Forster (DER 334) - Naval Cruise Book

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If -v--j Q I i mfr If X irvow mrs 15 mf-: cnpmmz spsnfffnfcs , ,, -Z This picture documentary shows the joys and the pleasant highlights of the cruise. What the cruise book cannot show: the many times that the motor whaleboat was lowered in the middle of a pitch-black night to take the boarding party to search a junk, the engineers changing a piston in three hours on a hot main engine in order to be ready on time for underway replenishment, the entire crew and officers Qompleting preparations for an underway replenishment at night with only twenty minutes advance notice, the bridge gang standing port and starboard watches and then having to turn out for a special evolution minutes after having just turned ing the laundry men working in a constant 120 degree heat in the Gulf of Siam, all hands manning their battle stations in less than three minutes at 0130 in the morning, the radio gang sending FORSTER messages and at the same time relaying messages for most of the ships accompanying the aircraft carrier near the Tonkin Gulf, the commissaryman almost crying when his bread would not rise for three nights in a row, the six-hour on and six-hour off watch in the Combat Information Center for months on endg the many other routine, endless watches - these cannot show in this book, but they gave FORSTER an enviable record. The officers and crewmembers pictured in this cruise book are skilled, professional sailors to a man. I am intensely proud of them.

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if CRUISE Boolc QS Editor, Artist ..... LTJG E. Division-Representatives: First Division ....... L. C. Second Division ...... D. L. OI Division .......... W. C, OC Division... .... W. T. S Division .... ....J. D. R Division.... .... G. D, M Division ........... H. E, STAFF J. BOND GOZDOWSKI, BMSN BRUNK, STGSN GOODHUE, RDSN SEYMOUR, SN ANCHETA, SK1 BRICE, IC1 GIGOUS , EN1 Thanks goes to those men who contributed their own pictures for this book,

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Names and Hometowns of Ship's Company OFFICERS BOND, Salem, West Virginia CRAWFORD, Los Angeles, California DEJANOVICH, Eau Claire, Michigan FRIENDS, North Hornell, New York GIFFIN, Colorado Springs, Colorado HARKEN, Medan, Sumatra HARTKOPF, Chicago, Illinois HEROY, Allenwood, New Jersey MANNION, Oak Park, Illinois M. M. MARTIN Kingsville, Texas L LTJG E. J. LTJG D. L. LTJG J. P. LTJG J. w. LTJG D. H. LTJG o. T. ENS K. w. ENS P. E. LTJG J. ENS D. LTJG T LTJG T D LTJG E E LTJG R. w LTJG D. E cox, o. M FRECHE, J HIXSON 3 OWSLEY, Boone, North Carolina PURDUM, Saint Louis, Missouri RAITER, Salinas, California STEENROD, Louisville, Kentucky WEBER, Dexter, Iowa CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS ., ENC - Ranger, Texas . E., QMC - Biloxi, Mississippi N , BMC - Waco, Texas , L. . JOHNSON, E. B.,RMC,- Norfolk, Virginia LOWY, M. S., EMES - Saint Louis, Missouri PAUL, L. W., RDC - San Diego, California SHROYER, G. E., ENC - Urbana, Illinois TREMEL, J. T., ETC - Elgin, Illinois WEST, G. W., ENC - Tampa, Florida IST DIVISION AOELUA, V., BM3 - Samoa u , BACON, B. H., SN - Pasadena, California DARTEZ, D. P., SN, New Orleans, Louisiana DEHART, J. L. SN - Cowicke, Washington GOMEZ, J. NMN, SN - Vualva, Texas GOZDOWSKI, L. C., BMSN - Toledo, Ohio HOOVER, R. L., SN - Lewistown. Montana LISLE, D. R., MANNING, W. E , SN - Redding, California SN, Sand Springs. Oklahoma MEADE, F. S., SA - Coeburn, Virginia MYERS, J. F., SN - Little Rock, Arkansas MCGEE, D. N., SN . c ROBINSON, W. G., SN, Santa Barbara, California ROSS, F. D., SN, Inde endence Kansas - Waco, Texas ALLISON, W. E., GMG2 - Honolulu, EEUNK, D. L., STGSN - saint Joseph, CAVAZOS, F. HGH, GMG3 - San Antonio,. EARL, c FowLER, GOHEEN, HARING, HOLDEN, HUNT, J. w., JoNEs, R. w., JoNEs, M. L., KAUTZT, P. M. OBRIEN, L. J. OKEY, R. E., PLDG, B. R., ZN DIVISION A STGSN - waverly, New. STC2 - Minneapolis, TMSN - San Jose, , FTG3 - Puyallup, , STGSN - Honolulu, STG2 - Dallas, Texas MSN - Louisville, SN - Duncan, Oklahoma , GMGI - Philadelphia, , FTGSA - Norwood, SN - San Diego, California FTG3 - Los Angeles, Cali 3 3 OI DIVISION 8 BALLWEG, A. A., RD3 - Norfolk, Virginia BURTON, P. D., RD2 - Saint Petersburg, Fl CLARK, J. L., ETR3 - Coventry Newcastle, CLARK, J. W., RDl - Alton, Illinois DEPREY, J. R., RDSN - Niagra Falls, New York ERWIN, R. W., RDSN - Suison, California GOODHUE, W. C., RDSN - Long Beach, California HALLOWELL, R. C., RDl - Augusta, Maine HANNA, D. B., AGAA - Granada Hills, California HARRISON, R. D., RD3 - Little Rock, Arkansas HOWELL, W. W., SN - Estacada, Oregon JOYE, T. H. II, SR - Charlotte, North Caro MCDOWELL, R. W., AGI - Honolulu, Hawaii MOORE, J. L., ETR3 - Walla Walla, washington MURPHY, M. L., ETR3 - Santa Maria, California NICHOLAS, R. L., AGAA - Bow, Washington NORMAN, R. L., RD3 - Detroit, Michigan OBERLE, R. L., RD3 - Blue Earth, Minnesota RADECKI, T, J., RDSN - Braddock, Pennsylvania SEARS, S. K., RD2 - Mahomet, Illinois TH MAS, J. B., RDSN - Rome, Georgia WILLIAMS, H. R., ETN3 - Wallace, Virginia P , SMITH, L. S., SN - Irving, Texas OC DIVISION SMITH, K. G., SN - Dove Creek, Colorado ASEE, MQ NMN, SN - Richmond, Kentucky WALKER, D. A., SN - Jacksonville, Texas BALAOING T., RMCYNDI - Phillipine Islands WALKER, D. W., SN - West Covina, California , BLENZ, J, L,, SM2 - Cheyenne wyoming