Eversole (DD 789) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 88 of the 1967 volume:

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The gallantry of both LTJG EVERSOLE and the first ship to bear his name was commemorated by the construction of the present EVERSOLE. Built at Todd-Pacific Shipyards in Seattle, Wash- ington, she was launched on January 8. 1946, and commissioned the following May 10. Following her commissioning, the EVERSOLE was outfitted at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washing- ton, and underwent shakedown in the Southern Cali- fornia operating areas. Her first homeport was San LTJG John Thomas EVERSOLE a The U.S.S. EVERSOLE (DD-789) is the sec- ond ship to bear the name of LTJG John Thomas EVERSOLE, a torpedo plane pilot who was killed in the Battle of Midway. His extraordinary heroism during this action resulted in his being posthumous- ly awarded the Navy Cross; it also led to the naming of a destroyer escort in his honor, the first â– Q ££ :i The Old Diego and she was initially assigned as a unit of Destroyer Division 171. In December 1946, she be- gan the first of many subsequent deployments to the Western Pacific. Sailing from San Diego in May. 1950, for her third such cruise, the EVERSOLE was in the Orient at the outbreak of Korean hostilities. At this time she was assigned to Destroyer Division 31 and immediately moved into enemy waters as a screen unit for the fast carrier task force. TF 77. She con- tinued this duty until February. 1951. when she re- turned to the United States for overhaul at Mare Is- land Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California. The Korean Conflict cut short her stay in the states, for the EVERSOLE was off on her second cruise of the war by the fall of the same year. Dur- ing this tour of duty EVERSOLE bombarded Hungnan. Wonsan, and other points along Korea ' s east coast and served in the Blockading and Escort Force with warships from Australia. Canada, Great Britian, Netherlands, New Zeland, and the Republic of Korea. March 1952 saw her again relieved in the Korean Theater and she returned once more to the United States for training and overhaul. Her third and final tour of the Korean War took place between November 1952 and June 1953, with EVERSOLE once again a unit of the Korean East Coast Blockading P ' orce. During this deployment she spent about a month away from Korean waters as a unit of the Taiwan Patrol Force, Task Force 72, the first tour of such duty which has continued to be a part of EVERSOLE ' s deployments down to the present time. Even with the cessation of hostilities in Korea, EVERSOLE continued to deploy to the Western Pacific about six months out of every year to meet Fleet commit- ments in the Far East. From June 1953 through May 1960 EVERSOLE trained out of her homeport of Long Beach and sailed on her sixth through eleventh deployments. Although each of these cruises involved hard work and a great deal of at-sea time. EVERSOLE was still able to visit manv And The New COMMANDING OFFICER COMMANDER HAROLD H. FREELAND, U.S. NAVY Commander Freeland took command of U.S.S. Eversole (DD 789) on 29 July, 1966. He came from a one year tour of duty on the Staff, Commander Seventh Fleet, as Fleet Communi- cations Officer. Commissioned as Ensign in 1946, Commander Freeland began his naval career in de- stroyers in the U.S.S. Floyd B. Parks (DD 884). He subsequently served in U.S.S. Grouse ( AMS 15)and U.S.S. Salem (CA 139), both of the Atlantic