Porterfield (DD 682) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 64 of the 1969 volume:

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From August 1955 until September 1957, he acted as Aide and Flag Lieutenant to the Commander, Cruiser-Destroyer Force, U. S. Pacific Fleet, based in San Diego, California. During his next tour of duty, CDR Bres was Executive Officer of the USS VANDIVIER IDER-5401, an Atlantic Fleet radar picket escort destroyer oper- ating from Newport, Rhode Island. In July 1959, he was assigned to duty under instruction at the United States Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, from which he received a Master of Science Degree in May 1962. From July 1962 until August 1964, CDR Bres served in command of the USS -TALBOT COUNTY fLST-11531, based in Little Creek, Virginia. In October 1964, he reported to the Bureau of Naval Weapons in Washington, D. C., where he acted as Head, Supporting Research Branch Missile Propulsion Division until August 1966. He attended the School of Naval Warfare, U. S. Naval War College, in Newport, Rhode Island from August 1966 until graduation in June of 1967. CDR Bres took command of USS PORTERFIELD IDD-6821 on July 22, 1967. CDR Bres was born in February 1929 in Brusly, Louisiana. He is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hughes Bres. Bommanding l Y Fl . ,B fl LCDR Wellborn, our present XO, is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Class of 1957. His first tour of duty was spent as Damage Control Assistant and thenkEngineering Officer of USS HERBERT THOMAS IDD-833I. In April of 1960, he was assigned to uty under instructionfin the Navy surface nuclear power program at Vallejo, California, and the Atomic Energy Commission National Reactor Testing Station near Idaho Falls, Idaho. Upon completion of training, LCDR Wellborn was retained on the staff at the A1W prototype reactor plant where he managed an operating crew for two years: he then assumed responsibility for the Navy training program at the A1W prototype. In February of 1964, LCDR Wellborn reported to USS BAIN- BRIDGE IDLGN-25,I homeported in Charleston, South Carolina, as the Main Propulsion Assistant and Reactor Officer. He par- ticipated in Operation SEA ORBIT, an unreplenished, sixty-four day, around the world cruise by Nuclear Task Force ONE. Following this tour in September 1965, he was assigned to the staff of Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, where he established the surface nuclear power section and participated in the development of a naval readiness a- nalysis system. He reported aboard PORTERFIELD in Decem- ber 1968. LCDR Wellborn was born in February 1935 in Deming, New Mexico. His wife Patsy and their four children, Karen, Gary, Christine and Brenda reside in San Diego, California. LCDR ROBERT M. WELLBORN I l CDR jAMES WRIGHT CDR james Wright, our former XO, is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Class of 1954. He has had extensive experience in the Destroyer Navy with greatest emphasis in the Weapons area, beginning with his first tour of duty on board the USS WREN IDD-5681 as Fire Control Officer, ASW Officer and Ist Lt. Following his next assignment as CIC Officer! Missile Control Officer on the USS TOLEDO ICA-1331, CDR Wright was Commanding Officer, USS PORTA GE IPCE-9021 for two years. CDR Wright then underwent two years of training in Ordnance En ineering at the U. S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California. From july 1962 until january 1964, he served as Weapons Officer of the USS TOWERS IDDG-91. His last assign- ment prior to PORTERFIELD was at Naval Ship Mis.sile System Engineering Station, Port Hueneme, as Project Officer for various development tests. CDR Wright reported on board PORTERFIELD in November 1966 and served here for two years before becoming Weapons Officer at the Fleet Training Group in Guantanamo, Cuba. The War room LTJG YU-ROK NAVY Lambchop after knock-off. Now turn to ..n... ,- W Ex Ops just prior to leaving. Senior Watch Officer at the conn. N My H3 Qi? .Q h mr: ?Jprin35 Rrrdum ' ' Prudhum here -Be+Um, I Crux 4-00 o+re.