Carpenter (DD 825) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 58 of the 1969 volume:

N, au! 1.1! QA F3 15 1 ff To the Folks Back Home, This is my first opportunity to write since reporting aboard USS CARPENTER CDD-8255. We'oe been pretty busy latew, preparing for our deployment to the Western Pacific, or ' Westpac,' as it's called out here. By way of history, CARPENTER was commissioned in December 1949 and has been homeported in Pearl Harbor since 1950, her a charter member of the 'Pineapple Fleet. ' She fought in the Korean War and won Jive battle stars there, and she made two cruises prior to this one during the Vietnam conflict. 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C179'VAOD Xuogleuelsuog S30 ep1sBuol2 OB O1 samdand H31-NHCIHVQ Now when we hear the word passed ' CARPENTER Howard N. Kay a1'1'z'vz'ng, ' it is Commander D For Commander Kay, a 1948 graduate of the Naval Academy, CARPENTER marks the sixth comm- and at sea in a career that has given him duty on both coasts, as well as the Far East and Ethiopia. Commander Kay assumed com- mand on September 9, one week before departure for Westpac, and, before the cruise was long underway, his calmness and sense of humor had left their beneficial mark on CARPENTER. CARPENTER's executive officer, since July, 1968, is Lieutenant Commander Duncan F. Dempster, shown here performing his duties as navigator with his own century-old sextant. Lieutenant Commander Dempster, a graduate of Princeton University, came to CARPENTER after a tour as chief engineer aboard USS Joseph Strauss CDDG-165: with a knack for writing witty and unique editions of the Plan of the Day, and an easy-going style of getting things accomplished, he quickly establish- ed himself as a popular figure with all hands. Lieutenant James R. Fitzgerald ar- rived aboard early in the cruise to assume reigns of the weapons depart- ment and duty as senior watch officer. He is a graduate of the University of Florida, and a former instructor at Fleet Sonar School, Key West. W x. Lieutenant Brian Leonard, the Engineer Officer, graduated from Arizona State and joined CARPENTER in the summer of 1968 after a tour on USS Agerholm and destroyer school in Newport. igq-quam-I' 'l Lieutenant Cjgj Tom .lezierny is the ship's CIC Officer. A 1966 graduate of Villanova, he came to CARPENTER after a taste of the Cruiser Navy aboard the St. Paul and has since become renowned for his easy-going diligence and terrible puns. SHlP'S COMPANY Operations Officer is Lieutenant Ken- neth M. Viafore, a Naval Academy graduate and a fugitive from the Atlantic Fleet, on his first Westpac cruise. He is an avid skiing enthu- siast. Supply Officer Lieutenant Qjgb Dave Jamison came to CARPENTER fresh out of Supply Corps school in Athens, Georgia, just one week before com- pletion of the cruise, he was trans- ferred to shore duty in Saigon. Lieutenant Qjgj Rick Howe, a 1967 Naval Academy graduate, also on his second deployment with CARPENTER. As Damage Control Assistant, he and his R Division kept the ship in one piece and brought some notable movies aboard. Since joining CARPENTER in Sydney, Australia during the last Westpac cruise, Lieutenant Cjgb Wayne Lampa, the ship's Gunnery Officer, has carved out a fine reputation with the ship's single gun mount. l-le also has a master's degree in geology, which has absolutely nothing to do with guns. Lieutenant Cjgj Bill Struck, the First Lieutenant, graduated from Provi- dence College, was commissioned after OCS, and served in a variety of billets aboard CARPENTER before set- tling in his present one. This was his second Westpac cruise. The Electronics Material Officer is Lieutenant Qgb .lim Dybdal an NROTC graduate from the University of Minnesota With his wry sense of humor he made the CIC watches move a little faster Lieutenant Qjgb Dave Beck is a South- ern gentleman all the way. He grad- uated from the University of Virginia and came to the Navy via OCS. A- board CARPENTER, he is the Main Propulsion Assistant. Ensign Jack Micham, a graduate of Bowling Green University, is the Ship's Secretary and handles administrative affairs for the XO. A psychology major, he, too, came to the Navy via OCS. Ensign Gail Conley, a 1968 grad from Oregon State, handles the ship's ASROC weapons sys- tem. With a zany sense of humor, he Iivened wardroom conversation considerably, here, in a serious moment, he scans a radar scope in Ensign Jim Arack spent a