Bronstein (DE 1037) - Naval Cruise Book

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LCDR Bennie Bough Chief of Staff LT john LJ Whitsell Cl-IC Chaplain ,- SPCM james Elliot San Diego, Calif. SN Brain Oldham Fullerton., Calif. LT Leslie Friend Material GRTRO THREE STAFF LT Stephen Sherman MC Doctor SMC William Cobb San Diego, Calif. RM1 Norman L. Karsten National City, Calif. Commodore L x mx 1 fa zifimrmnrf 1 ff - Xm awmamzf. LTJG Thomas Tower Communications RMCS George I-Ieynar San Diego, Calif. YN2 Michael Denton San Diego, Calif. Q TN Adriano Libutan Anahawan, Southern Leyte, Philippines ! I 1 l 1 1 gr

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WESTPAC 196 On the 27th of March, following a slight delay in departure due to a last minute change in orders U.S .S . BRONSTEIN KDE-10375 departed San Diego on her seconddeployment to the Western Pacific. Only a handful of loyal dependents and a Navy band 'remained to see her depart. Nevertheless she was a proud and well prepared ship, the flagship of Commander Robert E . McCabe, USN, Commander Escort Squadron Three, whose flag she carried throughout the cruise. Soon afterward the units of CORT RON Ill rendezvoused with the U.S .S . HORNET QCVS-125 and joined Anti-Submarine Warfare Group Three under the leadership of Radm. H. L. Harty jr. In transit the rigors of the cruise began immediately, as the task group began putting the finishing touches on their ASW skills, stressing the coordination and team work necessary for deployment. We put into Pearl Harbor, Hawaii only long enough to fuel and be joined by four ships of Destroyer Squadron Eleven before returning to sea and more training. When we finally put into Pearl Harbor on the 12th of April for upkeep, rest and relax- ation we were a well trained task group and ready for the demands of deployment. Here we put the last minute touches on the ship's equipment and played beneath the warm Hawaiian sun. Occasionally, a torrential downpour interrupted activity as it did during the officers -chiefs softball game, which saw the officers hold off a determined come-from-behind bid by the chiefs until the game was called on account of rain. All too soon we had to bid Aloha to the island paradise and head west for japan and the business at hand. ln the early morning hours of 28 April we steamed up Tokyo Bay and moored at the U.S . Naval Base in Yokosuka, japan. Our first port-of- call in the Par East was everything we expected and liberty the next week was spent shopping, sightseeing and visiting Tokyo, Kamakura and Yokohama. Early May saw us departing Yokosuka enroute to Sasebo via the Sea of japan. During this period we conducted operations with the japanese Maritime and Air Self Defense Forces and the Republic of Korean Navy. Shortly after our arrival in the Sea of japan, units of the Soviet Navy and Air Force were encountered and remained with us through- out the remainder of the transit. One in particular was almost omnipresent and we shall never forget the belching of Smokey the Bear. It was also during this transit that volleyball and boxing enjoyed its greatest popularity. 43