOX and TURNER JOY in 1964, BON HOMME RICHARD entered her third war. Abcnit to return home after a routine deployment, she was extended in the Western Pacific for an addi- tional 45 days to commence strike operations against North Vietnam. Following a short turn around period in San Diei;o lor upkeep and (raining, Bonnie Diik returned to tiic ' ankee Station operating area oil tin- X ' ielnainese coast lor her second combat cruise ol the Vielnam War. Upon her reluru lo the United States in January 19(.(i, BON IIOMMK RICHARD eutcve.i I.on. Bea. h Naval Shipyard for an overhaul which has been authori- tatively described as the largest ever undertaken by a shipyard without decommissioning the ship involved. A ship-wide air-conditioning system and an automatic data processing system were installed, and the landing aixa of her wooded flight deck was resiufaced with iduminum. Bonnie Dick was being prepared lor tiie greatest achiexemcnts of her connnissioncd life. On Jaiuiary 2(i, 1967, CVA-31 left San Diego to begin her third and most event fid combat deployment to Vietnam, in which Air Wing Twenty-One pilots struik forcefully against North ' ielnam s Red River ' alky Am the ' enemy ' s niaj.u i ities. BON HOMME KKMIARD became the ' first ace of the Vietnam War, as her pilots destroyed 14 MKi intericiXor aircraft as well as parli( ipating in a renud 7: uiajiu ' strikes against tlu-enemv. i Bon Homme Rkhard Laumhes Deadly Attack Khe Sanh A(t:ukori At the western nd of (he hol- der region, the Marines strong ' iiold at Khe Sanh received 30(i round s of enemy fire Friday, prhe Navy reported that plane from the carrier Bon Homm e Richard, escorlerl trahrport planes into Khe Sanh P ' riday to suppress the antiaircraft fire that has claimed three carso aircraft and damaged many ot hers. ( T.ecause of the increasing ac- ! curacy of the hombardment of! planes on the ground, it was i indicated, supplies were being; dropped by parachute. The pilots reported that the North Vietnamese trenches had been dug to within 500 yards of, the runway. j Fifty-seven missions were flown against North Vietnam,: the American command report-- ed. Targets were restricted to the panhandle southward from Vinh, where the airfield was at- tacked. NORTH VIETNAM - - - m - y SOUJH VIETNAM Major Vietuam Hallle Ar ea ip shows the area surroundinE VS. Marine ' copter route . mencan flags show hills held by V S. . irh,!! base, just below the Demilitarized forces. Starred. North Vietnamese, flacs indicate . tnam. Black arrows indicate Com- I Communist-held hills. U.S. forces are awaitins an Ti mutes. While arrow is a U.S. heli- I all-out assault. (.API THREEALERT, „.;,. ....,j v SI.V(.X urts r CiCI f v , i ' .v.-..irr,-. th rcc , rcc ( U.-7v Nil c fl . (( . 1 1( f(-. ' ii l insljlutii us. hovc left I.tig. hiluwJ IL Uc dii ' -. i:u V M,- VOKM.,.. 17 ' uJ.oii-.iaul lio, Ho mv kichard. inspect hot re on fr.i)i. - Mr ii, i« - M H ' ll 1, You ' ii! iHiltf 1 J S M v.f. ' a ul IhillcY t I, U f )ctrolcti a,.rjl.. - .- ! . ,A, lu ' lh i.„ 1 illll I ' l f ( o cy luhovc r.yhl ili. c !■ cd pctro- (■iiiii stomal .irt l a .n, Ir, V ' .1 lit ull ,) itriki , ( thill arc J.ir at rwht. After a five-month leave and upkeep period in San Diego and Long Beach, BON HOMME RICHARD returned to Yankee Station on February 21, 1968, with Carrier Air Wing Five embarked, joining Task Force 77 ' s troop support and interdiction campaigns in North and South Vietnam. Bonnie Dick ' s Skyhawks and Crusaders played a major role in support of U.S. Marines at Khe Sanh, destroying enemy bases and supply lines which threatened the outpost. At the conclusion of this fourth combat cruise, CVA-31 and CV V-5 were credited with destroying or damaging a total of 750 enemy trucks, 600 water-borne logistics craft, 93 rail and highway bridges, 31 railroad cars, imd 40 river crossing and ferry areas. Not to be outdone, Bonnie Dick pilots also accounted for three more MIG aircraft to bring the ace carrier ' s tt tal to seventeen. On March 18, 1969, BON HOMME RICHARD embarked on her fifth combat cruise to Vietnamese waters, a deployment of seven and one-half months ' duration. Under the command of Captain D.W. Alderton, CVA-31 and embarked Carrier Air Wing Five flew in support of Allied ground forces below the Demilitarized Zone imd participated in an interdiction campaign to cut the enemy ' s supply lines into South Vietnam. Additionally, BON HOMME RICHARD joined other SEVENTH Fleet carriers in patrolling the Korean area as a residt of the destruction of a U.S. Navy EC-121 reconnaissance aircraft by North Korea in April, 1969. Following a period of leave and upkeep in San Diego and subsequent refresher training, BON HOMME RICHARD left California for Southeast Asia on April 2, 1970, the first carrier to deploy six limes to the Vietnam combat area. i Thought I Missed - Then Chunk of Wing- ' 1 C«ii . 38 ot Nfw i Cnisjders The ' MbiiiU MIO! Dogfight With Missiles-Navy Jets Kill a MIG Navy Pilot Nails MIG Over North piloi ti:i-d  imultjineouiU . M1G21. - Hni Star emW - Uie winlhet.uUoITwkm ' ■ pilols ilo Com mi Mctov and Hns,  loruoU ill a %  frf al mcni Mctov naunf 11 SIS Vli.nom urM., jil near Khe Sanh The uloi SAIGON — Navy F Crusad.-r ejected and was rescued. jels battled two Soviet MIG2ls The pilot of the Navy Fn bi ' low the ISlli Parallel over credited with the downed MIG North Vietnam Wednesday and Cmdr. Lowell R. Myer . 15. of -shot down one Powas.Cahf. said, it was the Wednesdays kill was the first biggest thrill of my life Iv.- MIG downed since two enein jets were destroyed near Hanoi uTlt erear- ' ' ' ' ' ' ' Feb. U. Myers and two other F8 pilot. The Marines lost an F4 lighter had flown an escort mission and Wednesday when Commiinist .50 were refueling over the Tonkin caliber machi ne gun fire hit the Gulf when they received a radio Pacific SUrs. Stripes report that enemy aircraft were Saturday. June 29. 1968 Turning ' ' back towards the coast of North Vietnam, the fighters spotted two MICs. The enemy saw the American planer j Bp and dropped their fuel tanks for greater speed. We were at a lower alutude and saw the enemy plane, b.- fore they saw us. ' recalled Myers. We wer« cominc at V -%% ' . each other head on. His sp««l caused him to fly right over us. 9 ' ' This gave me a big advantage and I knew I had him As the MIG passed above him. Myers turned into a perfect fir- ing position behind the enemx jet as they climbed. He firi d a .Sidewinder missile and walch. t it home in on the MIG and blow The piSt ' ' °ejected and para- chuted to safely. The other MIG ned north. It was the IMlh MIC down,-d in the war by unofficial vs. aircraft Hew HI missions over the southern panhandle n( North Vietnam W.-dnesda- through moderate anIiaiiTrafi They reported damagins or destroying 17 bridges, seven trucks and numerous roads- In the course of the nussion. tb. ' s and4Mir,-s. Foi-ce Stratotorlresses flew 11 of Saigon in Binh Duong and Tas Sal SjieiLiI Zone south ..f thr Navy Bombs Destroy Enemy Missile Base ■ SAIGON (AP) — U.S. Navy pilots from the carrier Ron Ilommc Riclinrd blistcd a Nort!i Vii inamoKc Source to Air SAM mi: sle si 10 and a fuel stora qo aiea Sunday after fwo men aboctrd the ship spotted the tar- gets in reconnaissance photos. Sp; !Tin-n Eugene B. Yo ' in.o;, 21, ' ' -cvllle, Tenn.. a photo in- 1C5 man, picked oiit a site near the coastal city ,h and Lt. (J.G) Edward y, 26. of St. Joseph, Mo., A aed the fuel dinp in another p ' - ' tiire from the same area. ■ r. Bruce Miller, 10. of jurg, III, led two strikes on the missile site. Speakinp: of the attacks Sunday. Miller said: This rooming we got a Krqe secondary explosion and a big column of black smoke from tlie site and our rockets heavily damas d the vans. Ma y SAM sites in the north are portable, moved from loca- tion to location by vans and trailers. T ; : afternoon, Miller ccn- tirr i, -.ve vrei back and fin- ish iie job. W§ destroyed at lea .1 ihree laandiers and there was a large fire going in on of tho when we came back for a ' Bonnie Dick ' Pilot Wins Silver Star SAIGOX lAPi — In a cere-imenced a cJimb to attack posi- mony aboard the San Diego-jtion, and established precisely based aircraft carrier Bon ' ' preplanned attack maneu- Homnie Richard. Cmdr. Mar ' ini M. Quaid. 38, of Lubbock. Tex., ' iwas awarded the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and in- trepidity in action. Quaid was decorated for his leadership of an air strike May 21, 1967. against the Hanoi thermal power plant. The citation gave this ac- count of the attack: For a few moments after approaching the target area, the strike group went unnoticed by enemy for- ces. Soon, however, they were ubjected to attacks by surface- ver, pressing home his attack and scoring a direct hit on the I target. After recovery. Commander Quaid led his flight through the gantlet of dense enemy fire for 20 miles before gaining the rela- tive safety of mountainous ter- rain surrounding the Hanoi plain. Quaid was also praised for inspiring leadership, resolute determination and extraordi- nary courage in planning and executing the mission. Twenty other Navy officers and men received awards rang to-air missiles and a dense bar-|ing from letters of commenda- rage of antiaircraft fire. Care-jtion to the Distinguished Flying fully navigating the flight! Cross in the ceremony Sunda across the plain surrounding theiaboard the carrier in the Tonkin city. Commander Quiad com-iGulf. ;; . With every account of history ' a focal point must be established which encompasses the beginning and the end of your story. As each day passes another account of history is recorded. Our story began with America ' s war for inde- pendence, and it ends with the present. Where our story will go from here can only be told by sooth-sayers and time itself. If there will be another chapter added to this history, we cannot say, but we can be certain of one thing, the men of BON HOMME RICHARD will always live up to the quote of Rear Admiral Monroe Kelly at the commissioning of USS BON HOMME RICHARD CV-31, 26 November 1944: You must bring her to Hfe. You must give her character and instill in her that indomitable fighting spirit so characteristic of the United States Navy. Much has been written about the role of the attack aircraft carrier in our country ' s mihtary structure, but to every man who has served aboard a carrier at war the ship is a more personal and tangible thing. For this reason this book is designed to show the ship as she is, a group of 3,500 men and machines that live and work in close proximity with each other. No where else in the world can so many men in so little an area do so much for the defense of free dom throughout the world. This is the story of BON HOMME RICHARD. Kf ' - rjffls From fifty states the men had come . . . young men leaving home for perhaps the first time and veterans, all trained to do their jobs; from cooking meals to operating the most complex electronic equipment, from repairing tires to launching missiles. Amid weeping and waving arms, smiles and faces drawn with the anticipation of the long months of separation ahead, this community of 35-hundred men has separated from the mainland, moving out upon the oceans that make islands of all oiu ' continents. It ' s the sixth time she has pulled away in this manner and for this cause. For some, it is the first cruise aboard her, for others the fourth, but it doesn ' t get easier with practice, and seven months is a long time. It ' s hard, they say, but we can hack it. -,: I ; ri?f ' - M V ' m 4 i t IIU - ' -.M . ■■ t • 3 ' If- ' -- ' ' ■ ' - ■ •• ' ;i- 5- ' -; ' :-:i:? % 5. ' re - :,, Sft, - ,■ « i f ' ■r . . ■i;-. - .- , - i |?= . «-i ■. .-. . , ,, - We have come 7,000 miles, San Diego and Hawaii are far behind us now. Other ships join up, and soon wc will arrive at Yankee Station in the Gulf of Tonkin off the coast of Vietnam. The limited war we have come to fight is just over the horizon and rice paddy and rain forest, but we are ready. The presence of this attack aircraft carrier will be felt half a world away from the United States. Here, in a land bordering on the China Sea, the peace and stability of a small nation is being threatened. A place and a people our country is committed to defend, because we are dedicated to the ideal that peace is worth preserving. Two decades of world change have brought United States carriers to a troubled area. So it has been in each emergency, no matter where on the face of the globe, United States carriers have responded. Each bringing a variety of weapons for any kind of war, but using only what was needed to accomplish the job at hand. To be ready now, this instant, are the standing orders of America ' s attack carriers and of all who serve upon them. 4 1 1 ( ' :i : Thirty-five hundred men comprise this special purpose community: engineers and doctors, pilots, steam fitters, postal clerks, aircraft mechanics and firemen. From Captain to Seaman, they make the ship run. No man is unimportant, no job is unnecessary. The simple tasks of weighing a C02 bottle to insure that none of its con- tents have been lost, insuring that all- purpose fire fighting nozzles are free of corrosion, or that hoses are properly stowed could very well save many lives and the ship itself in the event a fire should occur. i, To be prepared is the key word and to remain prepared requires the efforts of all liaiids. Since man first het an to carry a clul) and engage in (onihatant activities, it has been necessary for liim to train and (o practice iiis skill, botii as an individual and as a team, in order to achieve maximum efficiency with minimum loss of life, equijiment and tactical polenlial. The men, weapons and geography of the world have changed a great deal down througii the years, but the principles of training, readiness, and pre- paredness for any anticipated or unforseen eventu- ality have changed lillle. ll is still the finest iliai continue to survive. General Quarters drills .irc training exer- cises designed to (ranstorin such principles into practice. These training exercises were developed to scr e as tools of training to ensure maximum efficiency in the area of damage control, involving ship ' s systems and personnel. With ixly per cent tum-over per year m Bonnie Dick ' s personnel, training isn ' t just a routine operational function; it is an ab- solute must. If the ship is to remain opera- tional at sea in the event of any emergency, large or sinall (small emergencies have a way of becoming large ones), and maintain a high degree of safety for the lives of those on board, a working knowledge of damage con- trol procedures is essential. 1 Wliilc drills arc being ccjiidiiclcd below decks, here on the flight deck, tire fighting drills are also in full swing during General Quarters. With airtrall tanks filled with highly flaniinal)lc liul, wings laden with t)rd- nance and the ever-present possibility of accident or mishap during landings and takc- langer of fire is a potential life and offs, death These men don ' t have to be told of the seriousness of this prt)blem. They remember the Enterprise and Forrestal fires that cost many lives and much damage and the fact that both fires began on the flight deck. It ' s a sobering reminder indeed. [ Learning the basics of first aid, the proper care, handling and transporting of injured personnel is an important segment of any ship ' s training program. Ship ' s personnel are trained to react quickly to the needs of an injured shipmate. Removing the injured man from the area of immediate danger, administering first aid and then securing more thorough medical atten- tion are of primary concern in the part of the drill. I I 2f - He may have been in the middle of a roast beef sandwich, sudsing up his hair in the shower or just settling down in his rack when he heard, This is a drill, this is a drill, general quarters, general quarters. All hands man your battle stations. He may have cursed the Navy, the Pentagon, that stupid boatswains mate with his @ % : ' n whistle and everyone in between, but when GQ is over, even though he may not admit it, he will feel just a little bit more comfortable about himself and his ship. He realizes that his chances for survival during an emergency or at-sea disaster increase everytime he goes to his General Quarters station, receives a lecture on first aid, or learns some new damage control technique. Yes, GQ will so(jn be over for today, but not the training. His training is a never ending process. Part of that continuing training process is in the area of gunfire practice. Should the enemy attack by air, our carrier-based fighters and four five-inch thirty-eight gun mounts would raise their voices in unified protest. In this gunfire practice the expeditious manning of gun mounts, team work, and accuracy are the necessary ingredients for a savory ala enemy defeat. There are no dragging feet or idle hands during gunfire practice. Whether it ' s passing powder to the gun, controlling fire or firing the guns, every man does his best to insure that the highest level of efficiency is maintained. The general attitude of the men involved, even though it ' s only a target being towed by one of our aircraft in a simulated situation, is that it could be real; it ' s either him or us and personally, I ' d much rather it were him, because there are a few things I haven ' t done vet. From time to time another type of gunfiring practice is conducted on the fantail of the ship. All officers of the deck (OOD), junior officers of the deck (JOOD) and Marine Corps Detachment per- sonnel are required to participate in this firing