Missouri (BB 63) - Naval Cruise Book

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Sl9S ' niBB0ili iBiiB (from left) A Missouri gunner ' s mate fires the shotline to the USNS Kawishiwi, BM2 Mihailo- vic, dressed in yellow, guides the Sea King down to Missouri ' s flight deck. A Missouri first — a Navv Sea Stallion helicopter lands aboard the Mighty Mo.

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Flight deck fire fighters stand by, decked t red inflatable life vests, tinted goggles and c helmets. Third 3rd Division makes it happen for USS Missouri. When the small boys need fuel, 3rd Division ' s Boatswain- mates are on station pumping fuel over 150 feet of raging water. Flight Quar- ters, Flight Quarters over the IMC stations the airedales of 3rd Division and sets the stage for safe and efficient landings of UH-l ' s or CH-53 ' s. Always ready for liberty in foreign ports, 3rd ' s masters of deck seamanship have Mis- souri tied up, accommodation ladder lowered, awnings rigged, and boat boom swung out quickly and flawlessly, aim- ing to get Missouri ' s ambassadors on the beach now. BM1 Eugene Kreamer BM1 David Trosclair BM2 David Boswell BM2 William Mcintosh BM2 Goran Mihailovic BM2 Jeff Willows BM3 James Burgess BM3 Eugene Chavez BM3 Ralph Craig OS3 Paul Engvalson BM3 Freeman Geter BMSN William Curtis BMSN Willis Derring

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BMSN Ken Ferrante BMSN Thomas Miller BMSN Anthony Stern BMSN John Williamson SN William Addison SN Jesse Ayala SN Donald Bailey SN Reginald Batiste SN Michael Beavers SN Daryl Brown SN Romero Camu SN Thomas Capshaw SN Kelvin Cunningham SN Cornell Davis SN Albert Dixon SN Lizbert Dones SN Steven Edmonds SN Chuck Ferran SN Carnell Gallon SN Dante Gilhang SN Jose Gonzalez SN Kenneth Griffith SN Scott Harkins SN Ryan Hentz SN Theodore Hines SN Jim Holeton SN Nhan Hua SN Kevin Jarrett SN Richard Joy