Detroit (AOE 4) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 102 of the 1974 volume:

PROUD U.S. NAVY VESSELS NAMED DETROIT Throughout the history of this nation five U.S. Naval vessels have proudly carried the name DETROIT. The newest USS DETROIT plays an important role in fleet operations. The fast combat support ship was launched at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington on 21 June 1969. Fitted with new high-speed transfer equipment, the DETROIT is able to provide our carriers and their screening ships with fuel oil, aircraft fuel, the ordnance, sustaining the flexibility and on-the-line endurance of these versatile attack forces. Her displacement of 52,000 tons exceeds that of most WW II battleships. She was commissioned 28 March 1970 and is manned by 23 officers and 500 enlisted men. The story about to be told in this book is of her third Mediterranean Cruise, where once again DETROIT and her crew proved themselves capable of outstanding performance. 1813-1824 1869 The first DETROIT, a 19 gun brig of 400 tons, was first a British ship built at Maiden, fnow Amhcrstburg) Canada in 1813. She was captured by Commodore Perry ' s forces at the Battle of Lake Erie that September, but was so badly damaged and had to be laid up at Put- in-Bay, Ohio. She remained out of service until sold in 1824 to commercial trading interests. The second DETROIT in the U.S. Navy had a very brief career, beginning on 15 May 1869 with the changing of the name of the USS CANANDAIGUA to DETROIT, and ending when the name was again changed on 10 August 1869, back to the CANANDAIGUA. 1893-1898 1923-1941 The third DETROIT, commissioned in July 1893, had a much longer and more varied career than either of her pre- decessors. After five years of protecting U.S. interests in Japan, Brazil, Korea and the Caribbean, she was assigned to blockade duty off Cuba at the start of the Spanish American War in 1898. While there, she captured the Spanish steamer CATALINA. The fourth DETROIT, commissioned in 1923, was a light cruiser of 7,050 tons that served as the flagship for a number of task forces. She was moored at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked in 1941, but managed to get underway and set up an anti-aircraft fire which ac- counted for several planes. For her WW II service she received a total of six engagement stars. 4 Change of Command 6 August 1974 ugusta Bay, Sicily CATANIA AUGUSTA SIRACUSA r ir £ ■51 V ' 1 promise you loyalty, TAORMINA MT. ETNA 18 O c o 1972 A u u 1974 CAPTAIN NORMAN L. KAUFMAN, USN Captain Norman L. Kaufman was born on 31 May 1927 in New York, N.Y. He graduated from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in 1948. Upon graduation he served aboard the U.S. Army Transport General Edwin D. Patrick until 1950 when he received orders to the USS LSM 398 and served as Operations Officer, First Lieutenant and Navigator. Following this duty and attending the Submarine and Deep Sea Divers Schools, Captain Kaufman was assigned to the submarine rescue ship USS KITTIWAKE. He held several positions in KITTIWAKE, including that of Executive Officer. Captain Kaufman continued service at sea until 1957 as Operations Officer and Navigator of the Pacific Fleet destroyer USS BLUE. He then completed the General Line Curriculum at the Naval Postgraduate School and received orders as Officer in Charge, Service Craft, U.S. Naval Base, Newport, Rhode Island. Upon completion of shore duty. Captain Kaufman returned to sea as Executive Officer of the Newport based destroyer, USS HALE. That ship was eventually transferred to the Columbian Navy under the Military Assistance Program. Captain Kaufman served as