Blue Ridge (LCC 19) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 152 of the 1972 volume:

mammmmmmmmm M • ii BW MiBIWIIIIMI dl Stf 4) imnm IHHTOIlIiMJl ' Jai! UNITED STATES SHIP tt ' U ' l;. !; BLllErtlDGE a ' iW -.iiWf- ftiiv i. swtiWiiiiiWEiittiaRu-.. SHIP ' S HISTORY BLUE RIDGE Is the first ship ever designed and built as a Command Ship; all others have been converted from other type ships. She Is the third ship to be named for the Blue Ridge Mountains in the United States, The first BLUE Rl DGE was a Great Lakes passenger steamer that was purchased for use as a Navy Transport during World War I and the second BLUE RIDGE was an amphibious force flagship that saw considerable action during World War II. Unlike her World War 1 1 predecessor which was quickly converted from a merchantman to a flagship, the new 620-foot United States Ship BLUE RIDGE represents a unique effort and achievement in the Amphibious Navy ' s command ship design. In this 19,200 ton ship are found the facilities to direct and manage every phase of an am- phibious operation; indeed, the BLUE RIDGE represents the accumulated knowledge of four decades of the Navy ' s experience in the difficult problem of effective Amphibious Force Control and Coordination. Initially conceived In 1963, BLUE RIDGE was in the planning and design stage for four years before construc- tion was begun at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in 1967. Three and a half years later, on 14 November 1970, she was commissioned. In becoming operational, BLUE RIDGE assumed the distinction of carrying the world ' s m ost sophisticated electronics complex to sea a package some thirty per cent larger than that of the attack carrier JOHN F. KENNEDY. Prior to BLUE RIDGE ' s commissioning the KENNEDY had held that distinction. BLUE Rl DGE utilizes her main battery of computers, communications gear, and other electronic facilities to fulfill her mission as a command ship for Amphibious Task Force and Landing Force Commanders during Am- phibious Operations. This task includes the landing of troops, air and gunfire support, task force protection, and logistics support. A description of BLUE Rl DGE would not be complete without mention of her twenty knot plus speed capa- bility. Not only in speed, but also in the category of ship habitabillty is BLUE RIDGE a great improvement in ship design. Recreation rooms, air conditioning, ship ' s stores, spacious galleys and messing areas all help make life at sea a great deal more pleasant for crew and embarked staffs. BLUE RIDGE has accomodations for 268 officers and 1 200 enlisted men. Departing Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in rrfid-February of 1971 , BLUE RIDGE set sail for her homeport of San Diego, California. Taking the increasingly rare route around the southern tip of South America, BLUE RIDGE made port visits in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Lima, Peru; Rodman, Panama; and Acapuico, Mexico. She arrived in San Diego 9 April 1 971 . Aside from numerous testing and evaluation cycles, refresher training and post shakedown availability at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard, BLUE RIDGE ' s first year in her homeport was highlighted by her role as command and control center for the massive ROPEVAL 3-71 West Coast amphibious exercise in which dozens of ships and thousands of Marines took part. She deployed to the Western Pacific in January 1972 and served as flagship for Commander Amphibious Force, U.S. SEVENTH Fleet and Commanding General, N INTH Marine Amphibious Brigade. Participating