USS Colorado - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 100 of the 1946 volume:

1l€4)M€D N€€DL€D SEPT 1 19 TOKYO mroKyus X PHILIPPIN JRNZ LUZON 4i ' «■■! SC-ALPCD •TORBE , • KNOTS C0MP ELATIVE BEARIN ' . . -...a«C)BtL«POS ' ' flBBOftRD ' lJfiHTSOUT ' ' ' ORT- CHAlNS-ai BRIlflD T flP1HED 4 77 V ' y TW4)-4l-4l-4l-A-flN6 DEDICATION These men gave their iives aboard our ship, gave them in the fight for freedom for all men. To their memory and their gallant spirit we sincerely dedicate our book. R. E. FAIR, Commander K. P. BAUM, JR., Lieutenant J. H. QUARLES, Lieutenant R. K. WOLTER, JR., Lieutenant B. B. HILL, Lieutenant (jg) R. A. PATTEN, Lieutenant (jg) L. F. NOLZ, Lieutenant (jg) J. P. BOCK, Ensign R.B. HOLIDAY, Ensign E.E.ARTRIP.EMlc G.AUSTIN, Sic M. J. CLARK, Sic W.A.COLYER,JR.,Slc R. E. KENTNER, S2c Z. W. KMIEC, S2c R. LANDRETH, Music J. S. McAVOY, Mus3c c. McDonald, Jr., Fic F.J.MACIDYN,BM2c P.P.MADEJ,S2c J.J. PARKER, Sic R.M. ROBERTS, Sic H.W.SAYLOR,S2c H. L. DICK, GM2c R. E. DILKES, S2c D.S.ERNO.Slc E.E.GARST,S2c A.GIVENS,S2c N. B. GODWIN, S2c J. J. KEMEOS, S2c CM. LEACH, GM3c M. A. MARTINEZ, S2c B. F. MATHEWS, S2c H. SALAS, S2c I. N. SLATON, S2c J. L.SMITH, Sic O. J. DAVIS, S2c V. F. HEINDRYCKX, SK3c G.E.SANTORA,Slc G.F. SMITH, S2c B.EKLEBERRY,Slc T. O. ARNST, Sic M.R.BAGGS.Slc R. F. BROWNING, JR., Sic C.E.CARLSON, Sic C.C.CLINE,S2c W.H.KIRWIN,F2c W. D. MAY, S2c W.R. MELTON, Sic H.R. LITTLE, Cox D.N. ROCK, GM3c S.L. SANDERS, Sic R. C. SHERK, Sic M.J.SILVEIRA,Cox A. M. SLIVINSKI, Cox N. P. THORMODSGARD, F2c C.E.WILLEY,F2c J.E.APPLE,S2c H. A. COATES, WT3c K. E. DAVIS, S2c A. F. DEVANNEY, Sic M. L. HASSLER, Sic B.E.McHENRY,S2c J. C. NIPKO, Bgmstr3c R.R. PENNINGTON, S2c R. G. ROEBUCK, Sic S. SALINAS, Sic W. A. STINETTE, S2c M. A. WITZEL, Sic F. L. McTAMMEY, ARM2c E.L. BUNCH, PlSgt W. F. EARLY, Corporal P. P. SEBINSKI, Corporal L.A.SHEPARD,PFC J. B. SHEETS, PFC G.W. SAILERS, PFC I.E. HART, PFC J.R.EBER,PFC L. J MILLER, PFC CD. MASON, PFC A. R. HALL, JR., Sergeant L. J. BARKS, Corporal F. L. TABOR, JR., Corporal R.E. ANDERSON. PFC Present skipper came on board October 1945 CAPTAIN A. J. WELLINGS, USN September 1945 to October 1945 CAPTAIN W. GRANAT, USN September 1943 to August 1944 nm. v m. z. ' ■W., ?!%. ' THIS IS HOW WE NEGOTIATED PEACE AFTER PEARL HARBOR m t L Operation Iceberg, Love Day, Zero Hour, how are they doing on the beach? Here it began for us, with charts and maps, firing schedules, locations of guns and pillboxes, troop movements, air strikes — all the complex planning of the greatest amphib- ious war in the history of man. And so we studied our targets for tomorrow . . . Inland many miles they will soon hear from us. 1800 pounds of death will be our calling card. And above the target our plane will circle, telling us where the trucks are, and the troops, and the command posts . . . Up fifty, no change, they radio, and we respond. Or a new target is seen and we rapidly pour thousands of pounds of death upon it, for these are the eyes of the great main battery. Over Okinawa alone they flew 32,000 miles in carrying out their hazardous assignment. This was really it — Okinawa. The main islands next, we thought, as we blasted the sea wall, blew rail junctions high enough for elevated trains, knocked out the guns that would pour fire on our men as they hit the beaches, did all that men and guns could do to prepare for D-day . . . Topside a battle may be raging, or it may be a beautiful sunrise with carrier planes taking off from the formation, but here in Main Control the skill and experience of years guide the power to drive 32,000 tons through the water, doing that work without failure or fault, for a mistake might leave us a target for the enemy. Stations on the battery! These men were ready, ready from the hours before dawn until late at night. And they knew what they faced: many of the names in the dedication represent men killed by a Kamikaze pilot at Leyte . . . We were in column and she was