Arnold J Isbell (DD 869) - Naval Cruise Book

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ON DIVISION ON Division is a conglomerate of Quartermasters, Yeomen, Personnelmen and Postal Clerks. A QM ' s job is the navagation of the ship - - and this can often be a tricky job. Ask one of them about the nightly gunfire support missions in Danang harbor, or the early morning run through the San Bernadino Straits, or the hundreds of hours alongside oilers and ammo ships. The yeomen and personnelmen are responsible for the ship ' s administrative paperwork. They spent many long hours bent over their typewriters, both in port and out. Of course the ship ' s postal clerks need little explanation only that when they were busiest, we were happiest. ENS Frank T. Giesemann, USN Assistant Navigator ON Division Officer «• i -SMJ-M Front row: QMSN Fitzgibbons, QM3 Norris, QMS Kelly, QMSN Ray, YN2 Copeland, YN3 Garza. Back row: PNl Weaver, QM2 Bitten- bender, PC3 Spurlin, YN3 Pettys, YN3 Olsen, YNSN Berger, PNSN Mull, YNl Cook,

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01 DIVISION ITT TT . 4. The Radarmen of 01 Division had one of the most important jobs in Westpac--they were required to collect information from the ship ' s sensors- -radar, ECM, lookouts and sonar- -and process this infor- mation in order for the Captain or OOD to make decisions on the operation of the ship. When oper- ating at sea, the radarmen must be constantly aware of the tactical situation. They must also be proficient in communications procedures, anti-submarine war- fare, anti-air warfare and navigation. LTJG Jerry W. McCormack, USN Combat Information Center Officer Front row: RD2 Hunter, RD3 . RDEl Valdivia, RD3 Shirk, RD3 Lynch. Back row; RDSN Strever, RD3 Gowens, RDSN Meyer, RD2 Pruett, RDSN Passanisi. RDSN Ryan. i L front ro •2 Cop - ■ ■ -

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