exercise to maintain proficiency in the firing of small arms. From semi-automatic to automatic, from hand gun to rifle, proper instruction for the safe handling and correct firing procedures of all weapons are given by experts. Objects are set afloat in the water, then it ' s, ready on the left, ready on the right, ready on the firing line! 4555 o cc Rc ' ,i(l -, .liiii, lire. Il ' s .iiicilluT vc,ii)oii (hui im scirct) with a sdiiK ' wIi.il similar purpose, ili.il ol dclciisc against un enemy, hui I Ik- enemy in tliis insi.nuc is of a biological nature and in isible lo the naked eye. Yes, it ' s time lor immiini .alions. li ' s a lime when brave men joke, don an air ol nonilialance and wish they were some place The Bonnie Dick medical department gives over 28,000 prt)phylactic immunizations per year lor the prevention of a variety of diseases and disorders, plights and plagues, and every man in the Navy feels that he must certainly have gotten at least half of them. 111 m You can take a group of football players out on the turf, line them up and head them downfield toward tiieir own goal line; they can be the biggest, roughest, toughest team in the league, hate children and kick dogs, but if you haven ' t devised plans of action for offense and defense, prepared set play patterns and hashed over tactics in preparation for the expected or unexpected, you would have as much chance of winning a game as a pack of Girl Scouts. Preparation and planning are the cornerstones of successful endeavor and are of utmost importance if forty-one divisions and nine squadrons are to coordinate their efforts in the common cause of achieving projected goals and to accomplish this Seventh Fleet carrier ' s mission in Southeast Asia. Much of tliis planning takes place in Carrier Air Wing Fi ' c ' s main office where squadron maintenance problems are reviewed to determine means of preventing old problems as well as possible new problems that may arise. Ordnance reports are also given close scrutiny in an effort to increase efficiency cUid reduce wasted time and money. , The Operations Department is responsible for the planning, coordinating and scheduling of the opera- tions of the ship and her assigned aircraft, including related logistic sei-vices. The Air Intelligence Office, a division of the Operations Department, compiles information from current photographs, meteorological reports and forecasts, intelligence publications and firsthand reports by returning pilots to be used in briefing pilots for the planned strikes and support missions. The dissemination of this vital information to the Air Wing pilots and ship ' s departments is essential if their mission is to be completed. 1 , i • -i(B tm In order to support these areas of information, tiie Air Intelligence Office maintains a large number of maps, charts, and other intelligence publications. These arc used in daily planning, as well as in contingency and SIOP planning. Mission planning and the briefing are of primary importance to the pilot. Prior to launch for a combat mission, questions concerning weather, targets, enemy resistance, communications and other information vital to the success of his mission and his personal well-being are present in the pilot ' s mind. For the answers to these questions, the pilot turns to x Intelligence. In addition to keeping the pilot informed, Air Intelligence also keeps the Combat Information Center (CIC) and Strike abreast of the cur- rent operations under their jurisdic- tion. AI also notifies the Weapons Department in the event faulty ord- nance is reported by a pilot, or in some cases notifies the squadrons ' maintenance officers concerning air- craft malfunctions. Working closely with the Air IntelHgence Office is the Strike Center, another division of the Operations Department. The primary responsibility of Strike Ops is the selection and coor- dination of combat targets and missions to be flown by the Air Wing pilots. With all ol ' ihcir comprehensive information, sophisti- rated planning and preparation, the pilots and their planes would be virtually useless with nothing hut their bare hands to fight with. VG and VM, di isions of the Weapons Department, ensure that this will never be the The primary mission of WG Division is to provide, slow, assemble and deliver ordnance for arming em- barked aircraft. This division also maintains ordnance handling equipment and bomb elevators and acts as aviation ordnance safety petty officers for ship ' s ct)mpany. WM Division is responsible for all aircraft guided missiles carried aboard Bonnie Dick. These responsi- bilities consist of receiving, stowing, assembling, elec- tronically testing, and delivering the weapon to the ship ' s air wing. The missile shop is also responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the stowage magazine and elevators that transport these missiles. In addition to providing combat missiles, WM Division furnishes various training missiles during training exercises aboard the ship. From minor adjustments and tasks to major overhauls, fresh water wash downs to picking up small pieces of FOD on the flight deck that could be sucked into a jet intake and destroy a million dollars worth of air- craft, it ' s a never ending job. It seems unnnpt annoys us a bit wii sometimes and it ves are frayed, but no one will deny that neglect of the little adjustment or the small piece of FOD could very well cost an aircraft or a man ' s life. iWtllgiltj M.. iJ fc3Ki L V Yes, it ' s the little extras that count. The shining, wiping and butting aren ' t done as much for show as they are for functional reasons. Poor visibility and friction caused by surface dirt and oil can be dangerous propositions. The pilots may not show their gratitude with a tip, but on a dark overcast night when visibility is so important, or during an emergency situation, they will be thankful for those little extras that increase their chances for survival. Another of the important services made avail- able by a division of the Operations Department, necessary for accurate planning, are those sei vices originating from OA Division, the weather people. Xavai weather service personnel on iioard Bonnie l)ici , observe, collect, plot, .malyze, and disseminate cturcnt and forecasted wealiier information in suppcjrt of naval c)perations at various levels of command. This information is used to assist the embarked staff in decisions concerning task group operations, and to assist the cDiinnanding officer regarding the ship ' s evolutions. ' V Anotlici most vital fLitKli(jn ot OA Division is that ol providing pilots with (Lirix-nl, lattual weather conditions during tiui sessions, prior to comh.il mission latuuhes. () A Division reminds us tliat they are also han vvillint; to assist the individual! regarding his decision whether or not to sunbathe. For a pilot to embark upon a combat mission without tiie briefing would be like trying to per- form in a play without adequate rehearsal. Though it is called a briefing, it is anything but brief. There is a great deal of information to be imparted. It is information vital to the success of the mission at hand, to the successful ccjmpletion of the ship ' s mission as a whole and to the pilot ' s very survival. From ship ' s company officers and pilots from each of the embarked squadrons, the pilots pre- paring for the current mission learn what the prevailing weather conditions are, what their primary targets will be and what enemy resistance to expect, whether it will be missiles, anti-aircraft fire, spit balls or whatever. In addition to the information, he is shown photos of the target area when available, told communications channels to use and which fcjrward air controller he will be working with. hft Charts, photos, firsthand observation by other pilots, official publications, experience, all are used as tools of preparation during the briefing session. Nothing is overlooked. ( Yes, the briefing is important. It is important to the point that without it there would be no mission. BBP v ' WamMw mmi Im MHhb k m -7.1 ,. . i Pilots l)ricr each ,.lhci, arc briclcd by sliip ' s company otTiccrs and scmiv l)iicrin, ; inlonnalion on tlicif own. ' Ihcy arc sciious; llicy joke; lliey ask questions; they lea e the hrieling. An aircrafl carrier without an Air Department would he just another ship. A ship it is— and a big one at that— with all the departments of all the other ships of the fleet, with one exception. That is the addtion of the many divisions it lakes to form an Air Department. And which division is the most important one? Let ' s see it work with any one of them missing. Let ' s take a look at one of these divisions, the plane pushers of Y-3. Have you ever heard of trying to put three pounds of coffee into a two pound jar? Impossible you say? Come aboard a 27 Charlie class carrier sometime while on Yankee Station, and you ' ll see just what the V-3 boys have to contend with. .VM44 ' The primary responsibility of V-3 Division is to spot aircraft in the hangar bay, transfer aircraft to the elevators, and transport them to the flight deck for operations. The division is composed of three elements. The directors (yellow shirts) supervise the movement o f the aircraft. Safetymen (also yellow shirts) ensure that clearance is sufficient in the path of movement, and the plane handlers (blue shirts) who actually move the aircraft. Our main problem, explained one of -3 ' s plane pushers, is keeping aircraft off of the walls and other aircraft. Considering the area in which -3 personnel have to maneuver their aircraft, the problem is an acute one indeed, but one that is handled with great proficiency and skill. lotal of i.Hper i record tor V-3 idcntiils the three From moving aircraft to keeping tabs on elevator gages and logging aircraft moves, it ' s a never ending job and late at night when sleep is beckoning, the task is a difficult one, but when the command to move it! is called out, V-3 personnel don ' t have to be asked twice. While the Air Department is busy shuttling aircraft to and from the flight deck for flight operations, other departments are occupied with their segment of the operation and witli the task of recording and coordinating their efforts with tlTose of the other departments and divisions involved. In Air Operations, flight plans must be obtained and status boards kept. In Pri Fly, inbound and outbound aircraft movements must be logged, while Carrier Controlled Approaches (CCA) tracks aircraft on radar, giving them necessary informati(jn for approaches, aerial refuel- ing and current divert field information in the event an emergency should arise. m |gi59B9 I ' I uoers n|3[i 1- mH ns ssG n rSu ovvc 101 1 i si BBHB ■ii ' ' LA While ATO is busy on the flight deck, lie marshal controller ' s voice in CCA is oming through the pilot ' s headphones iillahy calm as he gives each pilot, in urn, approach, weather and bingo t ' s time to come home, introller stacks them like steps, each aircraft in a p. thousand feet higher than the last and a mile further away. Then like a hawk, he w. Itches warily over his airborne charges— twelve of them— as they wait iently for their turn to enter the glide li and begin final approach. ©;q 0 O Hlii O 9 OE Division, another segment of the Operations Department joins the team and ensures that the ship ' s external communica- tions system, air search, surface search, air control radar systems, and air and surface navigation systems are maintained and con- tinue to function efficienth ' . So we have electronics gear working properly and birds are coming and going and being moved till over the place. It looks good, but one important ingredient is missing: fuel for the aircraft. Can you imagine putting purer stuff into your car ' s gas tank than you put into your mouth? The fuels crew of V-4 Division DOES day in and day out with the aircraft they fuel. riu- i)cis .nncl of ' -4 Division ,iic rrspctisihlc |..r all .ivialion lui ' ls c.urkd .m hoard ihc Hoiuiic l)i. k. willi their primary conicrn l)ciii tlic sale haiulliiij ol fuels alioard the ship, safe delivery of fuel to all embarked aircraft, and keepinij; the fuel free of solid material .aul water. Durin- the curse of a day ' s work, V-4 personnel deal with three types of fuel: lube oil, JP-f) and A 7GAS. l.ube oil is used in operating the ship ' s catapults, JP-5 for all jet and turboprop aircraft, and AV GAS in the fueling of Willy Fuds, Snoo])ys, .Hid some low tractors. ' I ' he h.uidling of ilusc fuels lakes many hours of hard work in spaces that get as hot as 120 degrees F, and must go through many stages of purification ,md transfer before it reaches the aircraft. If the fuels division is to achieve its mission, r)vcr 12(1 spaces and major pieces ol ecjiii])ment, in- cluding various types of |)umps, fillers, stowage lanks and fueling stations must be maintained and kept in a constant state of operation.il readiness. On llie riiiilu deck, Weapon ' s VG Division slock cs l)oml)s and prepares lo give our toothles s warriors ihcir langs. PPJHHB W i, — pi An MK-82 bomb is fused while another is bein attached to the wing of an A-4 Skyhawk attack aircraft. - ' w— ?f« l J 112 J ' . Wliilc squadron personnel arm A-4 aircraft with iDombs, F-8 Crusader jets are being armed vvitii Sidewinder missiles. f: I Aircraft arc not armed with b ombs and missiles alone, camera pods are also attached by photo mates to A-4 aircraft and film loaded into cameras already installed in VFP-63 ' s photo intelligence birds. ' The -eves of the fleet 63 Dets fly the super- sonic RF-8G Crusader with four hi-h-speed cameras as its only weapons. Combined, these cameras can prosidc 2100 indiNidual exposures per mission. The photographs arc utilized by Air Wing Five and the entire Flcci lo .ibiain prestrike, bomb .■ssment, and li target intelligenci lamagc If personnel on ihc fli-ht deck have the iecli Ihal Hig Brother is watching, ifs because he is . biii biother I ' L.Vr that is. The piescn operati Divisio coverai eaclir lape ii Divisio k [ pbio Jircraf obseivi sup- -speed these res pff bomb ioence. feeling lieii. ' The PLAT (Pilot Landing Aid Television) camera presently mounted on the 07 level is manually operated by a photo mate from the ship ' s OP Division (Photo Lab). This man ' s primary mission is coverage of each launch from both cats as well as each recovery. Every landing is recorded on video tape in PLAT by the Engineering Department ' s EE Division personnel. As long as there is aircraft movement on the flight deck, day or night, rain or shine, there is a photo mate with the TV camera training it on aircraft, and a man in PLAT monitoring what is observed through the camera ' s eye. SdincoiK- else is also watching in silence and unseen by those beint; seen. Every move, vvliether by air or siirlace craft, even the movements ol ' tiie ship ilseli ' , are monitoied, reiorded, coordinated and disseniinaled by Ol DiMsioiTs Combat Inlormation Center (CIC ) pers ,nnel and radar learns. The Conibal Inlorinalion Center is the ilal nerve be made aw, tie id its einiromnent belore making decisions, so must CIC be constantly aware id the ship ' s surroimdings in order to provide meaningt ' id evaluations. With radar lor long-range eyes, radio for ultra-sensitive ears, and lookouts for fine close-in detail, the nerve center lollci Is and displays all that its sensors receive to facilitate intelligent evaluation. Having made the evaluation the final phase is to disseminate the results so that responsible action may be taken. i The cycle is never ending, for our surroundings are always changing, often as a direct result of previous decisions made and executed. Specific functions of CIC include early detection of enemy aircraft, monitoring of attack aircraft to and from strike missions, and providing assistance in station keeping, naviga tion and weapons control. WhciluT ifs rcfordin- dala posilioii; iratkini; .liitrall on lln CIC: radi.i nn, this iial nerve c slunibcis. It ' s alcil eyes and ears idnslanlly at work to ensure tl will be a stiei ess. ■ plottint; the ship ' :o]De or operalint; ih ler ne er sleejjs, ne e d its keen rellexes ar eath Kiinhat iiiissio: There is time for a pre-t ' light inspection of the aircraft before iaimcli and then it ' s time to saddle up. This is what it ' s all about. Highly skilled men, sophisticated aircraft, and elec- tronics gear and thousands of pounds of ordnance fuse together to function as a single unit of defense. They ve done it many times befo their own abilities and of llu- abilities them, guiding them in llit;hl Awd i while aboard the carrier. They knou are prepared r ,r the lask ahead as iIk ;. The A Iho 1 After pilots have manned their aircraft, fhghl deck personnel start engines, stand by to unchock the birds and direct them into position for flight. In the old sailing ships, man was the key to power in a visible and tangible way. He trimmed the sails, manned the gims, carried the powder, and boarded the enemy in hand-to-hand combat. In the carrier, man is still the key to power, but he uses more complex tools and more exotic skills. He works fourteen hours a day, twenty when it ' s necessary. Sometimes to work alone, sometimes as part of a team. There is easier work ashore, but here at least he is part technology (.)f oiu ' age. the most advanced Men and jobs on the flight deck mc identified by rolors. Young men shunt million dollar aircraft about the deck, handle tons of explosives, pump millions of pounds of jet fuel into aircraft that leave and return to the deck nine or ten times a day. Mechanics, in brown and green, work from dawn to dawn