Kansas City (AOR 3) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 104 of the 1975 volume:

iv «- •-ji 5:«rr- ,. f - ' ' - ' WESTPAC 1974-75 This cruisebook is dedicated to SN Robert William Martin. Its pages depict the varied experiences of the officers and men of the USS KANSAS CITY (AOR-3) during the ship ' s fourth WESTPAC deploy- ment. The KANSAS CITY sailed toward Japan and as far as the shores of Singapore to meet her commit- ment overseas, commitment well fulfilled despite long working hours, sudden schedule changes, and adverse weather conditions. CAPTAIN HANSEN COMMANDING OFFICER Captain Ronald R. HANSEN, USN Captain HANSEN was commissioned in the U. S. Navy upon graduation from the University of California (Berkeley) in 1952. His initial assignment was in the Service Forces, Pacific Fleet where he served on the USS PICTOR (AF-54), follow- ed by duty on the USS CHOURRE (ARV-1) and USS GRAPPLE (ARS-7). In 1957 he joined the Atlantic Fleet serving on the amphibious command ship USS MOUNT McKINLEY (AGC-7) followed by operations and engineer- ing billets in the Destroyer Forces, Atlantic Fleet. In 1961 he embarked on his first shore assignment ser- ving as a Flag Lieutenant and Aide in Washington, D.C. He returned to the Pacific Fleet in 1962 for Executive Officer assignments on the destroyer USS HULL (DD-945) and the guided missile frigate USS KING (DLG-10). A course of in- struction at the Armed Forces Staff College was completed in 1965 followed by a return tour in Washington, D.C. where he served as a strategic plans officer in the office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Captain HANSEN commanded the guided missile destroyer USS GOLDSBOROUGH (DD-20) from 1966- 1968 and was twice cited for destroyer actions off the coast of North Vietnam. He remained in the Western Pacific for an additional two years while attached to the staff of the Com- mander, Seventh Fleet where he served as the Amphibious Warfare Officer during the final thirteen amphibious assaults of the Vietnam War. He returned to Washington, D.C. in 1970 for duty in the Officer Distribution Division, Bureau of Naval Personnel. Prior to reporting to the USS KANSAS CITY in July of 1974, he was a student of Defense Management at the In- dustrial College of the Armed Forces. EXECUTIVE OFFICER LCDR Frank T. LAZARCHICK, USN LCDR LAZARCHICK was born and reared in the Anthracite Coal Region of Eastern Pennsylvania. He received his commission from the U.S. Naval Academy, class of 1959. His first sea duty was aboard the USS GEORGE K. MACKENZIE (DD-836) where he served as Damage Control Assistant, Main Propulsion Assis- tant, and Chief Engineer. His next assignment came in 1963 when he went to the Military Assistance Group, Republic of South Vietnam where he served as an Advisor to the VNN Patrol Gunboats. Following MAAG, LCDR LAZARCHICK served two years on the Staff of the Commander Service Group THREE CTF 73 in the Maintenance Section. In February 1967, he was ordered to the USS KING. (DLG-IO), as Chief Engineer. Upon completion of his tour LCDR LAZARCHICK then spent his next two years at the Fleet Computer Programming Center, Pacific, in San Diego where he was Project Officer for the Amphibious Force Flagship (LCC) NTDS system. This t our was followed by tours as Executive Officer of the destroyers USS BRAINE (DD-630) and USS WALLACE L. LIND (DD-703). In September 1972, LCDR LAZARCHICK was ordered as Industrial Officer to the Naval Plant Representative Office, General Dynamics Plant in Pomona, California. LCDR LAZARCHICK reported to the USS KANSAS CITY in August 1973. '   ««it«aB III ' f JP ■•• ' IN?