Badoeng Strait (CVE 116) - Naval Cruise Book

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Weather Guessers Dalla Santa, Delisa and Daller compute data that is being received from a balloon-carried weather transmitter. 1 «! OA The OA Division is composed of three inde- pendent and separate groups, the Aerographer Mates from Aerology, often called the wind snifters, balloon chasers and weather guessers ; the photographer mates from the photo lab, known as the photogs, shutter bugs and film foggers ; and the yeomen from the Operation office. that are called too many things to list. The responsibilities ot the OA Divsion vary widely, all the way from keeping a close check on the weather and issuing forecasts for the use of the ship ' s departments and air groups aboard, to keeping a photo watch during all flight quarters, processing films tor the air groups, and covering the numerous photographic job requests that arise, to typing the voluminous reports and paper work that goes with every operation, and keep- ing up with all of the Operations department ' s business. Though a small Division, with only 17 men, the OA division contributes it ' s share toward the smooth operation of the Old Bing Ding. ■ 1 v r ■ ' -. r . , J 4 X U 1 , : v Front row: J. E. Rederer. D. W. Schuit, LT. R. W. Ferraez, E. H. Herring. L. Johns. N. Dalla Santa Second row: G. E. Ryder, C. A. Griffin, R. W. Delisa, C. D. Weisman, A. H. Hobert, O.V. Schnell Third row : R. C. Loween, R. L. Daller, E. M. Cunningham, D. L. Hawkes, ). N. Byrd, A. W. Jefferies, H. D. Parson

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ADMINISTRATION The Operations Department is charged with the responsibility of collecting, evaluating and disseminating all combat and operational information and intelli- gence required to enable the ship to perform its assignments. LCDR R. R. Yount Air Operations Officer LCDR C. L Parsley Anti-Sub-Air Officer LT J. J. Konzen C C Officer LT W. R. Mathews, Jr Communications Officer LT J. H. Beaman Air Plot Officer All the pubs must be there, otherwise LTJG Allison, the assistant communications officer, and LTJG Wiley, the registered publications officer, wouldn ' t be so happy. ENS Harkins, the ECM officer, and LTJG Wendt, the air intelligence officer, are caught in a serious mood while setting up a new screen in CIC.

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Under the first-class leadership of Allen, McClellan, and DRT Robb. the radar gang, with help from the ET ' s, scan the elements for bogies, skunks, wolves and weather. Statistic- minded • ' keepers of the plot and brothers of the board listen intently for scope-dope from their teammates on the radars. Whether they HUK or just cruise it ' s port and st ' bd. They assist as best they can in dropping the hook , informing Conn and adding hundreds of other bits of information that aid the Captian in correct and timely evaluation. When they don ' t work they train ; if they don ' t train they rest rovin ' eyeballs and recuperate on the foc ' sle. Mail-call and liberty they know will come when work is done and the ship at rest. Cordial hospitality is extended to those who might call at Ze Club Combat, glad to swap a story or two and exchange information on current events in an air-cooled atmosphere of hushed anticipation, for one never never knows . . . Course, speed and CPA of a surface contact is computed by Hammond and Penberthy on surface summary plot. CIC Officer, LT Konzen, checks surface tracking and reporting by Flaherty, Hudson and Groshong. fAnows L-A3T Wor 0v5 • • • SSI ComUi Aye,! Yp-S b(( , I Know lb t.M30 bfciN ' A P ADAP |MiM Reale and Haasz plot bogies on the vertical plot. I