stretch as First Division Officer, but now spends his time buri- ed in the snowballing paperwork of the weapons department as Weapons Administrative Officer. Ensign Steve Curelop graduated from Yale University with a major in English, then came to CARPENTER in July and assumed duty as Communications Officer, Which seems logical. ln his off duty time, Ensign Curelop is a flying enthusiast and amateur novelist. Ensign Greg Cagle was a journalism major at the University of North Carolina, and, since joining CARPENTER in August, he has assumed duties as ASW Officer and Public Affairs Offi- cer. He is also editor of this cruise book, which explains why this sketch is so long. En- sign Cagle, another amateur novelist, is also an avid fan of jazz and motor racing. Ensign Jack Vellis, a Honolulu resident, is a 1968 graduate of the Naval Academy and serves as Assistant Electronics Material Officer. A football fan, Ensign Vellis also enjoys body surfing in Hawaiig he is shown here on the quarterdeck in Hong Kong. New Yorker Steve Banks, an Ensign who switch- ed over in mid-cruise from the mothball-bound Sproston, knew all along that the Jets would win the Super Bowl. He currently serves as Electrical Officer and Legal Officer. He grad- uated from Miami of Ohio. Ensign Larry Linville arrived aboard late in the cruise to take over from Supply Officer Dave Jamison, with four months of OCS and six months of Supply Corps school behind him. Ensign Linville is a fan of classical music. I I In Weapons Department, First Division takes care of the deck and maintains the equipment and areas associated with deck seamanshzp . . . Qfront row, I to rj: BM2 Ball, BM3 Laloulu, SN Lamb, SN Stolen, SN M. Lecuyer, SN Ramos, BM3 Carter, SN Bruce, SN Eldridge, SN Callahan, SN Cockrum, BM3 Looney, BM2 Sheldon. Qsecond row, I to rj : BM3 Daniel, SN R. Williams SN Sills, SN Vanliew, SN Hughes, SN Heemann, SN Schemanske, SN Krein, SN J. Williams, SN Smoot, SN Marshall Lieutenant Cjgb Struck. Cthird row, I to rj: Ensign Arack, SN Woods, SN Trudel, SN Prchal, SN Knight, BM3 Berger SN Dockins, BM3 Crosby, SN Siefken, SN Devore, SN Frizzell, SA Cegielski, SN Zgrzemski. 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Qjgy Beck, Lt. Leonard, MM3 Jakubiec, FN Reiter, MM2 Bowen, MM3 Cavanaugh, MM2 Hull, MM3 Finley, FN Combs, FA Reierson, MM3 Vawser, FN Fogel, MMCS Huff. B Division consists of the boilermen who maintain and operate the boilers, producing steam to drive the ship. Qfront row, I to rj: FN Church, BT2 Smith, BT3 Martin, FN Johnson, BT1 Mahoney, FN Balesteri, BT3 Reyes, BT3 Allen, BT1 Crossman. Qback row, I to ry: Lt. Qjgj Beck, Lt. Leonard, BT3 Peevey, BT3 Wolf, BT3 Wood, BT2 Fiedler, BT2 Schwab, BT2 Pate, FN Boudreaux, BT3 Herring, BT3 Vickers, BT3 Scott, BTC Yaney. ' vias 9 , . , M.. , '-1 ,fa ' 4 A . 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H'su0-zgvalzunmmoo42914491911 pun 'fCgz.z9.z4g9949 '3u,z140,zypu09 ,ogy ssmagzsnfs 49914919142 8412748 9141 3u!A,229G'2f4 1197429 3M,2M,1295l1fi.2?9W PW? 40419109 93zmwp fo 93127749 uiz 9127 014m S31ft.Z1DA 8m499u.zE'149 fo 9,mgx.zu4 9 S9Z7'Hf9Mj 140-zs.zrz,zg gn On the morning of September 17, 1968, we singled ap lines and got underway while family and friends waved from dockside. Ii would be our last sight of them for six months QM3 White with friends. e at ALOHA Aifinal few minutes with loved ones before 'casting off. -W ,, W cccc c g c .......... , ,., , , . ,W ...W ,,,...., .Wa .. . . .. S . After losing sight of the emerald expanses of Hawaii, we set our course westward, along with U. S. S. Coral Sea CCVA-435 and U. S. S. Bausell QDD-8455. We kept up a blistering pace of 20 knots plus for eight days and nzghtsg water broke over the bow, the ship rolled, pitched, and shuddered, and it was pretty uncomfortable some- times, but we had a rendezvous to make. . . Once again we worked back mto the routme of standing watches and utzlzzzng skzlls we had kept stored away whzle an port TASK FORCE 77 S KM L 'Nr -gru- 'Nf- ,lhl Al H 'S til PA U V- --- 57 5' ET . . . - I ' 4 -, fi s S ':::: 'Fl :-15 -- :n l I E' -7- I . T s I 1 n Q-95 g ' --s- 1 4 4 ' lr' ll f -E- l YOKOSUKA M September 24 saw as in our first port of call-Yokosnka, japan-the first glirnpse of a foreign land for rnany of ns. Wz'th wild trajj ic careening along the wrong side of the street, writing unreadable by our eyes, and the jish hawks constantly circling overhead, Yokosuka presented sorne