Norton Sound (AVM 1) - Naval Cruise Book

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MISSILE DEPT. The Missile Boss, CDR McHenry H. HOLT, is responsible for the sting of the ship. This may be TERRIER, as has been the case for several years. It may be sub-machine guns, cal. .45 automatics, or sling shots. Or it may involve the X-17 missile, which definitely is not part of the usual armament. Missile department functions involve the actual waging of war, whether it be offensive or defensive. This theory does not quite hold true now, since the NORTON SOUND is not a ship of the line. The ship does, how- ever, still retain an organization similar to other AV-type ships. It must, therefore, have men to maintain decks, run boats, man guns, and operate and check missiles. The Missile Department is specialized for this purpose to fit this ship and is an outgrowth of the former Gunnery Department. NORTON SOUND has no gun crews, but has, instead, a large division of Fire Controlmen, for missile radars, as well as the Third Division, com- posed primarily of Guided Missilemen. To more closely describe these activities the name was recently changed from Gunnery Department to Missile Department.

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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.

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Sailmakers Special sea and anchoring detail Q . Manpower Pogo - pfffff Damn, another flat 1 Piccolo Pete Hosln g down S! heave ou ' a speck of dust' 5 N N i 1 4