just aste rn of us, the story will go. And it will not impress those who hear it as we would like — the horrible noise of the five-inch guns, the pumping of the 40 ' s, and then that last-minute fury of the 20 ' s, with tracers streaming meteor-like across the darkening sky, and shells bursting much too close. Here is the real thing; the Heavenly Wind carrying out his mission at Okinawa . . . IP i r . « -tt OSfewT Low over the water they came, dozens of them, and the AA lire was Uke a storm in the sky. In seconds that small dot In the sky was a Val or a Judy loaded with bombs and on a one way trip . . . But we were ready. It might mean days and weeks ol GQ, K rations and grapefruit juice, and then the mid watch just when we secured from Condition One on the AA battery, but we were ready, and we had all the help in the world — radio and Radar gave us warning and we knew we were part of a great force working together toward Victory . . . • i Again they struck and hit. This is a Kamikaze ' s dream and our nightmare, for think what that explosion was like, not from our ship, but from the battleship that was hit . . . But the battle was won, and the score was uneven, in our favor. Here is the scoreboard: eleven planes and far more assists, and eight major invasions. At Saqami Wan and Tokyo Bay we were ready too, not just any style but with the same preparation and planning that marked our victories at Tarawa or Linqayen. This is the accounting, and Hirohilo wouldn ' t give us a medal for it . . . The turrets have fired their shattering blasts, and off we go to get ammo and food and mail. At Okinawa we fired two thousand tons of main battery ammunition . . . There ' s an alphabet being aired there, vital flags that speak across the water clearly and without error, setting speed, maneuvering great armadas skillfully and silently. In this hideout we loaded ammo. Prohibition style. Kerama Retto was a welcome haven for great patrol planes, and here the mighty desttoyers from the famous picket stations limped home to mend the wounds of battle. And here we laid in a supply of death for Japs, over two million pounds for Okinawa alone . . . And after another assign- ment, another grid area blasted, Danny, or Marv, or Seaman Beeman came back aboard to tell us what it looked like. It ' s just like Connecticut, they said, or, You should have seen those trucks go up! And one day a plane failed to return and we waited in vain . . , rmmfmmmiw But this was one shot we didn ' t wait for in vain. Oh, we knew all the time we could do it, but the weeks were long un l the day. And when it came it was wonderful. The Star Spangled Banner never sound- ed better than it did with Mt. Fujiyama in the background, and the tears in your eyes when you saluted the flag were plenty real. There wasn ' t any snow on it though, and why it should be worshipped we nev- er could decide — it really isn ' t a fourth- rate mountain, but those people are funny, I tell you . . . STATISTICS FACTUAL STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF WAR SERVICE OF THE U.S.S. COLORADO NUMBER OF OPERATIONS AGAINST THE ENEMY: 1. Ten. NUMBER OF DAYS IN COMBAT AREA FOR EACH OPERATION: 1. Tarawa— November 20-29, 1943, 10 days. 2. Kwajalein — January 31 to February 6, 1944, 7 days. 3. Eniwetok— February 17-23, 1944, 7 days. 4-5-6. Saipan, Guam and Tinian (Marianas), June 14 to August 3, 1944, 51 days. 7. Leyte — November 19 to December 3, 1944, 15 days. 8. Mindoro — December 12 to December 18, 1944, 7 days. 9. Luzon— January 2, 1945, to February 14, 1945, 44 days. 10. Okinawa— March 21 to May 22, 1945, 63 days. Total Days in Operations — 204 Days NUMBER OF AIRCRAFT SHOT DOWN: 1. Eleven (11) enemy aircraft credited to U. S. S. Colorado. AMOUNT OF AMMUNITION FIRED AGAINST THE ENEMY: 16 45 Caliber A.P. and H.C. Projectiles and Charges 5,495 rounds 5 51 CaUber High Capacity Common Projectiles and Charges 10,197 5 25 Caliber Cartridges (all types) 11,585 40 mm. Cartridges (all types) 11,298 20 mm. Cartridges (all types).. 