Wichita (AOR 1) - Naval Cruise Book

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avi- ,- -I , 5 ,AIX XA X If OPPOSITE PAILE LCDR R. BAR ESKIII, VIIIEI ENGINEER CDR T. ROBERTSON, EORMER EXEVIITIVEI OFEI- CER CDR P. MOSER, EORMER 'SIIPPI Y OEEICER LCDR K. EIJNIJERBIJRK, SIIPPI Y OEEICRER CDR C. BIIRIPK ANU IIIIDR R SIIIIIIKNEVIIE 1 Q' ff-N ' . -4 'XM TIIIS PACE CDR R. II.MZENBRl'CH, EIRST IIEUTENIANT ICIJR R. QCEIIIKNJECI-IT, OPERATIONS OFFICER ICIDR D. IENJNIINIGS, FORMER CHIEE ENGINEER ICADR R. EDMUNIDSONI, AIR BOSS

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4 ' ' Q sg sf i i i sw S' W l The departure from Hawaii fround the WICHITA in company with five small boys , the USS FLETCHER lDD-9921, the TURNER IOY lDD-9515, the LYNDE MCCORMICK fDDCi-8i, the BENIAMIN STODDERT lDDG-22i, and the USS MORTON fDD-948i. These ships would accompany the WICHITA to the area of Guam, where they would detach and proceed to port. Again we were involved with numerous exer- cises that were ongoing twenty-four hours a day. One such exercise was formation manuvers, in which all of the ships lined up and manuvered around each other. Twice we witnessed near colli- sions and several close calls by the small boys . . cs.-Q .HA an as ff. . is sf j-Q us f 6 v. Q. 5 R The Commanding Officer inspected the whole ship's company in summer white uniform. All of the divisions put a lot of pride and time into their uniforms, I was impressed, said the lfxecutive Offi- cer afterwards. It was hard to choose the best divi- sion, stated the Commanding Officer. B and M divi- sions were awarded first place. After our departure from the West coast, and even more so after our departure from Hawaii, a strange thing happened Alot of the crew cut off all of thelf hair to resemlile the Hfiiiot camp loolc. Not to be outmdone, all of the l nsigris and Chief Warrant Offi- cer t irsiirnario shaved cill the-ii liearcls. Now there is not one offic ei who li.is .i hair, on his chin anyway- These events rriav have lic-en clue to the WlCHlTA passing thr'ough the rc-.ilni ot the iiolden Dragtlft .rrouricl the Thfith parallel where we lost a claw BS W9 headed eastwai il

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