Badoeng Strait (CVE 116) - Naval Cruise Book

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frequency shift for a transmitter and receiver in CIC via the patch panel in Radio I. Mail Call ! Two of the most popular men on the ship, Mix and Claycomb, sort the mail. Front row Second ro ' Third row C. Claycomb, H. R. Finnegan, A. R. Shepherd, LTJG Breslauer, P. B. Boyle, R. Zuverino, F. H. Eggelton K. I.. Jurgens, D.J.Orlando, W. O. Farris, R. I.. Henderson, D. A. Darr, F. R. Malone, D. K. Harmon, F. E Mi J. M. Martinez, W. F. Wood, R. R. Quarles, A. R. Wileman, A. Lopez, H. L. Duff

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On the firing line ! Manning their radio circuits at operating positions are Orlando, Holder Worthington and Martinez. OR Division !! Who are they ? What do they do ? For one thing they ' re the guys at the other end of the squawk box whenever you yell, Main Comm! They ' re the ones who got you the news that you ' re now the proud father of that bouncing baby boy . Maybe they brought you that long-awaited letter from your favorite girl or that much-needed check from home. And what about that news you read in the ship ' s paper ? Where did that come from ? Some teleman turned a meaningless squeal on a receiver into that pattern of words that helps liven your idle hours. But more important than any of these personal services they perform is their primary purpose aboard the Bing Ding ; to provide speedy, secure, and accurate radio com- munications to the command. The radiomen and teleman help provide the information that is necessary to make this ship a useful fighting machine and help it contribute its part in keeping our Navy the best in the world. A Foo TNOTG ADDED LTJG Wiley transmits a voice message while on duty as Communications Watch Officer. Henderson, a commuications messenger, sorts over the traffic for his next run.

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Curing one of the ills of Combats radar repeaters is Wayland, Straka and Amedio. Always on call, like a doctor, the ET ' s of ilit hiss and fidget OE division are ready to replace, adjust or overhaul. In their little shack on the 02 level, one might see the Chief, Piedad, or even SP Still well hard at it on some calamity that has reduced the Bing Ding ' s efficiency as a man-of-war. They repair radars, radios, antennaes, repeaters, and all kinds of electronic complexities including your favorite phonograph. Mr. Fischer ' s the boss, and the ET gang figures that he will be thoroughly checked out by the time he ' s separated. The Chief is a regular bug on any- thing unbelievingly difficult to anyone else, while the troops guard some 3,000 vacuum tubes, a multitude of magnetrons and countless other associated equipment. But all in all, things couldn ' t be better, for it you break it they 1 1 x it. Oyer, Goutin and Piedad check the SPS radar antenna for proper performance. Front Secon Third I. A. ( I.TJG B.S. r ENSR.A.Alig, |lg» K. A. Gerba F.S. Piedad : L. C. Stilwell. H.J. Irvine, H. C. Fisher, D.J. Wayland, K. J. Oyer, J. F. Goutin b. J. Heiter, K. F. Hahn, W. E. Pearson. C. A. Straka, Jr., G. L. Wade, E. P. Amedio NOT PICTURED : J. D. Hunter Jr., E. R. Steward