U.S.S. KITTY HAWK (CVA - 63) The World ' s First Guided Missile Attack Aircraft Carrier WEST 1962 â– 1963 SAN FRANCISCO PEARL HARBOR •f i - . . JiL. J f ' . HISTORY USS KITTY HAWK (CVA-63i like the village in North Carolina for which she is named, also marks a milestone in world historv. In 1903 the Wright brothers launched the first successful manned airplane flight. On . pril 29. 1961. the world ' s first guided missile attack aircraft carrier was commissioned at Philadelphia. She is the second naval vessel to bear the name. The first KITT HA K. a 478-foot Aircraft Transport, the first ship of her t -pe. was acquired bv the Navy in 1941. .-Mter a distinguished career in the Pacific during World War II, she was decommissioned in January 1946. KITT HA K is home to 4000 officers and men, which is more than 15 times the total population of her village namesake. She is second in size onlv to the nuclear powered carrier USS ENTERPRISE iCVAiNi-65l. KITT HA K is not a ladv with a past, but a voungster with a future. She has no history. ever -thing she has done in her short lifetime can still be termed current events. The completion of the present Far East cruise also completes her second vear of commissioned service. In September 1961. under the command of Captain William F. Bringle, USN, KITT HA K left the East coast on a good-will cruise to South America, around Cape Horn and on to her new homeport in San Diego, touching at ports in Brazil. Chile and Peru, en route. The ship departed San Diego November 21. 1961. for post shake-down repairs at the San Francisco Naval Shipyard, where she also got a new skipper. On May 5. 1962. in a change of command ceremony. Captain Walter L. Curtis. Jr., I. SN. became the second Commanding Officer of KITT ' HAWK. A few davs later she returned to San Dieso. On June 25. with 75 NROTC : Iidshipmen on board. KITTY HA T: departed for a MidPac cruise, which included extensive exercises near the Hawaiian Islands. The ship returned to San Diego Julv 16 to complete her training schedule pri or to her first deplo ment with the U.S. Seventh Fleet. Wright Brothers Memorial at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina VSS KITTY HAW K heading west from Pearl Harbor Depart SAN FRANCISCO MIDPAC CRUISE Depart SAN DIEGO HAWAII YOKOSUKA, JAPAN SASEBO, JAPAN OKINAWA MANILA, P.I. HONG KONG, SUBIC BAY, P.I YOKOSUKA KOBE, JAPAN BEPPU, JAPAN IWAKUNI, JAPAN YOKOSUKA fRUlSE CHI ONOLOGY MAY 24, 1962 JULY 1-16, 1962 SEPT. 13, 1962 SEPT. 27.30, 1962 OCT. 10-14, 1962 OCT. 27-31, 1962 NOV. 10-13, 1962 NOV. 26-29, 1962 DEC. 10-16, 1962 DEC. 26 - JAN. 1, 1963 JAN. 12-25, 1963 FEB. 6-10, 1963 FEB. 22-24, 1963 FEB. 25 - MARCH 1, 1963 MARCH 14-20, 1963 Arrive SAN DIEGO APRIL 2, 1963 CAPTAIN WALTER L CURTIS JR., U.S.N. On May 5. 1962. Captain Walter L. Curti?. Jr.. USN, became the second Commanding Officer of USS KITTY HAWK (CVA-63). He relieved Cap- tain William F. Bringle. in the first change of command ceremony held aboard this vessel. Captain Curtis wears the Bronze Star with combat ' . He sei- ed in 15 major campaigns and is a sur ivor of both the USS HORNET and USS PRINCETON during World War II. Captain Cmlis was bom July 2-5, 1915, in Ahoskie, Noitli Carolina. He attended both the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Wake Forest College, being graduated from the latter with a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1936. A year later Captain Curtis earned his Navy Wings after completing the Naval Aviation Cadet Program at NAS Pensacola, Florida. Subsequently he sel- •ed in the following assignments: 1937-1940, VS-6, USS ENTER- PRISE lCV-6); 1940-1941. Flight Instructor at NAS Pensacola. Fla.: 1941- 1942, VS-8, USS HORNET (CV-8): 1943-1944, LSO USS PRINCETON (CVL-23); 1944-1945, LSO Instructor, NAS Sanford, Fla.; 1945-1947, Air Officer, USS PRINCETON (CV-37); 1947-1948. General Line School, Newport. R.I.: 1948-19.50. Chief Staff Officer. New York Group. U.S. Atlantic Resene Fleet: 1950-1952. Commanding Officer. VS-31: 19.52-1954, Office of the CNO. Washington. D.C.: 1954-1955. Executive Officer, USS RANDOLPH (CVA-15) ; 195.5-1957. Assistant Operations and Plans Officer, staff COMSIXTHFLEET: 1957-1958. Student. Industrial College of the Anned Forces. Washington. D.C.: 1958-19.59. J-3. Joint Chiefs of Staff; 1959-1960, Navy Member of the Chairman ' s Staff Group, Office of the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; 1961-1962, Commanding Officer, USS THETIS BAY (LPH-6). Captain Curtis is married to the fomier Miss Janet Hartz of Washington. D.C. His mother, Ruth Dowell Curtis, lives in the family homestead in Ahoskie. N.C. CAPTAIN WILLIAM FLOYD BRINGLE, U.S.N. Captain William Floyd Bringle was formally relieved by Captain Walter L. Curtis on May 5, 1962. Capt. William F. Bringle was born in Covington. Tennessee, on April 23, 1913, son of Mrs. Lota Smith Bringle and the late William F. Bringle of Covington, Tenn. He attended the Byars-Hall High School and Columbia Military Academy before his appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy. Graduating in June 1937. he was commissioned Ensign, and through subsequent advancement attained his present rank of Capt.. July 1. 1955. During his career. Capt. Bringle has served in numerous sea and shore assignments. His first was aboard the USS SARATOGA in the gunnery, communications, and engineering departments as a junior officer until 1940. Reporting to the Naval Air Station. Pensacola. Florida, for flight training, he was designated a Naval Aviator in December 1940. In January 1941. he served as Senior Aviator aboard the USS MILWAUKEE, and he eventually became Conimandins Officer of Cruiser Scouting Squadron TWO, operating on the USS OMAHA and USS SAVANNAH. From September to November 1943, he trained at the Naval Air Station. Mel- bourne. Florida, and in December, formed the first Observation Fighting Squadron (VOF-1) during World War II. He commanded the squadron throughout the period of hostilities, and was awarded the Navy Cross, for extraordinary heroism in action against enemy forces during the Allied Invasion of Southern France in August 1944. Capt. Bringle also received the Croix de Guerre with Silver Star by the Government of France for his part in the invasion. Reassigned to the Pacific war area. Captain Brincle and his squadron embarked in the LISS WAKE ISLAND and later the USS MARCUS ISLAND. While under his command, the squadron participated in strikes against enemy- held installations in Leyte. Luzon. Iwo Jima. Sakishima Gunto. Nansei Shoto area, Okinawa and many other Pacific islands. His squadron contributed niateriallv to the success