Carpenter (DD 825) - Naval Cruise Book

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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.

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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.

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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.