Bairoko (CVE 115) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 24 of the 1945 volume:

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A Spanish navigator, coming upon these islands in l567, and hopefully believing he had finally touched on the fabled and wealthy lands of -the lndies named the group llas de Solomon. Subsequent English explorers claimed part of the group for Britain, and at the outbreak of the war New Georgia was under the English flag. p g g During the early part of l942, in their effort to cut the Allied sup- ply line to Australia, the lapanese seized the Solomons and began the construction of a series of air fields throughout the islands-at Vila on Kolombangara, at Munda on New Georgia, and on Guadalcanal. Vila and Munda were mutually supporting fields. Bairoko l-larbor lay be- tween these two airfields and was the port of supply for Munda. By the spring of l943 Guadalcanal was secure, and we had suf- ficient men and material to open the offensive against New Georgia. On lune 30, l943, Rendova lsland was seized and Munda then placed under artillery fire. Marines and lnfantry landed on New Georgia. ln the heat and muck of the tropical jungle they met a bitter Nip foe enraged at the loss of Guadalcanal. Resistance was particularly strong near Bairoko l-farbor. After six weeks of desperate jungle fight- ing the Munda airstrip was overrun, but Bairoko l-larbor did not fall until August 25th. lts seizure marked the end of the fifty-seven day campaign for New Georgia. Bairoko signified the end of this early Pacific campaign-so the name of our ship is a symbol for that final victory in which she will soon participate. 4 T ' LAYING OF THE KEELN T THE amazing story of shipbuilding at Todd Pacific Shipyards, Tacoma, dates back to World War l. The story opens with the filling in of the old tideflats on the upper reaches ' of Commencement Bayduring the year l9l7. Twelve months later ships were sliding down its launch- ing ways. Thus a shipbuilding industry was born. During the year of 1926 came a period. of inactivity which closed the yards. The 'outbreak .of war in Europe marked theirrebirth. Today, 22,000 men and women are joined together at Todd Pacific'to build fighting vessels for the United States Navy. Their efforts have prompted stirring words of praise, but no more fitting commendation maybe given thanthe Army-Navy E flag, with three stars, which, flies on high from the Yard .flagstaff with Old Glory. We of the U.S.S. Bairoko, who have come to know these splendid people, are fully confident they willfkeep' it there until the war has been won. ' 2 On Iuly,25, l944, approximately one year ago, a keel for a new aircraft carrier was laid down at the waters edge of the Todd Pacific Tacoma yard. Known only to the shipyard personnel as Hull No. 65, THE KEEL IS LAID I E -3-llllil the vessel rapidly took shape. Over a mil- lion manfhours of work were performed to make her sturdy and strong. Under the proud eyes of those who' designed her and the hands of the professional men and women of this yard who built her, satis- factory progress was made. Finally came the day when construction 'was com- pleted, and the huge hulk was raised from the bilge cribs. and supporting tim- bers and transferred to the sliding ways. A launching platform was built and all was in readiness for the launching of the newest war vessel. ' So it was on lanuary 25, l945, a huge crowd gathered to watch the launching of' the new vessel. High on the gaily- festooned platform the-sponsor, Mrs. I. I. Ballentine, wife of Rear Admiral Ballentine who is now on duty with the Pacific Fleet, waited for the signal. The moment came, the trigger was released, the christening bottle crashed, the ship's name, U.S.S. . SHE TAKES SHAPE u. ya ...AND THE SHIP IS LAUNCHED Bairoko, rang out over the cheers of the crowd-a new ship, our ship, was born. After