bewildering sights to oar Arnericanized eyes, bat held forth a promise, as well, of the yet more exotic and exciting things waiting for as in other parts of the Orient. Soon after leaving Yokosuka, we got our first taste of the war. Seen frorn CARPEN TER, the war consisted of little more than chasing aircraft carriers around the lake-srnooth sur- face of the Gulf of Tonkin, but there was more to it than that. It rneant long periods of extended steaming, underway refuelings, General Quarters drills, periods of rough weather, monotony.. strained nerves, and just plain hard work. . . QM3 Allen shoots the sun. l . l Painting aboard a destroyer is, unfortunately, a never- ending job. Here SN Stolen wields the brush and the haze gray. Z r---4 f a, - U Q I 'X U.S.S. Constellation QCVA-649 alongside the oiler Hassayampa CAO-1453 as CARPENTER breaks away to the tune of Hawaiian War Chant. Alongside, this is what it's like: SN Krein climbs the kingpost to hook up the span wire on midships station, while SN Hughes watch- es from below. xxxx-xnxx A++ ,, Q73 5 After a lorzg period at sea, the equzprnerizf begins tho feel the strain just as the crew members do. In the sonar equipment room, STC Hickey troubleshoots an ornery scanner switch, while Ens. Cagle, the ASW officer, and sonarmen Wilson and Fowl- er watch. ETN3 Jones diagnoses the ills of a tired piece of gear .aaimb-4 Standing in a maze of gauges and tubing, MM2 Higby keeps a weather eye on reduc- tion gear tempera- tures in the forward fire roorn. :...... XX I V1 ,J in Main Control, MM2 Brown supervises while FN Fogel stands a throttle watch. C5 V lmjL.F1t5'? fr ul- ,JI7 tm' X1 iii .-V G -. -I ! o,L Nggy SN Smoot bends a signal flag to a halyard. During the tenseness of a practice General Quarters drill, SK2 Fredricks qleftb mans the helm and SN Michael Lecuyer stands at lee helm. 1 1 X H Bufgzfg aboard a destroyer is not all hard work. We managed to find a surprising amount of time to devote to leisure and just plain fun. . '. ..--....i-Q.-., Newly appointed Radioman Chief Conaway does his in- itiation act, while STC Hickey qleftj and Lieutenant Fitzgerald look on. ln case you're interested, those are banana peels he's eating. FN Martinez, one of the ship's Hawaiian citizens, re- laxes after a helo transfer detail. ln his asbestos suit, he mans one ofthe foam applicators each time a helo 'ZQQP' hovers over CARPENTER's fantail. Q M , , A. sill' rd -.1t,,s,.nx P4-.mr THE SHIP'S BAND -'::.:---, - in Qing! sig -, , ul ' SN Williams is drummer for the ship's band. Here during a cookout gig, he romps into a drum solo. fbelowj The front line : trumpeters Ensign Cagle, SN Marshall, and ETNSN Hargraves, with the slide of SN Stuart's trombone protruding, iwhile leader Ensign Conley hides behind the 'monster he's created. qfar righty Funky Nate Hughes, STG2, and his electric bass. i NYN W THE GREAT IVIUSTACHE CONTEST Jennings Cforegroundj displays the that helped earn him Best of Standing in the line-up next to to rightpz EN2 Swetland, QMSN Dupras, YN3 Stell Cwinner of the Don Juan awardl, and the men in khaki-Lieutenant Qjgp Howe, Ensign Veilis, and STC Hickey, all of whom tied for Most Disgusting award. GMG2 George winner's look Show award. him are Cleft ADVANCEMENTS .XVI 7 REENLISTIVIENTS Reenlistments became quite commonplace, too. Above, BTC Yaney signs of another hitch while Lieutenant Leonard looks on. Others who reen- listed during the cruise were: MMl Roby, RDC Anderson, RM3 Cindric, RM3 Dory, ETR2 Mathis, BM3 Laloulu, TN Serna, CS3 Daniels. Advancement in rate ceremonies became frequent, pleasant occasions during this cruise. Below, the Captain congratulates boatswain's mate Willard Ball on his advancement to BM2. Other crew members advanced during the cruise were: SM3 Barrett, RM3 Cindric, BM3 Daniel, IC3 Marashlian, BT3 Martin, ENC Scott, SM3 Suarino, BT2 Tennessen, SFP3 Daniel, DC3 Parsley, EM2 Stucky, EN2 Swetland, STG2 Fowler, FTG2 Gregg, MM3 Lynch, FTG2 Taistra, SK2 Kelly, MM2 Brown, MM3 Finley, GMG2 Fischer, MM3 Jakubiec, MM3 Cavanaugh, RMC Conaway, Nastase, YN3 Stell, PN3 Yerkey, GMG3 Armetta. MM3 Q l T' 5 if T HONG KONG 6WD li73'En Vi 9? an 5 .n I Q iq . - --- EF- After an arduous period at sea, where better to go than Hong Kong P A colorful, teerning port ranged along the shore of a rnountainous island barely off the mainland of China, we found it to be a delightful mixture of British and Chinese. It offered all the