St Louis (LKA 116) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 104 of the 1977 volume:

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All four teams gave an excellent accounting of themselves as they placed 2nd in bowling, Slrd in softball, 4th in basketball and 6th in volleyball - Congratulations to all who participated! The ship also sponsored a softball and bowling tournament which began in Yokosuka, Japan and ended in Okinawa, Japan. The officers retained the softball championship for the second cruise in a row by defeating I, Div in an exciting Mud Howl. Supply 1:2 led by MS2 Cister won the bowling tournament. All in all it was another fine tournament set up by BOS'N MacKay, the special services officer. Now relive some of those exciting moments in sports. .-.1-.-.-......c .....,,.-,.....-..,-. Htl SX Lo IK A25 ull W 1189. 51' ,STl 7502 8' If ,KA ns A F Ill Ili , ML 34 -X Y.- 9, v an L' A sv Tl, W, . ,Qg. ' CBL. J .pf , . 3 'k'k . 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The Tiger Cruise enables crewmembers to invite male dependants and relatives to ride the ship from Hawaii to San Diego free ofcharge. For most Tigers the reunion in Hawaii was the first time they had seen their fathers in over 7 months. The first part of the trip was very rough and many Tigers, young and old spent considerable time running around looking for the nearest head. Once the seas calmed down things became more enjoyable and food was easier to eat. The Tigers were given tours of the ship, allowed to drive the ship from the bridge, participate in General Quarters and they enjoyed a delicious barbeque on the flight deck. The best part of the trip, though was returning to San Ueigo because most Tigers now realize the ST. LOU is no luxury liner. A ri, 7 A ' 'i dn-... ' nr 151 '4 ----'ff--+.-A-- BRASS WL an-10. 2 F -af PE ,TIG a-'Q' 7 7 W 1 +-my Xi '51 ,J -'FV o , ..,,. , ,..., 76f5P9,'?f3l.!Ji QvVrJ ,N !,g 5 ,F I Z X f? -Q O 1 f ? 4 PX ap N i ? X w-'wfwf ff l f WII Six days and 2400 miles behind us and we are in Hawaii. Ah, Hawaii . . . land of the Hula, the Polyne- sian lovelies, Diamond Head, the beautiful sunsets and sunrises, the deep blue of the water and deep green of the flora. Also, the land of the 90c cigarettes, the 83C gallon gas, the 2860.00 dinner for two twithout drinksl. Hawaii may be t.he first to advertise McDonald's . . . where you get a hamburger, french fries and milk shake and still get change for a hundred . Hawaii is many things to all' people, but it's always exciting and fun. 41 K 14 ..-1--sup ,1 sv ' 'if' 4WD-. V1 19 EWET K 2400 miles from Hawaii, 4800 miles from San Diego, just around the corner from Oblivion fwhich is right next to Gilligan's Islandl we have a place every bit as exciting as Nosehair, Nevada. 2.75 square miles of the riches sand this side of the Sahara. Its only other claim to fame these days is that there are more sharks here than anywhere else in the world except Australia. Enewetak is the perfect setting for a maximum security prison. The majority of the people stationed on this island have the vacant look about the eyes associated with one who is newly dead and you have to wonder what great sin they committed to wind up there. Shown here to the right are moments of excitment of our excursion to Enewetk. This is a place you really had to see to drive home the fact that there are worse things than being at sea for thirty days at a time. K +1 The windshield .was received. Perhaps the co 1 known nor .will it ge-t space In the cruise b ete story will never be prompt action in this matter. LTC Sitten ??D'R EiigfNaI?,?,R1If0Ry0ur ' TOLL 20 ei X. -.sA-.x '.,,- Sii' P lift' ' 'K 7 4 HW L. 1' - ' . X - Q5-Qs-:sh iillliffv ff, ,. r ',' IF' 5T ,,f'f?d3f f f'. IJ ,ff 5449 3, 1- GHSIU , TAIW N Outside of the fact that any Marvin Kaputnik can walk on water here in this polluted harbor fa sure sign of progressl, there is an abundance of ancient. charm and tradition in Kaohsiung. lt was the first Liberty visit to an Oriental port on our cruise. We were there from May 12 to May 17. Kaohsiung offered much in the way of shopping, especially tapes, records and hooks to name a few. The people were friendly and the cab drivers fearless, which is more than can he said lor the crew, who sometimes wished they hadn't gone along for the ride. 'l'he women were lovely and the beer cold for those who had relaxation on their agenda. Many took the tour up to the capital city of Taipei and some went to Keelung, another port of Taiwan. However you want to spend your time in Taiwan, there's a place and an activity just right for you. Y ff f'v'- - 1 .. W, It ,,,... Qu, J N1 - s 'Q 1 - 1 FW ., cn. was isa ,,, -iff E f 2 2 Vi , .- A. f. .x ,Kih- .I ...P f ask. 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Iloilo is a college town and resort area that prides itself on its peaceful and friendly population and surroundings. While in Iloilo we conducted a tour of the ship for the people of Iloilo and they turned out in droves for the three days that the tour was conducted. Also during our stay, there were several Iloiloians f'?J selling beautiful model ships made of wood. Some of these models were over three feet long and three feet high. Unfortunately, it was discovered that they carried their own crew Ctermitesl, whom we determined to be a hostile force. At that time a full scale attack was launched and their entire fleet was destroyed, and with it most of the memories of Iloilo. i 'I .ee...,:s., , 'NT' fy' L C XR I. .. -q. Y W . 