in several operations during a North Vietnamese offensive, BLUE RIDGE spent considerable time off the coast of Vietnam. Her Western Pacific port visits included the Philippine Islands, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Guam and Okinawa. BLUE RIDGE returned to the United States in mid-August 1972. Keel Laid 27 February 1967 Launched 4 January 1969 Displacement 19,000 tons Commissioned 14 November 1970 Length Overall 620 feet Beam 108 feet Draft 27 feet Ship Allowance 700 (44 Officers, 656 Enlisted) Flag Accommodations 768 (224 Officers, 544 Enlisted) l aE- ' ' K-tSm ' ■;,.. m):: -; - imfi i ' , ' r- ' . ' ' ■ ' ■■; . V, ' $. ' u ..;: :V ■;■: ' - :-■ ' ?• J .- ' .- ' - ' , ' ' - ■ -.0 ' 1 ' z ■ ' ■ .■ ■ ' V r }} ■,i ;- ■ Wi ' -i - ' iiii ■ y ' i V ' • ' -i-- ' . ' if ;-; - ' ' ; ;■,■- yfiP ' . S :-:;- ' ' - ' i ' -MM POT POURRI Candy Bars Consummed 103,599 Nuts and Crackers Sold 12,790 Canned Snacks Sold 12,000 (Pudding, Pork Beans, Potted Meat, Vienna Sausage) Beef Jerky, Polish Sausage, Pepperoni Sticks Sold 4,500 Sardines, Kipper Snacks, Shrimp etc. Sold 1,450 Canned Juice Sold 13,100 Canned Soda Sold 24,750 Vending Machine Drinks Sold 171,000 General Mess — Crew consumed $303,602 Milk Consumed — 22,500 gallons Eggs Consumed — 25,000 dozen eggs Bread Consumed (Commercial) — 30,000 loaves Bread Consumed (Baked on Board) — 20,000 loaves Beef Consumed — 80,700 pounds Seven vertrep unreps held with 500,000 pounds of goods coming on board Payroll — BLUE RIDGE disbursing office paid out $3,000,000 HELO DETAIL 2500 helos either touched down or took off from BLUE RIDGE HC-5 264 flights UH-I-E 540 flights Vertrep 332 flights Other Ops 1364 flights TOTAL DEPLOYMENT — 224 days Days in Port — 69 days Days at sea — 155 days Total miles covered during cruise — 43,526 miles wsi mmsmmm WA ' , AVji ' i ' .ltftlMMiTUulWiK ' W ■MBMMliiHilMteHiaaicMiMhii U N h ' : r mOENU 1SLU« S t. i . a- SAMOA i LANDS IOnG IStANDS LEGEND 1. THE BEGINNING 10. PHILIPPINES 2. HAWAII n. HONG KONG 3. GUAM 12. OKINAWA 4. PHILIPPINES 13. SPECOPS (RVN) 5. OKINAWA 14. PH ILIPPINES 6. SASEBO 15. SPECOPS (RVN) 7. OKINAWA 16. PHILIPPINES B. CROSSING THE LINE 17. OKINAWA 9. SINGAPORE 18. THE ENDING •u ;:u- MARQUESAS IS tuamotu archipelago sOc frK 11 SOUTH PACIFIC OCfAN mimmmmmm mmmmmmmm Captain K. J. Carroll enlisted in the Navy in February 1944 in the V-5 Aviation Cadet program and received his commission at the Univer- sity of Notre Dame in June 1946. He attended submarine school in 1949, graduated from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1955, from the Naval War College in 1960 and from the Army War College in 1965. Upon completion of his initial duty assignment as Main Battery Divi- sion Officer on the battleship USS MISSISSIPPI, Captain Carroll was a student at the Naval Gunfire Liaison School in Little Creek, Va. This specialized training was followed by four consecutive assignments as Naval Gunfire Liaison Officer in the Second Marine Division, aboard the Attack Transports NOBLE and OKONOGAN and the Aircraft Carrier KEARSARGE, In May 1949 he was ordered to the Submarine Base, New London, Conn., and served aboard the submarine I REX while awaiting submar- ine school. During the next five years he had duty aboard the submar- ines CAIMAN and SEAFOX which were based at Pearl Harbor and spent twenty-one months in the Western Pacific during the Korean War. In 1955 he was assigned to the Plans and Policy Division of the Bureau of Naval Personnel. Captain Carroll qualified for command of submarines during a two- year assignment as Executive Officer of SEA POACHE