of these combat operations in the performance of its primary function of spot- ting for naval gunfire and close air support of ground forces in repeated bombing and rocket attacks against enemy troops and installations. For his outstanding service during these engagements and others. Capt. Brinsle was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with Gold Stars in lieu of five additional awards of that medal as well as the Air Medal with Gold Stars in lieu of sixteen additional similar awards. From October 1945 until October 1946, following the Japanese surrender, he was the Air Group Commander of Carrier Air Group SEVENTEEN, and when detached he returned to the Naval Academy for duty as a Battalion O fficer. He remained there until June 1948. Returning again to sea, Capt. Bringle filled the post of Commander. Carrier Air Group ONE aboard the carriers USS TARAWA and USS PHILIPPINE SEA. From 1950 to 1952 he served as a member of the Superintendent ' s staff at the Naval Academy. The next year, as a student, he attended the Naval War College at Newport. Rhode Island. Another year and a half of sea duty as Executive Officer of the USS HORNET, 1953-54, was alternated with 2 2 years of shore duty as Head of the Operational Intelligence Branch in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, and as the Naval Aide to the Sec. of the Navy. In 1957. Captain Bringle assumed command of Heavy Attack Wing TWO. operating A3D attack bombers in the Pacific. He served in this command until July 1958, when he was ordered back to the Naval Academy as Commandant of Midshipmen. Capt. Bringle, in May 1960, received orders designating him as the Prospective Commanding Officer of the Navy ' s new attack aircraft carrier, USS KITTY HAWK (CVA-63). He became CO of the carrier on her date of commissioning. April 29, 1961. Married to the former Miss Donnie Godwin of Coronado. Cal., Capt. Bringle has two children, Rosalind and Donald. His official address is 1639 Peabody Street, Memphis, Tenn. Captain Bringle is now on duty in the office of Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. 10 ' i jvN iiiiix iDER WILLIAM G. COULTER, U.S.N. On July 27, 1962, Commander William G. Coulter became tlie second Executive Officer of USS KITTY HAWK. CDR Coulter was bom September 17, 1922, in Prosser, Wash. He at- tended Whitman College at Walla Walla, Wash., for two years prior to en- tering the Navy December 11, 1942, under the Aviation Officers ' Program. CDR Coulter has had a well-rounded naval career sei ving in several transport, fighter and training squadrons. During the Korean Conflict he was the Executive Officer of Fighter Squadron 821 operating from the car- rier ESSEX. He was awarded four Air Medals for his flights in Korea. After duty in Korea, the commander sei-ved on tlie staff of the Commander Naval Air Force Pacific, as Assistant Training Officer until July 1953. He then attended General Line School at Monterey, Calif. After a tour ashore in an administrative billet at NATC Patuxent River, Md., CDR Coulter became Operations Officer of Carrier Air Group FOUR. Upon retuming from a Mediterranean deployment in 1958 he commanded Fighter Squadron 21 until July 1959. He then reported to Chief of Naval Air Advanced Training as Officer in Ch arge, and later Commanding Officer of Training Squadron 23 at Kingsville, Texas. He commanded this squadron until July 1961 when he entered the U.S. Naval War College at Newport, R.I., for a 10-month course. CDR Coulter is married to the fomier Miss Patricia Louise Odell. They have three children: Timothy, 13, David, 12, and Catherine, 9. The commander is the holder of the Air Medal with three Gold Stars, as well as the American Theater, Asiatic Pacific, China Sei-vice, Korea, United Nations and World War II Victory medals. V . « iw i.fSi ' COMMANDER JOHN M. THOMAS, U.S.N. Commander John M. Thomas, USN, was formally relieved as Executive Officer of the USS KITTY HAWK (CVA-631 by Commander William G. Coulter, USN, on July 27, 1962. CDR Thomas was born in Iowa City. Iowa, and attended parochial and public schools in that state, completing high school at St. Ambrose Academy located in Davenport. Iowa. He attended St. Ambrose College and later Northwestern University in Evanston. 111. CDR Thomas entered flight training in August 1941 and was designated a Naval Aviator in Corpus Christi. Texas. He joined his first carrier based squadron. Com- posite Squadron 0. E at San Diego, Cal. He remained with the squadron during its trip through the Panama Canal to the Atlantic and participated in anti-submarine patrols aboard various jeep carriers until February, 1944. During the period, Composite Squadron ONE was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation while attached to the USS CARD. In February. 194-1, he was assigned to VF-74. a Hell Cat squadron attached to the USS K. ' ASAN BAY, and participated in the invasion of Southern France, where he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. CDR Thomas was next assigned to Patuxent River. Maryland, as a Project Test Pilot completing the Flight Test School, which was the forerunner of the now famous Test Pilot School. During his tenure at Patuxent, he was assigned to evaluate several foreign aircraft, including the Japanese Tony and Zeke. and the German Dornier 3.35. He was one of the first Naval aviators to fly jet aircraft which in- cluded the Bell P-59 and the Uockheed P-80. In 1951, he attended the General Line School in Monterey. Cal. and in Jan. 1952 proceeded to Washington. D.C.. and spent two vears in OP-54 with the .Aviation Personnel Distribution Section. In March 1954. he was assigned as Com- manding Officer of Fisrhter Squadron 24 based aboard the USS ESSEX as part of Carrier Air Group TWO. VF-24 was the first squadron on the West Coast to have the F9F-6 swept-wing jet aircraft. The squadron completed an eight-month deploy- ment to the W ' estern Pacific, participating in the Tachen operations. From August 1957 to June 1958. CDR Thomas attended the Naval War College at Newport, R.I, Upon graduation, he was assigned as Commanding Officer of Fighter Squadron ONE TWO ONE, a replacement fighter squadron. This unit was engaged in training Fleet .AU-Weather Fighter Pilots in the F3H aircraft. During this period VF-121 was awarded the Chief of Naval Operations Safety Award for compiling 16.000 hours and more than 3,000 carrier landings without an accident. In Aug. 1960. CDR Thomas reported to KITTY HAWK as the Prospective XO, prior to the vessel ' s commissioning. He became XO on the date of commissioning. CDR Thomas was promoted to the rank of captain upon departing the ship. He is now Director of Training on the staff of Chief of Naval Air Training at Pensacola. Fla. â– ' â– fl COMMANDER CARRIER DIVISION SEVEN ADMIRAL SHIPLEY Rear Admiral Ralph L. Shifley, USN, reported for duty as Commander Carrier Division SEVEN on May 1, 1962. He came from Washington where he had served as Director of the Aviation Plans Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Navy Department. Admiral Shifley has had a long and distinguished career in the Naval service. He was born at Mounds. Illinois, in 1910 and was admitted to the Naval Academy in June 1929. Graduated and commissioned Ensign on June 2, 1933, he was designated a Naval Aviator on November 17. 