6 .hiv '-.W fit r 1:1 . u -Ki- O' S. . 1 + TH IL When people speak of Thailand, they usually speak of it almost reverently. And why not'? Very few nations have a past, or present for that matter, as interesting as does Thailand tformerly Siaml. Although, the ST. LOUIS anchored off of Pattaya Beach, many of the crew made the 90 mile trip to Bangkok. Both locations were equally educational as well as fun to visit, shop and party. We had some trouble getting everybody back aboard at the end. Four days just wasn't enough I guess, especially with three weeks at sea staring us in the face. Anyway, back to Thailand, the Thai people are very warm and friendly to Americans. Despite the uncertainity of things that could happen, Thailand continues to grow and build for the future, as well as preserve its rich history. It's temples and shrines are beautiful and should be allowed to stand forever as a tribute to a culture, art and architecture that can never again be duplicated. Pattaya Beach is a resort town on the Gulf of Siam and offers as much, if not more, of the luxuries of the Riviera or anywhere else you care to name, and at a price a SAILOR can even afford. James Bond never had it so good. ,' L '-.Af ' ' 'l t f ' 'flirt . 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M .ff ,,, kg, mu Vx ,J . 5 L 0 A ,L i M 1 I, E W i., K , , - in A 9 ' .4-.,lf',.4 , x -i .,,.,A. .g.,..,, , ,.g 4.x .-.,'V.1i :L ...Fa 6 U O :fl , -4 -, . V 5 iff' T. 4 U'-.FQ fi? x .D C in 1 Q.. OLO G PO CITY To the untrained observer, Olongapo City is a mind boggling web of intrigue. However, the more you eyeball any area, the intriguing becomes the commonplace. It becomes common to be the mark of every pickpocket, mugger and hustler up hill and down dale of every street in town. At any time you can expect any tor alll of 100 friendly WJ natives to converge on you and steal your shorts without touching your pants texcept for your money of coursej. This is a place to act out your wildest fantasies, if you have any, and where you are expected and encouraged to respond to all situations as if you have not had physical contact since 1962. Any deviation of this abnormal behavior is scrutinized closely by all levels of civil and military authorities. J, 2 T SAN FERNANDo IW For those who find the Philippines just another name for Subic Bay, they have probably never been to San Fernando just a short transit from Olongapo City. San Fernando is a fairly bustling city at the hub of its business district, but thins out quickly as you leave the shopping area. The people are polite and friendly and d0n't assault you every five steps you take. You wouldn't think by the description that a service installation was nearby, would you? That is the case, however, as Wallace Air Force Base sits there peacefully without any of the fanfair you find that goes on 20 hours a day outside Naval Station Gate, Subic Bay. A lot of our sailors were content to stay in San Fernando, but those who went shopping for silver up in Baguio got a taste of some breath taking storybook type scenery and a taste of cool, crisp mountain air, a nice change from the heat that never let up for most of the cruise. During our entire stay, we were threatened daily with the possibility of having to pull out early to avoid the onslaught of Tropical Storm, later Super Typhoon, Babe. Babe seemed to realize, though, that this was our last liberty port and, likethe lady she really wasn't, gave us a break and went the other way and we got our scheduled four days. Also, San Fernando escaped the beating dished out by Babe that a lot of other places in the Philippines Weren't so lucky to miss. 3 I OWN PLAZA 'MF 477 '4 , ZA it if Z' WJ 1 ,, f' 1. X W' X li X l 4. -1 E8-P in-n 6 lllll N Y ' 1 YGKO UK After we dropped off the Marines, who offloaded to g and goof around on Mt. Fuji for 10 days, we took Off ' n for Yokosuka. Being as you have to be a you g Rockefeller to do the town, we had sports competition on a divisional level throughout our stay in Yoko. There was competition in softball and bowling to help us pass our time constructively. The weather was cool to almost cold and it rained plenty, but most of the schedule got played and with a minimum of bloodshed between teams who were playing for the hell of it. Yoko, itself, is known for its Fleet Exchange with low, low prices on high, high quality merchandise and for the Japanese drivers on the outside, who somehow make some sort of sense out of the chaos of the world infamous streets of Japan. 0 w YSXNW V N , V f, N. f X 4 f' X, IDL X7 t X , ' , ' f ff N ik X ' Q7 N -N i . f I X XX g'. .b,, ,. E CO Captain Frank Roach is no no . , an old LST fDuval Countyj and placed into commission a new LST fSan Bernadinol. In fact, he had been all around the fleet 1n Destroyers, Carrier and Cruisers. The Captain says, besides being an Ex-enlisted man, he is an ex-nuke and had been working on plans to convert our engineering plant. With his knowledge of electronics and computers plus his Masters Degree in Electronic Engineering, he probably has plans for expanding the k h'l Scan Target Detection System. Since he vice to the Gator Force having commanded SPS-10 Radar into a trac w 1 e has also had duty with OPTEVFOR and the research and development director in OPNAV anything is possible. All this and ship handling tool, h ll to kee and in his cabin he has living plants