- ' CAPTAIN ' S COMMENTS: The deployment of the USS KANSAS CITY to the Far East commenced 7 September 1974 and concluded 27 March 1975. Over 24,000 nautical miles were registered during our absence from California. The KANSAS CITY was at sea 64% of her deployment, yet was able to twice visit the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong, and the ports of Sasebo and Yokosuka in Japan. In addition, frequent logistic visits were made to Subic Bay, and brief stopovers in Singapore and Hawaii. The ship participated in 134 underway replenishments, ranging from the icy waters off Tokyo Bay to the equatorial approaches of Singapore, and from the shores of California to the Soviet missile range in the North Pacific. We experienced the rigors of five typhoons in the South China Sea, stormy winds and seas off Taiwan, and innumerable gales in the Vicinity of Okinawa, Hong Kong and the Philippines. Yet nearly 800,000 barrels of aircraft and ship fuel were transferred at sea, and 600 tons of other supplies and ordnance were delivered to ships of the Third and Seventh Fleets. Poor weather conditions never dampened our spirits nor prevented us from completing our many and varied tasks. In summary, the USS KANSAS CITY performed safely, efficiently and enthusiastically. The statistics cited herein are impressive, but the real story of our accomplishments lie with t he officers and men who contributed so much during the seven month deployment. They functioned under uncommon stresses, incredibly long working hours, and rapidly changing circumstances that would have undermined the patience, strength and endurance of those not familiar with the life of a mariner and his confrontations with the sea. I extend my appreciation to all who sailed on the Kansas City during our 1974-75 deployment and wish you fair winds, a following sea and God speed in all future undertakings. The Captain llilHllW ' . ■ . I 9 ii )i[ I ■mnji il - 1? X-DIVISION LT. Green Want to see me shake up the Captain? JOSA KLEINSASSER I before E YN3 Sawyer PNC Santos PC3 Villescas It always helps to skate for a little bit. ETCM McClure YNl Harris MAC Owens i ) rv Hey!! Maybe I don ' t want my picture taken. PC2 Griffith PN3 Engelman YN3 Carrillo YN3 Moore HMWHWIIM I U H M I J Hiit Steady Stu YN3 Marks DECK LCDR Pichel 1ST LT (Until 21 NOV. 74.) LT Barthlomew 1ST LT (22 Nov. 74 to Present) I can ' t hear you Douglas. LTJG Orcutt SA Barrett 1ST DIVISION SA Davies BMC Crosby BM2 Douglas SA Frederick SA Paul SA Raabe SA Garza BM3 David SA Potvin SN Rogelio Mirador SN Ivie BM3 Smith SA Wilt SA Overmann SA Clark 2ND DIVISION SA Franklin SA Barnes SN Martin SN Lucio Rosas SR Burdick MMC McKenery BM3 Flores BM3 Butterfield SA Warren SA Navida SN Gillis SA Corbett SN Willis SA Schrills SA Cruz SA Earner SA McCarthy YN3 Hiles MM3 Sisk I SA Staniszewski SN Porter SN Sprinkle 3RD DIVISION SN Mcllvaine SA Dollgener FN Wheeldon SN Kunz FN Seigel f ' I BM2 Chatman EM2 Hicks I ' m sure glad they put pictures in this book. Satisfied? I A land of many contrasts THE PHILIPPINES .of terraced mountain rice paddies., .and a small child ' s poverty. ...of Oiongapo bars., H ir The ever-faithful water buffalo and his mounted owner. Taxi!! Taxi!! MUNlCIPAUnOF OLONGAPO This ancient Spanish gate stands as a re- minder to Philippine history. JK. ' r-X • tiv - e ? SHIP ' S PICNIC Since when did they let Pygmies join the service? 