Washburn (AKA 108) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 108 of the 1968 volume:

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After graduation from Auburn East High School he entered Cornell University in Septem- ber of 1942. He continued his studies in the Navy's V-12 Program and was commissioned in December 1944. Captain Paddock's first sea duty was radar Officer aboard the USS CHARRETTEE QDD-5817. He was released from active duty in July 1946 and resumed his studies at Cornell, graduating in Jtuie 1947 as a member of the class of 1946. After graduation he married the former Miss Shirley Steele of Auburn, New York. PI'i0I' to being recalled to active duty in September of 1950, he did graduate study at the New School for Research in New York City and the University of Washington in Seattle. Captain Paddock's subsequent duty has been divided among destroyers in the Atlantic and Pacific and staff duty in Washington and study at the Naval War College. His duties have taken him from Bali to Beruit and have been equally divided between the Pacific and the Atlantic . His previous command was the 'USS MYLES C, FOX QDDR-8297 then homeported in May- port, Florida. immediately prior to coming to the WASHBURN he was a student at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. . Captain Paddock and his wife, and two daughters, Carolyn and Susan and two sons Brad- ley and David, currentlv live at 487 7 Noyes Street in San Diego, Caljzfgynig , . ,.,- Y.. .Ju--Y.-,w.-W.-H, ,v,VY..,-W ..,, .,,..,W,-.. - , ,, Su wwlfhx THE C UISE 1 February. WASHBURN departed San Diego for Pearl Harbor, in company with other VANCOUVER QLPD-25, BEXAR QAPA-2375, UNION QAKA-1565, and D1.A,cHENko QAPD- 1233. 8 February. Arrived Pearl Harbor and com- menced loading personnel, equipment and ammunition of the First Battalion Twenty Seventh Regimental Landing Team. 12 February. Departed Pearl Harbor in com- pany with the squadron for Okinawa, Japan. Later in the day, VANCOUVER was detached to procede to Vietnam with the Squadron Commander Staff. .W -Wm., ...f- vs-ff'fff' .'? 'H 5 Y i- '. .. : J 'm: -Q qi ' l 3 f X ' ' 6 i l. iiiX':',:..f.Jf ' 4 ? 1 ships in Amphibious Squadron One, including: J I , ,.p.. N. . i jf in ,VA ,,.. mi' 13 February. WASHBURN and BEXAR both with Twenty Seventh Regimental Landing Team Marines embarked, were diverted and proceeded independently at best speed for DA NANG RVN! During the long transit to Da- Nang we worked continuously to organize and train the various watch sections for given bills that would be required. During this transit we experienced our worst weather of the entire cruise just prior to entering the San Bernadino Straits in the Philippines. 29 February. Arrived DaNang and immedi- ately commenced to land the embarked Ma- rines onto one of the deep Water piers there. K ' x ... qgffon, T .- l .,. , .9-exam.. --,.,..-. ..wn.....:....,.,. 1 March. The jimibo boom on hatch five was bent at a 95 degree angle and broke when the topping lift was accidently two blocked. ' 1 - S 2 March. Completed off-loading the First Battalion Twenty Seventh Marines and com- menced loading personnel, vehicles and equipment of the One Hundred Fifty Ninth US Army Transportation Battalion. Also loaded ammunition, concertina, barbed wire, sand bags and fortification lumber. While loading the ammunition from a barge along- side during a heavy wind a nylon line to the barge parted and SN Huber's leg was broken. He was transferred that night to the USS RE- POSE AH-16 and eventually evacuated to the States. ' ...,. f ' ' -S :H ' Sneak----f--it 'F' i. I ii! T 4 March Completed loading and departed Da Thuy about 76 miles north of DaNang Left 4 Mike boats in DaNang to allow deck loading of YQ 9 A Q .. V H 4 X - A V .hs ni' tx t, X A l . V A .4 , . A ' :,- ,- ' 1 lg' s ,ix A . o . V .Pg ... M I J p - i Nang for a beach near the village of Thon My W I - x N .V i wars- 1, K . X- - Q . . ffi It 'f J yi L' I It I X 2 ' X7 X - - ' 1: , I Va ir -1 h , , , - f r .ily fn fr 1 i A 'lk . q Q . 0 I i ,ff ' iw - - ,V 1 t . . S V ' , H .5 li nl YUQ .vs .- . 1 'fx if q I . I i ,' f 0 I ,f .- I 1 1 adn .A '1 Ney-V 0 4 . V 7 .s I.. A , A ef NG fum., - - T L n wg I. X is A Ci X' V' ,Qs fault - -- xx 1 ,. ..,f iq ,,, 't 1 ,W x x +f,....Q X fig as 2' 8 March. The offload completed, WASHBURN returned to DaNang and commenced loading more of the same for another urgent lift to Thon My Thuy. During this period we man- aged a ships party, split in three sections. On nine, ten and eleven March, one third of the crew each day had an outing at the Rest and Recreation Center at China Beach. R' Q N5 A C 9 I 5 f I I 5 -R 5 z 6 I 'P H Q. I K 4 I in 14 March. Loaded our eight LCM-6's with concertina and dispatched them in an inde- pendent convoy to Thon My Thuy--this left deck space to load additional material on WASHBURN. Completed loading XN',x5IIl5l'HN in the afternoon and departed for Thon My Thuy. r-fllnf' Wk iff L... 1 'uf-mi, 5 15 March. WASHBURN arrived at Thon My Thuy. The Boat Group had arrived at 179555 the day before. Commenced off loading. BARK 44 sank late in the morning evidently after being punctured in some manner while it had been along side the USS TULARE QAKA-1123 which is now in the scene. X ?iW3, , 3 Q 4, I X 43+ g, I .Q ,Ps Q l',lf' ,-. -- ...... up -,r-13121-v- 'N-1 --ll Y X' Z I 4 -ng. i , -Q 7 3 4 Y ,,....-f-' 'I' r -,W .Wx V1 L.. --Q - ,rhifiiahi N s I A 5 ll 30+ ' f - A we if In ,,.., ',z -n N X 6 'S R. Q- .: h 11 1 4 I 1 I nu ', L 7? ,is ix, .P Q10-1+ ,101 X! eq , 17 March. Stopped offloading long enough to get underway and rendezvous with an oiler at sea. It was the first opportunity we had to fuel in 35 days. After fueling, we returned to the beach site and continued to off-load. Dur ing this period the Boat Group assisted the Seabees, Detachment C, ACB-1 in establish ing a causeway upon which LST's could dis- charge their cargo. The Boat Group also off loaded an Army Combat Engineer battalion from the Sea Train Carolina, while our own engineers repaired warping tugs and LCM pusher boats for the Seabees. X X gi, , .f ,gl J ' 6 4 . H . 1 .- if Ir 1 M ' a 1 J. A ' -4 a, W'- t ' ln-ala L a v H h-,... '04 ' - ,,....P ,wa-Q 'Q -.4 A 4- ' 'U' 22 March. Off-load completed, WASHBURN got underway for DaNang. On arrival we started loading our oddest load: bundles of invasion pipe, each piece 8 inches in diame- ter and 20 feet long. This was enough length to run a pipe line from Thou My Thuy to Quang-Tri. 24 March. Underway for Qui Nhon to complete our load. I Ugg sa--J ix 25 March. Arrived Qui Nhon and commenced loading Army personnel, vehicles, unit equip ment, sandbags, barbed wire etcg Qui Nhon gave us our largest single lift, the carriage for a 155mm self propelled gun, weighing 49 250 lbs -fi' Zf,La..-ff.f-f.f..f'ff'f - 27 March. Underway for Thon My Thuy. 28 March. Arrived at the beach site and coni- menced off-loading. During this period the Boat Group salvaged and helped re-establish the LST Causeway after it had broken up in a storm. We also used two 295 X 90 foot pontoon sections, which had been too badly damaged to fit back into the causeway, as barges to move the invasion pipe ashore. Our engineers were busy again keeping our LCM 6's and deck machinery running and repairing boats belonging to Detachment C, ACB-1 and NSA DaNang, which also had been damaged in the storm. Q . -K iq Ili!-W'- . o11 ,q p by I , Q l ,sg L , rl. nl mln, 1-wb N -H-...,...m.....,.... , . mp- -' 't 2.'! ,'!!1,v, .. , f' .Q M:-.G I 4w,,,Qf 3 ' U T ' 1-fir 5 ,L in , .' rn A I Qgftixlfh . i , A , 1 1 'f' ., ? - W 4 ww S it E' Q H lzgzy, -A V 1 h ' ct A: x y- 1 , V ?. k I V .. . Q1 M , W,.. W N 4 F B 8 I ,L -I Wirmv k ' ,z.,,w'w' Lfusyy-f ' .1-.-,W V ,E 4:2 'Mf3f . ..-.. ' 1 1 7 5 31 March. WASHBURN completed off-loading and with a damaged causeway pontoon in tow proceeded to DaNang. 