sights, sounds, srnells, and, in general, all the exotic beauty we had come to expect frorn reading Oriental travelogues. And, of course, the shopping was great . . . Alongside the ship, a young boy dives for pennies thrown by crew members. One of the many refugee developments in Hong Kong. The fishing fleet moored in the inlet of a tiny village on the other side of the island from the city. BACK TO WORK On October 29, CARPENTER was underway again ,' the next time we would set foot on land would be December 1. As I mentioned earlier our main duty in Westpac involved following aircraft carriers, the job of planeguarding. At least one, sometimes as many as three destroyer-type ships accompany every aircraft carrier on Yankee Station at all times. When the carrier is conducting jiight operations, the destroyers fall into a line astern, thus providing markers for pilots on landing patterns, as well as staying in position for recovery operations if a plane should hit the water. During the course of the cruise, the cry 'Now station the planeguard detail' became all too familiar to our ears, but the job become no less important.. 1 -ii ' - .. X 'if'-,mug X is XX - 1 1 -.,. -,,,.L' ..i-i.,,-- ,ff CARPENTER's mast silhouettes USS Con- stellation QCVA-64j, with whom we sailed during the better part of October, November, and December. Carrier operations on Yankee Station must operate without a second wasted. 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'S Handle with care. FN Reiter and TN Favor pass 5 inch .38 projectiies during an ammuni- tion on-load in Subic Bay. CARPENTER's 5 inch guns fire a double salvo in support of river patrol forces south of Danang. l AY f , '2?'Lf.Q71i?rY Q: W ts On December 20, some of its got a chance to see what things were like ashore, when the ship organized a MEDCAP CMedical Civic Actionj mission to aid the inhabitants of Son T ra, a ref- ugee village in the same area where we had delivered shore bombardment. Our party consisted .of twelve: the squadron chaplain, the division doctor, and ten men from CARPENTER . . l MEDCAP The MEDCAP team aboard a PCF Swift boat approaches the beach. Left to right: SN Tinney, the boat's skipper, SN Williams, GMG3 Jordan, Chaplain Roy, HMC Mahone. n army outpost overlooks the a.,.,,..,.. 2,-t iver on which the village of Son ra lies. Less than an hour before he picture was taken, the village had been hit by mortar fire. -y , o1'. Wa The village of Son Tra with its basket boats ranged on the beach, while the villagers go about their business, un- concerned with the proximity of the Viet Cong. Dr. Lucien Wilkins, the Destroyer Division 112 Medical Offi- cer, attends to a sick child. During the MEDCAP mission, the team treated 122 people for a variety of wounds and illnesses. 1? CHRISTMAS IN SU BIC BAY We spent Christmas in Snbic Bay, Philippines, a port that was to become familiar to us after four stops there, just as it becomes familiar to every Navy man in Westpac, for Subic is the most common upkeep port for Navy ships. On Christ- mas it never got below 85, and perhaps this was not everyone's idea of the ideal holiday, but at least it was dry land, and Subic, with its gaily painted 'jeepneys,' dusty streets, and Grande Island, has its own atmosphere and attractions. Santa RD1 Raby greeted everyone with a hearty ho-ho and a one dollar bill courtesy the ship's well fare and recreation fund. After a short holzday zt was back to sea agazn but thzs tune we had sornethzng to look forward Bat for the rneantnne zt was back to the old roatzne On a destroyer one is very de- pendent on other shzps for food, stores, fuel att the thzngs that keep us steannng, and so, under- way replenzshrnents and the varzous transfer detazls are some of our most nnportant eoolnttons . . . After hooking up with USS Hassaya- mpa CAO-145D, two boatswain's mates keep a wary eye on the connection of ihe fueling probe. I' STE, ': , W . N567 it Helicopters play an increasingly im- portant role as a link between the destroyer and the supplying ship. Almost every day, we heard the call 'Now station the helo transfer detail,' and we would always get our hopes up, because we knew this usually meant a mail delivery . . . TRANSFERS AT SEA Here, CARPENTER returns the favor by giving a drink of fuel to one of USS Bennington's QCVS-205 Sikorsky SH-3D heli- copters while in flight. 