and a collection of Sea S e s p . . . ld h'm com an . On most any sunny day, with the ship 1n port, you cou .1 . p Y find him on a Golf course with some of the sh1p's officers, but not discussing ship driving. Q 'N f1 Question- what are you called when you: are responsible for virtually all the paper work that leaves the ship. are in charge of about 12 different committees, must write fitness reports for five department heads, screen all potential mast cases, counsel or reprimand 4 or 5 people per day, ensure that the wardroom doesn't get too out of hand at meal times and just generally see that everything goes f as planned? Answer- Executive Ufficerl Commander O'Keefe is the ship's XO and he does all those things and more. An ex-submariner he swears he has completely adapted to the surface navy, but sometimes the ODDS must look the other way when he comes to the bridge and wants to look through the ship's periscope. CTMIJ O'Keefe recently graduated with distinction from Post Graduate school with a Masters Degree in Science Management. During the long WlCS'l'l'AC cruise the XO spent many hours ensuring that all amphibious operations and special ship evolutions were accomplished with professionalism. Off duty, through, he is a very good bowler and always showed the Junior Officers how to have an enjoyable time in any port we visited. - DECK DEPART E T napa-uv...-,V LCDR JOHNSON 3 6 CS? ENS. ALLEN BOS'N MACKAY 9- N. U 'x -. A K Q i 5, AJ 1 X x .p xx Most deck apes are thought to be rather dumb, which depends on your interpretation of the term dumb , I guess. My own interpretation of ntx dumb is someone who can't figure out a ball point pen. We have few that X 5' 4 W K match that description, but the ones we do have we have shoved into Deck X Q Department. Deck is divided into four divisions where these Special ? ,-Y A5 l individuals are taught a trade like polishing brass and chipping paint. First f' 11' Division is in charge of the forward half of the ship and also with our W4 anchoring procedures during all evolutions, which is their thing so to W. X speak. After long hours of bribery, threats, and cajolery we managed to get X ,fig First Division to pose for a few candid Shots and these are the results. l 1 f was: 0 SA ANDERKIN S Z . -1 8 TOP Row- SN SoToA SN SN DELANO, SR STEVENQGN, EQEEEEENSISLEELIS, SN JOHNSON, SN PERRY, SN PRATER, BARTLETT, BM2 PHILLIPS, BM3 NUTTING BhiE?NIiEL1?AoTToM Row- LTJG PHILLIPS, SN r MS. X K X fig! if Q 1111 SN KENNEDY 3 4' l Q -1-1.-.......Q -M n SN J. SMITH im! 2'- -A '1 BM KING f L Ixf I gif 5 ffl I A , M, fzffff ' I ' fs ' 1 Q V' g ' Af 'W, ' 1 fH f 'f f af 3 f gf , li I H , 'QV J v lpil 1131. rxLJx,1 42 SN STUBBLEFIELD ECO D DIVI IO Just as First Division has the forward half of the ship, Second Division has guess what? If you guessed anything other than the aft portion of this luxury liner, then you better take a look at this here ball point pen of mine. While First Division handles the anchor detail, Second Division handles the helo ops. In addition to anchor details and helo gps, both divisions handle refueling details. In all honesty, we probably have the best swappers in the whole world if not in the entire Navy. sw ... of' -- They sure got enough practice at it. Deck Department takes a lot ot' 'fax fo ? crap, but the pure and simple fact is: if it werenft for them, the ship i I D would look like crap. First and Second Divisions work very hard and 5' , 1,1 the ship shows it. ph v, lx ' gi 1 legscziy QS X -me A . ss, A ' A T I .1 A lib- ., - , ' N2 Q 4 ll di W, ' A , A l I i K X A Q' L W A , 4, Z 7 , viii if - D, HENRY, BM2 JONES, SA GIBBS, SR CULVERHOUSE, SA cooPER, SA LUGr1o011S1ll1iW1l,ASsfASoN, SN WALKER, SN WILSON, SA CARL- SN TRIPLETT, BM3 SPIKER- BOTTOM ROW- BM1 HARRY, SA GILBERT, SA FACER, SA CORONA, SN VEJAR, SN KARLAK, SA HAMBY, BM2 JOHNSON. Y lvl 1 -L , S . --R I , 9' . SN FOSTER 2 154115555 'W ,auf E I af if ,Q SA CARL, ABH2 HARBORT, SA D. HENRY BMC ACEY I-ti yi QL Xt, in v N.. , ,war S ! ,. sb' C: ' A A 4, ,V l Mybt AX K ISC! s xx 1 BMSN MCGOWAN, SA R. HENRY, SA FACER , , g, ,... -Q, My -, V .ms m ' ii I :fix -' H I , H A I x , , , 1 vQ.,,... hm. 1 DMS 95 SN HANSE, SN TRIPLETT, SA CULVERHOUSE L DIVISIO Moving right along, this is L Division, who is responsible for keeping the boats from running. Wait a minute, check that that should read keeping the boats running. Their proficiency at doing this at all times earn them the other half of the blame for the promptness and proficiency Kas well as continuousnessl of good old 1 Alpha. Hard to believe just from looking at this here bunch of Snipes and deck apes, but along with LTJG Mackey, ENS Murphy, Chief Boozer Whoops! that should be Booher Csorry Chiefl, and all the rest, this motley looking hand-picked collection of derelicts is responsible for transportation of all the grunts and grunt gear. But let's have some respect for America's Finest fin this case the Gruntsj, for without this unit of trained, blood thirsty savages and their mild-mannered Navy issued corpsmen, people such as you see here would be out of a job on the ol' Lou. Fact isg the Lou would be out of a job, too. J ff! . I Q 'f,Qb i 5 Q all ,t 1 4 QQL' I .iq X Q X , , -. ' 'b rx - - 45 R af .N hw -Q, W i'ii 4 ., , wai , 'H 1' lx -Xt rl yf LTJG MACKEY el S KFSIDENINDER Zvi ' f fp E l , I i J 2 Elf l l , X X A-V V A ' f , 2 t 'M 1 g, i 5 - .I ,y N ' K is. -i .1 I QI A 1 ,? 