Hancock (CVA 19) - Naval Cruise Book

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,un ua Even at Playg Heavy Responsibility Requires Constant Attention to Duty

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. V' ...vu V 1 3 At seag the responsibility is always there. Even during leisure fi i moments, they listen for its heavy sound. fFar rightl Captain l Ryan is on the bridge for all important evolutions, no matter how long or how late they run. Here he keeps an eye on the progress of an underway replenishment. fBottom rightl Volleyball became a popular diversion on stand down days. These men were two of the games rnost avid devotees. CBelow leftl Commander Spargo talks with one of the chefs at a cookout. OCCaSi0nally, the Captain or XO would grill a few steaks themselves. fBelowl The XO was all over the ship, keeping himself aware of things that were happening. fRight middlej Captain Ryan and Commander Spargo paid close attention to the crew's appearance. l , ll l Q il i ll l l 1 . if l i ' i l 2 3 12 ..., 1 .:i'--f:'+- -..Q --' - f--.-W -- Y., . in , , mmm W

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i ,..Ag l- ommanding The Carrier Groups Hancock proudly served as flagship for two carrier groups during the course of Deployment 73. Contrasted with the one-month stay in june of Rear Admiral W.L. MacDonald and his Carrier Group Seven staff was the extensive land extendedl visit of Rear Admiral O.H. Oberg and his Carrier Group Three staff-a visit that lasted so long that they became members of the Hancock family. Rear Admiral Oberg arrived on board in July and didn't leave the ship until it stopped in Hong Kong for an October visit, but quickly returned at the end of October ffollowing a stay aboard USS Midway barely long enough to allow for unpackingj when Hancock was dispatched to the lndian Ocean. Carrier Group Three did not again depart the ship until it was headed for home in late December. RADM Oberg became known throughout the ship as the man who tanned himself on the sundecks above the O-6 level and always rushed out to greet arriving distinguished visitors-aswell as the admiral who knew his way around the ship and knew many individuals in its many reaches. -41' 'X'-.4 T -T' 'W' ' 'TH' AW ' ' 'T ' ' ' f.- 'i ' ' T 'f ' W aww. , Commander, Carrier Group Seven RADM W. L. MacDonald Wesley Lee McDonald was born in Washington, D.C,., on July 26, 1924, son of Wesley E. and Thelma E. fDulinl McDonald. Following graduation from the Naval Academy in. 1946, he reported on board the USS Philippine Sea fCVA-471. Designated a Naval Aviator on June 20, 1950, he had training with jet Transitional Training Unit ONE and in August 1950 joined Fighter Squadron ELEVEN as Assistant Maintenance Officer. Assigned in March 1954 to the Naval Air Station, Kingsville, Texas, he served as Safety Officer, Assistant Training Officer and Standardization Officer with Advanced Training Units TWO HUNDRED and TWO HUNDRED TWELVE. In July 1960, he joined the Staff of Commander Carrier Division THREE as Aide and Flag Secretary. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, Navy Commendation Medal with Combat V and a Gold Star in lieu of the Second Distinguished Flying Cross. He was also awarded the Air Medal with Gold Stars in lieu of achievement for meritorious in aerial flight in Southeast Asia from July 14, 1965 through June 20, 1966. In addition, he is entitled to two stars on the Ribbon, and facsmiles of the Navy Unit Commendations awarded the USS CORAL SEA and USS CONSTELLATION. In October 1971 he became Commandant of the Thirteenth Naval District headquartered in Seattle, Washington, with additional duty from July 1972 as Commander Fleet Air, Whidbey, with headquarters at the Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island, Washington. ln Augu-st 1972 he was ordered detached for duty as Commander Carrier Division THREE. He is married to the former Morma M. Joy of Arlington, Virginia, and they have four children, Thomas O., a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps, Kathryn L. Overman, Joy Anne and Toni Marie McDonald. ,mm-i