R in Key West, Fla. He was the commanding officer of USS SABLEFISH from June 1960 to June 1962, relinquishing that command to return to the Sub- marine School as Director of the Tactics Division. In June 1 963 he became Director of the Basic Officers Department at the school. In July 1965 he was assigned as Aide and Flag Secretary to the Deputy Commander, Submarine Force, U. S. Atlantic Fleet. In August 1967 he assumed command of Submarine Division 81 . Captain Carroll returned to Washington as Military Deputy to the Deputy Assistant Oceanographer for Science in August 1968. In September 1970 he was assigned as Commanding Officer of BLUE RIDGE. He was detached from that post in July 1972 an d assumed command of Amphibious Squadron 10. . .,: ' pj:i. . ' ,mr . ' :M4 ' l llll l|liliilll mi jliili iilliii in iiiiiiii iiiiiiiib iiiiifmiMii ipiiiiiiiiiH iiiiMiMiiiiii Captain P. H. Speer was born m Greensburg, Pa., in 1928 and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart W. Speer, pre- sently of Ridgway, Pa. He began his Naval Career in 1946 when he enlisted in the Naval Aviation College program. Following two years at Wisconsin State College, Captain Speer entered flight training in 1948 and was designated a Naval Aviator in Feb- ruary 1950. His first assignment was with VX-3 at the Naval Air Station Atlantic City, N.J. He was subsequently ordered to VF-1 72 and participated in the introduction of the F2H Banshee jet into the Korean War while flying from the USS ESSEX. Captain Speer attended General Line School, Monterey, Ca., in 1953 and then was a flight instructor in the Naval Air Training Command until 1955. He served as Operations Officer with VF-1 1 1 aboard the USS BON HOMME RICH- ARD and as a combat instructor with VF-1 24. He was sub- sequently named Executive Officer and Commanding Officer of VF-21 1 , making two combat tours to Southeast Asia in 1966 and 1967. During his tours, VF-21 1 became the first Navy squadron to down more than five enemy |et aircraft and also won the Naval Air Pacific Combat E for excellence. Captain Speer scored a personal kill of a North Vietnamese MIG aircraft over Hanoi on May 19, 1967. He made two more deploy- ments to Southeast Asia on the staff of Commander Carrier Division Three in 1968 and 1969 prior to reporting to Miramar Air Station, north of San Diego, Ca., for training as a prospective Air Wing Commander. He took command of Attack Carrier Air Wing 1 1 in October 1969 and of Attack Carrier Air Wing 14 on 26 January 1970, making another combat tour of Southeast Asia on the USS CON- STELLATION. Captain Speer holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of California. He is married to the former Genevieve B. Nagy of McKeesport, Pa., and they, along with their son Paul, reside in San Diego. BLUE RIDGE ' S FIRST SS2? k - CHANGE OF COMMAND ' % Commander W. C. Holt, a native of West Palm Beach, Fla., was commissioned in 1958 from tlie Offi- cer Candidate School in Newport, R. I. A graduate of Palm Beach Junior College and Florida State University, his initial service was as Engineering Officer aboard the ice breaker USS BURTON ISLAND. Visiting Antartica once and the Arctic three times, BURTON ISLAND was awarded the Navy Unit Com- mendation during this period for scientifice achieve- ment in the Bellinghausen Sea, Antartica. In 1961 Commander Holt was assigned to the destroyer USS BLUE as Operations Officer and in 1963 became an instructor and scheduling officer at Fleet Training Group, San Diego. From 1 966 to 1 967 he was Executive Officer of the destroyer escort USS PARLE and subsequently