1 f , 5+ 46 5 lifi i ii'l if ,i A 'fl .Q S S SSSS S N ' ' - , I E ,' , if 'Q BMCS MELVIN, BMI HARWELL ' , , 'J fL WF qi if AESLSE BMSN JEANMINETTE, BM3 MCGEE, EN3 PACKER J ..n, . A A ,A TN , . Q'-vu -NJN! N 'J I 1 9 0 ENS MURPHY Q 5x af!-VQ' ENC BOOHER, EN2 WATKINS, EN2 ANDERKIN my BM2 ATKINS, BM1 HUGHES, SN BURROUGHS, SA BOWDEN U as -rf 5. ' ,fr1 5 1' D4 BM3 GUERIN BM2 OLSON, FN BOURDON, BMSN SWORT e0 X- W 1 SA BOEHLKE, FN TALLMAN, R., BM3 DUPZYK SN BROWN ask ENFN JONES, SA LIDH, SN MOQRE 4 i SN ROWE, SN BUTTZ ,nr IBN ENFN BARNETT, SN ROCK, ENFN ANDERKIN, EN3 POBLETE Li SN BUCHER , ' ' fd ' - 4-f . V, V SN SHIELDS ff L EI. if I' ...P 1' BMI HUGHES, BMI QUIST ix gt BM3 NILSEN, BM2 BAILEY, SA LOVE, SA SIMS 1 iv V ,l, .., . SN HOERNIG, BM3 MCCALPIN, SN SIMPSON F1 ' up l IS SA MEKSULA, FN BLEVINS, SN WHITTEN FOURTH DI I IO A ship with a Gunners Mate in the peacetime Navy is like a fis H b d the Lou we f1I'l1Sh6d the cruise with eight such misfits. bicycle ere a oar Four others went gunnlng for other meaningful challenges during the course GMGC Vick left the of the deployment Among those four one of them fortable riding old Cadillac of the ocean blue for the star of the wide com screen, the USS CAYUGA. Right now we have with us such crack shots as ' GMG2 Knott, GMG3 GMG1 Jones, GMG1 Durjan, GMG1 Epenesa, Kerstetter GMG3 Walker, SN Collins, SA Burton, and SA Theobald to tch their itchy trigger fingers only during the 1nfrequent gun-shoots scra which we had during the cruise Under the tutelage of LTJG Buhrlage, Fourth Division led us into some of the less memorable moments in the h with a 'fha dm V 9 S Q fu A history of combat on the high seas. FTG1 HEATH, FTG2 BENNETT, FTG2 JOHNSON K nm V sf In GMGC ELDRIDGE , fx 'N Y E i 5.4 -ui 9 GN., px A .Y 4 v-1 'X 1 r Q4 .V ,i ' , m v 'R k m N GMG2 JONES, GMGC VICK, SA BURTON LTJG BURLAGE KT .. GMG2 KNOTT, SN COLLINS, GMG2 EPENFISA SN KEISER W If ,HIP SA THEOBALD, GMG3 WALKER GMGSN BERARD, GMG1 DURGAN, GMG3 KERSTETTER X21 xk S PPLY DEPART Supply is the backbone of this or any other ship, After all, it's Supply who takes care of washing our sheets, filling soda machines, provides and cooks that FINE Navy chow, runs ship's store, etc. It is also because of Supply that we often slept on dirty sheets, drank warm for nol sodas, kept running out and somehow killing the taste of that FINE Navy chow and running out of soap, toothpaste and razor blades just in time for inspections. This wasn't always their fault of course, but it has always been more noticed because Supply affects everyone onboard and are, therefore, maligned more frequently and viciously than any other department except for Admin and I'll get to that later. LT Shoemaker has kept his cool through it all and for that he must be congratulated. LTJG Moinester is in charge of the SSS and is always happy. Must be easy to keep smilin' when you've got 50 grand in the bank at all times. To be sure, everybody gets down on Supply for things that go wrong without thinking about all the things you never notice that get done with the skill and precision of a 32.00 watch. And this was our spot to do a little kidding it is all in fun and they do a fantastic job. They don't get half the credit they deserve. Hope this page does at least half. 'Ld X X LT- QCHOPJ SHOEMAKER Ms DIVISIO , LA, ff A 'N , 1-Q, U! ' X , .1 7 ' hx Q It J X QA 4 K . I f fn.. W X Ex 5 O1 -SX-x X N J X if ' I - K ' ,fx ,. f N X H, 1 4? 7 ., kd. XX 0 ' 5 Y f L 7 Y- U L MSI HICKS MS2 CISTER HC ,vis si 'T' N E, . xx: MS3 DIONGLAY, MS2 MILLAR, MSSN AVILA 1 5 X Es, , Ma b' qw MS3 GASMIN, MSSN JENSEN, MS3 NOE 1 r 5 l ' H' Hail - v . a I A 1 .ll MS2 GARRIDO, MS2 CABANAC R wg , r I ws. MS3 GUERRERO, MS3 BOWYER ,I e j' 1 MS3 OTT, MSSA PELTZ, MSSN ,Jr . f 4' I Nw, ,fg- x PROBST 1 I if fL L14 Q x I . , v 3, 7 5. 4 vit K i . , ' ffm EG! Q 'ff UM . ' x MSSN STEWART, MS3 WOELLER, MSSN BELCHER .1A ff fs' Q Qfw 1 im f. :,. x .. its 's f f , ' 1 1 77 , .- 1 f ' ' MS1 THOMPSON, MSC PERRY, M51 A W 1 NAZARENO HDI ISIC X 'I o 5 XX 'gs 1 .m W NX -Q I Xt, lm fum . A WEE ' I A N. ' A SH12 DELACRUZ I I fy 3 I U l 1 4 , I 4 SH3 RIGGLE SHC ONTINGCO, SH3 CARTER SH1 FORSTER SH3 REED wmv SH3 REED, SH3 COALE pl! WW ff f-J SN HAMBY SHSN BROWN, SHC WELBORNE KDI I I0 5 .-its A 5' ,w iv' SKSA BERNADINO, SK1 GANOE il N X' an Q . Q1 vi ' Q ..- 0 1 K' X JK K L K1 ,'..-ian SKC PAINTER, SKSA BURKE SKSN JOHNSON, SN LINDSEY l I DK DI X '15' 1 A ,279 . 'f iv- K A 1 D 3 'Q' 44 E f'n-4' 'WL is ,,,JX ,..g.-...,,.,.p-0 1 1 R. .,, 1,.,K .51 A: -, kbylr A N7 Q 4 im '1 Fnfifg K ,, . . k . V 153 LHA Q 5 LTJG MOINESTER gf-N - 1 1 ' Q ,:hV ' . 3 I. 1? ' 1, M .2 4 ' I xv? Q 'Y 1'X ' DK3 MANASALA, DK3 VELIER, DK1 BALTRAN , H ' 'AAA ' . A ffdfw - --ff' XDI I IO This smiling and congenial staff of incompetents are here to serve you at all times. From these bright UD, capable 171 fellas you can acquire an immediate honorable discharge, orders to an island of wine, women and song and the women outnumber the men nine to one, have your mast cases mysteriously vanish, become divorced and clear of all dependents and the little woman for free, anyfall of these and more if the price is right. Or if you leave it up to them, they may screw it up in good time themselves at no cost to you. Ens Newman is the latest in a long line of Personnel Officers who have wrestled with these problems, as well as other irate shipmates, who have gotten some of these previously mentioned fringe benefits by mistake and find it is harder to unchange than it is to