keeping eighty planes ready to fly and fight. Flight deck directors in yellow, arrange all eighty exactly where and when needed for fixing, fueling, flying and fighting around the clock. It takes a bit of doing to work a man into this exacting system and only responsible men can make it work; responsibility of one man for another, of each man for the ship. So it is that each man works and trains until he reaches the point where he and the ship are timed to fight. M It takes the efforts of many men to prepare and effect a successful launch. Many of these men aie working below the flight deck and many others are working at various stations high above on the superstructure of the sliip. While planes are being positioned f( gages on and below the flight deck mus watched constantly to ensure that sufficient s pressure for a successful launch is maintained. To the ohsei-vcr, much launch proceedings are neve the pre-Iaimch and 11 i 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 On the bridge, the helmsman prepares to steer the ship into the wind for launch and keep the ship in the correct relative position with the wind as he is furnished with current windage information by the JOOD (Junior Officer of the Deck) and the JOOW (Junior Officer of the Watch). At the same imc, the forward lookout scans the horizon l )r anything that might possibly obstruct the up-coming launch. The aiiiiou ship ' s Stai phone relay cenie( fiffi The Boatswain ' s Mate of the Watch announces that the tantail is closed over the ship ' s IMC. Standing by the lee hehn IJV circuit, a phone talker on the bridge is prepared to relay information to and from stations con- cerned. Still in preparation for launch, a signalman on the ip ' s signal bridge sends a message to one of the destroyers shadowing Bonnie Dick and acting as plane guard, while another signalman runs up a signal flag prior to a launch. On the bridge, the Quartermaster of the Watch (QMOW) makes an entry in the Quartermaster ' s log. The sliip turns into tlic wind in preparation for launch and the destroyer plane t uard follows suit, as hospital corpsmen stand-by in the e eni their skills are required during the up-coming operations. I It ' s the moment ot truth. An angel hfts off to assist in the event a pilot is downed in the drink. The bridle is made ready and then attached to an F-8 Crusader jet. The catapult officer is poised, holds for a moment to ensure that everything is in readiness for launch, then touches the deck and an aircraft straining in the harness is loosed and free to fly. From a standing start, 20 tons of aircraft reaches flying speed in two seconds flat. Every tiiirty seconds another plane is sent aloft- 16 in rapid succession- and the p on his own. He is on his wa - to mountain and jungle missile sites and anti-aircraft guns. -k The Skyhawk, small tt r its bomb toling ability, tan sort out two trucks from the enormity of mounl iin and wilderness . . . precisely. Call it training then, when you work your way through the valleys and over the ridges in daylight or in dark of night. The Crusader will do this and find the target in all kinds of weather, for its radar systems sec the terrain when the pilot cannot. These arc tiie ingredients for an airborne strike, deadly and dangerous, daily and nightly chores for The aircraft have been laiiiuhecl, l)iU not lor otlcn. LuokoLits keep a sharp eye out for isual contacls with aircraft in tiie iinineciiate area. Siiip and aiicialt positions are constantly plotted and recorded as the watehlul eyes ot air conlrolnien in CCA continually scan radar scopes and maintain r.idio contact with airtralt alolt. Far below the i ' liglu deck, where hull and keel converge, the man-made tropics are as hot as any jungle. There is no night or day, just a tungsten lit sky full of valves and gages. The Engineering Department is the nucleus of this jungle. The responsibility of the Engineers is a great one and every man, from the engineering officer down the ladder to the last non-rated man, must do his part to keep Bonnie Dick combat ready. |50 ' The Engineering Department, the largest department aboard Bonnie Dick, consists of five divisions: Boilers, Main Engines, Auxiliaries, Repair and Electrical. There is very little room for error here in th sectit)n of the ship ' s system and very few are made. vital EB Division, the Boilers Division, is responsible for the ship ' s boilers, evaporatt)rs, and the ship ' s water and fuel supply. This responsibility includes the maintenance and operation of eight, 600-pound boilers, comprising the ship ' s main propulsion system, and three sets of evaporators, producing the ship ' s water supply. The Boilers Division also maintains, tests and controls the ship ' s liquid load. From performing repairs on forced draft blowers, to clearing the stacks during flight quarters, from preparing fuel atomizers for use, to inspecting boilers and standing routine steaming watches, the oilers Division endeavors to ensure that each job is one and done to the best of the ability of those nvolved. Coinpcsi-d ui scvcniy- II. lies, I ' M Division personnel work in he st( ijikI holiest spaces on Ixtard ilie sliip. While icin])eratnres hover helween 111(1 150 (les rees, these men ensure ih.ii the ( alapults receive steam, that liie our main engines make the speed equired, and that the turbine driven IK lionini; pro|jerly. 0 Working; upwards of lour liours anil slaiulini eight liour watches during a normal working day, the unsung heroes of EM Division have been known to work several days on end without sleep lo repair a casualty, so that the ship might be able to meet iier i ommitmcnts. Responsibility for most of tiie services that provide comfort for the crew rests with the personnel of EA Division, the Auxiliaries Division. Their total responsibilities extend from the anchor windlass forward to after steering, from the main refrigeration compressors below to the whistles on the stack atop the superstructure. The Auxiliaries Division is composed of six separate work centers called gangs. The Hydraulic Gang is responsible for the anchor windlass, after steering, aircraft elevators, deck and boat winches, boat and aircraft crane, and hangar bay fire doors. If a precision part is not readily available through supply channels. EA Division ' s fully equipped Machine Shop, with lathe, milling machine and drill press, will manufacture those vitally needed parts. Other gangs incorporated in EA Division are the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Gang, responsible for all air conditioning, refrigeration, steam heat, water heating and related systems; Air Compressors and Diesels Gang, responsible for emergency diesel generators, diesel fire pumps, ship ' s boat engines, low, medium and high pressure systems; the Oxygen- Nitrogen Gang, responsible for three shipboard 02N2 manufacturing plants which supply the liquid oxygen and nitrogen needs of the ship; and the Vent Gang, responsible for a clean supply of air throughout the ship. Ur iLT Another of the EniJinccrin.sJ Department ' s divisions is ER, the Repair Division. This division has perhaps one of the greatest responsibilities, that of keeping Bonnie Dick afloat and stable. The prevention or repair of damage to the ship, whether it be by explosion, fire, collision, nuclear, biological or chemical warfare, is the job of this small but liighly skilled group of men. i I Another of the Repair Division ' s objectives is to make crew member ' s jobs easier and their surroundings more pleasant through repairs made and services rendered. It may have been the pipe shop that repaired that chilled water line to put air conditioning back into commission, or it may have been the shipfitters that cut that hole in the bulkhead for a new air conditioner or ran a vent line to an office or replaced a step in that ladder so it would be safe for use. It could be that the repair shop installed that dishwasher, helped repair the flight deck, bomb elevator, or the ship ' s entertainment system. It may be the Fire Party that will keep a crew member ' s rack from binning up. Yes, ER Division personnel enjoy helping their shipmates out and say, If we can help, just let us know. The iil ' th .ind final division in llic Engineering Dcparlmenl is the EE Division. This division is responsible for the ship ' s electrical system, ranging from the smallest desk lamp to the ship ' s complex Gyro Ct)mpass System, all of which are tied together by many miles of electrical cable, also the responsibility of the division. Testing, wiring, repairing, installing, it ' s a big job lo kcc-p the ship electrically sound, but the people of EE Division get a big charge out of seeing a job well done. Repiescnlin.a the voice of command ol the Bonnie Dick are the Radiomen of CR Division, a division of the Communications Department. Through this division pass the teletype, signal and voice communications which enahle the Bonnie Dick to coordinate with the ships of the Seventh Fleet and U.S. Forces ashore. Messages received from the beach and ships at sea, containing vital information, are recorded and then distributed to departments within the ship so that they may take the necessary action in fulfilling the Bonnie Dick ' s part in the war effort. CR Division may be divided into two basic parts contributing equally to the communications system. They are the message processing centers and the radio control centers. Personnel in Secure Teletype, and the Crypto Center deal mainly with the actual flow of messages; those messages received and transmitted. The Message Processing Center itself deals primarily with the filing and distribution of messages within the ship. Radio Central personnel are technicians whose major job is to keep the equipment operating at peak, per- nsure the steady flow of message traffic. Radio One personnel keep a constant eye on all external voice radios. They are responsible for answering all trouble calls and insuring that all gear is operating at ma.ximum effectiveness. Together these personnel handle an average of 900 to 1,000 messages per day. A dozen or more 100 VVPM teletype machines, operating on a 24 hour a day basis, keep all hands busy. These machines use an average of five miles of teletype ribbon and 200 miles of teletype paper per week. Ready for the Sea is their motto. Their inport time is occupied with loading the Bonnie Dick with aircraft engines, repair parts, money, food, gedunks and mer- chandise for the ship ' s stores, until she is a self-sustained island loaded with the luxuries and necessities indicative of today ' s modern Navy. This is the Supply Department. The department ' s S-1 Division is the heart of the ship ' s repair parts support. This division is responsible for ordering, receiving, storing and issuing the 40,000 different items carried on board the ship. This one and three quarter million dollar stock is stored in 30 storerooms throughout the ship and represents a wide range of items including cleaning gear, office supplies, hand tools and all repair parts necessary for the repair of electronics and mechanical equipment. In addition, S-1 Di ision administers and performs the accounting for the ship ' s one million dollar annual operation S-7 Division provides shipboard data services utilizing punch card equipment, key punching over 100,000 data cards per month, and a high speed digital computer. The computer, which can add 125,000 numbers together in one second, records, summarizes, and reports the turn of every screw on both ship and aircraft. The Administration Department, representing a composite of the Execu- tive Officer ' s assistants, pro ides a ariety of vital senices for the ship and crew. Working closely with the ship ' s Captain ' s office are the ' arious adminis- trative elements of the embarked The Captain ' s Office, a division of the Admin Department, handles most of the ship ' s correspondence and pub- lishes and maintains all of the ship ' s directives. It involves a constant routine of typing and making proper distribu- tions of official publications and messages to the departments and divisions concerned. Three more vital cogs in the admin machine are the Career Counsel Office, making available information on various naval schooling ; training programs for career motivated personnel; the Legal Office, assistance to ship ' s personnel in any area concerning legal or reiat mat ters; and the Master-at-Arms Force, the peace enforcing lawmei (sea-going sheriffs) aboard Bonnie Dick. -m Z ■ J Si _ -.. -:: ■r ' ' i :«• Iff Jv - - -■ ■,. 1 - 1 MX i Hv-fiJf .!A. -lUTi 1 -J -fS ' ' ' ; .♦l-a- — igh—-:- .iJi ' J - :m Admin ' s Print Shop is rc-sponsihlc for ihc produc- iion of all printed niartcr ahoaixl the lUmnii.- Dick. Working closely wLrh the photographers of the Opera- tions Department, Public Affairs Office personnel prepare the ship ' s monthly magazine, assemble the daily newspaper and coordinate the operation of the ship ' s radio and television stations with the Electrical Officer. Working in conjunction with the Public Affairs Office, the Drafting Office produces all materials of a graphical nature or requiring a crcati e drawing The Educational Services Office provides ship ' s personnel with an opportunity to further their education through the USAFI (United States Armed Forces Institute) program. Courses on the high school and college le els are offered through thrs program. FSO also administers and coordinates all advancement c.xams and materials aboard Bonnie Dick. The KBHR radio station and the ship ' s closed circuit television facility comprises a major portion of the crews entertainment while at sea. Without these entertainment facilities, remarked one crew- member, we most surely would ha e gone mad. The Planned Maintenance Office, another of Admin Departments divisions, keeps track of repair and maintenance work around the ship. Without this ital division, unnecessary time and labor would be the end result. M «  WmBF ' H . ■ t 35it ' iJw c 1 K 167 One of the most awesome jobs aboard Bonnie Dick is handled by the ships company and air wing personnel offices. These offices are responsible for maintaining the service records of over three thousand enlisted personnel. Official documents contained in these records must be updated regularly and additions must be made as necessary to ensure that a complete and accurate record of each man ' s service achievements, conduct and documentary information is kepi. In addition to this responsibility, the personnel office also processes the necessary paperwork and correspondence for transfers, discharges and the various types of changes in duty stations. he [KTsonnclnian ' s job is one requiring man - hours of personal contact v ith ship ' s personnel. It ' s a job requiring patience and an aptitude tor clerical work. It ' s a job consisting of tons of paper- work, and by Bonnie Dick ' s personnelnien, it ' s a jol) well done. Ask any sailor what his favorite day is and he ' ll probably say payday. He may not know who is responsible for seeing that he does get paid, but he does know one thing, whoever they are, thcv sure do good work. It ' s S-4 Division, the disbursing people, that take eare of his pay. When the disbursing officer left the states, he had o er $1,500,000 in cash. A payday on the line may total as much as $450,000. In addition to this, Pay processes about twenty different types of allotments, pays 3,000 travel claims annualh-, cashes checks, handles the 10 per cent savings program, and furnishes the post office with stamps and money orders. Yes, vvc could do without a lot of things, but those Pay People aren ' t one of them. Whether you ' re Ijuck in the states or on hoard a sliip in the Western Paeit ' ie, it ' s the httle things that eount. It ' s those little extras that eoinl)nie lo make life a little more pleasant, a little more enjo al)le and at sea, a liltle nK)re tolerable. S-3, another di asion of the Sujipl) Deparlmeni, is the division to thank lor those little extras It ' s S-3 Division that operates the neighhorhood shopping center Inekided m this shopping center .ire two ship ' s stores, a lii ur ' store, a toh.ueo shop, clothing and sm.ili stores, a sod.i loimt.iin, coke ' .ind cindv machines, two barber sliojis, cobbler .iiid t.iilor shops, and a ship ' s l.uindiy ser ice. P Out of S-3 Division ' s operation comes a profit of about $60,000 per year on $750,000 in sales. The profits are used for divisional and ship ' s parties, operation of tiie ship ' s television and radio stations, this cruise book and other recreation for the crew. Noise and commotion are part of the air you breathe. You give up your privacy for the greater aims of the nation that installs the dignity of the individual. You drop dead tired into the sack, down there where night and day are the same, or you relax in your own way. You learn to ignore the ' iolencc on the roof overhead.  