+cl1 i A 'E M N Sorry, it's secret. M Where's your helmet, Sailor? Bhief 's Quarters Stud Row. 3 eggs, 6 pancakes, 4 sausage, grits, toast, and l ,.,,!- Watch out ' ' Rota I . J 1 1 1 4 1 t 1 1 -91 1 1 1 '- 1 T 1 5 E 1 1 1 l i 1 J 1 Z 1 4 V I 5 or U. 's e i 19 August 1968 What can I sa 1 l Unidentified lass ff f Q ', hwy, I i s, f , f lu L ZW , , M ' ,, Q . 1 Q 1 1 1 x ' Rv X. X SW! V S px f . M A N if 'ik . ' X A 'M x 55 QR 1 x i . X . Al I X E W I X 1 K Y 1 f f 2 I r x R Division o o O C 0 0 Q 0 ' Ji LTJG D. ANDERSON MMC W. SLATE EMC G. ZWOLENSKI LT-IG M. CHURCH , + R' DIVISION OFFICER DCA . Q 9 1 0 ' ' Q i a O Q s X DC1 1. Tberiac MM2 B. Boyd SFP2 D. Hugo i 1' Q 0' 5 09 NOT PHOTOGRAPHED Wayne Beisner james Clark William Davis Billy Gillis Randall johnson Davis Lyons Alva Mauldin MUIOU McDowell Raymond Ortiz Ellis Vaughan Richard Wbitacre EM2 R. Weick EN3 L. Board DC3 N. Boardman EN3 j. Gamble IC3 R. johnson EM3 T. Klay SFP3 J. Searle FN j. Barlosiewicz FN S. C X-svmw amacbo FN T. Clllfk FN B. Trevillian FA E. Bartlett lol Nor PHOTOGRA PHED Ronald Blanchard Charles Green john Richardson LTJG D. KORFF MPA MM2 D. Douridas MM2 D. Lash MM2 E. Striclalin M D 'visian MM1 A. Leggitt MMCS L. PATTERSON M3 W. Allen MM3 K. Buehrle MM3 E. Byrd MM3 J- Devin MM3 R. Haley MM3 A. Hightower M M3 E. Huggins MM3 D. Lyons MM3 D. Merrill MM3 F- Paxton MM3 R. Thompson FN A, H0 F N M' Mahan FN A. PLZCDQCO D, Rebgigf FA j. Bermijo FA E. Brooks FA W. Galeng F A W- Mums FA D. Niljipazi FR E. Newell B Division LTJG R. MCDONALD B DIVISION OFFICER NOT PHOTOGRAPHED Robert Bergstrom john Bouman james Campbell Billy Engle Troy Fletcher David Templeton BTC F. MANSFIELD BT1 H. Gillson BT3 B. Bumbalaugh BT3 R. Delsordo BT3 M, Dillefeld BT3 E. Hicks BT3 D. Nyquist BT3 M. Schuyler BTFN E. Beckett BTFN R. Dickson BTFN E. Mosley BTFN j. Richardson FN M. Becker FN j. BOw man A FN' J. Bosler FN R. Elenhaas FN G. W Standby to evacuate. Lower level. Thankless Tasks The work of the engineers was com- monly taken for granted. As long as there was sufficient Water to avoid water hours, electricity to keep the lights on and the air conditioners run- ning, and steam available for cooking the food, operating the laundry, and propelling the ship, few non-engineers took note of the day to day tasks per- formedby engineering department per- sonnel. Yet it was no easy task main- taining these conditions. Long hours and poor Working conditions were the rule for most, yet they Went about ac- complishing their many, often tedious tasks without complaint. Rebricking . Z 7 k ' Z ff ,X f X 3 , 2 A snipe at home HAPPY NEW YEAR! Logging about 44,000 miles during the deployment, PORTER- FIELD was often assigned the difficult task of keeping up with the fast attack carriers. With only two of our four boilers on the 11119, We simply did not have the steam to stay right with CORAL SEA when she put 10 of her 12 boilers on the line and conducted flight operationsat 30 knots. But if occasionally we fell back just a bit, we could be proud that our engineers always gave us better speed than their counterparts gave the newer destroyers with whom we frequently operated. During the cruise PORTERFIELD burned close to two and a half million gallons of fuel oil, distilled two million gallons of water, and produced and distributed over 15,000 kilowatts of electricity daily. 60, 59, 58... Dig those ivories BT1 Detlefsen airing out on the main deck. What duckling? 