Columbus (CA 74) - Naval Cruise Book

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? « — — — — i imiw mm mi mm— JW— FRONT ROW : Waters, K., CWO C.P. Miller, LTJG F.C. Fehl, LTJG F.A. Fenzel, Thompson, F.A.. Jr., ETC, Tiegreen, D.R. SECOND ROW: Oldham, R.C., Graham, L., Nierste, J.R., Hapka, V.E., Cotton, J.R., Home, J.H., Oree, H.J. THIRD ROW: Dionisio, D.P., Spignese, S., Jr., Howard, W.J., Stone, E.R., Jr., Williams, D.R. LTJG Fehl LTJG Fenzel This division aboard ship exists for the sole purpose of keeping all electronics equipment in operating condition. Being one of the smallest divisions on the ship, it has a strong link of unity among its men. and the feeling of can do stands out. The OE division consists of two main working groups, Communications and Search. Communications, as its name implies, deals with communication equipment, transmitters and receivers playing the leading roles, where effective communication from ship to shore and ship to ship is the primary objective. Search, on the other hand, is the Radar Repair crew which keeps the ship ' s invisible seeing eye in peak operating condition to obtain knowledge of objects which may range from fishing boats to warships, or from islands and irregularly shaped land masses to a floating iceberg. Although OE division comprises less than twenty men, it carries quite a load of responsibility for so small a group.

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rs y . i V FRONT ROW: Heeter. W.. McGreevy, R. J., LTJG N. Volk, Jr., LTJG H.J. Heimerl, LT G.H. Wilson, ENS F. C. Hine, Pettyjohn, C. J., Kauphusman, E. SECOND ROW : Dempsey, J., Rothe, D.. Backus, J. S., Vincent, R. K., Pruett, J.D., Woodward, W. F., Kingery, L. L. THIRD ROW : Matusz, P. A., Gadbois, R. A., Borre, R., Alonso, D., Stewart, C. F., Meyer, D.P., McHugh, B., Waugaman, G.L. LT Wilson LTJG Heimerl LTJG Volk Operations Intelligence is the name of our division, commonly known as the radar gang. Led by our L.P.O., McGreevy, we have the job of keeping the bridge up to date on the whole tactical picture. We control friendly aircraft, keep track of enemy aircraft, and keep a plot of all ships in the formation. It is also our duty to work out solutions for changes of station. Our home is CIC (Combat Information Center) where, with Pettyjohn, Eichenlaub, DRT Smith and Waugaman as section leaders, we keep up a surface, air and voice communications picture. Every radar man is able to do any job in CIC, plus his collateral duties. McHugh and Whiting take care of the publications ; Menard and Kingery are the chart men. Schwaugler is the divisional yeoman, Rothe is th e police petty officer, LaFontaine is in charge of preventive maintenance, and Tucker is the man in charge of ECM. Our spaces are always shipshape because of a Southerner named Arnold, a shadow named Stewart, Farmer Meyer, Rebel Conner, Vincent, and Borre. Brownfield is our Boatswain, and working with him are Lake, Woodward, Pruett, and I ' ve got too much to do now Backus. Moose Matusz, Alonso, and Gadbois, although mentioned last in these few words, arc themselves never lost for words.