Essex (CVS 9) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 292 of the 1967 volume:

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HER SUCCESSES READ LIKE A CHRONOLOGY 'OF THE FINAL TWO YEARS OF THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC. HER CONTEMPORARIES CALLED HER QUEEN - QUEEN OF THE FLEET'f. T0 THE READER THIS BOOK MARKS THE TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER ESSEX, AMERICA'S SENIOR-MOST CARRIER ON THE SEAS. TO THE NAVY IT COMMEMORATES THE NAME OF A SHIP WHICH, FROM 1799, HAS PLAYED AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN THE DESTINY OF HER COUNTRY ...... FOR THAT DESTINY HAS SO OFTEN BEEN IN HER HANDS. 4 A LEGEND IS BORN AMERICA WAS YOUNG. WHILE STRUGGLING TO ESTAB- LISH ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL STABILITY UNDER HER NEW CONSTITUTION, THE UNITED STATES FACED CON- TINUED THREATS FROM FRENCH NAVAL FORCES AGAINST A NEW AND THRIVING MARITIME INDUSTRY. TO PROTECT THESE INTERESTS, CONGRESS PASSED SEVERAL ACTS TO ESTABLISH A TOKEN NAVAL FORCE AND ON 30 JUNE 1798, THE ACT WHICH ENABLED ESSEX TO BE BUILT CAME INTO BEING. THIS ACT ALLOWED THE PRESIDENT TO ACCEPT VESSELS OF WAR FROM PRI- VATE CITIZENS ON THE CREDIT OF THE UNITED STATES. IN RESPONSE TO THIS ACTION, 23 CITIZENS OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS OPENED A PATRIOTIC SUBSCRIP- TION ON 17 JULY 1798 TO BUILD A VESSEL OF WAR FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND SO IT CAME TO PASS THAT A LEGEND WAS BORN. ON 25 OCTOBER 1798, A MEETING OF THE SPONSORS OF THE FIRST ESSEX WAS HELD T0 DETERMINE THE TYPE OF VESSEL TO BE BUILT. FROM THE SALEM GAZETTE OF 26 OCTOBER 1798 CAME THE FOLLOWING ANNOUNCE- MENT WHICH READ IN PART: AT A MEETING IN THIS TOWN ON TUESDAY LAST, OF THOSE GENTLEMEN WHO HAVE SUBSCRIBED TO BUILD A SHIP FOR THE SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES, IT WAS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO BUILD A FRIGATE OF 32 GUNS, AND TO LOAN THE SAME TO THE GOVERNMENT ....... A MONTH LATER, THE FRIGATE'S BUILDER, ENOCH BRIGGS, ADVERTISED FOR SHIPBUILDING MATERIALS IN A RINGING APPEAL: TAKE NOTICE! YE SONS OF FREE- DOM! STEP FORTH AND GIVE YOUR ASSISTANCE IN BUILDING THE FRIGATE TO OPPOSE FRENCH INSOLENCE AND PIRACY! LET EVERY MAN IN POSSESSION OF A WHITE OAK TREE FEEL AMBITIOUS TO BE FOREMOST IN HURRYING DOWN THE TIMBER TO SALEM .... WHERE NOBLE STRUCTURE IS TO BE FABRICATED TO MAIN- TAIN YOUR RIGHTS UPON THE SEAS AND MAKE THE NAME OF AMERICA RESPECTED AMONG THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD! YOUR LARGEST AND LONGEST TREES ARE WANTED ...... FOUR TREES ARE WANTED FOR THE KEEL, WHICH ALTOGETHER WILL MEASURE 146 FEET IN LENGTH, AND HEW 16 INCHES SQUARE. PLEASE CALL ON THE SUBSCRIBER, WHO ...... WILL PAY THE READY CASH . THE FRIGATE WAS LAUNCHED ON 30 SEPTEMBER 1799, BEFORE A CROWD OF 12,000 PEOPLE. THE EXPECTED WAR WITH FRANCE DID NOT MATERIALIZE, BUT IN THE WAR OF 1812 THE FIRST ESSEX COMPILED A RECORD OF BATTLE UNEQUALED BY ANY OTHER MAN-OF-WAR AND BY THE CLOSE OF 1813, ESSEX WAS THE ONLY VESSEL OF WORTH TO BE OPERATING: ALL OTHERS HAVING BEEN CAPTURED, DAMAGED, OR SUNK. OF WOODEN SHIPS 3, y. , , U-. V, . , , . V, . f , X, ' ..,f' - 1 - f K , ! 1 . ff XX A fix y . 1 X 1' ,121 ,Z I 5. m-ascii: R 1 l 1 i 1 E a PHOEBE ATTACKS ESSEX VALPARAISO, CHILE 28 MARCH 1814 ..-.- --...I I l ESSEX WAS A LEGEND IN HER OWN DAY ....... A LEG- END THAT DID NOT GO UNNOTICED BY THE BRITISH WHO HAD NO LESS THAN TWO SQUADRONS, TOTALING SEVEN SHIPS, SEARCHING FOR THIS LITTLE, BUT MIGHTY FRIG- ATE. ESSEX WAS DISCOVERED BY THE BRITISH SHIPS PHOEBE, CHERUB, AND RACOON WHILE AT ANCHOR IN THE HAR- BOR AT VALPARAISO, CHILE. THE ENGLISH SHIPS THAT WERE TO D0 BATTLE, PHOEBE AND CHERUB, TOTALED EIGHTY-ONE GUNS AND FIVE HUNDRED MEN. ESSEX HAD FORTY-SIX GUNS AND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE MEN. ON 28 MARCH 1814, AFTER A SIX-WEEK BLOCADE OF THE HARBOR, ESSEX TRIED TO BREAK OUT DURING A HEAVY SEA SQUALL ONLY TO BE DISMASTED. THWARTED IN HIS ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE, CAPTAIN DAVID D. PORTER STEERED ESSEX TO A COVE NEAR THE HARBOR. DISREGARDING ALL INTERNATIONAL LAWS OF THE NEU- TRALITY OF THE COVE, BRITISH COMMODORE HILLYAR ORDERED HIS HAND-PICKED GUN CREWS TO COMMENCE FIRING UPON THE CRIPPLED ESSEX, WHICH HAD STRUCK A REEF AND WAS NOW AGROUND. PORTER RETALIATED BY ORDERING HIS CREW TO ANSWER THEIR VOLLEY. COMMODORE HILLYAR, COGNIZANT OF ESSEX'S SHORT RANGE GUNS, SOON WITHDREW HIS SHIPS TO A POINT BEYOND THEIR RANGE. THE SLAUGHTER ON BOARD SHIP BECAME HORRIBLE AS THE ESSEX WAS RAKED BY THE BRITISH VOLLEYS. FRUSTRATED BEYOND THE SCOPE OF HUMAN ENDURANCE, PORTER, AT TWENTY MINUTES PAST SIX IN THE EVENING, TWO HOURS AND TWENTY- FIVE MINUTES AFTER THE DESPERATE AND REMARK- ABLE STRUGGLE BEGAN, GAVE ORDERS TO STRIKE THE NATIONAL ENSIGN. ESSEX FINALLY SURRENDERED AFTER LOSING, BY DEATHS OR INJURIES, OVER SEVENTY- FIVE PERCENT OF HER COMPLEMENT. TEN MINUTES LATER, THE BRITISH FINALLY DISCONTINUED THEIR IN- CESSANT BOMBARDMENT, AND SHOWED QUARTER TO ESSEX. OF IRON SHIPS QQ' X f-4m.... ' . Sr ' , ... ML fw TRANSITION - STEAM AND SAIL AND LIVE SHE DID ........ THE THIRD VESSEL TO AMEND THE LEGEND OF ESSEX WAS COMMISSIONED ON 9 OCTOBER 1876 AT THE BOSTON NAVAL SHIPYARD. A CORVETTE OF THE LINE, SHE HAD THE DISTINCTION OF BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN STEAM AND SAIL DURING THIS CRUCIAL TRANSITIONARY PERIOD OF TIME. JUST AS TODAY, NEW INVENTIONS WERE FROWNED UPON, SCOFFED AT - NONE THE LESS, THERE WERE THOSE WITH FAITH AND FORESIGHT TOWARD THE FUTURE OF A RAPIDLY GROWING COUNTRY. CONSEQUENTLY ESSEX WAS, IN A WAY, FORTUNATE. SHE HAD BEEN DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO MAKE USE OF EITHER MEANS OF PROPULSION AND, ALTHOUGH UNKNOWN BY HER CREW, ESSEX WAS T0 OUTLIVE EITHER OF HER FOREBEARERS. PERHAPS NOT AS GLORIOUSLY, BUT NONETHELESS CON- TRIBUTING HIGHLY AND POSING INVALUABLE SERVICE TO HER COUNTRY. ESSEX RETIRED ON 27 OCTOBER 1930, AFTER FIFTY-FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE TO HER COUN- TRY, DURING WHICH TIME THE TITLE OF AMBASSADOR OF PEACE FIRST ETCHED ITSELF INTO THE LEGEND THAT IS ESSEX. THAT LEGEND WAS NOT TO REST, HOW- EVER, AS THE NAME WOULD AGAIN APPEAR ON, AND EVEN HEAD, THE NAVY'S LIST OF SHIPS - AND THE NEW WOULD DWARF THE OLD AS THE PAST BECAME PRO- LOGUE TO THE FUTURE. 'ii ABOVE: ACADEMY MIDSHIPMEN SUMMER CRUISE 1893 RIGHT: RICHARD WESLEY KONTER AGE I5 MAY 1897 RICHARD WESLEY KONTER KUNITED STATES NAVY RETIREDJ, SURVIVING APPRENTICE OF THE THIRD MAN-OF-WAR TO CARRY THE NAME OF ESSEX, ENLISTED IN THE NAVY AT THE AGE OF 15 FOR 59.00 A MONTH. AFTER FOUR MONTHS OF TRAINING AT NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, HE DEPLOYED ABOARD ESSEX FOR A SIX-MONTH CRUISE OF EUROPE AND THE WEST INDIES. THE NAME ESSEX IS VERY DEAR TO US WHO SERVED ABOARD THE BARK-RIGGED FRIGATE AROUND THE TURN OF THE CENTURY RELATES MISTER KONTER AS HE REMEMBERS THE CRUISE: EACH MORNING, NO MATTER HOW WARM OR COLD THE WEATHER WAS, ALL US BOYS HAD TO STRIP OFF NAKED AND GO UP TO THE FORECASTLE, OR FOKSIL AS I SPELL IT, AND HERE TWO BOYS MANNED A HAND PUMP WHILE A THIRD PLAYED A SALT WATER HOSE ON US FOR OUR DAILY BATH. LATER, WE DREW A RATION OF THREE QUARTERS OF A BUCKET OF FRESH WATER IN WHICH WE HAD TO SCRUB OUR TEETH, SHAMPOO AND SHAVE, THEN SCRUB OUR CLOTHES WITH THE LEAVINGS. IF ANY WATER WAS LEFT, USUALLY ALMOST GOO, WE SCRUBBED THE SHIP'S PAINTWORK. THE ESSEX HAD AN AUXILIARY STEAM ENGINE ABOARD, WHICH WE USED ONLY WHEN LEAVING OR ENTERING PORT, OR IN EMERGENCIES, AND IT COULD DRIVE US ALONG AT THE FAST SPEED OF ABOUT FIVE KNOTS. WHEN STEAMING OUT OF PORT, AND AFTER WE HAD CLEARED LAND, THE ENGINE WAS STOPPED. WHILE THE ENGINEER'S FORCE WAS DISCON- NECTING THE LARGE PROPELLOR FROM THE MAIN SHAFT, US BOYS WERE ALOFT SETTING ALL SAILS. AS-SOON-AS THE ESSEX WAS UNDER CONTROL OF THE WINDS, THE ENGINEER'S FORCE WOULD USE BIG HAND CRANKS AND LOWER THE SHIP'S SMOKESTACK DOWN INTO THE FIREROOM WHERE IT WAS OUT OF SIGHT. WE WERE NOW STRICTLY A SAILING VESSEL. THE SILVER YE ARS F- nyaymf W ffkkkk ,W-Nwrwmv X A f W-M X M W f,4r-XM xl fix f mf, A 379 Y Z my mmfqvgmg N X ,, K6 J ix .., x 'dw' is M 'H fx M M ! W its fY Y VV KI mfs gaqgiwx wfxtm M ww tfbz, AIS? V635 Sy ! v. X 1 L-mg ,,,--JL 4 sr- x xx 'N 'ay Mi? 'f fu-. SKK shkxkx -0' sg' y f Q A A 14491 ,ww ' sw Y llf all! WQRUYPEAEE M J X N, Quik? Www Q S Q Xw f5mEE45?W, U gm 1552? ' JF , V W . EAA.,, E f' , ,vt , ,, 'J' A, 1 L, , f fix K mf f 2 M 271' ' ff . 'K x K 5 1 f at! X 5 ' , 51f 31, 5 .yt A -vf ,i4,,1HK 1 In ,K X ., L5 KY -K-,:, ,3,,..:,4 fx 5 .pe ' ' M 'K N .- K' ' ifqigf - , .,.-I 32,4 Q-45' ,,, usp. ll xxx' WT QKKZ S fi',.,cA'ZV3 Wffwz Y 2 Q ' Q V A fi?-35 ,7 -,M 0 . ,.,,L , .-, , xv ,,,,,1 ..,,z- Pfxf -- I 1 , gjff .V fight, , - wi W'-V a f fx 'f -' 'A f' - 2 K 'Aix'-'il-f?ML.QAff'f WJ if Zz, ,MQ 3 , 1 :QM A- ' ,. . A x L, ' sk VJQQ a 'E M. CV? f , . 'SEXY A , , MV f I f' fn, . F, A-X 1 ,fr ff: - M ' 'X 'W , ,K ,K , ,KAW K ,W ff -Q. 1-74: ffm gs1,,f,w- - fy, W K QXKKK jf, T H Q, VIII I ,. Q, iik ,,,,,, K K , K, K ikz, ,iw KK K , K.,1 , K, ,K E E E , ' 'f f , K .... X MMS ,K , KKK.K. s.. w . Ax ON 9 DECEMBER 1936, CORPORAL EUGENE C. ZIMMERS OF THE USS TEXAS SUG- GESTED IN A LETTER THAT THE NAME ESSEX BE APPLIED To AN AIRCRAFT CAR- RIER. IN HIS ANSWER, CHESTER W. NIMITZ, ASSISTANT CHIEF OF THE BUREAU OF NAVIGATION, INDICATED THAT THE NAME WOULD BE PLACED ON AN APPROPRIATE LIST. HOUSE BILL 8026 WAS PASSED ON 14 JUNE 1940 BY THE 76TH CONGRESS WHICH AU- THORIZED THE CONSTRUCTION OF SEVERAL AIRCRAFT CARRIERS. ABIDING BY THE WISHES OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, CONGRESS OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED THE NAME ESSEX TO RIDE THE SPEARHEAD OF HER CLASS. THE LEGEND COULD NOT BE FORGOTTEN. LL NUMBER 392 NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING AND DRY DOCK COMPANY KEEL LAID: 28 April 1941 CONSTRUCTION TIME: 457 DAYS ITV WAS ONE OF THE HOTTEST DAYS OF THE SUMMER WHEN, AT EXACTLY 2:46 P.M. ON FRIDAY, 31 JULY 1942, THE USS ESSEX SLID DOWN THE WAYS INTO THE JAMES RIVER. THE WARTIME ATMOSPHERE OF THE LAUNCHING WAS EMPHASIZED BY A LINE OF SOLDIERS ARMED WITH SUB-MACHINE GUNS STANDING GUARD AROUND THE CEREMONIAL AREA. MRSJARTEMUS L. GATES, WIFE OF THE ASSISTANT SEC- RETARY OF THE NAVY FOR AIR, WAS SPONSOR FOR THE ESSEX - MAIDS OF HONOR WERE MISS DIANE GATES, DAUGHTER OF THE SPONSOR, AND MISSES ALESSANDRA AND ANNE CHENEY, NIECES OF MRS. GATES. THERE WERE NO GALA CELEBRATIONS, NO GUEST SPEAKER, NO YARDWORK INTERRUPTIONSQ ESSEX HAD A JOB TO DO AND THERE WAS NOT TIME FOR A CELEBRATION. FROM THE NEW CITIZENS OF AN OLD NEW ENGLAND TOWN CAME THE FOLLOWING WIRE: IN BEHALF OF CITIZENS OF ESSEX, MASSACHUSETTS, WE WISH TO EX- PRESS OUR DEEPEST APPRECIATION OF THE HONOR EX- TENDED THIS HISTORIC TOWN BY THE NAMING OF THE LASTEST AIRCRAFT CARRIER ESSEX. MAY GOD PROTECT AND GUIDE HER THROUGH THESE PERILOUS TIMES AHEAD THAT SHE MAY DO HER FULL SHARE TOWARD EVENTUAL PEACE. COMMISSICNING 31 DECEMBER 1942 CAPTAIN DONALD B. DUNCAN RECEIVED THE SHIP FROM THE YARD. HIS COMMENTS LASTED BARELY A MINUTE, YET, THOUGH HE NEVER REITERATED THE PAST, THEY COULD NOT BUT HAVE BEEN SPOKEN BY PREBLE AND BAINBRIDGE, BY PORTER AND FARRAGUTQ ECHOING 143 YEARS OF THE ESSEX LEGEND: IT IS MY INTENTION AND EXPECTATION THAT BETWEEN US WE SHALL MAKE THE NAME ESSEX CARRY FEAR AND DESTRUCTION TO OUR ENEMIES, WITH PRAISE TO OUR FRIENDS, AND BE AN EVERLASTING CREDIT TO OUR COUNTRY AND FLAG. ABOVE: CAPTAIN DUNCAN RECEIVES THE ESSEX. CENTER: RADM FELIX X. GYGAX ADDRESSES THE MEN OF THE ESSEX. BELOW: RADM FELIX X. GYGAX, COMMANDANT, NOR- FOLK NAVY YARD. RADM A. H. VAN KEU- REN, CHIEF OF BUREAU OF SHIPS. MR. HO- MER L. FERGUSON, PRESIDENT, NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING AND DRYDOCK CO. CAPT DONALD B. DUNCAN, COMMANDING OFFICER, USS ESSEX. ,gi If ABOVE: USS ESSEX - UNDERWAY ON HER MAIDEN VOYAGE BELOW: WITH HER SHAKE-DOWN COMPLETE, ESSEX DEPARTS FOR THE SOUTH PACIFIC VIA PANAMA CANAL AND PEARL HARBOR 10 MAY 1943. 154 E Q'5?--- . '-71'-15fW'W' ESSEX FIRSTS ESSEX FIRSTS ESSEX FIRSTS ESSEX FIRSTS PEARL IN THEIR SUDDEN AND PERFIDIOUS ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR, THE JAPANESE DESTROYED OR DAMAGED ALL OF AMERICA'S MAJOR COMBATANT VESSELSg THE HDOMINANT SHIPS OF THE FLEET. WHAT DID ESCAPE DESTRUCTION WERE ALL SEVEN OF OUR CARRIERS, SOME OF WHICH HAD BEEN ON MANEUVERS DURING THE ATTACK ON 7 DECEMBER 1941. WITHIN TWO HOURS THESE SEVEN CARRIERS BECAME THE SOLE HOPE OF A SHOCKED AND BEWILDERED AMERICA. WITHIN TWO HOURS USEFULNESS, NOT INVULNERABILITY, BECAME THE DETERMINING FACTOR OF THE VALUE OF A WAR- SHIP, AND NO MAN-OF-WAR HAS SHOWN A MORE BRIL- LIANTLY CONSISTENT RECORD OF ACCOMPLISHMENT THAN HAS THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER SINCE THAT DAY OF INFAMY . NEVER BEFORE IN THE HISTORY OF NA- VAL WARFARE HAS THERE BEEN A VESSEL SO LARGE FOR ITS TIME, BOTH IN PHYSICAL SIZE AND THE MIS- SION IT FULFILLS. IF ONE SUCH CARRIER WERE TO BE CHOSEN TO REPRESENT THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF HER COMPATRIOTS, THAT SHIP, IN ALL PROBABILITY, WOULD BE THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER ESSEX. WITHIN THE HISTORY OF THIS GREAT VESSEL CAN BE SEEN THE VERY MARROW OF THE NAVY ITSELFg INDEED, THAT OF HER COUNTRY AND PEOPLE AS WELL. FOR WHEN SHE STEAMED INTO THE SETTING SUN TO DO BATTLE, SHE CARRIED WITH HER THE FLICKERING LIGHT OF FREE- DOM THAT WAS AMERICA. HER STORY HAS BEEN WRIT- TEN UPON THE SANDS OF TIME BUT HER NAME WILL LIVE FOREVER IN THE HEARTS OF MEN. THIS THEN, IS ESSEX .... AFTER DIVE RSIONARY ATTACKS ON MARCUS AND WAKE ISLANDS, ESSEX LAUNCHED HER FIRST MAJOR OFFENSIVE ON ARMISTICE DAY MONDAY - 11 NOVEMBER 1943 RABAUL OPPOSITE: TG 12.1 ENROUTE T0 WAKE ISLAND MONDAY - 22 MAY 1944 18 I OPERATIONS - SECGND WCRLD WAR MARCUS ISLAND QASSAULTJ WAKE ISLAND IASSAULTJ RABAUL I ASSAULT? GILBERTS - TARAWA IOCCUPATIOND KWAJALEIN ATOLL QASSAULTJ MARSHALL ISLANDS QOCCUPATIONJ TRUK IASSAULTJ SAIPAN - TIN IAN KASSAULTJ MARCUS ISLAND QASSAULTJ WAKE ISLAND QASSAULTJ MAJURO ISLAND CASSAULTJ SAIPAN IOCCUPATIONJ PAGAN QASSAULTJ BATTLE OF PHILIPPINE SEA MARIANAS CASSAULTJ ENIWETOK QASSAULTJ GUAM QOCCUPATIONJ TINIAN QOCCUPATIONJ 31 AUGUST 1943 5 OCTOBER 1943 - 6 OCTOBER 1943 11 NOVEMBER 1943 18 NOVEMBER 1943 - 25 NOVEMBER 1943 4 DECEMBER 1943 29 JANUARY 1944 - 4 FEBRUARY 1944 16 FEBRUARY 1944 - 17 FEBRUARY 1944 21 FEBRUARY 1944 - 22 FEBRUARY 1944 19 MAY 1944 - 20 MAY 1944 23 MAY 1944 26 MAY 1944 - 6 JUNE 1944 11 JUNE 1944 - 13 JUNE 1944 14 JUNE 1944 19 JUNE 1944 20 JUNE 1944 - 3 JULY 1944 6 JULY 1944 - 14 JULY 1944 18 JULY 1944 - 21 JULY 1944 23 JULY 1944 - 24 JULY 1944 1 y , ' 3 .N ,, I W, ' 1 V, , 51951. W, ILJ ' .Z ,FA lr-1' L.: L --me. 