Robert H McCard (DD 822) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 40 of the 1953 volume:

-5 'I lnghnnk in the A MEMBER OF THE SHIP'S COMPANY OF THREE U.S.S.. ROBERT H. MC CARD QDD822j ON ITS MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE AS THE FLAGSHIP . OF COMMANDER DESTROYER FLOTILLA SIX. BETWEEN ITS DEPARTURE ON 7 JANUARY 1953 AND ITS RETURN ON 6 APRIL 1953 THE SHIP VISITED GIBRALTAR, ORAN, AUGUSTA BAY, 'MALTA, MONACO, CANNES, AND NAPLES. THE Mc CARD TOOK PART 'IN VARIOUS SIXTH EXERCISES AND NATO EXERCISE HRENA ...M 4.4 01-1 ftelkl ,, , , Commander james P. Jamison, USN was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsyl- vania in june 1918. After attending schools in llittshurgh he was appointed to the Naval Acadenty from which he graduated and was commissioned in 1941. He served as Gunnery Officer in the USS I7r'r'11t11r, lfxerutive Ofhcer of the U.'S.S' lizzrns and USS liorflelon, Commanding Officer ol the USS Fogg and on the stall of the Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet. He was selected for instruction in a course in Guided Missiles at Johns Hopkins University and in 1950 was awarded the degree of Master of Science in Electrical Engineering. Following this he served as Guided Missile Ofiicer in the USS Norton Sound. Commander Jamison leaves the McCard to join the stall of Commander Cruisers-Destroyers Pacific as Assistant Readiness Officer. ln just eleven months as Skipper of the McCard Commander Jamison has won the devotion and admiration of the entire ships company. 1176 can say no more than that we think he is the best there is. To him THE MC CARD LOGBOOK is respectfully and affectionately dedicated. Q HIP The destroyer, MC CARD, was built in the yards of the Consolidated Steel Corporation at Orange, Texas. The ship's keel was laid on june 20, 1945 and launched on November 9, 1945. During this period, the shipyards of the United States were producing destroyers at the rate of one a week in answer to the tremendous need for this versatile type of craft. At the time of the japanese surrender the ship was so nearly complete that it was decided to continue its outfitting and the ship was commissioned on October 23, 1946. The U.S.S. Robert H. MC CARD was named in honor of Gunnery Sergeant Robert H. McCard, USMC, who served with distinction in the Marine Corps from December 18, 1939 until his deaths in action during the battle for enemy held Saipan on june 16, 1944. Mlhile serving as a tank commander, Sgt. McCard's vehicle was put out of action by enemy gunfire. Ordering his tank crew to escape, McCard covered their evacuation with hand grenades and machine gun fire until his death. For his conduct in action, Gunnery Sergeant McCard was awarded the Purple Heart and the Congressional Medal of Honor. After its commissioning the MC CARD made a shakedown cruise of two months at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and then reported for duty with the Des- troyer Force, Atlantic Fleet. She was assigned to Squadron TEN and was based in Newport, Rhode Island. The ship operated out of Newport until September 1947, when she entered the Boston Naval Shipyard for a regular overhaul period. Overhaul completed, the MC CARD proceeded to the Mediterranean where she joined the SIXTH Fleet in March of 1948. Late that summer the ship returned to Newport, her home port, from where she operated on type training during the winter of 1948-49. In the spring of 1949 the M-C CARD once again proceeded to the Mediterranean where she spent the next five months as a unit of the SIXTH Fleet. Returning to the United States in the fall of 1949, the ship entered the Boston Naval Shipyard for a long overhaul period, which lasted well into the spring of 1950. From the Naval Shipyard, the MC CARD went to Guantanamo Bay for a short period of Refresher training. This was followed by a Midshipmen Cruise, which lasted the whole summer of 1950, and which saw the MC CARD visit Carribean and Canadian ports. The Midshipman Cruise ending early September 1950, the ship returned to Newport, where she spent the remainder of the year in and out of her home port on type training. A third tour of SIXTH Fleet Mediterranean duty occupied the oflicers and men of the MC CARD from the end of March until early October of 1951 after which the ship entered Boston Naval Shipyard for four months. Lastly, the ship spent six weeks at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for refresher training. During the summer of 1952 the MC CARD participated in a training cruise for NROTC Midshipmen, visiting Belgian and Portugese ports with seventy-five midshipmen embarked. L U O3 It was cold, choppy, and snowy-typical Newport weather -on the 'morning when the McCard got underway for the Mediterranean. Let's face it, not everyone was too enthusiastic about leaving. The married men had made their tearful farewells and sent their wives home to stay with their mothers and the . if fx people who had girls on the beach were a little unhappy about leaving them to be looked Underway after by other destroyer sallorsg but there was a definite atmosphere of expectancy on board-the prospect of liberty in French and Italian ports didn't sound bad! This wasn't the hrst Med cruise for the McCard bv any matter of means Since it l l d ' 1 I .. was auncle in 1945 the ship has been there four times and we still have a few Plank owners aboard who've made all the cruises. But this was the first time the McCard had ever been an Admirals flagship and there were a lot of changes that had to be made. YYe cleared all the ammunition out of the after deckhouse magazine and made it into a Flag Office: Radio Central looked like Grand Central Station with Chief Del Ross, Duroyick, and Murphy trying to co-ordinate copying about twenty Fox broadcasts and making sure that the mob of strikers really kept that board H10Vlllg'H. liut the real llail was in Cllfl which Nh Pauley, Dully, and Gower all afr' l 5 cet was about as crowded as the Operations Center of the Eastern Sea Frontier. Although it was a little tougher being the Screen Clommander's Flagship everyone realized that the ship had really been honored by being selected for it The McCtrd h ts 'tl l I K . . . ,. 