21,580 Total Rounds 60, 155 Approximate Tonnage 6,896 y2 tons NUMBER OF TIMES OWN SHIP DAMAGED BY ENEMY AIRCRAFT OR ENEMY FIRE: 1. Tinian — July 24, 1944, damaged by 22 hits from enemy shore battery. 2. Leyte Gulf — November 27, 1944, damaged by suicide plane. 3. Lingayen Gulf — January 9, 1945, hit by shellfire. MILES STEAMED DURING EACH NUMBER OF PERSONNEL CASUALTIES: WAR YEAR AND TOTAL: 1942 39,154 1- Killed 77 1943 38,031 2. Wounded 338 1944 56,798 3. Missing 6 1945 27,896 Total .....161 ,879 mi. Total... 42 1 c  5 ,-, SVO W- ' rtKp This destroyer ran aground while firing close support for troops at Okinawa, and the Japs hit her with shore bat- teries. The toll in men and ships was high, but victory was not far away. Necessary repairs they call it, but it means neces- sary leave and liberty to war-weary men. •;. f ■ ' .-M .■ '  ,, I Heaving a line to a speedy destroyer to bring her alongside hasn ' t changed much from the old sailing days . . . And here we give precious fuel to a sister ship; our more than a milUon gallons make us a valuable supply imit. — y-- -v -— ar : ' ' • ' ■ Sunset at sea. But ever the thought was, I ' d like to see the sunset over the fantail for about three weeks while we were bound for Uncle Sugar and home! With the orchestra playing and the warm sun you might have been at Palm Springs or Miami Beach — but something was miss- ing. Another breather from Condition One and General Quarters. They called it Rest and relaxation, and traveling USO shows or Amateur Nights helped in both depart- ments. The old swimmin ' hole couldn ' t be equaled but we tried. The ship made a man-sized diving platform. Leaving the ship for liberty. There wasn ' t a lot of liberty, but we did see a tiny part of the Pacific between operations. This is Mog Mog, famous atoll in the UH- thi group where the mighty forces gath- ered for the last blows. This looks Uke it might well be the last blow, too! This was Commando Tennis, and after months of rigorous duty at sea, muscles were easily tired . . . And this was another form of ex- ercise-lines; this one was the Ge- dunk line, and don ' t think ice cream wasn ' t good in the Mildew Belt . . . This is Medicine Ball: you play with the ball and then ask for the medicine. Protected from attacks by sui- ciders at Pearl . . . and here the blue decks become white again. Blue at night was a necessity, especially when the moon was full and the Special Attack Corps might get ideas. Into Sagami Wan we went, pre- pared for any treachery. Here the seagoing Marines stand in- spection, ready to form part of the beach force . . . And here we all stand inspection, and shoes and clothing and haircuts have to be able to pass. VP — I WB WPk T i. aC «- The Navigation Bridge at work . . Exe- cute and the flags send their messages . . . And this was ' Frisco and the trium- phant return of the Third Fleet . . . Holy- stoning the decks to a Dutch cleanli- ness. Radio Traffic, and a busy place twenty-four hours a day, with secret messages, routine messages, and the news being copied on the clattering mills ; Sick Bay, equipped to treat a boil or an appendectomy with equal efficiency . . . Main Battery Plot, the heart of the accurate firing which won many Well Done ' s from Navy and Marine forces. ' Oh hear us when we cry fo Thee, For those in peril on the sea ' —THE NAVY HYMN. Mass loading for mass killing. To Kerama Retto, near Okinawa, we made many tri ps like this to gel powder and bullets. On our way to Mindoro, in January, 1945 — first American ships to sail into the Sulu Sea and the China Sea since our retreat from the Philippines in 1942. • I FROM RADAR TO AA BATTERY THIS IS OUR COLORADO THE FO ' C ' SLE DURING A TIME OF REST AND RELAXATION • • • fc ' f ' ' - i T I ¥MJ APPii - ' ■ . jt m. ••till 7r • • tl ■fTHiiP ' THE EMPEROR ' S PALACE m Here is Tokyo, where the peace was to be arranged. It was, but we did the arranging . . Down- town Tokyo in