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WXWXW 151 X0 X WM W 11 X 1 fm 4 1, 1 f I 1 14,9 1011 Aff! if 1 W W 11 My WW ff 1, W v .,.-iii-'H . 1 0 1 fw-s,,' wif-iiff H R ,M 1,15 27 1 W P i4 Q: 5 r 5 s S I I ! 'I 'E 4 Q I I 5 SHIPfS I-lls'roRv The U.S.S. EPPERSON CDD 7195 was commissioned in March of 1949, at the Boston Naval Shipyard. In September of 1950, she arrived in her current home-port, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, where she now operates as a Lmit of Destroyer Flotilla Five. The EPPERSON participated in the Korean Con- flict in 1951 and 1952, and the Korean Patrol in 1954, and was with the testing of thermo- nuclear devices in the Marshall Islands in that same year. From 1955 through 1957, the ship deployed to the Western Pacific to operate with the hunter-killer group of the Seventh Fleet. In 1958, she participated in the High Altitude Nuclear Tests at Johnson Island, and four years later, in 1962, she was stationed in the Mid-Pacific as a re- covery vessel for Colonel John Glenn's -historic orbital flight. In October ofthe same year, the EPPERSON operated with the U. S. Pacific Fleet Recovery Force during Astronaut Walter Schirra's successful six orbit flight around the earth. The U, S. S. EPPERSON completed a Fram I conversion in December of 1964, acquiring a new configuration as well as receiving the very latest in ASW weapons and electronic sensing gear 5 enabling her to keep pace with the highly technological modern Navy. Her versatility and potential in Anti- Submarine Warfare, with her ASROC Canti- submarine rocketb and DASH Cdrone anti- submarine helicopterj is such that she can find and destroy any sub-surface threat in the world. Some of thy ship's vital statistics consist of her length, 390 feet and a full load dis- placement of 3460 tons. She is capable of attaining speeds in excess of 30 knots. Her armament consists of two twin 5 inch mounts and torpedoes fired conventionally or from her ASROC and DASH weapons systems. The EPPERSON has a complement of 16 officers and 294 men. 0 1Il.3.I1d.Ii.11g' Officer Paul K Clausen Commander USNavy Every Commanding Officer worth his salt becomes attached to his ship and many feel it is the best they have ever served on. This cruise has removed the possibility of any doubt in that evaluation--the EPPERSON is the best. Don't take my W01'd for it --- ask any officer or blue jacket on board. The EPPERSON Kudo file is heaped with well done letters and messages from Commodores to CNO It . reasure them because they were meant to laud the ship, and the officers and men who had the will, desire, and ability to make her perform as the truly great destroyer she is. The Saga of the new EPPE MARU began with a multi-million dollar conversion and the arrival of a new crew in late '64- The transition from helpless hulk to f t l igh ing ady was a challenging achievement made possible by the Spirit that was S302 to make EPPE famous. Like Lobo, King of the Pack, it appeared that she would soon lead the way and set the standal' 0 cunnin d f g an per ormance for others to follow. Each obstacle was met with enthusiasm and determination ---- refresher training, qualification trials in ASROC and DASH, shore bombardment training, type training, and finally the toughest Check' off of all The Operational Readiness Eval at' , u ion with an ASW task group where EPPE out-did them all with her Seek Out and destroy technique. But don't let me preempt the Wonderful story of this cruise for it can only be told by the men who were there ---- H19-king history in the proud tradition of the new EPPE MARU , -HU , . ,.., p f, ,. - 4 ' Q ef' -4 ' i,4,..- A If ' - 4.1.7 V- -- 'I . 0 t c f ,vm , 1 -.f ,L wtlg-'ifg' ,1Hp :.Z'2:-.5',:f,.' 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I'1l take the memories, recollections and sea stories generated by the Eppe Maru on her romp through the Far East. Not so curiously, it was the difficult and exhausting chores I remember best. The shore bombardment, the high speed SAR actions, and the final thrill in holding a fast sub in a complex ASW environment are demanding, mankilling experiences that I would gladly do again and again. A destroyer is a complicated steel box crammed to overflowing with some 300 distinct personalities. The resulting friction and cooperation have developed many original and intelligent solutions to our mutual problems--and made us better men and sailors. The destroyerman is a s e 'al b d f t. L dsmerl p C1 ree o ca an can never understand us. I take a deep pride in having served with you--some of the finest men I have known. When someone tells me the grass is a little greener on the other side of the fence, I answer, Who needs it? 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PT ll fi 5 5 L. 5 M: 1 5, +5 i, an . K 4 Q .. K ,J r K- 5 Ft z-s EX 1 F 4 5 Lf s. fs rf V, L. f Pi P7 V :E F72 I In ':'V O NNWMNNN I 1 f . x 1 ,W A 10 Ship's Organization x i '27, 7, A A, ' -1317 ilfifflf gp r . ,':,!H,., H4555 if , ,-ww 11240 2. ,Zap 1242211 lgvyf , f f ,N A A , , W! V 3s Y' ff 90 gif. f vi! ff f f 4, f Q, , Q' X 31' A Z , Aw f MSS' ,, f. , .. if: , . -F wg ,,,,.,-, - , i, 1 IEW 12' OPERATION DEPARTMENT LT . .PENDLETON Operations Officer P- 1 :L 'vw wmv mm-.. ,...wm.- -' ,-ujqzfjf-125-.g, fig, ,g,15,.a,-215: 311551: ii:g.1iSi.f:iQzg-1:-Q5?'l? 'xiii-aasgg 13119: i,:x,,.. . ,., N., U M, n , , 9- Mini-v..' vain-, , 'if - :V. :J-. l, l.fi JL'i.L1F'-1'f::.-'.L- L' ' 1-'1 .xii fl.'f?'J 1'31'I?a R 1'r:' V Sv.-,fnfu ...Y '7f,. .i4,Tf1'r'M-1'-' . 'e.'i11c::'-2231-Q-T' Sf'- 'W -3- - f..-mE-iii-'EZ-1711-i4m2E.e.fJf',-. ..:. . .r - vw . .f - , . , .. - , ,Q f jf,-,zz 5 --' '-1' ' -'A f ' ' The Operations Department is an important and vital phrase of Command and Control. Here1n l1es the task of keepmg the sh1p's schedulmg ready for any ass1gnment that may ar1se To meet the demands of local operat1ons and long deployments, the Operat1ona1 De partment must keep a long range schedule as well as ma1nta1n track of day to day operat1ons The Operat1ons Off1cer must ensure that all other departments have the necessary and qual1f1ed personnel ass1gned and lS there fore respons1ble for trammg, a v1tal step 1n read1ness of the Shlp When the Shlp'S schedule has been conf1rmed, the Operat1ons Department must ensure that all comm1tments are met To do all 11hlS, the OPS Department has two d1v1s1ons, OI and OC, of approx1mately s1xty men and each man playmg an 1mportant and meamngful role 1n the over all operat1ons of the Shlp The Operat1ons Department 1S respons1ble for the collect1on and d1ssem1nat1on of 1mportant tact1cal 1nformat1on Both OC and OI d1v1s1ons ma1nta1n external commun1cat1on to keep the Command 1nformed and transmlt to h1gher author1ty the results and succes of our m1ss1ons The health of the crew 1S ma1nta1ned by the hosp1ta1 corpsmen What are we do1ng'P Where are we'P What 1S gomg on at home'? How do you feel? What 1S our next m1ss1on'P All of these are quest1ons that can be answered by the Operat1ons department 1n 1ts never end mg task of know everythmg 51 Thls IS the reason that OPS 1S TOPS 1n 1ts funct1on of servmg Command ' I . . .. . . I . . . . V - . . . . . Q I . - . . . . . . . . . . . . I u l I , . 