1 Here come the judge. i - HER Forward Fire Room taking a breather There was rarely a ' 'slack day in the life of the engineer. The job of maintaining the 25 year old plant never ceased, under- way or in port. For the boilermen there were always firesides or watersides to be cleaned. Similarly the machinist mates had plenty to keep them busy. A casualty to our number one ship S service turbo-generator in December was the only serious casu- alty suffered in the engineering plant during the entire cruise, yet there were always valves, pumps and other equipment whwll required considerable attention. Nor did .the repairmen enjoy thfrlf full share of liberty. Between repairing air conditioners. KGGPIF8 abreast of the stacks of work requests, and doing routine maln- tenance, they too were kept constantly on the go. Working in the hot humid spaces below decks, where tclnpefa' tures often rose above 120 degrees, the men in engineering Con' sistently proved their desire to keep PORTERFIELD in t0P 0129 ating condition. Whether repairing the generator or performing routine maintenance, through their combined efforts they dQIn0H' strated a pride in their work clearly reflected in the cleanliness of their spaces and the operational efficiency of their eqlllpment' Have a 'gar. The Christmas Spirit Got his B.S. from Clarion U. 4 ff' wr X f I, . Haley and his if 1 I II: gl I I. i 1 I i i 5 9' V f LT R. JOYCE FORMER OPERATIONS OFFICER ff fff WW, f MM , ff M 50 , ' f gm 'Q 'P wx , ffWWzmw,Mf ' ' WW X X LT P. LAGREEK PRESENT OPERATIONS OFFICER I I r , . S I I g RMC L. SMALLWOOD F 00 Division Kill RM1 J. Hoverman SM1 D. Osborne RM1 T- Turley SM1 R. Vasquez SM2 B. Griggs SM2 L. Parks RM2 T. Sweet A I I LT R. RUFFIN COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER NOT PHOTOGRAPHED , Richard Bubb ,wx I 'Z xx I I s 6 iq. 0 SM2, RQ Wojgowicz RM3 C- Amfonino PC3 N, St, Andrews RM3 R. Wbicker RM3 j. Wilson PCSN W. zeber UI Divi ion NOT PHOTOGRAPHED W h Michael Ary C If W I LTJG c. DOBSON 9 LTJG MJCUDDINGTON OI DIVISION OFFICER 1 Y V If ' RD1 S. Cobb RD1 j, Stewart RD2 j. Flanigan 'RD2 T. Hoppenrath RD3 E. Bosler RD3 D. Brunsorz RDSN G. Houghtaling RDSN E. Setzer 3 .i . I I 4 3 T I ENS M. COBLE NAVIGA TOR I T N A W NOT PHOTOGRAPHED I RDSN P. Whitehead , Davza' Crabhe I Robert Hampton I Charles Purcell YN1 A. Ferrer PN1 f. Foster NX I Divi ion T1 W. Tucker ETN2 T. Hofeller ETR2 S. Huenemeier ETN3 P. Hagen ETN3 S. Morse ETR3 C. Therien ETC R. EDWARDS LTJG D' PURDUM EMO ' r D .V l i0ll g , ,QMC H- GREER QM3 T. Holt YN3 j. Teague QMSN R. Goofley ETRSN 1. O'D.oniel SN BfBennett 1-Y Always Ready ,ii 1 l Probably no other department experiences quite the change in l the tempo of operations upon reporting for duty in WESTPAC as y t the Operations Department. The routine administrative work as- sociated with schools, training, and various inspections is pug ' to one side and each division shifts into high gear. With many r . Operations personnel 'reverting to port and starboard watch-stand. 1 'fe ing, each team - radio, signal, combat and navigation - prepares ti itself to meet all possible contingencies. Whatever the ship may A be told to do, the operations teams each have to know howto f carry out the orders, where to go, to whom to report for dutyqand in general how to assure that PORTERFIELD Will be on station M ready to meet her commitments. ! X , N, - i , i 1 i , , x 1 V I. , ' ' Even this 1BM s too slow. MRMPH, T' if 3, t tv l s 'Y if bfi? 1 r' til it I N s L , it . I 2 , The life of an only Striker. SHORT E B Lk, Wizard of .... Communications are at the heart of all operations. Without reliable, secure and rapid communications with other ships and operational commanders, we might as well have anchored off DaNang and broken out the fishing poles. The amount of traffic of con- cern to the ship increased by about 8007, in WEST- PAC. During the cruise, radio screened almost 150,000 messages and processed over 3500. Thou- sands more were pulled from the teletypes for the information of the Navigator, Ops Boss, and the Captain and nearly 450 reams of paper were expended to insure that concerned personnel received copies of pertinent messages. Getting a receiver back on the line. On the bridge, the signalmen maintained port and starboard watches continuously. Especially busy during replenishments and when operating with a carrier group, the signalmen provided rapid and silent' communications with