'xl , --M-,1 'il TQ . K. TACTICAL BRIEF CI-IAULKED ON ISLAND MAJURO CAMPAIGN MONDAY-29 MAY 1944 REST AND RELAXATION MAJURO ATOLL SUNDAY-4 JUNE 1944 TASK FORCE 58 MAJURO ATOLL SUNDAY-4 JUNE 1944 X, OPERATIONS CCONTINUEDJ GUAM lOCCUPATIONJ PALAU COCCUPATION7 MINDANAO IASSAULTJ CEBU, BOHOL, NEGROS QASSAULTT MANILA IASSAULTJ CEBU IASSAULTJ OKINAWA IASSAULTD FORMOSA QASSAULTJ BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF LUZON IASSAULTJ ORMOC BAY SEA BATTLE MANILA QASSAULTJ LUZON KASSAULTJ LUZON IASSAULTJ FORMOSA QASSAULTJ LUZON QASSAULTJ FORMOSA-OKINAWA IASSAULTJ CAMRANH BAY, CAPE ST. JACQUES, SAIGON, FRENCH INDO CHINA QASSAULTJ FORMOSA, SWATOW, CHINA IASSAULTI HAINAN, HONG KONG QASSAULTJ FORMOSA QASSAULTJ OKINAWA CASSAULTJ TOKYO QASSAULTJ IWO JIMA QOCCUPATIONJ TOKYO IASSAULTJ OKINAWA QASSAULTJ KYUSHU CASSAULTJ OKINAWA IOCCUPATIONJ 25 JULY 1944 - 10 AUGUST 1944 6 SEPTEMBER 1944 - 8 SEPTEMBER 1944 9 SEPTEMBER 1944 - 10 SEPTEMBER 1944 12 SEPTEMBER 1944 - 14 SEPTEMBER 1944 21 SEPTEMBER 1944 - 22 SEPTEMBER 1944 24 SEPTEMBER 1944 10 OCTOBER 1944 - 11 OCTOBER 1944 12 OCTOBER 1944 - 14 OCTOBER 1944 24 OCTOBER 1944 - 25 OCTOBER 1944 5 NOVEMBER 1944 - 6 NOVEMBER 1944 11 NOVEMBER 1944 13 NOVEMBER 1944 - 14 NOVEMBER 1944 25 NOVEMBER 1944 14 DECEMBER 1944 - 16 DECEMBER 1944 3 JANUARY 1945 - 4 JANUARY 1945 6 JANUARY 1945 - 7 JANUARY 1945 9 JANUARY 1945 12 JANUARY 1945 15 JANUARY 1945 16 JANUARY 1945 21 JANUARY 1945 22 JANUARY 1945 16 FEBRUARY 1945 - 17 FEBRUARY 1945 19 FEBRUARY 1945 - 21 FEBRUARY 1945 25 FEBRUARY 1945 1 MARCH 1945 18 MARCH 1945 - 21 MARCH 1945 23 MARCH 1945 - 28 MARCH 1945 OPERATIONS QCONTINUEDJ KYUSHU lASSAULTJ OKINAWA QOCCUPATIONT LE SHIMA IASSAULTJ KIKAI SHIMA IASSAULTJ YAMATO TASK GROUP QSUNKJ OKINAWA IOCCUPATIONJ KYUSHUg OKINAWA IASSAULTJ OKINAWA KOCCUPATIONJ KIKAI SHIMA QASSAULTJ OKINAWA IOCCUATIOND KYUSHU QASSAULTJ OKINAWA lOCCUPATIONJ KYUSHU IASSAULTJ OKINAWA QOCCUPATIONJ TOKYO KASSAULTT HOKKAIDOQ NORTHERN HON SHU QASSAULTJ A , 29 MARCH 1945 30 MARCH 1945 - 1 APRIL 1945 3 APRIL 1945 - 4 APRIL 1945 8 APRIL 1945 - 15 APRIL 1945 - 17 APRIL 1945 - 6 APRIL 1945 7 APRIL 1945 13 APRIL 1945 16 APRIL 1945 19 APRIL 1945 20 APRIL 1945 - 22 APRIL 1945 25 APRIL 1945 - 12 MAY 1945 13 MAY 1945 - 14 MAY 1945 17 MAY 1945 - 23 MAY 1945 24 MAY 1945 25 MAY 1945 - 29 MAY 1945 10 JULY 1945 14 JULY 1945 - 15 JULY 1945 4 I fi ll -.J 1 A 9-F X W ,, J - , . f A N .. -5 A my ABOVE: ESSEX LEAVES HER CALLING CARD ON MANILA FRIDAY-22 SEPTEMBER 1944 OPPOSITE: ESSEX MARINES AT ENIWETOK WEDNESDAY-12 JULY 1944 TOKYO IASSAULTJ 18 JULY 1945 KURE NAVAL BASE KASSAULTJ 24 JULY 1945 - 25 JULY 1945 KURE NAVAL BASE QASSAULTJ 28 JULY 1945 TOKYO CASSAULTJ 30 JULY 1945 HOKKAIDOQ NORTHERN HONSHU IASSAULTJ 9 AUGUST 1945 - 10 AUGUST 1945 TOKYO QASSAULTJ 13 AUGUST 1945 TOKYO KASSAULTJ 15 AUGUST 1945 23 ,nm ' Q ESSEX PARTICIPATES IN THE FIRST ATTACKS ON THE HOMELANDS OF JAPAN TUESDAY-10 OCTOBER 1944 OKI,NAWA A H f --sf-11 1'- gm He .. , . ESSEX IS HIT PORT SIDE FRAMES 63 - 70 JAPANESE SUICIDE PLANE CRASHES INTO ESSEX DURING FLIGHT OPERATIONS THE ONLY SUCCESSFUL ATTACK ON ESSEX THE ENTIRE WAR FLIGHT OPERATIONS SUSPENDED JUST 30 MINUTES A '52, ' f A, A 2 f E . I fU5f':X,,. ,S,?,ZW,,,, MQAEQEL 6Mf!Wij','WW-YK-W4WV'-- 'H 7 'A1 f :ffi': 'L -f 'N 'A' 'T -Y ' ' W ' Q if- ll 'f k ' V- ff - . , , -- L - -- ' Y ' 4 -'-v , V -I E -' '5 'Wf5f'm N: v OKINAWA CAMPAIGN THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE MAINLAND 14 MARCH 1945 - 2 JUNE 1945 SEVENTY-NINE DAYS AT SEA WITHOUT DROPPING ANCHOR OR ENTERING PORT THE LONGEST COMBAT AT-SEA PERIOD EVER RECORDED BY AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER COVERING 33,865 NAUTICAL MILES LOGGING 26,103 FLIGHT HOURS REPELLING 357 JAPANESE RAIDS i 28 ,, ,...... W M1 Sieexini I I A A X - X Wd- ' .. -w'W,ff, W, ,W ,Mb ,gg,gg,,y':,5-.WL,.X-.:kgg,,,g ,,f:::..J ,gy ww 'iU2e5,'f-1g,,,,,--Vfwfeis,-i' uf aexiiwisii wm,::::s,iiwgwii. , ,,GN. ,, l',,:, I H O, ,,,,,g L ,,,, 1T,, iizi , ,,., :L. , ,,.. 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' 4' w-M :u - .ABE -so 5 Jaxx .,- K. ' r'E7 d Saga IIJBIR' H' ' PIER 91 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON USS ESSEX ICV-93 USS BONHOMME RICHARD lCV-31? USS BUNKER HILL ICV-173 I USS TICONDEROGA lCV-145 HER TASK COMPLETE .... ESSEX RETIRES 9 JANU ARY 1947 34 I L s Mm wk xx xx 'N NAVAL SHIPYARD' HER FIGHTING A TRADITION WOULD NOT LET ESSEX REMAIN AT REST IN THE EARLY MONTHS OF 1949 A NEW BREATH OF LIFE BEGAN TO APPEAR IN THE COM- PARTMENTS AND ALONG THE PASSAGEWAYS OF ESSEX. THE COLD WAR HAD GROWN WARM IN KOREA AND HER COUNTRY BECK- ONED. SHE WAS LITERALLY RIPPED APART - -REBUILT -RECOMMISSIONED -AND REDESIGNATED. THE NEW USS ESSEX QCVA-91 JOINED THE PA- CIFIC FLEET ON 15 JANUARY 1951g COMPLI- MENTED BY A NEW 889 FOOT FLIGHT DECK AND A COMPLETELY REDESIGNED AND -STREAMLINED ISLAND SUPERSTRUQLURE. - ABOVE: CAPTAIN AUSTIN W. WHEELOCK ASSUMES COMMAND OF CVA-9 ON 15 JANUARY 1951. LEFT: ARRESTINC GEAR CABLE IS INSTALLED ON THE FLIGHT DECK OF ESSEX DURING FINAL OUTFITTING 2 MARCH 1951. OPPOSITE: ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA 17 MARCH 1951. 9 A' C0 F912 -4 .. ,fr .,.J Z . . a D 4 -n. . 4.1 f KOREA 24 JUNE 1951 16 JUNE 1952 1 DECEMBER 1953 1 NOVEMBER 1954 16 JULY 1956 25 MARCH 1952 9 FEBRUARY 1953 12 JULY 1954 22 JUNE 1955 26 JANUARY 1957 ,ml 4? 1 4 'un 11 1'.L ,:, YQ.,- if ESSEX CONTINUED HER ROLE AS A CENTRAL FIGURE IN THE DEFENSE OF FREEDOM DURING THE KOREAN CRISIS. SHE ADDED SEVERAL NEW FIRSTS,' TO HER ALREADY UNBEATABLE RECORD- ONE OF WHICH WAS THE FIRST BANSHEE TO BE LAUNCHED IN COMBAT FROM AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER. W 1 A NEW LOOK .... A NEW HOME .... FOLLOWING THE KOREAN CONFLICT ESSEX WAS FUR- THER MODERNIZED WITH AN ANGLED DECK, A HURRI- CANE BOW, AND A SECOND DECK-EDGE ELEVATOR. BY THE SPRING OF 1956 SHE WAS AGAIN READY TO TAKE HER PLACE IN THE MAIN STREAM OF NATIONAL DE- FENSEQ CONTINUING HER ROLE AS AN ATTACK CARRIER. TWO YEARS LATER, ESSEX DEPARTED THE PACIFIC OCEAN ON A 41-DAY CRUISE AROUND SOUTH AMERICA TO HER NEW POSITION WITH THE ATLANTIC FLEET AND A NEW HOME AT MAYPORT, FLORIDA. IN FEBRUARY 1960 ESSEX WAS AGAIN REDESIGNATED AND ON 19 MAY 1960 CVS-9 ENTERED NARAGANSET BAY ENROUTE TO HER PRESENT HOME - NAS QUONSET POINT, RHODE ISLAND. 40 4 inn 'KH lm EN Ill! HH ll! SN A. , ,,Uff ,W ,, A M..- ,,,, ,.., , .H ,,,, ... 7 29 ,fe i. , ,HW I x p, 25 n 'gf f M W ' M '- b 'gy -31,1 ,gf f x C4 ,J XM 1 Q' ' 1 1 Q fn1m+vz we A ' A' f gm f ' 'N A f' Bi g 9940 ',- f . ' 1 2 V: ,,,, , - ,, .K A N TASK .... ANTI-SUBMARI E WARFARE ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE THE CONCEPT ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE IS THE JOB OF DETECTING, CLASSIFYING, TRACKING, ANDXOR ATTACKING AN ENEMY SUB- MARINE IN TIME OF WAR OR LIMITED HOSTILITIES. IT IS PUR- SUED BY USING SPECIALLY ADAPTED AIRCRAFT, HELI- COPTERS, SHIPS, AND SUBMARINESg EACH DESIGNED TO WORK WITH, AND COMPLEMENT, THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE TEAM. THESE FLEET UNITS USE SONAR OR OTHER LISTENING DEVICES TO LOCATE A SUBMARINE, AND THEN DESTROY THE ENEMY BY USING A DEPTH CHARGE, ROCKET, TORPEDO, OR OTHER WEAPON. TEAMWORK NO SINGLE ELEMENT CAN EFFECTIVELY COMBAT THE ASW THREAT. IT IS A UNIFIED EFFORT INVOLVING EVERY FAC- TION OF TODAY'S NAVY. AND ABOARD ESSEX? FROM THE THROTTLEMAN IN THE ENGINEROOM T0 THE PHONE WATCH IN PRI-FLY, THE MEN OF ESSEX ARE AFFECTED ONE AND ALL. FOR THE KEYSTONE OF SUCCESSFUL ASW IS ECHOED BY ONE WORD-TEAMWORK. SHORE CARRIER-BASED SURFACE xNs1'.u.LA'rloNs ELEMENTS UNrrs N- X SUB-SURFACE UNITS l 6 at .oqu if .9 -...Qf- '3G'1 W - .., - FROM: UNDERWATER VESSELS HAVE BEEN CAPTURING THE MINDS OF MEN THROUGHOUT RECORDED HISTORY. IT WASN'T UN- TIL THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES, HOWEVER, THAT MAN FIRST CONSIDERED THE SUBMERSIBLE IN TERMS OF ITS MILITARY POTENTIAL. CONFEDERATES LAUNCHED THE HUNDLEY, 17 FEB. 1864, WHICH BECAME THE FIRST SUB- MARINE TO SINK A SHIP. BUT IT REMAINED FOR JOHN P. HOLLAND AND SIMON LAKE TO' DEVELOP A TRULY OPER- ATIONAL SUBMARINE FOR THE U. S. NAVY. BY 1900 THE UNITED STATES HAD THE SS HOLLAND. AT LEFT IS HOL- LAND ABOARD THE HOLLAND. TO: GERMAN U-BOATS, OFTEN CALLED PIG BOATS, BROUGHT A NEW KIND OF WAR TO THE SEA IN WORLD WARS I AND II. UNRESTRICTED SUBMARINE WARFARE WAS CONDEMMED BY PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON AND EFFECTIVE MEASURES FOR ASW BECAME NECESSARY. ADM WILLIAM S. SIMS STARTED THE CONVOY SYSTEM AND DEVELOPED ASW METHODS STILL IN USE TODAY. 43 1 THE, NEED 5 I ' 3 K THE MOsT PROFOUNDCHANGE IN THE HISTORY OF WARFARE HASEBEEN THE INLAND REACH OF If sEAPOwER FROM ' THE sEAs. TODAY, sus- A A MARINES POsE ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS THREATS TO THE ECONOMIC STRENGTH AND MlIQITARY,.SECURlTY OF FREE NATIONS. T0 f- PROTECT THE OCEAN HIGHWAYS AND THE FREE .WOIEBD AGAINST SUCH A THREAT, THE UNITED A .. 'i I ' STATESINAVY' HAs FORMED A HIGHLY EFFEC- , TIVE Asw,aFORCE. THE ATLANTIC FLEET Asw ' A M j g HUNTEBFKILLER GROUP IS DESIGNED T0 PRO- A TECT 'IQHE I1 ' D STATES AND THEY FREE ,Fry L, in w ,Q WORLD FROkp, FossIBLE ENEMY ATTACK- f 'O 'O - if O WHETHER ABIUCEJEAR OR CONVENTIONAL-BY 44 - i xi Aff A JSUBMAIQQQNEE INTHE ATLANTIC. ,UNITED STATESP- A 5 , if Af IO ' 'fi Asw FORCES WORK CLOSELY WITH ASW FORCES . A I I A In A ggi -ANVOF 0Tl!!fJR.5iQLLIED NATIONS, FREQUENTLY CON-' A, ' , T A A I 2 DUQTING1-JOINT, EXEBCISES, T0 ASSURE THEK , Off, ,355-Eff, ' , if .ff ff Y FREE,-pWg5aRLD MAXIMUM PROTECTION AGAINST' 7' A ffgig' A A qw , O' ' 3 A Af V , T A I 5- V 1 , A r JY. I3 x I - lm- R V- 95,1 MA '- sm, A?f!NHT!mEAT' I ?Z,A??i5sQ A iff? 6 if .Emi fa K-J, n ' 2 ,A Y . A J - : -A E. .I ,': i'i f? .SAQ 5 1? I I ev YV' 5 A Q is . .WML fi? , , JV -uf f 3, .1 3' Q xc fb HOW DOES ASW WORK? THE TASK OF CONDUCTING ANTISUBMARINE WARFARE INVOLVES MANY DIFFERENT SHIPS AND AIRCRAFT, AS WELL AS HIGHLY TRAINED RADAR AND SONAR OPERATORS AND A FAST, RELIABLE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM. A TYPICAL ASW HUNTER-KILLER GROUP EXERCISE WOULD BEGIN WITH CARRIER-LAUNCHED AIRCRAFT PATROLLING FAR AHEAD OF THE CARRIER AND SEARCHING, WITH SPECIAL EQUIPMENT, FOR THE 'LOCATION OF A SUBMARINE. THE SUB- MARINE MAY BE SIGHTED VISUALLY, BUT MORE OFTEN THAN NOT ITS GENERAL LOCATION IS FOUND BY USING PRECISION SONIC AND RADAR DEVICES. ONCE THE SUBMARINE IS LOCATED, ITS POSITION IS RADIOED TO THE SHIPS OF THE GROUP. DESTROYERS PROCEED TO THE AREA, AS DO HELICOPTERS WITH LISTENING DEVICES THAT CAN BE LOWERED INTO THE WATER TO PINPOINT THE ORIGINAL CONTACT. ONCE THE SUBMARINE HAS BEEN POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS AN ENEMY SHIP, AND ITS POSITION AND COURSE CONFIRMED, THE ATTACK BEGINS. THE SUBMARINE COULD EITHER BE FORCED TO THE SURFACE, OR DESTROYED BY USING TORPEDOES, DEPTH CHARGES, ANTISUBMARINE ROCKETS OR OTHER SIMILAR WEAPONS. TWO NEW ADDI- TIONS TO THE ASW ARSENAL ARE DASH-DRONE ANTISUBMARINE HELICOPTER-WHICH CAN BE REMOTELY CONTROLLED BY THE DESTROYER TO THE LOCATION, CAN DROP EITHER A OR DEPTH CHARGE AND THEN ITS PARENT SHIP, AND ASROC ROCKET-WHICH IS FIRED FROM INTO THE AIR FOR A SHORT FLIGHT ENTERS THE WATER AND SUBMARINE. ' NATO MED! INDIAN OCEAN 3 SEPTEMBER 1957 - 25 OCTOBER 1957 6 SEPTEMBER 1960 - 15 DECEMBER 1960 MEDfPAC EAST LANT 2 FEBRUARY 1958 - 17 NOVEMBER 1958 23 OCTOBER 1961 - 22 FEBRUARY 1962 MED EAST LANT 7 AUGUST 1959 - 26 FEBRUARY 1960 1 OCTOBER 1963 - 20 DECEMBER 1963 PURPLE HEART ARMED FORCES EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL THE RE C ORD WORLD WAR II UNITED NATIONS CHINA VICTORY MEDAL SERVICE MEDAL SERVICE MEDAL AMERICAN ASIATIC-PACUTIC NAVY OCCUPATION NATIONAL DEFENSE KOREAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL CAMPAIGN MEDAL SERVICE MEDAL SERVICE MEDAL SERVICE MEDAL UNITED STATES SHIP ESSEX PRESIDENTIAL NAVY UNIT PIIII-IPPINE UNIT CITATION COMMENDATION LIBERATION RIBBON REPUBLIC OF KOREA PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION .3 -' f 'QT' . .- 'Ii 1'-'ff '7',?'?. i'i2 'I- .'7Q'fS:'1Z.'i7 R3 haw. EW ff? pn gferg... ' , - 5 .Ah az. ,, 4, I, Ju, QM I M .iffi ' 1 Qi 1511 1 ' FA f 5 ' 19212-31 - A ' f i . :ji J, q . , R..-Vg.: ff . fi '7 121,2x1ag-gL2ff1i2L5L -1 COMMANDING OFFICERS CAPTAIN CAPTAIN DONALD B. DUNCAN RALPH A. OFSTIE 31 DEC 42 - 6 NOV 43 6 NOV 43 - 7 AUG 44 CAPTAIN CAPTAIN CARLOS w. WIEBER R0sC0E L. BOWMAN 7 AUG 44 - so JUN 45 so JUN 45 - 1 NOV 45 CAPTAIN CAPTAIN LAURENCE 0. MATI-IEWS AUSTIN W. WI-IEELOCK 1NOV 45-19 JUL 46 15 JAN 51-13 JUN 52 CAPTAIN CAPTAIN WALTER F. RODEE PAUL D, STROOP 13 JAN 52-ZSEP 52 25Ep5g.20C1' 52 G K Y N I. W Y I 5, 'FM 14 4 9, W AN I N I Q? ,W N w V 1 I I N A N 1 Ii H N 1 , 'A 'IZOMMANDING - - OFFICERS CAPTAIN CAPTAIN BENJAMIN B. LovETT CHRISTIAN II. DUBORG 2 OCT 52 - 11 MAR sa 11 MAR 53 - 13 FEB 54 1 .,., Q -SAA ' A , ' 'TA A' Af CAPTAIN CAPTAIN 4 A FRANK TURNER RAYMOND N. SHARP 5. K- - , 5, 13 FEB 54-13 FEB 55 13 FEB 55-7sEP 55 7 3 L ,,. A swf 5 I 14K 4x III I ' I W 1 ff, COMMANDER CAPTAIN D.B. INGERSLEW JOHN B. BOWEN, JR. 7 SEP 55 .15 SEP 55 15 SEP 55 - 31 OCT 56 U gr . f XS-.5 CAPTAIN CAPTAIN EARL R, EASTWQOD THOMAS A. CHRISTOPHER 31 OCT 56.1N0V 57 11 NOV 57-19 NOV 58 1 - l i H - l 1 49 mi Ywf COMMAND ING OFFICERS ,vm ' . CAPTAIN CAPTAIN THOMAS W. soU'rH II RICHARD L- FOWLER 19 Nov ss - 29 0c'r 59 29 OCT 59 - 13 OCT 60 ,um CAPTAIN CAPTAIN SETH S. SEARCY JR. GERALD S. BOGART 13 OCT 60 - 29 OCT 61 29 OCT 61 - 21 NOV 62 CAPTAIN CAPTAIN JOSEPH M- WEST WILLIAM R. MEYER 21 NOV 62 - 30 DEC 63 30 DEC 63 - 16 DEC 64 CAPTAIN C DONA APTAIN 6 LD K. ISSITT WILLIAM E FLY 1 DEC 64 - 18 DEC 65 18 DEC ss - 12 111111 sv W 50 COMMANDING OFFICERS CAPTAIN EDWARD G DANKWORTH 12 JAN 67 6 MAR 67 gk.,-vs ,sf 51 P .ll ' E4-, '. 1 ,Q J, gygv 'M 'V V1 V I r I 4 B .Q W fa-'-f-, ,H W Q S W w U H iv? ,e ,ff x . I ,fi '-,.- ,430 A 1 V 4' Q1 f 4 5 I ' ul, TCDAY - ESSEX 67 :,,, : ' k '1k 'f L 1 f A , ' W.. ...f fffm V ' - f'fT5A 54? K' .:-' 'Y' ' 'Y 1- ' N 5 ff fr.. Ti ' 5 'Ping FT: -, -nip iA fx , ' H 153 WEQQ. L K ,vi , - ,, Z A . ' ' V J .V K K 5' , V,,'k L, N i, f , ,. H J, Wf , .l.1,.,,f1g ,QQ W5-,K - ' , , .mn X 'Hia'-,:EEQQ':' wi L, A AN-..,,f x, 'iw ' 5 'g ' ' ' H -- L ' , , iii, ' ,, fiiAA: A ' 'Ni ffl. MQ A 541 V. , ',,. ,ww I A , 15 X 5 ,M CAPT VAN V. EASON JR. COMMANDING 6 MARCH 1967 - 18 AUGUST 1967 MISSISSIPPI STATE COLLEGE DESIGNATED NAVAL AVIATOR 1941 TORPEDO SQUADRON TEN COMMANDING OFFICER - AIR ANTISUBMARINE SQUADRON TWENTY-SIX STAFF - COMMANDER ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE FORCES KATLANTICI EXECUTIVE OFFICER - USS HORNET ICVS-125 NORTH AMERICAN AIR DEFENSE COMMAND HEADQUARTERS CHIEF OF STAFF - CARRIER DIVISION SIXTEEN COMMANDING OFFICER - USS PARICUTIN QAE-18? BUREAU OF NAVAL PERSONNEL COMMANDING OFFICER - USS I-IORNET QCVS-121 S Q. CAPT JOHN A. HARKINS COMMANDING 18 AUGUST 1967 - DATE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY USS STOCKTON IDD-6461 DESIGNATED NAVAL AVIATOR 1946 ATTACK SQUADRON SEVENTEEN CALFAJ BUREAU OF ORDINANCE STAFF - COMMANDER CARRIER DIVISION THREE STAFF - COMMANDER TASK FORCE SEVENTY-SEVEN NAVAL PROVING GROUND, DAHLGREN, VIRGINIA , STAFF - COMMANDER NAVAL AIR FORCES ATLANTIC SENIOR AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE SCHOOL EXECUTIVE OFFICER - AIR ANTISUBMARINE SQUADRON THIRTY-ONE COMMANDING OFFICER - AIR ANTISUBMARINE SQUADRON TWENTY-EIGHT COMMANDER CARRIER ANTISUBMARINE AIR GROUP FIFTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER - USS KEARSARGE QCVS-331 JOINT CHIEF OF STAFF COMMANDING OFFICER - USS CAMBRIA QAPA-36? A 'S- RADM PERCIVAL W. JACKSON K ,, ..,-,..L. V...-.Q ' S M SA X X .- A - , V ' 'ef .-:: , , ix I In ,kmyiy X V 4 H .V V?Lb V A V yi COMMANDER CARRIER DIVISION FOURTEEN SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY DESIGNATED NAVAL AVIATOR 1937 PATROL SQUADRON FIVE UTILITY SQUADRON FOUR COMMANDING OFFICER - SCOUTING SQUADRON THIRTY-ONE COMMANDING OFFICER - COMPOSITE SQUADRON TWENTY-SEVEN I COMMANDING OFFICER - FIGHTER SQUADRON ELEVEN GENERAL LINE SCI-IOOL NAVAL AIR TEST CENTER, PATUXENT RIVER, MARYLAND USS ROOSEVELT lCVA-421 STAFF- COMMANDER NAVAL AIR FORCES ATLANTIC EXECUTIVE OFFICER - NAVAL AVIATION ORDNANCE TEST STATION CHINCOTEAGUE, VIRGINIA NAVAL WAR COLLEGE STAFF-COMMANDER NAVAL AIR FORCES ATLANTIC STAFF-CARRIER DIVISION FIFTEEN COMMANDING OFFICER - USS ORCA QAVPJ-33 COMMANDING OFFICER - USS KEARSARGE QCVS-33? CHIEF OF STAFF - COMMANDER OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION FORCE QATLANTICJ NATIONAL WAR COLLEGE if fffffffff A V '-x- x--- V ,. W .... X Y Wt EW' ' V Wfyiiifzg ' WGW' ' 4 xi? ff .. X 4 W - , fMff 9, A X Q if f k V' f' f- ' N44 , .V V , ,J , , :',, I . , .W X ' A ' hm Vw' , V, . V , V ' 3 Yi Ajsfgyis ' , xi 55 Z4 fj - ',G, ,Q 2 Aff ,4f.F,,,, , A ., t,,V ,- in K .9 X . , VI ,5,,,,,,M 37345 K K X, , 3 7, I I 31U.9V,f 3 if? AAAA V V f45m. ',- M S L .L,, ,5 ,,., ' ' ' V A t L f J , 3, LK VV U V A f' ' xff 1 A ' E V A ' Q ,gm '1 r A ' A '! fag! if ' Vw ,V V V ' AEEA f PM VVVVV AAAPA 1 Vfyny VV,,, ,,,, . I V' . f, A , A, , A ESSEX 67 DEPLOYM NORTH ATLANTIC MEDITERRANEAN SEA 29 MAY 1967 - 22 SEPTEMBER 1967 PREPARATION AND DEPARTURE 57 A W, . ,K f f Y' vi ,u ,. 