Porterfield (DD 682) - Naval Cruise Book

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OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT The overall responsibilities of the Operations Department are: col- lection, evaluation, and dissemination of combat and operational informa- tion required for the assigned missions and tasks of the ship. In carrying out these broad responsibilities the following specific duties must be per- formed by members of the Operations Department: l. The conduct of surface and air search. 2. The execution of electronic- countermeasures. 3. The control of aircraft when air-borne and assigned to the ship. 4. The conduct of all exterior communications. 5. The control of registered publications. 6. The collection and analysis of intelligence information. 7. The preparation of operation plans and training schedules. 8. The maintenance and repair of all electronic equipment on the ship. 9. The collection, interpretation, and dissemination of aerological in- formation. During this cruise 8 March 1955 to 4 September 1955, even though short handed, the men of the Operations Department did a very fine job. AT TPEARL XZ yy 0 Wslssno 029612511 D U TPo'rAToe5 K SQw

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5 W X ji EXECUTIVE OFFICER Lcdr. Roger 1. Koch was graduated from Marquette Uni- versity in Iournalism in 1944. His first duty was with COM- PHIBLANT Staff, and thence to the USS TUCSON CCL-981. In 1946 Lcdr. Koch was assigned to the Naval ROTC Unit at the University of Minnesota as Assistant Professor of Naval Science. In 1949 he served as Operations Officer aboard the USS 1-IANSON CDDR-8321. From Iuly of 1951 to December of 1952 he was Operations Officer aboard the USS COWELL CDD-5471. From there he went to the Nava1 Station at Norfolk for duty at the Fleet Training Center, and then to USNPG school prior to assign- ment to the USS PORTERFIELD CDD-6821. A THE CAPTAIN Commander Everett E. Roberts, Ir., USN was graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1940. I-le first served aboard the USS INDIAN- APOLIS CCA-351 where he was Engineering 1. O. and Gunnery Division Officer. - In 1944, while serving aboard the USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS CDE-4135 as Executive Officer, his ship was sunk in the battle off Samar, in an engage- ment between destroyer escorts and battleships andfor cruisers. I-Ie spent two days and nights adrift in the Pacific after this engagement. The USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS CDE-4131 was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation. Commander Roberts was awarded the Legion of Merit with combat distinguishing device. The last part of World War II he served as Gunnery Officer aboard the USS IUNEAU CCL-1191 lust prior to relieving as commanding officer of the USS PORTERFIELD CDD-6821 on Iuly 17, 1954, Commander Roberts was studying Radiological Defense Engineering at the University of Cali- fornia at Berkeley, where he received his masters- degree. . 3 PER 5' 7 1 1t..,..0.S E, W Easggfg, T00 .Ames L7 K , lg lm Q7 0 D0 OO' bb 3' ' UD yy OOM

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C DIVISION T0 WHEELS WEYANT . . . WHO LEAVES US FOR me LA. SHERIFF'S nm. My name is Oliver Spillane Weyant, I'm a private eye. I'm sitting in Eve's Last Leaf nite club watching a boring floor show when I hear a dame yell. . ' Next to me this guy was beating up his wife, I didn't like it, she was bleeding in my drink. I reached over and smashed his nose with my gun barrel. He snarled you shouldn't have done that, Buster. I shot him, my name is not Buster. His widow objected, I shot her twice. Chills ran up and down my spine, a fan dancer had caused too much breeze. Hate filled my eyes, I stuck a cigar in a bubble dancers balloon. The blast whisked her off stage, she finished the act in band aids. ' I hated this kind of night, no action. The bartender lifted my glass, I shot him, the glass wasn't empty. How about a light Handsome. She was gorgeous. Golden curls melted over her bare shoulders. It was a good thing she'd forgotten the top of her dress. She kept blowing smoke in my face and asking me to see her etchings. I Tossing down my drink I heard a soft thud. The blonde was sprawled out on the floor-a dagger between her shoulders. 1