the Ways of the ancient Romans who looked for an omen of good fortune before launching a War-vessel, many of the crowd Who Watched our ship slide from the Ways and churn loelligerently into the salty Waters of the Sound on her maiden voyage, raised their eyes to the heavens over- head. As a propitious answer, the usually cloudy sky of Ianuary began clearing and the rays of the sun spotlighted the Bairoko's first hesitant start, then eager rush to taste the Waters of Commence- ment Bay. LAUNCHING PARTY-Back row fleit to righti Mrs. G. L. Richard, Mr. Cebert Baillarqeon Mrs. L. K. Rice, Capt. I. F. Greenslade, U.S.N. Mrs. A. M. Hopkins, Lt. A. M. Hopkins, U.S.N.R., Mrs. I. F. Greenslade, Mrs. Cebert Baillargeon Capt. L. K. Rice, U.S.N. Front row: Rear Admiral I. I. Ballentine, U.S.N., Mrs. Ballentine the sponsor, Mrs. E. P. Sauer, Capt. E. P Sauer, U.S.N. ON HER WAY' F 2050101 204'-02 , 1 Ill To the Officers and men of this ship, whom I have the honor to command: The Bairoko is so named to honor, and to some fitting degree to perpetuate in memory, the valor and successful achievements of brave men, living and dead, who fought in that remote spot. lnsignificant for unknown centuries, sud- denly, by the brilliance of their deeds, Bairoko attained the dignity and stature of immortality. With those men it is our privilege to share a common destiny and a common spirit. We go forward to continue the fight against the same enemy and, like them, we shall fight well and, with Cfod's help, we shall win. I A i ' The lap has had reason to remember the name Bairoko from earlier days of this struggle. We hope to meet him soon and add to his remembrances. When that day comes letus so conduct ourselves that those men of Bairoko Harbor will say Well Done , and be proud to march, shoulder-to-shoulder, into history with us. T ' I O I III I Almighty Father, may Thy guiding hand be upon us and upon this ship. By the hands of men of freedom this ship has been built. By the courage and skill of men of a free nation .this ship will travel over the seas. We pray, O God, that Thy helping hand may be with the crew of this ship in safety and in conflict. Thy Divine Providence will determine whether men on this ship must sacrifice, or whether they will ride through storms and battle safely. Strengthen these men as they endeavor to fulfill the mission setbefore them by the people of the United States. Ever be their guide and strength in body and in spirit as each goes to his respective task aboard this ship. May this moment of prayer before Thy mighty presence renew in each the knowledge of God which has been a haven and an inspiration for men in ships in centuries past, even as it was for our Lord Iesus Christ, in whose name we pray. Amen. K f 40'3'045C7C-05C05l0N05C-05C05C7C03C95l0N?C0 ?C07C-0'7'0'N05Q 201'-052-6 r ' ma em A A specially blessed Medal of St. Christopher, Patron Saint of all Travelersjhas been presented to the ship by the Reverend Donald M. Temple of Chicago, Ill., J a brother of the first commanding officer, and will be mounted on -the bridge. 5 94 -I 2 Q o Z o EE 4 I vi 'f 2 1-ik I . CAPTAIN s. W.'CALLAW.i-XY, U.S.N. Officer in charge. Commissioning Detail. Q r ITdcoma.Was1i. ' CAPTAIN I. L. MCGUIGAN. U.S.N Supervisor of Shipbuilding. A Tacoma Area I Q--1-P-.0 4. L 3 1 1 4, 4, A 2 CAPTAIN W. I. HARRISON, U.S.N.R. . ..--,-..--...,m. Bremerton. Wash. ' I I I 165 To THE three officers Whose pictures appear on this and the opposite page, and to their staffs, the officers and men of the Bairolco desire to express their particular appreciation because it was largely resultant from their efforts that this ship is able to go to sea so Well prepared and Well trained. . 