Fleet. After a tour as instructor at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, Long Island, Commander Freeland served in U.S.S. Ingraham (DD 694), U.S.S. Decatur (DD 936), and U.S.S. Willis A. Lee (DL-4), all of the Atlantic Fleet. From 1960 to 1962 he commanded the U.S.S. Notable (MSO-460) of the Atlantic Fleet Mine Force. This was followed by a tour with the National Military Command Systems Directorate of the Defense Communications Agency. Commander Freeland has received post-graduate training in communications engineering and is a graduate of the Naval Warfare Course of the Naval War College. Commander Freeland is married to the former Carol Frenz and they have two children. Steven 13 and Jeffrey 9. EXECUTIVE OFFICER LT. COMMANDER JOE DON CAMP. U.S. NAVY Lt. Commander Camp is a graduate of the University of Corpus Christi He attended Officers Candidate School and received his commission in May. 1957. He served aboard the U.S.S. Hollister (DD788) in the operations depart- ment. He next served as instructor in CIC School at FAAWTC San Diego. Cali- fornia and then on the staff of Crudesflot 7. He spent two years in Taiwan in the Navy Sub Section MAAG as Mine Warfare Advisor before reporting aboard the Eversole. Lt. Commander Camp is married to the former Catherine Shelton, and thev have two children Donna 8. and Kenneth 6. CAPTAIN G. L. CLARK COMDES DIV 232 Captain Gilbert L. Clark was graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and was commis- sioned in June, 1943. His first assignment was in the Gunnery Department of the U.S.S. Hale (DD 642). This was followed by duty on the staff of Commander Destroyer Flotilla One. His next tour of sea duty was in communications on the staff of Commander Cruiser Division Three. From 1952 to 1953 he was the Flag Lieutenant to Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Force, Pacific. He was next assigned as the Executive Officer on the U.S.S. Wedderburn (DD 684). He commanded the U.S.S. Chandler (DD-717) from 1958 to 1960. His next tour at sea was as Surface Operations Officer on the staff of Commander Carrier Division Seven in the west- ern Pacific. In November 1966 Captain Clark assumed command of Destroyer Division Two Hundred Thirty-Two. In 1949 Captain Clark completed a course in Communications at the Naval Post Graduate School at Monterrey, California. His assignments ashore have been in Communications billets. He has had duty at the Naval Communications Station, Kodiak, Alaska, in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations in Washington, D.C., and at FOCC Kunia in Hawaii. He comes to this com- mand from duty as the Naval Communications Station, San Diego, California. 3 Lt. P. Henderson Staff Operations i Lt. R Steins Staff Material Ens R Marston Staff Communicator DES DIV 212 STAFF RMl Moralez Staff Radioman YN3 Cody Staff Yeoman Hank Snow and his wife Flight quarters Everybody in a good mood? On November 4, 1966 the crew of the U.S.S. Eversole again said their goodbyes. She was once again getting underway for the Western Pacific and ihe foreign shoes she has seen so often. As a member of ASW Group One. a brief stopover in Hawaiian waters for final operational inspections was necessary. The ship then left the last state west and would not return until May 6, 1967. This book will try to portray some of the events that made up those six months. Hope they don ' t check the bag I â–  All Ashore Who ' s I ' ll be standing right here I wonder if the Master-at-Arms will look in the FT shop. HAWAII... We stayed in Hawaiian waters long enough to participate in an ASW exercise, and then headed for Pearl Harbor. While there the crew had a chance to see memorials from another era and to tour tropic Oahu. We had an inspection before getting underway for Japan. The biggest Kahuana Arizona War Memorial 10 UMM- Hats. ribbons, shoes And  2 boiler is out of commission. You guys won ' t believe this, but the film was bad! Ask the chief, he knows. 