Gurke (DD 783) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 45 of the 1953 volume:

CRUISE LCG of the USS GURKE DD-783 'N I CJ -:7 1 ' I LX Nm' Ufgpdmzzcnt Lttufny 1 Uf','LftCD oz Nun' 'rTCCO'dS 84 has t-Yfibfnwtcn '25, McClure, B. LWETSN Berry, C. L., BMSN Draper, F. W., SN Anderson, T. R., EN Cross, R. T., QMSN PODGjoy, G. G. ENEN Ens. R. L. Stout Ens. C. W. Swort EDITORIAL STAFF Editor Asst. Editor Asst. Editor Asst. Editor Cctrtoonist Ccrrtoonist Ndrrotor Officer-in-Charge tary if 4 ,ff-af , ..,,. I 9-,,-5,'E?fh Q 44 :al 'i rf S' V , 13 .1 Q,- mf' 1 r' if 1 .v P 7.5, ' ,, r.- ,,- ,. ' ,A 1 f., c , . ,fvqilf ' .'O' ' . r , ,,..fpf J' . A If I ff 'Fw if ',:-.' -. 2' , .ff .,a'-' i ,- 7. r' Tri-1 ' 1 av fi- A SHORT HISTORY OF THE U55 OURKE QDD-7831 The USS GURKE tDD-7831, built by the Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle, Washington, was com- missioned on 12 May 1945. She is named in honor of Private First Class Henry Gurke, U.S. M.C, of Neche, North Dakota, who was killed in action on 9 November 1943, on Bougainville Island, Solomon Islands. For his extraordinary heroism, Gurke was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. The Secretary of the Navy designated his mother, Mrs. lulius Gurke, as sponsor. After fitting out, the GUHKE joined Destroyer Division 51 of Destroyer Squadron FIVE, where she is serving to the present date. The ship first saw duty in WestPac from VI Day until her return to San Diego in February 1946. The GURKE again departed for the Western Pacific on 4 September 1947. This tour lasted until 28 May 1948 when she returned to her home port of San Diego. After this tour of duty, GURKE made a reserve training cruise to Wrangell Island, Alaska, via the Inland Passage to celebrate the 50th Anniver- sary of the Yukon Gold Rush. Another reserve training cruise followed, this time to Pearl Harbor, after which the ship carried out routine operations until leaving once again for WestPac on 5 Febru- ary 1949. This time while in Far East waters, she was Admiral Womb1e's flagship at Yokosuka, taking him to the Admiral Perry Day celebrations. She returned to ConUS on 28 November, and shortly afterward entered Hunters Point Navy Yard, San Francisco for a three month's overhaul. On 5 August 1950 the GURKE again headed for WestPac. This time she took part in the Inchon Invasion as a unit of the Sitting Ducks, and sustained three hits. Though two men were in- jured there were no fatalities. For this action the GURKF. received the Navy Unit Commendation, and the officers and men a Commendation by ComCruDiv Five CAdmiral I. M. Higginsl. The ship proceeded to take part in the Chinese Neutrality Patrol around Formosa, and finally returned to San Diego in April 1951. Following tactical exercises out of Pearl Harbor the GURKE received a six weeks restricted avail- ability at the Mare Island Navy Yard, and a hurried repair shakedown. She then departed once more for the Western Pacific on 4 january 1952. On 25 luly she started the trip home, arriv- ing, in San Diego on 10 August 1952. On 1 Sep- tember DesDiv 51 entered Hunters Point for another three month's overhaul. On 21 March 1953, GURKE headed west again, arriving in Sasebo on 15 April 1953. While operat- ing as part of Task Group 95.2, she received two direct hits. Three men were wounded, but again she suffered no