Hailey (DD 556) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 68 of the 1955 volume:

v .—• MARSEILLES iF VALENCIA PALMA 9) 1 l .LISBON HBRALTAR -, , r ft editerrcmecm ea Editor .... Ens. Russell Photography . . . B. Stern Art J. A. Caparrotta Editorial Board . . D. D. Peterson C. L Derby U.S.S. HAILEY (DD-556) Mediterranean Cruise September 1954 - February 1955 Hailey History During the War of 1812, an American priva- teer, the True Blooded Yankee, boldly sailed into the Irish Channel and inflicted heavy and em- barrassing damage to British shipping. Her skipper, Captain Joshua Hailey, wrote his name in naval history, a name which went to sea again with Destroyer 556. The HAILEY was commis- sioned and the first watch set on 30 September, .1943, her keel having been laid in the Seatle-Ta- coma shipyards in April of the preceding year. Her first job was the molding of inexperienced personnel into the smooth and confident fighting team required by the Pacific Fleet into which she would soon be intergrated. Under the tutelage and leadership of her first skipper, Captain Parke H. Brady, she set to work and upon completion of her shakedown cruise departed for the Pacific theatre in January of 1944. From that time until the Japanese surrender, the story of the HAILEY is the story of the Paci- fic War. She participated in seven major cam- paigns without sustaining damage of any kind. She performed the tasks of shore bombardment, air defense, anti-submarine protection and plane gurrding at Kwajalein, Tarawa, and Eniwetok in the Marshalls and at Guam, Saipan, the Palaus, and Carolines. In January of 1945, she joined famous Task Force 38 and battled bad weather in the China Sea to aid in the neutralizing raids on Luzon and Formosa. From there she steamed on to support carrier raids on Tokyo and back to help the Marines ashore at Iwo. With a change in com- mand, Task Force 38 became Task Force 58 and steamed on to fight the suicide planes and ty- phoons off Okinawa. Then in June of 1945, the HAILEY returned to the United States for over- haul and leave. Before completion of her yard period, the Japanese had had enough and DD 556 was marked for mothballs. In January of 1946, the commission penant came down and the HAILEY joined the ghost fleet at San Diego. Five years later, in April of 1951, to meet the expanded fleet requirements created by Com- munist aggression, she was recommissioned, reactivated, and sent to the Atlantic. Throughout the year, she participated in fleet exercises on the East coast and then received orders to join Task Force 77 in Korea. Carrying on her estab- lished record, she performed with speed and pre- cision as plane guard and close fire support ship. Her tour completed, she continued around through the Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, across the Atlantic to Newport, arriving home in April of 1953. Later that year, the HAILEY participated in Operation Springboard in the Caribbean and while in the yards at Boston was joined by her present captain, Commander W.K. Bradbury. After re- fresher training in the spring, she remained in Newport for the summer, departing for the Med- iterranean on 8 September. I COMMANDER WILFRED K. BRADBURY, U.S.N. Commissioned in 1941, Captain Bradbury has seen varied service both afloat and ashore. He received his first command, LST 73, in 1943, but relinquished it in several months to become CO of LST 61 at Bizerte. Under his leadership she participated in the final stages of the Sicily invasion and the landings at Normandy on D-day. In the closing stages of WW II, he was transferred to the Pacific theatre where he commanded LSM Group 35, taking part in the Japanese surrender and the evacua- tion of American POW ' s from the enemy ' s homeland. For this latter service, he received the Secretary of the Navy ' s Com- mendation. He was with ComPhibGruOne and ComPhibGruThree following the war, and in 1948 assumed the billet ot Executive Officer aboard the DDR Perkins. He has served with ADM Carney as CinCNELM ' s