2+ The Rubber Dividers group plus one I I During underway periods small combatants find it necessary to receive fuel and stores to keep them operational. It is a hazardous task which requires the cooperation of all hands from the time the ship goes alongside until all lines are on deck and the fuel hose is secured for pumping . Mail, stores, and pictures were all transferred The traditional Norwegian steam of the sailors hauled the load. Rescue destroyer station for Bennington 4 Bennington band entertains w M Offish ' fr-V- Standing by to highline staff Alongside the Benner 14 Old man to old man talk ' VERTICAL REPLENISHMENT USS MARS And run like hell! ' ! 15 While in Westpac the ship was assigned to Tai- wan patrol forces for a month and a half. During this time the crew had an opportunity to sight see in the cities of Kaohsiung, Keelung, and the capitol of Taiwan, Ta ipei. A reminder in the entrance to Kaohsiung Todd Shipyard, Taiwan branch Coolie labor clearing the road after a landslide 16 Do you get much rain here in Keelung? Buddhist Temple FN Bice and SN Dicks New sports arena in Taipei The Capito! Building Taipei mmautm â– â– â– inni in w • .AAi4Ai  ' • While in Kaoshiung the ship took time out to extend our countries people to people program. Contributions from the crew included money to buy food, medical supplies, and clothing, and two days of work repairing equipment in the hospital. Chaplain of Desron 25 and Mother Superior Recess . —  -- f T I â–  I knew you were too big for it. 18 Glad to meet cha. ,-. ' £.. H 1 p mw â– HHBlteaMta. Wanna buy a pack of gum ' ' ! I INNING OFFICERS CHIEFIES 12 3 4 5 6 7 4 6 7 4 3 6 4 5 6 4 4 4 5 5 A real pitchers duel, that ball game in Kaohsiung Hugga threw hard sometimes and others swing hard 1 m t % But in the end the score didn ' t matter if you had two hands to hold vour beer! 21 tit CWC Ceremonies and honors are part of the Navy tradition. Putting on the chief ' s hat is one of the enlisted man ' s greatest distinctions. STG1 Kaye rated that honor and the initiation that is part of the tradition. While still others received the Navy Good Conduct Medal, many for the second and third time. This medal is awarded for outstanding service for a four year period. The men who wear it are the finest petty officers in the service. % 23 24 in emeiiam â– Hemy Mini Keldoski AvUdion machinist ttlak (R Usi Class usn Catholic m. ss accoROinq to the Hew litupqy aboaro u.s.s. evepsole S6-789 Sascbo, Jap An mARCh 15, 1967 25 Kneeling L. to R.: ENS R. L. MARSTON; LTJG J. W. HOUGH, LT D. B. A. MOORE; LTJG M. C. SKOOG; Standing L. to R.: LTJG P. H. HUGHES; ENS N. G. BROOKS; LTJG J. H. HUFFMAN; ENS R. K. BENNETT; CDR H. H. FREELAND; LTJG A. W. HEINE (SO; LCDR J. D. CAMP; LTJG A. W. NEWLON; LTJG J. J. SAI; LTJG J. F. LANG; LTC. S. MACLIN LCRD CAMP, Executive Officer All officers assemble. . . Where are my other ships? Johnny Walker whaf Married, me! y ,« .. â–  I i JDm Anybody got a cigarette ' ' LTJG M. C. Skoog These are a few pictures of the Johnny Walker singers. By their com- bined effort they kept the Kaohsiung bum boats in business, and only lost the ship once at cards. 