fatalities. While operating as part of Task Force 72 on the Formosa Patrol she en- joyed three days recreation in Hong Kong and seven days in Kaohsiung, Formosa. On 3 October she departed WestPac on the way home, enroute Midway and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, arriving San Diego on 19 October to end her latest and best tour in the battle zone. FOREWCDRD Despite weeks of preparatory training, March 20, l953 found us departing for WestPac with a general feeling of uneasi- ness. F or half of us it would be our first attempt to inflict dam- age on an enemy who was just as eager to destroy usg for the other half an opportunity to repay? a debt for the hits at lnchon. There would be no observers standing by with stopwatches and scoreboardsg no safety observers to correct mistakes before they were made. School was out, and we were on our own. Our first view of Korea was from Wonsan Harbor. Two weeks of operating in its restricted and unfriendly waters dis- pelled all doubts as to our ability to give and take. Departing Wonsan our confidence boarded on smugnessg we knew we were equal to any task we might be given. The remainder of the cruise presented no major difficulties after our shakedown in Wonsan. As the days passed our confidence continued to grow and experience erased our earlier smugness. These pages record the day by day activities of the Gurke. Some of the work was monotonous, but all of it was satisfying. For each of us this book recalls many memories. Among them are a few which we shall hold in common with all our ship- matesg memories of a period in our lives of which we have every reason to be proud. Tl-IE CAPTAIN 'fl . I if Captain E. I. Foote, Cdr., USN, currently resides in Coronado, California. Since his graduation from the Naval Academy at Annapolis, class of '39, he has seen action around the world. Captain Foote served in destroyers in the North Atlantic throughout World War II. Here, in addition to routine escort duties, he participated in the occupa- tion of Iceland after taking part in the escort of British Convoys prior to U. S. entry into the war. Later he took part in the invasions of Sicily and Normandy in which latter action the USS Nelson, of which he was executive officer, was torpedoed during a battle with German E-Boats., i I During the latter part of the war Captain Foote commanded the destroyer USS Quick. Captain Foote performed occupational and minesweeping duty as Com- manding Officer of a destroyer-minesweeper from the close of the war until 1947. Next he was assigned as instructor at the Naval ROTC Unit at the Uni- versity of Illinois until 1949, following which he served as member of the Ioint Staff of Commander-in-Chief, Carribbean until 1952. Finally Captain Foote took command of the USS Cfurke in August of 1952 from which time until now he has conned her through all the harrowing ex- periences, never to be forgotten by all of us who have been privileged to serve under him. So from we the crew of the Gurke to Captain Foote go wishes for a long happy life and a continuing long successful Naval career. Q? F fr 4 r Pershing Wilson, our ex -exec, who left the ship in Iapan during September, 1953. Persh came to us in March 1952 after serving as executive officer of the USS Weiss y APD-135. World War ll saw Lt. Cdr. Wilson aboard the USS Wickes DD-578 