1 . ways :een a sharp ship, has always been able to do thin s ' ' I g. a little better than any other destroyer, and has always looked a little smarter than any other ship nested with it. All hands knew that on this cruise our standards would have to be even higher because every other des- troyer in the Med was taking its cue from us. The trip over started out well. In company with a few other destroyers and the carrier Tarawa we steamed to a point off Norfolk where we rendez- yoused with the Midway and I.. .,,.A ,g DEPAR 1- M if ef? 9 igfiia Q , axe: e ?!ixA5l'- 5 '-Q W 0 6' 574 rss 0? more destroyers. Taking the southerly route past Bermuda we managed to avoid rough as weather-for a little while. Then the seas got rougher and every day the word came from the car- rier SEAS HEAVY X CANCEL ALL AIR OPS FOR TODAY. Life on board wasn't particular- ly pleasant for anybody and it was especially uncomfortable for the large number of boots who hadnyt Ye' gomm their Sea legs USOlllCOllC'S rocking my dreamboatf' -and even some of the old hands who seemed to have lost theirs temporarily. Most of the below decks spaces were damp and uncom- fortable, Chief Davidson's Chowburners did their best but couldn't turn out too much on the tilting galley ranges, and everyones hair grew long when Reggi's Napoli Barber Shoppe had to close down for hve days due to rough weather. But no matter what the ship has to .have fuel and the Deck Force, wearing safety lines along with their lifejackets, got covered with oil as they manhandled lines across from the tanker and forced the leaky stovepipes into the fueling trunks. Then, suddenly, there was Gibraltar and the sideboys were snapping to as various top brass came across the bow to greet Admiral Earle. The liberty parties bought a lot of Rolls Razors and, in between beers, tried to hgure out how the British hid all the big guns that Gibraltar the world's biggest fortress. But Gibraltar was just a brief-stop and on the morning of january 23rd we again got underway for an overnight trip across to Oran in French Algeria. YVC were all impressed at how large and modern the city was and everyone got a chance to stare at a real A-rab . Chief Blackman, Palmer, and Paul all After fueling Station Present Harms! ! ! Hey, Chief! I i A grim note was struck when we were sent to tr to pick up a pilot whose plane had Y landed on the Midway and then skidded over the side. All we could find was a green dye marker and a couple of wing tanks which we finally sank with gunfire. The beautiful weather which had followed us out from Oran pulled a quick change on the afternoon of February and the seas got heavier by the hour. About 2000 a large wave hit us -if Th Aj.. . '2,.L'v-4-,g 'F' , V. 7 ss. lin: H4-' . .- W .li turned the Deck Force to and alter Eve difl of furious work the First Lieutenant was util- hed that the ship was again the belt lookin! destroyer in DesLant. Fleet exercises were coming up and the McCard sorued Ollt of Oran on january 27th to 'oin a task group for a week of ASW, forma- J tion maneuvers, and drone Bring-during which the McCard shot better than anyone else, naturally. Stand by to receive Guard Mail Looking for a downed pilot. ,-f ig., .0 I on the starboard side and receded after having pwrted the forward guy of the whaleboal. ri med off a ventilator. torn up stanchions on Pl the boat deck, knocked off a torpedo ready locker welded to the main deck and left thc ship covered with potatoes ripped loose from the 0l level. The Mctiard was given permission to leave the screen and steam downwind while the Deck Force, Torpedomen. and Shipfitters did their best to straighten things out. That night everyone had a hard time sleeping as the ship made 28 knots into the wind to rejoin the task group for the entrance into Augusta Bay. No one was really impressed by Augusta Bay although various tours gave us a chance to see other parts of Sicily. A program of inter- divisional softball games was started and helped to make up for the almost non-existent liberty. Our run down to Malta took only eight hours on February 7th and we moored to buoys in Sliema Creek. Everyone felt as if we were on a light cruiser when we compared the size of the McCard with the British destroyers and frigates in the harbor. Twelve days of liberty wasn't too hard to take and nearly all of us went on one of the tours which explored var- ious sights on the famous island. All the New Englanders in the crew felt good about seeing a part of the world that was even rockier than their home states and all the officers felt good after the parties in the wardrooms of the various British ships in the harbor. The ship was host to about a hundred Limev sailors who came aboard for chow and the movies and assured everyone that the Royal Navy never had it so good. The ofiicers never got it so good as when the first class PO's challenged them to a soft- ball game and made up for disapproved chits by slaughtering the Brass 22 to 8. Towards the end of our Malta visit we moved over to a drydock where our sonar dome, somehow damaged on the trip across, was re- placed and all hands treated to the delightful experience of having to hike over to heads on the pier. Finally, on the afternoon of February lflth, the work was done and we were underway for the Riviera! None of us can forget our stay in the tiny Principality of Monaco. Since we were the only ship in the harbor liberty was just like a big ship's party with the Ali-Baba, Cassanova, Cafe f ,I I, tl MONACO de Paris, and various other spots as the prin- cipal hangouts. The officers lost their money in the Monte Carlo Casino, the crew lost theirs in the nightspots and everybody had a wonder- ful time. Cannes was our next stop and in six days we managed to spend any money we had left over from Monaco. Reynolds and Brintle showed the other snipes how to make one of their regu- lation Navy liberties and all hands agreed that this Riviera duty was really living. March 4th found us again underway and taking part in fleet exercises with cruisers, carriers, and other destroyers. In between days of ISE we often acted as plane guard destroyer and one night we really got to show our stuff when a Corsair from the Midway splashed 500 yards off our starboard beam. We picked up the pilot and were repaid for our trouble with ten gallons of ice cream. 