other units in company.rAlways shorthanded they were often assisted by the other members of the operations team on the bridge, the quartermasters. Tasked with the responsibility of recording all significant movements of the ship, the QMS had the additional responsibilities of continu- ously fixing the ship's position and occasionally making routine weather observations to be forwarded to meteorological centers. Which way s up? Practical factors for Chief. In Combat Information Center the thousands of mess- ages and dozens of Operation Orders current in WEST- PAC were digested and appropriate action was taken. At all times Combat had to be ready to interpret any orders given to the ship and to recommend appropriate action to the Officer of the Deck and the Captain, wheth- er simply maneuvering to a new screen station or pro- ceeding to a new assignment. Badly undermanned, the combat team did an exceptional job in keeping abreast of all activities affecting the ship, as well as maintain- ing a record of the current status of other ships in the Gulf of Tonkin. ' ' Spuds, at last! No reflection on the Barber, but Presenting the CIC Tabernacle Choir Not to be forgotten are the Electronic Technicians Without whose skills and energy, usually applied in the still hours of the night, we would have been unable to meet our commitments. All the electronic gear used by operations personnel - radios, radars, loran, IFF, ECM - must be maintained and repaired by them. Finally, we salute the postal clerks, whose frequent mail calls help ward off the doldrums, the ship's office personnel, who managed to keep their heads above the paper work despite standing condition III watches, and the hospitalman, whose mysterious potions prevented many a sleepless night. a hootenanny RM3 Wilson leads nwwnmmufmm ff f L4 4 Ns L . fwxygwf : QW, V SH! , .fn . f wi, ma. , f 'ww M: S X X M xx f 2. Q K r . S 4 nm 0 I XRS: f, 4, ' x 5 'fi f' -W, M1 ff: bf! f f x fn y . xy .ivb , f 1 ff, Q ,Z 6 . + W ,,' fy' ,, W , 5 J - 4 1 NOT PHOTOGRAPHED Bryce A cree Micbael Parks F?'st Divi io I-TIG W- MURRAH BMI W. Millsaps BM2 K. Thorpe BM3 M, Bates FIRST LIEUTENANT BM3 j. Bradford BM3 E- Ferrer BM3 A. 1610125011 BM3 W- Phipps BM3 E. Reece BM3 M. Siatkowskz SN D. Armer SN L, Bopp SN R. Bowes SN E. COX SN M- Df1UiS SN L- Fffwk SN H. Hacks lfsi-'N' SN j. Sandoval SN G, simpson SN S. Sl0lfZ SN P' SN A. Husak SN R. Keeley SN 1. Minsbew SN M. O'Bfief2 SN J- Rodgefs Stovall SN F, Wilkerson SN M. Woodman econd GMGCS M. HINDERLINE ? 1 Div lon 1 I 4 1 i 4 X 4 GMG1 R. Hoke GMG2 W. McCoy GMG3 D- Doyle FTG3 M. Duncan 1 1 LTIG N. LOVELL FTCS F. ,IUNTUNEN 2ND DIVISION OFFICER Antbgny Bczsilel I NOT PHOTOGRAPHED Wayne Laukala David Stinnnetl 1 l , . I FTG3 E. Arriola GMG3 B. Bailey FTG3 j. Bizscb GMG3 M. Davis 1 i FTG3 R- Lake FTG3 G- Siemens GMG3 G.,Takabasbi YN3 w, Tzwndefbuzz , , :in I M i 5 FTG3 J- Tmutcb GMG3 R. Underwood GMG3 R. Zazeski 1 1 1 GMGSN L. Armenia FTGSN W. Goodrich -SN 1. Lindquist f I 1 4 l F0 nw im ENS H. BIDDLES ASW OFFICER WW NOT PHOTOGRAPHED Wayne Spacek ST1 R- Armstrong ST1 R. Cregger STG2 L. Landis TM2 L. Seitz STG2 M. stricken STG3 S. off STGSN R. Barbaria TMSN D. Abeym TMSN J. Clevengef SN J- Webber After Station Forward Station f Uur rimary Purpose While it is the Operations personnel who keep the ship informed on Where it is supposed to be at a given time, and the Engineers who actually provide the steam to get us- there, it is the Weapons De- partment personnel Who are primarily responsible for fighting the ship. Whether ,in a Naval Gunfire Support action or an Anti-Submarine Warfare environment the effectiveness of the shipas a fighting unit depends mostly on the skill and alertness of the gunners, fire controlmen, sonarmen and torpedomen. For not only are they responsible for the operation of our Weapons systems, but also they must maintain the equipment in the best possible repair. Equipment failures inevi- tably led to a flurry of activity and there was little rest for the