Missouri (BB 63) - Naval Cruise Book

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RM3 Charles Reece RM3 Glen Warner RMS Charles Horton, Jr. RM3 Michael Zareckv RM3 Frank Carollo RM3 John Nickerson RM3 Anthony Williams RM3 Vincent Marino RMSN Christopher Arrigo RMSN Timothy Myers RMSN Roy Ferdin RMSN Keith Mitchell SN Napoleon Riddle SN Richard Kindel RMSN Garry Browning

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RM1 Wendell Kemper RM1 Daniel Gelinas RM1 Charles Fowler RM1 Donald Alcorn RM2 Dan Chastine RM2 Wayne Kennedy RM2 Jim Bruce RM2 Fabian Rosier RM2 John Goode RM2 William Wilson oc The Radiomen are the ears of the ship. They are responsible for all the radio circuits and the ship ' s antennas. They receive news, sports, and mes- sages from the crews ' family and friends as well as the operational message traf- fic. Though working behind closed doors they perform a task vital to USS Missouri. At right, SN Kindel and RMS Warner are proud of their spaces. RM2 Chas- tine and RM2 Nickerson help keep Mis- souri ' s line of communication open. RMCS Rye helps a shipmate place a telephone call home using the ship ' s MARS station.

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SMI Ora Hughes SMI Mike Razo SM2 James Levi SM2 Kenneth Edwards SM2 William Wood SM2 John Rush SM2 Darrell Johnson SM3 Haywood Arnold SM3 Trent Harrell SMSNJohn Abbott SMSN William Allen SMSN Bruce Gabel SMSN Timothy Grabau SMSN Robert Marsh SMSN Jesse Williams SMSN James Moore oc OC Division personnel are Missouri ' s communication experts. The Signal- men are charged with visual communi- cation and contact identification re- sponsibilities. The signal gang talks to ships using lights, flags, even their hands. They are charged with the job of identifying anything that comes in sight. The Signalmen also have a very large part in honors and ceremonies functions.