1 ff- The ,I f' Riviera 1l jk Naples was colorful with everyone spend- ing half their time on the beach in shoving oil guides, salesmen, and taxi drivers and the phrase you speak, joe becoming part X -gsxs X Rome, others visiting relatives in the area, and the daily tours to Pompeii, Mt. Aetna, and Sorrento packing them in. The Exec. passed out cigars and accepted congratula- tions when he was promoted to Commander and explained that it proved the essential superiority of Reserve officers. -i X Underway again on March 14th for the toughest part of the cruise. Operation Ren- dezvous was a NATO exercise in which ships of the French, Italian, British, and Greek navies all joined our own forces to escort convoys, land troops, and provide air support for landings and ASW. The McCard operated as Screen Commanders Flagship for the fast carrier task force which flew off planes to attack enemy forces. Everyone stood one-in-three on steaming watches or at Condition Three battle stations and even the most enthusiastic of the thirty year men didn't think it was much fun. Every day, twice a day, we went to GQ to track air strikes coming in on the task force and at night we fueled with the ship darkened. For most of us this was the first time we'd lived under what were close to actual battle conditions and although it was tiring no one denied that it was also good training. The Exec. Makes Commander DHWH G. Mt. Versuvius av., of the McCard vocabulary. The crew spread L out with some taking a three day tour to P - 'F l' r . , p-nun-vdnliivr' li Y' ' if . ' ' .'1:i '-,q:r '?.t -MN. . . Q J, There was much excitement on the Bridge one afternoon when an enemy submarine slipped through the screen and torpedoed the Midway. After a mad scramble one of the des- troyers reported the submarine sunk and a few emergency turns took the task force clear of the area. 3, -eat. 0 on March 24m with the McCard W' -V' t 1 off the Coast of Crete and we Des Flot Six Change of Command joined a hunter-killer force for the trip back to Gibraltar. The sk was clear, the sea was calm, and everyone was happy at t e p p Y period in Gib gave Captain H. H. Henderson a chance to relieve Admiral Earle as the Commander of Des- Lroyer 'Flotilla Six. Operation Rendezvous ended h ros ect of returning home. A 72 hour ff ll lines and commenced steaming independently back to At midnight on March 29th we cast o a I Newport. Fortunately, the weather was decent and on the morning of April 6th we passed Breton Reef Lightship abeam to starboard. We'd had a chance to see some of the world and get some invaluable train- ing-the Med cruise was over. if .Pea .',,,uQu l YYY on 7 gt .ff Q T ff - Y' -41.7 R L' - .QQ l rd f -,L A r J w ln' -1 XVhztt is it that makes fl pznticulzir ship at good ship :mtl makes it Ii home to the men ztboztrtl it? It isn't the ship itself beeztnse all destroyers :ire just about the szune. Tltey have about the sztme gear, sztme number ol' men, just :ts mztny miles of electrical wiring :intl steztm line, :mtl theyre :ill too hot in summer and too cold in winter. But the Ship's Company is never the same and therein lies the tlifferenee. It's not the ship but the people on the ship that make it what it is. So here we ure.-your shipmzttes on the lXIeCartl. 1 h- if . 'ZF' 6' ,f t. , -- L . N- -, t ' 4, .. I, K it -. L. JVM Q' A ,. AT 5 e s s 'fig if Q-nf! I in - 8 li 1 ,TQ l KY' u ff -1 - f' .'i ri' ,.., T4 1 5 , J if 5, L i , . 1342 hifi f , . ,L i 'i X FFICE .--f-fl sq. We - ,ik CDR. JAMES P. JAMISON, USN, Commanding Ofiicer, comes from Pittsburgh Pa. and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1941. He has served on des troyers for 80 months. CDR. WILLIAM N. VLACHOS, USNR, Executive Oiiicer was commis- sloned in 1942 and saw wartime service on minesweepers, PC's and DE's. CDR Vlachos was recalled to active duty shortly after the outbreak of the Korean war and prior to reporting aboard the McCard was War Plans Officer at the Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base. LT. WILLIAM HESS, USN, Operations Oflicer enlisted in the Navy in 1936 and served as a Quartermaster in the cruiser Salt Lake City. Since he was commissioned in 1943 he has served in am hibs and various other craf p t. He reported aboard the McCard from duty at the General Line School, Monterey, California. LT. ANDREW H. MUZIO, USNR, Engineering Officer, is a native of Florida and a graduate of Georgia Tech. During World War II he served on destroyers in the Pacific. Released from active duty in 1946, he was recalled in 1951 and prior to reporting aboard the McCard was Main Propulsion Assistant on the Robert A. Owens. LTJG JAMES K. WELSH, JR., USN, Gunnery Oliicer, hails from New York State and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1948. After serving aboard the cruisers Providence and Salem he reported aboard in November, 1951. LTJG GORDON L. PAULEY, USN, CIC Oflicer was commissioned in 1950 after graduating from the University of Nebraska as a member of the NROTC. After service on the staff of Commander Seventh Fleet and Korean duty aboard the cruiser Juneau he reported aboard for duty in April 1952 I USN. Lieutenant from College as a member oi Lieutenant he acted as Electrical