Galveston (CLG 3) - Naval Cruise Book

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I I I '1 LT J. E. ARNOLD COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER MMUNICATION DEPARTMENT

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-Y a cORaa In the beginning, there was nothing. Today, there is everything. The latest in naval communications. How did we establish this peak of existence? It was not easy. Men came aboard from far and wide. From vari- ous types of duties and stations. Represented in the radio gang were, battleships, cruisers, destroyers amphibious craft, service type vessels and shore sailors. Now came the organization, teamwork, training, We all had different ideas of how communice- tions should be.eXecuted, and our watches and re- sponsibilities started before we had a chance to get together and talk things over. Through the efforts of LT Q j gl Skorupski, Chief Russ Boner, and Chief Charles Suomela, along with Nat McCorkle, RM1, teamwork finally developed. We worked and set standards that were to be used for our river run. Communications at sea, we later knew was different. Senior men were in charge of Watches, and through them we became acquainted with com- munications, training constantly, many ofliheurs were spent in teaching. Men having this task were Phil Harris, RM2, Frank Burton, RM2, Ray O'Quinn, RM2, Virgil Reed, RM2, John Paidarm RM2. Among these who were very helpful, Frank Nalepka, RM3, Jack Jones, RMS, Joe Gerow, RM3, and Will Benton, TE QRMJS. Nickerson, TE CRMJ2, taught us tele- typewriter equipment, and how to keep it in opera- tiqn' and eventually became our L.P.0. until we re ceived a first class on December lst, 1958. The test came. We pulled out for the Caribbean to test the ship