Roark (FF 1053) - Naval Cruise Book

Page 60 text:

Q' 'Qi Q.. ll ' WEAPONS DEPARTMENJ LT Ronald A. Route ln the old days, a favorite passtime of some outside this department was to joke about the intel- ligence of its members, remarking that the divisions had to be numbered for ease of remembrance . These remarks were normally made at a safe distance from these ninety men . Traditionally, Weapons men have been the sailors who surpass all others in the art of seamanship. Nowadays, First Division, consisting of Botswain's lVIates and deck seamen, perform the deck evolutions assisted by Second Division and Third Division for larger operations . Second Divi- sion men are responsible for the ship's firepower, The Gunners lVlates and FT's man the five inch gun, BPDSIVIS launcher, the directors, and Gun Plot, Third Division is in charge of the operation and maintenance of the anti-submarine warfare systems. ASW is ROARK's primary mission . During the cruise these men were awarded a gunnery and missile E as well as an ASW AH for prolonged performance in their areas . First Division , 'i 'c' 7 rd L BMC William Spencer SN JD Abke Lieutenant tjgl Richard Hoffman ma? Mi SN Frank Berqam SN Timothy Brothers 56 I I 2, f w ' S l

Page 59 text:

S i ,ww :ij 5 OE Division fi Ni S ETC Gregory Niel M?f..5-. -:gags ET2 Richard Baer ET3 Douglas Karr Tb ET2 Edward Peak ET2 Reggie Anderson -iq EW2 David Estlick 4 :J ET2 Aaron Howard EW2 Charles Rayburn Ensign Ronald Defibaugh 'Z U 1 - .. on Q' -1 ' ' df ET3 Lyman Mark Not Pictured: EWC Haywood Douresseau ET3 Paul Corbett ETSN Jan Eaton EW3 James Otti EW3 James Rosenkrans EW2 James R Idgway 55

Page 61 text:

as r L... 7 i .4 l SN Scott Hall BNSN Dennis Harrold 4' Q on as flllolon SA Louis Butler SN Milton Holt i 1 I SA Karl Loc khart I A SA Michael Kelly SA Norm an Johnson A A l SA Michael Jackson SN Jeffrey Frazier I .44 SA Myron Lewis