27 You are going to have to return that baby to the orphanage. t± v r : - lifj SPCM THOMPSON 28 Torpedoman Winge and Close You ' ll never get me up in one of those things 29 ore. I don ' t give a damn how it was to start your broom - chow has already been secured ! 30 You know- I ' ve heard they haven ' t commissioned this tub because they don ' t know whether to give the crew flight pay or sea pay! « I rnm % faster v a jk For the information of all hands- We have just entered the Combat Zone! © 3] We stayed 6 days in Hong Kong, and by the end of the touring and buying, most of us were too broke to catch the boat back to the ship. 32 USS BENNINGTON CVS 20 USS TICONDEROGA CVA 14 USS ENTERPRIZE CVA ( N ) 65 FISHING CRAFT IN DMZ WATERS OFF VIET NAM EVERSOLE 4000 YARDS OFF THE COAST AT THE DMZ i3 .4 Four more years. 34 ENGINEERING 9 ft DEPARTMENT 35 Ltjg Joseph L Wilkins Chief Engineer Ltjg Mark C Skoog Damage Control Assistant Ens Douglas E. Ward Main Propulsion Assistant 36 p -1 BTC Sidney A Magoon EMC Bobbie G. McClain MMC Frederick M Howresko ENC Harry H.Eckstein 5 ' M DIVISION Kneeling L. to R. - FN A. L. Potter; MMFN H. R. Silva; FN R. J. Jero; FN H. L. King; MM3 V. S. Santos; MMFN 0. C. Bicknell Jr.; Standing L to R - MM1 R. L. Allison; MMFN R. R. Fish- er; MM1 W. G. Parrish; FA J. G. Lorendo; FN C. L. Ponder; FN J. R. Schulz; FN A. N. Cole- man; FN G. H. Schreter; FN H. J. Minard; SN D. H. VanLandingham; MM3 W. T. Ellis Jr.; MM3 L. M. Berg; MM1 J. G. Gingery; MM2 J. P. Tillo; MMC F. M. Howresko. 38 39 B DIVISION Kneeling L to R - BT2 D. M. Bancroft; BT2 R. E. Harr; BT3 J. C. Cox; BT3 L. C. Rinke; FA C. G. Davis; FN D. F. King; Standing L to R - FN J. A. Rhoads; BT3 H. 0. Lumsden; BT2 R. A. Moore; DC3 W. K. Rosenberg; BT2 T. L. Booher; FN J. H. Sawyer Jr.; FN C. W. Mann; FN D. L. Gregg; FN J. D. Wilfong; FN E. D. Gordon; DM3 D. P. Coit; BT3 W. L. Hester; BTC S. A. Magoon. 40 ,, |VH, k ft _â–  - â– fa  « n R DIVISION Kneeling L to R - EN3 B. F. Ellis; DC1 J. G. Mendoza Jr.; IC3 M. R. Huck; SFP3 T. L. Edington; DC3 J. Hamilton; MR3 R. E. Lewis; EM3 R. V. Smith; EM2 D. 0. Becktell; Stand- ing L to R - SFP1 D. W. Munzie; MM1 S. Preciado; SFP3 K. J. Bates; ICFN J. J. Dechene; FN S. L. Benoit; FN J. B. Meier; MM2 M. J. Gorden; FN L. J. Husemann; FN D. L. Moon; FA G. H. Stoebel; IC3 W. H. Letts; EM3 R. J. Scott; SFP3 H. E. Johnson; EMFN J. L. Clark; FN J. W. Blair; FN G. W. Menard; FN F. S. George; SFP3 A. L. Rock; ENC H. H. Eckstein; LUG M. C. Skoog. «iiiti«th 42 Who do they think they are kidding ' 1 The Jolly White Giant at bat . li Call the bridge quick ' Mr. Skoog says. 4 ' What HP air compressor? Okay. . Gotcha. Right. Three more minutes and I get relieved. Haven ' t vou ever had your arm stuck ' ' What water 9 My own iocker. Just .0000327 inches more. 44 €s ( • % e r, Now repeat after me Hummmm .! I need a bigger hammer 45 MM1 Steven Preciado DC1 James G. Mendoza Jr MM1 John G. Gingery MM1 Robert L. Allison MM1 Walter G. Parish SFP1 Darryl W. Munzie BT1 Robert H Goings 46 47 Lt. David B. A. Moore Operations Officer Ltjg Jeffrey F. Lang Communications Officer Ltjg Patrick H Hughes CIC Officer Ltjg James R Hough Electronics Maintenance Officer 48 SMC A F Thomure ETCT. A Rinner RDCS . N Cobb RMCR G Burg HMC E F. Niggli YNC E P. Nyberg t OC DIVISION 1st row L to R - RM3 E. G. Schroeder; RM2 M. Juarez; SM3 W. P. McAllister Jr.; SA J. R King; RMSN W. A. Sinclair; RMSN D. L. Garroutte; RMSN G. E. Schlauch; YN3 R. L. Bunch. 