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Not everyone spent: his! timejsightseeing or relaxing while in1Bangkok.'iDamage to CARPENTER's boat davits requiredfaiihelp ing hand from the Royal ThaiENaval2 Dock- yard and caused several sleepless nights for the ship's force. Here, the boat crew prepares for the first test of the repaired davits. During evening colors in Bangkok, the flag is lowered to a backdrop of palms and fern trees on the shore. Left to right: SN Marshall, RDSN BUSDY, STG3 MacDonald, SN Burner. ff my ,iwwlllil gf l, f i ffli 5 ' ' L-if PAB fn ' Q l ..T1 ?- ,.i. A 'X I -,, . ., 4- 1 . I . si, ' f 05 ,iff f 9 , Q X Thai Naval officers and their wives board CARPENTER for dinner wardroom. Ensign Banks displays the pilot house to a group of nuns from the Mater Dei convent in Bangkok. in the VISITGRS 9 5 45,3 fr? ,irir r Chief Lampman shows a young visitor, one of a group of orphans, around the sig- nal bridge. The orphans, from the Phyathai gov- ernment orphanage, were aboard for a party. , l While in Bangkok, CARPENTER carried on a people to people' project that involved' painting several rooms of the Phyathaz' Reception Home for Girls, a government-supported Way stative f0t' f0MWdl1'rlgs and orphans. We spearheaded such projects in almost every port, and found them to be the best way to meet the people of a foreign land. . CARPENTER artists pose in front of one of their works in the Phyathai Reception Home for Girls in Bangkok. Left to right 2 RDSN Hamilton, MMFN Litke, BT3 Reyes, BTS Allen, FN Fitzgerald, STG3 Black, DC3 Parsley. EPopeye's words are Ahoy! From the USS CARPENTER QDD-8255? lt was a big surprise to have your crews come to coat our church, on 26 Sept. through 28 Sept. The work they did was so splendid ' Q that, on the next day, all the boys and girls f .ef who attended Sunday school, were so happy to have their class-room quite renewed. We, together with our congregation, ap- preciate you and your men for such kind concern on this Hospital and Church... Cfrom a letter to the Commanding Officer, from Rev. Katsuko Sumi, Pastoress of the Kinugasa Hospital Church in Yokosuka, .Iapanj is 4 1311 We On behalf of the Department of Public Welfare of Thailand, l wish to thank you and all members of the U. S. S. CARPENTER for the friendship and good will which you have brought to the many deprived children under our care... We also deeply appreciate the work which your crews contributed to our Reception Home for Girls... Qletter from Suwan Ruenyote, Director-General of Child Welfare for Thailandj PEOPLE TO PEGPLE In Yokosuka, Japan, earlier in the cruise, CARPENTER sailors paint the Sunday school annex of the Kinugasa Hospital Church. SN Devore helps move beds into new wing of Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital in Hong Kong. CARPENTER sailors paint hospital equipment at St. Paul's orphanage in Hong Kong. The assistance rendered to a children's home by ten of your men during your recent port visit to Hong Kong is most commendable. As you well know, the activities of sailors ashore in Hong Kong are watched closely by the local population. The unselfish work per- formed by your men is a credit to them person- ally, to your ship and to the United States Navy... Cfrom a letter to the Commanding Officer from Rear Admiral David H. Bagley, regarding CARPENTER's work at St. Paul's or- phanage, Hong Kongj I and all of us at Our Lady of Nlaryknoll Hospital consider ourselves very lucky to have received . . .the services of the men from your ship helping us in your People to People project. This assistance comes at a time when we are indeed needing it...You could be assured that in the future, all of the men on the U.S.S. CARPENTER will be in our thoughts... Qletter to the Commanding Officer from Sister MaryLou Ann Rajdl, Administrator, Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital, Hong Kongj Sandy Bay Children's Clinic, site of another CARPENTER people to people project in Hong Kong. By now we were over the hunapg the trip home was downhill all the way, and the routine jobs we had done all cruise were znade a little easier and more enjoyable by the knowledge that we wonldn't have to be doing thern too mach longer, at least not without the comfort of honie and loved ones . . SUPPLY DEPARTMENT THE CREW.. Two of the cooks, SN Godfrey Cleftb and C53 Hartwell prepare dinner in the galley. Even barbers must have haircutsg here, SHSN Hoek does the honors on SHB3 Fenstermaker. is I OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT -A RM3 Dory paws through a pile of transistors In Radio Central U S S CONSTELLATION CCVA-645 sails serenely by whale SN Smoot mans the flag bag. 