September, 1944. It was the decadent western civihzation that taught them how to build structures that stood through fire and bomb- ings. Tokyo Rose used to pour out lies from this very spot — and what lies! . . . Our pilots took this one, and it was a job to re- strain them from reporting, 1 see a good target over here. Liberty in Japan, and here is the evidence: Riding rickshaws . . . Restricted fishing boats . . . The final marker on the road to vic- tory. Typical ' Street Seen ' while ashore . . . Yokohama, or what ' s left of it ... . The Navy ashore, looking for souvenirs. .. ■C The Japanese Navy ' s only battleship, the Nagato; looting parties like Kidd dreamed of . . . Small craft to us, backbone of the Imperial Navy to them . . . This is the End of Japan! ALL HANDS LITHO BY CRAFTSMAN -SEATTLE, U.S.A. TURRET NO. 1 First Row — Watkins, Roath, Mares, Delancy. Crum, Butler, Schulke, Burton, Dean, Marshall, Netherland, Burtka. Second flow — Lawton, Berry, Mistkowski, Carney, Carr, Mohr, Mellinger, Carrigg, Miller, Ens. Wagner, Lt. (jg) Neumann, Propper, Gardner, Johnson, Williams, Gasiday, Griifin, Marks, Sanderson. Third flow — Fauckner, Juneau, Rorick, Gill, Marcussen, Mul- lin, Holiman, Barcal, Turner, Walker, Littrell, Maschino, Bruley, Caprita, Cygan, Burns, Ripper, Linder, Brewer. Fourth flow — McClendon, Burr, Schmidt, Kiser, Wardecker, Carroll, Murray, Bishop, Luttrell, Kimball, Fairbanks, Jones, Hueston, Dennison, Lord, Martin, Stone, Haynie, Fennell. TURRET NO. 2 Barker, Barnes, Barrett, Berkel, Bertola, Bican, Brown, Byrnes, Cabala, Cairo, Clarke, Cope, Cornwell, Doll, Elder, Goldman, Goodenougb, Grubbs, Harrison, Harris, Harvey, Hueth, In- man, lackson, Jacobson, Jenkins, Jewell, Kelley, Kennon, Khorge, Lang, Lee, Leeson, Lewis, Little, Long, Lowery, Mahoney, Martin, Mason, McCarty, Motes, Miller, Ones, Parker, Paulson, Pinkerton, Reeder, Root, Sexton, Schmitt, Schneider, Sowers, Swope, Thomas, Weber, Whelan, Lt. (jg) Sowder, Ens. Polk, Ens. Cronander. TURRET NO. 3 Bailey. Barringer. Barrows, Beck, Bliss. Boyle, Bunnell, Bur- ris. Burton, Byrd, Campbell, Campbell, Cappelli. Carlson, Centell, Coffey, Cook, Cornelius, Costello, Cov ington, Crocks, Davy, Dombrowski, Dougan, Douglas, Drake, Dukes. Fike, Fleming, Franks, Funk, Guilliams, Hagan. Hall, Hare, Harper, Harris, Hartley, Hartman, Hemphill, Holzinger, Jetuen, Karter, Kilgoar, King. Kyle. La Grange, Lambert, Lawson, Lewins, Lewis, Lewis, Lewis, Lichenstein, Lidberg, Lund, McCormick, McKee, Orcutt, Pash, Pastore, Perrottee, Peterson, Richards. Smith, Snyder, Somma, Starling, Thomas, Trujillo. Ueut Taugher, Lt. (jg) Sturges. Ov TURRET NO. 4 Allen, Agnew, Benson, Braun, Games, Childress, Choate, Christensen, Cunningham, Daft, Daigle, Deal, Deihl, Donze, Dorflinger, Edleman, Epperson, Floyd, Fontano, Fralicx, Fron- czak, Hadley, Hawks, Holloway, Hopp, Howard, Hunt, James, lohnson, Jones, Juntunen, Lanier, Lantier, Lasker, Levine, Loucks, Loveall, Major, Martinez, Masters, Mathes, Maylield, Maxwell, McDade, McClellan, McCuo, McQueen, Miller, Miller, Payne, Peard, Polivnick, Preimesberger, Rich, Rich- ards, Scacewater, Senecal, Smith, Smith, Thompson, Tomczyk, Young, Wayland, Welch, Wiens. Wills, Welch. Lt. (jg) Bywater, Lt. (jg) Stein. SECONDARY BATTERY Adams, AUard, Bean, Booth, Bradley, Brady, Brown, Bruchu, Bynum, Camarda, Davis, Davis, Dawkins, Everts, Garms, George, Gherardini, Gray, Gurganus, Hardy, Harmon, Hay- wood, Howerton, Hungate, Hutchison, Johnson, Johnson, Kwienieski, Kreftmeyer, Kutianski, Leavitt, Leblow, Lee, Lenz, Martin, Martin, Medley, Miller, Miller, Michell, McGowan, Moen, Moeder, Molone, Montgomery, Morgan, Osborn, Petty, Ramirez, Randozza, Roberts, Roush, Rutheriord, Scarborough, Schmatz, Small, Smith, Sommers, Sommerkamp, Stevens, St Hilaire, Trussell, Uknavage. Lt. Popiel, Lt. (jg) Beckham. 