on the picket line at the battle of Okinawa. Between wars he practiced law in his hometown of Kansas City, Mis- souri, a background which well qualifies him for his present post as base legal officer at Bremerton, Washington. Those of us privileged to have served under Mr. Wilson will never forget his quick smile and pleasant manner, and we wish him the best for his new duty and Navy career. Lt. Haines joined the ship while in dry dock in Yokosuka, Iapan and Here's a last look at Lt. Cdr. has since been a most efficient successor to Mr. Wilson as Executive Officer. Like Captain Foote, Mr. Haines is a graduate of the Naval Academy at Annapolis, class of '45. Mr. Haines' experiences include service aboard two previous destroyers, the USS McGowan CDD-678D and the USS L. F. Mason KDD-8525. From '47 to '49 Mr. Haines saw duty at the Fleet Sonar School, after which he acquired his M. S. de- gree in the Navy's Post Gradu- ate School in Electronics. He has since served as Communications and Electronics Officer on the staff of ComDesPton 7, and as Electron- ics Officer on the Staff of Com- . CruDesPac. As everyone can plainly tell Mr. Haines is a New Englander, - Maine to be exact: but his present A residence is in El Cajon which we in-A all can hope will mean long , ,sn ' liberties. , A I -'iw g.,-.lat l V I at I.kUi.w. Lt. IG C. L. Blair F73 5 Lt. IG W. F. Diehl Ens. B. Holder mfr' ' n 1 In QI I Q-gQx '-:I xxx' .M . JJ A 7 Ens. B. O. Scroqqins I J Lf. IG R. A. Shcrid Lt. IG C. G. Smith A . ,. - , . - in I I , ' I' i 4, .' ' vw . il I . ' 1 fg' I Fi ' ' 2 , Sling,-ff. . -, - I :EJ-f 'V gg, W w - , H Q 5, . , 'Q mf., ,A 4 'I I 'f......n -' A v. fi- I ,fir .: Y I tix..-:jf-r 1 'fi'-V Lt. IG C. Briggs Lt. IG I. Meitin Ens. I. W. Kunccrs E S g .145 t 7 Fi I 1- 4 5 -..... ,. in-Iva . ,Q . ...- --.LX f' Q Ens. C. W. Swcrrt Ens. R. L. Stout Lt. IG K. Masters Not Pictured Lt. IG I. A. 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X qfie'-Xi 411,- nit if .-'lax' I K?-i2f-H-is I We landed down 1n Sdsebo or modest httle port All the boys went ctshore cr lookmq for some sport We scoured the whole town over to qet ct pcrrty poppm But everywhere we seemed to qo the qlrls scud NEVAH HOPPEN Now up there m Yokosukcr recalls my memory Is best m dll Icrpcm to go on hberty Ship s Party wcts ct good tlme for dll except or few From them we wcmt to know WHATTSAMALLA YOU! 8 I i fr t I I P I C' 232 W ' K X I7 XX. YW Z I X 1 Q X 5. t Q' lkllfflllugl, ' '- 'il A17 g lx X ' 4 X ,lf E311- Iffllrlf :7Fi7:h y 5 W , 1. .-. . Gi :ti ,Q . -A .'1- f 'f', .' .-. '.', .:CA- V. kart nk XM 4 We arrived in scary Wonsan on a dark and gloomy day Everyone was hoping we'd get no Combat Pay. i t Then We became the flagship, our sleepless eyes grew sore If the Cornrnies hit our crypto, they'll surely Win the War. Now l-lodo Pando bristles, and so does Kalmagak f When they shoot, we exercise a-ducking all the flak We left very hastily, shells bursting in our ears 4 While our Fire Tearn's sate on Modo, drinking Iarhead beers. ' i IA ,A A-'TL' - ,, r, ,, 7' .,-if . -V . .