Decatur (DDG 31) - Naval Cruise Book

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RM3 Norman copies a message. RADIO Radio is our primary link with the outside when We are at sea. Living in a World of codes and crypto, the radiomen customarily handle hundreds of messages in the course of the day. Though short handed, they were able to handle efficiently the extra burden of having COMDESDIV 132 Cand for a,short time, COMDESRON 215 embarked during the deployment. An often overlooked, but absolutely necessary job, the RMS kept uns informed of what was happening. . RM1 Been 'fm Another priority for the teletype

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