Columbus (CA 74) - Naval Cruise Book

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ez , y i fi g i H' J ' 7he CR Division which is more frequenfly referred fo as fhe lRadio Gangl is under fhe leadership of Lf. H. F. Wiley, fhe Communicafions Officer, Lfjg C. A. Reaves, Jr., Radio Officer, and Ensign S. L. Beck. Assisfanf Radio Officer. , Chief radioman Berriffella and W. R. Johnson TEI head fhe gang af ifs hideouf in radio cenfral. The moffo of fhe division is reliabilify, securify. and speed. We have fried very hard fo uphold our moffo. Seven hour wafches are sfood by fhe men af fheir various posfs - wafch supervisors deslc, radio posifions, felefype machines, and in fhe comm-office and lasf buf nof leasf fhe messenger on fhe ioe pof w-afch. The ship's mail is handled by chief mailman Yeaffs and his fhree able assisfanfs. When mail call is sounded once again fhe ship's company knows mail has come fhru and fhe men of fhe posf office have beafen off fhe affaclc of sleep and fafigue. The ship's morning paper lThe Discovererl appears in fhe hands of fhe crew fhrough fhe efforfs of fhe radio, personnel. Alerf radiomen and felemen on wafch always keep a sharp loolcouf for fhe headline news and all fhe besf in sporfs. ,. Our cruise has been very inferesfing, fhe men of fhe division have learned a lof fhrough fheir jobs in radio I, 'rhey have seen many inferesfing places, and have purchased many arficles of foreign manufacfure. However when fhe cruise is concluded if's going fo be mighfy good fo ioin our wives and sweefhearfs in fhe-good oldUSA ' 15,715 ' ii . 7 , 'Vi' 'ffl . , 7 7 - + z.--11 7 I 1' ' if Z .Q' J fl-A -- of :El I E O o 6 1 I s, K Q 3' ' a o o 0 rv 7, , K -.1 I -7 , .lx U-A .ge . .vw -1 - W i 1 4' We -' 5255 - f ,. , -2-I -2425-re:-1--' c as-af ' I -, S is f - ' il l if - miwi' Z?2gf' ,'4iT7f42,4: ,i ll we 9. .'i ye, 9 .s,,qf7.x.m.m: - sw i fl ' Qlildilii l rar! Nl l D ' WATC H W if wwe

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, 1, e.s,nw.mw1,:5:?l King l 3 Since Time began morTal man has been searching Tor a way To look inTo The TuTure. Trying To Tind The answer To whaT lies ahead oT him. Probably The ones To come closesT To This goal are The Radarmen. WiTh Their crysTal ball in The Torm oT a radar scope They reach ouT over The horizon, scanning The sea and slcy Tor signs of enemy Torces, land and weaTher TormaTions. ln Toul weaTher They acT as The eyes of Their ship, inTorming The command oT The proximiTy oT oTher vessels or obsTacles which mighT endanger her. The measuremenT oT a good radar gang is in how well iT TuncTions as a Team in The collecTion, evaluaTion, and disseminaTion oT This inTormaTion Trom The radar scopes To The bridge. The responsibiliTy Tor The insTrucTion and Training oT This Team lies wiTh The Tive division oTTicers, LT. Tozzoli, LT. Komorowslci, LTig Davies, LTig Allen, and Ens. l-lall. Ample prooT oT Their eTForTs may be Tound in The TacT ThaT The U.S.S. COLUMBUS' C.l.C. Team received The highesT grades in The lasT compeTiTion Tor Cruiser Divisions, ATlanTic l:leeT. ln addiTion To The Radarmen The King Division conTains The seven ship's phoTographers. Their iob requires ThaT They be on The spoT and ready aT all Times in porT and aT sea To record various TuncTions oT The ship as well as all emergencies or unusual occurances. T They do Their own developing, prinTing and enlarging aboard ship and some excellenT examples oT Their worlc may be seen in This log. , ff ' A fry , KW ,T ,M g f ., ! ! Wilma me manner v il 7 ,. , - mf ffiivf 2 - f V , L14 ,V ,,. y,4' 5 I , 0 25 ' .QW --... ,P ' df 'f lf, - ,giif-:Af ,v,,,,,....gF-e-

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