Whetstone (LSD 27) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 72 of the 1968 volume:

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The Dock Landing Ship WI-I'r2T- 1 I A STONE was named after Whetstone Point, Maryland, where Fort McHenry was the site of the Battle for Baltimore TI I in 1814 during the war of 1812g it was at this battle that Francis Scott Key composed the lyrics for our National I - Ant ' ' hem, The Star Spangled Banner' . Launched in July of 1945, the WHETSTONE was first commissioned in February 1946, too late to pa1'f2iCiP3te K 6 in WWII. However, she did assist the Seventh Fleet in occupational duties and for this, was awarded the K Occupational Service Medal and the China Service Medal. During the Korean conflict, the WHETSTONE distinguished herself by being the first Navy ship to salvagf? 3 S downed,Russian MIG from Korean wateis - providing valuable technical information to U. N. Forces. STONE ' ' ' was awarded the Korean Service Medal and the United Nations Service Medal for her erformance 111 -- P S 'Korean waters. is 1953 I S seas. ,ln 1954 WI-IETSTONE a ' d 1 gain prove her versatility by evacuating men, women and children from north Q and central Viet Namg for this mission she was awarded the Viet Nam Ribbon of Friendship, the Viet N281 ' r IISI Presidential Unit Citation. Wl-IETSTONE effected the rescue of nine japanese fishermen from an overturned fishing boatiin high xi f ..L E-42' gi 55 I I ' . W -f. 1-.J f-,V..,- ,.-. A N 1- . , x ' xv .1 -Y -, 1 , .-,g.-,,,- .1 , x ., ' x . 1 -1 f. .- .5-' 1,-v.-,, .--4 1 f ' -li' -wx . . ,: 3 ri, 3,1 ' -N 'X :P-' A :nfs - .- ... - 'S-: K. bg , . . X-,Ya N. . , ', . x . , - -x, f..x- v. .- 1' .. . I - . .- V yu... A -ff' A gi . '. , -Q , y. ' X ,j..:'..:i,. -- --,, I -A, i.'lh.x A , Q, pl '.' -. .- .-,,- i . 4' --A V 13 . -xxx 1- ' Ffh -'QA if 'vA, . 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WEBB 4 To the Crew of WHATBTONE an tnelr famllles U S S WHETSTONE KLSD-277 FPO SAN FRANCISCO 96601 .9 As WHHLSTONE returns from her most recent d ployment to the western PaC1flC, some 28,000 mlles and 229 days slnce departlng from san Dlego, I would llke to take thls opportunlty to b lefly revlew and express my feellngs about the crulse WHETbTONm's role durlng the deployment was one of support of Narlne forces ln Vletnam Upon our arrlval 1n Danang on Dec mber 2, 1967, com pletlng the 8,000 mlle translt from San D1 go, three sectlons of Small Boat Repalr Barges were off loaded fo use ln nearby Hue Our flrst asslgnment was a l1ft of l2 large hellcooters from Oklnawa to Danang The LDD 15 not d for 1ts ablllty to transport a varlety of dlfferent types of landlnv craft However, hellcopters plac d a new reoulre ment on the handllng and loadlng skllls of all conc rned T was very pleased when all the alrcraft were dellvered wlthout so much as a scratch The flrst of many tasks WBLL DON We Jolned the f1ve shlp Amphlblous Ready roup BRAVO on Chrlstmas Day, and th most challenglng 80 days of the d ployment followed Durlng thls tlme WHETSTON par+1c1pated ln several amphlblous and support operatlons Each task has 1ts own problem, not the least of whlcn was weath r Haln, w1nd, and accompanylng rough seas caused tn utmost ln efrort and sklll to be the routlne of the day The total performance of the crew produced re sults whlch brought forth