1937. At the outbreak of World War II. Admiral Shifley was an instructor at the Naval Air Station. Jacksonville, Florida. After detachment in May 1942, he served on the staffs of several training commands. In June 1943, Admiral Shifley assumed command of Bombing Squadron EIGHT and from May to November 1944 he was Commanding Officer of Air Group EIGHT, operating with Admiral Mitscher ' s Task Forces 38 and 58. Admiral Shifley was awarded the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism in the First Battle of the Philippine Sea while his Air Group was embarked in the carrier BUNKER HILL. He was also four times awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and three times awarded the Air Medal, and is entitled to the ribbon for the Presidential Unit Citation to the BUNKER HILL. Admiral Shifley was Superintendent of Aviation Training at the Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, at the end of World War II. From June 1947 to June 1952. he served as executive officer and operations officer for several sea commands. Upon completion of the Naval War College course in June 1952, he spent two years in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations and then served as Deputy Chief of Staff to the Commander SIXTH Fleet in the Mediterranean. In August 1956 he reported as Commanding Officer of the USS BADOENG STRAIT, and in February 1957 returned to the Office of the Chief of Naval Opera- tions where he served for a while as senior aide to the Chief of Naval Opera- tions. He spent a year as Commanding Officer of the attack aircraft carrier USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT and then returned to Washington. In July 1961 he became Rear Admiral Shifley and in October of that year reached the position he served before coming to Carrier Division SEVEN. Admiral Shifley moved his flag on board KITTY HAWK on July 31. 1962. His Carrier Division is primarily employed as operational commander of task groups force when deployed and as inspector and evaluator of ship and air group readiness while in the continental United States. The Admiral also wore the hat of Commander Task Force 77 during part of the cruise. 16 pir L r ( Jl 1 : -.2 w| CHIEF OF STAFF - CAPTAIN JOHN J. LYNCH U.S.N. John Joseph L -nch was bom in Boston, Mass., October 21, 1911, son of the late Patrick and Nora Scanlon Lynch. He attended Boston College High School 1925-29; Boston College 1929-33; and Boston College Law School in 1933. While in college, and from 1930. he was a correspondent for the Boston GLOBE and in 1939-40 was a Civil Aeronautics Authority Inspector in the St. Louis office. Appointed Aviation Cadet July 12, 1935, he had flight training at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida, from July 1935 until Sept. 1936, when he was designated Naval Aviator and commissioned Ensign in the Naval Reserve, to date from September 1, that year. Through subsequent advancement and his transfer from the Resene to the Regular Na%T, he attained the rank of Captain, USN, to date from July 1, 1955. As a Naval Aviator he was first assigned to Bombing Squadron 2. and served with that squadron, based at the Naval Aii Station. San Diego, and later in USS SARATOGA, USS LEXINGTON and USS RANGER, from Oct.-.her 1936 until July 1939. During that period the squadron was redesignated VB-3 and later VB-4. From August 1939 until November 1940 he served with Resene Squadrons at the Naval Air Stations at Anacostia, D.C., and St. Louis, Mo., and during the next eight months was Chief Flight Instructor at the Naval Resene . viation Base, St. Louis. In August 1941 he joined Bombing Squadron 8 in USS HORNET and during the early period of World War II sened as Material Officer, Flight Officer and Executive Officer of that squadron. For heroism and outstanding achievement while attached to ' B-8, he was awarded the Na 7 Cross, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the .- ir Medal, and a Gold Star in lieu of a second Air Medal. He next sened as Commanding Officer of Composite Squadron 33, in USS CORAL SEA, from January 1943 to February 1944. and during the remainder of 1944 was Operations Officer on the Staff of Commander Carrier Division Two, attached to the flagships USS YORKTOWN, USS WASP, USS FRANKLIN and USS ENTERPRISE. He is entitled to the ribbon for the NaiT Unit Commendation awarded USS ENTERPRISE for heroic senice in the Pacific area, and was personally awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct as Operations Officer (on that Staff) in the Western Pacific area from May 20, 1944, to December 7, 1944. During the latter months of hostilities and until May 1946 he senfd as Plans Officer on the Staff of Commander Fleet Air, West Coast, and after attending the General Line School, Newport, R.I., sened fiom June 1947 to September 1948 as Commander Air Group 13. He then had a tour of duty as Air Member. Air Defense Board, in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Navy Department. After 18 months ' senice as Assistant for General Plans on the Staff of Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, he joined the USS L. KE CH.A.MPL. IN in July 1952. He received a Letter of Commendation (Ribbon and Combat V ) from Commander SEVENTH Fleet, ... for meritorious service as Executive Officer and Operations Officer of USS L. KE CH. MPLAIN during combat operations in the Korean Theater from 13 June 1953 to 27 July 1953 ... Detached from LAKE CH.AMPLAIN in May 1954, he was a student at the Naval War College the next year, and in July 1955 assumed command of the Navl Auxiliary Air Station, Whiting Field, Milton, Florida. He continued in that command until April 1957, and after briefing in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, reported as U.S. Naval Attache and Naval Attache for . ir, Moscow, USSR. Returning to the U.S. in December 1958, he was ordered to USS M. NATEE (AO-58J and assumed command of that fleet oiler in