Porterfield (DD 682) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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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

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