many off1c1al me sages of appreclatlon and pralse In mld March our assl nment ln dlrect support of 1n country operatlons near tne Vletnam DMZ ended Followlng an upkeep perlod 1n Sublc Bay, Ph1l1pp1nes, transportlng and lncluded Several Cua Vlet and the second phase of the deployment, support 1D the form of many dlfferent types of 3mphlblOUS and patrol craft commenced, a V1S1t to Hong Kong trlps were made between Sublc Bay and Danan , Cam Ranh Bay, Nha Be, Vletnam Perhaps, the most lnterestlng was to Nha Be near b3lg0HJ slnce lt lnvolved a rlver translt of some 30 mlles lnland Although there had been rec nt attacks on the shlpplng, wHJT8TONL fo tunately spent one nlght at anchor at Nha Be, and made the T1V8T trans1ts w1thout 1nc1dent Hong Kong 1S a story unto ltself as shown by the plctures 1n thls Crulse Book It was a busy, restful and most engoyable v1s1t fbusy buylng the myrlad of ltems avallableb A flnal brlef stop at Sublc Bay, then a week ln Yokosuka, Japan to pre pare for the homeward translt, brought to a close th1s N STPAC deployment The WHETBTONL famlly performed her Job exceedlngly well throughout the crulse Support and love from home kept us golng throughout months The crew 1S the flnest of whlch I have had the pleasure to serve I extend my slncere appreclatlon for a JOD WELL DONE, and best wlshes for the future did!! W. H. WEBB Commandlng Officer ' L T Q ' ' ' ' 'TW T 4,4 o T Q 1 ' . . fx . U - 1 ' - nn- . Q . .. . C 4 N 1 0 1 . . L . . . . 1 0 . S - I . 9 U 0 1 SO' . . . -rs - 4 0 . . . , . 'X L . . . . , , , 9 o ' 1 s , o ' 9 , ' . . . e Q .L . L . . , '5 O . N T 1.4, . . . . . . f., ,- p , 'J 0 v Q n a e e . , Q W I Q 0 Q 0 Q L Ib u ' ' ' . . . , . . A S , . . I e . ,, . . 0 A . . . A . . . O' D . . - , . U . . . - . D , . . . . . O . . - 1 . v I . . . . V U 1 . . . 0 O ' g 'A ' 1 I I U 5 1 Q -N Q I n l 1 O l U C u - 7 ' 21 Q ' 'I vi S - .L , , . . . . . . I . . . . . , , . . . Q O . . . O - . - - 1 - , . - '-. 21 , ' IN 31 C 0 ' . , . 7 0 0 u ' I I I 0 ' ' O . 5 1 5 2 'RMU Q EXECUTIVE OFFICER JAMES V. TULLIS 6 5 . K 'sg swf ' A NAVLGATOR LTJG. s.1. HILL FIRST LIEUTENANT LT. W. L. THIELE img- M4436-at 1 . ,gn DEPARTMENT HEADS SUPPLY OFFICER LT. L.D. REDFOOT ll CHIEF ENGINEER OPERATIONS OFFLCER RELIEVING 1 ST LIEUT LT. L.E. DRAPER LT- JJ- SAVELJR- LT- JON A- SHELTON 7 UPERATIONS DEPARTMENT g,,,, 1' 4- -V-an-2 my, LN.L,f ' f - X . Y . A-Q . '1'.,-df? fi A an f' Ju.. . 0 1. A ' RADARMEN RADIUMEN QUARTERMASTERS SIGNALMEN YEOMEN ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS HOSPITAL CORPSMEN 5 J z N l ' K L' - vb J' P Kvltzyg-ww ' ' Q I if - . -f 8 OI - OE DIVISIUN E ,Q 'img V 'Y FE no on . I r 2 2 A Y Q X A Y , 'W 1 KJ -vi I , H- f 3-we , Q, X . ,- f I su 'f 1-.EV 1 Top, L-R: I. Noguerola, E. Davis, L. Mullison, Ens. Komorowski, HMC Fowler, I. Nichelson, K. Link, R. King, R. Ryan, Bottom, L-R: E. Ward, I. Whitcomb, I. London, C. Edsell, W. George, D. Hogan, F. Dunson, L. Dennis . L W.Mh-- I 6 , I 'I ly 555 9 I 1 0C DIVISION . - 'A IW ,.. 4 ' if Xi , -f A O' H ii, :W -A Top, L-R: S. Burt, R. Eastman, LTJG. Dunn, RMC Murphy, A. Barnes, T. Papke, D. Lunday, Bottom, L-R: 1. Denton, P. Coller, R. Jamison, W. Howe, C. Wamsley, R. Popperwill, M. Lopez. I X s W -f V ' L... I 5 5 Xa 4 Tx' - 'Ni-V , , IJ f R. ' ea. I I 'fsq '-' 1 n ' l T Q. Ae. 5.3 1 , , :- - - N MM 1 i ' R ., x , . U. Ll ......, . H ,env K I- -A I A -I V' it ,Q-,E .' we ' '-I f qi - TW' ' A A' W H ,WAY-R if .4 I I 1: -M LJ ,RL X ., , A.. u ., 5 Ll . lj -- '1 I0 35 I I wasn't going to ring it, honest. 