I . along with a degree in Business Administration from vlwlselrilie University. Prior to reporting aboard the McCard Mr. Webb served on the tanker Galoosahatchee. ROBERT H. WEEKS, USN, Communications Oflicer is a graduate Electrical Engineer from Renselaer Polytechnic Institute and was commissioned in 1951 after completing the NROTC program. ENS. ROBERT C. CROSSON, USN, Main Propulsion Asst., is an NROTC graduate of Columbia University where he was a pre-medical student. Mr. Cros- son is also a graduate of the DesLant Engineering School. ENS. JOHN L. THOMPSON, USN, Ship's Secretary, is a graduate of Princeton University and hails from Rockville Center, Long Island. He has been aboard the McCard since June. ENS. RICHARD M. WATT, USN, Second Division Oliicer, received his com- mission -as an NROTC graduate of Dartmouth College where he majored in English. ENS. STEPHEN J. HUGGARD, USNR, Asst. Communicator, was commissioned in December from OCS after graduating from Holy Cross College where he majored in Business Administration. ENS. CHARLES B. O'NEILL, USNR, ASW Oflicer, has been on the McCard since December after graduating from OCS. Mr. O'Neill received his BS in Chemistry at Scranton University and comes from Staten Island, New York. ENS. RICHARD MCGAW, USN, Electronics Officer, reported aboard in Gi- braltar from the Electronics School in San Francisco after graduating as a Civil Engineer from the University of Michigan. ll 9,492 'ZLLAHEAQMMKI K 'far CM' N r f xlib?-W' ,Y i I I p 64 Q I I .. . f V , C I C l .GMM E I ow r 'WSE comes-r Fm OOD H4 WEBB, SC, USN, Supply Oilicer, received his commxasifms G NNE What good is a Man-o-War without it's guns? No one can deny the fact that there wouldn't be a Navy if there was no smashing firepower aboard its ships to make an agressor think twice. However, the firepower of a modern destroyer is no better than the men behind the guns. To maintain and shoot its guns, torpedos, and depth charges and also to handle the nec- essary seamanship the Gunnery Department is organized into two divisions with four rates- Gunners Mates, Torpedomen, Fire Controlmen, and Boatswains Mates. The Gun Boss of the McCard is Lt James K. Welsh who is assisted by Mr. Adams as Assistant Gunnery Officer, Mr. Shanahan as First Lieutenant and First Division Oflicer and Mr. Wvatt as Second Division Oflicer. Under Chief Lynch and Domalgowski the live inch and three inch guns are kept operating smoothly and training is given to men of other departments who man the guns during General Quarters. Few people realize the tremendous amount of work that goes into maintaining a gun in a fully ready condition, especially the exposed three inch mounts. It's a tribute to the Gunners of the McCard that we are con- sistently able to Ere more practice rounds and shoot down more sleeves than any other ship liring with us. 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Sfiiffliri- 7-, ' ., .-... - , 7 6' 'J ff. , , Y u. .4-- - 1 N!f -'11 no 1 h-...aa t I 'I Mr. Weeks takes a ride S I -'if General Quarters -'wif a-nsnumevff - 1 ff.:,.U.i5,,,, ,pi .1-v-ai,f.,i ,,,., if F it B o ,I f aiiph ggi? XXX Stopping it o Q .-.- ja ww ,f H1155 ' ffl First Division l' l 'UH that paimwork, Dillard Hcavc Arou nd x. 1 A 'f,K P. V MHQQLI ,f - swfvgl H -1 vw W if--flffinv ,, 'i' -I F-- i N o ' ,,,' Lct's Go, Hill. Second Division P' .s' charges. During wartime the McCard would have ASW as one of its main jobs and the Torpedomen are very much aware of their responsibility to- wards keeping all their gear operating. Incidentally, George Borchardt is always available in the Torpedo' Workshop to tell tales of the Old Navy. No one can really understand wlmt Bordeaux and the Ofhif Henderson and Harmon on 34 Fire Controlmen do. One thing s certain-it's technical with a capital T . The FC's can confuse anybody who wanders into Plot, the Fire Control1nen's wartlroom , with their chatter about electronic theory, mechanical imputs, and level and cross level. You can also hear Bordeaux complain that if he's given any more typewriters to repair he's going to change his rate to Typewriter Repairman. It's safe to say that no other group on board know the meaning of Turn To better than the Deck Force. They work from dawn to dusk and then at night get booted out of the sack to hoist the boat, fuel or heave around on lines. But any Boatswains Mate or striker will tell you that it's the best damn rate in the Navy and the Deck Apes certainly have more real characters to the square inch than any other group around. Mr. Shanahan, our First Lieutenant, Chief Blackman, Palmer, and Paul all agree that other rates may come and go but there'll always be a Bos'n. I I I ...XD Q , .X .fvff ? X jf! like hell you tlitln't heat' 'l'ut'n to , Flayltan EN G NE IN B 'l1 it Dbl' t ,, ! f , .pgs-.-.mug Fireroom Personnel Engineroom Personnel The Engineering Department of the Robert H. McCard is headed by Lt. Andrew H. Muzio and with its 93 men and three officers makes up the largest department on the ship. The primary mission of the Engineers is, of course, to run the main engines, without which the ship would be nothing but a drifting hull. Every snipe from the Chief Engineer down to the greenest fire- man is always aware of the necessity to stand by to answer all bells and be prepared to supply power for anything from Ahead Flank to Crash Back. The secondary job of the Engineering Department is to provide service to all other departments -to supply the electricity, water, heat, and repair services which are so essential to the ship's operation. In order best to carry out these missions the 1 Engineers are sub-divided into the E and R Divisions. The E Division under Mr. Crosson and Chief Moritz is responsible for propelling P the ship and is split into the B Gang with which Mills and Hicks make sure that steam is always available for spinning the turbines, running the generators and evaporators, and