Washburn (AKA 108) - Naval Cruise Book

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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-

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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