1' 0 , ,ryfffzin -i,,tk-.kk ,hh Mullison and Noguerola deciding who will stand watch with Stong and London. In the cabinet under H Sir! i he 1' 1 , 'X .gg-P It says right here, you shipped over. JP if 11 Peg-leg Papke's super signalmen. Af f wig? . i ,. H 4:93, ' ff? Zee - !,.4- Q44 1 X X 5 ral The ship's bell, a good pipe 5 l and Ward ,AE How to make faster tapes. The cool a1r 1S good for my halr. Ii 'xi Hey Papke, how do you tum 'r f yee.yVy in it on? 1 Q ' I iust innoculated the motor whaleboat 5 'J , - .. 1 Et s at rest and work e -I 3 ul i lb 3 l , fi to f' ay -I ,W ' 1'-Fl.: 72? xr, Eastman became a father and a postal clerk on this cruise 12 .xx 5 Come after 1900 and buy some pop corn. Sure I know how it WOFRS- ' I9 2 X jg. - ' We K f , '53 ,, Q it l 7 5. 4 L-R, I. Forney, R. Jaime, LTIG. Hill, M. Michelson, K. Koza AV GATIO DEP RTMENT '-lv-W '--Q -N B , 'Gm ?R! zN.HW ff -1 N, f ...,,,, , A wx M -' i s - ou 1DEP 5- Top, L-R: J. Lagao, I. Wisong, A. Ramos, LTIG. Gargiulo, A. Altiveros, W. Phillips, D. Kennedy, R. Torres, Middle, L-R: SHC George, I. Dark, S. Kuzminski, C. Costello, M. Baggett, B. jones, W. Ryder, E. Bantillnn, E. Lillegaard, R. Wylie, S. Mohlcnbmck, R. Gcbhart, SKC Jennings, Bottom, L-R: j. Bnrkas, D. Odanga, B. jones, K. Alslaben, O P' t G. Lookudoo . ID or, . ' 1 v 'Q . f 6 ' . vw' -, ' - 4 f -. .., K , X '-NM Ny... 'A-.1 . .. n,fQ lo 4 U Q, Y A I 7 1 11 , PPLY RT IZ'f DISBUR SING CLERKS SHIP SERVICEMEN COMMISSARYMEN STORE KEEPERS STEWARDS MESS COOKS -. J N-0 X -- ' H 17 n sf y 7 V. A' ANN! g I 1 w ' K l J ,,U,f , , ,je 7 x, If I: L Y .K ' , E' ' 4 f V Nl W I' V - l R Q .. A4 - R R L 5 ffl -, 1 All W' f Q, N1 2, - Q f y ......., ..,, y ,,.. g, my . . .y . . 'W e W X . ,. ,31,'g,'L 5 if '-ygxui A A MW. u E M Avvq ,A ' -4 .dx 1- ,. ul, Q 14 xx I i . . l just love handling all this money. I, fl , I--..,,,,,r N '1 ,, . W 1: ,,,7 w. , Chief George enjoying the new air conditioner Messcook extraordinaire 1 .47 gf, 'um' My , 0 ,1- - X n .7 1, i fi fz. Head Steward 4 ,.- fx ff Q I Q Tiff' f--- Ji 35 n ki J H g , 'P N i 'V I 'I Q9 ., 1 ii gf. ' 'fi'L '. Q -J ' F' 2 3 ., g K g g Sorry, the hours for selling Gedunk have changed again. i -r, ,mx Mg, ,f I Now sir, if you' 11 tell us which pile is The barber shop offers music and an art whiter- show too. I5 an., ...M-.,.2. -.-W.. M. n guitar hard. My mop is caught This finger makes playing my .4-f-'P' .Arif-4 vs 'Y' X - 2 '53 E Captain's steward af Z: .,. .,.. A 2 Yfvlkilxal Irv! :Tl 5,..an21S-29 U J.-4x,5l5 F' - , . -.1 rf l , THE U.?.:'l' ,f im' f, si Q , J -., ' Ms.- , f V K,, ,., ilk Q, i WK Meehleib just walked through an XKE. By the way, what's a 1250 'T 3 X if W1song 15 just s1z Lug things up. 16 Malroy-A good man in the galley A ZZ M M, ,, A A ff- . , 11.k,., , -I 7: , 1, Q1 IS? 1' , , xx f S 1112? V 1J1if'.-'ffiaww .--...Q I s 5 2? 1? v F565 First Ina BAKERY MNOIAL 29 SDN 33 I , K W V Mx r, I ' , , W Ve , I like working pa1'ti6S I'm short, so what! This is the Way We Wash our clothes WMDM How do you spe1 1 asparagus, Mr. Webster? ........, Inventory Paperwork C ooking - 18 5 K 1 U' Moh1enbruck's messdeck master piece J But the menu says it will melt in your mouth nf,- 4 l- A little more hot pepper is good for officels. fl' i sa 'C ' 4 lv' 5 p if IN-,-5 - 1 Q lv Z 1 ' 1 That was a terrific meal. FIRST DIVISION W Top, L-R: L. Boyd, M. Parmer, D. Rhodes, W W ,. R. Isaac, R. Chase, Bottom, L-R: S. johnson, ,, V mer R. Stecker R. Dal le. f R . TS. , 7 if iif, 5 V 1 f ' , ' 7 . R '..f2 f I , V :L I ,Y f ... 