Joseph Kennedy (DD 850) - Naval Cruise Book

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WEAPO SDEPARTME T Delivering the goods was Weapons' primary task, and the Weapons Department was admirably equipped for its leading role. With ASROC, DASH, and the MK44 tube launched torpedo in its ASW arsenal, and dual purpose 5-inch gun batteries for anti-air and surface operations, Weapons put the payload where it counted - on the target.

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MICHAEL H. STANIF ER RD2 JOHN M.SWARTWOUT RDSN RUSSELL K. WALTHER ETRSA DAVLD E. WILKINSON ETR3 JOHN M. WILLIS RD3 ENSIGN NICHOLAS G. ABAID The cream 1S here in the fuse drawer Electronics Material Officer You

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Ist 211252022 LTJG BRUCE R. MCLAUGHLIN ENSIGN R. CRAIG ADAMS First Lieutenant First Lieutenant' First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of the girls of Malta - these thirty-three aspiring young boatswain's mates press onward to ever greater achievements in seamanship under the quiet, gentle leadership of Morrissey, BMI. Charged with the responsibility for all the main deck, the men of First Division spent much of their time painting Cand chipping and painting againj, so that hardly a rust spot was left to be seen even a few days after the most strenuous operating period. Ports meant liberty, but most of them also meant long hours for a small, dedicated group known as the boat crew. If they were not shuttling the boat on runs to the beach, they were fixing it for trying to.j And when it broke loose and went aground. . . at least it was an excuse to get ashore in Argostoli. True to the sailor's creed, the best lines these men handled were not the ones they spliced or frapped, but the ones they handed out to each shy, blushing lass. To Mason, BM3, goes the prize - Lover of the Cruise. DANIEL K. ANDERSON SN WILLIAM M. BAILEY' SN JAMES W. BORDERS BMSNX PAUL V. CIESIELSKI SN RICHARD R. COURNOYER SN JAMES F. DEMING SA RICHARD M. DICKERSON BMI HOWARD S. GELLMAN SA STANLEY T. GREER SN