change. When speaking to PNC Croft, tell him what you need and then listen closely, guy, cuz if you miss it the first time, that's too damn bad. PN3 Salmon and his wonderdog PNSN Duncan handle the enlisted men's records while YN2 Smith, YN3 Morrow, YN3 I-Iovey, YNSN Tyson, YNSN Parr, and SN Shields feel around in the dark with the officers' records. These are the fearless breed who laugh at crisis, chuckle at catastrophe and sneer at danger. This is a good thing because crisis after catastrophe after dangerous situation continuously threatened ship's office as deadlines, due dates, etc. were sweated out and nearly, but not quite, missed by Mr. Newman and the pen pushers. P NG 4',, 1 3 u Di F i f ' 1 V Q 'Uh-ssh 'sx :7 D I.. r LTJG RODRIGUEZ YN3 HOVEY, YN3 SMITH, YN2 OVIEDO, PNC CROFT, PN3 SALMON, YN1 LILLY, YNSN TYSON, PN2 GORDON, NC1 CURRY T PNSN DUNCAN, PNC CROFT, PN3 SALMON I V K sr. ' 4 '.-. -1' 'Q 2' v 'QSQSJ4 l -using ENS NEWMAN, YN3 MORROW, SN YNSN PARR, YN2 SM SHIELDS x 1' ITH HDI I IO This convention of witchdoctors are actually corpsmen here in Gray's Hotel. One person to stay on the good side of if you know what I mean, is the corpsman. If you don't know what I mean, let me fill you in on a couple ways the can getcha. How does the possibility of your shot card coming up missing and having to get a whole series again with needles the size of railroad spikes. Actually, that's only one way but need I say more. As far as their specialties go, here is a breif rundown. HN Davis chants the incantations that will your warts away and he will perform this service if he's in the right mood. Carter, Meckley, Miller and Randolph are the lab technicians and can be found there most any time of the day working on their cure for boredom. Danque is the man who tests out the racks making sure that the degree of comfort conforms to his unbending standards. He works hard at this and can be found working round the clock on many occasions, nearly everyday in fact. Chief Baldwin spends most of his time an energy helping Doc Folsom, who is currently absorbed in the writing of his two books he hopes will get him on the banquet circuit of the AMA. Be watching for them to be out sooner or later. They are titled How to Perform Your Own Pre-Frontal Lobotomyn and will be followed closely by Doc Folsom's Do It Yourself Leg Amputationu. And nobody is really sure about the screams coming from the vicinity of Wyrick's office, but it has been rumored that he has begun a correspondence course on the dying art of headshrinking. Anyone for sick call? I ,sur fn t er DOCTOR FOLSOM, HN DAVIS, HM3 WYRICK HM3 MECKLEY, HM3 CARTER, HMC BALDWIN Fl!.7 '53 A-mm' ,-pq. . .-w iw? mrnmzzrr: ! 'YW r? 1, 4 ,g r 3' AVIGATIO DEPT Star light, star bright, First star Isee tonight, i I wish I may, I wish I might Plot a course for once that's right. You see before you on these pages the chart readers that kept us wandering in concentric circles all over WESTPAC. Over the course of the cruise, the lengthening periods at sea apparently began to affect our navigator LTJG Main, who seemed to begin coming unglued when he be an and then continued to profess to all who would listen that the ecfge of the world was where our course would ultimately lead. For this he was immediately promoted to lieutenant and quietly discharged. In his place as navigator we have the very capable LTJG Lowe, who no longer regularly loses his way from the bar back to the ship as had happened frequently during his increasingly long lunch hours in San Diego prior to our deployment. QMC Parmley has control of the enlisted personnel of N Division aboard ST LOU. Under his guidance QMSAS Rutland, Reese, Livengood, nd Prater have become the pride of the fleet and boast unabashedly that the LOU has the cleanest windows and the shiniest decks afloat. QM2 Jordan headed on to more challenging Navy endeavors, assignment to naval station, Subic Bay. QM3 Cameron left the naval service in attempt to use his acquired skills on the outside. ! r f i' - 4. f X . ,Il 4 ,Z u fl Y .E-, LT. MAIN QMSR HARDMAN, LTJG LOWE, QMSA RUTLAND, SA PRATER, QMSR LIVENGOOD, QMC PARMLEY ,X f .. 3 V LL 5? Hi: Q9 , ..,.1-gg is E GI EERI GDEP RT E T fU'W Q I LT. KALB - CHIEF ENGINEER LT. DANBERG - FORMER CI-IENG xi ENS. MANN - ELECTRICAL OFFICER .f . X .ff , 7 61, u n fl LL, . ENS. CHAVEZ DCA 1 XSL .fy I LTJG O'CONNER - FORMER T J,ffCgw X R ' MPA gf if' N B DIVI IO At sea B Division has to be ready to handle any might come up. They weren't disappointed as many times they worked around the clock to keep us moving. It takes a f willingness to work hard and long hours. It also takes a lot o self-sacrifice and total insanity. Before deployment, there were plenty of examinations and training sessions. OPPE, REFTRA and PEB to name but a few and then came WESTPAC. Along with it came the long days of steaming. Whether at sea or in a Liberty Port, you just canlt walk out of the hole and let the whole process do it by itself fmuch as they might like to havei. And if working all day and part of the night didn't get you into a straightjacket, then the heat and humidity would give it a try. crisis that 5 . ., ' r F .' ' .1 I 5 B Q BTC ARNOLD B if B y I i T H! 4 I . 41 .5 A . . xt ,A FJ .1 X , J' E B if BTFN HENSLEY BTC ' if HAMER BT1 BROWN BTFA PHILPOT BT3 RESENDEZ FN SNOWBARGER 66 12 I N i rvx .M X Xiv . 