1 April. Arrived DaNang and delivered the causeway pontoon to a repair group. Under- way for Subic Bay in the Philippines. In getting underway for Subic Bay we were to close the last page in the most eventful and meaningful chapter of our cruise. There would be more important assignments but none that would provide the sense of per- sonnel accomplishment to each of us as did our operation in support of WUNDER BEACH fnamed after LT. COL. Sunder USA3 at Thon My Thuy. We had arrived in DaNang with the 27th Marines at a crucial time. The enemies TET offensive was still rolling and the usual lines of logistic into the Northern First Corps Tactical Zone over roads and up riv- ers were being continually interdicted. A new line of logistics was urgently needed and we were the key on the scene for the establishment and development of it on the beach, near the village of Thon My Thuy. We worked around the clock most of the month and shared the dangers not only fl-Gm the enemy around the perimeter but also from the periodically deteriorating weather. The urgency of the tactical situation forced us on occasion to continue off-loading and operating our boats in high winds and heavy seas. The strong determination of every man to see the task through resulted in WASHBURN alone lifting some 5,5055 tons of supplies, 46 vehicles and 150 US Army personnel to that beach at Thon My Thuy, This is not even counting the many other vehicles and tons of cargo our assault boats moved ashore from other ships in the area. As we left DaNang for Subic Bay we were tired but proud and satisfied that we had ex- pended all of the energy available to us in the most efficient ways we could find and in doing so had very significantly contributed to a tremendous feat that was very impor- tant to the U.S. effort in the Northern First Corps Tactical Zone at the time. 1 'Hr- ,rt-Y 2 April. Diverted again, this time to Sasebo, Japan instead of Subic Bay-HURRAH!! I ,ff -I. . rn is ,J- iw. If , 4. rr !4 w 6 April, Arrived Sasebo, Japan and com- menced a repair period that accomplished many important jobs including the repair of our jumbo boom on hatch 5. We no longer would have to sling Mike 7 and Mike 8 at the rail from booms on other hatches. Sasebo provided many of us the first real liberty in 1 over two months. Only some of our lucky shipmates had had a day or two in Pearl Har- bor back in February. It was here in Sasebo that the buying started: Hi-fi sets, cameras, china etc. For some it was careful comparing and selectingg for others it was like a buying stampede. This pattern was to be repeated in every famous shopping port. v . D l LEIF.-jf?-'Qt' M V:',,i,. . .- if . 3, 4 l 4 M-Uh' ,, .- it--f: . A cy- a , 1 156,-. ' f 'ff 'nl 61, ffl 3 9 as-3Qi1nf 'i if 1 E ' r 1 Y, w af- ' F Q Y, Al- V' 1 , I . JZ :a 16 April. Tested boom on hatch five - test satisfactory. EW..a1-i'+f!:.'?--M.-'mf '. -.I.Q-'All ,yxu 4 , i,.Tff'1 -' f--avg. ', If ...A-Jfvrqq i ,:,..,,.5 a ff isa..- si' 3: 1-xg ' V h , Y, V v. b'r, 4 1 . --4' , -.A, X .v , , ,WW 18 April. Underway from Sasebo enroute DaNang. 23 April. Arrived DaNang but could not find employment. We obtained permission to familiarize ourselves with other ports in Vietnam in which we might be called upon to operate. 24 April. Underway from DaNang enroute Vung Tau. 26 April. Arrived Vung Tau. We took advan- tage of this familiarization tour to train our various steaming sections so that each sec- tion on its own could become proficient in bringing the ship in and anchoring it and get- , i W 27 April Underway from Vung Tau enroute ting it underway from achorage and out to C R B 1 sea again. 45- T ig q ,fs c r if Q mf' 4, 'Q 'Q' , -'-kX . pa' 5 A 23 lf:-Arg . .tr am a ay. 28 April. Arrived Cam Rahn Bay. Some of the signalmen were invited over to the Army sig- nal tower and all came back-HAPPY! Some of the other men went into the little Naval Station and they came back happy too. A couple of them were Officers! The Officers were pre- sented with a hand painted picture by the Swift Boat officers and it hung in the Wardroom for at least the rest of the cruise. I 29 April. Underway from Cam Rahn Bay en- route Qui Nhon. Arrived Qui Nhon the same day. It hadn't changed from the time we were there before. ,.3,,,,. , f ...Wm- .I .41 'W' ' .Sd'f,:, u. ' fl' 1 W.. l--gl . sa W' na Y m ., ,ir A 44.75-':t3'i Q 2.AL5l'rt 5.3 v xl! 0111: u 1 1 ll ws 30 April. Lnderway from Qui Nhon enroute DaNang. Arrived DaNang. Spent a couple of days cleaning up the ship for our expected trip to Hong Kong. 2 May. Lfnderway from DaNang enroute Hong Kong B.C.C. 'aa 'iliiflf' -Vik ' - , . . 3,5 'li' 4 May. Arrived Hong Kong, commenced liberty. -ii T11-1--i- I1 I1 ff' ! 0 I Q., 'E' ' 1 ...I-V 585 1 4 HY!!! 4 1 f Nf l-' :ja , Q P 1 2 . : Q.: ' q i' If -aww , i . -'VI QQNF Wk A 1f' gf: vesan1a1uau5Z' 4Zi 'a l l! 'T - , , .4 . if . -1 Y' EU L ' M V' 'a ,, X vs ,, inn... M1- ,n. ls ,-psy., vs 5 ,' - . A ik -ive ,G 'U ,fu ' T Q 1' 71,35 l ,R . '17 , his fb nw ff .,a, ' 1 QQ f A f 1-.1 1 sgulu mum 5 May. Commenced operating our LCM-6's as liberty boats for USS KITTY HAWK. As it fi- nally turned out this chore did not curtail too much liberty for the boat crew since the ci vilian ferrys were running to the carrier. 11 May. Underway from Hong Kong B.C.C. for DaNang. 13 May. Arrived DaNang and joined Amphib- ious Ready Group Bravo CTG 76.55. Loaded personnel equipment of Second Battalion Seventh Marines. Now began a long period of steaming off the coast of the Northern First Corps Tactical Zone. Most of the Bat- talion had been ashore since January and there was little for us to do most days ex- cept train for what might be coming. .I pd! f s Q' j . , ,sr ' i if up f 'Qi claw T 1,4 git bt! ff? , We M aff' 4' 45 - as 27 May. Proceeded from our operation to DaNang with personnel from the Task Group Commanders Staff , helo squadron, Batt2L1i011, and USS VALLEY FORGE and held a beer party on Red Beach. Unfortunately We got O11 the part of Red Beach that was improved with barbeque pits, tables, and thatched sun shel- ters instead of the barren sections of the beach to the North. They were going to throw us off the beach but we were so Well extin- guished by then, they decided discretion WaS at least a part of valor and let us stay. A11 of the officers present were thrown in, clothes and all except Mr. Treiber, who WaS shore Patrol officer and let it all happen! That afternoon we went back to the ship and the ship Went back to the operating areaS. fi an .V ,..q-:- 'N' :N ,Q .N --' ' W' in 1 M QA-.. - '44 ...D ,wwrh N ,- x..v-v ,W fifw-32' - ' 3+ N MT. ' 3 :xx ' A. Q ,Q-5351--4 i,.. A ---4jQK,.,N4d:'-+ M,.--IAQ? , Qfgf, Amiwg .. 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Entered DaNang Harbor and landed the landing force on the north side of the bay ..4f ' av---35' K' 8 June. We were pleasantly surprised by the visit of Captain Bingimton and Ens. Parker of McHale's Navy. ld!! C24 ff! Mirzdfw'-I in E 'L--ao . Wfrigtvw 1 I i 13 June. Arrived Subic Bay. Off-loaded all 16 June. Completed baokloadinv' the 2nd Bat- the Marines and th ' ' 11 talion 7th Marines. Underway fuer Subic Bay, Could repair their SZ1?.1iiJ?EgJ111?3v11i1ZOvsEee1?e- paired the ship. X I I y , -E? L R11 ,X I 1' if ' . Q , I J f 3 . if if I ' I . X B.. 'lf 'gpm L x '- J ! M , . 1' ' ' K , . E2 f 27 June. Completed most repairs and back loaded our units of 2nd Battalion 7th Marines and their equipment. 30 June. Commenced Operation Hilltop. This was a training exercise to prepare the Ready Group for operations that would be forth com ing back in Vietnam. r.. -- ...... -Q -.QICQUNQ 1 lui :infill I 11 L ln-, 'ia' I r .. n wif zfzffmaeu. 6 .'., 4.'l,rf..! fe 'ri' : CQ. MM V, q si S .... Qwd-'QQ 5 2 July. Concluded Operation Hilltop. 3 July. The Boat Group commenced assisting in transferring the Task Group Commander and his staff to the USS TRIPOLI LPH-191 from the USS VALLEY FORGE LPH-8. We had a new flag ship. 5 July. Underway for Vietnam. 7 July. Arrived in operating areas off DaNang. 5? 1- 1. 9 July. Commenced Operation Eager Yankee. We landed the landing force on an Island, then remained in the Amphibious Assault Area to provide what support might be required. v K '- -42 it 1 5 3 5 1 f , it ll: rj r I n K H 1 444-W ' 1 , '1 5 I I XX xx v 4, ,.. if as Y A L m -H-H' - ..- 1,,3g-QU.:-J.-fm. -'-f - - 1, ,-m ..-M l- ,NW .Jw -.fa ' 44. f' W' .I Nqy Q Amy 1. un' -.