The work of the ship can be hot and tedious, but there is always a chance to banish time and space, to visit a world of your own choosing. Whether it ' s reading, listening to yoiH ' kind ot music or plax ' ing cards, there ' s alwa ' s time for your own !)ag, ftir doing ' oin- ov ' n thing. i n- c ' JL fh I The Medical Departnicnt .iboarci Bonnie Dick is primarily concerned about the health of the ship ' s crew and embarked air wing personnel. I his responsibility includes prophylactic immunizations (28,()()0 per year), com- municable disease control and treating victims of a wide variety ot diseases and accidents. A well-equipped labora- tor -, -rav unit, pharmacy, 40-bed ward and operating room, permit the expeditious handling of over 1,200 out- patient visits per month, 350 x-rays, filling 950 prescrip- tions and about 40 surgical procedures. If I i Training of the ship ' s company and air wing personnel constitutes an important function of H Division. Topics range from jungle survival and first aid procedures to personal hygiene. Approximately 18 subjects per month are presented through lectures, visual aids and practical demonstrations. The department is staffed by four medical officers, representing the various medical specialties of psychiatry, general surgery and aviation medicine. Thirty hospital corpsmen complete the department with technical specialists in sanitation and preventive medicine, pharmacology-, laboratory procedures, x-ray, operating room technique, aviation medicine, physical therapv and medical administration assigned. . The Dental Department is responsible for maintaining the oral health of Bonnie Dick ' s personnel. This is accomplished by three dental officers and six dental technicians. Treatment involves operative and restorative dentistry, surgical, periodontic, prosthodontic and endodontic treatment, which is to say that any type of treatment available ashore, is available aboard the Bonnie Dick. The old adage is true that no man can fight with a toothache. In view of this fact, the Dental Department ' s primary mission is to eliminate pathological conditions which could render one of the ship air wing team members incapacitated and unable to function as an efficient man on the team. It takes a lot of time and manpower to feed a erew of 3500 men three times per day, but no one eomplains for there is no question about the importance of this task. From storing, issuing and carrying canned, packaged and fresh foods to the galley for preparation, to the actual preparation of the food itself, it is indeed a round the clock job. S-2 Division that takes care Bonnie Dici ' s bread basi et, ser ' in of 10,000 meals during four thovv calls m a 24-hour period of time. I he- expertly trjincil coniniissarymcn whose jol) it :s to prepare the ereu ' s meals, contribute mueh to both the lixelihood and morale of the men. It is not an easy task, ami one that requires many long hours of work. Even though the work is hot and the glor - minimal, a happ - well-fed crew is reward enough for the efforts expended by the ship ' s dedicated cooks and bakers. u The smell of fresh bread and frying bacon is a sort of time reference in this city where thousands of meals are served each day. Eggs and bacon do not summon the morning for everyone, however. If you have pork chops or chicken as the main course, you know that the day is well advanced, even though you may have just risen from sleep. A fighting .ship is not a democracy, it is a tool democracy uses to survive. It is, however, a community, providing all the services for health and physical well-being that can be found ashore. Adding to the enjoyment of any meal aboard Bonnie Dick, is the reahzation that after having completed our repast, someone else will wash the dishes and you won ' t even have to dry. For many men aboard the BON HOMME RICHARD, as important as the food necessary for physical well-being, is the food necessary for spiritual well-being. For Bonnie Dick ' s Protestant and Catholic personnel, there are two organized worship services each Sunday with mid-day devotionals being held each day during the week. At anytime, day or night, the Protestant or Catholic chaplain is available for consultation concerning personal matters. Yes, whether he be Protestant, Catholic or Jew, a Latter-Day -Saint or Christian Scientist, there is a service for him, affording him the opportunity to gather with those of his own belief to worship his creator as he sees fit. If one word could accurately describe the greatest frustration, the greatest problem and concern of those in the aviation business, that one word would have to be maintenance. Without parts in store for repairs, without skilled mechanics, technicians and maintenance control personnel, within a remarkably short period of time, not a single aircraft would be able to fly for lack of repair. There would be no sorties, there would be no aircraft carriers, there would be no Navy. The number of men needed for this most vital segment of the aviation team is, to say the least, staggering. From storekeepers to maintenance controlmen, from metal smiths to jet engine mechanics, not one of those men is expendable. If teamwork is needed anywhere to ensure the success of Bonnie Dick ' s mission, it is in the overall maintenance effort. ■ m u ' ' MBSJIb v t 1 1 M ' I Wdd: Squadron and other airdale personnel perform various repairs on downed aircraft, issue and receive repair parts. Some of the parts carried in the storeroom are small, some large; repairs made are sometimes simple, sometimes complex ... all are important. i ' L i v From installing a new tailpipe in an A-4 Skyhawk jet, to inspecting a Buddy store or electrical circuits, it ' s a never ending cycle. i ' 1 1 i v sl «H From first morning light ' til set of sun, a maintenanceman ' s work is never done. This windswept airfield is two hundred miles at sea, six hundred miles from the inland targets its aircraft have just destroyed. Because the aircraft can move and because others like it are at work in other oceans, it can deliver force or persuasion to eighty-five per cent of the earth ' s land area. miles a day, it can go into striking range in a few hours. Nowhere is there a target its aircraft cannot rcacii. Man remains as e er the measure. The pilots depend upon their own precise skills and just as fully on those who back them up. To the striking range of its aircraft is addeii the speed of the carrier itself. With a cruising range ol 500 e fff hours. id )is depend V on A A radarman in the carrier ' s CIC (Combat Information Center) tracks you all the way. Information reaches here from every part of the ship and from the ElB Willy Fudd , whose radar monitors all aircraft enroute to the target and serves as the carrier ' s early warning system. For the men on the carrier the war is still in some remote place. Yet there is anxiety here too. Sometimes it is tougher to wait than to fight. Nature is a kind of natural enemy to what is proposed here. That men can find this moving postage stamp airfield, that other men can plan their approach to the deck, that men can land here, that this can be done time after time in an environment of wind and wave and weather is remarkable. Over the years the role of the attack carrier has been a changing one. In this period of crises for one small nation the force of this weapon has been unleashed. In other instances it has not. It has allowed the United States to respond to the unexpected, to bring this weapon to the support of friends or to confront potential enemies. The attack carrier exists so these men who fly and fight might be effective. That this can be done is the miracle of men who regard each other as shipmates and professionals. Warpaint 515, Rocket Marshall on one zero radial at 20 miles, angels five. Expect approach time at 22. I ' he marshall controller ' s voice in CCA (Carrier Controlled Approaches) comes through the pilot ' s head phones lullaby calm as he gives each pilot in turn, approach, weather and current divert information. Rocket Marshall, Warpaint 515, I ' m in marshall. away. Then, like a hawk in search of prey, the marshall controller watches warily over his airborne charges — twelve of them - as they wait patiently for their turn to enter the glide path and begin final approach. On glide path, on center line :heck for a ball. Like slair-sleps lie stacks iIk-ii thousand led hi-hcr ihan ihe la pail ilc I, Now, less than three quarters of a mile from the ship, the pilot takes his eyes off the instruments in his cockpit, the first time since beginning final approach. His eyes focus on the meat ball, an amber colored light, flanked by green surrounded by red. I % Hawk, ball. State is two four. Is the ball centered in green indicating a correct angle of approach, or will he be greeted by flashing red, as wave-off lights telegraph unseen or unrealized danger, sending his jet screaming off into the sky to make another approach? Roger ball. Wind is thirty knots down the angle. The landing signal officer (LSO), takes control from CCA. Twelve aircraft later, another case three recovery is complete. The recovery is finally complete as the last A4 is snagged by the arresting cable. The aircraft is turned and given the thumbs up by the CAT Officer as the hit is recorded on the arresting wires. The Crash and Salvage crew watches as the last aircraft is spotted forward on the flight deck. For one pilot the day ' s work nears an end. Before the cycle can start again the aircraft that have just been recovered must be respotted on the aft end ot the flight deck. The pace is hectic as men and machine vie for space and right of way. The aircraft are checked and their status posted. The aircraft are pushed, pulled, turned and in a matter of minutes the job is complete. For the pilot there is still another stop before he can grab a bite to eat or lie down to rest. Post-flight debrief is waiting. Into a maze of flight charts, maps and intelligence materials the pilot enters to review his flight so the next pilot will be able to complete his mission. Target type, location, weather, communication frequencies, flight time, altitude, ordnance expended, aircraft problems and intelligence photos are amassed, deciphered and reviewed. For one group of pilots the day is ended. While the pilot is being debriefed the ship ' s photomates are fast at work carrying film cassettes from the flight deck to be processed by the ship ' s Flash Lab. Photo Intelligencemen from the ship ' s company and air wing take the finished product and closely scan each and every inch of film for possible enemy concentrations or hidden missile sites. No area is left uncovered for a missed anti-aircraft battery can result in a lost aircraft. i The approach of the carrier on board deHvery plane (COD), is a welcome sight for it brings mail from home, priority freight and occasional visitors. Mail handling is an all hands evolution, but is a job willingly accepted for every bag of mail carried from the flight deck increases the chance of a letter from home. Within minutes, outgoing mail will be loaded and on its way back. With this most vital supply of all, there is the reminder that no man is an island. Flying for weeks on end around the clock will consume thousands of tons of explosives and jet fuel. The men consume tons of beef, potatoes and fruit. Carriers on the line take brief moments to bring their food, fuel and ammunition resei-ves to capacity. Time is essential, men and machinery must be ready to get the job done. For the men on the bridge and the boatswain mates waiting on the sponsons the approach is critical. From the first, All shotlines over until, Secure from all starboard underway replenishment stations teamwork and training spell success. Supplies, ammunition and fuel air hr(iLit;lu on hoaic! IVoni all angles. Fuel and supply lines spring up .ilono [ c sides of the two ships. Helos are usini; llie Hij lil deek Aud ihe lie!.. pad to transfer Iheir share of the load. J ' A ' ' t Unrepping at sea is an all hands evolution. Men on their off hours lift, tug and pull the supplies. From the hangar deck to the lowest magazine and supply store- room men make up the supply lines that get the job done fast. There isn ' t time to socialize while the two ships are linked together or a fresh load is brought over evers ' 45 seconds. No matter how modern or advanced ilie systems are on board the ship, times haven ' t changed mucii. Men are siill needed to carry tiie powder. After the two ships break away the job is still far from completed. There are still tons of material to be stowed and the cleaning process will take hours. A bright spot in every day is cicamip time. Salt water and the traffic of hundreds of feet tend to leave even the tightest ship dirty and in need of repair. No matter how unpleasant the job is, it is a job that must be done. Seraping and cliipping paint Irom bulkheads, greasing spanvvires for Unreps and sanding the knile edges of watertight doors are all tasks for Men of the Deck. ' 1 Sweepers man tlieir brooms, moppers man tlieir swal)s and |)olishei-s man llieir buffers. On the day of zone inspection tile one lliought in everyone ' s mind is to make the space look i;ood and hope thai il meets witii liie inspecting officer ' s approval. A familiar sight aboard the Bonnie Dick are the ship ' s seagoing Marines. A separate detachment, assigned to the Weapons Department, it provides a Marine Coips unit which is organized, trained and equipped for operations ashore, and it provides for the internal security of the ship. Whether it ' s administering the ship ' s brig, providing personnel for the rendering of honors and the conduct of formal, official ceremonies, forming the honor guard color guard or forming the nucleus of the ship ' s Landing Party Rifle Company our Marines are always ready. In addition to their everyday routine, the Marine Detachment accomplishes a comprehensive training program to prepare each Marine for his part in the Coips ' primary mission — combat ashore. Physical training, close order drill and an extensive and varied course in military subjects contribute significantly to maintain this Force in Readiness. I As the end of a sixteen hour day comes to a close men fall into their racks in preparation for another day tliat will come all too soon. For some it will be a night of rest, lor others it will be a long night of careful vigilance — for no one knows when the call will come. One day during each line period the planes on the flight deck make way for the sailors. Stand- down Day is a day of fun in the sun. No matter what your particular enjoyment might be there is plenty to do; for some it is softball, for others it is a Smoker and for still others it is a chance to add a little more sunburn to last year ' s tan. H i a ' ,|ii. AJ The cycle begins. Day after day at sea becomes a steady routine of Unreps, Flight Operations, ammunition handling and respotting aircraft. I i iSF K ti ■ eBHBP ' 1 ' ' it iUfT jj • ' - ' ! SM Whether it ' s chipping tile, swabbing the deck, making equipment checks, painting or typing the Plan of the Day work goes on twenty-four hours a day. No matter how difficult or trivial it may seem each job when added to the total picture becomes an integral cog in the machinery of the ship and its mission. The future of BON HOMME RICHARD is still unknown, whether she will become a permanent member of the nation ' s mothball fleet or be called to active duty again, no one can say. No matter what her future may be she will always remain in the thoughts of the men who have served aboard her. Let us hope that her spirit and heritage will always remain in the hearts and minds of our countrymen. FA DAVID LEE MORRIS EA 9 APRIL 1970 LTJG LLOYD G. HOWIE VF-53 15 MAY 1970 CDR DEAN E. KAISER VF-53 14 JUNE 1970 This book is dedicated to all those who have given their lives while serving aboard USS BON HOMME RICHARD aikas . SAN DIEGO San Diego— our home port. For most of us aboard BON HOMME RICHARD, this city is our home away from home. Although many of us come from home towns as far away as Caribou, Maine, San Diego certainly looks good when returning from seven months of duty in the Western Pacific. The Navy and San Diego have been friends for a long time. Beginning at the turn of the century, and continuing from then, the Navy and San Diego have expanded together. The city has developed particularly fast in the past few years with high rise buildings changing the skyline daily. New hotels and office buildings are springing up constantly and the city administration likes to refer to San Diego as the city in motion. San Diego is rich in Spanish culture. Spanish architecture is evident everywhere including the Mission San Diego de Acala in Mission Valley and the California Tower in Balboa Park. An almost unlimited variety of activities are available to the Navyman in San Diego. Balboa Park, one of the most beautiful parks in the country, offers a number of museums, an art gallery, and is the home of the San Diego Zoo, the world ' s largest collection of wild animals. I Pi , li y :M mr mf r Nearby Mission Bay provides beaches for swimming and boat facilities for sailing, motor boating, and water skiing. Sea World, one of two oceanariums on the West Coast, is also located in this aquatic playground. Only ten miles to the north is La Jolla Shores, one of the best beaches in the Far West and the site of yearly- championship surfing contests. Major League sports have grown tremendously in the last few years. San Diego Stadium in Mission Valley is the home of the National Football League San Diego Chargers as well as the National League baseball team, the San Diego Padres. At International Sports Arena, major league basketball is found in the form of the National Basketball Association San Diego Rockets and minor league hockey in the form of the San Diego Gulls. San Diego is close to nearly everything. Not far to the east are the mountains and only a little further is the desert. Only forty miles to the north is Palomar Observatory, where visitors are allowed to obsen ' e the world ' s largest telescope. A 90-minute drive on the freeways to the north will lead you to Disneyland and the world ' s most famous amusement park. No matter where you go in San Diego, y( an abimdance of things to see and