2nd row L to R - SMC A. F. Thomure; SN Cabalero; SM2 J. Mitchell; SMSN L. L. Hall; PN3 L. A. Prime; SN J. R. Claussen; PCSN D. B. W. Ruth; SN K. Singeltary; SN R. C. Vassar; Ltjg J. F. Lang; 3rd row L to R - HMC E. F. Niggli; YNC E. P. Nyberg; SM3 S. G. Raile; RM2 B. R. Schindler; RM3 T. A. Rich Jr.; YN3 D. R. Hudson; YN3 F. K. Smith; RMSN C. E. Pollard Jr. ; RMC R. G. Burg 50 How many days? ! ! ! ! And don ' t call me Shorty again. | Hfe Hello, Mr. King ' Powwow. Where the hell is the POD 51 M V|M Ol DIVISION Row 1 L to R - RD1 G. M. Jones; RD3 Johnston: RD2 F. H. Fuldauer; RD1 B. McNally: RD3 R. R. Gomez. Row 2 L to R - RDC S. H. Cobb; RD3 J. B. Parks; RD3 T. T. Irkawa; RD2 T. D. Foreman: RD3 R. L. Riley: RD3 K. A. Wrobel; RD2 J. R. Sharp: RD2 C. G. Davis; Ltjg P. H. Hughes. Row 3 RDSN W B. Vance; RD2 J. M. Parrish; RDSN A. W. Trout: RD2 W. S. Barnott; RDSN J. Stevens; RDSN D. S. Mullenax 52 NATURAL HABITAT We can ' t all skate on this one wing ' Where I m at they never find me. Hey Fred. What ' s that-you get a bonus if you ship over? C-,3 OE and ON DIVISION Row 1 L to R - ET3 A. L. Allen; ET2 R. J. Hood; ETSN M. S. Zick; Etsn E. T. Iha; QMSN M. R. Queen; QM1 R. A. Florence; Row 2 L to R - Ltjg J. R. Hough; ET2 C. N. Moore; ET3 R. Daniels; ET2 R. R. Engelhart; ET3 R. J. Stocklas; QMSN M. I. Aguas; QM3 G. D. Gennett; Ltjg J. S. Huffman; Row 3 L to R - ETC T. A. Rinner; ET3 N. W. Bryant III; ET3 L. L. Stubblefield Jr.; ET3 D. W. O ' Brien; ET2 C. D. Stultz; QM2 R. F. Johnson; QMSN G. W. Dicks 54 Gesundheit 1 % Oh, he ' s mad cause I called him Shorty .- •. ' Do thev reallv wear these in Australia Whatfortv 55 I wish we didn ' t have to leave Kaohsiung. Just wait till you make second. Jim, then you can skate like me Who stole my blue towel ' ' : v It ' s mine I caught it ' A picture of home Ship. Are you kidding 56 Turn on the light first That ' s right you ' re still a boy My typewriter is broken chief That ' s the first time I ever heard a lifer sav he was short. 57 frf bffe? RM1 C. V. Stitt f  QM1 R. A. Florence RD1 G. M. Jones •T ' r RD1 B McAnallv 58 59 S DIVISION 1st row L to R - C.S.3 K. Catchot: SN L. W. Roth; SNL. Roberts: SN â–  R. Grippes; SH3 R. Bader; SN G. E. Heiss; 2nd row L to R - GM1 G. E. Tisdale; RM1 T. A. Rich; SD3 C. Marshal; SKI B. Gonzales; CS2 M. T. Feaster; SKI B. S. Cuello; DK1 D. L. Herrman; CS1 F. E. Roundtree: 3rd row L to R - SK2 C. A. McLemore; SN C. E. Ellenberg; SN J. E. Dew; SN H. A. Corbett; SN B. Hackett; SH2 J. L. Curtis; SN E. W. Neal 60 LTJG W A HEINE Supply Officer SKI B. D. R GONZALEZ Leading Storekeeper CS1 F. E ROUNDTREE Leading Ship ' s Cook What am I doing here ' ' It ' s true-that new toothpaste does give your mouth sex appeal What do you mean this is your seaf I ' .-i! - - ' P Turn to OK. Heiss-OUT! 62 Darn ! No watermelons on this unrep either m r .mr Sure do wanna go home. â–  What ' s the date 9 Let ' s go sailor! AHH — Decent chow at last! n â– j â–  â– â–  - -7, ; m i Dinner for the crew r â–  What ya doin ' in my galley boy? YUCK! What a mess! Allright- How much money do you want to borrow 9 64 WEAPONS DEPARTMENT 65 r â–  Lt Charles S. Maclin Weapons Department Officer Ltjg John J Sai Gunnery Officer Ens Nicholas Brooks First Lieutenant Ltjg William Newlon ASW Officer Ens James W. Taylor Assistant Gunnery Officer 66 FTCSG A Barbee BMC V C. Nicholson STC D E Kave BMC W E Boling (since 16 April) GMG1G E. Tisdale I jiwv wipmC