Calvert (APA 32) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 62 of the 1962 volume:

i ££Z2 Almighty Father, whose way is in the sea, whose paths are in the great waters, whose command is over all and whose love never faileth. Let me be aware of thy presence and obedient to thy will. Keep me true to thy best self, guarding me against dishonesty in purpose and in deed. And helping me so to live that I can stand unashamed and unafraid before my shipmates, my loved ones and Thee. Protect those in whose love I live. Give me the will to do the work of a man and to accept my share of responsibilities with a strong heart and a cheerful mind. Make me considerate of those intiusted to my leadership and faithful to the duties my countiy has trusted to me. Let my uniform remind me daily of the traditions of the sei-vice of which I am part. If I am inclined to doubt, study my faitli, if I am tempted, make me strong to resist. If I should miss the mark give me the cour- age to try again. Guide me with the light of truth and keep before me the life of Him by whose example and help I tnist to obtain the answer to my prayer, Jesus Christ our Lord AMEN. Commanding Officer Captain Renfro I Captain John N. RENFRO served as Commandint; Officer of the USS CALVERT from April 1961 to August 1962. During his tour of duty on llie CALVERT concluded his eighth WestPac cruise, went throujih an interim overhaul at Seattle, Washington, and participated in amphiliious operations off the Washington, California, and Hawaiian coasts. He was relieved as Commanding Officer while the ship was steaming to Korea to load troops for Operation .Seven Seas. Captain RENFRO, a 1939 graduate of the Naval Academy, served ahoard the U.SS CALI- FORNIA, USS MASSACHUSETT.S, USS .STANLY (DD 4781, and USS SAMUEL N. MOORE (DD 747) prior to assuming his first command in 1945 as CO. of the USS FRAZIER ( DD 6071. He has since served as a memher of the Naval Mission to Brazil, ordnance-gunnery officer of the U.SS MISSISSII ' l ' I, liaison officer to Hell Telephone Lahoralories, CO. .f the U.SS DONNER (LSD 20), Atlantic Fleet Communication Officer on the .Staff of Admiral Wright, and Engi- neering Offici-r of the U.S. Naval Wciimii I ' Liiit in Washington, 1),C. His present lour of duty is willi ihc iiincau of Wi-apons in Washington, !).C. Complii])ron Five Captain Stimson Captain STIMSON presently serving as Commander Amphibious Squadron FIVE was horn iri Beaumont, California, on 3 February 1914. He was graduated from Santa Moniea High School, U.S. Naval Academy, and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. Captain .STIMSON ' S background encompasses a field of varied events. After graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy, in 1936, he served aboard the USS NEW YORK. USS ENTER- PRISE, and USS TUCKER. In October of 1940. Captain Stimson attended submarine school. Upon graduation, he served aboard USS S-48 and USS FINBACK, participating in 7 War PatroU. In 1944, he commanded USS SEA ROBIN, participating in 3 War Patrols, keeping this command for a record of 49 months. Captain STIMSON ' S duties then included tours on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as Operations Officer of COMSUBFLOT ONE, in OPNAV, as COMSUBRON SEVEN, and as Chief of Staff to Commander Submarine Force, Pacific Flt t. Prior to assuming command of Amphibious Squadron FIVE, Captain STIMSON was Com- manding Officer of the USS ESTES (AGC 12). Captain and Mrs. STIMSON and their three children reside in Coronado, California. Chief Staff Officer Phibron Five Commander Durham Commander H. D. Durham served as Chief Staff Officer Amphibious