6-A 5 AN ANTIAIRCRAFT BATTERY Anderson, Bayes, Behr, Burlingame, Burow, Caldwell, Can- tara. Chapman, Cochran, Collins, Cooksey, Coons, DeLaRosa, Derer, Drummatter, Edwards, Ewers, Fay, Feldman, Fink, Frevold, Garms, Goff, Golden, Grant, Gunderson, Hansen, Hargis, Hayes, Henderson, Heuer, Hilyard, Hinch, Hook, Hunter, Iverson, Jewell, Johnson, G. L., Johnson, P. R., John- ston, Judkins, Kelley, Kelly, Kelso, Kinnaird, Knudsen, Kmet, Kosinski, Kringen, Kutz, Lahl, Lancaster, Landrum, Leach, Lessard, Lewis, Lewis, Lillybridge, Lopez, Lorio, Luckey, Maichack, Manzie, Marquart, Martz, Martin, Martin, Marutzky, McAdams, McCommas, McCormack, McCullough, Mehus, Mell, Merritt, Meshke, Messer, Metten, Michler, Michielli, Mihalik, Miller, Newman, Newell, Nies, O ' Niel, Pomarico, Owen, Pennington, Perry, Peters, Radke, Ragland, Rahn, Ramirez, Redding, Renaldo, Richards, Robertson, Rowe, Shee- han, Simpson, Sims, Skinner, Smith, Spears, Stafford, Stroupe, Stredney, Stuckey, Sykes, Toole, Vande Geest, Wailand, Weed, Wice, Williams, Wilson, Zea, Zigler. Lt. Wingate, Lt. (jg) Clancy, Lt. (jg) Hughes, Ens. GuUette, Ens. Everist. 6-H HEAVY MACHINE GUNS Baldinger, Bender, BlackBear, Boulos, Boyer, Brannon, Bright- well, Brodie, Caldwell, Campbell, Cech, Craniord, Davis, Dawidowicz, Day, C. F., Day, D. E., Dearman, Depue, Dixon, Eury, Fairman, Faith, Farr, Finley, Fitzhugh, Grau, Griffith, Grimm, Guriel, Harper, Heger, Hemion, Herlocker, Hill, Holder, Hosp, Johnson, Tones, J. F., Jones, R. K., Kanzler, Kon- doff, Kratzer, Lamaster, Lambert, Lansford, Leary, Leu, Lewis, Mangold, Lyman, Martin, Mathes, Maxwell, McClurg, Mc- Laughlin, McLemore, Medlen, Meece, Merrick, Metzger, Mi- kenas. Minor, Mittino, Neal, Nichols, O ' Brien, O ' Keefe, Pratt, Primbsch, Rael, Ratliff, Rauch, Ravino, Raybuck, Reyes, Rig- gins, Ritch, Robar, Roth, Sanchez, Sharum, Shellum, Shiver, Shroulote, Siltman, Spaude, Stallman, Stamp, Stanek, Stanley, Stoewsand, Stout, Stover, Swindall, Szymanski, Tapia, Town- send, Trautvetter, Trenkamp, Trettel, Trujillo, Turner, Urban, Walker, Wallace, Wilkins, Williams, Winn, Woodworth, Younger. Lieut. Blackwell, Lt. (jg) Lewis, Ens. Turner, Ens. Zemlick. 6-L LIGHT MACHINE GUNS Alexander, Amonett, Anderson, Banks, Barney, Bowman. Brady, Brazie, Britlon, Burt, Cain, Cogqins, CoUella, Cooper, Coreno, Cosfello, Crawlord, Cruz, Davis, Dillingham, Doda, Douglas, Doyle, Duboise, Eastman, Eichorst, Ellis, Ervin, Estrada, Fowler, Gaines, Goodlett, Groezinger, Haight, Hall, Hansen, Harris, Hedges, Herbort, Hernandez, Huffman, Kelly, King, A. R., King, R. B., Kraemer, Kulezak, Land, Lewis, Lilly, Ling, Lockenvitz, Looney, McGukin, Macedo, Miller, E., Miller, L. E., Montes, Nagel, Nichols. O ' Leary, Pelletiers, Per- kins. Perriloux, Perrine. Peters, J., Peters, M. J., Phillips, Phil- lippi. Piano, Plaugher, Proctor, Quindt, Ramino, Ramos, Ran- dinello, Ray, Reaser, Reeves, Reynolds, Rhoads, Rice, Rich- ards, Richardson. Rodosenvich. Rodriguez. Roposa, Rose, Rousseau, Sadler, Salazar, Scott, Shaw, Shellabarger, Shepley, Smith, A. E., Smith, A. L., Smith, E., Smith, G. D.. Smith. R. C. Smith. R. Earl. Smith, Robert Eugene, Snellenberger, Spauld- ing. Sterling, Thornsen, Tuberzewski, Valadez, Walker, West, Williams, C. M., WUliams, G. A., WUson, Wray. Lt. Floyd, Lt. (jg) Morton, Ens. Martin, CBM. Koenig. Afissing — Haggard, Simoneaux. 7— MARINE DETACHMENT Officers— Capt. Fuller, 1st. Lt. WUson, 1st Lt. Stanley, 1st Sgt. Phillips, Gy. Sgt. Lichtenberger, Gy. Sgt. Pinegar. First flow — Simpson, Lyons, Pine, Smith, Fontaine, South, Pugh, Adams, Glasheen. Second flow — Stouder, Smith, Malanga, Trendowicz, Duncan, Ladd, Nelson, Loeb, Kockler, Sandwick, Heaps. Third Row — Lee, Boehlke, Kennedy, Barker, Lichtenberger, Phillips, Wilson, Fuller, Stanley, Pinegar, Kasarda, Rich- wine, Hunter. Fourth flow — Winters, Giovingo, Baird, Forman, Wood, Tay- lor, Low, Sabo, Fredenberg, Gunner, Kern, Gray, Wake- land, McCauley. Fifth flow— McDuffee, Ohanesian, Giese, Smith, McNeil, God- win, Stites, Ball, Kaika, Klingbail, Quinn, Lyons. Sixth flow — Williamson, Magauran, Gage, Franks, Quandt, Conn, Huyser. Missing — Henry, Owen, Johnson, Stevens. F— GUN FffiE CONTROL First flow— Traugh, Nyren, Reed, Shafer, Roberts. Second Row — Hart, Holtzclaw, LeMaster, Gunner Leahy, Ens. Hoyt, Lt. (jg) Long, Lt. (jg) Hoisington, Ens. Henderson, Ens. Gilman, Ens. Converse, Cramer. Jones, Dowd, Brunswick, Dimeo. Third Row — Hall, Rose, Coats, Jemison, Oates, Jones, Bond, Ringer, Ainsworth, Finn, Quinn, Carpenter, LaCour, Nog- gle, Melvin, Craig, Pasquale, Struthers. Fourth flow— Wilda, Reed, Bartels, Larkin, Adler, Pheilfer, Leigh, Sabellico, Lewis, Bagby, Marten, Thompson, Geiman, Peterson, Gibson, Mohan, Kalkomey, Westmoreland, Ehly. Fifth flow — Parks, Hemphill, Peterson, Diluzzio, Lee, Latham, Stolte, Mathews, Stillson, Daniorth, Wilson, Adams, Wor- mack, Kasner, Gard, Dempster, Kerr. I— RADAR First Bow — Mayo, Ellis, Rieger, Entrikin, Conelly, Ll. (jg) Au- Buchon, Lt. (jg) Scull, Lieut. Doty, Lieut. Boone, Lieut. Hend- rick, Lt. (jg) Heimann, Lt. (jg) Lusk, Green, Pezoli, Fleming, Sloat, Martin. Second Row — Johnson, DeWitt, Edge, Sloan, Krishnek, Hol- land, Sternard, Toft, Baylor, Carver, LaForgue, Walton, Le- Bleu, Kinney, Kavanaugh, Saniord. Third i?ow — Paris, Snyder, Skender, Fox, Andresen, McGloth- lin, Schmidt, Siczek, Shockley, Heaberlin, Keel, Stone, Cam- eron, Jones. Not in picture: Lt. (jg) Await. Ir-LOOKOUTS Autzen, Berry, Bodjiak, Brady, Bryan, Carpenter, Carusone, Compton, Conroy, Crowley, Deacon, Dunn, Farmer, Fields, Fincher, Flaherty, Fry, Garrison, Gentile, Grady, Hardin, Hardy, Hawood, Hauk, Hilaire, Hoel, Huard, Huft, Hughen, Ik.rt, lackson, Jankowski, Johnson, Johnson, Kiser, Lake, La Rocca, Link, Lord, Lucas, Madsen, Mangum, Marlin, Martin, McFadden, Meadors, Meusse, Meyer, Miller, Mitchell, Mor- gan, Mounier, Palmer, Racki, Rosner, Santariserio, Schu- macher, Schwenneker, Scurlock, Smoot, Soltis, Stebbins, Stockberger, Terry, Tyson, Lieut. Wilson, Ens. Ricks. T— ORDNANCE First Row — Fieseler, Winslow. Varner, Lawson, Cade, Divine, Chief Gunner Daiken, Barry, Prado, Rains, Lane, Tumey. Second Row — Smith, C. L., Smith, B. L., Tunbridge, Markley, Johnson, Ham, Nickovich, McGinley, Lashley, Riifey, Latino. Tbird Row — Anderson, Belcher, Gaines, Breitenbach, Opalek, Lookadoo, Terry, Carlson, Sager, Goodson, Burttram, Gra- ham. Missing — Meardy, Miller. V— AVIATION UNIT Flood, Fry, Hanes, Kalthoff, LeFave, Murrphey, Pearce, Rol- lins, Shields, Shutllesworth, Skinner, Smith, Taylor, Welling, Wilder, Wise. Ll. (jg) Cottam, Ens. Haag, Ens. Beeman. A— MAIN ENGINE AUXILIARIES Aisie, Bock, Bern, Brislenn, Clardson, Cash, Cloin, Cichewicz, Creamer, Davis, J., Davis, W., Davis, L., Decker, Dzadosz, El- hard, Edmondson, Embry, Engler, Gray, Gaidar, Jorgenson, Kildahl, Kizer, Kaston, Kacer, Krasneski, La Vine, Lucas, Lee, Morgan, Myers, Martinez, Mordo, Menor, Merritt, Moldvay, Miller, MacKinnon, Nesbit, Oazuscik, Perritt, Pickerel, Pyrda, Polston, Pigue, Paylon, Rice, Rodgers, Reser, Richardson, Roe, Skelton, Shirley, Sizelove, Smaus, Smith, Thompson, Wolert, Wilder, Witmyer. Vij B— FIRE ROOMS First Row — Candland, Doyle, Gomez, Runyan, Koieshen, Creech, Eihinger, Steele, Johnson, Huge, Anderson, Koeth, Bojarski, Anderson, Christy. Second fiow — Hesch, Eggers, Krieger, Fuhrman, Kannas, Thompson, Mach. Carlson, Ens. Groh, Lieut. Utter, Lt, (jg) Sanstead, Jones, West, Gockley, Lashear, Adams, McAuley, Richmond. Third flow— Smith, Daugherty, Herbig, Hoffman, Jensen, Sie- vert, Ross, Cothery, Chance, Kriedeman, Barnett, Maxwell, Kenney, Demski, Arvin, Thomas, Smith, Phillips. Back Row — Cleary, Mashak, Ludwig, Breedlove, Cuff, Hayes, Constanza, Ware, Rickson, Brigham, Delesandri, Dunnavant, Robert, Tisco, Burgdorf, Rice, Soetors, Duncan, Hines, Robert, Spurgeon, New, Dorris, Grable, Barrow, Smith, Cbafiin, Zumwalt, Cruz, Storm, Murray, Carter, Wood. Missing — Stasko, Storey, Smith, Rodgers. Burke, Fox, Hansen. E— ELECTRICAL First Rovr — Lombard. Corley, Adams, Hill, Norman, Stricklen, Sablofski, Brown, G. T., Wieman, Kidwell, Omey. Second