ll ' t Iff f f fl , f %m c w ♦ WD DIVISION Kneeling L to R - SN T. R. Learmouth; SA L. E. Smith; SN S. Ramey: SN D. R. Vanbibber; SA G. E. Shields; SN J. E. Johner; SN G. Riley; SN T. J. Wolfe; BM2 T. K. Kleinfelter; 2nd row L to R BMC V. C. Nicholson; BM3 C. A. Snow; SN G. W. Bastian; SN R. D. Leon; SN J. Lite; SN G. D. Andrews; SN R. 0. Perry; SN C. R. Conwell; SN J. W. Nelson; SN M. L. Cain; BMC W. E. Boling; Ens N. Brooks; 3rd row L to R Lt. C. S. Maclin; SN M. D. Ostrander; SN S. M. Emmons; SA R. Poeialik; SN W. A. Smith; SN M. D. Knapp; SN L. C. Lopez; SN C. D. Whitney; SN L. Buffington; BM2 M. M. Flemens; SN D. L. Outzen. 68 I • Ens. Brooks SnC. D. Whitney SnD L Outzen WD Turning To Kaohsuing Water Taxi i â–  = % _-. .. r?f4 , WA DIVISION Kneeling L to R - STG2 R. R. Griffin; TM3 T. L. Close; STG3 G. M. Allen; STG3 C. A. Teaney; GMM3 D. C. Stowe; 2nd row L to R - Ens R. K. Bennett; STG3 J. R. Dillin; SN L. R. Sowers; GMG2 R. D. Vande- weerd; AN H. J. Auten; SN G. E. Sylvester; STG3 R. Stein; Ltjg A. W. Newlon; 3rd row L to R - STC D. E. Kaye: STGSN J. F. Reed; STGSN T. E. Bartley; STG3 R. R. McKenzie; GMG3 D. A. Dreher; STG3 F. W. Prender ; STGSN R. A. Davis; Lt C. S. Maclin. 70 Boot Chief Kaye Enjoying Dinner Strategy Meeting STGSN Bartley and STGSN Mason WA at Quarters SN Auten and GMG3 Stowe 3 4 1 _a ♦ WG DIVISION Kneeling L to R - YNSN W. W. Humble; SN C. W. Close; FTG2 T. J. Cuttle; FTGSN W. B. Bathrick; EN3 C. L. Robinson; GMG3 D. Ballinger; 2nd row L to R - Ltjg J. J. Sai; ATN2 C. R. Wilson; GMG3 M. P. Mc- Brearty; FTG3 J. G. James; FTGSN K. A. Chapman; SN B. J. Freudenberger; GMG2 V. R. Stover; FTG2 J. D. Parker; ADR1 H. A. Kotkaski; GMGC C. E. Roberson; 3rd row L to R - FTCS G. A. Barbee; FTG3 R. E. Budeynski FTG3 C. L. Taylor; SN A. T. Spinek; SN E. W. Zook; FTGSN R. B. McDaniel; ETN3 J. D. Forsling; FTGSN D. R. Hannon; GMG3 F. D. Millett; Lt C. S. Maclin. 72 FTG2 Cuttle Plotting Room Crew Tiuu. r - • â–  â– .Jk4 u JUI -.â– n- Muscle Beach FTGSN Harmon YNSN Humble 73 Taking on Fuel I Awaiting Unrep Holiday Routine Roth, MeBreartv, Learmouth Mfc $ Chiefs Barbee. Niggli, and Roberson Honest, Fellows, It was this Big ' Helo Transfer High-Lining Personnel 75 Captain ' s Inspection The Leaders The Dash Crew CRUISE BOOK STAFF EDITOR: LTJG P. H. HUGHES Department Representatives: Weapons: ENS TAYLOR WA: McKenzie Cartoonist: Artwork: BADERRE. FOREMAN T.D. WG : CUTTLE Historian. ENS BROOKS EDITOR: LTJG P. H. HUGHES Typist: BRIGID Department Representatives: Weapons: WA: ENS TAYLOR MCKENZIE R.R. Special Asst. : BUSHNELLR. W. Gomez R.R. WG: CUTTLE T.J. WD LEARMONTHT.R. Engineering R ENS WARD SMITH R.V. M ELLIS W.T. B POOLE J. H. Operations 01 LTJG HUGHES FOREMAN T.D. OC MCALLISTER W.P. OE.N STOCKLASR.J. - WILL YOU REMEMBER THESE MEN IN 5 YEARS? CAPT CLARK LT HENDERSON LT STEIN ENS MARSTON CDR FREELAND LCDR CAMP LT MOORE LTMACLIN LTJG HEINE LTJG HOUGH LTJG HUGHES LTJG LANG LTJG NEWLON LTJG SAI LTJG SKOOG LTJG WILKINS ENS BENNETT ENS BROOKS ENS DICK ENS TAYLOR ENS WARD AGUAS, MI ALLEN, G.M. ALLISON, R L. ANDREWS, G.D. AUTEN.H. J BADER.R E. BANCROFT, D. 