the Officer-in-Charge of the U.S. Navy Team that aided in the training of the Columbian crew. His first command was the radar picket ship USS CALCATERRA. He served as Commanding Officer until October 1962 when he was transferred to duty in the Bureau of Naval Personnel as Head, Mobilization Plans Section. That assignment was followed by duty under instruction at the Armed Forces Staff College. In February 1965, he took command of the destroyer USS LAFFEY. This assignment was followed by service as Executive Officer of the heavy cruiser USS SAINT PAUL. In 1969, Captain Kaufman reported for duty in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations with duties as Head, Destroyer and Cruiser Warfare Section in the Surface Warfare Division. Captain Kaufman completed the one year resident course at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces and was awarded a degree of Master of Science in Administration from the George Washington University before assuming command of USS DETROIT on 18 October 1972. Captain Kaufman ' s next duty assignment will be as Deputy Assistant for Human Resources Management for the Chief of Naval Personnel in Washington, D.C. Captain Robert Byron Fuller was born 23 November 1927 in Quitman, Missis- sippi. He was reared and educated in Jacksonville, Florida - the city he still calls home. After serving a year ' s active duty as a U.S. Navy enlisted man at the end World War II, Captain Fuller entered the U.S. Naval Academy. He was com- missioned an Ensign in 1951. His duty assignments have included a Fighter Squadron on the West Coast, Combat Information School, Glynco, Georgia; Aide and Flag Lieutenant to Com- mander Carrier Division SEVEN in the Pacific; Bureau of Naval Personnel, Washington, D.C.; Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia; and Attack Squadrons based in Florida and California. Captain Fuller was Commanding Officer of Attack Squadron SEVENTY-SIX, operating from USS BON HOMME RICHARD (CVA-31) off Vietnam, when on 14 July 1967 he was shot down. He was flying his one hundred and tenth strike mission over North Vietnam. He was held as Prisoner of War by the North Viet- namese until fiis release on 4 March 1973. On 6 August 1974 Captain Fuller became the fourth Commanding Officer of USS DETROIT (AOE-4). Captain Fuller has received the following awards and decorations: Navy Cross; 2 Silver Stars; Legion of Merit with Combat V , 4 Distinguished Flying Crosses; II Air Medals; 2 Bronze Stars with Combat V , 3 Navy Commendation Medals with Combat V , 2 Purple Hearts and numerous other citations and medals. Captain Fuller and his wife, Mary Anne, continue to make their home in Jacksonville, Florida. They have four children: Robert, Jr., 19; Mary Jane, 17; Susan, 16; and Peggy, 14. CAPTAIN ROBERT BYRON FULLER, USN Commanding Officer Executive Officer COMMANDER JOSEPH A. JOCKEL, USN I - ' r-O: ' T Deck Department Butierfinger First Division BM3 F. Baker SN J. Pates BM3 D. Digou SN M. Stacey SN R. Maldonado V f SN J. Charbonneau SN R. Craft SN J . Henson SN G. Davis -m- S iai4iii SN R. Hosack SN A. Thompson SN Voorhees SA J. Laclair w SA J. Wilson SA n. HlaLkhurn SA J. Klien SA J. Mincy SA J. Bradley SA W. Cross M Ir . SA R. Harris SA McKamey SA G. Simmonds SA L. Robinson SA L. Woods SA T. iMiitm SA A. 1-inlcy . e -.-... Hb Genius at work. Tvc got to stop eating those beans w-- i w iplF-3 f 11 r ' j|C v « . ui k.