Doyle (FFG 39) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 88 of the 1987 volume:

; „- M ' Shifting Colors The Historical account of aVialiant Mariner ' s Mediterranean Voyage. . . I USl USS DOYLE (rrG-59) I 30 December 1986- 30 June 1987 DOYLE, the man... ViceAdmiraUames Doyle was bom in Jamaica, tiew York and graduated from the United States Fiaval Academy in 1919. He received the degree of Juris Doctor with distinction from George Washington University Law School in 1929. Thereafter, he served at sea in battleships and destroyers, and ashore in the Judge Advocate Generals office. In World War II, he received the Legion of Merit as Operations Officer of the South Pacific Amphibious Force during the Solomon Islands campaign. Later he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for gallantry in command of the light cruiser PASADEriA (CI 65) during final strikes against Japan. As Commander Amphibious Group 1 during the Korean War, Admiral Doyle was personally responsible for the flawless execution of the amphibious phase of the invasion on Inchon in 1950. Admiral Doyle s naval attack force put 13,000 Marines ashore on a forbidding coastline, together with all their weapons and equipment. Despite being hampered by extraordinary tides and currents of the Yellow Sea, lack of suitable landing beaches, mud banks, and islands which restricted the long approach to Inchon, the First Marine Division with attached Army and Korean units landed and moved on into the Korean mainland. Rarely had so small a force entered so large a land mass under such difficult conditions. Later, when the Chinese Communist entered north Korea from across the Yalu River and entrapped U.S. ground forces. Admiral Doyle commanded the liungnam withdrawal, an amphibious landing in reverse. In an operation characterized by ingenuity and superb naval gunfire support, the 1st Marine Division, 3rd and 7th Infantry Divisiorts, and 100,000 civilians were evacuated under the sweep of heavy enemy gunfire without a single casualty. For these masterful exploits. Admiral Doyle was awarded the navy Distinguished Service Medal and the Army ' s Silver Star. After retirement in 1953, Admiral Doyle practiced law in Austin, Texas and was active in civic affairs before moving to San Francisco, California in 1979. Admiral Doyle is suwived by two sons. Vice Admiral James U. Doyle Jr. USn Retired, and John J. Doyle of San Francisco, California; two sisters, Mary Lesser of Garden City, new York, and Marianne Jurich of Bellevue, Washington; two granddaughters, a grandson, and a great granddaughter. COAT OF ARMS Azure a Hon rampant with a fishtail or grasping a trident point up argent. Upon a wreath of the colors a chevron reversed couped or interlaced with a mullet, points balled argent, charged with a pentagram parted and colored in the manner of the Korean Taeguk and charged with a gold mullet, all encircled by a wreath of laurel vert. Dark blue and gold are the colors traditionally used by the Navy and represent the sea and excellence. The creature, half lion and half fish, with a Neptune trident symbolizes Admiral Doyles military prowess and his accomplishments in amphibious operations. The stars, laurel wreath, and V refer to some of Admiral Doyles decorations and awards, the Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star, Bronze Star Medal and Legion of Merit. The reference to the Korean Taeguk commemorates Admiral Doyles masterful exploits during the Korean War, especially the Inchon in- vasion and the Hungnam Withdrawal. n-, . L ?y . Captain Thomas F. Marflak, USn Captain Marflak was bom in Torrington, Conn, in February 1944. Following graduation from the U.S. naval Academy in 1966, he Joined the USS BRUMBY (FF-1040) In newport, Rl., serving as Main Propulsion Assistant and Damage Control Assistant. In 1968, he assumed duties as Engineering Officer aboard USS CAMP (DER-251), operating as a Seventh Fleet unit In western Pacific waters. From 1970 to 1971, he served as Executive Officer in USS CAMP. In 1971 he was assigned to the Bureau of naval Personnel as a Junior Officer Assignment Officer. In 1972, he became Special Assistant to the Secretary of the navy. In 1975, he was selected as an Olmsred Scholar. In that capacity, he completed studies at the Institute of Political Studies, Paris, Franc e, where he received the Pllome d ' Etat. Me also attended