'EW-iQ' MMM But for most everyone's money, the most im- portant job in the operations department is the transfer of mail. PC3 Warren, the ship's mail man, readies a bag for a helo transfer. In the Combat information Center CCICB aircraft and Surface SVNDS are Cl0S6ly watched, courses and speeds are recommended, and communications are monitored. Standing at the DRT, SN Pat Lecuyer tracks a surface contact. , ,, .,.rmm f ...Q w mmuwln. Two other important functions in the opera- tions department are the ship's office and the sick bay, which clear up our administrative and physical ailments. ln top picture, Yeomen Smith gstandingb, Stell, and Nelson comb through files and punch typewriters in search of that elusive bird, Efficiency. At bottom, SN Hoffmann gets a thorough going over for what might have started out to be only a cold, from SN Williams qlefty and HMC Doc Nlahone. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT BT3 Wood discovers that, Yes, Virginia, there is a Sun. Repair 3 to the rescue during a General Quarters drill. BT3 Reyes Cleftj and SFP3 Keckler move into action. SFP3 Daniel works at a lathe in the machine shop. WEAPONS DEPARTMENT A K in The happy gun crew on the day they shot down their second gunnery sleeve in 24 hours, during anti-aircraft gunnery practice on Yankee Station. Weapons Officer Lt. Fizgerald is standing in centerp at far right is FTCM Laymance, who had more than a little to do with the feat. Cbelowj Down in UB Plot, FTGSN Love and FTG2 Gregg crank inputs into the fire control computer, while FTG3 Taylor Crightj, in the fire control director, watches for the target. T I s 'i Weapons department personal load ammunition from a Mike boat in Subic Bay, Philippines. Most versatile workhorses of the weapons department are the boatswain's mates, who, with their deck force of seamen, take care of the main deck, the anchors, the ground tackle, the kingposts, and underway replen- ishment rigging, and all lines and canvas. Leading boatswain's mate is BlVl2 Ball, shown here amid a tangle of lines. - Seamen Vanliew, Dockins, and Knight prepare to lower the accomodation ladder over the side in port. Tote that barge, lift that bale ! Seamen Devore and Stolen hoist the canvas quarterdeck awning up onto the ECM deck for stowage. lt's swab-dragging time. TALENT SHOW Qbelowj The grand finale was all hands rendition of Auld Lang Syne. Left to right are ENS Cagle, MM3 Lynch, SHB3 Fenstermaker, SN Frizzell, STG2 Wilson, and GMG2 Fischer. Cfar rightj A hit of the show, the team of EM3 Huber and MM3 Lynch, the Brothers Brothers, ' do their version of They call the Wind Maria. flefti SN Freeman, SN Medeiros, QMSN Lincoln, and Sl' Ramos painted pictures of home with their Hawaiiar songs and hula dances during CARPENTER's ship-widl talent show, held at sea on New Year's Eve. Cbelowj Sli Zuk,lC2 Lee, and SFP3 Keckler, R Gang, gave then impression' of pandemonium on the bridge: Now al hands stand clear of all weather decks while proceeding to their General Quarters stations due to wet non-skid I 'is 40475 f4T Iv V .,., N . 1, , Huw!HHQ.1HIlfll.7f1 .,,,,,,,,.nmi: - ' ' - 4 I 4 v . K, -v ,g an sf I 43 1, ff n-' Q il .l. f' Uv - . A ' -X . 5 . , . , i 1 . ' Q is gil ' ' 1 LQ 5 'Jr' f gl If 1' I gilgil 5 'M , l lzill ' T55 ' ig, - .lf - P l.:-4 I ii N x ' ik EL 1 li if B . 1' ' y ikllifi 'L Wi Y, E FV. e L Wi L Lg e 4 HANCOCK is in the background while CARPENTER maneuvers into position to use her fire hoses on the smouldering Japanese fishing boat DIGO SANIVII MARU Number 5. On the way back home to Pearl, we stopped of jirst in Yokosuka, japan, where tempera- tures in the thirties and forties made it seem like the South Pole after a winter of ninety degrees on Yankee Station. From there we proceeded to Mz'dway Island, home of the goony birds, for a one day refueling stop. But the real excitement occured 900 miles ojjf the coast japan, while we were in picket station for the carrier Hancock. We were called to help ,light a jire aboard a small japanese fishing boat... The gutted interior of the fishing boat. All 14 crew members took to lifeboats and were picked up by another one of the de- stroyers in company, USS Bausell QDD-8453. The boat was towed back to Japan by other fishing boats in the area, which answered the SOS. HOIVIECOIVIING , . Infected with a severe case of channel fever, seamen Wessels, Jacomella, and Cockrum carry the homecoming Lei forward to the forecastle after receiving it from a tug in the channel. After tying up, members of the deck force put the brow over, while well-wishers wait to come aboard. Eel? 