do. sjiimaii It was a beautiful day when we steamed into Pearl Harbor on a sunny afternoon in mid-April. On one side, and very close, we could see the Arizona Memorial, and on the other, far away. Diamond Head. In the distance ahead of us, the tall volcanic mountains sheltered the sprawling city of Honolulu. Right away we noticed the tropical splendor that annually attracts thousands of tourists to this island playground: the tall graceful palm trees, nodding ever so slightly in the gentle ocean breeze; and above all, the people of Hawaii. We saw Hawaii as it is: a mixture of East and West, a place where people from both sides of the Pacific meet and mingle. We saw many things during our three idle days in Honolulu. Some of us went on a tour of Oahu, some wandered through the many shops and tourist attractions. There was the famous Punchbowl Crater where over 19,500 soldiers lie at rest in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. There was breath-taking Nuuanu Pali Look- out, where you could behold a panoramic view of the spectacular valleys and high ridged cliffs. We looked upon Blow-Hole, the famous geyser that isn ' t always very cooperative with the tourists. Hawaii --The Pearl of the Pacific Many of us walked along the sands of VVaikiki Beach delight the bikini-clad girls. Others of us passed the day browsing through the International Market Place where splendid Polynesian products from all over the Pacific are displayed in small, cluttered shops. If the typical tourist sights didn ' t interest you there were many cars for rent that would take you to the outer limits of the island. After passing the metro- politan area you were welcomed by the beautiful Hawaiian landscape, the magnificent w aterfalls and colorful rain forests. Of course not everything about Hawaii was good. The high prices made you cringe and some of the areas of downtown Honolulu were smartly steered awa We felt just a touch of the enchantment and romance of old Hawaii. Some of us will want to return someday; others will never see Hawaii again. But for all of us. we have the memory. We can say we saw it once. pHiLiPPines Subic Bay our Western Pacific ho me away from iiomc-at least during a normal rotation cycle we seem to spend more time there than we do home-is a land of remarkable extremes. Nowhere in the Pacific can a quarter buy so much or go so fast. Noise and excitement; peace and quiet; squalor and beauty all describe the Republic of the Philippines. From the hustle and bustle of modern Manila to the neon lighted jungle of Olongapo, the fantastic contrasts of the Philippines are always present. There are many remote areas of exceptional beauty, hosting waterfalls, palm trees, exotic birds, flora and tropical fruits. Pagsanjan Falls and Baguio City arc lan half a day ' s journey from Olongap ,vo sue), phu, nd Subic Bay, While shooting the rapids at Pagsanjan Falls in two-man, native-made banca boats, vine covered towering cliff walls, chattering monkeys and waterfalls give the adventurer a fccHng of being on a safari somewhere in the heart of the Amazon or African jungles. Baguio is quite civilized, but no less beautiful. Nestled amid pointed peaks and surrounded by valleys filled with a smokey hue the cool climate, stillness and relaxing calm of this friendly little mountain city are welcome relief from the everyday pressures of the space age and twentieth century world. Contrasts and contradictions, breath-taking beauty and impoverished conditions ...yes, this is the Philippines. - - vT ii If staying close to the ship is your bag, Olongapo City is always nearby. Olongapo City is, to say the least, an experience. The entire economic structure and financial well- being of the city is dependent upon the American sailor and what can be extracted or extorted from him. Everyone is trying to sell him something: liquor and personal pleasures first and then anything else he can be tapped for on the side. The motto of the merchants, if they had one, might be something like this. A fool and his money are soon parted, but the sooner the better, and, We try harder. Should a fool need help there is always someone nearby who is more than willing to lend a helping hand. In this teeming metropolis of bars and jeepneys, if someone isn ' t trying to sell you something, someone else is trying to pick your pockets, take you to someplace you don ' t want to go or give you a shoe shine you don ' t need. Hong Kong ... a British Crown Colony located in the South China Sea. Consisting of 236 ishuids and islets . . . The guidebooks are full of interesting facts about Hong Kong. They tell of tlie view from ' icloria Peak, the sporting activities, the nigiit life, and of course, the fantastic shopping. Hong Kong is all of these things, and more. Hong Kong is a crossroads of cultures. Ancient Chinese customs thrive amid the high-rise buildings of a modern city. The business district is like that of any large Western city, but along the side streets and alleys are the little Chinese shops with their baskets of rice and small quantities of meat and fresh vegetables . . . the supermarkets for the Chinese populace. In the harbor, the junks, the floating homes of the water people, mingle majestically among the huge merchant ships of the world ' s trading nations, in sharp contrast t Macao. sleek hydrofoil ferries that shuttle to A walk through ihe Wanchai districi is an education. Day and night the streets of the bar district are filled with people, a few hurrying here and there, but the maj(jrity just browsing through the myriad shops and bazaars. Touts are everywhere, urging the tourists to see this or buy that. You learn quickly to ignore them, for the slightest bit of interest brands you an easy mark. Many of the smaller shops are family-owned, and it ' s not unusual to see a small child on the doorstep with his rice bowl. Photographing him is another matter. The Chinese believe that a camera captures the soul as well as the image. A few, particularly the rickshaw coolies, encourage photography for a price, but even they are likely to turn away from the camera just as the shutter is snapped. , L i« Ji. J. - I w (i Although large ferries carry most of the traffic between Hong Kong and Kovvloon, a much more interesting mode of travel is the Walla Walla. It ' s a small boat which looks not unlike a pig plowing through the water. We have it on good authority the name is derived from the original wallow-wallow ... a quite accurate description of the way the craft behaves in the water. Hong Kong is perhaps best known for its custom- made clothing industry. You can ' t walk into a shop and pick up a shirt from the shelves. You ' re measured for it; it ' s sewn to your measurements, and you pick it up later. Of course, there are the reputable and not-so- reputable tailors in abundance. The trick is to determine the difference before you buy. If you make the proper choice, you can build up a fine wardrobe at a very modest price. A shopper ' s paradise is the only way to describe the many shops and stores that line the streets of the central business district. Whatever yoiu- taste. frt)m clothing to cameras, you ' ll find it in the Crown Colony. Hong Kong is unique. The unusual sights and peculiar smells blend to form an atmosphere unequalled anywhere. But try to describe it to someone who ' s never been there. It ' s . . . well . . . it ' s just . . . you know . . . it ' s Hong Kong. J M A Masterpiece of Scenic Delights apan Our one brief visit to Japan started from the Repair Facilities at Yokosuka and stemmed out in all directions. For some it was a brief trip to Kamakura to take an endless stream of pictures at the Hase-Kannon shrine and the giant Buddha, for many it meant a trip to Tokyo to shop and take in the nightlife, and to others it meant Atami, Enoshima, Kyoto, Nikko, Hakone and Osaka and EXPO ' 70. For us Japan was running from one place to the next trying desperately to fill every minute with something new and different— whether it was learning that little phrase in Japanese or spending our last Yen to buy that silk kimono we just had to have. To us Japan was the old mixed with the new— the pastel beauty and the ancient dignity. Natural Beauty and a way of Life m A Jungle of Neon Heralds a Showcase Day or Night COMMANDER CARRIER DIVISION ONE Rear Admiral Martin D, Carmody, Commander Carrier Division ONE, hails from San Jose California. The admiral received his degree from San Jose State hefore entering the Navy in October 1941. He received his commission and was designated a naval aviator at Coi pus Christi, Texas. During the early years of World War II, Admiral Cdimody served with Scouting Squadron 10 aboard the USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6) m 1942 and 1943. He participated m the battles of Santa Cruz, Guadalcanal cind Rennell Island, The admiral ' s second war cruise found him with Bombing Squadron EIGHT aboard USS BUNKER HILL (CV-I?). He served as executive officer of the squadron and participated in all major carrier operations from March 1944 through December 1944. In 1945 Admiral Carmody was assigned as executive officer of Bombing Squadron 98. A year later he took command of B-94 until ordered as assistant operations officer on the staff of Commander Carrier Division THREE. After a two-year tour with the staff, the admiral attended the Naval Line School at Newport, Rhode Island, in 1948 and 1949 and was subsequently assigned instructor duty with the NROTC unit at the University of Louisville. In 1951, he became operations officer of AEW Squadron VC-11 and a year later was named com- manding officer of Fighter Squadron 124 operating from the USS ORISKANY (CVA-34) in the Korean War In the summer of 1953, Admiral Carmody was ordered to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations as head of the Attack and Training Aircraft Require- ments Section. After a two-year tour of duty, he reported to the staff of Commander Fleet An Alameda as operations officer. Admiral Carmody took command of Carrier Air Group EIGHT in June 1957 operating from the carriers USS RANGER (CVA-61) and USS FORRESTAL (CVA-59) operating in the Atlantic. In 1958 he returned to OPNAV as Head of Fleet Air Training. In January 1960, Admiral Carmody reported to the USS ORISKANY as executive officer while the ship was operating in the Western Pacific. A year later he returned once again to Washington where he was manager of all attack aircraft programs in the Bureau of Naval Weapons. In 1962 he moved back to OPNAV as Head of Aviation Requirements Branch. In October 1963, he reported as commanding officer of the refrigerator ship ZELIMA operating with the Seventh Fleet until February 1965 when he took command of the attack carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CVA-63) and operated as Commander Task Group 77.6 in Southeast Asia. Once again the admiral returned to Washington where he worked foi the Chief of Naval Material. Promoted to flag rank in 1968 he was named Director, Electronic Warfare and Tactical Command Systems Division in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Admiral Carmody took command of Carrier Division ONE in September 1969 while the staff was temporarily shorebased at the U.S. Naval Air Station, North Island, San Diego, California. Among the admiral ' s many decorations are two Legions of Merit, three Distinguished Flying Crosses, the Bronze Star with Combat V, nine Air Medals, three Presidential Unit Citations and one Navy Unit Citation, RADM M. D. Carmody I ' ( CCD-1 CHIEF OF STAFF Captain Davis graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1943. He served aboard the battleship USS NEW YORK (BB-34) during World War II. In 1946 he received his wings and in 1948 deployed with Fighter Squadron 74 aboard the carrier USS MIDWAY (CV-41) to the Mediterranean. From 1948 to 1950, the captain was a flight instructor at the Advanced Training Command, Corpus Christi, Texas. Con- tinuing his duty as a flight instructor, he went to Nellis Air Force Base for exchange duty with the Air Force in 1950-51. He then joined Air Development Squadron Five in 1951 as a project pilot. In 1953 he became operations officer for Fighter Squadron 191 aboard the carrier USS ORISKANY (CVA-34). After a three-year tour as project test pilot for Naval Aviation Test Command, Patuxent River, Captain Davis assumed command of Fighter Squadron 174. In 1958-59 Captain Davis attended the Armed Forces Staff College. For the next two years, the captain served as project officer for the F-4 Phantom in the Bureau of Naval Weapons. During this time he established a world ' s closed course speed record in the Phantom. From 1961-62, he attended the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. Following a 16-month tour as executive officer aboard the carrier USS CORAL SEA (CVA-43), Captain Davis joined the staff of Commander Naval Air Force Pacific Fleet as Force Training Officer. Following command of the USS TALLEDEGA (APA-208), Captain Davis was ordered to the Pentagon, where he served as Director CNO Flag Plot. Captain Davis then became commanding officer of the attack carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CVA-63). December 1, 1969, Captain Davis reported to Commander Carrier Division One as chief of staff. Captain Davis holds the Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross and Navy Commendation Medal among his decorations. Captain Davis and his family reside in the quarters at the Amphibious Base, Coronado, California. CCD-1 OPERATIONS OFFICER Captain K. A. Burrows, Carrier Division ONE Operations Officer entered the Navy through the Aviation Cadet Program in July 1945. Born in Iowa Falls, Iowa, the captain spent two years in the V-5 and V-12 programs at Doane College m Nebraska and at Notre Dam e before entering pre-flight at NAAS Ottumwa, Iowa. In March 1947 he went to Corpus Christi, Texas, for four months of primary flight training followed by five months of basic flight training at Pensacola, Florida, and six months of advanced flight training at Jacksonville. In June 1948 he reported to Fighter Squadron 113 in San Diego, California, flying the F-8F and F-4U during the Korean War. Pensacola, Florida as a flight instructor for two years before reporting to the USS CAPE ESPERANCE (Cue-88) as CIC Officer. After a two-year tour aboard ship he reported to Fighter Squadron 112. He left there in May 1957 and reported to Northwestern University for duty under instruction where he received a bachelor of science degree in eduction. In April 1959 Lieutenant Commander Burrows attended the Naval War College for a year before reporting to the staff of Commmander Carrier Division SIX as Anti-Air Warfare Officer. In September 1962 he joined Attack Squadron 44 as a replacement pilot then moved to Attack Squadron 172 as executive officer in February 1963. He took command of VA-172 in December 1964. Commander Burrows then became Commander Carrier Air Wing 10 embarked in the USS INTREPID (CVS-11). He made two cruises, both of which were to Southeast Asia where he flew over 150 combat missions. In February 1968 Comniander Burrows moved to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operation. Captain Burrows joined Carrier Division ONE m March 1970 as Operations Officer. CCD-! f COR Sctii CDR He ENS La™ ' LTJG TMi tswiK. LC Wis, COR Captain K. A. Bl CCO-l h TN Ctui, CVN3 Aro Blrlalong SD3 Cortt fFC McG ■ ' ley, SO CCD-1 Front Row (L-R); CDR Bozell, CDR Schultz, CDR Hardy. CDR Dowse, CDR Reynolds. Second Row ENS Logan, ENS Lamar, LCDR Morgan, LTJG Wimbush, LTJG Thor, LTJG Rusing, LT Barker, LT Lawler, LCDR Nelson, LTJG Ivory, LCDR Mills, CDR Miller. LCDR Nave. CCD-1 Front Row (L-RI; PN2 Rape, YNl Crews, EN1 Young, QM 1 Adams, JOC Rothgeb, YNC Dedek, SDC Pedrosa. PTl Nagorney, RMl Streton, BM2 Janow, Second Row: QMSA Childers, QM2 Van Dyke, PT3 Nicoletti, YN3 Barber, QM2 Cockrum, RIV12 Pederson, RM2 Dossey, YN2 Bunch, QM2 Reynolds, YN3 Lawler. CCD-1 Front Row (L-R); SD3 Ortega, TN Cruz, DM3 Reams, QM3 Bunnell, CYN3 Aronson, RMl Logsdon, SK3 Spurway, SN Combs, SA Foerg, SD3 Barlalong. Second Row: TN Bautista. SD3 Cortez. CPL Ellis, LCPL Lang, PFC McGregor, CPL Reyna, PFC Pixley, SD3 Adaiar. TN Saura. SD2 Valdez. COMMANDING OFFICER Captain Dickson W. Alderton, commanding officer of the attack carrier USS BON HOMME RICHARD (CVA-31), was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on June 13, 1922, the son of Mr. and Mrs. George S. Alderton. He attended Michigan State University at East Lansing for one year before entering the Naval Academy in 1941. He was graduated and commisssioned an ensign June 7, 1944 as a member of an accelerated program. He achieved the rank of Captain July 1, 1965. Ensign Alderton ' s first command was the battleship USS INDIANA (BB-58) where he served until September 1945. He then reported for flight training at Pensacola, Florida and Corpus Christi, Texas Naval Air Stations, and was designated a Naval Aviator March 7, 1947. Lieutenant (jg) Alderton joined Fighter Squadron Two-E and was subsequently transferred to Composite Squadron Twelve in July 1948. After four years of flight experience, he became an instructor at the Glenview, Illinois Combat Information School. In April 1953 he was ordered to the USS ORISKANY (CVA-34) for duty afloat as combat information center assist- ant. Detached from ORISKANY in August, 1954, Lieutenant Alderton returned to flight duty with Fighter Squadron 192. He left VF-192 in December, 1955 for further aviation duty as a project pilot at the Naval Air Facility, China Lake, California, where he remained until August, 1957. After a year and a half of instruction at the Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama and the Air Intelligence School, Washington, D.C., he became commanding officer of Fighter Squadron 193. Commander Alderton ' s next assignment was to USS BON HOMME RICHARD as combat information center officer. In July, 1963 he assumed command of Attack Carrier Air Wing Nineteen. Commander Alderton became program director for development of the A-6A Intruder and A-7A Corsair II in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. He remained in Washington, D.C. to attend the National War College in August, 1965. Captain Alterton became skipper of the store ship USS VEGA(AF-59) in August, 1966 and is entitled to wear the Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon awarded to his ship during her tour of duty in Southeast Asia. In November, 1967 he joined the staff of Commander Carrier Division One as operations officer. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and is entitled to wear a star on his Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon for duty aboard the USS RANGER (C A-61), flagship of Carrier Division One. Captain Alderton also holds the American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with four stars. World War II Victory Medal, Navy Occupation Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal. Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, Vietnam Service and Campaign Medals. Captain Alderton is married to the former Barbara H. Ballard of East Lansing, Michigan. They have three children, Karen Louise, James Dickson and William Robert. The Aldertons make their home in East Lansing. CHANGE OF COMMAND JUNE 2? 1970 COMMANDING OFFICER Frank T, Hemler was born in Cleveland, Ohio, August 13, 1922, the son of Mr. and Mrs. F.J. Hemler. He graduated from Shaw High School in East Cleveland in June 1940. He enlisted in the Navy while attending Purdue University, and continued his studies there under the V program. After leaving Purdue, he attended the U.S. Naval Academy and was commissioned an Ensign December 20, 1944. He reached the rank of Captain April 1, 1966. Captain Hemler first served in the Tin Can Navy aboard the USS MCNAIR, USS ABBOTT, USS ERBEN and USS BUCKLEY. In 1947 he was selected for, and attended flight training at NAS Pensacola and NAS Corpus Christi, and was designated a Naval Aviator April 19, 1949. After two years of flight experience with VC-33, he attended the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School and later M.I.T. where he was awarded a Master of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering in June, 1954. Following two years with Carrier Air Group ONE and Attack Squadron 12, Captain Hemler joined the Propulsion Branch of the Office of Naval Research, where he served as the Navy representative on the NACA committee for propulsion and then on the NASA committee for propulsion. Captain Hemler is noted for his experience in the fields of turbines and space power plants. Captain Hemler attended a one-year Command and Staff course at the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island. In 1960, Captain Hemler began a combined tour at the Naval Electronics Laboratory, the Fleet Computer Programming Center, Pacific, in San Diego. Captain Hemler was in charge of installing the original Navy Tactical Data System at a shore activity. In 1962 he joined Attack Squadron 212 as Executive Officer, and was named Commanding Officer the following year. He next served aboard USS ORISKANY (CVA-34) as Air Operations Officer and later Executive Officer. His next assign- ment was with the Staff of Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla SEVEN, assisting with policies for simultaneously operating several ships having the Navy Tactical Data System. Immediately prior to coming to BON HOMME RICHARD, Captain Hemler was Commanding Officer of the attack stores ship USS UNION (LKA-106). He is authorized to wear the Bronze Star (two awards), the Navy Commendation Medal and the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with four battle stars, the Air Medal and the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon. Captain Hemler also holds the American Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the Occupation Medal with Asiatic and European clasps, the China Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal (two awards), the Vietnam Service Medal with three campaign stars and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal with Device (1.960-) as well as the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. Captain Hemler is married to the former Arlene Fitzgerald of Baraboo, Wisconsin. The Hemlers have five children. The eldest two sons are both in the Navy. The Hemlers make their home in Coronado, California. CAPT Frank T. Hemler ■k ig| n a - . = x!s e m . ,_ ■ ir •• . . rm 1 -:i 1 . 1 t ' . 1 ji fv ' ' l r - - H v 1 u ? -w . • ' % EXECUTIVE OFFICER Donald Earl Reh was born in Detroit, Michigan, January 14, 1924, the son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Earl Reh. He attended Michigan State University, earning a B.S. in business adminis- tration. Ensign Reh was commisssioned May 31, 1944 and designated a Naval Aviator in July of the same year. His flight experience included participation in the Philippines Invasion, operation in the China Sea and the invasion of Iwo Jima. Ensign Reh also took part in the first carrier attacks on the Japanese mainland. From February 1947 until December 1952 Lieutenant (jg) Reh served as a Reserve Pilot. Lieutenant Reh joined Experimental Squadron Two. as program coordinator in December 1952. He remained with Experimental Squadron Two until September, 1956 when he joined the NROTC unit at the University of Illinois as Naval Science Instructor. Lieutenant Commander Reh left the university of Illinois to attend General Line School. He reported to Attack Squadron 125 in June, 1960. In Nanuary, 1951 Lieutenant Commander Reh joined Attack Squadron 112 as Operations Officer and later. Executive Officer. After more than two years with VA-112 he reported to USS MIDWAY (CVA-41). In July, 1965, Commander Reh was appointed Officer-in- Charge of the Naval Aviation Maintenance Group, NAS Lemoore, California. He remained there until May, 1967 when he reported to Attack Squadron 195 as Executive Officer. One year later Commander Reh became Com- manding Officer of Attack Squadron 45. Commander Reh joined USS BON HOMME RICHARD (CVA-31) as Operations Officer in July, 1969. He became Executive Officer of the Bonnie Dick on 11 February, 1970. Commander Reh holds the Air Medal (two awards). Naval Unit Commendation (three awards). Naval Reserve Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Theatre Medal, Philippine Liberation Ribbon, and the Vietnam Campaign Medal. Commander Reh is married to the former Kathryn B. Gilmore of St. Louis, Michigan. They ha Timothy F., and Lisa A. The Rehs make their home in San Diego, California. Commander D. E. Reh four children, Stephen D., Karen M. N i I I ADMIN Sjffell Li: yN3 L Administrative Assistant LT F. E, Bittner Ship ' s Secretary CW02 R. S. Erskine X Front Row IL-R); LT Roy, LT Bittner, CDR Hardage, LTJG Levine. Second Row: SIM Gilson, JOSN Rasmussen, SN Walker, SN Faszer, SN Lagrasta, SN Shane. Third Row: J02 Uttormark, SN Tate, JOSN Karow, JOSN Crutchfield, JOS Ryan. SN Williams, SN Morgan. f i X Front Row (L-R): PC3 Sommers, YN3 Williams, YN3 Jordan, PC3 Currier, PCS Sieta, PCS Thomann, YN3 Hall, SN Trahan. Second Row: YN1 Henderson, ENC Center, LTJG Armstrong, LT Holt, LT Bittner, PCC Merkle, PCI Piatt. Third Row: SN Hall, SN Gandv, SA Lathrop, SN Robinson. A8E2 All love, m m Scho DC2G SN Kline, w, ABF Nofthingto Tk d Bo Enloiv, A( «M3 Sni X Front Row (L-R); LI3 Devitt Finley, YNC Panase, WOl Erskme Saffell, LI3 Larsen. Second Row Knowlton, SIM Wedeking, Marcussen, YN3 Yeakel, YN2 YN3 Lindeen, SN Ignatowicz, Carpenter, SN Carrick. V J X Front Row (L-R); CW02 Lyies, EMC Stephenson, LTJG Reiners, AMHC Woolverton, PNCS Brasmgton Second Row: PNSN Proctor, PN2 Luman, PN3 Porter, PN1 Hansford, PN2 Gibson, AE1 Moran, PN3 Pratt. Third Row: PN3 Schunnacher, PN3 Nelson, SN Nelson, PNSN Garner, PN3 Widhalm, PNSN Neale. X Front Row (L-R); EM2 Deleon, ABE2 Atchley, PR2 Nelson, ABH1 Love, BM1 Melton, ABCS Rossignol, BMl Schott, AS1 DoweM, MM2 Cady, DC2 Garcia. Second Row: SN Whitley, SN Kline, SA Griffin, SA Gilbert, SN Rose, ABF3 Frye, ABF3 Klinetob, PH2 Northington, BT3 Majors, A03 Cline. Third Row: AA Schmidkunz, AA Enlow, AQF2 Stockard, RD3 Schaible, ASMS Snell, ASH3 Kilcoyne, FTG3 Simons, EMFN Bettinger, BM2 Wade. Operations Officer CDR L.iVl. Kraft OPERATIONS |i Combat Information Center Officer CDR G. A. Murphy Air Traffic Control Officer CDR J. T. Abercrombie f jl ; ' Strike Operations Officer CDR K. I. Jurgensen p r ! 1?r M mj ¥ - OA Front Row (L-R); AG3 Meekins, AG1 Freeman, AGCS Goodiand, LT Daley, AG1 Williams. AG3 Swanson, AG3 Massa, Second Row: AN Monroe, AG3 Negley, AN MacLauchhn, AGAN Rapp, AGAN Pinneke, AN Kerns. 1 .,y A t ., OC Front Row (LR); AN Mcintosh, AN Clark, AC2 Jestice, AN Fruend Second Row: AC2 Ross, AC2 Scruggs, AC1 Gage, ACC Ray, LCDR Siegfried, ACC Menard, ACl Bayne, AC1 Mclntire, AC2 Flynn, Third Row: AC2 Stephenson, YNSN Dyer, YN1 Durham, AN Charles, AC2 Williamson, ACl Altord, YN3 Till, AC3 Spence. OE Front Row (L-RI; ETR3 Flaxman, SN Glass, SN Smith, ETI I3 Spence, ETNSN Alberson, ETR2 Moreno. Second Row: ETl Cargill, ETCS Davidson, ETC Smail, LT McCusker, ETC Russo, ETl Skora, Third Row: ETR3 Smith, ETR2 Winn, ETR2 Falcone, ETR2 Barcomb, ETN3 Rich, ETR2 Wixner, SN Dennis, ETR2 Ashlock, ETR3 May. OE Front Row (L-RI; ETR3 Mullins, ETR3 Cartwright, ETR2 Alger, SN Labbe, ETN3 Oliva. Second Row: ETN2 Soldow, ETC Dennis, WOl Rosenblatt, ETC Kirchner, ETN2 Havelka, ETN2 Bedell. Third Row: ETN3 Motz, ETN3 Gossage, ETR3 Goss, ETN2 Coombs, ETN3 Rogers, ETR2 Lobato OF Front Row (L-R); PTAN Bouley, PT3 Murray, PT2 Smith, SN Dinwiddie, AN Elster. Second Row: SN Hornyai, PT3 Weber, LT Merntt, PTAN Gage, SN Overbeck. Third Row: YNl Lamb, PT2 Boshell, PT2 Nielsen, PTAN Twombly, SN Shaw, PT2 Haremski. 01 Front Row (L-R); RD2 Jones, RD2 Lanthier, RD2 Mieszerski, LTJG Brown, LTJG Hammond, LT Wiltgen, RDCM Klasen, RDC Clarkson, RD1 Miller, RDl Crowe. Second Row: RD2 Ciaccia, RD3 Galante, SN Dublin, RD3 Bloodworth, RD3 Hemmerich, RD3 RIchter, RDSN Stingley, RD3 Kelley, RD3 Hamilton. Third Row: RD3 Deyerle, RD3 Lake, RDSN Leffingwell, SN Mosser, RD3 Beckman, SN Sohler, RD3 Creery, RD3 Kirchner. ' y ' y . -■ Ol Front Row (L-R); RD3 Marek, RD3 Gwyn, RD3 Shields, LCDR Houtchens, ENS Rasmus, RDC Andrade, RDC Lockwood, RDl Johnson, RD2 Johnsow. Second Row: RD3 GiMespie, RD3 Joliceour, RDSN Payton, RDSN Sipos, RD3 Young, RD3 Davidson, SN Hancock, SN Fuell. Third Row: RDSN Bullard, SN Williams, RD2 Moore, RD3 Blakeney, RDSN Wilson, SN Wilson, RD2 Jones. OL Front Row (L-R); SN Gandy, SN Griffin, LTJG Slotterback, RD3 Coe, Sl l Wilkins, AN Graunke. Second Row: SA Ried, SN Rayman, SN Lange, SN Wiggins, SA Gooding, SA Fnedt. |4.|l -ft OP Front Row (L-R); PH3 Buser, PH2 Marcom, PH2 Lueng, PHI Martinez, WOl MacAllister, PHC Quinn, PHI iVIarkowski, PH3 Styer, AN Gambrell. Second Row: PH3 Lowry, PH2 Ward, PH3 Powell, AN King, AN Miller, AN Winther, PH2 Saint, PH3 Shay, PH2 Coleman, PH2 Grouse, PH2 Northington, PH3 Blegen, AN Notley. OS Front Row I L-R); CT3 Bowers, CTSN Flack, CTSN Vanbeveren. Second Row: CT3 Zwiegel, CT2 Hausner, CT1 Gores, LT Mundell, CTl Crist. Third Row: CT2 Myers, CT2 Bricker, CT2 Nowlin, CTC Adams, CT3 McConnell, CT3 Gorman. LOCAL XMTR 1-7 o i Q CB f RM3T RMI H Reyfi, SN Grai SN Wl! i i COMM Communications Officer LCDR R. C. Muller CR Front Row (L-R); ENS Collins, ENS Ewing, LTJG Saunders, LCDR Thompson, LCDR Muller, LT Wilke, LTJG Goodin, ENS C alahan. Second Row: RMC Cartell, RMC Clark, RMCS Kahn, - ,1 Communications Traffic Officer LCDR G. D. Thompson t t t i Giant, s ' ' uiV, SI, CR Front Row (LR). CYN3 Pugeda, RM3 Taylor, RMS Allen, RM2 Olson, RMl Howard, RMl Castleman, RM2 Reyes, CYN3 Fisher, RMS Ernst, SA Dameron. Second Row: SN Williams, SN Grant, SN Topel, CYN3 Gallagher, SN Wells, RM3 Mercer, CYN3 Rice, SA Hemkel, CYN3 Trejo, RMS Yarberry, RMSN Barren. r CR Front Row (L-R); SA Miller, SA Ramos, CYN3 Barton, RM3 Lively, RMS Keeler, RMSN Allen, RMSN Carey, RMSN Russell. Second Row; RMS Drisgill, RM2 Harris, RMl Hillesheim, RMl Fisher, RMl Schultz, RMl Watson, RM2 Dopp, RM2 Chandler, RM2 Levai, CYNS Goodbody. Third Row: CYNS Legness, SN Vigil, SA Peyton, RMSA Dutton, RMS Orr, SN Stollis, SN Bishop, CYNS Irimata, SN Rowe, SN Dobey. CS Front Row (L-R); SMS Nolan, SMSN Lanman, SMSN Metcalf, SN Grant, SMSN Lawson, SMSN Reilly, SMSN Phifer. Second Row; SMSN Kusy, SMSN SMith, SMI Oder, SMCM Todd, SMI Albritton, SMS Brown, SMS Stearns. ENGINEERING EN3 Us Bow: FN Engineering Officer CDR A. T. Mclsaac Mam Piopulsion Asst. LCDR L. R. Micfielsen i ' EA Front Row (L-R); MM1 Barrington, LTJG Thrush, FN Bitner Second Row: FA Pegler, MIV12 Bath, IV1M2 Wolover, MM2 Deardorff, MM2 I I EA Front Row (L-R); MM3 Perez, FN McDonough, MM2 Mish, FA Young. Second Row: FA Foloris, FN Crowder, MMC Lynch, MM3 Vonholle, FA Enlow. Third Row: FN Nash, M(VI3 Sedberry, FA Norton, ENS Compson, MM3 Lee, FN Tuley, MIVIS Groves, MM2 Pippins, MM2 Livingston. EA Front Row (L-R); (VIIVI 3 Lattimore, IVI(VI2 Kelley, MMC Aldrich, EN3 Nelson, MMl Meehan. Second Row: FN Martin, MM2 Bass, FN Kebert, FN Vargas, FA Porter, FN Waddell, FN Siegler, FN Logan. EA Front Row (L-R): FA Hohn, MR3 Ingram, MRCS Frankenburg, MR2 Lalanne. Second Row: IV1R3 Butler, MR2 Ludwig, MR3 Zcncki, MRS Hodges, FN Sperring. BT3DI 8T2L Cooper, Peters, I EA Front Row (L-R); FN Zigler. EN3 Meadows, ENC Rabon, FN Weza, FN Martin. Second Row: FN White, EN FN Carson, EN3 Baker, MM1 Sowers, ENFN Harris, MM3 McMillen, EN2 Davis. EB Front Row (L-R); FN Kratzke, BT3 Weis, BT3 Fincher, LTJG Dhooge, BT3 Lowe, BT3 Lose, BT3 Gabrielson. Second Row: BT3 Mason, FN Arko, FN Babin, FN Taylor, FN Zutz, FA Ross, EB f, FAVod Caner, Stcondl fNtai Moses. EB Front Row (L-R); FN Briggs, BT3 Deblasio, BT2 Walker, BT1 Grace, BT2 Lawson, BT3 Gibbs, FA Serna. Second Row: FA Petty, FN Rizo, FN Cooper, FN Cochran, FN Pena, FA Peters, FA Powell, FA Apodaca. EB Front Row (L-R); MM2 Owens, BTl Lighty, MMI Donahue, BT2 Deperry. Second Row: FN Gallegos, FN Dahlen, IVIM3 Corcoran, BT3 Olsen, FN Van Merkensteyn, FN Painter. FNK« .TJGWooj!, ■3 GaJxieiW ' FN la. F EB Front Row (L-R); FN Collins, FA Yoder, FA Story, IV1M3 Hahn, BTl Carter, BT3 Dewitt, BT3 Hemisoth. Second Row: FN Smith, FN Warren, FN Daniels, FA Santos, FN Welder, FN Moses. EB Front Row (L-R); FA Sax, FN Belt, BT3 Crank, BT3 Maguire, FN Lind. Second Row: FN Dezsi, FA Tarin, BT3 Shorten, BT3 Silva, FA Soureka, FN Weiss, BTFN Skinner. EM2 « EMI Al Fernan EM3 W Butzke, EM2 Cla Davito . EB Front Row (L-R); FN Daniels, BT3 Simmons, BT3 Lenckus, BT3 Keith, BT2 West, FN Rivera. Second Row: FN Slaughter, BT3 Gillespie, FN Waits, BT3 Day, FN Pennington, FN Shipley, FN Gross, FN Strickland. 1 . ' .,. ' ' .? ' ,?t ;« EB Front Row (L-R); BT3 Spaulding, FN Bouton, BT2 Marquart, BT1 Arnold, BT3 Eschman, BT3 Nielson, FN Stamm. Second Row; FN Close, FN Pawlowski, FN Eckles, FN Stover, FA Wright, BT3 Gibson, FN Baker, FA Beers, FN Brent. EE Fm FNGera IC2Lew ICFN Crai EM3 Tru Robert Twkamp £M3Siij EE Front Row (L-R); EM2 Zarrilli, EM2 Seyler, IC2 McCarty, CW02 VanNess, LTJG Marsh, LT Everett, EMI Algoso, EM2 Hoffman, EM2 Fernandez, EM3 Malek. Second Row: EM3 Yokovonis, EM3 Chandler, EM3 Butzke, EM3 Sieveke, EM3 Walker, EM2 Claypool, EM3 Chronister, EM3 Davidson, EM3 Sciocchetti, FA Strong. 1 t t 1 1 1 1 EE Front Row (L-R); IC2 Reese, IC3 Stewart, IC2 Brodigan, EM2 Fojtik, EM2 Stegemoller, IC3 Cox, IC3 Davidson, IC2 DiNatale. Second Row: IC1 Lake, IC1 Sandburg, EMI Martin, EMCM Walker, EMC Moog, EMCM Vogltanz, EMC Gary. EE Front Row (L-R); FN Casanova, FN Gervacio, IC2 Meddaugh, IC3 Cox, IC2 Lew, IC3 Thompson, FN Newton, ICFN Crain. Second Row: EM3 Sarris, EM3 Trudell, EM3 McLellan, EM3 Robertson, EM2 Gisler, EMI Trenkamp, IC3 Drake, EM3 Moffet, EM3 Staggs, EM3 Spoor, IC3 Patten. EE Front Row (L-RI: EIVI3 Sandndge, EM3 Fuller, EM2 Santos, EMS Mixon, EM3 Copps. Second Row: FN DeHart, EM3 McGovern, EMFN Gardner, FA Bond, EM3 Cowdery, EM2 Davidson. Third Row: EMFN Bettinger. ll«3Ci EM Front Row (L-R); MM3 Allen, MM1 Bliss, LTJG Fontanier, MM3 Clark, FN Hair, Second Row: FN Vincent, FN Norton, FN Caldera, FN White. 7 , a EM Front Row (L-R); MM3 McCullough, MM3 Riebly, MM3 Demmers, MM3 Willism MM2 King, MM1 Cushman, MM2 Childress, MM2 Stuchell, MM3 Waters, MM3 Block. Second Row: FA Colbert, FN Willmont, FN Girley, FA Trieckel, FA Prusa, MM3 Walters, FA Caster, MM3 Dondero, IVIMS Raynor, FN Turner, MM3 Craven, MM3 Nelson, FA Nunez. ER F(i SFf3N m TfBd Ssiinijef . SF SFM3 EM Front Row ILR) MIVI3 Thomas, MM3 Reser MM2 G umpper, IVIIVI2 Wilson MM1 Wiesser, MMC Abad, MIVI2 Sova, MM2 Hooker, MIVI3 Sanders, MM3 Siefe r. Second Row: IVIM3 Swinney, FA Kim, MlVia Knight, Pl I3 Fields, FA Stevenson, FN Johnson, MM3 Coomes , FN Wolf, MM3 Ellis, FN Sander s, FN Berneking, FA Abbey, FA Terrell FN Robertson FN Barclay, MMFN Stewa rt, FA Can ion, FN Brady. 