-' l ill, :Gi All 1 1 Us GJ, 1 , V 'at' ,V ., .V A. b ,Thus V0 - , . H- . . ff T- - QQ, .Jai jg ,E ' f:'?ha.. l -'f we N ' f f 'fw-:-f 5 s T5 5:r2'2-'T-5 --A A -fr, .I . C 12 July Off loaded the truck company of 2X 7 111'EO OUT Mike boats and oonvoyed it up the Pei fume River to Hue ' E-mir Q. x N D o . 0 30 r 0 f 1 Q A 9 1 -I w O La 11' lv Xia 1 Q1 iN ' Wg Y p x f 5- t Q, ,,,f 7l . , xi, yi-FXR. .... x ff,- W. Sf. I if-, fl, 'i l A r 1sN'nfgg'L -fl I' ' 7 ,sxugm Q f' 4' x Z 2 Vx! QT Z? Q f as W- -f - -,gnynig-f. nga? -- , ,J A1313 W A .r-' :ME -aff 1. , l Q 2 Ar .V 1 , ,, , , x 6 .. M 5 Q SM 4532 E 'it 19 July. Conoluded Operation Eager Yankee. 23 July. Commenced Operation Swift Play in an area south of DaNang. 'ibn P X i -.g,+.-1 'ii-i 'Q-wil yas F IES iq if -- -Q t' ga 15 ' 'O -a ... , - f-ve 1 rn-in l3'i I K ' I ' -it V, MJ- nh X . i 0 k I A, N , P , ' A t't 115 , - . . - n , ' , 1' ,Lg f' 9 11.1 qc-rn fl. ., Q K ' A T143 ,s 1 N A.. . ,vii 4, ,, Ax ' nr I L. if. M A U '- x 2 9 July, Arrived DaNang and commenced loading the remaining 2! 7 Marines and t equipment on board. I l Q' Off i heir l l lj -- 30 July. USS MERRICK AKA-97 arrived Da- Nang to relieve us in the Ready Group. A 1 Aug. Completed transferring elements of the 2X 7 Marines to USS MERRICK and provided our logistic support of the 2! 7 Marines, the 7 helicopter squadron and the Task Group Staff via helicopter. Departed the Task Group en- route Subic Bay. J-mug ww 'z has mr 4 -f 3 Aug. Arrived in Subic Bay for a short up keep period. 8 Aug. Underway from Subic Bay enroute to Hong Kong B.C.C. 16 Aug. Arrived Hong Kong and commenced liberty. The Boat Group began operation to provide liberty boats for the USS AMERICA QCVA-667. Again this did not turn out to be too big a chore although more was required this time because the commercial ferries quit running for a day and a half when a storm threatened Hong Kong. While in Hong Kong, we loaded a Frisco Flyer that belonged to a Navy Dentist and carried it back to San Diego. f En.. E ' U 6' 1 I . 1 , I -,. 1 . , l 'UQ- 2 . wr- ,z su ltr Q 'LQ.,,,.,. 35 27 Aug. Underway for Pearl Harbor, a little late in the day! We had been delayed several hours because of an inoperative feed water pump. Finally we left to catch up with the USS UNION QAKA-1065, USS GUNSTON-HALL QLSD-55, and USS DIACHENKO QAPD-1235 with whom we would steam home. 2 Sept. Caught up with the other ships. 6 Sept. Arrived Pearl Harbor, cleared ous- toms and loaded 14 automobiles for shipment to San Diego. 17 Aug. Underway from Hong Kong for Yoko- Suka, Japan, We were really getting to be short timers!! 21 Aug, Arrived Yokosuka for a short upkeep period and our last chance to shop. The pat- tern first set in Sasebo was still identifiable! sas , y Am, Q f ,A ., . ,. , 26 ff f it A-4 M f X V, 5 f 0 V,-,. .. 'I NW' ,M H 3 W- ,rg , ,' 5 3 1 ,ffm , ,..,w ,5 . - ,g I I' k YM: A ' -in 'Sl . tx ,Q 4 It-1 N ,, . , . ' J L . ...V -. .A 8 Sept. Underway for SAN DIEGO! ll Sept. Received a message stating that the 27th Marines would arrive in San Diego on 16 September, the same day we were to arrive, and that a parade would be held on 17 Septem- ber with sailors from Amphibious Squadron One marching with the 27th Marines through downtown San Diego. We had to provide 50 sailors and one Officer for the parade. Well, the cruise had almost run full cycle now. We started off by taking the lst Battalion of the 27th Marines to DaNang and now we were about to end the cruise by marching through downtown San Diego with them! 16 Sept. Arrived in San Diego. COMMENCED LEAVE AND LIBERTY -- except for the pa- rade detail that had to practice for the parade the next day. rg-. Q. . - .Q ,U ., ,V-,agen-L-'aaq-v-W , ,....i..,J:r .. . . -- . .it , ...M A .....L...., ,. - .. OFFICER I V. .Q . Captain Richard A. Paddock 1- 5 .1 t .qv C' . C7 I I , fl Commanding Officer 'l I ' ' f X ' me Commander Peter J. Hernan D we-ffl '7 V, f , .A B C ' Executive Officer , L 1 , ' I ,ff Q? x nik Q 3' .--- N W 'Q ' . 0 I l I 1 ,, V - Y. Q . . - X.: . use Fsf e 4? ,A . vw , A nag- fx- LT. A, Singer i First Lieutenant ! it '5 ' i 't f 'W Q .W - an V . cr St ENS. T. F. Virr 1 Ship's Bos'n 413 i it t it iii P .H -. fi t ,. ri I ., . . ,, X ,--v- N i1 a ....-,t, ,.,. . .J i . . i x -Q ts' 5 3 .O Qsp 'Q i Y LTjg W. W. Willett IV Asst Boat Group Commander Top: LTjg R,N. Crain, Boat Group Commander Bottom: LTjg W. E. Best Gunnery Officer LT, R, C, Sass Navigator LT, CM, CJ L, F, Pogue LT, CM, cg A, M, Parillo Medical Officer Ex-Medical Officer :Sf M 5 . . ' ' it 5 '2 '-Q X ' A if g. 2 .3 ax, X T :V J g Above left: LTjg J. R. Nelson A 3M Coordinator I - , va--.vx Above: LT, T, S, Snead , ' Engineering Officer ' ibgg 'A 5. Left: CWO E, A, Bauer MK A ,N I Damage Control .Assistant , fp, I ENS, F, P, Garrett Main Propulsion ,Z Assistant s I iff-ff lun M-ff' LTjg G. R. Hediger Amphibious Engineer N WC N 'P fi. -o-1 'f 4. LT. CS. CJ R, F, SUDDIY Officer J - I E 5 I Electronics Material Officer Left: ENS, R. E. Golinski s gi x ' 2' I 5 W' 31 I '21 Below: LCDR. L, A, Stroud , . I Operations Officer 1 WB! 6 mkifz 'Q L 1 , Z 5 Communications Officer ENS- CS.. CJ M. D. Mathews Burg Dlsbursing Officer 5 ' Far left: ENS, R. P. Montgomery Assistant Communications Officer . ',,, ,,, .,, .. 1 M, I X , AA If 54,5 40.3 ,fm f' g::j.w. , X B 3 ,. ,, If -1, y awn l i 1 My I-'TIS H. B. Shaw III ENS. J. T' Lindholm CIC Officer lst LT, F, Goshey, USMC Combat Cargo Officer ,.-w -.Q V ,. .Wirth C' I N.,--. I DEPARTMENTS DECK D- ! BLT Y Standing: Shaffer BM2, Pack, D,W., Heuer, L.H., Meetze, T.F., Meyers, A,G,, Blea, J,A,, ENS Virr. Kneeling: Younger, G.C., Symbol, R.A,, Turner, M.J., Boothe, C,R,, Norwood, T,L,, Schreiber, M,D,, BMC Heck. Sitting: Tellez, A,M,, Franz, R,L,, Felman, J.A., Carmichael, W,L,, Wakefield, J,P, In April, the emphasis shifted from cargo hand- ling to maintenance of rigging and general upkeep. Blocks were in need of repair and the forward decks were in poor shape. Sasebo, Japan was the scene and work was mixed with liberty ashore, the first in two months! Up-keep completed, we returned to Vietnam and found more time to paint and clean during an unexpected lull in our operations as the ship visited several Vietna- mese ports. May, found us in Hong Kong and then the Amphibious Ready Group. The Ready Group operations consisted of being on station, con- stantly ready to land our marines, or support them once they were ashore. There was a good deal of time and emphasis put on training to accom- plish our mission and to insure our prepardness. Our readiness became razor keen and we could 15 T DIVISION First Division, one of the four deck divisions, was responsible for the rigging, main deck and the cargo holds forward of the ship's super- structure. Cleaning and preserva- tion of this large area kept the entire division busy even when not working the boats and booms. How- ever, the cruise was marked by constant loading and off-loading of combat cargo requiring the contin- ual use of the ships boats. The cruise began with the landing of the 27th Marines and their equipment in DaNang and immediately went into high gear. The month of March was one constant operation, day and night, loading men and equipment in DaNang and Qui Nohn, then landing them all on the beach at Thon My Thuy. Holds were filled and fortifi- cation material took the place of Mike boats on the hatches --the material of war stacked on deck became a common sight forward. Z any off-load the entire Boat Group in record time. But, the pace of really meaningful activity had slowed somewhat. June and July continued with us in the Ready Group, we partici- pated in four major amphibious assaults, with a trip to Subic Bay in the Philippines thrown in for variety. A winch prob- lem on hatch 3 threatened to crimp the divisions ability to perform, but was successfully overcome after twice having the armature in the winch mo- tor replaced. In August Hong aim Hold number three. ri . -- fl' ,MQW i , I W .K nil fl sfgrii . i1.