the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Thfts University, where he was awarded the degrees of Master of Arts and Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy. Commander Marfiak then assumed duties as Engi- neering Officer, USS BIDDLE (CO-34), an assignment that Included deployments to the Caribbean, Mediterranean and Black Sea. In 1980, he was assigned as Executive Officer, USS COnmGMAM (DDG-17), as that ship com- pleted the decrewed overhaul and embarked on a rigorous cycle of post-overhaul training and qualification, prior to deploying to West Africa. In 1982, Commander Marfiak joined the Strategic Concepts Group on the staff of the Chief of naval Operations, Washington, D.C. In October, 1983, he was selected to Join the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Mis awards Include the Defense Meritorious Service Award, the Meritorious Service Medal and the navy Commendation Medal. We began our voyage in the aftermath of Christmas, wrappings still on presents hurriedly unpacked, and ended it on a bright, Florida day, our families and friends joyously awaiting our arrival. We all, separately and together, learned a great deal about ourselves, the sea and the world of which we are a part. We also made a significant contribution to the execution of the Sixth Fleet Mission in a time of troubled peace. Throughout six months, and the workups preceding, there were challenges to overcome. We mastered complex technical problems; shiphandling frequently taxed our bridge team; aircraft were flown and recovered safely; and, of course, we met every examination including the long-awaited OPFE, with resounding success. Friends were made, in countries as diverse as France and Egypt, in small towns and vast cities. Everywhere, people looked on you as Ambassadors of Good Will, and you were all superb Ambassadors. We were a team before we began; six months of intensive operatior saw to that. But this deployment saw us draw closer together in a way that inspired us to even greater efforts and earned for USS DOYLE an enduring reputation as a smart ship manned by the finest professionals, now we know the meaning of the word Shipmate . . . someone you can count on, ashore or afloat, when the chips are down. Perhaps, in the years ahead, when we shall look at these pages again, we will remember a special time, a quiet watch or an exciting moment, when for us the meaning of what we were accomplishing suddenly became clear. For us now, the meaning of being always ready for sustained combat operations at sea has a special sense. So as we remember and honor those who fell in action, in turning these pages, let us also remember the service we shared. As valiant Mariners we are a part of a gallant and honorable tradition of Destroyer Sailors, men who know the sea and who are not afraid. It has been my privilege to command the USS DOYLE during this deployment but the glory and honor must go to all of you who truly made it happen. You did it all well, with class and with style. It has been a privilege to sail with you— the finest crew any Commander could ever deserve. Wherever you may go, may your seas be sparkling and your winds always fair. T.F. Marfiak Lieutenant Commander Wheeler Executive Officer Ueutenant Commander Wheeler was commissioned an Ensign in the U.S. fiavy upon graduation from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, fi.Y. in 1973. He is the son of Mrs. Mary L. Wheeler ofDelray Beach, Florida. Ueutenant Commander Wheeler ' s first assignment following commissioning was as First Division Officer and Assistant First Ueutenant in the pre-commissioning crew ofUSS niMITZ (CVn-68) from 1976 to 1978, he served as the Combat Information Center Officer in USS THOMAS C. HART (FF-1092). After a brief shore tour as the Surface Operations Officer at naval Station Roosevelt Roads, PR, Ueutenant Commander Wheeler attended the Surface Warfare Officers School Department Head course at Newport, RL, subsequentiy serving as Weapons Officer in USS CHARLES F. ADAMS (DDQ-2) and as Weapons Officer and later as Chief Engineer in USS DALE (CG-19). Reporting to the U.S. naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA. in 1984, he earned a Masters Degree in Computer Systems Management. Ueutenant Commander Wheeler reported on board USS DOYLE for duty as Executive Officer in June 1986. Ueutenant Commander Wheeler ' s awards include the navy Commendation Medal, Meritorious