9 F 4 s S x 1 , .mf . E . I,T -,,.,, , 7 DEPARTURE NAVAL AIR STATION, QUONSET POINT, RHODE ISLAND 29 MAY 1967 5 s ,,,E,, . 3 sw.-..g,'T10?:fj---lah in an ,AU X, l. . --4 yy H ' i ' , ', ' asm 5.4. .W -- ,..,.......... ' ,.,,Q....: ,- T THOUGHTS OF YESTERDAY AND TOMORROW. KARL AND DIANE CERGNUL TRY TO UNDERSTAND THE REASON FOR IT ALL. ONE FOR THE ROAD. MANUEL LEIJA AND SON, MANUEL II. LAST MAN ASHORE. UANCHORS AWEIGH FROM THE BAND. THREE GENERATIONS, SPANNING THE TWENTY- FIVE YEAR HISTORY OF ESSEX, ARE AFFECTED BY THE FAREWELL. ... ' -grgijf ff, bm rf Q uv' ,Q-xv' fa X ,,,.-If ,,,,,..wN 1 'Nr,A ,W-. 'Ls-wv ' ,pw A' mas' few' MM ,W mf 3 ff MA-9 A NUDGE FROM THE TUG TURNS US INTO THE CHAN- NEL. ROY FRIENDSHUH ANSWERS THE FIRST ENGINE ORDERS. MANY OF US PAUSE TO TAKE ONE LAST LOOK AT HOME, INCLUDING DR. STEFL AND DR. PRESSWOOD IBELOW LEFT? AND BOB RUNNELS IBELOWJ, THEN WE TURN IN- STEAD TO THE TASK AT HAND - FOR ESSEX IS UNDER- WAY. 133 WW, f MQ , 9, if ., A ,W - 9 A ln x- gQf45fki'1ZffL'I1.9'f' gf Ax 1 ,',J?9 A '-5? A-ff f'wi:,f-wwf W x . ' 5 9,--1 Rf, ' mf 1 ! 9 fi' --fi x fi ? g hy 2 ,' yk ' f , ., E T K ,,, 1. mv W. :Qu Jf'9:A,a.,-- , A -. f-,. L J ig! f 1 9159 A if Q. K: X I A ' ,ff -V-k K ' if f EDEFEN W9Q5939959Qig5lEXATLANT1f' W ,,,, X ,QQ'm7faffi A - 2 -.V , xklk V,,f',r,, , :,. , V f w ,LL, ESSEX 67 DEPLOYME NORTH ATLANTIC MEDITERRANEAN SEA 29 MAY 1967 - 22 SEPTEMBER 1967 9 REFLECTIONS WHAT IS A SAILOR? A SAILOR IS AN UNCERTAIN QUANTITY IN BLUE WHO DE- FIES DEFINITION. TO MOM, HE IS A PAIR OF BELL-BOT- TOM TROUSERS WITH A SMUDGE ON HIS CHEEK. TO DAD, HE IS A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK. TO HIS SWEETHEART, HE IS THE MOST WONDERFUL GUY IN ALL THE WORLD. TO THE KID NEXT DOOR, HE IS A HERO. A SAILOR IS A LAD WITH PAINT IN HIS HAIR, OIL ON HIS CLOTHES AND ADVENTURE IN HIS HEART. HE IS A YOUNG MAN WHO LIVES IN THE CONFINES OF A FLOATING, STEEL CASTLE AND HE FINDS IN THIS HOME ASSURED SECURITY FROM THE SLIGHTLY SUSPECT BREED CALLED CIVILIANS. HE DAMNS HIS LOT TO OTHER SAILORS BUT PERMITS, HOWEVER, NO OUTSIDER TO SHARE THESE VIEWS OR TO SPEAK OTHER THAN PRAISE OF HIS SERVICE. E A SAILOR WALKS LIKE A COWBOY, TALKS IN A MANNER ALL HIS OWN, AND FEELS LIKE A PRINCE OF ROYAL BLOOD. HE CAN SLEEP AT ANY HOUR, AT ANY PLACE AND IN A VARIETY OF POSITIONS. EXPERIENCE SHOWS THAT HE SLEEPS BEST IN RADAR ROOMS, IN PEACOAT LOCKERS, ON STEEL DECKS, AND ON SEA BAGS. WHILE AT SEA, A SAILOR WRITES TO HIS GIRL EVERYDAY. IN PORT, HE WRITES ONLY WHEN HE HAS THE DUTY. HE WRITES TO HIS MOM ON HER BIRTHDAY, ON MOTHER'S DAY, AND AT CHRISTMAS. A SAILOR REQUESTS PERMISSION TO GO ASHORE PRIOR TO THE LAST NOTE OF LIBERTY CALL. HE ROLLS UP HIS CUFFS AT THE FOOT OF THE GANGWAY AND DOES NOT UNROLL THEM UNTIL HE PASSES A GATE SENTRY, SEES THE SHORE PATROL, OR RETURNS ONBOARD. OUTSIDE THE GATE, HE KNOWS HIS GENTLEMANLY CHARM IS UN- SURPASSABLE. A SAILOR LIKES LIBERTY, PAY, CHOW QIF IT IS NOT SERVED ON THE MESS DECKSJ, MAIL, PIN-UPS, AND GIRLS WITH CARS. HE DISLIKES DUTY, STANDING IN LINE, OF- FICERS OF THE DECK, CIVILIANS OF THE MALE SPECIES, MARINES, FIELD DAYS, MASTERS-AT-ARMS, AND BAR- TENDERS WHO ASK HIM HIS AGE. HE COUNTS THE DAYS, EVEN THE HOURS, UNTIL HE IS FREE OF HIS DUTIES, YET ALWAYS STANDS A LITTLE PROUDER WHEN HE HEARS ANCHORS AWEIGHU. YES, A SAILOR IS AN UNCERTAIN QUANTITY IN BLUE. HE HAS COMPLAINED OF HIS LIFE DURING EVERY WAKEFUL HOUR SINCE FIRST RAISING HIS HAND TO SEAL THE OATH. YET THE STRENGTH OF HIS CHARACTER IN SERVING THE COUNTRY HE LOVES CANNOT BE QUESTIONED. FOR IT IS THIS SAME UNCERTAIN QUANTITY WHICH WILL FIND HIM DEFENDING A TATTERED PIECE OF CLOTH FLYING ON THE WIND, WITH ALL HIS ENERGY AND DEVOTION AND, IF NECESSARY, EVEN HIS LIFE. 4 ii.- ,... -,,,,,g,5,,,, , V, 1-. ,. ., 'Z 1, :Y A nnbilw,-W '- - if ' 1 I 'mf' 4 W-A gg, -,1 1.-f1 ' ' if if T :E TQ fi 2 .M ' - -L ' Y: -'1,iNi.i.-- . . 1 -- ,,,, , gs : , 5 , ty - -4--4 . -ff -- N-V -1- - .,. ..- - '- , ,, ' gf- 1- ,,:-,..- - hz :'-- : .,f:?5 1 -' if- f ff-.ff 1- -M xr, . -f 1 f-rf pap . .2 5:-Y,-quiz 1 ,., . ' ' px, 1, ' 1:----' J' '-'gf'-' w:-w::f1..:.:1- 12: V-af.-'ac-1:5 - f fff-emi? , . ., , f,.,, - .- , , .., Q- .Q . fz.,-.. .Me .M ,. .w.,,r.,,. ,W :, '- - - '- Lf- ' .g -. -' . ga: -,- , .f , :-,12.-:-fa-1-::.S:.i., f-'X mx- 3465, . ,. . X .- .-.- . ,, . -6 ,-,LQ?g,EgQfs3?gfQ' QM - .vf-: . 1- 4- ' .11 .rf--' 1. 21:2-2.f,-s.-:',u3Lg-r-gg,,Q,4 .uf-V , J , , ,, X- W ?XX w 'N gd! K7 2 M MJ M Q1-4vg 3 Y L AV' JJ!! -mmm-xx WW- W... ai xl, . 'QL v K 9 g I I ff ff , ,ff lf! f f 1 1 'ru' Ei, ,E 1 ,V ,gi K , - 1-., v:.,:,-V Vi I, K 1 - , X, , w ' , 'A .4 ' ' , . 1 'A'5 2k'? 'x 1 E305- . Y -I A S xg Q ix: 1 Q ' ! fi X X Rf?-2 ,,, , . JS - ENS EUGENE DOUGLAS HPYGMY HOLMES FUDD DRIVER EXTRAORDINARY SNOOPY AT THE FUDD Y 5 5 1 T V 1 r X I x : V 1 k w 1 , Z V s I 4 5 r Y i I o 5' , 6 1 I ' 4 9 2 1 W H , , 2 X 1 I . 'N,.f?1a3,::,g3 -..'9,,3'x -,rw Q-FQ , Jn ,, CN GRAHAM SPLASH PEARS 741 LY Y HICIXT ANU I' A H? INIJI' ...M-45 If ' f' RECORD VERIFICATION 1 J E P F 1 1 1 I I 4 I 3 5 F ,. in f, 4 5 ii I fn M Eli f,. 1 A fi' ig X . thi rf A ' w '?' xg , ,E J Fl A E , CAPTAIN HARKINS WAS EVERYWHERE RIGHT: OUR NUMBER ONE GIRL ABOARD SHIP BELOW: ADMIRATION FROM WALTER ERICKSON, RON WIL- SON, AND GUS SPANKY MAKAS .31 Vf f 2 SICK BAY ' 1 F n 4 55 m W H -1 I H ,I gd Ml V . K , w , . , ,, ,. ., , , M M 42. A . ,ur nf sf: Y- , ,J J , K Y, f - , 1. 2 -,fi-gf:A:af::f.1fas::1 -afar::442ee::?::a3:1S-:1'i-,Qv:f25f 'Q x . , . XR:-viii? , . ' ,gn ' ,. ., .1 - fs K- 0-aff z 424 3 A H ,QQ I ,, an . .K M: 5 ff ,gf 'f+f1,. -C wa, an u 55' ' ff ' . 5 KW , MQ: , 5 W u., , V 1 we 1-emu' I -ws., ig. Ulf! ,izmf - - HL f., V x' ' ' 1 ,V A,75 9,. mv .. 4 -A , .H 3, .., .,1. k,-., , ,,.. gjwn, v u Y Y A SLEEP . I 83 'TN'f-,,-'- 4 ' A-:gum W W f .A W1 3 W W W ,WW W W WW WW' sq, WW W W , W. W, WW WW ,WW W4 W W W W WWQW . 1, m WWW 2:5 W!!- ' , W W-, W 5 M af- '-ff' W W :A igsiewlal ff IN HER TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR ESSEX HAS HER FIRST WEDDING FIREMAN ROBERT MILLER AND HIS WIFE JUDY 26 MAY 1967 Q i -QS I, Q 45,4 W e ef.aL is QTQMHGQ-:Mila N, A-',4-Tx. ff in L , L. fx: kg ,salzix in uggw, ,,,, x 1 if - 1- WH, M.-- U- V ,, ,, Q f M 'X f , A '... ' mf- A M, A 'A f' , f ' ' u MEMORIAL DA vu ff -.s 4 ,7-w..,,..v.,..- A .' : ' t ' if '.',1'3':f:.-ww --if ,, , .,. ....,.,1,,, . , , . 6, -4 ' W . . gm... 3 ., X ' xy xii is W . I -.aww-PQfM 'R ' A H -wv2??.EiZ,il4W'-Y gag wx h,,,. ,Mlm M - V '3,'ffigQ-,LL gi ' S 'x fi F . , wig ! 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'V V -,M-I-Q.: if ' 1. .V ' 'ORTH ATLANTIC THE TRAWLER EAST AND WEST EDVITERRANEATN THE NESWEEP YE ROYALE ORDER AT THE ARCTIC CIRCLE O F B LUE NO S E S IN THE LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN , 1 ax- 1-ie-kgs.-.45-. Ne.-4 dw! CHIEF MILLER GAGSO. M' ' x g Ili if .f N-may-v-K, I JS 'rg-od ,4- NIA: :.,:ff Ziyi, ..---if A ' -i71?J E,-'..--:ffi'!l if 3 :.1ffJ .1 2 E . 1 1 Q 1 5 . . g ' S I 1 1 , ' 3 q I s g . . 5 S w A 2 'V f ,f jj, ,, ' ,a .5 1 . 5 0 ' 1 r I 5 5 I V 3 2 A 71 6 1 1 E 2 5 ' f . . V 2 . . 3 1 1 ' -, v F 1 .- , , , J . u f 1 - ffl- 'fi ff gi 5 , - , Q 4 1. , ,.,:!fQ! -- -.,f,,.-2-' g,I. g . 1 , 4, Q ,' . 151.-. H. A 1.e , f ' fi E . ' ,J 1.1. l ' .'-73 ' I , g ,V J pf: gr,-,, , ' , ' Z 3 .. 11 - A, 2.1- 1 ' 'f ' 'J-, ' . ff . v ,121 - A .. - - . - aa 4 , 4.1 il' I ' ,Sf :: f' '. 37-,--' 'al I .,,.,,,.,.f f5:? ' W' A '. . .,f.:?9x I ' ' . O'2.:f1?', A .- -..A ' 5 ' , 'H-,LQ i- V . in 11, ,th Y ,:,,'Ax AL: I y g P-52 1' 3 .. , e ' .11 4- 1 ., ,.. .1 ' 'I ' ' wr- 7 f 'I ' K , ,R ' 1 1'.'f-7195. '. 1 ', I K I 'f' KVI W '51 . R, Q fjf ' ,fm 1 ,Q- A if Ii f 4,2 -f 5-' li' ' .3 -, -k '- 1 . 5, I 4- , Ig, uf t I K ,J , . - F' , f' A 79. J 5 . s Q ' 1 ' M . CHIEF DAVISON LONGE ST CONTINUOUS SERVICE MASTER CHIEF STOREKEEPER DA- VISON ENLISTED IN THE NAVY AT PHILADELPHIA, PA., ON 16 SEPTEM- BER 1937 AND RECEIVED RECRUIT TRAINING AT NEWPORT, R.I. AFTER HAVING SERVED ABOARD FOUR FOUR-STACKER DESTROYERS, HE BECAME ACQUAINTED WITH AVIA- TION AND HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH IT EVER SINCE. HE HAS SERVED IN VARIOUS TYPES OF AVIATION UNITS AND SHIPS FROM THE N25 STEARMANS AND J-IF WIDGEONS T0 PRESENT DAY HIGH PERFORMANCE AIRCRAFT, INCLUDING LIGHTER- THAN-AIR TYPES AND SEAPLANES. HE REPORTED ABOARD ESSEX IN SEPTEMBER 1965 AND IS ATTACHED TO THE S-6 DIVISION. DAVISON HAS BEEN A CHIEF PETTY OFFICER SINCE JUNE 1944 AND WAS ADVANCED T0 E-9 IN DECEMBER 1961. OLDEST CPO WITH LONGEST SPAN OF MILITARY SERVICE CHIEF MILLER FIRST ENLISTED IN THE MILITARY SERVICE SHORTLY AFTER GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN 1931. HIS DUTY WITH THE CUTTER SEMINOLE, A COAL BURNER BUILT IN 1890 WHICH COULD BE RIGGED WITH SAILS IN CASE OF EXTREME EMERGENCY, MAKES HIM ONE OF THE FEW MEN STILL ON ACTIVE DUTY 1AND AS ACTIVE AS THEY COMEH, WHO HAS EVER UCOALED SHIP. MILLER LEFT, THE SERVICE IN 1933, NOT TO RETURN UNTIL MARCH OF '41, WHEN WAR WAS EMINENT. SOON HE WAS MAKING ALASKANAAND ALEUTIAN DEPLOYMENTS WITH VP-41 OF OLD PATROL WING FOUR, FLYING MOSTLY THE OLD CATALINA PBY'S AND LATER THE PV-1'S- ON 7 DECEMBER 1941 HE FOUND HIMSELF BASED AT KODIAK INVOLVED IN THE INAUGURAL PREPARATIONS OF THE ADVANCE BASE AT DUTCH HARBOR, EVENTUALLY MOVING DOWN TO THE END OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AFTER EVICTING THE JAPANESE FROM ATTU AND KISKA. NINETEEN FORTY-FIVE APPEARED AND MILLER WAS TRANSFERRED T0 THE CARRIER QUAL TRAINING UNIT AT GLENVIEW, ILLINOIS. THIS OUT- FIT USED THE SIDE WHEELERSH, WOLVERINE AND SABLE, CONVERTED TO FLAT-.TOPS, FOR TRAINING PILOTS ON LAKE MICHIGAN WHERE THERE WERE NO SUBMARINE THREATS. MILLER WAS FORMALLY IN- TRODUCED TO ASW, BEING IN THE ORIGINAL COMMISSIONING OF VS-27 IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, NOVEMBER 1950. FROM 54 TO 57 HE ENJOYED A STINT WITH VP-26, FLYING P2V'S, AND AFTER A TOUR OF SHORE -DUTY AT ANACOSTIA, D.C. RETURNED TO VS-27 FOR ANOTHER TOUR OF SEA DUTY. PRESENT ASSIGNMENT WITH CVSG-54 STAFF BEGAN IN SEPTEM- BER OF '64. WHILE OPERATING FROM THE CHAMP QCVS-391, HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE LAST ASW TEAM TO OPERATE FROM THE LAST STRAIGHT DECK CARRIER IN THE NAVY. MILLER RELUCTANTLY EX' PECTS TO RETIRE IN 30 IN DECEMBER, 1968. A 1: LU? , . 1 fi 11? N in U. Ib. 'Pa 'ir ln im 'iv hr il. ie 2 in Iln nx- mf ni lg-v E? FE W L. fm' dz ir'- fi! U? ISV, lf Y .1 x. AQ? aut ff. Ill' I.-x'7 Lf . 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KUNKEL BM 1 REX LAGLE H YA I -W XS? Ax 5311 my ll 'B CHANGE 0F CCMMAND ESSEX MALTA 18 AUG UST 1967 ' AA A A 'A A' W5 'A -1 H A A gin , M i?-5 5, 'f 'A f ,fciiffr f A A zfffff I if A A .1 f ' 'M X .ff VSTSX, U A AM? W 'V ,' I fy K Vy, .Lfff gzz Q 3' , gg 1 A yi g Q, 1 . ,AT 1 A .A y 1 JK f IIA, V il CVS G - 54 BERGEN, NORWAY 10 JUNE 1967 'KA Q, AN '11, 2' X Y if 4 .1 as ABOVE: ADM McKAIN QCINCUSNAVEURT ,,,, , ' .. - 1' ' 0 L2 A , my xf Sg,:Mf ji : ,rj ' all 'in 'V I , fa 4, ,,,,, . fr n 4 Q, ABOVE: GEN BURCHINAL INATO DEPUTY COMMANDERJ BELOW: VADM BOOTH lCOMNAVAIlu-ANTI 2 .W 1 ff W i 2? f L L L -rn, --VE .Y ww , , Lie L: . ,- J. V A' A x V Plfiffkif' 1' .- ,- J .xiwf-'-f, -:1 x:5 A E1.:,f9l .'., '- . ,,..---f.1...... fx f 2? ' ' T .f W .,+- , 4 . ,WWJ , Tix ,M 1. 2 ' 52-. f,f,'fQ-Tyr - gffff-,xl A fgag, f ,gg , 'j ,f,,,.',,'5'w jg I P 1 ' ff L V L12 1 f,,MMl,,f,,w,,Vaf , Vx I use :Y 54.4 ,V ffyg,5,,,, Q75 ,' X 5 ffuyvg, my-' Q5 ' I L -if K if W ' K -fixfw ' . 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K A , ,,xz A bf , i x J 1 V Jr 1 it -anwdmf in F , 149 I G - F 'f , 53 fi iff ' s ,,. ., N . x ' Y 3 5 5 I I I 1 ' ' K Nxffwfiusml W, f , ,V WW ,- ' ,m.L J V A L L E T A 16 AUGUST 1967 21 AUGUST 1967 150 AUGUST - THE MONTH OF INTENSIVE AIR OPERATIONS - THE MONTH RECORD BOOKS WERE REWRITTEN. MALTA BECAME A WEL- COME INTERLUDE. IF IT WASN'T A BEACH PARTY OR A DAY OR TWO RELAXING AT SOME HOTEL SWIMMING POOL, IT WAS A NIGHT WALKING UP THE STEPS OF THE ALLEY OR IT WAS AN AFTERNOON SHOP- PING ON KINGS WAY. HOWEVER THE TIME WAS SPENT, THE END OF THE CRUISE WAS IN SIGHT AND OUR ACTIVITIES REFLECTED THE MOOD. 153 X fig? g A , ,A diiliwf ROTA IS A SMALL SETTLEMENT ON THE COAST OF SPAIN AND PRIMARILY A NAVAL BASE OUR STOP WAS AN UNSCHEDULED ONE TO OFFLOAD A CRIPPLED AIRPLANE. IN OUR ONE DAY ASHORE, WE HAD ONE MORE CHANCE TO PURCHASE THOSE EUROPEAN BARGAINS, AND ONE MORE CHANCE TO CELEBRATE. ROTA 13 SEPTEMBER 1967 I , 'A X gf k , ' ESQ V, E 'TL 3f,, f 'q,Nf Elf- V X l ':1mg A ,?5??xQ 3 ELM, xihvyxvbv , K, E,,,iAM-15, , Q ,Tift ,L , 5? -fy' -A -,f-f 12, 17 .f.,kx 4.,wiv,?i,L,g, m fg?-4 :1.,.: 2 . . 'f ax f n H' A ' mfg I gh 1 K, I ,Lg - Lil , A i x 1 . A 2 5, 5 ' . -' ,ff X-XgK4 3 2335-Y 3 1 99ASRUFFREE6DdM-W 9 4'A wry PE 'F -f-, f , ' ' W ' ' ms ' 6 'T 'W' .i 1942 1967 l ESSEX 67 DEPLOYMENT NORTH ATLANTIC MEDITERRANEAN SEA 29 MAY 1967 - 22 SEPTEMBER 1967 HER HEARTBEAT - THE MEN OF ESSEX FLAG PLOT - JANUARY 1944 v CAPT VINCENT D. MAYNARD CHIEF OF STAFF AND AIDE COMCARDIV 14 STAFF !.w 7 5 if . wb ...aa-1 CAPT J. EVANS CDR T. SUTTON CDR J. WILSON 5 E ,, E , W, S N0 PICTURE CDR J. KING LT V. DRYDEN ENS R, POLAN N S 1 ,.f.- V 3 I M I , ...J W s 45, R f .S A ff ,rg ww! Q 4' ,,,:. Sf-. Q 1 ' K ,n f RMC E. LUCERO SD2 R. CONOCER QMI R. FORDHAM YNI T. JOHNSON YNC R, ROBBINS TN F. DEGUZMAN TN D. GOVINA QM3 S. LAUMB CYNSN K. CLEMENT SDI L. DELA CRUZ SN R. HERSHOCK BMSN W. MAIER YNSN J. MC MAHON CYNSN R. SPARACO TN G. PASION LCPL L. BRYANT CYN3 F. PURCELL CPL D. CICCHE'l'I'I . LCPL J. LOOKER CPL R. POWELL CPL C. WARREN ...qw r. N0 PICTURE SN I. ARCHDALE SN C. ARLT QM3 J. ARTHUR QMSN A. BOLMAN AG3 J. CAPUTI TN R. DEL ROSARIO LT V. DRYDEN BM2 L. FAIRFIELD SN I-I. FEIT SD3 F. FLORES SN L. GLAZE AG2 0. I-IALEY YN3 J. HUDSON CY N3 R. JOSEY PFC J. KRUPINSKI SN J . MANUEL SDCM G. MESINA AG3 R. MH.LS AG2 A. PLATFENBURG AG3 C. SCHIRG BM3 R. SHAFFNER , YN3 J. SHIELDS H i Q R ' ,, ,fx-5 f 158 gg Y -ff, Q '- f -emfIPLi: V -Q 3 . . 'E' M D 4' J -,,' ...J MUSN D, BRIGHAM MU3 J. GARRET MU3 R. HELT MUSN S. MC EUEN MU2 D. CHERRY MUSN C. GRAHAM MUSN R. MANZI MU3 H. NICKERSON MU3 S. DEGENFORD MUSN J. GRESKO MUSN J. MARGOLIS MUSN R- NITSCH, JR- N0 PICTURE MUSN J. CHUNN MUC J. DYE MU3 J. PASQUITO, JR. MUSN R. SANTO MU3 F. SWOPE MU3 J. TREXLER, JR. L , 159 160 CDR ROBERT S. STONE EXECUTIVE OFFICER , , ,SAE ,. 4.5 35:5 L T11 Q, UNITED STATES NAIYAIZUUACADEMSI A . ,,5,,3i1ZkP Uss VALLEYIFORGESSCVZISJ T T E EEEET A TQET . Q DESIGNATED NAVAIJAVIATOR'1949I 'P HDD PATROL SQUADRON TWE'NTY-ONE SPECIAL WEAPONS INSTRUCTOR - SANDIAg'IALRUQUEARQUEEAV' NEW MEXICO DEEIE Q , HEAVY ATTACK SQUADRON FIVE I A O Uss RANDOLPH qCvAi15y U L BUREAU OF NAVAL PERSONNEL A COMMANDING OFFICER - AIR ANTISUBMARINE SQUADRON TWENTY-FOUR - ' T COMMANDER CARRIER ANTISUBMARINE AIR GROUP FIFTY-EIGHT OPERATIONS OFFICER - USS ESSEX ICVS-91 . A , . ax, -:O J if- A -- .,.. .... - .J n L I . fl 'E g -n I-5 1 , s CDR C. A. SZCZESNY LCDR R4 P, HEIM CHAPLAIN CH APLAIN LTJG L. A. FERGUSON LTJG N. M. MAZUREK LEGAL 1 PUBLIC AFFAIRS LTJG R, L. MC FARLAND LTJG C. D- OLDER EDUCATION 8. TRAINING SHlP'S SECRETARY ENS J. P. FOX - i ASSISTANT LEGAL ENS W. A. 0 I-IARA I EDUCATIONAL SERVICES WOI H. W. SCHMIDT, JR. PERSONNEL OFFICER Y . E . I I 1 l i I i 1 - 1 1 1 . 