'S Captain McGuigan, the Supervisor of Shipbuilding and Representative of the Bureau of Ships in the Tacoma area, has had the responsibility of supervising the construction of this and her sister ships so that they could meet the exacting standards of the Navy as evolved from peace and War time experience. Captain McGuigan has long been associated with design and construction matters relating to aircraft carriers and it isnatural that he should have been assigned to the .senior supervisory capacity in the Tacoma area Where so many aircraft carriers have been commissioned. We hope that, in our appreciation of the Bairoko, he will feel added reward for his ceaseless efforts' to improve these ships. Captain Callaway, Commanding Officer of the Commissioning Detail, Tacoma area, was a particularly fortunate and appropriate selection for this duty. There are few men in the aero- nautic organization of the Navy, or in any other aeronautic organization, who equal him in both the broad and the detailed requisites of aeronautic matters. As Commanding Officer of the Com- missioning Detail he has, by his great experience and unfailing desire to help, been of inestimable assistance to the Prospective Commanding Officer and the other personnel in the organization and readiness of the Bairoko. Captain Harrison, in the Bremerton area, has provided for officers and men of the Bairoko both basic and specialized training that has been invaluable in our pre-commissioning prepara- tions and will be a great strength to depend upon when We take this ship to sea. Captain Harrison and his staff devoted their entire efforts Without stint and We Wish to express to them our sincere gratitude. 4. P D53 M, 1.2 ,Q !, 1 in Ny , 9 ' Q-9, S. q A Assembly of the Crew 84.2 :Pr l Qf U.s. S. 1 : . l. . ommissizmil . c Flag Officer and Supervisor of Shipbuilding received at gangway and escorted to Commissioning Parade lnvocation by Chaplain Everett A. Dalian, U.S.N.R. A I Playing of the Navy I-lymn Delivery .of the Ship to U. S. Navy by Mr. Cr. F. Kachlein, lr.,- A Assistant General Manager of Todd Pacific Shtpyards lnc. l Acceptance of Ship for the U. S. Navy by Captain l. L. lVlcGuigan, U.S.N. ' Refreshments will be served on the v-nurtuir .- . .1 X l iff lnoxo ng Program . . . w Commissioning Orders and Remarks by Captain I. L. McGuigan, U.S.N. Playing of National Anthem while Colors are raised Transfer of Command to Captain Harry B. Temple, U.S.N. Orders to Command and Remarks by Captain Harry B. Temple, U.s.N. ' Z Setting of the Watch A g Remarks by Flag Officer Retreat langar Deck and in the Crew's Mess n .nm . WW Offiaefz CAPTAIN HARRY B. TEMPLE, U.s.N. CAPTAIN HARRY Bl:ilGl-1AlVl TEMPLE was born April 7, 1901, in Leicester, Massachu- setts. 1-le was graduated from the Naval Academy, Annap- olis, in 19247 has been on ac- tive duty since that date. After graduation from Annapolis, he was assigned to duty in the battleship Pennsylvania. Fol- lowing a year of this duty he was detached and assigned to duty with the Asiatic Fleet where he served for three years, the greater part of which 1 1 i E was in the capacity of Execu- tive Officer of an Aviation Ten- der. Upon return to the United States, he reported to the Avia- ' tion Flight Training School at Pensacola, Florida. Since com- pletion of Flight Training, Captain Temple has served in many of the various Naval Aviation activities, ashore and afloat, including seaduty on cruisers and carriers. ln 'carrier aviation he has flown from the decks of the old U.S.S. Langley and Lexington, both sunk, and from the Ranger, Saratoga and Enterprise. During 1931-1934 he was on duty in the Bureau of Aeronautics of the Navy Department, in the Flight Division. ln 1937 and 1938 he served in connection with fitting out, and on board the carrier Enterprise as Assistant Air Operations Officer when that ship was commissioned. ln late 1938, he was detached from the .Enterprise and ordered to duty with the U. S. Naval Mission to Brazil in which capacity he served as Aviation Advisor to the Brazilian Naval and Air Ministries. Upon completion of this duty, Captain Temple was ordered to duty in connection with fitting out and commissioning the carrier U.S.S. Sangamon. 