'x . . , . . , I 0 I I , . , . . - 0 . . - n - ' 1 ..--.J-sf :f 'LJ -:Ya--,1-sf 1-1 -.::.Q.,,,,f.-1-:Z :Z..:.Qrefss1:Q.Z:...,a-. 5:-:4...1,..eQ.s.- Q' Q Y I I ma v 1. gf ,fx I J I i yy 11 ,. . l' ln, ' li, J I E i 3. L DSN . . . . G.A. R : , R, RDSN' Lincks C.J., RD3' BTRC-H19 J-J. JI'-, 3' 00 ef ' 'f , ' ' ' , SL. Ddver, F:W,, RDi, SECOND ,ROW: LT, CjgD,Wilbourne, A.A., BD2s R0b1nS0ggNR.L-, RDSN, Campbell, , D,G,g Taddiken, s,w., RDSNg Porter, D.R., RD33 RD3sG1bS0n,R.D-, R ' ' Mcinerney, D.J., RD23 Stradal, R. F., RD35 vienne, i ,. X g .. OI DIVISION During the last decade or two, the amazing new electronic's systems, developed by science and the Navy, has caused men to require an ever increasing awareness of his surroundings. In answer to this need, the Navy developed the Operations Intelligence Division. I 12 On board ship, the heart of OI is the Combat Information Center. It is filled with the control and information readout con 1 f so es o the complex electronic equipment that is installed throughout the ship. CIC is the nerve center Q of O t. .... . . . 1 5 1 3 pera ions for the entire ship. It is the information disseminated by CIC that forms the basis for 2-HY tactlcal il decision. The two rates that are most directly concerned with CIC are the Radarmen and the Electronics' Technicians.. Thi i first of these two, the Radarmen, underthe guidance of meek, mild-mannered LTJG David L. Wilboulfne, 01 DWISIO I Officer and CIC Officer Cwho is actually the Mighty Hostilemanj, are the operators of the equipment in CIC. The Radarmen have to be able to anticipate any move that the bridge might make, and be ready Wlth the neefiefd A information. Under the leadership and training of their leading Radarman, Dimples Vienne, Radarma.n'Ch1e.', jc The EPPERSON radar gang have proven themselves to be able evaluators like First Class Moby Dover and Punild . Rogers, navigators like the Second Class Backbones Bracale, Mclnerney and Kimeg communicators like 'lihllll Class 'C. J. Lincks, Porter, Lindsey, Morse, Campbell, Stradal, Robinson, and Moore Cwho is a liosthal C elgd if but don t -I let that fool youDg and plotters like Seamen Tender Taddiken, Ki1ler Killinger, H3180 Glbsonf s Strong-silent Acampora. 15 14 I 5. Our dual purpose man is ET3 Raborn, who is also the Dash back- up man., Seamen Short and Kier round out the com- munications' specialists. The Electronics' Technicians, Radar, are composed of Third Class Petty Officers' Bonavita and Beebe,andSeamen Apprentices Peltin and Anderson, with newcomer Seaman Troendle joiningthe radar specialists in February. Our last member is Seaman Sheppard who is currently awaiting Electronics School while learning all he can through on the job experience. The ET is on call 24 hours to come to the aid of ailing gear and to bring it on the line in as short a time as possible. Even though the two rates are separatefrom each other, they must be able to cooperate, to work together towards the single goal of attaining and maintaining the highest state of readiness for their ship. The second of the two groups in OI Division is composed of the Electronics' Technicians, under ENS H, K, Shintaku, EMO, Assistant OI Division Officer and boy wonder. This relatively new rate is one of the most important in this technically oriented Navy. On the EPPERSON, leading ET, Curley Shiley, ETC, requires his men to have an intimate knowledge of the operation and design of electronic equipment used in CIC, and also communications gear repair. Of our radio specialists or Electronics' Technicians, Communications, we have Second Class Petty Officer Grumbles Watson, whose grumbling is second only to his ability as the leading Petty Officer under Chief Shiley. FIRST Row CL to RJ: Anderson, C.H., ETRSN, Short, THIRD ROW: '.ENS sh.-intaku, H,K., Bonavita, F., ETR3, s.L., ETNSN, watson, c.L,, ETN2 SECOND Row: Kier, Pelfin, T-Je, ETRSA, Shlleyf RA-f ETC C.R., ETNSN, Beebe, J.K., ETR3, Rabvrn, SL., ETN3 OC DIVISION ' I , A OC Division is an abbreviation for Operations-Communications Division and it consists of Radiomen, Signalmen and Hospital Corpsmen Enlisted Ratings. This division, alias Ops-is-Tops , is at least at times under the control of Always Right Pendleton, and under the supervision of the Communications Officer, Dashing Light Bekkedahl. The division is assigned the mission of maintaining reliable, rapid, and secure radio! visual communications for the command. To accomplish this mission on a FRAM I Destroyer, the latest and most sophisticated communications equipment is installed in the various communications spaces. We have a capability of communicating thousands of miles with other afloat imits and shore-based communications stations, strategically located throughout the Pacific. The Radiomen, gallantly led by Limited Duty Seratte, under the close supervision of Disagreeable Character McLenegan and Week End Thompson, are responsible for maintaining radio and long-range commtmications by use of equipments and operating positions for radio-telegraph, radio-telephone, and radio-teletype. On a typical day in radio, you may find Washout Regularly Benavitz, burning up a Transmitter, Jack Daniels Harris, sobering up over a mitey-mite, while Rat Fink Monteros and Roaming Lover Rasmussen tell Max Jabber Ryan and The Mouth Hulsey a few sea stories. In another corner Big Wheel Johnson and Rum Jug Hunt send code to each other, while Rambling Massas and Fall Guy Munger argue about who made the last coke run. The signalmen, under supervision of Gold Denture Attaway in cahoots with Racks Down Vandeventer, are responsible for maintaining visual short flaghoist and semaphore. On a casual trip to the signal bridge, one might see Run Away Jensen showing Low Rank Love or Thin Witted Berkley flashing light procedure, while Always Lonely Marsyla, Foxy Doodles Brown, and Ocean Riding Schmidt do all the work. The Hospital Corpsmen have no communications function but are traditionally assigned to OC Division on destroyers for personnel administration. A modern and efficient sickbay for the health and well-being of the crew is run by Razor Aleman, assisted by Jabbing Always Burello, alias needles. Flexibility and versatility are our key words and witho t u our vital service, command and control would not function properly. Our international call sign. is NTGT , and to us it symbolizes NO TINCAN GREATER TODAY. 