. ,. '., 1. Q Of N 2--V , Q sy' 1-Ask. Folic! 77 Q S :B 2 H 0'.5.4'.f sas: ,i axmnvm X' S wazvfq LCXHMNP HQQAHYPNU Wm Q' N if wwf' A W 55267 voxosukn J ME Sa.ntP.mf.1Sto t 1 Q gg YEAR Nh!! 1 YW L Q I Q DWRY S W. - F Siibtsaw ' A 0 , 1. ' 0 Q i WB E V s 3 , i 5 1 1 I I 1 I Q -5 , l 1 i E 7x 'L i , P i A '4 1 1 5 1 J if Q , , I 3 ' 4 . 1 ,i 1 , 3 , x i x J i I ! .1 4 I E , '1 4 1 X , f 4 , 'Ir I , W I W ,.-vc., ' .3 1 5 P , , 1953 CRUISE USS BRADFCRD - DD 545 - P .l, P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P , , . ' ' , ' ' , ' Y-- , 11, W1--V --11. . --43 -.L1 14 ' -...Jggfn ' .Q -Zig , fl: -1'--2:-1'iQiff'-YTATUM P' P . , . , ' -,-P..-144-1 - --...Y..,:-3,-df-T X-.: --- ' - v- , Y L,,,l,,,, ,,, .- ,,., ,.. ,. ,, , A 1 , W Z -W il iAvv v k A Y uw MY V ,, , I TO THE MEN oF THE uss BRADFQRD I COMMANDING OFFICER I I Commander William L. Pease, U S N , . h. ,,,,Lu .,,,Q,:,,. , ,ALL ,..,fw -ee,-..e,x, , --.-.. -.. er- W-Xiwgffaxq' V 5 I J I E 1 sf' Q k 4 5. K, 's 1 E. 2 .. ' W J Falrgneve Lf USNR N F V Becklean LiJ G USNR S S Flne LfJG USN R. Stein, Lt.J.G., USNR R. B. Hefferon, Li.J.G., USN D. W. Wolgust, Lf.J.G., USN D. J. Price, Ens., USN C. H. Bubbin, Ens., USNR P. C. Johnson, Lf.J.G., USNR R. R. Meehan, Ens., USNR M. Skolich, Ens., USNR D. M. Hopperstad, Ens., USNR Q L. R. Kundlz, Ens., USNR 7 c. Mafhewg, Ens., USNR Haw Bong Kyu, Ens., ROKN NOT PICTURED R. D. Young, Li., USN H. R. McMillan, Lt.J.G., USNR R. A. Harris, Ens., USN HISTORY OF U.S.S. BRADFORD DD 545 This is the story of a fine ship, the U.S.S. BRADFORD lDD545l. All of the men who have served on her agree that she is one of the first in the fleet. They don't make the claim of being the number one ship in the fleet. After all, who is to iudge iust which is the best and which the next best? There are many, fine ships in the U.S. Navy. The BRADFORD is one of them. we believe she deserves to be called One of the first. This article will try to explain why we think so. The BRADFORD was commissioned on June 12, 1943, at San Pedro, California. Commander Robert L. Morris, USN, offi- cially accepted the ship for the Navy from the Bethlehem Ship- building Company. Mrs. Sally Bradford Ross sponsored the ship. She christened the slim hull BRADFORD in honor of Captain Gamiel Bradford, one of America's most skilled and courageous privateersmen during the war of 1812. After commissioning, the BRADFORD had less than three weeks of shakedown before she carried out her first assignment. She rendezvoused with the U.S.S. Enterprise off the west coast and escorted her to the Navy Yard at Puget Sound in Bremerton, Washington. Then, after a short stay in the yard for engineering repairs, BRADFORD set sail for Pearl Harbor on August 18, 1943. Upon arrival she received orders for operations against the enemy, and was underway in less than 24 hours on her first war cruise. It was during this cruise that the BRADFORD crossed the equator for the first time and many new shellbacks were initi- ated into the realm of Neptune Rex. On November twenty-fifth approximately twelve Jap tor- pedo'bombers carried out a raid on our Task Group losing several planes and causing much damage. BRADFORD fired the first shots in defense of the carriers and expended considerable ammunition of all calibers in the ensuing battle. No planes were claimed since results were obscured by darkness and by the anti-aircraft bursts which filled the sky. The North Carolina, how- ever, credited BRADFORD with one plane destroyed. On Thanksgiving Day, BRADFORD received its biggest thrill of the operation. Together with the Brown, she escorted the Monterey, a light carrier, from one Task Force Group to another. Safe delivery was accomplished by dusk, when enemy bombers were sighted trailing our fighters back to the Task Group which was by this time hull-down astern. A warning was flashed to all ships and BRADFORD immediately opened fire. This began a 45 minute duel between the two destroyers and about eighteen tor- pedo planes. The entire Jap attacking Group was devoting itself to the Brown and BRADFORD. The enemy waited until dark before pressing home a coordinated attack in which well timed ap- proaches were made from all directions. Excellent work by all hands allowed the ship to come through the attack undamaged. Close coordination between Com- bat lnformation Center and the bridge enabled the ship to turn directly into the most threatening attack. The first torpedo dropped about 800 yards dead ahead. After running straight for the ship, the torpedo turned slightly to the right and passed down the port side within ten feet of the hull. The plane dropping this torpedo was solidly hit by the forward starboard 40mm and the starboard and after 20mm's as it passed within 30 yards of the ship. The crew of the Brown saw the plane crash astern. Accurate 40mm fire diverted a second plane coming in on the port bow. His fish passed a safe distance astern. Following these, came several attacks on the port beam in which torpedos were launched from aircraft 1,000 to 1,500 yards out. High speed, coupled with heavy and accurate gunfire, forced these planes to either break off their attacks or pass comfortably astern. No more torpedo wakes were sighted although several more planes attempted runs. ,- ln the meantime, the Brown, independently engaged, had fared iust.as well making a total for the evening of three planes destroyed and three probables for the two ships. Of this BRAD- FORD'S share was one destroyed and two probables with a fourth plane damaged. For that night's work the BRADFORD and Brown received special congratulations from Admiral Nimitz and the remainder of the operation passed in comparative quiet. On the fifteenth of February, a Task Group consisting of the Iowa, New Jersey, Minneapolis and New Orleans with BRADFORD acting as one of the four destroyer escorts formed to intercept and destroy several warships escaping from Truk via the North Pass. About 1445, smoke, bombs splashed and anti- aircraft fire were sighted on the horizon ahead and as speed was increased three ships came into view, one a Kotori class cruiser, another an Asashio class destroyer and the third, a small steamer. The destroyer and cruiser were under heavy air attack by 18 carrier based bombers and fighters and were putting UP a very poor defense. While they watched, the cruiser took a heavy bomb hit amidships and lost headway rapidly. The de- stroyer elected to stay with the cruiser, while the small steamer turned toward our formation, putting over lifeboats as she did so. The New Jersey, as first in line in the main body, waited until the steamer was on a clear bearing and.let a twelve QU salvo go from her secondary battery. The reaction was instan- taneous as the steamer disappeared completely leaving only a 2,000 foot mushroom of black smoke. In the meantime BRAD- FORD being on the engaged side, had come into range of. the cruiser which she took under fire at 1515, scoring a straddle on the second salvo and several hits in succeeding salvos. Seven minutes later two torpedoes were fired at the cruiser scoring One hit. At 1525, fire was shifted to the destroyer as she had opened UP with two of her after guns and shell splashes were observed between the BRADFORD and main body. At 1531 BRADFORD fired one torpedo which struck the enemy destroyer iust as BRAD- FORD was passing with the Jap 3,000 yards on our port beam- The hit exploded the already mortally wounded enemy and he sank immediately thereafter hidden in dense black smoke from his own fires. In the meantime the enemy cruiser