161 I I DIVISION I I I LT W. LAPREVOTTE THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PERSONNEL OF X DIVISION I ' ARE INDEED MANIFOLD: RANGING FROM RELIGIOUS GUID- ANCE AND LEGAL COUNSEL TO SUPERVISION OF ATHLETIC ' ' FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT AND FROM THE POLICE .I FUNCTION OF THE MASTER-AT-ARMS FORCE TO OPERA- I TION OF THE SHIP'S RADIO AND TV STATIONS. PROCESSING , - OF PERSONNEL, RECORDS, AND CORRESPONDENCE, POSTAL SERVICE, CAREER COUNSELING, PUBLIC INFORMATION, I THE PRINT SHOP, THE LIBRARY AND EVEN THE WEIGHT LIFTING AND STEAM ROOMS COMMAND THE ENERGY AND EFFORTS OF THE MEN OF THE DIVISION. UNDER THE AEGIS OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, THE PERSONNEL OF X DIVISION ARE CHARGED WITH ALL MATTERS CONCERNING AND AFFECTING THE DISCIPLINE, WELFARE AND PRIVI- LEGES OF THE CREW. PNCS B.R.GIBEAULT YNC R.G.WESTPI-IAL SNR.W. BENNETT ANT. BREWER MCSDJLKAUFFMAN v - t I ' PN3F.A.CERGNUL LI3R.L.CLAYPOOL SN'r.J. COOK YN3G.L.DELvEAUx I A I 1 LCLH HAHA - - - I Pie I ,,,,- V ' W V Ark, f,f, X 162 I 1 .1H . ll lg x W w N .I 1 Wiliam 'URW UNI! I F s I ,,v. l 1 w 1 - 5 E l , V an S ' y,.-f ' : My I V 1 , . , Y 1 x Q x , x Z 5 fldh, Q3 : H N f H Q3SV5 .fNL- as. 'isfaf mu . SN G-w- EVANS L13 P-M- FALGARES SN E.C. FLATIN YN3 R.L. GRADY BT2 E.L. HARDY SN RJ. HOPKINS SN D.Z. HUGHES SN R.A. JOSEFY SN P.M. EZOVSKI YN3 R.G. FALK YNI H.S. FUJIMORI SN R.W. GUSEMAN SN MJ. HATCH SA M,K. HOVE1' la W.H. HUNT FA SJ. KAUFFMAN PN3 S.E. FICKAS SN RJ.. HAMMOND SN KN. HERB SN DJ. KETFERER ii S 725, ' S , I ,if N 1 63 1 1 l 1 12'-F ' 'Q YW' P ,X N M X Qin, X Q i Y w NN 1 in 3 , Y PC3 D.L. MAYBERRY SN L.J. LAYDEN ABH2 T.D. MC CAULEY RDI T. MORGAN JR. SN T.H. LETSIS PN3 D.D. MILLER SN G.F. MORTLOCK S -Q Q 5 As Q .gg gg K , ., ,SRX ,E 2 V ' gif 1 -Y X S Q aw 1 .43 Q 1 if xxx X. Q ,L gmamans., ww 5, ii. 164 ' A ,f jx as fi -,,, A Q if N I N , , -- X4 Q fi H ' , . v I1 - Y. .. Se' A 1 Lf: Y , r .V ,. iw 'haw A . , . , wr 1 c f ' ' 441 ' ' M, In 3' SWK ga. AMW . - V Q'f.f7,f4f ff 1 u v .. ...fy , ,E . .K ,Q , ' f, 1. F Ji 1, , f 4 av if' I .-'VE' QM-' . l . NY. E W 5, V PC1 W.J. WINKELMEYER PC2 I.C. YOUNG SN R.A. ZEHNER. Q 1 l l 1 i w w 1 SN E.A. TETHER 1 SN J.E. PEDEN SN J.F. SIVY YN3 D.E. TUETKEN TRN: SN J.C. MYERS SN R.G. NYE ETR2 D.W. PIIH.LIPS SN J.M. RICHARDSON J02 D.R. SLONE YN3 S.C. SN J.L. WARREN PN1 R.I'I. WERKHEISER SIUE YN2 A.B. NELSON SN G.W. PAIGE YN3 C.R. PIERSON SN JJ. SIMKO J03 A.A. STELLA VOIGHTLANDER SN C.R, WATKINS BM2 M. WILLIAMS I- - - U..- PN3 R. BLEACHER AA S.B. SCALES B'I'1R.C. NICHLOW SR R.L. TYNDAL SN J.I'I. NUTT CYNSA RJ-I. VAUGHN 3 . 165 NAVIGATION DEPARTMEN SAFE AND EFFECTIVE NAVIGA- TION IS, OF COURSE, THE BASIC CONCERN OF THE NAVIGATOR AND THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF N DIVISIONQ BUT IT IS ONLY ONE FACET OF THEIR RESPON- SIBILITIES. KEEPING THE AIR CREWS ACCURATELY APPRISED OF THE SHIP'S POSITION AND PROJECTED TRACK IS OF PARA- MOUNT IMPORTANCE FOR THEIR SAFE RECOVERY. SEXTANT READING ABOARD ESSEX-1944 PILOTING FOR SUCH CRITICAL OPERATIONS AS ALONGSIDE RE- PLENISHMENT, PORT ENTRY AND ANCHOR POSITIONING IS NO LESS DEMANDING OF THEIR SEAMAN- SHIP. IN ADDITION, THE GATOR AND HIS MEN ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR JUNIOR OFFICER AND WATCH OFFICER TRAINING AND FOR PROPER PROTOCOL AND COOR- DINATION OF ALL HONORS AND CEREMONIES. 166 CDR H.B. LEE NAVIGATOR LCDR W T PENDLEY ASSISTANT NAVIGATOR SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO NAVIGATOR I LCDR 1-Ln. ROBINS D ENSJ.D.KRAUSE QM3 G.J. DOBROVICH SN J, RUSS0 SN R.L. ERVAY SN JJ. WARD SN M.R. HOAGLAND QM3 F.B. WILLIAMS QMC C.J. JOHNSON QM3 M.W. HUGHES QMSN L.L, CARLSTROM SN E.E. McWHORTER SN R.H. DAVIS QM3 L.A. PUTMAN QMSN R.L. WILLIAMS 1 Mcs n.A.n0ss ' I gMSNG.F. CARLSON , ggjqf 1QM3E.T. CONNER Y QM2J.s.DUNT0N I QMffG,A,DURAND V 455325133 - , ig, QMSN D.A.MALLOCH ,QQ 1.7, SN n.L. ROGERS ' ' A A ' ' NT.J.scHUL'rz 1 167 OPERATIONS DEPAR IF THE BOILERS AND TURBINES OF THIS GREAT SHIP MIGHT BE VISUALIZED AS HER THROBBING HEART THEN THE MEN AND MA- CHINES OF THE OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT MUST BE SEEN AS HER BRAIN AND NERVOUS SYS- TEMg FOR IT IS THEIR RESPONSI- BILITY TO COLLECT, ANALYZE, EVALUATE AND DISSEMINATE THE INFORMATION WHICH EN- ABLES ESSEX TO FULFILL HER MISSION. THROUGH THE HUMAN EYES OF HER AIRCREWS AND TM PHOTOGRAPHERS AND THE ME- CHANICAL EYES AND EARS OF RADAR AND SONAR, TACTICAL INFORMATION IS GATHERED AND FED TO THE INTELLIGENCE CEN- TERS WHERE IT IS QUICKLY AS- SIMILATED AND RELAYED TO THOSE WHO SHARE IN THE RE- SPONSIBILITY OF COMMAND DE- CISION. LIKE THE HUMAN NERV- OUS SYSTEM, IT MUST FUNCTION WITHOUT LAPSE FOR IT IS AS NECESSARY TO ANCHORING AS IT IS TO DESTROY A FOE. PLOTTING ROOM-COMBAT INFORMATION CENTER-1944. CDR P.M. COSTELLO CATCC OFFICER CDR D.B. ROBERTS CIC OFFICER LCDR D.E. HAHN CCA OFFICER LCDR H.B. JACKSON AIR INTELLIGENCE OFFICER LCDR H.A. PETRICH ASSISTANT CATCC OFFICER LCDR T.J. SIMONE ASSISTANT CIC OFFICER LTJ A PAYNE ASCAC LTC E PETERSON ASSISTANT CCA OFFICER ENSM L GONRING CIC PUBLICATIONS OFFICER 168 DIVISION IIII LCDR A.M. NESBIT ACCURATELY OBSERVING AND REPORTING WEATHER PA- RAMETERS, FORECASTING FOR AIRCRAFT LAUNCHES AND RECOVERIES, DISSEMINATING WIND AND SEA FORECASTS T0 SHIPS IN COMPANY, PREPARING RADIOLOGICAL FALL- OUT PREDICTIONS, DETERMINING ENVIRONMENTAL EF- FECTS ON RADAR AND RADIO PROPAGATION AND SOUND VE- LOCITIES IN THE OCEAN'S DEPTHS OR FORECASTING FOR THE DIVISIONAL SOFTBALL GAME ASHORE ARE HSTRICTLY ROU- TlNE FOR THE MEN OF OA DIVISION. TELETYPE TRANSMISSION OF WEATHER INFORMATION, RADAR TO SEE WEATHER A HUNDRED MILES DISTANT AND COMPUTERS ARE BUT A FEW OF THE TOOLS USED BY TODAY'S NAVY WEATHERMAN IN MAKING HIS FORECASTS WHICH AFFORD THE AIR AND SURFACE FORCES GREATER SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY. AG3 R.E. BOYLE AGI J.H. BYLER AG3 B.L. DALTON AG2 D.J. DEAN AA W. AG3 W.D. LACOMB AN C. LINKROUM N F AGC .I.S. WHITAKER GRUENSFELDER AGAN J.E. PICKENS L ' , , I I 4, AG3 H. TIMMIS Jn. ff? I , ,:1-.1 - -1'-'N f '- --1, .- 4 2 dftf mfz- :k5?'fi55 ':i . ' I, 1 inf 5 v gf G 169 DIVISION LT J G SHEA THE MEN OF OC DIVISION STAFF THE CARRIER AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER WHICH PERFORMS THE FUNCTIONS OF SHORE BASED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND GROUND CON TROLLED APPROACH UNITS FROM LAUNCH TO RECOVERY OC KEEPS AN ELECTRONIC EYE ON THE AIRCRAFT ASSIST ING THE CREWS IN MAINTAINING SEPARATION IN THE VARI OUS TRAFFIC PATTERNS AROUND THE CARRIER AND DURING NIGHT OR FOUL WEATHER OPERATIONS GIVING ACTUAL LANDING ASSISTANCE WORKING IN COMPLETE DARKNESS EXCEPT FOR THE GLOW OF THEIR RADARSCOPES AND STATUS I BOARDS THESE AIRCONTROLLERS TRACK EACH AIRCRAFT SEEING IT IN RELATION TO ALL OTHER AIRCRAFT BACK ING UP THE VISUAL ACUITY OF THE AIR CREWS WITH AN UNBLINKING AND ALL SEEING EYE. Z ,JVM N 5 'N f 1 W1 xW ,ff f A6 ,iifii FS 5 -, .. .. 13.0 E? 251.6 13.5.5 I! 5Kw' f ACC R.H. CROSSLEY AC2 C.0. ANDERSON AC2 C.M. AYLWARD 77 AC2 C.F. CROWDER AC3 M.A. CULP AN W.L. FARRELL AN P.J. camo V J.c. um. - M AN A.R. JOHNSON A -ft AC3 D.M. NOWELL AC1 H. OLDEMEYER AC3 P. PAROUSE AC3 W. A. RIMMER AN R. ROSATO AC3 R. STEVENSON AC3 C.D. KABAT AC2 O.D. MABRY AC1 W.R. MOSELY ACC M.W. MEADOWS AN E.C. SPRAGUE ACI C.R. STAHLECKER 170 DIVISION -...vi Hwy '-ve' LTJG R F BOEHME LTJ F HIBLER WOI J W TIBBS MAINTENANCE OF THE LABRYNTH 0F WIRES TUBES AND TRAN SISTORS WITHIN THE ELEC TRONIC DEVICES WHICH ENABLE ESSEX TO SEE DISTANT AIR CRAFT SHIPS OR LAND OR WHICH ALLOW HER OWN AIRCRAFT T0 HOME DEVOLVES ON THE CAPABLE MEN OF OE DIVISION wr' ,nv K EMCM G W WRIGHT ETN3 G M ALLEN ETR2 R E BOYD ETRSN C S CONNETI' ETC R S PARRY ETN3 H L BEATTY ETN3 W C CASER ETR2 D R COOKE ETNSN J L AHRENS ETNSN S N CHILDS SN R D DORSEY XR N x Xxx ,ff X Xxx ETNSN D G HALL ETN2 J P Esmnaoox ETR2 J w FRAPPIER ETR2 P E E'rRaM D FAULKNER Eman J GmnlNGs HENDERSON SN G E EAGAN ETR3 R R ELLIS ETNZD K ERICKSON ETN3J E FOX ETR2 .I J GORHAM SNK D HIBBS Rf' J 'J ETR3 T.J. ISRAEL ETRSN R.B. KOACI-I ETN2 W.A. JOHNSON ETNSN G.A. LANGLEY ETN3 R.I'I. LEVIN SN .l.R. MC CLOUD ENTSN D.W. LUSK SN E.C. MILLER SN J.c. KASTRUP SN G.L. MANNING ETN3 n.F. NAGY ETN3 UC- NORTON ETN3 w.'r. 'rm:wEEK ETR2 'r.E. RINDT E-rm K. VICTOR SN J.w. SHAFER mm n.J. sHU'r'r ETN2 T,s, SNYDER mas n.A. 'roMsoN JR. mas RA. CABLE mm J.1vx. CLARE ETN3 n.A. FARLEY ETN2 P,c. JOHNSON mm n.A. mms ETNSN R.I-I. LERCHE mm n.L. Nrrz ETRSN T.w. PAGEL ETNSN J.c. PMTCHARD ETN3 N.c. Tx-11-:ls mas J.E. TH0MPsoN ETR3 B.B. 'ruF'rs mas 0.51. TURBIN mas ma. WHEARY mm G.G. wmcur J I 172 OI DIVISION THE COLLECTION, EVALUATION AND DISSEMINATION OF TAC- TICAL INFORMATION IS THE FUNCTION OF CIC WHICH IS MAN- NED BY THE RADAR MEN OF OI DIVISION. WHETHER IN HYPO- THETICAL SITUATION OR TAC- TICAL REALITY THE SPEED AND ACCURACY OF THAT INFORMA- TION AS THE BASIS FOR COM- MAND DECISION IS VITAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THE MISSION AND, INDEED, THE VERY LIFE OF THE SHIP AND HER CREW. , 1? Q23 V59 BDCM 3.0. HALL BDC R.R. CORNISH R02 B.c. ABEL LT J,A, EVANS SN K. ADAMCZEWSKI SN c.J. ADAMS SN D.W.AGNEW SN 1'.M, ARNOLD SN RJ-1. ASHE SN w..l. BECKER ENS FJ. PARTEL JR. R03 D.L. BLAUMAN SN D.R. BOSHART SN 1.0. BROWN l l , M -A I L I ' I W7 ' I fi- I Q my Q X: Qvh V If ,, 5 ,V R1 ,JN , I Q ,Q c , Q! , 5 Efffifiiilf ff l ' 5 if A .T Q iifai, 355252212 9 I 0 Q 'Q ' Q wa 5 1 I YYJ I 173 Y 1- 1 1 i?- l S I I' 41 SN S.L. BROWN ' RD3 T.J. BUDD SN G.J. CANTALOPE nna P. m BERNARDI RD2 RJ. DIXON K SR A. EDWARDS FA 1 IW WSH' SN M.D. FOLEY RDSN R.F. FRIEL SN F.L. GIULIANO RD2 P.M. CLARK Rua w. CLEMENS SN L.w.coNNA1.1.Y SA C.M. ELLIOTT RDSN K.A. FERCH SN J.J. FLANAGAN SA W.E. GREENE SN T.C. GUPTON RD3 C.A. GUSTAF SON RD3 Elf- HAI-L SN EJ. HASKINS SN B-W- HARI-OW nba G.w. HELGERMAN SN GD- HARTLE SN J.A. xzvnonczfxx f ,w 5 A Q 72 -1 174 - . 'A 1, f, fr 37.6. F - ' -,ry-f: . -1-ref. 21 1- ' , - . .5 e' 11- . 55, f2g .1'f'f5f1-3,1111 SNR.W.LARK X S 5 ,A 1, 151 rgff, RDSNJ.R.MALY 1 ' Y RD2E.M.Mo0RE RD2 WJ. ONEUFER SN W.A. PATTERSON RD3 J.M. PERRY W' if A- f RDI BA. ROHRMAN RDSN C. ROSS RDSN M. RUDER f-wif, I RDSN T.W. SNOW , , ' SN A.E. SONDERMAN S RDI E. SQUYRES Q X2 , , , .N , RD3 V.P. MOORE RD3 M.J. MORRISSEY RD2 R.M. NOWATSKI RDSN .I.C. PICARD SN B.L. REMILLARD RD3 J.W. REYNOLDS RD3 R.L. SCARBRO RD3 W.M. SKINNER SN T.G. SMITH SN J.L. TETER RDSN C.M. TSCHANTZ SN J . VILLAFANA T SN K.W. BANNICK RD3 J . LISOWSKY SN G.S. MANSFIELD SN M D WALRATH RD3 WJ. O'DONNELL SN P A WILCOX Wwf m ,L+ X S S 1 - 175 1 1 - - D N ENS 1-LE. DOUGLAS ACCORDING TO THE ANCIENT CHINESE PROVERB, ONE PIC- TURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS. THIS NEED TO LIT- ERALLY ILLUSTRATE WORDS IS CLEAR TO THE PHOTOG- RAPHERS MATES OF OP DIVISION. IN A SINGLE DAY THEIR ASSIGNMENTS MAY RANGE FROM SIMPLE ID PHOTOGRAPHS TO AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE, FROM RECORDING THE VISIT OF A FOREIGN DIGNITARY TO ACTUAL OR EXERCISE BATTLE OPERATIONS AND, INDEED, TO MAKING THE PICTORIAL REC- ORD OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE CREW AND THE PLACES VISITED BY THE SHIP SO NECESSARY TO THE ILLUSTRATIONS OF THIS BOOK. THE PERCEPTION OF THE MOMENT AND EX- POSURE OF THE NEGATIVE IS NOT THE FULL STORY FOR BEFORE IT LIES TRAINING AND BEHIND IT DARKROOM DIS- CIPLINE, ALL REQUISITE TO ONE PICTURE WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS. s , i- w PHCS w.A. JACKMAN , PH3R.E.BALK A ANM-G-BAKER ,f Q fx, Q .,,, AND.w.cRoNK ix, fy .gf PH2 n.G.Ew1Nc. Pm M-LJ.-ORTE . . --1 If .-., I. ' I 5 A 1 I l T PH3 G.E. IRWIN AN D.L. 0'NEAL PH2 T.G. JAMES AN R.V. SCARAMUZZI PH2 R.L. SMITH .4 ,T , - H I I ,wx I PH2 C.L. ABRAMSON PH3 H. BACICH PH3 D.R. COWNE AN P,P. KLOSE PH2 R.O. POTTGER 176 DIVISION K, 34 LTJG D.M.IHLE wg ENS .l.H.BATEMAN LTJG D.L. BURKE IN THINKING OF ASW CARRIERS, THERE IS A NATURAL TEND- ENCY TO CONCENTRATE ON THE AIR ARM AT THE EXPENSE OF THE OTHER SYSTEMS EMPLOYED BY THE SHIP, EITHER FOR OFFENSE OR DEFENSE. SONAR IS SUCH A SYSTEM, COM- MONLY OVERLOOKED BY THE LAYMAN, FOR LOCATING AND TRACKING SUBMARINES. SONAR ACCOMPLISHES ITS PURPOSE BY PROJECTING A SOUND BEAM THROUGH THE WATER AND READING THE ECHO WHICH IS RETURNED UPON CONTACT. THE MEN OF OS DIVISION OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE SONAR AND RELATED EQUIPMENT. 4 A -N I STG3 R.C. DAVENPORT SN G.L. GALLI STGSN D.E. STG3 J.J. WILHELM STG2 G.N. BEMISS JR. STG3 W.L. KITTSMILLER STG3 D.F. SLOCUM STG3 H.W. BROWN JR- STGSN K.J. DAVIS HUNTZINGER STG3 J.E. LOFTON STGSN D.P. CURTIS STI M.E. FITZGERALD STGSN R.A. JONES STG3 R.R. MONGEON STG2 W. NIZZA STG3 F.A. RICHARDSON STG3 V.H. TILLER 1 1 1 l I I 177 dx wp!! Q . .E 1 - ,-- 2 --' 'm 4' PN . A f ,Q .ft fr , -'H ,V w . - 1, h 4, , V' f 1 , h A k Q ,f,, ga? ' K . 'f f ,I ,ir Z ' ' I , A I :vw ,G Y ? - aw ,,, , . , r 9 - f N...-X a I S I 'E 'Qi A ff-M f -5 f A ,, Q . . I , , V , ,. - I 1: .- X A-N X 1' ff: I , , f-f--f ia ' f U ' fy 'M ' i mf - ' ,X i ' 1 If 2 A . P NX A I A .Jef- ! I E Ll A -X X . 3 V. LKIZ S ,ip LTJG R.L.CUMMINGS f - ', W. -fiixj 'Q- - , . 1 'f,' W1 i :.: D I Y L I A ' if flf' I A- ':,, I' X4 AAVAA A I f I - ,f S, 5 ' 1 1 - A x .. 1 A- - 2 A I A , Y, , ' ,, ff OX DIVISION PERSONNEL STAFF THE ANTI-SUBMARINE CON- , TACT ANALYSIS CENTER. THE FUNCTIONS OF ASCAC ARE if TWO FOLD: THE MECHANICS OF DETECTION, CLASSIFICA- I TION AND ANALYSIS OF SONAR SIGNALS AND AIR CREW I BRIEF ING-DEBRIEFING, TRAINING,-RECONSTRUCTION AND Q S C C POST FLIGHT ANALYSIS. USING THE INFORMATION OB- ' A A I n 1 TAINED FROM ANALYSIS OF SONAR READINGS THEY BRIEF THE OPERATIONAL COMMANDER AND HIS CREWS IN TERMS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTIONS, AREAS OF PROBABILITY, SUGGESTED BOUY PLANTS AND BACK THEM UP WITH DE- TAILED FLIGHT ANALYSIS IN EVENT OF ERRONEOUS TARGET CLASSIFICATION BY THE AIRCRAFT SENSOR OPERATOR. POST FLIGHT DEBRIEFING IS CONDUCTED THROUGH INTER- VIEW OF CREW MEMBERS. IN ADDITION, ASCAC CONDUCTS RECONSTRUCTION OF PAST MISSIONS AND TRAINING OF P SENSOR OPERATORS. V I s1'G3 J.R. ANDERSON SN c.A. CHMIECIK Axz n.w. mam. AN 1. BLUMER Axz nrr. ENGSTRAND Axz L.n. Mom AN w.c.sc1wL1'z ' I SN EJ- BOCCIA SN W-P- FINCH AN EJ, PRAWDZIK sms 'r.A. s'rmcx1.1-:R W 2 X . : -' :W ,M fi., P- 'lg if j HSSDL . , , I gh Y 5 . ix - V 1m I , , M ' Eb ' Xl 'u .54 E, ,,. U ,Jw STG2 G.L. BOOTS 3 W STI J.W. MEADORS il 5 ' l l I 1 I 1723 XX X . Q4 'fu We 'Wm lmml fm Wm mmm NUM mmm mmm WWII TIM mlm WM mm. UMM NNW IRSIEUI IDEM 5.115 I DIVISION COORDINATION OF THE WORK OF THE OTHER OPERATIONS DIVISIONS, PROMUL- G O ATION OF OPERATIONS PLANS AND RDERS AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLI- CATIONS ARE THE FUNCTIONS OF OY DI- V ISION PERSONNEL. 1-.csv K , SN J.P. ORKWIS YN2 G.M. RAUB YN3 M.D. SICELOFF LT J.T. GREGOR . SN L.W. WH.LlAMS YN 3 K.L. ZIMMERMAN 5515 NY OPEQAUONS OHSCER 9 179 -f'k4'p'1 '1f3Q3'.Kr,'. V M M-,--.:... -Lp- 'L 'ks vqq-Y fd , an-A -l5S'nP3B3'- 'M' 53 , 4 0,44 A ,Ze ,Ma 22? T Jwggwiy mj 5.-A 1 W 2. i5'ELfQ..:' fffE3 .' '1 M' 1 + 'J ,, . , . f .F 1.3, , ,4 4 . W sv sa M -.rf-f 'K,b1w E',f ggi ffwrssiiskjgzv mmiww' wi Q. 4' .. 4.5 .,.. - .hhpyw-If uf lv-W ffw- -- -:, ,.,-w .,..-z-, 1-wg..,fa.,. :mfg , ,A :m++f3i f 1 A' F' A V. -f V- w-f5 ..'3':'3?gZ'5 41, . .1 -A-sw--Q. .. -M 7 Q, viii ., .gui - 1 5a1'fWfrv1'QYrL '91 rf 4-wry w 1 u 1 AIR DEPARTME CDR R. L. LAWLER, Jr. AIR OFFICER L- - 1 CDR J. L. MILLER ASSISTANT AIR OFFICER LCDR P. L. SIVERLY AIRCRAFT HANDLING OFFICER fx I was . A-4 'mf I VI DIVISION! I LCDR. J.P. SMITH LCDR G.A. STEENSTR THE MEN OF V-1 DIVISION ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR HAND- LING AIRCRAFT ON THE FLIGHT DECK AND FORM THE CRASH FIRE FIGHTING TEAM. THEIR BRILLIANT JERSEYS ARE FOR INSTANT RECOGNITION IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHICH DEMANDS THE PRECISION OF THE ROCKETTES AND SPEED AND AGILITY OF HOCKEY. AT THE SOUND OF FLIGHT QUARTERS BLUE SHIRTS MAN FIRE BOTTLES AS EN- GINES ARE STARTED, BREAK CHAINS AND PULL CHOCKS. THE AIRCRAFT ARE TOWED INTO POSITION BY RED SHIRTS WHO OPERATE THE TRACTORS AND CRASH EQUIP- MENT AND WHO FORM THE RESCUE SQUAD. YELLOW SHIRTS DIRECT THE AIRCRAFT INTO LAUNCH POSITION. WITH RECOVERY THE ORDER IS REVERSED AS YELLOW SHIRTS DIRECT THEM FROM ARRESTMENT TO BLUE SHIRTS WAITING TO CHOCK AND SECURE THEM. , ABHC B.A. SPRIGGS AN W.C. BEVERAGE AN R.E. BIGELOW ' ABH2 H.L. BRADEN A AN F.G. BRODZIK ABHI c.1.. CARRICK I AAJ.T. cl-mls'rENsoN ABHAN A.n. CIAVOLINO AN J.G. CLUBB AA W.F. CORDNER AN L.D. COZENE . .er XI, X f' f' ,W ' ,L 'V ! I I Sl. A l 182 AN G.R. DEMARS AAO.J. DEVOSS AA J.D. DURHAM AN D.A. EBEL AN R.A. FOSS AA C.S. FRAZIER AN N.L. GIBSON AN J.A. GONZALEZ AA D.A. GOVERT AN E.V. HANSON ABI-I3 T.J. HARMON W-A 4 ar fr- x fel' 'F Q A is I X Q. '5 5, e A W. YQ? i AN T.V. HATFIELD AN S.D. HAYTER AN M.S. HENDERSON AA D.E. HILDEBRAND ANF.A. INK AAK.W. JENSEN AN G.J. KLINGLER ABI-I2 W.L. KLINGLESMITH AN P.E. LUCAS fwy ff ' 'iq -fig. f .fail-,ff -,,, ,, A s Q x X 4 ABH3 .l.D. MACIEL AA F.M. MARIETTA AN J F MARTIN i vu- A .Z A ,N V I ig. Ja' , 9' iq? 183 l ,f ABI-I3 D E MAYS AN B D MELNICK AN P E MILLER ABI-IAN R.G. MORELL AN E.H. NESTER ABI-I1H.R. NUNLEY ilu:-..,., I, ii ., 7, . , fa z, X A 2 Xl W A ' CX 3 A J .V AAL.R.oGG A R ' AAL E REED y ' ,, ANG.M.REISLAND ' H li A, Q r A 'Qi W ff' 3' Q ww: 1 WM J ,V ' - N -A 535 faqs' aw , M y fu . L . , .. , N h I f ,fn 7 ,I E' 'mf V . 