January 1959. Captain Lynch was detached from M. NATEE in November 1959 and a month later reported to the Staff of Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet for duty as the Fleet Operations Officer. .After sening in this capacity for a year. Captain Lynch was ordered to L ' SS COR. L SEA (CVA-43) and assumed command of that attack aircraft carrier December 5, 1960. On November 15, 1961, Captain Lynch assumed duties as Aide and Chief of Staff, Commander Carrier Division SEVEN. In addition to the Navy Cr oss, Legion of Merit with Combat . Distinguished Flying Cross, . ir Medal with Gold Star, Commendation Ribbon and Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon. Captain Lynch has the .American Defense Senice Medal, Fleet Clasp; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with eleven major combat stars: World War II Victory Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Korean Senice Medal with one star; United Nations Senice Medal; and the Philippine Liberation Ribbon with two stars. Married to the former Miss Virginia Boutelle of La Jolle, Calif., Captain Lynch has a stepson, Byron Charles Gwinn II, a Naval Resene Officer now attending George Washington University Medical School, Washington, D.C. Captain Lynch ' s official residence is 595 . shmont St., Dorchester, Mass. RELIEVED BY CAPTAIN PAUL K. BLESH. U.S.N., IN JANUARY 1963 Captain Blesh comes to Carrier Division SEVEN after a successful tour of duty as Com- manding Officer of the attack aircraft carrier USS HANCOCK (CVA-19). Capt. Blesh was bom in Conifer. N.Y., and was graduated from Syracuse University in 1935. He began his Naval career in 1936 as an Aviation Cadet, being designated a Naval Aviator in September 1937. His early duty assignments included various flying and staff biUets. Since World War II, he has sened as executive officer and operations officer of the carrier USS ORISKANY (CVA-34). Capt. Blesh is a former Commanding Officer of the Naval Air Facility at Annapolis, Maryland. Upon graduation from the National War College in 1957. he served on the Staff Commander SECOND Fleet and Commander Striking Fleet .Atlantic as Plans Officer and later as Operations Officer. Capt. Blesh has also sened as Assistant Chief of Staff for Plans and Operations for the Commander Striking and Support Forces, Southern Europe. Prior to his duty aboard HANCOCK, he sened as Commanding Officer of the USS ELKOMIN iAO-55). Capt. Blesh is married to the former Mathilide Macintosh Brewerton who is presently living in Alameda, California. Their daughter Elizabeth Brewerton ' Blesh is a student at Lake Erie College, Painesville. Ohio. GOMMANDER DONALD D. ENGEN Commander Donald D. Engen took command of Carrier Air Group ELEVEN in January 1962 at Miramar Naval Air Station, San Diego, Calif. A native of Pasadena, Calif., he assumed command following a tour of duty as Commanding Officer of Fighter Squadron 21 based in the carrier USS MIDWAY. His career as a naval officer dates back to 1943 when he was commissioned Ensign and designated a naval aviator at Corpus Christi, Texas. During World War II. CDR Engen flew combat missions in the Philippines, Okinawa. Formosa and in the famous battle of Leyte Gulf. After the war he attended the University of California at Los Angeles iL.C.L.A.) under Navy sponsorship. In 19 49 and 1950 he served with Fighter Squadron 51 pioneering in jet instrument flving and was among the Navy ' s first aviators to make a night jet carrier landing. In the Korean Conflict, CDR Engen flew with the Navy ' s first offensive Strikes against the North Koreans. After the ceasefire, he was ordered to Dallas. Texas, as Bureau of Aeronautics Flight Test Officer. In 1953 he attended Empire Test Pilots ' School. Farnborough. England, a personal highlight of his career. From 1957 to 1959, as Assistant Head, and Head, Flying Qualities and Performance Branch, Flight Test Division. Naval Air Test Center. Patuxent River. Id., he evaluated the Navv and Air Force ' s newest planes and tested rocket power for aircraft. Among his many decorations CDR Engen has earned the Navv Cross. Distin- guished Flying Cross and the Air Medal. He was awarded Presidential Lnit Cita- tions with Bombing Squadron 19 in the carrier LEXINGTON during World War II. and for similar service to his country in Korea. He also wears the Navy Lnit Commendation for service with Fighter Squadron 51 in the USS VALLEY FORGE. CDR Engen is married to the former Mary Baker of Pasadena. Calif. Mrs. Engen and children, Candace, Christopher and Tucker, live in Del Mar. Calif., north of San Diego. i 3 ' y H 20 RELIEVED BY COMMANDER WARREN O ' NEIL. U.S.N. Commander ' arren H. O ' Neil assumed command of Carrier Air Group ELE EN on January 3, 1963, aboard USS KITTi ' HAT TC at sea. He was bom in Methuen, Massachusetts. In 1944 he was graduated from the United States Naval Academy. During World War II. CDR O ' Neil served aboard the USS BOSTON (CA-69) in the Pacific theatre of operations. After a short tour of occupation force duty. Re returned to flight training and was designated a Naval Aviator in 1947. His subsequent sea dutv consisted of cruises in the .Atlantic and Pacific fleets in Attack Squadron 44 aboard USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT and USS MIDWAY; as Officer-in-Charge of a FVAW jet detachment of VC-3 during the Korean cam- paign aboard USS KEARSARGE: with VFAW 193 aboard USS ORISKAVi ' : as Executive Officer of VF-102 aboard USS FORRESTAL: and as Commanding Offi- cer of VF-92 aboard USS RANGER. CDR O ' Neil was graduated from the Personnel Management Post Graduate School at Stanford University with a Master of Arts Degree in Education. In 1962 he was graduated from the Industrial College of the .Armed Forces. Washington. D.C. His other shore tours include instructor duty at Pensacola. Florida, and a tour in Manpower Planning in the Bureau of Naval Personnel. In addition, he sened as Aide to the Ch ' ef of Naval Operations. CDR O ' Neil is married to the former Elizabeth Fitzgerald whose parents reside in Santa Ana. California. Mrs. 0 Neil and children Michael, Patrick, Susan, and Kathleen live in San Dieso. Cal. ' M â– ' ' • - ' ' ' f ' Sleaming up San Francisco Bar on iiar to shipyard 22 Preparing for the Fleet Upon completion of her cruise Round the Horn, KITTY HAWK steamed north to Hunter ' s point at San Francisco for post-shakedown availability. While there, her crew rested and began making preparations for the Westpac Cniise in September. KITTY HAWK herself undei-went a few changes, all designed to make her more powerful and a stronger operating unit. 23 H«Sfe Sanlratifi fo â„¢ Ixamtnetf KITTY HAWK MEET SAN FRANCISCO Carrier Enters Yards for Post-Cruise Repairs • -- £isr: ! iis- '  ' -  !S .S Alongside her companion, USS Ranker (Li -i-! l Z- m KITTY HAWK ' S FIRST CHANGE Change of Command Ceremony On the platform (from left) are Chaplain CDR Ross Trouer; former commanding officer. Captain William F. Bringle; new commanding officer. Captain W alter L. Curtis, Jr., and former executive officer. Commander John M. Thomas. 