'Ik .a .h . . ,.,f e gg, f . 2 ,f,', l ' f , A Y , i sn Q2 Xf - , ' , wi x 'S. ii I REUNION-QM1 Rosser says hello to his family for the first time in six months. Draped with traditional Leis, the XO Qleftp, Lt. Fitzgerald, Lt. Cjgj Lampa, and Ensigns Banks and Conley are greeted on the quarterdeck after six long months and a job well done. 7 'i'lI I I ue oct esp I FM uss PRESTON I TO USS CARPENTER I IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH REAL PROFESSIONALS. YOU DESERVE THE FINE REPUTATION YOU OWN. j I C16 oct esp A FM uss STODDARD I TO uss CARPENTER I DEVELOPED AN APPRECIATION FOR PACFLT'S FINEST ASW SQUADRON WHILE ASSIGNED DD IN PEARL LAST TOUR. THIS HAS NOT CHANGED. OUR WORK DIDN'T 651. .M P7 LMCQ1-NNTP 825-'AI' i 3'7 -5 f- - F' ,,',7N -N ' Q14 Nov68J FM COMDESRON TWO ONE TO USS CARPENTER PRIOR TO DETACHMENT I WANT TO NOTE YOUR RESPONSIVENESS TO ALL TASKS...YOUR JOB HAS BEEN WELL DONE, RESPONSIVE, AND VIGILANT. K6 Jan 691 FM CTG 77. 7 TO USS CARPENTER ...THE INITIATIVE AND AGGRESSIVENESS DISPLAYED AS SCREEN COMMANDER HAS BEEN MOST COMMENDABLE AND VERY MUCH AP- PRECIATED. YOU ARE TOPS AND WE HOPE TO SERVE WITH YOU AGAIN. fl Feb 697 BON VOYAGE. FM USS CAMDEN TO USS CARPENTER WE HAVE ENJOYED WORKING WITH YOU ALL DURING THIS DEPLOYMENT. CAMDEN CREW SENDS BEST WISHES TO CARPENTER. TOPS AMONG SMALL BOYS. C9 Feb 695 FM uss CAMDEN TO uss CARPENTER GOOD LUCK SMOOTH SAILING AND HAPPY HOME COMING TO THE BEST DAMN DD IN THE SEVENTH FLEET. When CARPENTER returned to her old berth in Pearl Harbor on 1 March, 1969, she was a little bit older and a little more used to the kind of action that had just sent her, for the fifth time in her life, to an area of the world torn by war. She had responded not only to a call from her nation, but, one felt, to a call sounded from within herseU, like the horse that pulled the proverbial fire engine. And, on her return, one could sense the satisfaction wafting from the decks of what had been a home for 260 men for six impor- tant months of their lives. The call was silenced, her thirst was quenched again, for a while. Favor, Rizaldo A. TN OFFICERS I Arack, James N. LT. Qjgj Banks, Stephen A. ENS. Beck, David LT. qjgj Cagle, Gregory A. ENS. Conley, Edward G. ENS. Curelop, Stephen M. ENS. Dempster, Duncan F. LCDR Dybdal, James R. LT. qjgb Fitzgerald, James R. LT. Hooke, Robert LT. Cjgj Howe, Richard P. LT. Cjgj Jamison, David LT. qjgj Jezierny, Thomas J. LT. qjgb Kay, Howard N. CDR Lampa, Wayne A. LT. Cjgj Leonard, Brian F. LT. Micham, John C. ENS. Montgomery, Robert U - M. LT..Cigj Struck, William J. LT. Cigj Vaughan, Trotter F. LT. Vellis, John D. Ill ENS. Viafore, Kenneth M. LT. Adams, Jean E. DK3 Adviento, Rodolfo R. TN Allen, Jon P. QM3 Allen, Ray. G. BT3 Amsbury, Michael L. SN Anderson, Curtis F. RDC Armetta, Anthony GMG3 Armstrong, Sidney R. FN Balesteri, Manuel P. BTFN Ball, Timothy M. FA Ball, Willard R. BM3 Barrett, John J. SM3 Bell, Michael V. ICFN Beltran, Francisco A. BT3 Berger, Thomas R. BM3 Bingham, Ed M. FN Birnie, Donald L. EM3 Black, Peter STG3 Blashock, Leon F. RDSN Boudreaux, Frank M. BTFN Bowen, Deryle G. MM2 Bowman, Douglas R. BT2 Brokaw, William R. RD3 Brown, John C. Jr. MM3 Brown, Raymond W. SK3 Bruce, Bertman J. SN Bryant, Eugene E. RD2 Burgess, Allen J. FN Burham, Michael SN Burner, John S. SN Busby, Gregory H. RDSN Callahan, John E. SN Cannon Marshall D. RD3 Capalar, Manuel P. TA Carroll, Edward L. SK1 Carter, Jerry BM3 Casillas, Donald M. SN Cassidy, George R. SM3 Castillo, Rogelio T. FA Cavanaugh, Patrick T. MM3 Cegielski, Edward E. SN Church, Gerald T. FN Cindric, Raymond L. RM3 Cockrum, Gordon R. SN Colin, Gerald S. FA Combs, Charles W. FN THE CREW Conaway, Edward L. RMC Concepcion, Quintin SN Cook, Donald W. SN Corpuz, Demetrio T. SD2 Crosby, James A. BM3 Crossman, Donald R. BT1 Crowley, Douglas M. DC2 Daniel, Bobby E. CS3 Daniel, David W. SFP3 Daniel, Donald M. BM3 Davenport, Norman K. RD2 Davis, Michael L, BT3 Delto, Theodore C. MM2 Devera, Roberto R. TN Devore, Charles B. SN Dillard, Paul E. RD3 Dockins, James M. SN Dory, Edward L. RM3 Dose, Leroy E. CS2 Dupras, William R. QMSN