providing heat. The M Gang stands its watches in the Engine Rooms where Chief Moritz and Wagner supervise the running of the main engines. The R Division under Mr. Smyth and Chief Colbert is also sectioned oil into gangs . The A Gang handles all the auxiliary motors auch as scullery and laundry machinery, the whale boat engine, diesel generators and machine C Rc R and A Gam: The E Gang with Pastva as The Man an eye on all electrical motors lighting and interior communications also it s men from the E Gang who run the nightly movie The R Gang, working under Piggott is the Ship litters and Damage Controlmcn who do everything from spot welding to boat repairing One of the biggest jobs for Pigott known lo cally as The Pride of Quincy Mass -is re- patrmg various pieces of gear after a tender has fixed them. One of the features of the Engineering De- partment is its training program. During a man s fireman stage of training he is rotated to each of the spaces for an indoctrination period so that he may learn a little about each job before he is allowed to strike for a specific rating. The reason behind this is that before switches are thrown valves are operated, or pipe connec- tions broken a man must have a complete knowledge of the effects of his actions. A mis- take on his part can very easily injure personnel or destroy valuable equipment and effect the ship's maneuverability. Among their distinctions the Engineers are proud of having two of the ship's remaining Plank Owners in their number. Lonnie XV. Phillips, BTI and John E. Ylfagner, MMI hrst came aboard as fireman apprentices when the McCard was commissioned in 1946. When underway with two boilers on the line the Engineering Department stands one watch in three. It's hard, hot work with very few people topside knowing much about what's going on in the Spaces below. But whether you call them Snipes, the Black Gang, or Bilge Rats you can't help but admire the AFX GO rtb . .A-Eff' Snipe if After Engine Room spirit and the work of the Engineers of the 1-A McCard. 3 Q I Q , N 'T 4 f' A , .,... ' - I i '!'h if H ':f 1 if SrE ErE:5:3:i:E11111 rlfirfifiifffiilffilffii if f : '2 LL, -I Looking for the lost load! ATI NS The Operations Department headed by Lt. XYilliain Hess, can truthfully be called the nerve center of the McCard. The Operators main job is underway watch standing during which they are essential to the tactical operation of the ship. IVhen things happen fast the men of the Operations Department must be highly trained, alert, and cool under pressure-and they are responsible for the use and care of more than a million dollars worth of highly complicated electronic equipment. On our Med cruise the Combat Informa- tion Center was probably the busiest space on the ship. Besides the CIC IfVatch Officer, the XVatch Supervisor, and the radarmen and yeo- men there was a Staff WVatch Officer who had to be assisted by the McCard's CIC personnel. All hands in CIC had to be alert to listen for messages on Eve voice radio circuits as well as supplying tactical and radar information to the OOD. DuIl'y, Gower, and Peters did a hne job in breaking in all the new strikers and very shortly each watch section was a team which could handle even the most complicated situa- tion in a topnotch manner. N, : O Division g mcfwaf 5 'i 'l- if-W 1 AW F 'ffl f figs, , i K 1 ' 2 Q An ideal Radarman 99 Course. Speed, TWO Block C Division ss. if Q fx The Electronics Technicians are responsible 5 for the repair of all electronics equipment. is a tremendously complicated- and very diiculti job. It's so complicated and difficult that no one else has the slightest idea what they' re doing. Radio Central functions as the ears of the McCard with the operators copying broad- casts in plain language and code and routing the dispatches to all officers concerned. From the first day the cruise started the Radio Shack was almost snowed under with traffic for both the ship and the Flag and every operator who could copy the Navy Fox broadcasts was listening in on one of the circuits. Up on the Bridge the Quartermasters keep a sharp watch out for light and Hag signals. The signalmen keep a sharp eye on every ship in the formation and must be alert to hoist or blinker an answer. iveaver, Oglesbee, and Barnes are responsible for training their sections as well as maintaining the charts on which the Navigator and Chief Dunderdale fix the ship's position at all times. The Sonarmen of the McCard are the ship's underwater eyes and without them the ship would be useless. They can pick up a submerged submarine a mile away and direct the ship on a depth charge run over the contact. The Ping jockiesn must also be able to tell the difference between a submarine and a school of fish or a whale which return just about the same sort of sonar echo. The words Navy and paperwork are synonymous to at least one group on the ship -our yeomen and pelsonnelmen in the Ship's Oliice. At any hour of the day or night they can be seen typing forms and letters, filing instruc- tions. or answering questions on anything from schools to leave chits. No one can understand just how seven people manage to work in one tiny office but with Patton cracking the whip they're able to keep everything running smooth- ly. -A . fi L V I . .puma . ---nw .a E nu-wa your of --gps -u --nw nm. SUPPLY Every Department does something to con- tribute to the general welfare and comfort of the crew but there is only one group which has the comfort of the ship's company as it's primary job. The Supply Department under Lt George H. VVebb works 24 hours a day to fur- nish us with everything from the tools we work with to the cigarettes we smoke. First, and certainly most important, is the job the Suppliers do in operating the General Mess. X-Vith. the limited galley space available our cooks, bakers, and stewards mates have done an outstanding job in keeping the officers and men well fed. A