5, OCS VES CN LT Bekkedahl, D.L. FIRST Row CL to RJ: Berkley, T.W., SM3, Love, L.R. X 7 , ,I if 1 , R,F,, RM3, Massas, R., Jr., RMSN, Burello, J.A,, SM3, Schmidt, O.R,, SMSN, Benavitz, W.R., Jr., CT2, SN THIRD ROW: Hunt, R.J., RMSN, Ryan, M.J., RMSN, Brown, F. D., Jr., SMSN, Munger, F.G., RMSN, Attaway G.D., SMC SECOND ROW: Rasmussen, RL., RM3, Hulsey, T.M., RMSN, Jensen, RA., SM2, Monteros, 1 Johnson, B.W., Jr., RMSN, Thompson, W.E,, RM1, ,Har-ris, J,D., RM3, Marsyla, A.L., SMSN, Vandeventer, R,D,, SM1 ENGINEERING D P RTMENT LT. J. . OETTINGER Engineering Officer ifkfif ::Ai2ig1:ii35f9 35225ii'E3:?Si'fL35i7:,if?I5filf5f?Qfi5Lfl' l'f5f?5'5?QEEfE'fi.' 5- 2ffi'? f -5 li?-if ff- fl Lilwii 'i?:r3': 124'-Q :rf rat: :.z .r, 'Trl 1: 1. . 1 ' . , . -M -51 .V :,,, ,443 lmgf.-1115.-3::, -.1 f- .,,.r..:-ln:..-.:::..:.:-Jbff'-'f1:-as-1. 1-:au-.c:,f-, v ?1e2r.a'f..-,4 1-1-A L' -.nm in: cf' fYw.-::.,'s.r4?e- ,. J. ,ZH W, .ad-1.1 .f- -- '--:H '9:'wH J -1'f- '4 f f ' 2 ' ' ' ' ' 1 'L 1' -v : 'W- The most diverse of Epperson's four departments with greatest number of men, the Engineering Department provides the services which make it possible for the ship to fulfill her primary mission - Anti-Submarine Warfare. Engineers meet this demanding job in a variety of ways. Most of our people are involved in propulsion 5 making and using the steam generated in our boilers and then piped to our turbines.Other men carefully scrutinize our electrical plant, the power for which is created in huge generators, turned by part of the steam. In addition to the power for weapons and electronic systems, any ship's electrical plant include lighting circuits, ventilation blowers, and internal communications gear-both normal and emergency, which are scattered through every part of the ship. Our last group of men are involved in main- taining and repairing the hull, piping, and equipment which give us a healthy environment in which to do our jobs. An engineer's job never ends. In port as well as at sea the ship always requires services such as lighting, fresh water, air for the laimdry press, steam for the galley, salt water under pressure for our air conditioning units, electricity for our refrigeration plant, and dozens of other items normally taken for granted. And there are many maintenance and repair jobs in which all engineers are involved that can only be accomplished in port. Our mission is one of service, continuing service to the whole ship--and we can handle it. ' ' ....a,,,L,jg ,,,,-' -- fm, ,f.-1-ggi..-:L 4-ns. :QEQLQ-.411 aj- .n..1..Gg 4.32 'fi ii g:,zf.i-9,95-2-L-kites-.f..z4S,r.,:gg .l4:.,:..,,s ai: - ' ' T1 Kemp, G FIRST Row CL to RD Scroggins W.D. BT3, Helm, A.L., FA,.1?h1111pS, RH. B , BT3 SECOND Row King, G.R:, FN,,Pa1meI', P.c., FA, Pivik, R.D., BT3. DeTemP1ef NM- Jr , BTFA THIRD ROW: LT qjgp Coshow, G.H.,S01'I19I'Vi119,J-P-, FN, POSL E R., BT2, scmveiey, T J, BT1, Hinders, G B., BTFN B DIVISION Only the briefest of glances at the gathering of facts will tell the reader that the engineers have to hustle to handle it. Snipingonadestroyer is aheavy load and it takes strong arms and alert minds to carry it. The EPPERSON is proud of her engineers, and based on the record, we deserve her admiration. Our job is a secluded one. It's a rare face inan engineering space that hasn't at one time worn the red stripes of a striker. His is the backbreaking load. The 300 man hours to clean a boiler to take on, make, and pump water, and sound fuel tanks wh'1 th ' 1 e e rest of the crew is sound asleep. It takes an extraordinary man to enjoy scurrying down a ladder and cheerfully sweating through a watch, and we do sweat, and we are cheerful. Our motto s over the humps, bumps and lists But we kn , . ow we can, and the EPPERSON, given the opportunity, can steam with th f' ' e mest, because, 'We Can Handle It. erves to boost our morale and get us B Division consists of the forward and after firerooms. In the forward fireroom, we have Mitchell, he is a salty old soul, Smith. up by the hatch, drinking coffee without a hat on. Then there is Walker, drinking sake and looking at the sky, Taylor waiting to go on shore duty, and Klundt trying t9 grow hair. Harris is the man who is bumming gear from the after fireroom while Clark is playing it cool. Glasner drinking Akadama, Davis wanting to get back to Hong Kong, and Swearington taking things slow and easy. Beezley, Jeff is his name, known all around for his California fame. Abshire, Bobbie is his name, he works in the hole but he raises cane. Miller, a Texan through and through, but the way he talks, he should wear guns too. In the after fireroom are Schiveley, drinking coffee and guarding the main deck hatch, McCullah, whose turn to means reading hour, and Post, the only BT who steams a boiler from C.I.C. Next is Scroggins, who is believable only 5fZJ of the time, and Kemp, quiet and unassuming. If it has been done, Pivik has done it too, along with Hinders, the Texan who is always asking, Do I really have to go back?f' Mr. computer is Somerville, King, praying that it doesn't get rough at sea, and Tinsley, always asking Why? Detemple's immortal words of, Who stole my comb? Helm wondering why he can't have shore duty in Italy and Palmer studying for fireman and reading science fiction books. The new man, Olivotto, asking where is the 143 boiler. Last, but not least, are the oil kings: Leopold pumping oil overboard and Phillips sweating out a transfer. All these men know they have to hop or else they will be bopped by Chief Culpepper's judo chop. FIRST ROW CL to RD: Culpepper, J C., BTCS, Harris, L.R., BT3, Davis, J.H., FA, Miller, J.B., Jr., SN, Glasner, D.S., FN, Miller, J. E., Jr., FA SECOND ROW: Smith, J.M., BT2, Mitchell, H.D., BT1, Taylor, M.A., BT3, Beezley, J.A., FA, Swearington, J.P. FA, Clark, C.R., BT3, Abshire, B. W., FA M Divisi 1 I FIRST ROW CL to RD: Lucas, R., FA, Waller, L.D., FN, Streine, RL., MM3 SECOND ROW: GithenS, R., FA, L2.I'SOI1, RH., MM3, JOZWi2.k, J.B., FN, Hurt, J,C., FN, Mann, J.J., MM3 THIRD ROW: LT GED Coshow, G.H., Monoghan, RA., MM3, Johnson, RJ., MM2, Manor, J.K., ETR3, Latham, A.C., FA, Eggert, W.ItL, MM1 NI DIVISION on is comprised of the divine begings known as machinist's mates, also affectionately called monkey mates and bilge rate, and not a flavor of candy. Here are the men who claim these names. In the forward engine room is Hernandez, the ttl Honcho Bean Bandit and E t th h ' gger , e appy Baddha of EPPE MARU.-Then there is Castro, or the rum runner without a cause, and Castillo, h I w o all will proclaim, 'To know him is to love him. The Pack Rat with a sweet tooth is Rogan, with Redmond, too sweet to be forgotten, while the ancient Bubble Gummer is Schweizer. Major is our own blonde haired, blue eyed 0O7 and Rieff 's S , 1 ugar and Spice and everything nice. The man with the golden chain is Haas. Streine iS the reserve weed which no longer grows in M , and Baker is the rainmaker with a double effect beat. For White, it's P ' ' ' romise me anything, but give me 20 , and J ohnson's theory is, A smile a day, keeps the P. O. 