Eldridge, David R. SN Fenstermaker, Alan L. SHB3 Fiedler, Douglas J. BT2 Finley Robert D. FN Fischer, Kenneth H. GMG2 Fitzgerald, Michael R. FA Fogel, Clarke T. FN Fowler, Thomas C. STG2 Franks, Freddie B. FN Fraze, Dwain A. SN Fredricks, Marion L. SK2 Freeman, Bryan L. SN Frimpter, Jeffrey E. RD3 Frizzell, John B. SN Frohwitter, Edward T. MM2 Gensemer, Barry L. FN Godfrey, Donald SN Gregg. William J. FTG2 Gressett, Alvie L. RMSA Gutierrez, Raymond G. RM2 Hall, Alan S. ETN3 Hall, David L. MM2 Hamilton, Kevin L. RDSN Harden, Arelon E. MM3 Hargraves, Daniel L. ETNSN Hargrove, James W SFC Harris, Louis E. SN Hartwell, Delbert P. CS3 Hearns, Robert E. SMSN Heemann, John C. SN Heiduk, Heinz K. PN2 Hendrix, James D. MM3 Henley, Chester M. EMFN Henry, Dwight L. RD2 Herring, Edgar A. BT3 Hewitt, Charles D. FTGSN Hickey, Clifford L. STC Higby, Clarence E. MM2 Hirschkorn, Wesley A. CSC Hoek, Douglas C. SHSN Hoffman, John F. SN Holden, Leo E. STG3 Horner, Lowell F. MMC Howe, Daniel C. SM2 Howe, Raymond L. MM2 Howell, Robert W. FN Huber, Michael E. Huff, Charles A. MMCS Hughes, Nathan STG2 Hughes, Stephen A. SN Hull, Morris K. MM2 Jacomella. Eugene I Jr. SN Jakubiec, Ronald R, FN Jennings, George M. GMG2 Johnson, Jack L. FN Jones, Charles A. RM2 Jones, Mircheal L. ETN3 Jordan, Charles E. GMG3 Julian, Allen R. SN Kapler, Frank T. BTFA Keckler, Robert J. SFP3 Kelly, Timothy P. SK2 Kirk. David A. FA Knight, John W. SN Kraft, Larry D. ET1 Krein, Kenneth B. SN Kropp, Walter G. SN Krouse, James C. SN Laloulu, Faataape F. BM3 Lamb, Gary D. SN Lampman, Richard R. SMC Larson, Ronald G. BT2 Laymance, James H. FTCM Lecuyer, Michael SN Lecuyer, Patrick L. SN Lee, Richard E. lC2 Lincoln, Edward K. QMSN Litke, Ronald W. MMFN Loftus, Earley D. SN Looney, Gerald W. BM3 Love, Charles B. FTGSN Luna, Robert R. TM3 Lynch, John C. MM3 MacDonald, James I STG3 Maeyoshimoto, Roy H. ETN3 Mahone, Dores N, HMC Mahoney, Dale E. BT1 Mangahas, Ponchito F. EMC Marashlian, Michael M. lC3 Marshall, Gary P. SN Mathis, George R. ETR2 Martin, James L. BT3 Martinez, Stanley FN McDermid, Glen L. ETN3 McDowell, Larry N. RM3 McDuffee, Robert D. SA Medeiros, Stanley M. SN Medina, Heriberto SN Melton, Frederick A. EM2 Meyer, Clayton R. FN Mitteer, Robert H. STG2 Montelione, Francis FN Nastase, Frank A. MM3 Nelson, Bradley E. YN3 Nolan, Edward J. RMC Nuttall, Robert E. MM3 Olsen, Gregory L. ETRSN Pamplona, Cipriano B. SD3 Parsley, Richard E. DC3 Pate, Harvey R. BT2 Patterson. Douglas G. ETR2 Peevey, William D. BT3 Pettigrew, William K. SM3 Phillips, Bobby D. GMG2 Popham, Edward D. SN Prchal, Lester F. SN Price, William D. SN Raby, Joseph H. RD1 Ramos, George J. SN Reiersen, Oistein FA Reiter, Melvin R. FN Reyes, Richard B. BT3 Riley, Albert J. Jr. SH1 Roby, David E. MM1 Rosser, Otho D. QM1 Russell, Gordon A. FN Sadler, Clarence E. FN Schemanske, John J. SN Schultz, Gary R. FTG2 Schwab, Clayton L. BT2 Scott, James R. BT3 Scott, Joe E. ENC Serna, Rodolfo V. TN Shelby, Robert L. SM2 Sheldon, Gary L. BM2 Shimamoto, Ken ETR3 Siefken, Peter B. SN Sills, Edward M. III SN Smith, Arnold L. RM3 Smith, Bennie L. FA Smith, Edward W. BT2 Smith, Louis G, YN2 Smith, Paul D. FN Smoot, Earl C. SN Stell, Willie S YN3 Stolen, Edwin R. SA Stringfield, Mack P. EM3 Stuart, Donald W. SN Stucky, Stanley M. EM2 Suarino, Carl J. SM3 Swetland, David A. EN2 Surber, Donald R. FA Talley, Thomas W. FA Taistra, Thomas M. FTG2 Tanguay, Rodney J. MM1 Tatar, James P. STG2 Taylor, Floyd R- FTG3 Tennessen, Charles N. BT2 Thayer, Raymond A. FN Thompson, Stephen E. RDSN Thomsen, Joseph A. ETRSN Thorington, Curtis A. SFC Tilley, David M. FA Tinney, Randall G. SN Toy, Melvin SN Tye, Robert J. GMG1 Valachovic, John R. SN Vansciver, Ronald L. ETN3 Vanliew, Roger D. SN Vawser, Michael D. MM3 Velasco, Teodulo S. YNC Vickers, James O. BT3 Ward, Jimmie L. FN Warren, Edward J. PC3 Wessels, Thomas L. SN White, Robert B. QM3 Williams, Dean L. RDSN Williams, John M. SN Williams, Michael P. RDSN Williams, Minor E. SN Williams, Richard L. SN Willis, Curtis B. SN Wilson, Edward F. SN Wilson, Robert M. STG2 Wolf, Larry W. BT3 Wood, Richard A. Jr. BT3 Woods, Michael E. SN Yaney, Donald L. BTC Yerkey, Frederick M. YN3 Zachariason, Gary W. GMG2 Zamora, Frank R. SHB2 Zgrzemski, Michael L. SN Zuk, John W. SN CRUISE BOOK CREDITS: Layout, art, editing: ENS Gregory A. Cagle Photography: JOC Lee W. Coleman CCOMSEVENTHFLT Det. C j PHC David Hendleman QFICPACFAC Subic Bayj ENS Gregory A. Cagle