Corry (DD 817) - Naval Cruise Book

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WEsTPAc DECEMBER 1972 - JUNE 1973 DEDICATIGN The United States Ship CORRY QDD-8173 has fulfilled her military active duty obligation several times over during the past twenty-seven years. In times of war and in times of peace, she has proven herself worthy of her squadronis motto Anywhere Anytime . She has contributed her full share in keeping the United States of America free from aggression, in protecting the security of other nations, and in maintaining U.S. supremacy on the high seas. The USS CORRY has met her committments in virtually all four corners of the world. She has challenged the cold and pounding seas of the North Atlantic, the unpredictable and stormy seas of the Atlantic and Mediterranean, and the hot and humid seas of the Pacific and South China Sea - each time meeting all challenges with superior seaworthiness and defiance toward defeat. Her military duties on these far-reaching voyages were equally met with the same type of desire and determination to do the job and do it well. - But all this was not accomplished by a .ship - for a ship is' only a hulk of metal in the strictest of terms. Rather, these tasks were ac- complished by a United States destroyer - a ship of men - a group of men of all sorts of trades continually working together to successfully complete each mission in a highly skilled and professional manner. These men have earned the respect and pride of the United States Navy for their services rendered on board the USS CURRY. It is these men who sacrificed separation from their loved ones at home so that they could contribute their minute but vital effort in keep- ing our nation free. A And now, yet another cruise has been completed successfully by the men of CORRY, and it is to these men that this cruise book is dedicated. Alt is hoped that each and every reader of this book will see the complexity of a destroyer and feel a sense of respect toward these men presented in the following pages. EDITOR

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Poems Throughout his tour on CORRY, the crew continually gave him their support. In just a few short months, his impression on the men of CORRY was amazing. He had taken an old rusted ship with an inexperienced crew and molded them into an efficient battle-ready unit that could compete with any of the newer destroyers of the Navy and win. The crew salutes him as he leaves for his next tour of duty. l i . Gi l 5 rf ' 'U' o MMANDING oFF1oE15' GERALD J. McCORMICK J.t Meoermiek, .sf ,Massachusetts G Maritime Academy, of USS CORRY. on'October 24, 1972 fefifflievisngt,C1o1nmanderJRobertKE. Clark. - . i ' CURRY, Lieuienantc0m.. 'ffT15i1der,f2-McCorGmick.Q aw duty on board the' USS! it Dam age Control Assistant and plateifiilsasfEngineering'Officer, and on boardthe USS .con-6935aSi,ouanery officer. From the'USS transferred to the U,S. NavalSchoolsi irgg ewport, ,Rhode Island Where he served as ,AssistantsHeadpisof the Seamanship Department, ,later .igbeicomling Head of the Seamanship and Damage Ciorafirol tiSCiCitiOiif,f i'in revision of the l Schools Commi- ,conmpletion of his tour of duty at it rissf N ewpoift fS.choolsi'fCO1T1i1iand-he reported on boardtiiel ,SYLVANIAKAFS-25 and served as Navigator. .Lieutenant Commander Mc.Cormick's next tour at? the ?U, S 4 Nayati'ipostgraduate School, Monterey, Crilifor-r niagwherefhe received a B.S. inEngineering,Sffience. Uponrwlnpletiioinsof PG School, he reported as Executive , office-if on xbeardsiheuss Mr-,nnox qnnnaiy. Lieune-n nant CommanderlMcCormick's last tour of duty before reportingto CORRY, and after completing Counter In-. surgency Training.at,rCoronado, California was assign-' ment to the U,.S. Naval Advisory Group in South Viet- nam. Whileserving as a member of the U.S.r Naval Ad- visory Group in South Vietnam, he was awarded the BronzeStar. Lieutenant Commander McCormick,igoes on wserveen the Staff of U.S. Fifth Naval District, Nor- it folkn i i is . l , Lieutenant Commander McCormick presently residesin Virginia Beach with his wife, Jane, and five children, Celeste, iiiathleen, Michael., John and Stephen. X. , . ,., ..,.,,.,.,., ,,L-,-,.,,..,.,.,, ,A pg - -, N , 1 . L ,K , -xc,-..5- ...,-, -...,., -..,,,,,,, ,ANN ,W xt-Tw. ..., ,V ,N , 5.-.-.,...-., ,....,.,,,.,,.,.,,.a,.,,,.,.,.,. ,., L n m - -N --f-jj -4 --s-.--Q-.. -V..-. ..,, .,, , ,A , N , ,Nh M M, I wb ml xv-:Auf - X.. . .A ., , , , .mff.,.. , M., ,. ,. ,,,,.......4 ....,. . ...... ,,,- : . --A -f-U-M .- f .nf ,L - ,, .- ,.. ,,-....,., .. . -.-M , M ---.14 - V .,,,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,L ,. ,,,, ,A-nm. .Jan -.,.1..:..Y......., ....,...,... ..- .,,.r....,. ..,...nf,::'. i- -. . .