had succumbed to the gunfire of our cruisers, comLI.ed with BRADFORD'S tor- pedo hit. The foregoing has been presented somewhat in detail because it was BRADFORD'S only surface action and one of the few daylight surface actions fought during the war. Midway through the morning of 5 August, BRADFORD sank a 500 ton Japanese Sea Truk which stumbled into view of the Task Group she was operating with. On February 16th BRADFORD sortied as escort to transports carrying the Third Marine Division. Three days later at dawn on D Day Iwo Jima was sighted through its mantle of bursting TNT. The next day BRADFORD was assigned duty as fire support ship. The ship delivered several hundred rounds of call fire for the noncommital Marines without learning the effects of their fire, however at 1000 an airplane from an escort carrier took up the iob of spotting and from then on the radio log was more inter- esting. For instance, That was very good shooting and That just beat the hell out of things. BRADFORD fired 1,200 rounds of five inch proiectiles by 1723 that day. When BRADFORD acted as a picket ship off of Okinawa she was unexcelled in reporting Kamikazes and other Jap air- craft. On one occasion, the Force Fighter Director asked, How do you report them so fast and accurately? The 14th to 18th of May found BRADFORD in the picket line. Back again on the 21st, but this time in one of the hotspots up north of Okinawa. At 0050 the next day one plane began a run on BRADFORD, but was driven off by gunfire. Four times this plane closed in only to be driven back. Then he took a closing course for the ship. The five inch guns blazed away and as the range closed the machine guns took up the iob. The Jap climbed to 2000 feet and when about a mile away, started a dive on the ship. All available speed was used and as the ship went into a fast turn, the guns connected. The Jap fell in flames 100 yards off the fantail. The remaining planes were giving the rest of the de- stroyers a bad time too. At dawn on the 28th while waiting at Hagushi for our next iob, BRADFORD'S guns again went into action. A suicide plane sneaking in from the north, penetrated the screen, and he headed straight for BRADFORD'S fantail. Ships in the harbor had the plane under fire with little apparent success until after our machine guns scored hits. The plane exploded in mid air about 1000 yards on the port quarter. At 0753 an Irving, one of the Japs newest planes, tried the same thing and headed straight for the BRADFORD. All the machine guns on the starboard side opened up, and he landed in the water about 1500 yards on the starboard beam. After that the ship went back to picket duty. Again the ship was a target for a Jap suicide plane, and again its guns connected at the last minute. The plane crashed in flames 200 yards on the port quarter. The other plane with it headed for another destroyer and hit its mark. The BRADFORD went to the rescue of the U.S.S. Shubrick's survivors. On the 1st of June, BRADFORD was relieved for logistics. On the 4th, she was right back in the thick of things again. The next afternoon, a Tony burst through the clouds. In a matter of seconds, before the other ships could begin to fire, BRADFORD machine guns had put this plane out of commission. This proved to be BRADFORD'S last iob as radar picket, but the record the ship had established was not forgotten. In a nomination for the Navy Unit Citation, the last sentence reads, Of the picket ships engaged, the U.S.S. BRADFORD was among those who were particularly outstanding. After the Okinawa campaign, the BRADFORD aided in the blockade of Japanese waters. She was one of the first in Jap ports. Her crew were of the first ashore in Japan. Finally on October 31st, 1945, BRADFORD in company with DesRon 46 set sail for the United States. Her overseas duty had ended. Ahead lay a series of experiments in determining the shiphandling qualities of the Fletcher class destroyer. Upon completion she went to Terminal Island for her second yard overhaul. From there she headed for decommissioning and the inactive fleet. Approximately the first of October, 1950 work was begun on getting BRADFORD ready for recommissioning again. There was a lot of work to be done and all of the new hands realized it. Finally on Saturday October 27th, Commander Francis D. Boyle, USN, accepted the ship from the yard. At 1000, the BRADFORD was back on active duty. This new war was different than World War ll, however, because of the large amount of already trained Reserves avail- able to man the many ships that the Navy was recommissioning. BRADFORD was no exception. .As a Captain the men had an able leader in CDR Boyle. He himself was no newcomer to combat As a commander of a Sub Pack during the war he had earned the highest honor the Navy can bestow on an individual. The Navy Cross. His crew was mostly Reserve men who had also seen plenty of action but hadn't been to sea since the end of World War ll. Of the whole crew about sixty percent were Reserves. BRADFORD ha,d some extensive training to do and did well. By the 29th of January, 1951,BRADFORD was heading west to war. On the morning of the 3rd of February she arrived in Pearl Harbor for what was meant to be a short period of train- ing and recreation. However while the ship was in the yards there for a minor repair, one of the yard workmen dropped a nut into the main turbines. When the job of getting it out was completed they want out for a sea trial. It was still leaking. Nevertheless they decided to take her on over anyway and try to repair it with the ships force. So with the O'Brien, Hubbard and Brown, BRADFORD again set course for Japan. By the time they reached their destination the engineers had stopped the leak. On 9 March, 1951, BRADFORD returned to Sasebo, Japan. She stayed there long enough for some of the crew to see Japan again and for the rest to see it for the first time. On 13 March, BRADFORD ioined the fast carrier force Task Force 77. She was assigned a station in the anti-submarine screen and felt right at home again. BRADFORD remained with TF 77 for the next eight days conducting flight operations, acting as plane guard for the car- riers Valley Forge and Princeton, steaming, at darkened ship, replenishing and rearming at sea and conducting various drills 'aboard ship. The 22nd to 28th of March found BRADFORD with DesDiv 131 in Yokosuka for a tender availability. She arrived in Yoko- suka almost five years and six months to the day from her departure from that port after WW ll. The month of April was devoted to an extensive Hunter Killer training period with the carrier Bairoko. All hands were thoroughly versed in the tactics of how to attack and kill one of the Navy's worst enemies - the submarine. The weather was still cold, the seas still choppy and many long hours were spent at submarine general quarters. There was also added training for the officers in station keeping and taking plane guard while at darkened ship, tactical maneuvering with a carrier force and the vectoring out of the Submarine Attack Units. The Captain, an old dolphin man himself, was wise to -'the evasive tactics of the submarines and used every opportunity to pass on the information to the less experienced officers. All hands did a fine iob and BRADFORD received another Well Done. Our first shore bombardment mission was assigned us on the seventh of June. Helena, Cunningham and BRADFORD formed as a task element and headed west for the Korean coast. Every morning we added a dawn alert to our already full schedule. At 1752 on the eighth