Bordelon (DDR 881) - Naval Cruise Book

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OC DIVISION Fast and reliable communications is a necessity in any combat environment, and the challenge was met successfully by OC Division. A new message routing system was devised to handle the five fold increase in message traffic. Transit drills around the clock provided opportunities for radiomen and signalmen to sharpen their skills. Especially during carrier task group operations, tactical communications were visual, keeping the signal gang on its toes. The radio gang received sev- eral Well Done.',s from operational com- manders for its communications effectiveness and reliability. Elsewhere in OC the quarter- masters maintained the navigational picture 'round the clock, the Ship's Office kept up with the mounds of paperwork necessary for the effective administration of the ship Chief Hamilton and Morgan dispensed shots and malaria pills with vigor, and liberty call never prevented postmaster Cullinan from getting the mail out on time. During gunfire support OC'ers from every gang took their places in gun mounts, handling rooms, maga- zines, and bridge. ff , ,M f V V G f Wx 7 tisin f I , ffffi . X 7' ,.,,, - .,:,'v 36 , I I if f , gg, li , I, , mae, , ' 4 I X-J' f RM1 L. G. SM1 H. W. Gross Kenway if 295 9 f i: 5 X 5, 7 f QM3 I. L. . Mathis Z I f QMS H. A. RM3 C. E. Scott Weaver QM3 R. P. Weber l-ligbee, I-lodges,' and Jones get out the paperwork in the Ship's Office. QM3 Weber takes a loran fix.