Belleau Wood (CVL 24) - Naval Cruise Book

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.wma -.f.-.via b DI ISIU dependent up on us for returrte range md bearmg to the oulde rlthouqh ht usurlly ern dettrmme these approxrmately from hrs radar on the budge The same 1S true for fog y or stormy drys when he ls unable to get a range wrth hrs ,tadnneter QD, Communreatrons Radro Contact 1S mamtamed wrth strrke planes, patrol planes, search planes, and rescue planes We ard the Communrcatron Department 1n handlmg traflit over many c1rcu1ts from the flag rece1v1ng tourse and speed thanffes, formatron maneuver orders, battle orders, and adm1n 1strat1ve d1reet1ons N TOP ROW Lt A D Parker Lt F G Mullon Lt C C Foster Lt H A Sel lery BOTTOM ROW Lt L Hugh Lt B G Lerghton Lt J R Rrggs Lt G N Ray lhe followrnv members of the DIVISION were detached before the group prcture was taken OFFICERS Lt VV W Baldyxm Lt Cmdr R J McCullough Lt L E Mrller Lt C A Potts Lt Ugb D R Roberts Lt NV C Harrrngton MEN Wrllram L Alexander Joseph L Anderson V1ncentN Austad LyleV Bates GreggD Bennen Davrd F Blaszeyk Paul Brennan John D Brrgham J JohnT Brrsbors RobertD Callagee JamesA Calalano DeWayneJ Cole RobertL Coleman DonaldA Cruse Prent1ssCh1lds JtsseR Depee GeorgeP Doppman LeonardP Fox GeorgeE Fox MartrnF Garey Charles F Goh mann LyleD Hanson DonEHatter RoyL Hawey IohnE Hayes RayH Henderson Peter J Iannuzzo John J Jenet Walter A Kehoe Robert P Keo h HenryD Krug, HowardR Koenders John Koncewrcz Lazarus Kraus HaroldR Kronrtz Alf1edC Lee Jr Wrllram J Lepsch VV1ll1am H Lorenzo Franc1sM Lucas NormanR Lynn ErmanE Mannm LeoK Mannrng Mor ree Mayeu Jr Carness S McAdams RobertL McGowan LmusA Mrlls John L Mrlton EdwardJ Monahan JohnW Murray Nolan C Newman Wrllram M Nrcholson Jr Ernest Oaks John F Oertell JamesR Osborne JohnJ Pais lrarr RodneyF Peterson ErnestW Qurst James W Ranlxrn ElWoodC Read PaulA Rrchardson JamesK Roberts Jr Manuel J Rodrrguez BrunoA Rut kowslxr Andrew Seck Lawrence L Snow ArthurG Straley AntonJ Traub Leonard S Tremont Vrtold F Wallace Junror R VValton Leroy E Watson Meyer Wernstern RaymondE Wrnch Ronald NVoodward Iohn A Wren Vrn tent J Year beck Vertical plot shows clearly the azrcra t srtuatron both mend and oe Photo mterpretatron and mtellzgence play an zmportcmt part m arrcra t offenswe operatzons Soundmg balloon rs a major actor m predrctmg the weather 133 UI!

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' . . . G 'dr , K. Hoffman, A. W. Jenevein, L. LeMoine, R. L. Wicke, F. J. Zadory. N. R. Lynn, L. C. Wasson, TOP ROW. gmlgslilvelili Vll'eoTkslieci'clyL.TF.JPelRlf:lt, yW. J. Hutchings, S. Meyerson, R. L. Coleman.. W. C. Honefrger, G. W. Williamson, J. G. Proios. THIRD ROW: R. E. John, C. E. King, C. NV. Kohler, W. Lundstrom, L. Lindquist, J. P. Miklosi, R. H. Odum, E. Rosendale, A. R. Hall, M. Sha- piro, R. L. Shuck, C. K. Williams, F. J. Peterson, E. S. Webber, C. E. Phillips, G. M. Tuttle, R. H. Turpin, R. T.'F1tz,f:eralc.l. SECOND ROW: A. C. Lee, Ens. R. B. Fe-hr,, Lt. ljgl A. L. Lundin, Lt.-Cmdr. E. L. Kubacki, Lt. Ugj C. G. Coleman. Lt. CJK? A. I. Lichty, Lt. H. B. Roney, Lt. W. E. Rench, Lt.-Cmdr. L. P. Riggs, Lt. J. W. Colter, Lt. fjgb F. K. Sloan, Lt. D. Y. Kelsey, D. E. Hatter, A. J. DeLuca, R. L. Harvey, N. C. Newman, J. T. Brisbois, P. C. Brennan, H. T. Janes, M. Mayeaux, T. E. Hansen. . BOTTOM ROW: J. Hardridge, H. E. Garlitz, H. A. Sandkuhler, J. E. Simon, J. A. Wren, K. G. Kempson, J. J. Smith, V. J. Stoneburner, G. A. Shan- non, V. C. Black, R. Borngen, G. D. Hughes, S. D. Schroeter, F. J. Schey, D. W. Shearon. Vf3 Division consists of four parts performing the inf dicated duties: AEROLOGY collects and disseminates weather inforf mation and advises Fly Control of flying conditions. Aerographer's mates note and record barometric pressure, temperature, humidity, wind direction and velocity, sea conditions, and sky conditions to anticipate and piece to' gether the everfchanging vagaries of the weather and use them to our advantage. PHOTOGRAPHY shoots pictures about the ship and processes film for navigational charts, familiarization photos for reconnaissance, and photographic interpretaf tion. AIR OFFICE handles all administrative duties for the Air Department, compiling data on aircraft records, disf position of aircraft, and their status. CIC. There are four distinct functions performed by CIC: CAD Control all our own aircraft both in combat finf tercepting raidsj and on daily routine patrols. We keep Serious business in CIC- Bogies closinglw a constant watch for enemy aircraft 24 hours a day even in port. Along with our fighter direction we keep such fingerftip information as number of our planes airborne, their division numbers, what patrol they are flying, the pilots' names, the planes' side markings and tail identificaf tions, any troubles that pilots report, time of takefoif, time of landing, and what radio channels the plaH6S are on. CBD Track allusurface contacts, getting the courses and speeds. Plot the nearest land and positions of other task groups. Along with this we keep track of our own ship's course and speed, plots on the nearest land, and positi0HS of the other task groups. The D. R. I. fDead Reckoning Indicator, is an ingenious machinc which registers the ship's courses and speeds and from these maintains a conf stant upftofthefminute computation of the ship's latitud6 and longitude. QCD Assist in navigation or station keeping, informing the Officerfofftheflleck of our ship's position relative to other ships in the Task Group. At night thc O. O. D- is This small lzoto lab has p1'QCC555d almost all tzc pictures in tlus bovli ---uni., x . we X , we ' -X f- - ,. M.. .wN.........sssmmxw-wss ,www V I L, . , p V K A X .-

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