served a two-year tour as Surface Operations Officer on the staff of Commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet aboard the cruiser USS LITTLE ROCK, where he was awarded the Navy Commendation Medal. Before joining BLUE RIDGE as Executive Officer, Commander Holt was assigned to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations in Washington where he was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal as Manpower Coordinator in the planning of the new NIMITZ class nuclear aircraft carriers and the SSN-688 class fast attack nuclear submarines. Commander Holt is married to the former Georgina Joyce of Everett, Wash. The couple and their two sons reside in San Diego, Ca. UlHiBii HIH f Vi W • A i Rear Admiral W. D. Gaddis was bom in Woriand, Wyo. He graduated from the Naval Academy and was commissioned an Ensign on 7 February 1941 . Following graduation from the Academy, Rear Admiral Gaddis loined the USS PENNSYLVANIA and was attached to the battleship in port Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked on 7 December 1941, In November 1942 he reported as Watch and Division Offi- cer on board the USS BARNES and from November 1943 to June 1946 he served as Senior Watch Officer, assistant Gun- nery Officerand then Gunnery Officer of the USS WASP. In 1946 he returned to the Naval Postgraduate School and receiv- ed a Master of Science degree in Metallurgical Engineering. He next served as Executive Officer of the USS CONE and then as Readiness and Training Officer for Gunnery and CIC on the staff of Commander Destroyer Force, U. S. Atlantic Fleet. In August of 1953 he reported as Commanding Officer of the radar picket destroyer KENNETH D. BAILEY. Fron 1955 to 1958 he was Naval Inspector of Ordinance at the Northern Pump Company in Minneapolis, Minn., after which he attended the Naval War College in Newport, R. I. He became Commander Destroyer Division 302 in July 1 959 with additional duty from January 1960 as Commander Destroyer Squadron 30. From 1960 to 1962 he was assigned as a Joint Staff Officer, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, D. C. In 1962 he assumed command of Destroyer Squadron Eight. He reported as Director of Programming and Finance, Headquarters Naval Material Command, Washington, D.C., in 1966, and then as Director of Budget and Reports, Office of the Navy Comptroller in 1968. He was assigned additional duty as Deputy Comptroller of the Navy in 1970. Rear Admiral Gaddis assumed command of Amphibious Group One in October 1970 and left that post in July of 1972 to return to Washington where he was assigned to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. ' Rear Admiral W. D. Toole, Jr., was born in Augusta, Ga. He studied at the University ot South Carolina, the University of North Carohna and received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Maryland in 1955. In addition, he has graduated from the U.S. Naval Intelli- gence School, the U.S. Naval Flight Program, the National War College and received a Masters degree from George Washington University in 1967. On receiving his commission as an Ensign in 1946, he was assigned to the USS PAUL G. BAKER. In February 1947 he reported to the USS KLONDIKE followed by duty on the USS GEORGE CLYMER. He returned to Washington, D.C. m 1948 and served at the Naval Com- munication Station until December 1949. Rear Admiral Toole entered the Naval flight training program in 1950 and received his wings in August 1951 . He flew with Patrol Squadron 10 until February 1954 and then was assigned to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations as liaison officer with the Headquarters, Directorate of Intelligence, U.S. Air Force. In April 1957, he reported to the staff of Commander Middle East Force as Aide and Flag Lieutenant. In December 1958 he joined Airborne Early Warning Squadron Four, the Navy ' s Hum- cane Hunters. After flying two storm seasons. Rear Admiral Toole then reported to the Bureau of Naval Per- sonnel in November 1960. In June 1963 he became Operations Officer of Patrol Squadron Seven and subsequently served as Executive Officer and Commanding Officer of the squadron. In August 1966 he attended the National War College and upon graduation mas assigned as the executive assistant to the Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy for Manpower. In February 1968 he was reassigned as Naval Aide and Executive Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. Prior to assuming command of USS IWO JIM A he was the Commanding Officer of the USS MISPILLION.a jum- boized fleet oiler. He assumed the duties of Commander Amphibious Group One and Commander Amphibious Force, U.S. Seventh Fleet in July 1972. 13 tl i tJBt MiWfiiMnti iqffn ' Ti! ' Wn. vaiHHillMilK iMaiHiiiMiiiii CHIEF OF STAFF CAPTAIN P. S. BEAMAN 15 mm C7 2r ' = ' ■-I-K rll-1 J,«l««l-Jy 9!SliH ' .;-i .lJ5iS! j(K(; '  W l 11 I ' 7,1 iH Fliptt DEPARTURE HAWAII ii iiMiilHinai I WV t ' ' ' ' - ' mmw: . ' L 20 MiMMHKlililtMil A 5% fc. - fe i .„-.ife v ' - ' '  ' ' Z r ' A. 21 UNDERWAY REFUELING 23 ' ii-.;.i.usisiuuiii ■ ., «- LEAP FROG EXERCISE s. -«; i; ;t25 - t K „ X . v ' -- -. - l .■ ■ Jt - '  ftf Sl«. ' _AVr -. ' ' . j2 H.S-ir ' ' '  TirasJip?™MWf?raf Sitfl ' IIl1Ihl ?.l ' AtW l M ff9 •- -i?3flm; j ■■ ' slBJJI i 27 ! m :t B L 28 w E L C o M E A B O A R D CTF-76 MISSION Commander Amphibious Group One recently assumed permanent duties as Commander Amphibious Force, U. S. Seventh Fleet and Commander Task Force 76. In this capacity he directs and coordinates the movement and actions of the more than 30 amphibious ships which are deployed to the Western Pacific. For example, he has directed the amphibious assault landings along the coast of the Republic of Vietnam and more recently the redeployment of American troops and equipment from that country. The Amphibious Force Commander is responsible for one of the most complex forms of modern warfare — the amphibious assault. The ability to place a hardhitting Marine landing force ashore and keep it there is the Amphibious Task Force Commanders primary responsibility. 29 ■ )A-MM ' ,Hi ' viWi iSiniMitimi OKINAWA 3C .1 1 . • BLUE RIDGE TOUR OF MARINE i 1 FACILITIES 32 OKINAWA SPORTS V v  , .3i vuSwtt ' 1., L iSi , ' ' ' -. -- ,a E«i .o JS3 - ' - ' j '  .- to ' -- ' iBilfllMiiHiiiliiliMiMi It . -rt ' r.v • J = 1 ' ■a .V a . v!rKi-.-:l5 ' — — n ,f %fd M s ' £ v; - ; ; : v% ' ' ' W ' ' ' t -- m fjj f K 1 r V 1 f 1 mSK ' ' ' ■? 34 II HlV;v 4 Bi HHiNJ k f. r 1BI ' T ii ' xHrV-..i Jn 4.,. , n iiMiiiiiMBi SASEBO, JAPAN tKmSlfliS ' WM ' Sii .•• ,J.. J m ci.L;V:--;:: ' ' 5 ; J: ' -n L fl wV. •il hJ — ' ■ . ' . .HI !S 38 ■■L,L.