-- Thanks to my spinach Kong and Yokosuka, Japan were visited and provided our last but greatest opportunity to shop. The pace quickened again, as prepa- rations were made for the long voyage home to San Diego. A11 spaces required a thorough clean-up and painting, most of which was ac- complished while underway. The trip from Yokosuka to San Diego added one last change for our busy clean-up schedule. Thus, First Division never lacked of things to be done. In the face of our work load, however, our speed and expertness increased - we just got better and better throu hout the cruise g . We were the BEST when we left, where are we now? We dreamed of Unreps in our maidenform vests. 17 rx . ' f if W' 1 - - - 3 C f' 4 l I 2 x 1' x 2 3 . ' ' ff I N . .al +4 'X Fightin First's Fearless Foreman. Captain's Personnel Inspection E1 .., 1 1 fr-lg X . 3 Ii' si V w 1' , f' W A ff : A 'fe , I , i qv . Q en q r .. ,LJ 2.14, .- r 'a U,S.N.G.D. -.fm , ,ii-1 4 I v? '33 5 if . , V S .-1 I 5K 4 ZVFI , JIU' 4 S Q M KWH' ff ' X ,, 1-,, M' ' Think what this will buy in Hong Kong. Standby to standby to standby. X 5 1, , -'kg -D 1 cf .a J, I ' 'N'52iWw J I Sti11don't see it. The CMAA reaches his verdict: down five. 5 , I X. M Q ut. SN ef fat M Standing: Robles, BMI, Routon, L,R,, Mueller, C,F,, Rogers, M,P,, Frentrop, T,W,, Toms, D,E,, Mars, H., LTJG Best. Kneeling: Warfield, W,W,, Long, R,D,, Solano, E,EJ,, Vitale, S,J,, Stewart, S,M,, Dickson, J,C. main booms broken! Upon completion of an off- load, when most of the other departments were resting and recuperating, we in 2nd Division were seen cleaning decks and cargo holds and tending our running and standing rigging in preparation for the next operation. Second Division's tasks consisted of more than just handling boats and combat cargo in an am- phibious operation. Now Second Division, man hatch four was also a familiar sound and meant that dry stores, produce and fleet freight were coming to the ship to be hoisted aboard at hatch four. Besides supporting the Marines and soldiers on the beach, we also supported WASHBURN! During the months of May, June and July, Second Division, with the help of the gun moiuit watches, guided over 100 helos to the helicopter platform 2ND DI VISIDN Boats to the Rail followed minutes later by Away all Boats was a sign that once again WASHBURN was send- ing its boats and combat cargo to the beach. Second Division played an in- dispensable role in the thousands of ship to shore operations conducted during the cruise. We were responsi- ble for hoisting and launching all boats aft of the superstructure, and then loading them again and again with all the materials needed on the beach to fight the war. During the early part of our cruise, WASHBURN opened up the beach at Thon My Thuy and was the only sup- port of the soldiers. There combat cargo was handled 24 hours a day for a solid month. We in Second Division were able to Hack It and did our share in landing a record amount of war materials, even with one of our They don't think I can get three boats on one hatch? EN . to N3 , XX .JM s xp. If lt's not tubes, it's fuel oil. on the fantail, transferring mail, cargo and personnel. Second Division also took charge of the underway fueling at hatch four. Under the kind leadership of LTjg Best and the Firm lead- ership of Boatswain Mate First Class Robles, Second Division if ' few ' helped make WASHBURN'S 1968 i cruise an outstanding success p ' p and must have shortened the War c in Vietnam by months! 1' t ' . Y Com'on Seven! What do you mean, you don't need them now? s it It was there a second ago Boss A 3 . 50 S. 3RD DIVISION Third Division known to all as The Boat Group, is one- of the 4 deck divi- sions, Our primary responsibility is 16 Assault Landing Craft: 6 LCM 6's, 2 LCM 3's, 6 LCVP's and 2 LCPL's. But we also maintain the two Welin Davits, and 02-Level and the 2 Ac- comadation Ladders. Third Division was lead throughout the cruise, by the Boat Group Com- mander LTjg R. Crain, and LTjg W. Willett our Division Officer and As- sistant Boat Group Commander. Our Leading Petty Officer for the last half of the cruise was Boatswain Mate Second Class J. S. Russell. However, we never forgot the lead- ership and salty humor of Boatswain Mate First Class T. Lane, who was leading Petty Officer until he left the ship to retirement in May. Bottom of ladder to top: Russell, J,S. BM2, Christopherson, N,R,, KohoutJACrllDEI'hW ' , , ,, ar o , , ,, ris , ,W,, Forsyth, D.N. Across. Taylor, L,E,, Farr, M,E,, Pelous, C,J,, Rushing, J,D., Yekel, H.F., Kline, R,E,, Withers, W,E,, Randi, J,V,, Wroten, J,A,, Duncan, G,C,, Whitted, J,C,, Bray, R,A,, Nelson, T,A,, Warren S,A., Hoch, K,W,, Engstrom, E,P,, Wade, H,G,, Wagner, J,R,, Usher, D,L,, LTJG W,W, Willett, LTJG R,N. Crain. Having been awarded the Amphibious Assault Award in February for the seventh consecutive year meant that we were the best in the Pacific Fleet - maybe in the whole world! During the month of March, we were soon to be tested. We operated our boats twenty-four hours a day sup- porting U.S. Forces in the Northern First corps Tactical Zone at an Army beach site near Thon My Thuy. The boats were called upon to perform tasks ranging from hauling combat cargo onto the beach where experts claimed an LCM 6 could not land, to providing a helicopter drop platform for mail delivery, to assisting LST's marry up to an ,,,,,,,,,,.. 800 foot causeway. The salvage boat kept busy ' providing assistance to other boats, in distress and did an excellent job in salvaging the pon- toons of a dismembered causeway off the beach, remarrying the pontoons together, and guiding 2 the whole causeway to its proper position Off the o en up in a storm beach after it had br if ' , Maybe in Cut Off my ear' l i the operation and up-keep of the ship's Throughout the cruise we in Third Division continued to prove our- selves as the best Boat Group in the Pacific as we were called upon time and again to offload cargo and troop from ship to shore, to Lmrep ships in DaNang and Subic Bay, and to make convoys up the Cua Viet River to Dong Ha and Perfume Riv- er to Hue. We even provided boat services for USS KITTY HAWK QCVA-633 and Uss AMERICA tcm- 66l in Hong Kong on a couple of oc- casions Qwithout hardly missing a libertylj We were the best when we startedg we got better all the timeg we are bound to always stay the best Boat Group in the World! 7 s 5 I' 7? 3 i 4 E . 1 1 1 I E 1 1 P p In 1 Hello, operator? Heading for Hong Kong. X , Q. x W, we , NS WW l V f-V X Q uw. Q WX' X V X a 1' X mu,-f' X SZ ' I' me 5 . 5. I a ! a. , 5 e is 'x x Q - . , ku J- x ' L- V-Axwikgr' x 'ilu 2 ,Y ,M ' A 'MJT X , .bf Q55 N L J , l hx 5 gg .1:fN:g.. 5'-T' x J ex -Q ' , A ,V fx e .f ' Q, 'M :Q f 3 -ak x in 7, QR J, X 'V X J ?aaa e f a P A we 1, , . X i a if I If S a ... Q , Q . J 52 Grease? Paint? Peanut Butter? Jelly? X if 4 ,...-. 3 Hmmmmmmm, this one must be lemon-lime. She waited twenty y ... and he waited twenty years for this. ,J x 'lg ears for this 1 I l fi 4 gf is In Q t I 'f f T' A 4- Wm ' 53 W---L x 1 A Q The supervisor is on the left. J I ,- n I've got the ladder, you have the boat? Port davit manned and ready KA 108-5 and Usher. 5 - 4TH DIVISION Fourth Division, commonly known as Gunnery, was responsible for the ships main batteries, the machine guns on the assault landing craft and the small arms used by sentries and the ships landing parties. Leading Petty Officer, Fire Control Techni- cian Henderson, with his men as- signed, maintained and operated the four twin 455 m.m. mounts and their associated fire control directors. We also trained the boat crews to use and care for the machine guns they used during the combat assault op- erations in which we participated. Additionally, we trained almost the whole crew to use the numerous other small arms we had on board to guard us from enemy swimmers which were a constant threat. The security of the ship and the Boat Group rested on Fourth Division! OK you guys, I told you to clean those bores. I Back row: Henderson I-'T2, LTJG Best. Front row: Johnson, J,D Maynard, K,i-L,, Pelky, li,-X., Scheid, J,L, The normal duties of our Division were divided so that each man was assigned an area of respon- sibility. Gunners Mate Seaman Pelky and Boat- swain Mate Third Class Schied cared for the forward and after mounts, the ammo hoists and the magazines. Fire Control Technician Third Class Johnson was responsible for the Fire Con- trol equipment and was also division trouble shooter who handled any and all unusual or major problems relating to ordinance. Fire COntI'O1 Technician Second Class Henderson was respon- sible to the Gunnery Officer, LTjg Best, for the smooth and effective running of Fourth Division. We never did forget GLu1ner's Mate First Class Forgety, who was responsible for the excellent state of weapons readiness and who was our leading Petty Officer from the beginning of the cruise until he was transferred in June. i me . f.w,,,..,Mee ,f 4-lex., The Gunner's Mates ready for Unrep IWMWHMMWMMIWW ff , M , W X WL W W Mum Eight ball in the left barrel. This Pepsodent does the trick. I 1 ' Q Q-5 Now listen here you clowns, Try not to lose this one Pelky, ' SEI' , - 1 ,Y ana-uutlbluvvlnnw-A , .. ..,, www., ,oo, , ii SIDE CLEANERS ,WM ,..