of June BRADFORD expended her first round on North Korean emplacements. Perhaps the most remembered event of that shore bombard- ment mission was when BRADFORD went steaming up into the river at Chuurongiang and illuminated for Helena and Cunning- ham with her thirty six inch searchlights and star shells while the other ships remained off the coast firing their missles of destruc- tion directly overhead toward their targets. It would have been a disastrous thing if one of the shells had fallen short or had an air burst, for all hands were at general quarters most of that night. At 0405 they secured from G.Q. and retired from the river to rejoin the other ships. BRADFORD received a Well Done for her part in destroying those targets. On the eleventh she rejoined TF 77. On the 12th at 0742 BRADFORD was in station number two of the screen when the U.S.S. Walke in the station next to her struck a mine. At 0806 a lookout and telephone talker on the bridge sighted a mine dead ahead about 200 yards. By the quick action of the OOD that mine floated down the starboard side within five feetl lt was immediately reported and sunk with small arms fire. BRADFORD stayed with TF 77 until the fifteenth when she went to the Yellow Sea and began operating with TF 95's carrier group. The ship rendezvoused with the task group the next day. wifi there BRADFORD had first experience fefUe'i 9 mm Britisi tanker, the H.M.S. Wave Premier. That nighl lhet' were sent on the Northern Patrol. The Board and Search .PUHY was briefed on iust what to expect and all hands were hOPIh9 to See some action, however none occurred. I . dur- On the nineteenth while she was on life 9UU d Station ing a personnel transfer from the Sicily to the Cunninghamf one of BRADFORD'S spring bearings burned out and the starbhoglzd shaft was locked. Immediately afterwards the ship s duty wut e task element was completed and it was detached Vlflth the CUB' ninghom to proceed to Sasebo, Japan. By arrival time the h6Xt day, the bearing had been replaced and was working In t0P condition thanks to the Engineering force. On the 26th of June, BRADFORD escorted the New Jersey to Pusan, Korea. Arriving there the next morning, BRADFORD found herself underway again that afternoon. She was escorting the cruiser Toledo to Wonsan, Korea. BRADFORD was assigned her berth and immediately began to fire on the assigned targeti, and was engaged in counter-battery fire. The next morning she was ordered to shift berths, and five minutes after she was under- way her replacement was struck by enemy shore batteries as the relieving ship anchored. One man was killed and several rn- iured. All hands aboard the BRADFORD thanked God that it didn't happen to their ship and shipmates. It was too close for comfort. The next day BRADFORD escorted the Toledo to Songiin to take care of some enemy shore batteries. With those out of the way they headed for Chongiin. After a two day stay there con- ducting bombardment missions they headed back to Wonsan. BRADFORD escorted the cruiser Los Angeles and Toledo for the nextrtwo days and then reioined TF 77 for refueling and anti- aircraft exercises. BRADFORD and Toledo were then detached and headed back to Pusan. They arrived there on the fourth of July. That day was spent in cleaning and painting the ship for the next day. Work started that day at sunrise and stopped at sunset. The only break was for meals. The next day RADM G. C. Dyer, USN who was CTF 95, Mai. Gen. Kim Chang. Hai, ROKAF, and RADM Sohn Won Li, boarded for transportation to the South Korean Naval Academy at Chinhai, Korea, to hold the Gradua- tion Inspection that day. That evening, BRADFORD anchored in Pusan Harbor and debarked its passengers. On Friday the 'l3th, BRADFORD was detached and rendezvoused with Cunningham to relieve her as a Commander of a Task Element. From the fourteenth to the twenty fifth of July BRADFORD handed the Communists her most devastating blows. It was her duty to patrol up and down the coast of Korea in the vicinity of the front lines and take under fire any observed enemy activity plus any call fire she received from friendly forces. She did a iob that at that time had not been excelled. Observers said that the accurate firing caused more than one Hornets Nest to be completely obliterated. Her firing was both accurate and rapid. On the fourteenth she expended two hundred and forty two rounds in a half hour. On the nineteenth she expended three hundred forty six rounds in forty five minutes. As an army officer told one of the crew, Whenever we want sure fire in a hurry, we iust call the BRADFORD. She'll do the iob. BRADFORD also gave fresh water to the friendly Korean patrol craft that was under her command which meant that the crew spent the whole time with water hours. That coupled with the intense heat and the flies lthe crew insisted that the North Koreans had sent to plague theml made the hours not spent at general quarters seem all the longer. About the only time that the crew felt any breeze whatsoever was on the 23rd, when the lookouts spotted a friendly plane crash about six miles away. BRADFORD rushed to the scene and the pilot was aboard thirteen minutes later. On the twenty fifth the destroyer escort Naifhe relieved her and she headed back to reioin TF 77. On the twenty ninth the crew enioyed its first liberty in 33 days while the ship was tied alongside Hector for a repair period. On the ninth of August BRADFORD was again with task force 77. She was relieved on station on the twenty second and headed Back to the Barn. The 25th found her in Yokosuka for a four hour stay. After all provisions were aboard and the ship's tanks full she headed east for Midway Island. It need not be mentioned that the whole crew was suffering from a severe case of Channel Fever. The trip to Midway was a most enjoyable one. The seas were calm and the sun shone every day. The stay in Midway was iust long enough to refuel and then course was sef for Pearl Harbor. All hands were happy to see Diamond Head again but were iust a little happier to see it sink beneath the horizon approximately six hours later. Again the course was easterly and the sea beautiful. Finally on September fourth, BRADFORD passed Point Loma and tied up in a nest with the rest of Deg, Div. 131. BRADFORD stayed in San Diego approximately two weeks and then got underway and headed for Mare Island for a maior overhaul. The following months of October, November, and December brought about many changes in the ship's appearance and fighting characteristics. When she came out of the yard end headed back to San Diego, there was not a finer looking' ship in the fleet. On December' 2lst, Commander Boyle was relieved by lieutenent Commander A. L. KobeY' J'- ThUS the new looking BRADFORD was under command of a new skipper. The new commanding officer was not the only new member of the crew however. While the ship was In the yard .practrcally'all of the Reserves who had helped put the ship into commission and helped fight her battles over in West' Pacuwere transferred for release to inactive service. Most of their reliefs were lsea'men ap- prentice right from boot camp or from a class A school. They had never been to sea before let alone had any war experi- ence, There was a lot of training to do In the two months that followed and all hands received all the drill that was possible before BRADFORD sailed again for West Pac. On Saturday the 22nd of March BR:DFORDSgot underway from alongside pier No. 2 at the Naval ase in an Diego and k for her second Korean Cruise. Six days later