26 OF COMMAND - MAY 5,1962 Donald Rrinpje sif lils in on his father. Sealed to Donald ' s right are his mother (in striped dress) and Mrs. Curtis. ' didn ' t tliink she uas this large 27 28 i- . iiaS :jat Under the Golden Gale and out to sea HOMEPORT: SAN DIEGO CHARLES C. DAIL MMmMmMMMIMM I San Diegd i. California RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the USS Kitty Hawk has recently arrived at the port of San Diego, designated as home port; and WHEREAS, the USS Kitty Hawk is commanded by Captain William F Bringle, U. S. Navy; and WHEREAS, the vessel is 1, 047. 5 feet in length and 255 feet in width and If the vessel were placed on end it would be equivalent to an 80-story building- and ..:■«E«EAS, the USS Kitty Hawk has 4. 1 acres in her flight deck and sm additional 2 acres of hangar deck space and is manned, together with her air group by a total of 4, 100 officers and crew; and WHEREAS, it appears an excess of 500 new famUies will shortly be tak- ing residence in the San Diego area as a result of the Kitty Hawk ' s assignment to San Diego; and e =â– â– â– .  o . f . ' ' ' ' ' contribution to the economy of the home port of some $2, 500. 000 per month and a majority of the provisions for the USS Kitty Hawk are obtained from local sources, for example, the following amounts of specific Items are consumed daily: k - i.. 1, 308 loaves of bread 4, 970 pounds of meat 12, 950 pounds of dry provisions 10, 500 pounds of fresh vegetables 4, 500 pounds of dairy products; and . -K • L ' ' ' â– ' ' °f USS f i y Hawk has Just made a generous con- tribution of $8. 300 to the local United Fund; NOW THEREFORE °° BE IT RESOLVED, By the CouncU of The City of San Di ' ego. as follows- „, ,, .,. , , l ■« members of said Council for themselves and on behalf of the citizens of San Diego do hereby welcome to our community the USS Kitty Hawk and its splendid crew; and trust that their stay in our city will be long, peace- ful and happy and that the many families of the crew may enjoy the advanta Js of our BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this CouncU points with pride to the generous donation of the personnel of the USS Kitty Hawk to the local United Fund lor charitable purposes. Presented by APPROVED to Form by Mayor of San Diego City Attorney 30 The Quay Wall at North Island KITTY HAWK spent the summer months of 1962 in and out of her quay wall berth at North Island. There were many operational training periods at sea including a two-week MidPac Cruise in July. Ashore, the crew became well acquainted with San Diego and surrounding territory. Some even became international tourists of sorts, visiting the exotic city of Tijuana, Mexico, quite regularly. During the summer the number 63 on the superstructure of KITTY HAWK be- came as familiar a sight on the horizon as the flashing lights atop the El Cortez Hotel in downtown San Diego. 31 F8D CRUSADER ALL-WEATHER FIGHTER AIH SKYRAIDER PROP-DRIVEN ATTACK PLANE ... .NAVY - Tr 30 ft UH-25B RETRIEVER UTILI ' Y AIRCRAFT 32 AIRCRAFT F4B PHANTOM TWO-SEATED INTEPCEP-CP N ' i ACK 50M5EP A3B SKYWARRIOR HEAVY ATTACK BOMBER CIA TRADER UTILITY AIRCRAF- FOR SUPPLIES ANC PERSCNNE. EIB TRACER t ARl Y WARNlNJv - A|k; ' ?if TO FULFILL OUR MISSION KITTY HAWK sails with the mission of transporting, maintaining and operating aircraft, her primaiy armament. With the ahility to cany more than 100 planes, KITTY HAWK becomes a floating air- field, adding the extraordinaiy quality of mobility. She represents the culmination of fifty years ' experience in the employ- ment of aircraft as an instrument of na- tional power. But unless KITTY HAWK ' s planes are up, she has failed in her mis- sion. Thus, keeping our aircraft in flight was a day and night task during our first WestPac Cruise. To those officers and en- listed men directly responsible, this cruise- book is dedicated. 34 On the Flmht Deck PREPARATION Below in the Ready Room 35 PREPARATION Helo goes up Small boy goes to rescue station Ready for the cat 36 ON THE CAT Five-finger tvarrnup Launch 37 38 The sweet voice of CCA RECOVERY So hriTigs him on the deck 39 The Officer of the Deck and his natch team on the Bridge oversee the whole ship. KITTY HAWK COMMAND AREAS Capt. Curtis gives his OOD ' s a feu pointers on steering 40 Kim HAWK has four command areas that basically control the ship at sea. Each area must coordinate its activities with the others to keep the ship ready for duty at all times. CIC provides electronic sight and informa- tion past the range of human eyes and passes recommendations on to other com- mand areas PRI-FLY : traffic cop for air operations CENTRAL CONTROL— A maze of gauges to insure KITTY HAWK ' s movement through the water Trouble! 41 MISSILE SHOOTS A simulated ascessor KITTY HAWK is the world ' s first attack aircraft carrier designed to employ guided missiles for secondary air defense instead of conventional anti-aircraft aiTnament. Her particular de- fense is the Terrier surface-to-air missile. She has two advanced twin launchers near the fantail on either side that are pushbutton loaded, trained and fired. The missiles can be fired singly or in salvoes. Capable of traveling at supersonic speed. Terrier rides the beam of its radar guidance to ranges far in excess of conven- tional anti-aircraft shells and intercepts its targets with deadly accuracy. ' — â– Mh Locked on Succ 42 iM sm. ' v .TVi m m Missile away 43 SHIPBOARD LIFE KITTY HAWK is more than a floating airstrip. She ' s home to 4,000 officers and men, who work and relax within her bounds. She must meet the physical, material and spiritual needs of her crew, for only tliey can make her the deterrent to war she was designed to be. The combination of work and relaxation on board makes up what is known as SHIPBOARD LIFE. Like the man in the grey flannel suit . Sure glad these aren ' t daily Smoker minus smoke Just like Mother Got a liiihl? 