Galveston (CLG 3) - Naval Cruise Book

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OI Division Detection, display, evaluation and dissemination are functions of the Radar Gang. OI Division, whose home, CIC fCombat or jokingly called the Bogey Lockerj, is constantly on the job manning the Nerve Center of the ship. In every evolution, the radar gang plays some part. W7hen getting underway, before the last line is on deck, COMBAT has prepared for the forth- coming operations by getting status boards and DRT tracks ready. VVhen the Galloping Gal shifts colors, Combat radar navigates to open seas. Underway, the mole people track surface and air contacts and keep the Captain informed of possible threatening situations. Radio talkers who chatter quietly between ships help to determine the intentions of the OTC. When joining up with the other ships of the for- mation, Combat makes course and speed recom- mendations for a smooth rendezvous. Along with all this, during the six months cruise, OI managed to participate in many inter-divisional Competitions. Deck Tennis, Softball, Bowling and Basketball in Yokosuka, fwhere the OI Division Of- ficer lost a tooth getting too close to the actionj In addition they have the only Rock and Roll Combo on board. 4 ww .L X if .

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OPER TOINS Commander EDWARD ARTHUR SHORT was born in Cleveland, Ohio on 13 September, 1926. In 1944 he graduated from Lakewood High School, where he was named to the National Honor Society. He attended Tulane University and in 1947 received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics and a Commission in the United States Navy through the NROTC program. In 1961 he obtained a Master of Science Degree in the Operational Analysis Curriculum from the United States Naval Post Graduate School, Monterey, California. Commander Short has had a broad and interesting Naval career. He served aboard such commands as the USS UNION QAKA 106j, the USS PALAU QCVE 122j, and he has been Administration Ofhcer at the U.S. Naval Com- munications Station, Guam. In March 1963, Commander Short became the Executive Oflficer ofthe USS TERCEL CAMS 3861 He subsequently received orders as Commanding Othcer ofthe USS PILOT QMSE 104j. He then went to Vanderbilt University as a Navigation and Marine Engineering Instructor in the NROTC Program. In Iuly 1957 he became Executive Oflicer of the E.lNI. ROBINSON QDE ZUQ. Prior to coming to the OALVESTON, in June 1963, to head the Operations Department, Commander Short was a CIC Test and Evaluation Tacitcal Data System Ofhcer on the Pacific Staff of Commander Operational Test and Evaluation Eorce. Commander Short presently resides at 4371 Chelford Street in San Diego with his wife lVIarie and two daughters, Cynthia Q13j and Marcia Eor recreation Commander Short enjoys golf and bowling. 108

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1 . 110A Lookout OL D1v1s1on The men of OL Division are the lookouts of GALVESTON while at sea, from high on the 05 level, an alert team of four men keep the ofhcer of the deck in- formed of surface and air contacts. OL Division has one of the largest fin areaj main- tenance spaces on the ship and plenty of hard work is required to keep it shipshape. Keen competition and hard work at play have kept OL Division in a close race for lst place in the GALVESTON Inter-Divisional competition. f t 4