3i ENGINEERING LCDR Jones Chief Engineer LTJG Kubic LTJG Donahue A GANG MR3 Magallanes ENl Moore MMFN Adams 11 EN2 Drew MM3 Hogeboom ENFA Crumm FN Cook EM2 Kern MM3 BuUmore MMFA Robin Streeter EN3 Koenig ETC Boyd BTl McMuUen BT2 Dawkins BT3 Hubert FA Freyre BTFN Chapman n g FA Francis FA Zupan FN Fiakas DIVISION 1 BTFA Hairston FA Davis FA Corning FA Kurich BTFN Haskell FR Garcia FN McFadden BTFA Fortin E DIVISION EMC Nuestro EM3 Johnson FN Heigl EM2 D. Ross EMFA Springer ICFN Grimes I ' ll see you on the beach tonight ' V1 t- . ' ,fes«a ■ II I IlisA w m - M J ' 4,2 1 r w K- There ' s a card missing here EMI Keyes IC2 Schlack CW04 Allen Electrical Officer EMS Brown IC3 Albert The light of my life. School was never like this IC3 Garner EMFN Durkin FN Diaz EMFN Langstaff FN Loddo ENFM Lagrimas M DIVISION MMC Hunter MMl Aure MMl Lujan MM3 Hall MM3 Stabnow FA Buchanan FA Seaver FA James MM3 Gwynn EMFN Linsky FA Camp FN Armando Mirador MMFA Robin Streeter MM3 Arslan MM3 Wysocki MM3 Silva FA Mikusevich MMFA Dewey FA Fincher FR Lewis CW04 Whipple POL DIVISION MMCS Scott Well, the Chief said to give them all I wanted FA Rodriguez FA Brown FN Pugel MMFN Crews FN Juranek a Whatever you say monk!!! FA Lyle I still say we can put that black oil on the bridge, Chief. FA Thomas ih HT2 McGonigle HTFN Hein FA Hannam FA Jones HTCS Sionne HT2 Valcik HTl Gillin HTFN Krum ENS Largess DCA FN Yoder FA Morris R DIVISION FN Jacobson FA Davidson INSPECTION Ji P [ ' r  : liii If tr ' ' f ■■ 1 I hli  - MEDICAL DOC LT Hemric Want to help save some water HM3 Johnson HM Cooper Enjoy yourself last night? HM3 MuUins T SHIPS ALONGSIDE % -«_«i P!BESs ' ' W. The Kansas City Marriages For some of the men that were on board the KANSAS CITY, the WestPac Cruise was a memorable experience. It took a cruise to find their pot of gold at the rainbow ' s end. SHIP ' S PARTIES . ABOARD SHIP NAVIGATION Department QMC Hayes QMSN Bowersock QM3 Boyd QM3 Mocci KHAKIS IN ACTION!!! OPERATIONS LT Marvil Operations Officer RMS Worden RMC Clark RM2 Clark RMSA Izzo Hey! That ' s not fair! They have more pennants than we do. ENS McCracken Communication Officer SMI Franckowiak SMI Gump RMSA Gomez SN Hughes JA RMSN Crockett What are you looking at? You mean, there was, a ship in front of ETN3 Ryan ETN2 Buth ETR3 Mattocks OI DIVISION 0S3 Melton OSSA Fountain 0S3 Daly OSSN Corgnati HELO DETAIL Wait, for us! Wanna steal a helicopter? AND THEN THE CHILDREN CAME miw. m THE PHIUPPINES ' • ' p Home s f SUPPLY k I ' ll find that mistake. S-1 DIVISION SKC Deperio SKI Morris LCDR J. R. Miller Supply Officer LTJG J. M. Fowler SKC Jandoc ' ' • ,. SKI Lewis SK3 Jaquinot SN Mirador SN Marshall SKSA Colangelo SKSA Mills SKSN Peterson SKSA Swarthout SKSA Hansen SA Cruz You can put in a 1250 like I did. S-2 DIVISION NEXT. MSC Sanders MSI Medina MSI Dominge MSI Pisco MSI Ramelo MSI San Pedro MS2 Embate BM2 Cruz, MDMAA MS2 Ramirez iMM MS3 Ivey MSSN Harmon MS3 Shelton SN Voytek MSSN Anthony MSSN Justus MSSA Kendrick SN Lang MSSN Smith And you didn ' t think I could burn water. S-3 DIVISION LTJG Tom ( 4 n. SN Molnar DK3 Bordon DKSN Hughes SN Russell KNOCK OFF SHIP ' S WORK LTJG Arnold GMGl Neff FTG2 Scott GMG3 Wellington GMG3 Cady GMG3 Turner GMG2 White • GMG2 Leitch WEAPONS DIVISION What a way to start your day. These guns ain ' t going to fire any more. SN Dolong One more shot, please. SN Brecht FTG3 Feuchtinger SN Hamilton GMG3 Doyle UST UKIREP LAST UNREP 1, JSS WHITE PUVINS STEEL DECK... PICNIC ■■t Is, ill J f- I I! 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