45 ALL IN A DAY ' S Somelimes there are 46 WORK Spiritual Guidance tragedies 47 Who says a carrier isn ' t hlackshoe? Lighting off 48 KITTY HAWK excels in cake baking The spotless i ' SJt-- ' forecastle 49 REPLENISHMENT Once ships are at sea they must be kept tliere. %sell stocked and ready to go into action to accomplish any of the numerous tasks they may be assigned. KITTY HAT ' K is no exception. Although she is capable of self-endurance for long periods because of her size, she can reach critical points for fuel, supplies and weapons. To keep its ships at sea, the naval seiTice has developed the minute, exacting process of Replenishment at Sea. Transfer between ships is a recent evolution. The first sig- nificant replenishment operation occurred in 1899 when the USS MARCELLUS in- stalled a marine cableway on deck, and while being towed, transferred coal to the USS MASSACHUSETTS. Today, the alongside method has been generallv adopted and underway replenishment is one of the most vital and interesting KITTY UA K evolutions. Heave 50 AT SEA -jjP i. Our friend Kawisluui in heavy seas KITTY HAWK ' S capability of staying at sea is wholly de- pendent on the requirements of its least self-siiificient ships in the force — the screening destroyers. The endurance of these ships de- termine force endurance. De- stroyers have a fraction of the fuel capacity of aircraft carriers. They are, however, an essential part of the task force. KITTY HAWK is limited not so much by her own endurance as by her ability to refuel her screening de- stroyers. For this reason, KITTY HAWK topped off the destroy- ers when needed to keep force en- durance at full strength. 51 KITTY hawk ' s final operation before leaving for WestPac was to host more than 2,000 depend- ents and guests of crewmen for a full day at sea. This was the ship ' s second dependent ' s cruise since joining the Pacific Fleet. Such cruises are designed to offer Na T families a first hand view of their husbands and fathers in action and tlie impor- tance of sea power for peace. The sailors for a day were able to see the complete cycle of air operations and watch their sponsor ' s daily occupa- tion at sea. Mrs. Curtis has the deck and the conn. Just like Dad DEPENDENTS DAY CRUISE-SEPT. I, 1962 A CTOivded island They call this mess? I J=t •Ki- f ' X The ni ht before 13 SEPT. 1962 DEPARTURE FOR WESTPAC 54 m  s - Bye! It was a beautiful morning when we pulled away from our home against the Quay Wall. Date 13 Sept. 1962— Destination WestPac. We were sad to leave, but each of us knew that the adventures ahead would be well worth it after our i-etuni. 55 Reveille, reveille . Sick Call ' ' Pilots not required ' 56 Dump all trash and garbage A DAY OVER THE IMC All today ' s sideboys 57 In jive seconds ' ' Mail call, mail call. Movie call And all :hat dwell therein ... ' Check ihc setting $â– 9 The islands with an historical past and a promising future. Such a statement is apparent to t he sailor as his ship moves past the Arizona Memorial and other tokens of World War II in Pearl Harbor. Ashore, the sailor is amazed with the activity and prosperity present in our newest state. The combination of the past and the promising future set in nature ' s omni- present beauty made Hawaii a favored port- of-call for KITTY HAWK. -0 61 62 A refreshing pause Punch Boui Crater KITTY HAWK sailors can handle ihrrn hco at a li 63 } mrmi Fruits of a day ' s labor A reminder of the past Diamondhead from above 64 65 JA A( The Land of the Rising Sun provided a perfect setting for KITTY HA ' TC ' s introduc- tion to the Far East. In a genuinely friendly atmosphere, the sailor made his first contact with a foreign culture — where people wear white for funerals and black for weddings and who bow low and look do vn instead of at you when being introduced. We visited Yokosuka, Sasebo, Kobe, Iwakuni and Beppu. and saw a people, different from our own, but still witli the same motivations and desires. 66 67 Yokosuka was our home away from home during the cruise. At the large Naval shipyards there, we kept ourselves ready for duty in the Seventli Fleet. Yokosuka gave the KITTY HAWK sailor his first taste of Japanese, bars, women, mer- chants and taxi cabs. Each was different than what he had anticipated. From Piedmont Pier. Kamakura and the Great Buddha were only minutes away; Tokyo herself was only t vo hours awav. 581 P f K y 1 . •-. :••: T - â– ; .- ,-,;J| ffl B fej k P 1 ' y.y$ :. . ' â– ' - ' % - ' ... -« .■■«?  Oharoo Gozaimasu! Lunch at Tnkyn ' s Siiehiro Restaurant A scene from My Pink Lady at the A ichigeki Music Hall THE BEAUTY OF JAPAN Country home SEVENTH FLEET CHANGE OF COMMAND On October 13, 1962, KITTY HAWK was the scene for the U.S. SEVENTH Fleet change of command ceremony. Vice Admiral Thomas H. Moorer (front row, left) relieved Vice Ad- miral William A. Schoech (front row, 2nd from left). 69 Daibutsu — The Great Buddha oj Kamakura Oriental Shrine Nothing like a Japanese floor show Take your pick 71 « A neiv found friend 72 SASEBO The boat trip took an hour from our an- chorage to Fleet Landing. But it was wortli it. Sasebo, our second port-of-call, gave us a chance to see if we were oriented to the Orient; that is, its merchants, bar- tenders, women, and taxi cabs. Of par- ticular interest here was the trip South to Nagasaki, site of the World War II atomic bomb blast. llaiuJs nf sh,U A city of rooftops 73 Naeasaki — The rebuilt city 74 . ai:asaki ' s Peace Slalue A perfect setting SASEBO Giiiund zero at Nagasaki ' It works this nay. 76 76 Shopping streets galore KOBE This city and the siurounding area provided KITT HAWK her first non-Navy port of call in Japan. Part of a four city complex, Kobe offers the sailor a modem industrial seaport. Surrounding Kobe are two major cities of Japan ' s past — Kyoto and Nara — providing count- less shrines and temples to photograph. There is also the world ' s oldest wooden building, and the world ' s largest wooden building covering the world ' s largest bronze buddha. 77 KOBE Photographers encounter traditional architecture, nilling subjects. ;«(  . ' .. 78 TAKARAZUKA GRAND THEATER— The famous all-girl revue at the theater became popular in the U.S. because of their appearance in the motion pic- ture Sayonara. A four-hour show consists of the traditional Kabuki drama, Japanese folk dance and interpretations of western musical comedies and op- erettas. 