1 X V, . I ,g yy ' 5 gg ' ' rf 'Wm g . ff 5' f R Boatswam Mates . - H , , ' if ' 'I HQ' A .F I 7 K ' WQQ.. . ffkwz Qin. . SECOND DIVISIGN R . .1 9 'V .X sf X 1 t 3' V. -.Y . N , Ni Y A., X R3 X 4. V X 579 F , fy -fax' ' 'Q fs? e LBA DECK MWA. Q.. ,N .... I x, 0 M fc ,Y W, ...- U 11 3 5, TOP, L-R: W. Ber man R C . N. McDiv'tt . S 'g , 0 OX' W' Mams: I- Letts BMC Mease A. Kitchens A. Poirier B- Norcross' 1 G. M 2' J- muh' 1?'0ffOm, L'R1 B' Turnbull, J- Piss, A. BLITQSSQ F. sChamhSm, D. Teiehmann D- Brenda' C om1sh, L. Shwers. ' 20 ,:. X , , ,,, , . , ,. X I f 'SV , 1 .D ia 7 . . - f f A4 'E , 5 , sff DEPARTMENT f f F .ML M ff ,v f 'f Top, L-R: BMC Mease, T. Mosley, W. Thomas, D. I-Iightree, K. Goss, I.. Cason, Bottom: L-R: R. Proulx, S. Billock, C. Johnson, M. Gillman, N. Landon. Gunners Mates Fire Control Technicians I THIRD DIVISION X. in T 1' F' ' fi 4 f .1 T 1' s ' 5 Q' I is if 4 A gf' +I' tu Gm Q. -I I., I P af A ' 1 ala 1 I l 1 L ' ., V' 5, . fi. ,V-061 ', ,few ' it ,V in, ' ... .-. - L-R: I. Mucciacito, T. Owens, L. Smith, R. Owens, S. Seibel, R. Blair, B. Cunningham, ENS. Renn. 21 , F, I wish I were back at Grande Island What does a cowpuncher 3rd. class The fat cat do? what do I do after pushing the Q a , i a Q x Quite 3 Shoe lace huh? But it's 'still a half-hour til lunch. XS I a,aa 1 f' Ski in action 22 I e ff' S y . 5 More deck duties I K S 1 X I 1 1 Q I 4, N of ,f - Thomas manning the bridge IV phones Messenger ofthe watch - Purmer .gi 23 he 3- A Q ' .M Q! X -41 J.. . O I .1 on 52 W ' Q 2. FE X I U 7 ' I l JI Steel-cer as after lookout Sea detail station I Working on the forecastle am li if i 2 SQ, N619 151 'V s 'F' A Q X , W, I f X X 4' f 1M Jo, A W- 5 f X AY K 'H s wax Q 1, I x 4 'ww f -', 5 f' N22 -:. x 'ff , , .:,, xv .. A ' 2 f 5 ali' WA-V 1- 7 , f 4-QW 54? ' ' ' V ,.-M ff V .A , 0' 4SWNf 'X ,X f- , 4, ' f a 'S ' ff ' - f 1 f -, ,f M- , . f , 0 f WH 1 Z . , 47 K , , f., . 4 , Q sf 1 lr lx O: 7-ufvif , f ws Q 4 gs Q 1 Chipping paint fs 1 ,s , w X ,W,.,.....s ,,,.x ,NX O W'l!!? X .-- '4 Handling fire hoses and lines 24 F 4 fb ENS. Renn - Gunnery Officer The Owens Brothers . , 5 ffl, , , V v - pr 1 y 1 X Li t 1 IX Q 8 J 1 gr ,al r. 1 .J A111 Smith in the armory 1 r 'J The three marksmen 25 Supervising and painting in Rigging and painting Painting and working parties 26 wg ' 'Qs qt Between sweepers there is always flight quarters or the paint locker. W sy fs s if lm! , 'I :Af 5 QW., ,,,X , .. ,,,. , ...X we 5 W M4 T? x Sometimes there is messcooking and turning-tog , X gl Q'-T'l'.': 1, Nw A .99 'Dr Then there is supervising and more turning-to. 27 -4 i L 4 X -. W 3, .. gr- 0 '1 ue :.-ru. YQ 9 rea E N E R N G DAMAGE CONTROLMEN SHIPFITTERS I.C. ELE CTRICIANS MACHINIST'S MATES MACHINERY REPAIRMEN ELECTRICIAN,S MATES BOILERMEN ENGINEMEN GE P NA ER QV T Q 28 Chief Spurling an .--f...,,h', f Snipes Now. ' B-DIVISION gf 5 ' A, T , .F ' - ,MU I , , , K 1 A 1 if HY' x z -E. any T V if . V E . e ' ' .1 '- .. J .., -1 af 'l ., TOP- L-R: D. Kraft, I. Weeks, A. McDowell, G. Proft, BTC Spurling, LTIG Cox, i1I:ifOIg, gCiW1i15?Y,E. BTY211, M- Marshall, R. Maloney, Bottom, L-R: T. Henderson, T. Altenburger, - 1' , ' 2 ebacher, I- Wilkins, D. O'Brian, L. Morris, D. Stratton. 