'S away. Oh yes, we can't forget Brown and the days of Primo and Pineapples. ,f 1 ,MA A, f , ,fi FIRST ROW CL to RD: Miciotto, A., MMC, Redmond, T.M., FN, Castro A, MM3, Herna.ndez, R. MM1, Rieff, R.C., MM3, White, S.H., MMFN, ENS JOHNSTON C H. SECOND ROW Rogan, J.K., MMFN, Castillo, B., MM2, Kupper, A., Jr , MM3, Baker, J G MM3 Major, B.K., MMFN, Brown, J.J., MMFN, Haas, J.L., FA The after engine room has its own celebrities, like Hoy, who thought Nathan Hale had problems with liberty. Johnson is known for his wine and women, while Mayner is the king of the ditty-boppers. Yes we have all kinds, for Jozwiak is Texas' answer to naval destruction. M Division's answer to Sigmund Freud is Crenshaw, and Monoghan is the Handyman... it figures. The man with the potent pen is Mann, and Latham was too mean for the Special Forces. All Waller wants for Christmas is aticket back to Sydney, and Hurt wants to change the ocean to fresh water. Lucas is the division's'connoisseur of sake and Jimmy Durante had nothing over, the nose of Githens. The man who runs this menagerie is the daddy of them all, Chief Mike. Nonetheless, our goal is to have the best running engines in the force and our 32 Knots or Bust paddle proclaims our achievements to all. ii M, FIRST ROW CL to RD: Quarles, D.W., FN, Haae, P. MR1, Salinas, E., MM1, Gallant, M,F FN Brown, FLM., FA SECOND ROW: Woods, L. E., MMCS, Robinson, G. F., FA Sutton, F E FN, Cooley, J.M., SF1, Clayton, D. T., EN3, Wiest, D. L., FN, Crowther, R.E ENC THIRD ROW: Hubbard, W. F., SFP2, Erickson, WK., MMI, Fischer, RJ., FA Loftus, F T , MM2, Solis, J.M., FN, Dawson, B.G., EN3, Peers, MJ., FA R DIVISION R Division is made up of two different groups, the R gang composed of Shipfitters and Damage Con- trolmen, and A gang composed of Enginemen, Machinist Mates, and Machinist Repairmen. The R gang plugs, patches, and keeps our home in one piece. A gang handles heating, reefers and are all around handy men. We are: Woods, sweating arrival in Yoko, Crowther, fueling helicopters, Erickson, making ice cubes. Salinas, chasing steam leaks, Haae, making ashtrays, Cooley, hunting for argon, Hubbard, looking for Chevas Regal, Loftus, looking for orders. Clayton, running the diesels, Dawson, hiding from Crowther, Wiest, in the gig, Sutton, burning up fresh paint, Gallant, with his snake, Fischer, looking for a place to lie down, Solis, grinding paint Scrapers, Brown, pumping reducers, Robinson, back in after steering, Quarles, in the foam generator room. T.. FIRST ROW CL to RD: Lt Cjgb Klemett, P.E,, Treddenbarger, J.L., EMFN, Hernick, M,A,, IC3, Wooten, F.A., EM1 SECOND ROW: Koonze, R.W., EMFN, Dye, F,E,, EM3, Cravens, J. D., EM3,Wittkop, L.J., EMFN, Brady, N.J., ICFN E DIVISION E Division is made up of two groups, the IC men and the Electricians. The IC men are: Steveson, just Dragging around, Plants, sunbathing on the Dash Deck, Hernick, working on the E call, Brady, awaiting orders, Mathews, cleaning passageways. The Electricians are: Markasky, sleeping in the ship, White, complaining about everything, Wooten, wondering when liberty call goes down, Cravens, charging batteries, Dye, rewinding motors, Wittkop, cleaning generators, Koonze, chasing grounds, Treddenbarger, stealing the girls' hearts, Friar, sweating money from home, Wilson, wondering when he'll get off mess-cooking. WEAPGNS DEPARTMENT LT R. L. PORTER Weapons Officer E 6 i 1 f The Weapons Department maintains and operates the equipment assigned to it in order to carry out the mission of the ship. This equipment includes, as indicated by the Department name, all of the installed weapons and small arms, and also all of the deck gear. The mission of the Weapons Department implies training the personnel of the ship in the use of this equipment. The installed weapons of the EPPERSON include 5 !38 gun mounts and the associated fire control system, ASROC Canti- submarine rocketj, DASH Cdestroyer anti-submarine hel- icopterj, torpedo tubes and sonar. In addition, the ship carries many small arms. The deck equipment consists of gear for replenishment-at-sea, mooring lines, 'anchors and their as- sociated chains, liferafts, lifelines, and many other pieces of tackle. There are approximately 85 men in the Weapons Department who are assigned to three divisions. First Division is assigned the responsibility of maintaining the deck gear, all exterior spaces not specifically assigned to other divisions, and several interior spaces, orders and issues cleaning gear and paint for the ship, and is in charge of deck evolutions such as replenishment at sea, mooring, etc. Second Division is responsible for the gunnery system, ammunition, and small arms. Third Division is responsible for all ASW Weapons and equipment. One of the responsibilities of the Weapons Department is the security of the ship. In this connection the department sees to it that the necessary security watches are set, that the men assigned to these watches are issued the proper arms, and that they have been instructed and trained in the use of these 2,I'IT1S. While in WESTPAC, the EPPERSON participated in 32 underway replenishments, received approximately 1800 rounds of 5 ! 38 ammunition in underway replenishments, fired2500 rounds of 5 I 38 ammunition in anger, took part in many hours of ASW exercises, and used 500 gallons of paint. - ' -ix f.-- -f--,.1.-an f..-.erase .-.4:.....,-v-r:,'..:.- - ..-...,.,e- ..1.. K.-. Lanny - ...Q-,Q-7,3-1. .f e I 'X-.'G: HT ..1, 'im 4 T? ,ln 1 v 1 Y fri 'H Z3 yi J ri - :Z P ,- 1 ,, ,, I ii K ,,. .le H In! if fif lies I 1 v 1 L E 5 E I W . S A I 1'. YF I 9 S 1? yi , X . 2 l ,El t uw t x . '1 , I, I fl I H X11 .y if i fi I , 1 fi- 1 4 , I 1 , 4 5 if s . I A Q I r I , 'CZTIZQ ' 215 ,f .4 ' be 5' I jimi!! in A FIRST ROW CL to RD: Cooper, A.W,, SA, Freeman, LJ., SN, Hudson, D., Jr., SN, Paran, J., SA, McLavy, R,E., SN, Dodd, M,A,, SN, Nally, J.K., SA SECOND ROW: McBean, J.M., BM3, Smith, E,R,, SN, Ketchum, G.D., SN, Schuver, L.A,, SN, Ingram, M., SA, Fuchs, RV., Jr., SA, Glynn, S.M., SN, Reed, K,A,, SA, Bailey, A.R., BM2 THIRD ROW: ENS Free, J.A., Tucker, J. E., Jr., BM3, Schoh1,L. C., SA, Bacher, T,A,, SN, Hinojosa, R,J., SN, Burgasser, J.A., SA, Vantongeren, G.A,, SN, McCain, J. T., SN, Eland, F.W,, SN, Robertson, B.H., SA, Howard, B,J., BM1 FIRST DIVISION FIRST ROW CL to RD: Goftewp, J.F., SA, Teueu, JL BMSN Shude R,E,, Jr., SA, Martinez-Lozada, L, SA SECOND ROW' fr b ' - ' SN, Rains, QL., SN, Hoppe, RA., SN, Boone, G,11,'Jr??CSiORiai3' G.S., SN THIRD ROW: Foose, W,I,, SN, LaCombe A, SA ,Ciaccio, G.J., SN, Schwinck, AL., SN, Steiner, F,w,, SA ' ' ' ' The fearless leaders of this horrible scene Include Howard and Bailey, Tucker, McBean. And to find all the slackers that have run and hid We have Animal Rains and the Samoa Kid . With Robertson making a mess with the paint, BM2 Smith stands ready to faint. While eating your chow you know how you feel, With Burgasser, Nally, and Reed at the wheel. When GQ sounds and all is max flail, A Ketchum and Cooper run like hell. LaCombe and Chris, our lookouts so keen, Keep an eye in the sky for a submarine. McCain and Schwinck make a talkative pair, The OOD's ready to pull out his hair. The Skipper and Ingram have a friendship quite keen They meet rather often with podium between. Of course we have the ex-head cleaner Paran Along with ham stealing Dan, the gear locker man . Old Doc Schohl with shiny needle, And Gramps Vantongeren, weak and feeble. With Dodd and Glynn as senior men, The Smiths' turn-to 'til ten past ten. And Hoppe's'in his office, pounding away at the keys. Shuda and Mancil are shooting the breeze. Hudson is hollering with all his power, With Martinez in the head taking a shower. Fuchs and Pollari are asleep in the rack. Bacher and Hazen are both taking slack. Schuver and Freeman find sea detail a breeze. So does McLavy, who's ready to sneeze. Boone's in the boat all ready and set. Hinojosa and Ciaccio are mending a net. Now you've met them, so cool and sharp, Each one knowing the art of the mop. - - - ag.