79 BEPPU BEPPU is literally a city of hells. This Japanese city is world famous for its hot springs known as jigoku or hells. The estimated daily flow from the thera- peutic springs is almost a half million gallons. Sticking it ' s head ahove the steam rising from the springs is the world ' s larg- est buddha. Hni KITTY HAWK found Beppu the least westernized of any .Japa- nese port she visited. Now smile for the lady ' FritcrinjX hell 8U I ' achinko — Jni)aris nii ioiidl jtaxlirnc World ' s Inri rs lh„l,lha 81 Hey, Chief, you ' re supposed to be QUIET in your seat! Checkered Miss Man and his ancestor 82 Nothing like fresh, sulphur air Muddy hell BEPPU Hello! Another hell luakiini City Our last port-of-call was the Iwa- kuni City area deep in the Inland Sea. Tliis Marine Air Station town, Iwakiini, features tlie fantastic five arched bridge Kintai Bashi or Bridge of the Brocaded Sash. Nearby is Miyajima Island with its famous shrines. Hiroshima, site of man ' s first use of the atom as an instnnnent of war, is only an hour ' s train ride away. Today, the thriving, industrial Hiroshima pre- sents a stark contrast to the Hiro- shima of late 1945. Shiiodo Cave 84 Torii Shrine at Miyajima Even in japan kinlai llnshi — Uridine oj llie linicailed Stisli. 85 Ground zero and irhat remains What ' s a tour without a charrninp tour hostess? 86 Dragon boat to Miyajimn Even sailors rjiusl uait for progress Miyajima Shrine 87 ' rft«SU â– ? ' V ' in OfflWAWA From our anchorage in Buckner Bay, Oki- nawa looked just like its nickname, The Rock. Ashore, however, the sailor found an island full of historical relics of World War II and a U.S. militaiy fortress nonpareil. Since we left early to miss Typhoon Karen, Okinawa will be an eagerly anticipated port-of-call on the next cniise. OKINAWA 10-14 Nov. 1962 89 â– V ' :i  ' ' ' 1 5i8 , -. ' 90 They had walking chits Where the virgins fell Nothing else to do here Â¥ w- o N a A li a ft fi ia raf a n i ii  i a t ,ij. ijmm ' ' irifw- rr L I cr%i- 1 r ' ir TV — nr - â– m y tnvllinii — Hill off limits ft uoao K0W6 • Rudyaid Kipling once wrote: East is east and west is west and never the twain shall meet. Surely he could not have referred to Hong Kong, the tiny British Colony nestled against the expanse of Communist China. Here, East has met West, and the combination pro- vided KITTY HAWK her favorite port-of-call. 92 HONG KONG 10-16 Dec. 1962 93 In need hut free — Hong Kong refugees Sailor — FerjTalc type T pivai junk n Communist China across the river The old and the new Chinese side cleaners 97 :- j£-- :;-- fi Li - Hong Kong from above Hong Kong from the bay HONG KONG ' S DISNEYLAND 99 MM iJlUe ' Floating:, restaurant China nisht 100 Cniisebook Photo Contest Winner— LT]G Paul Shelton. VFP-63 101 f 4 t . KITTY HAWK made two visits to the Philip- pine Islands during the cruise. Her first stop was Manila in late November. Philippine Vice President Emmanuel Pelaez made an official visit and our aircraft participated in a show for Philippine National Aviation Week. For liberty, Manila proved to be as fascinating as the many tales related about this famed Inter- national City. The surrounding countryside was dotted with the familiar Philippine water buffalo. During the Christmas season, KITTY HAWK moored at Cubi Point Naval Air Sta- tion at Subic Bay for a week ' s upkeep. Bob Hope visited us on December 29. More than 6.000 sailors and marines sat in the hot Philippine sun to see Hope and his 1962 Christmas Show. 102 PHILIPPINES Nov. 26-29, 1962 Dec. 26- Jan. I, 1963 103 I io AUGUST ' 944 MANILA A jrn ' ridly pel tkstJi ' ry ' If _ . ?â– r T ' J 106 Bob Hope and his troupe Ijrouglu a hit of home to KITTY HAWK at a time when the deployed sailor misses home the most. This show was a perfect Christmas gift — list what Hope intended it to be. ' WalJxinn my hahv hack home Hope and Iroiipc arriving, 107 103 «« - ' .t x ' ! ' m- ' ' t f- j ' - N ' :i f ' ML Anila Bryant — The irl that refreshes V ' J an is Paip;e . . . Limbo Rock ' 109 Sfill a queen Silent Night r ' (? ' Mf-CfTAV ' -i ,nd Kitty Hawk Became SHIP OF THE YEAR Thirteen top newspapermen from Southern Cali- fornia and Arizona embarked in KITTY HAWK for the trip to Pearl Harbor, the first leg of the WestPac cruise. They were guests of the Secretary of the Navy. Tl Star Gene Barry, knoiin to most tube fans as Bat Masterson, visited KITTY HAWK in August. VIP ' S WHO CAME ABOARD Philippine I ice President Emmanuel Pelaez and I .S. Ambassador to the Philippines William E. Stevenson chat ivith RADM Shifley at a re- ception for the I ice President in the .Admiral ' s cabin. Vice President Pelaez made an official visit uhile KITTY HAWK was at anchor in Manila Bar. !I2 Philippine movie star and fashion model Shirley Gorospe came on board at Manila to use KITTY H.4WK and her crew as settings for fashion photographs. Needless to say, she had no trouble in getting volun- teers. Mr. Kenjiro Shiga. (« r luiistvi iiini ' hin-t iui-i meral, Japanese Deiense Asency. is shown the flicht deck b CAPT Curtis and RADM Shifley. Mr. Shiga visited KITTY HAWK on October 12 at Yokosuka to pay farewell respects to lice Admiral William .4. Schoech, Commander. SEVENTH Fleet. V .4DM Schoech was relieved the next day in ceremonies aboard KITTY HAWK. XO William Coulter inlervieu ' s the three lop Pacific Admirals on KTTV-TV during the CINCPAC Weapons Demonstration. They are from left. Admiral Harry D. Fell. CINCPAC, Admiral John H. Sides. CINCPACFLT. and Vice Admiral Thomas H. Moorer, COM- SEVENTHFLT. KITTY HAWK hosted 45 top mili- tary guests of Admiral Harry D. Felt, Commander-in-Chief. Pacific, for three days in early December for a Naval weapons demonstra- tion. The quests ivere from free nations of Southwest Asia and the Western Pacific. Francis Cardinal Spelhjian, Roman Catholic Archbishop of New York, celebrates Mass on the hangar deck two days before Christmas. Cardinal Spellman, military vicar to Catholic chaplains, flew aboard ivhile on his twenty-first annual year-end pilgrimage to spend the Christmas holidays ivith U.S. servicemen stationed overseas. (13 ' c ««.v â– t EXECUTIVE The department is organized to aid the Execu- tive Officer in carrying out his responsibilities with matters pertaining to the morale, dis- cipline, training, welfare, work, exercises, safety, rights and privileges of individuals within the command. The administrative duties of the department include ship ' s correspondence management, personnel management and main- tenance of a public relations and information program. 