-Q - M 1' W' A V l f L ,,-- grew -' E l , ' 1 f 4 J l l I 3 I I 1 1, , R LPA W f -a mf I f X One day we went in close to exterminate a train But Commie guns were shooting and really raised some cain Oh, their guns were banging, their shootin's pretty neat Look out tor that there bullet! WHOOPS! ! ! It hit us in the seat' Yes, their guns were blasting, I even left my rack When there came another bullet right through the after stack l'd just begun to realize the Gooks were hot to go When they lobbed that Three-inch bullet right into Radio Then Gurke Guns were belching, and listen to me, mates We leveled all those Cornmies with our 5 f38's. 1 I -..'l i ?! , Q gl. Q 6 nfl 'X t i 1 , K' - f 1 'H L. N' 'E 1 . I' .' - il H, X5 N ,A I Y 1 A , u ' . - ' - Qftvil f ' n V I I . xx A V I ffl, - . 1 0 ' - Z, 'V' I l W ' -1 ff l 'Fl ' fl , I his , . sing. 5 t ll H Ill 5 - .1 - Q G -I l 'ff'f.f,-lwwlfl.7.! 'f M' Lx, .3 K 'Y J -va. 'Z QQ. l I lj mf X! 'ii 1 R A sonaum ll Z - ,till fy iff ,tg is HWOLVAQA if 17 23 , 7' 3 INCMOOI 1 YOKOSUKA M I L ' I xy lg rx I J Mya, ,. SAS R'-T' ll I 5 X72 :T 6' 9 0 XT! oKmAwA f , T D f Q-YDNG ICON!! ,, z, l limi wk Q I Q. KoAHsuuNG While in WesPac the U.S.S. Gurke steamed a total ot 27.793 miles during a 6 month 12 day stay. The longest single period of continuous operations at sea was 29 days, from the 19th ot April to the 18th of May. She refueled at sea 19 times, provisioned 7 times and rearmed 6 times. The Gurke fired 2,365 rounds of tive inch at the enemy and was fired at 8 times. The number of mines destroyed by the Gurke was 5, she had 3 battle casualties, and she rescued 55 North Korean refugees fleeing Communist domination. 20 I . X X-Lys A x X by R, nl l f1.T'f3 X . : -e19g:Q'? ,.'i!!'4- xftif ,S 'f gs 'I 4331? I N . x'0 ij'1:':.: PEARL HGRUOKM 0 msc if l 3 Destroyers Return Destroyers Rowan Henderson, Gurke and Southerland returned after their third tour of Korean duty, during which they steamed 135,000 miles and fired 7,000 rounds of ammo. lk K It 21 . 3 MQ 95134-.'.,1 ., 'i tj. '4 9:5 but We spent some time at Nando and also Kojo-ri Where Iarheads went a-raidin'-'causing misery They took with them Koreans in that flimsy YAK And it's still a mystery just how they made it back But they were hardened veterans, masters of their trade And for a pack of smokes, they'd give a hand-grenade Gurke Guns were dauntless, they never got a rest The boys in Khaki on the beach thought they were the best There were Gruisers in the area whose guns We all admire But when trouble got in close, Doughboys asked for Gurke fire. lb - . 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K -.-:- 1.5 5.1 1, ' i '-4 ' ' S' .-P' ': 5 ' Y l ' , -9 , ,f ' 1 I ,..'. vwquzi. Many things in Hong Kong are famous more or less But China's greatest asset is the Chinese Dress! Now all the city's merchants with all their fancy Iades Were playing second fiddle to Mary Soo's little maids They wash the sides, they scrub, they paint, Make passes at them, they scream and faint. And while you paint a foot, they'll paint a country mile And who is able to resist a great-big Chinese smile. Each has a long, black pigtailg their calloused feet are bare, But We've been to sea a long time, so we don't really care! ! ! A '-Q . y i K ,511 N9 I ' U 27 fftll ,QV Z7 Xffs fflifa.. Q '-5 Q U ,Q QE Wig , f Cx O O '-7? C Q3 75753-. .S ei C. 3 o 'L gf: Q 0 o if -f MN, Z X ' 1' if Ash ' JJ 2 mc . , Y I J g-2 . .f , A 3 F , . it It J' 4 Looks X.'sV-'- W'-'W Sd xtmo Cox-xX'a.c.5K us'x'KNn DAQ?