gR?XcDIl:,ORkDmlied alongside pier M-l in Pearl Harbor T.H. after a hydrographically beautiful trip with a maximum of training enrouihe ship stayed there for two weeks of recreation and ASW exercises. Then it got underway with DES DIV 131 enroute to Yokosuka while acting as escorts for the carrier Princeton. On April 14th she arrived in Yokosuka and tied. alongside the de- stroyer tender Hamil. Four days later the ship was headed for TF 77. The rendezvous was effected on the 20th. Two days RADFORD was acting as an anti-submarine screen for Igkileb, Eluring the day and conducting harrassing and interdiction firing at night. That duty lasted ogel week when the ship was relieved on station by the destroyer o e. BRADFORD then again ioined TF 77 and stayed there con- ducting flight operations and acting as part of the anti-sub- marine screen, until May 18th when she pulled into Sasebo Harbor for a six day upkeep periold. O3 Saturdawg the 24th og Ma , BRADFORD set sail in anot er irection tis time an heaycled south for her first Formosa Patrol duty. All hands were eager to not only get a chance to see some new scenery, but to get a chance to see the famous and fabulous port of Hong Kong. The crew had heard many stories about it and were anxious to see if it all could be true. Everybody knew that duty this far south would most likely be pretty hot but no one had the idea that it was going to be such an extreme and sultry heat. Our main duty there was to patrol up and down the Formosa Straights to keep the Chinese Communists on their side and the Nationalists on theirs. While not on patrol the ship pulled into the Formosan port of Kaio Hsuing. Liberty there was not quite as good as back in Japan but it did give the crew-a chance to see what the people were like and also a chance to have a look around that part of the small island. Finally on Friday the 13th BRADFORD set sail for Hong Kong. In keeping with the day, the trip was pretty rough. A typhoon had iust passed near and left the seas in a not too pleasant condition however the next afternoon BRADFORD tied :p to buoy No. 5 in Hong Kong Harbor. And then the fun egan. I Even though liberty in Hong Kong could be mildly classified as 'great a man not need leave the ship to enable him to buy practically anything his heart desired. Merchants of all types and shapes came aboard and displayed their wares. You could have a suit made to order without leaving the ship, you could buy lor selll iewelry and could even purchase a hand carved liguor cabinet aboard if it pleased you. A few of the person- alities who will be hard to forget are: Mary Sue and her lady Fhoql-lfvffflns Mates, No Squeek Johnson, the cobbler and Jimmy, e an or. The following Monda mornin as the shi ot underway :nd handed back to her pditrol dutygall hands kheg that it must ave een as good as they said, as ever one was broke. BRAD- FORD returned to Kaio Hsuing and refuelzd and then headed to same rll:h :Te Island for transfer of personnel and tactical exer- es. a er at ay she ioined the rest of the division and pro- ceeded north to Korea. BRADFORD wasassigned duty with the Part of TF 95 in the Yellow Sea. She rendezvoused with them on the 20th and .relieved the destroyer Isbell. While we were 9l0 .9SICte transferring the turn over papers, we received quite C' b of k'dd 9 from them because most of us were wearrn9 loft' weather Iackets and the crew of Isbell were on deck in their shut sleeves' The Change in temperature was a great relief fr0m the heat that had been encountered, but the crew hadn't had a chance to acclimate themselves yet. By the time that the shiP Maas detached on the 29th of June, the crew had accustomed t emselves to the cool summer weather. BRADFORD joined the rest of the division in Yokosuka July lst. ninghtnefef Yegk of repairs BRADFORD with Evans and Chnl: TF 77 Fronfolthe oiiitemerion while enroute to rendezious with TF 77- AI th S. until the 18th BRADFORD remained VIH Bremegmn t at time she was designated to escort the cruiser d F 0 e bomblrne and assist her in shore bombardment U 'es' A few d'lYs later the Bremerton was relieved by IOWGI 50 BRADFORD operated with her. On the twenty second of JulY the ship was back with TF 77, The followlng two days BRADFORD acted as Mall Man for the Task Force It seems that when the task force had re fueled and replenished a few days before everybody had every body elses mall and supercargo Slnce BRADFORD was the lunlor shlp ln the formatlon she was designated to go along slde the varlous ShlPS and glve them thelr mall and plck up the mall and supercargo that they had and deliver lt to lts rlghtful owners By the tlme that lt was all dellvered BRADFORD had gone alongslde every shlp ln the task force ln between the numerous fllght operatlons BRADFORD wlth DesDlv 131 was detached from the task force on fourth of August 1952 to proceed to the eastern coast of Japan to conduct two weeks of AntlSubmarlne Warfare exerclses The flrst week was rather easy after the long hours spent wlth TF 77 Our maln operatlons lncluded tracklng a sub marlne whlle on the water and whlle submerged That weekend was spent ln Kobe Japan It was the flrst tlme that BRADFORD had VlSIled that port lt gave the crew a chance to see the Plttsburg of the Orlent and get a Ilttle change of scenery The followlng Monday mornlng all of the USN shlps got underway and proceeded to commence the VIQOFOUS tralnlng schedule that was set up for them Upon completlon of the exerclses BRADFORD wlth the other shlps that were lnvolved ln the exerclses pulled lnto Yokosuka Japan the followlng Sunday for a one day stay From there BRADFORD and the rest of the dlvlslon left enroute for Sasebo Japan for a ten day upkeep perlod When BRADFORD was alongslde the tender Pledmont t was dlSCOVefed that the port screw had a crack ln lt so the shlp went INTO dry dock for two days When the BRADFORD pulled out of port agaln and headed for the Yellow Sea for duty wlth TF 95 she looked llke a new shlp for lt had been completely repalnted ln preparatlon for her return to the states As lt turned out the month of September was the most eventful and unforgettable month ofthe 1952 CFUISB BRADFORD rendezvoused wlth Yarnall at Taechong Do and recelved her ln off the lslands of Cho Do and Soku To We anchored each day to the seaward slde of the lsland and then at nlght after com pletlng a transfer of a llason party to one of the South Korean lSSLs got underway and anchored between the lslands and the malnland Durlng the month BRADFORDS crew was enabled to go over to the lslands for recreatlon partles ln return for the fresh water and ICG cream they furnlshed to the personnel statloned on the lslands The flrst two partles were qulte successful The men enloyed the swlmmlng hlklng up and down the hllls and the beer that the shlp furnlshed However the men on the thlrd and last partles tlme was cut short by the enemy shore batterles flrlng at them None of the crew was lnlured fortunately lmmedlately BRAD FORD opened flre and sllenced the gun posltlon On the nlnth of September 1952 whlle Combat was controlllng some Corsalrs bomblng some known posltlons on the malnland they were attacked by four MlG 15 lets Battle sta tlons were lmmedlately manned but we were ln no posltlon to open flre for fear of hlttlng the slower frlendly planes The Cor salrs lmmedlately dropped thelr bombs thus glvlng themselves more maneuverablllty About elght prolectlles fell close aboard Too close for comfort but there was nothlng that could be done The shlp lmmedlately got underway to enable us to maneuver as necessary