Bremerton (CA 130) - Naval Cruise Book

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FOURTH ROW! T. V. Hamilton, Pfcg H. E. Rubish, Pfcg R. W. Fulkerson, Pfcg S. I. Cencak, Pfcg R. D. MacFarlane, Pfcg C. R.'iNelson, LCpIg H. A. Wagner, Pfcg G. M. Isaacs, Pfcg M. A. Joy, Cplg H. W. Bigham, Ir., Pfog C. L. Brown, Cplg W. J. Harrison, LCpIg M. I. Otto, Pfc THIRD ROW: W. L. Mills, Pfcg D. L. Yeride, Pfcg W. W. Niergerie, Pfcg 1. H. Squier III, Pfog J. C. Welrireii, Pfcg L. F. Carver, Pfei R. R. Rascon, Pfcg M. I. Gibeaut, Pfcg C. W. Moore, Pfcg L. E. Wolfe, Pfcg C. I. Belile, LCpl SEC ' ' - ' OND ROW . K. J. Plcard, Pfc, C. R. Chase, Pfcg E. G. Thompson, LCp1g R. Vlctoria, LCplg R. A. Hickethier, lstLtg I. E. Page, Captain, O. Krahenbuhl, lst Sgt, O. H. Bond, ACPIQ S. J. Dutchik, ACplg J. M. Bodak, LCp1g L. A. Sanders, LCPI ROW: D. H. Butler, Asgi, 1. A. Doss, Cplg E. H. Brown, Cplg E. L. Myers, ASSgtg H. F. Phillips, Assgl, T. C. Tyvol, Acpli J. H. ACp1g A. Oleck, Cpl UPPER LEFT: Explaining small arms at the marine display to Chinese Nationalist visitors UPPER RIGHT: Captain Page cats the cake on ,ef-N the Marines' birthday RIGHT: Checking appearance before posting the gaarcl

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MARI E Men of the U.S. Marine Corps have served aboard naval vessels since 1775. These detachments are a distinct and integral part of the ship's complement assigned three specific missions by Navy Regulations: to provide a unit trained for field operations ashore, to provide gun crews, and, to provide interior security. The Marine Detachment, designated the Eighth Gunnery Division, is commanded by CAPT James E. Page. They maintain a well trained rifle platoon, reinforced With machine guns, mortars and anti-tank Wea- pons, man three-inch Gun Mounts 31 and 33, render honors to visiting dignitaries, act as orderlies for the CO and Exec, and maintain and operate the ship's brig. Marines qualyfying in use of the light machine gun - XIII, . Keeping the guns in condition 3 35

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ln the time a runner makes the hundred yard dash, the projectile from a naval gun travels . q four and one half miles to meet a target ship . . . which has moved one hundred yards or a jet Dlvlslon plane which has sped two miles. The jet may also go up or down, and insuring that the projectile and target come together is more complex than pointing in the general direction and hoping. The job of solving the fire control problem is left to a multitude of instruments, radars, computers, electron tubes, switches, several miles of wire, and assorted machines, whose care, operation and maintenance are left in the hands of the FT. He comprises the bulk of F Division, and lends one of his initials to make its name. - Included, also, are the Ordnance Gunner's Mates. Their responsibilities are the armory, with its large inventory of small arms, the landing force lockerls various pieces of equipment, the stowage, safety, and inventory of all ammunition, the ordnance storerooms for the issuing of special tools and spare parts for the gun mounts and turrets, and the magazine sprinkling system. Gunnery yeomen are, also, part of the division. They handle the countless reports, forms, and correspondence peculiar to the gunnery department. These three rates combined make Foxtrot Division a worthy and important unit of the Bremerton. 1 'THIRD ROW: T J. Winter SN, F. R. Russell, FT3, J. B. zuniga, FTSN: R. V. Ansell, FT3s G- A- 0'Ke11y, FT3: B- Armstrong, ISN, S. D. Lancaster, FT3, D. W. Alexander, FT3, G. J. Lever, FT3, R. D. Ratliff, FT3, R. D. Wineinger, FT3, T. G. Littleton, SN, L Ferrini, SA, R. Oser, FT3, C. Hodges, SN . - . . ' FT3' J. L. : . k 7 SN? R. L, Kr , SN, E. A. Strayhorn, FT3, W. A. McDonald, FT3, I M Linsley, I , Jljgleli g'i1'gerJ.eD. MCHattie, FTEFG- R. Egenberger, SN5 L, H. Giesler, FT3, D. S. Thomas, SN, L. E. Smith, FT3, I H Miles FT3, D W Stragey FT3. D. W. Paulson, FTSN, H. D. Hilsabeck, FT3, P. A. Plescia, FT3, R. E. Burris, SN . - 2 ' k FT2' R. F. Van Curan 3 5 D, , M , SN, J. Kendall, GM3, J. M. Peek, FTLSN, ,D- C- L1SSa , , I , ETRZT Fcgilunnglj Iijregaiiled Lrg-JG.ag011b Jones Ord. Gunner, C. B. Fletcher, FTl, J. E. Lockey, FT2, M. D. Gibbons, FT2, ire on ro , . - , , - - 1 J. F. Knight, F T2, C. B. Vroegh, FT3 4m an -