--I-,.,, 414: - -Q..-:eff Q. :4..:.,-f-:-..11.-2.--L ' 'm.fi.-,- .,,.:.-utr. ,:r..-A.:-MA-n 45 ,A , 7 Q . , ,, ' 54- FIRST ROW CL to RJ: Walsh, P.M., FTG3, Mannina, A., FTG3, Watson, J.W., SN, Pope, C,E,, Jr., SA, Wienholz, F.J., GMG3, Hawkins, R., FTCM, Chin, S.T., FTG3, Cummings, J,L,, FTG2, Wilcox, B.R., GMG3, Guyett, R.C., GMG3, Maldonado, J., GMG3, Stewart, A.H., GMGC THIRD ROW: Baker, M.J., FTG3, Kelly, E.R., FTG3, Baker, L.M., FTGSN, Roth, L, C., GMG3, Staggs, R,G,, FTGSN, Biermaas, T.S., III, GMG3, Lenhart, RJ., GMG3, Yoder, RA., FTG3 SECOND DIVISION The mention of Second Division brings back memories of much gimfire. The men of Second Division kept the guns going during seventeen firing missions off the coast of Vietnam. Following each mission, one could find Wienholz lovingly waxing Mount 52, while Henpecked Guyett and Biermaas swabbed out the barrels. Mount 51 was kept in top shape Cseas permittingll by Pretty Boy Roth, Plow Boy Lenhart and Maldonado. Chief Big Daddy Stewart and Red Brenner kept an overall eye on,the guns and the Duty Oil King Wilcox ran the workshop, took care of all the small arms, and carried h. mac me guns back and forth from the bridge. Joining after Vietnam, and pitching right in, were Wally Buzzard Watson and Pious Pope. Of course, aiming the guns is of very great importance, and for this task the fire control s st ' ' ' ' y em comes into play. Led by Sher1ff Ch1efHawk1ns with Lifer Cummings Csoldering gun in handj, Fire Control Technicians were everywhere. Up in the director one might find Mannina, Staggs, and Walsh, while Stretch Baker was in CIC operating the TDS. Bozo Baker, Kelly, Rabbi Roy Yoder, and Chinaman Chin were often found in plot, operating the computer, turning switches, or running tests. CAn occasional game of chess seemed to occur, toolb Proof of their effort is the accuracy with which we engaged our targets. X 1 FIRST.ROW CL to RJ: Ingram, W.C., Jr., STGSN, Chauvin, C.J., SN, Grunner, RD., GMM3, Duffey, G,S,, SN, Austin B.I., TM2, Leventon, D.L., GMG2 SECOND ROW: Walin, C. W., STGCS, Anderson, J.K., SN, Vaudt, J.C,, ST1, Ward, H.L., SN, Manor, J.K., ETR3, Johnston, K,A., Jr., STGSN, Smith, RR., ADR2, LT Cjgb Shigetani, R.Y. THIRD ROW: Clifton, J.D,, GMG1, Davis E,W., III, STGSN, Palmer, D.D,, STGSN, Turner, L., SN, Curran, P.A., STG3, Earl, C.J., Jr., STG3, Tams, D.G., STGSN, Carlisle, D.S,, A T1 Feldman, -F.R., STGSA THIRD DIVISION In any exercise, and through the rampage It's these men in their dark little cage C That warn us and lead us to the enemy below And make our Dash, Torpedoes and Asroc a deadly blow Sonarmen, Torpedomen, Dashmen and Gunnersmates All our opponents respect these rates For the ease in which they display their skill And leak the Eppy on to the kill. Since the EPPERSON is primarily an ASW ship, the men of Third Division play a very important role in carrying out the ship's mission. Wandering into Sonar C The dark little cage D you might find First National Vaudt standing behind Icky Ingram, both of them staring intently at the stack , while Grandpa Davis and Akai Johnston stand by. In underwater Battery Control would be Lifer Duffey and Sub Ki1ler Feldman at the fire control system with Tammy Tams at the fathometer. Drifty Palmer and Pretty Boy Curran might be standing by to render aid, while Fudge It Fichtner and Da Chief Walin oversee this happy scene. ' On the Dash deck could be found the air group, led by COMNAVAIR EPPY Carlisle. Know-it-all Smith with Tootsie Roll Ward and Phipps, might be checking out a drone prior to launch, while down in the ET Shop, Bald Eagle Manor prepared all his snazzy transmitters. Coming forward to the ASROC deck, one would find B'wana Clifton, Leventon, and Turner shivering in the launcher Captain's Control Station, while Spanky Gruner and Chauvin stand guard in the Sentry booth. Meanwhile, forward on the torpedo deck, the Torpedomen charged the flasks of their torpedo tubes. As Big Tubes Middleton watched carefully, Got- a-light? Anderson would be trying to get Austin to get up and help prepare for action. And so it goes in TI-HRD DIVISION... ii It . r V. E. E, 5 E T E 1, if I, ': r, .1 P. Q. p: L L. i E. I . Y. ,, Eff i T .5- ,.-.s....,f.,.......-.il 1 s ,, 1, 3 li it I i ea y S- I SUPPLY DEPARTMENT LTJG. R. C. WILKINSON Supply Officer Supply is a small department with a large responsibility. The performance of every individual in the department bears on the readiness and morale of the whole ship. X Service is one of our biggest commodities. Here is where the ship's servicemen, commissarymen, stewards and disbursing personnel come in. Our ship's store and barber shop help keep this floating city well provided for and well groomed. Our general mess, inspected four times daily by the best judges in the world--285 hungry sailors--works hard to keep our crew healthy and well fed. Payday and other disbursing services, such as allotments, travel claims, and special pay, are always regularly and efficiently provided to support families back home and to bolster the economy of our liberty ports. Readiness is another big commodity furnished by Supply Our financial and material managers the storekeepers, keep close tabs on the needs of the other departments and maintam the many files and records which are their tools Without even one of the 18 000 different types of repair parts aboard EPPERSON might be unable to perform its mission For this reason, this hard working team deserves credit A major portion of Supply's work began several months before deployment and has already been accomplished before we left Hawaii While other divisions were saymg good bye to their families, Supply was hard at work loading the tons of stores we would need on our deployment, reviewing past records and anticipating future needs Nor did the workload decrease during the cruise Supply continued to restock supplies or repair parts and provisions through underway replenishment at every opportunity Our goal was to leave Hawau as self suH1c1ent as possible, and remain as Ready for Sea as any West Pac Destroyer to our Supply Department we com mend-a hearty Well done ' CRUISE STATISTICS Cups of coffee 165,000 Pounds of potatoes 8 000 Eggs 7200 dozen C86,400J Dollars paid out iB324,'700 Sh1p's Store X Vending Machme Sales 320,560 00 Cigarettes 67,650 Candy bars 33 050 1. - 2' - , . 