Commanding Officer of the Flag Administrative Unit in London and Naples and with General Ridgeway in USC inCEur in Frankfurt. CDR Bradbury was born in Fall River, Massachusetts on May 8, 1914. He received a BS in Education from State Teachers College in Bridgewater, Massachusetts where he was a letterman in soccer, basketball, and baseball. Columbia University award- ed him an MA in Education. LT.CDR. B. A. BOOTH Executive Officer March 1953 to December 1954 LT. R. H. BENTLEY Executive Officer From January 1955 LTJG. J. A. DAVIS Chaplain LT.JG. W. C. DARWIN Operations Officer LT.JG. J. W. KLOPP Engineering Officer Department Heads LT.JG. A. V. AJEMIAN Gunnery Officer LT.JG. E. GARABEDIAN Supply Officer « Personnel 1st Division LT.J6. E. S. DUNCAN First Lieutenant ENS. E. J. EARLY First Division Officer Deck Gang TOP ROW: K.L. Morse, B.L. Scates, R.E. Hammell, B.C. Farrell, D.D. Peterson, F.G. Powell, J.H. Young, C.E. Chambers, A. A. Sorensen, C. Smith, E. Cooke, G.N. McElwain, E.L. Parker BOTTOM ROW: F. Ruiz, L.J. Lomple, W. Gaarder, G.E. Spulik, J.J. Bloomer. Gun Gang .. ' W.J. Bradley, T.S. Jurek, B.J. Saxton, T.C. Beaty. 2nd Division LT.J6. C. A. GARNEV 2nd Division Officer ENS. R. J. SANDBLOM 2nd Division Junior Officer Deck Gang TOP ROW: T.G. Craven, R.G. Richards, D.W. Feakins, J.R. Owens, D.A. Kerr, F.J. Stump, G.L. McClellan, o«w n r e J« ' i, , ' l ' .- Sam P son AL - Hoskins, W.L. Balance, W.J. Qoinn, D.A. DeSarbo ..BOTTOM ROW: L.W. Shellito, C.L. Derby, F.C. Buttner, L.E. Polen, J.E. Lane, C.E. Wallace, P.E. Hyatt. Gun Gang $ TOP ROW: R.C. Fusco, Q.D. Jackson, F.R. Jacobs, R.L. Stalberger, P.J. Ryan, ..BOTTOM ROW: S.C. Boiling, T.E. Horsefield, J.J. Tras- capoulos. 3rd Division LTJG. C. E. MUMFORD 3rd Division Officer ENS. J. R. RUSSELL 3rd Division Junior Officer — % Fire Control M: ..1 TOP ROW: J.H. Winslew, A.F. Eldridge, Chief J.F. O ' Connor, F.J. PreGenzer, A. Roberto. .BOTTOM ROW: B.E. Englehart, V.J. Abbruzzese, R. Tucker, J. Chatty, D.H. Deyarmond. Torpedo TOP ROW: E.M. Tierney, Chief A.L. Castlegront, J.K. Craig BOTTOM ROW: G.R. Wait , J.J. Sicak, R.N. Cartwright. Sonar TOP ROW: P. Kail, R.F. Bunnell, V.J. Perry, .F.X. Atwater BOTTOM ROW..W.W. Rhodes, T.L. Bwbick, L.J. Broccolo. ' C Division ENS. E. P. SCHRAMM Navigator LT.JG. A. F. REPA Communications Officer ENS. F. M. MATTHEWS C Division Officer Quartermasters TOP ROW: P. L. Edwards, D.R. Staley, K.L. Cromer, J.L. Carroll. BOTTOM ROW: J.W. Edington, J.R. Hendershot, G.L. Neisen, H.H. Neider. Radiomen TOP ROW: H.R. Harrop, T.F. Mullen, J.V. Walker, Chief O.M. Bryson.. BOTTOM ROW R.A. Schmidt, C.H. Schmid- lin, B.A. Stern, R.F. Weatherly. Yeomen Standing: W.F. Brett, R.E. Aphony, K.G. Boehm Kneeling: J.F. Svatek. nn 0 Division •ws - LT.JG. tf. R. BURSET 0 Division Officer LT.JG. J. A. JADOlrV CIC Officer Radarmen TOP ROW: M. Catros, E. Thompson, S.P. Gamble, P.E. Doniniak, A.H. Bar BOTTOM ROW: J.A. Caparrotta, B.E. Roye, J.T. O ' Malley, J.K. Gilton. Electronic Technicians C  cM TOP ROW: T.A. Galligan, L.M. Rollins, R.R. Zuidema, D.B. Doncan BOTTOM ROW: D.R. Houst, C.R. Shurtz, M. Fishman. E Division IT. JG. W. L SAMUELSON E Division Officer ENS. S. R. CONNOR E Division Junior Officer Forward Engine Room Forward Fire Room TOP ROW: H.E. Holt, C.L. Cassidy, J.J. Switalski, R.L. Vincent, Chief S. Kempienski.. BOTTOM ROW: E.A. Gareau, R. Montour, G.A. Zimmerman TOP ROW: C.E. Frey, C.G. O ' Leory, B. Cosmo, L.N. Rexford, Chief C.E. LaShay,.. BOTTOM ROW: J.J. Head, L.V. Papi, M.J. Yannone. After Engine Room After Fire Room 4 -L. N w I P ? 