Unit Commenda- tion, USCG Unit Commendation, two navy Expeditioriary Awards, the national Defense Service Medal, and five sea service awards. Ueutenant Commander Wheeler is married to the former Marsha Huffman ofElkton, VA. They have two daughters; Karen and Kelly. Farewell Mayport! DOYLE Christmas— 1986 Santa was there 30 December 1986 Underway — Shift Colors! Liberty Colli f QUla Qerzon gave the ValUknt Mariners a warm welcome in Israel HAIFA The places we saw. ALEXANDRIA The USS DOYLE Journeyed thousands of miles and eryoyed the hospitality of many nations in three Continents. Experiencing the different cultures in person enriched our lives. Jerusalem and the Wsuling WML STGSn Lawton raises the colors in Haifa. Football on an Israel beach. Volleyball studs. OSl Greco watches the quarterdeck in La Spezia. Three cheers for Gilla and the USO! 10 4 1 tiave It your way in Haifa. Manning the rail for Cartagemu Floating in the salty Dead Seeu The Ataturk Monu- - -u ment in Antalya. Dome of the Rock and W ' i l ' .Z ' J - Jerusalem I ' ll ■ ' . ' It ■ ' ■5 -A i ; jt i . You wouldn ' t believe how good this brew is. Where ' s the party? The Fortress Hill ofMasada. ■r- r  c Cairo and the river Tiile. I 13 The Monaco Basin. The Museum of Cairo. The streets ofQenova, Italy. H 1 ■ I f m 1 H H 1 ■ 1 1 I «. 1 1 H| i ' x. W m 19 IP f yjfl k % ■ LCDK rumess gets more than he bar- gained for in Haifa Ancient oliue trees in the garden of Qethsemane. The Silver Star in the Orotto of the nativity. FiM3 Cox departs in Genoa, Italy. The USS DOYLE ' S Fourth Birthday Bash in tIaifcL 16 Haifa from the top of Mount Carmel. Sunset in Monaco FC2 King and ET2 Burke show how it ' s done on the Matterhom. SN2 Williams pulls some tough duty in Alexandria. The mall in Fisa. Bosporus ?% The Palace of Monaco STQSn Lawton takes in the ski scape. BN2 tiarrell eiyoying his last day in Egypt. 19 DK2 Hughes takes a break tn Spain. Fantastic sights in Cairo. EW3 riavarez displays the art of Monaco. Riding the launch to Monaco The leaning Tower of Pisa The Qrand Casino of Monte Carlo STiThomas, SFiHayes, Sn Bowman, and SPi Sabean in TUrkey. QM2Zorica and SMSn Peyton live it up in Palrmu BM2 Marrell and SN Hutcheson explore the Pyramids. A scene from Cairo. The Rock ofQibraltar •J0lJt m EW5 Markland gets a shine in Antalya. Chief Lopez-Perez at home in Cartagena, Spain. The Church of All nations in Jerusalem. FTi Black shows the Master Chief how it ' s done. The XO tries one of those funny cigarettes in Palma. Israel ' s secon- dary type of tremsportation. A Pedma street scene. The engineers teach a local soccer team to play football in HaifcL 27 K E P I N G T H E S A S5 A The finest scullery queen. The CS-4 gang. Sfll Mays invents a new way to wear the white hat 31 SMSn Peyton eryoys his stay with Deck Division. Miami Vice? LT Schwenk ' sASWgang. Thwing the South CarolimL I GSEl Bream hard at work. i Unrep professionals. GMa2 Shand dons CBR suit during DC Olympics. Memned and ready Farewell BMCM Qround crew. UNREP! Gas turbine lA departing. On station for photo-ex. MS2 Blade slices some green pumpkin pie. Green deck Qo ahead — make my day! Doyle ' s Rambo. Kickin ' back in after steering. QMCS charts tomorrow ' s course. BM3 Mailer Sixth Fleet turnover in Augusta Bay, Italy. I promise never to relieve the watch late again! Another fine scullery queen: RM3 Lepkowicz. 47 Wardroom THE DCA -LTJQ MARTIPiEZ Top SWO i Blast Furness gets all the pie he can handle LT Woolley and LTJQ Lamade sample the mess. LTJG George LTJG Chapin DISBO - Ens Larcher A bridge wing conference LT Lemasters 49 QMCS Davis can ' t stand the soup! M «!Biir - C-J. mt f |i --r-- F --« t 1 . jaaSiiM EMCS Qreen takes a jog in Haifa MSC Gamilla samples some of his creation. STOCS Duplet The new command master chief EnCM Morris Ship Control Quartermaster (QM) Signalman (SM) Radioman (RM) Boatswain ' s Mate (BM) SM3 Appleby - the visual communicator. Deck Force Cast off the sea painter! - - ■- «?SS Doyle one to the rail Another successful launch You know Petty Officer Mailer, there ' s nothing so fine as the sound of chipping hammers in moming — LT Woolley, SCO S Y C. L. Smith talies a strain in Haifa Pee Wee learns the ropes from SM2 Stuller. 