Norton Sound (AVM 1) - Naval Cruise Book

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Front: Smith R R. ET2 Forrest R L. ET1' Stor E G. ETC' Dickenson W E ! ' ! S 7 ' ! 7 yi ' 7 3 7 ' ' CHELCTECH, Bryant, D. N., ELCTECH, Beardsley, J. H., ETC, McCarty, C. D., ET1, Kelley, R. E., ET1, Lee, J. W., ET2. Second: Trossen, D. N., ETSN, Keown, J. G. ETSN, Kinder, J. F., ET3, Anderson, D. J., ET3, Pich, J. N., ETSN, Bannister, J. T. ET2, Loveland, R. S., ET3, Williams, W. W., ETSN, Dicus, W. E., ET3, Stein, R. J. ETSN. Back: Hafen, D. E., ETSN, Renando, D. A., ET3, Smith, R. B., SN, Mayfield K. P., ET3, Oak, J. D., SN, Dameron, K. L., ET3, Robinson, D. L., ET3, Iske, R. C. ET8, Ogle, S. D., ET3, V- Another of the Ops divisions is OE, and again the initials are abbreviations. For this is Opera- tions-Electronics. One of the newest of the Navy's rates is the Electronics Technician, and this divi- f sion is composed entirely of ET's. They are re- sponsible for upkeep, maintenance and overhaul of most of the electronic gear in the ship, includ- ing communications units and search radars. They also have control of, and issue permits for, private radios and those installed in the ship for the creW's comfort. And if you are interested in in- stalling a Hi-Fi rig, chances are an ET could help you.

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Front: Conner, J. J., RMC, Wyatt, E., LCDRQ Reilly, H. E., LTJGg Mann, M. E., LCDRQ Bush, L., RM1. Second: Menapace, M. F., RM2g Anderson, J. A., RM2, Brown, R. L., RMSNQ Caudill, K. N., RMSNQ Carpenter, D. L., RMSA. Back: Loebach, C. J., TE3, Bliss, R. W., RM2g Watson, R. W., SN, Yarbrough, C. E., RM2g Holden, L. R., YN35 Walker, D. G., RMSN. Q f SQ 72 V7 '75 ff Z,3s.!fe J Q: :Z gl 72 Zz Z 5 2 Www f , QQ fi .... Z WSL? YW f f 7? X WNY? f . L i ffl? if 5 . Away? N Q , if 1. .. f 3 XZYV4 A, ff ,y , 40 J ff 7 f W 1 rf if rs! X The function of the OC Division is Communica- tions. This is carried on in two Ways - radio, and the more old-fashioned, if more personal, mail. Most of the personnel are Radiomen for Tele- menjg and it is they who operate the ship's ex- ternal communications outlets. There-is also one yeoman' who handles the ship's mail - official and personal, letter-size and packages. He was probably the most popular guy on the cruise, at least when We first hit those foreign ports.

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F t: M G '11, F. G., AG2, Bibee, H. P., RD2, Saunders, I. W., RDC, Rea, A. J., AGC, Dieiljalno, lg., LTJG, Wehling, M. S., LTJG, Wilson, C. E., LT, Coe, E. J., ADC, Harville, R. A., PHC, Helsel, W. E., PH2, Yoder, G. W., AGAN. Second: Wedgewood, J. H., PH2, Russell, W. A., PH2, Pelletier, B. H., RD8, Mayeaux, B. N., RD3, Spear- man, C. W., AGAN, Penton, J. E., AG3, Southworth, T. J., AG3, Winters, J. R., RDSN' Jackson, R. C., RDSA, Dyer, W. L., AN, Lamb, J. O., PHAN, Groves, J. W., AG3' ? 7 Lucas, G., PH3, Derr, R. E., RD3. Back: Calkins, C. C., PH3,' Owens, Q. R., RDSA, Dendy, B. F., SN, Rohrbacher, RDSN, Harker, T. L., SN, Rea, R. M., AD3, Morgan, E. C., SN, Atha, D. S., RDSN, Pugh, P. M., SN, Smith, D. L., YN3, Rutherford, G. A. 7 RD3, Mullens, A. A., SN. JN 'S st I 5 . V i ix ss I it X rf, Iv Sw 37,4 ' V A , Z ,-.X - V .,.,.. X Information and intelligence are the purposes for which OI DiViSi0I1 is aboard, and these quests take a number of forms. Several rates are included. The Radarmen operate various search and tracking 1'ad2lFS- Any object which provides a return is then plotted, to show its p0Si'Di0I1, speed Cif anyj, and direction, relative to that of the ship. Photography is another part of OI's job. The Photographer's Mates fshutterbugsb operate the Photo Lab and Photo Annex and other spaceS- They were busy on the cruise with all the activities, official and otherwise, to record. This was especially true when we crossed the Line on 7 AL1g'l1Sl3- The A9YO8'Faphers keep a weather eye cocked up. They plot and chaft all the fronts and storms, to do two things: show what has happened and is happening, and to guess what is likely to occur in the near future, and how it will affect the ship's operation. These Aerologists were busy with all the climatic variations we encountered. Administration is handled by Yeomen in OI.