- A g Ol S4-.....,,,,L,,..LQ, 4. f T' M .. X x f ' 9' , , , BMC Heck, Link, J,W,, Carmichael, W,L,, Blea BM2, ENS Virr. Kneeling: Wagner, JgR, The chain gang. Bubble, bubble toil and trouble ... Viv Q 0 v ' 'ive t':':':':':'ff Q 4soQc,4.,'w' 3 ,, any, 51-gk-LL kg 1 SV. A ' 'x-f'--., .55 - V .l I guess we'l1 be hanging around here when liberty goes. 58 A 5, Lf .,,..x ENGINEERI G R DIVISION Although the cruise didn't actually begin until 1 February, R Division started preparing for it in November 67, lf you stop and think how much preparation goes into a weekend Camping trip, you can realize what we had to do to prepare for our weekend in WESTPAC. A long weekend? Only 229 days. All plans and preparation complete, we start- ed and things went like this: On the way to Hawaii, we installed 12 china waterclosets in the crews head and instructed some 130 men in the op- eration and use of the OBA QOxygen Breathing Apparatus.J After Pearl Harbor, it was shore up the cargo, train, convert a stowage locker into an Intelligence Office, and train some more. Just before we reached Vietnam, it became necessary to manufacture eight 555 caliber ma- chine gun cradles, pivots and splinter shields. 993 Standing: Hudy, G,R,, Holt, G,S,, Hager, D,D,, Nation, D,W,, Miller, R,A,, Clark, J,A, Kneeling: Piasecki SF1, Sisk, L,T,, CWO Bauer, Hilt, B,F,, Jackson, J,A, Each of these required the fabrication and assem- bly of 25 individual parts. Back to cargo again, off load it, load it, load it, and off load it. Boat repairs? You said it! Day and night. lf it wasn't our boats it was someone elses boat that needed repair. Finally in April, the tempo of operations slowed for awhile, so we started remodeling the ship in order to make room for an Operations office. The library went aft to an unused ammu- nition magazine, the barber shop movedto where the library used to be, the Disbursing Officer moved to the old Barber shop and lo and behold, we had an empty and suitable space for the Op- erations Office. But wait, this didn't happen overnight! Before we could complete the shifting of library, shop, and offices, we were as- signed to the Amphibious Ready Group. You want mail? Well, you better do something about that, so a helicopter can bring it. We had been working so hard at remodeling, we needed to give ourselves a break anyway and get out in the sun and get a tan. So we did. We took our sunglasses, our sun tan lotion, cutting torch, welding leads, hammers and a lar e bucket of Kool Aid and relaxed for S i ' about 2 weeks while we constructed a port- able helicopter loading platform. By this time, the ships crew had shrunk to such size that it became necessary to train and utilize R Division personnel to man the main battery. After several training exer- cises we became good competitors for the Deck Departments regular Gunnery crew. Routine maintenance, like woman's work, is never done, we spent many hours clean- ing drains, fixing leaks and testing equip- ment, as well as cleaning and maintaining our own 12 spaces, which included shops, a berthing compartment, co2 rooms and damage control lockers. Was it over? Never! Even at the end of the cruise we were still remodeling -- this time enclos- ing the crews mess to improve its air- conditioning and general appearance. Even this, we completed in time to welcome our dependents and friends with refreshments on the 'NEW' mess decks. Next cruise we will improve WASHBURN some more! One more time, 'D 1 F - 1. ,,-aunt? ...-1-u.,...u .-.-4 H . 'J I .. M fig' ',,.....-H Field day is fun, if Holiday Routine. I'm on Heavy Sal 4 A I 1 rv iii r.. ,. EX! Q fm . 4 54531 N 5 li ' M ff! -f ' 'Ml W' 4 I li I , - . imlw 9276-141-2493 or wasit9276-141-2439? H J J W'Q l gli W 'E 3 L 1 4 61 Z 1 'E ..4,,...a. A fm.-6.45 f 1 . v x J n 4 n I 7 F u u M U W xv Q 1 . r 1 i E I K I Yea, another party. 2, 1, wx, 3 F,, '-'TR W uwz f.: Tfr fi PMUJ Hur 5'- M: K 5 H, -,was N31 rw- rr, lbw! owubt ,-.ff n- . One machine cradle on the way M DI VISION This story is intended to inform you fthe type of work and the daily rou- Sine of the non-rated and rated Ma- chinist Mate as it was performed on USS WASHBURN during a cruise to Vietnam in 1968. The duties of the Machinist Mate assigned to the M Division were to operate and main- tain the ships main engines and as- sociated equipment such as: pumps, distilling plants , compressors , valves, oil purifiers, heat exchang- ers, governors, reduction gears, main shaft, and shaft bearings. A routine day started out at 089595 and everyone raced down the ladders to ambitiously turn to . Being that our air conditioning unit for the engine- room was permanently out of order, we happily started repacking pumps and scrubbing deck plates, etc., etc., until our supervisors thought that we had had enough for the morning Darn! I cut it in two. 05.541 4 U L P' ' '1 --H Allllllw o.,.,. ,W X Sf 2 Z 5 Mfnxxxi V 5 - V if H! , L f -A ' 6 LJ 7 ' 4 F tin vi ' 73' f- f' Standing: ENS J. Garrett, Wills, D,J., Aschittino, M,J,, Schibelle, H.R., Jackson, R.E., Hendricks, W.P,, Hartsock, W,M,, Ekstrom, W.H., Touchet, F.J. Kneeling: Nelson, T,A,, O'Conner, D,L,, Howell, E.R,, Schwisow, E,l-I, and let us go up to lunch and hit the rack for an hour. When 1309! came, everything was the same as morning. Some of our more interesting jobs were tearing apart pumps, especially the famous 4,I5QQ5's . At one time, this was a daily job but then the pump parts were replaced only once a week due to the fact that the 4,QIiJQ5's' ended up running only 24 hours a month. It seems funny that AX Division twhich became extinct!! didn't take a cutting torch and cut a hole through the bilges, permitting the fabu- lous 4,0QJ'0's to go to the bottom of the ocean where they belonged. I We really looked forward to upkeep periods in port as much as the Boilermen did. It meant taking the three condensers apart and cleaning out all the dead fish, clams, snails, etc., that get lodged in the cooling tubes. It also meant going bathing in the main lube oil sump. I'll never tell who the fortunate one was to do those last two jobs! Our watches were stood in the engineroom and were stood by six people per watch. These people were: Engineering Officer of the Watch who made sure everyone stayed awake and alert. The Top Watch who made sure the Officer stayed awake and alert. The Throttleman who kept the propeller moving. The Lower Levelman who slept under num- ber two auxiliary condensor., The Evapora- tor watch who makes potable and feed water, and finally last but not least, the Messenger or gopher . Yes, here was the star of the Show! 1 , t92fG2 2- i' Xslgft 1' lh,, by 7 v, , I 5 Y A fl , ,Ru Jjw S V, .,....-f Q . f 1 A5 Y 3 t i V .. li .r ' H any i ,, T H kgs' 'Qi' I Q t I'll get you - you little puff of steam, Some one was always asking him to gopher this or gopher that! He kept every one well supplied with cigarettes, gedunks, coffee, bug juice and such, all watch. He also kept a constant and alert eye out for the trouble throughout the engineroom and scurried from forcastle to fantail to take water soundings and made sure that shaft alley didn't become the shaft alley swimming pool. I Such was the life of a Machinists g Mate in WASHBURN in 1968. 