Porterfield (DD 682) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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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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its BACK ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Palo BMSN, Botherick TESN, Van Ravenswaay TE3 Willis YNSA Ebert RMC, Bachtell LTtjgl, Blackwood QMC, Upchurch TE2, Burkholder QM2 MIDDLE ROW Connelly SN, Haack SN, Kirkland BMSN, Malek YN3, Cain YNSN Meyers YNSN Brown SN Beck RMS. KNEELING: McCowan PN3, Lint PN3, Carlson TE3, Shaffer QMI Weyant QMSN I suspected foul play. I-Ier jade earrings were missing. Beside her body lay a magazine, Wine, Women and Sunshine-I knew it wasn't mine because my subscription had run out. Following the clue I dashed to my Iaguar and drove into the lobby of my hotel. I would need a clean shirt if I was going to a nudist colony. Passing the city limits out highway lOl my headlights swept across a flesh colored sign. Freckle Valley it read, spelled out in sun tan bottles. The kindly old lady at the gate gave me a basket for my clothes. I suspected Granny until she explained it was the regu- lations. I The first day I uncovered no clues. Then I was invited to play ping pong by a dame called Dimples. The fourteenth ping pong ball I swallowed forced me to give it up as a bad job. I staggered out the front gate a failure. My body burned with shame, one of the dolls in the camp was wearing the Iade earrings, but I forgot xto look at her ears. I blew my brains out! l v s ! I. I I 7 L gf ,I ., A' X