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R J GARROUTTE, D L. GENNETT.G. D. GEORGE, FS GINGERY, J. G. GOODSHALL.G. W GOING, R.H. GOMEZ. R R GONZALES, B. D. R. GORDON, D. L. GORDON, ED. GORDON, M.J. GRAY. L L GREGG. D. L. GRIFFIN. RR HACKETT, R. G. HALL. L. L HAMM.T R HANNON, DR. HARDEN, A (N) HARDESTY. P. M. HARR, R. E. HARRIS, C. L. HASTIE.J W HEISS.G.P. HESTER. W. L. HOOD, R J HOWRESKO. F M HUCK.M.R. HUMBLE, WW. HUSEMAN.L J IHA, E.T. IRIKAWA.T T. JACKSON, J E. JAMES. J. D. JERO. R J JOHNER.J.E JOHNSON. C.S. JOHNSON. N. E. JOHNSON, R. F. JOHNSTON, R. D JONES, G.M. JUAREZ. M. E. KAYE. D. E. KAYLOR, S. W. KELLY, G.D. KING, CM. KING, D. F. KING. H. L. KINSEY.G.R. KLEINFELTER, T K. KNAPP, M.D. KYE.S. A. LEARMOUTH.TR LEE, J. D. LEON.R D LETCH WORTH. H. A. LETTS. W. H. LEWIS. RE LOPEZ, L. C. LORENA.G.M. LUMSDEN.H.O. MAGOON.S. A. MANN.C. W. MANWARREN.M M MARSHALL. CD MASON. G.C. MC ALLISTER, W P MCANNALLY, B. S. MC BREARTY, M P. MCCLAIN. B. G. MC DANIEL, R. B MCKENZIE, RR MC KINNEY. RD MC LEMORE, C. A. MEIER. J B MENDOZA. 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W A SNOW. C. A. SOLORIO.D. (N) SOWERS, L. R. SPILLMAN.J. V. SPINEK.A T SPOHN.C D. STEIN. R. W. STEVENS. J. (N) STEVENSON, J. (N i STEWART. E. L. STITT.C. V. STOCKLAS, R. J. STOEBEL, G. M. STOKES. R D STOVER. V. R. 78 STOWE, D C. STRADLKY. A. L. STUBBLEFIELD, L. L. STULTZ.C D SWIMS, J C. TAYLOR. C.L. TEANEY.C. A. THOMSON. G. S. THOMURE. A. F. TILLO.J.F TISDALE.G E TOWNSLEY.C.D. TROUTT. AW VALLIERE. G. R. VAN BIBBER. D. R. VANCE. W. B. VANDE WEERO. R D VANLANDINGHAM.D. H. VASSAR.R. C. VAUGHN, W.T. WARBURTON.J.S. WELLS. J. D WILLIAMS, A. J WILLIAMS, D. E. WHITNEY. C. D WILFONG.J.D. WILSON, C. R. WILSON. W. E. WOLFE. T J WOODFORD. L. (N) WROBEL, K. A. YARBROUGH.K. E. YOUNG, N N) ZICK.M.S. ZOOK.E. W. exotic ports in the Orient. The ninth deployment from January to June of 1957 found Destroyer Di- vision 31 proceeding to the Western Pacific via Suva, Fiji Islands, and Brisbane, Cairns, and Dar- win, Australia, with the traditional ' Crossing the Line ceremony held as the ships sailed across the Equator. The ship again visited the Southern Hemi- sphere at the start of her tenth deployment, lasting from early December 1957 to late May 1958. The ports of call south of the Line on this occasion were Pago Pago, American Samoa, and Melbourne, Perth, and Darwin, Australia. Another group of lowly polliwogs became honorable shellbacks upon crossing the Equator. In May 1960. Destroyer Squadron 3 composed of Destroyer Divisions 31 and 32 departed for the Orient for not just the normal six months but rather two years. The squadron ' s homeport was changed to Yokosuka for this period and many of the wives and families of EVERSOLEs crew moved to this base in Japan. Although the operating pace was as heavy as on previous deployments, this made the separation from loved ones shorter and Yokosuka became home in every sense of the word. While based in Japan EVERSOLE served tours on Tai- wan Patrol and also participated in exercises off Japan, Okinawa, Korea, and the Philippines. Visits were made to many ports in Japan as well as neigh- boring countries. In February 1962, amidst a shower of confetti and paper streamers, EVERSOLE bade farewell to Japan and set course for Bremerton, Washington, where she was scheduled to enter the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for an extensive conversion and modernization. At this time her homeport was also changed to Bremerton because of the length of time the ship would be in he shipyard. After extensive preparation. EVERSOLE for- mally commenced her FRAM MK I conversion on May 7. 