1-le served with the ship as Executive Officer for one year, during which time the ship was engaged in assault operations upon the coast of Africa in November of 1942 and, subsequently, in escort- support operations with the Commander South Pacific Force, in the New Hebrides-Solomon lslands area. ln September, 1943, Captain Temple was detached from the Sangamon and ordered to duty on the Staff of General MacArthur, Commander-in-Chief of Southwest Pacific area. This duty lasted for a period of four months and involved service in Australia and New Guinea. 1-le was then detached and ordered to report to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Air, as 1-lead of the Aviation Special Development Section and, later, as Director of the Division of Aviation Military Characteristics. Captain Temple was detached from this duty and ordered to report to the Commissioning Detail, Tacoma, for ultimate duty as Commanding Officer of the Bairoko. ln September of 1933, Captain Temple married the former Miss Priscilla Totten of Washington, D. C. They have three children, all boys, who are now 9, 7, and 3 years of age. Captain and Mrs. Temple make their permanent home in Washington, D. C. 4 I f 1 . xecutiae Offdaez COMMANDER FRANK F. GILL. U.S.N.l 1 COMMANDER FRANK F. GILL, U.S.N., whose home is at Livermore, California, was born 14 Ianuary 1907. He was the first of five Gill brothers who made football history at the Uni- versity of California. He was varsity right halfback in the seasons of 1926, 1927 and 1928 for the Golden Bears. Leaving school in 1928, he went to Pensacola where he won his wings as a Naval Reserve pilot in 1.930. He returned to the University in 1931, serving as an assistant freshman football coach that year, and also playing for the Olympic Club in San Francisco in 1932. Following graduation he was connected with the Shell Oil Company in an executive position for seven years. He was commissioned a lieutenant in the U. S. Navy in December, 1940, while chief flight instructor of a reserve air base at Oakland, California. For the first two and a half years of this war, Commander Gill had combat aviation duty which took him into two war theaters. He was aboard the Lexington as arresting gear and gaso- line officer the day Pearl Harbor was attacked and was immediately named Fighter Director of that ship, and served through her engagements until she was lost in the Coral Sea May 8, 1942. lt was for his part in the radio direction of fighters, led by O'Hare and Iimmy Thatch in the high scoring Bougainville battle, that he was awarded a citation by the Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet. ln this engagement 18 out of 20 lapanese bombers attacking the Lexington were shot down. A He reported to the converted carrier Santee in luly, 1942, and was her Assistant Air Officer in the invasion of North Africa. He took over as Air Officer of that ship in April, 1943, and took part in the Central Atlantic anti-submarine war, until his detachment February 1, 1944. Commander Gill reported at Naval Air Station, Miami, as Superintendent of Aviation Training February 1, 1944, and on October 20 he was named Executive Officer of the station. . ln April, 1934, Commander Gill was married to the former Miss Barbara Gross of Oakland, California. They have one daughter, Diana. t . ' g f AIR OFFICER f1Qf.can5idr.,Defa1d Nr Hawkes. USN ,Lieut. 