£¥:--: ---- Second Division LTJG M. Shaw Division Officer BM3 C. Karnes BMl C. Hope BM3 G. Martin BM3 W. Ebbings SN J. Wilsc SN E. Menchaca SN M. Foley BM3 Dommer BM3 M. Korbal BM3 Parker BM3 J. Hllenbach P( f SN S. Davis SN Pewewardv SN T. Burdett SN J. Martin SN G. Dzwonkiewicz SN Bosarge % SA J. Nagy SA R. Koon[2 SA L. Barnes m ' SA J. Pasco SA Bvrd SA Jackson SA Drury Mission of USS Detroit AW% JET Third Division BMC Sanders BMl A. Carter BMl R. Peters BM2 M. Murphy h, ' 7 BM3 B. Lomax BM3 R. Lopez BM3 P. Lane SN G. Tinkhar SN D. Buechel SN G. Peterson SN S. Dyer YN3 B. Fishbach SN C. Kutch SN J. Warfield SN Morrison SN W. Schmidt SN J. Tapp SN P. Bainbridge SN B. Tremble SN B. Goebel SA M. Collins SN F. Soli van SN R. Ackerman SN J. Anderson fly SA C. Costen SA G. Ursery SA J. Daire SA F. Hoffman SA J. Cofer SA A. Rogers SA R. Perry SA F. Roach SA N. High SA DelCarmon Look, Ma, no hands Machine Gun Tinkham (alias The Masked Maurader) )iii , tliis is goinj; to be- rougl ••tf Weapons Division 1 B a B- Id hL BHI H Detroit s ' time calend O O .7 s f C- CW02 Costa Division Officer GMCS J. Anderson GMGl J. Thompson GMGl G. Miles GMG2 J. Larimer GMG2 D. Gorham FTG3 J. Balut FTG3 J. Grady FTG3 J. O ' Donnell FTG3 J. Widgeon :- M. GMG3 T. Gallagher GMG3 R. Blanchard GMG3 T. Bodner GMGSN T. Fejka SN R. Szypulski SN D. Perry SN B. Dodge SN R. Guy Engineering LCDR Womack Engineer LT P. Donol.iie R Division Officer DC A CW02 Meyer M Division Officer WOl Hickson E Division Officer A Division ' T- MMl C. Werner MRl B. Ariatc ENl M. Kingston ENl J. Piehl MM2 D. Transou MM3 D. George VN3 J. St. Laurent MM3 D. Brown MM3 J. Tobias MM3 T. I- ' usar MR3 R. KcBlanc MR3 « ' . Warren EN2 R. Wanta MM3 B. Martin MM3 Sinkking MM3 B. Martin EN3 A. Olivas MREN P. Mille FN R. Tabang EN R. Kelley ■ MMFN Morie MMFN D. Klapp FN R. Anderson FN Tanquilut FN Cabiling BTFA M. Calderon FA Pisarski FNFA L. Strong r «K FA A. Saunders MMFA M. Baker im. J. What time is chow? Where did the ice cube go? i|r 1 -M B Dh ' ision BTC M. Strieker BTC S. Jones BTl J. Greene BT2 H. Wells f isi m r ii BT3 H. Thompson BT3 G. Humphrey BT3 K. Anderson BT3 R. Simmons BT3 J. Wonch BT3 D. Moore mi ' Xt r BT3 J. Gammell BT3 R. Brown BT3 G. Giampietro BTFN R. Massey FN J. Jackson A ( k ifc m BTI-N J. Scars FN D. Haselberger BTFN T. Hendershot BTFN S. Davis % ,f .f- ris ( FN W. Spencer BTFN M. Ebbings BTFN D. Francisco BTFN K. Clemmons BTFA T. Fritz l fS ' BTFA R. Turner FA A. Kemp FA M. Tedder FA N. Johnson FA Isenbrandt r FN Saunders BTFA Donley Would you buy that man a drink? Main Control, 1 think we have a problem. Ain ' t this great Vou gotta be kidding. Great Life Is this enough bicarbonate? w cvc. iv s tfgn T a Just like the girl back home. How ' bout another drink? k A little of this, a little ol that, and see what I got ! Just another Saturday night What can we say? I wanna go home Want a drink? i$ Isn ' t life wonderful? Oh, Jenny, 5 more months E Division mik A EMC R. Guarino I:M2 A. Graham |! v5 IC2 R. Gough EM2 R. Pugeda EM2 W. Neal m je IC2 O. Miner IC3 R. Winebarger EM3 M. Duffy EM3 B. Dalton EM3 R. Lawrence EM3 L. Hmbrey EM3 J. Thompson EM3 E. Clark IC3 R. Nelson FN J. Roman FN W. Sciltner EMFN J. Benedict FN F. Proper FN N. Weaver FA C. Carreker SN M Ejlersen FN A. Chavez FN E. Lavoie EMFN E. Pagaduansy Was that Schlitz or Bud? What did I do? Peek-A-Boo IC Men at work. .fr anttw raw i M I ' ll get this slot machine working yet ! Where ' s the outlet? J Dhision ilM EMCS J. Swartz EMI M. Pantak MMl II. Ward 9 -i t MM2 V. Whiting BM2 G. Engel MM EM3 R. Almond EN3 L. Hillsgrove EM3 M. An ICFN G. Gray MMFN B. Cisco ef ? i ' i Ji Jl jft SN C. Girard MMIA J. Kanable SN L. Ashley EMFN J. Dyer S. T. Thackir Four years really isn ' t that long. 2 plus 2 is 4. . . I ihink? LdL. 1 ii ty Another day - another dollar. M Division MMC J. Hughes MMl Siglcr MMl G. Kennedy MM2 D. Roby MM2 Sharp f f% if . MM3 R. Hoyt MM3 E. Moore MM3 J. Shaul MM3 