Cacapon (AO 52) - Naval Cruise Book

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FIRST ROW: Coyle, Banning,rRMCS Bradford, LTJG Martucci, LT Riedel, ENS Thompson, HMC Cochran, Maxey. SECOND ROW: Brine, Thurlow, Levesque, Ehlers, Fields, Knaack, Meenen, Rien, Gallien, Theber e, Gray. THIRD ROW: Adamson, Ryan, Tutt, Johnson, B, J,, West, Howard, Dunford, Watson, Tac er, Miller. FOURTH ROW: Wright, Johnson, D. A, , Singleton, Laws, Jessup, Thompson, Wisdom. H V . . , , X . , 22 521 9 9- ' . ' , Aces' f ' tai? , .f w sm v, N- ,f 1 . .sf iff, 5 A A V J , ,C i f , , V' Q , ,fmt I J I A , f fra 1 Wvfdwffw Qs- . f,f. arw ,..,. X, -. , s f. Affy,-yy Qi 1 ,,.,. , . .. , gc ,. 41,9 s , 4ff??'5ZsMs?Q,O-Kr Wir .--t Wy A f- , . 'f' mia f-f- yLS 'f5 0 I I 1 H A I s 5 M ' A ,,,,s - ,. 1 .4 f A as -z, 5, gmrsags - , 5 as A . 4 f , , , 4. , ,. f, asm, ,,,,,,,,, 2 ' rrrs f QI 55612 7 LTJG E. J. Martucci CIC OFFICER 'WF p ,f ,s . f .,,,.,,,,.,,,.p , V -:v,....,,.' . X A ffl C ' Qvnwlw f-1,655-Ex. ,zE'c2'Y1'v2:EfC:zf- 5 :V in ,V C .,, R .' , ' sa 'fisri-ff ,- ' s . ' 'mv' 1? V ,. ,,.. '.2-- H. ' Wgfgnui .. 1- ,-f' - A - f ,s 1 X' ' S' ffl ' .Z-, M -' 1, 7. , ,. s, ai, gigfgf a .f f is -' I-ff-www fwswsfw V X s M Y f X ,gi 5, ge fr vis-'a gifs , Y J ivw'fg.s Q9 ' ,Wa V . fmsfz vrksas ? ,-WX '90 'XQVSQW sf.SN ' s f fs -fs A 'fs Q for so V I LT R. Riedel ENS H, Thompson OPERATIONS OFFICER COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

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Under the heading of OPERATIONS, comes a whole list of jobs that are essential in maintaining a proper operating schedule. One is that of the Hospital Corpsmen in sick- bay. They have the important responsibility of keep- ing the health of each crewman up to par. They also inspect the ship to insure that proper sanitation pro- ceedures are used at all times. On the CACAPON they also handle everything from setting broken legs and sewing up cuts, to administering shots. The ship's office is where the Yeomen and Per- sonnelmen handle all of the ship's paperwork and keep each member of the crew's file up to date. Dear to each sailor's heart is the Cac's small, but busy, post office, their only touch with home. The Postal Clerks are not only kept jumping with our own mail, but that of quite a few other ships. Due to the CACAPON'S manner of frequently enter- ing port we also receive and deliver the mail for the ships of the 7th Fleet off the coast of Viet Nam. When a ship is visible on the horizon it is the job of the Signalmen to establish contact with it. The method of communication is by either flashing light, signal flags, or if close enough, by semaphore.