to avold any such further lncldents and also QIVE us a better posltlon ln case the MIG 15s opened flre on us Ap proxlmately flve mlnutes later lt was all over The next day the same thlng happened agaln however thls tame wlthout the pro lectlles explodlng all around us Agaln lt was declded not to open flre From that day on the crew was sent to General Quarters ln the late afternoon and early evenlng lust ln case the MIGS would return and come wlthln range of our guns Flnally on Wednesday the 17th of September as the crew was at General Quarters and our flre control radar tralned towards Manchurla and Mlg Alley a contact was slghted on the radar The flrst month that BRADFORD was back ln the states was spent as a leave and recreatlon perlod The month that followed was used to traln some of the new men that had reported aboard and keep the other men ln top shape The Chrlstmas holldays found BRADFORD tled alongslde a pler at the Naval Statlon ln San Dlego thus enabling the shlp to send as many men home for the holldays as was posslble The months of January and February were spent as an ex tenslve tralnlng perlod Durlng that tlme BRADFORD underwent thelr Operatlonal Redlness lnspectlon Hunter Klller EXCYCISES and was lnspected by the Underway Tfdlnlng Element Durlng thls tlme the shlp sometlmes returned to port at nlght after com pletlng a certaln phase of llS exerclses and sometlmes remalned underway There were several tlmes that BRADFORD would anchor ln Wllson Cove or Pyramld Cove off the lsland of San Clemente The month of March found BRADFORD recelvlng a dry docklng perlod at the Naval Statlon ln San Dlego Callfronla The hull was completely scraped and palnted and prepared for her thlrd Korean CFUISQ On Aprll 18 1953 BRADFORD ln company wlth Brlnkley Bass and Duncan got underway from alongslde the destroyer tender PTCIFIE and set course for Pearl Harbor TH for the thlrd tlme slnce her recommlsslonlng The trlp between the states and Pearl Harbor was a pretty rough one thus ltmlllng the tralnlng to a bare mlnlmum The three shlps arrlved there SIX days later and commenced enloylng the beautlful weather and scenery that the Hawallan lslands offer to lts vlsltors Approxlmately two weeks later BRADFORD got underway wlth the Brlnkley Bass Duncan Potter and Taylor and headed for Yokosuka Japan The seas had calmed down con slderably and thus enabled the fIVe shlps to conduct not only shlpboard tralnlng but also dlvlslon tactlcal exerclses Enroute to Yokosuka the flve shlps stopped long enough at Mldway lsland to refuel and glve the crew members a look around Thls stop was a Shutter Bug s dellght tor thls lsland was llt.erally covered wlth Gooney Blrds BRADFORDS crew was also glven a party by thelr recreatlon commlttee whlle there Approxlmately flve hours later the shlps got underway agaln and contlnued thelr voyage On Tuesday the 12th of May the dlvlslon moored alongside the tender Frontler ln Yokosuka After a three day stay the shlps were underway once agaln thls tlme headed for Korea and duty wlth Task Force 95 BRADFORD rendezvoused wlth the destroyer Maddox and assumed her patrol off the eastern Korean coast The maln dutles of that tour wlth 95 was to act as an antl lnvaslon protectlon unlt for the lsland of Yang Do and also to QIVG any support flre that was requested by the frlendly forces Durlng the day BRADFORD would elther patrol up and down the coast keeplng ln the vlclnlty of Yang Do or would anchor close to the lsland Sometlmes the boat from the lsland would come alongslde and BRADFORD would furnlsh them wlth fresh water for cooklng and drlnklng fCCIlllleS On the 26th of May BRADFORD was returnlng to her statlon after completlng replenlshlng when approxlmately flfteen Communlst troops were slghted returnlng to a command post sltuated on top of a hlll BRADFORDS guns lmmedlately took them under flre wlth dlsastrous results to them and completely obllteratlng the command post Later on that afternoon an enemy bunker was Slghled and taken out of commlsslon by BRADFORD S gunners Along the coast llne the communlsts have many lmportant supply routes such as rallroad tracks tressels and tunnels whlch BRADFORD took under flre many tlmes Due to the lntense fog that seemed to prevall that trlp observatlon of destruction was ex tremely Ilmlted but you can restassured the Communlsts were kept qulte busy repalrlng the damage lnfllcted by BRADFORDS maln battery One tlme whlle BRADFORD was feplenlshlng an urgent call from two mlne sweepers was recelved by radlo telling us that they had been taken under flre and had had to sllp thelr anchor to enable them to get out of range of the enemy gun flre When BRADFORD reached the scene the two gun posltlons were put out ' ll - ll I . ll. . . ,I . - . , ' ' l I . , . I I . . . . . - ' I . ' ' I . . - - . . . A n , . ll - - . lu - , , - ll - rl - - n u ' Q ' ' , I . 0 ' .. , l . . . . ' . I I I . . .. , . - . . . , . . , . l 0 gl y I' n V u I . . . - . , ' ' ll ' ll I structions for the future operations with 95.xThey were to operate . . '. . . ' . . . . . I l ' I f , . . . . . . H V . . I . . . il D . ' '. ll ll . , I I - ' 0 - Q l o . . . . . . ' , , , . . . I . , I , .. . - , . - , . . . . . . . . , . . - .' ' l - . .. - .. . - . By the tlme the four MIGS were wlthln range we were all ready for them. Commence fire was given by the captain and the guns began blasting away with all their might. As soon as the pilots saw the air bursts coming uncomfortably close to them they headed back to their homeland. BRADFORD was land still isl the first and only allied vessel to take enemy MIGS under fire. During the rest of our stay there no more MIGS showed .their faces anywhere in the vicinity. On September 26th BRADFORD'S duties with 95 came to an end for that cruise. The ship rendezvoused with task force 77 and remained there until October 17th when she was detached with Juneau to proceed to Yokosuka. BRADFORD reioined the division there and on the twentieth again headed homeward bound. The weather was again beautiful for her homeward iourney. On the fifth of November BRADFORD was released from Destroyer Division 131 and headed for San Diego inde- pendently to ioin DesDiv. 52. The next afternoon BRADFORD moored to Broadway Pier for a much needed rest and recreation period. of C0mmISlOn and the mlne sweepers were enabled to recover their anchors by the light of the full moon that same evening. On 30 May, 1953 BRADFORD was relieved by the destroyer Buck and proceeded to Sasebo, Japan with the rest of the divi- sion for an upkeep period. The ship's stay there lasted approxi- mately two weeks when the division set course for Okinawa to undergo an extensive Anti-Submarine Warfare training period. On Saturday the 13th of June BRADFORD anchored in Buckner Bay at Okinawa. This was the first time that BRADFORD had returned to Okinawa since the end of World War Il. In approximately the same waters that she would be operating in for the next two weeks were the waters that BRADFORD had done such a valiant iob against the enemy Jap Kamikazis just eight years to the year previous. During that weekend and the following week the men of the BRADFORD had their first chance to go ashore on Okinawa and see the countryside. lt was beautiful. You could hardly find any traces ot the war left on the small island. About the only grim reminders were the hulls of some of the allied landing craft still sitting stranded on the beaches that were not to fre- quently used. There they were lust sitting there and rusting away into nothingness. Upon seeing them one could not stop to