balanced menu is put out every week by Chief Davidson for the General Mess and it's tough work to serve twenty-one meals a week which are both nutritious and pleasing to the crew. Another group of Suppliers who spend a lot of time worrying about meals are McClarin and his stewards mates who are also respon- sible for taking care of the Wardroom and Ofiicer's Country. The Officers chow is good but there's one drawback-they have to pay for it. Running a close second in importance with chow is our pay. Our DK's Noaker and VVallace, are the best loved men on the ship. But be- sides figuring our pay the men in the Supply Ofhce keep busy paying bills, registering allot- ments, and answering a hundred and one ques- tions on longevity, insurance, and dependents benefits. The Storekeepers spend most of their time battling the Navy supply system to keep the ship stocked with everything we need to keep operating. Another big job they have is arranging with the people on the beach to de- liver stores at just the WRONG time. They always manage to bring stores out to the ship just as liberty is scheduled to commence or just at chowtime. In a tiny compartment off the midships gpassageway our laundrymen work to wash the g 'ff' This won't hurt a bit. T fl C...r .Now dinner Morgan and Grillo 'G- i 5 clothes of 300 men every week and, besides their regular work, they almost always find time to wash and press inspection blues or whites on Thursday night-a service that's always appreciated by the crew. Down in the forward engineers compartment we have Reggi's and Prisco's Napoli Barber shop. Besides giving a Hne haircut both of our barbers are master conversationalists and never tire of explaining to everyone why the McCard needs a fully equipped barber shop where they could cut hair in style. The first place everyone heads for after payday is the Ship's Store. There are limits as to what and how much a destroyer store can carry but anyone who's talked to men from another ship has to admit that our store is tops. Besides the everyday necessities like soap, razor blades, and toothpaste, Launder carries such foreign items as 400 day clocks, Italian gloves, and silver cigarette cases. The Supply Department works long and hard at its various jobs and more than deserves our appreciation and a hearty M7ell Done. AP .-tffiili?-T' 15 1252: C ' 'f 4, .,.b' Z X I ., Oh L X l 'QT V Cf ' is 5 i Z .' ,J , ..,. : f - x lf 1322 X f JN , I ' h . 1 Q aw' .M gig-,... IGH . ' I Q .--5 l ills - ' AA and ESS CUUKS To the tin-can sailor the mess deck is his dining room, gymnasium, library, television lounge, movie theatre and pay window. And since the mess deck is all these things, it's essen- tial that Chief Hardy's MAA's and mess cooks keep it clean and keep the mess line running as fast and as smoothly as possible. Nobody can deny that they do the job. And nobody can deny that down on the mess deck we're ankle deep in authentic charac- ters. The McCard has probably got the only singing mess line in De-sLant-when Louie Armstrong and his Steamtable Five strike up HFf3Hk'S Diner-Where the elite the first note the people up on deck know meet YO Cat-H that chow's on the firing line. Another fea- ture of Franks Diner is the way his men in white seem to know exactly where you want your potatoes, gravy and butter. The Exec. claims that this is because our well trained mess cooks can establish a psy- chological communication between themselves and the men they serve - maybe so. Besides running the mess deck it's the MAA's job to remind people who forget about uniform regulations. Everyone admires their shipmate spirit in this matter and appreciates the friendly manner in which they hand out extra duty to help us remember that white socks are not to be worn with undress blues. All hands on the McCard realize the importance of a clean mess deck and a sharp looking crew. YVe especially value the comment of the Commodore who was in charge of our last Administrative In- pection, the cleanest mess deck I've ever seen. It's the MAA's and hardworking mess cooks who keep it that way. W X3 3 - A Qwhf Q W TY 9.6 9 9 Q 1 ' 1 5 X f x 3 'I - I Q x , G Q ' x Qu Gt 9,3 4 s 6 ...- . 0 .X fl v f I --5 N-.I FLA G 1'-uri' 13 The personnel of the Staff of Com- DesFlot SIX came aboard the McCard on the sixth of january and quickly settled themselves down to perform the administrative duties of the Staff as well as assist the ship to carry out its tactical functions as the Screen Commander's Flagship. The,after deckhouse maga- zine was Fitted out with desks, type- writers, and mimeograph machines and it was from there that Chief Coupon directed the Flag yeomen in their paper- work chores. RADM Ralph Earle The Flag assumed responsibility for all intership communications and brought aboard radiomen and signalmen to fill out the McCard's own force which otherwise would have been swamped with trailic. Cruising aboard various destroyers is a routine experience for the members of this Staff. During the last few years they have logged considerable sea time on various operations and definitely possess the necessary know-how for Flagship duties. Although having a staff aboard made living conditions a little more crowded, it is a tribute to the Staff members that they speedily became shipmates with the men of the McCard. Officers and men Of DCS Flot Six Capt, H, I-I, Henderson takes command U in ' 'sf AX' ' -J ' - Tm 'st -' , id I F x 1' N ' 1' f l 1 P450- vi' wily R- - er ,a' - ivsuik , ,-ii'-if 1 -- 3 .,.s 'lf .. tl.. f 5. i 34 it . Q . if-L Q Q L D xl x 1 3 FW , Q9 3 I ff if X4...5'.!.f wo' W ,ggjcw ,- ' f Agaxfz J s 1 ,' 5, 3 . f 1 .f. P IA ' 'K . 'ff' ' ff p I 5. ff xp, 1 4 Q .2 M f-x 'W fx 5,2-Sym fm-,fx A 'W 'hrw '56 g '95 pl f'S--.-- '11-'ji -,-,Q-nv. 1--f WAV 1 i ' ' 1 '55 Z Z2 s -M 1 ihzifii F165 Q 12, -ff' l K2 ' W i. 7 , :Rx 3 yy A. 1 f ' -1-13-ag 9 -Q.,- I.. .4 HVIQIICTC XVas This Here Babe-See. Aff K7 J-Jg rwlf Ie.