'Comdr. Hawks, a native- of Idaho, now living in Seattle, Wash., joined the Navy in 1928. He has served. successively aboard 'the Saratoga, at Pensacola, Pearl .Harborgon the U.S.S. Salt l..akelCity, and for the past 'three years 'has' been flight ,instructor at NavalAir Station, Seattle, Wash. I ENGINEERING OFFICER Lt.,Comdr. Iohn MCL. Stuart. USN Lieut. Comdr. Stuart, a Texan, now resides in Bremerton, Wash. He joined the Navy at the age'of 16 during World War l, and has served continuously since then. He was on the first Wasp when it was sunk and reported from the Kasaan Bay, Where he was Engineer- ing Officer. ' D EPA RT ME FIRST LIEUTENANT . i , . , Lt. Comdr. Frank W. Tenney. USNR Lieut. Comdr. Tenney, a graduate of the University of California and Harvard' Law School, had his first tour of duty in his own home city-San Francisco. After six months at the Naval Air Station, Whidby Island, Wash., he Was on the Fanshaw Bay in the Saipan, Morotai, and Philippine campaigns. SUPPLY OFFICER ' Lt. Comdr. Bruce F. Evans.iSC. USN Lieut. Comdr. Evans is from Seattle, Wash., and graduated from the University of Wash- ington. He served in the Philippines and Netherland East Indies campaign in 1942 with Fleet Air Wing lO and was awarded the Army Distinguished Unit Badge. He was last sta- tioned at the Marine Air Station, Quantico, Va. MEDICAL OFFICER Lt. Comdr. Edward D. Hudson, USNR Lieut. Comdr. Hudson, a Virginian, attended Williamaand Mary College and the Medical College of Virginia, and practiced in Geneva, Wis. His naval service has included duty at San Diego, Mobile Hospital at Shoemaker, Calif.2'Port Huenerne, Calif., Pensacola, and St. Mary's Pre-flight School. , GUNNERY OFFICER Lt. Samuel A. McCau11ey. USNR Q Lieut. McCaulley, of Philadelphia, Pa., and Lehigh University, came to the Navy in 1940. He was a turret gunnery officer on the Wy- oming and then served on the staff of ComServLant. Awarded his Wings as a lighter-than-air pilot in 1943, he had 18 months duty in the Caribbean area. NAVIGATOR y Lt. I-Iarold M. Iames. USN Lieut. Iames, who lives in West Seattle, Wash., is another old seadog-with 17 years in the Navy. He first saw action on a de- stroyer, and has been navigator on two escort carriers, the U.S.S. Phybus and U.S.S. Solo- mons. He wears ribbons for duty in boththe Atlantic and the Pacific. COMMUNICATION OFFICER Lt. William S. Stewart. USNR Lieut. Stewart claims both Evanston, Ill., and Mobile, Ala., as his home. After enlisting in 1942, and serving in Panama, he was com- missioned in 1943, and was Communication Officer on the Ommaney Bay which was sunk off the Philippines. His battle stars are for Palau and the Philippines. A , . ,,,, ,,.. ,,..,, , . ,ww wwwwmmc l tHls stonv or THE cvs T1-1Eibui1ding of the escort carrier, also 'known as a. Baby Flat Top or Ieep'Carrier , the Navy harkened back to the early day of the aircraft carrier. The first United States carrier, the Langley, completed shortly after the close of World War 1, was converted from a collier. Later the 'British and American navies used projected cruisers or battle cruisers as hulls on which to place flightfdecks, and so the famed Lexington and Saratoga made their appearance. A Early in 1941, the Navy General Board directed that the S.S. Mormacmail be fitted with a flightdeck and converted into an escort. Uponcompletion she was renamed the U.S.S. Long Island, the first of a long line of escort carriers. The following year, with our supply line to Europe almost severed and our Atlantic shore covered with debris of sunken merchantmen, the conversion of merchant ships to escort carriers was rushed. These ships, designated as auxil- iary escorts, were destined for duty with Atlantic convoys. ' i A A H Q 'Following the introduction of this new element into the Battle of the Atlantic, a sharp re- A A duction in the effectiveness of ' the German underseas War was noted. The CVE then ,turned from the defensive and began to attack. ,Instead of avoid- ing the submarines, the car- riers now sought their lairs. Well trained and co-ordinated teams of carriers, planes, and accompanying destroyers and destroyer escorts put out to sea. Over 30,000,000 square miles of water, from Iceland to Capetown, they sought out, harried and.destroyed U-boats. The Card and Bogue received the Presidential Unit Citation for their good hunting. In Iune, 1944, the Guadalcanal ,cap- tured an enemy sub intact, the first such prize in our naval history. 