3. - 4. ' - 5. ' ' ' - . l 6. ' - l 7. - , FIRST Row CL to RJ: Schwartz, R.J., SA, Evans, U., SN, Erquiza, J. SD1, Lived J-C- TA 7 2 2 SECOND ROW: Hammel, J. F., DKC, Marinello, P., SH1, Laures, C.L., CS3, FUCIIS, R.V., JI' SA, LT USD Wilkinson, Rc, THIRD ROW: James, N. L., CSC, Payne, H.L., CSS, Jackson, W.E TN, Thompson, A,W,, SN, Toney, L, S , SK1, Wood, S,L,, SN SUPPLY DIVISION Think of Supply and your mouth must water when Jesse James starts another batch of dough - Willson's steak dinners, all you need is a sharp tooth - cabbage salad by Payne - Smitty's low meat, high vegetable stews - Laures, Schwartziand Thompson the cracker barrel kids - The Quiet Man, Erquiza, and his band of stewards: Tulao, VanGuardia, Hipolito, Jackson and Casteneda boostin the ff' ' ' ' ' g o icers morale with the finest vittles in the fleet. The ship servicemen: J. Edgar Marinello, the golf pro - our careful laundrymen Lee Zi ler 8 , ! 7 Evans and one arm Kreipe, who have never lost their own cl th - S' ' o es ideburn Smith, the regulation barber - It's in the storeroom Thompson, our merchandising expert. Inevitably, we come to the SK's - Chief Reed, developer of the cutest mustache alive - the old H pro, Toney, who sees all in his magic pillow - Chicago women and a cup of tea spells Kaminsky - any woman and an overnight pass is heaven for the Gangway Kid , Newman - Flores, who has proven he can slee an h - p yw ere Wood, the Shakespeare of Supply - and the newest but not the least go- getter, Little Tiger Gotterup. White, our genial mess deck MAA, and his band of bewildering personalities called mess cooks, doing a difficult job and doin 't ll - , g 1 we how many of you can carry a tray of food when the ship is rolling 200 each way? ' Last, but not forgotten - Chief Lend me 20 yen Hammel, a professional disbursing clerk - and sea dog. f - E ET 5 f -' L FIRST ROW CL to RD: Hunn, D. L., SA, Flores, P.K,, SN, Vanguardia, D.M., TN, xCastaneda, A,A,, -5 Jr., SA SECOND ROW: Smith, W.D., CS2, Willson, A.W., CS2, Hipolito, LO., TN, Smith, G,G,, if SH3, Tulao, LL., SD3, Ford, C.W., SN THIRD ROW: Benson, T.S., SA, Kreipe, W. F., SN, 1 Zigler, J,D., SHSN, Thompson, A,M., SN, Newman, L,D,, SK3, Kaminsky, S.A., SK3, Lee, C.W., ' Jr., SH3 I I, L5- 35 ,, , I-' ' 'H 5 NA VIGA TIUN DEPA RTME N T LT. R. W. USBORNE Navigation Officer The Nav1gat1on Department was establ1shed as a separate department after more than two th1rds of our WestPac Cru1se Formerly a part of OC D1v1s1on 1n the Operat1ons Department, the quartermasters, yeoman, personnelmen and postal clerk were d1rectly responslble to the Execut1ve Off1cer for many of the1r dut1es AS a new department they were organlzed as N D1v1s1on w1th the Ch1ef Quartermaster as D1v1s1on Off1cer respons1ble to the Navlgator Adm1n1strat1ve Ass1stant Nav1gat1on at sea 1S a twenty four hour a day Job Insurmg the sh1p 1S operat1ng 1n safe water and know1ng her pos1t1on at all t1mes requ1res constant v1g11ance The quartermaster of the watch keeps the rough deck log, mamtams the sh1p's track, records the weather, and pred1cts changes 1n the weather whenever poss1ble When not on watch there are charts and publ1cat1ons to be corrected The postal clerk 1S often the most heckled man on board He str1ves to del1ver anx1ous1y awa1ted news from home and dut1ful1y gets our letters and packages off to those we've left beh1nd HIS sotmd of ma1l call' often br1ngs a sm1le to many a weary face and occaslonally a frovm of d1sappo1ntment from others Sh1p's off1ce 1S the adm1n1strat1on co ordmat1on center of the Shlp There the yeomen and personnelmen bus11y pound type wr1ters and deftly shuffle papers among department baskets Wh11e the personnelmen are ma1n1y respons1ble for keepmg the serv1ce records of each man, the yeomen prepare correspondence and ma1nta1n f11eS of current 1nstruct1'ons and notlces 0ther routme dut1es 1nclude publ1sh1ng a da1ly Plan of the Day CPODD and preparmg the sh1p's personnel d1ary Although the men of N D1v1s1on could broadly be labeled as paper pushers, most of them have spent some t1me on the deck force and have earned the1r rates through hard work They st1l1 perform routme mamtenance and take pr1de 1n the appearance of the1r spaces as well as the1r ab111ty to sa11 the seas . . . - . . f . . . . . . . . , . . . . - . ' Q U . - , . . p . . . , J.. , -,,,,,Q .g,,A,,,,,,.,-gp.,.,-VI' A-,a.-1.,,f,Q--..,.sa7..,.f.f:,ggvL,+gL+,'A:1Q.g.L..,g--,Q-,Q..e:-...c..,:,gQ..f '-11341 ipg.aka..+zl1.gaM..Q5,f,l,efL.2.a.sp,,.,.,g..ig , ,,,aV1'-1a-1-JN., V- FIRST ROW CL to RJ: LT Usborne, R.W., Schem, J. P., 'QMCS SECOND ROW: Shackleford, M,R,, SN, Legallo, J.C., QMSN, Dummer, L.L., QM3, Zaviski, W.A., QM3, Barthelmeh, D. W., QMSN, Arcangel, M,A., YN1 THIRD ROW: Quackenbush, S.L., YN3, Semk0, M,J., QMSN, Norris, C.J., PCSN, Bordelon, E.R., SA, Tapia, J.A., SN N DIVISION Finally obtaining distinction as the smallest division aboard the EPPERSON the men of N Division carefully ided gu our course while underway and routed the correspondence both in port and at sea. Occasionally the postal clerk even tried to hold mail call and we all got off for a little liberty. When not on the bridge, our division officer, Chief SCHEM, could usually be found in the Chief's QuarterS grilling cheese omelets h'l ' ' ' w 1 e ARCANGEL rested in the sh1p's office with his YN1 Sa C book as a pillow. ZAVLSKI established the reputation as the only QM3-PC in the 7th Fleet, but eventually squared away NORRIS enough so that Ski could think ab t h' ' ou s ippmg over as a QM, After Hong Kong, QUACKENBIISH saved his money since he bashfully admitted losing a S50 bet SMITH, BM2. Meanwhile, SEMKO Went 1I1t0 the pawn business with the motto, Anybody want to buy a watch I just bought? D eren ars in Yoko, then stayed aboard to listen to his stereo. After weeks of complaining about taking orders from minors, BARTHELMEH finally gOt Sent off to Yokosuka for QM school promis' t mg o see that LE GALLO made it through too. TAPIA then turned to his dictionary in hopes that after learning how to spell, he'd be ready for third class. During the cruise we gained two new men. BORDELON, as a yeoman striker, at first wondered whether his job was to watch radar scopes or type, while SHACKLEFORD, sporting his surfing patch studded work Jacket made others wonder whether his aspirations were to be a quartermaster or the shiD'S0I11Yd9S' ignated surfer. UMMER was the only one who checked bottles at 3 diff t b 1! J., -71 A , 1 Q ff' X xx ., x x I -. , 7- ML ,ifymfwf -?',n...,1z rr -f waam J-,:.,..s,..-...v at--.dx 5... J-4.Lw....