7 ' w. V Y ' !? w ' t r-ff - f , ? t ER Front Row IL-RI, SFM3 Lam, FN Molinar, SFC Waits, SFM3 HIadczuk, SFM3 Ruth. Second Row: SFP3 Liechty, FN Trumpe, FN Foss, SFM2 Clayton, SFP2 Webb, FN Starkey, FN Miller, SFM3 Molina, SFM2 Holder. ER Front Row (L-R); FN Conaway, SFP3 Nugent, FN Cuevas, FN Marriott, FN Truden, SFM2 Devine, SFMFN Saunders. Second Row; SFM3 Marquardt, SF1 Dowe, FN Taylor, FN Usry, SFC Benoit, LTJG Bradwell, SFM3 Reed, FN Barthuly, FN Thompson, FN Mata, SFM2 Mizell. T DC Damage Contiol Officer LCDR F. M. Harper Asst. Damage Control Officer LTJG J. D. Brotherton DC Front Row (L-R); DC3 Mattock, DC3 Jackson, DC3 Bailey. Second Row: DCl Brosier, SFC Pestana, LCDR Harper, LTJG Brotherton, W01 Davis. Third Row: DC3 Burrell, DC2 Shilling, DC2 Keister, DC2 Austin, DC2 Garcia. DC Front Row (L-R); FN Snyder, DCFN LaFaive, SN Lindley, FN Repasky, DCFN Schneider. Second Row: DCFA Montgomery, FN Peters, FN Bame, DCFN Whitelow, DCFN Marr. Third Row: FN Mass, FN Pilley, FN Tourville, DCFN Segawa, FN Locke. J V DECK Ship ' s Bodtswdiii WO-1 J. L. Daley First Lieutenant CDR W. H. Class 1st Front Row (L-R): S(M Odom, SN Spight, SN Morris, SN Hoxie, SA Pidilla. Second Row: SN Stein, BM3 Like, BM1 Pine, BMI Smith, BIVI2 Wilson, YN3 Strange. Third Row: SN Nielson, SN IVIeaiy, SN Holcomb, SN Hamm, SN Pluss, SN Gilbert, SN Stephen. 2i«) ' SN Spe Sianfo ' ii. LocW. Ma«ji«i.i SN « SiepP, SI Lewii . 1st Front Row (L-R); SN Farmer, SN Ackerman, SN Fillman, SN Riley, SN Hone, SN Mason. Second Row: BM3 Runyon, BM2 Patterson, BMI Foretic, BM3 Rach, SN Gorman, SN Boozer. Third Row: SA House, SA Finster, SA Schwartz, SN Bason, SN Lewitski, SN Parks, SN Smith, SN Ratliff. I i 2nd Front Row (L-R); SN Douville, SN See, BM2 Burns, LTJG Schroeder, BM3 Smith, SN Hendee, SN Reading. Second Row: SN Kessler, SA Pritchett, SN Crump, SA Delacruz. id Ffo SNBow Adams, i Himanijj; SAMc il SNSchros fiov,:SN 2nd Front Row (L-R); SIM Linngren, SN Speer, SN Nienaber, YNSN Stanford, SN Therman, SN King, SN Lockett. Second Row: SA Perez, SA Manglnl, SN Blackburn, BMl Majewski, SN Whitten, SN Heffner, SA Latson, SA Fyffe. Third Row: SA Reed, SA Stepp, SN Martin, BM3 Styles, SA Lewitzke, SN Green, BIVI3 Morgan, SN Massengale. ,•- 3rd Front Row (L-R); BM3 Noll BIV13 Sherbert, BMl Campbell, LTJG Hill, BM2 Daniels, BM3 Dillon, BM3 Blackburn, BM3 Reller. Second Row: SN Ramirez, SN Rausch, SN LeClair, SN Dugan, SN Pruyne, SA Suders, SN Brewster. Third Row: SA Fleshman, SA Defenbaugh, SN Seely, SA McClure, SN Dallaire, SA Gormley. 3rd Front Row (L-R); SN Marble, SN Boswell, SN Fee, SN Penman, SN Adams, SN Jones, SA Deer, SA Hernandez, Second Row: SN Deavens, SA McCullom, SN Ragan, SN Hamilton, SN Schroen, SN Rowe. Third Row: SA Fawbush, SN Ray, SA Johnson, SN Wait, SN Engelkes. K m 3 Barrifij AOC W AOI Bo ! AOlSi ! WEAPONS vVejponb Officer CDR J, R. McWilliam Ordnance Officer LCDR D. A. Yost WF Front Row (L-R); SA Degnan, SIM Franxman, SN Estrada, SA Hutsell, SIM Smith, SN Nichols, SN Parker. Second Row: GMG2 McCabe, GMGC Morns, GMCS Smith, FTGC Gray, LTJG Shaddock, FTG1 Twigg, GMGl Stewart, GMGl Harding, FTG2 Peek. Third Row: FTG3 Stewart, GMG3 Decker, FTG3 Wellman, FTG2 Moreland, GMG2 Steiner, GMG2 MacCambndge, FTG3 Griffith, FTG3 Hannan, FTG3 Minto, SN Thayer. Fourth Row: SN Henry, SN Beatty, FTGSN Linde, FTGSN Greengard, FTG3 Bukowski, FTG3 Ewing, SA Judd, SA Jones, SN Aronshon, SN Crawford, SA Estes. Wicklund WG Front Row (L-R): A03 Goetke, A03 Lienau, A03 Mesojedec, A03 Bunker, A02 Stumbo, A02 Jones, A02 Smith, A02 Dulin. Second Row: AOC Barrington, AOCS Westbrook, LT Kennebeck, WO-1 Burrows, AOC Allyn, AOC Thompson, AOC Daniel. Third Row: AOl Beckwith, A01 Wagner, A01 Borges, AOl Morgan, AOl White, AOl Swensen. WG Front Row (L-R); A03 Squire, A03 Mahoney, A03 Gilmo re, A03 Robertson, A03 Trosvig, A03 Pickens. Second Row: A03 McConomy, A03 Mariett, A03 Cram, A03 Farrell, A03 Miyashiro, A03 St. Martin, A03 Branton. Third Row: A03 Hower, A03 Musshorn, A03 Evans, A03 Wright, A03 Cunningham, A03 Woods, A03 WG Front Row (L-R); SA Lamay, AN Vanderbeck, AN Lamho, AN Runnels, AN Perkins, SN Barnett, AN Matteucci. Second Row: AOAN Crane, AN Hoey, AA Dodds, AA Smith, SN Wickiund, AN Heck. Third Row: AA Rose, AN Tuggle, AOAN Rising, AA Givens, AOAN Olson, AOAN Behan, AN Gow. WM Front Row (L-R); A03 Moore, A03 Roots, A03 Kennedy, A01 Lachapelle, LCDR Carnes, AOC Jewell, A03 Bakker, A03 Manfra. Second Row: A03 Sears, AN Huffman, AN Slay, AN Thompson, A03 Breuch, AN Hearrell, AQF3 Duncan. Third Row: A03 Edmonson, AQB3 Hoisington, AOAN Blake, A03 Danyo, AN Moreno, A03 Buckey. « Km SNPeckJ SN NjII . 5 Siarkey. WW Front Row (L-R); YN3 Wilder, GMT3 Gibson, GMT2 Hamilton, GMT3 Rettig, GMTSN Griswold, GMT3 Northam, GMTSN Hartleib, GMT3 Tanksley, GMTSN Sutton, GMTSN Shermerhorn. Second Row: GMT2 Janson, GMT2 Forrester, GMT2 Linstrom, GMTC Julian, LCDR Nucci, LTJG Griswold, GMTl Shively, GMT1 Ashley, GMTl Oswald, GMTl Varner, GMT3 Baldwin. Third Row: GMTSN Cawley, TN2 Macdonald, GMT3 Gault, GMT2 Elwess, GMT2 Bell, GMT2 Schmidt, GMT2 Walters, GMT2 Worford, GMT2 Shimming, GMT3 Cuadros. 6 im W5 Front Row (L-R); GMGl w r, Watkins, GMCS Dram, WO-1 Lopez, u ii,P GMGC Stalev, GMGl Rue, GMG2 L CPl h Knight. Second Row: GMG3 Keller, H. Se GMG3 Peterson, GMG3 Coffey GIV1G3 UCPL N Combs, SN Weatherspoon, SN Moore. HCP Thd Bo W5 Front Row (L-R): SN Wlanlev, SN Peck, SN Lancaster, SN Kirkland, SN Nally, SA Grant. Second Row; AN Starkev, SN Blair, GMGSN Faulkner, SN Smith, SN Lamho, GMGSN Turner. r fS % - -h ..Py , Q W7 Front Row (L-R); CPL Delacruz, L CPL Ludwig, PFC Alvarez, CPL Commins, PFC Yukon, CPL Sharey, PFC Monoz, PFC Satterfield, L CPL Acosta. Second Row; CPL Fredenburg, CPL LeBlanc, SGT Grabner, 1st LT Ballard, CAPT Alonzo, 1st SGT Westbrock, GY SGT Hegarty, SGT Larson, CPL Stish, CPL Dries. Third Row; L CPL Smith, PFC Koptish, PFC Brown, PFC Reichard, PFC Waddell, PFC Watson, PFC Hershan, CPL Bailey, L CPL Frazier, PFC Harris, PFC Baswell. N7 Front Row (L-R); L CPL Cambell, PFC Woods, PFC Garroutte, L CPL Kummer, PFC Horton, PFC Brady. Second Row; L CPL Olivarri, L CPL Nobles, CPL Wiker, CPL Petersen, SGT Walker, SGT Hill, SGT Scott, CPL Frasier, CPL Sethman, Third Row; PFC Strickland, PFC Begay, L CPL Wegehoft, PFC Scarborough, PFC Gullory, PFC Stitz, PFC Ryan, PFC Schweitzer, PFC Schdeider, PFC Price. I ! .. ■ I AIR Air Boss CDR N. V. Campbell Assistant Air Officer CDR A. G. Murdoch VI Front Row (L-R); AN Friemuth, ABH3 Lee, LCDR Stahl.WOI Morrison, ABHl Montz, ABH2 Stockemer, ABH3 Hopkins, AN Kruse. Second Row: AN Asian, AN Holt, AA Beaumont, AA Levine, AN Beaudin, AIM Gainey, AA IVliller, AN Cordill, AN Grossman. Third Row: AN Travelstead, AN LeBlanc, AN Coughlin, AN Siciliano, AN Towles, AN Scarborough, AN Farruggia. I VI Front Row (L-R); AA Smith, AN Borriello, ADJAN Arcari, ABH2 Clemens, AA Jones, AA IVlason, AN Winter, AN Santos. Second Row: AN Gray, AN Wuensch, AN Floyd, AN IVIobert, AA Murray, AN Stewart, AN Faulkner, ABHAN Hay, ABHAN Baumgartner, AN Lindberg, AA Loescher. i VI First Row (L-R): AA Annis, ABH3 Mulfinger, ABH2 Vogel, LCDR Stahl, W01 Morrison, ABHl Molchak, AN Duran, Second Row: AN Heliums, AA Waldron, AN Loncaric, AN Helms, AN Baumgarten, AN Decker, AN Merkle. Third Row: AA Myers, AN Nelson, AN Ciszewski, AN Miller, AN McGee, AN Kelly. -Ji;- r- VI Front Row (L-R): AA Claiborne, AN Cunningham, AN Andrade, ABH3 Sallee, ABH1 Wolfe, ABH3 Geer, ABH3 Hfldebrand, AN Williams. Second Row: AA Dudley, AN Miller, AN Swanson, AN Cranor, AN Peard, AN Gallardo, AN Voorhess, AA Pike. V2 Front Row (L-R); AN Davis, ABE3 Shelton, AN Van Dyke, ABEAN May, AN Emery. Second Row: ABE3 Zeilinger, ABE3 Hampton, ABE3 Tovar, ABE1 Sluder, LCDR Barnhill, ABE2 Thurman, ABE2 Lake, ABE3 DiCrispino, ABE3 Weatherstone. Third Row: ABEAN Rogers, AN Tyson, ABEAN Johnson, AA Lane, ABEAN Jackman, AN Tomlin, AN Edminster, AA Sumner, AN Cashman. V2 Front Row (L-R); ABEAN Sherbert, ABEAN Maguire, ABE3 Kyser, AN Fann, AN Morrow, AA Golubski, AZAN Quam. Second Row: AZ3 Radue, ABE2 Gulley, ABEC Knippers, LCDR Barnhill, ABEl Paniccoli, ABE2 Leece, ABE2 Sowie, ABE3 Barber, ABE3 Buffi. Third Row: ABE3 Boyer, AN Hunt, AN Garrard, AN Ostrander, AN Meredith, AN Meade, ABEAN Thirtyacre, ABEAN Sparr, ABEAN Thomsen, V2 Front Row (L-R); ABEAN Wright, AA Edmundson, AA Hazlewood, ABEAM Oaks, AN Vaughn, AN Peabody, AN Lee, AN Dekaye. Second Row: ABE3 Sgro, ABE3 Hilea, ABE2 Simpson, ABEC Spetter, LT Gildersleeve, ABE1 Irving, ABE2 Reidburn, ABE3 Conner, ABE3 Mackey. Third Row: AN Sumner, AN Strnad, AN Kensa, ABEAN Spanski, ABE3 Thomas, ABE3 Flack, ABEAA Monroe. ABE3 Woods, ABE3 Deal, ABE3 Camillo. V3 Front Row (L-R); AA Harjie, AZAN Ward, AA Miller, AN Watkins. Second Row: ABH3 Castellaw, ABH3 Cooper, ABH2 Strehle, ABHC Capitano, LT Porterfleld, ABH1 Sasser, ABH2 Landry, ABH3 Snow, ABH3 Littlefield, ABH3 Mitchell. Third Row: AN Herdon, AN Lavendusky, AN Weston, ABH3 Davidson, ABH3 Brown, ABH3 Lowery, ABH3 Pearson, AN Elliott, AN Cleaver, AN Renzi. V3 Front Row (L-R); AN Fejeran, AA Palmer, AN Hednck, AN Lindi, AN Giblin. Second Row: AA Ferrier, AA Balisteri, AN Bernicker, AN MacElroy, AA Marshall, AN Settles, AA Gray, AA Day, AN Puckett, ABHAN Namauu. Third Row: AN Fulton, ABHAN Lorenzo, AN O ' Neill, AN Lee, AA Lyons, AN Turpin, AA Cole, AN Lehmann, AN Brown, AN Rosie. t % f t t?t f t V4 Front Row (L-R); AN Olmo, AN Lively, ABF3 Newland, ABF3 Stemple, ABF2 Bregman, ABF2 Mitchell, ABF2 Davis, ABF3 Hazen, ABF3 Ladeveze, ABF3 Hunter. Second Row: ABFAN Cormican, AN Brinkman, AN Benskin, AN Edwards, AN Stone, AN Steinmetz, AN Schelich, AN Coen, AA May, ABFAN Carmichael, AA Gray, AN Hauckes, AA Carter, AN Toscano, AN Groff, AN Hennessy, AA Turner, AN Hahl. V4 Front Row (L-R); AN Griffin, ABF3 Nichols, ABF2 Brooker, ABF1 Dixon, CWO-2 Short, ABFC Byerley, ABF2 Balbin, ABF3 Catalano, ABF3 McCoy, ABF3 Kell. Second Row: AN Maze, AA Appieton, AN Dodson, AN King, AA White, AA Little, AN Behrens, AA Weidema, AA Mullaney, AN Woehrle, AA Clark, AN Jones, AN Giennie, AN Wortman, AA Roper, AN Baese, AN Wahoff, AN Wolzen. V5 Front Row (L-R): AN Cales, AN Mayfield, AN Faria, AG3 Patterson, AN Mcintosh, ADJ3 Laliberte, AZ3 Russo. Second Row: AKAN Ramirez, AN Halley, YN3 Rhodes, ABEC Hamrick, CDR Bruyere, CDR Campbell. LT Huber, AN Umberger, AN Piethman. Supply Officer CDR D. W. Searles SUPPLY S-6 Division Officer LCDR B.J. Roland SI Front Row (L-RI; AN Birkmeyer, SN Bosier, SN Shaw, SK3 Griffiths, SK3 Azbill, SN Aylward, SA Kruse, SN Griffin, SK3 Voight. Second Row: SN Dittmeyer, SN Billings, SK3 Maher, SK3 Cox, SKI Zimmer, SKI Weirich, SKC Mayes, LCDR Taube, SKC Villacarlos, SKI Felty, SfJ Skinner, SN McArdle, SK2 Faust. Third Row: SN Quig, SK3 Poteat, SN Jenkins, SK3 Washington, SN Dunn, SK2 Roff, SK3 Blauvelt, SK3 Smith, SN Breen, SK2 Hidalgo, SN Viggers,SK3 Smith. ..a ' S2 Front Row (L-R); CSSA Etter, CS3 Switzky, CS3 Ashby, CSS English, SN Veard, CS3 Boshart. Second Row: CS3 Leavitt, CSS Dunfe, CSC Billings, W01 Wooldridge, CSl Brewer, CS2 Ramsey, CSS Head. Third Row: CS2 Cocke, CSS Larsen, CSS Harris, CS2 Kopp, CSS Clemmer, CSS Cooper, SN Pierce, SN McWilliams. Fourth Row: CS2 Krause, SN Frazier, SN Barber, CSSA Faraca, CS2 Ayala, SA Harris, SA Pederson, CSS Lemar. S-2 Front Row (L-R); CSl Larsen.SN Morris, SN Buffin, SA Pannullo, SN Mullins, CS2 McCracken, CS3 Byrd. Second Row: CSl Hytche, CS2 Doise, CS2 Blllingsley, W01 Wooldridge, CSC Quigley, CS3 Camplese, CSl Davis, CSl Fajardo, CSS Balacaoc. Third Row: CS3 Hyder, CSl Marshall, CSS Lowe, CS2 Hayes, CSS Pakani, SKI Tester. S.2A ATANI f Frei SASnei SA Love AQFAN S-2A Front Row (L-R); AA Thompson, FN Sciocchetti, AN Johnson, AN Long, SN Parks, FN Mahon, FTG3 Steward. Second Row: AN Bowers, FA Sanchez, AN Casteneda, AN Bayles, AMHAN Jones, ATAN Golamb, AMSAN Anderson, TDAN Owmgs, AN Parnell, FN Tourville, ADJ3 Pillow, BMl Lacroix. Third Row: ADJAN Janus, FA Dolman, FA Hammond, ATAN Brace, SN Allensworth, AA Gamble, ACS Stephenson. 9i S-2A Front Row (L-R); FN Mudd,SA Pleasants, SN Barnett. Second Row: SA Watson, FA Ross, AN Harris, AN Anderson, FA Sigala, AN Moe, AA Turner, SA Hawks, AN Cloward, AN King. Third Row: AN Stowe, AN Silas, AA Brown, AMSAN Anderson, AN Richardson, PNSN Lopez, AMSAN Allen, AA Shepard, AEAN Gillespie, SN Harper, AA Bass, SN Ulvestaad. S3 SHI A CleiTtni, S-2A Front Row (L-R); FA Durham, ATAN Frensley, SA Guidry, AN Collard, ' SA Edwards, SN Billis, AN Chee. Second Row: AN Abes, SA Hammock, SFIV13 Johnson, A03 Buckey, AZAN Harris, FN Freeman, AA Alcover. Third Row: SA Sniegocki, FA Thompson, AA Keller, SA Lovelace, RDSN Leslie, ADJAN Bell, AQFAN Brazelton, AN Schuett, FA Williams, ADJAN Gleen, AN Grieb, AQFAN Culbertson r . -.i. , , 1 S-2A Front Row (L-RI; FN Toler, AN Patterson, PNSN Ray, ATRAN Ollerdessen, SN Music, AN Grooms. Second Row: FA Simien, SA Reed, BT1 Tucker, W01 Wooldridge, AMH3 Greenlee, ATR3 Okakok, FA Tavenner. Third Row: FA Russell, FA Stelnbrick, AN Perry, FA Winn, SMSA Weaver, AN Moreno, ADJAN Sturges, AN Schuett, AEAN Potter, SA Stepp, AN Shaw. S-3 Front Row (L-R); SN Seabaugh, SHI Alarcon, LTJG Withers, SH2 Clements, SA Greer. Second Row: SN Peaslee, SA Haupt, SH3 Stevenson, SH3 Gerber. S-5 Fro ' S-3 IL-R); AN Sheriff, AEAN Beorb, AA Caesar, SHI Cooksey, AN Barnhart, AN Hyde. SD2 on tflllBOi.SI S-3 Front Row (L-R); SN Thomas SA Divalentino, SA Sleeker, SN Baltimore, SHI Young, SN Martinez, SA Leslie, SN Hampton, SN Kirkpatrick, Second Row: SA Scott, SA Tobey, SA Barnekoff, SN Roberts, AA Pediford, SH3 Lorch, SH2 Boiser, SA Pagel, SN Armstrong, SH2 Hayes. kff jj TjJiaFJu . . S-4 Front Row (L-R); DK2 Nelson, DK2 Nowack, DKC Crabe, LTJG Kronenberg, OKI Martin, DK1 DeNino. DK2 Rigelman, DK2 Yaneza, SD2 Paje. Second Row: DKSN Merkow, DKSN Lievense, SN Nash, DKSN Shrode, DKSN Nickel, SN Van Landingham, DKSN Van Landingham, DKSN Robins, DK3 Davis. S Froi N C390, AN Fit, AK3Kino, AK2l(iv •♦ S-5 Front Row (L-R); TN Antonio, TN lliria, TN Ramos, TN Josafat, TN Aglubat, TN Abad. TN Dela Cruz. Second Row: SD2 Daclan, SDl Famy, SD1 Clamor, SDC Douglas, LTJG Laterza, SDC Pansoy, SDl Caballero, SDl Hernandez. Third Row; SD2 Doneza, SD3 Patterson, SD2 Isia, TN Quebada, SD2 Desacola, TN Mendaros, SD2 Virata, TN Castro, SD2 Montano, SD3 Antonio, SD2 Ramos, SD3 Burgos, SD2 Romero, SD3 De Jesus, SD2 Villanos, SD2 Factura, SD2 Bernal, SD2 Doctor. S-5 Front Row (L-R); TN Carbonel, TN Delos Reyes, TN Patricio, TN Edralin, TN Mata, TN Soriano, TN Rodriguez, TN Catangay. Second Row: TN Villanueva, TN Sapiera, TN Look, TN Aguasa, TN Ramos, TN Fuentecilla, TN Baldonado, TN Dela Cruz, TN Cruz, TN Pimentel, TN Abastillas, TN Lacbain, TN Castro, TN Baylosis. S-6 Front Row (L-R); AN Humphries, AN Casto. Second Row: AK3 Riddles, AN Flemming, AN Yarns, AK3 Thompson, AN Charfauros. Third Row: AK3 Kmonk, AK3 Vincensi, AK3 Reed, AK2 Kay, AN Miller. S-6 Front Row (L-R); AN Williams, AN Marshall. Second Row: AN Bruff, AN Auld, AN Rudy, AN Dionne, AKAN Pearson. Third Row: AN Batson, AN Chatham, AK3 Grady, AN Sohlin, AK2 House. S-6 Front Row (L-R); AN McFarland, AKAN Bloxham, AK2 Williams. Second Row: AK1 Fruge, ADC Willibey, LCDR Roland, AKCM Schumacher. Third Row: AN Ott, AK1 Swankie, AK3 Cassidy. S-7 Front Row (L R); DPSA Selinger, DPSN Hartmann, DPSN Hunter, DPSN Stewart, DPSN Myers. Second Row: DSl Wagner, SDl Ross, LTJG Fox, DPC Gertschen, SN Olsen, DPSN Villa, DS2 Morris. Third Row: SN Schumacher, DP3 Best, DP2 Smith, DP3 Pierce, DPS Zell, DPSN David, DPI Aim. NAVIGATION S Asst. Navigator LCDR R. P. Miller Navigator CDR M. A. Patten DPSASelinier, HuiiW, DPSN Second Ro ' TJGFoi.DPC SN Villa, DS! I ifm . i]%ct,DP3 Front Row (L-R); QIV12 Priddy, QM2 Salmon, QMCM McGee, LTJG Brown, CDR Patten, LCDR Miller, QM2 Walbridg, YN3 Eppler, QM3 Pound. Second Row: SN McCorkle, QMSN Velotta, SN Weber, QMSN Belt, QMS Robinson, QMS Buchanan, QMS Havey, SN Herrmann, SN Martens, SN Boaze. Third Row: QMSN DeSantes, QMSN Newcombe, QMSN Green, SN VanKeuren, QMSA Cano, SN Scott, QMSA Klein, QMSN Timmons, QMSN Cox. lM-2 ' ' ASl f LTJoIWi ' AllHI « B «: ASt AIMD AIMD Officer LCDR G. L. Swarthout IM-1 Front Row (L-R); ADR2 Hastings, AZl Wyman, AZC Bingham, ADJC Ferrell, AFCM Fox, LCDR Rouse, AZCS Meinke, ADJC Mosack, ATI Beese, ATI Schlerf. Second Row: AK2 Simmons, AN Trice, AK3 Johnson, ADR3 Lloyd, AZ3 Delay, PI I3 Carroll, AZ2 Wong, ADJ3 Davis, AMS3 Capers, AN Rhodes, AN Smith, AN Jetten. Aircraft Maintenance Control Officer LCDR W. A. Rouse ASM2 Koi Maftin, ASM3 Ri IM-2 Front Row (L-R|;ASE2 George, AS1 Fisher, PRC White, ASC Hultman, LT Johnson, AMSC Adams, AMSC Cox, AMHl Abbott, ASM2 Wright. Second Row: ASl Maynard, AMS1 Christeson, AMSl Crest, ASl Deshotels, ADJl Drummond, PR2 Fuqua, ASE2 Hay. ' tl.