Edson (DD 946) - Naval Cruise Book

 - Class of 1967

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Left to right, lst row: GMG2 Sakaitus, GMG2 Jackson, GMG2 Anderson, FTG2 Bailey, FTG2 McDermott, GMG2 McCril1is, FTG3 Pepe, GMG3 Henson. left to right, 2nd row: ENS Greenleaf, GMG3 Carlson, GMG3 Carlin, SN Zitzmann, SN Martinez, SN Zurcher, SN E Fuller, GMG3 Baum, FTG3 Mauk, FTG3 Barringer, GMGl Lirette. Left to right, 3rd row: SN Parrish, FTGSN Stephens, SN Beebe, SN Hobbs, FTGSN Dick, FTGSN Cozzi, SN Benefield, SECUND DIVISION 7'Light off, train out on the port beam and shift to automatic. These words, the standard verbal routine for transmission checks in the dawning hours , mark the be- ginning of another day for both the Gunner's Mates and Firecontrolmen. From this hour on, throughout the day, Second Division becomes anever ceasing beehive of activity. No task is too great yet none too small for the men of Second Divisiong all are accomplished with smoothness and efficiency. The Gunner's Mates, busy with pre- fire checks, bore erosion readings,mag- azine inspections and overall main- tenance and. preservation of the ship's five guns, compose the larger portion of the division. Running computer checks, radar adjustments, and numerous daily tests necessary for proper positioning of the guns during firing occupy the work- ing hours of the smaller portion, the Gun Fire Control Technicians. Working together, these two rates create the ship's effective gunnery system. Our first two and last two weeks on station in Vietnam put the total of our efforts to the supreme test. Thanking God, we emerged scratched only slightly, and at the same time had retaliated powerfully by firing many more rounds in that short period than had been fired the entire previous cruise. A deserving well done to all. Right, elevate, depress. MARK, MARK, MARK. And how many tedious late hours have been spent hearing those words during battery alignment? And how many more ....



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