-Sf pb V CL.. 'Z mf- ' 1 ul.. s -3 SH' E John R. Anders, CSSN Sandusky, Ohio Robert W. Anderson, QMSN Niagara Falls, N.Y. Kenneth C. Armstrong, SA lNorcester, Mass. Robert Aubuchon, FTSN St. Louis, Missouri Francis P. Augustyn, SA Trenton, New jersey Lawrence Ayrault, CSSN Ripley, New York Joseph Azzaro, FN New York, N.Y. Glenn C. Barcus, FN St. joseph, Ill. john E. Barlow, FA Ludlow, Mass. Philip Barnes, SA Philadelphia, Pa. Reading B. Barnes, QM3 Philadelphia, Pa. Edward E. Barnett, SH3 Crossville, Tenn. X X i MX s. 1 35 Q ww- if 5 P , P fs if X 1 Q x f B I af Mm,L,,. M l'll bm' nu wax out Q.. l 'll Ll ,,1' v L X' ,X f , Q S if! H' ...fl Chow down in the forward Fireroom Harry Barone, FA Teaneck, NJ. Cruciano Battaglia, SN Buffalo, N.Y. Michale Bavaro, FA Buffalo, N.Y. joseph M.-Beauchesne, SN Sanford, Maine Leroy M. Bertolo, FM2 Cleveland, Ohio Robert L. Bettuelli, GMSN Milford, Mass. Robert Bills, IC3 Troy, N.Y. lidward V. Bishop, QMSN Philadelphia, Pa. liarl NV. Blackman, BMC Florence, S.C. David I.. Blanchette, GMSN South Berwick, Maine Anthony Boeeuzzi, SA Staten lsland, N.Y. George Borchardt, TMI Munger, Mich. X Vestal H. Bordeaux, FTl Elizabethtown, N .C. Herbert E. Bourne, ICFN Bronx, N.Y. Robert M. Bowen, DCFN Rochester, N.H. Stanley D. Brady, RDSN Fairbault, Minn. james E. Byard, SO3 Bangor, Maine Albert F. Cabana, Waterbtiry, Conn. Kenneth D. Carlson, CSSN Park Rapids, Minn. Charles K. Casper, BTFN Mt. Clemens, Mich. Robert B. Bramlett, CSl Sheliield, Ala. 'William H. Branchaud, SH2 Rutland, Vt. john Brandon, GMSN Charlestown, Mass. Frank Brattole, CMSN Jersey City, NJ. Francis H. Brauner, FPFA Ozone Park, N.Y. Jacob H. Brintle, BT2 Mt. Airy, N.C. Donald E. Britch, FN Spencer, Mass. Donald Britton, SA Toms River, NJ. Jerome M. Brooks, FT3 Ashford Town, Conn. Richard L. Brooks, RDSN Quincy, Mass. E'- fi lm GX.. j 5odp4WN -- ' Q A X .L 5. S -1 Nr Alvin A. Broussard, SN Crowley, La. Glenn H. Bunn, TM3 Kalamazoo, Mich. John Burchardt, MM2 Wauby, S.D. Joseph P. Brudz, MES VVindsor, Conn. George H. Busch, EMFN Rosedale, N.Y. Richard Button, MM2 Chelsea, Mass. Frank Cavallaro, BMSN Portland, Maine Chester Chicaleski, SN Trenton, NJ. Bob H. Clark, MM3 Montpelier, Ohio Thomas F.. Clemans, RMSN Richmond, Va. Charles A. Clement, YNSN Billings, Mont. Robert H. Cochrane, MM3 Plymouth, Mich. Alan B. Cochrane, ETS Long Island, N.Y. Lanscot W. Colbert, MMC Boston, Mass. joseph G. Colburn, SN Roxbury, Mass. Lawrence E. Colerick, EM3 Woonsocket, R.I. Leo A. Collette, SA Rumford, Maine Luther M. Collins, MM3 Bangor, Maine Jack C. Colombo, SN Berwyn, Ill. Robert S. Coman, SO3 Ilion, N.Y. Donald Conlan, MSO3 New Haven, Conn. Archimede G. Conte, SA Newark, NJ. Loyd A. Cooley, MM1 Fayette, Iowa Joseph A. Corsell, BM3 Youngstown, Ohio Donald Cote, GMSN New Bedford, Mass. Willard E. Croto, MMS Almstead, N.H. Jack O. Curley, RDSN Norwich, N .Y. Harvey C. Davidson, CSC Princeton, W.Va. Ralph Debonis, TESN Berlin, N.H. Donald J. Desseraux, FA XNaterbury, Conn. Joseph F.. Dillard Barhamsville, Va. john Domagalski, GMI Yorkville, N.Y. i 1 Q 2 3 ? ? i- 'Q You got the next watch! Thomas P. Dillard, SN Bachanisville, Va. Gerald L. Donohue, SK3 Boston, Mass. joseph F. Dow, SN Dover, N.H. John N. Dunderdale, QMC Dolgeville, N.Y. William S. Duffy, RDl Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Edward C. Durovick, RM2 Mt. Carmel, Pa. Earnest Endicott, SA Milburn, W.Va. Robert P. Edwards, CM3 Wilrriington, Del. Donald N. Egan, SN Brewer, Maine Lawrence Epstein, CSSN Bronx, N.Y. Edward A. Erskine, QMSN Central Falls, R.l. Dave N. Evertshurg, RD3 Crand Rapids, Mich. Frank Facciolo, RMSN Rome, N.Y. Donald M. Ferguson, ET3 Sharon, Pa. -joseph Fitzpatrick, FA Yonkers, N.Y. Charles M. Flayhan, SN Dover, N.H. Richard C. Flood Lewistown, Pa. Roy W. Frank, BMI Norwood, Mass. Edward C. Freda, SN Fitchburg, Mass. William A. Frees, FN Beechhurst, L.I., N.Y. Frank C. Friedel, FPFN Ricerstown, Md. Lionel W. Fronk, SN Albany, N.Y. Charles Fuentes, TN Bronx, N.Y. Archibald Fulton, TESN Quincy, Mass. Wi? rot' Arthur Funk, SN Fries, Va. Harry C. Funk, SA Philadelphia, Pa. WVillian1 P. Gagne, GMSN Lewiston, Maine Daniel F. Galtieri, FN Brooklyn, N.Y. William S. Gamble, PNSN Riverton, NJ. Frank P. Garafola, ICFN Malverne, L.I., N.Y. George F. Gardner, SN Malden, Mass. Thomas Gargano, SN Quincy Mass. Patrick Garvey, SA Gloucester City, N.Y. Samuel Gawryluk, SN Belfield, N.D. Malcolm Gemmel, GMSN Verona, NJ. Gary E. Gensler, SN Bestal, N.Y. .sl 'rw F X Bogey!! l x s ,Y XX, I it 2 ESE ' You .1-f ' :arf f The tourist! Harry Gerber, FN Caldwell, NJ. Edward P. Gergenti, SN 7 New York, N.Y. Harvey L. Gerringer, SN 'QATEQIQI N.Y. Bronx, Gerald R. Giambrone, SN Jackson Heights, N.Y. V William H. Gilbert, GMSN jj Utica, N.Y. A John L. Gower, RD2 ,M A,,t, .,.. Philadelphia, Pa. joseph S. Graziano, FA F F Drexel Hill, NJ. , Xl Harlan L. Greenly, SN wi,,m,,..,ff Lincoln, Pa. JD Bordeaux Valdemar A. Griffith, SN Bronx, N.Y. john Grillo, SHSN Milford, Mass. Robert L. Griggs, FA Spray, N.C. Donald P. Grimes, FA Washington, D.C. Robert H. Grosstick, Davenport, Iowa Conrad H. Grezbyk, Buffalo, N.Y. James E. Haines, White Plains, N.Y. Claude Hamilton, TN Anderson, S.C. john Hanley, Bronx, N.Y. Anthony P. Harmon, Minneapolis, Minn. Bernard P. Harmon, GMSN Minneapolis, Minn. Walter L. Harper, SD3 Jackson, Miss. William Harty, TMC Philadelphia, Pa. Charles Hazelwood, SN Stuart, Va. - James D. Herbert, RM2 Eugene, Oreg. Donald C. Hicks, BT3 Lisbon, N.Y. Russel E. Hicks, BTI Dixon, Calif. Edward N. Henderson, GM3 Roxbury, Mass. Harold R. Henning, MM3 Warren, Pa. i Thomas F. Henning, FN Detroit, Mich. John Henricks, RMSN Taunton, Mass. , ,....-.-.