- ' fi- if IM-2 Front Row (L-R): AN White, AMH3 Dodgen, ADR3 Cline, AMS3 Knorr, AN Rowe. Second Row: AN Kennedy, AN Aler, AN Clark, AA Hilton, AN Crenshaw. IM-2 Front Row (L-R); ADJ2 Lee, ASIVI2 Koza, ASH2 Kenyon, AMH2 Martin, AMH3 Drury. Second Row: ASM3 Robertson, ASM3 Knowles, ASM3 Baldwin, ASM3 Wozniak, ASMS Gruver. hi k IM-3 Front Row (L-RI; A03 Moriey, ATN3 Vogan, A03 Thomas, A03 Mlcklewright, ATN2 LaFranco. Second Row; ATR2 Moss, ATR2 Bruce, AOl Miller, ATI Cavanaugh, LCDR Harmon, ATI May, ATI Aymond, ATR2 Jackson, ATR2 Smolinski. Third Row: A03 Morris, A03 Prosch, ATN3 Brown, ATN2 Splain, AOAN Hansen, ATR2 Pillion, ATN3 Farrier, ATR2 Harper, A03Cowart. IM-3 Front Row (L-R); AQB3 Davidson, ATR3 Smith, ATNAN Menefee, ATR3 Mace, ATN3 Guild, ATN3 Ashbaugh, ATN3 Spellman, ATN2 Young. Second Row; ATR2 Quimette, ATR2 Kern, ATI Hubbard, ATC Thompson, LCDR Harmon, ATI Maxey, ATI Johnson, ATR2 Dubek, ATN2 Ford. Third Row; ATN2 Noll, ATR3 Miller, ATN2 Shaw, ATR3 Engebretson, ATR3 Hodges, ATN3 Eller, ATR3 Bear, ATNAN Ricker, ATR3 Henderson. c IM-3 Front Row ( LRl, AE AN Wood, AN Trimble, AN Brenner. Second Row; AE3 Fulkerson, AE2 Swanson, AE1 DeTienne, AEC Houghton, LCDR Harmon, AQC McAuliffe, AE2 Brock, AQF2 Anderson, AQF3 Pascual. Third Row: AE3 Castle, AQF3 Ryan, AQBAN Dagey, AQF3 Smith, AQB2 Downes, AE3 Scheble, AQB3 Wright, AE3 Walker, AE3 Pfingsten. J i ' Asst. Dental Officer LT R. A. Gould Asst. Dental Officer LT E. G. Sandell h r ' IBli It V ' H 1 - . D Front Row (L-R); LT Sandell, CDR Spearman, LT Gould. Second Row; SD3 Lagdao, DTI Shanks, DT2 Schlegel, DT3 Mattson, DN Dorr, DN Stell, DIM Simmons. ■i - Medical Officer LCDR R.P. Caudill MEDICAL Asst. Medical Officer LCDR T. E. Peters Front Row (L-R); HM2 Sheehy, HM2 Allen, HMI Rex, HM2 Swanson, HM2 Walker. Second Row: LT Halvorson, LCDR Peters, LCDR Caudill, LT Brown, LTJG Meaney. Third Row: HMC Lindberg, HMC Carlson, HMCS McCarty, HMC Kunreuther, HMI Cecil. Front Row (L-R); HN Rentena, HIM Wilson, HN Hanson, HN Coburn. Second Row: HM3 Girard, HM2 Phillips, HM2 Williams, HM2 Rajnic, HM3 Switzer. Third Row: HM3 Escobar, HM3 Marsh, HM3 Szabo, HM3 Tinch, HM3 Farrish. CVW- 5 Front Row (L-R): AZ3 Kennedy, YIM1 Calugay, SN Madore. Second Row: CWO-2 Barker, LT Halvorson, LCDR Vance, LCDR McDaniel, CDR Ellison, CDR Fitch, LCDR West, LT Brown, LT Brady, WO-1 Clark. Third Row: AMSC Wheetley, AMCS Behrendt, PNC Dietrich, AOCS Schlindwein, DKSN Reeves, YN2 Templeton, YN3 Turner, HM1 Joseph, DK2 IMowack. VF-51 Greer, A ADJ3W Flores, A A0J2 « Hijjins, A ADCS ee UFIaiii - AOJl Silvers, AC AMSANW Commanding Officer CDR T. A. Tucker Executive Officer CDR Tooter league Front Row (L-R); LT McGarvIe, LT Kellnger, LCDR Collicott, LCDR Williams, CDR Tucker, CDR Teague, LCDR Taylor, LCDR Vance, LT Lynch, LT Borich. Second Row: LTJG Ruffin, LTJG Arenskon, LTJG Burgess, LTJG Roach, LTJG Scott, LT Aubrey, LTJG Bradley. Missing: LT West. :tKm4 : lh «|it H Front Row (L-R); ATN2 Osborne, AE3 Mowery, AE3 Abbott, ATN3 Augustine, ATN3 Poston, AE3 Meece, AQF3 Chavez. Second Row: AE3 Green, AQF2 Anderson, AQF2 Tharpe, AEC Stone, AQC Burdin, ATC Kuhn, AQF2 Garrett, AQF3 Hernck, AQF2 Schumann, AQF3 Demski. Third Row: ATN3 Hageniers, AQ1 Bagnull,AT1 Free, ATN3 Williams, AE3 Miller, AQF3 Leipper, AE2 Wright, AQB3Beggs, ATN3Emerick. front Bon AN Smart, PNSN Gr: •toskorii, P Gardner ' AOI Moni , SN Aquino, ft Jelferion,; fiitone, SS Front Row (L-R); AN Murphy, AME3 Greer, ADJ2 Pfau, ADJ1 McKnight, ADJ3 Warner, AMS3 Strohecker, AMH2 Flores, AME3 Floreth. Second Row: ADJ2 Hach, ADJ2 Olson, AME3 Higgins, AMHC Hillidge, ADJC Palmer, ADCS Bell, AMHl Melia, AMH2 LaFlamme. Third Row: AMSAN Duran, ADJ1 Clarke, ADJ3 Tacosik, AIV1S2 Sievers, ADJ3 Renfro, AMH3 Henry, AMSAN Lake. k £ I A. a if Jr frfrff i Front Row (L-R); AQF3 Hartley, AN Bowers, SD3 DeJesus, AN Grabert, TN Gabraya, SD2 Esteban. Second Row: HM2 Creel, AE2 Rawson, AE1 Smith, AQF3 Bartlett, AQ1 Murray, AMHl Melia, ADJ2 West. I Front Row (L-RI; AEAN Loris, AQF3 Havener, AQB3 Richards, ASEAN Piantedosi, AA Yamano, A03 Morrison, AN Smart, AMS3 Muir, A03 Gerke, PNSN Grznar. Second Row: AZ3 Koskoris, PNl Epting, YN1 Jones, AOl Gardner, AMCS Ward, AMSC Davis, AOl Monasmith, ADJ3 Epperly, SN Lang, SN Rhodes. Third Row: AEAN Aquino, PN3 Fink, A03 Hornburg, AN Jefferson, AN Meeker, A03 Branch, SN Pistone, SN Morris, AN Mitchell, A03 Yedinak,A03 Castle. VF-53 Commanding Officer CDR D. E. Kaiser Executive Officer CDR P. Skarlatos Front Row (L-R); LT Morris, LT Berry, LCDR Lusk, LCDR Adams, CDR Skarlatos, CDR Kaiser, LCDR Jurgens, MAJ Siedel, LT Grawrock, LT Trione. Second Row: LTJG Howie, LTJG Franke, LTJG Palmer, LT Harrison, LT Smisek, LTJG Drought, LTJG Cannon, ENS Baldwin, CWO-2 Shields. mmtTm Front Row (L-RI; AQF3 Layfield, ATR3 Reinhardt, AQF3 Miller, AQF3 Jack, AME2 Smith, ADJ2 Braden, AZ3 Rosengren, AE3 Morrow, AE3 Haring. Second Row: ATR3 Mace, ATI Olson, A02 Haley, AQF3 Beery, ADJ1 Bennet, AMH1 Machurek, AE1 Berry, AE3 Bayles, AE3 Graves. Third Row: PR3 Hamm, AMS3 Mauran, ATR2 McBride, AE3 Kubiak, AZ3 Todd, A03 Johnson, ATR3 Mason, ADJ2 Koontz, AE2 Lannier. Front Row (L-R); AQFAN Milligan, AMS3 Kucera, AMH2 Pelzel, ADJ3 Cayll, AN Mercer, AQF3 Herford. Second Row: AEAN Vodiiko, ADJ3 Saueressig, ADJ3 Fowler, ADJ3 Wilson, AN Collemacine, AMH3 Day, AA Hanson, AE3 Wells, AN Hartman, ADJAN Johnson. Third Row: AN Cope, AN Knobel, AN Moller, AMS2 Willis, ATNAN Quay, AQFAN Lutterman, AMSC Johnson, ADJ2 Brunson, ADJ3 Dickinson, AE3Meckley. y««« . «S yft ' :1g yftf Front Row (L-R); AE3 Peterson, PN3 Silvernail, PR3 Deneen, AMH3 Pemberton, AMS3 Pearson, A03 Thomas, A03 Guild, AMH3 Wilson, AQF3 Nabors, AIVIS3 Nehring. Second Row: AE3 Walker, YN3 Ascheman, YN3 Mann, A03 Rosenberger, AIVIS3 Owens, ATR3 Smith, ADJ3 WIecek, AMH3 Mills, AQF3 Brown, ATN3 Burnett. Third Row: AE3 Klingler, YN3 Husak, AE3 Cross, A03 Cordaro, ATR3 Miller, AE3 Ong, AMS3 Franco, ATN3 Arbuckle, AMH3 Zickliter. Fourth Row: A03 Murphy, A03 Mills, A03 Wiike, A03 Ferguson, AMH3 Mellott, AMS3 Ochmann. Front Row (L-R ; HM2 Cox, CS2 Doise, AMS2 Stacey, ADJ2 Guarino, AZ3 Wells, AME3 Nunn, ASE3 Sparke, ATN3 Becker, ATR3 Jacobson. Second Row: AEC Dorough, AMCS Coates, AEC Poovey, AOC Kooy, ADJC McMillian, AZC Stueart, ADCS McGraw, ADJC Oakley, AOC Howell, AFCM Hayes, AME1 Jones, SD2 Romero. Third Row: AK1 Saylor, PN1 Engstrom, YIM1 Vance, A01 Taylor, AZ2 Christian, ADJ1 Hyman, AMH1 Thompson, ADJ1 Blanton, ATI Powers, AMS1 Kuhn, AMS1 Vega. Fourth Row: ATR2 Williams, ATR2 McBride, AQF2 Moselle, AMH2 Morgan, ADJ2 Williams, YN2 Ceballos, PI I2 Harris. Hr ' t f f ' ' y f •r ' --t% tt fr t f ft y ■ 9 -K f t f f t '  '  m ■i • ■ Front Row (L-R); SA Keown, SN Whitley, AN Mathews, ADJAN Ridge, ATNAN Frensley, AN Aufiero, TN Gaetos, SA Marquez, AN Patterson, AN Ross, AEAN Bayles. Second Row: AN Munoz, ADJAN Shasha, CSSN Faraca, AA Wood, ATRAN Ollerdessen, AQFAN Woody, AOAN Sipiora, AA Blagen, SN Vines, AQFAN Gentsch, AN Daly. SiAt tk !■ Second AMH3 umett, ' N3Rw ATN3 W3II1H, kitt,AMS] t IAN « 5NFW AOf« VFP- 63 Officer-ln-Charge LCDR R. L.White Asst. Officer-in-Charge LTK. I. Weal Front Row (L-R); AKAN Rauen, AN Masaki, AN Wilson, AN Cassel, AN Schuett, AN Wherry, AN Sower, AN Nelson, PTAN Neeham, AN Gonzalez, Second Row: PHI Hobart, LTJG O ' Dell, LTJG Fischer, LT Weal, LCDR White, CDR Grant, LT Bernard, LTJG Kemp, ADJC Cook, AMHl Burger. Third Row: AN Early, PT3 Weir, AMH2 Wenzel, AE2 McKinney, PT2 Brumley, ADJ2 Legler, AIVIE2 Polk, AE1 Hammonds, PH2 Wright, ADJ2 Tickle. ATR2 Hawkins, AE2 McClenllian, ADJ3 Padiloine, PH3 Thelen, AN Murdock, PRAN Lewis, SD3 Abiad, ATR3 Henderson, ATR3 Slaymaker, PH3 Carr, AMS3 Hood, AIV1S3 Markle, ASH3 Stackley, AN Bogle, ATN3 Sutton, AZ3 Tullis, ADJ3 Bradley, AEAN Madden. VA - 22 Commanding Officer CDR H. C. Holt, IV Mascot Romeo Redcock Executive Officer CDR J. C. Thompson Front Row (L-R); LT Tomasko, LTJG Graff, LTJG Deuel, LCDR Daniels, LT Anderson, LT Boston, LT Middlebrook, LTJG Humphrey, LCDR Wylie Second Row: LT Haggerty, LCDR Cataldo, LCDR Sweeney, LT Brittenham, LTJG Freer, CDR Holt. CDR Thompson, LT Leone, LT Jackson, LCDR James, LT Dellicker, LT Segars. (L-R); AN Burgess, AN ' erguson, AQBAN Rupert, Front Ro Phillips, A AN Mayes, AN Grasse, ADJ3 Slover, AN Bell, AN Young, ATN3 Molnar. Second Row: ASH3 Ramos, ADJ3 Hill, ADJ3 Smith, ASH3 Podgorski, ADJC Phillips, LT Brittenham, AS1 Wade, ADJ3 Vinot, ATR3 Vail, ADJ3 Donati. Third Row: ADJAN Gross, AN Goodwin, AMH3 Martin, ADJ3 Blommel, ADJ3 Lofquist, AN Tranquellino, ADJAN Ashford, AN Mattern, AN Smith, ADJAN McDonnell. Front Row (L-R); ATR3 Lageman,AE2 Lewis, AE2 Shands, ATN3 Stevens, AE3 Sprague, AE3 Niderost. Second Row: ATI Hotz, ATI Steward, ATI Custer, LTJG Graff, AEC Hutson, AE1 Cheche, ATR3 Jones. Third Row: ATN2 Dewev, ATR2 Nelson, ATN3 Maahs, AE2 Beier, ATR3 Suttles, ATR2 Hill, ATN2 Barrios, AE3 Boardman, AE3 Bentsen, AE3 Stevens, AE3 Ireland, AE3 Whitner. Front Row (L-R); AN Seto, PN3 Reed, AN Alexander, AZ1 Hetrick, SN Bernhardt, ABH3 Folino, YN1 Garcia, PNl Sethney. Second Row: AFCM Laughlin, AMCS Mojock, LT Boston, LT Middlebrook, LT Bradford, AOCS Tegowski, ADJ1 Dawson. Third Row: SN Johnson, YN3 Coursey, YNSN Smith, AN Denney, AKl Antonson, AE2 Stevens, AZ3 Murtha, SN Franks, PR2 Palash, A01 Shaw, PNSN Ray, AZAN Greer. Front Row (LR); AMH2 Chr AMH3 Nash, AMH3 Bowling, AMS3 Raupp, AMS3 Sterrett, AMS3 Todd. Second Row: AMH2 Carlson, AME1 Bachman, AMCS Honey, LT Haggerty, AMS1 Duckworth, A01 Tomlinson, AMH2 Pfeifer. Third Row: AE3 Whitener, AME2 Falls, AMS3 Koons, AIV1S2 Clausnitzer, AMS2 Williams, AMH3 Pryztula, AME3 Wolfe, AMS2 Nyseth, AMH2 Campbell, AIV1H3 Toonstra. L Front Row (L-R); ADJ3 Matthews, ADR3 Duke, PR3 Westmoreland. Second Row: ADJ3 Wyatt, ADJ3 Arms, AMSC Honey, LT Haggerty, ADJ1 Sawyer, ADJ1 Kidd, ADJ2 Parsons. Third Row: ADJ3 Clark, ADJAN Kalinski, ADJ3 Herr, ADJ2 Parchman, ADJAN Prewitt, ADJ2 Wilkie, ADJ3 Lanning. . rr- r- Front Row (L-RI; A03 Lockhart, AQF3 Phillips, AQF3 Westerlund, A02 Muilins, AQB3 Phillips, A03 Travis, AN Taylor, AN Trevino, A03 Smith. Second Row: AQF2 Bell, A01 Tomlinson, AOC McMains, LT Remer, ATI LaChapelle, AOl Ross, A02 Cucchiara. Third Row: AQB3 Kudia, AQF3 Clinton, AQF2 Alquist, A02 Welch, A03 Draughon, A03 Knight, AQF3 Olin, AN Shetland, A02 Bueter, A03 Lockhart, ATN3 Moln.ir, A03 Michales, A03 Vanmatre. t VA-94 k BBj V, ' ' ' « H 1 Commanding Officer CDR Z. J. Kowalskey, Jr Executive Officer CDR R. D. Browninq If .BQ33 Front Row (L-R); LT Simonpietri, LTJG Nosco, LT Chapman, CWO-2 Lindsay, LTJG Lawlor, CWO-2 Vertrees. Second Row: LTJG Lang, LT Hanes, LTJG Cianci, LT Beard, CDR Kowalskey, CDR Browning, LT DuBois, LT Oliver, LTJG Johnson, LTJG Killen. Third Row: LT Bratlie, LTJG Schmitt, LCDR IVIcDaniel, LCDR Jones, LCDR Dougherty, LT Golfer, LT Pospisil, LTJG Thompson, LTJGSurdyk. Front Row (L-R); ADJ3 Maye, ATR3 Varady, AIVIH3 Denstedt, ADJ3 Quinn, ADJ3 Gieil, AME2 Aycock. Second Row ADJAN Lovell, ADJ2 Hogue, AMEC Curtis, LT Simonpietri, AN Neilson, AE2 Vigen. Third Row: ADJ1 Jones, AMS2 Grote, ADJ1 Gearhart, ADJ3 Brailey, ADJ1 Byrd. ADJ3 Reading H ' JtfM. Front Row (L-R); ATR3 Bailey, AE3 Shultz, AE2 Schmidt, AE2 Shallcross, AE2 Cox, ATI Scott, ATR2 Galloway. Second Row: AE2 Sweet, ATN2 Pryor, AE3 Womack, ATN3 Coleman, LT Bratlie, LTJG Lawlor, ATC Morris, ATR3 Friend, AE1 Staley, ATI Pelc. Third Row: AE2 Vigen, ATI Hall, ATN3 Neff, AE3 Oden, ATR3 Leighton, AE1 Edwards, AE 1 Rostvet, AEAN Byers. Front Row (L-R); AMH3 Weidman, AN Hopkins, AN Kosanke, ADJAN Hansen, AN West, AA Crabtree. Second Row: AN Cavanah, AN Armstrong, ADJ2 Hildebracht, ADJC Hall, LTJG Killen, AN Powers, ABH2 Polyblank, AN Pederson. Third Row: ADJ3 Fleming, AN Thompson, AMH3 Briggs, AN Watson. Front Row (L-RI; AMS3 Charlton, AMH3 Yonescu, AN Labarre. Second Row: AME3 Mesanko, AIV1H2 Rose, AME2 Wood, LTJG Johnson, PR1 Harwood, HM1 Lucero, AIVIS3 Woodard. Third Row: AMS3 Frank, AMES Blessing, AMS3 Dattilo, ASH3 Kilcoyne, AMH1 Jackson, AMS2 McKendnck, AMH3 Rogozinski, AMH2 Sims. Front Row (L-RI; AQF2 Roskend, A03 Malton, AQF3 Somers, A03 Braswell. Second Row: A02 Walker, A03 Zeltner, A03 Wood, AOC Sutton, CWO-2 Lindsay, A01 Williamson, A03 Kleinspehn, AQF3 Stookey. Third Row: A01 Parnell, AQB3 Miller, A03 Lincoln, A03 Thompson, A03 Edwards, A03 Hulse. A02 Radie, A03 Delaney. • ' ' Front Row (L-R); TNS Lacson. TN2 Doctor, AMSAN Merritt, PI I1 Franquez. Second Row: PN3 Nolan, A01 Evans, LTJG Nosco, LT Pospisil, YI I3 Ludkiewicz, YN1 Cole. Third Row: SN Black, ATNAN Warber, YN3 Cameron. Front Row (LR(; ATN2 Christmas, AQB3 Kjeland, AQF2 Cable, AQF3 Lee. Second Row: ATI Dekker, AQF2 Latterell, CWO-2 Vertrees, CWO-2 Lindsay, AZl Moffett, AQF2 Thompson. Third Row: AQF2 Touros, AE2 Siggins, AMH1 La Scott, AQF3 Pray.ADJI Delgado. Front Row (L-R); AZ3 Flynn, AN Lowry, AZ3 Polony, AZ3 Cadden, TN Somera, AZ3 McHugh. Second Row: AFCM Harmon, AEC Crawford, LT Hanes, LTJG Schmitt, LTJG Surdyk. AEC Williams, ADJC Montgomery. Third Row: ASIVI3 Sobaskiewicz, AKl Laman, AZ2 Haines, Bauman, AZ3 Stamey. ° ' E Cam(,„, VA - 144 Commanding Officer CDR D. Hull-Ryde Executive Officer CDR G. B.Allen Front Row (L-R); LTJG Cibelli, LTJG Kowalchik, LTJG Scheber, LTJG Campbell, LT Houser, WO-1 Bemenderfer. Second Row: LT Woofter, LCDR Wilson, CDR Hull-Ryde, CDR Allen, LCDR Rousseau, LCDR MacGillivray. Third Row: LTJG Simmons, LTJG Ross, LT Tweedy, LTJG McClenathen, LT Carver, LT Browning. Front Row (L-R); YNC Cannon, ADCS Barfield, AFCM Kenyon, AOCS Ronco, AE C Weidemoyer. Second Row: ADJC Moyer, ATCS Misenhelter, ATC Bird, AMCS Aja. cf H wISw ♦ 1| - 1k h iM Front Row (L-RI; PNl Davis, YNC Cannon, LCDR Wilson, ASl Frederick. Second Row: PN3 Cheney, YN2 Murray, YNSN Williams, SN Higby, PNSN Renfret, SN Cabai. Front Row (LR); ATI Fowler, AEl Kuykendall, AMCS Aja, LTJG Cibilli, WO-1 Bemenderfer, ADJl Buchenroth, AMH1 Moskal, A01 Mauldin. Second Row: AE2 Keidel, AN Hooks, ADR3 Norman, AZ2 Wykes, AK3 Dover, AK3 Hancock. Front Row (L-R); AE3 Holms, ATR3 Jarvis, AE3 Johnston, ATR3 Schultz, ATR3 Fiduk, ATR3 Johlfs, ATN3 Diehl, AE3 Merkwan. Second Row: AE2 Hendrickson, ATN2 Onimette, ATR2 Hines, ATN2 McFaul, ATI Cooper, AEC Weidemoyer, LTJG Hernond, ATI Hubbard, AEl Topp, ATR2 Malleus. Third Row: AE2 Hogue, ATR2 Kern, AE2 Swanson, ATR3 Beu, ATR3 Foskey, ATR3 Hodges, ATN3 Duncan, AE2 Watt, AE2McClure. Front Row (L-RI; AA Fontenot, ADJAN Crawford, AN Russell, ABH3 Lzanna, AMS3 Grennan, ABH3 Deroode, AN Martin, AN Bower. Second Row: ADJ3 King, AE2 Krahn, AME2 Hethermgton, ADJ2 Ford, ADCS Barfield, LT Houser, AMH1 Stratton, AMS3 Schedlock, AQF3 Moore, AMS3 Combes. Third Row: AMHAN Jones, ASH3 Libbey, ADJAN Glenn, AN Carlton, ADJAN Kuhler, AMS3 Eshelman, AN Weatherford, AN Hyde, AMS3 Szepanski, ATN3 Clifton. Front Row (L-R); AOl Hibbler, ATC Bird, HMl Wowk, SD2 Isla. Second Row: CSS Head, TN Pantig, TN Gilongos, TN Pangilinan, TN Antonio. Front Row (L-R); A03 Thomas, AQF3 Petit, A03 Morris, A03 Smith, A03 Beckman, A03 Andeweg, A03 Glazewski, AN Johnson. Second Row: AQF3 Ranger, A02 Pierce, A02 Kibby, A02 Barthel, A02 Mahon, AOCS Ronco, A02 Dols, AQF2 Borders, A02 Leach, A03 McGrath. Third Row: A03 Sterrett, AQB3 Crookshank, A03 Morris, A03 Thomas, AQF3 Mayne, AQF3 Henson, = AB3 Reger, A03 Harris, A03 Conley, A03 Ottiger. . ' i ? Front Row (L-R); ADJ2 Davis, AME3 Devovs, PRAN Ulmschneider, PR3 Craft, AMS3 Monroe, AMS2 Landry, AMH3 Greenlee, ADJ2 Blanton, ADJ3 Jones. Second Row: AME2 Morgan, PR2 Hunt, AMH2 Burkeens, ADJC Moyer, LTJG Cibelli, LTJG McClenathen, ADJ1 Mabry, ADJl Vigil, AMH2 Crouchley, AME2 Nappi. Third Row: AMS3 Batts, ADJ3 Holt, AME2 Jones, AMH3 Nail, AMH3 Floyd, ADJ3 Niederklien, AMH3 Willis, AMS3Seabolt, AMS3 Burt, AMS3 Myers. VAQ - 130 Officer-in-Charge LCDR L. H.Shrewsbury, Officer-in-Charge CDR J. R. L. Scarborough Asst. Officer-in-Charge LCDR G. C. Knies ! ' - ' — ..-. -v -,... ■ Front Row (L-RI; LTJG Kisinger, LTJG Dewar, LCDR Barr, CDR Scarborough, LT Kisieleski, LT Shoop. Second Row: LTJG Dilks, LTJG Mercep, LTJG Fazzio, LTJG Deblasio, LTJG Evans, ai ' - • ' ' Wynne. Front Row (L-R); A03 Novicky, ATI Mayes, AE2 Johnson, AQC Jaworski, ADCS Unger, ADJC Pelley, AN McBroom, CYI I3 Stilllnger. Second Row; ADJ3 Whalen, ADJl Loudder, ADJ1 Stefanko, ADJ2 Fike, AIV1S2 STurgis, AMS2 Morris, PNSN Nations, PN3 Craig, ATR3 Bolan, AN Lillie, ATRAN Snodgrass, AE3 Estep. i Front Row (L-R); ADJ3 Martin, RD3 Johnson, ATI Winford, AMS3 Davis, AE1 Ward, ATR2 Edgington, AZ3 Rapolas, AE3 Smith, AE2 Frederick, A03 Harder, AMH3 Semler, AQB3 Walker. Second Row; PR3 Magrath, ATN3 Newman, AME3 Sullivan, AQB3 Laib, A03 Novicky, AN Woodard, AMS3 Wrubel, AZ2 Macomber, AE2 Desy, AA Amann, AQB2 Sceifers, AQB3 ( VAW - 111 I I: Officer In Charge LCDR T. P. Van Wormer Asst. Officer In Charge LT E.P. Dietz Front Row (L-R); LT Clark, LT Jensen, LT Kennedy, LCDR VanWormer, WO-1 Davis, LT Dietz, LT Wilson. Second Row: LTJG Johnson, LTJG Cole, LT Holmes, LTJG Patterson, LTJG Jensen, LTJG Diramio, LTJG Campbell, LTJG Trudell, LTJG Searcy. Front Row (L-R); ADR2 Young, AZ3 Maxwell, ADR3 Byington, ATI Chilwood, AMSl Paterson, AN Evans, AE3 Marshall. Second Row: ATC Nelson, AE1 Gessing, ADR2 Smith, AK3 Eller, ATR3 Moser, AE2 Zilliox, ATR3 Sortelli, AE2 Petterson, ATRAN Schneider, AA Diaz, YN3 Fujii. Third Row: AE1 Vizer, SA Mizokoshi, ATN2 Mackinlay, AMH2 Rodrigo, AMH2 Barnett, AE3 Davis, AMS3 Kukawski, ADR1 Hayes, YN3 Smelling. fc. ' Front Row (L-R); AE3 Cloonan, ADR3 Younghusband, AMS3 Yonek, AMS3 Szatkowski, ATN3 Parley, AN Vandusen. Second Row: AMSAN Davis, ATR3 Dishon, ATR3 Nessel, ADR3 Herring, ADR3 Akndge, AMS2 Hebert, ATR2 La Croix. Third Row: ATR3 Smith, ADR3 Andrews, AZ2 Davis, ADR2 Thomas, ATN2 Allan, AA King, AMH3McMahan. HC - 1 Officer In Charge LCDR M. P. Johnson Asst. Officer In Charge LT R. A. Woods r HC-1 Front Row (L-RI; ATN3 Bowman, ADJ3 Meek, AMSAN Pennisi, ADJ2 Fowler, AE2 Zuleger. Second Row: LT Jacka, LT Wendt, LT Raysbrook, LTJG Strocco, LT Helten, LT Jamison. Third Row: ATN3 Huebner, AIVISAN Brown, ATN3 Winkler, AE3 Blanchard, ADJAN Harrah, ADJ3 Gunn. Ports HC-1 Front Row (LR); AZ2 Blood, PR3 Ragland, AN Carmichael, AN Winters, AE3 Box, AMH2 Theurer, PN3 Bertram. Second Row: ADJAN Hunt. AIV1H2 Brewer, ADJ2 Smith, ATN2 Shernll, ADCS Hobson, CWO-2 Giusti, ADJC McLauglin, AE1 Hall, ATN3 Poltrack, ADJ3 Eckardt. Third Row: AE3 Turner, AE3 Petersen, AIV1S3 Schaeffer, AE3 Harris, ATN3 Bear, AMH2 Madison, AK3 Mitchell, ATN2 Pence, AE2 Stophlet, ADJAN Hall, AMS3Wiens. CRUISE BOX Days away from San Diego Days on the Line this Cruise Miles Steamed this Cruise Ordnance Expended this Cruise (tons) Days in Port this Cruise Date Departed San Diego - April 2 Date Returned to San Diego Ports Visited: Honolulu Subic Bay Hong Kong Yokosuka Singapore ?ii3ai®SilAiC B(EM3 Chairman: Proof Editor: Layout Editor: PAO Supervisor: Sales: Copy Editor: Prose: Proof Reading: Photographic Contributors: Typing: LCDR D. A. Yost LTJG M. T. Meaney CW02 D. E. MacAllister LTJG J. Levine LTJG S. A. Withers J03G.T. Ryan JOSN L. V.Crutchfield HM1 IVl. E. Rex JOC P. E. 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