technicians until the equipment was once again operating normally. ,,A'i I v fi' 1 1 'af IV gr. rf LV' 'S 51 , r I Set the helo detail. The work of the Weapons Department is not all so glamorous, for the often thankless job of cleaning and preserving 907, of the topside spaces falls to them. Since the ship experienced more than its fair share of heavy weather, the job was especially difficult. First division personnel alone used about 400 gallons of paint during the cruise in their never ending battle to stop the rust which seemed to come from everywhere. Aside from this, first division personnel had the respon- sibility of manning the lifeguard, planeguard and helo details which were called away often several times during a day. Lower her away. Veteran of the wars. Rigging the light line. V Though the sonarmen ,and torpedomen had but one week of intensive anti-submarine warfare operations during which to show their ' 'stuff, they had to maintain an alert watch at all times for unidentified sonar contacts. Once on our trip down to Singapore they gained what appeared to be a very good sonar contact, though the contact was later classified as a non-submarine. Music for the forcastle. if s, 5 5: '11 y. 1 blk .QV li 'N 'Q nib 'N Now man the 50 calibers. Lifebuoy .M ZZZZZzzzzz f SKC J. CAPATI Q ' Divi ion DKC D. HERMOSO NOT PHOTOGRAPHED james Anderson William Harper MM1 K. Bittner SH1 E. Blackburn Clifford johnson C51 S- Smifb SD2 B- Cabflfn SK2 L. Cunningham C52 R. Ramsey SHL2 j- Slewdlfi SK2 D. Stinson A CS2 B. Wise SD3 O- Albuno DK3 G. cuzim C53 M. Eastridge SK3 S- Vandefbovf SN W- Duckwoffb SN L- Duflmm SN E' Hague SN 5. Jones - TN R. Pasfmfzos TN N. Penallm TN 113. Pfofem TN P- S0110 SA D' Nfkfimlf .JH .Jr T 495' Providing sustenance for the crew. ervice is our Job l I ! Whatever the hour of day or night, there were always some supply personnel, whether bakers, laundrymen or storekeepers, busy performing those many essential services usually taken for granted until fortune intervened and temporarily prevented their accomplishment. The work of the storekeep- ers, for example, was particularly vital to the ship's operations, for each of the departments depended on them for parts support for their various equipments. But while these SKS took partial responsibility for the ship's oper- ating efficiency at sea, the dispursing clerks deserve almost full responsibility for having made possible the crew's steaming ef- ficiency in port. Fortunately, not all of the 8350,000 paid out by the DKs added to the ' 'gold flow. 816,000 found its way back via the ship's store, while the coke machine alone swallowed some 55,000 nickels and dispensed almost as many drinks. The cooks and bakers notionly kept the insti- tutionalized gripes down to .a dull roar, but managed to keep us Well nourished. And. on such special occasions as Thanksgiving and Christmas they produced exquisite feasts which Were the real measure of their skills and talents. With a few exceptions arising chiefly from equipment failures., the laundrymen kept the washer, drier and the button smasher operating 24 hours a day. Some mention too should be made of the stewards, for they versatility they consistently displayed in the preparation of certain foods is in a Way representative of the versatility of the entire supply department. Not only did they prove accomplished in the preparation of foods from many different lands, but they demon- strated conclusively that there are at least 87 differ- GHK ways of preparing rice, not counting boiling of course. Fried what? Mess Decks MAA hip? History The USS PORTERFIELD I DD-6821 is a Fletcher Class Destroyer, capable of fulfillinga variety of missions: Escort and screening duties, anti-submarine warfare, anti-air warfare, surface war- fare and shore bombardment. The ship is 93 feet high. from the waterline to mast tip, 3765 feet long and 395 feet at her beam. She carries a crew of 19 officers and 240 enlisted men. The ship was built in 1943 by the Bethlehem Steel