-.4-W... I -1-,..i-i ,,-3, Sunny Italy? Russel L. Hill, SN Pawtucket, R.I. Charles M. Horne, SN East Rochester, N.H. Louis P. Howley, ET2 Girard, Ohio Charles L. Johnson, RMSN Millerton, N.Y. Russel C. Johnson, TMSN Worcester, Mass. Edward C. Johnston, FT2 Savannah, Ca. Leonard R. Kaleher, SN Louisville, Ky. Joseph F. Kalusky, FN Northampton, Pa. Raymond F. Kana, YNSN Youngstown, Ohio Howard Karr, SN Kinsman, Ohio Matthew Kinnnis, SOSN East St. Louis, Ill. Harold L. King, Newport, R.I. joseph C. Klociek, SN Camdia, N.H. Kenneth D. Kniece, FA Elgin, Ill. Richard Kozlowski, RDSN Chicago, Ill. James A. Krahenbuhl, SN Rice Lake, Wis. Theodore M. Kramer, RMSN Youngstown, Ohio James C. Kratchovil, SN Baltimore, Md. Leo H. Kreisman, HMC Margate, NJ. Gerald Kuhn, FA INatertown, S.D. Duane Kuhns, FN Irwin, Pa. Anthony R. Kusinsky, FN Jeannette, Pa. g,.,.1-f if ' Q-Q14 ,ff ,Q KJ X !,6 1 Roger L. Laegeler, YNSN Highland Park, Ill. Lawrence Lake, FN Philadelphia, Pa. Cuy W. Landeau, SA St. Louis, Mo. Donald A. Lanning, SA Centon Harbor, Mich. Robert A. LaPlace, SA Essex, Conn. Alfred LaPorte, RDSN St. Charles, Mich. Eugene P. LaRosa, FN St. Louis, Mo. Thomas D. Launder, SN Denver, Colo. Jack R. Lebo, SN Reading, Pa. Robert C. Lee, SN Alexandria, La. john M. Lee, FN Monmouth, Illinois Wiiig G. Lee, FA Baltimore, Md. Frank S. Lewis, CSSN Boothbay, Maine Joseph Li Santi, SN Brooklyn, N.Y. ff XXX X ff il- J2'llW5'7'0fV wwwvw-rw by .,Y- LQ! Klux X T if ffvro X X ' Fw Ski Tour George H. Little, SN Zanesville, Ohio VVilliam Lovejoy, YNSN Fitchburg, Mass. Charles W. Lynch, GMC Chetopa, Kan. Cornelius P. Magana, FTS Fond de Lac, Wis. Walter E. Matelski, FN Berea, Ohio Thomas S. McElgunn, SN Morristown, NJ. Willie F. McClarin, SDl Norfolk, Va. K a ffl U E Get a hat on, sailor! James Mc Guinn, RDSN Chicago, Ill. Nestor E. Milan, SN New York, N.Y. John D. Miller, QM3 Hampton, Conn. Ralph Mills, BTI Albion, Mich. Ronald K. Moore, MEFN Louder,- N.H. Willard A. Morgan, SH3 Bradford, Pa. Mawen H. Moritz, MMC Oklahoma City, Okla. Walter Mortensen, FTSN Brooklyn, N.Y. Joseph F. Mortimer, SN Philadelphia, Pa. Alva C. Murdie, QMS Williaiiisville, N.Y. Robert N. Murphy, RM3 Boston, Mass. Leo P. Morgan, TMSN Lancaster, Pa. James T. Musser, MMI Wrightsvillc, Pa. Albert P. Nardacci, QMSN Westville, Pa. Roger T. Neu, SN Lima, Ohio Joseph Noaker, DK3 Toledo, Ohio John F. O'Brien Brookline, Mass. Featrice W. Ogglesbee, QMS College Park, Ga. Dennis H. Olafson, SN Litchville, N.D. Leo F. Oneill, Trenton, NJ. August Orlando, SN Staten Island, N.Y. John H. Otto, RMSN Higins, Pa. Julius H. Palmer, BMI New Britain, Conn. Donald V. Parker, Dogsboro, Del. Daniel R. Parshall, SN Rochester, N.Y. Kumen B. Patton, PN2 Charleston, W.Va. . X Qlflifjllr 2-5 fr, y 1 , . . u-'fi ff . If - Y Aff . 1, .lk 1' .6-lwsrogv t ,..,iL W Y' 1 .-.T 8 . . More darn paperwork . Theodore Paslva, EMI Phoenixville, Pa. Anthony Paul, BM3 Fall River, Mass. Joseph Pavlakovic, RDSA E. Pittsburgh, Pa. Peter P. Paynkewicz, CSSN Weisel, Pa. Walter Paynkewicz, SA Weisel, Pa. john E. Peacock, SA Conshohocken, Pa. Ralph G. Peters, SA Okauchee, Wis. Peter L. Peters, RD3 Orange, NJ. joseph E. Pfeiler, TMSN Center, N.D. Lonnie W. Phillips, BTI Chelsea, Mass. Maurice F. Pigott, MEI Roxbury, Mass. jacob E. Pikula, BMSN Buffalo, N.Y. Martin C. Poff, CSSN Roanoke, Va. Marcel R. Pouliout, SHSN Fitchburg, Mass. Francis Prisco, SHSN E. Dedham, Mass. Stanley Rakocy, GM3 Buffalo, N.Y. George P. Randall, New Bedford, Mass. Donald E. Reggi, SHSN Trenton, N.J. Robert Regis S. Renova, Pa. Keith A. Retterer, FPFA Warren, Pa. Marvin D. Reynolds, E. llioston, Mass. Clrahani C. Rice, CSSN Ashland, Ky. C. W. Richardson, RMSN Poland, Ohio Robert E. Ries, BT3 Buffalo, N.Y. Emerson H. Riley, SN Wilmington, Del. Charles D. Ritchie, Rutherford Height, Pa. A 75. l 1 I i k 2 1 l 1 GQ-j ,J ' Cfjc N Jr kA vs- 'QA' .AAAA f, my 'nav' .TYPE Wm-rEQs AQE OSLSALI-Y MH-D IN Souvnequ FRANCE. Howfive Q, THE WWE TQAVQLEQS NAJXLL HAVE SUFPICIEMT VIAQM QLQTHQNG .- - -- Thomas Roberts, RMSN Warnole, N.H. Robert G. Runion, SA Parkersburg, W.Va. joseph T. Rossi, Amsterdam, N.Y. Edward Seader, TM3 Philadelphia, Pa. Iohn 'il'. Sacramone, BTFN New Haven, Conn. Daniel F. Schmidt, SN Youngstown, Ohio Frank Sestito, SA Fairport, N.Y. Dewey A. Shorter, FA Martinsville, Va. Ralph E. Small, FN Lynn, Mass. Bobby G. Smith, BT3 Cochran, Ga. Cecil M. Smith, TN Long Island, N.Y. Clyde E. Smith, FTSN Lorned, Kan. Major G. Smith, FTSN Whiteville, N.C. Albert K. Spangler, SOSN Knoxville, Tenn. Thomas S. Speaks, FN Henderson, Ky. Jack W. Spratt, SOSN Pittsburgh, Pa. Edward E. Stevens, GM3 Girard, Ohio James Stevens, CSSN Girard, Ohio Donald M. Sugden, ET3 Detroit, Mich. Stanley Sweet, SHSN Pemberton, NJ. Charles C. Swiler, RD3 Mechanicsburg, Pa. Olindo A. Taddie, GM2 Tampa, Florida James B. Taylor, TN Norfolk, Va. Gene L. Terry, MM3 Wauneta, Neb. Daniel A. Tristani, SN Hazelton, Pa. Joel Van Blerkom, YNSN Jackson Heights, N.Y. Henry C. Wagner, FT2 Germantown, Ohio John E. Wagner, MMl Brooklyn, N.Y. Peter J. Wallace, SN Boston, Mass. Gerald Wasman, DC3 Honesdale, Pa. Winfield A. Weaver, QMI Bel Air, Md. James B. Weber, MM3 Bridgewater, S.D. Harry Williamson, FN Dorchester, NJ. Wallee Williamson, BT3 Dorchester, NJ. .,.:2E2Ef1' H, .. gf Q L .'J'-4' 42C ' 'A X17 - f ,215 A f M' f ,,f J ff fhlxf 4 , ww . 2, W, fo 1, iff! , W C 1 4 1 Z fl iff fa ! ' 1 44 ,, Yf I , l' '4 MWA A A 7 Y V : I . 4 D 7' ff L. 10 ' 1 ffm 4414 ,ff g f ff f 1 ,ff mfgf 14, f :M 1 ' 'fl J A 0 I 1 I, 4, J -' f , , w 66 'W ' ,C vf M ff U75 ' f Ulf ff'fWx IA! ,'7ffM ,Q fffflfff ,Z Ziyi fw- ,ff 1 v '? ' Wilbur L. Winkleman, SN S-T-R-R-1-K-Egg Cleveland, Ohio Kenneth A. Wisby, RMSN A Chilo, Ohio l Robert L. Wisby, SN Bar Harbor, Maine George M. Wisniewski, Baltimore, Md. Robert C. Woerner, FN ffl K Camden, NJ. .' Lawrence C. Worrell, SN Broomal, Pa. q ' Charles C. Yohe, SN Brooklyn! ' .,.1,: .,,.,,.: Melvin K. Zamba, SN Ferndle, Mich. You Speak, IOC TP A X is 'tr' f I t WK? . lr fs ix l L fl N tl I ' 4 .ff E 't Gt ywfvofl NI vvxn f-van 4'4 'ift .ANN Zee Americain ees back again! ix. fghx I .L V N61 R ' DA. 1... , H M 4 14 . u 'A Lg.. 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