29 A 6 'WW Scraping tubes Coming out of the firebox Buttoning up the boiler ax Mr. Cox inspecting tubes What's Cole doing in the anchor windless room? . v'-,, vi' i J J Heck no, this is fun 12 The boiler is clean but the BT's aren't - 30 I-low to fix a fuel oil Valve 'gag 'btw ,,' L K -,X W, .f p. Fx., 3 ,gi f ,' W9 get if 5 fn I 1 if ,P if Ah? y Does this little wheel really lower the stemgate W ll A Alley-hard at work l ' F70 'Y i' just a flick of the wrist and. . . Altenburger maintaining fuel rec Proft on burner watch Running burners IS fun ords 31 l M-DIVISI ON ls LTJG Cox MMC Bingham. Top, L-R: D. Hayden, I. Wolie, R. Iaeger, A. Dinan, I. Miles, MRC Gunne , h 1 , MRC Cruz, P. Burt, Cf. Dewalt, D. Milligan, D. Schaaf, R. Goyette. Bottom, L-R2 I- L1UdeUTf191Ta1P'D Mezzanotti, D. White, B. Brown, D. Van Guilder, R. McN1tt, H. Weaver, C. LaChance, E. OTOO ev Stelzig, I. Scharnhorst, R. Griffith, G. Serimshire, I. Davi dson. xx Q VL va. Van Guilder- shoveling coal Page Operating the Ballast Pump Burt - Bilge Diving .-,,k ,X , I ..fLfZ, if fs ,Q , f X , ff, , Q34 Jacobson working in the Log Room Stelzig trying to find an E.I .C . number N. X 33 Vlfhite - on watch .1 If 2- I.-I-V 'l ,X fq. f W'hite smoke out of Number 2 Guile and Milligan repairing the Main Circulating Pump O'Toole on Throttle Watch side import ov f i iff' K 4 -. ii-4 . 1 I. Sclmuzil' watching for oil Over tho 5 1 . 2 ,V 'ln .QL , Davidson - pumping bilges Milligan on the Scene 5 L i Q. A X... 1 . rl, K f Q 4 5 F 1 w--- J Brown watching the lube oil cooling temperature , ,?' K hw xl 4 Q yn 1 k i vn- -1 -x 34 hiv' Jaeger repairing 'OWS an Evaporator Pump QSEP' ff - What Man? i . Alqueza takes five ,4!','ft. Like the man said, MDC will solve all your problems E-DIVISION . Jh- ivfllnil 4. !...f 4 Trl A V fa QUE ', 1 Q ' .. C . A c . A , ' r -fr , . 1 V : I E E ala: i . wr Z E A It iz Xi, I ' T P -Q X i v I I .I kg sf ' F K V v xx 3-55, - IQ. ' P-,413 .R ' ' - 'n A h 'QV z. O I ' f' - 1- A 'f F 433-.dl 4 1, i me I ' ' A i Q .-J v X TLT ' ' J 'A s..s J 1. - Q N ' X . .,,! -' - X - vi my iv 1 ' fn- A - . 1 . ,ras - 1 . ' A, , V , 1 TOP, L-R: L. Green, A. Klaus, P. McNutt, J. Taylor, EMC Agnew, LTIG Bartolo, C. Means, J. I-Iolleman, A. Croxton, R. Campbell. BOTTOM, L-R: C. Alqueza, D. Burkhalter, M. McPhi1lips, I. Estep, F. Taylor, J. Frantz, K. Shea, G. jackson. 35 ll' X Klaus testlng IC Equipment I-Iolleman and Ventmotor 5 xQx Qu K xx k k N N N. N Just Slve xt a Yank' Taylor FXQQ NX X A-DIVISION ' Q A - ,,... y N ' if xr 1, rt 5 -it .5 1 m E I ,I I QI' . : M , .. W fs.-'ff K 1 01' I -I B H' 'K .- , 'TJ M in , S . ,, --. JJ' f ,fl 'M . - ,gg . I ca ,, xi 34, . v .1 I . .4 . . Y-, 'az' . 4 F .. . Y hr 1 .,. X .1 . Ti - , , -. ww L- ... R . A , , M, N , .. A . ,,, W, .,,. ,,, W . '- . ,,. '-- -' ...- U rw- B- . 713: 2 .,, . 1- A 'Q' ff , VM, ,. ,,. . 17- I , , H . fn ,. I , ' I Q25 -Qi .ff -Tl' ' ' u p 1 A .. A 1' 1- -f , 'wwf' . -. :Y fi ff taigsfi ,,Q,'f,'. 'f:'.. .+f..1'5rZ-:rc ,- . 4 . ff. - '. 