Halsey Powell (DD 686) - Naval Cruise Book

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I When Big Iim says get hot he .tl How about that! Floating shore duty! means 1 . I only wish they would work! I How do ya work this thing. Maw? Where's that messen- I ger! The pause that refreshes ZND DIVISION During the five months ot the cruise We expended over 800 rounds of ammunition, and car- ried nearly three times that up and down during Ammo Handling drills. The re-arming at sea and shore bombardment on Sunday afternoon didn't make us too happy, but We survived. And, believe it or not, We started knocking down sleeves, but not Without a lot of sweat -and jury rigging on the part of the gunner's' mates. The torpedomen didn't see too much action this trip. The most active Weapon we dropped was the green dye during ASW, but We had much time for maintenance and up- keep. , I By LTIG Thomas The Hawaiian at home' And for our next trick . . . 1 1 5 f-152: fi .tif ILE . .iii .Jai ,fUi4'.fSg,?fii 9s5.:E',?'s- Irsaig,feyiziiiaaikgiiiaxgr-esxgaipaf, is iff? Ewiazfmfi

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D... LTIG Kinnison H. Thomas, Gunnery Officer ff Xp- 41-349 Second Division Officer Lowell I. Rasmussen, GMI I. O. Stockton, GMl Arthur W. Smith, TM1 Iim W. Gormley, GM2 R. E. Mitchell, GM2 William L. Anderson, GM3 Iames S. Conyers, GM3 Leonard M. Flores. GM3 ' S Iohn W. Hopkins, GM3 Eugene N. Valdez, GM3 Henry Langston, GMSN Y-f Iohn R. Clayton, GMSN Dave Friedman, GMSN Robert L. Lira, GMSN Charles T. Whitaker, TMSN I Charles F. Tayman, TMSN Iames Middleton. TMSN Introvert: Charles Darrold G. Hoover. GMSN A. Mulnix, GM2. Eddie Doss, TMSN Donald E. Hall, GMSN W , 7? y ' w S1 X, ,,, 'lo Did you ever get the evil eye? This is cr gunnersmate? The Iar Head Nothing better to do 4 4.1 FR. ,ff ,, ,fff wwmf' ,, , WW, if ' 1 1 ,' 'I h 9- N- lf. 23 .' YT- 7 ,Q C . .Q -., ' 4il:Q.,..Lf.5,Y4.1..fr Tfik4+f'5:.-Q Lui' jk- -AQ: fir.1Q,:,.'L5.5 L-51211. 1.t1,f-Li: -' ,. 5 145'-,Lx - -1. ' ' . 1+ g.f',' , mv- ,-. -1 . X. .1 N-,,.. ,ry . -...,.,,f .se Y... W.. . .. . ,.., . . , H Y

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701 9 I I I .I ,Z f , I X A. , Q W,,,,,,,,...m Daniel G. Ellington FTSN FCDX DIVISION Firecontrolmen, and Sonarmen are the two rates which make up FQX Di- vision. These men are highly trained in the operation of electronic equip- ment to seek and destroy targets. We work with Gunners mates and Torpedo- rnen, sending them information used for accurate pointing ot the guns and torpedoes. By using the equipment at our dis- posal We can even hit unseen targets such as aircraft in the clouds or sulo- merged submarines. By Iohnson, FT3 LTIG Frederick P. McMenemy Fox Division Officer Iohn D. Douglas, FT2 Max L. Stevens. S02 Philip K. Crumley, S02 Iohn W. Whittle, FT2 lack W. Iohnson, FT3 Russell K. Gerhard. FT3 Iames E. Moss. FT3 Robert W. Palmer, FT3 ' Charles D. Shepard, S03 Phillip W. Neff. FT3 Ronald Platz, S03 Don L. Everson, FTSN Herman F. Hazelwood, SOSN Nelson F. Douthit, FTSN Mike Ienkins, SOSN Don A. McCants, FTSN I2 - Iaxnes B, Wilson Norman Watters, SOC FTC. Chief Master-At-Arms ' ...A