Joseph Strauss (DDG 16) - Naval Cruise Book

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r., , ,VIV . U . ,, T 1 ,S , T T LT SCHMITT LT C. A. SCHMIDT LT Cole Schmidt heads the Supply Department a group of service oriented divisions that support and feed the personnel onboard. With his leadership the phrase blame it on supply was never hard. He held the unenviable position of custodian of the snipes OPTAR dollars - trying to stretch them out over a full quarter while simultaneous. meeting the high repair parts usage caused by the ships operations. Thru it all. he maintained his sense of humor and he could often be singing in the rain . LT Schmidt is married to his wife Susan and they have three children, Kelly, Kim, and Mike. The Supply Department begins on page 80. LT HEDGES LT. MIKE HEDGESQ Supply Officer Born in Plentywood, Montana on 20 May, 1952 Lt. Hedges graduated from high school at Eureka, Montana. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from the University of Idaho, and a regular commission in the Supply Corps in May, 1975. He served as the assistant Supply Officer for Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Forty which made deployments to Guam, Puerto Rico and Rota, Spain. His last tour of duty was at the Naval Supply Center, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii as the Customer Service Officer and the Quality Assurance Officer. LT. Hedges is married to the former Bobbi Mason of Eureka, Montana. They have two daughters Kami, 8 and Jaime, 4.

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-'iw-1-we'ff::a1fff-we f. ff-. . ' f . -. . -' W-- -J Avi..-v::Y,Lv1ll1! . , ., .. , ,a a RESCUE SEA. THEVIETNAIVIESEREFUGEES....5 SOUTH CHINA SEA - The crew of the Smokin' Joe completed their third rescue at sea within the last three months when 43 Vietnamese refugees were rescued from the South China Sea, 115 miles northwest of Lingayen Gulf, Tuesday July 15. The refugees were spotted 2 pm by a P-3 Orion from Cubi NavalAir station, Philippines.. The STRAUSS altered course and found the refugees in a 20-foot boat adrift on the open ocean. Their boat was quickly brought alongside and the people assisted aboard..The refugee craft was set afire and left astern as the STRAUSS headed for Subic Bay and medical -help for the refugees. The refugees had been adrift for 55 daysand had been drinking sea water for five days. Although many of the refugees were in poor condition when rescued, most recovered quickly, and by thetimethe STRAUSS steamed into Subic Bayfonly onerelugee required hospitalization. The rescue seemedalmost second nature.-The previous 'day word had reached the STRAUSS about a possible refugee craft spotted bya P-3 but, upon investigation, that proved to be a false alarm. 'But-thejnext day's effort was 'no mere drill. Everyone aboard dropped what they were doing to help out. The corpsmen began treatment ofthe-ill immediately, 1st Division bunkedthe refugees intheier space for the night and the Bosun's Mates slept on the ifoc's'leg ln the words' of BM3 Brim, Non-sid' is not the most comfortable thing infthe world to 'sleep on, but, it was nice and co'oI. i - A ' a ' The refugees were debarkedjinlSubic and taken to the U.N. Refugee Centerin Manila, pending their resettlement. .