'S' , W, X N TOP, L-R: G. Sullivan, B. I-Ioose, W-2 Buchanan, DCCS Eivers, D. Brock, E. O'I-Tara, BOTTOM, L-R11-I. Fuslier, J. Greer, C. Drummond, S. Parker, R. Dowell. R-DIVISION rf'- fl- TOP. L-R: DCCS EiVGl'S, Q E. Little, E. Dykas, W. Y I Frantz, R. Manabe, E. Nelson, R. Moen, W-2 Buchanan. BOTTOM. L-R: R. Lynch, J. Guerrero, F C. Mayne, H. Haueter, B. 2 Thien, R. johnson, D. Farley. .. ggi QW 1 37 'VY' Dykas repaulng a Vent MMC Halcombe and paperwork Wlth SP1 Lynch and more paperwork Sullivan painting the d k th . 1 und presses need grease battle lantern ec or e Ready for a fhght qua-NSPS Even a ry emergency Q Y 1 2 ,.........1 J P . F is Adjusting the main valve on the refrigeration plant Rh E O'Hara doing some shop work Q:-Q, was Burgess running the emergency diesel engine 39 h ' I 1 5' Xwvf ff' I 'Q ' , ' 'f A l M Qff 'L' 74 4,.. -- 4 f A 'QA 7 1' +4 , .K I 1 if f 1 fx f W , N iX R U , 2 r, I M Q A? ' X as 'HMV , A . dx Ni I! I .- 1 ,WE xv, L 17,431 1 2 1 ' I 1' N MCH: L' f WQZQ, , 45 ,Q ! I U ' .I If . 1 , N., , 5 X 4 , 1 ri' .. 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Arriv- ing Long Beach on 1 November, We loaded three bizarre looking barges, designated a PBR Mobile Support Unit which We would transport to Danang, We departed Long Beach that day in company With USS COLONIAL CLSD-185, a sister ship and fellow member of Amphibious Squadron Three. Our task unit, designated TU 16.8 .7, steamed in formation from Long Beach to Danang, holding various drills and exercises designed to improve our proficiency in the tasks which We would be called upon to perform throughout the cruise . mf.-we b' tx, ',,,,-w. 42 .,...--- Ship's truck coming aboard Leaving our families behind Bye Les Westpac bound -t... ' f 'Sim-HTifi'133f4iQ Si- ff? T62 Lamp- .i .M W eiiee i i, as in refs,-1-'-J--M s' J.l'u-f--:,3fi1lf Y ' 'A n V ' ' L . Highlining exercise with the USS Colonial 43 4 . V Flying Fish - Beware LCDR Tullis, Executive Officer conning during a highline exercise .J-Elf, A , 3 ' , Xxx' . arm , h . 32213. I ' ' V ' - I , '14 , I 'M--rw f ,.,.r V . . V The Three PBR barges, each one hundred and ten feet long, really crowded our Well. These barges were a new concept in riverine Warfare and were designed to pro- vide a base for river patrol boats - some home port. i 5,1 .. I Highlining - any volunteers IF' -as-L 44 another refueling stop. Arriving at Guam on Thanksgiving day We refueled and w Gen After a brief two day stop in Pearl Harbor to refuel, We departed for Guam an d ere erway four hours later. But before sea detail had been secured we were at General Quarters. The trouble Was quickly diagnosed as gasoline fumes in the Engineering ees and precautionary measures were promptly taken to prevent fires. With eral Quarters finally secured, we Were able to sit down to our Turkey dinners if r My ,V 1? i 157' 'fi iriim' l I 1 A 1 Vi - USS Arizona Memorial Waikiki Beach , if 6f !f f! I 'fill' ,fl ..u.....e-vmwvafm-vw I Qi 'Q' .- ii Thanksgiving Day Meal Chaplin Read conducting Services 45 if I 4 A On 2 December we arrived in Danang, offloaded the three PBR support barges, and bid farewell to COLONIAL. We were underway the same day for NAI-IA, OKINAWA where we arrived 7 December . The next two days were spent loading twelve CH-46 helicopters and one M-48 tank. Attempting to arrange this load was a challenging task, indeed, as LSD - type ships had never transported aircraft in their well decks before . However, the Ship's Boatswain and his ouija board produced a workable