6 EDITORS NOTE! lt is interesting to note that the gopher who wrote the above story, threw a potato hitting an albatross when the cruise first began. The major calamities that befell him following that error in judge- ment included being fined 350, three times in a row at Captain'S Mast, being hit in the head by a line-throwing gun projectile, and having the Gig lowered down On his hand. - xp-- 1 H E See. I told you there was an adjustment under that paint. ij.. C Q50 -eo ' 4 4 ill X iJf'fe'5 6 .K 4 4 7 W Ye olde machine Shoppe. ,-ff .N Please ll Keep that feed pump going! 5:1-nu . . ,mf .il Engineering Brain Locker. Please stay. -Emi The Still , she works fine! VENT J I I , 1 v '11 Really, don't they make these any more? X Q X-. iss fz' B DI VISION We in B Division were responsible for the 2 ships boilers with their associat- ed valves, pumps, piping, and fuel oil tanks and have worked constantly and feverously to keep the heart of WASHBURN steaming at maximum powergand efficiency. We worked in an environment that can be described with one word--HOT! Working the way we did in a place like that, with temperatures up to 140-160 degrees means only one thing: we were the most dedicated division on board. Cleaning the firesides of the boilers was just one of the jobs that we had to perform, and that had to be done every 600 hours of steaming for each boiler to insure its top performance. We first had to secure the boiler and let it cool a bit, then open it up, Next a BODY had to crawl into the boiler through a hole where we had taken out a burner and go to work cleaning all the tubes inside. 55 t i Y-- i Standing: BTC Pearrow, Hagan, M,A,, Lee, J,B,, Marsh, A,L,, .-xkar, L..-N., I-'lori BTI, ENS Garrett. Kneeling: Ward, J,A,, G Pavone, J., Zirnney, L..-X., Smith, R,L,, Cambell, D,R, et a bigger hammer. f :W V Q 0 We usually had to perform this task while in 1 ,ai 1' ' , port. What about liberty? The firesides had to ri -f if ' x 5 be cleaned first! l , F Besides being menaced by fuel oil contamina- Qi X r' ', . .h 1 f . Y i limi ' i 1, 3 l g 4 N vt ff. X i N fs. Q ! ' ' . fi . XW4 l '-1,2 , i. 4 . tion, sheared couplings, forced draft blower failures, leaky flanges and broken valves, the bald eagle was always hovering around or iroosting in the first class mess! ready to give us that little boost we needed-and even throw in some professional advice too. We in B Division were also responsible for all the fuel oil on board, being delivered on board or being given to someone else. Refueling at sea with AO's was about the only way we got fuel and we averaged 1 Lmrep every 13 days during May, June and July. Under the leadership of our Division Officer Ens. Garrett, the supervision of Chief Boiler- men Pearrow and the constant harassment of that old bald eagle , Boilerman First Class Flori, the heart of WASHBURN operated the entire cruise without missing a beat! moms Room S MUX A X-.. Q95 gap .T- 4, , . ai l , 3 i l A N ix fri .. : f-4 f' 'KK YQ ! K - in T gf' Q- X f'?'i:. 1 +P- L l There, 1 zeuened ir. PFD whxch on Huh? - the smoking Lamp xs out tw.-6 li Q... Ha! Ha! - now clean it up. wgH. ff.M Fi11'er up QJR A DIVISION Steering casualty. After steering take controll, Mr. Hediger, your presence is requested on the bridgeI , Chief Sales lay up to the bridge! or Where's Campbell? The hydraulic line on the fork lift in lower four just broke. These were frequently heard phrases during the cruise. We in the Auxiliary Division were also responsible for the forward and after fire pumps, winches, davits, capstans, anchor windlass, fantail diesels and the emergency diesel generator. Several of our 'A-gang' were noted for odd characteristics and some for distinguishing tattoos such as the formidable 'A-Gang' Skeleton tattoo a few had, and the 'OIL HERE' tattoo over Benjarmin's Belly Button. Another odd thing about the 'A-Gang' was the publicity we kept getting over the lMC . Our men Cosmopolitan- - Us? ' it 'Y ' .B W r X ' . - ig.. ,L Standing: Whitaker, L,II,, South, T,W,, Burrows, 'I',G,, Whitham, L,E,, Boyd, R,P,, Wright, RJ-',, Keller, ILL., Durham, C,W., Weisner, S,R,, Purcell, R,R,, LTJG Hediger. Kneeling: ENC Sales, Jones, T,B,, Rudnik, T,L,, Cambell EN2, Latting, W,L, Lf . were personally called away on the lMC , more than any other division. Some examples of our publicity are above, others were the en- gineer to Mike 8 man your boat and the engineer to Papa 12 man your boat , and the engineer to the L-Boat man your boat . We sure had a lot of people noticing us! But we did play a vital role in the operation of the ships 16 assault landing craft. We were the engineers and kept the boat engines and ramps operating all the time. It was a major task because the boats were often run- ning for many days straight, right around the clock. lt was not an ing a whole engine in a boat, or small stuff like salt water pumps and ramp clutches. ' 7 1 infrequent sight to see our engine- men at H200 in the morning chang- Repairing transmissions , straight- ening bent screws and refueling boats we did while we were resting. ln looking back on the cruise as a whole , we got a lot of publicity While we were resting. Our Auxiliary Division jobs were varied and de- manding, but with our leader LTjg Hediger leading us and Chief En- gineman Sales n telling us and En- gineman Second Class Campbell doing quite a bit on his own and that 1MC prodding us, We in the 'A-Gang' kept most of the boats and equipment up all of the time. It still doesn't work?? C rats again. Engine, Engine 4499 .,, fr ...CB '- v 1-XS L0, im! C f Z- 5 Cz 2251-9 4.8 .F -f Q 0 I ,ITT 6 :M aff' , f 10 1- ' t -I C K-5-XM 1 f ' ' e 'J 13 ng g gg W f S 4 g 5 d fl-i fi Ji Q X , '-A mn' 1 4. Whadda you mean it doesn't work? Just a little more, sqg K wi 15 T21-11. -ahh b 'A' , , f 5 ' 1 ul- M ' ., fegx-:'f f A 1 1 , Lf f 1 ' 3 , 01 ff A ' Y ' X 1 ' f 11,1 : A , A f I Q t v ' -.fl ft 1 NN J , ff 2 if Ap 1 's I .D 1 11 1 1 , I X- .'. O ' 1 ull ,l, 11 1 '17 nwnunnuomf-ff-unnuli l 1 5-n. ' '-Q .w 3 1, K 1' i ,f . .l Q 6 Yeah - I'm in the liberty section This is the way Mary Soo does it. Maybe that's what wrong with my watch! W Q 1 9 Q, . .,a? ,f f N- ' '34 Fw 5 Q Gr' in I as S A Y w. wa. Hurry up, the Grunion are running, Al- E--...a E DIVISION On 16 July it began. The number 1 appeared inconspicuously at the bottom of the Plan Of The Day, Each day that followed a progres- sively higher number appeared, until on the ninth day the letters RIP replaced the now familiar yet still mysterious digit. But for us in E Division there was no mys- tery. We knew that each number represented a new endurance record for the 4,000 gallons per day evaporators, and the appear- ance of Rest in Peace indicated that the battle to keep them run- ning had been temporarily lost! This is the Way it was for us from one piece of machinery to the next. Our battles were foughtbelow decks and above decks to keep some very old, but necessary electrical machinery working. The Chief Said it was the CONTACT, If ' p, A ff aff' -0 lilly x rfw .f-.-. , as 'J ' Back row: EMCM Wilson, Ramsey, R,F,, Yamato, C,T,, Martin, J.M., Breika, S.J., Lapuyade, P. Front row: Williams EMI, Morales, A., Belile, D,A,, Spangler, D,L,, Williamson, L,D,, McNamara, M,R,, L if x 3 I .