|i ;iS:,j ; iv;-. ;HirT f?irot i« ' tft:jsfi(P;,,viiH W(BIj ' V|!lll!fl!IM5S MMIitiAn HHW HH I H • C rmi l , A ' E lo r I ■ i I rA; ' I ■if. THE PEACE STATUE THE PEOPLE OF NAGASAKI BUILT THIS ST ITUE TO SYMBaiZE AND APPBL EVERLASTING WORLD PEACE IN AUGUST 0F1%5.THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ATOMIC BOMBING WHICH CAUSED THE PEOPLE OF NAGASAKI TO EXPERIENCE THE UN-R ELIEWBLE TRAGEDY AND LOSE GREAT NUMBERS OF PEOPLE THIS TEN-METER-HIGH BRONZE STATUE WAS COMPLETED B r AUTHORITATIVE SCULPTOR MR.SEIBO KITAMURA THROUGH BOH- FOREIGN AMD DOMESTIC CONTRIBUTION. THE RIGHT HAND POINTING TO THE SKY TELLS THE ATOfir BOn-S THREAT, THE LEFT ONE STRETCHING OUT HOR|7 0NTALL SHOWS TRANQUIL PEACE. ITS SOLID BUILD BODY IS THE DIGNITY OF GOD. THE GENTLE FACE IS THE SYMBOL OF Dl-, ' NE LOVE. THE FAST CLOSED EYES PRAY FOR THE REPOSE OF THE WAR VICTIMS- SOULS. WHILE THE FOLDED RIGHT LEG SHOWS MEDITATION OR QUIESCENCE AND BEND LEFT ONE MHOWS HELP OR MOVEMENT. THIS IS THE UNPARALLELED MAJESTIC WORK OF ART IN THE WORLD IN ITS SCALE AND CONCEPTION. K NAGASAKI CITY m ■li .f n $ iltS. - .y x : .ff. t fli. L m X 4 f-.i ' Xh ' I ii . 4 -f r,t t« @F a-f 1 1 ' i . j- h ie t± 10 m.-of ? {5.r .L ' i l e L :-€.+ 11 f, t i- « T- 1, . ' k%:i tiJ-M li ' .t - IK t -f- ' -t - iD fli(wnwit j wttwnH PW ' V WTO ' ' i3) ' i:v,Tili ' iii?( ' !7?:i i ' j; ' ' ' t ' ;( i J % nxn 1 u k i ll ft }•■ I •t. ' V b. 1 BOt ' • % •H--, •wl ; ' i ' ♦ ,t ' Visi ftl ,., ifl ■■ i A ■ p K r Lh J jVP - ' - ' ' iiilMMliafiiiiiiiiainHiiM g0 a 47 ill „l,„: ' l ' 1 111; Sii Nil lllllliinlll 1 1 ■48 a£:: : : liMMUMMlBI • ' ■ ' . .«■■ HONG KONG 50 MiMiMOiiibMiiiMiiiiiit ' 51 • ..-vv i ' fTCVWjnw IR- LT. GEN. METZGER THIRD M.A.F. BRIG. GEN. MILLER NINTH M.A.B. 9TH MAB PRESENCE April started out just like any other month but before it ended, the entire complexion of BLUE RIDGE ' s first Western Pacific cruise hadchanged. A short at-sea period was planned as we embarked Commanding General, Ninth Marine Amphibious Brigade, Brigadier General E. J. Miller, and several of his Marines. Components of the U. S. Navy and Marine team were scheduled to participate in an operation off the coast of Korea with our Korean counterparts. A cloud of doubt surrounded our schedule, however, because the North Vietnamese had started an offen- sive during the closing days of March and no one knew what effect it would have on BLUE RIDGE. Whispers floated around the ship that the Korean exercise was cancelled and that we were heading for the Gulf of Tonkin on a standby status in case we were needed for our communication capabilities or to help evacuate personnel from the beseiged area. Soon the whispers were acknowledged and BLUE RIDGE sailed from White Beach, Okinawa, for a short at-sea period — supposedly anywhere from four hours to a few days. No one fathomed that those few days would become one of the longest at sea periods in modern times as BLUE RIDGE stayed on the line for 63 consecutive days. With Commander Amphibious Force, U.S. Seventh Fleet, Rear Admiral W. D. Gaddis, and General Miller on board, BLUE RIDGE became a vital cog in planned counter-offensive action by the South Vietnamese. Operations and planning for several key South Vietnamese moves originated on BLUE RIDGE. The days became doubly long as extra watches were ordered to bolster the combat readiness of the ship. The drudgery of daily routine swam past us in a maze-like manner as April turned into May and May became June. Our schedule has originally called for stops in Yokosuka and Kobe, both interesting Japanese ports, and exotic Kaohsiung in Taiwan. The tempo of operations in the Gulf cancelled those visits, however, and it wasn ' t until June that we finally re-entered port. After a week-long stay in the Philippines we steamed back to the Gulf for another 37 day period. Visits to Hong Kong and Okinawa were opted because our presence was needed in the Vietnamese waters. During that time more rumors began bouncing off bulkheads and the whispers began again. This time they said BLUE RIDGE was going to be extended in the Western Pacific. After much worry and consternation, we headed for the Philippines in mid-July for a brief up-keep period. We then journeyed to Okinawa late in July and on August 2nd our relief PAUL REVERE sailed onto the horizon. We unloaded the two staffs and on August 3rd the Navigator set course for San Diego. 