115 A Dir Ojficer Siiperiifing Chief ' s exams Showing MPs our ship X Di 16 jl j m, XDi 17 X Division Hard workers in the Admin Office Re-enlist or separate — that is the question ;8 Neither rain, nor sleet ... A helping hand X Division — Thr shrrijj and his deputies 119 OPERATIONS The OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT carries on all the work necessary to carry out the opera tional commitments of the ship and her em barked aircraft, including related logistica services. To do this the department must collect evaluate and disseminate combat and opera tional information and intelligence: provide photographic services and daily meteorological information, and maintain and repair electronic equipment not delegated to other departments. Ops Officer, CDR C. S. Curtis, plans the ship ' s schedule Air Operations— CDR Casey, LT Olander, LCDR Panhrantz !22 Daily launch Rain or shine? OA Division 12:1 OC Division 124 ' ' More lis are uhat I need. ' OE Division Have rubber gloves, will travel The men of OE 125 â– ' CPA 8.000 yards, 250. A. m ' m ' mu - :  ' : ' W-; ' ;, ' . mm 01 Division ' 26 Daytime padex Friend or foe? — Only IFF knows 01 Division 127 Ever vieil lookout Carmickael shons them how GI Division 1 23 Display and decision — The heart of combat ' ' ( use my left hurul loa ij I ould. 129 Never a miss OP Division — Photography 130 OP Division — Inlrlliiicnce They ivouldnl let us in! 131 COMMUNICATIONS This department is responsible for the main- tenance of all external contact by electronic or visual signaling or other means of com- munication. It must also insure there is no compromise of classified material during trans- mission or reception. 133 CR Division — Radio PROVIDING OUR CONTACT WITH THE WORLD CR Division — Radio 134 Cornmunicaliuns Officer LCDR L. C. Anderson Radio room Teletype repair 135 COMMUNICATORS ' Are you sure it ' s the right one? 136 Flashing light. Signal flags Semaphore Tools of the KITTY HAWK Signal Gang BT to the Knox . . tAA- Jki i 1 i j ik. 1 i a 1 di r llw-i A i 1 i igg! 4 â– :- ... -mmk ' ' Wik CS Division — Signals 137 ' l S jlJ w -- ENGINEERING THE ENGINEERS are the tenders of the main propulsion machinery, boilers, and distilling plant. They must also supervise the damage control procedures and the electric power gen- erators and distribution system. The depart- ment must make repair to the ship ' s hull and to material and equipment of other depart- ments when the repairs are beyond their ca- pacity. 139 CDR JAMES A. SLAUGHTER Chief Engineer 1,T JOHN R. LUND Main Propulsion Assistant LCDR ROBERT D. MORRIS Damage Control Assistant 140 Dont let it run dry! Keeping the ship cool 1 - ..-i M ' rii â– A ViZ ' K w ' v K ' - H - Bnl â– . M Mt k£ m B .i t ' r V J m . w. 1 %i JL. ri vjii H ' f L i O. « « :; f V 1 it 1 i i If i F iV ' -III â– â– ' â– 9 f A Division 141 H Ji k A.   •!â– ?â– !â– ? ii. fit- r r. f. ' â– - • ' ' ' ' ADi 142 Division ADi HANDLING JUST ABOUT ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING Not too lean or rich B Division— tiuilers 144 B Division — Boilers His Majesty, The Oil King B Division — Boilers 145 Solving the mystery of I Alpha .f:l,t,?:-f:,?. f u C t! 146 AJIashing light can mean trouble No. 5 generator ' s on the line. ' â– L 5s a Bfl K! ' •f ' I SPr 1 - 1 r - ft • % : , ' , â– ; ' •■■' :,:, ' â– â– ; ' . â– : â– â– â– â– ' â– â– ' .â– â– ' . :,;.«; ' ;■• . ' â– ; ' - ' v â– â– .â– fill f f â– â– â– ' â– â– ' . E Division — Lighting 147 E Division — Poiver The crew ' s elevator t h. K M, . i ' i. 4  , E Division — Aviation and Ordnance 149 E Division — Interior Communication Does it so here or there? 150 VfflWHUK SllPl ' â– r?!i[.jjimBii!i,) w:wii. ' £ Division — Distribution 151 There ' s nothing COOL about the spaces! M Division — Main Propulsion 152 M Division — Main Propulsion M Div JO lours spai 153 told you to look back there! M Division — Main Propulsion 154 M Division — Main Propulsion 155 R Divisio Carpenters, shipfitters, damage controlmen and the like keep KITTY HAWK in perfect condition. 156 =.. A RDi 157 Key Shop ' T • W if 158 The Pipe Shop Gang R Division Repairs will be made 159 ENGINEERS AT WORK NAVIGATION The NAVIGATION DEPARTMENT is re- sponsible for the safe steering and piloting of the ship. Underway watches are maintained • on the bridge and the department spaces there- in. The navigator is responsible for the train- ing of deck watch officers and honors and ceremonies aboard ship. 163 A ' Di 1 64 Darn that lever alarm. For services rendered Ploltin our course 165 ' ' C V k WEAPONS The WEAPONS DEPARTMENT supervises and directs the employment and maintenance of the armament and ordnance equipment of the ship; all aspects of aircraft conventional ammunition and special weapons; and aspects of complex weapons and missiles. Weapons also directs the deck seamanship operations and evolutions, including the care, operation and maintenance of associated boats, ground tackle and other equipment. 167 168 First LT Sleeper and CDR Reichivein supervise ancJior detail. 1st Division Deck gan at work 1st Di 169 2nd Division 170 BM ' s must know hotv to sew, too! Ind Division Checking duty lifeboat 171 3rd Division 172 Daily Chore 3rd Division Securing our lifeline 173 4th Division Slack her off iroH 174 4th Division Cleaning cable 175 5th Division 176 ' Heave! ' ' BOATSWAIN MATES - ORIGINAL BLACKSHOES Anchor detail 5th Di pkasant thought — Side cleaning at Beppu 177 . •« â– : ,:::!_-.? I- ' II - H â– GD Sure glad they ' re for ceremony only Skeet shooting — K I T T Y HAWK style 178 Mm V v G Division 179 W Division l M W Division ISO AM ' s primary job — Keeping aircraft missiles ready for use. AM keeps ship ' s model shipshape Instead of a 50-mile hike AM Division 181 Identifying parts can be a dijficult chore. FOX aims and fires our Terriers FOX Division !82 .J ..♦ FOX Division 133 Ri ' iidying: for zone inspection ' Right 20. left 36 ... S.AM Division i34 KITTY HAWK ' S BOW AND ARROW SAM prepares the Terrier missiles for firing SAM Division 185 CAPT JOHN M. HUE Commandins; Officer Ut LT MARTLN M. O ' CONNOR Executive Officer Marine Detachment 186 Commodore Hong Kong receives the Guard Marine Detacliincnt Field troinint in llie Philippines SUPPLY Procurement and stowage of stores, disburs- ing, and accounting are the responsibilities of the SUPPLY DEPARTMENT. The department has a mission to see that all other ship ' s de- partments are sufficiently supplied for efficient operation. Supply serves and prepares food in all the messes and manages the ship ' s stores and ship ' s services. 189 CAPT A. B. SANDERS Supply Officer Isometrics to heep those tummies firm i90 SI Division — Stores It ' s not the library 191 Surprise! They had ivhat he icartted SI Division — Stores Don ' t icorry, Luckey, Capt Sand- ers will approve. 197. McSwain — The baker that showed Hong Kong how — S2 Division — Commissary Fresh chicken tonite! No seconds today! 193 S2M - MESSCOOKS 0 ' i! ' ' Sure I use Pacquins for my dish- pan hands! ; i! J Small stores CPO barbershop Ship ' ' s store S3 Division — Sales arid Services 195 S-3 DIVISION SALES AND SERVICES Tailor shop . . . Sinely-jive . Laundry â– ' said a tr Cobbler shop !96 MM j S t riiT V y- -? i I i m- . . 1.1 f fi- r 4; i - L - - i - 1 - f- - L -i- - - - I 