-N 2 Our Admin was in Yoko, sitting on the blocks We stayed up through the nights, racing 'gainst the clocks. But before this torture by inspecting fiends We went dodging two typhoons down to the Phillippines. Three days 77 was all we had to do Then everybody realized our WestPac tour was through Homeward Bound we chant, thinking of that certain Miss I can hardly wait to get my special WELCOME KISS! I I .nf 1 t X s x g - X 0 W 5 .4 . HX 1 4 1 ffl '0f,' XXIQY i...- 'LL' Suu: K ' 5 P ' u YCJKUSKA ,J nl n f 'va' .fi -T ,,,4.-J, 1 N-eg af A-Q! 'WRX .ff K 'f'X?jx X AT KAMAKURA R8.R 7 ? THE GREAT BU DDHA HGMEWARD BOUND A Week s whirl with 77 'lf i If Ha-if W' 4 E1 There was time for a last minute 3' Jima' shopping spree in Yokosuka H- Q13 anis: fi ' I ill' .1 L-..,.,,, A . I . There was fuel Waiting at Midway but alas where were the qooney birds? Hawaii, Waikiki, and then-! ,P X -'fr Pi gt A I if 5 I I 'F in SALINAS, I. R. QMSN, KER- STIENS, R. C. TE2 and HAN- SON, R. D. RMSN were awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in action off the coast oi North Korea. NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION ribbon for outstanding heroism in action against enemy aqqressor forces in Wanson Harbor. 1' 14 -v - v... f 1. Chiefs IOHNSON and WILLIAMS shipped over for the fourth time while in WesPac. MAYLE, B. V. QM2 received the , il 5 1.2.14 nik 'Nw I .ff .:- 1 ff, .Q ,0- . f V, , nu., , . s A H 'N f . 'Q S5 , .Z is 5s-10 f'-10 F' 13? v x w, Q, , 1 ,x M: M , K' -fra- ,4 Qin. M if I- ,FQ I 5 L I YL! 4 .yr 9 v fi f , 236- AW , K Lk Ai E N ',: f lui 'if 'ui' A , i ,4.. J ' ' '5A ' J t,,, ,,,,, ' ., ' .w 'V f-' . -f ,psig A .,,b l ...A fm-. ' - ,. ' V '. Q vb, tx, 1 5 In again, out again, back again Nelson! This is the name of a 55-year-old sailor who's been in and out of the Navy at intervals during a period of 35 years, and is listed as a Commissary- man, first class, George D. Nelson, of Kennewick, Washington, is known to his friends as Pop. Nelson, who has served with the Navy through three wars, first enlisted in Iune, l9l7 at Enter- prise, Oregon. His first duty station was the MIN- NEAPOLIS, a light cruiser on duty between New York City and Brest, France. After the war he did tours on the old battlewagon ILLINOIS and de- stroyer PATTERSON before being discharged in December, 1920. As a civilian Nelson practiced the trade he learned in the Navy - cookery. During this first 20-year intermission he married an Oregon girl and raised a daughter. In March, 1942, he reenlisted as a first class cook. He immediately joined the Sea Bees. Four months later his unit landed at Guadalcanal. In October, 1942, Nelson was transferred to a minesweeper in the South Pacific. He served there until his discharge in March, 1945. As a civilian again, Nelson was able to fulfill a longtime ambition. He operated his own restaur- 5 Eff! ant in Kennewick, Oregon. Here he joined the Naval Reserve. After the sudden Communist invasion of Korea, and at an age when most professional Navy men have retired, Nelson volunteered for active duty. He offered his restaurant for sale and prepared for another chance to serve his country. In 1950 he was sent to Guam-from there to Okinawa. His job on both islands was supervising the mess- halls. In mid-1952 he was ordered to shore duty at Astoria, Oregon. But the old fever he contracted during World Wars I and II returnedg he re- quested duty on a ship bound for Korea. His re- quest was granted and he reported