Harry Yarnell (CG 17) - Naval Cruise Book

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i Service . . . Service lo others was characteristic of DARNELL ' S port visits throughout the Ml:!) deployment, as her crew reno- vated an orphanage in Malaga and served several meals to its children. The ship hos- ted an outdoor picnic and an on-board Christmas party for the orphans as well. The ship continued its string of service projects while in Marseille, including painting The Little Sisters of the Poor re- tirement home in nearby Aux-en-Prov- ence. Also in France Crewmembers helped decorate floats for a local festival and parade in Menton. Service continued during BAL- TOPS w here volunteers painted St. Brid- get ' s Catholic Church in Gdansk, parish of Fr. Jankowski of Solidarity fame. A small group also build and installed a set of stairs for a nearby orphanage and en- joyed spending the day with the children there. CG $17,000 The Crew of Harry E. Yarnell earn their .ship a nickname with their $17,000 contribution to the Combined Federal Campaign and later with the same amount to the Nav Relief drive. 74

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OW Division FMi ' clroiiic Warlari ' Division Tht)ugh ihcv arc a small division, l{ V ' s pla in integral part in both the defense and offense of ' ARNKIJ,. It is this group who listen to all the radar energ ships and planes put into the air. Though invisible, this energy is like a fingerprint from the platform which emits it. Using this info, HW ' s can tell us not just where other ships are, but who they are. If they fire a missile at us, we will fire a missile in return to intercept. The EW ' s proved the second layer of defense deception. By launching C H l ( (thin strips of radar reflective material) into the air, the make the missile ' s radar think it ' s seeing a much larger target behind us. .Actually, it ' s only the chaff cloud, and the as the missile turns toward the bigger target, V.ARN ' ELL sails on lo fight the war. Of the men of OW, none will likely be as ■famous to the crew as F.W2 JACOBY, a man surrounded by a good bit of con- temporary folklore. £ LT.ICi SCOTT F HI I • ,. ENS BRIAN A Rl II I EWC J AM IS W FOX I VI FERENCHIC 1 AV2 DON.MD J J ACOBV E V3 CHRIS A MATRONE E V3 JFI FERV C QL ANDT E V3 JON A RITCHIE 73

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IS? !r iTIi il TTFT ;i i; ;pv,- v fr TS and Awards. VARNELL ' s motto is World ' s Finest Warship, and it ' s made possible because its over 400 men make it so. Throughout the MED and Baltops, individual excellence was recogni ed in advancements. EiSWS and awards ceremonies.