Squadron Five, during one and one-half WestPac Cruises. During his tour as Chief Staff Officer, he also served for a brief period as Commanding Officer of the USS Calvert (22 Feb. 1961 — 5 April 1961). CDR. Durham has served aboard the USS Barney (DD 149), USS Laws (DD 558), USS Cavalier (APA 37), and USS Greenwood (DE 679). In addition to the Calvert, he has com- manded the USS Ptarmigan (AM 376), USS Foss (DE 59) and USS Colonial (LSD 18). He has served two tours at the Bureau of Personnel in Washington, D.C., and a tour under instrucliiin at the Naval War College. Chief Stall ' OlTiccr Pliibron Five Captain Collins Captain S. L. COLLINS came to Amphibious Squadron FIVE as Chief Staff Officer after a three year tour in Wa -lnnf;lon. D.C. After graduating from tlie Naval Academy in 1939. Captain COLLINS served aboard the USS SARATOGA, USS BERNADOU. USS TEXAS, and USS BIRMINGHAM. He has com- manded the USS HOWARD D. CROW (DE 152). USS MONSSEN and the USS HUNT. In addition to the aliove. he has served as a student at the Naval War College and acted as Executive Officer of the Pliiladdphia Recruit Station. Captain and Mrs. COLLINS and two children reside in Coronado. California. Executive Officer Commander Major Cummandcr A. Major served as Executive Officer of the Calvert until October 1962. During his lour of duty he served under four Commanding Officers and underwent two WestPac Cruises. After graduating from the Naval Academy in 1943, he served aboard the USS Forrest ( DD 461), USS Mervine (DM.S 31), USS Fargo ( CL 106), USS Sicily (CVE 118), and USS Daly iDD 519). His shore assignments included instructor at US Naval Academy, Military Assistance Advisory Group in Copenhagen, Denmark, and instructor at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School at Monterey, California. CDR. Major ' s present assignment is Officer in Cliargc, Atlantic Fleet Study Group, Norfolk, Virginia. Commander Orbeton Commander M. C. ORBETON, presently serving as Executive Officer of the CALVERT is a native of Bangor, Maine, and a 1945 graduate of the Naval Academy. Following commissioning, he served aboard the USS WINSLOW ( DD 3591, USS POWER (DD 839), USS LITTLE ROCK iCL 92), USS HOBSON (DNS 26) and USS MACON (CA 132). In 1952. lie commenced a shore tour in BuPcrs with the Officer Performance Branch followed by a tour in the Personnel Allocation Branch of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. In 1955 he took command of the USS IMPERVIOUS (MSO 449). This was followed by a 10 month course in Naval Intelligence leading to a tour of duty as Assistant Naval . ttache at Rome, Italy. Prior to reporting to the CULVERT, he served as Executive Officer of the USS ROOKS (DD804). CDR and Mrs. ORBETON and their four children live in Coronado, California. Ships Officers LCDR RUGGIERO LCDR BAKER LT GILLESPIE LT CAREY LT HICKOK LTJG ECONOMIDES 1 LT CAPIN LTJG CORNELIUS LTJG HAMBY LTJG LONGAKER LTJG HAGENS LTJG BARRETT LTJG RIEDEL LTJG KENNEDY LTJG TWOHY LTJG BLATT LTJG SCHULZ LTJG FOLEY LTJG CONSIDINE LTJG SWANSON LTJG ALDERETTE LTJG PUGH ENS HOOD ENS ZSCHAU ENS JACKSON ENS RICHARDS ENS WRIGHT ENS NYLEC Ship ' s Ollicers Not Picliired LCDR PODHRADSKY LT RICHARDSON LT WHITE LTJG EARLE LTJG THOMPSON CWO HOLTE ENS DOGGETT CWO DAROUZE Pliibron V Staff Officers CDR McGUIRE CDR PRIMM LCDR WEST LCDR McCOY LCDR WILLIAMS LT KOPP LT PETERSON LT MULHOLLAND LTJ(; LAIRSON LT,IG WIGGINS LTJG BRINKWORTH LTJG NICKOLS LTJG LOCKHART LTJG RAYMONU LTJG DANFORTH LTJG CLARK Sicll Ollicers Not Pictured LCDR BABBS CAPT FRANK XTAKlE T THC n .;?. ' ii.iiA • ttHirtiaftiSi«i ii«i..v.. - ®bt e I r II « r t e V Honolulu ! Beautiful, picturesque, hut! Too expensive for the average sailor. We diil somehow have a pretty good visit, and most of us would like another trip liack. (PajiPf Cj tJOR V ovy To See -rac ON A 5 j0(x  cetv Inspection ? ? ? CI] Between two commodores, two captains, two chief staff officers, and two XO ' s we had a few of them. s i SVRPf SE. L OCKER INSPECTION! CHANGE OF COMMAND CAPT M ERR 1 1,1. Relieved CAPT REN FRO CAPT STIMSON Relieved CAPT ERI Y CAPT COLLINS Relieved CDR DURHAM CDR ORERTON Relieved CDR MAJOR (Which One) r l. M Highline detail man your stations -it ' s another surprise inspection ! . f p — ' W i - - - ' a Set Condition lA. r v And the invasion is on its way. A lot of study and hard work goes into these operations and the Calvert can hold her own on any of them. From dawn till dark these operations run but we have yet to miss a commitment. i General Quarters Our main function is to carry cargo and marines and to get them to the right place at the right time, hut we can defend ourselves too. As the record shows there are a lot of battle ribbons on the side of the ship. r 5 . 1 p B « E .4«iM ab h«iaaMACi ' Hi Turn To ' ' Commence Ship ' s Work i h I ' ' next Happy Birthday A long hard twenty years with a record that any ship would envy. The Calvert participated in some of the major operation of World War II. It lield its own in the Korean War and is still around for anything that might come. In twenty years of service she has garnered four- teen ribbons which are proudly displayed from her bridge, including the coveted Navy Unit Com- mendation. She may be getting old but she is still referred to as the war horse. - ' ? ' ZLOTNIK BM2 Solved Aboard Over 5 ' ears BOUTWELL BM2 Served Aboard Two Weeks Engineering Department The gang that makes the ship go, and keeps her going. We refer to tliem as snipes, hlaek gang, or just those people who live down helow. But they are a hard working group and a pretty good i)uiich. We have to give tlicni a lot of credit for their long hours and know-how. We have never missed a commitment due to their perseverance. ).{■ - Eni A rt ryr 11 Mm. The Head Snipe 44T B Division ■•• Isl Row: Clark. Topolski. Pieper. Wantz. Legg 2n(I Row: Stinson. Thoarp. Axton. Kincade. Lea Ist Row: Sisoii. Wilknmm. Myers. Hinnian. Finley 2nd Row: Johnson, McGowan, Wilkomm, Vogt, Carrigan. Thorson mKfiaiKinBussiii sswu ss .•.■ifiUwraWfrjiWftW .., OK! Bud, your only 20 years old, you better come with me. 440 9 Division 75 Rorv: Cuello, Magarrow, Adamos, Sand ers, Rosal. Das Lauriers 2nd Roiv: LTJG Hamby, Dixon, Seward, Mosley, Haro, Johnson, Tompkins, Rillo 44 BG Division 1st Roiv: Timmons. Jackson, Boutwell. Fountain, Fleming 2nd Row: LTJG Twohy, Grant, Rhodes, Metz, Sherien, Sonnier, Embry, Baumgart, ENS Nylec Munn, Gribben, Alvoit), Brown, ■ ' Six months ago I rdnldn ' t even sprll Tckiniechcn, now I are ene. fi Looks like we ran into the snipe lociier on this page. COOL 11 WATe ' To i VO If they don ' t come across with some pro pay, I ' m gonna start slackin ' off. 1st Di dsion 1st Row: Mork. Smira. Jordan. Nesfer. Hicks. Kajioka 2nd Row: LTJG Folev. Miller. Youngblood. Hall. Coleman. Rivera 3rd Row: Walker, Hicks. L. W.; Bell. Ferber. Cowlishaw. Stringer 2nd Division Is! Row: liiDwn. Zlotnik. Rillins. HcvtiDlrls. Alhrisjht ' 2nd Row: ENS Richards, Billiiis. Hollinfisvvorth. Stevenson, Silvassy, Williams ' A Division 1st Row: Dix, Lyons. Hekkel. Tobin. Blush. Michalski 2nd Roiv: Cannon. Somers. Bennett. Jabens. Parrish 3rd Row: Omdahl. Bafigette. Bivens. Crabill, Atkinson, Straka, Schwark, Williams, E. C, Eddy, Wig- gins. Williams. H. D. : Lay, Ford. 44T ?? R Division X 1st Row: Romero, Morlan. Dingwall. Maddox 2nd Roiv: CWO Darouze, Eden, Roberts, McGaha, Brooks, Walker. OE Division 7 Row: Piceno. LTJG AWerette. Bilberry 2nd Row: Olson, Shoemaker, Casper, Shariton A Few More Good Memories From Yokosuka PUSH UPS PULL UPS STANDING RUN JUMPING JACKS SMOKER - • If we can ' t eet ashore for entertainment we make our own. .t ' i ; - ' r 1 The crew of the Calvert has helped support the Aiji-No-Ie (home of affection) orphanage since 1957. When we are in Yokosuka we like to have them aboard for the day. Ice cream, cake, and cartoons make them have a pretty good time. Fieldday at the Orphanage! A little paint and elbow grease will help any tliino;. Everyone gets a little satisfaction out of helping. ADVANCEMENT ( DAY -T i THE MILITARY LEADER . . . Has a fundamental responsibility for total welfare of per- sonnel. ... Is sworn to fight for the preservation of human values and decencies. To preserve the security and sovereignty of the United States. . . . Has extraordinai-y authority with extraordinaiy responsibil- ities. ■■. K If ' k ' i NJ 1 r V %■ _ ' ' • , ' Tr You speak no have money Chief — all Chiefs, same, same Okinawa was unknown to most of the western world until 1945. Now we consider the Rock as our second home when we are in tlie Far E st. COBE ss - ' OpV . o ' . V 1SAH4 What Party: NIGHT LIFE. In the Orient the night chihs are a big part of the enjoyment. And as you can see tlie crew of the Calvert jumped right in. Everyone seemed to enjoy it. cm P Ajy A tourist (Icliuht. l.aiul of llic Rising Sun is the place for all caiiuMa luigs. Contrast ln ' t V( ' Mi the old and the new makes Japan tlic most picturesfiue of all the eountries visited on our cmise. EVERYDAY LIFE ON THE OLD 32 ri y sl ' G CLEAR ru ESS DECK TILL Pipe DOWN — CHOW HOUNDS — The food is good and there is a lot of it. Bread 20,746 Lbs. Beef 30,109 Lbs. Sausage 1,469 Lbs. Pork 1,448 Lbs. Ham 4,387 Lbs. Potatoes -- 70,000 Lbs. Eggs 5.710 Dozens Chicken 6,756 Lbs. Milk (all) 13,601 Gallons Ships Office A small close net group dedicated to utter confusion of pcrsoiuiel records and official correspondence. W ' 1 , - tr 4 ■ I ; t ; lP5 Oir-riO WORK! WORK! WORK! menu ftK f errK hot tuts: ColJ Pfd orriag IN Vit o7 ' fd yS old AS TAKEN FKof THAT firioui a. k ' w ' K ' I Ootir CARE How THEy Di Quise. ?; it STILL TASTES Liice. M Jure. SrBAK3 ' Only a Calvert sailor could appreciate this cartoon. ' ' Holiday Routine Now is the time to catch up on that sleep or — acey deucey — swim call — l)ull session or pinochle. Or better yet! Go ashore. CALVERT-S ANSWER TO THE YANKEES From Row: McElhanon E1 I3. Lvons ENFN. Johnson SH3. Hollie HM2 (Coach), Din-wall DCl Second Row: Bivens EN2. Weeks MMFN, Shanon RM.H. Wiggins ENS, Schmidt RD2 A good Inincli of liall ] la i ' is thai made a good showinii for the (!al crt. HOME AWAY FROM HOME REPLENISHMENT REFUELING REST AND RECREATION GENERAL QUARTERS _ 1 A — ABC WARFARE AND D.C. DRILLS You Name It!!! We Do It Here. (.,-— -rgF — ' S( iiJf LS in TH«. A(e owief ' . , yM ' ' Bbi ' ' I 1 f We may do all of our work here but we have a lot of fun here too. O.vJ.O. At four in the morning we up anchor and run to iho assistance of the MSTS Ship Juleshurg. Arriving at about seven we suneyed the bottom and then pro- ceeded to pull her off the reef. After four hours she slid off with no casual- ties. HOME ' 10 DEC. 1962 The day we waited for. Now we hope it will be a long time before we leave again. A little soap and water to make a good appcaranrc. 7a 6 t ARMED FORCES PUBLICATIONS TAYLOR PUBLISHING COMPANY DALLAS • USA 4 jfOlCSS 1)4  I ej ' isc %1NHMt)lNe{jill .- II w. ' • • HlfW ' iMMMMMMIIII