thmIk ,har it must haye been hell to try taking the island.I.AlthoughI it was beautiful the iungles and undergrowth were still too thick to try to penetrate. However for the convenience of tIhe men stationed on the island there were large smooth new highways that would take you from village to village and from Army base to Aire Force base, etc. On 25 June, 1953, BRADFORD moored in Yokosuka Harbor with the rest of Destroyer Division 52 after successfully complet- ing their ASW exercises. ' Early the next morning the four ships got underway and proceeded towards Boko Do in the Pescadores Islands to relieve the division of ships that was down there on the Formosa Patrol. As soon as the ships arrived there refueled, and the turn over was completed, the whole division formed as a typhoon evasion group and headed south to avoid typhoon Kit. The months of July, August and September are the typhoon season down around the Formosa Straights area. As each new typhoon develops it is given a ladies name so that there will be no confusion as to iust where it is in case two or three are in the vicinity at one time. Kit was the one that gave us our most trouble and she chased us way down into the South China Sea. Needless to say the weather wasn't too cool down there at that time of the year. The farther south BRADFORD went, the more the talk aboad ship became as to what our chances were of pulling into Manila for fuel and maybe some good liberty in a new port to most of the crew. However as it turned out the typhoon cleared the vicinity and BRADFORD went back on station to resume her patrol duties off the coast of Formosa and China. Finally the day arrived that all hands aboard had been looking forward to. On Saturday the 'llth of July BRADFORD returned to Hong Kong, BBC. for a two day stay. Liberty com- menced immediately and the first liberty struggled its way through the merchants that were clambering to come aboard to show their wares. Because of new regulations all hands were extremely cautious not to let any of their hard earned money fall into the hands of any Communists by not buying anything that was not actually produced right in the crown colony itself However that did not stop the men from having a good time When the ship left port the following Monday morning the sides had been cleaned by Mary Sue and her lady Boatswain Mates practically all hands had been refitted with boots from No Squeek Johnson and we werent missing quite as many brass fixtures this year as last year Yes everybody left there quite happy with his purchases whatever it happened to be When BRADFORD was relieved of the Southern Patrol by Brinkley Bass we received our first mail since we left Yokosuka Then a few days later the division was relieved of its duties in that area and headed for Sasebe Japan It remained there until the first of August undergoing a tender availability when it got underway again and headed back to the eastern Korean coast for Patrol duty Since the cease fire agreement had taken affect a few months prior this period was quite different than the ship had ever known There were no more shore bombardments and we were allowed to steam lighted ship It was a real treat to be able to see the movies on the fantail in nice weather and not have to close the hatches going into the sleeping compartments at night The duty was completely different in many ways One and see all of the little fishing villages lighted at night not to mention all of the small fishing craft that was operating off the coast They were used to seeing them off the coast of Kyushu and Honshu but not off Korea This trip out was the first one for our new skipper Commander Wm l Pease USN He had relieved Commander Kobey who was detached for staff duty with CincPac at Pearl Harbor During this trip BRADFORD was allowed to conduct some independent steaming exercises which enabled our engineering force as well as the other departments aboard ship to conduct drills On the 22nd of August BRADFORD with DesDiv 52 moored alongside Jason in Yokosuka Japan for another upkeep perred Shortly after the first of September BRADFORD was enroute to rendezvous with Task Force 77 This was the first time that BRADFORD had been with the task force since arriving in WestPac During her stay with the task force BRADFORD was assigned duty as a radar picket ship This duty lasted about four days and then she again reloined the main body of ships After qbeul a two week stay with 77 the division was detached and headed to relieve the division of destroyers that was on the patrol off the eastern Korean coast BRADFORD was on that duty for only three days when she was assigned to act as escort for the bat tleship New Jersey BRADFORD rendezvoused with the wagon early in the morning and conducted several exercises with her all that day Early in the evening BRADFORD went alongside ll' New Jersey to effect personnel transfer from her. Two commanders came aboard for further transfer to Sasebo's receiving station so BRADFORD was detached and proceeded into port. The ship was there early in the morning iust prior to sunrise and upon trans- ferring the personnel and refueling immediately got underwe again to rendezvous with New Jersey again. The rendezvous wa: effected later that day and BRADFORD stayed with the battle- ship until the next day when they both pulled into Sasebe BRADFORD then tied up alongside the rest of the division in d nest in the harbor. That stay in Sasebo lasted only a few days when the divi- sion got underway to act as escorts for a replenishment group who were going out for some underway training and tactical exercises. The first day of October found BRADFORD'S escort duty completed. From there the division went back to its patrol duties off the east coast of Korea again. The following Saturday BRADFORD anchored off Point Silver and since the weather was nice and the water was warm enough BRADFORD was given its first swim call since its recommissioning. All hands who partici- pated had a fine time. Later that day BRADFORD was underway and again carrying out its patrol. BRADFORD began its last tender availability period on the eighth of October when it went alongside the repair ship Jason, During that stay, as much of the ship as was possible was given a fresh coat of paint in preperation for her return to the states. When BRADFORD again found-herself underway, she was acting as escort for the ammunition ship Mount Katmai. Late in the evening of October 20th, BRADFORD'S escort duties were com- pleted and she rendezvoused with 77 once again. Her stay with the task force was a short one lasting ap- proximately nine days when the division was detached and pro- ceeded to Yokosuka for logistics prior their return to the United States. On Monday, November 2, 1953, BRADFORD with Brinkley Bass, Brown and Duncan got underway from ,alongside the tender Delta and headed homeward. All the way from Yokosuka to Midway the ship seemed to be on course that kept it right in the trough of the swells. The skies were constantly overcast and threatening. One day out of Midway the weather seemed to abate a little On the second seventh of November BRADFORD pulled into Midway Island for fuel and then got underway again approximately five hours later During the trip from Midway to Pearl Harbor the full power run for BRADFORD Brown and Dun can was held A full power run is not actually to see which ship in the division is the fastest however this year as well as last land the year before alsol BRADFORD proved herself to be the fastest of the other three ships On the morning