4 f XX Xxx f vnffNK5IH 'J . BT3 POLLARD BT1 YEA! 1 EH C W il N BTFA KNAPP, FN E'l'HHREIXll-1, FA 'IVSKEY A FA MARTIN, BTFA SMITH, BT3 MCCLELLAN ffx 1 BTS! PICRNY .M n v ' I x.,, , - x ' TSLJ! I ll K 1 Q sw x -3 ll 1 :F TK BTI? RESENIJEZ, BTFN CHAPMAN DIIIO Most of the work in M Division can be described in two words: d d' t Thou h they may vary in intensity, you rarely have hot an ir y. g one without the other. With a work center known throughout the Navy as The Pit , EM01 is famous for its hard working, and hard drinking, oily, smelly pit snipe . On the Lou, with an engineering f th ' b plant in dire need of overhaul, the obvious discomforts o e jo are compounded by administrative blunders. The lack of tools and parts support are perhaps our greatest frustrations. And yet with handicaps like these and many more, there can still be found sometimes, a sense of pride for a successful and ontime light off. Why not feel good? You should try to light off an engineering plant or overhaul a pump with two paint scrapers and twenty 13f16 wrenches. Ginn'- t' Q X I 1, f 55' K D l 0 e 0 X lv I v -,f i dy Q kk . -.,,,,-14 nunu, Y 1'vu:.1' , MMCS JAFC 1 W ER, MM MAYHARY, MMQ LANIDIS, I -v wo :li I g, --f- f' . u , I, Q ' 'f-ea f M 3 5 N f r g ., 2 .. -T 5 X I 'va ., . S J I Q' CD Q 4 1' ENS. MUIR qv , - '- ' In P1 QF5 . un -4 ,W .4 .K I - N .Q x v Q J v A MMCM FISH FA UEGAHMO. FA WINICLANIJ , .1 MMFA HORTON, MM3 DIAL, MM2 ALLYNE , W f JN 'V M- ' 9 z 1 fx a X' . if :,.f9Af 'Uh FA POYNTER, MM3 RUETTER, MM3 SMITH, FA SISSON f wf,,x,. 4 M LA MMFN JONES, FA KOSEL, MMFN FINK -f .,... A JE, S -N WN s F W :Msg f I K X ESS N I S uf ' S X ATQR . - Q . k if , A1 x S 1 MMS SULLIVAN, MMS JONES, N Sb S E 'SLAA N S fr? . 5 x X X 3 X x MM3 TURNIPSEED, MMR MUELLER ff' -1-N DIIIO ' x If it weren't for A Gang we'd have been without air conditioning, hot water and a lot of things that you learn NOT to take for granted living on a ship. Also, we wouldn't have been able to anchor efficiently as they are responsible for the anchor windlass. If we couldn't have anchored we MIGHT have cancelled some 1 Alphas. It is for this reason the A Gang must shoulder at least 112 of the blame for being as efficient as we are. One of the curious things is that EN1 Letscher, EN2 Barnes and their cronies somehow always had air conditioning when nobody else did and when they wanted to clean we had hot water. Fortunately for the rest of us, they usually wanted to clean up 01106 3 day anyway- Up, f-'P Z5 Nici' A' ' V x M, X ! A-'mul 'hi I K I 1 -...M - K LTJG MORRISON, MMC VVOODOW' FNI MC KPI I If RTT ,J- 2 X.. MM2 DAVIS, MMFA WYMBS EN2 BARNES FA HUBACHEK f' is f JM. 'L 1 I 3 1 'We' g X2 ' A ENFN ANDERKIN, EN1 LETSCHER, EN3 TENNELL 'dl ' f' 3 2 4 1 MR3 LORIA, MR1 GRIFFIS EN3 NASCHKE, EN2 ROSS ,K f QQ QlQ ' M fi? 2. - 'X X Q 1 . m m ' I J X -95X 1 ' A R+ xx X If-fi,f Xgwww X -ww-4- , EN2 ANDERKIN xy X f' FA BROWN, MMFN CELA, FN YABUKU, ENFN LYSTRUM EN3 WONSER Divisio ' XFX . 'X O 'X Ah yes, the electriciani Thai hibenely blinlch of guys who show ,N A X 0 ews movies. No, t at's t e men. yes, the IC men that f :lilly bunch of guys who fix the lights. No, that's the I ' W . LW 4 E ? electricians. Okay, okay so who's who? Never mind just tell me G' ' I who is in-charge of this group? Well, there is EMC Perry and ICC N 4D .7 Baker but they're never around and IC1 Stewart spends most of X Y I his time in the entertainment room. Surley the man in-charge 'X Q iSn't ENS Liberty Mann! Nobody, has a name like that. Well ' N Q then, it must be ENFN Hodgkinson because everybody calls him sir, Whoever it is they must do an outstanding job because E Div is always one of the uop divisions in anybodys book. I K . ss l X! i aaa' K X uw!-5' 3 so xslt sis if EM1 DOCUYANAN, EM3 THOMAS, EM3 ZAHN EMC PERRY rr ix ,IX ! 1 ii! i N! xi K ICC BAKER IC1 STEWART EMI CONINE ,-,...,. ,..,,, - ,.N,,,.,,,,,,,,,1'g , 1 E EMI ECKERLE, EMFN HODGKINSON, EM3 SIFERS EM3 MUNRO ICFN WALLER, ICFA CHRISOPULOS EMFN BOURDON, EMFN INGMIRE, f Q4 A FN BYRD, 103 HAYES Le- C-:L-1 -R '-gifs N K if lm!- ixf f l - I Q, g ffm 3 f IC3 YOUNG, ICFN FORD EM2 COBB WY' T' X Q Q ,f -'ff , KW x ' 7' 1 '1 L. K r ,JM .2 .f, EMFN HORRY, EMS HENRY, FN MALIJUN.-KIDO IV! ICLAM -, A N A 2 f ,1 'Ox is , V .K fx X 3 fb 'S 'Off' FN MASSOP, FN CARNES, EM3 PADILLA FN TALLMAN T. RDI I I0 If it wasn't for R Division, we would be in a ship comparable in smell and appearance that Noah must have experienced on the ark, but he ' ' ' th t didn't have much choice, now did he? R Division keeps e wa er running fand drainingl and the toilets flushing as well as the welding and other major projects nobody really notices. At least they tell us that's what they do, but as long as we can stay clean, and relieved, why should we care? ENS Chavez, HTC Larimore and HT1 Harvey have control of the wrenchmen here. Their boys are easily distinguished by that certain air that puts them in a room all by themselves. HT3 Brooks, HT2 Mitchell and all the rest of you guys go ahead and take a bow . . . and then move along quickly please. Vw, Dxv. 5 , s, A, gm .1 J HTFA DOLWEGK, HT2 MITCHELL, HTFA WINTER f ln r s 5 f J h 'X xi by - HTC LARIMO RE HTFN NORRIS, HT2 CoRDovA, HTFN SMALLEY FN SZWARC, HT HARVEY HTFA BFEUHHR, HTF.-X HWING, FA IBUNV.-KN x .EA xx aff f f . k P- 5' . b ,Q Q- , n . 