1 - if I .. x . 5 f a 9 Y A I l . JZ The strategy in the Pacific ' called for the seizure or neutral- ization of the Iapanese unsmk- able aircraft carriers the small islands which constituted both the outside perimeter of their Iapan. In the subsequent island hopping amphibious o p e r a - tions the small carrier played a malorrole It was their air- craft which helped to ' soften these targets and supported the Marines and Army in land- ing operations First securing control of the air they blasted the enemy positions and troops until the critical phases of the landings were over. Planes based on escortcarriers did similar Work on the beachheads in North Africa, ltaly, and France. I , A war of the magnitude of the present one is full of dramatic moments. Much of the work of the CVE s is dull and routine but the dawn of October 25, 1944, yields to no other day-of the war for sheer drama and stark courage. On that morning off the East coast of the Philippines the mam Iap battle line encountered the CVE's supporting the landing on Leyte. Against the onslaught of 16 inch shells the baby flat tops threw their aircraft and DUHY Sl'1iDS' QUHS- After several hours of furious battle the Iap fleet Was turned baCk, and the threat Of disaster to the whole Philippine operation removed. The jeeps that daY HIST the newest and best Of the lap Navy 1n'a surface action-something not yet redliZ9C1 bY OUT DSW b6TT1GShiPS and ldfqe CGTHGTS-, The price of victory Was small in comparison to its 'importance+tWo escort carriers sunk and several damaged A The 105-Class CVE is the largest all-welded ship ever built on the Pacific coast. A year in construction it embodies all the changes proven necessary by the experience in action of the earlier escort carriers 'z' 4 Jw .Q--.flfitllfm L ' 4, fs J' , '93w'sT:q L. 'T ' ,fgjqa 1 T 'ajlffl - . Sax, A . Q . 'Ib 'W ty 'Q A . A. its K' -r -il.. , I A k, , . ,,' v - ll , I 'ff-1 fdefense and stepping stones to lg., V. i , -V I ' -:if f . 7 i ' - .-lf-Z' ' K I 13' VA - I I . n A-f' 2 A 1 f.fj4,- . ' ' -tag V .. . V . J .- ' I V' A I rv, it V ' ' young Americans of this generation mon MEN, AND ,A mon SHIPS... Il' , llN T1-1E days of sail, when the small light craft of our Continental Navy put out on seas cont- trolled by the powerful British ships of the line, they were manned by bewhiskered crews with tarry pigtails. Despite the overwhelming odds . they met, they fought their ships with high courage and grim determination and established the glorious traditions of our Naval Service. Their inadequate ships and light armament alone did not bring them victories in the short range, hand-to-hand encounters 'of that era. Ever present was the heroic spirit of the lack-Tars, Iron Men in Wooden Ships. , V h y Through the indsturial progress in the intervening years, the fighting ships' of today's -irtg 124, fnavies have emerged. We have turned from sail to steam and oil, from wood to iron and steel, and the modern warship is a complex mechanism with speed, armor, and tremendous striking power. Yet the spirit of your man-of-warsman is still the same. ln the grim days of 1942, that spirit alone enabled one carrier, with a few cruisers and destroyers, to hold back the laps in the South Pacific. . An unusual number of the men and officers assigned to the U.S.S. Bairoko have been tempered in battle. They bring aboard the spirit with which our Naval service has 'been endowed. Some were at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, on the old battleship Arizona andthe destroyer Ward. To the Ward goes the unique distinction of being the first surface ship to fire upon the treacherous Nips. Others are from attack transports, light and heavy cruisers, and various types of small craft. Many have been with our carrier forces. Their battle ribbons are starred with all the major n-aval engagements in this war. Our veteran seamen have been on Atlantic convoy duty, and covered the landings on the shores of Africa, ltaly, and France. ln the Pacific, they saw duty from Attu to Australia, cruised along the coast of China, and knocked at the very gates of Iapan. These men are the nucleus around whom a well trained combat team is building. 