Row — Spencer, Morris, Zaic, Sutton, Lemon, Smith, Ens. Hutchings, Lt. (jg) Slingerland. Lieut. Newton, Chief Electrician Jones, McCone, Dygert, Drown, Liddell, Meyers, Moran, Rotunda. Third flow — Daub, Pratt, Cooley, Leitridge, Oppenheimer, Peters, Klauss, Capune, Kistner, Fisher, Nowicki, Daven- port, Bunting, Pare, Arthurs, Anderson, Pokezwinski, Coul- son. Sly, Pearf. Fourth flow — Van Patten, Davis, Kingsolver, Strogan, Dial, Dransfield, Voss, Edington, Hopkifis, Stonebraker, Boro, Lester, Terrill, Howell, Cams, Jenkins, Morton, Keeton, Sickles, Westfall, Labita, Elmhurst, Stevens, Ryan, Stout, Bullard, Helton, Brown, R., Gloe, Ross. M— MAIN ENGINES Allison, Arvin, Anderson C. A., Anderson C. O., Abbot, Bishop, Boyington, Brown, C. W., Brown, H. L., Brown, A. J., Baldwin, Bloom, Byars, Barber, Bush, Carlson, Castro, Clements, Clift, Covington, Culpepper, Creveling, Cutchins, Dziewit, Day, J. R., Day, F. J., DeVencenzo, Dunigan, Eckert, Eggers, French, Freeman, Gabrielson, Goldsmith, Gary, Good, Gustafson, Heiley, Hill, Hall, M. K., Hall, W. H., Hecker, Houge, Hrabica, Jachimowicz, Johnson, R. K., Johnson, L. B., Johnson, A. L., Jackson, Knee- land, Kennedy, Koebel, Killian, Koons, Kinser, Law, Limberg, Locke, L ight, LeMaster, Lingreen, Lingen- ielter, LaPuma, LeFevre, Moore, Molly, Manchen, MuUins, Mattson, McCammon, McKee, McConnell, Mahar, Martinez, Magera, Mathie, Moon, Mclntyre, Nelson, Newton, Nix, Nold, Owens, Perovich, Powell, Palumbo, Roberts, R. A., Roberts, F. J., Russell, Rukavina, Remer, Reynolds, Ratto, Ready, Rohrer, Schaffer, Smith, H. B., Smith, C. A., Smith, H. L., Schaap, Spivey, Salgardo, Stone, Swin- son. Shell, Sulzer, Stevens, Siglea, Sherrod, Stegall, Steiner, Stoddard, Sanchez, A. E., Sanchez, B. L., Sammartino, Shelton, W. E., Shelton, C. E., Sanders, Secar, Torklson, Tyler, Tubby, Way, Wideman, Wright, Whalen, Williams, Woodhouse. Elect, Clay, Chief Machinist Lohr, Ens. Groh, Ens. Salisbury, Lt. (jg) Miller. CO-COMMUNICATION CAPTAIN ' S OFFICE Adams, Bolek, Bratton, Brown, Connolly, Laisen, Laursen, McCurry, McKethen, Meisel, Notes, O ' Toole, Plna, Lieut. Gray, Lt. (jg) Samuels, Lt. (jg) Helton. CR— COMMUNICATIONS— RADIO Doherty, Dowing, Eggeis, Ehlinger, Gilbeit, Gillespie, God ward. Good, Grady, Grisham, Halverson, Heina, Jacobsen, Jenkins, Jones, Johnson, Joswick, Kidd, King, A. V., King, J. E., Kotzar, Kubesh, Kuhar, Kulpinski, Larsen, Latta, Logston, Mai lard, Martin, McDonald, McGee, Moenning, Morebello, Mor gan, Mulh, Navarrette, Pavucsko, Potter, Reichardt, Roberts, Scott, Sellers, Shreifler, Sikes, Smith, Smith, Stone, Tuttle Warford, Williford, Wojciak, Wright. Lt. Comdr. Knowlton, Lieut. Sammons, Lt. (jg) Fitzpatrick, Lt. (jg) Peek, Chief Radio Electrician Lee. CS— COMMUNICATION— VISUAL SIGNALS First Row — Wilson, lohnson, Stichler, Anstead. Second Row — Mayberry, Lieut. Booth, Lieut. Twesme, Lieut. Erickson, Lt. (jg) Flynn, Hazen. Third flow— Andreozzi, Lambert, Ferguson, Magai, Borland, Harris, Bodnar, Bay, Hammer. Fourth flow — Gamble, Bonefi, Zemba, Lee, McCandless, Rice, Schweigert, McNeely, Shutsa. Fifth Row — Pearce, McKay, Mitzner, Jouppi, Everett, Gamboa, lohnson, Christopher. Mis ng — Lt. Comdr. ToUe. H— MEDICAL Seated — Priddy, Heenan, Hurley, Zamjahn, Dr. Mouritsen, Dr. Bock, Dr. Quackenbush, Turner, Winager, Scrogin, Wil- liams. Second Row — Lundquist, Walker, Rubio, Dalos, Benson, Freres. Frankowski, Ballas, Shaw, Palaszynski. Third flow — Waller, Goodwin, Breakey, King, Whitmire, Storey, Clark, Lawler, Edwards, Orendurfi. N— NAVIGATION Chapman, Cooper, Gaynor, Hadley, Hall, Klngshot, Lee, Liv- ingston, Marshall, Martin, Mayber, Merritt, Paulick, Poelvorde, Poston, Reesbeig, Remmel, Richards, Richardson, Root, Ruther, Sanders, Snow, Thomas, Turner, Willis. Lt. (jg) Bloomquist. BAND Calvert, Coulter, Davidson, DiStiola, Edwards, Hand, Henry, Hutinet, Ingoglia, Larson, Mabry, Maides, Pappln, Ronka, Smith, Waters. R— DIVISION— PORT WATCH Front Row— Radman, Elkins, Stromberg, Floyd, Garner, Banner, Martin, Bowman, Roth. Second Bow — Roossien, Beifort, Legg. Roisum, Fell, Carlson, Hagen, Haeberle, Cline, Wey- ant, Michalec. Third flow — Lantis, Wycklendt, Margiotte, Rog- ers, Turner, Ramsey, Mclntyre, Dean, Carrier, Walters, Ridsdale, Lunetta. Last flow — Volek, Wallace, Barrett, Link, Robert- son, Cro!t, Redden, Romer, Hawke, Cherry, Beeson, Carter, Lieut. Bryan, Lt. (jg) Lehman, Ens. Peterson. R— DIVISION— STARBOARD WATCH tmff: ' A ' -:i..