Wilhouite (DER 397) - Naval Cruise Book

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2nd DIVISION Second dnvlsuon Includes the personnel who mamtaun and operate the shlps weapons systems Our weapons systems come under two general areas First, we have wea pons used to combat the enemy on the surface and un the anr These unclude two 3 50 calnber guns and the fire control radar and durectors used to control them ln addatlon, we carry an array of small arms Our Gunners Mates and Fure Con trol Technucuans manntamthnsportnon ofour armament WILHOITE S second weapons system counters the enemies sub surface threat We are equlpped with a sonar system which continuously beams waves of sound throught the water to seek out enemy sub marines Once detected, a submarine can be destroyed by our depth charges, hedge hogs, and ants submarine torpedos Our sonarmen and Torpedomen manntam and operate our sub surface weapons system 'Q Carey, S E LTJG Hanson, L O 2nd Dnvcsnon Officer T Dayton, Ohio Cherokee, Iowa Berry D R CattreII,K L STG2 STG2 Sacramento Caluf Wachlta, Kansas Doty D R Compton E H Thompson T E Ru P E Bradshaw W H STG3 STG3 TIVI2 P2l0US9,W2Sl1iI19f0fl Sacramento Calif Cincinnatl Ohio Seattle Washnngton Phoennx, Arizona QQ

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