Company, Terminal Island, California, and received her commissioning pennant on 30 October 1943. She is named after Rear Admiral Louis Broughton PORTERFIELD. Immediately after a post-commissioning shake down cruise, PORTERFIELD steamed westward and joined the U. S. Fifth'Fleet to share in the war with Japan. During the .20 months of continu- ous duty in the Western Pacific forward area, PORTERFIELD participated in a variety of assign- ments: Carrier screening for the New Guinea landings, the Marianas strikes, and finally, the de- cisive battle of the Philippines. PORTERFIELD supported the first air strikes against Tokyo after DOOLITTLE's raid and provided fire support for the occupation of Iwo Jima. With the successful conclusion of the war, PORTERFIELD joined the Pacific Reserve Fleet and was decommissioned on 3 October 1945. ' The Korean Conflict found the PORTERFIELD once again ready to take on her tasks. She served first with the Seventh, later with the Ninth, and again with the Seventh U. S. Fleet. PORT- ERFIELD supported United Nations Forces by screening aircraft carriers, conducting patrols and firing shore bombardment. After cessation of hostilities PORTERFIELD continued as an active member of the U. S. First and Seventh Fleets completing regular cruises to the Far East. ' In the 1960's the world is once more in a state of turmoil in the Far East. The Vietnamese hos- tilities have kept the crew of the PORTERFIELD alert and on station and six times she1has served with the powerful Seventh Fleet. Bruise Itinerary ' . 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However, within a short time rig times for refueling fell below the three minute level while unrig times went as low as IM minutes with great regularity. A belated Christmas present for the refueling teams was the probe refueling equipment which was installed in early January. Not only did the new system reduce the ship's time alongside the oiler or carrier, but the chances of oil spills were reduced by the new methods. Q ALL HANDS EVOLUTION ' MAIL CALL l Heave. f , 1 1 Q ,fm g, 1 g ag V4 , ' Rigging the ' ' A Frame. Double time. . X A 1, JF-5? . . H g 7 ly Q. g A wmfy 4 voodpwker 1 K ' ' doing on 0. musfanazz f -Q , ' Refuel. Highline. E I' I' m a s 1968 Santa distributes certificates. We three Kings Some snipes show real class and now let s drmk to 0 I' MOT!-I -1 . x . ,f in .i 1 4 1 1 k 5 Singapore ' QM U! 1 on Kan W-' P' M, Sub 'c Bay ae k ,'-53, 1 5 1 J--5 1 -ly 1 in Yukos uka s ...,4L, ,- 44, . I ports AN UNDEFEATED SEASON THE VANQUISHED THE SCORE WORDEN 52-43 - WEDDERBURN 58-49 MORTON ' 74-33 DECATUR 49-39 STANDLE Y 70-56 HMS FORTH 60-40 MALAYAN NAVY 60-38 JOHN PAUL JONES 63-39 U ndefeated ' 'Skeet competition on fantail. Vallderhoof for two ' ' The softball team won all their games except one to USS CORAL SEA. I 2 '? I if 15 li wi l i . , I , I l i I x 5 J I 1 I P , In the beginning... Head duckhunter and his nemesis. he Legend of WHAT DUGK The story of What Duck begins and continues Ut would be wrong to suggests that the story endsj in mystery. Of his origins little is known, though it is believed widely that he was taken, or rather rescued, from some Olongopo hovel some time in early December. Just what ill fate would have befallen this forlorn duckling of barely 3 inches height were it not for certain repair- men is hard to say. Certainly his chances for a long life were improved on the night he was smuggled aboard, a tribute less to his accommodations fe.g. a small box on the after director level 1 than to the lavish attention he received. It was of course necessary that What Duck's whereabouts be kept secret, since once rumors started it was not clear just what the command's attitude toward this unofficial visitor would be. C.O. and X.O. evasion drills long he became very adept The head duckhunter, most perplexed. Not only an egg fstill warmj on hi to 8 watch, but he even San Diego and signed What Duck. No in the search, but it was to no avail. As Duck even