'fn V - ag E A ' -, , .J 9' A I A FA LIEBELT, HTFA LALONE. HT3 BROOKS HTFN HAINERSON K' HTFN NORIS, HTFA SIEDSHLAG HTFA JANKE, HT3 THOMPSON HTFA UCONNER, FN TATUM 77 OPER T10 DEPARTME T LT. O'BRIEN - OPERATIONS OFFICER Q5 . N g uf 43 I K lu J ' --,.... E J NX - MR CIC OFFICER LTJG LEBEAUX - EMO ,. ,da ,. . LTJG ASH - I 78 Q OC DIVI IO A GENERAL MISCONCEPTION OF THE NAVAL COMMLNICATOR IS THAT THE RADIO SHACK IS LIKE THE CAB OF A PETI-fRRL'II.'I' TRUCK TELLINC EACH OTHER --10-4, GOOD BKDDYV' THIS IS NOT ALWAYS THE CASE. THE RADIOMEN OF THE LOI'IE MUST OPERATE AND MAINTAIN VARIOUS SOPHISTICATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS. FOR THE SHIP TO ATTEMPT TO PERFORM IT'S MISSION WITHOUT THE --VOICE OF COMMAND WOULD BE LIKE A SURCEON PERFORMING AX OPERATION WITHOUT A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF HIMAN ANATOMY. WITH A WESTPAC UNDER THEIR BELTS. THIS SPARKS OF THE ST. LOUIS HAVE OAINED x'AI,I'ARI.E UNDERWAY EXPERIENCE AND WILL CONTINUE TO STRIYE FOR ADEQUACY. AFTER ALL, WHO WOULD EVER TELL CINCPACFLT OR COMSEVENTHELT THEY WERE --WALL TU WALIJ' AND TREE TOP TALL. E J 1,11 X! WW R TOP ROW RM2 TAYLOR RM1 TEMPLETON, RMSA WIL ...........A LIAMS, RMSN WHITTED RMC WRIGH'i' BOTTOM ROW-RM4 BOODY, LTJO NELMAN, RMSN SWIST, RMB NORTH, PC3 TRISTAN 1 an , ,4 w, Q . , J-'N y ,K H01 ilu. gal dggwgw: ... JAH awe 1 f 9 OI DIVISIO Known as the Radar Gang, OI Division functions as the eyes ot' the Ship. From the darkened combat information center, commonly called the nerve center of the ship, they keep 24 hour watch over the surrounding sea, plot any radar contacts, and assist in assessing the tactical situation. Working as a backup team to the Bridge, the Radar Gang gives recommendations to the officer of the deck on a number of things. Including course changes to avoid dangerous situations and interpretations of tactical signals. Keeping charts, maps, and almost all of the ship's classified publications keep the division busy while not picking their collective noses or sleeping. 3? F' 1' H I ' ' 1 051 GRUNDMAN, oss MC GONAGLE, OSSN BOUTWEL1 OS3 ROGERS, OS3 LABONTE, OSSA CLARK OS3 SERGENT OSSN SKELDON, osx: SFHWNBACH, 053 SHOPSHIRE DIVISIO Equal to few and superior to none: that's our boys in OS Division. Will somebody please tell me what could he a softer job in the entire Navy than being a signalman. Occasionally imposed upon to stand watches at sea. and first across the hrow for liherty, they live the life of Riley as does all of OPS come to think of it. But at sea, we really do depend on them to read visual messages from other ships. I.'l'.lG Neiman sits tall in the saddle as the Div Off of OS with SMI Shore, SMI Douglas. and SM2 White, leading SMSN Hogan, SMSA Hicks and SMSA liorenschek around by the nose and teaching them the technique that made the ST. LOUIS signal gang genuinely unique. 'f 45:3 Ffa LTJG NELMAN, SM1 SHORE, SN REED, SMSA GORENSCHEK, SM2 DOUGLAS, SMSA HICKS, SMSN HOGEN, SMSR POPE .1 OE DIVI IC O ' a blue moon Chas anyone ever seen one. of those by the nce in wayb, a piece of radar or communications equipment goes on 1 1 1 ' ' t the fritz and that's when good old OE Division swings 1110 action. On call 24 hours a day, this group of human dynamos ' ' ' th moment sleeps soundly day and night always anticipating e that they may have to be wide awake sometime. There were occasional instances where they all were actually needed and at those times they always performed superbly. LTJG Lebeaux is the pillar of strength that CE Division looks upon for confidence and direction. In a crisis, Mr. Lebeaux can be counted on to be as cool and collected. ET1 Miller, better known to his boys as Gramps still likes to tell of his drinking days with Marconi and Alexander Graham Bell, who taught me everything I know , he proudly proclaims. ETN2 Oxenford, ENT2 Christiansen, ETR3s Tucker and Husky, and ETN3 Crane spend most of their SPARE time working because they need a change of pace from their usual workday which consists of sleep at sea and liberty inport. There were, of course, times when things did have to be done and the fact we are back indicates they must have done something right. fur Ami Q 'Q,iH,,, , O OCSQ If ' , P , g X fi M,,..w- ETR3 HUSKEY, ETN3 CRANE, ETR3 TUCKER 1 . , -1 1 ' , V , , in O 9 ,, Q 34-W, A' 4 A 555 ,-, - if - I E aa 'X fr ' ., S 'I A . R f , Y . 3 . 131, . I ,,-if '- , .Nah V .IE A . :gf V- , , ., .gi ETN2 OXENFORD, Q ETN- CHRISTIANSEN 'wk r X ET1 MILLER Et. ii 20,880 CUMBAT CARGO W -W L On most ships we have a handfull of guys who just don't belong lu A anyone and here are a couple of ours. We have two misplaced I Marines here in the persons of1ST LT -Johnson and SSGT Hedlund. l who are in charge of Cargo and Combat procedures. It is these 'lb gentlemen who must play arbitrator between us and the real Marines i 'A 3 during loadout. When they are not resting they also act as the legal 'J' K H ' Sex office giving expert advice to anyone who can afford ir. Take a bow 6 4 ' U Marines. i ' Q f 'nl' f A X . nb. ff 1 1 . H 1 P 9 . J ' ' f. AW 4 W 1 of -N e .. 