'f A 1 A LLAA . af Asus R.A.RIALS U M fi fy: V ANH.D.ROWLAND A N ANc.H.sAMUEL A V X, L: - - I I - - AN B.M. SCAPPINO ABHAN lm. scnwmz AA An. SHERMAN AN C.L. BURROWS AA B.L. CAMPBELL AN E.W. CONNOR AN R.H. DEW AA L.J. DURFEE ABHAY R.A, HANDVILLE ABH3 L.E, KEY AN E.C. KROLICKOWSKI AA P.W. RIGNEY ABHAN M.D. WU.LlAMS , U ji: . ,an AA D.M. SHOEMAKER AN B.E. SLOCUM AN G.W. SMITH ABH1 K.R. WOODS AN L.R. YACOPINO AN L.G. YEAMAN ABH1 B.D. YOUNG AN M.S. ZOELLNER f,-na g Q A 1 we W fi E 184 L. - V-2 D N ANT.H. BEASLEY LcDnn.N.JoNEs A LCDR D.HOLCOMB 1 , A L'rJ.w.B1sHoP .A THE FLIGHT DECK SPECTRUM OF' BRILLIANTLY COLORED JERSEYS WOULD NOT BE COMPLETE WITHOUT THE GREEN SHIRTS OF V-2 DIVISION. THESE ARE THE MEN WHO OPER- ATE AND MAINTAIN THE MIGHTY CATAPULTS, THE ARREST- ING GEAR, THE BARRICADE MACHINERY AND THE VISUAL LANDING AIDS, AND, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, PROVIDE THE HOOKRUNNER , THE MAN WHO DASHES OUT AFTER EACH LANDING TO RELEASE THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE ARREST- ING WIRE. QUITE LITERALLY, IT IS THESE GREEN SHIRTS WHO PUT THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE AIR AND CATCH THEM AGAIN. AM J.J. FEEHAN AA R.E. GILLIGAXI AN W.C. HOWELL ABE3 C.P. LAND AA .l.A. GEIB IC2 T.J. GUILMARTIN ABE3 G.D. KRAUS ABE3 L.E. LEVASSEU AN J.D. GERSTL AA W.B, HENLEY ABEI E.S. KUNKEL ABE2 D.V. LONG L Us if 1' ' i 185 IC'l E.S. BENSON AN E.S. BOBBITT ABE2 C. CLICK AN F.C. DECARO AN R.L. DUPRAS AA J.F. COLLINS ABE3 R.T. DELURY ABE2 T.W. EATON ABE3 J.G. DAVIS ABE3 E.M. DRAKE ABE2 R.M, EZOVSKI 1 ns ll I AN G.K. MCCARTHY AA J.F. MITCHELL ABE3 R.G. PETTES 7 l B - 1 I I ABE10.H. SILVA AR G.A. STRAIT IC3 R.E. MCCULLOCH ABE3 L.A. NEWMAN ABE3 J.P. ROBINSON AA E.D. TEAGUE ABE3 J.M. MENDOZA ICFN C.M. NUGENT ABE3 W.I. SCHIWETZ HQ .A Rf if Asma w.E. TRAMMELL AN w .E. VAHOVICK AN L.G. TRO'l'l'ER AN P.D. WEST ABE2 C.A. YARNOLD ABE3 R.E. WITCHEY ABH3 R.E. AN B.D. WOODY ZIMMERMAN 5 . 'lu 1' ' I W9 I 3 c-,..'.fH'--:..f'11.: f ,f gx I V' l 1 1 ug 495 55551: g - f' .- 5 ' f ..'. ff- ? LL.. ,,L,,, Q fLL,,.. . ,,,, V ,Z A vs: .A.A , . - A f 1 5i 15' 'I ,f TAL W W '42-f ' Qi X L I A I K , .. ., Q , m,ga,.., ,,Vfv,,. A . , - If ,ff A ,QJWQQ '..- in .. 'l ,, ki: ,Z M 'Wifi 0,7 . I ,. hf,9y,,,, vw 1. '. A No ' E.. fW'f?3?f,f 'W-ATVT4 15715 Q 'L 1 ' . ' ., 'V ' '7 -isbn?-T-Vfifffxigf 7- ,imqz-yx ,,,,,, . fw Plwffff' . .LAL gf7ff,,,',,, ' 5. A ,.,A ,V Q A ,,, ., ,m-mm' Q A , f, , f,-' ff cw, ,c rw 1-1 -rf , A A A AHEC u.H.HAnTKE H -- N'-1---f M, :.::.s2 . ' , f'fw',.,Ig,LM,.,, , f A 'v f f TL .',, ' - W 'f A ABE2 W.A. BURDEN v - A f,,' - f A ,. A,AA f , AN E-L MOORE LW? ,,,, , I , V, , VV . L,,A , fly' ABE1 W-R. SNELL W .:w,Wmav A .,,,,, ,-f-MWW, ,... .M Uma.: , 'IPM Af ff ABEAN G'w- YAGLEY l 1 I i I 186 ji A3 , , Ah I-, I N x ,-w L mm li! IW I J V-3 1'. l as ' FH I DIVISION I LCDR R.A. LUKE THE STORAGE OF AIRCRAFT ON THE HANGAR DECK WOULD SEEM PROSAIC. ADDING TO IT THE NECESSITY FOR MOVING THE AIRCRAFT TO AND FROM THE FLIGHT DECK DURING FLIGHT OPERATIONS IMMEDIATELY RENDERS IT COMPARA- BLE TO A VERY FAST GAME OF CHINESE CHECKERS. THE INTERVAL BETWEEN EACH LAUNCH AND RECOVERY IS SHORT AND IN THAT BRIEF TIME THE MEN OF V-3 DIVISION, THE HANGAR DECK CREW, MUST MOVE ALL SCHEDULED AIR- CRAFT TO THE FLIGHT DECK FOR LAUNCHING AND BURY DOWN BELOW THOSE RETURNING ON RECOVERY. THE SIZE OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE CLOSE QUARTERS OF THE HANGAR DECK, AND HEAVY SEAS OR HIGH WINDS CONSPIRE FOR THE EVER PRESENT DANGER OF THE CRUNCH . V-3 ALSO MAINTAINS THE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS, WATER CUR- TAINS AND FOAM MONITORS VITAL TO FIRE SAFETY. ,Lf .yd .f I AN G.A. J ' , - c0Ns'rAN1'1NE A ANw.H.EmcKs0N I A x .A AnHaw.u. FERGusoN f Ak I. AA J.M. HIGGINS ABH3 J.E. JOHNSON ABHAN J.J. KLOKA I ,, , A wi 1 V3 Z ABHAN P.E. LYNCH AN G.C. MAKAS I - ABCS E.P. PIASTA AA B.R. BRANDT AN W.E. BAXTER ABHAN J. BRASHIER AN G.H. BOND AA R.W. COHEN AA W.H. FIRTION AN R.B. GARRETT I AN A.B. GOLDEN ABH3 J .A. KOSCIELNY ABH1 E.C. LANG AN M.R. LETCHWORTH AN R.R. MECCA ABHAN J.R. MILLER ABHAN R.L. MEADE AN G.W. MONTMINY If f- A I am 1 if Z 1 187 GE 'if' N II Q 5 W fi - - - ,sf AN J,B. NILANIJ AN Im. PICAIIELL0 A W9 -A A' ' Anas G.II. PEARSON AN w..I. PRATCSIILEII f W , I ABIIAN K.IvI. ABII3 P.'I'.I1AILsBAcK Q PHILLIPS 4 AN L.G. RICHARDSON ' ABIIAA P.G. Rocxwoon X AN Im. RODGERS ABI-IAN I1.o. STEEN AN Inc. 'IESKE AN 1.0. TIMKO ABI-IAN F. WAGEIIS, Jn. Asus D.IvI. WARD AN w.P. WEBER AN n.L. WEHVIER AN T.Y. WILLARD ABHAN R.W. WILSON A W W W, AN 'r.F. woBIsNsIvII'rII ANRJ POL ?5 4ff'! 188 lui!- V-4 DIVISION LT J.H. WICHMAN TO KEEP 'EM FLYING IS THE MISSION OF THE MEN OF V- 4 DIVISION, A TASK OF NO SMALL PROPORTION CONSIDERING THE PRODIGIOUS FUEL APPETITIE OF TODAY'S TACTICAL AIRCRAFT. THIS RESPONSIBILITY BEGINS WITH STORAGE OF 1,200 KILOLITERS OF AVIATION GAS AND ANOTHER 1,200 KILOLITERS OF JET FUEL IN AN INTRICATE SYSTEM OF EIGHTEEN TANKS, CONNECTING LINES AND PUMPS. SEA WATER PUMPS FORCE THE FUEL UP TO THE FUEL PUMPS WHICH CONTAIN FILTRATION SYSTEMS TO REMOVE WATER OR OTHER CONTAMINANTS FROM THE FUEL. FROM THESE FILTERS THE FUEL PASSES TO THE AIRCRAFT FUELING STATIONS TO BE FED TO THE AIRCRAFT. A VARIETY OF AIRCRAFT LUBRICANTS ARE ALSO STOCKED AND DISPENSED WITH SIMILAR SAF EGUARD AGAINST CONTAMINATION. - ABFC R-W- CARR AA -LR. BINZ AA R.A. CADORETTE AN L.c. CIMORELLI AN J-W- BALLARD ABF1 J.E. BRIDGES AN W.L. CARTY AA LB. COCKLIN AN S-B- BERRY AA J .L. BUTLER AA E.M. CHASE AA D.E. COLLIER I I - 1 I AN M.L. DEAcv AN s.A. coMs'rocK ADRAN V-L' AN FE. FERGUSON AN n.w. GH.LISPlE AN G.L. CUTLIP DUNCAN AN J.H. FREUDBERG AN D.P. HAASE AN R.A. DANSEREAU ABF3 A.C. E'l'I'Y ABFAN L.B. GEARING AN D.L. HERMAN -. l i. - l 1 189 r l -r .if ' AN R.A. VACHON AA P.D. VERGASON ABF2 J .E.WHITE AA 0. HOUSTON AN R.A. KRUGER AN W.E. MCLEAN ABF2 R.A. MOORE AN J.C. PAHIRA AN W.B. SIMMONS AN E.C. STOWE ABFAN R.W: BESSELL AN K,E. JACOBSEN AN R.J. LARKIN AN P.G. MCNAMARA AN W.R. OLEKSAK ABF3 R.A. SABOURIN AN G.E. STEPP ABFAN K.A. SUMNER ABHAA 0.L. RUSSELL AN M.E. KAYE ABF3 R.L. LYNCH AN J.P. MILLER ABHAN S.L, ABF2 N.L. RAWLS AA R.S. STILSON AN L.E. TOLLIVER AN S.B. SCALES OVERSTREET I I - - 1 Y'-3 190 DIVISION 1 W LCDR R.G. .IUDD LTJG RAL. WISE V-6 DIVISION IS THE PERMANENT PORTION OF THE CVSG INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY. THE MEN, PART OF THE ESSEX CREW, ARE THE NUCLEUS TO WHICH ARE ADDED THE EMBARKED AIR GROUP PERSONNEL TO FORM THE IMA. AS SUCH, V-6 PERSONNEL ARE PRIMARILY RE- SPONSIBLE FOR THE ADEQUATE CONDITION, EQUIPAGE AND UPKEEP OF THE SHOP SPACES. THEY MUST SEE THAT ALL REQUIRED TEST EQUIPMENT IS ABOARD, OPERABLE AND CALIBRATED, AND TO THE PROPER MAINTENANCE OF ALL AIRCRAFT HANDLING AND SERVICE EQUIPMENT COMMONLY KNOWN AS YELLOW GEAR . OF THE SEVERAL HUNDRED PIECES AND TYPES OF EQUIPMENT FOR WHICH THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE PERHAPS THE MOST WELCOME IS THE SHIP'S CIA-THE MAIL PLANE-PROBABLY THE GREATEST MORALE BUILDER ON BOARD. Awcs E.w. CRONCE ADRAN My. BENSON AN wus. nowu-:s ,mn RH, CARSON Asc J.L. HALFORD AN IA. BLACKBURN Ama c.F. BOYD Assn: n.c. DUNEMANN Aza n.J. BAUER YN3J.L. BLANTON AsMsJ.n. BROWN pm T,J, DURNIN 'Rs 191 'Z . A 4 9 ,N :W , Fi ' . NE' v. ADRAN T. HICKEY AMS3 R.E. JACOBS AN R.E. KIRKPATRICK AOAN J-G- MCGEHEE AN AJ- NATUS ASE3 R.M. DYE AE3 S.W. FOSTER AMH3 J.A. GRUCELLA AN J.R. FLOW ADR2 C.L. GIBSON AN H.E. HALBREICH PR2 C.G. HLADIK AN J.K. JOHNSON AMS3 DL. LARREW ATNAN J-G- AMS3 R-G. SN C.T. FORBES ASI T.J. HARRIS AN J.H. HOLT, JR ASE2 R.E. KENNEDY ATR3 D, LEVIN MULHOI-LAND ANICHOLSON ATN3 n.F. MULKEY AMH3 SL, PEELING I - - - - I - - 2 - - ff, X E , , a Q gf AN C.L, STONE AZAN C.R. PERDUE AEI R.C. RAGSDALE AMSI C.M. SHELL ADRAN M.J. ATN2 D.E. POWELL SN P.J. RANDAZZO AMH2 D,B. SMITH STROMLEY ASH3 R.D. PRUETT AN V.N. ROUSH AN C. STEMMERMAN AN L.L. THELEN 192 i 4 Q OUR CIA MAIL CREW i i I i i i Ml PM IMD. M15 mm Q ! I AK3 S, WASHINGTON AN P.D. WAYMAN rw Q EEEE5 H2555 7302? 2F'1??? -1 r- :: gfmio 4251 Ham? ELSE :wsu ' 193 I 1 1- - 1 ' JI PREPARATION FOR ANOTHER RAID-WW II n CDR J.B. BROWN WEAPONS OFFICER I LCDR D.P. KENNEDY FIRST LIEUTENANT LCDR LB. WADDINGTON FIRST LIEUTENANT LT I-I.S. 0'CONNOR SIIII- S ORDNANCE OFFICER r Sw 'ala , . i I u nu i n 1 I - 1 l 1 194 FOX , DIVISION ENS R.R- HUNT ENS R,D. CLAFFEY IN THE CELEBRATED DAYS OF IRON MEN IN WOODEN SHIPS , GUNS WERE LOADED, AIMED AND LIGHTED OFF BY HAND. THAT THE SHOT ACHIEVED ITS TARGET WAS A TRIB- UTE TO THE GUNNERSMATES' BRAWN AND NAKED EYE JUDG- MENT. THE MEN OF FOX DIVISION, RESPONSIBLE FOR ESSEX GUNFIRE CONTROL AND WEAPONS DIRECTION SYSTEMS, EM- PLOY SOME OF THE MOST SOPHISTICATED EQUIPMENT OF ITS KIND. HIGHLY SKILLED TECHNICIANS, THESE MEN NOT ONLY OPERATE THE COMPUTERS, DIRECTORS AND FIRE CONTROL RADARS, BUT ARE EQUALLY CAPABLE OF THE TESTING, INSPECTING, CLEANING AND ADJUSTING REQUI- SITE TO MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY OR, WHEN MALFUNCTION OCCURS, OF THE DETAILED ANALYSIS OF THE MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL OR ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS NECESSARY FOR CORRECTION. THE NAME WEAPONS DEPARTMENT IS NARROWER THAN ITS TOTAL RESPONSIBILITYg FOR MAINTE- NANCE AND OPERATION OF THE SHIP'S SEVERAL WEAPONS SYSTEMS, STORAGE AND HANDLING OF ORDNANCE AND AMMUNITION, INDEED, ALL MAT- TERS RELATED TO WEAPONRY COMPRISE ONLY A PART OF THE DEPARTMENTS RAISON D'ETRE. WEAPONS IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL DECK SEAMANSHIP SUCH AS REFUELING AND REPLENISH- ING, MOORING AND ANCHORING, RUNNING THE SHIP'S BOATS, SIDE CLEANING AND FOR OPERAT- ING THE BOAT AND AIRPLANE CRANE. SN R.M. BLOUGH l l'G3 W.A. BROCKMIRE SN R.W. CARRETTA FFG2 M.N. COOK S . NW Q 'i: ' 'v-uv W g ,P -- HH... ' Mm: f' Us El., Q 2 1. Q , f P ga ' T ge? S -.r 0 1. - --. I 1 195 N, Q I 'el A l 1 N P FTGSN C.A. COULTER SN R.K. DOCKERY FTGSN T.L. FOOZER SN C.F. FOSSELMAN SN D. GARCIA, JR. FTGSN M.K. HOARD SN R.C. JANHOLA SN M.D. LABIG ' ffgw, iv- Frca s.c. LANDIS rrca F.J. LINGLE, Jn, F'l'GSN Ar. Mmm Z ff' v'i' z,i ' Cm ! 4 E wx f f f f X I N N W 1 Y ll... I - - - W SN G.W. MULLEN SN S.M. RHOADS FFGSN K.I. SMITH FFGSN A.W. WILSON SN FD. PETERSEN SN R.W. RIDEOUT SN J.J. SPAULDING FIG! W.W. WOLFORD FTGSN A.W. PIQUETTE SN R.L. ROSE FTG3 B..D. WATSON SN W.C. WYRICK Ii'l'G2 W.E. BRADBURN W Il 1 1 . I 1 J- .- ca- , fSi I 2 Q 196 1 UL A V A e ' DIVISION 'E S LTJG C.R, HOLLAND WO-1 L. HALL KEEP 'EM ROLLING, LONG THE MOTTO OF THE HORSE ARTILLERY MIGHT WELL APPLY WITH EQUAL VIGOR TO THE MEN OF G DIVISION IN WHOSE CHARGE ARE ALL ORDNANCE HANDLING EQUIPMENT AS WELL AS THE SHIP'S VEHICLES. VERY MUCH AT THE HEART OF THE WEAPONS DEPARTMENT, G'S THIRTY-NINE MEN MAN THE SHIP'S MAGAZINES AND AM- MUNITION ELEVATORS STOWING AND HANDLING THE ROCK- ETS, BOMBS, DEMOLITION CHARGES, GUN AMMUNITION AND SMALL ARMS WHICH ARE PART OF ESSEX FIREPOWER. IN ADDITION, THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROPER MAIN- TENANCE OF ESSEX FOUR 5 INCH, 38 CALIBER GUNS, WHICH CONSTITUTE HER MAIN BATTERY, AS WELL AS THE WEAP- ONRY USED BY HER LANDING FORCE. LAST, THEY MAINTAIN THE SHIP'S SALUTING BATTERY. I I - - L GMCM A.M. NARY GMGC J .M. GUERRERO SN F.S. BAILEY GMG1 M. BURR SN N.P. CORBO GMG3 G.L. CRAMPTON SN J.L. DAMON SN J.R. DAVIS GMGI D.G. DELORME GMG3 T.E. DEVA GMG3 L.A. DIXO TMSN L.A. EVAN GMGI C. LAPAN ...I l -ll 1 v I u::H,,,,o: ip Ifuujjjjfn ff:1::H::: uu::jf,,..-H ::::uH fl 1 X fbi: ,. xx X 1 X 4?,6Qa3' Riff-QTlHf2Tf'U vi: M - I l SN J.n. FLEETON 1' GMGSN J.F. Fox AR GMG2 35- NEECE A SN LB' ' SN G.J. PRICE GARAMELLA Z' SN J.c. ROBERTS I SN J.F. GILLAUME GMG3 D.G, SN H. SCOTT HEADINGTON SN F.P. YN3 TL, SMALLWOOD HUGHSTON SN K.D. TAYLOR SN 'r.H. HUTCHINSON GMG3 L. UJHELY GMGSN my GMG 2 R.R. via!-:R LINDSAY SN L.S. WATKINS SN E. LODATO 1- W. gf? f v ' , 1 ' f 0 Y, . '45 K ' 1 ' SN R.J. MANTHE Q 4, fgk A. ' W' gl ,V ' 5, SN R.L. MARINO ' f ,f R ' if NF- ' SN H-J. WEBER f 1- ff, , fm f f QSM . mar- - -, - GMG3 RJ, ,' I A.: , ' -0 1 L . K V-: GMGSN T.A. MUELLER xwf iffjp'-Evlgl 1, A iii- I - , , I WENGER 5 1. . y Q. ?:' f -'4 M , W F ' ,, K ' ' A ' ' GMG3 R-CL WOOD ' xi -' -a dl 'Z 5221 f 1 'A Q N mi V ' X X I - I - 198 QU in ll, is ,, i. f . 9 .5 B IEE' ME ME Ili' 3 an VI ,nk ' lllhli Y LW' Sw? 'MIN wi W Milly Z W A . w 1 +1 37 - I I. , G-1 A ' ,'Q- 1 DIVISION I ENS W.J. ENS T.G. TROY, JR. ALEXANDER ll THE HANDLING OF AND MAINTENANCE TO THE SHIP'S AN- CHORS ARE A PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY OF THE THIRTY- THREE MEN OF G-1 DIVISION. ESSEX HAS BOTH A CENTER LINE AND A STARBOARD DUNN TYPE ANCHOR, EACH OF' WHICH WEIGH SOME FIFTEEN TONS. THE ANCHORS AND THEIR 180 FATHOMS OF CHAIN ARE LOWERED AND RAISED BY POWERFUL WINCHES DEEP IN THE BOW OF THE SHIP. G-1 DIVISION IS ALSO CHARGED WITH THE OPERATION OF THE FORWARD REFUELING RIG. THIS RIG ENABLES ESSEX TO BE REFUELED AT SEA BY FLEET OILERS OR TO REFUEL OTHER SHIPS WHILE AT SEA. IT CAN ALSO BE CONVERTED FOR REPLENISHMENT EVOLUTIONS. THIS ABILITY TO BE REFUELED AND REPLENISHED AT SEA IS THE KEY TO THE VIRTUALLY UNLIMITED RANGE AND MOBILITY OF THE MOD- ERN U.S. NAVY. SN L. ADDISON Sf? ff . SN G.w.BARmcK Q FN Im. Buss fm I . SN J.B. GAREY SN B. GUERRA SN B.K. HARRINGTON BM2 D.A. LIKENS SA J. MCCULLOUGH SN P.W. MCFEELEY A SA L.A. POLLARD W SN G.POULAKIS .ii SN n.c. RUNIILE 199 SA R.E. ADAMS BM3 T.L. DELOZER SN S,P. DENNY SN T.J. FROST BM2 J.U. JOHNSON BM3 W.L. JOHNSON SN S.F. KNOWLES SN J .E. MCSWEENEY SN T.W. MILLER SN F. PENA SN R.L. SQUIRES SN L.L. WEEKS SN AJ. ZIVKOVICH SA D.R. BLACKMAN BMI R. LAGLE SN G.G. HATLE BM2 R.W. MENE SN J.W. RAFFERTY SN R. RULE SN R.J. SULLIVAN BM2 M. WILLIAMS .Aux I HW Q' - I G2 DIVISION G-2 DIVISION SHARES IN THE REFUELING EVOLUTIONS BY OPERATING THE DOUBLE FUELING RIG, FOR DESTROYER REFUELING, AS WELL AS SEVERAL OF THE OILER REFUEL. ING RIGS. IT IS THE FURTHER RESPONSIBILITY OF DIVISION PERSONNEL TO SEE TO THE MOORING OF THE SHIP IN PORT OR, AT ANCHOR, TO THE SETTING OF THE PORT ACCOMMO. DATION LADDER AND BOAT BOOM. UNDERWAY, THEY ARE PART OF THE PILOT HOUSE WATCH KEEPING ESSEX STEADY 4 ON COURSE. I i SN L.K. SHAFER SN P.A. THARP BMI LLB. THOMPSON SA mx. RAMSEY SN J.w.BU1'cHER SN E.D. ENSEY SN LP. Hmzr-:L SN LE. MARBURGER SN E, OSMULSKI SA GM- REED BM2 LE, WALLING SA Gm CALDWELL SN J.P. GAGLIANO SN LA. JOHNSON SA D.E.McconM1cK nm F.H.ovER1'UnF SN D-W- BM3 H,w, WINS1-ON SN L.T. D1I.L SA R.c. GINTER SN D.w. JOHNSON SN Dir. MICHAELSKI SN 'r.A. PATTON scuomgogg amz E,M. woqm-:N X vi . 