Wainwright (DLG 28) - Naval Cruise Book

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DUI? NEW X0 LCDR NELSON entered the Navy in 1953, and upon commissioning, he saw his first duty as HA Division Officer on board the USS MISSISSIPPI QEAG 128D from 1953 until 1954. This was followed by a tour as Regiment Commander at Recruit Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois, from 1954 to 1956. From R.T.C. LCDR NELSON's next tour was Operations Officer in USS SAVAGE QDER 328D from 1956 through 1958. From 1958 to 1960 he saw duty on the staff of COMCORT- RON SEVEN. From there he reported to the staff of CINCPACFLT, serving there from 1960 to 1962, and from 1962 to 1964 served on the staff of COMDESRON :git LDDR. H. F. ELSUN SEVEN. LCDR NELSON attended the U.S. Naval Post Graduate School in 1964 and 1965, and upon gradua- tion served as Group Operations and Scheduling Officer at COMFLETRAGRU at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, until he relieved CDR TJ. PORCARI as Executive Officer of the USS WAINWRIGHT QDLG 28D on 10 August 1967. LCDR NELSON is married to the former Miss Pauline GALLEY of Waukegan, Illinois, and has two children, a son, David, 7, and a daughter, Nanette, 9. The NELSON's reside at 1075 Winslow Drive, Lawton Bluff, Charleston, South Carolina. --1-- - -'- 'Q .41-Qu -.--.n...:. .-H . N -.'....

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BDI? T. J. PURGARI Commander PORCARI entered the naval service in june 1943, and received his commission in October of 1945. His first tour of sea duty was aboard the Mine- sweeper YMS-57 as Gunnery Officer. This was followed by a tour as Engineer Officer on board the Philippine based weather ship, PCE-886. At the termination of this tour, Cdr. PORCARI left the service for 3 years and at- tended the Ohio State University, graduating with a Bac- helor of Mechanical Engineering Degree and was em- ployed as a Design Engineer for the Delco Appliance Division of General Motors. Returning to active duty in 1950, he was assigned as Communications Officer for a Division of Landing Ship Medium. Following this, he was assigned as Aide to Vice Admiral KILAND, Commander, Amphibious Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet. Then a tour with the Atlantic Fleet Special Weapons Unit as a Technical Supervisor of a Special Weapons team which deployed in USS Randolph Cthen CVA-15 DUI? FIRST During 1958 and 1959, he served as Executive Of- ficer on the USS R.L. Wilson DDE-847. 1960 brought him his own command of one of the Navyjs H6WC5t ocean minesweepers, the USS Assurance, Mso-521. Commander PORCARI was assigned as ProspeCtiVC Executive Officer of Wainwright after serving three'yC21TS on the staff of the Naval War College as an instructor in military Planning. While at the Naval War College he obtained his Master of Science degree in Inteffla' tional Affairs from the George Washington University. Commander Porcari is married to the former Made' lyn LAMB of jesup, Georgia. They have four Children: Thomas Jr., 18, John, 14, Lynne, 12, and Janis, 10' Commander Nelson relieved Commander PORCARI as Executive Officer of the USS Wainwright in August 1967. Our first XO is now serving on board the USS Bigelow DD-942. .

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lL'DH lIl.P. WEST WEAPUIVS UFFICEH ,-K. WEAPONS DEPARTMENT The Weapons Department is the largest department on Wainwright. It consists of four divisions. FirstDivi- sion with it's Boatswain's Mates, Second Division with the Gunner 'S Mates and Fire Control Technicians, Third Division's Sonar Technicians Torpedomen's Mates team, and the Fourth Division with its missile team of Missile Gunnersmates and Fire Control Technicians. Weapons is responsible for the operation and main- tenance of the ship,s installed armament including the conventional guns, fone 5 X 54 caliber dual perpose gun and two 3 f50 caliber guns Q, the TerrierfASROC II1iSSilC battery and the anti-submarine battery consisting of the latest in Sonar equipment and anti-submarinetorpb . . v does. The department is also responsible for the PIOPCT D I 7 maintenance of the ship 's hull and deck gear including , r . '7 4 ' , , . - a x 7 'j If 'P W- boats and replenishment stations and their assoclafffd I., I - u equipment. iff T 'lf' g ' O . I tif' 2 R.- lux. , 'xx x. 5 X w tl 'mt f ,lf l ll L l I . Q . NTT 'J l ll 1 1: l' ,I7 : i JAR r I : Q, :ll lb N 1 N 'dw' 'K X - . , N ',ll4'nN 5 - X W Q N-sl l X tyhyf, 1 gh b W 1 fe ' as E' , 'u I ,I p ,I '1 -,zpigg '--'-2'-4,1 tix J Lille-j ' Q' va-,r ,V . , . , A . 4 1 ' gui : 1452.--' i .- ir 4 Q - g fzzf..-'iEi..l- -4 a- I Z x 'li AI I ' ' ,I ff- ' iz ' if le , i