solu- tion. While we worked hard in' Okinawa, we also had our first liberty since Pearl Harbor exactly a month before . We departed Okinawa on 9 December for Danang where we arrived five days later and offloaded our helos and tank. Our well empty, we blasted down and loaded one LOU, two LCM-8's and two LCM-6's. With our new load we departed for Subic Bay, Philippines on 14 December. Lt. Murchinson, CO of the PBR Mobile Unit riding the barges out of the well deck in DaNang W One down - eleven to go! 46 lt's a tight squeeze ffbm the well deck to the flight deck L. SS X ,z K,-X 1 ,, The off - loading at Danang was easier because the CH-46'S Were flown off the flight deck 47 We arrived in Subic the morning of 17 December and remained pierside for six days . While in Subic we performed much needed maintenance on the ship and, of course, waited for liberty call. The morning of 23 December found us underway with five assault craft embarked. Arriving Danang on Christmas Day was not, unfortunately, an occasion for holiday routine . There was much work to be done as usual. We offloaded the assault craft and began relieving USS WINDI-IAM COUNTY QLST-ll675 prior to chopping to Task Group 76.5, Amphibious Ready Group BRAVO . We officially became a unit of ARG BRAVO on 26 December and, with a new load consisting of one LGU, two LCM-8's and three LCM-6's,, got underway for our new op-area some five miles south of the DMZ near GUA VIET. We remained in this area until 18 February steaming with USS VALLEY FORGE QLPH+8j, USS ALAMO CLSD-335 USS NAVARO CAPA-2273 and several LST's. We participated in two amphibious opera- tions, Badger Tooth and Badger Gatch in support of the Marines on the beach. We were constantly busy and tired from hard work. Our well was Home Port for Mike Boats, U-Boats, Armored Personnel Carriers QLVTB, ONTOS and Tanks. USS Valley Forge QLPH-Sl TG 76. 5 Flagship ' If., , ' , . 'JDJ' 48 y , .1 jg,w,f 1 . ' ' 1 . 1 , ' 'v V ,1?T' 7. ' if Q gt ,V gm':.,.,,,,,,.fiQY X fe 6 H, K- -.- .. 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H 51 During thc long weeks on the line with the ready group, sliipboa rd life had many faces - e J f I , age S Y R ff tlfpaslg There were gunnery exercises And mail runs Innocul ations 1 -1 I 52 And Mail call Selling the Cruise Book Payday , I And Hearts I ' Q ,, nn-.lv df' ex ' r ! hf1 ' 'avi rw The marine detachments had their own way of passing time A-W WT g H4 I ,wr l j 5 ff p 5 E nf , U ,I . .sexi V A .- ,.tc,.,, X ,yn- .,.- X fm-. r X -, ,'.-.s W K ..-:nun ....vN.,,w f , L Q k 5 2 V X s s .du ,. . . sl -,lg -,,,, lj:- A r ---' h ' f - Oi, tk X A Yet there was always work to be done And while the days were passing Whetstone made still another stop at DaNang 54 E British Engineering Company Schooner - A familiar sight off the Cua Viet River 1 . 4+ i a .-.i-F ' Someone must have a credit card My . WWW -...4 Giving a drink to a thirsty friend - USS Carronade taking on fresh W Zltel' Often operating conditions made necessary repairs a difficult chore 55 , . W... tx .ei-.1 ll: Q 'S n rife' ' fi!! I .87 'N ,f-4 .........,,.........,..,....- .......n....,..,........., Leaving the welldeck on a gray morning for a trip tg i Dong Ha Sanpans at Sea Approaching the mouth of the Cua Viet River Always ready for the unexpected A. K 1 Passing a fishing village 56 Lg Even a playground for the cluldren Returnmg to the sh1p ? The rlvers offer, food and transportauou ..