- 55 , . - .. - M13 5 -tk. 1 1 Schieb, G,L, We not only had the motors on the evaporators, but also the genera- tors that provided power for the air-conditioning, and you can be- lieve us when we say those gen- erators were high priorty! Ventilation blowers, auxiliary condensate pumps, auxiliary cir- culating pumps and Winches pro- vided constant challenge, but we prevailed. Master Chief Electri- cian Mate Wilson and Electrician Mate First Class Williams, with the rest of us electricians, aided by A Division and the Deck De- partment, attempted to fix a major winch problem on hatch 3. Not un- til after approximately 500 man hours of work which included borrowing a whole winch motor from hatch 5 and then replacing two armatures and rebuilding the motors was the problem solved. It looked for awhile like we would have all the winch motors on board involved before we were through. When SOPA Hong Kong decided we had to rig dress ship lights, we had more problems and thought for sure less liberty. But it wasn't so, for Electrician Mate Second Class Belile had missed out on a particular purchase he wanted to make on our first trip to Hong Kong and was determined to get over on the beach and buy it this time. To do so, he qualified Mr. Nelson as a colored light checker and together they checked out that great string of Christmas tree like lights and soon had the ship lined with 595 watt bulbs. As well as the electricians, the interior communications men played a vital role in the make up E Division. Under the guidance of Interior Communications Man Second Class Martin, the l.C. men spent many ted- ious hours working on the sound powered phone system, pitimeter log and the ship's two gyro compasses. lt is also hard to for- get the problems encountered and finally Hey the phone work? QT' V Ng' I wonder why they call those running lights? ,ini J u..,,, QQ -fa .1 q'lXx solved by the I C men with the Dead Reckon Track in C I C But the I C men are prob ably best known for their involvement with the ship's entertainment system, for they are the men who pipe those sweet soothing melodic tunes throughout the ship And as for movies we never did have a bad movie the whole cruise W We did it. Q. 1 4 3 2 . I I 2 1 1 I 'M ,n,..fW mu , L And now for a Patsy Cline and Hank Williams duet. Who got the 'wif overnight? ff R. 5X I knew that. X x ., ,V Now don't tell anyone that we kept it down all night so that we could get a picture. .K ..- OPERA TIO OI DIVISION The Radarmen, Electronics Tech- nicians, and Postal Clerk which comprise OI Division make us one of the most diverse divisions on WASHBURN. The division varies not only in rate, but in distinct personalities from HARTMAN RDI q Buddha J to NASH ETNSN f But- terfingersnl . Just as heterogeneous as the members were the tasks we were called on to perform on this CI'lllSG. For example, the ET's stood CIC watches for nearly half the cruise, repaired the air search radar an- tennae, moved a radio from the LCPL to CIC, and tended to the incessant ills of the boat radios. The radarmen, although somewhat confined to CIC, more commonly known as the Hole , were no less I wonder what movie is on the scope tonight? 'NrN ETC Wommack, Nash, L,A,, Wartenburg, W,S,, Earwood, J.H., Kelsey, H,B,, ENS Lindholm. Kneeling: ENS Montogomery, Holbrook, J,M,, Turberville, J,B,, Hartman RDI, Penn, B,P, divergent in their duties. We con- trolled swift and Mike boats, stood port and starboard watches for the two and one half months in igated into congested harbors, stood watches in the Pilot House, and requested Parrot Checks . The postal clerk, KIRK, was also fortunate enough to have his time in CIC as phone-talker at GQg however, this didn't reduce his effectiveness as Bearer of Glad Tiddings in postal form. The leadership of such a motley crew was bolstered on two differ- ent occasions by the bright, young the Amphibious Ready Group, nav- Ensigns LINDHOLM and MONTE- GOMERY and Chief Electronics Technician WOMMACK and Radar- man First Class HARTMAN re- spectively. Behind their guidance the OI Division reached superior- ity, greatness and many BZ's as it had done under LTJ G BAKER, who was division officer until his de- parture in June. Ought to be able to hear KOGO now, I , J Y Y X X ' ' i......,.Q ,'.. ' i1 ,.w , Rv 1 D 1.1 - . 'f-17' 'i ' - . 4 . Q' xJweX 'L ,., -5' , i A+-l. , N awk'-Y f ' -., an xv! X r ' N' ' X D p X 9 NN-NKW51 , ,- . r 4 K A Q it V v x p 'W M ifx x ' i pppp , H . 4,4 N, KX wi' .IPA 41? X QQ of l - ff M 1 P i X-,--.HE 1?f1..V . ' . nf - s'. .. A f 4,. . 1,1 ta Claus Mike 5 then Mike 2 then Papa 12.... MQ comm-comemj SKUNK A QW, PASEZKQPH HND oesmmgo lx 5 w xg 'N' B KNO? I 6 3. f ?i 'E - b d . I 1 Q I ' Jr. - i ff t -:' 11 ' '.. 'X Y '-.lf og , Q 4,1- -Zh? 14. - -e Ff- - ..Q 4 ',o X , 'A gt, ' Egg--: Y e ! J ,V 'inn' w I wgwwa Q , ,, Above: Second Class Civilian Brooks Left: 2820, 32,000 yards, Below: How the hell should I know. 3 IPCUIIQOIOC OIOQDOUOOO '+...., N x UC DI VISION Stars waking in a purple sky as on- rushing night brightens their wink- ing eyes, sea and sky melt into unity and nature brings a quasi peace to coastal Vietnam. Suddenly over the edge of an invisible hori- zon, blinding flashes of light! A ship, visible only to the eye of Radar sends out her challenge. The shocking brightness spurs Signals to action and the beams of WASH- BURN's carbon arc light speed the reply. Reality returns as the mighty SAINT PAUL steams into view. Salvage signalman. Standing: LTJG Shaw, Malling, K,li,, Stiegelmeyer, D,R,, Hamilton, RAL, Davenport J,R, Cale ox M,K, Ha 'es R L RIN Kneeling: ENS Hawkins, wx N . I L i - '..,,-i,- I r., M' 5 I ---- K .- Ov A v -...A .., . , 8 5, , 5 , . ., JCM Gowenlock. Golinski, Kiser, E.B., Kruger, R,P,, Bilyeu RM1, SMC We signalmen are very familiar with the identifying of other ships. We well remember those three small black PT boats which wouldn't answer the challenge as they chased WASHBURN at 35 ' knots! Together with these nerve jangling memories are the hun- dreds of messages sent by flash- ing light, flaghoist and semaphore. Then too there was the one quar- ter inch of soot to remind us of Subic Bay and USS VANCOUVER and the countless hours of clean- ing the signal bridge only to hear the dread word, The Officer of the Deck is shifting his watch from the Pilot House to the Sig- nal Bridge. SOS SOS SOS the achingly famil- iar yet seldom heard call filled Radio with its frightening mes- sage, another ship in trouble. Our answer was heard by Search and Rescue, OKINAWA who took over the distress call, located the posi- tion of the endangered vessel and dispatched help. We still remember the feel- ing that swept through us as we heard that call, a chilling sensation that tightens the stomach and ices the blood. There were many lighter moments, filled with great satisfaction. We all remember how we relayed messages for the communications ship ANNAPOLIS while at Wunder Beach and the night we relayed messages to NAVCOMMSTA- PHIL for the USS RANGER. No one can forget the 8000 plus messages we processed or the starboard wing of the bridge that somehow was always dirty after we cleaned it. OC brings home many memories, both ship- board and on liberty in Sasebo, Hong Kong, Yokosuka and yes even Subic Bay and DaNang. And little Orphan Axmie said Y f 1 7 Tl : it l , S ti' :Si V Wonder if the coffee is ready? N f Q i ,mx 1 lm ln. Q ,V Now 1et's keep on top of that. AIG 2714389?? Would you like to see the boards, Sir? 'K 'NJ 9 J' L 9 An., I ei Hamilton sends blinking ngm, Then che Clue! moved into the Sxgnal Bridge XV. 1 .N L A what waver? Hey Pancho. SUPPLY Standing: Dinsmore, S,E,, CSC Tyler, Fields, C,J,, Cooper, M.J,, SKC Willey, Chapman, W,O,, Badger, E,E,, Bailey, T,S,, Phillips, M,J, Earnest, J,K,, Second row: ENS Mathews, Price, M,T,, Jackson, T,C,, Szekely, P,R,, Watson, L,C., LT, Burg. Change in personnel at all levels kept the Supply Department very active during the cruise. On April 1, Department head LT. Bruno was relieved by LT. Burg. In early June, LTjg Pendleton was relieved by Ens. Mathews. Those that were eye witnesses to Mr. Pendleton's departure, swear there was a tear in his eyeg some thought it was because he was leaving his many friends in WASHBURN, others thought it was because he didn't want to go to the airport at DaNang, with all the excitement they were hav- ing from rockets every day. With these and other personnel losses in the department, train- ing of personnel was a continually big job throughout thecruise. Routine underway replG11iShII19n'0S kept us very busy during the Kneeling: Conley, M,R,, Johnson, G,R,, Vaughn, S,D,, Factor, Hee Hee! NOW H0 0119 can find them' J,D,, Tijernia, L,C,, Gordon, D,R, cruise. Besides manning many of the phones during the actual un- rep operation the behind the scenes paper work kept us busy days before and days after the job on deck was done. In fact, in ef- forts to keep WASHBURN well supplied, Mr. Burg became so familiar with the-Mike boats, Qalways off in them to get storesl that he was given a 3rd Class Boatswains Mates crow and made honorary coxswain for services rendered. The cruise also saw the barber shop and Disbursing office re- located. There was much work ,..4-gl involved: moving files, records, combs and clippers, but after we were settled again in our new spaces, everyone seemed satis- fied. The supply office, built during the last yard overhaul, proved to have one major 'unforeseen flaw. Ventilation was non exist- ant and when we -arrived in those warm Vietnamese waters, the office became a sauna bath! This fault was cured though - we bought an air conditioner and had A Couple OI real Cm ups it installed just in time for it to start working as we reached cool er latitudes on our way home! Was that 8 for ,379 or 7 for 389? OK Conley, this is how you handle special pay. Sf-ij 5 , ,Z Q, f vm K X 4, 1 - 3 x X X J? 4 . ip.i.,.1iS if 54, ' eff Q, jg? 1 :QQ ' xi f' X Af ,ogfyfin fx 4 V .Y , fa? R 7 ikv we 49 X -Q 7 ' 12, Q w ew ' fi n r it in Mastered Deck, now for Engineering! M , S f L 6 L I -135. . ,5 hi E 'S 5 3 -1 ,stalk-X' X 1 i 1'X a- xy i -nike 'S' ie i i 5 1 X i e g W N x T, We put real body in our soup. Who stole the bowl? Yes we have no bananas. S Yes, I transferred to Supply What do you mean your typewr1ter can't spell Xl gf M4-fl-1 4 W f W mf 1 W f l f we 1 f -A , 4 Z, XZ 4 Q - q ,rm I 4-1 ,f 1 ' f :Ng Z! ' V V ,J f 'Z I M, f A X! V f faf:'9.' '4 4 V wm- f WW.