1 V Survivors of many ships which have gone down in battle are numbered among us. These include sailors from all types of ships. Of particular interest are the men from the Wasp, Prince- ton, St. Lo, Gambier Bay, and Ommaney Bay, carriers which struck the enemy fully and well before being mortally hit. The gallantry of these men will live on the pages of history long after the steel of their ships has disappeared from the ocean bottom. Many men have received special recognition for outstanding .courage and meritorious work in battle. A number wear the Purple Heart Medal for wounds received as a result of enemy action. - u ' The Bairoko carries a crew of proven experience and valor. Those going to sea the first time are fortunate in having such shipmates aboard. The old phrase may aptly be rewordedfto describe our crew- Iron Men in an lron Ship. Secretary of the Navy Forrestal well described the modern Bluejacket. With ingenuity and courage, have gone down to the sea, learn- ing to handle and to fight intricate 40 rrilodegn warships in a manner which I 4 m s ou make the men of this Navy 4 9 - ,, , legendary. :A -- -241.- . :Egg iv - ' ' -171,-f . S. S. BAIROKO aw' Ski? CAPTAIN HARRY B. TEMPLE, U.S.N. Commanding Officer COMMANDER FRANK F. GILL, U.S.N. Executive Officer Lieut. UQI R. Z. Moore, USNR Lieut. tjgl D. D. Fisher, USNR Lieut. Cjgl I. G. Ross, USNR Lieut Comdr. F. W. Tenney, USNR Lieut Corndr. I. MCL. Stuart, USN Lieut. Comdr. D. N. Hawkes, USN Lieut Corndr. W. E. Cobey, USNR Lieut. Lieut. Cjgl C. W. Bradshaw, USNR Comdr. B. F. Evans, USN Lieut. Comdr. E. D. Hudson, USNR Lieutenant S. A. McCaulley, USNR Lieutenant C. H. Rothenberger, USNR Lieutenant B. Boyd, USNR Lieutenant W. S. Aten, USNR Lieutenant H. M. Iames, USN Lieutenant W. Bushman, USNR Lieutenant I. C. Hoyle, USNR l Lieutenant F. H. Parham, USNR Lieutenant T. I. Nemeth, USNR Lieutenant W. S. Stewart, USNR Lieutenant W. W. Fredericks, USNR Lieutenant I. M. Naureckas, USN Lieutenant F. W. Stafne, USNR Lieutenant M. I. Szlikas, USNR Lieutenant W. E. Mitchell, USNR Lieutenant I. I. Asch, USNR Lieut. GQ? L. H. Christianer, USNR Lieut. fjgl L. Birnbaum, USNR Lieut. Cjgl T. N. Ford, USN Lieut Lieut Lieut Lieut Lieut Lieut Lieut Lieut Lieut Lieut . tjgl C. C. Sanders, USN . Uql C. H. Steele, USN . Uql I. V. Cramer, USNR . Cjgl E. C. Shawcross, USNR . Cjgl E. R. Morgan, USNR . Uql E. A. Ray, USNR . UQ? B. Lloyd, USNR . tjgl E. T. Fagan, USNR . UQ? G. W. Fielder, USNR . UQ? E. A. Dakan, USNR Ensign L. P. Kaplan, USNR Ensign W. E. Sleeth, USNR Ensign D. H. Claus, USN Ensign L. C. Champion, USN Ensign A. S. Perley, USNR Ensign H. P. Walding, USNR Property of Ensign B. W. Lindgrin, USNR Ensign T. V. Troy, USNR Ensign R. A. Moix, USNR Ensign W. E. Zaeh, USNR Ensign R. W. Feltes, USNR Ensign G. E. Fulbright, USNR Ensign G. B. Soule, USNR Ensign R. C. Doukitt, USNR Ensign W. A. Cartier, USNR Ensign I. M. Dolan, USNR Ensign H. M. Delaittre, USNR Ensign I. D. Mallory, USNR Ensign M. Goldberg, USNR Ch. Mach. C. A. Kieffer, USNR Bos'n R. Weichert, USN Gunner P. Robertson, USN Electrician S. R. Mode, USN Rad. Elec. A. G. Hubbard, USN Machinist D. N. Talbott, USN Carpenter E. M. Spurlock, USNR Sh. Clk. I. H. Connell, USN Pharmacist E. F. O'Neill, USN A. P. C. C. 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