to the GURKE at San Diego in Ianuary, 1953. And Nelson is quick to state that the ship is one of the finest he has been privileged to serve aboard. Nelson has appeased the curiosity of many of his shipmates who ask the frequent question: How long this time? His answer typifies his amiable manner: Until they blast me loose! It's a strange saga of a man who rediscovered his career after more than 35 years of hellos and goodbyes. ,-31 ODE TO PEPCO As We close now, at the end of our track Let's not forget him who didn't come back He loved the Gurke, 'twas mutual I know 'Cause the King o' the Ship was little PEPCO. He growled, he barked, he howled and cried At teasing sailors on ships' alongside And it didn't bother him, he'd just shrug When Nature'd call and there'd be no tire plug So as We remember our lovable dog 'Nr lr' And make our entry in the log HPEPCO lost at sea this day ...... That's all, no more, he'd want it that Way. I on ROSTER OE ENLISTED PERSONNELQUSS GURKE CDD-7837 ALABAMA I. L. Adams, FN A. I. Battles, GM3 H. R. Bozeman, TM3 B. R. Castleberry, PN A. B. Crook, TESN H. L. Curtis, SA K. W. Harrell, BT3 K. H. Horton, IC3 I. E. Iackson, SN B. F. McCullar, BMSN F. L. Pennington, SA D. R. Phillips, FN H. T. Thornton, SA B. M. White, SN I. E. Wolfe, SN G. Young, SN ALASKA E. I. Brostrom, Ir. ARIZONA L. B. Hudson, SN F. I. McKernan, RD3 D. Ontiveros, SN I. H. Richards, SA R. H. Snow, SN ARKANSAS K. E. Cole, SN B. Hankins, SH3 T. W. Langston, FN B. L. McClure, FTSN C. L. Rorex, SN B. G. Carroll, RD3 CALIFORNIA H. I. Balser, FN I. H. Baldwin, SN B. E. Barnes, Ir., PN A. C. Battenberg, RD3 C. G. Betschart, BT2 A. L. Bickmore, MM2 G. Busby, MM2 R. Carthage, BT3 A. Chairez, MMLFN C. W. Chapman, BT3 R. C. Collins, SN R. B. Comber, RMSN V. B. Cordray, GM3 V. L. Cortese, GM2 R. D. Deskin, OM3 C. L. Dunlap, RD3 A. Dwyer, TMC C. H. Emerson, SO3 M. I. Frade, FN R. Gerber, RM2 R. A. Gonzales, EN E. Gutierrez, FA H. C. Hall, TE3 D. M. Iackson, TN B. L. Iackson, BT2 A. Lemon, SDI R. Leonard, SN L. Lewis, FT3 R. A. Lewis, OMC T. Lewis, EN2 E. E. Mickle, SN I. M. Moya, SN E. C. Munson, SN E. N. Nardoni, ET3 W. B. Nichols, Ir., GM3 W. G. Pace, CSC H. Politz, FN E. L. Raney, BMSN G. G. Rasor, PT3 P. R. Reith, EMI A. R. Rodriguez, SN G. E. Sands, SN I. Scarbrough, BT3 D. I. Schulz, RD3 R. A. Sears, EN T. Thompson, BT2 I. H. Thornton, Ir., BT3 W. T. Vanderploeg, Ir., MM3 N. E. Warwick, FA G. V. Webb, PNASN B. E. White, OM3 K. H. Wilson, MM3 R. E. Yorks, MM3 COLORADO A. Estrada M. C. Hodgson, FN T. I. Iohnson, Ir., SN I. R. Iones, GM2 G. H. Kirchhoff, BMSN R. R. Lebsack, BM3 H. B. Slusser, Ir., SK3 CONNETICUT A. Congelos, BM2 FLORIDA M. N. Adderton, BT3 F. M. Crosby, EN W. M. Hayes, MM3 T. Hyde, BT2 A. G. Rutherford, EPFN GEORGIA C. E. Biggerstaff, TM3 I. W. Chambless, RM3 P. R. Denby, CS3 E. D. Edwards, BMSN I. Hall, SN V. C. Holt, FP3 I. E. Lightfoot, SN IDAHO I. L. Harper, SN R. L. Wheeler, FN D. A. Wilcox, FA ILLINOIS T. Beishuizen, EM3 H. R. Bush, MRS L. H. DeWitt, HMC I. P. Dorr, BMSN H. D. Fischer, SN F. C. Gordon, SN I. H. Hailstone, EM3 C. D. Iessing, SN E. S. Kinder, SN B. A. Levine, SN S. Levine, SN I. A. Marsh, SN D. L. Mize, FN K. E. Molin, SN G. A. Nolan, SN W. E. Rasp, SN T. I. Seymour, MM3 V. E. Sisk, SN INDIANA R. Clampitt, PN W. H. Craig, OM3 R. T. 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