-.. arwzsv B KS L v 1 M hd f Crvtlise 'Q DEPLGYNIENT SCHEDULE DATE 13 SEP 1965 - 22 SEP 1965 23 SEP 1965 - 17 OCT 1965 18 OCT 1965 - 26 NOV 1965 27 NOV 1965 3 DEC 1965 20 DEC 1965 3 JAN 1966 14 JAN 1966 14 JAN 1966 - 18 JAN 1966 18 JAN 1966 - 22 JAN 1966 22 JAN 1966 - 27 JAN 1966 27 JAN 1966 - 1 FEB 1966 1 FEB 1966 - 4 FEB 1966 4 FEB 1966 - 7 FEB 1966 7 FEB 1966 - 9 FEB 1966 9 FEB 1966 - 12 FEB 1966 12 FEB 1966 - 17 FEB 1966 17 FEB 1966 - 12 FEB 1966 28 FEB 1966 - 7 MAR 1966 7 MAR 1966 - 16 MAR 1966 17 MAR 1966 - ASSIGNMENT Departed Pearl Harbor enroute Yokosuka, Japan Arrived Yokosuka in Port Yokosuka Departed Yokosuka for Yankee Team, NGFS and SAR Duty in Tonkin Gulf Arrived Hong Kong Departed Hong Kong for Sasebo via Sea of Japan transit Arrived Sasebo, Japan Departed Sasebo enroute Taiwan Patrol via special Soviet Surveillance Ops Assumed Taiwan Patrol Kaohsiung Taiwan Patrol Inport Kaohsiung Taiwan Patrol Inport Kaohsiung Taiwan Patrol Inport Kaohsiung Taiwan Patrol DISTANCE 3360 miles 2700 miles 600 miles 2100 miles 1560 miles Enroute Yokosuka 1260 miles from Kaohsiung Inport Yokosuka Enroute Sydney, Australia 4200 miles via Guam Inport Sydney, Australia Enroute Pearl Harbor via 4600 miles Suva, Fiji Islands Arrived Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Ii H -4- i . , 5 l is i , M ni. if H! EH 1 i. Eg il ,, Q . M EE: 1 lg 2 I S 1 : if Q, i. Z, I b V. ,,.. 1:1 ' Vi tg' H ' N. ii f- Pi' 02-, -1 fa ' YOKOSUKA There's one fine thing about leaving for the Orient from Hawaii, Midway Island is in the way and if it weren't there'd be no one to entertain the base personnel on the quaint atoll. We thought if this is a sample of our cruise it'11 be lonely, but it'11 be wet. After the fuel stop we took out station as radar warning ship 100 miles north of the Hornet only to see her again on the 20th for fueling. We got too close, however, and did not complete the replenishment until the next morning. Quick reactions had minimized damage, but talk of a few weeks in Yokosuka spread quickly. Entering Tokyo Bay for the first time since 1962 we were proud but bent, a lady with a broken feather, and Yokosuka was to be our milliner. The ship repair facility was begun 100 years before our arrival and had spawned a massive Japanese fleet, important enough to be a primary target on the dramatic 1942 Halsey-Doolittle raid. It is now a vital base for the world's largest fleet, the United States Seventh, and home to 3000 service and civilian personnel and wage provider for 6000 japanese. In three swift weeks a few hundred ofthe wage earners quickly and ably returned to EPPERSON to fighting condition as we were to proceed upon completion of repairs to operations with Yankee Team forces. While the cutting and welding went on Cthank you Frank .Knox - very timelyj, many of the crew went off to their first liberty in a foreign la.nd outside of Lahaina. Tours, night clubs, sports and strolls are the stuff that liberty's made of. We learned the language of the Seventh Fleet, words like dai jobi, sukoshi, hai yaku, ichi,ahtsui, and Asahi. We were guided on tours to Tokyo's fabulous Ginza Strip high into Tokyo Tower, through the Olympic Stadiums and into the night. Although haze clouded Mt Fuji on the tour through Hakone Nat'1 Park we took some rides that were equal to the breath taking scenery. On a gondola high over stinking volcanic springs, cruising down a fairyland lake, or pitching headlong in a bus through narrow two way streets, the tour took us up, through and over temples and palaces, beaches and mountains. During the time we spent in repairs much was made of the sports facilities. The soccer team hustled through practices hoping to hustle games in Hong Kong and Australia. Supply's basketball team began to organize for the Sasebo tournament. 20 men who were inclined towards killing clay pigions entered the ship's Skeet shoot. The winner was not decided until the last dirt duck died when the captain, with PULL! still ring-mg on the range, fired the shot that proved his distant vision Cthe victor wore scrambled eggs, they're still recounting the score for that shootj. Our stay in Yokosuka was longer than we expected and we were anxious to get down to Viet Nam, but we didn't run out of work, money nor sights to see. Yokosuka quite a place to begin a cruise. 6'N.:,f ,wp ,f 'gf -'Q 'Q lvl . ' -.-,AE V E?-K ,A s.. mg, Xu ' ,f,e,, XE 1 'N 1 f ,E al' 4 fs 1 S , 'Z 1 Z X, is 'sl' -, 'Vi 1 - ', 4 fm' 7 . - u , ' '1: ' 7' fa' V1 Z rl- ' Vf ' 1 'T-Q' T Y EV I nf f K J ' . ' -. '4'i,-'fff' i V' w if UIQ ,' - ,W Z -'uf' z, . l4,,4.,,,-,,-,L AH- ,... - -LMA W . Y-YW. ...J H AWA, A f,.A. - .. . 4, , W-.. , ,U .,,A,4,, ,A ,M ., 4.4 ,, ,. Q., ,-,,-1, , Y ,M , 'A uh. , 'I J '- r . 1 P II' N w W' I I . 1 ii X. 11. . I3 la 1:- f X, 7 , ' X Z. , X , ' W . 1 - S nv. 1 , i 1 K . 4 X r xl. is E l 3 W v m 4 I F 3 E 5 . 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In this area, the majority of the population lives on the narrow lowlands along the coast, which makes guerrilla Operations there particularly susceptible to naval weapons. In many places, the mountains come right to the sea and provides hiding and gathering areas for the Viet Congthat are almost inaccessible to shore based artillery, but not inaccessible to destroyers Tough and mobile, destroyerscan range quickly up and down the coast providing support and repelling attacks whenever they are needed--24 hours a' day. Land artillery requires many troops to protect it from attack, but the destroyer provides her own defense and can put a heavy concentration of accurate fire as far as 8 miles away. Epperson was assigned NGFS duties twice - from 25 October to 1 November and again from 10-16 Novemb er. We w ready and rarin' to go. The long hours of training - schools, drills, lectures, drills, practice firing and more drills - Egg given us confidnece in ourselves and the ship. The pace was fast, port and starboard shore bombardment sections, six hours on, six hours off, gave ta little rest, but not much, always ready to fire at a moments notice- not many ships could match us in that respect anch r' t , , 0 ing o fire a mission, then up anchor and 27 knots to the next task, the anchor looked like a damned yo-yo-the We Can Handle It men always did- zipping around and between rocks, islands and headlands at 25 knots all hours of the clock, a few toothmarks on the hearts o f 1 1 1 i 1 E 2 ' - b f.fVf H ..M....1w.U., ..,, , ...,,, ,.....,. mM--gmVwg- i K - V ., , , .Y Y - 11--Y-gh , V. J' . , - W 5 4 Q f'f.. 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One mission stands out in everyone's mind. On the evening of 28 October, we received word that the outpost at Tuy An was under attack by large forces of Viet Cong. We quickly steamed into position, a.nd our supporting fire throughout the night repulsed 3 major attacks. As dawn broke, and the Viet Cong were forced to withdraw, the outpost called on the radio, I just looked out my back door and you are the most beautiful sight I've ever seen. It was a splendid job all night. To the Captain and crew, we tha.nk you from the bottom of our hearts. Our efforts were worthwhile. i s , E 3 5 , :f'L.