of the tenth of November the division pulled into Pearl Harbor for a two day stay and then again set sail for San Diego Again the ships tossed and pitched all of the way but none of the crew seemed to mind it too much since we were headed in the right direction HOME! On the l8th of November T953 BRADFORD tied up alongside Brinkley Bass at Broadway Pier San Diego California completing her third Korean cruise after having steamed nautical miles since leav ing exactly seven months ago to the day BRADFORD has fired 4 856 rounds of five inch thirty eight caliber ammunition at North Korean gun implacements bunkers personnel and supply routes The one great thing that BRADFORD is extremely proud and happy of is that not once has the ship been hit or have any personnel on board it been inlured due to enemy fire There were times that it was a little close for comfort but due to our rapid and accurate fire we have never called for help while engaging in counterbaltery BRADFORD is a great ship with a fine crew She has done her lob well and will continue to do so in her role as a man of war in the United States Navy . . . I I I , . I . . . I . I . ' ' I I c a n I I I . I . . . . I . . . , I I I I I I I . . , I I u n n I l . I thing that looked rather funny was to look over on the mainland ' ' - l ' . . . . . , , I ' ' I I . ' c ' , c u I , ' ' - ...cfs-1ssl..v...L.-, I . , I . . xx NX S - 'Q ' 4 X Ziiwffil' Q X . xx x mi X wx X XX .Y .5 X X E931 t .---1, lm ti I ge ,f S7 l l l i I 'v ALL HANDS FALL INTO QUARTERS FOR MUSTER That's the call, heard at 0800, when all the men fall in to their respective divisions for morning muster. First division on the bow then C, O, N, S, R, 2nd and finally E Division on the fantail. The divisions are not separated so much for parade appearance, as for grouping units of men that assume special ship's responsibilities. Each division ' generally has its letter designations derived from the first letter of their name, such as E Division for the engineers or O Division for operations. i Although the different divisions operate as com- plete units within themselves, they each depend l upon each other. Cook Williams of S Division l might be after Electrician Welty of R Division to make repairs on his electric stoves, or Yeoman Fangman of C Division might be found back at the paint locker, drawing some pea green paint from Longstreet 2nd Division to brighten up the ship's office for inspection. Every division depends in some way on all the rest. Probably S Division, in charge of the chow has the best bartering me- dium, so we can't blame the electricians if they get the stove fixed in short order. Another bridge between the divisions are the all hands evolutions such as loading stores and ammunition on board. That's when Chief Penning- ton rousts out everyone not on watch to bear a hand on a little muscle Then there is general quarters when all the divisions break up to form a fighting unit that gives the name Man of War to the Bradford V l . tm l l O I ! l . . . ,gf -' ' Q! 1 0 0 ' 0 n - - ll 'l V - 3 Y K , 7 l ,- ,-'fl ,f ig ,- , , , 3 E' 'E ' I I , -1 l XX 1-,I ' - '51 N i .K -f ' 1 -f r f 'f ', if ' 'V ' f li Q Y. -?l'-124, - A - i '13 . i' fl - 1' - '- . ' D! 'ff . ' ff' l 21 ' 3: -Q' . ' xx Y tlinv , xQuA. Z A Zligx ' ffm V4 Glass-l' ' 5 ' A I 'l ' 14 .V 1 ,- l . I., I ' A Y. , I I V Q I L to R: TOP ROW Unidentified, Finley, Allred, Garrett, Manriquez, Poovey Waldrop Robinson, Bogart, T., Brewer, Valasquez, Jones, Bogart F MIDDLE ROW Taylor, Aragon, Williams, Baumgartner, Alire, Berru. BOTTOM ROW Betts, Bromilow, Crowell, Rich, Davis, Applebee, Hickey, Pennington The first division, so called first because they occupy the forward area of the ship, is composed of boatswain mates, gunner's mates, fire control technicians and sonarmen. Although these four rates are dis- similar the actual work performed by them, such as painting and clean- ing their equipment is very much alike. The Boatswains Mates maintain the ship's appearance, operate and maintain all the lifeboat and anchor rigging. The Gunner's Mates maintain all the ordnance on the ship which includes all the guns from the big five inch down to the forty five auto- matics. The Fire Control Technicians maintain the gun aiming equipment such as the radar and computing mechanisms. In connection with the depth charges, the Sonarmen operate the ship's sound equipment to locate submarines and mines. Upon evalu- ating the contacts as a sure they actually conn the ship right over their contact and do the firing of the depth charges and hedge hogs. In time of need, it is important that all equipment operated and maintained by the 'lst division is working because it may mean the difference between victory or defeat. L to R: TOP ROW MIDDLE ' ROW Ritter, Bigler, Moore, Cooley, Childers, Mancini, Price. Cuniberti, Deflurin, Blankenship, Green, Swope, Jones, FlOI'eS, Murphy, Plenge. BGTTOM ROW Johnson, Cope, Allison, Leyendecker, Shaw, Hodson, Lafuze. The second division is nearly like the first division except it is about twice as large and maintains the after part of the ship. This area starts at about the forward stack and extends back to the fantail. ln this area are located the torpedoes and depth charges which the responsibility of maintainance falls on the torpedomen, which are absent in the first division. Also the second division contains no sonarmen as the first has. 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This partially accounts for the second division being larger as well as having more boatswain mates, to maintain greater deck areas. Over 1,000 gallons of paint was put on the BRADFORD during the last cruise and a majority of it was put on by the second division. Also, a large part of this paint was used by the torpedomen who's equipment is mostly exposed to weather and needs protection from corrosive salt water. Equipment such as depth charges sometime in heavy seas are completely submerged as the ship rolls making a never ending iob of painting X f ff, L to R: TOP ROW MIDDLE ROW BOTTOM ROW Fry, Smathers, Rich, A. W., Miler, Everett. Lansing, Bulla, Carter, Frantz, Fangman, J., Barrineau, Larson. Flowers, Gardner, Peters, Strickwald, Rodman, Girouard. The C Division is the Communications division and is composed of radiomen, telemen, yeomen, and personnelmen. The radiomen and telemen send and receive the ship's communi- cation traffic by code and teletype at all hours of the day. They must continually practice code and typing to insure the proper operating pro- cedure and speed which is required. The yeomen and personnelmen send out most of the ship's postal communication which covers many aspects of the ship. They also file and maintain all the ship's personnel records which include various topics from rate changes to iudicial punishment. The personnelmen are able to answer questions asked by the crew, pertaining to transfers, and other important information concern- ing Naval Facilities. 