53 «  -. ' w .- - ■M  i ' :T;r (P: ' ' ! ' fi ' ii: ' WJ{- ' ' !l ' l ' 1}W ' ?i ' ,T(;iW; ilfeiiMiiibiiiiii i 55 56 ■• .,5. V .■ -P ' «r - j? ?. -HMiliiMManii ' hM- ' ' m ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' t ' i JtltL s o N G T H A N H 6 ■ 7 2 57 1 jj H m p H m. ' .%Am ' % aiMJWifftftWiiiiiJiAiZi ' fflWS-Sasi ' Ltiija 60 i I 64th DAY M:il}MiitlMMW ! « ' V ' agit ' ' ) ' fiiMUI)[ 19iti) THE CREW AT WORK, AT PLAY, AT EASE S«p 65 i «K « io ' :- iii ;iu«Wi;ii 67 1 V 69 I 71 E? f 72 . : ' i 3«iw w i B . . i4 i iyrir «i;gjjtt  a«.-  mm i- 73 74 - ' -1i- .■uv . m , ttWl«!LI« ' f .1 ADMINISTRATION POWELL, R. C. HOWELLS, J. T. GUNHOUSE, R. F. PEEK, T. L. Skm REESE, J. W. SCHULTZ, R.W. BOYLE, J. A. GARCIA, R. A. HEIDT, HILDEI JACOB! LAMA LEATO •:i Mwan™sRnE.. j.a!Cfcii : , ' SA!iu i ' iam ' mjiiii:Sim ( i ' -M GRIFFIN, W. H. HEIDT, R. r HILDEBRANT, M. R. Y 1 JACOBS, M. I T LAMAY, G. F. LEATON, G. A. . M MADONOUGH, G. PASTON, M. L. RICHMOND, J. T. RIVARA, R. E. ROBERTS, P. D. SCHWANN, G. L. I 1 1 1 1 J SILVEDAHL, G. H. WHITT, J. M. vy -li j i , .■HMD B3nmgiw ..rtt.n3;r«v: .-;fi7i; lixx m ' iW-i : (.•.,.; ,-;■). ■. ii; BODALY, D.J. HOWARD, B. A. HUTCHINS, G. R. GREEN, C. M. WITZ, R. A. .i Ji f: i iisUHh I Bhw Sb PQ 1 1 COMMUNICATIONS CALHOUN, W. M RODWELL, K. E. SMITH, R. P. RAUSCH, L. J. LCDR K. G. KONEUAL ■ PRESENT COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT HEAD ACKLIE, R. L, AKERS, B. A, AMES, F. R. BLACKINGTON, K. L. BUSSEY, D. COOPER, J. E. GUMMING, T. G. FULTON, R. E. GAR M U ' GRIFFIN, M. R. HILL, T. E. JAMES, R. E. KITSUKI, P. KRCELIC, R. LANE, B. N. LECHNER, R.S. LEFSKY, L.S. LOOS, R. K. LONG, W. R. LONLEY.P. E, MARTIN, W. J. MC DOW, F. R. MC JATUPFF, G. L. MEDFORD, J. D. MOORE, R. J. MORGAN, J. F. MORTIMORE, R. P. ( 1 82 MOULDER, J. M. PFLUG, R. L. PHENIS, B. R. PROBASCO, B. RAMSEY, M. A. ROSENDAHL, D. L. SAGE, J. D. SANDERS, J. H. SCHLICHTING, J. C. STEEL, J. C. TAYLOR, D. E. TILLEY, R. H. TOZON,S. J. VERTIN, M. T. VINCENT, G. R. WALDEN,C. K. WELCKER, R. L. WHITE, J. T. l4v m£ M Jrlj ' M m w iK 83 ALFEROS, F. F. BAGGETT, M. G. FARLEY, S. M. GRANT, S. C. HILINSKI, F. C. MC DANIEL, R. MAGRILL, M. W. SHEPERD, R. S. • -,.a;i?iH,« • trxK ' A ' S. ' iUi i3BSSHBi DECK LT. N. R. FLUHRER DECK DEPARTMENT HEAD SNIDE RSICH, L. F. ANDERSON, A. S. MAJEWSKI, E. T. BLACKINTON, R. C. BROSSEAU, M. F. BURLINGAME, R. F. COOK.T. DUNIGAN, K. R. ESTIGOY.M. L. 4 I ' ' ' FRENCH, R. T. GLEASON, W. GROOMS, D. L. HAINES, R. J. HAMILTON, D. E. HARKLEROAD, R. F. HENDERSON, E. B. HENDRICKSON, M. W. HODGE, A. A. HOLDRIN, R. IRICK, L. IRWIN, T. J. JOHNSON, J. M. JOHNSTON, R. J. JONES, M. G. KEELER,M. J. KING, G. A. KLIMCZYK, H. R. LANTAU, L. L. LEGAULT, J. W. MALDONADO, A. A. MASSEE, B. R. MARTINEZ, L. W. MC COY, D. F. 87 SANCHEZ, J. SARDINA, J. N. SAVILLE, B. P. SCHLERING, T. J SIKES, V. L. SMITH, W. B. STEWART, R. D. TOWNER, J. E. WESTMORELAND, K. W. WILLIAMS, C. D. WOHLIEB, S. J. WOOLDGRIGE, J. L. 88 dTMM APPLEBEE, L. L. ARMENDARIZ, J. ARTZNER, D. P. BAILEY, D. W. BLOMBERG, M, L CALDWELL, D. G. CLARKE, J. D. DONOR, M. G. ENCARNACION, J. M FAY, J. H, Jr. FELICIANO, E. R. FENBERT, J. J. 89 ARMSTRONG, D. L ATKINS, W. C. BEESON, J. S. BROWN, P. E. MASS, L. W. LONGLEY, A. G. PIERCE, J. L. PLOEN, H. L. POCOCK, J. W. PURTELL, G.S SMART, H. S. 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