-i ' :-Hmr. r Front Row — Pitts, Slocum, Pitchford, Duym, Long, Loitin, Taylor, White. Second flow — Ezell, Savage, C. E., Savage, V. A., Killion, Harmening, Lepley, Savell, Red- man, Steele, Barrows, Rowe Third Row — Hendricks, Smith, Holmes, Dahl- gren, Kinnaird, Baker, Beberniss, Sosa, Ozu- na, Highberger, Pasquini, Blake, Cooke LasJ flow — Bensen, Miller, Lenoir, Vina, Stegall, Dupuis, Hunsinger, Ashley, Smurthwaile, Magda, Bergholtz, Hutchinson, Sparks, Love- lady. Not in Picfure— Cooper, Souza, Campbell, Mick- ey, Walters, C. G., Anderson, Mason, Johnson. S— STOREKEEPERS First flow — Baker, Farran, Wood, Lieut. Webb, Chief Pay Clerk Layton, Lt. (jg) Proudfoot, Wood, Allen, Schmelzlen, Simmons. Second Row — Stupka, Campbell, Fogel, Cotter, Blair, Barber, Charles, Stiggins, Terry, Moses, Routier. Third flow — Lunski, Perrine, McLaughlin, Engel, Klein, Drake, Freeman, Gilmer, Ellis, Kallas, Spells, DriscoU. Fourfh flow — Upchurch, Neuman, Ballantyne, Brown, Wams- ley, Hayes. SHIP ' S SERVICE First flow — Gavic, Lieut. Webb, Lt. (jg) Proudfoot, Chief Pay Clerk Layton, Acting Pay Clerk Wood, Gaskins, Alishunskus. Second How — Salazar, Bradley, Gaglianese, Woo- len, Lubbe, Rocha, McLain, Glennon. Third flow— Laviage, Mills, Dominick, Leveron, Bachaleda, Slate, Grass, Kosinski. Fourth flow — Moore, Lecompte, Lopez, Wilson, Abraham, Smith. COMMISSARY Firsf flow— Short, Patz, Lieut. Webb, Ch. Pay Clerk Layton, Lt. (jg) Proudfoot, Acting Pay Cleik Wood, Sunne, Forse, Dansby. Second Bow — Hansen, Williams, Pappas, Eads, Lewis, Bullock, Berkley, Dunson, Danhaus, Baker, Crookshank. Thiid flow — Rockkus, Margo, Short, Steckel, Fow- ler, Salisbury, Stanfield, Metzger, Raymond, Bona, Johnson, McChellan. Fourth flow — Fjedrickson, Hodge, Gillen, Hancock, Hassell, Rees, Condron, Morrissey, Oyler. W— STEWARDS Abrams, Branch, Childs, Cislrunk, Coles, Garland, Gibson, Green, Hall, Jackson, Jates, Jones, P., Jones, S., Kelley, Kemp, B., Kemp, R., Kemp, W., Lee, Louis, McNeal, McCallem, Marlowe, More, Motley, Navarre, Ponder, Parker, Parks, Perkins, Pettite, Richardson, Smith, Stephenson, Stenson, Sherrard, Simmons, Thomas, E., Thomas, J., Witherspoon, Winters. X— EXECUTIVE Barnes, Davenport, Durham, Fieleke, Gildow, Goodroad, Gur- ney, Haase. Hickey, Kuzma, Lara, McAllister, McGuire, McKee, Miller, Pelletier, Hist, Rhoads, Snellenberger, Zawad- ski, Lt. (jg) Howell, Ships Clerk Ramsperger. A i HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS J. F. HENKEL, Commander, USN Executive Officer AUGUST 1944— JUNE 1945 C. M. HARBISON, Commander, USN Executive Officer JUNE 1945— PRESENT S. W. CARPENTER, Commander, USN Gunnery Officer T. J. GUINAN, Lieutenant Commander, USN- -CIC Officer H. B. ABRAHAMSON, Commander, USN Engineering Officer R. G. GANAHL, Commander, USN Navigator APRIL 1944— MARCH 1945 I. L. WICKENS, Commander, USN Navigator MARCH 1945— SEPTEMBER 1945 W. W. BOYD, Commander, USN First Lieutenant F. D. MAVOR, Lieut. Commander, USNR Communicafion Officer W. R. MILLER, Commander (MC), USN Medical Officer H. P. KNOWLES, JR., Commander (SO, USN Supply Officer THE COLORADO CRUISE BOOK WAS THE WORK OF THESE MEN Inspiration CHAPLAIN JOHN H. SHILLING, Lt. Comdr., USNR Editors LT. (jg) ROBERT C. LUSK, USNR PLANNING AND CAPTIONS LT. (jg) lAY S. HOWELL, USN PLANNING AND LAYOUT ENSIGN DONALD L. HOYT, USNR PLANNING AND LAYOUT LEONARD R. BRUNSWICK, S Ic CARTOONS AND END SHEETS Photography HUGO LeGROS, PhoMl c JOSEPH J. McGUIRE, PhoM2 c STANLEY J. KUZMA, PhoM3 c