Coontz (DLG 9) - Naval Cruise Book

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DRONE RECOVERY LT B .F. O ' ROURKE FIRST LIEUTENANT THIS IS A DRILL ... WONDER IF DOC HAS ANY BRANDY LEFT? ' ' JOfiJE,V.r :•« UPSY - DAISY HMMM ... WHALE OR MERMAID? ENS D. P. FRENCH JR. ASST. FIRST LIEUTENANT STANDBY TO RECEIVE BOLO !

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WD DIVISION I FIRST ROW, L TO R - GOLDSTINE , C .R . ; DAVIDSON , J . E . ; PULLUM , R . L . ; PEREIRA , F . J. ; SHEFFLER , R , L . ; SCHULTZ, D.D, ; GREGORY, J.W . ; DUTTON , L.D. ; SCORY , E .R. ; READ, H .D. ; MUSSELWHITE , H .U. ; JOHN- STON, K.L.; JOHNSON, R.D.; BARR , J.J.; GARDEN, T.P.; SEARS, U.N. BACK ROW, DIGBY, W.M.; BOZE- MAN, M.D.; FISHER, C.E.; BIBBS, W.J CARWILE, J. A.; ANDRE PONT , J .B . ; THOMPSON , R .D . ; LT O ' ROURKE ; POULIN, R . W. ; ENS FRENCH; LEHMAN , J.J. ; HAMILTON , R.L.; MILLER, E.H.; DAY , D .D . ; SH ERR ILL, W .G . ; DAVENPORT , J. G . ; RUSCHMANN , L . D . ; DALE , W . W . JR . ; HAZELIP , J .M . ; HODGE , C .W . (NOT PICTURED) MILLS , C .B . ; JUSTICE, L.M . ; LOB DELL, W. D.; HUFF, W.F.; MURPHY, E. D.; OGBORN , W.R.; O ' BRIEN, D.M . ; PERRET, R .D . IT IS AN AXIOM AMONG ALL TRUE SAILORS THAT ANY NAVY MAN, NO MATTLIf-; WHAT HIS RATE , IS A SEAMAN FIRST OF ALL. FOR THE DECK FORCE OF THE COONTZ THIS REQUIREMENT HAS ALREADY BEEN MET. THERE IS MORE TRUTH THAN HUMOR MEANT WHEN WD IS REFERRED TO AS THE WORKING DIVISION . Since before commissioning, WD has had to work hard to make and keep COONTZ the smartest LOOKING SHIP IN THE PACIFIC FLEET. THE COMMENTS MADE BY VISITORS INDICATE THAT THE RESULTS HAVE BEEN WORTHY OF THE EFFORT. Our FIRST WESTPAC cruise has clearly demonstrated that WD ' s job consists of a great deal MORE than just CHIPPING AND MAINTAINING PAINTWORK, AND CONSTRUCTING IMPRESSIVE FANCYWORK . THE Deck Force, in addition to manning topside sea and anchor detail stations, standing deck watches, manning the ship ' s boats, and providing gunnery crews and repair parties dur ing general quarters , supplies as well personnel for a multitude of other details such as sideboys and store hand- LERS. The DIVISION ' S performance in over forty-five underway replenishments won THE COONTZ THE only OUTSTANDING grade for Seamansh ip awarded to a DLG by the Squadron Commander dur- ing THE first two QUARTERS OF FISCAL YEAR 1962. WD CAN TAKE FULL MEASURE OF THE HONORS ALONG WITH THE OTHER D 1 VI S ION S WHEN REFERENCE IS MADE OF THE FACT THAT THE COONTZ IS THE SHIP THAT EVERYONE LOOKS AT TWICE .

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WG DIVISION FIRST ROW , L TO R - NELSON ; C.I., MILLER, M.J.; CARPENTER, V.M,; CALLAHAN, L.G. SECOND ROW, HILL, F. ; LEGARE , D .L . ; LT SIMONTON ; BRADLEY , A .W . ; ROM IN I ECK 1 , F. (NOT PICTURED) SLOAN , H .R . • BUSBEE , R .C . ; DUDDING, R.W. You MAY FIRE WHEN READY, GRIDLEY STILL HAS ITS MEANING FOR THE GUNNERS OF WG DIVISION. THEIRS IS THE JOB OF CATERING TO THE WHIMS AND VARIABLE MOODS OF ONE 5 54 AND TWO TWIN 3 50 CALIBER MOUNTS. OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRACTICE FIRING HAVE BEEN FEW. However, Mount 5 1 fired one competitive gunnery EXERCISE FOR THE YEAR RESULTING IN A NEAT SCORE OF 100. As WELL AS THE SHIP ' S GUNS, WG CARES FOR ALL SMALL ARMS AND TWO NEWLY ACQUIRED 40 MM SALUTING BATTERIES. NO SALUTES HAVE BEEN FIRED AS YET, BUT TRAINING IS ALREADY IN PROGRESS TO IN- SURE THAT ALL THE MEN CAN KEEP COUNT UP TO 21 , ' ANYBODY GOT A SLEDGE HAMMER? ' HURRY up! IT ' S COLD OUT here! ' ' LT B.S. SIMONTON GUNNERY ASSISTANT