53 Another successful UPiREF! BMCM Myllykangas explains why one should never smoke during GQ. The radio gang SM2 Williams, SM2 Stuller, and SMSn Peyton RMl Ingram at home in radio central. RM3 Plemons and RMS Lep- kowicz find a friend in Italy. Sm2 Smith - Go ahead, make my day! IhtmrntiU Engineering System r- . ,aK Hull Maintenance Electrician ' s Technician (GS) ngmeman (EN) Technician (HT) Mate (EM) fir Machinery Repairman (MR) Our ancestors Our leaders? EPiCM Morris on station. lA Departing Going , Going . abUi Gone! Engine ' s Eye View Catch it when you can! Darth Vader here I come! Life blood of the ship Time to study 57 tlollywood Don Moe, Larry and Curly? Intense DC Training Tidy Tidy EM3 Deneault y 4 I Gotcha] EM3 Rhyme Key hole view Relieve the watch Quarters Quarters 4- -1.4 , ffiJt: 1 CFCC Ship ' s power EMI Cruzdiaz Support Mgss Management Disbursing Clerk Specialist (MS) (DK) Yeoman (YN) Personneiman (PN) X T Postal Clerk (PC) Storekeeper (SK) Ship ' s Service- man (SH) Hospital Corpsman (HM) Mang ten! The chop Chow time! XO wants what! Another stock check. Unwrapping. A cheerful bunch! What mail? DK2 Hughes at play. riot me! Another perfect salad in the making. Papa Doc and Baby Doc. MS2 Blade liept the ward- room well fed. 64 Makin ' change What paperwork does to a man Shi Mays on the move -11 Pri3 floak takes a break . I Thoughtful A weary mess cook. Keepin ' the mess line clean. RMSA McFadden can ' t wait to get back to radio. The cleaning never stopped. Combat Torpedoman ' s Mate (TM) Systems PX V Interior Gunner ' s Mate Communications Electronics Data Systems (GM) Electrician (IC) Technician (ET) Technician (DS) Electronic . , Warfare Operations • ' J ' ® r? ' ' ° ' Sonar Technician Technician (EW) Specialist (OS) Technician (FT) (st) Celebrating a ' skin to sliin shot! 67 CS4 Division Electronic Warfare spe- cialists. CSl Division Sub killers Line 4 LT Sebring - CSO OSl Simmons OSC Fritchard Farewell party for STOl Dancz OS3 Vandoninck knew the way to HAIFA ICFn Knowles in his favorite attire. GMG2 Vest - 76MM Mount Captain. EW3 fiavarez ET2 Burke demonstrates the first rule of maintenance. Birds affirm! STG3 Ruotolo ET Geeks STGSn Lawton prepares for the air slug recovery team. EWs on tour FCl Hurst and GMM2 Delaruelle mi Always alert in com bat 73 Air Det Aviation Antisubmarine Warfare Operator (AW) Aviation Antisubmarine Warfare Technician (AX) Aviation Storekeeper (AK) Aviation Electronics Technician (AT) The Blues Brothers - tlSL 42 Aviation Machinist ' s W a{ (AD) Aviation Support Equipment Technician (AS) Keepin ' birds in the air. LT Chechilla and LTJG Doyle. A winning team Dedication to excellence Playtime in PISA Duty day in Palma Secured from flight quarters 75 On final | : 11 r-V. ' • Relaxin ' M LCDR ' Blast Fumess The end of proud warrior 420 Getting tough on the ground crew. Refueling The right stuff Chief? ' t Pj A i. -dL ag .r-3[ , Jt}u Green decli In Memory of the Brave Men ofUSS STARK 18 May, 1987 Doran Hilaire Bolduc Christopher Werner DeAngelis Jerry Boyd Farr Dexter Dwayne Qrissette Daniel tlomicki , Steven Edward Kendall Ronnie George Lockett Charles Thomas Moller James F on Lee Stephen. Gregory Lee Tweady ' T HHQ Antonior A Randy Earl Pattpn Ryals ipple Bradley Otis Brown | James Scott Dunlap Vernon Tyrone Foster William Ralph Hansen J neth Dale Janusik Jr. Wtl hen Greg Kiser Thomas Joseph MacMullen Jeffrey Lee Fhelps rence Shippee Joseph Fearce Watson ' ' Lloyd Anthony Wilson Mark Robert Caouette n Michael CJinefelter Ueven Thomas Erwin Kelly Robert Quick LMJiLHrnMiitikm iin Gone Yet riot Forgotten: Ray mmomi Rodgriguez, Mrvs t-, 15, usn Fredy Rolon RM3, usn Eternal Father Strong To Save Eternal Father, strong to save, Whose arm hath bound the restless wave, Who bidd ' st the mighty ocean deep. Its ovm appointed limits keep, O hear us when we cry to thee, ' For those in peril on the sea! ■- A!HHI   ! w Hli ,„ who fly. Through the great spaces in the sky. Be with them always in the air. In darkening storms or sunlight fair. O hear us when we lift our prayer. For those in peril in the airi God, who dost still the restless foam. Protect the ones we love at home. Provide that they should always be By thine own grace both safe and free. O Father, hear us when we pray. For those we love so far away! Cruise Book Staff Editor: Ltjg Greg Morrow Finance: Ltjg Greg Morrow ETC Gary Mackey Layout: Ltjg Greg Morrow EWC William V. Anderson Inspiration: Su-Ling Brzostowicz WALSWORTH rP ' H ' TI ' PUBLISHING COMPANY ' CRUISE BOOK OFFICE 5659 Virginia Beach Blvd. Noilolk, VA 23502 Marceline, Mo. U.S.A. .- m-