Essex (CVS 9) - Naval Cruise Book

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! 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

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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