became so bold as to publish his own though it was. Considerable commencing with out Vietnam in mid- time Duck had suc- from 53 and 54. For belief most convenient. For being on the alert 24 hours a day, rumors of his death and ln his cage. by the end of the was off. As far as most all the crew was Duck lived on in spirit only. For the last half of little more was said of What Duck. However, upon San Diego a full grown mallard appeared on the fantail. no one had yet been allowed to board. it was obvious to of us just who this remarkable mallard was. Still there are doubters. And if you are one We urge you to consult tests on the growing rates of mallards, for surely the facts will reveal the truth. What Duck would fdoes?j want it that way. at the end. An inspection and awards ' Our awesome companion...then we watched her reverse course. omeward Bound.. . Aid vi The Men Awards HM1 David L. Crabbe MM2 David E. Lesh MM3 James D. Devin FN Frankie M. Paxton RD3 Mark R. McMaster SN Robert W. Hampton FN Arthur D. Pacheco And A Miraculous Save ff .W 1 , ff-,Jr f .a,az'g,j.,Wj,S , Navy and Marine Corps Medal ZW Hz' H Navy and Marine Corps Medal ' 5 0' A Navy and Marine Corps Medal Navy and Marine Corps Medal Navy Achievement Medal COMSEVENTHFLT Commendation COMSEVENTHFLT Commendation With a mere two weeks remaining in a six month cruise, PORTERFIELD came desperately close to tragedy. On the fifth day of April, only 60 miles from Yokosuka, Japan, our last stop before turning toward San Diego, we encountered a storm with winds well in excess of 45 knots, pro- ducing walls of green water from 20 to 30 feet high. It was this spectacular scene that promoted brawny, red haired machinist mate James Devin to attempt some photography one level above the main deck. Surveying the fury of the storm, Devin watched one particularly large wave crush down over the starboard quarter. In its aftermath lay BT1 James Detlefsen, apparently injured after having been washed against a nearby stanchion. Proceeding to assist him Devin met hospital corpsman David Crabbe. As the two attempted to reach Detlefsen, another large wave swept over the starboard side of the ship. Devin's next realization was swimming in the cold, thrashing water of the Pacific. Four very long minutes passed before FN Arthur Pacheco was able to relay word to the bridge that a man had been lost. Rolling from side to side as much as 45 degrees, PORT- ERFIELD and USS JOHN PAUL JONES IDDG-321 combed the churning seas. A combination of deep swells and heavy spray effectively limited visibility to a scant 100 yards and twice JONES passed within 150 yards of Devin without detecting him. Unable to make headway against the waves, Devin, with remarkable presence of mind, recalled some basic training and made a life preserver from his trousers by tying knots in the legs and inflating them. For an hour and a half he remained afloat as we continued what seemed to be an utterly hopeless search. Meanwhile MM2 David Lesh and FN Frank Paxton, at considerable risk of being washed overboard themselves, managed to haul Detlefsen and Crabbe, who had been injured by the same wave which swept Devin overboard, to safety. SN Robert Hampton and RD3 Mark McMaster administered first aid to the injured men. Reluctant to abandon the search for Devin but sorely pressed by the need to obtain medical treatment for Crabbe and Detlefsen, the Captain made the agonizing decision to turn away to Yokosuka. Moments later, JONES, retracing her track once again, sighted Devin and reported that he appeared well and was waving his arms. In an instant grief and fatigue were transformed into elation as James Donald Devin was safely pulled aboard JONES. K A The Seas WE HUME HUME TIFFANY PUBLISHING' COMPANY printed in Norfolk, Virginia Tokyo, Japan San Diego, California .214-143.-,-71114-J... 1-.7.1,, ,......,......,.,.f:,. ,..- ::::1..YY,...,1. --H' 4-. 44- -W- -11 ..- , .-,l.,.f4-.. - 1' ' ., - 1 . ... 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