-in 'Ss 5 ,lv- One of the mlsfortuncs of war so-Q .14 A . 44- f ZRMTZMS h ' h - l A , 'M if '-- 'fi '- :T -, -Q ' F- A ,, - ...-, ' A 'rv N' , I 4, ht i -it-1-lm V N tt, 1- fu ,. A MQ, Q - , , ,,,,, an After almost two months on the line we returned to Subic Bay for an upkeep period Liberty call went at 1330 daily which gave us some time for relaxation. But all good things must come to an end, on 27 February we returned to Vietnam to continue our support role . By now, however, we were becoming Short-Timers with the ready group. Three weeks on the line and we were underway for Subic once again, to be relieved by USS THOMASTON CLSD-285 . F rom 25 March until 7 April we Shuttled landing craft and river patrol boats be- tween Subic, Danang, and Cam Ranh Bay . We became experts in embarking and shoring PBR's tri. ,av lup-1-r X 1 1 58 After a ten day upkeep in Subic Bay We arrived in Hong Kong on 22 April . Qui' Six day R and R period there was most welcomed by everyone . Most of us took tours, Spent hour after hour shopping, or simply delayed in one of the many R and R Spots available in the HMT. Savel has the British Crown Colony. Conn n - u ni' A iz ,ii T-W -'r M lil' ' - ui? -, ,pez IZ I I ll'l I ll' -1 -1 '1x -u -1 '1' -1 J' --I - 1 nv'- lu - ll l IH ! 'f-Mjllp Q 59 , . ,-V ..f..-.. '7 ., ',,..,..,-,.-.. ' 41. w,ff !B'J1ibJi's f ,0O9lOQQlCf'jflllQlNQ!ll nnaanannaqaqnnqnqqaqaa fi X by , E Q ,f I 'WV vs-... ,,..,,,. uhwmgh X XX ff ,, ff'-i I ,,,.-v I . .7115-A -- 4' r, A' Luz. . vi-f 60 Ax S .ffl ii-T It was pennliness, but with regret, that we left l-long Kong on 28 April bound once again for Vietnam. Arriving at Nl-LA BE on l May after a dangerous trip up the Saigon River at General Quarters, We loaded five PBR'S and departed for CUA VIET, our old ready group stomping grounds the following day affine. R, ul' ,,un i it a JM 9' Q K tg I W. 61 I l After our task was completed We left Vietnam for the final time and arrived in Subic on 8 May to offload one LCU . Another Week-long upkeep in Yokosuka, japan from 10-16 May gave us a chance to prepare for our return trip to the States, explore Japan, and one last chance to take advantage of the many bargains WestPac offers the dis- B I l criminating shopper. ,xml Y 77, If . N4 fl i. X W ,.. I nf- 1' Z LT's Thiele and Cox left the ship in Subic Our salty supply officer, LT Redfoot, points ,. l 4 out the hot spots to LT. Draper, who didn't know where were any. I Yokosuka is a working port and home to many Seventh Fleet Ships Q 62 After a two day stop in Pearl Harbor On 25 May we finally departed Yokosuka lor San Diego and home! With us were ther PHIBRON three Ship'S, USS CAVALIER QAPA-371 and USS COMSTOCK QLSD- o San Diego on Saturday, 15 june 1968. T S 63 for fuel, water, and a short rest. We arrived 111 ,f J , p l QQ f f 1 .ff a I' A Ja' 'wa Q M 2 s . ' ',,a,'.4f L PJ! V5 AID' 1 ,iv rx 3 N Uk 2 XXX 5 it-I wff K . .wxqxw-X .if 'AXNN X NW? S X X X wsu Xw X X X 5 R X1 Q su Q5 W X wx 15 QRS Q N N X vw Nm I N MX 5 X e , . x -1 fix? 5- is J 3 a-A, . - X 4 4 x 2 x x A mc' - Ns. ' W5 , X ,, gy: 'QW U nf' W? 5 Q 4 . X , Af Q Y M' f , T -,lx ' 1 4 l , ,L X' 1 43 v f ' w i g, X A f Y x, ., , 3' ff wil? ! 0? X f i f P f I'-av' , f V - ia 1 , gg. 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