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The quarter- master 'rate of the Navy today is the combined 'rates of Quartermaster and Signal Men. These rates were combined in 1948 which means that a man must be qualified to handle both iobs. Aboard larger ships often times they still continue the practice of keeping the rate split into two gangs. Aboard the Bradford all hands are qualified in all respects of their rate. The quartermaster is expected to be able to stand a quartermaster of the watch on the bridge while the ship is underway and also on the quarterdeck while in port. The quartermaster of the watch is the top man of the watch and is responsible directly to the Officer of the Deck for the appearance, training, and smooth running of the watch. He must also be able to navigate the ship if an emergency so requires. A quarter- master is the man who keeps all the ship's charts corrected and up to date. The visual communications part of the rate includes being able to read flashing light, semaphore, flag hoist, and Nancy la system of flashing light using infra red light at night while at darkened ship which is invisible to the naked eyel. The quartermaster standing visual watches is also responsible for the rendering of honors to both merchant ships and foreign men-of-war. L to R: TOP ROW Stiles, Schutz, McComber, Oak, Gould, Callesen, Hitt. MIDDLE ROW McClung, Howard, Oliver, Miller, Bergesen, Anderson, Wendricks, Johnson, Jaques, Carter. BOTTOM ROW Jones, Craig, Boyes, Blackston, Wray, Dean, Southerland. The personnel ofthe Engineering Division are divided into the M gang and the B gang, the first being Machinist Mates assigned to the engine rooms and the second being Boilerman Tenders assigned to the fire rooms. Each of these gangs is further split into the two spaces for which each gang is responsible. Much rivalry exists between each space, but cooperation is apparent in the smooth and consistent operation of the plant as a whole. ,Q L to R: TOP ROW Gumataotao, James, Slawta, Stanley, Kelly, Latta Beasley Andrews. MIDDLE ROW Thompson, Dunaway, Hambrick, Huebsch, Bussinger, Asher Clifton BOTTOM ROW Kaas, Stehling, Roberson, Hoover, Hansen, Hale. As far as possible, one chief is assigned the personnel and opera- tional responsibility of each space. He is in turn responsible to the Main Propulsion Assistant for maintenance, and to the E Division Officer for personnel. At the top of the ladder is the Chief Engineer who is responsi- ble for the Engineering Department and has as assistance the Main Propulsion Assistant, the E Division Officer, the Damage Control Officer, and the R Division Officer. Usually these iobs are handled by only two officers. Credit is due also to the rated personnel who handle their share of the load under the supervision of the chiefs. L to R: TOP ROW MIDDLE ROW Ferguson, J. W., Allison, Sealy, Stubbs, Guffin, Steinberger. Wilke, Schnip, Campbel, Eckard, Sigborn, Painter. BOTTOM ROW A Peterson, lrick, Hilliard, Duke, Hanson, Burns. The O Division, which initials are derived from the word Opera- tions, is composed of two groups of highly trained men. The largest of these groups are the Radar men whose main duties are the operation of the Radar and Combat Information Center which supplies important information on Radar contacts and shore targets to the gun operators. They must be able to supply information such as target ranges, direction from the ship, speed and course. Another important iob held by the radarmen, is'the control of voice communication between ships, and the interpretation of signals which sometimes involves the identification' of an enemy or friendly subiect. The second group of men are the Electronics Technicians whose iob it is to repair, maintain and install electronic equipment. This includes radar, transmitters, teletype, radio receivers and any other electronics systems. They are given nine months of extensive training before they are qualified to work on shipboard equipment. ln addition to their maintainance duties, the Electronics Technician takes care of approxi- mately fifteen thousand spare parts used in the equipment which they maintain. 4 5 2 4 1 ,f , 5 f , iff , 55 1 za 51 2:25 222 5 112522 Zfzlgigv '2i451?'5 gggniifx fifwi, 19,51 , reg Zig, 5 3 3 t I 45553 l ig 5 fu, , Z: 2 if I l fi, f 3, 9 523 3 if 5 g if 5 4 -' 57:-.135 ::':1g-E1'r1:51'2.: I1 :2:2: :Y .1'f:- zz: , 215132211222 5.2 S: 212' 2359: 525 5215-3 ifieii. fiat 5552? ,list gi iiiiff :Gut Ewa' 51941 .2' rzS:' css - ze : .p f- .. 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The electricians also claim their R Division stakes by supplying the ships electrical power and repairing the ships electrical gear. -OH! We can't forget the log room, where all the records are kept. L to R: TOP ROW MIDDLE ROW BOTTOM ROW Talbot, Moritz, Knighten, Chittenden, Griesser, Sinn, Vincent. Gray, White, Best, Helems, Christensen, Jones, Oliver, Lassor, Surber. Baker, Dorsett, Queen, Wilder, Jackson, Humphreys. Anticipating and supplying the daily needs of approximately three hundred men, is the sole responsibility of this department. For these men no task is too great or small, whether it be a great amount of stores, or the smallest spare part, the daily three meals, semi-weekly laundry, weekly haircuts and semi-monthly pay. These also include the medical services of our sick bay, the operation of the ship's store and the tailor shop. ln time of war, all S Division personnel have a battle station. The paper work and laundering is put aside, and all take part in the fight it an emergency should arise. The supply department's work is strenuous. lt includes accounts, stock control, procurement, storage, shipping and receiving and countless numbers of other important things. In order to do the iob right, one must know the fundamentals of bookkeeping, and also have knowledge in the commercial field. L to R: TOP ROW Williams, Ferguson, Rains, Ness, Crisler, Smith, Umi, Dykes Lybolt BOTTOM ROW Warren, Muiwid, Pryer, Wembolt, Russell, Kincade, Dunmgan Kociszewski, Erickson. ' X Division is made up of new personnel who report aboard in groups, and who must become familiar with the ship's routine. These are men who come from Recruit lBootl Training and have only been in the Navy about three months, also men who have been called into active duty from reserve status. In all probability, they will serve aboard the BRADFORD about two years, at which time the reservists will be released to inactive duty and the regulars will be able to ask for a change of duty. For about three to fifteen days, the X Division personnel become familiar with the layout of the ship, it's daily routine and in general learn what is expected of them as members of a destroyer's crew. After this period, the men are transferred to the respective divisions according to their previous training and education. lf a person has certain abilities or a trade, these will become a factor as to which division he will be put in. WW Ex4Coptoin A. L. Kobey Jr., USN, Personnel Inspection Farewell Speech Bradford Commissioning Anniverso ry ze Na. i .li ,lil . .2 ,KR . -K' Pre-Stateside Lecture 4 ,, Q5 I af ,S , xxx 1- 1 M , X tix X X is ' v 'IUUW 5 W . -f rg 10 mix. ,M ,ll gh 3 NWS if '5 .1 .4- 5 1 i i kQ -env. ' mxvXX1X ykxramxxx If 73 ww sw ew wwf ' as .,,.,, V56 , , N ' X K it xii Q w M49 ., 5- W 1 w w 1 ' ,- , V g 1 7, If l gf - 1 n 30 U s s BRADFORD CDD 5455 Monday, 5 October 1953 Until 1200 After 1200 DUTY DIVISION E UNIFORM OF THE DAY Clean dungarees with white hats PLAN OF THE DAY Follow the daily routine at sea except as modified below 0 O ,:. R 55 t 6 ov 5 o 5. D B n 1 . o lp Call GMAA seoo Reveille o 15 Sweepers 0614.5 Breakfast O0 Up all idlers 0800 Quarters for muster O81 Turn to 1130 Knock off sh1p's work Jlh Dinner O0 Tum to 600 Knock off ship's work 1730 Supper 1945 Movie 21,45 Taps . , BO . USN Executive Officer Notes: 1. Engineering Data: Miles since reeommissioning 170,278 'Hiles since first commissioning Fuel burned since recommissioning approx. cost of fuel since recom. Miles steamed.,july thru Sept. 22 Fuel burned,Ju1y thru Sept. 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