Walker (DD 517) - Naval Cruise Book

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v6 CFrontD SN Grumbling, GlVlG3 l-lanson, SN Pederson, GlVlG3 Boylngton, GIVIG1 Ward. Clfiearj SN Schmaltz, SN Fliris, Second Division Plot, shoot! Another projectile goes speeding toward the target with the accuracy for which naval gunfire is noted. But to live up to that reputation, the gunners CFrontJ GlVlG2 Robinson FTG2 ii 0 3 FTGSN lVlcColm, FTG3 Buttel, FTG3 Jensen, GMG3 Watson. mates and fire control technicians of 2nd Division. must spend long hours before and after each firing mission just in order to keep WALKEFi's guns, fire GOHTVU' systems and associated equipment ready. They Wefethe nucleus of the team which fired nearly 7,000 roundS against Viet Cong targets. Urso FTGSN Morgan, Blanchard GIVIGQ Rodriguez SN Bales. FTGSN Abdy. CRearD GNIGS rv1cArt0r,'c1vie2 ouyeu, SN ' ' is

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ft 'T is N , t X X s Wy CTop-lefty l-leave around easy. l3lVl2 Dillon directs vvindlass operator, as SNA Dieter and Allison look on. CTop-rightj SN Blanchard and Page and SA Orndorff stand a taut watch on the engine order telegraph and wheel. Clllightb SN Cox runs the anchor yvindlass as SN Thomas and Zielinski heave around. CBelowJ Running the anchor chain out to a buoy isajob requiring all lst Division. BlVl2 Dillon, Ltjg Compton and BMC Flowland provide supervision. +'7 MV I P -'f1'iv

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L 3.3 .M i i Ani' CAboveJ GNIG1 Ward and GIVIG3 Hanson take tram readings to check Mt 32 for mechanical slippage. CF?ightJ FTGSN Morgan does a Iittle tocichoo painting on Dir. 31. CBelow-15 GMGSN Fliris maintains the 12.15 inch rocket launcher. CBeIow-ry SN Grumbling, Weapons Dept, Yeoman, runs the Weapons Office, maintains the weapons technical library and does a myriad of other administrative tasks. ,fa 'P-For K f , xg 7 , ff ' W- 55- s. I c 4 5 , :ft i fx JG it I x .46 WY'