-V f ww fi , 0 0 Who has the Toni? CS, SK, BM -- we're all the same. ADMIN! TRA no The Administration Department Consisting only of X Division, was the Department responsible for handling the administrative work for the ship. We prepared orders for men that were trans- ferred, did the paper work on men we received twe actually transferred and received 131 men during the cruise, which is 55 percent of the total crew we started withlj , prepared all outgoing correspondence Qsometimes two or three times for each letter! , sorted through and routed incoming mail, did all the paper work associated with the legal problems we had on board, and maintained the service records for both the officers and enlisted men. We did all of this in the Ship's Of- fice which seemed to us like a great two ended funnel with us The X,O, inspects. Y -,,,XQ,,Ji Smith, R,, Greenwood YN1, Simon, G,W,, Shay, J,T,, lst LT Goshey. in the middle and a giant standing at either end stuffing paper through while we massaged that continuing stream of paper as it flew by in both directions! Our work wasn't all paper though. We were called upon to stand watches in the Combat ln- formation Center QCICQ for a while, training the radarmen. At Thon My Thuy we worked on the hatches showing the Deck Force personnel how to rig slings and stays and such. We also stood watches on the bridge helping the Captain and the Officer of the Deck navigate the ship. We even took our turn at the Debarkation Control Station directing the loading or off-loading of the ship for the Executive Officer. Of course, in between all these jobs we sat in the funnel massaging the paper as it streamed by. With all the various tasks we were assigned to do, we were , 4 spread out so much that our Division Officers lst LT GOSHEY and our leading Pet- ty Officer, Yeoman First Class 1 GREENWOOD gave up trying to n supervise us and just super- n vised each other although it's i hard to tell - We in the Division . never did see much of each Q other during the cruise what fi with being loaned out here and there for different watches, f 1 maybe even Mr. GOSHEY and if Greenwood were on the Watch Q bill TOO! i I Extra! Extra! Send Mike 6 to Blue 5, Ships Office at work. Nightly car games I if JJ ' V' A 'il' N ': 1 , figs' -rw WQWW. ? y.ilv!F5'L , ,r v Q i ft?:Zg?li.,i,g,,.i J' I7 A' ' 'ig Q ' 'TA' 5 M35 , iw, ,ff -. ' f, . 4, A H L ' . 'CM' Mv ',.f '1' f Y , s X ,ki x ' -ff Lv 5 ...nts 'V Lgfll . ' , k 'I 41.-aft! 'f 35 ' 0 f ' J 4 .gms X 1- ff. Q ' '54 ' 1 ' 4, Q sn ,Q aw luis .1 ., .4 2 Bearing 5900, 8,996 yards, Af MQ XXKXN 5 Miki Now all persons with last names beginning with A-G,,,, xiii Logan , if : ! H NA VIGA TID 1 QMC Dwyer Wolfe R K Schrumpf, R,A,, Harms, L.K., LT. R. Sass. The smallest department in WASHBURN consists only of the Navigation Division which practices an art established at least 8,6916 years ago. Modern methods of naviga- ting started with the inven- tion of the chronometer in the 18th century and have developed right up to the use of the satellite. Naviga- tion is the art, or science, of determining the position of the ship and of conducting the ship from that position to another , hopefully the one we picked in advance. Starting the Cruise, our Mark! 36-22-36. navigation was indeed an art, but as the cruise wore on we were very ably guided by Chief Quartermaster Dwyer who pa- tiently taught us special skills and tech- A niques that had to be perfected by careful practice. ln the end our art became a science-it must haveg we got home! But it became such a science that our books, charts, publications, guides and instru- ments began to overflow our chart house to the extent that some were finally stowed in the Navigator's Stateroom. He didn't mind as long as we kept his bunk clear. Each port-of-call in Vietnam and the Far East was an exciting adventure for the en- tire ship, but especially so for we Quarter- masters because it was a very happy event after traveling at sea for days without sight of land to see that we did in fact arrive at our predetermined destination! Finally when we left DaNang, our home- port away from homeport, we really started navigating with keen minds and sharp PGP' cils to find the straightest path to San 131080 .-WAX I know Las Vegas doesn't seem right, but tmt's where ll cuts Steady as you go, aye, aye, Sir. .4 Fastest gun in North Dakota. I wish I may, I wish I might Navigation Detail. ff-ra! 6,5 1 5 .A bF'gY+5:' 1 9 v . ,I 5 ' 1 N 1 J g, 1 , x ze. -2,5 :fl g WS A X I if ,. N ' f as 6 0 vy A little spit, and polish .5 I it 5 r i I 1 4 MX k L MEDICAL The personnel manning WASH- BURN'S surgery were forever Changing with the coming and going of interns and Corpsmen throughout the cruise. We start- ed out with Doctor Qseasicky Parillo, HM1 Dulmage, and HM2 Votaw in February and ended up with Doctor Pogue, HM1 Schultz, and HM3 Cooley in September. The initial part of the cruise was somewhat hectic with two of us Corpsman standing all night watches besides performing our fx regular daytime work, but help was on the way. HM3 Cooley ar- rived the first part of April! He came to be known as Inhale- exhale Cooley, because we had to keep telling him to do so. Around the first of July HM1 Dulmage became a short-timer when his relief HM1 Schultz came on board. The next change in per- sonnel was not so much of a change as another addition. Doc- tor Pogue arrived at the end of July to relieve Doctor Qseasickh Shultz HM1, Cooley, K,R,, Votaw, T,A,, LT, A. Parillo, LT. L,F, Pogue. Bend over. ,, au., Parillo, but seasick didn't want to leave us so we ended up with two Interns instead of one. The government fin- ally made seasick get off and go home when we got to Yoko- suka, Japan though, they said it was hurting the gold flow Wvf situation too much with nun in WESTPAC. Finally in August HM2 Votaw left to go home on leave which cinched a record ! for H division. No one that started the cruise in Febru- ary was on board to finish it 'S' ' 'C'ZV.12' in September. No other divi- sion can make that statement! 1 -.,-Mgr' , H , git. Q I. f' S nnmmm is 1 1 I It must have something to do with the stable personnel management procedures prac- ticed by the Bureau of Medicine Sz Surgery. It's lucky that they made seasick go home though or we wouldn't have made our record! The duties of our department were varied from spraying poison gas at cockroaches to taking care of acute emergencies. Our main function was holding routine sick- call twice a day at 0800 and 1300 Qhopeful- lyj. There were many other operations in the ship that required a Corpsman present too, including standing by for every unrep and helo detail. A Corpsman was also a member of the salvage boat crew during boat operations. All of these different little jobs plus our routine medical work succeed- ed in keeping us busy most of the time. Ac- tual acute medical emergencies were few, and luckily so, lest our study, rest, and movie schedule be disturbed. 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