D. McMurtry MM3 T. Moody ! MM3 K. Lough MM3 R. Wray MM3 R. McKee MM3 A. Cross MM3 D. SinkkiPg (« -w  • ■ r W -fc-W Tj W ' T MMFN D. Cook FN 1 Imbragno MMFN F. Wiley MMFN E. Thompson FN ]. Breton gnfUMIMHWimi MMFN T. Seaver FN R. Moody MMFN L. Dosh MMFN D. Page c Mk Mk MMFA T. Hamrick FA Scott MMFA R. McCallum FA Dionne MMFA King FN K. Pearce MMFN W. Ettell FN Daniel J $ ' r o o o o mmmmrl 4 ' I Plwi R Division 4 ( mi ' dk HTC; H. Reiner HTl A. Pcsiri HT2 R. Carter HT2 B. Grant HT3 Marquez I ' N I.. Alvares FN S. Norem HTFN B. Mullins HTFN K. Lamb IITFA C. George HTFA T. Dowd FA A. Dirickson HTFA K. Flaherty FA J. Capers IIIFN T. Hanna 1 1 ji apm H ' ■ 1 « tf B ehH On vacation. Big Al ' s sharp supervision. Maybe next time, Blount. Fake ' n it ' I No Leo! That ' s not a 3 50! Shipfitter shop at work. Carpenter Strikers High ' iiiiiMii—iiiimuwiMia wmmM Liberty Aboard HlllllllhllMlllllH s-t. Liberty J Compartment Liberty Swim Call X Division Admin Who said people in X Division don ' t work. mmmimm Happiness is bein aboard DETROIT. Getting that X Division spit shine. Chaplain Bichel YNC Case PCC Jones yN3 Hnatkovich PN3 Reckling PC3 Sparvario SN Vargas SN Richardson PC3 Brenner PC3 Williams PNSN Nunnery JOSN Anderson Yes, that ' s right, I want those cigars up here right NOW! The gusto grabber. MM( M Hesser discussing standards of grooming with reluctant X Division beard grower. After a refreshing dip. ' - r. — A ■ .  ■ ■ ' '  - -7« Drink up, Schrieners. The exciting world of personnelmen. Navigation % C« ,S®l fSk ' QMCS E. King QM2 W. Perry QM3 D. Preece QM3 B. Bonner QMSN D. Verbica QMSN D. Spies SN Fortunate QMSA J. Virgil r ' r- ' QMSN M. Parker W,W 7 ri -wlttk ' -d OC Division dkMMMM RMC J. Charpentier RMI R. Loose SM2 P. Womick SM2 C. Loveday ' f  C if RM3 D. Stickle SM3D. Pettry RM3 D. Rike SM3J.Jones RM3J.Weymer RM3 G. Covington RMSN B. Gewecke SN P. Hogan RMSN H. Harmon SN E. Ramage , m RMSA Bodie SttUmc.TJM BUXM OE Division ETR2 Ennis EW2 DeCarlo ETR2 Crapst ETR3 Zavesky ETN2 Martin ETR3 Brown ETN3 Nance Exhaustion after a good swim. So happ with my job! il OI Division OSC; Wcckbacht OSl Varisco OS3 Trammell OSSA Lantz OS3 But OS3 Ludwig OSSA Kolodge OSSN Munoz OS3 Murrey h M OSSN Maskowsky I Smell the fresh sea air, taste the fine Navy coffe Yes, it s true, we ' re in heaven. Jl n. The Sea Bat went that awav Lets take it for a spin. Greasing an oiler. BMC Duven entertains. OPS Takes a hit. Post deployment Tow. Busing can be fun at Augusta. Things go better with. Games people pla ■B.i P5P Rough Rowdy Engineers. Heave Ho! Getting together in Palma. Think it will make Supply Well, what now? Ullage time again. Jt . This pallet ' s an abortion. RcelcT madn S-1 Division ( (T . o I.T A. Shapack SKC M. Cristobal AK2 E. Nuera DP2 J. Zummo, III SK2 D. Tovey %. r • SK? S. Wansley SK3 T. Crenshaw SK3 E. Humbel SK3 R. Fahnestock SN R. Beck • c s i ild iii SN T. Dundon DPSN M. Gibbons SN J. Burger y wm S-2 Division CSl H. Gagne CS2 R Turkenkopf CS2 R. Russell CS2 H. Cute C.S3 M. Gallardo % ©■ Q f SK3J. Bevack SN R. Dillon SDSN W. Powell CSSN C. Beaudette CSSN P. Whitela p 3|i ■V w SIl ' ™ 1 I |frWli|l t ll T IB 1 H fli. hI i) 1 hh b K ' ' 1 1 D 1 ■Hl I S-3 Division SH2 P. Brown SH2 R. Anderson SH2 L. Angelo SH3 W. Brown SK.SN Register SN W. Marshall SN G. Kranchois r S-4 Division ffl O S-5 Division SD2 K. ( abanban MS2 C; MS2 Dimaya SD2 D. Tuazc MS3 l.avaria p5 f IF ' - R« SD3 G. l.umagui MSSN Hernandez SDSN T. Namiat MSSN Villosso :a V l.T R. Umbarger, OIC Air Det y±7 ' -_,, Um% i CT% ADJl Draper AT2 Wright ADJ2 Roberts AMS2 Nusz AZ3 Tiger EOD Homecoming!!! ' . : i TIFFANY PUBLISHING COMPANY Norfolk, Virginia s« in« m MWi—iiM.mw— M II! I