159' R, K xwigmff H XV BM2 W.W. ANDERSON BM3 R.R. LAPORTE SA RJ. SCAFIDI SN W.J. SKAGGS 2OO V , w T Q BMC J. 1NMNy , Mff SN R.C. A A1NswOHTH V, BMa G.E. DI V ISION -: ENS n.E. BERGLUND SN n.H. EERTHAUME SN N.A. BROOKS SN M.D. , I 1 -' ' fi 1 f ' W I CRADDOCK 4 nw '3 6 I CHIEF CONCERN OF THE MEN OF G-3 DIVISION IS THE OP- g1TffiiIv'CR0USE 2 ERATION OF THE BOAT AND AIRPLANE fB+AJ CRANE, ESSEX DOUG'-ASS ff . BIG MUSCLE, WHICH IS USED FOR INPORT LOADING OF SM'R-FO'-'NO .gag , SUCH HEAVY EQUIPMENT AS THE SHIP'S BOATS AND VE- H HICLES AS WELL AS AIRCRAFT. AT SEA, IT IS USED TO BOARD 1 THE PILOTS BASKET. DURING REPLENISHMENT EVOLUTIONS Y DIVISION PERSONNEL HANDLE HOUSEFALL RIGS AT A VARIOUS STATIONS AND FUENISH THE PHONE TALKER SAKEUFOSTER WHO LINKS THE BRIDGE WITH ALL REPLENISHMENT STA- SNC.A. FOX TIONS. DURING AIR OPERATIONS THEY STREAM THE TARGET SN W-V' FURNE SLED. IN PORT, THEY ASSIST IN THE MOORING OF ESSEX AND, A AT ANCHOR, THEY RIG THE STARBOARD ACCOMMODATION 3 LADDER AND BOAT BOOM. THEY ALSO HANDLE THE STAR- 1, BOARD LEAD LINE USED FOR TAKING DEPTH SOUNDINGS. H 'ffff---O . fri, W'21w 'Q B ' -1 :ETE 2. I 3 , I 1 A E,ST HAA,SA ,H H,L A A M ,, ,I A Ig f 3 B fa O 5, X X Q rv' , I ff? LUV. udp V N i 201 I 'wx --A SN E E GATES SAE L GIBSON SAJ KNMNJ GORDON BM3 T L HAWK SN C F HERBECK SNJ N JENSEN BM3 T.F. JE'l'I'ER SN P.F. MERCALDI SN .I.A. LAZUREK SN J.F. MERRITT BM3 R.A. SAT.M. MOONEY MAC DOWELL BM2 D.A. NOGEIRO BM2 K.M. SEELEY SN J.A. NOWAK SA D.L. SMELTZER SN W.J. RABCHENUK SA J.L. SPRING SA D.W. TOTTEN SN J.E. WILKERSON SN J.E. TYNDALL SN P.R. WILLDIGG SN LW. I SN L.C. WH..LIAMS VAN-ARSDALE N' ,nfw M I G1 Il lf PU IT U1 I I il E ll E Fl I , A, X 1 Y I V I I I 202 . N Ii I G-4 DIVISION A rv. I. i WO1 C.J. BROUSSARD I G-4 DIVISION PERSONNEL HAVE THE DUAL ROLE OF MAIN- TAINING THE SHIP'S SIDES AND FURNISHING THE BALANCE OF THE DECK FORCE WITH THE TOOLS REQUISITE TO THEIR FUNCTIONS. THE ACTUAL SIDE CLEANING IS PERFORMED BY OTHER WEAPONS PERSONNEL BUT THEIR SAFETY WHILE OVER THE SIDE IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MEN OF G-4 WHO RIG THE PLATFORMS, STAGES AND NETS AND MAINTAIN THE LIFE JACKETS USED BY THE SIDECLEANERS. THE SUPPLY FUNCTION IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH G-4'S MAIN- TENANCE OF THE BOATSWAIN LOCKER, LINE LOCKER, PAINT LOCKER AND SAIL LOCKER. THE SPECTRUM OF THE MA- TERIALS AND SERVICES SUPPLIED TO THE OTHER DECK DI- VISIONS RANGES FROM THE HAND BRAIDED CANVAS FOR THE QUARTERDECK TO THE SEVEN INCH NYLON MOORING LINES. l ll :wi r - M ,, - WM.- ,f',s:,. .4 In .uv . .av X Rim W W nv- ..- W' 7 l-,..... SN R.E. GREEN , JI, ...MW i ' ' ,NK , I' ,- VVII. , ' L , V V Q A .M A .I ,SIII' -'W SN C.H. DERMINER I SN A A GREGORY SN CM, FOUST SA B.K. I-IARRINGTON BM3 R.N. KOREK BM2 H.C. MURRAY SN WJ. MCQUARLEY SN R.E. PUGH SN T.L. MILES BM3 O.D. TODD SN J.W. MILLSAP BM2 L.E. BEARD 3 . BM3 T.T. JANNIE BM3 W.R. OLIVER TMSN E. WALDON fgM'? 1 47 'L ,. Y H, ISSA I N LLVV. f 'gifs' xi 5' 203 l 3 I 7 gg A ,,..-- Vruww' f' ' A , .L PM ,,,,,,,fff G-7 . ' fi -'T L ' . 1 :mmA.- A ff . wi . fr DIVISION , 4-., A A W 4' - ,M -W 'W ' . rf ik - ff ,, V X 4- as A ' 7 1, if-' , , W' 1155. 'wav-w f ' CAPT .I. SAWYER IST LT J. BERGQUIST K OLDER THAN THE NAVY ITSELF IS THE HISTORY OF SEA- GOING MARINES WHO SERVED ON THE AMERICAN VESSEL ENTERPRISE IN JULY 1775. ODDLY, MARINES' SHIPBOARD DUTIES HAVE CHANGED LITTLE FROM THEN 'TIL NOW. ESSEX MARINES CONTINUE TO STAND SENTRY DUTY, RUN THE SHIP'S BRIG, MAN ONE OF THE GUNS, FORM THE NU- CLEUS OF THE LANDING PARTY AND PROVIDE ORDERLIES FOR THE CAPTAIN AND EXECUTIVE OFFICER. BASICALLY INFANTRYMEN AND OUT OF THEIR HABITAT WHEN EM- BARKED THEY MUST MAINTAIN PROFICIENCY IN THE TOOLS OF THEIR TRADE, THE BASIC SUBJECTS ALL MARINES LEARN IN BOOT CAMP-WEAPONRY, TACTICS, AMPHIBIOUS OPERA- TIONS, DRILL AND PHYSICAL CONDITIONING. DAILY TRAIN- ING EXERCISES ENABLE ESSEX MARINES TO MAINTAIN THEIR SKILLS AND READINESS. 5 EP. f f g -m f 5-W- M, 1 - - 1 - - I I I - - If A .V ' Q 1s1'sG1' v.BARL0w :AA ' , il ' v SSGT F-Al-ENDER f 2551 SSGTH.CARTER,J V, ,,ff H , H 1- . .t ssG1'J.LAUEn , 1 a CPLD.BEA'l'I'Y PFcE.cHAnEs1',.m. PFCS.Fl1.IPPI cPLJ.HIEn0NYMus,m. LCPLL. HUGHES . , ug., F V PFCR. BROOKS CPLP.COFIELD LcPLA.I-'RYBARGER sara. uM1ELEsx1 LcPLc.HUGuN1NE I' , IU A V ' , 5 fd F ,p K-if LCPLE.CHASE,JR. LCPLA.DEFELICE LcPLJ.GnAc1-: PI-'cw. HOOKER, Jn. PFCD. KING 0 0 1 . V 5 ,iw 1 4 -5 V x A V- ixh ,Z , .v .- X . -'-A , I '. Q 'V . K.-V X L -' ,251 .F - R- A r Q -4 34 A - . ,- , iv 1- I A ' QRS . f 4' .4-1. 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SULLIVAN ' '. 7 7 o z. 5' ' 2, ,, PFCP.TIMBRO0K I 1 ' 'N a ' ' .' 0 5 ,1 Qi xl' f LCPL K,MYRTLE LCPLT.PHELPS PFC G.n0DAR'rE CPL R.SHIELDS CPL w.s'roCKEn PFC G.wAnD LCPL F. WILLIAMS X CPL GINICHOLS LCPL L,PLAgKETT CPL C,SAILOR,JR. PFCJ.s1MM0Ns CPL A. TAYLOR PFC J.wHA1'L1-:Y PFCL. WILSON, Jn. ' LCPL A,PEE1-E PFC N. ROBERTSON LCPLD.SEROWIK CPL w. STEWART PFCM.THoMAs CPL B. WILLIAMS CPL C. WOLFE, Jn. H N KQ K - - 1 l K - - 1 - Q , . W l , , l ,..- ' ,,f a-,,,... 206 E D1 RK 5 ? L P ,, Lev' gli H24 W F' ul KP PM wal gi -QI L ni' 39 1:5 1 I w J Q N I fx U Y 1 K 1- M fx H GB 1' , I DIVISION ENSROBERTC. lqg, A , R MACDONALD VVVV 1 , A ' ' f 1-, ,,,M ::AVV In A , :T I .J W N ,., 36 W ' - 1 ,,II J' ' ., Q. I A f- . we 5 V, A I A K .,,,,,,,., M 1 A I WHENEVER ESSEX RIDES AT ANCHOR, THE PERSONNEL OF f A 6 A ' GB, THE BOAT DIVISION, ARE INDEED POPULAR AMONG THE I REST OF THE CREW FOR IT IS THESE STALWART SALTS SNC BRANNON WHO RUN THE LIBERTY LAUNCHES WITHOUT WHICH sNSjC,,,mENTE,, LIBERTY CALL WOULD BE MEANINGLESS. RESPONSI- BM2 R- CHICK BILITY FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF ESSEX SNM COC H NINE BOATS IS A TASK OF N0 MEAN PROPORTION BUT IT IS SN ESCOSTKIIINR AM AT EACH NEW ANCHORAGE THAT GB'S MEN ARE PUT TO I BM3R.ENOS sN1vI.cARcIA THEIR STERNEST TEST. HERE, THE BOATS ARE UNGRIPED , THEN MOVED ONE BY ONE TO THE ELEVATOR, THE SLINGS RIGGED AND IN TURN, EACH BOAT IS HOOKED TO THE B-I-'A CRANE WHICH LOWERS IT INTO THE WATER WITH ITS CREW. GB PERSONNEL ALSO MAN THE LIFEBOAT DURING THE UMANOVERBOARDH DRILLS. S5 . 2 K , I- S X, V ---A-4-,...W,-,A- AUQTE Jimmy. 207 I I I l I I I I I i l - 1 l I In I 6 'JL A SI- I f f -.., gf, I i Q I A . f I .N I 3 Ni U 1 2 I , if? .W F J V 'H I I IW ,...,, I,,II,,.M .I., I I IIII I 5 I ff 0' 'Ai Y X 1' ,P If V ,,,m4L..-I.I,I IIIII IIII. - IL, IIIIIII 5 f 1442 3 I .Mg II I :II - - - .- I I, I V 'ELI SN I-I.GnAzIAN0,.m. gg X . SAJ.l-IAUSER I V LI SN RJ-IOLZSCHUH ' I I ' I KW i f , ii, 1 iff A ' A, If I -III, SN c. HOROSZEWSKI SNII. HOWELL sm P. KACZMARSKI sA1'.IvIccREAIIY ia. I. 5 I SNG.MILLER ia sms R. norm f ' SAP. SCHMIDT SN II. Toucmow .I - SNG.WAlDNER QI , , ' I, N nM21.. BEARD X. I BM3G.BOLES I SN M. MARTNELLI ' I SN F. PARKER fli W I - W -I I I 1 208 Id I M GV i DIVISION 5 I WILGUS - THE SMOKING LAMP IS OUT WHILE HANDLING AMMUNI- TION, A FAMILIAR PIPING INDEED, CLEARLY IMPLIES THE FUNCTION OF THE MEN OF GV DIVISION WHO ARE RESPON- SIBLE FOR THE HANDLING OF ALL AVIATION ORDNANCE. PLAYING A FUNDAMENTAL ROLE IN PROVIDING ESSEX AIR- CRAFT WITH THEIR FIREPOWER, GV'S AVIATION ORDNANCE- MEN RECEIVE, HANDLE, ASSEMBLE AND TRANSPORT EVERY- THING FROM PRACTICE AMMUNITION TO BOMBS TO SOPHIS- TICATED ROCKETS FROM THE TIME IT COMES ABOARD UNTIL IT IS SAFELY ON THE FLIGHT DECK. IN ADDITION, THEY LOAD ALL SPECIAL WEAPONS. IT IS A DELICATE AND GIN- GERLY PROCESS BUT THE MEN OF GV MOVE WITH SKILL AND EFFICIENCY UNTIL, AT LAST, THE SMOKING LAMP IS LIGHTED IS PIPED AND ALL HANDS UNCONSCIOUSLY RELAX. PHOTO AT RIGHT: ORDNANCEMEN-1945. I AOCS R. HOWLAND AN S. CERKOWSKI A03 L. DAY AN G, G11'1'1NG5 AN W. BIHCI-I AN L. COLEMAN AN K. FRANCIS A031 HARMAN AN T. CARLISLE AA F. DAVIS AN J. FULLER A03 D, IRION 209 GY DIVISION ENS l.E. STRAND, JR. ENS S.S. SOROTA, JR WHEN THE VARIOUS RESPONSIBILITIES OF A DEPARTMENT ARE NECESSARILY DIVIDED AMONG TEN DIVISIONS IT IS IN- EVITABLE THAT SOMEONE MUST INTERRELATE AND CO- AN J.J. KOSTELAC A01 J.W. LOWE AN P.H. MARANCHI A03 D.E. MCKINLEY AOAN W.V. PARKER AN R.C, SHERMAN AN T.A. SWOPE AN J.H. RICE A03 R.H. SIMONSEN A03 R.E. THOMPSON AOAN M.V. SANDERS A01 W.E, SWANK AOAN J.C. TRAIL W 4 AOAN V.E. WALDEN A03 R.C. WILMOT A01 J.G, WITCHEY 1' V' ,Vt Y' all V1 3, ORDINATE THESE PLURAL EFFORTS. THIS IS THE FUNCTION OF GY DIVISION WHOSE PERSONNEL PROCESS ALL ADMINI- STRATIVE DETAILS FOR THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT. SN R,L. CERVOLA SN J.E. KNOKEY, JR. SN R.E. LEWIS ' SN D.J. SOKOLL in , 3 C an 1 f 210 x f Ula HW HX Clk PM YM U1 X l V W 2 DIVISION ENS L W OLSEN W w I ., , M V Lcxm G.D. GRANT LTJG E.w.A1-IREN Y , W DIVISION PROVIDES ESSEX WITH HER MOST SOPHISTICATED SUBMARINE KILLER-TORPEDOS THAT JUST WON'T QUIT. DI- VISIONAL PERSONNEL, AMONG THE MOST INTENSIVELY SCHOOLED AND HIGHLY TRAINED TECHNICIANS ON BOARD, ASSEMBLE AND TEST THESE TORPEDOS WHICH HAVE BEEN PROVEN AGAINST MORE SUBS THAN SUB SKIPPERS LIKE T0 ADMIT. THE DIVISION ALSO FURNISHES THE EOD DIVING TEAM WHICH PROVIDES ESSEX WITH AN UNDERWATER IN- SPECTION AND REPAIR CAPABILITY AND, AS WELL, ACTS AS AN ORDNANCE REMOVAL AND DISARMING TEAM. I - TM3 D.R. CUMMINGS SN G.J. HUFF TM3 J.W. JOHNSON TM1E.E. MAREADY TM2 J.R. MURRAY TM2 L.W. VARNER I BMC A.E. CHEEK TM3 W.H- ANDEH-SON GMT3 R.H. EMMONS TM3 J.0. IMHOFF TM3 J.A. LAVOI GMT1 C.T. MILLER TM3 W.L. NYBERG TM3 R.H. VAUGHN TMC .I.P. SIMON GMT3 JJ. BRIDA SN V.J. GONYEA GMTI N.E. IVERS TM3 .I.F. MANGANO TM3 R.R. MITCHELL SN W.A. VARESKO TM3 K.E, WRIGHT A I I I 1 I I 211 SUPPLY DEPART 0 I AS THE NAME SUGGESTS KEEPING THE SHIP AND CREW SUPPLIED WITH NECESSITIES FOR FULFILL- MENT OF THE MISSION IS THE BASIC RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SUPPLY DEPARTMENT. 51,000 ITEMS OF MA- TERIAL AND 806 TONS OF PROVISIONS ONLY SUGGEST THE MAGNITUDE OF THE TASK. SUPPLY IS ALSO CHARGED WITH OPERATION OF MESS FACILITIES, THE LAUNDRY, BARBER SHOP, TAILOR SHOP AND COBBLER SHOP AND THE DISBURSING OFFICE. SUP- PLY ALSO OPERATES THE FIVE RETAIL STORES ON BOARD WHICH ARE A SIGNIFICANT MORALE FACTOR. LT W.A. NEWTON, JR CDR L B, KREISSL ASSISTANT SUPPLY SUPPLY OFFICER OFFICER - 1 H - - 212 N I LT qjgy R.P. PARK S-1 A DIVIS ION 1 PROCURING, STORING, ISSUING AND MAINTAINING ADEQUATE STOCKS OF THE APPROXIMATE 51,000 ITEMS NECESSARY TO THE LOGISTIC SUPPORT OF ESSEX OPERATIONS IS THE RE- SPONSIBILITY OF S-1, THE STORES DIVISION, AND ONE OF I ff RATHER STAGGERING COMPLEXITY. I I I 1 I 1 l I l I 1 I I 1 - I - 5 SKC ILE. BREEN SKSN W.F. ALLEN SKSN W.B. ANDERSON SKSN R.L. BALMER I SKSN L.W. BONDS SN LA. CREEKMORE SK3 J.L. GRADY SKSN K. JACOB SK3 K. L. KIZER SN R.W. MOLODY SK1C.C. SALONGA SK3 R F VERA W SN D.M. BURKE SK2 A.w. FARMER SK3 u.w. IIOUSER SK3 M.L. JAMES SK3 R.D.LI1'TERAL SKSN J.c. PACENTA sK3 G.G. SANTUCCI SK3 W WILLIAMS JR SN W.B. BURLEIGH SN FJ- GARCIA SN M. HUNGERFORD SN D.L. JONES SN M.W. McGARRY SN W.P. REILLY SK1.L.E. TURPEN SK3 W W WOOD 1 I I 0 1 ' IQ ' is Ig ,.L' if, 5 -I , ' - 1' 0 LLLI ' S X .gi ' , A 'UNT - l I - lf'f ' 213 A f QE S'2 DIVISION 4-I LTfjgJ R,H.SUMMERSGl1.L ESSEX DEPARTED QUONSET POINT WITH 456 TONS OF PRO- VISIONS LOADED ABOARD WHICH WERE SUPPLEMENTED BY ANOTHER 350 TONS DURING THE COURSE OF THIS DEPLOY- MENT. THIS ONLY BEGINS TO OFFER INSIGHT INTO THE PRODIGIOUS TASK OF FEEDING THE SHIP'S PERSONNEL THREE MEALS A DAY WHICH IS THE FUNCTION OF S-2 DI- VISION. THE MEN OF THE DIVISION, THE COOKS, THE BAKERS, THE MESS COOKS, WORK TWENTY OF THE TWENTY- FOUR HOURS OF THE DAY IN A ROUTINE WHICH BEGINS IN THE EARLY, PRE-DAWN HOURS WITH THE BEGINNING OF BREAKFAST PREPARATION AND ENDS ONLY AFTER THE MESS DECKS HAVE BEEN CLEANED UP AFTER SERVING THE EVEN- ING MEAL. BESIDES THIS NORMAL SCHEDULE, BOXED MEALS FOR AIR CREWS ON EXTENDED MISSIONS MUST ALSO BE PREPARED. I l In i 1 . scsc R.A. Bocxs cs? R.J. ARAUJO csc Em Norcmcx SN w.L. ARNOLD SN p,w, BRAUN C53 p,A, DENSMORE CSC B.D- COU'I'l'S SN P-G. ARUAI cs2 w.E. CURRY csz J.w. DRINKARD 3 Q f 2 ag ... 214 CS2 J.E. FISCHER CS3 C.E. GUTHRIE SN L.A. MINTO SN R,L, PERRY CS3 AJ. FREDETTE CS3 M. LEIJA SN M.X. PARADES CS3 H.B. ROBERTS CSI S. C. GENTRY SA J.N. MCNEICE CS3 D.W. PARRISH CS3 D,A, ROYEA .I ' gi S Z Ni 1-' v , , ff., .-- 5 .4 'z +V ,, M .Mi , ,V - ' 4 s ' ' ,M , ' :WL .gsg,,vf!V- ' K, V 'Y A if C ' , ' -- . , - f f, A - W - I - - I I - SN T-D- SU-aKW00D SK3 V.S. YEPELLO CS? C.W. TOMREDLE' ABEAA D, J, BOCK CS2 E.S. WILLIAMS ETRSA J.C. BOUCHER BTFA R.L. BROWN AA D.F. BRETZINGER GMGSN T.R. BROWN TMSN B.E. BROWN AA T.J. BURGER ,., A H f 'T Q Q , Ig I f A . A -, M Q. ' , -rv Q , 'liz if! ,W X gw-A XX cfzggjg M EX X A 9 X 4321, f 35? X M4 xf Q 1 ,5 1. X H n A if wwf -- V I- Xffw ' A ff Wm . ., , .,f AA E.F. BYALICK AN D.A. CAREY FA J .L. CABMODY FN R. CASSARA SA W.J. DAWSON FA S.R. CORDER DCFN R.M. DELONG FN F. DIPAOLA FN M.A. COZZI AA D.C. DIETRICH FA T.C. DONNELLY 215 SA R.F. EASTBURN AA R.A. EMERY AA L.M. EVILSITOR AA C.E. FARLEY AA D.E. FERNALD AA R.C. FARLEY AA ILE. FAULKNER BTFA R. FITZPATBICK FA C.L. FLANAGAN V ' Zh -L, 1 - ff AA L.E. FORSYTHE FA W.R. FRANKS FA H.F. FRIEND RDSA RAL. FN DJ. LARSON FN J.R. GATES GREENWALD AA RRR, HASSTEDT BTFA P.D- AA C.T4 LUTZ AA M.H. GODLEWSKI AA RUR. GREGORY FN L.W. HADDOCK SN RJ.. HERRINGTON FN T.D. INGRO AOAN S.L. JOHNSTON LETHBRIDGE FN T.E. LYNCH FN P.E. GOOCH AA D. GRIFFHTS EN3 W.C. HALL FN TJ. HICKS BT3 R.E. JACKSON AAJ.M, JONES AA A,R- LODGE FN BHK. LYNN ,L ' , fri- 13,3 -1 :: Z fi A L if? A .AAA' A 3 A . Q .1 . -533 2.1 K' x, X . pf- - 2 - 1 ' ' 216 - 1 il B'I'FA R I-l MACGLASHIN FN T MACK B J MARTIN FN D E MCKEE AA M O MOJICA FN R E OXFORD AGAN M W MYERS FN D G PHENICIF FN S PFOHL FN R B ROBERTSON X r- Y-W M if QV: ff ABI-IAN J.E. RODDY BTFA P.J. SARNO FN R.W. SEIBERT FN J.P. SNYDER FN MJ. SAHAYDA AA J.F. SAUTER ABEAA D.R. SHELTON FA T.W. SUMMERS DEFN J.E. SALMINEN FN T.J. SCHULTZ ABEAN J.M. SKRIVAN SA J.A. TOMAN ws h .kVx. 3 ,f f fm? f .' .' ' -f 3 . g XX , 93? , W FN W,C. TURNER AA J.R. VEGELY f K ,,,,,, ,,..,,,, 1' 5 X . T gf5'5?f-Y 3 X :r .ff -Tiff. wuz- I- ,, avr.. I 22 X 'K - 'Q'-my ' MH- vw- . --'--1 11, 5:1 JJ. ef Q, Q 62' 3 4 iz A 1 1 ,ii'!L:'Iaii1'5V I 1 , mv. . , - . .. 4-- FN T.E. WATSON ETNSN C.L. WEBB FN W.G. YORK ff I .- iq: 7 Q Q-, Qilf' ff'-':'1 -fn 'V --'- f 1,5 f V1 ' V,4,,x.,,,, V , .,--J. 1 M -- :-I .3 f .. ., .H ,M ., I, WA - J ---, ., A . xx M A ' A Z - f ' ' - 1 .S-2 W f 11:6 , f--ww 5 K, ,, - 'f x - ' , .., 2 Q ,fzpfvgg ggi .51 ' ' 1. 'C --, .W-fd - , '-, AQQN7 ', .,.. .W W , ,,.,.1.?, , KX wg,-,-wa' .am - zgggyg it ff f . N M .- 3 ' ' ' 311. I-2541 1 ' Q' :L: W :ga -'rg -,1 , is - Q' ,, , .,,,,. x .: 5 217 s-3 DIVISION up ' LTljgb D.P. SARFATY MAN DOES NOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE AND S-3, THE SALES DIVISION, IS CHARGED WITH FURNISHING THOSE SERVICES OTHER THAN FOOD WHICH ARE REQUISITE TO THE HEALTH AND COMFORT OF THE CREW. ESSENTIALS SUCH AS LAUN- DERING, BARBERING, TAILORING AND COBBLING SERVICES ARE FURNISHED THE CREW AT N0 CHARGE, THE EXPENSE BEING BORNE BY THE PROFITS FROM ESSEX FIVE RETAIL STORES. THE RETAIL STORES STOCK A WIDE VARIETY OF MERCHANDISE RANGING FROM THE MUNDANE DAILY NEEDS SUCH AS TOOTH PASTE, SHAVING SOAP AND RAZOR BLADES TO LIFE'S SMALL PLEASURES SUCH AS TOBACCO, RECORDS AND RADIOS AND EVEN TO LUXURY ITEMS SUCH AS JEW- ELRY AND DIAMONDS. THESE STORES HAVE HIGH MORALE VALUE AND THEIR PROFITS SUPPORT MANY OTHER ACTIVITIES. SH3 R.H. EMERSON SN V.P. GILBERT SN A.D. HALL FN R.H. HARAKAL MM3 E.M. HOBSON SN J .D. HOLT SH2 M.L. JACKSON SHI W. KING JR. FN J.W,KlPP SN W.W. LEE SN W.R. MITCHELL SH3 G.W. DUSHANE SHCS E.C. INEBNIT SH3 D.D. BEASEY SN J.K. BELLOTTI SA G.F. BOUDREAU AKAA M.J. BOYD SN R.W. BROWN SN J.B. BRYCELAND SN J.A. CALLAHAN SH3 M.A. CORRADINO SH3 R.L. CRIST SN D.T. CURTIN SN T.W. DRINAN 218 Y - My ASS A . .. .wwf SH3 A M ZABASKA Sl-l2J C ZABRINAS aiu:-uuvwnv SN R J NARDELLO SH3 D P NEUBAUER ICFN T T NICOLULIS SN T G POLLARD SH2 S SPENCER JR SHSN C W TANNER AN C F THOMAS SN J C TOROSIAN SH2 C C UPTON AA G M WEBSTER SHE D A WEISS I... .