4% TOP ROW: B.A. Stier, CD. Illiohan, V. Hansen, C.W. Kraupa, Chief W.C. Burkett.. BOTTOM ROW: T.J. Dwyer, R.L. Logsdon, E.F. Shiffler, N.E. Derby, S.W. Crapser. TOP ROW: Chief C.E. LaShay, T.W. Cote, W.E. Whitish, D.J. MacDougal, W.A. Grupenhof, J.W. Arnold, BOTTOM ROW: D.W. Cosenza, R.C. Hertzog, V.L. Latsha, J.N. Glennon. R Division ENS. T. ST. PIERRE R Division Officer Electricians Shipfitters TOP ROW: H.T. Woll, J.R. Kuchinski, E.C. Botsford, R.W. BLoomer, JA Campbell, Chief W.K. Greene BOTTOM ROW:R.T. Logan, J.T. Martel, S.F. Rotante ' , J.F. Masur, R.J. Wixson. TOP ROW: J. P. Giza, A.E. Bonner, D.W. McCauley, D.E. Whitehouse, S.W. LeDuc. BOTTOM ROW. W.L. Lafferty, B.L. Anderson, D. Devine. «A ' A Gang TOP ROW: W. Lovin, R.E. Derby, B. Fulkerson, BOTTOMROW: C.F. Steiger, J. P. Hogan, R.D. Heidel. AM S ' Division IT.JS. E. 6ARABEDIAN Supply Officer Medical Chief L.C. Blackwell, J.W. Schoendorf. ' Tom ' Cooks and Bakers TOP ROW: R.J. Pogorzelski, V.B. Beadles, J.J. Andrett J. McCarthy, W.M. Mummaw.. BOTTOM ROW: A.E. Gable C.S. Wersinger, R.F. Siperek. ShltK SPP| I !P TOP ROW: G.T. Sawyer, J.E. Campofe, Sjllip VK5IVI06 R.C. Copley, J.R. Langston, BOTTOfv ROW: J.M. Roby, E.A. Sypek. C. Thomas Supply Office Standing: E.V. Zelko, G.A. Lee, J Hollywood. Kneeling: W.H. Wilcox. Basketball Team TOP ROW: Dente, Mr. Sandblom, Lee, Crapser. BOTTOM ROW: Broccolo, Roby, Zelko, Galligan, Shurtz, Winslow. Absent: Wardlow. .. From Gibraltar to the Aegean, the result was the same-another Hailey victory! With little practice, her hoopsters amassed a stunning record of only two defeats in twenty-six starts. Only the professional Panhellenic Club in Athens could administer a decisive victory over the blue and white, while the highly touted Lake Champ- lain varsity was content to eke out a one point triumph. Under the able coaching of Ensign Sandblom, the team developed steadily in precision and finesse as it met with equal success both foreign and Sixth Fleet teams. Nor was a winning score all the team brought back for with each game a littLe more goodwill was born in Sou- thern Europe. The Coach Scores Warm— up Shurtz at the line Ports of Call Lisbon 3u l- Ir - Estoril Fatima 1 «H1I|! Palace of Joseph II Valencia m aj r r j£ ' J| t i B £ ■ ' 2 EsOii Li ii?SsS sk? ' ? 4 j| •$T l;rj| ■ ' « c SvBk • ■ Manning the rail for Franco Is Pr. ml iM U Spezia r Pisa TV St. Angelo ' s Castle as seen from the Tiber Triumphal Arch Rome . £ r m The Colesseum St- Paul ' Marseilles French sales talk. Notre Dame De U 6arda Salonika Outnumbered, two to one. ft S II i«| nail Izmir Volos i Mmm, boy! ' u t,- Heavy trucking ' You ain ' t kiddin ' me, chur The Chaplain fades back. _S i Rhodes ■ . .. y Si -1 s ft 1: ■nM HBKXnBBBBDMMMBMBSSa The Temple of Apollo IHHHI Gardens of the Palace of the Grand Masters . ■ - ■ A street in the Old City Sandroki Harbor and Fort St. Nicolas •r I ■MM i Athens ■HMHBBHI H BSO Piraeus Harbor American liberty in the American and Liberty Athens seen from the Acropolis The Acropolis Temple of Olympian Zeus Tfce Porch of the Maidens Changing the Guard Olympic Stadium - rsr . - The Parthenon Kavalla and Philippi • r ' kiwA ill t- - ' LJr -_ .- i £ I - Istanbul The Blue Mosque ifcji- ' A- i St. Sophia ' s A view of the Old City •- : - - .. ;:■! ' ' ii ■ «j««sss: The New Sultan ' s Palace i- •J wr ati l ■  . « ; - • Looking at Asia from Europe Suleyman ' s front door. Fueling Stops Leros Gibraltar Azores The score — 1,512,180 gallons of fuel oil to take us across the Atlantic twice and carry out our operations with the Sixth Fleet. Any hour of day or night seemed to be the time to refuel whether underway or moored. To deck force and engineers, the amount of fuel is great, but the lost sleep per gallon will always seem greater. . r QH ♦ Y ' t_ 1 1 j. «fcl f B • . RwJ|, J ■k£c ' 34 ■ i Wr rC y r. ' Standby to let go! ' Lower away ! Candy Girl sv ' Hi Line Transfer u -- ' Kon Tiki sails aga i n. HAILEY at Full Dress ,.« '  Guests ' Mr. Booth, departing. Meritorious Mast I Living - to u ft Fueling at Sea ■ Paint Ship Sixth Fleet Operations Black smoke out of Number Two Range and bearing to the Guide. The Exec lay down the law. The bashful lee helmsman Lifeguard station Condition Three ' ' manned and ready! ' By the mark ten. Fantail aye. ■ Up for air Competition for Roby Gene ' s Cleaners, Piraeus branch. - Itfc T - 3 First Lieutenant turns to «■ Scuttlebutt Home Autographs -— -M MARSEILLES $ - {? LA SPEi VALENCIA PALMA m VI) ft? Gibraltar , f£ S A ' editerrcmean ea ■ s