- f,.- Bk 1' RX mis MQ. fig M f in X Q 4 . V -- U . v m Y,- V :V I - VUVY-,-f I- V , V ' -' -4 A' , V J - ff.: .. - 1' ' 1 '1 4 -',L 'iJ'f. 1 4-fxf A r 1' , if 'S 1 - '.Q'.1f f 4 .... Y - -f - 'f, --N---f-H -7- .. g,, , -, ,,, ,,,,A,g- 4 4 -, M, Y V4, 1,1Y4Y,, ,WW-. YH- g -fy, A5! ..- ,.w , F I 4 l. :ii F. 5. X I 4, K , 4 4 c P 1 1 Q ? us 1 i Y 'Z Y wr E Q , .1 ' 1, ' . I, . 2, S. 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Today, Hong Kong is a busy commercial center, a popular tourist spot, and a refugee center, with a population approaching 8,000,000, a great number of which are Chinese who escaped to Hong Kong from the mainland. During our visit, from 26 November to 3 December, we took great advantage of scheduled tours and available transportation to visit many interesting spots: Sampan cities, floating restaurants, sites of major redevelopment, temples, and the Communist Chinese Border. A ride up the tramway Csteep enough to make you feel you were riding on your backb provided a beautiful view of the harbor. Excellent meals at Jimmy's Kitchen , the Parisian Grill , and other very good restaurants, and visits to night spots in Hong Kong or Kowloon made for entertaining evenings. . Perhaps Hong Kong's greatest contribution to the U. S, Navy is in its role as a free port. Taking advantage of the low prices, EPPERSON men heavily patronized the Navy Purchasing Branch at the China Fleet Club, plus various tailors, jewelers, etc., throughout the city. It is estimated that the ship's draft was increased by several inches by the weight of tape recorders, radios, cameras, suits, shoes, dresses, and jewelry brought aboard. IIOIN'G'1r IICJIIN'Gu'- 5 3, Z, L 1. 11,1 1 ' Ur., l f x ' , W, ' vu, l ia 1 L, 1 2 I i. , ,. 1 . K V. Vx I, V l 5 i W P it Tfffir S 4 ' E A, , 1 f P 5. lg P, 1 ? AMA.-- ,,,, .,,......-QA.. .W-.... R. .. ,..2,....-.f.,g..4,',, ,W-J :A i 4, .,,L,..': , SEA OF JAPAN A X T57 C427 053 J' Y Q n ,,7,,C,-, -H , , A ----H , -i -V ,f., .,,,.,wT,. ,. -if . ' T 1'1'i'ff1'7'-rf3tf'f--vw-Wfw:-Tgvxwi-gi'-'?f- T'f 'll ' ' , , 'j'f,'f K 1 w ' 3 X J 3,-.z' .uh z .1 - . -- . .. 1 ' .1zf,r.1g'L,5f:-ggfigx 751 ' -'J ' , 5 ,rs QS .fff?31'iiTEXiN, We vvaxmvwyxw . NMA ii 1 2 3 Z r A .Ye ,2 Q Q e554 za i x F 1 ef A41 ' 68 ,I .fl ju kf 44 ink SASE O With better than half our cruise behind us, and after a long bout with heavy seas, we stopped for a well deserved rest in Sasebo to celebrate the Holiday Season. We had a welcome White Christmas, much to our surprise -- a far cry from what we had been used to in Hawaii. And New Year's -- well, needless to say, it was brought in right in the best EPPERSON tradition. Except for that lonely mid-watch on the quarterdeck, and the hearty duty Section' all hands joined in the festivities. ' Sasebo was an athletic port to be sure. Besides the exercises at the O Club, CPO and EM Clubs, we had a big Christmas basketball tournament and a very successful boxing smoker. Our sea-going hoopsters , although ngt quite as conditioned as our shore duty counterparts, managed to make a good showing for themselves. At least we can boast that we beat the Hornet five -- a game that made the tournament worthwhile. A lot of enthusiasm was shown for our boxing team also. All was not fun and games, however. As during every in-port period, the days were hectic in making repairs and preparing EPPE for long and steady duty to come. r - t W Wm . f 2 2 'YM '71 .x Russ an sh ps were encountered an the way ic Kaohsiung. KAOHSIUNG EPPERSON was on Taiwan Patrol from 14 January through 9 February. During this period, the ship was in port on four separate occasions for general maintenance and liberty. Kaohsiung, one of Taiwan's expanding cities and busy shipping harbors, is located near the Southern end of the island. It has a population that is mixed as a result of the Japanese oc- cupation and Chinese influence. Kaohsiung stands tall among the surrounding mountains as new modern buildings reach skyward out of the small crowded quarters of one room shops. The visitor can travel from points of interest via taxi, the driver constantly honking his horn as he speeds down the crowded streets. For those who are not in a hurry, there is the bicycle rickshaw, peddling its way through the hundreds of bicycles, motor scooters and pedestrians. Modern methods of transportation are slowly taking over but the ox-drawn cart is still the primary means of getting goods to market. The hustle and bustle of expanding new industry caused a dusty atmosphere that meant extra work to keep EPP ERSON clean. ' EPPERSON's first view of Kaohsiung was through the narrow one lane harbor entrance that the many ships enter and exit by each day. The firstsmell was that of the large fishing industry just inside the harbor and easily accessible for the hundreds of colorful fishing junks. It is a well guarded harbor in event of attack from Communist China. All EPPERSON sailors enjoyed the liberty and purchased many souveniers to bring home. The softball team met defeat in four of the five games played against TRI-Service and other ships in port. Their comment: We were going to win more but did not have enough runs. A tour of Kaohsilmg and the surrounding area was made by approximately thirty sailors during our last visit. It was an adventurous trip as the bus passed the small farms, rice paddies and other points of interest. As the ship departed the narrow harbor entrance into Kaohsiung for the last time, thoughts were turning toward the long journey back to Pearl Harbor via Australia. Left behind were beautiful orange and red sunsets created by the dust of Kaohsiung's industry, new friends o f 'another country and a growing city of a free people. But we take with us the memories of all that we have seen and done. . an i a 2 if 1. , 2 .igcj ' ' . 'j Z X 1 I 1 . Q3 A J X X ff X fl V' X XZ, fi . Vl fy 5. 2 4 f if ,.'r .t 2 ' 53 L, t a I 1' f 1 i 4, if t 1, t , , ..,.' S is ., 5 EM ...ff ff 1 X f I? ,X ' 3' .i if-1. -lin' 'EV ' X A f A -,f f' - ,X ,, ,. 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We remember our fathers, our brothers, and our friends who died to keep the world from being half free and half slave. As we remember these with gratitude and tribute, let our true memorial be more than a moment, more than a trumpet call, more than a wreath of flowers. Let our memorial today be dedicated to HAROLD GLENN EPPERSON, to recall in this final tribute, his un- deniable courage, his unselfishness of spirit with which he , completely forgot himself and his own safety to save his friends, 1944. Remove from our own thinking all the barriers of race or color or creed. Strengthen our hands with honor. We would be peaceful, Father, but when we must, help us to thunder hard the blow that is just. We would be prayerful, Lord, but when we have prayed - - let us arise courageous, unafraid. 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