-J .gff 22 J i l a 219 F55 M S gi Z . . -I-gi I ' f 1 A if ,fi yr. I5 - I , 7 C A FND.H. PATTERSON , A ' A A A .i ' A ' . . V I fs- 3 . . A l 1 A f, I S4 DIVISION I . WO1 J. BANKS WO1J.M. FLYNN I EVERY OTHER THURSDAY ON BOARD ESSEX JOY REIGNS SU- PREME AS THE MEN OF THE DISBURSING OFFICE, S-4, HOLD PAY DAY FOR THE OFFICERS AND CREW. CROESUS ON THE HIGH SEAS, THEY ARE THE SOURCE OF ALL INCOME AS WELL AS THE SHIP'S OWN BANKERS. AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE IS NO PROBLEM FOR THEY ARE AS ADEPT WITH KRONER, GUILDERS, MARKS, POUNDS AND LIRE AS WITH GREENBACKS. HAPPY OCCASION THOUGH IT IS, PAY DAY REPRESENTS ONLY A PART OF THE DIVlSION'S RESPONSIBILITIES. THROUGHOUT THE OTHER DAYS OF THE MONTH, ALLOTMENTS TO DE- PENDENTS MUST BE PROCESSED, TRAVEL PAY AND PER DIEM CALCULATED AND PAID AND PAY RECORD CARD V I ENTRIES POSTED, ALL WITH UTMOST ACCURACY TO ASSURE F . EACH MAN HIS CORRECT PAY NEXT PAY DAY. 3,-. gg 2. Ve, DK3 S. ALCALA SN T.T. FULLER SN E.N. SORENSEN DK3 W.R. UMFLEET DK3 B.E. WARTLUFT SN W.F. WILLIAMS DKC E.A, GORDON DK2 R.P. SMITH I DK3 C.G. WALTON ' XE? .3 .ii 1 I i I - i 220 DIVISION I OFFICERS COUNTRY IS THE DOMAIN OF S-5 DIVISION, THE STEWARDS, WHO ARE NOMINALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CLEANLINESS AND UPKEEP OF THE OFFICERS' STATE- ROOMS, WARDROOM AND LOUNGE AS WELL AS THE PREPA- RATION AND SERVING OF ALL MEALS. THE ACT, HOWEVER, IS NOT AS SIMPLE AS THE STATEMENT, FOR IN ADDITION TO . THE ACT, DETAILED RECORDS MUST BE KEPT AND REPORTS MADE TO THE MESS SECRETARY WHO COMPUTES EACH OF- FICERS' MESS BILL. AND THE STEWARDS MUST ALWAYS BE PREPARED TO PROVIDE A FULL, FORMAL DINNER, FRE- QUENTLY ON SHORT NOTICE, IN HONOR OF IMPORTANT PERSONAGES AND DIGNITARIESPARTICULARLY WHEN ESSEX IS VISITING FOREIGN PORTS. ALL THIS WOULD SEEM ENOUGH I FOR A DAY'S WORK BUT EACH STEWARD STILL HAS HIS BATTLE STATION AS WELL. J SDCS K. MOORE SDC J.E.TWYMAN SD2 S.R. ANTONIO SDC J.F. TN R.D. ARANZAZU EVANGELISTA TN C.N. ASUNCION -4 221 vi SD3 A.B. BULATAO TN J.S. DIONISIO TN P.B. FLORES TN B.B. JUGADOR TN A.E. CALLERA TN E.R. ESPERANZA SD2 J.V. IGNAO TN O.E. MARGATE TN M.U. CORPUZ TN M. N. ESPINOSA TN R.F. JOVENAL TN M.G. MENDOZA I I - -- --l- I TN S.M. MENDOZA SD3 A.C. PALMA JR. SD3 E.0. PERALTA SD3 L. ROBINSON TN 0.B. RUFO TN A.M. RULLAN SD3 L.S. SARMIENTO SD2 E. SONIEGA TN G.M. MIRADOR TN F.V. PASCUA TN R.C. MORALDE TN F.P. PASCUA sf , :r . V fwW 'W ,.,, 'ff' lk , 'WW 3 ? f f W, .- - 0' '43 WA., ., V, , 1 A ,. W W- , 4 , T F T Q. A gm, WM.. A K T. i TTTT 1 TN I-LC. ARCANGLE SD3 C. CRUMADY SD2 W. DANTZLER, JH. TN A.D. DeJESUS TN R.D. MEJIA TN B.N. SARROCA .., nf, NTTT. NTNf N Br N . - N MTM ' X. I 1 W W - 1 222 3 .,. .1 I .1 A F N lf U ik in 1 DIVISION CWO3 R.E. SHELDON I SAFE, DEPENDABLE PERFORMANCE OF AIRCRAFT AND CON- TINUED BATTLE READINESS OF THE AIR GROUP ARE DE- PENDENT ON CONSTANT AND ADEQUATE MAINTENANCE OF THE AIRCRAFT. S-6, THE AVIATION STORES DIVISION, HAS THE TASK OF MATERIAL SUPPORT OF THE INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY AND THE EMBARKED SQUADRONS. FREELY STATED THIS MEANS BEING ABLE TO PRODUCE, ON DEMAND, ANY OF THE THOUSANDS OF PARTS NECESSARY FOR THE REPAIR OF ANY OF THE SEVERAL TYPES OF AIR- CRAFT EMPLOYED BY THE EMBARKED AIR GROUP. FROM ENGINES, ROTOR BLADES, PROPELLERS AND SONOBOUYS TO COTTER KEYS WEIGHING A MERE FRACTION OF AN OUNCE. THE MEN OF S-6 ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROCURE- MENT, CATALOGING, STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION OF THIS MULTITUDE OF MATERIAL. SKCM N. DAVISON AN P- H- ADAMS ' AN LM. McMANN AK3 L-W' AKAN n.L. MILLER ALEXANDER I AK2 C.V. NOLAND AN T.J. REI-IA AN R.D. AYERS AN K.w. SLACK AN V. J. CATANIA AKAN W.D. AK3 W.W. DAVIS J R. STILLABOWER AN C.V. DOHERTY I AN C,R. SWET1' AK3 LJ. FRANKLIN AN DJ-1, VQRNHQL1- AK3 C.D. FULLER AN D. WOHLGEMUTH I AKAA M.J. BOYD AK3 T.G. HENRY AK3 J.J. MAGNONE AN R.E. HORTON AK2 w.H. MEYER AKAN W.D. LOPEZ AK1 R.C. STEWARD . I 223 DIVISION urnjgy R.P. PARK THE DATA SERVICES DIVISION, S-7, THROUGH THE USE THE U1500 COMPUTER SYSTEM, PROVIDES ALL ATTACHED SQUADRONS WITH UP TO DATE DATA ON AIRCRAFT MAIN TENANCE, MAN-HOUR ACCOUNTING AND AIRCRAFT ST TICAL INFORMATION. MAINTENANCE ACTION DOCU FOR SHIP'S ORGANIZATIONS ARE ACCUMULATED AND PUNCHED TO PROVIDE DAILY AND MONTHLY REPORTS TO THE SURFACE ORGANIZATIONS. THESE REPORTS PROVIDE AIRLANT AND MSO WITH UPDATED DATA ON AIRCRAFT SUP- PLY FUNCTIONS AND FLIGHT DATA. S-7 ALSO TAKES CARE OF ALL SUPPLY INVENTORIES, DAILY TRANSACTIONS AND THE REORDERING OF ALL ITEMS FOR STOCK, ALL OF WHICH ARE AUTOMATICALLY COMPUTED INTO DAILY, WEEKLY AND MONTHLY REPORTS. Dm c.J. vo1NER DPC w.A. LAUER SN w.P. HOOVER DP3 c.s. ROBERTSON EP? gg' DP2 w.F. BROWN mfs 1.5. MAWN SN RA. ROWE P ' ' Drs J.R. H0ovER nsz n.A. PRELLWITZ Dsz u.L. slvlrrl-1 DP1 mi. BuN'roN 224 J 'Y l i y AND DE CDR E. YORK MEDICAL OFFICER LT C D LEE JR LT D M GRISWOLD ASSISTANT MEDICAL OFFICER an TAL an 912 7325 o P15 5-3 3 m U E F NX ,Mb- DEPARTME TS DENTAL CLINIC 1945 U0 I-'IU Em ,E F50 915 Em EE: 52 LCDR C T STEFL ASSISTANT DENTAL OFFICER fx 7 ,ufaqg Z .4 225 1, . I ' I A I A A T I ,. 1 .3:, :-,iy-Q 'A' Q Y I .il2125,5 'g,2 A A J I ' L ' . Yfiifigfiivzii-q,,mA,,,' if ' - I if if , , V1 ,. ff LQ, , . ' . .L V f ' X. 5 1+ i 7- V: , Y - ,i.w Zeit' . cg., LTJG G.L. CARPENTER LT P.J. KENNEDY ' DEPART THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT IS A MULTI-FACETED ORGANI- ZATION WITH A SPECTRUM OF RESPONSIBILITY RANGING FROM ROUTINE INSPECTION OF SHIPBOARD SANITATION CONDITIONS TO EMERGENCY CARE OF SICK OR INJURED. SERVING NOT ONLY ESSEX BUT THE ENTIRE TASK GROUP. THE DEPARTMENT MAINTAINS A FLOATING COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF UP T0 32 BEDS FOR IN-PATIENT CARE AND SPECIAL FACILITIES FOR ISOLATION CASES. THERE ARE ALSO FACILITIES FOR SPECIALIZED AVIATION EXAMINA- TIONS, X-RAY, BASIC LABORATORY PROCEDURES, COM- POUNDING AND DISPENSING MEDICATIONS AND, IN A FULLY EQUIPPED OPERATING SUITE, FOR PERFORMING MINOR OR MAJOR SURGERY. THE SKILLED AND DEDICATED OFFICERS AND CORPSMEN ARE WELL PREPARED TO MEET THE NEED BE IT SICK CALL OR SURGERY. S jfs 'han HN F.D. CAPLINGER HN R. CHIARINI SN W.M. DUNCAN HM2 W.S. JOSHWAY, HMCS RJ. MONTGOMERY HMI D.K. LAWRENCE mvla KJ.. BLAIR HM3 -'-D- MARKEN HN EJ. BRAINARD HM3 G FUENTES W, FQ,9,z4w ' ,V fx , A M. .QW S 1 in HN J.L. CONKLIN HM2 E.E. CYR HM2 C.M. HANSON HN B.H. TIETGEN I .K .s if I m HM3 D.A. HOUSER HM3 'l'.L, JACKS I -.Q HN W.D. MILTON f Q3 .V HM3 S.E. PASCH I ' ' HM2 J.L. RILEY iii HM3 T.L. SPROLES SN R.A. THOMAS SN J.A. WAUGH in l l L ,nr - 226 N 1 w ' 1 1 i V 4 1 I An J N lx wlw ,gl I if u :IW IW' N J 1 1 fri' 'Nz , 4 :f,,, LT R.G. PRESSWOOD DENTAL DEPART E THE DENTAL DEPARTMENT PROVIDES ESSEX WITH THE FULL SCOPE OF DENTAL CARE AND SERVICES AS WOULD RARELY BE FOUND IN A CIVILIAN DENTAL OFFICE BELOW THE CLINIC LEVEL. THERE ARE FOUR OPERATING ROOMS, AN X-RAY UNIT, A PROSTHETIC LABORATORY AND, OF COURSE, THE SUPPORTING CLERICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES. WHILE CORRECTIVE CARE AND TREATMENT ARE REGULARLY ADMINISTERED, THERE IS A HEAVY EMPHASIS PLACED ON THE CONCEPT OF PREVENTIVE DENTISTRYg WI'TH ONE OF THE OPERATING ROOMS DEVOTED ENTIRELY TO THIS PROGRAM AS WELL AS CONTINUING INSTRUCTION TO SI-IIP'S PERSONNEL. THESE SERVICES ARE EXTENDED TO OTHER SHIPS IN THE TASK GROUP. IN TIME OF BATTLE, DENTAL PERSONNEL ARE ASSIGNED T0 BATTLE DRESSING STATIONS AND DECONTAMINATION STATIONS TO HANDLE CASUALTY CASES. T pw f ff! Af ' ' I' DTP2 P.A. ANDREWS DTG3 J.W. BREWER SN W.M. CLIFFORD SA M.R. ESPOSITO DTG3 C.J. KRENGEL DTG1T.J. MOSKALA DN R.R. WILHELM L ' ' ' l 227 1 l I T QT 7 X er ' Q , 1 4-'ly N E LCDR D.G. EATON , PMSXMDCS OFFICER 1 E I iv? 'S LCDR G.E. MORGAN, JR MAIN PROPULSION ASSISTANT r Y , , I N E - E , V ...,. My W 1 - -an E W: . EssEx BOILER Room BEFORE coMM1ss10N1NG. , , , T LT NLD. TOWER, JR DAMAGE CONTROL ASSISTANT NGINEERING DEPARTME 1 A 1 M P N 1 LTJG uc. Pnun-T F , 1 AssxsTAN'r PMSXMDCS t N5 OFFICER Y I I A E A i i 3 t E Q 1 ENSR.E.CARNEY Lcnn 1-'.w.GEnow ENGINEERING ENGINEERING OFFICER ADMINISTRATION 4, ASSISTANT Y F if - 11 I H E 228 - fr .i 1 I I DIVISION ,, V LTJG. n.s. HAYDU .V Q Q 2 A ENS. J.C. KRUEGER V 1 , WO-1C.E. RAND I VERSATILITY RATHER THAN AUXILIARY SHOULD BE THE WORD FOR A DIVISION. THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE HYDRAULIC MACHINERY WHICH POWERS THE SHIP'S STEERING, AIRCRAFT AND BOMB ELE- VATORS, ANCHOR WINDLASSES, B+A CRANE AND THE DECK WINCHES. THEY ARE IN CHARGE OF DIESEL ENGINES FROM THE HUGE EMERGENCY GENERATORS TO THOSE IN THE LIB- ERTY LAUNCHES. THEY MAINTAIN ALL HEATING AND COOL- ING EQUIPMENT. THEY RUN THE MACHINE SHOP. THEY SUPPLY ALL OXYGEN AND NITROGEN. THEY EVEN MAIN- TAIN THE SHIP'S WHISTLE. ,,,-,g,.-'1 - V, MMC R.C. MCGOVERN FN E.J. BARTSCH MRC c..C. ROLAND FA B.C. Boom ENC c.R. SHANK MMS G.L. B0TToMs mms R. BRIIENDINGER MMI C.R. CLARK MR3 D.R. BRIGGS FN W-L- COLLINS FN J.J, CARPENTER EN2 F.J. COMEAU MMFN J.E. coox MMI-'N D.L. CRONIN FN F.E. COULTER FN G.L. EvANs Mm J. CRAWFORD FA L.c. FARRIS Mm J.E. FERRILL EN3 FJ., HAnnox FN L.J. GOEDEN EN3 w.C. HALL MM2 G.A. GREENLY Mm B.1'.HARDMAN - - 1 I I - - 'N ?f'f1'f '7 230 wo f'r-:ov ,xv-Axx..xsr.rg MMFN W.P. HARLEY FN W.E. HARRINGTON MM3 E. HUNDA FN C.R. KISSINGER EN3 J.H. KRALL MR3 D.F. LEAMING FA A.G. McLEAN lvnvu-'N Ex. Mewmnxmvgs FN a.1.. MILLER MM2 W.L. NICHOLS MM3 R.F. ORMSBY MM3 S.L. PERKINS FN R.R. ROTHGEB MM2 J. SALMONS MM3 R.R. SCHAFER MM3 L.J. STONE MRFN R.J. SULLIVAN FN T.Z. THOMAS FN ILC. WATTS N ...Q FN lm. JOHNSON FA H. KAROPCHINSKY FN F.x.. num MMI FLO. LARSON EN3 K. G. MQBRIDE FN G.R. McCORMICK FN W.E. MOORE MMFN L.T. MOWRY MMI H.D. NASH MMFN F.M. PIROVANO MRF N I-l.D. PROHASKA EN3 K.D. ROGERS FA L.G. SHOGREN MRFN W.E. SNYDER MM2 M STEFFENSEN MR3 J.V. WEEDEN FN C.B. WILSON MMFN V.E WOMELDORF I ' 1,1 ff-'lm .If 'Y MMI RJ. BOLTON MM! G.A. KELLY MMFN R.E. KURFURST EN3 R.F. LOAR MM3 EJ. MASON MM3 MJ. McNAMARA MM2 J.A. RELYEA FN D.S. TOPPERT J, 231 H!! DIVISION Aw LT J.L. ELLIOTT ENS D.W. GAHRY CWO W.H. SPEED ALTHOUGH MODERN NAVAL VESSELS ARE NO LONGER COAL FIRED, MUCH LESS HAND FIRED, THEY STILL USE HEAT AND WATER TO GENERATE THE STEAM REQUISITE TO PROPUL- SION. ON THAT BASIS IT MIGHT BE SAID THAT IT IS THE MEN OF B DIVISION WHO GIVE ESSEX HER GET UP AND GO FOR THEIRS IS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR FIRING, AND MAIN- TAINING, THE FOUR GREAT BOILERS WHICH PRODUCE THE STEAM TO DRIVE HER ENGINES. THEY ALSO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE EVAPORATING PLANTS, FUEL OIL AND FEED WATER TESTING LABORATORY AND THE BOILER REPAIR SHOP. nfrcs w. MCPARTLAND srcs M. PICCIANO src c.c. LUNSFORD FN N..1. BELANGER Mm n.c. BENJAMIN FN lm. BLANCHARDX FN nn. BRFAULT FN 'r.R. nnmrvmn FN nu. BREWER MZ M VE 2 7 FA s.n. CALENDA M FN n.A. cHAszAn FN w.E. CLAWSON Ny V EE J f 4? A A .A 32 I I A BTC B. STERLING FA J.C. AHLBORG BTI E.F. BAKER FN JF. Bo1LmN FN J. BRAWLEY FN D.J. BRAZIER BT3 D.L. BROOKS FN L.G. BROSICK MM3 D.B. BROWNSON FN L.D. COOK FN PJ. COONEY FN R.T. CRABILL mu fn, an .1 :gr-H an n ul FN M.S. CROCKER FN G,P. CRUMP L FN R.E. CURTIS I V, , ,I .4- f, gf .gf FWF? mr FN C H DUDNEY BTI M M DUYCK FN J C EDMONDS BTI D R FLINN BT3 F A FLYNN FN A GEERDINK FN P J GRZYBOWSKI FN R D HARDEN FN G K HARPER 233 FN R. CUTHBERTSON BT3 RJ. DAVID BT3 BJ. DEPAUW B'r3J.A. EVANATZ FN D.O. EVANS FN S.A. FITTS 5, ., ,W 2 :W ' -'J FN E.J. GIFFORD Bra A.D. GOLDEN X .A W., . . 2 ,V xi FN mc. HAVENER J Krsna. HEBDING X 4 BTZD M HILL X 1 FN J. HILMAN JR. BT2 C.E. HOOSER FN J.W. HOUSTON if rF'v x if? FN R J JONES FA W L KANAPAUX FN W A KAPER FN G D KIRBY BT3J E KOENIG FN R, J KROLL FNJ M LEGAWIEC BT3 A D LEMKE BT3 F E LENTZ BT3 R E MANSON FN G B MAPLE BT3 W A MATZONKAI mf FNJ G MOSLANDER FN M R MOTE BT3 A S MRZYGUT BTSM A NOGA FN R, W OGLESBEE FN L R ORR FN A D PEPPE FN D P PINNOW BT3H.E PLUM BT2 J.C. HUNNICUTT BT3 R.E. JACKSON FN M.R. JOHNSON KT3 W H KELL FNJ M KELLY BT2 D J KIBODEAUX FN G W LABELLE FN M F LACROSS FNG L LEEDOM BT3 W J MAHLMAN FNJ L MALONE BT3C MANNING BT2 W P MCCLAIN FN D R MONNE'l'l' BT2 T G MORTACH BT3 R L MUSHENO BT2 C F MYERS BT3 R N NASCA B'l'3F E PACE BTZJ E PARKER FN E E PARROW FA R POWYSZYNSKI FAT W RATH BT3 S M RENNER . k . F . 'S 1,1 Wx ,A , . . ,ff 5, lf, . . . I I f ' ,,,f I I 425,31 .33 J , ' ifeijrgirs k a f A ' ' .W , . . EL W A 'ff ' Y 234 nn, FN T.E. RESSEL 1' ' 01' wx f?'f 'F ,. A . ., A L- ,.. ,f-G -P FN R.R. RONDEAU FN v. ROARK Jn. V Y, Fw R L ROSS .P. ROBERTS fi A ' ,- , f, , A - - FN J - , w V FN 5.1. ROSSETTI 'f .,--2-i.2,J:a--if . ' 1 . . . ,f SALMONS SN B. N. SHELTON - - FN ILM. SNOW SCHAEFFER FN c.R, SPROUL FA 0.1. SCHMIDT BT1 KE- STEWART BT3 K.n. THOMAS . FN w.J. STILSON BT2 WL. UPTON FN AJ- T ARR FN L.w. VARNER BT3 n.s, VENNETTI Bra c.E. WALLACE FN n.L. VOELKERS FN D.F. WARRINEH B13 D.J. WALL Bra mx. WEIMANN 1 I - - - 1 1 - - I - I W H ivy' as ix: .55 wyi - , 'Y ' ' -A f' V fi . qs ' W, A 'QQ L 235 1 Z 1 L 4: I 1 I I I FN P J WILLIAMS FN R WILLIAMS FN C I WILSON FN F D WILSON JR BT3 W H WOLFF FN R E WOOD FN W W WRIGHT BTC! J 0 YARLEY l 1 71 1 ii l FN S J R ANZESE FA F A CAVALLARO BT3 R E DIRKS BT1 H W ESMEIER Q an B'I'3L H FISHER ,' BT2 R G GRECO MM3 D W HALL BT2 C .I HAWKINS FN C C HILL X W BTI W W KIRTLINK BTFN M P MULLEN BTI R C NICKLOW FN T J PROKAHYM BTI E A ROMERO 236 P -, 7 3 n 'YYQ XXX DIVISION H ' ff ' A -33 LT. mx. wrrn: K , fi' ff, L'r.J.M.ADELL f Q -4, . im' wo-1B.s.c00Ns I A THE RESPONSIBILITY OF E DIVISION BEGINS WITH DISTRIBU- T TION OF ALL ELECTRIC POWER GENERATED ABOARD ESSEX 1 AND MAINTENANCE OF ALL ELECTRICAL GEAR WITHIN THE A MAIN ENGINEERING SPACES, AS WELL AS ELECTRICAL DECK MACHINERY AND ELECTRICAL VENTILATION SYSTEMS. THEY ' ' ALSO MAINTAIN ALL LIGHTING SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE FLIGHT DECK AND NAVIGATION LIGHTS AND TEST AND RE- ' 1 PAIR ALL PORTABLE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. THE SHIP'S ' INTERIOR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS FALL WITHIN THEIR PURVIEW AS WELL AS THE GYROS AND PLOTTING EQUIPMENT. i k..,, .,.V .4 N 1 EMC N,G. CAMPBELL EM2 C.G.L. AGERLID ICC G.C. JONES EM3 J. L. ARTZ EMC R F SHERMAN ICFN J F BARCIK , , lf -I fr M! 1 A Emz Ln. Bx'rE ICFN K.n. BRAGG EMR D.P, BLANCHER EM3 J. BROWN EM3 D.n. BOBINET 102 R L. CAMPBELL N IN l V EMS A.B. CLARE EMFN W-B- A ICFN D.n. CLARK CUNNINGHAM 1 EMFN MJ, EM3 R.R. CYLIK 1 CRABTREE ics w L DALEY N . I A vb A ,W -2- , 1 ' ,A f igslisf -' I ics J.w. DAWSON EMS ILE. DOUGLAS A331335 , j 3 . FN L. DEDEAUX I FN EF. ELLER -A . 1-'NRJ DEVLIN EMU ESPARZA ' . Yi ' 237 7 '1. jk-A I 1 l 1 I ICFN R.A.J. KOZLUWSKI EM3 R.J. LYMAN .... fy, ' 1cFN B.G. LANE EMFN AJ. MAGDA V, 'V f , EM2 G.L. LEVEZOW EM3 D.R. MASSEY ICFN D.P. ML-GLYNN FN T.E. MILLER IC3 J.W. McGRATl-I FN RAI, MORSE EM3 W.M. McKEE FA RA. MOULTON lC2 A G OSBORNE EMFN J A MURPHY ICFN W H PARKER EM2 P C NAHRGANG ICFN J R IC'l C.J. NEMES PASQUANTONIO -.f EM3 J.P. PEKROL FN CR. PHILLIPS IC3 J.F, PEL01' FN R..J. PIZZI ICFN J.R. PENIX ICFN A E RICH MGA ' 'C' L 51 4, ,K 4 .w f 4 A. gr af kg, ' ,wwf 45 'G gif!! 54,5 V zaxffgfz L 33' 5 nf if A5 5 fs 15 O I 0 ' as-9 256' 1 239 I 1 1 l I 1 1 X if Q9 gp 0 99. 6499 v 'rf i EMFN E. ROMAN ics B.c. Ross EM3 w.T. RYAN A ,f , , NX ....,,.!. 4 .N Lm., FN J.D. SCHOULTIS I Em J. H. SEAMAN I Elvis n.L. SNYDER a A A ,, --zi Q 5 K AZ? 'M . ICFN RE. STEIGER EMFN 'r.E. STEINSULTZ ' ics J.E. SUNDERLAN 1-:M1 RG. TANKERSLEY EM3 R.G. WEIGAND EM1 S.A. TAYLOR FN 1'.F. YADEN Ema MJ. wARRo EM3 ml. YON - 1 I I I l 1 1 - - I K - Q? 33 h :,. w L ' ls EMCS J.E. WOODSON ETC R.S. PARRY ICFN P.D. BAYER FN C.J. BEINER ICFN D.R. FERGUSON ICZ R.D. HENDERSON EM2 ILE. KELLEY EM2 E.A. PETRIZZO ICFN R.R. RAIRIGN EM3 A.P. SHARLOW . EMFN R.A. WHI'l'l'EN E Ililli!2ll!i!ii5! mo N w ' 4 , Q, V 75 .Y W. 'f ' f DIVISION V -E I LT A.G. WOOD JR. ENS R.E. FICK BASED ON HORSEPOWER RATINGS IT WOULD TAKE MORE THAN 750 AVERAGE-SIZED AMERICAN CARS IOR 2,626 VOLKS- WAGENSJ TO MOVE ESSEX WHICH IS ANOTHER WAY OF SAY- ING THAT HER FOUR MAIN ENGINES PRODUCE 150,000 HORSE- POWER. THE MEN OF M DIVISION HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THESE GREAT EN- GINES AS WELL AS THE ASSOCIATED REDUCTION GEARS AND SHAFTING AND FOR THE TURBINE ENDS OF ESSEX FOUR SHIPS-SERVICE TURBOGENERATORS WHICH, WORKING AT FULL CAPACITY, COULD EASILY SUPPLY THE ELECTRIC POWER NEEDS OF A CITY OF 50,000 PEOPLE. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF HEAVY MACHINERY IS ARDUOUS AND IT IS SMALL WONDER THAT THESE MEN OCCASIONALLY RESEM- BLE PIGPEN BUT THEIR DILIGENCE IS A PRIME FACTOR IN THE EFFECTIVE DISTRIBUTION OF ESSEX AWESOME POWER. MMCS A.E. BOLDUC MMC G.N. COTE MMC W.T, COX MMc,1.P. AUD G REAU MM3 .I.W. BODTMANN FN F.G. BORTZ JR. MM3 K. BRECKENRIDGE MM3 D.L. BRIARD MMI A.J. BROWN MMFN ru.. cAs1-INER , Mmz w.s. co1.v1N FN 0.11. conmmuus W4 il' ,Q- fs. Iii fi 3' w X 3 l f 241 I1 FA J.L. DALLING MM3 M.R. DAVIS MMZ A,N. DREWRY wa. :Yr Sf f ,f ,ww , 5 ,W ,Z . ar 3 X W? , S X f 1' , ,E My MMFN C.G. DRITSAN ' ' MM1 L.B. DUBKE if - MM1 R.L. ECKHART 'Q FN c.E. ELLIOTT I FN D.w. FOUCUALT Mm R.H. FRIENDSHUH I Y I MM3 J.G. GMELCH MM3 F.D. GORHAM ' MM3 M.L. GRIESHOP I I , ,,,, ,V I 1 I M Al N . I I MM3 H.J. HARDING MM1E.0. HAUPT III - FN T.C. IRVING fic MM2 C.H. JOHNSON JR. MM3 R.W. JOHNSON MMFN B. KOKOTOWSKI A ff' I I FN J.x.. LEAK f FN F.n. LEET FN N.B. L1-:ONHART ' XP ? 1 FN c.D. LINEBERGER . FN E.M. MARK ' MM3 F.v. MARTIN 2742 ' A' ' -' l 1 , FN D R MASSE MMIIJ A MCGRAW FN J C MCMILLAN VIM3 C.S. MOSS MM3 A.L. MYERS JR. FN K.E. OGLE MMFN J.L. PASS MMFN A.B. PHILLIPS I MM2 D.E. ROSI-I 2 MM3 H.S. SANDT MM3 G.F. SCHIPPER I FA H.K. SCHOUTENS 4 .xy PXXQN. MM2 L.T. SCHWAMB MMZ D.A. SHORTRIDGE MM3 T. SPEER MM2 R,.L. SPIRES MM3 D.M. STARK MM3 R.F. STOWE FN J. H. THOMPSON FN 0,C. TIMMS FN J. TOMASSI MM3 J.A. TRUMMERT MM2 A.A. USALIS ' MM3 W.W. VAN ORDEN X MM2 H.A. WIMAN MM3 L.C. BEAN MMI N. K. LUCIO SN RJ. NAGRANT MMI I-LM. PERRY FN D.R, SMITH MMI D.W. SMITH FN J.R. WARMAN 2, ..,- '?.,: 1. ' .- fx- ' 24 3 I A,AW, 1 A 4' ': D1v1s1oN M -M um X f .:,A. , S' ,H f 2 'ZH Q51 X gy LTJG F.S. MOORE WO1 B.R. SHERMAN THE MEN OF R THE REPAIR DIVISION HAVE A TWO-FOLD MISSION IN NORMAL ROUTINE THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENAWCE AND REPAIR OF THE SHIP S HULL AND ASSOCIATED PIPING SYSTEMS THE FLIGHT DECK THE SHIP'S BOATS AND ALL DAMAGE CONTROL EQUIPMENT IN TIME OF EMERGENCY THEY FORM THE NUCLEUS OF THE DAMAGE CONTROL PARTIES THE DIVISON IS COMPRISED OF DAMAGE CONTROLMEN AND SHIPFITTERS IN ESSENCE IT IS THEIR TASK TO MAINTAIN THE BASIC SEAWORTHYNESS OF THE SHIP IN THE EVENT OF A CASUALTY THEY ACT TO LIMIT OR INHIBIT THE RESULTING DAMAGE IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, AND FOLLOWING THE DAMAGE CON'I ROL EXERCISE TO MAKE THE NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE REPAIRS AS TO RESTORE SEAWORTHYNESS L 4 f I VVVV - - A - . , 'Aff ,ff . , 4-L,,.,,Y N ,NW wh, ,Q ,, A - I I I I I - FN W.N. CARRACO FN D.A. CARTER SFM3 R.J. CLARK SFC L V FOUTS FN P J ANSELMO SFM3 W C BAUDER SFCL S THOMPSON DC3 G T ARTHURS SN R BRADLEY MMC S RASO SFP3 C B BAILEY SFP3 D J BRUCE KMWA XA X I '-AJ! I V, ,M,,...,, i 'AL' ' 244 X 5 2 f Z J FN J.M. CONLEY sms n.c. HORTON DC1 w.J. CRAIG FN P. L. HUSSELMANN FN H. mssnosmns FN wx. KEELING SFM3 RARA FN Hn. KoTcH sFPs 'r.w. DILLNER FN A.w. 1-:1Ds0N FN A.J. FLYNN GIARRAPUTO FN LR, HALL SFM3 UG' FN A.J. DUNN FN D.L. ENGLISH FN H, FHASHEH smz n.J. GOETZ FN J.s. HARMON LFUDECKE FN s.H. EARLS nos n.M. FISHER Dcz Nm. GAYTON SFI A. GOSSELIN SFP2 BJ. HAYES FN 1v1.B. MCNAMEE ,Ib rw, , wr' lf: 245 -I SFP2 C. MITCHELL DC3 R.J. MOSCATELLI . -.- 'Q DCC Ln. VAN DEVENDER sms w.J. BOBISH SFP3 cn. BOSLEY DC3 c.,n. BRADY SF1 A. GARLAND sl-'P2 H.E. JACKSON SFP3 RJ. MUNISE YN2 K.O. NH.ES SFM2 C. KIRKLAND FA D,L. PATTON FN B.W. PATNODE FN R.K. WOOKRING FN D.H. OAKES SFM2 E.L. PAZIENZA SFM3 K.G. PESKURICH FN MJ. PINELLI sFPa J. N. FN D.F. TERRY TIEFENAUER DC1 R.n. WANSER FN 'r.J. POLLAUF Dcs c.E. THOMPSON sFPs G.E. SN D.F. Dcz P.c. SANAGORSKI sFPs FM. TOWNSEND wn-HERSPOON SFP3 A.w. SELLICK TIEFENAUER FN MJ. TYLER DC2 RJ.. ZELLERS N A P 1536 246 Q-wa-: v Y . X-IL. -gkgf, A K .... CN 5647,- LTJG L.R. JONES COMMUNICATION? TRAFFIC OFFICER ENS P.L. BAILEY ' REGISTERED PUBLICATIONS OFFICER ENS L,L. sIMMs CRYPTO OFFICER :D 7 vu ,CC COM ICATIO DEPART 2 af , Orff, LCDR E.H. PIPPINS COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER SIGNAL BRIDGE ww II I 1 Ya ,WL ENS w.E. THOMPSON COMMUNICATIONS WATCH OFFICER V f ENS P. VAN DEUSEN COMMUNICATIONS WATCH OFFICER If : Y. 'vw .Q Q Cwoz B.w. PROFFITT RADIO OFFICER 247 ! I I DIVISION ENS R. F. DEAN ANY OPERATION INVOLVING NUMBERS OF SURFACE VESSELS AND EVEN GREATER NUMBERS OF AIRCRAFT, ALL MILES OR EVEN HUNDREDS OF MILES APART FROM EACH OTHER, MUST RELY ON MECHANICAL COMMUNICATION DEVICES, PRIMARILY RADIO, TO ACHIEVE AND MAINTAIN THE IN- STANTANEOUS AND INTIMATE CONTACT SO ESSENTIAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THE MISSION. NATURAL PHENOMENA AND ATMOSPHERIC DISTURBANCE, THE GREAT DISTANCES AND DEMAND FOR THE GREATEST POSSIBLE SPEED CONSPIRE TO MAKE THE TASK EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. THIS IS THE MISSION OF THE MEN OF CR DIVISION. VHF OR UHF RADIO OR RADIO-TELETYPE, THESE MEN OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THIS EQUIPMENT WHICH IS, AT ALL TIMES, THE LINK BE- TWEEN THE SHIP AND WORLD SURROUNDING. I 1 I xg 1 ' 1 I , 1 248, L l I CYNSG c BOHME CYN3D K ANGERER RM3C R BONITZ AM F BECHTOL RM3R R CYNSNW D BOGART BRASSARD R.M3D BRl'l'l'INGHAM RMZR E CYN3J J CHROMY CARRASQUILLO SNG E CIERECK SNJ S CAUSEY CYNKM J COX RM3L T cuRmE R-MSNR mvlaw A EGGER DEJACKOME SNJ D EMMOTT RM3B J DORIS CYN3D L c.0ILEn RMSN J E GRAVES CYN3 w N KEARNS CYNSN G. A. mvla F. J. KOIS GUIDOTTI RM3 E. M. SN T. E. HYDE LAUGHMAN CYNSJ B RM3J D LINDER MCQUEEN RMIN C MACK JR. SNR W NIESEL SND J MALONE CYN3V J NOEL RMSW W RIFFLE SNJ V PIPER RMZE l SCHAEFER SN A PUHALSKI CYN3 W SNP N RANDOLPH SCHOEBERLEIN ' RM2 D. I. SEEMAN: Jn CYNSN R. L. THOMAS mm I. 1. SPENCER RMSN 1: F. WALKER 4 Q SN c. A, TATTON SN n. c.. WELCH - v , RMC D. E. LAYTON CYN3 M. HERBERT, Jn. I' 1 HMCJ.W.ROUSE,JR. nm K.E.Hon1oN A XF? '- mvla R. L. ALLEN nM2c.JAcosS,JR. V . N. . , BMJ. F. BRADY nM1E.'r.KANE m g f 3 Y RMSN T, H, wow DI RM2 w.H. COATES RMSN w. M. MCCARTHY A K 3, -1 b , I . RM3 J, D. WOODWAR RM1B.M.EMSHOFF amz B. N, RANGER A . M . f. cyNsNc.c.Y01'rER SNC. FRIELINGSDORF RMSN F. E. WEEKS -iT T - - ,- My ,, 249 DIVISION ENS R. S. BROWN CS, THE SIGNAL DIVISION, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SENDING AND RECEIVING ALL VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS WHETHER BY FLAG HOIST, LIGHT OR SEMAPHORE FLAGS. AS PART OF THE BRIDGE WATCH, THE SIGNAL GANG IS RESPONSI- BLE FOR OBSERVING, INTERPRETING, AND REPORTING ALL TACTICAL SIGNALS ADDRESSED TO ESSEX AND FOR DELIVERING ALL SIGNALS ORIGINATED BY THE SHIP. THEY CANNOT ALLOW THE SMALLEST EVENT TO ESCAPE DE- TECTION OR RESPONSE, WHETHER IT BE RENDERING PASSING HONORS TO ANOTHER SHIP, RECOGNIZING A SMALL BOAT BEARING IMPORTANT VISITORS, OR ANY- THING WHICH MIGHT AFFECT THE SAFETY OF ESSEX. LAST, THEY ARE CHARGED WITH THE CARE OF AND FLY- ING OF ESSEX PROUD FLAGS. SMC R. A- HUNTER SMI J. D. BRYAN SM2 W. J. FISHER SM2 H. S. ANESGAR SMSN G. G. BAUER SN A. MORGAN, JR. SMSN C. H. PHILLIPS SM2 M. S. SCOTT SMSN D. M. SHARP SMSN J. L. TAYLOR SMSN G. C. WILLIAMS SMSN W. W. WISE SN J. A. MASELLI SM2 H. V. MOON SM3 J. T. DAVIS SM3 J. L. SKROCKI nn I I 1 if may S--.. 219 .?,-X J ,4 0 QNX 0 5:90 CVS G-54 g W I I CVS G-54 CARRIER ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE AIR GROUP FIFTY FOUR CDR J. R. HENDERSON I LCDR W. M. CALLAGHAN, JR. CARRIER ANTI-SUBMARINE AIR GROUP FIFTY-FOUR WAS COMMISSIONED 18 MAY 1960 FOR THE PURPOSE OF UNITING ITS COMPONENT SQUADRONS INTO A MORE EFFICIENT TEAM. THAT CVSG-54 HAS SUCCESSFULLY FULFILLED ITS MISSION IS ELOQUENTLY EVIDENCED IN ITS BEI WG AWARDED THE RED ROOSTER , EMBLEMATIC OF THE TOP EAST COAST ASW AIR GROUP, THREE OF THE SIX TIMES IT HAS BEEN CON- FERRED AND NO LESS ELOQUENTLY BY THE FACT THAT EACH OF ITS SQUADRONS HAVE BEEN FREQUENT RECIPIENTS OF BATTLE EXCELLENCE lE7 AWARDS, SAFETY AWARDS AND ASW EXCELLENCE AWARDS. ALTHOUGH ITS HISTORY IS A RELATIVELY SHORT ONE IT IS A PROUD AND EVENTFUL ONE. WHILE EMBARKED IN THE VENERABLE ,USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN KCVS-395 CVSG-54 PER- SONNEL PARTICIPATED IN THE RECOVERY PHASE OF LCDR SHEPARD'S'FREEDOM 7 SPACE CRAFT, OF THE UNMANNED GEMINI IIJAND OF ASTRONAUTS COOPER AND CONRAD AND WHILE EMBARKED IN USS BOXERMILPH-45 THEY PA,RJ:r',-3ATED IN RECOVERY OF THE FIRST APOLLO. ON A QQSOMBRE NOTE, AGAIN ABOARD THE CHAMP , THEY ,FICIPATED IN THE CUBAN QUARANTINE FORCES IN 1962- '3 FULFILLING THEIR SECONDARY MISSION OF SURFACE ,JRVEILLANCE AS WELL AS THEIR ASW FUNCTION. DEDICATED ATO THE CAUSE OF LIBERTY THE MEN AND FLYING MACHINES OF CVSG-54 WILLINGLY PAY THE PRICE OF CONSTANT VIGILANCE OVER THE EASTERN TERRITO- RIAL WATERS OF AMERICA OR WHEREVER THEY' ARE NEEDED. ' . f 0 , wwf. LCDR J. M. PURTELLI LCDR J. K. LCDR C. W. GARDELLA NELSON, JR. LT J. P. TUMMINELLI LCDR R. E. RUM' .,L ll-LT G. J. LAMOUREUX . L1- F, R. GUDAS ' AFCM H. A. MILLER LT w,D,GRA1-IAM ATCS D. L. STARK LT H. s. HOUGHTON YNI L, F. YETTER W W W YN3 R. D. ROBERTSON DK2 J. F. HERSCH YN3 R. G. HADSELL, JR. SN S. G. BAILEY l MR. J. B. NEWMAN l -. ,i,.,- . , , Ng ..--+1 .i.,.J.-..,....f--W , L -- up X L: jf ! Q, V M V . I K M , ' Q. ,I . R Vi? 54 .v J ' Q 1 ' M' g? if 3 If ff q,. SZ , . , wi ,. , 11, QL' w M. 253 llbvil., ww ww- n . s. vw 4- fa 4.2 HS-5 ' CDR J. G. KAMRAD HELICOPTER ANTI-SUBMARINE SQUADRON FIVE CHS-51 WAS COMMISSIONED 3 JANUARY 1956 AND, DESPITE ITS EMPLOY- MENT OF ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT, SHARES WITH THE FIXED WING VS SQUADRONS A PRIMARY MISSION OF LOCA- TION, TRACKING AND DESTRUCTION OF HOSTILE SUBMARINES, DIFFERING FROM THE MORE CONVENTIONAL AIRCRAFT ONLY IN THE TECHNIQUE OF PERFORMANCES. PERHAPS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IS THE HEL- ICOPTER'S ABILITY TO EXTEND THE SONAR CAPABILITY FOR THE MORE POWERFUL BUT SLOWER SURFACE UNITS OF THE TASK GROUP AND HS-5 HAS SET EAST COAST RECORDS FOR BOTH NIGHT SONAR DIPS AND TOTAL DIPS IN A SINGLE MONTH. THE SQUADRON'S INITIAL DEPLOYMENT WAS ABOARD USS SIBONEY fCVE-1125 WITH SUBSEQUENT DEPLOYMENT ABOARD USS ANTIETAM ICVS-361, USS TARAWA lCVS-403, USS VALLEY FORGE ICVS-453 AND USS WASP QCVS-181. SINCE 1960, HS-5 HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF CVSG-54 DE- PLOYING ABOARD USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN KCVS-391 AND, NOW, USS ESSEX QCVS-93. ON OCCASION H-5 HELICOPTERS HAVE OPERATED FROM USS FORRESTALlCVA-591, USS BOXER QLPH-43, USS GUAM ILPH-95 AND USS RANDOLPH ICVS-151. IN ROUTINE TRAINING MISSIONS AND FLEET EXERCISES AS WELL AS A-PROMINENT ROLE IN THE RECOVERY PHASE OF OUR SPACE PROGRAM THE ORIGINAL NIGHT DIPPERSU HAVE SO DEMONSTRATED THEIR PROFICIENCY AND VERSA- TILITY AS TO BE MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS OF THE BATTLE EFFICIENCY E , ISBELL ASW TROPHY, AND -.CNO SAFETY AWARD. ., . V - ' x' I M i l l if 3.-L, 1 h I Q CDR E. A. SKUBE LCDR P. F. LCUR R, V- BUCK LT D. G. VENTER LCDR J. A. HICKEY FRANKENBERGER LCDR pl 5- MQRRISQN LT K. A. ROBB LCDR E. M. FUREY LCDR F, M, DREESSEN LT D. S. BROWN LCDR C. R. 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A i Q ,Yi 1 - - . , - 'f A I YI AN..,.-Q ,4 I TX., VS-32 -A CDRR T RADCLIFFE MOTHER SQUADRON FROM WHOSE PERSONNEL VS-22 WAS FORMED, THE HISTORY OF AIR ANTI-SUBMARINE SQUADRON THIRTY-TWO IVS-323 DATES FROM THE ORIGINAL LOG EN- TRY OF APRIL 1950. HER AIR CREWS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROGRESS FROM THE OLD TBM AVENGERS TO TO- DAY'S HIGHLY SOPHISTICATED S-2E'S AND HAVE FLOWN FROM THE DECKS OF USS ORISKANY QCVA-345, USS LEYTE KCVS-321, USS TICONDEROGA KCVA-141, USS WASP 1CVS-181, THE VENERABLE CHAMP USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN KCVS-391 AND, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, USS ESSEX QCVS-91 NAMESAKE OF THE CLASS. VERSATILITY HAS BEEN A MARK OF VS-32 WHOSE CREWS AND AIRCRAFT HAVE BEEN USED IN LOCATING A WRECKED AND SUBMERGED C-47 BY MAGNETIC ANOMALY DETECTION GEAR, IN CATAPULT LAUNCHINGS FROM A CARRIER TIED AT PIER AND IN THE INITIAL EVALUATION OF USS NAUTILUS ISSN-5711. PROFESSIONALISM HAS BEEN A MARK OF HER CREWS WHO CLAIM TWO FIRSTS IN FLIGHT EMERGENCIESg THE FIRST S2F NIGHT, SINGLE ENGINE CATAPULT SHOT AND SUCCESSFUL LANDING AND ATHEN 119591 UNHEARD OF NIGHT, SINGLE ENGINE BOLTER FOLLOWED BY SUCCESS- FUL RECOVERY. - LIKE OTHER VS SQUADRONS THE PRIMARY MISSION OF VS- 32 IS THE DETECTION AND DESTRUCTION OF I-IOSTILE SUB- MARINES. SINCE 1960 THE SQUADRON HAS BEEN AN INTE- GRAL PART OF CVSG-54 PARTICIPATING IN THE CONSTANT TRAINING MISSIONS AND FLEET EXERCISES REQUISITE COMBAT READINESS, CONTINUING TO DISTINGUISH HERSELF INDIVIDUALLY WHILE CONTRIBUTING MIGHTILY TO THE RE- MARKABLE RECORD DEMONSTRATED BY CVSG-54. I Iss Essex , 2 : '-',. -' n ' , - ' 7 273 I.- fn. 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F VAW-121 DET 9 LCDRJ G GALLAGHER IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CARRIER AIRBORNE EARLY WARNING WING TWELVE TO FURNISH BOTH ATTACK AND ASW CARRIERS WITH CREWS AND AIRCRAFT TO PROVIDE 'l HOSE CARRIERS WITH EARLY WARNING RADAR INFORMA- TION. VAW 121 DETACHMENT 9 IS THE PARTICULAR UNIT ASSIGNED TO CVSG-54 AS EMBARKED IN USS ESSEX QCVS-91. SPENDING LONG HOURS ON PATROL FAR FROM THE CAR: RIER AS AN AIRBORNE COMBAT INFORMATION CENTER IS JUST ONE OF THE MANY AND VARIED CAPABILITIES OF THE WILLIE FUDD AND THE MEN WHO FLY IT. RADIO AND RADAR RELAY, SURFACE SURVEILLANCE AND INTERCEPTOR CONTROL, WHEN NECESSARY, ARE ALSO SHADES IN THE SPECTRUM FUNCTIONS FOR WHICH VAW-121 DETACH- MENTS ARE WEIIL KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE FLEET. FUDDS OR USTOOFS WITH A ROOF , THESE AIRCRAFT AND THEIR CREWS ARE THE EYES OF THE FLEET RANG- ING FAR AHEAD OF THE SURFACE UNITS TO PROVIDE THE INFORMATION NECESSARY TO LOCATE AND DESTROY HOS- TILE SUBMARINES OR TO LAUNCH INTERCEPTORS IN TIMELY FASHION TO PROTECT OUR OWN SURFACE FORCES. AS LONG AS ASW REMAINS A PART OF OUR DEFENSE SYS- TEM, THE MEN AND AIRCRAFT OF VAW-121 WILL BE UP FRONT, PROVIDING THOSE EYES FOR THE FLEET, RELAY- ,ING 4 COMMUNICATIONS AND RADAR, CONTROLLING FRIENDLY ,AIRCRAFT AND PROVIDING SURFACE SURVEIL- LANCE FOR THE HUNTER-KILLER GROUPS. 9 - jaw Q I ...WR R.H. MARTIN LT H.A. OWEN LTJG D.C. BENNETT LTJG M.J. GIERMAN LT A.W. JENSEN LT A.D. PARNELL LTJG J.L. JENNINGS LTJG A.W. ANDERSON LT D.F. HOLMES LT K.J. LEARY LTJG G.T. WASLESKI LTJG R.J. RACHAEL I u 1 nn ...W LTJG J. M. ODENWELDER LTJG WATSON LTJG T.S. SELPH LTJG L.M. BOLONIK . X A 9- . 5 . if !-.1 '55 0 ' ' -fn : sl 'Q 'Qfff.k A KP, x pfff- 'Y Q.. 1 'diary Y ,., . 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B.L.ATWATER I ' N ,, A .7 ' I 1 I A , PMBOIRE , ' , at v' 2 ' 1 II . -mn 'Y HOLY CROSS PENNSYLVANIA W-S-BOYKINJR ' 4 1 THE MIDSHIPMEN OF TODAY N0 LONGER CARRY MESSAGES 5 0- H BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE STERN CASTLE AND FORE- ,. ag I I , CASTLE BUT THEY CONTINUE T0 SHARE WITH THEIR TRA- 'Y W f DITIONAL ANTECEDENTS THE ASPIRATION TO BECOME OF- SN. CHAPMAN , Ai -A v Y' , A FICERS OF THE NAVY. AT THE NAVAL ACADEMY AND AT WR- COOPER I I ,Q 1 ' NUMEROUS OTHER COLLEGE CAMPUSES ACROSS THE COUN- B-L-CROUCHER I A I if I TRY, THESE YOUNG MEN ARE PURSUING, ALONG WITH THEIR QW ' ., b 5 ACADEMIC DEGREES, A RIGOROUS COURSE IN NAVAL AND I 1 OFFICER TRAINING. AS CLASSROOMS INDOCTRINATE THEM H I IN ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES SO THE SUMMER UMIDDIE ' ' f A W CRUISE INDOCTRINATES THESE EMBRYONIC OFFICERS IN - 5 1 I S SHIPBOARD LIFE AND ROUTINE AND SO RETURNS THEM T0 '--f I I, 5 THEIR HALLS OF IVY WITH THIS NAUTICAL EXPERIENCE JL D - I I I 6 . WHICH IS NOT T0 BE HAD FROM A TEXTBOOK. 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