1962. This modernization took approxi- mately nine months and upon completion EVER- SOLE emerged as a new and different ship. During the conversion her appearance was greatly altered and much of her equipment was either replaced or modernized. As a result, her ASW capabilities in particular were greatly enhanced. With ASROC 79 ( Anti-Submarine Rocket), DASH (Drone Anti-Sub- marine Helicopter), new ASW torpedo tubes, and a new highpowered sonar installed, EVERSOLE be- came one of the best outfitted ASW ships in the world. Upon completion of FRAM in February 1963, EVERSOLE journeyed south from Bremerton to her new horneport of Long Beach and became a unit of Destroyer Squadron 23, the famed Little Beaver Squadron of World War II, formerly commanded by Admiral Arleigh ( 31 Knot ) Burke. The fol- lowing year saw EVERSOLE participate in exer- cises in both the new states of Hawaii and Alaska in preparation for her first WESTPAC Cruise as a FRAMed destroyer. This preparation included the development of the technique of refueling heli- copters in flight - a technique which met with great success and is being used throughout the Fleet today. During the ensuing cruise, the ship distin- guished herself with the setting of a Navy-wide transfer record during Underway Replenishment but the traditionally light-hearted atmosphere of the homeward bound voyage was sobered by news of the outbreak of naval hostilities in Southeast Asia. The USS MADDOX (DD-731) had been taken under enemy fire off the coast of a small country to which EVERSOLE would soon return - VIET NAM. Indeed the 1965-1966 WESTPAC Cruise saw EVERSOLE once again firing her guns in anger during Naval Gunfire Support Missions in the Gulf of Tonkin. When not steaming off the coast of Viet- Nam, the ship saw many weeks of patrol between the Chinese Communist mainland and Nationlist Is- land of Taiwan (Formosa). The days in and around the combat zone were long and demanding, and all hands were grateful for their ship ' s return to Long Beach in March, 1966. EVERSOLE then entered the yards for over- haul and her crew began another training cycle for yet another deployment to the Far East. That cruise began on November 4, 1966 with EVERSOLE ' s de- parture from Long Beach. California. Following the successful completion of ASW Group Is Operational Readiness Evaluation in Hawaii and a short visit to Japan, EVERSOLE proceeded to the demanding Yankee Team op- erations in Tonkin Gulf. During this and later periods off the Viet Nam coast, the ship received various assignments including SAR (Search and Rescue) missions for downed pilots, naval gunfire missions in support of Marine units ashore, and screening operations for several aircraft carriers, including the nuclear-powered Enterprize (CVAN- 65). Extended at-sea periods demanded a ready and efficeint Underway Replenishment capability; and EVERSOLE ' s performance in this area was con- tinuously among the best in the Pacific. Helicopters In-flight Refueling, pioneered by EVERSOLE and Destroyer Division 232, rose to a new level of op- erational readiness, and developments in the field of ECM (Electronic Countermeasures) warfare proved highly significant. Heavy weather marked the month-long patrol off Nationalist China, but upkeep periods in Kaoshiung and later in Sasebo, Japan provided time for necessary repairs. Visits to other ports such as Hong Kong; Subic Bay, Philippines; and Yokosuka, Japan provided necessary relaxation for the crew. Departing on her homeward-bound journey from Yokosuka, EVERSOLE made only short refueling stops at Midway and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and sighted the coast of Southern California early on the morning of 12 May 1967. 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