5 if a,. f Ne: X fx . ,A st A 'Qs lS'l' lfl' JOHNSON SSGT HEDLUND Ili' ' ' , , U' P ll H 5 ii ' fm-1 K A ii if tels , 1, 11 t r ! A W . , , r 5 M BMCS Melvin as the senior enlisted member aboard the ship is designated as the Senior Chief Petty Officer of the command. He is the enlisted Mans official representative to the Captain. His main task is to bridge the often wide gap between the enlisted personnel and the officers The chiefls mess is his offical office, so if you have a problem just knock on his door, get him a cup of coffee and start bending his ear. COORDINATOR CPOC MSC Lanning is our beloved 3M Coordinator. He is in charge of submitting all the ship's job orders to a place that feeds them into a computer that spits them back so quickly that you might get an UP to date CSMP printout every 4t.h Leap year. Chief Lanning does hlS best but you just can't find a good computer these days. If you need advice on going to school, advancing or changing your rate. getting course books or you just want to know more about all the bennies you are suppose to be getting in the Navy these days then NCI Furry is the inain to know. Even it' you uren't interested in these things just stop by and maybe he can get you on a luxury liner for you next tour of duty. But don't count on itl Q F Crime doesn't pay, fight? Well' according to MAI Clement our resident Blue Knight aboard the LOU, it sure doesn't. He did hlS best to ensure that law and order were upheld. But, on those few occasions when something did go wrong, he was always there to make sure you'd remember that if you Canlt pay the fine, don't do the crime. C REER CCU EL R if ........ 3' lflb Q. 5'-ff H PECI L OPERATIO During our 71!2 month deployment, we unrepped with another ship 28 times. 28! That comes to one every eight days. Our men in deck got so proficient that they could do it in their sleep. Our tanks hold about 800,000 gallons of fuel, which, according to our Chief Engineer, LT Kalb, will take us around the world without refueling. We are sure the reasons for doing so many UNREPS are good ones and here are some pictures of our more famous hose jobs. Along with UNREPS the FLYBOYS of Second Division conducted many VERTREPS, Carrier QUALS and Pony Expresses. The most hairy operation and I mean hairy was the towing exercise conducted with the USS NEW ORLEANS. It was lucky the Captain had his stuff in one bag or else we could have been a permanent fixture of the NEW ORLEANS. Now here is your chance to relive those special OPS. 1 , .Lili 'Q 4 Iwo ,.lxl Y 35 I . I S. Pegigi Ns ,mg .4 'L .u15Y::.i.4??,'S?Q5-,:'fP?fiftf,.f1i .- N if -Q ' ,.., : ff! xi 4 'hi Q4-1... 1 f BOAT O95 s d o 'W 1 MA X -f J, F n X A X i 'By I x pn Y , 0 Ks - , +9-vw? 'f wMl'4 'f1W'z ' F ' tpw V5 410, , My f 444, mf' f,, ff 44 I t , I f , ff Z ' Uh! ' Af' 5, WM , ,W f 7 ,Q U ! f if ff ,f 1 , f f ,Q ,W J ff I ,MZQY f 1, U fx ,xl -3hji,,,0fffW ff 5 1 f m'f , ,K .1 ', 1 x 1 5 Y , . K Z' MZ D if 1 N , gi! H f -L W Pj, , A - 74-,M ff' h qu Jr +- ffzfffgl . 4.-f ,fj' V , . f Y I 'fs' 1 M, .' 4- . V, h ,Q in 15.4 ' 'v E L lil I D 1 A K El 1 , 1-' - jx, f a m I 4' '42 G.. Aw H-Uvwllui, - M --' .1-'I A- 1 X fain 5 A Q fi x '5 '5 Lzxqlxmj ff xf'X,Q,,,f Y?- I .K.A Q, 'jf wi? MGOZN fxifo ,, .wg x ,, , w 4 x RNA 1 ' ' I X , , wh-+ v I pf , . we 7 A , ny f JW! gf-N M Z! f , , KV , Wig: ,, 1 3 f I ,A . ,ff'.zA,,z,-., 1: , X uf VV , Q fauna, 5 , Q I In 47 ., 1 . ,, f 1? PC 1 5 A- , !f 74fff,f f 2 2: m y 'W -4 , Q, Q! ' ,z gm in 'Ll ,f 4' I I ,li ic, VE BER. . .IT' ALLO ER Arguably, the best part of a cruise fthe only good part for somel is getting home. For us, 17 November was a day We looked forward to for a long time. The rest of the world is nice, but it's just not home. As the days wound down, the excitement wound up. The night before arrival home is when you find ,ifffwgnu ff , K f- ' , rl f ,i f Q will ,c tw W . D' the heaviest case of channel fever there is. All the old familiar sightsg Point l ' g Loma, the Coronado Bridge and all the rest of them. And then there's the l X G family and friends and that's the best part of all. The cruise is over and we're A g fl 7 5 ell, back. And there's the little woman waving now. But what is she waving? Oh, X X I W ll. no it's all the overdue bills. And immediately the problems of the life at sea Y ' I give way to the problems of domesticity. Hey! When do We go back? f UI .ll l lf, ' r 'Q 1 I I X W l lllllx , f VN l ERVISDR m XL Z J, A X V X G s ll l ff x Q 1 f I QW .H 4 . 'V . 1 1 2' I 3- m.Jfwi Y' 4 I 1 3 X X X L3 Q ff 'iw 'rf V2 ' J As! 'wgtxxpf 1 ai i jg -1 f-f Cwi 0 2 Db Sfdff biior fifjtworls . . bee ale COW 9215215 af tybiifftziia giguiger. . 5. ?1'ffc'fS6i Lowe 'Oontrimitg Pbofqgmpbers N L25 6 Tl7,ot'ri5op SD Boermg t tie R223 iztitoffe V 029175013 Dear Crew, We, the Cruisebook staff, have worked long and hard to bring you a publication that you will enjoy and will help you remember the good times you had during our tour of WESTPAC in 1977. We have made an effort to get everybody's picture into this book and had picture taking sessions with each division twice during the cruise. Even so -- some of you people, regrettably, have still not been photographed. For that we apologize and hope those few who fall into that category will enjoy this book anyway. We have put together a book which, we feel, is different from past cruisebooks of the LOUIS. We have added more color, more pages, more pictures, some art work and a spicier style of writing. Let it be said here and now that all which is written here is meant to be taken in a lighter vain and no offense is intended towards anyone or any group. We know we couldn't even begin to do your jobs and we don't try to tell you that we can. We just wanted to put together a book you can enjoy and for once feel you are investing 556.00 in pages you can use to remember the good old days with a smile rather than feeling you threw away good money on another damn cruisebook. So these pages are dedicated to each and every one of you who took part in this cruise. This is from us to you. 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